云南省昆明市第八中学2023-2024学年高二上学期特色部开学考试英语试题

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昆八中2023-2024学年度上学期开学考

特色高二英语试卷

(考试时间: 90分钟试卷满分: 120 分)

注意事项:

1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡_上。

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3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)

第一节(共15小题:每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

The recent few weeks have been the perfect time for a good book and here are some good ones that allow readers to get completely lost in another world.

Watch Me Disappear

If you like mysteries with the family drama, Janelle Brown's best-selling thriller is for you. The story follows a wealthy wife and mom who goes on a hike and never retumas. Her lonely husband and teenage daughter, Olive (who's dealing with her own problems), are confused with sorTow wttile tryng to find out what happens.

The Boy from the Woods

If you pick up one of Harlan Coben's books, you won't be able to put it down. His mystery stories keep readers fascinated. The Boy from the Woods is sure to satisfy fans by its twisty, heart-racing plots filled with interesting and exciting atmosphere. This is the book to read if you love masterful suprises.

How to Walk Away

Katherine Center's best- selling novel follows a young woman, Margaret, with her perfect fiance, a pilot who takes her on an upeting flight that changes her life forever. Readers adore Margaret's wisdom and humor as she faces a changed world and figures out what Iove really looks like.

The Last One Left

This novel, first published in 1967, still attracts readers decades later. Novelist Dean Koontz wrote the introduction to the recent eition, where he describes reading each of John D. MacDonald's novets-"at least three times, some of them twice", This is your next read if you want to be swept away by amasterpiece of the mystery and excitement.

1. What is Watch Me Disappear probably about

A. Mysterious disappearance of a woman.        B. Sorrow at a dead mom.

C. Teenager problems.                        D. A family outing.

2. Who is the.author af The Last One Left?

A. Dean Koontz.       B. Harlan Coben.      C. Katherine Center.   D. John D. MacDonald.

3. Which book deals with love?

A. Watch Me Disappear.                    B. The Boyfrom the Woods.

C. How lo Walk Away,                    D. The Last One Lefl.

B

Chen Xingrong, 16, was born with autism (自闭症).“We did not understand why such a thing would happen to us,”says Chen's father Chen Xunbu. He quit his job at a computer company and devoted his ful attention to helping his son. In 2012, Chen Xunbu learned that swimming could belp people with autism improve their articulation (发音) and physical growth, so he spent months teaching his son to swim

“The efforts made no difference in the turst tbree months," he recalls. To his surprise, after another three months, he discovered that his son bad developed the ability to control his breath under water, which significantly boosted his confidence.“I used to plan all his exercises for him, but now it is all up to him," says the father. “He decides how many exercises he wants to do, and we respect his choices." In spite of all the hardships in life, Chen Xingrong managed to become an outstanding swimmer, thanks to constant training and the support of his parents. Last year, he won five medals, including a gold, at the 11th National Games for Persons wim Disabilities and the eighth National Special Olympic Games.

In 2010, an autism-themed film, titled Ocean Heaven, hit the big screen in China. It describes how a dying father attempts to teach his son the necessary life skills lo live without him.“My wife and I watched the film in the theater," he says.“We wept uncontrollably because we could resonate with the flm's characters."

Since then, as well as swimming, helping his son learn basic life skills is also an important aim for the father. Thanks to his efforts, Chen Xingrong has leamed to buy food in the market in their neighborhood. He also does voluntary jobs at supermarkets and fast food restaurants, such as arranging shelves and cleaning dining tablcs.“He is part of the community, and I hope he will live a normal life in the future. There is nothing that we want more than that,”says Chen Xunhu.

4. Why did Chea Xingrong s father atange swimming exercises for him?

A. To realize his potential of swimming.       B. To develop his ability to breathe.

C. To become a well-known athlete.          D. To overcome his autism-related problems.

5. What made Chen Xingrong's success?

A. His fatber's professional instruction.       B. His determination and his parents' love.

C. His physical disability and hardship in life.  D. His own special gift for swimming.

6. What does the underlined word“tesonate”in paragraph 3 mean?

A. Work together.     B. Get along.       C. Fall in love.    D. Share common feelings.

7. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Chea Xingrong has devoted to volunteer jobs.

B. Ches Xngrong is trying to eam much money.

C. Chen Xingrong is leaning to adapt to society.

D. Chen Xingrong has quitted his swinming career.

C

Everyone procrastinates. We put things off because we don't want to do them, or because we have too many other things on our plates. Putting things off- big or small- is part of being buman. But procrastination does have consequences. When your procrastination leaves you feeling discouraged, it is time to take action, and one of tbe best ways to get rid of it is to make an un-schedule.

An un-schedule is a weekly calendar of all the ways in which your time is already accounted for. You consider not only your timed commitments such as classes and meetings, but also your untimed activitics such as meals, exercise, time with friends, and the like. Once you have made your un-schedule, you may be able to see your tine is often filled with more activities than you realize, for instance, that you really don't have five bours to spend writing on the nigbt before your paper is due. Procrastinators' views of time tend to be unrealistic, and the un-schedule can help you outline a realistic plan. By planning accordingly, you will not only get a better night's sleep, you may also end lup with a better paper.

The un-schedule might also be a good way to get started on a larger project, such as a temm paper or an honors paper. You may think that you have“all semester”" to get the writing done, but if you really map out how much ime you bave available to write on a daily and weekly basis, you will sce that you need to get started sooner, rather than later. In addition, the un-schedule may reveal especially busy weeks or months, whicb will help you budget time for long- term projects.

Perhaps most importantly, the un-schedule can help you examine how you spend your time. You may be suprised at how much time you spend watching television, and decide to make a change. It's especially important that you build time for fun activities into your un-schedulc. Otherwise, you will procrastinate in order to steal time for relaxation.

You can also use the un-schedule to record your progress towards your goal. Reward yourself for your small successes. Seeing what you've achieved will help you reinforce (强化) the productive behavior, and you will feel more motivated in the following process.

AS you explore ways to conqucr procrastination, don't expect overnight transformnation. You developed the habit over a long time; you aren't going stop magically. But you can change the behavior, bit by bit. If you start to make an un-schedule now, you will eventually develop new babits.

8. From Paragraph 2, we can kaow that procrastinators______

A. usually have sleeping problems        B. tend to be unrealistic in daily life

C. spend more time in doing exercise      D. often fail to notice untimed activities

9. Which of the following statements best reflects an un-schedule?

A.“Now I have more time for fun."

B.“I can start my big project later."

C.“I'll treat myself to a movie for my progress.

D.“T'm going to have more time to finish my paper."

10. According to the writer, people need to make an un- schedule because of their______.

A. interests in doing things differently     B. determination to try out new things

C. inability to manage time properly      D. lack of concentration on a project

11. The author writes the passage to____

A. show concerns                     B. offer suggestions

C. express dissatisfaction               D. make comments

D

You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place.“They' did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering.“They”are wrong and bad, and life is terible as long as“they”are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus intermalizing (内化) your victimization (受害). The truth is, your life is  likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.

Those wbo choose to be crcators look at life quite differently. They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don't let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don't blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred (神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.

Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others- and even themselves- to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.

In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.

In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have a fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.

12. In what waynis a creator different ftom a victim?

A. A creator 1IS given more challenges.

B Failure seldom comes to a creator.

C. Storms are beneficial in a creator's eyes.

D. A victim hardly blames others for their own faults.

13. When people choose to think like a creator, what will happen?

A. They seldom make careless mistakes.

B. The world seams a cold and difficult place.

C. Life is blessed with fewer opportunities than expected.

D. They don't care what happens to them but think positively.

14. Wlich of the following can be described as a creator's act?

A. Tim failed his exam and thought he would never pass it

B. Sam lost his job and abandoned himself to drinking for months.

C. J. K. Rowling was rejected by a publisher and yet went on writing-

D. Jessica broke up with her husband and chose to give up her 0wn life.

15. Which of the following can be the best title for this text?

A. Benefts Of Being A Creator       B. Creators: Act Now Or Never

C. Creator Or Victim: Up To You     D. Ways To Transform A Victim Into A Creator

第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ronnie Schultz, a 66-year-old who lives in Manbattan, finds creative ways to work on her balance daily. She believes that balance is the key to living a longer, more fulfilling life, a theory that is now backed by science.  16 

Establish aBalaice-Focused Exercise Routine.

Every week, Schultz works virtually with a yoga teacher to learn new balancing techniques and receive guidance.

Over time, she's built confidence in her mobility and balance, which affords her the opportunity to function on a high level and to continue to do the things she loves.__17_____

Incorporate Balance in Daily Life.

   18   She finds herself balancing on one leg while waiting to cross the street and while brushing her teeth.

“I brush my teeth on one log," Shultz says.“I have a two-minute timer on my electric toothbrush, and I hardly ever touch the sink. I don't want to lose that opportunity to do a balancing pose.

Have a Beginner's Mindset.

Schultz started exercising at age 41, after she experienced major health problems with an arhythmic heart, and high blood pressure.

“I didn't do it overnight, and I didn't love it at the beginning."" Schultz says.__19  

Beyond motivation, Schultz is consistent and chooses to practice balancing exercises she is not

particularly strong at. And she makes it a point to work on her barance, especially on the days she doesn't feel like it.

  20 

Schultz plans to cortunue in multiple ways. Her perspective is that maintaining good balance will help her live a longer, more fulilling life, and that makes balancing worth it.

“What makes me do it is my life. And I'm hoping if I stay healthy, it will keep me here longer because I value my life and my time here."

A. Balance to strengthen self- worth

B. Maintain good balance to be more successful

C. Now she enjoys balancing on one leg while working

D. There are some principles that she sticks to in the process

E Schultz doesn't miss a chance to become more skillful at balancing

F. But it was her illness with her heart that motivated her to get started

G. She takes care of herself, walks her dogs, cooks and moves around comfortably

第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“Do you need a vase for your purple camations (康乃馨)? a gentle voice_ 21_ me in my hospital bed. It was one of those few  22  moments when no one else was in the room with me and I had slipped into sleep. Usually the room was full of  23  and their families.

“Yes, these are from a special friend," I__ 24  to sit up in spite of my weak body. She was a cleaner and while clearing the desk beside my bed, she  25  the flowers. But why would she care? And she said“purple camations”_ 26   I asked her if she likes flowers. Her eyes lit up and she spoke in excited   27   She loves flowers so

much that every flower in her garden each day gets a special hug and__ 28__ from her before she leaves for work. My God! I can't believe it!

I told her tbat I've been  29  a lot of flowers from my relatives and usually I had them delivered to the nurse station. And I decided to give her the purple carnations just because of her_30  about flowers.

She was in great__ 31  _. But being the nice person she is, she still tried to__ 32  _me to have half of them and she would happily take the rest home. I asked her if she could__ 33  them with others instead. She was doubly happy.

She left, came back and said,“IT will be thinking of you whenever I see purple." I almost  34 

Such goodwill for something so  35   ? I was really amazed and impressed by this cleaner! .

21. A. interrupted         B. awoke         C. bothered        D. surprised

22. A. important          B. moving        C. rare            D. painful

23. A. cleaners           B. doctors         C. nurses         D. patients

24. A managed           B. happened       C. pretended       D. refused

25..A. gave out          B. chanced upon    C. dealt with       D. bheld back

26. A. specifically        B. fluently        C. willingly        D. bravely

27. A. dances            B. shouts         C. whispers        D. bursts

28. A. shower            B. feed          C. bye            D. greeting ;

29. A. buying           B. receiving       C. requesting       D. borrowing

30. A. imagination       B. knowledge      C. craziness        D. opinion

31. A. delight           B. panic          C. shock           D. need

32. A. remind          B. inspire          C. prepare         D. convince

33. A. organize         B. plant           C. struggle         D. share

34. A. 1aughed         B. slept           C. choked          D. hesitated

35 A. small            B. strange          C. kind           D. unbelievable

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或所给单词的正确形式。

As a Chinese invention, almost from the beginning china was a popular item for export to nearby countries. As early as Roman times. china   36  (flow)into Europe by the Silk Road. However, the amount of china  37  (reach) burope was qurte small. Thigs shanged in .the early 16th century__38  Euroyeans established bases for trade in Asia. It__ 39   (estimate)that more than 30 million pieces of china were imported by the Dutch during the early 17th century, with Britain and France not far behind.

Mucb of the china produced by Jingdezhen during this pariod was made  40  (specific) for export to Europe. As the years went by, Westem  41  (company) increasingly bought undecorated china in Jingdezhen, and had these blanks transported to factories in Guangzhou where they were decorated  42  .Western designs. Ih time, Europeans learned the secrets of making good china and began making it locally in  43___ (they) own factories in the West. As their goods had little or no shipping cost, they were much chcaper__ 44  those from China, and so by the late Qing Dynasty, Jingdezhen went into docline, and in the early 20th century it had nearly stopped production. However, in the late 20th century,  45  riew market for fine Jingdezhcn china developed within China and abroad, and the Jingdezhen kilns (窑), together with many other kilns, have come back to life.

第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假如你是李华，国际学校的老师Paul邀请你星期六参加该校举行的“中国文化日”活动，但是你因为某些原因不得不拒绝他的邀请，请给Paul写封邮件。

内容包括:

1.表示歉意;

2.说明原因;

3.预祝活动成功。

注意: 1.写作词数应为80左右:

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Paul,______________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

第二节(满分25分)

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Elizabeth walked to the yard, carrying a bunch of daisies (雏菊).

“Beautiful flowers for, for.. Oh, I'll never get it right!" She cried, throwing the daisies on the ground. She had been practising her speech for a week

Part of her couldn't wait. This Saturday, the great Ana Wolf, famous pianist, would perform at the concert hall in town. For four years, Elizabeth had listened to Ms Wolffs recordings over and over again, loving the way the notes flowed like a rushing mountain stream.

Part of Elizabeth was tenified. Her music teacher at school, Mr Leaf, had asked her to present the flowers to Ms Wolff after the performance. But Elizabeth knew herself well. She had serious stage fright and she  really hated it when she had to talk in front of people. Even so, Elizabeth was determined to take the challenge this time.

“How's the speech going?" asked Elizabeth's mother,“Want to practice on me?"

“No, thaks," said Elizabeth,“Mum, I can't do this! I'l forget. I might even pass out (昏倒)!”

“Oh, honey. Think about it.. sharing the stage with Aoa Wolff. What an honour!" Mum gently comforted ber.

Elizabeth kept practising. Beautiful flowers for... for a beautiful performane...". She presented the flowers to the cat, the dog, even the statue in the garden. Soon it was Saturday night, Elizabeth stood at the backstage, behind the heavy black curtains. Holding the bouquet (花束) of red roses, she felt her heart racing wildly and her stomach tightened with nervousness .

The lights dimmed, and Ms Wolff began ber performance. She swayed and nodded with her fingers dancing across the keys. Soft sad parts, loud angry parts, parts that sounded fun to play. Drawn into the music, Elizabeth forgot for a moment about the six words she had to say. With a flourish (挥舞), Ms Wolff played her final note. Applause thundered through the hall. People jumped to their feet and cheered.

Ms Wolff smiled and bowed. Then she walked off stage and into the wings (舞台侧面). Almost

immediately, she retumed to the stage for a second bow.

注意: 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语己为你写好。

Paragraph 1:

Then came the frightening moment.__________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

The audience cheered and clapped loudly. for them._____________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案

1.A  2.D  3.C  4.D  5.B  6.D  7.C  8.D  9.C  10.C  11.B  12.C  13.D  14.C  15.C

16.D  17.G  18.E  19.F  20.A  21.B  22.C  23.D  24.A  25.B  26.A  27.D  28.C

29.B  30.C  31.A  32.D  33.D  34.C  35.A

36.flowed  37.reaching  38.when  39.was estimated  40.specifically  41.companies

42.with  43.their  44.then  45.a

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