浙江省台州市书生中学2023-2024学年高二英语上学期开学试题（Word版附答案）

台州市书生中学2023学年高二第一学期英语起始自主作业检查  (总分120分)

一、听力(满分30分)

1 What is the man probably doing?

A. Writing a report.  B. Reading a newspaper.

C. Looking for a newspaper.

2.How does the man usually go to work?

A. By bus.       B. By car        C. On foot.

3. Why does the man take an umbrella?

A. Because it’s raining now. B. Because it will rain soon.

C. Because his wife dislikes walking in the sun.

4.How much is the cheaper book?

A.5 dollars.      B.15 dollars.      C.20 dollars

5. What do we know about the man?

A. He likes his new job very much.

B. He makes very little money now.

C. He is busy with his job now.

听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

6. What did the man think of the match?

A. It was great.  B. It was just so-so.  C. It was boring.

7. Who is Jenny?

A. The woman's best friend.  B. The man's wife.

C. The man's sister.

听第 7段材料，回答第8至10 题。

8. What's the weather like today?

A. Fine.        B. Rainy.          C. Windy.

9. What will the two speakers do tomorrow?

A. Go swimming. B. Go for a picnic.  C. Go to Japan.

10.Why does Tom go to Japan?

A. To spend a vacation with his girlfriend.

B. To visit his girlfriend’s parents. C. To visit his friends.

听第8段材料,回答第 11至 13 题。

11. What is the woman doing?

A. Reading a book.    B. Listening to music.

C. Playing computer games.

12. What time is it now?

A.5:40 pm.      B. 6:00 pm.     C. 6:20 pm.

13. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Mother and son.  B. Brother and sister.    C. Friends.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What did the old lady probably do?

A. She gave the man a lift.

B. She gave the man some money.

C. She asked a friend to take the man home.

15. Why couldn’t the woman go to help the man?

A. Because she was ill.

B. Because she had to look after Mike.

C. Because she didn’t know where the man was.

16. What happened to the man?

A. He left his wallet in a taxi.

B. He got robbed by a stranger. C. His wallet was stolen.

17. What will the man probably do next?

A. Buy a new wallet.       B. Answer the phone.

C. Make a phone call.

听第 10段材料，回答第 18至 20题。

18.How do the speaker and her brother go to school?

A. By car.        B. By bus.        C. On foot.

19.Which subject does the speaker like best?

A. History.       B.PE.            C. Science.

20. When do they usually have supper?

A. At 6:00 pm.    B. At 6:30 pm.    C. At 7:00pm

二、阅读理解 (每小题2.5分, 共15道题, 满分37.5分)

A

  The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 25, 2021, rather than its usual late-February date due to special reasons.

Winners

  The nominees were announced on March 15. The winners were announced during the award ceremony. Chinese film-maker Chloé Zhao became the first woman of Asia to win Best Director and the second woman overall after Kathryn Bigelow, who claimed the title at the 2010 ceremony for directing The Hurt Locker. Best Actress winner Frances McDormand became the seventh person to win a third acting Oscar and the second to win Best Actress three times. As a producer of Nomadland, she was also the first person in history to win Oscars for both acting and producing for the same film. Best Supporting Actress winner Yuh-Jung Youn became the first Korean performer and the second Asian female to win an Oscar after Miyoshi Umeki, who won the same category for her role in 1957’s Sayonara.

Part of awards

Best Actor                Anthony Hopkins ——The Father as Anthony

Best Supporting Actress    Yuh-Jung Youn —— Minari as Soon-ja

Best Director             Chloé Zhao ——Nomadland

Best Production Design    Mank ——Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale

Best Picture              Nomadland——Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, and Chloé Zhao

Best Cinematography     Mank ——Erik Messerschmidt

Best Costume Design      Ma Rainey's Black Bottom —— Ann Roth

Best Supporting Actor     Daniel Kaluuya ——  Judas and the Black Messiah as Fred Hampton

Rule changes

   Due to the ceremony date change, the Academy changed the qualification deadline for feature films(故事片)from December 31,2020 to February 28, 2021.The Academy also revised its release and distribution requirements by allowing for films that were released via video on demand or streaming(流媒体)to be qualified for the awards.

21. Who is the first female to win the Academy Award for Best Director?

A. Chloé Zhao.     B. Kathryn Bigelow.       C. Yuh-Jung Youn.     D. Frances McDormand.

22. Which of the following films won the most awards in Oscars 2021?

A. Nomadland.      B. The Father.            C. Sayonara.         D. Minari.

23. What was the deadline for feature films?

A. April 25, 2021.    B. March 15，2021.       C. February 28,2021.   D. December 31，2020.

B

  Jack Andraka was 15 when he came up with an idea for a new way to test for pancreatic(胰腺) cancer. When Andraka was 14, a family friend died of the disease, and this affected him deeply. This kind of cancer is particularly serious because there is no test you can have done to find it in the early stages. By the time standard tests determine you have the disease, it is often too late. Realizing that this was the case, Andraka decided to try to develop a test that might catch problems at the earliest stages.

  The road ahead looked difficult for Andraka. He was still a high school student, and he wanted to create something that no one else had done. Andraka read endlessly about the disease, wrote a proposal for his idea, and sent it out to 200 cancer researchers. Only one professor, Dr. Anirban Maitra, responded positively. Dr. Maitra agreed to work with Andraka on his idea, giving him guidance and access to a laboratory.

  The next big reward for Andraka's perseverance was winning the grand prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. This great award is given to young innovators who have developed a world-changing idea. Developing the test is likely to take many years, but Andraka hopes the test will eventually improve people's lives and maybe save them.

  Jack Andraka is not alone as a young innovator. After all, there were 1,499 other contestants for the Intel award, and all of them had ground-breaking ideas. For Andraka, having a family that loves science and encourages creative thinking gave him an advantage. But the key for Andraka is that reading, research, and discovery are just plain fun and the chance to improve the world around him in the process makes it even better.

24. What made Andraka decide to develop a test for pancreatic cancer?

A. His friend’s encouragement.   B. An upsetting experience.   C. His extensive reading.   D. An important test.

25. What difficulty did Andraka meet at the beginning of his research?

A. Lack of positive replies from experts.        B. Heavy pressure from his schoolwork.

C. Little access to research equipment.         D. Great need for money to develop a test.

26.Which of the following leads to Andraka’s award winning?

A. The competition with other contestants.      B.His determination and persistence to improve the world.

C. The support from his family.               D.His passion for discovery.

27.What can we learn from Andraka's story?

A. Practice makes perfect.                   B. Hard work leads to success.  

C.One good turn deserves another.             D.Failure is the mother of success.

C

   Fou Ts’ong, a Chinese-born pianist known for his sensitive interpretations of Chopin, Debussy and Mozart,

died on Monday at a hospital in London, where he had as lived for many years. He was 86.

   A lover of classical music from a young age, Mr.Fou began taking piano lessons when he was 7. Mr. Fou made his first stage appearance in 1952.The concert caught the attention of officials in Beijing, who selected him to compete and tour in Eastern Europe. Mr.Fou soon moved to Poland, where he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory on a scholarship to prepare for the fifth International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1955. He practiced so diligently that he hurt his fingers and was nearly cut from the first round of the competition.

   Mr. Fou was one of the first Chinese pianists to achieve global prominence when he took third place in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1955. He also won a special prize for his performance of Chopin’s mazurkas. Almost overnight, he became a national hero. To China, Mr. Fou’s recognition in a well-known international competition was proof that the country could stand on its own artistically in the West. Chinese reporters flocked to interview Mr. Fou, while many others sought out his father, Fu Lei, for advice on educating children.

  In 1981, a volume of letters written by his father, primarily to Mr. Fou, was published in China. Full of advice, encouragement, life teachings and strict paternal love, the book Fu Lei’s Family Letters became a best-seller in China. Besides influencing a generation of Chinese, Mr. Fu’s words resonated long after his death among people for whom they were intended.

   “My father had a saying that 'First you must be a person, then an artist, and then a musician, and only then can you be a pianist’,” Mr. Fou once recalled in an interview. “Even now, I believe in this order-that it should be this way and that I am this way.”

28.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. Fou Ts'ong's achievements in music.          B. The stage performances Fou Ts'ong gave.

C. Fou Ts’ong's experiences of learning music.    D. The efforts Fou Ts'ong made for competitions.

29.Why does Fou Ts’ong’s global recognition mean a lot to China?

A. It earns Chinese art a place in the West.       B. It promotes the spread of Chinese culture.
C. It proves Chinese people's talent for music.    D. It enables Chinese art education to be recognized.

30.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. Mr. Fu's words.  B. Young Chinese.   C. Fou Ts'ong and his family.  D. Readers of Fu Lei's Family Letters.

31.Which of the following agrees with Fu Lei’s ideas in the last paragraph?

A. Pursuing art is a long and painful process.     B. It requires various qualities to be a pianist.

C. Everyone should develop an interest in art.    D. Talent is of great importance to a pianist.

D

   Music is good for health. And drumming may be best of all. As well as being physically demanding, it requires people to adjust their limbs and to react to outside stimuli, such as what the rest of the band is up to. It is particularly helpful for children who have emotional and behavioral difficulties.

   Researchers at the Clem Burke Drumming Project, an organization named after Blondie’s drummer, who was one of its founders, have found that teaching such children to drum helps them to control their reactions more generally, to focus more effectively on tasks they are given, and to communicate better with other people.

  The project's latest work, led by Cahart of King's College London, goes a step further. It looks at the neurological (神经系统的)changes which accompany these shifts.

  Ms. Cahart and her colleagues found 36 autistic(自闭症的) teenagers and divided them into two groups. One had drum lessons twice a week for eight weeks. The others did not. At the beginning and end of the project everyone was asked to stay still for 45 minutes in a machine to see how the activity of their brains had changed. Their behavior was also recorded.

  As expected, most of the drumming group showed positive behavioral changes. And these were indeed reflected in their brains. The machine scans showed that several groups of connectivity between parts of those brains had strengthened during the experiment. In particular, two regions involved in attention control, formed strong links, respectively, with places associated with introspection(内省) and with areas involved in understanding facial expressions.

  These changes in the brain thus nicely match the changes in behavior which learning to drum brings. Not a surprise, perhaps. But a confirmation of drumming's power to heal(治愈) oneself.

32.Which is not the benefit of drumming for children who have emotional and behavioral difficulties?

A. To be more brilliant and active.               B. To control their reactions more generally.

C. To communicate better with other people.       D. To focus more effectively on tasks they are given.

33.What are recorded in the process of the project?

A. The way and frequency of drumming.          B. People’s attention control on drumming.

C. People's emotion and their behavior.           D. Activity of people’s brains and their behavior.

34. What are the main changes in the brain caused by drumming?

A. Places associated with introspection are more active.  B. Connectivity between parts of brains is strengthened.

C. Regions involved in attention control become stronger.  D .Changes in the brain cannot match the changes in behavior.

35. What is this article mainly about?

A. The way of keeping healthy.                  B. The healing effect of drumming.

C. The relationship between the brain and behavior.  D. The relationship between drumming and brain changes.

三、七选五 (满分12.5分)

  When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy, and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s in a special hospital for people with mental health problems.

  When he left the hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical school in Virginia, the USA. 36_________ For example, he didn't like the doctors’ white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients, and he tried to make them laugh. The doctors at the medical school didn’t like Adams very much because he was too different.

    37__________He saw unhappy and lonely people, and he tried to help them as patients, but as people too. He spent a lot of time with children in the hospital, and often put a special red nose on his face to look like a clown and to make the children laugh.

   When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospital, called “The Gesundheit! Institute”, together with some other doctors.38_________

  Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1998, Universal Pictures made a film about his life.

39_________In the film (called Patch Adams),Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, “Hunter is a really warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor who’s a friend. 40_________ ”

A.I enjoyed playing him.      B. It was very successful.     C. He eventually gave up his studies.

D. Adams succeeded in persuading other patients.     E. But when he was there, he did things in a different way.

F. But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine.

G. They wanted it to be a place with a different way of working with sick people.

四、完形填空(满分15分)

  Matt Stutzman is one of the top-ranked bowmen (弓箭手) in the USA. “The last time we looked into it, 1% of bowmen in the world made a 41____ from archery,” he said. “January of 2010 was when I 42____ to be the best

bowman in the world. And by 2012, I went to my first game, and won silver!” And he did it all with his feet.

  Stutzman was born without arms. “I couldn't find 43____,” he said. “I was pretty 44____ that nobody would give me a chance to 45____ myself.”

  In 2009, a deer season in Lowa, he thought that if he could teach himself how to 46____ an arrow, maybe he could at least 47____ a deer and support his family. He said, “I went out and got the 48____ bow I could find, and I actually shot a deer 49____  . I was excited.”

   “I started archery just to 50____  my family. But now I've seen it's much 51____  . When someone with a disability comes up to me saying they saw me do this or that, and now they can do that, then it makes me feel 52____  about myself,” he said. “The feeling is better than 53____. The best bowman in the world is somebody who 54____  the sport and makes it better, or changes people that 55____ what you do and makes them better.”

五、语法填空 (满分10分)

   The story of Li Tian, 56_________ “ancestor of firecrackers”, is one of the beautiful folk 57_______(legend) about the origin of fireworks.

   About 1, 400 years ago, on both sides of the Nanchuan River, people 58________ (kill) by mandrills(山魈).Even Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty(618-907), Li Shimin, was so disturbed 59________ he ordered medical treatment from all over the country.

  Li Tian, from Liuyang, central China's Hunan Province, worked hard and invented firecrackers, 60_________ were used to ward off(抵御) evil spirits 61_________(protect) not only the citizens, but also the emperor. Li was awarded the title of “ancestor of firecrackers” by the emperor 62___________ his valuable rescue.

  63__________ (develop) till the Song Dynasty, around the beginning of the 13th century, Liuyang fireworks began to be introduced to India via the Silk Road. Later, fireworks were introduced into Arab countries through India, into Spain, and 64__________ ( gradual) spread to European and American countries.

  After more than 1,400 years of development, Liuyang has formed an industrial cluster (群) of production, operation, research and development and logistics,65___________ (become) a global fireworks production and trade base and the “hometown of fireworks” in the world.

六、应用文 (满分15分)

[2023年全国甲卷改编] 近日你校将举办英语演讲活动，题目是“The Person I Admire ”，请选取一位中国伟人,完成一篇演讲稿. 内容包括:1. 介绍人物简介; 2.人物的贡献; 3.对你的启示与意义.

书生中学高二英语起始考答案

听力

1-5 ABCBC   6-10 ABABA    11-15 CABBB   16-20ABCAB

阅读理解

21-23 BAC       24-27 BABB     28-31 CAAB     32-35 ADBB

七选五

EFGBA

完形填空

1-5 CBBAD      6-10 DCDDA     11-15 BCABA

语法填空 

56.the        57. legends     58. were killed    59.that       60.which

61to protect   62. for        63. Developed     64.gradually   65. becoming

第一部分 听力第一节

Text 1

W: Here is today's newspaper.

M :Put it on the table, please. I'll read it after finishing my report.

Text 2

W: What a surprise! You go to work by bus today.

M: There is something wrong with my car. I've no choice.

Text 3

W: It's not raining. Why do you take an umbrella?

M:It's for my wife. She doesn't like walking in the sun.

W: You are such a great husband.

Text 4

M: Sorry, but I don't want this book. It costs 20 dollars. That's too expensive for me.

W: What about this one? It's five dollars cheaper.

M:OK.Is there any difference between the two books?

W: There are pictures in the expensive one.

Text 5

W: How do you like your job in the shop?

M:I left there half a month ago. I only worked there for three months. Now I work in a big company.

W: Do you like your new job?

M: No. I have to work very hard. I don’t have any time of my own.

第二节

Text 6

W: How did you like the match last night?

M: I haven't enjoyed such a great match for years. But it was a pity that I watched it alone.

W: Didn't Jenny watch it with you?

M: She never watches football matches.

W: But didn’t she often watch matches with you before you got married?

M: Women change!

Text 7

W: What a beautiful day for a picnic!

M: You are right. But it will be too hot in the afternoon. How about going swimming this afternoon and having a picnic tomorrow morning?

W: That’s a good idea. Shall we ask Tom to go with us?

M: OK. But I'm afraid that he can’t go for a picnic with us tomorrow.

W: Why?

M: He has to go to Japan tomorrow.

W: Does he go there to visit his friends?

M: No. He is going to take a vacation with his girlfriend.

Text 8

M: Stop sitting in front of the computer. You’ve been playing computer games for hours.

W: It's raining outside. I've nothing to do.

M: You can read a book or listen to music. Playing computer games for such a long time is bad for your eyes.

W: OK. I’ll follow your advice. Bu let me play for half an hour more. I'll stop and read a book.

M: Why not stop now? Dad will be home in about twenty minutes.

W: How do you know that? 

M: Dad called me about an hour ago. He said he'd be back around six o'clock.

W: It's already time for supper. What will we eat?

M: I don’t know. Mom is not at home Dad isn’t good at cooking. Perhaps

we'll eat noodles again.

W: I hate that.

Text 9

W: You told me on the phone you had no money left on you. How did you get back?

M: An old lady gave me a hand. Without her help, I would have no money to

take the subway.

W: I’m sorry I was unable to help you out.

M: It’s OK. You had to look after Mike at that time. So how is he now? 

W: Much better. But he'll have to stay in bed for two more days.

M: Kids become ill easily in fall.

W: You are right. So have you received any calls about your wallet?

M: No. The taxi driver may not have noticed it, or a passenger may have taken it away.

W: Don't worry. Believe there are kind-hearted people like the old lady.

M: I hope so.

W: You are careless sometimes. I’m sure you’ll be careful from now on.

M: You are right. I must learn to be careful.

W: Oh, your phone rings. Perhaps there is good news.

Text 10

  After breakfast, my dad, my mom, my brother and I all leave the house at 8:30 am. Dad goes to work. He works with computers. Mom, my brother and I walk to school. After my brother and I get to the school, my mom then catches a bus to her workplace. She works in a different school as a mathematics teacher.

  I take the packed lunch to school, which contains things such as sandwiches, fruit and cookies. I usually have lunch at noon. Sometimes my friends and I share our food.

  My favorite subject at school is history. My favorite topic in it is learning about the ancient Egyptians. I also enjoy PE lessons and science lessons. We play football, basketball, and volleyball and sometimes we go running along the river near our school.

  Mom picks us up from school at 3:15 pm. Sometimes we go downtown to the shops. We sometimes eat in a fast food restaurant there. However, most days we go straight home and my brother and I watch TV, or play computer games.

  Dad usually gets home at about 6 o’clock. We eat together at about6:30 pm. My favorite dish is fish. I also like pizza which we have very often.