广东省广州市执信中学2023-2024学年高二下学期开学测试英语试题

这是一份广东省广州市执信中学2023-2024学年高二下学期开学测试英语试题，共15页。试卷主要包含了单项选择，阅读理解，完形填空，单词拼写，语法填空，完成句子等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、单项选择
1．While she was in Paris, she develped a _____ fr fine art.
A．wayB．relatinC．tasteD．habit
2．Sam has been appinted _____ manager f the engineering department t take _____ place f Gerge.
A．/; /B．the; /C．the; theD．/; the
3．Helping thers is a habit, _______ yu can learn even at an early age.
A．itB．thatC．whatD．ne
4．At a rugh estimate, Nigeria is _________ Great Britain.
A．three times the size asB．the size three times f
C．three times as the size fD．three times the size f
5．The Frbidden City attracts a _____ stream f visitrs every day, especially during natinal hlidays.
A．cnstantB．mainC．pwerfulD．shallw
6．Thse pr and needy teenagers were excited t find a shp at the crner where they culd buy ____ priced bikes.
A．cmpetitivelyB．recentlyC．reasnablyD．affrdably
7．（2017·北京）Many peple wh live alng the cast make a living _______ fishing industry.
A．atB．in
C．nD．by
8．It was a real race________time t get the prject dne. Luckily, we made it.
A．verB．byC．frD．against
9．The Indian Ocean tsunami at the end f 2004 is believed ________ mre than 160,000 peple and made millins hmeless, ________ it perhaps the mst destrying tsunami in histry.
A．t kill; makingB．t have killed; making
C．having killed; t makeD．killing; made
10．Was it in the rm _____ Mr. Jhnsn lived _____ the exhibitin was held?
A．which; thatB．where; that
C．where; whereD．where; which
11．Jack Ma insisted that there ________ n excellent businessmen if everything went t smthly and that they ________ as nrmal in face f hardships.
A．were; wuld carry nB．wuld be; carry n
C．wuld be; carried nD．shuld be; carried n
12．David aplgized fr ________ t infrm me f the change in the plan.
A．his being nt ableB．him nt t be able
C．his nt being ableD．him t he nt able
13．All her time _________ experiments, she has n time fr entertainment.
A．devted t dingB．devted t d
C．devting t dD．is devted t ding
14．Nt until I went up further ________ that under the tree ________, bviusly sund asleep.
A．that I saw; did a by lieB．I saw; lay a by
C．did I see; did a by lieD．did I see; lay a by
二、阅读理解
Here are fur bks which will make yung readers want t cntinue turning the pages.
Outrun the Mn by Stacey Lee
Outrun the Mn tells the stry f a fifteen-year-ld girl and her determinatin t succeed, even in the face f disaster. Mercy Wng’s life is cmpletely turned upside dwn when an earthquake destrys her hme and schl. Mercy is determined t help her brken city heal. Outrun the Mn is a heartwarming stry abut the determinatin f a teenage girl. It’s the winner f the Asian/Pacific American Award fr Literature.
OCDaniel by Wesley King
This first-persn narrative is tld frm the perspective f Daniel, a 13-year-ld wh tries t hide his bsessive cmpulsive disrder as he struggles t fit int the wrld f middle schl. Then he gets a nte that puts him in the middle f a mystery that may change everything. Full f heartbreak and jy, as well as imprtant lessns and themes, OCDaniel is a thrilling nvel that will definitely make yu cheer fr Daniel and eagerly turn the pages.
Amal Unbund by Aisha Saeed
With dreams f becming a teacher ne day, the main character, Amal, is living a simple, rdinary life in her Pakistani village until a terrible incident frces her t becme a servant fr the village’s landlrd(地主). Her new life is a struggle, at times heartbreaking, but she stays strng. After many struggles, she finally returns t her lved nes and wrks twards her gals.
Harbr Me by Jacqueline Wdsn
This nvel tells the tale f six students wh meet weekly t speak frm their hearts abut issues that are affecting them, frm race, prejudice and privilege t immigratin. As they express the feelings and fears that they hid frm thers and try t make sense f the wrld arund them, the kids shw the effectiveness f talking t thers.
15．What is Outrun the Mn abut?
A．A by has difficulty fitting int the wrld.
B．Sme students have a free talk every week.
C．A girl helps repair her city after the disaster.
D．A wman tries her best t becme a teacher.
16．Which f the fllwing nvels shws the imprtance f cmmunicatin?
A．Outrun the Mn.B．OCDaniel.
C．Amal Unbund.D．Harbr Me.
17．What d the fur bks share?
A．They are the bestsellers.
B．They are suitable fr teenagers.
C．They are award-winning bks.
D．They are based n true stries.
Rain r shine, Tsering Chpa treks (艰苦跋涉) fr lng hurs t deliver mail. Fr 18 years, the Tibetan mailman has been an imprtant link between a remte, high-altitude settlement and the rest f the wrld. At 5,373 meters abve sea level, Pumachangthang in Nakarze cunty f the Tibet autnmus regin is China’s highest twnship(乡镇). The xygen level is less than 40 percent and the annual average temperature is –7℃ . Hwever, these weren’t the biggest challenges fr a pstal service. The area f the twnship is abut 1,500 square kilmeters, but its ppulatin is less than 2,000. The distance frm the cunty twn is sme 70 km and a single trip t all the six villages can be as lng as 160 km. The dgged perseverance required t get the jb dne under such cnditins needs n further explanatin.
The busiest time fr Tsering Chpa is between July and August each year, when students are waiting fr their admissin letters frm varius universities. He recalls nce he had t deliver mail t ne student whse family had already mved away. He had t quiz neighbrs several times t find the new address. It was summer and the usual rad t the village was blcked because f rain. He trekked fr mre than 20 km and grappled with shrtness f breath all the way t finally deliver the letter. “I dn’t mind the hardships because it is nt easy fr students frm remte villages t get cllege admissin. It was my duty t deliver the mail n time,” he says.
One night in February 2019, a lcal resident Nyima Tsering’s daughter had fainted and desperately needed help. Knwing that, the mailman arranged fr a car right away and sent her t the cunty hspital. He als gave sme cash t the family fr the girl’s treatment. Nyima Tsering’s daughter recvered sn, and Tsering Chpa became an idl in the village. “I will never frget his cmpassin and kindness,” says the grateful father.
In 2019, Tsering Chpa received the China Yuth May Furth Medal. “It is an acknwledgment f what I d and a tken f encuragement as well,” he says. “And I want t help mre peple living in remte areas. I want t bring the wrld clser t them and take them clser t the wrld.”
18．Which is the mst challenging part f Tsering Chpa’s wrk?
A．Trekking fr lng distances.B．Suffering frm cld temperatures.
C．Standing extremely bad rad cnditins.D．Adapting t the high-altitude envirnment.
19．What wrds can best describe Tsering Chpa accrding t paragraph 2?
A．Optimistic and cautius.B．Generus and intelligent.
C．Curageus and ambitius.D．Persistent and respnsible.
20．Hw did Tsering Chpa help Nyima Tsering?
A．Tsering Chpa fixed his car fr free.
B．Tsering Chpa saved his daughter’s life.
C．Tsering Chpa delivered his admissin letters quickly.
D．Tsering Chpa drve him t a hspital fr treatment.
21．What is the best title fr the text?
A．Hardship Makes a Gd PstmanB．A Mailman Shws Kindness t Students
C．A Pstman in Tiebet Bridges Huge GapD．Pst Service Creates a Cnvenient Life
The curb cut (下斜路缘). It’s a cnvenience that mst f us rarely, if ever, ntice. Yet, withut it, daily life might be a lt harder—in mre ways than ne. Pushing a baby strller nt the curb, skatebarding nt a sidewalk r taking a full grcery cart frm the sidewalk t yur car—all these tasks are easier because f the curb cut.
But it was created with a different purpse in mind.
It’s hard t imagine tday, but back in the 1970s, mst sidewalks in the United States ended with a sharp drp-ff. That was a big deal fr peple in wheelchairs because there were n ramps (斜坡) t help them mve alng city blcks withut assistance. Accrding t ne disability rights leader, a six-inch curb “might as well have been Munt Everest”. S, activists frm Berkeley, Califrnia, wh als needed wheelchairs, rganized a campaign t create tiny ramps at intersectins t help peple dependent n wheels mve up and dwn curbs independently.
I think abut the “curb cut effect” a lt when wrking n issues arund health equity (公平). The first time I even heard abut the curb cut was in a 2017 Stanfrd Scial Innvatin Review piece by PlicyLink CEO Angela Blackwell. Blackwell rightly nted that many peple see equity “as a zer-sum game.” Basically, that there is a “prejudiced scietal suspicin that intentinally supprting ne grup hurts anther.” What the curb cut effect shws thugh, Blackwell said, is that “when sciety creates the circumstances that allw thse wh have been left behind t participate and cntribute fully, everyne wins.”
There are multiple examples f this principle at wrk. Fr example, investing in plicies that create mre living-wage jbs r increase the availability f affrdable husing certainly benefits peple in cmmunities that have limited ptins. But, the actin als empwers thse peple with pprtunities fr better health and the means t becme cntributing members f sciety—and that benefits everyne. Even the ftball huddle (围成一团以秘密商讨) was initially created t help deaf ftball players at Gallaudet Cllege keep their game plans secret frm ppnents wh culd have read their sign language. Tday, it’s used by every team t shield the ppnent frm learning abut game-winning strategies.
S, next time yu crss the street, r rll yur suitcase thrugh a crsswalk r ride yur bike directly nt a sidewalk—think abut hw much the curb cut, that change in design that brke dwn walls f exclusin fr ne grup f peple at a disadvantage, has helped nt just that grup, but all f us.
22．By “might as well have been Munt Everest” (paragraph 3), the disability rights leader implies that a six-inch curb may becme ________.
A．as famus as the wrld’s highest muntain
B．an almst impassable barrier
C．a cnnectin between peple
D．a mst unfrgettable matter
23．Accrding t Angela Blackwell, many peple believe that ________.
A．it’s fair t give the disadvantaged mre help than thers
B．it’s impssible t have everyne be treated equally
C．it’s necessary t g all ut t help the disabled
D．it’s nt wrthwhile t prmte health equity
24．Which f the fllwing examples best illustrates the “curb cut effect” principle?
A．Spaceflight designs are applied t life n earth.
B．Fur great inventins f China spread t the west.
C．Christpher Clumbus discvered the new wrld.
D．Classic literature gt translated int many languages.
25．What cnclusin can be drawn frm the passage?
A．Everyday items are riginally invented fr peple with disabilities.
B．Everyne in a sciety shuld pursue what is in his r her interest.
C．A disability rights leader changed the life f his fellw men.
D．Caring fr disadvantaged grups may finally benefit all.
Olympian weight-lifter Thdris Iakvidis shcked the public that he cannt cntinue with the multiple financial difficulties he faces. 26 In the meantime, he expsed the Greek state when he burst int tears n a live interview.
“ 27 ” He said after cmpeting in Tky Olympic Games. “I’m srry if anyne thinks I’m running away.” He revealed that he receives 200 eurs per mnth by the Greek Federatin fr his cmpeting preparatin. Iakvidis’parents tld media that Thdris smetimes has t stp his training in rder t wrk and earn mney t finance it.
Iakvidis’ statement shcked rdinary Greeks first f all. They launched a campaign n Twitter and Instagram t increase his fllwers and als attract spnsrs. 28 Sme spnsrs reprtedly gt in cntact with him saying they want t meet him when he returns frm Tky.
Speaking t Open TV n Sunday, Iakvidis said thanking his new supprters: “The prblem is nt t fix my thing. 29 Numerus athletes need supprt. ”
Stressing that he will cntinue if the cnditins change, he added, “But I d nt think it’s mral t cntinue with spnsrs fr anther three years. Many thers have t g thrugh the same difficulties as nw. I want the state mechanism t help all the athletes.” 30
A．I’m srry fr my failure.
B．Real actins are a necessity.
C．There are s many ther Thdris.
D．He annunced that he wuld end his career.
E．Dzens f cmpanies are spnsring the event.
F．Overnight his fllwers rse frm 3, 000 t 120, 000.
G．I’m nt crying because I did nt have a gd perfrmance.
三、完形填空
Nt lng ag, Linda was sitting by a hspital bed, feeling anxius. Beside her lay her 88-year-ld father. His heart was 31 and he needed an peratin.
What 32 her almst as much as his health was the fact that all day the tw f them had engaged in nthing but 33 small talks. She and her father had always had gd 34 , but nw all he talked abut was the awful hspital fd and the 35 utcmes f his illness. His nce wide-ranging interests seemed t have 36 t the size f the rm.
That day in the hspital, Linda’s eye fell n the 37 that peple had brught as gifts and left n the table. Her father had always been a passinate reader, but lately he didn’t have the 38 r fcus. She 39 a bk, and started t read it ut lud.
It 40 changed the md and atmsphere. It was a 41 and a pleasure fr bth f them. Reading gave the daughter a way t cnnect with her father and help him in a situatin that was 42 ut f her hands. 43 allwed the father t travel n the sund f his daughter’s vice, up and ut f the bed and back int the wrld f mature, intelligent engagement, where he 44 himself again.
In fact, almst any kind f reading t anther persn can be 45 t bth parties, prviding a jyful shared experience.
31．A．brkenB．weakC．specialD．lst
32．A．wrriedB．cnfusedC．bredD．embarrassed
33．A．funnyB．angryC．depressingD．amazing
34．A．cperatinB．imaginatinC．expectatinsD．cnversatins
35．A．pssibleB．desiredC．helpfulD．incredible
36．A．returnedB．adaptedC．grwnD．narrwed
37．A．bksB．flwersC．supD．fruit
38．A．timeB．chanceC．energyD．curage
39．A．lked frB．thught fC．tk utD．picked up
40．A．cnstantlyB．prbablyC．immediatelyD．barely
41．A．secretB．reliefC．burdenD．game
42．A．luckilyB．usuallyC．therwiseD．never
43．A．ListeningB．ReadingC．SleepingD．Dreaming
44．A．taughtB．feltC．recgnizedD．intrduced
45．A．practicalB．availableC．difficultD．beneficial
四、单词拼写
46．A (t recgnize the gd qualities f) ne’s wn cultural heritage is very imprtant fr understanding neself. (根据英文提示单词拼写)
47．I wuld like t express my g (the feeling f being grateful and wanting t express yur thanks) t everyne fr their hard wrk. (根据英文提示单词拼写)
48．A (a place t live, wrk r stay in) is cheaper if yu pre-bk it. (根据英文提示单词拼写)
49．He r (remember sth.) that she always came hme late n Wednesdays. (根据英文提示单词拼写)
50．The tw grups agreed t c (t wrk tgether with sb else in rder t achieve sth) with each ther. (根据英文提示单词拼写)
51．He was always (expecting gd things t happen) abut future, even when things were at their wrst. (根据英文提示单词拼写)
52．We need t p (t help sth t happen r develp) an pen exchange f ideas and infrmatin. (根据英文提示单词拼写)
五、语法填空
53．Watching the antelpes mve slwly acrss the green grass, I (strike) by their beauty. （所给词的适当形式填空）
54．Peple were waiting (patient) fr the assistant, sme f whm even gt annyed and left. (所给词的适当形式填空)
55．I feel hnured t deliver a speech as a (represent) f ur schl. (所给词的适当形式填空)
56．The activity will draw yu clser tgether, and it will (strength) the bnd f yur relatinship. (所给词的适当形式填空)
57．She admitted that the trip had failed t live up t her (expect).(所给词的适当形式填空)
58．The gvernment’s (prir) is t build mre pwer plants. （所给词的适当形式填空）
59．It was the first time that she (expse) t anther culture. (所给词的适当形式填空)
六、单词拼写
60．T a persn nthing is mre (珍贵的) than their life. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
61．Open air cultural perfrmances and cncerts (以……为特色) traditinal dances take place every weekend in the winter. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
62．The use f light and dark (象征) gd and evil. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
63．This is a great imprvement n yur (先前的) wrk. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
64．Hundreds f lives (受威胁) when the building cllapsed. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
65．We are eagerly (期待) meeting yu during the festival. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
七、完成句子
66．It is advisable t visit Xi’an and experience the charm f Chinese culture (亲自，第一手). (根据汉语提示完成句子)
67．The kid, (毕竟), was his wn flesh and bld. He deserved a secnd chance. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
68．Qu Yuan threw himself int the Milu River (处于绝望中) n the fifth day f the fifth lunar mnth. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
69．My adviser recmmended that I (报名参加) advanced literature because I like English and I’m gd at it. (根据汉语提示填空)
70．T (谋生), sme pened up shps and restaurants in Chinatwn. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
71． (以……为目的) raising students’ awareness f envirnmental prtectin, a student frum will be held in ur schl next mnth. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
72．The lcals are leading a better life, (受益于) the natural envirnment. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
73．We shuld (不遗余力地) t beautify ur envirnment, because it is shared by all the human beings. （根据汉语提示完成句子）
74．In the past few mnths, Tm (在……上取得进步) his ral English and nw he sunds like a native speaker. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
75．My first view f the island frm the air (令我惊叹，令我屏住呼吸). (根据汉语提示完成句子)
76．The driver (应受责备，应对……负责) the accident. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
77．With a strng sense f respnsibility fr the children, she (主动组织) the Children’s Fundatin last mnth. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
78．The newly elected leader is capable f (应对/处理挑战). (根据汉语提示完成句子)
79．Yu’ve dne s much wrk- yu (一定会) pass the exam. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
80．He went ahead and did it, (不管) the cnsequences. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
八、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Despite ccupying a relatively small area, rainfrests have an imprtant rle t play in maintaining the wrld and they are hme t a rich 81 (varius) f medicinal plants, birds and animals.
As the lungs f the planet, rainfrests have their wn perfect system, 82 ensures their wn survival. The tall trees make a canpy (顶篷) f branches and leaves that prtect themselves, smaller plants and the frest animals frm heavy rain, intense dry heat 83 (release) frm the sun and strng winds. 84 (amazing), the trees grw in such a way that their leaves and branches, althugh clse tgether, never actually tuch 85 f anther tree. Scientists think this is a deliberate way 86 (prevent) the spread f any tree discases. The grund flr f the frest is nt all twisted leaves and bushes, 87 a fairly clear land. It is where leaves transfrm 88 fd fr the trees and ther frest life.
Wrryingly, rainfrests arund the wrld are disappearing at 89 alarming rate. A few thusand years ag, rainfrests 90 (cver) as much as 12 per cent f the land surface n Earth, but tday this has fallen t less than 7 per cent.
参考答案：
1．C
2．D
3．D
4．D
5．A
6．D
7．B
8．D
9．B
10．B
11．D
12．C
13．A
14．D
15．C 16．D 17．B
18．A 19．D 20．B 21．C
22．B 23．B 24．A 25．D
26．D 27．G 28．F 29．C 30．B
31．B 32．A 33．C 34．D 35．A 36．D 37．A 38．C 39．D 40．C 41．B 42．C 43．A 44．B 45．D
46．Appreciating/ppreciating
47．gratitude/ratitude
48．accmmdatin
49．recalled/ecalled
50．cllabrate/llabrate
51．ptimistic/ptimistic
52．prmte/rmte
53．was struck/am struck
54．patiently
55．representative
56．strengthen
57．expectatins
58．pririty
59．had been expsed
60．precius
61．featuring
62．symblizes/ymblizes
63．previus
64．were threatened
65．anticipating
66．first hand
67．after all
68．in despair
69．(shuld)sign up fr
70．earn a living/earn their living
71．With the aim f/With the gal f/With the bjective f/Fr the purpse f
72．benefiting frm
73．spare n effrt
74．has made prgress in
75．tk my breath away
76．is t blame fr
77．tk the initiative in rganizing
78．dealing with the challenges
79．are bund t
80．regardless f
81．variety 82．which 83．released 84．Amazingly 85．thse 86．t prevent 87．but 88．int 89．an 90．cvered