高二年级下学期开学考试
英语
第一部分 听力
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the book Mark recommends about
A. Human and nature. B. The history of Africa. C. Photography skills.
2. How often does the woman's hobby group meet
A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.
3. Which gift did the man probably buy the woman
A. A box of chocolate. B. A concert ticket. C. A new mobile.
4. Where is Carol probably from
A. Australia. B. America. C. Britain
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Hotel booking. B. Recent weather. C. Change of travel destination.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Tourist and tour guide. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.
7. What is the woman probably going to do later
A. Watch a German movie.
B. Plan a trip to Germany.
C. Show how to use AI.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a cleaning company. B. In a homeless charity. C. In a volunteer center.
9. Why does the man refuse the woman's first proposal
A. He has no time. B. He is afraid to do that. C. He has a better option.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. What did the woman do just now
A. She worked out. B. She was at work. C. She picked up her child.
11. What took place on Saturday
A. A talent show. B. A relaxation class. C. A dance competition.
12. What is the woman's daughter like
A. She gets angry easily.
B. She sticks to perfection.
C. She expects others to be perfect.
13. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Help her daughter get rid of the stress.
B. Tell her daughter to practice harder.
C. Give her daughter a prize.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where did the man read about AI
A. In a book. B. On a website. C. In a newspaper.
15. What does the woman probably do for a living
A. She is a writer. B. She is a filmmaker. C. She is an art teacher.
16. What does the man think of AI technology
A. It develops fast.
B. It is of great help to education.
C. It has an impact on art workers.
17. What will the man do next
A. Use AI to fill out a form.
B. Finish a school project.
C. Apply for college.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. When did Marie Curie make her great discovery
A. In 1867. B. In 1898. C. In 1911.
19. What did Marie Curie win her second Nobel Prize for
A. Chemistry. B. Physics. C. Medicine.
20. Why was Marie Curie's double win so unbelievable
A. She had been seriously ill at that time.
B. She did all the research process herself.
C She proved herself in a field with mostly men.
第二部分 阅读理解
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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· Project confidence with your greeting
· Positive and negative body language
· Speak in the tight tone
Business communications and office manners
· Business meeting manners
· Cellphone etiquette & texting
· Email communications
Network know-how
· How to start and keep a conversation
· How to hold your food and drinks
· Business card exchange
The professional image
· How the right colors enhance your appearance
· Professional dress for men
· Wardrobe and make-up tips for women
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· Extending an invitation & duties of the host and guest
· Seating arrangements in a business setting
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1. What can you learn in BEWP
A. How to keep a healthy diet. B. How to be polite on the phone.
C. How to use the Internet wisely. D. How to manage time effectively.
2. What will you get if you attend BEWP
A. Four-course free supper. B. A computer manual.
C. Business suits. D. A certificate.
3. How can people acquire more information about BEWP
A. By texting. B. By writing a letter.
C. By sending an email. D. By visiting Sue Brown’s office.
B
Elon Musk has been talking about turning the social media platform Twitter into X for months, while being vague about what that exactly means. Does X represent a major business experiment A totally new concept for on-line living Or is it simply one man’s addiction to the 24th letter of the alphabet
Probably it’s all of the above, according to Ashlee Vance, the author of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future. In one of his earliest business adventures, Musk called his online bank X. com. That name was later dropped when the platform was bought by a competitor and became PayPal.
“Everyone tried to talk him out of naming the company that back then, but he really liked it and refused to give in,” said Vance.
X is already in the name of Tesla’s third electric car model, which was announced to the public in 2015. His spaceflight company is called SpaceX. In 2020, Musk even named his youngest son “X AE A-12”.
But lately, naming his social media platform “X” may refer to Musk’s newest ambition, building an “everything app” like China’s popular WeChat. “He wants to create an app similar to how WeChat is used in China, where it’s part of day-to-day life. You use it to communicate, to consume news, to buy things, to pay your rent, to make appointments with your doctor and even to pay fines,” said Vance. “Following the WeChat model makes sense with what Musk wants for Twitter. The company clearly needs a new, bigger business if it’s to make the type of money that would justify his investment and satisfy his ambition.”
But social media experts are questioning about Musk’s “everything app”. “I’m not sure he has enough trust from his user base to get people to actually exchange money or attach any type of financial institution to his app,” Jennifer Grygiel, a professor at Syracuse University, told NPR. “I think this is a way to destroy it, instead of recreating it as something else.”
4. Which is closest in meaning to “vague” underlined in paragraph 1
A Unspecific. B. Curious. C. Uninterested. D. Eager.
5. What does the X in “X AE A-12” most probably stand for
A. Musk’s plan to have 26 babies. B. Musk’s blind love for the letter X.
C. Musk’s doubt about his son’s DNA. D. Musk’s ambition to create a new business.
6. What does Ashlee Vance mean in paragraph 5
A. Musk paid too much to buy Twitter. B. WeChat is more popular than Twitter.
C. X may indicate Musk’s new business plan. D. It is not safe to model X on China’s WeChat.
7. What is Jennifer Grygiel’s attitude to the “everything app”
A. Favorable. B. Doubtful. C. Unconcerned. D. Unclear.
C
When Thomas Edison hit a wall with his inventions, he would nap in an armchair while holding a steel ball. As he started to fall asleep and his muscles relaxed, the ball would strike the floor, waking him with insights into his problems. Or so the story goes.
Thomas Edison was somewhat right. Now, more than 100 years later, scientists have repeated the trick in a lab, revealing that the famous inventor was on to something. People following his recipe tripled their chances of solving a math problem. The trick was to wake up in the transition between sleep and wakefulness, just before deep sleep. In this transitional period, we are not quite awake, but also not deeply asleep. It can be as short as a minute and occurs right when we start to doze off.
Researchers recruited more than 100 easy sleepers, each of whom was given a math test with a hidden rule for the answer. By recording brain activity, they found that those who napped and were interrupted during the first phase of sleep were three times better at finding the hidden key to the problem than those who remained awake.
The creative effect happened even for people who spent just 15 seconds in the first sleep stage. But the trick didn’t work for those who reached later stages of sleep. “Our findings suggest there is a creative sweet spot during sleep onset,” says author Delphine Oudiette, a sleep researcher at the Paris Brain Institute. “It is a small window which can disappear if you wake up too early or sleep too deep.”
The study team also identified a brain activity pattern linked to the creativity-boosting phase: moderate levels of brain waves at a slow frequency known as alpha, associated with relaxation, and low levels of delta waves, a hallmark of deep sleep. Oudiette says researchers can now focus on this brain signature when investigating the neural mechanisms (神经机制) of creative problem-solving. The team has already planned an experiment to help people reach a creative zone by monitoring their brain waves in real time.“ Edison was great”, Oudiette says, “and now we have a lot more to explore.”
8. What does the underlined phrase “was on to something” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Discovered the truth. B. Was absorbed in math puzzles.
C. Started the experiment. D. Was engaged in laboratory work.
9. According to the research, the trick of promoting creativity lies in ________.
A. gaining adequate deep sleep B. discovering the hidden rules of problems
C. following Edison’s life style D. waking up right after nodding off to sleep
10. Why did the researchers record brain activity of the sleepers
A. To evaluate their sleep efficiency. B. To measure their amount of sleep.
C. To assess their levels of intelligence. D. To compare their creative thinking abilities.
11. What is paragraph 5 mainly about
A Supporting evidence for the research results.
B. Potential application of the research findings
C. A further explanation of the research methods.
D. A reasonable doubt about the research process.
D
Solar stills (蒸馏器) provide a clever and simple means of cleaning dirty or salty water, but they work at a rather slow rate. A new material has been shown to boost their performance, and it's made from fruit waste which would otherwise be thrown away.
In its most basic form, a conventional solar still contains undrinkable water that is set beneath a cover. The water evaporates (蒸发) as it’s heated by the sun, condensing (凝结) on the inside surface of the cover. That condensation — which is pure, clean water — drops down the cover and is collected in a separate container for drinking.
In order to warm the dirty salty water at a faster rate, scientists have developed materials that float on its surface, turning sunlight into heat. And while those materials have been made from a number of different substances, they commonly use carbon obtained from coal. Seeking a less costly and more eco-friendly alternative, Prof. Edison and colleagues at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University looked to something that does’t have to be mined and is free for the taking — fruit waste. More specifically, the scientists tried out coconut peels, orange peels and banana peels.
In the process, the fruit waste was heated at 850℃ for a few hours, and mixed with a kind of chemical substance. Doing so transformed the fruit waste into a new material which has a very high light-to-heat transforming efficiency.
When tested, this new material proved to be very potent at transforming sunlight into heat then. And because the material is full of holes, the water steam is able to rise right through it, then condensing on the inside of the still's cover.
Prof. Edison and his team found material obtained from the coconut peels worked best, as it transformed sunlight to heat with an efficiency rate of 94%. They are now developing the technology further, and are seeking industry partners to help with its commercialization.
12. What is the paragraph 2 mainly about
A. The basic working principle of solar stills. B. The advantages of conventional solar stills.
C. The new materials of building a solar still. D. The different ways of cleaning dirty water.
13. Why did Prof. Edison and his colleagues try out fruit waste as an alternative
A. To solve the problem of environmental pollution.
B. To find out more eco-friendly materials.
C. To expand the applied range of the solar still.
D. To make solar stills much easier and less costly.
14. What does the underlined word “potent” mean in paragraph 5
A. Convincing. B. Representative. C. Effective. D. Durable.
15. What is the best title of the text
A. Transforming sunlight into heat through high-tech
B. Turning fruit waste into water-cleaning material
C. Solar stills are the best way to get drinking water
D. New technology helps solar stills reach the customers
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The online mapping is a way to use maps available online to provide a number of functions that traditional maps have provided for years. ____16____ Meanwhile, there are other types of maps available as well, such as nautical maps (航海地图).
One advantage of the online mapping is the ability to custom-make a map for an individual based on particular needs. ____17____ Thus, the map is much more than a graph of roads; it is a custom-made printing specifically based on a desired route.
In addition, the online mapping also usually includes text directions that can help provide yet another affirmation (确认) of the route. These text directions are often displayed in conjunction with any map that is shown and is printable. ____18____
Traditional maps may only be updated once a year just before they are published. ____19____ It can be updated in real time. A map can indeed be update d on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, but it does not necessarily mean that it will be. Even the most thorough mapping services may not be able to keep up with all the construction projects and changes on any given day.
____20____. Some maps may only show the route the driver should take, without other streets being listed. Also, there is no way for an online mapping service to inform travelers if they do wander off the route prescribed.
A. It depends on how often they are updated.
B. However, the online mapping has no such limitations.
C. There are some disadvantages of using the online mapping.
D. The most common application is probably the road mapping.
E. Some of them fail to provide accurate maps and directions.
F. This can help a traveler remove all unnecessary information.
G. So it’s convenient for those who need to take their maps with them.
第三部分 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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The world is forever full of smart people who have made great achievements in many fields. But for one reason or another they are unwilling to take a chance on something ____21____ that turns out to be big.
Despite all his ____22____ success and great wisdom, in 1906 George Bernard Shaw made one of the biggest____23____ an author can make in the play-writing business. After the highly successful ____24____of his 1894 comedy, “Arms and the Man,” a couple of Viennese writers approached Shaw for the purpose of ____25____ the rights to turn his play into an operetta (轻歌剧). Leopold Jacobson and Rudolf Bernauer would ____26____ its words based on Shaw’s work. Relatively ____27____Viennese composer Oscar Straus would write the music.
Shaw considered the ____28____ to be a shame of his masterpiece, which ____29____ him from seeing the possibilities the new business presented. He allowed them the adaptation rights but proudly ______30______ a royalty (版权使用费) they offered. “The Chocolate Soldier”, as the operetta was named in English, quickly ______31______Oscar Straus as one of the most distinguished composers of operetta’s so-called Silver Age. The operetta was produced ______32______in London and on Broadway and its tickets were sold out quickly so that its ______33______ made a fortune in royalties except Mr. Shaw.
The cost of opportunities missed out of ______34______ can be immeasurable indeed. Be careful who you say ______35______ to. You may miss the next Oscar Straus.
21. A. hard B. new C. wrong D. secret
22. A. theoretical B. scientific C. theatrical D. educational
23. A. mistakes B. decisions C. differences D. contributions
24. A. celebration B. application C. description D. release
25. A. reserving B. giving C. restricting D. obtaining
26. A. co-author B. re-read C. co-own D. re-examine
27. A. accessible B. famous C. reliable D. unknown
28. A. attention B. adaptation C. attraction D. adoption
29. A. defended B. freed C. prevented D. protected
30. A. turned in B. turned down C. turned over D. turned back
31. A. established B. recommended C. described D. struck
32. A. barely B. seldom C. continuously D. temporarily
33. A. actors B. creators C. editors D. audiences
34. A. kindness B. curiosity C. respect D. pride
35. A. hello B. thanks C. no D. yes
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。
Director Yang ____36____ (reveal) in earlier interviews that the 1979 film had a profound impact on him, making him want to re-imagine its iconic plotlines (情节), with two particularly challenging scenes being ____37____ epic battle in a rough sea and a touching moment portraying (表现) Nezha's near-death experience.
The oceanic scene showcases a massive tripod cauldron (三足鼎), with a diameter of 3 kilometers, sinking into the sea ____38____ a magical weapon ____39____ (control) by the film's top enemy Wuliang Xianweng, a deceitful (虚伪的) deity. It demanded a substantial amount of work to ____40____ (vivid) depict (描绘) the swirling vortex that enveloped it, explains Liu Pan, the film's executive producer.
The tragic moment shows Nezha struggling to break free from a spell that threatens to tear him apart, binding him with ____41____(count) threadlike needles. The scene features over 600 pieces of his muscles breaking apart mid-air, before reassembling thanks to his supernatural abilities. Liu reveals that the ____42____ (inspire) for this visual effect was drawn from the imagery of shattered glass from huge windows.
Marking significant progress, the first Ne Zha used over 1,600 animators from 60 companies. After five years of preparation and production, ____43____(include) two years polishing the script, the sequel brought together over 4,000 artists from 138 companies, creating 1,900 special shots that account for nearly 80 percent of its 2,400 shots.
Yang, born in Luzhou, Sichuan province in 1980, ____44____(initial) pursued a medical education at the West China School of Pharmacy at Sichuan University. However, he shifted his focus to animation during his junior year upon ____45____(discover) his passion for art.
第三节 单句填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
46. When discussing ________ (有影响力的) modern artists, three names immediately come to mind. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
47. To f_________（促进）a positive change in our bad habits. we must first examine our bad habit cycles and then try to adapt them. （根据中英文提示填空）
48. The heat is ____________ (排放；释放) back into space at longer wave lengths. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49. Today, s________ (可持续的) development is a popular trend in many countries. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
50. What makes me excited is that tickets may be p________ (购买) in advance from the box office.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（满分10分）
51. 假定你是李华，你校将于下月中旬举办校园环保创意设计大赛。请给留学生朋友Eric写一封邮件，邀请他加入你所在的参赛小组，内容包括：
1.比赛时间及小组设计主题；
2.邀请原因。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Eric,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
52. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Armed with two over-packed suitcases,we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. “Well, here we are, the airport,” my sister said with a sigh. As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the sadness in her eyes. This was not easy on her either. We had both been dreading (害怕) this moment for the past week. One last hug and a final good-bye and I would be on my way to a new life abroad, leaving my beloved sister behind.
All my life I had loved airports. To me they were some kind of magic gateway to the world,a place from which to start great holidays and adventures. But today it seemed like a cold and heartless place. I looked at my sister and even though her eyes were filled with tears, she was trying to keep a brave face. “You’d better go or you’ll miss your flight,” she said.
“I’ll miss you,” I replied, and with those last words I was off. As promised, I did not look back, but by the time I reached the customs office I was sobbing (啜泣). “Cheer up, love,” the tall customs officer said with a smile. “It’s not the end of the world, you know.” But to me it was the end of the world, as I had known it.
While boarding the plane I was still crying. I did not have the energy to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I stuffed it on the empty seat next to mine. As I settled into my chair, a feeling of sadness overwhelmed me. I felt like my best friend had just been taken away from me.
Growing up, my sister and I would do everything together. Born barely fifteen months apart we not only looked alike, we were alike. Whenever one of us need something, the other one would come along. When the time came for us to go to college, we also went together. But now that our college days were over and I was off to a foreign country, all I had left were my memories.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly the plane shook heavily and the bag next to me fell on the floor.
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Paragraph 2:
I spent the rest of the flight reading about my sister’s diary.
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高二年级下学期开学考试
英语 参考答案
第一部分 听力 （听力答案省略）
第二部分 阅读理解
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. D 11. B
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. D 17. F 18. G 19. B 20. C
第三部分 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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. C
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
【36~45题答案】
【答案】36. revealed
37. the 38. as
39. controlled
40. vividly
41. countless
42. inspiration
43. including
44. initially
45. discovering
第三节 单句填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
【46题答案】
【答案】influential
【47题答案】
【答案】facilitate
【48题答案】
【答案】released
【49题答案】
【答案】sustainable##ustainable
【50题答案】
【答案】purchased##urchased
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（满分10分）
【51题答案】
【答案】Dear Eric,
I hope this email finds you well! I’m writing to extend a warm invitation for you to join our team in the upcoming Environmental Design Competition, which will be held in mid-March. Our project focuses on sustainable packaging, and we believe your innovative ideas and global perspective would be an invaluable asset to our group.
The competition is scheduled for March 15th, and we are currently meeting every Friday afternoon to brainstorm and refine our design. Your expertise and creativity would not only enhance our project but also provide a fantastic opportunity for cultural exchange and collaboration. We would be truly grateful if you could consider joining us.
Looking forward to your positive response!
Best regards,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
【52题答案】
【答案】Paragraph 1:
Suddenly the plane shook heavily and the bag next to me fell on the floor. Startled, I quickly reached down to pick it up, and as I did, a small notebook fell out from the bag. I opened it and immediately recognized my sister’s handwriting. It was a diary she had secretly slipped into my bag before I left. Flipping through the pages, I found heartfelt messages, memories of our childhood, and words of encouragement for my new journey. Tears welled up in my eyes as I realized the depth of her love and support, even in my absence.
Paragraph 2:
I spent the rest of the flight reading about my sister’s diary. Her words on the page brought a bittersweet mix of emotions, reminding me of the bond we shared and the strength she always gave me. As I read through the diary, I felt a sense of warmth and comfort, as if she were right there beside me. It was a precious gift that I would cherish throughout my time abroad, a reminder of the unbreakable connection between us despite the physical distance. Holding onto the diary, I knew that no matter where life took me, my sister would always be with me in spirit.
