高二英语开学考试卷
（120分钟 满分120分）
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第二部分 阅读理解（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
There is an old saying that America and Britain are “two nations divided by a common language.” No one knows exactly who said this, but it reflects the way many Brits feel about American English. But are American and British English really so different
Vocabulary
The most obvious difference between American and British English is vocabulary. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different. For example, Americans go on vacation while Brits go on holidays; New Yorkers live in apartments while Londoners live in flats. There are far more examples than we can talk about here. Fortunately, most Americans and Brits can usually guess the meaning through the context of a sentence.
Past Tense Verbs
You’ll also find some differences with past forms of irregular verbs. The past tense of “learn” in American English is “learned”. British English has the option(选择) of “learned” or “learnt”. The same rule applies to “dreamed” and “dreamt”, “burned” and “burnt”, and “leaned” and “leant”. Americans tend to use the -ed ending; Brits tend to use the-t ending.
Spelling
There are hundreds of slight spelling differences between British and American English. Noah Webster, an author, politician and teacher, made an effort to reform English spelling in the late 1700s.
Webster wanted to spell words the way they sounded. You can see Webster’s legacy(遗产) in the American spelling of words like color (from colour), honor (from honour), and labor(from labour).
Not So Different After All
British and American English have far more similarities than differences. With the exception of some regional dialects, most Brits and Americans can understand each other without too much difficulty. They watch each other’s TV shows, sing each other’s songs and read each other’s books. They even make fun of each others’ accents.
1. Which of the following is a group of American words
A. Vacation; holiday. B. Apartment; flat.
C. Vacation; apartment. D. Holiday; flat.
2. What do we know about British and American English from the last paragraph
A. They both have some strange words.
B. They are affecting people using them.
C. They connect people of the two countries.
D. Their differences have little effect on communication.
3. What can be the best title for the text
A. Ways to tell British English from American English
B. Differences between British and American English
C. Development of British and American English
D. Difficulty for Brits and Americans to understand each other
B
A British friend told me he couldn’t understand why Chinese people love cracking sunflower seeds (磕瓜子) as a snack so much. “I’ve met a lot of older Chinese and many have a crack (裂缝) in their front teeth; I believe that’s from cracking the seeds,” he said.
I had never noticed the habit, but once he mentioned it, I suddenly became more aware. I realized that whenever I’m watching TV or typing a report, I always start mindlessly cracking sunflower seeds. My friend doesn’t like sunflower seeds, and, to him, it seems unnecessary to work so much just to get one small seed.
When we were young, the whole family would usually get together for Chinese New Year. Then, we all lived close to one another, usually in a small city, and sometimes even neighbors would go door-to-door on Chinese New Year’s Eve to check out what every family was making.
I remember my parents would be in the kitchen cooking. Out in the living room, a large table would already be laid out, complete with fancy tablecloth, ready-made dumpling fillings, and dishes full of candy, fruits and sunflower seeds. Some of the dishes were to be offered to our ancestors later, while others were for neighbors and children to eat before the evening feast. I must have learned how to crack sunflower seeds back then.
I don’t think it’s right to criticize one’s choice in food or eating habits, no matter how strange they may seem.
It’s not only in China. When I went abroad, I found people had all kinds of strange habits when it came to food. In Denmark, they put salted red fish on bread and eat it for dinner, no matter how much it ruins your breath. They think it’s a delicacy (美味佳肴), and it’s connected to their certain culture. I think it’s a wonderful tradition.
4. What did the writer become aware of
A. She had ever typed a report about seeds.
B. She had various snacks while watching TV.
C. She had a habit of cracking sunflower seeds.
D. She damaged her teeth by eating sunflower seeds.
5. What does the writer prove by mentioning Chinese New Year
A. The families get together for it.
B. Eating sunflower seeds is related to it.
C. The traditions of celebrating it disappear.
D. Children can eat delicious food on that day.
6. The writer’s attitude to Denmark’s way of eating bread is _________.
A. negative B. uncertain C. doubtful D. acceptable
7. What lesson can we learn from the story
A. It is good to form healthy eating habits.
B. Eating habits come from a certain culture.
C. Changing your eating habits will change your life.
D. One kind of food doesn’t necessarily suit everyone.
C
Can you sing in different voices Chinese singer Zhou Shen can do this. The 27-year-old has become more popular after appearing on the TV show Singer. On the show, he sang a song in five different voices including the voice of a little girl, a king and a young man. He records in his unusual ways - he has performed in his bedroom twice due to the novel coronavirus outbreak - but also with his singing itself.
Zhou’s road to success was not easy. He loved singing when he was a little boy. However, his voice didn’t change like other boys during puberty (青春期). It still sounded like a girl’s voice. His classmates laughed at him and he dared not sing in public. But his love of music made him stronger. Producer Gao Xiaosong said Zhou has “come out of the cocoon (茧) and become a butterfly”. It has taken Zhou a long time to do so.
While studying in Ukraine, he learned Ukrainian, Russian, Italian and Polish. He can sing Let It Go in nine different languages. He started to sing on TV talent shows and gradually came to accept himself.
At 17, he first sang online without showing his face. Some people fell in love with it. On one of his birthdays, he agreed to show his face. However, when they found out that he was a man, some of them made fun of him. Zhou felt bad about this, but later he got the chance to sing the theme song to the movie Big Fish and Begonia which turned out to be a big success.
“I accept my voice,” Zhou said. “It is good as long as it is natural and honest.” Zhou Shen doesn’t just sing well. He is also humorous. He has a nice personality (性格) and is friendly to his fans. Some people call him “treasure boy”.
8. What did Zhou Shen do on the TV show Singer
A. He won first place in the program.
B. He made a record in his bedroom.
C. He sang a song in different sounds.
D. He performed a show in five languages.
9. Why did Zhou Shen’s voice sound like a girl’s
A. An accident changed his voice.
B. He wanted to be different from others.
C. His voice didn’t change during puberty.
D. He practiced singing like his favorite singer.
10. People call Zhou Shen “treasure boy” because of his ________.
A. rich life
B. popular songs
C. love for music
D. personalities and talent
11. What is the purpose of the text
A. To present Zhou Shen’s songs.
B. To show Zhou Shen’s road to success.
C. To explain Zhou Shen’s special voice.
D. To introduce Zhou Shen’s new movie.
D
Earthquakes are among the most mysterious and terrifying natural disasters. While we can sometimes predict major ones, others strike without warning, devastating cities and causing fires, landslides and tsunamis. With climate change leading to increased wildfires and hurricanes, could it also make earthquakes more common
The most dangerous earthquakes are tectonic earthquakes, caused by the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates. These plates shift about 1.5 centimeters per year due to internal heat, building pressure until they suddenly move, which releases energy and causes earthquakes.
Unlike other disasters, it’s almost impossible to predict when earthquakes will happen, making planned evacuations next to impossible.
Unfortunately, climate change could make quakes happen closer together and with more intensity, experts told Live Science. With global warming, glaciers are melting at an increased rate. When melted glacier water flows off land and into the sea, the land that used to sit underneath it rises, said John Cassidy, an earthquake seismologist at the Geological Survey of Canada and the University of Victoria.
More concerning than glacial-melt earthquakes are those that could be caused by an increase in sea level. As sea levels rise, pressure underwater on the seafloor also goes up, said Marco Bohnhoff, a geophysicist at GFZ Helmholtz Centre Potsdam and Free University Berlin in Germany. As water pressure spikes, the pressure on fault lines near the coast will also increase.
Even if we stopped using greenhouse gases now, it would take up to 1,000 years for sea level rise to stop, Bohnhoff added. He predicts that over that time, the gaps between big coastal earthquakes will become shorter.
Cassidy is uncertain if sea level rise will cause giant quakes to happen faster within our lifetimes. He emphasized that climate change will make them more dangerous. “It’s an important topic, and one that I’m sure we’ll see a lot of information coming out on in the coming months and years,” he said. “But no matter what we’ve discovered, it’s not good news.”
12. What does the article tell us about tectonic earthquakes
A They are easier to predict than others.
B. They happen mostly near coastal areas.
C. They result from the shifting of Earth’s plates.
D. They rarely lead to other natural disasters.
13. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refer to
A. The land. B. The glacier. C. The quake. D. The sea.
14. What does Bohnhoff imply
A. Human actions have long-term effects.
B. Coastal areas will be safer over time.
C. Earthquakes will become more predictable.
D. Sea level rise will eventually stabilize.
15. What’s the best title for the passage
A. The Formation and Prediction of Earthquakes
B. Climate Change and Its Potential Impact on Earthquakes
C. How Sea Level Rise Affects Coastal areas
D. The Dangers of Tectonic Earthquakes
第二节：阅读七选五：本小题共5小题，共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。
Adding more fruits and vegetables to your meals is easier than you think. Try these simple tips to increase your daily intake and enjoy healthier food choices.
Taste the rainbow (彩虹).
The color of fruits and vegetables can tell you a lot about their benefits. ____16____ There is no “perfect” fruit or vegetable, so try to eat foods of every color in your daily life.
Add more vegetables.
____17____ If the dish calls for red bell peppers (甜椒), you can add some green or yellow bell peppers as well.
Choose healthy snacks.
Fruits and vegetables make great snacks. ____18____ Doing this often can help you form a healthy habit, and soon you won’t even think about the unhealthy snacks you used to enjoy.
Try new food.
Trying new food is not something that should scare you. Even if you just “taste” something new every day it’s a good start! ____19____
____20____
A simple way to eat more fruits and vegetables is to change some of your ingredients (食材). For example, use applesauce (苹果酱) instead of sugar in your bread, or coconut oil (椰子油) instead of butter.
A. Make some changes.
B. Increase the meal time.
C. Some vegetables are hard to get excited about.
D. Visit a nearby market and pick a vegetable you’ve never had.
E. When cooking, you can easily add more vegetables to your dish.
F. If you often eat candies, replace them with dried fruit or a fresh apple.
G. For example, green fruits and vegetables are often high in vitamin 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）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。
Eddie McCarthy was watching the local TV news when he suddenly saw a ___21___ face on the screen: Roman, one of his high school math students. His parents were ___22___ looking for a live kidney (肾) donor for him. McCarthy decided he would get a blood test to see if he might be a ___23___ match.
Roman’s kidneys were failing, and he would likely have to wait three to five years for a donor kidney, ___24___ more than 92,000 people were on the waiting list.
Roman’s mother said, “Every birthday was bittersweet, knowing that Roman was getting closer to ___25___ a kidney transplant (移植).” His parents began an all-out ___26___ for a living donor two years ago.
Then in February, their ___27___ came after McCarthy saw them on the local news. McCarthy got a blood test at a local clinic and ___28___ that his blood type was O positive like Roman’s. He soon did more tests. At the end of June, he ___29___ news that he would be a great donor match for Roman.
When the hospital ____30____ in June that the operation would be performed, Roman’s parents began to shed tears.
Roman’s transplant went smoothly, and he was pretty much back to being a ____31____ 15-year-old kid. His parents’ friends ____32____ a GoFundMe account for him to help pay the expense.
“Everyone in our family will forever be ____33____ for what the donor did,” Roman’s mother said. “We hope that his ____34____ will give hope to others who are ____35____ what we did, and that they’ll also find donors.”
21. A. familiar B. precious C. common D. different
22. A. comfortably B. happily C. anxiously D. secretly
23. A. strange B. potential C. regular D. original
24. A. if B. until C. because D. although
25. A. admitting B. needing C. improving D. balancing
26. A. search B. responsibility C. suggestion D. excuse
27. A. competition B. challenge C. pride D. luck
28. A. remembered B. commented C. learned D. imagined
29. A. ignored B. spread C. received D. brought
30. A. determined B. blamed C. pretended D. praised
31. A. perfect B. generous C. similar D. normal
32. A. stole B. started C. saved D. sold
33. A. thankful B. patient C. eager D. concerned
34. A. role B. target C. title D. gift
35. A. showing off B. going through C. holding onto D. getting over
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）
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。
When I was in primary school, I disliked doing exercise. I felt tired when I____36____(do) any kind of exercise. My parents were really____37____(worry) about my health. One day, after____38____(have) supper, my father came and asked me to have____39____walk with him in the park. I agreed and we went out together. It was hard for me to walk for half____40____hour. I wanted to give up,____41____my father encouraged me to keep on walking. From then on, I was often asked to walk with my parents. To my surprise, I could walk for an hour in the____42____(five) month. How____43____(pride) I felt! I loved taking exercise gradually. Now I am an excellent runner in my school. I take part in the school sports meeting every year.
During all our life, we may face a lot of____44____(difficulty). Don’t be afraid of them. Please try to face them_____45_____(brave). After you overcome what you used to be afraid of, you may find how great you are!
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，正在新西兰某国际高中交换学习。你校将于下个月开设中国戏曲鉴赏课程(Chinese Opera Appreciation Course)，现需一名学生助教(student assistant)，你有意应聘(申请)。请给该课程负责人写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；2. 个人优势；3. 期待回复。
注意：写作词数应为 80个左右。
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面的材料，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。
A few weeks ago，when my mom and I were shopping，we ran into my teacher，who mentioned that the school didn’t have a music teacher to help our class put together a performance for Winter Fair.And，right then and there，my mom said，“I know the perfect song and dance.I’ll teach it to the kids!”
Before I could say “Please don’t，”my mom had agreed to come to my class every morning at 9：30 for a week.Oh，and just to be clear，it’s not as if she’s a professional entertainer (演员).My parents run a small grocery store，and the only singing my mom does is in the shower.
“Um，”I said on our way home，“are you sure this is such a good idea ”
“Of course!” she said.“If we want your school’s Winter Fair to happen，people need to step up and volunteer.”
“I know volunteering is important，” I said.“But couldn’t you help out in another way instead ”
She laughed.“Don’t be silly.We’ll have great fun!”
“OK，everyone，”my teacher said at 9：28 on Monday.“We’re going to stop silent reading a little early because a special guest is here to help us with a performance for Winter Fair.”
“Let’s all welcome Arizona’s mother.”
I looked up to discover my mom standing at the front of the room wearing the world’s silliest hat.
“I’m super excited to be here with you!”my mom said.“I’m going to teach you a fun little song and dance number I learned a few years back，when I did some theater in college.Here goes!”
Oh，please，oh，please，I said over and over in my head，let there be a fire drill (演习) or a power outage (停电)，or anything to stop my mom for completely embarrassing herself—and me!
But obviously，my mom was not at all concerned about looking silly.She turned on some background music and started singing and dancing away.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右。
2.请按如下格式作答。
I closed my eyes，covered my ears，and shrank as low as I possibly could in my chair.
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Not only did my mom turn out to be more than a little OK at performing，but she was also good at teaching us the song and the dance steps.
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参考答案
第二部分 阅读理解（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。
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. B
【答案】8. C 9. C 10. D 11. B
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. B
【答案】16. G 17. E 18. F 19. D 20. A
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. B
【答案】36. did
37. worried
38. having 39. a
40. an 41. but
42. fifth 43. proud
44. difficulties
45. bravely
46【答案】Dear Sir/Madam,
I’m Li Hua, an exchange student from China. I’m writing to apply for the position of student assistant for the upcoming Chinese Opera Appreciation Course.
As a Chinese student, I have a good understanding of our traditional opera. My bilingual ability in English and Chinese allows me to effectively assist teachers and communicate with students.
I’m confident I can contribute well to the course. Thank you for considering my application. I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
47【答案】I closed my eyes，covered my ears，and shrank as low as I possibly could in my chair.After a few seconds，though，I found enough courage to uncover one ear and look through a half open eye.That’s when I saw the expression of great joy on my mom’s face.She was having so much fun.I cound’t help smiling.My classmates clapped and cheered，and I heard someone say，“Wow! Arizona’s mother is pretty talented!”
Not only did my mom turn out to be more than a little OK at performing，but she was also good at teaching us the song and the dance steps.By the time of the fair，I was actually proud of her for putting herself out there for us.“I’m really glad you helped my class with the performance，”I said to my mom as we drove home from Winter Fair.My mom reached back and held my hand.“Thanks for saying that，Arizona.I can see why you might have been embarrassed，but I had such a great time.”
