1、四川省宜宾市叙州区第二中学校2020-2021学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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
2、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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。1.Where was the man last night?A. In the library.B. At home.C. At the concert.2.What do we know about the man?A. He likes driving.B. He enjoys traveling by car.C. He used to have a car.3.How does
3、 the man usually go to work?A. By bus.B. By car.C. On foot.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Turning on the light.B. Power failure.C. Buying air-conditioning.5.What color does the man prefer to paint the bedroom?A. Light blue.B. Yellow.C. Pink.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
4、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.How much should the woman pay for the flat every week if she takes it?A. 70 pounds.B. 30 pounds.C. 60 pounds.7.What does the woman prefer?A. A flat with a big sitting room.B. A flat without a
5、kitchen.C. A room of her own.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Where did the man grow up?A. In the countryside.B. In a city.C. In a small town.9.What do the speakers see in the streets now?A. Kids playing balls.B. A lot of rubbish.C. Nice shops.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What is the date the day after tomorrow?A.August 27t
6、h.B.August 25th.C.August 29th.11.Where is Mikes uniform during the holiday?A.In his cupboard.B.Under his bed.C.Behind his door.12.What advice does Lily give Mike at last?A.Preparing for the holiday sharing.B.Wearing school uniform.C.Finishing his homework.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.How did Jason find cold
7、weather?A. Enjoyable. B. Terrible. C. Just so-so.14.What did Jason usually do during winter?A. He had snowball fight.B. He went for a walk in the park.C. He gathered his friends at home.15.What did Jason enjoy doing on Christmas?A. Dressing up his children.B. Receiving many presents.C. Sending gifts
8、 to others.16.What season was it?A. Winter. B. Spring. C. Summer.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What is Aelita Andre famous for?A. Her life style. B. Her art shows. C. Her painting style.18.What is NOT true about Aelitas first show?A. It was held in 2011. B. It was held in New York. C. It contained 44 paintin
9、gs.19.How old was Aelita when she started paint?A. Nine months old. B. Four years old. C. Seven years old.20.How much is the cheapest work of Aelita?A. Over $ 2,400. B. Over $ 3,000. C. $ 4,400.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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 By the end of the year, edit
10、ors of New York Times have picked the 4 best books of 2019, including fiction and non-fiction. Lets see which one will take your fancy.Disappearing EarthBy Julia PhillipsIn the first chapter of this novel, two young girls vanish, sending shock waves through a town on the edge of the remote and myste
11、rious Kamchatka Peninsula. What follows is a novel of overlapping short stories about the different women who have been affected by their disappearance. Each tale pushes the narrative forward another month and exposes the ways in which the women of Kamchatka have been destroyed personally, culturall
12、y and emotionally by the crime.No Visible BruisesBy Rachel Louise SnyderSnyders thoroughly reported book covers what the World Health Organization has called “a global health problem”. In America alone, more than half of all murdered women are killed by a current or former life partner; domestic vio
13、lence cuts across lines of class, religion and race. Snyder reveals pervasive myths (restraining orders are the answer, abusers never change) and writes movingly about the lives (and deaths) of people on both sides of the equation. She doesnt give easy answers but presents a wealth of information th
14、at is its own form of hope.Midnight in ChernobylBy Adam HigginbothamHigginbothams superb account of the April 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is one of those rare books about science and technology that read like a tension-filled thriller. Filled with vivid detail and sharply etc
15、hed personalities, this narrative of astonishing incompetence moves from mistake to mistake, miscalculation to miscalculation, as it builds to the inevitable, history-changing disaster.ExhalationBy Ted ChiangMany of the nine deeply beautiful stories in this collection explore the material consequenc
16、es of time travel. Reading them feels like sitting at dinner with a friend who explains scientific theory to you with no airs and graces. Each thoughtful, elegantly crafted story poses a philosophical question; Chiang arranges all nine into a conversation that comes full circle, after having travell
17、ed through remarkable areas.21.Which of the following tells about the violence from a husband to a wife in a family?A.Disappearing EarthB.No Visible BruisesC.Midnight in ChernobylD.Exhalation22.How may readers feel when reading the book Midnight in Chernobyl?A.Delighted.B.Awkward.C.Tense.D.Calm.23.W
18、hat kind of book is Exhalation?A.A folk tale.B.A biography.C.A love story.D.A sci-fi story.BRocky Lyons was five years old when his mother, Kelly, was driving along the country road with him. He was asleep on the front seat of their truck, with his feet resting on her lap. As his mom drove carefully
19、 down the winding country road, she turned onto a narrow bridge. The truck hit a rock and slid off the road. She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal and turning the steering wheel to the left. But Rockys foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel
20、 and she lost control of the truck. The truck fell into a 20-foot ravine（峡谷）. When it hit bottom, Rocky woke up. “What happened, Mama?” he asked. “Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood. “Ill get you out, Mama,” announced Rocky, who had surprisingly
21、escaped injury. He climbed out from under Kelly, slid through the open window and tried to yank（用力拉）his mother out. But she didnt move.“Just let me sleep,” begged Kelly, who was out of consciousness. Rocky insisted, “Mom, you cant go to sleep.”Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told he
22、r hed climb up to the road and stop a car to get help. Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark, Kelly refused to let him go alone. Instead they slowly moved up to the road. The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up, but Rocky wouldnt let her.Rocky kept repeating
23、the inspirational phrase, “I know you can, I know you can.” When they finally reached the road, Rocky broke into tears seeing his mothers torn face clearly for the first time. Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop!” the boy stopped a truck. His mother was sent to hospital.It took 8 hours to reb
24、uild Kellys face. She looks quite different today-“I used to have a straight long nose, thin lips and high cheekbones; now Ive got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”- but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.Rockys heroics were big news. Everyone was surprised at this little boys p
25、ower. “Its not like I wanted it to happen,” The boy explained. “ I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it werent for Rocky, Id have died,” said his mother.24.According to the text, Rocky and Kelly _ .A.were lost on a country roadB.had limited time to find their wayC.were involved in a truck a
26、ccidentD.knew little of what happened to them25.When he woke up, Rocky _ .A.was frightened by his mothers bloodB.found his mother had fallen asleepC.was stuck against the door of the truckD.found the car was turned over26.What happened to Kelly at last?A.She passed away.B.She survived and recovered
27、from injuries.C.She became a hero.D.She had a different life.27.What is the best title for the text?A.A Boy and His MotherB.How to Behave Well？C.I Think I CanD.Nothing is LostC I didnt know how to say no, and was afraid to tell people what I wanted. Instead, I got myself tangled (纠结的) in a web of ob
28、ligations, anxiety, and white lies.The worst thing was that I didnt even realize what I was doing. I thought I knew how to say “no”-but couldnt remember the last time I had. Like a lot of people, I just wanted to be accepted, appreciated, loved-and that the only way to get those things was to put ev
29、eryone elses needs before my own.I never seemed to have time for things I really wanted to do. Id like to learn Spanish, write more fiction, and travel. These arent huge, unrealistic goals. And yet, my people-pleasing ways dramatically cut into my free time to pursue these desires.But recently, I de
30、cided Id had enough. As an experiment, I began standing up for myself, even at the risk of alienating (使疏远) myself from everyone and having my entire life come crashing down around me. Several days ago, a good friend asked me to go for coffee at 5 p.m. I was planning to hit the gym and then binge-wa
31、tch Mad Men for the millionth time. I said, “Sorry, Ive got things I want to do tonight.” She said, “Thats fine. Maybe another time.” It was all so painfully simple that I wanted to cry.Saying “no” is so much easier. If someone asks me to do something I have zero interest in, Im polite but honest. “
32、Im sorry, I dont think thats really for me.” The words slip out my mouth faster than some other lame excuses.Learning how to say “no” has added several extra hours to my days, days to my weeks, and what feels like months to my years. I no longer have to back-burner my plans to help friends with thei
33、r job search, or set aside a weekend to read a book draft by someone I barely know. Saying “no” has set me free.28.Why was the author afraid of saying “no”?A.She didnt want to tell lies.B.She wanted to make more friends.C.She wanted to please every one.D.She was always willing to help others.29.What
34、 was the bad point of being afraid of saying “no”?A.She alienated many friends.B.She was kept busy all day long.C.She felt depressed now and then.D.She had no time for her own hobbies.30.What was her friends reaction when she said “no” to her?A.Natural.B.Painful.C.Angry.D.Disappointed.31.How did the
35、 author feel after she had learnt to say “no”?A.Lonely.B.Relaxed.C.Confident.D.Lost.D Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds o
36、f animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.Animals are more than just
37、beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(老鹰), the farmers stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats an
38、d mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws prote
39、cting animals in danger.Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid(禁止)the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.32.What is the best title for the passage?A.Save the AnimalsB.Useful AnimalsC.Laws for AnimalsD.Animal
40、s in Danger33.Animals are important to us mainly because _.A.they give us a source of foodB.they are beautiful and lovelyC.they give us a lot of pleasureD.they keep the balance of nature34.What is the meaning of the underlined word “multiplied” in the passage?A.Became moreB.Became lessC.Turned black
41、D.Ate food35.We can infer from the passage that _.A.people have known the importance of animal protection a long time agoB.the number of hawks is on the decreaseC.animals play an important role in peoples lifeD.many countries passed laws forbidding the killing of any animal 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短
42、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。Tips to create great readersGreat readers are made; they are not born. After all, children dont enter the world knowing how to understand a text or make inferences. 36.Here are some tips for making children great readers by habit.37.The most important moment in
43、reading instruction is when a student gets something wrong. If the student continues practicing the skill incorrectly, he or she will build weaker habits. Intervene (干预) with a targeted question, such as “How does this part of the text help you understand this character?” Doing so can prevent poor h
44、abits from taking root and build great ones in their place. Build great reading and writing skills hand in hand. Just like adults, students use writing to gather their thoughts about a text and communicate their ideas to others. 38.For example, students can have a discussion about what theyre readin
45、g by answering a focus question in writing: “What is the author trying to teach us in this story?”39.By doing this, you can get a better understanding of what guidance the students will need during the discussion.Make sure students are reading. Independent reading time is important for any reading p
46、rogram. Its a chance for students to put together everything theyve learned in reading lessons and fly using their own wings. 40.Providing a rich class library and letting students know that they are expected to read for the entire period will ensure their success as lifelong independent readers.A.
47、Build habits at the moment of error.B. Make sure students fall in love with reading.C. Then, you can review their written responses.D. They grow into great readers by learning great habits.E. But it only works if they really do spend that time reading.F. Specific lines or phrases from the text help
48、to reveal that information.G. Therefore, you can develop their writing and reading skills at the same time. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Annie was a great teacher who opened the door to Helen Kellers life. However, she was sometimes igno
49、red as people only_41_her student. In fact, her learning was just as_42_ as Helens learning. Without Annie, Helens life would have never truly_43_.Annie had trouble with her_44_when young she hardly saw. She went to Perkins School for the blind in Boston where she_45_many operations. As a result, he
50、r sight gradually improved and she became an outstanding_46_in her school.After graduation Annie went to Alabama and met Helen, who was blind and deaf. She_47_ her to read, write, speak, and most importantly, to _48_the world around her. Annie would let Helen _49_a thing and then she would _50_ the
51、name of the thing onto Helens hand. Touching was almost Helens only way of knowing things. To help Helen learn to write, Annie got her student a specially-designed board so that Helen could write_51_ on the paper placed over it.Learning to speak was _52_ for Helen. Annie would place Helens hand on h
52、er throat vibrations (震动) while speaking. Years later Helen finally_53_to speak clearly. If Annie hadnt been that _54_and helpful, Keller wouldnt have gone to Radcliffe College and graduated with good results.Annie and Helen once traveled to Hollywood to film a movie based on their own lives. The mo
53、vie, called Deliverance, was a(an) _55_. But this didnt discourage them from trying to earn their_56_in the entertainment field. They found that they were natural_57_and performed in many shows! Through their work, they_58_two million dollars for the blind.Annie stayed with Helen until she died in N
54、ew York in 1936. Another woman was asked to _59_Helen. For Helen, however, no one could ever take the_60_of Annie.41.A. greetedB. permittedC. impressedD. remembered42.A. importantB. interestingC. difficultD. famous43.A. sufferedB. struggledC. startedD. died44.A. eyesB. legsC. armsD. ears45.A. receiv
55、edB. refusedC. designedD. missed46.A. listenerB. authorC. translatorD. student47.A. taughtB. allowedC. orderedD. asked48.A. observeB. drawC. contentD. know49.A. seeB. touchC. hearD. watch50.A. imagineB. writeC. tellD. put51.A. linesB. lettersC. designsD. colors52.A. easyB. naturalC. hardD. impressiv
56、e53.A. learnedB. hadC. agreedD. hoped54.A. beautifulB. tallC. curiousD. patient55.A. surpriseB. experimentC. failureD. comedy56.A. costB. livingC. rightsD. degrees57.A. actressesB. doctorsC. waitressesD. teachers58.A. soughtB. borrowedC. foundD. raised59.A. argue forB. stare atC. look afterD. apolog
57、ize to60.A. photoB. placeC. awardD. chance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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Have you ever met anyone of your age from America? Do you think you would have a lot 61. common with the middle school students there?In fact, there are lots of 62. (different). For example, classes in
58、 American schools are 63. (small) than ours. Most classes in America have no more than 30 students. Most students in the US dont wear school uniforms, and they never do group exercises each day the way we do. 64. we do exercises in the morning together will make them surprised.In fact, Chinese stude
59、nts and American students have very different lives.Whats the first thing you think about when you get up in the morning? Its 65.(probable) your lessons at school. You may wonder66. you have finished your homework. Chinese students are always under lots of pressure both at home 67. at school. They s
60、tudy hard at night, and sometimes even on weekends because exams are very important to them.For Chinese students, school is life, but not for American students. They dont have to worry about passing exams all the time, so they can spend time in and out of school 68. (do) things they enjoy. Students
61、do different things for fun. Playing sports, making music and surfing the website are all their favorite activities. Many American teachers think that 69. (study) hard isnt enough to make good students. They encourage students 70.(try) lots of different things.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，
62、满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I always dreamed traveling on my own. But my parents worried about me all the tine. They thought I migh
63、t have trouble solve the problems I met. In order to comfort him, I decided to travel with a friend and they agreed. It take me just two minutes to book two train ticket from my hometown to Nanjing, paying with Alipay. I also downloaded an app which was using to help me find the hotel easy. We spent
64、 several days in Nanjing and visited the number of old museums, that contained many beautiful paintings. Although this was the first time that I had left home, but I really had a good time.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，是星光中学一名高一学生，得知某英文报社要评选“The Most Qualified Teacher”(最美老师)，你想推荐你校的刘英老师。请你用英语给编辑写一封推荐信。要点如下：
65、1.介绍被推荐人（刘英老师）的基本信息（如外貌，性格等）;2.说明推荐理由。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Editor，_Yours sincerely，Li Hua2020年秋四川省叙州区第二中学高二开学考试英语试题答案一听力1-5:BCABA 6-10:ACBBC11-15:BAAAC 16-20:CCCAB二阅读理解.21-23:BCD 24-27:CDBC 28-31:CDAB32-35:ADAC 36-40:DAGCE三完形填空41-45:DCCAA46-50:DADBB51-55:BCADC56-6
66、0:BADCB四语法填空61.in62.differences63.smaller64.That65.probably66.if/whether67.and68.doing69.studying70.to try五短文改错.dreamed后加of/aboutsolvesolvinghimthemtaketookticketticketsusingusedeasyeasilytheathatwhich去掉but六书面表达.Dear Editor，Im a senior high school student in Xing Guang Middle School and I happen to
67、hear that you are hosting an activity to select The Most Qualified Teacher. It is my great honor to introduce you one of my favourite English teachers, Liu Ying.First of all, Miss Liu , who is young, good-looking as well as enthusiastic, always makes her class lively and interesting. Secondly, she i
68、s not only strict but also patient in her teaching. Whats more, she is always willing to help us with our problems. Last but not least, she is so easygoing that we are friends after school.Therefore, I here strongly recommend her to you with all my heart and I look forward to your early reply.Yours sincerely，Li Hua
