1、四川省自贡市田家炳中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题第一部分听力(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。1 What does the woman want to do?AFind a place BBuy a map CGet an address2 What will the man do for the woman?ARepair her car BGive her a ride CPick up her aunt3 Who might MrPeterson be?AA new professor
2、BA department head CA company director4 What does the man think of the book?AQuite difficult BVery interesting CToo simple5 What are the speakers talking about?AWeather BClothes CNews6听第6段材料,回答6、7题6Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?AHe has a pain in his kneeBHe wants to watch TVCHe is too laz
3、y7What will the woman probably do next?AStay at home BTake Harry to hospital CDo some exercise8听第7段材料,回答第8、9题8When will the man be home from work?AAt 5:45 BAt 6:15 CAt 6:509Where will the speakers go?AThe Green House CinemaBThe New State CinemaCThe UME Cinema10听第8段材料,回答第10至12题10How will the speakers
4、 go to New York?ABy air BBy taxi CBy bus11Why are the speakers making the trip?AFor business BFor shopping CFor holiday12What is the probable relationship between the speakers?ADriver and passenger BHusband and wife CFellow workers13听第9段材料,回答第1316题13Where does this conversation probably take place?A
5、In a restaurant BIn an office CIn a classroom14What does John do now?AHes a trainer BHes a tour guide CHes a college student15How much can a new person earn for the first year?A. 10,500 B. 12,000 C. 15,00016How many people will the woman hire?AFour BThree CTwo17听第10段材料,回答第17至20题17How long has the sp
6、eaker lived in a big city?AOne year BTen years CEighteen years18What is the speakers opinion on public transport?AIts comfortable BIts timesaving CIts cheap19What is good about living in a small town?AIts safer BIts healthier CIts more convenient20What kind of life does the speakers seem to like mos
7、t?ABusy BColourful CQuiet第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共4小题)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑A Arriving in Sydney on his own from India,my husband,Rashid,stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our childrenDuring the first week of his stay,he went out one day to
8、 do some shoppingHe came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was goneHe was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers,including his passportHe reported the case to the police and then sat there,lost and lonely in strange city,thinking of the terrible trouble
9、s of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new oneLate in the evening,the phone rangIt was a strangerHe was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questionsThen he said they had found a pile of papers in their tras
10、h can(垃圾桶)that had been left out on the footpathMy husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documentsTheir young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papersHer parents had carefully sorted them out,although they had found mainly forei
11、gn addresses on most of the documentsAt last they had seen a halfwritten letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friendThat family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in peopleWe still remember their ki
12、ndness and often send a warm wish their way21What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?AGo shopping BFind a houseCJoin his family DTake his family22The girls parents got Rashids phone number fromAa friend of his family Ba Sydney policemanCa letter in his papers Da stranger in Sydney23Wh
13、at does the underlined word restored in the last paragraph mean?AShowed BSent out CDelivered DGave back24Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AFrom India to Australia BLiving in a New CountryCTurning Trash to Treasure DIn Search of New FriendsB Since the first Earth Day in 1970,
14、American have gotten a lot greener toward the environmentWe didnt know at that time there even was an environment,let alone(更不用说)that there was a problem with it,says Bruce Anderson,president of Earth Day USABut what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movementBusine
15、ss people,political leaders,university professors,and especially millions of grassroots Americans are taking part in the movementThe understanding has increased many,many times,says Gaylord Nelson,the former governor from Wisconsin,who thought up the firstAccording to US government reports,emissions
16、 (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3million tons a year to 5.5tonsThe number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with,the world is a safer and healthier placeA kind of Green thinking has becom
17、e part of practicesGreat improvement has been achievedIn 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600Advanced lights,motors,and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollutionTwentyfive years ago,there were hardly any education
18、programs for environmentToday,its hard to find a public school,university,or law school that does not have such a kind of programUntil we do that,nothing else will change! say Bruce Anderson25According to Anderson,before 1970,Americans had little idea aboutAthe social movement Brecycling techniquesC
19、environmental problems Dthe importance of Earth Day26Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?AThe grassroots level BThe business circleCGovernment officials DUniversity professors27What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?AThey have cut car emissions to t
20、he lowestBThey have settled their environmental problemsCThey have lowered their CO levels in forty citiesDThey have reduced pollution through effective measures28What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?AEducation BPlanning CGreen living DCO reductio
21、nCOne of the latest trend(趋势) in American Childcare is Chinese au pairsAu Pair in Stamford,for example,has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from zero to around 4,000 since 2004And thats true all across the countryI thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early
22、 age Joseph Stocke,the managing director of s company,says of his 2year old sonI would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future,After only six months of being cared by 25yearold woman from China,the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions,his dad says
23、Li Drake,a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband,had another reason for looking for an au pair from ChinaShe didnt want her children to miss out on their rootsBecause I am Chinese,my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture
24、she saysStaying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,says Suzanne Flynn,a professor in language education of ChildrenBut parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce wondersComplete mastery demands continued learning until
25、the age of 10 or 12The popularity if au pairs from china has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn ChineseIt is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years29What does that term au pair in the text m
26、ean?AA mother raising her children on her ownBA child learning a foreign language at homeCA professor in language education of childrenDA young foreign woman taking care of children30Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants themAto live in China some dayBto speak the language at hom
27、eCto catch up wit other childrenDto learn about the Chinese culture31What can we infer from the text?ALearning Chinese is becoming popular In America,BEducated woman do better in looking after childrenCChinese au pairs need to improve their English SkillsDChildren can learn a foreign language well i
28、n six monthsDFrom my earlier memory of Mother, it seemed quite natural to think of her as different, nor of everyday things as Father was. In those days he was a young-looking man. He did not hesitate(犹豫) to make friends with children as soon as they were able to talk to him and laugh at his stories
29、. Mother was older than he was. She must have been a woman of nearly forty, but she seemed even older. She changed little for a long time, showing no indication of growing old at all until, towards the end of her life, she suddenly became an old lady.I was always inquisitive about Mothers age. She n
30、ever had birthdays like other people, nor did anyone else in our family. No candles were ever lit or cakes made or presents given in our house. To my friends in the street who talked delightfully about their birthday parties, I would repeat my mothers words that such celebrations were only foolish.“
31、Nothing but deception(骗局),” she would say. “As though life can be marked by birthdays. Its deeds, not years, that matter.”Although I often repeated her words and even prided myself on not having birthdays, I once could not help asking Mother when she was born.“I was born. Im alive as you can see, so
32、 what more do you want to know?” she replied, so sharply that I never asked her about her age again.In so many other ways Mother was different. Whereas all the rest of the women I knew in the neighboring houses took pride in their housewifely abilities, their new furniture, the neat appearance of th
33、eir homes, Mother regarded all those things as of little importance. Our house always looked as if we had just moved in or were about to move out.32. How did Father impress the author?A. He liked writing stories. B. He talked a lot.C. He was a very young man. D. He was popular with children.33. Befo
34、re the end of her life, Mother _.A. looked quite young B. looked like an old ladyC. looked younger than she was D. looked like a40-year-old woman34. What does the underlined word “inquisitive” (in Paragraph 2) probably mean?A. CertainB. Curious.C. Cautious.D. Confident.35. What do we learn about Mot
35、her?A. She was lazy.B. She was strict.C. She was proud. D. She was special.第二节(共1小题;每小题2分,满分10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Tips for cooking on a Tight Schedule(时间表,日程)From my experience,there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often:ability,money and time,(36)Money is a top
36、ic Ill save for another daySo today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchenHere are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:Think aheadThe moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and there is nothing ready to e
37、atSo think about of the coming weekWhen will you have time to cook?Do you have the right materials ready?(37)Make your time worth itWhen you do find time to cook a meal,make the most of it and save yourself time later onAre you making one loaf of bread?(38) it takes around the same amount of time to
38、 make more of somethingSo save yourself the effort for a future meal(39) This may surprise you,but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentationIt gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes(食谱) that can work well with your appetite(胃口,食欲) and scheduleThe mor
39、e you learn and the more you try,the more ability you have to take control of your food and your scheduleHopefully that gives you a good start(40) and dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!ATry new thingsBAbility is easily improvedCMake th
40、ree or four insteadDUnderstand your food betterECooking is a burden for many peopleFLet cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burdenGA little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共1小题;每题1.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项
41、涂黑Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountainsThey reached the top (41),but on their way back conditions were very(42)Joe fell and broke his legThey both knew that if Simon (43) alone,he would probably get back(44)But Simon decid
42、ed to risk his(45) and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope(绳)As they(46) down,the weather got worseThen another (47) occurredThey couldnt see or hear each other and,(48),Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁)It was (49) for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him upJoe
43、s(50) was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice(51),after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold,Simon had to (52)In tears,he cut the ropeJoe (53) into a large crevasse(裂缝)in the ice belowHe had no food or water and he was in terrible painHe couldnt walk,but he (54) to get out of the cr
44、evasse and started to (55) towards their camp,nearly ten kilometers (56)Simon had(57) the camp at the foot of the mountainHe thought that Joe must be(58),but he didnt want to leave (59)Three days later,in the middle of the night,he heard Joes voiceHe couldnt(60) itJoe was there,a few meters from the
45、ir tent,still alive41AhurriedlyBcarefullyCsuccessfullyDearly42AdifficultBsimilarCspecialDnormal43AclimbedBworkedCrestedDcontinued 44AunwillinglyBsafelyCslowlyDregretfully45AfortuneBtimeChealthDlife46AlayBsettledCwentDlooked47AdamageBstormCchangeDtrouble48Aby mistakeBby chanceCby chanceDby luck49Aunn
46、ecessaryBpracticalCimportantDimpossible50AheightBweightCstrengthDequipment51AFinallyBPatientlyCSurelyDQuickly52Astand backBtake a restCmake a decisionDhold on53AjumpedBfellCescapedDbacked54AmanagedBplannedCwaitedDhoped55ArunBskateCmoveDmarch56AaroundBawayCaboveDalong57Aheaded forBtravelledCleft forD
47、returned to58AdeadBhurtCweakDlate59AsecretlyBtiredlyCimmediatelyDanxiously60AfindBbelieveCmakeDaccept第二节(共10分;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式One morning,I was waiting at the bus stop,worried about (61) (be) late for schoolThere were many people waiting at the bus stop,(62) some
48、of them looked very anxious and (63) (disappoint)when the bus finally came,we all hurried on boardI got a place next (64) the window,so I had a good view of the sidewalkA boy on a bike (65) (catch ) my attentionHe was riding beside the bus and waving his armsI heard a passenger behind me shouting to
49、 the driver,but he refused (66) (stop) until we reached the next stopStill,the boy kept (67) (ride)He was carrying something over his shoulder and shoutingFinally,when we came to the next stop,the boy ran up the door of the busI heard an excited conversationThen the driver stood up and asked,Did any
50、one lose a suitcase at the last stop?A woman on the bus shouted,Oh,dear! Its (68) (I )She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully,Five others on the bus began talking about 69 the boy had done and the crowd of strangers (70) (sudden) became friendly to one another第四部分:写作(共两节,满分
51、35分)第一节短文改错(满分10分)71(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处错误,每句中最多有两处错误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 My dream school starts at 8:30a.m and ends at 3:30pmThey are three lessons in the morning a
52、nd two in the afternoonWe didnt need to do so many homeworkTherefore,we have more time with afterschool activitiesFor example,we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sports for one hour every day My dream school look like a big gardenThere are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the
53、 classroomWe can lie on the grass for a rest,sat by the lake listening musicThe teachers here are kind and helpfullyThey are not only our teachers but also our friends第二节书面表达(25分)一家英语报社向中学生征文,主题是十年后的我、请根据下列要求和你的想象完成短文:(1)家庭 (2)工作 (3)业余生活注意:(1)次数100左右;(2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;(3)开头语已为你写好 I often imagine wh
54、at my life will be like in the future 2020年初高二英语入学试题答案一听力 1-5 ABCBA 6-10 BCACA 11-15 ACBCA 16-20 CBCAB二阅读理解21-25 BCDCC 26-30 ADADD 31 ADCBD 36-40 BGCAF三 完形填空 41-45 CADBD 46-50 CDADB 51-55 ACBAC 56-60 BDACB四语法填空题61. being 62. and 63. disappointed 64 to 65. caught 66. to stop 67. riding 68.me/mine 69.
55、 what 70. suddenly五改错题1They改为There 2didnt改为dont 3many改为much 4with改为for5hour改为hours 6look改为looks 7去掉the 8sat改为sit 9加to 10hopefully改为hopeful六 书面表达(25分)(2014新课标)一家英语报社向中学生征文,主题是十年后的我、请根据下列要求和你的想象完成短文:(1)家庭 (2)工作 (3)业余生活注意:(1)次数100左右; (2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;(3)开头语已为你写好 I often imagine what my life will be l
56、ike in the futureI think my life will be very different in ten yearsI will be twentyeight years old by thenI will have my own familyProbably with a lovely childI hope I will work in a computer company as a program designerI will enjoy my work and get along well with my colleagues,I will do a good job in whatever I doIn my free time,I will continue to take regular exercise,such as swimming,running and various ball gamesOn my holidays,I will travel around the worldIn a word,my life will be much richer and more colorful