云南省昆明市昆八中2023-2024學年高二上學期特色部開學考試英語試題（含答案無聽力部分）

第第頁云南省昆明市昆八中2023-2024學年高二上學期特色部開學考試英語試題（含答案，無聽力部分）絕密★考試結(jié)束前

昆八中2023-2024學年高二上學期特色部開學考試

英語試卷

(考試時間:90分鐘試卷滿分:120分)

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第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)

第一節(jié)(共15小題:每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Therecentfewweekshavebeentheperfecttimeforagoodbookandherearesomegoodonesthatallowreaderstogetcompletelylostinanotherworld.

WatchMeDisappear

Ifyoulikemysterieswiththefamilydrama,JanelleBrown'sbest-sellingthrillerisforyou.Thestoryfollowsawealthywifeandmomwhogoesonahikeandneverretumas.Herlonelyhusbandandteenagedaughter,Olive(who'sdealingwithherownproblems),areconfusedwithsorTowwttiletryngtofindoutwhathappens.

TheBoyfromtheWoods

IfyoupickuponeofHarlanCoben'sbooks,youwon'tbeabletoputitdown.Hismysterystorieskeepreadersfascinated.TheBoyfromtheWoodsissuretosatisfyfansbyitstwisty,heart-racingplotsfilledwithinterestingandexcitingatmosphere.Thisisthebooktoreadifyoulovemasterfulsuprises.

HowtoWalkAway

KatherineCenter'sbest-sellingnovelfollowsayoungwoman,Margaret,withherperfectfiance,apilotwhotakesheronanupetingflightthatchangesherlifeforever.ReadersadoreMargaret'swisdomandhumorasshefacesachangedworldandfiguresoutwhatIovereallylookslike.

TheLastOneLeft

Thisnovel,firstpublishedin1967,stillattractsreadersdecadeslater.NovelistDeanKoontzwrotetheintroductiontotherecenteition,wherehedescribesreadingeachofJohnD.MacDonald'snovets-"atleastthreetimes,someofthemtwice",Thisisyournextreadifyouwanttobesweptawaybyamasterpieceofthemysteryandexcitement.

1.WhatisWatchMeDisappearprobablyabout

A.Mysteriousdisappearanceofawoman.B.Sorrowatadeadmom.

C.Teenagerproblems.D.Afamilyouting.

2.Whoisthe.authorafTheLastOneLeft

A.DeanKoontz.B.HarlanCoben.C.KatherineCenter.D.JohnD.MacDonald.

3.Whichbookdealswithlove

A.WatchMeDisappear.B.TheBoyfromtheWoods.

C.HowloWalkAway,D.TheLastOneLefl.

B

ChenXingrong,16,wasbornwithautism(自閉癥).“Wedidnotunderstandwhysuchathingwouldhappentous,”saysChen'sfatherChenXunbu.Hequithisjobatacomputercompanyanddevotedhisfulattentiontohelpinghisson.In2023,ChenXunbulearnedthatswimmingcouldbelppeoplewithautismimprovetheirarticulation(發(fā)音)andphysicalgrowth,sohespentmonthsteachinghissontoswim

“Theeffortsmadenodifferenceinthetursttbreemonths,"herecalls.Tohissurprise,afteranotherthreemonths,hediscoveredthathissonbaddevelopedtheabilitytocontrolhisbreathunderwater,whichsignificantlyboostedhisconfidence.“Iusedtoplanallhisexercisesforhim,butnowitisalluptohim,"saysthefather.“Hedecideshowmanyexerciseshewantstodo,andwerespecthischoices."Inspiteofallthehardshipsinlife,ChenXingrongmanagedtobecomeanoutstandingswimmer,thankstoconstanttrainingandthesupportofhisparents.Lastyear,hewonfivemedals,includingagold,atthe11thNationalGamesforPersonswimDisabilitiesandtheeighthNationalSpecialOlympicGames.

In2023,anautism-themedfilm,titledOceanHeaven,hitthebigscreeninChina.Itdescribeshowadyingfatherattemptstoteachhissonthenecessarylifeskillslolivewithouthim.“MywifeandIwatchedthefilminthetheater,"hesays.“Weweptuncontrollablybecausewecouldresonatewiththeflm'scharacters."

Sincethen,aswellasswimming,helpinghissonlearnbasiclifeskillsisalsoanimportantaimforthefather.Thankstohisefforts,ChenXingronghasleamedtobuyfoodinthemarketintheirneighborhood.Healsodoesvoluntaryjobsatsupermarketsandfastfoodrestaurants,suchasarrangingshelvesandcleaningdiningtablcs.“Heispartofthecommunity,andIhopehewillliveanormallifeinthefuture.Thereisnothingthatwewantmorethanthat,”saysChenXunhu.

4.WhydidCheaXingrongsfatheratangeswimmingexercisesforhim

A.Torealizehispotentialofswimming.B.Todevelophisabilitytobreathe.

C.Tobecomeawell-knownathlete.D.Toovercomehisautism-relatedproblems.

5.WhatmadeChenXingrong'ssuccess

A.Hisfatber'sprofessionalinstruction.B.Hisdeterminationandhisparents'love.

C.Hisphysicaldisabilityandhardshipinlife.D.Hisownspecialgiftforswimming.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tesonate”inparagraph3mean

A.Worktogether.B.Getalong.C.Fallinlove.D.Sharecommonfeelings.

7.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph

A.CheaXingronghasdevotedtovolunteerjobs.

B.ChesXngrongistryingtoeammuchmoney.

C.ChenXingrongisleaningtoadapttosociety.

D.ChenXingronghasquittedhisswinmingcareer.

C

Everyoneprocrastinates.Weputthingsoffbecausewedon'twanttodothem,orbecausewehavetoomanyotherthingsonourplates.Puttingthingsoff-bigorsmall-ispartofbeingbuman.Butprocrastinationdoeshaveconsequences.Whenyourprocrastinationleavesyoufeelingdiscouraged,itistimetotakeaction,andoneoftbebestwaystogetridofitistomakeanun-schedule.

Anun-scheduleisaweeklycalendarofallthewaysinwhichyourtimeisalreadyaccountedfor.Youconsidernotonlyyourtimedcommitmentssuchasclassesandmeetings,butalsoyouruntimedactiviticssuchasmeals,exercise,timewithfriends,andthelike.Onceyouhavemadeyourun-schedule,youmaybeabletoseeyourtineisoftenfilledwithmoreactivitiesthanyourealize,forinstance,thatyoureallydon'thavefivebourstospendwritingonthenigbtbeforeyourpaperisdue.Procrastinators'viewsoftimetendtobeunrealistic,andtheun-schedulecanhelpyououtlinearealisticplan.Byplanningaccordingly,youwillnotonlygetabetternight'ssleep,youmayalsoendlupwithabetterpaper.

Theun-schedulemightalsobeagoodwaytogetstartedonalargerproject,suchasatemmpaperoranhonorspaper.Youmaythinkthatyouhave“allsemester”"togetthewritingdone,butifyoureallymapouthowmuchimeyoubaveavailabletowriteonadailyandweeklybasis,youwillscethatyouneedtogetstartedsooner,ratherthanlater.Inaddition,theun-schedulemayrevealespeciallybusyweeksormonths,whicbwillhelpyoubudgettimeforlong-termprojects.

Perhapsmostimportantly,theun-schedulecanhelpyouexaminehowyouspendyourtime.Youmaybesuprisedathowmuchtimeyouspendwatchingtelevision,anddecidetomakeachange.It'sespeciallyimportantthatyoubuildtimeforfunactivitiesintoyourun-schedulc.Otherwise,youwillprocrastinateinordertostealtimeforrelaxation.

Youcanalsousetheun-scheduletorecordyourprogresstowardsyourgoal.Rewardyourselfforyoursmallsuccesses.Seeingwhatyou'veachievedwillhelpyoureinforce(強化)theproductivebehavior,andyouwillfeelmoremotivatedinthefollowingprocess.

ASyouexplorewaystoconqucrprocrastination,don'texpectovernighttransformnation.Youdevelopedthehabitoveralongtime;youaren'tgoingstopmagically.Butyoucanchangethebehavior,bitbybit.Ifyoustarttomakeanun-schedulenow,youwilleventuallydevelopnewbabits.

8.FromParagraph2,wecankaowthatprocrastinators______

A.usuallyhavesleepingproblemsB.tendtobeunrealisticindailylife

C.spendmoretimeindoingexerciseD.oftenfailtonoticeuntimedactivities

9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestreflectsanun-schedule

A.“NowIhavemoretimeforfun."

B.“Icanstartmybigprojectlater."

C.“I'lltreatmyselftoamovieformyprogress.

D.“T'mgoingtohavemoretimetofinishmypaper."

10.Accordingtothewriter,peopleneedtomakeanun-schedulebecauseoftheir______.

A.interestsindoingthingsdifferentlyB.determinationtotryoutnewthings

C.inabilitytomanagetimeproperlyD.lackofconcentrationonaproject

11.Theauthorwritesthepassageto____

A.showconcernsB.offersuggestions

C.expressdissatisfactionD.makecomments

D

Youaregivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictimorcreator.Whenyouchoosetobeavictim,theworldisacoldanddifficultplace.“They'didthingstoyouwhichcausedallofyourpainandsuffering.“They”arewrongandbad,andlifeisteribleaslongas“they”arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforallyourproblems,thusintermalizing(內(nèi)化)yourvictimization(受害).Thetruthis,yourlifeislikelytostaythatwayaslongasyoufeelaneedtoblameyourselforothers.

Thosewbochoosetobecrcatorslookatlifequitedifferently.Theyknowthereareindividualswhomightliketocontroltheirlives,buttheydon'tletthisgetintheway.Theyknowtheyhavetheirweaknesses,yettheydon'tblamethemselveswhentheyfail.Whateverhappens,theyhavechoiceinthematter.Theybelievetheirdancewitheachsacred(神圣的)momentoflifeisagiftandthatstormsareanaturalpartoflifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotionalandspiritualgrowth.

Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddealwithmanyofthesamephysicalrealities,yettheirexperienceoflifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish(沉溺)inanger,guilt,andotheremotionsthatcauseothers-andeventhemselves-tofeellikevictims,too.Creatorsconsciouslychooselove,inspiration,andotherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythemselves,butallaroundthem.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoicetodeterminethedirectionoftheirlives.

Inreality,allofusplaythevictimorthecreatoratvariouspointsinourlives.Oneperson,onlosingajoboraspecialrelationship,mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandsinkintoteriblesufferingformonths,years,orevenalifetime.Anotherwiththesameexperiencemaychoosetofirstexperiencethegrief,thenacceptthelossandsoonmoveontobeapowerfulcreativeforceinhislife.

Ineverymomentandeverycircumstance,youcanchoosetohaveafuller,richerlifebysettingaclearintentiontotransformthevictimwithin,andbyinvitingintoyourlifethepowerfulcreatorthatyouare.

12.Inwhatwaynisacreatordifferentftomavictim

A.Acreator1ISgivenmorechallenges.

BFailureseldomcomestoacreator.

C.Stormsarebeneficialinacreator'seyes.

D.Avictimhardlyblamesothersfortheirownfaults.

13.Whenpeoplechoosetothinklikeacreator,whatwillhappen

A.Theyseldommakecarelessmistakes.

B.Theworldseamsacoldanddifficultplace.

C.Lifeisblessedwithfeweropportunitiesthanexpected.

D.Theydon'tcarewhathappenstothembutthinkpositively.

14.Wlichofthefollowingcanbedescribedasacreator'sact

A.Timfailedhisexamandthoughthewouldneverpassit

B.Samlosthisjobandabandonedhimselftodrinkingformonths.

C.J.K.Rowlingwasrejectedbyapublisherandyetwentonwriting-

D.Jessicabrokeupwithherhusbandandchosetogiveupher0wnlife.

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthistext

A.BeneftsOfBeingACreatorB.Creators:ActNowOrNever

C.CreatorOrVictim:UpToYouD.WaysToTransformAVictimIntoACreator

第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

RonnieSchultz,a66-year-oldwholivesinManbattan,findscreativewaystoworkonherbalancedaily.Shebelievesthatbalanceisthekeytolivingalonger,morefulfillinglife,atheorythatisnowbackedbyscience.16

EstablishaBalaice-FocusedExerciseRoutine.

Everyweek,Schultzworksvirtuallywithayogateachertolearnnewbalancingtechniquesandreceiveguidance.

Overtime,she'sbuiltconfidenceinhermobilityandbalance,whichaffordshertheopportunitytofunctiononahighlevelandtocontinuetodothethingssheloves.__17_____

IncorporateBalanceinDailyLife.

18Shefindsherselfbalancingononelegwhilewaitingtocrossthestreetandwhilebrushingherteeth.

“Ibrushmyteethononelog,"Shultzsays.“Ihaveatwo-minutetimeronmyelectrictoothbrush,andIhardlyevertouchthesink.Idon'twanttolosethatopportunitytodoabalancingpose.

HaveaBeginner'sMindset.

Schultzstartedexercisingatage41,aftersheexperiencedmajorhealthproblemswithanarhythmicheart,andhighbloodpressure.

“Ididn'tdoitovernight,andIdidn'tloveitatthebeginning.""Schultzsays.__19

Beyondmotivation,Schultzisconsistentandchoosestopracticebalancingexercisessheisnot

particularlystrongat.Andshemakesitapointtoworkonherbarance,especiallyonthedaysshedoesn'tfeellikeit.

20

Schultzplanstocortunueinmultipleways.Herperspectiveisthatmaintaininggoodbalancewillhelpherlivealonger,morefulillinglife,andthatmakesbalancingworthit.

“Whatmakesmedoitismylife.AndI'mhopingifIstayhealthy,itwillkeepmeherelongerbecauseIvaluemylifeandmytimehere."

A.Balancetostrengthenself-worth

B.Maintaingoodbalancetobemoresuccessful

C.Nowsheenjoysbalancingononelegwhileworking

D.Therearesomeprinciplesthatshestickstointheprocess

ESchultzdoesn'tmissachancetobecomemoreskillfulatbalancing

F.Butitwasherillnesswithherheartthatmotivatedhertogetstarted

G.Shetakescareofherself,walksherdogs,cooksandmovesaroundcomfortably

第二部分語言運用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)

第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

“Doyouneedavaseforyourpurplecamations(康乃馨)agentlevoice_21_meinmyhospitalbed.Itwasoneofthosefew22momentswhennooneelsewasintheroomwithmeandIhadslippedintosleep.Usuallytheroomwasfullof23andtheirfamilies.

“Yes,thesearefromaspecialfriend,"I__24tositupinspiteofmyweakbody.Shewasacleanerandwhileclearingthedeskbesidemybed,she25theflowers.ButwhywouldshecareAndshesaid“purplecamations”_26Iaskedherifshelikesflowers.Hereyeslitupandshespokeinexcited27Shelovesflowersso

muchthateveryflowerinhergardeneachdaygetsaspecialhugand__28__fromherbeforesheleavesforwork.MyGod!Ican'tbelieveit!

ItoldhertbatI'vebeen29alotofflowersfrommyrelativesandusuallyIhadthemdeliveredtothenursestation.AndIdecidedtogiveherthepurplecarnationsjustbecauseofher_30aboutflowers.

Shewasingreat__31_.Butbeingthenicepersonsheis,shestilltriedto__32_metohavehalfofthemandshewouldhappilytaketheresthome.Iaskedherifshecould__33themwithothersinstead.Shewasdoublyhappy.

Sheleft,camebackandsaid,“ITwillbethinkingofyouwheneverIseepurple."Ialmost34

Suchgoodwillforsomethingso35Iwasreallyamazedandimpressedbythiscleaner!.

21.A.interruptedB.awokeC.botheredD.surprised

22.A.importantB.movingC.rareD.painful

23.A.cleanersB.doctorsC.nursesD.patients

24.AmanagedB.happenedC.pretendedD.refused

25..A.gaveoutB.chanceduponC.dealtwithD.bheldback

26.A.specificallyB.fluentlyC.willinglyD.bravely

27.A.dancesB.shoutsC.whispersD.bursts

28.A.showerB.feedC.byeD.greeting;

29.A.buyingB.receivingC.requestingD.borrowing

30.A.imaginationB.knowledgeC.crazinessD.opinion

31.A.delightB.panicC.shockD.need

32.A.remindB.inspireC.prepareD.convince

33.A.organizeB.plantC.struggleD.share

34.A.1aughedB.sleptC.chokedD.hesitated

35A.smallB.strangeC.kindD.unbelievable

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或所給單詞的正確形式。

AsaChineseinvention,almostfromthebeginningchinawasapopularitemforexporttonearbycountries.AsearlyasRomantimes.china36(flow)intoEuropebytheSilkRoad.However,theamountofchina37(reach)buropewasqurtesmall.Thigsshangedin.theearly16thcentury__38EuroyeansestablishedbasesfortradeinAsia.It__39(estimate)thatmorethan30millionpiecesofchinawereimportedbytheDutchduringtheearly17thcentury,withBritainandFrancenotfarbehind.

MucbofthechinaproducedbyJingdezhenduringthispariodwasmade40(specific)forexporttoEurope.Astheyearswentby,Westem41(company)increasinglyboughtundecoratedchinainJingdezhen,andhadtheseblankstransportedtofactoriesinGuangzhouwheretheyweredecorated42.Westerndesigns.Ihtime,Europeanslearnedthesecretsofmakinggoodchinaandbeganmakingitlocallyin43___(they)ownfactoriesintheWest.Astheirgoodshadlittleornoshippingcost,theyweremuchchcaper__44thosefromChina,andsobythelateQingDynasty,Jingdezhenwentintodocline,andintheearly20thcenturyithadnearlystoppedproduction.However,inthelate20thcentury,45riewmarketforfineJingdezhcnchinadevelopedwithinChinaandabroad,andtheJingdezhenkilns(窯),togetherwithmanyotherkilns,havecomebacktolife.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假如你是李華，國際學校的老師Paul邀請你星期六參加該校舉行的“中國文化日”活動，但是你因為某些原因不得不拒絕他的邀請，請給Paul寫封郵件。

內(nèi)容包括:

1.表示歉意;

2.說明原因;

3.預祝活動成功。

注意:1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右:

2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearPaul,______________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

LiHua

第二節(jié)(滿分25分)

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。

Elizabethwalkedtotheyard,carryingabunchofdaisies(雛菊).

“Beautifulflowersfor,for..Oh,I'llnevergetitright!"Shecried,throwingthedaisiesontheground.Shehadbeenpractisingherspeechforaweek

Partofhercouldn'twait.ThisSaturday,thegreatAnaWolf,famouspianist,wouldperformattheconcerthallintown.Forfouryears,ElizabethhadlistenedtoMsWolffsrecordingsoverandoveragain,lovingthewaythenotesflowedlikearushingmountainstream.

PartofElizabethwastenified.Hermusicteacheratschool,MrLeaf,hadaskedhertopresenttheflowerstoMsWolffaftertheperformance.ButElizabethknewherselfwell.Shehadseriousstagefrightandshereallyhateditwhenshehadtotalkinfrontofpeople.Evenso,Elizabethwasdeterminedtotakethechallengethistime.

“How'sthespeechgoing"askedElizabeth'smother,“Wanttopracticeonme"

“No,thaks,"saidElizabeth,“Mum,Ican'tdothis!I'lforget.Imightevenpassout(昏倒)!”

“Oh,honey.Thinkaboutit..s