四川省广安市武胜烈面中学校2020-2021学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题.doc

四川省广安市武胜烈面中学校2020-2021学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题

四川省广安市武胜烈面中学校2020-2021学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题

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四川省广安市武胜烈面中学校2020-2021学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题
本试卷共 150 分 考试时间 120 分钟
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)
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. Who is coming for tea?
A. John. B. Mark. C. Tracy.
2. What will the man do next?
A. Leave right away. B. Stay for dinner. C. Catch a train.
3. What does the man come for?
A. A lecture. B. A meeting. C. A party.
4. What size does the man want?
A. 9 . B. 35. C. 39.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Life in Southeast Asia. B. Weather conditions. C. A holiday tour.
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 man doing?
A. Giving a speech. B. Chairing a meeting. C. Introducing a person.
7. Why does the woman sing so well?
A. She has a great teacher. B. She teaches singing. C. She is young.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。
8. What is the second gift for Jimmy?
A. A car. B. A watch. C. A computer.
9. Why does Jimmy feel happy?
A. He lives with his parents.
B. He’s got what he dreams of.
C. He’s received lots of presents.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. They are friends.
B. They are strangers to each other.
C. They are husband and wife.
11. Why does the woman come to talk with the man?
A. To get a job. B. To take a test. C. To see the secretary.
12. What does the man mean by saying sorry?
A. He can’t hear the woman clearly.
B. He doesn’t need a designer.
C. He can’t help the woman.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What do we know about the woman?
A. She lives close to the office.
B. She is new to the company.
C. She likes the big kitchen.
14. How does the man go to work?
A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car.
15. Why was Susan late for work?
A. She missed the bus.
B. Her train was late.
C. Her car broke down.
16. What will the man do next day?
A. Go to work by train. B. Visit Lily in her flat. C. Leave home earlier.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Where can you most probably hear this talk?
A. In a class of the English language.
B. In a class of the Greek language.
C. In a class of the French language.
18. How long does the class last?
A.11 weeks. B. 13 weeks. C. 15 weeks.
19. What is “the shortcut” to learning words according to the speaker?
A. Taking more courses.
B. Reading basic words aloud.
C. Learning how words are formed.
20. Why is the class popular?
A. It is not offered each term.
B. It’s taught by Professor Morris.
C. It helps to master some useful rules.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Dear Highlights,
My sister is always in a bad mood, which gets me in a bad mood. What should I do?
Tessa, Virginia
It can be hard to be around someone who is in a bad mood. Since you can’t change another person’s mood, try to focus on what you can control: your own mood and reaction.
You might find it easier to stay in a good mood if you leave your sister alone when she feels grumpy (脾气暴躁的). The next time she is in a bad mood, go to a quiet place in your house. Read, exercise, draw, listen to music — do something that makes you feel happy.
Your parents might have some good suggestions for you, too.

Dear Highlights,
I play soccer, but sometimes I play badly. How can I do better?
Jarom, Utah
To be good at anything, determination and practice are important. Listen closely to your coach, watch other players, then practice, practice, practice! Professional athletes continue to practice their sports each day, knowing that if they start to get lazy, they won’t keep or develop their skills.
In addition to practicing with teammates, you can work on drills on your own.
Learning more about the sport may help too. Your coach can likely direct you to some good resources on skills development.

Dear Highlights,
I was moved up a grade a few years ago. Now, almost everyone in my previous grade asks me why. It wouldn’t be a problem, except some boys ask over and over just to be annoying. What do I do?
Allison (by e-mail)
If you’re sure that they are trying to be annoying, you might respond with something humorous. For ex-ample, you could say something like “They told me that the lunch lines would be shorter.” Use the situation to turn annoying questions into something to laugh about.
21. What should Tessa do when her sister gets bad-tempered?
A. Accompany her. B. Change her mood.
C. Try some happy things. D. Leave her in a quiet place.
22. When talking about Jarom’s problem, Highlights especially stresses the importance of ______.
A. determination B. practice
C. team spirit D. the coach’s help
23. What’s Allison’s problem?
A. She cannot get along well with her classmates.
B. Some boys in her class annoy her on purpose.
C. She is fed up with being asked the same question.
D. Her friends cannot accept that she moved up a grade.
24. What can we learn from the answer to Allison’s question?
A. Laughter is the best medicine.
B. He who laughs last laughs longest.
C. A sense of humor makes you easy-going.
D. Humor can ease the tension in many situations.

B
The secret of happiness could be as simple as remembering the good times and forgetting the regrets. People who look at the past through rose-colored glasses are happier than those who focus on negative past experiences and regrets, according to a new study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.
The study helps explain why personality has such a strong influence on a person’s happiness and the findings suggest that people with certain personality traits (特征) are happier than others because of the way they think about their past, present and future.
“We found that highly extraverted(外向型的) people are happier with their lives because they tend to hold a positive view of the past and are less likely to have negative thoughts and regrets. On the contrary, neurotic (神经质的) people are likely to have the exact opposite view of the past and are less happy as a result,” said Ryan Howell, assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University.
“This is good news because although it may be difficult to change your personality, you may be able to change your view of time and improve your happiness,” Howell said.
The authors suggest that enjoying happy memories or reframing (重新构筑) painful past experiences in a positive light could be effective ways for individuals to increase their life satisfaction.
“Personality traits influence how people look at the past, present and future and it is these different perspectives on time that drive a person’s happiness,” Howell said.
25. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ______.
A. view the past in a very positive way
B. look back with very beautiful glasses
C. have experienced a wonderful past
D. love glasses with a rose color
26. According to Howell, if you want to improve your happiness, you can ______.
A. change your personality
B. deny your painful past experiences
C. improve your life standard
D. change your perspective on time
27. The text is probably taken from a ______.
A. research paper B. lifestyle magazine
C. medical textbook D. fashion journal

C
David Beckham thinks he would be more useful as a player than a coach at the 2012 London Olympic Games when Britain fields (使参加比赛) its first Olympic football team since 1960.
The former England captain will be 37 when the Olympics come to London, but he says that fitness will not be an issue.
“There are several months to go and there are a lot of decisions to be made but I would love to be part of it,” Beckham told the BBC on Monday. “I’m sure I’d be better as a player than a coach so I’ll have to wait and see. I still feel as if I’m 21 when I’m playing. I still love the game like I did when I was 21. I still feel as fit.
“Everyone knows I have looked after myself eat-ing-wise, fitness-wise. So I’m not in bad shape and I’ll continue to work hard and hopefully I can be part of it.”
Stuart Pearce, the manager of England under-21, the feeder team for the England national football team, is going to take charge of the team, with The Football Association administering the team and set to provide all the players.
The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish associations won’t be part of the team because of fears it would affect their independence and voting rights within FIFA.
Beckham was at the World Cup last year as a member of England coach Fabio Capello’s support staff (辅助人员) after being ruled out because of a serious injury.
While Beckham made the last of his 115 appearances for England in October 2009, he is still playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
But Beckham might not be with the Galaxy by the time the Olympics start in July 2012, with his five-year Major League Soccer contract coming to an end at the end of this year.
28. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to ______.
A. coaching staff at the World Cup B. England under-21
C. Britain’s Olympic football team D. the England national football team
29 Which of the following about Beckham and Fabio Capello is TRUE?
A. Fabio Capello was once Beckham’s coach.
B. Beckham was ruled out by Fabio Capello.
C. Beckham was part of Capello’s support staff.
D. Fabio Capello stopped playing because of Beckham.
30. We can learn from the text that _____.
A. Beckham hasn’t played for England for 2 years
B. Beckham will attend the 2012 London Games
C. 37-year old Beckham looks as young as 21
D. Beckham plays football every day to keep fit
31. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Beckham, a better player than coach
B. Beckham, a shining star at London Games
C. Beckham shows his unwillingness to be a coach
D. Beckham wants to be player at London Games
D
The US will seek to expand its own oil production in an attempt to reduce dependence on imported oil and bring down fuel prices, President Obama says. New contracts for exploration will be signed in non-protected areas of Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico.
In his weekly speech, the President insisted the US could reduce its need for imported oil and improve safety. Using his speech to tell Americans that he understood their concerns about rising prices, President Obama focused particularly on the price of fuel, which has risen in recent months.
US consumers have historically enjoyed cheap fuel, but have seen prices rise in recent months even though US oil production in 2010 reached its highest level for seven years.
Although the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was serious, Mr Obama said the Gulf remained a key part of the country’s future energy supply.
The President’s proposals (议案) come after Republicans (共和党人) introduced a series of proposals that would expand and speed up oil and gas production.
The White House has criticized the Republican proposals for safety reasons, but Mr Obama was clear in his speech that he felt safety and environmental standards could be maintained even though production might rise.
“I believe that we should continue to expand oil production in America — even as we increase safety and environmental standards,” he said.
“As a nation, we should be investing in the clean, renewable sources of energy that are the solution to high gas prices.”
Mr Obama has previously called for a step-change in energy policy, saying the US must move towards getting 80% of its electricity from clean energy sources by 2035.
32. Which of the following is NOT included in Mr Obama’s speech?
A. The dependence on imported oil.
B. Improving safety standards.
C. The reason for the rising oil prices.
D. Expanding oil production.
33. Mr Obama thinks the Republican proposals are ______.
A. not safe enough B. not environmentally friendly
C. practical D. clear
34. What can we learn from the text?
A. The US has got most of its electricity from clean energy.
B. US oil production is too small to keep the present low fuel prices.
C. The US produced the most oil in 2010 in its history.
D. The Gulf is still important in energy supply in spite of the oil spill in 2010.
35. Which of the following can serve as the title?
A. Obama: US will seek oil in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico
B. Obama: US will import less oil to improve safety and environmental standards
C. Obama: the time of high fuel prices will be gone
D. Obama: clean, renewable sources of energy are the solution to high gas prices

第二节（共5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。
Family traditions are things that families do together on a regular basis. 36 They can be repeated daily, weekly, monthly or once a year. It is important for families to observe their traditions even as their children get older. Here are reasons to observe families traditions:
Family traditions create good feelings and special moments to remember. They are fun things to do. 37 These are the memories that will last a lifetime.
38 Being a part of a family is more than living in the same home or having the same last name. It is about relationships and family bonds. Since family traditions are something you do together, they strengthen the bonds you have between each other creating a stronger sense of belonging to the family.
Family traditions help teens a lot when they are trying to figure out who they are, which job teenagers often do. A family encourages a teen to be a part of it and its traditions provide a strong foundation for teens to stand on. 39
40 Every day teens face some very difficult issues. Knowing that they are secure and have a family to turn to is a powerful tool to use against negative peer pressure, drug use influences, etc.
A. Family traditions offer teens a sense of security.
B. Family traditions help parents inform their children of the family’s values.
C. It’s very important when they’re searching for and defining their sense of self.
D. Family traditions give every member of the family a strong sense of belonging.
E. Enjoying them together as a family will create positive emotions in each member.
F. Old family traditions are important but easily forgotten in today’s society.
G. These things can be enjoyable activities or a certain food that a family likes.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
第一节完形填空（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。
Ever so long ago, two young men, Edmund and Oswald, appeared in court.
Edmund said to the 41 : “I gave Oswald, who I 42 was my best friend, a co