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2023-2024學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期高二年級開學(xué)考試英語科試題

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

VoluntaryOrganizations

D.uk

Ifyouwanttomakeadifference,meetnewpeopleorlearnnewskillsthroughvolunteering,

thenlooknofurtherthanuk",whichoffersamillionopportunitiestovolunteersinthe

UnitedKingdom.

Withlistingsfromalotofmajorcharities,suchasNationalTrustandOxfam,aswellaslocal

non-profitorganizations,do-itorg.uk.reallymakesvolunteeringeasy.Enteryourpostcodeand

interestsatwww.do-itorguk,andlookfortheopportunitiesonline;it'sassimpleasthat.

HorizonSchoolPeru

Weareanon-profitorganizationbasedinTrujillo,Peru.WeprovidefreeEnglishclassesfor

thesurroundingareabygivingtutoringclassesinourbuildingandteachinginapublicschool.We

believethatprovidingthesefreeEnglishclassescanhelpthecommunitygetthemselvesoutof

poverty.BylearningEnglish,peopleherewillbeabletohavemorejobopportunities.

Asavolunteer,youwillteachEnglishbothinHorizonandatalocalpublicschool.There's

alsoanopportunitytoexploreTrujilloandthelocalbeachtown.Volunteerswillexperiencethe

Peruviancultureandcuisine（烹飪）aswellasthelanguage.Pleasecontactusformore

informationorgotoourwebsite:contact@horizonperu.Com

AimabroadinIndia

Aimabroadisanon-profitvolunteerorganizationinIndia.Internationalvolunteersare

welcometotake-partintheprogramsfortheimprovementofsociety.Formoreinformationplease

referto

AdventistNepalVolunteerOrganization

Weareanon-profitorganizationinKathmandu,Nepalwiththeaimofprovidingvolunteer

servicesinNepalinthefieldofeducation,health,humanrights,writing,travelandhikingetc.

Peoplewhowanttoworkasvolunteerspleasefeelfreetocontactus.Wealsoprovidehomestay

conditionsfbrthevolunteers.Email:Adventistnepalvolunteer@

1.IfyouwanttodosomevoluntaryworkinLondon,whatwillyouchoose?

A..uk.

B.HorizonSchoolPeru

C.AimabroadinIndia

D.AdventistNepalVolunteerOrganization

2.Whatdotheseorganizationsabovehaveincommon?

A.TheyallcallinEnglishteachers.

B.TheylakeinvolunteersfromBritain.

C.TheyhelpthepoorchildreninIndia.

D.Theyareallnon-profitorganizations.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.ToshowthegreatneedforvolunteersinEurope.

B.Totakeinmorevolunteersfortheorganizations.

C.Toexplainhowtotakepartintheorganizations.

D.Totellpeoplewheretofindrelaxedvoluntarywork

B

Cole（asuccessfulactor）talkedabouthisactingjourneyinanewinterviewwithVariety.As

achildstarinpublic,hebecameoneofthecoverstarsoftheHPowerofYoungHollywood"series.

HesaidtoVarietythatifithadn'tbeenforRiverdale,hemighthavegivenupacting,atleastfora

while.WhenColeauditioned（試鏡）forRiverdale,hewasworkinginasmalllaboratoryin

Brooklynbaggingartifacts.ItwasthecharacterofJugheadthatbroughthimbacktohisacting

life.

IntheyearsfollowinghisdaysontheDisneychannel,ColejoinedNYUandtookacting

classes.DisneyhadofferedColeathirdseriesfollowinghissuccessfulseries-TheSuitLifeof

ZackandCodyandTheSuiteLifeonDeck,butheknewhewantedtogotocollege.Finally,Cole

foundhiswaybacktohisactinglife,though.Whileworkingatthelab,Colesaidhismanager

keptonencouraginghimtoauditionforsomeroles.Hereallywantedtosaythankstohim.

ColeknewwhathewantedandhowtoplaytherolewellinRiverdale.Hewasfirstinvitedto

auditionfortheroleofArchie,butColesaidheaskedforthecharacteroftheoutcast（被拋棄者）

instead.*'Ithinkthisisabotofmystyle,"hetoldVariety.Jugheadwasn*tsupposedtobean

importantcharacterintheshow,butColeactedsowellthathereceivedpraiseandbecamewell

known.

Now,Cole'ssuccessfullychangedhimselffromaDisneystartoaseriousactor.Itcanhelp

himtoplanhisnewseries—thefourthseason.It*sgoodnewsthatColedecidedtoshowhistalent

foracting.

4.WhatdidColetellVarietyinthenewinterview?

A.Hislifeasanactor.

B.Hisexperiencein"Riverdale”.

C.Hisworkinasmalllab.

D.Hisfeelingsasachildstar.

5.WhydidColerefusethethirdseriesofferedbyDisney?

A.Becausehedidn*tlikeactinganymore.

B.Becausehewantedtogetmoreeducation.

C.Becausehismanageraskedhimtostayinthelab.

D.Becausehismanageradvisedhimtoactin"Riverdale".

6.WhatisthekeytoCole'ssuccess?

A.Hisworkexperienceinthelab.

B.Hispreviousworkasamanager.

C.Hiswonderfulskillsinacting.

D.Hisexperienceasaseriousactor.

7.Whichisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ColeGaveupActing.

B.ColeWasBeggedtoActin"Riverdale"

C.ColeToldusHowtosucceedinActing

D.Actingin"Riverdale"LedColetoSuccess

C

FromAsiatoAmericaandeverywhereinbetween,Swing—anenergeticformofdancethat

includessix-stepandeight-steprhythms（節(jié)奏）一hastakentheworldbystorm.Makingarecent

comeback,swingdancefloorshavepoppedupallovertheworld.ManyclubsmakefansofSwing

happybyholdingnightswhenswingmusicisplayed,andsometimesevenofferingclassesto

attractcustomers.

ThoughSwingisnowpopularworldwide,itfirstappearedalongsidethejazzmovementsof

the1920sand1930sinNewYorkCity,Whilelisteningtojazz,theyoungblackpeopleofthat

timedevelopedthemovementsoftheLindyHop—astyleofdancethatisbestknownforabreak

awayor"swingout"moveandsuddenimprovisation（即興表演）.

Itwasreportedlygiventhisnamewhenareporterwasinterviewingapersonatthedancehall

whowaswatchingothercouplesdance.Whenaskedwhatthatdancewascalled,thewatcher

lookedatanewspapernexttohimthathadanarticleaboutLindbergh—thefirstpersontofly

aloneacrosstheAtlantic（大西洋）一whichwastitled,uLindyHopstheAtlantic11.Thenthe

watcherannouncedthat"LindyHopHwasthenameofthedance,andithasstucksincethen.

In1926,theSavoyBallroomwasthefirstlargebusinesstoofferaplaceforpeopletolisten

toswingmusicanddance.Withitshugedancefloor,theSavoybecameabigsuccessovernight,

attractingsomeofthebestdancersandmusiciansintheNewYorkarea.

Withintenyears,theLindyHopwassweepingthroughtheUnitedStatesandbecamea

symbolofunity,asyoungpeopleofallracial（種族的）backgroundscrowdedintodancehallsto

swingthenightaway.Traditionaldanceteachersdidnotwelcomeitbecausetheythoughtitwas

notevenarealdanceandwerequitesureaboutitsdemisebutSwinghasprovedthemwrong;it

continuestobeoneoftheworld'smostfundances.

8.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Tointroduceapopularformofdance.

B.Todiscoverthefunsecretsofadance.

C.Totellstoriesaboutanenergeticdance.

D.Todescribethespecialmovesofadance.

9.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto“demise”？

A.Challenge.B.Change.C.Development.D.Death

10.WhatcanwelearnaboutSwing?

A.It'salivelydancewithstrictrules.

B.Ithasacloseconnectionwithapilot.

C.Ithasahistoryofover90years.

D.Itattractsmostlyyoungblackpeople.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thedancestylewillsoonbeacceptedbytraditionaldanceteachers.

B.Thenamewaschangedfrom"LindyHop"to"Swing**inthe1940s.

C.ThemovementsofdifferentSwingdancersalwayslookthesame.

D.Thedancemighthavebecomeunpopularsometimeinitshistory.

D

Doyouknowwhatyou*dliketobewhenyougrowup?Ittakesmostpeoplemanyyearsto

findout.FortheyoungartistAlexandraNechita,itneverreallyseemedtobeaquestion.Fromthe

dayshebegandrawingattheageoftwo,shewasanartist.AlexandraNechitawasbornin

Romaniain1985andmovedtoCaliforniawhenshewasstillababy.Asalittlechild,sheloved

colouringinhercolouringbooks.Herparentshopedshecouldspendmoretimeplayingwithother

children,sotheytookawayhercolouringbooks.Alexandrabegandrawingherownpicturesand

colouringthemin.

BythetimeAlexandrawassevenyearsold,shehadbegunpaintingwithoilpaints.When

Alexandratookalocalartclass,herteacherwasamazedattheyoungartistsunusualstyleof

painting.Alexandra'sworkwassimilarinsomewaystothepaintingsbyfamousartistslike

Picasso.Theseartistsdidnotusearealisticstyleofpainting.Theyallowedtheirimaginationsto

playanimportantpartintheirwork.TheinterestingthingwasthatlittleAlexandrahadneverseen

theworkoftheseartists.Peoplecalledher"LittlePicasso11.Thiswasagreathonour,but

Alexandra'sstyleofpaintingwasallherown.

Alexandra'sfirstpublicshowwasheldataLosAngelespubliclibrarywhenshewasonly

eightyearsold.PeoplewereamazedathowyoungAlexandrawas,butmostlytheylovedher

imaginativeartwork.ItdidnottakelongforAlexandraandherworktobecomefamous.She

appearedontelevisionprogrammesandinnewspapersandmagazinesallovertheworld.Thesale

ofasinglepiececanearntheyoungartistthousandsofdollars.ButthatisnotwhyAlexandra

createsartwork.Sheiustcannotimaginedoinganythingelsethatwouldbringhersuchiov

andsatisfaction.

Today,Alexandraisafull-timeartist.Shealsoworkstohelpsupporttheartsinschools.

Alexandraisastrongbelieverinthepowerofartasatoolofcommunicationandabridgeto

buildingpeacethroughouttheworld.

12.WhendidAlexandrabegindrawingpictures?

A.Attheageofeight.B.Attheageofseven.

C.Attheageoftwo.D.Intheyearof1985.

13.Alexandrawascalled"LittlePicasso'*because.

A.shelearnedtopaintfromPicasso

B.herstyleofpaintingwaslikePicasso's

C.shewasoneofPicasso*sbigfans

D.herstyleofpaintingwasunusual

14.WhatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?

A.Onlypaintingcanmakehersohappyandsatisfied.

B.Onlymoneycanmakehersohappyandsatisfied.

C.Anythingcanmakeherfeelhappyandsatisfied.

D.Nothingcanmakeherfeelhappyandsatisfied.

15.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordcanbestdescribeAlexandra?

A.Polite.B.Generous.C.Patient.D.Creative.

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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。

Howtobeasafeandsmartsearcher

Somekeywordswillhelp-tofindbetterresults.16Ifyouwanttofindoutabout

seagulls（海鷗），forexample,searchfor“birdseagull"andnotjust"seaguir*.Becauseseagull

mightalsobethenameofjustaboutanythingelse,fromahoteltoadocumentaryfilm.

Exactsymbolscanhelpyoufindwhatyou*relookingfor.Ifyouarelookingforanexact

phraseorsentence,forexample,"seagullareveryclever",typeitbetweeninvertedcommas（弓I

號）17Avoidcommonwordslikeuanor“the"inasearch.Thereareusuallyunnecessary.

RemoveunwantedresultsbyaddingasymbolForexample,"Seagull-hotel-film"wouldleave

outallinformationonhotelsandfilms.

Checkyourspelling.Makesureyouspellspelleverywordcorrectly.18That's

becausesometimestherearemistypedwordsexisting.

Haveafilter（篩選）.It'sagoodideatofilteryouronlinesearchers,especiallywhenyouare

searchingforpictures.19Thereislotsoffilteringsoftwareavailable.

ReliabilityisveryimportantwhenyouaresearchingontheInternet.Alwaysask

yourself,"Isthisreliable?1'20Somewebsitesareunreliableandsomeinformationis

incorrect.Checkyourinformationonotherwebsitesbeforeacceptingit.

A.Soaddafilteringsystemtoyourcomputer.

B.Thenonlyexactinformationwillbeshown.

C.Makesurethatyou'reusingthesafestsearchsetting.

D.Thesmallesttypingmistakescanbringunwantedresults.

E.Usemorethanonekeywordwhenyouaredoingaresearch.

F.Don'tmakethemistakeofbelievingeverythingassoonasyousee.

G.Butfindingtherightinformationamongthousandsofwebsitescanbearealchallenge.

第二部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下列短文，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。

Inhighschool,Edward'steachernoticedEdward,a6.5-foot-tallteen,alwayssatsadlyinthe

backoftheclassroom.Hehadnofriendsand21atelunchbyhimself.Theteacher

considered22himsometime.

Thenightwhentheteacher23thefinaltestpaper,shenoticedEdwardshouldgetaD,_

24shestillwantedbadlytogivehimabettergrade.Asshedecidedtogohome,Edward

walkedin.Hiseyeswerefullofsadness.He25theteacherandsaid,"IknowFmgettinga_

26gradeonmyfinal.Tmalazy,selfishandstupidpersonwithno27

Theteacherlookedintohissad28andsaid,nEdward,inmyheart,youare29to

getanA.IbelieveinyouandIwillalwaysbehereforyou.Now,goand30thelifeyou

dreamof.You'llgofarinthefutureaslongasyouworkhardcontinuallyandI'llbe31you."

Theteacher'swordsgaveEdward32thathewasreallyworthsomething.Andthese

wordschangedthatyoungman'slife.Edward's33improvedgradually.Nowheisa

world-famousdentist.

Thestoryshowsthatthereissomuchpowerinthatsmall34inourmouth-thetongue.,

35theproverbgoes,"Thetonguehasthepoweroflifeanddeath."

21.A.sometimesB.seldomC.alwaysD.never

22.A.encouragingB.criticizingC.noticingD.influencing

23.A.sawB.countedC.readD.marked

24.A.SoB.andC.butD.because

25.A.lookedatB.turnedtoC.discussedwithD.agreedwith

26.A.commonB.highC.specialD.low

27.A.luckB.powerC.futureD.goal

28.A.situationsB.eyesC.pastD.heart

29.A.confidentB.hungryC.carefulD.sure

30.A.enjoyB.rememberC.createD.change

31.A.challengingB.watchingC.questioningD.praising

32.A.hopeB.timeC.fortuneD.task

33.A.personalityB.abilityC.energyD.grade

34.A.problemB.causeC.partD.truth

35.A.AsB.WhenC.IfD.Where

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A

Thereisnodoubt36.itishumanactivitiesthathavecausedthisglobalwarmingrather

thananaturalphenomenon.Allscientistssubscribe37.theviewthattheincreasein

theearth*stemperatureisduetothe38.(burn)offossilfuels.39.

(gradual),the"greenhouseeffect1'beginswhenweaddalotofextracarbondioxideintothe

atmosphere,40.(cause)theglobaltemperaturetogoup.

Sofar,theburningofmoreandmorefossilfuels41.(result)intheincreaseincarbon

dioxide.However,theattitudesofscientistsaredifferent.