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1、桐城中学20232024学年度下学期开学检测高二英语试卷考生须知：1. 本卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟；2. 答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂。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. What exercise will the man do today?A. Swimming. B. Yoga. C. Wei

2、ghtlifting.2. What was the reason for the man to work at the charity at first?A. To help the homeless. B. To do a college project. C. To get work experience.3. Where are the speakers now?A. At an art museum. B. At a furniture store. C. At the mans home.4. What does the womans cat do when it sees mic

3、e?A. It acts friendly towards them.B. It tries to catch them.C. It stays still.5. What is the woman teaching the man?A. How to write the report. B. How to use the printer. C. How to change the password.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

4、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 was the truck carrying?A. Beer. B. Animals. C. Glass boxes.7. What do we know about the truck driver?A. He got hurt. B. He felt upset. C. He ran away.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Help her shop online. B. Teach h

5、er to make coffee. C. Buy her a cup of coffee.9. How much does the Italian coffee maker cost?A. $1000. B. $1500. C. $2000.10. How does the woman probably feel about the silver coffee maker?A. Its not beautiful. B. Its too expensive. C. Its not advanced enough.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the probabl

6、e relationship between the speakers?A. Football player and fan. B. Reporter and coach. C. Teammates.12. Where did the man get to know the news?A. From social media. B. From TV. C. From radio.13. What is the real reason for Ryan to leave the club?A. He didnt perform well during the season.B. He wants

7、 to join Mr. Whites team.C. He is unsatisfied with his pay.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the main idea of the conversation?A Preparing an art competition.B. Applying to an art school.C. Arranging an art show.15. What is Dylans style of painting probably?A. Oil paintings. B. Pencil paintings. C. Water

8、color paintings.16. How many photos should Dylan send?A. 5. B. 10. C. 15.17. What is the woman in a hurry to do?A. Send an email. B. Visit her friend. C. Attend a meeting.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is the speech for?A. The managers. B. The employees. C. The customers.19. Why is the speaker giving the

9、 speech?A. To introduce himself. B. To set a regular meeting. C. To sell new computers.20. What will the speaker do during next week?A. Give computer lessons. B. Join a new company. C. Collect great ideas.第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ALocationSt Helena

10、is one of the remotest islands on Earth. The subtropical (亚热带的) British Overseas Territory sits in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, 1,200 miles from the west coast of Africa and 1,800 miles from the east coast of South America.Size PopulationSt Helena is only 16 km long and 9 km wide and the

11、population is 5,000. This is 1/3 the size of the Isle of Wight, and the same size as Disney World Orlando. This is also the same size as San Francisco-yet the island has just 0.5% of San Franciscos population. With an extremely low-crime community, you can freely explore the islands natural and buil

12、t attractions in peace.ClimateAs a subtropical island, St Helenas temperature is 15-28 all year round. While the four seasons are not recognized on St Helena, the “cooler months” are generally June to September and the “hotter months” are December to March. St Helena is free from extreme weather eve

13、nts, with even thunderstorms only occurring perhaps once a decade.AccessibilityUntil 2017, St Helena did not have an airport and was only accessible by sea. Reaching the island meant a five-day ship voyage from Cape Town, South Africa. However, since October 2017, the islands first and only airport

14、has enabled passengers to reach the island in just a six-hour flight.1. In what aspect are St Helena and San Francisco alike?A. Climate.B. Population.C. Crime rate.D. Area.2. What can best describe the climate of St Helena?A. Tropical.B. Mild.C. Dry.D. Extreme.3. How could visitors gain entry into S

15、t Helena before 2017?A. By plane.B. By car.C. By ship.D. By train.【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C【解析】【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了圣赫勒拿（St Helena）这个位于南大西洋中部的英国海外领土，包括其地理位置、大小、人口、气候以及可达性等信息。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段Size Population部分中“This is also the same size as San Francisco-yet the island has just 0.5% of San Franciscos populat

16、ion.(这个岛的面积也和旧金山一样大，但人口只有旧金山的0.5%。)”可知，二者共同之处是面积大小一样。故选D。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段Climate部分中“As a subtropical island, St Helenas temperature is 15-28all year round. (圣赫勒拿岛属亚热带岛屿，全年气温为15 -28C。)”和“St Helena is free from extreme weather events, with even thunderstorms only occurring perhaps once a decade. (圣赫勒

17、拿岛没有极端天气事件，甚至雷暴也可能每十年才发生一次。)”可知，此地气候是亚热带气候，没有极端天气发生，故可知气候较温和。故选B。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段Accessibility部分中“Until 2017, St Helena did not have an airport and was only accessible by sea.(直到2017年，圣赫勒拿岛还没有机场，只能通过海路到达。)”可知，2017 年以前都只能通过坐船到达该岛。故选C。BFor a long time, I kept a selection of books on a shelf next to

18、my bed that I called my “heart books”. To qualify for a place on the shelf, a book had to be not only one I loved, but one that mattered. There was one book that never made it onto that shelf, though I read it in high school: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg.I can still remember the day I

19、bought it. It was summer and I must have been 14 or 15. Desperate to get out of my house, I rode my bike into town and walked into the bookstore. I was going through the shelf of books on writing and it caught my eye. I picked it up, read a few pages, and bought it. Then I took it with me to a park,

20、 read the first few chapters, and opened my notebook to write.Its a fairly straightforward writing book. Goldbergs method is simple: you choose a topic, set a timer, and write for 10, 15, or 20 minutes without picking up your pen. Free writing, timed writing, writing topics: anyone who has taken a c

21、reative writing class may have encountered these things. Its not earth-shattering. There was nothing particularly new or unusual about the book so I cant say why it attracted me so much. But it changed everything. I went from being someone who enjoyed writing to being a writer.During my teen years a

22、nd early twenties, following Goldbergs method was at the core of my identity. No matter where I was or what I was doing, I filled notebooks. When I eventually started writing fiction, I did the same thing. The “I” in my notebooks became someone else, but I held to the same practice.This writing prac

23、tice led me to a writing group in Boston. It led me to my current career. It led me, in so many ways, to myself. Becoming a writer allowed me to become so many other things: an activist, a business owner, a farmer, a baker. Writing is where I found my confidence. It was where I became curious about

24、the world. From that, everything else has followed.4. How did the author encounter Writing Down the Bones?A. By following a selection of “heart books”.B. By referring to a book list about writing.C. By recommendation of Natalie Goldberg.D. By seeking writing books on a bookshelf.5. What does the wor

25、d “earth-shattering” underlined in paragraph 3 mean?A. Trivial.B. Remarkable.C. Appropriate.D. Amusing.6. What can we infer about Writing Down the Bones?A. It inspired the author to be a writer.B. It was the first novel the author read.C. It made the author start to love writing.D. It is one of the

26、books the author reads most.7. Which of the following is answered by the last paragraph?A. What is the authors life like right now?B. What did the author do in the writing group?C. How has the writing practice shaped the author?D. Why did the author give up the writing practice?【答案】4. D 5. B 6. A 7.

27、 C【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇文章主要讲述了作者在高中时读过的写下骨子里的东西一书，以及它对作者成为作家和发现自我的重要影响。通过这本书，作者培养了写作的习惯，进而发展出了自己的创作方式，并通过写作找到了自信和对世界的好奇心。最终，成为作家的经历使作者能够成为其他许多身份的人，如活动家、企业家、农民、烘焙师等。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I can still remember the day I bought it. It was summer and I must have been 14 or 15. Desperate to get out of my hous

28、e, I rode my bike into town and walked into the bookstore. I was going through the shelf of books on writing and it caught my eye. I picked it up, read a few pages, and bought it.(我仍然记得我买它的那天。那是一个夏天，我大概14或15岁。不顾一切地想离开我的房子，我骑着自行车进城，走进书店。我在翻阅书架上关于写作的书时，这本书引起了我的注意。我拿起它，读了几页，就买了下来。)”可知，作者是一次在书店在翻阅书架上关于写

29、作的书时发现Writing Down the Bones这本书的。故选D。5题详解】词句猜测题。根据划线单词上一句“Free writing, timed writing, writing topics: anyone who has taken a creative writing class may have encountered these things.(自由写作，定时写作，写作主题：任何上过创意写作课的人都可能遇到过这些事情。)”以及划线单词下一句“There was nothing particularly new or unusual about the book so I c

30、ant say why it attracted me so much.(这本书并没有什么特别新颖或不同寻常的地方，所以我也说不出为什么它如此吸引我。)”可推测，任何上过创意写作课的人都可能遇到过的事情在说中都有所描述，并且这本书没有什么特别新颖或不同寻常的地方。因此猜测划线单词指的应该是“极棒的、引人注目的”，和空前的“not”结合，指的是书中的方法并不是那么引人注目。故选B。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第三段“But it changed everything. I went from being someone who enjoyed writing to being a write

31、r. (但它改变了一切。我从一个喜欢写作的人变成了一个作家。)”可知，Writing Down the Bones这本书改变了作者，使作者从一个喜欢写作的人变成了一个作家。故选A。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“This writing practice led me to a writing group in Boston. It led me to my current career. It led me, in so many ways, to myself. Becoming a writer allowed me to become so many other things

32、: an activist, a business owner, a farmer, a baker. Writing is where I found my confidence. It was where I became curious about the world. From that, everything else has followed. (这种写作练习让我加入了波士顿的一个写作小组。这让我有了现在的职业。在很多方面，它让我找回了自己。成为一名作家让我成为了许多其他的身份：一个活动家，一个企业主，一个农民，一个面包师写作是我找到自信的地方。在那里，我开始对这个世界充满好奇。从

33、那以后，其他一切都随之而来。)”可知，最后一段讲述的是这种写作练习使作者拥有了现在的职业，成为了一名作家，并且使作者成为了许多其他的身份：一个活动家，一个企业主，一个农民，一个面包师等。由此可推测，这一段回答了选项C“How has the writing practice shaped the author? (写作练习如何塑造了作者？)”这一问题。故选C。CHave you ever walked through a door and thought to yourself, “What was I going to do?” If you have, you are not alone.

34、 Psychologists believe that walking through a door and entering another room creates a “mental block” in the brain. This is generally referred to as the doorway effect. In the early years of brain research, scientists thought that human memory was like a closet, with many sections in which we could

35、store little boxes of experiences from our lives. Boxes would remain there forever, and whenever we had to look into them, we could just go to that particular section and find that box of memory. Beautiful as this description of human memory formation sounds, it is not true. Our brain is much more c

36、omplex than that. Psychological studies suggest that our memories are episodic(情节性的)in general. If you think back on anything, youll probably quickly realize our memories dont function as clear narratives. Instead, theyre more episodic and divided into parts. A new research led by psychologist Olive

37、r Baumann from Bond University in Australia suggests that its not so much the doorways that cause a memory wipe, as moving from one location to a significantly different oneits the abrupt change of scene that prepares our minds for something new. “A good example is moving around in a department stor

38、e,” says Baumann, “Taking the elevator between floors may have no effect on our memory, but moving from the store to the parking lot might cause us to forget something that we need to buy.”Baumann also points out that a busy and perhaps overloaded brain does seem to play some part in this phenomenon

39、. In other words, walking through open doors is thought to reset memory to make room for a new episode. The good news is that experiencing such forgettable episodes after entering another room does not tell you anything about your memory and intelligence. So when you enter a room and suddenly forget

40、 why you are there, you should not think that Alzheimers disease is creeping up on you!8. Which of the following would most probably be “doorway effect”?A. You missed a call and forgot to ring back.B. You read a book and forget what it is about.C. You entered the office and forgot what to get.D. You

41、 saw a man years ago and forget who he is now.9. What can we learn from the passage?A. All memories are linked in the brain.B. Memories are clearly separated in the brain.C. Not all the memories can be found in the brain.D. Memories are stored in particular sections of the brain.10. What can we infe

42、r from Baumanns research?A. Taking an elevator stimulates new memory.B. Walking through open doors results in memory loss.C. A sudden change of the scene boosts intelligence development.D. An overloaded brain increases the possibility of doorway effect.11. What does the author think of “doorway effe

43、ct”?A. Insignificant.B. Beneficial.C. Influential.D. Damaging.【答案】8. C 9. C 10. D 11. A【解析】【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章介绍了门口效应（doorway effect）以及其产生的原因。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段“Have you ever walked through a door and thought to yourself, What was I going to do? If you have, you are not alone. Psychologists believe that w

44、alking through a door and entering another room creates a mental block in the brain. This is generally referred to as the doorway effect.(你有没有穿过一扇门，心中在想：我是要去干什么？如果你有，你并不孤单。心理学家认为，穿过一扇门进入另一个房间会在大脑中造成精神障碍。这通常被称为门口效应)”可知，进入一个房间忘记自己要做的事情被称作门口效应。故选C。【9题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段“In the early years of brain research,

45、 scientists thought that human memory was like a closet, with many sections in which we could store little boxes of experiences from our lives. Boxes would remain there forever, and whenever we had to look into them, we could just go to that particular section and find that box of memory.(在早期的大脑研究中，

46、科学家们认为人类的记忆就像一个壁橱，有很多区域，我们可以在其中存储我们生活中的经历。盒子会永远留在那里，每当我们需要查看它们的时候，我们就可以去那个特定的区域，找到那个记忆盒子)”以及第三段中的“Beautiful as this description of human memory formation sounds, it is not true. Our brain is much more complex than that. Psychological studies suggest that our memories are episodic(情节性的)in general. If

47、 you think back on anything, youll probably quickly realize our memories dont function as clear narratives. Instead, theyre more episodic and divided into parts.(这个关于人类记忆形成的描述听起来很美，但它是不真实的。我们的大脑比这复杂的多。心理学研究表明，我们的记忆通常是情节性的。如果你回想什么事情，你可能很快就会意识到我们的记忆并不是清晰的叙事。相反，它们更有情节性，被分成了多个部分)”可知，并不是所有的记忆都是可以在大脑中找到的。

48、故选C。【10题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句“Baumann also points out that a busy and perhaps overloaded brain does seem to play some part in this phenomenon.( Baumann还指出，一个忙碌且可能超负荷的大脑似乎确实在这种现象中发挥了一些作用)”可知，超负荷的大脑会增加门口效应的可能性。故选D。【11题详解】推理判断题，根据最后一段“The good news is that experiencing such forgettable episodes after entering another room does not tell you anything about your memory and intelligence.