2021年高二上学期开学摸底考试英语试题-含答案.doc

1、高二英语摸底考试本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题），共150分。考试用时120分钟。2021年高二上学期开学摸底考试英语试题 含答案第一部分：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）听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 does the man want? A. a doorB. a keyC. milk2. What is the woman doing? A. taking a p

2、ictureB. enjoying a fountain (喷泉)C. climbing mountains3. What advice does the woman give the man? A. run fastB. take mild exerciseC. run slowly for long4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. a ghostB. a film C. a story5. What is the man most probably? A. a policemanB. a teacher C. a docto

3、r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2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6. What are the speakers doing? A. preparing for a mealB. doing some shoppingC. talking about a recipe7. What do the speakers need to buy?

4、A. cheese and potatoesB. onions and pepperC. mushrooms and butter听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。8. What is the party for? A. Johns birthdayB. ChristmasC. Johns wedding9. What do we know about the man? A. Hell go to the party with the woman. B. He has told Anna to keep a secret. C. He looks forward to visiting the

5、 woman.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。10. Who is making the telephone call? A. Lewis BrothersB. Oliver Martin C. Mark Hanson11. What has the man failed to receive? A. the pricelistsB. the brochures (手册) C. the invitation cards12. When did the man place the order? A. about 15 days agoB. about 30 days ago C. abou

6、t 40 days ago听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. teacher and student B. grandpa and granddaughter C. boss and secretary14. What does the man think of the typewriter? A. slow B. unreliableC. OK15. What once caused the loss of papers?A. There was a power cut. B. Th

7、e battery ran down.C. The puter was broken.16. How did the man finish his paper? A. He used a typewriter.B. He used a word processor.C. He used a puter.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。17. What is the talk about? A. spoken EnglishB. practical EnglishC. listening English18. How many activities does the speaker men

8、tion? A. two B. threeC. four19. Why does the speaker remend reading books? A. It is a popular way to improve ones English. B. It is interesting and books have different levels. C. It is the most beneficial to English learning.20. What does the speaker think of watching the news in English? A. It is

9、too boring to secondary school students. B. It is more useful to advanced English learners. C. It can help students learn how to use body language.阅读理解 AOne of my wongerful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts,it came without wrap（包装）。On September 11,1958, Mum gave birth to Richard

10、. After she brought him home from hospital,she put him in my lap,saying,”I promised you a gift,and here it is .” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and

11、over how much I loved it!One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mun wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I head mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”,“pitiful”，and “dying”, which s

12、oundedominous.Christmas was ing, dont expect any presents this year ”Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room.Id never seen him cry before.The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say.”what? hes all right?” he hung up

13、 and shouted upstairs.”The hospital said we can bring Richard home! ”“thank god!”I heard Mum cry.From the upstairs window. I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My sock

14、s still hung there flat. But I knew they was not empty: they were filled with love! 21. what happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?A He got a baby brotherB He got a C hristmas giftC He became four yesrs oldD He received a doll22.What does the underlined word“ominous”in Paragraph 3 probably me

15、an？A.Impossible. B.Boring C.Difficult D.Fearful23.Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was ing?A.Excitement.B.Happiness.C.Sadness.D.Disappointment.24.What is the passage mainly about ?A A sad Christmas dayB Life with a lovely babyC.A special Christmas gift.D.Memories

16、 of a happy familyBI came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court. After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and det

17、ermined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, Id have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can

18、help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him. But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charg

19、ed me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited

20、 to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770. Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance pany the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for timeand I left without getting a cent.25. The

21、authors roommate offered to help him because_. A. he felt sorry for the author B. he thought it was a chance to make some money C. he knew the doctor was a very good one D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer26. A good doctor is essential for the author to _. A. be properly treated B. talk wi

22、th the person responsible for the accident C. recover before he leaves America D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury27. The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_ .A. be responsible B. accuse C. ask as a price D. claim28. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are

23、very_. A. friendly B. selfish C. professional D. busyCWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortings(缺点). Wee k by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could.

24、 At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like ? Well, you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the

25、points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very thin), but a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go t

26、o fairly clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“Thats just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is tru

27、e, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”Daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, Ive never had a bette

28、r piece of advice.29. What did the father do after he had heard his daughters plaint?A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overe her shortings.C. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention

29、 only tothe things that were true.D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.30. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?A. Week by week she discovered more shortings of mine and pointed them out to me.B. She had made a list of my shorti ngs and she kept on adding new ones to it so tha

30、t it was growing longer and longer.C. I was having more and more shortings as time went on.D. Week by week, my shortings grew more serious.31. Why did her father listen to her quietly?A. Because he believed that what her daughters “enemy” said was mostly true.B. Because he had been so angry with his

31、 daughters shortings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.D. Because he wasnt quite sure which girl was telling the truth.32. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?A. Not an Enemy,

32、but the Best FriendB. The Best Advice Ive Ever HadC. My FatherD. My Childhood DWe often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). The name is new, but the idea isold. Young people and their parents dont understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after

33、 Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.” There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened. “When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beaut

34、iful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didnt have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didnt seem to make much difference.

35、” “Our children grew up in a world at war. They didnt know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didnt want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.” “Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They a

36、re trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. Theyre making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.”33. The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so that when everything is turned upside down he will _.A. lie on his stomach B. l

37、ie on his backC. stand quietly D. sit in peace34. Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one?A. Mr. Ellis generation B. His childrens generation C. His grandchildrens generationD. None of the above.35. Which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better

38、 one?A. Mr. Ellis generation. B. His childrens generation. C. His grandchildrens generation.D. None of the above.七选五阅读My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard.36Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has b

39、een teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon.37She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher sev

40、eral times.38Every day, when she es back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age

41、. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us.39She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any plaints.Often s

42、he says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will bee lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is!40This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and

43、 I always feel proud of her.A. She enjoys listening to classic music.B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every fort.C. She loves her students and cares for them.D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.F. I never

44、 forget it and always bear it in my mind.G. Can you tell us something about your mother? 完形填空From the time I lined up my dolls on the sofa in playschool, I wanted to be a teacher. “Open your books,” I would 41 my teddy bear and dolls. Then I would 42 teach them whatever new things I had just 43 at school. For me, dream was one thing, and 44 was quite another. My family was too poor to 45 my tuition. Finally, with others help, I attended a state university. However, I 46