1、1 河南省郑州省实验中学河南省郑州省实验中学 2019-2020 学年高二上学期开学考试英语学年高二上学期开学考试英语 第一部分 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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Martin Luther King Jr. Day events around Tampa Bay Plant City Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend Plant City celebrates the holiday for three days with op
2、ening ceremonies a photo display, a street festival, a parade and a battle of the bands competition on Saturday； and a leadership breakfast and gospel festival on Sunday. Food and drinks are free Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center (Plant City), 1601 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Plant Ci
3、ty. (813) 7579195. 10 a. m. 一 10 p. m. Saturday, 7:30 a. m. 4 p. m. Sunday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tarpon Springs A community parade lines up at the corner of Levis Avenue and Tarpon Avenue and ends in Dorsett Park with a festival featuring performances by church choirs, mime teams and dance gro
4、ups. Free. Dorsett Park, 500 E Harrison St., Tarpon Springs(727) 7985718 11 a. m. Saturday. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Day Unity Breakfast Enjoy breakfast, entertainment and readings of the winning student essays about social development. A march to a festival in Pioneer Park follows. Free.
5、Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 550 Laura Lane, Dunedin. (727) 738 2920. 8:30 a. m 10 a. m. Saturday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Meet at the park for opening ceremonies and a breakfast snack before departing to participate in various community service projects. Then, return to t
6、he park for an 2 appreciation lunch. Free. Tomlinson Park, 1820 55th St S, Gulfport. (727) 893 1118. 8 a. m. 12:30 p. m. Saturday. Great Ex Martin Luther King Jr. Day Children can make necklaces that represent Martin Luther King Jr. s ideas and design a paper doll for an “I Have A Dream” doll chain
7、throughout the museum. Included with admission: $10, $ 9 seniors, 1 and younger free Great Explorations Childrens Museum, 1925 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg. (727) 8218992. 10 a. m. 3 p. m. Monday. 21. What can you do at Plant City Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend? A. Hold a photo display.B. Conduct a
8、band. C. Enjoy some music.D. Cook breakfast. 22. In which event can you read studentsworks about society? A. Great Ex Martin Luther King Jr. Day. B. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tarpon Springs. C. Plant City Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend. D. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Day Unity Breakfast. 23.
9、 Whats the authors purpose in writing the text? A. To tell stories about Martin Luther King Jr. B. To introduce some events around Tampa Bay. C. To show famous destinations around Tampa Bay D. To discuss ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. B We were silently waiting on the platform in the
10、late afternoon. There he was, my 80-year-old grandfather with his silvery hair. And there I was, a teenage girl in my jeans and T-shirt. His aged but still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene as I wondered how I 3 was going to get through the next two days. Why did I ever agree to accompany my
11、cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia? No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly. In contrast, I loved to fly since I wanted to get to the destination as quickly as possible. No matter what anyone told my grandfather about the comfort and safe
12、ty of flying, he refused to book a flight, saying, “Its not just the trip; its the adventure of getting there.” With my first step onto the train, the journey was already different from what I expected. The train was modem and filled with friendly travelers. We settled into the club car, where we co
13、uld enjoy food and drinks while watching the scenery pass. Instead of listening to my music, I became a willing audience and learned family history that I had never had the time or patience to learn. With teary eyes, he told me that going to family events was hard for him since my grandmother died.
14、It always made him think about those who were no longer with us. For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together. In this fast-paced world, we often miss important moments. There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their his
15、tory and experience. I may be more open to opportunities to stay with my grandpa. Life isnt just about the destination; its about the journey. 24. What does the underlined word “cranky” in paragraph 1 mean?A. Healthy.B. StrangeC. Selfless.D. Outgoing. 25. What did the author think of the journey at
16、first? A. It would be boring. B. She would learn something during it. C. It would be a chance to know about her grandpa. D. She would enjoy the beautiful scene during it. 26. What made the author change her attitude towards staying with her grandpa? A. Her grandpas appreciation of her. 4 B. Her gran
17、dpas missing her relatives. C. The sad stories of her grandmother. D. The new understanding of her grandpa. 27. What can we learn from the text? A. Listening to elders will help us learn a lot. B. Caring for elders needs a lot of creativity. C. There always is beautiful scenery along the journey. D.
18、 Travelling by train is more comfortable than by plane. C When he was a kid, Alex Vardakostas began working in the grill (烧烤店)alongside adult employees. He estimates he has cooked 50,000 burgers (汉堡包). Now, Vardakostas co-owns a burger joint called Creator, in San Francisco, California. But he doesn
19、t stand over a grill flipping burgers, and neither do his employees. At Creator, burgers are cooked and assembled entirely by machine. And because it costs less to maintain the machine than to pay a kitchens worth of employees, burgers cost less. Creator is just one example of a growing phenomenon:
20、Automation is taking over more and more jobs. That means work is done by machines or computers instead of people. According to a report from McKinsey Global Institute, about 800 million people could be forced out of their jobs by 2030. McKinsey predicts that as technology improves, some tasks will b
21、e done more quickly or cheaply by machine, so businesses will install robots or computer Programs to perform them. Some jobs are more likely to be automated than others. Machines can do jobs that have three characteristics: They are routine, repetitive, and predictable. Some of these jobs pay low wa
22、ges and require little education. But others pay well and demand an advanced college degree. Taxi drivers, cashiers, lawyers, and doctors all perform some tasks that can be done by machines. 5 So what jobs are safe from automation? Answers include coming up with new ideas or work that involves inter
23、acting with other people and building relationships. Jobs in engineering, science, the arts, therapy, and nursing are examples. At Creator, Vardakostas hired people to do just that kind of work. Instead of repetitive burger prepping, workers interact with customers and advise them on flavor pairings
24、, like mushroom sauce with pickles and onion jam. “In our world at Creator, all the work is creative and social,“ Vardakostas says. “And I think that is what were going to see more of the future. ” 28. Whats the difference between Creator and a traditional restaurant? A. There is neither worker nor
25、waiters at Creator at all. B. Some work is done by machines instead of humans at Creator. C. The number of owners of Creator is larger than that of a traditional one. D. The price of burgers at Creator is higher than that of a traditional one. 29. What does the report from McKinsey Global Institute
26、predict? A. Alot of people will lose their jobs. B. More cheap machines will be invented. C. More working opportunities have to be created. D. Humans will have difficulty in running business. 30. What kind of person is most likely to lose jobs in the future? A. Awriter who always publishes works. B.
27、 Anurse who is good at taking care of patients. C.Acleaner who works in a big supermarket. D. An engineer who can design new machines. 31. Why does the author mention Creator? 6 A. To make an advertisement for Vardakostas. B. To increase the plot of the story C. To introduce a modern restaurant. D.
28、To introduce the topic of the text. D A new study by the British government has discovered the mental well-being of the countrys teenage girls has worsened. The survey, which included 30,000 14-year-old students, showed 37 percent of the girls with psychological stress, rising from 34 percent in 201
29、0. British boys stress level was actually seen to fall over the same period, from 17 percent to 15 percent. The reports authors pointed out the “arrival of the social media age“ could be a major contributing factor for increasing stress among teenage British girls. “The adolescent years are a time o
30、f rapid physical, cognitive(认知的) and emotional development,“ Pam Ramsden, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Bradford in the United KingdoSm, wrote in a recent blog post. “Teenagers interact with people in order to learn how to become competent adults. In the past, they would engage with
31、parents, teachers and other adults in their community as well as extended family members and friends. Now we can also add social media to that list of social and emotional development. “ Throughout adolescence, girls and boys develop characteristics like confidence and self-control. Since teenage br
32、ains have not completely developed, teens dont have the cognitive awareness to keep from posting inappropriate content. Furthermore, this content can easily be circulated far and wide with disastrous implications. “Social media can also feed into girls insecurities about their appearance,“ Ramsden s
33、aid. These sites are often filled with images of people with body type unattainable to the normal person. However, these images and the messages tied to them creep into social standards. “Social media allows girls to make comparisons among friends as well as celebrities and then provides them with s
34、olutions such as extreme dieting tips and workouts to reach their goals,” Ramsden said. “Concerns about body image can negatively impact their 7 quality of life，preventing them from having healthy relationships and taking up time that could be better spent developing other aspects of their personali
35、ties.“ 32. What is a change of teenagersinteraction with others according to the text? A. The new way of interacting. B. The different place of meeting. C. The added communicator of talking. D. The unusual feeling of communicating. 33. How do the images about fine body shape influence the girls? A.
36、They offer the girls social standards to follow. B. They help the girls work out and set up their goals. C. They lead the girls to spend more time on their appearance. D. They bring the girls more energy to build healthy relationships. 34. What may be Ramsdens opinion according to the text? A. Peopl
37、e should follow the celebritiesexample. B. The teens should get rid of the bad effects of social media. C. Its not worthwhile for people to care about their body image. D. Its necessary for teenagers to make comparisons among friends. 35. What may be the best title for the text? A. The social medias
38、 effect on girls B. The well-being of girls in Britain C. How to deal with girlsinteraction D. How to interact with girls in Britain 8 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。 Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping th
39、em enjoy science can be easy, as theres no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. _36_. Give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think.
40、 _37_, children can give more logical, complete and creative answers. Watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don t jump in with “Thats right“ or “Very good”. _38_. But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep thing
41、s going by saying “Thats interesting or “I have never thought of it that way before”， or coming up with more questions or ideas. Never force a child to think. _39_, as children are always thinking, without your telling them to. Whats more, giving them freedom to think can turn a conversation into a
42、performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target for your disagreement. _40_ Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look
43、at their fingertips through a magnifying glass (放大镜), and theyll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates (蒸发), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop. A. It doesnt make sense B. Listen to their questions C. Teach them b
44、y examples D. You only have to share your childrens curiosity E. It began with a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours 9 F. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more G. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior 第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分) 第一节(共 20 小题
45、;每小题 1. 5 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各小题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填 入空白处的 最佳选项。 I was about to get on a plane after a trip. Honestly speaking, the trip was very _41_and exhausting. To make things worse, I had a middle seat in Zone 5, where they _42_ the baggage because there wasnt much room in the overhead
46、 bins (行李架). I had to ask the flight attendant if I could _43_ my seat. Trying to be _44_ , she asked if I was willing to sit in an exit row. “Yes, sure!” I _45_responded, full of hope. But a moment later, she told me that row might not be _46_. I could only accept the reality. Suddenly I heard her
47、offer two seats in the exit row _47_a young couple next to me. I was filled with _48_ that I was ready to get up and _49_ with her. I wondered how she could _50_ me and then go to help others. I was about to shout at her, _51_my good sense won. For that belief moment, I tried to comfort myself. “If
48、you are impatient, youll make a _52_ of yourself.“ Then though I was still annoyed, I managed to _53_. With about 5 minutes to board, when I was worried about how to keep my _54_, the attendant handed a new ticket to me. “Is this for the _55_ seat?“ I asked. “No, it isnt,“ she responded. “Once in a
49、while Im able to do this and Im glad it has _56_ this time.” I glanced downbusiness class, Seat 2Fno charge! I was very_57_ for that and I felt relived that I had _58_ my anger. I do know even if I shouted at the attendant, she would _59_ try hard to help me, because she seemed very responsible. Now I realize that it is always important to show _60_ and understanding for others in life. 41.A. excitingB. movingC. annoyingD. surprising 10 42.A.
