1、四川省凉山州宁南中学2024-2025学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题一、阅读理解Knowing how to communicate well needs very personal attention between you and another human being. Is there a better way to learn how to communicate effectively? Yes, there is. Please follow the 3 basic steps below.Relax and breathWhether its a business meetin
2、g or a first date the first thing you must do in order to communicate is to relax.When you relax, you are in control. You control your reactions and your reactions do not control you. Breathing is central to relaxation. Take a few deep breaths and your body will begin to be more at ease. This will h
3、elp you apply what you already know about how to communicate well.Think and you will be preparedHave you ever heard the old saying “think before you speak”? Well, it is true. By thinking ahead about how the conversation might flow you will be better prepared, more at ease and more confident.Follow t
4、he flow of the conversationIf you are uncomfortable, being silent will only make it worse and make the other person uncomfortable as well. So when all else fails, follow through with small talk until a common topic appears.A good way to keep a conversation going is to ask the other person questions.
5、 People love to talk about themselves and if you do this they will leave the conversation thinking very highly of you. Learning good communication skills is not something out of reach. If you make an effort, you will succeed.1Which of the following is the best title of the passage?AHow to Communicat
6、e with Anyone You MeetBPreparation and ConversationCPersonal Attention and CommunicationDHow to Begin a Conversation2Why does relaxation play an important part in your good communication?ABecause it can help you keep excited and react quickly in the communication.BBecause it will help you organize g
7、ood sentences for your communication.CBecause it will help you put your communication skills that you know into use.DBecause no one likes to communicate with a nervous person.3What should you do if you feel you uncomfortable?AId better keep silence in order to give the chance of speaking to others.B
8、Id better speak freely so as to run across the topic you like.CId better ask questions which you are interested in.DId better talk small things until you find a topic you both like.Going on holiday not only makes you feel good while youre there - you gain the health benefits for months, new research
9、 shows.Jetting off to exotic destinations such as the Maldives cuts your blood pressure, helps you sleep better and bounce back from stress, it found. The benefits last at least a fortnight longer than the vacation and can be felt for months in some cases where it is claimed. Experts say workers sho
10、uld always take their full holiday entitlement each year as many as one in three dont to get the benefits.The study compared key health markers in holidaymakers visiting Thailand, Peru or the Maldives, with people who stayed at home and continued working. The average blood pressure of those on holid
11、ay dropped by six percent while the workers saw their blood pressure rise by two percent over the same period. The sleep quality of holidaymakers improved by 17 percent while that of the non-holidaymakers deteriorated by 14 percent.The study also found the ability of vacationers to recover from stre
12、ss known as the stress-resilience test improved by 29 percent. There was a 71 percent fall in stress resilience scores among workers. Tests showed a fall in blood glucose levels, reducing the risk of diabetes, trimmer waistlines and enhanced mood and energy levels, with the effects sustained for at
13、least two weeks after returning home.The Holiday Health Experiment was conducted by tour operator Kuoni and Nuffield Health, the UKs largest healthcare charity.4According to the passage, how many people go on holiday?AOne third.BTwo thirds.C17 percent.DA quarter.5Which of the following can we infer
14、from the passage?AThe further you go, the better the benefits.BMost people like to stay at home during the holiday.CHoliday makers are more adaptable than non-holidaymakers.DThe result of the study is mostly based on the description from the people involved.6The author intends to tell us that _.Awe
15、have to go on holiday as much as possibleByoull certainly get depressed if you dont go on holidayCit is best to go to foreign countries like MaldivesDwe had better go on holiday for the benefit of health7The best title of the passage is _ .AHealth Benefits from HolidayBA Holiday Health ExperimentCHe
16、alth Problems of Having HolidayDKey Health Markers in HolidaymakersMore sections of the wall surrounding the Forbidden City in the heart of Beijing are now open to the public, reported the Beijing Daily on Thursday. The Palace Museum in the Forbidden City has opened the southern, eastern and norther
17、n sections of the wall, most of which were previously closed to the public, including the section from the Wumen Gate（Meridian Gate）at the southern end to the southwest corner tower. Visitors can walk on the wall and overlook three-quarters of the palace. Built in the 1400s, the Forbidden Citys wall
18、 is the largest and best preserved royal palace wall in China, with a length of 3，437. 6 meters. It is 9. 3 meters high and 8. 55 meters wide at the base, tapering to 6. 63 meters at the top. The wall has a gate on each side. At the four corners of the wall sit towers, which are the most visible par
19、ts of the palace to people outside. Their splendid roof structure and shadows in the water surrounding the palace always draw crowds who photograph the beautiful scenery. According to Shan Jixiang, curator（馆长）of the Palace Museum, the move was mainly to avoid overcrowding during Chinas week-long Gol
20、den Week holiday and offer visitors more opportunities to see the cultural relics. Such an arrangement will remain in place after the National Day In recent years, the Palace Museum has taken many measures to control the number of visitors, while unveiling more areas to the public. In2015，to celebra
21、te its 90th anniversary, the museum made 65 percent of the royal complex, including a small section of the wall, accessible to the public.8Which of the following is not open to the public before？AThe wall surrounding the Forbidden City.BThe section around the Wumen Gate.CThe Palace Museum in the For
22、bidden City.DThe cultural relics in the Forbidden City.9What do we know about the Forbidden Citys wall？AIt is the highest wall in China.BIt is the strongest wall in China.CThe wall has only one gate-Wumen.DIt has towers at each corner.10Why does the Forbidden City open more places to the public？ATo
23、hold more visitors during the Golden Week holiday.BTo show how large and crowded the Forbidden City is.CTo make more money by opening more places to the public.DTo attract more visitors during the Golden Week holiday.11What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 6？ADiscovering.BCompleting.COpeni
24、ngDReducingMore than 100 horses and riders leaped the flames of roaring bonfires on Thursday in a small Spanish town in a centuries-old festival that has raised the anger of animal rights activists.Smoke and flames filled the night in San Bartolome de Pinares, a central Spanish town of some 600 inha
25、bitants, in the annual festival held on Thursday, the eve of Saint Anthonys Day for the patron saint (守护神) of animals. One by one, horses and their riders jumped the flames in the narrow, paved streets of the town.“No one knows how old the tradition is. My grandfather told me that his great- grandfa
26、ther took part,” said 34-year-old Die-go Martin. “They say it could be 300 or 400 years old.”The town is fiercely attached to the festival, despite opposition from animal rights groups concerned about the safety of the horses. Just a few days earlier, Spains National Association for the Welfare of A
27、nimals asked the towns people not to let their horses leap over the fires, apparently in vain.“There was an illness that killed all the horses in the town. Since then, we have done this to purify them to keep away any evil by asking for the protection of the saint,” explained 20-year-old Libertad Go
28、mez, who has been taking part for seven years. “More than a tradition, for us it is a feeling. It is something you like almost since you were born,” said Libertad, who rode with dozens of others through the streets.Indeed, the smoke is so thick that it affects the horse and rider as they leap the fi
29、res. That does not stop youngsters from taking part in the tradition, such as 10-year-old Alejandro Nunez, who jumped for the second year running on a white horse. “I really like it. At first, it was a bit scary but that goes,” he said, equipped with a helmet and a checkered scarf to protect him fro
30、m the smoke.12What can we learn by reading the passage?AHorses leap fires in an ancient Spanish festival.BA new festival has been introduced to Spain.CThe festival is not popular among youngsters.DHorses get injured over the burning flames.13According to Libertad Gomez, what is true?AThe festival ca
31、me into being less than 300 years ago.BHis grandfather took great interest in the activity.CThe activity helps the horses to be away from diseases.DThe evil would take the horses away during the leaps.14When Alejandro Nunez first leaped the fires, how does he feel?AHe felt too excited to express him
32、self.BHe was a bit frightened for the first time.CHe was offered a helmet and a scarf.DHe became worried about his horse.15What can be inferred from the passage?ARiding horses to leap fires can be dangerous.BThe riders are easy to fall into the burning fires.CAll the people support riding horses to
33、leap fires.DThe activity will be done away with one day.Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little 1ight-hearted entertainment.Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect
34、alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. 16 Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywoods Oscars, turn 50 years old.The typical Bollywood movie usually has
35、 the following ingredients(组成成分): a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sight-seeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one bad guy. 17 .Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily w
36、orries. 18 The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the udience dont mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell t
37、hem the impossible is possible and that true 1ove conquers all. 19 Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywod still emphasizes(重视) traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they cant just run away. They must win over their parents.Bollywood is a decent(正派
38、的) refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating(评价过高的) Hollywood films. 20 They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colorful world where its still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.ABollywood has gradually won its reputation(名声) on the world stage.BThere is never any m
39、ention of politics, poverty or war.CMost Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film.DBollywood films are mostly comic romances with 1ight-hearted incidenta1(附带的) music.EBllywd pays great attention to traditional values.FThe result is a fun-filled musical.GSo if youre tired of all th
40、at Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywod films.二、完形填空I was appointed to tend to this patient several weeks ago and began to grow closer to her. Communicating with her was 21 because everything she wanted to say to me had to be written on a notepad. As a nursing graduate, I was able to
41、read her mind by observing even a slight 22 in a patients facial expression.One day, when I was checking the patient, she 23 me on the shoulder to show me a note, “Do you think I could leave the hospital in a month to see my niece get married?” Taking her hand in mine, I told her that I could not 24
42、 her, because I did not want to leave her a false sense of hope. 25 , I made her believe that I would be there with her every step of the way on her journey toward 26 . Hearing that, the patient gave me a 27 and a hug.Day by day, I built her 28 by walking around the floor with her. As I did this, I
43、could see before my own eyes that her health was 29 improving and that she was able to walk more steadily. On her last day in hospital, just before her nieces 30 , she wrote me one last note, “I couldnt have done this 31 you; I love you.” After kissing goodbye, I had a strong sense of achievement. I
44、 realized that moments like this were 32 I woke up early for work in the hospital and spent long hours with her. I truly felt, as her 33 confirmed, that I was an 34 part of this womans recovery. My experience with this patient shows me that this career allows me to touch the lives of people in ways
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46、eBstrengthChabitDawareness29AslowlyBcompletelyCrapidlyDfinally30ApresenceBvisitCweddingDpresentation31AwithoutBbehindCexceptDbeside32AwhatBwhyCwhenDhow33AexpressionBnoteCfeelingDtreatment34AirrelevantBinsignificantCinstructiveDimportant35AhospitalsBareasClandsDfields三、语法填空在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Ne
47、w research suggests that Benjamin Franklins famous experiment with lightning may be fiction instead 36 fact.During a storm in 1752, Franklin raised a kite with a piece of string 37 (tie) to it. A metal key was attached to the string. A flash of lightning hit the kite, and electricity 38 (conduct) through the string to the key. Franklin then touched the key with his finger and got an electric shock.For many years, schools 39 (teach) the story of Fran
