安徽省芜湖市第一中学2024-2025学年高二上学期返校开学测试英语试题

自主学习能力诊断 英语试卷 第一部分阅滨理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中出最佳选项。 The Publle Transport Fares in New York On our website,you can find out how much it costs to ride the subway,bus,Long Island Rail Road,and Metro-North in the New York area. ★Subways and buses .Fare for most riders on subways and local,limited,and Select Bus Service buses:S2.85. .Express buses cost $6.85. More information about subway and bus fares .Riding the subway costs $2.85 for most riders.People with disabilities or who are 65 or older are qualified for a reduced fare. .An unlimited ride MetroCard can save you money.It gives you unlimited rides for acertain length of time. MetroCards cost $1.All cards except for the Single Ride card are refillable(可充值的). .Up to three children under 44 inches tall ride for free when they are with a fare-paying adult. .You pay the fare at turstiles (before you aboard the train.You don't have to do anything afterwards. Railroads:LIRR (Long Island Rail Road)and Metro-North .Fares vary based on when and where you are travelling. .Buying tickets on your phone is the most convenient option. More information about rallroad fares .Peak (fares are charged during business rush hours on any weekday train scheduled to arrive in New York City terminals between 6 am.and 10 am.or depart New York City terminals between 4 p.m.and 8 p.m. On Metro-North trains,peak fares also apply to travel on any weekday train that leaves Grand Central Station between 6 a.m.and 9 a.m. .Off-peak fares are charged at all other times on weekdays,all day on Saturday and Sunday,and on holidays. .Use our trip planner to find fare information.Get schedules and directions and see whether a trip is during peak or off-peak hours. 1.How much might a subway trip cost a 68-year-old man with two children under 44 inches tall? A.S235 B.S2.85. C.$5.70. D.S6.85 2.For what train trip are peak fares charged? A.A weekday train leaving Grand Central Station at 10 pm B.A weekday train leaving Grand Central Station at 7 am. C.A weekday train departing New York City terminals at 9pm. D.A weekday train departing New York City terminals at 8:30 am. 3.Why should people read the trip planner? A.To know special offers. B.To leave your advice. C.To check fare information. D.To book a train ticket B At my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy,my teacher told me plainly:"Now I will teach you how to write your name.And to make it beautiful."I felt my breath catch.I was curious. 英语试题第1页（共6页） Growing up in Singapore,I had an unusual relationship with my Chinese name.My parents are ethnically Chinese,so they asked fortune tellers to decide my name,aiming for maximum luck.As a result,I ended up with a nonsense and embarrassing name:Chen Yiwen,meaning.roughly,"old","barley ()"and "warm". When I arrived in America for college at 18,I put on an American accent and abandoned my Chinese name. When I moved to Hong Kong in 2021,afer 14 years in the States,I decided to leam calligraphy.Why not get back in touch with my heritage?I thought. In calligraphy,the idea is to copy the old masters'techniques,thereby refining your own.Every week,though, my teacher would give uncomfortably on-the-nose assessments of my person."You need to be braver,"he once observed."Have confidence.Try to produce a bold stroke()."For years,I had prided myself on presenting an image of confidence,but my writing betrayed me. I was trying to make sense of this practice.You must visualize the word as it is to be written and leave a trace of yourself in it.Asa bodily practice,calligraphy could go beyond its own cultural restrictions.Could it help me go beyond mine?My teacher once said to me,"When you look at the word,you see the body.Though a word on the page is two-dimensional,it contains multitudes.conveying the foree you've applied,the energy of your grip. the arch of your spine."I had been leaming calligraphy to get in touch with my cultural roots,but what I was really seeking was a retum to myself.Now I have sensed that the pleasure out of calligraphy allows me to know myself more fully. During a recent lesson,my teacher pointed at the word I had just finished,telling me:"This word is much better.Ican see the choices you made,your calculations.your flow.Trust yourself.This word is yours."He might as well have said,"This word is you." 4.What did the author initially think of her name"Chen Yiwen"? A.It was lucky so she gladly accepted it. B.She felt proud of its symbolic meaning. C.She understood the intention but still disliked it.D.Its strange pronunciation made her embarrassed 5.The author decided to leam calligraphy to A.pick up a new hobby B.reconnect with her origin C.gain insights into a new culture D.fit in with local community 6.From the teacher's words,the author learns that calligraphy A.reflects the creator's spirits B.comes from creative energy C.highlights the design of strokes D.depends on continuous practice 7.What does the author intend to tell us? A.Appreciate what our culture offers. B.Find your inner self. C.A great teacher leads you to truth. D.We are the sum of what we create I'm rather good at using maps.But I forgot the maps and here we were,late afemoon,last day of vacation, my daughter,my cousin and I,driving along a two-lane highway in Oregon.No other car in sight,and the sun had just gone down.Where was our sweet little village? It was supposed to be right along this river.We drove on,farther into the unknown,river always at left as our guide.We kept passing farms and fields and now a few lights were coming out.In my head,I was doing a lot of self-criticisms:Why didn't we start earlier,bring the map and on and on?My cousin and I were both impatient and stressed.My daughter,at least,was happy in the back seat,text messaging a friend.I pulled up on the shoulder of the road to think Just then-WOW!Amazing!A new scene had appeared.Where did it come from? Right there,out of nowhere:a magical misty landscape.Fields stretched in silent purples,with rows of tall trees,darkening in the dusk ()I turned the car engine off.All was silent in the hot summer air.Beside us,a plum-colored river hardly moved between a border of trees.its dark lazy water reflecting the last light of day. How breathtaking!Where had it been?If I had seen even a bit of this beauty while driving along.I could 英语试通第2页（共6页） have stopped and taken a look.I had missed it all. We miss a lot,almost everything.in fact.in our world.Our task-focused filters (take care of that. selecting only what we need We need to get to work.Have some lunch.We see what we need to see,often for purposes of survival.Gregory Bateson,speaking of beauty,said the judgment is selection of a fact.In our daily lives,who or what is doing the selecting?Can we make a change?Can we see further? 8.Which of the following might be the destination of the author's driving? A.Her own home. B.A vacation spot. C.Atourist centre. D.Her cousin's farm. 9.What made the author keep blaming herself in the beginning? A.That the vacation was below her expectations. B.That she wasn't as good at using maps as before. C.That her cousin and daughter couldn't get along D.That lack of full preparations got her to lose her way. 10.The author felt really amazed because A.her carelessness brought an unexpected pleasure B.she discovered a tourist spot unknown to the public C.she unintentionally reached what she had planned to D.the right route to her destination came out of nowhere 11.What does the story intend to tell us? A.Stay cool when you are trapped in trouble B.Make a change for the purpose of survival. C.Slow down your paces to enjoy beauty in life. D.Be positive because there's always an alternative. D Every year millions of breeding monarch butterflies (in the U.S.and southern Canada search for milkweed plants on which to lay their eggs.Concem over shrinking habitat has urged conservationists( )to create monarch-friendly spaces along roadsides,which are more than enough within the butterflies range and usually publicly owned.But traffic noise stresses monarch caterpillars out,a new study finds.h do become desensirized to it-but that might cause trouble to them later on,too Noise pollution is known to affect the lives of birds,whales and other creatures.But until recently,scientists had never tested whether it leads to a stress response in insects.When Andy Davis,aation physiologist at the University of Georgia,noticed online videos of roadside monarch caterpillars()apparently trembing )as cars came by,he wondered how the constant noise might affect them.Davis built a custom caterpillar heart monitor,fittinga small sensor ntoa microscopeprecisety measure monarch caterpillars'heart rates as they listened to recordings of traffic sounds in the laboratory. The hearts of caterpillars exposed to highway noise for two hours beat 17 percent faster than those of caterpillars in a silent room.But the heart rates of the noise-exposed group retured to baseline levels after hearing the traffic sounds nonstop for their entre 12-day development period,Davis and his colleagues reported in May in Biology Letters. This desensitization could be problematic when the caterpillars become adults,Davis says.A rapid stress response is vital for monarch butterflies on their two-month joumey to spend winters in Mexico,as they narrowly escape predators(铺食者)and fight wind currents. Whether a noisy developmental period reduces monarchs'survival rates remains unknown,notes Ryan Norris,an ecologist at the University of Guelph in Ontario,who was not involved in the study.But in any case,he believes roadside habitat almost certainly drive up the butterflies'death rates as a result of crashes with cars."There is so much potential road habitat for monarchs and other insectsit would be such a nice thing to 英语试通第3页（共6页） capitalize on,"Norris says."But you just can't get around the traffic."Davis adds:"I think roads and monarchs just don't mix." 12.By"They eventually do become desensitized to it"(Paragraph one).the writer means that A.monarch caterpillars react less strongly to noise B.monarch caterpillars are stressed out by road noise C.conservationists are worried about butterflies habitat D.conservationists no longer create monarch-friendly spaces 13.What inspired Andy Davis to explore the effect of noise on monarch caterpillars? A.There had been little research on monarch caterpillars. B.Videos showed cars crashed into monarch caterpillars C.There was no such record of monarch caterpillars'heart rates. D.He found that monarch caterpillars shook with cars moving by 14.According to Andy Davis,how will exposure to noise influence monarch butterflies? A.They are likely to need more time to develop. B.They are likely to lose their way on their journey C.They are more likely to be killed in their migration D.They are more likely to die before they become adults 15.What is Ryan Norris most likely to agree with? A.Monarch butterflies'survival rates are decreasing each year. B.It is not recommended that roadside habitat be built for insects C.More capital is needed to study monarch butterflies'developmental period. D.Butterflies'rising death rates have nothing to do with moving cars. 第二节（共5小题：每小题3分，满分15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透项。 Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning.and put the blame on the alarm clock.In fact,the key to easy moring wake-up lies in resetting your body clock.16Here's how to make one. 17 In order to make a change,you need to decide why it's important.Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family,get in some exercise,or just get ready for your day?Once you are clear about your reasou,bo the change you want to make. Rethink momings.Now that you know why you want to wake up,consider re-arranging your moming activities.If you want time to have breakfast with your family.save some time the night before by setting out elothes,shoes,and bags.18That's a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer. Keep your sleep or wake schedule on weekends.If you're tired out by Friday night,getting up late on Saturday could sound wonderful But making up on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following weck,a recent study found.19 Keep a record and evaluate (it weekly.Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel.After you've tried a new method for a week,take a look at your record.20If not,take another look at other methods you could try. A.Get a sleep specialist B.Find the right motivation. C.A better plan for sleep can help. D.And consider setting a second alarm. E.If the steps you take are working.keep it up. F.Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time,no matter what the day. G.Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee. 英语试题第4页（共6页） 第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分50分） 第一节完形填空（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。 Qidai isa new film released in 2023.It tells a son,who is a musician living and performing in Beijing. retums to take care of his mother,.wbo_2L_severe signs of Alzheimer's(老年病呆症) The musician brings his mother back to their old house in the countryside,but the mother who is often lost in 22 insists on returning to her"home",a place seemingly 23 to her childhood memories. After discovering that his mother was24 trying to leave the house to find her so-called "home",the son finally decides to 25 some simple items-a tent and some kitchenware-onto his motoreyele and tries to seek her"home".His only clue as to its26is an old photo,describing a boundless wildemess. The film re-explores the 27 between parents and children.In the film,the son,to28 his mother from getting lost or encountering danger.ties a thick 29 around both of their waists and keeps it30 from day to night,31 when he is working or sleeping.In the32 moments of the film,the son seems to have become the father eventually and the mother has become the33They are connected to each other by the rope,which34 the"umbilical cord"()The film's director hopes it will help young audiences to 35 their relationship with their parents and reflect more deeply on the meaning of life. 21.A.reveals B.becomes C.permits D.gives 22.A.admiration B.romance C.panic D.confusion 23.A.connecting B.adding C.reacting D.appealing 24.A.unwillingly B.repeatedly C.possibly D.delightedly 25.A.break up B.pack up C.give up D.clear up 26.A.location B.moment C.scenery D.nest 27.A.element B.relationship C.foundation D.gratitude 28.A.ban B.discourage C.prevent D.excuse 29.A.net B.label C.rope D.cloth 30.A.fastened B.wrapped C.nailed D.locked 31.A.ever B.rather C.just D.even 32.A.exact B.final C.initial D.rare 33.A.client B.child C.bride D.prisoner 34.A.shows B.declares C.establishes D.symbolizes 35.A.continue B.value C.build D.discover 第二节（共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分）】 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The term Xuan paper first appeared in On Famous Paintings through the Ages,a book36(write)by Tang Dynasty scholar Zhang Yanyun,in37 he described Xuan paper as38 ideal carrier for calligraphy and painting Handmade Xuan paper from Jingxian county.East China's Anhui province,39 (list)as a gift to the ancient court for its highest quality during the period. The traditional craft of making Xuan paper is 40 (extreme)demanding Sandalwood()bark,a plant native to souther China,goes through 10841(procedure)over the course of three years before it can be transformed 42 fine Xuan paper.The entire procedure is so complex that even the most43(skill)craftsman (工匠)can only master a limited number of steps. The flow of ink,both guided44 resisted by water,determines the output of Chinese art,and Xuan paper goes beyond others with its excellent ability45(give)full play to ink.Unlike other forms of paper,it is very resistant to damage brought by time.It is this durability (that has made the preservation of many valuable works from ancient China possible. 英语试理第5页（共6页） 第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 假如你是李华，你的笔友E©写信询问你的暑假生活，请你给他同信，内容包括： 1,总结前半段假期（返校日前）的情况 2.对后半段假期（返校日后）的期许 3。希望了解他的暑假生活 注意： 1.词数80左右： 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯， 第二节（满分25分） 阅读下面材科，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 When I was little,I lived in a house with a beautiful garden full of all kinds of flowers,and roses were the most beautiful of them.There was nothing I enjoyed more than sitting in the garden with my mother as she read stories tome.When I was in primary school and old enough to read,Ienjoyed reading stories aloud to her. I will never forget one day when I was in the third grade.I had been picked to be the princess in the school play.and for weeks my mother had rehearsed(my lines so hard with me.But no matter how easily I acted at home,as soon as I stepped onstage,every word disappeared from my head.Finally,my teacher took me aside.She explained that she had written a narrator's(务白、解说员)part to the play,and asked me to change roles.Her word,kindly expressed,still hurt,especially when I saw my part go to another girl. I didn't tell my mother what had happened when I went home after school that day.But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines,she asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden. It was May and roses were blossoming and,under the trees,we could also see yellow dandelions (in the grass,as if a painter had painted our garden with red,yellow and green.I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion."I think I'm going to dig up all these weeds,"she said,pulling it up by its roots."From now on,we'll have only roses in this garden." "But I like dandelions,"I protested."All flowers are beautiful -even dandelions." My mother looked at me seriously."Yes,every flower is beautiful in its own way,isn't ir?"She asked thoughtfully.I nodded,pleased that I had won her over."And that is true of people too,"she added."Not everyone can be a princess,but there is no shame in that."Relieved that she had guessed my pain,I started to cry as I told her what had happened.She listened and smiled,patting me gently. 注意： 1,所续写短文的词数应为150左右： 2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。 "But you will be a beautiful narrator,"she said. After the play.I took home the dandelions 英语试题第6页（共6页） 返校测试答案 阅读 1-5 ABCCB 6.-10ADADA 11-15CADCB 16-20 CBGFE 完型 21-25 ADABB 26-30ABCCA 31-35 DBBDB 语法填空 36 written 37which 38 an 39 was listed 40 extremely 41 procedures 42.into 43 skilled 44 and 45 to give 应用文：略 读后续写 "But you will be a beautiful narrator,"she said,reminding me how much I loved to read stories aloud to her."The narrator's part is just as important as the part of a princess."Her wise words inspired me with courage and confidence.But on the evening of the performance,I suddenly felt nervous backstage again.My teacher came over to me."Your mother asked me to give you this," she said,handing me some dandelions.Looking at them,I knew my mother was out there for me, which calmed me down. After the play.I took home the dandelions.My mother made them into dried flowers and put them into a glass bottle.Every time I see them,I am reminded of this unforgettable experience.I have taken part in many school plays,tried different roles and made many speeches ever since.Gradually,I've become really good at performing and public speaking seldom feeling nervous onstage now.For this,I am forever grateful to my mother,who have made me what I am today