浙江省台州市2023-2024学年高二上学期起始考试英语卷

台州市2023学年高二第一学期英语起始自主作业检查（总分120分）

一、听力（满分分）

3011.What is the womandoing1What isthe manprobably doingA.Reading a book.B.Listening toA.Writing areport.B.Reading a newspaper.music.C.Looking for a newspaper.C.Playing computer games.

2.How does the manusually go to work

12.What timeis itnowA.By bus.B.By carC.On foot.A.5:40pm.B.6:00pm.C.6:

203.Why doesthe mantake anumbrella pm.A.Because itsraining now.B.Because itwill rainsoon.

13.Whafs thepossible relationshipC.Because hiswife dislikeswalking in the sun.between the two speakersA.Mother

4.How muchisthecheaper bookand son.B.Brother andsister.C.A.5dollars.B.15dollars.C.20dollars Friends.听第段材料，回答第至题

5.What dowe knowabout the man91417A.He likeshis newjob verymuch.

14.What didthe old lady probably doB.He makesvery littlemoney now.A.She gavethe mana lift.C.He isbusy with his jobnow.B.She gavethe mansome money.听第6段材料，回答第

6、7题C.She askeda friendto take the man

6.What didthe manthink of the matchhome.A.It wasgreat.B.It wasjust so-so.C.It wasboring.

15.Why couldntthe womangoto help theman

7.Who isJenny A.Because she was ill.A.The womansbest friend.B.The manswife.B.Because shehad to look after Mike.C.The man*s sister.C.Because she didnt knowwhere theman was.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

16.What happenedto themanA.He lefthis walletin ataxi.

8.Whats theweather liketodayB.He gotrobbed bya stranger.C.His walletwas stolen.A.Fine.B.Rainy.C.Windy.

17.What willthemanprobablydonext

9.What willthetwospeakers dotomorrowA.Buy anew wallet.B.Answer the phone.A.Go swimming.B.Go for a picnic.C.Go to Japan.C.Make aphone call.

10.Why doesTom goto Japan听第段材料，回答第至题101820A.To spenda vacation withhis girlfriend.听

18.How dothe speakerand herbrother goto schoolB.To visithis girlfriendsparents.C.To visithis friends.第段材料，回答第至题A.By car.B.By bus.C.On foot.81113

二、阅读理解（每小题

2.5分，共15道题，满分37・

519.Which subjectdoesthespeaker likebest分）A.History.B.PE.C.Science.

20.When dothey usuallyhave supperAA.At6:00pm.B.At6:30pm.C.At7:00pmThe93rd Academy Awards ceremonywas heldon April25,2021,rather thanits usuallate-February datedue tospecialreasons.WinnersThe nomineeswere announcedon March

15.The winnerswere announcedduring theaward ceremony.Chinesefilm-maker Chloe Zhao became the firstwoman ofAsia to win BestDirector and the secondwoman overallafter KathrynBigelow,who claimedthe titleat the2010ceremony fordirecting TheHurt Locker.Best Actress winner FrancesMcDormandbecame theseventh personto win a thirdacting Oscarand the second towin BestActress threetimes.As aproducerof Nomadland,she was also the first personin historytowinOscars forboth actingand producingfor the samefilm.Best SupportingActresswinnerYuh-Jung Younbecamethe first Koreanperformer and thesecondAsian female towin anOscar afterMiyoshi Umeki,who won thesamecategory fbrher rolein1957s Sayonara.Part ofawardsBest ActorAnthonyHopkins The Father asAnthonyBest SupportingActress Yuh-Jung YounMina rias Soon-jaBest DirectorChloeZhao NomadlandBestProduction DesignMankProductionDesign:Donald GrahamBurt;Set Decoration:Jan PascaleBestPictureNomadlandFrances McDormand,Peter Spears,and ChloeZhaoBest CinematographyMtznZErikMesserschmidtBest CostumeDesignMtz RaineysBlack BottomAnnRothBest SupportingActorDaniel KaluuyaJudas andthe BlackMessiah asFred HamptonRulechanges（故事片）Due to the ceremonydate change,the Academychanged thequalification deadlinefor featurefilms fromDecember31,2020to February28,

2021.The Academyalso revisedits releaseand distributionrequirements byallowing（流媒体）for filmsthat werereleased viavideo ondemand orstreaming to be qualifiedfor theawards.

21.Who isthefirstfemaletowin theAcademyAwardforBest DirectorA.ChloeZhao.B.Kathryn Bigelow.C.Yuh-Jung Youn.D.Frances McDormand.

22.Which of the followingfilms wonthe mostawards inOscars2021A.Nomadland.B.TheFather.C.Sayonara.D.Minari.

23.What wasthe deadlinefor featurefilmsA.April25,

2021.B.March15,

2021.C.February28,

2021.D.December31,

2020.B（胰月泉）Jack Andrakawas15when hecame upwith anidea for anewway totest forpancreatic cancer.When Andrakawas14,a familyfriend diedof the disease,and this affected himdeeply.This kindof canceris particularlyserious becausethereis notest youcan havedone tofind itin theearly stages.By thetime standardtests determineyou havethe disease,it isoften toolate.Realizing thatthis wasthe case,Andraka decidedto tryto developa testthat mightcatch problemsatthe earlieststages.The roadahead lookeddifficult forAndraka.He wasstill ahigh schoolstudent,and hewanted tocreate somethingthatno oneelse haddone.Andraka readendlessly aboutthedisease,wrote aproposal for his idea,and sentit outto200cancerresearchers.Only oneprofessor,Dr.Anirban Maitra,responded positively.Dr.Maitra agreedto workwith Andrakaon hisidea,giving himguidance andaccess toa laboratory.The nextbig rewardfor Andrakasperseverance waswinning thegrand prizeat theIntel InternationalScience andEngineeringFair.This great award isgiven toyoung innovatorswho havedeveloped aworld-changing idea.Developingthe testis likelyto takemany years,but Andrakahopes thetest willeventually improvepeoples lives and maybesavethem.Jack Andraka is notalone asa younginnovator.After all,there were1,499other contestantsfor theIntel award,and allofthem hadground-breaking ideas.For Andraka,having afamily thatloves scienceand encouragescreative thinkinggavehim anadvantage.But thekey forAndrakaisthat reading,research,and discoveryare justplain funandthechance toimprovethe worldaround himin the process makesit evenbetter.

24.What madeAndraka decideto developa testforpancreatic cancerA.His friend^encouragement.B.An upsettingexperience.C.His extensivereading.D.An importanttest.

25.What difficultydid Andrakameet at the beginning of hisresearchA.Lack ofpositive repliesfrom experts.B.Heavy pressurefrom hisschoolwork.C.Little accessto researchequipment.D.Great needfor money to developa test.

26.Which of the followingleads toAndrakas awardwinningA.The competitionwith othercontestants.B.His determinationand persistenceto improvethe world.C.The supportfrom his family.D.His passionfor discovery.

27.What canwe learnfrom AndrakasstoryA.Practice makesperfect.B.Hard workleads tosuccess.C.One goodturn deservesanother.D.Failure isthe motherof success.CFou Tsong,a Chinese-born pianist known forhis sensitiveinterpretations ofChopin,Debussy andMozart,died onMondayatahospital inLondon,where hehadas livedfor manyyears.He was

86.A loverof classicalmusic froma youngage,Mr.Fou begantaking pianolessons when he was

7.Mr.Fou madehis firststageappearance in

1952.The concertcaught theattention ofofficials inBeijing,who selectedhim tocompete and tour inEasternEurope.Mr.Fou soonmoved toPoland,where hestudied at the WarsawConservatory ona scholarshipto prepareforthe fifthInternational ChopinPiano Competitionin Warsawin

1955.He practicedso diligentlythat hehurt hisfingersand wasnearly cutfrom thefirst roundof thecompetition.Mr.Fou wasone of thefirstChinese pianiststo achieveglobal prominencewhenhetook thirdplace in the InternationalChopinPiano Competitionin Warsawin

1955.He alsowon aspecial prizeforhisperformance ofChopins mazurkas.Almost overnight,he became a nationalhero.To China,Mr.Fous recognitionin awell-known internationalcompetitionwas proofthat thecountry couldstand onits ownartistically in the West.Chinese reportersflocked tointerview Mr.Fou,while manyothers soughtout his father,Fu Lei,for adviceon educatingchildren.In1981,a volumeof letterswritten byhisfather,primarily toMr.Fou,was publishedin China.Full ofadvice,encouragement,life teachingsand strictpaternal love,the bookFu Leis Family Letters became a best-seller inChina.Besides influencinga generationof Chinese,Mr.Fus wordsresonated longafter hisdeath amongpeople forwhomtheywere intended.“My fatherhad asaying that*First youmust be a person,then anartist,and thena musician,and only then canyou be；a pianistMr.Fou oncerecalled in an interview.Even now,I believein thisorder-that itshould bethis wayand thatIam thisway.”

28.What isParagraph2mainly aboutA.Fou Tsongsachievements inmusic.B.The stageperformances FouTs*ong gave.C.Fou Tsongsexperiences oflearning music.D.The effortsFou Tsongmade forcompetitions.

29.Why doesFou Tsongsglobal recognitionmean alot toChinaA.It earnsChinese arta placein theWest.B.It promotesthe spreadof Chineseculture.C.It provesChinese peoplestalent formusic.D.It enablesChinese arteducation to be recognized.

30.What doesthe underlinedword“they”in Paragraph4refer toA.Mr.Fus words.B.Young Chinese.C.Fou Tsongand hisfamily.D.Readers ofFu LeisFamilyLetters.

31.Which of the followingagrees withFu Leisideas in the lastparagraphA.Pursuing artisalong andpainful process.B.It requiresvarious qualitiestobea pianist.C.Everyone shoulddevelop aninterest inart.D.Talent isof greatimportance toa pianist.DMusic is good forhealth.And drummingmay bebest ofall.As wellas beingphysically demanding,it requirespeopleto adjusttheir limbsand toreact tooutside stimuli,such aswhat therest ofthe bandis upto.It isparticularly helpfulforchildren whohave emotionaland behavioraldifficulties.Researchers atthe ClemBurke DrummingProject,an organizationnamed afterBlondies drummer,who wasone ofitsfounders,have foundthat teachingsuch childrento drumhelps themto controltheir reactionsmore generally,to focusmore effectively on tasks they are given,andtocommunicate better with other people.（神The projectslatest work,led byCahart ofKing*s CollegeLondon,goes astep further.It looksattheneurological经系统的）changes whichaccompany theseshifts.（自闭症的）Ms.Cahart and her colleaguesfound36autistic teenagersand dividedthem intotwo groups.One haddrumlessons twicea weekfor eightweeks.The othersdid not.At thebeginning andend ofthe projecteveryone was asked tostaystill for45minutes ina machineto seehow theactivity oftheir brainshad changed.Their behaviorwas alsorecorded.As expected,most ofthe drumminggroup showedpositive behavioralchanges.And thesewere indeedreflected in theirbrains.The machinescans showedthat severalgroups ofconnectivity betweenparts ofthose brainshad strengthenedduring the experiment.In particular,two regions involved in attention control,formed stronglinks,respectively,with（内省）places associatedwith introspectionand with areas involvedin understandingfacial expressions.These changes in the brain thusnicely matchthe changesin behaviorwhich learningto drumbrings.Not asurprise,（台愈）perhaps.But aconfirmation of drumming*s powerto heal1oneself.

32.Which isnot thebenefit ofdrumming forchildren whohave emotionaland behavioraldifficultiesA.To bemore brilliantand active.B.To controltheir reactionsmore generally.C.To communicatebetterwithotherpeople.D.To focusmoreeffectivelyontaskstheyaregiven.

33.What arerecorded in theprocessoftheprojectA.The wayand frequencyofdrumming.B.Peoples attentioncontrol ondrumming.C.Peoples emotionand theirbehavior.D.Activity ofpeoples brainsand theirbehavior.

34.What arethe mainchangesinthe braincaused bydrummingA.Places associatedwith introspectionare moreactive.B.Connectivity betweenparts ofbrains isstrengthened.C.Regions involvedinattentioncontrol becomestronger.D.Changes inthebraincannot matchthe changesin behavior.

35.What isthis articlemainly aboutA.The way of keepinghealthy.B.The healingeffect ofdrumming.C.The relationshipbetween thebrain andbehavior.D.The relationshipbetween drummingand brainchanges.

三、七选五（满分12・5分）When hewasateenager,Hunter Adamswas veryunhappy,and hespent manyyears inthe1960sand1970sina specialhospitalfor peoplewith mentalhealth problems.When heleft the hospital,Adams decidedto become a doctor,so hewent toa medical school inVirginia,the USA.36Forexample,he didn*t like the doctorswhite coats,so hewore shirtswith flowerson themwhen hevisitedhis patients,and hetried to make themlaugh.The doctorsatthemedicalschooldidnt likeAdams verymuchbecause hewas toodifferent.37He sawunhappy andlonely people,andhetried tohelp themas patients,but aspeople too.He spentalot oftime withchildren inthehospital,and oftenput aspecial rednose onhis faceto looklike aclown andtomakethechildren laugh.When hefinished medicalschool andbecameadoctor,Adams openedhis ownhospital,called“The Gesundheit!Institute”,together withsome otherdoctors.38Hunter Adamsbecame famousduringthe1980s,and in1998,Universal Picturesmade afilm abouthis life.39In thefilm calledPatch Adams,Robin Williamsplayed Adams.Williams said,Hunter isa reallywarmperson,who believesthat patientsneed adoctor whosa friend.40”A.I enjoyedplaying him.B.It wasvery successful.C.He eventuallygave uphis studies.D.Adams succeededin persuadingother patients.E.But whenhewasthere,hedidthings ina differentway.F.But Adamsbelieved thatpeople inhospital needmore thanmedicine.G.They wantedit tobeaplace witha differentwayofworking withsick people.

四、完形填空满分分15小注弓箭手Ma Stutzmanis oneofthetop-ranked bowmenintheUSA.The lasttime welooked intoit,1%of bowmeninthe worldmade a41from archery/9he said.January of2010was whenI42__tobethe bestbowman inthe world.And by2012,1went tomy firstgame,and wonsilver!”And hedid itall withhis feet.Stutzman wasbom withoutarms.I couldntfind43J he said.I waspretty44that nobodywould givemea chanceto45myself.”In2009,a deerseason inLowa,he thoughtthat ifhe couldteach himselfhow to46an arrow,maybe hecouldat least47a deerand supporthisfamily.He saidJT wentout andgot the48bow Icould find,and Iactuallyshot adeer

49.1was excited.”“I startedarchery justto50my family.But nowFve seenits much

51.When someonewithadisability comesup tomesaying theysaw medo thisor that,and nowthey cando that,then itmakes mefeel52about myself,“hesaid.“Thefeeling isbetter than

53.The bestbowmanintheworldis somebodywho54the sportand makesit better,or changes

41.A.sacrifice B.deal C.living D.habit

49.A.bravely B.sadly C.secretly D.successfully

42.A.agreed B.decided C.needed D.remembered

50.A.feed B.entertain C.satisfy D.reward

43.A.friends B.work C.animals D.hobbies

51.A.smaller B.bigger C.lighter D.better

44.A.frustrated B.puzzled C.frightened D.bored

52.A.nervous B.safe C.good D.modestB.behave C.respect D.prove

53.A.winning B.failing C.stopping D.laughing

54.A.prefers B.changes C.organizes D.prepares

46.A.pull B.C.raise D.shoot

55.A.watch B.admit C.record D.help

47.A.protect performC.hunt D.meetB.adopt C.heaviest D.cheapestB.longestpeople that55what youdo andmakes thembetter.”

五、语法填空满分分10The storyof Li Tian,56ancestor of firecrackers”,is oneofthebeautiful folk57legend aboutthe originof fireworks.山黝About1,400years ago,on bothsides ofthe NanchuanRiver,people58kill bymandrills.Even EmperorTaizongoftheTang Dynasty618-907,Li Shimin,was sodisturbed59he orderedmedical treatmentfrom allover thecountry.LiTian,from Liuyang,central China*s HunanProvince,worked hardand inventedfirecrackers,60were抵御used toward offevil spirits61protect notonlythecitizens,but alsothe emperor.Li wasawarded thetitle ofancestoroffirecrackers^by theemperor62his valuablerescue.63develop tillthe SongDynasty,around thebeginningofthe13th century,Liuyang fireworksbegan tobe introducedtoIndia viathe SilkRoad.Later,fireworks wereintroduced intoArab countriesthrough India,into Spain,and64gradualspread toEuropean andAmerican countries.群After morethan1,400years ofdevelopment,Liuyang hasformed anindustrial clusterof production,operation,research anddevelopment andlogistics,65becomeaglobal fireworksproduction andtrade baseandthehometown offireworks^intheworld.

六、应用文（满分分）15[2023年全国甲卷改编]近日你校将举办英语演讲活动，题目是uThe PersonI Admire\请选取一位中国伟人,完成一篇演讲稿.内容包括:介绍人物简介;.人物的贡献;.对你的启示与意义.L23注意.词数词左右;可适当增加内容，使得原文连贯;.在答题卡区域内作答

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64.gradually65,becoming第一部分听力第一节Text1W:Here istodays newspaper.M:Put itonthetable,please.Ill readit afterfinishing myreport.Text2W:What asurprise!You goto workby bustoday.M:There issomething wrongwith mycar.Ive nochoice.Text3W:Its notraining.Why doyou take an umbrellaM:lts formy wife.She doesntlike walkinginthesun.W:You aresuch a great husband.Text4M:Sorry,but I dont wantthis book.It costs20dollars.Thats tooexpensive forme.W:What aboutthis oneIts fivedollars cheaper.M:0K.ls thereany differencebetween thetwo booksW:There arepictures inthe expensiveone.Text5W:How doyou like your jobintheshopM:l leftthere halfa monthago.I onlyworked therefor threemonths.Now Iwork ina bigcompany.W:Do you likeyournew jobM:No.I have to workvery hard.I dont haveany timeof myown.II第一PText6W:How didyoulikethe matchlast nightM:I haventenjoyed such agreatmatch foryears.But itwasapity thatI watchedit alone.W:Didnt Jennywatch itwith youM:She neverwatches footballmatches.W:But dicint sheoften watchmatches withyou beforeyou gotmarriedM:Women change!Text7W:What abeautiful dayforapicnic!M:You areright.But itwill betoo hotintheafternoon.How about going swimmingthis afternoonandhaving apicnic tomorrowmorningW:Thaf sa goodidea.Shall weask Tomto gowith us5M:OK.But Imafraid thathe cantgoforapicnic withus tomorrow.W:WhyM:He hasto gotoJapantomorrow.W:Does hego thereto visithis friendsM:No.He isgoing totakeavacationwithhisgirlfriend.Text8M:Stop sittingin frontofthecomputer.You vebeen playingcomputer games for hours.W:Its rainingoutside.Ive nothingto do.M:You canread abook orlisten tomusic.Playing computergamesforsuchalong timeis badforyour eyes.W:OK.T IIfollow youradvice.Bu letme playfor halfan hourmore.Ill stopand readabook.M:Why notstop nowDad willbe homein abouttwenty minutes.W:How doyou knowthatM:Dad calledme aboutan hourago.He saidhed beback aroundsix oclock.W:Its alreadytime forsupper.What willwe eatM:Idontknow.Mom isnot athome Dadisn tgood atcooking.Perhaps welleat noodlesagain.W:I hatethat.Text9W:You toldme onthephoneyou hadno moneyleft onyou.How didyou getbackM:An oldlady gavemeahand.Without herhelp,I wouldhave nomoneytotakethesubway.W:T msorry Iwas unabletohelpyou out.M:If sOK.You hadtolookafterMikeat thattime.So howis henowW:Much better.But hellhavetostay inbed fortwo moredays.M:Kids becomeill easilyin fall.W:You areright.So haveyou receivedany callsabout yourwalletM:No.The taxidriver maynot havenoticed it,orapassenger mayhave takenit away.W:Dont worry.Believe thereare kind-hearted peopleliketheoldlady.M:I hopeso.5W:You arecareless sometimes.T msure youII be careful fromnow on.M:You areright.I mustlearn tobecareful.W:Oh,your phonerings.Perhaps thereisgoodnews.Text10After breakfast,my dad,my mom,my brother and Iall leavethe houseat8:30am.Dad goestowork.He workswith computers.Mom,my brotherand Iwalk toschool.After my brotherand I gettothe school,my momthen catchesa busto herworkplace.She worksinadifferent schoolas amathematicsteacher.I takethe packedlunch toschool,which containsthings suchas sandwiches,fruit andcookies.Iusually havelunch atnoon.Sometimes myfriends and I shareour food.My favoritesubject atschool ishistory.My favoritetopic init islearning aboutthe ancientEgyptians.I alsoenjoy PElessons andscience lessons.We playfootball,basketball,and volleyballandsometimes we go runningalong theriver nearour school.Mom picksus upfrom schoolat3:15pm.Sometimes wego downtowntotheshops.Wesometimes eatinafast foodrestaurant there.However,most dayswegostraight homeand mybrotherandIwatch TV,or playcomputergames.Dad usuallygets homeat about6o clock.We eattogether at about6:30pm.My favoritedish isfish.I alsolike pizzawhich wehave veryoften.After supper,mybrotherandIusually doour homework.We goto bedatabout10:00pm.。