湖北省武汉中学2024-2025学年高二上学期开学收心考试英语试题

湖北省武汉中学2024-2025学年度高二年级开学收心考试
英语
注意事项：
1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
第I卷（选择题）
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5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

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。

例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15.
B. £9.18.
C. £9.15.
答案是C。

1. Why was the woman worried?
A. The boy cut a line.
B. The boy went out alone.
C. The boy told a lie.
2. When does the bank close on Sunday?
A. At 9:00 p.m.
B. At 5:00 p.m.
C. At 4:00 p.m.
3. What is the man dissatisfied with about the store?
A. The service.
B. The clothes.
C. The price.
4. How did the man get his shirt?
A. From his father.
B. From an e-mall.
C. From a souvenir shop.
5. Where will the woman put her plants?
A. In her backyard.
B. In her window.
C. On her balcony.
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几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答6、7小题。

6. What does the man plan to do this afternoon?
A. Go swimming.
B. Go to class.
C. Go to the library.
7. What does the woman offer to do for the man?
A. Collect information for his paper.
B. Help him with his chemistry.
C. Teach him to study math.
听下面一段较长对话，回答8至10题。

8. What will the man do next month?
A. Move out of his apartment.
B. Find a new roommate.
C. Fix the windows and doors.
9. What does the woman like about the apartment?
A. The rent.
B. The location.
C. The roof.
10. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Call the house owner.
B. Go back to her office.
C. Bargain with the man.
听下面一段较长对话，回答11至13题。

11. What is the woman?
A. A policewoman.
B. A driver.
C. A car park attendant.
12. Where is the car park?
A. It’s near a hotel.
B. It’s around the corner.
C. It’s at the end of the street.
13. What will the man probably do next?
A. Drive away.
B. Go to the police station.
C. Show the woman his license.
听下面一段较长对话，回答14至17题。

14. What happened to the woman?
A. She lost her wallet.
B. She didn’t finish his paper.
C. She was caught by policemen.
15. When does the conversation probably take place?
A. In the morning.
B. At noon.
C. In the afternoon.
16. Where did the woman go first today?
A. The police station.
B. The shop.
C. The restaurant.
17. Who does the man suggest the woman phone?
A. The woman’s friend.
B. The shop’s manager.
C. The restaurant’s manager.
听下面一段独白，回答18到20题。

18. What was Samuel Parnell’s job?
A. A carpenter.
B. A lawyer.
C. A doctor.
19. What did Samuel Parnell encourage other workers to do?
A. Demand to found a workers’ group.
B. Reduce the working time to 8 hours.
C. Require to take holidays every year.
20. When was Labor Day first celebrated as a public holiday?
A. In 1899.
B. In 1900.
C. In 1890.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A
Green fields and hills give Ireland its “Emerald Isle” nickname. Rounding out all that unspoiled nature are ancient castles, historic villages, and pubs alive with traditional music. Here’s the best way to experience this colorful corner of Europe.
Rocky coves
The southwest’s rocky coves are rich with seaweed, revealing a little-known piece of Irish history. “In the past people couldn’t eat meat so they would go down around these shores and get laver, or sleabhac, as it’s high in protein,” says Kerryann O’Farrell of Atlantic Irish Seaweed, whose guides lead educational sea vegetable walks at Derrynane Harbour.
Cape Clear Island
Located eight miles off the southern coast, Cape Clear Island (Oileán Chleire) is one of Irish-speaking Gaeltacht areas, which can be found in seven counties and on some islands. On Cape, the former girls school now
houses the Heritage Centre with exhibits on the island’s maritime history and culture. Don’t miss the goat milk ice cream at local favorite Cléire Goats.
The River Corrib
While Shop Street and Eyre Square draw the crowds, the Western neighborhood across the River Corrib is the soul of the city. Soak up the bohemian vibe at places like Bell Book and Candle, a treasure trove for new and second-hand books; the monthly Flea Style Market inside the Galway Arts Centre; and the Crane Bar, which features some of the city’s best “trad” fiddle and bodhrán players.
Great Lighthouses of Ireland
Great Lighthouses of Ireland offers a guide to noteworthy beacons around the country. One of the most remote, St. John’s Point Lighthouse rises at the end of a narrow peninsula in County Donegal, looking out to Donegal Bay and County Sligo. Stay overnight in Clipper or Schooner, the former lighthouse keepers’ residences, and experience the solitude of keeping watch. Naturally, there’s no Wi-Fi, so unwind and read a book beside the fire, or explore the headland at sunrise.
21. What can’t you do in Cape Clear Island?
A. Appreciate local language.
B. Try the goat milk ice cream.
C. Admire the island’s maritime history.
D. Enjoy educational sea vegetable walks.
22. Which would be the best place for someone in need of an undisturbed place?
A. Rocky coves.
B. Cape Clear Island.
C. The River Corrib.
D. Great Lighthouses of Ireland.
23. The passage is most likely taken from ________.
A. a news report
B. an advertisement
C. a travel brochure
D. an encyclopedia
B
Several security guards of residential compounds in Beijing and workers were seen shoveling snow and some parked vehicles were covered by thick overnight snow. The first snowfall of winter arrived in Beijing early Monday, covering the Chinese capital with a mantle (披风) of white overnight and plunging (使……下降) the city into freezing temperatures, with even colder weather coming this week in northern China.
Snowfall reached 5.8 mm on average by early Monday, with the highest snowfall of 10.2 mm recorded in Fangshan district, Beijing Meteorological (气象的) Service data showed. Beijing typically sees its first snow of the season between late November and February, or even none at all. More snowfall is expected this week, with temperatures seen further sliding to as low as -20°Celsius. The Chinese capital last saw such similarly extremely cold weather on Jan. 7, 2021, when the temperature dropped to -19.6℃.
The cold snap (寒潮) in Beijing this week, compared with the autumn-like conditions a week ago, mirrored the sharp swings in temperatures recently. In October, Beijing experienced one of its warmest Octobers in decades in a year of weather extremes.
On Monday, the government warned of road icing in large parts of the city of nearly 22 million, with authorities shutting some expressways or partially closing sections. By 10 a. m. local time, 62 out of a few hundred flights had been cancelled at the Beijing Capital Airport. Railway authorities enforced speed limits on lines connecting Beijing and Guangzhou in southern China, causing delays in some passenger trains. By 7 a. m. Monday, more than 180 bus routes in Beijing had been suspended.
The official Beijing Daily reported that vegetable stocks were enough, hitting this year’s highest daily market volume of 23,800 tons, as merchants stocked up (备货) ahead of time. Huang, a Beijing resident working in the internet sector, said the snow in Beijing came early. “Normally, it doesn’t snow until the Spring Festival,” Huang said, referring to the start of the Lunar New Year, which typically falls in January or February.
24. Which of the following is not used to show the seriousness of the snowfall in paragraph?
A. By listing out numbers.
B. By illustrating a viewpoint.
C. By citing data from the authority.
D. By making comparisons.
25. What contrast in weather conditions did Beijing experience as mentioned in the article?
A. From hot summers to mild winters.
B. From dry conditions to heavy rainfall.
C. From autumn-like conditions to a sudden coldness.
D. From constant snow to unexpectedly warm temperatures.
26. Which of the following word is close to the meaning of “enforced” in paragraph 4?
A. introduced
B. obeyed
C. happened
D. improved
27. What positive measure did merchants in Beijing take in anticipation of the snowfall?
A. Organized community support groups.
B. Increased storage of essential supplies.
C. Created emergency shelters for the homeless.
D. Offered discounts and sales to boost business.
C
Extremely authentic-looking prosthetic (假体的) eyes can now be 3D-printed in a fraction of the time it would normally take to produce the eyes by hand, scientists demonstrate in a new study.
The new technology can create a prosthetic eye in just 90 minutes, compared with the eight hours it would normally take a skilled technician, or ocularist, to produce one by hand. The 3D-printed eyes require five times less
labor to make than traditional methods, the scientists behind the technology wrote in a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications.
The 3D-printed eyes also look more natural than traditional prostheses; this could help improve a patient’s self-confidence in using the devices. “Patients are very conscious about wearing a prosthesis, and they don’t want others to notice,” Johann Reinhard, lead study author and a researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research in Germany, told us. “With these more realistic eves, it might help them to participate more in society,” he said.
The new printing approach involves taking a specialized image of a patient’s empty eye socket and of their healthy eye. These images are then processed and used to draft blueprints that can be sent to be 3D-printed in the lab. These 3D-printed eyes closely replicate the color, size and structure of the patient’s healthy eye and are particularly good at capturing the colored part of the eye, known as the iris, and the white part of the eye, called the sclera. Once finished, the eyes take 15 to 30 minutes to be installed by an ocularist, Reinhard said.
“About 80% of adults in need of prosthetic eyes could theoretically have one made this way, either due to a birth defect that causes an eye to be small or missing or because they’ve lost an eye,” the team said. “However, this wouldn’t be possible for all patients, such as those who have a very complex eye socket, as the software wouldn’t be able to find a matching shape for the prosthetic eye,” Reinhard said.
“More data are needed to see if this technique could also be used to make prosthetic eyes for children,which would require more regulation,” Reinhard said.
28. Which of the following words can be best used to describe the 3D-printed eyes?
A. Eco-friendly.
B. Time-consuming.
C. Fit-of-all.
D. Realistic-looking.
29. How does the author develop his idea mainly in Paragraph 2?
A. By justifying an idea.
B. By giving examples.
C. By providing evidence.
D. By making a comparison.
30. Which statement is true about a 3D-printed eye?
A. The patients prefer to show off their prosthetic eyes.
B. Every adult in need of a prosthetic eye can’t possibly have one.
C. It normally takes a skilled technician, or ocularist, to produce one.
D. The installment of one is 5 times faster than a traditional prosthetic eye.
31. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. 3D-printed Eyes——a Better Alternative
B. 3D Printing—a Promising Technology
C. 3D-printed Eyes—a Source of Confidence
D. Prosthetic Eyes—the Hope for all Blind People
D
When you ask people to judge others by their speech, a trend emerges: Listeners dislike disfluency. Slow talkers producing loads of ums and pauses (停顿) are generally perceived as less charming. But science tells us there may be even more to disfluency.
Disfluencies do not occur in arbitrary positions in sentences. Ums typically occur right before more difficult or low-frequency words. Imagine you’re having dinner with a friend at a restaurant, and there’re three items on the table: a knife, a glass, and a wine decanter (醒酒器). Your friend turns to you and says, “Could you hand me the ... um...” What would you assume they want? Since it’s unlikely that they will hesitate before such common words as knife, and glass, chances are you’ll pick up the decanter and ask, “You mean this?”
This is exactly what we demonstrated through controlled eye-tracking studies in our lab. Apparently, listeners hear the um and predict that an uncommon word is most likely to follow. Such predictions, though, reflect more than just simple association between disfluencies and difficult words; listeners are actively considering from the speaker’s point of view. For example, when hearing a non-native speaker say the same sentence but with a thick foreign accent, listeners don’t show a preference for looking at low-frequency objects. This is probably because listeners assume non-native speakers may have as much trouble coming up with the English word for a common object, like a knife, as for unusual ones and can’t guess their intention.
In another experiment, listeners were presented with an uncommon speaker who produced disfluencies before simple words and never before difficult words. Initially, participants displayed the natural predictive strategy: looking at uncommon objects. However, as more time went by, they gained experience with this uncommon distribution of disfluencies. Listeners started to demonstrate the contrary predictive behavior: They tended to look at simple objects when hearing the speaker say um.
These findings represent further evidence that the human brain is a prediction machine: We continuously try to predict what will happen next, even though not all disfluencies are created equal.
32. Which statement does the example in paragraph 2 support?
A. Pauses usually follow uncommon words.
B. Slow talkers tend to pause more.
C. Fluent speakers are unlikely to pause.
D. Active listeners only guess difficult words.
33. What does the author say about the non-native speakers?
A. They can be understood easily.
B. They actively put themselves in others’ shoes.
C. Their vocabularies are limited.
D. Their disfluencies are a little less predictive.
34. What does the experiment in paragraph 4 show?
A. Simple things are difficult in some cases.
B. Listeners can adjust predictions accordingly.
C. Distribution of disfluencies is changeable.
D. Disfluencies in communication can be avoided.
35. Which of the following can be the best title for the article?
A. Pauses Coexist with Hesitation
B. Human Brains Have the Power to Predict
C. Active Listeners Simplify Talks
D. Disfluency Says More than You Think
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Sweating may not be your favorite thing to do, but it is a necessary process for maintaining the health of the human body. 36 Here are four research-backed reasons why this salt-based fluid can benefit you.
• Sweating is good for your skin.
Sweat is known to cool the skin, bringing toxins (毒素) to the surface and giving the skin a healthy glow. Research shows that sweating can increase and maintain skin hydration. However, leaving sweat on the skin for too long can cause skin diseases such as acne (痤疮). 37
• Sweating makes you happy.
When you are hot, your heart beats faster to cool the body, releasing endorphins that cause feelings of joy.
38 In a recent study, people who smelled “joyful sweat” displayed tendencies associated with happiness. However, those exposed to fear-induced sweat showed characteristics of terror.
• Sweating supports your heart.
When sitting in a sauna (桑拿), your body temperature rises, so your body works overtime to cool itself down by sweating. 39 A 20-year Finnish study found that people who sweated it out regularly in a sauna had a lower rate of sudden cardiac (心脏的)deaths.
• 40
If you sweat heavily during exercise, that’s usually a positive sign. Athletes tend to sweat sooner and more than inactive people. Their bodies have learned to cool down more efficiently during physical activity. A study conducted by the Public Library of Science supports this, showing that long-distance runners not only got sweatier sooner, but also activated more sweat glands (汗腺), resulting in more sweat than their non-active counterparts.
A. And you’ll be better off for it.
B. Sweating a lot means that you are fit.
C. Thus, it’s essential to wash your face and body after sweating.
D. Sweat is the stuff that floods out when our body temperature rises.
E. Sweating contributes to a decrease in blood pressure to some extent.
F. Your sweaty self can also make those around you feel more delightful.
G. This is a natural bodily function that helps to regulate body temperature and prevent overheating.
第II卷（非选择题）
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Spanish class scared me in the freshman year. I knew little Spanish before starting the class, and I thought it would be 41 for me. However, Mary, our honored Spanish teacher, who was full of creativity, made her class fun from the beginning. I knew what to expect with a schedule for each week, but there was always some slight 42 .
Before the exam, Mary often asked us to 43 our lessons by ourselves. But I could remember one day she said, “This time, let’s play a game before going over what you’ve learned.” The game was so interesting that we all 44 ourselves. After the exam, Mary gave us opportunities to make up for our 45 . After each error correction, she would check again. She took things so 46 that she wouldn’t overlook any detail. No wonder she was 47 by us.
Mary was 48 and willing to help, within reason, on everything. We could ask her questions at any time. She encouraged everyone to speak Spanish in class. Because of that, I was 49 enough, and then I could communicate with Spanish speakers outside of class. When she knew our problems, she would give advice. When someone was struggling, she would 50 .
Mary’s 51 teaching eventually transformed my 52 into fascination. She infused (灌输) foreign culture into lessons, using music and dance to 53 our language skills. Her personalized attention to each student’s needs fostered a(n) 54 environment. At the end of the term, my Spanish improved, and my confidence soared. Mary left a lasting impact on my 55 for new challenges.
41. A. exciting B. easy C. boring D. beneficial
42. A. variation B. disturbance C. annoyance D. inconvenience
43. A. explain B. describe C. prepare D. review
44. A. challenged B. enjoyed C. trusted D. developed
45. A. experience B. time C. losses D. mistakes
46. A. seriously B. roughly C. modestly D. curiously
47. A. amused B. respected C. judged D. spotted
48. A. understanding B. humble C. athletic D. courageous
49. A. discouraged B. suspected C. heartened D. comforted
50. A. stand out B. reach out C. get around D. get by
51. A. passive B. conventional C. voluntary D. innovative
52. A. fear B. sorrow C. anger D. confusion
53. A. know B. match C. enhance D. assess
54. A. secure B. supportive C. economic D. competitive
55. A. pity B. profit C. debate D. desire
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。

Elon Musk’s Tesla has been outperformed by its Chinese rival, BYD, as the world’s top-selling electric carmaker. This is a sign of China’s emerging strength in the 56 (globe) electric vehicle market.
BYD, which stands for Build Your Dreams, said it produced 3.02m new energy vehicles in 2023. Since 2008, BYD 57 (beat)Tesla’s production level for a second consecutive year. However, BYD’s sales figures include 1.6m battery-only cars and 1.4m hybrids, 58 means Tesla is still the leader in the production of electric battery-only cars. But in the final quarter of last year BYD outsold Tesla in battery-only cars-526,000 to 484,000-for the first time. Most of BYD’s vehicles sell 59 a lower price point than Tesla.
BYD has won the favor of 60 (consumer) around the world with its 61 (advance) technology, excellent product quality and innovative business model. The company aims 62 (become) a major player in the international market and plans to sell 800,000 vehicles 63 (annual) in Europe by 2030. In December BYD announced plans to build 64 new factory in Hungary. Chinese electric carmakers such as BYD and Nio have set their sights on 65 (be) major players in international markets, with a particular focus on Europe.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你得知2024年巴黎奥运会组委会正在招募一批英语志愿者，请你给组委会写一封英文信，提出申请，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.个人优势；
3.期待参与。

注意：1.词数80 左右(开头结尾已给出，不算入词数)；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

参考词汇：2024巴黎奥运会the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Dear Olympic Organizing Committee,
____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

When starting my sixth-grade year, I was nervous about many things. But nothing compared to the problem that I got to the age where my voice started changing. At first, the voice getting deep excited me. But then I learned before getting deeper, it can crack (变嘶哑).
The first time it happened I was so embarrassed. Surprisingly, my friends didn’t make fun of me. In fact, they didn’t even mention it. But in my self-conscious sixth-grade mind I was certain they made fun of me behind my back. They weren’t having the same problem.
After my first voice crack experience, I was determined to make sure it wouldn’t happen again. At least not in public. So, except for strategic times I said, “cool” and “yeah”, I didn’t talk. My logic was, “If I don’t use my voice, it cannot crack.” However, I couldn’t go without talking forever. I needed a new solution.
I began clearing my throat before speaking, which actually seemed to help. Limiting how much I spoke and clearing my voice made me much less stressful. This was great but there was a larger problem. I was much more scared about having a voice crack during class. My class had many new kids I’d never spoken with. I didn’t want their first impressions of me to be based on a voice crack.
Unfortunately, one day my concern came true. It was about two months after the beginning of the term. On the day it happened everything was the same as always until I got into the classroom. I noticed that we had a substitute teacher (代课老师) and immediately started thinking about how he would take attendance. My permanent teacher never had to, since he already knew each student, I panicked. So many thoughts rushed through my mind that I couldn’t think straight. I calmed myself down by telling myself that I only had to say one word “Here”. “Easy enough, right?” I thought so until my name was called. I did my routine — cleared my throat, took a breath, and said, “Here.” The only problem was that while saying this, I had the worst voice crack in the history of voice cracks.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The whole class turned to look at me. __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________“You know, the voice problem you met in class is normal,” a classmate came to me and said. _____________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________。