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2024-2025学年度高二年级下学期开学考
英语
(全卷满分100分，考试时间60分钟)
注意事项：
1．答题前，考生务必将学校、班级、姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。
2．考生请在答题卡上作答(答题注意事项见答题卡)，在本试题上作答无效。
第一部分 阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Four Self-Portraits (自画像) by Famous Artists
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)—“Self-Portrait”, 1506
One of the beautiful self-portraits by famous artist Raphael was drawn at the age of 23. It measures around 45cm×33cm and is located at the world-famous Uffizi Gallery. The Italian painter used oil on board to draw his self-portrait, which was the clearest and the most recognizable self-portraits of Raphael himself.
Leonardo da Vinci—“Portrait of a Man in Red Chalk”, 1512
“Portrait of a Man in Red Chalk”is a self-portrait of da Vinci at the age of 60 and measures around 33.3cm×21.6cm, which is on display in Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Italy. It is drawn with red chalk on paper and represents the head of an elderly man in a three-quarter view. In the portrait, the length of the hair is uncommon in Renaissance (文艺复兴) portraits.
Rembrandt van Rijn—“Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-up Collar”, 1659
Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn painted his self-portrait in 1659 when he was 53 years old. It shows his worried expression that clearly portrays the troubled condition of his mind at that point of his life since the year 1659 was a year of anxiety for him. This self-portrait found its place among the Benjamin Altman Collection, which has been exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1913.
Edgar Degas—“Degas Au Porte-Fusain’”, l855
Edgar Degas made this self-portrait only when he was twenty-one years old. It was one of the most remarkable of his fifteen self-portraits. Degas was seated as seemingly without fear and anxiety. The pose in the painting was formal and academic. The painting is located in the musée d’Orsay, Paris, France.
1. Where should visitors go if they want to admire Raphael’s self-portrait in 1506
A. Uffizi Gallery. B. Biblioteca Reale.
C. The musée d’Orsay. D. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
2. Which aspect of Portrait of a Man in Red Chalk was special during the Renaissance
A. The red clothing. B. The formal pose.
C. The long hair. D. The worried expression.
3. Which painter was the youngest when painting the above-mentioned self-portraits
A. Raphael. B. Edgar Degas.
C. Leonardo da Vinci. D. Rembrandt van Rijn.
B
Technologically, the 20-year jump from 2015 to 2035 will be huge. Back in 1995 we were in the early days of the Internet, we worked in small rooms and our computers were heavy and powered by Windows 95. There were no touch screen phones or flat screen TVs; people laughed at the idea of reading electronic books.
So, what will our world really be like in 2035 What will the future jobs and technology be like The world in 2035 will probably be much like it is today, but smarter and more automatic. We can see the future of our work first.
Taxi drivers will be replaced by self-driving Uber cars and receptionists will be replaced by robots. Doctors can use vast medical databases and travel agents will be wiped out by trip-planning flight-booking web services. Even writers are threatened by companies such as Narrative Science, which currently uses AI to create sports reports and financial updates.
Obviously, there will also be new jobs created: the computer engineer who fixes the self-driving Uber taxis, programmers, space tour guides and vertical (垂直的) farmers. Technology will continue to disrupt (扰乱) businesses and get rid of jobs, creating new professions we can’t yet envisage now.
Those of us who work probably won’t do so in a traditional office either. We’re already seeing a shift in the definition of work. It’s now a task you perform, not a place you go to. Productivity is no longer measured by sitting at a desk. There’s no nine to five. No job for life.
The biggest advantage of working from home is that you save a lot of time commuting back and forth to work. You can spend extra time with your children or spouse and read the newspaper instead of sitting in traffic. Of course, advanced technology will ensure that most of us can work from home.
4. What’s the function of the questions in paragraph 2
A. Leading in the topic of the article. B. Raising the thinking of the readers.
C. Introducing the work of the future. D. Inspiring readers to explore the future.
5. What does the underlined word “envisage” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Assess. B. Ignore. C. Imagine. D. Reject.
6. Where will most people work in the future
A. In the office. B. At the hotel. C. In the open air. D. At home.
7. What will be discussed in the following paragraph
A. The future health. B. The future technology. C. The future marriage. D. The future transportation.
C
If you’re a keen reader, you have probably heard of Chilean American author Isabel Allende and may have read one of her 20+ books of fiction and non-fiction.
One of Latin America’s most famous living writers, Isabel Allende primarily writes in Spanish. But her work has been translated into English and adapted for the big screen, too, so it’s accessible to readers and viewers beyond her homeland.
Isabel Allende was born in 1942 in Peru to Chilean parents. Her parents separated when she was very young, and she spent a few years of her childhood in Chile with her mother, two siblings and grandfather. When Allende was 11, her mother remarried and Allende spent the rest of her childhood in Bolivia and Lebanon.
Before her first book was published, Allende worked as a journalist. She co-founded the first feminist magazine, Paula, in Chile, in 1967, worked in television, wrote and produced a play, and wrote children’s stories and magazines. In 1973, Allende and her family moved to Venezuela, where they lived for the next 13 years.
In 1981, the foundations of her first novel, The House of the Spirits, were laid: after learning that her 99-year-old grandfather was dying, Allende wrote a letter to him. This eventually became The House of the Spirits, a magical-realist family long story.
Allende had a long, productive and celebrated writing career. Over four decades she has published 24 books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 75 million copies, making her one of the best-selling authors in the world. She is a fairly rare author who has achieved widespread popularity among general readers and acclaim among literary critics. She herself and her books have been the subject of many academic literary studies, and she’s an essential part of the Latin American Spanish literary canon（经典）.
8 What language does Allende mostly write in
A. Latin. B. Spanish. C. English. D. French.
9. What is paragraph 3 mainly about
A. Allende’s early life. B. Allende’s homeland.
C. Allende’s education. D. Allende’s marriage.
10. Who is directly related with Allende’s first novel
A. Her mother. B. Her father. C. Her child. D. Her grandfather.
11. What does the underlined word “acclaim” in the last paragraph mean
A. Worry. B. Doubt. C. Praise. D. Comfort.
D
Contrary to “popular opinion”, the scientific pursuit for knowledge is not a predictable process. To make new discoveries, researchers need the freedom to be creative, fail, and learn by chance. This aspect is similar to art. This is why Wageningen scientists look to artists for inspiration and exchange ideas about how to increase creative freedom.
“Science and art are two different ways to make something understandable. They both provide a perspective on reality,” says Biochemistry Professor Dolf Weijers. “From the outside, the research process looks very formal and the artistic process looks somewhat messy. But the scientific process can also unfold in an unpredictable way.”
“Scientists can learn a lot from artists,” says Weijers. “Association and creativity are central to art. Those aspects require more attention in science as the creative process is the key of science.”
“As a scientist, you use different methods, but it is equally about how you visualize your understandings of reality and the connections between them. This is sometimes just as visual as art,” says Weijers. One example is a recent special project in which Weijers and his colleague Joris Sprakel, professor of Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, measured the forces that act on plant cells. A molecular (分子的) sensor was used to visualize the different forces. They showed the results in colorful images, each representing a different force.
What science and art also have in common is that they are topics of discussion in society. There are people who say that they do not value art and people who mistrust science. Weijers says, “It often creates the wrong impression because only the results of scientific studies are presented, and people do not have any insight into the process leading to discovery. As a scientist, you are doubted if you say something that is different a few years later. Then you are viewed as unreliable. But what is often poorly understood is that there are no final results in science. What we scientists can achieve in the coming period is to provide more chances for people to focus on the process. Personally, I think that the connection with art can help to lead the focus on the process than the result.”
12. What does Dolf Weijers think of science process
A. It is always serious. B. It can’t be accidental.
C. It doesn’t allow failures. D. It can be unexpected.
13. What does the underlined sentence “This is sometimes just as visual as art” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Visualizing is a must for science.
B. Science can be visualized like art.
C. Science should be understood by visualizing.
D. Visualizing is as easy in science as in art.
14. Why do common people mistrust science in Dolf Weijers’ opinion
A. Scientists usually draw unreliable conclusions.
B. Scientists don’t use visualizing to show the results.
C. The scientific process is unknown to them.
D. The scientific results are complex for the public.
15. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A Differences Between Science and Art
B. Similarities Between Science and Art
C. Scientists and Artists Contribute to the World
D. Science and Art Are Tools to Understand the World
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选项。
Traveling with friends or family is always a fun bonding experience, and one of the best ways to do that is by taking a charter (租赁) bus. ___16___ .
Security and safety
___17___ . When hiring a bus, it is much harder for someone to steal it because there are not enough cars or people they can distract during an escape attempt. Additionally, some companies provide their security personnel on board their buses which adds an extra measure of safety for all passengers and the company itself.
___18___
When chartering a bus, you have more flexibility than renting cars or traveling by train. You’ll also have the convenience of being able to specify precisely how much space and comfort everyone in your group needs during the trip, which is essential if there are mobility issues among some members of your party.
Comfort
If you’re traveling with more than one or two people, there may be more comfortable ways to travel than staying in a car. ___19___ , especially if you’re traveling long distances. The seating will be comfortable, and there will probably be many electrical outlets where you can plug your devices in.
Convenience
There are many advantages of booking a charter bus over a rental car when traveling with a group, but the biggest one is convenience. If you book a charter bus, the bus company will pick you up at your start location, drive you to your end location, and even wait for you at any place where you want to stop. ___20___ .
A. Flexibility
B. Room for personal belongings
C. In short, the bus is your vehicle, and you can use it as you please
D. The first reason is security when you travel with more than one person
E. You just have to worry about having fun safely with other fellow travelers
F. A chartered bus will give everyone in your group some much-needed comfort
G. Here are the reasons why you should book a charter bus when traveling with a group
第二部分 语言知识运用(共一节，满分15分)
第一节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea. Based on natural conditions and local customs,___21___Chinese tea producers have developed are six categories of tea. There are other varieties like flower-scented teas, and more than 2,000 tea___22___(product).
The traditional tea making techniques are ___23___(main) concentrated in the four tea regions in China. Associated social practices (习俗), however, are spread throughout the country and shared by multiple ethnic groups. Tea is ubiquitous (无处不在的) in Chinese people’s daily life, as steeped or___24___(boil) tea is served in families, workplaces, tea houses, restaurants and temples, to name a few. It is also ___25___important part of socialization and ceremonies such as weddings and sacrifices.
China’s traditional tea-making___26___(add) on 29th, November to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). China now has 43 items on the intangible cultural heritage list,___27___(continue) to be the most enlisted country in the world.
The item “Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China” ___28___(pass) the examination at the17th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ongoing in the Moroccan capital. The traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China consist ___29___knowledge, skills, and practices concerning the management of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, manual processing, drinking,____30____sharing of tea.
第三部分 书面表达(共一节，满分25分)
第一节(满分25分)
31. 上周你校邀请王教授来校开展了“急救知识”主题讲座活动，假如你是校英文报记者李华，请根据下列提示用英文写一篇新闻报道，向校报投稿。内容包括：
1.讲座的时间、地点和参加人员；
2.讲座内容；
3.活动的反响。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
A Lecture on First Aid
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2024-2025学年度高二年级下学期开学考
英语 参考答案
第一部分 阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. B
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选项。
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. G 17. D 18. A 19. F 20. C
第二部分 语言知识运用(共一节，满分15分)
第一节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
【21~30题答案】
【答案】21. what
22. products
23 mainly 24. boiled
25. an 26. was added
27. continuing
28. passed 29. of
30. and
第三部分 书面表达(共一节，满分25分)
第一节(满分25分)
【31题答案】
【答案】A Lecture on First Aid
Last week, Professor Wang was invited to our school to give a lecture on first aid. The lecture was held in the school auditorium and was attended by students from different grades and teachers.
During the lecture, Professor Wang talked about the basic principles of first aid, such as checking the patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation. He also demonstrated how to perform CPR and how to apply bandages and splints. The audience was engaged and asked many questions, which Professor Wang answered patiently.
Overall, the lecture was a successful event that provided valuable knowledge and skills to the participants. We hope that more lectures like this will be held in the future to promote awareness and education on first aid.

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