2021-2022學年廣東省清遠市清城區(qū)華僑中學高二（上）開學英語試卷

第二部分閱讀第一節(jié)

• 1．COVID-19 has brought a great deal of trouble for all of us since March 2020.During this time，mobile phones have been the solution for the boredom and restlessness caused from staying indoors.The most downloaded apps on play store 2020 are：
     TikTok
     TikTok was the most downloaded app.With over 111.9 million downloads，TikTok has seen a huge growth in 2020，twice more than what it got in 2019.20% of its total downloads were from India and around 9.3% of the total downloads were in the US.
     Zoom
     Zoom was the second most installed app in the overall downloads category.With nearly 94.6 million installs，Zoom is the most used app for online meetings and virtual classrooms.17% of its downloads were in the US and India.Offices and educational institutes were shut down and to continue working and studying from home，people relied heavily on Zoom for video conferencing and calling.
     WhatsApp
     WhatsApp ranked third in overall downloads with more than 100 million downloads.It is one of the most popular and widely used chat applications；WhatsApp also supports communication between international phone networks.
      Facebook
     It ranked fourth in the overall downloaded list.Facebook is the world's most popular social networking application.Facebook builds technologies that give people the power to connect with friends and family，find communities and grow businesses.
  
  （1）Which app is the best to turn to for online education？

  
  A．TikTok.
  B．Zoom.
  C．WhatsApp.
  D．Facebook.
  （2）What do we know about TikTok？

  
  A．It is an India-based app.
  B．It has most users in America.
  C．It is used for growing business.
  D．It has doubled its download than in 2019.
  （3）What function does Facebook probably serve？

  
  A．Communication.
  B．Training.
  C．Teaching.
  D．Payment.
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• 2．My First Marathon（馬拉松） A month before my first marathon，one of my ankles（腳踝）was injured and this meant not running for two weeks，leaving me only two weeks to train.Yet，I was determined to go ahead.
     I remember back to my 7th year in school.In my first P.E.class，the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball.I didn't do either well.He later informed（通知） me that I was "not athletic".
     The idea that I was "not athletic" stuck with me for years.When I started running in my 30s，I realized running was a battle against myself，not about competition or whether or not I was athletic.It was all about the battle against my own body and mind.A test of wills!
     The night before my marathon，I dreamt that I couldn't even find the finish line.I woke up sweating and nervous，but ready to prove something to myself.
     Shortly after crossing the start line，my shoe laces（鞋帶）became untied.So I stopped to readjust（重新調(diào)整）.Not the start I wanted!
     At mile 3，I passed a sign："GO FOR IT，RUNNERS!"
     By mile 17，I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly.Despite the pain，I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
     By mile 21，I was starving!
     As I approached mile 23，I could see my wife waving a sign.She is my biggest fan.She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 am or questioned my expenses on running.
     I was one of the final runners to finish.But I finished!And I got a medal.In fact，I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
     Determined to be myself，move forward，free of shame and worldly labels（世俗標簽），I can now call myself a "marathon winner".
  
  （1）A month before the marathon，the author

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  A．was well trained
  B．felt scared
  C．made up his mind to run
  D．lost hope
  （2）Why did the author mention the P.E.class in his 7th year？

  
  A．To acknowledge the support of his teacher.
  B．To amuse the readers with a funny story.
  C．To show he was not talented in sports.
  D．To share a precious memory.
  （3）How was the author's first marathon？

  
  A．He made it.
  B．He quit halfway.
  C．He got the first prize.
  D．He walked to the end.
  （4）What does the story mainly tell us？

  
  A．A man owes his success to his family support.
  B．A winner is one with a great effort of will.
  C．Failure is the mother of success.
  D．One is never too old to learn.
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• 3．If our kids don't fall，they don't learn to get up.I still remember the day in high school that my mom forgot to pick me up from school.I'm the oldest of four children，and no doubt she'd had a long day with the other kids and it'd slipped her mind.After waiting at school for an hour，I walked the three miles home，and when I got to my house，I shut our front door with anger，stormed into the kitchen and screamed in my mom's face that she'd forgotten me.
     Later that night，my dad told me I no longer had a ride to school the next day.I figured my mom would still take me，but when the morning came，she refused.It was midterm，and as a straight-A student ready to start college applications，being late wasn't an option （選擇）.In my mind，missing these tests would have been the end of my academic career.I begged my mom.I told her she was ruining my future and everything I'd worked for.But she held her ground，and that day，I walked to school.And I missed my tests.
     My mom didn't rescue me from failure.She let me suffer from it.She let me figure it out.She let me learn.Now，as a mom myself，I've realized that I want my kids to experience failure because failure is how we grow，learn and think outside of ourselves.It's how we self-educate to learn what's right and respectable，and what's not.It's how we become responsible and enthusiastic.Falling down makes us better because we learn how to get up.
  
  （1）What is one of the reasons that the author got angry that day？

  
  A．She was tired.
  B．She failed in a test.
  C．She was late for school.
  D．She had to walk home by herself.
  （2）How does the author feel about her childhood experience？

  
  A．Terrible.
  B．Meaningful.
  C．Embarrassing.
  D．Colorful.
  （3）The underlined phrase "held her ground" in Paragraph 2 probably means "

  ".
  A．gave in to me
  B．said yes to me
  C．stayed in the place
  D．kept to her idea
  （4）What is the best title for the text？

  
  A．My Way of Growing
  B．The Value of Failure
  C．My Love for Mother
  D．Failure in My Life
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• 4．One of the most inspiring quotes I ever heard was by Brian Tracy．He said："The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people．"I personally experienced the wisdom of that understanding right after my first book was published．Like many authors，I expected hundreds of bookstore customers lining up for me to sign copies for them．I'm afraid to say，it didn't quite happen like that．
  My first signing was arranged at the largest bookstore in the city．Filled with anticipation，I was put into a private signing room in the beautiful store．Despite a nice sign placed outside the room exhibiting images of both me and my book，not a single customer entered the room．As each minute passed，I became increasingly anxious．
  Do they not like the title？I wondered．Do they not like the book cover？
  After 90 minutes of this torture，I was absolutely distraught．
  For the four years writing the book，I had felt a sense of mission and purpose like never before in my life．Working a full 8-hour day in my clinic，I had to get into bed by 9：30pm every day，so I could wake up at 5：30 in the morning and have two hours of writing before heading into my clinic．Before I ever began each writing session，I would close my eyes for 10 minutes and then whisper，"Please grant me the words to touch just one person's life．"
  Now，sitting there alone at my first book signing，I wondered if my entire life wasn't just a big joke．At that moment，just when I couldn't feel any worse，a middle-aged couple walked into the room．I managed to hide my emotions and introduced myself and my book．There was something different about the way they were looking at me that I couldn't quite identify．But I didn't know what else to say．The couple turned to each other，and the husband nodded to his wife．She then told me，"I think we'll get the book．"My heart began to pound．But I realized the woman was trying to say something else．
  "The reason we're buying it，"she said hesitantly，"is because our son committed suicide two years ago．Maybe your story will help us get over it．"
  At that moment，I knew if I never sold another copy of the book，my four years of writing it had served its purpose．Although I would have many more challenging years until my book caught on and sold well，this couple's story was all the motivation I needed at that point to keep me moving ahead．Thanks to them，I would come to the realization that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way：One challenge…one hurdle…one step…and one small victory at a time．
  
  （1）The writer quotes Brian Tracy to emphasize the importance of

  ．
  A．conscience
  B．success
  C．confidence
  D．perseverance
  （2）The word"distraught"（paragraph 4）probably means

  ．
  A．bored and impatient
  B．cheerful and proud
  C．upset and disappointed
  D．miserable and ashamed
  （3）What can be inferred from paragraph 5？

  
  A．The writer had to quit his job to make time for his writing．
  B．The writer was not sure about the purpose of his writing at first．
  C．The writing was completed with great self-discipline and efforts．
  D．The process of writing the book was full of pains and frustration．
  （4）By saying"my four years of writing it had served its purpose"，the author probably means that

  ．
  A．he had succeeded in selling his first book to the couple
  B．he had managed to touch someone's life with his book
  C．he was quite satisfied with the feedback of his readers
  D．he had found someone who appreciated his writing．
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第二節(jié)

• 5．（1）

  The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documentary（紀錄片）The Iron Hammer.
     The documentary displays Lang's inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her amazing career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013.She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach.Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary.As she said， "（2）

  "
     （3）

  Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra，back，waist and knees，caused by intense exercise and hard work，the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 surgeries. "No parts of my body function well，" she joked.
     But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced.In 2005，she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang，who lived in the US，and her coaching career.She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year.（4）

  "I'm proud of being Chinese." Lang responded in an interview.Later she returned to head the Chinese women's volleyball team in 2013，leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.
     There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history.As an American athlete commented in the documentary.（5）

  
  
  A.Who is Lang Ping？
  B.Lang is the hardest to defeat.
  C.I believe volleyball was my life.
  D.What makes one a great person？
  E.Glory and challenges go hand in hand.
  F.Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds.
  G.This decision aroused a lot of negative comments in China.
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第四部分 語言部分第一節(jié)

• 6．Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computer science in a school.It is a normal school except for the fact that it didn't have（1）

  .
     Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet.In the picture，people could see he was teaching his students by（2）

  an entire computer on the blackboard.The photos showed the（3）

  level of education for children in Ghana.People were（4）

  that Owura made sure each button was drawn correctly.
     He would come to school half an hour ahead of（5）

  every day.He drew the computer on the blackboard，but at the end of his class，it was（6）

  off to start the next class，so he had to（7）

  it the next day!
     Owura's efforts（8）

  when Microsoft（微軟公司）took（9）

  of his act.They first took him to an international educators' meeting in Singapore.He made a（10）

  about his teaching methods at the meeting and（11）

  a standing ovation（致敬） after the speech.
  （12）

  ，Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies（13）

  computers to the school.Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives.Thanks to their teacher's（14）

  ，the world took notice and responded with（15）

  to them.
  
  

  （1）	A．classrooms	B．computers	C．playgrounds	D．tools
  （2）	A．operating	B．repairing	C．describing	D．drawing
  （3）	A．poor	B．clear	C．a(chǎn)ncient	D．lucky
  （4）	A．worried	B．disappointed	C．a(chǎn)fraid	D．surprised
  （5）	A．line	B．culture	C．schedule	D．school
  （6）	A．rubbed	B．called	C．cut	D．shown
  （7）	A．stress	B．improve	C．ruin	D．repeat
  （8）	A .broke out	B．paid off	C．came back	D．held back
  （9）	A．care	B．charge	C．place	D．notice
  （10）	A．plan	B．speech	C．decision	D．medal
  （11）	A．made	B．waited	C．received	D．carried
  （12）	A．Suddenly	B．Importantly	C．Hopelessly	D．Strangely
  （13）	A．lent	B．sold	C．donated	D．a(chǎn)pplied
  （14）	A．efforts	B．pains	C．humor	D．doubt
  （15）	A．wisdom	B．honesty	C．kindness	D．pride
  組卷：21引用：7難度：0.5

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第二節(jié)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

• 7．    Do you want to learn a foreign language？Choose one of the most（1）

  （use） languages suggested below to learn.
     In most countries all over the world，English is （2）

  most widely used second language.Whether a person is traveling to a foreign country or communicating（3）

  people from other（4）

  （country） for business purposes，English is one language which will come in handy at every step.
     Spanish is the language of business in about twenty countries.There are many jobs in the United States as well as in many other countries，which specially ask for people（5）

  know how to speak and write Spanish.
     The Chinese economy is booming!In the future，China（6）

  （become） the economic world leader，which makes it the perfect time to learn Mandarin Chinese，a language（7）

  （speak） by millions of people.
     French（8）

  （recognize） as one of the top languages to learn，（9）

  （simple） because it is a chief language in northern and western Africa.Anyone trying to understand European history can benefit a lot from（10）

  （learn） this language.
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第四部分基礎(chǔ)知識運用第一節(jié);單項選擇

• 8．Once ____ the forest，you ought to remain ____ you are waiting for help．（　?。?/h2>

  A．losing； where	B．losing； there
  C．lost； there	D．lost； where
  組卷：62引用：5難度：0.7

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• 9．________ that the small village ________ him．He knows almost everything about it．（　　）

  A．There is no doubt；is familiar with

  B．There is no doubt；is familiar to

  C．It is no doubt；is familiar with

  D．It is no doubt；is familiar to
  組卷：34引用：2難度：0.7

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第四部分基礎(chǔ)知識運用第一節(jié);單項選擇

• 27．The White Horse Temple，________ back to the Eastern Han Dynasty，has a history of more than 1，900 years.（　?。?/h2>

  A．dates

  B．dated

  C．dating

  D．to date
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第五部分 第一節(jié)基礎(chǔ)寫作

• 28．最近你們班進行了一次班會活動，討論中學生使用手機的利弊。請你寫一篇英文通訊稿給學校英文報刊Opinion專欄。內(nèi)容包括：同學們的不同觀點以及你自己的觀點。
  

  一部分同學認為：	另一部分同學認為：
  1.方便查閱資料 2.…	1.容易沉迷手機游戲 2.…
  你的觀點：…

  注意：（1）詞數(shù)120左右；
  （2）可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
  （3）開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。
      Recently，our class had a heated discussion on the advantages and disadvantages using cell phones among middle school students.___________
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.5

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