吉林省长春市第十七中学2024届高三上学期开学考英语期初考试

长春市第十七中学2023—2024学年高三上学期开学考试英语试卷（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。1.Whenwillthespeakersseethemovie?A.OnFriday. B.OnSaturday. C.OnSunday.2.Wherewillthewomanprobablygofirst?A.Thegrocerystore. B.Thecitylibrary. C.Theprofessor’soffice.3.Whatisthemanprobably?A.Adoctor. B.Alawyer. C.Ateacher.4.WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutHarry?A.Hewilllivealonglife.B.Heshouldeathealthily.C.Heisnotyounganymore.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Agreatartist.B.TownsinSouthChina.C.Somewatercolorpaintings.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whydoesthemanrefusetowearhisseatbeltatfirst?A.Hedrivesveryslowly.B.It’sonlyashortwayhome.C.Therearenocarsaround.7.Whatdamagecanacaraccidentat50km/hcause?A.Thereisusuallya45%fatalityrate.B.It’salmostthesameasfallingfromthethirdfloor.C.Frontpassengershavea50%riskofseriousinjuries.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatisthedatetoday?A.September1st. B.September8th. C.September10th.9.WhereisSaranow?A.InBrisbane. B.InAdelaide. C.InSydney.10.WhatisSarastudyingnow?A.AcademicEnglish. B.Medicine. C.GeneralEnglish.听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。11.WhatdidGeorgebringfromthelibrary?A.Abook. B.Abrochure. C.Somemagazines.12.Wherewillthespeakerssit?A.Atthefront. B.Inthemiddle. C.Attheback.13.Whatwillthewomanprobablydofirst?A.Answeracall. B.Bookthetickets. C.Sharethenews.14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Acouple. B.Friends. C.Managerandsecretary.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.Howoftendoesthewomanshower?A.Onceaday. B.Twiceaday. C.Threetimesaday.16.Whatistheman’sadvice?A.Avoidusingbodywashes.B.Choosethegood-smellingsoap.C.Washhairtwoorthreetimesaweek.17.Whatdothespeakerstalkaboutatlast?A.Thewaytokeepthehairhealthy.B.Thetimespentontakingashower.C.Theeffectofwatertemperatureonskin.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhydidBenraisemoney?A.Forcatshelters.B.Forelderlypeople.C.Forhomelesschildren.19.HowmuchhasBendonatedintotal?A.$1,150. B.$1,950. C.$2,019.20.WhatisBen’smother’sattitudetowardhisdecision?A.Supportive. B.Ambiguous. C.Disapproving.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。ABooksareexcellentgifts.Herearefouroftheyear’smosttalked-abouttitles.OrdinaryMonsters|ByJ.M.MiroMirohastemporarilyabandonedliteraryfictioninfavourofanewseriesofhistoricalfantasynovels.OrdinaryMonstersisaboutagroupofchildrenwithmagicalgiftswhocometogetherandpooltheirpowerstoescapethebadshape-shiftingmanthat’sgoingafterthem.SonofElsewhere:AMemoirinPieces|ByElaminAbdelmahmoudThesoundtracktoTheO.C.,adramaseries,andthestrangebeautyofHighway401wereimportantfactorsindevelopingselfhoodofAbdelmahmoud.ThisbookdescribeshisownexperienceofmovingfromKhartoum,Sudan,toKingston,Canada,intheearly2000satage12.AMagicSteepedinPoison|ByJudyI.LinHarryPotterhashismagicstick.AndNing,theheroineofLin’sfirstnovel,hastea,whichinherworldcarriesmagicalproperties.LinhascreatedapleasingYoungAdultfantasyrichinChinesemythology(神话).Inthisbook,Ningentersacompetitiontofindthemostgiftedteamaster,Shennong.ABalletofLepers|ByLeonardCohenUnlikemanyotherposthumous(死后出版的)works,youcancountonCohen’stobeworthyourwait.Beforehisdeath,hesaidthatthenovelcontainedinthebook,whichwasneverpublished,waslikelybetterthanTheFavouriteGame,anovelhepublishedduringhislifetime.Thisbookalsoincludesaradioplayscript(剧本)andahandfulofshortstories.21.Whichbookisamirroroftheauthor’slifestory?A.OrdinaryMonsters.B.SonofElsewhere:AMemoirinPieces.C.AMagicSteepedinPoison.D.ABalletofLepers.22.Whatdothefirstandthirdbookshaveincommon?A.Theyareaboutteamwork.B.Theyarebasedonanimaginaryworld.C.TheybothinvolveChinesecharacters.D.Theydrawinspirationfromothernovels.23.WhatcanbeinferredaboutABalletofLepers?A.Itisacollection.B.ItisCohen’sbestnovel.C.Itisafantasynovel.D.Itisadaptedfromaplay.BForoveradecade,ZubinKanga,apianist,composerandtechnologist,haschangedthelimitsoftheformsofmusicalperformances.Hehasbothorganizedandperformedshowsthathavepushedbarriers,withmotionsensors,artificialintelligence(AI),live-generated3Dvisualsandvirtualrealityamongthetechnologicaladvancementsusedtounlocknewpossibilitiesofmusicandperformances.Kanga’sapproachtoemployingcutting-edgetechnologywasfirstinformedbytherelativelimitationsofhischoseninstrument.“Thepianoisaveryaccuratetechnology,”hesays.“Fromtheearly20thcenturytillnowithasn’treallychangedatall.It’sanamazinginstrument,butitdoeshavecertainlimitationsintermsofthetypesofsoundyoucancreate.”OneoftheearlyworksisSteelonBone,composedbyKangahimself.HeperformsthepieceusingMiMUmulti-sensorgloves.“Icanputuponefinger,andthat’llproduceaparticularsound,”Kangaexplains.“AndthenIcancontrolthatsoundjustbymovingmywristthroughtheair—Icandothatwithlotsofdifferentgestures.”“ForSteelonBone,I’mactuallyplayinginsidethepianowiththesesteelknitting(编织)needles,andgettingalltheseinterestingeffectsonthestrings.ThenI’musingsamplesofthem.SometimesI’musin