2025-2026學(xué)年廣東汕頭潮陽實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校高二上學(xué)期開學(xué)英語試題(A卷）一、閱讀理解(★★)Tipping—theactofgivingextramoneytoserviceworkers—iscommoninmanypartsoftheworld,whileinothers,itisseentotallyunnecessary.Evenincountrieswheretippingisexpected,debatesariseovertheproperamounts.Aswithanycomplextopics,opinionsdifferbasedonculturalandpersonalfactors.Hereiswhatpeoplefromdifferentcountriessaidwhenaskedthequestion“Doyoutip?”Maeia,Italy:“IfI’matacaféandtheserviceisverygood,I’llleaveasmalltip—maybe10percent.ButusuallyinItalytippingisnotexpected.Atmostrestaurants,theyalreadyaddaservicechargetothebill.IlikeitthatwaybecausethenIdon’thavetocalculateitmyself!”Javier,Mexico:“Ohyes,Idefinitelytip.FormeandmanyothersinMexico,it’sawayofshowingrespectforhardwork.Also,somepeople—likethepeoplewhopackyourbagsinthegrocerystore—getnomoneyfromtheiremployer.So,ifyouneglecttheirtip,theydon’tgetpaid!”Sophie,France:“Ido,butI’mintheminority.InFrance,aservicechargeisusuallyincludedinthebill,soatipisn’tnecessary.ButIusedtoworkinacafé,soIalwaysleavealittlesomethingextrafortheserver.”Liam,theUS:“Always.IntheUS,it’sreallyamust.Butit’salsoquiteexpensive.Itusedtobearound15to20percent,butnowit’smuchhigherbecausepeoplegotusedtotippingmoreduringtheCOVIDyears.We’retalking25to30percentinarestaurant.Honestly,Irarelyeatoutnowadays,becauseitbreaksthebank.Ijustcan’taffordthetip.”1.Inwhichcountriesistippingnotneededformostpeople?

A．Italy&Mexico.B．Mexico&France.C．France&Italy.D．Mexico&theUS.2.IntheUS,ifthebillforamealis$120,whatistheminimumtipnow?

A．$18.B．$24.C．$30.D．$36.3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Anewsreportonculturaldifferences.B．Apersonalblogontravelexpenses.C．Anacademicjournalonsocialbehaviors.D．Aculturecolumninalifestylemagazine.(★★)Onthefirstdayofschoolthisyear,JosephRiley,theprincipal(校長)ofPocahontasCountyHighSchoolinWestVirginia,droppedbythebandclassroomandtoldthe38studentsthattheschoolhadbeenunabletofindabandteacheraftertheformerteacherleftoverthesummertotakeateachingpositionatadifferentschool.“Isaidthatwe'dhavetogetthemintootherclasses,”Rileysaid.Thenhegavethestudentsasecondoption.IftheteenswantedtokeeptheWarriorsbandgoingandteachthemselves,theschoolwouldsupportthem.Moststudentsdecidedtotakeadifferentclass,buttenstudentstookhimupontheoffer.Theguysdidn'tgiveupfacedwithunpleasantsituationsandtheyfoundthecouragetokeepthebandgoing.ThetenbandmemberselectedHaileyFitzgerald,17,asbanddirector,andtheninvitedtwoteachersfromtheschooltoserveasadvisors.MathteacherJenniferNail-Cookagreedtooffersupport.“Theyareanimpressivebunchofkids,”Nail-Cooksaid.“Weareallveryproudofthem.”Bandstudentspracticetheschoolsongeveryday,andtheyhavelearnedtoworktogether,Fitzgeraldsaid.Theyalsohadtosolveaproblemwhentheyrealizedtheyhadtoomanydrummers(鼓手).Theband'slatestperformancewasattheirschool'sHomecomingDay.“Whenwedoourschoolsong,that'sprobablyeverybody'sfavorite,”saidJadynLane,17.“Toseesomanypeoplesupportingandcheeringuson,that'sahugemotivator.”Severalschoolalumni(校友)volunteeredtojointhestudentsinthestandsonHomecomingDay.“Ourschoolistheheartofthecommunity,”Rileysaid.“Everyoneisreallyappreciativeofthesekidsworkingtogethertomakesureourschoolstillhasaband.It'sunbelievabletowitnesstheprogressthey'vemadeontheirown.”Yearsfromnow,Fitzgeraldsaidsheimaginesshe’lllookbackonherjunioryearasbanddirectorwithpride.“Itwasneveranoptionforustoquit—weallloveittoomuch,”shesaid.4.WhathappenedtotheWarriorsbandwhenschoolstartedthisyear?

A．Theydroppedoutofschool.B．Theirclassroomwasrelocated.C．Theirclasssizewasexpanded.D．Theylackedprofessionalguidance.5.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethetenbandmembers?

A．Sympatheticanddevoted.B．Enthusiasticandgenerous.C．Determinedandcooperative.D．Courageousandimaginative.6.Whatdoweknowabouttheband'slatestperformance

A．Itwasorganizedbyseveralschools.B．Itwaswellreceivedbytheaudience.C．Itwasstagedforayearlylocalfestival.D．Itwasattendedbythewholecommunity.7.HowhasFitzgeraldbenefitedfromdirectingtheband?

A．Ithasgivenheramemorytobetreasured.B．Ithasbroughtherasenseofcommunity.C．Ithashelpedhertobeatopstudent.D．Ithasledhertoalifelonghobby.(★★)“Ican’tlivewithoutmymobilephone!”iswhatIoftenhearpeoplesayastheytalkabouthowmobileshavebecomeanessentialpartoftheirlives.Theallsocommonsightofheadsbent,eyesstaringatmobilescreensandfingersbusytappingawayrepeatsitselfacrossmajorcitiesaroundtheworld.Wheneverthereisamomenttosparewhileonthetrain,taxiorwaitinginaqueue,peoplebusythemselveswiththeirmobilephones.Somepeoplebelieveourunhealthyobsessionwithmobilephonesisdestroyinghowweappreciatethelittlethingsinlifeormissthemomentsthatmatter.Thetruthisthattechnologyoverallshouldbeseenasatooltoimproveourlives.Mobilephoneshavecertainlyhadagreatinfluenceonourlives,butItrulybelieveit’sforthebetter.It’schangedthewaywecommunicate,whetherforworkorplay.Wearenowlessconstrained(限制)bytimeandgeographicallocation.Withmymobilephone,Icandialintoconferencecallswhilestuckinatrafficjam,orreplytourgente-mailswhileonthego.Icansendatextmessageorsharephotosandvideoswithfriendswhoaren’tlivinginthesamecountry.Myphonecalendarkeepsmylifeorganized,andevenFacebook.Twitter,andinstantmessagingarenowaccessiblefrommobilephones!Themobilerevolutionisn’tjustchangingthelivesofurbanite(城市居民)likemyself.IknowofayoungBangladeshiwomannamedShompaAkhterwhoiscrazyaboutfashionanddesign.Shedreamtaboutstartingherownbusinessandshedidjustthat,openingashopinKushtiafeaturingherowncreations.DealingwithsuppliersindifferenttownswasaproblemforShompa-purchaseordershadtoeitherbehanddeliveredormailedouttosuppliers.Shompaalsofoundittoughpublicizing(宣傳)herbusinesstopotentialcustomersoutsidehertown.Butonceshelearnttooperatethemobilephone,shewasaddicted.The25-year-oldbusinesswomannowstaysintoucheasilywithhersuppliers.Mobilee-mailisablessinginherlife.Whowouldhavethoughtthatmobilitycouldbringaboutsuchenormouschange?Itshouldn’treallybeasurprisethough.8.Inthefirsttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstoshow______.

A．mobilephonesmakepeoplecommunicatelessB．mobilephonesmakepeople’slifemoreenjoyableC．peoplebecomeaddictedtomobilephonesindailylifeD．people’shealthisgreatlyaffectedbymobilephones9.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsmobilephones?

A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Critical.D．Uninterested.10.HowisParagraph5developed?

A．Bylistingfigures.B．Bymakingcomparison.C．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.D．Bygivingexamples.11.WhatdoweknowaboutShompafromthepassage?

A．Sheoperatesafoodstore.B．SheisaddictedtoInternetsurfing.C．Hermobilephonehelpedherbusinessalot.D．Mobilee-mailisstillunavailabletoher.(★★)What’syouropiniononspicyfood?Somepeoplecannothandleeventhesmallestamountofchilipeppersintheirdinnerwhileotherscan’tgetenoughofthem.Scientistshavelongbeenpuzzledbywhysomepeoplelovethechiliwhileothersloatheit.Plentyofresearchhasbeendoneonthesubject,datingasfarbackasthe1970s.Previousresultsshowedthataloveofchiliesisrelatedtochildhoodexperiences,andthatculturalinfluencesaffectourtastetoo.Butthelateststudyhasfoundthataperson’sloveofspicyfoodmaybelinkedtohisorherpersonalitymorethananythingelse,CBCNewsreported.“Wehavealwaysassumedthatlikingcontributestointake——weeatwhatwearefondofandwelikewhatweconsume.Butnoonehasactuallydirectlybotheredtorelatepersonalitytointakeofchilipeppers,”saidProfessorJohnE.HayesfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,wholedthestudy.Butbeforeyoulookatthestudy,youshouldfirstknowthat“spicy”isnotataste,unlikesour,sweet,bitterandsaltytaste.Itis,infact,aburningfeelingthatyoufeelonthesurfaceofyourtongue.Thisgotscientiststhinkingthatmaybealoveofspicyfoodisbroughtaboutbypeople’slongingforthrill,somethingtheyusuallygetfromwatchingactionmoviesorridingarollercoaster.Inthestudy,97subjects,bothmaleandfemale,wereaskedtofilloutquestionnairesabouttheirpersonality,forexample,whethertheyarekeenonnewexperiencesortendtoavoidrisks.Theywerethengivenaglassofwaterwithcapsaicin,theplantchemicalthatmakesachiliburn,mixedintoit.Bycomparingtheanswerstothequestionnaireandwhatparticipantssaidtheyfeltaboutthespicywater,researchersfoundthatthosewhotendedtoenjoyactionmoviesortakeriskswereaboutsixtimesmorelikelytoenjoythespicywater.Interestingly,weusedtobelievethatthereasonwhysomepeoplecanstandspicyfoodisthattheirtongueshavebecomelesssensitivetoit.However,thislateststudyhasfoundotherwise.“It’snotthatitdoesn’tburnasbadly,butthatyouactuallylearntoliketheburningfeeling,”Hayesexplained.12.Whichcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedword“l(fā)oathe”inParagraph2?

A．dislike.B．seek.C．a(chǎn)ccept.D．harvest.13.WhatdidProfessorJohnE.Hayesandhisteamdiscoverfromtheirstudy?

A．Whatweeatactuallyhelpsdevelopourpersonality.B．Malespreferspicyfoodthanfemales.C．Thoseavoidingriskstendtohatespicyfood.D．It’swrongtotreat“spicy”asafeeling.14.Whydosomepeoplelikespicyfoodaccordingtotherecentstudy?

A．Becausetheirtongueshavebecomelesssensitive.B．Becausetheyarelackinginappetite.C．Becausetheywanttochallengethemselves.D．Becausetheylovetheburningfeeling.15.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Whattoeatmainlydependsonpersonality.B．Preferenceforspicyfoodrelieslargelyonpersonality.C．Tastehasnothingtowithone’sexperiences.D．Differentpeoplehavedifferenttaste.(★★)Howtoimprovelong-termmemoryTherearesomethingsthatareeasyforustorememberandyounoticethatyoucanstillrecallthatinformationevenwhenyounolongerneedit.Sometimesitisdifficulttorememberinformation.16Trythefollowingstepsbelowtorememberinformationyouwanttokeepinyourlong-termmemory.Organizeinformationintogroups.17Itislikeasupermarket;thingsofthesamekindareputinthesameplace.Connectrelatedinformation.Relatewhatyouhavealreadyknowntowhatyouwillremember.Thisisanexcellentwayforyoutokeepinformationinmindasitcanmakeyourmemoryfunctionbetterwhentherelatedinformationisneeded.18Whenyouneedtorememberapieceofinformation,tryrelatingittoapicturethatiseasilyremembered.Thisishowmanypeoplerememberpositions.19Repeat.Themoreyouareexposedtosomething,theeasieritistorememberatalatertime.20Tryusinghisnameatleastthreetimeswhenyoufirsttalktosomeone.Thatnamewillbeeasiertorememberlater.

A．Developpicturesinyourmind.B．Dealwithinformationeffectively.C．Buttherearewaystomakeiteasier.D．Thisisespeciallygoodformeetingnewpeople.E．Theycansimplyrecallthatthestoreisnearthebridge.F．Writedowntheinformationinorder,readitandsayitaloudatonce.G．Thiswillhelpyourememberthingsbetterandlongeriftheyaregrouped.二、完形填空(★★★)Aboutoneyearago,acouplewiththreechildrenmovedintotheapartmentnextdoortome.Ioftenheardtheparentsyellingangrilyatthekidsina________tone.Weoften________inthehallway.Ialwaysgreetedthem,buttheonly________Ievergotwasa“hello”fromtheeight-year-oldgirl.OnedaywhenIreturnedfrommydoctor’s,theywerejust________theirapartmentandthelittlegirlwas________theoutsidedooropenfortheothers.Iremainedinthecardoing________thingsbecauseIwasn’teagertobesnubbed(冷落)again.Finally,Igotoutofmycarandwalkedtowardsthedoor.Theparentsweretellingtheirdaughtertohurryandgetintothecar,butthelittlegirlwasholdingthedoor,________me!LaterIwroteanotesayinghowmuchheractofkindnesshad________anoldman’sheart.Thenextdaytherewasa/an________onmydooranditwasthelittlegirlandherfather.Shesaidshewasgratefultomeformynote.ThenI________hermotherstandingthere,too.Herparents________me.Fromthenonwhenwemetinthehallwaywealwaysgreetedeachother,inafriendly________Lastnighttherewasaheavysnow.Ilookedoutatmycarand________howIwasgoingtokeepmydoctor’sappointment.ThismorningwhenIopenedthefrontdoor,allthesnowwas________.Isn’tit________thatthesmallkindactofan8-year-oldgirlcanchangesomanythingsforthebetter?21.A．frighteningB．excitingC．informalD．confident22.A．gatheredB．metC．chattedD．jogged23.A．presentB．resultC．replyD．a(chǎn)nnouncement24.A．fixingB．cleaningC．returningD．leaving25.A．preventingB．breakingC．holdingD．crashing26.A．importantB．stressfulC．unnecessaryD．tough27.A．lookingforB．waitingforC．a(chǎn)skingforD．seekingfor28.A．defeatedB．brokenC．touchedD．saved29.A．noteB．knockC．chapterD．certificate30.A．noticedB．realizedC．knewD．recognized31.A．questionedB．contactedC．thankedD．praised32.A．mannerB．frequencyC．a(chǎn)partmentD．distance33.A．desiredB．expectedC．rememberedD．wondered34.A．updatedB．removedC．packedD．digested35.A．a(chǎn)mazingB．challengingC．frankD．typical三、語法填空(★★)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheanimatedfilmNeZha2hastakentheboxofficebystormandrecentlyhasranked36(five)attheglobalboxofficeinfilmhistory,grossingover15.6billionyuansinceitsrelease.DirectedbyJiaozi,themovie37(continue)theepictaleofNeZha,whosefigureisdeeplyrootedinChinesemythology.Inthestory,aftersurvivingtheHeavenlyTribulation,NeZhaandhisfriendAoBingfind38(they)inanewcrisis.Theirsouls,39(save)byTaiyiZhenren,areinneedofnewphysicalforms.TaiyiZhenren,withhismagicandwisdom,trieshisbest40(rebuild)theirbodies.Theprocessisfullofchallengesandbattlesagainst41(vary)forces.42makesNeZha2soappealingisnotonlyitsstunningvisualeffectsbutalsotheprofoundthemesitexplores,suchasfriendship,43(brave)andthestruggleagainstfate.Ithasbecome44culturalphenomenon,attractingaudiences45allages.四、單詞拼寫(★★)46.Themeetinghaslastedforthreedays,butwehaven’theardthe______(官方的)decision.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）(★★)47.Asarranged,Dr.Bakerisinvitedto______(遞送/發(fā)表)aspeechoneducationandculture.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）(★★★)48.Thenewtrafficlawismainlyintendedtolowertherateoftrafficaccidentsand______(受傷).(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★)49.Asuddennatural______(災(zāi)害)likeatyphooncancausehugelossestocoastalareas.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）(★★)50.As______(畢業(yè)生),we’relookingforwardtogettingasuitablejob.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）(★★)51.Theprogrammepresenteda______(平衡的)viewofthetwosidesoftheconflict.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）(★★)52.Theoldphoto______(使某人想起)meofthesummerwhenwetraveledacrossEuropetogether.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）(★★)53.Her______(激勵(lì)人心的)speechencouragedmanyyoungpeopletofollowtheirdreams.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★)54.________(包圍)heavilybyourtroops,theenemywas