高二英语12月月考试题(新版)人教版

黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解BEST BODY FITNESSAbout usYou don’t want just a gym membership. You want a membership that means something. And that means you need support, expert help and a community.Best Body Fitness isn’t just a gym: it’s full-service fitness membership made for you. Here’s how it works:STEP ONE: Your assessmentWe begin with an assessment session. This is a chance for you to see what we do at Best Body. Our assessment plans are no-cost and no-risk. We’ll also make a training plan specifically for you.STEP TWO: Your trainingWhen you decide to become a Best Body member, we show you what to do, how to do it and why you are doing it. After a few sessions with an expert private trainer you will feel comfortable working out on your own.STEP THREE: Your membershipMembership works on a month-to-month basis. There are no sign-up fees and no cancellation fees. Start and stop whenever you want. And the best part? Our fees are the most competitive in the whole downtown area.STEP FOUR: Your communityAt Best Body Fitness, we see everyone as part of a big team. And when you work with a team, you can do great things. Join any of our specialized classes, led by expert trainers. Come to our nutrition classes. Participate in our regular social events. Everything is included in your fee.Finally, we want to share with you some reasons why our members say that they have chosen us over any other fitness centre in the city.It’s so EASYEasy to start, stop, cancel or refund a membership.Easy to access ― we’re open 24/7, we never close.Easy results ― our trainers and equipment give you success, fast.Come and visit us for a personal tour!1．What can one do in the second step?A．Have a full assessment.B．Work with a team.C．Learn from the private trainer.D．Make a training plan.2．If you become a member of this gym, you can ________.A．get refund when you cancel your membershipB．get expert training but you need to pay extra feeC．go to the gym only from 6:00 am to 10:00 pmD．go to the gym only from Monday to Saturday3．What do you think the above passage is?A．A story book.B．A science magazine.C．A TV show.D．An advertisement.When it came time for me to look at options for postgraduate study, I decided to go abroad, initially looking at options in both Australia and the United States.I decided on Australia finally after I spoke with friends, who had experience of studying at the University of Melbourne and living in the city. The people I knew described to me as a place where there were lots of people from all walks of life and cultural backgrounds, and where everyone was open-minded and there were discussions happening everywhere. I’m happy to say that ended up being my experience as well.I joined Lion, one of Australasia’s largest food and drink companies, as part of their graduate program, which was a fantastic opportunity, because it gave me the opportunity to work in a variety of roles, and gain experience across a variety of functions. But the thing with Lion was that they were already a very established business; they already had their processes and structures in place.When the opportunity came for me to join Culture Amp, I realized it was an opportunity to see a business grow and be part of that evolution. It was just what I wanted. That comes with its own challenges, as new problems appear you might be solving them from the very beginning, rather than having a framework to fall back on, but it also means there’s room to learn and experiment. It made me realize where my interests lie. Here in Australia, there’s areally high tolerance for change in your careers. I think it’s really easy for graduates to fee1 like they have to “jump” into a role, and then that’s it, forever. But the truth is, your career is a marathon. You can expect to change courses along the way, and allow your interests to open new doors.4．Why did the author choose to study in Australia?A．Her friends lived there.B．She decided to work there.C．She liked the culture there.D．She wanted to meet new people.5．Which can best describe the author’s work in Lion?A．Facing various opportunities.B．Lacking challenges.C．Demanding new structures.D．Offering limited roles.6．What did the author want to get from Culture Amp?A．Learning how to do experiments.B．Having a framework to turn to.C．Dealing with problems in wise ways.D．Experiencing a company’s development.7．What is the author’s attitude towards changing jobs?A．Uncertain.B．Objective.C．Supportive.D．Contradictory.Like most nerds who read science fiction, I’ve kept wondering how society will greet true artificial intelligence, if and when it arrives. Will we panic? Ignore it and go about our daily lives? Hence, it’s been fascinating to watch the Twittersphere try to make sense of ChatGPT, a new cutting-edge A．I. chatbot opened for testing at the end of 2022. ChatGPT — which stands for “generative pre-trained transformer”— landed with a splash. In five days, more than a million people signed up to test it.In recent years, though a few A．I. tools have gotten good at doing narrow and well-defined tasks, like writing marketing copy, they still tend to be weak when taken outside their comfort zones. But ChatGPT feels different. Smarter. More flexible. It can write jokesand college-level essays. It can also guess at medical diagnoses, and even seems good at answering the types of open-ended analytical questions which frequently appear on school assignments.The technology that powers ChatGPT isn’t, strictly speaking, new. It’s based on what the company calls “GPT-3.5,” an upgraded version of GPT-3 in 2020. While the existence of a highly capable linguistic superbrain might be old news to A．I. researchers, it’s the first time such a powerful tool has been made available to the general public through a free, easy-to-use web interface.Unlike Google, ChatGPT doesn’t crawl the web for information on current events, and its knowledge is restricted to things it learned before 2021. Since ChatGPT training data includes billions of examples of human opinion, representing every reasonable view, it’s also, in some sense, moderate by design. Without specific prompting, for example, it’s hard to coax (诱导) a strong opinion out of ChatGPT about political debates. Usually, you’ll get a fair summary of what each side believes.8．How did the public initially respond to ChatGPT?A．People worried about this new technology.B．Many people found it hard to understand ChatGPT.C．A number of people couldn’t wait to register for a try.D．Millions of people were ignorant of this new A．I. chatbot.9．What can we learn from paragraph 2?A．ChatGPT is a typical A．I. tool used for specified tasks.B．A．I. apps provide perfect answers to analytical questions.C．ChatGPT helps doctors with serious medical diagnoses.D．Homework might not be a problem for ChatGPT users.10．In which aspect is ChatGPT different from the GPT-3?A．People can gain access to it free of charge.B．Linguistic researchers speak highly of it.C．It is welcomed by A．I. researchers with enthusiasm.D．It is the first powerful tool open to the general public.11．What’s the text mainly about?A．The future of ChatGPT.B．The brilliance of ChatGPT.C．The development of ChatGPT.D．The arguments about ChatGPT.The world’s forests may hold more secrets than previously thought: a new global estimate of tree biodiversity suggests that there are about 9,200 tree species remaining undocumented. Most are likely in the tropics, according to the new research.The new research drew on the efforts of hundreds of contributors, who have categorized trees in two huge data sets: One, the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative, records every species found in extensively documented forest plots worldwide. The other, TREECHANGE, puts together sightings of individual species. Together they suggest there are approximately 64,100 recorded tree species on the planet — up from previous estimates of around 60,000.The researchers reached their estimate of an additional 9,200 yet undocumented species on the basis of the number of rare ones already in the databases. Most unknown species are likely to be defined as rare, found in limited numbers in small geographical areas, says the quantitative forest ecologist Jingjing Liang. The team’s result is “a rather conservative estimate,” Liang says, “because scientists know less about the preponderance of uncommon trees in places such as the Amazon, where out-of-the-way spots could host pockets of unusual species found nowhere else.” “If we can focus the resources on those rain forests in the Amazon,” Liang adds, “then we would be able to estimate it with higher confidence.”Silman, a conservation biologist, who was not involved in the new study agrees that the study result is likely an underestimate. His and his colleagues’ local surveys suggest there are at least 3,000 and possibly more than 6,000 unknown tree species in the Amazon basin alone. Tree species often get grouped together based on appearance, he notes, so new genetic analysis techniques will likely lead to the discovery of even more biodiversity. Sliman wonders how many species will go extinct before scientists describe them. “How many are already known to native peoples in the Amazon — or were known to peoples or cultures who have themselves been made extinct through colonization, disease, or absorption? How many “species” already have dried samples sitting in a cabinet?” he says.Searching for the new species will inform not only conservation but the basic evolutionary science of how and why species diversify and die out, Silman says. “Just the fact that there are thousands of species of something as common as trees out there that are still left to be discovered,” he adds, “I find pretty inspirational.”12．What is the finding of the new research?A．About nine thousand new tree species have been identified.B．Thousands of tree species remain unknown to science.C．Maintaining tree diversity has become a global challenge.D．Human activities have led to the reduced number of trees.13．What can be learned about the research method?A．The researchers adopted quality method to analyze data.B．The researchers did extensive field study in out-of-the-way spots.C．Inferring from the existing dada is the main research method.D．Doing surveys and interviews is the main research method.14．What does the underlined word “preponderane” in paragraph 3 probably mean?A．majority B．evolution C．cultivation D．capability 15．According to Silman, one of the reasons for the underestimate of the tree species may be that ________.A．genetic analysis technique failed to produce accurate informationB．trees of similar sizes in the Amazon basin are grouped togetherC．too many rare trees were made into dried samples before being documentedD．the local peoples or the local cultures are not fully aware of the tree species.二、七选五When you feel down, you are expecting to receive support or comfort from your friends. Your friends feel the same way. However, it may be not easy to cheer up your friends when you can’t be by their side. 16Ask if there’s anything you can do to help. Different people prefer to be comforted in different ways. Ask if there’s anything specific you can do to help your friends. 17 While you’re talking on the phone, say something like, "What can I do to help? I’m always here if you need anything.18 This simple gesture can really brighten your friends’ day. If your friends are in need of comfort, send them frequent reminders that you’re thinking of them. Share something that reminded you of them. It will let your friends know that they’re still important in your life even if they’re far away.List why you think they’re special. 19 Send them a list of all the reasons why you think they’re amazing. Whether it be their kind and compassionate (富有同情心的) nature, their sense of style, or their ability to find the coolest music, tell them why you are so grateful to know them. After reading what you have listed, they will feel encouraged.Send them a gift. Surprise them with something special to make their day. Arrange for flowers to be delivered to their apartment or mail them one of their favorite albums. 20 A homemade gift, like a knitted (针织的) scarf or a piece of artwork, will lift their spirits all the same.A．Send a gift to them to celebrate their success.B．Thankfully, there are many ways you can help.C．Therefore, you can visit them to cheer them up.D．Text them to let them know they’re on your mind.E．You don’t have to go all out in terms of spending.F．If they’ve been down on themselves lately, they may need a reminder.G．The question alone will show you care, and they will appreciate your kind offer.三、完形填空Isabel Navarro has proved that hard work and a love for learning can help you achievethree obtained her General Equivalency Diploma (GED), which was extremely 32 for her as English is her second language.Navarro 33 Spring Valley Elementary School Principal Kappy Edwards. “I’m very proud of Isabel’s 34 and commitment to furthering her education, obtaining her GED and transforming into a new role within Spring Valley,” Edwards said. “This 35 shows her admirable devotion and serves as an inspiring example for others.”21．A．reserved B．abandoned C．presented D．set 22．A．joined B．respected C．admired D．become 23．A．struggled B．wanted C．declined D．managed 24．A．take advantage of B．make up of C．drop out ofD．lose sight of25．A．preparing B．providing C．accounting D．applying 26．A．withdrawing B．offering C．introducing D．finding 27．A．clean B．design C．watch D．use 28．A．decision B．impact C．choice D．effort 29．A．previously B．barely C．suddenly D．badly 30．A．serve B．accompany C．help D．attend 31．A．punctual B．dependent C．working D．suffering 32．A．essential B．tough C．unique D．urgent 33．A．impressed B．disturbed C．occupied D．benefited 34．A．caution B．kindness C．determination D．intelligence 35．A．discovery B．movement C．treasure D．achievement四、根据中英文提示填写单词quarrel. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)五、用单词的适当形式完成句子六、其他应用文51．假定你是英语校报编辑，为了加强国际交流，你校筹划下周末与英国的Saint Louis School进行线上互动，介绍各自学校的情况。

高二十二月份英语月考试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题：每题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话只读一遍。

1.When is the math test?A.Today.B. Tomorrow.C. Next week.2.What does the man want to buy?A.A shirt.B. A suit.C. A tie.3.What does the woman think of Linda’s brother?A.He is friendly.B. He does n’t like to talk.C. He is not a pleasant person.4.What time is it now?A.6:30p.m.B. 7:00p.m.C. 7:30p.m.5.What kind of movie did the speakers watch?A.A horror movie.B. A romantic movie.C. An action movie.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，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料。

回答6、7题。

6.How long is each class period?A.One hour.B. Two hours.C. Three hours.7.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Classmates.B. Mother and son.C. Teacher and student.听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。

8.What is the woman worried about?A.The radio is expensive.B.The radio won’t be loud enough.C.The radio might break under the water.9.When can the woman return the radio?A.Within 3 days.B. Within 7 days.C. Within 30 days.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

青岛二中2023-2024学年第一学期12月份阶段练习——高二试题（英语）考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分第一部分听力（共两节20小题，每小题1.5分，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。

1. What drink will the man order?A. An apple juice.B. A tomato juice.C. A cold beer2. What do we know about Jack?A. He will work on the project.B. He has little patienceC. He is not tough enough3. Where does the conversation take place?A. in a taxiB. At. an airport.C. At a subway station.4. What does the woman want to do?A Visit Jeff with the man. B. Go to the movies C. Have a rest5. What happened to the woman?A. She couldn't find Mr. Beringer.B. She was late for an interviewC. She failed to get a job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。

广东省六校联考2024-2025学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题一、阅读理解Free Things to Do in San DiegoJust 17 miles north of the Mexican-U. S. border lies the waterfront city of San Diego. People come from all over the world to visit famous Balboa Park and enjoy Southern California’s world-renowned beaches.However, with all its rich history and excellent weather, San Diego is full of activities that require no cash. Here’s a list of free attractions and events to get you started.Art and MuseumsBalboa Park, San Diego’s most famous park, is home to both architecturally stunning buildings and landscaped gardens. Entry is free, but the park museums have set admission prices. There are also free guided tours of Balboa Park leaving from the Visitors Center throughout the week. The famous Botanical Building and all the gardens require no fee — so stop by to smell theroses.AttractionsTake a stroll through San Diego’s Seaport Village, an outdoor shopping complex with more than 50 shops, galleries, and eateries. Meander along cobblestone paths that pass fountains, gardens, and ponds. There is also a half-mile stretch of bay-front boardwalk with great views. Architecture includes Mexican, Victorian, and New England styles.CultureBrowse works by area artists and enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres at one of Little Italy’s Kettner Art Nights. All the galleries and studios in the district participate, which makes for an impressive collection.Open 6-9 p. m. on some Fridays; click the boxes below to book exact dates.Beaches Grab your snorkel and fins and go paddling around La Jolla Cove, one of Southern California’s most photographed beaches. The water here is calm, and you can see colorful fish and abundant sea life. Surf and surfboards are not permitted. What makes the beaches special is the caves that enclose this beach. Above La Jolla Cove lies Scripps Park, a good place to picnic, lounge, or just enjoy the views of the Pacific Ocean.1．Which one is not free in Balboa Park?A．The park museum.B．Guided tours.C．The BotanicalBuilding.D．The gardens.2．What is the unique feature of La Jolla Cove?A．The waves and ocean life.B．Surf and surfboards.C．The caves surrounding the beach.D．The views of the Atlantic Ocean. 3．Where is the text probably taken from?A．A traveling diary.B．A textbook.C．A science-fiction magazine.D．A travel website.I heard some good news recently. My 91-year-old grandfather called me to test his new hearing aid. For the first time in a long time, he could hear my voice. It thrilled us both.I soon found out there was another reason my grandparents were so happy — their new audiologist (听觉病矫治专家), Anna. Unlike the previous providers they’d been dealing with, Anna gave time and attention. Anna not only ensured the new hearing aid worked as it should, but also offered to go to my grandparents’ apartment to show them how to use it.Such kindness might sound rare, but I’ve since started wondering: What if it’s more common than we think?It started with some research that showed people often underestimate the willingness of strangers to engage with, or even befriend them. Then I came across a study that suggested news coverage of current affairs tends to be more negative than positive because humans tend to give negative events more attention.Negative stories can attract our attention and prepare us for disappointment. But if we don’t engage with positive ones, they might lead us to be more critical of the world, more defensive and less hopeful than we need to be.So I think sometimes what we hear, see, or even know might not be the whole picture. The truth might be hidden from us, requiring us to notice and discover it. We could start by asking ourselves whether we are focusing more on negative or positive stories and whether we are letting negative news surround us. Maybe even paying more attention to good news or making a point of sharing good news will help.Anna’s attitude was remarkable. She went beyond the call of duty and, upon leaving, refused to accept anything but words as thanks.Why not remind ourselves that, for all of the bad that’s in the world and in the news, behind the scenes, in people’s ordinary lives, lie untold stories of extraordinary good.4．What made the author’s grandparents particularly happy besides the new hearing aid?A．The author’s voice.B．The improvement of his health.C．The successful test of the hearing aid.D．The kindness of their new audiologist. 5．How was Anna different from previous audiologists?A．She offered her patients personal assistance.B．She paid little attention to her patients’ needs.C．She displayed more patience and professionalism.D．She refused to accept payment for the hearing aid.6．What is the author’s suggestion when we face news reports?A．To avoid negative news.B．To focus more on positive stories.C．To question all news reports critically.D．To believe only in personal experiences. 7．What is the best title of this passage?A．Uncover the Good.B．Refuse the Negative.C．Pay Attention to the Truth.D．Discover the Extraordinary.A recent study from the Research Institute at McGill University Health Center may improve the treatment of sleep disorders and neurological (神经病学的) conditions.Scientists have made significant progress in understanding sleep mechanisms, identifying the melatonin receptor (褪黑素受体) MT1 as a key regulator of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. This discovery holds promise for new treatments for sleep disorders and neurological conditions.REM sleep is crucial for dreaming, memory consolidation, and emotional regulation. DuringREM sleep, the neurons quiet down and stop their activity. Serious conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementi — which currently lack effective treatment — are linked to disruptions (扰乱) in REM sleep."This discovery not only advances our understanding of sleep mechanisms but also holds significant medical potential," said Gobbi, a Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University.Human sleep unfolds in a precise order of non-REM and REM stages, each serving distinctphysiological functions. REM sleep plays a key role in memory consolidation and emotional regulation. Non-REM sleep supports physical recovery and repair processes. Disruptions in this cycle can damage cognitive function and increase risk to neuropsychiatric diseases.Until now, the specific receptor triggering REM sleep had puzzled scientists. The new study has identified the melatonin MT1 receptor as an important regulator of this sleep stage. Using a novel drug targeting MT1 receptors, researchers successfully enhanced REM sleep duration in experimental animals, while reducing neuronal activity at the same time.“Currently, there are no drugs specifically targeting REM sleep. Most hypnotic (催眠的) drugs on the market, while extending total sleep duration, tend to negatively affect REM sleep,” said Dr. Stefano, a Professor at McGill University.Further research into the neurobiology and pharmacology of REM sleep is crucial for developing targeted treatments that could improve the quality of life for patients affected by these diseases. As scientists continue the research, the hope for effective treatment in neurological disorders grows increasingly promising.8．What recent discovery about sleep mechanisms was made by researchers at McGill University Health Center?A．New methods for measuring sleep duration and quality.B．The new role of current hypnotic drugs in sleep regulation.C．The melatonin receptor MT1 as a key regulator of REM sleep.D．The new connection between sleep patterns and sleep disorders.9．What can be inferred about REM sleep according to paragraph 3?A．It is the stage where physical recovery occurs.B．It is crucial for physical and mental health.C．It helps regulate body temperature.D．It is the longest sleep stage in the cycle. 10．What is the current status of drug treatments targeting REM sleep?A．Many effective drugs are available on the market.B．No drugs specifically target REM sleep currently.C．All hypnotic drugs enhance REM sleep.D．REM sleep drugs have been banned.11．What potential effect does the discovery of the MT1 receptor have?A．It could lead to new treatments for sleep disorders.B．It could contribute to improving attention and memory.C．It will free patients of sleep disorders once and for all.D．It will accelerate patients' physical recovery processes.If you’ve ever poured yourself some iced tea on a hot summer’s day, you know that icy goodness doesn’t stick around for long. That’s because ice doesn’t do well in heat. Those same laws that govern your iced tea also govern the rest of the world. Ice, when confronted by heat, will melt, whether it’s a cube, or the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica.A new study published today in Science Advances finds that if we burn all of the remaining fossil fuels on Earth, almost all of the ice in Antarctica will melt, potentially causing sea levels to rise by as much as 200 feet — enough to drown most major cities in the world.Fossil fuels are considered non-renewable resources and consist of coal, oil, and natural gas. They release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when burned. Greenhouse gases trap heat from the sun in the Earth’s atmosphere, causing temperatures to rise.“Our findings show that if we do not want to melt Antarctica, we can’t keep taking fossil fuel carbon out of the ground and just dumping it into the atmosphere,” climate scientist and co-author of the paper Ken Caldeira said in a press release. “Most previous studies of Antarctica — have focused on loss of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Our study demonstrates that burning coal, oil, and gas also risks loss of the much larger East Antarctic ice sheet.”Luckily, there are alternatives. This particular watery end can be avoided if energy use is directed away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy options like wind and solar.And there’s no need to head for the hills just yet. Even the most extreme cases of sea level rise aren’t likely to happen for a few thousand years. The authors predict that sea levels will creep up as ice in the polar regions melts, at a rate of a little over an inch per year. So if we want cities to avoid the fate of the boiled frog, we’d better jump on some climate solutions soon.12．What will happen if we burn all the fossil fuels on Earth?A．Sea level will rise to 200 feet.B．Ice sheets in Greenland will melt in an instant.C．Most of the cities in the world will be drowned.D．Nearly all of the ice in Antarctica will disappear.13．Which of the following statements may Ken Caldeira agree with?A．We could take fossil fuel carbon out of the ground.B．Burning coal, oil and gas will affect most of the ice sheets.C．More studies should focus on burning fossil fuels on Earth.D．The East Antarctic ice sheet melts faster than that of other places.14．What does the underlined phrase “creep up” mean in Paragraph 6?A．Disappear rapidly.B．Fall constantly.C．Rise gradually.D．Freeze slowly.15．What is the purpose of this text?A．To introduce a study.B．To make a prediction.C．To explain a phenomenon.D．To arouse public concern.English literature is an essential component of English language learning and is widely acknowledged as a vital source of authentic content for language development. English literature, so to speak, is a too complex subject to learn. 16 With so many things to keep track of, it can feel overwhelming to even decide where to start. However, you can take some steps to help you achieve your goals.Examine what you already know.Write out all the details you can remember from your first reading of the text, as well as anything you remember from your course lectures. Don’t “cheat” by looking at your notes or your text. 17 This will be your starting base and will reveal any gaps in your knowledge.Consider the structure of your text.18 In many cases, the form and structure of the text will have some kind of influence on its subject matter. If you’re reading fiction, think about the order in which the events are recounted. If you’re reading poetry, think about the form of the poetry.19You can do it after reading through the text for the second time. This will make future review easier, as you will have a rough summary to work from. You don’t have to summarize every little thing that happens in a chapter or act. Aim to note the main action of each one, as well as any important character or thematic moments.Make flash cards.If you’re having trouble remembering things, make yourself some flash cards. 20 Flash cards are especially helpful for memorizing things such as literary terms and character names. However, they may be less helpful for remembering more complex information. A．Summarize the main points.B．This is particularly important for poems.C．Remember some important statements made.D．But many students end up having to study it.E．Just write down what you are confident you remember.F．Sometimes, the transfer of learning material will be of great help.G．The way an author expresses her or his ideas is often as important as the ideas themselves.二、完形填空As I stood in front of the grand university gates on my first day, my heart pounded with a mixture of excitement and nervousness. The 21 buildings and busy crowd of students made me feel both insignificant and part of something significant.My dormitory room was a small but 22 space shared with three other freshmen from different backgrounds. We quickly 23 over late-night study sessions, shared meals, and stories about our homes and dreams. It felt like finding a new 24 away from home.Classes were filled with new information and challenges. Professors spoke 25 about subjects I had only glanced at in high school. I found myself staying up late, digging into textbooks and articles, desperate to 26 . But among the hard work, there were 27 of clarity and joy when a complex concept finally 28 , or when I connected with a classmate over a 29 interest.Weekends were a time for exploration. I 30 through the city’s streets, discovered hidden cafes, and 31 cultural events. Each new experience broadened my horizons and made me appreciate the 32 of life.Looking back, my first year at university was a roller coaster of 33 and growth. It was a time of self-discovery, friendship, and the pursuit of knowledge. And as I 34 mysecond year, I carry these memories with me, as a beacon (灯塔) of hope and 35 . 21．A．broken B．tiny C．tall D．distant 22．A．comfortable B．crowded C．empty D．dirty 23．A．lived B．fought C．studied D．bonded 24．A．family B．shelter C．place D．team 25．A．passionately B．casually C．quietly D．unwillingly 26．A．keep down B．keep back C．keep off D．keep up 27．A．periods B．moments C．intervals D．flashes 28．A．appeared B．failed C．clicked D．changed 29．A．competed B．argued C．shared D．studied 30．A．raced B．wandered C．drove D．rushed 31．A．forgot B．ignored C．avoided D．attended 32．A．similarity B．diversity C．simplicity D．difficulty 33．A．ideas B．worries C．emotions D．fears 34．A．reflect on B．embark on C．bring about D．take up 35．A．foundation B．promotion C．determination D．inspiration三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

上海市静安区2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语模拟试题II. GrammarDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)You know what they say, marriage is like a box of chocolates and you never know what you are gonna get. My wife and I had a "ferocious" argument the other night (21) _________ we were watching one episode of the latest season of a reality show called. See You Again. Basically, the show was about three couples [22] _________ (embark) on an 18-day vacation to try to work out their marital issues in the hope of saving their marriages. For them, it was really a make-it-or-break-it vacation.[23] _________ we both agreed on most men's incompetence in expressing their true feelings in any intimate relationship, my still beloved wife and I failed miserably to see eye to eye on reasons for that. She blamed it on men's upbringing while I thought it had more to do with the influence of outdated social norms and stereotypes on men.Our society [24] _________ (discourage) emotional expression in men for ages, telling them they can't shed a tear or show any vulnerability. These outdated ideas about what it means to be a man have messed them up big time. To me, it is no wonder that in the marriage market, the most common type available [25] _________ women is the silent but dominant type of men with the whole breadwinner and homemaker roles still [26] _________ (stick) in their heads. So when things don't go that way, of course, they will feel lost."Intimidated" by my rigorous logic, my wife purposefully shifted the focus of her argument to [27] _________ we two should raise our son and what I could have done better if I had taken her advice seriously.However, things started to get much [28] _________ (personal) when both of us seemed to run out of witty arguments. Realizing this disagreement would lead us nowhere, I wasted no time apologizing to her for my ill-considered words with dignity and offered to clean the plates piling up in the sink ([29] _________ _________ I cooked dinner that night!) Faced with an offer she couldn't refuse, my wife kindly reminded me [30] _________ (not forget) to dry the towel when I was done. Apology accepted, hence case closed.At the end of the day, I exhibited my vulnerability as requested and she showed her mercy as expected. We just agreed to disagree and lived happily ever after.(B)Back then, I was a very nervous new father. I didn't know [31] _________ _________ to feed my son, how hard to pat his back to burp him, or whether it was okay to let him sleep as long as be wants. I bought myself lots of books about parenting, only [32] _________ (find) that there were so many new things to learn that I inevitably begun to feel overwhelmed.My friend May, a soon-to-be mother herself, [33] _________ (sense) my anxiety and, to calm me down, texted me one night saying, "No book can be a substitute for your own sensitive contemplation and careful observation. Books can be [34] _________ small additional value, but no more. Just listen to your son and he'll teach you how to be a father."That struck me a lot because I grew up in a time when most of the parents, including my own, believed that children [35] _________ be seen and not heard. Naturally, I thought he was nothing and only grownups were worth something. The idea [36] _________ children do not know anything but will do so, and are not capable of doing anything but will learn, made me live in a permanent state of expectation. For the sake of tomorrow, I failed to respect [37] _________ might amuse, sadden, amaze, anger, and interest him today. For the sake of tomorrow, I stole years of his life.Things changed for me when I got down on my knees, waiting for my son to open up. Once I came down to his level, I found I didn't even [38] _________ _________ ask questions. I just listened. He granted me permission to gaze into his pockets to see all his cherished collections: bird's feathers, colored stones and oddly-shaped leaves. He also discussed with me about his grand plan to travel to the South Pole with the girl in his class [39] _________ happened to want to marry him. We both knew our relationship was built on mutual respect and trust.Now, seven years later after my son's birth, I still marvel at May's simple wisdom. Being there listening to my son has not only rescued [40] _________ from "those best parenting books one cannot afford to miss" but also from over-evaluating and over-obsessing about him. Simply put, my son has taught me to be a father. I have affection for what he is today and respect for what he can become in the future. All I need to do is to listen.III. VocabularyDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Do note that there is one word more than you need in each passage.(A)A. advantageousB. programmingC. fashionD. fueled AB. advancedAC. sacrifice AD. capped BC. habitually BD. appetite CD. likelihoodABC. unnecessarilyEating a calorie-rich diet brought us humans a great advantage: time. We spent less of the day obtaining food. We saved countless hours of needless chewing. Instead, we invested time in doing the things that make us human: we started to [41] _________ tools, erect structures, share stories, create myths and play games.Calories made humanity possible. Calories are what [42] _________ our big brains. Our calorie-rich diet didn't reinforce the compulsion to eat, it released us from a food-gripped existence. Just because we require calories does not mean our basic [43] _________ compels us to over-consume them, for the same reason that requiring oxygen does not compel us to perpetually hyperventilate. Yes, it may be [44] _________ to carry extra calories in time of famine, but this assumes an overly simplistic view of our evolutionary past.Out there in nature, carrying extra body weight brings serious, even deadly, disadvantages. To the evolving primate, greater body mess means slower acceleration and a(n) [45] _________ in the ability to change speed and direction quickly. Back when we were prey - when our ancestors were [46] _________ eaten by big cats, pythons and even eagles - our ability to nimbly start, stop and turn was crucial for survival. To a predator, a fat human was not only easier to spot and easier to catch, it made for a bigger, better meal. To the prey we hunted, a fat human was easier to evade and outrun. Carrying too much fat also increases the [47] _________ of injury and death due to the forces and loads involved in maintaining a larger body. To put it in the simple arithmetic of evolutionary fitness, being [48] _________ fat didn't increases an individual's chances of passing on their genes. It actually reduced them.As we became more [49] _________ there were even more reasons to refrain from overindulgence. Food had to be shared with other members of the tribe, then the village, then the town, especially with children, whose dependence on adults for resources lasts an eternity compared with other species.Otherwise, the human species would have died off long ago, if we really were slaves to a never-ceasing [50] _________ for calories.All of these have left us with the following paradox: Why were humans generally able to resist vastly over-consuming calories up until about fifty years ago?Quoted from Mark Schatzker's The End of Craving(B)A. nestingB. signalsC. accessibleD. overnight AB. decisively AC. illiteratesAD. literally BC. unaware BD. motivated CD. accused ABC. terrifying The good news is that today's teenagers are greedy readers and productive writers. The bad news is that what they are reading and writing are text messages.It's an unmissable trend. Even if you don't have teenage kids, you'll still see other people's offspring wandering around, their eyes averted, tapping away, totally [51] _________ of their surroundings. Take a group of teenagers to see the eight wonders of the world. Chances are that they'll [52] _________ be texting all the way, even if it means missing all those awe-inspiring moments. Show a teenager Jan Vermeer's The Girl with a Pearl Earring. You might get a quick glance before a buzz [53] _________ the arrival of the latest SMS.Now before I am [54] _________ of throwing stones in a glass house, let me confess. I probably send about 50 texts a day, and I receive what seem like 200. But there is difference, I also read books. It's a quaint old habit I picked up as a kid, in the days before cellphones began [55] _________ in the palms of the young.According to a survey carried about in 2019, half of today's teenagers don't read books except when they're made to. What is more [56] _________ to me as a high school teacher is the fact that almost two-thirds of high school freshmen read for pleasure for less than an hour per week. Nearly half of seniors don't read for pleasure at all.Why does this matter? Because, to some extent, this texting craze can and will produce a large number of cultural [57] _________ who are cut off from the civilization of their ancestors if we don't take some necessary measures.So how can we encourage our teenagers to read books? Whether in the classroom or at home, one of the best ways to promote reading is by reading together. Another way to encourage reading is to helpteenagers set a goal to read a certain number of books or read books from a certain genre. This will help them stay focused and [58] _________ to read. For instance, if your child loves playing football, read the storybook related to football. Or if your child loves going on walks, take along some picture books to read along the way. By making reading more [59] _________ and fun, we can foster a love of reading in them.But don't expect children to fall in love with reading [60] _________. When it comes to reading, trust the process.IV. ClozeDirections: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.(A)Facing AI extinctionIn a recent White House press conference, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre couldn't suppress her laughter at the question: Is it "crazy" to worry that "literally everyone on Earth will die" due to artificial intelligence? [61] _________, the answer is no.While AI pioneer such as Alan Turing cautioned that we should expect "machines to take control", many contemporary researchers [62] _________ this concern. In an area of unprecedented growth in AI abilities, why aren't more expects weighing in?Before the deep-learning revolution in 2012, I didn't think human-level AI would emerge in my lifetime. I was familiar with arguments that AI systems would insatiably seek power and resist shutdown -- and obvious [63] _________ to humanity if it were to occur. But I also figured researchers must have good reasons not to be worried about human [64] _________ risk (x-risk) from AI.Yet after 10 years in the field, I believe the main reasons are actually cultural and historical. By 2012, after several hype cycles that didn't pan out, most AI researchers had stopped asking 'what if we succeed at replicating human intelligence", [65] _________ their ambitions to specific tasks like autonomous driving.When concerns resurfaced outside their community, researchers were to quick to dismiss outsiders as [66] _________ and their worries as science fiction. But in my experience, AI researchers are themselves often ignorant of arguments for AI x-risk.One basic argument is by analogy: humans' [67] _________ abilities allowed us to out-compete other species for resources, leading to many extinctions. AI systems could likewise deprive us of the resources we need for our survival. Less [68] _________, AI could displace humans economically and, through its powers of manipulation, politically.But wouldn't it be humans wielding AIs as tools who end up in control? Not necessarily. Many people might choose to deploy a system with a 99 per cent chance of making them phenomenally rich and powerful, even if it had a 1 per cent chance of [69] _________ their control and killing everyone.Because no safe experiment can definitively tell us whether an AI system will actually kill everyone, such concerns are often dismissed as unscientific. But this isn't an excuse for ignoring the risk. It just means society needs to reason about it in the same way as other complex social issues. Researchers also emphasize the difficulty of predicting when AI might [70] _________ human intelligence, but this is an argument for caution, not complacency.Attitudes are changing, but not quickly enough. AI x-risk is admittedly more [71] _________ than important social issues with present-day AI, like bias and misinformation, but the basic solution is the same: regulation. A robust public discussion is long overdue. By refusing to engage, some AI researchers are neglecting [72] _________ responsibilities and betraying public trust.Big tech sponsors AI ethics research when it doesn't hurt the bottom line. But it is also lobbying to exclude general-purpose AI from E. U. regulation. Concerned researchers recently called for a(n) [73]_________ in developing bigger AI models to allow society to catch up. Critics say this isn't politically realistic, but problems like AI x-risk won't [74] _________ just because they are politically inconvenient.This brings us to the ugliest reason researchers may dismiss AI x-risk: funding. Essentially every researcher (myself included) has received funding from big tech. At some point, society may stop believing reassurances from people with such strong conflicts of [75] _________ and conclude, as I have, that their dismissal betrays wishful thinking rather than good counterarguments.61. A. Comfortingly B. Unfortunately C. Accidentally D. Luckily62. A. express B. feel C. downplay D. highlight63. A. threat B. boost C. disgrace D. contribution64. A. extinction B. health C. resource D. exposure65. A. abandoning B. cherishing C. frustrating D. narrowing66. A. arrogant B. irresponsible C. ignorant D. biased67. A. cognitive B. physical C. linguistic D. emotional68. A. deliberately B. abstractly C. frequently D. fundamentally69. A. tightening B. exercising C. maintaining D. escaping70. A. assist B. surpass C. collect D. evaluate71. A. obvious B. urgent C. questionable D. private72. A. legal B. financial C. professional D. ethical73. A. investment B. pause C. research D. initiative74. A. take place B. grow up C. sink in D. go away75. A. interest B. religion C. taste D. law(B)One of the first things that happens when you publicly declare yourself a feminist is that you start getting asked a lot of questions. If you're anything like me, these probes into your [76] _________ beliefs will leave you a mumbling mess. I have read enough books and academic essays on feminism to [77] _________ a fairly substantial library, and yet as soon as I'm asked to sum it up I started sweating and string together a few [78] _________ sentences before loudly shouting 'because Beyonce' and running to get another drink.To save you from this [79] _________ fate I have put together a collection of the feminist comebacks I wish I'd thought of in the moment. Rip out this page, keep it in your pocket and whip it out next time you're stuck with a drunk man at a party. Because it will come into [80] _________.WHAT EVEN IS 'FEMINISM?'Great question! It's actually something I'm really passionate about. Feminism is a centuries-old social movement fighting for the [81] _________ of the sexes. Inter-sectional feminists believe that all people are [82] _________ to the same rights, and they fight to end all discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, skin colour, ethnicity, religion or lifestyle.THIS FEMINISM IS POLITICAL [83] _________ GOND MAD! CAN'T YOU TAKE A JOKE?...at question! Thanks for checking! You're mistaken. I love jokes. I've got one for you ...Knock, knock!Who's there?Annie.Annie who?Annie thing you can do I can do for 18.4% less pay!Ha, ha, ha. But, jokes aside, political correctness gets a bad rap（恶评）, but all it really [84]_________ is minority groups asking that they not feel marginalized and hurt by everyday conversation or the media. I love comedy - in fact it is one of my favourite things. But I'm afraid that jokes that offend women, people of colour, disabled people, trans people or others in the LGBTQ community just aren't [85] _________ to me at all. Let's chat when you come up with some better material, preferably something that doesn't offend my friends!I'M A MAN AND SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE ALL THIS FEMINISM IS MAN-HATING. CAN MEN BE FEMINISTS?Great questions! I'm sorry that a(n) [86] _________ of the feminist movement in the mainstream media has led you to feel this way. Of course men can be feminists.The sad fact is that we've all been socialized from birth to accept sexism as a part of life and, as a result, women can actually be just as [87] _________ as men. Institutionalized sexism hurts men as well as women. It tells men that they aren't allowed to show [88] _________, that they have to be successful and powerful in order to succeed, and that they aren't allowed to like the colour pink!Feminism is the fight to [89] _________ all these things and also to ensure that women are given fundamental human rights like education and reproductive freedom. Feminists truly believe that if we lived in a world without gender-based oppression, we'd all be so much happier. So even if you're only joining for purely [90] _________ reasons, we'd love to have you as a part of the gang!Quoted from Scarlett Curtis' Feminists Don't Wear Pink and Other Lies76. A. irrational B. cultural C. spiritual D. political77. A. fill B. manage C. access D. construct78. A. complicated B. reassuring C. unintelligible D. consistent79. A. unknown B. embarrassing C. ultimate D. cruel80. A. handy B. shape C. view D. force81. A. equality B. battle C. development D. definition82. A. attached B. entitled C. restricted D. used83. A. LIBERTY B. PERFORMANCE C. CORRECTNESS D. SENSITIVITY84. A. boils down to B. steers away from C. takes advantage of D. puts up with85. A. offensive B. silly C. flat D. funny86. A. update B. misconception C. interpretation D. milestone87. A. tough B. realistic C. logical D. sexist88. A. emotions B. ambitions C. courage D. aggressiveness89. A. promote B. embrace C. overcome D. cultivate90. A. noble B. understandable C. obvious D. selfishV. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: Read the following two passage. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Harry woke at five o'clock the next morning and was too excited and nervous to go back to sleep. He got up and pulled on his jeans because he didn't want to walk into the station in his wizard's robes - he'd change on the train. He checked his Hogwarts list again to make sure he had everything he needed, saw that Hedwig was safely shut in her cage and paced the room, waiting for the Dursleys to get up. Two hours later, Harry's huge, heavy truck had been loaded into the Dursley's car, Aunt Petunia had talked Dudley into sitting next to Harry and they had set off.They reached Kind's Cross at half past ten. Uncle Vernon dumped Harry's trunk on to a trolley and wheeling it into the station for him. Harry thought this was strangely kind until Uncle Vernon stopped dead, facing the platforms with a nasty grin on his face.'Well, there you are, boy. Platform nine -- platform ten. Your platform should be somewhere in the middle, but they don't seem to have built it yet, do they?'He was quite right, of course. There was a big plastic number nine over one platform and a big plastic number ten over the one next to it, and in the middle, nothing at all.'Have a good term,' said Uncle Vernon with an even nastier smile. He left without another word. Harry turned and saw the Dursleys drive away. All three of them were laughing. Harry's mouth wentrather dry. What on earth was he going to do? He was starting to attract a lot of funny looks, because of Hedwig. He'd have to ask someone.He stopped a passing guard, but didn't dare mention platform nine and three-quarters. The guard had never heard of Hogwarts and when Harry couldn't even tell him what part of the country it was in, he started to get annoyed, as though Harry was being stupid on purpose. Getting desperate, Harry asked for the train that left at eleven o'clock, but the guard said there wasn't one. In the end the guard strode away, muttering about time-wasters. Harry was now trying hard not to panic. According to the large clock over the arrival boards, he had ten minutes left to get on the train to Hogwarts and he had no idea how to do it; he was stranded in the middle of a station with a trunk he could hardly lift, a pocket full of wizard money and a large owl.Hagrid must have forgotten to tell him something you had to do, liking tapping the third brick on the left to get into Diagon Alley. He wondered if he should get out his wand and start tapping the ticket box between platforms nine and ten.Quoted from JK. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone91. Harry woke up so early in the morning probably because he _________.A. wanted to try on his new jeansB. needed to put Hedwig back in her cageC. was asked to get prepared beforehandD. looked forward to his new life of Hogwarts92. The word "panic" in the last but one paragraph might mean "_________".A. rageB. fearC. regretD. complain93. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Uncle Vernon had always treated Harry kindly and cared very much for him.B. Harry arrived at the train station an hour before the scheduled departure time.C. The Dursleys were happy to get rid of Harry and see him stuck in embarrassment.D. Harry completely forgot how to find the way to Platform nine and three-quarters.(B)Have you ever heard someone describe themselves an an INTJ or an ESTP and wondered what those cryptic-sounding letters could mean? What these people are referring to is their personality type based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).The Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator is a self-report inventory designed to identify aperson's personality type, strengths, and preferences. The questionnaire was developed by Isabel Myers and her mother Katherine Briggs based on their work with Carl Jung's theory of personality types. Today, the MBTI inventory is one of the most widely used psychological instruments in the world.Based on the answers to the questions, people are identified as having one of 16 personality types. No one personality type is "best" or "better" than another. It isn't a tool designed to look for dysfunction or abnormality. Instead, its goal is to allow people to further explore and understand their own personalities including their strengths, weaknesses, possible career preferences, and compatibility with other people. The questionnaire itself is made up of four different scales.1. Are you outwardly or inwardly focused? Extraversion / IntroversionExtroverts are energized by people, enjoy a variety of masks, a quick pace, and good at multitasking while introverts often like working alone or in small groups, prefer a more deliberate pace, and like to focus on one task at a time.2. How do you prefer to take in information? Sensing / IntuitionSensors are realistic people who like to focus on the facts and details, and apply common sense and past experience to figure out practical solutions to problems while intuitives prefer to focus on possibilities and the big picture, easily see patterns and dseek creative solutions to problem.3. How do you prefer to make decision? Thinking / FeelingThinkers tend to make decisions using logical analysis, objectively weigh pros and cons, and value honesty, consistency, and fairness while feelers tend to be sensitive and cooperative, and decide based on their own personal values and how others will be affected by their actions.4. How do you prefer to live your outer life? Judging / PerceivingJudgers tend to be organized prepared, like to make and stick to plans, and are comfortable following most rules while perceivers prefer to keep their options open, like to be able to act spontaneously, and like to be flexible with making plans.94. The purpose of MBTI is to help people _________ .A. better understand their unique featuresB. find a topic to socialize with othersC. easily put themselves in a fixed categoryD. self-diagnose mental health issues95. According to the passage, we can infer that _________.A. Carl Jung is the co-founder of MBTI testB. MBTI can be used in career planningC. Some personality types are better than othersD. introverts may feel boosted at a party96. Suppose Eric is an ISFP, his ideal occupation might be a(n) _________.A. entrepreneurB. accountantC. programmerD. writer97. This passage might be taken from a _________.A. psychology textbookB. popular magazineC. news releaseD. business report(C)We all know the importance of education. Everyone aspires to have a good one, but its quality and availability is not the same for all. This situation changes as social, economic and political conditions change and technological development provides new benefits and threats.The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which promotes policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world, has been looking at the future of global education. Its head of education, Andreas Schleicher, has been talking about some major international trends affecting education systems around the world.One threat is the widening wealth gap, with more intense pockets of extreme privilege and deprivation. In OECD countries, the richest 10% have incomes 10 times greater than the poorest 10%. This inequality is a challenge for schools aimed to offer everyone equal access to education.Another trend is the rising affluence in Asia. It's suggested that a large rise in the middle-classes in China and India will increase demand for university places. Andreas Schleicher asks the question "What values will these newly wealthy consumers want from their schools?"Increasing migration will also have an impact on education systems. Mobility results in more culturally diverse students eager to learn and develop a good life for themselves. But that can be a challenge, too, as Andreas Schleicher asks: "How should schools support pupils arriving from around the world? Will schools have a bigger role in teaching about shared values?"Funding pressure is another issue: as our demand and expectation for education rises and more people go to university, who's going to pay for it all? The rise in dependency on technology is another concern. What should students learn when many of their talents can be replicated by machines? And how reliant should we be on learning from the internet?These are just some of the issues the OECD is highlighting. But they remain irrelevant for hundreds of millions of the world's poorest children who don't even have access to school places or receive such low-quality education that they leave without the most basic literacy or numeracy.。

湖北省武汉市2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语模拟试卷本试题卷分为听力、阅读、语言运用和写作四个部分，共10 页。

时量120 分钟。

满分150 分。

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。

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. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At home.B. At school.C. In the company.2. What will the man do on Friday?A. Go to a party.B. Enjoy food at the fair.C. Show his horse.3. How does the man feel?A. Excited.B. Worried.C. Nervous.4. How long will the man’s friends wait for him?A. 45 minutes.B. 30 minutes.C. 15 minutes.5. What does the man mean?A. His mom likes the cat.B. He can’t help the woman this time.C. The woman’s mom will be sick for keeping the cat.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。

武汉市2025届高二12月考英语试卷（答案在最后）第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节听下面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.What does the man care most about the phone?A.Its price.B.Its design.C.Its model.2.How does the man prefer to go to the airport?A.By taxi.B.By subway.C.By bus.3.Where does the conversation take place?A.In a restaurant.B.In an office.C.In a store.4.What will the woman do to cool down?A.Go outside.B.Open the window.C.Turn on the air conditioner.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A robot.B.A zoo.C.A hotel.第二节听下面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。

听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7小题。

6.Why is John calling Maria?A.To ask for a ride.B.To discuss a meeting.C.To borrow her car.7.When will the speakers meet?A.At7:10.B.At7:30.C.At7:40.听下面一段对话,回答第8至第10三个小题。

浙江省强基联盟2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试卷学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、听力题1、When does the rainy season start?A. In January.B. In February.C. In November.2、How does the woman's food taste?A. Salty.B. Hot.C. Sweet.3、What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Father and daughter.C. School friends.4、Which room has the man finished decorating?A. The bathroom.B. The kitchen.C. The living room.5、What does the woman probably do?A. A doctor.B. A coach.C. An athlete.听下面一段材料，回答以下小题。

6、What does Miyako want to do?A. Make a call.B. Send a card.C. Hold a party.7、What is the man doing?A. Making an apology.B. Giving an explanation.C. Sharing an experience.听下面一段材料，回答以下小题。

8、What did David do last night?A. He played volleyball.B. He watched television.C. He read the newspaper.9、What time will the match on Saturday afternoon start?A. At 2:30.B. At 3:00.C. At 3:30.10、What will Lisa do first?A. Talk with her mom.B. Give avia ā call.C. Take a piano lesson.听下面一段材料，回答以下小题。

得夺市安庆阳光实验学校滑县高二英语12月月考试题第二部分：阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

ADear Volunteers，The service you will provide to elderly individuals in Abilene as a Meals on Wheels volunteer is deeply appreciated. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the many miles you will tr avel and all of the hours you will contribute to help make this one of the best programs in the entire state.We have our staff members make a home visit before adding each person to the program and try to visit everyone at least once every year. That is hardly enough, and we depend on your contact a great deal! It is important that you report back when you do not get an answer to your knock on the door. The person inside may be hurt or ill. They may be in hospital or out of town and fail to inform us. If they are frequently absent, we may need to determine if they still need meals. If you find someone with a medical emergency, please call 911 to request medical assistance and then call the Meals on Wheels office. If you find someone who needs assistance other than for a medical emergency, please call the Meals on Wheels office at 6725050, and we will try to find the appropriate agency or individual to call.Let us know when a certain person needs extra food. We have a food preparation room of shelf stable items to share with them. Please feel free to take a few magazines when you deliver meals. Many of those we serve cannot afford magazines and enjoy reading. If someone is interested in getting books from the Abilene Public Library, let us know. We can sign them up for the Books on Wheels program. Call if you smell gas strongly when you deliver meals, or if someone needs a space heater, a blanket, or an electric fan. Please convey all needs to us, and we will try to see that they are met. Some of the elderly people who we offer our service may have cancers, liver diseases, AIDS, etc. If you do not want to deliver meals to the people with certain types of health problems, such as these, please let us know.Sincerely,Betty L. Bradley, LBSW,Executive Director21. Why does the author write this letter?A. To find some volunteers for the program Meals on WheelsB. To explain how the old people get help.C. To tell volunteers what their tasks are.D. To describe the life situation of the old people.22. What can we learn about the volunteers from the passage?A. They order books for needy people.B. They design programs to help people.C. They offer medical help to sick people.D. They deliver food to the elderly people.23. How does the author learn about the needs of the people served?A. The volunteers report back the information to him.B. His staff members call them to get the information.C. He visits them now and then to get the information.D. The family members send the information to his office.BWhen people were building houses, they used to consider not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. However, since electricity became more and more expensive, people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat.Now, houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. In some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock（家畜）. During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. The body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live. By sharing their houses with their livestock, people gain a source of heat.People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas. Instead of keeping livestock on the first floor, builders fill it with large rocks. As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather, these rocks take in heat. They also give off the heat, and, of course, the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses. So these houses are energy-saving.House-building becomes a great challenge to building designers and energy engineers. They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy-saving houses.24. What did people begin to consider as electricity was no longer cheap?A. The climate of theirareas.B. The energy for their houses.C. The fashions for theirhouses.D. The building materials for their houses.25. People in some areas gain a source of heat by _________.A. keeping their livestock downstairsB. protecting their livestock from the coldC. sharing their houses only with their cowsD. living on the second floor with their livestock26. The underlined words “natural law” in the third paragraph refer to the fact that ________.A. heat raises the temperature in the housesB. heat goes in the upward directionC. heat goes down if temperature is raisedD. heat increases the temperature of rocks27. From the passage, we can conclude that __________.A. people will no longer consider building materials in thefutureB. energy-saving buildings will become more popular in the futureC. almost all people will move into the houses heated bylarge rocksD. energy engineers will devote themselves only to moderntechnologyCPlanning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room.A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at Booking.co m. A week later, the same room cost £118.15.If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as , which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.Don’t be too choosy abou t the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95.LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into aself-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with rooms for four adults.GET ON A BIKE London’s ‘Boris bikes’ have attracted the mostattention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day).28. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may __________.A. help travelers pass timeB. attract lots of travelers to the UKC. allow travelers to make flexible plansD. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation29. The passage shows that the O’Neill Flat __________.A. lies on the ground floorB. is located in central LondonC. provides cooking facilities for touristsD. costs over £100 on average per day in late September30. Cardiff’s program allows a free bike for a maximum period of__________.A. half an hourB. one hourC. one hour and a halfD. two hours31. The main purpose of the passage is __________. A. to tell visitors how to book in advanceB. to supply visitors with hotel informationC. to show visitors the importance of self-helpD. to offer visitors some money-saving tipsDWhile income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”（空巢综合症）.In order to seek better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves.The situatio n in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”. 32. According to the passage, the loneliness of aged parents is mainly caused by _________.A. their earlier experience of feeling lonelyB. the unfavorable living conditions in their native countriesC. the common worry about their incomeD. the geographical distance between parents and children33. Many young people have gone abroad, leaving their aged parents behind, to _________.A. live in the countries with more moneyB. seek a better place for their aged parentsC. continue their studies abroadD. realize their dreams in foreign countries34. If young people go abroad, _________.A. they do not hold to the value of duty at allB. they can give some help to their parents back homeC. they cannot do what they should for their parentsD. they believe what they actually do is right 35. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.A. the situations in the developed and developing countries are differentB. “Empty Nest Syndrome” has arrived unexpectedly in our societyC. children will become independent as soon as they go abroadD. the aged parents are fully prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

江苏省南京、镇江、徐州等十校联盟2024-2025学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题一、阅读理解Friends are very important to us. Sometimes we just want to develop some new friendships. Here are some of the best apps for you to make new friends.AtletoResearch shows that exercising with a friend promotes more motivation and healthier lifestyle habits. Atleto is an app that builds on this “exercise contagion (传染)” phenomenon by bringing together athletic people to take exercise and organize group activities. You can choose from over 40 sports and find your community of people who like to be in a sweat.FrienderStudies show that we’re eager to find people similar to us. Suppose you’re sick of boring surface-level conversations. Then Friender solves that problem quickly with an algorithm (算法) that only matches you based on your favorite activities and interests. This friend-finding app makes it easy to get into conversations that you care about. If you don’t have many hobbies to type into an app, one of the easiest ways to start is to try out new bobbies.PawDateDogs arc great companions, but sometimes it’s nice to talk to humans, too. This app connects pet owners to meet up at dog parks or walk with their pups. You get to set up doggie play dates and find new friends at the same time. It’s a win-win.SkoutSkout started back in 2007 to help people make new friends. The matches are based on geographical distances and preferences. It’s perfect for meeting people while traveling moving and entering a new chapter of life. Skout is able to discover people directly by checking into a location and seeing who else on the app is there.1．Who is Atleto intended for?A．Friendship seekers who like walking dogs.B．Friendship seekers who like playing sports.C．Friendship seekers who specialize in infection treatment.D．Friendship seekers who specialize in community service.2．How can people make friends with Friender?A．By wrestling with algorithm issues.B．By forming unconventional habits.C．By sharing their favorite activities.D．By talking with like-minded people. 3．Which app can help the user find new friends quickly at a new place?A．Atleto.B．Friender.C．PawDate.D．Skout.Each spring brings a new blossom of wild flowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eyes. I’ve noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, the afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look through the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers. Everyday I drove past the flowers thinking, “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them,” “Gee, I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty”…Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a folding shovel one year in my trunk to be used for that expressed purpose.One day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, “Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.”A week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law bas a terminal brain tumor. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked. I couldn’t help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I’ll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.4．What might have prevented the author from transplanting the blue flowers?A．That she was too busy with work.B．That she didn’t have the proper tools.C．That she was concerned about her clothes getting soiled.D．That she thought the flowers would look greater in that pitch.5．Why did the author associate the blue flowers with her sister-in-law’s situation?A．To use the story of the blue flowers to comfort her sister-in-law.B．To indicate her sister-in-law is as beautiful and fragile as the flowers.C．To blame herself for not taking care of the flowers and her sister-in-law.D．To regret not spending more time with her sister-in-law and transplanting flowers earlier. 6．If the author were a person who always takes action in time, ____________.A．she would always be blessed with the luck to seize opportunitiesB．the blue flowers would grow better in her garden than in the ditchC．the illness of her sister-in-law would have been detected at an early stageD．she’d have been more active in building a relationship with her sister-in-law7．Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this passage?A．Blue Blossoms: Mirrors of Family’s ImperfectionsB．Blue Flowers: Windows to Family’s Missed MomentsC．Blue Flowers: Memories of Short-lived Blooming PeriodD．Blue Blossoms: Links between Nature and Family’s DestinyIn February 1970, a ragbag of hippies and activists gathered in Vancouver, Canada to discuss a planned nuclear test on the Alaskan island of Amchitka. They eventually agreed to sail to the test site and protest against the explosion in person. At the end of the meeting, the chairman raised two fingers to the room and shouted “Peace!”. After a brief pause, one young attendee responded with a now immortal line: “Let’s make that a green peace”.Over the last 50 years, the environmental movement has become so closely associated with the colour green that it’s almost impossible to see a green poster, label or recycling bag without thinking about our planet’s future. But though that connection is the product of a very recent crisis, its origins go back some way. We have identified green with nature and its processes for thousandsof years. Indeed, the very word “green” comes from the ancient Proto-Indo-European word ghre, meaning “grow”.The human species, which emerged in the verdant forests and savannas of Africa about 300,000 years ago, has a special biological bond with green. Our eyes might even have evolved specifically to see the chlorophyll (叶绿素) in plants.With the advent of agriculture, we started to use green as a symbol for nature and its processes. The ancient Egyptians, who were farming the banks of the Nile from about 8000BCE, likewise identified their crops with green. Their term for the colour was wadj, which also meant “flourish”.All over the world, people communed with nature through green materials. Jade, for instance, was used to make objects that would guarantee a successful harvest. The Maya buried their leaders with jade death masks for precisely this reason.Western societies took longer to embrace the beauty of nature, and by extension, green. But by the second half of the Middle Ages, European writers were infusing the colour with their new-found faith in the landscape, connecting it to fertility, growth, spring, hope and joy. By the end of the 17th Century, English poets were beginning to realise, as we do today, that green spaces can be profoundly therapeutic (有疗效的).While the future of our planet remains uncertain, many scientists are convinced that leaves, and the miraculous green pigment (色素) that lurks within them, will prove to be a decisive weapon in our battle against climate change. This is as it should be. After all, for early farmers waiting for shoots to emerge from the soil, and for modern-day activists determined to bring about a sustainable future, green was, and is, a colour of hope—the hope that, after a long, cold winter or a drought-ridden summer, the arrival of chlorophyll will promise a new beginning.8．What happened after hippies and activists ended the gathering in Vancouver in 1970?A．They launched a peace campaign.B．They discussed a planned nuclear test.C．They spread an immortal peace slogan.D．They prevented all the government's nuclear tests.9．What is a similarity between the ancient Egyptians and the Maya regarding green?A．Both cultures built a complex web of religious beliefs.B．They both associated the color green with their leaders.C．Both used the color green as a symbol of military power.D．They both had specific symbols for green related to harvest.10．What can be inferred according to the text?A．The Proto-Indo-Europeans were the first to start environmental protection.B．Ancient humans had a more advanced visual system than modern humans.C．Western societies went through a slow and progressive recognition of nature.D．Language evolution reflects the links between green and the environmental movement. 11．How do you understand the underlined phrase “a decisive weapon” in the last paragraph?A．Green is a color that makes people feel good but has no practical value.B．Green is a symbol used by environmental activists to promote their ideas.C．The pigment can directly absorb all greenhouse gases and solve the climate problem.D．The pigment in leaves and the symbolic associations of the colour green with hope count.Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, thousands of years later. Roman engineers built thick concrete sea barriers, for example. And Chinese builders raised walls against invaders. But there are many recent structures that are already starting to fail. The concrete that makes up much of our modern world lasts around 50 to 100 years.A growing number of scientists have been studying materials from long ago. They are breaking apart pieces of buildings and reading historical texts hoping to learn how they have stood for thousands of years. The research has turned up a surprising list of materials that were mixed into old buildings. They include tree bark, volcanic ash, rice, beer and even urine (尿液). These unexpected materials could have the ability to get stronger over time and “heal” cracks when they form.Figuring out how to copy these features could have real impacts today. While our modern concrete has the strength to hold up very tall skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and heavy infrastructure (基础结构), it cannot compete with the endurance of these ancient materials. With the rising threats of climate change, there is a growing call to make construction more sustainable. A recent UN report estimates that the built environment is responsible for more than a third of carbon dioxideemissions worldwide. Cement (水泥) production alone makes up more than 7 percent of those emissions.Is ancient Roman concrete better? In places where seawater has been hitting structures for ages, you will find concrete “basically the way it was when it was poured 2,000 years ago,” said John Oleson, an archaeologist at the University of Victoria in Canada.Most modern concrete starts with Portland cement, a powder made by heating limestone (石灰岩) and clay to super-high temperatures and breaking them up. That cement is mixed with water to create a paste. Then, materials like rock and gravel are added. Records from ancient builders show the Roman process was similar. The ancient builders mixed materials like burnt limestone and volcanic sand with water and rocks, creating chemical reactions to tie everything together.Now, scientists think they have found an important reason why some Roman concrete has held up structures for thousands of years. The ancient material has an unusual power to repair itself. Exactly how is not yet clear, so scientists are starting to find reasons why.12．How does the author introduce the topic?A．By making a comparison.B．By using a metaphor.C．By listing statistics.D．By telling stories.13．Which aspect of ancient Roman building materials surprises scientists?A．Their high-end technology.B．Their processing procedure.C．Their amazing flexibility.D．Their necessary ingredients.14．Which might be the impact of studying ancient building materials?A．Reducing the greenhouse effects.B．Innovating the construction process.C．Increasing the mass production of cement.D．Removing the threats of the climate change.15．What does the author intend to tell us?A．The urgency of tackling the environmental crisis.B．The secrets of long-standing ancient Roman buildings.C．The similarities between modern and Roman concrete.D．The breakthrough in repairing ancient Roman architecture.It’s no surprise that starting a business is challenging. Despite the struggles of starting a business, it is also one of the most rewarding experiences. Here are some important lessons about sarting a company and seeing it succeed. Surround yourself with experts16 Oftentimes, trying to take on all of the work yourself results in failure. By hiring a team of experts in their respective industries, you have myriad perspectives and a wealth of knowledge that can help you better understand the needs of customers and, ultimately, create the best product possible. Care about more than your roleWhether you’re an accounting manager of a CFO, you have to care about more than your role. For example, an engineer should care about more than just the computer science aspect—they should also want to give input on user experience or design. 17 18I always find myself most fired up when talking about the market and competition. We work in an inherently competitive capitalist society but that’s what’s fun about starting and growing a company. It’s critical that you are competitive as a team. A company’s ability to win a deal is the full output of everyone’s work. 19 If you compete against each other, you won’t have a seamless work environment and you can kiss those deals goodbye. Marketing is an underrated toolEarlier in my career as a CEO, I did not see marketing as an integral aspect of a successful company. 20 However, as soon as we had our first marketer come on, everything improved.I didn’t have to spend time doing something I’m not good at. It helped us develop more accurate and powerful messaging while also ensuring it was delivered to the right people.A．Be competitive.B．Focus on competition.C．You yourselves are not experts.D．No one person is good at everything.E．It’s because I didn’t understand its purpose.F．If everyone cooperates, you’ll blow the competition away.G．This helps build a team that is always involved and looking out for each other.二、完形填空Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.It was a need that he first 21 back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an 22 , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t 23 the accommodations at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to 24 classes. Study had to be done 25 his farm-work routines. He 26 from many school activities because he didn’t have the time or the appropriate clothes. He had only one 27 . Dale tried for the football team, but the coach 28 the poor boy for being too light. During this period Dale was slowly 29 an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could 30 him from achieving his real potential. She suggested that Dale join the 31 team, believing that practice in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts, made it 32 . This proved to be a 33 point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the confidence he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in speech.Out of this early struggle to 34 his sense of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to express an idea to an audience builds up a person’s 35 . And, with it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.21．A．created B．filled C．recognized D．predicted 22．A．investigation B．instruction C．examination D．education 23．A．afford B．restrict C．refuse D．share 24．A．skip B．attend C．hold D．conduct 25．A．between B．during C．over D．through 26．A．learnt B．benefited C．heard D．withdrew 27．A．bike B．suit C．farm D．football 28．A．turned down B．broke down C．turned into D．broke into 29．A．ignoring B．tackling C．developing D．analysing 30．A．prevent B．protect C．save D．free31．A．farming B．debating C．horseracing D．sewing 32．A．hopefully B．certainly C．ultimately D．apparently 33．A．key B．breaking C．basic D．turning 34．A．convey B．overcome C．understand D．highlight 35．A．trust B．body C．relationship D．confidence三、语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。