河北省承德市重点高中联谊校2023-2024学年高二年级上册12月联考英语试题

2023-2024上学期承德市重点高中联谊校高二年级12月份联考

英语试题

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第一部分听力（共两节，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.Whatwillthemandothisevening?

A.Watchamovie.

B.Dosometraining.

C.Watchabasketballgame.

2.Wherewillthewomangofirst?

A.Toapostoffice.B.Toapark.C.Toapetshop.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?

A.Whethertoholdasurpriseparty.

B.Whentovisittheirgrandparents.

C.WhatpresenttobuyforLily.

4.HowdoesSarahsound?

A.Relieved.B.Anxious.C.Considerate.

5.Whichsportdoesthewomandislike?

A.Thehighjump.B.Thelongjump.C.The800-meterrace.

第二节（共15小题海小题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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatisNancy9snationality?

A.Canadian.B.Malaysian.C.Thai.

7.HowdoesBengotoschooleveryday?

A.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Bysubway.

听第7段材料：回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.

9.WhywillthemancallSarah?

A.Shemaygocyclingwithhim.

B.Shecanhelpthewomanwiththepaper.

C.Shewillalsogotothecountrytomorrow.

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听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。

10.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?

A.Waitforsomemoredays.

B.Transporttheproductsearlier.

C.Advertisethegoodsinadvance.

11.Howlongwillthethird-partytestingtake?

A.About10days.B.About14days.C.About20days.

12.Howwillonefifthofthegoodsbedeliveredfirst?

A.Bysea.B.Byrail.C.Byplane.

13.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'splanatlast?

A•It'sreasonable.B.Ifsimpractical.C・It'sstrange.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.WhatdoesIsabellalooklike?

A.Shehaslongstraightredhair.

B.Shehasmedium-lengthhair.

C.Shehaslongblackhair.

15.WhoisIsabella?

A.Amodel.B.Asinger.C.Astudent.

16.Whatdoesthemanhearofforthefirsttime?

A.Italianpizza.B.Focaccia.C.Gelato.

17.Whatarethespeakerslikelytodonext?

A.TalkwithIsabella.

B.Buysomehotdogs.

C.GotoMary'sBar.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Howdidthespeakerfeelatfirst?

A.Bored.B.Cheerful.C.Puzzled.

19.WhatwasJohnnydoingwhenthespeakerwentdownstairs?

A.Changinghisclothes.B.Chasingthechickens.C.Readinganewspaper.

20.Whydidthespeaker'sfatherasktheboytofeedthechickens?

A.Torewardtheboy.B.Tohelptheboy.C.TofireJohnny.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

LondonandParisaretwoofEurope'sbiggesttouristdestinations,justafewhoursaway

fromeachotherbyroadorrailandanhour'sdistancebyair.Whataboutthetrain-ferry

combinationthatmanyrecallfondlyfromtheirchildhoods?Well,thoughifsbudget-saving,this

optionistootime-consumingtoday,sobetterleaveittoyourmemories.SincetheUKisnotpart

theSchengenArea,passengersneedtogothroughpassportcontrolpriortoboarding.

Airtrips

ThoughflyingbetweenLondonandParisisbynomeansrecommended,therearestillafew

peopletravelingbetweenthetwodynamiccitiesbyair.Averylowone-wayfareispossible

throughadvancedbooking,butofcourseit'srare,andthatdoesn'tincludethetaxiandrailfares

travelingtoandfromtheairports.

*One-wayfaresfromPariscanbeaslowas49；

*FromLondon,AirFranceflieswithfaresaslowas£39（46）,andBritishAirwaysas

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lowas£48（56）.

Railtrips

TheonlydirecttrainbetweenLondonandParisistheEurostar,whichtravels15-17times

perweekday.Eurostar's2015editiontrainscanmakethejourneyintwohoursatspeedsofupto

320km/h.Besides,theyoffergoodseatingspace.

*Faresbeginatareasonable£58（68）,roundtrip；

*Theearlieryoubook,themoreyousave.

Bustrips

ThebusisbyfartheleastexpensiveandlongestwaytotravelbetweenParisandLondon.

EurolinesandOUIBUSaretwomajorbuslinestravelingbetweenthetwocapitals.Thejourney

takesbetweensevenandninehours.BothlinesadvertisefreeWi-Fi.

*One-wayEurolinesfaresbeginat15；

*One-wayOUIBUSfaresbeginat15too,butearlybirdsalescanevenlowerthefare.

21.Whichwayisprobablythecheapestforaroundtrip?

A.Bytrain-ferry.B.Byair.

C・Byrail.D.Bybus.

22.Whatspecialservicedoesthebustripprovide?

A.Freebooking.B.Taxipickup.

C.Goodseatingspace.D.FreeWi-Fi.

23.Whatdothetripshaveincommonwitheachother?

A.Therearedifferentcompetingcompanies.

B.Theyarecheaperifbookedaheadoftime.

C.TheyaremoreexpensivefromtheParisend.

D.Therearestilladditionalfeestobeincluded.

B

Bymymid-20s,I'dfinishedmymasterinpsychology,andIwasworkinginDublinasa

healthresearcher.Itwasmostlydataandstatisticswork,whichinvolvedstaringatascreen.I

wasearningmorethanmostofmyfriends,livingthecitylife,goingoutatweekends.Ihada

goodpension（养老金）andannualleavebutitcausedalotofanxietyandworry.Iwasreally

unhappy.

IwantedtogetbacktofeelingpassionateaboutsomethingsoIstartedthinkingaboutthe

thingsIusedtolove.Asachild,I'dalwaysbeeninvolvedintheoutdoors,andIusedtolove

hikingbutallthathadstoppedaftersecondaryschool.Idecidedtovolunteerwithalocalyouth

groupandwithinamonth,Fdgonecampingwiththem.Iabsolutelylovedit.Itwaslike

switchingonalightbulb.ThiswaswhatFdbeenmissing.

Istartedtakingcoursesinmountainskillsandwildernessfirstaid,andbyAugustIwas

workingmyusualjobintheweek,andIwasaclimbingclubleaderatweekends.Iloved

connectingwithnature,connectingwithotherpeople.

Throughallthis,Ilearntaboutthewholefieldofnature-basedtherapies（疗法）.Itwas

theperfectfittocombinemypsychologybackgroundwithmypassionfortheoutdoors.Ibegan

takingcoursesinwildtherapy,forestbathingandecopsychology.Ileftmygovernmentjoband

inJuly2020IlaunchedmybusinessNatureTherapyIreland,whichisboomingnow.

FdthoughtFdalwaysliveinacitybutlastyear,ImovedtoTipperarytoliveatthefootof

amountain,surroundedbynature.IfI'mfeelingstressed,Icanstepoutsideinmybarefeet

andstandonthegrasstogroundmyself.InDublin,thefrontdoorfeltlikeabarrier-Ihadto

havemykeys,myphone,myjacketbeforeIcouldevengooutandfindagreenspace.Mylife

inowisleadingnatureconnectionhikesandforestbathingwalks.Mysalaryhashalvedforthe

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momentbutFveadjusted.Pveneverlookedback.

24.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherjobinDublin?

A.Stressful.B.Valueless.C.Insecure.D.Boring.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2mean?

A.Sheenjoyedhervoluntarywork.

B.Sherealizedwhatshereallyloved.

C.Recallingthepastmadeherhappy.

D.Abrightfuturewasinstoreforher.

26.WhatdrovetheauthortolaunchherbusinessNatureTherapyIreland?

A.Heradventurousexperience.

B.Herleadershipandbackground.

C.Herconnectionwithotherpeople.

D.Hermajorandpassionfornature.

27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofherlifenow?

A.Demanding.B.Inconvenient.C.Satisfactory.D.Regrettable.

C

Alotofbusinessesarestartedbypeoplewhohavehobbiesorspecialtalentsandwantto

turntheseinterestsintoabusiness.Butswitchingfromahobbytoarealbusinessrequires

businessknow-howandinvestments,whichstopsmanypeople.However,anincreasingnumber

ofambitiousbusinessownershavefoundawaytotakeafirststep.Theyaretakingtheirdreams

andtalentsontheroad—invans（小货车）andlorries,andevenhorsetrucks.

Beginningonasmallscalehasitsadvantages,themostimportantofwhichistherelatively

modestsizeofstart-upcosts.Thesecosts,whichconsistprimarilyofthevehicleandany

requiredequipment,usuallycometoaboutonly£5,000-£10,000.Withsuchtightly

controlledcosts,mobilebusinessesoftenbreakeveninayearortwo；incontrast,success

comestobrick-and-mortarbusinessesmuchmoreslowly,andtheyoftenfailwithinthefirsttwo

years.Inshort,mobilebusinessesarerelativelylow-risk.

Thefirstenterpriserstodothishavebeeninthefoodbusiness.Themobilefoodvendor

（小贩）trendintheUSandEuropehasspreadtootherpartsoftheglobe.Thesuccessofthese

streetfoodvanshasinspiredotherenterpriserstoconsiderstartingoutonwheels.

UKenterpriserscouldtakeinspirationfromtheUSwhere,today,therearevehiclesthat

sellflowers,shoes,clothesandallkindsofspecialtyfooditems.Thereaiealsomobile

businessesthatprovideservices,suchashairstyling,petgroomingandrepairofhigh-tech

devices.Mobileretail（零售）isnotwithoutproblems,however.Weather,theincreasingprice

offuel,andjustfindingaplacetosetupareallchallengesthatmobileenterprisershavetodeal

with.Thesebusinessowners,however,feeltheadvantagesoutweighthedisadvantages.Inthe

US,themobilefoodbusinessalonegeneratesanaverageannualincomeof$857million.

Onceconvincedthattheirbusinesshasachievedenoughsuccess,somesuccessfulmobile

enterprisersmoveontoabrick-and-mortarbusiness.Othersaresatisfiedtostaymobile.As

stand-alonebusinessesorasextensionsofshops,mobileretailhashugefuturepotentialinthese

economictimes.

28.Whafsthemajorcausefortheriseofmobilebusiness?

A.Highprofit.B.Stronginterest.

C.Lowinvestment.D・Convenienttransport.

29.Howdoestheauthorprovetheadvantagesofmobilebusinessinparagraph2?

A.Byquotingafamoussaying.B.Bygivinganexample.

C.Byprovidinganexplanation.D.Bymakingacomparison.

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30.Whatcanweknowaboutmobilebusiness?

A.Foodbusinessisthebiggestmobilebusiness.

B.MobilebusinessinUKinvolvesallwalksoflife.

C.Weatherbringsthemostchallengetomobileenterprisers.

D.Mobileenterprisersoftenmovetobrick-and-mortarbusinesses.

31.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefutureofmobilebusiness?

A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Unconcerned.D.Neutral.

D

Weareallawareofthedamagingpollutionthafscreatedbydrivingpetrolanddiesel（柴

油）vehicles.Manyoftheworld'scitiesareblockedwithtraffic,creatingfumescontaining

gasessuchasnitrogenoxides.Thesolutionforacleaner,greenerfuturecouldbeelectric

vehicles.Buthowoptimisticshouldwebe?TherewasmuchexcitementlastyearwhentheUK

governmentannounceditwillbanthesaleofnewpetrolanddieselcarsfrom2030.Butisthat

easiersaidthandone?

Theroadtoglobaltrafficbeingtotallyelectricisstillalongwayoff.Currently,batterylife

isanissue-afullychargedbatterywon'ttakeyouasfarasafulltankofpetrol.Therearealso

limitednumbersofchargingpointstopluganelectricvehicle（EV）into.Ofcourse,technology

isalwaysimproving.Someofthebiggesttechcompanies,likeGoogleandTesla,arespending

hugeamountsofmoneydevelopingelectriccars.Andmostofthebigcarproducersarenow

makingthemtoo.ColinHerron,aconsultantonlow-carbonvehicletechnology,toldtheBBC：

“Thebigleapforwardwillcomewithsolidstatebatteries,whichwillappearfirstinmobile

phonesandlaptopsbeforetheyprogresstocars.nThesewillchargemorequicklyandgivecars

abiggerrange.Costisanotherissuethatmaydiscouragepeopleswitchingtoelectricpower.But

somecountriesofferincentive,suchascuttingpricesbyreducingimporttaxes,andnot

chargingforroadtaxandparking.Somealsoprovidespeciallanesforelectriccarstobedriven

on,overtakingtraditionalcarswhichmightbestuckinjams.

ThesekindsofmeasureshavemadeNorwaythecountrywiththemostelectriccarsper

capita（人均）atmorethanthirtyelectriccarsper1000inhabitants.ButColinHerronwarns

thatelectricmotoring”doesn'tmeanazero-carbonfuture."It'semission-freemotoring,but

thecarhastobebuilt,thebatteryhastobebuilt,andtheelectricitydoescomefrom

somewhere.vMaybeifstimetothinkaboutmakingfewerjourneysorusingpublictransport.

32.Whatcanweinferfromthequestionattheendofparagraph1?

A.Weshouldnotbetoooptimisticaboutthefuture.

B.Electricvehiclesmaynotsolvethetrafficproblems.

C.Ifsnotagoodideatoreplacepetrolvehicleswithelectricones.

D.Itisnoteasytoobtainagreenerfuturebymeansofelectricvehicles.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incentive"inparagraph2mean?

A.Reward.B.Advantage.

C.Encouragement.D.Privilege.

34.Howmanybarriersareontheroadtoglobaltrafficbeingtotallyelectric?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D,5.

35.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TotalElectricTraffic：aLongWaytoGo

B.ElectricVehicles：aRoadtoaGreenerFuture

C.PetrolandDieselVehicles：MainSourcesofGases

D.ElectricPowerorPetrol：aToughDecisiontoMake

英语试题第5页（共8页）

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项

为多余选项。

Howtocommunicatecomplexinformation?

Didyoueverhavetoreadapresentationwhereyoufeltlikeyou'relostinconfusingterms,

dataandconcepts?Areyougivingothersthissameexperience?36Buttherearewaysyou

cansimplifyyourpresentationandreengageyouraudience.Here'showyoucangetcomplex

informationacross.

Useinteractivecontent.Itgetsthereadersmoreinvolvedinyourpresentationbyletting

themplayanactivepart.37Beyondthat,questionnairesandchatbotsprovidepersonalized

andspecificanswerstoreadersaspartofyourpresentation.Makingyourpresentationinteractive

usedtobehard,butnowyoucanjustuseStorydoc.Gomakeyourfirstinteractivepresentation.

It'seasyaspie.

38Noonewillreadapresentationwithathousandwords.Doeveryoneafavorand

useimages.Imagescanbesupereffectiveatcommunicatingcomplexinformationandsaveyoua

lotofneedlesstext.Infact,visualrepresentationofdataandconceptscanoftenconveywhat

wordscannot.Usediagramsandimagestoillustrateyourpointsandsimplifythecomplex.

Relateyourcontent.39Whetherit'sthroughtexttospeechAIorvideobubbles,

centeringyourpresentationaroundastorycanhelpguideyouraudiencethroughthecomplexity,

makingitmoredigestible,engaging,andmemorable.

Useproperexamples.Theycanhelpexplainclearlythecomplexityofideasfortheyare

whatwe'vealreadyknownandunderstood.40Moreimportantly,therealsecretliesin

selectingexamplesthatarenotjustfamiliarbutalsodeeplyrelevant-thosearetheonesthat

willtrulyringwithyourlisteners.

A.Show,don'ttell.

B.Shortenyourpresentation.

C.Thismakesthecomplexconceptslessnewandmorefamiliar.

D.Ifyoudon'tsoundexcited,thelistenerswon'tfeelexcitedeither.

E.Storytellingisanotherpowerfultoolforcommunicatingcomplexconcepts.

F.Communicatingcomplexinformationisacommonchallengeinpresentations.

G.Forexample,allowthemtochoosethecontentroutetheywishtotakeandcontrolthe

pace.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项。,

Ourcommunityhasawayofhelpingthosewhohave41difficultieswithoutmakingthe

receiverfeelshameorguilt.Moneyisdroppedintoagreenboxwith42onlythenameof

thereceiverontheenvelope.

TherecameatimewhenmyhusbandandIwereamongthosewhoneeded43Justas

wereachedthepointofhopelessness,ourcommunity44usalargeenvelopethathadbeen

leftinthegreenbox.Wewere45toreceiveaverybigamountofmoney,enoughtobring

usthroughthathardtime.

Ayearlater,ourseventeen-year-oldsonwho46fromhighschoolwasapplyingfora

studentloanforcollege.Itwasthenthatwediscoveredhissavingsaccountwasalmost47

Tobothofus,itwasso48Wehadtrustedhimtoputpartofhiswagesfromhispart-time

jobintothebanktowardshis49Fromnineyearsold,hehadworkedveryhardforhis

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smallearning.Iaskedhim50totellmewhathadhappenedonearth.Iwasnearlymad,

desperatetoknowwhereallthemoneyhad51.

Finally,intears,andwithgreatreluctance(勉弓虽),myson52thattheyearbefore

hehadputhis53inthegreenboxforhisfatherandmeduringthattoughesttime.Istood

Ihere54,tearsfillingmyeyes.Ilhadtakenmysonyearstosavethatmoney.Hehad

givenittouswillingly55tellinguswhathehaddone.

41.A.mentalB.physicalC.financialD.academic

42.A.hardlyB.neverC.seldomD.always

43.A.assistanceB.faithC.equipmentD.respect

44.A.returnedB.exportedC.offeredD.directed

45.A.readyB.pleasedC.determinedD.curious

46.A.graduatedB.failedC.retiredD.settled

47.A.enoughB.emptyC.availableD.full

48.A.typicalB.absoluteC.luckyD.unbelievable

49.A.schoolingB.jobC.danceD.interest

50.A.surprisinglyB.proudlyC.unwillinglyD.repeatedly

51.A.appearedB.goneC.tomD.belonged

52.A.admittedB.expectedC.provedD.discovered

53.A.giftsB.lettersC.savingsD.collections

54.A.angryB.speechlessC.nervousD.desperate

55.A.forB.towardC.withoutD.of

第二节(共10小题;每小题L5分，满分15分)

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。

MaximeBiou,awinnerofthe2020Yishu8YoungFrenchArtistAward,isholding

56exhibitioninBeijing.Biou,bominFrancein1993,isbasedinParis.Hegraduated

fromtheEcoleNationaleSuperieuredesBeaux-ArtsinParisin2019andthefollowingyearhe

57(win)theYishu8YoungFrenchArtistAward.Overthepastfewyears,he58

(participate)inartisticresidenciesincitiessuchasMadrid,Avignon,andNantes,showing

hiscreationsinexhibitions59(hold)inwell-knownlocationslikeParis,Venice,and

Arles.InOctober,BioubeganhisresidencyinBeijing.Withinamonth,hetouredworld-

famouslandmarks60theForbiddenCity,TempleofHeaven,BeihaiPark,andtheGreat

Wall.HealsoexploredexhibitionsshowcasingtheworksofyoungChineseartistsinthe798Art

Zone.Yet,61trulyattractedhimwasthehutongwherehechosetolive.Biou62

(skillful)picturestheessenceofthehutonglifeonoilpaintingsinthisexhibition.Displayed

arefouroilpaintings63Biouemployshisdistinctivebrushworktopaintthedifferencesof

time,light,scenery,and64(object)withinthesmallalleys.ChristineCayol,the

65(found)ofYishu8,saidthatBiouenjoyedthenightsofBeijing,whereheillustrated

hisviewpointsandreflectionsonlife.TheexhibitionrunsuntilDec.10.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是学生会主席李华,学生会在下周末组织志愿者参加到附近公园捡垃圾的活

动。请你给全校同学写一封倡议书，内容包括：

1.捡垃圾的原因及意义；

2.报名方式及截止日期。