四川省冕宁中学2022-2023学年高二年级上册12月月考英语试卷

冕宁中学2024届高二上期12月月考英语试题

第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）

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答

案。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.WhatdoesJohnfinddifficultinlearningGerman?

A.Pronunciation.B.Vocabulary.C.Grammar.

2.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Brotherandsister.C.Teacherandstudent.

3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabank.B.Ataticketoffice.C.Onatrain.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Arestaurant.B.Astreet.C.Adish.

5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherinterview?

A.Itwastough.B.Itwasinteresting.C.Itwassuccessful.

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。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.WhenwillJudygotoaparty?

A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnWednesday.

7.WhatwillMaxdonext?

A.Flyakite.B.Readamagazine.C.Dohishomework.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingatfirst?

A.Goingtoaconcert.B.Watchingamovie.C.Playingacomputergame.

9.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?

A.VisitMike.B.Goboating.C.Takeawalk.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whichcolordocatsseebetterthanhumans?

A.Red.B.Green.C.Blue.

11.Whydocatsbringdeadbirdshome?

A.Toeattheminasafeplace.

B.lbshowofftheirhuntingskills.

C.Tomaketheirownershappy.

12.Howdoesthemansoundattheendoftheconversation?

A.Grateful.B.Humorous.C.Curious.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhoisMacy?

A.Ed'smother.B.Ed'steacher.C.Ed'sfriend.

14.HowdoesEdusuallygotokindergarten?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

15.WhatdoesEdenjoydoingatthekindergarten?

A.Tellingstories.B.Singingsongs.C.Playingwith

others.

16.WhatdotheteacherssayaboutEd?

A.He'sclever.B.He'squiet.C.He'sbrave.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.AtwhatagedidEmilystartlearningballet?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Nine.

18.WhydidEmilymovetoToronto?

A.Toworkforadanceschool.

B.Toperformatadancetheater.

C.Tolearncontemporarydance.

19.WhydidEmilyquitdancing?

A.Shewastoooldtodance.

B.Shefailedtogetascholarship.

C.Shelostinterestinit.

20.HowdoesEmilyfeelaboutstoppingtraining?

A.She'spleased.B.She'sregretful.C.She'supset

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WelcometoHolkerHall&Gardens

VisitorInformation

HowtoGettoHolker

ByCar:FollowbrownsignsanA590fromJB6,M6.Approximatetraveltimes:

Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-1hour30minutes.

ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterPrestonfor

connectionstomajorcities&airports.

OpeningTimes

Sunday-Friday(closedonSaturday)!1:00am-4:00pm,30March-2ndNovember.

AdmissionCharges

Hall&GardensGardens

Adults:

Groups£9

SpecialEvents

Producers:Market13thApril

Joinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsome

excellentrecipeideas.

HolkerGardenFestival30thMay

Theeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,

makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.

NationalGardenDay28thAugust

Holkeronceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyou

cantakeatourwithourgardenguide.

WinterMarket8thNovember

Thisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggifswhileenjoying

alivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.

21.HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?

A.20minutes.B.25minutes.C.45minutes.D.90minutes.

22HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Cardens?

A.£12.00.B.£9.00.C.D.

23.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?

A.Producers9Market.B.HolkerGardenFestival.

C.NationalGardenDay.D.WinterMarket.

Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportorriver.People

settleintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturallysuitedtocommunicationsand

trade.NewYorkCity,forexample,isnearalargeharbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over

300yearsitspopulationgrewgraduallyfrom800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelop

slowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,

Dawson,Canada,wasunmappedwilderness（荒野）.Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,andtwo

yearslater,itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.

DawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.People

wentthereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailedhundredsofmilesup

icyrivers.ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirtyfeetofwetsnowthatcouldfallwithout

warming.Anavalanche（雪崩）onceclosedthepath,killing63people.Formanywhomadeitto

Dawson,however,therewardswereworththedifficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugfor

gold,4,000gotrich.About100ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives.

Butnomatterhowrichtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.Necessitieslikefoodand

woodwereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadallbeenfound.The

citywascrowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestinsettlingdown,andwhentheyheard

therewerenewgolddiscoveriesinAlaska,theyleftDawsonCityasquicklyastheyhadcome.

Today,peoplestillcomeandgo—toseewheretheCanadiangoldrushhappened.Tourismisnow

thechiefindustryofDawsonCity—itspresentpopulationis762.

24.WhatattractedtheearlysettlerstoNewYorkCity?

A.Itsbusinessculture.B.Itssmallpopulation.

C.Itsgeographicalposition.D.Itsfavourableclimate.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutthosewhofirstdugforgoldinDawson?

A.Two-thirdsofthemstayedthere.B.Oneoutoffivepeoplegotrich.

C.Almosteveryonegaveup.D.Halfofthemdied.

26.WhatwasthemainreasonformanypeopletoleaveDawson?

A.Theyfoundthecitytoocrowded.B.Theywantedtotrytheirluckelsewhere.

C.Theywereunabletostandthewinter.D.Theywereshortoffood.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theriseandfallofacity.B.ThegoldrushinCanada.

C.Journeysintothewilderness.D.TourisminDawson.

c

WhilefamousforeignarchitectsareinvitedtoleadthedesignsoflandmarkbuildingsinChina

suchasthenewCCTVtowerandtheNationalCenterforthePerformingArts,manyexcellent

Chinesearchitectsaremakinggreateffortstotakethecenterstage.

Theireffortshavebeenprovenfruitful.WangShu,a49-year-oldChinesearchitect,wonthe

2012PritzkerArchitecturePrize——whichisoftenreferredtoastheNobelPrizeinarchitecture—

onFebruary28.HeisthefirstChinesecitizentowinthisaward.

WangservesasheadoftheArchitectureDepartmentattheChinaAcademyofArt（CAA）.His

officeislocatedattheXiangshancampus（校园）oftheuniversityinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvince.

Manybuildingsonthecampusarehisoriginalcreations.

ThestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfromthatofmostChineseuniversities.Manyvisitors

wereamazedbythecomplexarchitecturalspaceandabundantbuildingtypes.Thecurves（曲线）of

thebuildingsperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofhills,formingauniqueview.

Wangcollectedmorethan7millionabandonedbricksofdifferentages.Heaskedtheworkers

tousetraditionaltechniquestomakethebricksintowalls,roofsandcorridors.Thiscreation

attractedalotofattentionthankstoitsmixtureofmodernandtraditionalChineseelements（元素）.

Wang'sworksshowadeepunderstandingofmodemarchitectureandagoodknowledgeof

traditions.Throughsuchabalance,hehadcreatedanewtypeofChinesearchitecture,saidTadao

Ando,thewinnerofthe1995PritzkerPrize.

Wangbelievestraditionsshouldnotbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums."Thatisonly

evidencethattraditionsonceexisted,'*hesaid.

"ManyChinesepeoplehaveamisunderstandingoftraditions.Theythinktraditionmeansold

thingsfromthepast.Infact,traditionalsoreferstothethingsthathavebeendevelopingandthatare

stillbeingcreated,nhesaid.

"Today,manyChinesepeoplearelearningWesternstylesandtheoriesratherthanfocusingon

Chinesetraditions.Manypeopletendtotalkabouttraditionswithoutknowingwhattheyreallyare,

usaidWang.

Thestudyoftraditionsshouldbecombinedwithpractice.Otherwise,therecreationof

traditionswouldbeartificialandempty,hesaid.

28.Wang'swinningoftheprizemeansthatChinesearchitectsare.

A.followingthelatestworldtrend

B.gettinginternationalrecognition

C.workingharderthaneverbefore

D.relyingonforeignarchitects

29.WhatimpressedvisitorstotheCAAXiangshancampusmost?

A.Itshillyenvironment.

B.Itslargesize.

C.Itsuniquestyle.

D.Itsdiversefunctions.

30.WhatmadeWang'sarchitecturaldesignasuccess?

A.Themixtureofdifferentshapes.

B.ThebalanceofEastandWest.

C.Theuseofpopulartechniques.

D.Theharmonyofoldandnew.

31.WhatshouldwedoaboutChinesetraditionsaccordingtoWang?

A.Spreadthemtotheworld.B.Preservethematmuseums.

C.Teachtheminuniversities.D.Recreatetheminpractice.

D

Adultsunderstandwhatitfeelsliketobefloodedwithobjects.Whydoweoftenassumethat

moreismorewhenitcomestokidsandtheirbelongings?ThegoodnewsisthatIcanhelpmyown

kidslearnearlierthanIdidhowtolivemorewithless.

Ifoundthepre-holidaysagoodtimetoencourageyoungchildrentodonateless-usedthings,

anditworked.Becauseofourefforts,ourdaughterGeorgiadiddecidetodonatealargebagoftoys

toalittlegirlwhosemotherwasunabletopayforherholidayduetoillness.Shechosetosellafew

largerobjectsthatwerelessoftenusedwhenwepromisedtoputthemoneyintoherschoolfund(基

金)(ourkindergartendaughterisseriousaboutbecomingadoctor)

Forweeks,Tvebeenthinkingofbigger,deeperquestions:Howdowemakeitahabitforthem?

Andhowdowetrainourselvestohelpthemlivewith,need,anduseless?Yesterday,Isatwithmy

son,Shepherd,determinedtotestmyowntheoryonthis.Idecidedtoplaywithhimwithonlyone

toyforaslongasitwouldkeephisinterest.Iexpectedthatonetoywouldkeephisattentionfor

aboutfiveminutes,tenminutes,max.Ichosearedrubberball-simple,universallyavailable.We

passedit,hetriedtoputitinhismouth,hetriedbouncingit,rollingit,sittingonit,throwingit.It

wastotally,completelyenoughfbrhim.BeforeIknewitanhourhadpassedanditwastimetomove

ontolunch.

Webothbecameabsorbedinthesimplicityofplayingtogether.HehadmyfullattentionandI

hadhis.Mylittleexperimenttofindjoyinasingleobjectworkedforbothofus.

32.Whatdothewords"moreismore,,inparagraph1probablymean?

A.Themore,thebetter.B.Enoughisenough.

C.Moremoney,moreworries.D.Earnmoreandspendmore.

33.WhatmadeGeorgiaagreetosellsomeofherobjects?

A.SavingupforherholidayB.Raisingmoneyforapoorgirl

C.AddingthemoneytoherfundD.Givingthemoneytoasickmother

34.WhydidtheauthorplaytheballwithShepherd?

A.TotryoutanideaB.Toshowaparent'slove

CTotrainhisattentionD.Tohelphimstartahobby

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TakeItorLeaveItB.ALessonfromKids

C.LiveMorewithLessD.ThePleasureofGiving

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。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

Colorisfundamentalinhomedesign-somethingyou'llalwayshaveineveryroom.Agrasp

ofhowtomanagecolorinyourspacesisoneofthefirststepstocreatingroomsyouUllovetolivein.

Doyouwantaroomthafsfulloflife?Professional?Orareyoujustlookingforaplacetorelaxafter

alongday?36,coloristhekeytomakingaroomfeelthewayyouwantittofeel.

Overtheyears,therehavebeenanumberofdifferenttechniquestohelpdesignersapproach

thisimportantpoint.37,theycangetalittlecomplex.Butgoodnewsisthatthere^e

reallyonlythreekindsofdecisionsyouneedtomakeaboutcolorinyourhome:thesmallones,the

mediumones,andthelargeones.

38.They'rethelittlespotsofcolorlikethrowpillows,mirrorsandbasketsthat

mostofususetoaddvisualinteresttoourrooms.Lesstiringthanpaintingyourwallsandless

expensivethanbuyingacolorfulsofa,smallcolorchoicesbringwiththemthesignificantbenefitof

beingeasilychangeable.

Mediumcolorchoicesaregenerallyfurniturepiecessuchassofas,dinnertablesor

bookshelves.39.Theyrequireabiggercommitmentthansmallerones,andtheyhavea

morepowerfuleffectonthefeelingofaspace.

Thelargecolordecisionsinyourroomsconcernthewalls,ceilings,andfloors.Whetheryou're

lookingatwallpaperorpaint,thetime,effortandrelativeexpenseputintoitaresignificant.

40

A.Whileallofthemareuseful

B.Whateveryou'relookingfor

C.Ifyou'reexperimentingwithacolor

D.Smallcolorchoicesaretheoneswe5remostfamiliarwith

E.Ifsnotreallyagoodideatousetoomanysmallcolorpieces

F.Soitpaystobesure,becauseyouwanttogetitrightthefirsttime

G.Colorchoicesinthisrangeareastepupfromthesmallonesintwomajorways

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

Whenmostofusgetatextmessageonourcellphonefromanunknownperson,weusually

say"sorry,41number!”andmoveon.ButwhenDennisWilliams42atext

thatclearlywasn'tintendedforhim,hedidsomething43.

OnMarch19,Dennisgotagrouptext44himthatacouplehedidn'tknowwereat

thehospital,waitingforthe45ofababy.

"Congratulations!ButIthinksomeonewasmistaken,'*Dennis46.Thebaby

wasbornandupdatetextswere47quicklyfromtheoveijoyedgrandmother,Teresa.In

her48,shedidn'tseemtorealizethatshewas49thebaby'sphotoswitha

completestranger."Well,Idon't50youallbutIwillgettheretotakepictureswiththe

baby,"repliedDennisbeforeaskingwhichroomthenew5Jwerein.

Muchtothefamily'ssurprise,Dennisstucktohis52!Heturnedupatthehospital

53giftsforthenewmotherLindseyandherbabyboy.Lindsey'shusbandwastotally

54bytheunexpectedvisit."Idon'tthinkwewouldhaverandomlyinvitedhimover

butwe55itandthegifts.

Teresa56aphotoofthechancemeetingonasocialnetworkingwebsite

57bythetouchingwords:"Whata58thisyoungmanwastoourfamily!

Hewasso59andkindtodothis."Theposthassincegainedthe60of

socialmediausersallovertheworld,receivingmorethan184,000sharesand61,500likesinjust

threedays.

41.A.unluckyB.secretC.newD.wrong

42.A.receivedB.translatedC.copiedD.printed

43.A.reasonableB.specialC.necessaryD.practical

44.A.convincingB.remindingC.informingD.warning

45.A.wake-upB.recoveryC.growthD.arrival

46.A.respondedB.interruptedC.predictedD.repeated

47.A.cominginB.settingoutC.passingdownD.movingaround

48.A.opinionB.anxietyC.excitementD.effort

49.A.comparingB.exchangingC.discussingD.sharing

50.A.acceptB.knowC.believeD.bother

51.A.parentsB.doctorsC.patientsD.visitors

52.A.dreamB.promiseC.agendaD.principle

53.A.bearingB.collectingC.openingD.making

54.A.discouragedB.relaxedC.astonishedD.defeated

55.A.admitB.needC.appreciateD.expect

56.A.foundB.selectedC.developedD.posted

57.A.confirmedB.simplifiedC.clarifiedD.accompanied

58.A.pityB.blessingC.reliefD.problem

59.A.smartB.calmC.sweetD.fair

60.A.sympathyB.attentionC.controlD.trust

第二节（共10小题；每小题分，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。

Accordingtoareviewofevidenceinamedicaljournal,runnerslivethreeyears61(long)

thannon-runners.Youdon*thavetorunfastorforlong62(see)thebenefit.Youmaydrink,smoke,be

overweightandstillreduceyourriskof63(die)earlybyrunning.Whilerunningregularlycan^

makeyouliveforever,thereviewsaysit64(be)moreeffectiveatlengtheninglife65walking,

cyclingorswimming.Twooftheauthorsofthereviewalsomadeastudypublishedin

201466showedamerefiveto10minutesadayofrunningreducedtheriskofheartdiseaseand

earlydeathsfromall67(cause).

Thebestexerciseisonethatyouenjoyandwilldo.Butotherwise...it*sprobablyrunning.To

avoidkneepain,youcanrunonsoftsurfaces,doexercisesto68(strength)yourlegmuscles(肌

肉),avoidhillsandgetgoodrunningshoes.Runningischeap,easyandit*salways69(energy).If

youaretimepoor,youneedrunforonlyhalfthetimetogetthesamebenefitsasothersports,so

perhapsweshouldallgive70atry.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有

10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删改或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(△),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Duringmylastwinterholiday,!wenttocountrysidewithmyfathertovisitmygrandparents.

Ifindabigchangethere.Thefirsttime1wentthere,theywerelivinginasmallhousewith

dogs,ducks,andanotheranimals.Lastwinterwhenlwenthereagain,theyhadabigseparatehouse

toraisedozensofchicken.Theyalsohadasmallpondwhichtheyraisedfish.Mygrandpasaidlast

summertheyearnedquitealotbysellthefish.Ifelthappilythattheirlifehadimproved.Attheend

ofourtrip,ItoldmyfatherthatIplannedtoreturnforeverytwoyears,butheagreed.

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信询问你校学生体育运动情况。请给他回信，内

容包括：

1.学校的体育场馆；

2.主要的运动项目；

3.你喜欢的项目。

注意：L词数100左右：

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

冕宁中学2024届高二上期12月月考试题英语试题

参考答案

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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