安徽省2020-2021学年高二12月月考英语试卷

池州一中2020-2021学年第一学期高二年级12月考

英语试卷

（本试卷共150分考试时间120分钟）

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.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inapark.B.Inazoo.C.Inapetstore.

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Thingshereareverycheap

B.Thingsherearenotcheap.

C.Thetouristshereareveryrich.

3.Wherearethespeakersgoingtoplantthetree?

A.Bythefrontdoor.B.Atthebackofthegarage.C.Attheendofthegarden.

4.Whatdoesthewomandislike?

A.Theunacceptableprices.B.Thelackofvarietiesinsomegoods.

C.Packinggroceriesbyoneself.

5.Howisthemanfeeling?

A.Warm.B.Cold.C.Cool.

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，每小题将给出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至8题。

6.Whoisthewomanspeakingto?

A.Herhusband.B.Apoliceman.C.Afirefighter.

7.Whathashappenedtothewoman'shouse?

A.It'sbeenburntdown.B.It'sbeenbrokeninto.C.It'sbeenflooded.

8.Wheredoesthewomanlive?

A.No.14onthe5thAvenue.B.No.4onthe5thAvenue.C.No.14onCenterStreet.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

A.ThebestwaytogotoNewYork.

B.ThequickestwaytogotoNewYork.

C.ThecheapestwaytogotoNewYork.

10.HowmuchdoesitcosttogotoNewYorkbybus?

A.$5.B.$15.C.$50.

11.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

A.ThewomanwillgotoNewYorkbybus.

B.Itwilltakethewoman4hourstoNewYorkbybus.

C.ThewomanwillnotgotoNewYorkbybus.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Ameal.B.Ajob.C.Aninterview.

13.Howisthemanfeeling?

A.Nervous.B.Confident.C.Excited.

14.Atwhattimearetheyprobablyhavingtheconversation?

A.Atnoon.B.At2:30pm.C.Atnight.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Goodfriends.B.Strangers.C.Classmates.

16.Whatcanweknowaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

A.Shewonacupintennislastweek.

B.Sheisafamousscienceexpert.

C.Sheworksatatrainingcollege.

17.Howlonghasthemanbeeninthecollege?

A.Halfayear.B.Morethanayear.C.Twoyears.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhoisLuisa?

A.Atourguide.B.Aclerkinthecompany.C.Acollegestudent.

19.Whatwillthelistenersdointheafternoon?

A.Gettoknowtheproductsintheworkshops.

B.Readtheintroductionoftheproducts.

C.Preparesupperfortheworkers.

20.Whowillpayfortheirlunch?

A.Thewoman.B.Thestudents.C.Thecompany.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

LyingwithintheinnerLondonBoroughofSouthwark,thishugelyimprovednon-selectiveSecondary

AcademySchoolislookingtorecruit（招募）andappointatalentedScienceTeacherinApril2020orsooner.

POSITION:ScienceTeacher（KS3-5）AllSciencespecialistswelcome

DEPARTMENT:Popular&AmbitiousScienceDepartment

LOCATION:BoroughofSouthwark-Zone2-InnerLondon

STARTDATE:April2020orsooner—fulltime&permanentcontractonoffer

SALARY:InnerLondonPayScale—£29,270〜£37,862ayear

PERSONREQUIREMENT:

Allapplicantswillneedtobesuitablyskilled,trainedandqualifiedtobeconsideredforthisScienceTeacher

position.ApplicantsshouldfeelconfidentacrossKeyStage3,4and5,inadditiontohavingarealdesiretomakea

differenceandprovidepupilsundertheircarewithafirst-classeducation.

SCHOOL&TRAVELINFORMATION:

Thisisatypicallydiverseinnercityschool,suitableforabroadrangeofpupilsaged11to18yearsold.The

schoolhasmadehugestepsandprogressedfromasatisfactorytoagoodschool.Resultsareconstantlyimproving,

thankstothestaffinplace,whoareresponsibleforcreatinganddeliveringabroadcurriculum（课程）.Theschool

siteisashortwalkawayfromthenearestundergroundandrailstations,positionedwithininnerLondon,Zone2.

ThoselivinginSouthandCentralLondonareperfectlypositionedforthisposition.

IfyouareahardworkingScienceTeacher,hopingtobecomepartofanimprovingInnerLondonSecondary,

getintouchtoday.Pleaseapplyandsubmityourup-to-dateCVusingtheform.OneoftheClarusEducationTeam

willbeintouchwithin48hoursifshortlisted（入围）.

21.Thenewly-recruitedteacherwill.

A.teachattheHistoryDepartmentinApril

B.workfromMarchatBoroughofSouthwark-Zone2-InnerLondon

C.teachchildrenofallgrades

D.workapart-timejobwithasalaryof£30000ayear

22.Whatisnotamustforallapplicantsaccordingtothepassage?

A.BeingtrainedinEngland.B.Beingproperlyqualified.

C.Confidenceinteachingkids.D.Adesiretomakeadifference.

23.Whatdoweknowabouttheschoolaccordingtothetext?

A.Theschoolwaswell-knownatthebeginning.

B.AllitsstaffmustliveinCentralLondon.

C.Applicantsmustsignupwithin48hours.

D.Thesurroundingtransportsystemisconvenient.

B

Ababywithanoxygenmachineenjoyedthebenefitofafirst-classflighttoPhiladelphia,thankstothe

kindnessofatravelerwhogaveuphisseat.

KelseyZwickandher11-month-olddaughterLucywereflyingfromOrlandotoPhilly,wherethebaby

receivestreatmentforaseverelungdisease,whenanAmericanAirlinesflightattendanttoldthemomthatamanat

thefrontoftheplanehadaskedtoswitchseatswiththem.Zwicktookhisoffer.

“Tothemanin2D.TodayyouweretravelingfromOrlandotoPhilly.Idon'tknowyou,butIimagineyousaw

ussomewhere,ZwickwroteinherFacebookaftertheirflight.Sheincludedaphotoofthesmilingbabyonherlap

infirstclass,withoxygentubesinhernose.uWeboardedtheplane,gotcozyinourwindowseatandmadejokesto

thosearoundusabouthavingtositbymyyelling-but-happybaby.^^

“Notabletoholdbacktears,Icriedmywayuptheaisle（过道）whilemydaughterlaughed!Shefeltittoo...

real,pure,goodness,shewrote.

Nothavingachancetoshowthanksinthemoment,shewrote,'Thankyou.Notjustfortheseatitselfbutfor

noticing.Forseeingusandrealizingthatmaybethingsarenotalwayseasy.Fordecidingyouwantedtoshowanact

ofkindnesstous.Itremindedmehowmuchgoodthereisinthisworld.Ican'twaittotellLucysomeday.Inthe

meantime,wewillpayitforward.AA588passengerinseat2D,wetrulyfeelinspiredbyyourgenerosity.^^

Asaresultofherpost,shethenconnectedwiththepassenger.ZwicktoldYahoo:"Hewasthankingmefbr

（givinghim）abirthdaytoremember.Itwasthebestday.^^

24.WhydidZwickflytoPhiladelphiawithherbaby?

A.Toseeadoctor.B.Tovisitarelative.C.Togosightseeing.D.Tomeetherhusband.

25.WhydidZwickattachaphotoofhersmilingbabytothepost?

A.Becausetheyboardedtheplaneinadvance.

B.Becausethebabywasalwayssmilingandhappy.

C.Becausetheattendantexchangedhisseatwiththem.

D.Becauseshewantedtoshowtheywerehappyandgrateful.

26.WhatmadeZwickcryherwayuptheaisle?

A.Anunexpectedactofkindnessfromastranger.

B.Herbabybeingseriouslyill.

C.Notgettingthechancetothankthestrangerinthemoment.

D.Lifebeinghardforher.

27.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Zwickbecamefamousbecauseofherpost.

B.Zwickgotintouchwiththekindstrangeratlast.

C.Themanin2DhelpedZwickforherbaby'sbirthday.

D.Zwickfeltguiltyfornotthankingthekindstrangerintheplane.

C

DearAlcohol,

You'vebeenaroundforever.Icanrememberallthepainyou'vecausedforme.

Doyourememberthenightwhenyoualmosttookmyfather'slife?Ido.Helovesyou.SometimesIthinkhe

lovesyoumorethanhelovesme.He'saddictedtoyou,tothewayyoupromisetoridhimofhisproblemsonlyto

causemoreofthem.Youjustsatbackandlaughedashiscarwentspinningthroughthestreet,crashingintotwo

othercars.Hewasn'ttheonlyonehurtbyyouthatnight.

Doyourememberthenightofmyfirsthighschoolparty?Youwerethere.Myfriendswereintriguedbyyou.

Theytreatedyouasiftheywerenevergoingtoseeyouagain,drinkingallofyouthattheycould.Ispenttwohours

thatnighthelpingmyfriendswhohadfallencompletely.t4rmsoembarrassed,9,theysaidasIpattedthemonthe

backsothattheycouldvomit（呕吐）."I'msorry,theysaidwhenIcalledtaxiesforthem,walkingthemoutand

payingthedriversinadvance.tcThiswon'thappenagain,theysaidastheyweresenttothehospitaltohavetheir

stomachspumped.Two15-year-oldgirlssleptinhospitalbedsthatnightthankstoyou.

Iwishyou'dwalkoutofmylifeforever.Lookatallthepainyou'vecaused.Sure,you'vemadepeoplehappy

toofromtimetotime.Butthedamageyou'vecausedinthelivesofmillionsisinexcusable.Stopluring（引诱）the

peopleIlove.Stophurtingme,please!

Sincerely,

Anonymous

28.Whatdidalcoholdotothewriter'sfatherthatnight?

A.Ittookhislifeaway.B.Itmadehimkilltwoothers.

C.Itgothiminjuredinanaccident.D.Itgothisstomachpumpedinhospital.

29.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“wereintriguedby“underlinedinParagraph3?

A.werefamiliarwithB.wereattractedby

C.weredisappointedbyD.weresatisfiedwith

30.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingtoalcohol?

A.TointroduceMr.Alcoholtothereaders.B.Tosharetheharmalcoholdidtohisfamily.

C.Toshowhowmuchalcoholcanhurtpeople.D.Totellpeopletwofunstoriesaboutalcohol.

31.Whatisthetoneofthetext?

A.Humorous.B.Critical.C.Doubtful.D.Unconcerned.

D

Somepsychologistssaythatcommunityart—artmadetobedisplayedfreeofchargeinaparticular

community—canmakeabigdifference.

Unliketherandomgraffiti（涂鸦）thatmanypeopleconsideraheadache,communityartcanbringpeople

togetherandencouragerespect.IntheU.S.cityofPhiladelphia,forexample,psychologistsaredoingacitywide

projectwherementalhealthpatientsworkwithaveragepeopletopaintmurals（壁画）.Theaimofthisprojectisto

reducetheshameofmentalillnessandpromoteanewdialogueaboutpeoplewhostrugglewiththeseissues.

Artalsomakesneighborhoodsmoreattractiveandhasauniqueabilitytoopenpeopleup.Neighborscanshare

commentswithoneanotheraboutarecentlypaintedmural,whichcanchallengetheirprejudices（偏见）andopen

theireyestotheworld.

Communityartcanalsopickupbusinesses.InFortSmith,atownintheU.S.stateofArkansas,artistsfrom

aroundtheglobecametogethertopaintmurals.Oneofthegoalsoftheprojectwastoexpandthetown'scultural

offeringsinordertoattractmorevisitors.Notonlylocalsbutalsotouristsweredrawntoseethemurals.The

moneytheyspentwhilevisitingthetownbenefitedlocalbusinesses.

Generousfinancialsupportisprovidedforcommunityartprojectsinmanycitiesandtowns.IntheUK,the

ArtsCouncilEnglandhasinvestednearlyhalfamilliondollarsincommunityart.Someofit,forexample,haspaid

foranewexhibitionspacecreatedinsideanoldplantinthetownofBrierfield.IntheU.S.,anorganizationcalled

theKnightFoundationhasinvestedmillionsofdollarsincommunityprojects,includingmanythatfocusonart.

32.Accordingtothistext,whoarethevictimsoftheshameinPhiladelphia?

A.Thosewhocareformentalhealthpatients.

B.Thosewhohavestudiedmentalhealthissues.

C.Thosewhosufferfrommentalhealthconditions.

D.Thosewhomakementalhealthpolicies.

33.Whatcanweinferaboutthebenefitofamuralfromthetext?

A.Ithelpslocalswinnationalawards.B.Itaidsdamagedstructures.

C.Itencouragespeopletocommunicate.D.Itinspiresmeanbehavior.

34.WhatdoesthetextindicateabouttownslikeFortSmith?

A.Theycanprofitfromarteconomically.B.Theyprovideinexpensivecoursesinart.

C.They'veplacedsomerestrictionsonart.D.Theyborrowartfromothercommunities.

35.Howdoesthewriterendthistextaboutcommunityart?

A.Byshowingitsroleinmodemliterature.B.Byexplainingwhyithasbeenattacked.

C.Bycomparingitwithotherentertainment.D.Bydiscussinghowitisbeingfunded.

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。

TohelpfightCovid-19,oneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoiswearamaskinpublic,saysWilliam

Schaffner,aprofessorattheVanderbiltUniversitySchoolofMedicine.36.Trythesesmartfixesfor

commonproblems.

GlassesGettingFoggedUp

WHY:"Thehotairfromyourbreathescapesfromthetopofyourmaskandlandsonthecoolersurfaceof

yourglasses,“saysMarieBudev,aspecialistattheClevelandClinic.

HOW:Lookforamaskwithametalwiresewninthatgoesoverthebridgeofyour

nose,andpinchituntilitfitsyournoseshape.Anothertrick:37.

MaskSlippingDown

WHY:"38,andsomemen'sfacialhairmakesgettingagoodfitdifficult,Schaffnersays.Butonce

youareoutandabout,afittedmaskiscrucialsothatyoudon'ttouchyourmaskandriskcontaminating。亏染）itor

yourhands.

HOW:Tomakesureamaskfitsyoucorrectly.Adjustthemaskaroundyourearssothatthemaskdoesnotgap

atthesidesortop.

DifficultyCommunicating

WHY:Evenpeoplewithperfecthearingcanstruggletounderstandotherswhoarewearingamask.

“39JsaysDouglasHildrew,anear,nose,andthroatspecialistattheYaleSchoolofMedicine.Italsoblocks

visualexpressions,likewhetherapersonissmilingornot.

HOW:"Peopleassumethattheyjustneedtospeaklouder,butthat'snotit—slowdownandspeakas

deliberatelyaspossible/'Hildrewsays.40orlearntomakeaDIYversiontoallowforlip-readingatthe

Hearing,Speech&DeafCenterssite,.

A.Facescomeinallshapesandsizes

B.Butsmallannoyancescandiscouragemaskuse

C.Cleanglasseswithsoapandwatertohelppreventit

D.It'saphysicalbarrierthatstopssoundandcancausespeechtobehard

E.Makesuitableadjustmentstoyourmasks

F.Youcanbuymaskswithaclearwindow

G.Ifitdoesn't,youneedtotightenit

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1.5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。

Themeasureofaman'srealcharacteriswhathewoulddoifheknewhewouldneverbefoundout.

—ThomasMacaulay

Somethirtyyearsago,IwasstudyinginapublicschoolinNewYork.Oneday,MrsNanetteO'Neillgavean

arithmetic41toourclass.Whenthepapersweremarkedshediscoveredthattwelveboyshadmadeexactly

the42mistakesthroughoutthetest.

Thereisnothingreallynewabout43inexams.PerhapsthatwaswhyMrsO'Neilldidn't44saya

wordaboutit.Sheonlyaskedthetwelveboysto45afterclass.Iwasoneofthetwelve.

MrsO'Neillasked46question,andshedidn't47useither.Instead,shewroteontheblackboardthe

above48byThomasMacaulay.Shethenorderedusto49thesewordsintoourexercise-booksone

hundredtimes.

Idon't50abouttheotherelevenboys.Speakingfbr51,Icansayitwasthemostimportant

single52ofmylife.ThirtyyearsafterbeingintroducedtoMacaulay'swords,theyalmostseemtome

the53yardstick（评判标准）,becausetheygivemea54tomeasuremyselfratherthanothers.

55ofusareaskedtomake56decisionsaboutnationsgoingtowarorarmiesgoingtobattle.Butall

ofusarecalledupondailytomakeagreatmanypersonaldecisions.57thewallet,foundinthestreet,beput

intoapocket58turnedovertothepoliceman?Shouldthe59changereceivedatthestorebeforgottenor

returned?Nobodywillknowexcept60.Butwehavetolivewithourselves,anditisalwaysbettertolivewith

someonewerespect.

41.A.testB.paperC.problemD.lesson

42.A.easyB.sameC.funnyD.serious

43.A.lyingB.guessingC.cheatingD.discussing

44.A.alwaysB.evenC.stillD.almost

45.A.remainB.leaveC.apologizeD.come

第

46.A.certainB.manyC.someD.no

二

47.A.excuseB.helpC.scoldD.reject

节

48.A.workB.pictureC.musicD.words

语

49.A.putB.getC.copyD.repeat

法

50.A.knowB.hearC.talkD.worry

填

空51.A.herselfB.myselfC.ourselvesD.themselves

52.A.incidentB.lessonC.chanceD.memory

1

53.A.lastB.worstC.leastD.best

共

54.A.wayB.choiceC.sentenceD.reason

1055.A.SomeB.AllC.FewD.Many

小

56.A.wiseB.quickC.uniqueD.great

题

每57.A.MustB.NeedC.ShouldD.Would

小58.A.orB.andC.butD.then

题59.A.smallB.extraC.someD.necessary

60.A.meB.youC.themD.us

1.5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所给单词的正确形式：

Peoplehavealwaysenjoyedlaughing.Onefavouritetypeofcomedyiscalledstand-up.Itisakindofcomedy

doneonastagebyacomediantalkingstraighttoaudiencemembers.Astand-upcomedianmaytease61

audiencemember,ormightdecidetotelldifferentjokes62（depend）uponhowtheaudiencereactt