山西省运城市景胜中学2024-2025学年高二英语12月月考试题

PAGEPAGE10山西省运城市景胜中学2024-2025学年高二英语12月月考试题第一部分阅读理解（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。ACanadahassomanybeautifullandscapesanduniquesitesfortravellerstoexplore.BelowaresomeofthemostvisitedsitesinCanada:BANFFNATIONALPARKANDTHEMOUNTAINSTheBanffNationalParkisnotonlyCanada’sfirstnationalparkbutalsothelargestandmostvisitednationalparkinCanada.Thepark’sbreathtakingsceneryandwildlifedrawmanytouristseveryyearfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.TheBanffnationalparklargestconcentrationofwildlifeincludesmammalslikeblackbears,grizzlybears,bison,moose,wolvesandbaldeagles.TheBanffnationalparkalsoliesintheheartoftheMajesticRockyMountainsintheprovinceofAlberta.POLARBEARSOFCHURCHILLMANITOBAThisisCanada’smostuniqueplacewherebearslive.ThesebeautifulcreaturesmakestheirwayfromlandoutontotheiceinHudsonBay,nearthetownofChurchillinNorthernManitoba.Thiscommunityopensitselffortouristseachyear.TheprimeviewingoccursinOctoberorNovemberwherethebearsarewaitingforthewatertogetfreezebeforeheadingoutintotheice.NIAGARAFALLSNiagaraFallsisCanada’smostfamousnaturalattractionwhichbringsmillionsofvisitorseachyear.LocatedaboutanhourdrivefromToronto,alongtheAmericanborder,themassivefalldropapproximately53meters.Youcanseethefallsatanastoundinglyclosedistancefromsevenkeypoints.TheNiagaraFallsandNiagaragorgehasbeenattractingdifferenttouristsfromothercountries.BAYOFFUNDYTheBayofFundylocatedinEasternCanadainbetweenNewBrunswickandNovaScotiaisknownfortheamazingtides.Thevariationofthebayhighandlowisthelargestintheworldmeasuringupto19meters.SomeofthepopularlocationsandsightalongtheBayofFundyarethecliffsandrockformationsatHopewellCape,FundyNationalPark,andtheFundyTrailParkway.1．Whichsitewillyougoifyouarefondofwildbirds？A．TheBanffNationalPark.B．TheBayofFundyC．NiagaraFallsD．ChurchillinNorthernManitoba2．WhatisspecialaboutChurchillManitoba？A．TheviewoftheMajesticRockyMountains.B．Theclosewatchofwaterfalls.C．Thebearsgoingoutintotheice.D．Thefuninclimbingthecliffs.3．WhatdoNiagaraFallsandTheBayofFundyhaveincommon？A．Theyinterestuswithwaterfalls.B．Theyarefamousforthetides.C．Theyattractuswiththecliffs.D．Theyshowusthebeautyofnature.BIsthe‘GotoCollege’MessageOverdone? Eveninaweakjobmarket,theoldcollegetryisn’ttheanswerforeveryone.AbriefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthat“wemayhaveoverdonethemessage”oncollege,seniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaid. “We’vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere’salotoftruthtothat,”Ms.Sawhillsaid.“Onaverageitdoespayoff…Butifyouloaduponawholelotofstudentdebtandthenyoudon’tgraduate,thatisaverybadsituation.” Onecommentthatpeopleoftenrepeatamongtheyearsofslowjobgrowthhasbeenthevalueofeducationforlandingajobandadvancinginacareer.April’snationalunemploymentratestoodat7.5%,accordingtotheLaborDepartment.Theunemploymentrateforhigh-schoolgraduatesover25yearsoldwhohadn’tattendedcollegewas7.4%,comparedwith3.9%forthosewithabachelor’sdegreeormoreeducation.Thedifferenceisevenbiggeramongthoseaged16-24.Thejoblessrateforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomainthatagegroupisabout20%.Atthesametime,recentresearchbyCanadianeconomistscautionsthatacollegedegreeisnoguaranteeofpromisingemployment. Ms.Sawhillpointedoutthatamongtheaspectsthataffectthevalueofacollegeeducationisthefieldofone’smajor:Studentsinengineeringorothersciencesendupearningmorethanoneswhomajorintheartsoreducation.Thecostoftuitionandtheavailabilityoffinancialaidareotherconsiderations,withpublicinstitutionsgenerallyabetterfinancialbargainthanprivateones. Shesuggestedtwoavenuesforimprovingthesituation:increasingvocational(职业的)-technicaltrainingprogramsandtakingapagefromEurope’sfocusonearlyeducationratherthanpost-secondarylearning.“TheEuropeancountriesputalittlemoreattentiontogettingpeoplepreparedintheprimarygrades,”shesaid.“Thentheyhaveahigherbarforwhoevergoestocollege—butonceyougetintocollege,you’remorelikelytobehighlysubsidized(资助).” Shealsoisasupporteroftechnicaltraining—toteachstudentshowtobeplumbers,weldersandcomputerprogrammers—because“employersaredesperate”forworkerswiththeseskills.4.Peopleusuallythinkthat_____.A.thecostoftechnicalschoolingisaproblemB.onewillnotsucceedwithoutacollegedegreeC.technicalskillsaremostimportantforlandingajobD.thereisanincreasedcompetitioningettingintoacollege5.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“takingapagefrom”mean?A.Hearingfrom. B.Changingfrom. C.Differingfrom. D.Learningfrom.6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Publicinstitutionschargemoreforeducation.B.Europeanuniversitiesarestricterwithstudents.C.Studentswithcertainskillsareingreatdemand.D.Canadianstudentsprefertomajorinengineering.7.Ms.Sawhillmayprobablyagreethat_____.A.toomuchstresshasbeenputonthevalueofcollegedegreesB.technicaltrainingismoreimportantthancollegeeducationC.acollegedegreewillensurepromisingemploymentD.it’seasierforartstudentstofindfavoritejobsCItwasaboutsevenyearsago.Ijustpickedupmythree­year­olddaughterfromthenursery.Iwasweigheddownwithshoppingbags,andwithmydaughter’sthings.Wearrivedatapedestriancrossingandshepressedthebutton.Inthedistance,Iheardalarms,toldmydaughtertowaitandwatchedapolicecarapproaching.LittledidIknow,asthe_green_manflashed,thatmydaughterhadbeguntorunintotheroad.Iwatchedthepolicecarspeedtowardus—that’swhenyousoundedyourhornandwavedwildlytome.Mydaughterwasaboutameterfromthepathofthepolicecar,hiddenfromtheirviewbyyourcar.Iscreamedhernameandrantowardher.Shestoppedandwasshockedbytherushofthepolicecarasitspedpast.Shewonderedwhyyouhadblownyourhorn,asking,“Mom,whywasthatwomansorude？”notrealizingyouhadsavedherlife.ShewonderedwhyIpickedherupandburstintotears.MylegsgavewayasIreachedtheothersideoftheroad.Ishouldhavefollowedmy“wait”withahandonhershoulder,oranexplanationofwhywewereignoringthegreenmanthistime,especiallyasIhadineffectconditionedhertocrosstheroadatthesightofthegreenflash.Ibeatmyselfupformonths,andstilldo,withflashbacksandhorribleassumptionsaboutwhatmighthavebeen.Butforyoursoundingyourhorn,seeingwhatIhadn’tseen,Iwouldhavebeenleftamotherontheothersideoftheroad,totallybroken.Iapologizeforputtingyouinthatposition—Icanimaginethatitupsetyou,too.YousavedherlifeandIamsograteful.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thegreenman”inParagraph2referto?A．Apedestrian. B．Apoliceman.C．Atrafficsign. D．Abutton.9．Whydidthewomansoundherhorn?A．Tostopthepolicecar.B．Toshowherimpatience.C．Togreetpassingpedestrians.D．Todrawthemother’sattention.10．Whatcanweinferfromtheincident?A．Themotherdidn’tregretwhathadhappened.B．Thedaughterdidn’tfollowthetrafficrules.C．Thewomanrespondedquicklyandproperly.D．Thepolicedrovebeyondthespeedlimit.11．Howdidthemotherfeelwhentakingholdofherdaughter?A．Angryandshocked. B．Scaredbutrelieved.C．Guiltyandconfused. D．Gratefulbutsad.DResearchersledbyAssociateProfessorNaotoHiranofromTohokuUniversityhavediscoveredanewpetit-spotvolcano(次点火山)attheoldestsectionofthePacificPlate.Petit-spotvolcanoesarearelativelynewphenomenononEarth.Theyareyoung,smallvolcanoesthatcomeaboutalongcracksfromthebaseoftectonicplates(构造板块).AsthetectonicplatessinkdeeperintotheEarth'suppermantle(地幔),cracksoccurwheretheplatebeginstobendcausingsmallvolcanoestoerupt.Thefirstdiscovery,ofpetit-spotvolcanoeswasmadein2006neartheJapanTrench,locatedtothenortheastofJapan.Rocksamplescollectedfrompreviousstudiesofpetit-spotvolcanoesshowthatthemagma(岩浆)eruptedcomesdirectlyfromtheasthenosphere(若流圈)-theuppermostpartofEarth'smantlewhichdrivesthemovementoftectonicplates.Studyingpetit-spotvocanoesprovidesawindowintothelargelyunknownasthenosphere,givingscientistsagreaterunderstandingofplatetectonics,thekindofrocksexistingthere,andthemeltingprocessundergonebelowthetectonicplates.ThevolcanowasdiscoveredinthewesternpartofthePacificOcean,nearMarcusIsland,Japan’seasternmostpoint.Thevolcanoisthoughttohaveeruptedlessthan3millionyearsagoduetothesinkingofthePacificPlatedeeperintothemantleoftheMarianaTrench.Previously,thisareaisthoughttohavecontainedonlyseamountsandislandsformed70-140millionyearsago.TheresearchteaminitiallysuspectedthepresenceofasmallvolcanoafterobservingdatacollectedbytheJapanCoastGuard.TheythenanalyzedrocksamplescollectedbythedetectorShnkai6500,divingtodepthsof6500metersandobservingthepresenceofvolcano.“ThediscoveryofthisnewVolcanoprovidesanexcitingopportunityforustoexplorethisareafurther,andhopefulrevealfurtherpetit-spotvolcano,”saysProfessorHirano.Headds,“Thiswilltellusmoreaboutthetruenatureoftheasthenosphere."ProfessorHiranoandhisteamwillcontinuetoexplorethesiteforsimilarvolcanoesinthefuture.12.Whatdoesthepetit-spotvolcanoeruptfrom?A.Cracksformedintectonicplatesbending.B.Platessinkingdeeperintothemantle.C.Rocksfromthebaseoftectonicplates.D.Movementsofthemagmaofthemantle.13.Whatbenefitsmorefromthediscoveryofthenewpetit-spotvolcano?A.Researchingthemovementoftheuppermantle.B.Understandingtheunknownasthenosphere.C.Studyingthemagmafromtheasthenosphere.D.Analyzingtheprocessoftectonicmovements.14.Whichisthekeyconditioninconfirmingthediscovery?A.ThediscoveryofvolcanoinwesternPacificOcean.B.TheexistenceofseamountsandislandsinMarinaTrench.C.ThedataofvolcanocollectedbytheJapanCoastGuard.D.TherocksamplescollectedbythedetectorShnkai6500.15.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.AsthenosphereGettingNewWaystoObserveB.DetectorGivingEvidencetoPetit-spotVolcanoC.Petit-spotVolcanoDiscoveredinthePacificD.ExcitingOpportunityforExploringthePacific其次节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,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.Justthinkingaboutpublicspeaking--routinelydescribedasoneofthegreatestandmostcommonfears--canmakeyourhandssweat.NowI'mprovidingyouwithsomepublicspeakingtipsthatwillhelpreduceyouranxiety,andimprovedyourperformance.Practiceandprepare!Allpeoplefeelsomephysiologicalreactionslikepoundingheartsandtremblinghands.Don'tassociatethesefeelingswiththesensethatyouwillperformpoorly.16Theadrenaline(肾上腺激素)rushthatmakesyousweatalsomakesyoumoreattentiveandreadytogiveyourbestperformance.Thebestwaytoovercomenervesistoprepareandprepare.Onceyouhavebecomecomfortablewiththematerial,practicealot.Knowyouraudience.Beforeyoubegintodesignyourmessage,considerwhothemessageisintendedfor.17Thiswillhelpyoudetermineyourchoiceofwords,levelofinformation,organizationpattern,andmotivationalstatement.Useyourhandseffectively.Leaveoutnervousgestures18Gooddeliverydoesnotcallattentiontoitself,butinsteadconveysthespeaker'sideasclearlyandwithoutdistraction.Usehumor,tellstories,anduseeffectivelanguage.Addafunnyanecdoteinyourpresentation,andyouwillcertainlygrabyouraudience'sattention.19Astorycanprovidethat.Grabattentionatthebeginning,andclosewithapowerfulend.Doyouenjoyhearingaspeechthatstartswith"TodayI'mgoingtotalktoyouaboutX"?20Instead,you'dbetterusesomesurprisingstatistics,aninterestinganecdote,orconcisequotation.Concludeyourspeechwithagoodsummaryandastrongstatementthatyouraudienceissuretoremember.A.Mostpeopledon't.B.Don'treadunlessyouhavetoC.Somenervesmaycontributetogoodeffect.D.LearnasmuchaboutyourlistenersasyoucanE.AudiencegenerallylikeapersonaltouchinaspeechF.Nonverbalcommunicationcarriesmostofthemessage.G.Youraudiencewilltrustyouiftheycanseeyouasarealperson.其次部分英语学问运用（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Kindnesscanreallymakeyoupauseandbethankfulduringastressfultime.Cassandrawarrenwasina21andwasfeelingalittleoverwhelmed（使应接无暇）byworkandplanningherwedding.Aftershegotherweddinginvitationsreadyoneday,shehurriedly22onetoherauntanduncle.Aweeklater,theinvitationcameback.Shehadwrittendownthe23address.Ahandwrittennotewas24thereturnedenvelop,whichread,"IwishI25you—thisisgoingtobeanenjoyableexperience.Congratulations—gotohavedinner26me.I'vebeenmarriedfor40years—Itgetsbetterwithage."A$20billwasinside.Cassandrawasatabitofaprofessionalcrossroadsandhadbeenhavinga27day.Infact,she'dnearlybr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