湖北省襄阳市2020学年高二英语12月月考试题

湖北省襄阳市第四中学2020学年高二英语12月月考试题注意事项：1.答卷前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3. 非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡对应题目的答案区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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，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. When did the speakers last see each other?A. Fifteen years ago B. Five years ago C. One year ago2. What does the man wish for the future?A. All his dreams will come trueB. Science will develop much fasterC. He will be able to do his job from home3. What will the woman do next?A. Bring the man a salad B. Take away the mans soda C. Give the man some cheese4. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. They are friends B. They are cousins C. They are brother and sister5. What does the woman tell the man to do?A. Prepare for landing B. Take his headphones out C. Put his chair back in 15 minutes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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What did the man like to do?A. Hike B. Swim C. Take photographs7. What does the woman suggest in the end?A. The man should go more campingB. Life could be fun without social mediaC. Family activities are very important听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why was the man worried?A. His mother has been illB. He lost his walletC. A policeman was in front of the shopping mall9. What will the man have to do in the end?A. Pay the fine B. Go to the hospital C. Repair his car听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the boy want to eat?A. Peanut butter B. Yogurt C. Cookies11. What does the boy imply about carrot cake?A. Its low in sugarB. It contains some healthy ingredientsC. Its not as delicious as other types of cake12. How does the boy probably feel in the end?A. Surprised B. Jealous C. Angry听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What job is the man interviewing for?A. A job at a school B. A job at a radio station C. A job at a TV station14. What does the man think of sending emails?A. He has done that his whole life B. He has no confidence in it C. He is rather good at it15. What does the job involve according to the woman?A. A lot of traffic B. Meeting the fans C. Getting up early in the morning16. Who is one of the mans references?A. Someone he used to teachB. Someone he used to work withC. Someone he went to graduate school with听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When are laundry places usually closed?A. At six oclock in the morningB. At eleven oclock in the morningC. At seven oclock at night18. How many washers might a larger laundry place have?A. 48 B. 24 C. 1219. According to the talk, what do people often do while waiting in the laundry place?A. Chat with the employee B. Eat some food C. Put their clothes out in the sun20. Who met their husband at a laundry place?A. The speakers sister B. The speakers friend C. The speaker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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AStress is an inevitable part of a busy and modern life. Time and time again, we see people feeling overwhelmed because of stress. But after years of being dosed up by doctors and seeking solutions on the self-help shelves, can most common complaints be cured through your next holiday? The festival doctor will see you now.ComplaintPrescription(处方)Dosage(剂量)GuiltyRestart yourself at the Wanderlust FestivalA weekend at any Wanderlust Festival should restrain some of the shame you are feeling. Empty your mind with meditation (冥想)sessions in the mountains of America or adjust your feelings with a sound bath in Santiago, Chile.SadA healthy does of laughter at Just for Laughs in Montreal Canada in July.Have fun at the largest comedy festival, which attracts more than two million ha-ha hunters every summer. Apart from 250 comedy acts, there will be walkabout theater, circus acts and lots of new comedy films to make you laugh to tears.Over-thinkingGet nourishing food for your thought at the U. K.s How the Light Gets In in May.Spend a week or so in the company of like-minded individuals and you will see you are not the only one over-thinking things. The worlds largest philosophy festival, held in Hareous Wye, will have talks, debates and classes on culture, philosophy, politics, art and science.Heart-brokenFind one of your favorite fish in the sea at Irelands Matchmaking Festival in June.A week at Liverpools Matchmaking Festival could be a choice as Irelands mythical matchmakers have been pairing lovers together for centuries. Try to find Willie Dally, a fourth-generation, matchmaker, for your best chance of everlasting love. Those who touch his lucky book are said to fall in love and marry within six months.21. When celebrating the festival Just for Laughs, you will _.A. have discussions on the meaning of life B. laugh to tears by watching comedy filmsC. empty your mind with meditation sessions D. be thrilled and your depression will be removed22. If you are thinking too much about work, you can spend a few days at _.A. Just for Laughs B. the Wanderlust FestivalC. How the Light Gets In D. Irelands Matchmaking Festival23. According to the passage, we can learn that the festival doctor specializes in _.A. treating people felling ill during festivalsB. offering a cure through the festival formC. celebrating the festivals with the patientsD. listening to peoples complaints during festivalsBThose who find themselves easily distracted(分散注意力)at work may be intellectually(智力上地)superior to their colleagues, according to research. Intelligent workers may have difficulty concentrating due to the vast number of clever ideas popping into their gifted brains.Bostjan Ljubic, vice president of Steelcase, a workplace solutions company that analyzed the findings of neuroscientists(神经学家) and cognitive(认知的) researchers, said: “Employers are always on the lookout for the brightest people available, however the difficulty to withstand multiple tasks and distractions in the office affects smart people in the same way as everyone else, if not more.” The smartest individuals may find it more difficult to decide which ideas to prioritize(区分优先次序) with distraction leading to feeling of inability to deal with the work as a whole. The smartest brains can finally fall short of their own expected potential, as well as failing to live up to their employers hopes.”Nearly half of more than 10,000 workers surveyed in 17 countries, said they struggled to concentrate in the office, according to a health study by Steelcase. Increased access to technology has been considered as a possible reason for this lack of focus. Research from GlobalWebIndex says the average time spent on mobile devices has increased by 200 percent since 2020, while the average smartphone user in the UK checks their phone 221 times every day and the average office worker checks their email around 30 times an hour. The University of California suggests that the average office worker is interrupted or distracted every three minutes.Mr Ljubic said, “The ways in which we work are changing more rapidly than ever before and the brain is being subjected to stressed and distractions which can lead to overload and statistics show that distractions in the workplace are on the rise.”24. The purpose of the text is to tell readers _.A. many employers are looking for clever workers B. office workers spend more time on cell phonesC. intelligent workers are more easily distracted D. distractions in the workplace are on the rise25. Intelligent workers cannot concentrate easily probably because _.A. they should be careful about their work B. they are coming up with lots of great ideasC. they must keep an eye on their colleagues D. they are afraid they cant do their work well26. According to Bostjan Ljubic, the brightest people _.A. cant gain satisfaction in their job B. always fail to find a well-paid jobC. cant necessarily work better than others D. can more easily their employers needs27. Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph?A. Distractions can damage office workers brainB. Office workers are trying to get rid of distractionsC. Distractions lead to workers stress and dissatisfactionD. Distractions in workplaces will become more seriousCThe Bike Experience is a charity that teaches and advises motorcyclists who have been disabled how they can ride again, through the provision of an adapted and modified motorcycle, which will allow them to ride in a safe environment using a logical step-by-step process.The Bike Experience was formed in April 2020, as there was no project in existence that taught disabled motorcyclists how to ride.Over a period of five years, the initial idea has become a registered charity. Over 75 disabled motorcyclists have learned to ride again and the concept has started to influence the motorsport world.In March, 2020, Talan Skeels-Piggins, the founder of the charity, was knocked off his motorcycle and thrown under the path of the oncoming traffic. The accident left him paralyzed(瘫痪的)from the chest down and he thought he would never ride a motorcycle again. Eight years later, Talan was back riding a motorbike on UK track days and felt the importance of teaching others how to do the same. Talan says, “When I am riding, I do not feel disabled. I feel free from my wheelchair, and I enjoy the sense of excitement and independence just as I used to. Getting to this point has been a struggle, but it has been worth it. I wanted to help other disabled motorcyclists have the fantastic feeling of being back on a bike, without the falls and setbacks I suffered, so The Bike Experience Charity was established.In addition to getting riders back on two wheels? The Bike Experience charity aims to:Help the individuals who take part develop a positive attitude. Increase each clients self-confidence and self-belief so that they can look forward to the rest if their life with re-focused energy, motivation and inspiration.Advise participants how to buy their own bike, adapt it and ride independently and safely.Improve the participants physical health, balance, co-ordination, strength and stamina(耐力).Bring together able-bodied and disabled people so that boundaries are broken down and myths of disability are deconstructedEvolve attitudes in the motorcycling world so that disabled motorcycle riding motorcycles can be considered possible, feasible and acceptable.28. The Bike Experience Charity _.A. has been raising money for the disabled B. has helped more than 750 disabled peopleC. provides special motorcycles for the disabled D. establishes new rules for the motorsport world29. As the founder of the charity, Talan_.A. has been free from a wheelchair B. was once knocked down by a motorcycleC. spent eight years establishing the charity D. was unable to walk after the accident30. The charitys aims suggest the charity _.A. constructs the myths of disability B. helps disabled people make a livingC. places importance on physical health D. makes the impossible seem possible31. What is the purpose of the text?A. To introduce The Bike Experience CharityB. To advise the disabled to ride motorcyclesC. To encourage the disabled to live independentlyD. To tell us a successful story of a disabled personDAt home, ordering food from a menu is a normal, everyday routine. I dont even give it a second thought. In China, its a whole other story! Here, ordering is a fun game of trial and error, and the adventure begins before the food is even served!Many restaurants in central Beijing advertise “English language menus”, but the translations can just add to the confusion. Although accompanying pictures can be a helpful relief, the translations often make the whole experience even more amusing. During my first few weeks in China I tried some delicious dishes with off-the-wall names.As an experiment, my friends and I would order things like “students addicted to chicken gristle (软骨)” and “red burned lion head”. It was always fun to see what landed on our table. Eventually we learned that “lion head” was actually pork, and “students” are “addicted” to diced chicken with green pepper.Recently, I came across a busy restaurant down anarrow side street in a Beijing hutong. It was lunchtime and the small room was packed with people sitting on small stools eating noodles. I was hungry and cold, and the steaming bowls looked irresistible! I sat myself down and called out for a “caidan!” In response, the waitress pointed to a wall at the back of the restaurant. The wall was full of Chinese characters describing numerous dishes. There was only one sentence in English: “crossing over the bridge noodles”.I had never heard of the dish and had no idea what it would taste like. I took agambleand ordered one bowl of “crossing over the bridge noodles”. A few minutes later the waitress carried over a heavy bowl full of broth (肉汤) and I quickly dug in. It was the best bowl of noodles I had ever tasted! I have been back again and again and each time I point at the one English sentence “crossing over the bridge noodles”. I always enter a restaurant in China feeling excited and a little nervous. Who knows what the next ordering adventure will show?32.How does the writer find the English-language menus in many of Beijings restaurants?A. Easy to understand. B. Confusing but amusing.C. Boring and annoying. D. Accurate and helpful.33.The underlined word “gamble” in the last paragraph probably means _.A. taste B. look C. step D. risk34.The passage deals with _.A. the authors favorite Chinese dishesB. comparison between Western food and Chinese foodC. the fun the author had ordering food in Chinas restaurantD. the correct way to translate the names of Chinese dishes into English35.The passage is developed mainly in the form of _.A. examples and statements B. causes and effectsC. comparison and conclusion D. time and description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。National SymbolsWhen many people in the west think of China, the animal that they think of is the dragon. 36 Many popular legends tell of how dragons killed brave knights and ate beautiful maidens.For Chinese people, however, the dragon is not an evil monster. 37 The dragons main task is to create harmony and bring rain. Dragons are celebrated in art and architecture, and of course the dragon dance is a very popular ritual. Millions of Chinese have the word “long”, meaning dragon, as part of their name. _38 Wales, one of the four countries in the UK, has a red dragon proudly displayed on its flag. The only other country in the world with a dragon on its flag is Bhutan, the tiny country, between China and India. Almost all countries in the world have an animal symbol represent the country, and it is particularly obvious during sports. The English see lions as brave, proud animals and the England football teams have three lions on the front of their football shirts. 39 The national rugby team is more commonly known as the Wallabies, a kind of small kangaroo. All countries are proud of their symbols, which they feel reflect national characteristics. Recently, a professor claimed that using the dragon as a national symbol could make western countries have a negative view of China. _40 As Chinese culture attains its worldwide popularity, people in the west will no doubt want China to keep the dragon too.A. Australia is famous for kangaroos, of course.B. There are many other countries to use animal symbols.C. China isnt the only country to have the dragon as its symbol.D. Its a cultural and spiritual symbol for prosperity and good luck.E. For them, the dragon is an aggressive monster that breathes fire.F. The kangaroo is not only loved, but highly respected in Australia.G. But in an Internet survey, 90% of Chinese people wanted to keep the dragon.第三部分：英语知识运用（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A young man applied for a job as a telegraph (电报)operator. He answered a(n) 41 in the newspaper and went to the telegraph office to attend an interview. 42 he knew much about field and was qualified in every other way, seven other applicants were also waiting in the 43 office filled with noise.He was officers coming and going and heard a(n) 44 clacking(发出咔哒声)in the background. He also noticed a sign on the receptionists counter, 45 applicants to fill out a form and wait to be called to an inner office for an interview. He filled out a form and sat down. After 46 seemed to be a few minutes, the young man stood up, 47 the room to the door of the inn