四川省南充市南充高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题（原卷版）

南充高中高2022级第三学期第二次月考英语试题(时间：120分钟总分：150分)第Ⅰ卷(选择题部分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节听下面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．Whenwillthewomanmeettheorganizer?A．Onthe6th.B．Onthe10th.C．Onthe28th.2．Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?A．Eatahugemeal.B．Havesomecake.C．Buyabirthdaygift.3．Whycan’tthewomanplaywiththeboy?A．Sheneedstofinishsomework.B．Sheneedstotakeabreak.C．Sheneedstobakeacake.4．What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Acouple.B．Co-workers.C．Bossandworker.5．What’sthereasonthatthemanthinktheyshouldgototheparktoday?A．Theweatherisniceallday.B．Theparkisclean.C．Thecrowdsaresmall.第二节听下面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．Howdoesthemanfeel?A．Relaxed.B．Worried.C．Angry.7．Wheredoesthewomanthinkthebookmightbe?A．IntheirroomB．Intheschool.C．Intheyard.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．WhatwasthewomandoinginChinabefore?A．Working.B．Studying.C．Traveling.9．Whichareawouldprobablyhaveanamusementpark?A．Area1.B．Area2.C．Area3.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Inthehotelbar.B．Inahotelroom.C．Atthehotelcheck-indesk.11．Whatcompanydoesthemanworkfor?A．LloydsBank.B．MarriotHotel.C．TraskRestaurant.12．Whenisthemainbaropen?A．From2:00p.m.untilmidnight.B．From6:00p.m.until2:00a.m.C．Allday.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whydoesthemanwantthewomantogoaheadofhim?A．He’snotsurewhichstyletoget.B．Heiswaitingforhishairstylist.C．Hewantstogetherphonenumber.14．Whoisprobablythebestforwomen’shair?A．Tony.B．Joe.C．Lorraine.15．Whatisacrewcut?A．Longonthesidesandthetop.B．Shortonthesidesandthetop.C．Shortonthesidesandlongonthetop.16．Wheredoesthemanwork?A．Ataschool.B．Atanadcompany.C．Atabarbershop.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatisbasicallythemostimportanttoanargumentativeessay?A．ToraisequestionsatfirstB．Todescribesomethingindetail.C．Toconvincereadersofsomething.18．Whatmakesagoodargumentaccordingtothespeaker?A．Itsclearlogic.B．Itsnewstories.C．Itsinterestingtopic.19．HowareWesternessaysdifferentfromChinese?A．Inlength.B．Intopic.C．Instructure.20．WhatwouldanAmericanteacherexpectinthefirstparagraphofanessay?A．Differentviewpoints.B．Thesupportingdetails.C．Thewriter’sargument.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。AHongKongandMacauarehometoseveralwell-knownuniversitiesthatofferdiversecoursesandprogramstostudents.Herearesomeoftheuniversitiesandtheirkeyinformation.TheUniversityofHongKong(HKU)ThisuniversityisoneoftheoldestandmostprestigiousinAsia,offeringundergraduate,graduate,andresearchprogramsinvariousfields.Popularmajorsincludebusiness,engineering,law,andmedicine.Admissionrequirementsvarydependingontheprogram,butallapplicantsmusthaveahighschooldiplomaorequivalentandbefluentinEnglish.HKUoffersscholarshipsandfinancialassistancetobothlocalandinternationalstudents.TheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology(HKUST)Thisuniversityisfamousforitsprogramsinscience,engineering,andbusiness.Italsooffersprogramsinsocialsciencesandhumanities.Admissionrequirementsincludehighacademicachievementandlanguageproficiency(English).HKUSTprovidesarangeofscholarshipsandfinancialaidpackagestodeservingstudents.TheChineseUniversityofHongKong(CUHK)Thisuniversityoffersawiderangeofundergraduateandpostgraduateprogramsinareassuchasbusiness,science,socialsciences,andhumanities.Admissionrequirementsincludeacademicperformance,languageproficiency(EnglishandChinese),andpersonalqualities.CUHKprovidesscholarshipsforstudentsfromdifferentbackgroundsandregions.TheUniversityofMacau(UM)ThisuniversityistheonlypubliccomprehensiveuniversityinMacau,offeringprogramsinbusiness,science,socialsciences,humanities,andeducation.Admissionrequirementsvarydependingontheprogram,butallapplicantsmustbefluentinEnglishorPortuguese(葡萄牙语).UMoffersscholarshipsonlyforlocalstudentsanddoesnotprovideaccommodationforanystudents.1.WhatmajorsarelikedandchosenmoreattheUniversityofHongKong?A.Science,engineering,andbusiness.B.Business,engineering,law,andmedicine.C.AItechnologyandEnglish.D.Business,science,socialsciences,andhumanities.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheUniversityofMacauisRIGHT?A.UMhasthebestbusinessprograminMacau.B.UMisoneofthebestpublicuniversitiesinMacau.C.UMdoesnotprovidefinancialaidtointernationalstudents.D.UMdoesnotadmitinternationalstudents.3.Whatdothefouruniversitiesmentionedinthepassagehaveincommon?A.Theyallhavelanguagerequirements.B.Theyalloffergreatscholarshipsforallstudents.C.Theyallhavehigh-qualitydormitories.D.Theyallhavehightuitionfees.BWhenthefifthgradeschoolyearwasalmostover,allthegirlsmadeautograph(签名)books.AsIsignedmyclassmates’books,Inoticedtheirmomshadwritteninthem,too.“Icouldn’tbeprouderofyou.Can’twaittoseehowyoulikejuniorhigh!”“Congratulations!Weloveyouandknowyouhaveabrightfuture!”Iaskedmymothertosignmine,too.Whenshehandeditbacktome,Iwasanxioustoseewhatshehadwritten.ThisiswhatIfoundonthepage:Whenathingisfirstbegun,Neverleaveittillit’sdone.Bethelaborgreatorsmall.Doitwellornotatall.Thatwasit?Iwasfrozen.Itwasanindicationtomethat,ifIcouldn’tbeperfect,Iwasn’tgoodenough.Iheldbackmytears,leftthepageinbutsecretlyhopedmyclassmateswouldn’treadit.Doitwellornotatall.Foryears,Ibattledperfectionismandneverfeltgoodenoughformostofmylife.Whenmymotherwasinhereighties,Igaveherabooktofilloutsowecouldknowmoreabouther.Ithadquestionsatthetopofeachpageandthenblankspacetorespond.Isecretlyhopedshe’dbeenworkingonitallalong.Sadly,notlongafter,mymotherpassedaway.WhenIsortedoutherbelongings,whatIwantedmorethananythingwasthatbook.WhatIfoundstoppedmeshort.Onpageten,thequestionwas,“What’sthebestadviceyougotfromyourparents?”Herresponsewaswhatshehadwritteninmyautographbook.EventhoughI’dmemorizedityearsago,Ireaditataslowerpacenow,seeingitinanewlight.Itwaswrittentoherbyhermother,andshewaspassingitdowntoherdaughterinthesameway.Agiftfromhertome.Shewasgivingmetreasured,valuableadvicewhenallIwasthinkingaboutwerewordsofpraise.Iunderstanditnow.4.Inparagraph1,theauthorfoundthatwordsfromotherclassmates’moms________.A.containedreflectiononlifeB.expressedtheirthankfulnessC.showedprideintheirchildrenD.featuredaformalwritingstyle5.Seeinghermom’swordsontheautographbook,howdidtheauthorfeel?ADisappointed. B.Motivated. C.Hopeful. D.Anxious.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph5imply?A.Theauthormemorizedthewordsfromhermom.B.Theauthorwassurprisedtoseethesamewordsagain.C.Theauthorfounditeasytoseethewordsclearlyunderthelight.D.Theauthorbegantohaveanewunderstandingofhermom’swords.7.Whatgiftdidtheauthor’smomgiveher?A.Avisionofaperfectworld.B.Encouragementtodothingswell.C.Hermom’swisdomoflovingyourself.D.Hermom’sadviceonlivingataslowpace.CWhenputtotests,beeshavelongprovedthatthey’vegotalotmoretoofferthanpollinating(授粉),makinghoneyandbeingfaithfultoaqueen.Thehard-workinginsectscanchangetheirbehaviorwhenthingsseemdifficult,andnowsomescientistsfindthereisevidencethattheyalsoliketoplay.ScientistsfromQueenMaryUniversityofLondonperformedanexperiment,inwhichtheysetupacontainerthatallowedbeestotravelfromtheirnesttoafeedingarea.Butalongtheway,thebeescouldchoosetopassthroughanareawithsomesmallwoodenballs.Over18days,thescientistswatchedasthebees“wentoutoftheirwaytorollwoodenballsrepeatedly,despitenoapparentincentive(刺激)todoso.”Earlierstudieshaveshownthattheblackandyellowbugsarewillingtolearnnewtricksinexchangeforfoodorotherrewards.Inthiscase,toremovetheouterfactors,scientistsmadesurethebeeshadadaptedtotheirnewhomeandthattheirenvironmentwasstress-free.Thefindingsuggeststhatlikehumans,insectsalsoplaywithobjectsforfun.Alsosimilartopeople,youngerbeesseemtobemoreplayfulthanadultbees.“Thisresearchprovidesstrongevidencethatinsectmindsarefarmorecomplex(复杂的)thanweimagine.Therearelotsofanimalswhoplayjustforthepurposeofenjoyment,butmostexamplescomefromyoungmammals(哺乳动物)andbirds,”saidLarsChittka,aprofessorofsensoryandbehavioralecologyatQueenMaryUniversityofLondon,wholedthestudy.Thestudy’sfirstauthor,SamadiGalpay,whoisaPhDstudentatQueenMaryUniversityofLondon,notesthatitismoreevidentthatbeesmaybeabletoexperiencefeelings.“Theymayactuallyexperiencesomekindofpositiveemotionalstates,evenifbasic,likeotherlargeranimalsdo.Thisfindinghaseffectsonourunderstandingofthesenseandhappinessofinsects,which,therefore,encouragesustorespectandprotectwildlifeonEarthevermore,”shesays.8.Whatisthenewfindingaboutbees?A.Theyareskilledatrollingballs. B.Theyarefaithfultothequeen.C.Theyareadaptabletochanges. D.Theyarefondofhavingfun.9.Howdidscientistsremoveouterinfluencesintheexperiment?A.Byteachingbeesnewtricks. B.Bymakingbeesfeelathome.C.Byrewardingbeeswithfood. D.Bybuildingnewhomesforbees.10.WhatareLarsChittka’swordsmainlyabout?A.Theformsofbees’play. B.Thepurposeofmammals’enjoyment.CTheexamplesofmammals’play. D.Thecomplexityofbees’minds.11.WhatdoesSamadiGalpaysayaboutthestudyresult?AItcontributestowildlifeprotectiononEarth.B.Itshowsreasonsforbees’positivefeelings.C.Itdrivesresearchonanimals’emotionalstate.D.Itsupportspreviousunderstandingofinsects.DWhenthecompanyOpenAIdevelopeditsnewartificialintelligence(AI)program,ChatGPT,inlate2022,educatorsbegantoworry.ChatGPTcouldcreatetextthatseemedlikeahumanwroteit.HowcouldteachersdiscoverwhetherstudentswereusinglanguagecreatedbyanAIchatbottocheatonawritingtask?Asalinguistwhostudiestheeffectsoftechnologyonhowpeopleread,writeandthink,Ibelievethereareothermorepressingconcernsbesidescheating.TheseincludewhetherAI,moregenerally,threatensstudentwritingskills,thevalueofwritingasaprocess,andtheimportanceofregardingwritingasatoolforthinking.AspartofmyresearchontheeffectsofAIonhumanwriting,IsurveyedyoungadultsintheU.S.aboutsomeissuesrelatedtothoseeffects.Oneparticipantsaidthatatsomepointifyoudependonpredictivetext,you’regoingtoloseyourspellingabilities.Enter“WasRom”intoaGooglesearchandyou’regivenalistofchoiceslike“WasRomebuiltinaday”.Type“ple”intoatextmessageandyou’reoffered“please”and“plenty”.Thesetoolscompleteoursentencesautomatically,givinguslittlechancetothinkaboutourspelling,andcontinuouslyaskingustofollowtheirsuggestions.EvanSelinger,aphilosopher,worriedthatpredictivetextingreducesthepowerofwritingasaformofmentalactivityandpersonalexpression.“Byencouragingusnottothinktoodeeplyaboutourwords,predictivetechnologymaychangehowwedealwitheachother,”Selingerwrote.“Wegiveothersmorealgorithms(算法)andlessofourselves.Automationcanstopusthinkingandtheresultingtextdidn’tfeellikemineanymore.”IaskedChatGPTwhetheritwasathreattohumans’motivationtowrite.Thebotresponded:“Therewillalwaysbeademandforcreative,originalcontentthatrequirestheuniqueviewpointofahumanwriter.”Itcontinued:“Writingservesmanypurposesbeyondjustthecreationofcontent,suchasself-expression,communication,andpersonalgrowth,whichcancontinuetoencouragepeopletowriteevenifcertaintypesofwritingcanbeautomated.”Iwasgladtofindtheprogramhadseeminglyadmitteditslimitations.12.Whatistheauthor’smainconcernaboutChatGPT?A.Whetheritwillleadtostudents’cheating.B.Whetheritwillshapestudents’writingstyle.C.Howstudentswillmakeuseofitatschool.D.Whateffectsitwillhaveonstudents’writing.13.WhatwillpredictivetechnologydotousaccordingtoEvanSelinger?A.Giveusmorecreativeideas. B.Makeuswritelikeamachine.C.Encourageustothinkmoredeeply. D.Makeustendtoignoregrammaticalmistakes.14.WhatcanwelearnfromChatGPT’sresponse?A.Writingwillbecomecompletelyautomated. B.Robotswillworkwithhumansinwriting.C.Robotwritingwillbecomemorecreative. D.Humanwritingwillstillmatteralot.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatimpactwillAIbringtowriting? B.Whatisthefutureofmodernliterature?C.HowtoimprovewritingwithAI’shelp? D.HowtoapplyAItechnologytoeducation?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。选项中有两项均为多余选项。Withbigfeaturesaroundthecornerlike5G,itmaybequicklyapproachingthetimetoupgradeyourdevice.____16____Priceisimportant—Thenewestdevicesareallstartingtocrossthefour-digitpricerange,butthatdoesn’tmeanyouneedtospendbigtogetquality.____17____Non-flagshipdevicesforthecurrentyearcanalsoofferallofthefeaturesyou’relookingforandmakesomesavingstoo.Whatwillyoubeusingyourdevicefor?—Youneedtoidentifyyourneedstounderstandifthepriceisworthpaying.Mostdevicescomeequippedwithpackedfeatureslikecamerasforuseorwithsocialmediaandbiggerscreensthathavebeenusefulformanygamingoptions.Sobeclearaboutwhatyou’llbeusingyourdevicefor.____18____Thatwillcertainlyhelpcutcostsdown,especiallythebig-ticketitemsthatareonlyaimedtowardsacertainaudience.____19____—Withrisingprices,manyofusareholdingontoourdevicesforalongerperiodoftime,butmonthsofupdatesandfilestoragecanslowdevicesdown,andinternalhardwarecouldfallbehindintimestoo.Makealistofmust-havesanddoalittleresearchtoseeifsomethingnewiscoming.Itcanbenosmalltasktofindasuitablereplacement.____20____Afterall,thisisatypeofdeviceyou’llbestuckwitheveryday.A.Thinkoflongevity(持久)too.B.Still,it’sworthyourefforttogetitright.C.Youmayuseitmainlyformobilegames.D.Thenlookfordeviceswithoutcertainuselessfeatures.E.Buttherearedefinitelyreasonsforwastingmoneyonquality.F.Sowhatshouldyouconsiderwhenpickingoutyournewdevice?G.Second-handdevicesfromayearortwopriorcanprovideallthefeaturesyouneed.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分55分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，共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。SquawPeak,withitsbreathtakingscenery,hasattractednumeroushikers.But____21____existsamongitssteep,slipperycliffs.HenryGrantwaswell____22____ofthepossiblerisk,sohe____23____agoodtenfeetfromtheedge.Hewatched15orsootherhikers____24____thescenery;onehiker,dressedinpink,waslookingovertheedgeofthecliffwithherhusband.Suddenly,hehearda(n)____25____loudcry:“Paula!Paula!”.Grant____26____around.Thewomaninpinkwas____27____tobeseen.Severalhikersimmediatelystartedlookingforher,buttheir____28____wasblockedbytrees.Grantdecidedtolendahand.Hewentoffthetrailalone,____29____hewouldn’tbetoolate.After15minutesofpushingpastbushesandslippingdown,GrantspottedPaulacrumpling(瘫倒)onasmallflatrock.Hecalled911to_____30_____herlocationandthencrawledonallfoursupatight,narrowpath,andfinally_____31_____Paula.Shewasalivebutclearlyhurtandunconscious.Herhead,arms,andlegswerebleeding.Later_____32_____showedthatshehadsufferedmultiplefractures(骨折).Securinghimselfagainstatree,Grant_____33_____putherhandinhisandkepttalkingpatientlytoherto_____34_____herfromthepain.About45minuteslater,firstrespondersarrived.TheycarriedPaulaonastretcher(担架)toawaitingATVandsenthertoahospital.Paula,whohasfully_____35_____,statedinapostonInstagram,“Henryhasparticipatedinbuildingtherestofmylife.”21.A.injury B.danger C.pain D.fortune22.A.proud B.innocent C.ignorant D.aware23.A.stayed B.jumped C.walked D.lived24.A.impress B.disturb C.enjoy D.prefer25.A.fantastic B.desperate C.disappointed D.enthusiastic26.A.extended B.wheeled C.facilitated D.guaranteed27.A.anywhere B.somewhere C.nowhere D.elsewhere28.A.sight B.position C.route D.location29.A.predicting B.imagining C.deciding D.hoping30.A.report B.find C.determine D.check31.A.found B.grasped C.saved D.reached32.A.examinations B.operations C.measures D.means33.A.nervously B.tightly C.gently D.silently34.A.free B.comfort C.distract D.spare35.A.improved B.recovered C.returned D.survived第Ⅱ卷(非选择题部分)第二节(共10小题;每小题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单词的正确形式。Ifyouweretoldtostopfrombreathingthroughyournose,couldyoudoit?JournalistNestormade____36____forabout10days,plugginguphisnoseand____37____(breathe)onlythroughhismouthaspartofanexperimentatStanfordUniversity.Theeffectsweresystemic—sleepingtroubles,highbloodpressureand,ofcourse,discomfort.Breathingissoautomaticanactivity____38____mostofusneverthinkaboutdoingit.ButasNestorshowsthroughhisownexperiencesandconversationswithdozensofexperts,thewaywebreathe____39____(make)adifferencetothebody’soverallhealth.Basedontheresultsoftheexperiment,hepublishedabookBreath:TheNewScienceofaLostArt,____40____heexploreseverythingfromtheroleournosesplay____41____hormoneregulation(激素调节)anddigestion,tohowsomeathletesbuildupthelungcapacity(肺活量)____42____(run)marathonsinextremeconditionsordivein____43____(ice)waterformorethananhouratatime.Thetopicisseeminglysimple—anentirebookaboutbreathing.But____44____(actual)everychapterrevealsnewdetailsabouthowbodyandbreathworktogetheratthesametime.Nestor’sdaringattitudeand_____45_____(curious)wereinfectious:InotonlynoticedmyselfpayingattentiontomyownbreathingeverytimeIsatdowntoread,butmynew-foundcomfortwithmyownlungseveninspiredmetogoformyfirstjoginyears.第四部分书面表达(满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter想提高中文水平，进一步了解中国文化。请给他写一封信，推荐学习资源(resource)。内容包括：1.学习资源：报纸、杂志及其他途径;2.推荐理由;3.表达祝愿。注意：1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。IwaswalkingalongtheroadtoschoolonedayandImetmyfriendRaine.Hesuggestedthatweskipschoolandgotothemovies.Irefusedasmydadwasveryfierceandstrict.Aftermuchpersuasion,Igavein.TherewasaWillSmithmovieonandIwasafan.Sowesetofftothemoviestogether,boughtourtickets,popcornanddrinksandsettleddowncomfortably.Aswewereearly,thelightswerestillon.Wewatchedpeoplecomeingroups,familiesandtherewerecouplestoo.Someofthemlookedlikeschoolstudentsplayingtruant（逃学）likeus.AsIturnedaround,IcaughtaglimpseofmyuncleAndyandAuntJanewalkingin.Theywerekindandcaredaboutmeverymuch.Isankintomyseatquicklytoavoidbeingspotted.IsignaledtoRainethattherewassomeoneIdidn’twanttoseeandRainemadeitmoreobviousbyturningaroundandasking“Who?Andwhere?”loudly.Itmademesitevenlowerinmyseat.Tomakethingsworse,theycameandsatintherowbehindusandweresayingto