2023-2024学年云南省大理白族自治州高二上册12月月考英语试题（附答案）

2023-2024学年云南省大理白族自治州高二上学期12月月考英语模拟试题第一部分听力（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.Whatistheweatherlikenow?A.Sunny. B.Cloudy. C.Rainy.2.Whatisthemangoingtodothisafternoon?A.Flyakite. B.Printhispaper. C.Meethisteacher.3.Whatwillthewomandofortheman?A.Lendherbooktohim.B.Showhimtheway.C.Playmusicforhim.4.Whohelpedthemanwiththedecoration?A.Thewoman. B.Adesigner. C.Hisfamilymember.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?A.WhattobuyforJanice.B.Wheretodoexercise.C.Howtoapplytocollege.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.WhydidthewomangotoEngland?A.Totravelaroundthere.B.Tovisitherbrother.C.Todoastudy.7.WhatdidHarryadvisethemantodoinChina?A.Tastethelocaldishes.B.VisittheGreatWall.C.Gotothemuseums.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantooffer?A.Freedelivery. B.Adiscount. C.Areceipt.9.Howdoesthemanpayforthechairs?A.Bycreditcard. B.Incash. C.Bycheck.10.Whenwillthechairsbedelivered?A.NextThursdaymorning.B.NextWednesdayevening.C.ThisThursdaymorning.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Co-workers. B.Acouple. C.Classmates.12.HowmuchweighthasDylangainedsincetheSpringFestival?A.5kg. B.10kg. C.20kg.13.WhatdoesLaurausuallydoonSundays?A.Goforajog.B.Haveagoodrest.C.Gocycling.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatdayisittoday?A.Thursday. B.Friday. C.Saturday.15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’sadviceonfood?A.It’sboring.B.It’suseless.C.It’spractical.16.Whichdrinkdoesthewomansuggestpreparing?A.Fruitjuice. B.Wine. C.Beer.17.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Gotothesupermarket.B.Dialanumber.C.Giveaperformance.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatdidOrionJeandoin2020?A.Hestartedafoodcharity.B.Hegaveawaytoystoahospital.C.Hefoughthungerinhiscommunity.19.HowmanybooksdidOrionJeangatherinseveralmonths?A.100,000. B.250,000. C.500,000.20.WhatisOrionJean’sthirdsuggestion?A.Workingoutthedetails.B.Stayingtruetothemission.C.Gettingthecommunityinvolved.第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A

MuseumdirectorSarahGreenisawriter,recommending4booksthatinfluencedherlife.

HoldStillbySallyMann(2015)

Mann'sstory,accompaniedbyherexcellentphotography,hasgivenmeamodelforhowtobeanartist,wife,mother,daughter,friend,andthoughtfulmemberofhumanity,allatthesametime.

SwimmingStudiesbyLeanneShapton(2012)

Youmightnotthinkyouwanttoreadastoryaboutanartist-illustrator'spastlifeasacompetitiveswimmerandhercontinuingloveforswimming,swimmingpoolsandswimsuits.Butyoudo,youreallydo.Shapton'sacutesensememoryandsharpessay,coupledwithherownexperienceandphotos,areapleasurefromstarttofinish.

LearningByHeartbyCoritaKentandJanSteward(1992)

SisterCoritaKentwasabelovedandrevolutionaryartteacherin1960sinLosAngelesandagiftedprintmaker.Shewasalsoafirmbelieverinlearningbydoing,andthisisanessentialguidetoherteachingphilosophy.

KindredbyOctaviaButler(1979)

I'veneverbeenafanofsciencefiction,butthisnovelrockedmyworld.Youwillbecompletelyinvolvedinthethunder-struckrealityofayoungwriterwhofindsherselftravelingbetweenLosAngelesin1976andlifeamongherancestorsonanprewarMarylandfarm.21.Whowasprobablyanexcellentsportsplayerinthepast?A.SallyMann. B.OctaviaButler.

C.CoritaKentandJanSteward. D.LeanneShapton.22.Whichbooktalksaboutteachingskills?A.HoldStill. B.LearningByHeart.

C.SwimmingStudies. D.Kindred.23.WhatkindofbookisKindred?A.Alovestory. B.Ahorrorstory.

C.Afantasystory. D.Afairytale.B

ChildrenreturnedtoschoolafterabigwildfireinNorthernCalifornia.Buttheinfluenceissohugethatitwillbesometimebeforethelifeofstudentstherereturnstonormal.

Eightschoolswerelosttothewildfire.Governmentofficialswerenotsurehowmanyoftheirnearly3,500studentswouldreporttotemporary(临时的)schools.SomefamilieshaveleftCalifornia.Othersarestayingwithfriends.Itistoofarforsomeofthemtodrivetooneofthoseschoolseveryday.

Therearenotenoughclassroomsformiddleandhighschools.Soforthel3daysbeforethestartofthetraditionalwinterbreakintheschoolyear,studentswilllearnthroughindependentstudy.Theywillbegivenhomeworkonlineandbeabletovisitaspecialdrop-incenterinChico,California.Childrengoingtherecangethelpfromteachersorvisitotherclassmates.

LorenLighthall,aspokesmanforoneschoolthere,saidstudyingwillbelessimportantthandealingwithpainandreconnectingwithfriends."Theydon'thavetheirschool,theydon'thavetheirwork,theydon'thavetheirfriends,theydon'thavebooksandwe'reaskingthemtodohomework?"Lighthallsaid."It'slessimportantatthispoint.We'regoingtodoit.butwhatisimportantnowistodealwiththepainleft."

Searchmembershavestoppedlookingforthelostinburnedcarsandhouses.Buttheyremainavailablewheneverthereisneedforhelp.24.Whatdoestheunderlined"thoseschools"inthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Theschoolsbeingbuilt. B.Theonlineschools.

C.The8schoolslosttothefire D.Thetemporaryschools.25.Whydothestudentshavetolearnthroughindependentstudy?A.Becausetherearen'tenoughclassroomsforthem.

B.Becausethetraditionalwinterbreakiscomingsoon.

C.Becausethestudentswanttostartanewwayofstudy.

D.Becausetheteachersaskthemtodotheirhomeworkonline.26.WhatdoesLorenLighthallmeanbyhiswords?A.Studentsshouldgotoschoolimmediately.

B.Itisimportanttodealwiththepain.

C.Studentsshouldbegivenmuchhomework.

D.Itisnotnecessarytostudyafterthefire.27.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.LifeofstudentsinNorthCaliforniahascometonormal.

B.Searchmembershavenotstoppedlookingforthemissing.

C.ThewildfireinNorthCaliforniainfluencesstudentsgreatly.

D.Classroomsarepreparedforstudentsaffectedinthewildfire.C

BorninLondonin1825,ThomasHenryHuxleywasoneofthegreatestmenofthenineteenthcentury.In1846ThomasHenryHuxleywasappointedassistantdoctoraboardH.M.S.Rattlesnake.TheshiphadbeenaskedtosurveyareasoftheGreatBarrierReefandtheneighboringseas.ThisgaveThomasHenryHuxleyanopportunitytostudyanimallifeandwasthestartofhisbiologicalcareer.Thevoyagelastedfouryears,duringwhichtimehegatheredmuchinformationonplankton(浮游生物).

Onhisreturnfromthevoyage,ThomasHenryHuxleywasmadeamemberoftheRoyalSocietyinrecognitionofhisscientificwork.Althoughhecontinuedtopublishpapersaboutplankton,hisinterestwasturningtowardsvertebrate(有脊椎的)animals.ForsometimeThomasHenryHuxleyandhisworkmateshadbeendiscussingthepossibilitythatanimalspecieshadevolved(进化),onefromanother.Nosatisfactorytheorieshadbeenputforward,butin1859Darwin'sOriginofSpeciesappeared.ThomasHenryHuxleyatoncerealizeditsimportanceandhowthetheoryofnaturalselectionprovided"theworkinghypothesis(假说)wesought".

FortherestofhislifeThomasHenryHuxleystruggledtoensurethefullrecognitionofDarwin'swork.In1863ThomasHenryHuxleypublishedMan'sPlaceinNatureinwhichhecomparedmanandgreatapes(猿).Heclearlyshowedsimilarities.

Despitehismanyachievements,hewasgivennoawardbytheBritishstateuntillateinhislife.Fromabout1870,ThomasHenryHuxleywastooinvolvedinotherthingstocontinueactualresearch.Hehadalwaysbeeninterestedineducation.Hepioneeredtheteachingofbiologyandhismethodofselecting"typeanimals"isstillfollowedtoday.Hespentthelasttenyearsofhislifewritingessaysmainlyonbiology.28.WhydidHuxleygoonthevoyage?A.Toexplorethedeepsea.B.Todoresearchonseaanimals.

C.Toworkasadoctorontheship.D.Togatherinformationforhispaper.29.HowdidHuxleyreacttothetheoryofnaturalselection?A.Hehaddoubtaboutit. B.Hethoughthighlyofit.

C.Hecouldn'tunderstandit. D.Hethoughthedevelopeditfirst.30.WhatdoweknowaboutHuxley'sbookMan'sPlaceinNature?A.Itdiscussestheimportanceofhumanbeings.

B.ItfocusesonDarwin'stheoryofnaturalselection.

C.Ittalksaboutthedifferencesbetweenmanandapes.

D.Itprovidesevidenceabouttheevolutionofmanfromapes.31.WhatcanwelearnaboutHuxleyfromthelastparagraph?A.Hecontributedalottobiologyteaching.

B.Hecontinuedhisresearchtillhisdeath.

C.Hebecameagoodnovelistlateinhislife.

D.Henevergotawardsforhisachievements.D

Smartdeviceshavebecomeaneverydaypartofourlives.Asmartrefrigeratorcangoaboveandbeyondsimplykeepingourfoodcool.

Asmartrefrigeratorisanyrefrigeratorthat'sequippedwithaWificonnection.Itcanshareinformationaboutitself,beareal-timecamerathatletsusersseewhat'sinsidewhileatthesupermarket,oractasadigitalcommandcenterforthehome.Someotherthingssmartfridgesareabletodoincluderaisingorloweringthetemperatureatthesoundofyourvoiceorwithyourphone,orhelpingyoutrackthecontentsofyourfridgesoyoudon'trunintoamilkshortageemergency.

Smartfridgescanbeparticularlygoodatkeepingfoodcool.It'seasiertoadjustthetemperatureifitishigherthanitshouldbebecausethedoorisleftslightlyopen.Thiscanmakeadifferenceinyourenergybillsandthequalityandlifen(寿命)ofyourfood.

Manyofthesmartfridge'sfeaturescanalsosaveyoutimewhenyou'rerushingtogetreadyinthemorning,orhelpyouadjustyourfridgewhenoutofthehousewithafewtapsonyourphonescreen.Thepeoplewhowillbenefitmostfromasmartfridgeareprobablythosewhohavechildrenwhomightbeusingthefridgewhileparentsareatwork.It'sanotherwayyoucankeepaneyeonwhat'sgoingonathomewhenyou'renotthere.However,pricesdotendtorunhigherthantraditionalfridges.

Ifyoualreadyhaveafoodorganizationalsystemthat'sworkingverywellforyou,andyouarecoolwiththewayyourfridgeishandlingyourfood,thenasmartfridgemaynotbeworthit.Contrarily,ifthesmartfridge'sfeaturesmentionedabovesoundliketheywouldmakeyourlifeeasier,thenonecouldbeworththeextramoney.32.Whatcanasmartrefrigeratordo?A.Orderfood.B.Recordthecontentsinside.

C.Dealwithemergency.D.Shareinformationwithsupermarkets.33.Thesmartrefrigeratoris______.A.convenientbutpower-consuming B.child-friendlybutnoisy

C.time-savingbutunsafe D.energy-savingbutexpensive34.Wheredoesthetextmostprobablycomefrom?A.Aposter. B.Amagazine. C.Anovel. D.Aguidebook.35.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheroadtoasmarthomeB.Smartdevicestomakelifeeasier

C.Howsmartaresmartrefrigerators？D.Smartfridges—wherearetheyleadingus？第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

Don'tthinkit'sanimpossibletasktopassyourreadingtests.Lotsofpeoplehavesharedtheirsuccessfulreadingsecretshere.

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Readapassagetwicebeforelookingupanunknownword.

Ifyou'rereadingtogainnewvocabulary,youshouldtreatitasa"fillintheblanks"exercise.Atfirst,you'llhavetoreadeveryparagraphtwice.

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Thesecondtimeyoureadit,focusonthewordsyoudon'tknow.Tryandworkoutwhateachwordmeansfromthesentencesbeforeandafter.Ifyouhadtoguessthemeaning,whatwoulditbe?

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WheneveryouarereadinginEnglishandlearnanewword,don'tletitslipaway!Writeitdownwithashortdefinition(定义)oralittledrawing.Somestudentsliketokeepaspecificnotebookforthis—theirownpersonaldictionaries!Severalstudieshaveshownthatwritingapieceofinformationdownonpaperhelpsyoutorememberitmoreeasily.

Readoutloud.

Ifyou'regoingtoputtimeinyourreadingskills,youmayaswellgetsomeextrapracticeforyourspeakingskillstoo!

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It'sagreatwaytogetusedtospeakingEnglishtoo.

Divideyourtimeintoskimreadinganddeepreading.

Youshouldspendsomeofyourreadingtime"skim-reading"texts.Thisway,youlearnhowtogetageneralsenseofwhat'sgoingonwithoutunderstandingeverysingleword.（40）

Thisiswhenyoureallyfocusonunderstandingeverythingthat'sgoingon.

A.Writedownnewwords.

B.Tryreadingsomepassagesoutloudtoyourself.

C.It'snormaltoforgethowtoreadwordscorrectly.

D.Readingresourcesshouldbealittlehardforyoutoskim.

E.Youshouldspendtherestofyourreadingtime"deepreading"texts.

F.Followthesetipstomakeuseofyourreadingtimeaseffectivelyaspossible.

G.Thefirsttime,you'llprobablygetthegeneralideabutbeconfusedbyafewwords.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

Whenshewas16,JoannelearnedthatshewasadoptedandthatherbirthmotherwasawomannamedLillianandthatshehaddieddaysaftergivingbirthtoher.Feelingbetrayed(被背叛的)andconfused,Joannespentmanynightscrying,

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anevenbiggershockcamethatLillianwasalive,atage100.

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inherwholelife,lookingatLillian,whosufferedfromdementia(痴呆症)andusedawheelchair.

"Idon'tknowifsherecognizesme,"Joannesaid.

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."41.A.drawing B.hoping C.wondering D.forgetting42.A.young B.ill C.pretty D.alive43.A.upset B.inspired C.resisted D.changed44.A.exam B.test C.course D.training45.A.current B.realistic C.effective D.biological46.A.peace B.advice C.worry D.mind47.A.provided B.replaced C.matched D.equipped48.A.why B.how C.when D.whether49.A.immediately B.unbelievably C.naturally D.fortunately50.A.reunion B.speech C.party D.operation51.A.foundout B.gonethrough C.reliedon D.searchedfor52.A.caught B.beaten C.adopted D.cheated53.A.givenup B.runaway C.passedaway D.turnedup54.A.sleptin B.lookedup C.cameout D.tookoff55.A.mother B.daughter C.name D.life第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nezhaisthesubjectofthelatestcartoonfilm,which

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(official)openedincinemasinChinaonJuly26.NezhahasgotwonderfulreviewsandisratedhigherthanMonkeyKing:HeroisBack.SinceJuly26,thefilm

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(earn)morethan140millionyuanattheboxoffice,andthefilmhasascoreof8.8

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(point)(outof10)onChina'slargestfilmingratingsite,Douban.

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isthedirectorofit,madeuphismind

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(produce)afilmonthethemeofbreakingoldrulesandchangingfate.YangchoseNezhaashischaracter,the

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(combine)oftherebellious(叛逆的)butstraightyouth.ThefilmislooselybasedontheChinesenovelTheInvestitureoftheGods.Inthenovel,NezhaisbornduringtheShangdynastyandisfamous

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fightingagainsttheDragonKing.

IttookYangYutwoyearstopolishthescript,andthefilmwasinproductionforthreeyears.Itis

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(make)inChina.Ithasmorethan1,300specialeffectsshots,andittookover20Chinesespecialeffectsstudios,

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(employ)morethan1,600people,torealizethefilm'sfairytalesetting,themysteriousDragonKing'spalace.Onespectacularscenealonetooktwomonthstocomplete.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)最近你班就高中学生是否应该组织集体春游进行了讨论．以下是讨论的情况．请你用英语写一篇短文，反映讨论结果并谈谈自己的看法，然后发表在你校英语论坛上．赞成（62%）的理由反对（38%）的理由1．亲近大自然，拓宽视野。1．占用宝贵的学习时间。2．增强沟通，结交新朋友。2．安全很难保证。注意：词数80左右（开头已给出，但不计入总词数）．Recently，ourclasshashadadiscussionaboutwhetherSeniorHighSchoolstudentsshouldgoonagroupspringouting．__________________________________________________________________________第二节（共25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段。使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Asasixthgrader,Ifoundithardtofitinandmakefriends.

Ourteacherhadassigned(分派,布置)"secretfriends"forthecomingweek.Shewroteeachkid'snameonapieceofpaperandthrewthemintoaglass;thenweeachclosedoureyesandpickedoutone.Bythemiddleoftheweek,everyonehadturnedthisassignmentintoacompetitiontoseewhosesecretfriendcouldleavethebestgift.Itseemedthateveryonewasgettingcoolpresentsfromtheirfriendexceptme.

Onthelastmorningofourassignment.Iwalkedintomyclassroomandnoticedapackagewithaboxofpowder(胭脂粉).ThegirlssittingnearmelaughedatthegiftIhadreceived.What'sworse,thepowderhadalreadybeenopened.

Itriedtoforgetabouttheembarrassinggift,butwhenIwasinthebathroomduringthebreak,thegirlsstartedspeakingillofmysecretfriendofgivingittome.Iquicklyjoinedin."Howterrible,"

Iheardmyselfsaying,"Whatcouldmyfriendbethinkingbygivingmesuchastupidgift?Mygrandmotherwouldn'tevenwantit."

Thegirlslaughedatmyremarks(评论)andrushedoutofthebathroom.IstayedtowashmyhandsandletwaterrunthroughmyfingersasIthoughtaboutwhatIhadjustsaid.Itwasn'tnormallikemetosaymean(刻薄的)thingslikethataboutsomeone.

注意：1.所续写的短文词数应为150词左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已经为你写好。

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ThenIsawmyclassmateJanetcomeoutofabathroombooth(厕所隔间)tearsstreamingdownherface.

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Alongwithmyapologies,Iexplainedthereason.

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