广东省惠州市2023-2024学年高二上册12月月考英语模拟试题（附答案）

广东省惠州市2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语模拟试题第一部分阅读(共两节，满分60分)第一节(共15小题：每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATiredoftraditionalsightseeingtour?PlanaliterarytourofBritaintovisittheplacesthatshapedyourfavoriteauthors'livesandinspiredtheirstories.It'sanewwaytogetofftheusualtouristroutine.JaneAustenThoughBathproudlyclaimsJaneAustenasafavoriteresidentduetoitsGeorgiancharm,JanefoundtruehappinessinChawtonCottage,whereshepublishedoneofhermostfamousnovels,PrideandPrejudice.Touristscanexplorethishistoriccottagewithguidedtours.WilliamWordsworthIf,likethe19th-centuryRomanticpoetWilliamWordsworth,thesightofafieldofgoldendaffodils(水仙花)hasevercheeredyourlonelyhours,visitDoveCottageinGrasmere.Thewell-knownpoem,LonelyasaCloud,waspennedwhenhavingawalkwithDorothyintheLakeDistrict.Themodestcottage,nowownedbytheWordsworthTrust(信托基金),offersguidedtours.AgathaChristieTheUK's“QueenofCrime"',AgathaChristie,wasborninTorquay.Everyyear,thetowncelebratesthecreatorofHerculePoirotandMissMarpleplays.Whentivalthatfeaturestalks,musicshowsandplays.Whenyouvisitthehouse,youcanimmerseyourselfintheChristiemysterybyexploringhercollectionsandevenbookingaroomonthetopfloor.CharlesDickensBorninPortsmouth,DickensspentpartofhischildhoodlivingneartheChathamDockyardsinKent.DespitehistimeinLondon,KentisthecountymostassociatedwiththeauthorofOliverTwistanddozensofotherfamiliarstories.Hespenthisfinal14yearsatGadsHillPlaceinGravesend,nowaprivateschoolthatcanbevisitedingroups,byarrangement.1.WhichofthefollowingworkswaswrittenbyWilliamWordsworth?A.PrideandPrejudice.B.LonelyasaCloud.C.HerculePoirotandMissMarple.D.OliverTwist.2.WhatisspecialaboutAgathaChristie'shouse?A.It'sownedandmanagedbyatrustinTorquay.B.It'sinatownthatcanbevisitedwithguidedtours.C.ActivitiesareheldinrecognitionofAgathaChristie.D.Touristshavespecialofferiftheystayoverforanight.3.Whatdotheseabove-mentionedplaceshaveincommon?A.Theyaresimilartotraditionalwaysofsightseeing.B.Theyaremostlikelytoattractliteratureenthusiasts.C.Theyaretheworld'smostvisitedtouristattractions.D.Theyarethebestplacestowritegreatliteratureworks.BTurningsoil,pullingweeds,andharvestingcabbagesoundliketoughworkformiddleandhighschoolkids.Andatfirstitis,saysAbbyJaramillo,whowithanotherteacherinitiated(发起)UrbanSprouts,aschoolgardenprogramatfourlow-incomeschools.Theprogramaimstohelpstudentsdevelopscienceskills,environmentalawareness,andhealthylifestyles.Jaramillo'sstudentsliveinneighborhoodswherefreshfoodandgreencearenoteasytofindandfastfoodrestaurantsoutnumbergrocerystores."Thekidsliterallycometoschoolwithbagsofsnacksandlargebottlesofsoftdrinks,"shesays."Theycometousthinkingvegetablesareawful,dirtisawful,insectsareawful."Thoughsomeareinitiallyscaredoftheinsectsandturnedoffbythedirt,mostareeagertotrysomethingnew.UrbanSprouts'classes,attwomiddleschoolsandtwohighschools,includehands-onexperimentssuchassoiltesting,flower-and-seeddissection,tastingsoffreshordriedproduce,andworkinthegarden.Severaltimesayear，studentscookthevegetablestheygrow,andtheyoccasionallymakesaladsfortheirentireschools.Programevaluationsshowthatkidseatmorevegetablesasaresultoftheclasses.Wehavestudentswhosaytheywenthomeandtalkedtotheirparentsandnowthey'reeatingdifferently,"Jaramillosays.Sheaddsthattheprogram'sbenefitsgobeyondnutrition.Somestudentsgetsointerestedingardeningthattheybringhomeseedstostarttheirownvegetablegardens.Besides,workinginthegardenseemstohaveacalmingeffectonJaramillo'sspecialeducationstudents,manyofwhomhaveemotionalcontrolissues."Theygetoutside,"shesays,"andtheyfeelsuccessful."4.WhatdoweknowaboutAbbyJaramillo?B.Sheeusedtobeahealthworker.B.Shegrewupinalow-incomefamily.D.Sheeownsafastfoodrestaurant.D.SheisaninitiatorofUrbanSprouts.5.WhatwasaproblemfacingJaramilloatthestartoftheprogram?A.TheB.Studentsntsdistrustedher.B.Studentshadlittletimeforherclasses.C.Somekidsdislikedgardenwork.D.Therewasnoceforschoolgardens.6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheimpactoftheprogram?A.Far-reaching.B.Predictable.C.Short-lived.D.Unclear7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.RescuingB.GrowingardensB.GrowingVegetableLoversC.ExperiencingCountryLifeD.ChangingLocalLandscapeCManypeopleconfusehard-workingpeoplewithworkaholics(工作狂).Howcouldapersontellthathe/sheisaworkaholic?Aworkaholicworkslonghours,attheexpenseofpersonalrelationshipsandhealth.Whennotworking,they'rethinkingaboutwork.Workinfluencestheirmood:Whenworkisgoingwell,they'reup;whenworkisgoinglesswell,they'redown.Working,orsimplybeingbusy,canbeahardhabittobreak.Whenworkaholicsaren'tbusyworking—ordoingsomethingtopromotetheirwork—theyfeelanxiousandguilty.Theyhangontojobsfordearlifeanddoeverythingtheycantomakesurethey'reessential.Thereisalinkbetweenhealthproblemsandworkaholism.Justbecauseworkitselfisarespectablepursuitdoesn'tmeanthatanaddictiontoitisanylessdamagingthanothersortsofaddictions.Anumberofstudiesshowthatworkaholismhasbeenassociatedwithawiderangeofhealthproblems,suchasanxietyandheartdisease.Besideshealthproblems,beingaworkaholicbringsothernegativeeffectsaswell.AstudypublishedintheAmericanJournalofFamilyTherapyfoundthatworkingtoomuchnegativelyinfluencedanemployee'smarriage.Thisisn'tsurprising,sinceifyou'remarriedtoyourworkitcanbedifficulttobemarriedtoanythingoranyoneelse.Therehavealsobeenstudieslookingattheirinfluenceofworkaholicparentsontheirchildrenandthenewsisn'tgood.Adultchildrenofworkaholicfathersexperiencedmoredepression(抑郁)andanxietyandaweakersenseofself.However,therearealsomanypositiveaspectstoworkinghardandtoanincreasingdevotiontocareer.Hardworkcanbringgreatrewards.Formany,it'showtheydevelopfeelingsofself-worth,confidenceandpurpose.Ifyouhaveaworkaholicinyourlifeyoumightpointoutthethingsheorsheismissingoutonwhileatwork,whetherit'sachild'ssoccergame,agoodbook,orayogaclass.Seektounderstandwhythepersonfeelstheneedtoworksomuchandsupporttheminfindingasolution.8.Whatcanweinferaboutworkaholicsfromparagraph1?A.Theyusuallyhavealifeoutsidework.B.Theyputworkinthefirstplace.C.Theywinrespectfromtheirworkmates.D.Theyareunderpressurefromwork.9.Whatareparagraphs3and4mainlyabout?A.Badresultsofworkaholism.B.Reasonsforbeingworkaholics.C.Howpeopledealwiththeiraddictions.D.Howhard-workingpeopledifferfromworkaholics.10.Whatcanwedotohelpworkaholicsinlife?A.Rewardthemfortheirhardwork.B.Forcethemtojoinfamilyactivities.C.Helpthemfindself-worthandconfidence.D.Trytounderstandandsupportthem.11.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardworkinghard?A.Curious.B.Negative.C.Doubtful.D.Objective.DNexttimeyouraiseaneyebrow(眉毛)attheviewsofyourfriend,brother,sisterorcolleague,remembertheycouldbehelpingtomakeyousmarter.Newresearchshowsthatintelligenceisnotfixedbutcanbeimprovedthroughoutadulthoodbyfamilymembers,brightmatesandintellectuallychallengingcareers.Thestudychallengesthecommonlyheldbeliefthatintelligenceisfixedbytheageofabout18.Scientificconsensus(共识)suggestsintelligenceiscontrolledbygenes,withenvironmentalage.Afteruchasschoolingandnutritionplayingapartuptothisage.Afterthispoint,IQscoresbecomesteady.ButJamesFlynn,professorattheUniversityofOtagoinNewZealand,arguesthatpeoplecan“upgrade”theirintelligencethroughouttheirlives.Hebelievesintellectualstimulation(刺激)fromotherpeopleisimportantasthe"brainseemstoberatherlikeamuscle-themoreyouuseit,thestrongeritgets".However,theoppositeisalsotrue-sopeoplewhoshareahomeorworkplacewiththeirintellectuallychallengedriskseeingtheirIOlevelnosediveasaresult.ProfessorFlynnanalysedUSintelligencetestsfromthelast65yearsandcreatednewIQ“agetables".Hefoundabrightten-year-oldwithbrothersandsistersofaverageintelligencewillsufferafivetotenpointIQdisadvantagecomparedtoasimilarchildwithequalitybrightbrothersandsisters.However,childrenwithalowIQcouldgetsixtoeightpointsbyhavingbrighterbrothersandsistersandspecialeducationaltreatmenttohelppullthemup.ProfessorFlynnconcludedthatalthoughgeneticsandearlylifeexperiencesdetermineaboutmore.Heintelligence,theremaining20%islinkedtolifestyle.ThismeanspeoplecanraisetheirIQ,orallowittofall,bytenpointsormore.HesuggeststhebestwaytoimproveIQlevelsistosocialisewithbrightfriends,andfindanintellectuallychallengingjob.12.Accordingtothetext,itiscommonlybelievedthatA.people'sIQlevelfallsastheyageB.itB.itiswisetosharefamilymembers'viewsC.adultscannotimprovetheirintelligenceD.doingsomethingchallengingisgoodforone'sintelligence13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nosedive"inparagraph2mostprobablymean?A.Differ.B.Develop.C.Change.D.Fall.14.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpimproveone'sintelligenceaccordingtoProfessorPlynn?A.Makingmanyfriends.B.Stayingwithsmartpeople.C.Doingexerciseeveryday.D.Learningfrombrothersorsisters.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BrightPeopleMakeYouSmarterB.GenesDeterminesIntelligenceC.BrainIsLikeMuscleD.ManyFactorsInfluenceIntelligence第二节(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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Weallhavechildhoodbestfriendsandweoftenassumethatthese,personswouldstillbeourfriendswhenweareallgrown-upsandevenuntilthedaywedie.____16_____.However,mostpeoplejustgrowapartandsadly,somechildhoodbestfriendsjustbecomepeoplewhousedtoknoweachother.____17_____.Theregotten.Onedistance.Movingestfriendfromchildhoodcanbeforgotten.Oneofthemostcommonreasonswouldbedistance.Movingawayandgrowingapartfromeachothercanhavethebiggesteffectonfriendships.friends.Thesonwhywemayforgetourbestfriendisthatwemeetnewbestfriends.Thefriendswemadewhenwewereyoungmaynotsharethesameintereststhatwehavewhenwereachtheteenageyears.____18_____.Wefindnewpeoplewhoshareournewinterestsandleavebehindpeoplewhonolongerhavethingsincommonwithus.____19_____.Wemakenewbestfriendsinhighschoolandsomeincollege.Thesefriendshipsareoftentheonesthatlastthelongest.friends.Itluckyenoughtohavethegiftoffriendship,wemustmakesurethatwedonotloseit.____20_____.Ifwewanttokeepourfriendsinourlives,wemustdomorethanlookbackuponthepastandmakeanactiveefforttomaintainourrelationshipwithourfriends.Itcouldbeacall,atext,orevenane-mail.A.Sothereisanaturalfallingapart.B.Whatarethefactorsthataffectfriendship?C.Whatdowehavetodotomakenewfriends?D.Somepeopleareluckytokeeptheirchildhoodbestfriends.E.Likeallrelationships，friendshipsneedtobeworkedontoo.F.Aswegrowolder，wemeetnewpeopleandbuildnewfriendships.G.Itmaynotbethatdifficulttokeepfriendsifweneverstopbeingone.第二部分语言运用(共五节，满分80分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给A、B、C、D的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。world.Butthistory,femalescientists,engineersandmathematicianshavechangedtheworld.Butwhiletheir__21__havebeenremarkable,theirnamesandtheirstorieshave__22__receivedalotofattention.PhysicistJessWadewantedto__23__thestoriesofgreatscientificpioneerswhomaybeignoredandshe__24__auniquewaytodothat:writingWikipediapages.WadetoldCBSNewsthatwhilethe__25__ofwomeninscienceissmallincomparisontothatofmen,shehasalwayshad__26__inthefield.Whenshewasagraduatestudent,Wade__27__aninspiringwomaninscience,KimCobb,whoisaclimatescientistatBrownUniversity."SowhenImetherIthoughtsheisa(n)__28__personandIneedtolearnmoreabouther.WhenIdidalittlesearch,Icouldn't__29__anyinformationabouther.WhatI__30__wasaWikipediapagebutitwasn'tthere."That'showWadegotthe__31___—tostartwritingWikipediapagesfordiversepeopleinsciencewhodon'tyethavethem.Inherfreetime,WadesearchestheInternetto__32___information,andthenshegetstoworkwritingWikipediapages.She'swrittenmorethan1,700sofar.Wadeisnowmakinga___33___forherselfinscienceandsheknowsshewouldn'tbeherewithoutthosewhocamebeforeher."Weallhavearoleto__34___inmakingscienceamorediverseand__35___place,"shesaid.A.achievementsA.achievementsB.potentialsC.ambitionsD.demands22.A.naturallyB.regularlyC.permanentlyD.hardly23.A.readB.chooseC.shareD.appreciate24.A.thoughtlittleofB.passeddownC.cameupwithD.leftout25.A.goalB.progressC.responsibilityD.number26.A.conceptsB.modelsC.rulesD.followers27.A.referredtoB.turneddownC.cameacrossD.tookin28.A.patientB.ordinaryC.seriousD.amazing29.A.rememberB.identifyC.offerD.find30.A.wantedB.acceptedC.recommendedD.acknowledged31.A.helpB.ideaC.beliefD.order32.A.collectB.postC.manageD.correct23.A.suggestionB.willC.nameD.request34.A.playB.makeC.selectD.decide35.A.saferB.fairerC.quieterD.wider第二节语法填空1(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。Aftergraduatingin1953,YuanLongpingworkedasaresearcher.Herealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneeded____36____(boost)yieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasa____37____(challenge)questionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercould____38____(find)inthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridis____39____crossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventional____40____(crop).However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself-pollinating,plants,suchasrice____41____(be)amatterofgreatdebate.Thecommon____42____(assume)thenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.____43____intenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridrice____44____couldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutput____45____(great).第三节单句语法填空(每空1分,共5分)46.Asfor_____________(chemistry)fertilisers,cropsgrownwiththemusuallygrowtoofasttoberichinnutrition.47.Hisactionsare_____________(contradict)tohiswords.48.His_____________(devote)tohiscountrywasexpressedinhissaying,“MycareerisinChina,mysuccessisinChinaandmydestinationisinChina!”.49.Ahealthydietshouldhelpyourbodyresist_____________(infect).50._____________worriesmostpeopleisthatthesefertilisersmaycausepollution.第四节选短语，并用其正确的形式填空（每空1分，共5分)devote...todevote...tobecomprisedofinturnbreakoutsubscribeto51.Alargefire_____________(爆发)whenhewasasleepatnight.52.Therewerecheersforeachofthewomenastheyspoke_____________(依次).53.Theprofessor_____________allhislife(把..奉献于...)_____________researchingthetreatmentofAIDS.54.He______________(同意)theviewthatmenandwomenareequal.55.Thecourse_____________(由...组成)readings,discussions,andgroupdesignsessions.第三部分写作（共两节、满分30分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，在暑假期间的家宴或朋友聚会中，你发现很多人沉迷于智能手机，不与他人交流沟通。请你向英文报社的编辑写封信，反映该情况。要点包括:1.你遇到的情况;2．智能手机的利与弊;3．你的看法和倡议。注意:1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearEditor,I’mwritingtotellyousomethingIfoundduringthesummervacation.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节（满分15分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。其中第一段已经给出,只需续写第二段。ItwastheEasterholidays,andschoolwasclosedfortwoweeks.Forme,theEasterholidaysweresoboringthatitwasimpossibletofindsomethingfuntodo.MymomhadsuggestedthatIdosomestudiessincethepromotiontestwascomingup.However,Ididn'tfollowmymother'ssuggestion.Instead,Iwentoutsidetoseekoutmyfriendstoplaywith.WhenIhadsuccessfullycontactedsomeofmyfriends,noneofthemseemedtobemuchinaplayfulmood,butonefriendJimmyagreedtoplaywithme.Hesuggestedwegodowntotheriverandjustrelaxthere.Theriverwasnotfarfrommyhome,andwearrivedtherequickly.Justrelaxingontheriverbankwithnothingbutsomewastelogs(木头),itwasn'tfunforusatfirst.Clearlywhatwasonourmindswastojumpintotheriverandjusttakeaswimintheclearcoolwater.Sowetookoffourclothesdowntoourunderwearandwalkedintotheshallowpartofthewater.Thewaterwastrulycoolandrefreshingandwewerestartingtohavefunthen,playingandlaughing,aswesplashed