重庆市缙云教育联盟2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考试题英语

★秘密·启用前重庆缙云教育联盟20232024学年（上）12月月度质量检测高二英语【命题单位：重庆缙云教育联盟】注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚；2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，在试卷上作答无效；3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回；4.全卷共7页，满分120分，听力部分另附纸张，本卷考试时间100分钟。第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1.5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。AKaibabNationalForestThevastmajorityofareasandactivitiesintheKaibabNationalForestarefreetoenjoybythepublic.However,therearesomefeesforrecreational(娱乐的)sitesandactivitiessuchascampgrounds,cabinrentalsandrecreationalvehiclefacilities.AnnualPassItcoversthepassownerandthreeacpanyingadultsatsiteswhereperpersonentrancefeesarecharged.Goodforoneyearfromthemonthofpurchase.$80foroneyear.SeniorPassYoumustbe62yearsofageoroldertopurchase.Passesare$20foroneyearor$80foralifetime.AnInteragency(跨部门的)AnnualPasscanbeusedonmanydifferentfederallandsacrossthenation.VolunteerPassItisawardedtothoseindividualswhovolunteer250hoursatoneormorerecreationalsitesmanagedby5federalagenciesasawaytosay“thankyou”!TheVolunteerPassisvalid(有效的)for12monthsfromthemonthofissuance.4thGradersThisfreepassisavailableto4thGraders,4thGradeTeachers,homeschoolandfreechoicelearners10yearsofage.GoodfromSept.toAug.ofyour4thGradeschoolyear.AccessPassPeoplewhoarelivingwithdisabilitiescanrequestthis$10lifetimepass.Itcanbeusedatmanydifferentfederallandsacrossthenation.FordetailedinformationonfeesassociatedwithanyKaibabNationalForestrecreationalsiteoractivity,pleasevisititswebsiteandlocatethespecificsiteoractivityofinterest.1．HowmanypeopledoesanAnnualPassadmitintoKaibabNationalForestatmost?A．1. B．2. C．3. D．4.2．WhatcanweknowabouttheVolunteerPass?A．It’sfreeforoldpeople. B．Itshowsrespectforlabor.C．Itcanbeusedforalifetime. D．It’sgivenasarewardto4thGraders.3．Whichpassfavorsthedisabled?A．AnnualPass. B．SeniorPass. C．AccessPass. D．4thGraders.BForeignvisitorstotheUKmightbedisappointedwhentheylearnthatnoteveryonetherespeakslikeHarryPotterandhisfriends.Usually,there’sanassumptionbymanynonBritsthateveryoneinBritainspeakswithwhat’sknownasaReceivedPronunciation(RP，标准发音)accent,alsocalled“theQueen’sEnglish”.However,whilemanypeopledotalkthisway,mostBritonsspeakintheirownregionalaccents(口音).Scouse,GlaswegianandBlackCountry—fromLiverpool,GlasgowandtheWestMidlands—arejustthreeofthecountlessnonRPaccentsthatBritishpeoplespeakwith.Thereareevendifferencesinaccentsbetweentownsorcitiesjust30kilometersapart.WhatisevenmoredisappointingisthatnotspeakinginaRPaccentmaymeanaBritishpersonisjudgedandeventreateddifferentlyintheireverydaylife.Ina2015studybyTheUniversityofSouthWales,videosofpeoplereadingapassageinthreedifferentUKaccentswereshowntoasecondgroupofpeople.Thegroupthenratedhowintelligenttheythoughtthereaderssounded.ThelowestratedaccentwasBrummie,nativetopeoplefromBirmingham,acitywhoseaccentisconsideredworkingclass.However,thereisnoneedtobedisappointedthoughyouarenotspeakinginaRPaccent.Infact,doingtheoppositemayevengiveyoustrength.KongSeongjae,25,isanInternetcelebrityfromSeoul.AfterstudyingintheUK,hepickedupseveralregionalaccents.He’snowfamousforhisonlinevideos,whereheshowsoffthevariousaccentshe’slearned.“BritishpeopleusuallygetreallyexcitedwhenIusesomeoftheirlocaldialectwords,andtheybeemuchfriendlier.Ithinkitmakesabitofbondbetweenlocalpeopleandforeignerstospeakintheirlocalaccent,”hesaid.Soifyou’reworkingonperfectingyourBritishaccent,trytospeaklikesomeonefromLiverpool,GlasgoworBirmingham.YoumaynotsoundlikeHarryPotter,butyouarelikelytomakemorefriends.4．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．NonBritsusuallyholdthatallBritonsspeakinaRPaccent.B．Only“theQueen’sEnglish”isacceptedintheUK.C．ForeignvisitorsaredisappointedattheironspokenEnglish.D．AnyReceivedPronunciationaroundtheworldisalsocalled“theQueen’sEnglish”.5．WhatdopeoplethinkoftheBrummieaccent?A．FavoredbyforeignvisitorstotheUK. B．ClosesttotheRPaccent.C．Smartandeasytounderstand. D．Spokenbypeopleoflowerclass.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“doingtheopposite”inParagraph4referto?A．SpeakinginaRPaccent. B．Speakinginregionalaccents.C．SpeakingtheBrummieaccent. D．SpeakinglikeHarryPotter.7．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．AstudyaboutthemostintelligentaccentinBritain.B．AparisonbetweendifferentBritishaccents.C．HowmuchBritishpeoplevaluetheRPaccent.D．Theinfluenceofregionalaccentsonpeople’slives.CIn1945,twosculpturesmeanttorepresenttheaveragemancalledNormanandwomancalledNormaintheUnitedStateswentonexhibitattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory.Thatsameyear,acontestwaslaunchedtofindalivingrepresentationofNorma.Normalisoftenusedtomean“typical”,“expected”,oreven“correct”.Bythatlogic,mostpeopleshouldfitthedescriptionofnormal.Andyet,notoneofalmost4,000womenwhoparticipatedinthecontestmatchedNorma,thesupposedly“normal”woman.Thispuzzleisn’tuniquetoNormaandNorman,either—timeandtimeagain,socallednormaldescriptionsofourbodies,minds,andperceptionshaveturnedouttomatchalmostnoone.Sowhatdoesnormalactuallymean—andshouldweberelyingonitsomuch?Instatistics,anormaldistributiondescribesasetofvaluesthatfallalongabellcurve(曲线).Theaverage,ormean,ofallthevaluesisattheverycenter,andmostothervaluesfallwithinthehump(驼峰)ofthebell.Normaldoesn’tdescribeasingledatapoint,butapatternofdiversity.Manyhumantraits,likeheight,followanormaldistribution.Somepeopleareverytallorveryshort,butmostpeoplefallclosetotheoverallaverage.Outsideofstatistics,normaloftenreferstoanaveragelikethesinglenumberpulledfromthefattestpartofthebellcurvethatexcludesallthenuancesofthenormaldistribution.NormaandNorman’sproportions(比例)camefromsuchaverages.Appliedtoindividuals,whethersomeoneisconsiderednormalusuallydependsonhowcloselytheygettothisaverage.Atbest,suchdefinitionsofnormalfailtocapturevariation.Whenlimitedorinaccuratedefinitionsofnormalareusedtomakedecisionsthatimpactpeople’slives,theycandorealharm.Therewereexamplesinhistory.Tothisday,peopleareoftentargetedanddiscriminatedagainstonthebasisofdisabilities,mentalhealthissues,andotherfeaturesconsidered“notnormal”.Buttherealityisthatthedifferencesinourbodies,minds,perceptions,andideasabouttheworldaroundus—inshort,diversity—isthetruenormal.8．WhatcanwelearnaboutNormanandNorma?A．Noparticipantfittedthedescriptionoftheminthecontest.B．Theywereondisplayassoonastheywerepletedin1945.C．TheywerebothnamedbytheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory.D．Peopleviewedthemastypicalandcorrectrepresentationsofhumans.9．Howdoesnormalinstatisticsdifferfromnormaloutsideofstatistics?A．Theformerandthelatterfallattotallydifferentpointsofthebellcurve.B．Theformerandthelatteraccountfordifferentpuzzlesinourdailylife.C．Thelatterisasinglenumberwhereastheformershowsapatternofdiversity.D．Thelatteroftenindicatesthedistributionofasetofvaluesbuttheformerdoesn’t.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nuances”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?A．Possibilities. B．Examples. C．Meanings. D．Differences.11．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．WhatIsRealNormal?B．WhenAreHumansNormal?C．HowDoesNormalCauseHarm?D．WhyShouldn’tWeRelyonNormal?DTheMonaLisaisthefamousLeonardodaVincipaintingofawomanwithamysterioussmile.Thisweek,thepaintinggaveupasecret.ScientistsusingXraystoexaminethechemicalstructureofasmallpartofthepaintingdiscoveredatechniqueLeonardousedinthework.Anoilpaintusedforitwasaspecial,newchemicalmixture,whichsuggeststhattheItalianartistwasinanexperimentalmoodwhenheworkedonthepaintinginthe16thcentury.“Helovedtoexperiment,andeachofhispaintingsispletelydifferenttechnically,”saidVictorGonzalez,achemistwhohasstudiedthechemicalelement(成分)ofseveralworksbyLeonardoandotherartists.Theresearchersfoundarareleadpound(铅化合物)—plumbonacrite,inLeonardo’sfirstlayerofpaint.ThediscoveryprovedthatdaVincimostlikelyusedleadoxidetothickenandhelpdryhispaint.Thepaintinthestudyisaboutthethicknessofahumanhair,lyinginthetoprightareaofthepainting.ThescientistslookedintoitsatomicstructureusingXrays,movingparticlesatthespeedoflight,permittingresearcherstolookdeeperintothepaintstructure.“Plumbonacriteisreallyafingerprintofhisrecipe,asit’sthefirsttimewecanchemicallyconfirmit,”Gonzalezsaid.DutchartistRembrandtmayhaveusedasimilarmixturewhenhewaspaintinginthe17thcentury.Gonzalezandotherresearchershavefoundplumbonacriteinhiswork,too.Leonardoisthoughttohaveputleadoxidepowder,whichhasanorangecolor,intheoiltomakeitthickeranddryfaster.“Whatyouwillgetisanoilthathasaverynicegoldencolor,”Gonzalezsaid.“Itflowsmorelikehoney.”ButtheMonaLisa—saidbytheLouvretobeaportrait(肖像)ofLisaGherardini,thewifeofaFlorentinesilkbusinessman—andadditionalworksbyLeonardostillhaveothersecretstotell.“Whatwearesayingisjustalittlebrickintheknowledge,”Gonzalezsaid.12．What’sthenewdiscoveryabouttheMonaLisa?A．Anewexplanationofthesecretsmile.B．Anewchemicalelementusedinthepainting.C．Thesecretofthewomaninthepainting.D．ThestructureofthepaintdaVinciused.13．Whichbestexplainstheunderlinedword“fingerprint”inparagraph4?A．Opensecret. B．Widespreaduse. C．Hiddenelement. D．Longtermdream.14．HowdoesGonzalezviewtheuseofleadoxidepowderinpaintings?A．Ithelpstomakemanythingsintopaints.B．Ithelpstomakepaintseasytodealwith.C．Ithelpstokeepthepaintingslastlong.D．Ithelpstomakepaintingsrichincolor.15．WhatcanwelearnabouttheMonaLisafromthelastparagraph?A．Ithasmoresecretstotelltheworld.B．It’stheportraitofasilkbusinessman.C．It’swellkeptinbricksintheLouvre.D．Ithasamixtureofdifferentartstyles.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Somespeakingactivitiesdonotgiveanexactpictureofyourtruelanguageskill.Butstorytellingdoes.Storytellingistheretellingofastory.Itcanbeashortpieceofinventedstory;oritcanbetheretellingofanewsevent.Oryoucantalkaboutsomethingthathappenedinyourownlife.16Ontheotherhand,anactivityrequiringyouropinioncanslowyoudown.17Forthestorytellingactivity,trytoprovideasmuchinformationaspossibleandaimforarecordingofthreeminutesorfewer.Don’tjustsay,“Istudiedatthelibrary.”Say,“18Andmostoftheseatsweretaken,soIlookedaroundandfinallyfoundaplace,butitwasnearthewindow.Itwascold,soIhadtokeepmycoaton,”orsomethinglikethat.19Instead,itistospeakatafasterspeedbecauseyoudonothavetostopandthinkofeachideaseparately.Beforetheactivity,you’dbetterspeakoutloudtoyourselfafewtimestomakesureyouhaveyourmainpointsinmind.Whenlisteningtotherecording,donotexpecttofindallorevenmostgrammarorvocabularymistakes.20Afterthefirstrecording,recordyourselftellingthesamestoryatleastoncemoreandtakenoteofyourprogress.Butavoidmemorizingyourspeech.A．Putyourspeechintowrittenortypedform.B．Thegoalofgivingsuchinformationisnottofillthetime.C．IwalkedintothelibraryandthoughtaboutwhereIshouldsit.D．Thatisbecauseitforcesyoutothinkaboutyourideasasyousaythem.E．Chooseaplacethatyouknowwell,likeyourhomeoranearbybusstation.F．Butyoucaneasilyfindsomemistakes,suchaswrongverbandnounendings.G．StorytellingfreesyoufromformingplexideasandletsyouspeakeasilyinEnglish.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）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。Fiveyearsago,myhusbandandIboughtafarm.Aswerestoretheland,Ifeelmywellbeing21.Ithinkthefarmisalsoworkingitsmagiconourson.Sincehewas20,hehaslivedwithmentalillness.Justwhenitcouldn’tgetanyworse,anunexpected22occurredinmylife.We23thefarm.Ithastakenacoupleofyearsto24theland,seedthelawnandbuildgardenbeds.Thefarmwasholdingour25together.Beforemysonwenttotreatment,weplanteda“guild”(同一目的协会)intheoldfarmtosupportthehealthoftreesbygroupingotherhelpfulplantsaroundthem.Wedugaroundthe26treesandplacedingarlic,wildflowers,etcandthegardenseemstogrowwell.Wealsolearnedhowto27others.OurworkmanworkedsteadilyandhelpedwhenIasked.Askingforhelpisaprincipleintherecoverymunity,alessonmysonis28.Thedesiretorecoverthislandhas29inme.Ihaveseenthis30towardsrestorationinmysonaswell.Ittrulydoestakeavillagetorebuildafarmanda(an)31.Andmysonhasfoundhisownkindofguildthat32him.Owningafarmwasneverour33,butitcamewhenourfamilyneededa34project.Diggingisanactoffaith,hopeand35ofwhatwillappearnext.21．A．disappearing B．lasting C．returning D．crashing22．A．song B．light C．shadow D．storm23．A．secured B．found C．explored D．repaired24．A．clear B．remove C．shelter D．access25．A．patients B．friends C．staff D．family26．A．weaker B．older C．taller D．smaller27．A．respondto B．appealto C．concentrateon D．dependon28．A．preparing B．selecting C．processing D．learning29．A．grown B．changed C．faded D．remained30．A．gratitude B．contribution C．responsibility D．drive31．A．house B．life C．organization D．career32．A．supports B．impresses C．recognizes D．persuades33．A．destination B．plan C．adventure D．belief34．A．familiar B．flexible C．meaningful D．tough35．A．prediction B．admiration C．expectation D．evaluation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。Local36(official)inBeijingpromisedtofurtherprotectthecity’sculturalheritage,inparticularthenarrowstreetsknownashutongs.Hutongsare37(mon)foundinthecitiesofNorthChina,buttheyareindanger.Beijingiscurrentlybelievedtohavefewerthan1,000hutongs,mostof38areneartheForbiddenCity.Only60yearsago,thenumberofthehutongs39(be)3,250.“Everyyearmorethan100,000peoplevisittheForbiddenCityduringtheNationalDayholidays.Thevisitsputpressureon40protectionofculturalrelics,”saidHuangYan,directoroftheBeijingMunicipalmissionofUrbanPlanning,41(add)thathutongsshouldbeprotectedfromhumandamage.Thegovernmentconcentrated42howtheprotectionplanswerecarriedoutandhowthemanagementofculturalheritageworked.WangShaofeng,headoftheXichengDistrictGovernment,saidtheareahas182culturalrelics,andmanyofthemwerebuiltasfarbackastheYuanDynasty.ThedistrictofXichenghas1.28millionresidentsin43(it)57squarekilometersofland.“Themostefficientwayistodecreasethelocalpopulationtoreducethepossibilityofcausingharmtotheheritage,”Wangsaid.“Eachmunityhasbeenrequired44(report)thestatusofitsculturalheritage.”Nooneknowsforsurehowmanyhutongs45(leave)intheing100years.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46．为弘扬中国传统文化，你校学生会将举办一场以“经典咏流传(EverlastingClassics)”为主题的论语通读大赛(RecitationContestfortheAnalectsofConfucius)，假如你是校学生会主席李华，邀请全校师生前来观看。请你根据提示写一则通知，内容包括，1.大赛目的；2.大赛时间、地点（2023年11月24日下午两点，学校报告厅）；3.大赛内容。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。NOTICE____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分25分）OnepleasantNewyearmorning,Edwardrose,andwashedanddressedhimselfinahurry.HewantedtobefirsttowishahappyNewYeartohisfamily.Heturnedupateverydoorofthehouse,andshoutedthewordsof“HappyNewYear”inanexcitedvoice.Afteraquickbreakfast,hehoppedalongthestreetlikeahappybird,greetedandrepeatedthewordstothosehemet.Whenhecameback,hisfathergavehim50dollars,sayinghecouldbuywhateverhehadbeenwishingfor.Hisfacelightedupashetookthem.Hehadwishedforalongtimetobuysomeinterestingbooksthathehadseenatthebookstore.Hethankedhisfatheranddancedoutofthehouseagainwithalightheart,wantingtobuythosebooks.Asherandownthestreet,henoticedapoorGermanfamily,thefather,mother,andthreechildrentremblingwithcold.“IwishyouahappyNewYear,”saidEdward,ashewashappilypassingon.Themantookalookatthehappyboyandshookhisheadsadly.Edwardstoppedandsaid,“Itseemsthatyoudonotbelongtothiscountry”Themanagainshookhishead,aconfusedexpressionappearedoverhisface,forhecouldnotunderstandorspeakEnglish.Butthepoormanpointedtohismouth,andtothechildrenwithhungrylooks,asiftosay,“Theselittleoneshavehadnothingtoeatforalongtime.”Edwardquicklyunderstoodthatthesepoorpeoplewereindifficultsituation.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。Paragraph1:Hetookouthisdollars,andgavethemalltotheman.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:WhenEdwardwenthome,hisfatheraskedwhatbookhehadbought.________________________________________