2025-2026学年江苏省常州市奔牛高级中学高二上学期12月月考英语试题

2025-2026学年江苏省常州市奔牛高级中学高二上学期12月月考英语试题2025年12月第一部分：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.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Selectingacupboard.B.Sortingouttheclothes.C.Tidyingupthestoreroom.2.Whatdoweknowabouttheman.A.Heishighlyfocused.B.Heispooratmultitasking.C.HeiseasilybotheredbytheTV.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Printnewspapersaremorereliable.B.Peopleshouldprotecttheireyesight.C.Digitalnewshasbecomeverypopular.4.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inataxi.B.Inagiftshop.C.Inarestaurant.5.Whydoesthemancomplain?A.Hemetanunprofessionalworker.B.Hegottheinaccurateinformation.C.Hedidn’tgetareplytohismessage.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。听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemanandSam?A.Theygetalongwell.B.Theywilldoaprojecttogether.CTheyhavetroubleworkingtogether.7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSam?A.Heismean.B.Heisdirect.C.Heisfriendly.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.WhydoesJackmakethecall?A.Tokeepanappointment.B.Toconfirmanappointment.C.Torescheduleanappointment.9.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.TreatJackherself.B.TakealunchbreakC.TellDr.Leetheemergency.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。10.WhatistherelationshipbetweenJaniceandMr.Franks?A.Bossandsecretary.B.Deliverymanandcustomer.C.Salesrepresentativeandcustomer.11.WhatproblemdidMr.Franksbringup?A.Alatedelivery.B.Amistakenorder.C.Anoverduepayment.12.WhodidJanicecontacttoday?A.AnITtechnician.B.Mr.Franks.C.Herworkmate.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。13.WhatdoesMaxthinkisthebestsolutiontohishomesickness?A.Keepinghimselfbusy.B.Goingbackhomeduringbreaks.C.Beingwithhisfamily’scompany.14.WhatisMax’sopiniononfilmingunderwater?A.Easy.B.Stressful.C.Boring.15.Whatshouldanunderwaterfilm-makerbegoodat?A.Makingpredictions.B.Dealingwithemergencies.C.Handlingthepressure.16.WhatdoesMaxadviseawould-befilm-makertodo?A.Investinthebestequipment.B.Practisemakingfilmsclosetohome.C.Traveltoaplacefarawaytomakeafilm.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.WhydoesDonwanttoattendthesale?A.Totrytohelpchildreninneed.B.Tocallfornatureconservation.C.Toattractattentiontohisdaughter’sillness.18.HowoldisJamesChangnow?A56.B.65.C.69.19.Whosepicturesmightappealtoabstractartenthusiasts?A.DonStudley’s.B.NatalieStevens’s.C.JamesChang’s.20.WhataremostofNatalieStevens’sworksabout?A.Birds.B.People.C.Countries.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15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。AIntheCommonwealthGamesEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandhaveseparateOlympicsteams,unliketheOlympicswheretheycompetetogetherasBritain.WhataretheCommonwealthGames?TheCommonwealthGamesareheldeveryfouryearsbetweenmembersoftheCommonwealthofNations—agroupofindependentcountries,mostofwhichusedtobepartoftheBritain.TheGameswerefirstheldin1930inHamilton,Canada.TheeventwasnamedtheCommonwealthGamesin1978.ThehistoryoftheCommonwealthGamesTheCommonwealthGameshavebeenheldeveryfouryearssincetheystartedandhavegrownmuchbigger.AtthefirstCommonwealthGames,only11nationsand400athleteswereinvolvedinsixsports.Foralongtime,theGamesonlyincludedindividualsportssuchasathletics,boxingandswimming.In1998,teamsportssuchascricket,hockeyandnetballwereintroduced.TheCommonwealthGameshavefeaturedmanyfantasticfeatsandtheathleteshavebrokenawiderangeofrecords.ParalympicprogressAtthe2002ManchesterCommonwealthGames,CanadianathleteChantalPetitclercbecamethefirstathletewithadisabilitytowinagoldmedalinthewheelchair800-meterrace.Shesaid,“ItmeantsomuchtomethattheCommonwealthGamesdecidedthataperformanceisaperformance-anditdoesn’tmatterifyouaccomplishitinawheelchair.ParalympicathletescontinuetotakepartintheCommonwealthCames’mainsportsprograms,andmanyhavebrokenrecordsandmadehistory.1.WhichcountriestakepartintheCommonwealthGames?A.Independentcountries. B.MembersoftheCommonwealthofNations.C.TheformermembersoftheBritain. D.Allthecountriesfromaroundtheworld.2.HowmanysportswerethereatthefirstCommonwealthGames?A.11. B.4. C.6. D.400.3.WhydoParalympicathletescompeteintheCommonwealthGames?A.Tomakehistoricrecords. B.Toenjoysportsprogramswithotherathletes.C.Toshowtheirdisabilities. D.Toprovethemselveswithgoodperformance.BWhilewalkingonthesidewalk,weoftenencountersmall,sharpstonesthatwemayjustkickaside.Yet,tostoneenthusiasts,theselittlerocksrevealafascinatingworld.JinHuilin,34,amemberoftheNanjingYuhuaStoneCulturalExchangeAssociationstartedobservingstonesattheageof23inNanjing,Jiangsu.HewasinstantlygrabbedbythebeautyofYuhuastones,describingthemas“exceptionallyenchanting”.NanjingYuhuastoneisatypeofornamentalwaterwornstonemainlyfoundinareaslikeNanjingandYizheng.Itisknownforitsjade-liketexture,brightcolors,delicatesize,andrichdesigns.WhenaYuhuastoneisdry,itappearsasnondescriptgrey,makingitdifficulttodetectitstruequality.JinandhisfriendsusedtogotominingsitesinLuhu,Nanjing,onrainydays,wearingrubbershoestocollectYuhuastones.Therainwaterbroughtoutdetailedpatternsonthestones.“Ifit’snotraining,it’sbesttocarryabottletospraythesurfaceofthesestoneswithwater.Youcansometimesuncoveragate(玛瑙)orevenfossils.”Jinsaid.AccordingtoJin,appreciatingstonesstartswiththeirexternalqualitiesliketexture,color,andpatterns.However,“genuineappreciationoftheculturalreferencesofthestonesrequiresculturalknowledge;otherwise,theymightseemlikemereblocksofcolor,”saidJin.Withrelatedculturalknowledgeandimagination,peopleseedifferentpatternsaccordingtothetexturesandshapesofstones—suchasweather-beatentrees,loftypeaks,roaringwaterfalls,greenlotus,oragedscholars.“So,observingstonesis,inaway,observingoneself.Thestonesapersonchoosesastheirfavoritesultimatelyreflecttheirculturalawareness.”Jinadded.Apartfromwaterappreciationinwhichpeopleobservepatternsofstonesinthewater,Jinmentionedthatenthusiastsalsohaveotherwaystoappreciatestones.Hegavesomeexamples.“Somepeopleenjoyholdingstonesintheirhand,appreciatingtheiruniquetextures,orusingstronglighttorevealhiddenpatternsthatareevenmorebeautiful.Otherschoosetoplacethestoneonthedesk,invitingadmirationfromguestswhoappreciatethestonefromvariousangles.”saidJin.ForJin,stoneobservationbringsjoyandfreshnesstohislife.“Somepeopleliketohavelivelypetsascompanions,whileIpreferstonesfortheireverlastingnature.”Jinnoted.4.WhydidJinandhisfriendscollectstonesonrainydays?A.Becauserainwatermadethestoneseasiertocarry.B.Becausewetstonesweremorevaluableinthemarket.C.Becauserainydayspreventedothersfromcollectingstones.D.Becauserainwaterrevealedthehiddenpatternsofthestones.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nondescript”inparagraph4mostprobablymean?A.Plain. B.Shiny. C.Unique. D.Colorful.6.WhatdoesJinHuilinsuggestaboutstoneappreciation?A.Itessentiallyreliesontheobserver’sculturalperspectives.B.Itisideallyconductedamongenthusiastsonsocialoccasions.C.Itspeciallyfocusesonexaminingrocks’featuresonrainydays.D.Itgenerallyrequiresadvancedequipmenttoseetheirtruebeauty.7.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AMasterofStoneAppreciation B.Observingstones,ReflectingSelfC.TheArtofMakingYuhuastones D.Identifyingstones,AppreciatingNatureC“Fewarticleschangeownersmorefrequentlythanclothes.Theytraveldownwardsfromgradetogradeinthesocialscalewithremarkableregularity,”wrotethejournalistAdolpheSmithin1877ashetracedacoat’sjourneyinthelastcentury:cleaned,repairedandresoldrepeatedly;cutdownintoasmalleritem;eventuallyrecycledintonewfabric.Butwiththeimprovementinpeople’slivingstandards,thatmodelismind-bogglingintheeraoffastfashion.TheaverageBritishcustomerbuysfouritemsamonth.Anditisreportedthat350,000tonnesofusedbutstillwearableclothesgotolandfillsintheUKeachyear.Yetthegradualrevivalofthesecond-handtradehasgatheredpaceinthepastfewyears.AtfashionwebsiteAsos,salesofvintageclothes(古董衫)haverisenby92%.Clothingwasoncewornoutofnecessity,andnowitissimplyawayoflife.BusyfamiliesselluseditemsoneBay,teenagerstradeonDepopandsomefashionpeopleofferdesignerlabelsonVestiaireCollective.Strikingly,ithasbecomebigenoughbusinessthatmainstreamretailers(零售商)wantasliceoftheaction.Forsomebuyersandsellers,theswitchtothesecond-handisbornoffinancialdifficulties.Onlyafewhavebecomeworriedabouttheimpactoftheirshoppinghabitontheplanet.Buttheshiftisonlyapartialsolution.Somepeopleworrythatsomemainstreambrandsmay“greenwash”—usingsecond-handgoodstoimprovetheirimage,ratherthanengagingmoreseriouslywithsustainability.However,thebiggestconcernmaybethatpeoplekeepbuyingbecausetheyknowtheycanresellgoods,stillchasingthepleasureofthenextpurchasebutwithaneasedconscience(愧疚).Boohoo,apowerfulfastfashioncompany,hasseensalesandprofitsrise,despiteconcernsaboutenvironmentalproblemsinitssupplychainthatledtoaninvestigationlastyear.AnewNetflixseries,WornStories,documentstheemotionalmeaningsthatclothescanhave:Eacholditemisfullofmemories.Actually,ahandbagfromagrandmotherandascarfpassedonbyafatherarebothvaluableforus.Aloveofstyleisnotabadoranunimportantthing.Butacommittedrelationshipisbetterthanaquickflash.Canwelearntoappreciateourownoldclothesaswellasothers’?8.Whatdoestheword“mind-boggling”underlinedinparagraph1probablymean?A.Unbelievable. B.Popular. C.Reasonable. D.Influential.9.Withthebusinessmentionedinparagraph2,theauthorwantstoshow_______.A.oldclothesaremorepopularthannewpiecesB.theonlinesecond-handmarketsareboomingC.thefashionworldbeginstofavorvintageclothesD.manyclothingbrandsareinnovativeintheirnewproducts10.Howdoesthesecond-handtradeimpactpeopleaccordingtoparagraph4?A.Itmakespeoplefeelfreetopursuefastfashion.B.Itmakespeoplemorecautiousabouttheirbudgets.C.Itencouragespeopletochooseeco-friendlyclothes.D.Itpushespeopletobemoreengagedwithsustainability.11.WhichofthefollowingviewsdoesWornStoriesadvocate?A.Olditemshavelostfavorwiththepublic.B.Olditemsareworthyofbeinglongcherished.C.Oldergenerationsattachgreatimportancetoolditems.D.Oldergenerationscareaboutthequalityoftheirclothes.DInatwistofmodernconsumerpsychology,wearenowcomfortableinjectingsynthetic(人工合成的)substancesintoourfaces,yetshyawayfromthethoughtofputtingtheminourmouths.Whileweembracesyntheticswhenitcomestobeauty,wecontinuetodrawthelineatourlunch.Alternativeproteins,fromplant-basedfakemeattolab-grownmeat,struggleforpublicacceptancedespiteclearbenefits,includingfarlowergreenhousegasemissionsandnoanimalwelfareissues.Oneexplanationforthisisourstrangeadmirationfor“natural”asshorthandforpurity,authenticityandsafety.Thispreferenceisknownasthe“naturalnessbias”inpsychologyanditunderlieswhywedrawbackfrom“syntheticmeat”evenwhenitislessriskythanindustrialfarming.Thispreferenceisn’tunreasonablesomuchasold-fashioned.Forearlyhumans,avoidingunfamiliarfoodwasasurvivaltool,asastrongdisgustresponseprotectedusagainsttakingpollutedfood.Butourinstinctshaven’tkeptpacewithinnovationandwhatisnowconsideredthe“natural”choicemaybetheonecarryingsignificantrisk.Ifwearetomeettheproteinneedsofaglobalpopulationapproaching10billionbymid-century,foodinnovationisn’tachoice,butanecessity.Livestockfarming’slanduse,waterconsumptionandemissionsfootprintsareunsustainableatscale.Cultivatedmeatareviablealternatives,butconsumerscepticism,fuelledbyoutdatedbeliefs,isslowingtheiradoption.Onewayforwardistransparency(透明度):explainingalternativeproteinproductionprocessestoconsumersandlinkingthesetofamiliaroneslikecheese-makingorbeer-brewing.Equally,wemustbewillingtobreakthemyththatmeat,asitisconsumedtoday,issomehow“natural”.Atypicalsupermarketpackofsausagesistheresultofalongprocessinvolvingfeedadditives,geneticselectionandindustrialkilling.Ifweareuncomfortablewiththeword“synthetic”,wemightdowelltoconsiderwhatconventionalmeatproductionactuallycontains.Ourbiastowardsthenaturaloncekeptusalive.Nowitmaybepreventingusfromembracingtheverytechnologiesthatareessentialtoourlong-termfoodsecurity,environmentalstabilityandevenpublichealth.Afterall,ifwehavewelcomedsyntheticsintoourlivesandourbodies,perhapsitistimetoextendthatpragmatism(实用主义)toourplates.12.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“atwistofmodernconsumerpsychology”?A.People’spsychologyhasnowbecometwistedandcomplicated.B.Psychologystudieshavetakenanewturninconsumerresearch.C.Alternativeproteinsarebeneficialyetundesirableamongconsumers.D.Consumersholdcontradictoryattitudestowardssyntheticsindifferentproducts.13.Accordingtoparagraphs2and3,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthe“naturalnessbias”?A.Itisacompletelyunreasonablefearofnewtechnology.B.Ithasbeeneasilyovercomebyrecentfoodinnovations.C.Itwasoncealogicalsurvivaltoolbutmaybeunsuitabletoday.D.Itprotectspeoplefromsignificantrisksinthemodernfoodsystem.14.Whatisarecommendedapproachtoincreasingpublicacceptanceofalternativeproteins?AMakingtheunfamiliarproductionprocessmorerelatable.B.Focusingonbalancingtheflavourjustlikeconventionalmeat.C.Maintainingthemythabouttheirproductiontoavoidpublicfear.D.Adaptingtheirproductionprocesstobemoreindustrialandefficient.15.Whatistheauthor’soverallattitudetowardsalternativeproteins?A.Critical. B.Neutral. C.Uncertain. D.Supportive.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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Breakingbadnewsisneveraneasytask.____16____Therefore,understandinghowtobreakbadnewseffectivelyisessential.Beforeyoubreakbadnews,itisimportanttooffercomforttotheperson,ifappropriate.Maketheconnectionbetweentheidentificationoftheemotionsandthecause,andmakeitcleartotherecipientthatyougettheconnection.Dothisbyacknowledgingtheirresponse,suchas“Icanseethatyou’rereallyupsetandangry.”or“____17____”Itisequallycrucialtoensurethatthesettingisbothcomfortableandprivate.Avoidbreakingbadnewsinpublic,wherethepersonmayfeelexposedandunabletoprocesstheiremotions.____18____Turnoffanydistractingdevicesandconsiderhavingasupportivethirdpersonpresentifappropriate.____19____Thisallowsyoutoavoidrepetitionandtailoryourmessageaccordingtotheseverityandpersonalrelevanceofthenews—whetheritinvolvesthelossofapet,ajob,orafamilymember.Finally,breakingbadnewsshouldnotendwiththedeliveryitself.____20____Helpthepersonconsiderwhatstepstotakenext,whetherit’splanningamemorialorexploringnewopportunities.Offerspecificassistance,suchasaccompanyingthemsomewhereorexplainingwhatwillhappennext.Byfollowingthesesteps,youcanbreakbadnewsinawaythatreducesdistressandhelpstherecipientbegintocope.A.Thisisclearlyaterribleshock.B.Haveaclearplanforfollow-upsupport.C.Iamsorrytotellyouwhathashappened.D.Trytodeterminewhatthepersonalreadyknows.E.Chooseyourwordstoavoiddiscomfortandprivacyinvasion.F.Instead,chooseaquietplacewithminimalchanceofinterruption.G.Butbreakingitatthewrongtimeorinthewrongwaycanbeevenworse.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。“I’vemetanoldlady,”Ieagerlytoldmyparentsononeofourdailyphone.Ivolunteeredtostartaknittingclubatacarehomeforthe____21____innorthLondon.Ididn’trealizeitwouldbethestartofaclose____22____,whereourages____23____sharply.Fromthebeginning,IneverfeltthatEdithandIlacked____24____.IwasamazedthatEdith,at110,couldtalkwithmeaboutanything,andthather____25____stretchedbacksoeasily,____26____evensmallthingsthattookplace100yearsago.WhenIfirstmetEdith,Iwas____27____byherintelligenceandvitality.Herdoctor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofViennatoldmeaboutthis.Asachild,shelovedtoskateonthelakeinwinters,butinherlateryearssheadoredthesummer,____28____herphysicalconditions.Althoughfromhernineties,shewas____29____toawheelchair,sheparticipatedintheexerciseclasses.OvertheyearsofvisitingEdith,IunderstoodhowEdithvaluedthe____30____ofpeopleaboveeverythingelseandmaterialpossessions,whichwasareminderofhowweshould____31____ourlives.Deathat111isnotunexpected,butIstillfeelthatsomethingis____32____frommylife.Ifeelveryfortunatetohaveformedsucha____33____bondwitharemarkablelady,fromwhomIlearntotakethewordsof____34____.Iappreciatenothingmorethantheopportunitytoregainnew____35____intolife.21.A.lonely B.elderly C.disabled D.deserted22.A.friendship B.cooperation C.encounter D.competition23.A.switched B.contracted C.contrasted D.identified24.A.adaptation B.commitment C.conversation D.attention25.A.memory B.organ C.anxiety D.manner26.A.explaining B.recalling C.forgetting D.expecting27.A.confused B.urged C.denied D.struck28.A.callingon B.allowingfor C.sortingout D.beatingdown29.A.devoted B.admitted C.restricted D.addicted30.A.company B.discipline C.resolution D.departure31.A.follow B.tackle C.restore D.engage32.A.arising B.ranging C.missing D.suffering33.A.racial B.diverse C.visible D.special34.A.complaint B.praise C.gratitude D.wisdom35.A.insights B.comparison C.investment D.remarks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。About5000yearsago,toescapethecoldweather,theancestorsoftheLiangzhupeoplesettledaroundtheTaihuregion____36____theybuiltacity,making____37____boththecenteroftheircultureandspiritualbelief.TheLiangzhuancientcitywascomposedofthepalacezonetheinnercityandtheoutercity,andthere____38____(exist)theCityWallservingasaboundarybetweentheinnerandtheouter.Ithadninegates,withoneforpedestriansandthe____39____(remain)eightwatergatesfortravelersfromthecanal.Acomplexmulti-functionalwatermanagementsystemwasconstructedonthenorthwestoutskirtsoftheancientcity.Takingadvantageofthenaturalterrain(地势),thesystemconnectednumerousvalleys,____40____(adjust)riverlevels,dredgingfloodsandprovidingsecurityfortheancientcity,itswatertransportationanddailywaterneeds.Jade(玉)____41____(refer)toasasignificantmaterialembodiment(具体化)oftheLiangzhuCulture.Thereweredifferentpatternsandstylesofjade,withabundantmeanings____42____(symbolic)attachedtothem,suchasdistinguishingidentitiesandshowingsocialstatuses.In1936,theremainsoftheLiangzhuancientCitywerefound____43____chanceandtheCitywasgraduallybroughttolight.Nowtheunearthedruinshavegainedtheglobal____44____(recognize)andworkersontheLiangzhusitearecommittedtocombiningmoderntechnologywithnovelculturalcreativity____45____(reconstruct)theancientLiangzhuCulture.第四部分写作(共两节;满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Mike最近深受肥胖问题的困扰，在犹豫是通过运动还是药物方式减肥，在经过一番分析比较后请你给他写一封电子邮件，包含以下内容：1)你的建议；2)说明理由。注意：1.词数80左右；2.开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearMike,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)47.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。MywritingcareerstartedwhenIwasinelementaryschool,wheretherewerevariouswritingconteststhroughouttheyears.I’massumingitwasinthehopesoftryingtogetouryoung,littlemindsexcitedaboutthepossibilitiesthatwritingcouldofferusinourlives.ThenI’dcomehome,showmyparentsandmydadwouldsay,“Youdidsuchagreatjob,honey!Wow,youmustbeagreatwriter!”Iwasprobablyabetterwri