四川成都市新都一中2025-2026学年度高二上学期12月月考英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年度高二上学期12月月考英语试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AIt’swidelyacknowledgedthateffectivecommunicationcountsatwork.That’swhyourcommunicationworkshops,wheremultipleformsofpresentationsareoffered,aresopopular.Welcometojoinusandherearetheresumes(简历)oftwopotentialpresentersrecommendedforthisyear’ssummercommunicationworkshops.BurlotContactno:(office)25524681(mobile)98736549Email:mburlot@Nationality:CanadianOBJECTIVETodevelopanddelivercorporatetraininginbusinessEnglishEDUCATIONMasterofAppliedLinguistics,2016ReadingUniversity,theUnitedKingdomEMPLOYMENTSept2008-Sept2010·EnglishInstituteforAdults,Jiangmen,ChinaTaughtbasicandintermediateEnglishtoadultChinesestudentsOct2010-Mar2014·TheHongKongPolytechnicUniversityTaughtavarietyofbusinesswritingandcommunicationskillsclassestostudentsApr2017-present·ApixcommunicationsLtd,HongKongProvideone-to-onetrainingineffectivebusinesswritingtoexecutivesSKILLS·Knowledgeofwordprocessingsoftware·FluentinEnglishandCantoneseREFEREEMs.JoannaWest,DirectorSandraWongOffice:(852)28866050Mobile:(852)95710085sandraw@EDUCATION2011to2014BachelorofSocialSciencesinCommunication(specializationinPublicRelations(PR)ActivitiesandAdvertising)HongKongBaptistUniversityWORKEXPERIENCEMarch2017toPresentPRManager,DrakeHotel,HongKong·PlannedPRactivitiesinworldwidemarkets·TrainedstaffincommunicationsandcustomerrelationsOctober2014toFebruary2017PublicRelationsOfficer,PublicRelationsCo.Ltd·PlannedandorganizedPRevents,campaignsandactivitiesforhotelsandtravelagenciesMaytoSeptember2013ProductionAssistant,ImageMasterLtd·Assistedinproducingvideosforclients·AssociatedwithsupplierstoprovidetechnicalsupporttoclientsLANGUAGESEnglishandPutonghuaREFERENCESMr.Simpson,Manager1.Whowillprobablybethetargetaudienceoftheworkshop’spresentations?A．Thosedesiringtoimproveinteractionsatwork.B．Thoselongingtogivepublicspeechestoothers.C．Thoselookingforwardtohavingajobinterview.D．ThoseaimingtoupgradetheirEnglishwritingskills.2.WhatdoMartinandSandrahaveincommonintheirresumes?A．AstrongbackgroundonPRactivities.B．BeingfluentinCantoneseandPutonghua.C．Havingbeenemployedinauniversity.D．Workingexperienceformorethan10years.3.WhatcanbeexpectedfromthepresentationofSandraWong?A．CorporatetraininginbusinessEnglish.B．One-to-onetraininginbusinesswriting.C．Tipsonagoodrelationshipwithclients.D．Beneficialvideosandtechnicalsupport.BActingisallaboutcharm,respect,honor,andallthatfamestuff,right?Wrong.Maybewhenyou’reabigstaryou’llgetallofthat,butit’sadifferentstoryfortherestofus.Asanormalandunknownactor,here’satypicaldayonafilmset.Yesterdaymyalarmclockwentoffat5:20AM.Ihadacalltimeof7:00AMandthefilmingplacewasfar.Igavemyselftimeforashowerandanhour’sdrivetotheset,plusanextra10minutesforsafety.ThemorningtrafficwasslowasusualbutImanagedtogetthereontime.Thedirectorandcrew(工作人员)werealreadythere,settingupthescene.ThenItalkedwiththedirectorandfoundoutthathe’dchangedthelinesthatIhadstayedupuntil1:00AMmemorizingthenightbefore.Werehearsed(排练)thesceneseveraltimes,andthentheyexcusedmefromitwhilethecrewcontinuedsettingupthelights.NormallyI’dstayandhangout,butIneededtomemorizethenewlinessoIwenttomytruck.Abouttwentyminuteslateraproductionassistantknockedonmydoor.WegottoactandIsteppeduptomyposition.“RollCamera”…“Action!”Istartedtosaymylines…“Cut!“Afterafewmoretakes,itwastimetomoveon.Wasthereapplause(掌声)?Congratulations?Ofcoursenot.Thisisafilm,nottheater.Youmightgeta“nicejob”outofthedirector,butthat’sit.Ifthere’sonethingyoushouldknowaboutfilmacting,it’sthatthere’salotofwaiting:auditionsandpreparationforacting.So,isitasshinyasyouimagined?Probablynot.I’vegotusedtomyordinaryactingday,butit’sstillawonderfulexperiencebondingwiththecrew.Inallwalksoflife,weusuallyonlygivethoseexcellentpeoplecheersandit’smorelikelythatwewillnotpayattentiontotheordinaryperson.However,eveniftheyhavenotbecomeashiningstar,theyareworthyofapplausebecausetheyaretowardstheirgoalofcontinuousefforts,andfindingthevalueoftheirownwiththeirpassionsaswell.4.WhatcanwesayabouttheauthoraccordingtoParagraph2?A．Heistiredofhisbusylife.B．Hehasanirregularworkschedule.C．Hecanwellarrangehistimetowork.D．Heiswornoutbythelongdrivingeveryday.5.Howdidtheauthormostprobablyfeelaftertalkingwiththedirector?A．Moved.B．Upset.C．Nervous.D．Excited.6.Whatdoestheauthormostprobablythinkofhiswork?A．Itisnormalbutworthy.B．Itistiringbutinteresting.C．Itwinsmuchapplauseforhim.D．Ithasunexpectedeventsallthetime.7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Firststepsinbecomingafilmactor.B．Mydayworkingasanunknownfilmactor.C．Anunusualdayofanactor.D．Myfirstdayasanactor.CArecentstudyonNewScientistrevealsthatpolicecanaccessacollectionofdatafromsmartspeakersfoundatcrimescenesthatcouldbeinvaluableinsolvingmurdersorrobberies.Dataonrecentlyrecognisedfaces,internetsearchesandvoicecommandscouldbeextractedevenwithouttheowner’spermissionorassistancefromthemanufacturer.JonaCrasseltandGastonPuglieseattheUniversityofErlangen-NuremberginGermanytestedhowmuchinformationcanbepulledfromsuchadeviceafterseeingnewsreportofAmazonrefusingpoliceaccesstosmartspeakerdatainamurdercase.“Wenotonlyobtainedaccesstothelocaldata,butalsowereabletoaccessthedatastoredinthecloud,”saysCrasselt.“TheinvestigatorswouldbeabletoaccessthedatathemselveswithoutrelyingonAmazontoprovideittothem.”TheresearchersfocusedonAmazon’sEchoShow15,asmartassistantwithadisplayscreen,acamera,sixmicrophonesandalightsensor.TheyexploredinsidetheEchoShowwithadevicedesignedtotestwhatsignalsordataareflowingatvariouspointsonacircuitboard.Thepairwereabletogainaccesstotheunencrypted(未加密的)filesystem.“Recordsofdetectedmovementandfacesrecognizedbythebuilt-incameraandartificialintelligenceareaccessible,”saysPugliese,“aswellasdetailsofvoicerequests,calendars,contacts,conversations,photosandvideos.”Headdedthatitrequiredsometechnicalknowledgetoobtainthelocaldata,butitwassurprisingthatthefilesystemwasnotencrypted.AnAmazonspokespersontoldNewScientist:“Thesecurityofourdevicesandcustomerdataisatoppriority.Inthiscase,theresearcher’sfindingsrequireddirectphysicalaccesstotheEchodeviceandspecialisedexpertisetoextractdatafrominternaldevicecomponents.Weappreciatetheworkthesecurityresearchcommunitydoestohelpusfurtherimproveourdevices.”CriminologistDavidWilsonatBirminghamCityUniversity,UK,saysit’sasimplehumanrealitythatyou’remostlikelytobevictimstosomeoneyouknow.“Wealreadyhaveaccesstoinformationfromthosedomesticsettingsthroughmobilephones,Facebook,Instagramposts.Inspiteofthefactthatsmartspeakerevidencemaybeuseful,itiscontroversial,”hesays.“becausethereareprivacyissues.”8.Whatmightbehelpfulinsolvingcrimesaccordingtothestudy?A．Thesmartspeakeronthespot.B．Themanufacturer’sassistance.C．Theuser’sorowner’spermission.D．Theartificialintelligencesystem.9.WhatdidGastonPuglieseimplyinparagraph3?A．Thefilesystemisincrediblydifficulttoaccess.B．Sufficientinformationisstoredinthespeaker.C．EchoShowisequippedwithvariousfunctions.D．Advancedtechniquesareneededtoobtaindata.10.WhatmeasuresmayAmazontakeasaconsequenceoftheresearchers’findings?A．Toadvocatetheindirectphysicalaccess.B．Toprovidethefilesfortheinvestigators.C．Tobetterthesecurityofthecustomerdata.D．Toextractthedetailsoftheusers’privacy.11.What’sDavidWilsonattitudetowardssmartspeakerevidence?A．Doubtful.B．Objective.C．Resistant.D．Optimistic.DImaginelisteningtoarenownedacademicspeak.Afteranhour-longfloodoftextbooktermsandunclearstatements,yourealizenothingmeaningfulwasactuallysaid.Areasonforthisall-too-commonexperienceiswhatpsychologistscall“thecurseofknowledge”—acognitivebiaswhereacommunicatormistakenlybelievesthateveryoneintheconversationsharesthesameknowledge.Asaresult,theyskipoverthevitalinformationotherswillneedtocomprehendtheirmessage.Thankfully,thereisamentaltoolthatcanhelpusbreakthecurse:the“ladder(梯子)ofabstraction”.FirstproposedbysemanticistSamuelIHayakawa,theconceptis,obviously,ratherabstract.Tohelpexplainit,HayakawaemployedtheaidofBessiethecow.Whenwespeakofher,hernameBessieisthemostconcretelabelwecanuse,soweplaceBessieonthebottomrung(梯级)oftheladderofabstraction.Foreveryrungwemoveuptheladder,thewordswecanusetodescribeBessiebecomemoreabstract.Goingup,wehavecow,cattle,livestock,farmasset(资产)andasset.Eventually,we’llreachthesuperabstractconceptsofvalueandwealth.Theladderofabstractionillustratesacommoncommunicationproblem:“dead-levelabstracting”,wheresomeonecommunicatesalmostentirelyatonelevelontheladder.Atthetopoftheladder,aneconomistmaylectureonthelaborforceinabstracttermslike“enunciatorymodalities”.Butunlessheconnectstheseideaswithreal-worldjobs,hismeaningwillbelostonlisteners.Communicatorswhosticktothelow-rungdetailsdon’tfaremuchbetter:ajournalistmaywritebeautifullyaboutanewlydiscoveredfossil,butunlessshetiesthosefactsintoapurposefultakeawayaboutevolutionaryhistory,readerswillwonder,“Sowhat?”AccordingtoHayakawa,clearcommunicationinvolvesa“constantinterplayofhigherandlowerlevelabstractions”.Inotherwords,bytravelingupanddowntheladder,werevealthemeaningbehindthedetailsandviceversa.AbrilliantexamplecomesfromJaredDiamond,aPulitzerPrizewinner.Heusesconcretedetailstoshowhowmoreabstractconceptsconnecttotherealworld;meanwhile,theabstractgivesmeaningtothefactsanddetails.12.WhichofthefollowingbestillustratesHayakawa’sexampleofBessie?A．Cattle-Asset-Wealth-Bessie-Farmasset-Livestock-Cow.B．Wealth-Farmasset-Cattle-Bessie-Asset-Livestock-Cow.C．Asset-Wealth-Livestock-Farmasset-Cow-Cattle-Bessie.D．Wealth-Asset-Farmasset-Livestock-Cattle-Cow-Bessie.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fare”inparagraph3mean?A．Perform.B．Explain.C．Dress.D．Respond.14.Whatiskeytoeffectivemessagingaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Listeningbeforespeaking.B．Encouragingaudienceengagement.C．Includingsufficientsupportingevidence.D．Connectingspecificexamplestobroaderideas.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Aguidetograspingabstractidea.B．Atoolforeffectivecommunication.C．Acognitivebiasineverydaytalk.D．Auniversalcommunicationmodel.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。FourTraitsofExtraordinaryOrdinaryPeopleBeingextraordinaryisn’treservedfortherich,thefamous,orthepowerful.Extraordinarypeopleexistwithineventhemostseeminglyordinarylives.16.______—ateacherwhomadeusfeelseen,arelativewhohelpedusbelieveinourdreams,afriendwhocreatedacircleofacceptancewideenoughforall.Thoseweconsiderextraordinaryarelikelytohavefourvitalqualities:17.______Theextraordinarypersonknowsit’stheintrinsic(内在的)qualitiesthatbringtruesatisfaction—thosethatsatisfyourneedsforemotionalclosenessandpersonalgrowth.Bycontrast,extrinsicthingssuchasphysicalattractiveness,wealthandfamecandamageourwell-beingbysettingusuptofeelthatwhatwehaveisneverenough.KindnessIoncereadanewsarticleaboutaschoolcrossingguardwhomawholecommunityhadhonoured.Why?Becausehewaskind.Heknewthekidsbyname.Hetalkedtothemabouttheirdays.Heevenrememberedtheirbirthdays.18.______.Theyarespecialbecausetheyhavethegiftofmakingothersfeelspecial.AnabilitytoconnectExtraordinarypeoplemakeothersapriority.Theyaretheoneswhorememberournames,askusquestionsandcareabouttheanswers,andleaveusfeelingheardandvalued.19.______,payingattentiontotheirfeelingsandrespectingtheirneeds,justastheydoforthosearoundthem.Awillingnesstobeseenasimperfect20.______,butthey’retheoneswhoputthemselvesouttheredespitetheirfailures.Thosewhoarewillingtoreachfortheextraordinary—understandthatcriticismandrejectionarethepricewesometimespayfortrying,thatweallhavefear,andthatdefeatdoesn’tequalunworthiness.Thiswillingnessgivesthemthefreedomtopursuetheirdreamsandtapinto(利用)theircreativepowers.A．JoyfulnessB．WeallknowpeoplelikethisC．TheywelcomewhattheygetD．AfocusonthethingsthatmatterE．It’snotthatextraordinarypeopleneverfailF．ExtraordinarypeoplealsoconnectwiththemselvesG．Wecanallnameextraordinarypeoplewhohavetouchedus第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AwomanwhohatedherbodyhassharedanimportantmessageonInstagramabouthowexercisehasgreatlychangedher.Ithasimprovednotonlyherbuildbutalsoher21.______.InavideoclipsharedbyCheryl,she22.______thedifferencebetween“wantingtoloseweighttolookgood”and“losingweighttofeelgood”.Thevideoshowcasesher22-poundweight-lossjourney,whichhasbeenfarfrom23.______.ShetoldNewsweekaboutthedocumentedhighsandlows,which24.______morethan1.1millionviewsonline.Shesaid:“Iwantedtoshowtherealisticsideofa(n)25.______weightlosswhilesendingoutamessagethatthemindsetshiftisthemostpowerfulpartofthejourney.”BeforestartingherexerciseplanandhealthiereatinginMay,Cherylfeltinsecureand26.______confidence.Thisledhertoadopta“mindovermatter(物质)”approachasshecontinuesto27.______fivetosixtimesperweek,evenwhenshedoesn'twantto.“Ididfeelburntoutattimes,buteverytimeIlayinbedandthoughtabout28.______thegym,IalwaysthoughtbacktothetimeswhenIwasoverweightandunattractive,”CheryltoldNewsweek.“It'sawfultobeunwanted.”Thevideosincludeherpreparingsalad,eggs,andvegetables;walkingwithasmileonherfacetothegym;and29.______weights.“Iusedto30.______goingtothegym,butnow,itislikemysafehaven.WhetherIamsadorangry,Ikindofjustletallmy31.______outatthegym.”Cherylsaid.“Ifeelamazing.Ilearnedtoenjoytheprocessof32.______mybodyandcreatingahealthylifestyle,”Cheryladded.Sofar,Cherylhasreceivedaseaof33.______onlineonthevideothathasmorethan76,000likes.“It’sincredible.Your34.______,devotion,determinationandpatience35.______!Keepitup,”saidoneuser.21.A．mindsetB．efficiencyC．performanceD．tolerance22.A．inspectsB．observesC．highlightsD．appreciates23.A．possibleB．realisticC．challengingD．easy24.A．exchangedB．gatheredC．presentedD．adopted25.A．healthyB．negativeC．medicalD．awful26.A．builtB．restoredC．lackedD．enhanced27.A．calmdownB．workoutC．giveoutD．breakdown28.A．skippingB．solvingC．passingD．investigating29.A．throwingB．gainingC．liftingD．consuming30.A．regretB．fancyC．missD．fear31.A．energiesB．emotionsC．motivesD．spirits32.A．lovingB．expandingC．continuingD．examining33.A．criticismB．supportC．doubtD．advice34.A．kindnessB．generosityC．self-controlD．honesty35.A．ranoutB．wornoutC．showedoffD．paidoff第二节语法填空（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。BorninHungaryin1847,inhisteensJosephPulitzermovedtoAmerica,36.______heregularlyvisitedthelibraryandstudiedEnglishandlaw.Whileinthelibraryoneday,hebeganchattingto37.______(editor)ofaGerman-languagenewspaperandtheyofferedhimajob.Pulitzerquicklybecameasuccessfuljournalistand38.______theageof25,hehadbecomeapublisher.In1878,hefounded39.______newspapertheStLouisPost-Dispatchandworked40.______(tireless),fromearlyinthemorninguntilmidnight.Hispaperpublishedarticlesaboutpoliticsandsocialissues,41.______(accuse)governmentofficialsofdishonestyandwealthypeopleofnotpaying42.______(they)taxes.In1883,heboughttheNewYorkWorldandusedthesamebusinessstrategyhe43.______(employ)attheStLouisPost-Dispatchandsalesofthenewspapermountedupuntilitwasthebestsellingnewspaperinthecountry.Pulitzerwasthefirst44.______(advocate)thetrainingofjournalistsatuniversitylevel.In1892,heofferedColumbiaUniversitymoneytostartaschoolofjournalism.Pulitzerdiedin1911.Oneyearafterhisdeath,theColumbiaSchoolofJournalism45.______(establish).Sixyearsafterhisdeath,thefirstPulitzerPrizeswereawarded.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节（满分15分）为庆祝四月二十日联合国中文日，你校举办了相关的主题活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.活动内容（至少两个活动）；2.活动反响。注意：1.写作词数应为100左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。ChineseLanguageDayCelebrationsonCampus________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分20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。Sophiehadalwaysbeenanaveragestudentinherhighschool.Butoneday,everythingchanged.Itstartedwithasimpleactofkindnessthatturnedintoajourneyofself-discoveryandfriendship.Sophie’stroublesbeganwhenshewasassignedacomplexscienceprojectthatrequiredhertobuildamodelofthesolarsystem.SciencewasalwaysthetroublesomesubjectforSophie.Despiteherbestefforts,shefoundherselfstrugglingtograsptheconceptsbehindtheprojectandtocreatesomethingthatwouldimpressherteacher,Mr.Jenkins.Frustratedandclosetotears,Sophiesataloneatlunch,staringblanklyatherhalf-finishedmodel.Acrossthedininghall,Alex,aquietboy,knownforhisexceptionalskillsinartandscience,noticedSophie’ssadness.Herememberedhowhehimselfhadoncefeltlostandalone,andhedecidedtoapproachher.“Hey,doyouneedanyhelp?”heasked,sittingdownbesideher.Sophiewashesitantatfirst.Beinglackinginconfidence,shewasafraidtoaskforhelporcausetroubletoothers.Withoutfriendstoturnto,shewouldrathergiveupwhengettingstuckinfaceofchallenges.Butthistime,shegatheredcourage,openeduptoAlexaboutherstruggleswiththeproject,andaskedpolitely,“Couldyoujoinmeintheproject?”Afterknowingwhathappened,AlexnoddedhisheadanddeterminedtotryhisbesttohelpSophie.Overthenextfewdays,AlextaughtSophieduringtheirfreeperiods,explainingthemotionofplanetsandtheimportanceofscale(比例)inmodel-making.SophiewasamazedathowpatientAlexwas,neveroncelosingtemperinspiteofhermanyquestions.