甘肃省武威市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1甘肃省武威市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题第一部分听力（略）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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ALastFriday,Britain’sPrinceWilliamannouncedthewinnersofthisyear’sEarthshotPrize.Theprizeismeanttoencouragenewideasandrapidactiontohelpprotecttheplanet.Belowarepartsofthisyear’sprize-winningprojectsineachcategory.ProtectandRestoreNatureKheytiwontheprizeforprotectingandrestoringnaturewithits“Greenhouse-in-a-box”idea.Kheytiisalreadyworkingwith1,000farmersacrossIndia,whichisoneofthemostclimate-affectedcountriesintheworld.Thecompanysaysthegreenhousesallowfarmerstouse90%lesswaterandproduceseventimesasmuchfood.Kheytihopestogetitsgreenhousesto50,000farmersby2027.CleanOurAirCharlotMagayiwontheprizeforcleaningtheair.Ms.Magayidevelopedastove(炉子)thatusesafuelthat’scheaperandpollutesfarlessthancharcoalstoves.Currently,over200,000ofherCleanStovesarebeingusedinKenya.BuildaWaste-FreeWorldALondon-basedcompanycalledNotpla(for“NotPlastic”)wontheprizeforbuildingawaste-freeworld.They’vecreatedaplasticsubstitute(替代品)fromplantsfoundintheocean.Unlikemostplastic,theirproductsbreakdownnaturallywithnomicroplastics.Notplabelievestheirproductscanhelpendtheplasticpollutionthat’sfillinglandfillsandpollutingoceans.FixOurClimateTheEarthshotPrizeforworkingtowardfixingourclimatewenttoacompanycalled44.01fromOman.44.01hascomeupwithawaytoturnpollutingcarbondioxide(CO2)intoarockcalledperidotite.OncetheCO2hasbeenturnedintorock,itcannolongerbereleasedintotheatmosphereagain.Themethodthat44.01usesisfast,cheapandpermanent.1.WhatistheaimoftheEarthshotPrize?A.Toofferpracticaladviceonglobalwarming.B.Tofindsolutionstotheenvironmentalproblems.C.Todevelopastrategicpartnershipwithallparties.D.ToencourageliterarycreationsoftheBritishpeople.2.WhereareKheyti’sgreenhouseswidelyused?A.InIndia. B.InKenya. C.IntheUK. D.InOman.3.WhatdoCharlotMagayiand44.01haveincommon?A.Theywanttobuildawaste-freeworld.B.Theirprojectsaredirectlygoodforfarmers.C.Theirachievementsbenefittheaircleaning.D.Theyuseplantsfromtheoceanintheirproducts.BInmylivingroom,thereisaplaque(匾)thatadvisesmeto“Bloomwhereyouareplanted.”ItremindsmeofDorothy.IgottoknowDorothyintheearly1980s,whenIwasteachingEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentthroughaprogramwithUnionCollegeinBarbourville,Kentucky.Thejobresponsibilitiesrequiredoccasionalvisitstotheclassroomofeachteacherintheprogram.Dorothystandsoutinmymemoryasonewho“bloomed”inherremotearea.DorothytaughtinaschoolinHarlanCounty,Kentucky,AppalachianMountainarea.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlan,Ifollowedaroadwindingaroundthemountain.Intheeight-milejourney,Icrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimes,givingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.Ratherthanfeelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountains,Ifounditdepressing.Thepovertylevelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness.Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschool,allgloom(忧郁)disappeared.UponarrivingatDorothy’sclassroom,Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreatedlikeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethattheywereservingpokegreenssaladandcornbreadfor“dinner”(lunch).Incaseyoudon’tknow,pokegreensareaweed-typeplantthatgrowswild,especiallyonpoorground.Dorothyneverranoutofreportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.Herenthusiasmnevercooleddown.WhenitcametimetositforthetestingandinterviewingrequiredtoreceiveheChildDevelopmentAssociateCertification,Dorothywasready.Shecametotheassessmentandpassedinallareas.Afterward,sheinvitedmetotheone-and-onlysteakhouseintheareacelebratehervictory,asifshehadreceivedherPh.D.degree.Afterthemeal,sheplacedalittleboxcontaininganoldpeninmyhand.Shesaiditwasafamilyheirloom(传家宝),buttomeitatreasuredsymbolofappreciationandpridethatcannotbematchedwiththings.4.“EarlyChildhoodDevelopment”inParagraph1refersto________A.aprogramdirectedbyDorothyB.acoursegivenbytheauthorC.anactivityheldbythestudentsD.anorganizationsponsoredbyUnionCollege5.Uponarrivingattheclassroom,heauthorwascheeredupby________.A.awarmwelcome B.thesightofpokegreensC.Dorothy’slatestprojects D.abigdinnermadeforher6.WhatcanweknowaboutDorothyfromthelastparagraph?A.Shewasinvitedtoacelebrationatarestaurant.B.Shegotapenasagiftfromtheauthor.C.Shepassedtherequiredassessment.D.ShereceivedherPh.D.degree.7.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?A.Whateveryoudo,youmustdoitcarefully.B.Whoeveryouare,youdeserveequaltreatment.C.Howeverpooryouare,youhavetherighttoeducation.D.Whereveryouare,youcanaccomplishyourachievement.CPeopleconsistentlyunderestimatehowmuchothersintheirsocialcirclemightappreciateanunexpectedphonecall,textoremailjusttosayhello,andthemoresurprisingtheconnection,thegreatertheappreciation,accordingtoanewstudy.Inthestudy,researchersfromtheUniversityofPittsburghconductedsomeexperimentsinvolvingmorethan5,900participants.Inoneexperiment,halfoftheparticipantswereaskedtorecallthelasttimetheyreachedouttosomeoneintheirsocialcircleafteraprolonged(长期的)periodofnotinteractingwiththem.Therestwereaskedtorecallasimilarsituationwheresomeonereachedouttothem.Participantswerethenaskedtoindicateona7-pointscalehowmucheithertheyorthepersontheyreachedouttoappreciated.Peoplewhorecalledreachingoutthoughtthegesturewassignificantlylessappreciatedthanthosewhorecalledreceivingacommunication.Inotherexperiments,participantssentashortnote,orasmallgift,tosomeoneintheirsocialcirclewithwhomtheyhadnotinteractedinawhile.Similartothepreviousexperiment,participantswhoinitiated(发起)contactwereaskedtorateona7-pointscaletheextenttowhichtheythoughttherecipientwouldappreciateorfeelgratefulforthecontact.Afterthenotesorgiftsweresent,researchersalsoaskedtherecipientstoratetheirappreciation.Acrossallexperiments,thosewhoinitiatedthecommunicationsignificantlyunderestimatedtheextenttowhichrecipientswouldappreciatetheactofreachingout.Besides,theresearchersfoundthatpeoplereceivingthecommunicationplacedgreaterfocusthanthoseinitiatingthecommunicationonthesurpriseelement,andthisheightenedfocusonsurprisewasassociatedwithhigherappreciation.“Wealsofoundthatpeopleunderestimatedothers’appreciationtoagreaterextentwhenthecommunicationwasmoresurprising,asopposedtopartofaregularcommunicationpattern,orthesocialtiesbetweenthetwoparticipantswereweak,”addedleadauthorPeggyLiu.Initiatingsocialcontactafteraprolongedperiodofdisconnectioncanbedauntingbecausepeopleworryabouthowsuchagesturemightbereceived.Butthesefindingssuggestthattheirhesitationsmaybeunnecessary,asothersarelikelytoappreciatebeingreachedouttomorethanpeoplethink.8.Howdidtheresearchersconducttheexperiments?A.Bylistingarguments. B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bymakingassumptions. D.Bymakingcomparisons.9.Accordingtoparagraph3,whatweretheparticipantsaskedtodo?A.Toranktheirappreciation. B.Tomakeanunexpectedcall.C.Toexpresstheirthoughts. D.Todothesameexperiments.10.Basedontheresearch,whowouldshowhigherappreciation?A.Onereceivingagiftofgreatvalue. B.Oneoftencontactedbyaclosefriend.C.Oneconnectedquiteunexpectedly. D.Onemakingregularcontactswithothers.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“daunting”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Unbearable. B.Discouraging. C.Illogical. D.Immoral.DResearchshowsthatwhensocialmediauseishigh,depressionisalsohigh.Butthequestionis—isthatbecausesocialmediacausesthatpersontobedepressed?Orisitbecausepeoplewhoaredepressedtendtoalsousesocialmediamore,andspendlesstimeexercisingandbeingingreenspaces?“Thatiswhatwewantedtounderstand,”saysCarolVidal,thefirstauthorofthestudy,achildandadolescentpsychiatristatJohnsHopkinsChildren’sCenter.Intheirstudy,376youngadultsinCanadawereaskedtocompletethreeonlinequestionnairesbetweenMay2021andJanuary2022.Ateachpoint,participantsself-reporteddepressivesymptomsbasedonthePHQ-9—anine-itemscale(表)thatiscommonlyusedtomeasuredepression—aswellassocialmediause,greenspaceexposure,andphysicalactivity.Researchersfoundthatparticipantswhohadhighersocialmediausetendedtobemoredepressed,andpeoplewhoweremoredepressedalsotendedtousesocialmediamore.However,researchersfoundthatsocialmediausedidnotcauseanincreaseordecreaseindepressivesymptomlevelsovertime.Researchersalsofoundthathigherlevelsofsocialmediauseandhigherlevelsofdepressivesymptomswereassociatedwithlowerlevelsofgreenspaceexposure.Inaddition,highereveningnesswasalsoassociatedwithhigherdepressivesymptomlevels.Onestudyauthorsaystheseresultsshowsocialmediauseanddepressionareassociated,butdonotprovideevidencethatgreatersocialmediausepredictsanincreaseindepressivesymptomsovertime.Otherprofessionalsintheteamalsosaythesefindingsindicatepeoplewhosufferfromdepressionshouldbecarefulabouttheamountoftimetheyspendonsocialmediaandshouldbeencouragedtointegrateotherhealthyhabitsintotheirlifestyle.Vidalandotherinvestigatorsbelievetherearemanyaspectstosocialmedia,andthereareimportantnextstepstolearnmoreaboutitsimpactonthementalhealthofpeopleofallages,includingyoungerchildrenandadolescents.12.WhydidCarolVidalconductthestudy?A.Toexplorehowdepressionaffectssocialmediause.B.Toinvestigateifgreenspacesbenefitmentalhealth.C.Tofindthelinkbetweensocialmediaanddepression.D.Todeterminewhysocialmediacontributestodepression.13.Howdidtheresearchersmeasuredepressioninthestudy?A.Byusinganine-itemformcalledPHQ-9.B.Byobservingtheparticipants’dailybehavior.C.Byaskingtheparticipants’friendsandfamilies.D.Byanalyzingtheparticipants’socialmediaposts.14.Whatdotheresearchersadvisepeoplewithdepressiontodo?A.Avoidusingmobilephones. B.Develophealthyeatinghabits.C.Seekprofessionalhelpregularly. D.Cutdownthetimeonsocialmedia.15.Whatdoesthefollow-upstudyaimtofindout?A.Thetypesofsocialmedia.B.Theinfluenceofsocialmediaonmentalhealth.C.Thepopularityofsocialmediaamongyoungerchildren.D.Effectivewaystolimitsocialmediauseamongtheyouth.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。PeerEditingGoodwritersproofreadtheirworkandrewriteitseveraltimes.Thinkofthefirstdraftofanessayasafirstattempt.Beforeyourewriteyouressayorpaper,itishelpfultoletsomeoneelsereadit,offercomments,andaskquestionstoclarifyyourmeaning.____16____Yourclassmates(yourpeers)readyourpaperandmakecommentsusingasetofquestionsandguidelines.Peereditingcanhelpyoustrengthenanyareasinyourwritingthatareweakorthatappearconfusingtothereader.Herearesomesuggestionsforpeerediting:Listencarefully.Inpeerediting,youwillreceivecommentsandsuggestionsfromotherstudents.____17____Youmaythinkthatwhatyouwroteisclearandaccurate,butreaderscanoftentellyouwhatneedsimprovement.Rememberthatthecommentsareaboutthewriting,notaboutyou.Makehelpfulcomments.____18____Usepolitelanguage.Forexample,insteadofsaying“Thisisbadgrammar,”or“Ican’tunderstandanyofyourideas,”makehelpfulcomments,suchas“Youneedtomakesurethateverysentencehasaverb,”or“Whatdoyoumeaninthissentence?”____19____Thereareexamplesofeditsandcommentsthatateachermadeonastudent’sfirstdraftandanexampleofthestudent’sseconddraftintheWriter’sHandbook.Read,read,read.Itisimportantforyoutounderstandwhyapieceofwritingisgoodorisnotgood,andthebestwaytodothisistoread,read,andreadsomemore.____20____Don’thesitatetotry.A.Theproofreadersareexpertsinfindingthemostobviousmistakes.B.Itisimportanttolistencarefullytocommentsaboutyourwriting.C.Themorewritingstylesyoubecomefamiliarwith,thebetteryourwritingcanbecome,too.D.Studyanexampleof“EditingYourWriting.”E.Inclass,peereditingisaneasywaytogetopinionsaboutyourpaper.F.Readingaloudisthemostimportantreadingstrategythatweoughttobeemphasizing.G.Whenyoureadyourclassmates’papers,chooseyourwordsandcommentscarefully.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）Rocketswereprobablyinventedbyaccidentabout2000yearsago.TheChinesehadaformofgunpowderwhichwasputinbambootubesandthrownintofirestomake____21____duringfestivals.Perhapssomeofthetubesjumpedoutofthefireinsteadofexplodinginit.TheChinese____22____thatthegunpowderescapingfromthetubecouldliftitintotheair.Theideaoftherocketwas____23____.Thefirst____24____useofrocketswasin1232.TheSongDynastywasatwarwiththeMongols.Duringthe____25____ofKaifeng,theSongarmy____26____“arrowsofflyingfire”.Thetubeswere____27____toalongstickwhichhelpedkeeptherocketmovinginastraightdirection.____28____theMongolslearnedhowtomakerocketsthemselvesanditispossiblethatthey____29____themtoEurope.Betweenthe13thand15thcenturythereweremanyrocket____30____inEngland,FranceandItaly.Theywereusedformilitarypurposes.OneItalianscientisteveninventedarocketwhichcouldtraveloverthesurfaceofwaterandhita(an)____31____ship.Noteverybodywantedtouserocketsinbattles.WanHu,aChinesegovernmentofficial,inventeda____32____chair.Heattachedtwobigkitestothechair,and47rocketstothekites.Therocketswerelit,therewasahugeexplosionand____33____ofthicksmoke.Whenthesmoke____34____WanHuandhischairhaddisappeared,nooneknowswhathappened.DidWanHudieintheexplosion?Orwashecarriedmilesintospace,becomingtheworld’sfirst____35____?21.A.cuisines B.decorations C.explosions D.differences22.A.thought B.discovered C.understood D.decided23.A.born B.burst C.found D.improved24.A.political B.official C.military D.scientific25.A.occupation B.attack C.search D.battle26.A.lifted B.shot C.exploded D.fled27.A.attached B.shaken C.wrapped D.blown28.A.Finally B.Suddenly C.Soon D.Thus29.A.delivered B.threw C.passed D.introduced30.A.exhibitions B.performances C.experiments D.transformations31.A.business B.official C.transportation D.enemy32.A.flying B.diving C.surfing D.blowing33.A.packs B.clouds C.masses D.bunches34.A.finished B.completed C.cleared D.reflected35.A.scientist B.researcher C.astronaut D.explorer第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或所给单词的正确形式。Chinahasbeenmakinggreatprogressinscientificandtechnologicalinnovation.Morethanonebrilliantachievement____36____(make)indifferentfieldsinthepast10years.Taketheaerospaceindustryforexample.TheChinesespaceprogram,____37____hasachievedaseriesofremarkablefeats(功绩),isattractingworldwideattention.Evidently,thesuccessfullaunchofShenzhouspacecraftisa____38____(prove)ofChina’sgrowingstrengthinspacetechnology.Inthefieldof5Gtechnology,Chinaisalsoattheforefront.5Gtechnologyhasbeen____39____(wide)appliedinmanyindustries,____40____(enable)fasterdatatransferandmorestableconnections.Thanks____41____thebirthof5G,smartproduction,smartcitiesalongwithotherinnovativeapplicationsaredevelopingquickly.Besides,thedevelopmentofAI(ArtificialIntelligence)inChinaisalsoremarkable.AItechnologyisbeingusedtosolvecomplexproblemsin____42____(vary)fields,fromhealthcaretotransportation.Whenitcomestoenvironmentalprotection,scientificinnovationalsoplaysanimportantrole.New____43____(technology)arebeingdevelopedtoreducepollutionandpromotesustainabledevelopment.Itisobvious____44____scientificandtechnologicalinnovationispoweringChina’sprogressandwillcontinuetoshapeitsbrightfuture.____45____(affect)bythephilosophythat“scienceknowsnoborderandshouldbenefitallhumanity,”Chinahasalsoworkedhardtoensurethatthefruitsofscientificandtechnologicalprogressaresharedbyallnations.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是某国际学校的学生李华，你校正在开展“健康饮食”的活动，请你代表学校用英语写一封倡议书。内容包括；1.健康饮食的重要性；2.如何健康饮食；3.发出倡议。注意：1.词数80左右2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。TwinsKatieandSarahMonahanarrivedatPennsylvania’sGettysburgCollege,determinedtostrikeoutonindependentpaths.Althoughthe18-year-oldsistershadrequestedroomsindifferentdormitories,thehousingofficeplacedthem