江苏省常州市2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语模拟试题（含答案）

这是一份江苏省常州市2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语模拟试题（含答案），共15页。试卷主要包含了5分,满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一部分:听力（共两节,满分30分）
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What event are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Snwbarding. B. Figure skating. C. Speed skating.
2. What is the wrst part f Je's stry?
A. The grammar. B. The handwriting. C. The spelling.
3. Hw did the man feel after watching the vide?
A. Excited. B. Mved. C. Surprised.
4. What is the man's pinin?
A. Mst websites are safe.
B. Mst websites steal mney.
C. Mre and mre peple shp nline.
5. What will the man prbably d?
A. Drink cffee. B. Walk his dg. C. Wrk in a lab.
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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。
6. Hw much des the wman give the man again?
A. £5.5. B. £5.0. C. £0.5.
7. Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place?
A. In a supermarket. B. In a restaurant. C. In a bar.
听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。
8. Which f the fllwing is Linda's jb?
A. Wrapping fruit. B. Cleaning huses. C. Pulling weeds.
9. Hw des the wman find her part-time jb?
A. Bring. B. Meaningful C. Enviable.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至13题。
10. Why des the man make the phne call?
A. T change a meeting time.
B. T talk with Brian Hibberd.
C. T leave a message.
11. What is Brian Hibberd ding?
A. Making a phne call.
B. Ging n a hliday.
C. Attending a meeting.
12. At what time will the man meet Brian Hibberd this Wednesday?
A. At 3:00 pm. B. At 4:15 pm. C. At 4:50 pm.
13. What can we knw abut Brian Hibberd?
A. He will be free this mrning.
B. He will be away fr tw weeks.
C. He will be in ffice next Wednesday mrning.
听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题。
14. Where is the Ryal Oak?
A. Near the main square. B. On the airprt rad. C. In the cuntryside.
15. What des the man think f the Bridge Htel?
A. A bit far. B. Quite unusual. C. Very peaceful.
16. What is special abut the Bridge Htel?
A. It's quite lvely in summer.
B. It has an indr swimming pl.
C. It was rebuilt frm a private huse.
17. Which htel will the man chse?
A. The Bridge Htel. B. Carltn Huse. C. The Ryal Oak.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. What des the speaker say abut the snw in Lndn?
A. It is 20 centimeters deep nw.
B. It will disappear after Mnday.
C. It has already snwed in the past three days.
19. Hw will the weather change in Paris tmrrw?
A. It will be warmer. B. It will becme windy. C. It will snw.
20. What will the weather be like in Berlin tmrrw?
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Snwy.
第二部分阅读（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）
A
"That ne lks just like a sheep! And lk ver there. That ne lks like a hrse!" D yu remember lying n yur back in a grassy field n a summer afternn, discvering the sft shapes in the cluds in the sky? Thse were the gd ld days when yu culd see anything and everything in the cluds.
But nw peple lk at the sky and see cluds in the shape f a mtr cmpany's advertising lg（商标）, r a message inviting them t g ut and buy a certain brand（品牌）f beer. These clud pictures are nt prducts f their imaginatins. Instead, they are prduced by a machine. These new flating advertisements are called Flgs; the name stands fr "flating lgs. " They" re made frm a mixture f sapy fam（泡沫）and a lighter-than-air gas such as helium, and they can be made int different sizes and shapes depending n the advertisement.
Flgs can last up t an hur if weather cnditins are gd, and they can fly several kilmeters high. Advertisers can rent a Flg machine fr$2,500 a day. The set-up is nrmally perfrmed within 1 t 2 hurs, and it will release fur Flgs per minute. Advertisers can fill the air with any shape r message they want.
Sme peple are wrried that the Flgs might nt be pllutin-free. Hwever the Flg's inventr insists that the sap he uses is natural, and that a Flg just dissipates in the air, leaving nthing behind. Thugh it may be true that Flgs are envirnmentally friendly, sme peple believe that the natural cluds in ur memry may be replaced by man-made nes. They are afraid that sn there will be nwhere left where their imaginatins can flat freely.
21. The authr mentins the animal-like cluds t shw that___________.
A. cluds remind us f the gd ld days
B. cluds can becme any interesting shape
C. weather cnditins were much better in the past
D. peple bserved the sky mre carefully in the ld days
22. What des the underlined wrd "dissipates" in the last paragraph mean?
A. Hides. B. Travels. C. Remains. D. Disappears.
23. We can infer frm the end f the text that sme peple___________.
A. believe what the Flgs' inventr says
B. prefer the new flating advertisements t thers
C. fear that Flgs will leave nthing t their imaginatins
D. hpe that cmpanies will advertise by using natural cluds
B
Sherlck Hlmes nce asked Dr Watsn abut "the curius incident f the dg in the night- time". When Watsn pinted ut that the dg did nthing in the night-time, Hlmes respnded, "That was the curius incident". In The Curius Incident f the Dg in the Night-time, Mark Haddn intrduces anther detective bsessed with discvering the truth. Christpher is a fifteen year ld autistic savant wh has truble understanding ther peple but knws every prime number（质数）up t 7,057.
The stry begins when Christpher discvers a crime scene acrss the street: a dg named Wellingtn lies dead. When the dg's wner fund him there, he was suspected and put t jail. After being gt ut by his father; he pledges t slve the mystery f its death.
As Christpher investigates the killing, he is directly cnfrnted with a deeper mystery: ther human beings. Like mst peple with autism, Christpher has truble reading single facial expressins. Peple are cnfusing t him. By cntrast, he likes dgs because he can always tell what they are thinking. They have nly fur mds, happy, sad, crss and cncentrating. And they dn't lie since they can't talk.
Haddn deepens the theme f mystery by explring the cmplexities f human language, Fr example, Christpher never lies. A lie means saying smething happened that didn't happen and Christpher cannt see the pint f it. Fr him, the nly things wrth speaking abut are facts and mathematics. Christpher als desn't
understand jkes and metaphrs, such as "apple f my eye". He writes, "When I try and make a picture f the phrase in my head, it just cnfuses me because imagining an apple in smene's eye desn't have anything t d with liking smene a lt.
Christpher's quest fr truth leads him inevitably t discver even deeper mysteries. Tw years befre the beginning f the stry, Christpher's mther died f a sudden heart attack. At that time, Mrs. Shears, the neighbr wman wh wned Wellingtn became a family friend wh helped him deal with their grief. Her friendship with them ended n the night that Wellingtn was killed. But the questin is whether the friendship ended because f the dg's death r the dg died because the friendship ended. As Christpher investigates, he strips away years' wrds f lies and discvers the truth.
At the beginning f the bk, Christpher writes, "This is a murder mystery nvel", but it is much mre than that Haddn uses the theme f mystery t shw hw deeply mysterius human expressins, language and relatinships are t a persn with autism. At first, the bk seems t shw the limits f being autistic, but in the end, it shws the limits f being nrmal. Christpher himself describes it best in the final sentence f the bk: "And I knw I can d this because I went t Lndn n my wn, Wellingtn? mystery f Wh Killed Wellingtn? 1 was brave and I wrte a bk and that means I can d anything."
24. What can we infer frm the cnversatin between Sherlck Hlmes and Dr. Watsn?
A. Hlmes was curius abut dgs, behavir at night
B. Dr. Watsn was nt as curius abut dgs as Hlmes.
C. Dgs are usually alert and active in the night-time.
D. The dg mentined by them was already killed.
25. Which descriptin may cnfuse Christpher mst?
A. The by is as tall as yu. B. The by is six feet tall.
C. The girl ften tell jkes. D. The girl has a heart f stne.
26. Accrding t the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A. Autistic child as Christpher is, he has a talent fr mathematics.
B. Cmpared t humans, dgs are mre understandable t Christpher.
C. Mrs. Shears suspected Christpher f killing the dg named Wellingtn.
D. Christpher witnessed the killing crime f the dg named Wellingtn
27. What is the authr's purpse in writing this passage?
A. T prvke thught n "the limits f being nrmal".
B. T tell a stry abut the curius incident f a dg.
C. T specify the truble facing the autistic.
D. T intrduce the detectin f an autistic savant
C
When yu hear the beginning f yur favrite sng frm the radi, suddenly yur neck is cvered in gse bumps.
It's such a thing that a grup f scientists call "skin excitement"—a feeling f cld caused nt by a drp in temperature r sudden scare, but by the sense f beauty. "Skin excitement" can cme frm a sng, a painting, a mving mvie scene, r even a belved memry-pretty much anything that causes the giving ut f pleasure-saked dpamine（多巴胺）in yur brain. But it des nt cme fr all f us.
Yur favrite music uncvers a lt abut yur persnality, and s des hw yu respnd t that music. Studies suppse that as few as 55 percent f peple experience "skin excitement" when listening t music. And if yu cunt yurself amng this grup, the gse bumps n yur skin aren't the nly giveaway—scientists can read it in yur brain, t. In a new study published in the jurnal Scial Cgnitive and Affective Neurscience, Harvard researchers perfrmed brain scans n 10 students wh said they reliably gt cld when listening t music, and 10 students wh didn't. They fund that the cld-prne brains may really be excited by strnger emtins.
Cld-prne brains are generally mre likely t shw strnger emtinal intelligence than n-cld brains. Cld-prne minds tend t have unusual active imaginatin, reflect mre deeply n their emtins, and appreciate nature and the beauty f music and art t a strnger degree than n-cld brains.
S, what type f music causes the chills? It seems that the type is nt s imprtant; participants in the new study reprted getting cld frm sngs f every kind. And any sng cnnected with a strng emtinal memry f the listener can prduce the mst reliable results. Fr me, that's the sng Sailing t Philadelphia by Mark Knpfler, which I listened t as a kid in the car with my dad, n the way t the summer camp.
28. What can we learn abut "skin excitement" accrding t the text?
A. It helps t prduce dparmine.
B. It is caused by the pain in the skin.
C. It can be experienced by every music listener.
D. It is the human bdy's reactin t smething nice.
29. What des the new study by Harvard researchers mainly find?
A. The percentage f music lvers in students.
B. The slutins t the gse bumps n ne's skin.
C. The differences between cld-prne and n-cld brains.
D. The relatinship between ne's music perfrmance and persnality.
30. What are peple with cld-prne brains like?
A. Beautiful and intelligent. B. Emtinal and dishnest.
C. Imaginative and sensitive. D. Brave and strng-minded.
31. Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A. Respnses t Music Vary amng Peple
B. A Feeling f Cld Is Caused by Hrrible Music
C. Yur Favrite Music Reveals Yur Persnality
D. Favrite Music May Bring Frth Gse Bumps
D
Artificial intelligence（AI）has been increasingly gd at fling peple. A series f phts shwing frmer US president Dnald Trump being aggressively arrested by plice have caught peple's attentin. They were fake but very cnvincing.
Created by the AI prgram Midjurney, the phts were highly realistic, frm the characters' mvements t the surrundings. Hwever, many details can give away the fact that they are made by AI. The Washingtn Pst's technlgy writer Shira Ovide shared her tips. The main idea is t spt the prblems anything that wuld lk strange in a pht.
AI sftware has a histry f generating human hands incrrectly. It smetimes can create hands with mre than five fingers. This is because AI isn't sure what a "hand" exactly is, accrding t Ppular Science. The data AI uses t learn ften shw hands and fingers in varius gestures, which can be very cnfusing fr AI.
AI-generated images als usually cntain details that are against reality. T spt this, fcus n items like accessries. Fr example, peple in an image may be missing earrings r ne part f their sunglasses. If there's text in an image, such as a newper r pster, it's usually garbled（篡改）, even thugh the text may lk realistic frm a distance.
Anther thing AI is terrible at handling is the backgrund. If there's a crwd in the image, peple's faces in the backgrund are usually blurry-r they dn't have faces at all!
The develpment f Al-generated art als raises alarm bells abut hw these fake images culd be used t spread misinfrmatin. "I think misinfrmatin is ging t hit an all-time high," Jamie Chen, a digital culture and AI expert in the US, tld New Yrk Pst. Generating an AI artwrk is t "create reality", Chen argued, adding that, being able t tell whether the wrk is real r nt requires high media literacy（素养）skills. "The wrld may nt be ready fr hw realistic the images have becme," Shane Kittelsn, a US researcher, tld The Washingtn Pst.
32. Why are Dnald Trump's phts mentined in the first paragraph?
A. T draw mre peple's attentin.
B. T make peple cnvinced f the news.
C. T shw the AI-generated images were fake.
D. T prve that it's easy fr AI t cheat peple.
33. Why des AI generate human hands incrrectly accrding t the text?
A. It is unable t recgnize human hands. B. The data it uses t learn cntain errrs.
C. It desn't fully understand human hands. D. It has insufficient data abut human hands.
34. Which f the fllwing will Jamie Chen agree with?
A. AI artwrks may nt be reflective f true creativity.
B. It's high time t address the risks psed by AI wrks.
C. AI artwrks will replace traditinal art frms in the future.
D. Detecting real art demands strng media literacy cmpetence.
35. Where is the text prbably frm?
A. A news reprt. B. A diary. C. A research paper. D. A science fictin.
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。
Being highly critical r talking dwn t yurself are examples f self-criticism that highlight yur wn weaknesses. Yu may feel yu dn't meet yur wn persnal standards r expectatins. Frtunately, yu can imprve this pattern f self-criticism by changing yur thught patterns and practicing psitive affirmatins（情感上的支持或鼓励）.
•What is self-criticism?
Self-criticism is the act f thinking negatively abut yurself. Individuals with self-critical tendencies face self-created prblems due t their tugh standards and internalized scial values fr self-evaluatin. 36 Fr sme individuals, self-criticism can have a negative effect n day-t-day md and may be a factr fr depressin and ther frms f mental illness.
•Can self-criticism be gd?
37 If peple use persnal criticism in a way that's useful t cmplete tasks and achieve gals, it can be beneficial. They can use it as a way t examine their decisins and behavirs and evaluate whether they need t make any changes.
• 38
Peple with avidant（回避反应的）attachment styles avid clseness. This may prevent them frm develping relatinships fr hw t shw cmpassin（同情）fr themselves and thers. Self-criticism is als likely t arise frm shame, insecure attachments, and having lw self-esteem.
•Examples f self-Criticism
When individuals engage in negative self-assessment, they create an inner dialgue that uses demeaning（贬低的）and demtivating language. 39 They may say, "I am easily disappinted with myself." "I can't accept failures and setbacks withut feeling inadequate,” and "I stp caring abut myself.”
•Hw can self-criticism be vercme?
T vercme self-criticism, it's helpful t be hnest with yurself abut the rle yu play. Yu can start t identify hw yur self-criticism impacts yur md and daily rutine. 40
A. Self-criticism isn't always bad.
B. Where des self-criticism cme frm?
C. If s, please step utside yur cmfrt zne.
D. Self-criticism is assciated with, little prgress.
E. It's als imprtant t seek prfessinal help as needed.
F. Examples f self-criticism include phrases and negative self-talk.
G. As a result, they're unsure f their thughts, feelings, and emtins.
第三部分语言应用（共三节, 满分50分）
第一节（共 15 小题, 每小题1分）
Five years ag, I was a trail ride leader at a hliday farm in Victria. My favurite hrse was a warm-blded called Hlly, a chestnut mare. Aged seven, she was 41 , sweet-natured and well-trained; the nly 42 with Hlly was her vivid imaginatin. I was cnstantly surprised by Hlly's ability t be 43 by rabbits, the wind r even shadws-smetimes her wn shadw!
One day, as we headed back frm a ride n the beach, Hlly and I were 44 the way ver the hilly area. When we gt t ne particularly lng, steep hill, Hlly began t twitch（抽动）her ears and step in place. S, when she 45 t sniff（嗅）and give all the 46 that she believed the 'hrse-eating mnsters' were clse, I became a little wrried.
At the bttm f the hill as we runded a crner, Hlly 47 with cautin, and s I fllwed her gaze t the path ahead. There, sunning itself in the middle f the track, was a brwn 48 . This time it was my 49 t get scared; I was n a nervus hrse, leading a grup f eight inexperienced pre-teen riders.
Unexpectedly, Hlly was firmly 50 , ears frward. With the snake in her sight, she was n lnger wrried.
I have heard that hrses have a better sense f 51 than dgs. I hadn't seen it 52 befre that mment. 53 , while we waited in reality fr just a secnd r tw-but fr what felt like a century - the snake awke and glided calmly ff int the bush.
Hlly then 54 , leading the hrses with cautin and care. She had been alert t danger and had been 55 fr the safety f us all. Fllwing in the ftsteps r their lead mare, nt ne f the ther hrses shwed any fear.
41. A. negative B. graceful C. pitiful D. aggressive
42. A. slutin B. reactin C. prblem D. difficulty
43. A. frightened B. delighted C. tuched D. attracted
44. A. chasing B. leading C. fllwing D. pushing
45. A. prceeded B. preferred C. hesitated D. refused
46. A. evidence B. truth C. signals D. symbls
47. A. sped B. rushed C. escaped D. slwed
48. A. rabbit B. hrse C. mnster D. snake
49. A. turn B. case C. chance D. rule
50. A. sealed B. planted C. fastened D. frzen
51. A. visin B. directin C. smell D. hearing
52. A. prved B. denied C. ignred D. demnstrated
52. A. prved B. denied C. ignred D. demnstrated
53. A. Unfrtunately B. Undubtedly C. Thankfully D. Instantly
54. A. fell ff B. went back C. came ut D. stepped frward
55. A. respnsible B. regretful C. grateful D. available
第二节（共10小题, 每小题1.5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。
Facing Challenges
A cuple f weeks ag, my grandfather was explaining his favrite expressin, "Nthing is ever easy.” The fllwing day, as I tried t cmplete my day's wrk, I happened（56）_____________（ntice）a bumblebee（大黄蜂）n the skylight（天窗）. The skylight was particularly high up, but I thught remving the bee（57）_____________（take）n mre than five minutes. An hur later, the bee still remained. What had changed was that the living rm was a mess and（58）_____________I was dizzy frm lking up int the sunlight I did nt expect t waste an hur（59）_____________an insect s tiny, but by ding s, I understd what my grandfather meant.
It is nt nly time that we tend t underestimate—we dn't accunt fr unexpected csts. We ften imagine what can wrk（60）_____________ur advantage, but we seldm think f all the negative things that culd affect us. Hwever, it is imprtant t remember that yur day r week r year might nt g（61）_____________planned, and that is cmpletely nrmal. It is perfectly acceptable t feel challenged even at a task yu thught was simple—because that is part f life.
If yu can accept that nthing will ever be easy, then life might seem slightly（62）_____________（manageable）. In high schl, I thught cllege might be easier because I culd have a schedule best suited fr myself. Yet each time, 1 was bth wrng and disappinted. After accepting that schl wuldn't（and shuldn't）be easy, I fund myself with a mre psitive attitude and（63）_____________（imprve）results.
Of curse, there shuld be preparatins made t accunt fr expenses r time. Ding s can nly help yu accmplish yur gals in a better way. Hwever, there is n need t beat（64）_____________up when smething stands in ur path. Maybe we cannt see a bee（65）_____________（cme）ur way; but we can always give urselves the extra time t catch it.
第三节（共 10 小题, 每小题 2 分）在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。
66. The Bstn Museum f Fine Arts_____________（cntract）t rent part f its cllectin t a museum in Japan since 2006.
67. Great imprtance shuld be attached t emtinal r mental prblems_____________（arise）frm a physical cause.
68. The high cst f glf equipment_____________（prhibit）many peple frm taking up this sprt.
69. Ι_____________（wrestle）with this physics prblem fr a whle mrning, but I haven't wrked it ut.
70. The drug_____________（withdraw）frm sale after a number f peple suffered serius side effects.
71. Many wmen achievers appear t pse a_____________（threaten）t their male clleagues.
72. The chairs are well-suited fr apartment living because they're_____________（adjust）and can be taken apart when we mve.
73. Opprtunities will imprve as the cmpany expands_____________（dmestic）and internatinally.
74. These cean waves are amng the earth's mst cmplicated natural_____________（phenmenn）.
75. The_____________（analyze）f a prblem is the starting pint fr its slutin.
第四部分写作（满分20分）
假定你是李华, 请你给你的美国朋友Chris写一封邮件, 告诉他你将参加当地一个体验农场生活的夏令营活动, 希望他一起参加内容包括:
1. 介绍夏令营的相关信息;
2. 询问对方意愿。
注意: 1. 写作词数应为80左右
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
答案
第一部分: 听力理解
1-5 ABBAC 6-10 BCABB 11-15 CBBCA 16-20 BBBCA
第一部分: 阅读理解
A 篇阅读 21-23 ADC
B 篇阅读 24-27 CDDA
C 篇阅读 28-31 DCCD
D 篇阅读 32-35 DCDA
七选五阅读 36-40 GABFE
第三部分: 完形填空
41. B 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. D
49. A 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. C 54. D 55. A
第四部分: 语法填空
56. t ntice 57. wuld take 58. that 59. n 60. t 61. as
62. mre manageable 63. imprved 64. urselves 65. cming
第五部分: 单句语法填空
1. has cntracted 2. arising 3. prhibits 4. have been wrestling
5. was withdrawn 6. threat 7. adjustable 8. dmestically 9. Phenmena
10. analysis
第六部分; 应用文（范文）
Dear Chris,
I'm writing t let yu knw I am ging t attend a lcal summer camp t experience farm life. The details are as fllws.
It will be held during the first week f July. Participants, mst f whm are middle schl students, will meet at the schl gate, and then we will be taken t the farm by bus. I want t take part in it because I regard it as a gd chance t get clse t nature and exercise my bdy at the same time. I knw yu have been enthusiastic abut nature, s I think yu may cherish this chance. Wuld yu like t g t the camp with me? If s, I believe we will spend a wnderful week learning and playing tgether.
Lking frward t yur early reply, And wish yu all the best.
Yurs,
Li Hua
本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一封信, 告诉美国朋友Chris一个体验农场生活的夏令营活动, 希望他一起参加。
1. 词汇积累
参加: take part in→jin in
认为……是……: regard…as→treat…as
接近: get clse t→apprach