2023-2024学年度广东省梅州市梅州市梅县外国语学校高二上学期12月月考英语试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度广东省梅州市梅州市梅县外国语学校高二上学期12月月考英语试卷含答案，共20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。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 type f fd des the man dislike?
A. Greek fd. B. French fd. C. Indian fd.
2. What will the man d tnight?
A. G t a party. B. Pick up his parents. C. Have dinner utside.
3. What's the time nw?
A. 7:30. B. 6:45 C. 7:15
4. Hw much shuld the man pay?
A. $30. B. $75. C. $90
5. Hw des the man find the film?
A. Fantastic. B. Imperfect. C. Just s s.
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，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Visiting their parents. B. Seeing a play tgether. C. Bking tickets.
7. Wh will take care f the child?
A. The man. B. The man's parents. C. The wman's husband.
听下面一段对话，回答第8 和第9两个小题。
8. What des the wman cngratulate the man n?
A. Gaining a jb interview. B. Standing ut in his class. C. Getting his dream jb.
9. What keeps the man ging?
A. His lve fr bridges. B. His ambitin t get high salary. C. His desire t graduate frm university.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What's the man ding?
A. Lying in the bed. B. Drinking cffee. C. Lking thrugh his cellphne.
11. Why des the wman ask the man t g hiking?
A. The man desires t appreciate the scenery utside.
B. The wman wants t update her We-chat mments.
C. The man is nt in gd health.
12. What will the man d next?
A. G hiking with the wman. B. G t see a dctr. C. D exercise alne.
听下面一段对话，回答第13 至第 16 四个小题。
13. Hw des Jack feel?
A. Upset. B. Satisfied. C. Jyful.
14. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Frmer schlmates. C. Parent and child.
15. What advice des the wman give?
A. Call ld friends when feeling depressed.
B. Wrk hard n the study.
C. Start a serius tpic with new friends.
16. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In the campus. B. In a stre. C. In a restaurant.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Where is the Base lcated?
A. 10 km away frm the city center.
B. Less than 30 km frm Chengdu Shuangliu Internatinal Airprt.
C. N.1357 Panda Rad.
18. Which actin is allwed when visiting the Base?
A. Feeding the animals using bamb.
B. Chatting ludly with friends.
C. Taking pictures fr pandas withut flashes.
19. What service can yu get fr free at the Base?
A. Refilling a cup f ht cffee. B. Buying fd fr dinner. C. Using an umbrella when it rains.
20. Wh are the target listeners f this article?
A. Turists visiting the Base.
B. Vlunteers taking care f the wild animals.
C. Scientists ding research at the Base.
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)
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。
A
With s much histry packed in Washingtn, D. C.—the United States capital city, yu can learn abut the birth f the natin and many ntable peple wh helped shape it t what it is tday. Let’s enjy fur f its landmarks fr an unfrgettable getaway.
Washingtn Mnument (纪念碑)
The Washingtn Mnument was built in 1884 t hnr the first president f the United States. At the base, there are fifty American flags that fly in a circle surrunding the mnument. Yu can als get tickets t ride a lift t the tp f the mnument and lk ut at the histrical city frm abve!
Lincln Memrial (纪念馆)
A main stp n everyne’s trip t D. C. is a stp at the Lincln Memrial. The memrial was built t hnr the 16th president f the United States, Abraham Lincln. The memrial finished Rmanesque cnstructin in 1920 and has been a majr turist attractin ever since. It is pen 24 hurs a day.
Jeffersn Memrial
Cmpleted in 1947, the Jeffersn Memrial hnrs and memrializes the third president f the United States, Thmas Jeffersn. The building features marble steps and a shallw rund rf with a 19-ft sculpture f President Thmas Jeffersn in the center.
White Huse
Knwn as the wrkplace fr the president f the United States since 1800, the White Huse features beautiful architecture (建筑) with Rman style influences. Many turists t the area walk alng its utside gates, hping t see the present president.
21. Where can turists enjy a bird view f the capital city f America?
A. At the Washingtn Mnument.B. At the Lincln Memrial.
C. At the Jeffersn Memrial.D. At the White Huse.
22. What d the Lincln Memrial and the White Huse have in cmmn?
A. They hnr famus figures in histry.B. They have the same architectural style.
C. They are pen t visitrs the whle day.D. They ffer interactin with the president.
23. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T intrduce a travel plan.B. T recall the American histry.
C. T recmmend excellent exhibits.D. T draw visitrs t the attractins.
B
Brn in 1887 in a Russian-Jewish twn, Chagall started painting at the age f 19. Disappinted with the clrs f traditinal Russian art, he lved t paint with strng blues, reds and yellws.
S in 1911, he mved t Paris, France, where artists frm arund the wrld were creating nvel art frms and he acquired fresh ways f painting eagerly. He stayed true t his childhd memries. While thers chse mdern subjects, he painted scenes f fantasy based n an lder, farmer-like way f life. Blue dgs, yellw skies and red trees were all creatins f his imaginatin.
Chagall went thrugh tw wrld wars and persnal sufferings. In 1941, because his family were Jewish, the Chagalls had t leave France t escape the Nazis during Wrld War Ⅱ. In 1944 came anther blw. Chagall’s belved wife Bella died f an illness. Despite the hardships, his passin fr painting never faded. In the 1950s, he returned t France and cntinued t make his dreamlike paintings.
One day, during a walk in a village, he discvered a 700-year-ld church (教堂), where he saw a stained-glass (彩色玻璃) windw that cntained a green hrse. It lked as if Chagall might have created it himself. Here was a sure sign, he thught, that he shuld create his wn stained-glass windws.
Then Chagall devted all his energy and time t the wrk. As we knw, many stained-glass windws are made f flat clrs, but Chagall used varius techniques t create the effects he wanted. He made flexible use f bright clrs, putting light int the wrks. He painted images n glass, then had them fired t high temperatures, making the lines and clrs part f the glass.
Chagall created the stained-glass windws fr churches and ther buildings arund the wrld until his death in 1985. He gave them as gifts t the wrld and ften refused payment. Tday, peple are still amazed at hw his stained-glass creatins shine and change with the sun.
24. Why did Chagall chse t g t Paris?
A. T learn new painting skills.
B. T publicize his new ideas abut art.
C. T experience the clrful lcal life.
D. T participate in mdern art exhibitins.
25. What led Chagall t design stained-glass windws?
A. Desire t let in mre sunlight.
B. Intentin t imprve the quality f glass.
C. Encuragement frm sme famus artists.
D. Inspiratin frm an ancient church windw.
26. What des paragraph 5 mainly talk abut?
A. Chagall’s wrking attitude.B. The images Chagall created.
C. Chagall’s artistic experiences.D. The features f Chagall’s wrks.
27. Which f the fllwing can best describe Chagall as an artist?
A. Imaginative and hnest.B. Generus and easy-ging.
C. Creative and strng-willed.D. Energetic and traditinal.
C
In 2018 Yale prfessr Laurie Sants intrduced a new curse, “Psychlgy and the Gd Life” t satisfy the grwing mental health needs f students n campus. It was an immediate success, attracting mre than 1,200 undergraduate enrllees (报名者) the first term befre it was transfrmed int the mst ppular nline curse in Yale’s histry.
Nw the curse is being ffered fr free t mre than 550 lw-incme high schl students acrss the United States. The students will receive free cllege credits upn cmpletin. “Our gal is t equip students with scientifically validated strategies fr living a mre satisfying life, while als creating pprtunities fr high-striving (努力奋斗) lw-incme students t prve their cllege-readiness,” explained Sants, prfessr f psychlgy and head f Silliman Cllege at Yale.
Accrding t a statement frm Yale, the new prgram — which was develped in partnership with the University f Cnnecticut and the Natinal Educatin Equity Lab with supprt frm the Arthur M. Blank Fundatin will be ffered in mre than 40 schls frm17 cities. In additin t receiving access t Sants’ lectures, students will be supprted by bth a lcal teacher at their high schl and a Yale teaching fellw. “It is an hnr t be invlved in this widespread effrt t braden educatinal pprtunities fr the diverse student ppulatin,” said Zach Silver, ne f the teaching fellws in psychlgy at Yale. “I’m thrilled t share my enthusiasm fr this material with students acrss the cuntry.”
The class will be slightly mdified (修改) frm the riginal. The, riginal “Psychlgy and the Gd Life” curse attracted such a large number f students that it was mved t Wlsey Hal, the largest cncert hall n campus. The class has since prduced a successful nline curse, “The Science f Well-Being” available fr free n Cursera with ver three millin enrllments t date, and the hit pdcast (热门播客) “The Happiness Lab”, a tp 5 Apple pdcast with ver 30 millin dwnlads.
This is a really challenging time, which means that students need t learn new strategies t prtect their mental health. Thse wh are interested in the free curse can surf Sants’ website.
28. What’s ne f the purpses f ffering the new curse?
A. T help students pass the cllege exam.
B. T give students scientific learning strategies.
C. T explre students’ psychlgical characteristics.
D. T help students find happiness-in a science-prven way.
29. What can we knw frm Paragraph 3?
A. Zach Silver was t nervus t participate in the prgram.
B. There are many ther teaching staff available fr the prgram
C. The prgram wins ppularity with students in tp schls in America.
D. The gal f the prgram is t narrw the ecnmic gap amng students.
30. Hw can we knw the psychlgy curse is ppular?
A. Frm the reputatin f Yale.
B. Frm the number f attendees.
C. Frm the ppularity f Sants.
D. Frm the specific curse strategies.
31. What des the authr mainly tell us in this text?
A. Students need psychlgical instructin badly.
B. Prfessr Sants is giving a new free lessn.
C. A psychlgy curse is very ppular nline.
D. A psychlgy curse is being ffered fr free by Yale.
D
Yu d nt need t stp creating because yu’ve gtten lder. Creativity custmers as yung as 40 have asked me. “Am I t ld t create?” I encurage them t imagine what it might be like t reach their 80s after decades f devtin t their chsen art frm. Hw skilled and cnfident might they be? The fllwing tips will help yu say a “yes” t yur creativity, even as yu accept the realities f aging.
Build yur grup f like-minded suls, which encurages yu and, gives yu hnest and helpful feedback. Take charge f yur health. If yu have physical issues, cnsider them, but cntinue t create. Change the length and frequency f yur wrk, r mve frm ne art frm t anther-whatever makes sense fr yur changing circumstances. Ask yurself why yu create. Is it because it fills yu with jy and gives yu purpse? Really, creating regularly can embed (嵌入) the habit f creating right dwn int yur bnes. N perid f daily time is t shrt t stay cnn cc ted with yur creativity. Keep yur current and future prjects in yur thughts all day, like backgrund music, which keeps them alive! It als keeps yu enthusiastic and brings yu back t yur creativity after a frced interruptin. Finally, dn’t lse yurself in cmparisns with ther artists. Yu’re n yur wn path, and it is like n ne else’s.
In his 80s, Nva Sctia visual artist Charles Cupar cmpleted 15 pastel still lifes (粉彩静物画) fr a persnal exhibitin and s pet ver an hur n his pening night chatting with fans and new admirers. American pet, nvelist and jurnal writer May Sartn cntinued t write int her 80s. She retained her independence and devtin t creativity until the end, even dictating her jurnal int a tape recrder after suffering a serius disease Cuntless ther art its, pets, musicians and perfrmers can inspire yu t cntinue taking creative-risks and t build yur life’s wrk.
If yu develp it, creativity will remain a brightly burning fame in ide yu, calling n yu t make smething wnderful, thugh yu are in yur eighties.
32. Which statement wuld the authr prbably agree with?
A. Creating has nthing t d with ne’s age.
B. Creativity des nt cme easy fr the aged.
C. The aged need t restart t develp their creativity.
D. The aged shuld face the truth that they lack creativity.ST-
33. What can we infer frm Paragraph 2?
A. One shuld find ways t balance health with creating.
B. One shuld find a fixed perid f time every day t create.
C. Keeping in step with ther artists is the key t making prgress.
D. Creating shuld be dne withut ther peple’s invlvement.
34. What des the authr tell us abut creativity?
A. Gd rest cntributes t greater creativity.
B. Enthusiasm is a frm f expressin fr creativity.
C. Regular creating can keep yur creating habit alive.
D. It is hard t recver creativity nce interrupted.
35. Why did the authr give examples in the third paragraph?
A. T encurage the ld t break thrugh the age barrier.
B. T inspire the aged t get famus in at least ne field.
C. T encurage the ld t try t defeat the yunger generatin.
D. T shw the aged have extremely strng creativity as never befre.

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。
Turn FOMO int JOMO
It’s weekend. Yu friends are thrwing a party while yu stay in. Then suddenly yu begin t imagine the fun yur friends are having in yur absence. ____36____ Yu can’t help turning t scial media t find ut. If s, chances are that yu are suffering FOMO — the fear f missing ut. Yu have a great desire t stay cnnected with what thers are ding.
____37____ They dn’t feel the need t attend everything. Instead, they find cmfrt in sticking t their wn plans. They fcus nt n what they lack but n what they have. Rather than feeling FOMO, such peple enjy JOMO — the jy f missing ut. JOMO is the emtinally intelligent slutin t FOMO. And it is the secret t finding happiness. Then hw can we turn FOMO int JOMO?
Enjy yur wn cmpany (陪伴). ____38____ It means abandning (放弃) the need t catch up, keep up and measure up in exchange fr a chance t engage in yur wn life. Watching mvies, getting a wrkut r taking up a new hbby are all fun ways t spend yur time.
Keep a jurnal. If yu always pst the fun things yu d n scial media, yu may find yurself caring t much abut whether peple are validating (确认) yur experiences nline. T make a change, yu might as well keep a persnal jurnal n paper. ____39____ And this can als help keep yur secrets t yurself.
Switch ff. We usually keep ur devices n in case smene needs t reach us. But when yur minds are always n yur phne, yu simply cannt be present. Yu are very likely t be distracted and unaware f what matters t yu. S try t reduce yur screen time and live in the mment. ____40____
A. But sme peple feel the ppsite.
B. FOMO signals a lack f engagement.
C. And yur initial calm turns int anxiety.
D. JOMO is the enjyment f time spent alne.
E. Yu will find yu are actually nt missing ut n anything.
F. Feeling left ut indicates we want t increase ur sense f belnging.
G. Thus yu can turn yur fcus frm public attentin t private appreciatin.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分30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，掌握其大意，然后从41—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The first time ever I realized that plastic was a serius matter fr ur planet was during a rad trip in Western Australia, almst 12 years ag.
We ____41____ at a supermarket alng the Cral Bay cast t buy sme grceries and the lady at the cunter tld us they didn’t sell any shpping bags in rder t prevent plastic in the ____42____ and t help preserving the endangered turtles living in that area. After a first reactin f surprise, we ____43____ all ur shpping in ur arms and left.
This was just ne f the many experiences I’ve lived that made me mre ____44____ abut my impact and pushed me t adpt different habits t live and ____45____ mre sustainably.
Our trip t Brne was anther life-changing ____46____ that has strengthened my reslutin t a zer-waste lifestyle. While traveling in sme cuntries, we came t knw that ____47____ drinking water was always a challenge. S we had t travel with ur water bttle, and we ____48____ t avid using plastic during ur trip.
Besides, we were als ____49____ impressed by ur stay n Libaran Island. A sustainable turtle cnservatin ____50____ and the cmmunity had made big effrts t ____51____ the beaches and creatively reuse plastic fr ten years. Despite that, the shre is ____52____ daily with tns f plastic cming frm the tides.
Facing this glbal issue ____53____, raised in me a feeling f sadness and anger that sn turned int ____54____: t d as much as pssible t reduce plastic in ur life. Small changes can ____55____ a difference!
41. A. stayedB. visitedC. wrked D. stpped
42. A. landB. ceanC. district D. supermarket
43. A. threwB. pickedC. drpped D. carried
44. A. sureB. prudC. cnscius D. cmfrtable
45. A. travelB. deliverC. remve D. play
46. A. adversityB. campaignC. experience D. expeditin
47. A. freeB. cheapC. valuable D. safe
48. A. failedB. managedC. hesitated D. happened
49. A. frequentlyB. preciselyC. deeply D. firmly
50. A. actinB. prjectC. discipline D. prtectin
51. A. dry upB. give ffC. clean up D. shave ff
52. A. washedB. prvedC. rushed D. injured
53. A. n purpseB. n behalfC. in particular D. in persn
54. A. cnfusinB. determinatinC. frustratin D. satisfactin
55. A. makeB. haveC. achieve D. find
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料， 在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词） 或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Queen has declined a magazine’s award f Oldie f the Year,___56___.(say) “yu are nly as ld as yu feel”. The 95-year-ld. “plitely but firmly” turned ____57____the award, but sent the Oldie magazine____58____message with her “warmest best wishes”.
The natin’s lngest-reigning mnarch, she is due ____59____(mark) her Platinum Jubilee next year after 70 years as Queen. Her late husband, the Duke f Edinburgh,____60____(be) Oldie f the Year in 2011.
Authr and bradcaster Gyles Brandreth, chairman f the awards, wrte t the Queen’s private secretary, Sir Edward Yung, t ask _____61_____she wuld accept the title
In a reply _____62_____(publish) in the magazine’s latest issue, her assistant private secretary, Tm Laing-Baker, said: “Her Majesty believes yu are ____63____ld as yu feel as such The Queen des nt believe she meets the relevant criteria t be able t accept, and hpes yu will find a ____64____(wrthy) recipient.”
The Oldie f the Year Awards have celebrated the achievements f the lder generatin fr 29 years, with previus winners including cmmunity care nurses, veteran athletes, and ther well-knwn _____65_____(figure)
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节书面表达（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你所喜爱的Glbal Mirrr周报创刊五周年之际征集读者意见。请你依据以下内容给主编写封信，内容主要包括：
1．说明你是该报的忠实读者；
2．赞赏该报优点：
①兼顾国内外新闻；
②介绍名人成功故事；
3．提出建议：刊登指导英语学习的文章。
注意：
1．词数：100左右，开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Editr-in-Chief,
Cngratulatins n the fifth anniversary f Glbal Mirrr!
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25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。
My parents wrked very hard at ensuring that everything seemed pleasant and carefree fr me. I had a very peaceful childhd and I mstly ignred the fact that my elder sister was different.
It was nly at the age f ten that I started t ntice the differences and became cnscius f my scial life and self-image that I had carefully develped. My sister, n the ther hand, was scially awkward, as she had “Asperger Syndrme”. She culdn’t lk at peple in the eye. She wuld repeat the wrds she had just said under her breath. She, hwever, was academically (学业) capable, and therefre we attended the same primary schl. Despite this, I never admitted in public that she was my sister. Hwever, ne incident changed hw I viewed her.
Befre graduatin, my sister and her classmates had t put n perfrmances, whether in a grup r individually. Due t her inability t wrk with thers, my sister was the nly ne left t perfrm alne. “I’ll sing,” my sister tld my parents cnfidently. Hearing that, I was cmpletely shcked. Hw culd my sister, wh terribly feared scial activities, sing in frnt f the schl? I knew very well that she wuld embarrass herself and me as well. “N!” I shuted. My parents sht me a lk. That was when I knew my sister was sure t perfrm and I was ging t be part f the audience watching her.
The day came. I sat in the hall, sweat n my frehead, waiting fr the perfrmances t start. The pupils went n and ff stage grup after grup. Finally it was my sister’s turn. The curtains parted and there appeared my sister. She blinked her eyes a cuple f times befre she pened her muth. It tk abut a whle minute fr her t stammer (结巴) her name and by that time, murmurs (私语) were heard in the audience.
“Why is she taking s lng?” peple arund me asked. I felt myself n pins and needles, wishing I were smewhere else.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Finally, my sister was ready t sing.
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I began t feel ashamed f dubting my sister’s abilities.
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参考答案
英语听力
1-5.CCBBA 6-10. BBCAC 11-15. CAABA 16-20. BACCA
阅读理解
21-23. ABD 24-27. ADDC 28-31. BBBC 32-35. AACA 36-40. CADGE
完形填空
41-45. DBDCA 46-50. CDBCB 51-55. CADBA
语法填空
56. saying 57. dwn 58. a 59. t mark 60. was 61. if##whether 62. published 63. as 64. mre wrthy 65. figures
应用文
Dear Editr-in-Chief,
Cngratulatins n the fifth anniversary f Glbal Mirrr!
I’m a regular reader f yur newspaper. I like it very much mainly fr the fllwing tw reasns. First, it cvers bth natinal and internatinal news s that, by simply turning the pages, I can learn all imprtant things that have happened during the week. Equally attractive are the success stries f wrld-famus peple, which help me understand hw a persn can wrk hard t make the wrld a better place.
As a yung student, I suggest that Glbal Mirrr carry articles t guide us in ur English learning, and I hpe that it will becme even mre ppular. Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
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Finally, my sister was ready t sing. I lwered my head and cvered my face with my hands, preparing myself fr the wrst. She pened her muth, and I was stunned — she sang effrtlessly and pleasantly. Her vice rang thrugh the hall, beautiful in its pwer. I tk a deep breath, sat straight and watched in wnder. Ttally immersed in her sng, my sister lked exactly like an angel standing n the stage. Hw culd I nt knw that my sister culd sing s well? As I listened t her sng, my heart gave way.
I began t feel ashamed f dubting my sister’s abilities. I had been wrng. Guilt and shame filled my heart. Althugh she knew that I was embarrassed by her and was unwilling t watch her perfrmance, she never minded. I std up and went backstage t wait fr her. The mment she gt ff stage, I warmly hugged her and aplgized fr my previus wrng attitude twards her. She smiled sweetly and frgave me gracefully, saying that she had never taken anything that I had dne t heart. It was then that I reslved t lve my sister uncnditinally.