2023-2024学年度河南省新乡市第一中学第一中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度河南省新乡市第一中学第一中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案，共17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)
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. Where is the man’s raincat?
A. In the ffice.B. On the bus.C. At hme.
2. What des the wman think f sharing a rm with thers?
A. Uncmfrtable.B. Enjyable.C. Trublesme.
3. Hw much is the milk?
A. $3.B. $3.50.C. $6.50.
4. Why des the wman call the man?
A. T lk fr a jb.
B. T ask him t put up a ntice.
C. T leave a message fr her pian teacher.
5. What is the cnversatin abut?
A. A bss.B. An exam.C. An interview.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.B. Teacher and student.C. Strangers.
7. What des the man want t d during the summer vacatin?
B. D vlunteer wrk.C. G sightseeing.A. Learn t drive.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the wman prbably?
A. A custmer.B. A manager.C. A secretary.
9. When will the man’s train leave fr Lndn?
A. At 9：30 am.B. At 11：30 am.C. At 5：00 pm.
10. Wh will the man meet n Thursday?
A. Mr. Black.B. Ms. Smith.C. Mike.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where is the by nw?
A. At schl.B. At a stadium.C. In his huse.
12. Hw will the by get hme?
A. By bike.B. By bus.C. By car.
13. What time is it?
A.3：30.B.4：00.C.5：00.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What are the speakers ding?
A. Ding sme exercise.B. Making a training plan.C. Attending a sprts meeting.
15. Hw lng will the first perid f the exercise last?
A. Tw weeks.B. Fur weeks.C. Six weeks.
16. Which sprt des the man plan t practice n Wednesday?
A. Cycling.B. Swimming.C. Running.
17. Hw des the man find the secnd perid f the exercise?
A. Interesting.B. Easy.C. Stressful.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What des the speaker d nw?
A. A gardener.B. A ck.C. An ffice wrker.
19. What des the speaker d at weekends?
A. He plants trees.B. He repairs his truck.C. He drives t the cuntry.
20. What is the speaker’s wife interested in?
A. Picking up leaves.B. Buying ld radis.C. Cllecting ld ckery bks.
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
Fur Eurpean Festivals Yu Dn’t Want t Miss in 2023
Festival f Lights, Lyn
First held in 1643, the Festival f Lights lasts fur days in December, which shws respect fr the Virgin Mary. The festival’s mst exciting part is the lighting up f the Basilica f Fur vie re in different clrs. The evening light shw at the Place des Terreaux is als nt t be missed. If yu decide t visit it, just be prepared fr the crwds, as it is said that up t fur millin peple attend.
Chrégies d’Orange
Dating back t 1869, the Chre gies d’Orange is the place t be if yu lve pera and classical music. It takes place every July in a beautifully preserved Rman Theatre in Orange. Almst 9, 000 spectatrs(观众) cme t the ancient theater. They als get t enjy the exceptinal natural acustics(音响效果), created by the theater’s riginal stne stage wall.
La Fête de la Musique
There’s music in the air thrughut France n 21 June. This is when La Fête de la Musique takes place. The first all-day musical celebratin was first held in Paris in 1982 but later became celebrated in 120 cuntries arund the wrld. During the festival, thusands f musicians gather in the streets, bars and cafes giving free public perfrmances.
Berck-sur-Mer Festival
In 1987, kite addicts decided t get tgether n the beach f Berck-sur-Mer t fly their “curius clth birds”. Taking place every April, the festival sees giant dragns, whales and varius cartn characters in the skies ver the sandy beach.
21. Which festival has the lngest histry?
A. Chrégies d’Orange.B. Festival f Lights, Lyn.
C. La Fête de la Musique.D. Berck-sur-Mer Festival.
22. When is a suitable time t attend Chrégies d’Orange?
A. April.B. June.C. July.D. December.
23. Wh might lve Berck-sur-Mer Festival?
A. Music lvers.B. Kite enthusiasts.C. Cartn designers.D. Animal prtectrs.
B
Seba Stephens is nly 10 years ld, but he’s a very talented musician, He plays drums, bass, guitar and pian. Recently, he earned a prfessinal certificate(证书) in music thrugh the Berklee Online prgram at the famus Berklee Cllege f Music.
Seba and his family live in Memphis, Tennessee—a place famus fr music. He grew up with music all arund, but he especially lved the drumming f Stewart Cpeland frm the band The Plice.
Befre he turned three, his parents asked him what he wanted fr his birthday. “Drums!” he answered. His parents weren’t sure, but after seeing him play the drums at a lcal music stre, they decided he was serius. They bught him a junir drum kit. It was a huge step. “He didn’t stp playing—ever,” said his dad, Everett.
In just a few mnths, his drum teacher reprted that Seba was learning extremely quickly and needed a higher level f training. He was still fur.
Seba’s parents encuraged him t explre music in ther ways. Seba learned bass, guitar and pian. He faced challenges. “I culdn’t see ver my drum set,” he said. He als had truble finding a gd bass that was small enugh.
In 2020, Everett gt special permissin fr Seba t jin a summer music prgram at Berklee as an 8-year-ldby. Seba studied bass in an nline prgram. T keep up, he had t practise up t 36 hurs a week.
After the intense summer, Everett thught Seba might want a break. He was wrng. Instead, Seba asked his parents t hme-schl him s he culd keep ging t Berklee during the schl year. His parents had t make sme big changes t make the plan wrk, but they agreed.
Last May, Seba became the yungest persn ever t receive a prfessinal certificate frm Berklee. The certificate is equal t abut fur cllege-level classes.
24. What is Stewart Cpeland?
A. A teacher.B. A drummer.C. A pianist.D. A sldier.
25. Hw ld was Seba Stephens when he gt his first drum?
A. Three years ld.B. Fur years ld.C. Eight years ld.D. Ten years ld.
26. What were challenges fr little Seba?
A. N time t practice.B. Many things t learn.
C. Difficulties in finding prper instruments.D. The requests made by the teacher.
27. What maybe the best title fr the text?
A. The Musical Jurney f a Famus Musician
B. An Online Prgram at Berklee Cllege f Music
C. A Teenage Drummer Inspires Kids’ Music Educatin
D. A 10-year-ld Drummer Earns Certificate Frm Berklee
C
In habitats acrss the planet, animals peridically drp everything t walk, fly r swim t a new place. Wildlife such as whales and geese learn migratin paths by fllwing their parents. Others, including small sngbirds, gain the distance and directin f their migratin within their genetic cde. And sme animals use a cmbinatin f genetics and culture t guide their migratin.
Anther grup f migratrs des nt quite fit either mdel, and researchers have nly recently started t figure ut hw they find their way. Take the Cry’s shearwater, an ceanging sea bird that migrates ver the Atlantic every year. The yung d nt migrate with their parents, s culture cannt explain their jurneys. And the exact paths vary wildly frm individual t individual, making genetics equally unlikely.
Cry’s shearwaters are lng-lived, rarely prducing yung successfully befre age nine. This leaves an pening fr learning and practice t develp their migratin patterns. Researchers call this the “explratin-refinement”, and until nw it has been hypthetical (假设的) because f difficulties in tracking migratry animals’ mvements.
But a team f researchers has dne that by attaching small gelcatrs t mre than 150 f the birds aged fur t nine. They fund that yunger birds traveled lnger distances, fr lnger perids, and had mre diverse paths than lder birds. “We finally have evidence f the ‘explratin-refinement’ fr migratry birds,” says Letizia Campini, wh led the study. Yunger Cry’s shearwaters are able t fly just as fast as the adults— but they d nt, suggesting that the yung d mre explring, which gradually fades as they mature and settle int a preferred curse.
Althugh it may seem less efficient than ther strategies, “explratin refinement culd be beneficial t birds and ther rganisms in a rapidly changing wrld due t unpredictable man-made changes,” says Barbara Frei. “It might be safer t repeat a behavir that was recently successful than t rely n patterns that were perfected lng ag but might n lnger be safe.”
28. What is the first paragraph mainly abut? .
A. It describes animals’ habitats. B. It talks abut migratin mdels.
C. It cmpares different species.D. It intrduces a tracking technlgy.
29. What des the underlined wrd “this” in paragraph 3 refer t?
A. The pening fr learning and practice.
B. The unique living habit f Cry’s shearwaters.
C. The way Cry’s shearwaters frm their migratin patterns.
D. The prcess scientists track Cry’s shearwaters’ mvements.
30. What des Letizia’s study find abut the yunger Cry’s shearwaters?
A. They travel as much as adult birds.
B. They mve in a predictable manner.
C. They lwer the speed fr explratin.
D. They lk fr a curse with their parents.
31. What can we cnclude frm the last paragraph?
A. Man-made changes make migratin easier.
B. Animals make a safer jurney via a fixed track.
C. Curse explratin cntributes t birds’ adaptability.
D. A cmbinatin f strategies assures migratin success.
D
Digital reading appears t be destrying habits f “deep reading”. Astnishing numbers f peple with years f schling are in effect illiterate. This mnth's Ljubljana Manifest (宣言) explains: “The digital field may prmte mre reading than ever in histry, but it als ffers many temptatins t read in a superficial and seattered (零散的) manner— r even nt t read at all. This increasingly endangers higher-level reading.”
That's frightening. because “higher-level reading” has been essential t civilizatin. It enabled the enlightenment and an internatinal increase in empathy. Withut it, we wuld suffer a lt. As the Ljubljana Manifest ntes, “as much as ne-third f Eurpeans struggle even with lwer-level reading skills.” Mre than ne-fifth f adults in the US “fall int the illiterate/functinally illiterate categry”. Separately, pst-pandemic reading scres fr American 13-year-lds are the lwest in decades. And the Washingtn-based Center fr Glbal Develpment recently estimated that literacy in Suth Asia and sub-Saharan Africa amng thse with five years f schling has decreased by 10% this past half century.
Experts in the Ljubljana Manifest recrd the demerits f digital reading: “Recent studies f varius kinds indicate a decline f critical and cnscius reading, slw reading, nn-strategic reading and lng-frm reading.” When yu read a bk n paper, yu can be entirely inside the experience, absrb hundreds f pages f details thrughly and begin t capture the wrld's cmplexity. Online, says Maryanne Wlf f UCLA, we are “skimming, scanning. scrlling”. The medium is the message: ding deep reading n yur phne is as hard as playing tennis with yur phne. Recently, a bright 11-year-ld tld me I was wasting time n bks: he absrbed mre infrmatin faster frm Wikipedia. He had a pint. But digital readers als absrb mre misinfrmatin and seldm absrb fine perspectives.
In shrt, as prfessrs frm Nrthwestern University fresaw in 2005, we are returning t the days when nly an elite (精英) “reading class” cnsumes lng texts, which is wrrying.
What can we learn abut digital reading frm paragraph 1?
Digital reading has slved the prblem f illiteracy.
Digital reading has lessened the practice f deep reading.
Digital reading has made deep reading accessible t wider readers.
Digital reading has arused a greater appreciatin fr deep reading.
What is the purpse f the figures used in paragraph 2?
T display the ppularity f digital reading.
T highlight the advantages f deep reading.
T present the unfavrable situatin f literacy.
T stress the illiterate's lwer-level reading skills.
What des the underlined wrd “demerits” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Effects. B. Depths. C. Features. D. Drawbacks.
35. What might be talked abut in the fllwing paragraph?
A. Advantages f digital reading.B. Benefits f higher-level reading.
C. Ways t encurage digital reading.D. Measures t practice deep reading.
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。
When peple first cme acrss the Law f Attractin (吸引力法则), their hearts and minds ften immediately think f ne specific thing that they’d lve t achieve in their lives. Hwever, the next thught is ften “But I can’t d that”. Yu may cme up with all kinds f excuses. ___36___ Here are the reasns why yu shuld believe yu can use the Law f Attractin t btain whatever yu want.
Small steps create big changes. One f the mst cmmn reasns fr abandning dreams is that they simply seem t huge t realize. Usually it’s manageable t think f fllwing yur dream as taking a series f significant but small steps. ___37___ Then lk at each f them. Nt s unrealistic nw, is it?
___38___ When peple are interviewed n their deathbeds r write abut their lives in autbigraphies (自传), it is ften bserved that majr regrets tend t relate t things that were nt dne. In lder age, it’s likely that yu will be uncmfrtable with the idea that yu didn’t even try t d the thing that yu lved r attempt t btain what yu truly wanted. ___39___ But yu dn’t ever need t feel this way! Make tday the first day f yur new jurney twards aviding regret.
Steps twards yur dream are never backwards steps. Anther cmmn wrry is that if yu fllw yur dreams, yu’ll be “taking steps back”. ___40___ Hwever, what lks like backward steps in yur ld life can mre prductively and accurately be seen as frwarding steps in the brand new life yu’re creating.
A. Yu can avid regret.
B. It makes sense t mve frward cnfidently.
C. Luckily, the truth is that it’s never t late t fllw yur dream.
D. It ften cmes up when peple are at the tp f careers they hate.
E. It is painful t feel like yu haven’t ever fund yur true purpse.
F. Fr example, challenge yurself t write dwn the path t success in ten stages.
G. Yu have enugh life experience and knwledge t make changes t pursue yur dream.
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。
Over the past few years, the interest in explring Mars has grwn, with sme imprtant ___56___ (discvery) abut it. They raise further questins abut the past atmsphere f Mars and scientists ultimately want t knw whether r nt it was ___57___ (suit) fr life.
Images taken by the Eurpean Space Agency’s Mars Express satellite shw the marks that ___58___ ancient netwrk f rivers left n the ___59___ (planet) surface. The valleys frmed as they wuld n earth, ___60___ a strng flw f water carving its way thrugh the landscape.
___61___ is less clear is where the water came frm. Due t a lack f knwledge abut the past climate f Mars, scientists cannt tell whether it came frm melting glaciers (冰川), grundwater ___62___ smething unheard f, thugh sme researchers are dubtful whether liquid water was respnsible fr the marks ___63___ (see) by the satellite. They say ther materials such as sand r dust can flw like a liquid and prduce similar results.
Mars frmed mre than 4.5 billin years ag and there is n liquid water n the surface f it tday. But scientists generally believe it ___64___ (g) thrugh an early wet and warm era that ended after 1.5 billin t 2.5 billin years, ___65___ (leave) the planet extremely dry and cld.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，你校将为正在本校学习的外国交换生举办一场中国古诗朗诵比赛，请给你的交换生朋友 —— 来自英国的Gerge —— 写封邮件，邀请他参加该比赛。
内容包括：
1. 比赛时间、地点；
2. 比赛目的；
3. 比赛要求：用中文朗诵一首唐诗或宋词；
4. 报名方式和截止时间。
参考词汇：
1. 朗诵比赛recitatin cntest 2. 唐诗Tang pems
3. 宋词 Sng lyric pems 4. 交换生 exchange students
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Gerge,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yurs,
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。
During the summer befre Patty entered fifth grade, she decided t try a new sprt. Swim training was nearly ver and Patty was the fastest swimmer in her age grup. She had always been the best. The neighbrhd was ffering a ne-week tennis training curse. Patty and her friend Darla gt permissin frm their parents t jin.
On Saturday mrning, Darla’s mm tk the girls t a stre and bught them each a gd, used tennis racket. “If yu girls stick t tennis, then we’ll talk abut a new racket. These will d fr nw.” The girls were excited abut their new purchases. On Mnday mrning, at 7:00 a.m., Patty’s mm wke her up. “It’s time fr tennis!” Patty cvered her face. “Mm, it’s t early!” She made great effrt t get ut f bed and dwn t the breakfast table. Patty finished breakfast and ran t Darla’s huse, then they walked t the curt.
Mrs. Cane, the tennis cach, lined everyne up and started with the basics. After that, Mrs. Cane tirelessly taught them t practice their frehand and backhand. By the end f the week, Patty had made impressive prgress. Mrs. Cane cmmented that Patty had lts f ptential. Darla, n the ther hand, was struggling. The ther teenagers were having a tugh time f it, t. Patty was the nly ne wh seemed t get smewhere.
Since then, Darla had always been ut in the August heat, practicing her serves (发球) r hitting the ball. Patty wasn’t really interested. She felt she was such a “natural” fr tennis that she really didn’t need t practice. By the end f the summer, Darla began t get the hang f (学会) it. She jined a neighbrhd junir tennis team. There wuld be matches every Thursday. Patty wanted t jin as well, but she didn’t want t miss her favrite TV shw. She tld herself that she wuld jin it when she gt sme free time. If Darla had fun, she wuld jin the team in the spring.
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。
The week befre schl started, Mrs. Cane held anther training curse.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Patty culdn’t stp thinking her pr perfrmance n the way hme.
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参考答案
英语听力
1-5.CBAAC 6-10.ABCAB 11-15.ACBBA 16-20.BCACC
阅读理解
21-23.BCB 24-27.BACD 28-31.BCCC32-35.BCDD36-40. CFAED
语法填空
56．discveries 57．suitable 58．an 59．planet’s 60．with 61．What 62．r 63．seen 64．went 65．leaving
应用文
Dear Gerge
I’m writing t invite yu t enter fr the “Ancient Chinese Petry Recitatin Cntest fr Freign Exchange Students” t be held in ur schl. The details are as fllws.
Scheduled at 8:00 a.m. Octber 20th in the lecture hall, this activity is intended t help the freign exchange students in ur schl acquire the wisdm f the glrius Chinese civilizatin and nurish their lve f China. Each participant is required t recite a Tang pem r a Sng lyric pem within 5 minutes. Mrever, the reciters need t take accuracy, physical presence, vice and interpretatin int accunt. If yu want t sign up, please fill in the applicatin frm n the schl website befre Octber 5th.
I’d lve it if yu culd accept my invitatin. Please d nt hesitate t cntact me if yu need mre infrmatin.
Best wishes!
Yurs,
Li Hua
读后续写
Paragraph 1:
The week befre schl started, Mrs. Cane held anther training curse. Darla and Patty signed up immediately. In a class, Mrs. Cane asked the teenagers t play in turn. Darla came first, impressing thers with her excellent perfrmance. Mrs. Cane was pleased with Darla’s prgress. “Well, I can tell wh’s been practicing!” she smiled. Sn it was Patty’s turn. Everyne lked at the “talent” expectantly. Yet, Patty had nt practiced and was way behind the rest, which was a shck fr all. Patty was upset and absent until the class was ver.
Paragraph 2:
Patty culdn’t stp thinking her pr perfrmance n the way hme. She realized she needed change if she still wanted t cntinue with tennis. The next day, Patty came t Darla’s team when they practiced t ask whether she culd jin. Warmly welcmed, she became a member f the team that day. Weak thugh she was, Patty enjyed herself and wrked hard at practice. She finally fund that “natural talent” gt her nwhere withut diligence and she was able t jin in the fun. That was ne f the best lessns f her life.
听力原材料
(Text 1)
M：Where’s my raincat? I remembered having it n after getting ff the bus.
W：Are yu sure? Yu’re always leaving things behind at the ffice.
M：I’m certain I carried it in my hands when I came hme. There it is—n the sfa.
(Text 2)
M：D yu enjy having a rmmate?
W：Yeah. It’s my first experience sharing a rm, and it’s really nice t have smene t talk t.
(Text 3)
W：Can we have ur check please?
M：That’ll be $46.50. Will this be cash r credit?
W：Wait. Right here yu charged us twice fr the milk.
M：I’m s srry. Let me take that ff. There yu g. Yur new ttal is $43.50.
(Text 4)
W：Hell. I’m calling abut a ntice fr a pian teacher that was n the bard at cllege.
M：Oh, yes. Have yu been teaching pian fr a lng time?
W：Well, fr ver ten years.
(Text 5)
W：Hw did it g?
M：I think I did well. They said they wuld make a decisin by this Thursday.
W：What are yur chances f getting that jb?
M：I believe I have a gd chance. The bss seems t like me.
(Text 6)
M：Thank gdness it’s Friday. I’m s tired. We had exams all week.
W：Yeah, I’m tired, t. Luckily we’ve finished all the exams. We can relax during the summer hliday.
M：Yeah. And I als tk my driver’s test tday.
W：Finally! Hw did yu d? Did yu pass it?
M：Thugh the test was really difficult t me, I passed anyway.
W：Yu did? Cngratulatins!
M：Thanks.
W：Well, d yu have any plans fr the summer hliday? I want t g sightseeing.
M：Well, I want t vlunteer in the hspital. And I think it is meaningful t d the vlunteer wrk.
(Text 7)
M：Gd mrning, Ann.
W：Gd mrning, Mr. Jnes.
M：Can yu tell me what meeting I have this week?
W：I will bring the diary. OK, this afternn yu have a meeting with Mike at 5：00 pm. On Wednesday, yu are ging t Lndn t meet the new custmer Mr. Black. Dn’t frget yur train leaves at 9：30 am.
M：OK. What time is my meeting in Lndn?
W：At 11：30. And n Thursday Ms. Smith wants t talk t yu.
M：Wh is Ms. Smith?
W：She is ur new prject manager. She starts next week.
(Text 8)
W：Hi, Mike, where are yu? Yu tld me yu wuld be hme at 3：30 tday.
M：Oh, srry, Mum. I cmpletely frgt that. I’m ging t play in a basketball match afterschl. It’s at the City Stadium.
W：Yur bike brke dwn this mrning. Hw will yu g?
M：I’m ging in the schl bus. I was ging t catch the 234 bus hme frm there, but Tm’s brther is cming t watch and he’s agreed t take me hme in his car, s I dn’t need t. I’ll see yu at five.
W：Well, that’s ne hur later. I think I shuld prepare fr the supper.
(Text 9)
W：The sprts meeting is in six weeks actually. Let’s wrk ut a training schedule fr yu.
M：OK, what shuld I d?
W：Let’s see. Fr the first tw weeks, yu shuld d three r fur wrkuts per week. Yu need t bike, swim and run nce a week. And add anther lnger wrkut f ne f the three sprts that yu feel yu need mre practice.
M：OK. S hw abut I bike n Mnday, swim n Wednesday and run n Friday?
W：Sunds gd! D yu think yu can d that fr tw weeks?
M：Yeah, I think I can. Then what’s next?
W：Then it’s the secnd perid. Yu’ve gt fur mre weeks t g. It’ll be time t increase t five r six lng wrkuts a week.
M：Ww, that’s a lt f wrk t d. I’m afraid I can’t manage it.
W：But yu’ll be fitter after the first perid, s it’ll be easy fr yu t d that.
M：I really hpe s. Maybe starting frm Week 3, I’ll change the exercising time t make it mre interesting.
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