2022-2023学年新疆克拉玛依市重点中学高二上学期12月月考英语试题（Word版含答案）

2022-2023学年高二上学期12月月考

英语试题

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分阅读理解（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答案。

A

Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in New Zealand

Nature has shaped New Zealand with the beauty of a movie set. Few destinations(目的地)boast so many natural wonders packed into such a small area. Here are the best attractions travelers can explore.

Kaikoura, South Island

Birders, wildlife and seafood lovers will love the charming coasted village of Kaikoura. Between the Seaward Kaikoura Range and the Pacific Ocean, Kaikoura offers excellent coastal hikes and popular whale watching tours. In addition to whales, passengers may spot fur seals, dolphins and a wide variety of birds.

Queenstown, South Island

Queenstown is New Zealand’s adventure capital. Bungee jumping, jet boating, rock climbing, mountain biking and downhill skiing are just some of the thrilling things to do here. In addition to the adventure sports? Queenstown offers all the comforts, with first-class hotels, spas, restaurants, galleries and shops.

Bay of Islands, North Island

A three-hour drive north of Auckland, the beautiful Bay of Islands is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the country. There are more than 144 islands on the bay, making it a perfect place for sailing. Penguins, dolphins, and whales live in these waters, and the area is a popular sport-fishing spot. The towns in the area such as Russell, Opua and Paihia are great bases for exploring this scenic bay.

Rotorua, North Island

This is a land where the Earth speaks. Boiling mud pools, volcanic craters and steaming hot springs show the forces of New Zealand’s dramatic landscapes. Visitors can take a walking tour of these geothermal(地热的)wonders and bathe in the springs while visiting the interesting attractions to learn about the area’s rich Maori history and culture.

1．Where can visitors experience Extreme sports?

A．In Kaikoura. B．In Queenstown.

C．At Bay of Islands. D．In Rotorua.

2．What do we know about Bay of Islands?

A．It is suitable for fishing.

B．There are few islands there.

C．There are many military bases there.

D．It belongs to South Island of New Zealand.

3．What is special about Rotorua?

A．It offers coastal hike tours.

B．It offers popular whale watching tours.

C．It is the best known for varieties of wildlife.

D．It is a good place to have a hot spring bath.

B

I wasn't interested in becoming a model at first. I worked as a receptionist in a beauty shop during high school. It was in South Dakota. A woman who had worked for Vogue—a famous fashion magazine said to me, “Why don't you go to New York and be a model?”

So I went to New York at eighteen. I went to the first model agency, they thought that I was too long-waisted. It was too bad since I came all the way from South Dakota. I did an information check on the internet and found that Hunting Hartford had just bought the agency. I looked up in the telephone book and dialed. Then I went there. About half an hour later, the man who had just taken over the agency—he had been a male model before—came in. I was just staring at this unfamiliar man when he said, “You! Come into my office!”

How do you feel as a fashion model? Quite OK, I should say. But you stop thinking when you are working. It takes a lot of nervous energy as well because the camera goes one, two, three very fast and you have to move very fast. I like my job because it gives me freedom. I can have half a day off to do things I like. I can't do that if I do a normal job. I never like becoming a secretary. They have to sit in the office for eight hours a day, facing the same people.

Most models, after one or two years, can't be still very interested in it. But I like being a model. Maybe I was a born one, as many people say.

4．Who inspired the author's desire to become a model?

A．A woman customer in the beauty shop.

B．Hunting Hartford.

C．The author herself.

D．The author's father.

5．Why didn't the author return to South Dakota when she was first refused?

A．Because she had a strong desire to become a model.

B．Because she liked to be a receptionist at a beauty shop.

C．Because Hunting Hartford asked her not to go back.

D．Because South Dakota is far away from New York.

6．Why did the author like being a model?

A．Because she liked the woman customer.

B．Because she liked the freedom.

C．Because she liked to have a regular work schedule.

D．Because she liked Hunting Hartford.

7．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Perseverance leads to your success.

B．Finding a job you like to do is important.

C．Both A and B．

D．Becoming a model is quite easy.

C

How to Make Friends, According to Science

Friendship is one of life’s most important features, and one too often taken for granted.

The human desire for companionship may feel boundless, but research suggests that our social capital is finite—we can only handle a certain number of relationships at one time. Social scientists have used some creative approaches to measure the size of people’s social networks; these have returned estimates ranging from about 250 to about 5,500 people. Looking more specifically at friendship, a study using the exchange of Christmas cards to test closeness put the average person’s friend group at about 121 people. However vast our networks may be, our inner circle tends to be much smaller. The average American trusts only 10 to 20 people. Moreover, that number may be shrinking: From 1998 to 2017, the average number of trusted friends decreased from three to two. This is both sad and of important consequence, because people who have strong social relationships tend to live longer than those who don’t.

So what should you do if your social life is lacking? Here the research is instructive. To begin with, don’t refuse to consider the humble acquaintance（交情）. Even interacting with people with whom one has weak social ties has a meaningful influence on well-being. Beyond that, building deeper friendships may be largely a matter of putting in time. A recent study out of the University of Kansas found that it takes about 50 hours of socializing to go from acquaintance to casual friend, an additional 40 hours to become a “real” friend, and a total of 200 hours to become a close friend.

If that sounds like too much effort, renewing inactive social ties can be especially rewarding. Reconnected friends can quickly recapture the trust they previously built, while offering each other a dash of novelty（新奇）drawn from whatever they’ve been up to in the meantime. And if all else fails, you could start randomly to tell secrets to people you don’t know that well. Self-disclosure makes us more likable, and as a bonus, we are more likely to favor those to whom we have revealed our soul.

Longing for closeness and connection is common and everywhere, which suggests that most of us are stumbling（跌跌撞撞）through the world, expecting companionship that could be easily provided by the lonesome stumblers all around us. So set aside this article, turn to someone nearby, and try to make a friend.

8．From Paragraph 2, we can know that             .

A．a strong social relationship can guarantee a long life

B．real friendships are based on the exchange of presents

C．people’s inner circle is decreasing despite large social networks

D．people’s social networks depend on their desire for companionship

9．What does the author suggest to improve one’s social life?

A．Sharing secrets with close friends.

B．Choosing likable people as friends.

C．Avoiding the humble acquaintance.

D．Spending time for deeper friendships.

10．What is the passage mainly about?

A．The tips on how to develop friendship.

B．The reasons for seeking companionship.

C．The benefits brought by a good social life.

D．The relationship between friendship and happiness.

11．The author helps readers better understand his idea mainly by             .

A．using research results

B．making comparisons

C．giving some examples

D．telling personal stories

D

While quite complicated at times, coding is a way of communicating with a machine ——in many ways similar to a human writing script and virtually anyone can learn it. It's made up of a set of rules and commands, and once you master them all, you can control a machine in any way you want!

Now, in the brave new world we live in, coding has become a new form of literacy, and the way of technology is progressing, understanding how machines work and how to "communicate" with them is going to be the new norm in future education.

So, what is coding in the first place? Responsible for bringing machines, websites, and applications to life, coding represents the act of issuing commands written in a programming language to achieve a specific result・ Most of everything you've seen on your desktop screen, a laptop or on an iPhone has been programmed by writing code sheets.

Why should kids learn how to code? On one hand, coding develops problem-solving skills. Writing code into a platform to make something "come to life" is a fairly high-precision craft. Through trial and error, a child will learn how to make something work and then even fix it if it fails along the way! On the other hand, coding gives them better job opportunities in the future. For all intents and purposes, programming is becoming increasingly popular and will be even more so in the future!

Learning how to code doesn't happen overnight. So, considering that the future has plenty of programming and technology for our children and us, having them get acquainted with this subject matters while they're still young. It is possibly the best way to give them an upper hand in education and find a well-paying job!

12．What is the key to learning how to code?

A．Being expert at communicating. B．Mastering the rules and commands.

C．Possessing essential skills of writing. D．Having interest in playing computer.

13．What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Principles of coding. B．Importance of coding.

C．Explanation of coding. D．Devices that need coding.

14．What does the underlined part "upper hand” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Advantage. B．Pride. C．Chance. D．Permission.

15．What is the best title of this text?

A．Rules and Commands for Coding

B．Various Ways for Kids to Learn Coding

C．Benefits of Learning Coding at a Young Age

D．The Importance of Coding in Real Life

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。

We all see and hear about extraordinary people around us and wonder why we can’t be more like them. ____16____ I don’t think so. It’s not the big things that make someone extraordinary. It is the small things. Here are some small things that extraordinary people do every day:

____17____ My friend’s boss made a huge mistake. However, he bravely apologized to the team for not including them in the decision making. Eventually, he not only gained the respect of his teammates, also gained credit.

They apologize when needed. We all make mistakes, but what makes a person big is when he is ready to apologize. Don’t try to hide behind excuses: “I didn’t mean to say it.” ____18____ They are open to criticism (批评). That you’re the boss doesn’t mean you are right every time. It doesn’t mean you have the best idea. Learn to back up your decisions with reason. ____19____ By doing this your decisions might invite criticism, but you will also get an opportunity to improve.

They are expressive. They don’t bottle up their emotions. ____20____ Then they will criticize someone for not working hard or congratulate someone on their wonderful performance.

A．Don’t try to shift blame.

B．They admit their mistakes.

C．They don’t ignore their mistakes.

D．They feel something and they express it.

E．Use logic to explain things, not authority.

F．Try to move others with your life experience.

G．Sometimes we think that absurd and unachievable.

第二部分       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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One little girl has unknowingly changed the culture of her school when she became the first and only deaf student to attend.

Morey Belanger, 6, was suffering from a rare disease. One of the side effects the disease is ___21___ loss, which Morey has already suffered. Therefore, she has to use sign language to ___22___. When she reached the age to go to school, her parents were ___23___ about how she could receive education in normal schools. ___24___, they met with Dayton Consolidated School. The school was ___25___ to learn sign language and provide what she needed.

Still, Morey’s mother Shannon only ___26___ that the teachers teaching her daughter would learn sign language. Never did she imagine that all the students would also learn it. “It makes our whole family just deeply ___27___.” Shannon says.

Apart from her classroom, Morey also goes to the gym class and the library, and people throughout the school are trying their best to ___28___ what’s best to her. The school made efforts to make Morey feel she was ___29___ and loved. For example, it held parties at which sign language ____30____ were given. “We did these things ____31____ they are the right things to do. She is one of our students,” says Kim Sampietro, the school’s headteacher.

But even if these were simply the right ones to do, nobody at the school could deny (否认) the ____32____ that Morey and the need to learn sign language have had on the school.

“She’s just brought something to our school that wouldn’t have been there. I think it’s a chance for learning and growth when we have a child who has something ____33____,” says Sampietro, “She’ll be with the same class through the 5th grade, so I imagine all these kids will ____34____ to learn sign language. It just makes her feel like she’s part of the school and she’s ____35____ as she is.”

21．A．weight B．hearing C．strength D．memory

22．A．speak B．design C．practice D．communicate

23．A．certain B．content C．confused D．positive

24．A．Simply B．Luckily C．Generally D．Obviously

25．A．willing B．anxious C．amazed D．generous

26．A．doubted B．expected C．discovered D．recognized

27．A．proud B．stressed C．touched D．confident

28．A．owe B．offer C．return D．deliver

29．A．cheated B．admired C．challenged D．respected

30．A．shows B．titles C．interviews D．explanations

31．A．if B．unless C．though D．because

32．A．effect B．comment C．difference D．debate

33．A．extra B．extreme C．different D．powerful

34．A．manage B．pretend C．continue D．volunteer

35．A．kept B．affected C．described D．accepted

第二节（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。

Varatha Shanmuganathan is an 87-year-old woman in India. She has become the ____36____ (old) person to get a Master’s degree at Canada’s York University. When she isn’t dancing or singing with her grandchildren, she’s busy ____37____ (realize) her many dreams.

This is not Shanmuganathan’s first Master’s degree. After earning her Bachelor’s degree, she returned to Sri Lanka ____38____ (teach) Indian history and English.

In 1990, she moved to London to teach English as a second language and received her first Master’s degree from the University of London.

When she found out the university offered free tuition ____39____ senior citizens, Shanmuganathan said she ____40____ (immediate) knew it was her last chance to make her dream of studying political science come true. She began her studies in 2019 and ____41____ (continue) throughout the pandemic (流行病).

“She will act as a powerful role model for ____42____ (woman) of all ages,” York University President Rhonda Lenton said.

Despite her achievements, Shanmuganathan said she is not quite finished yet in ____43____ (educate). Her next plan is to write ____44____ book about post-war Sri Lanka.

“Find out what you really want to achieve and pursue it until the end. Think of something _____45_____ not only interests you, but is also beneficial to others. Go on after it, get it, do it, achieve it,” Shanmuganathan said.

第一节（满分 15 分）

46．假定你是李越，你校图书馆最近新设了一个英语阅览室，很受学生欢迎。请用英语给阅览室外籍管理老师Peter写封信。信的主要内容包括：

1. 阅览室给学生带来的好处（至少两点）；

2. 阅览室仍需改进的建议（至少两点）。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter，

Recently the library of our school has set up an English Reading Room．

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Yue

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。

I grew up in a small town where elementary school was a ten-minute walk from my house and in an age, not so long ago, when we children could go home for lunch and find our mothers waiting.

Our lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had painstakingly practiced my lines（台词）with me. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, as soon as I stepped on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained patiently that she needed a narrator (叙述者，旁白员) and had written a narrator’s part to the play, and asked me to play the role of the narrator. Her words, kindly delivered, still hurt me especially when I saw my part go to another girl.

I didn’t tell mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my upset, and instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard. It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine（ 藤 ）was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions（ 蒲 公 英 ） appearing unexpectedly through the grass in bunches (簇，串）, as if a painter had touched our landscape with small amounts of gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the bushes. “I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, pulling a blossom up by all its roots. “From now on, we’ll only have roses in this garden.” I immediately argued, “But I like dandelions. All flowers are beautiful — even dandelions.”

注意：

1. 续写词数应为 150 左右：

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已经为你写好。

Paragraph 1：

“Do you mean that every flower has its own beauty?”asked my mother thoughtfully.

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Paragraph 2：

Having learned what had happened, Mom patted me on the back gently and said,“But you will be a beautiful narrator.”

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参考答案

1．B    2．A    3．D  4．A    5．D    6．B    7．C  8．C    9．D    10．A    11．A  12．B    13．C    14．A    15．C  16．G    17．B    18．A    19．E    20．D   21．B    22．D    23．C    24．B    25．A    26．B    27．C    28．B    29．D    30．A    31．D    32．A    33．C    34．C    35．D

36．oldest    37．realizing    38．to teach    39．to    40．immediately    41．continued    42．women    43．education    44．a    45．that

46．Dear Peter,

Recently, the library of our school has set up an English Reading Room. The reading room, where we students can read English magazines, benefits us a lot. It is convenient for us to enrich our lives and broaden our minds. What is more important is that it helps develop our interest in studying English.

Despite the good it has done to us, I’d like to make some suggestions. Have you considered opening it all weekdays instead of just on Friday afternoon? Besides, the limited number of books available is better to be enlarged.

I hope you will find these suggestions useful and thank you for your time.

Beat wishes!

Yours,

Li Yue

47．One possible version:

“Do you mean that every flower has its own beauty?” asked my mother thoughtfully. I nodded without hesitation, as if a second waste could threaten the life of dandelions. “And that is true of people too," she added with her soft voice. “Not everyone can be a rose, and it is also an honor to be a dandelion.” Relieved that my mother had guessed my pain, I took off the mask that I had worn for the whole lunch time and poured out my upset heartily.

Having learned what had happened, Mom patted me on the back gently and said, “But you will be a beautiful narrator.” She reminded me of how fluently I could deliver my part at home. It was at that time that I understood that maybe I was more suitable for a role backstage like a narrator. From then on, I practiced my lines heart and soul with my mother at lunch time for weeks. Eventually, the performance that night was a big success. Hearing the thunderous applause, I took pride in my role and firmly believed that even a dandelion had its own beauty.