2023-2024学年度湖北省鄂州市鄂州市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学年度湖北省鄂州市鄂州市第一中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案，共16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个小题；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，从每题所给的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. When will the schl bus arrive?
A. 7:45.B. 7:50.C. 7:55.
2. Where des this cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In the library.B. In a bkstre.C. In an ffice.
3. What is the by ging t d first?
A. Review his lessn.B. Watch TV.C. Have supper.
4. Where can Mary prbably be fund?
A. In a different schl.
B. In the same drm.
C. In the same schl with the girl.
5. What can we knw abut the man?
A. He has realized the imprtance f English.
B. He used t learn English well.
C. It is t late fr him t learn English nw.
第二节（共15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6、7题。
6. Hw lng has Jessica’s mther been dancing?
A. Fr 20 years.B. Fr 23 years.C. Fr 43 years.
7. Jessica’s mther is in gd cnditin, and what makes fr this mre?
A. Having an ptimistic attitude twards life.
B. Fruits and vegetables.
C. Taking enugh exercise.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the date f the man’s birthday?
A. 25th, December.B. 24th, December.C. 27th, December.
9. Hw will the man g t his wife’s parents’ hme?
A. By train.B. By bus.C. By plane.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why was the by asked t g t the ffice?
A. Because his hair was nt clean.
B. Because he was late fr class.
C. Because he disturbed his classmates.
11. What was wrng with the alarm clck?
A. The batteries ran ut.
B. The alarm clck was brken.
C. The alarm clck was ahead f the exact time.
12. What can we knw abut the by?
A. He was careless.B. He liked telling lies.C. He was lazy.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the rent price f a rm with a city view?
A. 120.B. 130.C. 175.
14. What des the man think f the rent price f the htel?
A. Ridiculus (荒唐的).B. Reasnable.C. Just s-s.
15. What can we knw accrding t the dialgue?
A. The wman cares abut the type f the rm.
B. The man likes being in quiet surrundings all night.
C. The wman wants a rm n the grund flr.
16. What will the wman prbably d in the end?
A. G t visit the Great Wall f China.
B. Chse the penthuse (楼顶) rm fr 400 a night.
C. Give up the chice f the htel rm.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why d sme American churches cancel Christmas Day services?
A. T let peple gather with their families.
B. T celebrate the birthday f Jesus Christ.
C. T buy gifts and g t parties.
18. What’s “Silent Night”?
A. The name f an ld man.
B. The name f traditinal music.
C. The name f Christmas Day service.
19. Wh prbably celebrate Christmas as a religius hliday?
A. All Americans.B. Nn-Christians.C. Christians.
20. When des Santa Claus leave presents under the tree?
A. On Christmas nn.B. On Christmas Eve.C. On Christmas Day.
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）
该项涂黑。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Just Cycle and Fld away
There’s n excuse nt t get n yur bike this spring. Get yur indr cycling fit and feel the benefits.
Great fr general cardi (有氧的) fitness, exercise bikes can be a brilliant way f training at hme. Hwever, chsing the right bike is incredibly imprtant, which is smething that Rger Black and his team recgnized when creating the Rger Black Flding Bike.
“Excellent value fr mney. Especially the ability t fld the exercise bike int a vertical (直立的) psitin and wheel it away fr strage. This can als prevent yu frm thrwing yur clthes n it at the end f the day! Even if we are limited in space at hme and wrk, we can cntinue physical activity with a Rger Black Flding Bike. This bike is helping me achieve my fitness gals fllwing a recent running injury.”
——Brian Smith
“Best Present EVER are the wrds frm my 77-year-ld father wh received his Rger Black fitness bike fr his birthday. He said it is s simple and easy t use. The seat is VERY cmfrtable, s using it every day is a pleasure. It flds away nearly s it can be stred behind a dr when necessary.”
——Anna Farnham
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21. What can peple d with a Rger Black Flding Bike?
A. Wrk ut at hme.B. Cycle in the muntains.
C. Hang their clthes.D. Celebrate birthdays
22. What is the advantage f this bike that bth Brian and Anna mentin?
A. Reasnable price.B. Easy strage.
C. Cmfrtable seats.D. Excellent quality.
23. Where is this text prbably taken frm?
A. A textbk.B. A blg pst.
C. An academic article.D. A magazine.
B
It was early winter several years ag. I had pulled ut my ld winter cat fr anther year’s use. It was still in pretty gd shape althugh it was lking dirty frm s many winters’ wear. I didn’t really need a new ne but I wanted ne and casually mentined it t my daughter ne day. She was such a sweet, lving girl that I shuld have guessed what wuld happen next. A few weeks later she gave me a new winter cat as a gift.
I put the ld ne in my clset and started t wear the new cat every day. Each day, thugh, when I pened my clset, smething trubled me. It seemed a shame that my ld but still gd cat shuld just sit there keeping n ne warm during the cld winter days. After a few weeks, I tk it ut and drve t a lcal charity shp. I knew that there was smene wh culdn’t affrd a cat but culd get my ld ne.
My new cat is my ld cat nw. It is getting a little dirty and wrn, t. It has black marks n the sleeves. It is in t bad shape t even dnate t charity. I wnder if I shuld buy a new ne sn, but I think I will wait fr a while. I dn’t really need a new ne and maybe I can find smething else t give t the charity shp instead.
Ralph Wald Emersn nce said, “Want is a grwing giant whm the cat f Have was never large enugh t cver,” Perhaps the best way t deal with ur wants then is t give instead. Lve, after all, brings us the mst jy. And the mre f it yu give away, the mre f it yu have.
24. Which wrd can best describe the authr’s daughter?
A. Thughtful.B. Wealthy.C. Easy-ging.D. Hard-wrking.
25. Why was the authr in shame when seeing his ld cat in the clset?
A. It cst t much.
B. It was lking dirty.
C. It was nt sent t smene in need.
D. There was nt enugh rm fr his new cat.
26. What is the authr’s decisin after his secnd cat becmes ld?
A. Telling his daughter.
B. Buying a new ne sn.
C. Sending smething else t charity.
D. Dnating it t charity.
27. What des the authr want t shw in the last paragraph?
A. Lve is the key t jy.
B. Giving fills ur wants.
C. The mre yu give, the mre yu lse.
D. A cat is large enugh t cver ur wants.
C
At this very mment arund the wrld, athletes are stepping almst naked int freezing cld rms. Why n earth are they ding this? Because it’s suppsed t help them feel better.
The treatment is called whle-bdy crytherapy (冷冻疗法). Basketball star LeBrn James, sccer great Cristian Rnald, and bxing champin Flyd Mayweather Jr. have all tried it. The therapy wrks like this. Yu take ff everything but yur underwear. Then yu put n warm scks and glves and step int a small rm that lks srt f like a shwer, except yur head sticking 16% ut the tp. Once yu’re lcked in, air cled t belw -200°F (-129°C) fills the rm. That’s way clder than Antarctica (南极洲). Yu stay in fr tw t three minutes.
Supprters believe the extremely cld air helps muscles recver faster and reduces ther bdy pain. After his first crytherapy sessins, Phil Mackenzie, a prfessinal rugby player, felt nticeably better. He tld Scientific American, “I felt refreshed right away. My sleep was better.” Sn, he was using it fur times a week. Thse wh prmte crytherapy make all srts f wild claims abut its benefits. Suppsedly, that extremely cld air can increase fcus, imprve skin tne, make yu happier, burn calries, slw aging, and much mre.
Is there any evidence t back up these incredible claims? Npe. Several small scientific studies have lked at whether the therapy can imprve muscle recvery after exercise, with encuraging results. But there just isn’t enugh evidence t shw that the therapy wrks. The benefits sme peple experience may just be the placeb effect. That’s when a patient’s expectatin that a treatment will wrk leads t an imprvement.
The US Fd & Drug Administratin has actually issued a warning abut whle-bdy crytherapy. It cautins that the liquid nitrgen (氮) used t cl the rm may make it difficult t breathe. Frst bite is anther ptential risk, which is why participants wear glves and scks.
What d yu think? Is it a chance fr a better athletic perfrmance wrth the risk?
28. What can we learn abut the therapy accrding t the first tw paragraphs?
A. The whle-bdy crytherapy can help athletes recver.
B. The therapy has wn ppularity with nly great athletes.
C. Peple need t stay in a freezing small rm with almst nthing n.
D. Peple need t wear glves and scks after cld air fills the rm.
29. Why des the authr mentin Phil Mackenzie in Paragraph 3?
A. T explain a rule.B. T supprt an idea.
C. T present a fact.D. T make a predictin.
30. Why d peple feel better after receiving the therapy?
A. Many great athletes have received the therapy.
B. Extremely cld air is beneficial t peple’s health.
C. Scientific studies have prved the effect f the therapy.
D. The therapy may have psychlgical benefit t them.
31. Which f the fllwing best describes the authrities’ attitude t the therapy?
A. Careful.B. Supprtive.C. Unclear.D. Indifferent.
D
The secret t eating less and being happy abut it may have been cracked years ag—by McDnald’s. Accrding t a new study frm Crnell University’s Fd and Brand Lab, small nn-fd rewards—like the tys in McDnald’s Happy Meals—stimulate the same reward centers in the brain as fd des.
The researchers, led by Martin Reimann, carried ut a series f experiments t see if peple wuld chse a smaller meal if it was paired with a nn-fd item.
They fund that mst f bth kids and adults chse a half-sized prtin (一份) when cmbined with a prize. Bth chices were priced the same.
Even mre interesting is that the prmise f a future reward was enugh t make adults chse the smaller prtin. One f the prizes used was a lttery ticket, with a $10, $50 r $100 payut, and this was as effective as a practical gift in persuading peple t eat less.
“The fact that participants were willing t substitute (代替) part f a fd item fr the nly pssibility f a relatively small mnetary award is interesting,” says Reimann.
He says that in thery it is the emtinal cmpnent f these intangible (无形的) prizes that make them effective. In fact, vaguely-stated pssibilities f winning a prize were mre effective than chices with hard dds included.
“One explanatin fr this finding is that pssible awards may be mre emtinally prvking than certainty awards,” says Reimann. “The uncertainty f winning prvides added attractin and desire thrugh emtinal ‘thrills.’ The pssibility f receiving an award als prduces a state f hpe, a state that is in itself psychlgically rewarding. “In ther wrds, there’s a reasn why peple like t make a bet.
Hw might this knwledge be used t help peple eat mre healthily?
One pssibility is a healthy chice that ffers the chance t win a spa weekend. Or maybe the reward f a half-sized prtin culd be a half-sized dessert t be claimed nly n a future date. That wuld get yu back in the restaurant, and make yu eat a little less.
32. What d we learn abut McDnald’s inclusin f tys in its Happy Meals?
A. It may thrw light n peple’s desire t crack a secret.
B. It has prved t be key t McDnald’s business success.
C. It may be a pleasant way fr kids t reduce their fd intake.
D. It appeals t kid’s curisity t find ut what is hidden inside.
33. What is the finding f the researchers led by Martin Reimann?
A. Reducing fd intake is nt that difficult if peple g t McDnald’s mre.
B. Mst kids and adult s dn’t actually feel hungry when they eat half f their meal.
C. Mst kids and adults wuld chse a smaller meal that came with a nn-fd item.
D. Eating a smaller prtin f fd des gd t the health f kids and adults alike.
34. What is mst interesting in Martin Reimann’s finding?
A. Adults chse the smaller prtin n the mere prmise f a future award.
B. Kids preferred an award in the frm f mney t ne in the frm f a ty.
C. Bth kids and adults felt satisfied with nly half f their meal prtins.
D. Neither children nr adults culd resist the temptatin f a free ty.
35. What can we infer frm Martin Reimann’s finding?
A. Peple shuld eat much less if they wish t stay healthy and happy.
B. Mre fast fd restaurants are likely t fllw McDnald’s example.
C. Mre studies are needed t find ut the impact f emtin n behavir.
D. We can lead peple t eat less while helping the restaurant business.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many peple find it hard t say n, even when they are ver-stressed, ver-bked and just t busy t take n anything else. 36 . But it’s imprtant t learn hw t say n t peple and their requests. Being unable can cause mre stress, which may eventually turn t resentment (怨恨). 37 . This article discusses sme strategies yu can use t set bundaries, prtect yur persnal time and say n mre ften.
I’m srry – I can’t d this right nw
Smetimes, it helps t wait and think abut whether yu can take n a cmmitment. It’s usually best nt t rush int things. 38 . Mst reasnable peple will accept this as an answer, s if smene keeps pressuring yu, they’re being rude.
Let me think abut it
If yu’re uncmfrtable being firm r are dealing with pushy peple, it’s OK t say, “Let me think abut it and get back t yu.” 39 . This strategy als allws yu t think abut whether yu want t say “yes” t anther cmmitment. T decide, d a cst-benefit analysis and then get back t them with a yes r n.
40
If yu wuld really like t d what they’re requesting, but dn’t have the time, it’s fine t say n t all r part f the request but mentin a lesser cmmitment that yu can make. This way yu’ll still be partially invlved, but it will be n yur wn terms.
A. I can’t d this, but I can d that
B. If yu struggle with this, then yu’re nt alne
C. I wish I culd, but I have a lt ging n right nw
D. If pressured, reply that it desn’t fit int yur schedule and change the subject
E. This gives yu a chance t review yur schedule and cnsider yur chices
F. Luckily, yu can learn hw t say n t peple withut causing hurt feelings
G. Yu have every right t ensure yu have time fr the things that are imprtant t yu

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)
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。
l was waiting in a checkut line. A wman and tw bys were ahead f me. At the cash desk, a white-haired man had begun t 41 his gds. Then came the 42 .Smetimes it's a custmer with multiple cupns(优惠券), r smene wh frgt t 43 a piece f fruit. Fair enugh. One waited.
But tday, it was smething else. The man didn't have 44 mney. S he began the prcess f chsing which 45 t keep and which t hand back. He 46 ver each ne befre keeping r abandning it. We waited. The line became lnger.
Eventually, his 47 came t an end. The man turned back t us as he left, 48 and aplgetic. We 49 ff his chagrin(懊恼).It culd happen t anyne.
But I had n idea just hw 50 the family f three ahead f me were until their turn came. The wman asked the cashier t add all the 51 gds t her bill as quickly as pssible. Then the tw bys 52 thrugh the exit with the small bag f grceries. When they returned, it was clear that their missin had been 53
Then I realized all it tk t witness this flash f 54 was waiting a little lnger in a checkut line. I culd have caught the bus. But I felt s 55 n my feet that I walked hme instead.
41. A. bagB. listC. checkD. receive
42.A. attemptB. barrierC. intentinD. missin
43. A. fetchB. sliceC. weighD. taste
44. A. enughB. pcketC. extraD. bnus
45. A. tlsB. itemsC. drinksD. snacks
46. A. dubtedB. glancedC. shiftedD. paused
47. A. delayB. evaluatinC. checkupD. selectin
48. A. thrilledB. anxiusC. embarrassedD. satisfied
49. A. blewB. wavedC. cutD. kicked
50. A. helplessB. sympatheticC. patientD. annyed
51. A. expensiveB. thrwn-away C. left-behindD. majr
52.A. rushedB. slippedC. walkedD. mved
53.A. accmplished B. failedC. pstpnedD. started
54.A. tendernessB. curageC. kindnessD. tlerance
55.A. carefulB. heavyC. clumsyD. light
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。
The Cultural Landscape f Old Tea Frests f the Jingmai Muntain in Pu’er, Yunnan Prvince, gained Wrld Heritage Site status n the 45th Sessin f the Wrld Heritage Cmmittee f UNESCO in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia n September 17, 2023.
As UNESCO Wrld Heritage Cmmittee nted, “This land-use system, ____56____ (create) by ancestrs f Blang and Dai peples, permits the cmplementary (互补的) use f ____57____ (nature) resurces in the muntainus envirnment f Jingmai Muntain ____58____ acts as an exceptinal example f a human interactin in a challenging envirnment.”
Li Qun, head f the Natinal Cultural Heritage Administratin, said in Riyadh that China will strengthen effrts ____59____ (manage) the heritage site and guide lcal cmmunities t jin ____60____ the prtectin f the ld tea frests. “We’ll als advance internatinal exchange and ____61____ (cperate), and take mre respnsibilities in the Wrld Heritage circle,” he said.
Chen Yahua, directr f Wrld Heritage Research Center f Peking University wh ____62____ (lead)studies f the site in the past 12 years, said that the practice n Jingmai Muntain is quite unique in the envirnment ____63____ large-scaled terraced (梯田形的) tea plantatins play ____64____ leading rle in tday’s wrld.
Accrding t his research, abut 10% f tea trees n the muntain are at least 100 years ld, and the ____65____ (ld) nes are ver 300.
第四部分：写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节（满分15分)
假定你是李华,在班级举办的 “养成课堂好习惯” 的主题活动中,你收获很大。请给校英语报投稿,内容包括:
1. 举办活动的原因;
2. 你养成某个好习惯的过程;
3. 你的收获。
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。
Frm a Gd Class Habit



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。
Sandr was brn and grew up in Milan. Until he was 13 years ld he never wanted t leave his hmetwn. But last year, Sandr's father's investment went bad, wiping ut the family and sending his parents t prisn. As a teenager under 16 years ld, Sandr was frced t g t Newcastle in the nrtheast f England t stay with his uncle Lawrence.
Sandr had a lt f difficulties in the new envirnment. He didn't like the fd in England. Nbdy culd frecast the weather in Newcastle. He had t start learning the secnd freign language in his new schl. Pcket mney was nt enugh as usual. Almst every subject was a challenge fr him. Mst imprtantly, he had n friends. It seemed nbdy knew him and he knew nbdy in the schl.
On an early summer evening, when Sandr was ging hme alne frm schl as usual, a man called him frm behind. Sandr turned arund and saw Eddie, his PE teacher, standing in frnt f him.
“Yu knw the schl will have a swimming cmpetitin next mnth. There will be all kinds f races. Will yu participate?” Eddie asked.
Sandr tk a lk at Eddie with dubt and answered, “Yu sure? Me? N, l wn’t. I can swim, but I'm slwer than a snail.”
Eddie smiled and then said, “Yes. Indeed, yu are, in breaststrke(蛙泳), in backstrke and in butterfly, but nt in freestyle. S jin the freestyle race! 200-meterfreestyle is the game suitable fr yu.”
Sandr was speechless at that mment. He had never knwn smene in the schl was bserving him and caring fr him.
“I dn’t think I can win anything.” Sandr was still a little puzzled.
“But yu may get mre recgnitin and cnsequently yu can make sme friends. That is mre imprtant than prizes.” Eddie respnded immediately.
Having hesitated fr a while, Sandr agreed t have a try.
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。
Every afternn fr the next mnth, Sandr trained really hard.



Sandr dived int the pl cnfidently like ther cmpetitrs.



参考答案
英语听力
1-5 CBCCA 6-10 BACCB 11-15 AACAB 16-20 CABCB
阅读理解
21-23 ABD24-27 ACCB28-31 CBDA32-35 CCAD36-40 BFCEA
完形填空
41-45. ABCAB 46-50. DDCBB 51-55. CAACD
语法填空
56. created 57. natural 58. and 59. t manage 60. in 61. cperatin 62. has led 63. where 64. a 65. ldest
应用文
Frm a Gd Class Habit
The activity “Frm a Gd Class Habit” launched three mnths ag has brught me a lt f benefits.
The activity aimed t imprve ur persnal well-being and meanwhile benefit ur cmmunity and sciety as a whle. During this activity, I decided t fcus n cultivating the habit f reading fr 30 minutes every day. At first, it was challenging t d s, but I started by setting small gals and gradually increased my reading time.
By setting a clear gal and cmmitting t it, I have learned the value f perseverance and cnsistency. I hpe mre peple will jin in and embrace the activity.
读后续写
Every afternn fr the next mnth, Sandr trained really hard. Starting psitin, starting dive, turning, pushing ff, tuching the timing pad, all details, he practiced them ver and ver. Whenever he was exhausted, Eddie's wrds eched in his mind and supplied extra energy t him. “Maybe I can't be the champin f the game, but I can be the champin fr myself.” He spke in a lw mumble t himself after he finished the last training. Finally, the day f cmpetitin arrived. With the sund f the starting gun piercing thrugh the air, the race began as expected.
Sandr dived int the pl cnfidently like ther cmpetitrs. He swam as freely as a fish. 150 meters cvered, he was left behind by 2 cmpetitrs. In the last 50 meters, Sandr swam with all his strength, his arms pushing frward fast and his legs hitting the water hard. Finally, the champinship was still ut f his reach. When the result was annunced that Sandr wn third place, hwever, ther players cngratulated him, the audience in the stadium bursting int thunderus applause. As teacher Eddie said, he wn the recgnitin and respect frm thers, with his effrt.