辽宁省沈阳市于洪区重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月第二次月考英语试题（无答案 无听力音频 无听力原文）

沈阳市于洪区重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月第二次月考
英语科试卷
考试时间：120分钟 试题满分：150分
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每题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. How will the woman go to the town center
A. By train. B. By bus. C. By taxi.
2. Whose book does Susie have
A. Hannah’s. B. Her mother’s. C. Deborah’s.
3. Where are the two speakers talking
A. In a shop. B. In a bank. C. In a cinema.
4. Why will Mr. Rogers be off work next week
A. To make his holiday. B. To attend a wedding. C. To travel on business.
5. What will the boy probably do this weekend
A. Learn about science. B. Have a picnic. C. Study math by himself.
第二节（共15小题；每题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. Where does the woman work
A. In Tokyo. B. In London. C. In Oxford.
7. What are the speakers going to do together tomorrow
A. Visit Jane. B. Have dinner. C. See customers.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When does the conversation most probably take place
A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Saturday.
9. When will the music be over
A. At 8. B. At 9. C. At 10.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the man want to rent an apartment
A. Near the school. B. Near the park. C. Near the bus station.
11. What doesn’t the man like about the first apartment
A. The traffic is not convenient.
B. The rent is a little bit high.
C. The living room is small.
12. What is the monthly rent for the second apartment
A. $500. B. $600. C. $700.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why did the man quit his present job
A. The salary was not reasonable.
B. He was offered another better one.
C. He couldn’t bear the pressure of the job.
14. What does the woman say about the man
A. He is quite good at drawing cartoons.
B. He should try his luck at the famous magazine.
C. He should quit his job in the publishing house.
15. What does the man ask the woman to do
A. Give her personal information to him.
B. Invite the woman’s brother to his house.
C. Introduce him to the woman’s brother.
16. Where will the man be tonight
A. In the woman’s house. B. In the publishing house. C. At the famous magazine.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When will Answer That be on
A. On Mondays. B. On Thursdays. C. On Saturdays.
18. What do we know about the questions asked in Answer That
A. They are about films, music and TV.
B. They are neither easy nor difficult.
C. They are similar to those in the adult quiz show.
19. What prize will the winners get this week
A. A laptop. B. A TV set. C. A camera.
20. What is the speaker doing
A. Answering teenagers’ questions.
B. Advertising a new TV quiz show.
C. Explaining the rules of a new game.
第二部分：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选项。
A
There are dozens of movie recommendation engines on the Web. They’re all different, but some are definitely better than others.
Rotten Tomatoes
Instead of telling Rotten Tomatoes which films you like, you can tell it what kind of films you enjoy, which actors you want to see, and other standards to help it find the best movie for you. There’s a lot of variability in the quality of Rotten Tomatoes recommendations but it’s also a nice way to find the right film for any mood.
Netflix
Netflix asks you to rate (评级) movies to determine which films you’ll want to see next. And although it does make it easy to rate movies and it does return huge lists, the ideas it gives you aren’t all that strong. It’s easy to use, but it’s not the best way to get movie recommendations.
Jinni
Whether you want to search for films based on your mood, time available, or reviews, the site has it all. But Jinni’s most amazing feature is its semantic search. You can enter terms like, “movies that have gangsters” or “films that show Chris Farley yelling” and the site will return films that match your question. Go use Jinni. You won’t regret it!
Criticker
Instead of just allowing you to rank films, Criticker compares your ratings to those of other users and see how closely your tastes match those of other users. Once the service finds matches, you can view other users’ lists and see which movies they like.
21. Which of the following does the author recommend most
A. Netflix. B. Jinni. C. Criticker. D. Rotten Tomatoes.
22. What makes Criticker special
A. Comparing users’ ratings. B. Ranking your favourite films.
C. Offering different standards. D. Finding films based on mood.
23. What is the purpose of the text
A. To recommend the best movies online. B. To show how to use movie search engines.
C. To introduce several movie search engines. D. To explain how to find the best movies online.
B
With a satisfied smile, Keisha finished the last sentence of her English essay about one of her heroes, Rosa Parks, an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement.
“Keisha,” her mother shouted from downstairs. “It’s almost 4:15.”
“Don’t worry. I won’t be late.” Keisha pulled down a storybook from her bookshelf, as she always read to the nursing home’s residents. And on an impulse (一时心血来潮), she added her English notebook as well.
As Keisha came running in the door, the manager told her, “We have a new resident this week, Mrs. Ruby Watson. She’s still adjusting to her new surroundings. You’ll find her in Room 28. And by the way, Keisha, good luck.”
Keisha walked down the hallway at a quick pace. As she entered Room 28, she met two sharp brown eyes staring at her doubtfully.
“I’m Keisha Jackson, a volunteer,” Keisha explained. “I come here to help pass the time with residents, or read to them, or ...” Keisha started stammering (结巴) as Mrs. Watson continued to stare at her.
“I didn’t request anyone to keep me company,” Mrs. Watson interrupted. “I’m alone most of the time, and that’s how I prefer it.”
“I’ve brought along some funny stories,” Keisha said hesitantly.
“I’m not in the mood for funny stories,” Mrs. Watson replied angrily, “What else do you have ”
Nervously, Keisha opened her notebook to her essay. She read the title aloud, “Rosa Parks: A Woman of Courage and Conviction (信念).” She glanced at Mrs. Watson to see how she might react, but to her surprise, Mrs. Watson’s face relaxed and her eyes shone. 【para. 10】
“Read to me about Rosa,” Mrs. Watson said.
Keisha read how Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in 1955 inspired the protest that became a turning point in the struggle for civil rights.
“I walked with Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King,” Mrs. Watson said with pride, “That was the greatest moment of my life because...” She paused.
“Because... you were a woman of courage and conviction too.”
Sitting up straighter, Mrs. Watson said, “Yes, I was and I still am. Thank you for reminding me, Keisha. Next Thursday, I will tell you my story.”
24. Why did the manager wish Keisha good luck before she visited Mrs. Watson
A. Mrs. Watson could be difficult. B. Mrs. Watson was in poor health.
C. Keisha was feeling nervous. D. Keisha was a shy person.
25. Mrs. Watson’s eyes (Para. 10) suggested that she was ________.
A. amused B. puzzled C. annoyed D. interested
26. What effect did Keisha’s essay have on Mrs. Watson
A. It aroused her curiosity in volunteer work.
B. It built up her expectation for more visitors.
C. It awoke her pride in her struggle for civil rights.
D. It changed her attitude to the Civil Rights Movement.
27. Readers may find the story inspiring because ________.
A. a girl enjoys learning about her heroes. B. a girl helps someone feel appreciated.
C. a woman overcomes hardship by herself. D. a woman gathers the courage for life.
C
Philosophers have a bad reputation for expressing themselves in a dry and boring way. The ideals for most philosophical writing are precision, clarity, and the sort of conceptual analysis that leaves no hair unsplit.
There is nothing wrong with clarity, precision, and the like—but this isn’t the only way to do philosophy. Outside academic journals, abstract philosophical ideas are often expressed through literature, cinema, and song. There’s nothing that grabs attention like a good story, and there are some great philosophical stories that delight and engage, rather than putting the reader to sleep.
One of the great things about this is that, unlike formal philosophy, which tries to be very clear, stories don’t wear their meanings on their sleeve—they require interpretation, and often express conflicting ideas for the reader to wrestle with.
Consider what philosophers call the metaphysics (形而上学) of race—an area of philosophy that explores the question of whether or not race is real. There are three main positions that you can take on these questions. You might think that a person’s race is written in their genes (a position known as “biological realism”). Or you might think of race as socially real, like days of the week or currencies (“social constructionism”). Finally, you might think that races are unreal—that they’re more like leprechauns (一种魔法精灵) than they are like Thursdays or dollars (“anti-realism”).
A great example of a story with social constructionist taking on race is George Schuyler’s novel Black No More. In the book, a Black scientist named Crookman invents a procedure that makes Black people visually indistinguishable from Whites. Thousands of African Americans flock to Crookman’s Black No More clinics and pay him their hard-earned cash to undergo the procedure. White racists can no longer distinguish those people who are “really” White from those who merely appear to be White. In a final episode, Crookman discovers that new Whites are actually a whiter shade of pale than those who were born that way, which kicks off a trend of sunbathing to darken one’s skin—darkening it so as to look more White.
Philosophically rich stories like this bring more technical works to life. They are stories to think with.
28. What does the author think of philosophical stories
A. The meaning behind is very obvious. B. They are extremely precise and formal.
C. They often cause conflicts among readers. D. They are engaging and inspire critical thinking.
29. According to paragraph 4, which category might “Christmas” fall into in western countries
A. Social constructionism. B. Anti-realism.
C. Biological realism. D. Literary realism.
30. Black No More is mentioned in Paragraph 5 to explain ________.
A. racial issues caused by skin colors.
B. a society view on race and self-image.
C. Black people accepted by the white society.
D. the origin of sun bathing among white people.
31. What is the best title of the text
A. Stories Made Easy B. Stories to Think with
C. Positions in Philosophy D. Nature of Philosophical Writing
D
When you hear “I have a dream...”, one of the most famous speeches in human history, you’ll never have the idea how the audience on the scene were fueled by emotional intelligence. When Martin Luther King. Jr. presented his dream, he chose language that would stir the hearts of his audience. Delivering this electrifying (震撼性的) message required emotional intelligence—the ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions.
Emotional intelligence has been highly recommended by leaders, policymakers, and educators as the solution to a wide range of social problems. Emotional intelligence is important, but the uncontrolled enthusiasm has obscured (掩盖) a dark side. New evidence shows that when people sharpen their emotional skills, they become better at controlling others. When you’re good at controlling your own emotions, you can hide your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can motivate them to act against their own best interests.
Social scientists have begun to document this dark side of emotional intelligence. In a research led by University of Toronto professor Jochen Menges, when a leader gave an inspiring speech filled with emotions, the audience were less likely to understand the message and remembered the content. Ironically, audience members were so moved by the speech that they claimed to recall more of it.
The authors call this the awestruck effect, but it might just as easily be described as the dumbstruck effect. One observer reflected that Hitler’s persuasive impact came from his ability to strategically express emotions—he would “tear open his heart”—and these emotions affected his followers to the point that they would “stop thinking critically and just emote.”
Leaders who master emotions can rob us of our abilities to reason. If their values are out of step with our own, the results can be destructive. New evidence suggests that when people have self-serving motives, emotional intelligence becomes a weapon for controlling others.
Throwing light on this dark side of emotional intelligence is one mission of a research team led by University College London professor Martin Kilduff. According to these experts, emotional intelligence helps people disguise (伪装) one set of emotions while expressing another for personal gain. Professor Kilduff’s team writes, “The strategic disguise of one’s own emotions and the controlling of others’ emotions for strategic ends are behaviors evident not only on Shakespeare’s stage but also in the offices and corridors where power and influence are traded.”
Of course, people aren’t always using emotional intelligence for nefarious ends. More often than not, high EQ is helpful in most aspects of our life. Emotional intelligence—like any skill—can be used for good or evil. So whether it is a gift or a curse lies in your hand.
32. Why does the author mention Martin Luther King, Jr
A. To honor the great leader of his courage. B. To recommend his speech to other leaders.
C. To introduce the major topic to readers. D. To advocate a society with fewer problems.
33. What is the dumbstruck effect of Hitler’s emotional intelligence
A. His followers would tear open their hearts to him.
B. His followers would express emotions strategically.
C. His followers would lose the ability to reason properly.
D. His followers would develop the self-serving motives.
34. How do people use their emotional intelligence for personal gain
A. They disguise their true emotions and show another one.
B. They help their colleagues to build up confidence.
C. They present their strategic behaviors on the stage.
D. They lower their own dignity to gain popularity.
35. Which may mean the same as the underlined word in the last paragraph
A. Immoral. B. Unimportant. C. Controversial. D. Uncontrollable.
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。
A year ago, I had one of the most important interviews of my life. ___36___ To this question I could say what I thought the members of the interview wanted to hear. I’m so good at multitasking that I would be able to shoulder the various responsibilities. That might be true, yet it seemed to be unreal. The more honest answer was that I knew it would be difficult, but I wanted to try anyway. ___37___
This tough situation led me to hesitate during the interview. It also recalled my past experience of being interviewed when an interviewer asked me to give an example of a time when I had been caring. The answer that came to mind was that I volunteered at a nursing home and felt honored to sit with the patients and listen to their stories. But I didn’t think that was dramatic enough to impress the interviewers. So, instead I told them about when one of the residents threw up, I cleaned it up. ___38___ Obviously, that wasn’t caring and it suggested that my best quality was skillful at using a mop.
Back to my most recent interview and the question about how to shoulder the multiple responsibilities of the role. ___39___ I had learned the significance of being true to myself. So I answered simply, “With difficulty.” To my relief, the review members nodded knowingly and smiled. This exam can test my honesty and I can come up with appropriate answers.
I’ve come to realize that interviews don’t have “right” or “wrong” answers. I still see them as exams, but they’re not testing my ability to copy somebody else’s answers. Actually, the exam is about something I am well familiar with: me. ___40___
A. I hesitated but not for long.
B. I wasn’t sure which answer to give.
C. Never give the interviewers wrong answers.
D. It seemed that the interviewers were quite satisfied.
E. I immediately felt embarrassed after saying that.
F. It’s not about “right” answers but about being yourself.
G. At the end, I was asked how to balance the different parts of the role.
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。
On a day of downpour, an old, wet dog walked to my house. The leather collar around his neck was ___41___ and faded. I could see the ribs (肋骨) sticking out of his sides and knew he hadn’t had a(n) ___42___ meal in many days. My heart ___43___! I ran into my kitchen, ___44___ an old bowl, filled it with some food and went outside.
The old dog ___45___ me with alarm. I could see he didn’t completely trust strangers. I called him ___46___, put the bowl down and ___47___ a few steps back. I knelt down in the wet grass and ___48___. Finally, the old boy smelt food and moved slowly forward. His own smell came before him. He hadn’t had a ___49___ in a long time either. I wondered if he was ___50___ or just lost. He bent down his head and rapidly ate the contents of the bowl ___51___. Then for just a moment he gave me a(n) ___52___ little smile. I hurried inside, refilled the bowl, and went back but he was already gone. I had wanted to ___53___ him and give him a home. Instead we just shared a meal and a moment of love. I sent up a little ___54___ that his future would be better.
Every moment of love you create is a ___55___. But caring doesn’t necessarily go the way we want it to.
41. A. worn. B. tight C. rare D. delicate
42. A. superb B. full C. simple D. ordinary
43. A. raced B. failed C. ached D. danced
44. A. fetched B. noticed C. prepared D. grabbed
45. A. eyed B. kicked C. nosed D. attacked
46. A. jokingly B. cheerfully C. anxiously D. gently
47. A. skipped B. took C. followed D. tripped
48. A. waited B. trembled C. hesitated D. shouted
49. A. meal B. walk C. bath D. break
50. A. affected B. adopted C. cherished D. abandoned
51. A. skillfully B. attentively C. greedily D. leisurely
52. A. endangered B. curious C. familiar D. grateful
53. A. rescue B. release C. observe D. reward
54. A. belief B. prayer C. promise D. request
55. A. recreation B. treasure C. commitment D. comfort
第二节 前二单元课文原句单词考查及语法填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. I’ve also been taking driving lessons, and in fact I 56. ________ (take) my driving test on the very day I turn 18. As an ambulance driver, my mum worries about me being 57. ________ the wheel. She’s seen a lot of car accidents 58. ________ (involve) teenagers and thinks the legal age for getting a driving 59. l________ (执照)should be 21.
2. I showed my masterpiece to the 60. ________ (grown-up), and asked them whether the drawing frightened them.
3. My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor 61. ________ (digest) an elephant.
4. They advised me to lay aside my drawings of boa constrictors, and devote myself instead to geography, history... That’s why, at the age of six, I gave up 62. ________ might have been a magnificent career as a painter.
5. In this course of this life, I have had 63. ________ great many encounters with people who have been concerned with matters of 64. c________ (结果)
6. The detox was more difficult 65. ________ (tolerate) than I had expected. But on reflection, I can see how much of my time 66. ________ (occupy) with checking my phone.
7. I went around to my friend’s house. Without our phones, we had a proper conversation for over two hours, without 67. ________ (distract) by messages from other people.
8. Inside the “Kare Bags” for the homeless people are 68. ________ (necessary) such as toothpaste, soap and socks, 69. ________ (buy) first with her pocket money and then through crowd funding.
9. The Investing jar not only represents a vision for the future, 70. ________ gives the opportunity to build for the future.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你获悉辽宁省博物馆正在招募在寒假期间做英文讲解的志愿者，向外国游客介绍中国文化。请你用英文给相关负责人写一封申请信，内容要点包括：
1. 个人优势；
2. 希望批准。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
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。
It was the day of the big cross-country run. Students from seven different primary schools in and around the small town were warming up and walking the route through a thick evergreen forest.
I looked around and finally spotted David, who was standing by himself off to the side by a fence. He was small for ten years old. His usual big toothy smile was absent today. I walked over and asked him why he wasn’t with the other children. He hesitated and then said he had decided not to run.
What was wrong He had worked so hard for this event!
I quickly searched the crowd for the school’s coach and asked him what had happened. “I was afraid that kids from other schools would laugh at him,” he explained uncomfortably. “I gave him the choice to run or not, and let him decide.”
I bit back my frustration (懊恼). I knew the coach meant well—he thought he was doing the right thing. After making sure that David could run if he wanted, I turned to find him coming towards me, his small body rocking from side to side as he swung his feet forward.
David had a brain disease which prevented him from walking or running like other children, but at school his classmates thought of him as a regular kid. He always participated to the best of his ability in whatever they were doing. That was why none of the children thought it unusual that David had decided to join the cross-country team. It just took him longer—that’s all. David had not missed a single practice, and although he always finished his run long after the other children, he did always finish. As a special education teacher at the school, I was familiar with the challenges David faced and was proud of his strong determination.
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。
Paragraph 1:
We sat down together on some steps, but David wouldn’t look at me. __________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:
I watched as David moved up to the starting line. __________________________________________________
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