河南省平顶山市叶县2024-2025学年高二上学期12月月考英语试卷（含答案）

2024~2025学年上学期高二年级12月月考
英语试题
全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2. 请按题号顺序在答题卡上各题目的答题区域内作答，写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3. 选择题用2B铅笔在答题卡上把所选答案的标号涂黑；非选择题用黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答；字体工整，笔迹清楚。
4. 考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并上交。
5. 本卷主要考查内容：至北师大版选择性必修第四册。
第一部分 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
PICKS OF THE DAY
Music: Crossfire Hurricane, BBC 4, 9 p.m.
It is a documentary that traces the eventful first 20 years of one of Britain’s most successful rock bands, The Rolling Stones. Featuring never-before-seen interviews, this 2012 film records the group’s early years through to 1981. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor recollect key moments, including the infamous Altamont concert and the recording of cassis album Exile On Main Street.
Film: The Girl In The Spider’s Web Film 4, 9 p.m.
Swedish hacker Lisbeth Salander is hired by computer genius Frans Balder to retrieve (找回) Firefall, a programme capable of accessing the world’s nuclear codes, which he developed for the National Security Agency. Though Salander manages to find Firefall, problems arise when Russian criminals steal her laptop. It’s not long before Salander is fighting for her life against enemies. Thriller, starring Claire Foy, Sylvia Hoeks and Stephen Merchant.
Travel: Kate Humble’s Coastal Britain, C5, 8 p.m.
Kate Humble’s starting point for the latest leg of her journey is the picturesque village of Alnmouth, once a leading grain port in the 18th century. Today, it’s known for its colourful houses and a sweep of sandy beach where Kate meets a former GP, Claire, who uses the sand to create temporary large-scale artworks and portraits, which are visible for only a few hours before the tide (潮水) sweeps them away.
Gardening: Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens, BBC 2, 8 p.m.
The presenter begins the latest leg in the city of Trieste, near Italy’s border with Croatia. He visits a public garden created by an obsessive royal plantsman more than 150 years ago, which is now being carefully restored. Monty then heads down the Adriatic coast through Croatia to pick up the trail that the Venetians followed. The green-fingered expert ends his journey on the island of Lopud, near Dubrovnik.
1. Which channel will you choose if you are a fan of Claire Foy
A. C5. B. Film 4. C. BBC 4. D. BBC 2.
2. Who can use the sand to create artworks
A. Kate. B. Claire. C. Mick. D. Monty.
3. What is the text probably taken from
A. A film review. B. A textbook.
C. An advertisement. D. A travel brochure.
B
Rick Guidotti put aside his career as a fashion photographer to turn his lens (镜头) to people living with genetic, physical and behavioural differences.
He says what changed his perception (看法) of beauty was a chance encounter with an albino (患白化病的) girl. “I was just tired of people telling me who was beautiful. Every season that face would change but I was always told who was beautiful. As an artist, I don’t see beauty just on covers of magazines. I see it everywhere. So that was my original intention — that opened my eyes a little wider and wider.”
Guidotti has created Positive Exposure a not-for-profit organization that uses photography and video to transform public perceptions and promote a world where differences are celebrated. Guidotti and Positive Exposure are featured in a new documentary called On Beauty.
One of the women featured in the film is Jayne Waithera. “I never thought I was beautiful because nobody said that to me, but meeting him was my profound moment. I remember that particular day. He took my picture and I felt so good like I felt there’s somebody who, like, really loves me and sees me for who I am and who sees me more than my condition.”
Guidotti is travelling from city to city to promote On Beauty. He says his tour is not about money; it’s about the message. “As I travel from community to community, I’m taking photographs and I’m empowering (给某人……的权力) individuals with a positive sense of who they are. They’re seeing beauty in their reflection but I’m also empowering their families and they in turn are empowering their communities as well. All is based on the philosophy of change — how you see, how you change.”
4. Why did Guidotti change his career
A. The beauty on covers of magazines is not beautiful.
B. He wanted to create his own company.
C. His comprehension of beauty changed owing to an albino girl.
D. He couldn’t earn enough money from his former career.
5. What can we know about Positive Exposure
A. It welcomes differences in the world. B. It brings a lot of money for Guidotti.
C. It makes photography more popular. D. It makes the public more beautiful.
6. What does the author want to tell us by mentioning Jayne in Paragraph 4
A. Jayne’s picture was more beautiful than herself.
B. Jayne was beautiful indeed.
C. Photographs gave Jayne a positive sense of who she was.
D. It was unfair that nobody discovered Jayne’s beauty.
7. What does the author mainly intend to tell us in the last paragraph
A. Communities have a great influence on everyone.
B. We should travel frequently.
C. Your attitude to seeing the world decides your behaviour.
D. We should make contributions to our community.
C
On January 1st, 2018, “gaming disorder” — in which games are played uncontrollably, despite causing harm — gained recognition from the World Health Organization (WHO). Last year, China, the world’s biggest gaming market, announced new rules limiting children to just a single hour of play a day. Clinics are appearing around the world, promising to cure patients of their habit.
Are games really addictive Psychologists have different opinions. The case for the defence is that this is just another moral panic. Similar warnings have been given about television, rock and roll, jazz, comic books, and even novels. As the newest form of mass media, gaming is merely enduring (忍受) its own time before it finally stops being debatable.
However, some argue that unlike rock bands or novelists, games developers have both the motive and the means to engineer their products to make them addictive. For one thing, the business-model has changed. In the old days games were bought once and for all. But these days, games are free and money is earned from purchases of in-game goods, which ties playtime directly to developers’ income. For another, games makers combine psychological theory and data, which helps them maximize the playtime. Smartphones and modern video game machines use their permanent Internet connections to send gameplay data back to developers. That allows products to be constantly adjusted to increase spending on games.
The gaming industry should realize that, in the real world, it has a problem, and that problem is growing. Now that gaming addiction comes with an official WHO recognition, diagnoses (诊断) become more common. Clinics are already reporting booming business, as lockdowns have given games more time to spend with their hobby. And being put together in the public mind, fairly or not, with gambling (赌博) will not do the industry any favours.
8. What is the purpose of Paragraph 1
A. To inform the readers of the harmful effects of games.
B. To arouse the readers’ interest about the topic.
C. To show growing public concern about the problem of games.
D. To discuss whether it is necessary to panic about games.
9. Why is television, together with other media forms, mentioned in Paragraph 2
A. To show that they are as highly addictive as games.
B. To prove that the panic over games will fade away.
C. To argue that these media forms are not harmful at all.
D. To compare the differences among these media forms.
10. How do games developers make games addictive
A. They adjust products based on received data.
B. They don’t charge players for in-game goods.
C. They keep players’ video game machines updated.
D. They reward top players with more playtime.
11. What does the author aim to do in the last paragraph
A. Make a prediction. B. Offer a suggestion.
C. Put forward a solution. D. Give a warning.
D
Work starts early on White Gate Farm in East Lyme, Connecticut. By 7 a. m., farm manager Dan Wood was at the East Lyme Post Office dropping off a box of fresh produce that later in the day would be delivered by mail to Chelsea Gubbins, who lives across town.
White Gate Farm is a member of Farmers Post, a pilot programme that enables smallholder farms across eastern Connecticut to ship fresh produce and other farm products to local households through the United States Postal Service (USPS). Farmers Post takes advantage of a USPS programme called Connect Local that allows small businesses to offer same-day and next-day delivery at a fixed low cost.
Food remains in the fields because either market prices are too low or the cost of the workforce is too high, or because the size and shape of the produce make it unattractive to stores. Each year, around 10 million tons of crops never get harvested, causing about 16% of total US food loss and waste.
“Food that is wasted has a much larger influence than just the loss of the food itself,” says Julia Kurnik, senior director of Innovation Start-ups at WWF. “Everything that went into growing it goes out the window as well—the water, the land, and the energy. And as the food breaks down, it produces greenhouse gases. The bad effects amplify greatly.”
Besides reducing food waste, selling farm products directly to local customers cuts down on the cross-country shipping of food grown in California or elsewhere. This reduces the so-called food miles that researchers believe cause about 6% of the world’s greenhouse gases. Fruits and vegetables, which are often transported out of season and require refrigeration, produce lots of greenhouse gases between farms and people’s plates.
Wood understands that Farmers Post can help to end that waste. “Farming is kind of like cooking for a big group.” he says. “This is helping us get right on the money, using almost 100% of what we grow and harvest.”
12. Why was Farmers Post started
A. To provide professional modern farming methods.
B. To create more delivery jobs for local people
C. To pick up and carry customers to different farms.
D. To make the delivery of produce easier and cheaper.
13. What may cause some US crops to remain unharvested according to the text
A. The limited need for farm products. B. The shortage of workers and harvesting tool.
C. Their low value and poor quality. D. Bad weather and road conditions.
14 What does the underlined word “amplify” mean in Paragraph 4
A. Increase. B. Slow. C. Switch. D. Weaken.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. The Food Safety Movement Has Met Some Challenges
B. A Farm-to-Table Programme Helps Reduce Food Waste
C. Farmers Post Explores Ways to Make High-Quality Products
D. Small Farms Play a Leading Role in Serving Communities
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。
The student syndrome (综合症) is a phenomenon where a large number of students put off doing things until right before the deadline. This phenomenon can be considered to be a form of delay. Since it involves unnecessary delay, it usually leads to negative results for those who display it. ___16___ And the task seems to be never finished.
To avoid the student syndrome, you should figure out what’s causing you to delay in the first place, and then use some techniques. They can help you take action in a timely manner.
___17___ For example, if you need to write an article, you can start with small steps, such as figuring out the title, creating a rough description, and finding five appropriate academic sources. Keep it in mind that if the project in question is large, then you generally shouldn’t worry about figuring out all the steps to it from the very beginning. Instead, start by finding the first few steps that you need to take. ___18___ This helps you avoid feeling upset and getting stuck.
Set intermediate (中间的) deadlines for yourself. For example, if you have a single deadline for completing a large research paper, set additional deadlines along the way for completing specific parts of it. ___19___ Find your productivity cycles. ___20___ For example, it may be the case that you’re best able to concentrate on difficult tasks early in the morning, before you’ve started dealing with emails or minor administrative aspects of your job. You should take this into account when scheduling your work.
Follow these techniques and you are unlikely to wait until the last minute.
A. They will feel stressed.
B. Find a particular goal at first.
C. They should change their environment.
D. Break your tasks into small and manageable steps.
E. Then find new steps as you make progress along the way.
F. People’s ability to complete certain tasks is different based on the time of day.
G. These additional deadlines to be met will make the research paper more manageable.
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。
My wife, Hannah, and I don’t usually keep houseplants. Anything in pots gets either overwatered or underwatered, but after my diagnosis with brain cancer, I loved the ____21____ of having something green around.
A friend gave me a lucky bamboo plant. I told Hannah I wanted to ____22____ for it myself. When it didn’t immediately turn yellow or lose leaves, I was pleasantly ____23____ . Tending to the plant gave me a sense of accomplishment (成就) when I sometimes felt ____24____. As a family physician, I was used to offering care, not____25____ it.
After I____26____ from the operation and returned to work, I ____27____ to care for the plant.
Soon, it had nearly doubled in height. Both the tree and I were thriving (茁壮成长). Then, without any reason, it began to show ____28____ of stress. Its leaves kept browning and ____29____ to the floor. Hannah ____30____ me that we’d seen houseplants die before, but I couldn’t ____31____ the feeling that the plant had become a symbol of my health.
I began to search online to ____32____ how to care for my plant. Following the instructions, I ____33____ the tree to a larger pot, giving it ____34____ to grow. When it was back in the sunny window, we both began to thrive again. Whenever I look at the plant in its new pot, I make a point to think of those who have cared for and ____35____ me.
21. A. instruction B. information C. dream D. idea
22. A. apply B. care C. fight D. prepare
23. A. frightened B. interested C. ashamed D. surprised
24. A. powerless B. confused C. annoyed D. addicted
25 A. refusing B. changing C. receiving D. believing
26. A. recovered B. suffered C. resulting D. dating
27. A. continued B. remembered C. planned D. started
28. A. levels B. causes C. signs D. models
29. A. crashing B. knocking C. sinking D. dropping
30. A. urged B. reminded C. encouraged D. taught
31. A. describe B. create C. shake D. restore
32. A. carry out B. figure out C. take out D. hold out
33. A. freed B. transplanted C. directed D. changed
34. A. ambition B. attention C. room D. strength
35. A. criticized B. supported C. memorized D. followed
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。
It is the first time that Chinese scientists ___36___ (discover) water in materials collected during a Chinese moon mission. The water is in ___37___ (extreme) small glass beads (小珠子) that were found in the dirt where many meteorites (流星) have hit the moon. The dirt ___38___ (collect) in 2020. The beads differ in size ___39___ the width of one hair to several hairs. Since billions if not trillions of these beads exist on the moon, there could be large amounts of water. But mining it would be difficult, the research team said.
The findings are based on 32 glass beads randomly ___40___ (choose) from moon dirt collected on China’s Chang’e 5 moon mission.
The study’s findings raise the ___41___ (possible) that water could be removed by ___42___ (heat) the beads in future robotic missions. Still, more studies would be needed to show whether such water removals are possible ___43___ if the water would be safe to drink.
Earlier studies found water in glass beads formed by volcanic activity on the moon. Those studies used material collected on the moon by American astronauts more than fifty years ago.
The American space agency NASA plans ___44___ (put) astronauts back on the moon’s surface by the end of 2025. The astronauts will aim for the south pole ___45___ craters (坑) are believed to be filled with frozen water.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15 分）
46. 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友David发来邮件，提到中国所取得的科技成就举世瞩目，他非常想了解一些中国科学家的光荣事迹。请你用英语给他写一封邮件，向他介绍一位你最钦佩的中国科学家，内容包括：
1.科学家的简介；
2.取得的主要成就；
3.对你的影响。
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。
Dear David,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle, where my parents started their new business — a small grocery store downstairs my house. As a girl of shy and reserved nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the sophisticated city life.
One sunny day, my school announced an exciting event, a talent show for the local food bank. Students were encouraged to showcase their unique talents in front of the public in the city hall on National Day. A buzz of excitement fed the school as everyone began preparing for the big day. Deep down, I felt a spark of curiosity and a desire to participate. However, my self-doubt held me back, “I don’t have any special skills to share.”
Days turned into weeks, and the talent show drew closer. I couldn’t shake the upsetting feeling until one day, Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me while I was helping in the grocery store after class. “How about singing together in the talent show ” She grinned, “I heard you singing a tune, along the way back home. I can’t help following you here.” Gosh, I couldn’t believe my ears. Emma, with personality and popularity, acknowledged my little talent. Since Emma had the world’s prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune.
“You two The talent show for the food bank ” My mum bent towards us and her face lit up. “A big occasion.” Then a light bulb seemed to go in her head. “Why not practise right now upstairs I bet you’ll be a perfect match.” Winking at us, she seemed to know we were thinking alike.
Emma and I embarked on rehearsing almost every single day after school. We brainstormed, exchanged ideas and rehearsed the scene. As the days rolled by, I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the day before the performance, Emma called that she had an acute stomachache and was not in any shape to perform.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
I was completely knocked out by the news.
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Paragraph 2:
Finally came the big moment.
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2024~2025学年上学期高二年级12月月考
英语试题
全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2. 请按题号顺序在答题卡上各题目的答题区域内作答，写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3. 选择题用2B铅笔在答题卡上把所选答案的标号涂黑；非选择题用黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答；字体工整，笔迹清楚。
4. 考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并上交。
5. 本卷主要考查内容：至北师大版选择性必修第四册。
第一部分 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
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. B 2. B 3. C
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4 C 5. A 6. C 7. C
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. A 15. B
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。
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. A 17. D 18. E 19. G 20. F
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。
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. B
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
【36~45题答案】
【答案】36. have discovered
37. extremely
38. was collected
39. from 40. chosen
41. possibility
42. heating
43. or 44. to put
45. where
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15 分）
【46题答案】
【答案】Dear David,
I’d like to introduce the scientist I admire most to you. He is Qian Xuesen, a patriotic, outstanding and gifted scientist.
Initially, Qian Xuesen studied Railway Mechanical Engineering, but after the Songhu Battle broke out, he shifted his major to aviation. In 1955, he returned China and was in charge of China’s space and missile programme. Under his leadership, China made steady progress in aerospace and aviation. He made great contributions to the development of China’s aerospace.
Qian Xuesen inspires me to follow my dream. I’ll work hard to make our country stronger.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
【47题答案】
【答案】I was completely knocked out by the news. What should I do Having prepared for such a long time, I didn’t think of that coming up. Feeling at a loss, I was brainstorming as hard as I could to think of a solution, when a gentle touch on my back brought me back to reality. It was my mum, who looked at me with care and concern. “You have prepared for it enough. You can do it by yourself.” She said after my stumbled explanation. I looked back at her eyes, and a sense of confidence and warmness swelled up in my heart. Yes, I could do it myself.
Finally came the big moment. Looking around the audience, I stepped onto the stage, with butterflies in my stomach. My voice trembled at first, but with the melodies flew around, the nervousness was gone with the wind. Emotions filled in my song, I performed as naturally as I spoke every day. I saw my mum, who was looking at me with reassurance and care. It turned out to be a good performance, which helped me conquer my fears and turned me into a new person.