山东省济宁市邹城市第二中学2024-2025学年高二上学期12月考英语试题（含答案，无听力原文及音频）

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高二上学期12月质量检测
英语试题
（本试卷满分150分 考试时间120分钟）
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，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 What does the man prefer to drink
A. Water. B. Coffee. C. Tea.
2 What was the weather like last Saturday
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Windy.
3 What is the man doing
A. Reporting a problem. B. Making a purchase. C. Changing an order.
4 Where does the conversation take place
A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a bank.
5 What does the woman want to do with the meeting
A. Cancel it. B. Postpone it. C. Bring it forward.
第二节: 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 date today
A. August 7th. B. August 8th. C. August 9th.
7 What will Amy do for the woman ' s birthday
A. Make some dishes. B. Bake a cake. C. Hold a party.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8 What are the speakers talking about
A. Busy schedules. B. A way to exercise. C. A health club.
9 What can we learn from the conversation
A. The man needs professional clothes.
B. The man will go to the health club.
C. The woman has lost some weight.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10 What does the man dislike
A. Dancing to music. B. Attending parties. C. Seeing films.
A. 11 What is the man’s father trying to do
B. Repair the computer. B. Help the man with a project.
C. Do research on their family history.
12 Where will the man go next year
A. Brazil. B. Canada. C. Mexico.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13 What is the man’s opinion on public transport
A. It is unreliable. B. It is convenient. C. It is quick.
14 What attracts the man most about the car
A. The low cost. B. The freedom. C. The fast speed.
15 What worries the man when he goes to work by car
A. The road is not straight.
B. The traffic is always heavy.
C. The parking spaces are limited.
16 Why doesn’t the man often travel around his country
A. The cost is high. B. Planes are not safe. C. Trains are crowded.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17 What is the talk mainly about
A. Unusual foods served in castles. B. The earliest castle cooks. C. Kitchens in castles.
18 What was special about a castle’s kitchen
A. It was built against fire. B. It was used for gatherings. C. It was far from other buildings.
19 What does the speaker say about vegetables
A.They were kept underground for long. B. They were grown in the kitchen’s garden.
C.They were planted by the cooks in the castle.
20 What was the chief cook’s main responsibility
A.Baking bread for everyone. B.Presenting the food to the king.
C.Managing the kitchen workers.
第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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POETRY CHALLENGE
Write a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.
Prizes
3 Grand Prizes:Trip to Washington, D.C. for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winner’s choice. Trip includes round-trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World.
6 First Prizes:The book Sky Pioneer:A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart signed by author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch.
50 Honorable Mentions:Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earhart’s final flight.
Rules
Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification.
■Write a poem using 100 words or fewer. Your poem can be any format, any number of lines.
■Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper. You may use both the front and back of the paper.
■On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number, and birth date.
■Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year.
21. How many people can each grand prize winner take on the free trip
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Six.
22. What will each of the honorable mention winners get
A. A plane ticket. B. A book by Corinne Szabo.
C. A special T-shirt. D. A photo of Amelia Earhart.
23. Which of the following will result in disqualification
A. Typing your poem out. B. Writing a poem of 120 words.
C. Using both sides of the paper. D. Mailing your entry on October 30.
B
A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know if she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a mug. Turning to her, he asked, “Darling, what do you see ”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. She smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma.
“What does it mean, father ” she humbly asked.
He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting; but after being subjected to the boiling water, it became softened and weak. The egg had been fragile; its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior; but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however; after they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
“Which are you ” he asked his daughter.
24. Why did the daughter complain to her father
A. Because she found life was extremely cruel to her.
B. Because she found that she was at a loss in her life.
C. Because she was tired of fighting and struggling with others.
D. Because she doubted if she’d make it to addressing the boredom in life.
25. What did the father take his daughter to the kitchen for
A. To boil three things for her. B. To explain to her what life is.
C. To give her some inspiration. D. To carry out an experiment with her.
26. What can be inferred from the text
A. The father seemed to be in favor of the egg most.
B. The carrot was likely to be the daughter’s favourite.
C. The three things all stood the test of the boiling water.
D. The ground coffee beans chose to affect their surroundings.
27. What’s the best title for the text
A. A vivid lesson B. A best choice
C. A tough challenge D. A rough ride
C
When driving, Clara-Marina Martinez makes a note of any unusual behaviour she sees on the road. She then feeds these into machine-learning algorithms (算法), a form of AI, which she is helping develop for Porsche Engineering.
Those algorithms are intended to produce a system reliable enough for a car to drive itself. Such a fully autonomous car, known in the industry as Level 5, should be able to complete an entire journey without any intervention (介入) from the driver, and deal with all situations on the road. But this is proving hard to achieve, and many attempts to do so are being abandoned. Last year, for instance, Uber sold off its unit developing self-driving cars.
Autonomous vehicles are said to be not just convenient but potentially safer. However, just as people take time to learn how to drive safely, so do machines. And machines are not quick learners. The RAND Corporation calculates that to develop a system 20% safer than a human driver, 100self-driving cars would have to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Carmakers such as Porsche therefore speed up the development process using simulators (模拟器). These teach software about dangers rarely encountered in reality. Dr Martinez and her colleagues employ “game engines” to do this. These are used to create virtual worlds through which the software can drive. Objects in these virtual worlds are assigned their physical characteristics (ie, buildings are hard, people are soft) so that the sensors in vehicles respond in the appropriate way. Once the software has been trained, it is tested in real autonomous vehicles by re-creating those situations on a test track.
How quickly all this will translate into reality remains to be seen. Both regulators and customers will need to overcome the doubt that a software driver really can be safer than a human being.
From Porsche’s point of view, though, there is another question. Given that much of the reason owning a sports car is for owners to show off their driving skills, just how big a market will there be for a version where software takes those bragging (炫耀的) rights away
28. Why does Clara-Marina Martinez note the unusual behaviour on the road
A. To market Porsche cars. B. To improve an AI technology.
C. To learn to be a responsible driver. D. To enjoy riding in a self-driving car.
29. The problem with self-driving cars is that.
A. they learn as slowly as human beings
B. they operate for a very short period of time
C. they have to be monitored by human drivers
D. they need a long time to reach a certain safety level
30. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 4 refer to
A. Employing simulators on a test track.
B. Speeding the development of process.
C. Figuring out the physical road dangers.
D. Separating the real world from the virtual world.
31. What worries Porsche according to the last paragraph
A. The reliability of car software.
B. The future of the sports car market.
C. The driving skills of human beings.
D. The quality of self-driving cars in the future.
D
Studies have shown the mere exposure effect,also referred to as the familiarity principle, inspires our decisions. It is a helpful psychological mechanism that helps us sustain our energy and focus our attention on other things. Getting used to new things takes effort and it can be tiring. So unless we have a terrible experience, we are likely to buy from companies we’ve got used to. That is why companies spend so much money on advertising and marketing and why insurance(保险) companies openly charge existing customers more than new ones.
It’s not the case that we only desire things we already know. Some studies suggest when invited to share our preferences, we sometimes see less familiar options as more desirable. But when acting on that preference, we fall back to what we know. This might explain why sometimes the things we want and the things we do don’t quite match up. We might even return to companies that treated us poorly in the past or stay in bad relationships.
It’s easy to paint the familiarity principle as an enemy or something to battle as if it is something that holds us back from living our dreams. But this attitude might be overwhelming because it tends to encourage us toward big-picture thinking. Where we imagine that change requires a quite dramatic swing that we don’t feel ready for. Some articles suggest the solution to familiarity frustration (沮丧) is complete exposure to novelty. While this can appear effective in the short term, we may only end up replacing one problem with another. It also risks overwhelm and burnout.
So what if we can work with the familiarity principle instead Familiarity is something we can learn to play with and enjoy. It is a setting for creativity and a pathway to expansion. We can broaden the zone of familiarity bit by bit. If we think of familiarity as something that can expand, we can consider changing the conditions in and around our lives to make more space for our preferences to take root and grow gently. From here, we will start to make decisions, drawing from an ever-deepening pool of valuable options.
32. What allows insurance companies to charge old customers more
A. The advertising cost. B. The improved service.
C. The familiarity principle. D. The principle of the market.
33. We can learn from paragraph 2 that .
A. Our preferences affect our decisions
B. Familiarity tends to generate disrespect
C. The familiarity principle is a double-edged sword
D. There can be a mismatch between desires and actions
34. What is the author’s attitude towards the solution in some articles
A. Disapproving. B. Tolerant. C. Objective. D. Reserved.
35. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. Step Out of Your Familiarity Zone B. Spare a Thought for Your Preference
C. Gently Expand Your Familiarity Zone D. Give Priority to the Mere Exposure Effect
第二节 七选五 （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。
Here’s the bad news: misunderstanding about masculinity (男子气概) is hurting males and making it hard for them to maintain friendships. 36 . They listen to each other. They read each other’s emotions. However, they tend to hide their true feelings in their late teenage because society expects them to be tough. 37 .
Don’t blame yourself. You are a product of a society that expects very particular things of masculinity. So stop blaming yourself.38 . If you accept your own desire for close relationship in your life, you will find the friendship.
Get involved in tough moments. Boys sometimes are worried whether they might appear too curious about their friends’ private matters.39 . But if you get involved at such moments, you will open the door to all kinds of growth in your relationship. So take the opportunity to show them that you matter by following up.
40 . Researchers say that the No.1 thing that helps children (especially boys) grow up to have enriching friendships is to be close with adult relatives who are not afraid to express their emotions. So, if you have expressive growup relatives, try to be close to them. They can serve as role models for you to show your true feelings in a better way.
A. Look at masculinity critically
B. So here is what they should do
C. Get close to expressive adults in your life
D. You need to face something really disturbing
E. Instead, focus on undoing hurtful and restricting belief systems
F. It is especially true when their friends are sharing something tough
G. The good news is that boys are born caring and loving, just as girls do
第三部分 语言运用 （共三节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
On September 25th, an 84-year-old citizen suddenly __41__ , hurt his leg, and couldn't move. His dog named Gita then ran down to the main road where she __42__ traffic to find someone for help.
That someone was Deputy Wright, who was patrolling（巡逻）that particular area of Stevens County. Seeing neither house nor __43__, Wright got off to try and get Gita into his patrol car, but the dog wouldn't __44__.
Visiting nearby residences, Wright couldn't __45__ whose dog she was.
“Sensing something __46__ , Wright went back to the dog lying on the centerline, ” a statement from the Sheriff's office read.
Wright tried to move the dog again, but this time she __47__ up an unmarked and poorly traveled side road.
“Wright __48__ the dog, and it led him to a small summer house. He began __49__ around the area and observed an elderly male lying on the ground calling for help near the house. The 84-year-old male, who also had other __50__ conditions needing regular medicine, had fallen and injured his leg. He had lain there for hours and may have had serious __51__, if he had not been found. ”
“We __52__ Gita for saving his life that day. The loyalty and __53__ of our furry friends never __54__ to amaze us, ” the office wrote.
Second-cousin of the injured man, Pat Lolavera, praised Deputy. Wright for following his instincts（本能）, and Gita for her incredible intelligence and __55__ .
41. A. left B. jumped C. fell D. stood
42. A. directed B. blocked C. relieved D. controlled
43. A. neighbour B. policeman C. trainer D. owner
44. A. move B. listen C. bark D. agree
45. A. explain B. identify C. acknowledge D. question
46. A. difficult B. inspiring C. wrong D. funny
47. A. sat back B. slipped out C. dragged behind D. took off
48. A. followed B. caught C. drove D. touched
49. A. shouting B. checking C. marking D. wandering
50. A. natural B. medical C. living D. financial
51. A. attitudes B. threats C. consequences D. warnings
52. A. credit B. believe C. forgive D. protect
53. A. curiosity B. heroism C. worry D. optimism
54. A. attempt B. manage C. begin D. fail
55. A. practice B. presence C. devotion D. trick
第2节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
56.She receives 80 a week, from which she must pay for all her living ________________(开销).
57.his report _________________(强调)some of the problems faced by old people in winter.
58.No one could have ____________________(预料)that disasters would happen.
59.She was beginning to have dreams of her own and she would _______________(行进) to action.
60.A good salesman must know all the _____________(诀窍) of the trade.
61.Studies show a strong a_______________ between sugar intake and heart disease.
62.You can s______________ to the magazine for as little as $32 a year.
63.Within hours of the news, Helen arrived to c______________ her heartbroken friend.
64.A_______________ for teacher-training courses need to have at least one year’s experience.
第3节 65.During his stay in England, he had picked up an English a___________.
第4节 语法填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
66.He made it clear ____________ he preferred to study English.
67.They __________________(want) to offer help but couldn't get there in time.
68.As you can imagine, ________________ (expose) to sunlight for too much time can lead to very serious injuries to your skin.
69.A study ________________(involve) long-distance runners is being done at the Medical Center.
70.______________(engage) in science research for 40 years, he has made great contributions to his motherland.
第四部分 写作 （共两节：满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作 (15分）
假定你是李华，假期你去留学生Tom的家乡游玩时受到了他的热情款待。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1. 表示谢意；
2. 回忆难忘的瞬间。
注意：1. 写作词数应为 80 个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Tom,
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks again and I'm looking forward to seeing you in China soon!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写 (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。
Emma comes from a remote village surrounded by mountains. Unlike her trendy classmates in New York who are addicted to such high-tech things as smartphones and social media, she prefers knitting(编织).
Emma’s love for the traditional skill is deeply influenced by her mother , who can create all kinds of beautiful things with a pair of simple needles. Whenever she is free , she will sit down and start knitting all kinds of things for her children and neighbors. Whether it is a mini bag or a scarf, each item is a unique gift full of love and warmth. And they are deeply loved by the receivers.
Her mother’s passion for knitting and generous spirit of helping others have inspired Emma to follow in her footsteps and she has taken up knitting as a hobby, too. By the age of14, Emma has become especially good at making scarves and gloves. With beauty and practicality , Emma’s hand-made gifts never fail to impress her friends as well as her relatives.
Last week, the city was hit by a heavy snowstorm, which left many, particularly the homeless, in a desperate situation. As Emma made her way to school, she noticed a man shaking under the bridge near her school. It was a homeless man she often saw on the route. But today he looked particularly miserable (可怜的). His face was half-hidden under a piece of worn cloth that hardly served as protection against the cold. Touched by the sight, Emma approached the man and presented her scarf to the homeless man.
“For me, Miss ”asked the man in surprise.“It is too expensive !”
“Please don’t mind it. I have made it for myself and I can make another one in a few days!” Emma replied while she was wrapping the scarf around the poor man’s neck.“ I hope it might keep you away from the terrible cold. ”
注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Instantly, the man ' s eyes brightened and a big smile appeared on his face._____________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Emma shared the idea of setting up a knitting club with some of her " high - tech " classmates.______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
12月质量检测英语试题答案
听力：1-5 ACABB 6-10AABCB 11-15CBABC 16-20ACCBC
阅读： 21. A 22. C 23. B
24.B 25. C 26. D 27. A
28.B 29. D 30. C 31. B
32.C 33. D 34. A 35. C
七选五： G B E F C
完型：41-45 C B D A B 46-50 C D A B B 51-55 C A B D C
单拼
56.expenses 57. highlights 58. nticipated 59. proceed 60. tricks
61.association 62. subscribe fort 64. Applicants 65.accent.
语填
66.that 67. had wanted 68. being exposed 69. involving 70. Engaged.
应用文One possible version :
Dear Tom，
I have just arrived home. Thank you very much for the hospitality I have received during my stay at your home ! I‘ll remember forever the time we spent together .
I’m particularly impressed by the local dishes you prepared for me. Their flavors are still lingering in my mouth ! I’ m also grateful for your showing me around the town, which has given me a deeper insight into the local culture and history. It is your warmth and thoughtfulness that has made my travel such an unforgettable experience!
Thanks again and I ' m looking forward to seeing you in China soon !
Yours，
Li Hua
续写One possible version :
Instantly, the man’s eyes brightened and a big smile appeared on his face. At that moment, Emma realized what she presented was not just a scarf but also a sign of love and hope. Inspired, she determined to bring that spark of hope to more homeless people. On her arrival at the school, an idea occurred to her." Why not set up a knitting club to bring more warmth and hope to those in need " she wondered.
Emma shared the idea of setting up a knitting club with some of her "high-tech" classmates. At first, she was worried that they might laugh at her "low-tech" idea. To her amazement, they responded to her proposal enthusiastically. In a few days, the club was founded and more and more students joined them. Some of them started learning the traditional skill and others used social media to seek help online. By the end of winter , the club distributed more than two thousand hand-knitted items. Never did the kids realize the marriage of high - tech and low-tech could be so magic!
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