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2024—2025学年度上期高年级12月月考
英语
(考试时间:120分钟 试卷满分:150分)
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。
2. 回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第Ⅰ卷(95分)
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. Where can Mary probably be found
A. In a different school.
B. In the same dorm.
C. In the same school with the girl.
2. What is the woman’s advice
A. Improving the judgment.
B. Avoiding judging by appearances.
C. Carrying out the real-name system.
3. What will happen in the speakers’ company
A. The office building will change.
B. Many employees will lose their jobs.
C. All employees will earn more money.
4. What is bothering Paul
A. Choosing economics-related courses.
B. Making his lecture understandable.
C. Deciding on a good lecture title.
5. When did the woman come to the US
A. In 1973. B. In 1975. C. In 1977.
第二节(共15小题;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
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. How did Anna feel before coming to the classroom
A. Worried. B. Embarrassed. C. Delighted.
7. What bothers Anna now
A Feeling a bit homesick.
B. Having trouble getting around.
C. Being weak in speaking Chinese.
听下面一段对话,回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. Where are Sue’s parents now
A. At a stadium. B. At a hotel. C. At a bookstore.
9. How does Edward describe the beach
A. It’s crowded. B. It’s beautiful. C. It’s ugly.
10. What does Sue want to do at the beach
A. Go for a run. B. Read a book. C. Play volleyball.
听下面一段对话,回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. How high was the Seine River in 1910
A. Around 5 feet high. B. Around 28 feet high. C. Around 20 feet high.
12. What had to get moved to higher floors
A. Artworks. B. Many residents. C. Power equipment.
13. What does the woman want to see the most
A. The Louvre. B. The Eiffel Tower. C. The Musée d’Orsay.
听下面一段对话,回答第14至第16三个小题。
14. Where does this conversation take place
A. On the phone. B. In a cinema. C. In a hospital.
15. What will Judy do before she visits a doctor on Saturday
A. Watch a movie. B. Clean her room. C. Go boating.
16. When will Judy reach Monica’s house
A. At 1:00 p.m. B. At 1:30 p.m. C. At 2:00 p.m.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. How many boys are there in the first photo
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
18. What is the children’s attitude towards the score of the football game
A. They don’t mind B. They feel upset. C. They are puzzled.
19. What are the girls in the second photo doing
A. Drinking coffee. B. Doing sports. C. Talking together.
20. What benefit does the activity in the second photo provide
A. It gives a sense of winning
B. It offers a chance to communicate more.
C. It helps the children to improve physical health.
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
Writing Competition for Kids 2020
Our website, Kids-World-Travel-, holds a writing competition every year. This year, we invite you to share with us your favorite places. Write short essays (文章), and let us know about your hometown, a wonderful city that you cannot forget, or a place of your dreams.
Groups:
Group A: kids aged 8 - 11 years old Words: 300 - 400
Group B: kids aged 12 - 15 years old Words: 500 - 600
The essay may be about:
☆ My hometown
☆ The city that I once visited
☆ My favorite city in the world
☆ The city where I lived as an exchange student
☆ A perfect city in my mind: If I was King/Queen…
Tip: The essay has to be written in English, but may include words in a foreign language.
Other important information:
● The competition is free for students to enter.
● The competition is open to students all over the world.
● The essays must be finished by the students themselves.
● The essays must have been received by 1 November 2020.
● The essays can only be received through e-mail.
● The essays must not have been published elsewhere, or have won a prize in any other competition.
● The winning essays will be published on Kids-World-Travel- on 15 November 2020.
● The winners will receive prizes. Prizes must be accepted within 60 days since 15 November 2020.
Good luck and enjoy the journey!
1. What can you write in your essay
A. A great dream. B. An unforgettable trip.
C. A place you imagine. D. A city you want to change.
2. When should you hand in your essay
A. Before 1 November 2020. B. Before 15 November 2020.
C. Before 1 January 2021. D. Before 15 January 2021.
3. What can winners of the writing competition do
A. Take a trip for free. B. See their essays online.
C. Be a writer of the website. D. Accept their prizes in three months.
B
The life of a premature (早产的) baby born during the winter storm in Texas was saved thanks to a team of medical professionals, including a doctor and two nurses who travelled from East Austin to Marble Falls in an effort to save a newborn baby’s life.
When Arias began experiencing pains, she and her parents headed to the closest hospital, Baylor Scott & White. Arias gave birth to her daughter, Zaylynn, who weighed just over one pound and was in need of advanced special care. However, the hospital does not offer the specialized care premature babies require.
“We had five or six people out at the nurses’ station calling hospital networks all over the state of Texas,” said Meredith Schubert, the labor and delivery nurse on duty when Arias arrived. “Nobody could answer our cry for help.”
They finally reached Dr. John Loyd through a patient, division neonatologist (新生儿学专家) chief at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas. Around 5 p. m., after already having worked a full shift, Loyd packed his SUV with equipment and he and two nurses set out for Marble Falls, about 55miles away. The drive took Loyd and the nurses about two hours as they drove in the night through ice and snow.
After safely arriving at the medical center in Marble Falls around 8 p. m., the Dell Children’s crew set up a temporary newborn ICU. Together, the Dell Children’s and Baylor Scott & White teams worked around the clock to care for the mother and daughter.
Once the weather cleared enough to allow for a helicopter to safely land. Zaylynn was transferred (转移) to Dell Children’s, where there is a Level IV newborn intensive care unit (重症监护室).
Schubert said, “It was a huge relief and a sense of accomplishment and joy that Zaylynn finally got to the place where she needed to be.”
Arias said that she was grateful to the doctors and nurses who worked together to save her daughter.
4. What did the newborn baby need badly
A. Famous hospitals. B. Experienced doctors.
C. Special intensive care. D. Professional operations.
5. What do we know about the nurses’ call for help before reaching Loyd
A. No reply was received at first.
B. First aid was put off because of it.
C. It wasn’t sent out for the heavy snow.
D. A medical team came to their help as a result.
6 What made the doctors and nurses feel a sense of relief
A. The fine weather. B. The baby’s improvement.
C. The take-off of the helicopter. D. The baby’s arrival at Dell Children’s.
7. Which of the following can be the best title for the article
A. Actions speak louder than words.
B. Rome was not built m a single day.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. When disaster strikes, help comes from all sides.
C
When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Native Americans had taken care of these precious natural resources wisely. Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a few decades to decimate a large part of these resources. Millions of waterfowl (水禽) were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly
ambitious sportsmen. Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl habitat.
In 1934, with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory (迁徙的) waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival. Under this Act, all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually purchase and carry a Federal Duck Stamp. The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by J.N. “Ding” Darling, a political cartoonist from Des Moines, lowa, who at that time was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey. Hunters willingly pay the stamp price to ensure the survival of our natural resources.
About 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to purchase wetlands and wildlife habitat for inclusion into the National Wildlife Refuge System — a fact that ensures this land will be protected and available for all generations to come. Since 1934, better than half a billion dollars has gone into that Fund to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat. Little wonder the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conservation programs ever initiated.
8. What was a cause of the waterfowl population decline in North America
A. Loss of wetlands. B. Popularity of water sports.
C. Pollution of rivers. D. Arrival of other wild animals.
9. What does the underlined word “decimate” mean in the first paragraph
A. Acquire. B. Export.
C. Destroy. D. Distribute.
10. What is a direct result of the Act passed in 1934
A. The stamp price has gone down. B. The migratory birds have flown away.
C. The hunters have stopped hunting. D. The government has collected money.
11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. The Federal Duck Stamp Story B. The National Wildlife Refuge System
C. The Benefits of Saving Waterfowl D. The History of Migratory Bird Hunting
D
The possibility of self-driving robot cars has often seemed like a futurist’s dream, years away from coming true in the real world. Well, the future is apparently now. The California Department of Motor Vehicles began giving permits in April for companies to test truly self-driving cars on public roads. The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self-driving cars, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services. California, it should be noted, isn’t leading the way panies have been testing their vehicles in cities across the country. It’s hard to predict when driverless cars will be everywhere on our roads. But however long it takes, the
technology has the potential to change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depending on how the transformation is regulated.
While much of the debate so far has been focused on the safety of driverless cars, policymakers also should be talking about how self-driving vehicles can help reduce traffic jams, cut emissions and offer more convenient, affordable mobility options. The arrival of driverless vehicles is a chance to make sure that those vehicles are environmentally friendly and more shared.
Do we want to copy — or even worsen — the traffic of today with driverless cars Imagine a future where most adults own individual self-driving vehicles. They tolerate long, slow journeys to and from work on packed highways because they can work, entertain themselves or sleep on the ride, which encourages urban spread. They take their driverless car to an appointment and set the empty vehicle to circle the building to avoid paying for parking. Instead of walking a few blocks to pick up a child or the dry cleaning, they send the self-driving minibus. The convenience even leads fewer people to take public transport — an unwelcome side effect researchers have already found in ride-hailing (叫车) services.
Policymakers should start thinking now about how to make sure the appearance of driverless vehicles doesn’t extend the worst aspects of the car-controlled transportation system we have today. The coming technological advancement presents a chance for cities and states to develop transportation systems designed to move more people, and more affordably. The car of the future is coming. We just have to plan for it.
12. What is the author’s major concern for self-driving cars
A. Expense. B. Management. C. Advantages. D. Safety.
13. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. Drivers’ improper use of self-driving cars. B. The new traffic rules for self-driving cars.
C. The widespread application of self-driving cars. D. The possible bad effects of self-driving cars.
14. What is the author’s attitude towards self-driving cars
A. Indifferent. B. Disapproving. C. Positive. D. Negative.
15. What might be the best title for this passage
A. Preparing Cities for Self-driving Cars B. The Development of Driverless Minibuses
C. The Technology of Inventing Self-driving Cars D. Future Transportation Rules
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We’ve all hurt someone we love to varying degrees. I am always impressed when someone recognizes their role and wants to take responsibility. That’s the first step. ______16______ Here are several things to keep in mind:
You probably hold powerful beliefs about apologizing. ______17______ It can be helpful to reflect on how your family has handled mistakes and forgiveness while you were growing up. Has your family modeled what an apology sounds like If apologizing is new to you, validate (证实) how scary and uncomfortable it may feel to admit you were wrong.
Your intention matters. Why do you want to apologize Did you do something that actually deserves an apology or are you trying to keep peace ______18______
______19______ When someone is hurt, they may not want to hear your apology right away. There may not be a “perfect” time, but forcing someone to speak to you or hear you out before they are ready can feel less like an apology and more like an ambush. Sometimes, our urgency is driven by guilt or fear of losing someone, misaligning (未对准) our timing with the person’s need for some space to process.
An apology is not a magic cure. Just because you apologized, it doesn’t mean everything will go back to normal. ______20______ An apology can strengthen a relationship, but it may also just allow you to part ways in a friendly way. Have realistic expectations and make sure not to pressure someone to “go back to normal” right away.
A. Your words matter.
B. But, apologizing is not always easy.
C. You need to choose your timing wisely.
D. Explore any hesitations or fears you may have.
E. Before apologizing, pause and reflect on why you are saying sorry.
F. It will take time for the relationship to repair and perhaps shift into its new dynamic.
G. We should apologize because we want to take responsibility and because it represents who we are as people.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分)
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。
Born without the right hand and most of the right forearm, Anantawan only has five fingers. The____21____made it hard for him to play music with recorder (竖笛), when in fifth grade his music teacher wanted all the students to do it.
____22____giving up his love for music, Anantawan and his parents decided to find him a____23____instrument to explore his musical talent. They tried various kinds of instruments, and____24____chose the violin. They____25____the hospital, asking them to create a cast (铸模) that would allow the then 10-year-old to slip the bow (琴弓) to make the ____26____. “From the very first note that I was playing, I was really____27____to the sound and the connection of my body to the instrument,” Anantawan____28____.
Anantawan is____29____for the technology that allows people like him to find access (通道) to music. But he thinks the most important thing for him to be_____30_____in the music field is the support from those who encourage him. It is their belief in him that really_____31_____.
Anantawan is now working to provide that_____32_____for others. As a professor at the Berklee College of Music now, Anantawan _____33_____the Music Inclusion Ensemble, a group involving(包含)students with disabilities. Anantawan _____34_____people who may be experiencing_____35_____to believe they could find ways to shine.
21. A. disability B. confidence C. cause D. distance
22. A. Ahead of B. Instead of 、C. For the purpose of D. As a result of
23. A. basic B. normal C. suitable D. simple
24. A. slowly B. unluckily C. completely D. finally
25. A. contacted B. refused C. left D. designed
26. A. change B. matter C. sound D. test
27. A. attracted B. confused C. similar D. close
28. A. recognized B. promised C. shouted D. recalled
29. A. harmful B. grateful C. famous D. responsible
30. A. shown B. cheated C. included D. pushed
31. A. makes a difference B. takes the lead C. calms down D. carries on
32. A. plan B. effort C. chance D. sight
33. A. set up B. applied for C. focused on D. showed off
34. A. stops B. orders C. forces D. inspires
35. A. adventures B. challenges C. stress D. failure
第Ⅱ卷(55分)
注意:请用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分 语言知识运用
第二节 语法填空(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。
Recently, the popular TV series To the Wonder (《我的阿勒泰》) ___36___ (give) the spotlight to Altay’s natural beauty, but ___37___ attracted audiences most is not just the pretty scenery.
___38___ (adapt) from My Altay, a collection of prose by Chinese author Li Juan, the series tells the story of Li Wenxiu, ___39___ unique young woman who returned to her hometown of Altay to live with her mother after having setbacks at work. She then found the meaning of life and her love in Altay.
Since its premiere on May 7, To the Wonder has become an online hit, ___40___ (score) 8.8 out of 10 on China’s reviewing site Douban.
___41___ the help of 4K ultra-HD cameras, the series captures the untouched beauty of Altay’s landscape, where grassland stretches for miles against the backdrop of snow-capped mountains, and flocks of sheep graze leisurely on pastures.
Besides the vivid display of nomadic culture, people love the series for its characters and their ___42___ (story). They celebrate the fun of ordinary life and reflect the universality of humanity.
“Once we’ve seen the world and satisfied our material needs, we start to look inside, to search for a sense of peace and ___43___ (satisfy) and to realize our self-worth, ” Teng Congcong, director of the series, told New Weekly magazine. It is ___44___ (probable) this reconnection with one’s inner-world and the desire for true beauty ___45___ draws so many viewers in.
第四部分 任务型阅读(共两节,满分20分)
任务型阅读
Eric was working in a selling business. He had been on the road visiting people for more than a month without going home. He couldn’t wait to get back to see his wife and children. It was coming up on Mother’s Day, and he usually tried to make it “back home”, but this year he was just too busy and too tired. The day when he was driving in a small town, he saw a flower shop. He said to himself, “I know what I will do. I’ll send my mother some roses.”
He stopped and went into the flower shop and saw a young man talking to the girl in it. “How many roses can I get for five dollars, Miss ” the young man asked. The girl was trying to explain that roses were expensive. Maybe the young man would be happy with something else.
“No. I have to have roses,” he said. “My mom was badly sick last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. I want to get something special. It has to be red roses, because that is her favorite.” He was stubborn.
The girl in the shop looked up at Eric and was just shaking her head. Something inside of Eric was touched by the boy’s voice. He wanted to get those roses so badly. Eric had been lucky in his business, and he looked at the girl and silently said that he would pay for the young man’s roses.
The girl looked at the young man and said, “OK, I will give you a dozen red roses for your dollars.” The young man almost jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran down the store. It was worth more than fifty dollars just to see that kind of excitement.
Eric ordered his own flowers and asked the girl to have it delivered to his mother. After that, with a relief he drove down the road. Not long after his driving, he saw the young man walking to a graveyard (墓地).
46. 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中,每词仅用一次有两词为多余选项。
try favor bad touch excited delivertiring he walk special drive explain
Before stepping into the flower shop. Eric was too busy and _____ to visit his mother on the coming Mother’ Day as he usually did in the past so he decided to buy and send _____ mother some roses.
In the flower shop Eric saw a young man _____ to buy roses with just five dollars and the girl tried _____ that roses were expensive and offered something else.
The young man insisted on red roses which were her mother’s _____. He wanted to give her something special because her mom was _____ sick last year and he didn’t get to spend much time with her.
Eric _____ by the boy’s voice and offered to pay for the young man’s roses.
The girl gave the young man a dozen red roses and he took the flowers and ran down the store in _____ Eric ordered his own flowers and had it _____ to his mother.
After stepping out of the flower shop With a relief, Eric _____ own the road and saw the young man walking to a graveyard.
根据文本内容回答下列问题
47. What did Mother’s Day mean to Eric And what did Eric usually do on that day
________________________________________________________________
48. How did Eric feel after helping the young man
________________________________________________________________
49. What might Eric do after he saw the young man walking to a graveyard And why
________________________________________________________________
第五部分 写作(满分20分)
50. 假定你是李华,上周日你校邀请心理学家王教授做了题为“积极情绪的力量”的讲座。请你为校英文报写一篇报道,内容包括:
1.时间地点;
2.参加人员;
3.活动反响。
注意:
1.写作词数应为100左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Lecture on the power of positive emotions
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2024—2025学年度上期高年级12月月考
英语
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)
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. D
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. D 11. A
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. E 19. C 20. F
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分)
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B
第Ⅱ卷(55分)
注意:请用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分 语言知识运用
第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
【答案】36. has given
37. what 38. Adapted
39. a 40. scoring
41. With 42. stories
43. satisfaction
44. probably
45. that
第四部分 任务型阅读(共两节,满分20分)
【答案】46. ①. tired ②. his ③. trying ④. to explain ⑤. favorite ⑥. badly ⑦. was touched ⑧. excitement ⑨. delivered ⑩. drove
47. It was a time to visit his mother and show his love for her.
48. He felt it was worth more than fifty dollars just to see the young man’s excitement.
49. He might visit his mother on the coming Mother’s Day in person. Because he saw the young man’s strong desire to show love to his mother despite her being no longer alive made him realize the importance of spending time with his mother while she was still around.
第五部分 写作(满分20分)
50.
【答案】Last Sunday, Professor Wang, a famous psychologist, was invited to our school to deliver a lecture on the power of positive emotions.
The lecture was held in the school assembly hall at 2 pm and a large number of teachers and students attended the lecture. Professor Wang gave us examples of how positive emotions have helped people in the face of adversity and suggested several helpful ways to stay positive in life. His words were inspiring, as some of us have been struggling with our study.
The lecture was very well-received. Through his advice, we learned how to tap into our inner strength and make choices that would lead to a healthier, happier, and more successful life.
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