2025-2026学年江苏省如东高级中学高二上学期12月月考英语试题
考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项：
1．本试卷满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。
2．答题前，请将自己的姓名、考试号用0.5毫米黑色签字笔填涂在答题卡指定的位置。
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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. Why does the man dislike the supermarket
A. It is far. B. It is big. C. It is expensive.
2. What are the speakers talking about
A. A school rule. B. A music event. C. A poster design.
3. Where are the speakers
A. At home. B. At a restaurant. C. At an office.
4. What happened to the man
A. He lost his home key. B. He was locked in the house.
C. He had trouble entering the house.
5. How did the woman feel last Friday
A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Regretful.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What attracts the woman most at the festival
A. The energy display. B. The scientific talks. C. The interactive activities.
7. What will the man do at the festival
A. Present prizes. B. Attend a competition. C. Hold a workshop.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What does the woman think of the lecture
A. Ordinary. B. Confusing. C. Attractive.
9. Why would the woman like to choose blue for their website
A. It is culturally safe. B. It makes products unique.
C. It is officially recommended.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10 What made the woman choose to travel by train at last
A. The cheap ticket. B. The great convenience. C. The special experience.
11. Where did the woman stay in Paris
A. In the city center. B. Near a subway station. C. Close to the River Seine.
12. What did the woman spend most of her money on
A. Food. B. A boat trip. C. The hotel.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the woman probably major in
A. Biology. B. Education. C. Journalism.
14. What do the woman’s classmates consider most about their focus
A. The future career. B. The research fund. C. The academic value.
15. What helped the woman make the decision
A. A teacher. B. A book. C. A friend.
16. What is the woman’s research particularly about
A. Teenagers’ study attitudes. B. Different teaching methods.
C. Teachers’ influence on students.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long will the exhibition last
A. 8 days. B. 10 days. C. 17 days.
18. What is Sky Hotel’s advantage
A. It has sports clubs. B. It serves healthy meals.
C. It offers ideal sleeping conditions.
19. How does the speaker suggest signing up for the competition
A. By emailing the committee. B. By checking out the newsletter.
C. By filling out the entrance ticket.
20. Why have the artificial skiing runs (滑道) been built
A. There are more participants. B. There will be better publicity.
C. There might be a snow shortage.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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1. Who is the course targeted at
A. AI-curious teenagers. B. Professional engineers.
C. Tech-addicted pupils. D. Innovative researchers.
2. What makes the two-week program distinctive
A. Its conventional curricula. B. The lecture-based projects.
C. Students’ full engagement. D. Its free-of-charge admission.
3. Where is the text most probably taken from
A. A science magazine. B. A research institute.
C. An academic journal. D. An education website.
B
The Durham Dales in England, with its gentle hills, stunning waterfalls, and vast woodlands, is a natural habitat for birds. It is also home to zoologist and artist Sara Cox.Growing up in nature, she has always had a deep love for birds. Nowadays, she creates detailed bird sculptures made from thin metal wire. She brings together her knowledge of science and her artistic skill to make people aware of the challenges facing birds, and to inspire people to look after them.
As a child, Sara spent much of her time outdoors with her brothers — exploring the garden, walking in the countryside, or camping under the stars. These early experiences helped shape her close relationship with the natural world. Creativity also runs in her family, her father was an engineer who welded (焊接) and built things, while her mother made pottery. When she moved to the village of Middleton 20 years ago, she became even more inspired by the wildlife around her. Seeing birds up close every day fired her own creativity, enabling her to express her love for them through art.
Sara’s wire bird sculptures are the result of careful observation and detailed study. She will sit outside for hours, sketching and observing their movements — right down to knowing how their muscles work and how they shift their weight. She also visits museums to study bird skeletons so she can understand the structure beneath the feathers. “To sculpt a bird accurately, I need to know what’s underneath,” she explains.
Her sculptures have been exhibited in national galleries and nature trails, receiving praise for their scientific accuracy, emotional impact, and role in promoting bird conservation.
4. What are the two main elements combined in Sara Cox’s work
A. Scientific insight and artistic creativity
B. Deep love for her hometown and artistic skill
C. Formal academic training and public recognition.
D. Innovative sculpting skill and detailed observation.
5. Which can replace the underlined phrase “runs in her family” in paragraph 2
A. is an essential family rule
B. is a unique family talent
C. is a recorded family history
D. is a natural family characteristic
6. What is paragraph 3 mainly about
A. How birds distribute their weight.
B. Where Sara Cox goes to observe birds.
C. What materials Sara Cox uses in her art.
D. Why Sara Cox’s art works appear lifelike.
7. Which words can best describe Sara Cox
A. Curious and brave. B. Confident and proud.
C. Observant and exact. D. Creative and humorous.
C
Tell me about what you had for dinner last night. You could give perceptual (感知的) descriptions of how your food looked and tasted. Or you could focus more on conceptual experiences, such as what that food made you think and feel. A new brain study found that telling the same story different ways activates different memory mechanisms in the listener’s brain.
Signy Sheldon, a psychologist studying memory at McGill University, and her colleagues asked 35 participants to listen to two versions of the same restaurant story. In the first version, the narrator says, “Food was finally served. I remember the two-foot-long pepper mill (研磨器) the waiter used to season our dishes. My spaghetti noodles were circled around three meatballs on my plate. It looked really good.” In the second, he said, “I remember thinking to myself how delicious the spaghetti was. Looking back, I’m not sure if it was because I was starving.”
When participants recalled the story that they heard with conceptual details in the scanner, their brain hippocampi (海马区) activated along with parts of a brain network called the default mode network, or DMN, that is active when processing information about oneself, one’s emotions, and more. In contrast, when people recalled perception-heavy stories, the hippocampi activated along with brain networks outside of the DMN, including the left brain region. This area is known to be active when recalling memories that contain details from various senses.
Though participants remembered both types of stories equally well in the short term, they tended to prefer the conceptual stories to the perceptual ones and were more confident in their recollections of them. Such preference may be especially true as people get older. Research shows that as people age, they shift away from vivid, event-specific sensory details and toward memories that grasp the main points of what happened, shaping how they remember what they were told. When we’re young, “Things are really novel. We’re going to pay attention to everything,” Sheldon says. “But as we get older, we use memories more for social connection, and we often are recalling and describing things that we are more familiar with.”
8. What is the difference between two versions of the same restaurant story
A. The tones of voice. B. The intensity of emotion.
C. The variety of food. D. The types of description.
9. Which story makes DMN in the brain active
A. The air feels cool on my skin.
B. The teddy bear makes me comforted.
C. The sunflower is dancing in the wind.
D. The coffee smells rich and tastes bitter.
10. What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the last paragraph
A. Conceptual stories. B. Research steps.
C. Social preferences. D. Perceptual details.
11. Which of the following is the best title of the text
A. Stories sharpen your mind
B. Storytelling methods count
C. You are what you memorize
D. Confidence deepens bonding
D
The US government is currently weighing a crucial decision: whether to grant African lions protection under the Endangered Species Act, which would prohibit the import of lion trophies into the U.S., marking a significant step for an endangered species. This proposal raises a pressing question: why is it still legal to hunt lions for sport when they are vanishing from the wild
Scientific evidence underscores the urgency. A recent study estimates as few as 32,000 lions remain in the wild, with some experts fearing the true number is lower. While the primary drivers of their decline are habitat loss and retaliatory killings by humans, trophy hunting adds unsustainable pressure. Each year, approximately 600 more lions are killed for sport, approximately 60 percent of which are shipped to the U.S. as trophies.
The damage caused by trophy hunting runs deeper than the initial kill. The preferred target is the adult male lion whose removal destabilizes the entire pride. When new males take over, they frequently kill all the cubs generated by the previous leader, wiping out a generation within the pride. This practice is also evolutionarily damaging, as it removes the strongest, healthiest males vital for protecting their prides and passing on strong genes to future generations.
Some argue that trophy hunting brings money to local communities. Yet, studies show that only about 3% of the income actually reaches them. Most of the money goes to governments or foreign companies. The money that does come into Africa from hunting pales in comparison to the billions generated from tourists who come just to watch wildlife. If lions and other animals continue to disappear from Africa, this vital source of income will end, adversely impacting people all over Africa.
Despite decades of discussion about reforming hunting practices, lion numbers continue to fall. As the only big cat not currently protected by the Act, the African lion stands at a crossroads. Granting them protection and banning trophy imports would send a powerful global message: the time to act is now, before this iconic species is lost forever.
12. What will be the direct result if African lions are protected by the Act
A. Lion hunting would become illegal worldwide.
B. The import of lion trophies into the U.S. would be banned.
C. The number of lions in the wild would immediately increase.
D. Local communities in Africa would receive more financial support.
13. What impact does killing a male lion have according to the passage
A. It only leads to the death of the male lion itself.
B. It encourages the survival of the weak lions.
C. It causes the new lion king to kill all the cubs.
D. It weakens the genetic quality of the lion pride.
14. What can advance sustainable development in Africa
A. Enhancing regulated trophy hunting. B. Promoting wildlife-watching tourism.
C. Applying for more international funds. D. Encouraging community-led hunting.
15. What is the main idea of the passage
A. African lions are facing extinction due to various human activities.
B. Male lions play a key role in maintaining the balance of lion prides.
C. Wildlife tourism is more profitable than trophy hunting in Africa.
D. The U.S. should protect African lions by banning lion trophy imports.
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。
A Community Garden Brings People Together
Tired of the dull gray of the city, some residents in our community decided to take action. They transformed an empty lot into a vibrant garden. ____16____ It is a place where people connect with nature and each other.
The garden is divided into small plots. Families and individuals can apply to grow their own vegetables and flowers. ____17____ “I never thought I’d enjoy getting my hands dirty so much,” said Mr. Davis, a retired teacher. “Seeing the seeds I planted grow into healthy plants gives me a great sense of achievement.”
____18____ Every Sunday morning, you can see neighbors watering plants, pulling weeds, and sharing gardening tips. Children especially love to help, learning where their food comes from. The garden has become an outdoor classroom for them.
The benefits go beyond fresh produce. ____19____ People who used to be strangers now stop to chat. The garden hosts parties, like a harvest festival in the autumn, which strengthens the community bond.
“This garden is more than just a piece of land,” said Mrs. Chen, one of the founders. “It’s a symbol of hope and cooperation.” ____20____ Indeed, the project shows how a small idea can grow into something that truly enriches everyone’s life.
A. For many, it’s the first time they have experienced the joy of gardening.
B. However, maintaining the public areas is a shared responsibility.
C. But this garden is much more than just a source of food and beauty.
D. It has also become a powerful tool for building friendships.
E. The project has encouraged a spirit of teamwork among residents.
F. Some even volunteer to take care of the common areas.
G. We hope it will inspire other communities to start their own projects.
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分30分)
第一节(共15题，每题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。
I can still remember the moment when I came up with the idea for my fantasy series. I was a teenager, sitting at my desk with piles of notes. Suddenly, a scene ____21____ my mind: a young hero at the gate of a strange city. That picture filled me with ____22____ and excitement.
At first I thought it was just another daydream, soon to be ____23____. But the image stayed, growing clearer each day. I began to write, though I was not ____24____ about my skills. My sentences were simple, and sometimes I felt my words couldn’t ____25____ what I imagined. Still, I kept going, often late at night when the house was quiet. At times I nearly gave up, especially facing ____26____ in schoolwork. Yet I always returned to my story, as if the characters were ____27____ for me to continue.
Over time, writing became not just a hobby but a(n) ____28____. It taught me patience and courage. When my first short story was published in a school magazine, I felt a sense of ____29____. Years later, the fantasy series grew into books. Looking back, I realize the journey was not only about writing but about learning to ____30____ myself. The struggles, doubts, and late nights all ____31____ to the person I am today.
Now, whenever I talk to young writers, I ____32____ them not to wait for “perfect” ideas but to start with the sparks they have. A story may seem ____33____ at first, but with time and effort, it can become influential. Creativity comes from persistence: even small steps will ____34____. One day, you may discover your notes have ____35____ into a whole new world.
21 A. flashed into B. flooded into C. faded from D. slipped from
22. A. worry B. annoyance C. curiosity D. sorrow
23. A. forgotten B. remembered C. repeated D. realized
24. A. ashamed B. confused C. particular D. confident
25. A. imagine B. express C. replace D. write
26. A. criticism B. challenges C. chances D. progress
27. A. waiting B. requesting C. advocating D. arranging
28. A. assignment B. duty C. project D. passion
29. A. improvement B. urgency C. development D. achievement
30. A. assist B. instruct C. embrace D. teach
31. A. see B. distribute C. submit D. contribute
32. A. warn B. persuade C. command D. urge
33. A. priceless B. hopeless C. insignificant D. useless
34. A. count B. expand C. last D. change
35 A. burst B. grown C. tricked D. sunk
写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 2025年DeepSeek的创始人梁文峰入选《自然》年度十大人物(Nature’s 10 People of the Year for 2025)。假定你是梁文峰母校吴川一中的学生会主席李华，请代表学生会给梁发贺信，内容包括：1．祝贺；2．赞扬其贡献；3．提出希望。
注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式写在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mr Liang,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighbouring farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious disagreement in forty years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labour and goods as needed without a hitch.
Then the long cooperation fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and then grew into a major difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.
One morning, there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter's toolbox. I'm looking for a few days' work," he said. Perhaps you have a few jobs here and there. Could I help you
"Yes," said John. "I do have a job for you. Look across the small stream at that farm. That's my neighbor. In fact, it's my younger brother. Last week there was a meadow（草地）between us and he took his bulldozer（推土机）there and now there is a stream between us. Well, he may have done this to annoy me but I' 11 do better. See that pile of wood by the bam （谷仓）？ I want you to build a fence —an 8-foot-high fence—so I won't need to see his place anymore."
The carpenter said, "I think I understand the situation. Show me the nails and hole-digger and I' 11 be able to do a job that pleases you."
The older brother had to go to the town for supplies, so he helped the carpenter get everything ready and then he left. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing and nailing. At sunset when John returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. John* s eyes opened wide and his jaw dropped.
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:
There was no fence at all. It was a bridge!
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Paragraph 2:
They turned to see the carpenter lift the toolbox onto his shoulder.
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