湖北省宜荆荆恩2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题
一、第一部分：听力，第一节听下面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。(共5小题; 每小题1.5 分, 满分7.5分)
1． What will the boy do first?
A．Go swimming. B．Get his books. C．Play tennis.
2． When will the speakers have a meeting in Venice?
A．On October 5. B．On October 8. C．On October 15.
3． How did the man learn English well?
A．By studying hard at school.
B．By learning from a pen friend.
C．By speaking a lot with Americans.
4． Why doesn't the woman try to get a PhD now?
A．She can't spare the time.
B．She can't afford the payment.
C．She doesn't need one for her job.
5． What are the speakers discussing?
A．How fruits were harvested.
B．Why the fruit sales increased.
C．What caused the low price of fruits.
二、第一部分：听力，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。(共 15 小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分 22.5分)
 听录音，回答问题。
6．What is the man's problem?
A．He forgot his password.
B．He can't use the system.
C．He can't find his computer.
7．Where is the computer services office?
A．Beside the stairs.
B．At the back of the lift.
C．Next to the reception desk.
 听录音，回答问题。
8．What relation is the man to the woman?
A．Her job advisor. B．Her classmate. C．Her neighbor.
9．How does the man suggest the woman find dogs to walk?
A．By phoning people.
B．By asking door to door.
C．By advertising in the newspaper.
 听录音，回答问题。
10．How did the man buy his television?
A．He went to a store.
B．He bought it on the Internet.
C．He ordered it over the telephone.
11．When did the man get his television?
A．On Monday. B．On Wednesday. C．On Thursday.
12．What does the woman promise to do for the man?
A．Send him a remote control.
B．Change the TV set for him.
C．Help him set up the television.
 听录音，回答问题。
13．What does the man like doing?
A．Going shopping.
B．Playing sports.
C．Watching football matches.
14．What do teenagers in the man's country spend much money doing in general?
A．Going out. B．Doing sports. C．Buying clothes.
15．What is the man's favorite shop?
A．A sports shop. B．A food shop. C．A music shop.
16．What is the man's opinion about shopping in the area near his home?
A．It's very expensive.
B．It's pretty good.
C．It's quite boring.
 听录音，回答问题。
17．When did Erden probably start his journey?
A．In 2007. B．In 2012. C．In 2015.
18．Why didn't Erden climb all the six highest mountains?
A．He was short of money.
B．His health condition was bad.
C．The weather on the mountains was terrible.
19．How did Erden travel around the world most of his time?
A．On foot. B．By boat. C．By car.
20．What does Erden want to do right now?
A．Plan for more trips.
B．Study Spanish.
C．Have a rest.
三、第二部分 阅读理解，第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出最佳选项(共 15 小题;每小题2.5分, 满分 37.5分)
 阅读理解
Below, find four of the very best fall movies -- which are not necessarily movies set in the fall, but which represent fall in some way -- to get you through to December.
When Harry Met Sally. . . (1989)
When I think of fall, I automatically picture Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal walking through a leaf-strewn Central Park and talk about Sally's ultimate sexual fantasy. The film cycles through various seasons, but it feels brightest and most alive in fall, making it the perfect thing to get you through a frustrating November afternoon.
Autumn in New York (2000)
I mean. . . how could I not include this one? Title aside, this Winona Ryder features many of the things I most as sociate with fall, including Central Park, small museums, and a woman dressed up as Emily Dickinson. We love to see it and cry at it.
The Royal Tenenhaums (2001)
There's simply no film character who represents the concept of autumn quite like Margot Tenenbaum. Her seasonally appropriate clipped hair, charming eyes, and wardrobe of primarily browns all but scream out the reason for the season; and while signature fur coat might seem more winter near, her fondness for pairing it with Lacoste polo dresses is fall all the way. In what other season can you wear a coat with a dress, logically speaking?
Mona Lisa Smile(2003)
I'm actually an enthusiastic advocate of watching this Julia Roberts/Julia Stiles/Kirsten Dunst trifecta(三强联袂) in any season, but watching it in fall will make you desire a well-knitted sweater and a thermos of tea to take along with you while you cheer for the boys at the Harvard-Yale game.
21．In what film does a lady dress herself as Emily Dickinson?
A．When Harry Met Sally B．Autumn in New York
C．The Royal Tenenhaums D．Mona Lisa Smile
22．What is demonstrated through Margot Tenenbaum's appearance and dresses?
A．Her way of love. B．Her taste in makeup.
C．Something relevant to fall. D．Something concerning clothes.
23．What do the four movies have in common?
A．All are set in December.
B．All reflect fall to some extent.
C．All of them were shot before 2000.
D．All display the beauty of different seasons.
 阅读理解
It might have been a really bad stressful day, feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us. My husband was the first to shift his consciousness. He dressed accordingly and announced that he was going outside to build a giant snowman.
At first he stood alone, piling massive amounts of snow. Soon after a neighbor joined in my husband's pursuit to embrace the opportunity the winter presented. Maintaining less than desirable attitude, we unwillingly put on our snow equipment and headed outside. It wasn't long before we were smiling and enjoying the snow that Mother Nature had provided. Others came to our yard one by one to give a hand in the making of our giant snowman.
In the end we all stood back, amazed at what we had created. He was eleven feet high, twenty-five feet around at the base and decorated with many household items supplied by various families. There he stood, our glorious, enormous snowman.
People drove by and smiled. Some even stopped to enjoy his existence. The spirit that went into creating him seemed to catch on and we all enjoyed it while the cold temperatures permitted.
With the passing of time, the spring made its way back into our yard and the snowman changed form considerably. In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit longer, somebody stopped by and changed the snowman's remains to look like a rabbit.
As I prepared for the start of another week, I decided to check my email before going to bed. I found a curious message that contained the subject line: enjoy the snowman. I decided to read the message even though I did not recognize who sent it. The words it contained melted my heart.
The email said: …your neighbor look son in disbelief! I am sure you people are enjoying the sounds and smells, along with sights of spring. The energy displayed in Mr. Snowman or Ms, is filled with joyous energy. You and your family keep it up, as this is what the world needs now. Love sweet love. More power to you and your loved ones, keep sharing with the world around.
Perhaps it was more than snowman we built that day. I'd like to agree that it was. The message seems clear. Our circumstances will turn out to be what we make of them. The possibilities are endless and the choice is ours.
24．Why did her husband want to make a snowman?
A．He desired to lift his spirits.
B．He was better at it than others.
C．He meant to please his neighbors.
D．He must get the last chance before spring.
25．What can we learn from paragraph 2?
A．Not all the neighbors would like to help them.
B．All the neighbors enjoyed building the snowman.
C．The writer didn't approve of her husband's going out.
D．The writer wouldn't love to join her husband initially.
26．What can we know about the snowman?
A．It was surprisingly big in size.
B．It made people more forgiving.
C．It was built by the author's family.
D．It made building snowman popular.
27．What can we infer from the passage?
A．There are many opportunities in our life .
B．Choices are more practical than possibilities.
C．We can decide our way of life through our choice.
D．We must have our own opinions about our decision.
 阅读理解
The University of Exeter is launching a new program in September 2024 called the Master of Arts(MA) in Magic and Occult Science. This program is all about exploring ideas in a different way, according to its leader, Professor Emily Selove.
Selove explained on BBC Radio 4's Today program that this degree in magic takes a fresh approach to studying history, science, philosophy, religion, and literature. It looks at these subjects from a unique viewpoint that hasn't received much attention from scholars before.
The university mentioned that this course will give students a chance to dig into the history and effects of witchcraft (巫术) and magic worldwide, including their influence on society and science. Expert s in various fields will teach the course and help students understand how magic has played a role in both Western and Eastern cultures.
The University of Exeter already received more than a hundred inquiries for MA degree. The "innovative" MA has been created following a "recent surge in interest in magic", the course leader said. The interest in studying magic is on the rise, both within and outside of academic circles. This is because people are searching for fresh viewpoints on how we connect with other human cultures and the natural world, Selove explained.
Selove said that our ancestors had some interesting ideas that we may have ignored. These ideas have the potential to be valuable philosophical thoughts and could provide us with a new way of understanding society. "The MA in Magic and Occult Science would challenge the belief that the Western world is only characterized by rationalism(理性主义) and science while the rest of the world is associated with magic and superstition(迷信), "she added.
Furthermore, the university mentioned that this course can prepare students for various career paths, including teaching, consulting and tourism as well as work in heritage settings and museums, art organizations, and the publishing industry among other options.
28．What do we know about the MA in Magic and Occult Science?
A．It provides a new way to study science and physics.
B．It gives students the opportunity to be exposed to witchcraft.
C．Its course focuses on the magic al world of Eastern culture.
D．Its course allows students to do some magic experiments.
29．What does the underlined word "surge" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Increase. B．Drop. C．Success. D．Balance.
30．What dose the MA in Magic and Occult Science challenge according to Selove?
A．Not many students are interested in the degree.
B．Some ideas about philosophy from our ancestors are ignored.
C．There are no supernatural phenomena in the rest of the world.
D．The Western world is regarded as a rational and scientific world.
31．What does the university think of the job prospects for the graduates of MA?
A．Challenging. B．Uncertain. C．Brilliant. D．Worrying.
 阅读理解
In a response to the threat posed by rising sea levels, South Korea showed the world's first model of sustainable floating city in Busan.
"Sea level rise poses a threat for some small islands and some low-lying coasts, " says a recent report. The global sea level has risen by eight to nine inches since 1880. What's more frightening is that one-third of the rise in sea level happened in the last 25 years.
The floating city aims to provide technology for coastal cities facing severe land shortages that are combined by climatic threats. The city will serve as the "world's first model sustainable floating city" aiming to be "a structure that rises with the sea" supplying its own food, energy and water.
The floating city has six combined systems: zero waste and circular systems, closed-loop water systems, food, net-zero energy, innovative movement, and coastal habitat regeneration. These interconnected systems will generate 100 percent of the required energy through floating and rooftop photovoltaic panels(光伏板).
Each neighborhood will treat and refill its own water, process and recycle resources, and provide innovative urban agriculture. The floating city is the world's first model of a sustainable floating community. The interconnected neighborhoods spread across 6.3 hectares that can hold a community of12, 000 people. Starting from a community of 3 platforms with 12, 000 residents and visitors, it has the potential to expand to more than 20 platforms. The floating platforms have dozens of productive stations with photovoltaic panels and greenhouses that can expand and contract(收缩) over time based on the city's needs.
"I take seriously our commitment ‘ The First to the Future'. Our common future is at risk in the face of sea level rise and its impact on coastal cities, " said Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon, who has set a schedule, including turning Busan into a green smart city and compete for World Expo 2030.
This is as frightening as it is exciting to reach such an achievement, but living in a city that is like the communities where people try to survive in the movie Water World is kind of unhappy.
32．Why does South Korea build the floating city?
A．To deal with the sea level rise.
B．To develop the sustainable energy.
C．To increase the land to grow plants.
D．To help reduce the global temperature.
33．What can we know about the floating city?
A．It doesn't need agriculture.
B．It has six separate systems.
C．It produces energy by rooftop.
D．It can provide almost everything by itself.
34．What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?
A．How the floating city will operate in its way.
B．How many people the floating city will hold.
C．How the floating city will produce its energy.
D．How the floating city will recycle its resources.
35．What might be the best title for the passage?
A．Busan witnesses sea level rise.
B．Rising sea level threatens Busan.
C．Living in a floating city is exciting.
D．The first floating city is on the way.
四、第二部分 阅读理解，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。
In English it's common to say, "I know this town like the back of my hand!" While we may know our towns really well, how well do we actually know our hands?　36．     　
Matthew Longo and his team from University College London studied the left hands of 100 people. With their hands placed palms down under a board, Longo's team gave the instruction to point to their knuckles(指关节) and fingertips with a marker pen. How did they do? Not that well.
In the experiment, according to Longo, "people think their hands are wider than they actually are. "　37．     　 They were most accurate when finding their thumbs, but became less accurate with each finger, up to their pinkies(小指).
"It is connected to our sense of position, " explained Longo. Humans know where different parts of our bodies are, even if we can't see them. It tells us whether a joint (关节) is straight or not. 　38．     　So the ex