1、2022-2023学年度上期高2022级12月月考英语试题(考试时间120分钟,总分150分)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上,录音结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。1What does the man plan to do tonight?AGo dancing. BDo some writing. CDo
2、some reading.2What will the weather be like tomorrow morning?ASunny. BWindy. CRainy.3What did the woman do last night?AShe went shopping.BShe attended a lecture.CShe prepared for an exam.4What did the woman think was a bit too salty?AThe fish. BThe beef. CThe soup.5What time is it now?A9:30 pm. B10:
3、00pm C10:30 pm.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,从每题所给的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。6What did the woman buy yesterday?AA hat. BA skirt. CA bag.7What color didnt suit the woman?ARed BGreen. CYellow.听第 7 段材料
4、,回答第 8-9 题。8Who is the man waiting for?AThe doctor. BSome patients. CThe repairman.9When does the conversation probably take place?AIn the morning. BIn the afternoon. CIn the evening.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10-12 题。10Who will have a birthday party?AThe woman s son. BThe woman s brother. CThe woman s mother.11H
5、ow much does the woman plan to spend?AAbout $50. BAbout $30. CAbout $20.12What does the woman choose at last?AA magic car. BA book. CA pencil box.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13-16 题。13How does the woman keep in touch with her Chinese friend?ABy sending emails. BBy making calls. CBy writing letters.14Where does the
6、 man want to go?ABeijing. BGuangzhou. CShanghai.15How will the man get the money for the traveling?ABy doing part-time jobs. BBy asking his parents for it.CBy borrowing it from his friends.16When does Professor Wang s lecture begin?AAt 3:00. BAt 3:30. CAt 3:45.听第 10 段材料,回答第 18-20 题。17What is Tom Smi
7、th talking about? AHis opinions on sports. BHis plans after retirement. CHis hobbies for activities.18How old is Tom Smith?A60 years old B62 years old C63 years old.19What is Tom Smith most interested in?ASnow and ice climbing. BCross-country running. CMountain climbing.20What does Tom Smith hope to
8、 do?AContinue to do sports. BRetire from his work soon. CBecome a professional athlete.第二部分阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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。ANearly all of us have a bad habit, whether we know it or not. Some people say they want to get rid of it but dont know the proper ways.
9、Heres some advice on how to get rid of bad habits.Make a list. Write down why you want to stop a certain behavior, how its hurting you and how to get rid of it. This will help a lot. Look at that list regularly.Join in other activities. Its wise of you to do something else when you want to stop your
10、 bad habits. If you get angry easily, for example, you can practice having a deep breath or going for a walk.Give yourself a present. Before you take action against a bad habit, decide what youll do to celebrate it if you reach your goal.Keep off bad habits. If you are fat and want to lose weight, k
11、eep junk food out of your house. If you are a heavy smoker with coffee, turn to tea and keep away from friends who like smoking.Be patient. Bad habits develop over years, so you probably wont be able to get rid of them quickly. In fact, people often give up several times before being successful, so
12、you should be patient.Find support. Dont be afraid to ask for support from friends, family or other people who have the same bad habits as you. When you talk to others, they might be able to provide advice or encouragement that you usually wouldnt get from yourself.1. If you want to lose weight, you
13、 should _.A. drink more coffee.B. refuse the junk food.C. find support from friends.D. find a heavy smoker.2. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?A. its not easy to get rid of bad habits in a short time.B. You can write down the reasons for getting rid of bad habits.C. When talk
14、ing to others, you can get what you cant get from yourself.D. When you want to stop your bad habits, dont do anything.3. From the passage you can learn _.A. how to get rid of bad habits.B. why we have some bad habits.C. what to do to have a bad habit.D. where to find some supportBWhen leaving school
15、, I was pleased that my exam results meant that I could study engineering at university. But I also wanted to travel before starting my course. A friend of mine told me about the Schools Exploring Society, an organization which helps students take a gap year (a year between leaving school and going
16、to college). It has three foreign journeys a year, taking 16-20-year-olds on science and nature trips. I love being outdoors, and a mountaineering trip to Alaska was on offer. So I signed up immediately.There was one problem, though. I had to raise a large amount of money for the trip. It was a big
17、task, but I managed to make it. I washed cars, worked in a cafe and also sold off some of my old books, clothes and CDs. Then, just before starting out, I started worrying. Can I do this? Am I fit enough? What if I see a bear?Seventy of us traveled to Alaska. The first two days after arrival were sp
18、ent in a school hall preparing our equipment and five tons of food. Then we left for the beautiful Talkeetna Mountain. On the trip we dug paths and recognized plant species. Then we climbed a mountain that was over 6000 feet high. It was tiring but exciting.Looking back, a gap year was so right for
19、me. I learned a lot about accepting other people for what they are. We had to help each other and it made me less selfish. My gap year has also made me more able to concentrate. Now, whenever Tm worried about anything, I think I did Alaska-I can do this!4. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the auth
20、or.A. hadnt taken foreign trips beforeB. made the trip together with his friendsC. was not satisfied with his exam resultsD. was going to study engineering at a college5. What was the problem for the author?A. His body was not strong.B. He couldnt afford the trip.C. He had no outdoor experience.D. H
21、e had little time to prepare for the trip.6. The author may agree that his gap year.A. was well worth itB. got him interested in plantsC. made him fall behind others in studyD. helped him know more about himself7. What might be the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To explain how to prepare for
22、 trips.B. To advise on how to spend a gap year.C. To describe his experience in his gap year.D. To encourage students to do part-time work.CIn the U.S., speaking more than one language fluently is not very common except in Los Angeles, California. The city has one of the largest populations in the U
23、.S. of young people between the ages of 18 and 34. More than half of them in Los Angeles are bilingual (会双语的).Maria Elena Burgos, a mother of two American-born daughters, is cooking a Mexican breakfast. She says making Mexican food is just one of the many traditions in her home. Another is speaking
24、Spanish to her children. “We want to keep Spanish somewhere in their learning too, not only at home.” Ms. Burgos thinks being bilingual will give them more opportunities in the future. Knowing Spanish also means the children can talk with their relatives in Mexico.Ms. Burgos daughters both want to k
25、now their familys culture. “We are doing this in order to go back to our roots because thats part of who we are,” they say.The U.S. Census Bureau says more than half the adults in the Los Angeles area between 18 and 34 years old speak a language other than English at home. For the whole country, the
26、 number of bilingual adults is only 25 percent. The number of bilingual speakers has gone up since the 1990s.University of California Los Angeles professor Raul Hinojosa says that in the past, the children and grandchildren of immigrants (移民) did not continue to speak the parents native language. Bu
27、t now the opposite is true.In the last ten years, more immigrant parents say they want their children to keep speaking their native language. Mr. Hinojosa calls their choice the “path of pride”. The decision to keep a native language is clear in Los Angeles now. And, as the number of minorities (少数民
28、族) in the U.S. continues to grow, he thinks bilingualism will spread to the rest of the country.8. Ms. Burgos hopes her two daughters can _.A. have a healthy dietB. become true AmericansC. develop many good habitsD. have a competitive advantage9. Whats the attitude of Ms. Burgos daughters towards sp
29、eaking Spanish?A. Bored.B. Worried.C. Interested.D. Surprised.10. From the last three paragraphs, we can learn that more people in the U.S. _.A. are proud of their new countryB. speak English very fluentlyC. are learning a second languageD. are forgetting their parents native language11. Mr. Hinojos
30、a is sure that _.A. more people will immigrate to the U.S.B. the U.S. is on the path to bilingualismC. the population of Los Angeles will dropD. more minorities will be accepted by the U.S.DBRAZILThe newly-elected president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro says that his country should withdraw(退出) from the
31、 2015 Paris Agreement, and that Brazils rainforest protections are standing in the way of economic success. During the election campaign, he promised to ease(减缓) protections for areas of the Brazilian Amazon set aside for native people and wildlife. Are Brazils rainforests in danger?The Amazon, the
32、worlds largest rainforest, is called “the lungs of the planet.” Each tree takes in and stores carbon dioxide from the air around it. Billions of trees pull up water through their roots and release water vapor into the air, forming tiny drops of water. The Amazon creates 30 to 50 percent of its own r
33、ainfall. Carlos Nobre, a climate scientist, says that it is almost impossible to say just how important the rainforest is to the planets living systems.Some of Bolsonaros support comes from business and farming groups. One supporter, Luiz Carlos, noted that farmers “are not invaders, they are produc
34、ers.” He blamed(责备) the past government for supporting rainforest protections at the cost of farmers. “Brazil,” he said, “will be the biggest farming nation on Earth during Bolsonaros years.”Paulo Artaxo, a professor of environmental physics at the University of Sao Paulo, says that if Bolsonaro kee
35、ps his campaign promises, then “deforestation(毁坏) of the Amazon will probably increase quickly and the effects will be felt everywhere on the planet.”Other scientists warn that if the Amazon and other tropical rainforests lose too many trees, this could affect rainfall in other areas. Without enough
36、 trees to support the rainfall, the longer and bigger dry season could turn more than half of the rainforest into a tropical grassland.12. According to the passage, rainforests can _.A. produce much farmlandB. examine peoples lungsC. change the earths living system.D. destroy farmers crops13. The fi
37、rst paragraph is intended to _.A. attract the public to the newly-elected presidentB. ask people to ease the protection of rainforestsCdraw peoples attention to the disappearing rainforestsD. to complain about the new governments withdrawing14. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The new presid
38、ents supporters care less about farmers.B. Scientists are concerned about the protection of rainforests.C. The rainforests will stop the economic development in Brazil.D. The past government is to blame for the destruction of rainforests.15. The passage is probably taken from _.A. a newspaperB. a ma
39、gazineC. a guidebookD. a textbook第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。You probably know that exercise is the key to reducing depression but you might not know why. Here are some tips for exercising when youre depressed.Change your view of “exercise”.Forget “exercise”. Inst
40、ead, think “being active” or “having fun”. _16_ Besides, it gives you a bigger benefit._17_Taking part in physical activities with others supports you in doing those activities. Ask friends what activities theyre doing or they would like to start doing and join them. Other choices include hiring a p
41、ersonal trainer, joining an exercise group or going to a class.Try an experiment._18_ Or go to the gym every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Even if youre feeling too tired to do any actual exercise, still go to the gym, park your car, walk in, change into workout clothes, and pick up a 5-pound weight
42、. If youre really so tired that you dont want to do anything else, thats totally fine.Take it outside.Nature has a great effect on our feeling and decreases depressive symptoms. Even just looking at images of lakes and trees helps. _19_ Or walk on a treadmill (跑步机) by a window.Tie it to a goal.Korb
43、said, “When you connect your exercise to a long-term goal, it helps your brain forget momentary discomfort and makes your exercise more satisfying.” For example, Korb started getting active because it made playing sports more enjoyable. Figure out whats truly important to you. _20_A. Move with someo
44、ne else.B. Sign up and go to exercise classes.C. Its a lot easier to do something simple.D. Remind yourself of your goal regularly.ERemember your partner to keep you company.F. Take a walk around your neighbourhood or a local park.G. This increases your chances of actually moving your body.第三部分英语知识运
45、用(共三节,满分55分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)I was on my way to the library to do some studying for history class. Thats _21_ I saw my friends and their family knocking on doors.As I was _22_ outside one house, my friends brother walked past me and went to the _23_ of the house. When a woman answered, I
46、heard him say, “Excuse me. Hi! I am _24_ money for my mom. She needs to have surgery (手术) but we dont have _25_ money. Could you please help with a donation (捐款)?”The lady _26_ him some coins and he said, “Thank you so much! God!” Then he walked on to the next _27_. I could see he didnt have much an
47、d I also saw he had been crying. _28_ going to the library, I went to the _29_ . I told them I wanted to _30_ all my savings. The lady in the bank said to me, “But, young man. I _31_ you were going to use that money to get into _32_ .”I told her that _33_ else happened so she gave me the money. _34_ I walked