湖南省炎德英才联考2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

湖南省炎德英才联考2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题
一、听力选择题
1．What did the man do yesterday?
A．He got a present.B．He worked overtime.C．He attended a party.
2．How does Felix feel now?
A．Regretful.B．Encouraged.C．Sympathetic.
3．How will Helen travel to New York?
A．By plane.B．By car.C．By train.
4．Where are the speakers?
A．At a bakery.B．At home.C．At school.
5．Why did the woman make an apology to the man?
A．She broke his car.B．She can’t meet Mary with him.C．She can’t give him a ride.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6．What might the woman be?
A．A writer.B．A bookseller.C．A publisher.
7．What does the man mean in the end?
A．He can find the book himself.B．He knows the book very well.C．He doesn’t like adventure novels.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8．What has been planted in Mr.Stenson’s fields?
A．Cotton.B．Corn.C．Wheat.
9．Why does Lily think her uncle can provide help?
A．He owns a farm.B．He lives close to Lily.C．He is an expert in farming.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10．What did Vicky do to improve her Chinese?
A．She traveled to China.B．She had classes with her mother.C．She learned from a tutor online.
11．How much has Vicky paid to improve her Chinese so far?
A．$600.B．$700.C．$800.
12．How does Vicky sound in the end?
A．Anxious.B．Grateful.C．Surprised.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13．What will the weather be like in the afternoon?
A．Bright.B．Rainy.C．Cloudy.
14．From which aspect of the birds does the old farmer know the weather?
A．The height of their nests.B．The shape of their nests.C．The way in which they fly.
15．Why is the old farmer’s father mentioned?
A．To discuss how to take up farming.
B．To persuade the woman to study the weather.
C．To show where the farmer learned weather prediction.
16．Which behavior of cattle indicates a rainy day according to the man?
A．Wandering around.B．Lying down.C．Eating grass carelessly.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17．What did the speaker manage to do each day last year?
A．She ran40minutes.
B．She played on her phone for only one hour.
C．She started the day with making plans.
18．What percentage of people like making New Year resolutions in the world?
A．About25%.B．About50%.C．About75%.
19．What does John think of making resolutions on the New Year’s Day?
A．It’s difficult.B．It’s important.C．It’s unnecessary.
20．What is the speaker going to discuss next?
A．Why to make New Year resolutions.
B．How to achieve New Year resolutions.
C．How to make New Year resolutions.
二、阅读选择
Festival of Light,Longleat Safari Park,Wiltshire
Longleat is celebrating its50th anniversary this year.Giant lanterns take the shape of some of the park’s animals,and there are also lots of characters in Beatrix Potter’s book,such as Peter Rabbit,Jemima Puddle Duck, Squirrel Nutkin,to mark the150th anniversary of the author’s birth.There is also a20-metre-high birthday cake.
•£27.85,adult/£20.65,child/under-threes,free.
•15Dec.to2Jan.
Festival of Light,Enchanted Park,Gateshead
Enchanted Park is an interactive walk through Saltwell Park,just south of the town centre,along a trail(小径) of light with performances and sculptures.The story being told is a Midwinter Night’s Tale,inspired by the400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death.Visitors can join stories and songs with Santa,and attend decorating workshops.
•£8,adult/£2,child/under-fours,free.
•11-27Dec.
Christmas Glow,RHS Wisley,Surrey
The garden is glowing with giant lighted flowers.Some of the trees are brilliant,too.The glasshouse is decorated like a gingerbread house,and displays(陈列)seasonal plants.There are lanterns around the lake.The cafe serves hot chocolate and apple juice.
•£9.90,adult/£3.60,child.
•20Dec.to2Jan.
Christinas at Kew Gardens,London
Kew is a special place to visit at any time of the day or year,but the festive light show gives it a magical twist, as the mile-long trail through the garden is decorated with60,000lights.Some of the garden’s oldest and tallest trees are also beautifully lit along the way.
•£16,adult/£10,child/£48,family/under-fours free.
•24Dec.to2Jan.
21．What can people do in Enchanted Park?
24．What can we know about Geoffrey Everest Hinton?
A．He struggled a lot at Google before leaving.B．He showed little interest in AI at college.
C．He prides himself on his achievements in AI.D．He contributes a lot to the development of AI. 25．What does the underlined part“persisted with”in paragraph3mean?
A．Put aside.B．Showed off.C．Stuck to.D．Jumped at.
26．What would happen to AI in the future according to Hinton?
A．It might control humans.B．It might make humans quick thinkers.
C．It will better protect people’s privacy.D．It will need technological breakthroughs.
27．What is Yann LeCun’s attitude towards AI in the future?
A．Doubtful.B．Negative.C．Optimistic.D．Contradictory.
Antarctica is the coldest continent,so what is the coldest city in the world?That honor belongs to the Russian city of Yakutsk.Located in Siberia,one of the world’s coldest and most poorly populated regions,Yakutsk is home to around336,200people,many of whom work for Alrosa,a company that runs a diamond mine in the city. Temperatures in Yakutsk have reached minus76degrees Fahrenheit(minus60degrees Celsius).Some residents insist they have experienced much colder days,but they have been unable to prove it because the thermometer(温度计)only reads down as far as-63℃(minus81.4℉),according to an interview by the BBC．However,while Yakutsk is the coldest city,there are other,less-populous permanently inhabited places that are even more freezing.Oymyakon,a Russian settlement of around500people,reached a frosty minus96.2℉(minus 71.2℃)in1924.Somewhat surprisingly,Yakutsk and Oymyakon aren’t that close to each other.They are separated by577miles(928kilometers),and a drive from one to the other would take around21hours.
So why are these two places so bone-chilling?
“Siberia is so cold due to a combination of high latitude and it being such a large land mass,”said Alex DeCaria,a meteorology professor at Millersville University in Pennsylvania.Global temperature extremes—both high and low—tend to occur over continents because land heats up and cools down faster than the oceans do.In the case of Siberia,snow and ice cover also play a role,as they help keep the region cool by reflecting the incoming solar radiation back into space.This combination of factors has led to the creation of a large,semi-permanent high-pressure zone forming over Siberia in the winter,known as the“Siberian High”,which results in very cold surface temperatures.
With specific reference to the conditions in Yakutsk and Oymyakon,topography(地形学)also plays a part.
“These places are in local valleys.Oymyakon,in particular,is surrounded by relatively high mountain ranges,”explained Jouni Raisanen,a senior lecturer at the University of Helsinki in Finland.“The so-called‘cold air lakes’easily form under calm winter conditions.These pockets of cold,relatively‘heavy’air can become trapped close to the valley bottom,which helps to shelter the cold air lakes from mixing with warmer air,”Raisanen noted. 28．Why couldn’t Yakutsk residents prove temperature there can be much lower than minus76degrees Fahrenheit?
A．Because there is no weather report in the area.B．Because they can’t afford the tools to measure
temperature.
C．Because thermometers can’t stand the coldness.D．Because the temperature is beyond the
thermometer’s limit.
29．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Oymyakon?
A．It is situated not far from Yakutsk.
B．It is a place even colder than Yakutsk.
C．There is no people to permanently live there.
D．Most people there work for a company that runs a diamond mine.
30．What contributes to Siberia’s coldness according to the text?
a.Its high latitude.
b.Snow and ice cover.
c.Its large and vast lan
d. d.Its position far from the continent.
A．abc B．abd C．bed D．acd
31．What is the main idea of the text?
A．Why Siberia is so cold.
B．What the coldest city in the world is.
C．How people live in the cold places.
D．What the coldest inhabited places are and why they are so cold.
Movies for kids and teens aren’t only designed to entertain.They can also include messages about what’s right and wrong,what actions make a hero or bad guy,and how to deal with moral challenges.Consider The Hate U Give,a movie that deals with how teens can use their voice against racialized gun violence.Or WALL-E,which contains messages about environmental destruction and consumerism.
But do children and teens want to watch movies containing lessons about moral behavior?Researchers at UCLA explored the question in a recent report.They analyzed over1,700movies for children and teens released in
theaters after2010to see how many character strengths were featured in each film.The quality and success of the films were measured in different ways:how many stars each movie received,how much money each movie made in ticket sales during the opening weekend,and audience and film critic scores.
The results?Movies that noticeably featured character strengths tended to make more money on the opening weekend both within the United States and internationally compared to movies without character strengths:This was true even when the researchers accounted for how many stars the film received,and the audience and critic scores,so their success wasn’t just about being better-quality movies.
Qualities like perseverance,courage,and teamwork were featured most often(in over300films each).But qualities like humility(谦逊)and integrity(正直)were less commonly highlighted(in fewer than100films each).“These are the character strengths that children struggle with the most,and so creators may be missing an opportunity to help children where they need it most,”explain the researchers.The report also found movies made for13-to18-year-olds had fewer character strengths compared to movies for younger children.
“Teens are at a critical stage where they are easily influenced by their social environments,including media,”explain the researchers.“There is a clear gap in the industry for content directed at teens that promotes positive character strengths to help youth so they can better deal with the key challenges and changes they are experiencing.”
32．What do The Hate U Give and WALL-E have in common?
A．Both intend to criticize racism.B．Both are likely to develop values.
C．Both focus on environmental issues.D．Both are mainly designed to entertain.
33．What did the report find about the movies featuring character strengths?
A．They received more negative film reviews.B．They got lower audience and critic scores.
C．They gained impressive ticket sales.D．They were mainly targeted at overseas audience. 34．What can we learn about the quality“integrity”?
A．It brought success to over300films.B．It needs to be emphasized in more films.
C．It is a character familiar to most children.D．It was featured more in films for younger children. 35．What is the best title for the text?
A．Are Movies with Moral Lessons Popular?
B．Does the Film Industry Fail Its Young Audience?
C．What Can Children Learn from Watching Movies?
D．Are Films for Teens Different from Films for Young Children?
三、完形填空
50．A．lawyer B．manager C．artist D．professor 51．A．applied B．dropped C．took D．avoided 52．A．brought up B．turned on C．pointed out D．took in 53．A．beautiful B．easy C．familiar D．dull 54．A．doubt B．guess C．predict D．decide 55．A．kindness B．concern C．passion D．mood
五、书信写作
66．运动有很多好处，它在生活中起着非常重要的作用。

学会运动也就学会了生活。

请你根据自己对运动的理解，用英语谈谈运动对你的好处。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.标题已给出；
3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Sport Benefits Me A Lot
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六、书面表达
67．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。

For many years,Steven Barbato has worked at a company in Rhode Island,the USA．In2015,he was introduced to Marilyn Martins,who also was an employee at the time.The two became good friends quickly,and Steven also befriended Marilyn’s daughter,Izabelle Major.The little girl used to give Steven a high five with so much joy,energy and excitement every time she saw him,and Steven was always excited to see her,too.
Eventually,Marilyn left the company for some reason.However,a few weeks ago,Steven ran into Marilyn and Izabelle at a restaurant.He was about to say hello to them when he noticed something unusual.Marilyn looked preoccupied(心事重重),As for Izabelle,she wore a hat and looked very weak.Steven could tell something was wrong but he didn’t talk with them about it that night in order not to upset them.
Steven waited and then called Marilyn the next day.Marilyn told him sadly that Izabelle was suffering from a serious,disease.She had to undergo painful treatments at Hasbro Children’s Hospital every Monday and take, medicine every day.Knowing that,Steven felt heartbroken.He immediately wanted to help and do something for Izabelle because he didn’t want to see any child suffering,especially this one that he knew personally and liked so
much.He wanted to know if there was something he could do to help put a smile on Izabelle’s face.
For days,Steven racked his brains,trying to find a way to offer support.Then he learned from his former co-worker that Izabelle wanted a dog.“Yes,a dog would be a good gift.It can accompany her and be her comfort during the hard time,”Steven thought to himself.Therefore,Steven immediately made up his mind to buy her a dog.As he had the habit of sharing his life on social media,he put up a post about what he intended to do.However, he didn’t expect that his usual post would bring about something wonderful.
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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。

People seeing the post started to offer help in various ways.
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Soon,Izabelle met the little dog,her new friend.
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