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连城县2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考
英语试题
（满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）
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）
1. Whose book does Suzie have
A. Hannah’s. B. Her mother’s. C. Deborah’s.
2. How will the woman go to the town center
A. By train. B. By bus. C. By taxi.
3. How many shirts will the man buy
A. Three. B. Five. C. Six.
4. Who is Jack probably talking with
A. His mother. B. His teacher. C. His dentist.
5. What will the boy probably do this weekend
A. Have a picnic. B. Learn about science. C. Study math by himself.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How many people will there be in the party
A. Twelve. B. Fourteen. C. Twenty.
7. Where will the party be held
A. In a park. B. At the office. C. At a co-worker’s house.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What did the man give the woman
A. A bill. B. A key card. C. Some money.
9. What did the man enjoy about his trip
A. The room service.
B. The helpful people.
C. The pleasant weather.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does Michael feel sorry
A. He is having a lot of problems.
B. He forgot his grandmother’s birthday.
C. He hasn’t called his grandmother for a long time.
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Michael’s birthday. B. Michael’s grandfather. C. Michael’s busy schedule.
12. How does Michael probably feel about going to college
A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Disappointed.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where does the conversation take place
A. At a bank. B. At a drugstore. C. At a post office.
14. Where is the man’s mother
A. In Atlanta. B. In St. Louis. C. In Memphis.
15. Why is there extra cost for the man to pay
A. He is paying for overnight service.
B. He is paying with a credit card.
C. He has a fragile (易碎的) item.
16. What is the man giving to his mother
A. A box of cookies. B. Some cash. C. A cup.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the important weather news
A. There will be rain all night.
B. There will be a storm this morning.
C. There will be sunny skies tomorrow.
18. When will the storm pass
A. On Tuesday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
19. Where is the tornado starting
A. In Tulsa. B. In Springfield. C. In Oklahoma City.
20. What supplies does the speaker suggest people prepare in the end
A. Umbrellas. B. Rain boots. C. Water and food.
第二部分阅读（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
Heroes Stamp Design Competition
Welcome to the Heroes Stamp Design Competition! Children aged 4-14 years are invited to design a stamp. Eight designs will be chosen for this stamp series from the Royal Mail. One of the designs could be yours. There are 120 great prizes on offer for area winners and runners-up. Plus, cash prizes for the winning schools too.
Stamp Designing
The stamp design will be based on your hero or heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. The past year has been very difficult for so many people. There are countless frontline workers and volunteers who have continued to work tirelessly to keep the country moving.
Being a stamp designer is a very skilled job. One of the jobs of a stamp designer is to reduce the size of a picture to fit the stamp. When designing your stamp, have a think about what kind of image of your hero or heroes would make a good miniature (微型的) design for a stamp. The final stamps produced will be about 3.7cm wideｘ3.5cm high.
Things to consider
Your stamp design must be drawn on the official competition entry form which your teacher will give you.
Your design must be your own original work.
Drawings must be flat, so please don't stick any materials or textures (纹理) to your design.
Please use lots of colour (no black and white images) in your design.
Please avoid using highlighter pens (荧光笔).
Good Luck
The closing date for the competition is 28th May. Please ask your teacher, or parent, for one of the official entry forms. You're then ready to start designing! We can't wait to see all of the amazing designs from gifted children across the country.
Good Luck!
21. Who would probably take part in the competition
A. Students. B. Doctors. C. School teachers. D. Professional designers.
22. What do we know about the competition
A. It will begin on 28th May.
B. It is for a series of four stamps.
C. It asks competitors to honour heroes on their stamps.
D. It will provide each competing school with cash prizes.
23. What is a requirement for the stamp design
A. It should be black and white. B. It should be drawn with highlighter pens.
C. It should be flat with textures. D. It should be drawn on a given form.
B
In the 19th century, tuberculosis (肺结核) epidemics were spreading over Europe and the United States, killing an estimated one out of seven people. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates called it “the most considerable of the diseases.”
The fight against tuberculosis reached a turning point on March 24, 1882, in a small meeting room of the German Physiological Society at Berlin. A doctor named Robert Koch used more than 200 microscopic preparations to identify the bacterium that causes tuberculosis: tubercle bacillus.
In 1872, Koch took up the post of district physician in what is today Wolsztyn, Poland. His patients, many of them farmers, were dying from anthrax, an illness that destroyed their cows.
Koch set out to solve the anthrax riddle. First, Koch visited anthrax-stricken farms to observe the cows. He witnessed how a healthy animal would die in a matter of days as its blood turned black. People in close contact with sick cows and sheep also fell ill. Examining drops of black blood from dead cows under his microscope, Koch spotted structures shaped like thin grains of rice, which blood from healthy animals did not have. These germs were Bacillus anthracis.
To see if the bacteria were the cause of the illness, Koch designed his own testing methods. First, he soaked (浸泡) a wood splinter (碎片) with a sick animal's blood; then he made a small cut at the base of each mouse's tail and inserted (插入) the splinter into their bodies. The next morning, the mice were dead. When Koch checked their bodies, he found the same microscopic structures in their blood.
In 1880, Koch's team perfected his plate technique (技术) for generating pure cultures of bacteria, which was crucial in identifying the cause of tuberculosis. In 1890, he announced he had found the cure for tuberculosis. He called the medicine tuberculin, a substance taken from tubercle bacilli. The news gave rise to enormous hope around the world, but tuberculin turned out to be a major disappointment. More than ineffective, it even contributed to the death of some patients. To this day, no completely effective vaccine for tuberculosis has been found, but tuberculin has become a crucial part of testing for the disease.
24. Why does the author mention Hippocrates in paragraph 1
A. To introduce the spread of tuberculosis.
B. To show the huge impact of tuberculosis.
C. To explain the concept of tuberculosis.
D. To describe the history of tuberculosis.
25. What did the turning point suggest
A. People found a cure for anthrax.
B. Fewer people died from tuberculosis.
C. Tuberculosis-causing bacteria were recognized.
D. Anthrax stopped spreading beyond animals.
26. How did Koch identify the cause of anthrax
A. He fed a mouse with a dead cow's food.
B. He inserted a wood splinter into a cow's tail.
C. He infected healthy mice with a sick animal's blood.
D. He examined a dead person's blood under his microscope.
27. What can we learn about the medicine Koch invented
A. It has cured many people.
B. It was taken from healthy people.
C. It was an effective tuberculosis vaccine.
D. It has been used in testing for tuberculosis.
C
The third﹣generation hybrid rice which was developed by Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice",and his team underwent its first public yield（产量）monitoring from Monday to Tuesday and achieved high output. The final yield of the tested variety, G3﹣1S/P19, came to 1046.3 kg per mu （about 667 square meters）, based on two plots of land in Qingzhu Village under the city of Hengyang in central China's Hunan Province.
"Some previous high﹣yielding hybrid rice varieties in China took 160 to even 180 days from sowing to harvesting, while the figure was shortened to around 125 days for the new variety. This is one of the most important characteristics of the third﹣generation hybrid rice that can reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers, thus reducing cost and improving production efficiency. " said QianQian, the deputy director of the China National Rice Research Institute.
Unlike the previous two generations that required a large amount of water and fertilizers as well as demanding growing conditions and technological support, the third﹣generation hybrid rice is easier to be planted by ordinary farmers. So the soil, altitude and climate of the test site were not "ideal conditions" carefully selected beforehand but were close to the paddies(稻田) of ordinary farmers.
Nowadays, China's average yield of rice is about 500 kg per mu. Ordinary farmers can produce 600kg to 700 kg of rice per mu by growing some excellent second﹣generation hybrid rice varieties. However, under the same planting conditions and environment, the yield of the third﹣generation hybrid rice could reach 800 kg per mu. China now feeds around 20 percent of the world's population with less than 9 percent of the world's arable（可耕种的）land.
At present, Yuan's team has nine third﹣generation hybrid rice combinations under trial, which are expected to achieve commercial seed production in the following three to four years and hope to apply the technology into the research of sea rice. The third﹣generation hybrid rice has the comprehensive strength to promote a greener and more sustainable development of China's rice production with higher quality and yield.
28．What feature of the new hybrid rice does QianQian mainly talk about？
A．It saves a lot more water. B．It achieves a higher yield.
C．It saves much more farmland. D．It has a shorter growing period.
29．Why is the new hybrid rice not tested in ideal areas？
A．The ordinary farmers master planting technology.
B．The researchers want to reduce the experiment cost.
C．The growing conditions the new hybrid rice needs are simple.
D．The previous rice farming provides researchers with experience.
30．What is the fourth paragraph mainly about？
A．The high output of the third﹣generation hybrid rice.
B．The promising future of the new hybrid rice variety.
C．The advanced technology of the research on hybrid rice.
D．The differences between the three hybrid rice varieties.
31．Which one could be the best title of the text？
A．The Development of China's Rice B．The High Yield of the New Hybrid Rice
C．The Contribution of the Great Scientist D．The Way to Feed the World's Population
D
Students and Technology in the Classroom
I love my blackberry (黑莓手机)— it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer, as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices (设备) and truly communicate with others.
On one occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule-no laptops, IPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.
Most students think that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations and engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration (专心) and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course material and the class discussion.
I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.
I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.
32．Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with ______.
A．the course material B．the author’s class rules
C．others’ misuse of technology D．discussion topics
33．The underlined word “engage” in para.4 probably means ______.
A．explore B．accept C．change D．refuse
34．According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may ______.
A．keep students from doing independent thinking
B．encourage students to have deep conversations
C．help students to better understand difficult themes
D．affect students’ concentration on the teacher’s ideas
35．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author ______.
A．is quite stubborn in teaching B．will give up teaching history
C．will change his teaching plan soon D．values technology-free dialogues in his class
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。
Why experiencing a new culture is good for you
Dealing with culture shock
In general terms, culture shock is a response to your new surroundings when abroad that can leave you confused, anxious and feeling lonely. 36 Culture shock can be seen as a problem but also as an opportunity. It's only by learning to accept your new surroundings and culture that you can hope to understand and appreciate it.
Learning to adapt
People often say that travel is a great way to develop new skills, since you're constantly being put in new and unpredictable situations. 37 It is after all, just another form of problem-solving. Certainly, being able to think on your feet is a quality that many employers desire in employees.
Language skills
Perhaps the most obvious lesson learned with travel is the importance of language. Even just learning the basics of the local language can make getting about and making new friends easier. Trying to overcome language barriers also teaches you about the importance of non-verbal communication. Since you can't rely on what is being said, you learn to understand people's tones and body language. 38
Classes and courses
Besides the incidental (附带的) skills you develop along the way while travelling, many travellers use the occasion to actively learn a new skill through classes. 39 All of these new skills learned can then be brought home with you to promote your lifestyle.
Meeting new people
Meeting people and making friends while overseas is both a necessity and one of the most enjoyable aspects of the experience. 40
A. You can come up with more creative solutions.
B. This could mean taking language or cooking classes.
C. Do a little research to avoid making any signs of disrespect.
D. Travelling to new cultures is a great way to expand your social circle.
E. Even just learning to deal with unpredictable things is a skill in itself.
F. It includes how upsettingly different the simplest things can be in a new culture.
G. This makes you a better communicator even when you're speaking your native tongue.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（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。
For the last few years, Elijah Cossio, a Houston teen, has been assisting his mother Tina Hernandez with her hospital bills by holding a daily bake sale after school. The 14-year-old___41___wakes up at 5 a.m. and bakes desserts each day before school. Once the classes have ended, he ___42___ his homemade goods to classmates, parents and community members.
Hernandez, a mother of three who nearly ___43___ an infection (感染) in 2017, was proud of her son. “It feels ___44___ because I brought him up that way.” she said.
However, Elijah’s baking hobby wasn’t something he ever ___45__ to be doing in order to support his mother and siblings (兄弟姐妹). “My mom has always taught me to work for what I want because nothing is___46___ to me for free.”
The teen’s world was ___47___upside down when his mother became ill. After she__48__, Hernandez said she had to “relearn everything”, which included ___49___ tasks, like using the restroom. Elijah knew he had to help support her because of her ____50____.
At that point, Elijah was already selling baked goods on the weekends to earn some ____51____cash. As his skills have already been____52____, he decided to increase his ____53____by selling homemade desserts every day after school.
“There’s more to ____54____than just sitting and playing games,” he explained. “I was____55____to go and get what I want, so I went and got it.”
41．A．immediatelyB．regularly C．only D．finally
42．A．gives B．presents C．provides D．sells
43．A．broke out B．died from C．suffered from D．passed down
44．A．wonderful B．powerful C．skillful D．painful
45．A．seemed B．preferred C．expected D．considered
46．A．handed B．bought C．awarded D．returned
47．A．ignored B．disturbed C．changed D．turned
48．A．tried B．improved C．agreed D．recovered
49．A．casual B．difficult C．simple D．former
50．A．disability B．condition C．location D．experience
51．A．extra B．useful C．enough D．large
52．A．mastered B．attempted C．influenced D．taught
53．A．pressure B．confidence C．income D．benefit
54．A．study B．health C．life D．money
55．A．picked B．controlled C．attracted D．raised
第二节（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。
Cholera used to be one of the most feared diseases in the world, until a British doctor, John Snow, showed how it could 56 (overcome). In the early 19th century, when an outbreak of cholera hit Europe, millions of people died from the disease. As a young doctor, John Snow became 57 (frustrate) because no one knew how to prevent or treat cholera. In time, he rose to become 58 famous doctor. However, he never lost his desire to destroy cholera once and for all.
In general, doctors in those days had two contradictory theories to explain how cholera spread. Snow subscribed 59 the second theory. It was correct, but he still needed proof. 60 (consequence), when an outbreak of cholera hit London in 1845, Snow began to investigate. He discovered that in two particular streets the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days. He was determined to find out why.
Snow began by marking on a map the exact places 61 all those who died had lived. There were multiple deaths near the water pump in Broad Street. However, some 62 (household) had had no deaths . These people had been given free beer, and so had not drunk the water from the pump. Snow suspected that the water pump was 63
(blame). As a result of his evidence, John Snow was able to announce that the pump water carried cholera germs. The truth was 64 the water from the Broad Street pump had been infected by waste. Accordingly, he had the handle of the pump 65
( remove) so that it could not be used. Through this intervention, the disease was stopped in its tracks.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假如你是李华，在英国做交换生时，寄宿家庭房东Eric给予你悉心照料，并经常辅导你功课。你现已回到中国，请给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
（1）表示感谢；
（2）回顾帮助；
（3）邀请来中国游玩。
注意：
（1）词数80左右；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Eric,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。
The annual Halloween arrived, during which kids dressed in traditional clothes went to neighbors' houses to ask for candy.
Allison lived in a small town. That day after dinner, Allison put on her dress her father had just bought for her. The dress was cheap and second-hand because her family was poor. But Allison still thanked her dad and said, "Everyone will love my dress!" Then, she left for neighbors' houses to ask for candy.
On the way, she came across Anna and her friends and wanted to join them. "No! Look at your dress! It's ugly!" Anna said. Her friends also laughed. "Look at our dresses, especially mine! It's new and beautiful," Anna added. Her friends nodded, and in some way they were right. Anna's dress was shiny and looked expensive. She always had the best clothes because her parents were rich.
Allison was shocked and sad. The kids not only disliked her dress but made fun of it. "You can't come with us!" Anna stressed. "We would never hang out with you!" The other kids agreed and laughed. They all left to start collecting candy for the night while Allison was left alone, embarrassed in the middle of the street.
Anyway, she knew all the neighbors. She often helped around carrying their groceries and helping them with their gardens. People around there knew her. She didn't need to hang out with Anna or her friends. "I'll go just alone," the little girl said to herself and started walking.
She as well as Anna and her friends walked in the same direction: towards their first neighbor Mrs Vaughan's house. But Allison walked behind and kept her distance from them. And she stopped when Anna and her friends were near Mrs Vaughan's house.
Just then, Mrs Vaughan looked out of her window. She noticed that Allison was being excluded by Anna and her friends. She knew it was probably because of Allison's poor dress. She immediately felt pity for Allison, who often helped her and other neighbors. She decided to give Allison much more candy as a reward and teach Anna and her friends a lesson.
【注意】
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
When Anna and her friends knocked on her door, Mrs Vaughan opened it. ___________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Anna looked up and said, "Our clothes are more beautiful! But you gave Allison more candy! Why "
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
连城县2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考
英语试题参考答案
第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 CABAB 6-10 BABBC 11-15CACBA 16-20 CACBC
第二部分阅读（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）
21-23ACD 24-27 BCCD 28-31 DCAB 32-35 BAAD
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40 FEGBD
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 BDBAC 46-50 ADBCB 51-55 AACCD
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. be overcome 57. frustrated 58. a 59. to 60. Consequently
61.where 62. households 63. to blame 64. that 65. removed
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
Dear Eric,
How time flies!I have been back to China.I'm writing to extend my sincere gratitude for your taking care of me when I was in your home in England.
It was your help that helped ease my anxiety and get used to the culture and customs there
soon.In life,you attended to me like my parents,and always made me feel at home.In my study,
you patiently tutored me.Without you,I couldn't have made great progress in my courses.
Again,I would like to express my sincere thanks to you.I do hope you will come to China to have a nice trip where you can witness the perfect combination of culture and nature in person.
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写：
When Anna and her friends knocked on her door, Mrs Vaughan opened it. The girls greeted her, showed off their beautiful clothes and asked for candy. Mrs Vaughan, who held a bag of sweets, asked them to wait for a moment. Then, she waved to Allison, calling out, "Dear, come here!" When Allison came, Mrs Vaughan said, "Oh, how beautiful you are today!" Then, she gave Allison most of her candy although the girl declined. When Allison walked away, Mrs Vaughan divided the rest of the candy among Anna and her friends, who were a little angry and confused.
Anna looked up and said, "Our clothes are more beautiful! But you gave Allison more candy! Why " Mrs Vaughan looked down calmly and explained that Allison was always friendly to neighbors. "She has great inner beauty. Inner beauty is more important. Why not be friends with her " Mrs Vaughan added. Hearing that, Anna and her friends' faces turned red and they realized they had done something wrong. They said goodbye to Mrs Vaughan, caught up with Allison, and sincerely invited Allison to join them. Allison nodded gladly and had new friends, who would no longer judge her by her clothes.

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