湖北省襄阳市五中2022-2023学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

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57.5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例HowmuchistheshirtA.£

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1.WhatkindoffilmdoesthemanlikeA.Acomedy.B.Adetectivefilm.C.Adramafilm.

2.WhalisthewomansredjacketbestforA.Thewindydays.B.Thewarmdays.C.Tlierainydays.

3.WhatarethespeakersmainlytalkingaboutA.Auniqueplant.B.Aforest C.Apieceoffurniture

4.WhatdidthemanbuywiththegiftcardA.Make-up B.Clothes C.Jewelry

5.WhendidthemangelupA.At6:45氏At7:45C.At8:3（）第二供小■,小■分，■分分）V.15♦

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522.5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，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

6.WhatlanguagedoesthemanspeakA.Irish B.Italian.C.Scottish

7.WhaldidthemandoinGermanyA.Hetestedcars B.Hedesignedcars C.Hebuiltcarfactories听第7段材料，回答第8至1题

8.WhalistheconversationmainlyaboutA.TimemanagementB.Agreatconcert C.Buyingtickets

9.WhatprobablyhappenedthefirsttimeTinawaslatetomeetPatrickA.Shegotlost B.Hercarbrokedown C.ShecouldnIdecidewhattowear

10.WhatdocsPatrickagreetodoA.Payforparking B.LendTinahisphone C.DriveTinascartotheconcert听第8段材料，回答第II至13题I

1.HowmanykindsofpepperdoesthemanmakeA.Two B.Three

12.WhatdoesthewomanC.FourprobablythinkofmakingpepperofdifferenttastesA.Itseasy B.Itsamazing C.Itstime-consuming高二12月月考英语试题第1页共8页A.Atamarket B.Inthemanskitchen C.Inarestaurant

13.Wheredocsihcconversationprobablytakeplace听第9段材料，回答第14至17题

14.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakersA.VolunteerandsurvivorB.Policemanandwitnessi

5.Whatjust C.ReporterandvillagerhappenedA.Aflood B.Acarcrash C.Anearthquake

16.WherewasthewomanrescuedfromA.Ariver B.Herhouse C.ThetopofabuildingI

7.WhatadvicedoesthewomangiveintheendA.ToleavetheirhousesB.Todonatemoney C.Tostayindoors听第10段材料，回答第18至20题

18.Accordingtothespeaker,whydomanytravelersavoidAustraliaA.TlieyfinditisboringthereB.TheythinkitsdangerousthereC.TheydonIliketheclimatethere

19.WhatistheweatherprobablylikeinthemiddleofAustraliaA.Mildandcool B.Coldandwindy C.Dryandhot

20.WhatcanbesaidaboutAustralialifestyleA.Itiscasual B.Itisveryformal C.Itisfast-paced第二■分餐供胃节.■分分It50，一，共小”小■分，分15・

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5937.5AUrban gardensare valuableassets tocommunities.They providegreen spacesto growsustainable food,buildcommunitycohesion凝聚力，makenewfriends,connectwiththeearth,andmuchmore.So,letscheckoutourlistof4inspiringurbangardensintheUS.GothamGreensWhere:NewYorkChicagoWhat:GothamGreensfirststartedinBrooklynandnowhastourlocationsinNewYorkCityandChicago.Their flagshipfarm inBrooklyn producesover100,000pounds ofgreens peryear.But itdoesnt justproducehealthy localvegetables.It isusing high-tech greenhouseswith solarpanels tomake surethe foodgrown ishealthyandsustainable.BaltimoreUrbanGardeningwithStudentsWhere:Baltimore,MarylandWhat:The BaltimoreUrban Gardeningwith StudentsBUGS programencourages studentsto getheirhandsdirtyandplantvegetablesthroughtheirafter-schoolandsummerprograms.Manyofhesekidsdonthaveaccesstogreenspaces,andhaveneverhadtheopportunitytogrowfood.ReVisionUrbanFarmWhere:Boston,MassachusettsWhacReVisionUrbanFarminBostonworksinpartnershipwithheReVisionFamilyHome-ashelterfor22homeless parentsand theirkids.The farmprovides thesefiimilies withinformation onhealthy eating,andaccesstothefarmsfreshvegetables.Theorganizationalsoprovidesjobtrainingohelpfamiliesescapethecycleofpoverty.高二12月月考英语试题第2页（共8页）SwaleWhere:NewYorkWhat:Swale,afloatingfoodforestlocatedonalargeboat,isaninnovativeprojectmeanttoinspirecitizenstorethinkthe relationshipbetweenourcities andourfood.Thisurbangardenserves asbotha livingartexhibitand aneducational farm.Food forestsarc sustainablegardens thatinclude vegetables,fruit,nut trees,bushes,herbs,andvines-eachonecomplementingtheotherinasymbiotic（共生的）relationship.

21.WhatisspecialaboutGothamGreensA.Itprovidesjobtrainingforstudents.B.Ituseshigh-techgreenhousestogrowhealthyfood.C.Itcreatesasustainablegardenonalargeboat.D.Itoffershomelessfamiliesinformationonhealthyeating.

22.Whichurbangardenoffersfirst-handfarmingexperienceA.GothamGreens.B.BaltimoreUrbanGardeningwithStudents.C.Revis心nUrbanFarm.D.Swale.

23.WhatdothesefoururbangardenshaveincommonA.Theyarcinspirationalmultinationalproject.B.Theyhaveeducationalandentertainingpurposes.C.Theycreatejobopportunitiesfbrfarmers.D.Theyareimportantforcityresidents.BAbandonedbyabreeder（饲养动物的人）atonlyeightweeksoldbecauseshewasdeaf.Puppyhadatoughstart inlife.But less（han amonth afterbeing saved,the littledog islearning torecognize sign languagecommandswithhernewfamily.MarieWilliams,41,andherpartnerMarkMorgan,43,whoarethemselvesbothdeaf,adopted（helittledogfromtheanimalcharityTheBlueCross.ThecoupleandtheirthreesonsLiam,16,Lewis,13,andOwen,5,whohave normalhearing,are teachingtheloving dogsignlanguagecommands,including instructionsfor sit,conicandrollover.MaricWilliams,fromWestMcrsea,Essex,said,44WcwerethinkingaboutgettingadogbutwhenwesawPuppywasdeafwejustcouldnotbelieveit.Shewassobeautifulandthefactthatshewasdeafjustmadeusfallinlovewithherevenmore-weknewthatshewouldfitrightintoourfamily.”The distinctivedog,who hasone blueeye,was dirty,sick andnervous whenshe wasabandoned byabreederwhodecidedthedeafdogwouldnotmakehimanymoney.MissWilliamssaid,“Ifeelsoangrythatsomeoneabandonedherbecauseinhiseyesshewasnotperfect.Itgoestoshowwithalittleeffortitiseasytocopewithadeafpuppy—shehasalreadylearnedthesignsforseveralbasiccommands.IwanteveryonetoseehowwellwehavebondedwithPuppyandhowwellsheisgettingonsheissospecialtous.”Julie Stone,manager ofThe BlueCross,said,“It wasamazing tosee howMaric,Mark andtheir childrenimmediatelybondedwithPuppyandhowtheyknewjusthowtogetherattention.TheyareabrilliantmatchandPuppyhasfoundtheperfecthomewhereIknowthatshewillgettheloveshedeserves.”TheBlueCross,whichdependsentirelyonpublicdonations,rehomes thousandsofdogs,cals,horses,andsmallanimalseveryyearthroughitsnetworkofadoptioncenters.

24.WhatcanwcinferfromthetextA.Adeafdogisgoodatlearningsignlanguage.B.Adeafdogtendstogetalongwellwithdeafpeople.C.Adeafdogiscleverenoughtoleaniallcommands.D.Adeafdogcanbetrainedandbecomeawonderfulpet.

25.WhatdidMarieandMarkdecidetodowhentheysawPuppyA.Takecareofherregularly.B.Sendforananimaldoctor.C.Takeherhome.D.Lookforanewhomeforher.

26.WhatcanweknowaboutTheBlueCrossaccordingtothetextA.Itregularlyreceivesmoneyfromthegovernment.B.Allofitsincomecomesfrompublicdonations.C.1（earnsmoneymainlybysellingdifferentkindsofpets.D.Itismeanttoadoptthosedisabledanimals.

27.WhatisthetextmainlyaboutA.Adeafdogsnewhome.B.Howtotreatadeafdogwell.C.Theimportanceoftheanimalcharity.D.Signlanguagecommands.cMostofussetagoalwithenergyandmotivation.Ifitisachieved,wewillfeelweareoncloudnine.Butinmost cases,we cantreach ourgoals easily.Why dowe oftenfail tohit thetarget Theanswer liesin thedisconnectionbetweenourbrainscvaluacionofrewardsandtheitdone”realitiesthatinfluenceourbehavior.Our brainsare reward-driven organscharged byneurotransmitters（神经递质）that fuelour drivesanddesires,andit,seasyforustogetcarriedawayinthischemicaltsunami.So,whenwcsetupagoal,ourfocusisonthereward.Wepicturegettingthereward,andhowwellfeelwhenwemakeit,whichpushesusintoaction.Butoncewebegin,wecomefacetofacewithwhatsreallyrequiredtoreachthegoalandourlocusshiftsfromrewardtoeffort.Inotherwords,afocusonrewardsfuelsthepursuit（追求），butafocusonefforttakesoverwhen（heworkstarts.Forexample,gettingupearlytoexerciseforanewhealthylifestylemight seemlikeagoodchoice,butonceyouralarmgoesoffonacoldJanuarynioming,therewardsarentenoughtogetyouupandoutofbed.Whenwefacetherealityofourchoices,werealizetheeffortistoomuchandgiveup.In fairness,though,we donialways havethe bestsense ofhow mucheffort somethingwill require,especiallyifitsagoalwehaventpursuedbefore.Gettingbetteratsettinggoalshasmuchtodowithfiguringthisoutandnotlettingourselvesforgetthelesson.Nexttime,beginourgoalpursuitswithasmuchrealisticacknowledgmentoftheeffortrequiredaspossible.Then,oncewebegin,refocusbacktotherewardandcontinuetheefforts.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“oncloudnine”meaninparagraph1A.Scared.B.Overjoyed.C.Restless.D.Weary.

28.WhatmayaccountforonesunachievedgoalA.Aiminghigh,workingless.B.Speakingmore,doingless.C.Moreefforts,lessspeed.D.Morepains,moregains.

29.WhatdopeopleoftenfailtorecognizeinsettinggoalsA.Ambition.B.Effort.C.Cost.D.Reward.

30.What,stheauthorsadvicetousA.Refocusbacktothegoal.B.Achieveyourgoalstepbystep.C.Acceptfailureandlearnfromthepast.D.Setpracticalgoalsandworkconsistently.DTheresasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSoMuchTroubleintheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereasonwhytherearcsomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerancebetweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistx-thatswhyitmadeNov.16**InternationalDayforTolerance”.Butfirstofall,whatistoleranceFrenchphilosopherVoltaire1694-1778cangiveussomehelp.Accordingtohim.toleranceistheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedoffrailty脆弱anderror;letuspardoneachotherstolly…thatisthefirstlawofnature.Nobodysperfect;Whenweretemptedtocriticizeanotherperson,weshouldperhapsrememberourownimperfectionsfirst.Veryoften,peopledontrealizethattheyreintolerant.Thisisbecauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUNscampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendontputthemselvesintheshoesofwomen.Itsworththinkingalittleaboutthewordstoleranceandintolerance.AretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhichwerespeakinghereToagreeobetolerantofsomeoneisntnecessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimpliesthattheressomethingwrongwiththem.Butitseemswrongthatpeopleshouldagreetotoleratepeoplewithblackskin,forexample.AndshouldwomenthinktheyhavereceivedtherespecttheyareduewhenmenagreetotoleratethemStill,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthisweaknessissomethingthatwcallshare.Thatsthereasonwhywcshouldbetolerant.Itsalittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.BobMarleyunderstoodthis.Inthesongmentionedabove,headvised:Allyougottodo:givealittle.Or,asthisolderpieceofwisdomsays:Writeyourloveonarocksoitstaysforeternity;writeyourhateinthesandsothewaveswillwashitaway.”

32.AccordingtoVoltaire,oleranceis.A.beingwillingtoexpressyourlovetoothers B.tryingtoovercomeyourimperfectionsC.givingahandtovulnerablegroups D.acceptingeachothersweaknesses

33.Inwhatsenseisutolerance^^similartogenerosity”？A.Humansareadvisedtotreatothersbelter.B.Humanslearnedtofindfaultsinothers.C.Humansneedtogivesomethingtoothers.D.Humanswillchangetheirattitudestoothers.

34.Theunderlinedwordthisinthelastparagraphrefersto.A.givingthingstoothers B.forgivingothersC.differentattitudestowardloveandhate D.thefactthathumansareimperfect

35.WhatsthetextmainlyaboutA.TheoriginofheInternationalDayofTolerance.B.Themeaningandimportanceoftolerance.C.ThephilosophybehindBobMarleyssong.D.Effectivewaystoshowtolerance.第二节（共5小题;每小题

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12.5分）Ihavesometimesgivenmoneytobeggars.36Pleaseletmeexplainwhy.First,fbreverydollarthatwegivetoabeggar,themoreprofitablewemakebeggingand,comparatively,thelessprofitablewemakeworking.Thisisbad.fbrwewantpeopletowork,notbeg.Workingisproductivewhilebegging isat bestneutral andoften aburden.Second,the beggarwho receivesthe moneymight spendit onalcoholordrugs.37WhenIwenttoelementaryschool,IrememberthatIwasverymovedhyasongnamedStreetsofLondon.The songtells aheartbreaking storyabout someof Londonspoorest,an oldman inparticular.Not longago,however,whenIheardthesongontheradio,itstruckmethatthemaninthesongdocsnotlivethathorriblealifeafterall.Judgingfromthelyricsofthesong,themanhasshoes,andoccasionalaccesstoanewspaper.38Sowhyshouldyougivemoney（othebeggarinthedevelopedworldinsteadofthestarvingchildinAfricaItmightbeharshtoclaimthatitisimmoraltogivemoneytoWesternbeggars.Afterall,itseemsreasonablethatyoucanspendthemoneyasyoulike.39Ifouraimistobenefitourselves,（hengivingmoneytobeggarsisnotsuitable.Ifouraimistobenefitothers,thengivingmoneytobeggarsisalsowasteful.Inseekingtohelpothers,wcshouldnotmerelygivetothosewhoarcgeographicallyclosetousandwhoseappearancearousesoursympathy.40Toachievethis,weshouldfirstdecidehowmuchwearewillingtospendhelpingothers,andthendonatemoneytothemostefficientcharity.A.ManypeopledieofhungerinAfrica.B.Trueasitmightbe,weshouldspendourmoneywisely.C.Whynotdonatemoney（othoseinneedoffinancialaidD.Uponreflection,however,Ihavecometochangemymind.E.Youalmostcertainlyspendmoneyhelpingthewrongpeople.F.Inaworldwherethousandsdieofhungereveryday,thatsaprettycomfortablelife.G.Rather,weshouldaidthosewhoaretheleastresponsibleforthesituationtheyrein.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分分）第一节（共小题;每小题分，满分分）3015115When studyingat theUniversity ofPittsburgh,i wenthome toVirginia tosee myfamily oneweekend.uLook,Igotabestsportsmansjacket!Isaid.Dad41tookhiseyesofftheTV.IhadwantedDadto42meallmylife,butnothingeverseemed43enough.Ishookoffmy44andwentbacktoPitt.Amonthlater.MomcalledandsaidthatDadsdiabetes（糖尿病）hadgottenworse.Imcominghome,^^Isaid.Youregoingtoneedhelp.^^I45a collegenearhome.EverySunday,Iwenthome andhelpedDad.Toinysadness,he46everythingIdid.“Itsnotyou,^^Momexplainedtome.What47himmakeshimfeelbadabouthimself.Hisangerwas4Rhisfrustration（挫败）Iwassosurprisedtohearthat.NowIsawhispainwentbeyondthe_

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101.515阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1第二节满分分EmergingevidenceinhumanssuggestsatypicallyWesternhigh-fat,high-sugarjunkfooddietcan25阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文quicklyweakenyourbrainsappetitecontrol.RajusfamilywasthesmallestfamilyonthecoastallineofKanyakumari.Rajuwas10yearsold.Afterofferingvolunteersaweek-longbinge大吃大喝ofwaffles,milkshakesandsimilarlyHewastall,darkandhandsomeandhadalotofdreams.Hehadalwaysdreamtoflivinginacity.Hewasrichfoods,researchersinAustraliafoundyoungandhealthyonesscored

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57.theywerealreadyfull.toseehismomMface.ButwhathedidnotknowwasthathismomscratchedherbeautytosavehimfromThefindingssuggestsomethingisspecialinthehippocampus海马体-------------------aafirewhenhewasoneyearold.Notwantingtoburdenhimwithit,Raju,sparentskeptitasecret.regionofheHismomKamalausedtodrophimtoschoolandpickhimupeveryday.Hefeltawkwardtoseebrain

58.supportsmemoryandhelpstoregulateappetite.Whenwearefull,thehippocampusisthoughthismomwiththatscarredfacestandinginfrontoftheschoolgate.Ashewaslaughingandchattingwithtoquietendownourmemoriesofdeliciousfood,thereby

59.hisfellowschoolmates,allofthembecamesilentandstartedstaringatthegate.reduce ourappetite.When itsinterrupted,

60.control canbe seriouslydamaged.Over theyears,So,Rajuturnedtowardsthegatewithalotofcuriosity.Hefrozewhenseeinghismom,facecoveredwithextensiveresearchonmicehasfoundthefunctionofthehippocampusisverysensitive

61.junkfood,butapieceofcloth.Rajufeltashamedandrushedoutoftheschoolwithlotsofanger.recentlythis

62.Withdayspassingby,Rajustartedtodislikehismommore.Hedidnotliketogetpickeduporobserveonlyinyoungandhealthyhumans.In2017,afteraweekofWestern-stylebreakfastsoftoastedsandwichesandmilkshakes,droppedhyhismom.Hefeltthatshewasuglyandsoabnormal.Ashegrewold,hestoppedgoingoutwithhertothemarketoranywhereoutside.Kamalatriedherbesttomakehersonhappy,gothimeverythingthathewarnedandgavehimhisspace.Sheunderstoodwhathersonwasgoingthroughandfeltpitytorherselfandsadforherson,asshewashelpless.WhenRajuturned15,hewassenttoacityhighschool67kilometersawayfromhiscoastalvillage.Theverythoughtofnotbeingwithhisuglymothermadehimveryhappy.Threeyearslater,thencameRajusgraduationceremony.Hisparentsdidntwanttobeabsentfromsuchanimportantoccasion,sotheymanagedtobetherewithoutinformingRaju.注意

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65.tocontrol作文范文BeaLifelongReaderHello,everyone!IainLiHua,anenthusiasticreader.Itisagreatshametlutstudentsno\中d牛shavesolittletimeforleisurereadingasmostofthemarcburdenedwithhugeacademicpressure,whichinvariablyleadstotlwirnarrowscopeofreadmgaswellashighlyrestrictedreadingtime.Asadevotedbooklover,howeverbusyIain,Iwillsqueezealleast15minutestoread.Throughreadmg,Iamtransportedbacktodiflcrcntdynastiesandcountries,ciijoynigatotallydifferentlitcstslcandmeetuppeopleIwouldnevermakeacquaintancewithinreallite.Besides,readingprovidesmeasafeharborwliere1canescapefromworriesinreallifeandgetrechargedimmediately.Therefore,Iwouldliketoinspireeveryoneofyoutojoinmeinpursuingthehabitoflifdoi^readmg,whichIbelievewillbenefityouonallfronts.Thatsall.Tliankyou.读后续写Possibleversion:Rajuwasshockedwhenseeinghisparentsarriveatthecerrmonyhall.Hestood（r x）tedtothefor amoment,not knowingwhat todo.Seconds later,he triedto containhimself andawkwardlywalkeduptogreet hisfather,ignoring htsmothers existeiKC.Butwhen heheardotherswhisperingaboulhts mumsugly face,embarrassment cameover him.He pusliedhts mumhard outof thehall.SeeingRajusmumkaveangrily,hisfatIKrfollowedthemout.Hesitatingforamoment.Rejusfathertokihimeverythingthathappenedmanyyearsago.Hismum gotburnt severelytosavehimina bigfire.Tears streameddownhisface whenherecollectedhowmuchhehadhurtheralltheseyears、howheludignoredherandherealizedtheamountofpamandagonyshewouldhavegonetlirough.Aftertheceremony,IK（bundhisinumandembracedher,sasing“Sorry”again andagain.From tlwnon,he ihoughlof hismoms faceeven withscars asthemostbeautifulfaceintheworldandhismomasthemostrespectedwomanintheworld.。