山西省運(yùn)城市景勝中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)12月月考試題

PAGEPAGE10山西省運(yùn)城市景勝中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)12月月考試題第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ACanadahassomanybeautifullandscapesanduniquesitesfortravellerstoexplore.BelowaresomeofthemostvisitedsitesinCanada:BANFFNATIONALPARKANDTHEMOUNTAINSTheBanffNationalParkisnotonlyCanada’sfirstnationalparkbutalsothelargestandmostvisitednationalparkinCanada.Thepark’sbreathtakingsceneryandwildlifedrawmanytouristseveryyearfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.TheBanffnationalparklargestconcentrationofwildlifeincludesmammalslikeblackbears,grizzlybears,bison,moose,wolvesandbaldeagles.TheBanffnationalparkalsoliesintheheartoftheMajesticRockyMountainsintheprovinceofAlberta.POLARBEARSOFCHURCHILLMANITOBAThisisCanada’smostuniqueplacewherebearslive.ThesebeautifulcreaturesmakestheirwayfromlandoutontotheiceinHudsonBay,nearthetownofChurchillinNorthernManitoba.Thiscommunityopensitselffortouristseachyear.TheprimeviewingoccursinOctoberorNovemberwherethebearsarewaitingforthewatertogetfreezebeforeheadingoutintotheice.NIAGARAFALLSNiagaraFallsisCanada’smostfamousnaturalattractionwhichbringsmillionsofvisitorseachyear.LocatedaboutanhourdrivefromToronto,alongtheAmericanborder,themassivefalldropapproximately53meters.Youcanseethefallsatanastoundinglyclosedistancefromsevenkeypoints.TheNiagaraFallsandNiagaragorgehasbeenattractingdifferenttouristsfromothercountries.BAYOFFUNDYTheBayofFundylocatedinEasternCanadainbetweenNewBrunswickandNovaScotiaisknownfortheamazingtides.Thevariationofthebayhighandlowisthelargestintheworldmeasuringupto19meters.SomeofthepopularlocationsandsightalongtheBayofFundyarethecliffsandrockformationsatHopewellCape,FundyNationalPark,andtheFundyTrailParkway.1．Whichsitewillyougoifyouarefondofwildbirds？A．TheBanffNationalPark.B．TheBayofFundyC．NiagaraFallsD．ChurchillinNorthernManitoba2．WhatisspecialaboutChurchillManitoba？A．TheviewoftheMajesticRockyMountains.B．Theclosewatchofwaterfalls.C．Thebearsgoingoutintotheice.D．Thefuninclimbingthecliffs.3．WhatdoNiagaraFallsandTheBayofFundyhaveincommon？A．Theyinterestuswithwaterfalls.B．Theyarefamousforthetides.C．Theyattractuswiththecliffs.D．Theyshowusthebeautyofnature.BIsthe‘GotoCollege’MessageOverdone? Eveninaweakjobmarket,theoldcollegetryisn’ttheanswerforeveryone.AbriefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthat“wemayhaveoverdonethemessage”oncollege,seniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaid. “We’vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere’salotoftruthtothat,”Ms.Sawhillsaid.“Onaverageitdoespayoff…Butifyouloaduponawholelotofstudentdebtandthenyoudon’tgraduate,thatisaverybadsituation.” Onecommentthatpeopleoftenrepeatamongtheyearsofslowjobgrowthhasbeenthevalueofeducationforlandingajobandadvancinginacareer.April’snationalunemploymentratestoodat7.5%,accordingtotheLaborDepartment.Theunemploymentrateforhigh-schoolgraduatesover25yearsoldwhohadn’tattendedcollegewas7.4%,comparedwith3.9%forthosewithabachelor’sdegreeormoreeducation.Thedifferenceisevenbiggeramongthoseaged16-24.Thejoblessrateforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomainthatagegroupisabout20%.Atthesametime,recentresearchbyCanadianeconomistscautionsthatacollegedegreeisnoguaranteeofpromisingemployment. Ms.Sawhillpointedoutthatamongtheaspectsthataffectthevalueofacollegeeducationisthefieldofone’smajor:Studentsinengineeringorothersciencesendupearningmorethanoneswhomajorintheartsoreducation.Thecostoftuitionandtheavailabilityoffinancialaidareotherconsiderations,withpublicinstitutionsgenerallyabetterfinancialbargainthanprivateones. Shesuggestedtwoavenuesforimprovingthesituation:increasingvocational(職業(yè)的)-technicaltrainingprogramsandtakingapagefromEurope’sfocusonearlyeducationratherthanpost-secondarylearning.“TheEuropeancountriesputalittlemoreattentiontogettingpeoplepreparedintheprimarygrades,”shesaid.“Thentheyhaveahigherbarforwhoevergoestocollege—butonceyougetintocollege,you’remorelikelytobehighlysubsidized(資助).” Shealsoisasupporteroftechnicaltraining—toteachstudentshowtobeplumbers,weldersandcomputerprogrammers—because“employersaredesperate”forworkerswiththeseskills.4.Peopleusuallythinkthat_____.A.thecostoftechnicalschoolingisaproblemB.onewillnotsucceedwithoutacollegedegreeC.technicalskillsaremostimportantforlandingajobD.thereisanincreasedcompetitioningettingintoacollege5.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“takingapagefrom”mean?A.Hearingfrom. B.Changingfrom. C.Differingfrom. D.Learningfrom.6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Publicinstitutionschargemoreforeducation.B.Europeanuniversitiesarestricterwithstudents.C.Studentswithcertainskillsareingreatdemand.D.Canadianstudentsprefertomajorinengineering.7.Ms.Sawhillmayprobablyagreethat_____.A.toomuchstresshasbeenputonthevalueofcollegedegreesB.technicaltrainingismoreimportantthancollegeeducationC.acollegedegreewillensurepromisingemploymentD.it’seasierforartstudentstofindfavoritejobsCItwasaboutsevenyearsago.Ijustpickedupmythree-year-olddaughterfromthenursery.Iwasweigheddownwithshoppingbags,andwithmydaughter’sthings.Wearrivedatapedestriancrossingandshepressedthebutton.Inthedistance,Iheardalarms,toldmydaughtertowaitandwatchedapolicecarapproaching.LittledidIknow,asthe_green_manflashed,thatmydaughterhadbeguntorunintotheroad.Iwatchedthepolicecarspeedtowardus—that’swhenyousoundedyourhornandwavedwildlytome.Mydaughterwasaboutameterfromthepathofthepolicecar,hiddenfromtheirviewbyyourcar.Iscreamedhernameandrantowardher.Shestoppedandwasshockedbytherushofthepolicecarasitspedpast.Shewonderedwhyyouhadblownyourhorn,asking,“Mom,whywasthatwomansorude？”notrealizingyouhadsavedherlife.ShewonderedwhyIpickedherupandburstintotears.MylegsgavewayasIreachedtheothersideoftheroad.Ishouldhavefollowedmy“wait”withahandonhershoulder,oranexplanationofwhywewereignoringthegreenmanthistime,especiallyasIhadineffectconditionedhertocrosstheroadatthesightofthegreenflash.Ibeatmyselfupformonths,andstilldo,withflashbacksandhorribleassumptionsaboutwhatmighthavebeen.Butforyoursoundingyourhorn,seeingwhatIhadn’tseen,Iwouldhavebeenleftamotherontheothersideoftheroad,totallybroken.Iapologizeforputtingyouinthatposition—Icanimaginethatitupsetyou,too.YousavedherlifeandIamsograteful.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thegreenman”inParagraph2referto?A．Apedestrian. B．Apoliceman.C．Atrafficsign. D．Abutton.9．Whydidthewomansoundherhorn?A．Tostopthepolicecar.B．Toshowherimpatience.C．Togreetpassingpedestrians.D．Todrawthemother’sattention.10．Whatcanweinferfromtheincident?A．Themotherdidn’tregretwhathadhappened.B．Thedaughterdidn’tfollowthetrafficrules.C．Thewomanrespondedquicklyandproperly.D．Thepolicedrovebeyondthespeedlimit.11．Howdidthemotherfeelwhentakingholdofherdaughter?A．Angryandshocked. B．Scaredbutrelieved.C．Guiltyandconfused. D．Gratefulbutsad.DResearchersledbyAssociateProfessorNaotoHiranofromTohokuUniversityhavediscoveredanewpetit-spotvolcano(次點(diǎn)火山)attheoldestsectionofthePacificPlate.Petit-spotvolcanoesarearelativelynewphenomenononEarth.Theyareyoung,smallvolcanoesthatcomeaboutalongcracksfromthebaseoftectonicplates(構(gòu)造板塊).AsthetectonicplatessinkdeeperintotheEarth'suppermantle(地幔),cracksoccurwheretheplatebeginstobendcausingsmallvolcanoestoerupt.Thefirstdiscovery,ofpetit-spotvolcanoeswasmadein2006neartheJapanTrench,locatedtothenortheastofJapan.Rocksamplescollectedfrompreviousstudiesofpetit-spotvolcanoesshowthatthemagma(巖漿)eruptedcomesdirectlyfromtheasthenosphere(若流圈)-theuppermostpartofEarth'smantlewhichdrivesthemovementoftectonicplates.Studyingpetit-spotvocanoesprovidesawindowintothelargelyunknownasthenosphere,givingscientistsagreaterunderstandingofplatetectonics,thekindofrocksexistingthere,andthemeltingprocessundergonebelowthetectonicplates.ThevolcanowasdiscoveredinthewesternpartofthePacificOcean,nearMarcusIsland,Japan’seasternmostpoint.Thevolcanoisthoughttohaveeruptedlessthan3millionyearsagoduetothesinkingofthePacificPlatedeeperintothemantleoftheMarianaTrench.Previously,thisareaisthoughttohavecontainedonlyseamountsandislandsformed70-140millionyearsago.TheresearchteaminitiallysuspectedthepresenceofasmallvolcanoafterobservingdatacollectedbytheJapanCoastGuard.TheythenanalyzedrocksamplescollectedbythedetectorShnkai6500,divingtodepthsof6500metersandobservingthepresenceofvolcano.“ThediscoveryofthisnewVolcanoprovidesanexcitingopportunityforustoexplorethisareafurther,andhopefulrevealfurtherpetit-spotvolcano,”saysProfessorHirano.Headds,“Thiswilltellusmoreaboutthetruenatureoftheasthenosphere."ProfessorHiranoandhisteamwillcontinuetoexplorethesiteforsimilarvolcanoesinthefuture.12.Whatdoesthepetit-spotvolcanoeruptfrom?A.Cracksformedintectonicplatesbending.B.Platessinkingdeeperintothemantle.C.Rocksfromthebaseoftectonicplates.D.Movementsofthemagmaofthemantle.13.Whatbenefitsmorefromthediscoveryofthenewpetit-spotvolcano?A.Researchingthemovementoftheuppermantle.B.Understandingtheunknownasthenosphere.C.Studyingthemagmafromtheasthenosphere.D.Analyzingtheprocessoftectonicmovements.14.Whichisthekeyconditioninconfirmingthediscovery?A.ThediscoveryofvolcanoinwesternPacificOcean.B.TheexistenceofseamountsandislandsinMarinaTrench.C.ThedataofvolcanocollectedbytheJapanCoastGuard.D.TherocksamplescollectedbythedetectorShnkai6500.15.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.AsthenosphereGettingNewWaystoObserveB.DetectorGivingEvidencetoPetit-spotVolcanoC.Petit-spotVolcanoDiscoveredinthePacificD.ExcitingOpportunityforExploringthePacific其次節(jié)(共5小題;每小題3分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng).Justthinkingaboutpublicspeaking--routinelydescribedasoneofthegreatestandmostcommonfears--canmakeyourhandssweat.NowI'mprovidingyouwithsomepublicspeakingtipsthatwillhelpreduceyouranxiety,andimprovedyourperformance.Practiceandprepare!Allpeoplefeelsomephysiologicalreactionslikepoundingheartsandtremblinghands.Don'tassociatethesefeelingswiththesensethatyouwillperformpoorly.16Theadrenaline(腎上腺激素)rushthatmakesyousweatalsomakesyoumoreattentiveandreadytogiveyourbestperformance.Thebestwaytoovercomenervesistoprepareandprepare.Onceyouhavebecomecomfortablewiththematerial,practicealot.Knowyouraudience.Beforeyoubegintodesignyourmessage,considerwhothemessageisintendedfor.17Thiswillhelpyoudetermineyourchoiceofwords,levelofinformation,organizationpattern,andmotivationalstatement.Useyourhandseffectively.Leaveoutnervousgestures18Gooddeliverydoesnotcallattentiontoitself,butinsteadconveysthespeaker'sideasclearlyandwithoutdistraction.Usehumor,tellstories,anduseeffectivelanguage.Addafunnyanecdoteinyourpresentation,andyouwillcertainlygrabyouraudience'sattention.19Astorycanprovidethat.Grabattentionatthebeginning,andclosewithapowerfulend.Doyouenjoyhearingaspeechthatstartswith"TodayI'mgoingtotalktoyouaboutX"?20Instead,you'dbetterusesomesurprisingstatistics,aninterestinganecdote,orconcisequotation.Concludeyourspeechwithagoodsummaryandastrongstatementthatyouraudienceissuretoremember.A.Mostpeopledon't.B.Don'treadunlessyouhavetoC.Somenervesmaycontributetogoodeffect.D.LearnasmuchaboutyourlistenersasyoucanE.AudiencegenerallylikeapersonaltouchinaspeechF.Nonverbalcommunicationcarriesmostofthemessage.G.Youraudiencewilltrustyouiftheycanseeyouasarealperson.其次部分英語(yǔ)學(xué)問(wèn)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Kindnesscanreallymakeyoupauseandbethankfulduringastressfultime.Cassandrawarrenwasina21andwasfeelingalittleoverwhelmed（使應(yīng)接無(wú)暇）byworkandplanningherwedding.Aftershegotherweddinginvitationsreadyoneday,shehurriedly22onetoherauntanduncle.Aweeklater,theinvitationcameback.Shehadwrittendownthe23address.Ahandwrittennotewas24thereturnedenvelop,whichread,"IwishI25you—thisisgoingtobeanenjoyableexperience.Congratulations—gotohavedinner26me.I'vebeenmarriedfor40years—Itgetsbetterwitha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