天津市某中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高二年級上冊12月月考英語試題（原卷版）

天津七中高二年級第一學(xué)期期第二次月考試卷英語學(xué)科

第一部分聽力（1-5題，每小題1分,6-15題，每小題L5分，總分20分）

第一節(jié)聽下面五段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Wherearethespeakersnow?

A.Athome.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inasupermarket.

2.WhattimeisthenexttraintoDurham?

A.2:28p.m.B.2:14p.m.C.2:07p.m.

3.Whyarethespeakersleavingsoon?

A.Theairportisfaraway.B.Theremaybealotoftraffic.C.They'dliketotryanewroad.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.HewillbefreeonSaturday.

B.HewilltrytomaketimeonSunday,

C.HewillprobablyhavenotimeonSunday.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theman'swife.B.Theman'schild.C.Thewoman'schild.

第二節(jié)聽下面幾段材料，每段材料后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段材料讀兩遍。

聽下面一段對話，回答第6至第8三個小題。

6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atatrainstation.B.Atabusstop.C.Atahotel.

7.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.ToMainStreetStation.B.ToHarperPlaza.C.ToColumbusHotel.

8.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Buyabusticket.

B.Waitpatientlyontheplatform.

C.TakeabusfromMainStreetStation.

聽下面一段對話，回答第9至第11三個小題。

9.HowdidthewomanknowMoveHouseOffice?

A.Fromawebsite.B.Fromafamilymember.C.Fromafriend.

10.Whatdoweknowabouttheapartmentthemansuggests?

A.Itchargesnoextraelectricityandgasbills.

B.Itcostsmorethanthewoman'sexpectation.

C.Itisnotfarfromthewoman'sworkplace.

11.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Gotovisitthewoman.

B.Takethewomantoseetheapartment.

C.Givethewomanmoreinformationontheapartment.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第12至第15四個小題。

12.Whattypeofsleepisunnecessaryforpeople.

A.Deepsleep.B.Lightsleep.C.REMsleep.

13.Whendodreamsusuallyoccur?

A.90minutesafterpeoplefallasleep.

B.DuringRapidEyeMovementsleep.

C.Whenpeoplearejustabouttowakeup.

14.Howmanyhours*sleepdidNapoleonneedanight?

A.4orless.B.6or7C.Over8.

15.WhatdoesDr.Johnsonsuggestpeoplewhocan'tsleepdo?

A.Takesomemedicine.B.Forgettheirdreams.C.Turntohisbook.

第二部分單項選擇（每小題1分，共15小題，總分15分）

1.一Doyoufeeldisappointedaboutgettingasmallroleintheschooldrama?

—.It'sbetterthannothing.

A.NotreallyB.Absolutely

C.Don'tmentionitD.Ofcourse

2.Wewanttoourchildrenwithsomespecialskills,thus,theycanlivebetterinthefuture.

A.prepareB.equipC.temptD.distract

3.Unfortunately,hishearingwentintoadeclineat26,buthewasn'tdiscouragedordepressed.

A.subtleB.lifelongC.gradualD.varied

4.Onehundredpercenttoyourstudies,thoughitcanbelonelyandnofunatall,willleavepreciousmarks

onyouryouth.

A.preferenceB.integrityC.approvalD.commitment

5.1haveforgottenaboutwhatyouaskedtodobecauseIhavebeensomywork.

A.absorbedwithB.occupiedwithC.appliedtoD.devotedon

6.Todaythestudentsinthecountrysideshouldhaveeasytocomputerstokeepupwiththemoderntimes.

A.favourB.bondC.glanceD.access

7.Jimmy'sfathercoughsfrequentlysmoking.

A.asaconsequenceB.asaconsequenceof

C.fortheconsequenceD.inconsequence

8.1makeita(n)thatIshouldlayasidehalfanhoureverydaytowritemydiary.

A.devotionB.virtueC.routineD.evidence

9.Thebirdsranawayinalldirectionstheycaughtsightofamancomingnear.

A.aslongasB.eventhoughC.theinstantD.atthemoment

10.Judithonhernewnovelwhichissupposedtocomeoutnextmonth.

A.hasbeenworkingB.hadworkedC.willbeworkingD.wasworking

11.一Whydidn'tyouattendthemeetingyesterday?

—WellIanythingaboutthat.

A.didn'ttellB.haven'ttoldC.hadn'tbeentoldD.haven*tbeentold

12.Thecolorsweresosimilarthatitwasdifficulttoonetheother.

A.devote...toB.distinguish...fromC.protect...fromD.contribute...to

13.Thenewly-electedpresidentfeltgreatlydiscouragedbecausehestillleftthemostdifficultproblems.

A.unsolvedB.unsolvingC.wereunsolvedD.hadbeenunsolved

14.Someeducatorsaredistancelearningbecauseitprovidesstudentstheflexibilitytocomplete

coursework.

A.inmemoryofB.inplaceofC.inchargeofD.infavourof

15.Mr.Smithwillnotbeabletoattendthemeetingtonightbecauseheaclassthen.

A.willteachB.isgoingtoteachC.willbeteachingD.hasbeenteaching

第三部分完形填空(每小題L5分，共20小題，總分30分)

WhenIheadedintotheclassroomformyfirstofficialdayasateacher,IthoughtIwasprepared.Ihadwritten

themost16lessonplanandlistedalltheactivitiesthatmaybeneeded.Actually,Icould17

waittomeetthestudents.

Oneofthe18onthefirstdaywastoassignlockers.Ihadplannedto19fifteenminutesto

completeit,andIpreparedcutelittle20withstudents5namesandlockernumbersonthem.Butmywell-

preparedplans21nothing.Ihadstudentswhocouldn,treachthetoplockersandneededto22

theirswithotherstudents9.Butsometallstudentsdidn'twantto23thebottomlockers.Thefifteen-minute

lockerplandevelopedintoanhour.Irealizedthatsometimesyoucanbetoopreparedtoadapttonew24

quickly.Andtosurviveasateacher,beingadaptableiseverything.

Duringthefirstdayofteaching,youwillhavestudentswhoareasnervousasyou,25whattheday

willbelike.Youwillalsohavestudentswho26yournervousnessandtakeadvantageofit.Inmyfirstclass,

I27thestudentsatthedoor,butitwasn'tthe28andsoftvoiceIusuallyhave.Iwasquitenervous,

whichactually29mystudents.Thenafewofthembegantocausetroubleinclass.Soclassroom

30isoneofthehardestskillstolearnasanewteacher.AlthoughIhadmade31tomake

everythinggowell,theresultwasn'twhatIhad32.

Lookingback,Idon'tknowhowI33thatfirstdayofteaching,butIwasnotalone.Manynew

teachershadthefirstdayvery34tomine.IlearnedthatweshouldalwayshaveaPlanB.andsometimes

CandevenD.Inaddition,keepcalmandalways35asmile,andtheneverythingwillbefine.

16.A.carelessB.detailedC.obviousD.famous

17.A.certainlyB.possiblyC.simplyD.hardly

18.A.tasksB.examplesC.habitsD.chances

19.A.setoutB.setasideC.setoffD.setabout

20.A.booksB.stonesC.cardsD.bikes

21.A.includedB.meantC.stoppedD.noticed

22.A.discussB.shareC.exchangeD.compare

23.A.giveupB.holdupC.selloutD.pointout

24.A.suggestionsB.situationsC.thoughtsD.achievements

25.A.discoveringB.explainingC.understandingD.wondering

26.A.forgetB.senseC.overcomeD.encourage

27.A.searchedB.believedC.greetedD.touched

28.A.coldB.angryC.doubtfulD.cheerful

29.A.influencedB.comfortedC.cheatedD.moved

30.A.behaviorB.managementC.safetyD.environment

31.A.commentsB.mistakesC.rulesD.reports

32.A.surveyedB.answeredC.createdD.expected

33.A.devotedB.deservedC.survivedD.promoted

34.A.importantB.interestingC.similarD.opposite

35.A.seekB.wearC.announceD.admit

第四部分閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2.5分；滿分50分）

A

Idothinkthatabookcaninspireideasandwaysofthinkingthathavethepowertotransformourlives.Here

aresomebookstoservethepurpose.

Thinking,FastandSlow

DanielKahnemanisaNobelPrizewinnerwhohaswrittenanamazingbookthatdivesintothemysteriousworld

ofourconsciousandunconsciousthinkingpatterns.Byreadingthisbook,you'11gainadeeperunderstandingabout

howtomakedecisionsandreacttothecertainthingsinyourlife.Yes.Thisisasuperthickbookthatseems

challenging,butsomehowtheauthormakesitaccessibleandreallyfuntoread.

ThePowerofHabit

WrittenbyNewYorkTimesbusinessreporterCharlesDuhigg,thisbookisamixofresearch,stories,and

revelations（啟示）abouthabits:howweformthem,howwecanchangethem,andhowknowledgeabouthuman

habitsistransformingeverything.

TheRoadLessTraveled

Thefirstwordsinthisclassicandpowerfulbookare:Lifeisdifficult.Withouthidingthetruerealitiesoflife

whichisfilledwithconflicts,difficulties,andchallengingdecisions,M.ScottPeckguidesustoadeeperlevelof

self-understandingandcreatesapathwecanfollowtoafuller,morepeacefullife.

ThePowerofNow

Thekeymessageofthebookissimpleandpowerful:Thewaytotruehappinessisthroughlearningtolivein

thenow,withoutrelivingthepastorracingtothefuture.EckhartTollehelpsusunderstandhowourthoughtsand

emotionsgetinthewayandwhattodoaboutit.

36.WhatdowelearnaboutThinking,FastandSlow?

A.Ifstooabstracttounderstand.

B.Itenablesreaderstounderstandthemselvesbetter.

C.Itdividesourthinkingpatternsintomanytypes.

D.Ithelpsreaderstogainadeeperunderstandingaboutlife.

37.Whosebookishelpfulforapersonwhowantstoquitsmoking?

A.DanielKahneman?s.B.CharlesDuhigg's.

C.M.ScottPeck5s.D.EckhartTolle's.

38.WhatisTheRoadLessTraveledmainlyabout?

A.Thechallengesoflife.B.Thebestwaytosettleconflicts.

C.Apathtoabetterlife.D.Theauthor5sunderstandingofhumans.

39.Whichbooktellsusthewaytoachievetruehappiness?

A.ThePowerofNow.B.Thinking,FastandSlow.

C.ThePowerofHabit.D.TheRoadLessTraveled.

40.Whatdothesebooksabovehaveincommon?

A.Theyarethickandabstract.B.Theyareadventurousandchallenging.

C.Theyareinterestingandfulloffun.D.Theyareinspiringandhelpful.

B

ABritishteachercalledAndriaZafirakouwon$1millionprizeaftershewasnamedtheWorld'sBestTeacher.

SheplanstousethecashtobringinspirationalfiguresintoUKschools.Andria,whoteachesatasecondaryschool

inNorthLondon,saidshewantedtobringaboutaclassroomrevolution.t6Wearegoingtomakeachange.^^she

said.'Tvestartedaprojecttopromotetheteachingoftheartsinourschools.^^

Theprojectresultsfromthedifficultiesmanyschoolshaveingettingartistsofanysort-whetheranup-and-

cominglocalmusicianoramajormoviestar-intoschoolstoworkwithandinspirechildren.

AndriaZafirakoustartedtheprojectatAlpertonCommunitySchoolwhereshehasworkedfor12years.'Tve

seenthosemagicmomentswhenchildrenaretalkingtosomeonetheyareinspiredby-theireyesareshiningand

theirfaceslightup,“shesaid."Weneedartists,morethaneverinourschools.9,

MichaelCraig-Martin,anartist,said:"Andria'sbrilliantprojecttobringartistsfromallfieldsintodirect

contactwithchildrenisparticularlywelcomeatatimewhentheartsarebeingdowngradedinschools.^^"Itwasa

mistaketoseetheartsasunnecessary,9,headded.

HistorianSirSimonSchamaisalsoasupporteroftheproject.Hethinksthatartseducationinschoolsisnot

justanadd-on.ctItisabsolutelynecessary.Thefuturedependsoncreativityandcreativitydependsontheyoung.

Whatwillremainofuswhenartificialintelligencetakesoverwillbeourcreativity,anditisourcreativespirit,our

visionarysenseoffreshness,thathasbeenourstrengthforcenturies.^^

41.WhatdoesAndriaZafirakouplantodowiththe$1millionprizemoney?

A.ShewillinvitespecialfiguresintoUKschoolstoteachart.

B.Shewilldonateittolocalartiststosupporttheircareer.

C.Shewillkeepthemoneyforherselffortravelling.

D.Shewilluseittostartanartschooltohelplocals.

42.WheredidAndriaZafirakoubeginherproject?

A.AtaprimaryschoolinNorthLondonB.AtacommunitycenterinLondon

C.AtasecondaryschoolinSouthLondonD.AtAlpertonCommunitySchool

43.WhatdoesCraig-MartinthinkoftheteachingoftheartsinUKschools?

A.Itisparticularlywelcomeatpresent.

B.Itisbeingneglectedandneedsmoreattention.

C.Itiseasyfortheartstoavoidbeingdowngraded.

D.Itshouldbecompletelyreplacedwithtechnology-focusedteaching.

44.AccordingtoSirSimonSchama,whyisartseducationimportantforthefuture?

A.Becauseithelpsstudentsgetbettergrades.

B.BecauseitwillhelpstudentsgetjobsintheAIindustry.

C.Becausecreativityisessentialforthefuture.

D.Becauseitisanoptionalextrainthecurriculum.

45.Whatwouldbeanappropriatetitleforthisarticle?

A.ArtsEducationinBritainB.TheWorld'sBestArtsTeacher

C.BringArtiststoSchoolsD.RevolutioninCommunitySchools

C

IfscommonthataJapanese-Americanbowsonthephone-butonlyinJapanese.Behaviorsandmannerscan

becomesoroutinethattheyappearevenwhenthere?snoneedforthem.Thosewhoarebilingual（雙語的）and

biculturalknowfirst-handthathowwebehavecandependonwhatlanguagewearespeaking.Scientistshaveshown

thatwhoyouareinthemomentcandependonthelanguageyouareusingatthattime.

Thisisbecausewhenyouhaveanexperience,thelanguageyouareusingbecomesassociatedwithit.For

bilingualpeople,thismeanscertainmemoriesaremorecloselyassociatedwithonelanguagethantheother——a

phenomenoncalled"'language-dependentmemory”.Forexample,achildhoodmemoryismorelikelytobe

rememberedwhenthelanguagespokenduringthatchildhoodeventisspokenagain.

Howwethinkandfeelcanthuschangedependingonwhatlanguageweareusing.Forexample,peoplewhoare

bilingualhaveanintensifiedstressresponsewhenlisteningtothewordsofscoldinginanativelanguage.Thismay

be,inpart,becauseourearlymemoriesassociatedwithlearninga“bad”wordorbeingscoldedbyourparents

happenedinournativelanguage.

Becauseemotionsplayakeyroleinhowwemakedecisions,peopleareoftenmoresensiblewhenmaking

choicesinthelessemotionalforeignlanguage.Languagecaneveninfluenceourdecisions.Whenaskedwhetherthey

wouldbewillingtogiveoneperson'slifetosaveagroup,peoplewhospeakmorethanonelanguagearemuchmore

likelytosay"yes"whenansweringinaforeignlanguage.Theunpleasantfeelingsthatcanpreventusfrommaking

difficultchoicesarereducedwhenwe'reusinganon-nativelanguage.

Thelanguagewespeakhasaninfluenceonhowwethink,feel,andevenbehave.Inaway,knowingdifferent

languagescanprovidepeoplewithavarietyofviewsthroughwhichtoseetheworld.

46.WhyistheexampleoftheJapanese-AmericanmentionedinParagraph1?

A.ToshowJapanesepeoplearepolite.

B.Toshowbowingisgoodmanners.

C.Toshowcultureaffectsapersongreatly.

D.Toshowlanguageaffectsaperson'sbehavior.

47.Whatcanwelearnfrom"'language-dependentmemory”?

A.Achildhoodmemorycanberecalledbyaforeignlanguage.

B.Memoriesaregreatlyinfluencedbyacertainlanguage.

C.Agoodmemorycanhelpyoulearnalanguagewell.

D.Alanguagecandetermineaperson'smemory.

48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"intensified“inParagraph3mean?

A.Increased.B.Abnormal.C.Abstract.D.Limited.

49.Whencanapersonwhoisbilingualmakeasensibledecision?

AWhenspeakinganativelanguage.B.Whenfeelingverydelighted.

C.Whenmakingarandomchoice.D.Whenspeakingaforeignlanguage.

50.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.LanguageDeterminesYourCharacter

B.ANewLanguage,ANewSelf

C.YouareWhatYouareSpeaking

D.MoreLanguages,BetterFuture

D

High-speedInternetaccessisprovidedbyfiber-opticcables（光纖電纜）.Infiber-opticsystems,lightsignalsare

carriedoverlongdistanceswithfiberscoveredbycables.Theyhaveexcellentperformance,buttheyalsohavetheir

ownproblems.Manypartsoftheworld-especiallyunderdevelopedareas-arenotabletoaffordtobuildfiber-

opticnetworks.ThispreventsmillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldfromhavingaccesstotheInternet.

AnewsystembeingtestedinIndiaandAfricaoffersapartialsolutiontothisproblem.Itwasdevelopedby

Alphabet.Likefiberoptics,thesystemuseslighttocarryhigh-speedInternetsignals.Butthelighttravelsasbeams

（光束）throughtheair,withouttheneedforfibersorcables.Thebeamscantransmit（傳輸）high-speeddatabetween

twopointswiththehelpofreceivingdevicesattachedtostructures.ThetechnologyiscalledFreeSpaceOptical

Communications（FSOC）.

TheprojectiscalledTaarausinganFSOCsystemtotransmithigh-speeddatasignalsbetweentwolarge

Africancities——BrazzavilleandKinshasa.Thetwocitiesareonly4.8kilometersapartfromeachother,separated

bytheCongoRiver.Thetransmissionofdatasignalsispossibleaslongasthereisadirectlineofsightbetweenthe

system'sreceivingdevices.

Thesystemcanbeaffectedbysomekindsofweather,likeheavyfog,orbybirdsorotheranimalsgettingclose

totheequipment.ButtheTaarateamsaysithasalreadymadeprogressinmakingthesystemadjusttosuch

environmentstoavoidanyserviceoutages.

Afterimprovingits"'pointingandtracking“equipmentforbeamconnectivityTaarasaidthelinkprovided

nearly700millionbytes（字節(jié)）ofdatain20dayswith99.9percentavailability.Itnotedthatthatamountofdata

wouldbeequaltothatofwatchingaFIFAWorldCupmatch270,000times.BarisErkmen,thedirectorofengineering

forTaara,hasreportedsimilarresultsintestsofthesysteminIndia.Hesaiditcouldn'texpecttosee"'perfect

reliability^^inthesystemthroughallkindsofweatherandconditions.However,headded,uWebelieveTaara,slinks

willcontinuetodeliversimilarperformanceandwillplayakeyroleinbringingfaster,moreaffordableconnectivity

topeoplelivinginthesecities.^^

51.Whatcanwesayaboutfiber-opticsystems?

A.Safeandadaptable.B.Complexbutpopular.

C.Demandingandreusable.D.Effectivebutexpensive.

52.Whafsthemaindifferencebetweenthefiber-opticsystemandtheFSOCsystem?

A.Theirsignalquality.B.Theircoveragearea.

C.Theirtransmissionspeed.D.Theirtransmissionmethod.

53.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“outages“inParagraph4mean?

A.Promotion.B.Updating.C.Failure.D.Exposure.

54.Whydoestheauthorpresentdatainthelastparagraph?

A.TodescribethecompetitiveWorldCupmatch.

B.ToshowthesuccessfulimprovementofTaara.

C.Toprovetheconvenienceofbeamconnectivity.

D.Tointroducetheperfectreliabilityofthesystem.

55.WhatisBarisErkmen'sattitudetowardsTaara?

A.Positive.B.Cautious.C.Doubtful.D.Concerned.

第五部分、閱讀表達(dá)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

閱讀短文，并按照題目要求用英語回答問題。

HunterShamattlosthiswalletwhilehewasonaFrontierAirlinesflightfromOmaha.Uponrealizingthathis

walletwaslost,hecontactedtheairlinetoseeifanyonehadturneditin,buttonoavail.Sincethewalletcontained

hisID,asignedpaycheck,hisdebitcard,and$60incash,he"'fearedtheworst”.

Shortlyaftertheflight,however,Hunterwassurprisedtoreceiveapackageinthemailfromananonymous(匿

名的)sender.Insidewashiswallet-alongwithanaddi