2024—2025學(xué)年山東省德州市萬(wàn)隆中英文高級(jí)中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期12月月考英語(yǔ)試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)TheViennaPhilharmonicNewYear’sConcertsAsinyearspast,theViennaPhilharmonicwillsendpeopleallovertheworldaNewYear’sgreetingthroughmusicinthespiritofhope,friendshipandpeace.TicketstothethreetraditionalconcertsoftheViennaPhilharmonic—thePreviewPerformance(December30),theNewYear’sEveConcert(December31),andtheNewYear’sConcert(January1)—areinextremelyhighdemandeveryyear.ApplicationsTicketstothethreeconcertsaredrawnlots(抽簽)ontheViennaPhilharmonicwebsite.Inthisway,musicloversfromallovertheworldhaveanequalchancetopurchasethesehighlydesiredtickets.BetweenFebruary1stand28th,applicationswillbeacceptedtotakepartinthedrawing.Requestssubmittedthroughthepostalsystem,bye-mailorbyanyothermeanswillnotbeconsidered.Registerauseraccount,loginandtheninthe“MyAccount”sectionenterthedesiredticketsunderthe“NewYear’sConcertsTicketDrawing”.InMarch,allparticipantswillbeinformedoftheresultsofthedrawinginthe“MyAccount”areabye-mail.TicketsTheticketpricesrangebetween€35and€1,200fortheNewYear’sConcert,€25and€860fortheNewYear’sEveConcert,and€20and€495forthePreviewPerformance.Youcanmakeoneapplicationforeachofthethreeconcerts.FortheNewYear’sConcertyoucanapplyforuptotwotickets.ForNewYear’sEveConcertandthePreviewPerformanceeachyoucanapplyforuptofourtickets.Notices●Theconductorandtheprogramarethesameforallthethreeconcerts.●AnapplicationmadeonFebruary1sthasthesamechanceasanapplicationmadeonFebruary28th.●Shouldyouhavefurtherquestions,pleasevisittheFrequentlyAskedQuestionsaboutNewYear’sConcerts.1.WhatmightafanoftheViennaPhilharmonicdoontheNewYear’sday?

A．Payfortheirconcerttickets.B．EnjoytheNewYear’sEveConcert.C．Applyforaticketonthewebsite.D．AppreciatetheNewYear’sConcert.2.Howcanyougetticketsfortheconcerts?

A．Byplacinganordertoticketoffice.B．Byjoiningthedrawnlots.C．ByvisitingtheHelpCenter.D．Byapplyingonthespot.3.Howmanyticketscanyouapplyforonceatmost?

A．Four.B．Six.C．Eight.D．Ten.(★★★)Iamafirmbelieverthatthepainisalmostgonebutthefeelingofsuccesswillstayforever.Iwasamongthe38,000runnerswhoparticipatedinthemarathon,thelargesteventofitskindinAsia.Whatmademedecidetoparticipateinthemarathonwasbecauseoftheinsistenceofmywife,whohadrunthehalf-marathonpreviously.Thisyear,shewantedmetoparticipatealongwithher.Unexpectedly,herapplicationgotrejectedwhileminegotaccepted.ThoughIhadbeenintofitnesstrainingbefore,itseemedtobeadauntingtasktorun21km.Istartedtrainingabout10weeksbeforetheday.Ihadmadeupmymindtofinishtherun.SoItriedmybesttoaccommodatetrainingintomybusyschedulewheneverIcould.What’smore,Irememberedthatfourweeksintomytraining,myshoeswereworn.Isearchedandhuntedandliterallyspentafortuneonanewpairofshoes.However,rightonthefirstdayofrunningwiththem,Ifeltthattheywerenotforme.Ipreserved,thinkingthatmydiscomfortwasbecausetheshoeswerenew.Eventually,Igaveuponthem.Ieventriedlookingforanothernewpairofshoes,butcouldn’tfindthatwereascomfortableasmyoldones.Finally,on16thJanuary2011,Iranandcompletedthehalf-marathon.AndIdiditinmyoldshoes.Now,whenIthinkaboutit,itallseemssoeasy.AllIhadtodowastopicturecompletingtheruningoodtimeinmymind.WhatIhavelearnedfromtheexperienceisthatcompletingamarathonislikeanyothergoalinlife—largelyamind-over-matterphenomenon.Inotherwords,unlessyoubelieveyoucanreachyourgoal,you’velostevenbeforeyoubegin.Nodoubt,factorssuchashardwork,experienceandtalenthelptoagreaterorlesserdegree.Butwithoutyourbeliefthatyouwillgetthere,everygoalremainsdifficulttoachieve.4.Whydidthewriterparticipateinthemarathonatfirst?

A．Itwasthelargesteventofitskind.B．Hehadrunthehalf-marathonbefore.C．Hiscoachinspiredhimtohaveatry.D．Hiswifeinsistedonhimparticipating.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A．Thewriterwentallouttodohistraining.B．Thewriterwasthebestcompetitor.C．Thewriter’sfitnesswaslittlehelptohim.D．Thewriter’soldshoeswereveryexpensive.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“amind-over-matterphenomenon”meaninparagraph6?

A．Winningamarathondependsonstrictrulesratherthanshoes.B．Confidenceisthekeyfactorinamarathonintheauthor’sview.C．Itwouldbeeasytowinamarathonifyouhaveessentialshoes.D．Beliefcanensureyoutosucceedinamarathonsoonerorlater.7.Whatkindofpersonistheauthoraccordingtothetext?

A．Humorousandcautious.B．Perseverantandthoughtful.C．Considerateandmodest.D．Ambitiousandadaptable.(★★★)Imaginebeingabletogotoyourlocalparkandpicksometomatoes,potatoesorevenbananastotakehomefordinner.Soundstoogoodtobetrue,right?ForresidentsofAndernach,aGermancity,it’snotjustadream—it’stheirreality.In2010,Andernachbeganits“ediblecity”project,planting101varietiesoftomatoesinpublicgreenspacesaroundthecitycentre.Its30,000residentsarefreetohelpthemselvestowhatevergrows,asareanyothervisitors.Everyyearanewtypeofplantisintroduced.In2011,100typesofbeanswereplanted,while2012sawtheintroductionof20onionvarieties.Thetown’smotto(座右銘)is,“Pickingisencouraged—helpyourself!”It’sacommunityeffort,aslocalcitizensareencouragedtohelpplantandmaintainthegardens.Thisoffersanopportunitytosocializeaswellastolearnaboutplanting,cultivatingandharvestingfood.“IoftendropbytopicksomeherbsthatI’mmissingathome.Everythingiseasilyaccessible.Therearen’tanyfences.Youjusttakewhatyouneed.Theonlythingisyouhavetobequickoncethefruitsareripeorthey’llallbegone!”saidalocalhistorian.Andernachmaybethefirst,butitisn’ttheonlyediblecity.It’spartoftheEdibleCitiesNetwork,anEU-fundedprojectconnectinggreenurbanfoodinitiatives(倡議)aroundtheworld.OtherediblecitiesincludeCarthageinTunisia,HavanainCubaand?empeter-VrtojbainSlovenia.InFebruary2022,thefirstEdibleCitiesNetworkConferencetookplace.Dr.InaS?umel,PrincipalInvestigatoroftheEdibleCitiesNetwork,calledit,“auniqueopportunitytoinviteresearchersandpractitioners(從業(yè)人員)ofEdibleCitySolutionstothesametableandunitetheorywithpractice”.Ultimately,theEdibleCitiesNetworkaimstocreate“greener,moreedibleand,aboveall,morelivablecities”.Itisaresponsetothepressuresofclimatechange,andacauseforhope.8.Whatisparagraph1mainlyabout?

A．TheprocessofAndernach’sgrowth.B．ThegreenfoodprojectinAndernach.C．MethodsofplantingvegetablesinEurope.D．ThepopularityofAndernach’scitydesign.9.Whatistheattitudeofthelocalhistorianmentionedinparagraph2towardstheproject?

A．Doubtful.B．Indifferent.C．Positive.D．Negative.10.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?

A．Greenurbanfoodhasdrawnmoreattention.B．Germanruralareaswillfollowthetrendtoo.C．AsiawilljointheEdibleCitiesNetworksoon.D．Ediblecitiesholdmeetingsonaregularbase.11.WhatistheultimategoalofbuildingEdibleCitiesNetwork?

A．Tomakealimitedprofit.B．Toprovideenoughfood.C．Tocreatehappyurbanlife.D．Tohandleclimatechange(★★)EmergencyMaskPod(面罩艙)isaplastic,3D-printedandfootball-shapedcasethatcontainsamaskthatprotectsthelungsofsomeonetrappedinafireuntiltheywererescued.AlexisgottheideafortheEmergencyMaskPodafterhearingthatamotherhadthrownherbabyoutofthesecondfloorwindowoftheirsmoke-filledapartmentduringafireinthebuilding.Thefamilywastrappedintheirapartmentbythesmoke.Alexiswonderedwhethertherewasameansforpeoplewaitingoutside,suchasneighborsandfirstresponders,todeliversmokemaskstopeopletrappedinthesecondfloorsofburningbuildings.Herresearchshowedthattherewasnosuchdeliverysystem,soAlexissetabouttoinventone.First,shefoundasmall,lightweightsmokemask.Thenextstepwastodevelopawaytolaunchorthrowthemaskupintoanopensecond-storywindow.Alexisbuiltseveraldifferentpods,whichweretestedbylocalfirefighters.Eachpodwascastintoasecondstorywindowmorethan290timesbyatotalof37firefighters.Thefootball-shapedpod,whichAlexisprintedonherMakerBot3Dprinter,wastheclearwinner,withanaccuracyrateofover70percent.ThefirefighterstestingtheEmergencyMaskPodtoldherthatitisneededbyfirefightersarrivingatthesceneofafire.TheytoldAlexisthatwhentheyfindpeopletrappedinside,theywishtheycouldgivethemsomeformofreliefsotheycanbreathesafelywhilefirefighterstrytoreachthem.Asmokedeliverysystemcouldbeusedtoprovidethatrelief.TheEmergencyMaskPodrequiresnospecialequipment,training,orpermits;peopleatthesceneofafirecouldhelpfirevictims(受害者)trappedinsidesmokyroomswithouthesitation.EMTs,policeofficers,andfirefighterscouldkeepthemaskandEMPodintheirvehiclesandapartmentcomplexescouldstoretheminapproachableplaceslikecommunitycenters.Themaskcouldeasilyberetrievedbyvictimsandputon,givingthemprecioustimeforfirefighterstorescuethemandpotentiallysavinghundredsorthousandsoflives.12.WhyistheEmergencyMaskPodinvented?

A．Toimprovethedesignofsmokemasks.B．Toprovideawaytodeliversmokemasks.C．Tohelpfirefighterspracticethrowingskills.D．Toprotectfirstresponders’eyesfromsmoke.13.HowdidAlexistesttheeffectivenessofdifferentpods?

A．Byburningtheminthelocalfiredepartments.B．Bystudyingdifferentmaterialsformakingpods.C．Bydoingasurveyofpeopletrappedinafirebefore.D．Byhavingfirefightersthrowthemintowindowsmanytimes.14.Whichwordisclosestinmeaningto“retrieved”inthelastparagraph?

A．Returned.B．Accessed.C．Relieved.D．Launched.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．SurvivingtheFlame:NewRescueSkillsB．SmokeandMasks:TheFutureofFireSafetyC．ALifelinethroughtheSmoke:TheMaskPodD．BreakingthroughBarriers:Firefighters’Creations(★★★)Everynewexerciseroutinecomesanewriskofinjury,whetherit’sinjuringamusclefromliftingordevelopingkneepainfromrunning.Somepeopleareunwillingtoexerciseforfearofinjury.16Thereareestimated8.6millionsports-relatedinjurieseachyearinAmerica.However,withtherightmethods,youcandevelopawell-roundedexerciseroutine,onethatenlargesthebenefitswhilereducingtheriskofinjury.17Oneverycommonissueinrunnersiskneepain,whichisoftencalled“runner’sknee.”Topreventit,forsomepeople,it’susefultowarmupbeforerunning.Anothercommonoveruseinjuryamongrunnersisstressfractures(骨折).Thisoftenhappenswhenarunnertriestoaddtoomanymilestooquickly,withouttakingenoughrestdays.Bothoftheseinjuriestendtohappenbecauserunnersdidsomethingoutoftheordinarycomparedtowhattheyweretrainedtodo.Takerestdays,buildupyourmileage(里程)graduallyandcombineregularstrengthtraining.18Aswithotherinjuries,theriskincreasestowardtheendofaworkout.It’sveryessentialtolistentoyourbody.19Whenitcomestomakingprogressinaworkoutroutine,continuousexercisewithagradualprogressionisstronglyrecommended.Exercisecanputsomeoneatriskofinjury.20Thereshouldbeabalancebetweenpushingyourselftogetbetterandpushingyourselftowardaninjury.Soencourageyourselftodosomethingthatyouareconfidentindoing.

A．Thesefearsarebasedonfacts.B．Turntoamixtureofsportsdoctors.C．Thistypeofexercisecanincreasetheriskofinjury.D．Therefore,theriskofhurtingyourselfwilldecrease.E．Butnotexercisingputssomeoneatriskofpoorhealth.F．Adjustintime,especiallywhentirednessstartstoaffectyourform.G．Runnersmaycomeacrosstwomainsortsofinjuriesrelatedtooveruse.二、完形填空(★★★)Billworkedatthelocalsupermarket.Althoughhewaslegallyblind,Billliveda(n)_________life.Hewalkedsixmilesandtwohoursto_________inanykindofweather.However,thatall_________thedayakindandhelpfulwomanstoppedandgavehima_________.Onacoldmorning,Christywas_________homefromherchildren’sschool.ShenoticedBilland_________.Shesmiledathimand_________todrivehimhome.LearningBill’s_________,Christybegantodrivehimtoworkwhenevershecould.Buthercarsometimesbrokedownandneeded_________.Therefore,shestartedanonlinegrouptoseekother__________whocouldgiveBillalift.Hergroupsoon__________overathousandmemberswhowantedtokeepaneyeoutforthemanwalkingatsunsetorsunrise.ChrisPuckett,thelocalownerofacarcompany,wantedto__________avehicletoBill.BillfeltextremelygratefultoChrisPuckettbut__________turneddownhisoffer.AfterknowingChristy’scar’s__________,ChrisPuckettdecidedtogivethecartoChristytopassonthe__________.“Treatothersthewayyouwouldwanttobetreated.Whenyouseeaneed,fillitifpossible!”Christywroteonherpage.21.A．independentB．lonelyC．easyD．normal22.A．struggleB．relaxC．exerciseD．work23.A．followedB．happenedC．changedD．mattered24.A．callB．rideC．lessonD．shot25.A．returningB．walkingC．stayingD．biking26.A．cheeredupB．gaveupC．pulledupD．showedup27.A．demandedB．triedC．a(chǎn)greedD．offered28.A．a(chǎn)dventureB．storyC．a(chǎn)ccidentD．job29.A．repairsB．helpC．decorationsD．improvement30.A．workersB．passengersC．volunteersD．colleagues31.A．a(chǎn)skedB．persuadedC．a(chǎn)dvisedD．a(chǎn)ttracted32.A．a(chǎn)pplyB．donateC．devoteD．take33.A．immediatelyB．readilyC．firmlyD．confidently34.A．conditionB．priceC．qualityD．a(chǎn)ppearance35.A．traditionB．kindnessC．experienceD．duty三、語(yǔ)法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Sichuancuisine,36wasdevelopedasearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC—AD24),developedquicklyduringtheTangDynasty(618—907)andtheSongDynasty(960—1279)andiscelebratedintheworksoftheancientChinese37(poet)DuFuandLuYou.Inrecognitionofthathistory,in2010,theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)namedChengdua“CityofGastronomy”,38(make)thecapitalofSouthwestChina’sSichuanprovincethefirstcityinAsiatobeaccordedthathonor.WhenmodernSichuancuisinewastakingshapemorethanthreecenturiesago,chillipeppers(辣椒)fromAmerica39(introduce)totheregion—aningredientthatgivesSichuandishestheirdistinctivecharactertothisday.Accordingtoalocalguidebook40(publish)in1909,thechillipeppersareusedveryfrequentlyin1,328Sichuan-stylerecipesinthebook.Inrecentyears,asChengduhasenhanced41(it)imageontheworldstageasthebirthplaceanddevelopmentcenterofSichuancuisine,thecity’sspecialtyhasalsobecomemorepopular42(global),showcasingitscharmandvitalityininternationalexchanges.Formanyforeignpoliticalfiguresandcelebrities,“interaction”withSichuancuisineis43must-haveexperience.WhenDavidCameronwasserving44primeministeroftheUnitedKingdom,hevisitedChengduspecifically45(enjoy)Sichuanteaandhotpot.四、書(shū)信寫(xiě)作(★★★)46.假定你是校英文報(bào)編輯李華，近期組織校報(bào)記者周末采訪外教Smith教授，請(qǐng)給各位記者發(fā)一份電子郵件，告知有關(guān)情況，內(nèi)容包括：1.采訪時(shí)間；2.采訪內(nèi)容。注意：1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Dearreporters,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書(shū)面表達(dá)(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。WhenIwassevenyearsold,myfamilymovedfromMexicotoAmerica.InMexico,Iwasacheerfulgirlwholovedmakingpeoplelaughwithmyjokesandinventingfungamestoplaywithmyfriends.However,whenIarrivedinAmerica,Ifoundithardtofitin,andIbecamequieter.Welivedinasmallhousewithamodestyardwherewegrewvegetables—myresponsibility.WhileItookprideinwatchingthemgrow,thereweretimeswhenIdreamedofhavingabeautifulgardenlikemyschoolmateLuella’s,withitsdelicatetulips(郁金香).AlthoughLuellalivedinthesameneighborhoodasme,webarelykneweachother.ItwasafteratornadothatLuellaandIfinallybecameclosefriends.ThetornadostruckonaSundayafternoon.Thegentlebreezetransformedintoastrongwind,andthickgraycloudsfilledthesky.Gradually,thetornadotookshape,startingasathinropeandgrowingintoalargeblackfunnel(漏斗).Myentirefamilygatheredinthebathroom,see