湖南省常德市临澧县第一中学2025-2026学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

临潭一中2025年下学期高二年级第四次阶段性检测试卷 英语 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束 后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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。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。 1.What time is the woman's appointment? A.At2:00 B.At3:00 C.At4:00. 2.What can we leam from the conversation? A.The woman doesn't like pear juice B.The man broke the juice bottle C.The man was looking for pear juice. 3.What will Mary do next? A.Go to the airport. B.Visit her uncle. C.Stay for lunch. 4.What will Jessie do this Sunday A.Have a picnic. B.Finish her homework. C.Take a part-time job. 5.When will the speakers meet? A.On Saturday afternoon. B.On Sunday morning. C.On Sunday afternoon. 第二节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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。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。 听下面一段对话，回答67小题。 6.Which service will the woman choose? A.Priority Mail Express. B.Priority Mail. C.Media Mail. 7.How much should the woman pay for the stamps? A.60 cents B.120 cents. C.180 cents. 听下面一段对话，回答8~10小题。 8.Why did Felix give up studying engineering? A.He didn't like the professor. B.He was badly treated by his classmates C.He had no confidence to learn it well. 9.What talent did Felix have? A.Managing a business. B.Communicating with others. C.Doing the accounts. 10.Where did Felix get a job? A.In Japan. B.In Canada. C.In the USA 听下面一段对话，回答11~13小题。 11.What's the most important in keeping fit? A.Never skipping meals B.Taking plenty of exercise. C.Having a good diet. 12.Which of the following is beneficial to health? A.Several glasses of wine a day. 2 B.Small amounts of protein. C.Too much fatty food. 13.What did the man advise the woman to give up? A.Sugar and coffee. B.Smoking. C.Whole grains. 听下面一段对话，回答14~17小题。 14.Who is the speaker probably talking to? A.Chinese teachers. B.School students. C.Newspaper reporters. 15.How many ways are mentioned about the benefit of learning Chinese well? A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. 16.What can contribute to respect and admiration? A.Rich cultural knowledge. B.Academic performance. C.Exciting and brilliant culture 17.What does the speaker mainly talk about? A.Who enjoys learning Chinese well. B.Why learning Chinese well matters. C.How you can learn Chinese well 听下面一段对话，回答18~20小题。 18.When will the rain stop completely A.By Thursday afternoon. B.By Wednesday evening. C.By tonight. 19.What does the speaker suggest listeners do? A.Be careful of the heavy fog. 3 B.Stay away from any emergency C.Keep away from beaches and the ocean. 20.What will the weather be like next week? A.Dry. B.Rainy. C.Foggy 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。 公 Secrets of the Thames:Mudlarking London's Lost Treasures London Museum Docklands/Until 1 March 2026/londonmuseum.org.uk Dig into thousands of years of London's hidden past through more than 350 weird and wonderful finds made by mudlarks along the foreshore of the Thames.Objects unearthed, including the three items shown here,range from Tudor hats to Viking daggers.A new exhibition at London Museum Docklands allows visitors to explore forgotten stories of the river,get hands -on with real discoveries,and watch live conservation in action. Austen and Turner:A Country House Encounter Harewood House,Leeds/Until 19 October 2025/harewood.org See Regency Britain through the eyes of Jane Austen and JMW Turner this spring amid the Palladian splendour of Harewood House.Marking 250 years since the birth of both creators,this exhibition pairs Turner's distinct landscapes with austen's sharp social commentary,exploring the role of the country house in art and society.Discover rare treasures including Austen's original Sanditon manuscript and early Turner watercolours -glimpses into the legacy of two cultural giants. The World of King James VI&I National Galleries of Scotland Portrait Edinburgh/Until 14 September 2025/nationalgalleies.org Step into the world of King James VI&I to admire royal portraits,jewels and garments.This exhibition explores his legacy as a ruler and unifier of the Scottish and English crowns.Immersive storytelling and stunning artefacts bring the Jacobean court to life,revealing how the king shaped politics,culture and identity across two nations. 21.What do the first and the third exhibitions have in common? 4 A.They are located in Scotland. B.They highlight royal influences. C.They explore hidden stories. D.They display historical treasures. 22.What can visitors do in Harewood House? A.Appreciate Turner's paintings and Austen's literary works. B.Encounter Tumer and Austen physically in the country house. C.Participate in the country house's 250th anniversary celebrations. D.Uncover two cultural gaints'shared interest in the country house. 23.Where is the text probably taken from? A.A history book. B.An art advertisement C.An academic journal. D.An exhibition brochure. 力 A high school math teacher at St.Mary's Academy in New Orleans,Michelle Blouin- Williams,set a school-wide math contest with a challenging bonus question.That bonus question asked students to create a new proof for the Pythagorean theorem(勾股定理)，a fundamental principle of geometry,using trigonometry(三角学)，which had been believed to be impossible for nearly 2,000 years. In December 2022,Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson,seniors at StMary's Academy, stepped up to the challenge.The 500 prize money was a motivating factor.After months of work, they submitted their proofs to their teachers.With the contest behind them,their teachers encouraged the students to present at a mathematics conference,and then to seek to publish their work.Amazingly,despite their impressive achievements,they insisted they were not math geniuses.When they set out to create a new Pythagorean theorem proof,they didn't know that for thousands of years,one using trigonometry was thought to be impossible. Calcea and NeKiya had studied geometry and some trigonometry when they started working on their proofs,but they said they didn't feel math was easy.As the contest went on,they spent almost all their free time developing their ideas."The garbage can was full of paper.If that didn't work,she would throw it in the trash,Cal Johnson,Calcea's.dad,said.Neliska Jackson,Ne' Kiya's mother,said that most of the time,her daughter's work was beyond her work. To document their work,math teachers at St.Mary's Academy submitted their proofs to an 5 American Mathematical Society conference in Atlanta."Our teacher approached us and asked us to actually present this,Ne'Kiya said."I was like,'Are you joking?But she wasn't.So we went,got up there and presented and it went well,and it blew up. Last year when Ne'Kiya and Calcea graduated,they entered universities.Now in the universities,they've been working on further proofs of the Pythagorean theorem and believe they have found five more proofs.However,neither one is pursuing a career in math."People might expect too much out of me if I become a mathematician,"Ne'Kiya said. 24.Why did Ne'Kiya and Calcea take up the challenge? A.They were talented in math. B.They were attracted by the prize. C.They thought it wasn't that hard. D.They were inspired by their parents. 25.What can we know about Ne'Kiya and Calcea? A.They did well in study in middle school. B.They were aiming to make history. C.They learnt much from their teachers. D.They had some academic foundation about math 26.How was NeKiya and Calcea's presentation at the conference? A.Interesting B.Complicated C.Successful. D.Imperfect. 27.What is the best title for the text? A.Two Students Solved A 2,000-year Math Puzzle. B.Trigonometry Can Prove The Pythagorean Theorem. C Two Geniuses Have Proven The Pythagorean Theorem. D.A Teacher Pushed Students To Create New Proofs. 6 C In order to learn about advanced scientific technology and ideas for fighting against desertification(沙漠化)，Rezaali Pakzad left Iran to study in Northwest China's Gansu province.He is a 27-year-old doctoral student at Lanzhou University,focusing on soil desertification control. In his view,Iran,like many countries faces environmental problems such as desertification.When he did field surveys and research in Minqin county,Gansu,he found that the local desertification characteristics were very similar to those of his hometown."Mingin is between two deserts.From being 'about to disappear'to being gradually green,the scientific and effective prevention and control methods of the Chinese government have greatly changed the county,and made me see the hope of improving the ecology in my hometown,"he says. He believes that China has certainly contributed to the global effort to combat desertification,and that the Chinese contribution is worth learning from.Through in-depth research in recent years,he has learned a lot about China's new technologies and new ideas for combating desertification. China has developed advanced technology models,which have introduced more green to deserts.Already among the top nations in the world in the field of combating desertification,China has shared its experience with other countries,carried out international consociation,and contributed to global desertification control. Rezaali also believes he has made progress during his five years of living and studying in China.He hopes to achieve a lot,at a high level,in his research field and to contribute to intemational exchanges and cooperation in desertification control."I want to be an 'ecological messenger'by spreading green ideas,"he says. 28.What is the similarity between Minqin and Rezaali's hometown? A.Ways to fight desertification. B.The features of desertification. C.The progress made in preventing desertification. D.The technology used in controlling desertification. 29.What's Rezaali's attitude towards China's methods of combating desertification? A.Unclear. B.Doubtful. C.Favorable. D.Objective. 30.What does the underlined word"consociation"mean in Paragraph 4? A.Contract. B.Cooperation. C.Commitment D.Contribution. 31.What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.He advocates an international lifestyle B.He wants to major in ecology in China. C.He will promote ecological protection. D.He is satisfied with what he has achieved. D A handful of small animal and human studies prove that consuming dairy products like milk and cheese before bed may help most people have a more restful night's sleep,though the reason why remains unclear. Most experts believe that milk promoting sleep may be related to chemical compounds,the men tal effects of this relaxed bedtime habit,or both. Most experts agree that milk's sleep-promoting possibility is likely related to specific chemical compounds,such as tryptophan(色氨酸)and melatonin(褪黑素)in milk which may help you fall asleep.Because the role of tryptophan and melatonin in sleep disorders is well established,most experts believe taking supplements of these compounds may reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression that can crop up at bed time. However,there's currently no evidence to suggest that a single glass of milk contains enough tryptophan or melatonin to significantly influence your body's natural production of elements 8 which help a person fall asleep fast or to independently treat a disordered sleeping pattern. Some professors,such as Clinten in Boston University,draw a theory and suspect that milk's potential role as a sleep aid has little to do with its nutritional composition and that it's instead more closely related to the mental effect of having a calming bedtime habit. Another theory is that drinking warm milk could subconsciously remind you of having milk at bedtime during your early childhood years.These soothing feelings may signal to your brain that it's time to sleep,making it easier to fall asleep peacefully. Still,there is not enough evidence to definitely prove any particular effects of developing a habit of drinking milk before bedtime,so more research is needed. 32.What can we know about the viewpoint that milk can promote sleep? A.Milk can only help animals fall asleep quickly. B.The reason why drinking milk can promote sleep has been found C.Everyone can fall asleep faster by drinking milk before going to sleep. D.The tryptophan and melatonin in milk may promote healthy sleep cycles. 33.According to the theory,Clinten thinks drinking milk before bedtime can A.Release nutritional composition. B.Add more anxiety and depression. C.Imply oneself that you should go to bed now with ease. D.Continue to develop the habit of drinking just like in your childhood. 34.Who is the intended readers? A.Tradesman who supply milk. B.People who suffer from wakefulness. C.Professors in Boston University. D.Children with a disordered sleeping habits. 35.What is the author's attitude towards the effects of the milk before bedtime? A.Doubtful B.Critical. C.Indifferent. D.Negative. 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。 Some pals and I were in the midst of a pinball competition at a bar the other night when the machine kept breaking down.We called over a very busy employee who's responsible for helping keep the place running.He put everything aside to fix our problematic pinball machine twice. (36) A couple of the guys immediately objected,saying the employee was just doing the job he was paid to do.I insisted and got the group to agree to the plan,although somewhat reluctantly My pinball fixer didn't stretch out his hand,but how many times have we run across those payment screens that suggest a 20%tip for being handed a sandwich we ordered? （37) There is data to back up the trend:66%of American adults have a negative view of tipping,and 32%say they're sick of those payment-screen hints,according to a recent Bankrate survey. (38) I admit there are times I suspect the tipping thing has gone too far-say,when I'm at a self-checkout line and there's still request to leave something extra.But I'm generally willing to err on the side of caution:If someone is expecting a tip,I'll assume they have financial reasons to do so.(39) Plus,tipping is good karma(因果报应).It's always worth it to tip in unexpected situations -ones that don't necessarily involve a hint on a payment screen.(40) He was so grateful for the$10 tip that later that night,he rewarded our group with well more than $10 in free tokens (代金券)for future play.. So next time,there must be no arguments with my friends when times come to tip. A.This leads to what's been called "tipping fatigue". B.So,why am I willing to go against the trend and say yes? C.What is the underly ing reason behind this growing trend? D.I suggested we tip him$10 and split the tip among all of us. E.Guess what happened next with my pinball-machine fixer at the bar? F.One dollar or two won't make or break me,but it can possibly help with their rent. G.If they earn far below the minimum wage,employers must make up the difference. 10