江苏省扬州中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考试题 英语 Word版含解析

江苏省扬州中学2023-2024学年第一学期月考试题高二英语2023.12 试卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟注意事项:1. 答题前, 考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚, 将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。

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第一部分：听力（共两节，满分24分）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 is the man going to do?A. Have a picnic.B. Go fishing.C. Take a drive.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The weather.B. Indoor activities.C. The woman’s illness.3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a bus station.B. At a train station.C. At an airport.4. What will the man do next?A. Put a job advertisement.B. Conduct an interview.C. Surf the Internet.5. Why does the man talk to the woman?A. To book a room.B. To confirm his flight.C. To reschedule a meeting.第二节（共11小题；每小题1.5分，满分16.5分）听下面4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至7题。

6. Which place will be cleaned today?A. The hallways.B. The front office.C. The cafeteria.7. What will the woman do next week?A. Hold a workshop.B. Design a schedule.C. Host a dinner.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What did the speakers just do?A. They practiced dancing together.B. They performed in a musical.C. They watched a show.9. What was the woman?A. A dancer.B. An actress.C. A musician.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What do we know about the jacket?A. It was unsuitable for the man.B. It was large for the man’s son.C. It was bought at a reduced price.11. What does the woman ask the man for?A. The jacket.B. The receipt.C. The credit card.12. What will the man do next week?A. Get his money back.B. Take a credit note.C. Visit the store again.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What did Paul do after he left school?A. He opened a shop.B. He did several different jobs.C. He got a job as a chef in a restaurant.14. What was Paul’s first restaurant job like?A. Difficult but beneficial.B. Boring but well-paid.C. Enjoyable but demanding.15. What does Paul’s current job involve?A. Managing the whole kitchen.B. Cooking every day.C. Assisting chefs.16. What does Paul think makes a restaurant successful?A. Inventing new dishes.B. Using quality food.C. Creating less stressful environment.第二部分阅读理解（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。

AIf you’re after a quick snap, if you’re out and about, here are a few brilliant instant cameras to choose from.Instax Mini 12Made by Fujifilm, the Instax Mini series of cameras is ideal for taking quick snaps and getting high-quality credited card sized photos. The Mini come with built-in flash, a close-up lens and selfie lens for taking those perfect shots. The camera comes in a range of bright colors, including sky blue and clay white.Polaroid GoFamous for their cameras, Polaroid still makes instant cameras in the modern day, with a classic look. The Go comes with autofocus as well as a self timer for effectively capturing the moment and producing quality Polaroid photographs for you to keep. It also comes in a range of funky colors, if all black or white isn’t your preference.Instax Mini EvoThe Mini Evo combined camera and printer is a compact device with a 28mm lens that’s capable of letting you review and edit photos before printing them. Also featured is a back 2.7-inch LCD screen for viewing what you’re shooting and the ability to print from your phone via Bluetooth.Instax Mini 40Coming just in a single but vintage black design, the Insax Mini 40 is a solid option for quick instant snaps, with a one-touch selfie mode and a more traditional looking camera, fixed with a 60mm lens. It’s also small enough to fit comfortably in your burn bag or pocket to take a quick snap if you’re out and about.17. What do Instax Mini 12 and Polaroid Go have in common?A. Both have selfie lens.B. Both have optional colors.C. Both are in small size.D. Both have a classic look18. If you wish to print photos in your smartphone through a camera, which model is suitable?A. Instax Mini 12.B. Polaroid Go.C. Instax Mini Evo.D. Instax Mini 4019. What is the unique feature of Instax Mini 40?A. The built-in flash.B. The photo-editing function.C. The autofocus function.D. The single black design.BGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed concerns that growing Chinese competition is a threat to the local automotive industry, while welcome Chinese carmakers to Europe’s largest auto show, IAA Mobility 2023, in Munich.The six-day event officially opened on Tuesday. Scholz said increased competition from China was good for the German auto industry. “Fair competition stimulates business. It is in the interest of consumers,” he said, “as Chinese electric vehicle companies showcased several new fully electric models, outshining some German automotive giants.” Competition should stimulate us on, not scare us.“The countries that have achieved great prosperity in the course of globalization, the workers there, have no less right and no less claim to the opportunities of modernity than we do,” Scholz said of China.“In the 1980s, it was said (that) Japanese cars would overrun the market. Twenty years later, it was cars made in South Korea and now supposedly Chineseelectric cars,” Scholz, who wore a black eye patch due to an injury from a jogging accident on Saturday, said.The German chancellor also expressed confidence in his country’s strengths. “There is no question about the international competitiveness of Germany as a car country,” he said, adding that “Germany is still the linchpin of the auto industry and will remain so.”Jun Jin, an auto industry expert, said the international market provides great opportunities for Chinese EV (电动汽车) makers, given their strength in technology and costs. “But this does not simply mean repeating their China success story; they need to succeed by adopting local practices,” Jun told China Daily.Chinese companies, he said, still count on exports and have a long way to go before manufacturing vehicles overseas, arranging global supply chains and improving services for local customers.20. How did Scholz view increased competition from China in auto industry?A. Scholz thought that Chinese competition is not a threat to the local auto industry.B. Scholz was not concerned about the competition from China in auto industry.C. Scholz thought increased competition was harmful to the German auto industry.D. Scholz thought that consumers of auto industry would be interested in the competition.21. What can we infer from Scholz’s words in the third paragraph?A. Developing countries has no right to achieve modernity.B. China has the equal right and claim to seek modernity.C. The workers in German has more opportunities than others.D. The course of globalization will favor developed countries more.22. What does the underlined word in the fifth paragraph mean?A. serious problemB. noticeable weaknessC. angry consumerD. key role23. What can we conclude from Jun Jin’s words?A. Chinese EV makers has no advantage in technology in international market.B. Chinese EV makers should adopt local practices in international market.C. Chinese companies still have a long way to go in manufacturing vehicles.D. Chinese companies is good at arranging global supply chains and services.CA growing body of research suggests that the gut microbiome (消化道菌群) could play a major role in a rising chronic disease that makes us physically weaker. The illness, which is commonly called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is characterized by intense fatigue, gastrointestinal (胃肠道的) issues, muscle pain, and cognitive challenges such as headaches and difficulty concentrating, among other symptoms. It often follows a viral infection which can lead to a “disruption” in a balanced gut ecosystem. Actually, an increasing number of Americans have been the sufferers since the outbreak of COVID-19.Two recent studies published in Cell Host &Microbe point to changes in the microbiome as a possible cause of CFS. Research groups at Columbia University and the Jackson Laboratory performed detailed analyses of the microbes in stool (粪便) samples from patients with CFS and compared them to healthy controls.The two groups found similar bacteria species were less present in CFS patients compared to control patients. They focused on bacteria that produce butyrate, a fatty acid involved in regulating metabolism and the immune system. “Butyrate plays several roles in directing the body’s response to infections, while also protecting the barrier between the intestine (肠) and the circulatory system, regulating genetic changes in cells, and more,” says Brent Williams, lead author on the Columbia study. Williams and his colleagues extensively analyzed the role of butyrate in CFS patients’ guts, even identifying a correlation between low levels of bacteria that produce this acid and more severe symptoms.Parallel findings from the Jackson Laboratory team suggest the bacteria thatproduce butyrate could be used to diagnose CFS. Previous research has identified microbiome issues in CFS patients, but the new findings help clarify which microbes could be related to the illness.More research on butyrate-producing bacteria and other species identified in the studies is necessary to investigate these potential biomarkers of CFS, the authors say. If the findings are replicated, specific gut bacteria could be used to diagnose the illness, which is currently identified based on symptoms alone.The findings additionally point toward possible treatments, such as probiotics or microbiome-focused diet adjustments—though patients who have been sick for long periods may require drugs that alleviate the damage done to their metabolism or immune system.24. What do we know about CFS?A. It is caused by COVID-19 only.B. It is an illness with systemic symptoms.C. It breaks the balance of the gut ecosystem.D. The number of the infected is on the decrease.25. How did the researcher carry out the recent studies?A. By controlling data.B. By identifying genes.C. By analyzing samples.D. By comparing symptoms.26. Which of the following is NOT the significance of the recent researches?A. Butyrate’s multiple functions are promoted.B. Targeted gut microbes may be used to diagnose CFS.C. Certain microbes responsible for CFS are narrowed down.D. Probiotics supplement with drugs can be a treatment for CFS.27. What is the text mainly about?A. Gut microbiome may be the key to CFS.B. Microbes help digest food and aid absorption.C. Man’s gut is a rich, diverse tropical rainforest.D. New method for diagnosing CFS is provided.DWho cares if people think wrongly that the internet has had more important influences than the washing machine? Why does it matter that people are more impressed by the most recent changes?It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of people’s opinions. However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.The fascination with the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) revolution, represented by the internet, has made some rich countries wrongly conclude that making things is so "yesterday" that they should try to live on ideas. This belief in "post-industrial society" has led those countries to neglect their manufacturing sector (制造业), with negative consequences for their economies.Even more worryingly, the fascination with the internet by people in rich countries has moved the international community to worry about the "digital divide" between the rich countries and the poor countries. This has led companies and individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and internet facilities. The question, however, is whether this is what the developing countries need the most. Perhaps giving money for those less fashionable things such as digging wells, extending electricity networks and making more affordable washing machines would have improved people’s lives more than giving every child a laptop computer or setting up internet centres in rural villages. I am not saying that those things are necessarily more important, but many donators have rushed into fancy programmes without carefully assessing the relative long-term costs and benefits of alternative uses of their money.In yet another example, a fascination with the new has led people to believe that the recent changes in the technologies of communications and transportation are so revolutionary that now we live in a "borderless world". As a result, in the last twenty years or so, many people have come to believe that whatever changeis happening today is the result of great technological progress, going against which will be like trying to turn the clock back. Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.Understanding technological trends is very important for correctly designing economic policies, both at the national and the international levels, and for making the right career choices at the individual level. However, our fascination with the latest, and our under-valuation of what has already become common, can, and has, led us in all sorts of wrong directions.28. Misjudgments on the influences of new technology can lead to .A. a lack of confidence in technologyB. a slow progress in technologyC. a conflict or public opinionsD. a waste of limited resources29. The example in Paragraph 4 suggests that donators should .A. take people’s essential needs into accountB. make their programmes attractive to peopleC. ensure that each child gets financial supportD. provide more affordable internet facilities30. What has led many governments to remove necessary regulations?A. Neglecting the impacts of technological advances.B. Believing that the world has become borderless.C. Ignoring the power of economic development.D. Over-emphasizing the role of international communication.31. What can we learn from the passage?A. People should be encouraged to make more donations.B. Traditional technology still has a place nowadays.C. Making right career choices is crucial to personal success.D. Economic policies should follow technological trends.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。