2023-2024上学期承德市重点高中联谊校高二年级12月份联考
英语试题
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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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
对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatwillthemandothisevening
A.Watchamovie.
B.Dosometraining.
C.Watchabasketballgame.
2.Wherewillthewomangofirst
A.Toapostoffice.B.Toapark.C.Toapetshop.
3.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing
A.Whethertoholdasurpriseparty.
B.Whentovisittheirgrandparents.
C.WhatpresenttobuyforLily.
4.HowdoesSarahsound
A.Relieved.B.Anxious.C.Considerate.
5.Whichsportdoesthewomandislike
A.Thehighjump.B.Thelongjump.C.The800-meterrace.
第二节（共15小题海小题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
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.WhatisNancy9snationality
A.Canadian.B.Malaysian.C.Thai.
7.HowdoesBengotoschooleveryday
A.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Bysubway.
听第7段材料：回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdayisittoday
A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.
9.WhywillthemancallSarah
A.Shemaygocyclingwithhim.
B.Shecanhelpthewomanwiththepaper.
C.Shewillalsogotothecountrytomorrow.
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听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo
A.Waitforsomemoredays.
B.Transporttheproductsearlier.
C.Advertisethegoodsinadvance.
11.Howlongwillthethird-partytestingtake
A.About10days.B.About14days.C.About20days.
12.Howwillonefifthofthegoodsbedeliveredfirst
A.Bysea.B.Byrail.C.Byplane.
13.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'splanatlast
AIt'sreasonable.B.Ifsimpractical.CIt'sstrange.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.WhatdoesIsabellalooklike
A.Shehaslongstraightredhair.
B.Shehasmedium-lengthhair.
C.Shehaslongblackhair.
15.WhoisIsabella
A.Amodel.B.Asinger.C.Astudent.
16.Whatdoesthemanhearofforthefirsttime
A.Italianpizza.B.Focaccia.C.Gelato.
17.Whatarethespeakerslikelytodonext
A.TalkwithIsabella.
B.Buysomehotdogs.
C.GotoMary'sBar.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Howdidthespeakerfeelatfirst
A.Bored.B.Cheerful.C.Puzzled.
19.WhatwasJohnnydoingwhenthespeakerwentdownstairs
A.Changinghisclothes.B.Chasingthechickens.C.Readinganewspaper.
20.Whydidthespeaker'sfatherasktheboytofeedthechickens
A.Torewardtheboy.B.Tohelptheboy.C.TofireJohnny.
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。
LondonandParisaretwoofEurope'sbiggesttouristdestinations,justafewhoursaway
fromeachotherbyroadorrailandanhour'sdistancebyair.Whataboutthetrain-ferry
combinationthatmanyrecallfondlyfromtheirchildhoodsWell,thoughifsbudget-saving,this
optionistootime-consumingtoday,sobetterleaveittoyourmemories.SincetheUKisnotpart
theSchengenArea,passengersneedtogothroughpassportcontrolpriortoboarding.
Airtrips
ThoughflyingbetweenLondonandParisisbynomeansrecommended,therearestillafew
peopletravelingbetweenthetwodynamiccitiesbyair.Averylowone-wayfareispossible
throughadvancedbooking,butofcourseit'srare,andthatdoesn'tincludethetaxiandrailfares
travelingtoandfromtheairports.
*One-wayfaresfromPariscanbeaslowas49；
*FromLondon,AirFranceflieswithfaresaslowas￡39（46）,andBritishAirwaysas
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lowas￡48（56）.
Railtrips
TheonlydirecttrainbetweenLondonandParisistheEurostar,whichtravels15-17times
perweekday.Eurostar's2015editiontrainscanmakethejourneyintwohoursatspeedsofupto
320km/h.Besides,theyoffergoodseatingspace.
*Faresbeginatareasonable￡58（68）,roundtrip；
*Theearlieryoubook,themoreyousave.
Bustrips
ThebusisbyfartheleastexpensiveandlongestwaytotravelbetweenParisandLondon.
EurolinesandOUIBUSaretwomajorbuslinestravelingbetweenthetwocapitals.Thejourney
takesbetweensevenandninehours.BothlinesadvertisefreeWi-Fi.
*One-wayEurolinesfaresbeginat15；
*One-wayOUIBUSfaresbeginat15too,butearlybirdsalescanevenlowerthefare.
21.Whichwayisprobablythecheapestforaroundtrip
A.Bytrain-ferry.B.Byair.
CByrail.D.Bybus.
22.Whatspecialservicedoesthebustripprovide
A.Freebooking.B.Taxipickup.
C.Goodseatingspace.D.FreeWi-Fi.
23.Whatdothetripshaveincommonwitheachother
A.Therearedifferentcompetingcompanies.
B.Theyarecheaperifbookedaheadoftime.
C.TheyaremoreexpensivefromtheParisend.
D.Therearestilladditionalfeestobeincluded.
B
Bymymid-20s,I'dfinishedmymasterinpsychology,andIwasworkinginDublinasa
healthresearcher.Itwasmostlydataandstatisticswork,whichinvolvedstaringatascreen.I
wasearningmorethanmostofmyfriends,livingthecitylife,goingoutatweekends.Ihada
goodpension（养老金）andannualleavebutitcausedalotofanxietyandworry.Iwasreally
unhappy.
IwantedtogetbacktofeelingpassionateaboutsomethingsoIstartedthinkingaboutthe
thingsIusedtolove.Asachild,I'dalwaysbeeninvolvedintheoutdoors,andIusedtolove
hikingbutallthathadstoppedaftersecondaryschool.Idecidedtovolunteerwithalocalyouth
groupandwithinamonth,Fdgonecampingwiththem.Iabsolutelylovedit.Itwaslike
switchingonalightbulb.ThiswaswhatFdbeenmissing.
Istartedtakingcoursesinmountainskillsandwildernessfirstaid,andbyAugustIwas
workingmyusualjobintheweek,andIwasaclimbingclubleaderatweekends.Iloved
connectingwithnature,connectingwithotherpeople.
Throughallthis,Ilearntaboutthewholefieldofnature-basedtherapies（疗法）.Itwas
theperfectfittocombinemypsychologybackgroundwithmypassionfortheoutdoors.Ibegan
takingcoursesinwildtherapy,forestbathingandecopsychology.Ileftmygovernmentjoband
inJuly2020IlaunchedmybusinessNatureTherapyIreland,whichisboomingnow.
FdthoughtFdalwaysliveinacitybutlastyear,ImovedtoTipperarytoliveatthefootof
amountain,surroundedbynature.IfI'mfeelingstressed,Icanstepoutsideinmybarefeet
andstandonthegrasstogroundmyself.InDublin,thefrontdoorfeltlikeabarrier-Ihadto
havemykeys,myphone,myjacketbeforeIcouldevengooutandfindagreenspace.Mylife
inowisleadingnatureconnectionhikesandforestbathingwalks.Mysalaryhashalvedforthe
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momentbutFveadjusted.Pveneverlookedback.
24.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherjobinDublin
A.Stressful.B.Valueless.C.Insecure.D.Boring.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2mean
A.Sheenjoyedhervoluntarywork.
B.Sherealizedwhatshereallyloved.
C.Recallingthepastmadeherhappy.
D.Abrightfuturewasinstoreforher.
26.WhatdrovetheauthortolaunchherbusinessNatureTherapyIreland
A.Heradventurousexperience.
B.Herleadershipandbackground.
C.Herconnectionwithotherpeople.
D.Hermajorandpassionfornature.
27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofherlifenow
A.Demanding.B.Inconvenient.C.Satisfactory.D.Regrettable.
C
Alotofbusinessesarestartedbypeoplewhohavehobbiesorspecialtalentsandwantto
turntheseinterestsintoabusiness.Butswitchingfromahobbytoarealbusinessrequires
businessknow-howandinvestments,whichstopsmanypeople.However,anincreasingnumber
ofambitiousbusinessownershavefoundawaytotakeafirststep.Theyaretakingtheirdreams
andtalentsontheroad—invans（小货车）andlorries,andevenhorsetrucks.
Beginningonasmallscalehasitsadvantages,themostimportantofwhichistherelatively
modestsizeofstart-upcosts.Thesecosts,whichconsistprimarilyofthevehicleandany
requiredequipment,usuallycometoaboutonly￡5,000-￡10,000.Withsuchtightly
controlledcosts,mobilebusinessesoftenbreakeveninayearortwo；incontrast,success
comestobrick-and-mortarbusinessesmuchmoreslowly,andtheyoftenfailwithinthefirsttwo
years.Inshort,mobilebusinessesarerelativelylow-risk.
Thefirstenterpriserstodothishavebeeninthefoodbusiness.Themobilefoodvendor
（小贩）trendintheUSandEuropehasspreadtootherpartsoftheglobe.Thesuccessofthese
streetfoodvanshasinspiredotherenterpriserstoconsiderstartingoutonwheels.
UKenterpriserscouldtakeinspirationfromtheUSwhere,today,therearevehiclesthat
sellflowers,shoes,clothesandallkindsofspecialtyfooditems.Thereaiealsomobile
businessesthatprovideservices,suchashairstyling,petgroomingandrepairofhigh-tech
devices.Mobileretail（零售）isnotwithoutproblems,however.Weather,theincreasingprice
offuel,andjustfindingaplacetosetupareallchallengesthatmobileenterprisershavetodeal
with.Thesebusinessowners,however,feeltheadvantagesoutweighthedisadvantages.Inthe
US,themobilefoodbusinessalonegeneratesanaverageannualincomeof$857million.
Onceconvincedthattheirbusinesshasachievedenoughsuccess,somesuccessfulmobile
enterprisersmoveontoabrick-and-mortarbusiness.Othersaresatisfiedtostaymobile.As
stand-alonebusinessesorasextensionsofshops,mobileretailhashugefuturepotentialinthese
economictimes.
28.Whafsthemajorcausefortheriseofmobilebusiness
A.Highprofit.B.Stronginterest.
C.Lowinvestment.DConvenienttransport.
29.Howdoestheauthorprovetheadvantagesofmobilebusinessinparagraph2
A.Byquotingafamoussaying.B.Bygivinganexample.
C.Byprovidinganexplanation.D.Bymakingacomparison.
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30.Whatcanweknowaboutmobilebusiness
A.Foodbusinessisthebiggestmobilebusiness.
B.MobilebusinessinUKinvolvesallwalksoflife.
C.Weatherbringsthemostchallengetomobileenterprisers.
D.Mobileenterprisersoftenmovetobrick-and-mortarbusinesses.
31.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefutureofmobilebusiness
A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Unconcerned.D.Neutral.
D
Weareallawareofthedamagingpollutionthafscreatedbydrivingpetrolanddiesel（柴
油）vehicles.Manyoftheworld'scitiesareblockedwithtraffic,creatingfumescontaining
gasessuchasnitrogenoxides.Thesolutionforacleaner,greenerfuturecouldbeelectric
vehicles.ButhowoptimisticshouldwebeTherewasmuchexcitementlastyearwhentheUK
governmentannounceditwillbanthesaleofnewpetrolanddieselcarsfrom2030.Butisthat
easiersaidthandone
Theroadtoglobaltrafficbeingtotallyelectricisstillalongwayoff.Currently,batterylife
isanissue-afullychargedbatterywon'ttakeyouasfarasafulltankofpetrol.Therearealso
limitednumbersofchargingpointstopluganelectricvehicle（EV）into.Ofcourse,technology
isalwaysimproving.Someofthebiggesttechcompanies,likeGoogleandTesla,arespending
hugeamountsofmoneydevelopingelectriccars.Andmostofthebigcarproducersarenow
makingthemtoo.ColinHerron,aconsultantonlow-carbonvehicletechnology,toldtheBBC：
“Thebigleapforwardwillcomewithsolidstatebatteries,whichwillappearfirstinmobile
phonesandlaptopsbeforetheyprogresstocars.nThesewillchargemorequicklyandgivecars
abiggerrange.Costisanotherissuethatmaydiscouragepeopleswitchingtoelectricpower.But
somecountriesofferincentive,suchascuttingpricesbyreducingimporttaxes,andnot
chargingforroadtaxandparking.Somealsoprovidespeciallanesforelectriccarstobedriven
on,overtakingtraditionalcarswhichmightbestuckinjams.
ThesekindsofmeasureshavemadeNorwaythecountrywiththemostelectriccarsper
capita（人均）atmorethanthirtyelectriccarsper1000inhabitants.ButColinHerronwarns
thatelectricmotoring”doesn'tmeanazero-carbonfuture."It'semission-freemotoring,but
thecarhastobebuilt,thebatteryhastobebuilt,andtheelectricitydoescomefrom
somewhere.vMaybeifstimetothinkaboutmakingfewerjourneysorusingpublictransport.
32.Whatcanweinferfromthequestionattheendofparagraph1
A.Weshouldnotbetoooptimisticaboutthefuture.
B.Electricvehiclesmaynotsolvethetrafficproblems.
C.Ifsnotagoodideatoreplacepetrolvehicleswithelectricones.
D.Itisnoteasytoobtainagreenerfuturebymeansofelectricvehicles.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incentive"inparagraph2mean
A.Reward.B.Advantage.
C.Encouragement.D.Privilege.
34.Howmanybarriersareontheroadtoglobaltrafficbeingtotallyelectric
A.2.B.3.C.4.D,5.
35.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext
A.TotalElectricTraffic：aLongWaytoGo
B.ElectricVehicles：aRoadtoaGreenerFuture
C.PetrolandDieselVehicles：MainSourcesofGases
D.ElectricPowerorPetrol：aToughDecisiontoMake
英语试题第5页（共8页）
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。
Howtocommunicatecomplexinformation
Didyoueverhavetoreadapresentationwhereyoufeltlikeyou'relostinconfusingterms,
dataandconceptsAreyougivingothersthissameexperience36Buttherearewaysyou
cansimplifyyourpresentationandreengageyouraudience.Here'showyoucangetcomplex
informationacross.
Useinteractivecontent.Itgetsthereadersmoreinvolvedinyourpresentationbyletting
themplayanactivepart.37Beyondthat,questionnairesandchatbotsprovidepersonalized
andspecificanswerstoreadersaspartofyourpresentation.Makingyourpresentationinteractive
usedtobehard,butnowyoucanjustuseStorydoc.Gomakeyourfirstinteractivepresentation.
It'seasyaspie.
38Noonewillreadapresentationwithathousandwords.Doeveryoneafavorand
useimages.Imagescanbesupereffectiveatcommunicatingcomplexinformationandsaveyoua
lotofneedlesstext.Infact,visualrepresentationofdataandconceptscanoftenconveywhat
wordscannot.Usediagramsandimagestoillustrateyourpointsandsimplifythecomplex.
Relateyourcontent.39Whetherit'sthroughtexttospeechAIorvideobubbles,
centeringyourpresentationaroundastorycanhelpguideyouraudiencethroughthecomplexity,
makingitmoredigestible,engaging,andmemorable.
Useproperexamples.Theycanhelpexplainclearlythecomplexityofideasfortheyare
whatwe'vealreadyknownandunderstood.40Moreimportantly,therealsecretliesin
selectingexamplesthatarenotjustfamiliarbutalsodeeplyrelevant-thosearetheonesthat
willtrulyringwithyourlisteners.
A.Show,don'ttell.
B.Shortenyourpresentation.
C.Thismakesthecomplexconceptslessnewandmorefamiliar.
D.Ifyoudon'tsoundexcited,thelistenerswon'tfeelexcitedeither.
E.Storytellingisanotherpowerfultoolforcommunicatingcomplexconcepts.
F.Communicatingcomplexinformationisacommonchallengeinpresentations.
G.Forexample,allowthemtochoosethecontentroutetheywishtotakeandcontrolthe
pace.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳
选项。,
Ourcommunityhasawayofhelpingthosewhohave41difficultieswithoutmakingthe
receiverfeelshameorguilt.Moneyisdroppedintoagreenboxwith42onlythenameof
thereceiverontheenvelope.
TherecameatimewhenmyhusbandandIwereamongthosewhoneeded43Justas
wereachedthepointofhopelessness,ourcommunity44usalargeenvelopethathadbeen
leftinthegreenbox.Wewere45toreceiveaverybigamountofmoney,enoughtobring
usthroughthathardtime.
Ayearlater,ourseventeen-year-oldsonwho46fromhighschoolwasapplyingfora
studentloanforcollege.Itwasthenthatwediscoveredhissavingsaccountwasalmost47
Tobothofus,itwasso48Wehadtrustedhimtoputpartofhiswagesfromhispart-time
jobintothebanktowardshis49Fromnineyearsold,hehadworkedveryhardforhis
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smallearning.Iaskedhim50totellmewhathadhappenedonearth.Iwasnearlymad,
desperatetoknowwhereallthemoneyhad51.
Finally,intears,andwithgreatreluctance(勉弓虽),myson52thattheyearbefore
hehadputhis53inthegreenboxforhisfatherandmeduringthattoughesttime.Istood
Ihere54,tearsfillingmyeyes.Ilhadtakenmysonyearstosavethatmoney.Hehad
givenittouswillingly55tellinguswhathehaddone.
41.A.mentalB.physicalC.financialD.academic
42.A.hardlyB.neverC.seldomD.always
43.A.assistanceB.faithC.equipmentD.respect
44.A.returnedB.exportedC.offeredD.directed
45.A.readyB.pleasedC.determinedD.curious
46.A.graduatedB.failedC.retiredD.settled
47.A.enoughB.emptyC.availableD.full
48.A.typicalB.absoluteC.luckyD.unbelievable
49.A.schoolingB.jobC.danceD.interest
50.A.surprisinglyB.proudlyC.unwillinglyD.repeatedly
51.A.appearedB.goneC.tomD.belonged
52.A.admittedB.expectedC.provedD.discovered
53.A.giftsB.lettersC.savingsD.collections
54.A.angryB.speechlessC.nervousD.desperate
55.A.forB.towardC.withoutD.of
第二节(共10小题;每小题L5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
MaximeBiou,awinnerofthe2020Yishu8YoungFrenchArtistAward,isholding
56exhibitioninBeijing.Biou,bominFrancein1993,isbasedinParis.Hegraduated
fromtheEcoleNationaleSuperieuredesBeaux-ArtsinParisin2019andthefollowingyearhe
57(win)theYishu8YoungFrenchArtistAward.Overthepastfewyears,he58
(participate)inartisticresidenciesincitiessuchasMadrid,Avignon,andNantes,showing
hiscreationsinexhibitions59(hold)inwell-knownlocationslikeParis,Venice,and
Arles.InOctober,BioubeganhisresidencyinBeijing.Withinamonth,hetouredworld-
famouslandmarks60theForbiddenCity,TempleofHeaven,BeihaiPark,andtheGreat
Wall.HealsoexploredexhibitionsshowcasingtheworksofyoungChineseartistsinthe798Art
Zone.Yet,61trulyattractedhimwasthehutongwherehechosetolive.Biou62
(skillful)picturestheessenceofthehutonglifeonoilpaintingsinthisexhibition.Displayed
arefouroilpaintings63Biouemployshisdistinctivebrushworktopaintthedifferencesof
time,light,scenery,and64(object)withinthesmallalleys.ChristineCayol,the
65(found)ofYishu8,saidthatBiouenjoyedthenightsofBeijing,whereheillustrated
hisviewpointsandreflectionsonlife.TheexhibitionrunsuntilDec.10.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是学生会主席李华,学生会在下周末组织志愿者参加到附近公园捡垃圾的活