北京市第八十中学2024-2025学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

北京市第八十中学学年高二上学期月月考英语试2024-202512题学校:姓名班级考号

一、完形填空Some dreamstake longerto come true than others,but withthe helpof21st-century socialmediaand hergreat-grandson,at theage of110,one Britishwoman is]hers atlong last.At theend ofWorld WarI,Amy Hawkins was a7-year-old childwho lovednothing morethan to2,As ateen,Hawkins sether3on becomingan entertainer.Hawkinswas（歌舞团）一on herway,touring thecountry with a dancetroupe untilher ambitionwas4by hermom,who didntsee itas arespectable5for ayoung lady.All theseyears later,the110-year-old ladylives athome inMonmouth,South Wales,surroundedby herloved ones.The four-generation familyunit includesher granddaughter,Hannah Freeman,andFreemans14-year-old son,Sacha.Even thoughshes nolonger doing it6,Hawkins has never stoppedsinging.“Shes likea clock,once youwind herup shewont stop,“Freeman saidin aninterview.“She justkeepsasking,Would you7another one.On Hawkins110th birthday,Sacha8his great-gran singingone ofher favoriteWWI tunes.When Freemanjokingly suggestedSacha postit toTikTok,neither of them couldhave9theoverwhelmingly positiveresponse it would receive,reaching100,000views and a largenumber ofemotionalpraises injust days.（绕路）Some journeystake longerthanothers.Sometimes,were detouredalong the way.Dreams canand docometrueevery day.While itsbeen along timecoming,Amy Hawkinsis10awhole newgeneration offans.

1.A.reflecting B.realizing C.recalling D.researching

2.A.sing B.study C.paint D.film

3.A.values B.limits C.sights D.hands

4.A.cut backB.cut inC.cut throughD.cut short

5.A.method B.grade C.level F.occupation

6.A.nervously B.professionally C.reasonably D.secretly

7.A.bring B.have C.like D.readD.remembered

8.A.caught C.videoed C.reportedD.suspected

9.A.imagined D.noticed E.missedD.inviting

10.A.entertaining B.becoming C.representing

二、语法填空阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空在未给提示词的空白处仅填写个恰当的单词，在给出提1示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空When youtake awalk in any of the citiesin theWest,you oftensee a lot ofpeople11walk withdogs.It is still truethat thedog is the mostfaithful animalsin the world.But thereasons12people keepadog havechanged alot.In theold days,people usedto traindogs toprotect themselvesagainst theattacks13other beasts.Now peoplein thecity keepdogs toprotect themselves,but the most importantreasonis companionship.阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空在未给提示词的空白处仅填写个恰当的单词，在给出提1示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空A hutong is atypical ancientcity streetin Beijing.14surround theForbidden City,manyhutongs werebuilt during the Yuan,Ming andQing15dynasty.At theend of the Qingdynasty,manyold hutongslost theirformer neat arrangement.Since thefounding of the newChina in1949,hutongconditions16improve.But inrecent years,modern buildingshave replacedthe housesin manyhutongs.阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空在未给提示词的空白处仅填写个恰当的单词，在给出提1示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空Of all the works of WilliamShakespeare thathave gracedthe theatersin China,Hamlet is17arguable themost famous among Chineseaudiences.It has also beenadapted manytimes in thecountry.Veteran Chineseactors HuJun,Pu Cunxiand LuFang willplay theleadingroles,along18a groupof youngeractors includingMiao Chi,Li Shilongand JingXi.“When westartedworking onadapting Shakespearesplays,we keptasking questions—various questionsthat couldhelpus tounderstand theplaywrights19intent^says LiLiuyi,who alsoworks withthe BeijingPeoples ArtTheater and20works covertraditionalChinese operas,avant-garde plays,Western operas and ballet.

三、选词填空阅读下面句子，根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的词或词组并用其正确形式填空convince dominatecommit applyoneself toget onbeto blamepour potentialwipe outinvolve

21.I dontfeel Imachieving myfull inmy presentjob.

22.Despite thegame,United couldn^score andlost2-

0.

23.Youll have to work hard if you want to inlife.

24.Whole villagesby thefloods,which astonishedeveryone present.

25.A recentopinion piecesuggests childrenare outof control,and itsparents who.

26.A studylong-distance runnersis beingdone at the MedicalCenter.

27.Ifs uselesstrying toher thatshe doesntneed tolose anyweight.

28.Young peoplemust thepresent andkeep theireyes firmlyfixed ontheir futures.

29.He himselfto producinga newalbum as a giftto hisfather.

30.Since theearthquake struck,offers ofhelp infrom allover thecountry.

四、阅读理解Dear TeresaSilva,The officialoftheuniversity hasreported tous thatyou arean Englishmajor whomeets thehighstandards formembership inSigma Tau Delta.As isknown,Sigma TauDelta wasfounded in1924atDakota WesleyanUniversity.It is an internationalcollegiate honorsociety forstudents ofEnglish.Itpresently hasover850chapters in the UnitedStates,Europe,the MiddleEast,and theCaribbean.Over9,000new membersare admittedinto theorganization annually.Sigma TauDeltas purposeis topromote literatureand writingand toadvance thestudy ofthe writtenword.Members gatherannually in the springattheinternational meetingto presentpapers andshareexperiences andideas within the Englishsubject TheSociety offerstens of thousands ofdollars inscholarships,awards,as wellas publicationchances inits journalsThe Rectangleand TheSigma TauDeltaReview.It isour pleasureifyoucan completethe applicationfor Sigma TauDeltamembership.If youwould like（入会）to beincluded inthis springsinduction ceremony,please completethe applicationform,andinclude amountto coverboth localand internationalfees.Your completedform mustbe receivedby datetobe consideredfor theupcoming inductionceremony.We congratulateyou onyour outstandingacademic recordand hopeyou willjoin usasaSigma TauDeltamember.If youwanttoget moreinformation,please visitour website,or giveusacall.The phonenumberis583-

2864.Sincerely,Emily Lister

31.According to the passage,Sigma TauDelta.A.deals withlanguage learningB・opens itsdoor toallthestudents ofEnglishC.changes itsmembers everyyearD.mainly takescharge ofscientific publications

32.At theannual meeting,members ofSigmaTauDelta have the chanceto.A.meet allthe chapterleadersB・receive tensofthousandsof dollarsC.share experiencesand viewsD.choose aparticular subjectasamajor

33.This passageis basicallya letterof.A.introduction B.congratulation C.thanks D.invitation（慈善家）From musicianand philanthropistPeter Buffettcomes awarm,wise,and inspirationalbookthat asks,Which willyou choose:the pathwith leastdifficulty orthe pathofpotentially greatestsatisfactionYou maythink thatwith alast namelike his,Buffett hasenjoyed alife ofendless advantage.Butthe sonof billionaireWarren Buffettsays that the onlyreal thinghanded downfrom hisfather was:Buildyour ownpath inlife.It is a principlethat hasallowed himto followhis owninterests,establish his ownidentity,and gainhisownsuccesses.In Life Is What You Make It,Buffett describesthe strongset ofvalues given to himby histrustingand broadmindedmother,his hardworkingand talentedfather,and themany lifeteachers hehas metalongtheway.Todays society,Buffett believes,has changedalot.People begin to enjoywhat theydo,witha（财富伦理），wealth ethichonor thepayoff insteadoftheprocess.Yet,by focusingless onreward,wecan opendoors ofopportunity andworkhardtoward a greater senseof satisfaction.In clearand briefterms,Buffett explainsa greattruth:Life cannotbe predictedand doesnthavea secondchance,neither fairnor unfair.We seethat ourjourney inlife seldomfollows astraightline butis oftenmet withfalse starts,difficulties,and mistakes.How wepush throughand dontgive upatthese challengingmoments iswhere webegintocreate thelife ofour dreams—from discoveringourcareers togiving backto others.Personal andinstructive,Life IsWhcit YouMake It is aboutchallenging yourcondition,taking controlof yourown lifeand livingit tothe fullest.

34.What doesPeter Buffettvalue mostabout hismotherA.Intelligence.B.Independence.C.Broadmindedness.D.Hard work.

35..Which proverbcan bestexpress the main idea ofthefifth paragraphA.Nobody isperfect.B.Life isfull ofups anddowns.D.Failure isthe motherof success.AW.hHicehwoofrkthseofnolmlouwsiicn.gisNOT trueabout PeteBr.BuHffiestftather isvery rich.C.He wroteLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt.D.He thinkssociety haschanged forthe better.

37.What isthe mainpurpose ofthe textA.To introducea book.B.To describe a writer.C.Where there isawill,thereisa way.

36.C,To talkabout whatlife isabout.D.To discusshow tolive ameaningful life.Life inthe ClearTransparent animals letlight passthrough theirbodies thesame waylight passesthrough awindow.These animalstypically livebetween the surface ofthe oceanandadepth ofabout3,300feet-asfar asmost lightcan reach.Most ofthem areextremely delicateand can be damagedby asimple touch.Sonke Johnsen,a scientistin biology,says,“These animalslive through their lifealone.They nevertouchanything unlesstheyre eatingit,or unlesssomething iseating them.^^And theyare asclear asglass.How doesan animalbecome see-through Its trickierthan youmightthink.The objects around youare visiblebecause theyinteract withlight.Light typicallytravels ina（散射）straight line.But somematerials slowand scatter light,bouncing itaway fromits originalpath.Others absorb light,stopping itdead inits tracks.Both scatteringand absorptionmake anobject lookdifferentfrom otherobjectsaroundit,so youcan see it easily.But a transparent object doesnt absorbor scatterlight,at leastnot verymuch.Light canpassthrough itwithout bendingor stopping.That meansatransparentobjectdoesntlook verydifferent fromthesurrounding airor water.You dontseeityou seethe thingsbehind it.To become transparent,an animalneeds tokeep itsbody fromabsorbing orscattering light.（色素）Living materialscan stoplight because they containpigments thatabsorb specificcolors of light.But atransparent animaldoesnt havepigments,so itstissues wontabsorblight.According toJohnsen,avoiding absorptionis actuallyeasy.The realchallenge ispreventing lightfrom scattering.Animals arebuilt ofmany differentmaterials---skin,fat,and more---and light moves througheachatadifferent speed.Every timelightmovesinto amaterial witha newspeed,it bendsand scatters.Transparentanimalsuse differenttricks tofight scattering.Some animalsare simplyvery smallorextremely flat.Without muchtissue toscatterlight,it iseasier tobe see-through.Others builda large,（果冻状的）clear massof non-living jelly-like materialand spreadthemselves overit.Larger transparentanimals havethe biggestchallenge,becausetheyhave tomake allthe differenttissuesin theirbodies slowdown lightexactly asmuch aswater does.They needto lookuniform.Buthow theyredoingit isstillunknown.One thingis clear:for theselarger animals,staying transparentisan activeprocess.When theydie,they turna non-transparent milkywhite.

38.According toParagraph1transparent animalsA.stay ingroups B.canbeeasily damagedC.appear onlyin deepocean D.are beautifulcreatures

39.The underlinedword deadin Paragraph3meansA.silently B.graduallyC.regularly D.completely

40.One wayfor ananimal tobecometransparentis toA.change thedirectionoflighttravel B.gather materialstoscatter lightC.avoid theabsorption oflight D.grow biggerto stoplight

41.The lastparagraph tellsus thatlarger transparentanimalsA.move moreslowly indeep waterB.stay see-through evenafter deathC.produce moretissues fortheir survivalD.take effectiveaction toreduce lightspreading（时尚）It tookme morethan10years torealize thattheworldhas noshortage offashiondesigners whohavetheability tomake trendyand elegantgarments,but thatit isbadly inneed of,simply,clothes designers.My owndefinitions wouldset fashionand clothinggreatly apart.It isa factthat,in theshoppingmalls,there areplenty ofbeautiful garmentswhose unpredictabilitymakes ourlife colorfulandinteresting.You arealmost convinced:You canbuy whateveryou dareto think.There isno doubtthat fashion designers areusually withhigh qualifications.They studyfashiontrends,select colors,and makesure thefinal productionof theirdesigns isdone properly.However,asexperience grewwith age,my attractionto artsbecame everstronger.I havea strongdesire forclothingto standas doespaint tothe painter,as doesstone tothe sculptor,asasimple andparticular languageofan individualcreation,which drawsthe audiencefrom anappreciation ofthesurfaceto deeperthoughtswith theworld ofthe soul.I believethatthemost meaningful creative motivesshould arisethrough一caring forother people,the greatcare ofhumanity aconcern for human feeling and spirituality.Thisincludes love,but itis biggerthan love,and itis unconditional.I believethe greatestworks ofart cantouchthe deepestand strongestparts ofhuman feelingsand theworld ofthe spirit,and onlythese workscanbe thememories ofhistory,preserving themost valuablefeelings thathave everexisted,andinspiring agreater awarenessof ourselves.I amnot satisfiedif peopleonly appreciateclothing ifit merelysatisfies theirdesire.I believeclothingcould bea specificcreative languagefor communicatingideas andthoughts,for inspiringyouand shapingyour behavior.Those clothesfashioned outof necessitypossess apower thatcan continuetoexist acrossthe ages.This iswhat Ihave triedto achieve,the clothingto returnto itsoriginal simplicity,the clothingto helppeople regainthe naturalsense.The truefashion todayshould notfollow thetrends.It shouldinstead uncoverthe extraordinaryintheordinary,for.I believethe pleasureyou getfrom theclothingis notits price,but itsspirit.

42.According tothe writer,most fashiondesigners are.A.lack ofimagination B.deep inthought C.unproductiveD.trendy

43.By saying“This includeslove inParagraph2,the writerregards“love as.A.a veryimportant partofthespiritual worldB.a form of concern forhumanfeelingandspiritualityC.one ofthemostmeaningfulcreativemotivationsD.what canbe achievedthroughtheworksofhand

44.The writerindicates thatthe primitiveclothes aremade asa resultof.A.respect fornature B.spiritual valueC.necessityD.simplicity

45..What isthemainideaofthe passageA.Humanity isfundamental infashiondesign.B.The growingfashion trendspresent humaninterest.C.Designers mustconcernforthe desireof consumers.D.Fashion clotheshave closerelations withearth predictions.根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项What IThink ofBoxing asa SportBoxingisapopular sport.Newspapers,magazines andsportsprogrammes on TV frequentlycover boxing matches.It couldbe thetoughest ofall sportstosurvive.It takesboxers hoursinthegym andyears todevelop thespecific characteristicsneededto beagreatboxer.46It seemsto methat somepeople,especially men,find itappealing becauseitisan aggressivesport.When theywatch aboxing match,they canidentify withthe winningboxer.This gives them thefeelingof beinga winnerthemselves.47They dothat becausethe boxercomes fromtheir owncountry,and if“their“boxer loses,they oftenfeel asif theyhave losta fightthemselves.Itisa factthat manypeoplehave feelingsof aggressionfrom timeto time,but theycannot showtheir aggressionin theireverydaylives.Watching aboxingmatchgivesthema wayof expressingit.48Although boxerswear glovesduringthefights,and amateurboxers evenhavetowearhelmets,a kindof stronghard hat,there havefrequently beenaccidents inboth professionaland amateurboxing,sometimes withdramatic consequences.Boxers havesuffered fromhead injuries,and,occasionally,fighters haveeven beenkilled asa resultof beingknocked outinthering.49They areusuallyintheformofserious braindamage,even ifa boxerhasneverbeen knockedout.To conclude,I ampersonally notat allin favorof aggressive sports likeboxing.50We cancelebratemore menand womenfrom non-aggressive sportsas ourheroes inour society.I believethatthe worldis aggressiveenough already!Of course,people likecompetitive sports,and sodo I,but I thinkthat hittingother peopleinanaggressive wayis notsomething thatshould beregarded asa sport.A.However,boxing canbeavery dangeroussport.B.Sometimes fansare rootingfor aparticular boxer.C.In boxing,fighters arerequired tohit amoving target.D.Many fansare drawntothesport becausethey lovethe competition.E.Perhaps thatisthereason whysuccessful boxersare treatedas bigheroes.F.Ithinkitwouldbe betterif lesstime wasgiventoaggressivesportsonTV.G.Besides,studies haveshown thatthere areoften long-term effectsof boxing.。