湖南省多校联考2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

Whether you plan to head out to the theatre, or sit on the couch, our critics have gathered together their favourite films of this year. You can search by genre（体裁） and where you can see it. Have at it!

Three Minutes: A Lengthening

Bianca Stigter's documentary turns three minutes of pre-World War Ⅱ vacation video into a 69-minute detective story. It's fascinating and complete—but never tiring. The film becomes a story of discovery, an exploration of memory and a reflection on loss and cinema.

Genre: History, Documentary

Moonage Daydream

As a committed music documentary watcher, I was completely unprepared for the confusing IMAX world building that director Brett Morgen brought to his authorized biography（传记） of David Bowie. Morgen made a film that both celebrates Bowie's music and conveys the intellectual, philosophical and spiritual currents of a splendid life.

Genre: Music and Musicals, Documentary, Biography

Retrograde

Filmmaker Matthew Heinemen stayed in Afghanistan as American forces left and the result isa fascinating portrait of a tragedy in real time—the abandoned bases and villages, the fall of Kabul back into Taliban hands as refugees（难民） hurried to an airport in chaos（混乱）. Retrograde is war cinema coming from reality, powered by the responsibility to bear witness.

Genre: History, Documentary

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Laura Poitras' documentary interweaves（交织） the origin story of photographer Nan Goldin with her mission to hold the Sackler family accountable for the drug addiction crisis caused by its company, Pu rdue Pharma. Goldin attacks major museums, forces the Sacklers to listen to the stories of their victims and removes the Sackler name from museum walls.

Genre: Biography, History, Documentary

It was a beautiful spring day. The Earth was finally awakening from her winter sleep. New life was everywhere. The sky was clear and blue. The air smelled sweet. The sun was kissing the world with its warmth.

I was driving to pick my so n up from the sheltered workshop. On my drive I saw the flowers opening in people's yards. The fields were full of yellow dandelions（蒲公英） with some already turning into little white balls of seeds. The trees were starting to awaken too. The flowers on them were white, purple, and pink. The songs of the birds were in the air as well. I was feeling the love from the creation all around me. I longed to be a part of it and share my love as well.

I pulled into the driveway of the sheltered workshop and parked my car. As I got out, I saw a lost little caterpillar（毛虫） crawling the wrong way towards the sidewalk. He was just about to go under my tire（轮胎） when I reached down and picked him up. I held him gently in my hand and walked over to the grassy hillside on the other side of the parking lot. I sat him down and said, "You will never become a butterfly if you get run over, my friend. Please stay in the grass." Then I walked off with a smile on my face and a happiness filling my heart.

A friend once wrote me and asked what he could do to make a difference in this world. I wrote him back and said, "Everything!" Everything we do makes a difference in this world. Everything we do can help all the creation in the world. Every act of kindness, every shared smile, every moment of love makes a difference. Even saving a single butterfly is priceless.

When you travel to the Arctic, the Arctic is in charge. Weather and conditions can be unpredictable, so give yourself extra days either side of your booked tour and pack your spirit of luck. On the Arctic ice floe（浮冰） edge in Canada's furthest and iciest northern reaches, you'll find the most magical creatures on earth bathing in the 24-hour sun. But to get to Eclipse Sound you'll need some courage and a guided tour. With Arctic Kingdom, which flies you out from Ottawa, you'll stay in a tented safari（观兽旅行） camp and ride snowmobiles with Inuit guides to search for tusked narwhales feeding at the floe edge. There's also a chance you'll spot polar bears, beluga（白鲸） and bowhead whales while you watch for thousands of migratory（迁徙的） Arctic birds.

Ever seen polar bears playing in a field of wildflowers? In Canada, take the most surprising safaris on earth into landscapes that seem out of this world.

Churchill in Manitoba is a wildlife supercentre, with most of the activity increasing in the summer months. Pods of beluga whales, famous for their cute faces and friendly nature, swim through the Churchill River in July and August, and you can kayak（划皮船） or paddleboard（划冲浪板） out to them with Sea North Tours(you can go out by boat if it is more in your comfort zone or you've got young children with you). On a Churchill Wild summer safari, you'll stay in remote country houses where you can sometimes see buttery white bears ambling past the windows. But you'll also go out on walking and ATV adventures to spot them in the wild. If photography and eco logy is your thing, Frontiers North runs day trips aboard a Tundra Buggy to explore the diverse lands and plants and kids will love the ride.

American muscle cars got their name because of their big, powerful engines and fast speed. Some of the gas-powered cars are so noisy, or even "thundering". But interest worldwide in electric cars brings up this question: Can a muscle car go electric?

Car fans who loved the classic, powerful cars that used a lot of fuel are called "gearheads". While the new battery-powered cars go fast and are easier to control than cars with big engines, they do not make much noise. Will "gearheads" someday become "battery-heads"? Stellantis, a carmaker, hopes so.

The company will stop making gas-powered versions of the Challenger and Charger by the end of 2023. Many European automakers already have electric versions of their high-performance cars. Governments around the world are now requiring cars to create less pollution, and so is America. As a result, plenty of carmakers are starting to centre their production on electric cars.

Tim Kuniskis leads the Dodge division for Stellantis. "It's tough," he said when discussing the idea that governments are considering financial punishments for companies that do not meet new requirements to reduce fuel use. Sam Abuelsamid, a researcher for Guidehouse Insights, said some carmakers will keep making models with traditional engines for about 10 years.

Dodge is working to improve its cars' use of fuel but also keep the gearheads interested. A recent demonstration by Dodge showed off such a car that made a noise just like a muscle car even if they are using batteries.

Kuniskis, however, is a critic of his own company's new electric Charger. "It doesn't have the emotion," he said, speaking of the electric cars. "It doesn't have the drama. It doesn't have the dangerous feeling of an engine." But he did say that it would be the fastest ever. Times are changing. Businesses are starting to think about how to put electric driving systems into the "classic" cars. As he put it, "this isn't about my generation, and the future is not the end of the muscle car."

If you already got the dog only to find out that your husband is not a pet lover, it's either you keep your puppy and risk having problems in your marriage or let it go. I honestly do not think anybody should be asked to choose between a pet and a husband.

Talk things through with your husband. It could be that your partner is not naturally fond of dogs. Where you see a sweet puppy, he sees something else. Talking solves many problems in more ways than one.  Engage him in a heartfelt conversation that will give him some perspective（看法） into how you feel.

Find out his reservations. Not everybody is fond of having domestic animals around. Chances are, your husband falls in that category（类别）. For instance, your partner may be allergic （过敏的） to dogs. You wouldn't know why your husband hates pets until you find out.

 Encourage your partner to spend more time playing with the dog. You can go on walks together, allow him hand treats, or give commands to your dog. These canine creatures tend to pay more attention to the things we do, so teach your husband to communicate clearly with your dog.

Learn to accept your differences.  While you may enjoy getting dog hair in your mouth, your partner may not. Since you are the one that brought the dog into the marriage, you have to find ways of dealing with it.

A. Your partner doesn't have to love pets because you do.

B. We've come up with some possible solutions to your problem.

C. There's an underlying reason behind the hate and anger towards the dog.

D. Before you consider any other course of action, try talking to your partner.

E. Then should you keep the dog or not?

F. Help your husband form a connection with your dog.

G. You can get him to change his mind.

My parents are not the type to say I love you. Their love language is action-based. My dad has only said it a handful of times, but my mother? In my four 1  of living? No.

The 2  words are suspended（悬） in the air as she 3  the box lunch for me. She states, in an unmannerly tone, that I need to keep a balanced 4 .

I 5 it bothered me, but like some things in life, you don't 6 what you never had. I have 7 their unspoken contract of communicating affection. I now just pay 8 attention to what my parents do for me 9 what they say.

Once in a TV show, the actor on-screen told another she loved him. It came out mechanically（机械地）, which indicates it's 10 to say, even for actors.

I often heard people saying "I love you." My 6-year-old niece said it in a 11 way. Yet, her understanding of love was as deep as her age 12 : simple and pure. I made it a point to say it back because, at that age, our caregivers 13 how we handle our relationships as adults. My nephew, two years old, would look at me and struggled to get the words out, but I waited in 14 .

My favourite way to say those three words was from my husband, who would say it with a shy and understanding smile that slowly opened my heart. My heart had been in hibernation（冬眠） for a long time; it's been a big 15 in my recovery.

Stefano Boeri Architetti, an advocate of greenery-covered architecture, had revealed (it) design for a stadium in Milan, Italy. The ambitious project would be filled with thousands of plants and trees that would absorb tons of CO₂ per year. The project (name) the International Forest Stadium and is intended to replace Milan's San Siro Stadium and it would form part of a much (large) master plan. The interior（内部的） design would be specially arranged an attempt to make navigation（导航） easy. A tower would offer museum space dedicated（投入） to both football clubs, plus historical information on previous stadium. The project would also involve the construction of some public (facility), such as a running track and gyms and a shopping mall. All of these would be surrounded by lots of greenery, (offer) a park-like atmosphere throughout. There will be 56, 300 shrubs（灌木） of 70 different species, are expected to absorb 162 tons of CO₂ every year. (additional), a solar panel array（面板阵列） would be set up (reduce) the stadium's energy consumption. Steps would also be taken to minimize water use.

假定你是李华，为了让同学之间加强了解，建立友谊，你班在上周四下午举行了"破冰运动会（icebreaking sports meeting）"。请你为校英文报写一篇新闻报道，内容包括：1.运动会的时间和地点；2.运动会的具体内容和意义。

注意：1.写作词数应为 80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When I was young, my parents lived with my grandparents. When my parents were away, my grandparents would take care of me. I have a vivid picture of my grandmother smiling down at me when I was very small. I can still vividly remember my grandfather teaching me to play cards. I had a close relationship with my grandparents.

Later, due to the change of father's job, the distance between our two families became farther and farther. Later, my grandpa passed away, and my parents asked my grandma to move in with us, but my grandma would rather stay in the old house alone, far away from us.

I was asked by my parents to call her on Sunday nights. I was a horrible student but she would always ask me about school. I felt terrible. Gradually, I found that my common language with my grandmother became less and less. Calling every weekend seemed to be a procedure.

One Sunday, I picked up the phone, slowly dialing the number to her house. All I could think was what we could possibly have a conversation about. Nothing! I didn't think I could have anything in common with someone who is 50 years older than me.

"Your grandmother won't be around forever," my mum said, so I just did what she told me and painfully called my grandmother. What I didn't know was that the phone call would change my opinion on life and my grandmother.

When she answered the phone, I planned to have a small conversation. Instead, she invited me to lunch. Hesitantly, I replied with a "That sounds great".

When I hung up the phone, I immediately regretted agreeing to the lunch date. How was I going to fit this into my busy schedule of homework, games, and friends? It was not my ideal Saturday, but I sucked it up and went anyway. Me and my grandmother... nothing to talk about.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答｡