2021年乐清市虹桥镇第二中学高三英语月考试题及参考答案

2021年乐清市虹桥镇第二中学高三英语月考试题及参考答案
第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
A
What are you waiting for? A new series of movies shown this year can’t be missed. Have you enjoyed them already?
Frozen II
Frozen was the highest grossing (票房) animated film ever. In Frozen II Elsa, Anna, Olaf and Krist left off Arendelle to seek thesource of Elsa’s icy magic. Although the millions of children who loved the first film are older now, they might give it a reception.
Last Christmas
A festive romantic comedy, Emilia Clarke stars in Last Christmas as Bridget Jonesy , a shop assistant, whose life in London is a mess, and Henry Golding as the eligible bachelor(黄金单身汉)who tidies it up. The film’s director, Paul Feig, and co-writer, Emma Thompson, promise that the film is worth expecting.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Tom Hanks stars in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood as the only American celebrity(名人) more famous than he is. As the host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for more than 30 years, Fred Rogers is a legend of pre-school children’s television, which appeals to a large audience.
Charlie’s Angels
Hollywoodaction movies starring women are rare. But have you seen a movie starred, written and directed by women, too? Charlie’s Angels is one of the first. A reboot (翻拍) of the 1970s TV series, not to mention the two films from 2000 and 2003, the new version is directed by Elizabeth Banks. She also plays Bosley, one of the female detectives who are employed by Charles Townsend to go on global adventures.
1. Which moviebecame the most popular cartoon film this year?
A. Frozen II.
B. Last Christmas.
C. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
D. Charlie’s Angels.
2. Which character works on a TV station?
A. Krist.
B. Emilia Clarke.
C. Fred Rogers.
D. Bosley.
3. Which action movie was directed and starred by a woman?
A. Frozen II.
B. Last Christmas.
C. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
D. Charlie’s Angels.
B
Being a teacher is a rewarding career when it comes to changing lives, but it’s obviously one that comes with plenty of stresses and difficulties too.
Seeking help for a child who is so obviously in need isn’t easy. Often, you feel ignored by the government. You feel upset that there isn’t anything you could personally do to help a needy and sensitive member of your class.
That’s exactly how Chelsea Haley, aged 24 at the time, felt when she met fourth-grade student Jerome Robinson while working for Teach forAmericainLouisianafor the first time.
The pair didn’t get off to the best start, with Jerome, the “problem child”, almost drivingChelseafrom teaching. But whenChelseaput her foot down and became determined to work more closely with Jerome, she learned the cause of his rude behavior: a bad home situation.Chelseawas eager to help Jerome, and realized that he needed more than just academic support.
By 2016, a year after meeting him, Chelsea had adopted (收养) Jerome and his brother Jace.
Adopting a child doesn’t come cheap, andChelseaspent all the money in her bank to see the process through.
In her first few years of raising the boys, she lived on credit cards and postponed her student loan.
AsChelsealived with her two adopted sons, she worked hard to repay her debts. She took on extra tutoring jobs outside of school hours, moved in with her parents, and even delivered groceries for cash. Along the way, she was learning how to be the best mom to Jerome and Jace, cooking for them and cheering them on at football matches.
And now, just five years later,Chelseacan proudly say that she has paid off nearly $50, 000 of debt. Now that she’s finally out of debt,Chelseahas plans to buy a house and save up for the boys’ college education.
“It allows me to focus on the boys’ future,” she said. “Saving money for them, and not spending it on my past.”
4. What do we know from paragraph 4?
A. Jerome’s family was less fortunate.
B. The brothers were in the same class.
C. When helping Jerome,Chelseafelt hopeless.
D.Chelseagot along well with Jerome from the very start.
5. What didChelseado to pay off her debts?
A. Borrow money from her parents.
B. Do part-time jobs.
C. Train students to play football.
D. Cook for customers.
6. How old wasChelseawhen she paid off nearly all of her debts?
A. 24.
B. 28.
C. 29.
D. 30.
7. Which of the following can best describeChelsea?
A. Lucky and lovely.
B. Sensitive and ambitious.
C. Selfless and determined.
D. Warmhearted and strict.
C
Imust have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don’t remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the wonderful way the words sounded.
I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing mom say, “I can’t believe what’s printed in the newspaper this morning,” made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading.
This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When mom said, “The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf,” I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.
Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A’s on my tests. Sometimes, I would read a novel that was assigned, but I didn’t enjoy this type of reading.
I liked facts, things that are concrete. I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.
Now that I’m growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don’t have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax.
We’re taught to read because it’s necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is an important part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I’ve found that the possibilities that lie within books
8. Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of mom’s hands？
A. She wanted mom to read the news to her.
B. She couldn’t wait to tear the newspaper apart.
C. She couldn’t help but stopmom from reading.
D. She was eager to know what had happened.
9. According to Paragraph 3, the author’s reading of road signs shows___________.
A. her own way to find herself
B. her eagerness to develop her reading ability
C. her growing desire to know the world around her
D. her effort to remind mom to obey traffic rules
10. The author takes novel reading as a way to___________.
A. explore a mysterious land
B. develop an interest in learning
C. get away from a confusing world
D. learn about the adult world
11. What could be the best title for the passage？
A The Pleasure of Reading B. Growing Up with Reading
C. The Magic of Reading
D. Reading Makes a Full Man
D
Scientists often compare coral reefs(珊瑚礁) to underwater rainforests, yet unlike the leafy plant base of a forest, corals are animals. The soft creatures are naturally half-transparent and get their brilliant color1 from algae(藻类) living inside them. When corals experience stress from hot temperatures or pollution, theyhaltthe interdependent relationship with algae, typically pushing them out and turning white. Corals are still alive when they are white, but they're at risk and many eventually die, turning dark brown.
Scientists around the world are looking for means to protect and maybe increase corals. One common option is to create more protected areas — essentially national parks in the ocean. Beyond nature preserves, some conservationists are looking to more hands-on methods. One research center in the Florida Keys is exploring a form of natural selection to keep corals remaining. The reef system in the Keys has been hit hard by climate change and pollution, which is especially tough, because corals there help support fisheries worth $ 100 million
To keep the wild ecosystem alive, Erinn Muller, the center's director, and her team are harvesting samples of the corals that survived the environmental stress naturally, keeping them to make them reproduce, and then reattaching them to the reef. They have 46,000 corals on plastic frames under the sea. So far, the center has regrown over 70,000 corals from five different species on damaged reefs.
In The Bahamas, Ross Cunning, a research biologist at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, focuses on corals with genes that could make them natural candidates for restoration projects. He published a study of two Bahamian reefs, one that survived an extreme 2015 heat wave, and one that didn't. "We think their ability to deal with these higher temperatures is built into their genes," says Cunning. There's evidence of corals evolving more quickly to resist rapidly warming climate. The big question scientists need investigate, adds Gunning, is how much more heat corals can adapt to.
12. What does the underlined word "halt" in the first paragraph mean?
A. End.
B. Develop.
C. Strengthen.
D. Weaken.
13. What do Muller and her team do to save corals?
A. Restore the damaged reefs.
B. Grow corals by hand underwater.
C. Create more protected areas.
D. Move corals to unpolluted areas.
14. What do Gunning's words suggest?
A. Many corals have been genetically improved.
B. Cooling down the waters is key to rescuing corals.
C. Reasons for corals surviving heat waves are shocking.
D. The highest temperature corals can survive is unclear.
15. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Relationship between corals and algae
B. Efforts made to save corals
C. Impact of climate warming on corals
D. Survival crisis faced by coral reefs
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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Happiness is like a pebble(卵石)dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.
____16____. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars, invalids and so-called failures, who are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend(额外收获). But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumph of soul and character.____17____. It is, indeed, a duty to others and us.
____18____. It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone, miserable and embittered. There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem, at first glance, ridiculous; if you don’t feel happy, pretend to be!
It works.____19____, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.
Then the make-believe becomes a reality.____20____, and can forget yourself in being of service to others.
Being happy,once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit, opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends.
A. Before long you will find that instead of repelling people
B. Happiness is a state of mind
C. It is not selfish to strive for it
D. You possess the secret of peace of mind
E. We need to know and understand happiness before we finally get it
F. There is no exact definition of the word happiness
G. Being unhappy is like an infectious disease
第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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
完型填空
It’s a rare thing now to get into a new neighborhood and find yourself welcomed by the locals. Yet, Katie and Patrick Smith were accepted with truly___21___when they relocated to Newton. The residents___22___with plates of cookies and dishes.
Katie got pregnant before the___23___and within months of settling in, she gave birth to Rebecca.___24___, tests discovered Rebecca was born deaf. The Smiths knew___25___Rebecca was going to take some serious work and___26___.
The neighborhood was still___27___to welcome Rebecca with them, but they realized what a(n)___28___the situation was for her parents. They wanted to make things___29___for the family. Learning sign language to help Rebecca learn to___30___as she grew was a great idea. The neighborhood agreed to___31___the task of mastering an entirely second language for the___32___of their youngest member, although it was
indeed___33___. When 3-month-old Rebecca learned at a center for the deaf, the 18 residents___34___an instructor, who would help get all of them to be___35___in Rebecca’s growth. Neighbors kept things___36___for as long as possible to give the Smiths a surprise. They wanted___37___to interact with Rebecca. Finally, the time came to show the Smiths what they’d___38___. As soon as the family arrived, they found the welcoming___39___of their neighbors surrounded them.
Now at every tum, in the street or the grocery store, Rebecca feels___40___special language — she’s part of this community.
21. A. watery eyes B. firm mouths C. loose tongues D. open arms
22. A. stepped in B. came over C. ran off D. held on
23. A. move B. test C. gathering D. visit
24. A. Eventually B. Unfortunately C. Consequently D. Obviously
25. A. curing B. defending C. raising D. hearing
26. A. donation B. connection C. assessment D. commitment
27. A. surprised B. disappointed C. excited D. worried
28. A. struggle B. urgency C. accident D. tension
29. A. more effective B. more helpful C. quieter D. easier
30. A. communicate B. survive C. compete D. follow
31. A. find out B. take on C. hand out D. pass on
32. A. protection B. recovery C. benefit D. support
33. A. pleasant B. necessary C. meaningful D. challenging
34. A. hired B. interviewed C. trusted D. recommended
35. A. volunteers B. teachers C. witnesses D. participants
36. A. brief B. secret C. consistent D. smooth
37. A. gradually B. desperately C. hurriedly D. naturally
38. A. overcame B. devoted C. accomplished D. advocated
39. A. smiles B. atmosphere C. signs D. applause
40. A. included B. understood C. needed D. recognized
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5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
Check out this news story. Four-year-old Jonny Baxter had been sleeping silently on his sofa
inAustralia,____41.____he suddenly woke up screaming. The babysitter, who was washing dishes in the kitchen at the time,____42.____(shock) to see a long, brown snake around Jonny’s arm. Every minute counts when it comes to saving lives. she immediately called emergency services.____43.____(hear) both boy’s and babysitter’s cries,____44.____painter working in the boy’s neighbor’s apartment came to the rescue. With his assistance, they were able to remove the snake from Jonny’s arm, and put it in a box. Fortunately, inAustraliathese incidents are quite common, and the emergency services respond quickly. They arrived____45.____less than 10 minutes, along with a team from poison control and a local snake-bite expert.
When little Jonny was inspected, neither the medical professionals____46.____the snake expert could find signs of a bite. After looking inside the box, everyone let out a sigh of____47.____(relieve). It turned out that their fears were____48.____(necessary). The snake wasn’t poisonous at all, and it didn’t even bite Jonny. The babysitter was praised for her quick-thinking in the difficult situation. Authorities said she couldn’t handle herself any____49.____(good) . Apparently, the snake lives in the nearby forests. In fact, they are a popular family pet inAustralia. The most surprising thing is its name—it is called “Children’s Snake”. So, don’t take_____50._____for granted that animals will always attack human beings--they are quite friendly sometimes.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧ ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Jack,
How is everything going? I am very glad to learn that you are coming to China this summer. It's not necessary to worry your Chinese. I'd like to share my ideas, it might help.
First, be brave enough to speak Chinese when you communicate with others. It's of great important to be confident of you. We Chinese are very friendly so you needn't be afraid of making any mistakes. Second, it's better to speak slowly and clearly. Only by this way can you make yourself understand more easily. What's more, sometimes I can use drawings or pictures. Like you know, body language was also widely used across cultures and
very often it really works.
May you will have a good time in China.
Best wishes!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.为迎接北京申办2022年冬奥会成功，某英文报开设了一个“我最喜欢的体育运动员”专栏。

请用英语写一篇短文，介绍你最喜爱的体育运动员，要点如下：
1.该人物的基本信息。

2.该人物在运动生涯中所取得的成就。

3.你喜欢他/她的理由。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. D 9. C 10. C 11. B
12. C 13. D 14. A 15. A
16. F 17. C 18. G 19. A 20. D
21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. B 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. D 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. C 40. A
41. when
42. was shocked
43. Hearing
44. a 45. in/within
46. nor 47. relief
48. unnecessary
49. better 50. it
51.(1). 在worry 后加about；
(2). it→which 或在it前加and；
(3). important→importance；
(4).you→yourself；
(5). by→in；
(6). understand→understood；
(7). I→you；
(8). Like→As；
(9). was→is；
(10). 把you后面的will去掉52.略。