2019-2020学年兰州市新亚中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年兰州市新亚中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案
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
The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isn’t an either / or one, although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths)-related fields can make it seem that way.
The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training, but also insists that the study of the humanities and social sciences must remain central elements of America’s educational system at all levels. Both areas are the key to producing citizens who can participate effectively in our democratic society, become innovative leaders, and benefit from the spiritual enrichment that the reflection on the great ideas of mankind over time provides.
Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates’ job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs. Under these circumstances, it’s natural to look for what may appear to be the most “practical” way out of the problem; “major in a subject designed to get you a job” seems the obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as “soft” often, in fact, lead to employment and success in the long run. Indeed, according to surveys, employers have expressed a preference for students who have received a broadly-based education that has taught them to write well, think critically, research creatively, and communicate easily.
Moreover, students should be prepared not just for their first job, but for their 4th and 5th jobs, as there’s little reason to doubt that people entering the workforce today will be called upon to play many different roles over the course of their careers. The ones who will do the best in this new environment will be those whose educations have prepared them to be flexible. The ability to take advantage of every available tool and insight—picked up from science, arts, and technology—to solve the problems of the future, and seize the opportunities, will be helpful to them and the nation.
1. What does the latest congressional report suggest?
A. STEM-related subjects help students find jobs in the information society.
B. The humanities and STEM subjects should be given equal importance.
C. The liberal arts in higher education help enrich students’ spiritual life.
D. Higher education should be adjusted to the practical needs of society.
2. What is the main concern of students when they choose a major?
A. Their interest in relevant subjects.
B. The academic value of the courses.
C. The quality of education to receive.
D. Their chances of getting a good job.
3. What does the author say about the so called “soft” subjects?
A. They benefit students in their future life.
B. They broaden students’ range of interests.
C. They just improve students’ communication skills.
D. They are essential to students’ healthy growth.
B
The prevalence of melanoma (黑素瘤) has been rapidly rising around the world for nearly a century. While some of the increase may be due to better detection, researchers also believe it’s because we’re spending more time outdoors in the sun, vacationing to warmer climates during the winter and using tanning beds. That rise is concerning, since melanoma is the most dangerous kind of skin cancer.
Most of us know to cover up and apply sunscreen on hot, sunny days, but when fall arrives, we tend to drop those habits. Experts warn that’s a mistake. Though there’s less need for sun protection after summer ends, exposure to UV rays still adds up.
What precautions you should take to defend against melanoma during the cooler months depends on where you are in the world. That’s because the further away you are from the equator, the more UV rays weaken in the winter. “In southern England or Canada, the daily dose of UVA on a clear summer day is 6.5 times higher than on a clear winter day,” says Professor Brian Diffey of the British Association of Dermatologists. “People in those countries typically receive only about 5% of their annual UV exposure in the winter months.”
But no matter where you are, even during colder, lower risk months, it’s a mistake to put your sun-protection habits on ice. “It’s important to wear sun-screen when there is a lot of glare from the snow,” says Victoria Mar, director of the Victorian Melanoma Service at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Finally, you should monitor your moles(痣). “Early detection of melanoma is vital for successful treatment,” says Diffey. If it’s caught before it spreads to other parts of the body, the patient will have 99 % of chance to survive for five years. If it’s caught late, that can drop to 25%. Warning signs are a mole that’s changing size, shape or colour, or one that’s asymmetrical — sometimes referred to as “ugly duckling” moles. If you have concerns, talk to your doctor.
4. What’s the main cause of the rise ofmelanoma?
A. The climate change.
B. Better detection.
C. More exposure to the sun.
D. The increase ofskin cancer.
5.What’s a mistake according to experts?
A. Applying sunscreen in summer.
B. Wearing sun-screen when there is snow.
C. Using sunscreen during lower risk months.
D. Dropping sun-protection habits in winter.
6. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Prevention is better than cure.
B. Health is better than wealth.
C. A disease known is half cured.
D. When the sun comes in, the doctor comes out.
7. What is the best title of the text?
A. Detect Melanoma.
B. Beware Winter Rays.
C. Monitor Your Moles.
D. Spend Less Time Outdoors.
C
Japan has announced emergency Covid measures in Tokyo and three other areas in order to control rising infections (传染病), just three months before the country is set to host the Olympics. The government said the state of emergency — set to last for about two weeks— would be “short and powerful”. Under the measures, bars will be required to close and big sporting events will be held without audience. The government has insisted that the Olympics will go ahead in July.
Prime minister Yoshihide Suga announced the measures on Friday, saying they would begin on Sunday and remain in place until 11 May. In addition to to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo will be affected. It has marked the third state of emergency in japan since the pandemic began. “I sincerely apologize for causing trouble for many people again,” he said. “It is feared that infection in major cities will spread across the whole country if we take no measures.”
Under the rules, major facilities like department stores will close, as well as restaurants, bars, and KTV rooms serving alcohol. Restaurants that do not serve alcohol are being told to close early, and companies are being asked to make arrangements for people to work remotely. Schools will remain open. Besides, the emergency
measurescoincide withthe country’s “Golden Week” holiday, which runs from late April to the first week of May and is the busiest travel period of the year. Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike urged residents to start taking precautions immediately. In an effort to discourage people from going out at night. She said neon signs (霓虹灯) would be turned off.
The coronavirus toll in Japan has been much lower than that in many other countries, with about 558,000 cases and fewer than 10,000 deaths, according to figures collected by Johns Hopkins University. But there are concerns over the latest rise in infections, with reports of hospital bed shortages in some areas.
Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto said at a news conference on Friday that organizers were not considering canceling the event. “I hope the coronavirus situation improves with the prevention measures the government, Tokyo, and other regional governments have put into place,” she said. “We, as Tokyo 2020, continue to wish for the swift return to normal and will continue to work closely to make sure a safe and secure Olympics can happen.”
8. According to the passage, what does Japanese government advise people to do?
A. To watch a live game.
B. To work at home.
C. To hang out in the evening.
D. To study at home.
9. What is the aim of bringing in emergency Covid measures?
A. To relieve people's fear of the the pandemic.
B. To settle the problem of hospital bed shortages.
C. To test government’s management of emergency.
D. To ensure the smooth running of the upcoming Olympics.
10. Which words can best describe the government’s action?
A. generous and brilliant.
B. costly but useless.
C. positive and considerate.
D. accidental but efficient.
11. What does the underlined phrase “coincide with” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. meet with
B. deal with
C. make up
D. set up
D
Born in 1954, Oprah Winfrey is best known for her multi-award-winning talk show as the most influential woman in the world. It's no surprise that her recognition can bring overnight sales fortune that defeats most, if not all, marketing campaigns. The star features about 20 products each year on her "Favorite Things" show. There's even a term for it: the Oprah Effect.
Her television career began unexpectedly. When she was 16 years old, she had the idea of being a journalist to tell other people's stories in a way that made a difference in their lives and the world. She was on television by the time she was 19 years old. And in 1986 she started her own television show with a continuous determination to succeed at first.
TIME magazine wrote, "People would have doubted Oprah Winfrey's swift rise to host of the most popular talk show on TV. In a field dominated by white males, she is a black female of big size. As interviewers go, she is no match for Phil Donahue. What she lacks in journalistic toughness, she makes up for in plainspoken curiosity, rich humor and, above all understanding. Guests with sad stories to tell tend to bring out a tear in Oprah's eye. They, in turn, often find themselves exposing things they would not imagine telling anyone, much less a national TV audience."
"I was nervous about the competition and then I became my own competition raising the bar every year, pushing, pushing, pushing myself as hard as I knew. It doesn't matter how far you might rise. At some point you are likely to fall if you' re constantly doing what we do, raising the bar. If you' re constantly pushing yourself higher, higher the law of averages, you will at some point fall. And when you do, I want you to know this, remember this: there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction" as Oprah addressed graduates at Harvard on May 30.
12. What does the Oprah Effect refer to in the first paragraph?
A. the influence on talk show hosts
B. the power of Oprah's opinions.
C. the effect on a business.
D. the audience of Oprah's talk show.
13. What can be inferred about Oprah's television career?
A. She must have been challenged a lot
B. She gained fame as planned.
C. It lives up to her parents' expectation.
D. She once gave up on her choice.
14. What message did Oprah give to Harvard graduates?
A. Success comes after failure.
B. Pushing physical limits makes no sense
C. Aiming higher hurts
D. Failure is part of life.
15. Which of the following best describes Oprah Winfrey?
A. Friendly.
B. Humorous
C. Determined.
D. Patient
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
Have you ever woken up worrying about an unfinished project, an email that you forgot to send, or a meeting which you didn't have a chance to schedule?____16____It turns out that we just need to tell our brains when we will do what we need to do so they don't annoy us.
Researchers used to think that this low-level worry about unfinished tasks was our unconscious mind trying to get things done by reminding us of what we still needed to do.____17____
But recent research suggests that simply making a plan to deal with an unfinished task makes a huge difference in our ability to focus. When we don't know when or how we will finish the things on our task lists, what will happen?____18____This is because undone tasks impress us more. As it turns out, our unconscious mind isn't actually urging us to do an undone task right now, but rather to make a plan for when we will get it done. To handle this, you can schedule a task on your calendar.____19____It seems that our brain needs to let something go.
____20____So stop worrying about an undone to-do list of things that you hope to accomplish in a given day or week. Instead. you should avoid being distracted by starting each day with a concrete plan for what you will work on and when. You don't have to constantly make choices about what to concentrate on: Just follow your schedule.
A. It is more about making lists.
B. It is vital to stay focused while making plans.
C. Or you can list it as an action task or a quick task.
D. When we have no specific plans, distractions certainly take over.
E. If your answer is yes, your brain is bothered by those undone lists.
F. The belief was that the reminders wouldn't stop until the tasks were done.
G. Our thoughts will typically wander from our present task to our undone tasks.
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We can’t predict the future, but all we know for sure is thatlife will never be the same.
I had always been____21____about traveling, and in our 8 years together, we made full use of our___22___budget and time, traveling as often as we could near or far, even checkingHawaiioff the bucket list.
___23___, once my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. I didn’t go back to___24___ at all for over a year. For 6 months, my life became about being the caretaker, personal doctor and wife I could possibly be. I lived and___25___for him because that’s what he deserved and needed, and I wanted to spend every second I
had___26___with him.
Sadly, he was gone. I was___27___. At that time, a family member___28___their apartment inHawaiito me if I wanted to take some___29___for myself. I knew this was what I needed to do. Arriving inHawaiiby myself was quite possibly the___30___feeling ever, second only to leaving the hospital the day he___31___. But I rented a car, I walked the beach, I hiked to waterfalls, and I spent time with old friends who lived there.___32___, I learned I was my own good friend and I could___33___myself. . Being alone with my thoughts and___34___was the hardest thing I could___35___, but I think at the time, it seemed___36___than going back to my old routine with a huge vacancy in my life.
And pretty soon, I was on the go___37___. After numerous trips, I felt it was time to return to work. I started to live life to the___38___, experiencing things I would never have imagined.
.Now I don’t want to wait to___39___my dreams and check things off my bucket list. I hope you don’t___40___.
21. A. crazy B. concerned C. anxious D. worried
22. A. limited B. equal C. enough D. proper
23. A. Anyway B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
24. A. hospital B. school C. exercise D. work
25. A. cried B. smiled C. shouted D. breathed
26. A. enjoyed B. left C. taken D. wasted
27. A. in amazement B. in shock C. at a loss D. at risk
28. A. received B. offered C. sold D. sent
29. A. money B. advice C. energy D. time
30. A. happiest B. loneliest C. most awkward D. most embarrassing
31. A. died B. recovered C. passed D. returned
32. A. Actually B. Obviously C. Gradually D. Generally
33. A. depend on B. check on C. reflect on D. focus on
34. A. comments B. admiration C. surprise D. memories
35. A. forget B. hope C. face D. identify
36. A. harder B. easier C. worse D. safer
37. A. continuously B. anxiously C. safely D. powerfully
38. A. least B. fullest C. busiest D. simplest
39. A. leave B. establish C. follow D. survive
40. A. too B. yet C. neither D. either
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
Chinese vaccines（疫苗）were initially dismissed in Western and other media，partly because of a view that they were inferior___41.___the vaccines produced by Moderna or AstraZeneca.___42.___much evidence has been accumulating for a while that the vaccines from China work well, too.The United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and some other countries have approved the Sinopharm vaccine from China.By the end of last month,1.8 million people in the UAE___43.___(receive) it
The development of Chinese vaccine within a short span of time after the sudden outbreak of COVID-19___44.___(show) the Chinese system has performed quickly according to the expectations of the international community.The development is a message for the international community___45.___China is marching ahead of time and the expectations of Chinese partner countries are on the rise.
China's efforts___46.___(strengthen) the global fight against the pandemic have narrowed the space for a small group of rich countries to buy most of the vaccines.___47.___(back)by the World Health Organization, China promised to provide tens of millions doses of COVID-19 vaccines for low and middle income countries this year.
___48.___（personal），I would take the domestically（国内地）produced vaccines.I really think the China-produced vaccines are safe.___49.___(live) through this global pandemic fight,I have come to a better understanding of China's____50.____(responsibility) attitude in the public health sector.
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.假定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处错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误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(Ʌ)，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限一词;
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Today I'd like to talk about the approaches to express love to parents. Recently I have moved by an advertisement, that encourages people to go home more often. I think it doesn't cost too many to show our love to our parents.
First, do not just visit them during holidays or at weekends. Second, it is suggested that we must take them to travel, making them relaxed. Finally, we'd better to have a chat with them, hoping to exchange idea with them. With a word, it's never too late to express their love to parents. It's why our parents need care and love from us.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

The Meredith family lived in a small community. As the economy was in decline, some people in the town had lost their jobs. Many of their families were struggling to make ends meet. People were trying to help each other meet the challenges.
Mrs. Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman. She spent a great deal of time visiting the poor. She knew they had problems, and they needed all kinds of help. When she had time, she would bring food and medicine to them.
One morning she told her children about a family she had visited the day before. There was a man sick in bed, his wife, who took care of him and could not go out to work, and their little boy. The little boy -his name was Bernard-had interested her very much.
“I wish you could see him,” she said to her own children, John, Harry, and Clara. “He is such a help to his mother. He wants very much to earn some money, but I don't see what he can do.”
After their mother left the room, the children sat thinking about Bernard. “I wish we could help him to earn money,” said Clara. “His family is suffering so much.”
“So do I,” said Harry. “We really should do something to assist them.”
For some moments, John said nothing, but, suddenly, he sprang to his feet and cried, “I have a great idea! I have a solution that we can all help accomplish(完成).”
The other children also jumped up all attention. When John had an idea, it was sure to be a good one. “I tell you what we can do,” said John. “You know that big box of corn Uncle John sent us? Well, we can make popcorn(爆米花), and put it into paper bags, and Bernard can take it around to the houses and sell it.”
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。

When Mrs. Meredith heard of John's idea, she thought it was a good one, too.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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With everything ready, Bernard started out on his new business.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________
参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. A
C D C B
[语篇解读]
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. C 9. A 10. D 11. C
16. E 17. F 18. G 19. C 20. D
21. A 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. B 31. A 32.
C 33. A 34.
D 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. D
41. to 42. But
43. had received
44. shows 45. that
46. to strengthen
47. Backed 48. Personally
49. Living 50. responsible
51.(1). express → expressing
(2).have 后加been
(3). that → which
(4). many → much
(5). 删除must 或把must 改→ should
(6). 删除to
(7). idea → ideas
(8). With → In
(9).their → our
(10). why → because
52.略。