2020-2021学年云南玉溪市第四中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年云南玉溪市第四中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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
Britain's brilliant bridges have aided trade and brought communities together and are always the most exciting part of the journey. These must-see bridges are now tourist attractions in their own right.
Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
Described byits legendary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel as “my first love, my darling”, in was originally designed for horse-drawn traffic. Now, more than four million vehicles a year cross the 1,352ft-Jong toll (收费) bridge over the Avon Gorge. The £ l toll for every journey pays for its repair. The history of the bridge, dating back to 1864, is kept alive through a programme of tours, events and exhibitions.
Infinity Bridge, Stockton-On-Tees
A pedestrian and cycle footbridge across the River Tees, its working title was the North Shore Footbridge, before it was given its grander name when opened in 2009. It is particularly spectacular (壮观) at night. The arches of the bridge are also lit white and, on calm nights, their reflection in the water appears as an infinity symbol, thereby inspiring the name which was chosen by the public.
Tower Bridge, London
An engineering wonder built from thousands of tons of Cornish granite, Portland stone and steel, it took construction workers eight years to complete. More than 120 years old, it's a popular tourist attraction, as well as a functional bridge. Visitors can take in the views over the capital and experience seeing London life through the Glass Floor.
Iron Bridge, Shropshire
Opened in 1781, this is the first arch bridge in the world to be made out of cast iron. Recognised as one of the great symbols of the industrial revolution, it transformed the cart of bridge building and was a crucial factor in the development of the iron trade in Shropshire.
1.Which bridge has the longest history?
A.Clifton Suspension Bridge.
B.Infinity Bridge.
C.Tower Bridge.
D.Iron Bridge.
2.What can we know about Infinity Bridge?
A.People can just walk on it.
B.The public give it two names.
C.It's well worth visiting at night.
D.It's arch is the biggest on the earth.
3.What do Clifton Suspension Bridge and Tower Bridge have in common?
A.They are both over 120 years old.
B.Visitors should pay for passing them.
C.They have the same original design.
D.Visitors can have a good view of London on them.
B
In Copenhagen, an 8-year dream was realized when the first paid skiers took their runs down a one-third-mile course (路线)．They skied on what is possibly the greenestpower factory in the world．The factory is so clean and safe that designers were able to turn its buildings into a new center for social life．
The waste-to-power factory itself opened in 2017 under the name Amager Bakke．Bjarke Ingels is the architect whosecompany came up with the idea eight years ago of designing a power plant building that would join mountain sports into its very nature．
“It is the cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world．It is not only better for the environment, it is also moreenjoyable for the lives of its citizens.” Ingels says 97% of city people get their heating as a by-product of energy production．It comes from a system where the electricity, heating, and waste disposal (处理) are mixed into a single process．He dreams that it is also becoming an example that others can look to and say, “IfCopenhagencan do it why can' t we?"
There are no hills in this island city, but now people can ski locally, while enjoying the best views ever seen of the harbor．Another thing missing hereis snow cover throughout the winter, so designers set up a kind of special "plastic grass" that provides the perfect friction (摩擦力) for downhill winter sports．
In a country where 600, 000 skiers always had to travel to practice sking, to be able to finally ski in their backyard-and, all year round - is, as one skier said, “AMAZING．”
The company hopes to see 300, 000 visitors enjoying the experience of Copen hill each year, with the ski slope costing $ 22 an hour or just $ 366 for a full season pass．Meanwhile, the city is one step closer to its final goal of becoming the world's first carbon-neutral city by 2025．We thinkit might be all “down hill” from here．
4. How does the power factory produce electricity?
A. By using oil．
B. By using coal．
C. By usingwind．
D. By using waste．
5. What' s Ingels' dream according to the passage?
A. To make more tall buildings in different big cities．
B. To help more skiers to ski in high mountains．
C. There will be more green power factories in the world．
D. More and more people will ski in the power factory．
6. Where do the skiers ski in the power factory?
A. On man-made snow．
B. On man-made ice．
C. On plastic grass．
D. On real sand．
7. The underlined part “it might be all 'downhill' from here" means that________.
A. they will soon reach their final goal
B. they will soon draw many visitors
C. they will produce more electricity
D. they have difficulties reaching the goal
C
California's August Complex Fire tore through more than 1,600 square miles of forest last summer,burning nearly every tree in its path. It was the largest wildfire in the state's recorded history, breaking the record previously set in 2018. After the fire, land managers must determine where to most efficiently plant new trees.
A predictive mapping model called the Postfire Spatial Conifer Restoration Planning Tool recently described in Ecological Applications could inform these decisions, saving time and expense. The tool can “show where young trees are needed most, where the forest isn't going to come back on its own, where we need to intervene（干预）if we want to maintain forests," says lead author Joseph Stewart, an ecologist at the University of California, Davis.
To develop the model, Stewart and his colleagues classified data collected from more than 1,200 study plots in 19 areas that burned between 2004 and 2012. They combined these data with information on rainfall, geography, climate, forest composition and bum severity.Theyalso included how many seeds sample conifer trees （针叶树）produced in 216locations over 18 years, assessing whether the trees release different numbers of seeds after a fire.
The tool's potential benefits are significant, says Kimberley Davis, a conservation scientist at theUniversityofMontana, who was not involved in the study. Those managers will still have to make hard decisions, such as which species to plant in areas that may experience warmer and drier conditions resulting from climate change, but the model provides some research-based guidance to help the forests recover.
8. What challenge do land managers face after the wildfire?
A. Lack of wood supplies.
B. Where to plant new trees best.
C. How to save the burned trees.
D. Loss of trees and wild animals.
9. What's the main idea of paragraph 2?
A. The function of the tool.
B. The disadvantages of the tool.
C. The improvement of the tool.
D. The development of the tool.
10. What does the underlined word "They" refer to?
A. The study plots.
B. The data.
C. Stewart and his colleagues.
D. The seeds.
11. What isDavis' attitude towards the tool?
A. Skeptical.
B. Ambiguous.
C. Tolerant.
D. Optimistic.
D
There are 195 countries in the world today but almost none of them have purple on their national flag. So what’s wrong with purple? It’s such a popular color1 today. Why would no country use it in their flag? The answer is really quite simple. Purple was just for too expensive.
The color1 purple has been associated with royalty power and wealth for centuries. Queen Elizabeth I forbade anyone except close members of the royal family to wear it. Purple’s high status comes from the rarity and cost of the dye (染料)originally used to produce it. Fabric traders got the dye from a small sea snail (海螺)that was only found in the Tyre region of the Mediterranean. More than 10,000 snails were needed to create just one gram of purple; not to mention a lot of work went into producing the dye, which made purple dye so expensive.
Since only wealthy rulers could afford to buy and wear the color1 , it became associated with the royal family. Sometimes, however, the dye was too expensive even for royalty. Third century Roman Emperor Aurelio famously wouldn’t allow his wife to buy a scarf made from purple silk because it cost three times its weight in gold. A single pound of dye cost three pounds of gold, which equals 56,000 dollars today. Therefore, even the richest countries couldn’t spend that much having purple on their flags.
The dye became more accessible to lower-class about a century and a half ago. In 1856, 18-year-old English chemist William Henry Perkin accidentally created a man-made purple compound (化合物)while attemptingto produce an anti-malaria drug. He noticed that the compound could be used to dye fabrics, so he patented the dye, manufactured it and got rich. Purple dye was then mass-produced so everybody could afford it.
Till now, a handful of new national flags have been designed and a few of them have chosen to use purple in their flag. So don’t be making any bets just yet.
12. Why was color1 purple expensive in the past?
A. Because only royal families were allowed to wear purple.
B. Because it took a long time to get purple dye from gold.
C. Because purple was worth as much as its weight in gold.
D. Because purple dye used to be rare and hard to produce.
13. Why did Roman Emperor Aurelio forbid his wife to buy a purple scarf?
A. Because of poor quality.
B. Because of long tradition.
C. Because of bad taste.
D. Because of high price.
14. What is purple's situation now?
A. Purple has been widely used on national flags.
B. Purple dye is now affordable to ordinary people.
C. Royal family stop using purple because it’s toocommon.
D. Fewer snails are used to produce purple dye than before.
15. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. No Purple Flags?
B. Purple vs Gold
C. How to Produce Purple Dye?
D. The Birth of Purple Color
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It can be difficult to start a hobby. You may not know where to begin or you may have come across one that requires costly equipment.____16____To find a low-cost hobby, pick something that is interestingto you, doesn't require a lot of materials, and is available to you in your area.
Begin a collection. Many different collections can be started with little or no cost.____17____Look for rocks, plant leaves and flowers, or insects you can preserve and keep. Another way is to begin to collect an object in your house, such as saving bottle-caps.
___18___Youtube contains quantities of music you can listen to for free. Besides, you can discover music you like by using online radio stations or services includingPandora and Spotify. By exposing yourself to new music, you can turn music into a relaxing hobby without having to buy albums.
Learn a game. Games are similar to sports and often benefit from being shared in the community (团体).
Game groups will often supply board games at no cost to you. In addition, libraries and schools may have video game groups for children and adults. You can also play a wide variety of free online games with people around you.___19___
If these things fail to attract you, ask experts about how to begin. Find hobbyists and ask those who are experienced in your potential hobby for the minimum cost of materials you need to start.____20____You'll be surprised that you don't need as much equipment as you imagined.
A. Listen to music.
B. One way to do this is to go outside.
C. Ask yourself what your favorite music is.
D. How and where to find one collection is up to you.
E. Use the site to see what groups are in your area.
F. The truth is that many hobbies can be started without much money.
G. This will help you judge whether or not a hobby fits into your budget.
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It was 15 years ago that one of the most upset things in my life happened. In a clean, clinical room, my best friend was dying in my arms. His eyes, dark brown and trusting, would soon____21____forever. Heartbroken, I said, “Flash, you____22____so much happiness to me. I will do something good as a(an)____23____.”
Flash came into my____24____when I was nine. From the moment my parents brought this cute dog home, he____25____my family with joy.
Then,____26____happened. My mum was diagnosed with (被诊断出) breast cancer when I was 11. Then my grandma, who was my strength,____27____for lung cancer. My sister____28____Crohn’s Disease and while being tested, suffered a heart attack. I was being bullied at school and started to____29____classes and avoid seeing people.
Flash soon gave me all the comfort he could offer. There were times when I felt there was no____30____, but a pair of brown eyes and loving face would somehow____31____me. I knew he was____32____there for me. I knew he understood.
Now after 15 years, Flash was____33____. I thought doing charity work was the best reward for him. I____34____in a non-profit organization inSouthamptonand contributed about 3,500 hours to____35____children with special needs, which completely changed my life. I learned to love the____36____I had been on, and even
accept the____37____bits.
I still miss Flash. It was he that had somehow____38____me to help others. Flash’s death was one of the____39____moments of my life. But it was also an inspiring moment that____40____me in the best possible way—forever.
21. A. open B. fade C. shine D. close
22. A. told B. brought C. saved D. owed
23. A. reward B. award C. bonus D. relief
24. A. world B. room C. mind D. power
25. A. helped B. protected C. filled D. decorated
26. A. wonders B. stories C. disasters D. mistakes
27. A. went away B. passed away C. died away D. flew away
28. A. developed B. caused C. noticed D. gained
29. A. pass B. skip C. take D. enjoy
30. A. use B. time C. money D. hope
31. A. annoy B. ease C. lift D. change
32. A. frequently B. sometimes C. always D. hardly
33. A. aging B. deserted C. missing D. gone
34. A. searched B. volunteered C. competed D. performed
35. A. talking about B. meeting with C. caring for D. bringing up
36. A. earth B. street C. holiday D. journey
37. A. fantastic B. difficult C. awkward D. pleasant
38. A. trained B. forced C. inspired D. persuaded
39. A. fullest B. saddest C. tiniest D. craziest
40. A. explained B. admitted C. transformed D. described
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
Shanghai Disneyland said on Wednesday it would build the world's firstZootopia-themed（疯狂动物城为主题）land earlier this year. On Dec. 10, it started building its Zootopia- themed land,___41.___will bring characters（人物）from the popular animated film（动画片）___42.___the park, its operator said. Zootopia once broke China's box office records and___43.___（become）the country's No. 1 animated film.
It is expected___44.___（be）the first-ever Zootopia-themed land at any Disney park worldwide, and the___45.___（eight）themed land at Shanghai Disneyland. The___46.___（develop）of the land follows the success of the animated film on the Chinese mainland, which made 1. 53 billionyuanin 2016, until it___47.___（top）by Chinese animationNe Zhain August this year.
The new land aims to provide a life-like animal center with characters in this movie___48.___some other Disney movies, according to the Shanghai Disneyland. The opening of the center will bring___49.___（much）tourism to Shanghai than before and offer more destinations to___50.___（tourist）all over the world.
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处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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.每处错误及其修改仅限一词。

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The other day, our school invite a famous artist to teach us what to draw bamboo in traditional Chinese style.
When the artist entered into the classroom, he received warm welcome. Firstly, he showed them a great many skillful ways to draw bamboo. We surrounded him and watched him careful. Then we tried to do it by ourselves under his instruction. Finally, after failing several times I succeeded in drawing a picture of bamboo, that made me so happy.
In this lesson, we were deeply impressing by the beauty of Chinese paintings and proud of be Chinese. We hope we can have more activity of this kind in the future!
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。

Joan excitedly packed her bags for her upcoming trip with her family. They were driving from New York to Virginia to go on a brief visit to their distant s. She was bursting with impatience to play with her cousins and chat away with her aunt and uncle.
After all of the suitcases had been loaded into the car, Tonny, Joan’s father, looked to Joan and her mother, Flora. “Is everyone ready for our road trip?” They both smiled and nodded.
It was going to be quite a long journey, and within a couple of hours Joan had already begun to feel tired. She
began to nod off when she noticed the car veering off the road, sharply to the left.
Tonny managed an emergency stop, got out and walked around the car. He scratched his head, looking confused. Then, he gave a great sigh. “We have a flat tire(轮胎), ”he said to Flora.
“Use the spare tire in the trunk. Then we can replace it when we reach Virginia, ”she suggested. Tonny looked down at his feet sheepishly. “I…haven’t had the spare tire replaced since the last time we had a flat.”Flora seemed upset, but tried to remain positive. “Maybe we can call a service,”she suggested. But a quick glance at their cellphones told them that there was no signal in the area. Joan looked at her mother in the front seat, and her father still staring blankly at the flat tire outside. Both of them looked concerned.
Joan began to get worried. No other cars had passed by in a while and it seemed like they were far away from a town center. She looked out the window, wondering if they would have to sleep in the car or if there was any way they could possibly find someone to help them. Would they ever make their way to Virginia?Her s would surely be worried about them.
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 Joan looked out the window, she saw a car approaching.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ It began to rain and Joan became more worried.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D
12. D 13. D 14. B 15. A
16. F 17. B 18. A 19. E 20. G
21. D 22. B 23. A 24. A 25. C 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. B 32.
C 33.
D 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. C
41. which
42. to 43. became 44. to be 45. eighth
46. development
47. was topped
48. and 49. More 50. Tourists
51.(1). invite→invited
(2). what→how
(3). 删除into
(4). 在warm前加a
(5). them→us
(6). careful→carefully
(7). that→which
(8). impressing→impressed
(9). be→being
(10). activity→activities
52.略。