2019-2020学年贵阳市第八中学高三英语月考试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年贵阳市第八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
Information on school visits to Kew Gardens
Enjoy yourselves in a wonderland of science with over 50,000 living plants and a variety of educational events or amusing activities. Here is essential information about planning a school visit to Kew.
Educational course prices
You can plan a self-led visit or book one of our educational courses. Students will take part in the educational courses in groups of 15. Prices vary according to different situations.
EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) to Key Stage 4:
45-minute course: 35/group 90-minute course: 70/group
Key Stage 5:
Half day (one course): 80/group Full day (two courses): 160/group
Teachers and adults:
Up to required key stage proportions (比例): Free
Adults needed for 1:1 special educational needs support: Free
Adults above the required proportions: 11/person
The payment will due within 28 calendar days of making the booking.
Health and safety
Required supervising (监护) adult-student proportions:
Key Stage 1: 1:5 Key Stage 2: 1:8
Key stage 3: 1:10 Key Stage 4: 1:12
Key Stage 5: 1:12
The group sizes should be controlled if you are visiting potentially busy areas such as the glasshouse and other attractions. The maximum number of students visiting the glasshouses is 15 per group and each group to Kew shops should include no more than 10 students.
If there is an emergency, please contact the nearest Kew staff member or call Constabulary on 0208 32 3333 for direct and quick support. Please do not call 999.
Planning your visit
Your tickets and two planning passes will be sent to you upon receipt of your payment. You can complete your risk assessment with the passes, ensure you bring your tickets and the receipt document and show them to the staff members at the gate on the day of your visit.
Recommended timings
The Kew Gardens opens at 10 am. You are recommended to spend at least three to five hours on your visit. The closing time varies throughout the year. But the earliest is 3:30 pm. We have a fixed schedule for educational courses, which is from 10:30 am to 2:20 pm.
1.How much should a group of 15 Key Stage I students and 4 teachers pay for a 45-minute course?
A.35
B.46
C.57
D.81
2.What should one do in an emergency?
A.Check the risk assessment.
B.Call 999 immediately.
C.Ask adults or teachers for help.
D.Seek help from the staff member nearby.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To introduce Kew Gardens.
B.To give tips on visiting Kew Gardens.
C.To attract potential visitors to Kew Gardens.
D.To inform coming activities in Kew Gardens.
B
A student had to get his long hair cut off in a middle school in GuangDong Province. It was talked a lot among teachers and students.
In fact, all schools have their own rules. In most schools, boy students are not allowed to have long hair while girls are not allowed to dye their hair. And most school rules say that students should wear their school uniforms at school. And students must obey these rules so that they can get healthy development at school.
But some students have disagreements. They think that boy students having long hair doesn't mean that they are not good students. They want to show their own personality. They think that they would look cool too if they had long hair and the hairstyles like their favorite stars.
A girl student thought that she would look much more beautiful if she had brown hair. So she had her dark
hair dyed brown one day. When she went back to school the next day, the teacher was very angry with her. She said that she worked hard at her lessons and did well in every subject. She just didn't know why the teacher didn't allow her to dye her hair while women teachers can.
It is not wrong for teenagers to love stars' hairstyles or wear their favorite clothes. However, a school has its own rules for all the students to obey so that the school can be in good order. Students should not break the rules at school.
4. What aren't boy students allowed to do in most middle schools according to this passage?
A. To have long hair.
B. To wear uniforms.
C. To like famous stars.
D. To show their own personalities.
5. Why did the girl make her hair brown?
A. Because she wanted to be cool.
B. Because she thought that she would look much more beautiful.
C. Because she wanted to make her teacher angry.
D Because women teachers dyed their hair.
6. What does the writer think of these school rules?
A. The students should be against them.
B. They are bad for students.
C. They can make schools in good order.
D. They can't make students grow healthily.
7. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Hair styles and clothes.
B. Schoolboys and schoolgirls.
C. Students and famous stars.
D. School rules.
C
I was at my parent’s dinner table. Before me was a worn journal of thin and discolor1 ed pages. It was my grandfather’s journal and now belonged to my father. My grandfather had passed away in the months leading up to my birth. I never got to visit the places he had frequented and the people who had been a part of his life’s journey.
I was now about to enter his world, through the words he had left behind. Within minutes, I wascaptivatedby the power of the written words. In the magical script (笔迹) before me, I was transported to another age when food was an everyday art, planned, prepared and enjoyed in the company of others, and a time when people had
the heart to pause their own lives to embrace (拥抱) each other’s struggles. All this was conveyed to me in the beauty of the words that flowed together to connect with the writer’s mind and understand the world they lived in.
That kind of writing seems to be lost on us today. We have gotten used to writing in bite-sized pieces for a public looking for entertainment, and hungry for information. No wonder, there are nearly 200 million bloggers on the Internet and a new blog is created somewhere in the world every half a second. Instead of adding to our collective wisdom, most of these writings reflectthe superficiality (肤浅) and impatience of our day and age.
This not only robs us of the skill of writing impressive essays, it also prevents us from exploring what is indeed important. Writing humbles (使谦卑) us in a way that is vital for our character growth, by reminding us about the limits of the self and our appropriate place in the vast flow of life. Writing frees us by helping us explore the unknown so that we really open up to magic of the world around us. I saw all of this in the writing of my grandfather. And I’ve seen it again and again in the writings of the greatest thinkers of humanity. Their writing reflect deep thought on issues of human importance.
8. The underlined word “captivated” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “________”.
A. puzzled
B. frightened
C. attracted
D. defeated
9. In the author’s grandfather’s age, people ________.
A. lived a hard life
B. cared about each other
C. were fond of writing
D. treated food as an art
10. The author begins the text with her grandfather’s journal in order to ________.
A. show her respect to her grandfather
B. present the importance of good writing
C. express her interest in reading as well as writing
D. raise the problems with today’s writing
11. In the last paragraph, the author is trying to _________.
A. discuss what good writing is like
B. express her strong desire to learn writing skills
C. stress the effects of her grandfather’s journal on her
D. show her admiration for her grandfather’s writing
D
The Gata used to look annoyed when they received power bills that routinely topped $200. Last September the couple moved into a 1,500-square-foot home in Premier Gardens, an area of 95 “zero-energy homes” (ZEH) just outside town. Now they're actually eager to see their electricity bills. The grand total over the 10 months they've lived in the three-bedroom house: $75. For the past two months, they haven’t paid a cent.
ZEH communities are the leading edge of technologies that might someday create houses that produce as much energy as they consume. Premier Gardens is one of a half-dozen subdivisions (住宅开发项目) in California where every home cuts power consumption by 50%, mostly by using low power appliances and solar panels.
Aside from the panels on the roof, Premier Gardens looks like a community of traditional homes. But inside, special windows cut power bills by blocking solar heat in summer and keeping indoor warmth winter.
The rest of the energy savings comes from the solar units. They don't just feed the home they serve. If they generate more power than the home is using, the excess flows into the utility's power grid(电网). The residents are billed by “net metering”: they pay for the amount of power that they get from the grid, minus the kilowatts(千瓦) they feed into it. If a home generates more power than it uses, the bill is zero.
That sounds like a bad deal for the power company, but it's not. Solar homes produce the most power on the hot sunny afternoons when everyone rushes home to turn up the air conditioner. "It helps us lower usage at peak power times," says solar expert Mike Keesee. “That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.”
What’s not to like? Mostly the costs. The special features can add $25,000 or more to the purchase price of a house. Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be extremely expensive. For the consumer, it's a matter of paying now for the hardware to save later on the power bill.
12. Why is the Gata eager to see their electricity bills now?
A. They want to cut down their utility' expenses.
B. They want to know if they are able to pay.
C. They want to see how much they have saved.
D. They want to avoid being overcharged.
13. What is special about the ZEH communities?
A. They are built in harmony with the environment.
B. They have created cutting edge technologies.
C. They are subdivided into half a dozen sections.
D. They aim to be independent in power supply.
14. What does the "net metering" practice mean to the power company?
A. More pressure at peak time
B. Reduced operational costs.
C. Increased electricity output.
D. Less profits in the short term.
15. The author believes that buying a house in a ZEH community __________.
A. is a worthy investment in the long run
B. is but a dream for average consumers
C. gives the owner great tax benefits
D. contributes toenvironmental protection
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
Teach your teens to be safety-minded passengers
Over half of teens who die in car crashes are not behind the wheel, and teens’ chances of being in a deadly accident rise obviously if they ride with a teen driver. Teen passengers canlower this risk by limiting distractions (分心), respecting the driver and always wearing a seat belt.
Here are some quick tips for teaching your teens to be safety-minded passengers:
16.____17____ Distractions are a major cause of crashes,and passenger distractions are especially dangerous for new drivers. Discuss helpful passenger behaviors, such as reading directions when asked and respecting the driver by not talking loudly, talking on a cell phone, playing loud music, or acting wildly.
18. Insist on seat belts. Most teen passengers who died in accidents were not wearing seat belts. ____19____ In a crash, a body without a safety belt can hurt others in the car.
20. Don’t let your teens ride with a driver who has less than a year of experience. Most teen crashes are the result of “rookie (新手)” mistakes. ____21____
22. Pay attention. To help your teens make good safety decisions, keep the lines of communication open. ____23____ Provide alternatives (可能的选择), like rides, to allow them to avoid unsafe driving situations.
24. Create a code (密码) word. Help your teens get out of unsafe situations by calling or texting you with a previously agreed-upon code word that signals trouble. ____25____
A. Lead by example.
B. Talk about how to be a safe passenger.
C. Seat beltswill help protect their friends’ lives as well as their own.
D. When you hear or see the word, pick them up right away.
E. Parents play an important role in teen driving safety.
F. Know where they are going and discuss how they will get there.
G. Even the most grown-up teen needs time to gain driving experience through driving.
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Menninger took the hard way to climb Everest—the world’s tallest peak___21___hike it up, he decided to climb as a non-native Everest porter(挑夫), which meant___22___packs weighing up to 220 pounds along rough, high altitude trails(小路).
Menninger came up with such a(n)___23___after spending a season as a guide inNepal, and becoming___24___with life of these porters. “My goal was to have the same experience”,he explains.
The physical and emotional___25___of the jobis laid___26___as Menninger is filmed struggling with a pack consisting of multiple bags tied together,___27___trying to sleep at night in crowded freezing porter houses.
A typical day___28___waking up at around 7:30 am and going to the client’s hotel to___29___their bags and beginning to trek(长途跋涉). Porters have to____30____for their own accommodation during treks. Some even regularly go without____31____to keep costs down. As they aren’t____32____until the last day, they have no idea whether the trek has been economically worthwhile until they’ve____33____it.
Life is never____34____for them. Last year was one of Everest’s deadliest climbing seasons, largely____35____difficult weather conditions, and lack of experience.____36____the problems is a lack of communication between the porters and their mostly wealthy clients.
With his film shot during this tough trek, Menninger wishes more were____37____of how much porters rely on their low salaries, and how much they contribute to the overall Everest experience. “____38____, my film could encourage those porters by____39____what they’re able to____40____and how hard they work.”
21. A. Other than B. Simply C. Rather than D. Directly
22. A. carrying B. preparing C. mailing D. wrapping
23. A. approach B. conclusion C. suggestion D. idea
24. A. pleased B. bored C. fascinated D. disappointed
25. A. payment B. price C. enjoyment D. courage
26. A. uncovered B. messy C. untouched D. understandable
27. A. but B. or C. while D. and
28. A. takes B. involves C. indicates D. requires
29. A. search B. collect C. deliver D. repair
30. A. fight B. ask C. work D. pay
31. A. meals B. permission C. money D. limit
32. A. dismissed B. praised C. tipped D. satisfied
33. A. climbed B. experienced C. reached D. completed
34. A. easy B. challenging C. encouraging D. tough
35. A. focusing on B. owing to C. depending on D. leading to
36. A. Responding to B. Bringing about C. Getting rid of D. Adding to
37. A. aware B. informed C. warned D. sure
38. A. Joyfully B. Unfortunately C. Generally D. Hopefully
39. A. examining B. claiming C. showing D. announcing
40. A. understand B. bear C. complain D. imagine
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
Chinaheld a meeting____41.____Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People inBeijingto praise role models in the country's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
The Medal of the Republic was conferred on a famous respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan. The____42.____(nation) honorary title, "the People's Hero," was conferred on Zhang Boli,____43.____expert who was responsible for the research of the COVID-19 treatment plan____44.____(combine) traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, and Chen Wei, a military medical scientist____45.____made major achievements in the development of vaccine and protective medicine. "I would like to____46.____(sincere) thank the Party and the state for granting this honor to us four medical____47.____(worker)," Zhong said. “There should be no relaxation____48.____Chinawon victory at the beginning of the COVID-19 fight and I promise____49.____(work) together with colleagues around the country and the world.” In addition, 1,499 persons, 500 groups, 186 CPC members and 150 primary-level Party organizations_____50._____(praise) for their roles in fighting the epidemic.
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.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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加词。

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仅限一词。

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Jo worked at a bush school whose classrooms were made bamboo. There was no electricity or water there. It took the students about two hour to get to the school. Jo hoped to make a different to the children’s lives by teaching them. The other day, Jo and Jenny visited Tombe’s home. When we arrived at the village, Tombe’s mother who had been working in her garden, starting crying “ieee ieee”. Tombe’s father led them to his house, a low bamboo hut with grass stick out of the roof, where he could only see a few tin plates and cups and a couple of pots. Which they ate were sweet potatoes, corn and greens. That night Jo and Jenny slept on an newly made platform. They left for the village the next morning after many goodbyes and firmly handshakes.
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。

续写的词数应为150左右。

I’m going to tell you a story. It’s a tale about love, heartbreak and great shame. And it’s my story. This is a story I’ve told every February since I started teaching in 1999. Its power lies, I think, in how it changes the way my students see me. Their super teacher is gone temporarily. Left behind is an 11-year-old girl whose feelings are hurt — and each of my students is very angry about the cruelty of the one who did the mean thing.
In my sixth grade, I fell madly in love. His name was David. He was tall, cute, kind of a bad boy — which I found attractive. He had no interest in me at all, but I wrote down his name all over my diary: xx loves xx in giant hearts.
So it was Valentine’s Day, elementary school style - construction paper mailboxes. Someone’s mom brought in cupcakes. Our parents bought us those variety-pack cards to send to everyone in class, with words like “Be My Honey” or “My Darling, Happy Valentine’s Day.”
It was party day. I spilled my cards onto my desk, and in many small envelopes, I saw a large one, shining like diamonds. My mind raced: "Wow-someone likes me enough to buy me this giant card. Who could it be from?” With trembling hands I tore open the envelope and drew out a sparkly image of a queen seated on her throne (宝座). The heading read, “To a Queen of a Valentine.” I was overcome with excitement. Slowly, I turned the card over, and at the bottom I saw the signature and almost fainted: David. It was all too perfect to be real. Then my eyes traveled up to the writing above his signature. In large, uneven (参差不齐的) letters, he had written me a special message.
Paragraph 1:
It read, “To the Ugliest Girl in Our Class.”, and I completely froze, tears rolling down my face.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2:
It was Valentine’s Day again and I held a party for my students, a party that celebrated kindness instead of cruelty.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A
12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A
16. B 17. C 18. G 19. F 20. D
21. C 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. D 39. C 40. B
41. on 42. national
43. an 44. combining
45. who/that
46. sincerely
47. workers
48. though 49. to work
50. were praised
51.(1).made后加of
(2).hour→hours
(3).different→difference
(4).we→they
(5).starting→started
(6).stick→ sticking
(7).Which→What
(8).an→a
(9).删除for
(10).firmly→firm
52.略。