2020年邵阳市邵东县第三中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析

2020年邵阳市邵东县第三中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析
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
When it comes to the greatest inventions of the world, China’s name is sure to be mentioned several times. There are hundreds of things which were invented by the Chinese.
Alcohol
Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty. This period was about 2000 BC - 1600 BC. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.
Tea
China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese emperor around 2737 BC. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The Mechanical Clock
Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were incomplete. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty. This was during 618 and 907.
Silk Fabric
Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 BC.
1.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A.people in the US like alcohol
B.beer was popular in the Xia Dynasty
C.Yi Di and Du Kang invented alcohol by accident
D.the author didn’t know alcohol is a Chinese invention
2.The author asks the question in Paragraph 4 to show ________.
A.ancient Chinese inventors were wiser
B.many things in our lives are incomplete
C.ancient Chinese people never wasted time
D.the invention of the mechanical clock is important
3.Which of the following invention has a longer history?
A.Tea.
B.Alcohol.
C.Silk fabric.
D.The mechanical clock.
B
The connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conductedin Youngstown，Ohio，for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another，employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.
The engineers at the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology(MIT)have taken it a step further changing the actual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse，even unusual functions. These include plants that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when they’re short of water and a plant that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater.＂We’re thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the things that we use every day,＂explained Michael Strano, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.
One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow(发光)in experiments using some common vegetables. Strano’s team found that they could create a faint light for three-and-a-half hours. The light，about one-thousandth of the amount needed to read by，is just a start. The technology, Strano said, could one day be used to light the rooms or even to turn trees into self-powered street lamps.
In the future，the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves in a one-off treatment that would last the plant’s lifetime. The engineers are also trying to develop an on and off＂switch＂where the glow would fade when exposed to daylight.
Lighting accounts for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power source(电源)-such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway-a lot of energy is lost during transmission(传输).Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy.
4. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. A new study of different plants.
B. A big fall in crime rates.
C. Employees from various workplaces.
D. Benefits from green plants.
5. What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineer?
A. To detect plants’ lack of water
B. To change compositions of plants
C. To make the life of plants longer.
D. To test chemicals in plants.
6. What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future?
A. They will speed up energy production.
B. They may transmit electricity to the home.
C. They might help reduce energy consumption.
D. They could take the place of power plants.
7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Can we grow more glowing plants?
B. How do we live with glowing plants?
C. Could glowing plants replace lamps?
D. How are glowing plants made pollution-free?
C
As an eco-minimalist, Su Yige has maintained an environmentally friendly and sustainable lifestyle for the past three years while studying in Canada. She takes her own bag when she goes grocery shopping and uses second-hand items as often as possible. She avoids almost all paper-related products unless she has to use a public toilet while away from home.
Diligence and thrift are time-honored traditional Chinese virtues. Su's family is a good example of this, according to the native of Weihai, Shandong province. Although they have little formal “green” knowledge, her parents lead a very environmentally friendly life.
For example, the family has used the same hair dryer for more than a decade, and Su remembers many of her mother's clothes from as far back as kindergarten. “As long as something can still be used, my mother will not replace it with a new item,” she said.
“I frequently asked my father to bring the plastic bag back home after dumping our waste in the trash bin. He was unhappy, and argued that instead of making that request, I should go downstairs to dump the waste myself”
she said. In another move, her father criticized her for doing too much shopping online. Eventually, they both made steps toward becoming better environmentalists. Her father brings the bag back for reuse and she has only bought two pieces of clothing online in the past six months.
Back in Canada, Su is looking forward to finding a job related to sustainable development in China after she graduates as a computer science major in the summer.
8. Which of the following best describes Su Yige?
A. Conservative.
B. Nostalgic.
C. Economical.
D. Productive.
9. What can be found about Su's mother according to the third paragraph?
A. She has a lot of formal green knowledge.
B. She regards using the same items as a lifestyle.
C. She always wears old clothes due to lack of money.
D. She will not replace the old items until they are out of style.
10. What can be inferred about Su and her father?
A. Both of them like to criticize each other.
B. Su's father is particular about her clothes.
C. The relationship between them is very tense.
D. They urge each other to become more environmentally friendly.
11. What can we learn about the author soon after she graduates in Canada?
A. She will stay there to look for a job.
B. She will put effort into computer science.
C. She will devote herself to her motherland's future.
D. She will come back to China to stay with her parents.
D
Japan's prime minister encouraged the decision to ban viewers, even family members, by issuing a state of emergency order in Tokyo earlier this month in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers.
From the perspective of sports psychologists, an Olympics without fans is a real-life science experiment that is helping researchers and clinicians to comb through the true impact of a crowd of fans on its players—and on viewers at home. The strange circumstances under which the games are held may place unexpected pressure on some athletes. On Tuesday, superstar gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the women's team event, telling teammates and reporters she wasn't in the right “headspace” to compete. “It's been really stressful this Olympic
Games. There are a lot of different variables going into it,” Biles told the Washington Post.
The 2020 Summer Olympics bears similarities and differences to other major sporting events without viewers. The English Premier League supplemented (增加) game broadcasts with crowd noise from the soccer video game FIFA 20, mixed with game audio in real time. A Taiwanese baseball team and German soccer team began populating stands with cardboard cutouts of fans, and the trend caught on internationally.
Jamey Houle, the lead sports psychologist for Ohio State University Athletics and a former Al-American gymnast, says competitive athletes are trained in visualization— imagining performing a certain action or motion, such as doing a roundoff back handspring in gymnastics. Without moving a muscle, players using visualization can solidify neural (神经的) connections and activate their motor cortex (皮层). To visualize most effectively, Houle says, athletes working with sports psychologists will try to simulate as closely as possible the conditions of actual gameplay. Empty stadiums may thus have a measurable impact on players' performance. This phenomenon is grounded in a psychological concept called “social facilitation”, referring to a change in a person's performance that occurs when others are around compared to when a person is alone.
12. What caused Biles to drop out of the women's team event?
A. The poor physical condition.
B. The absence of the audience.
C. The fiercely competitive event.
D. The influence of crowds of fans.
13. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A. The Taiwanese baseball team is a success.
B. The tendency mentioned is popular among some sporting events.
C. The 2020 Summer Olympics is stricter in preventing the pandemic.
D. The crowd noise plays a leading role in the English Premier League.
14. How does Houle explain the impact of empty stadiums on players' performance?
A. By doing a roundoff back handspring.
B. By simulating the conditions of actual gameplay.
C. By using the concept called social facilitation.
D. By changing the viewers of a player.
15. What message does the author mainly convey in the text?
A. Athletes should be trained in visualization.
B. Audience should be admitted to the Olympics.
C. Social facilitation is helpful to sporting events.
D. Viewers present may influence players' performance.
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
Can just one person make a difference to the community? You bet! In a community every person counts, and getting involved is not difficult. Find out your own talents and interests. Then find a need or an issue you really care about.___16___. Here are just a few ways to make a difference in your community.
Clean up the community.
Neighborhood cleanups are often sponsored by local business or schools. But if your community doesn’t have a cleanup program, get together with friends to organize one. You could pick up trash in a larger area twice a year, or you could clean a smaller area every few months.___17___.
___18___.
Do you know anyone who is trapped in the house? Almost all neighborhoods have a few people who are limited to their homes. These people are often elderly and unable to leave their homes to perform simple tasks. But they belong to the community, too! By letting them “borrow” your legs and eyes, you can make them feel included.
You can do the daily routine for them like shopping or paying bills. They might like you to read to them if their eyesight is failing.___19___. And that’s what communities are for!
Round up some readers
Readingclubs are popular all over Europe andNorth America. Members might read at home to prepare for discussion, or they might read aloud to each other and talk about what they just read.___20___. The clubs are a good way to welcome newcomers to the community, too. Newcomers can find new friends with similar interests. If your neighborhood doesn’t yet have a club, find a few reading enthusiasts and get the ball rolling!
A. Include the helpless.
B. Do the daily routine.
C. The civil authorities try to help but their money is tight.
D.Living in a neighborhood tidied up will be its own reward.
E. Once you see what you can accomplish, you’ll want to keep going.
F. Either way, a book or article can spark lively discussion and this often challenges people to take action.
G. Governments provide some of the services these people need,but programs can’t give them friendship.
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When she was 41 years old, Deanna Mulliganstepped back from the top of her career. Now CEO of Guardian Life Insurance, Ms. Mulligan reflects on that move：
I was 41 then, when it is____21____to be the peak of one's career. At the time, taking a____22____was considered a really strange thing. People said to me, “You can’t take time off. You'll never____23____on a career path.”
Then I had a who____24____. It was clear at her funeral that she had made a big____25____on lots of people as a preschool teacher. I thought about my____26____at the time：Could I be a person like her? I was a senior insurance manager.____27____, I didn't gain such career meaning. So for me it was time to break, and I____28____that job.
I took two years off. The first year I spent much time with my family. And, I have tosay, time with____29____. Time to really be alone and think about what I had____30____and what that meant for my future. It was a big reset.
The second year, I was able to____31____on what I might like to do next. After many trials, I decided finally my___32___career in insurance was my real love. I find it to be very____33____-it does help people's lives, especially when they are at their____34____moments.
So I went to work for Guardian Life Insurance, from an employee in 2008 to CEO in 2011. I didn't____35____CEO. I just wanted to lead with____36____. Now I find purpose and meaning in my job every day. Once you find it, you don’t really____37____it. So it is OK to take time to____38____, as long as you're discovering what's____39____to your life. Life is not a straight line. And you'll get to the right place____40____.
21. A. guaranteed B. supposed C. set D. reported
22. A. prize B. breath C. trip D. break
23. A. get back B. fall down C. hold on D. grow up
24. A. gave up B. quitted office C. passed away D. lived alone
25. A. advance B. improvement C. living D. influence
26. A. life B. achievements C. change D. mood
27. A. Besides B. Still C. Instead D. Therefore
28. A. offered B. accepted C. lost D. quitted
29. A. others B. colleagues C. myself D. friends
30. A. learned B. found C. tested D. admitted
31. A. focus B. take C. insist D. feed
32. A. favorite B. original C. future D. permanent
33. A. delightful B. stressful C. meaningful D. graceful
34. A. last B. best C. worst D. most
35. A. sign up B.look down upon C. think about D. aim at
36. A. successes B. values C. power D. interests
37. A. forget B. lose C. recognize D. replace
38. A. protest B. entertain C. perform D. explore
39. A. romantic B. wrong C. important D. scaring
40. A. eventually B. dramatically C. rapidly D. fortunately
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
Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a___41.___(total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.
The term “third-culture kid”___42.___(use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while___43.___(research) North American children living inIndia. In general, third-culture kids benefit___44.___their intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.
Yet many___45.___(difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt___46.___(they) completely to their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard___47.___(develop) new friendship. Additionally, for a third-culture kid, it is often___48.___(easy) to move to a new country than to return to his homeland. For example, after living inAustraliafor many years, Louis finally returned to the country___49.___she was born. She didn’t know anything about current TV shows____50.____fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values as other teens of her age.
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。

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仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分.
We will hold concert in the school music hall next week. All British exchange students is welcome to attend the concert to be performed by a famous orchestra. To our delighted, the concert will cover both classical music
and folk music. Artists in the orchestra would also play plenty of famous piece, adding their own styles. In order to let us feel the beauty of Chinese music but understand Chinese culture, they will show his wonderful performances. If you are curious of Chinese music, you'd better not miss the most excellent opportunity!
We are looking forward to meet you in our school music hall.
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。

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is this?” The son replied, “It is a crow.” After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?” The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It’s a crow.”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”
At this time, some expression of anger was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his father. “It’s a crow, a crow.” A little while later, the father again asked his son for the fourth time, “What is this?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW’? Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page:
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn’t at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my innocent son. Paragraph 1:
After reading the diary, the son was filled with tears and began to reflect on the days when he used to sit together with his father.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. C 9. B 10. D 11. C
12. B 13. B 14. C 15. D
16. E 17. D 18. A 19. G 20. F
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. A 32.
B 33.
C 34. C 35.
D 36. B 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A
41. totally
42. was used
43. researching
44. from 45. difficulties
46. themselves
47. to develop
48. easier 49. where
50. or
51.(1).concert前加a
(2).is→are
(3).delighted→delight
(4).would→will
(5).piece→pieces
(6). but→and
(7).his →their
(8). of→about
(9).去掉most
(10). meet→meeting
52.略。