2021年深圳外国语中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析

2021年深圳外国语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
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The opening ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was held at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on July 23, 2021 after a year of waiting due to the pandemic. Let's take a look at the highlights which make this opening ceremony unique.
No spectators
There are no spectators during the opening ceremony in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infections. About 950 people, including officials and journalists, will watch in the main stadium, organizers said. Fewer athletes are expected to attend the ceremony because many are not allowed to stay for the entire Games due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Male and female flag-bearers
The International Olympic Committee has actively encouraged all delegations toselect two flag-bearers at the opening ceremony, including one woman, as women's participation in the Tokyo Games reaches 48.8 percent, making it the most gender-balanced Olympics in the history of the event.
Oath (宣誓) session updated
One of the most symbolic parts of the opening ceremony—the Olympic oath—has been significantly adapted in order to “highlight the importance of solidarity, inclusion, non-discrimination and equality”. The number of oath-takers is also extended from three to six—two athletes, two coaches and two judges.
Simplified ceremony
In the 30-second video showing the rehearsal of the opening ceremony released to the public, the performances are integrated with dances, scenery and other display elements used in Japanese traditional festival activities.
In order to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic and manage the cost, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee said that the performances of the ceremony will be greatly simplified, with more light and shadow technology used instead of real decorations at the scene.
1.Why isn't there any spectator during the opening ceremony?
A.To limit the number of people present.
B.To highlight the spirit of the Olympic Games.
C.To control the spread of an infectious disease.
D.To make room for the athletes all over the world.
2.Why is each delegation encouraged to select one woman as a flag-bearer in Tokyo Olympics?
A.Women will be in a leading position in sports.
B.Women athletes make up a larger percentage than ever.
C.Women will play a more important part in society.
D.More and more women will take part in the Olympic Games.
3.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
A.Oath-takers are made up of six athletes.
B.Tokyo uses more real decorations to cut the cost.
C.About 950 people watch the entire games in the Tokyo Games.
D.The opening ceremony presents the traditional culture of Japan.
B
Have you ever noticed that some people can eat what they want and stay in shape, while others carefully watch what they eat and still put on weight? How annoying! However, scientists are beginning to believe that some people get the ability to stay thin from their parents.
Scientists say that when some people eat, their bodies will naturally store the excess energy from food as fat. These people gain weight if they eat more than they need each day. Meanwhile, other people eat more than they need but their bodies are able to “burn off” the extra food without making fat, so they rarely have weight problems.
To show that this is true, scientists have experimented on laboratory mice. They gave the mice a special diet with a lot of fat. Some mice gained weight while the other mice stayed thin, even though both groups of mice ate the same amount of food and got the same amount of exercise. Scientists concluded that weight gain seemed to be influenced by genetic (基因的) factors. They also believe they have now identified the genes that may cause this tendency. These genes, according to the scientists, get passed down the generations. Armed with this knowledge, they believe it may be possible to develop medicines thatcan target the genes and stop people from gaining weight.
The study of weight gain is becoming more important as the numbers of people who are overweight
continues to grow. In theUnited States, over seventy percent of the population have weight problems. This means they are at risk of illness such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
Current medicines for weight control do not work very well because they can have serious side effects, such as heart problems. However, it takes a long time to develop and thoroughly test new drugs. Therefore, despite this breakthrough in the study of weight-loss drugs, scientists and health professionals all agree that currently the best way to control weight gain is to have a healthy, balanced diet and an active lifestyle with daily exercise. This will not only help people avoid becoming overweight, but also help them stay healthy and energetic.
4. According to the scientists, some people ________.
A. are able to stay thin because of genetic factors
B. can eat what they want and stay healthy forever
C. usually keep doing exercise to lose their weight
D. don’t eat anything every day but still put on weight
5. Some people don’t need to worry about weight problems because ________.
A. they eat many vegetables
B. they eat less than others
C. they don’t store any energy from food as fat
D. they can burn off the extra food without making fat
6. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Fewer people will have weight problems in the future.
B. People with weight problems may suffer from heart trouble.
C. We now have good medicine for people with weight problems.
D. The result of the experiments on mice and humans are different.
7. What does the last paragraph imply?
A. Current medicine solve weight problems well.
B. We should exercise regularly and eat properly.
C. Taking exercise every day may cause heart problems.
D. Testing new drugs is hard because of the side effects.
C
At the foot of the Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang, a homestay (民宿) is attracting travelers from far and wide, which has won architectural (建筑学的) medal at the 2021 German iF Design Awards.
The owners of the homestay are a couple in their late 30s who decided to return to their hometown three years ago. Li Xiumei used to be in charge of a division at a company in Hangzhou, and her husband was a sales director. It was an ordinary situation where Li’s husband was on business trips a lot and Li worked overtime on weekends. City life sometimes is not easy.
In 2018, they quit jobs and went back to Dongtianmu village, which lies in a forest of bamboo. The first time they drove into the village was one late afternoon. The cooking smoke was rising from the foot of the mountain, which gave them a very different feeling form thecity.
The homestay was built beside her husband’s old countryside house. The old house is preserved (保留), while a brand-new building was built on its side and the whole site is made up of for courtyards. It has been updated to have a hall, a tea room, a kitchen, a dining room. Japanese cherry trees are planted in the east courtyard. A swimming pool is placed in the west courtyard, with a bar located on one side.
Li and her husband love gardening and music, and their new home gives them enough space to continue their interests and relax in the heart of nature. Li wants to share the quiet country life, so she makes her new home a homestay. In 2019, the homestay became an online hit after guests shared their experiences on social media. “The longer I stay here, the more I feel it was the right choice to come back, and this is more meaningful than making money,” Li says.
8. How did Li feel about city life?
A. Satisfied.
B. Tired.
C. Attractive.
D. Noisy.
9. What impressed the couple when first driving to the village?
A. The smoke of cooking.
B. The forest of bamboo.
C. The smell of the village.
D. The feeling of loneliness.
10. What can we infer about the homestay from paragraph 4?
A. It is ancient and broken.
B. It can hold many guests.
C. It has been rebuilt bythe couple.
D. It must have been carefully designed.
11. What’s more meaningful than earning money according to Li?
A. Continuing their music dream.
B. Staying at the old house.
C. Living in the countryside.
D. Developing the economy of cities.
D
Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, allowing us todo things more quickly and efficiently. But too often it seems to make things harder. This increase in complexity, often called "feature creep," costs consumers time,
but it also costs business money. Product returns in the U.S. cost a hundred billion dollars a year, and a recent study by Elke den Ouden, of Philips Electronics, found that at least half of returned products have nothing wrong with them. Consumers just couldn't figure out how to use them. Companies now know a great deal about problems of usability and consumer behavior, so why is it that feature creep proves unstoppable?
In part, fieature creep is the product of the so-called internal-audience problem: the people who design and sell product are not the ones who buy and use them, and what engineers and marketers think is important is not necessarily what's best for consumers. The engineers tend not to notice when more options make a product less usable. And marketing and sales departments see each additional feature as a new selling point, and anew way to attract customers.
You might think, then, that companies could avoid fieature creep by just paying attention to what customers really want. But that's where the trouble begins, because although consumers find overloaded gadgets（配件）unmanageable,they also find them attractive. It turns out that when we look at a new product in a store we tend to think that the more features there are, the better. It is only once we get the product home and try to use it that we realize the virtues of simplicity.
It seems strange that we don't expect feature tiredness and thus avoid it. But, as numerous studies have shown, people are not, in general, good at predicting what will make them happy in the future. As a result, we will pay more for more features because we systematically overestimate how often we'll use them. We also overestimate our ability to figure out how a complicated product works.
The fact that buyers want bells and whistles but users want something clear and simple creates an unusual problem for companies. A product that doesn't have enough features may fail to catch our eye in the store. But a product with too many features is likely to annoy consumers.
12. What does the first paragraph mainly discuss?
A. The benefits brought by the advanced technology.
B. The recent study conducted by Elke den Ouden.
C. The loss caused by the feature creep of technology.
D. Many problems of usability known by the consumers.
13. Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?
A. It is the audience problem that leads to feature creep.
B. What matters to designers and marketers is not good for consumers.
C. Feature creep brings blessings to the people in marketing and sales.
D. The engineers will not pay attention to the quality of the product
14. What do we know about the buyers in paragraph 4?
A. They are deeply convinced that all the products work in simple way.
B. They are fed up with the more and more features of the products.
C. They are too confident of their ability to use the complicated products.
D. They are quite clear about the products which will make them happy.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Saying No to Feature Creep is No Easy Thing
B. Feature-heavy Products in Demand
C. The More Features, the Better
D. Simplicity Outweighs Complexity
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In recent years, more Chinese students have been choosing art school as their first choice when applying for universities overseas, according to the Report on Chinese Students’ Overseas Study in 2018. Anyone applying to art school should know that one’s portfolio（资历证明材料）isa crucial part of the xkw application process.____16____
Focus on original, recent work. Admissions officers see so many portfolios on a regular basis, so it’s important to make yourself stand out as an individual.____17____Presenting work that you’ve done within the last one or two years also provides a more relevant and accurate portrayal（描述）of your skills.
____18____You don’t want to spread yourself too thin, but working with a variety of media and different techniques can convey that you are able to express yourself in diverse ways.
Unless the school requires that only finished work beincluded in your portfolio, you should include images that reflect the progress of your work.____19____It gives admissions officers insight into the thought that has gone into the work.
Make sure that your work shows your true talent.____20____Remember never try to make up some merits, which will in turn be a mirror of your dishonesty. However, it is always helpful to look at samples of other art portfolios to see their approach.
A. Prepare your portfolio in different languages.
B. Show a wide range of work in your portfolio.
C. Be proud of what you submit and your own strengths.
D. Why is a good portfolio important to your successful application?
E. This may include images from a workbook behind the finished product.
F. Here are some tips to help you through this process and put your best work out there.
G. It’s more impressive to express your personal opinion rather than copying another’s work.
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
I have a dream. One day I will be able to pursue my studies outside home country and be able to contribute____21____to the development of the world. My dream____22____was theUnited States. It is because I had the desire to learn more about American culture and____23____At the same time I admired their hi-tech technology.
It was my summer visit to theBostonUniversitythat made me have a true “away from home” feeling and the desire to____24____my engineering degree from the university. The university motto — Learning, Virtue, Piety —____25____me to the campus. It made me feel that I was at the____26____place at the right time to____27____my dream. I hope that by the time I____28____my course, I will not only graduate with top-class____29____in engineering but I will also have grown up both socially and____30____I had a chance to visit the____31____of engineering. After having a____32____discussion with the head of department, I concluded thatBostonUniversityhas the____33____engineering programme as____34____to other universities that I had visited. Because all their programmes are____35____to meet and address students'____36____needs.
We live in a “digital village” which is____37____by the Internet, science and technology and I am given a chance to pursue my engineering degree at the university. I hope to contribute positively to the____38____and development of the economy of my home country as well as that of the developing nations around the world. I____39____hope that my application will____40____and I will live to fulfill my dream.
21. A. positively B. anxiously C. regretfully D. successfully
22. A. nationality B. destination C. introduction D. campus
23. A. difficulties B. functions C. custom D. government
24. A. chase after B. chase away C. look after D. take off
25. A. attracted B. offered C. accepted D. invited
26. A. awful B. small C. inspiring D. appropriate
27. A. experience B. realize C. discover D. evaluate
28. A. complete B. remove C. expand D. double
29. A. gifts B. value C. possibility D. honors
30. A. familiarly B. materially C. spiritually D. culturally
31. A. department B. project C. progress D. subject
32. A. meaningless B. long C. casual D. tense
33. A. skin-deep B. full-time C. second-hand D. first-class
34. A. mentioned B. explained C. compared D. known
35. A. allowed B. applied C. removed D. tailored
36. A. rare B. specific C. unreasonable D. normal
37. A. designed B. covered C. connected D. changed
38. A. communication B. growth C. suggestions D. dilemma
39. A. sensitively B. secretly C. sincerely D. originally
40. A. fade away B. set out C. get across D. go through
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
I’ve recently, started working in a unit for people with severe dementia (痴呆). Many have different physical needs as well as complex behavioral problems___41.___a consequence of their dementia. Very few of these patients are able to communicate in any___42.___(meaning) way, and most no longer recognize their family. It’s___43.___(possible) not to be touched by this.
A few weeks ago, I sat in a meeting with Mr Radley. His wife___44.___(become) a patient for the past four years. She advanced dementia and could be violent, and she frequently screamed,___45.___she was unable to speak. She was in her sixties and used to be a costume designer. Her husband sat calmly while we reviewed his wife’s case.
We thought she was getting___46.___(bad) than before and still needed continuing care. He spoke about___47.___she’d been like before she became ill, but suddenly his voice shook and I realized he was about to cry. After a while, he calmed down and explained: “It’s so hard seeing her now. She’s not there any more. I feel___48.___(particular) guilty about having not taken good care of her.”
His wife was already dead.___49.___person who’d been the love of his life was now gone. We tried to tell him that he should move on and have a new life of his own,____50.____(convince) him to take a trip to relax. The look of relief in his eyes when he realized we understood his pain is one I’ll never forget.
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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

In my opinion, love played an important role in our daily life. Life like a beautiful boat, and love is the wind. With the help of the wind, the boat can by no means go to the place what it wants to go. In my family, my parents both love me deep. It is love that makes me happy or warm. At school, all the students and teachers are friendly to me. They always motive me with inspired words, which have a significantly positive impact to me. In a short, I think love is something that we can’t describe well in any language. Love gives us a lot. So please value them.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，校剪纸俱乐部（paper-cutting club）主席，想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸艺术展。

请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1、展览主题；
2、展览时间、地点；
3、展览内容。

注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Henry,
I'm Li Hua, the leader of the paper-cutting club in our school.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. C 13. C 14. C 15. A
16. F 17. G 18. B 19. E 20. C
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. A 32.
B 33. D 34.
C 35.
D 36. B 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. D
41. as 42. meaningful
43. impossible
44. had become
45. although#though#because
46. worse 47. what
48. particularly
49. The 50. convincing
51.(1). played→plays
(2). life 后加上is
(3). With →Without
(4). what →where
(5). deep →deeply
(6). or →and
(7). inspired →inspiring
(8). to → on
(9). a 去掉
(10). them→it
52.略。