2020-2021学年梅州市梅州中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年梅州市梅州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
A Lifelong Devotion to Keeping People Fed
Yuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator, known for developing the hybrid rice varieties.
Yuan graduated from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953 andbegan his teaching career at an agriculture school.
In the 1960s, when a serious food shortage sweptChina, Yuan decided to devote himself to studying how to increase the yields of rice. He then began a lifelong connection with rice.
Yuan succeeded in growing the world’s first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 1973, which could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares), rising from the previous yield of only 300 kg per mu. For the next four decades, he continued to work on research and development of hybrid rice, achieving increasingly higher outputs. In 2020, hybrid rice developed by Yuan’s team achieved 1,500 kilograms per mu in two growing seasons, a new world record.
InChina, where rice is the main food for the majority of the 1.4 billion people, the planting area of hybrid rice has reached 16 million hectares, or 57 % of the total planting area of rice, helping feed an extra 80 million people a year.
Hybrid rice has also been grown in over 40 countries, including theU.S.,Brazil,India,Vietnam, thePhilippinesandMadagascar. The total planting area of the hybrid rice has reached 8 million hectares overseas.
Even after a great success, Yuan never held himself back from making new breakthroughs. In 2017, his team started to grow seawater rice inQingdao. The rice was designed to grow in saline-alkaline land and survive even after being completely in seawater. His team planned to develop a type of seawater rice that could be planted in 6.67 million hectares of saline-alkaline land acrossChinato boost the country’s rice harvest by about 20 %. In 2018, Yuan’s team was invited to plant the saline-alkaline tolerant rice in experimental fields inDubai, which achieved huge success. In June 2020, his team started to grow seawater rice on a farm at an altitude of 2,800 meters in northwestChina’sQinghaiProvince. The experiment succeeded.
Yuan had two dreams — to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food shortage.
1. What made Yuan Longping decide to study rice?
A. A serious food shortage.
B. Agriculture development.
C. His interest in the rice experiment.
D. His wish to plant the tallest rice in the world.
2. From the passage, we know that Yuan Longping ________.
A. developed a variety of hybrid rice
B. worked as a scientist after graduation
C. started to grow seawater rice inDubaiin 2017
D. grew the first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 1953
3. We can infer from the passage that Yuan Longping’s most outstanding qualities are________.
A. modest and outgoing
B. honest and creative
C. generous and optimistic
D. responsible and devoted
B
The first patient who died on my watch was an older man with a faulty heart. We tried to slow it down with treatment, but it suddenly stopped beating completely. Later, whenever I would have a case like that one, I found myself second-guessing my clinical management. However, it turns out that thinking twice may actually cause more harm than good.
In a working paper, Emory University researchers found that when doctors delivering a baby have a bad result, they are more likely to switch to a different delivery method with the next patient, often unnecessarily and sometimes with worse results.
Because doctors make so many decisions that have serious consequences, thefalloutfrom second-guessing appears especially large for us. A 2006 study found that if a patient had a bleed after being prescribed (开药) warfarin, the physician was about 20% less likely to prescribe later patients the blood thinner that prevents strokes (中风). However, if a patient was not on warfarin and had a stroke physicians were still no more likely to prescribe warfarin to their other patients.
These findings highlight interesting behavioral patterns in doctors. In the blood-thinner study, doctors were more affected by the act of doing harm (prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting doctors were more affected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting a patient) and less affected by letting harm happen (not prescribing a blood thinner and the patient having a stroke). Yet a stroke is often more permanent and damaging than a bleed.
But this phenomenon is not unique to medicine. ''Overreaction to Fearsome Risks'' holds true for broader
society.
For instance, sensational headlines about shark attacks on humans in Florida in 2001 caused a panic and led the state to prohibit shark-feeding expeditions. Yet shark attacks had actually fallen that year and, according to the study, such a change was probably unnecessary given the extremely small risk of such an attack happening.
Humans are likely to be influenced by emotional and often irrational (不理性的) thinking when processing information, bad events and mistakes. As much as we don't want to cause an unfortunate event to happen again, we need to be aware that a worst situation that can be imagined doesn't necessarily mean we did anything wrong. When we overthink, we fail to rely on thinking based on what we know or have experienced. Instead, we may involuntarily overanalyze and come to the wrong conclusion.
I have treated dozens of patients who presented with the same illnesses as my first patient, who died more than a year ago. Instead of second-guessing myself, I trusted my clinical instinct (本能) and stayed the course. Every one of those patients survived. You should trust your instinct in your life, too.
4. The first two paragraphs suggest that________.
A. bad medical outcomes affect doctors
B delivering babies can be difficult work
C. some doctors are not very experienced
D. doctors sometimes make silly mistakes
5. In the blood-thinner study, doctors________.
A. tend to prescribe less effective medicine
B. are more concerned about the patients' safety
C. become less confident in writing a prescription
D. believe a stroke is more treatable than a bleeding
6. What does the underlined word ''fallout'' in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Result
B. Benefit
C. Difference
D. Absence
7. The author will probably agree that________.
A. we should not doubt our own decisions
B. our experience will pave way for our future
C. humans are emotional and irrational on the whole
D. instincts don't necessarily lead to wrong directions
C
Scientists say baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the energy they need to survive because of warming oceans from climate change.
Scientists studied epaulette sharks, which live off Australia and New Guinea. They found that warmer conditions sped up the sharks’ growing process. That meant the sharks were born earlier and very tired. The findings could be used in the study of other sharks, including those that give birth to live young.
The scientists studied 27 sharks. Some were raised in average summer water temperatures, about 27 degrees Celsius. Others were raised in higher temperatures around 29 degrees Celsius and 31 degrees Celsius. They found that the sharks raised in the warmest temperatures weighed much less than those raised in average temperatures. They also showed reduced energy levels.
Epaulette sharks can grow to a length of about one meter. Their name comes from large spots on their bodies that look like decorations on some military clothing.
One study this year found that worldwide numbers of oceanie sharks and rays dropped more than 70 percent between 1970 and 2018. Overfishing is a main concern, while climate change and pollution also threaten shark.
Carolyn Wheeler is a doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts Boston and with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Australia. She was the lead author of the epaulette shark study. She said that while all the sharks survived, those raised in warmer temperatures were not strong enough to survive for long in the wild.
She added that if the sharks are born smaller than usual “they are probably going to have to start looking for food sooner—and they’re going to have less time to adjust to their surroundings.” The study should serve as a warning to ocean governing agencies that careful management is needed to prevent the loss of more sharks.
8. In what aspect do the warmer conditions affect the baby sharks?
A. Their food.
B. Their body weight.
C. Their living habits.
D. Their moving route.
9. How did the scientists carry out their study?
A. By studying former data.
B. By tracking sharks in the wild.
C. By collecting information about climate change.
D. By comparing sharks in waters of different temperatures
10. What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about?
A. The origin of sharks’ names.
B. The sharks’ appearance.
C. The threats to sharks’ survival.
D. The sharks’ living environment.
11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Scientists Raise Sharks to Deal with Problems
B. Global Warming Has Reduced Shark Populations
C. Baby Sharks Struggle to Survive in Warming Oceans
D. Scientists Are Struggling to Save Sharks from Extinction
D
From Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Most believe that music helps increase creativity, but an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that view. The study results wereechoedby scientists fromLancasterUniversity, and theUniversityofGavle, saying their findings show music actually weakens creativity.
To reach their conclusions, researchers had volunteers complete verbal problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They found that background music significantly weakened the volunteers’ ability to complete tasks connected with verbal creativity. The team also tested background noises like those commonly heard in a library, but found that such noises had no influence on subjects’ creativity.
The tasks were simple word games. For example, volunteers were given three words, such as dress, rise, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word connected with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, sunrise, sunflower). Volunteers completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while listening to two different types of music: rock music or light music
“We found strong evidence of weakened performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions,” says co-author D. Neil McLatchie ofLancasterUniversity. He and his colleagues find that music negatively influences the verbal working memory processes of the brain, preventing creativity. Also, as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the study’s authors believe that was the case because library noises create a “regular state” environment that doesn’t affect concentration.
“To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music increases creativity, and instead show that music, whatever type it is, is always a disadvantage for creative performance in problem solving,” the study reads.
12. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ________.
A. challenged
B. accepted
C. doubted
D. heard
13. What were the volunteers asked to do in the study?
A. To play music.
B. To combine given words.
C. To create new words.
D. To connect words with music.
14. What can we infer from the study?
A. Quiet background inspires creativity best.
B. Library noise does no harm to creativity.
C. Music has a bad effect on language ability.
D. Music types matter in creative performance.
15. Which is the main idea of the passage?
A. Quiet Environments Prevent Concentration.
B. Background NoiseAffects Concentration.
C. Composing Music Weakens Creativity.
D. Listening to Music Reduces Creativity.
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I’ve always wanted to travel ever since I was young.____16____I deeply believe travel makes me richer, not in my wallet, but in my intelligence.
____17____In general, I have a very hard time trusting people, mostlybecause I worry they’ll lie or take advantage of me. Yet travel reminds me that so many kind-hearted, brave, and intelligent people exist in the world.
What’s more, exploring the world builds incredible self-confidence. I’m able to accept and embrace my weaknesses more easily after traveling somewhere epic (壮丽的) and having time to reflect.____18____Travel gives me a chance to push beyond them and even accept them for what they are.
Travel forces me to return to nature and promote a deeper appreciation for the earth. I breathe fresh air in both clear lakes and green mountains.____19____I’m even willing to be part of nature.
Travel has made me a stronger person, and I couldn’t imagine my life without endless plane tickets and backpacks. Breaking my comfort zone strengthens my self-pride. It‘s a precious gift, the best one I can give myself.
I feel like I have a deeper appreciation for the world now. I’m not as closed off or shallow, and consider myself very receptive to different opinions and ways of life.____20____
A. We all have disadvantages.
B. The fresh air fills my lungs.
C. Travel has calmed my anxiety.
D. Travel makes me a better person.
E. Travel restores my faith in people.
F. I want to make friends through travelling.
G. The idea of travel lives inside my brain all the time.
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
完形填空（共20小题；每小题21.5分，满分30分）
China’s cultural relic protection has made progress, but many problems still exist and need to be solved.Chinahas made over 30____21____based on the law of cultural relic protection.
China has also_____22_____four international agreements concerning cultural relic protection and investment(投资) in cultural relic protection has also_____23_____.
Statistics(数据) show_____24_____from 2000 to 2005 when China carried out its 10th Five­Year Development Plan, total investment in the field_____25_____22.889 billionyuan. With financial support from government,Chinaalso started a nationwide campaign to search and_____26_____cultural relics in 2003.
China has so far included a total of 2,351 cultural relic_____27_____and 518 intangible (无形的) cultural relics on the_____28_____of national protected items. Recovery and protection have been carried out on important cultural relic sites_____29_____thePotalaPalaceinTibetand thePalaceMuseuminBeijing.
Chinese museums have developed well in recent years.Chinahas more than 2,300 museums that_____30_____about 150 million people annually.
However, cultural relics inChinanow face great_____31_____. Many historic cities have been_____32_____. Illegal trade and smuggling (走私) activities have not been forbidden,_____33_____has led to the loss of national treasures overseas._____34_____, many important cultural relic sites have disappeared_____35_____are hard to pass on because of too much exploration and improper use. And cultural relics_____36_____by minority ethnic groups (少数民族) have lost their character due to the_____37_____lifestyle of the people.
_____38_____, we should keep our mind clear and take_____39_____to better protect cultural relics, and_____40_____the whole society to take part in this cause.
23. A. ways B. principles C. measures D. rules
24. A. formed B. organized C. joined D. built
25. A. improved B. increased C. promoted D. developed
26. A. which B. that C. where D. what
27. A. arrived B. expected C. reached D. jumped
28. A. protect B. develop C. form D. check
29. A. spots B. landscapes C. addresses D. sites
30. A. list B. record C. file D. case
31. A. such as B. except for C. as well as D. rather than
32. A. make B. attract C. enjoy D. satisfy
33. A. chances B. opportunities C. pressures D. challenges
34. A. missed B. disappeared C. lost D. destroyed
35. A. what B. where C. which D. that
36. A. As a result B. What’s worse C. At last D. At least
37. A. or B. and C. but D. while
38. A. collected B. bought C. held D. discovered
39. A. decreasing B. increasing C. changing D. widening
40. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Moreover D. However
41. A. laws B. rules C. action D. measures
42. A. encourage B. request C. command D. force
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
To raise snails well, you need to spray water to the container every morning and evening,_____41._____(change) soil every two weeks, and feed them with cabbages and sweet fruits-this is ______42.______Sun Youxiang, a fourth-gradeprimary school student in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejinang province, concluded after raising snails for one year.
From three white jade snails at the very beginning to more than 60 snails of four generations now, he has done a great job in his assignment for his science class. Witnessing the reproduction of animals_____43._____(be) a precious experience for kids. Their _____44._____(create), patience, and respect for life will be stimulated as they learn to take care of animals on their own. Sun's teacher said the assignment served_____45._____a good example of life education. Practice is an essential step in learning,which will benefit the kids for a life time.
Life education allows kids to know how_____46._____(live) with nature and creatures in a friendly way. Starting from this year, science will become an ___47.___(equal) important subject as Chinese and Math in primary schools, _____48._____aims to improve students' knowledge about the surroundings._____49._____(draw) by curiosity,more kids will be willing to observe and think through
practicing,which will add to our recognition of the world in____50.____long run.
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:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:L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。

My twelve birthday was the most unforgettable and special one. On that day, I received a life-changing gift for my grandmother. It was a pair of roller skates. I couldn't believe my eyes when I opened a box. The shoes were so beautiful. The shoes, like a spell, total changed my life. I was used to be shy and had no friends, because I was scared to talk with others. The moment I learn how to skate, I became confidence and outgoing. I made plenty friends by doing this. I'm thankful to my grandmother. Now I'm a happy girl and believe in me. I smile after I meet new people.
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 year I turned 30, my friend Erin and I decided to hike part of Newfoundland’s East Coast Trail—215 kilometres between Cappahayden and St. John’s where the wild scenery was very charming! The path there would bring us great fun.
Neither of us had gone on a hiking trip longer than five days and now we were in for 14, but we were excited. Nature! Strength! Character! Our hike would end up giving me all of those things in cruel abundance, but there was one take-home I didn’t expected: proof of the astonishing kindness of strangers.
As a shy woman schooled in the risk of stranger danger, I’m not one to open up to people I don’t know. In Toronto I don’t even chat with my seatmate on the subway or in a grocery line, and I certainly don’t ask for help unless I’m desperate. But on this hike I had to learn new ways to cope.
Over our first two days we covered less than 30 kilometres, most of it in the rain. What had been a gentle mist when we started evolved into a downpour by the second day. Nothing dried overnight, everything was wet. The roads were rugged, with muddy patches so deep that stepping in the wrong place meant mud to mid-calf—which is to say over and into your boots. We squelched（发出嘎吱声）with every step.
All that was very awful for me. On our second day, as we were still on a road looking like cats left in the rain, a woman and her parents making their way from car to house caught sight of us and took pity. “Would you like to come in for a cup of tea?” Jenny asked.
“Thank you!”
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。

We hurried to their lovely home.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________
We’d encounter more kindness on the trip.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________
参考答案
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. B 9. D 10. C 11. C
12. B 13. C 14. B 15. D
16. G 17. E 18. A 19. B 20. D
21. D 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. B 31. D 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. A
41. change
42. what 43. is
44. creativity
45. as 46. to live
47. equally
48. which 49. Drawn
50. the
51.(1). twelve→ twelfth
(2). for→ from
(3). a→ the
(4). total→ totally
(5). 删去第一个was
(6). learn→ learned/learnt
(7). confidence→ confident
(8).在plenty后加of
(9). me→ myself
(10). after→ when/as 52.略。