2020届成都石室外语学校高三英语月考试卷及参考答案

2020届成都石室外语学校高三英语月考试卷及参考答案
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
Provincetown, Cape Cod Restaurants
After a day on the sands or exploring our charming town, enjoy local eats, from fresh seafood and lobster to authentic Italian. You’ll find many wonderful Provincetown, Cape Cod restaurants and cafes just steps away. Fanizzi’s Restaurant
Right next door to our hotel, this award-winning local eatery is one of the finest Cape Cod restaurants. The menu highlights seafood, Italian, steaks, burgers, and fresh salads. Enjoy the Friday Fish Fry, Early Bird Specials, and Sunday Brunch, available from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. all year long.
539 Commercial Street 508-487-1964
Napi’s Restaurant
Napi’s serves dinner all year round and lunch from April to October. A cozy place located just off Commercial Street and overflowing with local art, this Cape Cod, Massachusetts classic specializes in everything from freshly caught seafood to Portuguese and Brazilian dishes to vegetarian items.
7 Freeman Street 800-571-6274
Mews Restaurant
Enjoy views of Provincetown Harbor at this waterfront restaurant just steps from Surfside Hotel & Suites. Intercontinental dishes are served in the beach-level dining room, while upstairs you’ll find a casual American bistro. Summer months bring on a brunch menu, and dinner is served year-round.
429 Commercial Street 508-487-1500
The Red Inn
A favorite among our guests, The Red Inn is located on Provincetown’s picturesque waterfront which provides diners with the most gorgeous harbor views and spectacular sunsets. The Red Inn provides historic old world charm with new world pleasure. Their menu features the finest local seafood.
15 Commercial Street 508-487-7334
1.Which restaurant offers a special breakfast for early risers?
A.Fanizzi’s Restaurant.
B.Napi’s Restaurant.
C.Mews Restaurant.
D.The Red Inn.
2.What is special about The Red Inn?
A.It exhibits the good local art.
B.It is the finest local restaurant.
C.It offers the best local seafood.
D.It serves brunch all year round.
3.What does the text mainly talk about?
A.Accommodation.
B.Life styles.
C.Sightseeing.
D.Dining.
B
Planned missions to the moon need to hurry up to avoid hitting one of the busiest periods for extreme space weather, according to scientists conducting the most in-depth ever research on solar storm timing.
Scientists at theUniversityofReadingstudied 150 years of space weather data to look into patterns in the timing of the most extreme events,which can be extremely dangerous to astronauts and satellites. This new research on space weather timing allows predictions to be made for extreme space weather. Therefore, it could be used to plan the timing of activities, which could be affected by extreme space weather, for example, major space missions.
The researchers found for the first time that extreme space weather events are more likely to occur early in or late solar cycles-such as the one just starting. The findings may have influences on the NASA-led Artemis mission. It plans to make humans return to the moon in 2024, but can be put off to the late 2020s.
Professor Mathew Owens, a space physicist at theUniversityofReading, said, “Until now, the most extreme space weather events were thought to berandomin their timing. Though there is no set pattern of the events, this research suggests they are more predictable.”
In the new study, the scientists used a new method applying statistical modelling to storm timing for the first time. Previous research generally focused on how big extreme space weather events can be, based on observations of previous events. Predicting their timing is far more difficult because extreme events are rare, so there is ly little historic data to identify patterns. The findings suggest that any major planned space missions , which is beyond the next five years, will have to consider the higher probability of extreme space weather late in the present solar cycle between 2026 and 2030.
4. What can we learn about the study from the first two paragraphs?
A. It has lasted just 150 years.
B. It doesn't refer to space weather data.
C. It shows space weather has no effect on astronauts.
D. It makes it possible to predict extreme space weather.
5. Why might the NASA-led Artemis mission be put off?
A. To research solar cycles.
B. To avoid effects of space weather.
C. To meet the needs of the astronauts.
D. To make humans return to Earth in 2024.
6. What does the underlined word “random“ in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Irregular.
B. Easy.
C. Limited.
D. Changeless.
7. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. The study is useful for future space missions.
B. The planned space missions should be put off.
C. Extreme space weather will happen before 2026.
D. Previous observations make no difference to the study.
C
It’s a big change from homeless teen to Yale (耶鲁)medical school student, butperseverancepaid off for Chelesa Fearce of Clayton County, Georgia.
Fearce was a fourth grader when her mom was diagnosed (诊断) with Lymphoma (淋巴瘤).That began a hard time for the family. They had to move in and out of shelters,hotels and even the family car.
“I know I have been made stronger. I was homeless. My family slept on the floor and we were lucky if we got more than one full meal a day. Getting a shower, food and clean clothes was an everyday struggle,” Fearce said in a speech she gave at her high school graduation ceremony. Fearce overcame her day-to-day struggles by focusing on a better day. “I just told myself to keep working, because the future will not be like this anymore. And that helped me get through,” she told WSBTV.
Fearce was determined to be a good role model for her younger sister. She found inspiration in her late grandmother, struggling with deadly diseases, who gave Fearce emotional support. In her junior and senior year, Fearce took both high school and college courses, missing out on the free meals she depended on so she could get to her college classes. Despite having to use her cellphone to study after the shelter lights were turned off at night, she not only graduated as valedictorian (毕业生代表) of her 2013 class with a 4.5 grade average, but was also given a ride scholarship—including a meal plan to Spelman College in Atlanta.
After graduation, she worked full time for two years at the National Institutes for Health inBethesda,Maryland,doing research on drugs. Last fall, she entered Yale and set a course to earn both a PhD and
medical degree.
8. What does the underlined word “perseverance” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. instant passion.
B. continuous efforts.
C. great patience.
D. selfless ambitions.
9. How did Fearce feel facing the sufferings?
A. Sad and disappointed.
B. Stressed and defeated.
C. Determined and confident.
D. Joyous and contented.
10. What can we know about Fearce’s learning experience?
A. Her grandma encouraged her to study medicine.
B. Her high school offered her free meals and courses.
C. She failed to study late due to frequent power cut.
D. She gained remarkable high school achievement.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. From Homeless to Yale
B. Meet American’s Top Girl
C. Disabled but not Defeated
D. Chelesa Fearce: A Girl of Many Talents
D
Recycling plastic has always been a stop-start effort, and the wide variety of plastics we produce, the pollution from waste, and other limitations make recycling an economic(经济) problem. It’s estimated(估计)only 9% of plastic ever created has been recycled. But with the help of a chemical process, Canadian Miranda Wang and her company BioCellection want to change that.
Stability is one of plastic greatest qualities and downside. There's limited evidence that some plastics can biodegrade (生物降解)but largely photo-plastics degrade in the sun. It’s a long process, and the truth is that we can only estimate how long it takes. Wang is looking to break the inaction and BioCellection's task is to make most plastic waste recyclable.
She outlines two current methods. One is to take plastics like water bottles, wash them, cut them, melt and reconstitute them. “That's a very limited process” she says, due to the requirement that plastics be “clean” . The other, which can handle dirtier plastics and a level of pollution, is called hydrolysis(热解). Intense heat is applied to break down plastics so they can be reused as oils for energy, but “it’s not economical,’’ she says.
BioCellection’s solution builds on research from over ten years ago, Wang explains, when a US studydiscovered pure polyethylene powder (聚乙烯粉)could be broken down by a catalyst (催化剂). Wang and her co-founder Jean hit upon a bacterium being able to eat plastic. In the years since, they engineered a comparable catalyst capable of doing the same job, only faster, which even works on plastics no one else can recycle at present. “We have now found a catalyst that is much cheaper than the one that was used before, Wang says.
Currently focusing on plastic films like shopping hags, the three-hour process breaks clown plastic into chemicals that can act as the building blocks for more complex plastic products.
“Right now we’re able to achieve about 70% transformation from plastic waste material to these chemicals,” she adds, saying they’re working to increase that figure.
12. Why has so little plastic been recycled?
A. Plastic is chemically stable.
B. Recycling plastic led to pollution.
C. We produced various plastics.
D. Most photo-plastics degrade in the sun.
13. What does Wang think of the two current methods?
A. Highly effective and dynamic.
B. Expensive and pollution-causing.
C. Limited and energy-consuming.
D. Widely used and recognized.
14. What did BioCellection find effective to recycle plastics?
A. Polyethylene powder.
B. Chemical products.
C. Plastic films.
D. A catalyst.
15. What is the text mainly about?
A. Miranda Wang and her company.
B. A new plastic recycling method.
C. The greatest downside of plastic.
D. Transformation of plastic waste.
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Have you ever heard of a bug（虫子）called the cicada（蝉）?Well,a special kind of these bugs live underground in the US for most of their lives.They have an interesting bio-clock.___16___
Every 17 years,billions of the noisy Brood V cicadas will swarm（涌现）to northeastern parts of the US, including New York,Ohio and Pennsylvania.___17___But there are usually a lot less of them compared to the Brood V cicadas.
___18___According to Discovery News,these bugs started their lives in 1999.And as their 17-year life cycle
comes to an end,they go above ground when their underground homes get warmer—64 degrees Fahrenheit (about 18℃) to be exact.Then the females will lay hundreds of eggs in trees.___19___The baby cicadas will go underground,and the 17-year cycle will start over again.
While they can be kind of annoying,these bugs don't harm humans.___20___That sound is the male cicadas attracting the female cicadas.Besides,a large amount of laid eggs can sometimes harm small trees and bushes because there are so many of the 17-year cicadas.However,after this summer,these bugs will mostly mind their own business until 2033.
A. They feed on leaves and roots.
B. It tells them when to go above ground.
C. What makes Brood V cicadas so special?
D. But they do make a lot of noise during their time above ground.
E. After about four to six weeks,the mother and father cicadas will die.
F. For a different brood of cicadas,mating season is just around the corner.
G. There are other kinds of cicadas that come around once a year or every 13 years.
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Timmy and Tammy loved playing the piano. They both practiced____21____, so they were getting better and better. One day, their teacher had some____22____news. There was a concert coming up and they both had the ____23____to play in public for the first time. Timmy and Tammy looked wide-eyed at each other with a mix of excitement and____24____.
The big day arrived. As they sat in the audience ,worrying that their names would be____25____.Then Timmy's name was ____26____. His mum looked at him with ____27____, but he sank lower and lower in his seat. “Come on, Timmy, it's your turn," she encouraged him, but he shook his head,____28____he wouldn't be playing today. The teacher moved to the next____29____on the list, "Tammy will now play for us ". "Come on, Tammy, it's your tum," her dad said. With a deep sigh, Tammy slowly____30____her way up to the piano on the stage. Her legs and fingers____31____; she was nervous. She wanted to escape from the stage so quickly at the end that she almost____32____to bow (鞠躬)，but she did it.
After that Timmy and Tammy kept ____33____, improving at the same rate and the teacher was pleased with their____34____. After a few months, the teacher announced there would be another concert. When the concert came around again, Timmy couldn't stand up from his seat____35____Tammy walked up to the stage with
more____36____than last time. These two children show us an important____37____. If you allow fear to____38____you once, it'll be more likely to____39____you. But if you have the____40____to take action although you fear, you'll feel more and more confident.
21. A. normally B. easily C. naturally D. hard
22. A. different B. exciting C. boring D. strange
23. A. duty B. right C. chance D. dream
24. A. fear B. curiosity C. doubt D. relief
25. A. discussed B. called C. replaced D. changed
26. A. recognized B. spread C. removed D. announced
27. A. hope B. shock C. anger D. mercy
28. A. instead B. however C. anyhow D. therefore
29. A. expression B. name C. order D. form
30. A. made B. lost C. judged D. marked
31. A. hurt B. rested C. recovered D. shook
32. A. refused B. stopped C. forgot D. returned
33. A. waiting B. practicing C. preparing D. writing
34. A. progress B. experience C. character D. invention
35. A. unless B. if C. after D. while
36. A. patience B. interest C. confidence D. pressure
37. A. purpose B. choice C. motto D. lesson
38. A. guard B. win C. discover D. miss
39. A. hold B. record C. report D. check
40. A. freedom B. need C. courage D. honor
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
While it’s____41.____( ) natural and normal for humans to want routine, there’s much to be discovered out of our comfort zones. When we begin to see things differently around us, we can open____42.____(us) up to new____43.____(possible) and new opportunities and clear out fear. It’s usually, the fear, or the energy of the fear, that is greater than____44.____we actually have to do and change.
It’s never too late to change your life. It is especially true to Scott Sharon,____45.____54-year-old man
likeSaint Charles.Saint Charles, who____46.____(weigh) 360 pounds in his forties, lost more than 180 pounds after struggling with obesity for several years. Scott didn’t want to spend his whole life being sad, depressed and obese. He couldn’t stand it anymore and he knew____47.____he didn’t change, he was going to die. He wanted to be happy, healthy and full of love and life. From that aspect, he started on his journey to change how his mind thought and worked. He walked away from his real estate career to commit his life to____48.____(help) others change their lives and overcome their challenges. He became a public speaker. That was 15 years ago and he is now____49.____the best physical, mental and_____50._____(spirit) condition. He weighs 175 pounds and his life and career is helping people create and live out their dreams.
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短文。

短文中共有10处错误，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（℃），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

My parents were singers but none of them played a musical instrument.There was an old piano in my school.I loved it so much that I could keep my hands off,but it was clear that I didn’t know how I was doing.One day,a teacher realized that I wanted to learn how to play a piano.She ended up gave me lessons after school.At the end of the term,I performed at the school concert.Two years late,my music teacher said to me,“There's nothing much more to teach you.From now on,you needed a better teacher and a better piano.”I did as told.Eventual,I was admitted into a school of music for student.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.请认真阅读下面一封信，并据此信中所述写一封回信。

内容自拟。

Dear Peter,
Recently, troubled by the painful conflict between my parents and me, I’m writing to seek for your advice.
First, they take it for granted that they could read my diary and interfere with（干涉）my social life just to protect me, making it impossible for me to make friends, though. Besides, on my entering senior high, my parents care too much for my study as if I were a robot deprived of（剥夺）any entertainment. Every time I surfed the Internet, they would shoot me angry eyes. I wonder why they are so hard on a teenager and find fault with my
behavior.
Your prompt reply would be highly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Li Hua 注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear _________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________
Sincerely,
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. B 17. G 18. C 19. E 20. D
21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. D 32.
C 33. B 34. A 35.
D 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. C
41. ly
42. ourselves
43. possibilities
44. what 45. a
46. weighed
47. if 48. helping
49. in 50. spiritual
51.(1).none 改为neither
考查不定代词。

我的父母都不会乐器。

我的父母是两个人，“两者都不”，要用neither,而none是三者及以上“都不”，故要把none 改为neither。

(2).添加not
考查语境。

根据上文可知虽然作者的父母都不会乐器，但作者却非常喜欢学校里的那架旧钢琴以致于我手离不开它。

分析句子可知是不能离开，而不是能离开，故要加not。

(3).how 改为what
考查连词。

but it was clear that I didn’t know how I was doing本句中doing缺少宾语，所以不能用how,而要用what.。

因此要把how改为what。

(4).a 改为the.
考查定冠词。

Play the piano是固定用法，“弹钢琴”，故要把a 改为the。

(5).gave 改为giving.
考查固定用法。

End up doing sth，最终处于….状态。

最终在我放学后给我上钢琴课。

因此要把gave改为giving。

(6).late 改为later
考查固定用法。

Two years later为固定用法，“两年后”。

故把late改为later。

(7).删除much
考查语境。

我再没有什么可以教你了。

根据句意可知much多余，因此去掉。

(8).needed 改need
考查谓语动词的时态。

你现在需要一个更好的老师和一架更好的钢琴。

是现在而不是过去需要，故要用一般现在时，因此要把needed改为need.
(9).Eventual 改为Eventually
考查副词。

根据句意是最后我被一所音乐学校录取了。

可知是作状语的，故要用副词Eventually。

(10). students.
考查名词的复数。

我是音乐学院里的其中的一个学生。

是许多学生。

故要用students
52.略。