2021届首都师范大学附中高三英语月考试卷及答案

2021届首都师范大学附中高三英语月考试卷及答案
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
Stepping Out Into Nature
The classic road trip is more popular than ever. Here are several places to hit the open road.
Colo-road Trips
The Colorado Tourism Office has made it easy for road-trippers to explore the state’s 24 Scenic & Historic Byways.A new microsite includes-an interactive map that enables travelers to explore options by region, interest or season. Travelers seeking inspiration can also access insider tips and side-trip suggestions for historic attractions, active adventures and highlight cultural opportunities.
TheBeartooth Highway.
Visitors of this extraordinary byway experience the grand sights ofMontana,WyomingandYellowstonePark. The windy 68-mile stretch introduces road explorers to one of the most diverse ecosystems accessible by auto. Breathtakingly beautiful, this All-American Road showcases wide, high alpine plateaus（高原）, painted with ice blue lakes, forested valleys, waterfalls and wildlife.
SewardHighway,Alaska
The road that connectsAnchorageto Seward is 127-mile treasure of natural beauty, wildlife and stories of adventure. The drive begins at the base of theChugach Mountains, hugs the scenic shores of Turnagain Arm and winds through gold mining towns, national forests and fishing villages. Expect waterfalls, glaciers, eagles and some good bear stories.
The Lighthouse Trail,Maine
Travel the 375 miles betweenKitteryandCalais,Maine, visiting lighthouses along the way. Hear tales of shipwrecks（海难）and of the difficult and lonely life led by those who kept the lights burning brightly. If possible, visit theMaineLighthouseMuseum. where artifacts and hands-on exhibits for children provide an appealing break.
1.What makes Colo-road Tips special?
A.Good bear stories.
B.A scenic beach.
C.Hands-on exhibits.
D.An interactive map.
2.Where can you explore state of gold miners?
A.Colorado.
B.Montana.
C.Alaska.
D.Maine
3.Which place is suitable for a family with children?
A.Colo-road Trips.
B.TheBeartooth Highway.
C.Seward Highway.
D.The Lighthouse Trail.
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
Self-esteem is an abstract concept, which refers to people’s beliefs about their own worth and value. American psychologist Abraham Maslow thought self-esteem was a basic human need and included self-esteem in his hierarchy of human needs. He described two different forms of “esteem”: the need for respect from others in the form of recognition, success, and admiration, and the need for self-respect in the form of self-love, self-confidence, and skill. Respect from others was believed to be more fragile and easily lost than inner self-esteem. According to Maslow, without the fulfillment of the self-esteem need, individuals will be driven to seek it and unable to grow and obtain self-realization.
Basically, high self-esteem is achieved through a series of real accomplishments, which is good for people. However, the excessive high self-esteem, based more on a sense of entitlement than on any accomplishment, is considered to be less psychologically healthy. And just as self-esteem can be too high, it can also be “under-inflated”. Those having poor self-esteem do have a basis for feeling good about themselves but they may not recognize their accomplishments and actions as meaningful.
To appreciate what it would be like to have high self-esteem, one can consider how they may feel about things in their lives that they value. For instance, some people really like cars. They take good care of their cars. They may even decorate the car and then show it off to other people with pride. Similarly, people with high self-esteem love, care for and feel proud of themselves. Take children for example. When they have high self-esteem, they believe they are valuable and important. They enjoy different activities and can handle criticism easily without taking it personally.
People need to develop positive self-esteem. This can convince them they deserve happiness. Besides, the
development of positive self-esteem increases the capacity to treat other people with respect, thus favoring a variety of interpersonal relationships and avoiding destructive ones.
8. What can we infer from Abraham Maslow’s theory about self-esteem?
A. Self-esteem ensures us a successful life.
B. Self-esteem is essential to self-realization.
C. Self-esteem means little to psychological health.
D. Others’ respect is more important than self-respect.
9. What does the underlined word “under-inflated” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Adequate.
B. Insufficient.
C. Moderate.
D. Lifelong.
10. How does the author explain the feelings of having high self-esteem?
A. By giving examples.
B. By analyzing causes.
C. By providing figures.
D. By making contrasts.
11. Which of the following does the author support?
A. Self-esteem ultimately leads to happiness.
B. Self-esteem earns you respect from others.
C. Positive self-esteem benefits people’s social lives.
D. Positive self-esteem helps people out of difficulties.
D
The idea of growing food in a desert would make most people laugh but this is quickly becoming a reality. There are currently two desert farms in the world where quality vegetables are being planted cheaply and easily.
Sundrop Farms, based in South Australia, uses experimental greenhouses to grow tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. The biggest challenge of growing food in a desert, obviously, is the lack of available water. The researchers at Sundrop Farms have gotten aroundthis problemby using the sun to desalinate (淡化) sea water. It can also be used to control the temperature of the greenhouses.
Without depending on limited resources such as land and fresh water Sundrop Farms has made farming a practice. This can increase the world’s food supplies. Another benefit ofthis kind of farming is that it can be done anywhere, thus reducing the costs of transporting food to distant locations. Yet another benefit is that it reduces the need for pesticides (杀虫剂).
Another experimental desert farm is the Sahara Forest Project, which began in Qatar in December 2012. Greenhouses in the farm are cooled by saltwater. Solar power and other technologies are used together to help
make vegetation (植被) grow in the desert environment. As deserts have expanded over recent years around the world due to global warming, this project could solve the problem.
The result form the Qatar project were better than expected and in June of 2014, Jordan agreed to host another one. This will be much bigger than the Qatar project and the project members will have even more opportunities to test their experiments on a much larger scale. It is not clear yet that desert farming resents the future of farming but these projects have shown some success in the field.
12. What does “this problem” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Sea water is bard to purify.
B. The desert is short of water.
C. The temperature is high in the desert.
D. Desert farms aren’t fit to plant vegetables.
13. What is one of the characters of desert farming?
A. It needs more pesticides.
B. It saves delivery costs.
C. It has a location limit.
D. It solves food waste problems
14. What can we know about the Sabara Forest Project?
A. It lives up to expectations
B. It can help produce more food
C. It is started to prevent global warming
D. It uses technology to produce saltwater
15. What can be inferred about desert farming from the last paragraph?
A. It still has problems to solve.
B. It represents the future of farming.
C. Its early success has aroused interest in it.
D. Its aim is to create more job opportunities.
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Reading is not just an important professional skill. It is also a way to enjoy informative, creative, and inspiring works of literature that enrich our life experiences.____16____In order to build your reading habit and enjoy your reading to the fullest, begin practicing good reading skills as follows.
Read for content.
When you read, read for the main idea of each paragraph, along with its supporting reasons. When building up reading skills, it can be helpful to read with a pencil in hand to take notes.____17____
Look up unfamiliar words.
Merriam Webster online is a wonderful resource for defining (定义) unfamiliar words.____18____When you reach a good stopping point, return to each word and look it up, re-reading the sentence where it appears. This helps understand the word and its usage in case there are various meanings.
Let your imagination get involved (参与).
____19____Learn to enjoy your reading without asking too many questions. Just enjoy and look forward to getting the information, ideas and thoughts expressed by the writer.
____20____
Reading for learning and enjoyment is never a hurry. Instead, take your time, develop your skills at your own speed. Do not get discouraged if you are a slow reader, especially at first. Each day, as you read, your mind will take the reading skills it learned before and apply them again, often with greater effects.
A.Don’t rush.
B.Simply underline the unknown words.
C.Get a dictionary in the selected language.
D.Book clubs give you ability to talk about what you read.
E.A good reading habit requires time and efforts to develop.
F.It is also helpful to underline the key idea of each paragraph.
G.Good readers concentrate on reading and let it inspire their imagination.
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
A womanprofessor was giving a lesson to her students on____21____management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class___22___they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.____23____, that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs?”
Answers called out___24___from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).
She quieted the students down and then replied, “The weight doesn’t____25____. But it counts how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my____26____. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the____27____of the glass of water doesn’t change, but
the____28____I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”
Lost in___29___, all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our stresses and____30____in life are like that glass of water. If we____31____our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to____32____.”
____33____you have to do is put all your burdens down, as___34___in the evening as possible. Don’t carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get____35____next morning and are____36____to move forward. More often than not, life gets terrible when we____37____too much. And the moment you____38____your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling____39____for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to____40____yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
21. A. class B. emotion C. time D. stress
22. A. wondered B. expected C. agreed D. argued
23. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Anyhow D. Therefore
24. A. replied B. ranged C. read D. exchanged
25. A. exist B. change C. matter D. increase
26. A. head B. leg C. arm D. stomach
27. A. weight B. position C. shape D. size
28. A. better B. longer C. further D. deeper
29. A. fantasy B. dreams C. thought D. discussion
30. A. doubts B. joys C. surprises D. worries
31. A. carry B. show C. hide D. cover
32. A. break off B. work out C. pick up D. carry on
33. A. Something B. Nothing C. All D. Anything
34. A. eagerly B. early C. quickly D. naturally
35. A. depressed B. entertained C. refreshed D. amazed
36. A. ambitious B. able C. passive D. anxious
37. A. think B. fear C. rest D. get
38. A. catch up with B. look down on C. 1et go of D. put up with
39. A. sorry B. happy C. disappointed D. greedy
40. A. help B. treat C. drive D. abandon
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
One morning, I ___41.___(wait) at the bus stop，___42.___(worry) about being late forschool. There were many people waiting at the bus stop,___43.___some of them looked very anxious and disappointed. When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next___44.___the window, so I had___45.___good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike caught my___46.___(attend)--he was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused to stop___47.___we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept riding. He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, "___48.___anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop? "A woman on the bus shouted, "Oh, dear! It’s___49.___(I)". She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase___50.___( grate). Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers suddenly became friendly to one another.
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（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

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。

A recent situation made I realize that breaking promises might unintentionally hurt others’ feelings. It has happened a month ago when a classmate asked me to help him move house. I was unwilling to refuse the request directly, so I promised to assisting him. Later, I just didn’t bother to turn out to help him because I was absorbing in my studies. When I ran into him next day, he told me I had real let him down. He still forgives me without a second thought, but I felt ashamed by myself. Since then, I hadn’t made a promise that I couldn’t keep.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校正在组织英语演讲活动，请你用英文发表关于学生如何保护视力的演讲，内容包括：
1.中学生视力现状；
2.保护视力的建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.题目和首句已给出，不计入总词数。

How to Protect Our Eyesight?
Boys and girls,
Today, the topic of my speech is how to protect our eyesight.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. B 9. B 10. A 11. C
12. B 13. B 14. A 15. C
16. E 17. F 18. B 19. G 20. A
21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. D
41. was waiting
42. worried
43. and 44. to
45. a 46. attention
47. till/ until
48. Did 49. me/ mine
50. gratefully
51.(1). I→me
(2).去掉has
(3).assisting→assist
(4).out→ up
(5).absorbing→absorbed
(6).him后加上the
(7). real→really
(8).forgives→forgave
(9).by→of
(10).hadn't →haven't
52.略。