2021届江苏省盐城中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析

2021届江苏省盐城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
You’re becoming an adult; your friends are changing; school is more challenging; and your life has more ups and downs than it used to. These books are just for you.
Say Goodbye to Stressby Dr Jeff Brown
Kindle Edition $11.79
Paperback $16.95
Many have trouble getting their stress (压力) under control and want help. This new book will encourage stressed-out readers with its stories from people like them about how they resolved or rethought the stress in their lives, learned to let go of anxiety and worry, and improved their lives by dealing with stress.
Find Your Inner Strengthby Amy Newmark
Kindle Edition $7.99
Paperback $12.75
This powerful collection of stories will inspire (激励) you and help you find the inner strength to do with the challenges in your own life. We are stronger than we think.... when we have to be. These brave. courageous people are the role models that show us all what is possible.
Random Acts of Kindnessby Amy Newmark
Kindle Edition $12.99
Paperback $17.77
Make miracles happen for yourself and others. It’s easy. Just think outside the box and look around. There are so many ways that you can help—and it turns out the biggest beneficiary (受益人) may be you! Scientific studies have shown that “doing good” is not only good for others but also for the person doing it, making that person happier and healthier.
Be the Best You Can Beby Amy Newmark
Kindle Edition $10. 99
Paperback $15.67
This collection shows kids positive role models to follow in its stories about making good choices, having
confidence, and doing the right things. Parents and grandparents will enjoy discussing the stories with children, making it a family event.
1.How will you feel after reading Say Goodbye to Stress?
A.Anxious.
B.Awkward.
C.Relaxed.
D.Confused.
2.What is unique about Find Your Inner Strength?
A.It is written by a well-known author.
B.It is the cheapest of the four books.
C.It has role models for kids to follow.
D.It shows one how to do good deeds.
3.Which book is suitable for one who has no confidence?
A.Say Goodbye to Stress
B.Find Your Inner Strength
C.Random Acts of Kindness
D.Be the Best You Can Be
B
In recent years, with the development of technology, it is common to see robots into our homes in the form of toys and vacuums (吸尘器) without question. Children’s toys that rely on robotics for both entertainment and education are becoming more popular and more easily accessible. Robot vacuums, too, are so popular that the Roomba has even earned itself a name in popular television.
A selection of other household wares can be purchased and owned for a reasonable cost, but they all look and perform like vacuums. Our domestic helpers are currently designed to vacuuming, mopping, sweeping and mowing.
Of course the best known of these is the Roomba, but there is actually some competition amongst the autonomous vacuum manufacturers. Roomba, made by iRobot, now comes in several designs and has been through many versions of improvements. The basic model is just about $400, but there’s a more attractive version, complete with a wireless command center to control the robot from anywhere in the home. Samsung also has a vacuum, called the Smart Tango, which makes increased improvements on the Roomba by including brushes for cleaning corners. It’s possible that some of the less well-known vacuums might be even more exciting, like the Neato Robotics XV that takes on a square shape to better clean corners. Incremental (增值的) improvements are what drive the home robot industry.
Now that domestic robots are becoming more popular, the near future should be exciting. If we are going to welcome robots into our lives and our homes, we should expect them to work for it, and work hard. It’s the dawn
of the robot revolution, whether we like it or not, and it would be great to see that technology put to use in more innovative(创新的) ways.
4. What does Roomba in the passage mean?
A. A man’s name who has bought a domestic robot.
B. A name of a big company who makes robots.
C. A type of vacuum whose name is Roomba.
D. A place where people can buy proper robots.
5. The Smart Tango is different from other types in that ________.
A. it has a wireless command center
B. it has brushes for cleaning corners
C. it is more famous and exciting
D. it is driven without electricity
6. What can we infer according to the last paragraph?
A. Domestic robots will free us from housework.
B. Domestic robots will become cheaper and cheaper.
C. Domestic robots have brought environmental revolution.
D. Domestic robots takes the lead in science and technology.
7. What does the author intend to tell in the passage?
A. Domestic robots are closely related to our daily life.
B. It is interesting to see domestic robots at home.
C. Domestic robots are too expensive for most people.
D. It is convenient to buy a domestic robot.
C
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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
D
Depression（抑郁症）in young adult males, ages 18 or 19, is linked to a 20% greater risk of having a heart attack in middle age, according to a new Swedish study.
The link can be partly explained by poorer stress resilience（抗压能力）and lower physical fitness among teens with mental disorders.
Theresearch included 238,013 men born between 1958 and 1962 who were given examinations in adolescence（青春期）and were then followed into middle age（up to the age of 58 years）. A total of 34,503 men were diagnosed（诊断）with a mental disorder.
The study found thata mental disorder in young adulthond was linked to a higher risk of having heart attack by middle age. Compared to men without a mental illness in young adulthood，the risk of heart attack was 20%higher among men with a diagnosis.
“We already knew that menwho were physically fit in adolescence seem less likely to keep fitness in later years if they have low stress resilience” said study author Dr. Bergh, “Our research has also shown that low stress resilience is also connected with a greater tendency towards bad behavior, such as higher risks of smoking, drinking and other drug use.”
“Better fitness in adolescence is likely to help protect against later heart disease, particularly if people stay fit as they age. Physical activities may also reduce some of the bad effects of stress. Those in poor health could benefit from additional support to encourage exercise and develop plans to deal with stress,” said Bergh.
12. How does the author develop paragraph 3?
A. By giving examples.
B. By listing figures.
C. By making a comparison.
D. By drawing a conclusion.
13. What are men with low stress resilience likely to do?
A. Smoke more.
B. Eat more.
C. Sleep less.
D. Do less exercise.
14. What will Bergh agree with according to the last paragraph?
A. Physical activitiesadd to stress.
B. Stress may cause heart disease.
C. Taking exercise is unnecessary.
D. Staying fit is of great importance.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Entertainment.
B. Health.
C. Education.
D. Fashion.
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
There is a collection of positive habits that make a person so successful in class.______16______.
Here are some habits of top students that you can use as tips to do better at school:
First,_____17_____. In college, homework assignments generally make up 5-20% of your grade, but can be the biggest time- suck for most students. Working problems is one of the best ways to turn new concepts into working knowledge, but you’ll never see on an exam a large majority of those problems that take you hours and hours to
work through.
Second, they never “read through” the textbook. Per time spent, reading the textbook is one of the least effective methods for learning new materials.______18______, but otherwise use Google, lecture notes, and old exams for study materials.
Third, they test themselves frequently. Testing yourself strengthens your brain’s connections to new materials. ___19___. Bottom line, repeated self-testing significantly improve long-term memory of new materials.
Last, they study in short bursts, not long marathons. Studying in short burst tends to help you focus strongly because you know there is at least a short break coming.____20____, which makes studying continuously for multiple hours on end.
A. It helps relax our mind.
B. they always focus on their homework
C. they don’t always do all of their homework
D. Top students use examples and practice problems
E. This also fits in nicely with our natural activity or rest cycle of our bodies
F. It gives you immediate and clear feedback on whether you know something or not
G. An accumulation of such habits can combine to produce high-level academic performance
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Life from birth to death is an unbroken chain of ever-increasing, unavoidable struggles. Struggles are a kind of___21___with which Nature forces humanity to develop, expand and progress. The education we___22___from the struggles we face is gradually increasing. We get it a little at a time from every___23___we encounter.
Face struggles and master them.___24___you will have the strength and wisdom for all your needs.
The strongest trees in the forest aren't those most___25___.They are those that must struggle against the___26___conditions and other trees and overcome them to survive.
My grandfather was a wagon（四轮马车）maker. In___27___his land for crops, he always left a few oak trees standing in the open fields where they were___28___to the full force of the sun and strong winds. The trees that struggled against Nature were far stronger and___29___than the protected ones deep in the forest. It was timber （木材）from the trees which had struggled____30____he used for the wagon wheels,____31____fear that they would break, because they had struggled and grown strong enough to____32____the heaviest loads.
Struggles force us to move when we would otherwise stand____33____. And they lead us eventually to the
full realization that____34____comes only through struggles.____35____worthwhile in life is ever achieved without a struggle.
Once we understand the broad purpose of life, we are____36____to accept the circumstances that force us to struggle.____37____, we accept struggles for what they are -____38____, and it's so rewarding when you get inspirations from struggles to live your life to the____39____and a chance to enjoy the life which you are making so many____40____to get.
21. A.rule B.tool C.barrier D.behavior
22. A.offer B.update C.receive D.discover
23. A.inconvenience B.experience C.question D.examination
24. A.Then B.Still C.Yet D.Even
25. A.prevented B.endangered C.affected D.protected
26. A.unreasonable B.unfavorable C.unfamiliar D.beneficial
27. A.planting B.turning C.ruining D.clearing
28. A.exposed B.connected C.accustomed D.addicted
29. A.tougher B.weaker C.drier D.prettier
30. A.which B.what C.that D.when
31. A.for B.despite C.without D.through
32. A.bear B.increase C.remove D.lessen
33. A.outside B.straight C.apart D.still
34. A.reputation B.success C.courage D.independence
35. A.Anything B.Everything C.Something D.Nothing
36. A.willing B.afraid C.ashamed D.surprised
37. A.On the contrary B.For instance C.As a result D.In particular
38. A.discouragement B.ambition C.opportunities D.drawbacks
39. A.richest B.fairest C.easiest D.fullest
40. A.mistakes B.sacrifices C.decisions D.arrangements
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
Classics are the antiques of the literary world, including novels, plays and poems. Currently, it is often mistaken that classics are boring and hard to read as most of them____41.____(write) long ago and their language
characteristics are not the same____42.____those of modern works. The fact is that classics are examples of great writing and wisdom and they still have something____43.____(do) with contemporary life.
As we all know, Charles Dickens is one of the____44.____(great) writers in England, whose best-known works may beOliver Twist, David CopperfieldandGreat Expectations.Just set hisGreat Expectationsas an example,____45.____(tell) a story in the early 1800s in England. There are many____46.____(symbol) in the novel. For example, mist is a symbol of danger while Estella is a symbol of____47.____(educate) and money. There is a twist in the plot – a very generous stranger gives Pip a large fortune, which____48.____(change) him a lot. Its theme is “What does it really mean to be____49.____gentleman?” Pip finally realizes that wealth doesn’t equal happiness and friends should be placed above a fancy education,_____50._____is also the character development.
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

March 11, 2011 was a holiday in Japan. Everything was going on like usual. Most people were at home while there came an extreme loud sound like thunder. Next, people's houses began to shake. Buildings cracked and water pipes bursting. In the town of Fukushima (福岛), the main street went up into the air, ten feet holes opened up in the ground, and buildings fell into ruins. People were shocking by the unexpected quake. Some ran up and down the street, while others were trapped in the buildings were looking out their windows for help. An earthquake that hit Japan was one of the strongest disaster in the world. Many towns were destroyed in the earthquake and a great number of people was killed. Most seriously, Fukushima nuclear accident happened.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是潍坊一中学生李华，李明刚从外地转到你们学校，由于对新的学习环境比较陌生，一时很难适应学校班级生活，非常焦虑。

请根据下列要点用英语给他写一封信：
1.帮他分析原因；
2.给他提出建议。

注意: 1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Li Ming,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. B 9. B 10. C 11. D
12. B 13. A 14. D 15. B
16. G 17. C 18. D 19. F 20. E
21. B 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. C 31. C 32.
A 33. D 34.
B 35. D 36. A 37.
C 38. C 39.
D 40. B
41. were written
42. as 43. to do
44. greatest
45. telling
46. symbols
47. education
48. changes .
49. a 50. which
51.(1).like→as
(2).while→when
(3).extreme→extremely
(4). bursting→burst
(5).shocking→shocked
(6).去掉were
(7).out后接of
(8).An→The
(9).disaster→disasters
(10).was→were 52.略。