高三第四次月考英语考试(2020-2021学年度)

高三第四次月考英语考试（2020-2021学年度）
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第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.Each of the 400 people received from their boss ______ gift －“Who moved
my cheese?” , ______ best-seller in the US, which helped them understand how to deal with changes in their lives and work.
A. the; /
B. a; /
C. a; a
D. the; a
2. We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that ________ for their son’s
bad performance at school.
A. are to blame
B. is to be blamed
C. are to be blamed
D. is to blame
3. The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home
and I am paying ______ here.
A. as three times much
B. as much three times
C. much as three times
D. three times as much
4. ----I haven't seen you for weeks, Jim.
-----I ______ ill for some time last month.
A. was
B. have been C fell D .had been
5. Tough ______ the task was, we ______ finish it ahead of time and therefore
we were highly praised for it.
A. though; would
B. although; had to
C. as; were able to
D. though; must
6. Shenzhou VI, ______on Oct, 12, 2020, has greatly inspired the whole nation.
A. launched
B. to be launched
C. being launched
D. launching
7. The answer is connected with the main use______the body makes of food—to
supply the energy for movement.
A. where
B. why
C. what
D. that
8. Children under six are not ______to school except those of extraordinary
intelligence.
A. permitted
B. admitted
C. accepted
D. received
9. ______ you keep on trying ,I don’t really mind whether you can come top
in your class.
A. So long as
B. As soon as
C. Once
D. The moment
10. He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he ______
a goal.
A. had scored
B. scored
C. would score
D. would have scored
11. You ______pay your fine speeding．If not, you ______ not be allowed to
take back your license．
A. should; can
B. must；will
C. need；shall
D. can；must
12. Clothing made of man-made fibres has certain advantages over made
of natural fibres like cotton ,wool or silk.
A. the ones
B. one
C. that
D. what
13. As people want to ______ their ideas ______ quickly when talking on line,
a lot of short forms are used.
A. get; through
B. get; over
C. get; across
D. get; out
14. ---I’m sorry that I didn’t work out this problem.
---It’s _____our ability. I didn’t worked it out, too.
A. over
B. beyond
C. more than
D. above
15. -----How about the book you are reading?
-----Good indeed. It______ many problems we have come across in our study.
A. says
B. talks
C. covers
D. refers
16. ----Jim has his wife do all the housework! Isn’t he wise？
----Not really. He is ______.
A. more wise than lazy
B. wiser than lazy
C. more lazy than wise
D. lazier than wise
17. We waited and waited. ______we had been looking forward to .
A. Then came the hour
B. Then did the hour come
C. Then the hour came
D. The hour then came
18. ----Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?
----Thank you. ______.
A.It couldn’t be better.
B. Of course you can.
C. If you like.
D. It’s up to you.
19. To his disappointment, the opinion he had stuck ______ out wrong.
A. to turn
B. to turning
C. to turned
D. to be turned
20. Sometimes advertisements make ______ possible for companies to sell the
customers ______ money cannot buy.
A. /; that
B. it; what
C. that; which
D. /; whose
第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）YCY
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

When I was fourteen years old (same age as my daughter is today), my mom and I didn’t have money for a Christmas dinner, much less for gifts. I knew she was 21 about it, and I was determined we wouldn’t let it get us 22 . Homemade gifts are nice, but I wasn’t talented enough for 23 imagination.
I decided to give my mom something I treasure myself ---- the one nice piece of jewelry I owned, a gold cross 24 . I 25 it in the prettiest paper I could find. I was so excited, I couldn’t wait for her to open it .
It is not easy for single moms to make a 26 , and I really wanted to see her smile . I 27 her the little box, hugged and kissed her and 28 her a Merry Christmas. I waited 29 for her to open it 30 she just sat there with the box in her hands and looked at it.
I remember the look on Mom’s face was a 31 of sadness and serenity （安祥）. She knew her greatest gift to me was her love. After 32 seemed a long time, she looked at me and said, “I have something for you , too .”
She dipped into her pocket, pulled out another small box, placed it in my hands and told me 33 it was not much, it was filled with love.
I was quite curious and a little scared. I knew money was tight and hoped Mom hadn’t spent money on something we couldn’t 34 .
There was a little velvet（天鹅绒）box inside and when I 35 the lid, there was a tiny ring with a diamond chip in the center. In a 36 , she told me the ring was twenty-three years old, she hoped it brought me good luck…and “I love you.”
I got a huge lump in my throat and looked at her. She smiled and told me
it had been her wedding ring from my dad. It was now mine. I slipped it on my 37 and hugged my mom.
She opened my gift and when she saw the necklace, big tears filled her eyes. She asked me to put it 38 her neck. She held the necklace and told me she thought it was our best Christmas 39 . I could only nod my head in 40 . 21．A．anxious B．aware C．worried D．sad
22．A．down B．off C．up D．out
23．A．good B．rich C．bad D．poor
24．A．ring B．diamond C．necklace D．pin
25．A．placed B．left C．put D．wrapped
26．A．life B．profit C．living D．list
27．A．brought B．sent C．told D．handed
28．A．hoped B．wished C．expected D．wanted 29．A．anxiously B．patiently C．happily D．calmly
30．A．and B．so C．but D．though
31．A．mixture B．expression C．combination D．feeling
32．A．that B．it C．which D．what
33．A．however B．although C．because D．so
34．A．buy B．afford C．get D．pay
35．A．saw B．covered C．lifted D．examined
36．A．paper B．letter C．notice D．note
37．A．hand B．side C．finger D．face
38．A．on B．around C．over D．with
39．A．before B．ever C．since D．then
40．A．agreement B．surprise C．joy D．curiosity
第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分；满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and filled it up. When the younger angel asked why, the older replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the pair came to rest a farmer’s house. The farmer was very poor, but he and his wife were very hospitable (好客的). After sharing a little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good rest that night. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their own income, lay dead in the field.
The young angel was very angry and asked the old angel. “How could this happen? Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house. ” she accused, “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help .”
“Things are not always what they seem,” the older angel replied, “When we stayed in the basement, from the hole I noticed there was gold stored in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal (封口) the wall so he wouldn’t find the gold. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, Death (死神) came for his wife.
I asked God if Death could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem. ”
41. Why did the old angel fill up the hole in the wall of the rich family’s basement?
A.Because she wanted to keep the gold much safer.
B.Because she didn’t want the rich man to have the gold.
C.Because the basement was too cold to stay in.
D.Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.
42. The younger angel was very angry because _______.
A.the older angel killed the farmer’s cow
B.she thought the older angel treated the f armer’s family unfairly
C.the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live
D.Death took the cow away
43. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?
A.Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.
B.Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.
C.Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.
D.Because she was not satisfied with the supper.
44. The story tells us that_________.
A.angels are always ready to help the poor
B.sometimes things are not what they seem
C.angels are always ready to help the rich
D.the young should always learn from the old
B
Among the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Further more, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories.
It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society. a theme which is still often found in modern stories.
Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last one hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors ,, have been translated into many languages.
Modern science fiction writers don’t write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in predicting the results of
technical developments on society and the human mind; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones(含义).
In an age where science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitable face as it tries to master its new technology and come to terms with (接受)continually changing view of the world．
45.Science fiction appeared_____________.
A. a few years ago
B. within the last one hundred years
C. hundreds of years ago
D. thousands of years ago
46. Which of the following is less likely to be written in modern science fiction?
A. Imagination of the future world.
B. Prediction of technical developments on society.
C. Prediction of technical developments on human mind.
D. Space adventure.
47. It can be concluded that modern science fiction writers ．
A. show their political views in their works
B. are worse than those in the past
C. are following the model set by Jules Verne and H．G．Wells
D. are interested in fiction stories only
48. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Science fiction often overtakes science fact.
B. Writers may find it easy to keep ahead of scientific advances.
C. Science fiction helps us to face challenges of the future.
D. Science fiction is based on successful films.
C
It doesn’t matter how clever you are or how much education you’ve had, you can still improve your mind. And improving your intelligence quotient (IQ)
doesn’t have to mean studying hard. There are many methods that can help your brain. Here are three of them, from the British science magazine New Scientist. Working memory
IQ is not decided by genetics. Some methods can help increase it.
Why: Until recently, a person’s IQ was thought to be deter mined by genetics. But recent studies suggest that a basic brain function called working memory could increase one’s IQ. Working memory is the brain’s short-term storage system. The amount of information the working memory can hold is related to general intelligence.
How: Training helps us expand the working memory. Common training tasks include: doing math questions that have intermediate(中间的) steps; remembering the position of objects on a map; or remembering a string of digits(数字), like a phone number, without writing it down.
Body and mind
Physical exercise can help the brain as well as the body. It’s good for those who hate studying hard.
Why: Physical exercise helps the growth of new brain cells. Until recently, it was believed that we produced no new brain cells in our lifetime. But, in 2000, US scientist Fred Gage showed that even adults could grow new brain cells. He also found that exercise was one of the best ways to achieve this.
How: Simply walking for half an hour three times a week can improve learning, concentration and reasoning by 15 percent. Even more gentle exercise like yoga can do good for your brain. A study last year showed that the best way to get a mental lift is to bend over backwards.
The Mozart effect
Music may tune up your thinking. But simply turning up the sound won’t make you clever.
Why: American scientist Frances Rauscher made waves by discovering in 1995 that listening to Mozart improved people’s mathematical reasoning. Last year, Rauscher reported that Mozart’s music seemed to increase activity in genes
involved in nerve-cell signaling in the brain.
How: Listening to Mozart and taking music lessons. Music lessons can really help. Six-year-old children who were given music lessons got a 2 -to 3-point increase in IQ scores. Music lessons exercise a lot of mental skills, because of the need of accurate finger movements, and listening for rhythm.
49. If you don’t like to study hard, you’d better ______ to improve your IQ.
A. listen to music
B. learn how to concentrate
C. bend over backwards regularly
D. try some physical exercise
50. The underlined word “this” refers to _____.
A. the improvement of one’s IQ
B. the growth of new brain cells
C. physical exercise
D. the study of Fred Gage
51. From the article we can conclude that it is wrong to think that _____.
A.listening to Mozart improves people’s mathematical reasoning
B.people can not produce new brain cells as they grow older
C.children taking music lessons can increase their IQ scores
D.Frances Rausher suggests people listen to Mozart
52. The main purpose of the passage is to _____.
A.point out people’s wrong ideas about IQ
B.report some new discoveries
C.introduce some simple way s to improve people’s IQ
D.tell the relationship between IQ and ways of exercising
D
Happy birthday! Do birthday really make people happy? Of course they do．Birthday celebrate the day when we were born．Besides, that extra candles on the cake suggest another year of growth and maturity（成熟）—or so we hope．We all like to imagine that we are getting wiser and not just older．Most of us enjoy seeing the wonder of growth in others, as well．For instance, seeing our
children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud．For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process．But growing old? That is a different story.
Growing old is not exactly for people in youth-oriented（以年轻人为中心）American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young．As the old saying goes, “You’re young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old．People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom．But Americans seem to fav or those that are young, or at least “young at heart”.
Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by．Retirement at the age of 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care, and housing. Some even experience age discrimination（歧视）. American sociologist Pat Moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets．She was often treated rudely---even cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.
Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast．Why? People are living longer. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the group of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles（皱纹）are “in”．Marketing experts are ready noticing this growing group of consumer.
53. Growing up is a wonderful thing because .
A．people can celebrate their birthday
B．people can become more mature and wiser
C．people can receive many presents
D．people will feel younger at heart
54. We can infer from the second paragraph that .
A．young people lack experience and wisdom
B．American older people often joke about their old age
C．American culture is very young
D．different countries have different opinions on the old age
55. What does the first sentence in the third paragraph mean?
A．the golden years can make the old earn lots of money and receive good medical care
B．the old in America are leading a hard life without good nutrition, medical care or housing
C．the old in America have to retire at the age of 65
D．American social security benefits are not good
56. According to this passage, which of the following statement is correct?
A．the young are much more respected than the old in America．
B．the old are much more respected than the young in America．
C．growing old makes people feel proud in America．
D．the young are often discriminated in America
E
There are two kinds of people in the world. Those of the first kind are born idles(游手好闲者),taking interest in nothing. It seems what they live for is to pass time idly. They simply don’t know why they have to do so, nor will they bother to ask. The other kind are those who take things seriously and never wish to idle away their life. But only a part of the second group are eager enough to make success. All the others fail to make enough effort to make their dreams come true.
Why things so happen to them? What are the reasons?
I later find out that some people are determined. They are “igniters” that catch fire of their own, giving light and heat. But that’s not the case with others. They may be fuels but not igniters. As pieces of wood or coal, they need a match or a lighter to make them burn so that their energy can be released to give off light and heat.
The majority of people need some igniter to light them. Thus igniter becomes a must for those people to succeed. Unless a suitable igniter comes their way, they will always remain idle like cold unused firewood or coal.
Fortunately, such an igniter is not difficult to meet. One may find it in an instructive book, a film story, a few words of a close friend, some advice of a good teacher, a pleasant journey, or an unexpected love.
Any of these, coming at the right time, can serve as an igniter to start one’s enthusiasm for learning or for a better career, to turn him from a passive state of waiting to an active state of pursuing, to lend him strength to go ahead bravely. In that case, what he has prepared for years will be quickly turned into fruitful reality.
Such an igniter may turn up of itself , but most likely we have to find it ourselves. Never let a chance slide away, for it is the key to your success.
57. Who take things seriously but may not be able to succeed in this passage?
A. Idlers
B. Igniters
C. Fuels
D. Lighters
58. What does the writer value most in order to succeed?
A. Storing a lot of energy
B. Great interest in everything
C. An igniter coming at the right time
D. Wonderful dreams about a bright future
59. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this article?
A. The writer describes two kinds of people
B. The writer encourages people to find chances to succeed.
C. The writer praises those who work hard.
D. The writer tries to make fun of idlers
60. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “pursuing” in the sixth paragraph?
A. Dreaming about success.
B. Trying to achieve something .
C. Preparing for the worst
D. Hoping to be a leader
第二节：阅读下列材料，从所给的选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

Mike Smith, Tom Brown, Bob Davis, Baker, Slater are giving their opinions on the strike（罢工）, find out which sentence best describes each person’s opinion.
61．Mike Smith
It wasn’t an easy decision, but we’ve been asking for a decent wage for years. Now at last people are beginning to listen to us because we work day and night to keep this country alive and what do we get?-200 dollars a week. That’s n ot enough to raise a family at today’s prices. Inflation this year was 32 percent. We’ve only asking for a 25 percent increase in our wages. 250 dollars a week, that’s all. It’s a pity so many people have to be inconvenienced by our strike. That’s what you should blame. Blame the government for refusing our claim. 62．Tom Brown
It’s totally unreasonable to demand so much money when we are trying desperately to control inflation. If wages go up, so do prices. If we gave in to the electricity workers, all the other unions would want more, with the certain result that the crisis would become uncontrollable. What we’re trying to impress upon everybody is that inflation hurts everybody, especially the poor people. We offer the electricity workers a 10 perce nt increase. And that’s already too much. My stand at this meeting is to persuade the Union to see reason. 63．Bob Davis
Everybody will be hurt by this strike, including the electricity workers themselves. The economy will be destroyed and many people will lose their jobs. Moreover, the very image of the trade union movement will be harmed. Already people are saying that the big unions have too much power and shouldn’t be allowed to strike. Of course the electricity workers want to get more money. Don’t we all? Of course we all do. But we’re not asking for 250 dollars a week. Why should they?
64．Baker
My opinion is “Get the Army in”. All the power stations should be managed by the army. The strikers should be thrown into prison. That’s what this country needs. Why must we all suffer just because a few men are greedy? If they don’t like their jobs, nobody’s forcing them to work. They should try and live on 50 dollars a week like I have to. Perhaps they’d keep their mouths shut then. 65．Slater
Let’s face it. It’s neither here nor there. The electricity workers are in a strong position. Perhaps we can’t do anything about it. What I say is: let them have their 250 dollars so we can return to work. I mean, the government wastes the taxpayers’ mo ney all the time on trivial things. How can anyone say 250 dollars is “too much”? Pop singers get more. Nurses get less. It’s just one of those things.
A．A 10% increase is already too much, and I’m here to persuade the Union to see reason.
B．We will never go back to work until our goals are achieved.
C．I think that the government should give in to the electricity worker’s demands.
D．I strongly suggest that all the power stations should be run by the army and that the strikers should be put into prison.
E．I must make you clear that strikes will destroy the economy and that many people will lost their jobs.
F．We are forced to call a strike because the government rejected our wage claim. 第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：写作（共三节，满分50分）
第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的完全形式。

66. We should take all the factors into a__________ before making a decision.
67. Mr Zhang won the first place in the game. We all c__________ him on his success.
68. Such shoes are not s for climbing hills.
69. No one shall leave the room without p__________.
70. His question was so difficult that I could hardly make any s________ of
it at all.
71. Little Tom is very happy because he is making p at school every day．
72. G_____ speaking , parents care more about their children's health than about
their own.
73. People learn English for v reasons. Some study for exams, some
for business and others for travel, and so on.
74. If you don’t know the meaning of the word, you can c_________ a dictionary.
75. Her father is s________ with her, but he loves her very much.
第二节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。

对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Time is valuable but limit. There’s a famous saying, 76. _______ “Time is money”, this shows the importance of time. 77. _______ When time has gone, it will never return back. It is a 78. _______ pity when many people make poor use of time. They 79. _______ spend their precious time oversleeping, drinking and travel. 80. _______ They didn’t realize wasting time is equal to wasting part of their life.81. _______
They always regret having made a few achievements so far. 82. _______ Therefore, we should form the habit of value time. Do not 83. _______ put off what can be done today until tomorrow. Laziness 84. _______ will not only bring us failure, but also lead us on the road 85. _______ of poverty and even death.
第三节：书面表达（满分30分）
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下列要点给报社写一封自荐信。

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