2020年宜昌市第一中学高三英语月考试题及答案

2020年宜昌市第一中学高三英语月考试题及答案
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
In Sweden, McDonald’s is building “bee hotels” on the back of its roadside billboards (广告牌) to help save the country’s decreasing bee population. It launched the campaign together with outdoor advertising giant JCDecaux. Six large wooden bee hotels, with drilled holes on the front, first appeared on the back of a north-facing billboard in Jarfalla in September.
“Without pollination (授粉) from bees, a thirdof the food we eat would be threatened.” McDonald’s said. But it turns out that at least 30 percent of the country’s wild bee population is endangered, according to the fast-food chain. A big problem is that they lack places to live. Based on data released by Chalmers University of Technology, we know Sweden owns 274 species of bees, of which 37 species are bumblebees, and more than a third are decreasing or face the risk of decreasing. Their natural habitats have been damaged by factors including the changes of agricultural activities and fast urbanization (城市化). Fortunately, most bees are able to survive in urban habitats, like the bee hotels.
Every McDonald’s authorized restaurant in Sweden will be allowed to order their own bee hotel billboards and design the messages by themselves, as the fast-food chain says. It is their hope that the number of hotels could grow to a greater extent in the near future. Great efforts in addition to that have been made by the company. On World Bee Day, May 20, it introduced “the world’s smallest McDonald’s”. McHive, which could function as an actual beehive (蜂箱). Designed by set designer Nilsson himself, the creation was sold for $10,000 at a charity fundraiser held for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Beehives can be found on the rooftops of some McDonald’s restaurants in Sweden, too. This took place in certain areas but is now followed by an increasing number of participants. More McDonald’s restaurants are making an effort to improve the living conditions of wild bees by removing the grass round their restaurants to grow flowers and plants instead.
1. According to the passage, the challenge that wild bees are facing is ________
A. the fast process of industry.
B. the world's Large amount of trash.
C. the rapid development of urbanization.
D. the sharp growth of population.
2. How does McDonald's help wild bees in Sweden?
A. By providing shelters for bees.
B. By offering food to bees.
C. By advertising rescue activities.
D. By putting up more billboards.
3. What is the best title for the text?
A. Wild bees in danger
B. The loss of bees’ habitats
C McDonald’s bee hotels
D. The protection of wild bees
B
Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for quite often achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”
Theboy’s goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is for－to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will endup with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense.
4. The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be______.
A. brave
B. impolite
C. foolish
D. warm-hearted
5. Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys?
A. To drive them away.
B. To show what he had found in digging.
C. To show how beautiful the jar was.
D. To attract them to join him in the work.
6. What can be learnt from the fourth paragraph of the text?
A. No dream can come true.
B. All work will end successfully.
C. Goals shouldn’t be set too high.
D. Goals will make us work harder.
7. The best title for the text should be______.
A. A Boy Dug a Hole
B. Joy in the Journey
C. No Pain, No Gains
D. Failure Is the Mother of Success
C
Why doesHaitiso tend to have fatal earthquakes? Earthquakes have been causing huge damage inHaitisince at least the 18th century. The capital city has been destroyed twice in 19 years. The 21st century has beenno more kind.
The Earth’s outer shell is made tip of tectonic plates (构造板块) that move.Haitisits near the crossing of two tectonic plaits that make up the Earth’s outer shell. Earthquakes can occur when those plates move against each other and create friction (摩擦力).
Haitiis also overpopulated. Plus, many of its buildings are designed to resist hurricanes but not earthquakes. Those buildings can survive strong winds bat are easy to fail down when the ground shrikes. Poor building practices can also play arole.
“I think it’s important to recognize that there’s no such thing as a natural disaster,” said Wendy Bohon, a geologist. “What you have is a natural disaster that comes with a weak architecture system. We do know that earthquakes like this can cause huge damage because ofthefault,” said Wendy. “And it’s quite a significant risk in places that don’t have the construction practices to resist the shaking.”
Construction of more earthquake-resistant buildings remains a challenge inHaiti, which is the poorest nation in theWestern Hemisphere. “While there have been some success stories of Haitians building more earthquake-resistant structures, the country has lacked a centralized effort to do so,” said Mark Schuller, a professor of anthropology and nonprofit and NGO studies atNorthernIllinoisUniversity.Haiti’s government has become increasingly weak, while non-governmental organizations only focus on their own projects.
“There is technical knowledge inHaiti, There are trained architects. There are cityplanners. That’s not the problem,” Schuller said. “The problem is a lack of funding for coordination (协调), and lack of political will from donors to organizations providing aid.”
8. Which factor causing the huge damage is highlighted?
A. Its overpopulation.
B. Its weak government.
C. Its geographical location.
D. Its weak architecture system.
9. What does the underlined part “the fault” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A Lacking political will to provide aid.
B. Lacking hurricane-resistant; buildings.
C. Lacking earthquake-resistant buildings.
D. Sitting on the crossing of two tectonic plates.
10. What’s Schuller’s attitude towardsHaiti’s government?
A Supportive. B. Critical.
C. Indifferent.
D. Interested.
11. Which of the following can be a problem according tothe last paragraph?
A. Fund and will.
B. Skilled architects.
C. Urban designers.
D. Technology and money.
D
One of the most popular street food found inChinais no doubt the barbecue. A new program, called Chinese Barbecue, tells the story of this popular food cooked over hot coals on just about every street corner in cities and towns across the country. Barbecued meat is an important part of people’s nightlife.
Shown on June 20, the program has had more than 25 million clicks on the video site . To find the most popular barbecue stalls (摊位), the production team travelled to more than 500 locations in 30 cities across the country. Some viewers compare Chinese Barbecue to Midnight Diner, a Japanese TV program telling stories from late night informal Japanese bars.
“I’m happy to hear this comparison because Midnight Diner is a good program, and we share the same topic― night food,” Chinese Barbecue’s director Chen Yingjie said. “However, they are quite different.” He said that Midnight Diner focused more on food itself, though there was someconversation while people were eating. However, the night food scene of Chinese people means joy and a more lively atmosphere. People eating these barbecue snacks develop a feeling of connection, which can be a cure for loneliness.
The barbecue, regarded as the most ordinary and common night street snack, is different from home-made food by mothers as that is a symbol of family and kinship. The barbecue is where you go to become connected to people in society. And unlike official business lunches, during which people are rather polite, the barbecue lets people relax with old friends and new friends, leaving a lasting impression of friendship.
The world, as a whole, holds deep-rooted good feelings toward the barbecue, either for the taste or the warmth produced by fire. “What we should do is to present the Chinese barbecue just the way it is because with its special ingredients(食材)，ways of cooking and more importantly, the special environment and people, the world will recognize it and might fall in love with it just as we do.” said Chen.
12. What do we know about Chinese Barbecue?
A. It has been becoming very popular on the Internet.
B. It is thought highly of by most of the foreign tourists.
C. It mainly talks about the most famous Chinese food.
D. It shows the color1 ful nightlife in large cities ofChina.
13. In which way was Chinese Barbecue different from Midnight Diner?
A. It showed more kinds of food.
B. It focused more on the diners.
C. It showed the eating habits.
D. It was less popular than Midnight Diner.
14. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The importance of the barbecue to family.
B. The influence of the barbecue on people’s manners.
C. The influence of the barbecue on people’s lifestyle.
D. The role of the barbecue in people’s relationship.
15. Why did Chen Yingjie choose the barbecue as the topic of the series?
A. To show the feature of Chinese food.
B. To research a special way of cooking.
C. To help the world understandChina.
D. To introduce the history of the barbecue.
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We all agree that we should recycle more — at home, in the office or when out and about. But for materials to be recycled, they first need to find their way to the right waste stream.___16___This is what the process of sorting allows us to do.
For effective recycling we need effective sorting. And this needs to happen first, in our own home and second, in sorting plants to which waste collected from our doorstep is taken. When you put a plastic bottle in the right recycling bin, you are helping sort recyclables. So the right material can be fed into the right recycling process.___17___They can be a loss of valuable resources from our economy.
___18___For instance, inBrussels,Belgium, consumers put plastic packaging, cans and beverage cartons in blue bags designed for recyclable packaging; paper in yellow bags for recycling; and glass needs to be taken to specific collection bins. Somewhat differently, inVienna(Austria), citizens can expect their paper, metal, glass and plastic to be separately collected in different weeks of the year.___19___In this way, they can sort their recyclables at home more effectively.
Once recyclable materials are collected from your doorstep, they are further sorted in specialized facilities which ensure the quality of the recycling process.___20___Traditionally, sorting has been done either manually with workers sorting what can be recycled and picking out the materials to be discarded or mechanically. Today, however, new technologies are being developed in order to speed up the process of sorting but to also yield better results. Exciting technologies using magnets or optical systems are being used to effectively sort materials so more of it can be recycled.
A. If sorting doesn't happen, recyclable materials can end up in landfills.
B. This is where different sorting techniques come into play.
C. In Europe, collection systems vary from country to country.
D. So citizens need to be aware of their local collection system.
E. Then they can be collected and taken to the right place for recycling.
F. The rest, though they could be recycled and reused, were landfilled or burned.
G. In recent years,Europehas seen a 25% growth in recycling secondary raw materials.
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We have allheard how time is more valuable than money, but is it_____21_____ to have too much time?
I_____22_____back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also_____23_____a team sport.
By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it_____24_____.
When I got into college, things_____25_____. I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this_____26_____time there was no sense of_____27_____to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a _____28_____.Once that happened, I just kept_____29_____my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was______30______really late at night to get my work done.
One day I______31______a former classmate of mine who was______32______a lot of money running a sideline (副业). Since his regular job was______33______, I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full-time. He said without the job, he would______34______have too much time and would just do what I did back in_____35_____.He said that if he______36______the job, he would lose his______37______ to work and succeed.
So, try______38______your time with other work. This is why there is a______39______ that if you want something done, ask a______40______person to do it.
21. A. true B. fair C. strange D. possible
22. A. remember B. admit C. understand D. expect
23. A. watched B. loved C. coached D. played
24. A. at last B. right away C. of course D. as usual
25. A. happened B. repeated C. changed D. mattered
26. A. extra B. difficult C. valuable D. limited
27. A. duty B. achievement C. urgency D. direction
28. A. burden B. relief C. risk D. habit
29. A. pushing B. taking C. setting D. calling
30. A. hanging out B. staying up C. jogging round D. showing off
31. A. met B. helped C. treated D. hired
32. A. raising B. wasting C. demanding D. making
33. A. safe B. important C. boring D. rewarding
34. A. luckily B. hardly C. hopefully D. simply
35. A. childhood B. college C. town D. business
36. A. quit B. found C. accepted D. kept
37. A. heart B. chance C. drive D. way
38.A. saving B. filling up C. giving up D. trading
39. A. message B. story C. saying D. fact
40. A. careful B. busy C. reliable D. kind
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
A scavenger (拾荒者) in Foshan city, Guangdong province, found a___41.___(lose) wallet and returned it with a thoughtful note.
His good deed was pictured Sept. 11 on a video, in___42.___the scavenger can be seen collecting waste paper with two woven bags at a wholesale market in the city. He spotted a wallet nearby, picked it up and waited around. But the owner didn’t show___43.___.
So, while___44.___(carry) two bags of waste, he walked 1.5 kilometers to the local police station and___45.___(leave) the wallet with a note to the security guard.
According to the note that___46.___(show) in the video, inside the wallet was 1, 305 yuan, eight bank cards,___47.___ID card and a driver’s license. “I reported it to the security guard of the market, and asked___48.___I could find the owner through broadcasting. But there wasn’t a broadcast___49.___(serve) in the market. So I must trouble you to help find the owner. Thank you,” the note read.
Thanks to this man, local police____50.____(quick) found the owner and returned the wallet to him.
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
Thank you for your letter, that really made me happy. I’m glad know that you’ve come to China to learn kung fu in a school in my hometown. I’m surely you’ll have a good time. Actually, I begin to learn kung fu when I was seven years old, for I have long been out of practice. Luckily, I will go home in two weeks for summer vacations. Then I can spare some time to learn it again, such that we can practice together on every day. Best of luck with yours learning kung fu in China. See you sooner.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校正在组织英语作文比赛。

请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括:
1.人物简介；
2.尊敬和爱戴原因。

注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。

The person I respect
We have a lot of respectable people around us.
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参考答案
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A
12. A 13. B 14. D 15. C
16. E 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. B
21. D 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. B
41. lost
42. which 43. up
44. carrying
45. left 46. was shown
47. an 48. if/whether
49. service
50. quickly
51.(1).that→which (2). glad后加to (3). surely→sure (4).begin→began (5). for→but/yet
(6). vacations→vacation (7). such→so (8).删去on (9). yours→your/you (10). sooner→soon
52.略。