2020-2021学年重庆市万州上海中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年重庆市万州上海中学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
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brief Introduction
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) was acquired by the city of Brooklyn in 1854 along with the land that is Prospect Park.
There are so many gardens on display at the BBG that is honestly hard to keep count ofthem. There’s the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden, the Osborne Garden, the Shakespeare Garden... you get the point. Each garden that is displayed will be showing off a different group of amazing plants that come m all sorts of color1 s and sizes. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden offers something for the entire family. They even have a Children’s Garden for the little ones.
Attractions
Japanese Hill and Pond Garden
One of the most frequency visited gardens at BBG, the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden is certainly a favorite among visitors. This garden features a variety of styles as well as beautiful scenery with a viewing pavilion (亭子) and a waterfall. The Shogun Lantern featured in the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden is over 500 years old. It was given to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as a gift from the city of Tokyo.
Children’s Garden
Children have been planting plants at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden since 1914 and continue their efforts today. Currently, there are over a thousand children contributing to the Children’s Garden.
Shakespeare Garden
For those who have fallen in love with the works of Shakespeare, this will be a garden that they can truly appreciate. Over 80 plants that have been mentioned in the writing of Shakespeare currently grow in the Shakespeare Garden.
Getting to Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden: 900 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Closest Subway: Prospect Park/ Eastern Parkway/ Franklin Avenue
Bus Tour Stops: Stop 34 or 35 Brooklyn route
Opening Times
15 March— 6 November：
Tuesday—Friday: 8:00 am—6:00 pm; Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 am—6:00 pm
8 November —11 March
Monday—Friday: 8:00 am—4:30 pm; Saturday —Sunday: 10:00 am—4:30 pm
1.Where can visitors enjoy a waterfall?
A.Osborne Garden.
B.Shakespeare Garden.
C.Children’s Garden.
D.Japanese Hill and Pond Garden.
2.How can visitors go to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden?
A.By taking a bus to Prospect Park.
B.By taking a bus to 34 Washington Avenue.
C.By taking the subway to Franklin Avenue.
D.By taking the subway to Stop 35 on the Brooklyn route.
3.When can Nancy visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in December?
A.5:00 pm on Thursday.
B.8:30 am on Wednesday.
C4:3 0 pm on Friday. D.9:00 am on Saturday.
B
Tofight for the conservation of forest ecosystem, several ecologists including Daniel Janzen convinced Del Oro, an orange juice producer, to donate part of their forestland to a national park. In return, Del Oro was allowed to throw large amounts of waste in the form of orangepeels(皮) on a 3-hectare piece of land within the national park at no cost. Dealing with tons of leftover peels usually involved burning them or paying to have them poured into a landfill, so the proposal was very attractive.
But a year later, another juice company challenged the deal in court, arguing that their competitor was "polluting a national park". They ended up winning, and the deal between Del Oro and the national park fell through.
Then in 2013, while discussing possible research avenues（途径，手段）with Timothy Treuer, Daniel Janzen mentioned the orange story. Feeling interested, Treuer decided to stop by that piece of land that had been covered with fruit waste 15 years earlier. What he found shocked him.
"While I would walk over exposed rock and dead grass in the nearby fields, I'd have to climb through
undergrowth and cut paths through walls ofvines(藤) in the orange peel site itself," said Timothy Treuer.
Treuer and his team spent months picking upsamples(样品), analyzing and comparing them. They found great differences between the areas covered with orange peels and those that were not. The area withorange waste had richer soil.
The effect that the orange peels had on the land is probably not that surprising to people familiar withcomposting(施肥), but what is really shocking is that a judge actually thought the waste of orange "mined" a national parkand stopped it from going forward. Now that Timothy Treuer's study has received worldwide attention, this type of "ruining" is being seriously considered as a way of bringing forests back to life.
4. What did Del Oro usually do with orange peels?
A. Add them to fuel.
B. Feed them to animals.
C. Burn or bury them.
D. Make them into cakes.
5. What can we know about the deal between Del Oro and the national park?
A. It lasted 15 years.
B. It was signed by Treuer.
C. It was made in about 1998.
D. It was broken by Del Oro.
6. What was Treuer's finding?
A. Orange peels contain much fibre.
B. Orange peels can make soil richer.
C. Orange peels rot away in a short time.
D. Orange waste ruined the national park.
7. What is the author's attitude toward the judge mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. Disapproving.
B. Positive.
C. Worried.
D. Admirable.
C
One day about eight years ago in the departure lounge (休息室) of a flight from New York's LaGuardia airport to O'Hare in Chicago, I found a young boy in tears and his mother at his side also appeared upset, I walked to them and invited them to our VIP lounge.
As it turned out, the boy, Miles and his mom were returning to their home in Kansas City. Miles has had some health problems. Though he had received more than thirty operations in a Jewish Hospital in New York, he would be back for more.
Miles enjoyed spending his time in our VIP lounge looking at the entire wall filled with the pictures of many celebrities (名人) who often came to our office. We soon added Miles' picture to the wall among those celebrities.
Among the celebrities, Miles like the country singer Garth Brooks best. Miles would just sit and stare at Garth's picture,
Oneday, Mr. Brooks was waiting in the lounge for his flight. As he looked at the collection of photographs, Garth asked about the youngster with the big smile. We told him about Miles. We also told him how much Miles loved and respected (尊重) him. He nodded and left.
About six months later, Garth was going to be performing in Kansas City and he asked our workers to help him get in touch with the family. He wanted Miles to be his guest. That evening, not only did Miles sit in the front row, but he and Garth also had a private meeting after the performance.
Although Miles would receive many more treatments after that special evening, his smile greeted us with every following visit. The face of a sick boy was changed by the joy of a stranger.
8. What does the author probably do?
A. A worker at an airport.
B. A killed photographer.
C. A country music singer.
D. A doctor in a Jewish hospital.
9. What did Miles enjoy doing in the VIP lounge?
A. Interviewing celebrities he saw there.
B. Seeing pictures of celebrities on the wall.
C. Drawing pictures of the celebrities there.
D. Singing together with his favorite singer.
10. Which words can best describe Garth Brooks?
A. Determined and generous.
B. Proud and selfish.
C. Kind and helpful.
D. Powerful and rich.
11. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Importance of Good Service
B. Kindness from Strangers
C. A Serious Health Problem
D. A Helpless Mother
D
Where doyou usually put your toothbrush?Do you keep it in the bathroom? How’s your toothbrush looking these days? Even if you can’t see it with a naked eye, experts say it may be saturated(使饱和)with millions of toilet germs!
Dr. Charles Oerba, a germ expert, is amicrobiology professor at the University of Arizona. He says there are approximately 3 million bacteria per square inch in most toilet bowls, and every time you flush it without closing the lid, those millions of bacteria droplets spray into the air as far as twenty feet away and dirty everything in their path. And a common victim is your poor toothbrush, usually, left out on the bathroom sink, right?
So, what do we do? Dr. Gerba says it’s easy. Close the toilet lid before you flush—that’ll greatly cut downthe germs, which will otherwise float in the air. And wash your toothbrush every few days in mouthwash or peroxide to get rid of any germs hiding in it. You can even put it through the dishwasher to sanitize(消毒)it. And always store your toothbrush in a closed cabinet.
Here’s one more tip from Dr. Gerba, who says our kitchen sink is probably dirtier than our toilet. “If an alien came from space and studied the bacterial counts, he probably would conclude he should wash his hands in your toilet and go to the bathroom in your sink.” He says that’s because the kitchen sink is a great place where E. coli(大肠杆菌)to live and grow since it’s wet and damp. Bacteria feed on the food that people put down the drain or—that’s left on dishes in the sink. To reset your sink’s bacteria count back to zero, you’d better regularly wash it with hot water and sanitize yoursink with special chemicals. In fact, you may want to do it every day or before preparing dinner.
12. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To show how to brush your teeth.
B. To tell people the importance of health.
C. To warn people of the invisible germs.
D. To introduce a microbiology professor.
13. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. Bathroom sinks are the dirtiest places.
B. Bacteria are bad for people’s health.
C. Why bacteria spread through the air.
D. How bacteria spread in the bathroom.
14. What does the underlined word“that”in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The food.
B. The toothbrush.
C. The sink.
D. The chemical.
15. Why does Dr. Gerba mention the example of an alien?
A. To tell us a fiction story of an alien studying bacteria.
B. To show our kitchen sink may be dirtier than our toilet.
C. To teach us how to reset sink’s bacteria count back to zero.
D. To prove coli prefers to live in the kitchen and the drain.
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The Psychology of Spending
Have you ever stayed up “chopping your hands” during the Double Eleventh Shopping Festival? Does possessing the latest iPhone 12, designer purse or limited sneakers really brighten your day?___16___ Dr. Thomas Gilovich, psychology professor atCornellUniversity, has studied the topic for over 20 years. According to Dr. Gilovich, “We buy things to make us happy, and we succeed, but only for a while. New things are exciting to us initially, but then we adapt to them.”___17___
Dr. Gilovich has found that our satisfaction with possessions fades over time. Yet our happiness over things we’ve experienced increases.
Why experiences are the better investment?
18.___19___
A trip, an adventure or a hobby etc. tend to bring the participants together and unite them over a shared interest. According to Gilovich, “We consume experiences directly with other people.” As a result, these experiences typically create a positive link and good feelings toward the other person or people.
20. Your experiences become a part of your identity.
You might be someone who loves taking cooking classes.___21___They won’t know you as someone who owns the latest kitchen equipment.
22. Experiences provide lasting memories.
Planned experiences are frequently something we expect. Then when the moment arrives, if we enjoy the time involved in the activity, we’re left with fond memories. These memories will often last a lifetime. Even our worst trips, on many occasions, are later committed to memory with laughter.
Materialism VS Meaningful Experiences
___23___Why not spend them on things that will make the greatest difference to our lives — meaningful experiences?
A. More than likely, you’ll strike your friends and family as a great cook.
B. Most of us possess limited resources.
C. The research showed that people who spent money on experiences instead of possessions were happier.
D. Activities can bond individuals.
E. He has concluded that we are spending our money on the wrong things.
F. Old questions as they seem, one psychologist thinks that he might have the answer.
G. In other words, once the novelty(新鲜感) of our newest purchase wears off, we begin looking for something else to buy to make us happy.
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Under the Christmas tree, I saw it — a blue tea cup set that had been on my____21____for Santa. The red gift note____22____: “To Susan from Santa.” It wasn’t china, simply a____23____toy, but I loved it as if it were the real thing.
That Christmas morning I thought I would surprise Dad by____24____him a cup of coffee with my new gift. With tea cups in hand, I____25____to the kitchen.
As a 5-year-old kid, I wasn’t allowed to touch anything hot on the stove. I broke the___26___and got the coffee pot. I carefully____27____the coffee, then added a bit of milk and sugar. I also poured myself a drop of coffee with a lot of milk, so we could have a “tea party”.
Carefully carrying the tray with our tea cups to the living room, I found Dad____28____in his favorite chair reading a newspaper. I____29____served him his coffee. “Daddy, your coffee is OK,” I announced.
Dad_____30_____up at his little girl. “How nice, young lady,” he thanked me and____31____his tea cup.
I noticed the tea cup seemed too_____32_____for him, though it was just the right size for me. I drank my milk with coffee as Dad sipped (抿) his coffee. I could_____33_____the plastic tea cup had a_____34_____plastic taste as I sipped.
But Dad didn’t seem to mind — he just continued drinking his coffee, down to the last____35____. He smiled as he placed the_____36_____cup on the tray saying, “That’s good.” I____37____he was just being nice, drinking the bitter-tasting coffee because he didn’t want to hurt my_____38_____.
That morning I learned a_____39_____from Dad: Sometimes we need to be nice and act in good_____40_____even if life, in the moment, doesn’t really taste good.
21. A. wish B. list C. will D. plan
22. A. read B. wrote C. printed D. drew
23. A. fancy B. real C. fake D. plastic
24. A. making B. buying C. serving D. exchanging
25. A. went back B. gave away C. held on D. rushed off
26. A. rules B. door C. cups D. cupboard
27. A. boiled B. poured C. drank D. ordered
28. A. working B. sleeping C. singing D. relaxing
29. A. shyly B. proudly C. patiently D. happily
30. A. stood B. took C. looked D. put
31. A. held out B. dropped off C. turned down D. reached for
32. A. hot B. small C. cold D. light
33. A. smell B. see C. tell D. hear
34. A. bitter B. pleasant C. salty D. sweet
35. A. drop B. chance C. hope D. time
36. A. used B. dirty C. empty D. new
37. A. worried B. guessed C. hoped D. realized
38. A. mind B. feelings C. face D. behavior
39. A. trick B. skill C. lesson D. trade
40. A. taste B. faith C. interest D. attitude
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
The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the "death of conversation". It suggests that____41.____technology such as cell phones, e-mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more____42.____(connect) than ever, they’re also driving us away from people around us.
Users get final connectivity____43.____price of face-to-face conversation. Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear people’s tone of voice and see their faces in a conversation. She mentions that____44.____(lose) ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and____45.____(meet) people．
The concept of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Young people are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格) that they forget____46.____to live a real life. For example, they may care more about blogging about attending a party rather than enjoying being there.
However, experts remind us that it’s____47.____(fair) to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth and Children Research Center,____48.____(point) out that it is still owners of mobile technology that are avoiding personal contact. We take advantage of these devices____49.____(hide) ourselves from others. Texting messages or calling may be an excuse to avoid contact with others, such as having eye contact. “When____50.____(strengthen) conversation, we can understand each other. Simply throwing away the mobile
phones is not a solution.”she said.
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.
I don't think my school life is color1 ful, because I've got such many classes every day. I wonder that it will change or not someday. From Monday to Friday, I had to stay at school. The only relaxation is to listen the radio or play ball games. At weekends, you need to have classes, too. I know studying hardly is important for me now. Therefore, as the saying goes, “ All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. " I want to get close to the nature. I hope I can take part in more activities such as visit museums, joining various club and so on.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你打算参加学校组织的一场以“How to live a healthy lifestyle”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你根据以下要点写一篇演讲稿，要点如下：
1.健康生活方式的重要性
2.如何养成健康的生活方式（至少两点）注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Good morning! My name is Li Hua.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________
Thank you!
参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. A 9. B 10. C 11. B
12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B
16. F 17. G 18. D 19. A 20. B
21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35. A 36. C 37.
D 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. while##though##although
42. connected
43. at 44. losing
45. meeting
46. how 47. unfair
48. points 49. to hide
50. strengthening
51.(1).such→so
(2).that→whether
(3).had→have
(4).listen后添加to
(5).you→I
(6).hardly→hard
(7).Therefore→However
(8).去掉the
(9).visit→visiting
(10).club→clubs
52.略。