2019-2020学年上海市二中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年上海市二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
Lost cities that have been found
The White City
In 2015, a team of explorers to Honduras in search of"the Lost City of the Monke God"led to the discovery of the White City. They found the ruins in the Mosquitia region of the Central American country which is known for poisonous snakes, vicious jaguars and deadly insects. It is believed that local people hid here when the Spanish conquerors(征服者) occupied their homeland in the16th century.
Canopus and Heracleion
Modern researchers were teased by the ancient writings about the Egyptian cities Canopus and Heracleion-where Queen Cleopatra often visited. But the cities weren’t found until 1992, when a search in Alexandria waters found that the two cities had been flooded for centuries. Artifacts(史前器物) showedthat the cities once highly developed as a trade network, which helped researchers piece together more about the last queen of Egypt. Machu Picchu
A Yale professor discovered "the Lost City in the Clouds"in 1911. A combination of palaces, plazas, temples and homes, Machu Picchu displays the Inca Empire at the height of its rule. The city, which was abandoned in the 16th century for unknown reasons,was hidden by the local people from the Spanish conquerors for centuries keeping it so well preserved.
Troy
The ancient city of Troy in homer's The Iliad was considered a fictional setting for his characters to run wild. But in 1871, explorations in northwestern Turkey exposed nine ancient cities layered (层叠) on top of each other, the earliest dating back to about5,000 years before. It was later determined that the sixth or seventh layer contained the lost city of Troy and that it was actually destroyed by an earthquake, not a wooden horse.
1.Why did people hide in the White City in the 16th century?
A.To survive the war
B.To search for a lost city.
C.To protect their country.
D.To avoid dangerous animals
2.Which of the following was related to a royal family member?
A.The White City
B.Canopus and Heracleion
C.Machu Picchu
D.Troy
3.What can we learn about Troy?
A.It was built by Homer.
B.It consisted of nine cities
C.It had a history of 5,000 years
D.It was ruined by a natural disaster.
B
Because of COVID-19, in many places, large gatherings of people aren’t allowed. In some areas, the rules are more strict, and people aren't allowed to leave their homes unless going out is ly necessary.
These steps are very important for slowing the disease down. By doing this, governments can make sure doctors and hospitals are better able to deal with all the sick people, and that fewer people suffer in all. Usually, it's called “flattening the curve”.
But if no one can go out, that means businesses which depend on visitors struggle. Many singers, bands, and other musicians would normally be giving concerts now. Instead, they have to find new ways to share their music and connect with their audiences. The Metropolitan Opera in New York has canceled(取消) its season, but it is showing a special live stream of a different opera each day on its website. Other opera companies have made similar moves. Several theater companies are either offering recorded versions of their plays online or posting videos of their actors performing.
Nick Green wrote a musical play that was canceled because of the virus. He set up a website with links that allow people to enjoy the work of artists around the world who have had their projects canceled. He called his project the Social Distancing Festival. He sad it was a time when he should be doing something new, rather than feeling disappointed.
Even TV shows have to find new ways to film their shows. Some late night TV shows have continued, but without audiences. Others are showing reruns.
While their shows are on pause, some TV stars like Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon have been filming short
videos at home. Mr. O’ Brien plans to bring his show back on the air soon by filming with his own phone and talking with guests over the Internet.
4. What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Keeping patients staying at home anytime.
B. Speed up the spread of disease.
C. Stopping people from often gathering up.
D. Slowing down the spread of the disease.
5. What are opera companies’ new ways?
A. Stopping sharing music with audience.
B. Providing live stream services.
C. Trying to attract live audiences.
D. Sharing their operas with each other
6. What did the cancellation of Nick Green's play bring him?
A. Disappointment.
B. Annoyance .
C. Creativity.
D. Anxiety.
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. People staying at home .
B. The absence of audiences.
C. The efforts of Nick Green .
D. Entertainment going online .
C
Masks that helped save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic（疫情）are proving a deadly risk for wildlife, with birds and sea creatures trapped in many facial coverings in animal habitats.
Single-use masks have been found on the ground, waterways and beaches worldwide since countries required（heir use in public places to slow the pandemic's spread. Worn once, the thin protective materials can take hundreds of years to break down. "Face masks aren't going away any time soon-but when we throw them away, these items can harm the environment and the animals who share our planet," Ashley from anima! rights group PETA said.
Monkeys have been found playing with used masks in the hills outsideMalaysia's capitalKuala Lumpur. And in an incident inBritain, a seagull was saved inChelmsfordafter its legs got caught in an abandoned mask for a week.
However, the biggest influence is in the water. More than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world's oceans last year, accounting for around 6200 extra tons of ocean plastic pollution, according to environmental group OceansAsia. “Masks and gloves are particularlyproblematicfor sea creatures," says George Leonard, chief scientist from NGO. "When those plastics break down in the environment, they form smaller and smaller particles （颗粒）.Those particles then enter the food chain and influence the entire ecosystem,“ he added.
Campaigners have urged people to deal with masks properly after using them. OceansAsia has also called on governments to increase punishment for littering and encourage the use of washable masks.
8. What bring（s）a great danger to wildlife now?
A. Waste masks.
B. Covid-19.
C. Polluted water.
D. Damaged habitats.
9. What does the underlined word “problematic”in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Important.
B. Attractive.
C. Common.
D. Troubling.
10. What can we infer from the text?
A. Monkeys learned to wear masks from humans.
B. Plastics are less harmful after becoming particles.
C. Used masks have a worse effect on sea creatures.
D. Waste masks arc the main ocean plastic pollution.
11. How should we solve the problem from the last paragraph?
A. Keep masks after they' re used.
B. Call on governments to stop littering.
C. Punish those who wear single-use masks.
D. Put used masks in the recycling box.
D
One Sunday morning, my family and I went to a popular restaurant for breakfast. As soon as we walked into Restaurant Happy Meal, a young waitress showed us to a table.
We ordered our food and soon after, our food came. Just as we were about to begin our meal, we heard someone shouting for the boss.
“What is this? A dead fly in my food!’’ a man with a deep scar (疤) acrosshis face shouted angrily. He strongly hit his fist on the table and swept the plates and cups off it.Thesecame crashing to the floor, breaking into pieces. His companion, a huge man with a tattoo on his arm, stared angrily at the boss who stood nervously in front of the two gangsters (歹徒).
The boss apologized repeatedly to the angry customers and tried to calm them down by offering to replace their food. He even told them that they could have their meal for free.
The commotion(混乱) affected the business of the restaurant. Fearing that aquarrel would happen, many customers quickly paid for their meals and left the restaurant hurriedly. Some of them had not even finished their breakfast.
My father told us to eat our food quickly and not to look at the two angry men. We obeyed him and finished our food within minutes. That was probably the quietest and fastest breakfast my family ever had.
Although my father warned us not to look at the two unruly (任性的) customers, I could not help stealing a glance at them.
I saw that the boss had managed to calm the two angry customers. Fresh food and drinks were brought to their table. They sat down again and continued their breakfast. Meanwhile the waitress who had shown us to our table earlier swept up the broken china.
12. What does the underlined word “These” refer to?
A. Tables.
B. Cups and plates.
C. Two angry customers.
D. Dead fly and the food.
13. What can we know about the owner from paragraph 4?
A. He was sorry for what had happened.
B. He was angry with the two customers.
C. He was pardoned by the two customers.
D. He was disappointed that the men caused problems here.
14. What can we infer about the writer and his family?
A. They might often talk while they ate.
B. They ordered a lot of food each time they ate out.
C. They often ate silently and that day was no exception.
D. They usually did not like to be disturbed while they ate.
15. What did the writer think of the boss?
A. Foolish.
B. Active.
C. Hardworking.
D. Wise.
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
How to Study More Effectively
No matter whether you are preparing for some specific course, a professional degree, or an entrance exam, it’s important to maximize study time and improve the efficiency of study.
____16____You can use a calendar, an app, or a pinboard time table to draft a schedule that works best for you. Include the study time, sleep, and the socializing time in the schedule. Make sure you give yourself more time than you think you need, especially if it’s a subject you struggle with.
You can also cut your study time into short sessions. Your most productive studying typically occurs within the first 25 to 30 minutes of hitting books, so try to study in 30 minutes, and take a 5—10 minute break, so that you are able to absorb and consolidate the information.____17____
Studying isn’t only spending hours and hours on list of what you think will be on an exam or quiz.____18____This can be done through a six-step approach: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating. You should focus on a method that will help you achieve a higher level of learning. The higher levels of learning focus on asking questions such as what if, how and why rather than where, what and who.
____19____Research shows that being tested is not only useful in evaluating how well you have learned something but also valuable for avoiding future mistakes. Answering questions unsuccessfully can help you understand concepts better. If your professor offers you practice exams, take them home and learn from them. Understand why you got certain questions wrong and others right.____20____Force each other to expand answers in order to understand the material better.
Following the suggestions to study more effectively will mean shorter and more efficient study sessions, and eventually, better grades!
A. You can quiz yourself whenever possible.
B. Effective studying starts with the right attitude.
C. It is important to study in a smart way and go the extra mile.
D. Study with friends or classmates and question each other on the material.
E. You are more likely to do well before a quiz when you have time to review.
F. Creating a schedule is the first and most important thing to maximize your study time.
G. This is why a certain balance should be made and studying time should be cut into shorter sessions.
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Mattew Shifrin has been building with Legos (乐高积木) since he was 5 withthe help of his friends. When he turned 13, he got a___21___birthday present from his friend, Lilya Finkel. It was an 843-piece Middle Eastern Lego palace. And with it were___22___that Finkel made specially for it. Finkel___23___a unique name for every one of the more than 800 pieces in the palace set. Then she spent countless hours___24___building instructions in Braille (盲文) that spelled out how to___25___them all together.
His mind was blown. As a___26___person, Shifrin had never before been able to complete a Lego
set___27___. Shifrin knew immediately that he had to help other blind children find the same___28___. Shifrin says, ''For blind people, Lego sets act as small 3D___29___for real-life buildings instead of two-dimensional photographs. Lego bricks____30____me to see things that are____31____to explore by touch.'' For years after that incredible Lego____32____, he together with Finkel created similar instructions for about 45 other Lego sets, all____33____on a website they created, ''Lego for the Blind.''
Shifrin began____34____the Lego company several years ago to discuss his work, but it was in 2017, when Finkel died of cancer, that he finally connected with the____35____person. His years-long efforts____36____when the Lego company released its first audio and Braille building instructions. The project is a high-tech version of what Shifrin and Finkel did for their____37____. It couldn’t have been completed without Shifrin's____38____– or without his determination.
He just____39____Finkel had been here to see it. ''I think she'd be very glad that we came this____40____,'' Shifrin said.
21. A.time-saving B.life-changing C.world-shaking D.heart-breaking
22. A.instructions B.rules C.skills D.requirements
23. A.invented B.remembered C.mentioned D.knew
24. A.getting B.practicing C.ignoring D.typing
25. A.mix B.fix C.mend D.gather
26. A.blind B.deaf C.poor D.rich
27. A.in his favour B.in his turn C.on his own D.at his convenience
28. A.truth B.connection C.balance D.independence
29. A.patterns B.designs C.replacements D.arrangements
30. A.warn B.allow C.force D.trouble
31. A.impossible B.dangerous C.easy D.safe
32. A.experiment B.performance C.practice D.experience
33. A.published B.selected C.identified D.canceled
34. A.putting up with B.catching up with C.reaching out to
D.keeping away from
35. A.previous B.missing C.smart D.right
36. A.spread out B.blew up C.faded away D.paid off
37. pany B.website C.buildings D.children
38. A.encouragement B.preparation C.involvement
D.recommendation
39. A.predicted B.wished C.assumed D.expected
40. A.long B.far C.deep D.fast
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
Science experiments can help you to understand the reason behind anything and everything. As we grow up, we get to know many things which we would be___41.___(astonish) to see as kids.___42.___(make) a kid understand the difference between magic and reality, you need to show him the science behind it. You will not face any difficulty in doing so as they are always eager to know about it. It is a basic human ability to remember things which he___43.___(watch)and does by himself. Hence(因此)practical exercises are very important for children in their daily life.
Few things you should keep in mind while___44.___(select) the experiments for kids. The___45.___(much) important thing is to take a simple concept. If the concept is too difficult,___46.___will be difficult for children to finish that experiment. So you should select simple experiments which are right for their age. The other thing is that you need to choose___47.___experiments which are not poisonous and with easy___48.___(equip)and that can be handled___49.___(easy)by your kids. Child's safety should be your priority(优先考虑的事情). I am going to give you some science experiments____50.____will help you to make these small kids understand simple facts with complete safety in my next article.
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。

Dear Mr. Charles,
I’m written to express my thanks to you for inviting me to sing a Chinese song at Chinese Music Festival sponsor by your school. As for my singing perform, I have some ideas.
There are a number Chinese songs people from different countries love. The song namedMom in the Candlelightis my favorite. I like it because of its wonderfully theme and its accompaniment oferhu,which are one of the famous Chinese instruments. I’d like to accompany myself onerhuin person, because I hope you can prepare the one for me.
I hope to meet you as sooner as possible. And I’m sure we will have funs during the festival.
Yours sincerely.
Li Hua 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是晨光中学学生李林，你的美国朋友Chris从某网站得知中国外交部4月16日在吉林省举办了主题为“新时代的中国：活力吉林，走向世界”的全球推介活动，希望你能介绍相关情况。

为了让Chris更好地了解吉林省，请根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件。

(1)简单介绍外交部举办的这次活动引起的反响；
(2)介绍吉林省的风景名胜和丰富多彩的历史文化；
(3)希望他有机会来访。

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参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. A 9. D 10. C 11. D
12. B 13. A 14. A 15. D
16. F 17. G 18. C 19. A 20. D
21. B 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. B
41. astonished
42. To make
43. watches
44. selecting
45. most 46. it
47. the 48. equipment
49. easily 50. that
51.(1). written→writing (2). sponsor→sponsored (3). perform→performance (4). 在number后加of (5). wonderfully→wonderful (6). are→is (7). 在the后加most (8). because→so/and (9). sooner→soon (10). funs→fun
52.略。