2021年遵义第一中学高三英语月考试题及答案

2021年遵义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
If you truly want to live, you need to get out and see the world. Traveling and living different adventures may become your favorite lifestyle. Here is a brief introduction about the top three destinations to visit in the world. Paris
First on the list is Paris, France. For some people, this shouldn’t be a surprise. For others, they might consider Paris overrated as it has a reputation for being dirty. Any major city in the world might be thought to be dirty by anyone not living in a city. It comes with the territory. The reason Paris is at the top of this list is not because of its famous attractions but because of its charm. You can spend the day walking around cobblestone streets and enjoy elegant cafes and high-end shopping. When you finish satisfying your appetite, you can relax on the banks of the Seine River.
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park comes in second on the list. It is located in Montana, America. It will be well worth the effort thanks to snow-capped mountains, crystal blue lakes, seventy miles of hiking trails, and thirteen camping areas. If you visit during the summer, you can go swimming or white-water rafting. If you visit during the winter, you can go skiing or snowshoeing. But the real allure (诱惑力) and what you will always remember is the breathtaking scenery and fresh mountain air.
Bora Bora
The reason Bora Bora is the third on this list is that it’s expensive, which could limit your other travel plans. If you do make it to this small island paradise, you will find peaceful beaches, jungles, luxury accommodations, turquoise water, and some of the friendliest people you have ever met.
Other vacation destinations that should be on your list if you’re living the adventurous lifestyle include London, the South Island of New Zealand, Maui, Tahiti, Tokyo, Barcelona and New York City.
1. Tourists can ______ to appreciate the charm of Paris.
A. enjoy crystal blue lakes
B. visit its famous attractions
C. take a walk around cobblestone streets
D. meet the friendliest people you have ever met
2. Which of the following points in Glacier National Park will really attract tourists?
A. peaceful beaches.
B. White-water rafting.
C. Snow-capped mountains.
D. Fresh mountain air.
3. What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. to introduce the top three destinations.
B. to compare the top three destinations.
C. to encourage people to live an adventurous lifestyle.
D. to analyze the good and bad points of the three destinations
B
Six Neanderthals who lived in what is now France were eaten by their fellow Neanderthals some 100,000 years ago, according to fearful evidence of the cannibalistic (食人的) event discovered by scientists in a cave in the 1990s. Now, researchersmay have figured out why the Neanderthals, including two children, became victims of cannibalism: Global warming.
While previous studies have examined Neanderthal remains to find proof of cannibalistic behavior, this is the first study to offer clues as to what may have led Neanderthals to become cannibals. Scientists found that rapid changes in local ecosystems as the planet warmed may have wiped out the animal species that Neanderthals ate, forcing them to look elsewhere to fill their stomachs.
The researchers examined a layer of sediment (沉积物) in a cave known as Baume Moula-Guercy, in southeastern France. In that layer, charcoal (碳) and animal bones were so well-preserved that scientists could reconstruct an environmental picture representing 120,000 to 130,000 years ago. They discovered that the climate in the area was likely even warmer than it is today, and that the change from a cold, dry climate to a warmer one happened quickly. “Maybe within a few generations”, study co-author Emmanuel said. As the animals that once populated the landscape disappeared, some Neanderthals ate what they could find — their neighbors.
Cannibalism is by no means unique to Neanderthals, and has been practiced by humans and their s “from the early Palaeolithic to theBronze Age and beyond,” the study authors reported. The behavior adopted by the starving Neanderthals in the Baume Moula-Guercy should therefore not be viewed as “a mark of bestiality (兽性) or sub-humanity”, but as an emergency adaptation to a period of severe environmental stress, according to the
study.
4. What does the study mainly focus on?
A. The social behavior of Neanderthals.
B. The reason for cannibalism among Neanderthals.
C. The climate change in southeasternFrance.
D. The influence of global warming on ancient animals.
5. What can possibly be used to describe the climate in southeasternFrance120,000 to 130,000 years ago?
A. It was no warmer than it is today.
B. It was first warm while later cold and dry.
C. Its change was mild and went through quite a long process.
D. Its change is a chief factor contributing to cannibalism.
6. Which of the following might the study authors agree with?
A. Neanderthals’ cannibalism showed their bestiality.
B. Cannibalism was actually a measure the Neanderthals had to adopt to survive.
C. Neanderthals’ cannibalism guaranteed their rule over other tribes.
D. Only Neanderthals were found to have cannibalism in human history.
7. Where can you most possibly find this passage?
A. In a science journal.
B. In a travel brochure.
C. In a history book.
D. In a geography book.
C
Think ofJapanin the spring and the image that comes to mind is likely the country’s famous cherry blossoms, also known as “Sakura” — white and pink flowers, blooming across cities and mountains.
The flowers, which experience a “peak bloom” that only lasts a few days, have been loved inJapanfor more than a thousand years. Crowds celebrate with viewing parties,flockingto the most popular locations to take photos and have picnics underneath the branches.
But this year, cherry blossom season has come and gone in the blink of an eye, in one of the earliest blooms on record. Scientists warn it’s a symptom of the larger climate crisis threatening ecosystems everywhere.
Yasuyuki Aono, a researcher atOsakaPrefectureUniversity, has gathered records fromKyotoback to 812 AD from historical documents and diaries. In the central city ofKyoto, cherry blossoms peaked on March 26, the earliest in more than 1,200 years, Aono said. And in the capitalTokyo, cherry blossoms reached full bloom on
March 22, the second-earliest date on record.
The peak bloom dates shift every year, depending on numerous factors including weather and rainfall, but have shown a general trend of moving earlier and earlier. InKyoto, the peak date stayed around mid-April for centuries, but began moving into early April during the 1800s. The date has only dipped into late March a handful of times in recorded history.
“Sakura blooms are very temperature sensitive,” said Aono. “Flowering and full bloom could be earlier or later depending on the temperature alone,” he said. “The temperature was low in the 1820s, but it has risen by about 3.5 degrees Celsius to this day.”
This year’s seasons in particular influenced the blossom dates, he added. The winter was very cold, but the spring came fast and unusually warm.
8. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Cherry blossom celebrations.
B. Warning of a climate crisis.
C. A strong love for cherry blossom.
D. Cherry blossom season coming earlier.
9. What does the underlined word “flocking” mean?
A. Blocking.
B. Flooding.
C. Running.
D. Following.
10. What can we infer from paragraph 5?
A. The peak blossom dates fall on a fixed date.
B. The cherry blossom rarely peaks in March.
C. The peak bloom dates mainly depend on weather and rainfall.
D. Cherry blossom peaks around mid-April inTokyo.
11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To inform people the date of cherry blossom.
B. To show a study on cherry blossom dates.
C. To present a Japanese tradition of cherry blossom celebration.
D. To make people aware of the influence of climate change on cherry blossom.
D
A former UPS driver and his wife have made history by donating $20 million to Morgan State University – the largest gift any historically black college or university (HBCU) has ever received from a former student. The money,
pledged by Calvin Tyler Jr and his wife Tina, will fund scholarships that were established under the Tylers’ name in 2002.
Tyler grew up in a low-income family and was forced to drop out of Morgan State University in 1963 because he could no longer afford to study. The following year, Tyler saw a job advertisement in a Baltimore newspaper from United Parcel Service and got a job with the company as a driver. He rose through the ranks during his 34-year career at the global shipping company to become its senior vice president of US operations and a member of the board of directors before retiring in 1998.
Tyler and his wife, also a Baltimore native, have lived all across the country but he said they have never forgotten their humble beginnings.
Their latest pledge follows a $5million commitment they made in 2016 for the fund, which to date has supported 222 students with full or partial scholarships.
Marybeth Gasman, a professor at Rutgers University who studies HBCUs, said the gift is significant because public HBCU’s like Morgan State University tend to have a lower alumni giving rate compared to private ones.
“For a long time, they weren’t asking alumni to give,” she said. But that has changed in the past couple of decades, she added, and the schools have “started asking alumni to give and creating a culture of philanthropy (慈善) on campus.”
David K. Wilson, the president of Morgan State University, said the money will help students for years to come. “Morgan is so proud to call this son and daughter of the great city of Baltimore our own,” he said in a statement. “Through their historic giving, the doors of higher education will most certainly be kept open for generations of aspiring leaders whose financial shortfalls may have kept them from realizing their academic dreams.”
“We are forever indebted to the Tylers”.
12. Why is Tyler’s donation historic?
A. He was a former UPS driver.
B. The donation is large enough.
C. The donation will fund his scholarships.
D. He used to be a student at the university.
13. What is a driving force of Tyler’s donation?
A. His working experiences.
B. His career achievements.
C. His promise to the university.
D. His past embarrassing situations.
14. Which is true about HBCUs according to Gasman?
A. They are mainly public universities.
B. They are encouraging alumni to donate.
C. They rarely accept help from the alumni.
D. They have changed little over the decades.
15. What can be inferred about Tyler from Wilson’s comments?
A. He’s helped many city leaders.
B. He’s grateful to his university.
C. He’s made great contributions.
D. He’s proud of his son and daughter.
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This year I spent time at the city’s dances for the mentally disabled to fulfill my service hours. At first I felt troubled with the idea ofworking with the mentally disabled because I had never been around them before.___16___They arrived in groups with leaders and waited for the doors to open for what seemed the highlight of their week.
Once I was there for a few minutes, I didn't feel uncomfortable at all. I actually became interested to hear what they had to say.___17___They were getting along well and it was clear how excited they were to see familiar faces every Friday night. I realized that I meant something to them when I skipped a Friday and they asked where I had been. I was missed!___18___
Toward the end of my experience at the city's dances for the disabled, I knew their stories and faces and felt things that I had never experienced. I realized what I had thought about the mentally disabled was wrong.___19___They love life and take it for everything it's worth.
___20___Now I look back and realize what an effect they had on me. I feel thankful that I was born the way I was. I have learned to respect disabled people for their daily struggles, and meeting them has also made me learn to love every minute of life. They taught me that no one can judge what is "normal".
A.They are all people just like us.
B.I went with a friend and when I got there, I was astonished.
C.What I did for the mentally disabled was truly beneficial to them.
D.And by the end of the program, they were able to perform so well.
E.Working with the mentally disabled can be a rewarding experience.
F.This was the first time I found I truly had a place in astranger's life.
G.As the weeks passed, I found myself interested to see how they made progress.
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
Surviving Mount Rainier
Bad luck and poor timing left Krasnitskiy and three climbers stuck on Mount Rainier for several long days. They faced mountain climbing’s_____21_____tests. One man suffered_____22_____sickness; ice and rockfall_____23_____down at night; cold nights in a_____24_____that got torn left them hypothermic(体温过低的). Calm confidence, skill and the courage to continue up the_____25_____route, despite illness and injury, likely saved their lives.
The climbers_____26_____on a Friday, camping low on the route the first night because they were_____27_____about rockfall after a climber had recently died in an accident at the route’s typical_____28_____camp.
On Saturday, at about 10,500 feet, one of the climbers became sick from the altitude, which began to slow them down.
By Sunday evening, the ill climber was_____29_____, and they had to make an unplanned camp on steep snow. A______30______wind, unexpected and strong, began to break their tent. It was a cold night.
On Monday, they called 911. For several______31______, they watched as high winds______32______rangers’(护林员) attempts at a helicopter rescue. Their food was______33______and they shared a single bottle of snowmelt(融雪水) each day.
Then the icefall______34______their tent platform and squeezed them together. It was impossible to climb down. On Wednesday, they decided to______35______their climb---______36______, carefully, resting when they were weak.
Krasnitskiy thought of all the people who loved him, and it really______37______him they must be worried. As he climbed, he just kept yelling out to his______38______, “We have to get there.”
However, on Thursday morning, their spirits began to______39______. They started to______40______they could continue. But then the helicopter arrived. They were rescued.
21. A. best B. toughest C. simplest D. fairest
22. A. altitude B. car C. radiation D. sleeping
23. A. slowed B. settled C. rained D. burned
24. A. cave B. hut C. village D. tent
25. A. challenging B. long C. beautiful D. southern
26. A. fell down B. gave up C. set out D. got back
27. A. concerned B. crazy C. guilty D. unhappy
28. A. winter B. training C. temporary D. high
29. A. bored B. exhausted C. recovered D. refreshed
30. A. bored B. warm C. favourable D. stiff
31. A. weeks B. minutes C. days D. hours
32. A. rushed B. prevented C. assisted D. protected
33. A. running out B. breaking down C. put away D. left over
34. A. missed B. exposed C. widened D. buried
35. A. make room for B. carry on with C. have a break from D. put a stop to
36. A. slowly B. secretly C. mentally D. casually
37. A. beat B. told C. hit D. taught
38. A. family B. friends C. students D. guides
39. A. lift B. rise C. sink D. harden
40. A. admit B. surprise C. believe D. doubt
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
Mountain climbers around the world dream____41.____going up Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world.____42.____many people who have climbed the mountain have left waste material that is harming the environment.
A team of Americans is planning the largest clean-up effort ever on Qomolangma. They will make the____43.____(risk) trip of all time up the mountain next month.
The team of eight Americans____44.____(guide) by more than twenty Sherpas of Nepal (尼泊尔夏尔巴人). Their goal is____45.____(remove) all the rubbish they see. They will spend two months cleaning up the mountain by gathering all kinds of rubbish, among____46.____disposable products are a major concern. So the clean-up team will take along____47.____(new) developed equipment to collect and treat disposable products. They are expected to remove at least three____48.____(ton) of rubbish in large bags.
Team leader Robert Hoffman is making his____49.____(four) trip up the mountain. He says he hopes to bring
Qomolangma to the condition it was in before the first climb_____50._____(complete) successfully fifty years ago.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，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。

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。

Linda Evans was my neighbor and best friend. When I was 13, my family moves away. Then we lost in touch. Over the years, I missed Linda very much. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda should fill.
One day I was reading a newspaper while I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda. So I decided to wrote to her. She called as soon as she got letter. She said excited, "The woman in the photo is my mother." Minutes late I heard a voice that I knew very well, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and talking about each other's lives. Now the empty place in my heart has filled.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是来自晨光中学的高二学生李津。

英语竞赛中，获得一等奖。

请你分享学习英语的经历，要点如下：
(1)小时候就开始学习英语。

最初，认为学习英语很难，语法让人困惑，发音不准经常让我陷入尴尬的境地，记不住单词使我受挫等；
(2)之后，在老师的帮助下，找出自己英语没学好的原因:缺乏科学的方法，懒惰等；
(3)最后，改变学习英语的方法与态度，凭借不懈努力，学会英语。

(4)此次经历的感悟。

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参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D 9. B 10. B 11. D
12. B 13. D 14. B 15. C
16. B 17. G 18. F 19. A 20. E
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. C 32.
B 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. A 37.
C 38. B 39. C 40. D
41. about/of
42. But 43. riskiest
44. will be guided
45. to remove
46. which 47. newly
48. tons 49. fourth
50. completed
51.(1). moves→moved
(2). 去掉in
(3). should→could
(4). while→when
(5). wrote→write
(6). got letter中间加the或者my
(7). excited→excitedly
(8). late→later
(9). talking →talked
(10). has 后加been或者has→is
52.略。