2020年汕头市潮阳区城郊中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析

2020年汕头市潮阳区城郊中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析
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
Try one of these amazing destinations on your next vacation.
Mallorca
On the popular Spanish island of Mallorca, farmhouse inns focus more on providing isolation and quietness than offering hands-on farming experiences. With millions of visitors staying on the beaches of Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands each summer, a little bit of isolation is a good thing for aloneness-seeking travelers. Mainly located in the hills of inland Mallorca, these inns range from rustic century-old farmhouses to luxury(奢侈的) villas with spas and swimming pools.
Hawaii
People who don't want to dig out their passport but still want their farm adventure can head to the island of Hawaii. The 50th state talks much about the well-developed farm tourism industry that can hold people with different interests. Agritourism choices range from visiting coffee plantations(种植园) in the Big Island's Kona region to exploring the plantations on Maui to staying on farms on the easily reachable island of Oahu. California
California is one ofthe best places in the U. S. to enjoy a farm-stay, thanks to the diversity of crops and farms. Small family farms and large farms offer a more hands-on approach to agritourism. Many of them teach small-scale farming techniques and even offer strategies for organic growing. The University of California system, one of the largest state-run higher education systems in the U.S., has a small-farm program that helps growers create agritourism businesses.
Philippine Islands
With diverse conditions on different islands, the Philippine Islands are ideal places for visiting multiple agritourism sites or focusing on one product. Tourists can visit a huge pineapple plantation for a taste of large-scale agriculture, or they could focus on smaller operations such as bee farms, and even small plantations that specialize in growing tropical produce such as dragon fruit.
1. What kind of people will choose to go to Mallorca?
A. Those who prefer peace of mind.
B. Those who like lying on the beach.
C. Those who enjoy the luxury of tourism.
D. Those who want to experience farming.
2. What can people do on the Philippine Islands?
A. Live in farmhouses.
B. Visit plantations.
C. Learn farming techniques.
D Take part in a farm program.
3. What are the four places in the text famous for?
A. Locations.
B. Environments.
C. Local products.
D. Tourism features.
B
Is renting clothes greener than buying them? Sustainable (可持续的) fashion expert Elizabeth Cline isn’t sure. Clothing renting is a hot new industry and businessmen are trying to attract shoppers who care about the environment. Last summer alone,Urban Outfitters, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s American EagleandBanana Republicall announced renting services – a sure sign of changing times.
But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it? And if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline researched this question in a feature article for Elle, and she concluded that it’s not as sustainable as it seems.
Take shipping for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented – receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon footprint of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.
Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most renting services, this usually means dry-cleaning, which is a polluting process. All the renting services that Cline looked into have replaced perchloroethylene, a carcinogenic (致癌的) air pollutants that’s still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with hydrocarbon (碳氢化合物) alternatives, although these aren’t great either. They can produce harmful waste and air pollution if not handled correctly.
Lastly, Cline fears that renting services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily
accessible. There’s something called “share-washing” that makes people have more wasteful behaviors because a product or service is shared and thus is considered more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this: advertised as a way to share rides and reduce car ownership, and yet it has been proven to discourage walking, bicycling and public transportation use.
Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them into the bin after wearing them a few times, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us self-satisfied. There’s an even better step – and that’s wearing what we already have.
4. What do we know about Elizabeth Cline from the passage?
A. She is trying to attract shoppers.
B. She is an expert and journalist.
C. She has created “share-washing”.
D. She never rents clothes.
5. Why does renting services increase people’s appetite for fast fashion?
A. Because it is handled correctly.
B. Because it is transported easily.
C. Because it is fairly eco-friendly.
D. Because it is easily accessible.
6. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Clothing renting became popular ten years ago.
B. Consumer transportation has the largest carbon footprint.
C. Renting clothes deserves further consideration.
D. Uber is a good example of sharing rides.
7. Which section of a newspaper does the text probably come from?
A. Environment.
B. Technology.
C. Travel.
D. Medicine.
C
Jake Oldershaw and his daughter Mollie from Birmingham, Britain have asthma (哮喘). Mollie, 11, has required hospital treatment several times while Jake Says he always finds breathing more difficult when there is heavy traffic. Air quality has an enormous impact on their lives and both noticed a marked improvement during the spring lockdown because of the epidemic (疫情). Jake said, “During lockdown there was a noticeable difference in air quality. I didn't suffer any asthmatic attacks during that period. These days you can feel the effects.”
However, under current COVID-19 restrictions in the UK this winter, many people probably will have to work from home. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) says while emissions (排放) have dropped this year
because we've been travelling less and doing less, the expected use ofgas boilers to provide heating and hot water could rise by more than half.
Heating accounts for nearly 37% of the UK's total carbon emissions. Modelling by the ECIU suggests a 56% increase in boiler usage this winter resulting in a 12% increase in emissions of carbon. The ECIU says that's enough to offset the last two years' worth of progress on reducing traffic emissions.
Jess Ralston, author of the analysis for the ECIU, said, “Working from home and having increased gas use in the home could be really critical for air pollution and also climate change. The way we heat our homes needs to change if we are to get to net zero by 2050.”
Jess Ralston said, “The increase in pollution from gas boilers expected this winter provides a graphic illustration (图解) of their forgotten role in air pollution. And it is a role set to continue without practical policies to decarbonize home heating. ”
The government is set to publish its Heat and Buildings Decarbonisation Strategy in a few weeks which is expected to give details on plans to try to switch British homes to cleaner sources of heat.
8. How did the spring lockdown in the UK affect Jake?
A. He was cured of his asthma.
B. He had to go to hospital for retreatment.
C. He suffered a noticeable difficulty in study.
D. He didn't suffer any asthmatic attacks during that period.
9. What is concerning the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit?
A. The epidemic will become worse.
B. Air pollution will get worse this winter.
C. People may have to work from home longer.
D. There is less energy for gas boilers in winter.
10. What would Jess Ralston agree with?
A. People prefer to work from home in winter.
B. The government failed to protect the environment.
C. People tend to ignore the harmful effect of home heating.
D. The climate has suffered a lot from the epidemic this year.
11. How to improve air quality during winter according to Jess Ralston?
A. A warmer winter season.
B. Less and less gas boilers.
C. Practical plans from the government.
D. Improved awareness of cutting down pollution.
D
Over the years, NASA has successfully sent several rovers (飞行器) to Mars. While the science laboratories continue to provide important information on the Red Planet, they keep the space exploration rovers staying closeto the original landing place.To get a more comprehensive (详尽的) view of Mars, the US Space Agency plans to make a small test helicopter with the Mars 2020 Rover, which will be sent off in July 2020.
The football-sized “marscopter” weighs about four pounds.It can fly at about ten times the speed of helicopters on Earth. The light weight and fast speed are important for the helicopter to be able to fly in the thin Mars atmosphere, which is about just one percent of that of Earth. “To make it fly in that thin Mars atmosphere, we had to make everything ready, and make it as light as possible while being as strong and powerful as it can possibly be. “Mimi Aung, Mars helicopter project manager, said in a meeting.
Upon landing on the Red Planet, the Mars 2020 Rover will find a proper location to send of the helicopter. The helicopter will start with a short climb, no higher than 10 feet, and hover (盘旋) for just 30 seconds before landing back on the Mars surface. If all goes well, five more flights of longer distances, for 90 seconds each, will be conducted over the next 30 days. The short journeys will be recorded by a small camera and sent back to the scientists on Earth.
If the plan goes on well, the first helicopter to fly in another world, will open up a whole new way to explore Mars. The Mars helicopter's first flight will be a great invention. For those of us whose research is about flight, that would be a wonderful, historic moment.
12. To fly in thin Mars atmosphere，we should make the helicopter_______.
A. strong and heavy
B. heavy and fast
C. light and fast
D. strong and slow
13. How many times will the helicopter fly?
A. Three times
B. Four times
C. Five times
D. Six times
14. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. It’s interesting to fly in another world.
B. I' s important to fly in another world.
C. The plan to fly the helicopter goes on well.
D. The helicopters first flight is successful.
15. What may be the best title for the passage?
A. To send a helicopter to Mars in 2020
B. To send a rover to Mars in 2020
C. To live in the thin Mars atmosphere
D. To send back records to scientists
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Time management means how we plan and carry out ourday to day activities over the amount of time．However，most of the students really don't know what they actually do during the school day._____16_____Once you follow these tips，you will be a right person in the future．
Most of the students find it hard towake up in the morning for school. They put the alarm，but turn it off and sleep again.____17____.So once the alarm goes off in the morning, you have to wake up and walk a little to the alarm clock to turn it off．This little walk makes you open your eyes and get out a little from your sleeping tiredness．
___18___. Let’ s say you have homework to finish before going to bed. In this situation, your friend asks you to come for a movie. If you are not managing your time, you may go. But if you are a successful time management student, simply you would say NO to him and use that valuable time for your personal tasks．Find what will be your right time to do more activities. Some students prefer morning time and some prefer evening time.____19____．
As a school student, you often spend some time playing games or watching TV, so schedule a particular time for these extra activities.____20____．For example, you can schedule one or two hours for watching TV or playing games after school．
A.Focus more time on homework andother useful activities．
B.Depend on your preferable time and get to use most at that special time．
C.What you can do is to set the alarm clock and keep it a little far from you．
D.Here are some good ideas about time management to you school kids．
E.Don’t mix up your studying time with these extra activities．
F.Make a careful plan ahead of time and carry it out．
G.Don’ be afraid to say NO to anyone if it affects（影响）your personal work．
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
The other day, I truly saw a love at my work place that brought me to tears.
I work as a____21____at a hotel. That night this elderly white and wealthy couple____22____the restaurant My co-worker____23____them. We usually arrange____24____by ourselves, but because we were very____25____that night, we helped each other out. At one point the elderly couple gave me a____26____to come over.
The husband began____27____and started stuttering（结巴）to the degree that I5ve never heard before. It was very clear that he had a____28____disorder. I could tell that the wife had____29____her husband extensively （广泛地）what she wanted as a way for him to_____30_____ordering. It took a while for him to order._____31_____, she was sitting there and looked so_____32_____although her husband had stuttered.
_____33_____the whole thing just did something to me. It was beautiful and just made me realize that a huge part of love is to accept,_____34_____and support others. She could have made the order and made things a lot_____35_____for her husband and avoid the_____36_____from other tables, but she didn't. Instead she supported him and was proud to see him_____37_____it. Another thing I_____38_____was that life is difficult for all of us. I thought these_____39_____people had everything going for them and I'm sure they do, but it just reminded me that all of us have our own_____40_____.
21. A. maid B. waitress C. manager D. housekeeper
22. A. returned from B. headed for C. walked by D. came into
23. A. seated B. comforted C. suspected D. introduced
24. A. dishes B. tables C. flowers D. rooms
25. A. lazy B. busy C. lonely D. friendly
26. A. command B. detail C. signal D. warning
27. A. ordering B. quarrelling C. apologising D. bargaining
28. A. eating B. hearing C. speech D. eye
29. A. told B. found C. brought D. made
30. A. regret B. escape C. remember D. practise
31. A. Instead B. Besides C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
32. A. upset B. content C. surprised D. determined
33. A. Normally B. Unfortunately C. Honestly D. Strangely
34. A. serve B. reward C. impress D. tolerate
35. A. easier B. worse C. more valuable D. more stupid
36. A. stares B. cheers C. guidance D. influence
37. A. stop B. plan C. continue D. complete
38.A. expected B. suggested C. learned D. imagined
39. A. famous B. rich C. ordinary D. local
40. A. ways B. ideas C. problems D. mistakes
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
There are no precise___41.___(criterion) that can be used to judge what is beautiful. As the anthropologist (人类学家) Margaret Mead once put___42.___, standards and ideas of beauty change across time. Nowadays, some costumes and actions once___43.___(regard) as beauty in the 19thcentury are not considered healthy or attractive, while something___44.___(fashion) now had different functions in the past.
There is no consistent view on beauty, as beauty is influenced by culture and it is even___45.___(whole) different in the eyes of beholders. In some countries, young women follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos___46.___preparation for their wedding day. In other cultures, looking thin for a husband-to-be is not___47.___a woman desires at all.
___48.___different, one thing is certain-it is inner beauty that requires us to truly see. Beauty, that is to say,___49.___(accompany) by an attraction to something deeper within a person, ___50.___can be found in a wide range of personal qualities.
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。

When I was young, one of my biggest dreams were to live in a house made out of candy. After so many years, I finally got a chance realize my childhood dream at Sugar Republic, a popularly candy museum in Melbourne. Walking through the door, I entered in a whole new world. The first thing which caught my eye was a big gumball (口香糖球) machine. However, you could not get gumballs from them. Instead, you could become a gumball
yourself by climb inside it! Interested in taking picture, you would not be able to put down your camera here. A pink swing and a huge cake were just a few of the amazed things I saw. How a “delicious” experience!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是学生会主席李华，你所在的城市刚发布了《电动自行车安全管理条例》。

请你代表学生会写一封倡议书，呼吁同学们在骑电动自行车时佩戴头盔。

内容包括：
1.骑行者缺乏安全意识；
2.说明佩戴头盔的好处；
3.呼吁同学们在骑电动车时佩戴头盔。

注意：1.词数100左右，可以适当增加细节，行文连贯；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear fellow students,
A regulation has been issued recently that all citizens shall wear a helmet while riding an electric bicycle.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
Thank you!
The Student Union
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. D 9. B 10. C 11. C
12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A
16. D 17. C 18. G 19. B 20. E
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34.
D 35. A 36. A 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. C
41. criteria
42. it 43. regarded
44. fashionable
45. wholly 46. in
47. what 48. However
49. is accompanied
50. which
51.(1). were→was
(2). realize前∧to
(3). popularly→popular
(4). 去掉entered后的in
(5). which→that
(6). them→it
(7). climb→climbing
(8). picture→pictures
(9). amazed→amazing
(10). How→What
52.略。