2020届东莞市东华高级中学高三英语月考试题及答案

2020届东莞市东华高级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
WashingtonDCBusTours
DC Highlights Tour
This is their base tour. It begins at 10 am daily and lasts for 5 hours. This part-bus, part-walking tour includes guided stops in theUS. All of their tours include a driver as well as a tour guide, and yourtour guide will get off the bus and give you walking tours of each stop, while your bus and driver wait for you. Capitol Building, the White House, Washington Monument as well as the Lincoln and MLK Memorials and the Vietnam War and Korean War Veterans Memorials.
$54—Adult I $44—Child (3—12)
Discover DC Tour
If you want pretty much to explore every famous monument and landmark in DC and take a 1 -hour cruise on thePotomac River, then consider the Discover DC Tour. This 6-hour tour will take you to all locations (景点) listed on their DC Highlights Tour as well as the World WarⅡMemorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
TIP: If you are planning on visiting NYC, you will get 30% off the Discover NYC Tour (normally $100) if you buy it at the same time as your Discover DC Tour.
$74—Adult I $54—Child (3—12)
VIP ExclusiveWashingtonDCCity Tour
This 8-hour tour is actually the Discover DC Tour above with a VIP add-on at the beginning and the end. You * 11 meet your guide early for reserved (预留)tickets to tour inside the US Capitol Building. The 45 -minute tour and film have reserved tickets so you don't have to worry about it being sold out. After your day of sightseeing, you 'll be dropped off at the National Archives, again with reserved time tickets so you don't have to worry about waiting in line.
$125 for Adults and Children
Skyview Changeable Bus Tour
On this changeable mini bus, you get to experience a guided tour with panoramic views (全景)without the
glare of a window in the photos! A guided bus tour takes you not only through all locations listed on the DC Highlights Tour, but also Old Town Alexandria andNationalHarbor.
$69—Adult I $59—Child (3—12)
Time: 9 am—4 pm
1. What's special about the DC Highlights Tour?
A. It uses mini buses.
B. It has the fewest locations.
C. It has the most tour guides.
D. It provides reserved tickets.
2. How much should a man pay if he buys the Discover DC Tour and the Discover NYC Tour at the same time?
A. $128.
B. $174.
C. $104.
D. $144.
3. Which tour lasts the longest?
A. DC Highlights Tour.
B. Discover DC Tour.
C. VIP ExclusiveWashingtonDCCity Tour.
D. Skyview Changeable Bus Tour.
B
Following the Famous Silk Roads
The Silk Roads were a networkof ancient trade routes that extended from East Asia all the way to theMediterranean. A key section of the Silk Roads is the Chang’an-Tianshan corridor（走廊）, whichstretchesover a distance of around 5,000 kilometres through China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, covering a total of 8,700 kilometres of trade routes. The three countries jointly pursued an application for UNESCO World Heritage (遗产) status which contained detailed research on the 33 sites along the corridor. This made history as the first successful multinational World Heritage application.
The starting point of the corridor and the entire Silk Roads network isXi’an, inShanxiProvince. Further west on the Silk Roads, the geography gradually changes from wild deserts to high, snow-capped mountains to vast grasslands as the routes pass through theTianshanMountainsand emerge in the valleys ofCentral Asia. Although the Chang’an-Tianshan corridor of the Silk Roads ends here, the network continues westwards until it reaches theMediterranean.
The corridor began to develop in the 2nd century. Assigned by the emperor, the ambassador Zhang Qian journeyed from Chang’an toCentral Asia, seeking to build bridges between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. Following Zhang’s efforts, trade routes took shape and relationships were strengthened between the major powers of the time, with the routes network reaching as far as theRoman Empire.
Economic activities along the routes network were not limited to trade in silk. They contributed many other
items to the marketplace of goods. The routes were busy with camels carrying loads of goods and businessmen selling everything imaginable.China’s exports included silk, porcelain, ironware and tea, while horses, jewellery, spices and grapes were all imported over vast distances from the West.
In addition to trade exchange, the network served as a bridge for cultural exchange which shaped the evolution of science, art, technology and many other areas in societies along the network. Astronomy and mathematics were introduced toChinafromIndiaandArabia; important Chinese inventions such as papermaking and printing were brought to the West.
All of these activities contributed to a great age of expansion as trade and cultural exchanges gave people access to new goods,knowledge and ideas. These routes connected Eastern and Western civilizations, which achieved a shared development. The addition of the Chang’an-Tianshan corridor to the UNESCO World Heritage List is a milestone in recognition of the Silk Roads as a crucial part of humanity’s common heritage.
4. The key section of the Silk Roads is________.
A. the Mediterranean
B. Xi’an, inShanxiProvince
C.KazakhstanandKyrgyzstan
D. the Chang’an-Tianshan corridor
5. The underlined word “stretches” in Paragraph 1 is close in meaning to________.
A. stands
B. spreads
C. moves
D. flies
6. Zhang Qian travelled from Chang’an toCentral Asiato________.
A. export silk, porcelain, ironware and tea
B. purchase horses, jewellery, spices and grapes
C. seek help from the most powerful western countries
D. build bridges between his country and other countries
7. What was the role of the Silk Roads according to the passage?
A. It helped to change the wild deserts to grasslands.
B. It was recognized by the UNESCO asChina’s heritage.
C. It speeded up the development of the countries involved.
D. It started a trade competition between countries along the way.
C
Photographer Rebecca Douglas has always been fascinated by the night sky. Her love for stars has taken theU.K.resident on “star walking” trips toIcelandand into theArctic, where she steps out onto darkened trails to capture twinkling stars and glowing planets in her images.
Hiking at night isn’t uncommon. Plenty of people hike after dark to get to campsites or watch the sunrise from a mountaintop. Star walking goes a step further by blending hiking with stargazing. Rather than heading to an observatory or setting up a telescope in your backyard,star walking takes you on a brief journey to look at the stars from different viewpoints.
Whether you’re in the mountainside or by the lake with stars reflecting on the water, star walking is often much more dynamic than traditional stargazing.
What’s more, star walking is good for you. There are plenty of studies that show the health benefits of being in nature. Spending at least two hours a week outdoors, particularly while engaging in what involves “effortless attention”, can decrease blood pressure, heart rate, and stress levels.
So how does an aspiring star walker get started? It doesn’t take much more than a sturdy pair of boots.
While telescopes and binoculars obviously have their uses, people are encouraged to start with naked-eye stargazing. Using only the eyes allows one to get lost in the infinite expanse of space and lets the mind go.
It is advised that one read up on the night sky before heading out. Free mobile apps, such as Star Walk 2, can help identify celestial bodies（天体）and are easy to use—simply point your phone at the sky to reveal a map. Websites like Sky & Telescope and NASA’s Space Place cover the basics, have in-depth explanations on stars, and offer advice on equipment. Space Place posts monthly skywatching updates, so you can plan outings around events such as meteor showers.
In the United States, national parks are great options for inexperienced night hikers. Many offer guided outings that explain the importance of protecting night skies. Those with a good number of walks under their belt may want to try GlacierNational Park in Montana.
If national parks and other dark-sky designated areas are out of range, check local astronomy clubs and observatories for guided sessions. Sites like the International Astronomical Union are useful for finding resources by area.
At the end of the day, the best advice is to take it slow and enjoy the journey.
“With all of the chaos（混乱）that’s happening around us, the one constant has been the night sky,” explains Douglas, who hasbeen exploring popular places nearby, long after the crowds have gone home for the day. “Walking is quite a mindful way of looking up and being reminded that, although everything feels so different, some things are still the same.”
8. According to the passage, star walking refers to ________.
A. going to an observatory
B. looking at stars in mountains
C. combining hiking and stargazing
D. setting up a telescope in the backyard
9. One of the reasons why people go on a star walking is that _______.
A. it’s easier to identify celestial bodies
B. it is good for physical and mental health
C. they can enjoy the journey without crowds
D. they can raise awareness of protecting night skies
10. According to the passage, a star walking beginner is advised to _______.
A. prepare a pair of strong boots
B. start by observing with telescopes
C. join an astronomy club or an observatory
D. find guided outings with the help of mobile apps
11. The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. excite people’s interest in star walking
B. recommend some places for star walking
C. explain the health benefits of star walking
D. introduce the preparations for star walking
D
One rainy afternoon, I was on a crosstown bus when ayoung woman jumped on. She had a child with her who must have been about 3 or 4 years old.
The bus was full, bumpy, and it soon got noisy as her kid began crying because he couldn’t sit next to his mother. There were a couple of open seats, but they weren’t together. She wasflusteredand looked embarrassed.
Then another woman, a little older, stood up and moved so that the mother and child could sit together. The mom smiled as a thank-you. And then three words came out of the older woman’s mouth that elevated the entire energy of that bus ride: “I’ve been there”.
Simple, undramatic and honest. In that moment, it seemed to unite people. Why? Because almost all experiences are shared human experiences. We forget that, as we forge (前进) through life, focused onour own troubles and needs—which are actually less unique than we think. How can these three words create more connection in your life? Ask yourself: “Where am I holding back?
One thing I know for sure is this: Healing others helps heal yourself. I noticed this recently with my friend, Tracy, who took a new friend who had suffered a miscarriage under her wing. Tracy had three of them before having her daughter two years ago. Our intellect needs a doctor to explain the medical side of things, yes. But our souls need human connection to help us along. No one can do that better than someone who has been exactly where you are.
Can the essence of these three words help you make a small difference right now? It can be as simple as volunteering your seat, sharing some helpful advice or even lightening the mood with a joke when you notice that someone’s uncomfortable—because we’re all in this together.
12. The underlined word “flustered” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. angry
B. anxious
C.scared
D. upset
13. What does the woman mean by saying “ I’ve been there”in the third paragraph？
A. The woman was on the bus and saw what had happened to the boy.
B. The woman got to her destination and was ready to get off the bus.
C. The woman once had the similar experience with that mother.
D. The woman took the exact seat that the boy was on just now.
14. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Everyone has his or her own unique problem that is difficult to solve.
B. Doctors can help us get through when we have mental or physical problems.
C. The author’s friend Tracy felt better after she was comforted by her new friend.
D. One can indeed make a difference to those in need of help by doing simple things.
15. The passage isintended to _______.
A. show a harmonious world by telling some touching stories
B. praise those who are willing to help others in emergencies
C. appeal to readers to give timely help to those in need
D. illustrate some ways of helping others in detail
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Do you love fashion? Do you wonder where you can study and how the job market looks?___16___? Read on to find the answers.
Best Place to Study Fashion
WhileParis may be the capital of the couture market, New York City is the fashion capital of the world. New York City is a city that involves change, and fashion is ever changing. What does this mean for a fashion student? It doesn't get any better.
Streets, not Textbooks
Fashion is something that you learn. You are not born with good taste.___17___When we discuss window design. We just walk down the street and look at the windows.
What the Program Offers
___18___This prepares the student to “hit the ground running" in the fashion industry. Some of the necessary technical courses include product lifecycle planning, advanced textiles, global sources, technology courses, computer aided design programs and JDA.
___19___
When you consider fashion as a business and are not just dealing with design, you become more flexible and open to a number of positions. Here are a few careers that will be available to you: position in buying, product development specialist and executive trainee positions.
What It Takes
____20____? Creativity, dream, flexibility and knowledge.
A. Where It Leads
B. Which area of fashion should you study
C. We focus on fashion marketing and management
D. Work experience is necessary to your fashion career
E. The program offers business courses as well as fashion courses
F. Textbooks become outdated quickly, but fashion changes every season
G. What qualities do students need to be successful in the fashion industry
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My family is still recovering from the terrible times when my teenaged stepson became ill. His disease led to kidney failure and an ongoing need for____21____.
As anyone with a sick child knows, the stress doesn’t___22___. And there was so much stress. My husband and I were___23___and it was as if we forgot how to communicate --we couldn’t have a simple conversation without___24___. Our once-happy home had become tense and unhappy.
In a___25___event of communication, my stepson and I were discussing Valentine’s gifts. I___26___that his dad gave me a kazoo(卡祖笛) for our first Valentine’s Day. My reaction to this gift was___27___when I, a professional saxophone player, couldn’t get it to make a___28___. The kazoo finally got packed away and___29___.
But he was interested and asked to see it. After some trouble, I found it___30___. “What’s so hard about getting a sound?” he asked, amazed, turning it around in his hands. “I don’t know. It just never ___31___.” I answered. My husband___32___the kazoo --“It’s easy! Look, you just do this…” –-and he blew. Nothing happened. He tried again, but still there was no sound.___33___, he tried again, only to produce a sound like a bee. My stepson burst into laughter. Our excitement at seeing his face light up like that was___34___. Soon, we were all laughing to the point of tears.
It was as if the dark had___35___and a ray of sunshine was let in. Eyes___36___and souls reconnected. My stepson took a turn on the kazoo. He did no better than us. More___37___. The mood stayed___38___for the rest of the evening. Months later, my stepson___39___a successful kidney transplant, which turned out to be a turning point. It showed us that we can still___40___as a family. Thanks to a simple kazoo, we remembered that we are one.
21. A. confidence B. appearance C. treatment D. recovery
22. A. go away B. set out C. pass down D. move around
23. A. relaxed B. surprised C. relieved D. exhausted
24. A. mentioning B. fighting C. changing D. developing
25. A. useful B. rare C. fair D. frequent
26. A. recalled B. reminded C. discovered D. predicted
27. A. forgiveness B. curiosity C. embarrassment D. excitement
28. A. song B. sign C. noise D. sound
29. A. repaired B. sold C. forgotten D. lent
30. A. eventually B. gradually C. generally D. naturally
31. A. agreed B. refused C. disturbed D. worked
32. A. returned B. grabbed C. selected D. dropped
33. A. Frustrated B. Disappointed C. Pleased D. Interested
34. A. normal B. slow C. obvious D. strange
35. A. lifted B. fallen C. struggled D. jumped
36. A. opened B. shut C. changed D. met
37. A. crying B. shouting C. calling D. laughing
38. A. thick B. light C. deep D. shallow
39. A. damaged B. underwent C. expected D. chose
40. A. survive B. grow C. bond D. control
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
I had hardly sat down on the train and opened a bar of chocolate_____41._____a really old man with huge bags sat down across from me. I said hello_____42._____him, smiling sweetly and then I suddenly thought, “Why not offer him a piece of chocolate？” So I did. He was quite_____43._____(surprise), but accepted and thanked me. He said that people didn’t usually do things like this for_____44._____(strange) and at least that was what I understood, because he was speaking a really_____45._____(usual) dialect.
Then he opened one of his bags and gave me_____46._____handful of freshly picked cherries,_____47._____(explain) that he had just taken them from his orchard. The cherries were really lovely, better than those in the shops, and I enjoyed them very much. It had been just an impulse (冲动) to offer him a piece of chocolate, but if I_____48._____(not do) so, I would never have tasted those lovely cherries,_____49._____I didn’t even know he had at the time. Life is about giving and taking, and it’s_____50._____(general) true that if you give, you will receive.
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。

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（Ⅱ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（\）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。

When I was a child, I spent more than ten years learn the violin. Therefore, I couldn't understand "real music". After I graduated high school, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar because we both thought it was cool. I will never forget the day in which we went to buy guitars in a store. There I saw the guitar player playing the guitar, which I really enjoyed it. He became my first guitar teacher. It took me so a long time to
choose one among several wonderful model. Now the guitar is the most importance part of my life and I practice it every day.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。

你正参加与法国巴黎友好校以“畅想奥运盛事”为主题的线上英语交流活动。

友好校的学生Chris得知新近发布的2022年北京冬奥会的主题口号(official motto)是“一起向未来（Together for a Shared Future）”，认为这个口号非常棒。

他请你进一步谈谈看法。

请你根据以下提示进行发言:
（1）向Chris表示感谢并认同他的看法；
（2）你对口号的理解（体现奥运精神、同享共创未来、中国发出邀请等）；
（3）对2022年北京冬奥会及2024巴黎奥运会筹备工作表达祝愿。

注意：
（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Hi, Chris; Hi, everybody,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______
Thank you.
参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. A
12. D 13. C 14. D 15. C
16. B 17. F 18. E 19. A 20. G
21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. D 32.
B 33. A 34.
C 35. A 36.
D 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. C
41. when
42. to 43. surprised
44. strangers
45. unusual
46. a 47. explaining
48. had not done
49. which 50. generally
51.(1). learn→learning
(2). Therefore→However
(3). graduated后加from
(4). started→start
(5). in→on
(6). the→a
(7). 删去it
(8). so→such
(9). model→models
(10). importance→important 52.略。