2020届常州市第一中学初中部正衡中学高三英语月考试题及答案

2020届常州市第一中学初中部正衡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
Four remarkable inventions
For more than half a century, the Consumer Electronics Show(CES) has been the place for companies and inventors to display their newest and coolest gadgets.
Here are our picks for some of the most interesting and creative inventions.
The Sweet Little Rolling Robot
Samsung has released Ballie, a tennis-sized robot that can follow you around the house, answer your questions, and entertain your pets. Since it's equipped with a camera, it can keep an eye on your home while you're away. It's like a smart assistant that goes wherever you do, rolling into your bedroom to ring your wake-up alarm, rolling to the kitchen to turn on the toaster and giving you the weather report as you brush your teeth.
The Insoles to Pick Up Your Pact
Any runner knows the right shoes are key to your speed. But Nurvv insoles promise more than mere cushioning. The insoles transmit data to a coaching app, which offers information on your technique and performance. It measures your foot strike and assesses your injury risk. The app then generates personalized workouts to set targets and help you beat your best speeds. Half marathon, here you come!
The No-Studio-Needed Yoga Class
Can't keep up your commitment to a yoga studio membership? The Yoganotch personal yoga assistant lets you drop into a virtual class any time you want. Follow along with a set series while 3-D sensors tell you whether you need to straighten your legs a bit more. The idea it that it improves your form while reducing the risk of injury.
The Dau-Enhanced Grill
While working by sight, smell and feel, a chef may appreciate Weber's new Smart Grilling Hub. It can monitor your pork and turkey while an app gives advice about cooking technique and safe temperatures.
1. What can the Sweet Little Rolling Robot do?
A. Feed your pets.
B. Hay tennis with you.
C. Take you wherever you want.
D. Assist you to do your housework.
2. Which of the following is suitable for a runner?
A. Ballie.
B. Nurvv.
C. Yoganotch.
D. Smart Grilling Hub.
3. What do we know about the Weber’s invention?
A. It uses virtual reality.
B. It is convenient for cooking.
C. It makes meals for you automatically.
D. It helps you do well in your yoga exercises.
B
Over 180 teenage girls from LixianCounty No. 1 Middle School in Longnan city, Gansu province, listened carefully to a lecture about neuroscience (神经科学). It was delivered by a director of the experimental surgery department at The Second Affiliated Hospital of the Air Force Medical University in Xi’an.
The students also joined a science class to make paper rockets to launch into the sky. A plastic bottle was connected with a long pipe joined to the end of the rocket, and students stepped heavily on the middle of the bottle so hard that the air pressure shot the rocket upward.
The program started in 2016 as a one-week summer camp in Beijing that invited female students to take science courses and to interact with women in science. It aims to stir (激发) an interest in science and technology among female students.
“I’m excited to take the opportunity because it’s been my biggest wish to popularize science among students. They can broaden their eyes and hopefully some of them will devote themselves to the field of neuroscience,” the director says. “It’s necessary to bring more of these activities on campus. I’m willing to communicate with teenagers, some of whom ask deep and thoughtful questions that I would never think of.”
The key to science popularization is to imbue (灌输) others with the spirit of science. Some scientific and technological workers have devoted themselves to a job in a certain field and they enjoy the pleasure of scientific research. Female Chinese scientific and technological workers sometimes have to double their efforts to receive the same treatment or recognition as those male scientific workers. However, after years of continued effort, the situation will improve, showing the increasing number of female scientists in China.
4. What is the purpose of the program?
A. To praise the efforts of women scientists.
B. To find out how much girls love science.
C. To develop interest in science among girls.
D. To show love for students in Western China.
5. How does the director think of the program?
A. Important.
B. Challenging.
C. Confusing.
D. Serious.
6. What is the most important in science popularization?
A. Enjoying the fun of scientific research.
B. Filling people with the spirit of science.
C. Holding more scientific activities on campus.
D. Forcing students to choose scientific subjects.
7. What can we learn from the text?
A. One can go anywhere if he/she learns science well.
B. People have a stronger sense of science than before.
C. Male scientists are much easily recognized than female ones.
D. Thedirector graduated from Lixian County No. 1 Middle School.
C
36-year-old Juan Dual likes to joke that he’s empty inside. Juan’s story began when he was only 13. It was then that he was diagnosed with a terrible disease, which left him with a 99.8% chance of developing cancer of the digestive system. At age 19, right after finishing high-school, Juan underwent a tough operation to take away his colon and rectum. Sadly, it was only the beginning. By age 28, Juan’s disease had affected his stomach and gallbladder so he had to go under the knife again.
Having just recovered from several serious surgeries, Juan Dual decided to accept the invitation of some friends of his parents and travel to Japan. It was there that things started to change for the better. He didn’t speak a word of Japanese, so he spent most of his time walking his dog. One day, the dog pulled harder, and Juan realized that he was still able to jog, and he started to do just that.
Months later, he found himself working in a small, peaceful town in England. There was little in terms of entertainment, but the town was surrounded by hills, so he devoted even more of his time to running. He befriended some like-minded folks and told them what he’d been through, and they seemed amazed at the fact that he was still alive, let alone that he was pushing himself to exercise. That’s when the idea of focusing on motivating others took root in his mind.
With the help of Pepa, a nutritionist, Juan Dual slowly relearned how to eat to keep his energy level high enough to sustain him during physical activity. Eight months after his last operation, he finished the Barcelona half
marathon in two hours. He then started training for mountain running and ultra-marathons.
8. Why does Juan Dual say he is empty inside?
A. Because he has no desire for anything.
B. Because he doesn’t have much knowledge.
C. Because he always suffers from great hunger.
D. Because many of his organs have been removed.
9. What made Juan Dual aware that he could still run?
A. His parents’ support.
B. A walk with his dog.
C. The idea of challenging himself.
D. His quick recovery from surgeries.
10. When did Juan Dual decide to inspire others with his story?
A. After finishing the Barcelona half marathon.
B After being introduced to a nutritionist named Pepa.
C. After sharing it with his friends in an English town.
D. After making friends with people with similar sufferings.
11. Which of the following words can best describe Juan Dual?
A. Ambitious and intelligent.
B. Inspiring and responsible.
C. Unfortunate but determined.
D. Confident but stubborn.
D
Sam, I say to myself as I start across the bridge, you must stop these thoughts and start thinking about what to do now that you have lost your falcon, Frightful.
Life, my friend Ban do once said, is meeting problems and solving them whether you are an amoeba or a space traveller. I have a problem. I have to provide my younger sister Alice and myself with meat. Fish, nuts, and vegetables are good and necessary, but they don't provide enough fuel for the hard physical work we do. Although we have venison now, I can't always count on getting it. So far this year, our venison has been only road kill from in front of Mrs Strawberry's farm.
I decide to take the longest way home, down the flood plain of the West Branch of Delaware to Spillkill, my own name for a fast stream that cascades down the south face of the mountain range I'm on. I need time to think. Perhaps Alice and I should be like the early Eskimos. We should walk, camp and hunt, and when the seasons change, walk on to new food sources. But I love my tree and my mountaintop.
Another solution would be to become farmers, like the people of the Iroquois Confederacy who once lived here. They settled in villages and planted corm and squash, bush beans and berries. We already grow groundnuts
in the damp soil and squash in the poor land. But the Iroquois also hunted game. I can't do that anymore.
I'm back where I started from.
Slowly I climb the Spillkill. As I hop from rock to rock beneath shady basswoods and hemlocks, I hear the cry of the red-tailed hawk who nests on the mountain crest. I am reminded of Frightful and my heart aches. I can almost hear her call my name, Cree, Cree, Cree, Car-ree.
Maybe I can get her back if I beg the man who is in charge of the peregrines at the university. “But it's the law,” he would say. I could write to the president of the United States and ask him to make an exception of Alice and me. That won't work. The president swore to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States when he took office.
I climb on. I must stop thinking about the impossible and solve the problem of what to do now. I must find a new way to provide for us. Frightful is going to be in good hands at the university, and she will have young.
I smile at the thought of little Frightfuls and lift my reluctant feet.
When I am far above the river, I take off my clothes and moccasins and bathe in a deep, clear pool until I am refreshed and thinking more clearly. Climbing up the bank, I dress and sit down. I breathe deeply of the mountain air and try to solve my problem more realistically.
12. What does this excerpt main describe?
A. Delicate mental activities.
B. Unique story environment.
C. Everchanging story events.
D. Complicated character relationship.
13. What is Sam's first worry?
A. How to get back quickly
B. How to get enough venison.
C. How to ensure the safety of Frightful.
D. How to provide meat for Alice and himself.
14. What do we know about Frightful?
A. He left Sam and Alice due to lack of food.
B. He helped Sam hunt before being taken away.
C. He is living with the red-tailed hawk happily.
D. He has given birth to babies in the university.
15. Which of the following can best describe Sam?
A. Humorous.
B. Aggressive.
C. Responsible.
D. Unrealistic.
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
Culture Shock
The term, culture shock, describes the anxiety produced when a person moves to a completely new environment. Culture shock happens to all people who travel abroad.___16___
Honeymoon stage.
During the first few days of a person’s stay in a new country, everything usually goes fairly smoothly. The newcomer is excited about being in a new place. This first stage of culture shock is called the “honeymoon stage”.___17___Unfortunately, this often comes to an end fairly soon.
Reject stage.
In the second stage, a person may encounter some difficult times in daily life. The newcomer starts to reject the foreign country, complaining about and noticing only the bad things. At this stage the newcomer either gets stronger and stays, or gets weaker and goes home.
___18___
If you don’t get through stage two successfully, you may move into the third stage. The word “regression” means moving backward to your homeland. In this stage, you spend much time speaking your own language.___19___In addition, you only want to eat food from home.
Recovery stage.
If you get through the third stage successfully (or miss it completely), you will move into the fourth stage of culture shock: “recovery stage”. In this stage you become more comfortable with the language and the customs of the foreign country.
Re-entry stage.
___20___One may find that things are no longer the same. For example, some of the newly acquired customs are not in use in the old culture. You have been away for a long time and may find that you are no longer completely comfortable in your home country.
A. Reunion stage.
B. Regression stage.
C. Usually, there are five stages of culture shock.
D. The new arrival may feel excited as everything is new.
E. There are some tips to help you overcome culture shock.
F. This occurs when a return to the home country is made.
G. You stay in your apartment watching DVD from your home country.
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Tang, who retired two years ago, had taught physical education for 34 years in primary and middle schools in rural areas. Apart from____21____, Tang is also well-known and seeks out many young____22____to train in Hunan's Xinning county of Shaoyang city.
For more than 30 years, athletes with disabilities are____23____by Tang, and they have won championships in many____24____. Tang is also____25____as a world champion's first teacher for taking village children into the world of sports.
For him, being____26____does not mean the end, but makes him get more time to help rural children____27____their sporting dreams. Tang's____28____place for the children is in his former home, in a room____29____less than 30 square meters. Walls that have fallen into_____30_____show the house's age, and the rings and hemp (大麻) rope hanging from the_____31_____have also helped many athletes to_____32_____their skills.
“Get in line!” Tang asks his students toline up for their warming-up_____33_____. “Rural children are more_____34_____and they enjoy running and jumping. Sometimes it is difficult to_____35_____them,” he comments. “___36___, they are really enthusiastic about sports and can_____37_____much difficulty.”
Tang often_____38_____kindergartens and elementary schools in the county to find more sports-loving and_____39_____talented children. He asks the children to_____40_____the standing long jump and the short running. For so many years, Tang has been engaged in sports teaching in village.
21. A.teaching B.studying C.resting D.sleeping
22. A.students B.teachers C.athletes D.children
23. A.picked up B.brought up C.taken in D.trapped in
24. A.ways B.places petitions D.shows
25. A.served B.recognized C.clarified D.remembered
26. A.retired B.famous C.excited D.courageous
27. A.suppose B.process C.arrange D.achieve
28. A.mentioning B.training C.surrounding D.discovering
29. A.facing B.setting C.spreading D.measuring
30. A.goods B.ruins C.pictures D.paintings
31. A.building B.barrier C.column D.ceiling
32. A.demand B.support C.develop D.expose
33. A.activities B.exercises C.effects D.abilities
34. A.generous B.lovely C.energetic D.protective
35. A.warm B.grasp C.fight D.control
36. A.However B.Anyway C.Therefore D.Instead
37. A.face B.change C.lose plain
38. A.knows B.masters C.visits D.decorates
39. A.seriously B.really C.honestly D.kindly
40. A.help B.keep C.submit D.learn
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
A lot of films have tried to describe the afterlife and our memories of family members,____41.____few have done as well as Coco, Disney Pixar’s____42.____(late) masterpiece animation, which hit the big screen on Nov. 24, 2017.
___43.___(inspire) by the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos — Day of the Dead — the film’s production team created a young boy, Miguel, who wants his family to understand his love of music.____44.____that year’s Dia de los Muertos,_____45._____accident takes him to the Land of the Dead. In this land, there are friendly skeletons who can cross a bridge made of flower petals to visit their living family — that is, as long as their family still puts their photos on the family shrine (神龛). Those spirits who____46.____(forget) by their family will disappear completely. So it’s in this magical world____47.____Miguel gets to meet and discover the truth about his great-great-grandpa.
In an era____48.____young people are so____49.____(easy) attracted by celebrities, Coco reveals the emptiness of such flattery, teaching kids to preserve and respect the memory of their elders while_____50._____(remind) them that the source of true creativity is so often personal.
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学们交换修改作文，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（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

With the Spring Festival approached, my classmates and I decided to do something special to give our motherland a precious gift. After a heating discussion, we agreed on carrying out a flash mob singing the song “My Motherland and Me” at a local railway station.
On the earlier morning of the day,we set out for the station. After setting up the equipments, I took deep breath and began to sing. Meanwhile, my classmates sing together with me, playing the musical instruments, what got the atmosphere warmed up. Many passers-by also joined in us, waving national flags. The flash mob lit everyone’s love for their country. It was really a meaningful but unforgettable gift.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

"Breakfast time!" I quickly put on my clothes and rushed down the stairs.
"Come on, we don't want to be late!" My mom said. The aroma (香味) of pancakes filled the kitchen, making the room warm. I looked out of the window. The sun was out，making a warm and bright morning.
"Today's the day, zip lining (高空滑索)!" My dad said, sounding very enthusiastic early this morning.
Today we would go zip lining. The excitement built up inside of me as breakfast went on. After breakfast, we set out in my dad's car. Half way through the ride, the sun grew hot, and the leather on the seats burned my legs. I thought about the trip, how my parents went but not me. It was my first time experiencing something like this. I also thought about my fear of heights, one thing I tried to get rid of multiple times. It got in the way of so many fun activities like roller coaster at Kings Island.
We were basically there by now, the sun still blazing hot. We pulled up to a big sign where our instructor waited for us.
"Hi y'all!" said our instructor cheerfully.
"So, have y'all done this before?"
My parents nodded but I shook my head. Our instructor went over safety instructions while we each put on a safety harness (安全带). I started to get nervous. A never ending roller coaster of excitement and anxiousness built inside of me when I looked down the cliff. My heart skipped a beat when the wind howled, blowing leaves and twigs in the trees. My legs started to shake.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

"Alright y'all, time to hit the trails!" said the instructor with too much enthusiasm.
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My turn finally came.
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参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D 9. B 10. C 11. C
12. A 13. D 14. B 15. C
16. C 17. D 18. B 19. G 20. F
21. A 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. B 31. D 32.
C 33. B 34. C 35.
D 36. A 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D
41. but
42. latest 43. Inspired
44. On 45. an
46. are forgotten
47. that 48. when
49. easily 50. reminding
51.(1).approached →approaching 或With →As
(2).heating→heated
(3).earlier→early
(4). equipments →equipment
(5). 在deep前加a
(6). sing→sang
(7). what→which
(8). 删除joined后的in
(9). their→our
(10).but→and
52.略。