浙江省杭州外国语学校2019年高考五月月考英语试题(解析版)

浙江省杭州外国语学校2019年高考五月月考英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题：每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

AA recent documentary produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has caused a stir in China and in the UK.The documentary, titled Are Our Kids Tough Enough? focuses on five Chinese teachers who are sent to teach 50 UK teens at a school in Hampshire.The teachers instruct the students for a month. The pupils are then tested, and the results are compared to the ones of those who have continued in the regular UK education system. The idea is to see if the Chinese method improves academic performance.The Chinese teachers use their own teaching methods but receive strong resistance from the students. A clip from the documentary online shows some problems, with Chinese teachers calling their students lazy and lacking in discipline, while the students say the high pressure and harsh teachers are driving them crazy.This has aroused a new debate in both China and the UK, with some arguing the teenagers need more regulation and discipline. Others say Chinese methods encourage rote learning (死记硬背) instead of independent thinking. For instance, Chinese language teachers should do more than pass on knowledge about words and characters. They should inspire students, helping them feel the sentiment from Chinese literature. This is a higher level of teaching.Yang Dongping, dean of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, says, “The Chinese teaching methods are designed to strictly train the majority. Foreign teaching methods, however, are more natural and relaxing, and designed to inspire students’ interest in learning. Education methods are based on culture. That is why a succe ssful education method in one place may not work that well when simply ‘transplanted’ into another place.”Yang Dongping says, “The documentary does reflect some problems rooted in traditional Chinese teachingmethods. Nobel prize winner, Yang Zhenning, gave a very fair comment on this issue. He said the Chinese-style education method works for most ordinary qualified students effectively, helping them reach high standards. However, it may weaken the training for high-potential outstanding students.”1. Why are five Chinese teachers sent to teach 50 UK teens?A. To test the intelligence of the UK teens.B. To help the school improve their teaching efficiency.C. To do some practical research into the UK education system.D. To test the effectiveness of Chinese teaching methods.2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “harsh” in the fourth paragraph?A. Extremely strictB. Quite friendlyC. Rather coldD. Very attractive3. According to Yang Dongping, Chinese teaching methods ______.A. fit all countriesB. could be improvedC. are the best in the worldD. are not as good as British methods【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一部关于教学方法的纪录片在中英两国引起了不小的关注——五名中国老师被派去教英国学生，结果学生很不适应，这说明教学方法是以文化为基础的，在一个国家取得成功的教学方法在另一个国家不一定奏效。

【1题详解】细节理解题。

根据第三段中的“The idea is to see if the Chinese method improves academic performance.”可知，五名中国老师被派去教英国学生是为了检验中国教学方法的成效，故D项正确。

【2题详解】词义猜测题。

根据画线词前的“Chinese teachers calling their students lazy and lacking in discipline, while the students say the high pressure and”可知，中国老师说学生懒惰和缺乏纪律性，学生则说是压力太大和严厉的老师让他们发狂，由此可知画线词词义为“严厉的”，故A项正确。

【3题详解】推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段“The Chinese teaching methods are designed to strictly train the majority. Foreign teaching methods, however, are more natural and relaxing, and designed to inspire students’ interest in learning. Education methods are based on culture.”可知，杨东平认为，中国的教学方法侧重于严格要求，而英国的教学方法更为自然和轻松，旨在激发学生的学习兴趣，教学方法是以文化为基础的，由此可知，杨东平认为中国的教学方法有待改进。

【点睛】次词义猜测题的难度较大，对画线词上下文的理解是关键，特别是要抓住but，and等表示转折或并列关系的连词，例如本篇第2题，根据画线词前的“Chinese teachers calling their students lazy and lacking in discipline, while the students say the high pressure and”可知，中国老师说学生懒惰和缺乏纪律性，学生则说是压力太大和严厉的老师让他们发狂，特别是由and可知画线词与high pressure是并列关系，由此可知画线词词义为“严厉的”。

BOne spring day, once the flowers have begun to open, a bee will hover (盘旋) and zip through your yard and dive-bomb your picnic table. While you're thinking about avoiding an attack, that bee is focused on something else entirely: me.A honeybee has about six weeks to live. Today, like most days, her task is to fly as many as three miles from home, stick her long, straw-like tongue into a hundred or so flowers. When the bee has had her fill, shell fly home. There the bee will deposit what she has got into the mouth of one of her co-workers, who will relay it to another, and so on for about 20 minutes, until the mixture is ready to be placed into the comb. Then she and her 50 000 or so mates will hover in the dark all night every night, flapping their wings to create hot, breezy conditions to remove the water from the mixture. Several sunrises later, they will seal me off in a golden cell of beeswax. In her lifetime, our bee may visit 4,000 flowers, and yet will produce only one-twelfth of a tea spoon of me.The average American consumes nearly a pound and a half of me every year, in tea, on toast, and beyond. If I dosay so myself, I am a timeless treasure. Literally---I never go bad.Alas, my good health is not guaranteed. The problem lies in the growth of industrial agriculture and the use of pest control chemicals, as well as changes in weather patterns, all of which reduce the number of flowers bees have to visit I'd appreciate your letting your own garden grow just a little wild My future depends on all of us fostering spring and summers wild flowers, thus helping the bees, who give so much---to you, to me---without ever asking for anything in return..4. What does " me" refer to in the passage?A. The flowerB. The bee.C. WaterD. Honey5. What is the 2nd paragraph mainly about?A. Bees' special talentB. Bees' hard work.C. Bees' living environment.D. Bees' social behavior.6. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To appeal for help for honeybees.B. To talk about the history of a treasure.C. To put forward techniques for gardeners.D. To argue against the control of chemicals.【答案】4. D 5. B 6. A【解析】本文是一篇说明文，用拟人的手法，以蜂蜜的口吻，介绍了蜜蜂虽然只有六周左右的寿命，但用其一生辛勤为人类酿造蜂蜜，人类应该保护蜜蜂。