天津市西青区2021-2022学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题（word版 含答案）

天津市西青区2021-2022学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．I wanted to make dumplings but found I had ________ flour, so I went out to buy some.

A．made up for B．run out of

C．kept away from D．got down to

2．It’s a good idea to choose a(n) ________ destination in case your first-choice tourist spot is not available.

A．annual B．exact C．alternative D．pleasant

3．It seemed that I had become ________ my parents had wanted me to be.

A．when B．where C．what D．whether

4．I told you! I really am ranked the lowest. Number 25 out of 25 players.

________ You've got nowhere to go but up.

A．Tell me a bit more.

B．I'm not so sure about that.

C．Look on the bright side!

D．That is absolute nonsense!

5．Mother holding jobs outside the home should have ______ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.

A．identical B．beneficial C．flexible D．accessible

6．It is unbelievable that Mr. Smith leads quite a simple life ______ his great wealth.

A．without B．in C．from D．despite

7．He went to the airport to pick up his wife, but she ______ before his arrival.

A．left B．has left C．had left D．was leaving

8．My father always regrets ______ in touch with his old friends from university.

A．not to keep B．not keeping C．to keep D．to have kept

9．We know you care about your home and family. ______ you wouldn't be reading Ideal Home.

A．Therefore B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Meanwhile

10．Everyone in the room burst out ______ because of Jim's funny story.

A．laughter B．tears C．crying D．laughing

11．----I’m going to Venice next week.

----______. Carnival will be held then. Have fun!

A．You’re crazy B．You’re lucky C．You’d better not D．You never know

12．If you are in trouble, Mike is always willing to _______ a hand.

A．lend B．shake C．wave D．want

13．We have launched another man-made satellite, ______ is announced in today’s newspaper.

A．that B．which C．who D．what

14．While she was in Paris, she developed a _____ for fine art.

A．way B．relation C．taste D．habit

15．— You are a great swimmer.

— Thanks. It's because I ______ a lot these days.

A．was practising B．have been practising

C．had practised D．would practise

二、完形填空

    Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch, he’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d    16    seen him. So imagine my    17    when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.

I was    18   ! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to    19   . The bay was    20    in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little    21   . I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in    22   . “Something’s not    23   !” I took off my T-shirt and    24    into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was    25    violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors. I helped    26    the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something    27    to me. Those brown eyes were very    28   . “What’s his name?” I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I    29   . That stranger was my son!

The instructors called for an ambulance.    30   , after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to    31    and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben    32    to me. “I just want to say thank you,” he said, “You    33    my life!”

I still can’t believe what a    34    it was. I’m just so glad I was there    35    to help my son.

16．A．also B．often C．even D．last

17．A．delight B．relief C．anger D．worry

18．A．scared B．shocked C．thrilled D．ashamed

19．A．talk B．stay C．meet D．settle

20．A．bathed B．clean C．deep D．formed

21．A．faster B．closer C．heavier D．wiser

22．A．trouble B．advance C．question D．battle

23．A．real B．right C．fair D．fit

24．A．stared B．sank C．dived D．fell

25．A．arguing B．fighting C．Shouting D．shaking

26．A．lead B．persuade C．carry D．keep

27．A．happened B．occurred C．applied D．appealed

28．A．sharp B．pleasant C．attractive D．familiar

29．A．agreed B．hesitated C．doubted D．knew

30．A．Fortunately B．Frankly C．Sadly D．Suddenly

31．A．return B．relax C．speak D．leave

32．A．joked B．turned C．listened D．pointed

33．A．created B．honored C．saved D．guided

34．A．coincidence B．change C．pity D．pain

35．A．on board B．in time C．for sure D．on purpose

三、阅读选择

HOLIDAY FUN AT THE POWERHOUSE

Join in the holiday fun at the powerhouse this month linked to our new exhibition, evolution&Revolution: Chinese dress 1700s to now. DON'T FORGET our other special event, the Club Med Circus School which is part of the Circus (马戏团)!150 years of circus in Australia exhibition experience!

●Chinese Folk Dancing: Colorful Chinese dance and musical performances by The Chinese Folk Dancing School of Sydney. Dances include: The Golden stick dance and the Chinese drum dance. A feature will be the Qin Dynasty Emperor's court dance. Also included is a show of face painting for Beijing Opera performances.

Sunday 29 June and Wednesday 2 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11:30 am &1:30 pm.

●Australian Chinese Children's Arts Theatre: Well-known children's play experts from Shanghai lead this dynamic youth group. Performance include Chinese fairy tales and plays.

Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11. 30 am &1. 30 pm.

●Chinese Youth League: A traditional performing arts group featuring performance highlights such as the Red scarf and Spring flower dances, and a musician playing Er Hu.

Sunday 6 to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.

●Kids Activity: Make a Paper Horse: Young children make a paper horse cut-out. (The horse is a frequent theme in Chinese painting, indicating a kind of advancement.) Suitable for ages 8-12 years.

Saturday 28 June to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 12:00 pm to 1:00pm.

●Club Med Circus School: Learn circus skills, including the trapeze (空中飞人), trampolining (蹦床) and magic. Not only for children over 5. There are 40 places available in each I hour and these must be booked at the front desk, level 4, on the day.

Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 July at 11:30 am &1:00pm.

Enjoy unlimited free visits and many other benefits by becoming a Family member of the Powerhouse, Our family membership cover two adults and all children under the age of 16 years at the one address.

Members receive Powerline, our monthly magazine, discounts in the shops and the restaurants, as well as free admission to the Museum. All this for as little as $50,000 year! Call (02) 92170600 for more details.

36．When can you watch the Chinese drum dance?

A．On July 2. B．On July 3. C．On July 6. D．On July8.

37．If you are fond of Chinese fairy stories, you can go to ______.

A．Chinese Folk dancing B．Kids Activity

C．Chinese Youth League. D．Children's Arts Theatre

38．To learn the magic tricks, you can go to ______.

A．Kids Activity B．Chinese Youth League.

C．Club Med Circus School. D．Children's Arts Theatre

39．What is required if you want to enjoy free visits to the Museum?

A．Calling (02) 92170600, B．Gaining family membership.

C．Coming for the holiday fun. D．Paying Poerline $50,000 a year.

40．What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To attract visitors. B．To present schedules.

C．To report the performances. D．To teach kids Chinese arts.

    Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life. This time took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened.

On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's dress and picked out a beautiful skirt. “Jane bought this the first lime we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” He said. I guess this was the occasion: it was the funeral of my sister, after her unexpected death.

He took the skirl and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral. Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, “Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you are alive is a special occasion.”

I am thinking about his words, and they've changed the way I live my life. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less lime in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer. “Someday” and “One of these days” are losing their importance on my vocabulary. If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now.

Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold back or save anything that, would add laughter and color to our lives. Every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift. So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life.

41．Why did Jane buy the beautiful skirt but didn't wear it?

A．She waited for a special occasion to wear it on. B．She wanted to keep it for someone else.

C．She saved it until she grew up. D．She would give it to herself as a gift someday.

42．What does the underlined word “cherish” mean?

A．Save B．Waste C．Own D．Treasure

43．From his experience, the author learns that ______.

A．everybody can have a happy life through efforts

B．every day in our lives is worth cherishing

C．enjoying ourselves is the most important thing

D．everybody will have something left to do after death

44．What does the author write this passage for?

A．To show how to make good use of every clay in life.

B．To explain the true meaning of his brother-in-taw's words.

C．To tell people to find the meaning of life and cherish every day.

D．To encourage people to waste time and enjoy themselves.

45．What's the best title for this passage?

A．Every Day Is a Gift B．My Sister Jane

C．What Is the Meaningful Life Like D．The Most Important Time in Your life

    In its early history, Chicago had floods frequently, especially in the spring, making the streets so muddy that people, horses, and carts got stuck. An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this: A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street. Asked if he needs help, he replies, “No, thanks. I've got a good horse under me.”

The city planner decided to build an underground drainage (排水) system, but there simply wasn't enough difference between the height of the ground level and the water level. The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city.

An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced me the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt. This raised the level of the city's streets by as much as 12 feet.

This of course created a new problem: dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chicago. Building owners were faced with a choice: either change the first floors of their buildings into basements, and the second stories into main floors, or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level. Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily. But what about large, heavy structures like Tremont Hotel, which was a six-story brick building?

That's where George Pullman came in. He had developed some house-moving skills successfully. To lift a big structure like the Tremont Hotel, Pullman would place thousands of jackscrews (螺旋千斤顶) beneath the building's foundation. One man was assigned to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews. At Pullman's signal each man turned his jackscrew the same amount at the same time, thereby raising the building slowly and evenly. Astonishingly, the Tremont Hotel stay open during the entire operation, and many of its guests didn't even notice anything was happening. Some people like to say that every problem has a solution. But in Chicago's early history, every engineering solution seemed to create a new problem. Now that Chicago's waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River, the city's next step was to clean the polluted river.

46．The author mentions the joke to show ______.

A．horses were fairly useful in Chicago

B．Chicago's streets were extremely muddy

C．Chicago was very dangerous in the spring

D．the Chicago people were particularly humorous

47．The city planners were convinced by Ellis Chesbrough to_______.

A．get rid of the street dirt B．lower the Chicago River

C．fight against heavy floods D．build the pipes above ground

48．The underlined word “hoist”in Paragraph 4 means “_______”.

A．change B．lift

C．repair D．decorate

49．What can we conclude about the moving operation of the Tremont Hotel?

A．It went on smoothly as intended.

B．It interrupted the business of the hotel.

C．It involved Pullman turning ten jackscrews.

D．It separated the building from its foundation.

50．The passage is mainly about the early Chicago's ______.

A．popular life styles and their influences

B．environmental disasters and their causes

C．engineering problems and their solutions

D．successful businessmen and their achievements

    Art is everywhere. Any public space has been carefully designed by an artistic mind to be both functional and beautiful. Why, then, is art still so widely considered to be "the easy subject" at school, insignificant to wider society, a waste of time and effort?

Art can connect culture with commercial products in a way that not many other things can; art generates money and holds significant emotional and cultural value within communities. When people attend a concert, they are paying for music, sure, maybe even hotel rooms, meals, and transport, but they also gain an incredible experience, a unique atmosphere and a memory that will go through the rest of their lives. People don't just want material things anymore, they want to experience life一the arts are a perfect crossover（交迭）between culture and commerce.

Furthermore, the arts can bring communities together, reducing loneliness and making people feel safer. Social bonds are created among individuals when they share their arts experiences through reflection and discussion, and their expression of common values through artworks in honour of events significant to a nation's experience.

The arts clearly have a pretty positive impact on physical and psychological health. It is found that people who frequent cultural places or participate in artistic events are more likely to gain good health compared to those who do not; more engagement with the arts is linked to a higher level of people's wellbeing. The Royal Society of Public Health discovered that music and art, when used in hospitals, help to improve the conditions of patients by reducing stress, anxiety and blood pressure.

Children who are involved with the arts make greater achievements in their education: those engaged with drama have greater literary ability while others taking part in musical practice exhibit greater skills in math and languages. Kids with preference for the arts have a greater chance of finding employment in the future. Participating in the arts is essential for child development; encouraging children to express themselves in constructive ways could help to form healthy emotional responses in later life.

Vital to human life, art is celebrated and used by nations across the world for various purposes. Life without art would be boring and dead still, for art is a part of what makes us human.

51．Art products differ from most other commercial products because .

A．most people purchase them for collection

B．they are more expensive and less accessible

C．they have both commercial and cultural values

D．their prices may climb up as time passes

52．By sharing their arts experiences, community members can .

A．keep the community safe from illnesses

B．develop a stronger tie between them

C．learn to appreciate their own works of art

D．offer honourable solutions to their problems

53．What can we learn about people who are involved in artistic activities?

A．They enjoy better living conditions.

B．They like to compare themselves with others.

C．They are particularly good at both music and art.

D．They tend to be healthier physically and mentally.

54．How does kids' engagement with the arts benefit them?

A．It promotes their academic performance and emotional growth.

B．It gives them more confidence in exhibiting their learning skills.

C．It inspires their creativity in designing their future career.

D．It helps to make responsible people out of them.

55．What is the best title for this passage?

A．How Art Cures Our Hearts

B．Art: A Blessing to Humankind

C．How Art Benefits Communities

D．Art: A Bridge Between Cultures

四、阅读表达

阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

My name is Clara. I still remember that chilly December day, sitting in science class. I’d finished a worksheet early and picked up a Time for Kids magazine. A piece of news caught my eye. NASA was holding an essay contest to name its Mars rover (火星探测器). Before I even knew anything else about it, a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind: Curiosity.

I couldn’t wait for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay. That afternoon, I raced home, sat down at the computer, and typed until my fingers ached. “Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyone’s mind…”

Five months later, my mom received a phone call, and immediately, a wide smile spread across her face.

On August 5, 2012, at 10:31 p.m., the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was honored to have a front-row seat in NASA．

Curiosity is such an important part of who I am. I have always been fascinated by the stars, the planets, the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl, my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. She’d tell me stories and point out the stars. Grandma lived in China, thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas, but the stars kept us together even when we were apart. They were always there, yet there was so much I didn’t know about them. That’s what I love so much about space.

People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mars. My answer is simple because we’re curious. We human beings do not just hole up in one place. We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what’s over the hill and beyond the horizon.

56．How did Clara get the news about the essay contest? (no more than 10 words)

57．Why did Clara have a front-row seat in NASA? (no more than 10 words)

58．What does Clara remember about the time spent with Grandma? (no more than 15 words)

59．What does the underlined phrase “hole up” mean? (1 word)

60．In your opinion, why is curiosity important? (no more than 20 words)

五、申请信

61．假定你是李华，暑假在伦敦学习， 得知当地美术馆要举办中国画展览。请写一封信申请做志愿者，内容包括：1. 写信的目的；2. 个人优势；3. 能做到的事。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam,

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

参考答案

1．B

2．C

3．C

4．C

5．C

6．D

7．C

8．B

9．C

10．D

11．B

12．A

13．B

14．C

15．B

16．D

17．A

18．C

19．C

20．A

21．B

22．A

23．B

24．C

25．D

26．C

27．B

28．D

29．D

30．A

31．D

32．B

33．C

34．A

35．B

36．A

37．D

38．C

39．B

40．A

41．A

42．D

43．B

44．C

45．A

46．B

47．D

48．B

49．A

50．C

51．C

52．B

53．D

54．A

55．B

56．By reading a Time for Kids magazine. Or: From a Time for Kids magazine

57．She won the essay contest held by NASA. Or: She named the Mars rover “Curiosity”. Or: “Curiosity” was chosen as the name of the Mars rover.

58．She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about stars. Or: Her grandma told her stories about stars. Or: They sat together talking about stars.

59．Stay/Remain/Live/Hide

60．Curiosity is important because it leads to discovery or inventions. Or: With curiosity, we keep asking questions and exploring the world unknown. Or: Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering about the things beyond our knowledge.

61．Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to apply to be a volunteer for the Chinese Painting Exhibition which will be held in your art gallery.

I think I am qualified for the job, because I have learned Chinese painting since childhood. Equally important, I am fluent in both Chinese and English, so I have no difficulty in communicating with others. If I am lucky enough to be chosen as a volunteer, I can show visitors around the gallery and answer their questions about the paintings, after some proper training.

I would be very grateful if you could offer me the opportunity. I am looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua