山西省忻州市静乐县第一中学2020届高三下学期月考英语试卷



英语试卷
第一卷(共100分)
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
从 A,B,C,D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. ______ friend of my grandfather’s will come tomorrow. I’m wondering how old ______ man he might be.
A. The; a B. The; the C. A; a D. A; the
2. — ______ you make so much noise?
—Sorry. I’ll take care not to.
A. Can B. Must C. May D. Would
3. — The book isn’t easy for Jack to understand, is it?
—______. His foreign language is far better than expected.
A. No, it isn’t B. I’m afraid not C. I don’t think so D. Yes, it is
4. She was complaining that the doctor was ______ too much for the treatment he was giving her.
A. wasting B. offering C. costing D. charging
5. Della wanted to find Jim a fine and rare present, ______ worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim.
A. that B. it C. the one D. one
6. Jack said he ______ to her but he ______ yet.
A. would be writing; hasn’t B. was going to write; doesn’t
C. would write; hasn’t D. had written; didn’t
7. At present the hotel is almost empty, but I’m sure things will start to ______ in the spring.
A. rise up B. hold on C. pick up D. hang out
8. Why didn’t you ask for help, ______ trying to do it on your own?
A. or rather B. more than C. other than D. rather than
9. The beautiful village, ______ we spent our holiday last month, lies at the front of a mountain.
A. that B. where C. which D. what
10. It was 2 hours’ wait by the time the announcement ______, saying my flight was canceled.
A. had been made B. was made C. made D. was making
11. Only when ______ according to the directions strictly, will the medicine work well.
A. taking B. having taken C. taken D. being taken
12. The house was just ______ I had left it except that everything was covered with dust.
A. that B. as C. what D. where
13. The best time to go to Australia is ______ autumn.
A. later B. latest C. late D. last
14. ______ has been done to provide training for the new staff of this company.
A. Not nearly enough B. Nearly not enough
C. Enough not nearly D. Not enough nearly
15. Sometimes ______ you’re paying attention in class, certain subjects seem too hard.
A. ever since B. now that C. even though D. even as
16. Luckily, the bullet(子弹) narrowly missed the captain ______ an inch.
A. at B. to C. from D. by
17. --- Jim has his friend Tom do all the cleaning work! Isn’t he wise?
--- Not really. I think he is ______.
A. more wise than lazy B. wiser than lazy
C. more lazy than wise D. lazier than wise
18. Having climbed to the top of the mountain, we were able to see many houses ______ in the thick ______ forest.
A. hidden; growing B. hiding; growing
C. hidden; grown D. hiding; grown
19. You could get into a ______ where you have to make a decision immediately.
A. situation B. condition C. place D. state
20. — I’d like to be on my own for a while. Do you mind?
— ______. Go ahead.
A. No way B. I’m afraid so C. Not in the least D. Yes, of course
第二节: 完形填空 (共20 小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 21---40各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项.
I stood up and studied the crowd of people making their way through the station. I looked for the girl whose heart I knew, but whose face I __21__, the girl with the __22__. The story had begun twelve months before in a __23__. Taking a book off the shelf I found myself __24__ by the notes penciled in the margin (页边空白). The soft handwriting __25__ a thoughtful soul and insightful (有深刻见解的) mind. In the front of the book, I discovered the __26__ owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year we two grew to know each other through the __27__. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for our first __28__--- 7:00 P.M. at the station.
A beautiful young woman was coming towards me, her __29__ tall and slim. I started to walk towards her with delight, entirely forgetting to __30__ that she was not wearing a rose. I __31__ made one step closer to her, and then I saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, was standing almost directly __32__ the girl. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.
I felt __33__ I was split (撕) in two, and there she stood. My fingers gripped the worn leather copy of the __34__ that was to identify me to her. I knew this would not be __35__, something perhaps even better than love. I felt choked by the bitterness of my __36__. “I’m John, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to __37__?
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just __38__ begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said __39__ you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big __40__ across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
21. A. hadn’t B. haven’t C. couldn’t D. didn’t
22. A. rose B. flower C. magazine D. notes
23. A. restaurant B. meeting room C. library D. station
24. A. absorbed B. surrounded C. surprised D. burdened
25. A. reacted B. reflected C. responded D. repeated
26. A. previous B. nice C. thoughtful D. beautiful
27. A. phone B. telegram C. dictionary D. mail
28. A. dining B. meeting C. walking D. talking
29. A. legs B. face C. figure D. hair
30. A. observe B. consult C. notice D. say
31. A. carefully B. eagerly C. notably D. easily
32. A. behind B. past C. beside D. before
33. A. as long as B. even though C. no matter how D. as though
34. A. newspaper B. book C. letter D. notice
35. A. a meeting B. happiness C. love D. a dinner
36. A excitement B. sorrow C. disappointment D. unwillingness
37. A. a walk B. your home C. a party D. dinner
38. A. went by B. followed me C. came here D. went in the restaurant
39. A. when B. if C. unless D. since
40. A. market B. restaurant C. building D. library
第二部分: 阅读理解(第一节20小题, 第二节5小题; 每小题2分, 满分50分)
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
If I ever end up in a police missing-persons report, it will be because I went out to run some errands (跑差事) for my wife and never returned.
My adventure begins when I announce that I am going out to get a haircut, or to pick up my suit at the cleaner’s, or to do something that shouldn’t take very long.
As I look for my car keys, my wife utters (说出) those terrible words: “While you’re out …” This is a signal for me to make sure the car has enough gas for a cross-country trip because God knows when I will come back.
Of course my wife runs 95 percent of the errands, or that she is the one who keeps the household running smoothly. If it were up to me, the whole family would come to an end. The simple reason is that I am not good at doing anything more complicated than going out to get a haircut.
Here is what often happens:
“I’m going out to get a haircut,” I announce.
“While you’re out,” my wife says, “can you drop off the movie we rented last week? It’s due back today and I don’t want to pay a late charge.” “Sure,” I say.
Then she adds, “And stop at the post office for a book of stamps.” At last, I become nervous. I can handle a haircut and two errands. One more errand and I’m finished.
“And stop at the vet’s to pick up a bag of dog food.”
It doesn’t matter if all of these places are in the same shopping center (they aren’t). Three errands are more than my brain can process (处理). So I write them down.
“You mean you can’t remember three little errands?” my wife asks unbelievably.
Sadly, I can’t. I can remember to return the movie because it will be in the car. But with no visible (看得见的) reminders of my other two errands, I will almost certainly forget one of them.
I have to figure out where to go first. Should I get a haircut and then run my errands?
Should I stop at the post office first, get a haircut and then go to the video store and the vet’s on my way home?
Later in the day, I return home. With no small amount of pride, I hand her the book of stamps and the bag of dog food. She holds up a small box and says, “You forgot to give the movie back.”
It’s the story of my life: In one ear and out of the other.
41. The use of the word “terrible” in paragraph 3 shows that the writer ______.
A. does not love his wife B. has deep hatred for his wife
C. gets frightened by his wife’s voice D. is anxious about his wife’s request
42. The wife asks her husband to do three things after his haircut because ______.
A. she thinks they are easy errands
B. she likes to do housework at home
C. she is not satisfied with her lazy husband
D. she does not want to do these things herself
43. Why does the husband write down the three things?
A. He is serious. B. He is joking. C. He is forgetful. D. He is foolish.
44. When the husband returns home, he is ______.
A. rather tired B. very happy C. rather proud D. very nervous
45. What is the structure of this story?
A. Topic-Example-Conclusion B. Topic-Comparison-Argument
C. Example-Discussion-Conclusion D. Example-Discussion-Argument
B
COLUMBIA City, Indiana --- For Robin Smith, the hard plastics company where she works has become a worker’s paradise since the work week was cut from 40 to 30 hours last May with no pay cut.
“I love it. I like spending more time with my family and less time at work and getting paid for it,” said the mother of three.
Hard plastics is part of a growing number of US companies that are experimenting with the so-called “30/40” plan to replace the 40-hour working week.
Unlike in Europe, where cutting the working week is seen as a way to reduce unemployment, US companies see the 30/40 program mainly as a tool to increase productivity.
At the Hard Plastics plant, some 150 women employees work 6-hour daily for a 30-hour working week. And if they show up every day on time, they get a 10-hour bonus (奖金) for the week.
“But if you’re even one minute late, sorry Charlie, no bonus,” said Ronald Richey, the company’s president.
“We are in a very low unemployment market here, 2.5 per cent for the town.--- Whitley,” said Ronald Richey. “The idea was to draw more quality applicants (申请者).
With 30/40, the company, which employs 325 people at two plants in Indiana and has yearly sales of $30 million, has greatly broadened its applicant pool. Some 40 people apply every week, among them many with long years of work experience or even college degrees.
The idea was first put forward by industrial psychologist (心理学家) Ron Healey. He said more and more companies were expressing interest in his program and were even testing it.
46. According to the text, what is the 30/40 program?
A. An employee works 30 hours a week with 40 hour’s pay.
B. An employee works for 10 hours extra every week and gets paid.
C. A woman employee with a family has the right to work 30 hours a week.
D. A woman employee gets paid even if she stays at home during work hours.
47. A “30/40 plan” is being tested in Hard Plastics with an aim to ______.
A. let working women enjoy their family life
B. improve employees working conditions
C. reduce unemployment in Whitley
D. raise the company’s productivity
48. We learn from the text that with 30/40, the company is able to ______.
A. employ more women workers
B. employ more college graduates
C. choose their employees from many applicants
D. prevent workers from being late
49. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Hard Plastics: a worker’s paradise
B. US: shorter week produces more
C. 30/40 program: a better way to reduce unemployment
D. Ron Healey: his contribution to industrial psychology
C
I had passed the roughly painted sign often on my way to and from work. In bold red letters, it read “Peaches-U-Pick --- 3 miles”. Finally, driving with my husband one day, I decided to check it out.
Less than a mile down the road, we came upon another “peaches” sign with a red arrow pointing right. Then, we came to a path leading away from the main road. Once on the path, we saw a smaller sign with only a red arrow directing us into a field of all grass. We walked through and found a red-tailed hawk (鹰) sitting on the fence. When we got closer, it flew off screaming loudly. “He must be the lookout,” I joked. We came out on the other side of the field to find another red arrow guiding us deeper into the woods. At exactly the three-mile point, we were greeted by a yellow dog, who looked as if he had been standing there waiting. We parked the car in the shade of trees, and found two more dogs, several cats, and peach trees as far as the eye could see. No one seemed to be home.
Nearby, a wooden table was topped with baskets, a map of the orchards (果园) and a message which read: “Welcome, friends. Peaches are $5 per basket. Pick all you want. Then put the money in the box below. Have fun.”
“Well,” I said loudly, looking at the dogs, “do you guys want to pick peaches?” They started barking and jumping around, then raced off ahead. We followed the dogs to the woods where the trees were loaded with beautiful ripe fruit. I ran to one tree, my husband to another, each of us followed by a dog. When our baskets were full, we turned back, our new friends heading the way.
The biggest tiger cat I had ever seen was asleep next to the money box. “Do you think he can count?” I asked. “After what we’ve seen today,” my husband replied, “he probably can make change.”
We were patting the dogs goodbye when a car pulled in. “Do you live here?” the driver asked. “No, but they’ll show you what to do,” I said, nodding at our furry hosts. As we drove off slowly, we looked back on --- a simple place of pure enjoyment.
50. The sign “Peaches-U-Pick” means ______.
A. peach pickers wanted B. peach picking games
C. picking peaches yourself D. peach-picking training courses
51. From the text we can learn that the orchard ______.
A. is a training base for farmers
B. lies less than three miles from the main road
C. serves as a summer camp for tourists
D. is run by some well trained animals
52. The underlined words “furry hosts” in the last paragraph refer to______.
A. the newly arrived guests B. the animals on the orchard
C. the owners of the orchard D. the peach trees
D
We are living in fast times. Yesterday’s unforgettable culture experience is today’s forgotten film or book. For a few months, the media was full of reports about “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (《藏龙卧虎》). Now the media has gone to the next big thing.
But some things have a more lasting influence. “Crouching tiger, Hidden Dragon” was the first Chinese film to have won major Oscars. And its success meant that millions of people across the world saw a film in Chinese about a Chinese subject.
This is a good example of what sociologists (社会学家) call “soft power.” Hard power is the ability to make others do what you want. Its weapons are guns and money and its aim is to control other countries.
Soft power is the ability to make other people want to please you. The weapon of “soft power” is film, books, TV programs and computer games. And the aim is to increase what advertisers call “mindshare”. That is, the amount of time people spend enjoying and thinking about what a culture or society has to offer.
According to Professor Joseph Nye, who invented the idea, soft power is replacing hard power as a way of measuring economic strength. Historically, armies are used to protect economic interest. These days, business increasingly depends on getting foreigners to understand and buy into your culture, and the products and services it produces.
Everyone knows about China’s economy. But how much soft power does China have? What role does China play in the cultural life of ordinary people thousands of miles away?
53. The film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is mentioned _______.
A. to introduce the idea of soft power
B. to report the results of major Oscars
C. to show the development of China’s economy
D. to make known to the public the success of a Chinese film
54. Which of the following has a lasting influence?
A. Advanced techniques B. Economic interest.
C. Major Oscars. D. Culture experiences.
55. According to the writer, which of the following can be referred to as soft power?
A. The media. B. Businesses. C. Sociologists. D. Armies and money.
56. What is the main subject discussed in the text?
A. Culture is a product that can be advertised.
B. Oscars has a major effect on a countries economy.
C. A country’s economy is measured by the hard power.
D. Culture exchanges play an important role in a country’s economy.

E
People living on part of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and several houses discovered that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea has eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea. Erosion of the white cliff along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has moved farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, foretelling the year in which the hungry sea will swallow up their homes.
Angry owners have called on the government to build sea defenses to protect their homes. Government officials have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents (水流) go further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.
57. What is the cause of the problem that people living on the south coast of England face?
A. The rising of the sea level.
B. The experts’ lack of knowledge.
C. The washing-away of limestone cliff.
D. The disappearing of hotels, houses and gardens.
58. The erosion of the white cliffs in the south coast of England ______.
A. will soon become a problem for people in midland
B. has now become a threat to the local people
C. can be stopped if proper measures are taken
D. is quickly changing the map of England
59. The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can ______.
A. lead to its final solution
B. warn people whose home are in danger
C. provide an effective way to slow it down
D. help to find out when the cliff will disappear
60. It is impractical to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because ______.
A. the government is too slow in taking action
B. it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areas
C. house agents along the coast do not support the idea
D. they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents

第二节：阅读下列材料。从所给的六个选项(A、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ、Ｅ、和F) 中，选出符合各人需要的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
______61. Miss Wang is now working in a joint venture (合资企业) as a business woman. Her major work is to contact the foreign businessmen through emails, calls and letters. She has no trouble communicating with the English-speaking people face to face. However, when it comes to business writing, she is not sure about the grammar and the form.
______62. Mr. Zhang taught himself English. Three months ago, when he was required to work as a sales representative (代表) in Britain, he had trouble in communicating with his English customers. The problem is with his pronunciation and intonation (语调). He wants to find some websites offering spoken English teaching with correct pronunciation and ideal sound effects.
______63. Ms. Wilson is now teaching English in China. She has found that the major problem with her students’ reading comprehension lies with their limited vocabulary. However, memorizing a list of 10-20 new words every day is a boring task for the students. She wants to find some games from the internet, so that her students may have interest in learning and using the words.
______64. Li Yue is not interested in reciting English texts. He says it is boring. He is more interested in practicing his newly learned English expressions in classroom activities. But when he is at home on holiday, he has no one to talk to in English. His mother suggests him looking for interactive (交互) websites from the Internet.
______65. Zhang Ming is going for his undergraduate study in America. His friend has rented a room for him from an old American couple. This is his first time to go abroad and stay with the natives. To get along well with them, Zhang Ming is eager to learn English idioms and everyday topics. So, he searches the Internet for some useful websites.
ELT Website Review
A
B
☆http: // www. putclub.com
PUT stands for postgraduate plus undergraduate plus teachers. It provides various listening materials for students of English at different levels, including news and articles for academic purposes. It also has some instruction on how to improve listening skill. There is also a forum (论坛) for you to share your English learning experiences with other.
☆http: // www. oup. Com / elt / products / students/
This site offers interactive games and exercises to help learners practice English in an entertaining way. Resources are organized at various levels and cover all the four basic skills. The exercises include three levels: primary, secondary and adult. You can choose an exercise of your own level.
C
D
☆http: // www. focusenglish. com / dia / co. html
Do you sometimes get upset when you’re unable to express yourself clearly? This website focuses on idiomatic and everyday expressions that can help learners deal with daily conversational situations. Each dialogue is accompanied by carefully designed exercises so you can follow the steps and practice at your own pace. From this you will know how native express things.
☆http: // writing. englishclub. com / s-talk / htm
You can find tips on how to start writing memos (备忘录), to send emails or to write business reports for your company. There are exercises at different levels and in different forms. If you register (注册) as our member, send us your writings. Our language experts will emails you in reply and offer free instructions within seven working days.
E
F
☆http: // esl. About. com / cs / pronu / a / astress. htm
English is considered a stressed language. This means we stress certain words while other words are quickly spoken. When you speak English, the words you stress can change meaning in a sentence. This website provides examples and exercises to help you improve your pronunciation through correct word stress.
☆http: // www. vocabulary. Com
This vocabulary puzzle and activities site helps you learn vocabulary in an interesting and innovation (有创意的) way. The activities come at 3 levels of difficulty, with 20 thematic topics on various subjects such as Wizards, Elections, Holidays, Character Education, Science Shakespeare, and Fitness.

2,4,6
第二卷(共50分)

第三部分： 写作（共三节，满分50分）
第一节：单词拼写(共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式。(每空限写一词)
66. The garage said the car was so old it wasn’t worth r___________.
67. Sarah’s brother a___________ publicly to me for his mistake.
68. Few people are able to a____________ cars like that. They are so expensive.
69. It was q____________ there. You could just hear the winds moving in the trees.
70. Our parents wished us a safe j____________ as we drove away in Toyota.
71. Tree-planting Day is on March the t________.
72. They have no m___________ of transport except for two bicycles.
73. I think reading English newspaper is a good way of i__________ your English.
74. Is the Spring Festival in F__________ or in January?
75. Many students go to UK because they prefer the British educational s________.
第二节: 短文改错 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，该行右边横线上画一个勾（√ ）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉；在该行右边的横线上写上该词，也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一词：在缺词处加一个漏字符（∧），在该行右边的横线上写上该加的词。
此行错一词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Dear Sally,
Now I’d like to tell you something about my part-time job in this 76. ___________
summer vacation, in which I worked like a guide in a travel agency. 77. ___________
The work was interesting but tired. I think it was helpful to work this 78. ___________
holiday. This was the first time that I have earned money on my own. 79. ___________
I’ve come to understand how hard my parents work to support for 70. ___________
the family . I used to keep on ask them for money, but now I’ll never 81. ___________
waste money and learn to share worry with my parent. I’ve learnt how 82. ___________
to get along well with others. What’s worse, I’ve gained some working 83. ___________
and social experience and I have learnt something can’t be learnt from 84. ___________
textbooks. All this will be good for my future. In the word, I had a 85. ___________
wonderful and valuable summer vacation.
Yours,
Li Bing
第三节: 书面表达(满分30分)
观察下列图表， 请以“Changes in the Ownership of Houses in Beijing”为题，用英语写一篇120词左右的短文。（比例数字以下方所给为准）
短文应包括以下内容：
1. 描述该市住房产权的变化。
2. 简析产生这些变化的原因：生活水平的提高，消费观念的转变等。
3. 说明这些变化对社会和个人产生的影响。
消费 consumption


英语答案
Answer
单项选择：
1-5 CBDDD 6-10 CCDBB 11-15 CBCAC 16-20 DCBAC
完型填空：
21—25 DACAB 26—30 ADBCC 31—35 BADBC 36—40 CDABB
阅读理解：
41-45 DACCA 46-50 ADCBC 51-55BBADA 56-60 DCBBB
61-65 DEFBC
单词拼写：
66. repairing 67. apologized 68. afford 69. quiet 70. journey
71. twelfth 72. means 73. improving 74. February 75. system
改错：
76．正确 77．like—as 78．tired—tiring 79．have—had 80．去掉for
81．ask—asking 82．parent—parents 83．worse—more
84．something can’t—something that can’t 85．the—a
书面表达：
One possible version:
As can be seen from the chart, ownership of houses in Beijing has significantly changed in the 1990s. In 1990, 75 percent of the houses were state-owned. Five years later, the rate of state-owned houses to private ones was 60 to 40. But from then on, the ownership changed rapidly and in 2005, 80 percent of houses were private.
What caused the changes? There may be two main reasons. First, since 1990, the people’s living standards have been improving. Most of them can afford to buy the houses they want with the help of loans from banks. Second, most people have changed their ideas of consumption. They do not save a lot of money in the bank but buy their own houses and enjoy life.
Such changes do good to both the citizens and the development of society. Citizens can enjoy better living conditions; meanwhile, the changes also promote our country’s economy.