内蒙古自治区包头市第二中学2020届高三上学期10月月考英语试卷

第一部分  阅读理解 （共两节，满分40 分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

We have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier.

 How to use your NatWest Servicecard .

 As a Switch card, it lets you pay for all sorts of goods and services, wherever you see the Switch logo. The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money ( or an agreed overdraft (透支) to cover it). It is also a cheque guarantee for up to the amount shown on the card. And it gives you free access to your money from over 31,000 cash machines across the UK.

 How to use your NatWest Cashcard

 You can use your Cashcard as a Solo card to pay for goods and services wherever you see the Solo logo. It can also give you access to your account and your cash from over 31,000 cash machines nationwide. You can spend or withdraw what you have in your account, or as much as your agreed overdraft limit.

 Using your cards abroad

 You can also use your Servicecard and Cashcard when you’re abroad. You can withdraw cash at cash machines and pay for goods and services wherever you see the Cirrus or Maestro logo displayed.

 We take a commission charge (手续费 ) of 2.25% of each cash withdrawal you make ( up to ￡4 ) and a commission charge of 75 pence every time you use Maestro to pay for goods or services. We also apply a foreign-exchange transaction fee of 2.65%.

 How to use your Nat West Credit Card

 With your credit card you can do the following：

 * Pay for goods and services and enjoy up to 56 days interest-free credit.

 * Pay in over 24 million shops worldwide that display the Mastercard or Visa logos.

 * Collect one AIR MILE for every￡20 of spending that appears on your statement（结算单）.

 （This does not include foreign currency or traveller’s cheques bought，interest and other charges.）

1．If you carry the Servicecard or the Cashcard , ________.

 A. you can use it to guarantee things as you wish

 B. you can draw your money from cash machines conveniently

 C. you can spend as much money as you like without a limit

 D. you have to pay some extra money when you pay for services in the UK

2．If you withdraw￡200 from a cash machine abroad, you will be charged ________.

 A．￡4       B．￡4.5      C．￡5.25     D．￡5.3

3．Which of the following is TRUE about using your NatWest Credit Card?

 A. You have to pay back with interest within 56 days.

 B. You will be charged some interest beyond two months.

 C. You can use the card in any shop across the world.

 D. You will gain one air mile if you spend ￡20 on traveller’s cheques.

4．The purpose of the passage is to show you how to ________.

 A. play your cards right           B. use your cards abroad

 C. draw cash with your cards       D. pay for goods with your cards

B

　  Photographs are everywhere. They decorate (装饰) the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.

    Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social change.

    Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty(贫穷)　caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.

    Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture.

    As historical and artistic documents(文献) , photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish(发表) them in books and on the Internet.

5. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to         .

A. beauties      B. photos       C. goods        D. events

6. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos         .

A. are also works of art         B. are popular ways of reporting news

C. often shock the public        D. can serve as a force for social change

7. What can we learn from the passage?

A. News with pictures is encouraging.     

B. Photos help people improve.

C. News photos mean history in a sense. 

D. People prefer reading news with pictures.

8. The text is mainly about        .

A. telling the story through pictures  B. decorating the walls of homes

C. publishing historical papers      D. expressing feeling through pictures

C

Europe is home to a variety of cultural treasures. Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, has offered pairs of cities for culture hungry but time poor travelers.

London and Paris

It takes you about two hours to travel from London to Paris by Eurostar, a high-speed railway service. The two capital cities have been competing in fashion, art and nightlife for decades－but each secretly looks up to the other.

No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris' Louvre Museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip the British Museum free to visit.  Compared with London,  Paris has more outdoor attractions such as the beautiful green walkway La Promenade Plantae.

In Paris, you'll see diners linger over red wine. While in London, you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake.

Vienna and Bratislava

Austrian capital Vienna and Slovakia city Bratislava are an hour apart by train. But since they are linked by the Danube River, the best way to travel is by ship. A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from 17th century’s Habsburg dynasty splendor to sci-fi restaurants.

Vienna is famous for Mozart and imperial palaces. You can appreciate the perfect blending of architecture and nature in the grand Schonbrunn Palace, and reward yourself with a cup of Vienna coffee, which has made its way to the world's cultural heritage list.

Bratislava is best known for its fine dining－the remarkable UFO restaurant. You can enjoy a meat laden dinner here in an amazing setting.

9. What’s the relationship between London and Paris according to the text?

   A. They help each other.　　　　　         B. They attack each other.

   C. They admire each other.           D. They don't like each other.

10. Which of the cities should you choose if you are interested in sci-fi restaurants?

   A. London.        B. Paris.              C. Glasgow.         D. Bratislava.

11. Lonely Planet recommends these two pairs of cities because ________.

   A. they are not expensive to visit　　　    

B. they are best known to the world

   C. they are always enemies between each other 

   D. they are close but different in many aspects

D

     When we smile, our system recognizes that there’s an absence of threat, and relaxes: It slows down our heart rate, and may temporarily reduce blood pressure, too, promoting overall heart health. Even forcing your face into a smile can reduce stress and relax your heart rate.

Smiling is a language that everyone understands regardless of age, race, culture, language, and nationality. We all know that when you smile at people, even strangers, they almost always smile back, spreading a kind of peace and goodwill. This contagious（有感染力的）smiling comes from a subconscious tendency to match other people’s emotions. It’s why people who spend time around children, who smile often, naturally smile more than people who keep mostly adults company.

People who are generous with smiles are considered more likeable and approachable than people who wear a deadpan （面无表情的）expression. Consider successful salesmen and politicians. Can you imagine how we’d react if they wore sour expressions? People who smile a lot are more likely to gain our trust — and earn better tips — than someone who provides the same service with an impassive face.

In a study, Major League Baseball players from 1952 who wore full-faced, genuine smiles on their baseball cards lived longer, around 79.9 years, compared to players who only partly smiled or didn’t smile at all, who lived 5 to 7 years less. Smiling can make us look younger, too: People who smile frequently seem to age more slowly, appearing around three years younger than their less smiley counterparts.

We now have evidence that we are hardwired to smile. While smiling used to be considered a learned behavior that babies acquired at around six weeks of age, more advanced ultrasound testing has shown that even babies who are born blind can smile. Babies have been known to make breathing and sucking movements while still in the womb（子宫）, and these reactions are thought to prepare them for their life outside. Now smiling has joined the list. Say cheese!

12.What can smiling do according to Paragraph 1?

1.                                                  Remove your life pressure. 
2.                                                  Improve the condition of the heart.
3.                                                  Make your blood pressure steady.
4.                                                  Prevent you from being absent-minded.

13. What should you do if you want to smile more according to the author?

1.                                                  Stay more with people smiling more.
2.                                                  Approach smart children.
3.                                                  Care more about others’ feelings.
4.                                                  Volunteer together with more strangers.

14What does the author want to show by mentioning salesmen and politicians?

1.                                                    A false smile may hurt people.
2.                                                    Smiles contribute to a career.
3.                                                    Generous people tend to smile more.
4.                                                    Work pressure stops people smiling.

15. What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?

A. Babies smile within 2 months.

B. Blind babies learn to smile.

C. Smiling is a natural ability.

D. Breathing and sucking are similar to smiling.

第二节 （共5小题, 每小题2分，满分10分）

    根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项

Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp

Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing.  16     Read on for some techniques worth trying.

1.  17  

People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study.    18   Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.

2. Go for a walk.

Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain.   19   

3. Learn something new.

Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.   20   or go dancing with your friends.

A. Focus on the future.

B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.

C. It should be something like learning gardening.

D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.

E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.

F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.

G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.

第二部分  英语知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment. Their savings had been____21____ to pay lawyers’ fees. To make matters worse, Moth was diagnosed（诊断）with a _____22_____ disease. There was no _____23_____, only pain relief.

Failing to find any other way out, they decided to make a _____24_____ journey, as they caught sight of an old hikers’(徒步旅行者）guide.

This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and _____25_____ recovery. When leaving home, Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank. They planned to keep the _____26_____ low by living on boiled noodles, with the _____27_____ hamburger shop treat.

Wild camping is _____28_____ in England. To avoid being caught, the Winns had to get their tent up _____29_____and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot ______30______ than they remember it was in their 20s. Raynor ______31______ all over and desired a bath. Moth, meanwhile, after an initial ______32______, found his symptoms were strangely ______33______ by their daily tiring journey.

_____34_____, the couple found that their bodies turned for the better, with re-found strong muscles that they thought had ______35______ forever. "Our hair was fried and falling out, nails broken, clothes ______36______ to a thread, but we were alive."

During the journey, Raynor began a career as a nature writer. She writes, "______37______ had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare, an empty page at the end of a(n) ______38______ written book. It had also given me a ______39______, either to leave that page ______40______ or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope.”

21. A. drawn up B. used up C. backed up D. kept up

22. A. mild B. common C. preventable D. serious

23. A. cure B. luck C. care D. promise

24. A. business B. walking C. bus D. rail

25. A. expected B. frightening C. disappointing D. surprising

26. A. budget B. revenue C. compensation D. allowance

27. A. frequent B. occasional C. abundant D. constant

28. A. unpopular B. lawful C. attractive D. illegal

29. A. soon B. early C. late D. slowly

30. A. harder B. easier C. cheaper D. funnier

31. A. rolled B. bled C. ached D. trembled

32. A. struggle B. progress C. excitement D. research

33. A. developed B. controlled C. reduced D. increased

34. A. Initially B. Eventually C. Temporarily D. Consequently

35. A. gained B. kept C. wounded D. lost

36. A. sewn B. washed C. worn D. ironed

37. A. Doctors B. Hiking C. Lawyers D. Homelessness

38. A. well B. partly C. neatly D. originally

39. A. choice B. reward C. promise D. break

40. A. loose B. full C. blank D. missing

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 a wonderful school time, thanks to my Chinese teacher, who inspired me to do great things.

From the moment I could say my first word, I 41.         (attract) by words and books. It was my Chinese teacher who grew my love of reading and influenced me a lot. Under her   42.            (encourage), I would spend hours 43.          (bury) myself in novels, even if my friends just laughed at me. She encouraged reading: not just in class, 44.        on our own as well. The main reason why I like her so much is 45.       she is the one of the kindest teachers I have ever met. Whatever story you had that you wanted to share, she would always listen 46.          (careful) and treat you like a friend rather than a student. It was obvious that she cared about our dreams and futures. Her personality just shows sunshine and warmth. A teacher who cares that much deserves a special place in 47.      heart of her students.

  Therefore, to sum it up, my Chinese teacher is possibly one of the most inspiring 48._____          (educator) I’ve ever had. Her considerate ways and heartfelt pride toward her students make me 49.          (feel) warm. A good teacher is the one who explains, a better teacher demonstrates, but only the 50.         (good) can truly inspire.

第三部分    写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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 at high school, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar because we all thought it was cool. I will never forget the day on that we went to buy guitars in the guitar store. There I saw a guitar player playing guitar, which I really enjoyed. He became my first guitar teacher. It takes me a long time to choose a guitar among several wonderful model.

Now the guitar is the most importantly part of my life and I practice it every day.

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

近来，随着网络的普及，学生的汉字书写能力降低。为了保护传统民族文化——汉字，校学生会提出倡议，请你根据以下内容提示，以学生会的名义为你校的同学们写一封英文倡议书。

内容要点：1. 少上网，多读书，勤记笔记;

          2. 养成练书写和写日记的习惯；

          3. 自拟一项其他方面的倡议内容（比如：背诵国学经典）。

注意：短文字数不少于100词。

参考词汇：汉字Chinese characters  国学经典：national cultural classics

Dear friends,

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                                                   the Students’ Union

2019-2020学年第一学期高三年级第一次考试英语试题

参考答案::

阅读:

1-4 BABA   5-8 BDCA    9-11 CDD   12-15BABC   16-20FAEGC

完形：

21. B    22. D    23. A    24. B    25. D    26. A    27. B    28. D    29. C    30. A    31. C    32. A    33. C    34. B    35. D    36. C    37. D    38. B    39. A    40. C

语法填空

41. was attracted      42. encouragement      43.burying       44.but     45. that   46.carefully          47.the         48. educators     49. feel     50. best

短文改错 

51.learn-learning    52.Therefore-However 53.at--from  54.started—start    55. all--both 

56. that---which   57.playing 后加the   58.takes-took   59.model—models     

60. importantly--important

写作：

Dear friends,

Thanks to easy access to the internet, many of us spend a lot of time on it for work and entertainment. As a consequence, our handwriting is not so good as it was in the past. In order to protect Chinese characters and write both nicely and neatly, we’re supposed to do the following.

First of all , spend less time online but more time reading books and taking notes at the same time. Also, we’d better form the habit of practising handwriting and keeping diaries everyday. Besides, it is advisable to recite some national cultural classics.

Beautiful and neat handwriting is beneficial to us students. So let’s take action and pay more attention to our handwriting from now on.

                                                   the Students’ Union