宁夏青铜峡市高级中学2020届高三上学期第三次月考英语试题
展开青铜峡高级中学高三年级12月高三月考试卷
第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A B C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍
1．Where does this conversation take place?
A．In a classroom. B. In a hospital. C．In a museum.
2．What does Jack want to do?
A．Take fitness classes. B．Buy a pair of gym shoes. C．Change his work schedule.
3．What are the speakers talking about?
A．What to drink. B．Where to meet. C．When to leave.
4．What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．Colleges. B．Classmates. C．Strangers.
5．Why is Emily mentioned in the conversation?
A．She might want a ticket. B．She is looking for the man. C．She has an extra ticket.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A B C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答以下6、7小题。
6．What does the man want the woman to do?
A．Check the cupboard. B．Clean the balcony. C．Buy an umbrella.
7．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Husband and wife. B．Employer and employee. C．Shop assistant and customer.
听第7段材料，回答以下8、9、10小题。
8．Where did the woman go at the weekend?
A．The city centre. B．The forest park. C．The man’s home.
9．How did the man spend his weekend?
A．Packing for a move. B．Going out with Jenny. C．Looking for a new house.
10．What will the woman do for the man?
A．Take Henry to hospital. B．Stay with his kid. C．Look after his pet.
听第8段材料，回答以下11、12、13小题。
11．What is Mr. Stone doing now?
A．Eating lunch. B．Having a meeting. C．Writing a diary.
12．Why does the man want to see Mr. Stone?
A．To discuss a program. B．To make a travel plan. C．To ask for sick leave.
13．When will the man meet Mr. Stone this afternoon?
A．At 3:00. B．At 3:30. C．At 3:45.
听第9段材料，回答以下14、15、16小题。
14．What are the speakers talking about?
A．A company. B．An interview. C．A job offer.
15．Who is Monica Stansfield?
A．A junior specialist. B．A department manager. C．A sales assistant.
16．When will the man hear from the woman?
A．On Tuesday. B．On Wednesday. C．On Thursday.
听第10段材料，回答以下17、18、19、20小题。
17．What did John enjoy doing in his childhood?
A．Touring France. B．Playing outdoors. C．Painting pictures.
18．What did John do after he moved to the US?
A．He did business. B．He studied biology. C．He worked on a farm.
19．Why did John go hunting?
A．For food. B．For pleasure. C．For money.
20．What is the subject of John’s works?
A．American birds. B．Natural scenery. C．Family life.
第二部分 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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳答案。
A
Welcome to Holker Hall&Gardens
Visitor Information
How to Get to Holker
By Car:Follow brown signs on A590 from J36,M6.Approximate travel times: Windermere—20 minutes, Kendal—25 minutes, Lancaster—45 minutes, Manchester—1 hour 30 minutes.
By Rail: the nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth. Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports.
Opening times
Sunday—Friday (closed on Saturday) 11:00 am—4:00 pm,30th March—2nd November.
Admission Charges
Hall&Gardens Gardens
Adults: ￡12.00 ￡8.00
Groups: ￡9.00 ￡5.50
Special Events
Producers,Market 13th April
Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.
Holker Garden Festival 30th May
The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.
National Garden Day 28th August
Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.
Winter Market 8th November
This is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.
21. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?
A. 20 minutes. B. 25 minutes. C. 45 minutes. D. 90 minutes.
22. How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit Hall & Gardens?
A.￡12.00. B.￡9.00. C.￡8.00. D.￡5.50.
23. Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show?
A. Producers’ Market. B. Holker Garden Festival.
C. National Garden Day. D. Winter Market.
B
When I was 17,I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to turn it into a museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum. She asked,“ Do you have the address? ”“No, but I’ll recognize it, there was a picture in the magazine.”
“Oh, stop. There it is!”
The museum was free. We entered, excited. A group of people sitting in the hall stopped talking and stared at us.
“May I help you?” a man asked.“ No,” I said.“ We’re fine.” Tour guides got on my nerves. What if they talked a long time about a painting you weren’t that interested in? Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very nosy(爱窥探的),keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? I saw some nice sculptures in one room. Suddenly I sensed a man standing behind me.“ Where do you think you are?” he asked. I turned sharply.“ The McNay Art Museum!” He smiled, shaking his head.“ Sorry, the McNay is on New Braunfels Street.” “What’s this place?” I asked, still confused.“ Well, it’s our home.” My heart jolted(震颤).I raced to the staircase and called out,“ Sally! Come down immediately! ”
“There’s some really good stuff(艺术作品)up there.” She stepped down, looking confused. I pushed her toward the front door, waving at the family, saying, “Sorry, please forgive us, you have a really nice place.” Outside, when I told Sally what happened, she covered her mouth, laughing. She couldn’t believe how long they let us look around without saying anything.
The real McNay was splendid, but we felt nervous the whole time we were there. Van Gogh, Picasso. This time, we stayed together, in case anything else unusual happened.
Thirty years later, a woman approached me in a public place.“ Excuse me, did you ever enter a residence, long ago, thinking it was the McNay Museum?”
“Yes. But how do you know? We never told anyone.”
“That was my home. I was a teenager sitting in the hall. Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. I never felt lucky before. You thought it was a museum. My feelings about my home changed after that. I’ve always wanted to thank you.”
24. What do we know about Marian McNay?
A. She was a painter. B. She was a community leader.
C. She was a museum director. D. She was a journalist.
25. How did the author feel about being stared at by the people in the hall?
A. Puzzled. B. Concerned. C. Frightened. D. Delighted.
26. Why did the author describe the real McNay museum in just a few words?
A. The real museum lacked enough artwork to interest her.
B. She was too upset to spend much time at the real museum.
C. The McNay was disappointing compared with the house.
D. The event happening in the house was more significant.
27. What could we learn from the last paragraph?
A. People should have good taste to enjoy life.
B. People should spend more time with their family.
C. People tend to be blind to the beauty around them.
D. People tend to educate teenagers at a museum.
C
Pre-school children who spend time together take on one another's personalities, a new research has found. The study shows that environment plays a key role in shaping people's personalities. While genetics still forms the central part of the human psyche(心理),the research finds that personality traits(特征)are“contagious”(传染的)among children.“Our finding flies in the face of common assumptions that personality can't be changed,”said Dr. Jennifer Neal, co-author of the study.
The researchers studied the personalities and social networks of two pre-school classes for a full school year. One of the classes was a set of three-year-olds, and the other a set of four-year-olds. Children whose friends were hard-working or outgoing gradually took on these personality traits over time. Psychology expert Dr. Emily Dublin said kids are having a far bigger effect on each other than people may realize.
The new study is not the first to explore the contagious effects of personality traits. A 2015 psychology study found that rudeness at work can be contagious as it travels from person to person“like a disease”. The study found that seeing a boss being rude to an employee was enough to cause people to be rude to those around them.
The researchers questioned 6,000 people on the social“climate”in their workplaces, which included offices, hotels and restaurants. They found 75 percent of those who took part said they had been treated rudely at least once in the past year. And the study also suggests that merely seeing other people being subjected to rudeness made it more likely that a person would treat their colleagues in the same way. Rudeness could include leaving someone off an invite to a company event, sending unkind emails, finding fault with others or failing to give praise.
Dr. Torkelson believes companies need to be more aware of the harm that rudeness in the workplace can do as it can damage the working environment. She said better training could help to fight against the problem.
28. What does the underlined part“flies in the face of”in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Leads to. B. Results from. C. Goes against. D. Agrees with.
- According to Paragraph 2, who have the greatest impact on children's personality?
A. Their parents. B. Their friends. C. The researchers. D. The psychologists.
30. What is the passage mainly about?
A. One's personality is hard to change. B. One's personality is shaped by genes.
C. One's personality traits can spread to others. D. One's personality traits can change overnight.
31. This passage is most probably taken from .
A. a science report B. a study guide C. a school textbook D. a technical journal
D
A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.
Researchers have discovered that“night milk”contains more melatonin(褪黑激素),which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.
The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.
Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.
Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.
While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.
Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.
Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.
32. According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk .
A. started sleep more easily. B. were more anxious C. were less active D. woke up later
33. Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?
A. It’s been tested on mice for ten times. B. It can make people more energetic.
C. It exists in milk in great amount. D. It’s used in sleeping drugs.
34. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Night Milk and Sleep. B. Fat Sugar and Health.
C. An Experiment on MiceD. Milk Drinking and Health
35. How does the author support the theme of the text?
A. By giving examples. B. By stating arguments.
C. By explaining statistical data. D. By providing research results.
第二节 （共5小题；每题2分，满分10分）
Color is fundamental in home design—something you'll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you'll love to live in. Do you want a room that's full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day? 36 ,color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel.
Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. 37 ,they can get a little complex. But good news is that there're really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones.
38 .They're the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.
Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. 39 .They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.
The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether you're looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. 40 .
A. While all of them are useful
B. Whatever you're looking for
C. If you're experimenting with a color
D. Small color choices are the ones we're most familiar with
E. It's not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces
F. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time
G. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两小节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, 41 number!” and move on. But when Dennis Williams 42 a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something 43 .
On March 19,Dennis got a group text 44 him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the 45 of a baby.
“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,” Dennis 46 .The baby was born and update texts were 47 quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her 48 , she didn’t seem to realize that she was 49 the baby ‘s photos with a complete stranger. “Well, I don’t 50 you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,” replied Dennis before asking which room the new 51 were in.
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his 52 ! He turned up at the hospital 53 gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally 54 by the unexpected visit. “I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we 55 it and the gifts.”
Teresa 56 a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website 57 by the touching words: “What a 58 this young man was to our family! He was so 59 and kind to do this.” The post has since gained the 60 of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.
41. A.unlucky B. secret C. new D. wrong
42. A. received B. translated C. copied D. printed
43. A. reasonable B. special C. necessary D. practical
44. A. convincing B. reminding C. informing D. warning
45. A. wake-up B. recovery C. growth D. arrival
46. A. responded B. interrupted C. predicted D. repeated
47. A. coming in B. setting out C. passing down D.moving around
48. A. opinion B. anxiety C. excitement D. effort
49. A. comparing B. exchanging C. discussing D. sharing
50. A. accept B. know C. believe D. bother
51. A. parents B. doctors C. patients D. visitors
52. A. dream B. promise C. agenda D. principle
53. A. bearing B. collecting C. opening D. making
54. A. discouraged B. relaxed C. astonished D. defeated
55. A. admit B. need C. appreciate D. expect
56. A. found B. selected C. developed D. posted
57. A. confirmed B. simplified C. clarified D. accompanied
58. A. pity B. blessing C. relief D. problem
59. A. smart B. calm C. sweet D. fair
60. A. sympathy B. attention C. control D. trust
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Diets have changed in China—and so too has its top crop. Since 2011,the country 61. __ (grow) more corn than rice. Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over 62.____ past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.
A taste for meat is 63. (actual) behind the change: An important part of its corn is used to feed chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corn's rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice 64. (improve) water quality. Corn uses less water 65. rice and creates less fertilizer (化肥) runoff. This switch has decreased 66. (pollute) in the country's major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.
According to the World Bank, China accounts for about 30 percent of total 67 ____ (globe) fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005—when the government 68. (start) a soil-testing program 69. _______ gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers — and 2011,fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission (排放)of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. China's approach to protecting its environment while 70. (feed) its citizens “offers useful lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide,” says the bank's Juergen Voegele.
第四部分 写作（共2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）
It was Monday morning, and the writing class had just begin. Everyone was silent, wait to see who would be called upon to read his and her paragraph aloud. Some of us were confident and eager take part in the class activity; others were nervous and anxious. I had done myself homework, but I was shy. I was afraid that to speak in front of a larger group of people. At that moment，I remembered that my father once said, “The classroom is a place for learning and that include learning from textbooks, and mistake as well.” Immediate, I raised my hand.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华,你校英语协会招聘志愿者,接待来访的国外中学生。请你写信应聘,内容包括:
1.口语能力; 2.相关经验; 3.应聘目的。
注意: 1.词数80左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
听力 1-5 B A B C A 6-7 CA 8-10 BAC 11-13 BAC 14-16 CBA 17-20 CABA
阅读 21-23 DBD 24-27AADC 28-31 CBCA 32-35 BDAD 36-40 BADGF
完形 41-45 DABCD 46-50 AACDB 51-55 ABACC 56-60 DDBCB
语法填空61.has grown。62.the。63.actually。64.to improve。65.than。66.pollution。67.global。68.started。69.that/which。70.feeding。
短文改错1.第一句begin→ begun。2.第二句wait→ waiting。3.第二句and→or。4.第三句在take前面加to。5.第四句: myself→my。6.第五句去掉 afraid后面的that。7.第五句larger→ large。8.第六句include→ includes。9.第六句mistake→ mistakes。10.第七句Immediate→ Immediately。
【参考范文】
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I have learnt that our English association needs some volunteers to meet the visiting foreign students and I want to apply for the position. Firstly, I can speak fluent English and I have little difficulty communicating with foreigners. Secondly, I helped receive some visiting foreigners to our school last year. This experience is sure to enable me to do better this year. I also want to improve my spoken English and help them have a better understanding of Chinese culture.
I would be grateful if you could give me the chance.
Yours,
Li Hua
