2020屆高三英語上學(xué)期10月月考試題.doc

2020屆高三英語上學(xué)期10月月考試題第一部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）閱讀下列短文，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。One day, a college student was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes. They supposed the shoes belonged to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his days work.The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his confusion when he cannot find them.”“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by tricking on the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery affects him. ”The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, but feeling something hard, he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen on his face. He fixed his eyes on the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and cried a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread, whom the timely help, from some unknown hand, would save from dying.The student stood there, deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick?”The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget.” 1. The student wanted to play the poor man a trick to _. A. find the truth B. show his wisdom C. amuse himself D. teach him a lesson2. After finding the two coins, the man felt_. A. helpless B. interested C. peaceful D. thankful3. What does the story intend to tell us? A. A small act of kindness brings great joy. B. God helps those who help themselves. C. Where there is a will, there is a way. D. Actions speak louder than words.B How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environmentsmostly for entertainment purposesis fair and respectful?Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural bones.Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species name, diet, and natural range. The animals normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos dont usually take care of the animals natural needs.The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. These results in unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is mon among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Havent we seen enough petitions to name baby animals?Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals natural habitats.4. How would the author describe the animals life in zoos? A. Dangerous. B. Unhappy. C. Natural. D. Easy.5. In the state of zoochosis, animals _. A. remain in cages B. behave strangely C. attack other animalsD. enjoy moving around6. What does the author try to argue in the passage? A. Zoos are not worth the public support. B. Zoos fail in their attempt to save animals. C. Zoos should treat animals as human beings. D. Zoos use animals as a means of entertainment.7. The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _. A. discussing the advantages of natural habitatsB. using evidence he has collected at zoos C. questioning the way animals are protectedD. pointing out the faults in what zoos doC Language is a System of SymbolsOf all systems of symbols, language is the most highly developed. It has been pointed out that human beings, by agreement, can make anything stand for anything. Human beings have agreed, in the course of centuries of mutual(相互的)dependency, to let the various noises that they can produce with their lungs, throats, tongues, teeth, and lips systematically stand for certain happenings in their nervous systems. We call that system of agreements language.There is no necessary connection between the symbol and that it stands for. Just as social positions can be symbolized by feathers worn on the head, by gold on the watch chain, or by a thousand other things according to the culture we live in, so the fact of being hungry can be symbolized by a thousand different noises according to the culture we live in.However obvious these facts may appear at first glance, they are actually not so obvious as they seem except when we take special pains to think about the subject. Symbols and the things they stand for are independent of each other, yet we all have a way of feeling as if, and sometimes acting as if, there were necessary connections. For example, there are people who feel that foreign languages are unreasonable by nature; foreigners have such funny names for things, and why cant they call things by their right names? This feeling exhibits itself most strongly in those English and American tourists who seem to believe that they can make the natives of any country understand English if they shout loud enough. Like the little boy who is reported to have said: “Pigs are called pigs because they are such dirty animals,” they feel that the symbol is actually connected in some way with the things symbolized.8. Language is a highly developed system of symbols because human beings _. A. have made use of language for centuries B. use our nervous systems to support language C. have made various noises stand for any events D. can make anything stand for anything by agreement9. What can we conclude from Paragraph 2? A. Different noises may mean different things. B. Our culture determines what a symbol stands for. C. The language we use symbolizes our social positions. D. Our social positions determine the way we are dressed.10. In Paragraph 3, “take special pains” probably means “_”. A. try very hard B. take our time C. are very unhappy D. feel especially painful11. The example of the little boy is used to show that _. A. adults often learn from their young B. “pig” is a dirty word because pigs are dirty C. words are not connected with the things they stand for D. people sometimes have wrong ideas about how language worksDLatrice Brown was excited about starting her junior year. She had volunteered to take part in the Lincoln High School Friendship Program. As an upperclassman, she would be assigned a “freshman friend.” Her duties would include helping her friend get used to high school life by offering friendship. Latrice thought it was important to have someone with whom to talk and share concerns. She knew that the friendship program was likely to make the freshman year of high school a positive experience. On July 24 Latrice received a notice in the mail about the schedule of events for the freshman orientation (適應(yīng)指導(dǎo)).Freshman OrientationTO: Latrice Brown FROM: Mrs. Gomez, Guidance Counselor, 555-7295 DATE: July 23SUBJECT: Freshman Friendship ProgramFRESHMAN FRIEND: Susan Brooks, 555-2168 Please call your freshman friend and introduce yourself over the telephone. Confirm that he or she will be attending the orientation.SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR ORIENTATIONWednesday, August 139:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A. M.Upperclassmen and freshmen will gather for a gathering in the hall. Student Council president Sarah Wilke will give a speech titled “What It Means to Be in High School”.Mr. Reick, the principal, will wele everyone to Lincoln High School and formally introduce each upperclassman to his or her freshman friend. After being introduced, please go to the cafe. At this time pick up your friends class schedule and locker number at the guidance counselors (顧問) table.10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.Start your school tour at your friends locker to sure it works. If there is a problem, report it to Mr. Mulholland, the assistant principal. Then walk to the classrooms on the class schedule in the order in which they are listed. This will help familiarize your freshman friend with the schedule and the layout of the school. Discuss high school life but try not to inundate your freshman friend with too much information. High school is confusing and frightening when youre just starting and everything is new.11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.Return to the cafe to enjoy pizza and to take part in a question-and-answer meeting.Monday, August 18 (First Day of School) All Lunch PeriodsMeet your freshman friend in the cafe during lunch and discuss the morning of the first day. After lunch take your friend to the courtyard between the gym and the art rooms. Each club will have a table set up with information about its activities after class and a sign-up sheet for students who wish to join. Club officers will be available to answer questions and to encourage freshmen to take part. 12. In the passage, the underlined word means_. A. exciteB. delightC. overloadD. alarm13. According to the notice, Latrice will help Susan _. A. visit the school after lunch during August 13 to 18 B. get a timetable after 10:30A.M. on August 13 C. get to know where to have different classes D. sign up for after-class activities in the gym14. During her first day in high school, Susan will most likely_. A. share a locker with Latrice B. join an art club with Latrice C. have the same class schedule as Latrice D. ask Latrice information on school activities15. The notice is written to _. A. inform upperclassmen of their role in the program B. offer many activities for new students after class C. wele new students to Lincoln High School D. put forward a freshman orientation program第二節(jié) 七選五(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)（請(qǐng)將答案涂在71-75處） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Today it is mon to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go.They move about in their personal bubbles 16 .Outside life is shut out.So are you one of them?For me；walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 17 .Whats even betterr chatting at the moment！” 18 .Once again，those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away！” signal. 19 . Its probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family.While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their “Yesolved.Pretty soon，not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears，but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new hightech instruments. Well be in a virtual(虛擬的) worldlike.In this world，we will all be permanently plugged in. 20 . And they are changing our social habits along the way.In the end，there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! Its so strangesuddenly，I dont feel like wearing my earphones anymore.AOur instruments are changing quickly.BI also have wires hanging from my ears.CIn the home situation，teenagers love these wires.DI dont have to deal with the noise from the environment.EAfter all，I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed.FListening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.GThey walk around in their own spaces，with their personal “digital noise reduction systems”第三節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Speaking Up I never looked up when my friends were talking and joking about the mental-illed boy a few tables away. It didnt even cross my mind that he might feel 21 when people whispered about him. So I just let them talk. Then came the day when I learned my brother Captains testing for autism (自閉癥) came out positive(陽性). I had never thought about him like that. I broke 22 , crying. Everything had just changed. He was no longer a(n) 23 little boy. Over time, I was able to accept his 24 a little more. We had to 25 because Captain needed treatment. So Captain and I both started at a new school. One day, I was standing in the bus line waiting when a “short” bus (for the retarded) came and 26 some kids up. The children in the other line started making 27 about the “retarded” on that bus and I felt a 28 feeling in my heart. I said quietly that those ments werent very nice, 29 no one listened. My family moved again. In the new school I got a 30 to speak up pretty soon. That day, in a band class, my teacher 31 our playing to make some ments, “ Guys, were playing like the kids on the short bus! e on!” The entire room was laughing loudly. I felt very 32 . Then, I raised my hand. I wasnt sure what I was going to say but I wanted to be heard. The whole class 33 down. My mouth opened and this came out:“I dont think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are people on that bus who have a lot in mon with us and have the same feelings as we do.” I could feel my 34 getting louder. “So I would 35 it if you didnt make fun of them.” The room was very quiet and everyone stared at me. My teacher 36 for the words and then started the song again. At the end of the class, everyone was giving me strange looks. But I didnt 37 , because I knew three things: I had spoken the 38 . I had taught everyone something, and while everyone in the classroom was being a follower, I had 39 to take a different path since I wanted to bee a 40 and a role model. 21. A. amazedB. hurtC. uncertainD. cold 22. A. off B. inC. downD. away23. A. normal B. noisyC. outstandingD. impressive 24. A. painB. interestC. opinion D. illness 25 A. changeB. move C. quitD. study26. A. set B. tookC. broughtD. picked27. A. jokes B. plaintsC. choicesD. discoveries 28. A. violent B. strange C. confusing D. clear 29 A. becauseB. if C. butD. so30. A. chanceB. positionC. topic D. point31. A. encouraged B. botheredC. enjoyedD. stopped 32. A. bad B. embarrassed C. tenseD. guilty33. A. sat B. slowed C. quietedD. looked 34. A. paceB. voice C. pulseD. breath 35. A. excuseB. appreciate C. stand D. permit 36. A. apologizedB. fought C. allowed D. argued 37. A. understandB. noticeC. returnD. care 38. A. wisdom B. importance C. matterD. truth 39. A. helpedB. decidedC. agreedD. hoped 40. A. reporter B. thinker C. leaderD. trainer第一節(jié) 語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)In many countries, 41 is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. 42 , in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.But this type of housing, 43 (call) co-housing, is gaining 44 (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing plexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing munity has 45 (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “mon house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing mu