2020届高三英语上学期11月月考试题.doc

2020届高三英语上学期11月月考试题第二部分 阅读理解（共20 小题，每小题2分，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和D)中，选出最佳选项.My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, How would you like to go to Eton? You bet, I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100. This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict（冲突）with his fear of drawing attention to himself. It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging（刺痛）and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.Oh, he doesnt want to go away, said my mother, You shouldnt go on like this.” Its up to him, said my father. He can make up his own mind.”21. His father sold his Roils-Royce because _. A. it made him feel uneasy B. it was too old to work well C. it was too expensive to possess D. it was too cheap22. What was the writers reaction to the idea of going to Eton? A. He was very unhappy. B. He didnt believe it. C. He was delighted. D. He had mixed feelings.23. We can know from the passage that _.A. Children who can go to Eton are very famous B. Children can go to Eton if they will C. It is very difficult for a child to get admitted by EtonD. Children dont have the right to decide whether they will go to EtonB As many as 4 out of every 1,000 infants born today have permanent hearing loss. When parents learn that their child has hearing loss, they are faced with many difficult decisions. These decisions can include choosing therapies and schools, as well as finding financial help for hearing aids or cochlear implants (人工耳蜗).Help Me Hear Foundation is a public charity that gives the gift of hearing to deaf children from families existing on very low ines around the world. Help Me Hear Foundation believes that a childs first years of development are critical. Being able to hear is vital to human, and Help Me Hear Foundation seeks to provide a positive lasting impression on society through its programs. Recipients of Help Me Hear Foundations benefits receive state-of-the-art hearing devices that otherwise would cost thousands of dollars per child over the course of their lifetime. The Foundation raises money through donations for hearing aids and cochlear implants, which saves recipients and their families on average over $50,000 on related expenses.The Foundation tries to be a transparent charity, and wants to be a catalyst for allowing deaf and hearing-impaired children to develop in a typical fashion alongside their peers.Needy families can obtain information on specific services, and find out about deafness education by visiting the Help Me Hear Foundations website. The website offers helpful information on how hearing aids work, and how hearing aids ease many of the learning and language challenges that hearing-impaired children deal with on a daily basis.24. Help Me Hear Foundation was probably set up to _.A. build schools for deaf childrenB. research deaf childrens behaviorC. protect deaf children from being ignored D. offer real help to poor deaf children25. We learn from the text that _.A. the local government is in charge of the foundationB. the work of the foundation depends on donationsC. even blind children can turn to the foundationD. poor deaf African children cannot get help from the foundation26. For whom is the text most probably written?A. Poor parents who have deaf children.B. Doctors who want to improve skills.C. Students who cannot see the blackboard clearly.D. Teachers who have deaf children in their class.27. The author writes the text mainly to _.A. tell how to avoid permanent hearing lossB. explain how hard a life deaf children liveC. introduce Help Me Hear FoundationD. advise people to give money to Help Me Hear FoundationC As we grow old, we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that weve yet to get around to. Yet re-readers are everywhere around us. For certain fans, re-reading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annually. One friend told me that Jane Austens Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it over 50 times. New sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of re-reading. Journalist Rebecca Mead, a long-time Englishwoman in New York, first came across George Eliots Middlemarch at 17. Since then, she has read it again every five years. With each re-reading, it has opened up further; in each chapter of her life, it has resonated (引起共鸣) differently. Mead evidenced the large number of ways in which really good books not only stand the test of repeat reads, but also offer fresh gifts each time we crack their spines. These kinds of books grow with us. Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of re-reading. Research conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading, we are concerned with the “what” and the “why”. Second time round, were able to better appreciate the emotions that the plot continues to express. As researcher Cristel Russell of the American University explained, returning to a book “brings new or renewed appreciation of both the great book and its readers.”Its true that we often find former selves on the pages of old books (if were fond of making notes on the pages). These texts can carry us back to a time and place, and remind us of the kind of person that we were then. Were changed not only by lived experience but also by read experience by the books that weve discovered since last reading the one in our hand.More so than the movie director or the musician, the writer calls upon our imaginations, using words to lead us to picture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in life. A book is a joint project between writers and readers, and we must pour so much of ourselves into reading that our own life story can bee connected with the story in the book.Perhaps whats really strange is that we dont re-read more often. After all, we watch our favourite films again and we wouldnt think of listening to an album only once. We treasure messy old paintings as objects, yet of all art forms, literature alone is a largely one-time delight. A book, of course, takes up more time, but as Mead confirms, the rewards make it adequately worthwhile. 28. The two books are mentioned in Paragraph 1 mainly to _.A. attract the attention of readers B. introduce the topic of the passage C. provide some background informationD. show the similarity between re-readers 29. The underlined expression “crack their spines” in Paragraph 2 refers to _. A. recite themB. re-read themC. recall themD. retell them30. It can be learned from the passage that _.A. reading benefits people both mentally and physicallyB. readers mainly focus on feelings on their first readingC. we know ourselves better through re-reading experienceD. writers inspire the same imaginations as film directors do31. The purpose of the passage is to _.A. call on different understandings of old booksB. focus on the mental health benefits of readingC. bring awareness to the significance of re-readingD. introduce the effective ways of re-reading old books D We know that cigarette smoking kills. So, producers made electronic cigarettes as a safer smoking choice - safer than tobaccoAlthough e-cigarettes contain the drug nicotine like cigarettes, they do not use tobacco and you do not light themThey are powered by battery （电池） However, if e-cigarettes are so safe, why has the United States Center for Disease Control（CDC） seen an increase in telephone calls about e-cigarette poisonings? The answer is childrenMost of the calls are from people worried about children who have played with the devices, In the period of one month this year, the Center said 215 people called the Center with e-cigarette concerns More than half of these calls were for children aged five and younger The devices had made them sick Tim McAfee is director of the Centers Office on Smoking and Health, He says the problem is regulationMeaning, the USfederal government does not control e-cigarettes even though they contain liquid nicotineMr.McAfee adds that liquid nicotine is a well-known dangerMrMcAfee explains that nicotine poisoning happens when it gets into the skin, gets into the eyes or is swallowedIt can cause stomach pain or a sense of unbalanceAnd too much nicotine can kill, Tim McAfee says e-cigarettes do not create the level of risk to people that tobacco products doHe notes that almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cigarettes So, cigarettes are the winner in that contest E-cigarettes do not contain hundreds of harmful chemicals that are found in real cigarettesSo, the USSurgeon General Boris D.Lushniak has suggested that e-cigarettes may be a useful tool for adults trying to end their tobacco use But McAfee worries that teenagers may think electronic cigarettes are harmless They could bee addicted to the nicotine and then start smoking real cigarettes In other words, he fears that for young people fake e-cigarettes could be a gateway to the real thing32What do the producers think of e-cigarettes?A Dangerous B Expensive C Safer D Cheaper33Why did the CDC receive so many calls about e-cigarettes? A Parents feared that their children might get poisoned, B Parents found the device useless in quitting smoking C Children swallowed the liquid nicotine from the device D Children might get addicted to playing with the device34It can be inferred from the passage that A the CDC wants to develop a better type of e-cigarettesB the government is in favor of the use of e-cigarettesC Surgeon General Boris D.Lushniak is a heavy smokerD smokers most probably cant quit smoking using e-cigarettes35What is Tim McAfees opinion about smoking? A Adults should use harmless e-cigarettes B Smoking e-cigarettes can make a person sick C He claims that regulations should be made to ban smoking D He is concerned about the teens using e-cigarettes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空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。If something that youre doing doesnt challenge you, then it doesnt change you We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all 36 So challenge the following limits: 1 Figure out what youre scared of and do it continuously If youre a salesman, and youre scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking youll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call 37 But dont stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, Go on, Im not scared! 2 38 Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra ine 3Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise 39 A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourselfExercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself 4Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people Dont just limit yourself to your fellow travelers - try to connect with the service staffYou never know what kind of people theyre going to be Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class 40 A You should do it continuously B Someone may hang up on you C You dont need to go to the gym D Running in the gym may be a better choice E Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself F Take a class for a hobby youve been wanting to develop G You can never see any improvement if you stick to your fort zone第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空(30分)ADeedaDayItwasabusydayasusual.Iwasmakingsandwichesandbalancingthephonebetween myshoulderandchin.Thewashingmachinesoundedasmyhusbandwalkedinwithour daughters.We had only about twenty minutes to eat 41 we had to take the girls to their next activity. My husband seemed a bit 42 that dinner was not on the table.That night, I had a heavy 43 , thinking we were being taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线). We had bee too 44 in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us. We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. It needed to be something that would 45 our own agendas and energize us toward the mon good.I bought a notebook, named it “Our Deed Diary” and held a family meeting. I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a 46 for others every day. It could be for each other or for people outside our 47 . And we all needed towrite it down in the notebook.I thought one deed a day was too easy. However, it was actually 48 than it seemed because it had to be something 49 what we had already done. Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not 50 .We had a rough 51 . On some days, someone would forget to 52 a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary. After a few weeks though, I found myself waking up in the morning trying to 53 what good deed I could do for someone that day. My daughters began to rush to me after school to 54 me the good deed they had done.Now, after a year, I am happy to say that it is making a(n) 55 in our lives. Instead of always 56 what the day will bring for us, we think about what we can do for someone else.Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so 57 ? I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only 58 by giving to someone else from your heart. The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you dont even look for or expect anything in 59 . So, when someone does return the favor, it is an enormous and positive 60 . 41.A.thoughB.while C.beforeD.unless42.A.annoyedB.frightenedC.embarrassedD.puzzled43.A.shoulderB.heartC.foot D.stomach44.A.absorbedB.successfulC.confident D.interested45.A.repeatB.recallC.refocusD.relate46.A.kindnessB.copyC.jobD.task47.A.room B.townC.schoolD.home48.A.strangerB.biggerC.harderD.sweeter49.A.beyondB.betweenC.about D.from50.A.matterB.happenC.lastD.count51.A.timeB.ideaC.start D.life52.A.praise B.doC.recordD.check53.A.describeB.explainC.remember D.decide54.A.bring B.tell C.offerD.teach55.A.effort B.fortuneC.difference D.choice56.A.forgettingB.wondering C.knowingD.believing57.A.tiringB.rewarding C.surprising D.moving58.A.experienceB.exchange