江西省奉新县第一中学2020届高三英语上学期第二次月考题.docx

江西省奉新县第一中学2020届高三英语上学期第二次月考题第卷第一部分听力(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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19. 15.B. 9. 18.C. 9. 15. 答案是 C。1. What will the speakers do today?A. Tour around the city. B. Buy a train ticket. C. Visit a park.2. What did the woman do last weekend?A. She went on a trip. B. She cleaned her kitchen. C. She moved to a new apartment.3. Where did the man work part-time?A. In a department store.B. In a post office. C. In a bank.4. What is the man doing?A. Having a class. B. Reading a book. C. Taking an exam. 5. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a store.B. In a concert. C. In a library. 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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why was Loretta on the news?A. She wrote a song for the TV station.B. She won a music contest.C. She sang a song for charity.7. What does Loretta think of singing?A. It gives her great pleasure.B. It will make her famous one day.C. It takes too much of her time.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What relation is Mr. Butler to the woman?A. Her boss. B. Her customer. C. Her workmate.9. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Do her best to help others.B. Deal with complaints properly.C. Put Mr. Butlers phone calls through to him.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the mans hobbies?A. Fishing and stamp collecting. B. Reading and watching TV.C. Watching TV and collecting stamps.11. What does the man say about the woman?A. She is popular. B. She is bad-tempered. C. She lacks patience.12. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library. B. By a lake. C. At a cinema.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the most important transportation in Karls village now?A. The plane. B. The bus. C. The boat.14. What type of work do many people in Karls village do now?A. They fish in a boat. B. They make tools by hand.C. They do business on the Internet.15. What does Karl think of the old lifestyle?A. Easy. B. Exciting. C. Dangerous.16. What is Karl most interested in?A. Modern clothes. B. Computer games. C. Hunting tales.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the weather probably like today?A. Rainy.B. Dry. C. Hot. 18. Where did Matt begin his journey?A. In England. B. In California. C. In Hawaii.19. How many hours was Matts longest flight?A. Sixteen and a half hours.B. Sixteen hours. C. Fourteen hours.20. What will Matt do next?A. Interview someone. B. Share his experiences. C. Plan on another journey.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Chinese Language and Culture Summer Camp in ChinaShanghai is the city which will present you how modernization meets tradition, and how western culture dances with eastern civilization. So it is a good idea for you to participate in the Chinese language and culture summer camp.Interactive Chinese LessonsOur Chinese courses focus on developing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a well-balanced way, while each has its own focus. The teaching materials we use, offering 12 levels of classes, are written specially for our program. For beginners, speaking and listening abilities will be stressed while for advanced level students, the course will develop in depth their skills on Chinese characters recognition, long paragraph reading and writing as well as fluent conversations.Small-sized ClassesOur students come from all over the world, mostly between 11 and 17 years old, having different Chinese levels. They will accept level assessment on the first day of the camp, and be placed into different groups according to their language fluency. In a small-class setting each student can receive individual attention from teachers and achieve best studying result.Traditional Culture CoursesWe provide various culture courses to help students to develop interest in traditional Chinese culture, which will benefit their language learning. The culture courses include calligraphy（书法）, traditional brush painting, Chinese kung fu, tai chi and paper-cutting.Day CampDay camp is designed for participants who have a host family in Shanghai. Day camp runs from Monday to Sunday between 8: 30 and 17:00.Day camp package includes: Chinese classes in the mornings LunchCulture courses, field trips and sports activities in the afternoonsOthers: Textbooks, studying materials, camp life souvenirsDay camp package NOT includes Accommodation Daily pick up and drop off Breakfast, dinnerThe field trip is optional（可选择的）.21. What is one of the summer camps features?A. Its teaching materials are regular and common textbooks.B. Every participant in the camp has to finish 12 levels of classes.C. Beginners attend the class stressing characters recognition.D. Students are placed in groups that meet their language fluency.22. The summer camps traditional culture courses dont include_. .A. traditional brush paintingB. Chinese kung fu C. traditional Chinese cooking D. paper cutting23. Which of the following descriptions about the day camp is TRUE?A. Everyone who attends day camp will receive a camp life souvenir.B. Participants in day camp can have breakfast, lunch and supper there.C. The field trip is an activity that everyone is supposed to participate in.D. Day camp is designed for participants who live in the summer camp.BOn the day the tornado hit, there was no sign severe weather was on its waythe sky was blue and the sun had been out. My husband Jimmy and I were watching TV upstairs.No sooner had we got the coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. It was the loudest thing I have ever heard. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out. We had three flights of steps to get through to get to the relative safety of the first floor.As we struggled to reach the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Pieces of glass that looked like crushed（压碎的） ice flew everywhere. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch flew over our heads, missing us by inches. Had we been one step up, it would have impaled（刺中） us.By the time I reached the closet, Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldnt get inside himself because of the wind. I grasped Jimmys arm and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and head were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay.“Hold on! Hold on!” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to.All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldnt believe it was over. Jimmy said hed go outside to check. “No,” I said. “Dont leave me. Dont leave me.”Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.24.Which of the following sentences is NOT the evidence to show the tornado is violent?A.It was the loudest thing I have ever heard.B.The bones of the house shook, and the power went out.C.Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes.D.Pieces of glass that looked like crushed ice flew everywhere.25.From the passage, we can infer that_.A.The couple had predicted the arrival of the tornado in advance.B.Jimmy flew right out the back of the house and into the bay during the tornado.C.The three-foot-tree flew over the couples head and injured them badly.D.The author still felt scared when the tornado was suddenly over.26.Why did the author feel “no pain” in paragraph4?A.She didnt hurt badly enough to sense the pain.B.She was severely injured and failed to sense the pain.C.Her attention was fully focused on her husband.D.She had let her husband go away from her hand.27.Which of the following phrases best describes the couples experience in this tornado?A.A thrilling adventure B.A narrow escape C.A risky attempt D.A serious accidentC As the Roman Empire expanded , its soldier went through the countryside and established Military camp , which were often the beginning of its towns and cities. Each town and city was laid out in a standard pattern: a square with streets In a grid（方格）pattern that intersected （交叉） at right angles. Oftentimes, two major streets bisected（对半分）the town or city in a north-south, east-west direction and met in the center of a great square called a forum.The forum served as the economic and social center of the city. The majority of towns and cities had paved （铺）streets with large stones fitted together and used concrete（混泥土） as the main construction material. The grid pattern and the similarity of the street designs were necessary to enable soldiers to easily move to any point in a city to defend it .The Romans also built every city alongside a river or near a source of water. Most Roman cities had large piping systems used to bring in water and carry away waste. While most people bathed and got drinking water from public places , wealthier citizens had water piped directly into their homes .Urban life centered on a block that was surrounded by four streets . These blocks contained apartment buildings , called insulae , which stood several stories high. The blocks of insulae were the equivalent（相等的事物）of modern-day urban neighborhoods , and the majority of the common people-the plebeians - lived in them . An insulae lacked indoor water and waste pipes , so its locals had to carry their water from nearby wells and throw away their waste in various faraway places. A large type of home , known as a domus , was where wealthy individuals lived . They always lived in separate areas from the poorer citizens.Markets and businesses were established near insulae, so large cities had several commercial districts serving entire groups of blocks. However, the forum in each city was always the primary center of business and politics and was therefore constantly busy. In some cases , there was so much traffic in the busiest parts of the city that those areas became congested at certain times of the day. As a result, traffic could be limited in some areas.28. Whats the first paragraph mainly about ?A. The background of Roman expansion. B. The location and role of the Roman forum.C. The appearance of Roman towns and cities. D. The establishment of Roman military camps.29. Why were the streets in Rome designed in a similar way? A. To purposely form a pretty pattern. B. To conveniently equip piping systems.C. To easily defend the city in an emergency. D. To quickly bring in water and carry away waste.30. What do we know about an insulae?A. Its also known as a domus . B. Most common people lived there .C. It had indoor water and waste pipes . D. Markets and businesses were set up there .31. Which of the following can best replace congested underlined in the last paragraph ?A. Relaxing. B. Unfamiliar. C. Competitive. D. Overcrowded.DBrriiinnng. The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning. You jump out of bed, rush into the shower, into your clothes and out the door with hardly a moment to think. A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing. Once at the office, you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disasters. In that sort of mood, who can get down to work, particularly some creative, original problem-solving work?The way most of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible, open-minded thinking. Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when were unfocused. If you are one of those energetic morning people, your most inventive time comes in the early evening when your are relaxed. Sleepy peoples lack of focus leads to an increase in creative problem solving. By not giving yourself time to tune into your wandering mind, youre missing out on the surprising solutions it may offer.The trip you take to work doesnt help, either. The stress slows down the speed with which signals travel between neurons(神经细胞), making inspirations less likely to occur. And while we all should read a lot about whats going on in the world, it would not make you feel good for sure, so put that news website or newspaper aside until after the days work is done.So what would our mornings look like if we wanted to start them with a full capacity for creative problem solving? Wed set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed, following our thoughts where they lead. Wed stand a little longer under the warm water of the shower, stopping thinking about tasks in favor of a few more minutes of relaxation. Wed take some deep breaths on our way to work, instead of complaining about heavy traffic. And once in the office -wed click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer.32. According to the author, we are more creative when we are _.A. focused B. relaxed C. awake D. busy33. What does the author imply about newspapers?A. They are solution providers.B. They are a source of inspiration.C. They are normally full of bad news.D. They are more educational than websites.34. By “tune into your wandering mind” (in Para. 2), the author means “_”.A. wander into the wild B. listen to a beautiful tuneC. switch to the traffic channel D. stop concentrating on anything35. What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?A. To offer practical suggestions. B. To summarize past experiences.C. To advocate diverse ways of life. D. To set up a routine for the future.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 eye and say, “Go on. Im not scared!”2. Take a class for a hobby youve been wanting to developMake sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. 38 Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.3. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise. 39 A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself.4. Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.Dont just limit yourself to your fellow travelerstry to connect with the service staff. You 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. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on.G. You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，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） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A Game of Light and ShadeIt was a sunny day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. In a moment, he disappeared up the stairs. I looked at the sign that said “To the Tower”, and decided to 41 him.I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was 42 to see the attendant (工作人员) selling him a ticket as if he were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and 43 the wall with the fingers of the other, the blind man reached the stairs 44 to the hallway.“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for?” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some 45 , but he didnt answer.“Not the 46 certainly,” I said. “Perhaps he wants to 47 .”I bought a ticket and 48 up the stairs. The man hadnt gone as far as I 49 . A third of the way up the tower, I heard his 50 . I slowed down and followed him at a little 51 . He stopped from time to time. When he got to the balcony, I was a dozen steps 52 . As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.At last, after ten minutes, I 53 him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am curious to know 54 you came up.”He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun 55 into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the 56 the cool stairs suddenly be