福建省厦门市双十中学2020届高三英语下学期第一次月考试题.docx

福建省厦门市双十中学2020届高三英语下学期第一次月考试题（考试时间：125分钟 试卷满分：150分）第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分20分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is the man looking for?A. A book.B. His iPhone.C. A pay phone.2. Where is the woman going next?A. To a snack bar.B. To a movie theater.C. To the mans friend Simons house.3. What will the man do next?A. Fill out another form.B. Correct his mistake on the form.C. Tell the woman his medical history.4. When will the man most likely get home?A. At 7:00.B. At about 7:30.C. After 8:00.5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On a farm.B. At a fruit market.C. At customs.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6. What relation is the woman to George?A. His mother.B. His teammate.C. His coach.7. What does the woman think is more important?A. Winning the game.B. Being a team player.C. Impressing the parents.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8. What does the man want to do at the restaurant at first?A. Hold a party.B. Watch the big game.C. Book a table.9. Why does the woman imply?A. The bar serves better food.B. Putting tables together is too much trouble .C. The restaurant will be busy with customers.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10. When does the woman have to hand in her essay?A. This afternoon.B. Tomorrow.C. In a couple days.11. What is the woman having trouble with?A. Ending her paper.B. Starting her essay.C. Giving her thoughts.12. How will the man help the woman?A. By correcting her mistakes.B. By showing her some examples.C. By checking what she has written.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13. Who do the womans parents probably cheer for?A. England.B. Portugal.C. Spain.14. According to the woman, what is most likely to happen tonight?A. Spain will lose.B. Portugal will lose.C. Ronaldo will score three goals.15. Why does the man support for Portugal?A. He likes Ronaldo.B. Spain is blindly self-confident.C. Portugal hasnt lost a single game yet.16. How much money do the speakers agree to bet?A. $10.B. $20.C. $40.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is the speaker?A. In New York.B. In Los Angeles.C. In Hong Kong.2. Why are there some uncertain conditions on the way?A. The flight hours are a little long.B. Theres a hurricane in the nearby area.C. The plane will travel over the Pacific Ocean.3. When will the flight probably take off?A. At 6:00 a.m.B. At 10:00 a.m.C. At 6:00 p.m.4. What is the weather like in L.A. now? A. Sunny and clear.B. Rainy and cloudy.C. Stormy and cold.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）AA subscription to TIME for Kids includes the following: Key articles available at two reading levels; select articles available at three reading levels; Accessibility features available through the digital magazine including key articles with full Spanish translation, read-aloud, and embedded vocabulary support; Lesson plans and teaching resources for each issue, including reading assessments.2018-2019 Half Year PricingPrices are per student for half the school year. Shipping & Handling included in pricing.Need a custom price quote?If you are ordering more than 750 subscriptions, we are here to help with a volume discount. Complete this form or contact customer service at 1-800-777-8600.Need to try it?Great news! TIME for Kids student access is free to subscribers! However, for ALL the great functionality of TIMEfor Kids, subscribe today for full access to new features as they are released.Need help with funding?If you are interested in purchasing a subscription to TIME for Kids for your students but are struggling with funding, the following resources may help you locate additional funding from government programs and grants.21. How much should you pay if you are ordering 500 subscriptions for a whole year ?A. $1600 B. $1780 C. $3200 D. $ 356022. Subscribers of TIME for Kids will get the following EXCEPT_.A. key and select articles B. teachers guidesC. digital materials D. school funds23. This passage is most likely intended for _.A. teachers B. parents C. students D. childrenBVegetable gardens may not be as visually pleasing as the variety of flowers, but Floridians looking to save some green by growing their own salad fixings can soon do so without fear. Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed a law that bans local governments from carrying orders against homeowners from raising veggies in their yards.The law, which takes effect July 1, puts an end to that particular power of towns and cities across the state to prohibit vegetable gardens for “aesthetic（审美的）purposes”.The issue became a cause after a couple living in Miami Shores Village opposed the decision of a $ 50 a day fine for growing vegetables in their front yard, as theyd done for years.Hermine Ricketts and her husband Tom Carroll fought City Hall in a case that wound its way up the states court system, with judges consistently ruling against their money-saving and health-conscious project.After the Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of Miami Shores right to control design and landscaping standards, the couple replaced their vegetables with pink flamingos (红鹳花) .Their cause was not lost, however. State lawmakers proposed and passed a law that effectively voids the court rulings, with Rob Bradley, who sponsored the bill, reportedly calling the villages action a “vast overreach”.The lawmaker noted the difficulty that many families experience getting fresh and affordable food, calling bans against vegetable and fruit gardens ridiculous.About a third of all households in the U. S. grow some of their own food, according to the National Gardening Association. The group says a 600-square-foot garden that costs around $ 70 a year to keep can grow 300 pounds of fresh produce worth about $ 600 annually.24. Why will some Floridians plant salad fixings?A. To protect the environment.B. To beautify their home.C. To build their own gardens.D. To cut daily expenses.25. What can be known about the couple from the passage?A. They started a public health-conscious campaign.B. They never gave in to the Miami Shores demand .C. They were fined $50 a day by Miami Shores Village.D. They were not backed by the Florida Supreme Court.26. What does the underlined word “voids” in paragraph 6 mean?A. Hides.B. Cancels.C. Prevents.D. Values.27. What does Rob Bradley think of the couples action probably?A.Its sensible. B.Its ridiculous. C. Its ambitious. D.Its costly.CWhen Jeff Sparkman draws his cartoon superheroes, he often has to ask other people to tell him what color his characters turned out to be because hes color-blind. Now, a new smart phone application can help him figure out what colors hes using and how the picture looks to others. The DanKam app, available for iPhone and Android for $2.99, is an application that makes the vague colors that one percent of the population with color-blindness sees more like the true colors as everyone else sees them. In America, around 32 million color-blind Americans-95% are males-can soon have their life improved.DanKam takes the stream of data coming in through the phones camera and changes the colors slightly so they fall within the range that people who are color-blind see, developer Dan Kaminsky told CNET. He came up with the idea after watching the film Star Trek with a color-blind friend. It was then that he got to know more about colorblindness like its varying types and degrees. A vast majority, for instance, have trouble seeing red or green due to a genetic defect(缺陷). Blue-yellow colorblindness, however, is rarer and develops later in life because of aging, illness or head injuries, etc. What the DanKam app attempts to do is to clean up the color space of the image signal so that colors can be seen to those suffering from viewing problems. “You can customize the app to fit your needs. There is a range and not everyone who is color-blind sees things the same.” Says Kaminsky.Sparkman, a copy editor at CNET, tried out the app and was pleased with the results. It would be useful for dressing for a job interview, he said. But using it for his art is “the most practical application. It worked well on LED and other lights on electronic devices, which means Sparkman can now identify the power light on his computer display as green. 28. According to passage, DanKam _. A. was developed by Jeff Sparkman. B. appeared in the movie Star Trek. C. is designed to help the blind.D. can be purchased with a fee29. It can be known from the passage that colorblindness _. A. causes trouble in telling all colors B. occurs more commonly in females C. is not necessarily an inborn disease D. leaves people unable to see clearly 30. How does the DanKam app work? A. It makes vague colors become vivid ones. B. It operates in a fixed color model. C. It shows images with an adjusted color space.D. It puts LED lights on electronic devices. 31. Which of the following serves as the best title for the passage?A. Dankam: A New Treatment For Colorblindness.B. DanKam: Augmented(增强) Reality For Colorblindness.C. Dan Kaminsky: A Campaign Against Colorblindness.D. .Jeff Sparkman: Satisfaction Guaranteed By DanKam.DBeing seen in a fancy sports car or enjoying a beach holiday in a five-star hotel were once signs of having “made it”. But a new study suggested that having people think of you as constantly occupied and overworked is now a far better way to demonstrate social position. According to Harvard University in the US, people are increasingly leaning toward the phenomenon of “humblebragging”. This is when people make a seemingly modest statement that actually draws attention to something they want to show off. Phrases such as “I have no life” and “I desperately need a holiday” are now used to imply social standing, while ordering food and shopping online is the perfect way to prove to neighbors that you are simply too busy and important to go to the supermarket.“Movies, magazines, and popular TV shows often highlight the abundance of money and leisure time among the wealthy,” said Neeru Paharia, an assistant professor at Harvard University. “In recent years, featuring wealthy people relaxing by the pool, playing tennis or skiing and hunting are being substituted with advertisements featuring busy individuals who work long hours and have very limited leisure time,” he said. “Displaying a lack of leisure time operates as a visible signal of status in the eyes of others.”The researchers pointed out that the Wall Street Journals 2016 advertising campaign featured celebrities complaining about their busy lives, with the slogan (标语), “People who dont have time, make time to read the Wall Street Journal.”The report, which was published in the Journal of Consumer Research, also found that brands that marketed themselves as time saving were becoming increasingly high-status, because of their users. According to the authors, this trend of humblebragging is due to peoples shift of focus they now value “the preciousness and scarcity of individuals” more than “the preciousness and scarcity of goods”. “Busy individuals possess desirable characteristics, leading them to be viewed as in demand,” the authors concluded.32. Which of the following statements can count as “humblebragging”?A. “Just ate 15 pieces of chocolate. Gotta control myself flying first class or theyll cancel my modeling contract!”B. “Everybody check this baby out-we just bought a castle! I mean literally!”C. “Guys, Im screwed. I Ive missed the final deadline for my essay again and my tutor is going to fail me!”D. “Wow, I cant believe a rubbishy article like yours got published in a national newspaper!”33.To indicate their social position, people today prefer to _.A. share their passion for tennis or skiing B. show how fast-paced their work life isC. tell people about the wonderful holidays they takeD. show off their abundance of money and leisure time34. The Wall Street Journals 2016 adverting slogan is mentioned in para. 5 to prove _.A. showing a lack of time suggests high social status B. the Wall Street Journal is worth peoples timeC. busy individuals need to better manage their time D. people of high social position are lacking in time35.The underlined word in the last paragraph “scarcity” probably means_A. quantity B. identity C. shortage D. qualification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。Have you ever wondered how the trainers at Sea World get the 19,000-pound whale to jump 22 feet out of water and perform tricks? They get that whale to go over a rope farther out of the water than most of us can imagine. 36 .So how do the trainers at Sea World do it? The first thing they do is reinforce(强化) the behavior that they want repeated - in this case, to get the whale to go over the rope. 37 , in a position where the whale cant help but do whats expected of it. Every time the whale goes over the rope, its given positive reinforcement and gets fed with fish. But what happened when the whale goes under the rope? Nothing no criticism, no warning and no feedback. 38 .Positive reinforcement is the key of that simple principle that produces such splendid results. And as the whale begins to go over the rope more often than under, the trainers begin to raise the rope. It must be raised slowly enough so that the whale doesnt starve. 39 . Make a big deal out of the good and little stuff that we want consistently. Secondly, under-criticize. People know they need help when they mess up. 40 , people will not forget the event and usually will not repeat it.So we need to set up the circumstances so that people cant fail. Over-celebrate, under-criticizeand know how far to raise the rope.A. This is a great challengeB. And the whale stays right where it isC. If we figure out a way to motivate the whaleD. They start with the rope below the surface of the waterE. If we under-criticize, punish and discipline less than expectedF. Whales are taught that their negative behavior wont be acknowledgedG. The simple lesson to be learned from the whale trainers is to over-celebrate第三部分语言知识运用(共四节, 满分55分)第一节 单句补全 (共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)41. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often _ rather than based on fixed criteria.A. appropriate B. conscious C. arbitrary D. controversial42. Lack of sleep will cause an increase in stress levels, which will lead to you not liking your job. This_ will also have a negative impact on your productivity. A. in turn B. in return C. in place D. in brief43. The judge said that the fine would _ a warning to other drivers. A. look into B. serve as C. watch over D.set up44.Honesty is the best policy. If your account doesnt _ what the security cameras recorded, youll get punished.A. subscribe toB. attend toC. correspond toD. relate to45. Its difficult to _ all tastes. One mans meat is another mans poison.A. adapt toB. cater toC. appeal toD. adjust to46. We _ solving international dispute by negotiation, instead of appealing to arms.A. advocate B. admit C. assess D. approach 47. It is most important for English teachers to have a knowledge of the theories of language_.A. fluencyB. accuracyC. acquisitionD. punctuation48. While the kids were making their decisions, they were periodically shown TV _, some for fast food outlets and some for non-food businesses.A. programs B. news C. movies D. commercials49.You are being such a busybody. How I choose to conduct my private life is my own _!A. experience B. agenda C. business D. problem50.Im trying to _ an interest in classical music in my children, which I think is good for their future development.A. foster B. clarify C. express D. discourage第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分)People live in the present. They plan for the future. History, 51 , is the study of the past. Given all the 52 and pressures that come from living in the present and 53 what is yet to come, why bother with what has been? Given all the available branches of knowledge, why insist - as most 54 systems do - on history? And why encourage many students to study even more history than they are 55 to?Any subject of study needs to be 56 : supporters must explain why it is worth 57 . Like most widely accepted 58 , history attracts people who simply 59 the information and modes of thought involved. But for people who are less interested in the subject and more 60 about why they should bother with it, a clearer explanation of its purpose is required. 61 do not perform heart transplants, improve highway design, or arrest criminals. In a society that quite correctly expects education to serve 62 purposes, historys functions can seem more 63 to determine than those of engineering or medicine. History is in fact very useful, actually 64 , but the products of historical study are often less 65 and immediate than those of other subjects.History helps us understand people, societies and how they 66 . For example, how can we 67 past wars (and future threats) without using historical materials? Un