江西省赣州市石城中学2020届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题（通用）

江西省赣州市石城中学2020届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。1. How does the man advise the woman to get to the hotel?A. By taxi.B. By underground.C. By bus.2. How much does one ticket cost?A. $0.7.B. $5.0.C. $4.3.3. What is the woman unsatisfied with?A. The acting.B. The special effects.C. The plot.4. Where are the speakers?A. At a hotel.B. At a store.C. At a clinic.5. What does the woman plan to do?A. Draw some pictures.B. Buy some things on sale.C. Make an advertisement.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分；共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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Have lunch together.B. Buy her a printer.C. Fix her computer.7. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What will the man do on his birthday?A. Go out for a meal.B. Go to see a film.C. Work on his terms work.9. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Brother and sister.B. Classmates.C. Teacher and student.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Whats the good news?A. New gym opened.B. A yoga class started.C. A new caf opened.11. When will the speakers go to the gym?A. On Friday.B. On Saturday.C. On Sunday.12. What does the speakers decide to do first?A. Meet for lunch.B. Go to the gym.C. Make an exercise plan.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What are the speakers discussing?A. The preparation for a test.B. A television program.C. Their close friends.14. Why is the man watching TV?A. He has already finished studying.B. He is taking a break from studying.C. He wants to get information for a paper.15. Who did the best in the last test?A. Kevin.B. The woman speaker.C. Elizabeth.16. Why does the man stop the woman calling Elizabeth?A. He doesnt want to trouble her.B. He prefers to study on his own.C. He doesnt think she is helpful.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What did Sally do for her pen-friend?A. She offered her some advice.B. She taught her how to write.C. She helped her to keep a diary.18. Why did Sallys dad ask her not to send her book to a publisher?A. There were too many books of this kind.B. He thought the book too simple.C. Their response might let her down.19. How did Sally contact the publisher?A. She made a call.B. She sent an email.C. She paid a visit.20. How did Sallys mum feel after answering the companys phone?A. Very excited.B. Extremely surprised.C. Fairly anxious.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和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFrom 100 years of Bauhaus to 350 years since Rembrandts death, a host of landmark art events and exhibitions are open around Europe this year.John Ruskin 200th EnglandThis year is also the bicentenary(200 周年纪念) of the birth of John Ruskin, the art critic, writer and reformer. There are exhibitions throughout the year at Brantwood, his former home in Cumbria, on topics from his clothes to his interest in geology and his legacy in Japan. On Ruskins birthday, 8th February, there is a free public lecture on his love of trees at Oxford University Museum of Natural History and an evening of readings and music at the Royal Academy, London.Rembrandt 350th The NetherlandsIt is 350 years since the death of Rembrandt van Rijn. There is a year-long programme of events in nine Dutch cities, focusing on Rembrandt and the Dutch golden age. In Amsterdam, the Rijks Museum (15th Feb-10th June) will display all of its 22 paintings, 60 drawings and 300 engravings(版画) the biggest Rembrandt collection ever seen in a single exhibition.Bauhaus 100th GermanyGermany is celebrating the centenary(第100周年纪念) of Bauhaus, the revolutionary art school founded by Walter Gropius in 1919. The opening festival is already under way at the Berlin Academy of Arts, with a programme of concerts, plays and virtual reality installations (until Thursday 24 Jan). But visitors are encouraged to explore beyond the capital throughout the year on a self-guided road trip.Renoir 100th FranceAugust Renoir died 100 years ago in December. The Eau et Lumire Association, which has created 12 “Impressionisms Routes” linking sites that inspired 12 European impressionist painters, has declared 2020 to be Renoir Year. It hopes to attract more art lovers to attractions on the Renoir Route visitors to Paris could try the Museum of Montmartre and Renoir Gardens, where he once lived, or the Muse de la Grenouillre in nearby Croissy-sur-Seine, where he painted river scenes.21. What can tourists do at the celebration of John Ruskins 200th birthday?A. Meet famous people.B. Go on a self-guided road trip.C. Attend a public lecture for free.D. Appreciate impressionists works.22. What is special about the exhibition in Rijks Museum?A. It will be a year-long event.B. It is a collection of all painting styles.C. It marks the end of the celebrations in other cities.D. It brings together most of Rembrandts works.23. From which is the text probably taken?A. An art show review.B. An exhibition guide.C. A research paper.D. An official report.BJarrett Little was road testing his mountain bike outside of Columbus, Georgia, when his riding partner, Chris Dixon, stopped suddenly. Something in the distance moving among the trees had caught her attention. It turned out to be a sandy-colored five-month-old puppy.“He was really thin, ribs showing, and a broken leg,” Little told John Parks, a reporter from CBS News. The cyclists fed the friendly pup and shared their water. They also quickly realized that the dog was coming with them, although they had no idea how. They were more than seven miles from downtown and riding bikes. “We couldnt leave him,” Little said. “Out there next to the Oxbow Meadows, he was going to become the lunch of an alligator living in the river.”Suddenly, Little had an idea. He carefully picked up his new friend and slipped the 38-pound dogs hind legs(后肢) into the back pockets of his cycling jacket. Then he hung the dogs front paws over his shoulders.“He was injured, so he wasnt trying to fight,” Little says. “He was also happy that we were there, touching him, and hadnt taken off on him.”The groups 30-minute ride into town ended at a bike store, where they got more water and food for the dog. That was when Andrea Shaw, an accountant from Maine in town on business, happened by. The dog made a headed straight for her, licking and “loving on her,” says Dixon. Shaw was struck and, after learning what had happened, declared her intentions: “I am keeping this dog.”Shaw called him Columbo and scheduled an operation on his leg. Today, Columbo is living the high life on a farm with a horse, a pony, a six-year-old boy, to keep him company. As Dixon told John Parks, “He is literally the luckiest dog alive.”24. Why did Little say they couldnt leave the dog behind?A. It was friendly and cute.B. It followed them closely.C. It had to be taken to hospital at once.D. It might fall victim to other animals.25. How did Little manage to get the dog together with them?A. By carrying it in his pockets.B. By placing it on the bike.C. By shouldering it on his back.D. By taking it away with him.26. Who will accept the dog as a pet?A. Jarrett little.B. Chris Dixon.C. Andrea Shaw.D. John Parks.27. What word can we use to describe the dogs present life?A. Difficult.B. Admirable.C. Pitiful.D. Miserable.CThat little “a” with a circle around it that is found in e-mail addresses is most commonly referred to as the “at” symbol. Surprisingly though, there is no official, universal name for this sign. There are lots of strange terms to describe the symbol.Before it became the fixed symbol for e-mail, the symbol was mostly used to represent the cost or weight of something. For instance, if you bought 6 apples, you might write it as 6 apples $1.11 each.With the introduction of e-mail came the popularity of the symbol. The symbol separates a persons online user name from his mail server address, for instance . Its widespread use on the Internet made it necessary to put this symbol on keyboards in countries that had never seen or used the symbol before. As a result, there is really no official name for this symbol.The actual origin of the symbol remains unknown. History tells us that the symbol came from the tired hands of the monks(僧侣) in the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages when there were no printing presses, every letter of a word had to be copied by hand for each copy of a published book. The monks that performed these long and boring copying duties looked for ways to reduce the number of strokes(笔划) per word for common words.Although the word “at” is quite short, it was such a common word in texts and documents that monks in the Middle Ages thought it would be good idea to shorten the word “at” even more. As a result, the monks left out the “t” and created a circle getting rid of two strokes.28. Before becoming a symbol for e-mail, the symbol was most commonly used _.A. when people referred to the cost or weight of somethingB. to represent the word “at” in computer languagesC. to represent the word “at” on keyboardsD. when people wrote business documents29. Why did the symbol become popular?A. Because it looked interesting.B. Because e-mail appeared.C. Because it was used by monks.D. Because it was officially used in texts.30. We can know from the passage that in the Middle Ages _.A. monks were hard-workingB. the printing press was inventedC. the symbol was seldom seen in textsD. the work of copying books needed to be done all by hand31. Monks in the Middle Ages replaced the word “at” with the symbol mainly to _.A. make the word look betterB. save their effort and timeC. keep some information secretD. make it easier to understandDMore than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through the overuse of smartphones and other audio devices, the UN warned Tuesday, proposing new safety standards for safe volume levels.Currently, about five percent of the global population, or some 466 million people, including 34 million children, suffer from disabling hearing loss. Young people are particularly likely to develop such risky listening habits. Around half of those between the ages of 12 and 35, or 1.1 billion people, are at risk due to “long and severe exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices,” the UN health agency said.In a bid to safeguard hearing, the World Health Organization and International Telecommunications Union issued an international standard for the manufacture and use of audio devices. WHO considers a volume above 85 decibels for eight hours or 100 decibels for 15 minutes as unsafe. The safe listening devices and systems standard calls for a “sound allowance” software to be included in all audio devices, to track the volume level and duration of a users exposure to sound, and to evaluate the risk posed to their hearing. This system could alert a user if they have dangerous listening habits.WHO is also calling for parental as well as automatic volume controls on audio devices to prevent dangerous use. While some smartphones and other audio devices already offer some of these features, the UN would like to see a uniform standard used to help protect against disabling hearing loss.“Think of it like driving on a highway, but without a speedometer in your car or a speed limit,” Shelly Chadha of the WHO told reporters in Geneva. “What weve proposed is that your smartphones come fitted with a speedometer, with a measurement system which tells you how much sound youre getting and tells you if you are going over the limit”.32. What is the purpose of proposing new safe volume standards?A. To warn people of dangerous listening habits.B. To help protect against disabling hearing loss.C. To promote the development of audio devices.D. To prevent the manufacture and use of audio devices.33. Where can you find the data that best supports “young people risk damaging their hearing through the overuse of smartphones”?A. In paragraph 2.B. In paragraph 3.C. In paragraph 4.D. In paragraph 5.34. What do we know about safe volume levels according to paragraph 3?A. It is safe to listen to music under any circumstances.B. It is important to keep track of the risk for the users.C. It is necessary to have users alerted by their parents.D. It is acceptable to keep the volume at 90 decibels for 15 minutes.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Turning Down the Volume.B. Making Good Use of Smartphones.C. The Rise and Fall of Audio Devices.D. The Safety Standards for Volume Levels.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。This Is Why Traffic Lights Are Red, Yellow, and GreenEver wondered why blue doesnt mean go and brown mean stop? 36. .The idea that red means stop and green means go has impacted our lives in more ways than just traffic signals. We have been taught from a young age that the color red means danger. 37. . But why were those particular colors chosen for traffic lights in the first place? For something we have to look at every day, why couldnt they have been prettier colors like magenta(紫红) and turquoise (天蓝色)?Its important to know that before there were traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals for trains. At first, railroad companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go, and green to mean caution. As you could imagine, train conductors ran into a few problems with the color white meaning go 38. , with train conductors thinking they were all clear when they really werent. Railway companies eventually moved to the color green meaning go, and its been that way ever since.As far as red goes, thats always been a color that indicated danger, long before cars were even around. Red is the color with the longest wavelength. 39. . The color yellow was used to caution drivers because it has a slightly shorter wavelength than red, but not as short as green.40. . Employ these driving rules first and know that traffic lights have certainly come a long way.A. And the color green means its OK to move forwardB. Turns out, theres a perfectly good explanation for itC. It can be seen from a greater distance than other colorsD. bright white could easily be seen from a distance by usE. bright white could easily be mistaken for stars at nightF. Why dont we use blue to mean go and brown mean stopG. So dont get mad next time youre impatiently waiting at a traffic light第三部分 英语知识运用 （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四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Our apartment has been hit by a “hurricane”. Every bit of furniture is 41 with paper chains, scissors, tape and modeling clay. 42 , Im so exhausted tonight, recovering from a surgery.The phone rings for the sixth time in less than an hour. We know it is my mother, again. A stroke claimed her brain, but not her life. She is troubled by a severe mental 43 She has no idea that she has 44 the things she is about to say a million times. Nor can she recall I had a 45 .Each time she calls, I play a game with 46 called “How Good a Person Can I Be?” Ive won five rounds of the game tonight; I am due for a 47 this time.“Mom!” I 48 . “You are not being removed from your home! And we visited two days ago!” Silence. Then:“I was only calling to say hi.” My mother continues, “Why are you yelling?”I sink into the couch, aware that my daughter is 49 . She hears me scold my mother and lose my 50 . I have not only failed at being a good person; I have failed at being a good 51 to my daughter.“Can I talk to Grandma Ellie?” My five-year-old 52 the phone. 53 , I hand it over.Then, I hear my mother 54 through the receiver. “Sweetheart! How are you? Did you go to school today?”What magic is this? All she says is “Hi, Grandma.” Out of the phone comes a waterfall of good _55 . My mother tells her how much she loves her and how lovely her voice sounds.I am not tired or angry; I am 56 inside, watching my kindergartner 57 her fragile grandmother with such skillfulness. Im fascinated by their 58 .The mess in our apartment still 59 around me. I listen to my daughter whispering to her grandmother, caring for her with extreme 60 .41. A. coveredB. decoratedC. mixedD. filled42. A. Whats moreB. Above allC. Worse stillD. Needless to say43. A. disorderB. fitnessC. performance D. function44. A. createdB. completedC. confirmedD. repeated45. A. strokeB. surgeryC. headacheD. problem46. A. my daughterB. myselfC. my momD. my grandma47. A. successB. winnerC. quarrelD. fall48. A. whisperB. explainC. yellD. promise49. A. imitating B. witnessingC. laughingD. sleeping50. A. belief B. face C. temperD. way51. A. friendB. companionC. caregiverD. example52. A. reaches forB. picks upC. plays withD. hangs up53. A. Excitedly B. AimlesslyC. WordlesslyD. Unwillingly54. A. call outB. break downC. give upD. set out55. A. ideasB. cheersC. relationshipD. applause56. A. shockedB. weakC. firmD. soft57. A. teachB. botherC. handleD. ack