甘肃省会宁县第一中学2020届高三英语上学期10月月考试题（含解析）（通用）

甘肃省会宁县第一中学2020届高三英语上学期10月月考试题（含解析）本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分，共计100分钟，满分120分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，保留试卷，只交答题卡。第I卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15个小题；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、D中，选出最佳选项。AThe booking notes of the play “The Age of Innocence”:Price:$10BOOKINGThere are four easy ways to book seats for performance:-in personThe Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.8 p.m.-by telephoneRing 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card(Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted)-by postSimply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.-on lineComplete the on-line booking form at www.SDISCOUNTS:Saver: $ 2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday.Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion.It is advisable to book in advance.There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.Standby: best available seats are on sale for $ 6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible (suitable) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.1. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT _.A. use the InternetB. go to the Box Office on SundaysC. complete a booking form and post it to the Box OfficeD. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card2. According to the notes, who can get $ 2 off?A. An 18-year-old teenager .B. A 55-year-old woman.C. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.D. A 20-year-old full-time college student3. From the passage we can know all the following information except that _.A. it is advisable to book tickets in advanceB. the audience cant refund money if the performance is on showC. a school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby ticketsD. a group of 13 persons can get a 10 percent discount【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C【解析】【分析】本文是一则广告，介绍了戏剧“The Age of Innocence”的预定方式、票价以及折扣等具体信息。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.8 p.m.”可知购票处星期天是不开放购票的，故B项正确。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“Saver: $ 2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.”可知16岁以下的儿童和60岁以上老人以及全日制的学生可以有2美元的优惠。D项中“A 20-year-old full-time college student”符合这个要求，故D项正确。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Standby: best available seats are on sale for $ 6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible (suitable) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.”可知并不是所有的站票都是6美元，C项计算是错误的。【点睛】本文三个小题都考查了细节理解题，部分细节题是可以直接从文章中找出答案，如小题1，直接根据“The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.8 p.m.”可知答案应该是B项；有的细节理解题只要直接辨认不要求读者对客观的事实做出解释或判断，只要求从阅读材料中直接获取信息。同时还要求读者记住重要细节，在必要的时候（做判断、推断或结论的时候）能够准确而迅速地将他们回忆起来。解此类题要求考生快速抓住原文中的关键信息，直接得出答案，但要注意往往答案与原文中的语句并非一模一样，而是用不同的词语或句型结构表达相同的意思。BI was selfish as a teenagerI usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needsI let my older brother do most of the work around the house until he left for collegeI let my mom and dad worry about our bills and problems while I read books, played, and lost myself in my own imaginationThis didnt change even when I went to college eitherI studied hard but only to make my own life better Even when I started to explore my faith, it was only to increase my own happinessI married after graduation and decided to start a familyOf course, I had no idea what hard knocks reality had in store for my selfish soulSoon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the wayl found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled peopleIn fact, all of the struggles I was going through were beating the selfishness slowly out of meStillI didnt give up on happinessI knew that there must be a way to find itI finally realized, however, that it had to include more than just my own needs, wants, and desiresThe answer began to make itself clear one night shortly after my baby boy was bornI got a bottle and held him in my armsAs I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyesI smiled and talked to himThen he smiled and I could feel my heart growing, expanding with loveI felt such peace and joyAt that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happinessCarolyn Arends wrote：The more people you let into your heart, the bigger your heart getsThe more love you get, the more love you have to giveIt just keeps growing. So, keep loving, keep living and keep caring. Keep growing your heart today, tomorrow, and always4. What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?A. He often helped his brother with houseworkB. He studied hard for his familyC. He was concerned about his familyD. He put his own needs above others5. What did the author realize after he suffered in life?A. Spoiled people cant survive the hardship of life.B Spoiled people are never happy in lifeC. Life is cruel to spoiled peopleD. Selfishness is helpful6. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The author loved kidsB. The author often fed his babyC. The author realized the importance of happinessD. When caring for his baby, the author got inspired7. Which can be the best title of the passage?A. Loving Others, a Way to HappinessB. The Elder One Grows, the More He GetsC. Help Others, Help OneselfD. Keep Growing to Live a Happy Life【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. A【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章作者通过讲述自己从一个自私的人变为一个心中对他人有爱的人的成长经历，明白了“爱他人是获得幸福的方法”的道理。【4题详解】推理判断题。答案定位在第一段I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs可知作者在青少年时期，较为自私，行为处事时，总是只考虑自己，几乎不为家人考虑，故选D。【5题详解】推理判断题。答案定位在第二段Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the wayl found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people（很快我发现自己失业，负债累累，还有一个新的婴儿。我发现生活中很少同情被宠坏的人。）由此推断出作者在遭遇了人生变故后，意识到生活对被宠坏的人是残忍的，故选C。【6题详解】推理判断题。答案定位在第三段As I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyesI smiled and talked to himThen he smiled and I could feel my heart growing, expanding with loveI felt such peace and joyAt that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness可知作者在照料孩子的过程中，作者受到了启示，了解到通往幸福的途径是心中充满爱，故选D。【7题详解】主旨大意题。文章作者通过讲述自己从一个自私的人变为一个心中对他人有爱的人的成长经历，明白了“爱他人是获得幸福的方法”的道理。故选A。CThey hide in trees, hang from helicopters, even follow people down on motorcyclesall so that they can snap a shot of a celebrity. They are paparazziphotographers who make a living by taking pictures of the rich and famous.This September, California, a state with plenty of celebrities, passed a law aimed at taking action against paparazzi. The law forbids photographers from entering private property to take pictures, from using high-tech devices to take pictures of people on private property, and from “persistently following in order to take a picture.” Violators can be fined or spend time in prison. The United State Congress is considering passing a similar law.Supporters of the California law say it will protect the privacy of celebrities, whom paparazzi have been bothering for years. Opponents (反对者) say the law restricts photojournalists from doing their job.Most celebrities seem to like having their pictures taken when they are in public at award shows or other events. After all, its free publicity. But when theyre not in public, they say, photographers should leave them alone. Yet paparazzi have been known to secretly look in windows and worse. Actor Michael J. Fox said that paparazzi have even “tried to pretend to be medical personnel at the hospital where my wife was giving birth to our son.”Celebrities have as much right to their privacy as anyone else, supporters of the law state. Supporters further argue that the California law is a fair way to keep the press at bay, because the law still allows photographers to do their job. It only punishes them, supporters say, when they violate celebrities privacy.Opponents of the law say it violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution (美国宪法第一修正案), which guarantees that no laws will be made to limit “the freedom of speech, or of the press.”Although some people might not consider paparazzi a part of the legal press, the California law does not single out paparazzi. It applies to photographers working for any publication.Opponents of the law are also concerned about its wording. “Does persistently mean following someone for six minutes, six seconds, or six days?” asked lawyer Douglas Mirell. The wording of the law is too vague, critics complain, and could be used to punish almost any news photographer.The United States needs a free press to keep the public informed about important news, paparazzi law opponents say. Limiting the press in any way, they argue, limits the freedom of all.8. Which of the following will be considered illegal by the new California law?A. Paparazzi slipping into the house of a famous person to take a shot.B. Paparazzi taking photos of famous people with high-tech cameras.C. Paparazzi hiring helicopters as a fast means of transportation.D. Paparazzi rushing towards filming sites on motorcycles.9. Supporters of the new law believe that _.A. it prevents the media from getting worseB. it gives photographers a fair way to competeC. punishment forces paparazzi to quit their jobD. privacy of famous people needs special protection10. Opponents of the new law are concerned that _.A. it will violate paparazzis privacyB. the First Amendment will be changedC. some photographers will be wrongly accusedD. people will not be informed of important news11. What is the authors attitude towards the new California law?A. Critical.B. Neutral.C. Approving.D. Skeptical.【答案】8. A 9. A 10. C 11. B【解析】本文是一篇新闻报道。这篇文章主要讲了许多国家为了保护名人的隐私，相继出台了一些法律，限定狗仔队的偷拍行为。这项法律的支持者认为它阻止了媒体变得更糟糕，而反对者认为这项法律太模糊，评论者抱怨，它可能被用来惩罚几乎任何一个新闻摄影者。【8题详解】细节理解题。由第二段The law forbids photographers from entering private property to take pictures, from using high-tech devices to take pictures of people on private property, and from “persistently following in order to take a picture.可知根据加拿大新的法律，狗仔队溜进名人家里拍照时违法的，故选A。【9题详解】细节理解题。由第五段Supporters further argue that the California law is a fair way to keep the press at bay, because the law still allows photographers to do their job.可知这项法律的支持者认为它阻止了媒体变得更糟糕，选A。【10题详解】推理判断题。由倒数第二段The wording of the law is too vague, critics complain, and could be used to punish almost any news photographer.可知反对者认为这项法律太模糊，评论者抱怨，它可能被用来惩罚几乎任何一个新闻摄影者，选C。【11题详解】推理判断题。这篇文章主要讲了许多国家为了保护名人的隐私，相继出台了一些法律，限定狗仔队的偷拍行为。这项法律的支持者认为它阻止了媒体变得更糟糕，而反对者认为这项法律太模糊，评论者抱怨，它可能被用来惩罚几乎任何一个新闻摄影者。作者只是客观的描述，所以作者对加拿大新的法律持中立态度，选B。DAs the temperature rises, sweaty humans are making a response that is further worsening the problem of climate change. At present, the world just has 1.6 billion air conditioning units, but these units use a surprising total of ten percent of all global electricity supply. While less than a third of families globally are so equipped, the most AC-addicted countries are Japan (in 91 percent of families), the US (90 percent) and South Korea(86 percent).New research by the International Energy Agency (IEA) guesses that the total number of AC units is likely to increase to over 5.6 billion by 2050equal to ten new units being sold every second for more than 30 yearswith sales driven particularly by India, China and Indonesia. This will make the use of air conditioning one of the worlds largest demands for energy.“Growing electricity demand for air conditioning is one of the most critical blind spots in todays energy debate” argues Faith Birol, executive director of the IEA. “With rising incomes, air conditioner ownership will skyrocket, especially in the developing world. While this will improve daily lives, it is quite necessary that efficiency performance be prioritized.”Birol and the IEA stress the need for new efficiency standards to ensure that consumers are at least buying units that require significantly less power to function, therefore decreasing the total energy demand. Variations on the traditional “vapor compression” technology, which has formed the basis for AC units for more than a century, may appear really important. A water-based system was recently developed by researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which uses 40 percent less electricity and produces only one by-product: drinkable water.“Our cooling system can be tailored for all types of weather conditions, from wet climate in the tropics to dry climate in the deserts,” says associate professor Ernest Chua at NUS. “While it can be used for indoor living and commercial spaces, it can also be easily used to provide air conditioning for blocks of buildings in an energy-efficient manner.”12. The author mentions the number of air conditioning units mainly to show their _.A. uneven distribution globallyB. popularity among peopleC. vital importance to humansD. high demand for electricity13. Which of the following statements may Faith Birol agree with?A. Air conditioners should be more energy-efficient.B. Air conditioners will be more and more expensive.C. Peoples daily lives should be improved in various ways.D. People should use their air conditioners less.14. What do we know about the water-based system?A. It has caused much debate about its effectiveness.B. Itll be a fundamental system for future air conditioners.C. It seems to be environmentally friendly.D. It appears different from the current technology.15. From what Ernest Chua says, we can infer that the new system _.A. has different effects in different placesB. can be applied to nearly all situationsC. can greatly meet peoples cooling demandD. will be brought into use in the near future【答案】12. D 13. A 14. C 15. B【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章说明了随着人们收入的增加，空调的拥有量将猛增，空调使用将成为世界上最大的能源需求之一。国际能源机构指出有必要开发更节能的空调，而新加坡国立大学的研究人员最近开发了一种以水为基础的系统，且能适用于几乎所有环境情况。【12题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中At present, the world just has 1.6 billion air conditioning units, but these units use a surprising total of ten percent of all global electricity supply.（目前，世界上只有16亿个空调设备，但这些设备使用的电力竟占全球电力供应的10%。可知作者提到空调机组的数量主要是为了说明空调对电力的高需求。故选D。【13题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段中Birol and the IEA stress the need for new efficiency standards to ensure that consumers are at least buying units that require significantly less power to function, therefore decreasing the total energy demand.（比罗尔和国际能源机构强调，有必要制定新的能效标准，以确保消费者至少购买那些需要的电力大大减少的机组，从而降低总能源需求。）可知Faith Birol 可能会赞同A选项“空调应该更节能。”故选A。【14题详解】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中A water-based system was recently developed by researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which uses 40 percent less electricity and produces only one by-product: drinkable water.（新加坡国立大学的研究人员最近开发了一种以水为基础的系统，它减少了40%的电力消耗，只产生一种副产品:饮用水。）可知水基系统似乎是环保的。故选C。【15题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Our cooling system can be tailored for all types of weather conditions, from wet climate in the tropics to dry climate in the deserts,” says associate professor Ernest Chua at NUS. “While it can be used for indoor living and commercial spaces, it can also be easily used to provide air conditioning for blocks of buildings in an energy-efficient manner.”（新加坡国立大学副教授Ernest Chua表示:“我们的冷却系统可以适应所有类型的天气条件，从热带的潮湿气候到沙漠的干燥气候。”“虽然它可以用于室内生活和商业空间，但也可以以节能的方式方便地为建筑物提供空调。”）可知从Ernest Chua的话中，我们可以推断出这个新系统几乎适用于所有的环境情况。故选B。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。The best way to set yourself up for success is to make sure that your goals are SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timelyMake your goals specificYou need to give yourself a concrete goal so you know exactly what youre working toward_16_Who will be involved in helping you reach your goal? What exact goal do you want to accomplish? Be very specificWhen will you start and when will you reach your goal?Make your goals measurableNow that you have some of the specifics of your goal nailed down, its time to look at how you will measure your progressAfter all, if you dont have any way to measure your goal, how will you know when youve reached it?_17_ Some examples of measurable goals might be pounds lost, a positive change in blood work numbers, or fitness minutes accumulatedMake your goals attainableIts good to think big_18_ A goal thats attainable for you is one that you believe you can reach and have all the support, equipment, knowledge and resources needed to put your goals into actionMake your goals relevantYou need to make sure that youre choosing a goal that fits you and your lifestyle_19_Pick something that is meaningful and relevant to you and you ll set yourself up for successMake your goals timely_20_Otherwise, it will be difficult to know how to pace yourself to reach itEvery goal should have a date, which will help you stay on trackIn addition, set up a few mini-deadlines to keep you on track to reaching your big-picture goalA. Put a deadline on your goalB. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do todayC. You know your goal is specific if it answers these questionsD. Therefore, you should k