湖南省第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题

1、 整理于网络 可修改湖南省邵东县第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题第一部分 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，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. What will the weather be like tomorrow?A. Sunny and warm. B. Fine but cold. C. Snowy and cold.2. Where are the spea

2、kers?A. At home. B. At school. C. At a pet store.3. What will the woman do today?A. See her brother off. B. See a doctor. C. Go to the library.4. Who is the woman?A. A customer. B. A shop assistant. C. The mans wife.5. Why is the woman calling?A. To make an invitation. B. To borrow something. C. To

3、book a table.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ABC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67题6. Why does Mike call Mary?A. To get a lift from her. B. To invite her to see a film. C. To discuss homework with her.7. What will Mary do next Mo

4、nday?A. Take a math test. B. Hand in a report. C. Have a chemistry class.听第7段材料,回答第89题8. Who gave the girl this book?A. Her classmate. B. Her friend. C. Her uncle.9. When will the boy get the book?A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题10. What is the probable relationship bet

5、ween the two speakers?A. Boss and secretary. B. Teacher and student. C. Schoolmates.11. What food does the man like best?A. Vegetables and fruits. B. Hamburgers and fries. C. Chocolate and cake.12. Which meal does the man pay most attention to?A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Supper听第9段材料,回答第13至16题13. Whe

6、n will John leave for Boston?A. On May 13th. B. On May 14th. C. On May 15th.14. Where will the party probably be held?A. At Johns grandparents. B. At a restaurant. C. At school.15. How many people will be invited?A. At least 28. B. 25. C. At most 20.16. What gift will the woman probably give John?A.

7、 A book. B. A dictionary. C. A pen.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题17. How long did the speaker stay in France?A. About three months. B. About four months. C. About five months.18. What does the speaker love about France most?A. Longer holiday. B. The delicious food. C. The style of dining.19. What does the speake

8、r think of the life in France?A. Relaxing. B. Busy. C. Boring.20Why did the speaker go to France?A. She went to France to studyB. She went to France to workC. She went to France to travel第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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 park bench was des

9、erted as I sat down to read beneath the branches of an old tree, with good reason to frown, for the world was intended to drag me down. At this time, a boy approached me. He stood right before me, and said with great excitement, Look what I found!In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, w

10、ith its petals(花瓣)all worn. Wanting him to take his flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then turned to the other side.But instead of leaving, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared, “ It really smells pretty and its beautiful, too. Thats why I picked i

11、t. Here, its for you.”The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave .So I reached for the flower, and replied, Just what I need .But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he held it in mid-air. It was then that I noticed that the boy was blind. I hear

12、d my voice quiver(轻微颤抖) and at the same time my tears shone like the sun. As I thanked him for picking the very best one, he smiled and said, “youre welcome.” And then he ran off to play, unaware of the impact hed had on me.I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath

13、an old tree. Perhaps from his heart, hed been blessed with true sight.Through the eyes of the blind boy, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I had been blind. From now on I vowed to see beauty and appreciate every second thats mine. Then I h

14、eld the flower up to my nose and breathed its fragrance and smiled as that young boy. 21. When she sat down to read on the bench, the author _.A. felt relaxed and peacefulB. felt upset and unhappy with her lifeC. wanted to have a friend keeping her companyD. felt proud to have overcome the difficult

15、ies in life22. The author decided to take the flower at first because _.A. she was really moved by the boyB. she didnt want to hurt the young boyC. she thought the flower was really beautifulD. she didnt like being bothered by the boy any more23. Which of the following can best describe the boy?A. K

16、ind and optimistic. B. Independent and active.C. Handsome and intelligent. D. Warmhearted and sensitive.BA hybrid electric vehicle (混合动力车) or HEV is a vehicle driven by the combination of petrol engine and electric motor. Terrence has been driving a HEV for five years. He really doesnt understand wh

17、y more people arent accepting them. “I probably spend about $ 7 a day on petrol,” the taxi driver told news. com. au. In his previous conventional vehicle Terrence said he was spending up to $ 30 a day on petrol, meaning he saves almost $ 6000 every year.The Toyota spokesman said this was quite a hi

18、gh saving and official tests estimate (估计) an average driver would only save about 33 percent off their current bill. This means a driver paying $ 30 a day on petrol would see their bill drop to about $ 20 using the hybrid. “A taxi driver that drives in built-up areas and spends little time on highw

19、ays will notice a higher fuel saving,” he said. “Low speeds allow the electric motors to be used more and the petrol engine used less.”While some people are skeptical about how reliable hybrids are, Terrence said he had never run out of power. His Camry cost about $ 34,000 and so after five years, i

20、ts nearly paid for itself. “For cab drivers, its a real advantage because of the cost-effectiveness,” he said. Terrence has no complaints about the car. “I love it, the calm and quietness of it, the simplicity of ityou just jump in and go. The maintenance（保养）is really low. But the only difficulty is

21、 finding someone to service the car as there are not many experienced mechanics（机修工）.”Terrence said its “extraordinary” that more drivers arent buying more hybrid electric vehicles and that governments are not encouraging this more. “I think people have a view that you have to plug it in, which is n

22、ot true. A lack of information about the cars may be stopping people from taking the plunge. Its not promoted at all for the public to understandits simplifying the actual owning of a caryou dont have to do so many things to own it and run it, its just so much simpler. Why wouldnt the government pro

23、mote such a thing?”24. How much does an average driver save each day by driving a hybrid, according to the Toyota spokesman? A. $30. B. $20. C. $10. D. $7.25. When saying “extraordinary”, Terrence thinks it is _ A. understandable B. wonderful C. doubtful D. unbelievable 26. What does Terrence think

24、prevent the popularity of hybrid cars? A. The difficulty in servicing the car. B. The restriction of the government. C. The lack of information about HEV. D. The inconvenience with charging the car. CFacial RecallLarge gatherings such as weddings and conferences can be socially overwhelming. Pressur

25、e to learn peoples names only adds to the stress. A new facial-recognition app could come to the rescue-but privacy experts recommend proceeding with caution.The app, called SocialRecall, connects names with faces via smartphone cameras and facial recognition, potentially eliminating the need for fo

26、rmal introductions. “It breaks down these social barriers we all have in terms of initiating the protocol to meet somebody,” says Barry Sandrew, whose start-up, also called SocialRecall, created the app and tested it at an event attended by about 1,000 people. After receiving an invitation to downlo

27、ad SocialRecall from an event organizer, a prospective user is asked to take two selfies and sign in via social media. At the event the app is active within a previously defined geographical area. When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendees face, the app identifies the individual, dis

28、plays the persons name, and links to his or her social media profile. To protect privacy, it recognizes only those who have consented to participate. And the apps creators say it automatically wipes users data after an event. Ann Cavoukian, a privacy expert who runs the Privacy by Design Center of E

29、xcellence at Ryerson University in Toronto, commends the apps creators for these protective measures. She cautions, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that “there may be unintended consequences down the road with that information being

30、 used in another context that might come back to bite you.”The start-up has also developed a version of the app for individuals who suffer from prosopagnosia, or “face blindness,” a condition that prevents people from recognizing individuals they have met. (Sandrew, who has prosopagnosia himself, no

31、tes that the app has not yet been tested on others with the condition.) To use this app, a person first acquires an image of someones face, from either the smartphones camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots that same face in real life, the previously entered info

32、rmation is displayed. The collected data are stored only on a users phone, according to the team behind the app. Jason Schultz, a professor of clinical law at New York University, who was not involved with the apps creation, remains cautious: “The cost to everyone whom you are surveilling with this

33、app is very, very high, and I dont think it respects the consent politics involved with capturing peoples images.”27. Why do lots of privacy experts not advocate the facial-recognition app?A. Because it is only active within a defined area.B. Because the technology behind is still not mature.C. Beca

34、use the app has not been tested on a large scale.D. Because users personal information might be misused.28. Paragraph 3 is mainly about _.A. how the app works B. how the app was createdC. what makes the app popular D. what people can do with the app29. SocialRecall helps people with prosopagnosia by

35、 _.A. giving names to the photos kept in their smartphonesB. collecting information previously entered in the phoneC. providing the information of a person when they first meetD. showing the persons information when it spots a stored face30. What can we learn about SocialRecall from the passage?A. I

36、t may put peoples privacy at risk. B. It has caused unintended consequences.C. It can prevent some communication disorders.D. It is praised by users for its protective measures.第二节 七选五(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。You may have grown up living with lots of siblings, o

37、r this may be your first time sharing your living space with someone else. _31_ Follow these tips to make sure you and your roommate keep things pleasant and supportive throughout the year (or even years)!Be clear about your expectations from the beginning. Do you know in advance that you hate it wh

38、en someone hits the snooze button (贪睡闹铃) fifteen times every morning? That youre a neat freak (怪人)? That you need ten minutes to yourself before talking to anyone after you wake up? _32_ Its not fair to expect him or her to pick up on them right away, and communicating what you need is one of the be

39、st ways to avoid problems before they become problems.Address problems when theyre little. Is your roommate always forgetting her things for the shower, and taking yours? _33_ Addressing things that annoy you while theyre still little can help your roommate be aware of something she may not otherwis

40、e know. And addressing little things is much easier than addressing them after theyve become big._34_ This may seem simple, but its probably one of the biggest reasons why roommates experience conflict. Dont think hell mind if you borrow his shoes for a quick soccer game? For all you know, you just

41、stepped over an uncrossable line. Dont borrow, use, or take anything without getting permission first.Be mindful of who you bring into your room-and how often. _35_ But your roommate may not. Be mindful of how often you bring people over. If your roommate studies best in the quiet, and you study bes

42、t in a group, can you alternate who hits the library and who gets the room?A. Be open to new ideas and experiences.B. Respect all the things that belong to your roommate.C. You may love having your study group into your room.D. Expect to learn, grow and change during the time in the college.E. Are y

43、our clothes being borrowed faster than you can wash them?F. Let your roommate know as soon as you can about your little preferences.G. Having a roommate can be both a challenge and a great part of your college experience.第三部分 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从4160各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳答案。M

44、y husband and I changed our front yard with something eatable, adding apples, bananas, oranges, and pomegranates(石榴).Every crop brought us 36 to neighbors and strangers. The food was a(an) 37 to communicate. Kids in the neighborhood (including our son) learned 38 and gentle timing. When we had extra

45、, we would 39 it. Then, we received a powerful lesson: a gift hidden as a 40 . Our first-ever crop of pomegranates had ripened. 41 , at harvest, they all disappeared in the middle of the night. We were 42 , sad and angry. Friends had fun suggestions. One 43 suggested we post a sign to curse those wh

46、o 44 our fruits.And suddenly, the 45 was clear. We did need a sign. But our sign would encourage sharing and community. Last autumn, we had a larger crop of pomegranates. We put 46 a sign that read, If youd like one, please knock and 47 yourself, and we would be 48 to cut one off the bush for you. C

47、utting saves the branches and is good for future growth, so we can 49 to share pomegranates with 50 friends like you. Thanks, the Green Family. Out of eight fruits, one pomegranate was taken. and most of others were 51 to new friends. This year, we won the Kindness Contest award, 52 we planted three

48、 trees-a peach, a pear, and a plum. Before they fruit, Ill 53 a big sign to the yard to encourage sharing. Today. Im happy to be a role model of 54 for my young sons and to have the opportunity to 55 an eatable front yard for others.36. A. richer B. stronger C. closer D. healthier37. A. method B. ex

49、planation C. evidence D. excuse38. A. patience B. kindness C. confidence D. responsibility39. A. take B. share C. select D. store40. A. result B. challenge C. loss D. surprise41. A. Besides B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise42. A. embarrassed B. interested C. ashamed D. shocked43. A. still B. yet C

50、. just D. even44. A. stole B. destroyed C. bought D. hid45. A. attitude B. suggestion C. lesson D. need46. A. away B. down C. up D. on47. A. enjoy B. impress C. help D. introduce48. A. happy B. afraid C. proud D. worried49. A. pretend B. continue C. agree D. happen50. A. true B. close C. polite D. n

51、ew51. A. gifted B. sold C. donatedD. devoted52. A. unless B. since C. so D. or53. A. connect B. add C. turn D. keep54. A. generosity B. encouragement C. enjoyment D. creativity55. A. change B. provide C. prepare D. choose第二节（共10小题； 每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。As the saying goes

52、, “Confidence in 56 (you) is the first step on the road 57 success.” Confidence plays an important role in our study. With confidence, we can plan our own study. With confidence, we can ask 58 we dont know without feeling 59 (embarrass). With confidence, we can be open-minded all the time.We may gai

53、n self-confidence in many ways. Making friends or 60 (exchange) ideas with classmates may be of help. Besides, taking 61 active part in all kinds of activities and 62 (compete) requires not only great courage and skill but also self-confidence. We need to have confidence. 63 , “confidence is a plant

54、 of slow growth”. For me, I prefer to offer help to others. This is a chance 64 (understand) others as well as to test what I suppose I know. In our study, we must learn to share, which in turn helps us learn to learn, and 65 (hope), self-confidence is the key! 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）你是李华

55、，父亲节即将来临，在父亲节这天，需要说哪些话语来感谢自己的父亲呢？请根据以下要点用英文给父亲写一封感谢信。内容包括：1. 感谢养育之恩； 2. 感谢父亲在你遇到挫折时给你鼓励和安慰；3. 感谢父亲在你成功时以你为荣；4.爱父亲。 注意：1. 词数80左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯。Dear Father, With Fathers Day approaching, _第二节 读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. Tenneva JordanI knew I