2020-2021学年度高三下学期四月份月考试卷(第四周)英语试卷(含答案)

1、 此卷只装订不密封班级 此卷只装订不密封班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 2020-2021学年度高三下学期四月份月考试卷（第四周）英语试卷 注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。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

2、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. When does the play start?A. At 6:30.B. At 8:00.C. At 6:00.2. What have they decided to do?A. Visit.B. Play.C. Fly.3. Why did the man arrive late?A. His car broke down.B. He worked late.C. He met someone else on

3、the way.4. What is the man?A. A ticket seller.B. A passenger.C. A writer.5. What can we learn from the conversation?A. They are on the wrong way.B. The man cant drive well.C. The car has broken down. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间

4、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6-8题。6. How long did the man stay in the French class?A. One week.B. Two weeks.C. Four weeks.7. Why did the teacher tell the man to stop coming?A. Because he went far out of the class.B. Because he had a quarrel with the teacher.C. Because he did

5、nt obey the class rules.8. How did the woman feel at first after hearing what the man said?A. Surprised.B. Disappointed.C. Angry.听第7段材料，回答第9-11小题。Why does the man like to go listening to music?A. To make new friends.B. To kill time.C. To learn from others.10. What hobby do the speakers share?A. Goin

6、g to concerts.B. Playing musical instruments.C. Listening to pop music.11. How will the speakers improve their theory of music?A. By turning to the mans uncle for advice.B. By practising playing music every day.C. By exchanging experience with each other.听第8段材料，回答第12-14小题。12.Where is Jim going?A. To

7、 the cinema.B.To the hospital.C.To the shop.13. Why cant the woman go with him?A. Because she is going home to meet her friend.B. Because she doesnt like the film.C. Because she is very busy with her work.14. What does Jim do most nights?A. He goes to the cinema.B. He sits at home and watches TV.C.

8、He works at his company.听第9段材料，回答第15-17小题。Why hasnt Mary seen John lately?A. Because he was visiting his brother.B. Because he got a job as a bus driver.C. Because hes been busy in studying.16. How does Mary think John could get camping equipment cheaply?A. By buying it.B. By renting it.C. By borrow

9、ing it.17. What wrong idea does John have about camping?A. He can camp anywhere. Camping is not fun.C. Camping is not convenient.听第10段材料，回答第18-20小题。18. Whats one of Michelles lifelong dreams?A. Flying to Paris for baking a cake at a party.B. Getting more attention in cooking.C. Taking part in a trai

10、ning course.19. How did Michelle get the chance to work in Paris?A. She was chosen out of a cooking test.B. She worked well enough to be given the chance.C. She had already had three years of baking experience.20. What can we know about Michelle in the passage?A. Cakes she bakes are enjoyed by every

11、one.B. She has strong desire for improvement.C. She is good in the cooking school. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AFour Great classical pieces inspired by animalsCatalogue of the Birds by Oliver MessiaenMessiaen transcribed 13 birdsongs to piano pieces

12、. Each piece is written for a French province with a title of bird chosen for each region. Messiaen uses the “colour of tones” at its most powerful, where different sounds interconnect and lay the birdsong among the nature most beautifully.The Cat and the Mouse by Aaron CoplandWe can hear so vividly

13、 different plots and the tune is easily accessible to all listeners. Copland uses the pace and rhythm successfully, which creates the animation in the music. Lots of loud and dissonant(刺耳的) chord is fully applied in the entire piece, giving the “ storytelling” nature to the music.The Maid and the Ni

14、ghtingale by Enrique GranadosIn the music, the maid sings a mournful song to the nightingale as her lover has gone to fight another guy out of jealousy, and eventually dies. After her mournful “song” ends, the last part of the piece is pure bird sound. Granados mainly uses quick and light single not

15、es to paint the melodies of birdsongs.Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-SansThe Carnival of the Animals is the most famous work from Saint-Sans. Interestingly, he forbade the work to be published during his lifetime as he felt it did not represent him properly. The different musical technique

16、s and the fast and light rhythm of the full suite truly make this set of works the most typical music for animals.1. What characteristic do The Cat and the Mouse and Carnival of the Animals share?A. MournfulB. DynamicC. DiscouragingD. Peaceful2. Which work gains its popularity out of the composers e

17、xpectation?A. Catalogue of the BirdsB. The Cal and the MouseC. The Maid and the NightingaleD. Carnival of the Animals3. What can we learn from the four classical pieces?A. Each piece of Catalogue of the Birds is named after a French province.B. The tune of The Cat and the Mouse is accepted by all li

18、steners.C. The Carnival of the Animals is the first hit of Saint-Sans.D. The creation of the bird sound in The Maiden and the Nightingale is different from Catalogue of the Birds. BThe star here is 70-year-old Chen Jifang, who used to be a saleswoman in a local food company before retirement, with 3

19、 million likes on her Douyin videos.“The main group that I wanted to encourage was people aged 30 to 50,” says Chen, “They will be motivated to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can. The message I want to convey is that it is never too late to pursue good health. In the past, wh

20、enever I felt uncomfortable, I would lie at home for an entire day.”Chen had been in a poor physical condition since she was a child. She even had to give up her job after giving birth to her daughter because her health was severely affected by the pregnancy. Her husband shows his approval by doing

21、most of the household chores.An overweight Chen started with light jogging, but a fitness coach later advised her to rehabilitate her knee before running. Because of this, Chen entered a gym for the first time on Dec 29,2018.“Everyone in the gym was young. They were giving me weird looks,” recalls C

22、hen, who made it a point to walk 3.5 kilometers to the gym every day.Her daily training started at 8 am with 50 pushups, mountain-climbing workouts, running and weightlifting. After a short break at 9 am, Chen continued working put until 3 pm. She hit the gym every day in 2019. For Chen, her passion

23、 for exercising was born out of a need instead of desire to become famous.When her health and fitness improved, Chen embarked on high-intensity training sessions and dealt with the more challenging workouts like kettlebell swings, battle ropes and deadlifts. Three months later, she lost a whopping 2

24、8 kilograms. Her body mass index also returned to normal.4. Which words best describe Chen Jifang?A. Elegant and resistantB. Ambitious and toughC. Independent and considerateD. Passionate and dutiful5. What does the underlined word “rehabilitate in paragraph 4 refer to?A. surviveB. restoreC. reviveD

25、. protect6. What can we learn from the text?A. Chen was poor when she was young.B. Chen, as a saleswoman, gained 3 million fans.C. Chens decision largely comes from her husband.D. Chen managed to sustain her workouts for about 6 hours per day.7 . What can be a best title for the text?A. A granny can

26、 liftB. An idle youth, a needy ageC. A fall in a pit, a gain in your witD. Good health is the best wealth CWhen Dr. Stanley Fineman started as an allergist, he reminded patients to start taking medications and prepare for pollen season in the middle of March. That was about 40 years ago. Today, he t

27、ells them to start around the middle of February.Since 1990, pollen season across the United States and Canada has been starting earlier, about 20 days earlier. And pollen loads, the amount of pollen released by plants, are 21 percent higher. The main reason for this, a new study found, is global wa

28、rming.Other studies have demonstrated North Americas allergy, season getting longer and worse. But this one, published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, is the first study to make scientific connections between an earlier and more intense pollen season with human-caused clima

29、te change. The study says the warmer the Earth gets, the earlier spring starts for animals and plants, especially plants that release pollen. Additionally, plants yield more pollen when they drink in carbon dioxide.Since 1990,about half of the earlier pollen seasons were linked to climate change mos

30、tly from warmer temperatures. And carbon dioxide played a part. Since the 2000s, about 65 percent of earlier pollen seasons can be blamed on wanning. And about 8 percent of the increased pollen loads can be blamed on climate change. Bill Anderegg, the lead writer of the study, said, climate change i

31、s here and its in every breath we take. This is clearly warming temperatures and more carbon dioxide, giving rise to more pollen in the air.”Chris Downs of St. Louis, Missouri already has problems with breathing, headaches, and red itchy eyes. His allergies usually hit in March. But the last two yea

32、rs, they came in early February. “As a kid I never saw anything start blooming in February,” Downs said, “Now I see a handful of years like that.” This is not just a matter of sneezing and watery eyes. There are more serious health concerns. A University of Maryland scientist said the pollen is a ri

33、sk for other diseases including asthma.8. Why is Dr. Stanleys advice mentioned in paragraph 1?A. To arouse the readers, interest.B. To define the term “pollen season”.C. To caution the readers about global warming.D. To emphasize his capacity as an allergist.9. Which statement is true according to t

34、he text?A. Carbon dioxide is the main reason for earlier pollen season.B. Warming temperatures account for more carbon dioxide.C. Half of the increased pollen loads are due to climate change.D. The impact of climate on early pollen seasons has been increasing.10. What can we learn about Chris Downs?

35、A. His allergies have been more severe.B. He sees more blossoms than before.C. His symptoms were ahead of time since two years ago.D. He has suffered from allergies since he was a kid.11. In the following paragraph, the writer will most probably deal with .A. causes of asthmaB. measures of preventin

36、g global warmingC. connection between asthma and pollen seasonD. advice on how to protect yourself against pollen DGoogle has announced plans to stop supporting tools designed to follow Internet users across the web in order to target them with specific advertising.Such tools are known as cookies-sm

37、all data files that are stored on an Internet users computer as they browse(浏览) different websites. This data can be read by web servers to identify web browsing behaviors of the user. Cookies make it possible for users to avoid having to repeatedly enter their user names and passwords to get access

38、 to websites they use often. But the use of cookies raises major privacy concerns, with critics saying a users browsing history should not be recorded just to target them with ads.Google announced in 2020 it had decided “to remove support for third-party cookies” from its Chrome browser. In another

39、online announcement, Google repeated this promise, saying it will not build new tools to replace current cookie technology.In explaining its decision, Google referred to a Pew Research study that found 72 percent of Americans feel that almost all of what they do online is tracked by advertisers. Goo

40、gles decision to remove third-party cookies also followed increasing efforts to protect privacy in Europe and the United States. Google said the current Internet advertising model needs to change to answer “the growing concerns people have about their privacy and how their personal identity is being

41、 used.”In January, however, Googles plan was questioned by British competition regulators. The countrys Competition and Markets Authority announced it had launched an investigation into whether the changes would give Google an unfair advantage over competitors in Internet advertising. The agency sai

42、d it received objections to the plan from Marketers for an Open Web, a league of technology and publishing companies. The group accuses Google of “abusing its dominant position” by attempting to create a new advertising model.In its latest statement, Google said, “We will not build alternate identif

43、iers to track individuals as they browse across the web, nor will we use them in our products.”12. According to the text, what do you know about cookies?A. Cookies are inconvenient for web users.B. The users should repeat their passwords to enter websites.C. Google uses Cookies to monitor the web us

44、ers private life.D. The tracks of the web users can be followed by the web servers.13. Why did Google make the decision?A. To use a alternative tool.B. To get more personal information,C. To respond to concerns about privacy.D. To create a fair Internet advertising platform.14. What does the investi

45、gation show us?A. It was organized by an agency of the US.B. All people dont accept the Googles plan.C. Google has the biggest advantages on the Internet.D. Marketers for an Open Web is in favor of the Googles plan.15. What is the text mainly about?A. Privacy should be protected.B. Google will chang

46、e advertising model.C. There should not be many advertisements on the web.D. Cookies will be removed from Google for privacy protection. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Smart glasses could be the next leap in technologyFirst there was the keyboard, then the touch sc

47、reen. Some tech companies say a wearable pair of glasses could be the next leap in technology, even if it didnt work out for Google glass. In the future we wont be only limited to our smartphones, when it comes to understanding the world around us. 16 The US-based company Snaps investment is this, t

48、he Spectacles 3 sunglasses. This third version is smarter than the previous ones. It has two cameras. The comer of the glasses lights up when recording video, and allows the wearer to put 3D objects in the video. Here are some flowers. 17 In a very different application, the AM glass by Hong Kong-ba

49、sed Pacific Future allows theme park visitors to have a different kind of experience through Augmented Reality. During the launch of the smart glasses during Halloween, this park became extra scary. 18 The glasses are used in theme parks in China and Malaysia, with a processor inside. These Augmente

50、d Reality glasses are designed for ages 12 and up, because of its weight and size. 19 He can set a blacklist and the skin in the crowd and find the criminal very soon. Armed with facial recognition software, these smart glasses capture video or images, which can be sent to security officials off-sit

51、e for analysis. Of course there are privacy concerns with any device that comes with built-in cameras. 20 Still, the race is on for tech companies big and small to turn an everyday item like glasses into something smarter.A. So this is our early investment in that future.B. Smart glasses are helpful

52、 in many other fields.C. Thus the wearer can take a clearer picture of the flowers.D. Users can capture up to a minute of video with smart glasses.E. Thats one of the reasons why consumers rejected Google glass.F. So theres a ghost everywhere mixed with the real-life buildings.G. Augmented Reality s

53、ecurity glasses made by Beijing-based Goolton can be used by police to identify suspects. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。35 years ago, our son, Jared, was born visually-impaired. 21 , I learned from Jareds teacher about Seedlings Braille

54、Books for Children, an organization founded by Debra Bonde. Although she did not plan to 22 a nonprofit back in 1984, she 23 helping blind children all over the globe.As a 24 woman, she initially wanted to find a volunteer job without having to talk to anyone. 25 , she signed up for a braille transc

55、ription(转录) class and began 26 popular childrens books, printing them, and selling them for just the 27 of the paper. Word spread and 28 grew for more of her books. Friends helped her to form a nonprofit so she could start getting grants and 29 to help with production costs. That first year, she pri

56、nted 221 books.From its 30 beginnings 37 years ago, Seedlings has produced and 31 more than 600,000 books across the world, half of their books given away for free.As a mother, I 32 Seedlings providing “typical” experiences for Jared in school so he could check out books just like his 33 classmates.

57、Jared graduated from Michigan State University and 34 a telecommunications degree. Since 2012, he has 35 on the Board of Directors for Seedlings making an impactful difference in the lives of children, the way Seedlings did for his.21. A. FortunatelyB. FranklyC. SuddenlyD. Surprisingly22. A. arrange

58、B. possessC. establishD. ensure23. A. came upB. turned upC. ended upD. set up24. A. rigidB. shyC. firmD. brave25. A. HenceB. NeverthelessC. VirtuallyD. Actually26. A. makingB. translatingC. choosingD. keeping27. A. costB. contentC. qualityD. function28. A. fameB. demandC. fortuneD. passion29. A. per

59、mitsB. giftsC. experiencesD. donations30. A. flexibleB. attractiveC. practicalD. humble31. A. donatedB. createdC. distributedD. sold32. A. acceptedB. suspectedC. approvedD. appreciated33. A. sightedB. devotedC. respectedD. admired34. A. maintainedB. earnedC. producedD. confirmed35. A. acknowledgedB.

60、 inspiredC. managedD. served 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A Chinese dance drama has made its global debut on social media platforms abroad, 36 (generate) a new wave of discussion on the beauty of Chinese culture among art lovers from all over the world.Li Bai, a classic pr