2020-2021学年高三上学期9月月考英语试卷(新高考)

1、2020-2021学年高三上学期9月月考英语试卷（新高考）（试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟）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。录音内容结束后，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；每题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下而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. When is the woman going to take her holiday?A. In July.B. In Aug

2、ust.C. In September.2. What are the speakers probably preparing for?A. A party.B. A dinner.C. A camping trip.3. Why is Dave staymg at his brother 's house?A. His brother invited him.B. His brother s house is new.C. His house has been painted recently.4. What is the probable relationship between

3、the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient.5. What is die man's opinion on tipping9A. It is offered for good service.B. It is a part of the culture.C. It is the guarantee of good service.第二节（共15小题；每题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

4、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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What is the weather like now?A. Sunny.B. Foggy.7. Where are the speakers?A. At a hotel.B. At an airport.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. Whom is the dining hall on the second floor for?A. All the students.B. All the teac

5、hers.9. Where can the woman see the menu?A. On the dining table. B. By the service window.10. How will the man pay for the meal?A. In cash.B. By check.听下而一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. What would Mr. Robinson do?A. Go to get some tea.B. Come to pay a visit.C. Call Mr. French later.12. Who needs to finish ph

6、otocopying the report?A. Jenny.B. Charlie.13. What did the woman tell Jenny not to do?A. Come to the office late again.B. Take her boyfriend to the office.C. Make personal calls with the office phone.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14. Where does the boy come from?A. Houston.B. San Francisco.C. Windy.C. At a

7、taxi station.C. The staff of the hall.C. In the Service Counter.C. By meal card.C. Monica.C. Southern California.15. What do the speakers have in common?A. They are freshmen.B. They have the same major.C. They are from the same state.16. Which school are the speakers in now?C. Stanford.C. Electric e

8、ngineering.A. Austin.B. Berkeley.17. What does the girl major in?A. Political science.B. English literature.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18. When do American students have a study break?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.19. What might Americans who are eating light have for breakfast?

9、A. Juice and bread.B. Cereal with milk.C. A cup of yogurt.20. What does the speaker talk about at last?A. What to eat for lunch and dinner.B. When to have the main meal.C. How to use different forks.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10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。AAs an adult, I realized

10、 that I had no skills, so I went to trade school. I entered a cabinetmaking （家 具制造）program. I didn't think I would be good at building furniture. Tin not handy. Nobody in my family is.I had great teachers, but making furniture is hard. There are so many steps and something can go wrong at each o

11、ne. I couldift even get organized. My toolbox always looked like a hurricane had gone through it.I didn't fully know what I was devoting myself to at the beginning, but I kept going to class. I tried to wrap my brain around the math. The projects forced me to solve new kinds of problems. My brai

12、n started to build new connections. Working in this new physical manner and giving it 100 percent of my effort had huge benefits for iny mental health. I got over fear of embarrassment and asked for help at every opportunity.I spent that year tnily learning. True learning is a humbling （令人谦卑的）experi

13、ence, especially for those of us who are learning a new set of skills. I could understand exactly what was wrong with the furniture I made, but I couldn't fix my mistakes. And yet, I kept trying. And failing. And failing again. Until I learned to fail better.You're going to be bad at anythin

14、g when you start out, but I was pretty bad right to the end. Even so, I finished the program with honors, no less! My grades were helped by my good written work. Having to constantly push beyond my comfort zone has made me a more well-rounded person. Maybe most importantly, trade school gave me a mo

15、re realistic idea of my strengths and limitations. Tm stronger than I thought!21. Why did the author sign up for the cabinctniaking program?A. To make more friends.B. To develop new skills.C. To get more organized.D. To become a handy designer.22. What can we know about the author?A. He got a poor g

16、rade on hand work.B. He feared to socialize with strangers.C. He was skilled in solving math problems.D. He once got tired of the difficult lessons.23. What does the author's experience show?A. Practice makes perfect.B. Learning is more than a skill.C. Failure teaches success.D. Skills will neve

17、r be a burden.BEvery animal species carries unique vinises that have specifically adapted to infecting it. Over time, some of these have jumped to humans these are known as "zoonotic" viruses.As the population grows, we move into wild areas, which brings us into more frequent contact with

18、animals we don't normally have contact with. Thus viruses can jump from animals to humans and they can spread between humans, through close contact with body fluids （体液）like blood or urine.Because every virus has evolved to target a particular species, it's rare for a virus to be able to jum

19、p to another species. When this does happen, it's by chance, and it usually requires a large amount of contact with the virus.Initially, the virus is usually not well-suited to its new host and doesn't spread easily. Over time, however, it can evolve in the new host to produce variants that

20、are better adapted.When viruses jump to a new host, a process called zoonosis, they often cause more severe disease. This is because viruses and their initial hosts have evolved together, and the species has time to build up resistance. The new host species, on the other hand, might not have evolved

21、 the ability to tackle （应对）the virus. For example, when we come into contact with bats and their viruses, we may develop rabies or Ebola virus disease, while the bats themselves are less affected.It s likely that bats are the original source of three recently emerged coronaviruses: SARS- CoV （2003）.

22、 MERS-CoV （2012） and SARS-CoV-2. All of these jump from bats to humans via an intermediate animal; in the case of SARS-CoV-2, this may have been pangolins （穿山 甲），but more research is needed.24. Why is it rare for a virus to infect another species?A. The new host can deal with the virus.B. The new sp

23、ecies builds up resistance.C. Every virus can't adapt to the new species.D. Each virus develops to target a specific species.25. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?A. The resistance of the old species.B. The ability of the new host species.C. The process of the viral infection.D. The reaso

24、n for the virus variation.26. What can we infer from the text?A. Humans should not move into wild areas.B. Wild animals are actually our best friends.C. A virus can spread from animals to humans.D. A virus can vary to infect another species.CAlthough social media allow us to become more connected to

25、 other people than at any time in history, a new study suggests that many Americans feel lonelier than ever before, which is weakening the nation's mental and physical health.The study conducted by the health insurer Cigna, found widespread loneliness, with nearly half of Americans reporting the

26、y feel alone, or left out at least some of the time. The nation s 75 million millennials (ages 23 37) and Generation Z adults (ages 18 22) are lonelier than older generations. Besides, 54% of people sun eyed said they feel no one knows them well, and four in ten reported they "lack companionshi

27、p", their "relationships areiVt meaningful" and they "are isolated (孤立的)from others".Douglas Nemecek, MD, Cigna's chief medical officer for Behavioral Health. said the findings of the study suggest that the problem has become common, equaling the risks caused by tobacco

28、and the nation5s ever-expanding waistline. "Loneliness has the same influence on health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, while obesity (月巴胖)less than 10 cigarettes a day," he said in releasing the report. Nemeceks comments tallied with those of other leading public health specialists, inclu

29、ding former Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy; MD. who said loneliness should be targeted in public health campaigns like those designed to fight against smoking and obesity. "During my years caring for patients, the worst disease I saw was not heart disease diabetes; it was loneliness " Mur

30、thy said in a recent cover story in the Harvard Business Review.The new report. produced in Cigna's partnership with the polling company Ipsos, is based on an online survey of more than 20,000 US adults using the well-regarded UCLA Loneliness Scale to see how widespread loneliness is in America.

31、27. What does the study conducted by Cigna find?A. Older Americans feel much lonelier.B. Social media do people more harm than good.C. People become more connected to each other.D. Social media increase levels of Americans, loneliness.28. Which opinion might Douglas Nemecek support?A. Loneliness is

32、not so harmful as smoking.B. Loneliness is taken seriously by the public.C. Loneliness is more dangerous than obesity.D. Loneliness is targeted in public health campaigns.29. What does the underlined phrase "tallied with" mean in paragraph 4?A. Agreed with.B. Varied with.C. Contradicted.D.

33、 Inspired.30. What is the purpose of the text?A. To discuss health problems.B. To present findings of 4 recent study.C. To warn people about social media use.D. To show threats to Americanshealth.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。 Exposure to different cultures is one of

34、the main reasons I enjoy visiting other countries. There are other types of food, interesting people, new experiences. 31A country usually has its own money, such as RMB in China, nipee in India, and rufiyaa in Maldives. 32 This can make travel among such countries much easier and more convenient. I

35、n my opinion, however. I like having different kinds of money to use and get used to that while I travel. 33 When I visited Thailand and Vietnam last month, getting used to the fact that £1 is equal to over 42 Tliai balit and 27.000 Vietnamese dong was also quite a good test for my maths skills

36、!If yoifve ever been to the U.K., you will know the Queen's head is on every banknote and every coin. I was living in the Quebec province of Canada last year and money there surprised me greatly. 34 This is because she s also Canada's Head of State. Images on the Canadian money are various,

37、including former prime ministers, as well as Canadian wildlife like the beaver, caribou and polar bear.35 Wartime Prime Minister Winston Clnirchill appears on £5 banknotes and writer Jane Aiisteii £10 banknotes. The banknotes are also made of a material called polymer rather than pape匚 In

38、Canada, they are already using polymer banknotes and some people even think that the money smells of maple syrup （枫穗浆）.probably the country's most well-known food!A. There are new historical figures on the pound notes.B. They have the British Queen on their $20 banknotes.C. Money represents pref

39、erence and development of a county.D. Of course, there7e many countries using euros or US dollars.E. You will also be amazed by the images on the money.F. One more thing to mention in a new country is a different currency.G It's part of the cultural experience to hold money with a foreign figure

40、.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项。Carly's eyes filled with tears as the dusty bus rattled（颠簸）down a dirt road in southern Vietnam.Now. hundreds of 36 school children lined the entrance to the Hoa Lac School, which Carly had 37 money for.Carl

41、y started helping others when she was eight, 38 out baskets of gifts to families in need. 39_, Carly wanted to do more she wanted to "change 40 She remembered that her grand mother Rotary club （扶轮社）had. years earlier, raised money to build a school in Vietnam. That was 41 , She decided to build

42、 a school too.At 12,42 able to see over the podium （讲台），she gave her first fund-raising 43 .Though her new braces （牙套）made it hard to 44 , she spoke with enthusiasm to 200 Rotarians in a room, "That's not 45 , They are also children. I want to give them a place to make their lives better.&q

43、uot;That summer, Carly 46 with her family across Ohio, visiting three or four Rotary clubs a week. The first few 47 collected no donations. One night in a nindown building in 48 fifteen Minerva, Carly and her dad. Fred, Rotarians in a darkened back room.There was 49 silence and blank stares after Ca

44、rly had finished. Fred thought this was never going to 50 , Then someone proposed : "Le's give this girl a check right now." Minutes later, a（n） 51 Carly walked out it with her first donation: $500.As 52 spread, in two years, Carly had raised $50,000. The Vietnam Children's Fund al

45、so 53_ $50,000. At the 54 of Hoa Lac school, the school principal was 55 with the ninth grader, "How wonderful it is,“ he said through a translator, "that a girl at her age wanted to do something for kids so faraway."36. A. upsetB. cheerfulC. surprisingD. sweaty37. A. madeB. savedC. r

46、aisedD. spared38. A. listingB. pickingC. reachingD. handing39. A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. FinallyD. Also40. A. jobsB. livesC. schoolsD. times41. A. itB. hersC. oneD. something42. A. reallyB. largelyC. barelyD. highly43. A. speechB. moveC. celebrationD. march44. A. pronounceB. argueC. breatheD. pause45

47、. A. trueB. fairC.enoughD. happy46. A. gave outB. picked upC. set offD. joined in47. A. surveysB. campsC. chancesD. trips48. A. foundB. invitedC. entertainedD. addressed49. A. negativeB. deadC. uniqueD. slight50. A. happenB. startC. workD. win51. A. tiredB. excitedC. interestedD. worried52. A. marke

48、tB. knowledgeC. wordD. language53. A. donatedB .chargedC. sortedD. counted54. A. processB. dedicationC. arrangementD. occasion55. A. improvedB. concernedC. familiarD. impressed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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Newspapers, magazines, even online articles offer reading materials.

49、 More strictly speaking, reading means reading books. However, online materials are taking 56 place of books, and reading books seems to go out of fashion nowadays. 57 reading habits have changed can be felt from the amount of time young people spend 58 (sweep) through short videos on their smartpho

50、nes.Some people claim short videos contain much information, and are easier to look through. But by 59 (compare) with books, short videos have fragmented (碎片化的)and disorganized contents, which could affect people's understanding of a subject. Reading articles and short posts60 (play) an importan

51、t role in integrating knowledge and achievements. But fragmented knowledge could prevent us from acting in a 61 (practice) manner or thinking logically.A country's true development is measured from such 62 (aspect): its philosophical development, its scientific development and its technological

52、development. Cultural development, too, is important. But 63 the help of books, people cannot take the development forward. Since more and more people could 64 (bare) discover the charm of reading now, there is a need, therefore, 65 (seek) novel ways to guide them toward books.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用

53、文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华,你发现许多学生倒掉午餐到学校的小卖部去买零食，于是在同学中做了调查。请给校长写封信，内容包括：1 .产生此现象的原因；2 .解决问题的具体建议。注意：1.词数80词左右：2,信的开头已给出，不计入总词数,Dear School President,I am Li Hua. a senior student in your school. Recently, I found a lot of students pouring lunch in the school canteen and going to buy snacks instead.Your stud

54、ent.Li Hua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。James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. S24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was $90! How on earth was he going to get the rest of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicy

55、cles. It was hard to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no need to ask his parents because he knew they had no money to spare.There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job. But wh

56、o would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Nir. Clay for advice, who usually had opinions in most things. "Well you can start right hereJ, said Mr. Clay. "My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing." That was the beginning of James's odd job （零工）business. For

57、three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was surprised by the various jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He forgot the number of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the money increased and

58、he knew that he would soon have enough for the bicycle he was dying for. The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted.It had been hard work for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money. He had achieved what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.注意：1 .所续写短文的词数应为150词左右：