2021年南昌某中学高三英语月考试题及参考答案

2021年南昌三中高三英语月考试题及参考答案

第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

ConsumerElectronicsShow(CES)isaglobalstagewheretheworld’snext-generationinventionsare

introducedtowardsthemarketplace,andlotsofcompaniesareparticipating.Hereareseveraloftheamazing

inventionsthatwereintroducedattheshowin2020.

AugustWi-FiSmartLock

It'sanintelligentdoorlocktoprotectyourhome,anditworksonWi-Fi.Thelockdoesn’trequireany

additionalhardwaretoattachtoitandcanbeusedwiththeexistingdoorlock.Theownercanremotelyaccessthe

doorfromanywheretolockorunlockandcanprovideguestkeystofamilyorfriends.Itkeepsstatisticsand

recordsofyourdoor’s“lock”,“unlock”,andwhohavevisited.

MotionPillow

It’sapillowdevelopedforanyonewhohasasnoring(打鼾)problem.Thesolutionboxdetects,records,and

analysesthesleepingperson’ssnoringpatterns.Bychangingtheinternalairbag’spressure,itfixesthepositionof

thesleepingperson’sneckandheadgentlytoimprovehisbreathing.Threelayersofnoise-reducingmaterial

minimizetheuser’ssleepingdisturbance.

AoAir

It’sahigh-techface-coveringwearableairpurifierwithnotightsealonthemouthandnose.Thepurifierpulls

airinsidethroughafiltration(过滤)processandusesfanstocreateacleanareainfrontofthedevice.It’s

designedinsuchawaythatitcancleanmorethan98%ofPM2.5throughfiltration.

TransparentHood

ThecompanyContinentalshowedoffthisrevolutionaryinventionatCES2020thatgottheBestVehicle

IntelligenceandTransportationAward.It’satechnologythatgivesthedrivertheabilitytoseebarriersandblind

spotsfromthedrivingseat.Fourcamerastakesurroundingpicturessothatthedrivercanseethereal-timeblind

spotsandpreventevenparkingdamagetoo.

1.Whoisthetextmainlyintendedfor?

A.Thegeneralpublic.B.Thesciencelovers.

C.Theelectroniccompanies.D.Thecollegestudents.

2.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsofMotionpillowiscorrect?

A.It’sintendedforallthosewhocan’tsleepwell.

B.Itcanhelpsleepersbreathesmoothly.

C.Itcanremovethenoisearoundtohelppeoplesleep.

D.Itspressureischangedbysleepersthemselves.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.AugustWi-FiSmartLockhelpsimprovethesafetyofhomes.

B.AoAirproducesfreshairforitsusers.

C.MotionPillowreducesmaterialtominimizesleepingdisturbance.

D.TransparentHoodhelpsmakedrivingsaferandeasier.

B

ToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren’sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesofgettingacollege

degree,newstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevisiononchildren.

Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly400northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsintheirbedrooms

scoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildrenwithoutbedroomTVs.

Asecondstudy,lookingatnearly1000grown-upsinNewZealand,foundlowereducationlevelsamong

26-year-oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhood.Buttheresultsdon’tprovethatTVisthecauseand

don'trideoutthatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters(年轻人）maywatchlotsofTV.

TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.Thesewithcollegedegreeshad

watchanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduringchildhood,comparedwithanaverageof

morethan2.5hoursforthosewhohadnoeducationbeyondhighschool.

IntheCaliforniastudy,childrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputerathomescoredthelowestwhile

thosewithnobedroomTVbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest.

WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscores,itaddstoincreasingfindings

thatchildrenshouldn'thaveTVsintheirbedrooms.

4.AccordingtotheCaliforniastudy,thelow-scoringgroupmight_________.

A.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms

B.notbeinterestedinmath

C.beunabletogotocollege

D.havewatchedalotofTV

5.Whatistheresearchers'understandingoftheNewZealandstudyresults?

A.Poorlymotivated26-year-oldswatchmoreTV.

B.HabitsofTVwatchingreducelearninginterest.

C.TheconnectionbetweenTVandeducationlevelsisdifficulttoexplain.

D.TVwatchingleadstolowereducationlevelsofthe15-year-olds.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.TVsetsshouldn'tbeallowedinchildren'sbedrooms.

B.ChildrenshouldbeforbiddenfromwatchingTV.

C.Moretimeshouldbespentoncomputers.

D.Furtherstudiesonhigh-achievingstudentsshouldbedone

7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.ComputersorTelevision

B.EffectsofTelevisiononChildren

C.StudiesonTVandCollegeEducation

D.TelevisionandChildren'sLearningHabits

C

ElizabethBishopisconsideredoneofthebestAmericanpoetsofthe20thcentury.ShewasborninWorcester,

Massachusettsin1911.Herdaddiedwhenshewasjustababyandhermomneverrecoveredfromtheloss.She

wenttolivewithhergrandparentsinNovaScotia,Canadawhenshewasfive.EventuallyBishopattendedVassar

College,whereshebegantowritepoetry.

AtVassarshediscoveredMarianneMoore'spoetryandmetMsMooreandbegantheirlife-longfriendship.

ShelatermetpoetRobertLowell.Shewrotetonsandtonsofletterstobothofthem,whichisgoodforusbecause

wewouldotherwiseknowverylittleofherpersonallife.

Bishoppublishedherfirstbookofpoetryin1946andwroteuntilherdeathin1979.Shewouldspendyears

workingonasinglepoem.Herpoemsarenottheresultofhastyscribbling(匆忙乱写)onpaperwhileeating

breakfast.Shewouldlookthroughdraftsofpoemsagainandagainandimprovethemuntiltheywereascloseto

perfectasshecouldgetthem.

ReadingElizabethBishopislikebeingtransportedtotheveryplace,theverymomentshe'swritingabout.

Sheleadsustoamicroscopesowecanseeeverysmallestpartofthescene.Itseemsthatshe'salwaysaskingus

tonoticemore,andmoreuntilthepoemissoclearinourmindsthatit'salmostpainful—likealightthat'stoo

bright.

8.WhatdoweknowaboutBishop'searlylife?

A.Shewasmainlybroughtupbyhergrandparents.B.Shespentherchildhoodmainlyin

Worcester.

C.Shewasalwaysencouragedbyherparents.D.Shestartedtowritepoemsatfive.

9.WhyareBishop'sletterstoMooreandLowellimportant?

A.Theyhaveadeepinfluenceonotherpoets.B.Theyoffermuchinformationaboutherlife.

C.TheyhelpusstudyMooreandLowell'spoetry.D.Theyproveshehadfriendshipswithfamous

poets.

10.WhatcanwesayaboutBishop'spoeticcreation?

A.Shelikedtowriteinthemorning.B.Shecouldwritepoemsathighspeed.

C.Shetriedherbesttoachieveperfection.D.Shepublishedhundredsofbooksofpoetry.

11.WhichwordcanbeusedtobestdescribethestyleofBishop’spoems?

A.Enthusiastic.B.Romantic.C.Humorous.D.Exact.

D

LifeintheInternetageislonely—orisit?That’swhatexpertsinhumaninteractionaredebatingafteranew

StanfordUniversitysurveyhasbeenpublished.

Accordingtothestudy,themoretimepeoplespendonline,thelesstheycanspareforreal-liferelationships

withfamilyandfriends.Theresearchersasked113peopleabouttheWeb’sinfluenceondailyactivities.36％of

thosepeopleareonlineformorethanfivehoursaweek.”AsInternetusebecomesmorewidespread,itwillhave

anincreasinglyisolating(孤立的)effectonsociety,”saysRobertKraut,oneoftheresearchers.

ScholarsandWebloverscriticizedthestudyforstretchingitsdatatomakethe“isolating”point.While13％

ofregularWebusersadmittedthelossoftimewithlovedones,60％reportedwatchinglessTV.Thesurveyalso

showsthatE-mailisthemostpopularonlineactivity.Ifsomeofwebheads(网虫)spendwhatwasoncepassiveTV

timekeepingcompanywithfriendsviaE-mails,“that’samovetowardgreaterconnectedness,”saysPaulResnick,

aprofessorattheUniversityofMichigan.

Thisisn’tthefirstclaimthattheWebshouldbecriticized.A1998reportmonitored73Pittsburgh-area

families’Netuseforayear.PeoplewhousedtheInternetmore“talkedlesstofamilymembersandreportedbeing

lonelierandmoredepressed.”saysRobertKraut.

“It’struethattherehavebeenbigdeclinesinsocialconnectednessoverthepastdecades,butthosedeclines

beganbeforetheInternetwasinvented,”saysThomasPutnam.

AsAmitayEtzionisays,theInternetgivesusadifferentkindofsociallife—notbetterorworsethanbefore,

butjustdifferent.

12.WhoclaimedthattheWebhadnegativeinfluence?

A.PaulResnick.B.RobertKraut.

C.ThomasPutnam.D.AmitayEtzioni.

13.Theunderlinedword“This”inPara.4refersto.

A.theopinionexpressedinBowlingAlone

B.thesurveymadebytheUniversityofMichigan

C.theconclusioninareportwrittenin1998

D.thestudyconductedbyStanfordUniversity

14.Fromthepassagewelearnthat.

A.watchingTVusedtotaketimeawayfromstayingonline

B.theWebwasblamedmorethanonceforcausinganisolatingeffect

C.36％ofwebusersspendmorethanfivehoursaweekonline

D.theWebhasthesameinfluenceastelephonesandtelevisions

15.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.

A.howwecanmakeabetteruseoftheInternet

B.howdeclinesinsocialconnectednessappear

C.whethertheInternetcausesanisolatingeffect

D.whatadifferentlifetheInternetbringstous

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

It'snotalwayseasytorunanenergyefficienthouse.Buttherearesomesimplethingsanyonecando.

GoLEDwithyourlighting.

Therearesevenalbenefistoswitchingtoenergyefficientlightbulbs.Oneofthemissavingmoney-though

theLEDbulbsmightcostmorethantraditionalbulbs,theaveragesavingonLEDbulbsis$75ayear.____16___LED

bulbscanlastyearsorevendecades.

Don'trunyourairconditionerconstantly

Astheweatherstartstowarm,youmightbethinkingabouttherighttimetoturrnonyourairconditioner.

____17___Airconditionerunitsareamongthemostenergy-consumingappliancesinyourhome.Usingelectrical

fansinsteadofyourairconditionerismuchmoreefficientandit'sabigmoneysaver,too.

___18___

Onthosedayswhenyoutreatalargecrowdandarelowontime，don'tbeatyourselfupifyouhavetouse

disposable(一次性的)dishware.Thismethodreducesyourwaterusageandsavesenergy.Andasabonus,ifyour

cityoffersroadsiderecycling,yourpaperplatesmayqualify.

Updateyourinsulation(隔热)

Allthatworkyou'redoingtosaveenergyinyourhomecouldgotowasteifit'snotproperlyinsulated.Ifyou

can'tinsulatethewholehouse,payspecialattentiontotheroof:itreducesairflowfromoutide.Byupdatingyour

insulation,you'resavingmoney.___19___

Takeshowersinsteadofbaths

Afullbathtubrequiresabout70gallonsofwaler.___20___Showersarequitedifferent---takingafive-minute

showerusesonly10to25gallons!

A.Butdoyoureallyhaveto?

B.Youshoulduseyourairconditionersmartly.

C.Tumoffwaterwhennotusingit.

D.Plus,youneedn'tchangethemfrequenly.

E.Don'tfeelguiltyaboutusingpaperplates.

F.Andit'salsoeasiertocontrolyourhometemperature.

G.Evenifyoudon'tfillittothetop,itstillusesmuchmorewater.

第二部分语言运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

IwastravelingbytrainfromPerthtoCentralonemorning.Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyself

suddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’s___21___.AsIlookedupfrommypaper,Inoticedother

passengers,___22___absorbedintheirsmartphones,alsoappearedtobelistening.Whydidthey___23___this

messagesomuch?

AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongthe___24___,“GoodMorning,everyone!Thisisthe7:35

a.m.trainfromPerthtoCentralandwearerightontime.Itisreallya___25___morninginSydneytoday!Thesun

isshining,birdsare___26___,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.

Thanksfor___27___mytrainandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.Haveagreatday.”

Everyonestartedsmiling,eventhe___28___talkingtooneanother,allabouttheguard’s___29___andhow

gooditmadeeveryonefeel.

IwasthinkingaboutthisandasIexitedthetrain,I___30___theGuard’scabintothankhim,onlytobetold

hehadjustfinishedhis___31___andwasonhiswayhome.

ThenI___32___downthestairs.Atthebottom,Ifinally___33___theyoungguard.

“Areyoutheguardonthe7:35trainfromPerth?”

“Oh,oh,yes,yes.”repliedtheguard,abit___34___atfirst.

“Well,Ijustwanttothankyouforyourmessage.Itissoupbeatandpleasant.Thankyouforgivingussucha

good___35___totheday.Please___36___doingit.”

Whenpeoplearehappyintheir___37___,itshowsinwhattheydoandsay,whichwillmakea___38___to

eachother.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhaveattablewhenhe___39___home,“Guess

whathappenedtometoday—acustomeractually___40___me!”

21.A.announcementB.explanationC.appreciationD.

arrangement

22.A.confidentlyB.deliberatelyC.anxiouslyD.previously

23.A.objecttoB.payattentiontoC.getacrossD.giveout

24.A.rowsB.textsC.linesD.passages

25.A.busyB.violentC.freeD.lovely

26.A.fallingB.singingC.tremblingD.hiding

27.A.leavingB.decoratingC.takingD.cleaning

28.A.friendsB.cleanersC.acquaintancesD.strangers

29.A.messageB.instructionC.requirementD.warning

30.A.watchedB.approachedC.ignoredD.escaped

31.A.shiftB.speechC.advertisementD.vocation

32.A.wentB.fellC.racedD.broke

33.A.missedB.caughtC.mistookD.avoided

34.A.honoredB.relaxedC.movedD.shocked

35.A.arrangementB.conclusionC.startD.excuse

36.A.keepB.rememberC.imagineD.risk

37.A.lectureB.workC.challengeD.traveling

38.A.conversationB.promiseC.differenceD.compromise

39.A.gotB.leftC.missedD.drove

40.A.followedB.frightenedC.embarrassedD.thanked

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

Nowadays,moreandmorepeopleenjoywatchingplaysinthetheater,sodomywifeandI.We’llgotothe

theaterwheneverwehavetime.Butbeforewebuytickets,wewouldliketoknowwhethertheplayisgoodorbad.

Inother____41.____(word),whenanewplaycomes,weusuallydecidewhethertowatchitornot

according____42.____theinformationaboutitonthenewspaper.Lastweekanewplaywasputoninthetheater.

Thenewspapersaiditwasvery____43.____(interest),soweplannedtogoonSaturdaynight.Ittookmywifea

longtime____44.____(make)herdecisionaboutwhattowearandweleftourhousealittlelate.Bythetimewe

gottothetheater,thefirstact____45.____(start).Toourrelief,we____46.____(permit)toenterthetheater.

Whenwefoundourseats,wewererecognizedbyanoldfriend,____47.____seatwasnextto

mine.____48.____(short)aftertheplaywasover,wewentdancing.Bythetimewegothome,itwasabouttwo

o’clockinthemorning.I’mnotusedtostayingoutsolateandIwasextremelytired.

Ididn’thavethemoneytogooutforaneveninglikethis____49.____Iwasyounger.NowIcanaffordit,butI

don’thavetheenergytoenjoy_____50._____(I).

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节短文改错（满分10分）

51.下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。