2021届天津102中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案

2021届天津102中学高三英语月考试卷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ATopMusicFestivalsin2021CoachellaSellingoutfasteveryyear,theIndiodesertbecomesafashionableplacewherethecoolestbandsarewatchedbytrendypeopleandcelebrities.Nearthetopofeveryone'sbucketlistoffestivals,Coachellaisaconstantsourceofannualexpectationandahotbedformusicaldiscussion.When&.where:April9-11&.16-18,2021;IndioUltraMusicFestivalSeenastheultimategatheringforelectronicmusicfansacrossthenationandglobe,thestreetsofMiamiturnintoaandbumpingpartywithpopularDJsplayingwhatwillbethesoundsofsummer.When&where:March26-28,2021;MiamiSouthBySouthWestRegardedastheultimatetrend-setterandlauncherofcareers,SXSWisanannualshowcaseofmusic,filmsandinteractivehighlightsenjoyedthroughperformances,showcases,talks,screeningsandmore.VirtuallytakingoverthecityofAustin,everyoneintheworldofmusicfromfanstomediaflockheretodiscoverthenextbigthing.When&,where:March16-20,2021;AustinTheGovernorsBallMusicFestivalAnothereventwhichprovesthemusiclovingpotentialofRandall'sIslandParkisGovernorsBall,anexcitingandinfectiousmixofrock,hip-hop,electronic,popandfolk.Providingavarietyofmusicandfoodtastes,whetheryoulooktokickbackandrelaxordancetothebeats,GovernorsBallhaswhatyouwant.When&where:June11-14,2021;NewYorkWhichmusicfestivallaststhemostdays?A.Coachella B.UltraMusicFestival.C.SouthBySouthWest D.TheGovernorsBallMusicFestival.WhatisspecialaboutUltraMusicFestival?A.It'sheldinapark.B.ItfeatureselectronicmusicC.It'sagatheringofpopularDJs.D.It'sthemostpopularinthecountry.Whichcitycouldyougoifyoulovebothmusicandmovies?A.Indio. B.Miami. C.Austin D.NewYork.BAviLoeb,ascientist,believesthatwearenotaloneintheuniverse.ThebelieffitswithLoeb'salienspaceshiptheorythatatleastonealienspaceshipmightbeflyingovertheorbitofJupiter,whichwontheinternationalattentionlastyear.AstronomersinHawaiifoundthefirstknowninterstellarobjectinlate2017.Itwasabitoflightmovingsofastpastthesunthatitcouldonlyhavecomefromanotherstar.Almosteveryastronomerontheplanetwastryingtofigureouthowtheobject,called“Oumuamua”gottoourfar-awaypartoftheMilkywaygalaxy.“Onepossibilityisthat‘Oumuamua’isdebrisfromanadvancedtechnologicalequipment,”Loebsaid.“Technologycomesfromanothersolarsystemjustshowedupatourdoor.”“‘Oumuamua’isnotanalienspaceship,”PaulSutter,anotherscientistwrote.HesuggestedLoebwasseekingpublicity.Mostscientiststhink“Oumuamua”issomesortofrock.Theythinkitcouldbeanicywanderingcomet.Loebsaysthat“Oumuamua's”behaviormeansitcan'tbeablockofrockshapedlikealongphoto.Hethinksit'smorelikelyanobjectthat'sverylongandthin,perhapslikealongpancakeoraship'ssail.Loebsaysthatifsomeoneshowshimevidencethatcontradictshisbeliefs,hewillimmediatelygivein.Loebbelieveshimselfatruth-tellerandrisk-takerinanageofverysafe,too-quietscientists.“TheworstthingthatcanhappentomeisthatIwouldberelievedofmymanagementduties,andthatwouldgivemeevenmoretimetofocusonscience,”Loebsays.Hesaidhewouldn'tmindgivingupallthetitleshehadandreturningtotheIsraelifarmingvillagewherehegrewup.WhatdoesLoebsayabout“Oumuamua”?A.Itisanicycomet. B.Itlookslikealongphoto.C.Itisactuallysomesortofrock. D.Itmaycomefromanotheraliencivilization.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“contradicts”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Goesagainst. B.Relieson. C.Turnsto. D.Searchesfor.WhatdoyouthinkofLoeb?A.Heisfoolish.B.Heisunsatisfiedwithhistitles.C.Heisafirmbelieverinscientifictruth.D.Heisuncertainabouthiscareerfuture.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.HaveAliensPaidaVisitinSpaceships? B.DoWeReallyKnowaboutSpaceTheory?C.ScientistsAreWorkingonHighTechnology D.AstronomersAreEncouragingSpaceTravelCTheherdofelephantsmovingnorthafterleavingtheXishuangbannaNationalNatureReserveinYunnanprovincehasdrawnwidespreadpublicattention,withtensofmillionsofpeoplefollowingitsmovementonTVprogramsandsocialmediaplatforms.Butthisisnotbecauseit’sthefirsttimewildAsianElephantshavewanderedawayfromtheirhabitatandheadednorthward,butforonlythistimetheherdhastraveledmorethan400kilometersasfarasKunming.Photographs,videosandstoriesoftheherd’smovementhavesparkedwidespreaddiscussionsevenoverseas.However,thereisaneedtogobehindthe“cutephotos”andtheseemingly“fantastic”eventandidentifythereasonswhywildelephantsareleavingtheirhabitat,andfindwaystoestablishharmonioushuman-animalrelationshipwithinhabitatsandthesurroundingforestsandhumansettlements.ItisimportanttoscientificallymarkthelimitsofthehabitatsforelephantsandotheranimalsinXishuangbannaandelsewhereinthecountryforecologicalreasonsaswell.Plantingtreesisakeyandfundamentalsteptowardrestorationofnature.Yetlong-terminvestmentandamorescientificapproachareneededtomaintaintheremainingforestsaswellastoextendtheforestcoverandstrengthenconservation.Nevertheless,treecoveralonedoesn’tmeanasuitablehabitatforallanimals,fordifferentspeciesneeddifferenttypesofvegetationtosurviveandbreed.TheelephantherdinYunnanisareminderthatwehavetoscientificallyconservetheexistingforestsandturnthemintosuitablehabitatsfordifferentspeciesofanimalsandbirds,whichwillultimatelybenefithumans.Moreambitioustargetsshouldbesettorebuildorimprovethefoodchain,andmeasurestakentoensureforestresourceshelpwildlifeflourish,inordertoestablishaharmonioushuman-animalrelationship.Forestsaroundtheglobearestillshrinking,particularlythoseintropicalanddevelopingcountries.Thenextdecadethereforewillbeextremelyimportantfortheworld’sforestsandwildlife,andChinacanplayaleadingroleinsavingthembybetterprotectingitsforestsandexpandingitsforestcover.Whyhastheherdofelephantscausedsomuchpublicinterest?A.Thereexistheateddiscussionsinthewholecountryevenoverseas.TVprogramsandsocialmediaplatformswanttobenefitfromthem.TheyarethefirstwildAsianElephantstoleavetheirnaturalhabitat.Theelephantshastraveledalongdistanceandlivedinharmonywithhumans.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraphaboutthe“fantastic”event?Moreresearchonthereasonsbehindtheeventisrequired.Scientistsneedtolimitthehabitatsforelephantsandotheranimals.Peopleshouldfindwaystohaveagoodrelationshipwithelephants.There’sanurgentdemandfordetailedinformationabouttheelephants.Whichmethodisprovidedinthepassagetorestorenature?Expandingthecoverageofforest.Gettingthegovernment’spolicysupport.Bringingupvariouswaystoprotecttheforests.Offeringmorekindsofvegetationtoallanimals.Whatdoesthiseventofelephantsleavingtheirhabitatsremindustodo?Tosetmoregoalstochangethefoodchain.Tobeawareofthesituationoftheexistingforests.Torealizeharmoniouscoexistenceofhumanandnature.Toreducethedestructionoftheforestsaroundtheglobe.DTheconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientificresearch.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown，Ohio，forexample,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperiencedlesscrime.Inanother，employeeswereshowntobe15%moreproductivewhentheirworkplacesweredecoratedwithhouseplants.TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havetakenitastepfurtherchangingtheactualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdiverse，evenunusualfunctions.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedontotheirleavestoshowwhenthey’reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandetectharmfulchemicalsingroundwater.＂We’rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacefunctionsofthethingsthatweuseeveryday,＂explainedMichaelStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineeringatMIT.Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsglow(发光)inexperimentsusingsomecommonvegetables.Strano’steamfoundthattheycouldcreateafaintlightforthree-and-a-halfhours.Thelight，aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtoreadby，isjustastart.Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsoreventoturntreesintoself-poweredstreetlamps.Inthefuture，theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayedontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant’slifetime.Theengineersarealsotryingtodevelopanonandoff＂switch＂wheretheglowwouldfadewhenexposedtodaylight.Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityconsumedintheUS.Sincelightingisoftenfarremovedfromthepowersource（电源）-suchasthedistancefromapowerplanttostreetlampsonaremotehighway-alotofenergyislostduringtransmission（传输）.Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceandthereforehelpsaveenergy.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?Anewstudyofdifferentplants.Abigfallincrimerates.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.Benefitsfromgreenplants.WhatisthefunctionofthesensorsprintedonplantleavesbyMITengineer?Todetectplants’lackofwaterTochangecompositionsofplantsTomakethelifeofplantslonger.Totestchemicalsinplants.Whatcanweexpectoftheglowingplantsinthefuture?Theywillspeedupenergyproduction.Theymaytransmitelectricitytothehome.Theymighthelpreduceenergyconsumption.Theycouldtaketheplaceofpowerplants.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?Canwegrowmoreglowingplants?Howdowelivewithglowingplants?Couldglowingplantsreplacelamps?Howareglowingplantsmadepollution-free?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Whattodoonceyouachieveyourgoal?Herearesomebasiclessonsthatcanhelpyouonceyoureachyourgoal,___16___TheseareprinciplesthatmillionairePaulScolardihasputintopracticetogoodeffect.Staymodest.Youcancelebrateyourachievements.Butdon'tactarrogantly（傲慢低）17Whileyou’vemadegreatprogress,it'simportantthatyoushouldn'tlookdownonthosewhoareinthesamesituationsasyou.___18___Theideaisthatonceyouachieveagoal,youwanttocontinuebysettingalargergoalthanthat.Forexample,ifyou'vegainedahighpositionatyourjob.anevenbiggergoalwouldbetobuildyouownbusinessinthatparticularindustry.Workharderandmorewisely.Naturally,ifyou’reworkingtowardsalargergoal.you'llneedtohavemoremotivationandmoreconfidence,andworkevenharder,Buthardworkisn’tallthat'sneeded.___19___Whathelpedyouachievethisgoalinthefirstplace?Whatapproachdidyoutaketomakeallofthishappentoyou?So,makesureyoulookbackandseewhathelpedyougetthere.Ignorecritics.Wheneveryouachievesomething,therewillalwaysbepeoplewhowilltrytodragyoudown.You'regoingtogethatersorpeoplewhodon'tbelieveyou.___20___TakeScolardiforexample.Unlessheshareshisparticularstoryofhowhebecameamillionaire,wedon’treallyknowwhathewentthroughtogetthere.Setbiggergoals.Youcanthusmoveforwardinlife.Positivethinkingisallneededforachievement.Allweknowisthathewasn’tamillionaireandnowheis.Italsopaystoworkmorewiselyandreflectonyourachievements.Itcanpushpeopleaway,whetherthey’refriends,family,orcolleagues.Leavethemaloneasyoursuccesshasnothingtodowithhowtheyarefeeling.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OnDec.17,2019,Andrewnoticedaballoon’sstringwas___21___toapieceofpaper.“Dayami,”itreadononeside,inachild’s___22___.Andrewturnedthepaperover.ItwasaChristmas___23___.Hewonderedwhetherhecouldfindthegirlwhohadsentthisone.Itwouldbedifficult,___24___Andrewhadafewclues.About20milestothesouthwest,justacrossthe___25___,wasthecityofNogales,Mexico.“Basedontheprevailingwind,Iwasprettysurethat’s___26___itcamefrom,”hesaid.OnDecember22,2019,hedecidedtosendaprivateFacebook___27___toaradiostationinNogales.Tohis___28___,thenextmorning,Andrew___29___toonemessagefromtheradiostation:Theyhad___30___Dayami,aneight-year-oldgirl,andherfamily,whoindeedlivedinNogales.Wouldtheybe___31___toarrangeaget-togetherattheradiostation?AndrewwentwithhiswifetoWalmat.TheyboughtjustabouteverythingonDayami’slist___32___thedollhouse(itwassoldout).Theyalsoboughtafewothertoys,astheyhadlearnedthatDayamihadayounger___33___,four-year-oldXimena.ThentheAndrewdrovefor45minutes,crossingtheborderintoNogales,andfinallymettwovery___34___littlegirls.Theirparents___35___totheAndrewthatDayamihadbeenwritingaletteraSantaandsendingitby___36___foryears,butthiswasthefirsttimeanyonehadfoundthenote.“Theireyeswere___37___openwithwonder,”Andrewsaidofthetwosisters’reaction.“Like,‘Oh,mygosh,thisreallydidwork!’”“Itwasabeautiful,beautifulexperience,”Andrewsaid.Hepaused“Quite___38___forus,”headded.Andrew,61,haslivedinsoutheasternBisbeeformorethanthreedecades.Tenyearsago,heandhiswife___39___theironlychild,ason.Theyhavenograndchildren.“Wearenowhavefriendsforlife,”Andrewsaid.“And,foraday,thatborderfencewithitsconcertinawire___40___away.”C.accustomedD.attracted21.A.addictedB.attached22.A.writingB.actC.voiceD.shape23.A.cardB.callC.letter D.list24.A.andB.soC.but D.because25.A.streetB.borderC.riverD.city26.A.whereB.howC.whyD.when27.A.noticeB.messageC.advertisementD.announcement28.A.sadnessB.shockC.surpriseD.puzzle29.A.aroseB.dancedC.walkedD.awoke30.A.noticedB.forgottenC.locatedD.ignored31.A.willingB.gratefulC.nervousD.frightenedA.differentfromratherthanotherthanfreefromA.brotherA.shyA.complainedA.stringA.horriblyA.movingA.lostA.ranfriendB.excitedB.explainedB.windB.wideB.interestingB.scoldedmeltedD.sisterC.embarrassed D.depressedcongratulated D.prayedballoonC.wordsprettyC.healingC.missedC.swepthardlyD.amusingD.deliveredD.washed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TheuniversityofBirmingham,UK,announcesthatitwillaccepttheGaokaoexamforhigh-flyingChinesestudents___41.___(wish)tojoinitsundergraduatecoursesin2019.Highschoolstudents___42.___completetheNationalHigherEducationEntranceExamination,orGaokao,withtopgradescanapplyfordirectentryintoBirminghamdegreeprogrammes___43.___firstcompletingafoundationyear.Gaokao,which___44.___(hold)acrossChinainearlyJune,is___45.___(increase)acceptedbyuniversitiesinAustralia,theUSA,CanadaandmainlandEuropeBirminghamwillonlybeconsideringhighqualitystudentswhoachieveaminimum80%GaokaoscoreandmeetadditionalacademicandEnglishlanguage___46.___(require).ProfessorJonFrampton,DirectoroftheUniversityofBirmingham’sChinaInstitutesaid,“Iam___47.___(delight)thattheUniversityisnowacceptingtheGaokao.Thisgivesthe___48.___(bright)andbestChinesestudents.___49.___opportunitytomovestraightintothefirstyearofourundergraduateprogrammesandexperiencethebenefitsofstudyingata 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(globe)Top100university.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节短文改错(满分10分).DuringtheNationalDay,wehadourfirstvisittotheThreeGorgesDaminYichang,HubeiProvince.Afterarriving,weputourluggageinthehotelroomandbookedone-daytour.Ataxitookustothedestination,anditwascrowdedwithtourist.Havingpreparedwell,webeginoursailintheYangtzeRiver.ThemoreexcitingmomentofallwaswhenwepassedGezhoubaDam.Itwastherewhereourshipgottoahigherpositionandkeptonsailinthegreatriveragain.AsIwasgettingofftheship,Isuddenlyfoundoutmycameramissing.Fortunately,akindpassengerpickeditupandgaveittohim.HowimpressiveIwasbythesceneryorpeoplethere.第二节书面表达(满分25分).Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaofthepassageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Accordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolence.“Inourcountrytoday,thegreatestthreattothelivesofchildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonment,buttheterriblere