福建省厦门市第六中学2019-2020高三上10月月考英语试题

厦门六中20192020学年度第一学期高三第一阶段考试英语试题第一卷（100分）第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe“BoomerangKids”—youngadultswholeavetogotocollege,getmarriedorjustshowofftheirindependence—aremovingbackinwithmomanddad.BoomerangKidscanbeamixedblessingforparents,bothemotionallyandfinancially.Especiallyduringhardeconomictimes,adultchildrenheadforhome.Accordingtoasurvey,about40percentof2017graduatesstilllivewiththeirparents.Moreover,42percentofthe2015graduatessurveyedsaidtheyarestilllivingathome.Thereasonsaremany,thefirstbeingeconomics.WhiletherecessionhastouchedAmericansofallages,ithasbeenveryhardforyoungadults.Thishassentmanykidsbackhome.Plus,thereisthematterofdebt,especiallycollegeloans.Formanyrecentgraduates,itmakessmarteconomicsensetomovebackinwiththeirparentswherelifeisfortableandrentiseitherlowornonexistent.Then,ofcourse,somereturnforpersonalreasons,suchasrecoveringfromadivorceoranillness.Parentsareoftengladtohelpout,bothemotionallyandfinancially.Asaresult,thearrangementoftenworkstoeveryone’ssatisfaction.However,therearerisks,especiallyfortheparents.Theseincludenotonlyfamilytensionandmisunderstandings,butalsomoney.Thereturntothefamilycanbeeafinancialburdenthatcanaffecttheparents’plansandtheirfinancialfuture,especiallytheirretirement,astheytrytodotoomuchfortheirchildren.21.BoomerangKidsarethosewho____________.A.liketoshowofftheirindependence B.haveproblemwiththeirmarriageC.graduatefromcollegeinadvance D.returntolivewithparentsaftergraduation22.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph1meansomethingthat____________.A.hasadvantagesanddisadvantages B.isveryusefulandbeneficialC.willhaveagoodresult D.worriespeoplealot23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Itisatoughchoiceforyoungadultstomovebackhome.B.Parentsmayhavetodealwithextrafinancialburden.C.Childrenfacefewerfinancialproblemsthanever.D.Mostgraduateschoosetolivewiththeirparents.BBrendaBongoswasahappy,artisticgirl.Shehadonebigambition—toplaythedrumsinaband.Butonebigobstaclelayinherway.Tobegoodenoughtoplayinaband,Brendahadtopracticealot,butshelivednextdoortoalotofoldpeople.Manyofthemaresick.Sheknewthatthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallygetontheirnerves.So,shehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces:abasement,akitchen,andeveninashower.Buttherewasalwayssomeoneitwouldannoy.Oneday,whilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTV,sheheardthatsoundcannottravelinspace,becausethere'snoair.Atthatmoment,BrendaBongosdecidedtobeeasortofmusicalastronaut.Withthehelpofalotoftime,booksandwork,Brendabuiltaspacebubble.Thiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedoutalltheairinside.Allthatwouldbeleftinsidewasadrumkit(成套设备)andachair.Brendagotintothespacesuitshehadmade,enteredthebubble,turnedonthemachine,andplayedthosedrumslikeawildchild.Itwasn'tlongbeforeBrendaBongoscameveryfamous.Manypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubble.Shortlyafterwardsshecameoutofthebubbleandstartedgivingconcerts.Herfamespreadsomuchthatthegovernmentsuggestedthatshebepartofauniquespacejourney.Finally,Brendawasarealmusicalastronaut,andhadgonefarbeyondherfirstambitionofplayingdrumsinaband.Yearslater,whenaskedhowshehadachievedallthis,shethoughtforamoment,andsaid:"Ifthoseoldpeoplenextdoorhadn'tmatteredsomuchtome,Iwouldn'thavefoundasolution,andnoneofthiswouldhaveeverhappened."24.WhydidBrendatrytoplayinthestrangestplaces?A.Becauseshedidn'twantotherstohearherplay.B.Becauseshedidn’tlikeherneighbors.C.Becauseshedidn'thaveherownroom.D.Becauseshedidn'tmeantodisturbothers.25.Brendabecamefamousbecause____________.A.shewasgoodatmusicandscienceB.shebecamearealmusicalastronautC.sheinventedaspecialwayofpracticeD.sheplayedwellandhadatalent26.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeBrendamostproperly?A.Kind,hardworkingandcreative. B.Brave,kindandhardworking.C.Lovely,braveandclever. D.Nervous,kindandclever.27.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat“____________________”.A.Helaughsbestwholaughlast B.OnegoodturndeservesanotherC.Twoheadarebetterthanone D.It’snevertoooldtolearnCAlthoughnotasmuchasinthepast,grandparentsaretheteachersoftheNavajo(纳瓦霍人)youth.Theymakeyoungpeopleawareoflifeatanearlyage.Theparentsgrantthemtheprivilegeofteachingthechildren,andthegrandparentstakegreatprideinraisingthechildrenoratleasthavingabigpartinraisingthem.Youngchildrenoftenstaywiththeirgrandparentsforyearsatatime,developingacloseandtrustingrelationship.ThegrandparentsteachthechildrenNavajolegendsandtheprincipleoflife,emphasizingbothnewculturetrendsandthepreservationoftraditions.Thegrandparentsarealsooftentheleadingfiguresinteachingtheyouththeartsofweaving,caringforthelivestock,usingherbalmedicine,andotherartsandcrafts.Thechildrenaretaughttorespecttheirelders,tocareforthem,tohelpthemwhenevertheyareinneed,andtolearnfromthem.Youngpeopleareurgedtolistenwithcaretothewordsoftheireldersandtokeepasmuchwisdomaspossible.Grandparentsoftengotosocialgatheringsandtraditionalevents,andtheyounghaveopportunitiestolearnmoreabouttheircultureandtraditions.Ilivewithmygrandmotherforthirteenyears,andsheraisedmeintheoldwaysofourpeople.AlthoughIwasgoingtoschool,shetaughtmeasmuchasshecouldaboutourtraditions.Shewasabeautifulwoman.IfIhadachance,Iwouldlistenagaintoherwiseteachings,expressedwithkindnessinasoftvoicethattouchedmyheart.Weusedtoplantandpumpkineverysummer.Theynevergrewbigenoughtofeedus,butweplantedthemanyway.Iaskedmygrandmotherwhy.Shesaid,“Grandson,ourplantswillbefarmorebeautifulthantheflowersoutsidethefence.”IdidnotunderstanduntilonedayIsawtheirbeautyasIwasingoverthehillwithher.Shesaid,“Anythingthatisapartofyouisalwaysfarmorebeautifulthanthethingswhichyoupassby.”Wehadsomebeautifulyearstogether.IamgladsheisapartofmeandIamapartofher.Childrenusedtobewelldisciplined,possessingmorerespectforculture,tradition,andbeliefsthantheydonow.TheworldoftheNavajohasbeeninfluencedbythewesternworld,andthegrandparentshavelesscontrolandinfluencethantheyusedto.Buttheyoungpeoplewhohavebeentouchedbytheirteachingshaveglimpsedawayoflifebeyondwhatmostpeopleknowtoday.28.FromParagraph1wecanlearnthat_____________.A.childrenlearnaboutthemeaningoflifefromtheirgrandparents.B.grandparentsareusuallyunwillingtoteachtheirgrandchildren.C.schoolsarenotverypopularwiththeNavajoyouth.D.parentshatetotakethetroubletoraisechildren.29.Theauthor’sgrandmotherplantedcornandpumpkinbecauseshe_____________.A.hatedwildflowers B.neededtofeedherfamilyC.triedtomakeherfencemorebeautiful D.wantedhergrandsontolearnalifelesson30.Intheauthor’sopinion,_____________.A.grandparentsarethesourceoftraditionalculture.B.hisgrandmother’steachingcouldreplaceschooling.C.thewesternworldishardlyinfluencedbytheNavajos.D.itisimpossibletogetgrandparentsinvolvedinteachingagain.31.Thepurposeofthearticleisto_____________.A.honortheauthor’sgrandmother B.sharewithreadersaNavajocultureC.emphasizethegreatnessofNavajo D.introducethedevelopmentofNavajotribesDWhatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience?Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinoursocieties.However,manypeoplebelievethatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience.Thefirstaspectistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop.Thesecondistheapplicationofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandactionthatscientistsuseintheirwork.Whatarethesespecialmethodsofthinkingandacting?Firstofall,itseemsthatasuccessfulscientistiscurioushewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks.Heusuallypaysattentiontoproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfyingexplanation,andlooksforrelationshipsevenifthedataavailableseemtobeunconnected.Moreover,hethinkshecanimprovetheexistingconditionsandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves.Heisagoodobserver,accurate,patientandobjectiveandusesthefactsheobservestothefullest.Forexample,trainedobserversobtainaverylargeamountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum(光谱).Hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostpleteevidenceavailable.Herejectsauthorityastheonlybasisfortruth.Scientistsalwayscheckstatementsandmakeexperimentscarefullyandobjectively.Furthermore,hedoesnotreadilyaccepthisownidea,sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation.Lastly,heisfullofimaginationsinceheoftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlyplexbutalsofrequentlyinplete.Furthermore,heneedsimaginationifhewantstoguesshowprocessesworkandhoweventstakeplace.Theseseemtobesomeofthewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientistortechnologistthinksandacts.32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutacuriousscientistisTRUE?A.Hedoesn'tfindconfidenceandpleasureinwork.B.Hemakeseffortstoinvestigatepotentialconnections.C.Heisinterestedinproblemsthatareexplained.D.Helooksfornewwaysofacting.33.Accordingtothepassage,asuccessfulscientistwould_______________.A.easilyappreciateothers'researchwork B.easilybelieveinuncheckedstatementsC.alwaysacceptauthorityastheonlybasisfortruth D.alwaysuseevidencefromobservationtothefullest34.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheauthor'sattitudethatagoodscientistholdstowardsthescientificresearch?A.Objectiveandcareful. B.Curiousandcasual.C.Cautiousandarrogant. D.Subjectiveanddowntodeath.35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Keytoasuccessfulscientist. B.Scientists’waysofthinkingandactingC.Progressinmodemsociety. D.Applicationofmoderntechnology.

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出的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Doyoueverwonderifyou'redoingwhatyou'resupposedtobedoingwithyourlife?Whatifyouhavepotentialtalentsthatcouldleadyoutoanewpathandchangeeverythingforthebetter?36.Thefollowingtipswillhelpyoudiscoveryourpotentialstrength. Dowhatyoulove.Onesurewaytogetyourselfmovingintherightdirectionistodomoreofthethingsthatmakeyoufeelgood.37Thatmightleadtowritingabookoramovieoracareerinwriting.Ifbakingtreatsforfriendsandneighborsgiveyougreatpleasure,takeitonestepfurther.Upgradeyourpackagingandlookintosellingyourgoodiesatalocalmarket.pletesomeassessmentactivities.38Whilenoneofthemisperfect,eachofthemcanhelpyourealizethetypesofyourstrengths.39It'snotalwayseasytoselfidentifywhatwe'regoodat.Sogoandaskyourfriendswhattheythinkyourstrengthsare.Youmightbesurprisedatwhattheyhavetosay.Areyoucreative,organized,orsociallyoutgoing?Sometimesyourfriendsaremoreawareofyourstrengthsthanyou.Findaguide.Ifyouhaveanideaofwhereyourpotentialstrengthslie,itmayhelptofindapersonwhohasachievedsuccessinarelatedarea.Chancesarethatyourguidewouldbehappytosharetipsandmotivationstohelpyou.Usethisrelationshiptogethandsonexperience.40Asktheownerofashopyouadmireifyoucanworkparttimeorvolunteerinordertolearnthebusinessandseeifitsuitsyou.A.Askyourfriends.B.Turntoyourteachersforhelp.C.Stopwonderingandstartdoing.D.Ifyoulovetowrite,startblognow.E.Settingagoalhelpsyouidentifyapotentialstrength.F.TherearemanyfreeselfevaluationtoolsontheInternet.G.Doyouthinkyoumightwanttoopenabookstoreorcafe?第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Itisablue,cottonshirt.Theshirtbelongedtomy41David.Onhisbirthdaybeforeheleftcollege,hismotherboughthimtheshirt.42Igavehimfreeuseofmybike,heletmeweartheshirt,occasionally.Wesharedtheshirt,andasdays43,wesharedmoreofour44.Davidwasinschoolbyscholarshipsandgrants(助学金).He45tokeephisscholarships,becausewithoutevenoneofthem,hewouldhaveto46andbackonthefarm.AndinDavid’shome,therewasalwaysonlyenoughmoneytocovertheexpense.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewastwelve.47Davidalsotalkedabouthisfather.Usuallyitwaslateatnight,inthedormjustbeforebed,andthe48alwaysendedwithtearsthatflowedfromariverofmemoriesand49:memoriesofafathersufferingfrom50atatimewhenhissonwasjustateenager;longingsforopportunitiestocurehisfather’sdiseasemissed,becausediseasedoesnotunderstandaboutthe51betweenfatherandson.Nordoes(do)52care.Timepassedandwehadtosay53toeachother.Afterlotsofhugging,andwordsofthanks,weeventually54.Itwasonmy55tripupstairstoourdormthatIsawapackageonmybed.I56thewrappingpaper.Itwasthebluecottonshirtinaboxwithacard57toit,reading:Thomas,Ican’tthankyouenoughforyour58.Thishasbeentoughyearsandyouhavebeen59afriend.Thankyouforlistening.Thanksforeverything.DavidIpushedasidethenote,with60tearsdroppingontheshirt.Istillhavetheshirttoday,thoughithasfadedandwrinkledwithage.41. A.student B.brother C.roommate D.teacher42. A.Because B.Unless C.Incase D.Evenif43. A.wentacross B.wentby C.ranout D.randown44. A.victories B.belongings C.scholarships D.stories45. A.happened B.struggled C.refused D.failed46. A.dropout B.standout C.setout D.holdout47. A.Atatime B.Atonetime C.Attimes D.Atthetime48. A.interview B.conversation C.discussion D.debate49. A.longings B.apologies C.regrets D.wishes50. A.failure B.depression C.poverty D.illness51. A.distance B.cooperation C.connection D.difference52. A.I B.she C.he D.it53. A.hello B.goodbye C.sorry D.yes54. A.fled B.departed C.met D.remained55. A.first B.second C.next D.last56. A.touched B.pulled C.removed D.folded57. A.attached B.applied C.adjusted D.admitted58. A.guidance B.friendship C.devotion D.mercy59. A.lessthan B.otherthan C.ratherthan D.morethan60. A.angry B.joyful C.grateful D.sympathetic第二卷第三节阅读下面材料，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。（15分）MywifeandIweretohelpwiththefundraisingeventinthemunityhall.Earlythatmorningwewereabouttohurryout61suddenlymywifetoldmethatshe62(forget)tomakeacheesecakethatwastobepartoftheauction(竞买).Idecidedtostayathomeandmakethecheesecake.Mywifetoldmetogetitdoneandbethereontime.63(sad),Ifoundthatwehadrunoutofstuffnecessaryforacheesecake.Ihadtoeupwithsomethingelse.Andthe64thingIcouldfindwasabagofdogtreatsmilkbones.I’msureIhadenoughtomakemycheesecake65obviouslyIhadtobetheonetobuyitattheauctionsoitwouldn'tfall66someone’shands.IfiguredIcouldgetawaywithit.Thus,thecheesecakewascreatedwiththegoodoldmilkbonesandturnedouttobe67delighttosee.After68(cool)itinthefridge,Isetofftothehall.Iplacedthecheesecakeonthetablefortheauctionandwenttofindmywifetotellher69washappening.Afewminuteslater,Ireturnedtotheauctiontable，onlytofindthecakewas70(go)ithadbeenboughtbysomeoneevenbeforetheauction.Oh,no!第四部分写作（共两节满分35分）第一节短文改错（10分）共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Eversincemiddleschool,mysisterWangWeiandIdreamedabouttakingagreatbiketrip.Twoyearsagosheboughtanexpensivemountainbikebutthenshepersuadedmetobuyit.Lastyear,shevisitedourcousin,DaoWeiandYuHangattheircollegeinKunming.WangWeisoongottheminterestinginbikeridingtoo.Aftergraduatedfromcollege,wefinallygotthechancetotakeupabiketrip.Iaskedmysister,“Wherearewegoing?”ItwasmysisterthatfirsthadanideatoridealongthewholeMekongRiverfromwhichitbeginstowhereitends.Nowsheisplanningourscheduleforthetrip.第二节书面表达假定你是李华，你的英国好友Henry在学习汉语，但就是写不好汉字，特发邮件咨询你平时是如何练习汉字书写的。请你回复邮件，内容包括：1.书写要求2.练习方式3.你的建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearHenry,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________