甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学高三上学期第四次月考英语试题

会宁四中20202021学年度第一学期高三级第四次月考英语命题：注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号框。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，只上交答题卡，试卷考生保留。第一部分：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)阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.ALongBeach,a28mileareaofbeach,liesinsouthwesternWashington,andisgenerallycalledLongBeachPeninsula.munitiestheretakeyoubacktoolddaysofasimplelife.Here,visitorscanrelaxandenjoythegoodofatotalrest.BirdwatchingTherearedifferentkindsofbirdsonLongBeach.It'sbestifyouwatchthemfromadistanceanddon'ttrytofrightenthem.TheSouthwestLoopRouteMapcanbegotthroughtheLongBeachPeninsulaVisitorsOfficebycallingl8004512542.HorsesApopularactivityonLongBeachishorsebackriding.TwobusinessesinthecityofLongBeachofferguidedhorsebacktoursalongthebeach:BlackCountryWildernessOutfittersandSkipper'sEquestrianCenter.Youmayalsobringyourownhorse.Amongtheadventuresofferedwithhorsesisawagonridealongthebeach,acarriageridethroughSeavieworLongBeach,abackcountrypacktrip,orasunsetridebyhorsebackonthebeach.CampingRVandtentcampingaren’tallowedonthebeach.Campfiresareallowedwithin100feetoffthebeach,butmustbeawayfromthedrygrass.SwimmingandotheractivitiesSwimmingisallowed,butyoumustbecareful.Thewatersareverycoldanddangerous.Surfingisadvisedonlyforexperiencedsurfers.Beachdrivingisallowedatcertainareasonthebeach.Thespeedlimitis25mph.Buildingsandcastles,diggingsandtofindsomething,ridingbicyclesandflyingkitesarealsopopularactivitiesintheareaEnjoyyourtriptoLongBeach,Washington!1.WhichofthefollowingisallowedonLongBeach?A.Sleepinginyourtent.B.Diggingsandtofindsomething.C.Settingcampfiresfarawayfromthebeach.D.Drivingatthespeedof30mphalongthebeach.2.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?A.ThesceneryofLongBeachB.LongBeach,theLongestBeachC.LongBeach,aFantasticPlaceD.InformationaboutLongBeach3.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A.atravelguide B.anewsreportC.atraveljournal D.aresearchpaperBIgavethebusinessplanIfinishedtheotherdaytomyhusbandforsuggestions.Afterreadingit,hesaid,“Idon'tthinkthisisuptoyourusualstandards.”Isaid,“Ineedmoreinformation.Whatdoesn'twork?”Hesaidhewasn’tsure.Ithentooktheletterandrereadit.Heasked,“HowaboutifIlookatitagainandmakenotesbetweenthespaces?”Iagreed.HalfanhourlaterIlookedathisnotesandtoldhimhedidn’tunderstandthesituationandwhatIreallywantedtoexpress.HeshruggedandsaidOK.Itooktheletterandwentbacktomyputerandagainrevised.AsIwaswriting,Icouldseemyletterimprovingbasedonhissuggestions.WhenIfinished,Iproudlyhandedtheletterbacktomyhusband.Hereaditforthethirdtimeandsaid,“It’sstillnotrightbutIcouldn’texactlysay.”IwasalittleangryandthentoldhimIwasthewriterandIhadseensomegoofylettershesentout.ButIpickedupmyletterandwentbacktotheputer.Afteranhourofrevisions,Iwentbacktomyhusbandapologeticallywithletterinhand.ItoldhimIwassorryforwhatI'dsaidandaskedifhewouldpleasetoreadtheletteragainbecauseIdidvaluehiscontribution.Beingaverypatientandkindheartedfellow,heonceagainreadmyletteranddeclaredthatitwasfine.Thisallleadsmetothefollowing.Whenyouaskforadviceonaproject,beappreciativeandgrateful.Understandthattheadviceandsuggestionsyougetmaybenegative.Understandthatitmaymeanmoreworkforyou.Andkeepinmindthatthefinalresponsibilityfortheprojectisstillyours.Sobemodestandthankfulevenifheorshehasnotedsomeproblems.4.Whydidtheauthorgiveherbusinessplantoherhusbandatfirst?A.Toshowoffherexcellentwork.B.Tohavehimtypeitontheputer..C.Toaskhimtomakesomechangesfromalldetails.D.Toaskhimtogivehersomeadvice.5.Whydidtheauthor’shusbandshruggedafterhearingherwords?A.Hebelievedinhisjudgmentbutcouldn’tfindwhy.B.Heknewtherewasnothingwronginthebusinessplan.C.Hedoubtedabouthimselfsincehefoundnoexcuses.D.Hebelievedhehimselfwasrightandknewtheroots.6.Whatqualitiescanweinferabouttheauthor’shusband?A.Selfishanddetermined. B.Proudandexpressive.C.Honestandpatient. D.Humorousandcareful.7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotelluswhenaskingforsuggestions?A.Doacceptallsuggestionsfromthegivers.B.Don'tgetangryifsomearenegative.C.Dokeepsilentbeforetakingaction.D.Dobegratefulandconfident.CThinkplantsarejustboringgreenthingsthatyouuseforfoodanddecoration?Thinkagain!Plantsareabletodosomeprettyawesomethingsthatyou’reprobablytotallyunawareof.Researchershavediscoveredthatplantshavetheabilitytomunicatewithanundergroundnetworkmadeupoffungus(真菌),whichservestheplantsinmanyways.Tomatoplantsusethefunguswebtowarneachotheroftheirownunhealthyconditions.Treesconnectedthroughthefungusnetworkcouldmovenutrients(养分)toandfromeachother.Itisbelievedthatlargertreesmovenutrientstosmalleronestohelpthemtosurvive.Notonlythat,buttheycanalsodamageunweleplantsbyspreadingpoisonouschemicalsthroughthefungus.ItsoundsliketheplantworldhadtheInternetbeforewedid.Someplantshavearatherimpressivelineofdefenseagainstbeingeaten.Whensensingtheyarebeingswallowed,theygiveoffachemicalintotheairthatattractstheinsect’snaturalenemy.Theenemyattacksthebug,thussavingtheplants.Thisisbasicallytheplantkingdomversionofgettingyourolderbrothertobeatupthatkidwhostealsyourlunchmoney.Youmightbeawarethathumansandanimalshaveaninternalclock.Butdidyouknowthatplantsalsohavethisclock?Thismeanstheycanprepareforcertaintimesofdayjustlikewedo.Isitbecausetheycanreacttolightatsunrise?Inastudy,scientistsfoundthatplantsusethesugarstheyproducetokeeptime,whichhelptoregulatethegenesresponsiblefortheplant’sowninternalclock.So,inasense,―wakeupwithpetunias(矮牵牛)isjustasvalidas―wakeupwiththechickens.Natureisfullofsurprises.Soforthoseofyouwhodidn’tknowthewondersofplants,nowyoudo.8．Howmanywaysdoesthenetworkoffungusservetheplants?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Five.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords―“yourolderbrother”inParagraph4referto?A．Thechemicalgivenoffbyplants. B．Theinsect’snaturalenemy.C．Thebugattackedbytheenemy. D．Theplanttobeeatenbytheinsect.10．Whathelpstheplantkeeptime?A．Thesugarsproducedbyitself. B．Itsowngenes.C．Thetimeofsunrise. D．Itsresponsetolight.11．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhisloveofdifferentplants.B．Tosharehisstudyonsomeawesomeplants.C．Tointroducetheunknownabilitiesofplants.D．Tomakepeopleawareofplantprotection.DTheideathatputershavesomeamountof“intelligence”isnotnew,saysRalphHaupter,thepresidentofMicrosoftAsia,pointingasfarbackas1950whenputerpioneerAlanTuringaskedwhethermachinescanthink.“Soithastakennearly70yearsfortherightbinationoffactorstoetogethertomoveAIfromconcepttoreality,”saysHaupter.Itispredictedthatthedevelopmentofartificialintelligencewillbethestoryoftheinggenerations,notjusttheingyear,butas2019getsunderway,you’llfindAIwillbegintotouchyourlifeinmanywaysaccordingtosomeresearchers.“PersonalassistantAIswillkeepgettingsmarter.Asourpersonalassistantslearnmoreaboutourdailyroutines,IcanimaginethedayIneednottoworryaboutpreparingdinner.MyAIknowswhatIliketoeat,whichdaysoftheweekIliketocookathome,andmakessurethatwhenIgetbackfromworkallmygroceriesarewaitingatmydoorstep,readyformetopreparethatdeliciousmealIhadbeenlongingfor.”AlecjandroTroccoli,seniorresearchscientist,NVIDIA．“ThankstoAI,thefacewillbethenewcreditcard,thenewdriver’slicenseandthenewbarcode(条形码).Facialrecognitionisalreadypletelytransformingsecuritywithbiometriccapabilitiesbeingadopted,andseeinghowtechnologyandbusinessareconnected,likeAmazoniswithWholeFoods,Icanseeanearfuturewherepeoplewillnolongerneedtostandinlineatthestore.”GeorgesNahon,president,OrangeInstitute,aglobalresearchlaboratory.“2019willbetheyearAIbeesrealformedicine.Bytheendoftheyearwe’reseeingsolutionsforpopulationhealth,hospitaloperationsandabroadsetofclinicalspecialtiesquicklyfollowbehind.”MarkMichalski,executivedirector,MassachusettsGeneralHospital.12．WhatcanweknowaboutAIfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Peopledidn'texpectAItodevelopsorapidly.B．TheideaofAIjustcameuprecently.C．TheconceptofAIwasputforwardbyRalphHaupter.D．Ittookmorethan70yearstoturntheconceptintoreality.13．WhoseesthefutureofAIdoinghouseworkinsteadofhumanbeing?A．AlanTuring. B．GeorgesNahon. C．MarkMichalski. D．AlejandroTroccoli.14．WhatisGeorgesNahon’sjob?A．Executivedirectorofahospital. B．Presidentofaresearchlaboratory.C．Chairmanofanenergycorporation. D．Chiefoperatingofficerofanewspaper.15．Howisthepassagedeveloped?A．Byexplainingcauseandeffect. B．Bypresentingresearchresults.C．Bylistingsomepredictions. D．Bydescribingpersonalexperiences.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。Whenyousleep,doyoueverrealizethatyouaredreaming?Ifyes,thenyouhavehadaluciddream(清醒梦).16Onlysomepeopleareabletohavethem.Now,scientistshavefoundwaystohelpmorepeopletohaveluciddreams,LiveSciencereported.DenholmAspyfromtheUniversityofAdelaideinAustraliafoundthatcertainskillsarekeytohelpingpeoplehaveluciddreams.First,peoplecantrainthemselvestofigureoutwhethertheyaredreamingornot.Forexample,someonemaylookataclock,lookaway,andthenlookback.17Then,theymightdreamaboutthistrickwhilesleeping.Butintheirdreams,thetimeontheclockmaychangeveryquickly.Sopeopleknowtheyaredreaming.Anothertrickistowakeupafterfivehoursofsleep.18Duringthistime,repeatthewords,“ThenexttimeI’mdreaming,I’llrememberthatI’mdreaming.”Then,gotobedagaintoenterrapideyemovement(REM，快速眼球运动)sleep.InREMsleep,peoplearemorelikelytobeawareoftheirdreams.Scientistsfoundthatthosewhousedthesetrickshada17percentsuccessrateathavingluciddreams.19Inaluciddream,peoplemightstudyahobbyandthenbeebetteratitinreallife,accordingtoAspy.Forexample,youmightlearntoplaythepianoinaluciddream.20A.Thetimeshouldstaythesame.B.Then,stayawakeforawhile.C.Then,yourreallifepianoskillsmightimprove.D.Somepeoplewillneedmoretimetofallasleepandhaveadream.E.Itishardformostpeopletohavealuciddream.F.Thiswasfarhigherthaniftheydidnothing.G.Peoplelearnnewskillsfasterinaluciddream.第二部分英语知识运用（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。Aboutoneyearago,acouplewiththreechildrenmovedintotheapartmentnextdoortome.Ineverheardanynoisefromthechildren,butIoftenheardtheparents21shoutingatthekids,notinanicetone,butina(n)22one.Weoften23inthehallway.Ialwaysgreetedthem,24theonlyanswerIevergotwasa“hello”fromtheeightyearoldgirl.Iusually25toseemydoctorandonedaywhenIreturnedtheywerejust26theirapartmentandthelittlegirlwas27theoutsidedooropenfortheothers.I28inthecardoing29thingsbecauseIwasn’teagertobesnubbed(冷落)again.FinallyIgotoutofmycarandwalkedtowardsthedoor.Theparentsweretellingherto30togetintothecar,butthelittlegirlwasstillholdingthedoor,31me!IhurriedalthoughIwasstillinpainfrommyinjury.Iforgottotellherhow32Iwasforherkindness.Iwroteanotesayinghowmuchheractofkindnesshad33anoldman’sheart.Thenextdaytherewasa(n)34onmydooranditwasthelittlegirlandherfather.Shewasquite35ofherbehaviorandthankedme.ThenInoticedhermotherwasthere,too.Herparents36me,too.Nowwhenwemeetinthehallwaywealwaysgreeteachother,inafriendly37.Lastnighttherewasaheavysnow.Ilookedoutatmycarand38howIwasgoingtokeepmydoctor’s39becauseIcouldonlywalkforashorttime.ThismorningwhenIopenedthefrontdoor,allthesnowwasremoved.Isn’tit40thatthesmallkindactofan8yearoldgirlcanchangesomanythingsforthebetter?Itissaidthatgoodthingsefromsmallacts.21.A.quietly B.strangely C.quickly D.angrily22.A.frightening B.exciting C.sincere D.kind23.A.quarreled B.met C.chatted D.argued24.A.when B.so C.but D.or25.A.wentout B.setout C.tookout D.gaveout26.A.decoration B.cleaning C.returning D.leaving27.A.breaking B.operating C.holding D.unlocking28.A.kept B.remained C.insisted D.left29.A.favorite B.important C.unnecessary D.curious30.A.hurry B.drive C.stay D.greet31.A.huntingfor B.askingfor C.waitingfor D.callingfor32.A.beneficial B.influential C.anxious D.grateful33.A.strengthened B.broken C.touched D.saved34.A.note B.knock C.invitation D.picture35.A.proud B.AwareC.afraid D.sure 36.A.understood B.recognized C.praised D.thanked37.A.manner B.appearance C.statement D.announcement38.A.found B.doubted C.remembered D.wondered39.A.advice B.appointment C.suggestion D.attention40.A.amazing B.confusing C.disappointing D.challenging第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheOceanCleanuphasbeentryingoutasystemfor41（remove）plasticfromthesea.Afterrunningintoseveral42（problem）,thegrouphasgotthesystemupandworking.TheOceanCleanupsystemis43floatingbarrier.Itusesgiantscreenthathang,belowthewater'ssurface.Thescreentrapspieceofplasticastheyfloatby.Sealivescanswimsafelyunderneath.Thebarrierdidn'tworkwellwhenitwasdrawnouttosealastyear.Itfloatedatthesamespeed44theplasticitwasmeanttocatch.Sincethen,anunderwaterparachute（降落伞）45（add）.Thisslowsdownthebarriersoitcancatchthefastermovingplastics.Otherfixesweremadetopreventplasticfromflowingoverthetopofthebarrier.ThesystemisbeingusedinanareaofthePacificOcean46（know）astheGreatPacificGarbagePatchnow.Some1.8trillionpiecesofplastichavecollectedthere.Thepollution47（harm）sealivesandalsogetsintothefoodchain.48ishopedthathalfofthetrashwillhavebeencleanedupby2025.Thenextchallengeistomakethebarrierbiggerandstronger,soitcangatherplasticforayear,after49ashipwillcarrythetrashaway.Itis50（actual）noteasy.第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）ThebestgiftIhaveeverreceivedisahandmadecalendar.Itwasmadeupbymybestfriend

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