山西省晋中市祁县中学高三上学期12月月考英语试题

祁县中学2020年高三年级、复习中心十二月月考英语试题满分：150分第一部分阅读理解(满分60分)第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。AFamousDanceFormsFromAroundTheWorldSinginganddancingisanessentialpartofmanyculturesaroundtheworldandhasbeensoforcenturies.Worldwide,variousdanceformshaveevolvedovertheyearsandsomehavecrossedtheirregionalboundariesandgainedadmirersglobally.Herewepresentsomeofthemostfamousdancestylesintheworld.Ballet,RussiaNodanceformcanapproachgracefulnessascloselyastheRussianballet.Itisanartisticdanceformthatisperformedtomusic.ThestepsofRussianballetdemandhighlevelsofprecisionandformality.TheclassicalballetdanceformwhichoriginatedinRenaissanceItalywasintroducedtoRussiaduringtheruleofPetertheGreatandsincethenbecameanintegralpartofRussiansociety.Flamenco,SpainFlamencoisagloballyfamousdanceformthatoriginatedinSpain.Thedanceisacpaniedbyguitarplaying,singing,fingersnapping,andhandclapping.FlamencoiscloselylinkedtotheRomanipeopleinSpain,anditsstyleisdistinctlyAndalusian.TheartformiscurrentlytaughtinmanycountriesworldwidebutismostpopularintheUSandJapan.Inthelattercountry,FlamencoschoolsoutnumberthoseinSpain.Tango,ArgentinaTangoisapartnerdancethatisassociatedwithstyleandexpressiveness.Inthe1880's,thedanceformoriginatedalongtheRiverPlatewhichisthenaturalborderbetweenUruguayandArgentina.Manydifferentstylesoftangoexisttodayandinternationaltangodancingpetitionsareheldeachyearsignifyingthepopularityofthisdance.Samba,BrazilSambaissynonymous(同义的)withthefamousCarnivalofBrazil.ItisaBraziliandancestyleandmusicgenrewithrootsinAfricaandarrivedinLatinAmericaviatheAfricanslaveswhoarrivedinLatinAmericawiththeirEuropeanmasters.SambaisassociatedwithrhythmandbrightlycoloredcostumesandisconsideredasanintegralpartoftheBrazilianculture.Whichdanceformisbelievedtobethemostgraceful?A.Ballet. B.Tango. C.Samba. D.Flamenco.22.WhatisthemainfeatureofTango?

A.Beingacpaniedbyfingersnappingandhanddapping.B.Styleandexpressiveness.C.Highlevelsofprecisionandformality.D.Rhythmandbrightlycoloredcostumes.

23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.BalletoriginatedinRussiaduringtheruleofPetertheGreat.

B.SpainhasmoreFlamencoschoolsthanJapan.

C.AllthefourformsofdancementioneddidnotoriginateintheirowncountriesD.SambawasbroughttoBrazilbyEuropeanmasters

BIfyoufeelsickorunfortable,youmightseekoutadoctor.Butwhattodoifyoudon'tquiteknowwhereyoufitintothisworldandyou'retiredofcarryingthatburdenalone?Iansweredstrangers'questionsonlifepuzzlesattheentrancetotheNewYorkCitysubwayat57thand8th.Agroupofstrangershadstoppedbybecausetheywerecarryingsomedeep,meaningfulquestionsthathadlonggoneunanswered,like“whycan'tIbehappierinmylife?”AndthenIspottedher,whowouldbemytoughestquestioneroftheday.Shewasabout6yearsoldandheldhermother'shandasshecraned(伸长)hernecktostareatus.Hermotherstopped,butthegirlhesitated.“It'sOK,”Ioffered.“Doyouhaveaquestion?”Thegirlsmiledathermother,thenletgoofherhandtowalkovertowardsus.Shelookedmedeadintheeyeandsaid,“HowdoIknowI'mreal?”SuddenlyIwasbackingraduateschool.ShouldItalkabouttheFrenchphilosopherReneDescartestoproveourexistence,withthephrase“Ithink,thereforeIam?”Or,mentionEnglishphilosopherG.E.Mooreandhisfamous“hereisonehand,hereistheother”toprovetheexistenceoftheexternalworld?Butthentheanswercametome.Irememberedthatthemostimportantpartofphilosophywasfeedingoursenseofwonder.“Closeyoureyes,”Isaid.Shedid.“Well,didyoudisappear?”Shesmiledandshookherhead,thenopenedhereyes.“Congratulations,you'rereal.”Shegrinned(露齿而笑)broadlyandwalkedovertohermother,wholookedbackatusandsmiled.24.Whydidtheauthorshowupattheentranceofthesubway?

A.Totakethesubway.B.Tolookforstrangers'help.

C.Tohelpstrangerscarrytheirbags.D.Toofferadviceonlifepuzzles.25.Whatmadethelittlegirlstareattheauthor?

A.Excitement. B.Horror. C.Curiosity. D.Nervousness.26.Howdidthegirlfindtheanswer?

A.Byhavingarealexperience. B.Bylearningphilosophy.

C.Byhearingastory.D.Byreferringtoothers'words.27.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Strictandsmart. B.Cleverandhelpful. C.Honestandbrave.D.Humorousandsociable.CAnexperiencethatisbeingincreasinglymonaroundtheworldisthesortingofwaste.Itmayseemlikeatrivialactivity,butithasslowlymovedintothecenterofconversationonthefutureofbusinessandsustainabledevelopment.Wastesortingisaplexphenomenonthatcanbeanimportantsteptowardaglobalcirculareconomy.Maybeitevenwillbesomethingwewilllookbackonasoneofthefirststepstowardanecologicalsociety.Butsortingofwastecouldalsomeanparticipatinginanactivitythatunderminessustainabledevelopmentbyallowingunsustainablepaniestouserecyclingasawaytopretendtheyaresustainable.WhenRoyalDutchShell,aBritishDutchoilandgaspany,wantedtodumpanoilrigintheoceanin1995,manypeopleinEuropehadjuststartedtoseparateglassbottlesandnewspapers.Thepany'splanwasviewedasasignofarrogance.Theincidentledtoanimportantmeeting,afterwhichmanypaniesstartedincludingenvironmentalfactorsintheirriskassessment.Thesituationisdifferenttoday.ItisnolongerclearifthekindofwastesortingdoneinWesternnationsispartoftheproblemorthesolution.Thereareareaswherethesortingofwasteisworkingreasonablywell,forexampletheglassandmetalindustries.Butatatimewhenwearelookingatatransformativesystemchangeandglobalsustainability,thereisaneedtofundamentallyrethinkwastesorting.Intheingdecades,theworldneedstoeliminatetheuseoffossilfuels,beemoreresourceefficient,liftbillionsoutofpovertyandensuregreaterequity(公正).Inordertoensurethis,weneedaresourceefficientcirculareconomy,andwastesortingcanplayakeyrole.Butthatwouldbeaverydifferentkindofwastesorting.Peoplearoundtheworldhavebeguntorealizethatmuchofthewastetheysortisnotintegratedinsustainablematerialflows,butinsteadshippedtopoorcountries,whereitisnothandledinanappropriatemanner.Asmorecountriesrefusetobeedumpinggroundsfortheunsustainablelifestylesofrichcountries,ahealthydiscussionaboutglobalsustainabilityhasbeguntoemerge.Outofthewastethatisrecycled,muchofitisturnedintolowvaluegoodsinawaythatdoesnotresultinaradicallyreduceduseofnaturalresources.Instead,recyclinginitiativesareusedbypaniessellinglowqualitygoodsthatarenotmadetolast.Awastesortingsystemforthe21stcenturyshouldbuildontheopportunitiesthatdigitalizationprovidesandallowcitizenstotrackwhatishappeningtothewastetheyaresortingandalsoprovideinformationaboutthepaniestheyhavepurchasedproductsfrom.Itshouldalsorequirepaniestoshowhowresourceefficienttheirsolutionsare,allowingconsumerstopareoptions.ItistimetounderstandthatWesternrecyclingsystems,toalargeextent,areusedbyunsustainablepaniesthatproduceeverythingfromfastfashiontounhealthyfastfood.ChinacouldinitiatethenextgenerationofwastesortingsystemsthosethatsupporthypertransparencyandmoveawayfromthesystemsintheWestthatarecontributingtoreducedtransparency.Suchawastesortingsystemwouldbeadriverforinnovationandextremeresourceefficiencyandatruesteptowardecologicalcivilization.28.Wastesortingisaplexphenomenonbecause_______A.itisanimportantsteptowardaglobalcirculareconomyB.itmaybeanactivitythatunderminessustainabledevelopmentC.itisafirststeptowardanecologicalsocietyD.itisslowlymovingintothecenterofconversation29.WhatdidthebehaviorofRoyalDutchShellpanyresultin?A.ThedumpingofoilrigB.SeparatingglassbottlesandnewspapersC.StartingwastesortinginEuropeancountriesD.Includingenvironmentwhenassessingrisks30.Thereisaneedtofundamentallyrethinkwastesortingbecause________A.thesortingofwasteisworkingwellinsomeareasB.thewesternrecyclingsystemdoesnotfitforthewholeworldC.anewsystemchangeandglobalsustainabilityshouldbeconsideredD.peopleareconcernedabouthealthandgreaterequity31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToadvocateamoresustainablewastesortingsystemB.Toparetworecyclingsystems.C.TopredictthechangeofecologicalsystemD.TointroduceWesternrecyclingsystemsDOver400humanfootprintspreservedinvolcanicsediment(沉淀物)provideasignatsociallifeamongancienthuntergatherers.Theimpressions,foundinnorthernTanzania,adduptoAfrica'slargestcollectionofancienthumanfootprints,sayevolutionarybiologistKevinHatalaofChathamUniversityinPittsburghandcolleagues.Peoplewalkedacrossamuddylayerofvolcanicashesdatingtobetween19,100and5,760yearsago,theresearchersreportedonMay14inScientificReports.Datingofathinrocklayerthatpartlyoverlaps(重叠)thesedimentnarrowsthefootprints'agetoabout12,000to10,000yearsago.Hatala'steamanalyzedfootprintsizes,distancesbetweenprintsandwhichwayprintspointed.Onecollectionoftrackswasmadeby17peoplewalkingsouthwest.parisonswithmodemprintssuggestthatthisgroupconsistedoffourteenwomen,twomenandoneyoungboy.Thewomenmayhavebeensearchingforfoodswhileafewmalesvisitedoracpaniedthem,theresearchersinfer.Somepresentdayhuntergatherersformlatelyfemalefoodgatheringgroups.Thestudyis"anicepieceofwork”,althoughit'shardtospecifywhatpeopleweredoing,saysgeologistMatthewBennettofBournemouthUniversityinPoole,England.Manymoresetsoffootprinttrackswouldbeneededtoargueconvincinglythathuntergatherersatthattimehadfemalefoodgatheringgroups,Bennettsays.Anditwouldstillbeunknownifthewomenweregatheringplantsorhuntingprey.Otherfootprintsitespresentespeciallypromisingopportunitiesforstudyingancientbehavior,hesays.HeisinvolvedinworkinNewMexicothathasuncoveredtensofthousandsoffootprintsofhumansandothercreaturesfrommorethan10,000yearsago.Earlyresultssuggestthathumanstherehuntedgiantsloths(树獭).BennettexpectsthoseprintswillyieldmoreinsightsintoStoneAgehunting.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"impressions”inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Thoughtsaboutpeopleorthings.B.Marksleftbycreaturesorsomething.C.Collectionsofvolcanicashes.D.Behaviorsofimitatingsomeone.33.Whatdothenewlydiscoveredfootprintssuggest?

A.Malesplayedamoreimportantroleinfindingfoodthanfemales.B.Ancientmalehunterswereadmiredbyfemales.

C.Femalefoodgatheringgroupswereobviouslyformed.

D.Ancienthuntersweresociallyorganized.34.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Thefootprintsitesprovideagoodchancetofurtherstudyancientbehavior

B.Thefootprinttrackshaveprovedfemalefoodgatheringgroupsexisted.

C.ThefemalesgatheredplantsorhuntedpreyintheStoneAge.D.ThefootprintswillhardlyinfluenceourunderstandingofStoneAgehunting.35.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.HowAncientFoodGatheringGroupsCooperatedB.WhatAncientHunanFootprintsWereLike

C.WhatAncientHumanFootprintsTellUsD.HowAncientHuntersGatheredFood第二节(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Childhoodobesityputskidsatriskforcardiovasculardisease,boneandjointproblems,sleepapnea,andpotentialsocialandpsychologicalproblems.36Ofcourse,theCDCremendshealthylifestylechoices—healthyeating,physicalexercise.37Thatistoprovideasafeandsupportiveenvironmentwherehealthylifestylechoicescanbemade.Whatdon'tkidsneed?38Toomuchfocusonoverweightleadstowardmoreweightgain.Anewdataanalysisoftwostudiesfoundthatchildrenwhoseparentsconsideredthemtobe"overweight"tendedtogainmoreweightover10yearsthanchildrenwhoseparentsconsideredthem"normalweight".Childrenwhoseparentslabelthemas"overweight"hadanegativeselfperceptionabouttheirbodies.Theywereengagedinmoreattemptstoloseweight.39Theclearmessagefromthisstudyisthatdietingismorelikelytoleadtoweightgain,notweightloss,inbothchildrenandadults.PsychologyresearchersEricRobinsonandAngelinaSutinarguethatthestigmaofbeinglabeledoverweightasachildmightactuallygainweightinthefuture.40Forthestudy,children'sheightandweightweremeasuredatage4or5,andparentswereaskedtodescribewhethertheythoughtthechildrenwerebestdescribedasunderweight,normalweight,overweightorveryoverweight.Whenthechildrenwere12or13,theyusedimagestobestdepictwhattheyperceivedtheirbodiestolooklikeandwereaskedwhetherornottheyengagedinanydietingbehavior.Heightandweightmeasurementsweretakenagainwhenthechildrenwere14or15yearsold.A.Anumberofmothersinthisstudysufferfromdepressionandanxiety.B.Labelsandpressurearoundweightandweightgain.C.Leftuntreated,theseproblemscancontinueintoadulthood.D.Theyalsopointoutanotherimportantwaytokeepkidshealthy.E.Theresearcherscannotbecertainaboutwhatisdriving.F.TheyanalyzedthedatafromastudyofAustralianchildren.G.Butitactuallycontributedtoweightgainoverthe10yearperiod.完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。Attheageoffortyfive,myusuallywellorderedlifebecamefullofchanges.Aftertwentytwoyearsofworkingina

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Ipursued(追求)thefuture.First,Idecidedto

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heldmebackinmycareerinthebank,butnowitwasapersonalgoalIlongedto

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.Withalotofdetermination,Iwenttoeveningclassesandbecameanadult

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D.promise第三部分英语知识运用(每空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。Undoubtedly,Britainisanationofhatwearers.Fromtakingoffhats61launchingmortarboards(学位帽)intheair,hatshavelongbeenassociatedwithceremoniesandpractices.Eventhehistoryofthecountrycan62(tell)throughhats.63(date)backtomedievalEngland,theflatcapbecameasymbolofworkingclasscultureinthe19thand20thcenturies.TheEdwardianErawas64goldenageofhats,whenthedecorationsbecameevenmoredelicate,rangingfromflowers,birdstofruits.Theporkpiehat,startinginthemiddle19thcentury,wasthe65(choose)formanywelldressedVictoriancitizens.Decadeslaterit66(gradual)becameakeyfeatureofLondonstreetstyle.Bythe1960s,though,hatsfadedoutofpeople’ssightbecauseoftheriseofprivatecars.ItwastheRoyalWedding67(hold)in2011thatcontributedtothereturnofhatwearing.Forexample,StockportHatWorksMuseum—theonlymuseuminthecountryfeaturedinhatsandhatmaking—is68(popular)thanever,withadistinctincreaseonitsvisitors.69marksBritainoutontheworldstageisthelargenumberofhatsofdifferentshapesandcolors.ThevarietyofhatsinBritain70(reflect)itsmulticulturalbackgroundandrichculturalheritage.第四部分写作(满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。TodayI'dliketointroduceyoutoChineseknots.InChina,itisalonghistoryofusingknotsfordecoration.Culturallytheyareexpectedtokeepingoffevilspirits.Associatedwithsymbolicmeanings,knotsarealsousedgifts.Onemajorcharacteristicofdecorativeknotworkisthatalltheknotsistiedbyusingonepieceofthread,whichisusuallyaboutonemeterinthelength.However,finishingknotslookthesamefromboththefrontorback.Theycaneinavarietyofcolor,thoughthemostmonusedcolorisred.Thisiswhyitsymbolizesgoodluckandprosperity.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你叫李华，是一家英文杂志社的心理咨询师。某中学生小王给你写信，提到自己偏胖，想节食减肥，征求你的意见。请你给她回一封信，谈谈你对该问题的见解。内容要点如下：1．健康比漂亮更重要；2．学生以学习为主，不要过于注重外貌和别人的看法；3．可通过多锻炼身体保持健康，要改变不良的饮食习惯；4．健康的心态也很重要。注意：1．短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；2．词数：100左右。3．参考词汇：stateofmind心态DearXiaoWang,Yours,LiHua,祁县中学2020年高三年级、复习中心十二月月考英语答案2123ABC21.细节理解题依据第二段第一句话NodanceformcanapproachgracefulnessascloselyastheRussianballet.

22.细节理解题

依据第四段的第一句话Tangoisapartnerdancethatisassociatedwithstyleandexpressiveness.

2427DCAB24.从第二段开头“Iansweredstrangers'questionsonlifepuzzlesattheentrancetotheNewYorkCitysubwayat57thand8th”,译为我在纽约城市57和8号地铁口回答陌生人的生活疑惑。25.从第三段中的

“shecraned(伸长脖子)hernecktostareatus”,她伸长脖子看着我们。伸长脖子说明这个女孩很好奇,想要看看发生了什么。26.从第四段看出作者是让女孩闭上眼睛来感受自己是否消失这一体验来让女孩找到答案的

27.从全文可以看到,作者擅长运用各种方法来解决人们的生活疑难,可以看出作者是十分聪明并且乐于助人的。2831BDCA3235BDAC七选五3640CDBGF完型4145ADCBA4650DABCD5155ABADC5560CBDCB解析：41.根据第三段重的“inmycareerinthebank”可知,作者曾在一家银行工作。

42.失业是裁员带来的结果,contributeto“促成;造成",符合语境。setaside“留出";makeup“弥补,组成”;takeoff“起飞;脱下”。

43.根据第一段讲到的作者失业和第二段首句中的“Myoncesecurefuture”可知,空处应填与secure相反的词.44.根据语境可知,空处前后两部分表示因果关系,故用so。

45.此处表示作者以前的格言影响了他的生活46.根据文章最后一句中的“lhaveacceptedthechange”可推知,作者的格言变成:接受并充分利用改变。

47.根据上文作者的格言可以看出,作者从一开始就“选择(chose)”把这次改变看成一次机遇。

48.空处所在句考査了not...but...,根据but后的“weleopportunity”可知,空处应填bad"坏的”49.根据语境可知,选instead,表示“相反”。

50.积极的态度在作者追求未来生活的道路上起了很大的作用。makeallthedifference“大不相同,关系重大”。

51.根据本句中的“graduatemanyyearslaterthanIshouldhave”可知,作者决定“返回(return)”大学,完成早该完成的学业。

52.结合常识并根据下文中的“Withalotofdetermination”可知,像作者这样的年龄做出这样的决定是需要很大的"勇气(courage)”的。

53.由连词but后面的“itwasapersonalgoal"可知,此句的意思是:没有成为一名大学毕业生从未阻碍“我”在银行的职业生涯。

54.但是这个时候,它是作者期望“实现(achieve)”的个人目标。

55.上文提到作者决定返回学校完成学业,这里是指作者去了夜校,成为一名成人“学生(student)”。

56.通过上课作者越来越自信,同时也“意识到(realized)”,不管在人生的旅途中会遇到什么,个人的成长是永无止境的。

57.根据该句中的“reevaluate”和最后—段中的“Reviewingthepast"可以判断,作者改善内在自我的第二件事是重新评估自己“过去的(past)”生活。

58.现在作者的心和生活完全绕着自己所“喜欢(carefor)”的人。

59.通读全文可以看出,作者把失业看成了人生的另一次机遇,失业让作者的生活发生了一些积极的改变。第三段的“Havingapositiveattitude”也是提示。

60.makeroomfor意思是“为......腾出空间”。作者通过回顾过去为未来作了充分的准备。语法填空61.to62.betold63.Dating64.a65.choice66.gradually67.held68.morepopular69.What70.reflects改错TodayI’dliketointroduceyoutoChineseknots．InChina，itisalonghistoryofusingknots

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