江西省興國縣2020-2021學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期第三次月考英語Word版含解析.docx

1、2020-2021學(xué)年江西省興國縣高一下學(xué)期第三次月考英語試題第一部分：聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選 項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀 下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。第二部分：閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。ACourse No. 1406 12 Lectures (30 Minutes/Lecture)In The

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7、n (ell you something about the space?B. Neil deGrasse Tyson.A. Bart D. Ehrman.A. for為了； B.of的；C.as作為；D. like像。根據(jù)“ajob”可知，此處是指作為老師的工作。故選C。 【24題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：帕特會說一點西班牙語，所以即使她的學(xué)生不憧多少英語，她也能與他們交流。 A. and 并且；B. hut但是；C.s。所以；D. yet但是；然而。“Pat spoke a littic SpanishM 是 “she was able to communicate with her

8、students M 的原因。故選 Co【25題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：帕特會說一點西班牙語，所以即使她的學(xué)生不懂多少英語，她也能與他們交流。 A. say說；B. know懂得；C. read閱讀；D. write寫。根據(jù)even和“much English v可知，此處是指即使她 的學(xué)生不憧多少英語。故選B。【26題詳解】考查介詞詞義辨析。句意：她在某個地方讀到的一句話印刻在她腦子里：如果你用外語做夢，說明你己經(jīng) 真正掌握了它。A.in 用 語言；B. about 關(guān)于:C. of 的;D. for 為 了。根據(jù)"she would dream in Spanish（她 會

9、用西班牙語做夢）”可知，此處是指用外語做夢。故選A?！?7題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：帕特把這句話重復(fù)給她的學(xué)生聽，希望有-天她能用西班牙語做夢，而他們能 用英語做夢。A. thought 認為；B. realized 實現(xiàn)；C. hoped 希望；D. wanted 想要。根據(jù)“some day she would drcam in Spanish"可知，此處是指帕特希望有一天發(fā)生這樣的事。hope后可用賓語從句。故選C?！?8題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：帕特把這句話重復(fù)給她的學(xué)生聽，希望有一天她能用西班牙語做夢，而他們能 用英語做夢。A. English英文；B. Spa

10、nish西班牙語；C. Russian俄羅斯語；D. German德語。根據(jù)"they didn't know much English"可知，此處是指學(xué)生們用英語做夢。故選A?！?9題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：一天，她的一個最差的學(xué)生來找她，用西班牙語解釋說他沒有做家庭作業(yè)。A. bright 聰明的；B. excellent 優(yōu)秀的;C. best 最好的；D. worst 最差的。根據(jù)"since he was such a bad studcnt（因 為他是個壞學(xué)生）”可知，這是她的一個最差的學(xué)生。故選D?！?0題詳解】考查動詞短語詞義辨析。

11、句意：他很早就上床了，睡得不好。A. got叩起床；B. gone to bed睡覺；C. fallen asleep睡著;D. woken up醒來。根據(jù)“had slept”可知,此處是指他很早就上床了。故選B。31題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：他很早就上床了，睡得不好。A. well很好地；B. soundly酣暢地；C. badly惡劣 地；D. heavily嚴重地。根據(jù)“Thafs why I slept so badly.（這就是我睡得不好的原因）”可知,他睡得不好。 故選C。32題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：這和你的家庭作業(yè)有什么關(guān)系？ A. English英語；B. la

12、nguage ig言；C. dream夢； D. homework家庭作業(yè)。根據(jù)"he had not done his homework"可知，Pat問學(xué)生他睡得不好和他的作業(yè)有 什么關(guān)系。故選D。【33題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：帕特很吃驚，因為他是個很差的學(xué)生。A. surprised驚訝的；B. worried擔(dān)心 的；C. pleased愉快的；D. excited興奮的。根據(jù)“ since he was such a bad studentn可知，他用英語做夢讓帕 特很吃驚。故選A?！?4題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：她也暗白嫉妒°A. yet

13、但是；B. seldom很少；C. also也；D. still仍然。根據(jù)“secretly jealous”可知，此處描述她的另一種情緒，和驚訝是同一感情色彩。故選C?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：她的夢仍然不是用西班牙語做的。A. study研究；B. class班級；C. work工作；D. dream夢。根據(jù)"was still not in Spanish"可知，此處是指她的夢。故選D“【36題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：告訴我你的夢。A. answer回答；B. write寫；C. tell告訴；D. ask詢問。根據(jù)“And all the sign

14、s were in English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English所有的 標(biāo)志都是英文的。所有的報紙、雜志和電視節(jié)目都是英語的）”可知，帕特讓他告訴她做了什么夢。故選C?！?7題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：夢里所有的人都說英語。A. read閱讀；B. liked喜歡；C. spoke說；D. learned 學(xué)習(xí)。根據(jù)“ All the people"可知，此處是指說英語。故選C?！?8題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：“那太好了，”帕特說?！叭藗儗δ阏f了什么？ ”

15、 A. wonderful美妙的;B. terrible 糟糕的;C. funny 有趣的；D. strange 奇怪的。根據(jù)“But she encouraged（鼓勵）her young student. ”可知，她 要鼓勵自己的學(xué)生，所以說他的夢是美妙的。故選A。【39題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：這就是我睡得不好的原因o A. how如何；B.why為什么；C. when何時；D. because 因為。根據(jù)“Il was a nightmare（這是一個噩夢）”是他睡得不好的原因。故選B?！?0題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：他們說的話我一個字也聽不懂。A. hear聽到；B. u

16、nderstand明白；C. know知 道；D. remember記得。根據(jù)“Il was a nightmare（這是一個噩夢）”可知，這個學(xué)生聽不懂夢里的人說的英 文。故選B。第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或用括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式填空。When you are thirsty, you can drink some green tea. It tastes good and il*s very healthy. The Chinese have made 41 （they） known about the benefits of

17、green tea since ancient times, and they use it to treat eveiything from headaches to depression. They have 42（actual） been using green tea as a medicine for over 4,000 years.Nowadays, there is scientific 43 (evident) of the health benefits of green tea. According (o one study 44 (publish) in a cance

18、r research journal, drinking green tea 45 (reduce) the risk of some types of cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent. US researchers have also found that green tea may prevent cancer cells 46 (grow). There is also new evidence 47 proves green tea can help to destroy bacteria in our b

19、odies. It is especially effective al both getting rid of the bacteria on your teeth 48 keeping them healthy!According to the Chinese proverb, "It is 49 (good) to go without food for three days than without tea for one." So, 50 brief, you should definitely try a cup of green tea. It seems t

20、hat it can only do you good.【答案】41. themselves42. actually43. evidence44. published45. reduces46. growing47. that#which48. and 49. better50. in【解析】【分析】這是一篇說明文。本文向讀者介紹了綠茶。從遠古時代起，人們就開始了解綠茶的好處，并用它 來治療從頭痛到抑郁的各種問題。今天，根據(jù)科學(xué)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)綠茶有益于健康，綠茶可以減少某些癌癥發(fā)生 的機率，抑制細菌的生長等。41題詳解】考查代詞。句意：中國人自古以來就知道綠茶的好處，他們用綠茶來治療從頭痛到抑郁的一

21、切疾病。結(jié)合 語境此處指“中國人他們白己”應(yīng)用反身代詞themselveso故填themselves<>【42題詳解】考查副詞。句意:他們實際上用綠茶治病己經(jīng)有4000多年的歷史了。修飾后文動詞use應(yīng)用副詞actually, 作狀語。故填actually.,【43題詳解】考查名詞。句意：如今，有科學(xué)證據(jù)表明綠茶對健康有益。作there be句型的主語，表示“證據(jù)”應(yīng)用名 詞evidence,結(jié)合上文there is可知用單數(shù)。故填evidence0【44題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：根據(jù)份發(fā)表在癌癥研究雜志上的研究，在中國，飲用綠茶可以降低近60%的男 性和女性患某些癌癥的風(fēng)險。

22、分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知publish在句中應(yīng)用非謂語動詞形式，與邏輯主語study構(gòu) 成被動關(guān)系，故用過去分詞作定語。故填publishedo【45題詳解】考查動詞時態(tài)和主謂一致。句意：根據(jù)一份發(fā)表在癌癥研究雜志上的研究，在中國，飲用綠茶可以降低近 60%的男性和女性患某些癌癥的風(fēng)險。陳述客觀事實用一般現(xiàn)在時，主語為動名詞短語，謂語用第三人稱 單數(shù)形式。故填reduceso46題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：美國研究人員還發(fā)現(xiàn)綠茶可以防止癌細胞生長。結(jié)合句意表示“防止做某事”可 知短語為 prevent.（from） doing sth.。故填 growing。47題詳解】考查定語從句。句意：還有新的

23、證據(jù)表明綠茶可以幫助消滅我們體內(nèi)的細菌。此處為定語從句修飾先行詞 evidence,先行詞在從句中作主語，指物，故用關(guān)系代詞that或which引導(dǎo)。故填that/which。48題詳解】考查連詞。句意：它對清除牙齒上的細菌和保持牙齒健康都特別有效！此處“清除牙齒上的細菌"與“保 持牙齒健康”為并列關(guān)系，應(yīng)用連詞and。故填and。【49題詳解】考查比較級。句意：三日不食，勝過一日不茶。根據(jù)后文than without tea for one可知應(yīng)用比較級形式。故 填 bettero【50題詳解】考查介詞。句意：所以，簡而言之，你一定要喝一杯綠茶。結(jié)合句意表示“簡而言之”可知短語為i

24、n brief。 故填in。第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）51. 假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤, 每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Half a year has passed since my last year i

25、n the senior high school start. I want to tell you how my life has been so far.Because the coming final exam, I certainly have a tight schedule. In order to keep health, 1 set aside thirty minute every day to exercise. Faced with difficulties in my study, I try my best to do how I can do to improve

26、my grades and avoid make mistakes. My goal is to study politics in my dream university, which calls for a plenty of devotion and gives me the motivation to move on.Such is my life in Grade 3, toughly but pleasant. 1（ is my dream which pushes me ahead but I'm sure I will eventually realize it.【答案

27、】1 .startstarted2. Because 后加 of3. health>hcalthy4. minute>rninutcs5. how> what6. makemaking7刪除a8. toughly>tough9. which*thal10. but>and【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文。講述了作者高中最后一年開學(xué)后的學(xué)習(xí)生活。【詳解】1.考查時態(tài)。句意：從我高中最后-年開學(xué)到現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)過了半年了。since”自從”，其后句子用一 般過去時。所以start改為started。故start改為started。2. 考查固定短語。句意：因為即將到來的期末考

28、試，我的日程安排很緊。because"因為”，其后跟句子；because of'因為",其后跟名詞或名詞短語，本句中the coming final exam為名詞短語，所以because后加。f。故Because 后結(jié)of。3. 考查形容詞。句意：為了保持健康，我每天留出30分鐘鍛煉。keep healthy“保持健康”，所以health改為 healthyo 故 health 改為 healthy o4. 考查名詞復(fù)數(shù)。句意同上。minute"分鐘"為可數(shù)名詞，thirty為復(fù)數(shù)含義，所以minute改為minutes。故 minute 改為

29、 minutes。5. 考查名詞性從句連接詞。句意：面對學(xué)習(xí)上的困難，我盡最大努力提高我的成績，避免犯錯誤。分析句 子可知，to improve.為目的狀語，I。do后的內(nèi)容為賓語從句，從句意義為我能做的事情，所以用連接代詞 what» 故 how 改為 whato6. 考查固定搭配。句意同上。短語avoid doing sth?4避免做某事”為固定結(jié)構(gòu)，所以make改為making。故 make 改為 makingo7. 考查固定短語。句意：我的目標(biāo)是在我夢想中的大學(xué)里學(xué)習(xí)政治，這需要大量的奉獻精神，給我前進的 動力。plenty of4大量，許多"，其前不見冠詞，所以刪

30、去冠詞a。故刪除a.8. 考查副詞。句意：這就是我三年級的生活，艱難但愉快。根據(jù)an可知，前后的詞性要一致，pleasant為 形容詞，所以副詞toughly改為形容詞tougho故toughly改為tough。9. 考查強調(diào)句型。句意：我的夢想推動我前進，并且我相信我最終會實現(xiàn)它。分析句子可知，本句使用了 強調(diào)句型。強調(diào)句型：It is/was+被強調(diào)部分+that/who+其它，其基本特點為去掉It is/was和that/who后， 句子重寫后仍然完整。本句重寫后為：My dream pushes me ahead.,所以which改為that。故which改為 thato10. 考查連

31、詞。句意同上。分析句子可知，I'm sure I will.與.pushes me ahead為順承關(guān)系，所以but改為 ando 故 but 改為 and。第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）52. 假如你是李華，上星期四你班舉行了一個關(guān)于感恩父母的主題班會。請你為校英文報寫一篇報道，內(nèi) 容包括。I .班會目的；2. 班會過程；3. 班會反響。注意：1. 寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2. 請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。A Theme Class Meeting【答案】A Theme Class MeetingTo enhance the students' awareness of

32、gratitude. Class 5 Senior 3 held a theme class meeting on being grateful to our parents last Thursday.The class meeting, composed of three parts, began with a touching video about a girl tending her sick mother. After （hat, we talked about the topic freely in groups. Finally, some students shared （h

33、eir personal feelings and experiences in front of the class, which impressed us deeply.Through the class meeting, not only do we belter understand our parents' hardships in raising us, but also we re determined to repay them with practical actions.【解析】【分析】本篇書面表達屬丁應(yīng)用文，要求考生給校英文報寫一篇報道，介紹上星期四你班舉行了一個

34、關(guān)卜 感恩父母的主題班會。詳解】 提高：enhance improve> raise感激： be grateful to> with gratitude* be thankful to由組成:composed o consist of個人的：personal> individual2.句式拓展簡單句變復(fù)合句原句:The class meeting, composed of three parts, began with a touching video about a girl tending her sick mother. 拓展句：The class meeting, w

35、hich is composed of three parts, began with a touching video about a girl tending her sick mother.【點睛】高分句型 I Finally, some students shared their personal feelings and experiences in front of the class, which impressed us deeply.（運用了 which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句）高分句型 2 Through the class meeting, not only do we b

36、etter understand our parents' hardships in raising us, but also we're determined to repay them with practical actions.（運用 / not only 和 but also 連接的并列句，并且 not only部分運用了部分倒裝）C. Arthur T. Benjamin.D.RichardBrertelL2. How much is Course No. 158 on DVD delivered to your house?A. $6.95.B.S9.95.C.

37、$11.95.D,$14.95.3. What is the passage mainly about?A. College courses studied in home.B. College courses learned on line.C. Some world-famous lectures.D. Four interesting books in discount.【答案】l.B 2. D 3. A【解析】【分析】這是一篇廣告布告類閱讀。文章主要介紹了一些可以在家學(xué)習(xí)的大學(xué)課程?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。答案定位在 Course No. 158 12 Lectures (30 Min

38、utes/Lecture)部分 In My Favorite Universe, world-famous physicist and director of (he Hayden Pknetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson takes you on a spirited and intellectually interesting journey through the universe and all its history, from before the big bang to the most likely ways in which the entire univ

39、erse might end.(在我最喜歡的宇宙中,世界著名物理學(xué)家、Hayden Pknetarium 主任Neil dcGrassc Tyson將帶你踏上一段充滿活力和智力趣味的旅程，穿越宇宙及其所有的歷史，從大爆 炸之前，到整個宇宙最有可能以何種方式終結(jié)。)由此可知，Neil dcGrasscTyson會告訴你一些關(guān)于太空的 事情，故選B?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) BEST-SELLING COURSES for only 部分$9.95 on DVD +S5 Shipping and Handling, 9.95+5=14.95,故選 D。【3題詳解】主旨大意題。通過閱讀各個段落的

40、小標(biāo)題，可知這篇文章主要介紹了一些可以在家學(xué)習(xí)的大學(xué)課程，故選 AoBMy best friend traveled to stay with my family last weekend. When she arrived she went straight to the kitchen and, without asking,ate some dried fruit. She wasn't being rude. I knew she would do this. We've known each other for almost 20 years. She can eat

41、 anything she wants from my kitchen. Indeed, I bought her favorite fruits and snacks at the shop that morning.Our long weekend together was simple. I was recovering from surgery and couldn't go to shopping malls. We passed the time running errands, but there's never been a quiet moment. We&#

42、39;ve lived in different cities for almost a decade. Reunions demand conversation.Our personalities are matched, to be sure, and a shared history is indescribably valuable. Wc were competitors at high school before bonding. Then we discovered the many interests that we had in common. Our friendship

43、developed itself quickly. We stayed companions and supported each other through law school and through our first jobs. Ours is a friendship for the ages.There is something special about friends who know everything about you. They are rare. They have seen your bright lights of achievements, the depth

44、s of desperation and the boring routine of the in-between. It's special to unpack feelings without wasting time filling in the blanks. As my long weekend shows, with such friends we don't have to "do", we simply have to "be”. We drop the act, the performance, the public versio

45、n of ourselves. The special friendships are those which never fail to delight, whose continuation is worth the extra effort, despite distance and difference in your separate lives. I had the very great joy of this reminder last weekend. I'm lucky to have found this friend, and to see a future wh

46、ere her companionship remains. Being together is perfection.4. What does the underlined sentence indicate in paragraph 2?A They quarrelled at times.B.They had a noisy weekend.C.They were busy running errands.D.They talked constantly about (heir lives.5.What does the author appreciate about their fri

47、endship?.A.They're comfortable just being themselves.B.They help each other achieve in their fields.C.They inspire each other to be their best selves.I).They're best friends despite different hobbies.6.What message is conveyed in the last paragraph?A.Friends are a reminder of joy.B.Good frie

48、ndships need devotion.C.Special friendships may fail to delight.D.Distance and difference bring friendship.7.Why does the author write this text?A.To express thanks to her best friend.B.lb explore the meaning of friendship.C.To describe what her best friend is like.D.To share the friendship she trea

49、sures.【答案】4. D 5. A 6. B 7. D【解析】【分析】這是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者通過介紹自己和朋友相處的點點滴滴的故事，來告訴我們讀者良好的 友誼需要奉獻，作者卜分珍惜自己和朋友的這段友誼?！?題詳解】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第二段"We've lived in different cities for almost a decade. Reunions need conversation.（我 們在不同的城市生活了將近十年。團聚需要談話）”可推知，劃線句"but there was never a quiet moment.” 中never quiet

50、moment是指“沒有安靜的時刻”，即畫線句子意思是“他們談?wù)摿撕芏嚓P(guān)于他們的生活”。 故選D?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中"As my long weekend shows, with such friends wc don't have to "do", wc simply have to "be". We drop the act, the performance, the public version of ourselves.（正如我的長周末所顯示的那樣， 有這樣的朋友，我們不必“做些什么”，而我們只需“做我們自己”

51、o我們放棄裝模作樣，敷衍行事，公 共場合的面具）”可推知，作者和朋友做自己就很舒服，不虛情假意。故選A?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段 “The special friendships are (hose which never fail to delight, whose continuation is worth the extra effort, despite distance and difference in our separate lives.(特殊的友誼總是令人愉快的，盡管我 們在各自的生活中有距離和差異，但這種友誼的延續(xù)是值得額外努力的)”可推知，良好的友誼需要奉獻。

52、 故選B?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后*段"I'm lucky to have found this friend, and to see a future where her companionship remains. Being together is perfection/我很幸運能找到這個朋友，并且看到她的未來依然陪伴著我。在一起是 完美的)”可推知，作者寫這篇文章的目的是和讀者分享她珍視的友誼。故選D。CEmma Morano was an Italian who was the world's oldest Italian person ever a

53、nd the second-oldest European person ever behind Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment. On April 15, 2017, she passed away at the age of 117 years. Morano is believed to be (he last person bom in (he 18(X)s.Emma Morano was born in Civiasco, Italy on November 29, 1899. Her father worked in a metal casting facto

54、ry and her mother made slippers for a living. As a teenager, her family moved to Verbania, Italy, and settled nearby Lake Maggiore, where Morano has lived for the rest of her life.She married in 1926, and her only child was bom in 1937. Unfortunately, the child died, just six months old, and Morano

55、and her husband separated the following year. She has been living a simple life ever since, independently living in her apartment and on a diet of three eggs a day. She worked at a rope factory until she retired at age 75.While Emma Morano lived for over a hundred years, the world around her changed

56、 greatly. The first half of the 20ih century saw two major conflicts that affected nearly every countryWorld War I and World War II. The United Nations was created to maintain peace and prevent further conflict. On the social front, women earned their right to vote, and now work alongside men in all

57、 professions. Wc have seen huge leaps in technology during Emma's lifetime from electric bulbs that lit up homes, to telephones that connected people and the age of flight that shrunk travel time. Television and radio became popular entertainment. In 1958, the microchip was invented; in 1969, th

58、e first Internet was introduced; and in 1975, the first personal computer was sold.The 2()th century has also seen fundamental discoveries in physical and biological sciences that have helped us make sense of the largest of galaxies, and the smallest of atoms and human cells. Isn't it amazing ho

59、w much can change in one person's lifetime?8. What can we infer from the first paragraph?A. Emma was awarded for living over 1 ()0 years.B. Emma was the last person born in the 18(h century.C. Emma lived through three different centuries.D. Emma set many records as the oldest living person.9. What do we know about Emma Morano?A