2021屆九江市廬山區(qū)中學(xué)高三英語月考試題及參考答案

2021屆九江市廬山區(qū)中學(xué)高三英語月考試題及參考答案第一部分閱讀（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、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)ASongkran,ThailandThisfestivalmarkstheThaiNewYear,whichiscelebratedinthesecondweekofApril.ThisisthehottesttimeoftheyearinThailand,soitmakessensethatthebiggestSongkrantraditionistothrowwateronpeople.Thaisofallagesjoininwaterfights,usingbuckets,hoses（軟管）andwatergunstocelebratetheevent.BoryeongMudFestival,SouthKoreaDon'texpecttocomehomecleanafterexperiencingtheBoryeongMudFestivalinSouthKorea.Famousforitsmineral-richmudflats,visitorsrushtoBoryeonginJulytomakethemselvesinmud,swimingreypoolsandenjoytheparty.Thereareevenmudslidesandamudskiingcompetitionforthosewhoareseekingtheextrememudadventure!LaTomatina,SpainThefestivaldatesbacktoaparadeinwhichsomenaughtyteenagersknockedoneperformeroffhisstilts（高蹺）andcausedafightofthrowingvegetablesaccidentally.Itwasoncebanneduntil1957whenthelocalsheldaprotestwithafuneral.Theycarriedacoffincontainingahugetomatoasbandsplayedafuneralmarch.Inthefollowingdecades,LaTomatinahasbecomeapopularevent.Ifyoujointheevent,beawarethatyousquash（壓扁）thetomatobeforethrowingit.Haveagreattimebutavoidcausinganyinjury.DiadelosMuertos,MexicoBeginningatthemidnightofOctober31andlastingthroughNovember2,itisafestivalwhenfamiliesgathertogethertorememberthoselovedoneswhohavedied,aimingtohelpthemontheirspiritualjourney.Onthesedays,Mexicanfamiliespreparespecialtablesintheirhomes.Ontopofthemthey'llputphotosofthedeadandtheirfavoritefood.Theyalsovisitthegravesoftheirbelovedonestoshowtheirrespecttothedead.fyouwanttoexperienceaspecialnewyearinacountry,youcanchoosetovisit .A.Thailand B.SouthKorea C.Spain D.MexicoWhatmayhappentoyouasavisitorinLaTomatina?A.Youcanperformstilts. B.Yourcanplayfuneralmusicinbands.C.Youmaybecoveredwithmud.D.Youmaybeattackedwithtomatoes.WhichfestivalissimilartotheTombSweepingFestivalinChina?A.Songkran. B.BoryeongMudFestival.C.LaTomatina. D.DiadelosMuertos.BAboutamonthafterIjoinedFacebook,IgotacallfromLoriGoler,ahighlyregardedseniordirectorofmarketingateBay.Shemadeitclearthiswasabusinesscall.“IwanttoapplytoworkwithyouatFacebook,”shesaid.“Insteadofrecommendingmyself,Iwanttoaskyou:Whatisyourbiggestproblem,andhowcanIsolveit?”Myjawhitthefloor.Ihadhiredthousandsofpeopleoverthepreviousdecadeandnoonehadeversaidanythingremotelylikethat.Peopleusuallyfocusonfindingtherightroleforthemselves,withtheimplicationthattheirskillswillhelpthecompany.LoriputFacebook’sneedsfrontandcenter.Itwasakillerapproach.Iresponded,“Recruitingismybiggestproblem.And,yes,youcansolveit.”Lorineverdreamedshewouldworkinrecruiting,butshejumpedin.Sheevenagreedtotradeearningsforacquiringnewskillsinanewfield.Lorididagreatjobrunningrecruitingandwithinmonthswaspromotedtohercurrentjob,leadingPeople@Facebook.Themostcommonmetaphorforcareersisaladder,butthisconceptnolongerappliestomostworkers.Asof2010,theaverageAmericanhadelevenjobsfromtheagesofeighteentoforty-sixalone.LorioftenquotesPattieSellers,whocameupwithamuchbettermetaphor:“Careersareajunglegym,notaladder.”AsLoridescribesit,there’sonlyonewaytogettothetopofaladder,buttherearemanywaystogettothetopofajunglegym.Thejunglegymmodelbenefitseveryone,butespeciallywomenwhomightbestartingcareers,switchingcareers,gettingblockedbyexternalbarriers,orreenteringtheworkforceaftertakingtimeoff.Theabilitytocreateauniquepathwithoccasionaldips,detours（彎路）,andevendeadendspresentsgreatviewsofmanypeople,notjustthoseatthetop.Onaladder,mostclimbersarestuckstaringatthebuttofthepersonabove.WhydidLorimakethecall?ShehelpedFacebooktosolvethebiggestproblem.ShewantedtomakeabusinessdealwithFacebook.ShetriedtoaskforapayriseinFacebook.ShewantedtobecomeanemployeeinFacebook.Whatimpressed“I”byLori?Loriwasgoodatrunningrecruiting.LoriattachedgreatimportancetoFacebook’sneeds.LorijumpedinFacebookwithnoadequateexperience.LoriwasskilledinmarketingateBay.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?Nowallpeopledon’ttendtoclimbtheladder.Noneontheladdercanenjoythegreatviews.Junglegymsofferlimitedexplorationforemployees.Apregnantwoman,jobless,benefitslittlefromthejunglegyms.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?It’saJungleGym,NotaLadder.Facebook’sBiggestProblem.ApplyingforaJobinFacebook.AJungleGymisBetterthanaLadder.CThebeachmayseemlikeaninvitingplacetorunonacoolsummermorning,butisrunningonthesandgoodforyourbody?Itcanbe,butit’simportanttobeawareofthechallengesthatsomebeachrunnersexperiencebeforeyougetready.Runningonthebeachcanbeagoodthing.It’scertainlydifferentfromrunningonatrackorapavement.Forstarters,sandcanbeachallengebecauseithasanuneven（不平坦的）surface.Asyoupushoff,you’regoingtolosesomeofyourpushasthesandmoves.So,you’renotgoingtobeabletopushyourselfforwardasyouwouldonatrackorapavement.Butthisunevennesshasanupside:Itgivesyourbodyanextraworkout,forcingyoutoexercisemusclesthatdon’tgetasmuchuseduringrunsonfirmsurfaces.Forexample,yourfeet,anklesandlowerbackmightfeelsorerandmoretiredthanusualafterabeachrunjustbecausethesurfaceisconstantlymovingandchangingsteptostep.Youalsomightfeelsoreafterwardbecausebeachestendtoslope（傾斜）downtothewater.Ifyou’regoingforalongrunonthebeach,youmightnoticethatonesideofyourbodymightfeelsorerbecauseyou’reputtingmorepressureonitduetotheslope.Somebeachrunnersprefertorunbarefoot—notwearinganythingonfeet.However,ifyou’renotusedtobarefootrunning,startslowlyanddon’trunlongdistancesatfirst.That’sbecauserunningbarefootusesmoredifferentmusclesthanrunningwithshoesdoes,andit’simportanttostrengthenthesemusclesandadaptyourfeet.Ifyouwanttorunbarefootandaslongasyouruncarefullyenoughintoit,goforit!Runningonthesandcanbeasmartchoiceforyou,becauserunningonsoftergroundsurfacescanreducemuscledamage.Whyisitdifficulttorunonthebeachforstarters?Thesoftsurfacemakespeoplefallovereasily.Peopleneedtoruncarefullyonitssmoothsurface.Runningonitsunevensurfacetakesmucheffort.It’shardtokeepone’sbalanceonitshardsurface.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“upside”underlinedinParagraph2?A.Advantage. B.Reason.C.Character. D.Challenge.What’stheauthor’sattitudetobarefootrunning?A.Critical. B.Supportive. C.Doubtful. D.Uncaring.Thepassagecanprobablybefoundin .A.Aprimaryschooltextbook B.AtouristguideC.Asportsmagazine D.AscientificreportDPreparationsfortheTokyoOlympicshavesufferedanotherchallengeafterasurveyfoundthat60%ofpeopleinJapanwantthemtobecancelled,lessthanthreemonthsbeforetheGamesarescheduledtoopen.JapanhasextendedastateofemergencyinTokyoandseveralotherregionsuntiltheendofMayasitstrugglestocontrolafastincreaseinCOVID-19casescausedbynew,morecatchingvariants（變異體）withmedicalstaffwarningthathealthservicesinsomeareasareontheedgeofbreakingdown.TheOlympics,whichweredelayedbyayearduetothepandemic,aresettoopenon23July,withtheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）andorganizersinsistingthatmeasureswillbeputinplacetoensurethesafetyofathletesandothervisitors,aswellasanervousJapanesepublic.Thesurvey,conductedbetween7and9MaybytheconservativeYomiuriShimbun,showed60%wantedtheGamescancelledasopposedto39%whosaidtheyshouldbeheld.“Postponement”—anoptionabandonedbytheIOC—wasnotofferedasachoice.OfthosewhosaidtheOlympicsshouldgoahead,23%saidtheyshouldtakeplacewithoutaudience.ForeignaudiencehavebeenbannedbutafinaldecisiononnativeattendancewillbemadeinJune.AnotherpollconductedattheweekendbyTBSNewsfound65%wantedtheGamescancelledorpostponedagain,with37%votingtogiveuptheeventaltogetherand28%callingforanotherdelay.AsimilarpollinAprilconductedbyKyodonewsagencyfound70%wantedtheOlympicscancelledorpostponed.TheIOC'svicepresident,JohnCoates,saidthatwhileJapanesesentimentabouttheGames“wasaconcern”,hecouldforeseenosituationunderwhichthesportingeventswouldnotgoahead.HowmanyJapanesewishtheOlympicswouldnotbeheldinTokyoaccordingtothesurvey?A.60%. B.28%. C.37%. D.70%.WhatshouldbeputintoconsiderationiftheOlympicsopen?A.Theeconomiccrisis. B.Theurbantransport.C.Thesafetyofathletes. D.Thehealthconditionofcitizens.Whatissomepeople'sattitudetowardsforeignspectatorsinParagraph5?A.Welcome. B.Unfriendly. C.Cold. D.Unsupported.WhatcanweconcludefromJohnCoates'words?TheOlympicswillbestoppedthisyear.TheOlympicswillbeputoff.TheOlympicswillbeheldnormally.TheOlympicswilltakeplaceinotherplace.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)Mostpeopleadmitextremenervousnessateventhethoughtofgivingaspeech. 16 Throughspeaking,wegainthepowertosharewhatwearethinkingwithothers.Actually,notonlydomostbeginningspeakerssufferanxietyatthethoughtofspeakinginpublic,butevenpowerfulspeakerslikeAbrahamLincolnandFranklinD.Rooseveltwerenervousbeforespeaking. 17 Somepeopletremble,sweat,andexperienceshortnessofbreathandincreasedheartbeat.Astheygothroughtheirspeech,theymaybesopreoccupiedwiththemselvesthattheylosecontactwiththeaudience,jumpbackandforthfrompointtopoint,andonoccasionforgetwhattheyhaveplannedtosay. 18 Andtheystillgoontodeliverastrongspeech.Thesecretisnottogetridofallofyourfeelingsbuttolearntochannelandcontrolyournervousness.Veryfewpeoplearesobotheredbyanxietythattheyareunabletoproceedwiththespeech. 19 Why?Becauseyoumustbealittlemorearousedthanusualtodoyourbest.Abitofnervousnessgetstheadrenaline（腎上腺素）flowing-andthatbringsyoutospeakingreadiness.Manyspeakersworrythatotherswillnoticehownervoustheyare-andthatmakesthemevenmoreself-consciousandnervous.Ayoungwomanreportedthatshebrokeoutathomebeforeeachspeech.Shewasamazedwhenotherstudentssaidtoher,“Youseemsocalmwhenyouspeak.” 20 Onceyourealizethatyouraudiencedoesnotperceiveyournervousnesstothedegreethatyouimagine,youwillremoveoneunnecessarysourceofanxiety.Themoreexperienceyougetinspeaking,thebetteryoubecomeatcopingwithnervousness.Astimegoeson,youwillcometofindthathavingagroupofpeoplelisteningtoyoualoneisaverysatisfyingexperience.A.Theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself.Infact,itwouldbeharmfulifyouwerenotnervous.Trygettingfeedbackfromyourlistenersafteraspeech.Thedifferenceinnervousnessamongpeopleisamatterofdegree.Yetyoumustlearntocopewithnervousnessbecausespeakingisimportant.Others,however,maygetbutterfliesintheirstomachsandfeelweakintheknees.Perhapsthemostimportanttimeforcopingwithnervousnessisshortlybeforethespeech.第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)Nowadays___21___childrengotoschool___22___fewofthemhaveeveraskedthemselves 23 theygothere.Somechildrenthinkthattheygotoschooljusttolearntheirmothertongue,Englishandotherforeignlanguages,history,science,___24___andafewother___25___Butwhydotheylearnthesethings?Arethesetheonlythingstheyshouldlearnatschool?Actuallychildrengotoschoolto___26___themselvesforthetimewhentheywillbegrownupandwillhaveto 27 themselves.Theylearntheirownlanguage___28___theywillbeableto 29 withpeopleinforeigncountries,makefriendswiththemandlearn 30 abouttheircultureandhistory.Theylearnmathematicsinordertobeabletomeasurethethingsaroundthemandcalculatesums. 31 helpsthemunderstandsomethingabouttheworldaroundthemandhistoryteachesthemaboutthepastandpeople.Nearlyeverythingtheystudyatschoolhassome___32___useintheir 33 ,butthereisonemore 34 reasonwhychildrengotoschool.Itismoreimportanttoreceiveeducationthatjustlearning 35 Wegotoschool___36___tolearnhowtolearn.Learningisnotjustforschoolbutforlife.Soevenafterwehaveleftschool,wehavetocontinuetolearn.Amanwho 37 knowshowtolearnwillalwaysbe 38 becausewheneverheisfacedwithacompletelynewtaskorproblem,hewillteachhimselfhowtodealwithitinthebestway. 39 ,childrendonotgotoschooljusttolearnlanguages,mathematics,geography,etc.Theygotoschoolto 40 howtolearn.21.A.someB.mostC.fewD.all22.A.butB.soC.and D.because23.A.howB.whenC.whyD.that24.A.cookingB.sowingC.playingD.geography25.A.subjectsB.skillsC.languagesD.games26.A.makeB.prepareC.teachD.study27.A.teachB.supportC.liveD.work28.A.andB.inordertoC.soastoD.sothat29.A.communicateB.workC.talkD.study30.A.everythingB.anythingC.something D.nothing31.A.ForeignlanguagesB.MathematicsC.HistoryD.Geography32.A.practicalB.specialC.differentD.importance33.A.workB.livesC.studyD.communication34.A.difficultB.unusualC.importantD.kind35.A.foreignlanguagesB.science C.mathematicsD.facts36.A.aboveallB.atallC.inallD.forall37.A.doesn'tB.neverC.reallyD.may38.A.unsuccessfulB.calmC.successfulD.useful39.A.AlthoughB.ButC.HoweverD.Therefore40.A.beginB.workC.liveD.learn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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式ButterflyConservation(蝴蝶保護(hù))isaterm,___41.___describestheworkofanumberofdifferentorganizationsworldwidethataskforhelpinspeciesrecovery,andpubliceducationtowardsthegoalof___42.___(protect)theendangeredbutterflyspeciesinthewild.They___43.___(actual)appearinmanycountries,includingtheUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStates.Theat-riskbutterfliesfacealotofdifferentthreats.Theseincludethedecreaseofbreeding（繁殖）orhabitatasaresult___44.___theactofcuttingdowntreesornaturaldisasters.Otherfactorsthatarethreateningsomevarietiesofbutterfliesincludehunters,diseasesandsoon.ButterflyConservationismanaging___45.___（decrease）theinfluenceofthesethreatsonspecialbutterflyspecies.Intheprocessofbutterflyconservation,thenatureofrecoverycanbedifferent___46.___（depend）ontheneedsofaspecialpopulation.Somezooshavebeentakingpartincaptiverearing（圈養(yǎng)）___47.___thenthewildreleaseofcertainbutterflyspecies.Forexample,anothertypeofbutterflyrecoverywasthatthey___48.___（release）manycaterpillars（毛蟲）intotwoUnitedStatesnational___49.___（park）tosupportawildpopulationofMiamibluebutterfliesin2014.Luckily,insomeareas,personalhelpisbeing 50. （offer）bymanylandownersbymakingtheirhousesbackyardhabitatsforbutterflies.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。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S）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用（\）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；只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Lastterm,ourschoolholdsamathcompetition.Tomysurprise,Igotthehighestmark.Tobehonest,Ifeltveryproudly.Iwasoverjoyed.Whenoneofmyclassmateaskedmeaquestion,IthoughtitwastooeasybutIwasimpatientwithexplainingthem.Asresult,someofmyclassmatesbegantothinkingbadlyofme.WhenIwashavingclasses,Iwasabsent-minded.Byandby,Ifellbehind.WhenIbecameawareforthis,Ifeltregretful.Asasayinggoes,pridegoesbeforeafall.Thisexperiencemademetorealizeweshouldbemodest,nomatterwhateverprogresswemake.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）52.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。Mikelicked（舔）thelastofthechocolateicecream.Itwasalmosttimetoleave.HejumpedintothecarwithhisparentsandheadedofftotheOlympic-sizedpoolforthebigswimmeet.Whenhisracecameup,Mikewasconfident.Hewasstrongandswift.Mikeclimbedoutthepool,smiling.Hehadjustwonfirstplace.Aweeklater,itwastimeforanotherswimmeet.Likebefore,Mikedecidedtoenjoyhisfavoriteflavoredicecreambeforetheylefthome.AsMikeclimbedoutthepool,histeammatespatted（拍）himontheback.He'dtakenfirstplaceagainin