宁夏六盘山高级中学2021届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题202101050281.doc

1、宁夏六盘山高级中学2021届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题满分：15O分 测试时间：120分钟第一部分 听力（共两节；满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1. How did the man return home from the beach?A. By train. B. On foot. C. By car.2. What did the man think of the video

2、?A. Depressing. B. Frightening. C. Amusing.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. The growth of the crops. B. The cause of the fire. C. The protection of the cattle.4. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Give her a receipt. B. Look after her bags. C. Find a porter for her.5. Where did the wo

3、man work for two years?A. In a country hotel. B. At a local restaurant. C. At a department store.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你都有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. How does the woman sound at the beginnin

4、g of the conversation? A. Curious. B. Excited. C. Anxious.7. What will the woman do probably?A. Pick up some hobbies. B. Ask senior students for help. C. Join in after-school activities.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. When did Gavin begin to paint pictures of animals?A. At 8. B. At 10. C. At 12.9. Where can peopl

5、e buy Gavins coloring books?A. From a charity group. B. From a local zoo. C. From an online shop.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Which book is unavailable now?A. Physics in the Age of Technology. B. Mathematics in Physics. C. Experimental Physics.11. How much will the man pay for the books in total?A.50. B.65.

6、 C.75.12. What form of identification will the man offer?A. A credit card. B. A driving license. C. A cheque card.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Which Line has stopped working?A. Line 3. B. Line 6. C. Line 8.14. Who does the woman first suggest the man ask for help?A. Tom. B. Eric. C. Sheffield.15. When does

7、the woman hope they can return normal?A. By this afternoon. B. By tomorrow morning. C. By tomorrow afternoon. 16. What can we know about the woman?A. She is away on business. B. She is on sick leave. C. She is on vacation.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which trip can be repeated at no charge?A. The boat trip

8、. B. The forest walk. C. The cycling trip.18. When is the local craft tour?A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.19. What can tourists do after the observatory trip?A. Have a swim. B. Buy some jewelry. C. Talk to experts.20. What does the speaker say about the horse riding?A. It is free of

9、charge. B. It is suitable for beginners. C. It is fully booked today.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ANo matter what type of top free Android app you are searching for, there are many similar apps that can puzzle you when it comes to choosing the best one.

10、 Here are some apps you should give a try in 2020.ZomatoZomato lets you discover restaurants near you to go and eat out or order food online and get it delivered. This Android app has multiple other unique features that address customer needs like a takeaway, table booking and discoveries. You can a

11、lso find many discounts and offers on the restaurants.CamScannerCamScanner is a great app for students and we know that life can get rather busy as college students especially if they are holding a part-time job. This platform uses your phones camera to scan documents and provides assistance in the

12、form of proofreading and editing your work.SpotifySpotify is one of the best music apps for Android that you shouldnt be missing out on. It helps you to access world musicboth streaming and downloading music of high quality. You would be able to listen to all your music favorites, albums, and also c

13、reate your own playlists.GrouponGroupon is a platform that finds available deals in varied categories like electronics, entertainment, fashion, and many more. The physical store deals are displayed on an interactive map for an easier-to-see selection, online store deals also included. Extra discount

14、s for students.21. What can students do with CamScanner?A. Record their college life. B. Learn editing skills.C. Find a part-time job. D. Correct their work22. Which app will attract a shop-goer?A. Zomato. B. Spotify. C. Groupon. D. CamScanner. 23. Whats the purpose of the text?A. To introduce some

15、free Android apps. B. To provide guidance on choosing apps.C. To stress the popularity of Android apps. D. To show the advantages of Android apps.BOPlerou Grebet is a 22-year-old graphic design student in Cte dIvoire, Africa. Everywhere he looks, he sees signs of Western influence from the glass sky

16、scrapers and malls lining the streets in his home city to the way his fellows speak and dress. “We are living like were Western people,” he says. That even applies to the keyboard culture when his friends text using the messaging apps, they especially love to use the “tears of joy” face emoji (表情符号)

17、. So he used his design skills to create digital stickers that show what he thinks is missing: symbols of history, life and culture in Cte dIvoire and neighboring countries.In 2018, he released a free pack of over 360 stickers in a mobile app called Zouzoukwa”, which means image in the local Bt lang

18、uage. Available on Android and iOS, it now has over 120,000 downloads. Its more impressive than other emoji apps, with the feature of connecting to the realities of Africans using it. “ It would make their jokes even livelier,” says Grebet. The stickers include traditional masks, African instruments

19、 like the djembe drum and people dressed in a variety of prints and clothing that can reflect local tradition. Some of his favorite designs are a series of facial expressions commonly used in his area, but not available as standardized emojis. Theres a woman with lips pursed, giving some serious sid

20、e-eyea sign you can use when your friend keeps you waiting long for no reason. Its common in Cte dIvoire and also translates across cultures, Grebet says.The next step, Grebet says, is to try and get some of his designs into the official emoji set, where theyd reach more than 2 billion people worldw

21、ide, as usable ones on smartphones everywhere. Grebet also plans to keep traveling and expanding his experiences and his sticker pack. His designs so far are drawn from his experience and research into a few African countries.24. How does Grebet find their local culture according to paragraph 1?A. I

22、ts very similar to Western culture. B. Its absent in many aspects of their life.C. Its full of inspirational ideas and symbols. D. Its influential in local peoples lifestyle.25. Whats Zouzoukwas advantage over other emoji apps?A. It provides a better source of jokes. B. Its designed based on daily i

23、tems.C. Its related more closely to the locals. D. It applies to both Android and iOS.26. Which feeling does the woman emoji mentioned in paragraph 3 convey? A. Curiosity. B. Sorrow. C. Annoyance. D. Disappointment.27. What will Grebet probably do next?A. Be on tour to advocate his designs. B. Creat

24、e an official emoji set.C. Research into more African countries. D. Standardize some of his emojis.CA group of scientists have studied the fossil (化石) of an animal, called Kongonaphon kely, which they said is an ancestor of the dinosaurs. The four-legged animal can even fit in mans hand. Scientists

25、say it lived about 237 million years ago in what is now Madagascar, an island country off the east coast of Africa.The researchers believe the animal came before dinosaurs. The study notes that much remains unknown about the history of dinosaurs and their winged relatives, pterosaurs (翼龙). Scientist

26、 Christian Kammerer of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, who led the study, told a news agency that based on the body size suggested by the fossil, “we argue that dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved from a modest-sized ancestor. John Flynn, of New Yorks American Museum of Natural History,

27、was a co-writer of the study. He said the Kongonaphons teeth showed signs of use in a way that suggested this animal ate insects.The team examining the fossil also found evidence of soft skin coverings, including feathers. Usually, animals use fur or feathers to hide themselves from enemies or help

28、to hunt for food. To some, fur or feathers even protect them from insect bites. But the researchers said feathers of Kongonaphon would have been especially important in the extreme climate of the early part of the Mesozoic Era (中生代). The days were hot, and the nights cold.“Some of these things would

29、 have been quite cute animals,” said Kammerer on the light side. Looking like a dinosaur that could be held in a persons cupped hands. it “would probably make a great pet”. Of course, no humans were around when Kongonaphon was wandering in the wild, jumping around with its strong legs and hunting fo

30、r food Kammerer said.28. What do the researchers find about Kongonaphon?A. It has no wings. B. It lived in unknown places.C. It is very tiny in size. D. It lives longer than dinosaur.29. What is the function of Kongonaphons feathers?A. To protect it from insect bites. B. To help control body tempera

31、ture.C. To assist it to hunt for food. D. To defend against enemies attack.30. What is Kammerers tone in the last paragraph?A. Academic. B. Humorous. C. Surprised. D. Excited.31. Why does the author write the text?A. To introduce an ancient animal. B. To compare different kinds of dinosaurs.C. To ex

32、plore the history of dinosaurs. D. To share a discovery about the origins of dinosaurs.DThe concept of ownership comes so easily to humans that even preschoolers have got it. Robots, on the other hand, often struggle to grasp such abstract concepts. Now a well-mannered robot that can make it has bee

33、n programmed.“Teaching robots ownership-related etiquette (礼仪) is really, really worthwhile,” says Matthias Scheutz, a computer scientist at Tufts University. We cant just send out robots who are unaware of who owns what. If I instruct a robot to build a fence, and it goes to the neighbors and start

34、s stealing boards, thats not what we have in mind.”The new socially conscious robot can learn who owns what from clear statements as well as its own observations. The robot learns its code of conduct (行为准则) from direct orders and generalizing from specific examples. For instance, if the robot is tol

35、d not to touch several objects that it knows belong to specific people, the robot will deduce that, as a general rule, it shouldnt touch owned objects.Artificial intelligence (AI) expert Xuan Tan and colleagues at Yale found out how the robot reacts in experiments with blocks on a table. In one sess

36、ion, Tan played with only the red blocks, leading the robot to infer that these blocks belonged to the same person. When Tan instructed the robot to throw away everything on the table and the machine reached for a red block, Tan stopped the robot, saying, “Thats mine.” Now aware that it should not t

37、hrow Tans belongings, and assuming that the rest of the red blocks belonged to Tan as well, the robot cleared the table of everything but red blocks.Later, when Tans colleague Jake Brawer directed the robot to throw out a red block, the robot replied, Sorry, Im forbidden to throw it away if its owne

38、d by Tan.” Though robots may have more difficulty understanding who owns what in situations filled with far more objects of much wider variety than blocks on a table. Scheutz called it a good first attempt” at equipping robots with an appreciation of ownership.32. What does the second paragraph focu

39、s on?A. The way of teaching robots ownership. B. The basics of the human-robot relationship.C. The benefit of robots learning ownership. D. The importance of robots learning code of conduct.33. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word deduce” in paragraph 3?A. Conclude. B. Admit. C. Agree.

40、 D. Doubt.34. Why did Xuan Tan use the blocks in experiments?A. To train the robot. B. To predict the robots move.C. To test the robots behavior. D. To study the preference.35. What does the author want to show by mentioning Jake Brawer in the last paragraph?A. The robot knows how to obey. B. The ro

41、bot can learn who owns what.C. The robot follows no wrong orders. D. The robot can solve complex situations.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。Most of us are used to the sound we hear in daily life, such as loud music, the television, people talking on their phone and even

42、 pet dogs barking in the middle of the night. 36 . However, when these sounds keep you from sleeping all night or the traffic starts to give you a headache, it turns into noise pollution. For many of us, the concept of pollution is limited to nature and resources. However, noise that tends to damage

43、 the natural rhythm (节律) of life makes solid pollutant. 37 . Man-made noises such as horns, airplanes and even cars can be too loud for our hearing range. Constant exposure to loud noise can easily result in the damage of our eardrums and loss of hearing.Too much noise pollution in working areas suc

44、h as offices, construction sites, bars and even in our homes can influence psychological health. Studies show that the occurrence of aggressive behavior, disturbance of sleep, and constant stress can be linked to excessive(过度的) noise levels. 38 .Loud noise can certainly influence your sleeping patte

45、rn. 39 , if you dont have a good nights sleep. For example, your performance may go down in the office as well as at home. It is therefore recommended to take a sound sleep to give your body proper rest.As of now, there do not exist many solutions to such pollution. 40 , when it comes to what an ind

46、ividual can do. It is only when our understanding of noise pollution is complete, can we take steps to get rid of it completely.A. Youll feel it hard to deal with othersB. It may lead to problems related to tirednessC. But everybody can help to reduce the noise in their homes D. These, in turn, can

47、cause more severe health problems later in life E. Many firm measures should be taken to remove loud noises in our life F. Our ears can take in a certain range of sounds without getting damaged G. All of these have become a part of the urban culture and rarely disturb us第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填

48、空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给出的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Wang Dewen, known as “Grandpa Amu” online, is a 63-year-old man. He has skills beyond the 41 of ordinary people and creates woodwork with nothing 42 a single piece of wood. He has brilliant traditional carpentry (木工) skills, 43 firs

49、t-time viewers online with his woodwork.The Chinese carpenter has been 44 Lu Ban in modem times. His most 45 video making a wooden arch bridge, has spread quickly on overseas social platforms, 46 more than 42 million views! Grandpa Amu 47 ancient Chinese mortise and tenon (榫卯) structures in his work

50、, a technique 48 used in traditional Chinese architecture and furniture. The entire 49 of building the arch bridge involves no nails or glue. A man 50 under the video, “A block of wood is 51 into a great work of art. Youre not a carpenter; youre an 52 .”He has become a real 53 on overseas social pla

51、tforms so far attracting millions of fans overseas. 54 , Grandpa Amu insists that he is not an Internet celebrity but just an 55 farmer. He has used his extraordinary skills mostly to 56 his young grandson, making all kinds of toys. He is also trying to 57 unique Chinese techniques to the world. “We

52、 58 the idea of making the videos because we are 59 to bring our priceless culture to others and make these ancient Chinese technique come to peoples 60 ,” said Grandpa Amus daughter-in-law.41. A. memory B. boundary C. reach D. acknowledgement42. A. rather than B. better than C. less than D. other t

53、han43. A. moving B. astonishing C. satisfying D. inspiring44. A. compared to B. influenced by C. taken for D. identified as45. A. precious B. complex C. special D. popular46. A accepting B. gaining C. providing D. witnessing47. A. develops B. spreads C. employs D. improves48. A. hardly B. typically

54、C. really D. recently49. A. process B. progress C. project D. pace50. A. reflected B. commented C. explained D. recommended51. A. broken B. piled C. transformed D. mixed52. A. artist B. inventor C. expert D. engineer 53. A. winner B. hero C. hit D. pioneer54. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Ho

55、wever55. A. outstanding B. ordinary C. ambitious D. actual56. A. entertain B. educate C. impress D. encourage57. A. apply B. deliver C. adjust D. introduce58. A. lived up to B. looked forward to C. came up with D. made up for59. A. anxious B. bound C. confident D. curious60. A vision B. mind C. conc

56、eption D. knowledge第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Celebrities like Olivia Munn are among those 61. have opposed wearing animal fur. Now, San Francisco has become the 62. (large) city in the USA to ban people from selling new fur to their consumers.The ban is aimed to s

57、end 63. strong message to the fur industry that the cruelty these animals endure for the purpose of becoming clothing is not consistent 64. the values of our city.As we know, West Hollywood became the first city in the United States 65. (forbid) the sale of new fur items in 2011, and Berkeley passed

58、 a ban on the sale of fur clothing last year. 66. (actual), in 2000, the UK took action first, 67. (follow ) by Australia in 2004. More recently, the Netherlands, the European Unions largest producer of fur, banned fur farming in 2012 and plans to end mink farming by 2024. Earlier this month, Norway

59、 banned fur farming and 68. (end) fox and mink farming in the following several years. It 69. (report )that San Franciscos ban will go into 70. (affect) in 2019. Hopefully, efforts like this will continue to encourage businessmen and customers to stop purchasing real animal fur and, thus, further pr

60、otect the lives of animals everywhere.第四部分 写作 (共两节，共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。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()花掉。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。Rowing boats are alway

61、s a fun activity for me. Last summer I went to Hainan with my father and spent a week there. We stayed in a hotel which was short distance from the sea. On the five day, my father hired a boat. Look around, I found there were not many more boats on the sea. I wanted to row of my own, but my father w

62、as afraid to let us do that. He didnt agree unless later a boatman came and helpfully taught me how to row. I was very pride when I was finally able to row the boats and keep it on course.第二节：书面表达（满分25分） 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 William有机会来你所在的城市做交换生，他发来邮件询问这里的交通和生活情况，以及是否要接受这次机会。请给他写封邮件回答他的问题。注意: 1.词数100左右;2.

63、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 听力1-5 CCBAC 6-10 CCABA 11-15 CCAAB 16-20 CACAB阅读21-23 DCA 24-27 BCCD 28-31 CBBD 32-35 DACB 36-40 GFDBC完形41-45 CDBAD 46-50 BCBAB 51-55 CACDB 56-60 ADCAD语法填空61. who 62. largest 63. a 64. with 65. to forbid 66. Actually 67. followed 68. will end 69. is reported 70. effect改错Rowing boats

64、 are always a fun activity for me. Last summer I went to Hainan with my father isand spent a week there. We stayed in a hotel which was short distance from the sea. On the five a fifthday, my father hired a boat. Look around, I found there were not many more boats on the sea. I Lookingwanted to row

65、of my own, but my father was afraid to let us do that. He didnt agree unless later a on me until/tillboatman came and helpfully taught me how to row. I was very pride when I was finally able to row proudthe boats and keep it on course. boat书面表达：(高级版)Dear William,I m very glad to hear that you might

66、be coming on an exchange programme. I think thats a wonderful chance for you to experience Chinese culture firsthand and make more Chinese friends.In my town, the bus, subway or taxi service is very efficient and reliable, so it is easy and safe to travel around. Life here is relaxing because the pace is slow, the air is good, the streets are clean and the people are friendly. If I were you, I wouldnt think twice about taking the chance! Im really looking forward to seeing you here and showing you around my favourite places. Do write and tell me your decision.Yours,Li Hua