吉林省洮南一中2020-2021学年高一英语下学期第三次月考试题.doc

1、吉林省洮南一中2020-2021学年高一英语下学期第三次月考试题第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the woman want to drink? A. Orange juice B. Coffee C. Hot chocolate 2. Why didnt Lucy go to see the film? A. She was ill

2、 B. Her aunt visited her. C. She was busy with work. 3. What is the woman doing now? A. Doing her homework B. Cleaning her room C. Watering the flowers 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Employer and employee B. Husband and wife C. Mother and son 5. How did the woman get h

3、er purse back? A. She found it by herself B. She asked the police for help C. Her mother found it at home.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题， 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。听每段对话前，你将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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What do we know about the womans grandpa?A

4、. He wants the woman to become a soldier.B. He lives in the village.C. He dislikes working on the farm.7. Why does the woman often visit her grandpa?A. To help her grandpa with farm work.B. To keep her grandpa company.C. To enjoy the beautiful scenery there.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. How about the woman feel

5、 now?A. BreathlessB. DizzyC. Sleep9. What will the man do next?A. Help the woman call for leaveB. Get the woman a glass of waterC. Ask someone to look after the woman.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the womans problem?A. She has a coughB. She has a breathing problemC. She is a little overweight11. What

6、 does the man advise the woman to do on weekends?A. To play badmintonB. To do some yogaC. To go running12. What does the man want to buy?A. A badminton racketB. Yoga clothesC. A pair of sports shoes听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why does the man want to make a detailed plan?A. To save moneyB. To visit more pl

7、acesC. To make his trip easier14. Who probably works in a travel agency?A. The womanB. The mans neighbourC. The mans roommate15. What has Jack advised the man to do?A. To collect some useful informationB. To fly first classC. To buy tickets at a discount16. What does the man care about most?A. TimeB

8、. MoneyC. Comfort听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which of the following is NOT among the worlds four largest ice and snow festivals?A. Japans Sapporo Snow FestivalB. Norways Skin FestivalC. Canadas Toronto Winter Carnival18. When does the Harbin Ice Festival start every year?A. On January 5thB. On February 5t

9、hC. On January 15th19. Why did the government decide to hold the ice and snow festival?A. To protect the environmentB. To promote Harbins tourismC. To entertain more people20. What happened in 1985?A. The officers met tourists from Taiwan and Hong KongB. The officers suggested holding an ice and sno

10、w festivalC. The first Ice Lantern Show was open第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AFour of the worlds best futuristsKevin KellyKevin Kelly is an author. His 1994 publication, Out of Control, discusses a future where machines and systems are s

11、o complex as to be indistinguishable(难区分的) from living things.His latest book What Technology Wants suggests that technology is not just a mixture of wires and metals but a living thing that has its own need. The book looks out through the eyes of this global technological system to discover what it

12、 wants.Dr Michio KakuDr Michio Kaku is a professor of theoretical physics at the city of New York and the author of The Future of the Mind and Physics of the Future.In The Future of the Mind, he explores the frontier of neuroscience. He predicts that one day we will be able to upload the human brain

13、 into a computer. In Physics of the Future, he predicts that glasses and contact lenses will be connected to the Internet and cars will become driverless with the power of the GPS system.David BrinScience fiction author and scientist, David Brin has received awards. In 1998, he won the Freedom of Sp

14、eech Award for The Transparence Society. The book concerns threats to personal affairs and openness in the information age. In a world where the police monitor public places 24 hours a day with cameras and some credit companies can sell peoples financial details to anyone willing to pay, Brin warns

15、that surveillance(监视) technology will be used by too few people in the future. He argues that the tables should be turned and the public should have access to information like who is buying financial details from credit companies.Dr Ray KurzweilDr Ray Kurzweil is the main inventor of the first print

16、-to-speech reading machine for the blind. He is the director of artificial intelligence development at Google.Over the past 25 years, a number of his predictions have come true. In 1990, he predicted a computer would defeat a human at chess by 1998.He predicts that by the 2020s, most diseases will g

17、o away and self-driving cars begin to take over the roads.21. Whose book is discussing about machines and systems in the future? A. Kevin Kellys. B. Dr Michio Kakus. C. David Brins. D. Dr Ray Kurzweils.22. .Which of the following books won the Freedom of Speech Award? A. Out of Control. B. The Futur

18、e of the Mind. C. Physics of the Future. D. The Transparence Society.23. Whats Dr Kurzweils attitude towards his prediction of the 2020s? A. Cautious. B. Optimistic. C. Doubtful. D. Disapproving. BSpanish artist Pablo Picasso (18811973 ) was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. It was sa

19、id that everything his brush touched turned to gold. But in truth, his works could be worth more than any precious metal. Picasso created more than 20,000 works in his life, including two of the worlds 10 most expensive paintings.Between 1907 and 1913，Picasso and his colleague Georges Braque started

20、 a revolution(革命) in painting. Before that, paintings were like windowsthey were painted to look as if they had depth. You could tell which objects were “close” to you and which objects were “far away”. But Picasso and Braque didnt want to paint like that any more. To them, a painting wasnt a window

21、 to the world; it was marks and lines on a flat surface. Why, they thought, should an object like a guitar be shown only from one angle (角度) ? A guitar can look very different depending on which angle one looks at it from. Their answer was to show all the angles. They broke the guitar up into pieces

22、. Their style of painting is called cubism (立体主义)But why did they feel such a need to change things? Well, the world around them was changing, too. Science was turning peoples ideas upside down. Albert Einsteins theory proved that what we knew about time and space was wrong. The world was becoming d

23、ifferent; artists needed to start seeing and painting it differently.The famous and terrifying painting Guernica (1937) shows a terrible scene during the Spanish Civil War. In the painting, you can actually see the sky falling. Picasso couldnt have painted it without the skills he learned during his

24、 cubist period. Breaking a guitar up into pieces was his preparation for showing the world being blown to pieces.24. What is mainly discussed about Picasso in this article？ AThe high price of his paintings. BHis difficulties in career. CThe popularity of his paintings. DHis achievements in art.25. I

25、n what way did Picasso and Braque paint？ AThey painted objects with different depth. BThey made their paintings look like windows. CThey painted an object from different angles. DThey broke objects up into pieces and painted them.26. What caused Picasso and Braque to start cubism？ AEinsteins theory.

26、BThe changing world. CA broken guitar.DSpanish Civil War.27. Why did the author mention the painting Guernica？ ATo show the theme of Picassos paintings. BTo express Picassos anger at the war. CTo describe the preparations Picasso made before. DTo present the artistic effect of cubism. CGardeners suc

27、h as Prince Charles who claim that talking to plants encourages them to grow have long been seen as a little silly. But scientists have discovered evidence which suggests the Royal may actually be right and they could be listening to him. Biologists at Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that f

28、lowers can act as a plants “ears” to help them detect the sound of approaching insects.When the researchers played recordings of flying bees to evening primrose flowers, within three minutes the sugar concentrations in the nectar (花蜜) of its flowers increased. The fluid，produced to attract pollinati

29、ng (授粉) insects, was on average 20 percent higher in flowers exposed to the buzz compared to those left in silence or exposed to higher pitched sounds. Professor Lilach Hadany, who led the study, said，“Our results document for the first time that plants can rapidly respond to pollinator sounds in an

30、 ecologically relevant way.”However, Prof Hadany said a plants ability to respond to pollinators may be weakened in city environments or beside a busy road. While plants require water, sunlight and the right temperature to grow, it is widely believed that they do not have senses in the way animals d

31、o.But the study，published on the open-science website BioRxiv, suggests the efforts of gardeners who talk to their plants may not be in vain.“Plants ability to hear has implications well beyond pollinationplants could potentially hear and respond to herbivores, other animals, the elements, and possi

32、bly other plants，” Prof Hadany added.A month-long experiment conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2009 found female voices appear to speed up the growth of tomatoes. The research offers a possible explanationwomens voices were at the right frequency for the plants to hear.28. Whats evenin

33、g primrose flowers response to bees buzz？ ALonger bloom.BSweeter nectar. CBrighter color.DLess fluid.29Where can plants grow better according to Hadany？ AOn a square. BBeside a highway. CIn the woods. DAlong the street.30What can we infer from the research？ APrince Charles proves kind of stupid. BPl

34、ants can only potentially hear animals. CPlants respond to sounds slowly and ecologically. DPlants gardeners talk to frequently develop well.31What does the text mainly talk about？ AFlowers can hear. BBees are best pollinators. CPlants cant grow without sound. DWomens voices improve plants growth. D

35、There was a lot of news related to artificial intelligence, or AI, and machine learning. Among the stories were two dealing with direct competitions between humans and machines.In one competition, machines that used AI performed better than human beings in a high-level reading test. Two natural lang

36、uage processing tools beat human in the experiment. One of the tools was built by the American technology company Microsoft. The other was created by Chinese online seller Alibaba Group.In another competition, a computer took on humans in live, public debates. The event demonstrated how AI-powered c

37、omputers are increasingly being developed to think and sound like humans. The organizer of the debates，US technology company IBM, announced split results. It said a majority of those watching said they felt the machine had done more to improve their knowledge of the subject. But, the human got more

38、praise for communicating their ideas.This year, we also explored the many ways AI and machine learning are now being used. For example, some US judges use machine learning systems to help them decide when, and for how long, criminals should be jailed. The system uses computers to examine data from t

39、housands of court cases.One fast-growing area of AI is facial recognition, which is increasingly being used for security purposes. Recently, Atlantas Hartsfield-Jackson airport became the first in the US to permit passengers to use facial recognition technology to get on flights. A Chinese company s

40、howed an AI system developed to recognize individuals by body shape and walking movements. The system is already being used by Chinese police in Beijing and Shanghai.In addition, machine learning was used during 2018 to predict results of the World Cup soccer competition. The technology also created

41、 artwork sold for a large amount of money. And it is being used to help farmers save time and money，while reducing environment-harming chemicals. Other technology systems are being used to follow farm animals and wildlife to collect information on their activities.32. Why were the two competitions m

42、entioned in the passage？ ATo show how much better AI and machine learning are than humans. BTo prove AI and machine learning got more praise for communication. CTo show how powerful AI and machine learning are. DTo prove AI and machine learning have been used in the work of US judges.33What are faci

43、al and body recognition systems used for in the passage？ AKnowledge learning.BSafety control. COffice automation.DTracking surveys.34What can we infer from this passage？ AAI has been widely used in every persons daily life. BHumans can be replaced by AI in future completely. CMore attention is being

44、 paid to AI in every part of the world. DMore advanced AI is helping people in more and more areas.35Where is the passage probably from？ AA technology report. BA natural science magazine. CA science fiction. DA government document.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Y

45、ou might think that simple things like saying hello and goodbye are the same in every culture. Think again!Shaking hands to say hello or goodbye was a Western custom at first. 36 Traditionally，the Chinese custom for greeting was to hold ones hands together and nod their head a little.Japanese people

46、 greet each other by bowing .When greeting an older or more important person，it is usual to bow lower and for longer. 37 But only men did it.People in European countries such as Italy often greet each other with a kiss on both cheeks(脸颊).Even men greet each other like this. 38 Eskimos，a group of peo

47、ple living in the very cold northern areas of North America，greet each other by lightly rubbing their noses together. 39 Often，Eskimos only leave their eyes and noses uncovered. And the rest of their bodies are covered with warm clothing and their hands with gloves.When youre not sure what the custo

48、ms are in a new country，theres one greeting that is the same all over the world：a smile. 40 A. Kissing is only for close family or women friends.B. However，Eskimos never greet each other with a bow.C. Everyone understands a smile so dont be afraid to use it!D. In some cultures，it is usual to kiss on

49、 the cheek three times!E. This custom probably started because of the freezing weather.F. Bowing was also traditional in many European countries in the past.G. But it is now becoming international，especially in business situations.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、

50、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes Mountains. They reached the top 41, but on their way back conditions were very 42.Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon 43 alone, he would

51、probably get back safely. But Simon decided to risk his 44 and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope. As they went down, the weather got worse. Then another 45 occurred. They couldnt see or hear each other and, 46, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was 47 for Joe t

52、o climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joes 48 was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. 49, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to make a decision. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe 50 into a huge crevasse(裂缝) in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in

53、 terrible pain. He couldnt walk, but he 51 to get out of the crevasse and started to 52 towards their camp, nearly ten kilometres away. Simon had 53 the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be 54, but he didnt want to leave immediately. Three days later, in the middle of the ni

54、ght, he heard Joes voice. He couldnt 55 it. Joe was there, a few metres from their tent, still alive. 41.A.hurriedly B. carefully C. instantly D. successfully42.A.difficult B. stable C. special D. normal 43.A.climbed B. continued C. worked D. rested 44.A.fortune B. time C. health D. life 45.A.damage

55、 B. change C. trouble D. storm 46.A.by mistake B. by chance C. by choice D. by design 47.A.unnecessary B. practical C. important D. impossible 48.A.height B. weight C. strength D. equipment 49.A.Casually B. Patiently C. Finally D. Quickly 50.A.jumped B. fell C. escaped D. backed 51.A.waited B. plann

56、ed C. managed D. hoped 52.A.move B. run C. skate D. march 53.A.headed for B. travelled to C. left for D. returned to 54.A.dead B. hurt C. weak D. late 55.A.find B. make C. believe D. accept 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第二节 ： 语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Its estimated that two-

57、thirds of people online have had their personal information 56. (steal)Faced with such a range of 57. (threat), its easy to focus on technology investment. Firewalls, anti-virus protection and every other kind of technology can be threatened as well. Thats not to say that 58. (invest) in IT security

58、 isnt important. But the cybersecurity (网络安全) threat needs individuals 59. have skills, talent and experience 60. (bad).Indeed, there will be a global shortfall of 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs by 2021.Only with people power can we win the online security war. Here 61. (be) the main reasons and met

59、hods.First of all, it is important to improve the security 62. (aware). Security is becoming important, with organizations starting to understand the big role that individual employees must play.Secondly, pay attention 63. grassroots education. As we face a significant skill shortage in the future,6

60、4. is of great importance that together we help create the next generation of cyber defenders now.Thirdly, encouraging skilled staff also matters. Most organizations have concerns about security skills, and two-thirds have trouble 65. (encourage) the security staff they have.第四部分：写作（共两节 满分40分）第一节 （满

61、分15分）假定你是李华,请给外教Lucy写封邮件,邀请她和同学去敬老院(nursing home)做义工,陪伴老人们。内容包括:1. 出发及返回时间;2. 活动:演讲,表演节目等。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Lucy,_ Yours， Li Hua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数为150词左右。It was summer，and my dad wanted to treat me to a vacation like never before. He decided to take

62、 me on a trip to the Wild West.We took a plane to Albuquerque，a big city in the state of New Mexico. We reached Albuquerque in the late afternoon. Uncle Paul，my dads friend，picked us up from the airport and drove us up to his farm in Pecos.His wife Tina cooked us a delicious dinner and we got to kno

63、w his sons Ryan and Kyle. My dad and I spent the night in the guestroom of the farm house listening to the frogs and water rolling down the river nearby. Very early in the morning，Uncle Paul woke us up to have breakfast.“The day starts at dawn on my farm，” he said. After breakfast，I went to help Aun

64、t Tina feed the chickens，while my dad went with Uncle Paul to take the sheep out to graze (吃草).I was impressed to see my dad and Uncle Paul riding horses. They looked really cool. In the afternoon，I asked Uncle Paul if I could take a horse ride，and he said yes，as long as my dad went with me. I wasnt

65、 going to take a horse ride by myself anyway. So，my dad and I put on our new cowboy hats，got on our horses，and headed slowly towards the mountains.“Dont be late for supper，”Uncle Paul cried，“and keep to the track so that you dont get lost！” “OK！” my dad cried back. After a while Uncle Paul and his f

66、arm house were out of sight. It was so peaceful and quiet and the colors of the brown rocks，the deep green pine trees，and the late afternoon sun mixed to create a magic scene. It looked like a beautiful woven (编织的)blanket spread out upon the ground just for us.注意：1续写词数应为150左右2请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Parag

67、raph1： Suddenly a little rabbit jumped out in front of my horse._Paragraph 2：We had no idea where we were and it was getting dark. _听力1-5 CBABC6-10 BBCBC11-15 BACBC16-20 ACABC 阅读理解21-25 ADBDC 26-30 BDBCD 31-35 ACBDA七选五3640：GFDEC完形填空：41. D 42. A 43. B 44. D 45. C 46. A 47. D 48. B 49. C 50. B 51. C 5

68、2. A 53. D 54. A 55. C语法填空：56. stolen 57. threats 58. investing/investment 59.who/that 60. badly61. are 62.awareness 63.to 64.it 65. encouraging书面表达：一 应用文Dear Lucy,I am Li Hua, a student of your English class. Our class plan to visit a nursing home this Sunday in order to help the old there. As the

69、monitor, I would like to extend my invitation to you.Here are some details about this activity. As scheduled, the activity is to be held next Sunday. Well leave the school by bus at 8:00 am and return at 5:00 pm. At the appointed time, there will be a lot of activities such as delivering a speech an

70、d giving some performances, which will be meaningful and interesting.We would appreciate it if you accepted my invitation. Looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua二 续写【精彩范文】Paragraph 1：Suddenly a little rabbit jumped out in front of my horse. Dad and I found it was so cute that we decided to

71、 chase it. After a while, we got completely lost in the forest. There was nothing left in our sight but the trees.“We may not be able to make it back to the farm house in time for supper.”I thought to myself. After a series of fruitless attempts to find a way out，we felt hungry and tired.Paragraph 2

72、：We had no idea where we were and it was getting dark.We got stuck in the forest. And an unexpected shower added to the difficulty of us in finding a way home，for all the tracks we had made disappeared because of the rain. I was almost on the edge of breaking down when my father said，“Dont worry, my son. I remember there is a river near the farm house. Find the river and we will be back home.”Finally，we found the river and got back to the house along it. Needless to say,we ate a late dinner