2020届新兴县第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案.pdf
20202020 届新兴县第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案届新兴县第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项A AA Lifelong Devotion to Keeping People FedYuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator,known for developing the hybrid rice varieties.Yuan graduated from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953 andbegan his teaching career at anagriculture school.In the 1960s,when a serious food shortage sweptChina,Yuan decided to devote himself to studying how toincrease the yields of rice.He then began a lifelong connection with rice.Yuan succeeded in growing the worlds first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 1973,which could reach ayield of over 500 kg per mu(about 0.067 hectares),rising from the previous yield of only 300 kg per mu.For thenext four decades,he continued to work on research and development of hybrid rice,achieving increasinglyhigher outputs.In 2020,hybrid rice developed by Yuans team achieved 1,500 kilograms per mu in two growingseasons,a new world record.InChina,where rice is the main food for the majority of the 1.4 billion people,the planting area of hybrid ricehas reached 16 million hectares,or 57%of the total planting area of rice,helping feed an extra 80 million peoplea year.Hybridricehasalsobeengrowninover40countries,includingtheU.S.,Brazil,India,Vietnam,thePhilippinesandMadagascar.The total planting area of the hybrid rice has reached 8 million hectares overseas.Even after a great success,Yuan never held himself back from making new breakthroughs.In 2017,his teamstarted to grow seawater rice inQingdao.The rice was designed to grow in saline-alkaline land and survive evenafter being completely in seawater.His team planned to develop a type of seawater rice that could be planted in6.67 million hectares of saline-alkaline land acrossChinato boost the countrys rice harvest by about 20%.In 2018,Yuans team was invited to plant the saline-alkaline tolerant rice in experimental fields inDubai,which achievedhuge success.In June 2020,his team started to grow seawater rice on a farm at an altitude of 2,800 meters innorthwestChinasQinghaiProvince.The experiment succeeded.Yuan had two dreams to“enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men”and that hybrid rice couldbe grown all over the world to help solve the global food shortage.1.What made Yuan Longping decide to study rice?A.A serious food shortage.B.Agriculture development.C.His interest in the rice experiment.D.His wish to plant the tallest rice in the world.2.From the passage,we know that Yuan Longping _.A.developed a variety of hybrid riceB.worked as a scientist after graduationC.started to grow seawater rice inDubaiin 2017D.grew the first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 19533.We can infer from the passage that Yuan Longpings most outstanding qualities are_.A.modest and outgoingB.honest and creativeC.generous and optimisticD.responsible and devotedBGuangzhououtbreak linked to strains inIndiaThe gene sequencing of the COVID-19 outbreak inGuangzhou.Guangdongprovince,indicates it is very similarin structure to the mutatedstrains detected inIndia,a senior health official from the city said on Sunday.“And it has the characteristic of quick spread.”Chen Bin,deputy director of the citys health commission,saidat a news conference inGuangzhouon Sunday.She urged relevant departments and medical staff to act quickly to block the chain of infection and controlthe spread of the coronavirus in the southern metropolis.Zhang Zhoubin,deputy director of theGuangzhoucenter for disease control and prevention,said the strain ofcoronavirus spreads easily.“The virus can be spread through a meal or through a short period of indirect contact,”he said.The city reported five confirmed eases and 21 asymptomatic carriers as of 2 pm Sunday after the first confinned case was detected in the citys Liwan district on May 21,Chen said.To prevent the virus from spreading,the city government tightened its disease control and preventionmeasures over the weekend.Six communities and housing estates previously designated as low-risk areas wereraised to medium-risk ones,Chen said.In addition to asking local residents to get vaccinated,the city has organized nucleic acid testing in Haizhu andYuexiu districts starting from Sunday.Residents in specific areas of Tianhe,Baiyun and Panyu districts have alsobeen required to take nucleic acid tests to expand the screening of suspected patients and asymptomatic carriers.Liwan previously required all its residents to take nucleic acid tests.As of Saturday,more than 2-25 million residents of the city have had samples collected for nucleic acid tests,Chen said.More than 10,000 medical workers from the entire city have been sent to Liwan to help vaccinate localsagainst COVID-19 and collect samples for nucleic acid testing.Deng Wenjun,director of circulation section with Guangzhou Supply and Marketing Cooperative,said thereare sufficient supplies of food and daily necessities in the medium-risk areas.4.What is the characteristic of the COVID-19 which broke out inGuangzhou?A.It disappears quickly.B.It spreads fast.C.It has a lot to do with temperature.D.It has the same nature as the seasonal flu.5.Which district have residents who have not been required to take nucleic acid tests?A.Tianhe.B.Haizhu.C.Panyu.D.Zengcheng.6.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.The virus can hardly be spread through a short period of indirect contact.B.There are 21 symptomatic carriers in the Liwan district as of 2 pm Sunday.C.All the people living in Liwan district arc previously asked to take nucleic acid tests.D.Supplies of food and daily necessities in the medium-risk areas arc still not enough.7.Where can you probably find this article?A.On a news website.B.In a fashion magazine.C.In a history book.D.In a travel journal.CConducting interviews for news stories is an important skill for any journalist.To start,do as much research asyou can and prepare a list of questions to ask.Once the interview starts,try to develop a rapport(融洽的关系)with your sourceanyone a journalist interviews,but dont waste your time.If your source starts to talk aboutthings that are clearly of no use to you,dont be afraid to gently but firmly turn the conversationback to the topicat hand.Its an old debate among journalists:Which works better when interviewing a source,taking notes(theold-fashioned way)or using a cassette or digital voice recorder?Both have their advantages and disadvantages.Areporters notebook and a pen or pencil are the easy-to-use,time-honored tools of the interviewing trade,whilerecorders enable you to get everything someone says word for word.Which works better?It depends on whatkind of story youre doing.Many beginning reporters complain that with a notepad and pen,they can never take down everything asource says in an interview.But you dont have to note everything down.Keep in mind that youre probably notgoing to use everything they say in your story.So dont worry if youlet slipa few things.So youve done a long interview with a source,you have pages of notes,and youre ready to write.Butchances are youll only be able to choose a few quotes from that information collected directly from the source.Which ones should you use?Reporters often talk about using only good quotes for their stories,but what doesthis mean?Broadly speaking,when someone says something interesting,and says it in an interesting way,that canmake a good quote.8.What is a journalist advised to do during an interview?A.Be gentle with the source.B.Carry on a long conversation.C.Make the conversation interesting.D.Prevent the conversation being off-topic.9.What do the underlined words let slip in Paragraph 3 mean?A.give awayB.leave outC.get rid ofD.take up10.What is considered as a good quote for a reporter?A.A direct quote.B.An important point of view.C.A piece of basic information.D.Something funny a source says interestingly.11.What is the text mainly about?A.The job of a journalist.B.The process of interviewing.C Some facts about interviewing.D.The relationship between a journalist and a source.DScientists have discovered a new behaviour among bumblebees that tricks plants into flowering early.When lack of pollen,bumblebees will bite little by little on the leaves of flower-less plants.The damageseems to fool the plant into flowering,sometimes up to 30 days earlier than normal.With their hairy appearance and special sounds,bumblebees are hard to miss in gardens all over the world.Their hairy bodies make them excellent pollinators for crops like tomatoes and blueberries.They are among thefirst bees to appear each year and work a long season.But despite their key role,bumblebees,like many other pollinators have seen their numbers decline suddenlyin recent decades.One recent study pointed to climate change,reporting that an increasing number of hot days inEurope andNorth Americawas raising local bumblebees extinction rates.But researchers have now made a discovery about bumblebees that could have something to do with theirlong term survival.Scientists inSwitzerlandfound that when the bumblebees were out of pollen,they started tobite on the leaves of plants that hadnt yet flowered.They used their mouths to cut clearly-shaped holes in theleaves.But the creatures didnt eat the material or use it in their nests.The damaged plants responded by flowering earlier than normal-in some cases up to 30 days ahead ofschedule.Researchers also found that the bee damaged plants flowered 30 days earlier than undamaged plantsand 25 days earlier than ones damaged by the scientists.“I think everything that weve found is consistent with the idea that the bumblebees are damaging the plantsand that thats an adaptation that brings flowers earlier and that benefits the bees,”said Dr Mark Mescher,one ofthe authors from ETHZurich.12.How do bumblebees fool plants into flowering earlier?A.By making use of the hot weather.B.By putting the false flowers on the leaves.C.By attacking the leaves of flowerless plants.D.By taking away the pollen from the other flowers.13.Whats bumblebees key role?A.Making plants flower early.B.Spreading pollen to flowers and plants.C.Sending information about weather change.D.Finding out whether the plant has flowers.14.What has happened to bumblebees in the past the years?A.They are becoming homesick.B.They are not as friendly as before.C.There is a sharp decrease in number.D.They have been busy year by year.15.Whats Dr Mark Meschers attitude towards the behaviour of bumblebees?A.Uncaring.B.Skeptical.C.Tolerant.D.Objective.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项If youve ever considered training for a marathon,but you are a bit scared by the idea of 26.2 miles,here issome motivation.A slow and steady six-month training program designed to gradually build up endurance,gave a group ofnovice(新手)runners,ages 21 to 69,an impressive boost to their heart health._16_Using these images,researchers documented reductions in aortic artery stiffness(大动脉僵硬).“As you get older,the normal aging process causes changes in your heart and your vessels,the study authorDr.Bhuva says.“And hardening of the arteries increases the risk of many diseases._17_Many studies haveshown that exercise over a lifetime reduces aortic stiffness.The training program was a slow build-up over six months.But it turned out that the older,slower runnerssaw the most benefits,in terms of reducing blood pressure and arterial stiffness.Even among people with existingheart disease,regular physical activity can help improve heart health._18_Ready to go?2 tips to get started with your running goals.Tip 1:Commit to a specific race or event.18 million people in the U.S.participated in road races last year.If a marathon sounds frightening,aim for ahalf or a 5K._19_Parkrun USA organizes timed 5K races around the country that are free and open toeveryone.Tip 2:_20_“We normally tell our patients,look,you need to run or exercise,150 minutes a week.But,of course,thatsvery boring for people to follow,Bhuva says.When you find a group or a partner to train with,it will be morelikely that youll stick with it.A.The value of the new marathon study is to show how people can make improvements.B.Each of the 138 runners received a scan at the beginning and end of the training.C.And research shows that exercise can help ease anxiety，depression,even sleep disorders.D.Most people can find a way to be more physically active,whether it is cycling or rowing,E.But your lifestyle and habits can modify the rate and extent of these changesF.Find a group or a partner.G.The simple actof registering may motivate you to start training.第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项Lots of children want to know what to give their mom for Mothers Day.Of course,a handsome card is alwaysgreat,but its not_21_to come up with that extra something.A few days before Mothers Day,my friend Ollie and I were discussing what_22_is good enough for hisgrandmother Abuela,who is pretty much like a_23_to him.Right then,Abuela walked inside with a tray offood.“Sweetie,wont you_24_us for lunch?Were having sandwiches.Its my speciality.”she said to me.“This is delicious!”I said after taking a bite and then asked.Speaking of_25_,whats the most deliciousfood youve ever eaten?”She thought for a minute.Well,nothing could match the special strawberry ice cream mygrandmother_26_when I was a girl on certain occasions.We winked at each other,knowing that we hadalready found a Mothers Day_27_his grandmother would love.Over the next few_28_,Ollie and I asked everyone we knew if they_29_to have a nice creammachine and old fashioned one_30_but no luck.So my dad helped us_31_some recipes online,andfortunately we found a fun one that didnt require any_32_machinejust a couple of empty coffee cans indifferent sizes.Mothers Day_33_arrived.We were very_34_to make the ice cream.Sitting outside,we alltook_35_rolling the can while we sang the Mothers Day song for Abuela.We had to roll the can for half anhour._36_,it was so much fun；When the_37_was finally ready,Abuela was the first to try it.Mmm!The ice cream you made is even far better than I_38_!”Abuela smiled from ear to ear.For Mothers Day,_39_time together while we made the ice cream was just as much fun as_40_it.Itis company with love that means more than gifts.21.A.hardB.comfortableC.easyD.funny22.A.giftB.lessonC.exerciseD.food23.A.friendB.momC.sisterD.teacher24.A.helpB.abandonC.blameD.accompany25.A.urgentB.deliciousC.preciousD.desperate26.A.approvedB.conveyedC.madeD.predicted27.A.surpriseB.artC.toyD.honour28.A.yearsB.monthsC.weeksD.days29.A.attemptedB.happenedC.pretendedD.agreed30.A.over thereB.or soC.as usualD.in particular31.A.search forB.look afterC.head forD.appeal to32.A.strangeB.specificC.actualD.expensive33.A.obviouslyB.suddenlyC.eventually
