1、大同一中 2020 届高三月考1/103 月月考大同一中 2020 届高三年级 3 月月考 英语试题（试卷共三部分，满分 150 分）注意事项：1.考试前,家长务必将试题提前打印,并做好保密工作。2.考生必须按规定时间完成试题。3.考试结束后,按微信群发布的要求提交试卷。第一部分阅读理解（共两节,满分 60 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 3 分,满分 45 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。ALearning Java by OnlineGathaPrice:$1.5Words:93,560Language:EnglishPublished:M
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7、eries now!1.Whats the theme of the book by OnlineGatha?A.Computer scienceB.School lifeC.Climate changeD.A TV program2.What does the book The pool Bible promise its readers?A.Quick deliveryB.A free presentC.The chance of a refundD.Better after-sales service3.Which book is published as part of a serie
8、s?来源:学科网A.Ice AgeB.The Pool BibleC.Learning JavaD.The Oblivion StoneBDj vu,the strange feeling of having been to this very place or done this very thing beforewhen you know you havent,happens to most people at some point in their lives.The expressioncomes from the French,meaning“already seen”.My fri
9、end Shannon knew that she was going to marry her husband the day they met.She haddated a lot of men following her divorce,but none of them felt right.Then,she met Bob.There wassomething about the way he smiled,his voice and the shape of his hands,that made her think thatthey had known each other bef
10、ore.After talking it was clear that their paths had never crossed,butafter their first lunch date,they became inseparable.What Shannon and Bob immediately felt foreach other was more than just physical chemistry.It was a natural understanding and a depth ofcloseness that usually arises after couples
11、 are together for many years.They were married twomonths after they met and have been together now for ten years.Im often asked how to tell the difference between a feeling of dj vu when we first meetsomeone and all attraction stemming from an addictive obsession(痴迷).There is a strong tendency among
12、 addicts to try to“fix”themselves with love,rushingprematurely into relationships inspired only by strong physical attraction.They often have nothingto do with dj vu,but stem rather from a basic emptiness that longs to be filled.There is no truebond between the people involved,they hardly know each
13、other,and these partnership attempts failmiserably when the pink glow of newness wears off.However,mostly dj vu experiences convey aquality that is quiet and solid.The possibility of having a dj vu is existing in partnerships of allkinds,particularly the more intimate ones.It can occur in business,f
14、riendships and family,oftenleading to outcomes that can impact the direction of our life.大同一中 2020 届高三月考3/103 月月考Dj vus can take place anywhere,at any time and with anyone.Dont let these possibilitiespass you by.Summoning the courage to take a chance and act,to have faith in what is not yet visible,
15、will make the experience your own.4.What is dj vu?A.The false belief that one has experienced something before.B.The fact that one is often cheated by his belief.C.The wrong idea that couples share everything in life.D.The feeling that one falls in love at first sight.5.Why does the author mention h
16、is friends love story in Paragraph 2?A.To introduce the topic.B.To entertain the readers.C.To support the explanation.D.To analyze couple relationship.6.In what way is dj vu different from physical attraction?A.It occurs all the time.B.Its stable and lasts long.C.It involves a previous experience.D.
17、It appears only between couples.7.What does the author suggest doing when dj vu takes place?A.Practicing before acting.B.Calming down and letting it go.C.Regarding it as nothing but imagination.D.Seizing the opportunity and taking actions.CTo learn to think is to learn to question.Those who dont que
18、stion never truly think forthemselves.These are simple rules that have governed the advancement of science and humanthought since the beginning of time.Advancements are made when thinkers question theories andintroduce new ones.Unfortunately,it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up sl
19、owingthe progress of human thought.Aristotle was a brilliant philosopher whose theories explained muchof the natural world,often incorrectly.He was so esteemed by the scientific community that even1,200 years after his death,scientists were still trying to build upon his mistakes rather than correct
20、them!Brilliant minds can intimidate up-and-coming thinkers who are not confident of their abilities.They often believe they are inferior to the minds of giants such as Aristotle,leading many to acceptcurrent paradigms instead of questioning them.I,like many thinkers of the past,once believed in my m
21、ental inferiority.I was certain that myparents,my teachersadults in generalwere always right.They were like a textbook to me;I大同一中 2020 届高三月考4/103 月月考didnt question what was written on those pages.I respected them,and accepted whatever they toldme.But that attitude soon changed.My minds independence
22、 was first stimulated in the classroom.Astern,65-year-old elementary-school science teacher once told me that light is a type of wave.I confidently went through years of school believing that light is a wave.One day,however,I heardthe German exchange student mention that light could be made up of pa
23、rticles.As the otherslaughed at his statement,I started to question my beliefs.Maybe the teachers and textbooks hadnt given me the whole story.I went to the library,didsome research and learned of the light-as-a-wave versus light-as-a-particle debate.I read aboutEinsteins discovery of the dual natur
24、e of light and learned the facts of a paradox(悖论)that puzzlesthe worlds greatest thinkers to this day.Light behaves as both a particle and a wave,it is both atonce.I realized I had gone through life accepting only half of the story as the whole truth.Each new year brought more new facts,and I formul
25、ated even more questions.I found myselfin the library after school,trying to find my own answers to gain a more complete understanding ofwhat I thought I already knew.I discovered that my parents and teachers are incredible tools in myquest for knowledge,but they are never the final word.Even textbo
26、oks can be challenged.I learnedto question my sources,I learned to be a thinker.I once believed that everything I learned at homeand at school was certain,but I have now discovered to re-examine when necessary.Questions are said to be the path to knowledge and truth,and I plan to continue questionin
27、g.How many things do we know for sure today that we will question in the future?At this moment,Iknow that our sun will burn for another five billion years,and I know nothing can escape the gravityof a black hole.This knowledge,however,may change in the next 20 yearsmaybe even in the nexttwo.The one
28、thing we can control now is our openness to discovery.Questions are the tools of openminds,and open minds are the key to intellectual advancement.8.In the first paragraph,Aristotle is taken as an example to show that _.A.he is the greatest and respected philosopher of all timeB.huge influence of gre
29、at thinkers may block human thoughtC.advancements are made when thinkers question theoriesD.great thinkers often make mistakes and then correct them9.What does the underlined word“intimidate in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Frighten.B.Encourage.C.Strength.D.Persuade.10.We can conclude from the last paragraph t
30、hat _.大同一中 2020 届高三月考5/103 月月考A.the author is not quite sure about his futureB.we human beings dont dare to predict futureC.theory of black holes will change in two yearsD.questioning is necessary to promote advancement11.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.Following rules.B.Challenging yourse
31、lf.C.Questioning giants.D.Predicting future.DAt first glance,price-comparison websites are an example of capitalism at its best.But it hascaused fierce competition on price and eviscerated profits.Towers Watson,a consultancy,said that“unnecessary”price competition following the rise of comparison si
32、tes in Britain had cost insurers1 billion a year.Consumers should celebrate that;the firms losses are their gains.But there is a catch.Comparison sites introduce a new layer of costs,including their own advertising campaigns.Intheory,competition in the market for comparison sites ought to keep those
33、 costs down.But DavidRonayne of Warwick University argues that consumers often lose out from comparison sites.Theyearn a commission for each shopper who uses them for consumption such as buying insurance.Thatreferral(委托)cost is included in the price the consumer ends up paying.If the increased costs
34、outweigh the saving the comparison enables,consumers end up worse off.These worries are not just theoretical.In 2014,Britains competition regulator found that manycomparison sites were using their contracts with retailers(零售商)to ban them from offering lowerprices elsewhere.That weakened rivals incen
35、tive(对手的动机)to cut fees,because prices on theirsite could not fall.By keeping prices similar,the contracts also reduced the incentive for consumersto search on multiple sites,thus helping sites retain their users.Weaker incentives to lower commissions mean weaker incentives to lower costs,too.Thatmig
36、ht explain why comparison websites advertise so heavily,and sometimes offer free gifts to thosewho use them.In a recent paper,Ben Edelman of Harvard Business School and Julian Wright of theNational University of Singapore argue that when a site knows that the prices merchants providethrough it will
37、always be the lowest available,it increases investment in attracting customers,safe inthe knowledge that the merchants and at last consumers will bear the cost.Is there any way to ensure the market for price comparison is competitive?Asking consumers to大同一中 2020 届高三月考6/103 月月考check multiple websites
38、 defeats the point of using them.One solution is to have only one site,butregulate it as a public utility(功用).Alternatively,the governments could run the site itself.Butcreating good search and comparison sites may be too hard for them.It is much better toacknowledge that consumers will always have
39、to do some comparison themselves to“keep thesystem honest”.Websites that compare the comparison sites can help,although it is easy to see how they couldfall prey to the same problems.Any firm with captive users(被动用户),be it a comparison site asearch engine,or a social-media platform,can charge a high
40、 price for access to the eyes of itscustomers.For all their innovation,Internet middlemen are not unlike supermarkets.Shopperswould never imagine that a single store had the lowest price for all the items they need.12.According to the first two paragraphs,price-comparison websites_.A.will offer smar
41、t consumers the best dealsB.may raise the price that consumers pay for their purchasesC.can help keep the costs of insurance firms downD.will bring insurance firms increased profits13.Current comparison sites tend to put most of their efforts in_.A.lowering commissionsB.contracting with retailersC.a
42、ttracting consumersD.cutting operating costs14.According to the last two paragraphs,the author probably agrees that_.A.its desirable to have only one comparison site and have it run by the governmentB.its advisable that comparison sites with captive users charge a high price for its serviceC.consume
43、rs should check multiple comparison sites before making a purchasing decisionD.websites that compare the comparison websites can help to build a competitive market15.The passage mainly conveys the idea that comparison sites_.A.create an effective channel for smart consumersB.are competitions friends
44、 and enemies at the same timeC.offer win-win deals between consumers and retailersD.have caused a new form of competition among retailers第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 3 分,满分 15 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。大同一中 2020 届高三月考7/103 月月考Heres a new reason to be an optimist.16Pessimists,of course,might have
45、suspectedthis all along,but now theres actual research behind it.Boston-area scientists found the most optimistic people live an average of 11 to 15 percentlonger than their more pessimistic peers.“In previous studies,researchers have found that more optimistic people tend to have lower riskof disea
46、ses and early death,”said Lewina Lee,the lead researcher and a psychiatry professor atBoston Universitys School of Medicine.“17”Optimists generally expect good things to happen in the future and feel like they can controlimportant outcomes.They tend to stay positive whatever comes their way.18Theres
47、 good news:The mind-set is about 25 percent hereditary(遗传的),Lee said,meaning people have some control over their level of good thoughts.She said people can becomemore optimistic by imagining a future in which their goals have been reached.To conduct their research,Lee and the other scientists compar
48、ed results from two independentlyconducted studies-one that followed nearly 70,000 women for a decade and another that followedabout 1,400 men for 30 years.19They ranked themselves on statements including“inuncertain times,I usually expect the best”or“Im always optimistic about my future.”The conclu
49、sion that optimistic people tend to live longer holds true regardless of other factors,Lee said.The study leaves one question unanswered:20Although its unclear,the researchersbelieve optimists may be better at regulating stressors and bouncing(反弹)back from upsettingevents.Optimists also generally ha
50、ve healthier habits,like exercising more and smoking less.A.Not a natural optimist?B.Our study took it one step further.C.Why are optimists likely to live longer?D.Why do women generally live longer than men?E.An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.F.People self-reported their optimism
51、 on questionnaires.G.Those who see the glass as half full,according to a new study,live longer.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节,满分 55 分）第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分,满分 40 分）大同一中 2020 届高三月考8/103 月月考阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Youre too small,Ginny.Youll never make an Olympic team,said my first-ever rowi
52、ng21,way back in the late winter of 1978.I had just confessed（承认）my22,which wasadmittedly outsized at that point,to somebody whose emotional23could play a key role.Maybe my dream wasnt24reality.After all,I had tried out for the national team for thefirst time the previous year and been cut,and I lac
53、ked the25that most Olympic rowerspossess,not to mention much experience as an athlete,but26,1 was shocked by my coachsresponse.1 left the gym in a panic.As I walked,I began to27my future,making room for mycoachs opinion,pushing my dream aside into a dark corner.A small inner voice had joined forcesw
54、ith the coachs.“Maybe hes28.But then,another voice29.What does he know?Why does he get to decide?Mycoach didnt have faith30me but that didnt necessarily mean I had to give up on myself soquickly.By the time I arrived back at my apartment,I was31at my coach and my dream wasback on center stage.32came
55、 easy when it came to fulfilling that dream.But l was33by my love of thebeauty of rowing.I wanted to row among the best and I refused to stop34I achieved my goal.I made that 1980 team,35not getting to compete at the Olympics.I kept36fourmore years,and finally won silver at the 1984 Olympics.Everythi
56、ng I have today is a(n)37of sticking with that dream,all those hours on thewater,in the weight room,and in the stadium.They got me here,38I know now that bigambitions need not just time to develop,but firm39in them.And I will not allow anyone elseto40for me whats possible.21.A.athleteB.coachC.direct
57、orD.fellow22.A.situationB.viewC.ideaD.dream23.A.stateB.supportC.judgmentD.intelligence24.A.involved inB.connected withC.devoted toD.based on25.A.talentB.determinationC.heightD.effort26.A.evenB.stillC.neverD.seldom27.A.designB.expectC.hideD.rethink大同一中 2020 届高三月考9/103 月月考28.A.rightB.wrongC.modestD.cr
58、uel29.A.arguedB.repeatedC.agreedD.whispered30.A.atB.onC.inD.for31.A.shockedB.disappointedC.boredD.mad32.A.NothingB.EverythingC.AnythingD.Something33.A.struckB.changedC.drivenD.caught34.A.whenB.untilC.afterD.since35.A.in spite ofB.in terms ofC.in control ofD.in place of36.A.trainingB.teachingC.defend
59、ingD.exploring37.A.senseB.awarenessC.awardD.result38.A.whichB.whereC.whenD.that39.A.interestB.hopeC.beliefD.pleasure40.A.pretendB.promiseC.decideD.manage第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分）阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinese oracle bone inscriptions(甲骨文)over 3,000 years old are now being widely used
60、 asemojis by young WeChat users,thanks to a person who made them41(close)to peopleslife than before.“The ancient characters are not as cool and distant42they are supposed to be,said the43(create)Chen Nan.“In fact,they are cute and humorous,and they could totally serve ourneeds for online expression.
61、4446-year-old professor of fine art at Tsinghua University hasbeen working to make oracle bone inscriptions into emojis.For example,the character for“zui,45means“drunk in English,was created46(look)like a stumbling figure.Chen has also combined the ancient Chinese characters with cartoon figures.A c
62、artoon videoclip47(feature)oracle bone inscriptions designed by him was viewed 31 million times andshared 140,000 times.Chen worked on the road of innovation 19 years ago.In 2016,the ancient typeface48(include)into the font library under his efforts to let the ancient words walk into peoples life.No
63、wthe library has as many as 3,500 characters,49Chens research on the project still continues,as he plans to extend the library to 7,000 characters.In the future,he will apply the ancientcharacters50education and development of games and apps.第三部分写作（共两节,满分 35 分）大同一中 2020 届高三月考10/103 月月考第一节短文改错（共 10 小
64、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()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线,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。China and Western country may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals.
65、But whenit comes to mice,we somehow reach an agreement that mice are timid,ugly,shortsightedly,trickyand thievish-looking.Neither of these words describing mice are exactly positive.Moreover,the truth is what micehave some good qualities.And theres probably no good time to clear their names than now
66、,with thearrival of the Year of the Mouse on Chinese Spring Festival,which fell January 25 this year.According to a paper publishing in 2017,mice have meticulous thoughts or are part of ecosystem.Perhaps these are the qualities of mice to keep it in mindtheir intelligence,acuity and sense ofresponsibility.第二节书面表达(满分 25 分)假定你是李华，你想邀请在中国留学的英国好友 Peter 观看京剧表演，但 Peter 不在家，你给他写张留言条，内容要点：1.你到 Peter 家的目的；2.介绍京剧；3.询问什么时候方便，再约时间观看。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语和结尾语已为你写出。参考词汇：quintessence 精华，精粹；ornate 华丽的
