1、江西省南昌市新建县第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语10月月考试题注意事项:1.答卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时, 选出每小题答案后, 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时, 将答案写在答题卡上, 写在本试卷上无效。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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读
2、一遍。1. What has happened to the cup with little hearts? A. It has been lost.B. It has been damaged.C. It has been given to the man.2. What did the man ask the woman to do? A. Sew some clothes.B. Clean up the floors.C. Pay more attention next time.3. How many classes does the girl have on Monday? A. T
3、wo.B. Three.C. Four.4. Why does the woman advise the man to run? A. To catch the postman.B. To borrow some stamps.C. To reach the post office before closing.5. What is across from the new clothing store? A. A bank.B. A movie theater.C. A bookstore.第二节(共15小题:每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，
4、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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How does the man feel? A. Confident.B. Tired.C. Confused.7. Which country was the man born in? A. Japan.B. China.C. Australia.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the possible relationship between th
5、e speakers? A. Classmates.B. Tutor and student.C. Mother and son.9. What subject is the woman good at?A. Geography.B. French.C. Math.10. What activity is related to the womans job? A. Testing.B. Writing.C. Teaching.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where are the speakers probably? A. In a store.B. In a gallery.C
6、. In the mans apartment.12. What color is the womans colored wall? A. Purple.B. Cream.C. Orange.13. Where is the wallpaper located? A. Under the brushes.B. Next to the sheets.C. Across from the paint.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A missing pet.B. A late package.
7、C. A wrong food order.15. Who is probably Tommy? A. The womans son.B. The womans pet.C. The womans boss.16. What is wrong with the delivery drivers? A. They are ill.B. They are out for lunch.C. They have left the company.17. What will the woman get the money for according to the man?A. Her lost item
8、.B. Delivery costs.C. Her time spent on the phone.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Why does the nursery offer the plans? A. To keep children safe.B. To make children healthy.C. To help children find their way.19. When are the teachers on duty? A. 8:00 p.m. on Monday.B. 7:00 a.m. on Thursday.C. 9:00 a.m. on Sat
9、urday.20. To whom is the speaker mainly talking? A. Children at the nursery.B. New teachers.C. Childrens parents.第二部分 阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AJerrie: My hope is that my grandchildren and the next generation will inherit (继承) some of the values that
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15、hat can we learn from LifeBooks service?A. LifeBook will take you on a tour.B. There will be six people helping you.C. There will be an interview on the phone.D. LifeBook wont provide free services for you. 23. What can you do if you are still confused after reading this text?A. Send an email to Lif
16、eBook.B. Talk to the planner anytime.C. Visit the website of LifeBook.D. Call 0800-999-2280 on Sunday. BA group of volunteers joined forces to form a human chain to free four dolphins which had been stranded (搁浅) in a canal for four days. The four dolphins were seen in the water near the Fossil Park
17、 neighborhood in St Petersburg, Florida, US, on Sunday. Experts from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) had monitored the dolphins activities in the past few days and hoped that they would swim out with the tide. But when the dolphins struggled to leave the canal, the brave
18、volunteers joined members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to form a rescue team to free them. Dozens of people gathered to take videos and pictures of the kind act. A team of 14 volunteers held hands to act as a block to guide the dolphins ou
19、t of the narrow channel. They shouted and patted the water with their hands to direct the dolphins to vast expanses of Riviera Bay. Dolphins find their way in the water through echolocation(回声定位). That means that, by making high-frequency sounds, they can recognize the echoes of sound waves that bou
20、nce off objects to find their way around.Andy Garrett, a biologist of the FWC said, We were able to keep that chain together. The dolphins were interested. They actually came over right away. He added that when the team reached a bridge, the dolphins appeared a bit nervous and started doing some spi
21、ns. They made one real hard pass at our team and then went under the bridge and took off, Garrett said. The operation lasted about 45 minutes and the rescue team did not use nets or any items that could stress the dolphins.24. What can we know about the dolphins from paragraph l? A. They formed a ch
22、ain to protect themselves. B. They lived in the water near the Fossil Park. C. They were observed in secret by volunteers. D. They were forced to stay in a canal for four days.25. Why did volunteers shout and pat the water? A. To make sounds to attract some people. B. To guide the dolphins out to Ri
23、viera Bay. C. To celebrate the success of saving dolphins. D. To test the different reactions of the dolphins.26. What words could best describe the rescuers? A. Brave and caring. B. Cautious and humorous. C. Smart and ambitious. D. Optimistic and energetic.27. Whats the main idea of the text? A. Do
24、lphins swam to the canal to hunt for food. B. Rescuers formed a human chain to save dolphins. C. Volunteers helped four dolphins find their way home. D. Experts studied the ways of dolphins finding directions.CThe Guardian(卫报) has updated its style guide to introduce terms that more accurately descr
25、ibe the environmental crises facing the world.Instead of “climate change” the preferred terms are “climate emergency, crisis or breakdown” and “global heating” is favoured over “global warming”, although the original terms are not banned.“We want to ensure that we are being scientifically precise, w
26、hile also communicating clearly with readers on this very important issue,” said the editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner. “The phrase climate change, for example, sounds rather passive and gentle when what scientists are talking about is a catastrophe for humanity.”“Increasingly, climate scientists and
27、 organisations from the UN to the Met Office are changing their terms, and using stronger language to describe the situation were in,” she said. Other terms that have been updated, including the use of “wildlife” rather than “biodiversity”, “fish populations” instead of “fish stocks” and “climate sc
28、ience denier” rather than “climate sceptic”.Earlier in May, Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who has inspired school strikes for climate around the globe, said: “Can we all now call it what it is: climate breakdown, climate crisis, climate emergency, ecological breakdown, ecological crisis and e
29、cological emergency?”The update to the Guardians style guide follows the addition of the global carbon dioxide level to the Guardians daily weather pages. “Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen so dramatically including a measure of that in our daily weather report is symbolic of what human act
30、ivity is doing to our climate,” said Viner in April. “People need reminding that the climate crisis is no longer a future problem we need to tackle it now, and every day matters.”28. Why is the Guardian changing the language it uses about the environment?A. To achieve more accurate description of th
31、e diverse world we live in.B. To remove all the negative expressions concerning environment problems.C. To illustrate the worlds environment crises in a more precise way.D. To make the terms about environment sound more academic.29. In terms of the Guardians language changing in the field of environ
32、ment, which of the following statement is true?A. Since the new terms about environment crises have been adopted, the original ones are all banned.B. Compared with “climate crisis”, “climate change” sounds more pessimistic and depressing.C. “Climate crisis” as a stronger term helps to describe the r
33、eal threat facing the world.D. Global carbon dioxide level is added to the Guardians daily weather pages long before the update of the style guide. 30. All the following are newly updated terms except _.A. wildlifeB. fish populationC. climate science denierD. biodiversity31. Why did Greta Thunberg i
34、nspire school strikes for climate?A. To set a good example for teenagers as a well-behavior student.B. To show it is urgent to update environment terms.C. To convey Swedish schools willing to listen to different voices from teenagers.D. To show how popular environment campaigns are among Sweden. DEv
35、eryone needs to be safe, loved and to have a sense of belonging. These are inborn and natural basic needs. In an effort to have these needs satisfied, many of us tend to please others. And it works for a while. We find that we experience less conflict with others, but the conflict within ourselves g
36、rows. Saying no produces feeling of guilt and saying yes brings anger.My father was in the military, so we moved frequently. Being shy, I didnt make friends. Whats more, I grew up in a household where grades, image and how others saw our family were very important. In our household a C was unaccepta
37、ble, a B should have been an A and an A meant the lesson was too easy. I was too skinny, my sister was too fat and my brothers lips and ears were too big for his tiny head.To stop pleasing others is easier said than done. Its a long process, one in which I am consistently working to be perfect. The
38、turning point for me came shortly after I got married. The very first thing we did to end the cycle of catering to others was develop our own identity as individuals and then as a couple. And then we developed a strong set of core values and a vision for our future. The third and one of the most val
39、uable things we did during this process was develop our own personal influence on others and we valued deeply the opinions of the wiser and more successful people around us.Besides, we should understand that sometimes helping people actually hurts them. Struggle is necessary to success. Struggle str
40、engthens character, making people determined. So sometimes allowing people to struggle is the best thing you can do for them.32. How are we likely to feel when pleasing others?A. SatisfiedB. Guilty.C. HappyD. Angry. 33. What can we infer from the authors experience as a child?A. He grew up doing a l
41、ot of housework.B. His parents had great expectations of the children.C. He realized the value of opinions from others.D. It was hard for him to adjust to the moving life.34. What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. What steps the author took to go on pleasing others.B. Why the author further dev
42、eloped his values and character.C. How the author stepped out of the cycle of pleasing others.D. When the author turned to others for their valuable opinions.35. What does the author suggest doing?A. Helping others without delay.B. Thinking twice before offering help.C. Refusing to help others.D. Le
43、aving someone alone in trouble.第二节(共5小题:每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5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。With Moon as His Muse, Japanese Billionaire Signs Up for SpaceX VoyageWhen Yusaku Maezawa took the stage here at one corner of the SpaceX factory floor, he explained that he did not just want to be
44、the first private citizen to circle the moon. “I choose to go to the moon, with artists,” Mr. Maezawa said, echoing President John F. Kennedys speech in 1962. 36 While SpaceXs Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets have been significant technological achievements, SpaceXs engineers have started to turn t
45、heir attention toward the B.F.R., a much more ambitious vehicle that SpaceX hopes will take Mr. Maezawa to circle the moon. It is a promising project at SpaceX, and is one that would grow rapidly in the coming several years. 37 Although he would not discuss how much Mr. Maezawa is to pay for his tri
46、p, SpaceXs CEO Mr. Musk made clear it would make a significant contribution to the development costs. 38 “I dont think its more than 10, and I dont think its less than two,” he said.Mr. Maezawa said he did not like to be alone and so he would invite five to eight artists and performers to accompany
47、him, part of a project he called Dear Moon. 39 “Art makes people smile, brings people together.” He said.When asked whether a trip around the moon was the most beneficial way to spend his fortune, Mr. Maezawa said, “I want to contribute to society in a different way. Maybe 10 years from now, people
48、will be laughing I paid so much, but somebody needs to make the first payment,” he added. “Otherwise, space development is not going to evolve. 40 ”A. Mr. Maezawa also said that art contributed to his hope of world peace.B. Thats why I think I should be the one to do this.C. Mr. Maezawas trip to the
49、 moon was expected to last 5 days or so.D. Mr. Maezawas four- to five-day moon trip would probably occur in 2023.E. Mr. Musk estimated development costs at roughly $5 billion.F. Only together with the financial help from all the artists, can humans realize the dream of flying to the moon.G. He annou
50、nced his intentions to travel to space with an unconventional crew during a news conference Monday evening. 第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题:每小题1分，满分15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。Hello, Mr. Wi-Fi. Life without you is next to impossible. Were happy to sing your name from morning till eveni
51、ng, sometimes till dawn. _41_ I know you help me, sometimes youre making me do things with _42_ attention. Many times I promise myself that Ill _43_ my feelings towards you, but youre _44_ me closer and closer Youve entered both my home and my workplace. Youre just a window for our _45_ and informat
52、ion. But we people arent _46_ only with the window. So we open all our doors for you. Is this a(n) _47_ or some kind of attachment? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment, will you _48_ me to the lifelong togetherness?We want you all days. Cant you take a few days off so
53、that both you and I can _49_? Youre a poison not a slow one but a super-fast poison which holds our mind and makes us dance _50_ its tune. Nowadays youre so _51_ that anyone can buy and make you our companion. Youll never be bothered about our health but well _52_ be concerned about your “health”. B
54、ecause you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.If you were a _53_ person made of flesh and blood, would we love you the same? You control us with your numerous talents and we even cant get rid of you. Were all your _54_. Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations _55_, b
55、ut if they did why cant we?41. A. Now thatB. Only ifC. ThoughD. When42. A. praisedB. increasedC. focusedD. divided43. A. keep onB. bring backC. approve ofD. give up44. A. drawingB. pushingC. forcingD. observing45. A. entertainmentB. argumentC. expansionD. struggle46. A. strictB. satisfiedC. generous
56、D. busy47. A. diseaseB. inspirationC. routineD. situation48. A. recommendB. instructC. promiseD. adapt49. A. persistB. relaxC. progressD. balance50. A. toB. againstC. fromD. within51. A. affordableB. valuableC. conventionalD. attractive52. A. sometimesB. alwaysC. neverD. seldom53. A. selfishB. disho
57、nestC. responsibleD. real54. A. friendsB. slavesC. colleaguesD. employers55. A. sufferedB. connectedC. survivedD. surfed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。Many of Van Goghs paintings were inspired by warm, yellow sunlight because he loved how it could light up the world in di
58、fferent ways. His painting Sunflowers, for example, 56 (fill) with vivid yellows and browns. These colors give 57 painting a feeling of warmth and well-being. However, the sunflowers are actually dead and dying.The result is a painting that combines the warmth of life that Van Gogh loved 58 the feel
59、ings of sadness that were all around him. It is a painting that is warm, beautiful and sad, all at the same time.Van Goghs most famous painting, The Starry Night, takes this 59 (mix) of joy and sadness one step further. It is a landscape full of deep blues and shadows 60 represent the sadness Van Go
60、gh was feeling as he 61 (paint), rather than what he was actually seeing.This is why Van Goghs 62 (image) in his painting look more imagined than real. The stars and moon in The Starry Night are 63 (unusual) bright, 64 (they) light swirling(旋动) above the darkening hills. A tree that looks like black
61、 fire cuts through the view of the night, 65 (interrupt) its beauty.第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66. 假设你叫王平，李华是你的同窗好友，请根据下列要点，用英文给李华写一篇毕业留言。请包含以下要点：1.心中的李华；2.简要的事例；3.美好祝福。注意：1.内容积极向上，语意连贯，结构完整。词数80左右。2.不能写成诗歌形式：不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。Dear Li Hua,Its time to say goodbye. _ Wang Ping第二节(满分25分)67.阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和
62、所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。The cost of a smileKathy was a young woman in her 20s who worked in a small restaurant as a waitress. One day, as she went about her shift with her usual angry look, a kind old man walked in and sat down at the counter. He read the menu and politely told her what he wanted.K
63、athy took his order and yelled, “Your food will be ready soon.” As she turned to leave, the man said, “A smile costs nothing”. Kathy rolled her eyes at him and walked away.She brought his order, cleared his plates, and gave him the bill, for which he left a nice tip.Each time the old man saw her, he
64、 smiled and thanked her. This only made her angrier.A week went by, and every day the man came for lunch and the same thing happened. And each time Kathy took his order he would say, “A smile costs nothing.”But a week later, Kathy picked up a menu, wrote the words “1 SMILE $20 at the bottom, and pla
65、ced it on the counter for the kind old man to see.He came, and Kathy waited for his reaction as he read the menu. The old man ordered his usual and added, “ and a smile, if you dont mind”. Kathy was so surprised. She laughed out loud, “Now, now ” The man jokingly scolded. “I ordered a smile, not a l
66、augh”. So Kathy put on a bright smile and said, “Coming right up, sir.” And to her surprise, he left $20 tip!A few years went by, and the two bonded like family. Charlie, the kind old man, was a retired manager whose wife passed away long ago. He spent most of his time at home, with the exception of
67、 his frequent restaurant visits. Every day Kathy spent her break talking to him.注意:1. 续写词数应150左右:2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph 1:One day he didnt come to the restaurant. _Paragraph 2:Several days after the funeral(葬礼), Kathy received a very important-looking letter in the mail. _答案【听力】1-5 BCBCB6-10
68、 CACAB11-15 AACBB16-20 ACABC21-23 DBC24-27 DBAB28-31 CCDB32-35 DBCB36-40 GDEAB41-45 CDDAA 46-50 BACBA 51-55 ABDBC56.is filled 57. the 58. with 59.mixture60. which/that 61. was painting 62. images 63. unusually 64. their 65.interrupting第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)第一节(满分15分)【应用文】Sample Writing:Dear Li Hua, Its
69、 time to say goodbye. Its time to recall those beautiful days we spend together. You are the most considerate person who knows exactly what l need and the very person who gives me a hand when necessary. Still remember that night two years ago? When I suddenly fell ill, it was you who carried me on y
70、our back to a nearby hospital. You took good care of me while I was having an injection. Later, you managed to help me with my lessons. Without your help, I would have failed in the examination. I still have hundreds of stories to share with you. I still have thousands of blessings for you. May all
71、your dreams come true! May our friendship last till the end of the universe! Wang Ping第二节(满分25分)【读后续写】Sample Writing:Possible version 1:One day he didnt come to the restaurant. Kathy couldnt concentrate on her work the whole day. Even when the restaurant was going to close, Charlie didnt show up, an
72、d she was trapped in anxiety. After work, Kathy hurried to Charlies home, only to be told by his neighbors that he had passed away last night. Not until then did she know that he had fought against cancer alone during the past years. Kathy couldnt trust her ears when she heard this. She was totally
73、overwhelmed by grief. At Charlies funeral, the happy memories with Charlie kept flashing in her mind. Several days after the funeral, Kathy received a very important-looking letter in the mail. She opened the letter with her hands shaking slightly. At the sight of the familiar handwriting, tears wel
74、led up in Kathys eyes. Charlie expressed his gratitude for her company these years. Looking at the words .and you must continue to smile at life, she couldnt contain her sorrow and tears poured down her cheeks. It suddenly dawned on Kathy that with the help of Charlie, she transformed from the previ
75、ous angry-looking waitress to a smiling girl. Only then did she realize the true meaning of smile: bring others warmth and company. At the thought of this, a faint and long-expected smile flickered across her lips.Possible version 2: One day he didnt come to the restaurant. She called his home, only
76、 to hear an answering machine. With nervousness wrapped into anxiety, Kathy went to his house and found out from his neighbor that he had died the previous night. On hearing the bad news, she felt seized by a burst of sadness and couldnt help crying bitterly. Because Charlie had no family or close f
77、riends, Kathy put herself in charge of his funeral arrangements. She and the neighbor were the only people to attend.Several days after the funeral, Kathy received a very important-looking letter in the mail. It was sent to her from Charlies lawyer. Enclosed was a check for almost $600,000! Kathy ne
78、arly fainted, but then she noticed a handwritten note which read: “Dear Kathy, by the time you read this, I will be gone. Here I have left for my best friend a small token of my gratitude I can never repay you for what youve given me, for you see, Kathy, a smile is worth much more than $20”. Indeed, a smile is priceless.