1、厦门翔安第一中学2020-2021学年第二学期高一年3月月考试卷英语试题一、听力 略二、 阅读理解(共两节，每小题2. 5分，满分30分)第一节： 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C 、D 中，选出最佳选项。AMy mother was diagnosed with Alzheimers (老年痴呆症) last summer. Suddenly, it was difficult for me to accept that the roles were now reversed- my mother became my child, and I because her mother
2、. I became impatient, argued with her, once I even yelled at her. Gradually, I was used to this kind of life. Now I am able to deal with her and the situation better. I have learned a lot of life lessons from the experience. My mother reacts very sensitively to my feelings. That is typical of Alzhei
3、mers patients. When I visit her, feeling hectic and tense, she reacts immediately, takes on my mood, and becomes nervous and negative. But when I cheerful and attentive, she is happy. This has taught me to pay more attention to my own feelings when I am with other people. I always thought I was very
4、 tolerant, but in reality, my tolerance ran out as soon as someone turned away from what I considered “right”. With my mother I can now really be tolerant. Through her illness she has developed a childlike tactlessness. Eating out in restaurants, for example, is a bit embarrassing when she shouts at
5、 the waiter that the food is so bad or talks about people at the next table in a loud voice. Of course, I make sure that my mother doesnt offend anyone, but I ve stopped complaining about others and have become more tolerant. I have also learned that everything has special value. When my mother got
6、sick, I didnt want to burden my two daughters with it. They are young and have enough going on with their education and starting their careers. I felt that it was simply my job as my mothers daughter. The most wonderful discovery Ive made through my mothers disease may be that my children not only o
7、ffer to help me when that sense that Im feeling overwhelmed, but that they take care of my mother on their own initiative. They visit her often, play cards with her, and look at photo albums together with her. It shows me that its worth it. 21. Which of the following is the best title of the passage
8、?A. How I Cared for My Sick MotherB. What I Have Learned from Alzheimers C. How I Became More TolerantD. Why I Am Feeling Overwhelmed22. Which of the following is common behavior of Alzheimer patients?A. Being sensitive to others moodsB. Being curious about everything C. Being afraid of strange peop
9、leD. Being particular about clothes23. We can infer that the writers daughters are _. A. considerate B. selfish C. traditionalD. naughtyBThe bed should be reserved as a place for sleep, but people tend to read an iPad a lot in bed before they go to sleep. Charles Czeisler, a professor at Harvard Med
10、ical School, and his colleagues got a small group of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, the people read either a paper book or an iPad for four hours before sleep. Their sleep patterns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period, the people took hourly blood tests to
11、paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin (褪黑激素) was in their blood at any given time. When subjects read on the iPad as compared to the paper books, they reported feeling less sleep at night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights,
12、and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion was delayed by an hour and a half. The researchers conclude in todays journal article that gives the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of e-things among children and adolescents, more research in to the “long-term” consequ
13、ences of these devices on health and safety needed. “Czeisler and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note” Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk. However, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time
14、of day, and there are also glasses that are made to filter short wavelengths. While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research. 24. In Charles Czeislers experiment, all the subjects were asked to _. A. sit in a row and receive the strict testsB. have their
15、 sleep patterns observed all nightC. read a paper book and an iPad at the same time. D. have their blood tested per hour during the trial25. The third paragraph tells us the iPad readers were likely to _. A. feel less sleepy and tired in the dayB. fall asleep more easily after readingC. have a lot m
16、ore melatonin secretionD. become less energetic the next morning26. The special software recently developed can _. A. remove the blue light from your devices completelyB. help prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelengthC. weaken the harm done by doing nighttime e-readingD. be used in all the e-thi
17、ngs widely and safety27. Whats this passage mainly about? A. No e-reading in bed before sleep B. New software for night e-readers C. Wrong behaviors before bedtime D. No games on iPad in bed七选五：从下列选项中选出合理的选项使短文的意思完整 No matter what Gary did, it was never enough to please his father. 29 When he descri
18、bed the wonderful girl hed fallen in love with, he got a lecture warning him that she might be different than he thought. 29 He tried to talk him out of it, explaining the advantages of being close to the family and the disadvantages of moving. Finally, Gary got angry, “Dad, Im moving to get away fr
19、om you! 30 ” This time, to Garys surprise, hid dad said with tears in his eyes, “All I ever wanted was to make you better and help you to be successful and avoid risks. 31 Its why my business is so successful. Do you want me to ignore my experience and just be a cheerleader?”“Dad, our relationship i
20、snt about productivity,” Gary explained. “You are my day. Sometimes I need praise more than a push and approval more than advice. 32 Its not enough that you love me; I need you to appreciate me.”Thats an important lesson. In personal relationships, there may be benefits to the endless pursuit of bet
21、ter, but the cost may be too high. A. Its what I do. B. I can understand you. C. Always trying to make me better just makes me feel worse. D. I promise Ill stand by your side forever no matter what happens. E. When he got seven As and three Bs, his dad asked about the Bs. F. I love you, but I cant s
22、tand the way you tear down everything I do. G. Garys dad was surprised and hurt when Gary took a job in another town. 三、完形填空 (共15题, 每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的各个选项 (A、B、C、D) 中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。There was a science fiction telling about a very learned scientist. He learned the art of reproducing many
23、copies of himself after a lot of practice. He did it so 33 that it was impossible to tell the reproduction from the original. There were some people who were against him and 34 him so much that they would order a killer to kill him. but the scientists didnt want to die. one day, he 35 that someone w
24、as searching for him. it must be the killer, he thought. In order to remain 36 . He had already reproduced a dozen of copies of himself. Then he 37 himself among these reproductions. In the lab, the killer was at a 38 to know which was the real scientist. Then he said, “Sir, Ive discovered a small 3
25、9 in your work.” Hearing this, the scientist immediately 40 and shouted. “Its 41 ! My work is perfect! Where is the fault?” “Right here,” Said the killer. Then he 42 the scientist. The whole plan of the scientist 43 and he lost his 44 because he couldnt control himself. At the same time, he had a(n)
26、 45 weakness-pride. In fact, patience and modesty are good qualities which will help us be calm and act when we have to complete difficult tasks. Next time before making a 47 , be modest and patient and think twice. 33. A. bravelyB. slowly C. perfectlyD. confidently34. A. feared B. hated C. admired
27、D. warned 35. A. noticed B. remembered C. expected D. imagined 36. A. proud B. specialC. alive D. awake37. A. hid B. protected C. discovered D. reminded38. A. risk B. time C. loss D. chance39. A. secret B. benefit C. mistakeD. surprise40. A. ran away B. jumped downC. calmed downD. fell down41. A. im
28、possible B. unnecessary C. reasonable D. interesting 42. A. followed B. caughtC. passedD. invited43. A. failed B. appeared C. remainedD. succeeded44. A. dream B. workC. memory D. life45. A. excellent B. obvious C. strange D. similar46. A. silently B. quickly C. honestly D. wisely47. A. promise B. su
29、ggestion C. decisionD. commentA. broke away from B. came up with C. lead to D. in charge ofE. fell in love with F. get through G. keep your eyes open for H. referring to I. belong to J. have an impact on 四、选词组填空 （共10小题，每小题1. 5分，满分15分）48. It was the rock I learnt on to become strong and to _ those ha
30、rd times. 49. Tom is _ the company while the boss is away. 50. She was a bright woman who could _ young people. 51. This problem may _ more serious consequences if it isnt solved topics. 52. “Xi Jinpings report”, a smile on his face, he continued, “_ several hot topics, discusses how to increase pea
31、sants income.”53. Jim _ his friends, saying “I have got to hit the books.”54. He _ her at their first meeting. 55. The Chinese _ the yellow race. 56. He _ good ideas for the product promotion. 57. You must _ anything unusual. 第II 卷五、语篇填空 （共10小题、每小题2分、满分20分） If you want to sing together with hundreds
32、 of other people while at home alone, you can join a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere-all you need is a video camera and 58 Internet connection. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together, for it enables them 59 (add) their voices to those of other ind
33、ividuals and become part of the global community. The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning 60 (compose) and conductor Eric Whitacre _61_ began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988. He fell in love with Mozarts classical music when 62 (sing) for the university choir. He received
34、a masters degree 63 , musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years. Whitacres 64 (origin) compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers, which led to the 65 (create) of the virtual choir. In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl
35、who was singing one of his works. 66 (inspire), he set up his first virtual choir, which has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir 67 (become) a worldwide phenomenon. 六、书面表达：（25分）假定你是校英语报编辑李华，上周四你校就举办了主题“我爱科学”的活动，请你就此事写一篇报道，内容包括：1. 活动目的；2. 活动过程；3. 活动反响。注意：1. 词数80作
36、业；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_厦门翔安第一中学2020-2021学年第二学期高一3月月考试卷英语试题答案听力： 略阅读理解（30分）21-23 BAA24-27 BCCA28-32 EGFAC完形填空（30分）33-37 CAACA 38-42 ACBAB 43-47 ADBDC选词组填空（15分）48-52 FDJCH 53-57 AEIBG语篇填空56. an 57. to add 58. composer59. who 60. singing61. in 62. original 63. creation64. Inspired65. has become书面表达 An ac
37、tivity of “I love Science”The activity of “I love Science” was held last Thursday afternoon on the playground with the aim of inspiring an interest in science among student on school. More than 1000 students took part in the activity. We demonstrated the operation of earth and grasped many peoples attention. We also shared the idea on how to learn science and some platforms where people can get information of universe. We believed that we all benefited from the activity and it served as a stage for young people to explore the truth of science and meet new friends with the same interest.