1、河南省三门峡市外国语高级中学2020-2021学年高一英语上学期12月考月考试题一、单选题（共20题；共20分）1.Is it true that Aaron refused an offer from Cambridge University yesterday?Yeah, but I have no idea _ he did it; thats one of his favourite universities.A.whenB.whyC.thatD.how2.Dashan, who_crosstalk, the Chinese comedic tradition, for decades
2、, wants to mix it up with the Western stand-up tradition.A.will be learningB.is learningC.had been learningD.has been learning3.Did you do well in the math examination yesterday?Im afraid not. Some problems were not as easy as they_A.supposedB.supposed to beC.were supposed to beD.were supposed to4.L
3、ook, what a mess Mr White has made of his garden!He must have _ and his gardening skills need improving.A.green fingersB.green handsC.green thumbsD.green eyes5.It was Pauls low test scores that_ his chances of getting into a good school.A.recoveredB.protectedC.ruinedD.expressed6.My uncle knows sever
4、al foreign languages，_English，French and Japanese. A.for exampleB.for instanceC.such asD.that is7.Its high time we _ effective _ to improve your working conditions.A.take ; meansB.made; measuresC.took; measuresD.do, actions8.The class teacher was anxious to hear one of his top students _ because of
5、family move. A.will leaveB.is leavingC.was leavingD.has left9.She _ to Mudanjiang in 2001. She _ here since then. A.has come; has livedB.came; livedC.came; have livedD.came; has lived10.He worked hard at school, _ leads to his success in his later life. A.whereB.whichC.thatD.when11.Its great respons
6、ibility but also great honor to be chosen. A.a; aB.a; /C./; /D./; a12.Of all the jobs Ive had, was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station impressed me most. A.it: whereB.what; whichC.it; thatD.that; which13.When Johnson saw the goldfishes swimming freely in the pond, she burst _ laughter. A.i
7、nB.intoC.outD.out of14.I wish you _him my telephone number, but you did.A.didnt giveB.hadnt giveC.wouldnt giveD.shouldnt give15.Though I cant fully understand what his music wants to express, his performance is quite . A.embarrassingB.curiousC.impressiveD.negative16.The thief would have escaped _if
8、he hadnt sold the stolen mobile phone. A.catchingB.to catchC.being caughtD.to be caught17.An advantage of living on the top floor of a high rise building is that you can get a good _. A.sceneB.sceneryC.sightD.view18.Many of your classmates dislike having to stay up late doing their lessons, _? A.do
9、theyB.have theyC.dont theyD.havent they19._ your mother free at the weekend?NO. She _ has much work to do.A.Does; alwaysB.Is; alwaysC.Does; seldomD.Is; seldom20.He made another wonderful discovery, _ of great importance to science. A.which I think isB.which I think it isC.which I think itD.I think i
10、s二、填空题（共3题；共15分）21.根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。 Five Ways to Control Your Anxiety How can you find some enjoyment and keep your anxiety in control? Try the following five steps for a less anxious you. Stop comparing yourself to others. When you compare your life to others, you are giving up
11、your power. People have success or failures at different points in their lives. You might think others have better lives, but you dont have the full story. Next time you begin to compare yourself to someone else, tell yourself this, “I only compare me to me.” _ Be grateful. Gratitude is the secret t
12、o a happier, less anxious you. _When you practice gratitude, you start training your brain to pay attention to all the wonderful things about your life and doing so improves your mood little by little. Forget perfect. Going after perfection sets you up to feel defeated. Accept that you will have day
13、s that are far from perfect and learn to laugh at the funny things that go wrong at the wrong time. _ Move your body. _Im sure youll feel better-especially if you exercise regularly. Doing exercise will give you a sense of achievement that you can use to deal with other difficulties in your life. Co
14、nnection with other people. If you struggle with anxiety, you may not feel like putting yourself into social situations, but isolating(使孤立)yourself socially is the worst thing you can do. Connecting with others can help you realize everyone has struggles and that people are there for you. _Connectio
15、n can help you improve your mood.A. Life is so much more enjoyable when you expect less of it.B. Make sure you arent going around trying to please everyone.C. It is scientifically proved that exercise can improve your mood.D. See a friend, call a family member or just smile at strangers passing by.E
16、. Pen and paper can provide you with a special place to express your feelings.F. When you take time to enjoy all the good things, you cant help but feel good.G. Only by competing with yourself to be a better you can you get where you want to be.22.I can;t stand people with no sense of _. (humorous)2
17、3.阅读下面课文段落，在空白处填入1-3个适当的单词，补全句子。 The theme park you are probably most familiar _is Disneyland. It can _in several parts of the world. It will bring you into _magical world and make your dreams come true, _you are travelling through space, visiting a pirate ship or meeting your favourite fairy tale o
18、r Disney cartoon character.三、翻译（共1题；共1分）24._随着人们对塑料袋了解得越来越多), more people want to stop using them for a greener world. 四、补全对话（共1题；共9分）25.阅读下面的对话，从对话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。A:Id like to know how people lived in ancient times(古代).B:You can read some history books.A:_But I still couldnt imagine
19、the life style in the past.B:Perhaps you may find answers in the history museums.A:Yeah._B:Oh. Then you can go to Zhoukoudian(周口店).A:_B:Then you can visit Xian. There are a lot of historical relics（遗产）about the two dynasties.A:Thats a good idea._B:By the way，dont forget to visit Shaanxi History Muse
20、um._A:Thank you very much.A. I wonder how people fought in wars in ancient times.B. We have learned Chinese history.C. Its a place where you can feel the history development of China.D. Im also interested in the life in the Han and the Tang Dynasties(朝代).E. Please give me some advice.F. I must go th
21、ere if I have time.G. Im really interested in the life of Peking Man.五、任务型阅读（共1题；共5分）26.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。What to expect at high school Are you super worried about what to expect at high school? Well, guess what? Everyone is! The following tips will help guide you safely throu
22、gh your first day! Understand that youll be moving a lot. Depending on the school youre at, there could be more subjects and youll have more classrooms! _ Be ready to move around and remember what classrooms they are in. Understand the newness of high school. There are usually more strict teachers a
23、nd more classrooms! Dont worry. _ More friends and more freedom (hopefully)! There will be a lot of differences, so go along with it and dont feel nervous about the change. _ Stay away from students who have higher grades than you! Theyre older and you will be an easy target (目标), so watch your back
24、! If they do try to threaten (恐吓) you or anything, tell your parents or teachers to help you with it. Be prepared for the dining room. Make sure you have friends to sit with, or youll look lonely and feel lonely. Make some new friends to sit with. _ Remember to stay good in school. _ You dont need a
25、n “A” for everything, but an “F” on everything is not good! Spend enough time on study and take notes during class.A. One for every subject.B. Put your books in order.C. Know who to watch out for.D. There are some advantages!E. Try to eat healthily on your first day.F. Try to make a good impression
26、on the teachers.G. Do your homework and make sure you study hard!六、完形填空（共1题；共10分）27.完形填空 Some people have good memories and can 1 learn quite long poems by heart. 2 people have poor memories and cannot remember things 3 they have said that over and over again. The famous English writer, Charles Dick
27、ens, said he could walk down any long street in 4 and then tell you the names of all the shops he had 5 . Many great men of the world have wonderful memories. A good memory is a great help 6 a language. Everybody learns 7 own language by remembering the things he heard when he was a small child. Som
28、e children like those who live in foreign countries with their parents, seem to learn two languages as 8 as they do one. In school it is not so easy for pupils to learn a second language because they have very 9 time for it. Memory 10 a diary that we keep every day.1. A. easyB. easierC. easilyD. har
29、dly2. A. SomeB. OtherC. The othersD. Others3. A. untilB. afterC. whenD. but4. A. BeijingB. ParisC. LondonD. Moscow5. A. wentB. walkedC. cameD. passed6. A. learningB. in learningC. with learnD. learn7. A. hisB. theirC. yourD. our8. A. goodB. betterC. wellD. more easily9. A. fewB. a littleC. littleD.
30、a few10. A. looks likeB. does likeC. likesD. is like七、阅读理解（共3题；共15分）28.阅读理解 A tiny Alaska village has experienced a boom in tourism in recent years as polar bears spend more time on land than on Arctic sea ice. More than 2,000 people visited the northern Alaska village of Kaktovik in 2018 to see pol
31、ar bears in the wild. The far north community lies in an area where increasingly higher temperature has sped up the movement of sea ice, the primary habitat (栖息地) of polar bears. As ice has gradually moved to deep water beyond the continental shelf, more bears are remaining on land to look for food.
32、 Polar bears have always been a common sight on sea ice near Kaktovik, but villagers started noticing a change in the mid1990s. More bears seemed to stay on land, and researchers began taking note of more female bears making homes in the snow on land instead of on the ice to raise their babies. U. S
33、. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists began hearing reports of the increasing number of polar bears in the area in the early 2000s. As more attention was given to the plight (困境) of polar bears about a decade ago, more tourists started heading to Kaktovik. The village had fewer than 50 visitors ann
34、ually before 2011, said Jennifer Reed, of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Today were talking about hundreds and hundreds of visitors, many from around the world each year, Reed said. Most tourists visit in the fall, when bears are forced toward land because sea ice is farthest away from the sho
35、re. Bruce Inglangasak, a local hunter who sometimes offers wildlife viewing tours, said hes been offering polar bear tours since 2004. Most of his clients (客户) are from China and Europe, as well as from the lower 48 U. S. states. Many tourists stay several days in the village, which has two small ho
36、tels. The villagers have benefited a lot from that. In turn, they provide more effective protection for polar bears with financial support from tourism development. （1）What causes more polar bears to stay on land in Kaktovik? A.Food shortage.B.Climate change.C.Habitats movement to shore.D.Their pref
37、erence for land.（2）How did common people feel about more sight of bears on land? A.Excited.B.Puzzled.C.Concerned.D.Shocked.（3）What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.Hotels in Kaktovik are in demand in autumn.B.Kaktovik has about 50 visitors annually.C.Inglangasak makes a living as a tour gu
38、ide.D.Tourism affects the balance of nature.（4）Which saying can describe the text? A.The fittest can survive.B.After a storm comes a calm.C.There is always opportunity in crisis.D.Every coin has two sides.29.阅读理解 Earthquake rescue robots have experienced their final tests in Beijing. Their designers
39、 say with these robots, rescuers will be able to buy more time to save lives during an earthquake.This robot, looking like a helicopter, is called the detector (探测器) bot. At about 4 metres long, it took about 4 years to develop the model. Its main functions are to collect information from the air, a
40、nd deliver goods of up to 30 kilos to people trapped by an earthquake.This robot is equipped with a high 360degree panoramic (全景的) camera. It can work day and night and also be able to send the latest pictures from the quake area.Dr Qi Juntong, from Chinese Academy of Sciences, said, The most import
41、ant feature of this robot is that it doesnt need distant control. We just set the information on it, and then it takes off, and lands by itself. It flies as high as 3,000 metres, and as fast as 100 kilometres per hour.This robot has a different function it can change as the environment changes. Its
42、main job is to search for any signs of life in places where human rescuers cant go.The robot is equipped with a camera that can work in the dark, as well as a detector that not only finds people, but can also detect poisonous gas. Another use for the rescuers is the supply bot, with its 10metrelong
43、pipe. People trapped in the ruins will be able to get supplies including oxygen and liquids.Experts have said that the robots will be produced, and serve as part of the national earthquake rescue team as soon as next year.（1）We can learn from the passage that the earthquake rescue robot _. A.is unab
44、le to deliver goodsB.is designed to predict the earthquakeC.can send pictures even at nightD.can be used to clear away poisonous gas（2）According to Dr Qi Juntong, the earthquake rescue robot _. A.has a unique shapeB.has more functionsC.is equipped with more advanced camerasD.can work by itself once
45、given the information（3）The robot can find people in an earthquake with the help of _. A.a remote controlB.a detectorC.a long pipeD.a helicopter（4）What is the passage mainly about? A.Some information about earthquakes.B.How to build earthquake rescue robots.C.An introduction to a kind of earthquake
46、rescue robots.D.Different earthquake rescue robots in the world.30.阅读理解 A walker seriously injured in a mountaintop lightning strike which killed two others is showing signs of improvement, the police have said. A major rescue operation was performed on Sunday following two strikes which hit the Bre
47、con Beacons, South Wales. Two men died, while two others were taken to hospital.A police spokeswoman said, “A man in a serious condition in hospital, following simultaneous (同时发生的) incidents in the Brecon Beacons, has now improved and he is recovering. Officers are continuing to get in touch with th
48、e next of relatives of the dead men and enquiries are ongoing. All men were believed to be from England.”Mark Jones, of the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team, described the lightning strike as a freak accident, and something he had not been called out to in 30 years of service.The walking group Ramblers C
49、ymru said that while incidents involving thunder and lightning were rare, electrical storms should be taken seriously by walkers.The organisations delivery officer, Elly Hannigan Popp, said, Wed advise everyone to check the weather forecast before starting a walk. If you hear thunder, see lightning
50、or if your hair stands on end, postpone activities even if the sky looks blue and clear. Lightning will strike as far as 10 miles away from any rainfall. Lightning can strike the same place repeatedly especially tall, pointed, isolated objects.If there is no shelter you should keep moving. And if yo
51、u become the tallest object, crouch (蹲) in the open twice as far away from the nearest pointed object as it is tall. Make yourself as small as possible, stay on your toes and keep your heels together, as it will allow electricity to go up one foot, through the heels and back into the ground through
52、the other.（1）What can we learn about the victims of the incident? A.Both of the injured men are recovering slowly.B.The bodies of the two men havent been found.C.The four men involved may be from the same country.D.The police cannot contact the two dead mens relatives.（2）Why did the author quote the
53、 police spokeswoman in Paragraph 2? A.Because the accident is very serious.B.To announce where the victims come from.C.Because the police are looking into the accident.D.To tell the readers some facts of the incident.（3）Whats the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 3? A.Unusual.B.Regular.C.U
54、nimportant.D.Frightening.（4）What do the last two paragraphs tell us? A.Harm done by lightning.B.Warnings from a delivery officer.C.First aid in a lightning incident.D.Safety tips on a lightning strike.八、改错题（共1题；共5分）31.短文改错 。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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在
55、缺词处加一个漏词符号()，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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。注意： 1每处错误及修改均仅限一词； 2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分 Hi, Joe. I have read about your situation. This is common for everyone to have arguments or even quarrels with friends. So take it easy, and find the way out. You may follow my suggestions.
56、First, try to find out that who did wrong and cause the arguments. If it is you, be brave enough to say sorry for your friend. And unless it is your friend, you shouldnt be too hard on him or her either. Instead, try to taking it easy and be kind. Second, give yourself and your friend some times to
57、calm down, as it is not necessary to solve the arguments immediate. Good luck, best wishes for you!九、书面表达（共1题；共10分）32.Jim是高新中学的交换生。他给在英国的同学Mike回信，谈他在四安的学习和生活情况。请你根据以下提示替他完成下面这封邮件。提示：1）校园很美,老师和同学都很友好；2）英语在中国很受欢迎，大家认为学习英语很重要；3）中国菜很好吃；但天气太热，不是很会说汉语，交流有点困难；4）补充一两句观点。注意：1）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2）词数70词左右。（开头和结尾已
58、写好，但不计入总词数）Dear Mike, How nice to hear from you again! Ive been in Xian for half a year. Looking forward to meeting you soon.Yours,Jim答案解析部分一、单选题1.【答案】 B 2.【答案】 D 3.【答案】 C 4.【答案】 B 5.【答案】 C 6.【答案】 C 7.【答案】 C 8.【答案】 C 9.【答案】 D 10.【答案】 B 11.【答案】 A 12.【答案】 C 13.【答案】 B 14.【答案】 B 15.【答案】 C 16.【答案】 C 17.【
59、答案】 D 18.【答案】 C 19.【答案】 B 20.【答案】 A 二、填空题21.【答案】 G；F；A；C；D22.【答案】 humor23.【答案】 with；be found；a；whether 三、翻译24.【答案】 As people learn more about plastic bags 四、补全对话25.【答案】 B；G；D；F；C 五、任务型阅读26.【答案】 A；D；C；E；G 六、完形填空27.【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）C；（5）D；（6）B；（7）A；（8）C；（9）C；（10）D； 七、阅读理解28.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D
60、 29.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）C 30.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）D 八、改错题31.【答案】 This 改成It;the 改成a去掉thatcause 改成causedfor改成 tounless 改成 iftaking 改成taketimes改成 timeimmediate 改成immediatelybest加and九、书面表达32.【答案】 Dear Mike, How nice to hear from you again! Ive been in Xian for half a year. The school where I study now is
61、 very nice. Both the teachers and students here are friendly to me and they often help me whenever I am in trouble. Im really thankful to them. English has been popular in Chine now. Everyone thinks it very important to learn English. Sometimes I help the students with their English. Whats more, the
62、 Chinese food is also delicious. I hope I can take you to taste it if you come to China. However, the weather here in summer is very hot. I really dont like it. I have been here for a long time, but I still have trouble speaking Chinese. Its hard to understand them when communicating with the Chinese students. I know you have been good at learning Chinese. Could you give me some suggestions? Looking forward to meeting you soon.Yours,Jim
