1、和诚中学2019-2020学年度高三8月月考英语试题考试时间： 100分钟 满分： 150分 第一部分听力（略）第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADo you show interest in travelling? The following are famous national parks where travellers mostly like to go in America.Great Smoky Mountains National
2、ParkVisitors: 11,388,893The name “Great Smoky Mountains” comes from the fog over this mountain range situated along the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Established in 1934, it is not just home to a diverse ecosystem of plants and animals, but also home to rich Appalachian cultures. Visitors there c
3、an see over 100 waterfalls, go boating on Fontana Lake and hike the Appalachian Trail. Its also an excellent vantage point to see the leaves change in the fall.Grand Canyon National ParkVisitors: 6,254,238The Grand Canyon is the result of over 70 million years of geological events creating the Color
4、ado Plateau, glaciers and valleys, while the Colorado River carved its way through the valleys. It is truly a natural splendor!When President Roosevelt first visited it in 1903, he said, “The Grand Canyon fills me with awe. It is beyond comparison - beyond description? 16 years later, it was signed
5、by President Woodrow Wilson, officially viewing the Grand Canyon a national park.Yosemite National ParkVisitors: 4,336,890In addition to being a national park, Yosemite is designated as a World Heritage Site. Yosemite National Park is in Central California in the western Sierra Nevada. Though it cov
6、ers around 1,168 square miles of area, visitors spend most of their time in the 5.9 square-mile area of the Yosemite Valley where there are some most famous sites like Yosemite Falls, and Cooks Meadow Loop.Zion National ParkVisitors; 4,504,812Settled in Southwestern Utah is Zion National Park. It ha
7、s some of the most unique landscapes packed with mountains, valleys, rivers, desert and forests.Zion National Park is also an important place to study ancient humans who made the area their home about 8,000 years ago. Some of the parks most notable attractions include Angels Landing, Kolob Arch, the
8、 Narrows, etc.21. How does Great Smoky Mountains National Park get its name?A. With water vapor (蒸气) seen over the mountain range.B. With smoke rising from the volcano in the lake.C. With big forest fire breaking out in the mountain.D. Signed by President Woodrow Wilson.22. When did Grand Canyon Nat
9、ional Park become a national Park?A. In l887 B. In 1903 C. In 1934 D. In 1919 23. What does Yosemite National Park share in common with Zion National Park?A. They are located in the same state.B. They both have the most charming land scenery.C. People can learn about ancient times there .D. They wer
10、e both formed as the result of years of geological events.BMy father and I have been separated for over two years. He was physically violent and emotionally abusive to me throughout my childhood, and I felt that I couldnt forgive him. And yet, now he is dying, unconscious and struggling to breathe t
11、hrough an oxygen tube after a major stroke, all I can think of is how much he loved me.How he would hold my fringe (刘海) back and kiss me on the forehead before school. How he bought me a pottery set and roller skates, although we were struggling by on just his salary,and allowed me to skate to schoo
12、l. How he would play chess and tennis with me, and take me to endless chess and tennis tournaments, even though I never won anything. How he would read the Guardian every day and fill in the quick crossword, but leave a few clues and praise me if I solved them. He kept every one of my Guardian colum
13、ns, and every article I ever had published, even during our many estranged (疏远) periods. He gave me a lot of his savings to buy a flat after I became a single mum. And he set my date of birth as the passcode on his phone.Yet Im ashamed to say I blamed him, often, for everything: my anorexia (厌食症),my
14、 cutting, my anxiety, my depression.He was there during the tough times, yet all I could think was that the tough times happened because of him, forgetting that the causes of events are complex, and that plenty of people who had happy childhoods have to deal with mental illness and domestic violence
15、 too.I even stopped him from seeing my daughter, then three, the thing that brought him most happiness, because I was scared he would hurt her, and that her life would be like mine. That decision would mean he never spoke to me again.When we spent time together in previous years, my father hugged me
16、 a lot yet never talked much. Born in 1930s America during the Depression, he was a man of few words, a silent romantic who signed his empty Valentines cards to my mother with only his first initial. I know he thought I talked too much; ironically, I never told him what I needed to. Knowing he was o
17、ld, I tried to get back in touch several times to make things right, but my mother said he didnt want to hear from me. I understand that. Why would he want to hear from the daughter who was never able to forgive him for his mistakes; who brought them up time after time, unable to accept his apologie
18、s? Who prevented him from seeing his granddaughter? Who scolded him for his faults, yet never acknowledged his numerous kindnesses?Its much too late now. When I sit by his hospital bed and hold his large wrinkled hand, far too warm, and ask him to squeeze it if he can hear me, he doesnt. So I tell h
19、im a few of the things I should have told him when he was conscious, though its hard to say the words: that I love him very much, and that Im sorry about the estrangement（疏远）. And it reminds me of what Ive known for a long time: that my dad didnt know how to be a father to me when I was young, becau
20、se his father was abusive to him as a child. His father died estranged from his son; my father is dying estranged from his daughter.I never thought that Id feel this broken at losing him. I fantasize（幻想） that his eyes will open, and that he will be conscious again for just a few days. I will give hi
21、m a letter thanking him for all the things I have remembered while writing this piece, and apologizing for all the ways I have wronged him. And when I deliver the letter, I will bring my five-year-old daughter with me, so he can see her happiness and sweetness, and learn that the chain of hurt that
22、has been passed down from generation to generation has finally been broken.24.The separation between Father and the daughter is mainly caused by _.A. Fathers cruelty towards the daughter. B. Fathers irresponsibility for the family.C. the daughters misunderstanding of her father.D. the daughters prot
23、ection of her kid from harm.25.Father rejected his daughters offer to get in touch with him because _.A. he was too ashamed to face his daughter. B. he couldnt pardon his daughters ignorance.C. he couldnt support his daughter any more. D. he was content to live away from his daughter.26.The authors
24、father can be described as _.A. generous, cold and stubborn. B. strict, caring and stubborn.C. generous, strict and inconsiderate. D. caring, cold and inconsiderate.27.What message does the author want to convey in the underlined part?A. The previous way of family education will no longer continue.B
25、. The granddaughter will break the family chain to live freely.C. There will be no restriction in the family from that moment on.D. Father will leave the world without any regrets and sufferings.CHave you ever noticed that after about 6 months your perfectly new 1，000 dollar smartphone begins to slo
26、w down? What if I told you that its a sales strategy that pretty much all phone companies use to force people into buying new phones? In late 2015，when Lisa Young was in charge of iOS security and beta software testing teams，her boss revealed a dark secret to her，saying that they were using a new st
27、rategy that would purposely slow down older phones every time the phone would upgrade to the latest operating system. This new method would force customers to buy the latest phone model, increasing sales by 70She was a little disturbed to hear the news, but she just kept her head down and continued
28、to do her job. After a while, the guilt of being involved with such a shady sales model started to weigh heavy on her“How could a multibillion dollar corporation continue to take advantage of the public like this?” she thoughtIn March of 2017，she contacted a reporter from CNN to finally leak the inf
29、ormation concerning Apple slowing down phonesThe scandal(丑闻)went viral overnight, and every media outlet in the world, in every language was talking about it, making it one of the biggest controversies in consumer electronics history. A week later, she was secretly let go after her 8 years of servic
30、e. Although she was taking a huge risk going against one of the most powerful corporations in the world, she felt a sense of relief exposing them. The public deserved to know and the fear became her motivation to find a way to destroy their shady sales modelSeveral of her colleagues were fired with
31、her. They quietly united, and after a year of extensive research they designed a unique product called Circa Charge that would reverse the negative effects of “software updates”. Phone companies have recently caught wind（嗅出） of their overnight success with Circa Charge and are trying to do everythin
32、g they can to make this product illegal and ban it forever. Lisa and her team have made unbelievable progress in increasing battery life, battery health, and optimizing（使最优化） phone performance, and they will continue to develop new technology that will beat phone companies at their own game until th
33、ey change their ways28. What can we learn about the new method mentioned in paragraph 2 ?A. It is essential in the 1atest operating system B. It benefits users in upgrading their old phoneC. It is a successful sales strategy for advertising new soft waresD. It fools customers into buying the latest
34、model on purpose29. What does the underlined phrase “kept her head down” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Lowered her head B. Nodded to show approvalC. Tried not to show she knows something D. Pretended to know something30. How did Lisa Young feel after leaking the secret?A. Relieved B. Disturbed C. Frigh
35、tened D. Disappointed31. From the passage，we know_A. its too tough for Lisa and her team to increase battery lifeB. Circa Charge helps phone companies with software updatesC. Lisa struggles to force phone companies to change their current waysD. phone companies find it essential to ban their illegal
36、 software for updatingD Is geography important? Heres a question for you to answer.What have the following countries got in common: Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, Iceland and Madagascar?Quite easy if you can picture them on the globe they are all islands. All of these nations are surrounded b
37、y sea.What have these five nations got in common? Hungary, Botswana, Kazakhstan, Paraguay and Liechtenstein. They are all landlocked. In other words, in contrast to the first five countries whose coastline forms their border, the second five have no coastline at all. If you are a Hungarian or a Para
38、guayan, you have to pass through somebody elses country if you want to go to the beach.Liechtenstein is even more of a geographical phenomenon; it is “doubly landlocked” because the countries that surround it Austria and Switzerland are also landlocked. There is only one other country in the world i
39、n a similar position, Uzbekistan, which is surrounded by five other landlocked countries. Go and have a look at the map if you want to know which.So how do countries become landlocked? If you are Swiss or Nepalese, you have probably never thought things could be any other way. Switzerlands mountains
40、, like the Himalayas, have formed a natural boundary for thousands of years. But there are borders. Where one country ends and another begins is not something that is fixed for all time.There are countries like Ethiopia and Bolivia which did have a bit of coast but dont any more. Does it matter? The
41、 Ethiopians are not happy that the creation of Eritrea means they now have to use another countrys port, when before they had a long coastline on the Red Sea.But why does coastline matter so much? Throughout history people have preferred to live near the sea, and not just for the fish. Sea means tra
42、de, which means wealth. Think of the great successful cities like Singapore, New York or Hong Kong today. Russia has fought several wars over the centuries so that its ships could have access to the Baltic, the Black Sea and the Pacific._.32Which group of the following countries are doubly landlocke
43、d ones?ALiechtenstein and Uzbekistan. BIceland and Madagascar.CAustralia and the United Kingdom. DAustria and Switzerland.33What have countries like Hungary, Botswana, Kazakhstan, Paraguay and Liechtenstein got in common?AThey have no borders. BThey have no coastline at all.CThey are all surrounded
44、by sea. DThey had long coastlines before.34Why does coastline matter so much?ABecause sea means wealth. BBecause people can eat fish.CBecause borders are fixed all time. DBecause people prefer to live near the sea.35Whats the missing sentence at the end of the text?ACoastline is the main cause of wa
45、rs.BThen whats the disadvantage of coastline?CGeography, it seems, can make a big difference.DPerhaps other means of transport can be improved.第二节七选五 (共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)High school can be quite the stressful time for any student. There are numerous stresses to deal with and the pressure can be more i
46、ntense as you enter your senior year. _36_ The answer is as follows._37_ Adjust your approach to your specific situation. For instance, if youre active in your community and your school and have a large family, you may feel depressed by having all these people involved in your life on a daily basis.
47、 _38_ You just may need a moment to be alone and collect your thoughts before moving on to the challenges that face you._39_ If your stress persists and you cant figure out a way to handle it, you may want to try speaking to your school counselor (顾问). If you dont feel comfortable speaking to your c
48、ounselor, try getting some other types of counseling.Realize your limits, and plan around them. Dont take on more than you can handle. If you take on too many things, you will be spread too thin and wont be able to perform at your best in anything. _40_ You will definitely feel more at ease!ASeek pr
49、ofessional counseling.BWhy does the stress come into being?CTry thinking of alternative ways to deal with stress.DWhen you feel relieved, you can have a happier life.ETaking some time out to be alone may be the best way to handle such stress.FBut how on earth can you reduce some of the stress?GEvalu
50、ate what tasks and activities are most important and leave others behind.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节完型填空 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)Years after graduation, I tried to maintain the little bit of French I learned in school, buteventually I was 41that new languages are best learned when young and our ability tole
51、arn_42 with age.However, before my 50th birthday, I signed up for French classes and was 43 in the class for basic level. Contrary to my44that learning a new language was tough, I was _45 by the number of students learning French as a third, or even fourth language when I first_46my class.Still, I f
52、ound it was really47that certain linguistic（语言学的）abilities decline with age. 48 Id always regarded myself as a quick learner, that was no longer the_49. I absorbed new vocabulary very 50. What I learned one week before seemed to51away as soon as I learned the next skill. I 52the same words and langu
53、age structures in the dictionary again and again. Despite the 53 , I make it and can listen to the news in French and catch 90 percent of it on the first54. I can catch up a conversation that doesnt go too fast. Who knows what I might still 55? Ive learned so much beyond grammar and vocabulary. I me
54、et people from around the world and all walks of life who have the 56to make fools of themselves to learn something new. Ive been taught by inspirational teachers from many corners of the world. Listening to the news as it is 57 to the people of France, I have a newer understanding of how something
55、can look58different from another perspective（观点）. I ve learned a language is not just a set of59,but a way of thinking. But above all, Ive learned it is never too 60 to learn something.41.A. afraid B. annoyed C.aware D. amazed42.A.expands B. improves C. disappears D. declines43.A. invited B. placed
56、C.praised D. appointed44.A. doubt B. thought C. demand D. experience45.A. inspired B. attracted C. surprised D.frightened 46.A. enjoyed B. left C. missed D. attended47.A. easy B.true C. impossible D. reasonable48.A. If B. As C. While D. When49.A. case B. choice C. challenge D. reason 50.A. slowly B.
57、 deliberately C. quickly D. unwillingly51.A. melt B. took C. put D. slip52.A. turned to B. referred to C. took up D. looked up53.A. failure B. effort C. difficulty D. progress54.A. try B. point C. term D. glance55.A. need B. accomplish C. lose D. wonder56.A. courage B. choice C. patience D. right57.
58、A. found B. presented C. chosen D. understood58.A. slightly B. completely C. hardly D. merely59.A. words B. sentences C. principles D. concepts60.A. weak B. busy C. late D. awkward第二节 语法填空 (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。Recently researchers 61 (find) that singing in groups coul
59、d have a positive impact on reducing 62 (anxious) and depression. The research is from the University of East Anglia in the UK, in cooperation（合作） with a community singing group63 (call) Sing Your Heart Out. A research team conducted（进行） the study 64 (examine) how singing with other people affects m
60、ental health. Researchers followed a group of people65 attended free weekly singing workshops for six months. They discovered that singing in groups was 66 essential（基本的） part in helping people recover from mental illness. In addition, it helped people feel 67 (little) stressed, enhanced（提高） their m
61、ood and increased their confidence, social skills and feeling of well-being. Lead researcher, professor Tom Shakespeare, said: “We found that singing as part of a group contributes 68 peoples recovery from mental health problems.” He added that: “All of the participants we spoke to reported positive
62、 effects as a direct result of taking part in the singing workshops. For some, it 69 (represent) one component of a wider program of support. For 70 , it stood out as key to their maintenance of health.”第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）71短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）This morning, I went to school by a bicycle as usual. A
63、s I am listening to my favorite music with a headphone on my head, I didnt notice a car parked on the roadside. I scratched the car and left a scar on it. Think that I would have classes, I left a note with his name and address to let the driver know what had happened. Lately in the afternoon, when
64、we were having a class meeting, our headmaster led in a stranger, that was the car owner. He explained the class the whole story but praised me. My teacher and classmate were impressed and proud of my honest.72书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，请你给你班的美国交换生John写一封信，介绍你校下个月将要开设的茶艺培训课概况，并邀请他和你一起报名参加这个课程。内容要点如下：1.开设本课程的
65、意义； 2.课程时间、内容等； 3.报名地点、方式和截止日期。注意:1. 词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.参考词汇：茶艺tea arts 茶艺师 tea specialistDear John,_Yours,Li Hua和诚中学2019-2020学年高三 8月月考英语 参考答案21-23 ADC 24-27 CBBA 28-31 DCAC 32A 解析：选A细节理解题。根据第五段前两句“Liechtenstein is even more .in the world in a similar position, Uzbekistan”可知，列支敦士登和乌兹别克斯坦都是双重
66、内陆国。故答案选A。33B 解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段第四句“In other words .second five have no coastline at all.”可知，这五个国家都没有海岸线。故答案选B。34A 解析：选A细节理解题。根据第八段第三句“Sea means trade, which means wealth.”可知，海岸线的重要性在于大海意味着财富。故答案选A。35C 解析：选C推理判断题。第八段主要介绍了海岸线的重要性。由此可推知，文章末尾缺少的句子应总结上述观点：地理似乎很重要。故答案选C。36选F根据下文“The answer is as follows.”可
67、知，空格处应是提出了一个问题，且根据下文给出的关于如何减压的建议可知，应选F。37选C根据下文可知，要根据具体情况调整方法，由此可知，解决压力时要有备用的方法。C项与下文紧密衔接。故选C。38选E下文主要说的是要给自己一些独处时间来整理思路。E项“处理这类压力的最好方法是一个人待一段时间”与下文衔接，符合语境。故选E。39选A根据下文可知，本段建议如果自己无法应对压力，应去咨询学校顾问或寻求其他咨询帮助。A项能概括本段内容。故选A。40选G根据上文可和，本段提出的建议是：认清自己的极限并以此为基础制订计划，这就要求我们分清轻重缓急；再根据空格后内容“你一定会感到很轻松”可知，G项“评估什么任务
68、和活动最重要，然后舍弃其他不重要的”承接上下文。故选G。完型41-45CDBBC46-50DBCAA51-55DDCAB56-60ABBAC短文填空61. have found 62. anxiety 63.called64.to examine65. who/that66. an67. less68. to69. represented70. others短文改错1. 划掉a 2. am-was 3. Think-Thinking 4. his-my 5. Lately-Later6. that-who 7. explain to the 8. but-and 9. classmate-cl
69、assmates 10. honest-honesty书面表达：Dear John,How is everything going with you? A training course on tea arts will be offered in our school next month. So I am writing to invite you to attend the course with me.To begin with, the aim of the course is to spread the Chinese culture of tea arts, so it is a
70、 good chance for you to learn more since you are interested in Chinese tea culture. Besides, the course will start from May 10th , and it will last for a week. In the course, apart from the background knowledge of Chinese tea, we will learn how to elegantly make, smell and drink tea as well as watch
71、ing some shows of tea arts, which will be performed by our citys famous tea specialists. Finally, please sign up for it in the school office or on the school website before May 8th.I have the confidence that you will enjoy the course. I would appreciate it if you accept my invitation. Looking forward to your early reply.Yours Li Hua
