1、甘肃省会宁县第一中学2021届高三英语上学期第四次月考试题第一部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）第一节 (共15题：每小题2分, 满分30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。AThings to Do in ManhattanFood for ThoughtTransportation: 5：30pm，Feb.15，2021People: All agesCharge: FREEJoin Alexis in the “Nourishing Japan Kitchen” for a virtual cooking class to learn more
2、about healthy eating. Alexis Agliano Sanborn is a cook, podcast host, filmmaker, writer, researcher, and illustrator. She is passionate about exchanging cooking skills and food education.Scientists at Home: The Deep OceanTransportation: 2：00pm，Feb.15，2021People: All agesCharge: FREEWatch live as Mus
3、eum Research Associate Mercer Brugler shows some attractive photos and videos from the deep ocean. Submit a photo of your favorite sea creature to have it identified, or ask any questions you have about the ocean and its depths!Baseball Yoga AdventureTransportation: 1:30pm，Feb.16，2021People: Pre-sch
4、ool &younger; Young elementaryCharge: FREEJoin Power Tots, Inc. for a free live baseball yoga adventure on YouTube. Come along with Ms Natalie for a yoga adventure to the ballpark! Make sure to dress up as your favorite player! If you have props (道具), like cotton balls, baseball glove and /or a soft
5、 baseball bat, feel free to bring them along!Birds of Prey Hatchlings Watch PartyTransportation: 10：30am，Feb.16，2021People: All agesCharge: FREEJoin ornithologist(鸟类学家) Paul Sweet for a live YouTube Watch Party to see eggs, nests, and hatchlings of birds. Sweet will offer a look at some of the eggs
6、in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History and answer questions live about birds.1Who can you join if youre interested in sea creatures?AMercer Brugler BMs. Natalie CPaul Sweet.DAlexis Agliano Sanborn.2What do we know about the activity in the morning?AIt is organized by Power Tots,
7、 Inc.BIt will help people keep a healthy diet.CIt will be rather appealing to bird-lovers.DIt aims to improve people s baseball skills.3What do the four activities have in common?AAll will suit everyone.BAll will end with a question-and-answer session.CAll will take place on the same day.DAll will b
8、e available online.B“Italy without Sicily does not leave an impression on your soul: here lies the key to everything.” This is what Goethe wrote during his voyage through Italy in 1787. In fact, Sicily is Italys largest island and at the same time a small world of its own. Typically Italian and yet
9、completely different: contrasts (差别）characterize Sicily in many aspects - scenic as well as cultural.The sunny island has always been considered a blooming place. It is in spring that Italys southernmost point shows its best, when countless almond trees turn the island into a sea of flowers. Beautif
10、ul lemon trees are to be found all over the island, but most of all on the soil beneath Mount Etna, the landmark of Sicily and the largest volcano of Europe.Windswept bushes and splendid sand dunes in the southeast attract you. Here you will find Sicilys most beautiful sandy beaches - extending for
11、kilometers on end, wide and gentle.In the thinly populated inland, the mountain area with its valleys, streams and plateaus creates an almost mysterious atmosphere; in the mountain villages time seems to have stood still.The islands around Sicily are worth a visit, too: from Sicily you can easily re
12、ach the Lipari Islands, for example.As various as the islands landscape and sights are its people - the Sicilians. The poet Angelo Fiore held that, there were “five million Sicilies”, just as many as there are people. In the Sicilian melting pot of cultures you will find elements contributed by the
13、Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Normans, the Hohenstaufen dynasty, the Spanish and the French. Southern Italian hospitality, celebrating colorful, lively festivals and keeping up religious customs are surely among the islanders characteristics.4Why are Goethes words mentioned in the first paragra
14、ph?ATo attract us to Sicily. BTo give us a taste of Goethes talent. CTo introduce the topic of the text. DTo describe Sicilys unique natural sights.5How do you understand the underlined phrase “a small world of its own”?ASicily is separated from the Italian mainland. BSicily is Italys largest island
15、.CSicily represents Italian cultures. DSicily has unique scenes and cultures.6According to the text,_.Ayou can enjoy sandy beaches in the southeastBthe mountain villagers lead a fast-paced lifeCMount Etna is at a short distance from SicilyDSicily is filled with flowers all year round7What is the mai
16、n idea of the last paragraph?AThe friendliness of the Sicilians. BThe melting pot of cultures of Sicily. CThe festive atmosphere of Sicily. DThe different customs of the Sicilians.CExploration is about how we experience the geography. A geography education without actively learning how to explore pl
17、aces is as frustrating as teaching music lessons without sound. Besides that, exploration has the potential to be one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things we humans will ever do. It can be good for developing problem-solving, teamwork, social and other vital skills. Therefore, we should be giv
18、en the opportunities to learn properly how to do it.The sad reality is that millions of children are socially and geographically deprived(剥夺) of the opportunities. Their learning environments lack the diversity of places and experience-based opportunities that they need to develop well and as a resu
19、lt, they will not reach their full potential.There is plenty of research showing that many children have little time and space to explore, play and learn outdoors. Perhaps most shockingly, Dirt is Good conducted a survey which found that three-quarters of UK children spend less time outside than pri
20、soners, that the amount of time children spend playing in natural places has decreased and that a fifth of children do not play outside on an average day.There are a large number of good and complex reasons why parents do not let their children play (and so learn) outdoors and not overcoming these b
21、arriers comes with its own risks. Changing the parenting cultures that are overly limiting many childrens freedom will potentially need efforts of generation after generation.Partially as a response to this situation, an increasing number of doctors are providing social prescriptions(处方). Instead of
22、 being offered medicine for mental or physical illness, young patients are being prescribed time with nature, volunteering, doing sports or some other activities instead.Teachers are, in many ways, in a better position to provide time and space for children to benefit from experiences that help them
23、 not only to learn, but also to be well. Teachers can spare both formal and informal time and space for exploration that helps not only children who are ill, but also those who are well.8What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about?AThe way to reach full potential. BThe methods of doing exploration.CThe
24、different attitudes to exploration. DThe importance of doing exploration.9What can we learn from the survey of Dirt is Good?APrisoners in the UK are treated very well. BChildren are badly in need of outdoor time.CChildren are becoming less outgoing nowadays.DThere arent enough natural places in many
25、 countries.10What do we know about the process of changing the parenting cultures ?AIts interesting but tiring. BIts complex and risky.CIts challenging but worthwhile. DIts troublesome and demanding.11What does the author want to say by mentioning social prescriptions?APlaying outside can promote pe
26、oples health.BTraditional medicines may have side effects.CExperienced doctors are in short supply.DMental illness needs special treatment.DMy brother belongs to a strange group known as birders. Together with his three friends who are likewise into the hobby of birding, they march on landfills, and
27、 hike through the wooded lands, each of them armed with a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜), a digital camera, biscuits, and water. One of them carries a telescope which comes in handy in case they want to take a look at a bird up close.Understandably, their clothing is light; their shoes are designed for
28、comfort, and they never fail to bring with them hats. Moving at a slow pace, they go in search of birds. And, yes, they carry a field guide - a manual for identifying birds.It is interesting to note how my brother and his co-birders go through their hobby: first, they look for a bird (either with th
29、e naked eyes or with the help of their binoculars); when they find one, they identify it; they then write it down. In case they are unable to determine the birds identity, they search for it in the field guide. If the bird is not in the handbook, they take down notes, make a rough drawing representi
30、ng the chief features of the bird, or even take a picture of it to be used as a future reference.A device, called the National Geographics Handheld Birds Personal Digital Assistant, is available for those who plan to take up birding in North America. This handy device is a digital field guide contai
31、ning more than one thousand five hundred visual representations of birds. It has a searchable database of over eight hundred North American bird species.For those seriously considering birding as a hobby but having second thoughts for fear of catching the terrible bird flu, it is important to know t
32、hat you can take up the hobby and be safe from the fatal disease if you strictly observe the slogan of birders worldwide: just watch, dont catch.12Which of the following is TRUE about birders?ATheir clothing is light and they never bring hats with them.BThey go to search for birds moving at a rapid
33、pace.CAfter they find a bird, they usually put it into the cage.DThey carry a telescope to have a close look at the birds.13Why do birders take a field guide?ATo refer to information of birds. BTo take pictures of birds.CTo find the correct route. DTo take down notes. 14The device mentioned in Para.
34、 4 can help birders_.Alook for birds Brecognize different birdsCmake a drawing of birds Dlook at birds closely15What should birders do if they want to be free from bird flu?A Give up keeping birds. BKeep away from birds.CAvoid catching birds. DWear protective clothing.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分）根据短文内容,从短文
35、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。Weather forecasts help us prepare for the future. Not only do they warn us of potentially dangerous weather headed our way, but they also give us an idea of what to expect in terms of temperature and chance of precipitation(降雨量), so we can dress and equip ourselves app
36、ropriately.16 Forecasts are a prediction based on an educated guess. Since there are a wide variety of factors that go into a forecast, it s possible for meteorologists(气象学家) to guess wrong from time to time. Fortunately, modern technology has allowed forecasters to become much more accurate over th
37、e last decade.Today, meteorologists use complicated mathematical models to predict the weather with the help of powerful supercomputers and tons of observational data from land, sea, and air weather stations around the world. Where does all this data come from? 17 Many people create their own backya
38、rd weather stations to measure temperature and precipitation. They can report their observations to local meteorologists to help improve local forecasts.Technologically advanced weather stations are established by meteorologists all over the world. 18 Various tools are used to measure air pressure,
39、wind speed, relative humidity (湿度), etc.To get data from the seas and the upper atmosphere, data-collection tools and instruments may be tied to ships, airplanes, and even buoys (浮标) in the middle of the ocean. 19They can be used on a global scale to spot weather trends for large areas.All these too
40、ls around the world produce millions of pieces of weather-related observational data every single day. 20 Current data is compared to similar patterns that have occurred in the past to determine what will likely happen in the future.ASometimes it comes from common people like you.BHowever, weather f
41、orecasting is not a perfect science.CThey collect and share data to help improve forecasts.DSupercomputers process that data to produce forecasts.E. Weather balloons and weather satellites also provide observational data.F. Forecasts about temperature and precipitation are important to agriculture.G
42、. Data from weather satellites are used in areas where traditional data sources are not available.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节,满分45 分）第一节（共20 小题；每小题1.5分,满分30 分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给A、B、C 和D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Jennifer works for Platos Closet, the clothing chain that buys and sells used clothing and accessories(配件).
43、When she performed a routine 21 on a coat that was 22 by a man earlier that day, she 23 $7,000 in $100 bills zipped inside a pocket.No one was 24 ; Platos Closet employees check clothes all day long. And 25 , the man who brought the coat didnt 26 where he had left the money. Some people would have 2
44、7 the “opportunity”. But not Jennifer. She said, “It wasnt mine, so I didnt get too 28 about that thick pile of cash.” 29 , she safely stored the money until it could be 30 to its rightful owner.Sure, Platos Closet has 31 about sending back personal items found in the clothing, but what Jennifer did
45、 32 her character. It wasnt the result of outside pressure. “Its just about integrity(诚实), ”She said. “You just have to make sure that youre 33 and that you do the right thing.”Reputation is easy; character is hard. Doing the right thing when others are watching is easy.34 public integrity, resolve
46、or sincerity often results in recognition and praise. Doing the right thing when no one is watching is hard. Your nonpublic integrity gains no 35 or applause. Doing the right thing is also hard 36 it often runs against our best interests. The true test of 37 is what you do when people arent watching
47、. Maybe 38 is Jennifers main character and maybe its not, but that doesnt 39 . The fact that she 40 to do the right thing is more important.21 Aservice Binspection CexperimentDanalysis22Adropped off Bpicked upCpaid forDtried on23Aearned BdonatedCspentDdiscovered24Alistening BwatchingCspeakingDmoving
48、25Aconsequently BfortunatelyChopefullyDobviously26Aremember BdetermineCindicateDwonder27Aprovided BdeservedCconfirmedDseized28Aannoyed BexcitedCguiltyDconfident29AInstead BOtherwiseCIndeedDAlso30Arecommended BappliedCreturnedDlinked31Areservations BremarksCissuesDregulations32Areflected BpreservedCd
49、evelopedDaffected33Agreedy BpoliteChonest Dcurious34ACovering BDisplayingCPreviewingDMeasuring35Aapology BknowledgeCadmirationDcooperation36Aif BwhileCunlessDsince37Aeducation BmotivationCcharacterDrelationship38Aselflessness BcheerfulnessCcarelessnessDweakness39Aoccur BmatchCmatterDcontinue40Aexpec
50、ted BchoseCarrangedDpromised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。People will connect to their cultural group through similar food patterns. Immigrants often use food as 41 means of keeping their identity. People from different backgrounds eat different food. The areas 42 families
51、live influence food likes and dislikes.Food items themselves have meaning 43 (attach) to them. In many Western countries, a box of chocolate would 44. (view) as an appropriate gift. The receiver of the gift would react 45 (different) to a gift of cabbages or carrots. In other countries , however, ch
52、ocolate might be a less appropriate gift.Nations or countries are often linked 46 certain food. For example, many people think of Italy when eating pizza. Some families in the United States prefer to eat meat and potatoes. Grits (粗玉米粉) 47 (eat) by families in the southern United States.48(region) fo
53、od habits do exist, but they also change over time. Families move to other locations, 49 (bring) their food preferences with them. They may use some local 50 (ingredient) to try their old recipes, or experiment with new recipes. Because people and food are mobile, trying to define a countrys culture
54、 by what they eat is often inaccurate.第三部分：写作（共两节,满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；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:在错的词下划一横线,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。I can still remember
55、 I was once asked to make a speech before the whole class by the age of 9.You can imagine how shy I was when I thought of that with so many eyes fixing on me. I had no choice but prepare for it, though. The hardest part was my oral presentation from my memory, as to reading from the paper wasnt allo
56、wed. The real moment began when I stood on the platform with my legs trembled and my mind blank. And my listeners were waiting patient. Gradually, I found me back, giving my speech at last. After what seemed to be a long time, I heard the listener applauding loudly. Ever since then, my fear of speak
57、ing before a big audience had disappeared. Actually, now Ive become a great speaker !第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，今天是外教Smith先生回国前最后一次给你班上课。现在请你代表全班发言，内容包括：1表达感激之情；2回忆各种收获；3表达不舍与祝福。注意：1.词数120左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mr. Smith,_Thanks again, Mr. Smith.第四次月考考试题答案阅读理解 1-5ACDCD 6-10ABDBC 11-15ADABC 16-20BACED完
58、形填空21-25 BADBD 26-30ADBAC 31-35DACBC 36-40DCACB41 a 42where 43attached 44be viewed 45differently 46to/with 47are eaten 48Regional 49bringing 50ingredients短文改错 1.byat 2.fixingfixed 3.but后面加to 4.去掉to 5.trembledtrembling 6.AndBut 7.patientpatiently 8.memyself 9.listenerlisteners 10.hadhas书面表达One possib
59、le versionDear Mr. Smith，I am Li Hua. At this moment, Im honored to express our sincere thanks to you on behalf of my classmates.We do appreciate everything that you have done for us. We have been very lucky to have you as our English teacher in the past years. With your help, everyone has made prog
60、ress in both English learning and school life. We have enjoyed your teaching and guidance a lot. Your humorous stories, big smiles and encouraging words have already rooted in our memories.Since you will leave soon, we wish you a pleasant journey back home and a happy life there. We will miss you.Thanks again, Mr. Smith.
