河南省外国语高级中学2020届高三英语月考试题（二）.doc

河南省外国语高级中学2021届高三英语月考试题（二）一、单选题（共20题；共20分）1.A society cannot be successful if it throws tradition away, but it cannot be successful if we do something to stop progress. A.eitherB.neitherC.tooD.also2. Why does the boss look worried Tom left the company a month ago and his work unfinished ever since.A.has been leftB.was leftC.leftD.is leaving3.Jack is late again. It is of him to keep others waiting.A.normalB.ordinaryC.commonD.typical4. Somebody has left the lab door open.Dont look at me.A.Dear meB.Hi, thereC.Thank goodnessD.Come on5.The advertisement company _ a mass audience A.was intended to target withB.intended the advertisement to targetC.intended the advertisement to be targetedD.was intended to be targeting6.I was watching the clock all through the meeting, as I had a train .A.catchingB.caughtC.to catchD.to be caught7.Besides to Harvard University, he also received scholarship from Hong Kong University yesterday. A.being admittedB.admittedC.having admittedD.to be admitted8.Physically challenged as Jack was, he did not himself to his fate. A.resistB.reserveC.resignD.rescue9.Sophia got an e-mail her credit card account number. A.asking forB.ask forC.asked forD.having asked for10.Is there a hospital nearby I hurt my ankle, and cannot move now.Its about 3 blocks away. I _ you there.A.tookB.takeC.will takeD.have taken11.The students have been working hard on their lessons and their efforts success in the end.A.rewardedB.were rewardedC.will rewardD.will be rewarded12.Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and to ruins, the city took on a new look. A.reducingB.reducedC.being reducedD.having reduced13.Everything smoothly, more jobs created for people allow them to be independent of others.A.ranB.runsC.runningD.to run14.After college, he was employed in a middle school and there ever since. A.would workedB.had workedC.workedD.has worked15. more coffee could peoples life span, as coffee drinkers would have a lower risk of death, a new study shows. A.Drinking; diverseB.Drinking; extendC.To drink; conservativeD.Being drink; adopt16.Theexhibitiontellsus weshoulddosomethingtostopairpollution.A.whereB.whyC.whatD.which17. nearly all our money, we couldnt afford to stay at a hotel. A.Having spentB.To spendC.SpentD.To have spent18.Elizabeth Taylor, the Hollywood legend died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital _ by her four children after being taken to hospital six weeks ago with heart failure.A.to be surroundedB.having been surroundedC.surroundedD.surrounding19.It was in this very town,Tom was born thirty years ago,he will build a new school,excites everyone in the town. A.that; that; whichB.where; that; whichC.where; when; thatD.that; where; that20.Its strange that he _ have taken the books without the owners permission. A.wouldB.shouldC.couldD.might二、填空题（共2题；共20分）21.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how exciteI was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how rideit right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt extremenervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt me. My uncle held onto the seat and helpedme to get the bike. While I was riding, he wasrunning along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so grate to him for his help. As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, Iheard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now” I was bothexcited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but if I fell off Could I use the brakesto stop As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold ofthe bike. I slow down and came to a stop. Myheart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. late that day, having learnt how to get onthe bike and get off it, I felt like I was walking on air I am still thankfulto my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my nine birthday.22.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 We think that life in Chinese high school is an adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and all kinds of exams. Yet would it be surprise if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demandingit is in China In US high school, everything must record into your studying document, including your grades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. Failingturn in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps completely different from we used to think of theUS high school students, they pay great attention to they academic perance in order that they can get into a distinguished university. Like university students, US high school students have the free to choose the courses that most interest them. Even a ninth-grader can sit the same classroom as 12th-graders. But this also mean he orshe has to work very hard, because the teacher will not treat him or her different. 三、任务型阅读（共2题；共10分）23.任务型阅读 I had an experience once which taught me something about the ways people made a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I officiated 主持 at two funerals for two elderly women.At the first home, the son of the deceased 已故 woman said, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. Its my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son said, “If only I had not insisted her going to Florida, she would be alive today.It is my fault.” When things dont turn out as we would like them to, we tend to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course, for example, keeping mother at home, would have turned out better. There seem to be two elements involved in our readiness to feel guilty. The first lies in our belief that the world makes sensethere is a reason for everything that happens. The second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen.A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and calls the rest of the world to its tasks.When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely abandon that childish thought that our wishes cause things to happen.A. That long airplane ride was more than she could take.B. After all, how could it have turned out any worseC. Life and dead is an unsolved mystery.D. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.E. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him.F. Both died a natural death.G. They believe that they are responsible for what has happened. 24.任务型阅读 Whether in your life or work, the following things are not the reasons for you to feel embarrassed. Its OK and just move on.Mistakes while learning There will be times when you have people above youa boss or even next to youa coworker that will get really annoyed with you for“ruining something important.Even if you make mistakes and get a punishment, persevere and push on. You do not need to be embarrassed for learning from your mistakes.Food choices People are different and have different taste buds（味蕾）.Whether it is healthy or not, food is a choice and it is part of life.You do not need to be embarrassed for food you do or do not like. Tell them, It is a personal choice I have made, and I am committed to it.”Your past Allowing positive experiences to define, limit, improve, and outshine（凸显）you may cause you to be caught up in the past and unable to truly live in the present. Whether your history is positive, negative, or somewhere in between, dont hold on to the negative experiences and let it reflect your current behavior，The clean lines of your carhomeworkspace When everyone gets in the car, you realize your Starbuck bags are still on the floor. So what Think about it this way everyone has a messy aspect of their life. Maybe their home is completely clean, but the relationship with their spouse（配偶）is messy. Someones car gets washed once a week, but his/her work life could use some help.We dont apologize to others about our personal limitations. By being outwardly embarrassed, it only brings more attention to the factPutting yourself first If you find yourself saying no to something or making up lies to get out of it,tell them the truth, and dont apologize. You will feel much better in the long run if you are honest with them and yourself. If youre not up to a voluntary duty, you dont have to be. You can politely refuse the persons request. Put yourself first.A. It is simply a personal choice that people make for their own reasons.B. It is okay to be selfish from time to time.C. Errors are bound to happen when you have on your training wheels.D. Each of them waits for your immediate help.E. Let bygones过去的事 be bygones.F. Forgetting history means betrayal.G. No one on Earth lives a perfectly clean life in every aspect. 四、语法填空（共2题；共20分）25.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 er First Lady Michelle Obamas memoir 回忆录 Becoming has become the best-selling book publish this year in the US just 15 days after publication. The sales figure two million copies announce by Penguin Random House last Friday. Becoming mainly tells the story about Michelle has balanced work and family a professional woman. The book is window into the personal life of the first African-American First Lady and the first black US President. About marriage, Michelle mentions, “I married a creative thinker, and I had to remind I that we were adapting to each other to make two individuals a solid, permanent us.” In the memoir, Michelle speaks honest of difficulties she met with in her life. The 54-year-old also criticizes 批评 US President Donald Trump, write that she can “never forgive” him. Thats because during his presidential campaign. Trumps “birther” theory that Michelles husband was not born in the US therefore was not a legal President put her familys safe at risk.26.语法填空 Driving to the airport in the early morning. I felt excite because I would spend the summer in Paris. While looking for more interesting things do besides sleeping and eating on the plane, I jumped at the chance to study French in this city know for its art, food, and culture. My connecting flight 转机 was in Frandfurt, Germany, 14 hours from Denver. But when I arrived there, a feeling of anxious began to set in. Being in a big, busy building in a country I could not speak the language made me nervous,as I found my way, I gained confidence. When I boarded the second plane and discovered that the flight was less than an hour, I was filled with excitement. When I stepped on foreign ground for the first time, I was extreme happy. I gathered my bags and joined the crowd of people wait for friends and family. I quickly had my first experience trying to communicatea language that I had only practiced in school. As I left airport, with one sharp turn, the Eiffel Tower came into view. I was finally in Paris. 五、完形填空（共1题；共20分）27.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Yesterday I learned about the death of a member of the Eisner Camp family, Jonah Dreskin. Jonah, a 19-year-old freshman at the University of Buffalo, was found in an 1 condition lying on a campus road Sunday night, and died on the way to the 2 . The police are still 3 the cause of his death. I didnt really 4 Jonah, but I heard of him. He was a rabbis 犹太教教士的 child and had spent many years at camp like I did. 5 I didnt really know him, I wish I had. Ive been 6 peoples memories of him on the wall of a Facebook group, and he was really an 7 person. Jonah clearly touched many people and will be greatly 8 . Like Jonah, Ive always been the kind of person who enjoys making people feel 9 . I like to send cards to friends on birthdays or other 10 , although not to all of them every year. I hardly ever 11 any, but that doesnt matter because that is not the reason why I do it. I just think about my friends getting the 12 through email and t