届重庆市第一中学高三下学期月考试题英语Word版.docx

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届重庆市第一中学高三下学期月考试题英语Word版

秘密★启用前

2020年重庆一中高2020级高三下期5月月考

英语试题

英语试题卷共9页。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

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4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。

第Ⅰ卷

Ⅰ.听力部分（共二节，每小题1分，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

A

◆Welwitschiamirabilis

Title:

theworld’smostresistantplant

It’snotprettytolookat,butwelwitschiamirabilisisunique.Itconsistsofonlytwoleavesandastrongstemwithroots.Twoleavescontinuetogrowandthestemthickensandcangrowtobealmost2metershighand8meterswide.Itslifespanis400to1,500years.Itcansurviveuptofiveyearswithnorain.Theplantissaidtobeverytastyeitherraworbakedinhotashes.

◆Dionaeamuscipula

Title:

theVenusFlyTrap

Dionaeamuscipulaisthemostfamouscarnivorous（肉食性的）plantduetotheactiveandefficientnatureofitsuniquetrap.Itmaybefamous,butit’salsothreatened.Itproducesashortleafthatformstwosidesofatrap.Eachsidecontainssomesensitivehairs.Whenitistouchedtwotothreetimes,thetrapwillshutinlessthanasecond,fastenoughtocatchfliesandotherinsects.Theleaf,onceclosed,producessomeenzymes（酶）thatslowlydissolvetheinsectsandsupplytheplantwithfood.

◆Rafflesiaarnoldii

Title:

theworld’slargestflower

Rafflesiaarnoldii,thelargestflowerintheworld,isanexoticandrareplant.Thefloweris3feetacrossandweighs15-24pounds.However,youwouldn’twanttogrowitinyourgarden.Inarainforest-typeenvironment,itgivesoffamostunpleasantsmell,whichissomewhatlikerottenmeat.ThisiswhyitisoftencalledtheCorpsePlantbysomenativesofIndonesiawhereitcomes.Itsflowersonlylastforthreedaystoaweek.

◆Euphorbiaobese

Title:

theBaseballPlant

EuphorbiaobeseisknownastheBaseballPlant.Over-harvestingbyplantcollectorsforitsinterestingandcuriousappearancehasseverelyreducedthewildpopulation.However,ithasbecomeverycommonnow.Bygrowingeuphorbiaobeseinlargenumbers,manygardenshavebeenworkingtoensurethattheplantsbeingtradedandsoldamongplantcollectorsarenotwildplants.

21.Fromthepassage,weknowthat__________.

A.welwitschiamirabilisisverybeautiful

B.dionaeamuscipulaisfamousforitstrap

C.rafflesiaarnoldiifeelslikerottenmeat

D.euphorbiaobesecanbeusedasbaseball

22.Accordingtothepassage,rafflesiaarnoldii__________.

A.shutsitstraptwoorthreetimesinonesecond.

B.givesoffaspecialsmelltoattractfliesandinsects

C.smellsbadinahotandwetenvironment

D.hasabigflower,astrongstemandtwoleaves

23.Plantcollectorslikeeuphorbiaobesebecause__________.

A.itlooksstrange

B.ittastesdelicious

C.itcanbeplantedinthegarden

D.itisworthabigfortune

B

Thetoughchallengeofasix-month,3,200-kilometerwalkacrosstheSouthPole,inthelongdarknessoftheAntarcticwinterwhentemperaturescanfallto-90℃,provedirresistibletotheexperiencedBritishexplorerSirRanulphFiennes.

Fiennes’shero,CaptainRobertFalconScott,wrote“greatGod,thisisanawfulplace”whenhereachedtheSouthPoleacenturyago,beforefreezingandstarvingtodeathwithhisteamonthereturnjourney.

Thatjourneywasmadeinsummer.Nobodybeforehasattemptedtocrossthepoleinwinter.Inastatement,Fiennessaid,“Thiswillbemygreatestchallengetodate.Wewillstretchthelimitsofhumanendurance.”

However,Fiennescouldnotexplainwhyanyoneshouldconsidersuchaventure,stilllessamanaged68whohassurvivedcancer,heartsurgeryandthelossofmostofthefrozenfingertipsononehand.“It’swhatIdo,”hesaid,lookingslightlypuzzledatthequestion.

Fiennes,theworld’sgreatestlivingexplorer,accordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords—wasthefirsttocrosstheAntarcticcontinentunsupported;thefirsttocrossbothpolaricecaps;andthefirsttotravelacrosstheglobefrompoletopole.

Fiennesadmittedhiswife,Louise,andtheirsix-year-olddaughterwerenotthrilled.“ButI’veneverdoneanythingelse;it’showIearnmyliving.Andyou’remuchmorelikely,statistically,todieontheroadsthanonthepolarice,”hesaid.

AftertrainingintheSwedishArcticinarelativelybalmy-40℃,Fiennes’teamwillsetsailfromLondononDec.6onaSouthAfricanresearchship.TheicetrekwillbeginonMar.21,thespringequinox（春分）thatmarkstheofficialstartofthepolarwinter,fromtheRussianbaseofNovolazareskaya.Fiennesandhisfiveteammembersmustthenclimbmorethan3,000metersontotheinlandplateau,walkforseveralhundredkilometersusinganicetractortopullallthesuppliesandequipmenttheyneed,descendanother3,000metersandfinallyreachtheRossSea.IftheyreachCaptainScott’soldbaseatMcMurdoSoundbythespringequinoxsixmonthslater,theywillstillhavetowaitformonthsuntiltheseaicebacksoffenoughfortheirshiptocollectthem.

24.Fiennesisgoingonthisexpeditionbecause__________.

A.itissomethinghealwaysdoesasacareer

B.hewishestoinspirehisfamily

C.hewantstotravelwithhiswifeanddaughter

D.hehopestoimprovehishealth

25.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph7probablymeans“__________.”

A.warmandpleasantB.coldandharsh

C.toughandunbearableD.agreeableandrelaxing

26.Accordingtothearticle,Fiennes’expeditionwill__________.

A.beginatanAntarcticbaseofSweden

B.involveclimbingandgoingdownahighplateau

C.startandfinishexactlyatthetwospringequinoxes

D.finishinafewweeksaftertheshiparrives

27.FiennesisattemptingtocrosstheSouthPole__________.

A.onthesamerouteasCaptainScott’s

B.byhimselfduringthewintermonths

C.byicetractorformostofthetrip

D.onfootduringtheworsttrip

C

TwomusiciansfromGermanyareusingroboticequipmenttoaddsoundstotheirperformances.Thetwo-manbandperformswitharobotthatcanplayseveralmusicalinstrumentsatthesametime.Therobotcansoundlikeaguitar,keyboard,drumorotherpercussioninstrument.Whenperforming,membersofthebandprovidemanyofthesounds,butothersarecontrolledbyacomputer.Onceconnectedtowiresandsetup,instrumentscanplayontheirown.

Oneoftheinstrumentswascreatedfromalong,self-turningwoodenstickthatsitsontopofamicrophonestand.Thestickcontainslongstrings.Theyaretiedoneachend.Thestringsareconnectedtoasmallwoodenball.Asthestickturns,theballhitsablockonthefloor,creatingasound.

Thetwo-manband,calledJoasihno,recentlyperformedattheSouthbySouthwestConferenceandMusicFestivalinAustin,Texas.Theydescribetheirelectronicsoundas“psychedelic（迷幻的）machine”music.“Actually,wecallitapsychedelicrobotorchestra,”saidCicoBeck,oneofthecreatorsofthegroup.

Thegroup’sothermember,NicoSiereg,saysplayinginanexperimentalbandwithrobotsisnotthesameasplayinginatraditionalone.“It’salittlebitdifferentbecauseyoualsohaveinmindthattherearemachinesplayingaroundyou,sothere’snoreactionfromthem,”hesaid.ButSieregsaidthatinsomeways,therobotsactuallyhelphimimprovehisperformance.Sincetheself-playinginstrumentsareprogrammed,hesometimesfeelsfreertocenteronwhatheisplaying,andattimestoevenplaywithoutpreparation.

Themusiciansayshecanimaginesimilartechnologyhavingagreaterinfluenceonmanydifferentkindsofmusicinthefuture.“Technologyislikeaveryimportanttoolthateven,veryoften,it’salsoaveryimportantpartofinspiration,”hesaid.Buthealsoexpressedhopethat“realmusicwon’tdie.”

InadditiontoperformingrecentlyinTexas,JoashihnohasbeenbusyputtingonshowsinEuropeandinCanada.Thebandhopesitshigh-techmusic“experiment”willkeepreachingnewpeopleandpleasingtheearsofitsfans.

28.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theroboticequipment__________.

A.isoperatedbyawoodenstick

B.servesasawholeband

C.fuctionsasmusicalinstruments

D.isbattery-powered

29.WhatdoesNicoSieregthinkofplayingmusicwithrobots?

A.Itisbetterthanplayingwithhumanbeing.

B.Itisjustapitythattherobotscannotrespondtohim.

C.Ithasanegativeeffectonhisperformancebecauserobotsdistracthim.

D.Itisstrangeforhimtohavesomemachinesplayingaroundhim.

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Robotswillreplacemusicalinstruments.

B.Thisnewstyleofperformancehasbecomepopulararoundtheworld.

C.Onememberofthebanddoesn’tthinkplayingwithrobotsisrealmusic.

D.Themachinesareprogrammedtocreatemanysounds.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.RealMusicWon’tDie

B.AddingNewBloodtoTraditionalMusic

C.HighTechnologyIsAppliedtoMusic

D.RobotsWillWipeOutHumanBeings

D

Thesecrettoeatinglessandbeinghappyaboutitmayhavebeenfoundyearsago—byMcDonald’s.AccordingtoanewstudyfromCornellUniversity’sFoodandBrandLab,smallnon-foodrewards—likethetoysinMcDonald’sHappyMeals—stimulatethesamerewardcentersinthebrainasfooddoes.

Theresearchers,ledbyMartinReimann,carriedoutaseriesofexperimentstoseeifpeoplewouldchooseasmallermealifitwaspairedwithanon-fooditem.

Theyfoundthatthemajorityofbothkidsandadultschoseahalf-sizedportionwhencombinedwithaprize.Bothoptionswerepricedthesame.

Evenmoreinterestingisthatthepromiseofafuturerewardwasenought