届四川省成都市新都一中高三月考英语试题含听力.docx

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届四川省成都市新都一中高三月考英语试题含听力

2021届四川省成都市新都一中高三9月月考英语试题（含听力）

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Studyingasubjectthatyoufeelpointlessisneverafunoreasytask.Ifyou’restudyinghistory,askingyourselfthequestion“whyishistoryimportant”isaverygoodfirststep.Historyisanessentialpartofhumancivilization.Youwillfindsomethingherethatwillarouseyourinterest,orgetyouthinkingaboutthesignificanceofhistory.

Historygroundsusinourroots.Historyisanimportantandinterestingfieldofstudy,andlearningthehistoryofourhomecountrycangiveusadeeper,moremeaningfulglimpse（一瞥）intoourancestralpasts,andhowwegottowherewearetoday.Manypeoplefeelliketheyneedasenseofculturalbelonging,whichissomethingthatstudyingyourrootsandbeingopen-mindedtotheevolutionofyourculturecanprovide.

Historyenrichesourexperience.Readinghistoryisanamazingexperiencebecauseitenablesustoreflectonthesocialandeconomiclifeofthepeoplelivinglongtimeago.Accordingtotheexperts,problemsfacedbypeopleregardlessofthepastandpresentarethesame.Withtheinformationabouttheancestors,onecanbecomemoreexperiencedinhandlingchallengesoflife.

Historymakesusmoreempathetic（具有共情能力的）.Studyinghistorycangiveusinsight（洞察力）intowhyourculturedoescertainthings,andhowthepasthasshapeditintowhatweknownow.Italsoprovidesaratherstrongfoundationforempathyacrosscultures.Fearandhateforothersisusuallycausedbyignorance（无知）.We’rescaredofthethingsthatwedon'tunderstand.Historyhasthepotentialtobreakdownthoseboundariesbyofferingusinsightintoentireworldsthatwouldotherwisebeforeigntous.

Historycaninspireustolearnmore.What'sfantasticabouthistoryisthewayitbroadensourhorizons.It’salmostimpossibletolearnaboutonehistoricalperiodwithouthavingdozensofquestionsaboutrelatedconcepts.Studythe19hcenturyEngland,andyoumightcatchaglimpseofCharlesDickens’OliverTwist.LookupCharlesDickens,andyoumightlearnathingortwoaboutrealism.Ormaybeyouendupswitchingyourattentionawayfromnovels,anddiscoverthehistoryofromanticpoetsinEngland.Itcangoanywhere,andthereissomethinginthereforabsolutelyanybody.

Thevalueofhistorycannotbeunderestimated.Wedon'thavetoliveinthepast,butwecandefinitelydobetterbylearningfromitandusingthelessonslearnedtoleadmoremeaningfullives.

1．Accordingtotheexperts,whyishistoryusefulforpeopletohandlechallengesoflife?

A．Theproblemsatpresentaresimilartothoseinthepast.

B．Ancientpeoplelaideconomicfoundationsforpeopletoday.

C．Thecurrentchallengesoflifewerepredictedbytheancestors.

D．Peoplelivinglongtimeagoknewmoreabouthowtosolveproblems.

2．WiththeexampleinPara.5,thewriterintendstoshowthat_______

A．CharlesDickenscontributesmuchtoBritishliterature

B．OliverTwistcansatisfyourcuriosityforromanticpoets

C．readingnovelsisawaytolearnaboutahistoricalperiod

D．studyinghistorycanarousepeople'sinterestinotherfields

3．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．HowtoBuildCulturalIdentity

B．WhyStudyingHistoryMatters

C．KnowthePast,KnowthePresent

D．History:

aWaytoBroadenHorizons

Alittleover18yearssincehefirstcameupwiththeideaofbuildinghisownrocketsasameanstobothreignite（重新激起）andlowerthecostofspaceexploration,ElonMuskwatchedthisweekendashiscompanySpaceXsuccessfullylauncheditsfirstmannedspaceflighttotheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）.

“ThisisadreamthathascometrueformeandforeveryoneatSpaceX,”MusktoldreportersbeforethefirstlaunchattemptonMay27,whichwasscrubbedduetoweather.“ThisisnotsomethingIthoughtwouldactuallyhappen.WhenstartingSpaceXin2002,Ireallydidnotthinkthisdaywouldoccur.Iexpecteda90%chancethatwewouldfailtoevengettolow-Earthorbitwithasmallerrocket.”

TheSpaceXDemo-2mission,thefirstmannedspaceflightlaunchedfromAmericansoilsinceNASAretiredtheShuttleprogramin2011,isalsothefirsteveroperatedbyacommercialprovider.ThetwoNASAastronauts,BobBehnkenandDougHurley,wentontosuccessfullydocktheCrewDragoncapsulewiththeISSonSundaymorning.Whilethemissionwon’tbeconsideredacompletesuccessuntilBehnkenandHurleyaresafelyhome,thereturnofmannedspaceflighttoAmericasignalssomebigshiftsinthemonthsandyearsahead.Oneofthemostimmediateimpacts—Russia’smonopoly（垄断）onastronautaccesstospaceisover.

Since2011,NASAhasbeenpurchasingseatsaboardRussia’sSoyuzspacecrafttoshuttleastronautstotheISS.Whileseatsstartedoutataround$21millioneachatfirst,they’vesinceballoonedtoareported$90millionforafall2020launch.Incomparison,accordingtoNASA’sinspectorgeneral,theper-seatcostofSpaceXflightsisaround$55million.“ItisanightmarescenariofortheRussianspaceagency,”oneindustryexpertsaid.“We’rebuildingareplacementtoeveryrocketandspacecrafttheyprovide.”

Beyondprovidingaccesstoastronauts,SpaceX’sCrewDragonisalsoonthevergeofwideningaccesstocitizens—thatis,ifyouhappentobeacitizenwithsomedeeppockets.AccordingtoBusinessInsider,NASAonlyplanstobookfourseatsatatimeoneachspaceflight.WithDragoncapableofcomfortablyseatingseven,thisleavesextraticketsforthoseinterestedinvisitingthefinalfrontierthemselves.SpaceXhasalsopartneredwithSpaceAdventures,acompanythathaspreviouslyhelpedprivatecitizenstaketripstotheISSaboardRussia’sSoyuzspacecraft,tosendfourtouristsonatriparoundtheEarthinlate2021orearly2022.

“Thishistoricmissionwillforge（努力缔造）apathtomakingspaceflightpossibleforallpeoplewhodreamofit,”saidGwynneShotwell,presidentandchiefoperatingofficeratSpaceX,inastatement.

4．WhatwasMusk’sattitudetowardthelaunchwhenstartingSpaceX?

A．Confident.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Excited.

5．WhatissospecialabouttheSpaceXDemo-2mission?

A．Itopensanewchapterfortravellingthroughspace.

B．IthasreplacedRussia’smonopolyinthefieldofspace.

C．It’sthefirstspaceflightlaunchedfromAmericasoilever.

D．It’sthefirstmannedlaunchrunbyacommercialcompany.

6．Whatcanweinferfromtheexpert’swordsinparagraph4?

A．Russia’sspaceindustrywillbeindecline.

B．SpaceXwillbeabetterchoiceforNASA．

C．Russiawilllowerthepriceofseatssoon.

D．NASAwillbuyspacecraftfromSpaceX.

7．HowdoesSpaceXmakespaceflightpossibleforcitizens?

A．Byraisingmorefunds.

B．Byprovidingextraseats.

C．BycooperatingwithRussia.

D．Byofferingtrainingprograms.

Itwasthefinalclimbonhisquesttoreachthehighestsummitonallsevencontinents.WhenChristopherKulishfinallyreachedMountEverest’s29,035-footpeak,hejoinedanelitegroupknownasthe“SevenSummitsClub”.Butthe62-year-oldColoradoattorneydiedsuddenlyMondayafterreturningtothefirstcampbelowthemountain’ssummit.He’sthesecondAmericantodieinthepastweekafterreachingEverest’shighestpoint.Hisfamilybelievesthecausewasaheartattack, accordingtotheDenverPost.“HesawhislastsunrisefromthehighestpeakonEarth,”hisbrother,MarkKulish,saidinastatementtotheDenverPost.“Weareheartbrokenatthisnews.”

Lastweek,55-year-oldDonaldLynnCashofUtahcollapsedand diedjustafterreaching theEverestpeak.Hetoohadreachedthehighestpointonallsevencontinents.IncludingChristopherandCash,atleast11peoplehavediedonMountEverestthisyear.

Thedeathscomeamong reportsofovercrowding onthepopularmountain.TheNepaligovernmentgrantedatotalof381permitstoclimbEverestthisyear,anumberthatdoesn’tincludeguideswhoareonthemountainaswell.Forsomeclimbers,thattraffichasmeantlongerwaittimes—some toldtheHimalayanTimes thewaithasexceededtwohoursbetweenthelastcampandthepeak.MountaineerVanessaO’Brien,whohasalsoclimbedthesevensummits,saidwhenthere’sacrowd,beingamoreexperiencedclimberwon’thelpyou.“Itdoesn’tmatterifyou’rethebestracecardriverintheworld.Ifyou’restuckintraffic,you’restuckintraffic,”shesaidinaninterview.

Andwhenaclimberisstuckinthattraffic,“theirbodyisstartingtodeteriorate.”O’Brien,whosetarecordasthefastestwomantoreachthehighestpeakoneverycontinent,alsosaidthedescentisoftenharderthantheclimb.

ClimbingexpertAlanArnettesaidthere’snosimpleexplanationforthestringofdeaths.Hesaidweatherthathasledtoashorterclimbingseasonisonefactorcausingovercrowding.HealsosaidthecosttoclimbMountEveresthasdecreased,whichmeansmorepeoplearemakingthejourney.Heurgedthegovernmentsinchargeofgrantingpermitstolimithowmanypeoplecanbeonthemountainatonce.

Still,Christopherwasnobeginner.Hisfamilysaidhe’dbeenmountainclimbingforfivedecades.Hearrivedatthebasecampnearlytwomonthsbeforehisclimbsohecouldgivehimselftimetoadapttotheconditions.Whenhemadehisjourney,hisfamilysaidhewasclimbingwithasmallgroupinalmostidealconditionsaftersomeoftheovercrowdinghadcleared.

Hisbrotherdescribedbeingalawyerasa“dayjob”forChristopher.Climbingwashispassion.“HewasaninveterateclimberofpeaksinColorado,theWestandtheworldover,”MarkKulishsaid.“Hepassedawaydoingwhatheloved.”

8．WhatdoweknowfromChristopher?

A．Hehasreachedthehighestpointonallsevencontinents.

B．Hejoinedthe“SevenSummitsClub”atthebasecamp.

C．11peoplefollowinghimdiedaft