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届高三英语月考试题1212
2020届高三英语10月月考试题
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
一、阅读理解
A
EveryoneatPacsafeisalwayseagertogetoutintheworldandenjoynewcultures,food,andexperiences.Withthatinmindweaskedafewofourtoptravelbugsfortheirbesttraveldestinationrecommendationsfor2019.TheyalsoincludedtheirfavoritePacsafebagtotakeonthetrip.Enjoyandhopefullygetsomeideasforyourownglobe-trottingadventure.
SriLanka---AlisonHanko,GlobalMarketingDirector
I’mgoingtoSriLankathissummerholidayandcan’twait.It’sclosetoHongKongwhereIliveandI’vealwayswantedtogo.Thefoodissupposedtobeamazing.ItseemsreallyrelaxingandIreallywanttodotheKandytoBadullatrainride,whichlooksjuststunning.We’vebookedagoodmixofbeaches,sometimeinasafaritenttohopefullyseeelephantsinthewild.
Formybag,I’llmostlikelytaketheQuiksilver40LPackbecauseithasthebuilt-inwetpackformyswimmingsuit.It’salsoagreatsizeforaweek-longtripinawarmclimate.
Japan---BenBarras,CreativeDirector
Japanisdefinitelymybesttraveldestinationrecommendation.Theculture,thestreets,thearchitecture,theinspirationyougetfromallofthatisamazing.Thefoodisalsofascinating.It’swhereI’mmostplanningtogo.Tokyoobviously,butalsovisitingthemountains.Youcangosnowboarding,whichIhaven’tdoneforyears.
IhaveaVibe25LBackpackwhichyoucanpackalotin.ThethingIlikemostaboutitisthatit’scompact,butstillfitsplentyin.I’llpairthatupwithalargertravelbagfortherestofmythingsandusethebackpacktogetarounddaytoday.
Berlin---PhilHayes,ExecutiveVPofGlobalDesign
Forme,it’sdefinitelyBerlin.I’mparticularlyexcitedaboutthefashion,whichIhearisprettyfullon.Alsotheartgalleriesandhistory.Food,nightlife.EverythingI’veheardaboutBerlinisprettycool,soI’mgoingtosuckasmuchasIcanoutofit.World’sGlobalStyleNetworkhadtheBerlinshoppinglistthatcameoutrecently,soI’mgoingtofollowthatthroughaswell.
Bagwise,itwillbetheQuiksilverXCollabBag.It’sthe25LAnti-theftBackpack.It’snormallymygo-tobagforcitytripsbecauseit’ssupereasytolockontheplaneandinbars,andit’sjusttherightamountofspace.
1.WhichofthePacsafebagisagoodchoiceforbeachtravel?
A.TheQuiksilver40LPack.B.TheVibe25LBackpack.
C.TheQuiksilverXCollabBag.D.25LAnti-theftBackpack.
2.Ifyouareinterestedinfashion,whichdestinationshouldyouchoose?
A.SriLanka.B.Japan.C.Berlin.D.HongKong.
3.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.
A.sharepersonaltravellingexperiencesB.offerpracticaltipsontakingadventure
C.presentculturesindifferentcountriesD.recommendfavorabletraveldestinations
B
Thepounding(重击声)wasdrivingEdwardcrazy.Anewneighborhadjustmovedintotheapartmentbelowhim.Thenewcomerwasdeaf,orseemedtobe,becauseheplayedhisstereoloudenoughforthewholebuildingtohear.
Onthefirstdayheheardthestereorockingover,Edwardmarcheddownstairsandpolitelytoldthenewcomerthathisstereowastooloud.Heaskedthenewtenanttoturnthevolumedownandkeepitdownaslongashelivedinthebuilding.Thetenantappearedsurprisedandembarrassed,andsaid,“Oh,I’msorry.Ididn’trealizeitwasthatloud.”
So,Edwardreturnedupstairs,feelinggood,becausehehadtakenastandandpolitelyletthenewcomerknowthatloudmusicwasnotgoingtobetolerated.Thenextdayallwasquiet,andEdwardcontinuedtobepleasedwithhimself.Thefollowingday,EdwardthoughtitmustbeFourthofJuly,becauseamarchingbandwasplayingonhisstreet.Infact,itwasthenewneighborwhowasplayinghismusicloudagain.
Edwardwasnotonetorepeathimself,feelingthateachtimeyourepeatedyourself,youdiminishedthevalueofyourwords.So,hedidwhathealwaysdidwithrudeneighbors-grinandbearit.Eventually,theywouldmoveaway.Whatelseareyougoingtodo?
InLosAnglesayearago,awomanhadcomplainedtoherupstairsneighborthathewasplayinghisdrumstooloudandtoooften.Thedrummerrepeatedlyignoredher.Onedaythewomanwalkedupstairsandshotthedrummerintheheadandhisgirlfriendinthechest.Thewomanwassentencedtoprisonfor20years.
Thedeaddrummerwon’tbotheranyonewithhisdrums,butthewomanmightbewishingnowthatshehadlearnedtogrinandbearit.Ifshewerestilllivinginherapartment,shecouldalwaysmove.Whenyou’reinprison,youdon’thavethatoption.
4.ThemanlivingbelowwhereEdwardlivedwas.
A.adeafmanB.theownerofthehouse
C.atenantD.anoldneighbor
5.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbereplacedbytheunderlinedwordinParagraphFour?
A.rebuiltB.accumulatedC.estimatedD.decreased
6.Thewomankilledherneighborbecause.
A.heignoredheradvicerepeatedly
B.shecouldnotstandhisplayingtheguitartooloud
C.shecouldnotputupwithhimanylonger
D.heplayedthedrumstoooften
7.Theauthorwritesthelastparagraphtoprovethat.
A.beinginprisonmeansthelossoffreedom
B.grinningandbearingitisthebestpolicy
C.Edwardshouldfollowtheexampleofthewoman
D.thewomanwasrighttokillherneighbor
C
Itprobablywon’tsurpriseyouthatteensaretextingmorethaneverbefore.Expertsshowgreatconcernforteentexting.Studentsmightnotlearncorrectgrammarandspellingiftheywritealotoftextmessages.Alsoallthattextingtakesawayfromhoursthatcouldbespentstudying,exercising,pursuinghobbies,ortalkingwithothersfacetoface.Somekidsevensleepwiththeirphonesbeneaththeirpillowsandwakeupseveraltimesduringthenighttotext.
Dr.ElizabethDowdellpointsoutteensneedtolearnthattheycan—andshould—turnofftheirphonessometimes.Sheandherteamhadtwoteenagers,KennyandFranchesca,carryoutanexperiment.Theyshouldobeytherules:
Nophonefor48hours.NocomputerorInterneteither,unlessitwasforschoolwork.Wouldthesetwoteenagersbeabletodoit?
“IthinkI’mgoingtofeelreallyalone,”Kennyworried.Franchescawasnervousbutbrave.“I’mexcitedforthechallenge,”shesaid.“Idon’tknowwhat’sgoingtohappen.”Theyhandedtheirphonestotheirmothersforsafekeeping.Thechallengewason.
TheteamcaughtupwithKennyandFranchescaafter48phone-freehours.“Wow,itwaspuresuffering,”Kennyjoked.“Thoughlifewithnophonewasn’teasy,”headmitted,“ithadbenefits.IfeltlessstressedbecauseIdidn’thavetobeinvolved.”Sure,Kennymissedhisfriends,andhewassadattimes.Buthealsofeltrelieffromtheconstanttexting.Insteadoftexting,Kennywenttothegymandcaughtuponschoolwork.Hesaidthatthefirstnighthesleptfor10hours.Healsospenttimesittingwithhisfamilyandtalking.“Ifeltclosertomyparents,”saidKenny.
Franchescahadanevenhappierresultwhensheputawayherphone.“Ilovedit!
”shesaid.“Iwasgoingtothegymandhangingoutwithfriendsandplayingbasketball.Ihadawonderfulexperience.”Shesleptbettertoo,andshedecidedtocontinuetheexperimentforawhile.“IthinkI’llbesomuchsmarterandhealthier,”sheexplained.“Everybodyintheworldshouldtryit.”
Kennydoesn’tplantogiveuphisphoneagain.Buthenowknowsthathecanlivewithoutit.“Itwasarealitycheck,”saidtheteen.
8.Expertsareconcernedaboutteens’textingbecauseit______.
A.leadstolearningdisabilitiesB.developsthehabitofstayinguplate
C.takesuptheirlearningtimeD.causesmisunderstandingswitheachother
9.Howwerethetwoteens’reactionstothe48-hourchallengedifferent?
A.OnlyKennyparticipatedinphysicalactivities.
B.OnlyKennyspenttimetalkingwithhisparents.
C.OnlyFranchescabenefitedfromareallygoodsleep.
D.OnlyFranchescaappreciatedthefreedomofhavingnophone.
10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Teenswillliveahealthierlifewithoutphones.
B.Expectingteenstolivewithoutphonesisnotrealistic.
C.Experimentingwithphoneuseispopularamongteens.
D.Teensdon’trealizehowdifferenttheirlivesarewithoutphones.
11.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.GivingupTextingB.RulesforUsingPhones
C.TwoDayswithNoPhoneD.ProblemsCausedbyTexting
D
TheIndiangovernmentmayuse3Dpaintingsasvirtualspeed-breakersonmajorhighwaysandroads,inanattempttocheckspeedingandcarelessdriving,andeventuallymakeitsdeadlyroadsalittlesafer.“Wearetryingout3Dpaintingsusedasvirtualspeedbreakerstoavoidunnecessaryrequirementsofspeedbreakers,”India’stransportministerNitinGadkaritweeted.
Thevisualillusions(幻象)aresupposedtoencouragedriverstoslowdownautomatically.Earlierthismonth,Indiahadorderedtheremovalofallspeedbreakersfromhighways,whichareconsideredtobeadangertosafetyforhigh-speedvehicles.
Indiahasthehighestnumberofroadaccidentdeathsintheworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisation,over200,00peoplearekilledbyroadaccidentsduetopoorapplicationofroadsafetylaws.Thisisconsiderablyhigherthanitsofficialfiguresof141,526for2018.
TheuseofvisualillusionsasspeedbreakerswasfirstpioneeredintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiain2008,aspartofacampaignagainstspeedingmotorists.ThetechniquehasalsobeentriedoutinChinatocreatefloating3Dcrossings.
InIndia,citiessuchasAhmedabadandChennaihavealreadyexperimentedwith3Dzebracrossingsinthelastoneyear.InAhmedabadforinstance,twoartists,motheranddaughterhavepainted3Dcrosswalksinthefirstfewmonths