高三上学期月考英语试题实验班 含答案.docx

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高三上学期月考英语试题实验班含答案

2019-2020年高三上学期10月月考英语试题（实验班）含答案

英语

命题人：

高鸿审题人：

李建班级姓名

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，总分30分）

A

Itwasoneofthoseterriblyhotdaysin Baltimore.Needlesstosay,itwastoohot todoanythingoutside.Butitwasalsoscorchinginourapartment.This was1962,andIwouldnotliveinaplacewithanairconditionerforanothertenyears.SomybrotherandIdecidedtoleavetheapartmenttofindsomeplaceindoors.Hesuggestedwecouldseeamovie.Itwasabrilliantplan.

   Movietheaterswereoneofthefewplacesyoucouldsitall day and—mostimportant—sitinairconditioning.Inthosedays,youcould buy oneticketandsitthroughtwomovies.Then,thetheaterwouldshowthesametwomoviesagain.Ifyouwantedto,youcouldsitthroughthemtwice.Mostpeopledidnotdothat,butthemanageratourtheater.Mr.Bellowdidnotmindifyoudid.

   Thatparticularday,mybrotherandIsatthroughbothmoviestwice,tryingtoescapetheheat.Weboughtthreebagsofpopcornandthreesodaseach.Then,wesatandwatchedTheMusicManfollowedbyTheManWhoShot LibertyValance.We’dalreadyseenthesecondmovieoncebefore.IthadbeenatthetheatersinceJanuary,becauseMr.BellowlovedanythingwithJohnWayneinit.

Weleftthetheateraround8,justbeforetheeveningshowsbegan.Butwereturnedthenextdayandsawthesametwomoviesagain,twicemore.Andwe did itthenextday too.Finally,onthefourthday,theheatwavebroke.

Still,tothis day IcansinghalfthesongsinTheMusicManandrecitehalfofJohnWayneandJimmyStewart’sdialogue from TheManWhoShotLibertyValance!

ThosememoriesaresomeofthefewIhaveoftheheatwaveof1962.They’rereallymemoriesofthescreen,notmemoriesofmylife.

1.Inwhichyear did t

heauthorfirstliveinaplacewithanairconditioner?

A.1952      B.1972       C.1962 D.1982

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3referto?

A.  TheManWhoShot LibertyValance  B.Thetheater.   

C.TheMusicMan   D. Theheat

3.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Bellow?

A.Helovedchildren very much.      B.Hewasamoviestar. 

C.Hesoldairconditioners.              D.HewasafanofJohnWayne.

4.Why did theauthorand his/herbrotherseethesamemoviesseveraltimes?

A.Thetwomovieswerereallywonderful. B.Theywantedtoavoidtheheatoutside.

C.Themanagerofthetheaterwasfriendly.D.Theylikedthepopcornandthesodaatthetheater.

B

HaveyoueverdreamedofvisitingaplanetintheMilkWay?

Whilethetripsoundsexciting,itwouldtakeyearsandyearstoreachyourdestination.Sointhefuture,bedtimeforastronautsmay bemorethanafewhoursofregularshut-eye.Theywouldhavetosleepforyears.

Europeanresearchersarenowconductinghibernationexperiments.Thestudy may helpthemunderstandwhetherhumanscouldeversleepthroughtheyearsitwouldtakeforaspace flighttodistantplanets."Iftherewasaneffectivetechnology,itcouldmakedeep-space travel areality,"saidMarkAyreoftheEuropeanSpaceAgencylastmonth.

Whatseemslike science fictionisnotcompletelyunlikely.Researchershavebeenabletousechemicalstoputlivingcellsintoasleep-likestatewheretheydon'tage.Theyhavenowmovedontosmall,non-hibernatingmammalslikerats.

Amajorchallengeisthefactthatcellscanbeverysimplesystems,whereasbodyorgansarefarmorecomplex.

"It'slikemoving from asimpleApple computer toasupercomputer,"saidMarcoBiggiogera,ahibernationresearcheratItaly'sUniversityofPavia.

Justlikebearsandfrogs,thehibernationofhumanbeingswouldcauseaperson'smetabolism（新陈代谢）tolowersotheywouldneedlessenergy.

Medicalresearch,however,isjusthalfofaspaceflighthibernationsystem.

Thereisthechallengeofdesigningasuitableprotectiveshelter.Suchashelterwouldprovidetheproperenvironmentforhibernation,suchasthepropertemperature.Itwouldalsohavetomonitor（监控）lifefunctionsandservethephysiologicalneedsofthehibernator.

AccordingtoAyre,thesix-personHumanOuterPlanetsExplorationMissiontoJupiter'smoon（木星的卫星）Callisto,couldbeanopportunitytousehumanhibernation.Themissionaimstosendsixhumansonafive-year flight toCallisto,wheretheywillspend30days,in2045.

5.Europeanresearchersareconductinghibernationexperimentsto________.

A.ensureastronautstogetacompletesleep 

B.findthesecretofsomecreatures

C.makepreparationsforthejourneytoJupiter’s

moonCallisto

D.knowifmancansleepforyears

6.Thesentence “Whatseemslike science fictionisnotcompletelyunlikely” means______.

A.Sciencefictionispeople’simagination.

B.Sciencefictionisimaginative,butitcanberealized.

C.Thingsseemimpossible may cometrue.

D.Thingsdescribedin science fictionaresuretobecometrue.

7.Thepassageimpliesthat________.

A.puttinglivingcellsintoasleep-likestateisfulloffailure

B.Biggiogeraisconfidentwiththeexperiment

C.human’shibernationneedsnoenergy

D.medicalresearchisthekeytospace flight hibernationsystem

8.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SixhumanstoflytoCallisto  B.Humanhibernationimproves health

C.Spacetravelattractspeople   D.Deepsleepfordeepspace travel

C

ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.Attheageofsixmonthsshewasacquired,alongwithhersister,byJohnAshley,aealthy Massachusetts slaveholders.Shebecameknownas“Mumbet”or“M

umBett.”

Fornearly

30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.Oneday,Ashley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,sheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturn,Mumbetconsulteda lawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.With his help,Mumbetsued（起诉）forherfreedom.

WhileservingtheAshleys,MumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusetts constitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequal,thenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.Eventually,Mumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslavein Massachusetts todosound

erthenewconstitution.

Strangelyenough,afterthetrial,theAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployee.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829,but her legacylivedoninher manydescendants（后裔）.Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefounderoftheNAACP,andanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.

Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsinthe Massachusetts cemeterywhereshewasburied.Itreads,inpart:

“Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneither readnorwrite,yetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.” 

9.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Shewasbornaslave                    B.Shewasaslaveholder

C.Shehadafamoussister        D.Shewasbornintoar

ichfamily

10.WhatdidMumbetlearn from discussionsaboutthenewconsititution?

A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’ordersB.Sheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhites

C.Howtobeagoodservant                          D.Howtoapplyforajob

11.What did Mumbetdoafterthetrial?

A.Shechosetoworkforalawyer                   B.ShefoundtheNAACP

C.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleys           D.Shewenttolivewith hergrandchildren

12.Whatisthetestmainlyabout?

A.AstoryofafamouswriterandspokespersonB.Thefriendshipbetweena lawyerandaslave

C.ThelifeofabraveAfricanAmerican woman 

D

Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture?

Nuclear,wind,orsolarpower?

AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）intheUS,itmightbeleaves-butartificialones.

     Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownas photosynthesis （光合作用）.Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisseeminglysimpleprocess.

    TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecial siliconchip （硅片）with catalysts （催化剂）.Similartonaturalleaves,itcansplitwaterintohydrogen andoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuel cell （电池）,whichusesthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity,locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.

    Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard,scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobean inexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries."OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology,"saidDoceraataconferenceoftheAmericanChemicalSociety.

    Anartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensive andunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf,bycontrast,ismadeofcheapmaterials,easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies,Nocerashowedthatanartificialleaf prorotype（原型）couldoperate continuouslyforatleast45hourswithoutadropinactivity.

    ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera'srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerfulnew, inexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergy transformation （转换）insidetheefficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnow,thenewleafisabout10timesmoreefficientatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides,thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable;thatis,it doesn'tneedpurewater. Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon'thaveaccesstopurewater.

    Withthegoalto