届重庆市第一中学高三下学期月考试题英语Word版.docx

1、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。2. 答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3. 答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4. 所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。第卷.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）

2、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 Welwitschia mirabilisTitle: the worlds most resistant plant Its not pretty to look at, but welwitschia mirabilis is uniqu

3、e. It consists of only two leaves and a strong stem with roots. Two leaves continue to grow and the stem thickens and can grow to be almost 2 meters high and 8 meters wide. Its lifespan is 400 to 1,500 years. It can survive up to five years with no rain. The plant is said to be very tasty either raw

4、 or baked in hot ashes. Dionaea muscipulaTitle: the Venus Fly Trap Dionaea muscipula is the most famous carnivorous(肉食性的) plant due to the active and efficient nature of its unique trap. It may be famous, but its also threatened. It produces a short leaf that forms two sides of a trap. Each side con

5、tains some sensitive hairs. When it is touched two to three times, the trap will shut in less than a second, fast enough to catch flies and other insects. The leaf, once closed, produces some enzymes(酶) that slowly dissolve the insects and supply the plant with food. Rafflesia arnoldiiTitle: the wor

6、lds largest flower Rafflesia arnoldii, the largest flower in the world, is an exotic and rare plant. The flower is 3 feet across and weighs 15-24 pounds. However, you wouldnt want to grow it in your garden. In a rainforest-type environment, it gives off a most unpleasant smell, which is somewhat lik

7、e rotten meat. This is why it is often called the Corpse Plant by some natives of Indonesia where it comes. Its flowers only last for three days to a week. Euphorbia obeseTitle: the Baseball Plant Euphorbia obese is known as the Baseball Plant. Over-harvesting by plant collectors for its interesting

8、 and curious appearance has severely reduced the wild population. However, it has become very common now. By growing euphorbia obese in large numbers, many gardens have been working to ensure that the plants being traded and sold among plant collectors are not wild plants.21. From the passage, we kn

9、ow that _.A. welwitschia mirabilis is very beautifulB. dionaea muscipula is famous for its trapC. rafflesia arnoldii feels like rotten meatD. euphorbia obese can be used as baseball22. According to the passage, rafflesia arnoldii _.A. shuts its trap two or three times in one second.B. gives off a sp

10、ecial smell to attract flies and insectsC. smells bad in a hot and wet environmentD. has a big flower, a strong stem and two leaves23. Plant collectors like euphorbia obese because _.A. it looks strangeB. it tastes deliciousC. it can be planted in the gardenD. it is worth a big fortuneBThe tough cha

11、llenge of a six-month, 3,200-kilometer walk across the South Pole, in the long darkness of the Antarctic winter when temperatures can fall to -90, proved irresistible to the experienced British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Fienness hero, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, wrote “great God, this is an awf

12、ul place” when he reached the South Pole a century ago, before freezing and starving to death with his team on the return journey. That journey was made in summer. Nobody before has attempted to cross the pole in winter. In a statement, Fiennes said, “This will be my greatest challenge to date. We w

13、ill stretch the limits of human endurance. ” However, Fiennes could not explain why anyone should consider such a venture, still less a man aged 68 who has survived cancer, heart surgery and the loss of most of the frozen fingertips on one hand. “Its what I do,” he said, looking slightly puzzled at

14、the question. Fiennes, the worlds greatest living explorer, according to the Guinness Book of Records was the first to cross the Antarctic continent unsupported; the first to cross both polar ice caps; and the first to travel across the globe from pole to pole. Fiennes admitted his wife, Louise, and

15、 their six-year-old daughter were not thrilled. “But Ive never done anything else; its how I earn my living. And youre much more likely, statistically, to die on the roads than on the polar ice,” he said. After training in the Swedish Arctic in a relatively balmy -40, Fiennes team will set sail from

16、 London on Dec.6 on a South African research ship. The ice trek will begin on Mar.21, the spring equinox(春分) that marks the official start of the polar winter, from the Russian base of Novolazareskaya. Fiennes and his five team members must then climb more than 3,000 meters on to the inland plateau,

17、 walk for several hundred kilometers using an ice tractor to pull all the supplies and equipment they need, descend another 3,000 meters and finally reach the Ross Sea. If they reach Captain Scotts old base at McMurdo Sound by the spring equinox six months later, they will still have to wait for mon

18、ths until the sea ice backs off enough for their ship to collect them.24. Fiennes is going on this expedition because_. A. it is something he always does as a careerB. he wishes to inspire his familyC. he wants to travel with his wife and daughterD. he hopes to improve his health25. The underlined w

19、ord in Paragraph 7 probably means “_.” A. warm and pleasant B. cold and harshC. tough and unbearable D. agreeable and relaxing26. According to the article, Fiennes expedition will_. A. begin at an Antarctic base of SwedenB. involve climbing and going down a high plateauC. start and finish exactly at

20、 the two spring equinoxesD. finish in a few weeks after the ship arrives27. Fiennes is attempting to cross the South Pole_. A. on the same route as Captain ScottsB. by himself during the winter monthsC. by ice tractor for most of the trip D. on foot during the worst tripCTwo musicians from Germany a

21、re using robotic equipment to add sounds to their performances. The two-man band performs with a robot that can play several musical instruments at the same time. The robot can sound like a guitar, keyboard, drum or other percussion instrument. When performing, members of the band provide many of th

22、e sounds, but others are controlled by a computer. Once connected to wires and set up, instruments can play on their own.One of the instruments was created from a long, self-turning wooden stick that sits on top of a microphone stand. The stick contains long strings. They are tied on each end. The s

23、trings are connected to a small wooden ball. As the stick turns, the ball hits a block on the floor, creating a sound.The two-man band, called Joasihno, recently performed at the South by Southwest Conference and Music Festival in Austin, Texas. They describe their electronic sound as “psychedelic(迷

24、幻的) machine” music. “Actually, we call it a psychedelic robot orchestra,” said Cico Beck, one of the creators of the group. The groups other member, Nico Siereg, says playing in an experimental band with robots is not the same as playing in a traditional one. “Its a little bit different because you

25、also have in mind that there are machines playing around you, so theres no reaction from them,” he said. But Siereg said that in some ways, the robots actually help him improve his performance. Since the self-playing instruments are programmed, he sometimes feels freer to center on what he is playin

26、g, and at times to even play without preparation.The musician says he can imagine similar technology having a greater influence on many different kinds of music in the future. “Technology is like a very important tool that even, very often, its also a very important part of inspiration,” he said. Bu

27、t he also expressed hope that “real music wont die.”In addition to performing recently in Texas, Joashihno has been busy putting on shows in Europe and in Canada. The band hopes its high-tech music “experiment” will keep reaching new people and pleasing the ears of its fans.28. According to the firs

28、t paragraph, the robotic equipment _.A. is operated by a wooden stickB. serves as a whole bandC. fuctions as musical instrumentsD. is battery-powered29. What does Nico Siereg think of playing music with robots?A. It is better than playing with human being.B. It is just a pity that the robots cannot

29、respond to him.C. It has a negative effect on his performance because robots distract him.D. It is strange for him to have some machines playing around him.30. What can we learn from the passage?A. Robots will replace musical instruments.B. This new style of performance has become popular around the

30、 world.C. One member of the band doesnt think playing with robots is real music.D. The machines are programmed to create many sounds.31. What is the best title for the passage?A. Real Music Wont DieB. Adding New Blood to Traditional MusicC. High Technology Is Applied to MusicD. Robots Will Wipe Out

31、Human BeingsDThe secret to eating less and being happy about it may have been found years ago by McDonalds. According to a new study from Cornell Universitys Food and Brand Lab, small non-food rewards like the toys in McDonalds Happy Meals stimulate the same reward centers in the brain as food does.

32、The researchers, led by Martin Reimann, carried out a series of experiments to see if people would choose a smaller meal if it was paired with a non-food item.They found that the majority of both kids and adults chose a half-sized portion when combined with a prize. Both options were priced the same.Even more interesting is that the promise of a future reward was enough t