高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 含答案.docx

1、高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 含答案2019-2020年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 含答案第一部分：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。AThe Petit Appetite CookbookList Price: $ 35.00Price: $ 23.10You Save: $11.90 (34%)Product Description: Fresh, healthy meals that give little mouths something to smi

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3、n: Many people love the benefits of eating raw, but often the recipes take hours or even a period of several days to prepare. Everyday Raw Express offers a variety of delicious food, all prepared in 30 minutes or less.Good Night Sun Hello Moon (Board book) (Reading Level: Ages 48)List Price: $ 10.99

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6、sea. He lands on the incredible island of the wild things, a place where being a beast isnt a bad thing. The wild things make Max their king, but life on the island is full of challenges, too.1Lily, 5 years old, likes listening to some stories before going to bed, her mother will buy _.AWhere the Wi

7、ld Things Are BGood Night Sun Hello MoonCThe Petit Appetite CookbookDEveryday Raw Express2Who will probably show interest in ThePetitAppetiteCookbook?AA healthy mother who likes adventures.BA cook in a seafood restaurant.CA 4yearold boy ill in hospital. DA lady with a 9monthold baby.3Helen wants to

8、buy a cookbook about eating raw, how much will she save?A$ 6.42B$ 1.65C$ 5.42D$ 11.90BEmilio Portaluppi was one Titanic passenger. He had a similar real-life love story to Jack Dawson in the movie Titanic, but unlike Jack, he didnt die in the disaster. However, he refused to talk about that sad Apri

9、l night for years.“Only in the last years of his life, when he returned to Italy, did he tell the story of his Titanic journey to local reporters,” said Claudio Bossi, the writer of Titanic. Portaluppi provided many versions of his survival story, but exactly how he managed to escape the disaster re

10、mains a mystery. He once said, “following the example of others and wearing a lifebelt, I jumped into the oceans cold water, swam to a huge cake of ice, and managed to keep afloat until I was seen and picked up by one of the lifeboats.”In another, more impossible version provided by him, he noticed

11、that a boat was being lowered near him. As there were no women where he stood, he attempted to board, but lost his footing and fell into the ocean. He then swam in the icy water for two hours until he was pulled out by those in lifeboat 14, one of the last boats to leave the Titanic. Immediately aft

12、er he was saved, someone said that he had entered the lifeboat dressed as a woman. “Women and children first” was the order on the Titanic, and men who broke the order risked being shot. Emilio was first listed as “Mrs. Portaluppi” when the names of the saved were reported.In his later interviews, P

13、ortaluppi again changed the story, adding that he drank half a bottle of wine before jumping into the ocean with a gun in his mouth. He swam in the cold water until Lady Astor in lifeboat 14 begged the sailors to pick him up.After the disaster, he continued an adventurous life. Although he was an Am

14、erican, he joined the Italian army during World War . He returned to the US in 1919, but made several other journeys back and forth to Italy. 4. How many versions did Emilio Portaluppi provide about how he was saved?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five5. The underlined word “afloat” in Paragraph 3 is closes

15、t in meaning to “_”A. warmB. floating C. unconsciousD. awake6. From the passage, we can infer that Emilio Portaluppi _.A. nearly got shot when he jumped into the lifeboat.B. was the first man who was rescued. C. couldnt be trusted for his contradictory accounts.D. had a good memory of his experience

16、.7. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. An Adventurous Journey to Italy.B. A Modern Version of the TitanicC. The Surviving Story of a Titanic Passenger.D. How the Titanic Sank Remains a Mystery.CSydney A shark savaged a schoolboys leg while he was surfing with his father at

17、a beach in Sydney on February 23. It was the third shark attack along the coast of Australias largest city in a month. The 15yearold boy and his father were in the water off Avalon, on Sydneys northern beaches, around dawn when he was attacked. The citys beaches are packed with locals and tourists d

18、uring the summer months.“The father heard a scream and turned to see his son trashing (扭动) about in the water,” police said. “Fortunately, the shark swam away and the boy was helped to shore by his father.”Lifesaving Club spokesman Nick Miller: “It got him around the top of his left leg and the fath

19、er came and dragged him out of water. ” He said the boy was bleeding heavily when he was brought to shore. “There was a lot of pain, as you can imagine”. The teenager was airlifted to hospital for treatment for leg injuries.Police said the bites “cut through to the bone”, but the boy did not appear

20、to have sustained any fractures (骨折). He was in a stable condition now.Several beaches were closed after the attack. Water police and lifeguards were searching for the shark, while police hoped to identify its species by the shape of the bite marks. But they said it was too early to say what type of

21、 shark attacked the boy. “I dont even know if he saw it,” Miller said.Many shark species live in the waters off Sydneys beaches, but attacks on humans are still relatively rare. However, there were two attacks on successive days earlier this month, one on a navy diver in Sydney harbor, not far from

22、the famous Opera House, and the other on a surfer at the citys world famous Bondi beach.Fishermen say shark numbers are on the rise. There is a ban on commercial fishing in the harbor, which has increased fish stocks. Marine experts also claim environmental protection has created a cleaner environme

23、nt, attracting sharks closer to shore as they chase fish. Many shark species, including the Great Whitethe maneater made famous in Steven Spielbergs Jawsare protected in Australian waters.8The report mainly tells us . Ashark attacks on humans are on the rise Bsharks attacked humans three times in on

24、e month Ca boy was attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach Dshark numbers are increasing in the waters off Sydneys beaches9The underlined word “savaged” in the first paragraph probably means “”. Aattracted Bdragged Cbit Dpacked10About the injury of the boy we know that . Ahe was losing much blood when

25、 he was dragged out Bhe was very nervous when he was sent to hospital Che may be in danger of losing his leg Dhe was injured in the right leg11All the following are the causes of Australias sharks increasing except that . Aenvironmental protection has created a cleaner environment Ba ban on commerci

26、al fishing has increased fish numbers Cmany shark species are protected in Australian waters Dthe film Jaws has made the Great White famous DJeanette Rankin was born on a ranch(农场) in Montana, USA in 1882. In those days, Montana was still a frontier state, and life there was hard. Men and women shar

27、ed the difficult outdoor work. But young Jeanette noticed men and women were not equal in many ways. For instance, at election time, women were not allowed to vote. Jeanette thought this was not fair, and several years later, after graduating from college, she realized how to help change the situati

28、on.First, she joined with other women and gave speeches through the state. Thanks to their years of efforts, Montana women were finally allowed to vote. This experience changed Jeanettes life. She wanted do work for the welfare of women and children everywhere. She was now well-known throughout Mont

29、ana, so she decided to run for the US Congress. In 1916, she became the first woman in the Congress of the United States.Just six days after Rankin first attended Congress in 1917, American President Wilson called for a vote to go to war against Germany, as German submarines（潜水艇）attacked American sh

30、ips during World War I. When Jeanette was called upon to vote, she said, “I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war I. vote no.” Forty-nine other congress members also voted no, but she was the person who was criticized most. Newspapers said her decision came from weakness and she was

31、 anti-American.In the Second World War, Japanese warplanes attacked the American base at Pearl Harbor in 1941. The time came again for the US Congress members to vote for or against going to war. Everyone was waiting for Jeanette Rankin to vote, who rose and said, “As a woman, I cant go to war, so I

32、 refuse to send anyone else”. Out of 471 members, she was the only member who voted against war. After that, she received thousands of letters. Most people criticized her, but some praised her for her courage.Shortly before she died in 1973, she was asked if she regretted voting “no” to the two wars.” “Nev