1、第 1 页 共 4 页巫山县官渡中学巫山县官渡中学高高 20202020 级级 20212021 年年秋第一次月考秋第一次月考英语试题英语试题（满分（满分 150 分分时间：时间：120 分钟）分钟）第一部分第一部分 听力（共两小节，满分听力（共两小节，满分 30 分）分）第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。1.What do we know about the woma
2、n?A. She took the job.B. She refused the job.C. She failed to get the job.2.What does the man mean?A. Its easy to forget the key.B. People often make the same mistakes.C. He has taken the wrong key out of the room himself.3.What is true about Mary and Jack?A. They spent a week having their honeymoon
3、.B. They went on their honeymoon a week after their wedding.C. They thought a honeymoon of one week was too long.4.How does the woman feel?A. Surprised.B. Light-hearted.C. Worried.5.What are the two speakers talking about?A. Clear water.B. Some plants.C. Nuclear power.第二节（共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分
4、）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 68 小题。6.How many car salespersons were hired?A. Ten.B. Eleven.C. Twenty-one.7.What advantage does the woman have over the salesmen?A. She is a woman.B. She is v
5、ery friendly.C. She is ready to help others.8.What do we know about the woman?A. She never goes out for lunch.B. She doesnt like to talk to her workmates.C. She isnt getting on very well with some salesmen.听第 7 段材料，回答第 911 小题。9.What is the woman going to do?A. To buy a ticket.B. To take a plane.C. T
6、o meet a friend at the airport.10.What must the woman do in order to get to the place she wants to?A. Walk through three yards and turn left at the end.B. Turn left at the end and walk further to a sign.C. Turn left at the ticket counter and walk further.11.Why will the man draw the woman a map?A. H
7、e is afraid of misunderstanding.B. The man wants to confuse her.C. To show off his skill in drawing maps.听第 8 段材料，回答第 1214 小题。12.Where is Jack calling from?A. The Grand Hotel.B. The airport in Chicago.C. The airport in Los Angeles.13.Why doesnt Jack visit Dorothy at once?A. He doesnt want to see Dor
8、othys parents.B. He has to go to the office.C. He prefers to stay in the hotel.14.What will Jack do tonight?A. Work in his office.B. Visit some friends.C. Have dinner with Dorothys family.听第 9 段材料,回答第 1517 小题。15.Who are the two speakers?A.Aman and his wife.B.Aman and his sister.C.Aman and his girlfr
9、iend.16.Why is the man unhappy about their weekends?A. They seldom invite friends over.B. They seldom go out for a picnic.C. They seldom spend weekends together.17.Which aspect of the picnic do the man and woman differ on?A. Who should get the car ready.B. How many friends they should invite.C. What
10、 food and drink they should prepare.听第 10 段材料，回答第 1820 小题。18.What is the speaker mainly talking about?A.Ahistoric tree.B.Awell-known park.C.Afamous commander.19.What do we know about the Washington Elm?A. It was less than one hundred years old.B. It was much older than people had thought.C. Washingt
11、on couldnt have commanded under it.20.What can we learn from what the speaker said?A. Some historical stories are untrue.B. Washington commanded the army on his knees.C. The Washington Elm was destroyed before the celebration.第 2 页 共 4 页第二部分第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题小题;每小题每小题 2.
12、5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。AIn the field of educational technology, some apps might be getting too smart. There are more and moreapps providing help for students.PhotoMathThe new seemingly magic app allows users to take pictures of a math problem, and then receive astep-by
13、-step solution. It is now the number one free app on the App Store. A PhotoMath spokeswoman sayseducators have welcomed the app with positive reviews, but the software causes a lot of angry publicdiscussion and disagreement. Why? It is because students can use it to cheat when doing their mathhomewo
14、rk.Price: FreeiHomeworkWhether you re a high school student or a college student, there s one thing you ve got for sure: a lotof homework. iHomework can help you keep track of all your homework. It can help you arrange it in aparticular order according to types, or based on deadlines.Price: FreeWolf
15、ramAlphaWolfram Alpha is similar to PhotoMath, but it focuses on older students studying high levels of mathand doesn t support photos. The service also produces step-by-step solutions to advanced topics, making it apopular tool for college students.Price: $2.99Homework HelperChinese Internet search
16、 company Baidu has launched (发起) an app called Homework Helper withwhich students can get answers to homework. Users post a picture or type their homework questions ontoonline forums (论坛), and those who answer the questions can win e-coins that can be used to buy deviceslike iPhones and laptops. The
17、 app has logged 5 million downloads, much to the concern of many parentswho argue that the students spend less time thinking about challenging problems.Price: Free21. What is the problem of the app PhotoMath?A. It cant recognize pictures.B. It doesnt provide a step-by-step solution.C. It encourages
18、students to use smartphones.D. It makes cheating at homework more likely to happen.22. What is the big feature of WolframAlpha?A. Offering services to office workers.B. Making students organize their school work.C. Helping deal with advanced math problems.D. Creating chances to discuss math online.2
19、3. What do we learn about Homework Helper?A. It is thought highly of by teachers.B. It is unpopular among Chinese students.C. Many parents think it harmful to childrens study.D.Answering questions on the app wastes students time.BThe Torch Festival(火把节）is a traditional festival which is celebrated a
20、mong some ethnic groups insouthwestern China, such as the Yi, Bai, Hani, Lisu, and Lahu, etc. It usually falls on the 24th or 25th ofJune, with three days of celebrations. The festival came from worship(崇拜）of fire by ancestors(祖先). Forsome ethnic groups, its a tradition in the festival for elders to
21、 share farming experience with young peopleand educate them about taking care of crops.During the festival, big torches are made to stand in all villages, with small torches placed in front ofthe door of each house. When night falls, the torches are lit and the villages are bright. At the same time,
22、people walk around the fields and houses, holding small torches and placing them in the field corners. Insidethe villages, young people are singing and dancing around the big torches that keep burning throughout thenight. Other activities like horse races are also held during the festival.In a horse
23、 race of the Yi people in Yunnan, torches are used to form hurdles for riders to get through.The Hani people in Yunnan traditionally tie fruits to torches with strings. When the strings are broken afterthe torches are lit, people struggle for the fruits for good luck.For the Lisu people in Sichuan,
24、the festival is an occasion for holding torch parades. Big torches arecarried by teams of people, which is like a fire dragon. If different teams meet, its a tradition to exchangethe big torches with one another.24.What can we know about the Torch Festival from the first paragraph?A. It has nothing
25、to do with farming.B. Its celebrations usually last two days.C. It is a traditional festival of all China.D. It is a festival to show worship of fire.25. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 1 refer to?A.AncestorsB. Young peopleC. EldersD. Ethnic groups26. What is the main idea of the s
26、econd paragraph?A. Why the festival is enjoyed.B. Where the festival is celebrated.C. How the festival is celebrated.D. What torches are used for the festival.27. Which is a way that Lisu people in Sichuan celebrate the festival according to the text?A. Holding torch parades.B. Tying fruits to torch
27、es with strings.C. Struggling for fruits for good luck.D. Using torches as hurdles for a horse race.C“If music is the medicine of the soul, let it play on,” said a famous person. I think he said so probablybecause he had got some help from music. Music has some strange functions. Medical scientists
28、have foundthat a person who feels stressed can actually listen to a certain kind of music and become relaxed.Researchers said that since stress comes as a result of some events in life such as starting a new family,starting a new business and starting a new job, one can actually listen to good music
29、 and feel good becausegood music touches humans in a positive way. Music helps you forget these events that make you worriedand remember the important events that once happened in your life.第 3 页 共 4 页Depression(抑郁症) is a disease caused by stress, smoking, social problems, etc. Depression is alsocau
30、sed by difficulties such as failure in business. Depression may bring us weakness, headaches and loss ofconcentration. Good music makes one remember happy moments or days. If you play music about love, itmakes you feel like falling in love again though you may have had several upset experiences. And
31、 such goodfeelings make you healthy.Anxiety is another health problem that can be controlled by music. Anxiety is one of the side effects ofsome major health problems such as liver cancer and breast cancer. Good music makes you feel relaxed andrelieves the pain caused by these diseases and you will
32、feel better. Good music also makes you sleep better,and you need to know that sleep puts your body in a healthy condition. Good sleep takes away the effects ofstress, depression and anxiety from a person.28. What do you know about music according to the famous person in Paragraph 1?A. Music can trea
33、t many kinds of diseases.B. Music can help you keep mentally healthy.C. Music can take the place of medicine in treating illness.D. Music can make you remember things that happened in the past.29. How does good music help people remove stress?A. By letting people have a good sleep.B. By making peopl
34、e think positively.C. By showing something new to people.D. By making people focus only on important things.30.According to the passage, what will one who has cancer most probably experience?A. StressB. Depression.C.Anxiety.D. Upset31. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A
35、. The benefits of listening to music to health.B. Stress can bring us many kinds of diseases.C. Some diseases have something to do with music.D. Tips for us to live a healthy and comfortable life.DResearchers believe they have found an unknown kind of whale in waters off Mexicos western coast. Ifoth
36、ers verify the finding, the new whale will be an important discovery among giant animals.The team of researchers came upon three unusual whales while following a rare group of beakedwhales. The whales were near Mexicos distant San Benito Islands, about 500 km south of the U. S. border.Beaked whales
37、usually avoid meeting humans.Jay Barlow studies sea animals. He noted that it was a very unusual meeting. Its very rare to even seea beaked whale, and to find a group of friendly beaked whales, its even rarer, he said.Barlow said he and other researchers did not realize they were seeing a possible n
38、ew kind of whaleuntil later. The group saw something different about the whales teeth when they studied the photos they tookof the animals. The underwater recordings of the whales calls also suggested they were different from allothers.The researchers are now waiting for test results on water they c
39、ollected near the whales. There could beskin cells in the water from the whales. If so, they will examine the DNA to make sure whether the whalesare a new species.Though up to 5 meters long the whales can be hard for scientists to see. That is because they usuallyswim and eat at depths of around 914
40、 meters. They only come up at times for air. In the deep water, theanimals can stay away from their main enemykiller whales.Barlow said that finding a new species is a rare event. His team has evidence about the whales thatlooks like a new discovery. He said the DNA testing would help determine it a
41、nd he hoped the whales couldbe determined as a new species. That would bring the number of known beaked whale species to 24.32. What does the underlined word“verify” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Value.B. Refuse.C. Prove.D. Research.33. What made the researchers believe that they might find a new
42、whale species?A. The whales huge size.B. The whales sounds.C. The shape of the whales mouth.D. The whales friendly behavior.34. Why do beaked whales prefer to live in the deep water?A. To find enough food.B. To keep themselves safe.C. To avoid meeting humans.D. To reduce the need for air.35. What wa
43、s Barlows attitude towards determining the beaked whales as a new species?A. Uncaring.B. Doubtful.C. Worried.D. Supportive.第二节第二节 7 选选 5 阅读阅读 (共共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Become a Lifelong LearnerLearning doesnt stop just because school does
44、.Making a commitment to yourself to learn somethingnew every day, you will not only enjoy what you discover, but you will be able to apply your knowledge andbecome a teacher to future generations.Here are some steps to become a lifelong learner.Learn how you learn. 36Note what learning techniques ar
45、e most efficient for you and use them asmuch as possible,such as viewing online tutorials if youre more of a visual learner.37Try many different things so that you dont box yourself into believing youre only good at a fewthings.Its probable that youre good at many things, but you wont know until you
46、ve tried.Look at learning as an exploration and opportunity, not a chore（琐事琐事）. Dont just force yourselfto learn things because they are important or necessary.38Follow your heart,as well as your sense ofduty.Do you remember the 8th grade history that you hated so much,with all those names and dates
47、 thatseemed to mean nothing? The point was to bring you to learn details now,which will knit chunks ofinformation together later.39Read, read, read.40Reading is a gateway into other worlds and into the minds of your fellowhuman beings. And reading will help you to learn the discoveries and mistakes
48、of others who have gonebefore you; reading is, in effect, a shortcut so that you dont have to learn things the hard way.第 4 页 共 4 页A.Learn where your talents and interests lie.B. It was a chore then,but it makes sense now.C.Recognize the educational value in whatever you read.D.Determine your own pr
49、eferred learning styles.E.Their ways of learning might help you to improve your own.F.Make friends with your local library and new and used book sellers.G. Instead, learn things that you need to learn alongside things you love to learn.第三部分：语言知识运用第三部分：语言知识运用第一节完形填空第一节完形填空(共共 15 题，每题题，每题 1 分，共分，共 15
50、分分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to41badfeelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kindsof42but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do
