1、12021-2022 下学期第三次月考英语试题下学期第三次月考英语试题第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）AOne Story is a non-profit literary organization, devoted to celebrating the art formof the short stories and supporting the writers who write them. If youre skilled atshort storie
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6、er.1. One Story judges whether a work is good mainly based on.A. its themeB. its originality C. editors comments D. readers response2. What should you do when handing in your work?A. Include your creative inspiration.B. Register an account in advance.C. Write a short recommendation for it.D. Attach
7、your private information to it.3. What type of writing is this text?2A. Astory review.B. Apress advertisement.C.Asubmission guide.D. Amagazine introduction.BWhen I got home after dropping out of college in my junior year because ofdepression, I didnt want to get out of bed every day. But my parents
8、wanted me to, soI just transferred myself to the couch in the living room. Sometimes I would turn onthe TV and watch marathons, but mostly I just sat there, lost in thought.One day when I was lying on the couch, not knowing what to do, I thought since Ihad been out of school for a long time, I might
9、 as well do something productive in mylife. I looked at my options. I could attend online college classes, go to in-personevents just to get out of the house, or take up a hobby. But none of these things mademe happy, and my depression seemed to keep me drowning in low spirits.However, there was som
10、ething that was my thing -entrepreneurship(创业). Nomatter what kind of day Im having now, the mere mention of start-ups still cheers meup. I have been doing business in some kinds of forms ever since I was a kid, anddespite everything, this passion has never changed.So I started thinking of ideas, se
11、eing which one could become practical business.I spent my days being glued to a wide purple notebook and a pen in hand, sometimesmoving from the couch to the table on our back porch in the mornings. If I got upearly enough, Id watch the sun come up. It was there, in the still mornings, that Ilearned
12、 about life and started to look back on mine.With time going on, the depression started to lift. I was making more progress inmy recovery, and the good days were more frequent than the bad. I started a couple ofdifferent businesses, eventually settling on a web design business, and did a lot ofexper
13、iments and changed my ideas. After a period of time, things started to work.4. Why did the author return home from college?A. She had mental problems.B. She got tired of her campus life.C. She wanted to prepare for a marathon.D. She wanted to spend some time accompanying her parents.5. What is the a
14、uthors real passion?A. Attending sports events.B. Going to in-person events.C. Taking online college classes.D. Managing a business of her own.36. Whats the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4?A. Being busy with.B. Being absorbed in.C. Being excellent in.D. Being associated with.7. What ca
15、n be the best title for the text?A. How I overcame my depressionB. How I found peace insideC. Why I dropped out of collegeD. Why I wanted to start a businessCWe all know that decision-making and behavior vary across diverse societies andpeople are influenced by cultural norms(规范)before they grow int
16、o an adult. But thestage that the normative information starts to come into play remains a secret.Dr. Bailey House, a psychology expert at the University York, and his teamconducted a new research, which was focused on eight societies across the world. Theteam examined the behavior of children and a
17、dults when they were asked to engage inspecific sharing tasks. Once the sharing patterns were established among the adults ineach community, the scientists worked with the subjects to figure out the possiblereactions theyll have.Children from both urban and rural communities in eight countries werep
18、resented with two options: to keep a rewards for themselves and give another rewardto a stranger, or to keep both reward for themselves. Children under seven mostlychose the selfish option in all communities, while children eight and older were muchmore likely to follow the adults patterns and share
19、.These results suggest that during middle childhood, at the ages of from 8 to 12,children become sensitive to culturally-specific information about how to behave.This information is encoded(把- 编码)in local norms, which children acquirethrough a developed human psychology for learning and agreeing wit
20、h normativeinformation.Dr. Bailey House said, One of the implications of the study is that we shouldstart to pay attention not just to what children know but why they start to respond tothe norms. The next step is to pose the question of what is happening in a childsdevelopment between the ages that
21、 makes them more responsive to social normsaround them. The goal of the work is to better understand how culture and psychologywork together to produce human diversity in cooperation and other behaviors.8. Why was the research conducted?4A. To prove impact of parents behavior on children.B. To exami
22、ne what affects childrens sharing patterns.C. To study when social norms begin to shape people.D. To compare behavioral distinction in different societies.9. What does the underlined word subjects in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Children. B. Sharing tasks. C.AdultsD. Different communities.10. What is par
23、agraph 3 mainly about?A. The classification of the children.B. The response of the children to the research.C. The characteristics of the children.D. The desire of the children to share with others.11. What do Dr. Bailey Houses words imply?A. The ages of from 8 and 12 are an essential stage for chil
24、dren.B. Children are more sensitive to social norms than adults.C. Culture and psychology decide childrens development.D. Reasons for children following social norms are unknown.DA decade ago, at the end of my first semester teaching at Captain, my studentJack stopped by for office hours. He sat dow
25、n and burst into tears. My mind startedcycling through a list of events that could make a college junior cry: His girlfriendhad broken up with him; he had been accused of cheating in exams; he forgot to turnin papers before the deadline. I just got my first Aminus, he said.Year after year, I watch i
26、n depression as students are crazy about getting straightAs. Some sacrifice their health; a few have even tried to charge their school afterfalling short. They believe top marks are a ticket to elite (精英的)graduate schoolsand rewarding job opportunities. I was one of them, I started college with the
27、goal ofgraduating with a GPA of 4.0. It would be a reflection of my brainpower andwillpower, showing that I had the right things to succeed. But I was wrong.The evidence is clear: Across industries, research shows that the associationbetween grades and job performance is modest in the first year aft
28、er college andinsignificant within a handful of years. For example, at Microsoft, once employees aretwo or three years out of college, their grades have no bearing on their performance.(Of course, it must be said that if you got Ds, you probably wouldnt end up at5Microsoft.)Academic grades rarely as
29、sess qualities like creativity, leadership and teamworkskills, or social, emotional and political intelligence. Yes, straight A students masterlarge amounts of information and reproduce it in exams. But career success is rarelyabout finding the right solution to a problem-its more about finding the
30、right problemto solve. This might explain why Steve Jobs finished high school with a GPAof 2. 65,and Martin Luther King Jr. got only oneAin his four years at Morehouse.12. Why did Jack feel sad?A. His girlfriend abandoned him. B. He was caught cheating in exams.C. He failed to get straightAs.D. He d
31、idnt hand in his paper in time.13. What did the author once believe?A. It was wrong to care too much about marks.B. Falling short was schools fault.C. Marks didnt reflect willpower and brainpower.D. Top marks meant well-paid job offers.14. Why are the employees at Microsoft mentioned?A. To show acad
32、emic excellence isnt a strong predictor of career performance.B. To stress the company values employees with top marks.C. To introduce successful examples in the technology industryD. To indicate academic performance is important.15. What should people focus more on for career success?A. How to solv
33、e a problem.B. What problem to be solved.C. How to be a creative leader. D. What to do with detailed information.第二节第二节 七选五（共七选五（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 10 分）分）Its not always easy to run an energy- efficient house. But there are some simplethings anyone can do.Go LED with your lightingThere are
34、several benefits to switching to energy-efficient light bulbs. One ofthem is saving money -though the LED bulbs might cost more than traditional bulbs,the average saving on LED bulbs is $ 75 a year.16LED bulbs can last years oreven decades.Dont run your air conditioner constantlyAs the weather start
35、s to warm, you might be thinking about the right time to turnon your air conditioner.17Air conditioner units are among the most energy-6consuming appliances in your home. Using electrical fans instead of your airconditioner is much more efficient and its a big money saver, too.18On those days when y
36、ou treat a large crowd and are low on time, dont beatyourself up if you have to use disposable(一次性的)dishware. This method reducesyour water usage and saves energy. And as a bonus, if your city offers roadsiderecycling, your paper plates may qualify.Update your insulation(隔热)All that work youre doing
37、 to save energy in your home could go to waste if itsnot properly insulated. If you cant insulate the whole house, pay special attention tothe roof: it reduces air flow from outside. By updating your insulation, youre savingmoney.19Take showers instead of bathsA full bathtub requires about 70 gallon
38、s of water.20Showers are quitedifferent-taking a five-minute shower uses only 10 to 25 gallons!A. But do you really have to?B. You should use your air conditioner smartly.C. Turn off water when not using it.D. Plus, you neednt change them frequently.E. Dont feel guilty about using paper plates.F.And
39、 its also easier to control your home temperature.G. Even if you dont fill it to the top, it still uses much more water.第二部分第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）分）第一节第一节 完形填空（共完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）Simply saying thank you doesnt seem enough in certain situations. I wasconsiderin
40、g this while working as a21just a few weeks ago. And it came to methen how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different 22of gratitude(感谢).My thoughts were soon23. We had a woman patient who was24from a knee replacement operation. One afternoon, while25to get into bedshe
41、 collapsed(倒下) from what was26discovered to be a heart attack. Thecollapse was disastrous, 27the emergency medical team and good teamwork. Butshe recovered, though28, and was ready for discharge(出院)after four weeks.7She was29for everything that the medical and nursing team had done forher. On her da
42、y of discharge, we shared in her30at her recovery.As she was31_ she was eager to say32to each of us in the nursing team. When she33one nurse, she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand. My colleague34to accept it, saying that we were all just _35_ our job. The patientlooked puzzled, and then
43、36:“Oh this isnt for the37I had. I takethat as a38. No, this is for setting my hair yesterday.”And there you have it. To many people,39lives is part of the job butstyling hair is an40and should be rewarded.21.A. cleanerB. chemistC. nurseD. doctor22.A. gradesB. meaningsC. needsD. expectations23.A. br
44、ushed asideB. put to the testC. brought under discussionD. taken into account24.A. departingB. escapingC. retiringD. recovering25.A. attemptingB. choosingC. pausingD. promising26.A. eventuallyB. fortunatelyC. casually D. secretly27.A. assessingB. requiringC. forming D. proving28.A. slightlyB. accide
45、ntallyC. slowlyD. happily29.A. gratefulB. thoughtfulC. sorrowful D. fearful30.A. surpriseB. delightC. curiosityD. disappointment31.A. operatingB. thinkingC. hesitatingD. leaving32.A. sorryB. helloC. goodbyeD. yes33.A. reachedB. consultedC. introducedD. persuaded34.A. wishedB. pretendedC. failedD. re
46、fused35.A. enjoyingB. doingC. securingD. starting36.A. repeatedB. recitedC. repliedD. reported37.A. courageB. patienceC. dutyD. care38.A. goalB. givenC. pushD. greeting39.A. riskingB. changingC. savingD. building40.A. honourB. abilityC. openingD. extra第二节第二节 语法填空（共语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分
47、 15 分）分）No matter where you are, humans are constantly measuring and checking time.Some of us are good at itplanning and doing things ahead of time,418others are always trying to beat the clock and do things at the eleventh hour.Tardiness (拖拉) can be serious. If you42(be) one minute late for work,wo
48、uld you resign? It may sound extreme, but that is exactly43occurred inthe UK upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, in January 2018.International development minister Lord Bates arrived one minute late, and, as aresult, was unable to answer a44(schedule) question. Instead of trying45(make)
49、 up for lost time, as many might do, he resigned on46spot.He apologized for his discourtesy (无礼) and stated that he was ashamed. Hisresignation, though,47(reject) by the UK prime minister.So, how late is too late? Many cultures take punctuality very seriously. In contrast,others seem to view tardine
50、ss48just the normal way of things. What isconsidered acceptable is based on culture. That is, if you dont mind waiting, it mightbe best to attend your49(appoint) in good time.And if the worst comes tothe worst, remember the old English proverb, “50(well) late than never.”第三部分写作 （共两节 满分写作 （共两节 满分 35
