2021届淮北西园中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析

第一部分 阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

My wife Hilary andI were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we saw a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.

Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!\" An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. Thebear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.

I held my camera tripod(三脚架)in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew 1 would not be able to hold it for long.

Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.

The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.

Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards-the forest,before returning for another attack the first time I felt panic.

Obviously satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I'm proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome. 1. How did the writer feel when faced with the brown bear? A. Fearful but confident. B. Nervous but brave. C. Upset but determined. D. Awful but hopeful. 2. The bear finally went away after it

A. got injured B. felt safe

C. found some food D. took away the camera 3. What does the author want to tell us? A. We should keep calm when troubles come

B. We should rise to the challenge when faced with difficulties. C. We should not risk ourselves in some dangerous areas.

D. We should learn to take advantage of anything at hand when in trouble.

B

When you say the word donkey, whatthings come to your mind? A few people might say they’re cute, but the majority think they’re stubborn, dumb and all-round less capable than their horse s.

However, this wasn’t the case for a recently unearthed ancient Chinese noblewoman who was unexpectedly found buried with her donkeys. Published in the journal Antiquity in March, Chinese archaeologists (考古学家) first discovered the tomb in Xi’an, Shaanxi, in 2012. The team examined the remains and identified the body as Cui Shi, a Tang Dynasty high-born lady who died in 878 AD.

Speaking to Science Magazine in 2012, the study’s co-author, Fiona Marshall, said the finding caused confusion as “donkeys … are not associated with high-status people”.

However, following years of further research, the team discovered artworks and artifacts that showed a sport known as “Lvju”. This was similar to modern-day polo (马球)and was popular among noble (高贵的) women at the time. They preferred to use donkeys instead of full-sized horses for safety reasons, due to their smaller size and slower speed.

Speaking to CNN, Marshall later said, “Historical documents also showed that ladies of the late Tang court loved to play donkey polo.”

At that time in Chinese history, animals were often placed in tombs so that they could be used for a specific purpose in the afterlife. The study determined that Cui Shi likely requested that her beloved donkeys be buried with her, so that she could continue her favorite sport after death. In total, three donkeys were found inside her tomb with riding gear (装备), including stirrups (马镫). “This context provides evidence that the donkeys in her tomb were for polo, not transport,” lead author Hu Songmei of the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology told Science Magazine.

Before the study, it was believed that donkeys were only used to carry loads, but now it may be time to see them as a sign of achieving high social status(地位), well, in ancient times.

4. What do most people think of donkeys, according to the text?

A. They are as adorable(可爱的) as horses. B. They are stubborn and not so capable. C. They were necessary in ancient sports. D. They were a sign of high social status. 5. Why did Fiona Marshall feel confused when she discovered the donkeys? A. She didn’t connect donkeys with nobles. B. She hadn’t seen donkeys in ancient tombs before. C. She didn’t expect to find donkeys in a woman’s tomb. D. She didn’t understand why animals were in human tombs. 6. What do we know about the sport “Lvju” from the text? A. Horses were preferred in Lvju. B Lvju was similar to modern-day soccer. C. Lvju was popular among common people. D. Donkeys were preferred in the sport for safety.

7. The donkeys were found in the tomb of Cui Shi probably because _______. A. she intended to use them for transport after death B. her family didn’t want her to be lonely after death C. she wanted to continue to play Lvju after death D. noble women needed donkeys to maintain their dignity

C

While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students inAuckland,New Zealand. They became the world’s first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher.Before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom, Will is just an avatar that appears on the student’s desktop, or smartphone screen, when ordered to come.

The autonomous animation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show human-like behavior. The digital teacher is assigned to teach Vector’s “Be sustainable with energy”— a free program forAucklandelementary schools.

Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students’ responses to the topic. Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up non-verbal cues. For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back. This two-way interaction not only helps attract the students’ attention, but also allows the program’s developers to monitor their

engagement, and make changes if needed.

Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Will-like avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation. He says, “I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver cost-effective, rich, educational experience in the future.”

The program, in place since August 2018, has been a great success thus far. Ravishankar says, “ What was fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will. The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really captured their attention.” However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.

8. What was special for some elementary school students inAuckland? A. A digital teacher taught them. B. They first saw something digital. C. This was the start of a new school year. D. They could get close to smartphone screen. 9. What is the benefit of this two-way interaction?

A. It can smile back. B. It can use microphone.

C. It can talk any topic for free. D. It can change if necessary. 10. What’s Ravishankar’s attitude to Will’s replacing Human educators soon? A. Optimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Unclear. D. Disapproving. 11. What might be the best title for the passage? A. New High-tech Contributes to Education

B. The World’s First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom. C. The World’s First Digital Teacher, a Help to Students D.New ZealandWill Replace Teachers in Classrooms

D

Have you ever done something that was really dangerous just because you thought it was safe？Maybe you did a dangerous trick on your bicycle or skateboard because you were wearing a helmet and thought you couldn’t get hurt. The psychology(心理) of this sort of behavior is called the Peltzman Effect, named after Sam Peltzman, professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Peltzman believes that those moments when people think they are the safest are the times when they act most dangerously.

Peltzman said that people drove more dangerously when they wore seat belts(安全带) . Driving a large four-wheel drive vehicle has a similar effect on drivers’ behavior. Because drivers of large vehicles sit up higher and can see better, they feel they can make better judgments when they drive. They are better protected in accidents,so they act more dangerously. This makes driving morehazardousto other drivers.

The Peltzman Effect isn’t just limited to driving. In 1972, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) passed a law requiring child safety caps on most medicine bottles. The safety caps were designed to prevent children from accidentally taking the medicine, especially painkillers such as aspirin. Requiring safety caps sounded like a great idea, but there was an unexpected side effect. Because the safety caps are so hardto take off, some people leave them off altogether．

Worse, some parents leave the bottles where kids can reach them because they feel that it is safe because of the cap. A study on the Peltzman Effect showed that more than 3,500 children have been harmedby aspirin because of the safety caps.

The Peltzman Effect describes how we’re likely to take more risks and act more dangerously when we feel safest. What’s more, the effects of these behaviors can be quite different from what we expect. 12. What is the Peltzman Effect？

A. People behave less safely when they feel safe． B. People feel safest when they are under protection． C. Something that seems dangerous turns out to be safe． D. People who act dangerously are likely to be together．

13. What does the underlined word“hazardous”in Paragraph 2 mean？ A. Interesting． B. Expensive． C. Dangerous． D. Important． 14. Medicine bottles with safety caps ________． A. are required throughout the world B. meet the demands of the Peltzman Effect C. sell well in the world D. are not completely safe

15. What would be the best title for the text？ A. Unsafe Safety Measures B. Types of Decision Making

C. People’s Fear of Taking Risks

D. Different Behaviors of People in Danger

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

How to think outside the box

Being open to dissenting（持异议的）opinions is not the only way to think outside the box.___16___ A break in our everyday life may provide the force needed to shift the direction of our thinking. So we can change environments.___17___，for example, reorganizing our desk or taking a new route to work. However, for others , bigger changes such as a new job or a marriage are required,

A famous concept is approaching routine situations as if we met or saw them for the first time. In other words, we should look at them as if we'd never seen them.____18____For instance, when we brush our teeth, take a moment to look at the toothbrush as if we never laid eyes on such an object and noticed its color1 and shape. Think about the flavor of the toothpaste and notice how our mouth feels as we move the brush back and forth.

___19___. The mere presence of a group of people with diverse experiences, views and backgrounds in our everyday life creates an atmosphere in which people can better respond to change. Why? Because they are key drivers of the development of new ideas and solutions.

Unlike negative emotions (情感）that cause specific reactions(for example, fear drives us to flee) ,positive emotions help us broaden our attention, explore our environment, and open ourselves to absorbing information.

___20___. They can be those that are going well or for which we are grateful. This shifting — into — positivity process will automatically brighten our mood—and free our brain. A. It's also helpful to seek for the difference B. For some people, small changes might work C. We should show respect for different cultures too

D Some small techniques could help broaden the way we think E. Take a few moments to think about the beautiful things in our life F. Positive emotions play an important part in unfreezing our thinking

G. \"Beginners' mind\" allows us to remain open to experiences despite any knowledge we may have 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

Where do you go when you want to learn something？

School？A friend？A tutor？These are all____21____places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want____22____somewhere else instead. I had the____23____of seeing this first hand on a____24____．

My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so____25____a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some____26____experiences on Saturday as they played against teams____27____trained. Through the first two games, her____28____did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I____29____seeing my daughter playing her best，______30______still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the______31______between Saturday and Sunday. When they______32______for their Sunday game, they were______33______different. They had begun to integrate (融合) the kinds of play andteamwork they had______34______the day before into their______35______．They played aggressively and______36______scored a goal.

It______37______me that playing against the other team was a great______38______moment for all the girls on the team.Ithink it is a general principle.______39______is the best teacher.The lessons they learned may not be______40______what they would have gotten in school，but are certainly more personal and meaningful，because they had to work them out on their own.

21.A. public B. traditional C. official D. special 22. A. passes B. works C. lies D. ends 23. A. dream B. idea C. habit D. chance 24. A. trip B. holiday C. weekend D. square 25. A. won B. entered C. organized D. watched 26. A. painful B. strange C. common D. practical 27. A. less B. poorly C. newly D. better 28. A. fans B. tutors C. class D. team

29. A. imagined B. hated C. avoided D. missed 30. A. if B. or C. but D. as

31. A. girls B. parents C. coaches D. viewers 32. A. dressed B. showed up C. made up D. planned 33. A. slightly B. hardly C. basically D. completely

34. A. seen B. known C. heard D. read 35. A. styles B. training C. game D. rules 36. A. even B. still C. seldom D. again

37. A. confused B. struck C. reminded D. warned 38. A. touching B. thinking C. encouraging D. learning 39. A. Experience B.Independence C. Curiosity D. Interest 40. A. harmful to B. mixed with C. different from D. applied to 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

A young man in Wuhan, Hubei Province has become the latest Internet sensation after a video showing his heart-warming act on a subway train went viral on social media ___41.___(recent).

In the video, the man can be seen ___42.___(hold) his mobile phone in his hand after falling asleep on a Metro, with a message in large font on the screen which reads, “Please wake me if you need my seat.”

The video ___43.___(record) by a fellow passenger who posted it on Weibo, The video, ___44.___length was just 7 seconds, has been viewed more than 19 million times in just two days. Chinese netizens were greatly touched by the young man’s act and applauded him for his kind ___45.___(behave). A web user even commented, “I only needed 7 seconds to fall___46.___love with this young man.

The humble man ___47.___(refuse) an interview invitation after becoming an Internet star and said that he just did ___48.___he felt he should. In a Weibo post , he thanked netizens for ___49.___(they) love and praise. He said he would always fall asleep when he had nothing to do on the train but worried others may need the seat, so he got ____50.____idea of making a message on his phone screen. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节短文改错（满分10分）

51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加,删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词 删除:把多余的词用斜线(\\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下.划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1 .每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

We are in the last year of high school. It's time for us to have clear future career plan. Since my childhood, I

had been dreaming of becoming a doctor. When known Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize, I was great inspired by her to learn medicine. Especially this year, the spirit of doctors has hardened our determination to study medicine to save people's lives. It is their wisdom and efforts which have saved tens of thousand of people. Difficult though it is to make my dream to come true, something will stop me achieving it. I will concentrate on my study to get ready to my future major in college. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.假如你是李华，报名参加了“全市中学生英语口语大赛”（National English speaking English Contest for Middle School Students）并初赛已经通过，下周要进行决赛，但你很紧张。请给你的外教Mr Lee写封邮件，让他帮忙进行赛前指导并给出建议。

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2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：the preliminary contest初赛

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