届高三英语月考试题1212.docx

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届高三英语月考试题1212

2020届高三英语10月月考试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

一、阅读理解

A

EveryoneatPacsafeisalwayseagertogetoutintheworldandenjoynewcultures,food,andexperiences.Withthatinmindweaskedafewofourtoptravelbugsfortheirbesttraveldestinationrecommendationsfor2019.TheyalsoincludedtheirfavoritePacsafebagtotakeonthetrip.Enjoyandhopefullygetsomeideasforyourownglobe-trottingadventure.

SriLanka---AlisonHanko,GlobalMarketingDirector

I’mgoingtoSriLankathissummerholidayandcan’twait.It’sclosetoHongKongwhereIliveandI’vealwayswantedtogo.Thefoodissupposedtobeamazing.ItseemsreallyrelaxingandIreallywanttodotheKandytoBadullatrainride,whichlooksjuststunning.We’vebookedagoodmixofbeaches,sometimeinasafaritenttohopefullyseeelephantsinthewild.

Formybag,I’llmostlikelytaketheQuiksilver40LPackbecauseithasthebuilt-inwetpackformyswimmingsuit.It’salsoagreatsizeforaweek-longtripinawarmclimate.

Japan---BenBarras,CreativeDirector

Japanisdefinitelymybesttraveldestinationrecommendation.Theculture,thestreets,thearchitecture,theinspirationyougetfromallofthatisamazing.Thefoodisalsofascinating.It’swhereI’mmostplanningtogo.Tokyoobviously,butalsovisitingthemountains.Youcangosnowboarding,whichIhaven’tdoneforyears.

IhaveaVibe25LBackpackwhichyoucanpackalotin.ThethingIlikemostaboutitisthatit’scompact,butstillfitsplentyin.I’llpairthatupwithalargertravelbagfortherestofmythingsandusethebackpacktogetarounddaytoday.

Berlin---PhilHayes,ExecutiveVPofGlobalDesign

Forme,it’sdefinitelyBerlin.I’mparticularlyexcitedaboutthefashion,whichIhearisprettyfullon.Alsotheartgalleriesandhistory.Food,nightlife.EverythingI’veheardaboutBerlinisprettycool,soI’mgoingtosuckasmuchasIcanoutofit.World’sGlobalStyleNetworkhadtheBerlinshoppinglistthatcameoutrecently,soI’mgoingtofollowthatthroughaswell.

Bagwise,itwillbetheQuiksilverXCollabBag.It’sthe25LAnti-theftBackpack.It’snormallymygo-tobagforcitytripsbecauseit’ssupereasytolockontheplaneandinbars,andit’sjusttherightamountofspace.

1.WhichofthePacsafebagisagoodchoiceforbeachtravel?

A.TheQuiksilver40LPack.B.TheVibe25LBackpack.

C.TheQuiksilverXCollabBag.D.25LAnti-theftBackpack.

2.Ifyouareinterestedinfashion,whichdestinationshouldyouchoose?

A.SriLanka.B.Japan.C.Berlin.D.HongKong.

3.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.

A.sharepersonaltravellingexperiencesB.offerpracticaltipsontakingadventure

C.presentculturesindifferentcountriesD.recommendfavorabletraveldestinations

B

Thepounding（重击声）wasdrivingEdwardcrazy.Anewneighborhadjustmovedintotheapartmentbelowhim.Thenewcomerwasdeaf,orseemedtobe,becauseheplayedhisstereoloudenoughforthewholebuildingtohear.

Onthefirstdayheheardthestereorockingover,Edwardmarcheddownstairsandpolitelytoldthenewcomerthathisstereowastooloud.Heaskedthenewtenanttoturnthevolumedownandkeepitdownaslongashelivedinthebuilding.Thetenantappearedsurprisedandembarrassed,andsaid,“Oh,I’msorry.Ididn’trealizeitwasthatloud.”

So,Edwardreturnedupstairs,feelinggood,becausehehadtakenastandandpolitelyletthenewcomerknowthatloudmusicwasnotgoingtobetolerated.Thenextdayallwasquiet,andEdwardcontinuedtobepleasedwithhimself.Thefollowingday,EdwardthoughtitmustbeFourthofJuly,becauseamarchingbandwasplayingonhisstreet.Infact,itwasthenewneighborwhowasplayinghismusicloudagain.

Edwardwasnotonetorepeathimself,feelingthateachtimeyourepeatedyourself,youdiminishedthevalueofyourwords.So,hedidwhathealwaysdidwithrudeneighbors－grinandbearit.Eventually,theywouldmoveaway.Whatelseareyougoingtodo?

InLosAnglesayearago,awomanhadcomplainedtoherupstairsneighborthathewasplayinghisdrumstooloudandtoooften.Thedrummerrepeatedlyignoredher.Onedaythewomanwalkedupstairsandshotthedrummerintheheadandhisgirlfriendinthechest.Thewomanwassentencedtoprisonfor20years.

Thedeaddrummerwon’tbotheranyonewithhisdrums,butthewomanmightbewishingnowthatshehadlearnedtogrinandbearit.Ifshewerestilllivinginherapartment,shecouldalwaysmove.Whenyou’reinprison,youdon’thavethatoption.

4.ThemanlivingbelowwhereEdwardlivedwas.

A.adeafmanB.theownerofthehouse

C.atenantD.anoldneighbor

5.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbereplacedbytheunderlinedwordinParagraphFour?

A.rebuiltB.accumulatedC.estimatedD.decreased

6.Thewomankilledherneighborbecause.

A.heignoredheradvicerepeatedly

B.shecouldnotstandhisplayingtheguitartooloud

C.shecouldnotputupwithhimanylonger

D.heplayedthedrumstoooften

7.Theauthorwritesthelastparagraphtoprovethat.

A.beinginprisonmeansthelossoffreedom

B.grinningandbearingitisthebestpolicy

C.Edwardshouldfollowtheexampleofthewoman

D.thewomanwasrighttokillherneighbor

C

Itprobablywon’tsurpriseyouthatteensaretextingmorethaneverbefore.Expertsshowgreatconcernforteentexting.Studentsmightnotlearncorrectgrammarandspellingiftheywritealotoftextmessages.Alsoallthattextingtakesawayfromhoursthatcouldbespentstudying,exercising,pursuinghobbies,ortalkingwithothersfacetoface.Somekidsevensleepwiththeirphonesbeneaththeirpillowsandwakeupseveraltimesduringthenighttotext.

Dr.ElizabethDowdellpointsoutteensneedtolearnthattheycan—andshould—turnofftheirphonessometimes.Sheandherteamhadtwoteenagers,KennyandFranchesca,carryoutanexperiment.Theyshouldobeytherules:

Nophonefor48hours.NocomputerorInterneteither,unlessitwasforschoolwork.Wouldthesetwoteenagersbeabletodoit?

“IthinkI’mgoingtofeelreallyalone,”Kennyworried.Franchescawasnervousbutbrave.“I’mexcitedforthechallenge,”shesaid.“Idon’tknowwhat’sgoingtohappen.”Theyhandedtheirphonestotheirmothersforsafekeeping.Thechallengewason.

TheteamcaughtupwithKennyandFranchescaafter48phone-freehours.“Wow,itwaspuresuffering,”Kennyjoked.“Thoughlifewithnophonewasn’teasy,”headmitted,“ithadbenefits.IfeltlessstressedbecauseIdidn’thavetobeinvolved.”Sure,Kennymissedhisfriends,andhewassadattimes.Buthealsofeltrelieffromtheconstanttexting.Insteadoftexting,Kennywenttothegymandcaughtuponschoolwork.Hesaidthatthefirstnighthesleptfor10hours.Healsospenttimesittingwithhisfamilyandtalking.“Ifeltclosertomyparents,”saidKenny.

Franchescahadanevenhappierresultwhensheputawayherphone.“Ilovedit!

”shesaid.“Iwasgoingtothegymandhangingoutwithfriendsandplayingbasketball.Ihadawonderfulexperience.”Shesleptbettertoo,andshedecidedtocontinuetheexperimentforawhile.“IthinkI’llbesomuchsmarterandhealthier,”sheexplained.“Everybodyintheworldshouldtryit.”

Kennydoesn’tplantogiveuphisphoneagain.Buthenowknowsthathecanlivewithoutit.“Itwasarealitycheck,”saidtheteen.

8.Expertsareconcernedaboutteens’textingbecauseit______.

A.leadstolearningdisabilitiesB.developsthehabitofstayinguplate

C.takesuptheirlearningtimeD.causesmisunderstandingswitheachother

9.Howwerethetwoteens’reactionstothe48-hourchallengedifferent?

A.OnlyKennyparticipatedinphysicalactivities.

B.OnlyKennyspenttimetalkingwithhisparents.

C.OnlyFranchescabenefitedfromareallygoodsleep.

D.OnlyFranchescaappreciatedthefreedomofhavingnophone.

10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Teenswillliveahealthierlifewithoutphones.

B.Expectingteenstolivewithoutphonesisnotrealistic.

C.Experimentingwithphoneuseispopularamongteens.

D.Teensdon’trealizehowdifferenttheirlivesarewithoutphones.

11.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GivingupTextingB.RulesforUsingPhones

C.TwoDayswithNoPhoneD.ProblemsCausedbyTexting

D

TheIndiangovernmentmayuse3Dpaintingsasvirtualspeed-breakersonmajorhighwaysandroads,inanattempttocheckspeedingandcarelessdriving，andeventuallymakeitsdeadlyroadsalittlesafer.“Wearetryingout3Dpaintingsusedasvirtualspeedbreakerstoavoidunnecessaryrequirementsofspeedbreakers,”India’stransportministerNitinGadkaritweeted.

Thevisualillusions（幻象）aresupposedtoencouragedriverstoslowdownautomatically.Earlierthismonth,Indiahadorderedtheremovalofallspeedbreakersfromhighways,whichareconsideredtobeadangertosafetyforhigh-speedvehicles.

Indiahasthehighestnumberofroadaccidentdeathsintheworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisation,over200,00peoplearekilledbyroadaccidentsduetopoorapplicationofroadsafetylaws.Thisisconsiderablyhigherthanitsofficialfiguresof141,526for2018.

TheuseofvisualillusionsasspeedbreakerswasfirstpioneeredintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiain2008,aspartofacampaignagainstspeedingmotorists.ThetechniquehasalsobeentriedoutinChinatocreatefloating3Dcrossings.

InIndia,citiessuchasAhmedabadandChennaihavealreadyexperimentedwith3Dzebracrossingsinthelastoneyear.InAhmedabadforinstance,twoartists,motheranddaughterhavepainted3Dcrosswalksinthefirstfewmonths