天津市2021届塘沽第一中学 高三第一学期第一次月考

塘沽一中2021 届高三毕业班第一次月

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第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）

第一节：单项填空（共15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分15 分）从

A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.---Could we put off the meeting? Sheasked.

--- , he answered politely. This is the only day everyone isavailable.

A.Notlikely

B.Notexactly

C.Notnearly

D. Notreally

2.Catherine, the alarm clock for 6 o’clock, or you would oversleep and be late for thetrain.

A.setting

B.sets

C.set

D. toset

3.Thebuilding,from top visitors can enjoy a good view of Sanya, attracts hundreds of tourists everyday.

A.which

B.whose

C.its

D. where

4.John in the United States for decades, but in the past year he has already adapted to living inChina.

A.wasliving

B.hadlived

C.haslived

D. lived

5.This article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports,each one major point in contrast with the other.

A.makes

B.made

C.making

D. is tomake

6.---Why so serious,dear?

---Nothing. I am just thinking abouttheproblem tomorrow.

A.discussed

B. willbediscussed

C. tobediscussed

D. beingdiscussed

7.Some parents are just too protective. They wantto their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.

A.spot

B.dismiss

C.distinguish

D. shelter

8.A identification card is required when you purchase foreign money from Bank ofChina.

A.beneficial

B.effective

C.valid

D. flexible

9.---When are you going to return mynovel?

---Don’tworry.You have your book soon, Ipromise.

A.shall

B.should

C.may

D. must

10.---I like staying at home, watching TV or surfing the Internet all day onSundays.

---That’s I don’t agree. I think you’d better go out for awalk.

A.where

B.how

C.when

D. what

11.---It is said that J.K Rolling is coming to our school. Are you coming to herspeech?

--- . I can’twait.

A.It’s a deal

B. Youbet

C. It is upto you

D. Of coursenot

12.I still remember the accident andthetroubles has caused tome.

A.which

B.what

C.it

D. when

13.I wonder whenitwas you cametorealize his wordsmeant.

A.that;what

B.what;that

C.what;what

D. that;which

14.Only when be possible to sign thepapers.

A.does the lawyer comewill it

B. the lawyer comes itwill

C. has the lawyer comeit will

D. the lawyer comes willit

15.---Where are we going fordinner?

---I don’t mind wherewego there is my favorite foodsushi.

A.incase

B. assoonas

C. nowthat

D. so long as

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35 各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

When I was a child my father taught me five words that I've used all my life---in my acting career, as a mother, in my business activities. If I 16that I was afraid of the dark, or if I seemed worried about meeting new people, Dad would say, "Stand porter to your 17."

A porter is a gatekeeper, who stands at a door 18people in or out. Dad would get me to 19myself stopping destructive things---such as fear---at the door, 20saying "Come in" to faith, love and self-assurance.

As a (n) 21, before I went on camera, I'd make sure anxiety stayed out and confidence in my ability came in. As a mother, when I was 22about my children, I would try not to let worry in but would 23my mind with trust in them.

Of course, there were always times I'd 24those words.

In 1972, my husband, Fillmore Crank, and I opened the doors to our own 25in North Hollywood. This was a new business venture for us, and it was a lot more 26and complicated than we had 27.

We were on call 24 hours a day. Something was always going 28. Electricity went on the blink, food wasn't delivered, employees called in sick. Once, a flu epidemic 29left us with no maids (佣人). Fillmore gave me a 30: scrub floors or do the laundry. For 10 days I folded enough king-size sheets to 31the whole state of California.

Then there was the 32crisis. The price of gasoline doubled, and tourism in California 33. How could we fill our beds? What if we kept losing money? What if we failed? Fear and worry were sneaking in. But I caught them just 34.

I stood porter. I stood in the door of my mind and sent fear packing.

These days at the hotel, whenever fear tries to 35, I just smile and point to the sign that reads No Vacancy.

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17.A.future

18.A.letting

19.A.busy B. announced

B. value

B. urging

B. involve

C. recalled

C. family

C. inviting

C. send

D. decided

D. studio

D. observing

D. picture

20. A. so B. and C. but D. or

21. A. official B. actress C. maid D. manager

22. A. serious B. curious C. anxious D. cautious

23. A. fill B. change C. read D. ease

24. A. eat B. twist C. exchange D. forget

25. A. clinic B. hotel C. laundry D. restaurant

26. A. promising B. demanding C. convincing D. boring

27. A. figured B. confirmed C. admitted D. suggested

28. A. sour B. missing C. wrong D. pale

29. A. hardly B. regularly C. specially D. suddenly

30. A. warning B. command C. choice D. solution

31. A. cook B. book C. mirror D. blanket

32. A. credit B. energy C. identity D. family

33. A. ceased B. recovered C. dropped D. boomed

34. A. in time B. on purpose C. at random D. by chance

35. A. split B. shelter C. withdraw D. register

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题 2.5分，满分50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

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36.When you arrive atAmalfi Coast, .

A.the scenic beauty can fill you withcharm

B.the walking can be started fromPositano

C.you must be fed up with thefootpath

D.narrow rocky paths may trap you

37.What are the distinct characteristics of Sydney's Great CoastalWalk?

A.It takes more than a week to complete thewalk

B.It provides visitors with a variety of greatlandscapes

C.It really has the longest coastline in theworld

D.It starts from Royal National Park in thesouth

38.From the Great Ocean Walk, Australia we canknowthat .

A.most visitors have to finish the 104km walkquickly

B.the Twelve Apostles stand below the surface of thesea

C.Apollo Bay is at the end of the Great OceanWalk

D.visitors have various walking choices there

39.Where can we probably read thepassage?

A. Atravelmagazine

B. A handbook tochildren

C. Anonlineadvertisement

D. Aposter in a foreign travel agency

40.The authorintendsto .

A.introduce the beautiful beaches inCanada

B.present the wonderful beaches inIndonesia

C.tell us the ideal tourist destination forhealth

D.ask us to join the tourist program

B

It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was walking up and down his study and remembering how, one autumn evening fifteen years before, he had given a party.

There had been many clever men, and they had talked of capital punishment. The majority disapproved of the deathpenalty（死刑）. Theyconsidereditimmoralandoughttobereplacedbyimprisonmentforlife. "Idon't agree," said the banker, "the death penalty is more moral than imprisonment for life. Capital punishment kills a man at once, but lifelong imprisonment kills him slowly." Among the guests was a young lawyer, a young man oftwenty-five.Whenasked, hesaid, "ifIhavetochoosebetweenthedeathpenaltyandimprisonmentforlife,I

would certainly choose the second. It's better to live somehow than not to live at all."

The banker struck the table with his fist and shouted at the young man, "It's not true! I'll bet you two millions—you wouldn't stay in a cell (小牢房) even for five years."

"If you mean it seriously," said the young man, "I'll take the bet, but I would stay not five but fifteen years."

"Fifteen? Done!" cried the banker, "Gentlemen, I stake (下注) two millions!"

"Agreed! !" said the young man. And this wild, senseless bet was carriedout!

And now the banker, walking to and from, asked himself, "What is the object of that bet? What is the good of that man's losing fifteen years of his life and my throwing away two millions?" Then he remembered what

followed that evening. It was decided that the young man should spend the years of his imprisonment under the strictest supervision, in a lodge (小屋) in the banker's house. He shouldn't be free to go out, to see human beings, or to hear the human voice. He was only allowed to have some books. The agreement restricted the young man there exactly fifteen years. The slightest attempt on his part to break the rules—if only two minutes before the end—released the banker from the obligation (义务) to pay him the two millions.

For the first year of his imprisonment, the prisoner suffered severely from loneliness and depression. The books he sent for were novels with a complicated love plot, fantastic stories, and so on. In the second year, the prisoner asked only for the classics. In the fifth year, he did not read books. More than once he could be heard crying. In the sixth year, the prisoner began enthusiastically studying languages, philosophy, and history. In the last two years, the prisoner read a large quantity of books. At one time he was busy with the natural sciences, then he would ask for Byron orShakespeare.

The old banker remembered all this, and thought, "Tomorrow at twelve o'clock he will regain his freedom, and I ought to pay him two millions. If I do pay him, it's all over with me." Fifteen years before, his millions had been beyond his imagination; now he was in greatdebt.

"Cursed bet!" cried the old man in despair, "The only way out for me is that the man should die."

The clock had just struck three. The banker felt his way in the darkness into the lodge. He struck a match. Not a soul was there! Only a letter! A letter from the prisoner!

"Tomorrow at twelve o'clock I'll regain my freedom. For fifteen years I have diligently studied earthly life. Your books gave me wisdom...To prove to you in action how I despise (鄙视) all that you live by, I waive (宣布放弃) the two millions, which I once dreamed of as paradise and which now I despise. I shall go out from here five hours before the fixed time, and so break the agreement..."

41.Why was the old banker walking up and down his study at a dark autumnnight?

A.He couldn't wait to see the lawyer.

B.He was too excited about the result of thebet.

C.He feared that he would lose a lot of money because of thebet.

D.He was concerned about the possibility that the young man would runaway.

42.Which of the following might help complete the blank in Paragraph 8?

A.You bet your millions and I bet myfaith.

B.You stake your millions and I stake mylife.

C.You bet your millions and I bet mycareer.

D.You stake your millions and I stake myfreedom.

43.What was the lawyer's original intention to choose to be locked for 15years in the banker'slodge?

A.To earn a large sum offortune.

B.To defend the false truth of theworld.

C.To enrich his soul by extensivereading.

D.To fight against the false-heartedbanker.

44.What can you infer from the change in the lawyer's choices of books within 15 years ofimprisonment?

A.A man's taste in reading never remains thesame.

B.The lawyer is gradually reaching a high level ofreading.

C.The way of killing the time is always changing withtime.

D.The lawyer is eventually addicted to reading differentbooks.

45.Which of the following may account for the lawyer's giving up the twomillions?

A.A good name is easier lost thanwon.

B.Money spent on the brain is never spent invain.

C.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in thehand.

D.What we acquire without sweat we give away withoutregret.

46.What can serve as the best title of the passage?

A.Thebanker

B.Thelawyer

C.The bet

D. The deathpenalty

C

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread far and wide. Because of this, countries around the world have carried out measures to help stop the virus in its tracks. As more people stay inside to stay safe, the outside world seems to have become much quieter. In fact, scientists have seen this change in their research.

Seismologists - scientists who study earthquakes - have heard a lot less seismic（地震的）noise recently. Seismic noise is made from vibrations (continuous shaking movements) in the ground that are caused by things like ocean waves and human activity, such as construction work and traffic. This noise makes it difficult for scientists to pick up seismic activity that is made at the samefrequency.

Thomas Lecocq, a scientist at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, located in Brussels, was the first to notice this phenomenon. According to Lecocq, the amount of seismic noise in Brussels has been reduced by about 30 to 50 percent since mid-March. Interestingly enough, this is around the same time Belgium started its measures. Because of this reduction in background noise, scientists like Lecocq have been able to pick up on smaller earthquakes that some seismic stations - like the one in Brussels - wouldn’t have been able tobefore.

This phenomenon isn’t unique to Brussels, though. Once Lecocq shared his findings online, seismologists

from all over the world echoed similar findings. Celeste Labedz, a graduate student at the California Institute of T echnology, mentioned in a tweet that Los Angeles also experienced less background noise. “The drop is seriously wild,” she wrote.

Researchers from the UK, France and New Zealand also noted a decrease in background noise since measures were put in place.

These global efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus have helped to shed light on seismic activity that may have gone unnoticed. It also shows that people are listening to health officials and following lockdown rules. “From the seismological point of view, we can motivate people to say, ‘You feel like you’re alone at home, but we can tell you that everyone is home. Everyone is respecting the rules,’” Lecocq toldCNN.

47.What did seismologists find outrecently?

A.Reduced seismic vibration makes the Earthquieter.

B.More smaller earthquakes are more likely tohappen.

C.Many seismic activities have been detectedrecently.

D.Seismic noise is caused by vibrationsunderground.

48.What can we infer from thetext?

A.More seismic noise is being pickedup.

B.More data on smaller earthquakes is beingcollected.

C.Scientists will shift their focus to smallerearthquakes.

D.Future big earthquakes must be more accurately predicted.

49.The underlined word “echoed” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaningto“”.

A.repeated

B.demanded

C.explored

D. questioned

50.Which of the following statements does Lecocq mostly probablyagree?

A.The drop in seismic noise is unique to Europe.

B.Seismic noise is mainly caused by humanactivity.

C.Many seismologists wanted tighter restrictions for theirresearch.

D.The phenomenon proved that people are practicing social lockdownrules.

D

It has become acceptable for people to say that women work less than men and therefore deserve less! It may have been true in the past when women were expected to stay at home and look after children, but women have changedovertheyears.Theyhave"comeout"!Gonearethedayswhentheytoiled（辛苦）thekitchenstoveallday long；they are now aware of their needs and are willing to fight for them. They expect to be given the respect they

deserve, both at home and at work. They have realized their intellectual potential and have determined to do something about it!

Women on two wheels have become a familiar sight on the roads of most Asian countries during the past few years. It is common to find a woman taking her children on her bicycle to school and then reach her office in time. She has become a major part in family decisions in every aspect and how those decisions are carried out. It would have been unimaginable a few years ago!

It is rather difficult to combine a career and a decent home life, "super woman" though she is. She needs to feel supported and fulfilled. She may arrive at work feeling as if she has already done a full day's work. If colleagues doubt her commitment to her job, she will feel sad. At the same time, women of today expect their partners to contribute towards childcare and householdchores.

Today's women are learning to avoid situations that make them feel more stressed and it is a hard struggle. Despite all this, the new woman, "the superpower" has arrived. She still believes in the power and value of a family unitandsheholdsitinhighesteem（尊重）.

51.What is the passage mainlyabout?

A.A woman's opinion on her job andfamily.

B.The burden women in society have tobear.

C.The change of women's status in and out of thefamily.

D.The responsibility of a couple in afamily.

52.W hich of the following method is used in ParagraphI?

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B.Example.

C.List.

D. Definition.

53.U sing the example in Paragraph 2, the author wants toshowthat .

A.women were not seen on streets in thepast

B.women's jobs havechanged

C.today's women don't need to toil in thekitchen

D.women take more responsibilities for the family

54.According to the passage, as a "superwoman",she .

A.can do the housework all byherself

B.can deal with her work easily everyday

C.is independent in every aspect of herlife

D.still finds it difficult to balance her career andfamily

55.Whyisthephrase "come out" usedinquotationmarks（引号）in Paragraph1?

A.Women are still controlled by theirhusbands.

B.It means more than that she comes out of thehouse.

C.Women are not actually comingout.

D.Women have broken up with theirfamilies.

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第三部分：写作

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）阅

读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Moksh Jawa, 16, a student in the second year at Washington High School in the US, has already become a legend among students. “Why not?” might might be his favorite question to ask. His high school didn’t teach coding. As a sophomore ( 二年级学生) in this school, he developed his own online course and helped his classmates get through it while a student in higher grades even couldn’t do like him.

Everything he did came from his own interest. I just fell in love with computer science,” Jawa said. Along the way, he lit a fire of curiosity and passion among classmates to learn coding too.

“All of my friends, especially the girls, were really, really afraid of computer science,” he said. But the subjectandexamweren’tthingstobefeared, hesaid. “Computerscienceisallaboutlogic (逻辑), notabouthow smart youare.”

To make his knowledge available online, Jawa set about creating his own online course, with easy-to-follow lessons.

The course has so far attracted 3,200 students across the US and in 120 countries and regions, including China, Ukraine and Algeria. It shows, Jawa said, the huge need for codinglessons.

When video lecturing, “I deliver it like I’m talking from one high school student to another,” Jawa said. “It’s always great to make it as clear and fun as possible, and to try to keep my voice as energetic as possible.”

He also does that, when teaching members of the computer science club he founded at his high school.

“His tutorial was great,” said junior Taj Shaik, the club’s co-president, who took the whole course last year. “I’m definitely one of the early adopters of Moksh.” “He’s pretty amazing,” said Bob Moran, principal of Washington High School, who saw him lead the club. “He was just a fantastic teacher---clear, organized and entertaining. When a student got the right answer, he would throw them a piece of candy.”

56.What made Moksh Jawa a legend among students? (within 10 words)

57.How do the girls feel the computer science according to Jawa’s opinion? (within 5words)

58.What does the underlined word “tutorial”probablymean?( 1 word )

59.According to the article, how does Jawa teach coding lessons?(within 15words)

60.What do you think of Jawa’s courses? Why do you think so? (within 20words)

第二节书面表达（满分25 分）

61.假设你是晨光中学的学生李津，你的美国笔友Chris正在学习汉语，他写信告诉你他希望通过看一些中文的电视节目来了解中国历史、地理（geography）和文化。你为他推荐了CCTV “绿水青山看中国”这个节目并建议他利用更多的资源来学习中文和中国文化。请根据以下提示给他写一封回信。

1.简单介绍“绿水青山看中国”播出的时间（每个周五晚19点CCTV国际台）、目的和内容（展现中国各地美景、文化风俗等）

2.推荐其它学习的途径（如阅读相关书籍、利用网络资源等）

3.表达对Chris学习中国语言和文化的祝愿。注

意：1. 词数不少于100

2.可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数

参考词汇：绿水青山看中国Enjoy the Beautiful Chinese Scenery

Dear Chris,

I am glad to hear fromyou.

Best wishes to you! Yours, Li Jin