云南省曲靖市宣威市第九中学2020届高三上学期10月月考试英语试卷



英语试卷
试卷满分 150 分 考试时间 120 分钟
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节
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。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 Where did the man put the woman’s bike?
A. Under a street lamp. B. In a garage. C. In a backyard.
2 Which floor is the Committee Room on?
A. The second floor. B. The third floor. C. The fourth floor.
3 How does the man feel about the article in the end?
A. Satisfied. B. Annoyed. C. Bored.
4 Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a teaching building.
5 Why does the man call the woman?
A. To ask for a sick leave.
B. To ask about English classes.
C. To discuss tomorrow’s schedule. 第二节
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。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 6、7 题。
6 How will the woman send the package?
A. By air. B. By sea. C. By express mail.
7 How much should the woman pay?
A. £20. B. £23. C. £26.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8 What problem does the woman have?
A. She’s lost.
B. Her shoes are broken.
C. Her feet are uncomfortable.
9 Why did the speakers come to the cit
A. To attend a meeting. B. To buy some shoes. C. To make a tour.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10 Why does the man want to get a summer job?
A. To save money for a course.


B. To pay his brother back.
C. To save for a trip.
11 How will the woman get money?
A. By borrowing from her brother.
B. By doing a part-time job.
C. By asking her parents.
12 What does the man decide to do in the end?
A. Study in Spain.
B. Get a job in Portugal.
C. Go to Latin America with the woman.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13 What are the speakers discussing?
A. How to form clouds.
B. How to present their research.
C. How to explain different types of clouds.
14 Why does the man suggest having small cards?
A. To make the presentation more interesting.
B. To remind him of what to say.
C. To organize all the research.
15 What will the man do?
A. Prepare the cards.
B. Make the presentation slides.
C. Look for pictures of clouds online.
16 What part will the woman do?
A. The low-level clouds part.
B. The medium-level clouds part.
C. The high-level clouds part.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17 What problem will the motorway bring to the village?
A. Children will find it hard to go to the Streeve Beach.
B. The well-known beauty spot will be destroyed.
C. Fewer villagers will live there.
18 What will be built on farmland?
A. A swimming pool. B. A steel factory. C. Houses.
19 Where will the high-tech park be built?
A. In the north of the village. B. In the south of the village. C. In the west of the village.
20 What is most villagers’ attitude towards the government plans?
A. Fully satisfied. B. Rather worried. C. Quite unexpected.


第二部分 阅读理解 (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，并在答题卡上将
该项涂黑。
A
A growing number of Chinese tourists are helping to save a dying town, after a like-known
tourist attraction was featured on a number of Chinese travel blogs.
The residents of Sea Lake, a town of just 600 people, barely see travelers stop at their gas
station while driving by, but the sudden influx of Chinese tourists is helping keep the town's
economy alive.
The tourists come to see Lake Tyrrel —- a shallow, salt crusted and often dry lake just out of
town. According to a local teacher, Rachel Pearce，the extremely beautiful nightscape combined
with the mysterious appearance of stars reflected on the salt lake gives people the impression of
walking among the stars. Besides, the town is so far away that no light pollution ruins the
particularly attractive views, and as it is situated in a barren（寸草不生的）, dry part of the
country, there are rarely any clouds to spoil the night sky.
The attraction's growing sought-after status has resulted in the town's motel rooms being full
almost every night，and while local farmers are suffering in a two-year drought, tourism is
keeping the town's agricultural-based economy stable.
Despite the popularity of the town and its attraction，locals are still confused as to why their
little town deserves so much attention. Sea Lake's population has fallen from around 1,200 a
decade ago to 600 today. “We're still unsure why Lake Tyrrel is such a big，big tourist attraction,”
one local says. “It's quite a shock.”
21. Which of the following best explains "influx" underlined in paragraph 2？
A. Assistance. B. Adventure. C. Arrival. D. Advertisement.
22. Which of the following together make Lake Tyrrel pretty impressive？
A. Population, stars, clouds, cleanness and weather.
B. Nightscape, stars, salt, remoteness and clear sky.
C. Population, darkness, salt, remoteness and clear sky.
D. Nightscape, darkness, clouds, cleanness and weather.
23. Which column of a magazine is this text most likely from？
A. Business. B. Education. C. Lifestyle. D. Culture.
B
The sun was slipping down through the trees and it was time to go home. Time was running
out. His mother would look at him and she would know. She always knew. A hot tear ran down his
cheek. She trusted him. This was the first year she had left him alone for three hours between school
and the time she got home from work. She had to work to buy his clothes and to pay for their food
and for a place to live. He remembered the nice way she said, “You are a little man now, Joy.” It
made him sad when his mother’s words came back to him. She trusted him.
Remembering this, he felt as if someone had stuck a sharp stick into his side. Her trust in him
was all he could think about now. It drove everything else from his mind. “She trusted me.” He kept
saying to himself. “She trusted me.” This was most important. Next to this, the pipe and its magic
power meant nothing.
Joy looked at the long shadows coming toward him. He now knew what he had to do. And he
was in a hurry to get it done. When he took the pipe, he left the store with slow unsure steps. Now
his feet were quick, decisive, taking him straight back to the store like an arrow. He was out of
breath when he reached the store.
Mr. Dow was just inside the door. The big man smiled. Joy wished he had not. Somehow, a
bad friendly smile made it more difficult for Joy to do what he wanted to do. Joy was lost for a
moment. His feet felt heavy. Suddenly, blindly, he held out the pipe. His voice struggled to come
out from deep inside of the painful chest.
“Mr. Dow,” he said at last, “I didn’t mean to take it.”
“Thanks, Joy.” Mr. Dow said as he gently took the pipe from the boy’s hand. “How about
staying around and helping me close up the shop?”
Joy felt Mr. Dow’s big hand on his shoulder. And Joy felt his shoulders had become a little
broader and stronger.
24. What kind of a life did Joy and his mother live?
A. A poor life. B. A new life. C. A happy life. D. A modern life.
25. Why did Joy feel like being hurt by something sharp?
A. He felt sorry for his mother.
B. He couldn’t help the family.
C. He had run away from school.
D. He disappointed his mother’s expectations.
26. What do we know about Mr. Dow’s smile to Joy?
A. It’s broad. B. It’s warm. C. It’s false. D. It’s secret.
27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. An Interesting Pipe B. A Powerful Smile
C. Unconditional Love D. Magic Trust
C
Famous writer Edgar Allan Poe wrote 70 poems and 66 short stories during his life, but
published only one novel. That book, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, is fiction,
focusing on Pym's bad luck on a whaling ship.
The novel, published in 1838, involves an attempted rebellion of the whaling ship. Pym and two
others drive back the rebels, killing or throwing overboard all but one. The spared rebel, named
Richard Parker, is kept aboard in order to help operate the ship. But as the ship overturns, it has no
adequate food. Parker suggests that cannibalism（食人）is the only way out, and they draw straws


to determine the victim. Parker loses and becomes dinner.
But in 1846 a real-life Richard Parker died in a shipwreck (船滩). He and 20 others were on
board the doomed Francis Spaight, which sank, killing all on board. It was a mere coincidence, as
it involved neither rebellion nor cannibalism.
In 1884, the coincidence became extremely horrible. A boat named the Mignonette sank, and
four people went into a lifeboat. And just like in Pym's tale, the four found themselves lacking food
and were desperate. They did not draw straws; however, two of the remaining three simply killed
the youngest, a cabin boy who had fallen unconscious. All three then dined on the now-dead 17 year
old. The cabin boy's name, of course, was Richard Parker.
As for rebellion, one needs to travel back to 1797, before Poe penned his novel --- although
there is little evidence that Poe had known about this Richard Parker or intentionally chose his name
for the Pym novel. That year, another man named Richard Parker led a rebellion of the British Naval
base at Nore, taking over a number of ships. But as food was running out, Parker ordered "his" fleet
to head toward France. The ship he was on followed this order but none of the other ships did, and
Parker was arrested then was hanged as punishment.
This series of coincidences has not gone entirely unnoticed. In 2001, author Yann Martel
published The Life of Pi, which was made into a movie for release in November of 2012. It tells the
story of a man who finds himself trapped on a lifeboat with a few animals, including a Bengal tiger.
Martel showed respect for the shipwrecked men spoken about above by naming the tiger Richard
Parker. And while there is probably nothing to this strange occurrence, if your name is Richard
Parker, you may want to stay away from boats.
28. The underlined part "draw straws" (Para. 2) suggests someone will be chosen to______
A. deal with straws B. enjoy a good opportunity
C. make a clever decision D. do something unpleasant
29. What made the coincidence in 1884 extremely terrible?
A. Cannibalism without drawing straws. B. Shipwreck and rebellion.
C. Rebellion and cannibalism. D. Hanging and cannibalism.
30. What can be learnt about the name Richard Parker?
A. It was chosen on purpose by Allan Poe.
B. It seemed connected with strange coincidences.
C. It was popular both in fiction and in reality.
D. It was originally a name for a Bengal tiger.
31. To those Richard Parkers who wish to sail on the sea, this passage makes for.
A. a complete nonsense B. an accurate prediction
C. an interesting warning D. an impressive joke
D
An article published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature sheds new light on an important,
but up-to-now little appreciated, aspect of human evolution. In this article, Professors Dennis
Bramble and Daniel Lieberman suggest that being able to run was the necessary condition for the


development of our species which enabled us to come down from the trees. This challenges
traditional scientific thinking, which claims that the distinctive, upright body form of modern
humans has come about as a result of the ability to walk, and that running is simply a by-product of
walking. Furthermore, humans have usually been regarded as poor runners compared to such
animals as dogs, horses or deer. However, this is only true if we consider running at high speed,
especially over short distances. But when it comes to long-distance running, humans do
astonishingly well. They can keep a steady pace for many kilometers, and their overall speed is at
least the same as that of horses or dogs
Bramble and Lieberman examined 26 physical features found in humans. One of the most
interesting of these is the nuchal ligament(项韧带). When we run, this ligament prevents our head
from moving back and forth or from side to side. Therefore, we are able to run with steady heads,
held high. The nuchal ligament is not found in any other surviving primates, such as apes and
monkeys. Then there are our Achilles tendons (跟腱) at the backs of our legs, which connect our
calf muscles to our heel bones — and which have nothing to do with walking. When we run, these
tendons behave like springs, helping to push us forward. Furthermore, we have low, wide shoulders,
virtually disconnected from our skulls(颅骨), a physical development which allows us to run more
efficiently.
But what evolutionary advantage is gained from being good long-distance runners? Perhaps it
permitted early humans to obtain food more effectively. “What these features and facts appear to be
telling us is that running evolved in order for our direct ancestors to compete with other meat-eating
animals for access to the protein needed to grow the big brains that we enjoy today,” says Lieberman.
Some scientists put forward the theory that early humans chased animals for great distances in order
to exhaust them before killing them.
“Research on the history of humans’ ability to move has traditionally been controversial,” says
Lieberman. “At the very least, I believe this theory will motivate many researchers to reevaluate
and further investigate how humans learned to run and walk and why we are built the way we are.”
32. In paragraph 1, what do the two professors suggest about humans' ability to run?
A. It is an evolutionary by-product of walking.
B. It helps to form people's ability to climb trees.
C. It has played an important role in human evolution.
D. It has not been adequately studied by scientists before.
33. What is true about the physical characteristics examined by the professors?
A. Achilles tendons assist people to walk long distances.
B. The human skull helps people to run more efficiently.
C. people's shoulders allow them to look from side to side.
D. The nuchal ligament enables people to hold their head steady.
34. According to paragraph 3, scientists believe that early humans_________.
A. always came across dangerous situations in life B. ran after animals for long distances when hunting
C. often failed to find food because they couldn't run fast
D. developed their hunting skills by running long distances 35. Professor Lieberman thinks the new theory will _________.
A. completely explain how running developed B. revolutionize the theory of human evolution C. encourage more in-depth studies on the topic
D. be widely supported within the scientific community




第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 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。
Sports performance can be influenced by many different things. 36
There are many physical factors that play a part in sports performance. 37 The natural
talent and strength of the players will make a difference. Also, it is important to get enough sleep
before you are in a sports event. 38 Eating good meals is also important. When you are
hungry, you cannot perform the same. You might be thinking about food when you should be
thinking about the game.
Of course, the more a team or a player practices，the more likely they are to perform well.
The same person with the same physical abilities might just become better as he practices.
Researching your competitor can matter a lot in sports performance. Knowing their strengths
and weaknesses can help you adjust how you play to give yourself a better performance against
them. 39 If you can figure out where to hit the ball in tennis that would confuse your
competitor, for example, then this can help you score points.
40 If someone is very pessimistic about a game, for example, and is sure that he will lose,
then he might increase his chances of doing so. If he is very nervous then he might be thinking
about that instead of focusing on the game. If he is focused then he might do better，achieving
what he didn't even realize he could. His confidence can also affect how the other team views him.
A. It is important to be aware of these factors.
B. It is necessary to get to know your competitor and yourself.
C. Also, there are ways to play something smartly and do better.
D. If you are tired, you may not perform as you normally would.
E. If you have practiced enough to keep fit, you should have a rest.
F. If someone is in good shape, then of course he will perform better.
G. There are many psychological factors that can play a part in how well you perform.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
第一节（共 20 小题：每小題 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项。
The way in which children learn is an ever-growing area of study. It is 41 that children
differ from adult learners in many ways, but what is interesting is that there are also quite a number
of unexpected 42 across learners of all ages.
For much of the 20th century, most psychologists 43 the traditional theory that a newborns
mind is a/an 44 sheet of paper upon which the record of experience is gradually impressed.
During that time, scientists believed that oral 45 was necessary for abstract thought. In its 46 ,
scientists assumed that a baby could not have 47 of abstract concepts. As babies are born with
a/an 48 range of behaviors and spend most of their early months sleeping, they certainly


appear passive and 49 . Therefore, it was commonly thought that babies 50 the ability to
form complex ideas. Until recently, there was no obvious way for babies to prove anything to the
51 to the research.
In time, however, challenges to this 52 arose. It became clear that with 53 designed
scientific procedures, psychologists could find ways to 54 rather complex question about how
much infants and young children know and what 55 they have. Psychologists began to
employ new methods to 56 a large amount of data about the remarkable abilities that young
children 57 . Their research findings stood in great contrast to the earlier 58 in the field that
focused almost 59 on what children lacked. The 60 of young children came to life through
this research. It became clear that very young children are both competent and active when it comes
to their mental development.
41. A doubtful B. necessary C obvious D. surprising
42. A. examples B. personalities C possibilities D. commonalities
43. A accepted B. resisted C. studied D replaced
44. A. accessible B. blank C. concrete D. dark
45. A. agreement B. communication C. suggestion D. treatment
46. A absence B. disappearance C. return D. sense
47. A adaption B. burden C. comprehension D. satisfaction
48. A. averaged B. unexpected C. limited D reasonable
49. A. confident B. unbelievable C. lovely D. unaware
50. A. learn B. require C. lack D. remember
51. A contrary B. good C. equal D. truth
52. A. action B. proof C. problem D. view
53. A automatically B. carefully C. naturally D. similarly
54. A. take away B. show off C. turn down D. put forward
55. A advantages B. abilities C feelings D. reasons
56. A. collect B. mark C. restrict D. support
57. A. find B. process C. recognize D. lose
58. A. scientists B. questions C. studies D. traditions
59. A. entirely B. highly C relatively D. slightly
60. A. difference B. focus C. idea D. mind
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。
It’s hard to imagine two societies that deal with their elders as differently as the U. S. and
China. And I am pretty sure about that. My wife Junling is a Shanghai native. Last month 61__
the first time we visited my father at a nursing home in the U.S. She 62 (shake) by the
experience and later told me, ‘‘You know, in China, it’s a great shame 63 (put) a parent into a
nursing home.” In China the tradition has been straightforward for centuries: parents raise children;
then the children care for the parents as they become old. For example, Jiang Xiaoli, a high school
teacher, and his wife recently bought 64 new, larger apartment in Shanghai. They did so 65
(part) because they know that in a few years, his parents will move in with them. Jiang’s parents
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will help take care of Jiang’s daughter, and as they age, Jiang and his wife will help take care of
66 (they). As China slowly develops a better and 67 (reliable) social - security system for
retirees, 68 it has begun, the economic necessity of 69 (generation) living together will
reduce a bit. But no one 70 (believe) that as China gets richer, the family affection will change
too much.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35 分）
第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
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。文中共
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：在错的词下画一横线，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；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。
I learned the meaning of been trusted when I was in junior school. At that time, I was the very
shy girl and no one ever take notice of me. One day, we were asked for to recite a text. Mr. Jiang,
our English teacher, saying that only after we recited to him could we go home. My classmate left
the classroom one after another. At last, I gathered courage to stand in front of him. But before I
started, he said in a low and clear voice, “I trust you.” You can’t imagine that much his words meant
to me. Thanks to Mr. Jiang, I am confidently in both life and study now.
第二节书面表达(满分 25 分)
假如你是李华，计划在高考后自助去英国旅游。请给你英国的笔友 Peter 写封信，请他
帮你在当地找一个旅伴，内容包括：
1. 你的行程计划
2. 你对旅伴的要求
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文中不得透露个人和学校信息；
4. 信的开头和结尾已为你写出。
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Dear Peter
How are you!
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Yours
Li Hua