2021届江西师范大学附属中学高三英语月考试卷及答案

2021届江西师范大学附属中学高三英语月考试卷及答案
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
People in the Middle Ages did eat with their hands. Personal utensils (餐具) were mostly unheard of, especially forks. There were spoons to help serve, but only special guests would receive a knife from the host. Everyone else would be expected to bring their own. Of course, eating with one's hands can be quite a sticky situation, so towels were provided to help diners stay at least somewhat clean as they ate.
Still, dining was often a messy affair. At special occasions in the wealthiest households, women tended to dine alone, separate from the men. Women were expected to uphold a quality of grace. Eating greasy meat by hand would certainly not help! Once the men and women had finished their meals, they would come together to socialize.
Dietary scholars of the Middle Ages believed that the foods in a meal needed to be served and eaten in order of heaviness. The lightest and most easily digested foods, such as fruits and cheeses, were eaten first to help the digestive (消化) system get started. Once digestion was underway, greens and light meats, such as lettuce, cabbage and chicken, could be eaten. Last came the heavier vegetables and meats, such as carrots, beans, beef, pork, and mutton. This method was considered the most healthful way to eat.
The main and largest meal of the day was supper, and it was eaten at midday. Dinner was a light meal, and many of those in nobility (贵族) -the highest levels of the Middle Ages society-skipped breakfast altogether. Breakfast was considered unnecessary for those who did not perform physical work. Snacks and any other eating during the day were viewed the same way. Commoners, or the working class, were allowed to eat breakfast and small meals throughout the day.
1. What did people in the Middle Ages usually do at the dinner table?
A. They cleaned hands before meals.
B. They used personal utensils.
C. They had to use knives at dinner.
D. They ate mostly with hands.
2. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. The order of eating foods.
B. The weight of various foods.
C. The principles of digesting foods.
D. The list of healthy foods.
3. Why did the nobility avoid eating breakfast?
A. Breakfast was wasted for the nobility.
B. Breakfast was viewed as unnecessary.
C. Breakfast was considered as a light meal.
D. Breakfast was saved for commoners.
B
Scientists have made great discoveries. But how have they influenced our personal lives? Do kids in your classroom even know when Einstein lived? You may be wondering: but why is it important to teachkids about modern-day scientists?
First, stories of scientists can encourage kids. Chris Hadfield is a Canadian who went to space, and he’s a real, guitar-playing person. He makes singing videos on YouTube! His story can make kids think scientists are also common people. Hearing scientists’ stories makes kids think “I can do that too!”
But not only that, the stories of famous scientists can encourage kids to never give up. Bill Nye was always refused when trying to be an astronaut. But today, he’s made a lot of successes in his role as a popular science educator and engineer. Besides, it’s no secret that scientific discoveries require trying, and trying again.
Another way some scientists can encourage kids is through their diversity. Neil deGrasse Tyson, for example, is an African-American, which is not common in his field. Such stories can make kids think anyone can be a scientist.
It’s important to know that scientists don’t need to be “gifted” or “good” at school. Often we consider a scientist as being an extremely smart kid at school. That doesn’t have to be true. They just need to have a great interest in science. Telling students stories of scientists can encourage them to show interest in science. As long as they’re interested, they are likely to become a scientist in the future.
Modern scientists teach kids that knowledge builds upon the foundation others have laid. This is important — no one can do it alone. Scientists’ stories can encourage today’s young scientists to keep trying. They’ll be encouraged not to give up on the dream of making discoveries. Even if they haven’t made important discoveries, their research may help the following scientists.
4. What can Chris Hadfield’s story tell students?
A. Scientists are interested in different things.
B. Students should have a hobby of their own.
C. Scientists can be ordinary like people around us.
D. Students should consider scientists as their models.
5. Which of the following would the author agree with?
A. African-Americans are more likely to become scientists.
B. Scientists are not necessarily very smart at school.
C. Not all scientists really show interest in science.
D. Scientists are usually good at their schooling.
6. The last paragraph shows us that ________.
A. scientists should help each other
B. a scientist should never give up trying
C. making discoveries is necessary for scientists
D. new scientific discoveries may be based on others’ findings
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. Why scientists are important to us.
B. Why students should be taught about scientists.
C. Why students love stories of scientists.
D. Why scientists can encourage students.
C
About a billion birds die from flying into buildings each year inNorth America. Suspicions havebeen that birds may regard the open areas behind glass as safe passageways. Or they may mistake the reflected trees for the real thing.
Researchers would like to reduce collisions, which requires a solid understanding about what makes a bird more or less likely to die by crashing into a building in the first place.
“There was ly little known at a broad scale. Previous studies were at one small study site.'' Jared Elmore, a graduate student in natural resource ecology and management atOklahomaStateUniversity. So he and his colleagues used a previously created data set of building collisions for birds at 40 sites throughoutMexico,Canadaand theU.S.
The first finding was obvious: bigger buildings with more glass kill more birds. But the details were more
remarkable. "We found that life history predicted collisions. Migrants(候鸟), insect-eaters and woodland-inhabiting species collided more than their counterparts(同类).”
Most migratory species travel at night, when lights near buildings can distract or disorient(使迷失方向)them. And Elmore thinks that insect-eating birds might be attracted to buildings because their insect prey(猎物)is attracted to the lights. He suspects that woodland species get tooled by the reflections of trees and bushes in the windows. The results are in the journal Conservation Biology.
By understanding which birds are more likely to collide with buildings, researchers can perhaps determine the best way to adapt buildings, or their lighting, to help prevent such accidents. And by knowing risks, along with migration timing and behavior, building managers can better predict when birds are at their greatest danger - and improve lighting strategics accordingly.
Elmore's next project will use radar to help predict bird migrations. " I think that would maybe go a long way in terms of providing information to people, to the public, to building managers, on when they can get the most benefit in terms of lights-out policies."
8. What is the possible reason for birds' crashing into buildings?
A. They didn't see the buildings.
B. They took reflections for reality.
C. They assumed the windows to be open.
D. They considered buildings as safe routes.
9. What is Jared Elmore's study different from the previous ones?
A. It created a new data set.
B. It went beyond national borders.
C. It covered a wider range of sites.
D. I’ll studied some specific bird species.
10. What was the most noticeable finding of Jared Elmore's study?
A. Migratory species travel at night.
B. Birds tend to be misled by glasses.
C. Bigger buildings cause more collisions.
D. Birds living habits give rise to collisions.
11. Which of the following can help reduce bird collision?
A. Adjust the lightening system.
B. Attach radars to each building.
C. Adopt strict lights-out policies.
D. Ban using glasses on buildings.
D
A study has found that a lifetime of regular exercise and activity can slow down the aging process (衰老过程). Researchers say that getting older should not necessarily mean becoming more weak or sick. Their research shows that a devotion to a life of movement and exercise may help us live not only longer, but also healthier.
For their study, the researchers looked at two groups. The first group was made up of 125 non-professional cyclists between the ages of 55 to 79. This group included 84 healthy men and 41 healthy women. We will call this group the “cyclists”.
Researchers then found 130 people to make up a second group. Within this group, 75 people were aged from 57 to 80. The other 55 were between the ages of 20 and 36. The people in this group were also healthy, but they did not exercise regularly. We will call this group the “non-exercisers”. Smokers, heavy drinkers of alcohol and people with other health issues were not included in the study.
Then, researchers gave both groups a series of tests. They tested their muscle mass (肌肉质量), muscular strength, percentage of body fat and the strength of their immune (免疫的) systems. Then the researchers compared the results of the two groups.
Results showed that the cyclists did not experience body changes usually regarded as a normal aging process. For example, they did not lose muscle mass or muscular strength. Also, their body fat did not increase with age.
The researchers also found something they had not expected. The study showed that the immune systems of the cyclists did not age either.
The researchers advise us all to find an exercise that we like in our lives.
12. How did the researchers carry out the study?
A. By comparing.
B. By discussing.
C. By imagining.
D. By reasoning.
13. Which of the following is a result of the research?
A. The cyclists kept a thin body shape.
B. The non-exercisers gained weight easily.
C. The cyclists’ muscles remained strong with age.
D. The non-exercisers usually had health problems.
14. Which is an unexpected result for the researchers?
A. The cyclists had normal aging process.
B. The cyclists’ immune systems didn’t age.
C. The cyclists lost nearly all their fat.
D. Everyone needed an exercise in their lives.
15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Healthy People Need More Exercise
B. Take an Exercise, the Harder, the Better
C. Cycling Is the Best Way to Prevent Aging
D. A Lifetime of Exercise Slows Aging Process
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 become happier is what most of us are after. The things that we think will make us happier—bigger paychecks, nicer homes, slimmer bodies—____16____But practices such as exercising more, socializing, getting enough sleep, and being kind to others do.
____17____.
Exercise causes hormonal (荷尔蒙的)changes in the body that make us feel good and help interrupt negative thoughts. Anyone who has ever experienced a runner's high will surely agree.
Increase social connections
Reconnecting with a friend can boost happiness, but so can a meaningful encounter with a stranger.___18___. In fact, many studies have found that the more we use social media, the less happy we are.
Get enough shut-eye
___19___.
Perform acts of kindness
Volunteering to help someone or helping others pay for their bus tickets can make us happy. Giving others a hand takes the focus away from our own worries and problems, which can boost happiness.
These constant practices arc really what's required to boost our happiness. It's like a tire that we put air into. Occasionally it leaks, and we have to put more air into it. It's not one-time thing where we learn it and we're good.___20___. Anyone who adopts and practices the strategies can truly become happier.
A. Burn some calories
B. Prioritize free time
C. don't really matter in our lives
D. But Facebook friends don't count
E. don’t actually add joy to our lives
F. We actually have to put the work in
G.We can set an alarm to signal ourselves toget ready for bed
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Cecilia Chiang died on Wednesday at her home inSan Francisco. She was 100. HerSan Franciscorestaurant, the Mandarin,____21____American diners in the 1960s to the richness and____22____of authentic Chinese cuisine.
Ms. Chiang was born in a____23____family. When she was little, children were not allowed in the____24____, but she paid close attention on trips to the____25____markets with her mother and listened carefully as____26____instructions were given to the cooks. After her parents died, she____27____the family business in her teens.
After the Japanese occupiedBeijingin 1939, she was____28____to join s in Chongqin, where she married Chiang Liang, a professor.
Ms. Chiang sailed toSan Franciscoin 1960 to help her sister. There she met two women who wanted to____29____a restaurant that_____30_____Chinese diets. Later, when the two women_____31_____ , Ms. Chiang decided to open a restaurant herself. The early days were_____32_____But little by little, customers came_____33_____for hot and sour soup and pan-fried potstickers. One evening, Herb Caen, the popular columnist forThe Chronicle,_____34_____at the restaurant. In a_____35_____column, Herb Caen_____36_____it “a little hole-in-the wall” that was offering “some of the best Chinese food east of the Pacific.”
Overnight the_____37_____filled. The Mandarin was on its way. In 1968, Ms. Chiang moved the restaurant to_____38_____quarters, where she could_____39_____300 diners.
“I think I_____40_____what average, people know about Chinese food,” Ms. Chiang toldThe Chroniclein 2007, “They didn't know China was such a big country.”
21. A. attached B. introduced C. presented D. opposed
22. A. patent B. trend C. variety D. fashion
23. A. wealthy B. poor C. typical D. powerful
24. A. kitchen B. restaurant C. market D. hotel
25. A. countryside B. food C. talent D. city
26. A. lame B. formal C. valid D. detailed
27. A. handed over B. handed up C. took up D. took over
28. A. forced B. warned C. trapped D. split
29. A. support B. open C. promote D. attain
30. A. ate B. ordered C. served D. learned
31. A. gave out B. broke down C. backed out D. carried on
32. A. difficult B. acute C. explicit D. lucky
33. A. fluently B. regularly C. relevantly D. sincerely
34. A. invested B. explored C. dined D. cooperated
35. A. rebuilding B. foreseeing C. voting D. following
36. A. showed B. told C. allocated D. called
37. A. targets B. bills C. tables D. counters
38. A. smaller B. larger C. tighter D. cleaner
39. A. accelerate B. participate C. guarantee D. accommodate
40. A. changed B. approved C. identified D. disconnected
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
An American game that has traveled well is basketball._____41._____is now played by more than 250 million people worldwide in an_____42._____(organize) way, as well as by countless others in informal games. Basketball began in 1891, when a minister, called James Naismith,_____43._____(ask) to teach a class of young men in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The class was well known______44.______being difficult to teach and Naismith was told to invent a new game_____45._____(keep) the young men busy. Then it____46.____(be) winter and very cold outside. It needed to be a game that could be played indoors.
Naismith thought back to his childhood in Canada where he and his friends had played a game which had involved (需要) trying to hit_____47._____e big stone off a rock with smaller stones. He also remembered_____48._____(watch) rugby (橄榄球) players throw a ball into a box or fruit basket_____49._____had been raised up. Naismith made up the_____50._____(rule) for the game in lessthan an
hour,Most of them still apply in some form today.
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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Bob,
I studied in your school for six month a couple of years ago. I’m very grateful to your help during my study in the U. S. Without your help, my English couldn’t have improved so rapid and I couldn’t have been enjoyed my life there so much. Do you know why everything is going with Mr. Smith? I failed to get in touch with him after I leave America. I’ll be very thankful if you can offer me his e-mail address.
I remember that you are very interesting in Chinese culture. I’m very glad to invite you to China during the Spring Festival enjoy our culture. I’m sure it will be a unforgettable trip. I’ll be happy if you can accept my invitation.
I’m looking forward to hear from you soon.
Li Hua 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。

Niesha could not forget the way she had frozen in front of the class today. Mr. Roberts had divided the class into groups to do presentations. Today had been Niesha’s turn. However, her hands had shaken so badly that she couldn’t read her notes. Her voice had become softer even to silence. Mr. Roberts had kindly ended Niesha’s part of the presentation even though she had clearly not finished. He had also asked Niesha to stay after class for a moment.
“Niesha, I know you’re shy, but you worked hard on this project. I’d hate to see you give up. on yourself.” Mr. Roberts had hesitated, “If I give you another chance until tomorrow, do you think you can find your courage?” Niesha had nodded, grateful for the chance. She had gone as quickly as she could to her next class. She had kept
her head down and hoped the school day would end soon.
When she reached her back steps that afternoon, she could see an inviting light coming from the kitchen windows. Momma was baking. Momma studied Niesha’s face as she came into the kitchen. “What’s wrong, Niesha?”
Tears shone in Niesha’s brown eyes. She told her the whole story. Momma was silent for a moment, her hands still busy with the cake. “Why is it that you can talk to me about anything and everything, but you can’t talk to your class?” Momma asked. She set the timer and then said, “Let me show you something.”
Niesha followed Momma to her bedroom. There Momma showed her a book filled with newspaper clippings and pictures. In it there was a blue ribbon that said “First Place” and a picture of herself when she was very young, standing with her parents.
“I won it for public speaking. I started the school year as the shyest girl on the speech team, but I ended the year as the blue ribbon winner. It wasn’t easy at first- not sure of myself at all. I worked hard, and mostly I faced my fears. You just need to find your courage.”
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:
Hearing Momma’s words, Niesha gazed at the precious blue ribbon, lost in thought.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____
Paragraph 2:
The next day Niesha again walked to the front of the classroom to give her presentation.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____
参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A
12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D
16. E 17. A 18. D 19. G 20. F
21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. C 32.
A 33.
B 34.
C 35.
D 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. A
41. It 42. organized
43. was asked
44. for 45. to keep
46. was 47. a
48. watching
49. which/ that
50. rules
51.(1). month →months
(2). to→ for
(3). rapid→ rapidly
(4). enjoyed前的been去掉
(5). why → how
(6). leave → left
(7). interesting →interested
(8). enjoy前加to
(9). a → an
(10). hear →hearing
52.略。