2021年饶平县三饶中学高三英语月考试卷及答案

2021年饶平县三饶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

Songkran, Thailand

This festival marks the Thai New Year, which is celebrated in the second week of April. This is the hottest time

of the year in Thailand, so it makes sense that the biggest Songkran tradition is to throw water on people. Thais of

all ages join in water fights, using buckets, hoses (软管)and water guns to celebrate the event.

Boryeong Mud Festival, South Korea

Don't expect to come home clean after experiencing the Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea. Famous for

its mineral-rich mudflats, visitors rush to Boryeong in July to make themselves in mud, swim in grey pools and

enjoy the party. There are even mudslides and a mud skiing competition for those who are seeking the extreme

mud adventure!

La Tomatina, Spain

The festival dates back to a parade in which some naughty teenagers knocked one performer off his stilts (高跷)and caused a fight of throwing vegetables accidentally. It was once banned until 1957 when the locals held a

protest with a funeral. They carried a coffin containing a huge tomato as bands played a funeral march. In the

following decades, La Tomatina has become a popular event. If you join the event, be aware that you squash (压扁)

the tomato before throwing it. Have a great time but avoid causing any injury.

Dia de los Muertos, Mexico

Beginning at the midnight of October 31 and lasting through November 2,it is a festival when families gather

together to remember those loved ones who have died, aiming to help them on their spiritual journey. On these

days, Mexican families prepare special tables in their homes. On top of them they'll put photos of the dead and

their favorite food. They also visit the graves of their beloved ones to show their respect to the dead.

1.If you want to experience a special new year in a country, you can choose to visit ________.

A.Thailand B.South Korea C.Spain D.Mexico

2.What may happen to you as a visitor in La Tomatina?

A.You can perform stilts. B.Your can play funeral music in bands.

C.You may be covered with mud. D.You may be attacked with tomatoes. 3.Which festival is similar to the Tomb Sweeping Festival in China?

A.Songkran. B.Boryeong Mud Festival.

Tomatina. D.Dia de los Muertos.

B

You've probably heard it suggested that you need to move more throughout the day, and as a general rule of

thumb, that "more" is often defined as around 10,000 steps. With many Americans tracking their stepsvia new

fitness-tracking wearables, or even just by carrying their phone, more and more people use the 10,000-step rule

as their marker for healthy living. Dr. Dreg Hager, professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins, decided to take

a closer look at that 10,000-step rule, and he found that usingitas a standard may be doing more harm than good

for many.

“It turns out that in 1960 in Japan they figured out that the average Japanese man, when he walked 10,000

steps a day burned something like 3,000 calories and that is what they thought the average person should

consume so they picked 10,000 steps as a number” Hager said.

According to Hager, asking everyone to shoot for 10,000 steps each day could be harmful to the elderly or

those with medical conditions, making it unwise for them to jump into that level of exercise, even if it's walking.

The bottom line is that 10,000 steps may be too many for some and too few for others. He also noted that those

with shorter legs have an easier time hitting the 10,000-step goal because they have to take more steps than

people with longer legs to cover the distance. It seems that 10,000 steps may be suitable for the latter.

A more recent study focused on older women and how many steps can help maintain good health and

promote longevity (长寿).The study included nearly 17,000 women with an average age of 72. Researchers found

that women who took 4,400 steps per day were about 40% less likely to die during a follow-up period of just over

four years: Interestingly, women in the study who walked more than 7,500 steps each day got no extra boost in

longevity.

4. What does the underlined word "it' in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A. The phone recording. B. The 10,000-step rule.

C. The healthy living. D. The fitness-tracking method.

5. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A. How many steps a Japanese walks.

B. How we calculate the number of steps.

C. If burning 3,000 calories daily is scientific.