2020年河北武邑中学高三英语月考试卷及答案

2020年河北武邑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

Bored with your life? Dreaming of something different? I always wonder what life would be like400 kmabove

my head. That's where the International Space Station orbits the earth, with six astronauts living and working on

board, for months at a time.

How do they sleep? They spend the night floating in a sleeping bag inside a small cubicle (小隔间) on the

ceiling. American astronaut Sunita Williams explains, “It's like a little phone booth, but it's pretty comfortable and

it doesn't matter if I turn overand sleep upside down. I don't have any sensation (感觉) in my head that tells me

I'm upside down.”

Brushing your teeth in a place where you can't have a tap or a sink can be a challenge. Can you imagine the

mess that running water would make in zero gravity? Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield uses a straw to put a big

blob of water from a sealed bag onto an ordinary toothbrush and adds a little toothpaste which he has to swallow

when he's done.

Daily exercise is essential. The lack of gravity makes bones more fragile and muscles lose strength — so

astronauts are encouraged to work out for at least two hours a day.

The role of astronauts in the International Space Station is to act as lab technicians for scientists back on

earth. So they spend their time maintaining their environment and performing and monitoring experiments in a

confined space about the size of a Boeing 747. Almost every task is carefully planned by mission control —

although most astronauts spend their first days losing things until they get used to sticking everything they use to

the walls with Velcro, duct tape (强力胶带) or clips (夹子)．

One of their most valued perks (额外待遇) is the view from “the office”, dominated by that gigantic blue ball

down there, sitting in the darkness of space. Wow! Absolutely breathtaking!

1. When they sleep upside down, the astronauts willnot get dizzy because ________.

A. they don't feel it

B. they sleep in the daytime

C. they sleep in special sleeping bags

D. they are trained to adapt to the conditions of weightlessness 2. What parts become weak if astronauts don't exercise?

A. Their teeth and bones.

B. Their brains and bones.

C. Their bones and muscles.

D. Their teeth and muscles.

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The Problems We Met in Space.

B. Living and Working in Space.

C. How to Become an Astronaut.

D. The International Space Station.

B

InAsia, there are special competitions where kites have complex designs and are fitted with instruments that make

musical sounds as the wind blows through them. Although all kites have a similar structure (结构), they are widely

different in size and shape. Kite-fighting competitions are also held, in which competitors use their kites to attack

and bring down their opponents’ (对手) kites or cut their strings (线).

For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kite-making and kite-flying classes for the

children on an island inHawaii. In its kite-making lessons, students can make kites in as little as 20 minutes!

Children as young as four years old can learn how to fly a kite. Jonathan Socher and his wife Daphne started the

kite factory in 1980. Their kites are made of nylon (尼龙). Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne.

The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite.

The kite that is used to give lessons is a regular diamond kite with a rainbow pattern. The difference between this

kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a two-string controllable kite. Big Wind employees fly

the kite and for a few minutes show students how pulling on one line and then on the other controls the direction

the kite goes in. Then the controls are given to the students.

Jonathan insists that it is not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to have fun making and flying kites. Even

the simplest structure can work, and can give hours of fun. Go on, give it a try!

4. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. A hot knife is used to iron the nylon.

B. Children never fly kites on their own in flying lessons.

C. Kite strings must not be cut in kite-fighting competitions. D. Daphne designs kites for the Big Wind Kite Factory.

5. What is different about the kite used for flying lessons?

A. It has two strings. B. It is simple in design.

C. It has a rainbow pattern. D. It is shaped like a diamond.

6. According to Jonathan,what do you need to have fun with kites?

A. A large kite. B. Any type of kite.