甘肅省定西市2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期第三次月考檢測英語試題（原卷版）

2021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期高三級第三次考試英語試卷第一部分閱讀理解(滿分40分)第一節(jié)(閱讀理解)AItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.However,theywerenotunhappy.Afterall,theirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.Thenoneday,somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Theytoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog’s(青蛙)legs.However,theydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirown,andsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaround,andtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowastocatchthem.Agreementwasreached,andthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.Forthefirsttime,thepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuture.Butthedreamdidn’tlastlong.Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoften,and,thereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn’tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides(殺蟲劑)andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn’tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob—eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.1.FromParagragh1welearnthatthevillagers.A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeC.werepoorbutsomewhatcontentD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers2.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?A.Thefrogswereeasymoney.B.Theyneededmoneytobuyvisitors.C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.D.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise.3.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren’ssickness?A.Thecropsdidn’tdowell.B.Thereweretoomanyinsects.C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.D.Thepesticideswereoverused.4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.C.Theharmony(和諧)betweenmanandnatureisimportant.D.Goodolddayswillneverbeforgotten.BOnMay23,1989,StefaniaFollinicameoutfromacaveatCarlsbad,NewMexico.Shehadn’tseenthesunforeighteenandahalfweeks.Stefaniawasinaresearchprogram,andthescientistsintheprogramwerestudyingbodyrhythms(節(jié)奏).InthisexperimentStefaniahadspent130daysinacave,30feetindepth.Duringhertimeinthecave,Stefaniahadbeencompletelyaloneexceptfortwowhitemice.Herlivingplacehadbeenverycomfortable,buttherehadbeennothingtotellherthetime.She’dhadnoclocksorwatches,notelevisionorradio.Therehadbeennonaturallightandthetemperaturehadalwaysbeenkeptat21℃.Theresultswereveryinteresting.Stefaniahadbeeninthecaveforoverfourmonths,butshethoughtshehadbeenthereforonlytwo.Herbodyclockhadchanged.Shehadn’tkepttoa24-hourday,shehadstayedawakefor20-25hoursandthenhadsleptfor10hours.Shehadeatenfewermealsandhadlost171bsinweightasaresults!Shehadalsobecomeratherdepressed(抑郁).Howhadshespenthertimeinthecave?Aspartoftheexperimentshe’ddonesomephysicalandmentaltests.She’drecordedherdailyactivitiesandtheresultsofthetestsonacomputer.Thiscomputerhadbeenspeciallyprogrammedfortheproject.Whenevershewasfree,she’dplayedcards,readbooksandlistenedtomusic.She’dalsolearnedFrenchfromtapes.Theexperimentshowedthatourbodyclocksareaffectedbylightandtemperature.Forexample,thepatternofdayandnightmakesuswakeupandgotosleep.However,peopleareaffectedindifferentways.Somepeoplewakeupnaturallyat5:00am,butothersdon’tstarttowakeuptill9:00or10:00am.Thisaffectsthewholedailyrhythm.Asaresult,theearlyrisers,ontheotherhand,aretiredduringthedayandonlycometolifeintheafternoonorevening!5.Stefaniastayedinthecaveforalongtimebecause______.A.shewasaskedtodoresearchonmiceB.shewantedtoexperiencelonelinessC.shewasthesubjectofastudyD.sheneededtorecordherlife6.WhatisacauseforthechangeofStefania’sbodyclock?A.Eatingfewermeals.B.Havingmorehoursofsleep.C.Lackingphysicalexercise.D.Gettingnonaturallight.7.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.Anovel. B.Anewsstory. C.Apetmagazine. D.Atravelguide.CWhenyouarelittle,thewholeworldfeelslikeabigplayground.IwaslivinginConyers,Georgiathesummeritallhappened.Iwasasecondgrader,butmybestfriendStephaniewasonlyinthefirstgrade.Bothofourparentswereatworkandmostofthetimetheyletusgoourownway.ItwasahotafternoonandwedecidedtohaveanadventureinStephanie'sbasement.AsIopenedthebasementdoor,beforeuslaythebiggestroom,fullofamazingthingslikeguns,dolls,andoldclothes.Irandownstairs,andspottedaredsteelcan.Itwaspaint.Ilookedbeyonditandtherelayevenmorepaintinbrightcolorslikepurple,orange,blueandgreen."Stephanie,Ijustfoundusaprojectfortheday.Getsomepaintbrushes.Wearefixingtopaint.“ShescreamedwithexcitementasItoldherofmysecretplansandimmediatelywegottowork.Wegatheredallthebrusheswecouldfindandmovedallofourmaterialstomyyard.Thereontheroadinfrontofmyhouse,wepaintedbigstripes(條紋)ofcolorsacrossthepavement(人行道).Stripebystripe,ourcolorsturnedintoabeautifulrainbow.Itwasfantastic!Thesunwasstartingtosink.IsawacarinthedistanceandjumpedupasIrecognizedthecar.Itwasmymother.Icouldn'twaittoshowhermymasterpiece.Thecarpulledslowlyintothedrivewayandfromthelookonmymother’sface,IcouldtellthatIwasindeeptrouble.Mymothershuttheeardoorandwalkedtowardsme.Hereyesglaring,sheshouted,"Whatintheworldwereyouthinking?Iunderstoodwhenyoumadecastlesoutofleaves,andclimbedtheneighbors'trees,butthis!Comeinsiderightnow!"Istoodthereglaringbackatherforaminute,angrybecauseshehadinsulted(侮辱)myart."Nowgocleanitup!"MotherandIbegancleaningtheroad.TearsrandownmycheeksasIsawmybeautifulrainbowturnintoblackcement.Thoughyearshavenowpassed,Istillwonderwheremyrainbowhasgone.Iwonderif,maybewhenIgetolder,Icanfindmyrainbowandneverhavetobrushitaway.Iguessweallneedsomesortofrainbowtobrightenourlivesfromtimetotimeandtokeepourhopesanddreamscolorful.8.Whatdidthewriterwanttodowhenhismothercamehome?A.TointroduceStephanietoher. B.Topreventherfromseeinghispainting.C.Toshowhisartworktoher. D.Toputthematerialsbackintheyard.9.Inhismother'seyes,thewriter________.A.wasabornartist B.workedveryhardC.wasaproblemsolver D.alwayscausedtrouble10.Theunderlinedword"rainbow"inthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.somethingimaginativeandfun B.thestripesonthepavementC.therainbowinthesky D.importantlessonslearnedinchildhood11.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatparentsshould________.A.encouragechildrentopaint B.valuefriendshipamongchildrenC.protectratherthandestroychildren'sdreams D.discoverthehiddentalentinchildrenD第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Usually，whenyourteacherasksaquestion,thereisonlyonecorrectanswer.Butthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcurrentanswers.Thatquestionis“What’syourname?”Everyonegivesadifferentanswer,buteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?People’sfirstnames,orgivennames,arechosenbytheirparents.Sometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisused.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.AboycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameans“bright”;Beatricemeans“onewhogiveshappiness”;Donaldmeans“worldruler”;Leonardmeans“asbraveasalion”.Theearliestlastnames,orsurnames,weretakenfromplacenames.AfamilywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearbrook(小溪)；someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalong,pavedroad.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmith,whichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.Inthepast,smithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillage.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter—apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter—apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillage.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniture.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskin,ortheirsize,ortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillage,theJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’sname.English-speakingpeopleadded–sor–son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheO’DonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.12.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesurnamesinthepassageNOTcover?A.Placeswherepeoplelived. B.People’scharacters.C.Talentsthatpeoplepossessed. D.People’soccupations.13.Accordingtothepassage,theancestorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably_______.A.ownedordroveacart B.madethingswithmetalsC.madekitchentoolsorcontains D.builthousesandfurniture14.SupposeandEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleader,thebabymightbenamed_______.A.BeatriceSmith B.LeonardCarterC.GeorgeLongstreet D.DonaldGreenwood15.Theunderlinedword“descendants”inthelastparagraphmeansaperson’s_____A.latergenerations B.friendsandrelativesC.colleaguesandpartners D.latersponsors第二節(jié)(七選五閱讀)Todayisaperfectdaythatcanleaveyouwithgoodmemoriesyoumaysomedaysharewithyourfriends.Here’show:___16___Youcanseeordosomethingamilliontimes,butyoucanonlyseeordoitforthefirsttimeonce.Asaresult,firsttimeexperiencesusuallyleaveadeepmarkinourmindsfortherestofourlives.Sotrytoexperiencesomethingdifferentandyou’llhavemorememories!Workonsomethingthat’sgreattoyou.___17___Lifeisshort.Todayisthedaytotakeaction.Smileandnoticewhat’sright.Everythingthathappensinlifeisneithergoodnorbad.___18___Andnomatterhowitturnsout,italwaysendsupjustthewayitshould.Eitheryousucceedoryoulearnsomething.Betruetoyourself.Theonlyshoesyoucanwearareyourown.Ifyouaren’tbeingyourself,youaren’ttrulyliving.___19___Makeanewfriend.Peopleareinterestingcreatures(生物),andnotwopeopleareexactlyalike.___20___Findoutwhatmakesthemdifferent.They’lllikelyopenyoureyestowonderfulideas.Andyouneverknow,theyjustmightchangeyourlife.Bepresent.Beherenow.Remember,rightnowistheonlydearmomenttoyou.Rightnowislife.Don’tmissit.A.Trysomethingnew.B.Learnanewskill.C.Andinfact,you’reonlyexisting.D.Itjustdependsonyouropinion.E.Someetsomeonenewtoday.F.Makeyourselfbusywithsomethingmeaningful.G.Paycloseattentiontowhatyou’redoing.第二部分：完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。WhenIfirstentereduniversity,myaunt,whoisanEnglishprofessor,gavemeanewEnglishdictionary.Iwas1toseethatitwasanEnglish-Englishdictionary,alsoknownasamonolingualdictionary.2itwasadictionaryintendedfornon-nativelearners,noneofmyclassmateshadone3,tobehonest,Ifounditextremely4touseatfirst.Iwouldlookupwordsinthedictionaryand5notfullyunderstandthemeanings.Iwasusedtothe6bilingualdictionaries,inwhichthewordare7bothinEnglishandChinese.Ireallywonderedwhymyaunt8tomakethingssodifficultforme.Now,afterstudyingEnglishatuniversityforthreeyears,I9thatmonolingualdictionariesare10inlearningaforeignlanguage.AsIfoundout,thereis,11,oftennoperfectequivalence(對應(yīng))betweentwo12intwolanguages.Myauntevengoessofarasto13thataChinese“equivalent”cannevergiveyouthe14meaningofawordinEnglish!15,sheinsistedthatIreadthedefinition(定義)ofawordinamonolingualdictionary16Iwantedtogetabetterunderstandingofitsmeaning.17,Ihavecometoseewhatshemeant.Usingamonolingualdictionaryforlearnershashelpedmeinanotherimportantway.Thisdictionaryusesa(n)18numberofwords,around2,000,initsdefinitions.WhenIreadthesedefinitions,Iam19exposedto(接觸)thebasicwordsandlearnhowtheyareusedtoexplainobjectsandideas.20this,IcanexpressmyselfmoreeasilyinEnglish.21.A.worried B.sad C.surprised D.nervous22.A.Because B.Although C.Unless D.If23.A.but B.so C.or D.and24.A.difficult B.interesting C.ambiguous D.practical25.A.thus B.even C.still D.again26.A.new B.familiar C.earlier D.ordinary27.A.explained B.expressed C.described D.created28.A.offered B.agreed C.decided D.happened29.A.imagine B.recommend C.predict D.understand30.A.natural B.better C.easier D.convenient31.A.atleast B.infact C.attimes D.incase32.A.words B.names C.ideas D.characters33.A.hope B.declare C.doubt D.tell34.A.exact B.basic C.translated D.expected35.A.Rather B.However C.Therefore D.Instead36.A.when B.before C.until D.while37.A.Largely B.Generally C.Gradually D.Probably38.A.extra B.average C.total D.limited39.A.repeatedly B.nearly C.immediately D.anxiously40.A.Accordingto B.Inrelationto C.Inadditionto D.Becauseof第三部分：語法填空(滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。WhenyouareinEnglandyoumustbeverycarefulinthestreets___41___thetrafficdrivesontheleft.Beforeyoucrossastreetyoumustlooktotherightfirst___42___thentheleft.Inthemorningandintheeveningwhenpeoplegotoorcomefrom___43___,thestreetsareverybusy.Trafficisthemost___44___(danger)then.WhenyougobybusinEngland,youhavetobecareful,___45___.Alwaysrememberthetrafficmovesontheleft.Soyoumustbecareful.___46___alookfirst,oryouwillgo___47___wrongway.InmanyEnglishcities,thereare