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2019-2020 学年下学期广州市 41 中学高二级 3 月月考试题
英 语
本试卷分：135 分 测试时间：120 分钟
第一部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该
项涂黑。
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72 Hours in Beijing
Traveling to China is no longer a luxury for many foreign passport holders. The Chinese government
has permitted a 72-hour visa-free policy that offers access to visitors from 53 countries including the US,
France and Austria. Let’s start with the capital of China, Beijing. Here’s a pick of the best in Beijing!
Mutianyu Great Wall
Your trip to Beijing isn’t really complete without seeing one of the “New Seven Wonders of the
World”, the Great Wall of China. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is by far the most well-preserved
of all. Taking a one-hour bus ride Mutianyu would be your ideal location for a half day of hiking away
from the large crowds in the city. Also the authorities have allowed tourists to paint graffiti on a specific
section of the Great Wall since 2014. The Great Wall was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in
1987.
798 Art Zone
This would be on the top of my list! Named after the 798 factory that was built in the 1950s. The art
zone is home to various galleries, design studios, art exhibition spaces, fashionable shops and bars. You
could easily spend half your day wandering around the complex, feeling the contrast of the present and the
past.
Summer Palace
Located in northwestern Beijing, the Summer Palace is by far the city’s most well-preserved royal
park. With its huge lake and hilltop views, the palace offers you a pastoral escape into the landscape of
traditional Chinese paintings. The Summer Palace was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.
Sichuan Provincial Restaurant
While in Beijing, apart from trying the city’s best-known Peking duck the Sichuan provincial
restaurant is one of the places where you can enjoy regional delicious food. It offers one of China’s eight
great cuisines, Sichuan, which ranges from Mapo tofu to spicy chicken.
1. Which of the following is true about the Mutianyu Great Wall?
A. You can paint graffiti anywhere.2
B. It is the most well-preserved part of the Great Wall.
C. You need a half day to get there.
D. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014.
2. When was the Summer Palace added to the UNESCO World Heritage List?
A. In1950. B. In 1987. C. In 1998. D. In 2014.
3. Which place is the author’s first choice when visiting Beijing?
A. Mutianyu Great Wall. B. Summer Palace.
C. Sichuan Provincial Restaurant. D. 798 Art Zone.
B
The year was 1999. I was 18, living with friends in a town about an hour north of Milwaukee.
Desperate for adventure, we often talked about haunted (闹鬼的) locations, and even wandered around the
woods near Rienzi Cemetery. So when a friend shared a story about an abandoned house just down the road
from Rienzi, how could I possibly resist? The group of us jumped in the car and headed off into the wild
unknown, completely unaware of the misfortune that would soon befall us.
The house was isolated, overgrown and barely visible from the road. Most of its windows were broken.
It seemed completely neglected except the locked door and a NO ENTRY sign outside. How would anyone
notice, or possibly even care, if we went in and looked around?
We stole inside, hoping for anything to prove the legend. Nothing valuable was found until an old
letter, addressed to a Mr. J. Witherell, caught my eye. Its paper was stiff and yellowed. Excited by the
physical evidence, I slipped the letter into my back pocket. I was about to exit the house when I noticed
firetrucks and police cars lining up out on the road. While most of us were exploring the house, one of us
managed to knock a fire detector off the ceiling, which triggered an automated alarm at the fire department.
I quickly alerted the others, but there would be no escape.
After a moment of panic, we decided to go outside and face the music. To avoid a theft charge, I left
the letter where it was before stepping outside.
The result? Not only did we all get fined for entering
,
we were required to pay for property damage
totaling $1,500 each — too much for us to afford.
For so many years, I have been wondering: Why is the deserted house so heavily protected with
detectors and other security measures? Why is the property regularly maintained? What's the story behind
that mysterious letter?3
4. What did the shabby appearance of the house seem to remind the kids?
A. They would have no trouble entering it.
B. Their entry would bring them a surprise.
C. Their entry would disturb the neighbours.
D. Their behavior would be noticed by its owner.
5. Why did the author attempt to take the letter away?
A. It might reveal who had been maintaining the house.
B. It must have been written to disclose a tragedy.
C. It might help uncover the mystery of the abandoned house.
D. It was an evidence of the house being heavily protected.
6. What led the police cars and firetrucks to arrive so quickly?
A. The police officers were checking there.
B. The house owner reported to the police.
C. The police cars were passing by accident.
D. Some boy started the fire alarm system.
7. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. The empty house has been under strict protection.
B. There is much mystery about the abandoned house.
C. No maintenance to the house is conducted regularly.
D. The author wonders why they got fined.
C
When Denis wants to relax at work, he steps into a quiet room, sits in a chair, slips on a virtual-reality
headset, and escapes to the beach. For Denis, those minutes are a tool he relies on regularly to both relieve
and prevent stress.
He's not the only one at his company to use the room, where workers can also use a headset to watch a
moon walk, take a virtual roller-coaster ride or access a meditation (冥想) app.
Research shows VR can help reduce pain and anxiety. But it's not yet clear why it works. Experts
believe it's related to the technology's power to distract.4
''Whatever their problems are, whatever their stresses are, they can literally neglect them and have a
different emotional pulse, '' Denis said.
Virtual-reality headsets haven't taken off with consumers, but they're now powerful and inexpensive
enough for companies to consider investing in them to help make workers and customers happier.
The headsets may help people take a virtual break from their surroundings, but there are challenges to
consider. Ramon Llamas, a tech market researcher, noted that there could be challenges in handing out
headsets. Some people get sick or dizzy while using virtual reality, and the headsets may get dirty or broken.
There's also the task of quickly familiarizing people with using the headsets, especially since VR adoption
has been so limited and the ways they are controlled can vary.
For now, Llamas said, he's concerned about privacy and security. What if, for instance, someone
manages to back into a headset and insert some content into what you're watching?
Another potential issue is the managing of the headsets and software that goes along with them. This
is likely not a complication for an office like Umber Realty's, where people can simply take a headset off if
they feel something wrong. But it could be more of a problem if you're stuck in a dentist's chair. ''The last
thing you want is that in the middle of extracting a tooth something goes wrong.'' Llamas said.
8. What does Denis's company use Virtual Reality for?
A. Improving the customers' experience.
B. Relieving the staff's work stress.
C. Saving the trouble of transportation.
D. Displaying the schedule of his company.
9. How can the VR devices help the users by Denis?
A. Ignoring reality for the moment. B. Improving their thinking.
C. Designing work for the company. D. Investing in a new industry.
10. What does the author focus on in the last three paragraphs?
A. The management of these devices in the market.
B. The standards the VR technology is to follow.
C. The potential problems with VR.
D. The privacy policy available for VR.
11. What is the best title of the passage?
A. VR, a promising business in future! B. Is VR always making us relax?
C. The adoption of VR needs investments. D. Are we saying ''goodbye'' to VR?5
D
United States health officials say an estimated 80,000 people died of influenza (流感) and problems
resulting from the flu last winter, making it the worst season since 1977. The director for the U.S.Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the number to The Associated Press. Health experts
were expecting the winter of 2017-2018 to be a bad year for flu deaths, but not that.
Doctor William Schaffner is an expert on vaccines, at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. Schaffner
noted that 80,000 deaths are nearly twice as much as what health officials once considered a “bad year”.
CDC officials say that between 12,000 and 56,000 Americans die every year from flu-related causes,
but they do not have an exact count of how many people die from the flu each year. Influenza is a relatively
common disease and not always listed on death records as the official cause of death. While last winter was
a bad flu season in the U.S., it was not the worst. The 1918 flu lasted nearly two years. Historians estimate
that the disease was to blame for between 500,000 to 700,000 deaths during that period. The exact number
is still not known.
One thing that made the 2017-2018 flu season so bad was that the flu virus was strong. Usually the
disease kills the very young, the very old or those who are already sick. However, last winter, the flu killed
many healthy Americans. Another thing that made the flu season so deadly was that the flu vaccine was not
as effective as experts had predicted. Drug makers have made changes to the vaccine. Even though the
vaccine did not work well last year, health experts still strongly suggest getting vaccinated.
12. What can we learn about influenza in the first paragraph?
A. The winter of 2017-2018 saw the deadliest flu in history.
B. Effective cures should be found to deal with influenza.
C. Health experts had assumed flu would be severer.
D. More people died of influenza than expected in the winter of 2017-2018.
13. Why can't CDC officials give an exact number of deaths from flu?
A. Because flu is always considered as a common disease.
B. Because people usually don't take flu seriously.
C. Because CDC officials are unwilling to count the deaths.
D. Because flu is not always listed on death records
14. .How many deaths did the health officials expect in a bad year?
A. 80,000. B. 40,000. C. 60,000. D. 20,000.
15. What do experts recommend people to do in the last paragraph?
A. Get vaccinated. B. Avoid using vaccine. C. Change the vaccine. D. Do research on vaccine.6
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。
Let's take a minute to think about the water we use. The human body is 60% water and we need to
drink lots of water to be healthy. When we are thirsty we just go to the kitchen and fill a glass with clean
water.
___16___For example, farmers, who produce the food we eat, use water to make the plants grow.
When we turn on a light or switch on a TV or a computer we use energy and we need water to produce this
energy.
The truth is that we are lucky enough to have clean water whenever we want，but this is not the case
for many people around the world.___17___ That's around one in 10 people in the world. If we drink dirty
water，we can catch diseases from the bacteria and become ill. Every year over 500，000 children die from
diarrhea(腹泻)from dirty water. That's around 1，400 children every day！Also，in some countries children
walk many kilometres every day to get water.___18___ Therefore，they don't have time to learn how to
read or write and don't get an education.
___19___On this day every year，countries around the world hold events to educate people about the
problems of dirty water and that clean water is something that everyone should have around the world. At
one school in the UK，children between the ages of 10 and 15 walk 6km with six litres of
water.___20___People give them money to do this and all the money helps get clean water to as many
people as possible around the world.
A. We use water indirectly too.
B. Did you know that around 750 million people do not have clean water to drink？
C. It is to inspire people to learn more about water-related problems
D. If children walk many hours a day to get water，they can't go to school.
E. Every system in our body depends on water to function.
F. In 1993 the United Nations decided that March 22nd is the World Day for Water.
G. In this way，they know how it feels to walk a long distance carrying heavy bottles.
第二部分 语言知识与运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
项。
Parents， they are here to clothe us， feed us and， embarrass us． Sixteen is a___21___ ripe age for
embarrassment and poor Rain Price of Utah was no___22___．It was the beginning of his high school year
and his first time to___23___the bus． So it was really embarrassing when his dad Dale wave him
off．After school，he___24___his mom Rochelle to stop Dale from doing it again．Guess who overheard7
（偷听）？
To Rain's___25___， not only did the father decide to go on waving his son goodbye，___26___he
decided to send him off ___27___in costume． But this was not a one-time incident； Dale dressed up
in___28___clothes every single day for 170straight school days．
"When he did it the first day I was ___29___． You don't want to see your dad dressing up in a
wedding dress，___30___at you on the bus，" Rain told the Metro， to which his dad___31___： " I hope
this lives with him for the rest of his life．" Dale made his___32___goodbye on and on， from the Little
Mermaid to the Wonder Woman．
Dale became___33___as the "Wave At The Bus Dad"， coming out in the most strange and funny
costumes and never repeating the same___34___． He said he only spend around $50 the whole year and
___35___friends and neighbors to loan him costume and other materials．So the family could___36___the
incidents with the rest of the world． Rochelle created a blog to ___37___all the costumes．
Rain is now all grown up at 19． He still___38___Dale as a blushing bride， "In the end， it was
just___39___． I was laughing on the bus the whole way． I am___40___him now．"
21. A. hopefully B. quietly C. slightly D. particularly
22. A. exception B. way C. use D. excuse
23. A. see B. ride C. sit D. choose
24. A. ordered B. suggested C. threatened D. begged
25. A. surprise B. joy C. disappointment D. sorrow
26. A. and B. but C. so D. while
27. A. performed B. shouted C. cried D. dressed
28. A. expensive B. boring C. different D. necessary
29. A. with smiles B. as usual C. in shock D. at random
30. A. waving B. kissing C. hugging D. bowing
31. A. devoted B. used C. responded D. led
32. A. special B. beautiful C. pitiful D. international
33. A. regarded B. treated C. scolded D. known
34. A. time B. place C. look D. location
35. A. divided into B. put on C. relied on D. helped with
36. A. fight B. share C. learn D. present
37. A. document B. pen C. book D. cut8
38. A. doubted B. confused C. complained D. remembered
39. A. money B. reputation C. fun D. family
40. A. excited about B. ashamed of C. worried about D. proud of
第二节 语法填空 （共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个词）或括号内单词的正确形式.
None of the major traditional museums seemed to see it as a threat when the Museum of Ice
Cream___41___(open) in New York in 2019. As more of these pop-up museums started
_____42_____(show) up over the next two years, they seemed to become___43___trend that should have
been taken more seriously. And the___44___(late) member to join this list is the Museum of Pizza, which
started business in New York in October.
___45___seemed that museums are no longer just places to “see” art. People want to have more
interactive experiences, instead of being prevented from touching the exhibits, as they___46___(normal)
are in traditional museums. At the Museum of Ice Cream, currently ___47___ (locate) in the US city of
Miami,___48___(visitor) can jump into a pool of plastic sprinkles (糖屑). And at the Museum of Pizza,
people are able to lie on “Pizza beach", in ___49___they can experience a “wave of cheese”. Tourists can
take pictures of themselves within these spaces. In the pre-digital photography era, the message____50____
(write) like this, “This is what I'm seeing. I have seen.” Today, the message is, “I was there. I came, I saw,
and I selfied."
第三部分 写作 (共三节，满分 50 分)
第一节 单词拼写（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
51. What is the ____________(平均的) temperature in your hometown?
52. This decision could have serious _______________ (后果) for the industry.
53. We all ___________(易于，趋向) to like those similar to us.
54. The hotel offers a wide ______________(范围) of facilities.
55. They would be _______________ (反对的，对立的) to what you have written.
56. The guards were ordered to _______________(射中，射伤) on sight anyone trying to escape.
57. There is _______________(绝对地) nothing more than doctors can do.
58. She gave me a _______________(保证，担保) that it would never happen again.
59. I don’t think this coat really ________________(适合，合适) me.
60. A police car pulled up _______________(在旁边，沿着边) us.9
第二节 补全句子（共 5 小题， 每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
61. 文化与风俗每个国家都不同。
Culture and custom ____________ ______________country ___________ country.
62. 天色渐晚了，我们应该快点去回家。
It's getting late — we should _____________ ____________ _________ home soon.
63. 我荣幸地代表我国政府向您转达如下内容。
____________ ____________ _____________ my government, I have the honor to make to you the
following communications.
64. 她的教练在马拉松赛里，全程鼓励她继续不断奔跑。
Her coach encouraged her throughout the marathon race to _______________ _________
_______________
65. 只要他们肯努力，强壮的人几乎能做任何事。
A strong person can do almost anything _________ __________ ____________ he/she tries hard.
第三节 书面表达（共 1 小题，满分 25 分）
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友 Tom 听说中国爆发了新型冠状病毒疫情，非常担心你的处境，
特来信询问，请你给他写封回信，内容包括：
1. 感谢他的关心；
2. 你的应对措施；
3. 你的盼望。
注意：1. 词数 100 左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇： 新型冠状病毒肺炎 novel coronavirus pneumonia； 流行病 epidemic
Dear Tom,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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