河北省衡水市枣强中学2020┄2021届高三10月月考 英语试题

第一部分听力测试（每个1.5分，满分30分）

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt？

A. ￡19.15

B.￡9.18

C. ￡9.15

答案是C

1.What is Linda？

A. A writer.

B. A student.

C. A teacher.

2. What is the man afraid of？

A. Having an accident.

B. Missing the interview.

C. Saying something wrong.

3. What does the woman want to do？

A. To return a jacket.

B. To change a jacket.

C. To buy another jacket.

4. Why does the man feel upset？

A. A guy stole his clothes.

B. He found his clothes ugly.

C. Someone said he was ugly.

5. What does the woman mean？

A. She disbelieves her son.

B. She feels very sorry for her son.

C. She wants her son to use a new key.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6. Why isn’t Jenny at the store？

A. She left work early.

B. She’s late for work.

C. She’s been out of work.

7. How does the man feel about Jenny？

A. Angry.

B. Curious.

C. Concerned.

听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。

8. What’s lying on the railway tracks？

A. A man.

B. A rock.

C. A trunk.

9. What are the speakers about to do？

A. To move the rock.

B. To wave the T-shirt.

C. To find something red.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

10. What does the man want to talk about？

A. Lucy’s poor health.

B. Lucy’s school education.

C. Lucy’s work performance.

11. What did the customer at Table 4 do that annoyed Lucy？

A. He praised her.

B. He made a complaint.

C. He ordered the special offer.

12. Why is Lucy in low spirits？

A. She hasn’t made a plan.

B. She hasn’t realized her dream.

C. She hasn’t become a good waitress.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

13. How does the woman think Mark feels？

A. Anxious.

B. Unhappy.

C. Frightened.

14. What was Catherine doing when the speakers got home？

A. Reading her books.

B. Playing with her friends.

C. Chatting with the operator.

15. What does the woman want to ensure？

A. Mark can pass the exam,

B. Mark can help people in need.

C. Mark can apply what he’s learned.

16. What will the speakers do for Mark？

A. Keep a record of his reactions.

B. Create an unexpected situation.

C. Write down their own experiences.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17. When did the magician first perform professionally？

A. In 1964.

B. In 1968.

C. In 1972.

18. What made the magician world famous？

A. His TV show.

B. His global tours.

C. His teaching job.

19. Which does the magician think is his greatest achievement？

A. Project Magic.

B. Box office records.

C. The Magic of ABC.

20. How is the magician different from other magicians？

A. He practises hard.

B. He believes in wonder.

C. He started his career early.

第二部分：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。

A

My 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole． Most of the kids swim there, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety．

Still, the firefighter's first words "You need to come up here to the Stillwater River" made me catch my breath, and his follow-up words gave me relief：“ Your son is OK．”

When I got to the river, I immediately saw the firetruck, ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a towel about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine．

I hurried over to him． "You OK？"I asked．

“Yeah," was all he said． But my eyes begged for an explanation, I didn't get it from my son, however, who tends to play his cards close to his vest．

The story was this：A woman was being swept under water． Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore．

In an age in which the word "hero" is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son． The teens are stubborn and self-centred, but that didn't mean they have no desire to do good．Still shocked by my son's daring, I drove him home． Along the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him - but he had precious little to say． The only words he said were,

“What's for supper？"

I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have been． The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story． But all he did was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day． Watching from the window, I was reminded that still water often runs deep．

21．Why did the mother allow her son to swim there？

A． He was an excellent swimmer． B．The water of the river is shallow．

C． He was old enough to swim． D．The rocks can be of help if there's danger．

22．The underlined part "who tends to play his cards close to his vest" probably means

_________

A． Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kids

B． Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks

C． Anton always has a desire to help others

D． Anton seldom changes his mind

23．In the mother's eyes, what her son did was__________

A． dangerous but interesting

B． meaningful but difficult

C． unexpected and courageous

D． awful and absurd

24. What might be the best title for the passage？

A． My Son, My Hero B． Anton, A Silent Boy

C． A Good Deed D．A Proud Mother

B

Every week in China, millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero, which is a Chinese-style spelling bee（拼写大赛）. In this challenge, young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare for the competition, the competitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.

Perhaps the show’s popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy（书法）to be one of their primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately, all over the country, Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. The correct character is chosen from a list. The result？It’s possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.

But there’s still hope for the paint brush. China’s Education Ministry wants children to spend more time learning how to write.

In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practice calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. Soft music plays as a group of six-year-olds dip brush pens into black ink. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher’s examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin nice paper. “If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach it now？” we ask the calligraphy teacher, Shen Bin. “The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture,” she reasons. “Students must learn now so they don’t forget when they grow up.” says the teacher.

25. What can we learn about the Character Hero？

A. It’s open to people of all ages and all walks.

B. It’s the most-viewed TV programs in China.

C. It aims to spread Chinese culture to the world.

D. It draws great public attention across the country.

26. Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters？

A. Chinese people don’t refer to dictionaries very often.

B. Chinese people no longer use brush pens or practice calligraphy.

C. Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters.

D. Chinese people needn’t write by hand as often with the help of technology.

27. According to Shen Bin, being able to write characters by hand is_________.

A. necessary for adults to survive in China

B. a requirement made by the Education Ministry

C. helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture alive

D. an ability to be developed only when you are students

28. Where does this text probably come from？

A. A news report.

B. A science report.

C. An advertisement.

D. Ch ildren’s literature.

C

Restaurants in the USA

Steve’s Pizza

So many pizza chains compete for the attention of tourists in South Beach, but ask a Miami Beach local where to get the best pizza a nd they’ll tell you about Steve’s. This is New York–style pizza, handmade with care and good ingredients（成份）. New branches of Steve’s are opening elsewhere in Miami, all in non-tourist areas.

Opening hours：11am-3am

Cattleman’s Steakhouse

This place is 20 miles east of the city, but local folks would probably drive 200 miles to eat here. The food is good, and the scenery is even better. Come early and wander around the grounds of Indian Cliffs Ranch, where you’ll see everything from rabbits to buffalo （水牛）, then catch the sunset either before or after your meal.

Opening hours：5pm-10pm

Absolute Baking & Cafe

The screen door is always swinging open at this town hot spot with giant breakfasts. Try the green chili on eggs –it’s made from scratch, as are the organic（有机的） breads. Lunch includes salads, big sandwiches and local grass-fed beef burgers. Don’t miss a square of soft, fresh carrot cake.

Opening hours：7am-2pm

Walt’s Wharf

Everybody’s favorite for fresh fish （some drive in from LA）, Walt’s pack s them in on weekends. You can’t make reservations for dinner （though they’re accepted for lunch）, but it’s worth the wait for the tree fire–grilled seafood and steaks in the many-windowed ground floor or upstairs in captain’s chairs.

Opening hours：11am-3:30pm

29. The new branches of Steve’s Pizza are mainly intended for_________.

A. New Yorkers

B. tourists

C.the locals

D. foreigners

30. Cattleman’s Steakhouse offers the wonderful _________as well as good food.

A. wine

B. view

C. discount

D. service

31. Which restaurant serves both breakfast and lunch？

A. Steve’s Pizza.

B. Walt’s Wharf.

C. Absolute Baking & Café.

D. Cattleman’s Steakhouse.

D

When you make a mistake, big or small, cherish it like it’s the most precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is.

Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.

And that’s only natural：most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistakes. We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.

Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world：they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.

By trial and error—trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes—we have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.

Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible.

Think about how we learn：we don’t just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You don’t just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing, then you make mistakes and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until you’ve pretty much learned how to do something. That’s how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed at something, it’s probably something you already knew how to do. You haven’t really grown much from that success—at most it’s the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey was made up of mistakes, if it’s a good journey.

So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.

32. Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes？

A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.

B. Because it’s a natural part in our life.

C. Because we’ve been taught so from a young age.

D. Because mistakes have ruined many people’s careers.

33. According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes？

A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.

B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.

C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.

D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.

34. The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means .

A. a small child learning to walk

B. a kindergarten child learning to draw

C. a primary pupil learning to read

D. a school teenager learning to write

35. We can learn from the passage that .

A. most of us can really grow from success

B. growing and improving are based on mistakes

C. we learn to make mistakes by trial and error

D. we read about something and know how to do it right away

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。

If something that you're doing doesn't challenge you, then it doesn't change you． We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all． 36 So challenge the following limits:

1． Figure out what you're scared of and do it continuously．

If you're a salesman, and you're scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking you’ll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick

up the phone and make a call． 37 But don't stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, "Go on, I'm not scared!"

2． 38

Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this． Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on． Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income．

3．Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise．

39 A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself．Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself．

4．Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people．

Don't just limit yourself to your fellow travelers - try to connect with the service staff．You never know what kind of people they're going to be． Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class． 40

A． You should do it continuously．

B． Someone may hang up on you．

C． You don't need to go to the gym．

D． Running in the gym may be a better choice．

E． Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself．

F． Take a class for a hobby you've been wanting to develop．

G． You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone．

第三部分：英语知识运用（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）

阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more 41 and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had 42 from the fast-moving world.

I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one 43 . It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some 44 and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were 45 and no one seemed in a hurry to 46 . We waited, tired and 47 . After quite some time, one table was vacated（空出）, but that could 48 only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter 49 alongside. My granddaughter sat on my 50 as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be 51 soon.

At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table, 52 they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their 53 , I knew it would be a 54 wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and 55 their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.

We were very appreciative of their kind 56 . We thanked them 57 and moved to their table. The girls quickly 58 their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.

That day, I 59 to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity（人道） was 60 .

41. A. friendly B. generous C. careful D. sensitive

42. A. prevent B. removed C. lost D. disappeared

43. A. niece B. granddaughter C. nephew D. son

44. A. tea B. food C. fruit D. vegetable

45. A. fixed B. covered C. occupied

D. set

46. A. start B. wait C. give up

D. get up

47. A. impatient B. nervous C. awkward

D. embarrassed

48. A. serve B. seat C. lay

D. hold

49. A. sat B. followed C. stood D. watched

50. A. shoulder B. feet C. lap

D. table

51. A. blank B. free C. available D. clean

52 A. unless B. once C. before

D. until

53. A. order B. bill C. note D. menu

54. A. long B. short C. boring D. exciting

55. A. left B. pushed C. shared D. offered

56. A. treat B. expression C. movement D. gesture

57. A. personally B. properly C. publicly D. sincerely

58. A. picked up B. raised up C. put up D. given up

59. A. turned B. came C. thought D. pointed

60. A. lost B. rebuilt C. found D. shaken

第II卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效

第二节（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A man recognized as a genius in business circles was invited as an honor guest to a TV interview.

Everybody was eager to hear a success story from him. He, 61.________, only said with a slight smile:"Wouldn't it be better for me to ask you for 62.________ （advise） on a certain problem？"

Here is the problem he raised："People all rushed to the place 63.________a gold mine had recently been discovered but they were blocked by a river 64.________ （flow） across the only way to it. What would you do if you 65.________ （be） among them？"

"Make a roundabout way," someone suggested.

"Swim across," said another.

The genius smiled 66.________ a word. Then he gave his view："Why not do 67.________ else instead of rushing to the mine？ How about buying a boat to do some ferrying？"

The audience was shocked. He explained calmly："The man could make 68.________ great amount of money from the passengers. They were willing to pay for the ferry 69.________ there was gold on the other bank."

Do what others have not thought to do or something never attempted before-that is the key 70.________success. A difficult circumstance, in the eyes of a wise man, often means a potential chance for success.

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。

My father and I stayed at the South Lake Hotel for a week when we visit Beijing last month. It is in the downtown area,but it is easy to go to anywhere from the hotel by public transport.

We lived in a comfortably double room with a big bath. What I liked best were the free high speed Internet connection in the room. I checked my email messages every day. I also shared for my friends many photos taking in Beijing. The food was wonderful with reasonable prices,and we enjoyed several local dish.

It is such great hotel that I would recommend it to any friend of me who is going to Beijing.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，向在你校学习的美国交换生Adam借了一本英文小说，但不慎丢失，一时又买不到。请给他写电子邮件，说明情况。要点包括：

1. 表示歉意；

2. 说明物品丢失的经过；

3. 提出可能的解决方案。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Adam,

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

Yours

________________________________________________________________Li Hua____答案：

语法填空：1. however 2. advice 3. where 4. flowing 5. were 6. without 7. something 8. a 9. because 10. to

书面表达：