1、2020届辽宁师大附中高三上学期10月月考试题英语试题 考试时间：80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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABy the time I reached junior high，I was sure I wanted to be a nurse. If you didnt study Latin，you couldnt be a nurse，so I enrolled. Many Latin words were familiar to me. The hard part tu
2、rned out to be the usage and creating sentences with the words that seemed so easy to pronounce. Several weeks into the course my teacher came to me，saying，“I think you should withdraw from this course. It seems to be too hard for you. ”That was the day I learned I wasnt smart enough to become a nur
3、se. With shame, I handed in my Latin textbook. After high school，the years raced by. I married and had children. Then one day my husband John came home. “Carol, Max died this afternoon.” I looked at my husband with disbelief. John was touched by this tragedy. Finally one evening he said，“Carol，Jacki
4、e has never worked and now shes alone with four children. Ive been thinking if anything happens to me. I want you to be able to take care of yourself and the children. Why dont you think about what youd like to do and get the training youll need to do it?”I signed up for the entrance exam for nursin
5、g programs. One day I received a letter from the schoo1. I wanted so badly to open it，but with my lack of confidence，I laid it on the kitchen counter saying, “Im not in the mood for a rejection letter today.”Finally I forced myself to open it. “Dear Carol，”I read. ”We are pleased to inform you that
6、you successfully passed the entrance exam.”An insensitive teacher once stole my dream. If you have a dream, exhaust every effort to reach it. Ive worked thirty years now as a nurse and Ive never been more certain that this is what I was meant to be.21. Why did John advise Carol to find a job?A. To s
7、upport the familyB. To provide more money for her kidsC. To live a more colorful lifeD. To be able to live independently 22. From the text, we know what the teacher said_. A. destroyed Carols dream to be a nurse. B. helped Carol find her true interestC. saved Carol from wasting her timeD. encouraged
8、 Carol to be careful in learning23. After receiving the letter from the schoo1, Caro1_. A. was uncertain about the resultB. had no mood to read it thenC. didnt take it seriously at all D. couldnt wait to open it24. What may be the best title for the text？A. A dream too high to achieve.B. Too stupid
9、to be a nurse?C. Never too late to 1earn. D. A chance too important to missBElectronic heroesAs an internet influencer, there seems to be nothing special about Miquela Sousa. The 19-year-old lives in Los Angeles, US, posts pictures of herself sporting fashionable looks, and has just made her way int
10、o the March edition of Vogue magazine. But Miquela isnt real she is a computer-generated character.Her fans dont seem to mind she has 855,000 followers on US social networking platform Instagram. And her first single Not Mine yes, she “sings” too also reached No. 8 on music streaming (流媒体) platform
11、Spotify last August.Its kind of curious that in a time when authenticity (真实性) and “being real” are valued more than ever, “fake” celebrities like Miquela are appreciated and seen as icons (偶像).Perhaps the reason for Miquelas popularity lies behind the fame of a similar star, Hatsune Miku. This 16-y
12、ear-old animated singer from Japan has held singing concerts not only in her home country but also in the US and China.Even though Hatsunes no more than a 3-D figure projected (投射) onto the stage, her fans are more than willing to pay to actually see her “in person”, because to them, shes better tha
13、n human singers. “Shes rather more like a goddess: She has human parts, but she transcends (超越) human limitations. Shes the great post-human pop star,” wrote reporter James Verini on Wired magazine.Critics may say that 3-D stars could never replace the authenticity of humans, but when it comes to be
14、ing authentic, are humans really the best example of how to do it? Most of us edit our photos before posting them online, and we tend to create a fantasy that were living a perfect life by letting people only see the brighter side of it.“Miquela is no less real to me than any other internet stranger
15、 with whom Ive interacted (互动),” wrote reporter Leora Yashari on the website Nylon. “Her existence in itself represents a new breed (种类) of influencer someone who is breaking the boundaries (界限) of what is real and what is fake.”25. Who is Miquela Sousa?A. Shes a life-like character with musical tal
16、ents.B. Shes a new sports star with fashionable looks.C. Shes an experienced singer with thousands of fans.D. Shes an animated figure created by a Japanese company.26. Why did the author mention Hatsune Miku?A. To show the similarities 3-D stars share.B. To make a comparison with Miquela Sousa.C. To
17、 explain why 3-D stars are well received.D. To stress how 3-D stars go beyond human limitations.27. What can be concluded from the last two paragraphs?A. 3-D stars could match the authenticity of humans one day.B. Animated celebrities are not as real as human celebrities.C. Human celebrities have gr
18、eater influence than animated ones.D. 3-D stars public personalities may be just as authentic as humans.CAn article published in the prestigious (有威望的) scientific journal Nature sheds new light on an important, but up-to-now little appreciated, aspect of human evolution. In this article Professors D
19、ennis Bramble and Daniel Lieberman suggest that being able to run was the necessary condition for the development of our species which enabled us to come down from the trees. This challenges traditional scientific thinking, which claims that the distinctive, upright body form of modern humans has co
20、me about as a result of the ability to walk, and that running is simply a by-product of walking. Furthermore, humans have usually been regarded as poor runners compared to such animals as dogs, horses or deer. However, this is only true if we consider running at high speed, especially over short dis
21、tances. But when it comes to long-distance running, humans do astonishingly well. They can keep a steady pace for many kilometres, and their overall speed is at least the same as that of horses or dogs. Bramble and Lieberman examined 26 physical features found in humans. One of the most interesting
22、of these is the nuchal ligament(项韧带). When we run, this ligament prevents our head from moving back and forth or from side to side. Therefore, we are able to run with steady heads held high. The nuchal ligament is not found in any other surviving primates, such as apes and monkeys. Then there are ou
23、r Achilles tendons (跟腱) at the backs of our legs, which connect our calf (小腿肚) muscles to our heel bones and which have nothing to do with walking. When we run, these tendons behave like springs, helping to push us forward. Furthermore, we have low, wide shoulders virtually disconnected from our sku
24、lls(颅骨), a physical development which allows us to run more efficiently. But what evolutionary advantage is gained from being good long-distance runners? Perhaps it permitted early humans to obtain food more effectively. What these features and facts appear to be telling us is that running evolved i
25、n order for our direct ancestors to compete with other meat-eating animals for access to the protein needed to grow the big brains that we enjoy today, says Lieberman. Some scientists put forward the theory that early humans chased animals for great distances in order to exhaust them before killing
26、them. Research on the history of humans ability to move has traditionally been controversial, says Lieberman. At the very least, I believe this theory will motivate many researchers to reevaluate and further investigate how humans learned to run and walk and why we are built the way we are. 28. In p
27、aragraph 1, what do the two professors suggest about humans ability to run?A. It is an evolutionary by-product of walking.B. It helps to form peoples ability to climb trees.C. It has played an important role in human evolution.D. It has not been adequately studied by scientists before.29. What is tr
28、ue about the physical characteristics examined by the professors?A. Achilles tendons assist people to walk long distances.B. The human skull helps people to run more efficiently.C. peoples shoulders allow them to look from side to side.D. The nuchal ligament enables people to hold their head steady.
29、30. According to paragraph 3, scientists believe that early humans_.A. always came across dangerous situations in lifeB. ran after animals for long distances when huntingC. often failed to find food because they couldnt run fastD. developed their hunting skills by running long distances31. Professor
30、 Lieberman thinks the new theory will _.A. completely explain how running developedB. revolutionize the theory of human evolutionC. encourage more in-depth studies on the topicD. be widely supported within the scientific communityDWhether youre eating at a fancy restaurant or dining in someones home
31、, proper table manners are likely to help you make a good impression. According to a US expert, Emily Post, “All rules of table manners are made to avoid ugliness.”While Henry Hitchings of the Los Angeles Times admits that good manners can reduce social conflict, he points out that mostly their purp
32、ose is protective they turn our natural warrior-like selves into more elegant ones.So where did table manners come from?In medieval England, a writer named Petrus Alfonsi took the lead to urge people not to speak with their mouths full. And King David I of Scotland also proposed that any of his peop
33、le who learned to eat more neatly be given a tax deduction (减除).Disappointingly, that idea never caught on. It was during the Renaissance, when there were real technical developments, opinions of correct behavior changed for good. “None of these was more significant than the introduction of the tabl
34、e fork,” wrote Hitchings. “Gradually, as forks became popular, they brought the new way of eating, making it possible, for instance, to consume berries without making ones fingers dirty.”Forks were introduced to Britain in 1608 and 25 years later, the first table fork reached America. Yet while most
35、 of the essentials (基本要素) are the same on both sides of the Atlantic, there are a few clear differences between whats normal in the US and what holds true in the UK. For example, in the US, when food needs cutting with a knife, people generally cut a bite, then lay aside the knife and switch the for
36、k to their right hand. Then they pick up one bite at a time. By contrast, Britons keep the fork in the left hand and dont lay the knife down.Though globalization has developed a new, simpler international standard of table manners, some people still stick with the American cut-and-switch method. The
37、 Los Angeles Times noted, “They are hanging on to a form of behavior that favors manners above efficiency.”32. What does the story mainly talk about?A. The importance of proper table manners.B. The development of table manners in Western countries.C. Some unwritten rules of table manners in the US a
38、nd UK.D. Differences between American and British table manners.33. The underlined phrase “caught on” in the passage probably means _.A. worked in practice B. became popularC. drew attention D. had a positive effect34. Which of the following events influenced peoples table manners most according to
39、the article?A. The introduction of forks. B. The tax deduction policy.C. The rise of the Renaissance.D. Petrus Alfonsis efforts in promoting table manners.35. What can we conclude from the article?A. British and American table manners are completely different from each other.B. American people pay m
40、ore attention to their table manners than British people do.C. With globalization, the American cut-and-switch method has been abandoned in the US.D. British peoples way of using a knife and fork may be more efficient than American peoples.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
41、项。What color is a tennis ball? Ask your classmates, and they might give you some surprising answers. US magazine The Atlantic recently asked 30,000 people this question. Among them, 52 percent said tennis balls are green, 42 percent said they are yellow, and 6 percent went with other colors. Accordi
42、ng to the International Tennis Federation, tennis balls are yellow. 36 Scientists call this color constancy (色彩恒常性). For example, we know that Chinas flag is red. When we see it during sunset or under purple light, we still know that it is red, even if it looks like a different color. 37 Even if the
43、 object is seen in different kinds of light later, our brain can still tell its true color. 38 It appears to be a combination of yellow, a “warm” color and green, a “cool” color. According to The Atlantic, when our brains try to figure out what color the ball is, some people ignore “cool” colors, su
44、ch as green, blue and purple. So they see the ball as being yellow. 39 They see the ball as being green. 40 In 2015, a girl posted a picture of a dress online. Some people believed the dress was black and bluebut others thought it was gold and white. They had different opinions based on whether they
45、 ignored “cold” or “warm” colors.A. It is not just tennis balls that have such a confusing color.B. But others ignore “warm” colors, such as red, yellow and orange.C. However, the color of a tennis ball is not as pure as the flag.D. It is difficult for some people to distinguish yellow from green.E.
46、 So why did so many people say that theyre green?F. Certain parts of our brain are in charge of recognizing colors.G. When we first see an object in natural light, our brains recognize its true color.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Just severa
47、l days ago, a violent storm hit our community. I looked out of the window and witnessed a tree being _41_ by the fierce winds. The branches bent, and moved back and forth, thanks to their 42 to avoid breaking. The leaves desperately stuck to the branches because their life 43 the tree. The powerful
48、trunk that 44 the tree upright bent slightly backwards from the force in a battle to 45 its position.After the storm had passed, the tree gracefully returned to its 46 position standing tall among the chaos. It managed to 47 the storm. It didnt look the same as leaves had fallen from its branches and the soil had loosened a bit, but what _48 _ is that the tree won the fight for its life.For a long time I couldnt unders
