2020~2021学年度第四次月考试题
英语第I卷
第一部分第一节
听力（共两节，满分30分）
（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
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。1.Whereisthewoman’ssportsbagnow?A.Onthetable.
B.Onthefloor.
C.Inthecar.
2.Whendoesthewomanwanttoleave?A.At1:40.
B.At1:50.
C.At2:15.
3.Whatwillthemanprobablydothisafternoon?A.Attendawedding.C.Workintheoffice.
4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Abook.
B.Asubject.
C.Ahobby.B.Visithiscousin.
5.Whatisthewoman’ssweaterlike?A.It’sgotaV-neck.C.It’sgotapolo-neck.第二节
（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
B.It’sgotaroundneck.
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，回答第6、7题。6.Howdidthemangethomelastnight?
第1页（共12页）A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bysubway.
7.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutAndre’scar?A.Old-fashioned.
B.Good-looking.
C.Modern.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.WhatabouttheplaydidWindythinkwasworthseeing?A.Theactors.
B.Thestaging.
C.Thecostumes.
9.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Beforetheplaystarts.C.Aftertheplayisover.
听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。10.Wheredoesthemanworknow?A.Inabank.
B.Inaschool.
C.Inatravelcompany.
B.Whentheplayison.
11.Fromwhomdidthewomangettheman’snews?A.Anna.
B.Claire.
C.Sue.
12.Whatistheprobablyrelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Formercolleagues.C.Oldneighbors.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkmattersleastforwindsurfingbeginners?A.Relatedexperience.C.Expensiveequipment.
14.Howdidthewomanlearnwindsurfing?A.Shetaughtherself.B.Shejoinedacourse.C.Shelearnedfromafriend.
15.Whatdoesthewomanlikebestaboutwindsurfing?A.Shecanreleasepressure.B.Shehasbecomehealthier.C.Shecantrynewthings.
16.Whatdoesthewomanliketodointhefuture?
第2页（共12页）B.Oldschoolmates.
B.Greateffort.
A.Beacoach.
C.Dosomeland-basedsports.
B.Entersomeraces.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisunderrepairnow?A.Theroof.C.Theoutsidewalls.
18.Whichroomcontainstheattractiveceiling?A.Thebedroom.C.Thediningroom.
19.Whichplaceprovidesfoodeveryday?A.Thekitchen.
B.Thegarden.
C.Thetearoom.
B.Themusicroom.B.Theentrancehall.
20.Howmuchistheticketfora10-year-oldchild?A.£3.50.
B.£5.50.
C.£7.00.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节
（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
A
Therearemanyplacesworthvisitingintheworld.Herearesomeoftheplacesthatalmosteverypersonwantstoseeintheirlife.
Santorini
Thisisoneofthemostamazingplacesintheworld.Itissaidtohavebeendestroyedinthe16thcentury.Ithasbeenrebuiltanditsbeautyincreaseswitheverypassingday.TherearealotofislandsinGreeceandsunbathingonanyofthesewouldbeanunforgettableexperience.
TheCapilanoSuspensionBridge
AnamazingplacetovisitintheworldistheCapilanoSuspensionBridge.ThisbridgeislocatedinVancouverinBritishColumbia,aprovinceofCanada.Itsbeautyappealstovisitorsfromallovertheworld.It’salmost140meterslongand70metersabovetheriver.
Rome
第3页（共12页）AnotherbeautifulplacetovisitistheancientcityofRomeinItaly.ItisalsoknownasthecenterofWesterncivilization.Thiscitywasfoundedin753BC.TheColosseum(罗马斗兽场),whichisoneoftheworld’smostsymbolicmonuments,isalsoinRome.
TheTajMahal
ItisalsoagoodchoicetovisittheTajMahalinIndia.ItiscalledthemonumentofloveandbuilttoshowMughalEmperorShahJeha’sloveforhiswife.ItislocatedonthesouthbankoftheYamunaRiver.Itsivory-whitecolorattractsmanytouristsanditisoneofthemiraclesoftheMughalartofbuilding.21.WhatcanvisitorsdoinSantorini?A.Gosunbathing.
C.Climbthesuspensionbridge.
B.Visitthemonumentoflove.D.Experiencewesterncivilization.
22.TowhichcountrydoestheCapilanoSuspensionBridgebelong?A.Italy.
B.Greece.
C.England.
D.Canada.
23.WhatdoweknowabouttheTajMahalfromthepassage?A.Itsroofismadeofivory.
B.ItisatypicalMughalstylebuilding.
C.ItwasbuiltbyMughalEmperorShahashistomb.D.ItislocatedonthenorthbankoftheYamunaRiver.
B
Lastyear,myoldestsonMatthewwentofftocollege.Thingsathomewerenotas“busy”astheyusedtobe.Westillhadour15-year-oldsonGabrielwithus,butwemissedhavingMatthewaround.
Mywifesoonhadacrazyidea.“Let’sgetadog.”shesuggested.Iwasn’texactlythrilledwiththeidea,butIagreed.Imean,whatbetterwaytoreplaceakidthathasgoneofftocollegethantogetadog.
Whenwegottotheanimalshelter,itseemedlikeeverydogwasapitbull(比特犬).I’dhadmanybadexperienceswithpitbullsasachild,soIdidn’twanttotakeoneofthemhomewithme.
WhileIwalkedalongtherowsandrowsofcoldmetalcages,adogcaughtmyeye.Hewasscared,andlookedlikehe’dgivenuponlife.Therewasonlyoneproblem:hewasapit
第4页（共12页）bull.
Ashelookedatmewithhisbig,beautifuleyes,Icouldseeintohissoul.Icouldseehowscaredhewasandthathejustwantedahappylife.Icouldn’tjustwalkaway—Ihadtoatleastgooverandlookathim.Iapproachedhiscage,andhejustsatthere,lookingatme.Istuckmyfingerthroughtheholeinthecageandpettedhimonthehead.Iexpectedhimtogetmad,buthedidn’t.
Iknewthatthisdoghadneverfeltlovebefore,andthathewasenjoyingeverybitoftheloveIcouldgivehiminthatmoment.TearsbegantostreamdownmyfacebecauseIfelteverythingthatthispoorcreaturewasfeelingrightthen.Hejustwantedtobeloved;hejustwantedahomeandafamily.
It’sbeenayearsincewetookthedoghome,andourliveshavebeenchangedforever.Now,hisfavoritethingtodoisgiveuskisseswithhisgianttongueeverymorning.Heisalwaystheretogreetuswhenwecomehomewithahugesmile.He’sshownusmorelovethananyotherlivingcreatureonEartheverhadbefore.AndeverytimeIlookintohiseyesIseelove,compassionandgratitude—thingsIneverthoughtthatapitbullwascapableoffeeling.
24.Whydidtheauthor’swifewanttogetadog?
A.Becauseshelikesapitpull.
B.Becauseshethoughtitwasacrazyidea.C.Becauseshewantedthedogtoreplaceherkid.D.Becauseoneoftheirchildrenwasadmittedtocollege.
25.Whichwordhasthesimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedword“thrilled”?
A.Accepted.
B.Excited.
C.Frightened.
D.Delighted.
26.Whatwastheauthorandhiswife’slifelikewiththepitbull?
A.TheymissedhavingMatthewaroundevenmore.B.Theyfoundithardtogetalongwithhim.C.Theylivedalifefulloflove.D.Theyregrettedadoptinghim.27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?
A.Toshareawarmstoryaboutadoptingapet.
第5页（共12页）B.Tostressthebenefitsofkeepingapet.C.Tosuggestpeoplekeepapetoftheirown.D.Togiveadviceonhowtokeepapet.
C
TheteagardensinSriLankaareactuallylargeestates(种植园).Thebestteausuallycomesfromplantsgrownonhighgrounds,thecoolhilltopswithrowsandrowsofteaplants.Theplantsareaboutonemetreapart.Theplantisoftenprunedsothatitremainsonly60to90centimetreshigh.Pruningisimportantbecauseitencouragesthegrowthoftendershoots,oryoungleaves.Itisfromtheseshootsthatthebestteaisgot.
Practicallyalltheteapickersarewomen.Theestatesprefertoemploywomenpickersbecausetheyaremorecareful.Theirthinfingerscaneasilyremovethetwinleavesandnewshootsfromtheplant,whicharethepartsusedforprocessingtea.Thepickerscarrylargebasketsintowhichtheythrowtheirpickings.Askilledworkercanharvestbetween9to14kilogrammesoftealeavesaday.Usuallynewshootscanbepickedfromtheplantsabouteverytenorfifteendays.
Processingteashootsintothefamiliardrytealeavesrequiresgreatcareandskill.Therearevariousmethodsofprocessingdependingonthetypeoftearequired.Forblacktea,theyounggreenleavesarefirstspreadoutonshelvestodry.Thisprocessremovesmuchofitswaterandtheleavesbecomesoft.Afterthis,theleavesarepassedthroughheavyrollers.Thisoperationwillpresstheleavesforjuiceswhichgivetheteabothitscolourandtaste.Thentheleavesarespreadoutonfloorsandlefttoferment（发酵）underwetconditions.Fermentationdevelopstherichtasteofblacktea.Thefermentedleavesarethendriedwithahot-airbloweruntiltheybecomerolled-upblackleaves.Thefinalstepistosortandgradethembeforetheblackteaisreadyforsaletocountriesallovertheworld.28.Inthefirstparagraph,theword“pruning”means
A.regularcuttingoftheplantsB.frequentwateringC.regularuseofchemicals
D.growingtheplantshighinthemountain
29.Oneofthereasonswhywomenareemployedtodothepickingisthat
A.theyworkharderthanmendointhepicking
B.theycanthrowtheirpickingsmoreeasilyintothebasketsC.theirfingersfitthembetterforthejob
第6页（共12页）..
D.theycanmoreeasilyfindthetwinleaves
30.Howmanyprocessingstepsarementionedinthelastparagraph?
A.Three.
B.Four.
C.Five.
D.Six.
31.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?
A.Tointroducevariousmethodsofteaprocessing.B.TopersuadereaderstobuyteafromSriLanka.C.Totellastorythathadhappenedintheteagardens.D.Toinformreadersofteagrowing,pickingandprocessing.
D
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.
Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit(追求)ofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.
However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatoftruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve(缓解)canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.
第7页（共12页）32.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.
B.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperienceincompetition.
33.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Itpushessocietyforward.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.
34.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewitha“desiretofail”?A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.35.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，共15分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
Onceconsideredanoptionallifestylechoice,recyclinghasbecomeacommonplaceactivityinmostareas.Onetypeofrecycling,calleddowncycling,involvesre-purposingamaterialintoanewproductoflesserquality.
36Downcyclingisalsoknownasdownstreamrecycling.Itismostcommonintermsofindustrialmaterials.Theseproductslosetheirvalueastheyarerecycled,whichlimitstheircapacityfornewuse.
37Whitewritingpaper,forexample,isoftendowncycledinto
cardboard;oncedowncycledtothisnewform,itcannolongerbeusedaswhitepaperagain.
第8页（共12页）Anotherexampleofdowncyclingincludestheuseofplasticcomponents.
Givingproductsanewlifeisconsideredagoodwaytoreusematerialsandavoidwaste.Oncedowncycledtotheirfullcapacity,however,thesematerialsareeventuallysodegradedthattheycannotbereusedfurther.Sincedowncycledproductsareconsideredoflowerqualitythantheiroriginalform,theycannotbeusedinremakingtheiroriginalproduct.
38Plastic,glass,andaluminiumproductscodedwiththenumberonemaybe
remadeintosomethingofequalorgreatervalue.Thistypeofrecyclingisknownasupcycling,andrepresentstheforwardcompatibilityofrecycledcomponents.Materialsavailablefordowncycling,suchaswater,juice,andmilkbottles,arecodedwiththenumbertwo.
39Itemsavailablefordowncyclingoftenrequireadditionalchemicals,energy,andothertreatmentsinordertotransformthemintosomethingusable.Durableplasticproductsinparticularrequiremuchadditionaltreatment.Trashbins,tables,andchairsarealsoconsideredmaterialswithahighenergycosttorecycle.
Whenaproductreachesacodeseven,itisconsiderednolongerrecyclable.
50Sincetheseproductscannolongerbemadeintonewones,theywilleitherhavetobereusedordiscarded,typicallyinalandfill.
A.Theserecycledmaterialsmayoftenbeputintonewuse.
B.Itcanincludevaryinggradesofplastic,paperproducts,andothermaterials.C.Theirrecycledformistypicallybothweakerandcheaperthantheiroriginalone.D.Theymaynotbeusedtocontainfood-gradeitemsagainuponbeingdowncycled.
E.Productsareprovidedwithcodestodeterminetheirgradesandwhetherornottheymayberecycled.
F.Acodewilldeterminethetypeoftherecycledmaterialsandgiveanideaofhowmanytimestheycanberecycled.
G.Thisusuallyoccurswhenasubstanceisblendedwithothersubstances,suchasdifferenttypesofplasticwithvariousrecyclingcodes.第三部分第一节
英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
第9页（共12页）Ididverybadlyatschool.MyheadmasterthoughtIwassaid,“You’renevergoingtobe
Afterfiveyearsofthebest
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jobs,Ifellinlovewithaverynicemiddle-classgirl.Itwas
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47thatwhatpeoplesaidaboutme
48it,you’vefailedat
.Especiallyhermother,whohadsaidtome,“Let’s
49everythingyou’veeverdone.”SoItriedhardwithmynovel
50whileIwasatcollege.
51andwenttocollege.Myfirst
AftercollegeItaughtduringtheLondonUniversity,whereIgotathinkingof
5352inhighschoolsandattendedeveningclassesatinhistory.Ibecamealectureratacollegeandwas
5455Iwasofferedapart-timejobatLeedswasaworking-classboywho’d
56thatjobtowritefulltime
University.Ibegantofeelproudofmyself—schoolearly,nowteachingattheuniversity.
MywritingcareertookoffwhenIdiscoveredmyownstyle.NowI’mrichand57,havebeenonTV,andmetlotsoffilmstars.
6058whatdoesitmean?I
59wishallthepeoplethathaveputmedownhad41.A.bright42.A.anything43.A.low44.A.support45.A.admitted46.A.me47.A.wrong48.A.see49.A.experiment50.A.cameon51.A.day52.A.graduation53.A.givingin54.A.while
B.uselessB.somethingB.usefulB.happinessB.decidedB.themB.rightB.knowB.practiceB.cameinB.nightB.passB.givingbackB.if
:“Ibelieveinyou.You’llsucceed.”
D.hopefulD.nothingD.poorD.thingD.toldD.itD.faultyD.faceD.compositionD.camebackD.yearD.successD.givingupD.or
C.simpleC.everythingC.goodC.surpriseC.plannedC.herC.stupidC.understandC.writingC.cameoutC.monthC.degreeC.givingoutC.when
第10页（共12页）55.A.there56.A.left57.A.tired58.A.And59.A.just60.A.praised
B.hereB.attendedB.calmB.ButB.exactlyB.said
第II卷
C.itC.changedC.nervousC.SoC.muchC.answered
D.thatD.graduatedD.famousD.OtherwiseD.veryD.advised
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Childrenshouldavoidscreentimeforatleastanhourbeforebedtimeandparentsshouldleadbyexample,accordingpublishedguidance63a
6261newlypublishedguidelines.InUK,atopcollegehas
(design)tohelpparentsmanagetheirchildren’sscreentime.
(follow)amajorreview,theyacknowledgethathighlevelsofscreentimearelinkedto64(little)healthydiet,poorermentalhealthandaninactivelifestyle.
65healthofficer,saidthatchildrenlearnfromexamplesrather
6667(give)strictlimitsonyourchildren’s(you).Parentsneedtogetcontroloftheir
Dr.MaxDavie,
thaninstructions.Hesaid,“It’sverydifficultscreenuseifyouareconstantlyonscreens
ownscreentimeiftheyaregoingtogetcontrolofthefamily’sscreentime.It’smuchmorepracticalifyoupractise
68yourequire.”
69(control)screentimebasedonthechild’s
70Theysuggestedthatparents
developmentalage,theindividualneedandvaluethefamilyplaceonpositive(active)suchassocializing,bodybuildingandsleep.第四部分第一节
写作（共两节；满分35分）
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。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
第11页（共12页）注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dearfriends,
Itisrealagoodchancetohavemetallofyouhere.WehavespentseveralpreciousweekendinlearningintheEnglishClub.Sincewehavebeenmembersforashortperiodoftime,wehavemadeagreatprogress.Thatisbecauseweareallmuchactiveandtheactivitiesarenotonlyenjoyableandalsohelpful.Besides,theforeignteachershereworkhardandtryhisbesttomaketheactivitieslivelyandinterested.IamverypleasedtosaythatallofusgreatlyimprovedourspokenEnglishsofar.Iamlookingforwardtoseeallofyouagaininthenearfuture!
Thankyou.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华。下个月学校将到所在社区开展“美化家园”和“社区讲堂”两次志愿者活动。你班交换生Jim打算参加其中的一项活动，发来邮件咨询。请你给Jim回复一封邮件，内容包括：
1.推荐一项活动；2.简述可做的事情；3.表达愿望。注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
第12页（共12页）
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