2019-2020年高三上学期12月月考英语试题 缺答案
I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
Directions: After Reading the following passage. For some blanks, there is a word given in the brackets. Fill in each of these blanks with the proper form. of the given word. Fill in the other blanks with words that are correct in structure and proper in meaning.
(A)
Even today there are a great many wrong ideas about food. Some of them are very widespread.
One such idea is that fish is the best brain food. Fish is good brain food（25）________ ________ it is good muscle food and skin food and bone food. But no one has been able to prove that fish is any(26) _________ (good) for the brain than many other kinds of food.
Another such idea is that you (27) _________ not drink water with meals. Washing food down with water as a substitute (28) _______ chewing is not a good idea, but some water with meals has been found to be helpful. It makes the digestive juices flow more freely and helps to digest the food.
Many of the ideas which scientists tell us (29) _________(have)no foundation have to do with mixtures of foods. A few years ago the belief became general that orange juice and milk should never be drunk at the same meal. The reason given was (30) _______ the acid in the orange juice would make the milk curdle and bee indigestible. As a matter of fact, milk always meets in the stomach a digestive juice which curdles (31)________; the curdling of the milk is the first step in its digestion. A similar wrong idea is that fish and ice cream when (32) ________ (eat)at the same meal form a poisonous bination.
(B)
It’s one of our mon beliefs that mice are afraid of cats. Scientists have long known that (33) ________ ________ a mouse has never seen a cat before, it is still able to detect (觉察) chemical signals released from it and run away in fear. This has always been thought to be something that is hard-wired into a mouse’s brain. But recently Wendy Ingram, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, (34)________ ________ this mon sense. She has found a way to “cure” mice of their inborn fear of cats – by infecting them with a parasite (寄生虫), reported the science journal Nature.
The parasite, called Toxoplasma gondii, might sound unfamiliar to you, but the(35)__________(shock)fact is that up to one-third of people around the world are infected by it. This parasite can cause different diseases among humans,(36)__________pregnant women-it is linked to blindness and the death of unborn babies.
However, the parasite’s effects on mice are unique. Ingram and her team measured how mice reacted to a cat’s urine(尿)before and(37)__________it was infected by the parasites. They
noted that normal mice stayed for away from the urine(38)___________mice that were infected with the parasite walked freely around the rest area.
But that’s not all. The parasite was found to be more powerful than originally (39) __________(think)-even after researches cured the mice of the infection, they no longer reacted with fear to a cat’s smell, which could indicate that the infection has caused a permanent change in mice’s brains.
Why does a parasite change a mouse’s brain instead of making it sick like it does to human? The answer lies in evolution. Tosoplasma dondii can only reproduce inside a cat. So the parasite had to develop a way of tricking the mice into getting eaten more easily-thus(40)_______(help)itself go inside a cat-by taking away mice’s sense of alarm. Section B
Directions: plete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. frowned B. negative C. national D. appreciation E. effective F. tendency G. approach H. ranked I. enhanced J. Unpopular K. named What are the things that first e to your mind when you think of the UK? Are they nonstop rain, polite manners, boring food and tea drinking?
Some of the UK’s national stereotypes are true, a new survey has found. For example, British
people do have a tendency (倾向) to drink lots of tea.
The research polled (调查) 1,402 foreigners living in the UK on their opinions about the British way of life. Unsurprisingly, the majority (大多数) of them, almost 70 percent, said they enjoyed living in the country – good manners, especially UK people’s extraordinary ability to queue (排队), are the main reasons for foreigners’ appreciation (欣赏). More than one-third said they liked British people’s restrained (克制的) approach to emotion.
However，there are aspects of British culture that are(45)_________upon. The heavy alcohol drinking culture(46)________as the least favorite trait, followed by the British sense of humor and the country’s bad weather.
It may not be too hard to understand why heavy drinking and bad weather are(47)__________.but what’s wrong with the British sense of humor?
British humor is known for being dry and satirical(讽刺的)，so it is generally more(48)_________.When it es to making the British laugh, here is nothing more(49)_________than a socially inappropriate joke, noted the BBC.” Britons are more fortable with life’s losers,” wrote English actor Ricky Gervais in an article published in Time magazine.
“The majority of nationalities have stereotypes fitted around them and Britons don’t escape this,” said Liam Clifford, the founder of Global Visas, the website that conducted the research.”People probably e here with a stereotype-based preconception of what to exact. It’s good to see from our survey, though, that in the majority of cases, this reputation is actually(50)__________upon living here”.
III. Reading prehension:
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Coffee can be considered one of nature's greatest gifts. It gives mental and emotional(51)__________ without harmful side effects, (like alcohol or tobacco), and it contains a wealth of nutrients. Yet, when most people drink coffee, they are not thinking that the beverage is (52)__________ their health. In fact, some may even feel a little guilty, (53)__________ they believe Coffee isn't good for you at all.
Well, here's the truth of the matter. Coffee, like anything else, can cause problems if too much is (54)__________. In the short-term, too much coffee will cause insomnia, nausea and hypertension. In the long-term, too much Coffee will cause stomach problems, teeth staining, and high cholesterol.
As far as the benefits, moderate consumption of Coffee, (which means 1 to 4 cups a day), inundates your body with a wealth of antioxidants. These substances are (55)__________ for eliminating free radicals. They are the chemical byproducts produced any time your body does something. A small number of them can help serve as a buffer against negative elements, but if they aren't kept in check, they can cause health problems. Antioxidants (56)__________ that this doesn't happen.
The psychological effects of caffeine cannot be (57)__________ either. Not only does caffeine make you more (58)__________, but it can actually affect your mood. If you were feeling (59)__________ or overwhelmed, a nice cup of coffee could change your perspective. The stack of work that seemed(60)__________ before isn't even a problem now.
(61)__________, caffeine helps stimulate creativity as it speeds up the body's functioning. That's why coffee is often (62)__________ with writers and other intellectual professions. Other drugs (63)__________ to make people dumber. Consider what happens when people get high off of crack or when they get drunk off of alcohol. They won't be functional at all. But with Coffee, an individual gets a creative boost while still helping their bodies.
In conclusion, don't feel bad when you're brewing your morning cup of coffee. (64)__________ a can of soda or a shot of alcohol, Coffee will make you feel wonderful while keeping you healthy. Just remember, you do have to consume the beverage(65)__________. (来自育路外语考试网)
51. A. reaction B. clarity C .freedom D .challenge 52. A. improving B .damaging C .adjusting D .stimulating 53. A. though B .so C. while D. since
54. A. purchased B. cherished C. taken D. promoted 55. A .suitable B. responsible C. convenient D. famous 56. A. ensure B .assume C. threaten D. indicate 57. A. ignored B. achieved C. measured D .abandoned 58. A. attractive B. attentive C. alert D .approachable 59. A .inpetent B. guilty C. depressed D. embarrassed 60. A .doubtful B .unknown C .impossible D .improper 61. A .By contrast B. In addition C. For example D. In brief 62 . A popular B pared C. familiar D. associated 63. A. mean B. tend C suppose D .expect
2019-2020年高三上学期12月月考英语试题 缺答案
