came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, \your shoes away! Why under my bed!\I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, weeping. Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden，a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart,
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't noticed Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then,
she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. \
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in. cleaning up and holding on. 12. What made Kate angry one evening?
A. She couldn't find her books. B. She heard the author shouting loud.
C. She got the news that her grandma was ill.
D. She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.
13. The author tidied up the room most probably because___.
A. she was scared by Kate's anger B. she hated herself for being so messy
C. she wanted to show her care D. she was asked by Kate to do so 14. How is Paragraph I mainly developed? A.
By
analyzing
causes.
B. By showing differences.
example, near-sightedness is
almost unknown to country people. C. By describing a process. D. By following time order. 15. What might be the best title for the story? A.
My
Friend
Because of the absence of cars, one can walk more freely in the country t
city, 18______ Kate
han in the
B. Hard Work Pays Off
C. How to Be Organized D. Learning to Be Roommates
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。
People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.
16______
They make
friends with trees and stones. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. 17______.
This contact with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country, For
People living in the
country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, and they get them at lower prices than in the city. 19______ There are practically no temptations to waste money.
20______ They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity (诚意). They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.
A. They listen to the song of birds. B. Country people are mostly honest.
C. They are in close contact with nature.
D. Country people are far from town life.
E. Country life is economical (节俭的) in other ways, too.
F. Country life provides much more enjoyment.
G. There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey.
第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts. But people in the streets 21 him, especially those who are 22 .
For those people, he is \Greenberg. How did he get that 23 He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's 24_. His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr. Greenberg does
not 25 like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and 26 the street. He looks around at 27 . He stops when he 28 someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he 29 , looking for more people with cold 30 .
On winter days, Mr. Greenberg 31 gloves. During the rest of the year, he 32 gloves. People who have heard about him 33 him gloves, and he has many in his apartment(公寓). Mr. Greenberg 34 doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and 35 his behavior(行为). But people who don't know him are sometimes 36 him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them 37 .
It runs in the 38 . Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the 39 . A pair of gloves may be a 40 thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
21. A. know about B. learn from
C. cheer for D. look after 34. A. delayed B. remembered
22. A. old B. busy C. began D. enjoyed C. kind D. poor
35. A. understand B. dislike
23. A. job B. name C. study D. excuse C. chance D. message
36.A. sorry for B. satisfied
24.A. calm B. different with C. proud of D. C. crazy D. curious
25.A. act B. sound C. feel D. dress 26.A. cross over B. drive along C. hurry down D. keep off
27. A. cars B. people C. street numbers D. traffic lights
28. A. helps B. chooses C. greets D. sees
29. A. holds up B. hangs out C. moves on D. turns around
30. A. hands B. ears C. faces D. eyes
31. A. searches for B. stores up C. gives away D. puts on
32. A. borrows B. sells C. returns D. buys
33. A. call B. send C. lend D. show
surprised by
37.A. smart B. rich C. special D. happy
38.A. city B. family C. neighborhood D. company
39.A. honor B. pain
C. same D. cold 40.A. small B. useful C. delightful D. comforting
第三部分 语法填空 （共10笑题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处
填入一个适当的词或受用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
A young man, while traveling through a desert，came
across a spring of clear water. ____41__water was sweet. He filled
his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder
____42____ had been his teacher .After a four-day journey, the young man____43___.(present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled____44____(warm),
and
thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home____45_____a happy heart. After the student left, the teacher let __46___student taste the water. He spit it out, __47___(say)
it
was
awful.
Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher,” Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like __48____?” The teacher replied,” You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing
could
be
___49___
(sweet).”
We understand this lesson best ____50___ we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a
cheap pipe on a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
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，每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.每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从
第11处起）不计分。
Dear Diary,
Here I am in the middle of a
city, 350 miles far away from our farmhouse. Do you want to know why we move last week? Dad lost his job and as Mom explained, “He was lucky
辽宁省葫芦岛市第八高级中学2020届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题（无答案）
