A. programs B. news C. movies D. commercials
49.You are being such a busybody. How I choose to conduct my private life is my own _______!
A. experience B. agenda C. business D. problem 50.I'm trying to ______ an interest in classical music in my children, which I think is good for their future development.
A. foster B. clarify C. express D. discourage
第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
People live in the present. They plan for the future. History, 51 , is the study of the past. Given all the 52 and pressures that come from living in the present and 53 what is yet to come, why bother with what has been? Given all the available branches of knowledge, why insist - as most 54 systems do - on history? And why encourage many students to study even more history than they are 55 to?
Any subject of study needs to be 56 : supporters must explain why it is worth 57 . Like most widely accepted 58 , history attracts people who simply 59 the information and modes of thought involved. But for people who are less interested in the subject and more 60 about why they should bother with it, a clearer explanation of its purpose is required.
61 do not perform heart transplants, improve highway design, or arrest criminals. In a society that quite correctly expects education to serve 62 purposes, history’s functions can seem more 63 to determine than those of engineering or medicine. History is in fact very useful, actually 64 , but the products of historical study are often less 65 and immediate than those of other subjects.
History helps us understand people, societies and how they 66 . For example, how can we 67 past wars (and future threats) without using historical materials?
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Unfortunately, major aspects of a society’s operation cannot be set up as precise experiments. 68 , history must serve, however imperfectly, as our 69 , helping us understand who we are and why we do what we do. This, fundamentally, is why we cannot 70 history. 51. A. otherwise 52. A. causes 53. A. avoiding 54. A. financial 55. A. required 56. A. introduced 57. A. protection 58. A. subjects 59. A. provide 60. A. doubtful 61. A. Supporters 62. A. public 63. A. difficult 64. A. optional 65. A. valuable 66. A. feel 67. A. prevent
B. besides B. demands B. fearing B. social B. invited B. explored B. attention B. concepts B. receive B. worried B. Historians B. multiple B. sensible B. attractive B. interesting B. behave B. remember
C. however C. choices C. celebrating C. educational C. forced C. justified C. expectation C. topics C. share C. thoughtful C. Audiences C. different C. secure C. accessible C. obvious C. fight C. evaluate C. Fortunately C. clinic C. get close to
D. therefore D. orders D. expecting D. political D. permitted D. dropped D. mention D. concerns D. like D. certain D. Teachers D. useful D.beneficial D. vital D. instructive D. live D. declare D. Admittedly D. museum D. stay away from
68. A. Consequently B. Alternatively 69. A. library
B. laboratory
70. A. make up for B. give in to
第三节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
71. Scientists have many theories about how the universe first came into __________(exist). 72. The _________(surround) villages have been absorbed by the growing city.
73. Even so, she impressed the world _______ her courage and strong desire to succeed. 74. The car's quite full, but we could manage _________ (squeeze) another couple of people
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in.
75. Many patients have benefited a lot ______ the new treatment then.
76. Many parents feel a sense of ________(lose) when their children leave home.
77. The _________(puzzle) look on his face suggested that what the monitor said was beyond her understanding.
78. People in the west make it a rule _______(buy) Christmas presents for their relatives and friends.
79. They sold their house at the right time and made ____ fortune on it.
80. Domestic coal supplies _________(run) out. The country will have to import it from abroad.
第四节 语篇语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans ___81____(live) in the 1990s. During this decade new forms of entertainment, commerce, research, and communication ____82____(become) commonplace in the U. S. The driving force behind much of this change was an innovation popularly known as the Internet.
The Internet was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense. In the case of an attack, military advisers suggested ___83__ advantage of being able to operate one computer from another terminal. In the early days, the Internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists.
One early problem faced by Internet users was speed. Phone ___84____(line) could only transmit information at a limited rate. The development of fiber-optic(光纤) cables allowed billions of bits of information _____85_____(receive) every minute. Companies like Intel developed faster microprocessors, so personal computers could process the incoming signals more ___86___(rapid).
In the early 1990s, the World Wide Web was developed, in large part, __87___ commercial purposes. Corporations created home pages __88____ they could place text and graphics to sell products. Soon airline tickets, hotel reservations and even cars could be
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purchased online. Universities posted research data on the Internet, so students could find ____89____(value) information without leaving their dormitories. Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and submitted online, so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a living from home offices unshaven and ___90____(wear) pajamas(睡衣).
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 91. 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题l分, 满分10分)
Last summer, I participated in the Secondary School Program in Harvard. I spent half of the day in my class and homework, and then I'd be free to do I wanted. Since my course was a 8-credit one, it was a lot faster than other summer school course. I had to learn how to keep up with it the pace of my class and study efficient. For me, taking notes were of great help. I also come to know many professors who were available for extra help whenever I needed it. The resources and opportunities combined with the environment here made me want to attending Harvard even more.
第二节 92. 书面表达 (满分20分).
假定你是李华，英国高中生Peter在中国研学时曾暂住你家。他回国后给你寄来礼
物感谢你的招待，并在信中委婉表示对你家三世同堂感到惊讶。请你写一封回信，内容包括：（1）感谢对方赠送的礼物；（2）简要介绍中国人三世同堂的现象。注意：1.词数120左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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2020高三下英语月考1答案
听力（每题1分，共20分, 每题3个选项）
1-5 CAABC 6-10 CBCCB 11-15 ACABB 16-20 ACBCB 阅读（每题2分，共40分）
21-25 BDADD 26-30 BADCC 31-35 BABAC 36-40 ADFGE（36-40每题7个选项) 单选（每题1分，共10分） 41-45 CABCB 46-50 ACDCA 完形（每题1.5分，共30分）
51-55 CBDCA 56-60 CBADA 61-65 BDADC 66-70 BCABD 单句填空（每题1分，共10分)
71. existence 72. surrounding 73. with 74. to squeeze 75. from 76. loss 77. puzzled 78. to buy 79. a 80. are running 语法填空（每题1分，共10分)
81. living 82.became 83. the 84. lines 85. to be received 86. rapidly 87. for 88. where 89. valuable 90.wearing 改错（10分) 略 作文（20分）略
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福建省厦门市中学2020届高三下第一次月考 英语(含答案)
