2021-2022學年甘肅省定西市高三（上）第三次月考英語試卷
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第一部分 閱讀理解
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1．It was a village in India．The people were poor．However，they were not unhappy．After all，their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries．
Then one day，some visitors from the city arrived．They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs．However，they did not have enough frogs of their own，and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places．
This seemed like money for nothing．There were millions of frogs in the fields around，and they were no use to the villagers．All they had to do was catch them．Agreement was reached，and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs．Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money．For the first time，the people were able to dream of a better future．But the dream didn't last long．
The change was hardly noticed at first，but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well．More worrying was that the children fell ill more often，and，there seemed to be more insects around lately．
The villagers decided that they couldn't just wait to see the crops failing and the children have to use the money earned to buy pesticides（殺蟲劑） and medicines．Soon there was no money left．
Then the people realized what was happening．It was the frog．They hadn't been useless．They had been doing an important job-eating insects．Now with so many frogs killed，the insects were increasing more rapidly．They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases．
Now，the people are still poor．But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs．These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning．
（1）From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers．
A．worked very hard for centuries
B．dreamed of having a better life
C．were poor but somewhat content
D．lived a different life from their forefathers
（2）Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs？
A．The frogs were easy money．
B．They needed money to buy medicine．
C．They wanted to please the visitors．
D．The frogs made too much noise．
（3）What might be the cause of the children's sickness？
A．The crops didn't do well．
B．There were too many insects．
C．The visitors brought in diseases．
D．The pesticides were overused．
（4）What can we infer from the last sentence of the text？
A．Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country．
B．Health is more important than money．
C．The harmony between man and nature is important．
D．Good old day will never be forgotten．組卷：145引用：11難度：0.7 -
2．On May 23，1989，Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad，New Mexico.She hadn't seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks.Stefania was in a research program，and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms（節(jié)奏）.In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave，30 feet in depth.
During her time in the cave，Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice.Her living place had been very comfortable，but there had been nothing to tell her the time.She'd had no clocks or watches，no television or radio.There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21℃.
The results were very interesting.Stefania had been in the cave for over four months，but she thought she had been there for only two.Her body clock had changed.She hadn't kept to a 24-hour day，she had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours.She had eaten fewer meals and had lost 171 bs in weight as a results!She had also become rather depressed（抑郁）.
How had she spent her time in the cave？As part of the experiment she'd done some physical and mental tests.She'd recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer.This computer had been specially programmed for the project.Whenever she was free，she'd played cards，read books and listened to music.She'd also learned French from tapes.
The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature.For example，the pattern of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep.However，people are affected in different ways.Some people wake up naturally at 5：00 am，but others don't start to wake up till 9：00 or 10：00 am.This affects the whole daily rhythm.As a result，the early risers，on the other hand，are tired during the day and only come to life in the afternoon or evening!
（1）Stefania stayed in the cave for a long time because.
A．she was asked to do research on mice
B．she wanted to experience loneliness
C．she was the subject of a study
D．she needed to record her life
（2）What is a cause for the change of Stefania's body clock？
A．Eating fewer meals.
B．Having more hours of sleep.
C．Lacking physical exercise.
D．Getting no natural light.
（3）Where does the text probably come from？
A．A novel.
B．A news story.
C．A pet magazine.
D．A travel guide.組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5 -
3．When you are little，the whole world feels like a big playground．I was living in Conyers，Georgia the summer it all happened．I was a second grader，but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade．Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way．
It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement．As I opened the basement door，before us lay the biggest room，full of amazing things like guns，dolls，and old clothes．I ran downstairs，and spotted a red steel can．It was paint．I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple，orange，blue and green．
"Stephanie，I just found us a project for the day．Get some paintbrushes．We are fixing to paint．"She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work．We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard．There on the road in front of my house，we painted big stripes（條紋） of colors across the pavement （人行道）．Stripe by stripe，our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow．It was fantastic!
The sun was starting to sink．I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car．It was my mother．I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece．The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother's face，I could tell that I was in deep trouble．
My mother shut the ear door and walked towards me．Her eyes glaring，she shouted，"What in the world were you thinking？I understood when you made castles out of leaves，and climbed the neighbors' trees，but this!Come inside right now!"I stood there glaring back at her for a minute，angry because she had insulted （侮辱） my art．
"Now go clean it up!"Mother and I began cleaning the road．Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement．
Though years have now passed，I still wonder where my rainbow has gone．I wonder if，maybe when I get older，I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away．I guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful．
（1）What did the writer want to do when his mother came home？
A．To introduce Stephanie to her．
B．To prevent her from seeing his painting．
C．To put the materials back in the yard．
D．To show his artwork to her．
（2）In his mother's eyes，the writer．
（3）The underlined word"rainbow"in the last paragraph refers toA．was a born artist B．always caused trouble C．was a problem solver D．worked very hard ．
A．the rainbow in the sky
B．the stripes on the pavement
C．something imaginative and fun
D．important lessons learned in childhood
（4）It can be learned from the passage that parents should．
A．encourage children to paint
B．value friendship among children
C．discover the hidden talent in children
D．protect rather than destroy children's dreams．組卷：17引用：4難度：0.7
第四部分：短文改錯
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8．短文改錯。
Dear friends，
It is real a good chance to have met all of you here.We have spent several precious weekend in learning in the English Club.Although we have been member for a short period of time，we have made a great progress.That is because we are all very much active and the activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful.Besides，the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make the activities lively and interested.I am very pleased to say that all of us greatly improved our spoken English so far.I am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future!
Thank you.組卷：4引用：1難度：0.5
第五部分：書面表達
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9．Nick是一個25歲的澳大利亞青年，他的成功之路被認為是奇跡。請根據以下信息，以"Attitude is altitude（態(tài)度決定高度）"為題目，寫一篇不少于100詞左右的短文，同時談談Nick的經歷對你的啟發(fā)。
（1）出生時無手無腳，曾被很多人當作怪物嘲笑；
（2）永不言棄，樂觀自信；
（3）會游泳、沖浪、釣魚；完成了大學教育并獲得了雙學位，是兩個公司的CEO（總裁）；
（4）人生信條：態(tài)度就是高度。
參考詞匯：四肢：limbs 怪物：monster 學位：degree 雙學位：two degrees
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