1、上海市北虹高级中学届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 Word版含答案上海市北虹高级中学2021届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the g
2、iven word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Trust is a tricky business. On the one hand, its a necessary condition for many worthwhile things such as child care or friendships. On the other hand, _21_ (put) your faith in the wrong place often carries a high price. Then,
3、why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good. _22_ people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that produces pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instruction that leads sheep to flock together for safety and prompts humans _23
4、_ (connect) with one another. Swiss Scientists have found that exposure _24_ this hormone puts us in a trusting mood: In a study, researchers sprayed oxytocin（催产素）into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly _25_ (high) amounts of money to strangers than were
5、their counterparts _26_ inhaled（吸入）something else. Lucky for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that _27_ protect us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can differentiate between a credible person and a dishonest _28_. Sixty toddlers were each introduced to an adul
6、t tester holding a plastic container. The tester would ask, Whats in here? before looking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, Wow! Each subject was then invited to look inside. Half of them found a toy; the other half discovered the container was empty-and realized the tester _29_ (fool) th
7、em. Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were willing to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that they trusted his leadership. In contrast, only five of the 30 children _30_ (pair) with the inflexible tester participated in follow-up activity. Sectio
8、n BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. hooked B. lifeline C. enroll D. pull E. plus F. exclusively G. delicateH. popularized I. experiment J. specifically K. boom Chinas male beauty
9、 vloggers go viral as gender attitudes shiftBlushes, eye shadows and concealers are no longer _31_ found in a womans cosmetic bag as more and more men in China discover the power of makeup. The popularity of male beauty vloggers is leading a(n) _32_ in Chinas male cosmetics mark estimated to grow to
10、 a huge $ 2.4 billion in 2002. Its also paving the way for more young Chinese men to _33_ with gender-bending makeup and clothes, in a culture with a long history of swaggering, masculine stereotypes, and where the trope of the ancient male emperor with multiple wives is still going strong. Even in
11、2018, parents can _34_ young sons in training camps to teach them to be tough and manly. Single men looking to marry face pressure to fit certain norms - be the breadwinner and own property; multiple houses are a(n) _35_. The change in gender ideals has influenced by South Korean pop culture, where
12、male celebrities and boy bands have _36_ a softer, effeminate look. With Chinese celebrities and regular boy-next-door types adopting a more _37_ appearance, the fad has its own slang - xiaoxianrou, or little fresh meat.Wang Zilu, 22, has used makeup for three years - _38_ after realizing how just a
13、 little could change the shape of your eye-brows, the style of your lips. He learned via other vloggers before starting a social media account to post his own before-and-after videos. The first time I put on makeup, it took me an entire afternoon, he recalled. The most difficult part was eye shadow
14、- how to mix and match different colors without making it ugly.Makeup, for some, has gone from a fun hobby to a profitable _39_ - Chinas most popular beauty vloggers reportedly can _40_ in as much as 10 million yuan a year ( 1.2 million). But even with more young Chinese men trying out a bit of blus
15、h, not everyones used to it just yet. III. Reading Comprehensions Section ADirections: 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. Is Helicopter Parenting Necessary?Weve all hear
16、d the dangers of helicopter parenting. Remaining too _41_ in a kids life, especially throughout college, can lead to depression, lack of self-reliance and feelings of entitlement. Superficially, this wisdom is sound. But some academics and educators now say they see signs of a troubling backlash（反冲）
17、. The concern : warnings that moms and dads should _42_ the over parenting trap - are discouraging parents from getting involved at all. Yes, parents can be intrusive. _43_, there are increasing examples of parents refusing to step up when students genuinely need their family. One mom kept _44_ abou
18、t her sons signs of depression until right before he failed a semester. She did not want to helicopter in.That means colleges, which have spent the past decade learning to _45_ parents who get too involved, now have a different _46_. But the solution to both is the same; devising ways to channel mom
19、s and dads into the right kind of _47_ role. Much of this began because schools were forced to cope with a generation of students _48_ with their parents like never before, thanks to smart-phones. And with _49_ in education soaring, university leaders have started to view parents as investment partn
20、ers. Most of them have paid for this education for the children or gone into debt for this education. And in some sense, theyre entitled to know and be assured that colleges are _50_ their childrens welfare. Crucially, parent-outreach programs have also served as buffers（缓冲）, _51_ students - or wors
21、e, professors - the discomfort of the nagging. At the University of Maryland, for example, the parent office handled _52_ for weekly academic-progress reports, which do not exist in higher education. Parents want to know they have a place to go where someone will listen to their concerns. But now, w
22、ith some moms and dads cautious of even contacting the school in the first place, those programs are being used to encourage a more balanced approach, often via blogs, email and Facebook. Parents are now advised to be a guide, while acknowledging that the _53_ owns the journey. That means asking que
23、stions, listening to answers, being patient and trusting kids to resolve their own problems. But if issues _54_, or if a student is in serious mental or physical danger, it also means hopping in the chopper, at least for a little while. When you think about it, helicopters are useful tools, says Che
24、lsea Petree, who is launching a parents - outreach program. They can see things we on the _55_ cant see and get to emergencies quicker than we can. They can swoop in when needed. The key is that they go back up.41. A. independent B. involved C. attached D. enclosed 42. A. set B. sense C. avoid D. en
25、sure 43. A. Besides B. Similarly C. Actually D. However 44. A. alert B. quiet C. informed D. concerned 45. A. cope with B. identify with C. turn down D. settle down 46. A. attitude B. problem C. approach D. nature 47. A. supportive B. informative C. neutral D. superior 48. A. communicated B. matched
26、 C. obsessed D. connected 49. A. complaints B. costs C. demands D. sufferings 50. A. taking care of B. keeping track of C. looking forward to D. taking part in 51. A. costing B. winning C. granting D. sparing 52. A. demands B. passion C. distraction D. priorities 53. A. professor B. parent C. studen
27、t D. college54. A. persist B. exist C. arise D. decline 55. A. surface B. ground C. panel D. craft Section BDirections: Read the following two passage. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one
28、 that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A)Shipwrecked PrayersA voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. Not knowing what else to do, the two survivors agreed that th
29、ey had no alternative but to pay to God. However, to find out whose prayers were more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island. The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit - bearing tree on his side
30、of the island, and he was able to eat its fruit. But the other mans parcel of land remained barren. After a week, the first man became lonely and decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island. But on the other
31、side of the island, there was nothing. Soon thereafter the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. The next day, like magic, all of these things were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing. Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he and his wife could leave the
32、 island, and in the morning he found a ship docked at his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island, considering the other man unworthy to receive Gods blessings since none of his prayers had been answered. As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from Heaven booming, Why are you leaving your companion on the island?My blessings are mine alone since I was the one wh
