广西桂林市第十八中学2021届高三上学期 月考试卷 试题及答案一、阅读理解（共5题）1.ThenImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdealthatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluckoffate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,theresnoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublishertobeapublishedwriterisunbelievablyrewarding.21.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel_.A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndreamC.tosatisfyreaderswishD.toearnmoremoney22.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.Disturbed.B.Ashamed.C.ConfidentD.Uncertain.23.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itpaystosticktoonesgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.2.SPORTSEVENTSBASKETBALL:CentralSportsCentre.CityRoad.AllStarsvsRockets,Saturday8:30p.m.$12NorthernersvsTigers,Sundaynoon$14BUSHWALKING(越野走)：MeetatWandaStation,Saturday9:00a.m.sharpfor3-hourwalktoCanaryMountains.$7,ph341-5432MeetatWestleyStation,Sunday9:00a.m.sharpforafulldaywalktoWombakValley.$5,ph341-8643.Bringyourownlunch.FOOTBALL:StMartinsSportsCentreStMartinsvsDoonsberg,Saturday2:00p.m.$8EastsideCentralvsLightHill,Sunday2:00p.m.$8NeillParkRecreationCentreNeillParkvsRobinson,Saturday2:00p.m.$11EssenvsSpringwood,Sunday2:00p.m.$11LAWNBOWLS(草坪滚木球）：TansTownB.CTansTownvsWhiteVale,Saturday9:00p.m.$10WakeHillB.C.WakeHillvsColls,Saturday2:00p.m.$924.Accordingtothepassage,themostpopulartimeforthesportingeventsmaybe_.A.Sat8:30pmB.SunnoonC.Sun2:00pmD.Sat2:00pm25.Thepurposeofthepassageistoletpeople_.A.comparethepricesofthematchesB.findthenearestplacetowatchamatchC.knowthesportmatchesandcometowatchthemD.spendtheirmoneyonthesematcheswisely26.Youmayfindthepassagemostprobablyina_.A.handbookB.newspaperaboutmatchreviewsC.magazineaboutballmatchesD.notice27.Ifyouhave$18,youcangotowatchboth_.A.WalkHillvsCollsandEssenvsSpringwoodB.AllStarsvsRocketsandthebushwalkingatWestleyStationC.NeillParkvsRobinsonandEastsideCentralvsLightHillD.StMatinsvsDoonsbergandNorthernersvsTigers3.“Tofindsomethingsounusualinthisdayandageisjustextraordinary,”saidTimmins.“Forallweknow,thiscouldbethelastremaininganimalfamilylefttobediscovered.”Itsabigdealtodiscoveranentirelynewfamilyofanimals.Humans,forinstance,belongtothesamefamilyasgreatapes,chimpanzees,andgorillas.Soeventhoughkha-nyouslooklikerats,theyrereallyverydifferent.Thelasttimescientistsdiscoveredanewfamilyofmammalsmayhavebeeninthe1970s,whentheyfoundnewbatsinThailand.TimminsseemstohavethegiftforfindingnewanimalsinLaoshediscoveredanewspeciesofrabbittherein1999.Scientistscallthekha-nyouLaonastesaenigmamus,whichmeans“mysteriousmousethatlivesamongthestones.”Butifthatstoohard,TimminsandRobinsonsuggestyoucallthem“rockrats”.28.Whichofthefollowingisnotthenameforthisnewcreature?A.Karsts.B.Kha-nyou.C.rockrats.D.Laonastesaenigmamus.29.Whichofthefollowingcannotdescribethenewspeciesofrodent?A.TheyliveamongtherockyhillsofLaos.B.Theyliveonmeatofotheranimals.C.Theylooklikeratsbutareofdifferentkind.D.Theyareofthelatestdiscoveryofanewspecies.30.Whichofthefollowingisthelastdiscoveryofnewspeciesofanimalexcepttherodent?A.Anewkindofbats.B.Greatapes.C.Anewkindofsquirrel.D.Anewkindofrabbit.31.Itimpliesinthepassagethat_.A.findinganewanimalfamilyinSoutheastAsiaiseasyB.findinganewanimalfamilyinmoderntimeisextremelyrareC.inSoutheastAsianewspeciesofanimalsareoftendiscoveredD.animalsthatlooklikethesameareofthesamefamily4.Themoviesjustwouldntbethesamewithoutthewarmbutterytasteofpopcorn.Amazingly,thisdelicioustreatstarteditslifeasacornkernel(玉米粒),notjustfromanycorn.PopcornisatypeofsweetcornthatwasoriginallygrowninMexicoandspreadtoChina,Indiaandelsewhere.Itistheonlykindofcornthatwillpop.Today,mostoftheworldspopcornisgrownintheUnitedStates.Everypopcornkernelcontainsatinydropofwater，surroundedbysoftstarch(淀粉).Whenthepopcornisheated,thewaterturnsintosteam.Thisputspressureonthesurroundinghardkernel,forcingittoexplode.Thesoftstarchincreasesabout40timesinsizeasthecornkernelturnsitselfinsideout.Inthe1500spopcornwasanimportantfoodsourcefortheAztecIndiansofcentralandsouthernMexico.Butitwasntonlyfood.Itwasalsousedinceremoniesoronreddressesandinnecklaces.BythetimetheEuropeansarrivedinAmerica，popcornhadspreadthroughmostoftheAmericanIndians.SomeearlyAme