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精校word版山西省晋中市和诚高中届高三上学期月考英语
山西省晋中市和诚高中
2019届高三上学期12月月考
英语试题
考试时间:
100分钟满分:
150分
第二部分阅读理解(共二节,满分60分)
第一节:
(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
21.HowmuchtimedoyouneedtobabysitMary'stwoboyseachweek?
A.5hours.B.10hours.C.14hours.D.40hours.
22.Whichadrequiresthejob-hunterstoworkonMondaymornings?
A.AdA.B.AdB.C.AdC.D.AdD.
23.Whatisanecessityforpeopletogetthesejobs?
A.TheyshouldlookafterMary'stwoyoungboysonweekends.
B.Theyaresupposedtoworkfull-timejustonSaturdaysintheMunchiesCafé.
C.Theyshouldhaveyourownbiketotakethislong-timenewspaperdeliverywork.
D.TheyneedtocommunicateinacertainforeignlanguagewhenworkingfortheCityMuseumshop.
B
Postmenarealltoousedtokeepinganeyeoutforthethreatofdogs.ButinaseasidetowninNorthWales,theyhavebeenforcedtotakecoverfromanunexpectedthreatseagulls.Theyhavecomplainedthatthebirdshavebecomesoterrifyingthatdeliveriestosomestreetshavebeensuspended.YesterdayresidentsofAbergeleagreedtheseagullswerefearlessbutsaidtheywereangryatlosingtheirdailypost.
Roberts,whoworksasasafetyadviser,liveswheretheattackshavetakenplace.“Lastweek,wenoticedwehadn’tgotanymailforwhatwethoughtwasaweek,butit’shardtotellbecauseyoudon’talwaysknowifyou’redueanymail,”shesaid.“WeputsomethingonFacebookaskingifanyoneelsehadnothadtheirpost...OneofmyFacebookfriendssaidapostmanhadrefusedtodeliverbecauseoftheseagulls.”
RoyalMailsaidthatdeliverieshadbeeninterruptedbecauseofthepostmanexperiencingattacksbyseagullsashedeliveredmailonhisroundthereoverthepastfewweeks,addingthatthepostmangotpeople’smailthroughwheneveritwassafe.
“Weknowthatthesekindsofattacksdohappenatthistimeofyearacrossthecountryastheyarenesting,’’shesaid.RoyalMailapologizedtothecustomersaffectedandpromisedtocontinuetomonitorthesituationeveryday,butinthemeantimesomearehavingtotraveltoneighbouringRhyltocollectmailfromthedeliveryofficethere.Butherecommendspreventinggullsnestingonroofsinadvancebyputtingupnets,andifallelsefails,walkingwithanumbrellaupduringworst-affectedareas.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suspended”mostprobablymean?
A.Increased.B.Paused.C.Printed.D.Decreased.
25.TheresidentsofAbergelearenothappybecause________.
A.theseagullsaresoterrifying
B.thedogsaresothreatening
C.theydon'treceivetheirpostontime
D.theseagullsarestealingtheirpost
26.WhydidDebbieRobertsputsomethingonFacebook?
A.Toknowifanyoneelsehadthesameexperience.
B.Toofferadvicetodealwiththeseagulls.
C.Toavoidbeingattackedbyseagulls.
D.Toanswerquestionsaboutsafety.
27.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Seagullsliketostealresidents’post.
B.Postmen’ssafetyisthreatenedbyseagulls.
C.ResidentsofAbergeleareafraidofseagulls.
D.Dailypostisdelayedbecauseofseagulls’attack.
C
Thesunwassettingandthefarmwouldbeclosing.Idressedourthreedaughtersquicklyasmyhusbandstartedthevan(厢式货车).CuttingdownourownChristmastreehadbeenafamilytradition.Asourfamilygrew,sodidourexcitementforgoingouttofindtheperfecttree.
Aswewalkedthroughtherowsoftrees,myyoungestdaughterKimberlyshoutedexcitedly,“Thereitis,theperfecttree!
”Theothertwoagreed.MyhusbandandIlookedateachotherpuzzled.Weweresurprisedthegirlsthoughtthatstraggly(凌乱的)littletreewasperfect.Itsbranchesweremisshappen(畸形的)andthetrunkwasvisiblethroughthespotswheretherewerenopineneedles.
Wetriedtopersuadeourdaughtersintochangingtheirminds,butinvain.Wehadtotiethesadlittletreetotheroofofourvanandheadedhome.Aswereachedourhouse,Heatherjumpedoutfirst.Suddenlysheshouted,“Thetreeisn’tthere!
”Wethoughtshewaskidding.However,itwasn’tthere.
Thegirlsweresodisappointed.“We’llgetanothertreetomorrow,”Isaid,secretlyhopingthenewtreewouldbeprettier.Butthegirlsgaveusthelookthatnoparentcanresist.Wehadnochoicebuttogobackandfindthattree.
Aboutfiveminutesintoourdrive,wesawitonthesideoftheroad.Aswegotcloser,wefoundithadbeenrunoverbyatruck.Asweliftedthetree,wesawthatabigpartwasrippedoff,butwetookithomeanyway.
Thatnight,aswedecoratedourtree,somethingmagicalhappened.Wedidn’trealizeitatthetimebutweweremakingaveryspecialfamilymemory.Bythetimeweweredone,Ihadtoadmit,itdidn’tlooksadafterall.“Thisisthebesttreeweeverhad.It’sperfect!
,”myseconddaughterSamanthasaidexcitedly.MyhusbandandIcouldn’thaveagreedmore!
Nowwealwaysrecallthatlittlebrokentree!
Yearbyyear,wetellthestoryofthatveryspecialChristmasalmosttwenty-fiveyearsago.
28.Whowasthefirsttofindthetreewasmissing?
A.Theyoungestdaughter.B.Theseconddaughter.
C.Theoldestdaughter.D.Theauthor’shusband.
29.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhearingthetreewasmissing?
A.Pleased.B.Depressed.
C.Disappointed.D.Worried.
30.Whatdoweknowaboutthefamilyfromthepassage?
A.TheytookturnstellingstoriesatChristmas.
B.Theyspentawholenightdecoratingthetree.
C.Theyallfeltsatisfiedwiththetreeatfirstsight.
D.Theyturnedthetreeintoanunforgettableone.
31.Whichisthebesttitleofthistext?
A.APerfectChristmasDayB.TheSadLittleTree
C.AMagicalChristmasTaleD.OurFamilyTraditionatChristmas
D
Notonlydoestheuseofplasticwaterbottleshurtyourwallet,italsoincreasespollutionandwastesenergyandwater.Only23%ofallplasticinAmericaendsupinarecyclingbin,meaningover$1billionworthofplasticistreatedasrubbishayear.Recently,SkippingRocksLabhasinventedakindofwaterbottlecalledOoho.
Itisaconvenient,clearwaterbottlethatcaneitherbedrunkenoreaten.Todrinkit,youcaneitherpeeloff(剥落)themembrane(薄膜)ortearaholeinthemembranewithyourteethtopourthewaterintoyourmouth.Toeatit,yousimplyputthewholebottleinyourmouth.OneproblemthescientistshaverunintoishowtoshiplargeamountsofOohobubbles(水泡)withoutarrivingwithaverywettruck.However,theyhaveattemptedtopackageunitsofindividualbubblestogetherinsidealargerandthickermembrane.Itistargetinglargeoutdoorevents,suchasmarathons,musicfestivals,andsportingevents,wheretonsofplasticbottlesareused,andfrequentlyleftbehindaslitter.Andtoomuchplasticissuretodoharmtotheenvironment,whichcouldaccountfortheirpurposeofsuchanewinvention.
TheteamhasbeenworkingforthepasttwoyearstodevelopthetechnologyandmaterialsneededtoproduceOoho;theyhaverecentlyappliedapatentfortheirnewadvancements.Thepriceforanindividualbubbleoraunitofbubbleshasnotbeensetyet,buttheycostabouttwocentstocreateaunit,whichischeaperthanplasticbottles.IthasappearedateventsinLondon,SanFrancisco,Boston,atconferences,festivals,andsoon.
Oohoiscatchingmanypeople’sattentionandhasraisedover$1millionandgained1,000investorsinonlythreedays.Itismostlybeingsoldateventsatthemomenttokeeptheconsumer’sinterestwhiletheproductionmachineisgettingupandrunning.Itisquicklymakingarise,sokeepaneyeoutthisyearforthesebottlesofthefuture.
32.HowismostplasticdealtwithinAmerica?
A.It’ssold.B.It’srecycled.
C.It’sburied.D.It’swasted.
33.WhydidtheteaminventOoho?
A.Tomakeaprofitforacompany.B.Toprotecttheenvirontnent.
C.Tomakepeopleeatastheydrink.D.Toreducethecostofplasticbottle.
34.WhatcanweinferaboutOohofromthetext?
A.Itiseasyandsafetoshipitinlargeamounts.
B.Ithasbecomepopularsinceitbegantobesold.
C.Itmightbesoldatalowerpricethanplasticbottles.
D.Itcosttheteamalotofmoneytodevelopthetechnology.
35.Whatdoestheauthorreallywanttosayinthelastparagraph?
A.Oohoistobeasuccessinthefuture.
B.Oohoisbeingsupportedbysmartpeople.
C.Oohoistakingtheplaceofplasticbottlesnow.
D.Oohoisbeingproducedtoattractmoreinvestors.
第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15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。
Manypeoplefeeloutofplacewhendiningsimplybecausetheydon’tknowhowtofollowtablemanners,especiallyiftheyhavebeeninvitedtoaniceplace.Admittedly,itisdifficulttolearneverypointofetiquette(礼仪)ataglance,buthereareafewgeneralpointers.___36___
Observeyourhost.
Followtheirlead.__37___Ifyouarethehost,don’tpanic.Ensureyoureaduponetiquettebeforetakingontheroleofhostingandoperatewithintherulessothatyouareeasytofollow.
Waitforhosttoinviteyoutothetable.
Shemayassignyoutoaseat.Standbehindthechairastheotherguestsgetseated.__38___Afteryousit,pullyourchairintothetable,withoutdraggingitoverthefloorwithahorriblenoise.
Bepolite.
Considereveryactionbeforeyoudoit.__39___Youmustconsciouslystopfromembarrassingyourselfandyourhost.Takesmallbites;donottalkwithfoodinyourmouth;anddonotplaceelbowsonthetable.
Howtopassitems.
Whensomeonesays,“Pleasepassthe...(whatyouwouldlikepassedtoyou),”reachforitonlyifyouaretheclosestonetoit.Taketheitemandplaceitnexttoyourneighbor.___40___Don’thelpyourselfalongtheway,beforethepersonwhoaskedforitgetsthechance.Waitpolitelyuntiltheyhaveservedthemselves.Thenaskforthebowltobepassedbacktoyou.
A.Whenthehostsits,takeyourse