山西省晋中市和诚中学届高三英语月考试题.docx

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山西省晋中市和诚中学届高三英语月考试题

和诚中学2018-2019学年度高三12月月考

英语试卷

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,takeyourseat.

B.Waitfo