广东省2019-2020学年高三月考英语试卷

1、上学期高三年级月考考试卷（英语科）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所情的 A.B.C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endure. It s our pleasure to confirm this year Winners. s CategoryFirst Novel Award WinnerBook: Eleanor Oliphant is

2、 Completely FineAuthor: Gail HoneymanEleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. Between, her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her own solitary, unique wit （机智）.It is contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door

3、 to possibility. Challenging reader expectations with a living, breathing ch aracter, Gail Honeyman s debut is a funny and moving diamond.Biography Award WinnerBook: In the Days of RainAuthor: Rebecca StottThe Exclusive Brethren were a closed community who believed the world is ruled by Satan. Into

4、this is born Rebecca. Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir. He wanted to tell the story of their family who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect.Poetry Award WinnerBook: Inside the

5、 WaveAuthor: Helen DunmoreTo be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead - the underworld and the human living world - and the acutely intense being of both.Childrens Award WinnerBook:

6、 The ExplorerAuthor: Katherine Rundell, Hannah HornFour children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends it s only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival. Brimming withadventure and a real command of character and incident, Rundell has few peers in

7、superb children s fiction.21. What kind of life does Eleanor lead?A. boring and lonely.B. funny and touching.C. exciting and complex.D. ordinary and happy.22. Why did Rebecca Stott write In the Days of Rain ?A. To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren.B. To help her father fulfill his last wis

8、h.C. To share the life of fundamentalist Christians.D. To pass on her family traditions.23. For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more appealing?A. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineB. In the Days of RainC. Inside the WaveD. The ExplorerBZero. That she number of points I scored the entire

9、summer while playing in Philadelphia Sonny Hill Future League whe n I was 12 years old. I didn t score. Not a free throw,not an accidental layup, not even a lucky throw-the-ball-up-oops-it-went-in-basket.point guard.s wheret quit. So I decideMy father Joe “Jellybean Bryant and my uncle John “ChubbyC

10、ox were Future League legends in their day. My father a s a 6 10 point forward and my uncle as a 6 4I was putting my family to shame!I considered maybe just giving up basketball and just focusing on soccer. Here respect and admiration for MJ was forged （ 形成）.I learned that he had been cut from his h

11、igh school team as a freshman; I learned he knew what it felt like to be - embarrassed, to feel like a failure. But he used those emotions to fuel him, make him stronger, he didn take on my challenge the same way he did. I would channel my failure as fuel to keep my competitive fire burning. I becam

12、e obsessed with proving to my family - and more importantly to myself that I CAN DO THIS.It became an obsession. I learned everything about the game, the history, the players, the fundamentals. I wasn just determined to never have a summer of zero again, I was driven to inflict （使遭受）the same sense o

13、f failure on my competition as they unknowingly inflicted on me. My killer instinct to score was born.Twenty-four years later, I pass my muse. What a journey this has been. Setting this mark is a huge honor. Thank you all for your love and support, it is much appreciated, even if the villain （恶棍）in

14、me refuses to acknowledge it all the time.24. Why did the author feel like giving up basketball when he was a kid?A. He lost interest in basketball.B. He showed a greater talent for football.C. He felt that he didn t deserve his family name.D. His family was disappointed at his performance.25. What

15、did the author think of fa ilure after knowing about MJ s story?A. Motivator. B. Nightmare. C. Embarrassment. D. Shame.26. What has the author achieved Twenty-four years later?A. He has beaten MJ in his achievement.B. He has known everything about basketball.C. He has become another Future League le

16、gend.D. He has defeated his nightmare of the Zero-scored summer.27. Which word can best describe the author s character?A. Fragile B. AggressiveC. OptimisticD. ProudCEverything about nuclear energy seems terrifically big: the cost, construction and decommissioning and the fears of something going ba

17、dly wrong.The future, however may well be much smaller. Dozens of companies are working on a new generation of reactors that, they promise, can deliver nuclear power at lower cost and reduced risk.These small-scale plants will on average generate between 50MW and 300MW of power compared with the 1,0

18、00MW-plus from a conventional reactor. They will draw on modular manufacturing techniques that will reduce construction risk, which has plagued larger-scale projects. Supporters believe these advanced modular reactors (AMRs) most of which will not be commercial until the 2030s are critical if atomic

19、 power is to compete against the rapidly falling costs of solar and wind.“The physics hasn t changed. It s about much cleverer design than eeferd much flexibility in terms of operation,“ said TtenStorde4sltrygadviser and chairman ofNuclear risk Insurers, which insures nuclear sites in the UK.Since t

20、he Fukushima meltdown in Japan in 2011, safety fears have threatened nuclear power. But the biggest obstacle today is economic. In western Europe, just three plants are under construction: in the UK at Hinkley point C in Somerset; at Flamanville in France; and at Olkiluoto in Finland. All involve th

21、e European Pressurized Reactor technology of EDF that will be used at Hinkley Point. All are running years late and over budget. In the US, the first two nuclear projects under way for the past 30 years are also blowing through cost estimates.The UK, which opened the world s first commercial nuclear

22、 reactor in 1956, is one of the few western nations committed to renewing its ageing fleet to ensure energy security and meet tough carbon reduction targets. It is seen as a proving ground, by many in the industry, of nuclear power s ability to restore confidence.However, the country s agreement wit

23、h EDF to build two units at Hinkley Powhich together will generate 3.2GW of electricity has come under severe criticism over its cost. The government is looking at different funding models but said it still sees nuclear power as vital to the country s future energy mix. Small reactors, it believes,

24、have the potential to generate much-needed power from the 2030s.A nuclear sector deal, unveiled last month, promised up to 56m in funding for research and development into AMRs and attracted interest of start-ups from around the world. The government hopes the funding will give the UK a lead in the

25、global race to develop these technologies, helping to provide energy security while also creating a multibillion-dollar export market for British engineering companies.28. Which of the following is true about the advanced modular reactors (AMRs)?A . AMRs produce more power than traditional reactorsB

26、. Small in scale, AMRs rose more safety risksC. So far, most AMRs have not been put into use yetD. Governments prefer energy of solar and wind to that of AMRs29. In paragraph 5, the author mentions the plants in Western Europe and the US to.A. prove that nuclear power has been threatened by safety c

27、oncern.B. show that the construction of nuclear power plants cost more that the budget available.5C. indicate the construction of nuclear plants are slow in speed.D. point out that most power plants have adopted the latest nuclear technology.30. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Some people h

28、ave lost confidence in the development of nuclear plantsB. The UK government seeks to reduce the negative impact of nuclear power on its economy.C. The plan to build two power plants in Hinkley Point has been desertedD. a kind costs for small modular reactors would be higher relative to large nuclea

29、r reactors.31. Which of the following can serve as the best title of this passage?A . Britain counts on nuclear energy to keep lights onB. Traditional nuclear plants boom with mini reactorsC. Nuclear s share of power generation remain steadD. Nuclear power looks to shrink its way to successDCigarett

30、e ends are everywhere - littering our streets and beaches - and for decades they ve been thought of as unrecyclable. But a New Jersey based company called TerraCycle, has taken on the challenge, and has come up with a way to recycle millions of cigarette ends and turn them into industrial plastic pr

31、oducts. Its aim is to recycle things that people normally consider impossible to reuse.Obviously it would be even better for the environment if everyone just stopped smoking , but the statistics show that although there has been an increase in anti-smoking ads and messaging, between 2000 and 2014, g

32、lobal sales of cigarettes increased by 8 percent, and a whole lot of those cigarette ends are ending up as trash. Since most of our litter eventually ends up in waterways , cigarette ends can surely pollute the surrounding environment. It only takes a single cigarette end to pollute a liter of water

33、, TerraCycle founder , Tom Szaky, said. Animals 6can also mistake littered cigarette ends for food.So how do you go about turning all those poisonous ends into something useful?TerraCycle does this by first breaking them down into separate parts. They mix the remaining materials , such as the tobacc

34、o and the paper; with other kinds of rubbish , and use it on non-agricultural land , such as golf courses. The filters（过滤嘴）are a little harder. To recycle these, TerraCycle first makes them clean and cuts them into small pieces , and then combines them with other recycled materials , making them int

35、o liquid for industrial plastic products.They re now also expanding their recying offerings to the rest of the 80 percent of household waste that currently can t bucrecycchoc01ate packaging, pens, and mobilephones. The goal is to use the latest research to find a way to stop so much waste ending up

36、in landfill（ 垃圾填埋 ）,and then get companies to provide money for the process. And so far , it s working.We haven t found anything that we can , cortnmcycsations director of TerraCycle , Albe Zakes , said. But with the amount and variety of packaging and litter in the world , we are always looking for

37、 new waste streams to address.32. What does TerraCycle intend to do ?A . Search for recyclable materials for use.B. Deal with as many cigarette ends as possible.C. Produce new kinds of industrial plastic products.D. Recycle what used to be considered unrecyclable.33. The underlined word trash in Par

38、agraph 2 probably means.A . rubbish B. poison C. disaster D. ruin34. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about ?A. The effective use of cigarette ends. B. The process of recycling cigarette ends.C. The difficulty in recycling cigarette ends.D . The reason for breaking down cigarette ends.35. What Albe

39、 said in the last paragraph implies that.A. there is more and more waste to be recycledB. it is difficult for TerraCycle to recycle everythingC. TerraCycle is trying to meet the challenge of new wasteD. TerraCycle has successfully recycled a large amount of waste第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选

40、出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyone needs a break, and vacations are not meant for serious study. 36. The Spring Festival is coming up so this is the perfect time to discuss some great English language literature to take on a long train journey .Before getting into the recommendations, you need to det

41、ermine your English reading comprehension level . If youre at the beginner level , there are two options : reading a childrens book or reading a book that youve read in Chinese translation . 37.If youre at the intermediate level , popular books like pop fiction , mysteries and thrillers are good opt

42、ions . For advanced readers, classic works of literature or modern prize winners ( Nobel, Pulitzer) are good options.38.When I pick up a book I like , even though the first few chapters are really hard to get through , I would try to get accustomed to the language the author uses . Generally , after

43、 the first few chapters , things get a lot easier, especially if I get involved in the story .Another great way to keep yourself motivated is to find a friend whos interested in reading the same book. You can make goals that you both want to achieve . 39.Some quick recommendations : Harry Potter, st

44、art with the first book and go on from there ; the Narnia series; anything by US writer Michael Crichton ; and if you like horror , US writer Stephen King is always unusual and fun . 40. Happy reading!A. If you pick a book which is so challenging , it will be too stressful .B. The most important thi

45、ng is to pick a book that youre really interested in .C. You may also enjoy your reading when hanging out with your family .D. You should just find a topic or author youre interested in , and the rest will go from there .E. You can also discuss plot lines or vocabulary issues with each other by SMS

46、or e-mail .F. Instead, theyre a great way to take a break and enjoy a good book .G. This will help you get over any unfamiliar words or phrases , since youre already familiar with the story.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题:每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A.B.C和D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。Ten years ago, a do

47、ctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed.I was totally 41 and felt I was suddenly placed under 42 of death with an indefinite reprieve（ 缓开U）. After careful thought, I 43 my affairs; then I went home and got into bed.But 2 years later, I left my

48、bed and 44 the long climb back.It was another year 45 I made it.I speak of this experience because these past years have 46 me what to value and what to believe.I 47 now that this world is not my oyster（ 牡蛎）to be opened but my 48 to be grasped.I ve also learned that it s_necessthysto little but impo

49、rtant things I never thoughtI would 50 before: the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree, the 51 of sunlight on running water. I seem now, with some of the 52 freshness of childhood, to hear and see. How well, 53 , I recall the touch of the earth the day I first stepped upon it after the years

50、in bed. It was like _54- one s citizenship in world one had nearly lost.Frequently, I 55 myself that I need make notes of this 56 I m living in now, because in it I , m we7 doing what I like best.It won t always,be li58 thisI llmake the most of it and be grateful.I _59 all this to that long time spe

51、nt in bed. Wiser people come to this _60 without having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn t wise enough.I wiser now, a little, and happier.41. A.confused B. shocked C. determined D. annoyed942. A.trialB. pressureC. sentenceD. control43. A.made upB. set upC. took upD. cleared up44. A.recalledB.

52、beganC. avoidedD. accepted45. A.whenB. afterC. sinceD.before46. A.assignedB. taughtC. treatedD. assured47. A.admitB. demandC. expectD . realize48. A.knowledgeB. opportunityC. attentionD. point49. A.dismissB. listC. defineD. appreciate50. A.noticeB. recordC. rememberD . track51.A.shadowB.shakeC.playD

53、.feeling52.A.damagedB.recoveredC.fadedD.changed53.A.in contrastB.in returnC.for instanceD.by chance54.A.maintainingB.regainingC.discoveringD.forgetting55.A.remindB.promiseC.adviseD.convince56.A.countryB.momentC.memoryD.inspiration57.A.pleasedB.courageousC.confidentD.strong58.A.meanwhileB.otherwiseC.

54、howeverD.therefore59.A.applyB.oweC.contributeD.adapt60.A.awarenessB.agreementC.commentD.compromise第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Al so 61(know) as “ paper paintings and painted picturesa iNtewgYaae 62 unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called New Year paintingsbecause they are 63 (most) posted during the Chin