2021年贵州省贵阳市中八子弟学校高三英语月考试题含解析

2021年贵州省贵阳市中八子弟学校高三英语月考试题含解析一、选择题1.

Expertspredictthattheearthquakeandtsunamiwill_______amongthecostliestnaturaldisasterson

record.

A.clarify

B.group

C.separate

D.rank参考答案：D略2.Hethoughtthemoretimehespentonhislessons,__________________．A．hewouldmakethegreaterprogressB．thegreaterprogresswouldhemakeC．thegreaterhewouldmakeprogressD．thegreaterprogresshewouldmake参考答案：D3.WefirstmetinNewYork,ifmymemory

me．A．serves

B．served

C．isserving

D．hasserved参考答案：A4.Agriculture_____about14percentofglobalgreenhousegasemissions,andtransportingthefoodaroundaddstotheenvironmentalcost.

A.caresfor

B.appliesfor

C.accountsfor

D.answersfor参考答案：C5.Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A.involved;causing

B.toinvolve;causedC.involving;causing

D.involving;havingcaused参考答案：C6.Idon’tthinkfootballis________thanbasketball.

A.alotmoreexciting

B.agreatdealmoreexcited

C.moreexcitedbyfar

D.byfarmostexciting参考答案：A7.---Heshouldhavebeenwarnedofthedanger.---_______,buthewouldn’tlistentome.A.Sohehad

B.Sohadhe

C.Sowashe

D.Sohewas参考答案：D8.Doyouknowthatalivingcellcanbe

forathousandyearsifthetemperatureisright?

A.spared B.protected C.preserved D.developed.参考答案：C9.Thecountryhasalreadysentupthreeunmannedspacecraft,themostrecent________attheendoflastMarch.

A.hasbeenlaunched

B.havingbeenlaunched

C.beinglaunched

D.tobelaunched参考答案：B10.Studentsshouldn’tbegivensodifficultaproblem___theycannotworkout.

A.that

B.which

C.while

D.as参考答案：D略11.Tom,diditever________toyouthatyouwouldbepunishedforcheatingonexams?A.happen B.strikeC.reflect D.occur参考答案：D12.—Look,herecomesyourdreamgirl．Inviteheroutfordinnertomorrowevening．—______．Whatifsherefusesme?A．I'mgladtohearthat

B．Itcouldn'tbebetterC．Idon'tknow

D．Notexactly参考答案：C13.Ithinktheyare

totellusthesecret,butIamnotsosure.

A.impossible

B.probable

C.likely

D.possible参考答案：C14.Thecollegeexamination

is_______easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.

A.fairly

B.quite

C.rather

D.very参考答案：C

15.Withthehelpofthenewteacher,____numberofthestudentsinmyclasswhohavemade____greatprogressinEnglishuptonowisfarlarger.A.the;the

B.a;a

C.the;/

D.a;/参考答案：C16.IusedtofeelverynervouswhenIstoodupinfrontofothers,butnowIfeelquite______whengivingaspeechtotheschool．

A．atrandom B．atlength

C．atease

D．atsight参考答案：C略二、完型填空17.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Inahallcrowdedwithaudience,afamousprofessorstartedhislecturebyholdingupa￡10note．Heasked,"36

isthispieceofpaperandisitworthanything?""It'sa￡10note,whichcanbe

37

inmarketsforitsvalue．"repliedoneofthemanyparticipantswho

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theirhands．Thespeakercontinuedtocrumple（弄皱）the￡10noteusingbothhis

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untilitbecameapieceofwrinkled（磨）paper．Hethen

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itagainandmadeanunsuccessfulattempttokeepit

41,asking,"Doesanyoneofyouwantit?"

"Yes!"repliedtheparticipants．"Well,"hesaid,"itlooksthatIhaven'tdone

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!WhatifIdothis?"Andhe

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itonthegroundandstartedtogrind（皱的）itintothefloorwithhisshoe．He

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thenote,anditwasnowallcrumpled,dirtyandnoteasyto

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fromadistance．"Nowwouldsomeonestillliketo

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itforitsvalue?''Manyhandswentinthe

47．"Ithinkthatpieceofcurrencyisstillholdingitsvalue,"

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aparticipant．"Thisbillcanstillget

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worth￡10．"saidanotherparticipant．Everyoneagreed．"Myfriend,thereisaveryvaluablelessoninwhatwewerejust

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with．ItmightappeartosomeofyouthatIwasabletochangethe￡10noteduringtheprocess,

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nomatterwhatIdidtothisnote,youstillbelievethatmyactionsdidnotactually

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itsvalueItwasstillacurrencynoteworth￡10"．Manytimesinourlife,wearedroppedandcrumpledbythe

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wemakeorthecircumstancesthatcomeourway．Wefeelasthoughweare

54．Butwhateverhashappenedorwhatwillhappen,pleaserememberyouneverloseyour

55,youarestillprecioustothosewholoveyou．36．A．Which

B．When

C．What

D．Where37．A．sold

B．cashed

C．bought

D．changed38．A．raised

B．shook

C．washed

D．held39．A．fingers

B．arms

C．hands

D．wrists40．A．examined

B．unpacked

C．opened

D．unfolded41．A．straight

B．clean

C．soft

D．loose42．A．all

B．enough

C．little

D．any43．A．split

B．felt

C．stepped

D．dropped44．A．tookaway

B．pickedup

C．turnedin

D．handedout45．A．know'

B．view

C．recognize

D．confirm46．A．relate

B．refuse

C．share

D．trade47．A．hall

B．sky

C．air

D．bank48．A．replied

B．questioned

C．doubted

D．approved49．A．dictionaries

B．goods

C．food

D．Clothes50．A．through

B．up

C．down

D．over51．A．so

B．and

C．but

D．or52．A．increase

B．double

C．lose

D．decrease53．A．appointments

B．decisions

C．apology

D．progress54．A．worthless

B．priceless

C．practical

D．wonderful55．A．heart

B．courage

C．way

D．Value参考答案：36-40CBACD

41-45ABDBC

46-50DCABA

51-55CDBAD三、阅读理解18.Isthereanationwideshortageofnurses?It’shardtosay.However,somecharacteristicsymptomsoftenindicatethatthereisindeedashortage.Onesymptomisthevacancyrate,orthepercentageofbudgetedpositionsthatareunfilled.NewEngland’shospitalscurrentlyreportthatanaverageof7to12percentoftheirregisterednursepositionsarevacant,thehighestlevelsincethelastshortageinthelate1980s.Vermonthasalylowvacancyrate,at7.8percent.Butitsvacancieswereat1.2percentjustfiveyearsago.Anothersymptomistheincreaseduseofstopgapmeasurestofillemptypositions.Forinstance,manynursesreportanupswinginhowfrequentlytheyareaskedtostaypasttheirshifts.AccordingtoMurphy,workingintheSt.Elizabeth’sHospital,“Theshortagehasdefinitelycreatedalotofopportunitiesofovertimeforournurses,whethertheywantthemornot.”Similarly,anationalsurveyofregisterednursesshowsthatinanaverageweek,nursesintheU.S.work2.4morehoursthantheyarescheduledto.Muchofthisextratimeisvoluntary,asnursesearnovertimepaywhentheystaytofillinblanksintheschedule.Whentheycan’tfillopenpositionsbymoretraditionalmeans,healthcareprovidershiretemporarystafftotidethemover.Travellingworkersarethelargestpartofthetemporaryhealthcareworkforce,hiredforthirteen-weekreductionathealthcarefacilitiesfacingshort-termlackofworkers.Temporaryworkers,mainlynurses,costhospitals$7.2billionin2000.“Anysuccessfulsolutiontotheshortagedependsonconvincingmorepeopletobecomenurses,andthatisnotaneasygoaltoreach.Toachieveit,”saysBuerhaus,“societyneedstoplacemorevalueonnursing.Legislation(法规)can’tdothat–itshouldcomefrompeople.”Andifthiscontinues,wemighthavetolearntocareforourselvesinthehospital.50.

Thetemporarystaffhiredbyahospital_______.

A.costalargepartofthehospital’sbudgetB.meettheneedfornursesinthehospitalforashorttime

C.shouldworkonaweeklybasisandonascheduledtimetable

D.oughttoworkpassivelyforthirtycontinuousweeks51.AccordingtoBuerhaus,whatisasuccessfulsolutiontothenurseshortage?

A.Toconvincepeopleofthebenefitsofbeinganurse.

B.Toaskthegovernmentforhelptoworkoutspecificlegislation.

C.Topublicizethepastachievementsofnurses.

D.Tomakepeopleawareoftheimportanceofbeinganurse.52.What’stheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedword“upswing”inParagraph3?

A.Symptom

B.Decrease

C.Increase

D.Figure53.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsnurseshortage?A.Worried

B.Indifferent

C.Doubtful

D.Optimistic参考答案：50-53BDCA略19.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。NathanPhillips,whowillformallybeginhisfreshmanyearattheUniversityofSanDiego(USD)onAug.31,willarriveoncampusinanunusualandphilanthropicmanner.Phillipsisexpectedtoarrivebetween5p．m.and6p．m.Thursdayonhisbicycle,havingpedaled1,450milesfromAstoria,Ore.PhillipscombinedhisdesiretocompletealongbikeridebeforeenteringcollegewithhisinterestinhelpingthechildrenofUganda.HeisraisingfundsforInvisibleChildren,aSanDiego-basedorganizationseekingtoendconflictsafflicting(使苦恼)northernUganda,theDemocraticRepublicofCongoandtheCentralAfricanRepublicandstoptheuseofchildrenassoldiers.Phillipshadraised$1,540beforeembarkingAug.11andhopestoreach$2,000.Phillips,whoisfromRedmond,Washington,visitedUgandaduringhighschoolandworkedinanorphanage(孤儿院)there.HewasalsoinspiredbyapresentationbyInvisibleChildrenathishighschool.“IhavebeentoUgandaandpersonallygottentoknowsomeofthekidsaffectedbythewar，”Phillipssaidinastatementreleasedbytheuniversity.“Iwoulddoanythingtohelpthesekids.”Phillips'newroommate,KyleSharp,hasjoinedhimforthelast600milesofthetrip.StudentsandothermembersoftheUSDcommunityareexpectedtojoinhimforthelast13miles.“Nathan'spassionatecommitment(恪守承诺)toimprovingthelivesofchildrenmorethan8,000milesawayresonates(共鸣)withUSD'sm