湖南省衡阳市三角塘中学高三英语月考试题含解析

湖南省衡阳市三角塘中学高三英语月考试题含解析一、选择题1.Afterthecompanyreformeditsrulesandregulations,wefindthebusinessisreally

A．takingoff

B．bringingin

C．knockingoff

D．takingup参考答案：A2.WheneverIfeellonelyorupset,Ialwaysdosomereading,which_________mewell.A.serves

B.suits

C.favors

D.motivates参考答案：A【详解】考查动词辨析。句意：每当我感到孤独或沮丧时，我总是读些书，这对我很有好处。A.serves对某人有用；B.suits适合；C.favors支持；D.motivates激励。servesb“对某人有用”符合句意。故A选项正确。3.After________aninternationalschoolbusexhibitioninBeijing,Susanpaintedherdreamschoolbus.【原创】【选自《北京周报》2012年2月23日第四页】A.havingbeenvisited

B.tovisit

C.visited

D.visiting参考答案：d略4.Generallyspeaking,

accordingtothedirections,thedrughasnosideeffect.

A．whentaking

B．whentaken

C．whentotake

D．whentobetaken参考答案：B5.—Theplan_______forthetripisveryimportant.—Isee,andheissuretoworkitoutontime.A.made

B.tobemade

C.making

D.tomake参考答案：B6.Hefeltlonelyinthefirstmonthabroad，butafteratimehegot

aloneandevengot

it．

A．usedtoliving；toenjoy

B．usedtolive；toenjoy

C．usingtolive；enjoying

D．tobeusedtoliving；enjoying参考答案：A7.—Whenshallwesetaboutdoingourwork?—______allthegroupmembersarehere.A.Until

B.Since

C.Unless

D.Notuntil参考答案：D【详解】考查连词辨析。句意：——我们什么时候开始工作?——直到所有的组员都来了。A.Until在…以前；B.Since自…以来；C.Unless除非；

D.Notuntil直到…才，根据题意，故选D。8.Mr.Rodprefersarestaurantinasmalltownto___insolargeacityasBeijing.A.it

B.one

C.that

D.this参考答案：B9.Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeing_____shouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A.solving

B.solve

C.tosolve

D.solved参考答案：D10.---Whydidn’tyoupaytheaccommodationrent?---Therent?__________A.Italldepends. B.It’suptoyou. C.Youarecrazy! D.Thatisn’tdueyet.参考答案：D11.I’dlovetofindajobcombiningmymajorandinterestupongraduation____Icanfullydevelopmypotential.A.sothat

B.asthough

C.incase

D.evenif参考答案：A12.ItwasApril1,2001

WilliamandKatehadtheirfirstbaby.A.that

B.when

C.since

D.before参考答案：B13..--HaveyoubeentotheGreatWall?--Perhapsnotinmymemory._______,itmighthavebeenduringmyearlychildhood.A.Ifany

B.Ifever

C.Ifonce

D.Ifnot参考答案：B略14.I’msureyouwilldobetterinthetestbecauseyou______sohardthisyear.A.studied

B.hadstudied

C.willstudy

D.havebeenstudying参考答案：D15.—Undersuchcircumstances,whatwillyoudo?—I'mnotaquitter．—Me

．A．too

B．neither

C．either

D．also参考答案：B16.---Jason,youneedtorefreshyourselfwithacupofcoffee.

---Yeah,Iwenttobedverylatelastnight,________,earlythismorning.A,ratherthan B.what’smore

C.orrather

D.what’sworse参考答案：C17.________thisroadandyou’llgettothecinemaquickly.

A.Tofollow

B.Following

C.Follow

D.Followed参考答案：C二、新的题型18.IsNew-carSmellBadforYourHealth?Thesmellofanewcarcanbeappealinginshowrooms,forwhichthere’sagoodreason.Thatnewcarsmellcomesfromamixtureofchemicals,someofwhichcanbehighlypoisonous.___67___Manyofthesecontainvolatile(挥发性的)organiccompounds(VOCs),someofwhichcanbedeadlyinsufficientquantities.Othersarejustbadforyou.“It’sachemicalcocktailmadeupoflotsofpoisonoussubstances,”saidJeffGearhart,ResearchDirectoroftheEcologyCenterintheUSstateofMichigan.TheEcologyCenterhasbeenmonitoringandtestingchemicallevelsintheinsideofthecarforyears,andhasnotedsomeimprovement.ButGearhartsaysthereisstillworktobedone.“Thereareover200chemicalcompoundsfoundinvehicles,”hesaid.“Sincethesechemicalsarenotregulated,consumershavenowayofknowingthedangerstheyface.”___68___Immediatesymptomscanrangefromasorethroattoheadaches,dizziness,etc.,dependingonthesensitivityofanindividual.AccordingtotheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,continuedexposuretosomeofthesecanleadtoreproductiveimpactsanddamagetosomeorgansandcentralnervoussystem—orevencancer.___69___Thedangeristhegreatestwhenthecarisnew,andthatnewcarsmellismostnoticeable.___70___Itisthereleaseofchemicalvapours,whichleadstothesmell.Heatfromavehicleleftinthesuncanmakemattersworse,andspeedupthechemicalreaction.Thedangerisreducedovertime,andexpertssaytheworstisusuallyoverwithinaboutsixmonths.Expertsadvisethebestthingthatbuyerscandotolimitexposureistokeeptheinsideofthecarwellventilated(通风的),especiallyduringthefirstsixmonthsofownership.Parkintheshadewiththewindowsopenwhenit’ssafetodoso,oratleasttrytoairitoutbeforegettinginside—especiallyonhotdays.A.It’sthatlong-termexposurethatexpertsfindmostworrisome.B.Carmanufacturersareunawareofstandardsregulatingairqualityinsidenewcars.C.Thisiswhencomponentsarestillunstableandtendtowardswhatiscalledoff-gassing.D.Justreadingalistofthesubstancesisscaryenough,andthedangerofexposureisscarierstill.E.Thesourceofthesmellsomanybuyersfindappealingisinthevarioussubstancesusedincarconstruction.F.Fortunately,highconcentrationsofthesecompoundsgraduallydisappearjustafewmonthsaftermanufacture.参考答案：67.E

68.D

69.A

70.C本文是一篇说明文。介绍了新车对健康的危害及应对措施，新车气味来自化学物质的混合物，其中一些化学物质可能剧毒。【67题详解】下文提示“其中许多含有挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)，其中一些在足够的量下是致命的。”承接下文，E项Thesourceofthesmellsomanybuyersfindappealingisinthevarioussubstancesusedincarconstruction.（许多买家觉得这种气味很吸引人的地方在于汽车制造中使用的各种物质。）切题。故选E。【68题详解】下文“根据个人的敏感程度，立即出现的症状包括喉咙痛、头痛、头晕等。”承接下文，D项Justreadingalistofthesubstancesisscaryenough,andthedangerofexposureisscarierstill.（光是阅读这些物质的清单就已经够可怕的了，而接触这些物质的危险更可怕。）切题。故选D。【69题详解】上文提示“根据美国环境保护署的说法，持续接触其中一些会导致生殖影响和对某些器官和中枢神经系统的损害，甚至会导致癌症。”承接上文，A项It’sthatlong-termexposurethatexpertsfindmostworrisome.（专家们最担心的是长期接触。）切题。故选A。【70题详解】上文提示“新车的危险最大，新车的气味最明显。”承接上文，C项Thisiswhencomponentsarestillunstableandtendtowardswhatiscalledoff-gassing.（这是当组件仍然不稳定，并倾向于所谓的放气的时候。）切题。故选C。三、阅读理解19.

ThePalmIslandsarethelargestartificialislandsintheworldandareunderconstructioninDubai,intheUnitedArabEmirates.Theyarebeingdevelopedastourist,leisure,andresidentialresorts,andwillincreasethecoastlineofthecountryby120kilometres.

Afterfouryearsofplanningandcarefulconsiderationoftheenvironmentalissues,constructionstartedin2001.Dutchengineerswithexperienceofreclaiminglandfromtheseawereemployedinthebuildingofthefirsttwoislands.Thesiteforallthreeislandsisanareaoftheseawherethewaterisnotverydeep.Sandistakenfromtheseabedandsprayedintotheconstructionsite.Althoughtheshallowwaterfacilitatesthisprocess,theislandsarestillveryexposedtothecurrentsandtidalmovementsofthesea.Rocksareusedtoholdthesandinplaceresultinginalargecrescent(月状的)structure.Thisactsasabreakwaterandprotectstheislandsfromthesea.

Thefirsttwoislandsareintheshapeofdatepalmtreesandconsistofatrunkand17frond,orleavescomingoffthetrunk.Thefirstisland,namedPalmJumeirah,hasthreefive-starhotelsinthetrunk,andluxuryhomesintheleaves.Itisastonishingthatwhenthesehomeswentonsalein2004,theywereallsoldwithinthreedays.

Thesecondpalm,JebelAli,wasstartedin2002andisdesignedtobeanentertainmentcentre.Sixmarinas(小游艇船坞)areplanned,withawaterthemepark,andhomesbuiltonstilts(桩柱)inthewater.

ThePalmDeiraplannedtobethelargestofthethreeislands,withalengthof14kmandawidthof8.5km,anarealargerthanthecityofParis.Itwillconsistofresidentialproperties,marinas,shoppingmalls,sportsfacilities,andclubs.Thesewillbeopentobothresidentsandtourists.

Moreartificialislands,theWorldIslands,arenowbeingconstructednearthePalmJumeirah.Theyconsistof300privateislandsgroupedintotheshapeofthecontinentsoftheworldandwillbeusedforestates,privatehomes,communityislands,andresorts.

Unquestionably,theseartificialislandsareoneofthewondersofthemodernworld.TheywillalsomaintainDubai’sstatusasoneoftheleadingtouristdestinationsintheregion.56．Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingarerightEXCEPT___________.A.SomeDutchengineersareexperiencedinreclaiminglandfromthesea.B.Theislandsarebeingbu