湖南省衡陽市三角塘中學高三英語月考試題含解析

湖南省衡陽市三角塘中學高三英語月考試題含解析一、選擇題1.Afterthecompanyreformeditsrulesandregulations,wefindthebusinessisreally

A．takingoff

B．bringingin

C．knockingoff

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

B.suits

C.favors

D.motivates參考答案：A【詳解】考查動詞辨析。句意：每當我感到孤獨或沮喪時，我總是讀些書，這對我很有好處。A.serves對某人有用；B.suits適合；C.favors支持；D.motivates激勵。servesb“對某人有用”符合句意。故A選項正確。3.After________aninternationalschoolbusexhibitioninBeijing,Susanpaintedherdreamschoolbus.【原創(chuàng)】【選自《北京周報》2012年2月23日第四頁】A.havingbeenvisited

B.tovisit

C.visited

D.visiting參考答案：d略4.Generallyspeaking,

accordingtothedirections,thedrughasnosideeffect.

A．whentaking

B．whentaken

C．whentotake

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

B.tobemade

C.making

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

aloneandevengot

it．

A．usedtoliving；toenjoy

B．usedtolive；toenjoy

C．usingtolive；enjoying

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

B.Since

C.Unless

D.Notuntil參考答案：D【詳解】考查連詞辨析。句意：——我們什么時候開始工作?——直到所有的組員都來了。A.Until在…以前；B.Since自…以來；C.Unless除非；

D.Notuntil直到…才，根據(jù)題意，故選D。8.Mr.Rodprefersarestaurantinasmalltownto___insolargeacityasBeijing.A.it

B.one

C.that

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

B.solve

C.tosolve

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

B.asthough

C.incase

D.evenif參考答案：A12.ItwasApril1,2001

WilliamandKatehadtheirfirstbaby.A.that

B.when

C.since

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

B.Ifever

C.Ifonce

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

B.hadstudied

C.willstudy

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

．A．too

B．neither

C．either

D．a(chǎn)lso參考答案：B16.---Jason,youneedtorefreshyourselfwithacupofcoffee.

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

C.orrather

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

A.Tofollow

B.Following

C.Follow

D.Followed參考答案：C二、新的題型18.IsNew-carSmellBadforYourHealth?Thesmellofanewcarcanbeappealinginshowrooms,forwhichthere’sagoodreason.Thatnewcarsmellcomesfromamixtureofchemicals,someofwhichcanbehighlypoisonous.___67___Manyofthesecontainvolatile(揮發(fā)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(通風的),especiallyduringthefirstsixmonthsofownership.Parkintheshadewiththewindowsopenwhenit’ssafetodoso,oratleasttrytoairitoutbeforegettinginside—especiallyonhotdays.A.It’sthatlong-termexposurethatexpertsfindmostworrisome.B.Carmanufacturersareunawareofstandardsregulatingairqualityinsidenewcars.C.Thisiswhencomponentsarestillunstableandtendtowardswhatiscalledoff-gassing.D.Justreadingalistofthesubstancesisscaryenough,andthedangerofexposureisscarierstill.E.Thesourceofthesmellsomanybuyersfindappealingisinthevarioussubstancesusedincarconstruction.F.Fortunately,highconcentrationsofthesecompoundsgraduallydisappearjustafewmonthsaftermanufacture.參考答案：67.E

68.D

69.A

70.C本文是一篇說明文。介紹了新車對健康的危害及應對措施，新車氣味來自化學物質(zhì)的混合物，其中一些化學物質(zhì)可能劇毒?！?7題詳解】下文提示“其中許多含有揮發(fā)性有機化合物(VOCs)，其中一些在足夠的量下是致命的。”承接下文，E項Thesourceofthesmellsomanybuyersfindappealingisinthevarioussubstancesusedincarconstruction.（許多買家覺得這種氣味很吸引人的地方在于汽車制造中使用的各種物質(zhì)。）切題。故選E?！?8題詳解】下文“根據(jù)個人的敏感程度，立即出現(xiàn)的癥狀包括喉嚨痛、頭痛、頭暈等?！背薪酉挛?，D項Justreadingalistofthesubstancesisscaryenough,andthedangerofexposureisscarierstill.（光是閱讀這些物質(zhì)的清單就已經(jīng)夠可怕的了，而接觸這些物質(zhì)的危險更可怕。）切題。故選D。【69題詳解】上文提示“根據(jù)美國環(huán)境保護署的說法，持續(xù)接觸其中一些會導致生殖影響和對某些器官和中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的損害，甚至會導致癌癥?！背薪由衔?，A項It’sthatlong-termexposurethatexpertsfindmostworrisome.（專家們最擔心的是長期接觸。）切題。故選A。【70題詳解】上文提示“新車的危險最大，新車的氣味最明顯?！背薪由衔?，C項Thisiswhencomponentsarestillunstableandtendtowardswhatiscalledoff-gassing.（這是當組件仍然不穩(wěn)定，并傾向于所謂的放氣的時候。）切題。故選C。三、閱讀理解19.

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

Afterfouryearsofplanningandcarefulconsiderationoftheenvironmentalissues,constructionstartedin2001.Dutchengineerswithexperienceofreclaiminglandfromtheseawereemployedinthebuildingofthefirsttwoislands.Thesiteforallthreeislandsisanareaoftheseawherethewaterisnotverydeep.Sandistakenfromtheseabedandsprayedintotheconstructionsite.Althoughtheshallowwaterfacilitatesthisprocess,theislandsarestillveryexposedtothecurrentsandtidalmovementsofthesea.Rocksareusedtoholdthesandinplaceresultinginalargecrescent(月狀的)structure.Thisactsasabreakwaterandprotectstheislandsfromthesea.

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

Thesecondpalm,JebelAli,wasstartedin2002andisdesignedtobeanentertainmentcentre.Sixmarinas(小游艇船塢)areplanned,withawaterthemepark,andhomesbuiltonstilts(樁柱)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