广东省广州市思源学校2020年高三英语月考试题含解析

1、广东省广州市思源学校2020年高三英语月考试题含解析一、 选择题1. this is the first time that i _alone at home during the weekend, bored to death.来   a. have left   b. have been left   c. had left    d. had been left参考答案：b2. when the admission letter from harvard university arrived, be

2、n's parents were     and threw a big party.a. in the red    b. tickled    pinkc. as white as a sheet    d. in a blue mood参考答案：b考查短语辨析。句意：当哈佛大学的录取通知书到达时，本的父母喜出望外，开了一个盛大的晚会。in the red负债；tickled pink喜出望外；as white as a sheet面色苍白；in a blue m

3、ood心境不好。根据题意，故选b。3. _green, the door might look more beautiful.a. if painted     b. you painted     c. to paint     d. have it painted参考答案：a4. - fancy meeting you here!- pleased to see you. if they _ me to the party, i _ be here.a. hadnt in

4、vited; wouldnt be          b. didnt invite; wouldnt bec. hadnt invited; wouldnt have been    d. didnt invite; wont be 参考答案：a略5. the town is so beautiful! i just love it.me too. the character of the town is well  _aqualified  

5、      bpreserved           cdecorated           dsimplified参考答案：b略6. i wonder _ there was so many natural disasters across the world. a. why is it that    

6、                                    b. what is it that      c. teachers energy was saved   

7、;               d. was saved teachers energy参考答案：d7. the 2014 sochi winter olympics, _on february 23, was a great success.      a. end          b. ending 

8、       c. being ended     d. to be ended参考答案：b8. carfree sundays _ in singapore next month to help deal with the pollution（）ahas heldbwill be heldcwill holddhas been held参考答案：b为了应对污染问题，下个月将在新加坡推行"周日无车日"活动根据时间状语 next month （下个月）可知，此处应表示

9、发生在将来的动作；由于主语carfree sundays 与谓语动词hold构成被动关系；因此，本句应使用一般将来时态的被动语态（will+be+done）；故选b本题考查了一般将来时态的被动语态（will+be+done）的用法；做类似的题时，首先应根据句中的时间状语确定句子的时态，然后判断主语与谓语动词是否构成被动关系；另外，还需要熟练掌握不同时态的被动语态的句式结构9. - why was jackson searching shop after shop for a sweater?  -oh, he was very _ about his clothes. &#

10、160; a. particular       b. special                                 c curious     

11、60;            d. unusual   参考答案：a10. for a moment nothing happened; then_ from the excited audience.a. cheers came              b. did cheers comc. cheers would come

12、0;        d. came cheers参考答案：d11. while applying for a job, you should highlight the parts of your experience that are_ to the job.a. specificb. superiorc. remoted. convenient参考答案：a【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在申请工作时，你应该突出你的经验中与你即将申请的这个工作相关的部分。a. specific具体的；b. superior出众的；c.

13、remote偏僻的；d. convenient方便的。也就是申请信上应该只是局限于你之前的工作与这份工作相关的工作经验，不可泛泛而谈。短语be specific to sth.相当于be limited to sth.故选a。12. im sorry to hear that some villagers got disabled in the earthquake.   thats too bad, but _.a. all is well that ends well        

14、0;       b. the darkest hour is nearest the dawn   c. where there is life, there is hope    d. it is good to have friends in trouble参考答案：c13. -_ bargaining is always such great fun?   -usually people consider it a test to see who can stand

15、their ground longer.a. what is it thatb. why is it thatc. how it is that d. how much it is that参考答案：b14. there have been several new events _ to the program for the 2008 beijing olympic games.a. add              b. to add   

16、        c. adding                     d. added 参考答案：d15. they notice that plants dont grow well _ is much shade.a. where          

17、            b. which                      c. where there                   

18、  d. there参考答案：c略16.  hotel       a. contrary     b. clothing   c. cloth    d. wonder 参考答案：b 17. don't try to persuade your boss; he won't have the    of employing me-a student fresh from coll

19、egea intention                        battention                csense         &

20、#160;            dattraction参考答案：a8. with the rich experience _ over the years, mr. black eventually got over the difficulties and achieved his goal.  a. accumulated             &#

21、160;                           b. being accumulating      c. to accumulate            

22、0;                          d. having accumulated参考答案：a略19. you are not _ to unemployment benefit if you have never workedaaccustomed    bresignedcentitled 

23、;       dsubmitted参考答案：c试题解析：考查动词辨析。a习惯；b辞职；c给权利；给定书名；授以荣誉；d屈服。be entitled to “有的资格”。be accustomed to：习惯。句意：你如果从来没有工作过的话，就没有资格享受失业救济金。故选c.二、 完型填空20. a true reality of retirement planning is that your future is riding on the quality of your assumptions. humble _31_ can b

24、e dangerous.for example, eight years into this bull market, expecting stocks to deliver as strong returns over the next decade is an uncertain proposition many are nonetheless _32_.another potential _33_ assumption is that you will be able to keep working past 65. yet the recently released 2017 reti

25、rement confidence survey by the nonpartisan employee benefit research institute finds that more than half of workers say they expect to still be on the clock past age 65. _34_, less than 15 percent of today's retirees kept working that long."if you plan on working longer as a way to get by

26、in retirement, you are going to be in trouble," says craig copeland, senior research associate at ebri. "it should be a _35_ to a solid savings and spending plan, not the foundation."it's simply too _36_ to assume you will indeed be able to work longer. a survey by the transameric

27、a center for retirement studies found that nearly two-thirds of retirees left the workforce earlier than expected because they were laid off, reorganized out of a position, or due to general unhappiness with a job. only 16 percent of retirees who _37_ the work force earlier than they expected did so

28、 because they felt they could _38_ afford to._39_, a new report from prudential puts a dollar value on why your current employer may not be inclined (倾向于) to do back flips to keep an older you happy and engaged. the estimated one-year cost to a firm when an employee _40_ retirement: $50,000.prudenti

29、al estimates that on a company-wide level, delayed retirement can _41_  overall workforce costs by 1 percent to 1.5 percent. that's not nothing. and it goes a long way in explaining why employers may be more inclined to focus on "financial wellness" strategies to get workers ready

30、 to retire _42_ than programs to help workers delay retirement.fewer than one-third of employees surveyed by tcrs report their employer has some sort of "transition" program such as flexible work schedules, reduced hours or _43_ to a different role."workers' vision of retirement i

31、s changing faster than employers' business _44_," said catherine collinson, president of tcrs. that makes it ever more crucial for pre-retirees to take the steps today that will increase the _45_ they can continue to work longer, if that's part of the plan.31. a. pessimismb. optimismc.

32、concernd. consideration32. a. relying onb. holding backc. accounting ford. turning down33. a. reliableb. possiblec. flawedd. firm34. a. as a resultb. in additionc. needless to sayd. by comparison35. a. complementb. compositionc. complimentd. comprehension36. a. ridiculousb. sensiblec. riskyd. logica

33、l37. a. extendedb. exitedc. existedd. remained38. a. economicallyb. mentallyc. financiallyd. physically39. a. howeverb. thereforec. insteadd. moreover40. a. delaysb. expectsc. getsd. decides41. a. influenceb. decreasec. increased. transform42. a. laterb. soonerc. fasterd. slower43. a. shiftingb. alt

34、eringc. rangingd. functioning44. a. dealsb. practicesc. customsd. operations45 a. prospectb. capabilitiesc. oddsd. outputs参考答案：31. b    32. a    33. c    34. d    35. a    36. c    37. b    38. c

35、    39. d    40. a    41. c    42. b    43. a    44. b    45. c【分析】本文是一篇说明文，从几方面分析了员工对延迟退休计划抱有乐观态度是十分危险的。【31题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：谦逊的乐观主义可能是危险的。a. pessimism悲观；b. optimism乐观；c. concern担心；d. consideratio

36、n考虑。上文说退休计划的真实情况是，你的未来取决于你的假设，再结合第二段举的牛市的例子可知，谦逊的乐观可能是危险的，故b项正确。【32题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：例如，在本轮牛市进入8年后，许多人仍然指望未来10年股市能带来同样强劲的回报，但这是一个不确定的命题。a. relying on指望、依赖；b. holding back抑制；c. accounting for说明的原因；d. turning down拒绝。根据空前的“for example, eight years into this bull market, expecting stocks to deliver as str

37、ong returns over the next decade”可知，许多人仍然指望未来10年股市能带来同样强劲的回报，但这是一个不确定的命题，故a项正确。【33题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：另一个可能有缺陷的假设是，你将能够在65岁以后继续工作。  a. reliable可靠的；b. possible可能的；c. flawed 有瑕疵的、有缺陷的；d. firm坚定的。空后说然而，由无党派员工福利研究机构最近发布的2017年退休信心调查发现，超过一半的员工表示，他们预计自己仍将在65岁以上的时候上班，相比之下，如今只有不到15%的退休人员能工作那么长时间，由此可知这种假设是有

38、缺陷的，故c项正确。【34题详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：相比之下，如今只有不到15%的退休人员能工作那么长时间。a. as a result结果；b. in addition此外；c. needless to say不用说；d. by comparison相比之下。超过一半的员工表示，他们预计自己仍将在65岁以上的时候上班，如今只有不到15%的退休人员能工作那么长时间，前后存在一种对比关系，故d项正确。【35题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：欧洲复兴开发银行高级研究助理克雷格科普兰表示：“如果你打算延长工作时间，以此作为退休后的谋生之道，那你就有麻烦了。”它应该是一个坚实的储蓄和支出计划的补充

39、，而不是基础”。a. complement补充；b. composition作曲；c. compliment称赞；d. comprehension理解。根据空后的“not the foundation.”可知，延长工作时间应该是储蓄和支出计划的补充而不是基础，故a项正确。【36题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：假设你真的能工作更长时间是太冒险了。a. ridiculous荒谬的；b. sensible合乎情理的；c. risky冒险的、有风险的；d. logical逻辑的。根据下文介绍的美国退休研究中心的调查结果可知，假设你真的能工作更长时间是非常冒险的，故c项正确。【37题详解】考查动词词义

40、辨析。句意：只有16%的退休人员比预期的要早，因为他们觉得经济上可以负担得起。a. extended延伸；b. exited退出、离开；c. existed存在；d. remained保持。空前介绍了调查发现的近三分之二的退休人员提前离开工作岗位的几个原因，因此此处指的是退休人员，故b项正确。【38题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。a. economically经济地；b. mentally精神上；c. financially财政上；d. physically身体上。上文说人们延长退休时间是为了继续挣钱养家，所以那些提前退休的人能够在经济上负担得起，故c项正确。【39题详解】考查副词词义辨析

41、。句意：此外，英国保诚保险公司的一份新报告给出了一个美元价值，解释了为什么你现在的雇主可能不愿做后空翻，以让你的老东家满意和敬业。a. however然而；b. therefore因此；c. instead相反；d. moreover此外、而且。空后又提到了一份报告，是对前面的调查的补充说明，故d项正确。【40题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当员工延迟退休时，公司一年的估计费用是：50000美元。a. delays延误、推迟；b. expects期望；c. gets得到；d. decides决定。本文主要讨论的就是员工推迟退休计划，因此此处指员工延迟退休，故a项正确。【41题详解】考查动词词义

42、辨析。句意：保诚估计，在整个公司范围内，延迟退休会使整体劳动力成本增加1%至1.5%。a. influence影响；b. decrease减少；c. increase增加；d. transform转换。根据常识可知，员工延迟退休，公司会继续按月给他发工资，这会增加公司的劳动力成本，故c项正确。【42题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：这也在很大程度上解释了为什么雇主可能更倾向于关注“财务健康”战略，以便让员工提前做好退休准备，而不是帮助员工推迟退休的计划。a. later晚；b. sooner快、提前；c. faster迅速；d. slower缓慢。根据空后的“than programs to h

43、elp workers delay retirement.”可知，雇主可能更倾向于关注“财务健康”战略是为了让员工提前做好退休准备，而不是帮助他们推迟退休的计划，故b项正确。【43题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：接受tcrs调查的雇员中，不到三分之一的人表示，他们的雇主有某种“过渡”计划，比如弹性工作时间、减少工作时间或转换角色。a. shifting转变、转向；b. altering更改；c. ranging（在范围内）变动；d. functioning运行。根据句意可知此处指转换角色，shift to表示“转变成为”，故a项正确。【44题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意；tcrs总裁凯瑟琳&#

44、183;柯林森说：“员工退休的愿景变化比雇主的商业行为更快，如果这是计划的一部分，那么对于退休前的人来说，现在采取措施增加他们继续工作更长时间的可能性就变得更加重要。a. deals交易；b. practices实践、行为；c. customs风俗；d. operations操作。business practices表示“商业活动”，故b项正确。【45题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。a. prospect景色；b. capabilities能力；c. odds几率；d. outputs产量。根据空前的“that makes it ever more crucial for pre-reti

45、rees to take the steps today that will increase the”对于退休前的人来说，现在采取措施增加他们继续工作更长时间的可能性就变得更加重要，故c项正确。【点睛】本篇第12空c项faster的干扰性较大，掌握soon与fast的区别是关键，soon与fast都可以表示“快”，区别在于fast强调速度，而soon强调时间，根据空后的“than programs to help workers delay retirement.”可知，雇主可能更倾向于关注“财务健康”战略是为了让员工提前做好退休准备，而不是帮助他们推迟退休的计划，此处指“提前”，强调的是时

46、间短，故b项正确。三、 阅读理解21. two of the saddest words in the english language are “if only”. i live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment. my father is famous in our family for saying, “take the extra minute to d

47、o it right.” i always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. when my children were young and likely to cause accidents, i always thought about what i could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or someth

48、ing that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.i dont only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. its equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. we all know people who lost a loved one and regre

49、tted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “i love you” or “i forgive you.” when my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on good friday, i told him that it was a holiday for my company and i wouldnt be here. but then i thought about the fact that hes 84 years

50、old and i realized that i shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him. i called him and told him i had decided to go to work on my day off after all.i know there will still be occasions when i have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. and even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy sche