湖南省长沙市矿山学校高三英语月考试卷含解析

1、湖南省长沙市矿山学校高三英语月考试卷含解析一、 选择题1. Do you know why Michael resigned from the board? He held out for higher wages, but was _ in the end.A. put down B. broke down C. cut down D. turned down参考答案：D2. Where _ Mary have put the empty bottles? She _ them away. They must be somewhere. A. may; must have thrown B.

2、 must; neednt C. can; cant have thrown D. can; mustnt have thrown参考答案：B3. Every evening，if not _ from work，I spend about twenty minutes writing my diaryAbeing tired BtiringCtired Dto be tired参考答案：C4. Havent seen you for ages! Where have you been? I_in Xinjiang for one year, volunteering services as

3、a doctor.A.have stayed B. stay C. stayed D. am staying参考答案：C【目的】考查时态的用法。句意：好多年没有见过你了！你去哪里了？我在新疆待了一年，做医生志愿服务者。根据语境说话人已经回到说话地点，“待在新疆”应该是发生在过去的事情，应该用一般过去时。故选C。5. The Town Hall _in the 1880s was the most distinguished building at that time. A. completed B. having been completed C. to be completed D. bei

4、ng completed参考答案：A略6. The detective, _ to read a newspaper, glanced at the man _ next to a woman.A. pretending; seat B. pretending; seated C. pretended; seat D. pretended; seated参考答案：B略7. The police found few people _ at the station and all the buses _. A. staying; gone B. stayed; gone C. staying; h

5、ave gone D. to stay; had gone参考答案：A.8. When Thanksgiving Day is _ the corner, stores and supermarkets are busy with people. A. around B. on C. with D. at 参考答案：A略9. Its reported that in the past 50 years around 80 percent of Beijings courtyard houses _. A. had wiped out B. have wiped out C. had been

6、wiped out D. have been wiped out参考答案：D略10. Childrens brains cannot develop properly _ they lack protein.A. becauseB. sinceC. whenD. unless参考答案：C11. -Imsorry,butIdontquitefollowyou.DidyousayyouwantedtoreturnonSeptember20?-Sorry,I _myselfclear.WewanttoreturnonOctober20.A.hadntmadeB.wouldntmakeC.dontma

7、keD.haventmade 参考答案：【知识点】A11 动词的时态与语态【答案解析】D。解析：上文说没听清楚几号回来，下文说抱歉，我没说清楚。说话者没有使别人明白这个动作发生在过去持续到现在，仍然没有使别人明白，所以用现在完成时。句意：-不好意思，我没听清楚你说的话。你刚才是说你想要9月20号回来吗？-对不起，我没表达清楚。我们想要10月20号回来。12. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, _ great it is. A. what B. how C. however D. whatever参考答案

8、：C13. Good shoes, clothes and a backpack are the basic_ you need for your hiking. A. equipment B. instrument C. tools D. fixings 参考答案：A14. His girl friend wore a smile when seeing the nice dress she wanted. Asatisfied Bsatisfying Cbeing satisfied Dsatisfy 参考答案：A15. More consumers are waiting for the

9、 further drop of housing prices with money in their hands _ buying houses, according to a report.A. no better than B. little more than C. other than D. rather than参考答案：D二、 新的题型16. Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from th

10、e passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Would you work for nothing? Non-paid internships(实习生) have been common in the US for some time now. But these days, they are becoming more and more popular in other countries, too. Is this a good thing?For young people, there are clear benefi

11、ts to doing an internship. Firstly, interns get a valuable insight into an industry they might be interested in working for. Also, having done an internship looks good on your CV, which is very important in todays competitive job market. A lucky few may be hired at the end of the internship, so its

12、a good way of getting a foot in the door. For other interns, there is even extra welfare: deals on clothes if theyre working in the fashion in industry, free trips if theyre working for a travel agencyand so on.There are obvious benefits to companies, too. They can help select employees who are bett

13、er. “If you put two young people to work as interns for twelve weeks, youll soon see who is good.” said one manager. Besides, they can save money. “If I use interns, I dont have to pay another salary, or worry about paying pensions or giving people overtime pay.” said another.So, what do interns do?

14、 Most tasks are fairly routine. These may include photocopying, filing documents, or writing up notes from meetings. At times, interns may be given jobs with more responsibility, such as making sales calls, writing newsletters or updating websites.However, for some interns the experience can become

15、unpleasant. “I worked for a theatre company for six weeks and spent the whole time photocopying scripts and making the tea and coffee. It is dull.” said one intern. On the other hand, non-paid internships violate the labor law in some countries, where workers must be paid the minimum wage and paid f

16、or overtime.Internship can provide benefits to both sides, but these unpaid workers are also easy to take advantage of! Title 71._I. Facts:72. _ in the US.More and more popular in other countries.II. 73._:For young peopleGetting a valuable insight into 74._.Looking good on their CV. 75._ after the i

17、nternship.For othersExtra welfare such as deals on clothes and 76._. 77._.Helping select 78._.Saving money.III .Duties:79._ tasks. More responsible jobs.IV. Problems:Doing 80._.Violating the labor law in some countries.参考答案：17. Most of todays Chinese Americans are the descendants（后代）of some of the e

18、arly miners and railroad workers. From the start, the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods._16_. In each of them the residents organized an unofficial government to make rules for the community and to settle disputes.Chinese Americans keep many aspects of their ancient culture

19、, even after having lived here for several generations. For example,_17_. Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary. From a very young age, the old values and attitudes, including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family,

20、 are passed from the older generation to the young._18_.The high regard for education, which is deeply rooted in Chinese culture, and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs._19_.Chinese Americans make up only a tiny part of American popu

21、lation; there are fewer than a million, living chiefly in California, New York, and Hawaii. As American attitudes toward minorities and ethnic differences have changed in recent years,_20_.A. the Chinese Americans have gained wide acceptance.B. their family ties continue to be remarkably strong.C. T

22、his explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers, and other professionals.D. saving money and passing down their fortune to their young is always the custom.E. This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency (青少年犯罪) among them.

23、F. Later those came to be known as “Chinatowns”.G. Nowadays, kids are living separately, far away from their parents.参考答案：16. F 17. B 18. E 19. C 20. A本文为记叙文。本文记录了美籍华人在美国的发展历史。【16题详解】考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据上一句“中国人从一开始就生活在独立的社区里”可知，这里居住的是华人，这些地方后来被称为“唐人街”。分析选项可知F项符合题意，故选F。【17题详解】考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前的内容说

24、“美籍华人保留了他们古代文化的许多方面”，空后说“家族成员相互给予精神鼓励和必要时的实际帮助”，这说明了美籍华人的家庭观念很强。分析选项可知B项（他们的家庭关系仍然非常牢固）符合题意，故选B。【18题详解】考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。本空的前后内容：美籍华人从很小的时候对旧道德充满了崇敬，包括尊敬长辈和对家庭的责任感。”，因此良好的教育，让美籍华人青少年犯罪率极低。分析选项可知E项（这有助于解释为什么其中青少年犯罪率如此之低。）符合题意，故选E。【19题详解】考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据上文“深植于中国文化里对教育的高度重视，以及为获得进步而努力工作的意愿，是他们具有的其他显著

25、特征”。因此没有受过教育的劳动者的后代会加倍努力进取，从而成为成功人士。这都是因为是美籍华人对教育的高度重视。分析选项可知，C项（这就解释了为什么这么多没有受过教育的劳动者的后代成功地成为医生、律师和其他专业人士。）符合题意，故选C。【20题详解】考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前的“近年来，随着美国对少数民族和种族差异的态度有所改变”，结合前文列举了华裔美国人的后代犯罪率低，努力进取，成为一些成功人士，可推断出，美籍华人得到了广泛的认可。分析选项可知A符合题意，故选A。三、 阅读理解18. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。When I was g

26、rowing up in America, I was ashamed of my mothers Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not tounderstand her, or even acted as if they did

27、 not hear her.My mother has realized that her English is very limited as well. When I was fifteen, she used to ask me to speak to people on the phone instead of her. I was forced to ask for information or even to shout at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人

28、). I said in a teenagers voice that was not very persuasive, “This is Mrs.Tan.”And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he dont send me cheek already two week lone.”And then, in perfect English I said : “Im getting rather concerned. You agreed to send me the check two weeks ago,

29、 but it hasnt arrived.”Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I cant bear any more excuse. If I dont receive the check immediately, I am going to have to see your manager when I am in New York next week.”

30、The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs.Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.When I was a teenager, my mothers broken English embarrassed(使人难堪) me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mothers English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the