四川省南充市芭蕉乡中学高三英语月考试题含解析

1、四川省南充市芭蕉乡中学高三英语月考试题含解析一、 选择题1. Ill soon have to throw away the printer, for its beyond repair and its _.A. a Herculean task B. on its last legs C. a sacred cow D. over the moon参考答案：B2. The performance had been intended to please the audience and draw their attention, only _ with a cold silence, howe

2、ver.A. to greet B. greeting C. to be greeted D. being greeted参考答案：C略3. Wouldnt it be _ wonderful world if all nations lived in _ peace with one another? A. a, / B. the, / C. a, the D. the, the参考答案：A4. In ancient times, people rarely traveled long distances and most farmers only traveled _ the local

3、market. A. longer than B. more thanC. as much asD. as far as参考答案：D5. -When will our teacher give the answer? -Not until we _ the exercise.A. are going to finish B. have finished C. are finishing D. will finish 参考答案：B 6. Its really a small world! I _we would meet here.A. dont think. B. havent thought

4、. C. didnt think. D. wont think参考答案：C时态考查题。didnt think意为“本来没有料到”。7. - I think the hostess really went out of her way to make the party a success. - Yes, the food and drinks were great, but _ we had known a few of the other guests. A. as if B. if only C. even if D. only if参考答案：B8. The boy was lucky t

5、o escape _ by his father. A. punishing B. punished C. being punished D. be punished参考答案：C略9. Of all _reasons for my decision to major in social work, my fathers advice was _most important one.A. the; a B.不填；a C.不填;the D. the; the 参考答案：D10. _ many times, and he didnt know how to do it. A. Having been

6、 told B. Having told C. He was told D. To be told 参考答案：C略11. So you missed the meeting _. I got there five minutes before it finished.A. Not at all B. Not exactly C. Not especially D. Not really 参考答案：B12. Its reported that the satellites task is to fly closer to the moon to get clearer of it.A. desc

7、ription B. images C. detail D. data参考答案：B13. It was announced that only after the candidates papers were collected _to leave the room.A. had they been permitted B. would they be permittedC. that they would be permitted D. that they had been permitted参考答案：B【详解】考查倒装和时态。句意：宣布说只有在竞选者的论文都收集完毕，他们才被允许离开。从句

8、Only after 后用倒装，排除CD，又表将来时态，故选B。14. Is there any hope of saving his life? His injuries are extremely serious, but hes expected to _.A. pull over B. pull up C. pull in D. pull through参考答案：D15. . When shall we restart our business? Not until we our plan. A. will finish B. have finished C. are to finis

9、h D. are finishing参考答案：B16. Women _ drinking more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than those _ dont.A. who; 不填 B. 不填; who C. who; who D. 不填; 不填参考答案：B二、 书面表达17. 政府计划2020年在全国范围内选出20名志愿者移民火星。人们对此计划的反应不一。有人积极踊跃，有人退缩不前。请你就这一事件和人们的反应为学校英语报写一篇新闻通讯稿。要求：1.陈述不同反应双方的

10、原因各两条;2.字数100左右;3.可适当增加细节，要有自然的结尾。参考词汇：火星 the Mars参考答案：The government is planning to recruit 20 volunteers nationwide to join in the immigration to the Mars, which aroused enthusiastic responses in society. Peoples opinions towards the issue are divided.The more pessimistic people are greatly worrie

11、d about the extreme climate and primitive living conditions on the Mars. Meanwhile, the predictable loneliness there added to their hesitation. As for those who are more adventurous, the mysterious experience on the Mars can make a tremendous difference to their changeless life. Whats more, the hono

12、r to be heroes of human beings is another temptation.Despite the controversy, one thing is certain that nothing can prevent us from exploring the universe.三、 阅读理解18. Flying over a desert in an airplane, two scientists looked down with trained eyes at trees and bushesAfter an hours flight, one of the

13、 scientists wrote in his notebook, Look here for probable metal. Walking across hilly ground, four scientists reported, This ground should be searched for metals. From an airplane over a hilly wasteland a scientist sent back by radio one word Uranium. None of the scientists had X-ray eyes: they had

14、no magic powers for looking down below the earths surfaceThey were merely putting to use one of the newest methods of locating minerals in the ground - using trees and plants as signs that certain minerals may lie under the ground on which the trees and plants are growing. This newest method of sear

15、ching for minerals is based on the fact that minerals deep in the earth may affect the kind of bushes and trees that grow on the surface. At Watson Bar Creek, a mineral search group gathered bags of tree seedsBoxes were filled with small branches from the treesRoots were dug and put into boxesEach b

16、ag and box was carefully markedIn a scientific laboratory the parts of the forest trees were burned to ashes and testedEach small part was examined to learn whether there were minerals in it. Study of the roots, branches and seeds showed no silverBut there were small amounts of gold in the roots and

17、 a little less gold in the branches and seedsThe seeds growing nearest to the tree trunk had more gold than those growing on the ends of the branches. If the trees indicated that there was no gold in the ground, the scientists wouldnt spare money to pay for digging into the ground.56、Scientists were

18、 flying over a desert or a hilly wasteland or a mountain region to _. Atrain their eyes Bstudy the trees Clook for gold Dsearch for minerals57、The study of trees, branches and roots indicated that _.Athere were larger amounts of gold in the branches far from the tree trunk than in the seedsBthere were smaller amounts of gold in the tree roots deep in the ground tha