四川省遂宁市下东中学高三英语月考试题含解析

1、四川省遂宁市下东中学高三英语月考试题含解析一、 选择题1. Her pale face suggested that she ill badly and I suggested she to hospital without delay. A. be, should be sent B. was, be sent C. be, was sent D. was, was sent 参考答案：B略2. - Why was Professor Zhang unhappy recently? - Because the theory he insisted on _ wrong.A. proved B

2、. proving C. being proved D. was proved参考答案：3. We each _a book to read now, so you neednt buy any.A. has B. have C. had D. having参考答案：B4. _ his return from America, he got down to his research.A. While B. In C. As D. On 参考答案：8. D. 考查固定句型。On ones return (某人一回来)，故选D.5. I heard about your promotion, yo

3、u _ be thrilled. Not really, the new office is huge, but the work load has doubled.A. shallB. canC. mustD. will参考答案：C6. It is said that many kids are worried about the year 2012, _ , they think the earth will be destroyed by disastersA. where B. as C. when D. which参考答案：C7. So far this year we _ a fa

4、ll in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.A. saw B. see C. had seen D. have seen参考答案：D解析：so far(到现在为止)是现在完成时的标志。8. . _ worries the public a lot the way the students are getting more and more stressed out.A. ThatB. ItC. AsD. What参考答案：B略9. When we arrived in the middle of the night，there was no f

5、ood_ as all the shops were shut A1eft Bavailable Cremaining Dconvenient参考答案：B9. Why does Mrs. Green want John to climb through the window?A. John is tall and thin. B. The window is fastened inside. C. They want to steal something.参考答案：A11. 【2018海淀二模】Personally speaking, _the grand blueprint into rea

6、lity is a long process.A. turning B. turnC. turned D. having turned参考答案：A考查动名词。句意：在我看来，将这个宏伟的蓝图变成现实是一个漫长的过程。“_ the grand blueprint into reality”做主语，所以要用动名词形式，故该空填turning。A选项正确。12. Marys friends are looking forward with hope from her . Aof hearing Bto hearing Cto hear Dhearing参考答案：B 解析：look forward t

7、o 中的to 为介词故后接动名词。31. She heard a terrible noise, _ brought her heart into her mouth.A. it B. which C. what D. that参考答案：B略14. This nationwide smog should serve as a reminder to all, indicating a high time that we _ on whatweve done to the environment. A. have reflectedB. are reflecting C. will reflec

8、tD. reflected 参考答案：D15. What do you think about the Korean TV play?It doesnt me much，but my mother is crazy about it Aappeal to Bpoint to Cspeak of Dthink of参考答案：A二、 填空16. In workplaces and families across the world, people tend to communicate on the Internet. We send endless emails; we video chat r

9、ather than travel across the town to meet. Actually, sitting down and interacting with someone in person can seem like a rare luxury nowadays. But as technology develops, are we losing our ability to connect and empathize (移情) with others?Empathy is the ability to feel another persons emotions and u

10、nderstand his/her views. In the past few decades, researchers have emphasized our ability to literally read others. The way we usually try to detect other peoples emotions is through their facial expressionstheir eyes in particular. We are told that “the eyes are the windows of the soul, and eye con

11、tact is certain critical in empathy.”However, empathy relies on more than reading facial expressions. New research suggests our voice can greatly help us connect. A new study by Michael Kraus from Yale University has found that our sense of hearing may be even stronger than our sight when it comes t

12、o accurately detecting peoples emotions. In other words, you may be able to sense someones emotional state even better over the phone than in person. Kraus conducted three experiments to arrive at the conclusion. In all these experiments, the participants gave the best performance when they only hea

13、rd peoples voices (compared to when they looked at facial expressions alone, or looked at facial expressions and heard voices).In several follow-up studies, Kraus directed his attention to why the voice is such a powerful mode of empathy. He asked the participants to discuss a difficult work situati

14、on over a video conferencing platform using either just the microphone or the microphone and the video. Once again, the participants were more accurate at detecting peoples emotions in voice-only calls. When we only listen to the voice, he found, we simply focus more on the nuances(细微差别) as the spea

15、kers express themselves.How can we get better at interpreting emotions in the voices of our coworkers and loved ones? There isnt much research so far exploring this question specifically. One study on babies, cries suggested that parents with more musical training were better at distinguishing cries

16、 of distress from other types of cries. But, really, we might not need much training. Kraus found that, once you remove other inputs (like facial expressions), your attention naturally sharpens when it comes to voice messages. Besides, the human ability to catch nuances in voices may have offered a

17、strong evolutionary advantage to our ancestors, which helped ensure survival.Youre more emotionally on the phoneA question to answerNowadays _51_ communication has gained great popularity, which dramatically _52_ real-life interactions. In such a situation, can we still connect and empathize with ot

18、hers?A _53_ belief about empathyHumans tend to understand what other people are_54_ by detecting their facial expressions, especially from their eyes.A new study about empathyThe new study was_55_ on three experiments, which suggested that the participants were most_56_ in detecting peoples emotions

19、 when they only heard their voices.A(n)_57_ of the new studyThe voice is a powerful mode of empathy, because it makes people stay _58_ on the voice messages.Other discoveriesAccording to a study on babies cries, musical training is a_59_ to better ability to listen for empathy.The ability to listen

20、was an important reason why our ancestors were able to _60_参考答案：51. online/Internet 52. reduces/decreases 53. traditional/conventional/previous 54. feeling 55. based/dependent 56. accurate/precise 57. explanation/result 58. focused/concentrated 59. contributor 60. survive这是一篇说明文。研究表明人的声音在人与人之间的沟通交流中

21、起着重要的作用。【51题详解】由第一段“In workplaces and families across the world, people tend to communicate on the Internet”(在世界各地的工作场所和家庭中，人们倾向于通过互联网进行交流。)可知，通过互联网交流受到很多人的欢迎。故填 online/Internet。【52题详解】由第一段“Actually, sitting down and interacting with someone in person can seem like a rare luxury nowadays”(事实上，坐下来和别人

22、面对面交流似乎是一种难得的奢侈。)可知，互联网交流减少了人们现实生活的沟通。故填reduces/decreases 。【53题详解】由第二段“In the past few decades, researchers have emphasized our ability to literally read others”(在过去的几十年里，研究人员强调了我们阅读他人的能力。)可知，这是先前对于移情的看法。故填traditional/conventional/previous。【54题详解】由第二段“The way we usually try to detect other peoples e

23、motions is through their facial expressionstheir eyes in particular.”(我们通常是通过别人的面部表情尤其是他们的眼睛来发现他们的情绪。)可知，人类往往通过观察他人的面部表情来理解他人的感受，特别是从他们的眼睛。故填feeling。【55题详解】由第三段“Kraus conducted three experiments to arrive at the conclusion.”(克劳斯进行了三次实验得出结论。)可知，新研究以三个实验为基础。故填based/dependent。【56题详解】由第五段“In all these e

24、xperiments, the participants gave the best performance when they only heard peoples voices”(在所有这些实验中，参与者在只听到人们的声音时表现得最好。)可知，参与者只听到他们的声音时，他们最能准确地检测到人们的情绪。故填accurate/precise。【57题详解】由第四段“In several follow-up studies, Kraus directed his attention to why the voice is such a powerful mode of empathy”(一些后续

25、的研究中，克劳斯把他的注意力引向为什么声音有如此强大的移情方式。)可知，克劳斯对为什么声音有如此强大的移情方式进行了解释。故填explanation/result。【58题详解】由第四段“ When we only listen to the voice, he found, we simply focus more on the nuances (细微差别) as the speakers express themselves.”(他发现，当我们只听声音的时候，我们只是把注意力放在说话者表达自己时的细微差别上。)可知，说话的人把注意力集中于声音信息。故填focused/concentrate

26、d。【59题详解】由第五段“One study on babies, cries suggested that parents with more musical training were better at distinguishing cries of distress from other types of cries.”(一项关于婴儿、哭声的研究表明，受过更多音乐训练的父母更善于区分悲伤的哭声和其他类型的哭声。)可知，音乐训练有助于提高倾听他人感受的能力。故填contributor。【60题详解】由第五段“Besides, the human ability to catch nua

27、nces in voices may have offered a strong evolutionary advantage to our ancestors, which helped ensure survival.(此外，人类捕捉声音细微差别的能力可能为我们的祖先提供了强大的进化优势，这有助于确保生存。)可知，倾听的能力是我们祖先得以生存的一个重要原因。故填survive。三、 阅读理解17. 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Here in China, as the awareness of climate

28、 change improves, realizing a low-carbon way of life, also known as reducing your carbon footprint, is a growing trend among young Chinese. ks5uZheng Xiyu works at 16 office in Beijings Central Business DistrictEvery day, 17 takes her roughly 40 minutes to go to work by busBut she is thinking of 18

29、(switch) to a different way of transport-a bicycleWhen buying clothes, she will choose those purely made of cotton, 19 it takes less carbon to produce cotton clothesShes also adapting to a vegetable diet as livestock(家畜) can make many contributions 20 todays most serious environmental problems.A recent survey s