新疆兵团农二师华山中学2016届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题含解析.doc

1、2015-2016学年高三年级第二次月考英 语 试 卷分值：150分 时间：120分钟 卷 （70分） 第一部分：听力（省略）（共30分）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOur house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented th

2、e upstairs rooms to the patients at the clinic.One evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful-looking man. Hes hardly taller than my eight-year-old son. “Good evening. Ive come to see if youve a room. I came for a treatment this morning from the e

3、astern shore, and theres no bus till morning.” He told me hed been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. “I guess its my faceI know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments” For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this chair o

4、n the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.”I told him we would find him a bed. When I had finished the dishes, I talked with him. He told me he fished for a living to support his five children, and his wife, who was hopelessly crippled (残疾的) from a back injury. He didnt tell it by way of compl

5、aint. Next morning, just before he left, as if asking a great favor, he said, “Could I come back and stay the next time?” He added, “Your children made me feel at home.”On his next trip he arrived a little after seven in the morning. As a gift, he brought a big fish and the largest oysters (牡蛎) I ha

6、d ever seen. I knew his bus left at 4:00 a.m. and I wondered what time he had to get up in order to do this for us. In the years he came to stay overnight with us and there was never a time that he did not bring us vegetables from his garden. I know our family always will be grateful to have known h

7、im; from him we learned how to accept the bad without complaint when facing the misfortune.21. Why did the author agree to let the man spend the night in his house at last?A. Because the man said others refused to accommodate him. B. Because the man said he would not cause much inconvenience.C. Beca

8、use the man said he had come from the eastern shore. D. Because the man said he had been hunting for a room since noon.22. How long would it take the man to travel from his home to Baltimore by bus?A. About 1 hour. B. About 2 hours. C. About 3 hours. D. About 4 hours.23. From the text we can know th

9、at _.A. the authors children were kind and friendly to the man B. the man was fed up with his hard-work and his familyC. John Hopkins Hospital provided rooms for the patients to live inD. the author and his family were thought highly of by his neighbors24. The authors family were grateful to know th

10、e man because _.A. he often brought them fish and vegetables from his garden B. he paid them money for his stayingC. he taught them how to accept the bad without complaint D. he stayed only overnight with the writers family BTayka Hotel De SalWhere: Tahua, BoliviaHow much: About $95 a nightWhy its c

11、ool: Youve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? Thats something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of saltincluding the beds (though youll sleep on regular mattresses (床垫) and blankets).The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake thats the worlds big

12、gest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.Green Magic Nature ResortWhere

13、: Vythiri, IndiaHow much: About $240 a nightWhy its cool: Ridding a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open windowthere is no glass!you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy. Later you might test your fear of

14、 heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You dont even have to come down for breakfastthe hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.Dog Bark Park Inn B&BWhere: Cottonwood, IdahoHow much: $92 a nightWhy its cool:

15、This doghouse isnt just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side. You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps of the loft in Willys head, or hang out inside his nose. Althou

16、gh you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant outside.Gamirasu Cave HotelWhere: Ayvali, TurkeyHow much: Between $130 and $475 a night.Why its cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in

17、these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65in summer.(Dont worrythere is heat in winter.)25. What is the similarity

18、of the four hotels? A. Being expensive. B. Being beautiful. C. Being natural. D. Being unique.26. What does the underlined part “Sweet Willy” refer to? A. The building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B. B. The name of a pet dog of the hotel owner. C. The name of the hotel. D. The name of the hotel owner.27.

19、Which of the hotel makes you have a feeling of living in the far past? A. Tayka Hotel De Sal B. Green Magic Nature Resort C. Dog Bark Park Inn B&B D. Gamirasu Cave HotelC“Selfie” (自拍) joins ranks of dictionary words.In 2002, an Australian man went to his friends 21st birthday party. He got drunk, tr

20、ipped on some steps and cut his lip. He took a picture of his injuries and shared it with his friends on an online forum. “And sorry about the focus,” he wrote, “it was a selfie.” That was the first recorded use of the word “selfie”, according to linguistic experts at Oxford Dictionaries.On Nov 19,

21、Oxford Dictionaries declared “selfie” Word of the Year for 2013, in honor of the term having taken over the world thanks to millions of smart phone self-portraits and the resulting shares on social media.So what does the choice of the word say about our culture? Mary Elizabeth Williams, writing in S

22、alon magazine, says the word reminds us that contemporary culture is defined by our narcissism(自恋).Megan Jackson from a local newspaper points out a selfie may only focus on appearance.Selfies invite judgment based on appearance alone. What kind of cultural influence does this have on women? Erin Gl

23、oria Ryan on Jezebel says selfies teach young woman to obsess over their appearance and judge themselves on the basis of beauty rather than accomplishments. “Theyre a reflection of the warped way we teach girls to see themselves as decorative,” said Ryan.In Slate magazine, Rachel Simmons has the opp

24、osite view. She argues that selfies are an example of young women promoting themselves and taking control of their own self-presentation. Think of each one, she says, as “a tiny pulse of girl pride a shout-out to the self”.28. Which of the following is true about the first use of “selfie”?A. The Aus

25、tralian man created it to celebrate his friends 21st birthday.B. The Australian man created by chance when he got drunk and shared his photo online.C. The Oxford Dictionary used it to thank the creation of smart phone.D. The social media were so advanced that they made the word transmitted.29. The u

26、nderlined word “tripped” in the first paragraph probably means “_”.A. traveled B. stepped lightly C. fell down D. made mistakes30. Who holds a positive opinion towards selfie in the life of women?A. Mary Elizabeth. B. Megan Jackson. C. Erin Gloria Ryan. D. Rachel Simmons. 31. The text is mainly conc

27、erned with _.A. the introduction of the word “selfie”B. the choice of the word “selfie”C. the history of the word “selfie”D. the characteristics of the word “selfie” DPeople typically wash their hands seven times a day in the United States, but they do it at a far higher temperature than is necessar

28、y to kill germs (病菌) , a new study says. The energy waste is equivalent to the fuel use of a small country. Amanda R. Carrico, a research assistant professor at the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment in Tennessee, told National Geographic that hand washing is often “a case where people

29、act in ways that they think are in their best interest, but they in fact have inaccurate beliefs or outdated perceptions.” Carrico said, “Its certainly true that heat kills bacteria, but if you were going to use hot water to kill them it would have to be way too hot for you to tolerate.” Carrico sai

30、d that after a review of the scientific literature, her team found “no evidence that using hot water that a person could stand would have any benefit in killing bacteria.” Even water as cold as 40F (4.4C) appeared to reduce bacteria as well as hotter water, if hands were scrubbed, rinsed（冲洗）and drie

31、d properly. Using hot water to wash hands is therefore unnecessary, as well as wasteful, Carrico said, particularly when it comes to the environment. According to her research, people use warm or hot water 64 percent of the time when they wash their hands. Using that number, Carricos team calculated

32、 a significant impact on the planet. “Although the choice of water temperature during a single hand wash may appear unimportant, when multiplied by the nearly 800 billion hand washes performed by Americans each year, this practice results in more than 6 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent emission

33、s annually,” she said.The researchers published their results in the July 2013 issue of International Journal of Consumer Studies. They recommended washing with water that is at a “comfortable” temperature, which they noted may be warmer in cold months and cooler in hot ones.32. Whats the meaning of

34、 what Carrico told National Geographic in the second paragraph? A. People are more concerned about their health and begin to wash their hands. B. Its important for people to wash their hands to keep healthy. C. Generally, peoples hand washing behaviors and perceptions are not correct. D. People like

35、 washing their hands very much.33. The figures in the sixth paragraph are used to show that _. A. using hot water to wash hands has a bad influence on our planet. B. air pollution has become more and more serious. C. using hot water to wash hands is a waste of energy. D. people should pay more atten

36、tion to the environment around us.34. This passage is organized in the pattern of _. A. fact and opinion B. cause and effect C. definition and classification D. time and events35. What can we learn from the passage? A. Its necessary and useful for people to wash their hands frequently every day. B.

37、We can wash our hands with water that is at a “comfortable” temperature. C. Using cold water to wash hands is necessary and much healthier. D. Hot water cant kill germs.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多途选项。Carrots are easy to raise and easy to harvest. They taste good. 36 W

38、hen people think of carrots, they usually picture in their mind a vegetable that is long, thin and orange. 37 And not all carrots are orange. For example, Paris Market carrots are about five centimeters around. Rome carrots are thin and about twenty-five centimeters long. And Belgian White carrots a

39、re, as their name suggests, white.For the best results, carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not hold water for a long time. The soil also should have no rocks. To prepare your garden for carrots, dig up the soil, loosen it and turn it over. Then, mix in some plant material or animal fert

40、ilizer (肥料). 38 Experts say warm days, cool nights and a medium soil temperature are the best conditions for growing carrots that taste great.Carrots need time to develop their full sugar content. This gives them their sweetness if you wait too long to pull them from the ground. 39 Usually, the brig

41、hter the color, the better the taste. 40 If the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow and harvest carrots the same way as during the summer months. If the ground does freeze, simply cover your carrot garden with a thick layer of leaves or straw. This will prevent the ground fr

42、om freezing.A. But carrots come in many different sizes and shapes.B. They are economic crops.C. The best time for planting carrots is during the winter months.D. Weather, soil conditions and age will affect the way carrots taste.E. The best way to judge if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by it

43、s color.F. And they contain a lot of carotene (胡萝卜素), which the body make into vitamin A.G. Many people do not know that carrots can be grown during the winter months.第三部分：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分, 满分30分) 阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It was in my high school science class. I

44、 was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on. A 41 came. Nice shirt, I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, That shirt belonged to my dad. Gregs mother works for my family. We were going to 42 that shirt away, but gave it to her 43 . I was speechless. I wanted to

45、 hide.I 44 my shirt in the back of the closet and told my mom what had happened. She then dialed her 45 , I will no longer work for your family, she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldnt clean anymore; she knew her lifes 46 was something greater.The next morning she 47 with the pers

46、onnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to 48 a university.After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, You are 49 , arent you? I think I have a 50 for you as a teachers assistant. T

47、his opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 51 .” Mom accepted the opportunity very 52 .For almost five years, as a teachers assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 53 . Then one day, the personnel manager and

48、 the principal 54 in her classroom. The principal said, We have watched how you 55 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working 56 over the last five years. We are all in 57 that you should be the teacher of this class.My mom spent more than 20 years there. 58 her care

49、er, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the 59 comment made in my classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle 60_ situations and never give up.41. A. noise B. voice C. sound D. tune42. A. get B. take C. carry D. throw43. A. otherwise B. anyhow C. instead D. actua

50、lly44. A. settled B. pushed C. sent D. stuck45. A. teacher B. employer C. director D. adviser46. A. support B. encouragement C. purpose D. victory47. A. went B. stayed C. worked D. met48. A. visit B. continue C. attend D. prepare49. A. serious B. cautious C. careful D. responsible50. A. career B. du

51、ty C. position D. part51. A. learning B. judging C. obeying D. imagining52. A. patiently B. eagerly C. successfully D. skillfully53. A. upset B. frightened C. guilty D. ashamed54. A. looked up B. went up C. took up D. showed up55. A. believe B. protect C. treat D. receive56. A. spirit B. intention C

52、. action D. attempt57. A. discussion B. argument C. disagreement D. agreement58. A. At B. During C. On D. With59. A. worthless B. thoughtless C. hopeless D. helpless60. A. challenging B. different C. dangerous D. strange卷 （50分） 第四部分：语法填空。（共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Louis

53、invited his friends to lunch one day. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he 61 (find) that he had run out of salt. So Louis called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much 62 too little.”His son looked surprised. “I can

54、 understand why I shouldnt pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 63 not save a bit of money?”“That would be a very 64 (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Louis said. Louiss guests, 65 had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy

55、sale more cheaply if they could. Louis replied, “The only reason why a man would sell sale 66 a lower price would be that he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect for the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produ

56、ce 67 .”“But such a small thing couldnt 68 (possible) destroy a village.”“In the beginning, there was only 69 very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always 70 (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”第五部分：写作（共两节

57、，满分35分）第一节：短文改错(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Li Hua is a senior three student who devote himself to his lessons every day. Last S

58、aturday, as usual, he went to several courses. In the evening, he studies at home until deep into the night. He was too sleepy and tired that he couldnt work effectively. In Sunday morning, Li Hua was about to study when his father came up and advised him to have a break. Soon they had good idea. Th

59、ey bought a kite which they liked it very much and then the family went to the suburbs where Li Hua enjoyed himself fly the kite. The family had a picnic together but felt very relaxed in the open air. On Monday, Li Hua was energetic and actively in class. He said it was only why he had a better wee

60、kend.第二节：书面表达（共25分） 随着科技的发展，iPad已经成为学生的新宠。用iPad既可以听音乐、阅读电子书，又可以玩电子游戏。请你用英语给你校长写一封信，谈谈你对你校学生使用iPad的情况。信的内容包括以下几点：1使用iPad对学生学习产生的好处。2使用iPad对学生产生的负面影响。3提出自己的建议并简要说明理由。注意：词数120词左右。Dear Sir，My name is Li HuaI am writing to show my concern about the effects of modern media on us students Yours，Li Hua 高三年级

61、第二次月考英语答案（共120分）第二部分：阅读理解 （共30分，每题2分，共15小题）21-24：B C A C 25-27: D A D 28-31: B C D A 32-35: C A A B21. B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: I could sleep in this chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.”可知，在他做出承诺后，作者才答应让他过夜。22. C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段的 “

62、On his next trip he arrived a little after seven in the morning I knew his bus left at 4:00 a.m.”可知，他到达的时间为早晨7点，他出发的时间为凌晨4点，所以他需要的时间大约为3个小时。23. A 推理判断题。根据文章第三段的 “He added, Your children made me feel at home.”可推知，作者的孩子对他很好。24. C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“I know our family always will be grateful to have known h

63、im; from him we learned how to accept the bad without complaint when facing the misfortune.”可知，作者一家感激他是因为从他身上他们学会了如何在生活中毫无怨言地对待厄运。25. D 推理判断题。根据四家宾馆的相关介绍可推知，四个宾馆各具特色，独一无二，因此D项符合题意。26. A 词义指代题。根据第三家宾馆的介绍，并结合划线词后的“is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly”可知，“Sweet Willy”实际上指的就是这家宾馆的建筑物，故选A。

64、27. D 细节理解题。根据第四家宾馆的介绍，小标题Why its cool中的第二句可推知，第四家宾馆会使你感觉生活在遥远的过去，故选D。28. B 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，一位澳大利亚男子参加朋友的生日聚会时喝醉摔倒后，自己拍了张照片放在网上与朋友分享，并解释说没有对好焦，因为是自拍，这是第一次使用“selfie”一词，由此可知B项正确。29. C 词义猜测题。根据本句中的“and cut his lip”并结合选项可推知，他嘴唇破了，所以上句意思为“摔倒在台阶上”。tripped与C项意思相近。30. D 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，Rachel Simmons的观点相反，认为自拍

65、是年轻女性懂得自我提升、自我展现的体现，故选D。31. A 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了“selfie”成为了2013年年度热词，介绍了这个词的由来以及所表示的文化现象，故选A。D篇：本文是一篇研究报告。热水洗手是不是能杀死更多的细菌？研究证明并非如此，而且还浪费了资源。32. C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的 “but they in fact have inaccurate beliefs or outdated perceptions”的转折可知，一般来讲，人们洗手的观念和行为都是不太正确的。故选C。33. A 推理判断题。根据文章第五段最后一句 “Using that number,

66、Carricos team calculated a significant impact on the planet”的过渡可知，本句承上启下，第六段引用的那些数字就是为了证明用热水洗手对地球带来的消极影响。 故选A。34. A 写作手法题。通过对文章的整体理解，尤其是第六段可知，本文主要是通过列举事实，同时表达作者自己的观点的方式进行行文的。故选A。35. B 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句 “They recommended washing with water that is at a comfortable temperature, which they noted may b

67、e warmer in cold months and cooler in hot ones.”可知，我们洗手用舒适温度的水即可，不必太热，也不必太凉。故选B。第三部分: 七选五（共10分，每小题2分，共5小题）36-40： F A D E G 第四部分：完形填空 (共30分，每小题1.5分, 共20小题) 41-45 BDCDB 46-50 CDCAC 51-55 ABADC 56-60 ADBBA第五部分：语法填空 （共15分，每小题1.5分，共10小题）61. found 62. nor 63. why 64. reasonable 65. who66. at 67. it 68. po

68、ssibly 69. a 70.thinking第六部分：改错（共10分，每小题1分，共10小题）1. devote-devotes 2. studies-studied 3. too-so 4. In-On 5. 加a6. 去掉it 7. fly-flying 8. but-and 9. actively-active 10. why-because第六部分：作文 （共25分）Dear Sir，My_name_is_Li_HuaI_am_writing_to_show_my_concern_about_the_effects_of_modern_media_on_us_studentsNow

69、adays，iPads are very popular in our schoolMany students hold the view that possessing an iPad is a fashionThere is no doubt that with it we can listen to music，download learning materials，and so onIn other words，its helpful/beneficial to our studies，especially our English learningHowever，each coin h

70、as two sidesSome students bring their iPads to the classroom and listen to music，which ruins our learning atmosphereWhats worse，some even waste their precious time playing gamesIn my opinion/As for me/ As far as I am concerned，school is a place where we should focus our attention on lessons，so iPads

71、 should be banned in classroomI hope you will take my suggestions into considerationI am looking forward to your early replyYours，Li_Hua【解析】 试题分析：写作时注意以下几点：1、仔细阅读有关提示，弄清试题提供的所有信息，明确三个要点：使用iPad对学生学习产生的好处和产生的负面影响以及自己对此事的看法。2、提纲是文章的总体框架，要在提纲的范围内进行分析、构思和想象。要依据提示情景或词语，按照一定逻辑关系来写。本文写作时可以按照要点所给的顺序写。3、根据要表达

72、的内容确定句子的时态、语态；就本文而言应该用一般现在时态。 4.注意使用高级词汇和句式，以增加文章的亮点。【亮点说明】本文结构紧凑，层次分明，而且使用了多种句式和结构。比如the view that possessing an iPad is a fashion 和There is no doubt that.运用了同位语从句，以及which 和where引导的定语从句。此外，文章还使用了大量习语和短语，如each coin has two sides, in other words, focus our attention on, take .into consideration等。插入语whats worse，以及副词However的使用使文章内容更具有层次感，也使语言更加连贯。【难度】一般