山西省山大附中2015屆高三英語12月月考試題（含解析）新人教版

1、PAGE PAGE 1520142015學年第一學期高三12月月考英語試題（滿分：150分，測試時間：120分鐘）【試卷綜評】試卷以新課標為指導，從學什么，考什么的原則出發(fā)，遵循“題在書中”，既重基礎(chǔ)又注重綜合能力的提高。本套試卷具有很好的區(qū)分度，即全面考查考生的基礎(chǔ)知識與技能，又考查學生分析問題，解決問題的能力，測試效果較為明顯。閱讀理解中的推理判斷題，主旨大意題仍然是學生的薄弱環(huán)節(jié)，應重點練習。做完型填空時，注意整體上把握文章大意。書面表達以半開放式作文形式出現(xiàn)，即給出一定的提示內(nèi)容，又要考生根據(jù)提示內(nèi)容進行適當?shù)陌l(fā)揮，從而有效考查考生的書面表達能力；總之，本次期中試卷難度適中，是一份質(zhì)量

2、較高的試卷。第一部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：（共15題，每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑?！绢}文】A“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣櫥）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, its something that you would ra

3、ther not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dads family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his familys closet. He really wouldnt want any neighbor to know about it.”“Why pick on my family?” Jessicas father said with anger. “Your family

4、 history isnt so good, you know. Wasnt your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cu

5、t in before things grew worse.After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessicas parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly

6、 pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessicas closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessicas mother sank in a faint（暈倒）, waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her

7、forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the schools skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned

8、 skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “Theyre both crazy,” she thought.1. According to Jessicas mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means _.A. a family honor B. a family story C. a family secret D. a family t

9、reasure2. What can we learn about some Australians ancestors from Paragraph 2?A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.3.Jessicas parents

10、laughed madly at the end of the story probably because _.A. they were crazy B. they were over excitedC. they realized their misunderstanding D. they both thought they had won the quarrel【答案】【知識點】C2 故事類【文章綜述】文章是讀者介紹了英語習語have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet的含義和由此引發(fā)的一個笑話 【答案解析】1.C語義猜測 根據(jù)第一段母親所說的話“its somet

11、hing that you would rather not have anyone else to know about”“它是一件你不希望其他人所知道的事情”，選擇C2.A 細節(jié)推斷 由第二段”Yes，but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners”，“如今的人們說如果你的祖先不是以囚犯的身份到達澳大利亞的話，那么你就不是一個真正的澳大利亞人?！?故選A項。3.C 推理題。通讀全文說明父母誤解了她的意思，故選C項?！绢}文】BAn A

12、frican-born British scientist received an environment research prize for showing how bees can be used to reduce conflict between people and elephants. Lucy Kings work proved that beehive (蜂房）fences can keep elephants out of African farmers fields. The animals are scared of bees, which can bite them

13、inside their long noses, and flee when they hear buzzing (蜂鳴聲).Dr Kings work offers an intelligent solution to an age-old challenge, while providing further confirmation of the importance of bees to people and a really clever way of preserving the worlds largest land animal for current and future ge

14、nerations. Working in Kenya, Dr King and her team showed that more than 90% of elephants will flee when they hear the sounds of buzzing bees. Afterwards, they also found that elephants produce a special sound to warn their fellows of the danger. They used the findings to construct barriers where bee

15、hives are woven into a fence, keeping the elephants away from places where people live and grow food.A two-year project involving 34 farms showed that elephants trying to go through the fences would shake them, disturbing the bees. Later, the fences were adopted by farming communities in three Kenya

16、n districts , who also made increased amounts of money from selling honey. As Africas population grows, competition for space between people and elephants is becoming more serious, and there are fatalities on both sides. The same is true in parts of Asia. Sri Lanka alone sees the deaths of an estima

17、ted 60 people and 200 elephants each year from conflict.Lucy King now wants to see whether the Kenyan technique will work in other parts of Africa and perhaps, eventually, in Asia.4. Dr Kings solution is described as “intelligent” because_. A. it successfully keeps elephants out of African farmers f

18、ieldsB. the fences were adopted by farming communities in three Kenyan districtsC. more than 90 of elephants flee when they hear the sounds of buzzing beesD. it protects crops, produces honey and preserves the elephant at the same time5. Which of the following orders of events correctly shows how Dr

19、 Kings project works?Beehive fences are built around a farm. Elephants hear the buzzing and run away. Bees are disturbed and fly out of the beehives. Elephants trying to enter the farm shake the fences. A. B. C. D. 6. The underlined word “fatalities” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_. A. deat

20、hs B. communities C. population D. fences【答案】【知識點】C8 科普知識類【文章綜述】本文講述了非洲出生的英籍科學家Dr King，因其研究如何運用密蜂來減少人與大象之間的沖突，而獲得環(huán)境研究大獎【答案解析】4.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句“Dr Kings work offers an intelligent solution to an ageold challenge，while providing furtherconfirmation of the importance of bees to people and a really clev

21、er way of preserving the worlds largest land animal for current and future generations.”可知，Dr King提出的解決辦法既考慮到了保護大象這一最大的陸地動物現(xiàn)有的數(shù)量和后代的繁殖，又確保了蜜蜂對人類的重要性。這就是Dr King的聰明之處，因而獲得大獎,故選D項。5.B推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，Dr king先是通過把蜂房建立在農(nóng)場附近，使大象試著去破壞蜂房，蜜蜂被打擾到后就會飛走并發(fā)出蜂鳴聲，而大象聽到聲音就會逃離，這樣一個過程來完成他的計劃的，故選B項。6.A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，人

22、與大象之間對于生存空間的爭奪越來越激烈，這就導致人與大象均造成不同程度的傷亡。亞洲和斯里蘭卡均報道過相關(guān)的死亡事件。因此，此處的fatalities指的就是死亡，故選A項。【題文】CWell, parents, surprise! Lots of us are using Twitter and Facebook to find rides, and not just to school. Its awkward to be refused when you call a friend and ask for a ride. But with Twitter, you just tweet (

23、貼子,留言) and look for other people heading the same way.It may sound risky, but many teens stay within their own social circles to find rides, and dont branch out beyond friends when asking on Twitter just like me, but to some young people, especially those taking longer trips, stranger danger is less

24、 of a concern.“I think the digital connection of young people is really key, because younger generations grew up sharing things online, sharing files, photos, music, etc, so they have been very used to sharing,” said Juliet Schor, a sociology professor at Boston College.The sharing economy got big d

25、uring the recession（經(jīng)濟衰退）, allowing people to access more goods and services using technology and even to share cost. And that technology, for me, is what the car was for my mom, a gateway to more freedom. According to the researchers at the University of Michigan, 30 years ago, eight in ten America

26、n 18-year-olds had a drivers license compared to six in ten today. So its not that surprising that on my 16th birthday I wasnt rushing to get a license but an iPhone. “Driving, for young people, does mean they have to disconnect from their technology, and thats a negative. So if they could sit in th

27、e passenger side and still be connected, thats going to be a plus,” Schor continued.To me, another plus is that ridesharing represents something, something much bigger than trying to save money. I see it as evidence that people still depend on each other. My generation shares their cars and apartmen

28、ts the way neighbors used to share cups of sugar. For the system to work, some of us still need our own cars. But until I get my own version of the silver Super Beetle, you can find me on Twitter. 7. The American teens like me, prefer to possess an iPhone as a birthday gift because _. A. it is most

29、fashionable and cool B. they are bored with driving cars C. they are fond of being connected D. it is much cheaper than a car 8. Professor Juliet would agree that _. A. young people will sit waiting to be contacted by reading a passage B. sharing economy is bound to be responsible for the recession

30、C. young people tend to share a car with strangers by means of Twitter D. being connected via technology comes first for young people 9. The best title for the passage is probably _. A. Twitter, an Awesome Website B. Cars or iPhone C. Teens Use Twitter to Thumb Rides D. Cool Teens on the Go 【答案】【知識點

31、】C7 社會生活類【文章綜述】 文章介紹了年輕人用twitter聯(lián)系便車 【答案解析】7.C細節(jié)題：根據(jù)“I think the digital connection of young people is really key, because younger generations grew up sharing things on line, sharing files, photos, music, etc, so theyve been very used to sharing,” said Juliet Schor, a sociology professor at Boston C

32、ollege. 可知美國青少年喜歡擁有蘋果手機作為生日禮物是因為他們喜歡被聯(lián)系，故選C8.D細節(jié)題： 根據(jù)“I think the digital connection of young people is really key, because younger generations grew up sharing things on line, sharing files, photos, music, etc, so theyve been very used to sharing,” said Juliet Schor, a sociology professor at Boston

33、College.我認為青年喜歡數(shù)字聯(lián)系，因為他們可以在網(wǎng)上進行分享，分享文件，照片，音樂等，故選D項。9.C主旨題：根據(jù)第一段提到Well, parents, surprise! Lots of us are using Twitter and Facebook to thumb rides, and not just to school. Its awkward to be refused when you call a friend and ask for a ride. But with Twitter, you just look for other people heading th

34、e same way. 可知這篇文章最好的題目是年輕人用twitter聯(lián)系便車，故選C項?！绢}文】DThree-quarters of a million tourists flock to the white beaches every year，but this booming industry has come at a pricePoisonous smoke rising from open fires，rubbish made up of plastic bottles，packetsits a far cry from the white sands，clear waters a

35、nd palm trees that we associate with the Maldives(馬爾代夫)，the paradise island holiday destination set in the Indian Ocean Of its 200 inhabited islands，which are spread across an area of 35，000 square miles，99 are good resorts(旅游勝地)So many tourists come every year，more than double the local populationO

36、f these，over l 00，000 travel from the U KThe capital，Mal，is four times more densely populated than LondonGiven these facts，its hardly surprising that the Maldives has a waste disposal problem Years ago，when the tourists left，the government had to deal with a stream of rubbishTheir solution was to tu

37、rn one of the islands into a dumping groundFour miles west of Mal is the countrys dumping ground，ThilafushiWhat you are seeing here is a view of the Maldives on which no honeymooners will ever clap eyesEach visitor produces 3.5 kg of waste per dayThe country dumps more than 330 tons of rubbish on th

38、e island every day Now，since many waste boats，fed up with waiting seven hours or more，directly offload their goods into the sea，the government of the Maldives has banned the dumping of waste on the islandSo，the waste boats ship the rubbish to India instead10. The underlined part can probably be repl

39、aced by _.A. its quite similar toB. its a long distance fromC. its a loud shout fromD. its totally different from11. What can we learn from the text?A. It is much more crowded in Mal than in London.B. Another island will be used as a dumpling ground.C. No honeymooners are willing to visit the Maldiv

40、es.D. Waste on islands will be offloaded directly into the sea.12. Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To attract more tourists to the Maldives.B. To state the waste disposal problem in the Maldives.C. To call on us to protect the environment.D. To explain the causes of pollution in the

41、 Maldives.【答案】【知識點】C7 社會生活類【文章綜述】文章介紹了馬爾代夫因為游客眾多帶來的污染問題，和政府如果采取措施來解決 【答案解析】10.D猜詞題：前面描寫的污染的情況和我們眼中的白色沙灘，清潔的水，棕櫚樹的馬爾代夫一點不一樣。選D11.A細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：The capital，Mal6，is four times more densely populated than London可知馬爾代夫的游客比倫敦的多多了，故選A項。12.B主旨題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：the government had to deal with a stream of rubbishThe

42、ir solution was to turn one of the islands into a dumping ground，可知文章介紹的是馬爾代夫的廢物處理問題，故選B項?！绢}文】EExploit your parking spaceAn unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to 200 or 300 a week. Put an advertisement（廣告）for free o

43、n Letpark or Atmyhousepark.Rent a roomSpare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you wont have to pay any tax on the first 4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.Make money during

44、special eventsDont want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.Live on setRenting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of p

45、ounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for freebut you will be charged if your home gets picked.Use your roofYou need the right kind of roof,

46、but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from c

47、hanging the roof.13. If you earn 5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on _.A. 800 B. 500 C. 4500 D.500014. If you want to use energy free, you have to_.A. sign an agreement with the governmentB. pay around 14,000 for the equipmentC. sell the roof to some energy

48、 companiesD. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years15. For whom the text most probably written?A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers.C. House owners. D. Online companies【答案】【知識點】C7 社會生活類【文章綜述】 本文向業(yè)主提供了幾種如何有效利用自己房屋并使自己從中獲益的方式。 【答案解析】13.B計算題。根據(jù)第二段第二行you wont have to pay any tax on the first 4500 you make pe

49、r year.說明你最先掙的4500是不要交稅的，超過部分是要交稅的。那么5000元中只有500元是要交稅的。故B正確14.D細節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.和 let you use the energy produced for nothing可知所簽的合同要求你25年內(nèi)不改換房頂，故說明D正確15.C推理判斷題。本文主要是教給有空閑房子的人如何利用自己的空閑房子賺錢的一些技巧，由此可以判斷文章主要

50、針對房屋主人而寫，故選C項?！绢}文】第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出最佳選項，并將其答案標號涂在答題卡上對應題目的選項處。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Most cars have seat belts as part of their equipment. Seat belts protect drivers and passengers in case of accidents. They also reduce the effect of a crash on the body. _16_ Worldwide, the devices have pr

51、otected up to a million people.America first recognized the invention of an automobile seat belt in 1849. The government gave a patent to an engineer named Edward Claghorn of New York City so that others would not copy his invention of a safety device. _17_This early version of safety belt was said

52、to include hooks and other attachments for securing the person to a fixed object.Other inventors followed with different versions of the seat belt. _18_ It resulted from the work of a Swedish engineer, Nils Bohlin. His three-point, lap and shoulder seat belt first appeared on cars in Europe 50 years

53、 ago.Nils Bohlin recognized that both the upper and lower body needed to be held securely in place. His invention contained a cloth strap（帶子）that was placed across the chest and another strap across the hips. _19_ Volvo was the first company to offer the modern seat belt to its cars. This company al

54、so provided use of Nils Bohlins design to other car-makers. _20_ He received a gold medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1995. He died in Sweden in 2002.A. The Swedish engineer won many honors for his seat belt.B. Claghorn was a promising young engineer with many honors al

55、l his life.C. The design joined the straps next to the hip.D. There are many companies adopting Nils Bohlins invention of the seat belt.E. Safety experts say that seat belts save thousands of lives a year in America alone.F. But more than 100 years passed before the current seat belt was developed.G

56、. Claghorn called his invention a safety belt.【答案】【知識點】I3信息匹配【文章綜述】本文講述安全帶的歷史 【答案解析】16.E根據(jù)下一句Worldwide, the devices have protected up to a million people.在全世界范圍安全帶挽救了一百多萬人的生命。故E項：在美國安全帶挽救了成千上萬的人的生命。先說安全帶在美國的作用，然后再說安全帶在全世界的作用17.G根據(jù)前面一句The government gave a patent to an engineer named Edward Claghorn

57、of New York City so that others would not copy his invention of a safety device.這一句交代安全帶的發(fā)明者申請了專利，接下來這一句應該是發(fā)明者對這一發(fā)明的命名。故G項符合上下文。18.F根據(jù)前一句Other inventors followed with different versions of the seat belt.可知其他的發(fā)明者有不同版本的安全帶的式樣，接著這一句應該敘述現(xiàn)在的安全帶的式樣的確定。故F項：100多年過去了，現(xiàn)在安全帶的式樣被確定下來了19.C根據(jù)前一句His invention cont

58、ained a cloth strap（帶子）that was placed across the chest and another strap across his hips可知是在敘述現(xiàn)在的安全帶的式樣，C項The design joined the straps next to the hip.與上下文相符。20.A根據(jù)下一句He received a gold medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1995.可知安全帶的發(fā)明者獲得了很多榮譽，包括1995年的the Royal Swedish A

59、cademy of Engineering Sciences。故A項符合上下文。第二部分 英語知識運用 （共三節(jié)，滿分75分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共40小題；每小題1.5分，滿分60分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意。然后從各題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。【題文】AYears ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, _21_ by the fact that these

60、 huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front legs. It was _22_ that they could, at any time, break free, _23_ strangely enough, they didnt .I asked a trainer the _24_for this.He said, “When they were very young, we used the _25_ size rope, and it was enough to hold them.