廣東省廣州市思源學(xué)校2020年高三英語月考試題含解析

1、廣東省廣州市思源學(xué)校2020年高三英語月考試題含解析一、 選擇題1. this is the first time that i _alone at home during the weekend, bored to death.來   a. have left   b. have been left   c. had left    d. had been left參考答案：b2. when the admission letter from harvard university arrived, be

2、n's parents were     and threw a big party.a. in the red    b. tickled    pinkc. as white as a sheet    d. in a blue mood參考答案：b考查短語辨析。句意：當(dāng)哈佛大學(xué)的錄取通知書到達(dá)時(shí)，本的父母喜出望外，開了一個(gè)盛大的晚會(huì)。in the red負(fù)債；tickled pink喜出望外；as white as a sheet面色蒼白；in a blue m

3、ood心境不好。根據(jù)題意，故選b。3. _green, the door might look more beautiful.a. if painted     b. you painted     c. to paint     d. have it painted參考答案：a4. - fancy meeting you here!- pleased to see you. if they _ me to the party, i _ be here.a. hadnt in

4、vited; wouldnt be          b. didnt invite; wouldnt bec. hadnt invited; wouldnt have been    d. didnt invite; wont be 參考答案：a略5. the town is so beautiful! i just love it.me too. the character of the town is well  _aqualified  

5、      bpreserved           cdecorated           dsimplified參考答案：b略6. i wonder _ there was so many natural disasters across the world. a. why is it that    

6、                                    b. what is it that      c. teachers energy was saved   

7、;               d. was saved teachers energy參考答案：d7. the 2014 sochi winter olympics, _on february 23, was a great success.      a. end          b. ending 

8、       c. being ended     d. to be ended參考答案：b8. carfree sundays _ in singapore next month to help deal with the pollution（）ahas heldbwill be heldcwill holddhas been held參考答案：b為了應(yīng)對(duì)污染問題，下個(gè)月將在新加坡推行"周日無車日"活動(dòng)根據(jù)時(shí)間狀語 next month （下個(gè)月）可知，此處應(yīng)表示

9、發(fā)生在將來的動(dòng)作；由于主語carfree sundays 與謂語動(dòng)詞hold構(gòu)成被動(dòng)關(guān)系；因此，本句應(yīng)使用一般將來時(shí)態(tài)的被動(dòng)語態(tài)（will+be+done）；故選b本題考查了一般將來時(shí)態(tài)的被動(dòng)語態(tài)（will+be+done）的用法；做類似的題時(shí)，首先應(yīng)根據(jù)句中的時(shí)間狀語確定句子的時(shí)態(tài)，然后判斷主語與謂語動(dòng)詞是否構(gòu)成被動(dòng)關(guān)系；另外，還需要熟練掌握不同時(shí)態(tài)的被動(dòng)語態(tài)的句式結(jié)構(gòu)9. - why was jackson searching shop after shop for a sweater?  -oh, he was very _ about his clothes. &#

10、160; a. particular       b. special                                 c curious     

11、60;            d. unusual   參考答案：a10. for a moment nothing happened; then_ from the excited audience.a. cheers came              b. did cheers comc. cheers would come

12、0;        d. came cheers參考答案：d11. while applying for a job, you should highlight the parts of your experience that are_ to the job.a. specificb. superiorc. remoted. convenient參考答案：a【詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：在申請(qǐng)工作時(shí)，你應(yīng)該突出你的經(jīng)驗(yàn)中與你即將申請(qǐng)的這個(gè)工作相關(guān)的部分。a. specific具體的；b. superior出眾的；c.

13、remote偏僻的；d. convenient方便的。也就是申請(qǐng)信上應(yīng)該只是局限于你之前的工作與這份工作相關(guān)的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)，不可泛泛而談。短語be specific to sth.相當(dāng)于be limited to sth.故選a。12. im sorry to hear that some villagers got disabled in the earthquake.   thats too bad, but _.a. all is well that ends well        

14、0;       b. the darkest hour is nearest the dawn   c. where there is life, there is hope    d. it is good to have friends in trouble參考答案：c13. -_ bargaining is always such great fun?   -usually people consider it a test to see who can stand

15、their ground longer.a. what is it thatb. why is it thatc. how it is that d. how much it is that參考答案：b14. there have been several new events _ to the program for the 2008 beijing olympic games.a. add              b. to add   

16、        c. adding                     d. added 參考答案：d15. they notice that plants dont grow well _ is much shade.a. where          

17、            b. which                      c. where there                   

18、  d. there參考答案：c略16.  hotel       a. contrary     b. clothing   c. cloth    d. wonder 參考答案：b 17. don't try to persuade your boss; he won't have the    of employing me-a student fresh from coll

19、egea intention                        battention                csense         &

20、#160;            dattraction參考答案：a8. with the rich experience _ over the years, mr. black eventually got over the difficulties and achieved his goal.  a. accumulated             &#

21、160;                           b. being accumulating      c. to accumulate            

22、0;                          d. having accumulated參考答案：a略19. you are not _ to unemployment benefit if you have never workedaaccustomed    bresignedcentitled 

23、;       dsubmitted參考答案：c試題解析：考查動(dòng)詞辨析。a習(xí)慣；b辭職；c給權(quán)利；給定書名；授以榮譽(yù)；d屈服。be entitled to “有的資格”。be accustomed to：習(xí)慣。句意：你如果從來沒有工作過的話，就沒有資格享受失業(yè)救濟(jì)金。故選c.二、 完型填空20. a true reality of retirement planning is that your future is riding on the quality of your assumptions. humble _31_ can b

24、e dangerous.for example, eight years into this bull market, expecting stocks to deliver as strong returns over the next decade is an uncertain proposition many are nonetheless _32_.another potential _33_ assumption is that you will be able to keep working past 65. yet the recently released 2017 reti

25、rement confidence survey by the nonpartisan employee benefit research institute finds that more than half of workers say they expect to still be on the clock past age 65. _34_, less than 15 percent of today's retirees kept working that long."if you plan on working longer as a way to get by

26、in retirement, you are going to be in trouble," says craig copeland, senior research associate at ebri. "it should be a _35_ to a solid savings and spending plan, not the foundation."it's simply too _36_ to assume you will indeed be able to work longer. a survey by the transameric

27、a center for retirement studies found that nearly two-thirds of retirees left the workforce earlier than expected because they were laid off, reorganized out of a position, or due to general unhappiness with a job. only 16 percent of retirees who _37_ the work force earlier than they expected did so

28、 because they felt they could _38_ afford to._39_, a new report from prudential puts a dollar value on why your current employer may not be inclined (傾向于) to do back flips to keep an older you happy and engaged. the estimated one-year cost to a firm when an employee _40_ retirement: $50,000.prudenti

29、al estimates that on a company-wide level, delayed retirement can _41_  overall workforce costs by 1 percent to 1.5 percent. that's not nothing. and it goes a long way in explaining why employers may be more inclined to focus on "financial wellness" strategies to get workers ready

30、 to retire _42_ than programs to help workers delay retirement.fewer than one-third of employees surveyed by tcrs report their employer has some sort of "transition" program such as flexible work schedules, reduced hours or _43_ to a different role."workers' vision of retirement i

31、s changing faster than employers' business _44_," said catherine collinson, president of tcrs. that makes it ever more crucial for pre-retirees to take the steps today that will increase the _45_ they can continue to work longer, if that's part of the plan.31. a. pessimismb. optimismc.

32、concernd. consideration32. a. relying onb. holding backc. accounting ford. turning down33. a. reliableb. possiblec. flawedd. firm34. a. as a resultb. in additionc. needless to sayd. by comparison35. a. complementb. compositionc. complimentd. comprehension36. a. ridiculousb. sensiblec. riskyd. logica

33、l37. a. extendedb. exitedc. existedd. remained38. a. economicallyb. mentallyc. financiallyd. physically39. a. howeverb. thereforec. insteadd. moreover40. a. delaysb. expectsc. getsd. decides41. a. influenceb. decreasec. increased. transform42. a. laterb. soonerc. fasterd. slower43. a. shiftingb. alt

34、eringc. rangingd. functioning44. a. dealsb. practicesc. customsd. operations45 a. prospectb. capabilitiesc. oddsd. outputs參考答案：31. b    32. a    33. c    34. d    35. a    36. c    37. b    38. c

35、    39. d    40. a    41. c    42. b    43. a    44. b    45. c【分析】本文是一篇說明文，從幾方面分析了員工對(duì)延遲退休計(jì)劃抱有樂觀態(tài)度是十分危險(xiǎn)的?！?1題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：謙遜的樂觀主義可能是危險(xiǎn)的。a. pessimism悲觀；b. optimism樂觀；c. concern擔(dān)心；d. consideratio

36、n考慮。上文說退休計(jì)劃的真實(shí)情況是，你的未來取決于你的假設(shè)，再結(jié)合第二段舉的牛市的例子可知，謙遜的樂觀可能是危險(xiǎn)的，故b項(xiàng)正確?！?2題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析。句意：例如，在本輪牛市進(jìn)入8年后，許多人仍然指望未來10年股市能帶來同樣強(qiáng)勁的回報(bào)，但這是一個(gè)不確定的命題。a. relying on指望、依賴；b. holding back抑制；c. accounting for說明的原因；d. turning down拒絕。根據(jù)空前的“for example, eight years into this bull market, expecting stocks to deliver as str

37、ong returns over the next decade”可知，許多人仍然指望未來10年股市能帶來同樣強(qiáng)勁的回報(bào)，但這是一個(gè)不確定的命題，故a項(xiàng)正確?！?3題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：另一個(gè)可能有缺陷的假設(shè)是，你將能夠在65歲以后繼續(xù)工作。  a. reliable可靠的；b. possible可能的；c. flawed 有瑕疵的、有缺陷的；d. firm堅(jiān)定的?？蘸笳f然而，由無黨派員工福利研究機(jī)構(gòu)最近發(fā)布的2017年退休信心調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，超過一半的員工表示，他們預(yù)計(jì)自己仍將在65歲以上的時(shí)候上班，相比之下，如今只有不到15%的退休人員能工作那么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，由此可知這種假設(shè)是有

38、缺陷的，故c項(xiàng)正確?！?4題詳解】考查介詞短語辨析。句意：相比之下，如今只有不到15%的退休人員能工作那么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。a. as a result結(jié)果；b. in addition此外；c. needless to say不用說；d. by comparison相比之下。超過一半的員工表示，他們預(yù)計(jì)自己仍將在65歲以上的時(shí)候上班，如今只有不到15%的退休人員能工作那么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，前后存在一種對(duì)比關(guān)系，故d項(xiàng)正確?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：歐洲復(fù)興開發(fā)銀行高級(jí)研究助理克雷格科普蘭表示：“如果你打算延長(zhǎng)工作時(shí)間，以此作為退休后的謀生之道，那你就有麻煩了?！彼鼞?yīng)該是一個(gè)堅(jiān)實(shí)的儲(chǔ)蓄和支出計(jì)劃的補(bǔ)充

39、，而不是基礎(chǔ)”。a. complement補(bǔ)充；b. composition作曲；c. compliment稱贊；d. comprehension理解。根據(jù)空后的“not the foundation.”可知，延長(zhǎng)工作時(shí)間應(yīng)該是儲(chǔ)蓄和支出計(jì)劃的補(bǔ)充而不是基礎(chǔ)，故a項(xiàng)正確?！?6題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：假設(shè)你真的能工作更長(zhǎng)時(shí)間是太冒險(xiǎn)了。a. ridiculous荒謬的；b. sensible合乎情理的；c. risky冒險(xiǎn)的、有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的；d. logical邏輯的。根據(jù)下文介紹的美國(guó)退休研究中心的調(diào)查結(jié)果可知，假設(shè)你真的能工作更長(zhǎng)時(shí)間是非常冒險(xiǎn)的，故c項(xiàng)正確?！?7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義

40、辨析。句意：只有16%的退休人員比預(yù)期的要早，因?yàn)樗麄冇X得經(jīng)濟(jì)上可以負(fù)擔(dān)得起。a. extended延伸；b. exited退出、離開；c. existed存在；d. remained保持?？涨敖榻B了調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)的近三分之二的退休人員提前離開工作崗位的幾個(gè)原因，因此此處指的是退休人員，故b項(xiàng)正確?！?8題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意同上。a. economically經(jīng)濟(jì)地；b. mentally精神上；c. financially財(cái)政上；d. physically身體上。上文說人們延長(zhǎng)退休時(shí)間是為了繼續(xù)掙錢養(yǎng)家，所以那些提前退休的人能夠在經(jīng)濟(jì)上負(fù)擔(dān)得起，故c項(xiàng)正確?！?9題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析

41、。句意：此外，英國(guó)保誠(chéng)保險(xiǎn)公司的一份新報(bào)告給出了一個(gè)美元價(jià)值，解釋了為什么你現(xiàn)在的雇主可能不愿做后空翻，以讓你的老東家滿意和敬業(yè)。a. however然而；b. therefore因此；c. instead相反；d. moreover此外、而且?？蘸笥痔岬搅艘环輬?bào)告，是對(duì)前面的調(diào)查的補(bǔ)充說明，故d項(xiàng)正確?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)員工延遲退休時(shí)，公司一年的估計(jì)費(fèi)用是：50000美元。a. delays延誤、推遲；b. expects期望；c. gets得到；d. decides決定。本文主要討論的就是員工推遲退休計(jì)劃，因此此處指員工延遲退休，故a項(xiàng)正確。【41題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義

42、辨析。句意：保誠(chéng)估計(jì)，在整個(gè)公司范圍內(nèi)，延遲退休會(huì)使整體勞動(dòng)力成本增加1%至1.5%。a. influence影響；b. decrease減少；c. increase增加；d. transform轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，員工延遲退休，公司會(huì)繼續(xù)按月給他發(fā)工資，這會(huì)增加公司的勞動(dòng)力成本，故c項(xiàng)正確?！?2題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：這也在很大程度上解釋了為什么雇主可能更傾向于關(guān)注“財(cái)務(wù)健康”戰(zhàn)略，以便讓員工提前做好退休準(zhǔn)備，而不是幫助員工推遲退休的計(jì)劃。a. later晚；b. sooner快、提前；c. faster迅速；d. slower緩慢。根據(jù)空后的“than programs to h

43、elp workers delay retirement.”可知，雇主可能更傾向于關(guān)注“財(cái)務(wù)健康”戰(zhàn)略是為了讓員工提前做好退休準(zhǔn)備，而不是幫助他們推遲退休的計(jì)劃，故b項(xiàng)正確?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：接受tcrs調(diào)查的雇員中，不到三分之一的人表示，他們的雇主有某種“過渡”計(jì)劃，比如彈性工作時(shí)間、減少工作時(shí)間或轉(zhuǎn)換角色。a. shifting轉(zhuǎn)變、轉(zhuǎn)向；b. altering更改；c. ranging（在范圍內(nèi)）變動(dòng)；d. functioning運(yùn)行。根據(jù)句意可知此處指轉(zhuǎn)換角色，shift to表示“轉(zhuǎn)變成為”，故a項(xiàng)正確?！?4題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意；tcrs總裁凱瑟琳&#

44、183;柯林森說：“員工退休的愿景變化比雇主的商業(yè)行為更快，如果這是計(jì)劃的一部分，那么對(duì)于退休前的人來說，現(xiàn)在采取措施增加他們繼續(xù)工作更長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的可能性就變得更加重要。a. deals交易；b. practices實(shí)踐、行為；c. customs風(fēng)俗；d. operations操作。business practices表示“商業(yè)活動(dòng)”，故b項(xiàng)正確。【45題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意同上。a. prospect景色；b. capabilities能力；c. odds幾率；d. outputs產(chǎn)量。根據(jù)空前的“that makes it ever more crucial for pre-reti

45、rees to take the steps today that will increase the”對(duì)于退休前的人來說，現(xiàn)在采取措施增加他們繼續(xù)工作更長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的可能性就變得更加重要，故c項(xiàng)正確?！军c(diǎn)睛】本篇第12空c項(xiàng)faster的干擾性較大，掌握soon與fast的區(qū)別是關(guān)鍵，soon與fast都可以表示“快”，區(qū)別在于fast強(qiáng)調(diào)速度，而soon強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間，根據(jù)空后的“than programs to help workers delay retirement.”可知，雇主可能更傾向于關(guān)注“財(cái)務(wù)健康”戰(zhàn)略是為了讓員工提前做好退休準(zhǔn)備，而不是幫助他們推遲退休的計(jì)劃，此處指“提前”，強(qiáng)調(diào)的是時(shí)

46、間短，故b項(xiàng)正確。三、 閱讀理解21. two of the saddest words in the english language are “if only”. i live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment. my father is famous in our family for saying, “take the extra minute to d

47、o it right.” i always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. when my children were young and likely to cause accidents, i always thought about what i could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or someth

48、ing that required a little more work such as taping padding (襯墊) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.i dont only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. its equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. we all know people who lost a loved one and regre

49、tted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “i love you” or “i forgive you.” when my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on good friday, i told him that it was a holiday for my company and i wouldnt be here. but then i thought about the fact that hes 84 years

50、old and i realized that i shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him. i called him and told him i had decided to go to work on my day off after all.i know there will still be occasions when i have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. and even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy sche