1、2018 届广东省惠阳高级中学高三上学期 12 月月考试题 英语考试时间:2017 年 12 月 试卷满分：120 分注意事项：1. 本试卷分为第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名和座位号填写在答题卡的相应位置。3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。4. 考试结束后，只需将答题卡交回，试卷由考生自行保留，以便评讲。第 I 卷第一部分 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
2、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。ACountries may be rated by many various categories, such as how expensive or interesting they are to foreign tourists. They can also be rated by their openness and friendliness toward visitors. You might be shocked to find out that, for example,
3、the USA is number 102 on the list of the least welcoming places, 140 being the most unfriendly land.MongoliaMongolia was closed for quite a long time and opened up to foreigners only 20 years ago. Thats probably the major reason why it is not yet experienced enough in hosting tourists. The country i
4、s beautiful, with broad land that is low populated. The local people are not used to being visited by foreign guests.IranIran is not the best place to travel to. It is located close to Pakistan with its negative political atmosphere. Western visitors are not welcome and embassies advise against trav
5、el to Iran. The people, contrary to the countrys government, are very friendly and welcome visitors.KuwaitIn Kuwait people are warm and friendly. It has a unique history, plenty of traditions and customs. It is a Muslim country, which means that you are not allowed to drink alcohol. If you happen to
6、 visit Kuwait during Ramadan(斋月), you will not be allowed to eat in public places, either.RussiaRussia is truly a special place. It is worth visiting it. However, one point that you might dislike is the corruption and bureaucracy(官僚主义) in some certain official circles. Another point you should be re
7、ady for is that, as a visitor, youll be asked to receive an invitation. Only then will you be able to apply for a visa. Once you arrive in Russia, youll be warmly greeted and accepted. (292 words)1. What is the most important reason leading to Mongolia lacking of experience in hosting tourists?A. Be
8、cause of its broad land that is low populated.B. Because the local people are not used to being visited by foreign guests.C. Because Mongolia was closed for a long time.D. Because Mongolia opened up to foreigners only 20 years ago.2. If you have a preference for wine, which country would you dislike
9、 to travel to?A. Kuwait.B. Slovakia.C. Russia.D. Mongolia.3. How can you apply for a visa to Russia?A. If you will be warmly greeted and acceptedB. If you receive an invitation C. If you are ready for itD. If you dislike the corruption and bureaucracy4. Whats the text meant to?A. To encourage us to
10、help the other countries.B. To encourage us to do sightseeing abroad.C. To introduce some of the least welcoming places.D. To recommend some special countries.BIn the distance, the tiny Welsh village of Hay-on-Wye, situated on the River Wye on the Welsh-English border，looks like any other small Euro
11、pean town. But apart from other small towns, its home to 1,400 people and hundreds of thousands of books, making it the largest center for secondhand books in the entire world.You wont find a Barnes and Noble in Hay-on-Wye, but what you will find is over 30 charming and comfortable secondhand booksh
12、ops rich with the smell of old books. Theres a bookstore specializing in out-of-print childrens books. A shop called “Murder and Mayhem” sells mainly crime and detective literature. And one outdoor bookshop, the Hay Castle Bookshop, is built around the walls of a castle. How could a book lover possi
13、bly ask for anything more?One of the towns most unique features is its “honesty bookshops.” These are basically just bookshelves fitting out in the Open, without a cashier or employee to speak of. A sign announces the prices of the books which are often less than one U. S. dollar and a collection bo
14、x for money sits nearby. Customers are trusted to pay on their honor. There are no security cameras or anything; just good old-fashioned trust.Apart from being a popular tourist destination for literary fanatics throughout the entire year, Hay-on-Wye also throws a literary festival each year at the
15、end of May. Bookworms from all over the world come to this tiny village to hear famous writers speak, attend book signings, and, of course, stock up(囤货 ) on reading material. And theres plenty for the kids to read too! Here, your child grows up loving to read. (277words)5. What can be the best title
16、 of the passage?A. A small town with more books than people.B. Honest people in a British town.C. The most unique bookshops in the world.D. Bookshops a good place for tired travelers.6. The small town has the following features except _.A. Its the largest center for secondhand books.B. All the books
17、hops there have no security cameras.C. There is a literary festival each year for book-lovers throughout the world.D. Customers to the honesty bookshops help themselves buying books.7. In which column of a magazine can you probably find the passage?A. Finance B. Fashion C. Travel D. HealthCIt is onl
18、y praise or punishment that determines a childs level of confidence. There are some other important ways we shape our kids-particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words. For example, we can say to a child “Dont run into traffic!” or “Stay on the footpath
19、close to me.” In using the latter, you will be helping your kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a wide range of situations, because they know what to do, and arent scaring themselves about what not to do.Why does such a small thing make a difference? It is all in the way the h
20、uman mind works. What we think, we automatically rehearse (预演). For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes, you wouldnt be able to do it. When a child is told “Dont fall off the tree,” he will think of two things: “dont” and “fall off the tree
21、”. That is, he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind. A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off. So it is far better to use “Hold on to the tree carefully.”Clear, positive instructions help kids to understand the right w
22、ay to do things. Kids do not always know how to be safe, or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words. So parents should make their commands positive. “Sam, hold on firm to the side of the boat” is much more useful than “Dont you dare to fall out of the boat?” or worse still “How d
23、o you think Ill feel if you drown?” The changes are small but the difference is obvious.Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words, so it pays to be positive.8. Positive choice of words helps kids to _.A. do things carefully B. build up their confid
24、enceC. improve their imagination D. learn in different situations9. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. A child will act on what is instructedB. One cant help imagining what is heard.C. A child will fall off the tree when told not to.D. One wont think of a blue monkey when given money.10. Which of
25、 the following commands helps kids to be safe?A. Fasten your seat belt.B. Dont play by the lake.C. How do you think Ill feel if you get hurt?D. Dont you dare to walk through the red light?11. The main idea of the passage is that _.A. praise makes kids confident B. right instructions keep kids safeC.
26、 clear commands make kids different D. choice of words can make a differenceDA customer waits to pay in an unmanned supermarket. With the use of advanced digital payment technology, including biological recognition and in-depth learning, the man leaves in a minute. Theres no cashier in the store. At
27、 a large university, students use a hand-scanning machine that authorizes their entry into the gym. Those people are using “smart machines” which identify people by their physical characteristics. These new devices use fingers, hands, faces, eyes and voices. Some machines may even use smells. This n
28、ew technology, called biometrics, gets information from parts of the body. In the past, biometric machines were used mainly in government agencies or in prisons. But now that the cost of the technology is lower, these machines are starting to be used everywhere, from border services to schools. Some
29、 people, however, are concerned that these machines will mean the destruction of personal privacy. They worry that the machines will get personal information about them. “I know it seems like these machines are invading our privacy, but actually, biometric machines help to protect it,” says Jay Tark
30、ett, who works at a company that develops the machines. “They can be used instead of passwords on a computer, for example. They can also identify criminals at airports. So, really, they help to promote public safety, and all the information stored is kept confidential by the machine itself.” Some pe
31、ople dont like the idea of using fingerprints because they associate them with criminals, and feel like they are being accused of something. In addition, they dont work for some people, such as bricklayers(砖瓦工), who wear down their fingerprints. Yet, face recognition does work well because the subje
32、ct doesnt really have to do anything. To cash a check at a bank, for example, the customer has to do nothing more than look at a machine similar to an automatic teller. If the face matches the picture kept on file, the customer gets the money with no problems. The need to carry identification with y
33、ou from place to place, then, would all but cease. It has been found that the hand scan works well in the college gym. Before this machine was used, students at the college entered the gym using cards similar to credit cards. The problem was that students often lost or forgot their cards. With the h
34、and-scanning machine, however, the problem was solved right away. But the machines are still new, and there can be problems. For example, voice recognition works on the phone, but it is not precise, and can be tricked. Another restriction（限制）we notice, with machines that use face recognition in part
35、icular, is that they can be fooled if people color their hair or gain a lot of weight. However, this particular problem may be solved by a new type of technology that scans a persons iris(虹膜), the colored part of the eye. It can even identify the person from a few feet away, recognizing a customer a
36、s he or she approaches the ATM. (506words) 12. Whats the authors intention by presenting some examples in Paragraph 1? A. To stress how smart machines work. B. To bring in the topic of the passage. C. To show the popularity of smart machines. D. To introduce the convenience smart machines offer. 13.
37、 Why are biometric machines starting to be used in many fields? A. They are not as expensive as they were. B. They no longer invade peoples privacy. C. People enjoy face and voice recognition. D. Criminals are often hidden at airports.14. Why dont people like using finger-prints while using the mach
38、ine? A. They want to keep their mistakes a secret. B. They dont want to damage their fingers. C. They are afraid of losing money in the bank. D. They are afraid of being thought of as criminals.15. What is the authors attitude towards the new technology? A. Worried. B. Bitter. C. Optimistic. D. Sati
39、sfied. 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，选项中有两项为多余选项。Nowadays more and more children chat daily either online or through their mobile phones. 16 Some are shy “in real life” but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on
40、relationship issues, or problems at home.Sometimes the online world, just like the real world, brings some problems, such as bullying(欺霸) or arguments. 17 , but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive or illegal aims. Children must be made aware of both the good things and the
41、 dangers.18 Just as you decide which TV programs are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Reminding them of the risks will keep them alert (警惕).19 So its likely that your children may know
42、 more than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gad-gets and the interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards. 20 Chatters love to use abbreviations (缩写) such as: atb all the best, bbfn bye bye for now, Idk I dont know, kit keep in touch, paw parents are watchi
43、ng, lol laugh out loud. It seems like another language, and it is!A. Going online is great fun.B. Computer studies are part of schoolwork now.C. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too.D. There are some websites that are not suitable for children.E. To keep children safe, your managemen
44、t must cover the family computer.F. They are connecting to a huge number of other children all over the world.G. Surfing the Internet takes too much of the time that should be spent on lessons.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45）第一节：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
45、答题卡上将该项涂黑To pay for his education, a poor boy used to sell goods from door to door. One day, the young boy found he was really (21) but had no money to buy any food. He decided to (22) something to eat when he knocked on the front door of the next house.A beautiful young woman opened the door, and t
46、he boy lost his (23) . He simply asked for a drink of water, too (24) to ask for food. The young woman brought him a glass of milk, which the boy (25) drank. The boy asked her how much he (26) , but she simply smiled and said her mother had taught her to be kind to others and never expect anything (
47、27) .The young boy left the womans home with a full stomach and a heart full of (28) strength to push on with his education and continue working hard. Every time he was ready to quit, the womans benefaction(善行)offered him newfound (29) and courage.Years later, in a big city, well-known surgeon Dr. H
48、oward Kelly was called to (30) on a woman who was suffering from a rare disease. When the woman told him the name of the small town where she lived, Dr. Kelly felt a faint (31) arise in his mind, and then suddenly (32) her. She was the woman who had given him the glass of milk many years ago.The doc
49、tor went on to (33) the woman with the very best care and made sure she received special attention. In fact, it was his (34) as a doctor that saved her life.After a long and difficult (35) , the woman was finally ready for discharge home. The woman was worried it would take her years to settle her (36) with the hospital. Her serious illness and long hospital stay had produced a (3
