1、2014届湖北省武穴中学高三上学期 12月月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 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。 A hobby is an investment of time. It also can be an investment of money and commitment. Many people choose to develop more than one type of hobby. 【小题 1】 When it comes to choosing the hobby, consider the following facto
2、rs. Hobbies are usually an activity of some sort that brings out a certain skill that you have. When you have a talent like painting or woodworking, it can be easy to determine which hobby suits your skill. 【 小题 2】 Skill can be developed and challenged as you go along. It is not a necessary requirem
3、ent. A hobby is fitting because you love it, not because youre a professional at it. Some people particularly enjoy taking part in hobbies that they can do in a group with others. It can be a lot more fun to become a member of a hobby group than to sit alone in your basement. 【小题 3】 Its important to
4、 share interests and network with other hobby enthusiasts that do what you do. Hobbies are generally an activity that you undertake because of the joy it brings you. Of course many people have discovered the joy that also comes with a hobby that earns you a living. _【小题 4】 Just make sure you make th
5、e choice that fits your lifestyle and personal preference. 【小题 5】 But most of the skilled hobbies like art, building or writing have a series of lessons or tutorials that you can take to further your skills. In some cases its a really good idea to take lessons, especially if you are clueless as to w
6、here or how to begin. Step by step books for most hobbies can often be found in bookstores as well. A However, hobbies dont have to be skill related. B Most hobbies can easily be done within your own home, at your leisure. C Look one up or start your own. D Read hobby books to learn more about your
7、chosen hobby! E. Make a list of things that you enjoy or dont know about. F. It can be a necessary part of selecting the hobby that is right for you. G. Whether its full time, part time or not at all, you must decide whether your hobby applies to you. 答案： 【小题 1】 F 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 G 【小题 5】 B
8、 试题分析：文章大意：许多人选择培养多种爱好，但当选择爱好的时候，需要考虑哪些因素呢？ 【小题 1】 F 根据前句尤其最后一句 When it comes to choosing the hobby, consider the following factors.可知这里是爱好选择前的准备，首先要对各爱好各方面作一定的了解。 【小题 2】 A根据前句 When you have a talent like painting or woodworking, it can be easy to determine which hobby suits your skill.后句 Skill can
9、be developed and challenged as you go along Skill can be developed and challenged as you go along都提及到 skill，这里说爱好并不需要相关的技巧，所以 A句比较确当。 【小题 3】 C这里主要讲加入爱好群体可以增加自己对选择爱好的热情。尤其注 意后面一句的提示 Just make sure you make the choice that fits your lifestyle and personal preference。 故 C正确。 【小题 4】 G根据后一句 Just make sur
10、e you make the choice that fits your lifestyle and personal preference.可知需要决定哪种爱好适合你。 【小题 5】 B 这里主要论述各种爱好适合在何种地方，尤其注意后面的 But most of the skilled hobbies like art, building or writing have a series of lessons or tutorials that you can take to further your skills.句子中 building词的提示。故这里选 B。 考点：考查议论文阅读 单项
11、选择 * Do you let your kids travel alone at night _ ! A Forget it B Go ahead C Absolutely not D At any time 答案： C 试题分析：考查交际用语。 A不必在意； B好啊，行啊； C绝对不会； D在任何时候。根据常识可知选 C。句意： 你会让你的孩子在晚上独行吗？ 绝对不会！故 C正确。 考点：考查交际用语 _ was most important to her, she told me, was her family. A This B What C As D It 答案： B 试题分析：考查
12、名词性从句。本题 what 应当宾语从句，在从句中作主语。句意：她告诉我，对她来说最重要 的是她的家庭。故 B正确。 考点：考查名词性从句 If the weather is fine, well go. If _, _. A not; not B no; no C not; no D no; not 答案： A 试题分析：考查省略。 A欣赏，感激； B重要性； C满意； D指导。这里考查be of +抽象 n，相当于 be + adj.句意：新药物的发现对患心脏病的人及其重要。故 A正确。 考点：考查省略 -Why does the river smell terrible -Because
13、 large quantities of water_ A have been polluted B is being polluted C has been polluted D have polluted 答案： A 试题分析：考查时态。根据语境可知，大量的水已经被污染，故用现在完成时态的被动语态。句意： 为什么这条河这么难闻？ 因为大量的水已经被污染。故 A正确。 考点：考查时态 Whenitcomestowhethercampusloveshouldbe_, there is no agreement among people. A applied B refreshed C spon
14、sored D advocated 答案： D 试题分析：考查动词。 A应用； B提神； C发起； D提倡。句意：当提到校园爱情应当被提倡，人们看法不尽一致。故 D正确。 考点：考查动词 Music should be taught routinely in schools because of the benefits _ can have on the development of the brains of young children. A which B that C one D it 答案： D 试题分析：考查代词。句中 it can have on the development
15、 of the brains of young children.是以 music为先行词的定语从句，该从句省略了关系代词 that 或 which，但因为关系代词作定从里 have的宾语，所以可以省略。 it指 music。句意：在学校里，音乐应当常规化教学，因为音乐能够起到对小孩子大脑发展的好处。故 D正确 。 考点：考查代词 -What will todays talk be about -In the lecture _, the professor will tell us something about modern English usage. A following B fol
16、lowed C to follow D to be followed 答案： C 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。根据句意可知，讲座还未举行，故用不定式。句意： 今天的讲座会是什么？ 在接下来的讲座里，教授将告诉我们 一些关于现代英语的用法。故 C正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 People generally believe that women are more emotional than men, but in my experience that often isnt the _. A case B point C view D stage 答案： A 试题分析：考查名词。 A情况； B点；
17、 C观点； D阶段。句意：人们普遍相信女人比男人更情绪化，但以我经验，常常不是这样的情况。故 A正确。 考点：考查名词 Of the two readable books, which do you think is _ one for me to read A a more suitable B more suitable C a suitable D the more suitable 答案： D 试题分析：考查冠词。本题考查是两者之间的比较，故是特指，所以用定冠词the。句意：在两本可读的书中，你认为更适合我读的是哪一本？故 D正确。 考点：考查冠词 What made little T
18、ony so unhapp y and cry in his room _ to go hiking with his brother. A Having not been allowed B Not having allowed C Having not allowed D Not having been allowed 答案： D 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。本题考查动名词短语作主语，根据句意可知是 “没有被允许 ”，故用被动语态。句意： 什么使得小托尼不开心，在房间里哭呢？ 没有允许和他哥哥一起去徒步旅行。故 D正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 Zhao Benshan, whose over
19、work _ his health failure, didnt perform in the 2012 Spring Festival Gala on CCTV. A submitted to B admitted to C contributed to D subscribed to 答案： C 试题分析：考查短语辨析。 A屈服； B允许进入； C导致； D同意。句意：赵本山，他的过度工作导致了他的身体不适，没有参加 2012年中央电视台春节联欢晚会。故 C正确。 考点：考查短语辨析 _ for the fact that his father is general manager of
20、the company, he would never get the job. A Had it not been B Were it not C Had not it been D Were not it 答案： B 试题分析：考查虚拟语气。本题考查与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，故从句用一般过去时。这里从句用倒装结构， Were it not = if it were not。句意：要不是他父亲是公司总经理这样的事实，他绝不会的得到这份工作。故 B正确。 考点：考查虚拟语气 Be careful not to drop it; its very _. A fragrant B fragile
21、C allergic D aggressive 答案： B 试题分析：考查形容词。 A芬芳的； B易碎的； C对 反感的； D攻击性的。句意：小心，不要把它掉下来。它非常易碎的。故 B正确。 考点：考查形容词 Last night Mr. Crook didnt come back at the usual time. _， he met some friends and stayed out until midnight. A Meanwhile B However C Instead D Thus 答案： C 试题分析：考查副词。 A同时； B然而； C相反； D因此。 however解释
22、为 “然而 ”，表示一种转折，说明后面陈述的内容与前面的内容相反。 instead虽然也表示转折，但它的意思更侧重于 “取而代之 ”这层意思。所以往往翻译成 “相反地 ”。句意：昨晚， Crook先生没有在往常时间回家。相反地，他遇到了一些朋友，呆在外面直到午夜。故 C正确。 考点：考查副词 -Any information about your son -No， if only I _ those tough words to him A didnt say B hadnt said C shouldnt have said D couldnt have said 答案： B 试 题分析：考
23、查虚拟语气。 if only常常用来表达强烈的愿望或遗憾，因此，主要用在虚拟语气中，用以表达强烈的愿望或非真实条件。本题考查由 if only引导的与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，故从句用过去完成时。句意： 有关于你儿子的信息么？ 没有，要是我没有说那些苛刻的话多好啊。故 B正确。 考点：考查虚拟语气 完型填空 Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important : gi
24、ving-away makes life so much more exciting. You neednt worry if you money. This is how I with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store in my mind, I step in and make the to the storekeeper. If an accident takes place, the of which I think the local police coul
25、d use, I him up and tell him about it, though I am not in here. I found a rule about this world is to give getting something back, though the often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special letter to my home, though it was to me at my office
26、. I wrote the postmaster a note of . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was . I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long list. As I was about to be , the postmaster appeared in the . “Wasnt it you that wrote us
27、 that letter a year ago about delivering an _ delivery to your home ” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office we make one specifically for you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get but complaints.” 【小题1】 A difference B research C s
28、peech D discovery A earn B lack C spend D steal A experienced B connected C cooperated D experimented A strikes B flashes C happens D attempts A appeal B request C suggestion D demand A story B damage C challenge D material A call B hold C cheer D pick A possession B trouble C place D charge A plus
29、B without C for D before A process B goal C return D concern A replied B addressed C driven D brought A invitation B apology C complaint D appreciation A discussing B providing C applying D starting A enough B extra C no D other A admitting B relating C buying D waiting A positive B shocked C discou
30、raged D optimistic A doorway B window C home D yard A unfamiliar B unexpected C unknown D uncertain A in case B now that C even if D rather A nothing B something C anything D Everything 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 D
31、 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 C 【小题 17】 A 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 A 试题分析：文章大意：大多数人认为，生活就是获得的过程。但在人生的生中，放弃或给予同样也是一种精彩。 【小题 1】 D上下文连串。 discovery发现。像很多人一样，我生来就认为生活就是获得，直到三十多岁的时候才发现，放弃或给予也会使得生活如此精彩。再者，后文也提到了这种发现。 【小题 2】 B动词辨析。 A. earn赚的； B. lack缺乏； C. spend花费； D. steal偷。你缺钱也无须担心，因为生活并不只是一味的
32、索取。你缺钱也无须担心，因为生活并不只是一味的索取。 【小题 3】 A 动词短语辨析。 experience with使用 方面的经验。下文列举的事例都是作者生活中经历的事情。这就是我怎么体验到放弃的。 【小题 4】 B动词辨析。本句主语为 an idea。主意在某人脑海中闪现用 flash 。happen to 发生在某人身上； stick to坚持 ; lead to导致，其宾语一般不为人。 【小题 5】 C上下文连串。根据前文提到的 neighborhood store可知答案：。make a suggestion提出建议。我走进去，跟店主提出建议。 【小题 6】 A 名词辨析。 sto
33、ry故事，事情。出现事故，警 察应了解事情的经过真相。 damage 破坏； challenge 挑战； material物质，材料。 【小题 7】 A动词辨析。 A. call打电话； B. hold把握； C. cheer欢呼； D. pick捡起。根据后文 tell him about it 可知作者是打电话告诉警察事情的经过。 【小题 8】 D。名词辨析。 A. Possession拥有； B. Trouble麻烦； C. Place地方 D. Charge负责。这里考查短语 in charge负责，掌管。作者虽然不负责这里的事情，但他却主动帮助警察了解事故经 过。 【小题 9】 B
34、上下文连串。根据后面用 getting可知这里用介词。上文列举的事例都表明作者想主动帮助别人而不希望得到什么。 【小题 10】 C。名词辨析。 return回报。根据转折连词 though和下文所列举的事例表明，帮助别人有时候在不经意时也会得到回报。 【小题 11】 B 上下文连串。根据下文的 postmaster说的话中可知答案：。在星期日的早上，当地邮局送了一封特别重要信到我家里，尽管它是到我办公室的地址。 【小题 12】 D 动词辨析。 address此处为动词，注明 的地址。信上标明收信人的地址是我 办公室的地址，但邮递员却把它送到了我的家里。 【小题 13】 D 名词辨析。 appr
35、eciation欣赏，赞赏。邮递员把本来该送到办公室的信送到家里，人们通常只会责备他们，而作者却与此相反，非但没有责备，而是写了一封表扬信。他也因此得到了回报。 【小题 14】 C 动词辨析。本句为定语从句，横线上所缺动词的宾语为 new business 。 deal 为不及物动词，故排除。作者开办了一项新的业务。 【小题 15】 D 上下文连串。结合上下文可知，邮局里已没有剩余的邮箱，但作者原来无意的付出却使得邮递员愿意为他做一个。 【 小题 16】 C 形容词辨析。 A. positive积极的 ； B. shocked震惊的； C. discouraged使失望 D. optimist
36、ic乐观的。正当我正要让邮寄员失望的时候。 【小题 17】 A 名词辨析。根据故事发生的地点，可排除 C， D。另外，根据介词 in排除 A项。作者正要离开，邮递员在门口拦住了他。 【小题 18】 B 形容词辨析。 A. unfamiliar 不熟悉的； B. unexpected 意想不到的；C. unknown未知的； D. uncertain不确定的。难道你一年前没有写信给我们要寄一封意想不到的信到你家么？ 【小题 19】 C 短语辨析。本句句意为在这个邮局里，你应该得到一个邮箱，即便是我们给你做一个。 in case以防 ; now that既然 ,因为； as if 好像。 【小题
37、20】 A 代词辨析。本题考查 not but 结构，不是 而是 。这里用 nothing代替。这里指邮递员从顾客那里一般不会得到任何东西，只有抱怨。 考点：考查记叙文 阅读理解 Of all the websites, one that has attracted attention recently is . Most of this attention has come from the media and tells every reason why the website should be shut down. The danger of internet predators(窃掠
38、者 ) is indeed a tough reality, but shutting down the site is not the answer. If were shut down, another site would quickly take its place. Therefore, the right way is to teach teens how to use the site safely and educate them about who may be predators and how to avoid them. The key to staying safe
39、 on the Internet is to make sure that your profile(个人资料 ) is secure. The simplest way is to change the privacy setting on your profile to “private”, which protects your information so that only the people on your friend list can view it. Although this is effective, it is not perfect. Predators can f
40、ind ways to view your profile if they really want to, whether through hacking(非法侵入 ) in or figuring out their way onto your friend list. Thus, you should never post too much personal information. Some people actually post their home and school addresses, date of birth, and other personal information
41、, often letting predators know exactly where they will be and when. The safest information is your first name and province. Anything more is basically inviting a predator into your life. Another big problem is photos. I suggest completely skipping photos and never posting a photo of a friend online
42、without asking permission. Most importantly, never, under any circumstances, agree to a real-life meeting with anyone you meet online. No matter how well you think you know this person, there are no guarantees that they have told the truth. But you could feel free to chat with people you meet on the
43、 site, but just remember that not everyone is who they say they are. Hopefully, the next time you edit your profile, youll be more informed about the dangers of Internet predators and take the steps to defend yourself. Lastly, do not send money to anyone you meet online. A common scam among Internet
44、 criminals is to request to pay for “expensive Internet charges” or “unreasonable Internet cafe fees”. While it is indeed true that many countries in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America do not yet have Internet service readily available in all cities and towns, a sincere friend from one o
45、f these countries will be more than happy to pay their own Internet charges. Never, under any circumstances, should you send money to a stranger from another country(or within your own country for that matter) who claims monetary assistance is required to continue their contact with you. 【小题 1】 Kids
46、 can avoid web predators successfully by_. A attracting more public attention B shutting down the “” C learning different ways to try other sites D recognizing and getting away from them 【小题 2】 We can learn from the text that_. A everybody you meet online isnt honest and reliable B it is not accepta
47、ble to post a photo of a friend online C it is not safe to chat with grown-ups on the website D only you and your friends can view your personal profile 【小题 3】 What does the underlined word “scam” in the last paragraph mean A A thing that you can have two choices. B An unpleasant task that tests one
48、s ability. C A possibility of something happening. D An illegal plan for making money. 【小题 4】 What could be the best title of this passage A Personal Safety. B Web Safety for Teens. C Web Hackers in the past. D Predators Tricks. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 试题分析：文章大意：越来越多的青少年喜欢上网，但是怎么才能做到网络安全呢？作者给我们一些建议。 【小题 1】 D细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句 Therefore, the right way is to teach teens how to use the
