高三英语月考试题及答案-2016届高三12月百所学校质量分析联合考试

2016届广东省百所学校质量分析联合考试英语试卷考生注意：1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分，考试时间120分钟。2.请将各题答案填在试卷后面的答题卡上。3.本试卷主要考试内容：高考全部内容。第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15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。AAreyouavolcanolover?Hereisalistofsomeoftheworld’smostbeautifulvolcanoesthatourtravelagencycanofferyoutovisit.Don’tmissthem!MountMayon,thePhilippinesLocatedabout450kmsoutheastofManilaontheislandofLuzon,MountMayonisthemostactivevolcanointhePhilippines;aSeptember2014eruptionforcedthousandstofleethearea.ThosewhohikethevolcanoarerewardedwithviewsofthetownsontheAlbayprovinceandthePacificOcean.ButeventhosewhoprefertheviewfromadistancehavehistoricalgoodpointattheCagsawaRuins,oncean18thCenturyFranciscanchurchthatwasdestroyedbyan1814eruption.KilaueaandMaunaKea,HawallHawaii’svolcanoesareknownfortheiractiveeruptionsandextraordinaryscenes.MaunaKeaisaroundonemillionyearsold,whileKilaueaistheyoungestvolcanoinHawaiiandhasbeeneruptingcontinuouslysince1983.Thelavafallsstraightintothesea,creatingfantasticformsofblackrocksandsmokeclouds.MountKelimutu,IndonesiaKelimutu’sthreemysteriouscraterlakesattractbothscientistsandtouriststotheislandofFloresinIndonesia’sEastNusaTenggaraprovince.Oneisemeraldgreen（翡翠绿），anotherdarkred,andthethirdpitchblack.Scientistssaythelakestakeonsuchcolorsbecausethevolcanicgasesmetthelakes’mineralscenturiesago.1.PeoplewhohikeMountMayoncanenjoythefollowingEXCEPT.A.viewsofthetownsintheAlbayprovinceB.viewsofthePacificOceanC.viewsoftheCagsawaRuinsD.viewsofIndonesia’sEastNusaTenggaraprovince2.Accordingtothetext,Kilauea.A.isanactivevolcanoB.stoppederuptingin1983C.istheyoungestvolcanointheworldD.forcesthousandstofleein2014.3.ThecolorsofKelimutu’sthreemysteriouscraterlakesaredueto.A.waterpollutionB.differentenvironmentC.chemicalreactionD.differenttemperaturesBPhotographyhasbeenmyinteresteversinceIwasoldenoughtopickupacamera,buttodayIwanttosharewithyouthe15mosttreasuredphotosofmine,andIdidn’ttakeanyofthem.Therewerenoartdirectors,nostylists,nochanceforreshoots,notevenanyregardforlighting.Infact,mostofthemweretakenbyrandomtourists.MystorybeginswhenIwasinNewYorkCityforaspeech,andmywifetookapictureofmeholdingmydaughteronherfirstbirthday.We’reonthecornerofthe57thand5thavenue.WehappenedtobebackinNewYorkexactlyayearlater,sowedecidedtotakethesamepicture.Wellyoucanseewherethisisgoing.Approachingmydaughter’sthirdbirthday,mywifesaid,“Hey,whydon’tyoutakeSabinabacktoNewYorkandmakeitafather-daughtertrip,andcontinuetheceremony?”Thisiswhenwestartedaskingpassingtouriststotakethepicture.Sothesephotosarefarmorethanrepresentativesforasinglemoment,orevenaspecifictrip.They’realsowaysforustofreezetimeforoneweekinOctoberandreflectonourtimesandhowwechangefromyeartoyear,andnorjustphysically,butineveryway.Becausewhilewetakethesamephoto,ourviewpointschange,andshereachesnewmilestonesandIgettoseelifethroughhereyes,andhowshecommunicateswithandseeseverything.Thisveryfocusedtimewegettospendtogetherissomethingwevalueandexpecttheentireyear.4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?A.Heisfondofbeingphotographedalone.B.Hehardlyeverasksstrangerstotakepicturesofhim.C.Hehasbeeninterestedinphotographysincechildhood.D.He’sproudofthe15mosttreasuredphotostakenbyhimself.5.Whocameupwiththeideaofhavingafather-daughtertripwhenSabinawas3yearsold?A.Hermother.B.Herfather.C.SabinaherselfD.Anunknowntourist.6.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.A.childrenusuallygettoseelifethroughadults’eyesB.the15photosaremeaningfultotheauthor’sfamilyC.ittakestheauthorawholeweektohaveafamilyphototakenD.theviewpointsoftheauthor’sfamilyneverchangewiththetime.7.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.Believeitornot;photosdochangeB.PhotoshelpafamilybecomerichC.EvenstrangerscanhelptakephotographsD.Afather-daughterbond,onephotoatatimeCAcastleisatypeoffortified（加固的）structurebuiltinEuropeandtheMiddleEastduringtheMiddleAges.Thisisdifferentfromapalace,whichisnofortified-thoughtherearemanysimilaritiesamongthesetypesofconstruction.Usageofthetermhasvariedovertimeandhasbeenappliedtodiversestructures.TheEuropeancastlesoriginatedinthe9thand10thcenturies,resultinginitslanddividedamongnobles.Thesenoblesbuiltcastlestocontroltheareasurroundingthem,andtheywerebothoffensiveanddefensivestructures.Althougharmyusesareoftenemphasizedincastlestudies,thestructuresalsoservedascentresofadministrationandsymbolsofpower.Urbancastleswereusedtocontrolthelocalpeopleandimportanttravelroutes,andruralcastleswereoftenbuiltnearfarmland.Manycastleswereoriginallybuiltfromearthandwood,buthadtheirdefencessupplantedlaterbystone.Inthelate12thandearly13thcenturies,scientificapproachestocastledefenceappeared,andcouldfunctiontomaximizethecastle’sfirepower.Thesechangesindefencecamefromamixtureofcastletechnology.Althoughgunpowderwasintroducedtobebuiltwellintothe16thcentury,improvedcannon（大炮）firemadethemuncomfortableplacestolivein.Asaresult,truecastleswentintodecline.Fromthe18thcenturyonwards,therewasarenewedinterestincastleswiththeconstructionofmock（仿造的）castles,partofaromanticrevival（复活）ofGothicarchitecture,buttheyhadnodefensivepurpose.8.A