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1、20202020 届广州市第二十六中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案届广州市第二十六中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项A AMirroring body language is a way to bond and to build understanding,It is a powerful tool that we usewithout even knowing
2、it.The most obvious forms of mirroring are yawning and smiling.When you seesomeone yawn,you are likely toyawn immediately.Smiling is also prettycontagiousseeing a smiling person makes you want to smile too.Mirroring body language is a nonverbal way to say“I am like you,I feel the same”.Research show
3、s thatpeople who experience the same feelings are likely to trust,understand and accept each other.Women have the natural ability to pick up and understand body signals.Therefore,it is not surprising that awoman is more likely to mirror another woman than a man is to mirror another man.Thats why wom
4、en areregarded as better talkers,even if they might not really have more close friends.It is interesting that when a man tries to mirror a womans body language while she is talking,he may seemto her as caring,intelligent and attractive.Mirroring body language is an excellent way to build trust and u
5、nderstanding quickly.If you want to set up aconnection with a new person,mirror his or her gestures,sitting position,tone of voice and talking pace.This willmake them feel that there is something about you that they like.While mirroring body language gains you acceptance,you still need to take into
6、consideration yourrelationship with the person you arc mirroring.If you are in a lower social position and are mirroring the bodylanguage of your boss,he will view you as arrogant.However,if you want to defeat those who are trying to provesuperior to you,mirroring their body language will help defea
7、t them and change their position.1.What does the underlined word“contagious”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Powerful to show ones feelings.B.Affecting each other.C.Attractive to the others.D.Being gentle to people around.2.When copying others,body language,one usually can _.A.send wrong messagesB.hide true fe
8、elingsC.avoid misunderstandingD.win others,acceptance3.What might happen if you try to mirror your bosss body language?A.You will appear very attractive.B.It will help to soften his position.C.You will seem unacceptably proud.D.It willbe a good way to build trust.BA former UPS driver and his wife ha
9、ve made history by donating$20 million to Morgan State University thelargest gift any historically black college or university(HBCU)has ever received from a former student.The money,pledged by Calvin Tyler Jr and his wife Tina,will fund scholarships that were established under the Tylers name in2002
10、.Tyler grew up in a low-income family and was forced to drop out of Morgan State University in 1963 becausehe could no longer afford to study.The following year,Tyler saw a job advertisement in a Baltimore newspaperfrom United Parcel Service and got a job with the company as a driver.He rose through
11、 the ranks during his34-year career at the global shipping company to become its senior vice president of US operations and a memberof the board of directors before retiring in 1998.Tyler and his wife,also a Baltimore native,have lived all across the country but he said they have neverforgotten thei
12、r humble beginnings.Their latest pledge follows a$5million commitment they made in 2016 for the fund,which to date hassupported 222 students with full or partial scholarships.Marybeth Gasman,a professor at Rutgers University who studies HBCUs,said the gift is significant becausepublic HBCUs like Mor
13、gan State University tend to have a lower alumni giving rate compared to private ones.“For a long time,they werent asking alumni to give,”she said.But that has changed in the past couple ofdecades,she added,and the schools have“started asking alumni to give and creating a culture of philanthropy(慈善)
14、on campus.”David K.Wilson,the president of Morgan State University,said the money will help students for years tocome.“Morgan is so proud to call this son and daughter of the great city of Baltimore our own,”he said in astatement.“Through their historic giving,the doors of higher education will most
15、 certainly be kept open forgenerations of aspiring leaders whose financial shortfalls may have kept them from realizing their academicdreams.”“We are forever indebted to the Tylers”.4.Why is Tylers donation historic?A.He was a former UPS driver.B.The donation is large enough.C.The donation will fund
16、 his scholarships.D.He used to be a student at the university.5.What is a driving force of Tylers donation?A.His working experiences.B.His career achievements.C.His promise to the university.D.His past embarrassing situations.6.Which is true about HBCUs according to Gasman?A.They are mainly public u
17、niversities.B.They are encouraging alumni to donate.C.They rarely accept help from the alumni.D.They have changed little over the decades.7.What can be inferred about Tyler from Wilsons comments?A.Hes helped many city leaders.B.Hes grateful to his university.C.Hes made great contributions.D.Hes prou
18、d of his son and daughter.CIf you travel inAthens,against popular belief,I would highly recommend saving the Acropolis for yoursecondday.As attractive as it is to head straight to the most famous building in the city,there are several reasonswhy you should hold off until later.Sunriseis the best tim
19、e to see the ruins,and who wants to spend their first dayin anew citywaking up at6 a.m.?On top of that,the Acropolis is going to make every other site inAthenslessimportant in comparison,so I recommend not hitting it on your first day.We got to the southeast gate at 7：30,half an hour before it opene
20、d at 8.When the gate opened,we rushedto the hill.Our plan paid off because we had the whole complex to ourselves for five minutes.In this age ofovertourism,getting to the greatness of the Acropolis with nobody else around felt special and excited.The Acropolis is the name given to the complex on top
21、 of the hill,and its made up of several buildings.Theres theTempleofAthena Nike,the Parthenon,the Old Temple of Athena,the Legendary Olive Tree of thePandroseion,the Porch of the Caryatids at the Erechtheion.and on your way down,the Odeon of HerodesAtticus.Something that sounds boring but isnt is th
22、eAcropolisMuseum,and I recommend spending a couple of hoursthere.As someone who is a museum-avoider,I listened to the recommendations of everyone who had been,andmade myself go inside.And I loved it.The museum houses tons of sculptures unearthed from the Acropolis,and itwas interesting to check them
23、 out.Head toSyntagma Squarenext to watch the changing of the guard.This takes place every hour on the hour,sotry to time your visit perfectly.The guards wear fun clothes and make for interesting photos.8.The author suggests visiting the Acropolis on the second day so that _.A.it can save visitors a
24、lot of timeB.it can save visitors from getting up earlyC.it can make for a better travel experienceD.it can give visitors a better understanding ofAthens9.How did the author feel when he ran to the top of the hill?A.Bored.B.Worried.C.Relaxed.D.Amazed.10.With what may the author agree about theAcropo
25、lisMuseum?A.It is so great that it should be visited last.B.It is enjoyable and worth visiting.C.It wastes a lot of time.D.It should be avoided.11.What is the purpose of the text?A.To provide some advice on visiting the Acropolis.B.To introduce the history of the Acropolis.C.To call on people to pro
26、tect historic sites.D.To encourage people to travel around.DIdentifying the chemical makeup of pigment(色素)used in ancient documents,paintings,and watercolor1 sis criticalto restoring and conserving the precious artworks.However,despite numerous efforts,scientists hadbeen unable to determine the sour
27、ce of folium,a popular blue dye used to color1 manuscripts(手稿)in Europeduring the middle ages from the 5th to the 15th century.Now,a team of researchers fromPortugalhas finallyuncovered the mysterious ingredient responsible for the gorgeous blueish-purple color1 that helped bring ancientillustration
28、s and texts to life.The research team began byporing overinstructions penned by European dye makers from the 12th,14th,and 15th centuries.They found what they were seeking in a 15th-century text entitledThe Book on How to MakeAll the Color Paints for Illuminating Books.However,translating the instru
29、ctions was no easy task.It was written inthe now extinct Judaeo-Portuguese language,and though the source of the dye was traced back to a plant,noname was mentioned.However,by piecing together suggestions from the text,the scientists were able to determine that the dyewas made from the bluish-green
30、berries of the chrozophora tinctoria plant.After an extensive search,the teamfound a few varieties of the plant growing along the roadside near the town ofMonsarazin southPortugal.The detailed instructions gave the researchers critical clues including the best time to pick the berries.“You need to s
31、queeze the fruits,being careful not to break the seeds,and then to put them on linen(亚麻).”Thescientist says the detail was important since broken seeds polluted the pigment,producing an inferior quality ink.The dyed linen,which was left to dry,was an efficient way to store and transport the pigment
32、during ancient times.When needed,the artist would simply cut off a piece of the cloth and dip it with water to squeeze out the bluecolor1.Once the key ingredient had been identified,the researchers began to determine the dyes molecularstructure.To their surprise,they found that folium was not like a
33、ny other known permanent blue dyes it was anentirely new class of color1,one they named chrozophoridin.“Chrozophoridin was used in ancient times to makea beautiful blue dye for painting.”the team wrote in the study.“Thus,we believe that this will not be our finalword on this amazing plant and its st
34、ory and that further discoveries will follow soon.”12.The primary purpose of the study is to _.A.restore and conserve ancient precious artworksB.determine the substance making up the foliumC.prove the ancient dye-making technique was organicD.identify which class of color1 folium belongs to13.The un
35、derlined phrase“poring over”in the second paragraph means _.A.discussing publiclyB.testing repeatedlyC.passing directlyD.reading carefully14.What can be learned about the blue dye folium?A.It was essentially an inferior type of ink.B.It was the only kind made from wild berries.C.It could be carried
36、and used easily.D.It was carefully squeezed from broken seeds.15.The article is mainly about _.A.how the mystery ofa thousand-year-old blue dye was solvedB.why the researchers took the trouble to recreate the dyeC.what needs to be done to make an organic dye from a plantD.when and where the discover
37、y of the dye was made第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项To an outsider，any culture can seem confusing.And the UKs got a thing or two that raises a feweyebrows.However，understand the why and things might be less puzzling._16_.Ina world where 6
38、1of nations drive on the right，Brits drive on the left.Why?Most people think it goes backto Medieval，maybe even Roman times._17_when you remember that right-handed people wear a sword ontheir left hip.Travelling on the left allowedyou tokeep your weapon arm toward your opponent，who would beon your r
39、ight.This practice continued until the 18th century when a law was passed requiring all trafficcrossingLondonBridgeto keep to the left.Visitors to the UK that have just washed their hands in an old-fashioned sink might be wondering why onetap is only for hot water，the other cold._18_.So，why this odd
40、ity?It relates to a time when hot and coldwater were kept separate to prevent pollution.Drinkable cold water came from a mainssupply，but hot water camefrom attic tanks and was not considered suitable for consumption.So they were kept apart.Millions of people drink tea worldwide，but the odd Brits put
41、 milk in theirs.Why?This mysterious practicerelates to the quality of china cup used in the 18th century when tea was first imposed.For the majority of Brits，the cups available couldnt stand the heat of the boiling water and would break，so milk was addedfirst._19_.And this practical tweak soon becam
42、e a national habit._20_.As you can see，these odd Brits have perfectly clear reasons for left-hand driving，two-tap sinks andtea with milk.Even if they still seem strange，at least now youre in the know.A.This makes it difficult to improveB.There is a method to the madnessC.This unusual behavior makes
43、senseD.You can know the origins of the practicesE.Either can make washing very uncomfortableF.This cooled the cup enough to resist the boiling waterG.Here are the reasons for three ofBritains more puzzling practices第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3
44、030 分）分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项At 10 am,I was sitting in a large hotel.I got to meet my_21_,Tony Hawk.I woke up early in the morning.I was excited but also a little_22_.Tony Hawk was considered to be one of the most successful pioneers ofmodern skateboarding and I had_23_him since I
45、 first saw him on television.I left my home_24_what itwould be like to meet him.I arrived at Tonys hotel and_25_two teens.I learnt that they were also Tonys fansand would attend this interview._26_,we had taken part in the same group the world was small.After ashort talk,we started to_27_,going over
46、 all the questions we would ask Tony.Shortly after we_28_and organized the most important questions,there was a knock at the door.Istarted to_29_.I could not get over the_30_that I was about to meet the best skateboarder.TonyHawk walked in and sat down.I was very nervous_31_somehow was able to intro
47、duce myself.Hewas_32_andgaveushonestanswerstoallourquestions.ThroughouttheinterviewIkept_33_,wow,he was so cool.Most people in his position might be proud but hewas_34_down-to-earth(朴实的).He also told us if we never_35_and worked hard,ourdreams would come true.After the interview,he left.He was_36_be
48、cause he had to attend an important meeting.I was sohappy to have had this_37_to interview this great skateboarder,who had got so many_38_in theworld.I would never forget this_39_and could not wait to get home and_40_it with my familyand friends.21.A.teacherB.heroC.friendD.guide22.A.puzzledB.frighte
49、nedC.nervousD.sad23.A.recognizedB.missedC.admiredD.called24.A.warningB.doubtingC.provingD.wondering25.A.came acrossB.looked afterC.turned toD.watched out26.A.HopefullyB.AmazinglyC.FinallyD.Obviously27.A.leaveB.performC.moveD.work28.A.answeredB.pickedC.threwD.faced29.A.askB.shoutC.shakeD.laugh30.A.pr
50、ojectB.suggestionC.factD.news31.A.butB.asC.soD.and32.A.shyB.simpleC.friendlyD.cold33.A.discussingB.thinkingC.guessingD.reporting34.A.partlyB.hardlyC.normallyD.really35.A.continued onB.gave upC.turned upD.came back36.A.busyB.quietC.lonelyD.stressed37.A.excuseB.reasonC.chanceD.plan38.A.smilesB.giftsC.