【附20套高考模拟试题】广西南宁二中2019-2020下学期高三英语5月月考试卷含答案

广西南宁二中2019-2020下学期高三英语5月月考试卷

第一部分（共20小题每，小题1.5分，满分30分）

1．He finished writing his first novel last year, and we all think that is ______ his career really took off. A．where B．when

C．how D．why

2．Anyway, we’re here now, so let’s ___________ some serious wor k.

A．come up with B．get down to

C．do away with D．live up to

3．A problem has occurred we should develop innovative thinking abilities in the classrooms by giving students opportunities to generate new ideas.

A．what B．where

C．whether D．that

4．The influence of this book might not have been reaching so far, ________for Mr. William, who dared to publish it.

A. if had it not been B．is it not being C．had it not been D. its only having been 5．—What about your self-drive trip yesterday?

—Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride.

A．had B．have

C．would have D．have had

6．Many artifacts ________ for the first time in the National Museum at present.

A．were exhibited B．were being exhibited

C．are being exhibited D．are exhibited

7．If you have a job, ______ yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed.

A．do devote B．to devote

C．devoting D．devoted

8．Everyone had a form in his hand, but no one knew which office____．

A．to send it to B．to sent it C．to be sent to D．to have it sent

9．—I wonder why the thinnest plastics bags, though ________ , are still in use here.

—Well, it’s no easy job to solve this problem effectively.

A．banning B．banned C．to ban D．having banned

10．How long do you suppose it is ______ he arrived there?

A．when B．before

C．after D．since

11．I don’t think Rosemary will be upset about it, but I’ll go to see her in case she _______.

A．is B．will be C．does D．need

12．—Let’s go and have dinner this evening.

—_____. Have you come out first in the exam?

A．Thanks a lot. B．Why not?

C．What for? D．Yes, I’d like to.

13．we go there by train or by ship makes no difference．The time and the fees are the same．A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why

14．—Amazingly, I’ve managed to start my own shop online!

—________ I told you it was easy.

A．There you are! B．Believe it or not.

C．How come? D．You got me there!

15．---We want someone to design the new art museum for me.

---_____ the young fellow have a try?

A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need

16．--- Mom, can you give me an extra 200 yuan a month?

--- Son, we have just bought a house, and from now on we need to practise strict .

A．economy B．medicine C．self-control D．patience

17．--Can’t you stay a little longer? I really want to talk more with you.

--Me, too. ________ I have to get home before 10 at night.

A．But B．Since C．And D．For

18．Had it not been for his experience in the forest，we ____________ in the battle with the fierce bear. A．hadn't survived B．wouldn't have survived

C．didn't survived D．wouldn't survive

19．Cells are important because they are organized structures that help living thing the activities of life.

A．carry on B．expand on

C．put on D．hang on

20．Mary doesn't want to move to Beijing because if she________ _there, she wouldn't be able to see her husband often.

A．would live B．were to live

C．has lived D．lives

第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。

21．（6分）On a college camping trip, curiosity about waves and sand caused Rob Thieler to study shorelines around the world. Thirty years later and now a U. S. Geological Survey research geologist, Thieler, is combining science and smartphone technology to help study a bird, which is dying out, the Atlantic Coast piping plover.

The piping plover is a shorebird that lives along the Atlantic Coast, the Great Lakes and the Great Plains. Rising sea level associated with climate change, as well as increased development of their beach