湖州市菱湖中学2012年高二12月月考英语试题答案(3)

26. A. remember B. like C. forget D. think
27. A. handed out B. took out C. carried away D. put away
28. A. no more B. not more C. no many D. not many
29. A. answered B. read C. asked D. said
30. A. no B. few C. any D. some
31. A. up B. out C. down D. away
32. A. no more B. once again C. a third time D. a fourth time
33. A. sent B. put C. bought D. collected
34. A. same B. different C. difficult D. common
35. A. since B. till C. while D. because
36. A. offered B. placed C. raised D. shook
37. A. always B. already C. never D. hardly
38. A. point B. example C. promise D. story
39. A. When B. What C. Who D. Why
40. A. sand B. small stones C. big rocks D. water

四．阅读理解(本题有两节，共16小题，每小题2分，共32分)
第一节：
A
The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years. The Maya were so bright that they achieved a lot. They had farms, temples and cities with many buildings. They knew much about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time.

The Maya believed in many gods. They built large temples to honor them. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult because they had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.
Although the Maya worked hard to build the beautiful cities, very few of them lived in them. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.
Measuring time correctly was important to the Maya, so Mayan priests made a system to keep track of time. They wrote numbers as dots ( … ) and bars ( — ). They also made a calendar (日历). The year was divided into 18 months of 20 days each with five days left over.
Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from a deadly disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. The lost secrets of the Maya are still beyond the reach of modern people. They are still one of our greatest mysteries (神秘).
41. The Maya lived better than most people of their times because _____.
A. they had skillful workers
B. they believed in many gods
C. they knew better about nature
D. they could measure time correctly
42. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. the calendar was first invented by the ancient Maya
B. the ancient Mayan cities and temples were well built
C. the ancient Mayan people led a happy life in the cities
D. the priests were not highly respected by the ancient Maya
43. The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to _____.
A. the Mayan people B. the Mayan villages
C. the Mayan cities D. the lost secrets of the Maya
44. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Life of the Maya B. The Cities of the Maya
C. The Mystery of the Maya D. The Belief of the Maya
B
Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, the night has a different meaning: helping beggars（乞丐）and the homeless(people without homes).