广东省清远市邓怀志纪念中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

广东省清远市邓怀志纪念中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Good,better,best.Neverletit

.Tillgoodisbetterandbetterbest.A.sink

B.submitC.ripen

D.rest参考答案：D考查对句意的理解。A.sink下沉，淹没；B.submit顺从，服从，忍受；C.ripen使成熟，使熟；D.rest休息，静止，停止。本句表达的是“精益求精”，good是原型，better和best是比较级和最高级，意思是越来越好；Tillgoodisbetterandbetterbest.说的也是越来越好；故这里用neverletitrest不要停止你追求完美的脚步。故选D。2.PeoplesaythattheEnglishman’shomeishiscastle，_________meansthatthehomeisveryimportantandpersonal．

A．where

B．that

C．which

D．as参考答案：C3.Therewasalotoffunattheparty.You________，butwhydidn'tyou?A．shouldcome

B．oughttohavecomeC．mayhavecome

D．musthavecome参考答案：B句意：晚会很有趣，你本该来，但为什么没来？根据句意可知“应该做，但没做”，故用oughtto/shouldhavedone形式。4.—Myfinalofferis50dollars.Takeitorleaveit.—______I’lltakeit. A.Youwin. B.Youtoo.

C.Whyme? D.Whatfor?参考答案：A5.Alcoholisclassifiedasadowner,andalthoughitislegal,itcandamagetheliveranddogreatharmif______inlargequantities.

A．consume

B．toconsume

C．consuming

D．consumed参考答案：D6.Theteam,______toclimbtheworld’ssecondtallestmountaintwice,finallydecidedtogiveup.A.havingattempted

B.attempting

C.attempted

D.toattempt参考答案：A7.Aseconomyisdeclining，jobs_____totheyoung，continuetobescarce．（）A．available B．convenient C．comfortable D．valuable参考答案：A．随着经济衰退，年轻人可得到的工作仍然稀少．本题考查形容词词义辨析．A．可获得的，可利用的，beavailableto可获得的，可利用的；B．方便的，C．舒服的，D．有价值的；题干中需要的是jobs的定语，jobsavailabletotheyoung表示"年轻人可获得的工作"；因此答案是A．形容词辨析的关键在于积累词汇和一些相关的固定搭配，在此基础上结合语境，做出合理的判断．8.IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow.Doyouhaveanything______toyoursonstudyinginBeijingUniversity?A.tobetaken

B.totake

C.taken

D.beingtaken参考答案：A9.Nomatterhow________,itisnotnecessarilylifeless.A.drymayadesertbe B.adesertmaybedryC.mayadesertbedry D.dryadesertmaybe参考答案：D【详解】考查让步状语从句。句意：无论一个沙漠有多干，未必就没有生命。根据固定句型nomatterhow+adj./adv.+主语+其他，可知应该是Nomatterhowdryadesertmaybe。故选D项。10.Adietofhighfat,highproteinandlowfiberfoodsputus______ahigherriskforbecomingoverweight.A.of

B.to

C.on

D.at参考答案：D11.Despitethefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A.hopefully

B.approximately

C.seemingly

D.frequently参考答案：C考查副词辨析。hopefully充满希望地；approximately大约；seemingly看来似乎，貌似；frequently经常地。句意：尽管生意失败，但他依旧乐观，貌似没有被他的问题所困扰。故选C。12.I’ll_____thismatterassoonaspossible,Ipromise.Butyou’dbetterhavealittlepatience.A.preparefor

B.makefor

C.defendagainst

D.lookinto参考答案：D13.Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehasa________attitude.A.changeable B.pure C.movable D.flexible参考答案：D【知识点】形容词解析：A.changeable变化的B.pure纯洁的C.movable可移动的 D.flexible灵活的,

可变通的；句意：他很快适应新形势的原因在于他有灵活的态度。14.___warmlyforhiswork,hewastoo___tofallasleep.

A.Praising;excited

B.Topraise;exciting

C.Praised;exciting

D.Praised;excited参考答案：D15.28一Ifyoulike,Icandosomeshoppingforyou

---That'sverykindofyouforyour____

A.service

B.offer

C.point

D.suggestion参考答案：B略16.ThePacificregion(地区)willbeoneofthefastestgrowingareasintheworldinthe21stcentury._________shouldn’tbeanydoubtaboutitnow.

A.It

B.That

C.This

D.There参考答案：D17.—Couldyoutellmehowtogettothetownhall,please?—__________.Maybeyoucouldaskthepolicemanoverthere.

A.Apieceofcake

B.Thatdepends

C.Idon’tcare.

D.Idon’tknowforsure参考答案：D二、新的题型18.ApologizingtheRightWaytoaFriendWhyareapologiessodifficult?Sayingyouaresorrycanbeoneofthemostdifficultthingsyoudo.Butweallmakemistakes,soyou'llprobablyhaveanoccasionwhenyouneedtoapologize.Perhapsyouhadabigblowupandrealizedlateryoureactedpoorly._____16_____Whateverthereason,apologizingcanhelpyoubothhealandmoveonfromthesituation._____17_____First,youacknowledgethatyoudidsomethingwrong.Withanapology,youtakeresponsibilityforyouractions,whichallowsyourfriendtoforgiveyou.Second,anapologygivesyousincerityasafriend._____18_____,butthatdoesn’tmeanyoustillshouldn’tapologize.Now,whatareelementsofaproperapology?_____19_____,dependingonwhattheoffensewas,whereitwasdone,andwhoyouareapologizingto.

Ingeneral,agoodapologyshouldincludethefollowing:arequestfortheirattention,anacknowledgmentofwhathappened,sincerityinadmittingyoudidsomethingwrongandthewords."I'msorry"or“Iapologize."Herearethingsnevertosaywhenapologizing.Notethattheartofapologizinginvolvestakingresponsibility.Neverapologizeasawayto“shutsomeoneup”whentheyaresayingyouhurttheirfeelingsandyoudon’tthinkyoudid._____20_____,youshouldtalkthingsthroughwithyourfrienduntilyouseewhytheyarehurtorhowyoucameacross.You'llreallyneedtoself-reflectsoyoucanseethingsfromyourfriend’spointofview.A.WhenyoumakeyourapologyinpersonB.IfyoureallybelieveyoudidnothingwrongC.ApologiesbenefitfriendshipsinavarietyofwaysD.ThewayyouapologizeisgoingtobeslightlydifferentE.Ormaybeyoujustdidn’tshowsupportwhenyouneededtoF.Apologizingtherightway,however,maytakealittlepracticeG.Sometimesourpalsforgiveuseasilyfortheminorthingswedowrong参考答案：16.E

17.C

18.G

19.D

20.B本文是一篇说明文。道歉可能是最困难的事情之一，文章介绍了如何以正确地方式向朋友道歉。【16题详解】推理判断题。根据下文Whateverthereason，apologizingcanhelpyoubothhealandmoveonfromthesituation．可知，不管是什么原因，道歉可以帮助你痊愈并从这种情况中继续前进。而实际情况是我们并没有通过道歉来表示出支持。故选E。【17题详解】推理判断题。根据下文First，youacknowledgethatyoudidsomethingwrong．Withanapology，youtakeresponsibilityforyouractions，whichallowsyourfriendtoforgiveyou．可知本段在介绍如何道歉使友谊受益。本段主要涉及不同的道歉方式，故选C。【18题详解】推理判断题。根据下文butthatdoesn’tmeanyoustillshouldn'tapologize说明但这并不意味着你不需要道歉。可知有时我们的朋友会轻易地原谅我们做错的小事。故选G。【19题详解】推理判断题。根据下文dependingonwhattheoffensewas，whereitwasdone，andwhoyouareapologizingto说明取决于冒犯的内容，进行的地点以及你向谁道歉。可知你道歉的方式会略有不同。故选D。【20题详解】推理判断题。根据下文youshouldtalkthingsthroughwithyourfrienduntilyouseewhytheyarehurtorhowyoucameacross可知你应该和你的朋友谈谈，直到你明白为什么他们受伤或你是如何遇到的。如果你真的相信你没有做错任何事，你就应该和朋友交流。故选B。三、阅读理解19.

Forcenturies,inthecountriesofsouthandSoutheastAsia,theelephanthasbeenanimportantpartoftheculture,economyandreligion.AndnowheremoresothaninThailand.UnlikeitsAfricancousin,theAsianelephantiseasilydomesticated(驯化).Therareso-calledwhiteelephantshaveactuallylentthepowerofroyaltytoitsrulers,anduntilthe1920sthenationalflagwasawhiteelephantonaredbackground.TotheearlyWesternvisitors,thecountry’sromanticnamewas“LandoftheWhiteElephant”.Today,however,thestoryisverydifferent.Outofworkandoutofland,theThaielephantstrugglesforsurvivalinanationthatnolongerneedsit.Theelephanthasfounditselfmoreorlessdesertedbypreviousownerswhohavemovedontoadifferenteconomicworldandasocietyinthewesternpart.Andwhiletheelephant’sproblemsbeganmanyyearsago,nowithasaverylownationaladvantage.Howdoesthenationalsymbolturnintoignoredanimals?ItisastoryofworseenvironmentandthechanginglivesoftheThaisthemselves.AccordingtoRichardLair,Thailand’sexpertontheAsianelephantandauthorofthereportGoneAstray,attheturnofthelastcentury,theremaywellhavebeenasmanyas100,000nationalelephantsinthecountry.

InthenorthofThailandalone,itwasestimated(估计)thatmorethan20,000elephantswereemployedintransport,1,000ofthemaloneontheroadbetweenthecitiesofChiangMaiandChiangSaen.

Thiswasatatimewhen90percentofThailandwasstillforest—ahabitatthatnotonlysupportedtheanimalsbutalsomadethemnecessarytocarrygoodsandpeople.Nothingploughsthroughthickforestbetterthanlotsofsure-footedelephants.

By1950theelephantpopulationhaddropped,butstilltothenumberof13,397.However,todaythereareprobablynomorethan3,800,withanother1,350wanderingfreeinthenationalparks.Butnow,Thailand’sforestcoversonly20percentoftheland.Thisdeforestation(采伐森林)isthecentralpointoftheelephant’sdifficultsituation,forithaseffectivelyputtheanimalsoutofwork.Thiscentury,astheroadnetworkgrew,theelephant’sroleasabeastofburdendecreased.41.WhatcanweknowaboutAfricanelephantsfromthepassage?A.Itiseasytodomesticatethem.B.Itishardtodomesticatethem.C.TheyarelivingabetterlifethanAsianelephants.D.TheirfateisquitesimilartothatofAsianelephants.42.Thailandwasoncecalled“LandoftheWhiteElephant”because________.A.whiteelephantwasanationalsymboluntilthe1920sB.whiteelephantisrar