四川省达州市高明中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、四川省达州市高明中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. _ teachers are present today, and _ them is 300 AA great many; a number of BA number of; the number of CA dozen of; a great many DThe number of; a number of参考答案：B考查主谓一致及固定搭配。A great many、a dozen of和a number of后面的名词为中心词（主语），谓语要用复数形式。据此可排除此三项。The number of“的数量，主语为numbe

2、r，谓语要用单数，故答案B。句意“许多教师今天都出席了，有300人。”the number of指“的数目”，它的谓语动词用单数; a number of many，它所修饰的主语的谓语动词用复数。2. The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _ for a meal to be cooked. A. laid B. laying C. to lay D. being laid参考答案：A略3. _ to the letter to Mr. Smith was a list of his employees.

3、 A. Attaching B. Attached C. Having attached D. Being attached参考答案：B35. - You wont believe it, Sam. I was chosen as an exchange student to China. - Congratulations! _. A. Thats really something B. You did a good job C. Thats all right D. Just your luck参考答案：A略5. Under no circumstances in the last one

4、 year _ for leave because of personal affairsAdid she ask Bshe askedChas she asked Dshe has asked参考答案：A6. -Look at those clouds!-Dont worry. _ it rains, well still have a great time.A. Even if B. As though C. In case D. If only参考答案：A7. The song “ rice fragrance” by Jay Zhou was a _ at once and its r

5、ecording disc rose to No. one last week bestseller lists. A. shock B. strike C hit D. beat参考答案：C 8. When asked why he went there, he said he was sent there for a space flight. A. training B. being trained C. to have trained D. to be trained参考答案：D解析：本题考查非谓语动词。根据句意可知，此处应用动词不定式表目的，并且主语是动作的承受者。 9. Stude

6、nts should able to think for themselves _just obeying teachers.A. in case of B. besides C. exceptD. instead of 参考答案：D 10. The terrible accident almost_ the driver his life. A. valued B. counted C. took D. cost参考答案：D 解析：考查动词词义用法辨析。Value“珍惜”； count “数、依靠” ； take “取；拿” ；cost “使损失”， 句意为：那次严重的事故差点使司机丧生。1

7、1. It is unwise for some people to drive and talk on a cell phone._. Its very dangerous.A. I couldnt agree more B. Not really C. Good idea D. Thats great参考答案：A12. I wanted three seats _ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King for Sunday afternoon, so I rang the cinema to see if I could book th

8、ree tickets. A. for B. with C. in D. of参考答案：A13. He warmly congratulated them on _ they had achieved in science and technology.A. that B. where C. what D. which参考答案：C 14. Weve been destroying lots of forests every year.What a shame! Well be the of our own foolish behavior. A.challengers B.judges C.w

9、itnesses D.victims参考答案：D15. Wow, you look good. Your hair looks fantastic. Youre such a wonderful friend. Youre so generous. Ive always liked you._! Get to the point. I havent got all day. A. Enough B. Thanks C. Really D. Again参考答案：A二、 填空16. As 构成的固定词组：1. as for至于2. as a result (of)由于的结果 3. as above

10、/follow如上/下 4. as well as也 5. as long as只要6. as it is, as it was事实上，按现状 7. as if/though好像 8. as soon as一就 9. as usual如同平常 10. as a whole就整体来讲look out for look up look down upon look into look back (on) look after look on look forward to look around 1. I have made a rule of my life: never to_, for it

11、 was the past.2. There were signs everywhere in the forest warning people to _the snakes.3. Two men were fighting. The rest were _.4. Having been away for 5 years, I am _ seeing my family.5. I couldnt _ the spelling of the word, as I dont have a dictionary at hand.6. After heavy losses for a long ti

12、me, his business is _.7. Small boys usually _ little girls and refuse to play with them.8. _three children all day is a tough job.9. Do you want to _the house? I can show you around.10. The airplane was delayed again. The airline had to promise to_ the matter.参考答案：(1)put up with (2)catch up with (3)

13、made up (4)came up with (5)made up their mind (1)broke into cheers (2)break up (3)broke off (4)has broken away (5) broken down (6)breaks up略三、 阅读理解17. Are you a compulsive (强迫性的) spender, or do you hold on to your money as long as possible? Are you a bargain hunter? Would you rather use charge accou

14、nts than pay cash? Your answers to these questions will reflect your personality. According to psychologists, our individual money habits not only show our beliefs and values, but can also stem from past problems.Experts in psychology believe that for many people, money is an important symbol of str

15、ength and influence. Husbands who complain about their wives spending habits may be afraid that they are losing power in their marriage. Wives, on the other hand, may waste huge amounts of money because they are angry at their husbands. In addition, many people consider money a symbol of love. They

16、spend it on their family and friends to express love, or they buy themselves expensive presents because they need love.People can be addicted to different things for example, alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television. They are compulsive in their addictions, i.e. they must satisfy these need

17、s to feel comfortable. In the same way, according to psychologists, compulsive spenders must spend money. For people who buy on credit, furthermore, charge accounts are even more exciting than money: in other words, they feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasures in spending enormo

18、us amounts are actually greater than those they get from the things they buy.There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they dont need just because

19、they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game: when they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the thin

20、gs that they do and the real reason.It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business: they consider peoples needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values,

21、 their beliefs and opinions, etc. in their advertising and sales methods.Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy(疗法)” to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money: they give them “assignments

22、”. If a person buys something in every store that he enters, for instance, a therapist might teach him self-discipline in this way: on the first day of his therapy, he must go into a store, stay five minutes, and then leave. On the second day, he should stay for ten minutes and try something on. On

23、the third day, he stays for fifteen minutes, asks the salesclerk a question, but does not buy anything. Soon he will learn that nothing bad will happen to him if he doesnt buy anything, and he can solve the problem of his compulsive buying.50If you use charge accounts, _.A. you pay in cashB. you pay

24、 with credit cardC. you pay less than you shouldD. you pay more than you should51Compulsive bargain hunters buy things for all the following reasons except that _.A. the things they buy are cheapB. they believe they can balance their budgetsC. they get psychological satisfactionD. they really need t

25、he things they buy52Behavior therapy in this case aims at _.A. helping businessmen to increase their businessB. helping compulsive spenders to buy lessC. finding out how people will react if they are allowed to buyD. finding out what people will do in front of a bargain53The underlined word “those” in Paragraph 3 refers to _.A. different things B. their addictionsC. their pleasures D. charge accounts54From the passage we can conclude that _.A. how you spend money reflects if you are psychologically healthyB. money is a