天津宝坻区第八中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析

1、天津宝坻区第八中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. - Mum, you look so busy. Need my help?-No, honey. Im decorating the tree. Christmas seems to _ quicker A. come back B.come over C. come around D. come out参考答案：c略2. Bill suggested _ a meeting on what to do for the Shanghai Expo during the vacation. A. having held B. to

2、 hold C. holding D. hold参考答案：C解析：考查非谓语动词，suggest后面接动词是doing sth.3. Its a pity that we cant arrange for our agenda; otherwise we _ far more freedom during the whole journey.A. enjoyed B. had enjoyed C. would have enjoyed D. would enjoy参考答案：D4. John is really expert at fighting cybercrime!Yes, but he

3、_ his potential if it had not been for his desire to meet the new challenge.A. never realized B. would never realize C. would never have realized D. had never realized参考答案：C略5. After graduation from college, all of us will come to a point _ we have to decide whether we should go into further study o

4、r work Athat Bwhat Cwhich Dwhere参考答案：D6. It is _ to have achieved so much in such a short time.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything参考答案：A7. Out in the desert there are hardly any road along the highway.Aboards Bmarks Csignals Dsigns参考答案：D8. What do you think of the furniture on sale?Pre

5、tty good. But _ what you bought with the samples, I dont think it is _ the money.A. comparing; worthB. compared; worthwhileC. compare; worthy D. comparing; value参考答案：A9. Nowadays, sending e-mails to each other has become a way _ what they think to others.A. many a student expressesB. in which more t

6、han one student expressC. that most of students expressD. the majority of students expresses参考答案：A10. Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the railway station? . You can t miss it.A. Yes, I can B. Its my pleasure to help youC. Thats easy D. Turn left at the first crossing参考答案：D【详解】考查情景交

7、际。A. Yes, I can是的，我能； B. Its my pleasure to help you帮助你我很高兴； C. Thats easy那很容易； D. Turn left at the first crossing在第一个路口向左拐。句意：对不起，你能告诉我去火车站怎么走吗?在第一个路口向左拐。你不要错过。故选D。11. Death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines _ 3,637, after the strongest storm this year destroyed the central part of the co

8、untry on Nov. 8, 2013.A. rose to B. arose from C. rose from D. raised to参考答案：A12. How do you like the curtains? Well, Im afraid they dont _ very well with the wallpaper. A. go B. match C. suit D. fit参考答案：A13. One important aim of our school is to prepare us for the future _ we can face all the chall

9、enges with confidence. A. in caseB. so thatC. even ifD. if only参考答案：B14. _ such heavy pollution already , it may now be too late to clean up the lake.A. Suffering B. Having suffered C. To suffer D. Suffered参考答案：B15. Bicycling is good exercise; _, it does not pollute the air. A. nevertheless B. besid

10、es C. otherwise D. therefore参考答案：B16. Jane was so _ for the news of her lost child that she was almost driven _.Aproper; madly Bthirsty; mad Csad; madly Dcurious; mad参考答案：B17. It is raining heavily. , we must stay at home.A. As a result of B. As the result C. As a result D. As the result of参考答案：C略18

11、. My mother opened drawer to _the knives and spoons.A. put away B. put up C. put on D. put together参考答案：A19. The party, whose _ arrangement was due last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather.A. temporary B. arbitraryC. ambiguous D. original参考答案：D【详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：原定于上周五举行的派对因天气原因最终被推迟。

12、A. temporary暂时的；B. arbitrary任意的；C. ambiguous模糊不清的；D. original最初的，原始的。此处指最初的安排，故选D.二、 书面表达20. 假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Johnson想和家人来中国定居，请你帮他在A、B两个城市中做出选择。下面的图表是对这两个城市在就业、娱乐和环境等方面所作的对比。请你根据该表提供的信息用英语给他写封电子邮件，提出你的建议并说明理由。注意：1.图表左边的数字说明人们对这两个城市的喜爱程度； 2.词数120左右。电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Johnson, Im so glad to learn tha

13、t you and your family are coming to settle down in China. _ Yours, Li Hua参考答案：Dear Johnson,Im so glad to learn that you and your family are coming to settle down in ChinaAfter a careful study of the information about the two cities, I suggest you choose to live in City A.First, City A is a more popu

14、lar city to live in. The environment in City A is better than that in City B and the climate there is very pleasant. Then, there are many places for entertainment where you can enjoy yourselves in your spare time. As for the employment, though the job opportunities are not so good as in City B, yet

15、I dont think its a problem for you as a teacher of English.In a word, I think City A is a better choice, but its up to you to decide. Hope to hear from you again.Yours,Li Hua21. 假定你是李华，得知你的好友王平现在高三学习非常紧张；父母期望高, 作业繁重，测试多，高考压力大等，他非常烦恼。请给他写一封信，给出你的建议，帮助他摆脱烦恼。开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。字数要求：100词左右。Dear Wang Ping, I

16、ve learned that you are having much trouble in your life and study. _ Looking forward to your reply! Yours, Li Hua参考答案：三、 阅读理解22. 阅读下面的短文并从方框中的 A-F 中为每段文字选出最佳标题。下面文章中有5处需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E、F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应的选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。A. The spreading tea B. The history of tea growingC. Changes

17、of tastes for drinks D. Reducing cancer risksE. The plant Camellia Sinensis F. A womans opinion of tea81. _ Americans are far more knowledgeable about drinks than they were 20 years ago. Witness the Starbucks revolution and youll know where the trend goes. Now, encouraged by recent studies suggestin

18、g that it can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and slow the aging process, tea is enjoying a similar change. Enough fashionable tea houses are springing up to make even longtime coffee drinkers consider switching drinks.82. _ Tea is available in more places than ever. The Tea Association of

19、the United States reports that from 1990 to 1999, annual sales of the drink grew to $ 4.6 billion from $ 1.8 billion. “Green tea is seen by consumers as a functional food” - delivering health benefits beyond food itself, says Vierhile.83. _ Recently published studies point out that only teas that co

20、me from the leaves of the plant Camellia Sinensis have been shown to contain health benefits. Other herbal teas may taste good, yet they do little more than warm up the drinker. But for Camellia Sinensis, the evidence is powerful. In a 1998 study, Harvard University researchers found that drinking o

21、ne cup of black tea a day lowered the risk of heart attack by as much as 44 percent compared with non-tea drinkers, and other studies have suggested that the antioxidants(抗氧化剂) in these so-called real teas can also prevent cancer.84. _ One such antioxidant in green tea is ECGC, a compound 20 times as powerful as vitamin E and 200 times as powerful as vitamin C. “When people ask me for something good and cheap they can do to red