山西省长治市长子县鲍店中学高三英语上学期期末试题含解析

山西省长治市长子县鲍店中学高三英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.

Nobodybelievedhisexplanationforbeingabsentfromtheclass_______hehadtoseeoffhisuncleattheport.A.why

B.that

C.where

D.because参考答案：B2.I____togoforawalk,butsomeonecalledandIcouldn’tgetaway.A.wasplanning

B.planned

C.hadplanned

D.wouldplan参考答案：

3.Itis

heoftenfailsintheexams

makeshisparentsworriedabouthim. So,hehastoworkwhole-heartedly.A.what;that B.that;what C.that;that D./;that参考答案：C略4.TheiPhone4SisApple'sfirstmajorhardwareonthemarket

theOct.5deathofco-founderSteveJobs.

A.fo

B.to

C.from

D.since参考答案：D5.The_______lookonhisfaceshowedthathehadenoughconfidenceinhimself.

A.surprised

B.worried

C.excited

D.determined参考答案：D6.–WearegoingtoCanadaforacoupleofdays.______.HowIwishIcouldgetawayforawhile.A.Forgetit

B.Itdoesn’tmatter

C.Ican’tagreemore

D.Ireallyenvyyou.参考答案：D7.23．

bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving

B．Give

C．Given

D．Togive参考答案：B略8.Finally,mythanksgotomytutor,whohasofferedalotofsuggestionsandcommentsonmypaperand________everypageofmydraft.A.approved

B.quoted

C.polished

D.folded参考答案：C略9.—Hi,Lydia.AreyougoingtotheconcertonFriday?—I’dliketo.Buttherearesomanyproblems_______.A.remainingtobesettled

B.remainedsettlingC.remainingtosettle

D.remainedtobesettled参考答案：A10.Thisistheonlyrequestthattheroom_____afterbeingused.

A.becleaned

B.wouldbecleaned

C.iscleaned

D.willbecleaned参考答案：A11.Youwillfind_______greatbenefitacomputerwillbeofeachtimeyouuseittohelpyouwork..

A.

that

B.whether

C.how

D.what参考答案：D略12.Lastyearthenumberofstudentswhograduatedwithadrivinglicensereached200,000,a(n)______of40,000peryear.Aaverage

Bnumber

Camount

Dquantity参考答案：A考点：考察名词。解析：anumberof许多amountof一般加不可数名词表金额,aquantityof既可以加可数也可以加不可数,但没有平均每年增加的意思。13.Itisknowntoallthateveryminute_______fulluseof_______thelessonswillbenefitstudentsagreatdeal.

A.whichmakes;studying

B.whenmade;tostudy

C.thatmade;tostudy

D.whenismade;studying参考答案：B略14.Chinasuppliesmorethan90percentoftheworld’srareearthmetals,butitsreservesonly_________aboutone-thirdoftheworld’stotal.

A.takeup

B.makeup

C.buildup

D.polishup参考答案：B略15.Itistherespectforuniversalrights,ourrespectfordifferentcultures,andour__________tointernationallawsthatguideChina’sopennesstoothercountries.A.comprehension B.contribution.

C.commitment

D.consideration参考答案：C考查名词辨析。A.comprehension意为“理解”，B.contribution意为“贡献，捐赠”，C.commitment意为“承诺，许诺，委任，委托，致力，献身，承担义务”，D.consideration意为“考虑”。句意：是尊重普世权利,我们尊重不同的文化,我们对国际法律的承诺,指导中国对其他国家开放。故C正确。16.Nofurtherfinancialproblem______,butweoncecouldn’tmakebothendsmeet.A.rose

B.arose

C.aroused

D.raised参考答案：B17.Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“

”.A.All’swellthatendswell

B.LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC.Itneverrainsbutifpours

D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed参考答案：A考查谚语。A.All’swellthatendswell结局好，样样好。B.Lightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplace福无双至。C.Itneverrainsbutifpours祸不单行。D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed患难中的朋友，才是真正的朋友。句意：飓风席卷了我的村庄。就在我们开始失去希望的时候突然停了。真是“结局好，样样好”。故选A。18.

Iexpectedthere______moreroomformetoputinadeskinourdorm.

A.willbe

B.is

C.tobe

D.being参考答案：C二、填空19.GenesThatMakeYouSmarterThecontributionsgenesmaketointelligenceincreaseaschildrengrowolder.Thisgoesagainsttheideamostpeopleholdthatasweage,environmentalinfluencesgraduallyoverpowerthegeneticlegacy(遗产)wearebornwithandmayhave____31____foreducation.“Peopleassumethegeneticinfluencegoesdownwithagebecausetheenvironmentaldifferencesbetweenpeoplepileupinlife,”saysRobertPlomin.“Whatwefoundwasquite____32____andgoesintheotherdirection.”Previousstudieshaveshownvariationsinintelligenceare____33____duetogenetics.Tofindoutwhetherthisgeneticcontributionvarieswithage,Plomin’steamgathereddatafromsixseparatestudiescarriedoutin4countries,____34____atotalof11000pairsoftwins.Theresearcherstestedtwinsonreasoning,arithmeticsetc.tomeasureaquantitycalled“G”.Eachstudyalsoincludedbothidenticaltwins,withthesamegenes,andfraternaltwin(异卵双生)sharingabouthalftheirgenes,makingitpossibleto____35____thecontributionsofgenesandenvironmenttotheirGscores.Plomin’steamcalculatedinchildhood,genesaccountforabout4lpercentofthevariationinintelligence.Inadolescence,thisroseto55percent;byyoungadolescence,itwas66percent.Noone____36____knowswhytheinfluencefromgenesshouldincreasewithage,butPlominsuggeststhataschildrengetolder,theybecomebetterathandlingtheirenvironmenttosuittheirgeneticneeds,andsays“kidswithhighGwillusetheirenvironmenttodeveloptheircognitiveabilityandchoosefriendswhoarelike-minded,Childrenwith____37____tolowGmaychooselesschallengingpastimesandactivities,furtheremphasizingtheirgeneticlegacy.”Isthereanywaytointerferewiththepattern?Perhaps.“Theevidenceofstrongheritability(遗传可能性)doesn’tmeanthatthereisnothingyoucandoaboutit,”saysSusanneJaeggi,“fromourownwork,theonesthatstartedoffwithlowerIQscoreshadhigher____38____training.”Plominsuggestsgeneticdifferencesmaybemoreemphasizedifallchildrenshareanidenticalcurriculuminsteadofitbeing____39____tochildren’snaturalabilities.“Mytendencywouldbetogiveeveryoneagoodeducation,butputmoreeffortintothelowerend,”hesays.IntelligenceresearchersPaulThompsonagrees:“Itshowsthateducatorsneedto____40____adstowardsthingsdrawingouttheirnaturaltalents.参考答案：31.K

32.H

33.G

34.A

35.B

36.I

37.E

38.F

39.D

40.J本文属于科普文，介绍研究发现，年龄越大，基因对我们的影响就越大，这是与之前的观点相违背的。【31题详解】考查名词。句意：这跟大多数的观点相违背，他们认为年龄增长，环境的影响会逐渐超过我们基因的影响，这可能对教育有启发意义。分析文章可知，本句讲述新的发现观点以及对教育的意义，故选K。【32题详解】考查形容词。句意：我们的发现让人非常惊讶，朝着另一个方向前进的。根据文章可知，新的发现与人们固有的认知是相违背的，故选H。【33题详解】考查副词。句意：之前的研究发现，智力的不同部分原因是由于基因。修饰dueto用副词，故用partly，故选G。【34题详解】考查介词。句意：Plomin的团队收集了来自四个国家六份单独的研究数据，其中包括1100对双胞胎。分析句子可知，本句讲述结论的数据来源，故选A。【35题详解】考查动词。句意：每份研究包括同卵双生双胞胎，具有相同的基因，以及异卵双生的双胞胎，他们只有一半的基因相同，这样让区分基因和环境对G分数的影响成为可能。本句主要描述包含真正的双胞胎以及异卵双生的双胞胎的目的在区分不同因素对G的影响，故选B。【36题详解】考查副词。句意：没人确切知道为什么基因会随着年龄的增长而影响加大。修饰动词用副词，结合语境，故用definitely，故选I。【37题详解】考查形容词。句意：G分数中等或者低的孩子可能选择挑战性更小的消遣和活动，进一步强调基因的作用。本句描述G中等和分数低的孩子的表现,故选E。【38题详解】考查名词。句意：从我们的研究来说，开始IQ分数不高的人接受了更高的成果训练。修饰training用名词作定语，故选F。【39题详解】考查动词。句意：基因的影响可能会更加明确，如果孩子们接受的都是同样的课程，而不是根据他们的天性安排课程。根据本句identicalcurriculuminsteadof可知，很多孩子接受的专门定制的教育，故选D。【40题详解】考查动词。句意：这显示了教育者需要把广告投入到可以发挥他们天赋的东西上面。本句描述要调整自己的内容和重点，故选J。

20.Suggestionsthatyoushouldreadbooks

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Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,pleaseconsiderthesecompelling（令人信服的）reasonstoreadmorebooks.Youwilloptimize（使最优化）yourbrainpower.Thisshouldn’tcomeasashock,butstudiessuggestreadingmakesyousmart.Unlikewatchingtelevisionrequiresnothoughtprocess.Readingisanactivelearningexperiencethatwillkeepyourmindsharp(eveninoldage).

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Sometimesourdailylifecanstarttofeeldull,dryorsad.Attimeslikethis,Iliketodiveintoagoodfictionbookforamuch–neededescapeintoanotherworld,whereIcanforgetaboutwhateverproblemsarestressingmeout.You’llcomebackrefreshedafteryourmini–vacationtoafreshandexcitingplaceintheworldofwords.Youwillimproveyourvocabulary

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Icouldn’timaginehowIwouldwritearticleslikethis,ifIdidn’tactivelyaimtoexpandmyvocabulary,becauseusingthesamefewwordstoexpressmyselfwouldgetawfullyboringinahurry.Youwillreducestressandrelaxintoagoodnight’ssleep.Exposingyourselftoartificiallightnyourcellphone,TVortabletreducesyourbody’sproductionofmelatonin（退黑激素）.

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Youwouldbewisetocutoffallelectronicsatleastanhourbeforebed,andreplacethatwithagoodbook,whichisamuchbettersleep–friendlyalternative.YouwillchangeyourlifeIfirmlybelievethatifitwasn’tforbooks,Iwouldn’thaveachievedanawfullotinmylife;norwouldIhavetheknowledge,imaginationorcreativitythatIdependonasawriter,businessowner,andacoach.

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A.Youwillbeabsorbedinanewworld.B.Themorebooksyouread,thebetteryourlifewillbe.C.Ifyou’relookingforentertainmentonabudget.D.Therefore,ifyoudosolateatnight,itcanmakeyoudifficulttogetagoodnight’ssleep.E.Readingintroducedmetoconceptslikerelaxationexercises,andtheimportanceoflove.F.Ihopethesereasonstoreadmorebookscanrealizeyourpotentialwiththepowerofreading.G.Themorewordsyoucanuse,thebetteryouwillexpressyourthoughtsandfeelings.参考答案：36-40CAGDF三、阅读理解21.

Onesimplewaytocreateanewtraditionistotakephotosofyourguestsandusethemthenextyearasplacecards.Theholidaysaretheperfecttimetotakeabreak.Takeafewmomentsandthinkaboutwhatmeansthemosttoyouandyourfamily.Youprobablywillfindthatthethingsthatarethemostmeaningfularethememoriesyou'vesharedthroughtheyears.

"Whatissoimpressiveaboutfamilytraditionsisthattheycanbewhateveryouwantthemtobe,"saysSandySandler,founderofCrafters4Kids."Evenifyourfamilyneverhadaspecialtradition,it'sfuntostartoffwithanewtraditionthatyouwillcarryforward."

Hereareafewideasforcreatinggreatholidaytraditionstobecomepartofyourownfamily'sholidaycelebrations.

1.Createawrittenrecord

"Haveeveryonewritesomethingdownbeforedinnerthattheyarethankfulforandreaditbeforestartingdinner,"

Sandlersuggests.

Givingeveryonetimetothinkaboutthisandactuallywriteitdownmakesitmoremeaningfulandmakespeoplefeelmoreateasethantheywouldbeiftheyhadtothinkonthespurofthemoment.Keepthesenotesandbringthemoutondifferentoccasions.It'samazingtoseehoweveryone'slivesdevelopfromyeartoyear.

2._________________

Whenyoucreateholidaytraditionsfortheyoungestmembersofyourfamily,youwillbegraduallyleavingmemoriesinthemforyearstocome.AfavoritetraditioncouldbestartedwithclosefamilyfriendswhogathertogetheralltheneighborhoodkidsforaspecialpartybeforeChristmas.Eachchildcouldsigntheirnamein"Santa'sBigBook"andwritedownwhattheywantSantatobringthatyear.

Then"magically"Santacanappear,takeeachchildonhiskneeandreadaloudwhatthechildhaswritten.

3.Takepictures

Sandleralsosuggeststakingpicturesofeveryoneeachyearattheholidaydinnerandthenusingthatpictureforthefollowingyear'splacesetting.Familypicturesalwaysaretreasuredaspresents,too.56.

Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.whentomakewrittenrecords

B.wheretoholdholidaycelebrations

C.whattodotocelebrateholidays

D.howtocreatefamilyholidaytraditions57.Theunderlinedpart"onthespurofthemoment"inthepassageprobablymeans"______".

A.rightaway

B.everynowandthen

C.foralongperiodoftime

D.onanimproperoccasion58.Whichofthefollowingcanfilltheblankinthepassage?

A.Doitforthekids

B.Write"Santa'sBigBook"

C.Createholidaytraditions

D.Getfriendstobringgifts59.ThepurposeofcarryingoutSandler'ssuggestionsis____.

A.toteachyourkidssomegoodlessons

B.totreasurefamilypicturesaspresents

C.togetalongwellwithneighbors

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