河南省周口市漯河实验中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

河南省周口市漯河实验中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.---Wouldyouliketoplaybridgewithus?

---Sorry.___________.

A.Withpleasure

B.Noproblem

C.Itisn'tmycupoftea

D.Itisapieceofcake参考答案：C略2.Herearethefirsttwovolumes,thethirdone______nextmonth.A.comeout

B.comingout C.willcomeout

D.havingcomeout参考答案：B3.TheinjuresfromYushuearthquakeareindifferenthospitals.Rightnowthey______carefully.A.aretreating

B.arebeingtreated

C.havetreatedD.havebeentreated参考答案：B4.Anew___oncommercialadsduringTVdramastookintoeffectonJanuary1,2012．FromthenonshowingadvertisementsinthemiddleofTVdramasisn'tallowed．

A．law

B．case

C．ban

D．limit参考答案：C略5.Take

lookatpreviouscollegeentranceexampapers,andyouwillknowwhatis

natureofthetest.

A．a;/

B．the;the

C．the;/

D．a;the参考答案：D6.It’ssleepinglateinthemorningthat

beinglateforschool.

A．leadto

B．refersto C．contributesto

D．setsfooton参考答案：C7.________peoplethinktheshowisfunny,itdoesn'tmatterwhotellsthejokes.A.Eventhough B.Aslongas

C.Asif D.Inorderthat参考答案：B8.Housingprices_____muchhighernowifthegovernmenthadn’ttakenmeasurestocontrolhousedealing.

A.were

B.wouldbe C.hadbeen

D.wouldhavebeen参考答案：B9.Thetelevisioniswithoutdoubtoneofthegreatesttechnologicalwondersthat__________bymankindsofar.A．havebeencreated

B．hasbeencreatedC．wascreated

D．werecreated参考答案：A10.

----Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?----______.

AVeryquickly

BAsitcomes,

please

CVerymuch

DIdon’tliketea

参考答案：B11.—Hi，John！

—Oh，it’syou，Michael．Sorry，I

intheotherdirection．

A．amlooking

B．waslooking

C．hadlooked

D．havelooked参考答案：B12.CaoCao’stombisreported_____inChina,whichattractsnationwideattention.A.beingfound

B.tobefound

C.havingbeenfound

D.tohavebeenfound参考答案：D略13.---SoyoumissedtheEnglishclassthismorning?

---________.Iarrived20minutesafteritstarted.

A.Notexactly

B.Notnecessarily

C.Notnearly

D.Notlikely参考答案：A略14.Itisknownthatoil________onwater．（）A．floats B．floated C．wasfloated D．isfloated参考答案：A．众所周知，油会漂浮在水上．根据句意"油会漂浮在水上"可知，这是一个一般性的客观事实，结合主句的be动词为现在本题考查了一般现在时态的用法；做此类题时，可以根据句中所表达的内容确定该句应使用的时态．15.---Howiseverything?---Notsmoothly．Theproblemisnot

soeasyaswethought.Itisfarfrombeingsettled.

A．almost

B．hardly

C．nearly

D．scarcely参考答案：C16.

IfNewtonlivedtoday,hewouldbesurprisebywhat____inscienceandtechnology.A.haddiscovered

B.hadbeendiscoveredC.hasdiscovered

D.hasbeendiscovered

参考答案：D解析：首先判断“what”和“discover”之间为被动关系，排除A和C;再从整个题干时态（lived,wouldbe）判断是虚拟语气，表示与现在相反，故应选D，表示到目前为止所发现的。.17..—Doyouthinktheweatherwillbeallrightthissummer?

—No,_____we’relucky.Thenewspapersaysit’llbeveryhotanyway.

A.if

B.though

C.unless

D.as参考答案：C略18.–DidJackcomebackearlylastyear?

--Yes.Itwasnotyeteighto’clock_____hearrivedhome.A.before

B.when

C.since

D.that参考答案：B二、填空19.I’vealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace.ForaslongasIcanremember,I’velovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblems.SowhenIsatdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,Iwashooked.ItwasaclunkyoldTeletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butitchangedmylife.WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof“acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome,”whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.Butwebelievedthatpersonalcomputerswouldchangetheworld.Andtheyhave.Andafter30years,I’mstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.Ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityandinventiveness—tohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldn’tsolveontheirown.Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworld’sknowledge.They’rehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.LikemyfriendWarrenBuffett,IfeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingeverydaythatIlovetodo.Hecallsit“tap-dancingtowork.”MyjobatMicrosoftisaschallengingasever,butwhatmakesme“tap-dancetowork”iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetime’sworthofphotos,andtheysay,“Ididn’tknowyoucoulddothatwithaPC!”ButforallthecoolthingsthatapersoncandowithaPC,therearelotsofotherwayswecanputourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld.Therearestillfartoomanypeopleintheworldwhosemostbasicneedsgounmet.Everyyear,forexample,millionsofpeoplediefromdiseasesthatareeasytopreventortreatinthedevelopedworld.Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.Mywife,Melinda,andIhavecommittedtoimprovinghealthandeducationinawaythatcanhelpasmanypeopleaspossible.Asafather,IbelievethatthedeathofachildinAfricaisnolesspoignantortragicthanthedeathofachildanywhereelse.Andthatitdoesn’ttakemuchtomakeanimmensedifferenceinthesechildren’slives.I’mstillverymuchanoptimist,andIbelievethatprogressoneventheworld’stoughestproblemsispossible—andit’shappeningeveryday.We’reseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,newdiagnostictools,andnewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld.I’mexcitedbythepossibilitiesIseeformedicine,foreducationand,ofcourse,fortechnology.AndIbelievethatthroughournaturalinventiveness,creativityandwillingnesstosolvetoughproblems,we’regoingtomakesomeamazingachievementsinalltheseareasinmylifetime.FuelingourcreativityOutlineSupportingdetailsBeingenthusiastic___71___,Ibelievethepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldbetter.

AnoldTeletypemachine,whichmademe___72___inthecomputer,changedmylife.

___73___whatsoundedlikecrazy,PaulAllenandIdreamtoftherebeingacomputerforeveryone.

For3decades,Istillhaveadeep___74___forthecomputer.BeingdevotedIfeelluckytodosomethingchallengingatMicrosoft,andIhaveasenseof___75___whenwepresentpeoplesomethingnew.

Computersarethemostincredibletool,andthereisno___76___intermsofproblemsolving.

Computersaretransforminghowwelearn,___77___ourhorizonswhereverweare.Being___78___I’mboundtogivemyfortunetotheworldjustin___79___.

Allchildrenarecreatedequal,anditdoesn’ttakemuchtomakeadifferenceintheirlives.

Greatimportanceisbeing___80___tothehealthproblemsindevelopingcountries.

参考答案：71.Optimistically

72.Interested

73.Despite

74.affection

75.achievement/satisfaction

76.match/equal/comparison

77.broadening/widening

78.responsible

79.reward/return

80.attached这是一篇演讲。作者比尔·盖茨一直都是一个乐观主义者，他认为这根植于自己的信念，即创造力和智慧的力量可以让世界变得更美好，作者用自己的经历和见闻说明自己的信念。71.根据第一段I’vealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace.中的optimist可知，我乐观地认为，创造力和智慧的力量可以让世界变得更好。此处副词修饰整个句子，故答案为Optimistically。72.根据第二段中SowhenIsatdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,Iwashooked.ItwasaclunkyoldTeletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butitchangedmylife.可知，一台老式的电传打字机，让我对电脑产生了兴趣，改变了我的生活。故答案为Interested。73.根据第三段中WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof“acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome,”whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.可知，尽管听起来很疯狂，PaulAllen和我都梦想着能让每个人都有一台电脑。故答案为Despite。74.根据第四段Andafter30years,I’mstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.可知，30年来，我仍然对电脑有很深的感情。故答案为affection。75.根据第七段中MyjobatMicrosoftisaschallengingasever,butwhatmakesme“tap-dancetowork”iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetime’sworthofphotos,可知，我很幸运能在微软做一些有挑战性的事情，当我们向人们展示一些新的东西时，我有一种满足感。故答案为achievement/satisfaction。76.根据第五段Ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityandinventiveness—tohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldn’tsolveontheirown.可知，计算机是最不可思议的工具，在解决问题方面没有什么可以与它匹配。故答案为match/equal/comparison。77.根据第六段Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworld’sknowledge.They’rehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.可知，计算机正在改变我们学习的方式，无论我们在哪里，都在拓宽我们的视野。故答案为broadening/widening。78.根据倒数第四段第一句Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.可知，要有责任感。故答案为responsible。79.根据倒数第四段第一句Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.可知，我一定会把我的财富给这个世界，作为回报。故答案为reward/return。80.根据倒数第二段最后一句We’reseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,newdiagnostictools,andnewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld.可知，发展中国家的卫生问题非常重要。故答案为attached。20.ThereweremanyproblemswhenpeoplefirstmovedintothecitiesintheUSandUK.Manylivedinbadconditionsinpoorhousing.Thegovernmentson

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sidesoftheAtlantic,workedtoimprovethelivingconditionsofcitydwellers(居民).Forawhile,especiallyintheU.S.,citylifecametobeseenasthebestandmostexcitingwaytolive.Livingintheruralareaswasregardedasboring.Whowantedtobestrugglingtomake

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livinginthecountrydoinghardagriculturallabor?ManyintheUKbelievedthattheyhadamuchbetterchanceofimprovingthemselvesinthecity.Itwouldbe

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(easy)tomovefromtheranksofphysicallaborerstothemiddleclasses59

theycouldgetbetterjobsandeducation.However,Britainhasalwayshadadeeploveofthebeautyandpeacefulnessofthecountryside.TheupperclasseshavealwayslikedtohaveahousebothinLondon

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inthecountry.Theystillwantedtogotothecountry

forthesummer.OverthelasttwogenerationsintheUKandUS,industrialization

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(slow)downandmorepeoplehavebecomedissatisfiedwithlifeinurbanareas.Theyareconcerned

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overcrowding,toomuchtrafficandpollution.Whatmostpeoplewantnowisalifeinthecountry.Theywanttomovetoavillage,smalltownorsmallholdingoutsideofthecity

63theycanhavemorespaceandsomepeaceandquiet.64

(develop)intransportationmeanthatpeoplecancontinuelongerdistance,somorepeoplearelivingasfarastheycanfromurbancenters.Peoplealsobelievethatvillageandsmalltownlifeisbetterforchildren.Manysaythattheschools,

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(especial)theprimaryschools,arebetterinsmallervillages.Theclassesaresmallerandsomesaytherewillbemorepositiveinfluenceontheirchildrenandthattheirsociallifewillbemorefulfillingandnurturing.参考答案：56．both57．a58．easier59．if60．and61．hasslowed62．about63．where64．Developments65．especially56．both考查形容词。此处指“大西洋的两岸”。故填both。

57．a考查冠词（固定搭配）。makealiving是固定搭配，指“谋生”的意思。故填a。

58．easier考查形容词。根据前面的“ManyintheUKbelievedthattheyhadamuchbetterchanceofimprovingthemselvesinthecity.”和后面的“theycouldgetbetterjobsandeducation.”可知，此处指更容易上升到中产阶级。故填easier。

59．if考查连词。句意：如果他们可以得到更好的工作和教育，他们从手工业者上升到中产阶级就会更容易。故填if。

60．and考查连词。both…and…是固定搭配，此处指“在大城市伦敦和在乡下”。故填and。

61．hasslowed考查时态和语态。根据时间状语“Overthelasttwogenerations”可知，本句时态要用现在完成时态，主语industrialization是抽象名词，谓语用单数，与谓语是主动关系。故填hasslowed。

62．about考查介词。beconcernedabout…是固定搭配，是“担心，忧虑”的意思。故填about。

63．where考查连词。本句运用了定语从句，先行词是avillage,smalltownorsmallholdingoutsideofthecity几个地点名词，引导词在定语从句中作地点状语。故填where。

64．Developments考查名词。此处缺少主语，指“交通运输的发展”，谓语mean是复数。故填Developments。

65．especially考查副词。此处是“尤其、特别”的意思，在句中作状语，用副词。故填especially。【备注】文章通过对居住在城市和乡村不同的看法，描述了城市和乡村的各自利弊。三、阅读理解21.D“Ifyoutalktotheplants,theywillgrowfasterandtheeffectisevenbetterifyou’reawoman.”ResearchersatRoyalHorticulturalSocietycarriedoutanexperimenttofindthatthevoiceofawomangardenermakesplantsgrowfaster.

Theexperimentlastedamonthandbytheendofthestudyscientistsmanagedtodiscoverthattomatoplantsgrewuptwoinchestallerwhenwomengardenerstalkedtotheminsteadofmale.

SarahDarwinwastheonemakingtheplantsthebestgrowth.Hervoicewasthemost“inspiring”forplantsthanthoseofnineothergardenerswhenreadingapassagefromTheOriginofSpecies.Thegreat-great-granddaughterofthefamousbotanist（植物学家）CharlesDarwinfoundthatherplantgrewabouttwoinchestallerthantheplantofthebestmalegardener.

ColinCrosbie,GardenSuperintendentatRHS,saidthatthefindingcannotyetbeexplained.Hesaysthatwomenhaveagreaterrangeofpitchandtone（音高和音色）whichmighth