湖北省荆州市四机中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

湖北省荆州市四机中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.____tofindthebookfromthelibrary,shedecidedtoturntoherprofessorforhelp．A．Tohavefailed

B．TofailC．Havingfailed

D．Failed参考答案：C2.Infactfuelsweburnandplantfoodweeat______theirchemicalenergyintheformofheat.A.givein B.giveoff C.giveaway

D.giveup参考答案：B略3.________everyday,ourWebprovidesreaderswiththelatestnews.A.

Toupdate B.Update C.Updating D.Updated参考答案：D4.Withhelpfromallpartsofthecountry,thepeopleinthefloodedareamanagedto

_______

thatharshwinter.A.getthrough B.lookthrough C.comeup D.getout参考答案：A5.─DoyoumindifIopenthewindow?

─_____Ifeelabitcold.

A.Ofcoursenot.

B.I’dratheryoudidn't. C.Goahead. D.Whynot?参考答案：B6.You’dbetterbooktheticketsinadvance;_______wemaymisstheconcert.

A.however

B.therefore

C.nevertheless

D.otherwise参考答案：D略7.Thereisarecentonlinesurvey__________amajorityofpeopleappealforloweringthecostoftraintickets__________donotofferaseat.

A.which;which B.inwhich;that C.atwhich;which D.inwhere;that参考答案：B略8.ProfessorJohnson,I’mafraidIcan’tfinishthereportwithinthisweek.

.Howaboutnextweek?A.Goodforyou

B.Itwon’tbotherme

C.Notatall

D.That’sOK参考答案：D9.BarackObamadeliveredaspeechto500localyouthsduringhisvisittoChina，manyof

werefromFudanUniversityandTongjiUniversity．A．them

B．whom

C．which

D．those参考答案：B略10.Thecommitteemembersagreedtothesuggestionthattheissue_____toimmediatevoting. A.istobeput B.beput C.shouldput D.mustbeput参考答案：B11.ThatfaithofFather’skeepshimcontinuallyreadyandpurposefulwithenergytodowhathecantowardsshapingtheenvironmentaroundus

eachofuscangrowwithfreedom.A.sothat B.inwhich C.inthat D.which参考答案：B考查定语从句。先行词为“theenvironment”，在这种环境中应该用：intheenvironment，所以用inwhich=where。如果要选备选项A的话，就要在句末加上“init=intheenvironment”。如果要选备选项D的话就要在句末加上“in”跟关系代词“which”构成“inwhich=where”的关系。句意：父亲的那种信念使他常常精力充沛、尽他所能去营造我们周围的环境，让我们每个人能在其中自由的成长。12.Whenexpressinghisopinionsinpublic,Jimisalways

,fearingthathemaymakemistakes.A．confused

B．curious

C．delighted

D．cautious参考答案：D13.________whatmanypeoplethink,HIVcannotbespreadthroughmosquitoes,acoughorsneeze,orbymerelytouchingsomeonewithAids.A.Basedon

B.ContrarytoC.Apartfrom

D.Regardlessof参考答案：B【详解】考查短语词义辨析。句意：与许多人所想象的不同，艾滋病不会通过蚊子叮咬、咳嗽、打喷嚏或是只是触碰艾滋病人而传播。A.Basedon以……为依据；B.Contraryto与……相反；C.Apartfrom除了；D.Regardlessof不管。根据后文HIVcannotbespreadthroughmosquitoes,acoughorsneeze,orbymerelytouchingsomeonewithAids.可推知，是与众人想象的不同，故选B。14.Becauseofthelackoffunds,thetunnelprojecthasalreadyfallenbehind________.A.situation

B.speed

C.insurance

D.schedule参考答案：D15.Thisproblemmayleadtomoreseriousonesif____unsolved.

A.making

B.remained

C.keeping

D.left参考答案：D

本题考查省略句的用法。此处完整的句子应为：Thisproblemmayleadtomoreseriousonesifitisleftunsolved.在从句中如果主语与主句的主语一致时，常将从句的主语和谓语的一部分省略。16.Intheglobaleconomy,anewdrugforcancer,

itisdiscovered,willcreatemanyeconomicpossibilitiesaroundtheworld.A.whatever

B.whoever

C.wherever

D.whichever参考答案：C17.Generally,_____toauniversityintheUSA,foreignstudentsneedtoprovetheirstrongabilityinusingEnglish.A.admitting

B.admitted

C.tobeadmitted

D.beingadmitted参考答案：C略18.Teamleadersmustensurethatallmembers______theirnaturaldesiretoavoidtheembarrassmentassociatedwithmakingmistakes.A.getover

B.lookover C.takeover

D.comeover参考答案：A19.

—Hey,youhaven'tbeenactinglikeyourself.EverythingOK?—_______.A.I’mfine,thanks

B.Sure,itis

C.That’sgood

D.It’sOK参考答案：A二、完型填空20.AsIheldmyfather’shandsonenight,Icouldn’thelpbutnoticetheircalluses(老茧）androughness.Hishandstellthestoryofhislifeasa___21___,includingallhisstruggles.Onesummer,Iremember,adrought(旱灾)hitOntario,turningitintoa___22___desert.OnoneofthosehotmorningsIwaspickingsweetcornwithmydadtofillthelast___23___fromthegrocerystore.Fiftydozenwasallweneeded,which___24___tooktwentyminutes.Thatmorning,however,theprocessdidn’t___25___quickly.Afterfortyminutesofaimlesslywalkinginthefield,we___26___neededtwentydozen.Iwascompletelyfrustratedand___27___.Droppingthebasketheavily,Ideclared,“Ifthestorewantsitslasttwentydozen,theycanpickitthemselves1”.Dad____28____“Justthink,mylittlegirl,onlytendozenleftforeachofusandthenwe’re___29___.”SuchisDad—whateverproblemhe____30____,henevergivesup.____31____,thedisastrouseffectsofthedroughtwerefeltalloverourcounty.Itwasachallengingtimeforeveryone,____32____Dadremainedoptimistic.He____33____tobegratefulforotherthingslikegoodhealthandfoodonourplates.OnlythendidItrulybeginto____34____Dadandhisfaiththatguidedusthroughthehardtimes.Dadisalsoalivingexampleofreal____35____.Fromdawntodusk,heworkscountlesshoursto_____36_____ourfamily.Healwaysputsourhappiness____37____hisown,andneverfailstocheermeonatmysportsgames____38____hisexhaustionafterlongdays.Hislovingandselflessnaturehasinspiredmetobecomemoresympatheticand____39____puttingothersfirst.Dad，thelife____40____Ihavelearnedfromyouwillstaywithmeforever.Youaremyfather,teacher,friendand,mostimportantly,myhero.21.A.teacher

B.farmer

C.gardener

D.grocer22.A.burning

B.lively

C.disappearing

D.stormy23.A.order

B.form

C.gap

D.position24.A.repeatedly

B.finally

C.normally

D.really25.A.begin

B.go

C.occur

D.change26.A.yet

B.even

C.still

D.nearly27.A.surprised

B.nervous

C.frightened

D.angry28.A.apologized

B.laughed

C.complained

D.cried29.A.lost

B.gone

C.done

D.touched30.A.meetswith

B.bringsup

C.worksout

D.thinksabout31.A.Thankfully

B.Hopefully

C.Strangely

D.Unfortunately32.A.or

B.for

C.but

D.so33.A.continued

B.seemed

C.happened

D.aimed34.A.face

B.examine

C.appreciate

D.question35.A.honesty

B.pride

C.friendship

D.love36.A.settle

B.support

C.start

D.impress37.A.after

B.before

C.beside

D.under38.A.incontrolof

B.intermsof

C.inspiteof

D.inplaceof39.A.careful

B.considerate

C.regretful

D.humorous40.A.history

B.motto

C.lessons

D.patterns参考答案：21.B

22.A

23.A

24.C

25.B

26.C

27.D

28.B

29.C

30.A

31.D

32.C

33.A

34.C

35.D

36.B

37.B

38.C

39.B

40.C这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。作者在文中以具体的事例向读者介绍了父亲的乐观，对家人无私的爱。作者从父亲身上受益匪浅。21.考查名词词义辨析。teacher教师；farmer农民；gardener园丁；grocer杂货商。由下文作者和父亲摘甜玉米来完成杂货店的订单可知，父亲是一个农民。B选项切题。22.考查形容词词义辨析。burning灼热的，炙热的；lively生动的，活泼的；disappearing消失不见的；stormy有暴风雨的。由上文的drought和下一句中的“thosehotmornings”可知，旱灾将Ontario变成了炙热的沙漠。故A选项切题。23.考查名词词义辨析。order订单，命令，顺序；form形式；gap差距，隔阂；position位置，职位。作者和父亲摘甜玉米来完成杂货店的订单。A选项切题。24.考查副词词义辨析。repeatedly反复地；finally最后；normally正常地；really真地，真正地。正常情况下，我们需要20分钟摘完这些甜玉米。C选项切题。25.考查动词词义辨析。begin开始；go进展，进行，去；occur发生；change改变。那天早晨，摘玉米这件事进展得不快。B选项切题。26.考查副词词义辨析。yet但是；even甚至；still仍然；nearly几乎。由上文的“Fiftydozenwasallweneeded”可知，作者他们一共需要50打玉米，在田野里漫无目的地走了40分钟后，仍然需要20打。C选项切题。27.考查形容词词义辨析。surprised惊讶的；nervous紧张的；frightened害怕的；angry生气的。由下文中的“Droppingthebasketheavily”可知，作者因为完不成任务而感到沮丧、生气，把篮子重重地扔到了地上。D选项切题。28.考查动词词义辨析。apologize道歉；laugh大笑；complain抱怨；cry哭，喊。由下文父亲所说的话可知，作者的父亲并没有生气，他笑着对作者说：“我们每个人只剩下10打就完成了”。体现了父亲的乐观态度。B选项切题。29.考查动词词义辨析。lose失去；go去；do做；touch触摸，触动。bedone意为“完毕，完成”。作者和父亲每人只需再摘10打就完成了任务。C选项切题。belost意为“迷路了，丢失了”；begone意为“不在了，没有了”。30.考查动词短语辨析。meetwith遇见；bringup把……抚养长大；workout计算出，锻炼；thinkabout考虑。不管父亲遇见什么问题，他都不会放弃。A选项切题。31.考查副词词义辨析。thankfully感激地；hopefully有希望地；strangely奇怪地；unfortunately不幸地。第二段提到，旱灾影响到了Ontario。该句说到旱灾影响到了全国，故这是一件“不幸的”事情。故D选项切题。32.考查连词词义辨析。or或者；for因为；but但是；so因此。对于所有人来说，这是非常有挑战性的一个时期，但是，父亲仍然非常乐观。C选项切题。33.考查动词词义辨析。continue继续；seem似乎，好像；happen发生；aim瞄准。由上一句中的“remainoptimistic”可知，父亲仍像以前一样，继续对健康、食物等东西持感激态度。A选项切题。34.考查动词词义辨析。face面对；examine检查；appreciate感激；question质疑。由下文中的“Dadandhisfaiththatguidedusthroughthehardtimes”可知，父亲和他的信念带领作者一家度过了艰难时期。故可推知，作者对父亲以及父亲的信念持感激态度。故C选项切题。35.考查名词词义辨析。honesty诚实；pride骄傲；friendship友谊；love爱。由下文中的“Hislovingandselflessnature”可知，该段介绍的是父亲对家人的爱。故D选项切题。36.考查动词词义辨析。settle解决；support支持，支撑；start开始；impress使……铭记。父亲每天长时间的干活来支撑家庭。B选项切题。37.考查介词词义辨析。after在……之后；before在……之前；beside在……旁边；under在……下面。由下文中的“selflessnature”可知，父亲将家人的幸福置于自己的幸福之前，对家人付出了无私的爱。故B选项切题。38.考查介词短语辨析。incontrolof控制……；intermsof就……而言；inspiteof尽管；inplaceof取代。尽管父亲很疲惫，但是他仍然会去运动会上为作者去加油鼓劲。C选项切题。39.考查形容词词义辨析。careful认真的，仔细的；considerate考虑周全的；regretful后悔的，遗憾的；humorous幽默的。父亲对家人的爱和无私的品质激励着作者更加同情他人，更加体贴他人。该句体现了父亲对作者积极的影响。故B选项切题。40.考查名词词义辨析。history历史；motto座右铭；lesson道理，课；pattern模式，方式。作者从父亲身上学到了很多人生道理。这些道理将伴随作者终生。故C选项切题。21.Peopletendtoseekhappiness.___21___I'vefinishedwithmanybooks,Icometothe___22___thathappinessisachoice.Wecanfeelhappyorunhappyjustby___23___ourthoughts!Ithinkmostpeopleareunhappybecausetheypay___24___attentiontowhat'shappeningoutside—theymightthinkthey’retoofatorthey___25___theirjobs.These___26___thoughtscanputtheirpersonalitiesunderpressure.Anotherimportantreasonmaybethattheylackthe___27___attitudetowardsothers.Iftheythinkthey___28___everythingothersdoforthem,they'llneverfeelhappy.Actually,weallhaveasenseofhappinessinsidewaitingto___29___.Whatwehavetodoisletitout.Surprisingly,manyofusplacesuchalow___30___onourselvesthatwelowerthe___31___ofeverythingwedo.___32___weshouldmakethedecisiontodaytovalueourselves.Whensomeone___33___forhelp,don'trefuseJustmakesuretheyknowthevalueofyourhelp.___34___yourselfthatyoucandecidewhethertobehappyonyourown.Don'tworryaboutgenetics(遗传).___35___yourdadisnotthehappiestman,itdoesn'tmeanyouareunhappy.Ifyouchoosetobehappy,youcan___36___lookonthebrightsideoflife.Take___37___andbeproudofthechoicesyouhavemade.Trygivingsomeofyourtimetoa___38___career.Forexample,themoretimeyouspendvolunteering,thehappieryou'llbe.Thisisanopportunityto___39___newexperiences,meetnewpeopleandlearnnew___40___.?21.A.Unless

B.when

C.Though

D.Before22.A.force

B.agreement

C.idea

D.conclusion23.A.changing

B.scanning

C.polishing

D.updating24.A.little

B.much

C.some

D.less25.A.appreciate

B.like

C.doubt

D.bate26.A.bad

B.positive

C.ridiculous

D.meaningful27.A.thoughtful

B.friendly

C.grateful

D.hopeful28.A.abandon

B.absorb

C.deserve

D.possess29.A.giveout

B.burstout

C.diedown

D.breakdown30.A.value

B.purpose

C.spirit

D.decision31.A.target

B.request

C.function

D.quality32.A.Or

B.So

C.But

D.As33.A.searches

B.charges

C.reaches

D.asks34.A.Retell

B.Inform

C.Remind

D.Persuade35.A.Incase

B.Since

C.Evenif

D.whether36.A.always

B.never

C.still

D.even37.A.effect

B.care

C.notice

D.responsibility38.A.constant

B.worthy

C.diverse

D.curious39.A.gain

B.master

C.analyze

D.improve40.A.activities

B.adventures

C.skills

D.benefits参考答案：21.B

22.D

23.A

24.B

25.D

26.A

27.C

28.C

29.B

30.A

31.D

32.B

33.D

34.C

35.C

36.A

37.D

38.B

39.A

40.C人们倾向于寻求幸福。通过本文可知，幸福是一种选择。只要改变我们的思想，我们就能感到快乐或不快乐！22.D考查名词。A.force力量，武力；

B.agreement协议；

C.idea主意；

D.conclusion结论。当我完成很多书的时候，我得出的结论是：幸福是一种选择。故选D。23.A考查动词。A.changing改变；

B.scanning浏览；

C.polishing擦亮；

D.updating更新。只要改变我们的思想，我们就能感到快乐或不快乐！故选A。24.

B考查形容词。A.little较少的；

B.much

很多的；

C.some一些；

D.less更少。我想大多数人都不快乐因为他们很关注外面发生的事情。根据句意可知答案为B。25.D考查动词。A.appreciate鉴赏，感激；

B.like喜欢；

C.doubt怀疑；

D.bate减少。他们可能会认为自己太胖了，或者他们会减少自己的工作。故选D。26.A考查形容词。A.bad坏的；

B.positive积极的；

C.ridiculous可笑的；

D.meaningful有意义的。这些糟糕的想法会让他们的个性承受压力。故选A。27.

C考查形容词。A.thoughtful深思的；

B.friendly友好的；C.grateful感激的；D.hopeful有希望的。另一个重要原因可能是他们缺乏对他人的感恩态度。根据句意可知答案为C。28.C考查动词。A.abandon遗弃；

B.absorb吸收；

C.deserve应得；

D.possess拥有。如果他们认为自己应该得到别人为他们做的一切，他们就永远不会感到幸福。故选C。29.

B考查动词词组。A.giveout分发，发出；

B.burstout突发；C.diedown逐渐消失；

D.breakdown坏了，精神拖垮。事实上，我们都有一种幸福的感觉，等待着爆发。根据句意可知答案为B。30.A考查名词。A.value

价值；

B.purpose目的；

C.spirit精神；

D.decision决定。令人惊讶的是，我们中的很多人都把自己的价值贬低了以至于我们降低了我们所做的每件事的质量。根据句意可知答案为A。31.

D考查名词。A.target目标；

B.request请求；

C.function功能；

D.quality质量。令人惊讶的是，我们中的很多人都把自己的价值贬低了以至于我们降低了我们所做的每件事的质量。根据句意可知答案为D。32.

B考查并列连词。句意：因此，我们今天应该做出决定，来评估我们自己。当有人寻求帮助时，不要拒绝，只要确保他们知道你的帮助的价值。根据上下文联系可知与上句是因果关系，故选B。33.D考查动词。A.searches搜寻；

B.charges要价；

C.reaches到达；

D.asks问。因此，我们今天应该做出决定，来评估我们自己。当有人寻求帮助时，不要拒绝，只要确保他们知道你的帮助的价值。故答案为D。34.C考查动词。A.Retell复述；

B.Inform告知；

C.Remind提醒；

D.Persuade规劝。提醒自己，你可以自己决定是否快乐。故选C。35.

C考查状语从句引导词。A.Incase万一；

B.Since自从---以来；

C.Evenif即使；

D.whether是否。即使你的父亲不是最快乐的人，也并不意味着你不快乐。故选C。36.A考查副词。A.always总是；

B.never

从来没有；

C.still仍然；

D.even甚至。如果你选择快乐，你总能看到生活的光明面。可知答案为A。37.D考查名词。A.effect影响；

B.care关心；

C.notice通知；

D.responsibility责任。承担责任，为自己的选择感到骄傲。故选D。38.

B考查形容词。A.constant持续不断的；

B.worthy值得的；

C.diverse多种多样的；

D.curious好奇的。试着把你的一些时间花在一个有价值的职业上。可知答案为B。39.A考查动词。A.gain获得；

B.master掌握；

C.analyze分析；

D.improve提高。这是一个获得新体验、结识新朋友、学习新技能的机会。根据句意可知答案为A。40.C考查名词。A.activities活动；

B.adventures冒险；

C.skills技能；

D.benefits利益。这是一个获得新体验、结识新朋友、学习新技能的机会。根据句意可知答案为C。三、阅读理解22.Ineedtoarriveatworkat6am,whichmeansIhavetoleavemyhouseat5am.Yes,itisquitedifficulttowakeupat4am.Ourfirmarrangesforcabdriverstopickupemployeesfromtheirhomesbefore5:30am.Butsincewedon’thaveconsistentcabs,thedriversenduphavingtoroamaroundtopickupthefifteenpeople.Anemployeecomestotheofficeearlyonaregularbasis.Heusuallygetspickedupfirstbythedrivers.Sinceheusuallytravelsatthesametime,hehappenstoknowtheaddressesofmostoftheemployees.Soheendsuphelpingthedriverspickuptherestemployees.Hepatientlydirectsthecabdriverswhilealsocallingeachemployeetoinformthemthecabisafewminutesawayfromtheirresidence.Yesterday,Iwaswonderinghowthispersoncandothiseveryday,withoutcomplaint,eventhoughit’sneitherpartofhisjob,norgivinghimanyaddedadvantage.Ithought:“Thisisapersonwhodefinitelydeservesathank-younote.”SoIjustwroteacardtohimyesterdayevening,tellinghimthathehasagreatattitudeandthatalltheemployeesreallyappreciatehisactofservice.Then,Iputthenoteinanenvelope,alongwithsomechocolates.Today,whenIwassupposedtohandmyenvelopetohim,Ifeltarushoffearandconfusionpassoverme.MaybeitwasbecauseIhadneverspokentohimorIwasuncertainabouthowhewouldreact—whetherhewoulddoubtmyintention.However,whenhewasgettingoutofthecab,Ithought:“Iknowmyintentionisgood,andthat’sthereasonwhyIshouldgiveittohim.Whathethinksofitishisowndecision.IshoulddowhatIfeelisright.”So,withmyheartbeatingfast,Ihandedtheenvelopetohim.Andnow,Ifeelhappy!MaybeImadesomeone’sdaytoday.25.Whendoestheemployeereferredtoprobablygetinthetaxieveryday?

A.At4am. B.At5am. C.At5:30am. D.At6am.26.Whatproblemdothetaxidriversface?

A.Theemployeeslivefarawayfromoneanother.

B.Theyalwaysletsomeemployeesmisstheirtaxis.

C.Theemployeescannotleavetheirhomesontime.

D.Theydon’tknowwheretopickuptheemployees.27.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Whytheemployeedeservesathank-younote.

B.Howtheauthorwasmovedbytheemployee’sact.

C.Theauthorwouldexpressthankstotheemployee.

D.Theemployeehasagoodattitudetowardslife.参考答案：25-27.BDC23.Indifferentculturalgroups,peoplecantakethemeaningofsilencedifferently.Intheiropinions,silencesmaybethoughtful,ortheymaybeemptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.Asilenceinaconversationmayalsoshowstubbornness,orworry.Silencemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsasextremelyuncomfortable;thereforeattemptsmaybemadetofilleverygapwithconversation.Peopleinotherculturalgroupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandingaperson’sneeds.ManyNativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartofcommunicatingamongpeopl