湖北省宜昌市第二十一中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

湖北省宜昌市第二十一中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.—I’vepreparedallkindsoffoodforthepicnic.—Doyoumeanwe_____bringanythingwithus?A.can’tB.mustn’t C.shan’t D.needn't参考答案：D考查情态动词。题干意思是：——我已经准备好了野餐要带的各种食物。——你的意思是我们不必带食物了吗？由此可知所填词意思是“不必”，故选D。

2.Hefounditdifficulttoread,______hehadaproblemwithhiseyesight.A.but

B.for

C.or

D.so参考答案：B3.Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A.wouldnotberescued

B.wouldnothavebeenrescued

C.wouldberescued

D.wouldhavebeenrescued

参考答案：B略4.Wedobelieve_______youhavedovotedyourselfto_____suretocometrue.A.that,is

B.what,

is

C.which,isto

D.what,are参考答案：B5.Atlast,hefoundthatthegoals_____hehadfoughtallhislifenolongerseemedimportanttohim.A.aboutwhich

B.withwhich

C.againstwhich

D.forwhich参考答案：D6.—DoyouknowwhatmadeSusansoupset?Isawherweepingjustnow.—___________givingawaystatesecrets.A.Chargedwith

B.Beingchargedwith

C.Accusingof

D.Tobeaccusedof参考答案：B7.Onethousanddollarsamonthisnotafortunebutwouldhelpcovermyliving________.A.bills

B.expenses

C.prices

D.charges

参考答案：B解析：bill账单（waterbill水费）；expense费用(coverthelivingexpenses支付生活费用)；price价钱（thepriceofthebook）；charge要价，收费（admissioncharge入场费）

8.Thehappynewsquickly_____throughthewholevillage.A.wasspread

B.werespreadingC.spread

D.hadbeenspread参考答案：C9.Inthisschool,eachclasshasa(n)

ofapproximately70students.A.restriction

B.register

C.prohibition

D.accommodation参考答案：B10.Therewasnowheretoplaywithsomuchmess_______thebackyard.

A.filled B.filling C.tofill D.beingfilled参考答案：B11.Theoldladydied,leavinghissonanorphan.Butthemoneysheleft_____forlife.

A.puthimup

B.puthimaway

C.sethimup

D.sethimaside参考答案：C12.Mysister________forlongwhenshefellseriouslyill.

A.didn’tmarry B.hasbeenmarried

C.hadn’tbeenmarried

D.wasn’tmarried参考答案：C13.Aucklandisamostexcitingcitywithpeopleofmanydifferentcultures______there.A.live

B.havinglived

C.lived

D.living参考答案：D14.Sincealotofgraduatesarehuntingforjob,thegovernmentshouldtakemeasuresto

employment.

A．promote B．increase

C．emphasize

D．seek参考答案：A15. bothersmeisthattheyoungmanseemstoknowabittoomuch.A.Whether B.What C.Which D.That参考答案：B考查主语从句。句意：让我烦的是这个年轻人似乎知道有点太多了。根据句意可知，此处为主语从句，连词在从句中充当主语。whether是否；which哪个；that在名词性从句中不充当句子成分。故选B。16.Thewoman______youmetatmyhomewasateacherofEnglish.Whichofthefollowingiswrong

?A.whom

B.that

C.which

D./参考答案：C二、新的题型17.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.BornonOct.17,1956,inDecatur,Ala.,andraisedinChicago,Jemisonwasahard-workingchild,spendinghoursintheschoollibraryreadingaboutastronomyandothersciences.Herparents—acarpenterfatherandateachermother—encouragedhercuriosity,evenallowinghertostudypus(脓)whenshegotaninfectionfromasplinter(碎片).“Itsoundsalittlesickening,butIwasfascinatedwithpus,”Jemisonsaidduringa1996interviewwithStaffordToday.”Iranandshowedittomymotherandshewastellingmeitwaspus.AndIendedupdoingthiswholeproject,readingaboutpus.”ThisdesiretolearnaboutnatureandhowitallfitstogethereventuallyledhertopursueadegreeinchemicalengineeringfromStanfordUniversity,whichshestartedat16yearsoldin1973.By1981,JemisonhadherDoctorofMedicineDegreefromCornelMedicalCollege.Itwasn’tuntil1992,however,thatanotherchildhooddesirewasachieved:shelaunchedintoorbitabovetheearthaboardthespaceshuttleEndeavour.Shewassodetermined,infact,thateventhoughherfirstapplicationtoNASAwasturneddownin1983,shereappliedin1987.Afterbeingselectedfortheastronautprogramuponhersecondtry,shewasassignedtolaunchsupportactivitiesattheKennedySpaceCenter,Fla.Afterworkingonthegroundforfiveyears,JemisonwasfinallysentintospaceasthesciencemissionspecialistonSTS-47Spacelab-JmissionfromSept.12-20,1992.ThemissionmadeJemisonnotonlythefirstAfricanAmericanwomanacceptedtotheastronauttrainingprogram,butalsothefirsttotravelinspace.Shehighlightedthisfact,accordingtoDorisL.Rich,thebiographerofBessieColeman,bybringingaphotoofColemanwithherintospace.ColemanwasthefirstAfrican-AmericanwomantoflyanairplaneintheU.S.81.WhatmadeJemisongotostudychemicalengineeringinStanfordUniversity?(Nomorethan12words)________________________________________________________________________82.WhatdidJemisondoattheKennedySpaceCenterbeforeenteringthespace?(Nomorethan5words)_______________________________________________________________________83.WhowasColeman?(Nomorethan15words)________________________________________________________________________84.WhatarethethreequalitiesthatcontributetoJemison’ssuccess?（Nomorethan5words）________________________________________________________________________参考答案：81.Thedesiretolearnaboutnatureandhowitallfitstogether.(3分)82.Shelaunchedsupportactivities.（2分）83.ShewasthefirstAfrican-AmericanwomantoflyanairplaneintheU.S.（2分）84.Curious,hard-workinganddetermined.

（3分）

解析：81.Thedesiretolearnaboutnatureandhowitallfitstogether.(细节题，根据根据第三段中第一句话：ThisdesiretolearnaboutnatureandhowitallfitstogethereventuallyledhertopursueadegreeinchemicalengineeringfromStanfordUniversity,82.Shelaunchedsupportactivities.细节题，根据第四段最后一句：Afterbeingselectedfortheastronautprogramuponhersecondtry,shewasassignedtolaunchsupportactivitiesattheKennedySpaceCenter,Fla.83.ShewasthefirstAfrican-AmericanwomantoflyanairplaneintheU.S.细节题，根据文章最后一句话可知答案：ColemanwasthefirstAfrican-AmericanwomantoflyanairplaneintheU.S.84.Curious,hard-workinganddetermined.

根据文中关键词：curiosity、determined和她的成长经历可知答案。三、阅读理解18.Regretsareoftenpainful.Astudysuggeststhatsomepeoplecanovercomethem,saidJiaWeiZhang,apsychologygraduateattheUniversityofCalifornia.Butthisisn’tthecaseforeveryone,hesaid.Theresearcherswonderedwhysomepeoplereportfeelingimprovementfromregretsbutothersdon’t.Doesitlieinhowpeopleapproachtheirregrets?Inthestudy,theresearchersfocusedonself-compassion(自我同情)asapotentialfactorinwhysomepeoplehaveaneasierlimeleavingtheirregretsbehindthem.400peopleattendedanexperiment.First,theywereaskedtowriteabouttheirbiggestregret.Halfwrotesomethingtheydidbutwishtheyhadn’tdone;theotherhalfwrotesomethingtheydidn’tdobutwishtheyhad.Then,theparticipantswererandomlyassignedtooneofthreegroups:selfcompassion,self-esteemandacontrolgroup.Theself-esteemgroupwasaskedtorespondby“talkingtoyourselfaboutthisregretfromtheaspectofconfirmingyourpositivequalities”.Thecontrolgroupwasaskedtowriteabouttheirfavoritehobbyratherthantheirregret.Then,theywereaskedabouttheirfeelingsofforgiveness,acceptanceandpersonalimprovementfollowingtheexercise.Theyfoundthattheself-compassiongroupreportedgreaterfeelingsofacceptance,forgivenessandpersonalimprovement,comparedwiththecontrolgroupandtheselfesteemgroup.Inotherwords,focusingonyourbestqualitiesisnotwhathelpsyoufeelbetteraboutaregret.Rather,beingcompassionatetowardyourselfiswhatmaymakeadifference,theresearchersfound.It’spossiblethatpeoplewhopracticeself-compassionareabletoconfronttheirregretsandseewhatwentwrong,sotheycanmakeabetterchoiceinthefuture,ZhangtoldLiveScience.Self-compassionpushespeopletoaccepttheirregretinsteadofrunningawayfromit.Theresearchersusedanexampleofthisfromapreviousstudyonbreastcancerpatientswhowereaskedtotrythinkin