安徽省六安市八公中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

安徽省六安市八公中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Icouldn’tdomyhomeworkwithallthatnoise______.

Agoingon

Bgoeson

Cwenton

Dtogoon参考答案：A2.—WhatdoyouthinkofRichardClayderman’sconcert?—Fantastic.Hisperfectperformance___________theaudience.A.shocked B.killed C.invited D.promised参考答案：B试题分析：考查动词

句意上：--你觉得RichardClayderman的音乐会怎么样？--很不错，他的精彩表演征服了观众。A项表示“震惊”之意；B项是“杀害，征服”；C项表示“邀请，招致”；D项是“承诺”。此题考查了kill一词的较为生僻的意思，故选B适合。3.—IwillbuyyouamountainbicycleasarewardifyouwintheEnglishcompositioncontest.—

.A.Italldepends

B.It’suptoyou

C.Itdoesn’tmatter

D.That’sadeal参考答案：D【考查方向】考查交际英语的用法。句意：----如果你赢得这次英语作文比赛，我将给你买辆山地车作为奖赏。---一言为定。Italldepends看情况而定；It’suptoyou由你而定；Itdoesn’tmatter没关系；That’sadeal一言为定，成交。故选D4.Modernplasticscan____veryhighandverylowtemperatures.A.stand

B.hold

C.carry

D.support参考答案：A解析：此处考查词汇的用法。此处需用“耐，承受，经受，顶住”的意思。故选A。而support是“支撑住”的意思，与重力有关。5.YangJia,____Englishprofessorat____ChineseAcademyofSciencemeets____challengesbroughtbythesuddenlossofhereyesightandcontinuestomakeitinherwork.A.an;the;/

B.the;/;the

C.the;/;/

D.an;the;the参考答案：D略6.In________oldsocietymanyyoungwomendiedbysostrangeandcruel________custom.A.不填；a

B.不填；the

C.the；a

D.an；a参考答案：C7.--Ourcompanyhadahardtimelastyear.--Butwemanaged______.Noweverythingisprogressingsteadily.A.moreover

B.meanwhileC.somehow

D.therefore参考答案：C【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：--我们公司去年经历了一段艰难的时期。---但我们还是设法做到了。现在一切都在稳步发展。A.moreover而且；

B.meanwhile同时；C.somehow

以某种方式；

D.therefore因此。根据句意和四个选项的内容可知，不管怎样，我们度过了难关，故选C。8.If________,hepromisedthathewoulddoallhecouldtopromotepublicwelfare.

A.elected

B.beingelected

C.havingelected

D.tobeelected

参考答案：A9.T0bea“toughgirl”meansyouarenotonly__________tough,butalsomentallyindependent.A．extremely

B．partly

C．physically

D．practically参考答案：C10.26．You’dbettermakepreparationsfortheinterviewbeforeyou______ajob．

A．askfor

B．appealfor

C．applyfor

D．callfor参考答案：C略11.---Ihaven’tgotthereferencebookyet,butI’llhaveatestonthesubjectnextmonth.

---Don’tworry.You______haveitbyFriday.

A.could

B.shall

C.must

D.would参考答案：B12.---Whichdriverwastoblame?

---Why,_______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.A.both

B.each

C.neither

D.either高三英语第2页（共12页）参考答案：C略13.Maryaskedme,”Haveyoureallyrealizedthepartthecomputerhas____inthedailylife?”

A.made

B.given

C.caused

D.played参考答案：B14.ThemoviesintroducedtoChinawon’tbepopular__thestoriesareattractive.A.until

B.unless

C.though

D.if参考答案：B15.Onthechairs

,whohadcomehereforthisjobinterview.A.didthreegraduatessit

B.satthreegraduatesC.threegraduatessat

D.sittingthreegraduates参考答案：B考察全倒装形式。因为介词短语放在句首，所以用全倒装形式。16.

Ifeltitanhonor_______

tospeakhere.

A.toask

B.tobeasked

C.

asking

D.havingasked参考答案：B二、完型填空17.完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1---15各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项

Asuccessfulbusinessmanwasgrowingoldandknewitwastimetochooseasuccessor(继任者)totakeoverthebusiness.__1__choosingoneofhischildren，hedecidedtodosomethingdifferent.He__2__alltheyoungexecutives(主管)inhiscompanytogether，andsaid，“Iwillgiveeachoneofyouaseedtoday.Iwantyoutoplanttheseed，waterit，and__3__hereoneyearfromtodaywithwhatyouhavegrownfromtheseed.Iwillthen__4__yourplants，andtheoneIchoosewillbethenextCEO.”Jimwastherethatdayandhealsoreceivedaseed.Hewenthome__5__，andgotapot，somesoilandplantedtheseed.Everyday，hewatereditandwatchedtoseeifithadgrown，__6__nothingevergrew.Timeflew，anditwastimeto__7__theirplantstotheboss.WhenJimarrived，hewasamazedatthevarietyofplantsgrownbytheotherexecutives.Theywereall__8__－inallshapesandsizes.WhentheoldCEOarrived，he__9__theroomandgreetedhisyoungexecutives.“My！Whatgreatplants，trees，andflowersyouhavegrown.”Allofasudden，theCEO_10__Jimatthebackoftheroomwithhis__11__pot.Heaskedhimwhathadhappenedtohisseed－Jimtoldhimhis__12__.TheCEOlookedatJim，andthen__13__totheyoungexecutives，“NowwehavethenextChiefExecutiveOfficer－hisnameisJim！”Nobodycould__14__it，includingJimhimself.ThentheCEOsaid，“OneyearagotheseedsIgaveeveryonewereallboiledseeds；itwasnot__15__forthemtogrow.Remember，everyone，ifyouplanthonesty，youwillreap(收获)trust.”

1.

A.Because

B.Inadditionto

C.Apartfrom

D.Insteadof2.

A.took

B.called

C.left

D.kept3.

A.comeback

B.getoff

C.forgetabout

D.walkaround4.

A.collect

B.buy

C.sell

D.judge5.

A.excitedly

B.nervously

C.carefully

D.angrily6.

A.so

B.since

C.but

D.if7.

A.digout

B.packup

C.meetwith

D.bringback8.

A.green

B.beautiful

C.depressing

D.dying9.

A.scanned

B.found

C.searched

D.inspected10.A.told

B.spotted

C.praised

D.blamed11.A.empty

B.broken

C.big

D.expensive12.A.secret

B.story

C.cause

D.doubt13.A.explained

B.suggested

C.announced

D.introduced14.A.hear

B.know

C.realize

D.believe15.A.necessary

B.important

C.possible

D.practical

参考答案：1—15：DBADA

CDBAB

ABCDC略三、阅读理解18.IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchanattractiveandexciting,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.Manyintelligentpeoplestillconsiderhappinessequaltofun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,morelastingemotion.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoir(回忆录)aftermemoir,famouspeopleexposetheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfundepression,alcoholism(酗酒),drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandextremeloneliness.Askanunmarriedmanwhyherefusestogetmarriedeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe’shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment(承诺).Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutwhenevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithbabiesareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.Thewaypeoplesticktothebeliefthatafun-filled,pain-freelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverachievingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequaltohappiness,thenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.But,infact,theoppositeistrueMoretimesthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryeffortsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepainunavoidablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitmentandself-improvement.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberating(解放)realizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestimenowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcantrulyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoneybuyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvywenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.41.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingpeoplearemorelikelytoachievehappiness?A.Peoplelivinginfun-filledplaces.

B.Peopletakingpainstoraisechildren.C.Peoplelivingawealthylife.

D.Peoplewhoarefreefromresponsibility.42.Accordingtothewriter,animportantroleHollywoodstarshavetoplayisto______.A.giveaudienceenoughfun

B.writememoirstointroducetheirlivesC.tellpeoplewhathappinessis

D.showunhappinessbeneathfun43.Inthewriter’sopinion,marriage______.A.meansresponsibility

B.meanstheendoffun

C.leadstoraisingchildren

D.leadstolesssleep44.Manypeoplefailtoenjoyrealhappinessbecause______.A.theybelievefunisequaltohappiness

B.theygetmarriedandhavechildrenC.theydon’thavereligiousbeliefs

D.theycan’tfreethemselvesfromcommitment45.Ifoneunderstandsthenatureofhappiness,hewill______.

A.stopseekingfunfromdailylife B.enjoylifebyspendingallhiswealth

C.keephimselfwithhisfamily D.makemoreeffortstotakeresponsibilites参考答案：【语篇解读】本文是一篇关于何为幸福的本质的议论文。作者通过阐述fun与happiness的区别向读者表明了自己对于幸福本质的认识。41．B．判断题。结合主题及文中的例子，答案应为B。42．C．【解析】事实细节题。可从语篇第四段的首句得出答案。43．A．【解析】推理判断题。可从语篇第五段推知。选项中的responsibility实际上中段中commitment的替代词。44．A．【解析】推理判断题。可从语篇第七段的首句推知。45．D．【解析】推理判断题。根据全文及最后一段推知。【解析】19.Severaltimesmydaughterhadtelephonedtosay,“Mum,youmustcomeandseethedaffodils(水仙花)beforetheyareover.”

Iwantedtogo,butitwasatwo-hourdrivefromLakeArrowhead."IwillgonextTuesday,"Ipromised,alittleunwillingly,onherthirdcall.

ThenextTuesdaydawnedcoldandrainy.Still,Ihadpromised,andsoIdrovethere.WhenIfinallywalkedintoCarolyn'shouseandhuggedandgreetedmygrandchildren,Isaid,"Forgetthedaffodils,Carolyn!The

roadisinvisible(看不见的)inthecloudandfog,andthereisnothingintheworldexceptyouandthese

childrenthatIwanttosee!"

Mydaughtersmiledcalmlyandsaid,"Wedriveinthisweatherallthetime,Mum.Youwillneverforgiveyourselfifyoumissthisexperience."

Afterabouttwentyminutes,weturnedontoasmallroadandIsawasmallchurch.Onthefarsideofthechurch,Isawahand-letteredsignthatread"DaffodilGarden"?

Wegotoutofthecarandeachtookachild'shand,andIfollowedCarolyndownthepath.Then,weturnedacomerofthepath,andIlookedupamazed.Beforemelaythemostbeautifulsight.Flowsofflowersofdifferentcolor1sseemedpoureddownthepeakandslopes.Therewerefiveacresofflowers!Aseasofdaffodil!Itwaslikeafairylandallbeyonddescription."Butwhohasdonethis?"IaskedCarolyn."It'sjustonewoman,"Carolynanswered.That'sherhome,"Carolynpointedtoawell-keptA-framehousethatlookedsmallandmodestinthemidstofallthatglory.Wewalkeduptothehouse.Onthepatio(露台),wesawaposter."AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnow

YouAreAsking"wastheheadline.

Thefirstanswerwasasimpleone."50,000bulbs(鳞茎)"itread.Thesecondanswerwas,"Oneatatime,

byonewoman."Thethirdanswerwas,"Beganin1958."

IthoughtofthiswomanwhomIHadnevermet,who,morethanfiftyyearsbefore,hadbegun-onebulbatatime-tobringthebeautyandjoytothemountaintop.Justplantingonebulbatatime,yearafteryear,hadchangedtheworldwhereshelivedandcreatedsomethingofmagnificence,beauty,andinspiration.Whenwemultiplytinypiecesoftimewithsmallamountsofdailyeffort,wetoocanaccomplishgreatthings.Everyonecandosomethingtochangetheworld.21.Thewriterwasn’tgoingtoseethedaffodilsatfirstbecause______.A.shecaredmoreaboutthechildrenB.theywereonaremotemountaintopC.theweatherwasnotgoodenough

D.itwasnoteasyforhertodrivethere22.Whatdoweknowfromthepassageaboutthewomanwhogrewdaffodil?A.ShemusthavebeenamodestwomanB.SheworkedasaprofessionalgardenerC.Shegrewthedaffodilsover50yearsbyherselfD.Beingpoor,shemadealivingbysellingdaffodils23.Whathasth