广东省茂名市职业技术高级中学高三英语期末试卷含解析

广东省茂名市职业技术高级中学高三英语期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.–Sunnyhadtogiveaspeechinfrontof500peopleyesterday.–Whew!That’sabigaudience.She____________havebeennervous.A.must

B.would

C.might

D.could

参考答案：A26.When___differentcultures,weoftenfocusourattentiononthedifferenceswithoutnoticingmanysimilarities.

A.havingcompared

B.comparing

C.beingcompared

D.compared参考答案：B略3.---I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?---______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A.Don’tmentionit B.NowonderC.Noproblem D.Mypleasure参考答案：C【详解】考查交际用语。句意：“我心事重重。你能给我一些建议吗？”“没问题。告诉我，我将尽力做。”A.Don'tmentionit别客气；B.Nowonder难怪；C.Noproblem没问题；D.Mypleasure我很荣幸；别客气。故C选项正确。4.You’regettingtoooldforfootball．You’dbetter_____tennisinstead．

A．takein

B．takefor

C．takeup

D．takeover参考答案：C略5.Alice,lookatthetime．________youplaythepianoatsuchalatehour?A．Must

B．Can

C．May

D．Need参考答案：A6.TheweatherislesschangeableinDecemberthaninNovemberinourcity，althoughitstill

bequitevaried．

A．can

B．could

C．may

D．must参考答案：A7.______shouldberesponsiblefortheunexpectedresult.

A.Whodoyouthink

B.DoyouthinkwhomC.Whoyouthink

D.Whomdoyouthink参考答案：A略8.Muchmoreattentionshouldbepaidtothementalhealthofprimaryschoolteachers_____inremotemountainareasforalongtime．（）A．working B．worked C．towork D．work参考答案：A．应该更多的关注长期在边远的山区工作的小学教师的心理健康．本题考查分词做定语．句中已经有了谓语动词shouldbepaid，所以work只能以非谓语的形式出现，排除D；题干中缺少的是名词primaryschoolteachers的定语；动词不定式做定语表示将来，所以排除C；分词做定语时分词的选择是看分词和被修饰的名词之间的关系：分词和被修饰的名词之间是主谓关系（主动关系），用现在分词；分词和被修饰的名词之间是动宾关系（被动关系），用过去分词；题干中work和primaryschoolteachers之间是主动关系，故答案选择A．9.—IsPaulplayingbothsoccerandtennisfortheschool?

—He______.Butnowhehasgivenupplayingtennis.

A.is

B.has

C.was

D.had参考答案：C略10.Governmentreports,legalpapersandmostbusinesslettersarethemainsituations____Englishisused.

A.when

B.that

C.how

D.where参考答案：D略11.Theconservationareaisveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimalsandplants,whichwould______runtheriskofbecomingextinct.A.otherwise B.therefore C.though D.instead参考答案：A12.AmongAsimov'smostfamousworksofsciencefiction,one_____hewonanaward,wastheFoundationTrilogy.A.ofwhom

B.ofwhich

C.forwhom

D.forwhich参考答案：D略22.Thepresidentowedhissuccessnotto_____buttoself-educationandadrivingdesireforachievement.A.regulation

B.privilege

C.arrangement

D.procedure参考答案：B略14.Thelovestory,whichmovedthousandsofpeople,wastheoriginal________forthefilm.A.ambition

B.encouragement

C.inspiration

D.application参考答案：C15.Don’tquarrelwithyourcompetitor;______,beasfriendlywiththemasyoucan.

A.inaword

B.onthecontrary

C.ingeneral

D.onallsides参考答案：B略29.Withnooneto____insuchafrighteningsituation,shefeltveryhelpless.A.turnto

B.turnon

C.turnoff

D.turnover参考答案：A略二、完型填空17.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Likethatofherowncharacter,HarryPotter,J.K.Rowling’slifeislikeafairytale.Divorced,livingonpublicassistanceinatinyEdinburghflatwithherinfantdaughter,Rowling

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HarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone

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atableinacaféduringherdaughter’snaps–anditwasHarryPotter

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rescuedher.Rowling

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thatshealwayswantedtowriteandthatthefirst

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sheactuallywrotedown,whenshewasfiveorsix,wasastoryaboutarabbit

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Rabbit.Manyofherfavorite

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centeraroundreading–hearingTheWindintheWillows

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aloudbyherfatherwhenshehadthemeasles（麻疹）,enjoyingthefantasticadventurestoriesofE.Nesbit,andherfavoritestoryofall,ThelittleWhiteHorse.AtExeterUniversityRowlingtookherdegreeinFrenchand

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oneyearstudyinginParis.AftercollegeshemovedtoLondonto

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asaresearcherandbilingualsecretary.Thebestthingaboutworkinginanoffice,shehassaid,was

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upstoriesonthecomputerwhennoonewas

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.Duringthistime,onaparticularlylongtrainridefromManchestertoLondoninthesummerof1990,theidea

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herofaboywhoisawizardanddoesn’tknowit.He

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aschoolforwizardry–shecouldseehimveryplainlyinhermind.Bythetimethetrain

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intoKingsCrossstationfourhourslater,manyofthecharactersandtheearlystagesoftheplotwerefully

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inherhead.Thestorytookfurthershapeasshecontinuedworkingonitin

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andcafesoverherlunchhours.AfterhermarriagetoaPortugueseTVjournalistendedindivorce,RowlingreturnedtoBritainwithherinfantdaughterandasuitcasefullofHarryPotternotesand

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.ShesettledinEdinburghtobenearhersisterand

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tofinishthebookbeforelookingforateachingjob.Wheelingherdaughter’scarriagearoundthecitytoescapetheir

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,coldapartment,shewouldduckintocoffeeshopstowritewhenthebabyfellasleep.Inthiswayshefinishedthebookandstartedsendingittopublishers.21.

A.read

B.recited

C.wrote

D.copied22.

A.on

B.in

C.around

D.at23.

A.what

B.that

C.which

D.who24.

A.remembers

B.thinks

C.reminds

D.supposes25.

A.book

B.story

C.novel

D.fiction26.

A.naming

B.published

C.called

D.replaced27.

A.songs

B.sports

C.things

D.memories28.

A.spoken

B.said

C.told

D.read29.

A.cost

B.spared

C.took

D.spent30.

A.regard

B.consider

C.work

D.treat31.

A.searching

B.reading

C.listening

D.typing32.

A.noticing

B.watching

C.observing

D.seeing33.

A.cameto

B.struckto

C.stuckto

D.hiton34.

A.studies

B.attends

C.builds

D.goes35.

A.entered

B.pulled

C.reached

D.arrived36.

A.organized

B.taken

C.formed

D.appeared37.

A.theatres

B.pubs

C.cinemas

D.concerts38.

A.chapters

B.books

C.magazines

D.newspapers39.

A.setabout

B.setoff

C.setup

D.setout40.

A.splendid

B.large

C.comfortable

D.tiny参考答案：21-25CDBAB

26-30CDDDC

31-35DBABB

36-40CBADD三、阅读理解18.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Anewreportsaidscientistsmaynotbefarfromgivingapestheabilitytothinkandtalklikehumans.Thereportisaboutexperimentswhichtransplanthumancellsintoanimalsformedicalpurposes.Itclaimedthatconcernsaboutthecreationoftalkingapesshouldbetakenseriously.Itshouldalsodrawpeople’sattentiontothepossibilitythatthemedicalresearchaboutcreating“humanised”animalsisgoingtogeneratemonsters.Aregulatory（监管的）bodyisneededtocloselymonitoranyexperimentsthatmanyriskcreatinganimalswithhuman-likeconsciousnessorgivingthemanyappearanceorbehaviouraltraitsthattoocloselyresemblehumans,thereportsaid.Scientistswould,forexample,bepreventedfromreplacingalargenumberofanape’sbraincellswithhumanbraincellsuntilmoreisknownaboutthepotentialrisks.Thishasalreadybeendoneinsimpleranimalslikemice,whichisjudgedtobelessrisky.UnderthenewUKguidelines,thepowertoregulatetestsonanimalscontaininghumanmaterialwouldbetransferredtoabodywithwiderresponsibilityforanimaltestingintheHomeOffice.WhilethereisnoriskfromexperimentscurrentlybeingcarriedoutinBritain,itispossiblethatethical(道德的)boundariescouldbecrossedwithinthenextfewyearsifscientistsarenotcareful,theexpertssaid.ProfessorThomasBaldwin,amemberoftheAcademyofMedicalSciencesworkinggroupthatproducedthereport,saidthepossibilityofhumanisedapesshouldbetakenseriously.Hesaid,“Thefearisthatifyoustartputtingverylargenumbersofhumanbraincellsintothebrainsofprimates（灵长类动物）youmighttransformtheprimatesintosomethingthathassomeoftheabilitiesthatweregardasdistinctlyhuman,suchasspeech,orotherwaysofbeingabletomanipulateorrelatetous.”ProfessorMartinBobrow,chairoftheacademyworkinggroupthatproducedthereport,said,“Theverygreatmajorityofexperimentspresentnoissuesbeyondthegeneraluseofanimalsinresearchandtheseshouldcontinuetoproceedunderthecurrentregulations.”LordWillis,chairoftheAssociationofMedicalResearchCharities,said,“AMRConlysupportsresearchthatislynecessaryandwherenosuitablealternativemethodsareavailable.”62.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Ethicalrulestolimithumanisedanimals.B.Thepotentialresultsofhumanisedapes.C.Thepossibilityofhumanisedanimals.D.Thedangerofhuman-likeanimals.63.Theunderlinedword“manipulate”inthepassageprobablymeans“_______”.A.appeal

B.possess

C.control

D.associate64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightProfessorThomasBaldwinagreewith?A.Itisnecessarytodosomeexperimentsabouthumanisedanimals.B.Experimentsabouthumanisedanimalsshouldbedonewithinthelaw.C.Itwouldbedangeroustodoexperimentsabouthumanisedanimals.D.Itisurgenttobanexperimentabouthumanisedanimals.65.Itcanbeinferredthat_______.A.peopleshouldbecarefulwhencreatingtalkingapesB.ThomasBaldwinandLordWillisarefromthesameorganizationC.creatinghumanisedanimalsisdifficultinBritainnowD.scientistsmustbecautiousnottocrossethicalboundaries参考答案：ACCD解析：62.A。通读文章可知，作者在强调了humanisedanimals可能超越人类道德底线，并在文章后半部分通过专家的观点指出要通过现行的建立在道德底线基础上的规章制度来约束。63.C。划线单词段落强调该行为所带来的不良后果即控制（control）人类或产生紧密关系。64.C。根据文章倒数第三段内容可知。65.D。从全文可知creatinghumanisedanimals现在不存在技术问题只是会超越伦理底线，故排除AC。19.阅读下列短文，从每题后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Thespeaker,ateacherfromacommunitycollege,addressedasympathetic（赞同的）audience．Headsnoddedinagreementwhenhesaid,“HighschoolEnglishteachersarenotdoingtheirjobs．”Hedescribedtheinadequaciesofhisstudents,allhighschoolgraduateswhocanuselanguageonlyatagrade9level．Iwasunabletodeterminefromhisanswerstomyquestionshowthisgrade9levelhadbeenestablished．Mytopicisnotstandardsnoritsdecline．Whatthespeakerwasreallysayingisthatheisnolongeryoung;hehasbeenteachingforsixteenyears,andisabletothinkandspeaklikeamatureadult．Mypointisthatthefrequentcomplaintofonegenerationabouttheoneimmediatelyfollowingitisinevitable．Itisalsohumannaturetolookforthereasonsforourdissatisfaction．BeforeEnglishbecameaschoolsubjectinthelatenineteenthcentury,itwasdifficulttofindthetargetoftheblameforlanguagedeficiencies（缺陷）．Butsincethen,Englishteachershavebeenunderconstantattack．Thecomplainersthinktheyhavehituponanoriginalidea．Astheirowncommandofthelanguageimproves,theynoticethatyoungpeopledonothavethissameability．Unawarethattheirownabilityhasdevelopedthroughtheyears,theyassumethenewgenerationofyoungpeoplemustbehopelessinthisrespect．Totheeyesandearsofsensitiveadults,thelanguageoftheyoungalwaysseemsinadequate．SincethisconcernaboutthedeclineandfalloftheEnglishlanguageisnotperceived（察觉）asagenerationalphenomenonbutratherassomethingnewandpeculiar（特有的）totoday’s

youngpeople,itnaturallyfollowsthattoday’sEnglishteacherscannotbedoingtheirjobs．Otherwise,youngpeoplewouldnotcommitoffensesagainstthelanguage．56．Thespeakertheauthormentionedinthepassagebelievedthat________．

A．thelanguageoftheyoungergenerationisusuallyinferior（差的）tothatoftheoldergeneration

B．thestudentshadapoorcommandofEnglishbecausetheydidn’tworkhardenough

C．Englishteachersshouldbeheldrespon