2021年云南省大理市河西中学高三英语期末试题含解析

2021年云南省大理市河西中学高三英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Recentlyasurvey_______pricesofthesamegoodsintwodifferentshoppingmallshascausedheateddebateamongcitizens.A．compared

B．comparing

C．compares

D．beingcompared参考答案：B略2. —Couldyoumeetmeattheairport?—I'dliketo，butI'mafraidI______averyimportantmeetingwhenyoureturn.A.amattending

B.wasattendingC.willbeattending D.willhaveattended参考答案：C3.﹣It'ssaidthatChrisachievedhighgradesintheexamination．﹣That'snosurprise．Heis______，youknow．（）A．adarkhorse B．agreenhandC．awetblanket D．anearlybird参考答案：D听说Chris在考试中取得了很高的分数．这不奇怪啊，你知道的，他很勤奋．本题考查词义辨析．adarkhorse黑马（意外获胜的人）；agreenhand新手；awetblanket扫兴的人；anearlybird勤奋的人．故选D．4._______lasttermwehadfinishedourexperiments.

A.Attheendof

B.Bytheendof

C.Intheendof

D.Atanend参考答案：B5.Inthatfactory,anyonewhobreakstheruleswillbeaskedtoleave________.A.inaspot

B.onthespotC.spotlessly

D.suddenly参考答案：B【详解】考查介词短语及副词词义辨析。句意：在那家工厂，凡是违反规定的人当场就被告知离开。A.inaspot处在困境中；B.onthespot当场；C.spotlessly纯洁地，一尘不染地；D.suddenly突然地。故选B。6.

—Well,Iforgottobringmydictionaryhereyesterday.

—Oh,actuallyyou___ithere,fordictionarieswerenotallowedtousehereyesterday.A.needn’tbring

B.needn’thavebrought

C.didn’tneedtobring

D.don’thavetobring参考答案：B7.-Excuseme,isthisseattaken?-______.Thatmangothisbooksandleftafewminutesago.

A

I’mafraidso

BIdon’tthinkso

C.Idon’tknow.

D.Ihopenot.参考答案：B略27.H1N1controlandpreventionisa

toChinaaswellasthewholeworld．

A.surprise

B.challenge

C.reaction

D.threat参考答案：B略9.Jasonwillneverforgetabouthis18thbirthday,

sawhisbeingadmittedtoHarvard.A.when

B.which

C.that

D.it

参考答案：B略10.--SurelyyoucanturntoDavidforhelp.---_______.

Heisthelastoneyoucanrelyon.A.Getoutofit!

B.Isthatright?

C.Icouldn’tagreemore.

D.It’suptoyou参考答案：A11.Whenyoulongforlifewithoutdifficulties,_____yourselfthatdiamondsaremadeunderpressure． A．toremind

B．remind

C．reminding

D．reminded参考答案：B12.YesterdayIsawawoman______inthestreet,withalittleboy______onhershoulder.A.walking;seating

B.walk;satC.walking;seated

D.towalk;sitting参考答案：C第一格空是seesb.Doing结构,应用walking；第二个空作宾语补足语，表示小男孩是坐着的。故C是最佳答案。13.Thissustainabledevelopmentneedstobedifferentfrompastdevelopment，which________thepollutionoftheenvironmentandwasteofnaturalresources．（）A．caused B．willcause C．hadcaused D．causes参考答案：A根据句意可知，"which________thepollutionoftheenvironmentandwasteofnaturalresources"是非限定性的定语从句，修饰它前面的先行词pastdevelopment，因此从句描述的是过去的发展状况，故用一般过去时；故选A14.Whenyougetyourpaperback,payspecialattentionto______havebeenmarkedA.where B.what C.which D.that参考答案：B15.Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisis

localserviceshavebeenfunded.A.whether B.what C.where D.how参考答案：D【详解】考查表语从句。句意：一些企业主热衷于公益事业，这就是地方服务的资金来源。分析句子结构并结合句意可知，此处为表语从句，从句中缺少方式状语，故D项正确。16.citizenA.uncle

B.ocean

C.rescue

D.percent参考答案：B二、完型填空17.Itisbelievedthatifaneventis_______,itwillsurely______thereadersofthepaper.A.astonished;astonish

B.astonishing;beastonishedC.astonishing;astonish

D.astonished;beastonished参考答案：C三、阅读理解18.Culturecanaffectnotjustlanguageandcustoms,butalsohowpeopleexperiencetheworldonsurprisinglybasiclevels.Researchers,withthehelpofbrainscans,have

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shockingdifferencesinperception(感知)betweenWesternersandAsians,whattheyseewhentheylookatacitystreet,forexample,orevenhowtheyperceiveasimplelineinasquare,accordingtofindingspublishedina

leading

sciencejournal.InWesterncountries,culturemakespeoplethinkofthemselvesashighly

independentindividuals.Whenlookingatscenes,Westernerstendtofocusmoreoncentralobjectsthanontheirsurroundings.EastAsiancultures,however,

emphasize

inter-dependence,WhenEasternerslookatascene,theytendtofocusonthesurroundingsaswellastheobject.Usinganexperiment

involvingtwotasks,Dr.Heddenaskedsubjectstolookatalinesimplytoestimateitslength,ataskthatplayedtoAmerican’s

strengths.Inanother,theyestimatedtheline’slengthtothesizeofasquare,aneasiertaskfortheAsians.Thelevelofbrainactivity,by

tracking

bloodflow,wasthenmeasuredbyBrainScanners.Theexperimentfoundthatalthoughtherewasnodifferenceinperformance,andthetaskswereveryeasy,thelevelsofactivityinthesubjects’brainwere

different.FortheAmericans,areas

linkedtoattentionweremore,whentheyworkedonthetasktheytendedtofindmoredifficult---estimatingtheline’ssizetothesquare.FortheAsians,theattentionareaslitupmoreduringthehardertaskalso---estimatingtheline’slengthwithoutcomparingittothesquare.Thefindingsarea

reflectionofmorethantenyearsofpreviousexperimentalresearchintoEast-Westdifferences.Inonestudy,forinstanceresearchers

offeredpeopleachoiceamongfivepens;fourredandonegreen.EasternersweremorelikelytochoosearedpenwhileWesternersweremorelikelytochoosethegreenone.Cultureisnotaffectinghowyouseetheworld,buthowyouchoosetounderstandandinternalize(使内化)it.Butsuchhabitscanbechanged.SomepsychologicalstudiessuggestthatwhenanEasternergoestotheWestorviceversa,habitsofthoughtandperceptionalsobegintochange.Suchresearchgivesus

cluestohowourbrainworksandishopefulforustodevelopprogramstoimproveourmemory,memorytechniquesand

enhanceandaccelerateourlearningskills.42.Accordingtothepassage,Chinesepeoplearemostlikelyto__________.A.focusonthecontextaswellastheobjectB.alwaysfocusmoreontheirsurroundingsC.moreemphasizeindependentthinkingD.thinkofWesternersashighlyindependentunits43.Weknowfromthepassagethatpeople’sbrainswillbemoreactivewhen________.A.thetaskismoredifficult

B.thebloodflowistrackedC.peoplebegintochoosecolor1s

D.thetaskismucheasier44.WhatdoesDrHedden’sexperimentinParagraph4-5indicate?A.People’sperceptionoftheworldcanbechangedB.EasternersandWesternersperceivetheworlddifferentlyC.CulturehasagreatimpactonthewaypeopletalkandbehaveD.AmericansarebetteratcalculatingthantheAsians.45.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A.Americanswillchangetheirhabitsofperceptionwhenthey’reinBritainB.EastAsiancultureslaymoreemphasisonindependenceC.ittookovertenyearstofindouthowtoimproveourbrainpowerD.Easternersprefercollectivismtoindividualism参考答案：42.A

43.A

44.B

45.D文章介绍一项对于东西方人的认知方面的不同的研究，得出结论，西方人认为自己是独立的，东方人认为人们是相互依存的关系，文化差异导致东西方人们的认知水平的差异，但是可以改变的。42.A细节理解题。根据第三段中EastAsiancultures,however,

emphasize

inter-dependence,WhenEasternerslookatascene,theytendtofocusonthesurroundingsaswellastheobject.可知中国人最有可能把注意力放在语境和目标上。故选A。43.A推理判断题。根据第五段中FortheAmericans,areas

linkedtoattentionweremore,whentheyworkedonthetasktheytendedtofindmoredifficult---estimatingtheline’ssizetothesquare.FortheAsians,theattentionareaslitupmoreduringthehardertaskalso---estimatingtheline’slengthwithoutcomparingittothesquare.可知问题越难，大脑越活跃。故选A。44.B推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句Thefindingsarea

reflectionofmorethantenyearsofpreviousexperimentalresearchintoEast-Westdifferences.可知东方人和西方人对世界的感知是不同的。故选B。45.D退里按断题。根据第三段中InWesterncountries,culturemakespeoplethinkofthemselvesashighly

independentindividuals.EastAsiancultures,however,

emphasize

inter-dependence,可知东方人更喜欢集体主义而不是个人主义。故选D。19.ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedcomposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas‘Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?’Andtodayit’dbe‘Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?’”TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratype