陕西省汉中市勉县杨家山中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

陕西省汉中市勉县杨家山中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Ourgovernmenttookurgentmeasures______theterribleweatherdisasteratthebeginningof2008．A.intermsof

B.incaseof

C.inresponseto

D.inhonorof参考答案：C解析：考查复合介词。inresponseto“应对；做出反应”。2.Trytobefriendswithyourchildren,youwillfindtheywillopentheirheartstoyou.A.so B.and C.or D.but参考答案：B略3.—I'mgoingtoXinjiangforaholidaytomorrow.—______.A.Bestwishes! B.Oh,really?

C.Haveagoodtime! D.Goodluck!参考答案：C4.________overeverythingwheneverwewanttomakeadecision,manypeoplebelieve,andwewillhavelesschanceofmakingmistakes.

A.Tothink

B.Think

C.Thinking

D.Thought参考答案：B5.Theresearchersfoundclearandconvincingevidence_________happinessisthekeywhenitcomestobetterhealthandlongerlives.

A.where

B.whether

C.how

D.that参考答案：D6.WhentheBloodFallswerefirstdiscovered,scientistshadbelievedthattheredcolourcameformalargeamountofredalgae(海藻)________________inthewater.A.concentrated

B.contracted

C.included

D.combined参考答案：A7.Idon’tthinkthemachineiseasy______.Thethreeofusstilldon’tknowwhateachbuttonmeanstous.A.tooperate

B.operating

C.operated

D.operate参考答案：A8.Withthepopularityofsmartphones,peoplegraduallylosethe______forwatchingtelevision,whichmakesTVadecorationofthehouse.A.ambition B.appetite C.tolerance D.appeal参考答案：B【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：随着智能手机的普及，人们逐渐失去了看电视的兴趣，这使得电视成为了家里的装饰品。A.ambition野心；B.appetite欲望；兴趣；C.tolerance容忍；D.appeal呼吁；吸引力。结合句意可知选B。9.Thebirdwassoluckythatitmissed

A、catching B、tocatch C、tobecaught D、beingcaught参考答案：D10.Thedetective,______tobereadinganewspaper,glancedattheman_____nexttoawoman.

A.pretending,seated

B.pretended,seated

C.pretending,seat

D.pretended,seating参考答案：A11.--Ileftmyhandbagonthetrain,butluckilysomeonegaveittoarailwayofficial.--Howunbelievabletogetitback!Imean,someone__________it.A.willhavestolen

B.mighthavestolenC.shouldhavestolen

D.musthavestolen参考答案：B略12.IwenttotheairporttoseeTomoffyesterday.Unfortunately,theplanetookoff__________Iarrived.A.when B.since C.after D.before参考答案：D句意:昨天我到机场为Tom送行。不幸的是,我到的时候,飞机已经起飞了。根据"Unfortunately"可知,飞机起飞应该是发生在我到达机场之前的动作,故选before。13.Theauthorbelievesthatitisthetestsystem,________theteachers,thatistoblamefortheheavyburdenofmiddleschoolstudents.

A.otherthan

B.orrather

C.ratherthan

D.morethan参考答案：C略14.Filmhasamuchshorterhistory,especiallywhen

suchartformsasmusicandpainting.A.havingcomparedto

B.comparingto-C.compareto

D.comparedto参考答案：D略15.Thepolicehave____powertodealwithsuchmattersby____law．

A.the;the

B.不填；不填

C.不填；the

D.the；不填参考答案：D16.—WhydidMr.Greentakehis7thgradestudentstotheriveryesterdayafternoon?

—________theriver.A.Cleanedup B.Cleaningup C.Tocleanup D.Cleanup参考答案：C二、完型填空17.IhavechangedinthelasttwoyearsevenifIusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople41Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga42person.Ithinkmy43startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy44andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthan_45__else,soIhardlyevertalkedtoanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally46.Itseemedasifeveryone__47__mehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.SoItrieda(n)48.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmewhattheyweredoing,and_49_theywerehavingtroubleI50tohelp.Thatwasreallyabig51forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof52arestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew53,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy54.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewassohappybecauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever55her,soItookherplace.Sheletmeseethatmakingothersfeel_56_makesmefeelgood,too.

Whenshedied,Iwas57,butIwasverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuchbetterpersontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot58theseexperiences.Theyhave59metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.I60whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.41.A.since

B.before

C.or

D.unless42.A.famous

B.simple

C.different

D.skilled43.A.education

B.career

C.tour

D.change44.A.balance

B.homework

C.degree

D.interest45.A.someone

B.anyone

C.everyone

D.all46.A.careful

B.lonely

C.curious

D.guilty47.A.but

B.and

C.otherwise

D.however48.A.argument

B.game

C.experiment

D.defence49.A.unless

B.evenif

C.although

D.if50.A.dared

B.offered

C.hesitated

D.happened51.A.dream

B.problem

C.duty

D.step52.A.us

B.which

C.them

D.whom53.A.attitude

B.hobby

C.hope

D.luck54.A.friend

B.partner

C.guide

D.guest55.A.bothered

B.answered

C.visited

D.trusted56.A.terrible

B.good

C.disappointingD.confusing57.A.homeless

B.heartbrokenC.bad-tempered

D.hopeless58.A.forget

B.face

C.improve

D.analyze59.A.forced

B.preferred

C.ordered

D.taught60.A.miss

B.like

C.wonder

D.expect参考答案：41-45BCDCA46-50BACDB51-55DCAAC56-60BBADB三、阅读理解18.DoyouknowwhatFearandFaithhaveincommon?Fearbelievesinanegativefuture.Faithbelievesinapositivefuture.Bothbelieveinsomethingthathasnotyethappened.SoIaskyou,ifneitherthepositivenornegativefuturehashappenedyetthenwhynotchoosetobelieveinthepositivefuture?Ibelieveduringthesechallengingtimeswehaveachoicebetweentworoads:thepositiveroadandthenegativeroad.Andourbuscan’tbeontworoadsatthesametime.Sowehavetomakeachoiceandthischoicedeterminesourbeliefaboutthefutureandtheattitudeandactionswebringtothepresent.I’mnotsayingweshouldn’thaveanyfear.Therearetimeswhenfearisagift.Ahealthydose(剂量)offearcausesustoexamineoursituationandplanforthefuture.Itmovesustosmellthecheeseandexpectchange.Whenusedwiselyitallowsustomanageriskandmakebetterdecisions.Somefearisgood.However,whatIhaveobservedlatelyisasupersized,hugedoseoffearthatisspreadingtheheartsandmindsoffartoomanypeople.Thisoversizedfeariscausingleadersandtheirorganizationstoeitheractunreasonablyortonotactatall.Theyareeitherhurryinginamilliondifferentdirectionsbecauseoffear.Inbothcases,fearisleadingthemtotakethenegativeroadtofailure.Theansweristhepositiveroadpavedwithfaithandabeliefthatyourbestdaysarenotbehindyoubutaheadofyou.Withthisbeliefyoumaketherightchoicesandactionstodaythatwillcreateyourpositivefuturetomorrow.Youstaycalm,focusedandcommittedtoyourpurpose.Youlookforwaystosavemoneyandcutcostswithoutmakingunreasonablefear-baseddecisionsthatsacrificeyourfuturesuccess.Youidentifyopportunitiesinthemidstofthechallengesandyoufocusonsolutionsinsteadofproblems.Yourfaithandbeliefinapositivefutureleadstopowerfulactionstoday.Thefuturehasnothappenedyetandyouhaveasayinwhatitlookslikebythewayyouthinkandact.FearorFaith.Thechoiceisyours.36.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat________.A.bothFearandFaithtrustsomethinginthefutureB.FearandFaithhavenothingincommonC.neithernegativenorpositivefuturewillhappenD.peopleusuallychoosetobelieveinthepositivefuture37.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“ourbuscan’tbeontworoads”?A.Weusuallychoosethenegativeroad.B.Weshouldchoosethepositiveroad.C.Ourbeliefaboutthefuturedependsonourchoice.D.Wemustchooseeitherapositiveornegativeroad.38.Whichofthefollowingabout“Fear”istrue?A.Weshouldhavefearbecauseitisagift.

B.Fearcanbringcheeseandrisktopeople.C.Reasonablefearhelpstoplanforfuture. D.Leadersusuallyhaveoversizedfear.39.Ifwehavefaithinfuture,wewill________.A.takepowerfulactionstoday B.becommittedtosavingmoneyC.stayawayfromanychallenges D.havethebestdaysaheadofus 40.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinthepassage?A.Feariscloselyrelatedtofaith. B.Weshouldhavefaithinapositivefuture.C.Lifeisfulloffearandfaith. D.Wrongdecisionssacrificeourfuturesuccess.参考答案：ADCAB

略19.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Newexperimentsdiscoverratsshowingsympathyandhelpingotherrodents（啮齿类动物）．Itisacharacteristicsomescientiststhoughtwasreservedonlyforhumansandhigheranimals．Inrepeatedtests,ratsfreedanothertrappedratintheircage,evenwhenyummychocolateservedasanattraction．24ofthe30ratsopenedthetrapbypushinginadoor．Theratscouldhaveeatenthechocolatebeforefreeingtheirpartners,butoftendidn't,choosingtohelpandsharethegoodies．"Basicallytheytoldusfreeinganotherratisasimportantaseatingchocolate,"saidstudyauthorPeggyMasonoftheUniversityofChicago．"That'saverystrikingthing．"Insomecases,theratsfirsttookthechocolatechipsoutofacontainer,butdidn'teatthem,thenfreedtheotherratandshared"almostasiftheywereservingthemchocolate,"Masonsaid．TheresearchisreportedinThursday'sjournalScience．Also,femalesshowedmoreconsistentcareandhelpthanmales,Masonsaid．Allsixfemalesfreedtheirtrappedpartnerwhilethreequartersofthe24malesdidso．Thisconfirmsotherstudiesthatshowfemalesshowingmorepro-social（亲社会）behaviorthanmales．Thereweretimewhenthemaleratstookthedayofffromhelpingtheirtrappedpartner,butthefemalesneverdid,shesaid．JeffMogilatMcGillUniversityinCanada,whowasn'tpartofthestudy,saiditwasalittlesurprisingbutevenmoreconvincing．Bothscientistssaidsocialunderstandingisprobablyacharacteristicthatisimportantintheevolutionofanimals．Masonjokedthatifratscanbesocaringandhelpful,"there'sasenseofoptimism．It'ssomethingwecouldbe．"67．Inrepeatedtests,24out