湖南省娄底市涟滨中学2022-2023学年高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

湖南省娄底市涟滨中学2022-2023学年高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.HeavysmogblanketsBeijing．

,cityauthoritiesstartusingitsnewsmogwarningsystem．

A．Inturn

B．In

time C．In

response

D．In

return参考答案：C2.

—Theaccidentmightnothavehappened,hadwebeenmorecareful.

—Butwe______.

A.weren’t

B.didn’t

C.hadn’t

D.don’t

参考答案：A3.Hewasagoodstudentandscored_________averageinmostsubjects.A.below

B.of

C.on

D.above参考答案：D考查介词辨析。句意：他是个好学生，他的大部分学科的分数都在平均分以上。根据语境，应用aboveaverage对应“agoodstudent”。4.Expandingpopulationsandsteadilyimprovingcommunicationsbroughtmoretradeandcontact,butalsomore_______betweensocialgroups.A.cooperation

B.friction

C.liberation

D.distribution参考答案：B【考查方向】考查名词的用法。句意：人口的增长和稳步改善的交流带来了更多的贸易和联系，而且也带来了两个社团之间的更多的摩擦。cooperation合作；friction摩擦，不和；liberation解放；distribution分散。根据题干中的but判断，应填trade和contact的对立词。故选B。5.Tom,I’msorrytosaythatIcan’tgotowatchtonight’smatchwithyou,forIhavetoprepareforthecomingexam._______.Havesomefun!A.Don’thavetoomanyironsinthefire.B.Don’tbeawetblanket.C.Don’tputthecartbeforethehorse.D.Don’tpullmyleg.参考答案：B6.The____involvedinstartingabusinessarehigh.A.prices

B.costs

C.money

D.value参考答案：

B7._______wasknowntoall,Williamhadbrokenhispromise_______hewouldgiveusarise.A.As;that

B.As;which

C.It;that

D.It;which参考答案：A8.Findingherhousebrokeninto,

.A.apolicemanwasaskedtohelp

B.theareawassearchedthoroughlyC.itwaslookedforeverywhere

D.shehurriedtoapolicemanforhelp参考答案：D9.ShellyhadpreparedcarefullyforherEnglishexaminationsothatshecouldbesureofpassingitonherfirst________.A.intention B.desireC.purpose D.attempt参考答案：D10.——Whyareyougoingtherenow?

——Why?Atleast_____himleaving.A.prevent

B.toprevent

C.preventing

D.prevented参考答案：B略11.Heisnota

delightedboy.Iam

troubledbyhim.A.very;much

B.much;much

C.very;very

D.much;very参考答案：A略12.Whydon’tyoubring_____toyourdirector’sattentionthatyouaretooilltogoonworking?A．that

B．it

C．this

D．one参考答案：B13._____changedhimwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthday.A.What

B.Whether

C.It

D.That参考答案：A14.

______isknowntousallisthattheoldworker,for______lifewashardinthepast,stillworkshardinhisseventies．

A.As,whom

B．What,whom

C.It,whose

D．What,whose参考答案：B15.—Duetothesituation_______ourcontrol,theperformancehadtobecancelled.

—Whatapity!Iwaslookingforwardtoit.A.without B.beyond C.against D.within参考答案：B16.Thefivestudentstheteacherhad____theoldwomaninthebigfirewerepraised.

A.rescued

B.rescue

C.torescue

D.beingrescued参考答案：B二、完型填空17.Icaughtabadcoldlastmonthandittookawholeweekformeto________fromit.

A.gain

B.recover

C.treat

D.cure参考答案：B三、阅读理解18.请认真阅读下列短文,根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。Everyoneneedsabreak,andvacationsarenotmeantforseriousstudy.Instead,they’reagreatwaytotakeabreakandenjoyagoodbook.TheSpringFestivaliscomingupsothisistheperfecttimetodiscusssomegreatEnglishlanguageliteraturetotakeonalongtrainjourneyorwhileyou’rehangingoutwiththefamily.Beforegettingintotherecommendations,weneedtodetermineyourEnglishreadingcomprehensionlevelsoyoudon’tpickabookwhichissochallengingthatit’sstressfulorsosimplethatit’sboring.Ifyou’reatthebeginnerlevel,therearetwooptions:readingachildren’sbookorreadingabookthatyou’vereadinChinesetranslation.Thiswillhelpyougetoveranyunfamiliarwordsorphrases,sinceyou’realreadyfamiliarwiththestory.Ifyou’reattheintermediatelevel,popularbookslikepopfiction,mysteriesandthrillersaregoodoptions,asthey’llbeguaranteedpageturnersandthatwillincreasethepossibilityofyourgettingallthewaythroughthebook.Foradvancedreaders,sciencefiction,classicworksofliteratureorcontemporaryprizewinners（Booker,Nobel,Pulitzer）aregoodoptions.Themostimportantthingistopickabookthatyou’rereallyinterestedin.WhenIpickupanewbookinChinese,thefirstfewchaptersarealwaysreallyhardtogetthrough,asIhavetogetaccustomedtothewaytheindividualauthorusesthelanguage.Butafterthefirstfewchapters,thingsgetaloteasier,especiallyifIgetinvolvedinthestory.SomeofmyfavoriteChinese-languageeyecandyarebooksthatareserieslikeBrothersbyYuHuaorTheDancerbyHaiYan.Ilikethembecausethere’salwaysalotofactionandstorydevelopmenttokeepmeinvolved,whichhelpsmemakeitthroughthosefirstfewchapters.Anothergreatwaytokeepyourselfmotivatedovertheholidayistofindafriendwho’sinterestedinreadingthesamebook.YoucanmakegoalsthatyoubothwanttoachieveanddiscussplotlinesorvocabularyissueswitheachotherbySMSore-mail.I’mcurrentlydoingthatwithmyfriendLaura.We’vebeendoingthissincewewereclassmatesinChineseatcollege.Somequickrecommendations:HarryPotter,startwiththefirstbookandgoonfromthere;theNarniaseries;anythingbyUSwriterMichaelCrichtonorBritishwriterAgathaChristie;andifyoulikehorror,USwriterStephenKingisalwaysunusualandfun.Butreallyyoushouldjustfindatopicorauthorthatyou’reinterestedin,andtherestwillgofromthere.Happyreading!－from21stCentury（January21,2009）TitleEnjoyEnglishlanguageliteratureonvacationThemeFindagoodbooktoreadonyourjourneytoa(1)___________place.(2)____________

ofproperbooks●Beginnersmaypickachildren’sbookorabookwhosestoryis(3)

____________tothem.●Popularbooksmightmakeit(4)____________forintermediate-levelreaderstoreadthemfromcovertocover.●Sciencefiction,classicworksofliteratureorcontemporaryprizewinnersmaybe(5)_____________foradvancedreaders.Waystokeepupyour(6)____________forreading●Chooseabookthatisinterestingenoughto(7)____________youinthestoryandhelpgetthroughsomedifficultchapters.●Readalongwithafriendabookyoubothfeelinterestedinand(8)

________viewsonplotlinesorvocabularytoachieveyourcommongoals.

Books(9)________●HarryPotterseries●Narniaseries●WorksbyMichaelCrichton●WorksbyAgathaChristie●(10)_____________fictionbyStephenKing

参考答案：（1）distant

（2）Choices/Options

（3）familiar/known

（4）possible

（5）suitable/fit

（6）motivation

（7）involve

（8）exchange

（9）recommended

（10）Horror

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