重庆万州区第二高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

重庆万州区第二高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That's

hegainedweight．

A．how

B．when

C．whatD．whether参考答案：A略2.TheEnglishof500yearsagowasverydifferentfromtheEnglishoftoday.Overtime,somewordsandexpressionseven______completely.

A.cometoanend

B.comeintobeing

C.breakup

D.dieout参考答案：D3.Wasitbythehour

yougotpaidwhileworkinginthatrestaurant?A.when

B.that

C.How

D.where参考答案：B【命题立意】考查强调句型的用法。句意：在那一家饭馆工作时，你确实是以小时计算报酬的吗？题干是强调句型的一般疑问句：Is/Was+it+被强调部分+that+不被强调部分。故判断选B。4.—Whatisyoursecretofsuccess?

—_______ismyefforts,notmyintelligencethatreally________.

A.That;counts

B.It;counts

C.It;count

D.That;count

参考答案：B5.---CouldIuseyourcamera?---Sure,____.A.pardonme

B.goahead

C.goodidea

D.forgetit参考答案：B6.—Tobehonest,Iamnotsatisfiedwithmypresentjob,soIamplanningtofindanotherone.

—Well,youknowwhatpeoplesay.________.Anyhow,thepresentsituationisterrible.A.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush

B.ThereisnosmokewithoutfireC.Manyhandsmakelightwork

D.Alightheartliveslong

参考答案：A略7.---Didyourbossphoneyouagainthenextday?---No,itwasafortnight_______hegavemeasecondcall.A.that

B.before

C.when

D.since参考答案：B8.AlfredNobel'sgreatness______hisoutstandingabilitytocombinethequalitiesofanoriginalscientistwith______ofaforward-lookingindustrialist.A.liesin;those B.bringsout;theones C.accountsfor;that D.comesto;ones参考答案：A【详解】考查动词词组和代词。句意：艾弗瑞德·诺贝的伟大之处在于他能把一个有独创性的科学家的品质和一个有远见的实业家的品质结合起来。A.liesin在于；those那些；B.bringsout带来，使发生；theones那些；C.accountsfor占……比例；that那个；D.comesto谈到，达到；ones。结合句意可知，第一空填liesin；第二空用those替代名词复数qualities，因为后面有后置定语，且替代的内容是复数形式，故选A。9.Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A.primary B.capital C.initial D.primitive参考答案：D【详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：神话是对神或超自然生物的行为的描述，通常是用原始的想法表达。A.primary主要的，最重要的；B.capital重要的；大写的；C.initial最初的，开始的；D.primitive原始的，远古的。根据常识可知，神话通常都用原始的想法表达，故选D。10.EinsteinlikedBose’spapersomuchthathe_______hisownworkandtranslateditintoGerman.

A.gaveoff

B.turneddown

C.tookover

D.setaside参考答案：D11.Itworriedtheladyalot

hersonhadn’tpassedthefinalexam．

A．that

B．if

C．for

D．while参考答案：A12.TheUS’economicsituationisstill______,withitseconomicgrowthonaweakfooting,itsjoblessratehighandstillgrowing.A.pessimistic

B.realistic

C.enthusiastic

D.critic参考答案：A13.Theprofessorwarnedtiestudentsthatonnoaccount_____________usemobilephonesinhisclass.A.shouldthey B.theyshouldC.darethey D.theydare参考答案：A考查部分倒装。句意：这位教授警告学生们，在他的课堂上，决不应该使用手机。onnoaccount决不，否定词放在句首，句子使用部分倒装，应该做shoulddo,敢于做daredo，根据句意表示”应该“，故选A。14._______onamobilephonecanyouringwhomeveryouwanttotalkwithanywhere.A.Only

B.When

C.Still

D.Yet参考答案：A29.Thismotelisn’tparticularlygood,butI_____inquiteafewworsemotels.A.havestayed

B.stay

C.wasataying

D.hadstayed参考答案：A略16.Weofferedherourcongratulationsherpassingthedrivingtest.A.at

B.on C.for D.of参考答案：B考查介词。句意:我们祝贺她通过驾照考试。congratulationsonsth.为固定用法。二、完型填空17.Myfirstmarathon!Lastyear,myboyfriendsuggestedthatIshouldruntheLondonmarathon,andIlaughed.Helaughedtoo,

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helaughedtoolongandtooloud.Thatmademethink.I

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thathedidn’tbelievethatIcoulddoit.Thatmademeangry,but

23.OnthedayoftheraceinLondon,I

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upwithabout30,000otherrunners.Thefasterrunnerswereatthe

25,whileslowerrunnerslikemewere

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furtherback.Inthatway,theprofessionalrunnersandclubrunnerswerenot

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downbytheamateurs(业余者).Atfirst,thereweresomany

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closetogetherthatwewerealmostfalling

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eachother.Wecould

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runveryslowlybutthatwasagoodthingbecauseitmeantthatwedidn’trushofftooquickly.Graduallytherunners

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outandtherewasmorespace.Therewerethousandsofpeople

watchingusalongtherouteandthey

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clappedeveryone,eventheslowestrunner.Itwaswonderful!Forthefirst10kmIfeltveryhappyandmylegsfeltvery

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.However,at15kmIgotapaininmy

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andrunningbecamedifficult,butIkeptgoingandthepaindisappeared.Atthe30km

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,Ifeltextremelytired,andwantedtostop,butIkeptongoing.I

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another3kmandthenIbegantofeelbetteragain.WhenIfinished35km,IknewIwasgoingtogettotheendofthecourse.Somehowthat

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mademefeellighterandfasteranditseemedasifmylegs

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overthe

lastfewkilometers.FinallyIcameroundthelast

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andsawthefinishingline.Ifinishedtheraceinjustunderfourhours.Thewinnerhadcompletedtheracein2hoursand10minutes,butIdidn’t

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!hadrun42kmandcompletedmyfirstmarathon!21．A．so

B．or

C．but

D．and22．A．hoped

B．feared

C．hated

D．realized23．A．disappointedB．determined

C．encouraged

D．surprised24．A．lined

B．got

C．kept

D．made25．A．back

B．side

C．front

D．end26．A．taken

B．prevented

C．placed

D．forced27．A．fell

B．slowed

C．looked

D．pulled28．A．judges

B．viewers

C．trainers

D．runners29．A．down

B．over

C．off

D．behind30．A．only

B．even

C．also

D．still31．A．held

B．broke

C．gave

D．spread32．A．delighted

B．calmed

C．cheered

D．comforted33．A．heavy

B．tense

C．comfortable

D．weak34．A．side

B．mind

C．face

D．arm35．A．leg

B．stop

C．mark

D．break36．A．took

B．covered

C．gained

D．went37．A．pride

B．satisfaction

C．success

D．confidence38．A．rolled

B．jumped

C．flew

D．turned39．A．bend

B．route

C．part

D．course

40．A．complain

B．lose

C．win

D．care参考答案：21—25CDBAC

26—30CBDBA

31—35DCCAC

36—40BDCAD

三、阅读理解18.Formanyyears,scientistshavewonderedhowChrysopeleaparadisi,knownasthe“flying”snakes,canstayafloat(漂浮的)astheyleapfromonetreetoanother,sometimescoveringadistanceofaslongas79feet.Nowanewstudyhasexplainedthatitmaybealltodowiththewaytheymove.ThereportwaspublishedbyVirginiaTechscientist,JakeSoehawhohasbeenstudyingtheflyingsnakesforanumberofyears.Hebeganhisresearchbyfirstfocusingonitslaunchtechnique.Hediscoveredthatthesnakesfirstmakethemselvescompletelyflatandthenmovesidetoside;theyglide(滑动)rapidlyataspeedofbetween26-33feetpersecond,beforeleapingoff.Oncetheytakeoff,theirbodiesactuallytilt(倾斜)atabouta25-degreeangletotheairflowcreatedbytheirflight.Whentheyfirstleap,thesnakesstarttodropaltitudetopickupspeed.Withthefrontoftheirbodiesheldstiff,theystartastrangeair-glidingdance,bymovingfromsidetoside.Thisturnstheirentirebodyintoonebigwing,allowingthemtoglideacrosslongdistances.Thefindingsarenotonlyexcitingbecausetheysolvethepuzzleofhowthesnakesareabletofly,butalsobecausethesameprinciplescouldbeusedtobuildsmallflyinginstruments.TheflyingsnakesthatarenativetoSouthandSouthEastAsiaspendmostoftheirlivesintreesinthelowlandtropicalforests.Theygrowbetween2-3feetlongandareaboutaswideasahumanfinger.Aswouldbeexpected,thesmallerandlighteronesaremoreableto“glide”forlongerdistancesthanthebiggerandheavierones.Theyarenottheonlywinglessanimalsthatcanfly--thereareflyingfrogsthatusesimilarglidingtechniquestomaketheirwayacrossforests.1. Thenewstudyshowsthatthesesnakescanflybecauseof

.A.theplacestheylive

B.thewaytheymoveC.thelifehabitstheyhave

D.thelongbodiestheyhave2. Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribesnakes’flyingaccordingtothepassage?a.Thesnakesfirstmakethemselvescompletelyflatb.Theygliderapidlyataspeedofbetween26-33feetpersecond.c.Thentheymovesidetoside.d.Aftertakingoff,theirbodiesactuallytiltatacertainangle.e.Theystarttodropaltitudetopickupspeedattheirfirstleap.f.Theyturntheirentirebodyintoonebigwing.A.a-f-d-e-c-b B.a-c-b-e-d-f C.a-c-b-f-e-d D.a-f-d-b-c-e3. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthefindingsofthestudy?A.Itmadethescientistsexcitedandpuzzled.B.Itpopularisedflyingsnakes.C.Itcanhelpwiththebuildingofsmallflyinginstruments.D.Ittaughtthepublicmoreaboutsnakes.4. Thebesttitleforthepassageis

.A.NewFlyingAnimals B.SmallFlyingInstrumentsC.TheNewFindings D.FlyingSnakes参考答案：BBCD19.BecauseofthefinancialcrisisintheUSandUK,collegestudentsarebeginningtostruggletofindwaystopaytheirtuitionfeesandaccommodations.Recently,twomajorUSstudentloanlenders—CitibankandJPMorganChase—announcedtheywereleavingthestudentloanindustryaltogether.Becausebankscurrentlyhavealackofcredit(存款额),theyarereluctanttoofferstudentslow-interestloans(贷款)thatneedaseveral-yearwaitforanyreturnofinterest.IntheUS,manyundergraduatestopuptheirfinancialneedswithaprivateloan,althoughthemajoritycangetgovernment-fundedloans.Inthe2005-2006academicyear,$17billioninprivatestudentloanswasusedtofinancehighereducation.TheshortfallinprivatefundinghasyettobecoveredandwillhitmanyUSstudentshard.AcrosstheAtlantic,UKstudentshavebeenlesstroubledbythecrisis.MostundergraduatesintheUKcovertheiruniversityexpenseswithgovernment-fundedloansandgrants(助学金).Theirbiggestconcernisasuddensteepincreaseinstudentrent.Mostyoungprofessionalsnowrenthouses,since80percentofUKmortgageschemes(住房抵押贷款计划)havedisappeared—adirectresultofthecreditcrisis.Thishasboostedthehouserentmarket.Inlargecities,UKstudentsarepayingalmost6.5percentmoreinrentthanthepreviousyear.FiguresfromtheUKorganizationAccommodationforStudentshowstudentsinbigcitiessuchasLondonpayinganaverageweeklyrentof$103.Yet,despitestudents'suffering,thenumberofthisyear’suniversityapplicationsisexpectedtogrow.Duringeconomicslumps,peopleregardfurthereducationasawaytosurvivetoughjobmarkets.60.Accordingtothepassage,banksareunwillingtoofferstudentsloansbecause________.

A.thestudentsarepoorandsometimestheycan’tpayoffthedebt

B.bankspreferlendingthemoneytotheyoungprofessionals

C.banksdon’thaveenoughmoneyleftatthepresenttime

D.the