江苏省常州市市第二高级中学2021年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析

江苏省常州市市第二高级中学2021年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1._______overeverythingwheneverwewanttomakeadecision,manypeoplebelieve,andwe

willhavelesschanceofmakingmistakes.A.Think

B.Thinking

C.Tothink

D.Thought参考答案：A略2.

Ireallylovethisplace.Thereissomuchyoucandoherefor_____________.

A.recreation

B.immigration

C.decoration

D.association参考答案：A33.Itwassoquietintheclassroomthataneedle_____todropontothefloor.

A.mightn’thavebeenheard

B.wastobeheard

C.couldhavebeenheard

D.musthavebeenheard参考答案：C略4.Brendaisacontemporaryartist,butit’sobviousthatherpainting

byPicasso.

A.hasreflected

B.hasbeeninfluenced

C.hasbeeneffected

D.hasaffected参考答案：B略5.Theyhavestartedaninvestigation,________arebeingkeptsecret.

A．thedetailsofwhich

B．ofwhichthedetailsC．whosethedetails

D．thedetailsofit参考答案：A6.------YouwereoutwhenIdroppedinatyourhouse.------Oh,I_____forafriendfromEnglandattheairport.A.havewaited

B.waswaiting

C.amwaiting

D.havewaited参考答案：B7.Johnplaysfootball_____,ifnotbetterthan,David.

A.aswell

B.sowell

C.aswellas

D.sowellas参考答案：C8.Asisknowntoalllanguagelearners,thenewlylearntwordswillsoonbeforgottenunless

usedineverydaycommunication.A．gradually

B．loosely

C．frequently

D．exactly参考答案：C9.--Itisalongtime______Isawyoulastyear. --Yes.Anditwillbesometime______weseeeachotheragain.A.when;after

B.after;when

C.since;before

D.before;since参考答案：C10.Mosthighwaysarelinedwithbillboardsofadvertisement，which__________bypassingcar-drivers.A．areintendedtoberead

B．areintendedtobereadingC．areintendingtoreading

D．areintendingtoread参考答案：A11.Filmhasamuchshorterhistory,especiallywhen_______suchartformsasmusicandpainting.

A.compareto

B.comparedto

C.comparingto

D.havingcomparedto参考答案：B略12.He,____theprogressofhisclassmates,____tostudyharder.A.jealousof;wasdetermined

B.isjealousof;determinedC.wasjealousof;determined

D.jealous;wasdetermined参考答案：A13.-----John.Isn’titadangerousjobasapoliceofficer?

-----SometimesIwishitwere.RightnowallIdoiswritetraffictickets.Itis____interesting.A.everythingbut

B.anythingbut

C.nothingbut

D.somethingbut参考答案：B14.Checktobesureyouhave

waterandfoodsuppliesbeforeyousetoutforahiking.A.automatic

B.steady C.concrete D.adequate参考答案：D15.Thecommitteeisdiscussingtheproblemrightnow.Itwill_____havebeensolvedbytheendofnextweek.A.eagerly

B.hopefully

C.immediately

D.Gradually参考答案：B16.Hearingthealarm,thestudentsallhurriedtotheythought wasanemergency

exitdoor.A.what B. which C. where D. who参考答案：A二、新的题型17.任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并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。请将答案写在答题卷上相应题号的横线上。Youwanttobeconfidentandfeelconfident,butwhatifyou'restartingwithlittleornoconfidence?Trueself-confidenceisn'tanovernightacquisition.Ittakesdedicationtorealizeyouareagoodhumanbeingthatisworthyofrespectandlove.RecognizeyourinsecuritiesWhatdoesthatvoiceinthebackofyourmindsay?Whydoyoufeeluncomfortableorashamedofyourself?Thiscouldbeanythingfromregretstofriendsatschoolornegativeexperience.Whateverismakingyoufeelunworthy,orashamed,identifyit,giveitaname,andwriteitdown.Youcanalsotearthesewrittenpiecestostartfeelingpositiveonthosepoints.GetridofinsecuritiesgraduallyEachdayyoushouldweakenit.There'snoquickfix.Gettotherootoftheproblem;focusonitandunderstandthatyouneedtoresolveeachissuebeforeyoucanmoveon.Checkifitisanoldpastemotionandifitisreallystillrelevantorapplicableinyourlifetoday.Andthatdoesnotmeanyouhavetogetridofwhatevermakesyoufeelbad(manytimes,yousimplycan't).Youneedtolearntoacceptyourself,yourpast,yourcircumstancesastheyare,withoutnecessarilythinkingofthemas“bad”.IdentifyyoursuccessesEveryoneisgoodatsomething,sodiscoverthethingsatwhichyoudoextremelywell,thenfocusonyourtalents.Giveyourselfpermissiontobeproudofthem.Giveyourselfcreditforyoursuccesses.Inferiority(自卑)isastateofmindinwhichyou'vedeclaredyourselfavictim.Donotallowyourselftobevictimized.BePositiveAvoidself-pity,orthepityandsympathyofothers.Neverallowotherstomakeyoufeelinferior—theycanonlydosoifyouletthem.Ifyoucontinuetodislikeandlookdownuponyourself,othersaregoingtodoandbelievelikewise.Instead,speakinapositivewayaboutyourself,aboutyourfuture,andaboutyourprogress.Donotbeafraidtoshowyourstrengthsandqualitiestoothers.Bydoingso,youstrengthenthoseideasinyourmindandencourageyourgrowthinapositivedirection.Apply“facialfeedbacktheory”Studiessurroundingwhat’scalledthe"facialfeedbacktheory"suggestthattheexpressionsonyourfacecanactuallyencourageyourbraintoexpresscertainemotions.Solookinthemirrorandsmileeveryday,andyoumightfeelhappierwithyourselfandmoreconfidentinthelongrun.HelpothersWhenyouknowyou’reofhelptothepeoplearoundyou,andaremakingapositivedifferenceinotherpeople’slives(evenifit'sjustbeingkindertothepersonwhoservesyoucoffeeinthemorning),you'llknowthatyouareapositiveforceintheworld—whichwillboostyourselfconfidence.Now,dearfriends,willyouletconfidencekeepyoucompany?Beconfident,andaccomplishingyourgoalswillbejustaroundthecorner.Title:ThewaystobecomeconfidentSpecificwaysSupportingdetailsRecognizinginsecuritiesFindoutwhat（71)

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youuncomfortableorashamed,forgetitandfeelpositive.(72)

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insecuritiesgraduallyFindoutthe(73)

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ofproblems,resolvethemandlearntoaccept(74)

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youare.IdentifyingsuccessesFindoutyourtalents,take(75)

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inthemandpraiseyourselfforyoursuccesses.BeingpositiveSpeak(76)

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aboutyourself.Don’tmakeyourself(77)

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byothers.Applying“facialfeedbacktheory”Lookinthemirrorandsmiletogainmore(78)

▲____.HelpingothersBe(79)

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tothepeoplearoundyou.ConclusionConfidencehelpspeopleaccomplishgoalsandbecomeworthytobe(80)

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andloved.参考答案：任务型阅读71makes/leaves;

72Removing;

73causes/roots;

74what;

75pride;76positively;

77pitied/sympathized;

78.confidence;

79.helpful;

80.respected三、阅读理解18.Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessories(配饰)．Yetthesearenotgirlsintheirteensortwentiesbutwomenintheirsixtiesandseventies．Agenerationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavouringthesamehighstreetlookswornbythosehalftheirage．ProfessorJuliaTwigg,asocialpolicyexpert,said,“Womenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorefrequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s．Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter．Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesupermarketwheneveryouwishto．Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly．”ProfessorTwigganalysedfamilyexpenditure(支出)dataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—at5or6percentofspending—theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply．Theprofessorsaid,“Clothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast．Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrom,butnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewhere．Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendingmoremoneyonthem．”FashiondesignerAngelaBarnard,whorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondon,saidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedbythecelebrity(名流)stylethaninpreviousyears．Shesaid,“WhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixties,theywanttofollowthem．Olderwomenaremuchmoreawareofcelebrities．There’salsotheboominTVprogrammesshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlook,andmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties．WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsago,myoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrich,butnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen．Myownmotheris61andshewearsthelatestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago．”28．ProfessorTwiggfoundthat,comparedwiththe1960s,_________．A．thespendingonclotheshasincreasedby5%or6%B．thepriceofclotheshasgenerallyfallenby70%C．peoplespend30%lessthantheydidonclothesD．theamountofclothesboughthasrisenby5%or6%29．Whatcanwelearnaboutoldwomenintermsoffashion？A．Theyareoftenignoredbyfashiondesigners．B．Theyarenowmoreeasilyinfluencedbystars．C．Theyareregardedaspioneersinthelatestfashion．D．Theyaremoreinterestedinclothesbecauseoftheiroldage．30．Itcanbeconcludedthatoldwomentendtowearthelatestfashionstodaymainlybecause_________．A．clothesaremuchcheaperthanbefore

B．TVshowsteachthemhowtochangetheirlookC．theyareinmuchbettershapenow

D．theygettiredofthingsmorequickly31．Whichisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?A．UnexpectedChangesinFashion B．TheMoreFashiona