江苏省无锡市江阴第一中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

江苏省无锡市江阴第一中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Ittookwhatseemedtobeyearsthefootballstarappeared,whichmadethefansdisappointedandangry.A.when B.before C.since D.until参考答案：B考查状语从句。句意:这位足球明星似乎过了好几年的时间才出现,这使得球迷既失望又气愤。before意为"在……之前",符合句意。2.Thepresident’s________fromofficewasmarkedbyaspecialceremonyandthenewpresidentgaveaspeechtosaythankstohim.A.switch

B.arrivalC.attendanceD.departure参考答案：C3.—Doyoulikejazz?—______.Ipreferclassicalmusic.A.OfcourseIdoB.It'shardtosayC.It'snotmycupofteaD.Don'tmentionit参考答案：C,考查情景交际语。句意：“你喜欢爵士乐吗？不喜欢。我更喜欢古典音乐。”4.Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A.another B.otherC.others D.theother参考答案：C【详解】考查不定代词。句意：在一些国家，人们用筷子吃饭，而在另一些国家，人们用刀叉吃饭。固定搭配：some…,others…“一些……，另一些……”，others在此相当于othercountries，故选C。5.

—Ihateitwhenitrains.

—_________!Itwillbesunnytomorrow.A.Cheerup

B.Toobad

C.Noway

D.I’msorry参考答案：A6.Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters____typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A.inpreferenceto

B.inprocessof

C.inreferencewith

D.insearchof参考答案：A................................................考查介词短语。句意：一些人优先用手写书信胜过用打字，因为这样更私人，也代表你的真诚。A项题意为“优先于”；B项意为“在

过程中”C项意为“参照”D项意为“搜查，寻找”。根据题意可知，A项正确。

7..Iofferedthe_____________suggestionsofspendingthevacationinthemountainsorbythesea,butneitherwasaccepted.A.impressive

B.competitive

C.aggressive

D.alternative参考答案：D略8.—WhatshouldIdofirst?一Theinstructions

thatyoushouldmixflourwithwatercarefullyfirst．

A．say

B．tell

C．write

D．go参考答案：A9.Heisverypopularamonghisstudentsashealwaystriestomakethem____inhislectures． A．interested

B．interesting

C．interest

D．tointerest参考答案：A略10.

withCollegeEntranceExamslogans,thewallsoftheclassroomlookbetter． A．Havingdecorated

B．Beingdecorated

C．Tobedecorated D．Decorated参考答案：D11.--HaveyoubeentotheGreatWall?--Perhapsnotinmymemory._______,itmighthavebeenduringmyearlychildhood.A.Ifany

B.Ifever

C.Ifonce

D.Ifnot参考答案：B12.Getoffmybackandstay

youbelong.

A．whatever

B．therewhere

C．wherever

D．however参考答案：C略13.Yesterday,myfatherwassolostinhisthoughtsthathedidn’trealizehe____theredlights.A.ran B.wasrunning C.runs D.hasrun参考答案：B14.----Doyouknowanythingnewabouttheincident?----Aworkingparty

tolookintotheproblem.A.wassetup

B.hasbeensetup

C.hasbeensettingup

D.issettingup参考答案：B略15.Iamafraidwecannotincludetheitemyousuggest,asitdoesnot____withtherestoftheprogram．A.fitin

B.keepup

C.geton

D.comedown参考答案：A16.Whatmademesurprisedwashisattitude________themistakesIhadmade.A．for

B．with

C．as

D．towards参考答案：D17.The3-Gcell-phonemustbeofgreatuseandconvenienceto_______wantstogettheinformationthroughtheInternetquickly.

A.which

B.whomever

C.whichever

D.whoever参考答案：D二、新的题型18.Whilemanyofusgothroughlifewiththepursuitofmoneyonourmind,we'reoftentoldthatmoneycan'tbuyhappiness.Butwhattruthisthereinthesaying?Istherearelationbetweenmoneyandhappiness?

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Humansareverysensitivetochange.Whenwegetarise,wereallyenjoyit.ButsomestudieshaveshownthatinNorthAmerica,additionalincomebeyond75,000dollarsayearstopsimpactingday-to-dayhappiness.

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Theyoftenendupspendingallthemoney,goingintodebt,andexperienceruinedsocialrelationships.Sosurelymoneycan'treallybuyhappiness.Well,recentstudiessuggestthattheproblemmayactuallybeinthewaythatwespendmoney.

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Studiesshowthatpeoplewhospendtheirmoneyonothersfeelhappier.Asforthepeoplewhospendmoneyonthemselves,theirhappinessisunchanged.

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0neexperimentshowedthatinsteadofanorganizationwritingalargechecktoacharity,dividingtheamountupamongemployees,allowingthemtocontributetoacharityoftheirchoice,increasedtheirjobsatisfaction.Similarly,individualsthatspendmoneyoneachother,asopposedtothemselves,notonlyincreasejobsatisfaction,butimprovetheteamperformance.

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Interestingly,thespecificwaymoneyisspentonothersisn'timportant.Spendingsomethingonothersistheimportantaspectofincreasingyourhappiness.A.Thesameprinciplehasbeentestedonteamsandorganizationsaswell.B.Moneyhasmoreeffectonthevastmajorityofpeopleinthelongrun.C.Insteadofbuyingthingsforyourself,trygivingsomeofittootherpeopleandseehowyoufeel.D.Andifso,howcanweuseittoouradvantage?E.Almosteverywherewelookintheworld,weseethatgivingmoneytoothersispositivelyrelatedtohappiness,F.Andwhileyou'resavingupforthesegreatestexperiences,don'tforgetthedailyjoysinlife.G.Infact,peoplewhowinalotteryoftenreportbecomingextremelyunhappy.参考答案：36-40DGCAE试题分析：金钱会带来幸福吗？文章中告诉我们关键在于人们使用金钱的方式，如果我们花钱帮助别人，我们就会更幸福。36.D根据横线前一句Istherearelationbetweenmoneyandhappiness?在金钱和幸福之间有联系吗？提出了一个疑问，首先我们要对这个问题进行回答，然后再进一步提出另外一个问题。D项“Andifso,howcanweuseittoouradvantage?”本句中的so指代“金钱和幸福之间的确有联系”，那么我们又应该如何利用这一点？该项与上文一致。37.G根据横线前一句ButsomestudieshaveshownthatinNorthAmerica,additionalincomebeyond75,000dollarsayearstopsimpactingday-to-dayhappiness.当额外的收入超过七万五千美元的时候，金钱就不再影响我们日常的幸福了。过多的金钱往往会让我们不幸福。横线句应该对这一观点进行说明，所以G项“Infact,peoplewhowinalotteryoftenreportbecomingextremelyunhappy.”实际上，赢得彩票的人最后都过得很不幸福。该句是对上一句的补充证明。38.C本段阐述幸福与否与我们如何花钱有关。根据横线后一句Studiesshowthatpeoplewhospendtheirmoneyonothersfeelhappier.研究显示在别人身上花钱会让我们感觉更幸福。横线句也应该是与这一行为有关的内容，所以C项“Insteadofbuyingthingsforyourself,trygivingsomeofittootherpeopleandseehowyoufeel.”与之一致。40.E本段对前面四段内容进行总结，告诉我们奉献比索取更能让我们幸福。而E项“Almosteverywherewelookintheworld,weseethatgivingmoneytoothersispositivelyrelatedtohappiness”恰好是对这一主题的再次说明。故E项正确。三、阅读理解19.FormostChineseuniversitystudents,theUSisafavoritedestinationforfurthereducation.ButapartfromobstaclessuchastheGREandTOEFLexams,choosingagoodgraduateschoolisnoeasytask.Admissionisverycompetitiveforinternationalstudents,soitisimportanttoapplytoanumberofinstitutionstohaveareasonablechanceofacceptance.Sincetheapplicationtomostuniversitiesrequiresacertainfee,Chinesestudentsusuallychoosesevento17universitiesaccordingtotheirownfinancialcircumstances.WangYuwei,aZhejiangUniversitygraduate,sentapplicationsto15USuniversities.Whenthe24-year-oldbeganlookingforaUSgraduateschoolinhersenioryear,shetooktimetocomparethevariousschoolsandfindtheonesmostsuitingherneeds.Now,studyingattheUniversityofWashington,sheknowsthatherhardworkpaidoff.“Tobroadenyourchances,atleastonethirdoftheapplicationsshouldbetolessselectiveschools,”saidWang.“Applicantsshouldn’tlimittheirchoicestothemostfamousinstitutions.”Furthermore,oneshouldn’trelyontoomuchoncollegerankingssuchastheGormanReportorUSNews&WorldReport’sannualleaguetables.Therightschoolistheonethatbestmeetsyourownpersonalneedsandinterests,ratherthansomeoneelse’sassessmentofaninstitution’sprestige（声望）.“Usuallychoicesarebasedonone’spersonalinterestsandacademicbackground,butitisimportanttomakesurethatyourchosensubjectissatisfied,”saidWang.

59.Theauthorbelievesthattherightschoolistheonethat_____.A.

hasthebestlocationB.

bestmeetsone’sownpersonalneedsandinterestsC.

bestmeetsone’sassessmentofaninstitution’sprestigeD.

offersgoodlivingconditions60.Accordingtothispassage,whatcanwejudge?A.

Moreandmorestudentswill