高三英语期末复习试卷

高三英语期末复习试卷

英语知识运用

第一节单项填空

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

21.Youareateamstar!Workingwithisrallyyourcupoftea.

A.bothB.eitherC.othersD.theother

22.Nomatterhowlowyouconsideryourself,thereisalwayssomeoneyouwishingtheywerethathigh.

A.gettingridofB.gettingalongwith

C.lookinguptoD.Lookingdownupon

23.一HowdidyoulikeNick'sperformancelastnight?

一Tobehonest,hissingingdidn'ttomemuch.

A.appealB.belongC.referD.occur

24.—DoyouknowifLindaisveilingtotakechargeoftheprogram?

一,doesit?

AIttakesnotimeBItcountsfornothing

C.Itdoesn'thurttoaskD.Itdoesn't,tmakesense

25.1haven'tseenSarasinceshewasagirl,andshehaschangedbeyond

A.hearingB.strengthC.recognitionD.measure

26.Bobwouldhavehelpedusyesterday,buthe.

A.wasbusyB.isbusyChadbeenbusyD.willbebusy

27.Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadboughtinthevillage

thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.

A.whereB.thatC.whenD.which

28.一Wereyousurprisedbytheendingofthefilm?

一No.Ithebook,soIalreadyknewthestory.

A.wasreadingB.hadreadC.amreadingD.haveread

29.Theengineersaresobusythatthathavezerotimeforoutdoorsportsactives,theyhavetheinterest.

A.whereverB.wheneverC.evenifD.asif

30.,sheisthesortofwomantospreadsunshinetopeoplethroughhersmile.

A.ShyandcautiousB.Sensitiveandthoughtful

C.HonestandconfidentD.Lightheartedandoptimistic

31.zsheisthesortofwomantospreadsunshinetopeoplethroughhersmile

A.ShyandcautiousB.Sensitiveandthoughtful

C.HonestandconfidentD.Lightheartedandoptimistic

32.Jackdescribedhisfather,whoabraveboymanyyearsago,asastrong-willedman

A.wouldbeB.wouldhavebeen

C.mustbeD.musthavebeen

33Justusethisroomforthetimebeing,andwellofferyoualargerone

itbecomesavailable

A.assoonasB.unlessC.asfarasD.until

34.一We'vespenttoomuchmoneyrecently.

--Well,itisn'tsurprising.Ourfriendsandrelativesaroundallthetime.

A.arecomingB.hadcome

C.werecomingD.havebeencoming

35.一?

Thatwouldbegreat!Pleasedropmeoffatthelibrary.

A.Couldyoubringmethebill

B.Wouldyoulikemetogiveyoualift

C.CouldyoutellmethepostcodeforParis

D.Wouldyouliketohavemye-mailaddress

第二节完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

MostpeoplegivelittlethoughttothePenstheywritewith,especiallysincetheprinter.Inmodernhomesandoffices

meanthatvery36thingsarehandwritten.Alltoooften,peoplebuyapenbasedonlyon37,andwonder

whytheyarenotsatisfied38Theybegintouseit.However,buyingaPenthatyou'llenjoyisnot39ifYou

keepthefollowinginmind.

Firstofall.apenshouldfitcomfortablyinyourhandandbe40touse.Thethicknessofthepenisthemost

importantcharacteristic（特征）41comfort.Havingasmallhandandthickfingers,youmaybecomfortablewitha

thinpen.Ifyouhavea42handandthickerfingers,youmay43afatterpen.Thelengthof8pen

call44influencecomfort.ApenthatistOO45caneasilyfeeltop-heavyandunstable.

Then,thewritingpointofthepenshould46theinktoflowevenly（均匀土也）whilethepenremainsintouchwith

thepaper.47w川makeitpossibleforyoutocreatea48lineofwriting.Thepointshouldalsobesensitive

enoughto49inkfromrunningwhenthepenislifted.Apointthatdoesnotblockthe50mayleavedropsof

ink,51youpickthepenupandputitdownagain.

52,thepenshouldmakeathick,darkline.Fine-linepensmay53badhandwriting,butfine,delicatelinesdo

notcommand54nexttoprintedtext,as,55,asignatureonaprintedletter.Abroadline,onotherhand,gives

animpressionofconfidenceandauthority（权威）.

36.A.manyB.fewC.pleasantD.important

37.A.looksB.reason（2.valueD.advantages

38.A.onceB.ifC.1becauseD.though

39.A.convenientB.easyC.hardD.difficult

40.A.heavyB.easyC.hardD.safe

41.A.takingB.findingC.determiningD.seeking

42.A.strongerB.weakerC.SmallerD.larger

43.A.preferB.recommendC.prepareD.demand

44.A.hardlyB.allowC.neverD.St川

45.A.thickB.lightC.longD.soft

46.A.changeB.allowC.reduceD.press

47.ATheyB.OneC.ThisD.Some

48.AthinB.roughC.blackD.Smooth

49.ApreventB.freeC.protectD.Remove

50.AwayB.SightC.flowD.Stream

51.AsoB.asC.andD.Yet

52.AMeanwhileB.GenerallyC.AfterwardsD.Finally

53.AshowupB.differfromC.BreakdownD.compensatefor

54.AattentionB.supportC.respectD.Admission

55.AatmostB.ForexampleC.inbriefD.onpurpose

第三部分阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

TheengineerCamilloOliverwas40yearsoldwhenhestartedthecompanyin1908.

AthisfactoryinIvrea,hedesignedandproducedthefirstItaliantypewriter,Todaythecompany'sheadofficesstill

inIvrea,nearTurin,butthecompanyismuchlargerthanitwasinthosedaysandthereareofficesallaroundthe

world.

By1930therewas1staffof00andthecompanyturnedout13,000machinesayear.SomewenttocustomersinItaly,

butOlivettiexportedmoretypewritertoothercountries.

Camillo'sson,Adriano,startedworkingforthecompanyin1924andlaterhebecametheboss.Heintroduceda

standardspeedfortheproductionlineandheemployedtechnologyanddesignspecialists.Thecompanydeveloped

newandbettertypewritersandthencalculators（计算・In1959itproducedtheELEAcomputerinItaly.

AfterAdrianodiedin1960,thecompanyhadaperiodoffinancialproblems.Othercompanies,especiallytheJapanese,

madefasterprogressinelectronictechnologythantheITaliancompany.

In1978,CarlodeBenedettibecamethenewboss.Olivettiincreaseditsmarkingandservicenetworksandmade

agreementswithothercompaniestodesignandproducemoreadvancedofficeequipment.Soonitbecameoneofthe

world'sleadingcompaniesininformationtechnologyandcommunications.Therearenowfive

independentcompaniesintheOlivettigroup-oneforpersonalcomputers,oneforSystemsandservices,andtwo

fortelecommunications.

56.Fromthetextwelearnthat.

A.by1930Olivettiproduced13,000typewritersayear

B.Olivettiearnedmoreinthe1960sthaninthe1950

C.someofOlivetti's700staffregularlyvisitedcustomersinItaly

D.Olivettisetupofficesinothercountriesfromtheverybeginning

57.WhatwasprobablythedirectresultofOlivetti'sfallingbehindinelectronictechnology?

A.Adriano'sdeath.B.Aperiodoffinancialproblems.

C.Itsfasterprogress.D.Itsagreementswithothercompanies.

58.WhatdoweknowaboutOlivetti?

A.Itproducedthebesttypewriterintheworld.

B.Itdesignedtheworld'sfirstmainframecomputer.

C.Itexportedmoretypewritersthanothercompanies.

D.IthasfiveindependentcompanieswithitsheadofficeinIvrea.

59.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe.

A.TheOriginofOlivettiB.TheSuccessofOlivetti

C.TheHistoryofOlivettiD.TheProductionofOlivetti

B

Haveyoueverwondered?

6O.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthefirstpassage?

A.Itisthejetstreamthataffectshowfastairplanesfly.

B.Planesgoslowerwhentheyaremovingwiththewind.

C.IttakesmoretimetoflyfromNYtoLondonthanfromLondontoNY.

D.ThejetstreamalwaysblowsfromtheeasttothewestacrosstheAtlantic.

61.Theword"shoot“underlinedinthe2ndpassageprobablymeans''

A.sendforB.movequickly

C.comeoutD.growquickly

62.Itcanbeinferredthatwithoutgravity.

A.buildingsandotherstructureswouldfloataway

B.treesandbuildingswouldnotsoeasilyflyoff

C.somethingaroundyourheadwouldnotfloataway

D.everythingoutsidebuildingswouldflyoffintospace

63.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?

A.Inaresearchpaper.B.Inashortstory.

C.Inatravelmagazine.D.Inastudent'sbook

C

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld:Ineverycountry,citiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.

Americancitiesarechanging,justasAmericansocietyischanging.

AfterWorldWar11,thepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreased;however,thepopulationshifts（转移）

toandfromthecityreflectthechangingvaluesofAmericansociety.Inthelate1940sandearly1950s,cityresidents

（居民）becamewealthier.Theyhadmorechildrensotheyneededmorespace.Theymovedoutoftheirapartments

inthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs（郊区）.

Nowthingsarechanging,Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.Many,unliketheir

parents,wanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastand

Midwest.Manyyoungprofessionalsaremovingbackintothecity.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheir

jobsarethere;ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandpossibilitiesthatthecityoffers.

Thispopulationshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsin

thecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950s,

manypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothave

enoughmoneytostayinthecities.

Onlyafewyearsago,peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabright,

newfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.Onethingissure：manydyingcitiesarealiveagain.

64.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?

A.Theyarealive.B.Theyarehopeless.

C.Theyaresimilar.D.Theyaredifferent.

65.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarII?

A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.

B.Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace.

C.Becausecitiescontainedtheworstpartsofsociety.

D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity.

66.Accordingtothe4thparagraph,agreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities.

A.arefacedwithhousingproblems

B.areforcedtomovetothesuburbs

C.wanttoselltheirbuildings

D.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses

67.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.

A.Americancitiesarechangingfortheworse

B.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancities

C.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancities

D.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities

D

Myfatherwas44andknewhewasn'tgoingtomakeitto45.Hewrotemealetterandhopedthatsomethinginit

wouldhelpmefortherestofmylife.

Sincetheday1was12andfirstreadhisletter,someofhiswordshavelivedinmyheart.Onlypartalwaystimesout.

''Rightnow,youarepretendingtobeatime-killer.ButIknowthatonehay,youwilldosomethinggreatthatwillset

youamongtheverybest/7Knowingthatmydadbelievedinmegavemepermissiontobelieveinmyself.''Youwilldo

somethinggreat.z,Hedidn'tknowwhatthatwouldbe,andneitherdidI,butattimesinmylifewhenI'vefeltproudof

myself,IrememberhiswordsandwishhewereheresoIcouldask.''Isthiswhatyouweretalkingabout,Dad?

ShouldIkeepgoing?"

Alongwayfrom12now,IrealizehewouldhavebeenproudwhenImadeanyprogress.Lately,though.Tvecometo

believehezdwantmetomoveontowhatcomesnext:tobeproudof,andbelievein,somebodyelse.It'stimeto

startwritingmyownletterstomychildren.Ourchildrenlooktouswiththesameunansweredquestionwehad.Our

kidsdon'tholdbackbecausethey'reafraidtofail.They'reonlyafraidoffailingus.Theydon'tworryaboutbeing

disappointed.Theirfear—asminewasuntilmyfather'sletter—isofbeingadisappointment.

Giveyourchildrenpermissiontosucceed.They'rewritingforyoutobelieveinthem.Ialwaysknewwayparentsloved

me.Buttrustme.Thatbeliefwillbemorecomplete,thatlovewillbemorereal,andtheirbeliefinthemselveswillbe

greaterifyouwritethewordsontheirhearts;''Don'tworry;youlldosomethinggreat/'Nothavingthatblessingfrom

theirparentsmaybetheonlythingholdingthemback.

68.Welearnfromthetextthattheauthor

A.losthisfatherwhenhewasyoung

B.Workedhardbeforehereadhisfather'sletter

C.Askedhisfather'spermissiontobelieveinhimself

D.Knewexactlywhatgreatthinghisfatherwantedhimtodo

69.Whatdoestheauthortellusinthe3rdparagraph?

A.Childrenneedtheirparents'letters.

B.Childrenareafraidtobedisappointed

C.Hischildren'sfearoffailureheldthemback.

D.Hisfather'sletterremovedhisfearoffailinghisparents.

7O.Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheauthor?

A.Hegotnoaccesstosuccess.

B.Hewrotebacktohisfatherat12.

C.Hewassurehisparentslovedhim.

D.Heonceaskedhisfatherabouttheletter.

71.Themainpurposeofthetextisto.

A.describechildren'sthinking

B.answersomequestionschildrenhave

C.stresstheimportanceofcommunication

D.adviseparentstoencouragetheirchildren

E

Theneedtofeedagrowingpopulationisputtingmuchpressureontheworld'ssupplyofwater.With97%ofthe

world'swatertoosaltytosaltytobedrunkorbedrunkorusedinagriculture,theworldwideSupplyofwaterneeds

carefulmanagement,especiallyinagriculture,Althoughtheideaofawatershortage（短缺）seemsstrangetosomeone

fortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry,manyoftheworld'sagriculturalindustriesexperienceconstant

watershortages.

Althoughdamscanbebuilttostorewaterforagriculturaluseindryareasanddryseasons,thecostsofwater

redistribution（重新分配）areveryhigh.Notonlyistherethecostoftheengineeringitselfzbutthereisalsoan

environmentalcosttobeconsidered.Wherevalleys（山谷）arefloodedtocreatedams,housesarelostandwildlife

homesdestroyed.Besides,watermayfloweasilythroughpipestofields,butitcannotbetransportedfromoneside

oftheworldtotheother.Eachcountrymustthereforerelyonthemanagementofitsownwatertosupplyitsfarming

requirements.

Thisisparticularlytroublingforcountrieswithagriculturalindustriesinareasdependentonirrigation（灌^既）.InTexas,

farmers'overuseofirrigationwaterhasresultedina25%reductionofthewaterstores,IntheCentralValleyareaof

southwesternUSA,ahugewaterengineeringprojectprovidedwaterforfarmingindryvalleys,butmuchofthe

waterusehasbeenpoorlymanaged.

SaudiArabia'sattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashaveseenthepumpingofhugequantitiesofirrigation（灌溉）

waterfromundergroundreserves.Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareas,suchreservescanonlydecrease,and

itisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.

72.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat.

A.muchoftheworld'swaterisavailableforuse

B.peopleinhighrainfallcountriesfeellucky

C.thecostsofwaterredistributionshouldbeconsidered

D.watercanbeeasilycarriedthroughpipesacrosstheworld

73.Whichofthefoliowingistrue?

A.ThewaterstoresinTexashavebeenreducedby75%.

B.Mostindustriesintheworldsufferfromwatershortages.

C.TheundergroundwaterinSaudiArabiamightrunoutin20years.

D.GoodmanagementofwateruseresultedfromtheprojectintheCentralValley.

74.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Stepstoimprovingwaterusemanagement.

B.Waystoreducethecostsofbuildingdams.

C.Measurestodealwithworldwidewatershortages.

D.Approachestohandlingthepressureonwatersupply.

75.Thetextismainlyabout-i.

A.watersupplyandincreasingpopulation

B.waterusemanagementandagriculture

C.waterredistributionandwildlifeprotection

D.watershortagesandenvironmentalprotection

写作

第一节任务型读写

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Whendifficultpeopleexpressthemselvesorally,theygenerallywantatleasttwothings:they'vebeenheardand

they'vebeenunderstand.Asagoodcommunicatorshouldbeagoodlistener,fivestepsareadvocatedtowardgood

listening.

Thefirststepiscooperating(合作).Howdoesadifficultpersonknowthatyou'relisteningandunderstanding?Infact,

itzsthroughthewayyoulookandshouldwhileheistalking.Youmayhelphimtofullyexpresshisthoughtsand

feelings.Youdothisbynoddingyourheadinagreement,makingcertainsoundsofunderstanding.

Whenthepersonbeginstorepeatwhat'sbeensaid,it'ssignalofsteptwo:turningback.Itmeansthatyoure