湖南省郴州市东塔中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、湖南省郴州市东塔中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. he drinks        is left in his glass as if it were watera whether        b that            c what       &#

2、160; d which参考答案：c2. in no country _ britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. a. other than         b. more than            c. better than     

3、60;    d. rather than参考答案：a3. at the age of twenty steve left his hometown, _ to return without making his mark.a. determining not     b. not determined     c. determined not    d. not determining参考答案：c4. this apple pie is too swe

4、et, dont you think so?   _. i think its just right, actually.    a. not really     b. i hope so     c. sounds good    d .no wonder 参考答案：a考查情景交际。上句说“这个苹果排太甜了，你不认为如此吗？” 注意下句横线后的提示：实际上，我认为正好。故选对上句观点进行否定态度的回应语-not really. b项“我也希望如此”c项“听起来很

5、好”是对建议计划的肯定语。d项“不足为奇”都不符合交流意向。5.  there have been many occasions _ ive been on a plane and we hit some bad sudden violent movements.  a. which           b. when      c. where       d. a

6、s参考答案：b6. can i have a look after you finish it?_, but youd better not take it out of the reading-room.a. oh come on    b. that depends     c. dont ask me     d. i suppose so参考答案：d7. this book gives a brief _ of mo yans growth and details of his

7、 writing experiences.a. outline           b. reference       c. article       d. outlook参考答案：a8. courage is a kind of quality - and thats _it takes to face the challenges in life.  a. t

8、hatb. whichc. whyd. what参考答案：d9. larry walters is_the ly few people who have actually turned their dreams into reality. a. at       b. among    c. between         d. through参考答案：b10. i want to go shopping now. could i use you

9、r bike?. its just over there.a.help yourselfb.take carec.never mindd.sounds great参考答案：a考查交际用语。我现在想去买点东西。能用一下你的自行车吗?你自己去取吧。就在那边。英语中当别人向你借东西时,如果你同意,可以用"go ahead"或"help yourself"。11. i wonder if john has forgotten my number. i       him to call me for t

10、he past two hours.a. was expecting                                       b. have expected    c.

11、 have been expecting                              d. expected参考答案：b12. -will you do me a favor by putting me up tonight? - _. a. for pleasure  &#

12、160; b. i could          c. my pleasure     d. with pleasure参考答案：d略13. everything was placed exactly _he wanted it for the graduation ceremony.a. which              

13、  b. what              c. where           d. when参考答案：c考查地点状语从句。句意：一切东西都已准确地放在了他想要举行毕业典礼的地方。由where引导地点状语从句，相当于at the place where。which哪个； what什么；where哪里；when当时候；根据句意，故选c。14. during

14、 the olympic games many people served as volunteers, _were young college students.a. most of them     b. more of which    c. most of whom       d. most of what参考答案：c 15. stephen william hawking, the writer of a brief history of time, i

15、s always being _ as a model of strong will.a. taken up    b. held up     c. picked up  d. kept up 参考答案：b句意：史蒂芬·威廉·霍金，时间简史的作者，总是被作为坚强意志的模型而被模仿。hold up展示；提出(作为榜样)(后与up连用)。如：he's always holding up my father to scorn, which made me hate him.他总是举出我父亲加

16、以嘲笑，这使我十分厌恶他。故选b。16. lucy visited quite a few museums _ her stay in england.       aduring            bamong           cwhile         &

17、#160;    dsince参考答案：a17. all _ we need is to be supplied with food and clothing.   a. what     b. that     c. which     d. whom参考答案：b18. armed with the information you have gathered, you can _ preparing your busines

18、s plan.a. set out                            b. set about                      

19、         c. set off                             d. set up参考答案：b略19. - do you think george has passed the driving test?   - no

20、, if so, he _ his car to our college yesterday.  a. would driveb. drove   c. would have drivend. had driven参考答案：c二、 书面表达20. 假定你是李华，打算今年暑假去美国旅游。请你给travel america国际旅行社写一封电子邮件进行咨询，内容如下：1. 请其推荐合适的旅游路线；2. 请其告知相关的旅游费用；注意；1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。dear sir/madam,_ yours,li hua参考答案：dear sir/mada

21、m,im planning to travel to the usa in the coming july. therefore, im writing to inquire about travel routes of your agency.i intend to stay in america for about 10 days, during which i hope to have a look at some unique natural scenery and have a taste of local customs. so, could you please recommen

22、d some suitable travel routes? in addition,   id like to know the prices of the routes, covering all the traveling expenses.a reply at your earliest convenience is highly appreciated.yours,li hua三、 阅读理解21. my friend mike was shaking his head in disbelief. "that young woman who just wa

23、ited on me," he said, pointing to an employee of the fast food restaurant where we were eating, "had to call someone over to help her count change. the cash register (收银机) showed her i needed 99 cents, but she couldn't figure out how to count out the coins." i understood mike'

24、s concern. what we have done is to create several generations of individuals most of whom have no idea how to reason; how to do simple math; how to do research; or, finally, how to be creative . the reason for this is our overuse of information technology: video games, television, digital watches, c

25、alculators, and computers. information technology feeds us information without requiring us to think about it and let us perform operations without understanding them.    it is time we took a hard look at an educational system that only teaches our children how to push buttons. our ki

26、ds can't tell time if the clock has hands. they can use calculators, but cannot add, subtract（减）, divide, or multiply. video games have taken the place of active, imaginative play. although most of them are technically educated, they choose not to read. they are so used to television and movies

27、that they cannot use their imagination to stay interested in a book.         therefore, we must do something to help our children. if we don't, they will never learn how to solve problems. they will never learn even basic reasoning skills and will certainly not develop creativity. instead of filling classrooms with electronics, let's concentrate on good old-fashioned literacy reading books. students must see how things work and how processes lead to results, and they must also stretch their imagination.25.what was the employees proble