2021-2022学年江西省九江市泉山中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、2021-2022学年江西省九江市泉山中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. How are you getting along with your German, Kate? Oh, Mr. Black, Im so tired of it. Maybe I should drop out _ it kills me.A. when B. after C. while D. before参考答案：D【命题立意】考查连词的用法。句意：-你的德语进展情况怎么样，Kate？-哦，布莱克先生，我如此厌倦德语了。也许我还没有放弃它就把我累死了（=在德语累死我之前我应该放弃）。before未来

2、得及就，才，在之前。故选D。2. Have you heard of yesterdays gas explosion?Yes. Only two of the 35 miners at the scene _ to have made it out safely.A. have thought B. are thoughtC. had thought D. were thought参考答案：B【详解】考查时态语态。句意：你听说昨天的瓦斯爆炸了吗?是的，在现场的35名矿工中，只有两名被认为安全获救。此处指现在只有2个人被认为安全获救，用一般现在时的被动语态，故选B.3. ,youll neve

3、r be able to persuade him. AHowever hard may you try BHowever hard you may try CTry however hard you may DTry hard however you may参考答案：B4. The new system meeds to be in opetation for five months it can be updated.A. as B .white C .before D .once参考答案：C考查状语从句。before的基本含义是“在之前”，又可以根据不同语境灵活翻译成“才”、“还没来得及

4、就”、“趁就”等。这里before用于肯定句中，强调主句动词所用时间长，或花费的精力大，译成“才”。5. _the light in the hall will take more than money.A. MendingB. MendC. Being mendedD. To be mended参考答案：A6. It wont be quite a long time _ your son is back, so dont be worried. A. that B. since C. before D. until 参考答案：C7. So seriously _ in the accide

5、nt _ he was sent to a nearby hospital at once. A. was he; when B. he was; that C. was he injured; that D. he was injured; when参考答案：C 8. - Derek, I owe you a thank you for all your help. - _A. If you please. B. Dont mention it. C. Thats it. D. All right.参考答案：B略9. These days, all the staff are engaged

6、 in preparing for the meeting next Sunday with actual needs and regulations on environmental demand.A. holding; dealing B. to be held; dealingC. held; dealing D. to be held; being held参考答案：B10. - _ made Daisy wild with joy?- Her success in the A-level exam this year.A. How was it that B. When was it

7、 that C. Why was it that D. What was it that参考答案：D11. _, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job. Good wages. No experience necessary.” A. Looking through the newspaper B. While I was looking through the newspaper C. To look through the newspaper D. Looked through the newspaper

8、 参考答案：B略12. _ the children to bed, she began to correct the students exercises.A. Sending B. Being sent C. Sent D. Having sent参考答案：D略13. So sudden _ that the enemy had no time to escape.A. did the attackB. the attack didC. was the attackD. the attack was参考答案：C14. To be an expert, a beginner needs to

9、 go through a series of _ stages.A. intermediate B. liberalC. overall D. demanding参考答案：A【详解】考查形容词。A. intermediate中间的；B. liberal自由主义的；C. overall全部的；D. demanding苛求的。句意：要成为专家，初学者需要经过一系列的中间阶段。故选A。15. Jack said you got a unique watch for your birthday.Yes. Maybe it is not to the taste of , but I like it.

10、A. anyone B. everyone C. none D. nobody 参考答案：B16. When he was a child, he often listened to the stories told by his grandfather, who lived through the Anti-Japanese War and had a memory of it.A. absurd B. vivid C. parallel D. elegant参考答案：B略17. The melon the Smiths served at dinner would have tasted

11、if it had been put in the fridge for a little while. A. good B. better C. best D. well参考答案：B 解析：本题考查形容词的用法。根据句意“如果把西瓜放进冰箱里，尝起来的味道可能会更好。”可知此处应用比较级。18. Daddy didnt mind what we were doing , as long as we were together , fun . Ahad Bhave Cto have Dhaving 参考答案：D 解析：此题考查了动词mind的用法。Mind后面跟名词，动名词，或名词性从句。本题

12、中mind后有三个并列的成份。作为动词have，应采用它的动名词形式。19. English is a language most words represent sounds.A.as B.which C.what D.where参考答案：D二、 新的题型20. All too often, g_ development means rich people get richer, while the poor get poorer.参考答案：global 三、 阅读理解21. In 1888 an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near the vi

13、llage of Istabl Antar uncovered a mass grave. The bodies werent human. They were feline ancient cats that had been mummified(木乃伊化的) and buried in holes in astonishing numbers. “Not one or two here and there”, reported English Illustrated Magazine, “but dozens, hundreds, hundreds of thousands, a laye

14、r of them, a layer thicker than most coal joints, ten to twenty cats deep. ” Some of the linen-wrapped cats still looked presentable, and a few even had golden faces. Village children peddled the best ones to tourists for change; the rest were sold as fertilizer. One ship transported about 180,000,

15、weighing some 38, 000 pounds, to Liverpool to be spread on the fields of England.Those were the days of generously funded explorationsthat dragged through acres of desert in their quest for royal tombs, and for splendid gold and painted masks to decorate the estates and museums of Europe and America

16、. The many thousands of mummified animals that turned up at religious sites throughout Egypt were just things to be cleared away to get at the good stuff. Few people studied them, and their importance was generally unrecognized.In the century since then, archaeology has become less of a treasure hun

17、t and more of a science. Archaeologists now realize that much of their sites wealth lies in the majority of details about ordinary folkswhat they did, what they thought, how they prayed. And animal mummies are a big part of that.“Theyre really displays of daily life,” says Egyptologist Salima Ikram.

18、 After peering beneath bandages with x-rays and cataloguing her findings, she created a gallery for the collection a bridge between people today and those of long ago. “You look at these mummified animals, and suddenly you say, Oh, King So-and-So had a pet. I have a pet. And instead of being at a di

19、stance of 5,000-plus years, the ancient Egyptians become clearer and closer to us.”56. Which of the following words has the closest meaning to “peddled”(paragraph 1)?A. modernizedB. displayedC. illustratedD. demonstrated57. Why was archaeology once referred to as a“treasure hunt ”(paragraph 3)?A. In

20、 the royal tombs, there were many treasures made of silver and gold.B. Animal mummies could be made into fertilizer which is very valuable.C. It was hard to find animal mummies since they were buried under dirt.D. People sought the remains of ancient Egypt merely for their material value.58. Which o

21、f the following is TRUE about Salima Ikram?A. She wishes to establish the continuity of pets over history.B. She believes that studying the remains can help modern society relate to the past.C. She wants to identify the Kings personal belongings and classify them.D. She doubts if current society wil

22、l understand the significance of Egyptian remains.59. This article probably encourages the readers to _.A. value the past by studying the remains left behind by our ancestorsB. make full use of the remains our ancestors have left behindC. understand that animal mummies are more important than gold a

23、nd masksD. become more sensitive to the ancient lifestyle of our ancestors参考答案：56. B 57. D 58. B 59. A【分析】本文为记叙文。自从1888年在埃及发现了猫动物的木乃伊之后，大量的皇家墓穴被挖掘，成千上万的木乃伊被运往世界各地，以攫取物质利益。后来考古学家不再只是寻宝，而是把它作为一门科学研究。因为木乃伊展示了古埃及人的日常生活。正如古物学家萨利玛伊克拉姆所说，木乃伊的研究是现代社会和过去的联系的桥梁。【56题详解】猜测词义题。根据第一段中 “Village children peddled th

24、e best ones to tourists for change; the rest were sold as fertilizer.”可知，peddled后的“to tourists for change”即“把最好的给游客来换取零钱”，可知，此处的peddled是“兜售”给游客以换取零钱，可知peddle就是向他人炫耀从而售出。分析选项A. modernized使现代化；B. displayed炫耀，展览；C. illustrated加插图于，描述；D. demonstrated证明，证实。可推断出B. displayed符合题意，故选B。【57题详解】推理判断题。第二段叙述了“最初考

25、古是为了寻找皇家陵墓，寻找华丽的黄金和彩绘面具来装饰欧洲和美洲的地产和博物馆。成千上万的来自古埃及的动物木乃伊出现在埃及各地的宗教场所，但很少有人研究它们”。可知，考古就是寻宝，为了物质上的价值。以及第三段第一句话“从那以后的一个世纪里，考古学已不再是寻宝，而是一门科学”由此可知，他们寻找古埃及的遗迹仅仅是为了他们的物质价值。分析选项可知D项符合题意，故选D。【58题详解】推理判断题。最后一段she（Salima Ikram） created a gallery for the collection a bridge between people today and those of long ago.可知，Salima Ikram把她的发现进行分类之后，她为这些收藏品创建了一个画廊一座连接今天的人和很久以前的人的桥梁。以及她的话“You look at these mummified animals, and sud