湖南省长沙市解放垸中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、湖南省长沙市解放垸中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. In many states of America, a neighbor may _ you with playing your radio too loudly.A. charge B. blame C. punish D. scold参考答案：A2. Yesterday I was walking downstairs when I missed my foot and had a bad fall, nothing serious, _. A. even B. either C. then D. though参考答案：

2、D略3. I should convey my appreciation to my high school teachers, without _ help I wouldnt achieve such a big success. A. whom B. them C. which D. whose参考答案：D4. Although Hurricane Sandy has gone, it will be months _ the damage is cleared upAsince Bthat Cwhen Dbefore参考答案：D5. Sophia waited for a reply,

3、 but _ came. A. either B. another C. neither D. none参考答案：D略6. Though _a difficult and even dangerous place , Vietnam is now a friendly destination that welcomes visitors from all over the world _.A. considered; visiting B. considered; to visit C. considering ; visiting D. considering; to visit参考答案：B

4、7. Our graduation party was _ successWe sang and danced until it came to _ end at ten oclockAa；the Ba；an Cthe；an D/；/ 参考答案：24B 考察冠词，success作为成功的人，成功的事来讲是可数名词。第二空come to an end 是固定搭配。略8. I suggested not only _ to the meeting but also give a speech there.Adid he go Bhis goingCshould he go Dhe should g

5、o参考答案：C考查倒装句。句意：我建议他不但要参加这次会议，而且还要在那做报告。not only.but also.引导两个并列句子时，not only引导的句子要倒装。再根据前面主句是“I suggested.”可以排除A项。因此C项为正确答案。9. Dad is used to smoking and drinking. Theres no chance _ Im able to talk him into _. A. whether; giving it up B. of whether; giving them up C. that; getting rid of them D. wh

6、ich; stopping it参考答案：C 解析： Theres chance of sth.that从句，此种结构用that；不用whether。引导同位语从句；用them代指上文的smoking and drinking.10. The sun began to rise in the sky, _ the mountain in golden light. A. bathedB. bathingC. to have bathedD. have bathed参考答案：B11. I was bored staying here for years, _ whether I should t

7、ry someplace different.A. wondered B. to wonder C. wondering D. wonder参考答案：C【命题立意】考查非谓语动词的用法。句意：我厌烦多年呆在这里，怀疑自己是否应该尝试某个不同的地方。wondering作主句的伴随状语，句子的主语是动作执行者，故用现在分词形式。故选C。12. Windows 7 was created in 2009, many computer lovers were interested and excited.A. whenB. whereC. whyD. which参考答案：A略13. With the

8、electric map _ in the car _ the exact position, the driver can drive in the right direction of the destination. A. fixing; showing B. fixed; shown C. fixed; showing D. fixing; shown 参考答案：C 14. People in some parts of Africa have no access to health education or medical care. _, they are more likely

9、to get HIV. A. Fundamentally B. Vitally C. Automatically D. Consequently参考答案：D略15. It was a real race _ time to get the project completed on schedule. Luckily, we made it. A. over B. by C. for D. against 参考答案：D二、 新的题型16. Gratitude is not only an art performed in daily life, but also part of our trad

10、itional virtue. Has your mother or friend told you that youre an ungrateful person? Do you feel unable to appreciate the world or people around you? Are you obsessed with things you dont have instead of being thankful for what you do have? _16_then you will definitely need to work on being a more gr

11、ateful person.Showing gratitude has been put forward in the last few decades._17_ But there are still some tips that help make it possible for you to practice gratitude.Refusing to play the victim is the first step youre supposed to take. _18_ If you want to be grateful, stop complaining the world,

12、your teachers, your friends and your family about not putting themselves in your shoes, and focus on how much theyve helped and cared about you.Volunteering in your community is another effective way to show how grateful you are for what the world has given you. Whether youre helping clean up a loca

13、l park, working in a soup kitchen, or teaching children or adults in your community to learn to read, your perspective towards life will change positively. _19_20_ You shouldnt always be good only to your close friends or family members. You can help a neighbor look for a lost dog. You can also help

14、 an old lady carry her grocery. You dont have to search for these opportunities purposely. Sometimes they will present themselves. So when they come, act with generosity. Youll be more grateful for your role played in the world.A. However hard you try to avoid these questionsB. If you find yourself

15、involved in one of these circumstancesC. Gradually, youll be more grateful for the chances to repay the societyD. Doing a random act of kindness is also a great way of practicing gratitude.E. While such encouragement is morally meaningful，it seems to be a little abstract.F. Ungrateful persons are al

16、ways blaming the world for the problems and owing all the faults to others.G. When you reflect on your thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions, you are actually reflecting on your values.参考答案：16. B 17. E 18. F 19. C 20. D本文是一篇说明文。感恩是我们传统美德的一部分，文章主要给我们一些如何做一个感恩的人的建议。【16题详解】根据前几句Has your mother or fr

17、iend told you that youre an ungrateful person? Do you feel unable to appreciate the world or people around you? Are you obsessed with things you dont have instead of being thankful for what you do have?和后句then you will definitely need to work on being a more grateful person.根据前面提出的三种情况可知，只要你发现你符合其中的

18、一条，那么你肯定需要做一个更感恩的人。故选B。【17题详解】根据前句Showing gratitude has been put forward in the last few decades.（表达感激之情是近几十年来提出的。）和后句 But there are still some tips that help make it possible for you to practice gratitude.的转折可知，鼓励表达感激之情在道德上是有意义的，但它似乎有点抽象。故选E。【18题详解】根据前句Refusing to play the victim is the first step

19、youre supposed to take（拒绝扮演受害者是你应该采取的第一步。）和后句If you want to be grateful, stop complaining the world, your teachers, your friends and your family about not putting themselves in your shoes, and focus on how much theyve helped and cared about you.（如果你想感恩, 就不要再抱怨这个世界、你的老师、你的朋友和你的家人没有让自己站在你的立场上, 注意力集中在他

20、们对你有多大的帮助和关心。）可知，忘恩负义的人总是把问题归咎于世界并把所有的错误都归咎于他人。故选F。【19题详解】根据前面的句子Volunteering in your community is another effective way to show how grateful you are for what the world has given you. Whether youre helping clean up a local park, working in a soup kitchen, or teaching children or adults in your commu

21、nity to learn to read, your perspective towards life will change positively.通过在社区做志愿者，表达你对世界给予你的感激之情，也可以对生活的看法发生积极的变化。可知，渐渐地，你会更加感激回报社会的机会。故选C。【20题详解】此句是本段主题句。对比前三段主题句及后面的句子You can help a neighbor look for a lost dog. You can also help an old lady carry her grocery. You dont have to search for these

22、 opportunities purposely. Sometimes they will present themselves.帮助别人并不是有目的寻找机会，帮助别人应该是做一些偶然碰到的事情。可知，做一个随意的善行也是一个练习感恩的好方法。故选D。17. Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.More and more corporations are taking an interes

23、t in corporate social responsibility (CSR). CSR is made up of three broad layers. The most basic is traditional corporate charity work. Companies typically spend about 1% of pre-tax profits on worthy projects. But many feel that simply writing cheques to charities is no longer enough. In some compan

24、ies, shareholders want to know that their money is being put to good use, and employees want to be actively involved in good works. Money alone is not the answer when companies come under attack for their behavior. Hence the second layer of CSR, which is a branch of risk management. Starting in the

25、1980s, with environmental disasters such as the explosion at Bhopal and the Exxon Valdez oil spill, industry after industry has suffered blows to its reputation. So, companies often responded by trying to manage the risks. They talk to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and to governments, create

26、 codes of conduct（行为准则) and devote themselves to more transparency（透明）in their operations. Increasingly, too. they, along with their competitors, set common rules to spread risks. All this is largely defensive, but there are also opportunities for those that get ahead of the game. The emphasis on op

27、portunity is the third layer of CSR: the idea that it can help to create value. If approached in a strategic way, CSR could become part of a companys competitive advantage. That is just the sort of thing chief executives like to hear. The idea of doing well by doing good has become popular. Neverthe

28、less, the business of trying to be good is bringing difficult questions to executives. Can you measure CSR performance? Should you be cooperating with NGOs and youre your competitors? Is there any really competitive advantage to be had from a green strategy?Corporate social responsibility is now see

29、n as a mainstream. Big companies want to tell the world about their good citizenship with their devotion to social responsibilities. Done badly, CSR is often just window-dressing and can be positively harmful. Done well, though, it is not some separate activity that companies do on the side, a corne

30、r of corporate life reserved for virtue（美德）：it is just good business.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. Both _ in some companies find it no longer enough to simply donate money to charities.79. Give one example of the defensive measures of risk manag

31、ement according to the passage.80. With the emphasis on opportunity, the third layer of CSR is meant to_.81. According to the passage, good business (paragraph 6) means that corporations _ while making profits.参考答案：78. shareholders and employees79. Companies talk to non-governmental organisations (N

32、GOs) and to governments. / Companies create codes of conduct. / Companies devote themselves to more transparency in their operations. / Companies set common rules with their competitors to spread risks.80. create value81. take social responsibilities三、 阅读理解18. In this age of Internet chat, videogame

33、s and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won

34、 last year.As a writer, I know about winning contests and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesnt win the c

35、ontest again? Thats the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Dont you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first gr

36、ade.”I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel startin

37、g first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about fa

38、rm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting my daughters experience.While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but

39、 close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.70. What do we learn from the first paragraph?A. A lot of amusements compete for childrens time nowadays.B. Children have lots of fun doing mindless activiti

40、es.C. Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time.D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.71. What did the author say about her own writing experience?A. She was constantly under pressure to write more.B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.C. She did not