2021-2022学年湖北省黄石市博元中学高三英语上学期期末试题含解析

1、2021-2022学年湖北省黄石市博元中学高三英语上学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. Unfortunately, his parents forced him to be a lawyer, _ was against his own wishes. A. who B. as C. which D. what参考答案：C略2. Although Kodak _ the unavoidable rise of digital photography, its culture was so rooted in the previous success that it failed to ful

2、ly hug the future, eventually leading to its closing. A. foresaw B. achieved C. postponed D. demanded参考答案：A【知识点】动词 解析：A 预见；B成就；C推迟；D要求。柯达公司预见到了数字摄影不可避免的未来，确过于沉醉于之前的成功而未能充分地拥抱未来，最终导致了它的破产。故选A。【技巧点拨】熟记动词的含义，认真审题，感悟题意，别无他法。3. I that the experience I was heading for was anything but boring, had I read t

3、he brochure carefully.A. realized B. had realizedC. would realize D. would have realized参考答案：D考查虚拟语气。句意：如果我仔细阅读了小册子，我就会意识到我的经历毫无意义。这是对过事情的虚拟，主句的谓语构成是：would/could/might/should have done，从句谓语构成是had done，而本句要填的是主句部分，故选D.4. The two companies are competing _ each other to get into the Indian market. A. t

4、o B. for C. in D. against参考答案：D略5. - Brad was Janes brother!-_ he reminded me so much of Jane!A. No doubtB. Above all C. No wonder D. Of course参考答案：C6. Some people are born with the belief _ they are masters of their own while others feel _ they are at the mercy of others. Awhat; that Bthat; that Ct

5、hat; D; that参考答案：C7. Every morning I get up at 6:00 because I have two dogs _ at the door for me to take them out for the routine walk.A. to waitB. waitC. waitedD. waiting参考答案：D8. Did you tell Rose about the test? Oh, no, I forgot. I call her now. A. will B. can C. should D. might参考答案：A略9. Cooking c

6、alls for _ patience and time but it is _enjoyable experience.A. a; the B.不填; an C.the;an D.a;不填参考答案：B10. To be great, you must be smart, confident, and, _, honest.A. therefore B. however C. above all D. after all参考答案：C略11. There are too much noise near my school. _ , the government should close the

7、restaurants near it. A. In return B. In my opinion C. In addition D. In turn参考答案：B12. Will you stay in this city for another two weeks?- I am not sure. _A. It depends. B. Thanks a lot C. Youre welcome D. Youre right.参考答案：A13. _ in the past, at the moment it is a favorite hair color1 A. Unpopular as

8、red was B. As red was unpopularC. Red was as unpopular D. As unpopular red was参考答案：A 14. After completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope _Aproviding Bprovided Chaving provided Dprovide参考答案：B15. Enough of it! Nobody here thinks what you are saying should make any . Aexcu

9、se Bsense Cuse Dvalue参考答案：B16. Charles Dickens described _ life in the middle of the 19th century, _ period that is now called Victorian.A. /; aB. the; aC. /; theD. a; /参考答案：A17. - Do you have a plan for National Day holiday?- Im going to Thailand with my parents.- _! A. You dont say B. You can say

10、that again C. Good luck to you D. I dare say参考答案：A18. They have their reason to keep their marriage _ secret for _ moment.A. the; aB. the; theC. a; the D. a; a参考答案：C 二、 单词拼写19. 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）76. He jumped over the fence, ran across the field, and _（消失）into the woods.77. The best _（方法）to ach

11、ieve this goal is to unite as many people as possible. 78. It is important to have a positive _（态度）when we begin to work on every thing. 79. Of course these days you can also get a lot of useful _（信息）from the Internet. 80. She was probably afraid that her father would say something else that would b

12、e _（令人难堪）to her.81. Both were _（热心）about their work, and they had many experiences to share. 82. Its bad _（行为） for a man to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.83. The teacher begins his lesson with a _（描述）of our school.84. One thing I cannot stand in _（青少年）today is the fact that

13、 they dont like reading.85. The thief _(承认) that he had stolen the ladys money.参考答案：76. 77. reason reasons 78.enjoy 后 to 79. has have80. than as 81. America Americans 82. travel traveling83. a the 84. and or 85. because 后of三、 阅读理解20. We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to pr

14、otect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it. Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changedno examination is perfe

15、ctbut to have no tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in school or on teachers. This would mean that everything would depend on luck since every pupil wo

16、uld depend on the efficiency, the values and the purpose of each teacher. Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to thema form of favouritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from an illrespected school

17、can show certificates to prove he or she is suitable for a job, while the lack of certificate indicates the unsuitability of a dull child attending a wellrespected school. This defense of excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were taken away, and the bright child from a poor fam

18、ily would be a prisoner of his or her schools reputation, unable to compete for employment with the child from the favoured school. The opponents of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. According to these people, there must

19、be no special, different, academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer.52The wo

20、rd “favouritism” in paragraph 3 is used to describe the phenomenon that_. Abright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobs. Bchildren from wellrespected schools tend to have good jobs Cpoor children with certificates are favoured in job markets Dchildren attending ordinary schools achieve great success53What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author? AScho