高三上册英语期末质量检测试题

人教版高三上册英语期末质量检测试题单项选择Tomalwaysgoesjogginginthemorningandheusuallydoespushupstootostay .inplaceB.inorderC.inshapeD.infashion—I'dlikeawake-upcallat7:00a.m.,please!—OK, .helpyourselfYouwillcertainlymakeitjustdowhatyoulikeI'llmakesureyougetoneShakespeare'swritingisstillpopulartoday.Ithasreally thetestoftime.failedB.stoodC.takenD.conductednomoderntelecommunications,wewouldhavetowaitforweekstogetnewsfromaroundtheworld.WerethereB.HadtherebeenC.IfthereareD.Iftherehavebeen—I'vepreparedallkindsoffoodforthepicnic.—Doyoumeanwe bringanythingwithus?A.can'tB.mustn'tC.shan'tD.needn'tAsagrassrootssinger,shereadseverythingshecanconcerningmusic,andtakeseveryopportunitytoimproveherself.catchsightofB.getholdofC.takechargeofD.makementionofWritingoutalltheinvitationsbyhandwasmoretime-consumingthanwe .A.willexpectB.areexpectingC.expectD.hadexpectedItwasonlyafterhehadreadthepapersMr.Grossrealizedthetaskbeforehimwasextremelydifficulttocomplete.A.whenB.thatC.whichD.WhatOnlybyincreasingthenumberofdoctorsby50percentproperlyinthishospital.A.canbethepatientstreatedcanthepatientsbetreatedthepatientscanbetreatedD.treatedcanbethepatientsWhatwasso aboutJasmineWestland'svictorywasthatshecamefirstinthemarathonbare-footed.A.awfulB.essentialC.impressiveD.obviousThereisanotepinnedtothedoor whentheshopwillopenagain.A.sayingB.saysC.saidD.havingsaidIt'sstandardpracticeforacompanylikethisone asecurityofficer.employedB.beingemployedC.toemployD.employsGenerally,students'innermotivationwithhighexpectationsfromothers essentialtotheirdevelopment.A.isB.areC.wasD.wereourselvesfromthephysicalandmentaltensions,weeachneeddeepthoughtandinnerquietness.A.HavingfreedB.FreedC.TofreeD.FreeingIdon'tbecomeaseriousclimberuntilthefifthgrade, Iwentuptorescueakitethatwasstuckinthebranchesofatree.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.Why阅读理解Squirrelsoftencommunicatewithwhistles,chirpsandchucks,whichsoundliketheword“chuck”.Whistlesandchirpsarelikethesoundsthatmanybirdsmake.Nowscientistshavetranslatedsomeoftheirsquirrel-speak.Hare,aprofessorofzoologyattheUniversityofManilohainWinnipeg,andhisteammanagedtorecordsquirrels'alarmcalls.Theresearchersstudiedthesoundsandthenplayedthembackto60wildsquirrels,whichthescientistsapproachedindividuallywithavideorecordertocapture（抓扌白）theirresponses.Somesquirrelsliftedtheirheadsupandbecamealert（警惕的）.Creaturesthatweremorefrightenedsimplyranfortheirlivesanddivedintocaves."Ineffectthen,whistlesthatmixwithchuckssay'there'sanenemyofaveragethreatthat'shere',andwhistleswithoutchuckssay'there'sanenemyofseeminglyaveragethreataroundheresomewhere',whilepurechirpssay,'I'mhidingherebecausethere'sanimmediatedanger.'"Haretold.DiscoveryNews.Hareandsomeotherresearchersbelievesuchsoundsarepartofanadvancedlanguagethatdevelopsjustasallothercommunicationsystems.Althoughsquirrelsrisktheirliveswhentheycallouttowarnothersofthreats,othersquirrelsmightadmirethisbehavior,thusincreasingthecaller'ssocialstatus,likehumanswholookuptoheroes.Hareaddedthatotheranimals,suchasbirds,probablyunderstandatleastsomesquirrellanguage,sincetheyalsomaybenefitfromthealarmcalls.Infact,anotherCanadianstudyfoundthatdeep-voiced,blackcappedchickadeeshavetheirownlanguagetoo.Accordingtocertainresearch,therearealotoftidingsinchickadees'calls,suchasdirectingfellows'activities,keepingincontactbetweenmates,andraisingalarms.Whilechickadeesandotherbirdsareoftenwelcomedintogardensbyhomeowners,squirrelsarefrequentlyviewedaspests（害兽）.Harewishesagreaterunderstandingofthecomplexsociallivesandcommunicationsystemsofsquirrelswillprovide“hopethathumanswillgainagreaterappreciationandstopdoingharmtotheseanimals”.【小题1】Thetextmainlytalksabout .thewaysforsquirrelstoescapefromtheirenemiesthecomparisonbetweensquirrelsandchickadeesthecallingfortheprotectionofsquirrelsthestudyonthelanguageofsquirrels【小题2】Ifasquirrelisinaverydangeroussituation,itwouldprobablymake .A.whistleswithchucksB.purechirpsC.whistleswithoutchucksD.repeatedchucks【小题3】Theunderlinedword“tidings”inparagraph6probablymeans .difficultiesB.noisesC.messagesD.languages【小题4】Whatcanbelearnedfromthistext?Squirrelscommunicatewitheachotherashumansdo.Somesquirrelsunderstandtherecordedalarmcalls.Otheranimalsalsowellunderstandthelanguageofsquirrels.Birdssuchaschickadeesdon'thavetheirownlanguage.CafeenSeineThewildlyluxury（奢华）newartstyleofthishugebarhasbeenahugehitsinceitfirstopenedin1995,andwhileitmaynotbethe“in”placeitoncewas,itisstillverypopularwiththeafter-workcrowdandout-of-towners.Maybeit'stheglassframes,orthereal12m-hightrees;butmostlikelyit'sthebeautifulpeoplesupportingthewood-and-marblebar.Goodfor:decoration,cocktails,amazingfoodandserviceAddress:40DawsonStTransport:allcitycentrePhone:016774369Gravediggers（akaKavanagh's）ThegravediggersfromtheneighboringGlasnevinCemeteryhadasecretservinghatch（舱口）sothattheycoulddrinkonthejob一thereforethepub'snickname.Foundedin1833byoneJohnKavanaghandstillinthefamily,thispubisoneofthebestinIreland,almostunchangedin150years.Insummertimethegreenofthesquareisfullofdrinkersbathinginthesun,whileinsidethehardenedlocalsensurethatneverahintofsunshinedisturbssomeofthebestGuinnessintown.Anabsoluteclassic.Goodfor:Guinness,traditionalpub,pubfoodAddress:1ProspectSqGlasnevinTransport:13fromcitycentrePhone:8307978DavyByrne'sJamesJoyce,anIrishauthorandapoet(1882-1941),wouldhardlyrecognizethebarthatLeopoldBloomrushedintoforagorgonzolasandwichandaglassofwineinUlysses.Itdoesn'tstopDavyByrne'sfrommakingthemostofitsJoyce'sconnections,eventhoughtoday'sversionisstrictlyforout-of-townersandtherugbycrowd.Goodfor:socializingwiththelocals,tastyIrishfood,watchingTVAddress:21DukeStTransport:allcitycentrePhone:016775217【小题1】PeoplechooseCafeenSeinemostprobablybecausetheyenjoy aswellasitscocktailsandserviceitslocationB.itshistoryC.itsdecorationD.itsenvironment【小题2】“Guinness”inGravediggersprobablyreferstoakindofteaB.akindofbeerC.thenameofthebossD.thenameofthetown【小题3】WecaninferthatDavyByrne'sis .A.anewly-openedbaranold-fashionedbarabarwithalonghistoryabarpopularwithforeigners【小题4】WhatdoCafeenSeineandDavyByrne'shaveincommon?Theirrepresentthesamearchitecturestyle.Theygivethesamedescriptionabouttransport.TheybothservecocktailsandtastyIrishfoodTheyarebothpopularwiththerugbycrowd.Weregularlyhearhowimportantconsumerspendingisfortheeconomy.Thestorygoeslikethis：themoreconsumersspend，themoremoneycirculatesintheeconomy,whichcontributestohealthyjobgrowthandprofits.Keynes,aBritisheconomist，wentasfarastosaythatindividualssavingtheirmoneymayactuallybehurtingtheeconomy.Soundstroubling,doesn'tit?Fearnot.Youaren'tactuallyhurtinganyoneelsebysavingmoney.Strongeconomicgrowthonlycomesfromoneplace：savings.Notconsumption.Infact，economicactivityshouldnotbemistakenforeconomicgrowth.Forexample，somebodytakestheirmoney,walksintoastore,andpurchasesgoods.Thestoreincreasesitsrevenue.Butwhathappenstoallofthosegoodsandservicesthatpeoplehavechosennottoconsumebysavingtheirmoney?Simple：Otherpeopleareallowedtoconsumethem.Thinkofitthisway：Whenyoulendoutyoursavings,youareactuallysaying，“Here,Iamnotgoingtoconsumerightnow,sowhydon'tyou?”Bankssimplyplaythemiddleman：theycollectlotsofpeople'ssavingsandthenlendoutlotsoffunds.Ittakesanunbelievableamountofgoodsandservicestoconstructabuilding.Ittakesfood,shelter,andentertainmentforalloftheworkers,aswell.Withoutsavings，itisquiteimpossibletofinancesuchaconstruetion.Thecoordination（协调）betweensavingsandconsumptionisanecessarybasisforsoundeconomicgrowth.Thiscoordinationisalsowhyconsumerlending（say,toborrowabigsumofmoneytobuyacar）isnotproductive，inastrictsense.Itdoesn'tincreasethenet（净的）amountofwealthofaneconomy.Thosesavingscouldhavebeenusedtoconstruct,say,factoryequipment.Noneofthismeansconsumptionandspendingare“bad”things.Theysimplydonotmakeuswealthier.Afterall,thefinalgoalofproductionandsavingsistoconsume.Buttosaythatconsumptionistheengineofeconomicgrowthistoputthecartbeforethehorse.Or,torephrase:theconsumptionofwealthcannevermakeyouwealthier.Happier,perhaps.Wealthier,no.【小题1】Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsKeynes'theory?Approving.B.Reserved（矜持的）.C.Uncertain.D.Critical.【小题2】Theunderlinedword“revenue”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto‘‘ ”.A.costB.reputationC.interestD.income【小题3】Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?TheSavingBehavioroftheEconomyConsumption：aKeyConceptinEconomyConsumerSpendingandEconomicGrowthTheTruthaboutSavingsandConsumptionInhernewbook,“TheSmartestKidsintheWorld,”AmandaRipley,aninvestigativejournalist,tellsthestoryofTom,ahighschoolstudentfromGettysburg,Pennsylvania,whodecidestospendhissenioryearinWarsaw,Poland.Polandisasurprisingeducationalsuccessstory:inthepastdecade,thecountryraisedstudents'testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.Polishkidshavenowoutscored（超过 分数）Americankidsinmathandscience,eventhoughPolandspends,onaverage,lessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesdoes.OneofthemoststrikingdifferencesbetweenthehighschoolTomattendedinGettysburgandtheoneheendsupatinWarsawisthatthelatterhasnofootballteam,or,forthatmatter,teamsofanykind.ThatAmericanhighschoolslavishmoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.Thisisnotamatterofhowanygivenstudentwhoplayssportsdoesinschool,butofthecultureanditspriorities.ThisDecember,whenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment（PISA）resultsareannounced,it'ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh-schoolstudentswillonceagaindisplaytheirlimitedskillsinmathandreading,outscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeSouthKorea,Belgium,theNetherlands,Finland,Singapore,andJapan.Meanwhile,theywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgames,whichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers.Whydoesthissituationcontinue?Well,foronething,kidslikeit.Andforanother,accordingtoRipley,parentsseemtolikethearrangement,too.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonD.C.,whichcoststhirtythousanddollarsayear.Thetourleader—amotherwiththreechildrenintheschool—wasaskedabouttheschool'sflaws（暇疵）.Whenshesaidthatthemathprogramwasweak,noneoftheparentstakingthetourreacted.Whenshesaidthatthefootballprogramwasweak,theparentssuddenlybecameconcerned.“Really?”oneofthemaskedworriedly,“Whatdoyoumean?”Oneoftheironies（讽刺）ofthesituationisthatsportsrevealwhatispossible.Americankids'performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh.It'stoobadthattheirtestscoresshowthesamething.【小题1】TomdecidestospendhissenioryearinPolandbecausetherearestrikingdifferencesbetweenthe2countriesPolishkidsarebetteratlearningsportsarenotsupportedatschoolsinGettysburgheintendstoimprovehisscores【小题2】AccordingtoParagraph2,weknowthat .toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmericalittletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschoolsAmericanhighschoolscomplainaboutsportstimePISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmerica【小题3】TheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeansA.Americanstudents'academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalothighexpectationspushupAmericanstudents'academicperformancelowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents'poorPISAperformancelackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents'averageperformance【小题4】Thepurposeofthisarticleisto .A.drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltraditioncallonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodelcomparePolishschoolswiththoseinAmericaexplainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutionsFouryearsagomysweetmomwenttobewithherLord.Shediditherway.Igotthecallatwork,andIheadedhomequickly.MomandDadlivedonasmallfarmthattheyhadownedsinceIwasseven.Ihatedgoingthereeveryweekend.TherewasnothingforayounggirltodobutwatchtheonestationontheoldTVset,iftheweatherallowedreception.Mymom,ontheotherhand,lovedthepeaceandquietoftheland.Theplacewasrustic,withnoindoorplumbingorheat.Wehadabigwoodstoveinthekitchenthatdiditsbesttoheatthelittlefarmhouse,butitalwaysseemedcoldandtooquiettome.Intheevenings,mymomandIwouldsitforhourssinginginthelittlekitchen.IsangthemelodyandMomharmonized.Herfavoritesongwas"MoonRiver"andwesangitoverandover.MomtoldmestoriesabouthowwhenIwasalittlegirl,IcouldsingbeforeIcouldtalk.Astimepasse