山西省太原市西山煤电集团公司第十中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

山西省太原市西山煤电集团公司第十中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.The30thOlympicGames，officially_________as“London2012OlympicGames”，willtakeplacefromJuly27toAugust12．

A.know

B.toknow

C.known

D.knowing参考答案：C2.Thistower,_____theyareplanningtohavedecorated,isalwaysthebestplacetohaveaviewofthesea.A.where

B.which

C.what

D.that参考答案：B3.Theresearch，_______bytheendofthisyear，willpavethewayforfuturedevelopment．（）A．tobeconcluded B．toconcludeC．concluded D．haveconcluded参考答案：A由句意可知，这项研究年底总结，属于将来的事情，应该使用表示将来的不定式，research与conclude之间是逻辑上的被动关系，应该使用不定式的被动语态，故答案为A4.Hardly_

whentheyrealizedthatitwastoolatetocatchthelasttrain．A．theclockhadstrucktwelveB．theclockhadbeenstrucktwelveC．hadtheclockbeenstrucktwelveD．hadtheclockstrucktwelve参考答案：D试题分析：考察倒装句。具有否定意义的词或词组位于句首,句子用部分倒装．部分倒装是指将谓语的一部分如助动词或情态动词倒装至主语之前,而谓语动词无变化．如果句中的谓语没有助动词或情态动词,则需添加助动词并将其置于主语之前。又由于钟表是自己响的，所以用主动不用被动。故选D。5.XuBenyu,acollegegraduate,wenttoteachinanimpoverishedmountainvillageinGuizhouProvince

hecouldhavestayedinabigcityforfurtheradvancedstudies.

A．before

B．since

C．sothat

D．when参考答案：D24.Alltheemployeesatthecompanyare_______theirbusinessasusual.

A.goingfor

B.goingthrough

C.goingabout

D.goingby参考答案：C略7.Thereisnodoubtthatthosewhowanttobuyahousearetheproposalthatthegovernmentshouldbringdownthehousingprice.A.infavorof B.inhonorof C.insearchof D.inneedof参考答案：A考查介词短语。句意:毫无疑问,那些想买房的人都赞成政府应该降低房价的提议。根据语境可知,infavorof"赞成"符合语境。inhonorof意为"为纪念……";insearchof意为"寻找";inneedof意为"需要"。8.Titanic3Dmovedallaudiencetotearsonceagain,______ourattentiontoCameron'sfilmsandthedefinitionoftruelove．

A．turned

B．toturn

C．turning

D．beingturned参考答案：C略9.Thegirlseemstobe______experienceasfarasIamconcerned.A.shortof

B.forshort

C.inshort

D.shortfor参考答案：A【详解】考查固定短语。A.shortof缺乏，不足；B.forshort简称；C.inshort简而言之；D.shortfor是---的略称。句意：就我而言，这个女孩似乎缺乏经验。故选A。10.---Jack,youfailedintheexamagain.---IfonlyI

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A．haveworkedhard

B．workedhard

C．hadworkedhard

D．havebeenworkinghard参考答案：C11.-–Shelooksveryhappy.She________havepassedtheexam.

--Iguessso.It’snotdifficultafterall.A.should

B.must

C.could

D.might参考答案：B12.Wemusttaketwoaspectsintoconsideration,both__________concernedwiththesafetyofthestudents.A.ofwhich

B.ofthem

C.inthat

D.aboutwhich参考答案：A13.Childrenenjoyingparents'

duringtheirgrowthtendtohavebetterlivinghabitsthanleft-behindchildren.A.company

B.compromise

C.command

D.comprehension参考答案：A14.Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide_______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A.division

B.area

C.range

D.circle参考答案：C15.Ittookthemover150yearsoffightingtotakeovermostof______isnowmodernEngland.A.which B.that C.what D.where参考答案：C16.—Doyougive_____towhatJohnsaid?—No,Idon’t.Heisalwaystellinglies.A.comfort

B.way

C.credit

D.access参考答案：C17.Thechildrenhavebeenplayingwithmyhatandtheyhaveknockeditoutof______．

A．order

B．date

C．balance

D．shape参考答案：D略18.

In

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countries,

only

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______

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参考答案：C二、填空19.Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.emphasizeB.misunderstandingC.reflectD.referredE.privacyF.attachedG.occurringH.opposeI.civilizationJ.concerning

ThemostdifficultpartofaWestern-Chinesemarriageistheculturaldifferences.ThetraditionalChinesecultureisestablishedontheConfucianphilosophy,whilethewesterncultureisbasedonancientGreek

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.Culturaldifferencesexistinalmosteveryaspectandtherefore

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alsoonrelationshipsandmarriage.FromthetraditionalChinesepointofview,marriageisarelationship

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manyaspectssuchasfamily,friendsandrelatives,whilefromtheWesternpointofview,marriageisacontractsignedbetweentwopeoplethatisbasedontrustandlove.Furthermore,Westerners’marriages

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moretheindependenceand

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ofthecouple.ThatiswhyWesternerssometimescannotunderstandwhyweChineseneedtosupportourrelativesifweareaskedtodoso.Chineseneedtomaintaintheir“face”and“relations”.Eveninarelationship,

we

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somehow

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relatives.

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it.ItisnoteasytomaintainChinese-Westernrelationship.Culturaldifferencesmayresultin

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.YoungAsianladiesarefondofwesternmenbecausetheybelievetheyaremoregentlemanlyandinadditiontheirappearancesaremoreattractive.WesternmenmaythinkChineseladiesaregentlerandmorefeminine.Mysuggestionforthecross-culturerelationshipisalwaystryingtoputyourselfinother’sshoes:acceptingratherthanchanging;alwaysrespectingyourpartnerbutclarifyingyourownredlines;showingyourinterestinhis/herdifferentcultureandcarefullycommentingonitandsoon.Therearemoreandmorecross-culturemarriages

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recently.Iwouldliketotakethischancetosincerelywishthemtheverybestintheirlovejourneys.参考答案：41~45ICJAE

46~49FHBG20.根据句意和括号内的汉语提示,写出下列各句中所缺单词，共10分;每小题1分.满分10分)1.Shedoesn’tknowhowto______________(举止得体)inpublic.2.Whenwewereyoung,weoftensatinthe____________阴凉处)ofabigtree,listeningtoanoldgrandpatellingusstories.3.Thepatientwas______________(观察)overaperiodofseveralmonths.4.Heisamuchlovedandhighly______________(尊敬)teacher.5.Thestarleftthehotelsurroundedby_____________(人群)ofjournalists.6.She’svery________________(谦虚)abouthersuccess.7.TheUnitedStates_______________(出口)soybeans.8.Itistobe_____________(遗憾)thatsomanyyoungpeopleleaveschoolwithoutqualication.

9.Thereisstillmuchtodiscuss,weshall___________(所以)，returntothisitematournextmeeting.10.Doyouhaveyourmilk_________________(递送)?参考答案：1.behave2.shade3.observed4.respected5.crowds6.modest7.exports8.regretted9.therefore10.delivered三、阅读理解21.AstronautsaboardthespacestationcelebratedaspacefirstonWednesdaybydrinkingwaterthathadbeenrecycledfromtheirurine(尿),sweatandwatergotfromair.Theysaid“cheers,”clickeddrinkingbagsandtoastedNASAworkersontheground.TheurinerecyclingsystemisneededforastronautstationsonthemoonandMars.ItalsowillsaveNASAmoneybecauseitwon’thavetoshipupasmuchwatertothestationbyspaceshuttlesorrockets.Besides,it’simportantasthespacestationisabouttoexpandfromthreepeoplelivingonboardtosix.TherecyclingsystemhadbeenbroughtuptothespacestationlastNovemberbyspaceshuttleEndeavour,butitcouldn’tbeuseduntilsamples(样品)weretestedbackonearth.Sowhenitcametimetoactuallydrinkup,NASAmadeabigdealofit.Thethree-mancrewstoodholdingtheirdrinksandthankedengineersintwoNASAcentersthatworkedonthesystem.“Thisissomethingthathadbeenthestuffofsciencefiction,”AmericanastronautMichaelBarrattsaidbeforetakingasmallmouthful.“Thetasteisworthtrying.”Thenewsystemtakesthecombinedurineofthecrewfromthetoilet,movesittoabigtank,wherethewaterisboiledoff,andthesteamiscollected.Therestoftheurineisthrownaway.Thenthewatersteamismixedwithwaterfromair,andthenitgoesthroughfilters(过滤器).Whensixcrewmembersareaboarditcanmakeabout18litersfromurineinabout6hours.“Somepeoplemayfindtheideaofdrinkingrecycledurinedistasteful,butitisalsodoneonearth,butwithalotlongertimebetweenurineandthetap,”saidMarybethEdeen,thespacestation’snationallabmanager.ThetechnologyNASAdevelopedforthissystemhasalreadybeenusedforquickwaterpurificationafterthe2004Asiantsunami.72.Accordingtothetext,therecyclingsystemisimportantbecause__________.

A.itmakestravelingtothemoonfortheaveragepersonpossible

B.itcanhelpmeettheneedformorewaterafterthecrewisexpanded

C.withitNASAwon’tneedtoshipanywaterupthespacestation

D.itprotectstheenvironmentinspacebyreducingtheamountofwaste73.FromParagraph5wecanknow__________.

A.theprocessofrecyclingurine

B.theeffectoftherecyclingsystem

C.thetheorybehindtherecyclingsystem

D.anopiniononrecyclingurine74.WhatdidEdeensayaboutrecycledurineandtherecyclingsystem?

A.Thetasteofrecycledurineisnotasgoodasthatofcommonwater.

B.Therecyclingsystemhasmadeasciencefictionstorycometrue.

C.Theideaofdrinkingrecycledurinemakesastronautsfeelunpleasant.

D.Ittakesalongertimeonearthtomakewaterfromurinethaninspace.75.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheResearchofNASAHasMadeGreatProgress

B.NewTechnologyIsUsedintheSpaceStation

C.Drinkup:SpaceStationRecyclesUrinetoWater

D.GoodNews:WaterRecycledfromUrineTastesGood

参考答案：72-75BADC略22.TheactiveadvantagesofpassivehousingImagineahousethatkeepsitselfwarminthewintertime.Thinkofthesavingsintermsoffuelbillsandunfriendlyemissions.Suchhousesinfactexist.Called“passivehouses”,theconceptofthesehighlyenergy-efficientbuildingstookrootinaround1990,beforeslowlyconsolidatingasanicheconstructionconceptinroughly2000.Arepassivehousesnowactivelymovingintothemainstreamassustainablebuildings?

ForBrianMcGarry,aneconomicslecturerwhobuiltafamilyhousebasedonpassivehousingcriteriainthePyreneesthisyear,theargumentslookcompelling.Ashisfirstfullwinterinthelowenergyhousedrewin,weaskedhimtokeepusposted.Dopassivehouseswork?IhadneverheardofapassivehouseinFebruary2012,whenIpurchasedaplotoflandinaPyreneesvillageat1,200maltitudeontheSpanish-Frenchborder,embarkingsomewhatreluctantlyonaself-buildhousingproject.IknewwhatIwanted:acomfortable,pleasingandeconomicallysensiblehouseinanattractivelocation.AndIknewwhatIdidn’twant:acostlyprojectmanagementnightmareforaninexperiencedbuilder.WhatIdidn’tknowisthatIwouldbepersuadedtobuildapre-constructed,custom-designedhousebasedonenergy-efficientpassivehousecriteria.SomeEuropeaneconomiesarealreadydemandinglevelsofenergyefficiencythatareclosetothosestandards,butthesimplicityandlogicoftheproposalprovedoverwhelming:itpromisedtobeeasierandquickertobuild,cheapertorun,andmorecomfortabletolivein.TheobjectivewasnottomeetstandardssuchasthoseofGermany'sPassivhausInstitut,buttoincludethefundamentalconceptsofpassiveenergymanagementinmyproject:anairtightandhighlyprotectedbuildingenvelope;largesouth-facingdoubleortriple-glazedwindows(ifpossible,filledwithargongas)thatpassivelycapturetheenergyofthesun;aheatrecoveryventilationsystemtoprovidefreshair;andasimple,low-costheatingsystemconsistingofamodernwood-burningstove,abathroomheaterandaportableradiatorbackupforwhenthesundoesn’tshineandtemperaturesdrop.Nosignificantlimitationswereplacedonthedesign,theriskofabudgetoverrunforahighlyspecifiedfactory-builtstructurelookedlow,anditwasenvironmentallyfriendly.Moreover,thecostwasnomorethanaconventionalbuild.Certainly,argumentsagainsttheprojectcouldbemade,suchastheuncertainresalevalueofinnovativehousesinaconservativemarket,andtheriskofbeinganearlyadopteroftechnologiesthatarelynewtoSpainandFrance.AGermanarchitectrecommendedayoungCatalancolleague,JosepBunyesc,todothejobforme.In2009BunyescdesignedthefirsthouseinSpainbasedonpassivehousecriteria,builtinconjunctionwithaninnovativeindustrialspecialistinwoodenstructures,FustesSebastia.IwasdeeplyimpressedbythehousesIvisited–thefunctionality,comfortandspaciousnessofthedesigns,coupledwiththeefficiency,qualityandcostoftheconstructionmethod.Ithenhammeredoutadesignwiththearchitect–thelongestpartoftheprocess.Therestwasdisconcertinglyfast:aUSBpendrivetransmittedthedesignorderstoanautomatedwoodcuttingandassemblingfactoryinSpain.Atotalof22insulatedwallandroofstructureswerecompletedinthreeweeksand,withmostwindowsalsofitted,theseweretransportedbytrucktotheplotlocationacrosstheFrenchborder.Thehousewasthenassembledonsitebylocalhouse-buildingspecialists,Ecobois.eu,whotookanotherweektocombinethestructure,despiteadverseweatherconditionsinFebruary2013.Whatarethemainperformanceresultssofar?Aftersixmonthsinuse,thehouseisprovingtobebothcheaptorunandremarkablycomfortable–stayingcoolinthehotsummerwaseffortless,aslongasthewindowswereshutteredorshadedfromthesun.Nowstayingwarminthecold,high-altitudeDecemberclimatealsoseemseasy,sofar.Thetemperatureremainseventhroughoutthebuilding–nohotorcoldrooms–andthedynamicsofthebuilding’spassiveheatmanagementmeanthatoncethesunshineswithreasonableregularity,thehousestayscomfortable,evenwhenempty.Arrivingonacoldnightafteranextendedabsencehassofarnotbeenaconcern.WinterarrivedinforceinthePyreneesinNovember,withabundantsnowfallsandtemperaturesaslowasminus8°Celsius.Thoughearlydays,thehousehasrespondedwell:thestoveislitduringcoldeveningsbuttheportableradiatorhasnotyetbeenneeded.Thistypeofconstructionseemsnotonlytomakeeconomicandenvironmentalsense,buttoenhanceourqualityoflife,too.66.TheauthorstatesinParagraph1thatpassivehousing________.A.callsforenergytokeepwarminwinterandcoolinsummerB.hadbeenpromotedforadecadebeforethebirthofitstheoryC.catchesonwithboththeself-buildersandthoseconstructorsD.referstoacertainhousecomfortable,costlyandalsopleasing67.Thehouses,regardingthepassiveenergymanagement,canNOTbecharacterizedby________.A.usingsouth-facingwindowstotakeinsolarenergyB.providingenergyfortakingashowerwhenit’srainyC.supplyingfreshairwithaspecialheatrecoverysystemD.placingmuchmoredemandsandlimitsonthedesign68.Accordingtothepassage,passivehousingturnsoutpromi