山西省忻州市新高中学2021-2022学年高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

山西省忻州市新高中学2021-2022学年高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Youshouldbemoreconfidentin______situationischallengingyou.A.wherever B.whenever C.however D.whatever参考答案：D略2.Theytalkedaboutthepersonsandthings______theyrememberedatschool.A.which

B.who

C.that

D.whom参考答案：C3.—It'snice．Neverbefore

suchafunnydanceasJiangnanStyle!—Iamgladyoulikeit．

A．

Ihavehad

B．

haveIhad

C．

Ihad

D．

hadI参考答案：B4.Little______hisexperiences,asifheweretryingtoforgetabouthispast.A.hementioned

B.didhemention

C.hehasmentioned D.mentionedhe参考答案：B5._____parentssayanddohasalong-timeeffectontheirchildren.A.What

B.Where

C.Which

D.How参考答案：A6.Somepeoplebelieve_____oilisrunningout,thefateofthemotorindustryisuncertain．

A．thatthat

B．thatthough

C．thatfor

D．thatsince参考答案：D略7.Lily’smobilephonewasleftinataxiaccidentally,_____again.

A.nevertofind

B.toneverbefound

C.toneverfind

D.nevertobefound参考答案：D8.Lindamakesurethetables________beforetheguestsarrive.A.beset

B.set

C.areset

D.aresetting参考答案：C解析：考查动词set的用法和被动语态。Setatable摆放桌子，tables为主语，故用被动结构。makesure后一般接宾语从句。9.Today,wewillbegin________westoppedyesterdaysothatnopointwillbeleftout.A.when B.where C.how D.what参考答案：B10.Before“WolfFather”promotedthebook”That’swhytheygotoPekingUniversity”，noone

wouldhaveimagined

startingsuchaheateddiscussiononparentlng．

A．they

B．theirs

C．he

D．his参考答案：D略11.----Canadais____colderthanChina.----Areyoujoking?It’s____colder.A.alittle;more

B.little;more

C.alittle;much

D.little;much

参考答案：

C12.______Beijinguniversityis______universitywith______longhistory.A.The;an;/

B./;a;a

C.The;/;a

D./;a;/参考答案：B13.Thedogmaybeagoodcompanionfortheold._______,theneedtotakeitforwalksmaybeadisadvantage.A.Besides B.However C.Therefore D.Instead参考答案：B略14.一MrHuang,NationalDayiscoming…

一_________?Justoccupyyourselfinyourstudy．

A.Sowhat

B．Whatif

C．Howcome

D．Whatfor参考答案：A略15.Letussupposethatyouarein

positionof

parent.Wouldyouallowyourchildtodosuchathing?A．a；a

B．a；the

C．the；a

D．the；the参考答案：C略16.._____entirelywiththeflagshipsmartphoneanddirectedbyPeterChan(陈可辛),the7-minutevideofollowsatrainattendantonasix-daytrainjourneyfromNanningtoHarbin.A.Shot

B.Pictured

C.Screened

D.Videoed参考答案：A考查动词辨析。句意：完全使用智能手机拍摄，陈可辛执导的七分钟的视频追踪了一名从南宁到哈尔滨的火车上的一位列车员。A.Shot“拍摄；拍定影”；B.Pictured“画；想象”；C.Screened“放映”；D.Videoed“录制”。根据句意，故选A。二、填空17.RudolphValentinowasafamousfilmstarinthe1920s.Heoncewantedtobuyaparticularsilverringthathadasemi-preciousstonein

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Thejewelerwarnedhimagainstthering,

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(tell)himthatithadacurseonit.

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ownedtheringwouldhavebadluck.Valentinodidnotbelievehim64

heboughtthering.Heworeitduringthemakingofhis65

film,TheYoungRajah.Thefilmwasacompletefailure.Valentinoputthering66

andwentontomakemany67

(success)films.By1926,hehadforgottenallaboutthecurseonthering.Heworeit68

.

Soonafterwards,hefellillanddied.

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ofValentino’sfriendsinheritedthering.She,too,becameill,70

quicklygavetheringawaytoayoungartist.Sherecoveredfromherillnessalmostimmediately.参考答案：61.it

62.telling

63.Whoever

64.and

65.next66.away

67.successful

68.again

69.One

70.but18.Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.ignored

B.coincidentally

C.immoral

D.modest

E.publishedF.instances

G.instincts

H.change

I.simply

J.announced

Moneyistherootofallevil–andnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,US,

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onFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodo

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things,suchaslieorcheat,thanpoorerpeople.

Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.They

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theirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences(PNAS).TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensivecars

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apedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingmore

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cars.Inanotherexperiment,agroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddounethical(不道德的)thingsinvariouseverydaysituationsand

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includedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmore

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.Studentsfromhigher-classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.Accordingtothescientists,richpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftrouble.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks.Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople’sfeelings.

Finally,it

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makesthemgreedier.“Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmore,andthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interest,”saidPaulPiff,leadscientistofthestudy.

Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon’tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthyorallpoorpeoplehonest.Hesaidtheexperimentsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheir

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andvaluesindifferentways.参考答案：41—45JCEAD

46—49FHIG三、阅读理解19.OnavisittoSussexonFebruary16th,DavidCameronannouncedthat,iftheConservativeswintheelectiononMay7th,youngpeoplewhoareoutofwork,educationortrainingforsixmonthswillhavetodounpaidcommunityworktogetbenefits.Thespeechwaspartofapre-electionpushtoshowtheConservativePartyistoughonwelfarereform(thoughcriticsinsistsuchschemesrarelypromoteemployment).“Thewell-wornpath—fromtheschoolgatedowntothejobcentreandontoalifeonbenefits—hasgottobewipedaway,”saidtheprimeminister.Thewelfarebillhasfallenabitasunemploymentdrops.Butthemainattempttoreformworking-agebenefits—knownasuniversalcredit(UC)—hasgoneaway.In2011MrCameronsaiditwouldbepartof“themostambitiousandfundamentalchangestothewelfaresystemsinceitbegan”.ThelateststageofUCwasalsostartedfromFebruary16th,butitsfutureisnotcertainatall.UCcombinessixworking-agebenefits,includingtaxcredits,housingbenefitandjob-seeker’sallowance,intoasinglepayment.ItaimstoprovidethepoorestBritonswithaladdertoclimboutofwelfaredependencybysimplifyingasystemthatprovidesperverseincentives(反常动力)tostayonbenefitsratherthanwork.Itschampion,IainDuncanSmith,thesecretaryforworkandpensions,claimsitisasmuchaboutchangingcultureasaboutsavingmoney.Theprojecthascrawledalong,hittingmanyobstaclesontheway,suchasanoverlyambitioustimetablethathadtoberesetin2013andanITsystemthathadtobeabandoned,costingtensofmillionsofpounds.MrDuncanSmithdebatedoftenwithGeorgeOsborne,theharder-nosedchancelloroftheexchequer(财政大臣).Otherproblemshavecomefromtechnicalcomplexities,suchaslinkingthetaxsystem’scomputerswiththoseatthedepartmentforworkandpensions.Criticssaythatmovingallclaimsonlineisfoolishwhenmanypeopledonotevenhaveaccesstoacomputer.Similarlyfoolish,theysay,areplanstopaybenefitsmonthlyratherthanweeklytopeoplewhocannotbudget,andtogivehousingbenefittoapplicantswhomaywasteitratherthandirectlytothelandlordsoftheirgovernment-fundedhousing.Defenderssaythepoorneedtobegivenmoreresponsibility.“Thecurrentbenefitssystemisjust‘processandpay’,”saysChristianGuy,MrDuncanSmith’sformerspeechwriter,nowheadoftheCentreforSocialJustice.“UCmakestheassumptionofambition.”Thisweek’slimiteddemonstrationwillmeanthat250jobcentres—roughlyoneinthree—willofferUC.Butthesenumbersrefertoasystemusedforsinglerecipientswithnodependents.Thebigger“digital”system,coveringcomplexapplicantswithchildren,hasnotyetbeentested.“Thereasonthisweek’sannouncementmeansnothingisthatwearestillnotsureifthesystemworksformostpeople,”saysJonathanPortesoftheNationalInstituteofEconomicandSocialResearch.“They’reproducingasystemtheyarenotgoingtouse.”Thegovernmenthopedthat1millionpeoplewouldbeusingUCbyApril2014,butonly64,000haveuseditsofar.Thereisnoguaranteeitwillbecarriedoutinfull,eveniftheToriesformthenextgovernment.“Iwouldn’tputmoneyonUCcontinuingundereithermajorparty,”saysColinTalbotoftheUniversityofManchester.Opponentssaygainswillbethelowest.TheyaccuseMrDuncanSmithandhisteamoftryingtochangetheworld.MrGuycontradicts:“Atleastsomeoneistrying.”Title:Thegovernment’swelfarereformisin___71___Introduction◆DavidCameronexpressedhis____72____topromotewelfarereformiftheConservativeswintheelection.Present___73___◆Thewelfarebillhasdroppedbecauseofincreasing____74____.◆Thelateststageofuniversalcredit,____75____UC,wasstartedinspiteofitsuncertainfuture,____76____sixworking-agebenefitsintoasinglepayment.Obstaclesandproblems

◆Itcausedmanydebatesamongexperts.◆Movingallclaimsonlineisnotpracticalbecausecomputersarenot

___77___tomanypeople.◆Thepoorneedtobegivenmoreresponsibility.◆Thereasonthisweek’slimiteddemonstrationmeansnothingisthatwestill____78____ifthesystemworksformostpeopleDifferentattitudes◆ColinTalbotwouldn’tputmoneyonUC____79____.◆Opponentsarenotoptimisticaboutthegains.◆Mr.Guyinsiststhattryingis____80____thanwaiting.参考答案：71.trouble/difficulty

72.determination/toughness

73.situation

74.employment

75.called/named

76.combining

77.accessible

78.doubt/wonder

79.regardless

80.better本文是说明文，介绍了有关福利的现状，实施福利改革的障碍和问题及对改革的各种不同的观点。【71题详解】考查概括总结和名词。根据第二段Thewelfarebillhasfallenabitasunemploymentdrops.Butthemainattempttoreformworking-agebenefits—knownasuniversalcredit(UC)—hasgoneaway.第四段Theprojecthascrawledalong,hittingmanyobstaclesontheway,第五段Otherproblemshavecomefromtechnicalcomplexities,最后一段Thereisnoguaranteeitwillbecarriedoutinfull,eveniftheToriesformthenextgovernment.等信息可知政府实行的福利改革中，福利支出下降，出现了许多障碍，进展缓慢，问题复杂。即福利改革陷入困境。故填trouble/difficulty.【72题详解】考查概括总结和名词。根据第一段DavidCameronannouncedthat,iftheConservativeswintheelectiononMay7th,youngpeoplewhoareoutofwork,educationortrainingforsixmonthswillhavetodounpaidcommunityworktogetbenefits.Thespeechwaspartofapre-electionpushtoshowtheConservativePartyistoughonwelfarereform可知DavidCameron宣布，如果保守党竞选成功，将促进福利改革。