江苏省宿迁市宿城区实验高级中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

江苏省宿迁市宿城区实验高级中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Itisadangerouspracticetositonthemotorbike_____thoughitisconvenientforladies.A.sideways

B.backwards

C.upwards

D.alongside参考答案：A2.Youdon’tfeeltheweightofair____againstyourbodybecausethepressureitproducesononesideofyouisbalancedbythepressureontheoppositeside.

A.havingpressed

B.beingpressed

C.pressing

D.havingbeenpressed参考答案：B3.―Doyouenjoytheseafoodhere?―______,butI’vegotusedtoitanyway.A.Can’tlikeitbetter

B.NotreallyC.Notbadactually

D.I’mreallysorry参考答案：B4.

umbrella

A.pupil

B.industry

C.butcher

D.button

参考答案：D5..Inourchildhood,wewereoften___byGrandmatopayattentiontoourtablemanners.

A.demanded

B.reminded

C.allowed

D.hoped参考答案：B6.——Howmuchvinegardidyouputinthesoup?——I’msorrytosay,____.Iforget.A.no

B.noone

C.nothing

D.none参考答案：D7.marketing,forabrand,nothingcouldbemoreeffectivethanbeingassociatedwithafestivalandcontributingtofestival-goers’experiences.A.Intimeof B.Inplaceof C.Intermsof D.Inspiteof参考答案：C考查介词短语辨析。句意:就销售而言,对于一个品牌,没有什么方法比通过节日来增强购物者体验更有效了。intimeof意为"在……的时候";inplaceof意为"代替";intermsof意为"就……而言";inspiteof意为"尽管"。根据句意可知选C。8.－Whendoweneedtopaythebalance?－__________September30.

A．In

B．By

C．During

D．Within

参考答案：解析：B.该题通过语境考查介词的用法.句意:我们需要何时付清余额？在九月三十日以前。In只有加一段时间才能表示”多长时间以后”,而这里是这一天所以不对;during和within不符合语境,且有中式英语的印记.9.Tomisanhonestperson.Isayit,________Idisagree_______him.A.if;in

B.eventhough;with

C.asthough;to

Dasif;on参考答案：B10.Ifyoudon’ttakeprofessionalpride___yourwork,you’reprobably___thewrongjob.

A.of;in

B.in;of

C.in;on

D.in;in参考答案：D11.Iwouldn’tthinkit_________toaskhimto________theclub—he’llonlyrefuse.A.worthwhile;join B.worthwhile;joininC.worthy;join

D.worthy;joinin参考答案：A12.Parentsshouldbe____________inthewaytheyteachtheirchildren,sothatthechildrenknowhowtodo.

A.compulsory

B.complex

C.convention

D.consistent参考答案：D略13.Foramomentnothinghappened;then______fromtheexcitedaudience.A.cheerscame

B.didcheerscomC.cheerswouldcome

D.camecheers参考答案：D14.Thecomputerwasinventedinthe1940’sand______quitealoteversince.

A.waschanged

B.hadchanged

C.hasbeenchanged

D.willchange参考答案：C略15.Allthestudentswereeagertoknowwhatthefuturemayhave_____forthemwhentheygraduatedfromtheschool.A.instore

B.incommon C.inall D.inparticular参考答案：A试题分析：考查固定词组。句意：当他们从学校毕业后，所有的学生都很想知道他们将来会有什么样的未来。故选A。16.NotonlyChinabutalsoothercountries

tryingtodeveloptheirowneconomy.

A.is

B.are

C.has

D.be参考答案：B略17.Allthestudentsinourclassareworkinghardeveryday,andtheresult_____tobegoodinthecomingexamination.

A.promises

B.expects

C.supposes

D.thinks参考答案：A略18.Ialwaysprefertostartearly

leaveeverythingtothelastminute.A.inaddition

B.incase

C.orelse

D.ratherthan参考答案：D二、填空19.根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。—Mary,doyouwanttoseethepicturesofmyholidayinItaly?—

61—Ah,itwasgreat!Thefoodwasgreat!Thewinewasgreat!Butthetrafficwasterrible!—

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—ThoseItaliansarecrazydrivers!Idon’twanttothinkaboutit!—OK,OK.

63—Yes,sohere’sapictureoftheTowerofPisa.—Hownice!—Itwasrainingthatday,butitwasstillwonderful.Weclimbedtothetop!—

64

—That’saphotooftheArnoRiver.That’sthe“PonteVecchio”,theoldbridge.—

65

—Itwasveryinteresting.Therewerebeautifuloldbuildingsinthecity,andlotsofwonderfulmuseums.—That’snice.A.Andwhat’sthis?

B.Whywasitsobad?C.Yes,itwaswonderful.

D.WhatwasFlorencelike?E.Let’sreturntothegoodparts.

F.Sure,whatwasyourholidaylike?G.Well,didyoulikeyourhotelthere?参考答案：61.F

62.B

63.E

64.A

65.D略20.Everyone

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(complain)aboutbeingstuckintraffic.Itisquitepossiblethatthefuturecitywillhavenotrafficatall.H.GWells,inhisbookTheSleeperAwakes,tellssomethingaboutthetraffic.InthestreetsofthatfutureLondontherewillbenovehicles.Thecity

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(provide)withmovingroads.Onesideoftheroadtravels

63

onedirection;theothersidemoves

64

oppositeway.Anyonewhowantstogotoanotherpartofthecitystepsonthemoving“way”andsitsononeoftheseatsuntilhearrives.Hehasnoneofthetroubles

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aprivatecarbringswithit:whetherthereisenoughpetrol,whetherthetyresareallright,wheretoparkit.Themovingwayisalwaysathisservice,alwaysmoving

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(silent)along,alwaysready

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(take)himtohisdestination.Thatcityofthefuturehasnotrafficjams.Tolinkupthe

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(vary)cities,vehiclesdrivenbyatomicpowerwillpassalonghighways

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(divide)intotwomaingroupsoflanes.Eachgroupwillconsistofseverallanes,someforslowtraffic,someforfast.Crossroadswillnotexistonthesehighways,butwillbereplacedbybridgesandjunctions(交叉口).Wherethesehighwaysenter

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(city),portsandotherbuilt-upareas,theywillpassthroughundergroundtunnels.参考答案：61.complains

62.willbeprovided

63.in

64.the

65.which/that

66.silently

67.totake

68.various

69.divided

70.cities三、阅读理解21.BelowaresomesmartwaystostayhealthysuggestedbysomeAmericanexperts.DrinkMoreCoffeeWhenwasthelasttimeyouheardadoctorusethewordmiracle?Well,wakeupandsmellthecoffee:“It’samazing,”saysliverspecialistSanjivChopra,MD,professorofmedicineatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Coffeeistrulyalifesavingmiracledrug.”Thoughhesaysit’sstilla“scientificmystery”howasimplecupofcoffeeworksitswondersinthebody,largeepidemiologicalstudieshaverepeatedlyproveditsastonishingbenefits.“Drinkitblack,oratmostputalittleskimmilkinit”tominimizecalories,Dr.Choprarecommends.Hedrinksatleastfourcupsadayhimself,thoughmostpeopleshouldlimitthemselvestotwo.Andno,hejokes,“I’mnotsponsoredbyStarbucks.”TakeaWalkforYourMemoryAerobic(有氧运动的)exerciseisgoodforyourbody,greatforyourmind,accordingtothelatestresearchfrombrain-fitnesspioneerArthurKramer.Everyyear,anareacalledthehippocampus,whichiskeytomemory,shrinksbyabout1to2percent,increasingtheriskofdementia(脑衰)astheyearsrollby.However,Kramer’snewinvestigationsrevealthatthehippocampiofadultswhowalkedbrisklyforabout45minutesthreetimesaweekgrewbyabout2percentoverthecourseofayear,preventingage-relatedshrinking.It’snevertoolatetostartexercising,Kramersays;volunteersinhisresearchwerebetween55and80yearsoldandhadn’texercisedatall.Anditdoesn’tneedtobebackbreaking.“Anythingthatraisesyourheartrateseemstowork,”hesays.“Walkingisfine.Justfindsomethingyoulikeanddoit.”EarlytoBed,EarlytoEat“Beinganightowlmightincreaseyourwaistline,”sayssleepexpertMichaelBreus,PhD.Peoplewhostayuplateandsleeplatetendtoeatmorefastfoodandconsumemoreoftheircaloriesafter8p.m.thandonormalsleepers.“Oneoftheeasiestthingsthatanyoneonadietcandotoimproveherresultsisgotobedandwakeupatthesametimeseveryday,”Breussays.“Thisway,yourbodyknowswhentosleepandismuchmoreefficient.Organizeyoureating,too,bytryingtoeatmealsatthesametimeseveryday.Avoideatingafter8p.m.,anddon’tmissmorningmealsbysleepingin.”Usethe20-SecondRuleWhat’sthedifferencebetweenhavingagoalandactuallyaccomplishingit?Just20seconds,sayspositive-psychologyspecialistShawnAchor.Researchershavelearnedthatifwecancut20secondsoffthestartuptimerequiredforatask,we’remuchmorelikelytofollowthrough.So,forexample,ifyouwanttoworkoutinthemorning,placeyourshoesandexerciseclothesnexttoyourbedthenightbefore.Ifyouwanttopraisepeoplemore,putthank-younotesandapenonyourdesk.ImaginetheWorsttoFeelBetterDon’tcountyourblessings;subtract(扣除)them.“Consciouslyspendafewminutesimaginingwhatyourlifewouldbelikewithoutthegoodthings,”saysTimothyWilson,apsychologistattheUniversityofVirginia.You’llexperiencestrongerfeelingsoflove,gratitude,andhappinesswhenyouthinkaboutwhatlifewouldbelikewithoutthepeopleandthingsyoulove.“Andthey’llseemsurprisingandspecialagain,”headds.60.AccordingtoSanjivChopra,mostpeopleshouldnotdrinkmorethan______cups

ofcoffeeaday.

A.two B.three C.four D.six61.Whichofthefollowingmayhelppeopleonadiettoimprovetheirresults?

A.Raisingtheirheartrate. B.Takingawalkfortheirmemory.

C.Eatingatfixedtimes. D.Sleepingineverymorning.62.AccordingtoShawnAchor,ifpeopleplacetheirshoesandexerciseclothesnextto

theirbedatbedtime,they’remorelikelyto______thenextmorning.A.doexercise B.setagoal C.cut20secondsoff D.sleep20minutesmore63.Whyshouldpeoplespendalittletimeimaginingtheirlifewithoutgoodthings?

A.Toexperiencesurprise. B.Tofeelbetter.

C.Toconsidertheirownblessings. D.Topreparefortheworst.参考答案：ACAB22.Initsearlyhistory，Chicagohadfloodsfrequently，especiallyinthespring，makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople，horses，andcartsgotstuck．Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis：AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet．Askedifheneedshelp，hereplies，"No，thanks．I'vegotagoodhorseunderme．"Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage（排水）system，buttheresimplywasn'tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel．TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity．AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedmethecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt．Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet．Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem：dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago．Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice：eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements，andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors，or

hoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel．Smallwood﹣framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily．Butwhataboutlarge，heavystructureslikeTremontHotel，whichwasasix﹣storybrickbuilding？That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein．Hehaddevelopedsomehouse﹣movingskillssuccessfully．ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel，Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews（螺旋千斤顶）beneaththebuilding'sfoundation．Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews．AtPullman'ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime，therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly．Astonishingly，theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation，andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwashappening．Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution．ButinChicago'searlyhistory，everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem．NowthatChicago'swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver，thecity'snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver．28．Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow

．A．horseswerefairlyusefulinChicagoB．Chicago'sstreetswereex