贵州省贵阳市洛湾中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

贵州省贵阳市洛湾中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.TheBritisharenotsofamiliarwithdifferentculturesandotherwaysdoingthings,_____isoftenthecaseinothercountries.A.that

B.who

C.as

D.where参考答案：C2.—Theenvironmentofthisrestaurantisverynice．一Ican’tagreemore．Mfriend_________therightplace．A．recommends

B．recommended

C．hadrecommended

D．wasrecommending参考答案：B22.—Youhadbetterbreakupwiththeboy,Lucy.—Idon’thangoutwithhimanymore.You

havetoldmethatatthebeginning.A.would

B.should

C.could

D.must参考答案：B4.I’vealreadyforgotten______youputthedictionary.A.thatitwasthere

B.wherewasitthat

C.thatwhereitwas

D.whereitwasthat参考答案：D5.She_____thecarpetwithsomeverynicecurtainsincolour. A.connected B.fitted C.equipped D.matched.参考答案：D6.Youaredrivingmemad，Jack!Mypatienceis .A.breakingout

B.makingout

C.gettingout

D.givingout参考答案：D试题分析：该题考查短语动词的辨析，是高考每年必考之题。选项中的四个短语意思分别是：breakingout爆发；逃脱；发生、makingout理解出；辨别出；gettingout列出、拔出；母爱光辉；心动渐渐失控、givingout分发；公布；用尽。根据题干句意，应选D，意思是“用尽”引申为“限度”。7.I

ofcomingtoseeyouwhenyouarrived.

A.justthought

B.havejustthought

C.wasjustthinking

D.justthink参考答案：C

8.Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganother

tothecolor1sintheharvestseason.A.theme B.versionC.category D.dimension参考答案：D【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：枫叶在秋天变成了鲜红的颜色，为丰收的季节增添了另一抹色彩。A.theme主题；B.version版本；C.category种类；D.dimension维度；风采。dimension此处理解为“色彩；风采”，故选D。9.----Howmuchdoyouknowabout3Dfilmtechnology?

----Alittle．ItwasnotuntilIsawthehotmovieAvatar

someaboutit．

A．didIbegintolearn

B．Ibegantolearn

C．thatIbegantolearn

D．hadIbeguntolearn参考答案：C10.Momusedonlyhalfofthemoney,therestofwhich______savedforotherpurposes.

A.is

B.are

C.was

D.were参考答案：C略11.—Doyoulikeworkingasawaiter?—Yes,butIgettired______standingthewholeday．A．with

B．for

C．to

D．of参考答案：D12.—It’ssaidJohnwillbeinajobpayingover$60,000

year.—Right,hewillalsogetpaidby

week.A.the;the

B.a;theC.the;a

D.a;a参考答案：B考查冠词。句意：--据说，约翰将拥有一份年收入超过60000美元的工作。--是的，他将按周获得报酬。表示“每年”用ayear；表示“按周计算”用bytheweek，故选B。点睛：冠词的考查集中在定冠词the表示特指，不定冠词a/an表示泛指；以及冠词的一些特殊用法和词组，还有一些不使用冠词的情况，如抽象名词，物质名词前面就不要冠词。还要掌握冠词的特殊用法，如不可数名词变成可数名词；抽象名词具体化等。13.Thereisa

cuponthetable.A.nicenewbigplastic

B.newplasticbignice

C.nicebignewplastic

D.newniceplasticbig

参考答案：C14.Whetherbyaccidentor________,hearrivedtoolatetohelpus.

A.purpose

B.aim

C.design

D.chance参考答案：C略15.Aswejoinedthebigcrowd,Igot________frommyfriends.A.lost

B.separated

C.spared

D.missed参考答案：B16.Notuntiltheheavysnowblockedtheexpress____howserioustheweatherwas. A.thevillagersdidrealize

B.thevillagersrealized C.didthevillagersrealize

D.didn’tthevillagersrealize参考答案：C二、完型填空17.阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。YearsagoafarmerownedlandalongtheAtlanticseacoast.Heconstantlyadvertisedfor36.________hands.Mostpeoplewerereluctant（不情愿）toworkon37._______alongtheAtlantic.Theydreadedtheawful38.________thatragedacrosstheAtlantic，wreakinghavoc（浩劫，灾难）onthebuildingsandcrops.Asthefarmer39.________applicantsforthejob，he40._________asteadystreamofrefusals.41._________，ashort，thinman，wellpastmiddleage，approachedthefarmer.“Areyouagoodfarmhand？”thefarmeraskedhim.“Well，Ican42._________whenthewindblows，”answeredthe43.________man.Although44._________bythisanswer，thefarmer，desperate（不顾一切的）for45.________，hiredhim.Themanworkedwellaroundthefarm，46.________fromdawntodusk，andthefarmerfeltsatisfiedwiththeman'swork.Thenonenightthewindhowledloudlyinfromoffshore.47._________outofbed，thefarmergrabbed（抓起）alanternand48.________nextdoortothehiredhand'ssleepingquarters.He49.________thelittlemanandyelled，“Getup！Astormiscoming！Tiethingsdownbeforetheyblowaway！”Thelittleman50________inbedandsaid51.________，“Nosir.Itoldyou，Icansleepwhenthewindblows.”Enragedbytheresponse，thefarmerwastemptedto52.________himonthespot.Instead，hehurriedoutsidetoprepareforthestorm.Tohis53.________，hediscoveredthatallofthehaystacks（干草垛）hadbeencoveredwithtarpaulins（油布）.Thecowswereinthebarn，thechickenswereinthecoops（鸡笼），andthedoorswerebarred.Theshuttersweretightlysecured.Everythingwastieddown.Nothingcouldblowaway.Thefarmerthenunderstoodwhathishiredhand54.__________，sohereturnedtohisbedtoalsosleep55.________thewindblew.36.A.hired

B.applied

C.took

D.got37.A.field

B.garden

C.farm

D.park38.A.winds

B.storms

C.huricane

D.flood39.A.interviewed

B.trained

C.saw

D.visited

40.A.accepted

B.received

C.refused

D.offered41.A.Surprisingly

B.Luckily

C.Obviously

D.Finally42.A.work

B.do

C.sleep

D.help

43.A.strong

B.young

C.little

D.kind44.A.pleased

B.satisfied

C.surprised

D.puzzled45.A.help

B.pleasure

C.man

D.work46.A.happy

B.sad

C.tired

D.busy47.A.Coming

B.Leaving

C.Jumping

D.Going48.A.ran

B.rushed

C.went

D.moved49.A.beat

B.shook

C.shouted

D.stroke50.A.puton

B.rolledover

C.gotup

D.sat

51.A.firmly

B.happily

C.delightly

D.angrily52.A.kill

B.instruct

C.fire

D.inform53.A.surprise

B.joy

C.regret

D.sadness54.A.expected

B.prepared

C.offered

D.meant55.A.when

B.as

C.after

D.while参考答案：36-40ACBAB

41-45DCCDA

46-50DCBBB

51-55ACADD三、阅读理解18.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。BillGatesandthepresidentofGeneralMotorshavemetforlunch,andBillisgoingonandonaboutcomputertechnology.“Ifautomotivetechnologyhadkeptpacewithcomputertechnologyoverthepastfewdecades,youwouldnowbedrivingaV-32insteadofaV-8,anditwouldhaveatopspeedof10,000milesperhour,”saysGates.“Or,youcouldhaveaneconomycarthatweighs30poundsandgetsathousandmilestoagallonofgas.Ineithercase,thestickerprice(标价)ofanewcarwouldbelessthan$50.Whyhaven'tyouguyskeptup?”

ThepresidentofGMsmilesandsays,“Becausethefederalgovernmentwon'tletusbuildcarsthatcrashfourtimesaday.”

Whyisthatfunny(ornotfunny,asthecasemaybe)?Humanbeingslovetolaugh,andtheaverageadultlaughs17timesaday.Humanslovetolaughsomuchthatthereareactuallyindustriesbuiltaroundlaughter.Jokes,sitcomsandcomediesarealldesignedtogetuslaughing,becauselaughingfeelsgood.Forusitseemssonatural,butthefunnythingisthathumansaretheonlyspeciesthatlaughs.Laughterisactuallyacomplexresponsethatinvolvesmanyofthesameskillsusedinsolvingproblems.

Laughterisagreatthing--that'swhywe'veallheardthesaying,“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Thereisstrongevidencethatlaughtercanactuallyimprovehealthandhelpfightdisease.Whenwelookatlaughter--whatitis,whathappensinourbrainswhenwelaugh,whatmakesuslaughandhowitcanmakeushealthierandhappier,there'sahugeamountaboutitthatnooneunderstandsyet.

61.Thebesttitleofthepassageis___________.

A.Joke

B.Laughter

C.Fun

D.Humor

62.Whichofthefollowingsentencesinthispassageisthemosthumorous?

A.“YouwouldnowbedrivingaV-32insteadofV-8.”

B.“Itwouldhaveatopspeedof10,000milesperhour.”

C.“Thestickerpriceofanewcarwouldbelessthan$50.”

D.“Thefederalgovernmentwon'tletusbuildcarsthatcrashfourtimes

aday.”

63.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Humanslaughbecauseofjokes,sitcomsandcomedies.

B.Humanslaughbecauseitcanfightdisease.

C.Humanshavegainedskillstolaughsincetheyareborn.

D.Laughterisacomplexresponseofhumans.

64.Whatisthewriterlikelytotalkaboutnext?

A.Whatislaughter?

B.Howdopeoplelaugh?

C.Whenislaughterthebestmedicine?

D.Wheredoeslaughtertakeplace?参考答案：61-64BDDA19.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。Manyyearsago,aFrenchnaturalist,theCountdeBuffon,wrotesomebooksaboutnaturalhistory．Thebookswereagreatsuccesseventhoughsomecritics（批评家）didnotlikethem．Some

criticssaid,"CountBuffonismoreofapoetthanascientist．"ThomasJeffersondidnotlikewhattheCounthadsaidaboutthenaturalwondersoftheNewWorld．ItseemedtoJeffersonthattheCounthadspokenofnaturalwondersinAmericaasiftheywereunimportant．

ThistroubledThomasJefferson．Hetoowasanaturalist,aswellasafarmer,inventor,historian,writerandpolitician．HehadseenthenaturalwondersofEurope．Tohim,theywerenomoreimportantthanthoseoftheNewWorld．In1788,ThomasJeffersonwroteabouthishomestate,Virginia．Whilewriting,hethoughtofitsnaturalbeautyandthenofthewordsofCountdeBuffon．Atthatmoment,Jeffersoncreatedanewword-belittle．Hesaid,"TheCountdeBuffonbelievesthatnaturebelittlesherproductionsonthissideoftheAtlantic．"NoahWebster,theAmericanwordexpert,likedthisword．HeputitinthisEnglishlanguagedictionaryin1806,"Belittle—

tomakesmall,unimportant．"

AmericanshadalreadyacceptedJefferson'swordandstartedtouseit．In1797,theIndependentChroniclenewspaperusedthewordtodescribeapoliticianthepapersupported．"Heisanhonorableman,"thepaperwrote,"solettheoppositiontr）rtobelittlehimasmuchastheyplease．"In1872,afamousAmericanwordexpertdecidedthatthetimehadcometokilltalusword．Hesaid,"BelittlehasnochanceofbecomingEnglish．AndasmorecriticalwritersofAmerica,likethoseofBritain,feelnoneedobit,thesooneri