2021年湖南省益阳市花桥中学高三英语上学期期末试题含解析

2021年湖南省益阳市花桥中学高三英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Hedidn’tselfishlykeepforhimselfthemoneyinheritedfromhisuncle.Instead,hemadea______contributiontohelpingthecommunity.

A.commercial B.generous C.comparable

D.profitable参考答案：B2.JadeisthehighestawardinChinesecultureandmedalsarethemostimportantprizeinOlympics,somedalswithjadeistheperfect_________topresenttheOlympicsinBeijing.A.connection

B.cooperation

C.combination

D.composition参考答案：C略3.Youcan’timaginethedifficultyIhave___________theproblem!A.tosolve

B.solvedC.solving

D.solve参考答案：C4.TheylandedsafelyontheislandinthePacific.Everythingwentonbetterthan________.A.expected

B.expecting

C.expectation

D.toexpect参考答案：A5.Youcangotothenewspaperlibraryand_____anyinformationyouneedforyournewstory.

A.lookfor

B.lookupC.lookat

D.lookinto参考答案：B6.It'snoteasyforadoctorto_______birdfluinhumansfromregularhumanseasonalflu.

A.separate

B.distinguish

C.identify

D.recognize参考答案：B7.Afterthatheknewhecould

anyemergencybydoingwhathecouldtothebestofhisability.A．getawaywith

B．getonwith

C．getthrough

D．getacross参考答案：C8.Weshouldanalyzewhattheysaidandnotjust

everything.

A．agreewith

B．hearof

C．lookup

D．makeout参考答案：A略9.Japanisfacinganageingpopulation,withthepopulation__________fromthecurrent127millionto90million.A.expectingtoshrink

B.expectedtoshrinkC.expectingtohaveshrunk

D.expectedtohaveshrunk参考答案：B考查过去分词。句意：随着人口被预测从目前的127million缩减到90million，日本正面临一个老龄化。With的独立主格结构，过去分词表示被动关系，故选B。

10.Takethenoteasareminder_____youforgettobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.A.incase

B.sothat

C.evenif

D.asif参考答案：A11.Sheisverydeartous.Wehavebeenpreparedtodo______ittakestosaveherlife.A．whichever

B．however

C．whatever

D．whoever参考答案：C12.Sinceheisneverhonest,Ihavesomedoubt________hesaidistrue.

A.thatwhat

B.whatthat

C.whetherwhat

D.whatif参考答案：c略13.Sincealotofgraduatesarehuntingforjob,thegovernmentshouldtakemeasuresto

employment.

A．promote B．increase

C．emphasize

D．seek参考答案：A14.--Aftergraduation,moreseniorstudentsinthemainlandareapplyingforadmissiontoHongkongUniversity.---______.ButstudyinginHongkongmaycostmore.A．Ihopeso B．That’sthecase C．Notreally D．Thatsoundsreasonable参考答案：B15.Workinghardisnotpossiblya

ofgreatsuccess,butitisoneoftheessentialrequirements.A.mark

B.sign

C.signal

D.guarantee参考答案：D16.Don’tcallmeattheoffice itisnecessary.A.before B.unless C.although D.till参考答案：B考查连词辨析。before在……之前；unless除非；although虽然；till直到。句意：不要在办公室里给我打电话，除非有必要。故选B。二、完型填空17.EvelynGlenniewasthefirstladyofsolopercussioninScotland.Inaninterview,shetalkedabouthowshebecameapercussionsoloist(打击乐器独奏演员)inspiteofherdisability.“EarlyonIdecidednottoallowthe___21___ofotherstostopmefrombecomingamusician.IgrewuponafarminnortheastScotlandandbegan___22___pianolessonswhenIwaseight.TheolderIgot,themoremypassion(酷爱)formusicgrew.ButIalsobegantograduallylosemy___23___.Doctorsconcludedthatthenervedamagewasthe___24___andbyagetwelve,Iwascompletelydeaf.Butmyloveformusicnever___25___me.“My___26___wastobecomeapercussionsoloist,eventhoughtherewerenoneatthattime.Toperform,I___27___tohearmusicdifferentlyfromothers.Iplayinmystockingfeetandcan___28___thepitchofanote(音调高低)bythevibrations(振动).Ifeelthroughmybodyandthroughmy___29___.Myentiresoundworldexistsbymakinguseofalmostevery

___30___thatIhave.“Iwas___31___tobeassessedasamusician,notasadeafmusician,andIappliedtothefamousRoyalAcademyofMusicinLondon.Nootherdeafstudenthad___32___thisbeforeandsometeachers___33___myadmission.Basedonmyperformance,Iwas___34___admittedandwentto___35___withtheacademy’shighesthonors.“Afterthat,Iestablished(使立足)myselfasthefirstfull-timesolopercussionist.I___36___andarrangedalotofmusicalcompositionssince___37___hadbeenwrittenspeciallyforsolopercussionists.“Ihavebeenasoloistforovertenyears.___38___thedoctorthoughtIwastotallydeaf,itdidn’t___39___thatmypassioncouldn’tberealized.Iwouldencouragepeoplenottoallowthemselvestobe___40___byothers.Followyourpassion;followyourheart,theywillleadyoutotheplaceyouwanttogo.”21.A.conditions

B.opinions

C.actions

D.recommendations22.A.enjoying

B.choosing

C.taking

D.giving23.A.sight

B.hearing

C.touch

D.taste24.A.evidence

B.result

C.excuse

D.cause25.A.left

B.excited

C.accompanied

D.disappointed26.A.purpose

B.decision

C.promise

D.goal27.A.turned

B.learned

C.used

D.ought28.A.tell

B.see

C.hear

D.smell...29.A.carefulness

B.movement

C.imagination

D.experience30.A.sense

B.effort

C.feeling

D.idea31.A.dissatisfied

B.astonished

C.determined

D.discouraged32.A.done

B.accepted

C.advised

D.admitted33.A.supported

B.followed

C.required

D.opposed34.A.usually

B.finally

C.possibly

D.hopefully35.A.study

B.research

C.graduate

D.progress36.A.wrote

B.translated

C.copied

D.read37.A.enough

B.some

C.many

D.few38.A.However

B.Although

C.When

D.Since39.A.mean

B.seem

C.conclude

D.say40.A.directed

B.guided

C.taught

D.limited参考答案：21.B

22.C

23.B

24.D

25.A

26.D

27.B

28.A

29.C

30.A

31.C

32.A

33.D

34.B

35.C

36.A

37.D

38.B

39.A

40.D试题分析：21.考查单词意思，conditions意思“条件”，opinions意思“观点”，actions意思“”，行动recommendations意思“推荐”，句子意思“我决定不允许其他人的观点阻止我成为一名音乐家”，所以选B22.考查单词意思，enjoying意思“喜欢”，choosing意思“选择”，taking意思“接受”，giving意思“给”，句子意思“当我八岁时开始接受钢琴课”，所以选C23.根据后面的句子Iwascompletelydeaf.可知选B24.考查单词意思，evidence意思“证据”，result意思“结果”，excuse意思“借口”，cause意思“原因”，句子意思“医生总结神经损害是原因”，所以选D25.考查单词意思，lefte意思“遗弃”，excited意思“兴奋的”，accompanied意思“陪同”，disappointed意思“失望的”，句子意思“但是我对音乐的爱从没有遗弃我”，所以选A26.考查单词意思，purposed意思“目的”，decision意思“决定”，promise意思“承诺”，goal意思“目标”，句子意思“我的目标是将要成为一位打击乐器独奏演员”，所以选D27.考查单词意思，turned意思“翻转”，learned意思“学习”，used意思“利用”，ought意思“应该”，句子意思“我学习从别人那听音乐”，所以选B28.考查单词意思，tell意思“辨别”，see意思“看到”，hear意思“听”，smell意思“闻”，句子意思“通过振动能辨别音调高低”，所以选A29.考查单词意思，carefulness意思“小心”，movement意思“运动”，imagination意思“想象”，experience意思“经历”，句子意思“通过我的身体和我的想象”，所以选C30.考查单词意思，sense意思“感觉”，effort意思“努力”，feeling意思“感觉”，idea意思“主意”，句子意思“我的整个嗓音世界的存在通过利用我所有的每一个感觉”，31.考查单词意思，dissatisfied意思“感到不满的”，astonished意思“吃惊的”，discouraged意思“气馁的”，determined意思“下定决心的”，句子意思“我下决心做为音乐家被评估”，所以选C32.考查单词意思，done意思“做”，accepted意思“接受”，advised意思“建议”，admitted意思“承认”，句子意思“以前其他的聋哑学生没有做过”，所以选A33.考查单词意思，supported意思“支持”，followed意思“跟随”，required意思“要求”，opposed意思“反对”，句子意思“一些老师反对我的办理”，所以选D34.考查单词意思，usually意思“经常地”，finally意思“最后”，possibly意思“可能地”，hopefully意思“希望地”，句子意思“我最终被允许”，所以选B35.考查单词意思，study意思“学习”，research意思“研究”，graduate意思“毕业”，progress意思“进步”，句子意思“毕业时取得了学院的最高荣誉”，所以选C36.由后面的句子…hadbeenwrittenspeciallyforsolopercussionists可以推出答案....37.考查单词意思，enough意思“足够的”，some意思“一些”，many意思“许多”，few意思“很少”，句子意思“很少的作曲被写出来”，所以选D38.考查单词意思，However意思“然而”，Although意思“尽管…但是…”，When意思“当…时候”，Since意思“自从”，句子意思“尽管医生认为我耳聋了”，所以选B39.考查单词意思，mean意思“意味”，seem意思“好像”，conclude意思“包含”，say意思“说”，句子意思“但是并不意味着我的激情不能被实现”，所以选A40.考查单词意思，directed意思“直接”，guided意思“引导”，taught意思“教”,limited意思“限制”，句子意思“我将鼓励其他人不允许自己被其他人限制”，所以选D三、阅读理解18.Attheageof16,ClaraBartonwasadvisedtobecomeateacher,sinceshewasquiteshy.ShetaughtinMassachusettsfortenyears,andwasinvitedtoBordentown,NewJersey,toteachinaprivateschool.Shesawpersonallythatthesecommunitiesneededfreeeducationfortheircitizens,andsherespondedbycreatingafreeschool,oneofthefirstinherstate.Later,officialsignoredherandappointedamaleasprincipalinstead.SheresignedandmovedtoWashingtonDC,becomingthefirstwomanemployedbytheU.S.PatentOffice.

ClaraBartonwasforeverchangedbyherexperiencewiththetroopsintheCivilWar.Shesawsurgeonsdressingwoundswithcornhusks（玉米叶）,sincetheyhadnothingelse.ThemedicalsuppliesfortheArmywerewellbehindthetroops,whoweremovingfasterthantheirmedicalsupplylines.Shebroughtinawagonofbandagesandmedicalsuppliesthatshehadcollectedpersonallybeforehand.

Bartoncontinuedtoworkonthebattlefieldsthroughoutthewar.

Shehelpedintheidentificationprocessof13,000deadUnionsoldiers.Afterward,shewasanimportantfigureinacampaigntoidentifymissingsoldiersfromtheCivilWar.Thisnon-stopworkdebilitatedher,anduponrecommendationbyherphysicians,shetraveledtoEuropetorecoverherself.WhileinEurope,andstillinpoorhealthMissBartonwasmovedbythehardshiponciviliansbroughtaboutbytheFrance-Prussiawar.Shehelpedintheirreliefeffort,andinthatworkshewasinspiredtocreatetheRedCross,whichservedalltroopsandcivilians.

ClaraBartonreturnedtoAmericaandthenbegantheestablishmentoftheAmericanRedCross.TheUSgovernmentdidnotthinktherewouldeverbeanotherwar,afterthehorroroftheCivilWar.ButsheconvincedthemthattheRedCrosswouldbevaluabletoserveintimesofnaturaldisasters,aswell.Thiswasherlastinglegacy（遗产）,anagencythatstillprovidesaidtovictimstoday.60.

Whatdoesthistextmainlytellusabout?A.TheestablishmentoftheAmericanRedCross.B.AgeneralintroductionofClaraBarton’slife.C.ClaraBarton’scontributiontotheRedCross.D.ClaraBarton’sserviceinthearmy.61.

WhydidClaragiveupherjobinthefreeschool?A.Becauseofficialsdidn’tmakeherprincipal.B.BecauseshewantedtoworkinaPatentOffice.C.Becauseshewantedtoserveinthearmy.D.Becauseshewasnotsatisfiedwiththepay.62.Theunderlinedword“debilitated”inthethirdparagraphmeans

.

A.rewarded B.satisfied C.disturbed D.weakened63.WhatisthegreatestcontributionmadebyClaraBarton?

A.Shesetupafreeschool.

B.Shecollectedsuppliesforthearmy.

C.Sheidentifiedmissingsoldiers.

D.ShesetuptheAmericanRedCross.参考答案：BADD19.Itisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercial(商业的)world,thereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.Payhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrent,aspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjob.Forsomeindustrialscientists,however,theattractionsofacademia(学术界)outweighanyfinancial(金钱的)considerations.HelenLeetooka70％cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridge.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiamid-careerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.Someareasofinquiryhavefewprospects(前景)ofacommercialreturn,andLee’sisoneofthem.Theinfluenceofasalarycutisprobablylessseriousforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrant,nowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridge,spenttwoyearsworkingforamedicinecompanybeforereturningtouniversityasapostdoctoralresearcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualchances.Higheruptheladder,whereapaycutisusuallymoreimportant,thedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethechangetoacademiamoreattractive,accordingtoLee.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonot,suchashowtobuildamultidisciplinaryteam,managebudgetsandnegotiatecontracts.Theyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheteachingsideofanacademicrolethatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduate,saysLee,perhapsexperienceinman