重庆长寿龙溪中学高三英语上学期期末试题含解析

重庆长寿龙溪中学高三英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Nobodycanbesuccessfulineverythinginlife.Inotherwords,youmightfail______otherssucceedortheotherwayaround.A.where B.since C.although D.unless参考答案：A试题分析：考查宾语从句。句意：在生活中没有人能成功。换句话说，你可能会失败，在别人成功之处失败，故选A项。2.____________electronicmails,todayyoucansendaletterhalfwayaroundtheworldinsecondssimplybypressingabutton.A.Apartfrom

B.Accordingto

C.Thanksto

D.Inspiteof参考答案：C3.Theexpertinsistedthatsilkwormswerefirstraisedbyawomanin______isnowHebeiProvince.A.which

B.that

C.where

D.what参考答案：D4.—AreyougoingtoTom’sbirthdayparty?

—_____.Imighthavetowork.

A.Itdepends

B.Thankyou

C.Soundgreat

D.Don’tmentionit参考答案：A5.ItisnotuntilMay,2013

theonlineconsultationcomestoanend

thedraftwillbeofficiallyinforce．

A．when;that

B．that;that

C．that;when

D．before;that参考答案：A略6.It’shightimethatwe______toenvironmentalprotectionandecologicalimprovement.

A.havedevoted

B.devoted

C.aredevoting

D.haddevoted参考答案：B略7.Doyouthinkshoppingonlinewill________taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?A.especially

B.frequently

C.merely

D.finally参考答案：D8.TheoriginalOlympicshadfewereventsthan

theyhaveatthemodemOlympicstoday,

isoneofthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.A.what;that B.what;which C.that;that D.what;what参考答案：B

9.TheUnitedNationssayshungerkillsmorepeopleeveryyearthanAIDS,malariaandtuberculosis________.A.combining

B.combinedC.beingcombined

D.havingcombined参考答案：B考查过去分词作定语，这里combined作AIDS,malariaandtuberculosis的定语，是三者的总和，句意：联合国称每年饿死的人数超过了艾滋病、疟疾和结核病的总和。10.______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A.Dealwith

B.DealingwithC.Todealwith

D.Havingdealtwith参考答案：D考查非谓语动词。句意：我们以前处理过这样的问题，这次我们处理得很好。此处不是并列句，也不是从句，所以应该是非谓语动词。句子主语we和非谓语动词dealwith之间是主动关系，且动作先于谓语动词的动作，根据句意可知用现在分词完成式做原因状语，故答案为D。11.MrWhiteknowsalittleJapanese,____hecan’tunderstandtheinstructionsonthebottleofthepills.A.so

B.and

C.but

D.for参考答案：C12.Thecountryhasalreadysentupthreeunmannedspacecraft,themostrecent

attheendoflastMarch.A．hasbeenlaunched

B．havingbeenlaunchedC．beinglaunched

D．tobelaunched参考答案：B解析：themostrecenthavingbeenlaunched构成独立主格结构。themostrecent指最近发射的载人飞船,与launch是被动关系所以要用动词+ing形式的完成式的被动式。

13.Countriesarelookingfornewcleanfuels,suchassolarenergy,________theirhomesinwinter.

A.toheat

B.heating

C.heated

D.havingheated参考答案：A略14.Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A.when

B.that

C.which

D.where参考答案：D略15.Somepeoplethinkthatbeingabletospeakmorethanonelanguageis_____youstandoutandgetahead.

A.how

B.because

C.if

D.what参考答案：A略16.

______isperhapsthemostvaluableis______youlearnaboutyourselfandyourownculture.

A.What;that

B.Which;where

C.What;what

D.What;when参考答案：C.二、完型填空17.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。

Yesterday,ourteacheraskeduswhenamancouldbereferredasanoldman.Davidstoodupandsaidpeoplewithwrinklescouldbecalledoldpeople,However,Marydidn’t

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,forsomepeoplemaygainwrinklesatanearlierageowingtotheir

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work.ThenLilyexpressedherideathatthosereachingtheir60sormorecouldbecalledoldpeople.Thistime,Emilyexpressedher

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thatsomeoldpeoplemaystillbeenergeticandtryingtopursuetheirdreams,whichmakesthemappear

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.Theclasswasoverandwestilldidn’treachany

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,sotheteacheraskedustothinkaboutitafterclass.The

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hasremindedmeofthesayingofJ.Barrymorethatamanisn’toldaslongasheis

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something.

Mygrandmaissuchawomanwhopursuesherdream

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whenshe’s70now.Shehas

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herdreamofbeingapaintersinceshewasalittlechild.

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,becauseherfamilywaspoor,shehadto

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herdreamandsteppedintothe

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toraisemoneysoastosupportherfamily.Thoughshehas43

abandonedherdream,shecouldhardlyfindany

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torealizeitbecauseofthetoughwork.

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,chancecamewhensheretiredfromherwork.Shebegantakingherpaintinglessons

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shehadall-whitehairandlotsofwrinkles.Atfirst,Iwas

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herideaofattendingschoolatsooldanage,butafterseeingherpainthappilyandenjoyably,I

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feelingitagoodchoice.Sheseemsenergeticand

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fine.Soifwehaveourdreamsandseekforthem,wearen’told.It’swhenwedon’tknowwhatwewantandlet

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bethecenterpointofourlivesthatwecanfinallyberegardedastheold.31.A.respond

B.agree

C.identify

D.understand32.A.negative

B.boring

C.tough

D.challenging33.A.certainty

B.wish

C.theory

D.doubt34.A.attractive

B.young

C.intelligent

D.ambitious35.A.conclusion

B.contract

C.decision

D.destination36.A:embarrassment

B.obstacle

C.question

D.confusion37.A.preserving

B.seeking

C.treasuring

D.possessing38.A.even

B.nearly

C.only

D.hardly39.A.realized

B.changed

C.promoted

D.kept40.A.However

B.Instead

C.Moreover

D.Therefore41.A.giveup

B.searchfor

C.putaside

D.stickto42.A.reality

B.society

C.world

D.nature43.A.seldom

B.occasionally

C.already

D.never44.A.time

B.energy

C.help

D.money45.A.Suddenly

B.Finally

C.Soon

D.Fortunately46.A.because

B.once

C.though

D.unless47.A.against

B.for

C.at

D.with48.A.risked

B.rejected

C.continued

D.began49.A.feels

B.proves

C.looks

D.grows50.A.achievements

B.regrets

C.dreams

D.difficulties参考答案：31—35BCDBA

36—40CBADA

41—45CBDAB

46—50CADCB三、阅读理解18.

Atacertaintimeinourlivesweconsidereveryplaceasthepossiblesites(地点)forahouse.IhavethussearchedthecountrywithinadozenmilesofwhereIlive.InimaginationIhaveboughtallthefarms,oneafteranother,andIknewtheirprices.

ThenearestthingthatIcametoactualownershipwaswhenIboughttheHollowellplace.Butbeforetheownercompletedthesalewithme,hiswifechangedhermindandwishedtokeepit,andheofferedmeadditionaldollarstoreturnthefarmtohim.However,IlethimkeeptheadditionaldollarsandsoldhimthefarmforjustwhatIgaveforit.

TherealattractionsoftheHollowellfarmtomewereitsposition,beingabouttwomilesfromthevillage,halfamilefromthenearestneighbor,bounded(相邻)ononesidebytheriver,andseparatedfromthehighwaybyawidefield.Thepoorconditionofthehouseandfencesshowedthatithadn’tbeenusedforsometime.Irememberedfrommyearliesttripuptheriverthatthehouseusedtobehiddenbehindaforestarea,andIwasinahurrytobuyitbeforetheownerfinishedgettingoutsomerocks,cuttingdowntheapplestrees,andclearingawaysomeyoungtreeswhichhadgrownupinthefields.Iwantedtobuyitbeforehemadeanymoreofhisimprovements.ButitturnedoutasIhavesaid.

Iwasnotreallytroubledbytheloss.Ihadalwayshadagarden,butIdon’tthinkIwasreadyforalargefarm.Ibelievethataslongaspossibleitisbettertolivefreeanduncommitted(无牵挂的).Itmakesbutlittledifferencewhetheryouownafarmornot.51.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Hewantedtobuytheoldestfarmnearwherehelived.

B.Hemadeastudyofmanyfarmsbeforebuying.

C.Hemademoneybybuyingandsellingfarms.

D.Hehadthemoneytobuythebestfarminthecountry.52.WhydidtheauthordecidetobuytheHollowellplace?

A.Itwasofgoodmarketvalue.

B.Itwasnexttothehighway.

C.Itwasinagoodposition.

D.Itwasbehindanicegarden.53.Whydidtheauthorwanttobuythefarminahurry?

A.Hewasafraidtheownermightchangeshismind.

B.Hehopedtoenlargetheforestonthefarm.

C.Hewantedtokeepthefarmasitwas.

D.Hewaseagertobecomeafarmowner.54.Theunderlinedwords“theloss”inthelastparagraphreferto___.A.themoneytheauthorlostinbuyingthefarmB.thesaleofthegardenintheHollowellplaceC.theremovalofthetreesaroundthehouseD.thefailuretopossesstheHollowellplace55.Whatdoestheauthorbelieveasimportantinlife?A.ToownafarmB.TosatisfyhisneedsC.TobefreefromworriesD.Toliveinthecountryside参考答案：解析：51.B。细节理解题。从文章第一段的IhavethussearchedthecountrywithinadozenmilesofwhereIlive可知作者在购买那些农场前都经过了认真的调查研究。52C。细节理解题。从文章第三段第一句前部分TherealattractionsoftheHollowellfarmtomewereitsposition…可知答案为选项C，其余几项文中未提及。53C。细节理解题。从第三段最后Iwantedtobuyitbeforehemadeanymoreofhisimprovements.ButitturnedoutasIhavesaid.可知作者想在原来的农场主人装修前买下目的就是要保持它原来的面貌。其余选项不是作者匆忙买下的原因。54D。词义猜测题。第二段最后提到买到手的农场结果因为原来的女主人改变主意，又只好原价卖给他，自己于是就失去所有权了。故正确答案为选项D。55。C推理判断题。从文章最后一段的Ibelievethataslongaspossibleitisbettertolivefreeanduncommitted(无牵挂的).Itmakesbutlittledifferencewhetheryouownafarmornot.可知“无牵挂的自由自在的生活才是最重要的，有没有农场没多大关系。【易错提醒】没有在原文中找到题干中出现的believe相关的语句而错选其它选项。

19.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。IMAGINEiftherewasadevicethatcoulddoeverythingforyou–wakeyouupeverymorning,chatwithyouandtypeyoure-mails.

Thepieceoftechnologyinquestionwouldbesmart,abletotellyouabouttheweatherandwherethenearestrestaurantsare.

Thegoodthingisyounolongerneedtowonder,becausesomethinglikethisalreadyexists.AnditsnameisSiri.

SiriisavoicerecognitionapplicationdesignedforAppleproductsandtheconcepthasbeenaroundforalmostayear.

WhenSirifirstcameoutitcouldonlyspeakEnglish,butnowithas“learned”lotsofnewlanguages,includingChinese,CantoneseandTaiwanese,reportedTheWallStreetJournal.So,youcangiveitordersinyourmothertongue.

Buthowcouldacellphoneoracomputer“hear”whatyouaresayingandunderstandit?Thisisallbecauseofvoicerecognitiontechnology.

Whenyouspeak,yourvoicecreatesvibrations(振动)intheair–abitlikewavesinthewaterwhenyouthrowarockintothelake.Themicrophonereceivesthevibrationsandthecomputerchangesthemintodigitaldatathatisthendividedintomanyparts.Theyareanalyzedonebyonetoseewhatpronunciationseachpartstandsfor.Thecomputerthenputsthesepronunciationstogetherintopossiblewordsaccordingtoitsbuilt-indictionary.

Butfiguringoutthewordsisfarfromenough;buildingwordsintomeaningfulsentencesisthemostdifficultpart.Thecomputerhastocomparewhatithearstoalargelibraryofknownphrasesandsentencestodeterminewhattheuserissaying.

However,peopledon’talwaystalkinthemoststandardwayandsometimesmakegrammaticalmistakes.Thisiswhytraditionalvoicerecognitionsoftwarealwaysrequiresyoutorememberkeywordsandtospeakinacertainway.

Fortunately,Siriisn’tlikethat.It’snotjust“voicerecognition”;it’s“naturallanguageunderstanding(NLU)”.Youcanaskitthingslike“DoIneedanumbrellatoday?”anditwillknowthatyouareaskingabouttheweather,accordingtoABCNews.

“ThekeythingisNLU–understandingwhatyoumeanandwhatyouwant,”NeilGrantfromNuance,asoftwarecompanyintheUS,toldTheGuardian.“Historically,youhadtolearnahugelonglistofcommands.AsNLUprogresses,youcansaywhatyouwantinawaythat’