湖北省荆州市草市中学高三英语上学期期末试题含解析

湖北省荆州市草市中学高三英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Thepartinthefilm

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A．which

B．who

C．where

D．whom

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B.on;neither

C.in;none

D.in;noone参考答案：C3.Making

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B

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参考答案：A4.Davidhaswonthefirstprizeinsinging;heisstillveryexcitednowandfeels________desiretogotobed.

A．themost B．more

C．worse

D．theleast参考答案：D解析：本题考查几个形容词的比较级和最高级。一般情况下，获奖后会很激动而无法入睡，那么就应该是feelstheleastdesiretogotobed.。5.Thenoticehasbeentoldeveryone_______apartywillbeheldintheopenairtomorrow．

A．whether

B．when

C．where

D．that参考答案：D考查对从句类型的判断能力。选A太牵强；根据从句结构可知从句中不缺状语这一事实，可排除B和C；再根据句子意思可知，空格后的从句是说明句子的主语Thenotice的内容（明天在户外开晚会），故该句是同位语从句，应选that连接主从句，且不可省略。答案为D。6.Thevideogamestheboywasquitefondof_________

himsomuchpleasureduringhischildhood.

A.bringing

B.tobring

C.havingbrought

D.brought参考答案：D7.Withmorethan17，000islands,_____only6000areinhabited,Indonesiaistheworld’slargestarchipelago(岛国).

A.onwhich

B.forwhich

C.ofwhich

D.alongwhich参考答案：C8.

productionupby50%,thefactoryhasanotherwonderfulyear.

A.As

B.For

C.With

D.Through参考答案：C9.—Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletofinishyourwritingbyfiveo’clocktoday?—______.I’llbebusywithexperimentsallday.A.Notachance

B.Notalittle

C.Nottomentionit

D.Notabigdeal参考答案：A10.．—Oh，it’syou！Ididn’t________you.—Wehaven’tseeneachotherforseveralyears.Gladtomeetyouagain.A．realize

B．recognizeC．know

D．see参考答案：B11.Myinterestsincludefootball,bowlingandsurfingtheweb______studyingmyfavoritesubjects．．A．insteadof

B．aswellas

C．lessthan

D．ratherthan参考答案：B12.Thenumberofpeoplewho________killedintheearthquake______4000.A.was;were

B.were;was

C.were;were

D.was;was参考答案：B13.

Thevariousactivitiesourschoolprovidesuswithhavetaughtusmuchthatwewouldneverhave_____learnedinclass.

A.actually

B.thus

C.otherwise

D.instead参考答案：C14.Inresponsetoincreasingaccidentsinvolvinge-bikes,thenewtrafficregulationstatesthatthespeedlimitfore-bikesis30kph,unlessstated

.A.regardless

B.howeverC.otherwise

D.instead参考答案：C选C。考察固定词组。鉴于电动自行车事故频发，新交规规定电动自行车的时速限制是30公里每小时，除非另做说明。unlessotherwise除非，unlessstatedotherwise除非另做说明。15.

Theschoolrulesstatethatnochildshallbeallowedoutoftheschooldatingtheday,______accompaniedbyanadult.A.once

B.when

C.if

D.unless参考答案：D16.Inthe______housethefirefighterssavedalotof______people,buttheycouldn’tbesenttothehospitalbecauseoftheblockedroad.A.damaged;ruined

B.destroyed;damaged

C.damaged;injured

D.destroyed;ruined参考答案：C17.Thequestioncameupattheconference_____weshoulddowiththesluggishmarket.A.which

B.where

C.how

D.what参考答案：D18.Americanfathers______morethantwicetheamountoftimewiththeirchildrenthantheyusedtoinyearspast,duetoasweepingnewtrendcalled"unemployment".A.werespending

B.arespending

C.spent

D.havespent参考答案：B19._________himselfwithconfidence,theyoungmanwenttothemanager’sofficebravely.

A.Havingequipped B.Beingequipped C.Toequip

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myfather,who’dMovedtheretofind

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workwhenIwasthreeyearsold,hehadajobatarestaurantangonlyvisited

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BBDDA21.MysistercalledtheotherdayandtoldmehowsadshewasfeelingaboutMother'sDaythisyear.___21___,IwastakenbysurprisebecauseMayfeelssofaraway.Ifeltinstantly___22___becauseIhadn'tthoughtaboutmymotherinawhile.Andthat's___23___whenitoccurredtomethatour___24___doesn’talwaysfollowacalendar.Afterourmotherdied,Ispentagooddealoftime___25___herinfrontofherphoto.Itenabledmeto___26___conversationswithherthatwere___27___tome.Irememberdesiringtobepickedupthephoneonmanyoccasionsto___28___somegoodnewsorgetheradvice,onlytobe___29___.Now,Isimplytalktoherinmyhead.Herphotohasbecomea_____30_____ofherspiritandI'mgladshe'sthere.Mysister,Ellen,saidthatthisisa_____31_____difficultyearforherandsheistryingto_____32_____why.Shesoundedimpatientwithherself,_____33_____13yearsshouldbeenoughtimeto"getpast”beingsadonMother’sDay.Thetruthis,thatforme,everyyearis_____34_____.Attimes,whentheTVcommercials.advertisementsandlocalstoreslybombuswithfairytalesofflowersandchocolateandjewelry,Igetangry:_____35_____thesesameremindersleavemefeeling_____36_____formywonderfulmom,recalling(回忆)hergenerosityandseriousstyle.Shewasalwaysatrooper.AndsometimesIdon’t_____37_____anyofitatall.AsEllenandItalked,sheseemedtocometoacertain_____38_____.ShewasgoingtobeoutofthecountryonbusinessonMother’sDay,withoutherhusbandoranyfamilyaroundWithoutthepresenceofthis_____39_____,sheworriedaboutbeing_____40_____.ButshedecidedthatitwouldbeOK.Deepinourheart,Mumhasalwaysbeenwithus.21.A.Atlength B.Atintervals C.Atrandom D.Atfirst22.A.disturbed B.depressed C.guilty D.annoyed23.A.exactly B.merely C.eventually D.initially24.A.sorrow B.hesitation C.curiosity D.enthusiasm25.A.staringat B.debatingwith C.talkingto D.relyingon26.A.switchon B.carryon C.spyon D.decideon27.A.secure B.ordinary C.meaningful D.skillful28.A.request B.admit C.obtain D.share29.A.astonished B.disappointed C.embarrassed D.motivated30.A.symbol B.signal C.sign D.mark31.A.normally B.basically C.particularly D.generally32.A.squeezeout B.sortout C.ruleout D.figureout33.A.evenif B.asif C.incase D.nowthat34.A.brilliant B.fortunate C.apparent D.different35.A.Occasionally B.Frequently C.Naturally D.Actually36.A.concerned B.grateful C.eager D.anxious37.A.putupwith B.tryoutfor C.takechargeof D.payattentionto38.A.selection B.decision C.compromise D.conclusion39.A.support B.sympathy C.appreciation D.courage40.A.shocked B.scared C.lonely D.nervous参考答案：21.D

22.C

23.A

24.A

25.C

26.B

27.C

28.D

29.B

30.A

31.C

32.D

33.B

34.D

35.A

36.B

37.D

38.B

39.A

40.C本文是记叙文。作者姐姐打电话来说对于今年的母亲节自己感到特别难过。事实上，距离五月的母亲节还有很长一段时间，所以作者起初非常惊讶，但转而因为自己没有想念母亲而感到十分内疚，引发了自己的回忆及对母亲的思念，表明了悲伤并不总是和日历同步的。【21题详解】考查介词短语。句意：刚开始，我很惊讶因为五月感觉还很远。这句的时间与下一句的instantly（立即地，马上地）形成对比关系。A.Atlength最后，终于，详细地；B.Atintervals时时，不时；C.Atrandom胡乱地，随便地；D.Atfirst起先，首先。故选D。【22题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：马上我又感觉到很内疚，因为好一段时间没有想起母亲了。A.disturbed扰乱的；B.depressed沮丧的，萧条的；C.guilty有罪的；内疚的；D.annoyed恼怒的，烦闷的。故选C。【23题详解】考查副词辨析。句意：也正是在那个时候，我意识到我们的悲伤不总是与日历同步的。A.exactly恰好地，正是；B.merely仅仅，只不过；C.eventually最后，终于；D.initially最初，首先。故选A。【24题详解】考查名词辨析。句意：也正是在那个时候，我意识到我们的悲伤不总是与日历同步的。此空格与第一句中的“sad”呼应。A.sorrow悲伤，懊悔，伤心事；B.hesitation犹豫；C.curiosity好奇，好奇心；D.enthusiasm热心，热忱，热情。故选A。【25题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们的母亲去世后，我经常站在她的照片面前跟她说话。这个空格与第二段倒数第二句中的“talk”呼应，前边谈论的是之前看着母亲照片和母亲谈话，现在是在头脑中想象和母亲谈话。A.staringat凝视，盯住；B.debatingwith与……争辩；C.talkingto责备，与…谈话；D.relyingon依赖，信赖。故选C。【26题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：它能使我和我母亲聊一些有意义的话题。A.switchon接通，开启；B.carryon继续，参与，进行；C.spyon暗中监视，侦查；D.decideon决定，选定。“carryonconservations”意为“进行交谈”。故选B。【27题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：它能使我和我母亲聊一些有意义的话题。此空格与下一句中“somegoodnewsorgetheradvice”呼应，说明作者想和母亲说的都是自己觉得有意义的事情。A.secure安全的，无虑的；B.ordinary普通的，平凡的；C.meaningful有意义的；D.skillful熟练的，巧妙的。故选C。【28题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：我记得很多时候很想让母亲接起电话，跟她分享一些好的消息或者得到她的建议，却只有失望。A.request要求，请求；B.admit承认，准许进入；C.obtain获得；流行；D.share分享。故选D。【29题详解】考查形容词辨析。这句话表达的意思是，作者想让母亲接起电话分享好消息或者得到母亲建议，但母亲去世了，所以每次只能是很失望。A.astonished吃惊的；B.disappointed失望的；C.embarrassed尴尬的；D.motivated有动机的；有积极性的。故选B。【30题详解】考查名词辨析。现在，我常常想象和母亲对话，而不是对着母亲照片说话了。所以她的照片已经变成了她的精神的象征。A.symbol象征，符号；B.signal信号，暗号；C.sign迹象，符号；D.mark标志，符号。故选A。【31题详解】考查副词辨析。句意：姐姐对她来说今年是特别困难的一年，她也不知道为什么。A.normally正常地，通常地；B.basically主要地，基本上；C.particularly异乎寻常地，特别地；D.generally通常，普遍地。故选C。32题详解】考查动词短语。句意：她在试图想明白原因。A.squeezeout挤出，榨出；B.sortout挑选出，分类；C.ruleout排除，取消，划去；D.figureout想出，理解。故选D。【33题详解】考查状语从句的连词。句意：姐姐听起来对自己很不耐烦，好像她觉得13年了，一到母亲节就悲伤的情绪应该过去了。A.evenif

即使，虽然；B.asif好像；C.incase万一，假使；D.nowthat既然，由于。故选B。【34题详解】考查形容词辨析。因为本段中空格后句子提到有时看到母亲节各种各样的广告我会很生气，有时会充满感激，有时我会不在意。所以，对于我，每年是不同的。A.brilliant精彩的；B.fortunate幸运的；C.apparent显然的；D.different不同的。故选D。【35题详解】考查副词辨析。句意：偶尔一些一样的东西会让我心里充满感激，因为它们让我想起我的好妈妈，想起她的慷慨大方，想起她严肃的样子。A.Occasionally偶尔；B.Frequently频繁地，经常地；C.Naturally自然地；D.Actually实际上，事实上。故选A。【36题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：偶尔一些一样东西会让我心里充满感激，因为它们让我想起我的好妈妈，想起她的慷慨大方，想起她严肃的样子。A.concerned有关的，关心的；B.grateful感谢的，令人愉快的；C.eager渴望的；D.anxious焦虑的，担忧的。故选B。【37题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：有时我根本不在意。A.putupwith忍受，容忍；B.tryoutfor竞争，参加选拔；C.takechargeof接管，负责；D.payattentionto注意，重视。故选D。【38题详解】考查名词辨析。句意：当姐姐跟我说的时候，她好像已经做了一个决定。A.selection选择，挑选；B.decision决定，决心；C.compromise

妥协，和解；D.conclusion结论，结局。故选B。【39题详解】考查名词辨析。姐姐决定母亲节在出差不在国内，并且不带丈夫和任何家人。没有了这种家人的支持，她担心会孤单。A.support支持；B.sympathy同情；C.appreciation欣赏，鉴别；D.Courage勇气。故选A。【40题详解】考查形容词辨析。没有家人的支持，姐姐担心会孤单。A.shocked

震惊的，震撼的；B.scared害怕的；C.lonely寂寞的，孤单的；D.nervous紧张的。故选C。三、阅读理解22.NooperasmellsoftheseaquitelikeBritten’sPeterGrimes.Themusicmakesusconstantlyawareofthesea’simmensity,it’spotentialforthreat,andtheplayoflightonitswaves.Buttheseaisn’tjustaspecialbackground,itweighsonthelivesofthecharacters,offeringthemaliving,butataprice.Inthefirstactthelabouredsoundofthestringsevokes(引起)thecompleteheavinessofthesailor’swork,astheyhaul(用力拉)theboatsuptheshingle(鹅卵石).Thenastormgatherswhichrages(肆虐)throughthesceneattheInn,andstirsupanorchestralhurricane.Evenwhenit’scalmandfavorable,theseaisinescapable.Inthecomfortableenclosedworldoftheoperahouse,thiscanonlybesuggested.IntheproductionofPeterGrimesabouttoopenattheAldeburghFestival,itwillbereallypresent,becausetheoperaistakingplaceonthebeach,thesettingformuchofthenarrativeofBritten’sopera,andalsothepoembytheSuffolkpoetGeorgeCrabbethatinspiredit.Thiswon’tbethefirstoperaproductiontobesetintheactuallandscapeinwhichtheactiontakesplace.There’sawell-knownfilmedproductionofToscashotinCastelGandolfoinRome,andaproductionofDonizetti’sAnnaBolenawasoncemountedinthemoat(护城河)surroundingtheTowerofLondon.Butthoseweremanageableurbanlandscapes,withcomfortinglysolidbuildingstoactaswindshieldsandacousticblocks.OntheAldeburghbeachthere’sactuallynothing,apartfromafewboats,somewhole,somewrecked.Hereanythingmorecomplicatedthanwalkingthedogishardtosolve.Thewindblowsawayone’swords,soconversationishard,andanythingnottieddowntendstoblowaway.Theslidingshingleturnsone’sstepsintoadrunkenstagger.Theideaofperforminganoperaintheseconditionsseemsquitebarmy—anaccusationAldeburghdirectorJonathanReakietakescheerfullyonthechin.Whyhashedoneit?“Well,GrimesistheoperaofBritten’sthat’smostassociatedwithAldeburgh,butit’sneverbeenproducedattheFestivalwhichhefounded.Therejustisn’tthespaceforit.InhisanniversaryyearwewantedtofocusonBritten’sconnectionwithSuffolk,andthisseemedtheestwaytodoit.”Havinghadthemadidea,Reakiefoundhiscolleagueswerenotjustaccepting,butenthusiastic.“Wespentalongtimethinkingaboutwaystodoit.Oneideawehadwastodoallthescenesattherighttimeofday.There’sonesceneatdawn,anotheratmidday,andalotofactionatnight,butthatwastoocomplicated.Thenwethoughtaboutdoingafewscenesonthebeach.Butintheend,wethoughthell,let’sjustdothewholething.”66.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethesailor’sworkinthefirstact?

A.Pleasant. B.Hard. C.Comfortable. D.Attractive.67.HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?

A.Bygivingdescriptions. B.Byfollowingtimeorder.

C.Byanalyzingcauses. D.Bymakingcomparisons.68.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?

A.Thebenefitsoftheactuallandscape. B.TheactuallandscapeofAldeburghbeach.C.ThelocationoftheAldeburghbeach.D.ThehardshipofperformingoperainAldeburghbeach.69.Theunderlinedword“barmy”(inParagraph5)isclosestinmeaningto____.

A.crazy

B.impossible

C.wonderful D.terrible70.Reakie’spartners’attitudetowardshisoperaonabeachis____.

A.eager B.cautious C.doubtful D.unfavorable

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