江苏省扬州市育才高级中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析

江苏省扬州市育才高级中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.I’vevisitedalotofdifferentplacesandstayedinlotsofdifferenthotels,butnoneofthem

thisone.A.makes

B.beats

C.compares

D.matches参考答案：D2.—Mummy,howdoyoulikeitifIbuyadictionaryformybrother’sbirthday?—Ibelievehewilllikeit.A.Itcouldn’tbebetter. B.Forgetit.C.Takeiteasy. D.Don’ttroubleyourself.参考答案：A根据答语中的"Ibelievehewilllikeit"可知,Itcouldn’tbebetter"再好不过了"符合语境。3..—Didyouhaveagoodsleeplastnight?

—Yes,neversleep

.A.badly B.better C.worse D.best参考答案：B4.【2012四川卷】Scientistsstudy____humanbrainsworktomakecomputers.A.when

B.how

C.that

D.whether参考答案：34.B

本题考查名词性从句。句意：科学家研究人类大脑是如何工作以制造出电脑的。根据句意，故答案选B。

略5.Tomfearedtogohomeafterhisfailureintheexambecausethe____streamofdiscontentfromhisparentswoulddrivehimcrazy．

A．actual

B．gradual

C．efficient

D．constant参考答案：D6.--Sillyme!Iforgetwhatmyluggagelookslike.--Whatdoyouthinkof__________overthere?A.theone

B.this

C.it

D.that参考答案：D略7.WemetanoldfriendinNewYork________ourexpectation.Shewavedatus________thestreetwhenshesawus.A.with;in

B.outof;nextto C.in;outof

D.beyond;fromacross参考答案：Dbeyondone’sexpectation的意思是“意料之外”；from表示“来自”，across表示“穿过，在对面”，两个介词连用更加准确地表达了wave的地点。8.---Oh,yousoundedjustlikeanative.

---________.Istillhavetroubleexpressingmyself.A.Well,notquite

B.Idon'tcare

C.Yes,you'reright

D.I'mgladyoulikeit参考答案：A9.Thesafetyhelmetsavedtheworker;otherwise,he__________byaflyingobject.A.wouldbekilled B. hadbeenkilledC.waskilled D.wouldhavebeenkilled 参考答案：D10.Therearesomanywaystogetinvolvedineducation,andeveryAmericancando

.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.none参考答案：A11.Thequalityoftheoverseaseducationmaynotbeasgoodaswe_____.A.hadimagined

B.wereimagining

C.haveimagined

D.willimagine参考答案：C12.I______Belindaforwhatshehadsaid;Iknewherfailureputherinabad

mood.

A.trusted B.honored

C.scolded D.forgave参考答案：D13.Theotherday,mybrotherdrovehiscardownthestreetat

Ithoughtwasadangerousspeed.

A.as

B.which

C.what

D.that参考答案：C14.31．Thelecture,_____at7:00pmlazenight,wasfollowedbyanobservationofthemoonwithtelescopes.A．starting

B．beingstarted

C．tostart

D．tobestarted参考答案：A略15.---DoyouhaveaplanforNationalDayholiday?

---I’mgoingtoThailandwithmyparents.

---_____!

A.Youdon’tsay

B.Youcansaythatagain

C.Goodlucktoyou

D.Idaresay参考答案：A16.Itisreportedthatthepeopleinmanywesternareasstillhavedifficultyin_______tosafedrinkingwater.A.access

B.method

C.entrance

D.condition参考答案：A17.Doesthismealcost$50?I__________somethingfarbetterthanthis!

A.prefer

B.expect

C.suggest

D.suppose参考答案：B解析：expect意为“期望,期待,预期,预料”。根据所提供的情景“Doesthismealcost$50?”可判断出期待要比这种肉好得多。prefer意为“(比较起来)喜欢……(而不喜欢……);宁可……(而不……);比起……来还是……好，宁愿选择，更喜欢”；suggest意为“建议,提议,提出(计划等)”；suppose意为“设想,推测，猜想”。

二、新的题型18.根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。ThePleasingSoundofaRainstickAstickisalongtubethatiscarvedout,withsmallsticksorothermaterialspushedinsidesothatithasasomewhatsmoothsurfaceontheoutside,butsmallbarriersinside．Thesecanbeinalinedpattern,foraspecificsound,orplacedatrandomforamorevariedeffect．Itisthenfilledwithavarietyofdifferentthings,likesmallstones,orbeads（珠子）,orevenrice,andtheendsarecappedtoprovideaseal．

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Theoriginsofrainsticksarenotreallyknownandsothestoriesarequitevaried．Some

peoplesaythattheancientpeoplesofChilecreatedrainsticksfromdriedcactus（仙人掌）,with

thesharppointstakenoff,pushedbackinsideandthenfilledwithsmallstones．

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The

DeaguitaIndianssurviveeventoday,andtheyarestillusingtheminmanyoftheirrain

ceremonies．Theyalsomakethemasmusicalinstruments．73

Turningthestickoverquicklywillproduceahighersound,whileturningitslowlywillproduceadeepereffect．Howlongtheeffectlastsdependsonhowlongtheinstrumentis．Thetubealsoaffectsthequalityoftherainsoundaswell．Ifyoumakethemfromsomekindofabsorbentmaterial,likecactusorbamboo,youwillhearitbetterthanifyouweretomakeitfromcardboardtubing．Arainstickcanbemadefromalmostanykindofmaterialandthetypesofthingsthatyoucanuseasfillingscanbeevenmorevaried．

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Usually,theseschoolprojectsaremadeusingacardboardtube,likethecenterfromarolloftoiletpaperorapapertoweltube．Toothpicksaretheninserted,withtheexposedendscutoffandgluedinplace．

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A．Youcanevenmakeyourownrainsticks,andtheyareoftenpartofschoolprojectswheretheyareusedtohelpchildrenlearnthehistoryofIndianpeoples．B．Whenturnedupsidedown,thesematerialsfalldownthroughthetube,bouncingoffofthebarrierstoproduceacalmingrain-likesound．C．Thesewerethencappedwithpiecesofwoodontheendsandusedinceremoniestobringraintotheircrops．D．Oneendiscappedoffwithposterboardandfilledwithriceorbeans,andthentheotherendissealed．E．Youcangetdifferentrainsounds,dependingonhowfastyouturntherainstickitself．F．Thisrainstickcanneverbeopenedaccordingtothescaredwritingsoftheancients．G．Theycanbethreefeetorlongerdependingonwhatthetubeitselfismadefrom.参考答案：BCEAD三、阅读理解19.DutchmastersexhibitioninBeijingThe17thcenturyDutchGoldenAgehadseveralsignificantartistsandarangeofgreatpiecesproducedduringtheperiod—includingJanVermeer'sYoungWomanatVirginal,JanLievens'BoyinaCape,andTurbanandRembrandt'sSelfPortraitwithShadedEyes.Someofthemostrefinedexamplesofthetime,includingthethreepiecesmentionedabove,willmaketheirdebut（首次亮相）inChinaaspartofaworldtourofTheLeidenCollection.Ifyougo:9a.m.-5p.m.,June17-Sept3(closedonMondays).NationalMuseumofChina,1WusiAvenue,Dangchengdistrict.010-6400-1476.Ticket:50yuan($7)TheAgeofMechanicalReproductionTheAgeofMechanicalReproduction,thelatestexhibitionattheRiversideArtMuseum,features41artworksofUSpopiconAndyWarhol,coveringartinstallations,paintingsandphotographs.Warhol'swell-knowninstallationElectricChairisahighlightoftheshow,whichisalsoitsdebutinAsia.Ifyougo:10a.m.-5p.m.,throughAugust28(closedonMondays).TheRiversideArtMuseum,HongyanRoad,Chaoyangdistrict.010-5309-2062.Ticket:60yuanBackwithabangBeijing-basedhandEscapePlanwillholdaconcertinBeijingthisweekend.ThebandismostfamousforthesongTheBrightestStarintheNightSky.Ifyougo:7:30p.m.,June17.BeijingWorker’sGymnasium,GongtiBeilu,Chaoyangdistrict.400-610-3721.Ticket:280-980yuanPurpleclayteapotsYixingpurpleclaypotteriesareavitalpartofChinesepotterycultureandhavebeenincludedinChina'slistofnationalintangibleculturalheritage（国家非物质文化遗产）.Aselectionofmorethan80purpleclayteapotswillgoondisplayatthePolyArtMuseumstartingFriday.TheexhibitwillincludearangeofdelicateteapotworksofJiYishun,WangXiaolongandGaoLijun,