江苏省常州市第十五高级中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析

江苏省常州市第十五高级中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Howwouldyoulike

ifyouwerewatchingyourfavoriteTVprogramandsomeonecameintotheroomandjustshutItoffwithoutaskingyou?A.them

B.oneC.those

D.it参考答案：D试题分析：句意：当你正在看一个你喜欢的节目时，突然有个人进来，一声不吭地关掉电视，你会怎么想？It作形式宾语，指代If后面的句子。该句涉及到了一个疑问句，一个条件状语从句（if）和两个并列句(and)。这当时应该先把它转化为陈述句youwouldlike______.分析句子结构知道like之后缺少一个宾语，需要一个宾格代词充当，所以答案选it。2.______thespeakerreferredtoinhisspeechyesterdaywasunfamiliartothegeneralaudience.A.That

B.What

C.Whether

D.Where参考答案：B3.Molly,mymotheroncegavemeaspecialnumbertocallIrunintoanemergency.A.asif B.sothat C.incase D.eventhough参考答案：C考查状语从句。句意:Molly,我妈妈曾给了我一个特殊的号码,让我万一遇到紧急事件时,就拨打它。incase引导条件状语从句,意思是"以防万一,以防",符合题意。asif"好像",sothat"结果",eventhough"即使"。4.Jack,look!Everybodyisdoinghomeworkquietly.________youmakeanoiseinclass?A.

Could

B.Shall

C.

Will

D.

Must参考答案：D5.—Whatshouldwepaymoreattentiontoifwegocampinginthemountains?—Nothingspecial.Takeaspecialpairofglasses_______thewindthereisstrongandcold.A.evenif B.incase C.providingthat D.solongas参考答案：B6.I’llleaveyoumymobilenumber________there’sanemergency.A.evenif

B.aslongas C.incase D.eversince参考答案：C

试题分析：考查连词。A.evenif即使；B.aslongas只要；C.incase以防；D.eversince

自从；句意：我留给你我的电话号码以防有紧急情况。根据语境可知选C项。

7.Althoughthehugeengine,astallas25meters,isheavy_______,itispowerfulandworkswell.A.carried

B.tobecarried

C.tocarry

D.beingexposed参考答案：C略8.Ifyouhavetocatchthefirstbuseveryday，choosethishotel．Itisvery

forthestation—it’sonlyatwo-minutewalk.A．close

B．comfortable

C．convenient

D．near参考答案：C考查形容词。beconvenientforsth．附近的，近便的，容易到达的。becloseto．．．离……近。9.It’sdefinitely__

_thatyouconstantlyrepeatedthesamemistake.Yououghttoexplainittome.A.nodoubt

B.nowonder

C.nocoincidence

D.nohesitation参考答案：C10.Hermotherdoesn’t_______ofhergoingtostudyintheUnitedStatesalone.A.admit

B.agree

C.prove

D.approve参考答案：D11.TheSpanishNationalFootballTeamissuchasuperbonethattheycan

.A.gettheirhandsdirty

B.havetheirhandsfullC.laytheirhandsonus

D.beatushandsdown参考答案：D【详解】考查谚语辨析。句意：西班牙国家足球队是如此卓越以致于能够把我们打败。A.gettheirhandsdirty亲自动手；B.havetheirhandsfull忙的不可开交；C.laytheirhandsonus找到某人或某物；D.beatushandsdown打败某人。故选D。32.Foralongtimetheywalkedwithoutsaying_____word.Johnwasthefirsttobreak_____silence.A.the;a

B.a;the

C.a;/

D.the;/参考答案：B略10.Tomraisedhishandsasif______something．

A.saying

B.said

C.says

D.tosay参考答案：D略14.I’msurewe____abetterjob,butthetimewaslimited.A.did

B.woulddo

C.couldhavedone

D.haddone参考答案：C15.Sunandseacanhelpbeatdepressionandyoucanleave________troublesyou’vegotbehind.A.which B.whichever C.what D.whatever参考答案：D

.16.22．Thenoticecamearoundtwointheafternoon

themeetingwouldbeputoff.

A．when

B．that

C．whether

D．how参考答案：B略17.Surelyyoucanfindtilemuseum，foritiswithineasy

ofyourhotel．A．walk

B．reach

C．distance

D．space参考答案：B二、新的题型18.根据短文内容，从短文后的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。

Americansboughtanestimated18andahalfmillionbicycleslastyear.Somebikesnevergetmuchriding,.

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ButaprojectbasedinWashingtonisputtingunwantedbikesfromtheUnitedStatestogooduseindevelopingcountries.KeithObergisthedirectorofBikesfortheWorld.Hesaid,“Everybodyhasanoldbicycle,anditisusuallynotridden

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.BikesfortheWorldcollectsbicyclesanddeliversthematlowcosttocommunityprogramsindevelopingcountries.ThebicyclesrecyclingprogramisoneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.ItisasponsoredprojectoftheWashingtonAreaBicyclistAssociation.

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Sincethenithasshippedmorethan40,444bikestocommunitiesinAfrica,LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean,saysdirectorKeithOberg.BikesfortheWorldpartnerswithnonprofitgroupsintheUnitedStatestocollectunwantedbikes.Thenitworkswithnonprofitintheothercountriestogetthebikestoorganizationsandindividualsthatneedthemthemost.Forexample,theBicycleEmpowermentNetworkNamibiausesthebikestoprovidetransportationforhealthworkers.

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Theorganizationalsohasbicycleambulanceservicestotransportthesick.TheBicycleEmpowermentNetworkalsoprovidestrainingandsupporttohelplocalorganizationsandindividualsopenbikeshopsoftheirown.Thebusinessesselltherecycledbikesatlowcostandproviderepairservices

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.

A.

Mostlytheygatherdust.B.

However,theyareveryexpensivetobuy.C.

Itsitsthereinthegarage,orbasementorshed,goingtowaste.D.

BikesfortheWorldbeganin2005.E.

DoyouknowwhenBikesfortheworldbegin.F.

Thatmakesitpossibleforthemtovisitmorepatientseachday.G.

Manyoftheorganizationsusethemoneytheyearntohelppayforothercommunityprojects.参考答案：71—75ACDFG三、阅读理解19.ItiswidelyknownthatanyEnglishconversationbeginswithTheWeather.SuchafixationwiththeweatherfindsexpressioninDr.Johnson’sfamouscommentthat“WhentwoEnglishmeet,theirfirsttalkisofweather.”ThoughJohnson’sobservationisasaccuratenowasitwasovertwohundredyearsago,mostcommentatorsfailtocomeupwithaconvincingexplanationforthisEnglishweather-speak.BillBryson,forexample,concludesthat,astheEnglishweatherisnotatallexciting,theobsessionwithitcanhardlybeunderstood.Hearguesthat“Toanoutsider,themoststrikingthingabouttheEnglishweatheristhatthereisnotverymuchofit.”Simply,thereasonisthattheunusualandunpredictableweatherisalmostunknownintheBritishIsles.JeremyPaxman,however,disagreeswithBryson,arguingthattheEnglishweatherisbynatureattractive.Brysoniswrong,hesays,becausetheEnglishpreferencefortheweatherhasnothingtodowiththenaturalphenomena.”Theinterestislessinthephenomenathemselves,butinuncertainty.”Accordingtohim,theweatherinEnglandisverychangeableanduncertainanditattractstheEnglishaswellastheoutsider.BrysonandPaxmanstandforcommonmisconceptionsabouttheweather-speakamongtheEnglish.Bothcommentators,somehow,aremissingthepoint.TheEnglishweatherconversationisnotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Englishweather-speakisasystemofsigns,whichisdevelopedtohelpthespeakersovercomethenaturalreserveandactuallytalktoeachother.Everyoneknowsconversationsstartingwithweather-speakarenotrequestsforweatherdata.Rather,theyareroutinegreetings,conversationstartersortheblank“fillers”,Inotherwords,Englishweather-speakisameansofsocialbonding.57.TheauthormentionsDr.Johnson’scommenttoshowthat________.A.mostcommentatorsagreewithDr.JohnsonB.Dr.JohnsonisfamousforhisweatherobservationC.thecommentwasaccuratetwohundredyearsagoD.Englishconversationsusuallystartwiththeweather58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsession”mostprobablyreferto?A.Asocialtrend.B.Anemotionalstate.C.Ahistoricalconcept.D.Anunknownphenomenon.59.Accordingtothepassage,JeremyPaxmanbelievesthat________.A.BillBrysonhaslittleknowledgeoftheweatherB.thereisnothingspecialabouttheEnglishweather]C.theEnglishweatherattractspeopletotheBritishIslesD.Englishpeopletalkabouttheweatherforitsuncertainty60.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A.ToexplainwhatEnglishweather-speakisabout.B.ToanalyzemisconceptionsabouttheEnglishweather.C.TofindfaultwithbothBillBr