四川省成都市棠湖中学外语实验学校高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

四川省成都市棠湖中学外语实验学校高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Manypupilssaidtheywerenothappybecausevarietiesofclasses____theirplaytime．A．covered

B．wasted

C．occupied

D．divided参考答案：C2.—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A.checked

B.willhavecheckedC.havebeenchecking

D.hadchecked参考答案：A3.Theyneed_____________theyhad.A.morewaterfourtimesthan

B.fourtimesasmuchwaterasC.fourtimesthewaterofD.asmuchfourtimeswateras参考答案：B4.Thegreatinterestinpubliceducationoverthepastthreedecadesindicatesthestrongfeelinginoursocietythatallchildren,

theirconditions,deservetheopportunitytofullydeveloptheircapabilities.A.how B.what C.whatever D.however参考答案：C5.—HaveyoufinishedreadingJaneEyre?—No,I_______myhomeworkalldayyesterday．

A.wasdoing

B.woulddo

C.haddone

D.do参考答案：A6.Lifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfrom______inthecountryside,wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace.A.

one

B.it

C.theone

D.that参考答案：D7.

ThefilmHarryPotterIVis________forchildrenabove12andadults,foritcontainshorrorandviolence．

A.promised

B.intended

C.admitted

D.permitted参考答案：

B8.MostofthestudentsfeltratherdisappointedattheEnglishparty．Theysaidthatit

betterorganized．A．mightbe

B．couldhavebeenC．musthavebeen

D．shouldbe参考答案：B9.Ourteacherisverystrictwithus.Innoway________expecthertoforgiveyoufordoingsuchathing.

A.willyou

B.youwill

C.canyou

D.youcan参考答案：C略10.—CanIhaveanapple,UnclePal?—________.Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.A.Itdoesn'tmatter

B.It'sadeal

C.You'rewelcome

D.Helpyourself参考答案：D11.I’msorryIdidn’tphoneyou,butIhavebeenverybusy________thepastcoupleofweeks.

A.beyond

B.over

C.with

D.among(根据2011年山东高考试题第30题改编)参考答案：B略12.On____theflightwouldbedelayed,wemadeotherarrangement.

A.beinginformed

B.informed

C.informing

D.havinginformed参考答案：A略13.----Excuseme,couldyoutellmethewaytotheBritishMuseum?

----Sorry,I'mastrangerhere.

----_______.A.Thanksanyway

B.Itdoesn'tmatter

C.Nevermind

D.Noproblem参考答案：A14.40．ConcerthallsaroundShanghaiwillbestagingnumerousperformances___romanceandloveforWhiteValentine'sday．

A．featured

B．tofeature

C．featuring

D．havingfeatured参考答案：C略15.---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid______.Igotfullmark.A.noless

B.notless

C.notworse

D.noworse参考答案：D略16.GarterDruse___________hisbeingselectedfortheimportanttasktohiscourage，devotionandknowledgeofthearea.A.led

B.owed

C.devoted

D.contributed参考答案：B17._____goingtotheprogram“Ifyouaretheone”,hewasratherconcernedabout

beingturneddowninpublic.

A.Muchasheliked

B.Howeverheliked

C.Ashelikedmuch

D.Asmuchheliked参考答案：A二、新的题型18.Canyouimagineyourparentschoosingyourhusbandorwifeforyou?Andcanyouimaginenotsettingeyesonhimorheruntilyourweddingday?ThissituationiscommoninIndia,theMiddleEastandmanypartsofAfrica.

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Wedon'trealizethatpeopleinotherplacesoftengetmarriedinverydifferentways---andwithdifferentmotives（动机）．17

Amarriageprovidesasafeandstablehomeforthehusbandandwife．Italsojoinschildren,makingsurethecouplewillbetakencareofinoldage．Becauseamarriageisimportantforthewholefamily,someculturesdon'tletyoungpeoplechoosewhomtomarry．Justastherearemanydifferentreasonsformarriage,therearealsomanydifferentweddingrituals（仪式）,

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InatypicalWesternwedding,thebrideseeksgoodluckbywearing"somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue．"Somethingoldrepresentsthepast．Somethingnewrepresentssuccessinthefuture．Somethingborrowedremindsthebrideshecangethelpfromherfriendsandfamily.

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InPoland,oneweddingtraditionisnotonlylucky,butalsoverypractical．Theweddingguestspinmoneytothebride'sdresswhilesheisdancing．Themoneyismeanttobringluckandtohelptheyoungcouplebuildtheirnewlife．InBermuda,theyoungcoupleplantsatreeintheyardoftheirnewhome．Oncetheymovein,theytakegoodcareofthetree,makingitgrowandblossom．Theplantingofthetreeisagoodmetaphor（隐喻）formarriage.

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A．Everyculturehasitsownwaysofbringinggoodlucktothehappycouple． B．Atrulygoodmarriageissomethingthatgrowswithcare． C．IntheUnitedStates,parentsdonotarrangemarriagesfortheirchildren． D．Andsomethingblueremindshertobetruetoherhusband． E．Marriagecustomsaroundtheworldoftendifferfromourown． F．Inmanycountries,marriageisapracticalmatter． G．Differentcountrieshavedifferentcultures．参考答案：EFADB三、阅读理解19.Fromthelossofwildlifetorisingsealevels,we’reallwellawareoftheproblemsthatclimatechangecouldcause.Butwhileitmayseemlikesuchissueswon’taffectmostofusdirectly,itlookslikefuturegenerationscouldgrowupwithoutsomethingthatmanyofusnowtakeforgranted:chocolate.AccordingtoanessaypublishedbytheUSNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,changestotheclimateintheregionsthatproducecacao–theplantfromwhichchocolateisproduced–maymeanthatitwillsoonbecomeextinct.Mostoftheworld’scacaogrowsincountriesclosetotheequator(赤道),withoverhalfofitgrowingintheAfricannationsofGhanaandIvoryCoast.It’spredictedthatby2050,climatechangewillhaveacceleratedtherateatwhichtemperaturesinthesecountriesrise,makingitextremelydifficultforcacaotogrowthere.Theproblemdoesn’tlieinincreasedheat,however,butinlowerhumidity(湿度),asit’sbelievedthatrainfallwillstayatthesamelevelifthetemperaturerises.“Inotherwords,ashighertemperaturessqueezemorewateroutofsoilandplants,it’sunlikelythatrainfallwillincreaseenoughtooffsetthemoisture(水分)loss,”MichonScott,theessay’sauthor,wrote.Tohelpfightthisproblem,researchersfromBerkeleyUniversityintheUSareworkingonchangingtheDNAofcacaoplantstoallowthemtosurviveindryerconditionsbyusinggeneeditingtechnology,accordingtoUSNews.Inthemeantime,UScompanyMars,oneoftheworld’sbiggestmanufacturersofchocolateproducts,announcedinJanuarythatitwouldspend$1billion(6.33billionyuan)tohelpreducetheeffectsofclimatechange.“Thisisaworldissue,anditrequireseveryonetoworktogether,”MarsspokespersonBarryParkintoldBusinessInsider.Themessagehereisthatifwealldoourpart,wemaybeabletopreventsomeoftheworstimpactsofclimatechange.Orifwe’reunlucky,chocolatewillbecomeathingofthepast.24. Whatcouldmakeithardforcacaotogrowaroundtheequatorinthefuture?A.thehighertemperaturesthereB.thehigherhumiditythereC.theincreaseinrainfallthereD.themoisturelossinthesoilthere25. WhatdidBarryParkinsuggest?A.Nomanisanisland.

B.Everylittlebitcounts.

C.Unitedwestand;dividedwefall.

D.Wishforthebest;preparefortheworst.26. Whatcanwelearnfromt