江苏省盐城市建湖县钟庄中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

江苏省盐城市建湖县钟庄中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.IamafraidthatMrs.Blackdoesn’tbelievehersonisabletodesignsuchacomplicatedmachine,_____?A.aren’tI

B.doesshe

C.ishe

D.isn’the参考答案：B2.—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.

—________.A.I’mafraidso

B.It’sadeal

C.You’vegotapoint

D.Isupposenot参考答案：B3.—Howcomeyouwerehalfanhourlateformyclassthismorning,Mike?—_______Myfather’scarbrokedownhalfway.A.Yes,sowhat?

B.No,it’snotmyfault.C.Well,whoknows?

D.Sorry,butIcouldn’thelpit.参考答案：D【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——今天早上你为什么迟到了半小时，迈克？——对不起，我没办法。我父亲的车半路抛锚了。故选D。4.Therearealsostrangerecords,liketheEnglishmanwho

asmallcar

159.6kilogrammes

forthirtythreeseconds!

A．hasbalanced;weighed;onthehead

B．balanced;weighed;bythehead

C．balanced;weighing;onhishead

D．hadbalanced;weighing;byhishead参考答案：C略5.Iwonder

itis

somanypeoplelikebeingwealthy.

A．how;that

B．why;that

C．what;why

D．what,that参考答案：B

6.Ad-makerschoosewordsandbrandnamesverycarefullyinordertomakeacreativeimageoftheproducttheyare_________.[来A.processing

B.producing

C.providing

D.promoting参考答案：D7.Toher________，thesalesgirlstillhelpsthatoldlady.A．surprise

B．relief

C．delight

D．credit

参考答案：D略8.pilot

A．voyage

B．glove

D．tobacco

D．soldier参考答案：C9.---It’ssaidJohnwillbeinajobpayingover$60,000

year.

---Right,hewillalsogetpaidby

week.

A．the;the

B．a;the

C．the;a

D．a;a参考答案：B略10.---Howcouldshehaveletsomethingsoimportant__________hermind?---She’sfullyappliedtoworkrecentlyandgetsburntout.A.occupy

B.cross

C.slide

D.slip参考答案：D考查动词辨析。occupy占据；cross穿过；slide滑倒；slip滑脱。词组：slipone'smind忘记。句意：她怎么能把这么重要的事情忘记了呢？故选D。11.Mr.Smithseemedto________theconfusiononmyface,sohecametomeandofferedahandwiththemathsproblem.A.find

B.catch

C.keep

D.read参考答案：D12.Thoughyouhavefailedmanytimes,youshouldn’t_________.A.makeupyourmind

B.loseyourheartC.loseheart

D.losemind参考答案：C13.WhetherSouthUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina，

yearsago，willbeasuccessfuloneremains

.A．founded；tobeseen

B．found；seenC．found；tobeseen

D．founded；seeing参考答案：A14.Accordingtopolice_____,Mr.andMrs.Huntwerefounddeadontheflooroftheirkitchen.A.appointments

B.accounts

C.agreements

D.assistance参考答案：B15.Heisverypopularamonghisstudentsashealwaystriestogetthem________inhislectures.A.interesting

B.interested

C.beinginterested

D.tointerest参考答案：B16.Sheandherfamilysufferedunderthebrokenhousefornearlyfivehours__________theywererescued.A.when

B.after

C.before

D.since参考答案：C17.27．（2011·全国新卷）Williamfounditincreasinglydifficulttoread,forhiseyesightwasbeginningto___．

A．disappear

B．fall

C．fail

D．damage参考答案：B略二、新的题型18.Itismyf_______nottopointouthisweakness,asaresultofwhichhefailedagain.参考答案：fault三、阅读理解19.

AgehasitsspecialadvantagesinAmerica.

Andoneofthemoreimpressiveofthemistheseniorcitizendiscount.

Anyonewhohasreachedacertainage—insomecasesaslowas55—isautomaticallyentitledtoplentyofpricereductionsatnearlyeverylevelofcommerciallife.

Eligibility(资格)isdeterminednotbyone’sneedbutbythedateonone’sbirthcertificate.

Practicallythediscountshavebecomearoutinepartofmanybusinesses—ascommonascolor1televisionsinmotelroomsandfreecoffeeonairliners.

Peoplewitharrayhairoftenaregiventhediscountswithoutevenaskingforthem;yet,millionsofAmericansaboveage60arehealthyandsolvent(有支付能力的).

Businessesthatwouldneverdareofferdiscountstocollegestudentsoranyoneunder30freelyofferthemtoolderAmericans.

Thepracticeisacceptablebecauseofthewidespreadbeliefthat“elderly”and“needy”aresynonymous(同义的).

Perhapsthatoncewastrue,buttoday,tobesure,thereiseconomicvarietywithintheelderly,andmostofthemaren’tpoor.

Itisimpossibletodeterminetheeffectofthediscountsonindividualcompanies.

Formanyfirms,theyareastimulustoincome.

Butinothercasesthediscountsaregivenattheexpense,directlyorindirectly,ofyoungerAmericans.

Moreover,theydirectlyannoysomepoliticiansandscholarswhoconsideritacomingconflictbetweenthegenerations.

GenerationaltensionsarebeingfueledbycontinuingdebateoverSocialSecuritybenefits,whichmostlyinvolvesatransferofresourcesfromtheyoungtotheold.

Employmentisanotherpoint.

Supportedbylawsandcourtdecisions,moreandmoreolderAmericansarerefusingtheretirementdinnerinfavorofstayingonthejob—therebylesseningemploymentandpromotionopportunitiesforyoungerworkers.

Farfromakindofcharitytheyoncewere,seniorcitizendiscountshavebecomeapowerfuleconomicprivilege(特权)toagroupwithmillionsofmemberswhodon’tneedthem.

Itnolongermakessensetotreattheelderlyasasinglegroupwhoseeconomicneedsdeservepriorityoverthoseofothers.

Seniorcitizendiscountsonlyenrichthemyththatolderpeoplecan’ttakecareofthemselvesandneedspecialtreatment;andtheythreatenthecreationofanewmyth,thattheelderlyareungratefulandtakingforthemselvesattheexpenseofchildrenandotheragegroups.

SeniorcitizendiscountsaretheheartoftheverythingolderAmericansarefightingagainst—discriminationbyage.

72.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat______A.offeringseniorcitizendiscountshasbecomeroutinecommercialpracticeB.seniorcitizendiscountshaveenabledmanyoldpeopletoliveagoodlifeC.givingseniorcitizendiscountshasincreasedthemarketfortheelderlyD.seniorcitizenshavetoshowtheirbirthcertificatestogetadiscount73.Thereasontogibetheseniorcitizendiscountisthat____________A.theelderlyneedhumanehelpfromsocietyB.businessesshoulddosomethingforsocietyinreturnC.oldpeopleareentitledtospecialtreatmentfortheirco