2021-2022年高三階段性檢測英語試卷

實(shí)用文檔實(shí)用文檔20212021第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）5ABC10關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1、WhatwillDorothydoontheweekend?AGooutwithherfriend BworkonherpaperCMakesome2、WhatwasthenormalpriceoftheT-shirt?A＄15 B＄30 C＄503、WhathasthewomandecidedtodoonSundayafternoon?AToattendawedding BTovisitanexhibition CTomeetfriend4、WhendoesthebankcloseonSaturday?A.at1:00pm B.at3:00pm C.at4:00pm5、wherearethespeakers?AInastore BInaclassroom CAtahotel第二節(jié)（15115分66、7題。6WhatdoweknowaboutNora?ASheprefersaroomofown BShelikestoworkwithothergirlsCShelivesnearthecitycenter7、Whatisgoodabouttheflat?A.Ithasalargesittingroom B.Ithasgoodfurniture C.Ithasabigkitchen、98.wherehasBarbarabeen?A.Milan. B.Florence.9.WhathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?A.Shoes. B.Stones.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。Whoismakingthetelephonecall?ThomasBrothers. B.MikeLandon.WhatrelationisthewomantoMr.Cooper?Hiswife. B.Hisboss.Whatisthemessageabout?Ameeting. B.AvisittoFrance聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。Whocouldthemanspeakermostprobablybe?

C.Rome.C.Books.C.JackCooper.C.Hissecretary.C.Thedateforatrip.Apersonwhosawtheaccident. B.Thedriverofthelorry. C.Apoliceofficer.14.WhatwasMrs.Franksdoingwhentheaccidenttookplace?A.WalkingalongChurchillAvenue. B.Gettingreadytocrosstheroad.C.Standingoutsideabank.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?Atabout8:00am. B.Atabout9:00am. C.Atabout10:00am.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?A.Alorryhitacar. B.Acarranintoalorry. C.Abankclerkrushedintothestreet.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?Thehistoryoftheschool. B.Thecoursesfortheterm. C.Theplanfortheday.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudent?Intheschoolhall. B.Inthesciencelabs. C.Intheclassrooms.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?Takesciencecourses B.EnjoyexcellentAttendworkshops.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestion?Duringthelunchhour. B.Afterthewelespeech. C.Beforethetouroflabs第二部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白下的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Hi,UncleChen.DoyoustillplayMajiang? .It’stwoyearssinceIplayedMajiang.No,Idon’t B.Yes,IdoC.Nottoomuch D.Oh,yes,butIwishIdidn’tIfIruledtheworld,Iwould theworld everythingthatisbad.A.getridof;byB.beridof;byC.rid;of23.Iwouldn’tthinkittoaskhimtoD.getrid;oftheclub－h(huán)e’llonlyrefuse.A.worthwhile;joinB.worthwhile;joininC.worth;join D.worth;joinin “I’mmorenervousrightnowthanwhenI ,”Janesaid,asshesawthegroupofreporterswaitinganxiouslyattheexitofthegym.hadpeted B.waspeting C.pete D.havepetedTheyhavedonethingstheyoughtnottohavedoneand undonethingstheyoughttohavedone,whichisreallyashame.left B.leaving C.willleave D.toleaveThemobilityofpopulationinourcountryhasbeenincreasing.Yes.Nowadaysmanypeoplekeeponthemove, theretobebetter-paidjobs.tohope B.hoping C.expecting D.toexpect thecold,thinairandlowoxygenlevelscancausemountainsickness.Inspiteof B.Ontopof C.Intermsof D.RegardlessofThenegativeway greenisusedis itreferstosomeonewithlittleexperience.不;because B.inwhich;what C.that;when D.which;thatWeneedamorecapableleadertohelpusfinishthechallengingtask, withastrongwillaswellassortofhumor.who B.whom C.one D.theoneMr.Smith,youhavetoworkveryquicklyinorderto .Iknow.Ilikethat.It’sverychallenging.makebothendsmeet B.mendyourwaysC.avoidbeingfired D.meetyourdeadline DoyouknowTomwashitontheheadbyaflyingstoneandknocked lastnight?He’sinhospitalatpresent.Really?I”llgoandseehim.down B.unconscious C.conscience D.consciousCanthepupilseoutinthedaytime?No.Theschoolrulestatesthatnochild beallowedoutduringthedayunlessacpaniedbyanadult.will B.can C.shall D.needNobodybelievedhisreasonforbeingabsentfromtheclass hehadtomeethisuncleattheairport.why B.that C.where D.because totheimpressivenessandbeautyofChangling the_Ling’enPalace.Added;is B.Adding;are C.Toadd;are D.Adding;isThesecarpaymentsaregoingtoputme hered B.intheblackC.tickledpink D.greenwithenvy第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A，B，C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Itwashergiggling(咯咯)thatdrewmyattention.Notetakingreallywasn'tallthatfunny.Walkingovertotheoffender,Iaskedforthe 36 .Frozen,sherefusedtogiveittome.Iwaited,allattentionintheclassroomonthequiet 37 betweenteacherandstudent.Whenshefinally 38 itovershewhispered,"Okay,butIdidn'tdrawit."Itwasahand-drawn 39_ ofme,teethblackenedandthewords"I'mstupid"ingoutofmymouth.Imanagedtofolditupcalmly.Mymind, 40 ,wasworkingangrilyasIstrugglednotto_41_.IfiguredIknewthetwomostlikelycandidatesfordrawingthepicture.Itwoulddothemsome 42 _toteachthemalesson,andmaybeitwashightimethatIdidit!Thankfully,Iwasabletokeepmyself 43 .Whentherewereaboutsixminutesremaining,Ishowedtheclassthepicture.TheywereallsilentasItoldthemhow 44 thiswasforme.Itoldthemtheremustbeareason 45andnowwastheirchancetowritedownanythingtheyneededtotellme.ThenIletthemwritesilentlywhileIsniffedinthebackoftheclassroom.AsI46thenoteslater,manyofthemsaidsomethinglike,"I'vegotnothingagainstyou,"or"I'msorryyouwere47."Somekidssaid,"We'reafraidofyou."Buttwonotes,fromthegirlswhoI48werebehindthepicture,hadalistofissues.Iwastoomean，toostrict…Readingthosenotes,I49thatoverthecourseofthisyear,insteadof50_mystudents,Ihadbegunmandingthemto.WhereIthoughtIwasdrivingthemtosuccessIwas51drivingthemaway.Ihadsomeapologizingtodo.Butthenextdayintheclassroom,oneboyandonegirleachhandedmea52.Theone _53_ byalltheboysexpressedsincereregretfortheuglyjoke.Theonefromthegirlsaskedfor 54 .Thiswasalessonforboththekidsandme.Forgivenessdoesnotchangethepast,butitdoesenlargethe 55 .36.A.noteB.adviceC.reasonD.help37.A.battleB.petitionC.argumentD.conversation38.A.tookB.thoughtC.turnedD.handed39.A.statueB.graphC.pictureD.poster40.A.otherwiseB.howeverC.thereforeD.besides41.A.leaveB.cryC.explainD.argue42.A.goodB.harmC.favorD.punishment43.A.amusedB.controlledC.uninterestedD.relaxed44.A.meaningfulB.forgetfulC.regretfulD.hurtful45.A.asideB.aboveC.beneathD.behind46.A.wroteB.finishedC.readD.watched47.A.refusedB.hereC.hurtD.injured48.A.thoughtB.promisedC.concludedD.confirmed49.A.supposedB.realizedC.declaredD.admitted50.A.forcingB.encouragingC.fortingD.teaching51.A.actuallyB.normallyC.immediatelyD.generally52.A.cardB.pictureC.bookD.notebook53.A.decoratedB.offeredC.signedD.bought54.A.thankfulnessB.forgivenessC.pensationD.munication55.A.friendshipB.educationC.knowledgeD.future第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A，B，C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Andyrodeslowlyonhiswaytoschool,day-dreamingaboutthefishingtripthathisfatherhadpromisedhim.Hewassobusydreamingaboutallthefishhewouldcatchthathewasunawareofeverythingelsearoundhim.Herodealonguntilastrangesounddrewhimtothepresent.Hecametoastopandlookedcuriouslyuptotheheavens.Whathesawshockedandterrifiedhim.Ahugeswarmofbeesfilledtheskylikeablackcloudandthebuzzingmassseemedtobeheadingangrilytowardshim.Withnotimetowaste,Andyspedoffintheoppositedirection,ridingfuriously—butwithoutknowinghowtoescapetheswarm.Witharapidlybeatingheartandhislegspumpingfuriously,hespeddowntheroughroad.Asthebeescamecloser,hispanicincreased.Andyknewthathewassensitivetobeestings(蜇).Thelaststinghadlandedhiminhospital—andthatwasonlyonebeesting!Hehadbeenforcedtostayinbedfortw owholedays.Suddenly,hisfather’swordscametohim.“Whenyouareinatightsituation,don’tpanic.Useyourbrainandthinkyourwayoutofit.”O(jiān)nanearbyhill,hecouldseesmokewavingslowlyskywardsfromthechimneyoftheNelsonfamilyhome.“Beesdon’tlikesmoke,”hethought.“Theycouldn’tgetintothehouse.”AndyracedtowardstheNelsonhouse,butthebeesweregainingground.Andyknewhecouldnotreachthehouseintime.Heestimatedthatthebeeswouldcatchupwithhimsoon.Suddenly,outofthecornerofhiseyes,hespottedasmalldamusedbyMr.Nelsontoirrigatehisvegetablegarden.Offhisbikeandintothecoolwaterhelived,disappearingbelowthesurfaceandawayfromthesavageinsects.Afterholdinghisbreathforaslongashecould,Andycameupforairandnoticedthebeeshadgone.Dragginghimselfoutofthedam,hestruggledupthehillyslopeandrangthedoorbell.Mrs.Nelsontookhiminsideandranghismother.“You’llreallyneedthatfishingbreaktohelpyourecover,”laughedhismotherwithrelief.“Thankgoodnessyoudidn’tpanic!”ButAndydidnothearher.Hewasdreamingonceagainofthefishhewouldcatchtomorrow.WhydidAndyfailtonoticetheswarmofbeesearlier?Hewasridingtoschool. B.Hewaslisteningtoastrangesound.C.Hewasgoingfishingwithhisfather. D.Hewaslostinthethoughtofthefishingtrip.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheswarmofbeesinthepassage?Theycrowdedlikeablackcloud. B.TheyshockedandterrifiedAndy.C.TheytriedtoattackAndyinamass. D.TheymadeAndystayinhospitalfortwodays.HowdidAndyavoidthebeesintheend?HeaskedMr.Nelsoninhelp. B.Hehidhimselfunderthewater.C.HerushedintotheNelsonhouse. D.Herodeoffintheoppositedirection.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAndy’sescapefromthebees?Nopains,nogains.Oncebitten,twiceshyWherethereisawill,thereisaway.Intimeofdanger,one’smindworksfast.BINSIDEtheunlitfronthalloftheShinTomiTeiHotel,onasafehillabovetheoncebeautifulgulfofMatsushima,holidaymakerscrowdaround,waitingforthelatestnews.''Therearenotrainsandnomobilereceptionbecausethereisnoelectricity,''anemergencyworkertellsthecrowd.''Andwejustdon'tknowhowlongitwillbeuntiltheycanturnitonagain.''Thetrappedhotelguests,consistingmainlyoftheelderly,nodtheirheadsrespectfully,askimportantquestionsandreceivedetailedandrespectfulanswers.Outsidethehotelalineofpeoplewaitpatiently,asperhapsonlyJapanesepeoplecan.Itseemseverybusinessthathasfreshwaterissharingit.Shopkeeperswhohavenoelectricityaresellingorgivingawaysuppliesonstandsoutsidetheirfrontdoors.Aroundthecorneramanhooksupasmalldieselgeneratortoaseriesofadaptorsandhangsasign''Chargeyourphonehere''.Matsushima'slimestone（石灰?guī)r）islandandgulfhasleftthemunityrelativelyprotected.Mostpeoplegotawaywithacrumpledcarorboatandaloungeroomfullofmud.''WeinMatsushimahavebeenlucky,''anemergencyworkertellshotelguests.''Furthernorththeyaredoingitveryhard.''Furtheralong,fourmenfromtheJapaneseSelfDefenceForcescontinuebing（到處搜尋）thereedsoneachsideoftheriverandpokeintothemudwithlongpolesafterpullingoutabloatedbody.Overhead,hawkskeepawatchfuleyeandhelicoptersshuttle（穿梭往返）backandforth.ShimizuYasuhiro,26,emergesdrippingfromhisfloodedstreetcarryingaparcelwrappedinblankets.''Mybabyis10daysoldandwecalledhimLucky,''hesaidreferringtotheboybornsixdaysbeforethetsunamierasedmostofhistown.''Andheislucky,tobealive.''Besidehimisthebeamingmother,carryingtheirtwoPekingesedogs.AtthemainhospitalatIshinomakihelicoptersshuttleinthewounded.Atfirstglancetheesg令人放心的.elsldhsandsmalloverthecountry.Whilethecorridorsarefullandpatientsarelinedupoutside,thosewithcriticalinjuriesarebeingfullycateredfor.OutsideoneofthosefactoriesbelongingtothefamousbeerpanyKirin,residentsworkouthowtosolvetheirdehydrationchallenge.Litteredacrossthemudanddebris,forasfarastheeyecansee,arethousandsofkegsandwhatseemslikeamillioncansofslightlyshakenbutperfectlychilledbeer.Peoplewhohavebeenwithoutwaterfordaysarefillingplasticbagswiththenextbestthing.''Thisisquitesomeluck,''saysaSendailad,crackingopenaKirinwheatbeerasthesunsetsbehindhimandablazingfirefromtheoilrefinerybehindhimbeginstolightupthesky.AllofthesentencescitedfromthereportreflecttherespectablequalitiesoftheJapaneseshownduringthedisasterexcept .Outsidethehotelalineofpeoplewaitpatiently,asperhapsonlyJapanesepeoplecan.Itseemseverybusinessthathasfreshwaterissharingit. 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C.fight D.presentWhenshewasagirlofsixteenandbeforeshebegantoworkinthestore,Alicehaddatedayoungman.Theyoungman,namedNedCurrie,wasolderthanAlice.HewasemployedonthelocalnewspaperandforalongtimehewenttoseeAlicealmosteveryevening.Togetherthetwowalkedunderthetreesthroughthestreetsofthetownandtalkedofwhattheywoulddowiththeirlives.AlicewasthenaveryprettygirlandonenightNedtookherintohisarmsandkissedher.HebecameexcitedandsaidthingshedidnotintendtosayandAlice,betrayedbyherdesiretohavesomethingbeautifuleintohernarrowlife,alsogrewexcited.Shealsotalked.Theouter殼）ofherlife,allofhernaturalshynessandreserve,wastornawayandshegaveherselfovertotheemotionsoflove.When，lateinthefall，NedwentawaytoClevelandtotrytogetaplaceonacitynewspaperandriseintheworld,shewantedtogowithhim.Withatremblingvoiceshetoldhimwhatwasinhermind.“Iwillworkandyoucansaid.“Idon'twanttotieyoutoaneedlessexpensethatwillstopyoumakingprogress.Don'tmarrymenow.We'llgetalongwithoutthatandwecanbetogether.Eventhoughweliveinthesamehouse,noonewillsayanything.Inthecitywe'llbeunknownandpeoplewillpaynoattentiontous."Nedwaspuzzledbyhissweetheart'sdeterminationandwasalsodeeplytouched.Hehadwantedagirlfriendjusttorelievetheboredomofhislifebuthadchangedhismind.Henowdoprotectherdeforher.udon'tknowtyou'reghesaidsharply;"I'llletyoudonosuchthing.AssoonasIgetagoodjob,I'lleback.Forthepresentyou'llhavetostayhere.It'stheonlythingwecando.OntheeveningbeforeheleftWinesburg,NedwenttocallonAlice.Theywalkedaboutthroughthestreetsforanhourandthenwentforadriveinthecountry.Themooncameupandtheyfoundthemselvesunabletotalk.TheystoppedataplacewherealongmeadowrandowntothebankofWineCreekandthereinthedimlighthekissedherandpromisedhewouldloveherforever.Whentheyreturnedtotown,itdidnotseemtothemthatanythinginthefuturecouldblotout(拭去）thewonderandbeautyofthatevening.‘‘Nowwewillhavetosticktoeachwhateverhappens,wewillhavetodothat，”Nedsaidasheleftthegirlatherfather'sdoor.HedidnotsucceedingettingaplaceonaClevelandnewspaperandwentwesttoChicago.ForatimehewaslonelyandwrotetoAlicealmosteveryday.Thenhewascaughtupbythelifeofthecity;hebegantomakefriendsandfound newinterestsinlife.InChicagoheboardedatahousewheretherewereseveralwomen.OneofthemattractedhisattentionandheforgotAliceinWinesburg.Attheendofayearhehadstoppedwritingletters,andonlyonceinalongtimewhenhewaslonelyorwhenhewentintooneofthecityparksandsawthemoonshiningonthegrassasithadshonethatnightonthemeadowbyWineCreekdidhethinkofheratall.Thegeneraltoneofthistextis.angry B.optimistic C.supportive sadWhatcanbeinferredfromunderlinedphrase"Withatremblingvoice”inParagraph2that .Alicewasexcited. B.Alicewasregretful.C.Alicewasconfident. D.Alicewasuncertain.NedwrotetoAlicealmosteverydaybecausehe.lovedherverymuchhopedshewouldjoinhiminChicagodidnothaveanythingbettertodohadalotofinterestingthingstotellherWhichofthefollowingwordscanBESTdescribeNed?Protective B.Changeable C.Greedy D.Faithful第二卷（兩部分，共35分）第一節(jié)：任務(wù)型閱讀（10分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。請將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。Goinguptouniversitytostudyforadegreemeansyouhavedecidedtostudyprofessionally,ratherthanasanamateur;beingastudentisnowyourprofessionforatleastthenextfouryears.Thisinvolvesachangeofattitudeinmanyways.Now,insteadoftakingseveralsubjects,youhavechosenonemajorsubjectbecauseyoufinditinterestingandworthexploringfurther.Youalsohavethegoalofgettingadegree.Thedegreeandthestagesyouhavetopassthroughtoachieveitgiveyoumotivation.Youarenolongerforcedtostayinschoolallday,andapartfromyourclasstime,youorganizeyourowntimeandplaceforstudying.Anotherchangeisintherelationshipwiththosewhoteachyou.Youaretheretostudyactivelyratherthantobetaughtpassively.Yourteachersmayormaynoturgeyou,buttheydowantyoutosharetheirinterestinthesubjectandtheywantyoutosucceed.Ifyougetworkbackwithapoorermarkthanyouexpectedandwithvariouscriticisms,don’tfeeldiscouragedbythis;ifyoudon’tunderstandwhatiswrongandhowtoimprove,askyourteachertoexplainanddon’tbesatisfieduntilyoudounderstand.Professionalisminvolvestrainingandpracticing.Someactivities,likereading,note-taking,speakinganddiscussingarebasictostudying.Makesureyoucandotheseeffectively.Youhavetousetimewell,andpracticetoimproveyourskills.Effectivereadingispartofyourtraining.Sinceitisalearnedskillwecanchangethewaywedidsinceinprimaryschoolandrelearnit.Learnhowtoreadfasthowtoreadwithyoureyesratherthanyourthroat,howtoignorewordslike“of”and“the”,andhowtokeepwhatyouread.Youtakenotesinclassforyourself,notforanyoneelse,somakeyournoteseasytoread,economicalandpleasingtotheeye.Varythearrangementonthepagetosuitthematerial(diagrams,columns,underlining),usecoloredpensfordifferenttopicstocatchtheeyeandmakethingsstandout.Workoutyourownshorthandspeedwriting.Groupdiscussionsgiveyouachancetotrainyourabilitytoexpressyourself.Don’tbethenon-speakingmemberofthegroup.Takeanactivepartinthediscussion.Inthefutureyouarealmostcertainlygoingtohavetobegoodatspeaking,sogetintothewayoftalkingaboutyoursubjectnow.Thisisactuallymorefunthansittingbeingsilentlyunfortable.