山西省忻州市偏關(guān)縣萬家寨鎮(zhèn)萬家寨中學(xué)高三英語上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析

山西省忻州市偏關(guān)縣萬家寨鎮(zhèn)萬家寨中學(xué)高三英語上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Thereisnopowerlike________powerofconfidence;andthereisnooneascompetitiveas________personwhotrustshisownabilities.A.the;a B.a;the C./;a D.the;/參考答案：A2.I_____inLondonformanyyears,butI’veneverregrettedmyfinaldecisiontomovebacktoChina.A.

havelived

B.wasliving

C.lived

D.hadlived參考答案：C略3.Johnwasdismissedlastweekbecauseofhis_____attitudetowardshisjob.A.informal

B.tough

C.casual

D.violent參考答案：C4.1

useaclocktowakemeupbecauseatsixo'clockeachmorningthetraincomesbymyhouse.

-A.couldn't

B.mustn't

C.shouldn't

D.needn't參考答案：D略5.

youneedsomething,pleasedon'thesitatetoletmeknow.

A.Eventhough

B.Incase

C.Asthough

D.Evenif參考答案：B6.TomlookedatJenny，withtearsfillinghiseyes，andshoutedoutthewords____inhisheartforyears．（）A．hiding B．hidden C．tohide D．tobehidden參考答案：B句中hide作words的后置定語，hide與words構(gòu)成動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，且句意表達(dá)的是已經(jīng)發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，要用表示被動(dòng)的過去分詞形式．故選B．7.Peoplestilldon’tknowtheyshoulddrinkacupofcoffeeintheearlymorning.A.whether B.what C.when D.how參考答案：A考查名詞性從句。句意:人們依舊不知道他們是否應(yīng)一大早喝咖啡。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,空處引導(dǎo)賓語從句,再根據(jù)句意可知,此處表示"是否",故應(yīng)用whether。8.OnSept.26,2013，Xiangpu

Railwaywasopentothepublic，______thebeginningofhigh—speedRailwayinSanmingCity．

A．marking

B．marked

C．havingmarked

D．tomark

參考答案：A9.----Whywasit______youweresomadaboutthedecisionmadeattheconference?----Becausetheydidn’tlookintothematteratallbeforetheycametotheirconclusion.A.that

B.which

C.how

D.when參考答案：A10._____morevisitors,theBeijingGardenExpoParkgivesrosestovisitingcouples.A.Attracted

B.Attracting

C.Toattract

D.

Havingattracted參考答案：C11.Wewentthroughthereport______butwhatdisappointeduswasthatthedetailedinformationwewantedwasn'tprovidedanywhere．（）A．thoroughly B．ly C．entirely D．completely參考答案：A根據(jù)butwhatdisappointeduswasthatthedetailedinformationwewantedwasn'tprovidedanywhere可以知道他們是要找一個(gè)特別的信息，所以選擇Athoroughly，因?yàn)樗囊馑疾粌H僅指完整，主要意思是詳盡的，準(zhǔn)確的．強(qiáng)調(diào)內(nèi)容性．而C

thoroughly和Dcompletely的意思是完整的，強(qiáng)調(diào)整體性，Bly是絕對地．12.Lastfall，IwenttotheUSasanexchangestudent．I'llneverforgetmyhomestaythere______IbecamearealDIYenthusiat．（）A．where B．when C．that D．which參考答案：B去年秋天，我作為一個(gè)交換生去美國．我將無法忘記在在當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窦揖幼〉娜兆?，在那期間我成了一個(gè)真正的自己動(dòng)手做事情的愛好者．分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，主句為"I'llneverforgetmyhomestaythere"空格處至句末為定語從句，先行詞為"homestay

指代時(shí)間"，定語從句中不缺少主、賓、表等主要成分，缺少時(shí)間狀語，應(yīng)該用關(guān)系副詞when，因此B項(xiàng)符合語境，故選B．13.Itneveroccurredtohumansuntilthemid-1990s________someanimalscanbecloned.A．where

B．thatC．which

D．what參考答案：B考查固定句型。此處構(gòu)成Itoccurs/occurredtosb.that…句型，意思是“某人突然想起……”，故選B。14.-Haveyouknowneachotherforlong?-Notreally.________westartedtoworkinthisschool.A.Justafter

B.Justwhen

C.Eversince

D.Justbefore參考答案：C15.PresidentBarackObamaispracticallyweepyatthethoughtofhisdaughterMalia_____tocollege.A.goingoff

B.togooffC.goneoff

D.wentoff參考答案：A試題分析：考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。gooff：離開。句意：實(shí)際上總統(tǒng)奧巴馬一想到她女兒離家去上大學(xué)的事就悲傷欲哭。16.Withtheelectricmap______inthecarshowingtheexactposition,thedriverdroveintherightdirectionofthedestination.

A.fixed

B.fixing

Cbeingfixed

D.tobefixed參考答案：A17.Cathy

theknowledgeofradiojustbystayingaroundtheradiostation．

A．pickedup

B．tookup

C．madeup

D．turnedup參考答案：A二、新的題型18.TherewasamannamedKenNwadikewhowanteddesperatelytorunthisyear’sBostonMarathon.ButtheBostonMarathonisdifferentfrommostmarathons:youhavetoqualifyinordertoenterit.Namely,youhavetohavecompletedyourpreviousmarathoninacertainamountoftime,dependingonyouragecategory.Well,themaninquestionwas23secondsshortofthequalifyingtimeheneededinordertoenterthemarathon.Hehadanumberofoptions.Hecouldgetangry.Hecouldblamesomeone.Hecouldgetdepressed.Anyofthemcouldeasilyhaveledtohisturningtail(逃走)andgoinghome,angryordepressed.Instead,KenNwadikeattendedtheBostonMarathoninhisownway.Hemadea“FreeHugs”sign,andwiththathadacameraonatripod(三腳架),hegaveouthugsandsmilestotherunnersthatpassedhimby,hiswayofencouragingandsupportingthem.Fromthathumblebeginning,KenbeganhiswidelyacclaimedFreeHugsCampaign,whichstatesitspurposeasfollows:“continuingthemovementofDr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.,themissionoftheFreeHugsProjectistospreadlove,inspirechangeandraiseawarenessofsocialissues.”Hiscampaign,whichquicklybecameahugesuccess,gotthewidespreadcompliments.Whenthingsgowronginourlives,astheydofromtimetotime---sometimesseeminglyallthetime---wehaveachoice.Weneedtotakeadeepbreath,judgethesituation,andfindapositivedirectioninwhichweshouldgo.Whetherit’ssomethinglysmall,likemissingamarathon,orlarge,likelosingalovedone,letKen’sstoryinspireyoutotakethatbreath,re-orient(重新調(diào)整)yourself,andmoveontodoingsomethingworthwhilewiththeexperience.56.Whycouldn’tthemantakepartintheBostonMarathonatfirst?(nomorethan10words)_________________________________________________________________________57WhatdidKenNwadikemainlydoduringtheBostonMarathon?(nomorethan10words)_________________________________________________________________________58.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninthethirdparagraph?(1word)_________________________________________________________________________59.WhatistheaimofKenNwadike’sFreeHugsCampaign?(nomorethan15words)_________________________________________________________________________60.WhatdoyouthinkofKenNwadikefromhisstory?Why?(nomorethan25words)__________________________________________________________________________參考答案：56.Becausehedidn’tqualifyforthemarathon.

57.Hegavehugsandsmilestothepassingrunners.

58.Praised./Complimented.

59.Tospreadlove,inspirechangeandraiseawarenessofsocialissues.

60.Heisamanwithapositiveattitude.BecauseheattendedtheBostonMarathoninhisownwayinsteadofgivingup.這是一篇記敘文。記敘了因?yàn)闆]有參賽資格的KenNwadike通過給路過的選手們擁抱和微笑，來表示鼓勵(lì)和支持。他的免費(fèi)擁抱活動(dòng)廣受贊譽(yù)，取得了巨大的成功。也啟示我們當(dāng)生活出了問題，我們需要深呼吸，判斷形勢，找到一個(gè)積極的方向?！?6題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Well,themaninquestionwas23secondsshortofthequalifyingtimeheneededinordertoenterthemarathon.（嗯，這個(gè)選手比參加馬拉松比賽所需的排位賽時(shí)間少了23秒）可知這名男子一開始無法參加波士頓馬拉松比賽，因?yàn)樗麤]有參加馬拉松比賽的資格。故答“Becausehedidn’tqualifyforthemarathon.”?！?7題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中Hemadea“FreeHugs”sign,andwiththathadacameraonatripod,hegaveouthugsandsmilestotherunnersthatpassedhimby,hiswayofencouragingandsupportingthem.（他做了一個(gè)“免費(fèi)擁抱”的標(biāo)志，在三腳架上放了一個(gè)照相機(jī)，他向從他身邊跑過的人發(fā)出擁抱和微笑，這是他鼓勵(lì)和支持他們的方式）可知在波士頓馬拉松比賽中，KenNwadike給了路過的選手們擁抱和微笑。故答“Hegavehugsandsmilestothepassingrunners.”?！?8題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文Hiscampaign,whichquicklybecameahugesuccess,gotthewidespreadcompliments.可知他的活動(dòng)很快取得了巨大的成功，受到了廣泛的贊揚(yáng)?？芍狵en的免費(fèi)擁抱活動(dòng)廣受贊譽(yù)，故劃線單詞意思“被稱贊的”。故答“Praised./Complimented.”。【59題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中…themissionoftheFreeHugsProjectistospreadlove,inspirechangeandraiseawarenessofsocialissues.（免費(fèi)擁抱項(xiàng)目的使命是傳播愛，激發(fā)改變，提高社會(huì)問題的意識(shí)）可知KenNwadike的免費(fèi)擁抱活動(dòng)的目的是傳播愛，激發(fā)改變，提高人們對社會(huì)問題的認(rèn)識(shí)。故答“Tospreadlove,inspirechangeandraiseawarenessofsocialissues.”?！?0題詳解】本題為開放性題目，言之有理即可?？梢曰卮鹚且粋€(gè)態(tài)度積極的人。因?yàn)樗麤]有放棄，而是以自己的方式參加了波士頓馬拉松。故答“Heisamanwithapositiveattitude.BecauseheattendedtheBostonMarathoninhisownwayinsteadofgivingup.”。三、閱讀理解19.Whatwouldtheholidaysbewithoutlotsoftinytwinklinglights?Lesscolor1fulandfestive—butalsoalotsafer.Fromlivingroomstofrontporchesacrossthecountry,homeownersarestringingmillionsoflightsonChristmastreesoreavesanddecoratingtheirwindowsillswithelectric,battery-operatedortraditionalcandles.ButaccordingtothefederalConsumerProductSafetyCommission,toomanyaredoingsowithlittleregardtothehazards（危險(xiǎn)）.Lastholidayseasontherewereabout200ChristmastreefiresinAmericanhomes,resultingin10deathsandmorethan$10millioninpropertyloss,theCommissionsays.Another14,000housefiresarestartedyearlybymisplacedormishandledcandles,causing170deathsand$350millioninpropertyloss.Andabout10,000peoplearetreatedatemergencyroomsforinjuriesfromfalls,cutsorshockswhilehanginglightsordecorations.Thebiggestcausesofholidayfiresare“candlesandlivetrees”,saidKimDulic,aCommissionspokeswoman.Theagencyrecommendsbattery-operatedcandlesinsteadofrealorelectric,shesaid,alongwithfire-resistantartificialtrees—orfresh,well-wateredtrees.Acuttreeisfresh,shesaid,ifthebottomofitstrunkisstickywithresin（樹脂）anditsneedlesarehardtopullanddon’tbreakwhenbent.Itistoodryifitshedsashowerofneedleswhenbouncedontheground.Aharvestedtreeshouldbecutaboutahalfinchfromthebottomandputinwaterwithinnomorethanthreetosixhours,saidRickDungey,thepublicrelationsmanageroftheNationalChristmasTreeAssociation,inChesterfield,Mo.“Ifyouwaitanylonger,airmoleculesgetinthetrunkandtheypreventthetreefromabsorbingwater,”Mr.Dungeysaid,addingthatpeopleshouldwateroftenandneverletthewatergobelowthecutend.OnceaChristmastreedriesout,itisanaccidentwaitingtohappen,saidLorraineCarli,thecommunicationsvicepresidentoftheNationalFireProtectionAssociation,inQuincy,Mass.Ifcatchingfire,thetreecanbeengulfedinseconds.Themostcommoncauseiselectrical—eitheranoverusedelectricalsystemorfaultywiring.BrettBrenner,thepresidentoftheElectricalSafetyFoundationInternational(ESFI),inRosslyn,Va.,saidhomeownersshouldmakeyearlyinspections.“Crackedsockets（插座）,frayedorbarewiresandlooseconnectionscancauseaseriousshockorstartafire,”hesaid.Usenomorethanoneextensioncordpersocket,andstringnomorethanthreesetsoflightstogether.Wiresshouldnotrunundercarpetsorthroughwindowsordoors.Hesaidoutdooroutletsshouldbeprotectedbyagroundfaultcircuitinterrupter—abreakerthattripswithanyinterruptionorproblemwiththegroundwire.(Aninterrupterusuallyneedstobeinstalledwhenanoutletisnearorexposedtowater;itgenerallycostslessthan$10.)JohnDrengenberg,theconsumeraffairsdirectorofUnderwritersLaboratories,thetestinggroupinNorthbrook,III.,s