2019屆北京市房山區(qū)高三上學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷(解析版)

1、房山區(qū)2018-2019學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末檢測(cè)試卷 高三英語(yǔ)本試卷共10頁(yè)，120分?？荚嚂r(shí)長(zhǎng)100分鐘?？忌鷦?wù)必將答案答在答題卡上，在試卷上作答 無效?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將答題卡交回，試卷自行保存。第一部分：知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，45分)第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。(共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分) 在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫 1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。Over the past few years, square dance 1 (become) a more and more popular exercise, especially amo

2、ng senior citizens. They often dance in the open areas in community. However, many 2 (resident) who live around are annoyed by the loud music. For example, students 3 (prepare) for important exams are 4 (deep) affected.People may have different opinions on this issue. Some people think 5 is necessar

3、y for senior citizens to give up the hobby for the good of most people, 6 others argue that senior citizens have the right 7(do)something they like in public places. They are both right to some extent. 8 my opinion, the authorities, instead of forcing senior citizens to stop dancing, should do somet

4、hing to meet everybody' s reqiexample, they can supply some buses which can transport senior citizens to a place 9 there are few apartments around. Besides, local communities can also organize leisure activities that little noise 10 (create).In short, there are always some good ideas that can me

5、et the needs of people. After all, everybody has the right to live a happy and fulfilled life.【答案】1. has become2. residents3. preparing4. deeply 5. it6. while 7. to do8. In 9. where10. is created【解析】這是一篇議論文。文章主要講了人們對(duì)廣場(chǎng)舞這種現(xiàn)象的不同看法，以及作者提出了自己的觀點(diǎn)?！?題詳解】考查時(shí)態(tài)。句意：在過去的幾年里，廣場(chǎng)舞已經(jīng)成為一種越來越受歡迎的運(yùn)動(dòng)，尤其是在老年人中。表示動(dòng)作開始于過

6、去某一時(shí)刻，一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，或可能還要繼續(xù)下去，用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，所以填has become【2題詳解】考查名詞單復(fù)數(shù)。many修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，所以填 residents?！?題詳解】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。prepare的邏輯主語(yǔ)是students,它們之間是主動(dòng)關(guān)系，用現(xiàn)在分詞作定語(yǔ)，所以填preparing?！?題詳解】考查副詞。該空修飾動(dòng)詞affected,用副詞，所以填 deeply?！?題詳解】考查形式主語(yǔ)。5 is necessary for senior citizens to give up the hobby for the good of most people 是一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，在

7、賓語(yǔ)從句中，不定式 to give up the hobby for the good of most people 是真正的主語(yǔ)，前面需要一個(gè)形式主語(yǔ)，所以填it?！?題詳解】考查連詞。句意：一些人認(rèn)為為了大多數(shù)人的利益，老年人有必要放棄這種愛好，然而另一些人則認(rèn)為老年人有權(quán)在公共場(chǎng)所做他們喜歡做的事情。文中表示“然而"，所以填 while?！?題詳解】考查固定句型。句意：一些人認(rèn)為為了大多數(shù)人的利益，老年人有必要放棄這種愛好，然而另一些人則認(rèn)為老年人有權(quán)在公共場(chǎng)所做他們喜歡做的事情。have the right to do有權(quán)做一，該句型是固定句型，所以填to do。【8題詳解】

8、考查固定短語(yǔ)。句意：依我看來，當(dāng)局應(yīng)該做一些事情來滿足每個(gè)人的要求，而不是強(qiáng)迫老年人停止跳舞。in one 'opsnion依某人看來，該短語(yǔ)是固定短語(yǔ)，所以填 In?！?題詳解】考查定語(yǔ)從句。9 there are few apartments around.是一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞是a place,關(guān)系詞在從句中作地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)，所以填關(guān)系副詞where。【10題詳解】考查時(shí)態(tài)和語(yǔ)態(tài)。句意：此外，當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)也可以組織一些幾乎不產(chǎn)生噪音的休閑活動(dòng)。“噪音”和“創(chuàng)造”之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，描述主語(yǔ)現(xiàn)在的狀態(tài)，用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，所以填is createdo第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.

9、5分，共30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Overcome the Fear for Your DreamI stood nervously behind the red curtain and glanced out across the stage. A girl about my age sat at a piano; I could see her fingertips moving over the black and white keys in front of her. The beautiful mel

10、ody （ 旋律）was so relaxing, 11 my body tensed with anxiety.My body 12 when the girl stood up from the bench. It was finally my turn. A part of me wanted to run home and 13 under my bed, but I knew I had chosen to 14. When the girl onstage walked towardme, I could hear my heart beating 15. The girl had

11、 a proud smile on her face and when she passed me, Iheard her say" Good6” !“Well, here goes nothing. " I said to myself.I stepped onto the 17 and walked slowly toward the piano. The bright lights nearly 18 me, making it difficult to see the audience. When I reached the 19, I automatically

12、slid onto the bench intoposition. The sounds of whispering and people walking around gave way to complete silence. I stared at my20 fingers and for a moment my mind went 21. Closing my eyes, I imagined the music sitting infront of me and tried to recall every tiny detail.Finally, I took a deep breat

13、h and began to play Beethoven ' s Moonlight sonOlft）. The rich tones of thepiano rang out. One by one, each muscle in my body loosened and relaxed. I sat on the bench and my 22 danced over the row of black and white keys as if they had a mind of their own.All the practice and 23 I put in for six

14、 months showed this was what my teacher was pushing for. I tried to24 all the things she reminded me to do." Keep your wrists up, relax your arms, donshoulders "I remembered ngesilightly annoyed hearing these things continuously, but I never realized until now how it really 25.When I reach

15、ed the end of the piece, the audience started 26. I rose from the bench and gave a deepbow. A proud smile 27 up my face. Inside I felt 28 that it was over and that I had done so well. As the applause died down, I turned and walked to the other side of the stage. I saw a young boy standing nervously

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19、nedpianocrossingwronglegsservicegraspformedleaving liftedrelievedangrily encouragementB19. D30. D20. AMzJx扁 IL 麻乂。乂耳士安T#1午百仕黨百笏加鋼專便由乙刖，非吊累麻。上一儀硬出巧女垓或勵(lì)J作有，作者演出很成叨。作者把這個(gè)鼓勵(lì)傳遞L去?！?1題詳解】考查連詞辨析。上文The beautiful melody （旋律）was so relaxing說美妙的旋律如此放松， 下文 my body tensed with anxiety.說我的身體因焦慮而緊張，這兩句之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。A. b

20、ut但是；B. and并且；C. for為了； D.so所以，故選Ao【12題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)1my body tensed with anxiety.可知當(dāng)那個(gè)女孩從長(zhǎng)凳上站起來時(shí)，我的身體凝固住了。A. ached疼痛；B. bent彎曲；C. froze凝固；D. moved移動(dòng)，故選 C。 【13題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：我有些想跑回家躲在床底下，但我知道我選擇了表演。A. drink喝； B. sleep睡覺；C. play演奏；D. hide躲藏，故選 D?！?4題詳解】A. run跑步;B. perform考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：我有些想跑回家躲在床底下，但我知道我選擇了表

21、演。表演；C. stand站立；D. escape逃跑，故選 B。【15題詳解】考查副詞辨析。句意：當(dāng)舞臺(tái)上的那個(gè)女孩向我走來的時(shí)候，我可以聽到我的心跳得很厲害。A. happily快樂地；B. loudly大聲地；C. weakly虛弱地；D. lightly輕輕地，故選 B。 【16題詳解】考查名詞辨析。根據(jù) When I walked by, I passed to him the two words that were given to me for 20 : Good luck!可知這里意思是我聽到她說："祝你好運(yùn)”。A. guy家伙；B. music音樂；C. luck運(yùn)

22、氣；D. performance表演，故選C?！?7題詳解】考查名詞辨析。根據(jù) and walked slowly toward the piano.可知我走上舞臺(tái)。 A. chair椅子； B. bridge橋； C. path小路；D. stage舞臺(tái)，故選 D?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù) making it difficult to see the audience.可知這里意思是明亮的燈光幾乎使我失明。A. hurt傷害；B. blinded 使失明；C. killed 殺死；D. frightened 害怕，故選 B?！?9題詳解】考查名詞辨析。根據(jù) I automatical

23、ly slid onto the bench into position. 可知這里意思是當(dāng)我到了鋼琴旁邊。A.entrance 入口 ； B. curtain 窗簾；C. light 光線；D. pian。鋼琴，故選 D。 【20題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。上文說作者非常緊張，所以作者的手指一定在發(fā)抖。A. shaking顫抖白B. waving波浪狀的；C. unfolding 展開；D. crossing 橫越，故選 A?！?1題詳解】考查固定短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：我盯著自己顫抖的手指，一時(shí)間腦子一片空白。A. go blank頭腦變成一邊空白；B. go wild 發(fā)狂；C. go awake

24、清醒；D. go wrong 發(fā)生故障，故選 A。 【22題詳解】考查名詞辨析。句意：我坐在長(zhǎng)凳上，手指在那排黑白鍵上飛舞，仿佛它們有自己的想法。A. fingers手指；B. feet 腳；C. arms 手臂；D. legs 腿，故選 A?！?3題詳解】考查名詞辨析。句意：我六個(gè)月來的所有練習(xí)和努力都表明，這正是我的老師所奮力爭(zhēng)取的。A. excuse借口 ； B. support 支持；C. effort 努力；D. service 服務(wù)，故選 C。【24題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù) she reminded me to do可知我在盡力回想。A. recall回想；B. forget忘記

25、；C. ignore忽視；D. grasp抓住，故選A?！?5題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：我還記得我不斷地聽到這些話時(shí)心里有點(diǎn)煩，但直到現(xiàn)在我才意識(shí)到這對(duì)我有多大的幫助。A. started 開始；B. helped 幫助；C. stopped 停止；D. formed 形成，故選 B?！?6題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù) I rose from the bench and gave a deep bow.可知觀眾們開始鼓掌。A. joking開玩笑；B.blaming 責(zé)備；C. clapping 鼓掌；D. leaving 離開，故選 C。【27題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。 句意：一個(gè)驕傲的微笑

26、照亮了我的臉。A. burned up燒起來；B. lit up亮了起來；C. driedup干涸；D. lifted up舉起，故選 B。【28題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)that it was over and that I had done so well.可知我內(nèi)心感覺如釋重負(fù)。A. confused困惑的；B. worried擔(dān)心的；C. embarrassed尷尬的；D. relieved如釋重負(fù)的，故選 Do【29題詳解】考查副詞辨析。根據(jù) When I walked by, I passed to him the two words that were given to me

27、for 20: Goodluck!可知這里意思是我看見一個(gè)小男孩緊張地站在紅窗簾后面，恐懼地注視著舞臺(tái)。A. confidently自信地；B. excitedly 興奮地；C. fearfully 可怕地；D. angrily 憤怒地，故選 C?！?0題詳解】考查名詞辨析。根據(jù) Good luck可知我把那句鼓勵(lì)我的話傳給了他。A. reward報(bào)答； B. sympathy同情；C. appreciation 欣賞； D. encouragement 鼓勵(lì)，故選 D?！军c(diǎn)睛】完形填空的解題技巧之一就是要根據(jù)上下文來學(xué)會(huì)“推理”出最佳選項(xiàng)。同學(xué)們要遵循“上下求索”的原則來查找信息。例如，小題

28、 2根據(jù) 1 my body tensed with anxiety.可知當(dāng)那個(gè)女孩從長(zhǎng)凳上 站起來時(shí)，我的身體凝固住了。A. ached疼痛；B. bent彎曲；C. froze凝固；D. moved移動(dòng)，故選 C。小題8根據(jù)making it difficult to see the audience.可知這里意思是明亮的火T光幾乎使我失明。A. hurt傷害；B. blinded使失明；C. killed殺死；D. frightened害怕，故選 B。第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最

29、佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。I grew to be a tall girl but I tried to be as ordinary as possible. At school, I always chose a seat in the back of the room, and never raised my hand in class. When I was 16, I went to my new school. And I liked the English teacher.In my last year in high school, however, we were to

30、ld that a new English teacher, Oliver Bascom, was going to teach us.Oliver Bascom! The girls laughed as we imagined a short and bald （禿頭的） man. The situation was not funny, because this man would teach us for the whole year. Surprisingly, after we opened the door, there in front of the blackboard, w

31、e saw a young and handsome man!What followed was chaos, seventeen-year-old girls flying to get to seats in the front of the room. And I managed to get a front and center desk.I really wanted to make a good impression on my new teacher, but I usually kept quiet. The day that directions were given for

32、 our first major writing assignment, I arrived late to class. A friend later gave me the guidelines and I thought I understood them. I worked the whole weekend on the essay and waited nervously for Mr. Bascom evaluation.After three days, he arrived in class holding the corrected papers." I '

33、; ve chosen the ten best ejdiscussion. " he said.Twenty minutes later, my heart sa nk when he got to the last essay, and I didn' t hear my name.“These are all great essays," Mr. Bascom continued." However, I am now going to read you the most sof all " We were all surprised as

34、 I was the author of this unusual work. A differehrt walked out of the classroom that day. I knew that I had a new set of standards to live up to and that anything was possible in the future. Finally, Iraised my head.31. Before 16, the author.A. was not active in classC. couldn ' t fit in high s

35、chool32. When the girls first saw their new teacher,A. played a joke on his nameC. became totally quiet at onceB. behaved badly in classD. disliked her English teacher they.B. rushed to get the back seatsD. were attracted by his appearance33. When the teacher announced the most successful work, the

36、author felt.A. calm and relaxedB. amazed and excitedC. upset and puzzledD. anxious and disappointed34. Through the experience, the author.A. gained her self-confidenceB. came top of the class in EnglishC. decided to work harder at writingD. dreamed of being a teacher in the future【答案】31. A 32. D 33.

37、 B 34. A【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講了十六歲以前，作者在課堂上不活躍。后來，作者得到一位非常帥氣的男老師的賞識(shí)，作者獲得了自信?！?1題詳解】推理判斷題。答案定位在第一段 At school, I always chose a seat in the back of the room, and never raised my handin class.（在學(xué)校，我總是選擇教室后排的座位，上課從來不舉手。）由此推知十六歲以前，作者在課堂上不活躍，故選A【32題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。答案定位在第二段Surprisingly, after we opened the door, t

38、here in front of the blackboard, we saw ayoung and handsome man!（令人驚訝的是，當(dāng)我們打開門后，在黑板前，我們看到一個(gè)年輕英俊的男人?。┯纱丝芍?dāng)女孩們第一次看到她們的新老師時(shí)，她們被他的外表所吸引，故選Do【33題詳解】推理判斷題。答案定位在最后一段We were all surprised as I was the author of this unusual work. A different girlwalked out of the classroom that day.（我們都很驚訝，因?yàn)槲沂沁@部不尋常作品的作者。那天

39、，一個(gè)不同的女孩走出了教室。）由此推斷出當(dāng)老師宣布最成功的作品時(shí)，作者感到既驚訝又興奮，故選Bo【34題詳解】推理判斷題。答案定位在最后一段I knew that I had a new set of standards to live up to and that anything waspossible in the future. Finally, I raised my head.（我知道我有一套新的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)要去實(shí)現(xiàn)，在未來任何事情都是可能的。最后，我抬起頭來。）由此推斷出通過這次經(jīng)歷，作者獲得了自信，故選Ao【點(diǎn)睛】推理判斷題要求考生在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎(chǔ)上，做出一定的判斷和推理，

40、從而得出文章的隱含意義和深層意義。推理判斷題屬于主觀性較強(qiáng)的高層次閱讀理解題，做這類題目時(shí)，同學(xué)們應(yīng)嚴(yán)格依據(jù)作者所陳述的細(xì)節(jié)、事實(shí)以及作者的措詞、態(tài)度和語(yǔ)氣等，找出能夠表露作者思想傾向和感情色彩的詞語(yǔ)，然后利用自己已獲得的相關(guān)知識(shí)進(jìn)行推理判斷，從而得出符合邏輯的結(jié)論。小題4,答案定位在最后一段 I knew that I had a new set of standards to live up to and that anything was possible in the future. Finally, Iraised my head.（我知道我有一套新的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)要去實(shí)現(xiàn)，在未來任何事情都是

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47、35. According to paragraph1, we know that the headphone functions as a(n).D. readerA. cellphoneB. screenC. earphone36. What is the VR CINEMA like?A. It has a big white screen.C. It offers 360 degree movies.37. What' s the main purpose of the text?A. To introduce new VR films.C. To report develop

48、ment of VR films.【答案】35. C 36. C 37. D【解析】【分析】這是一篇廣告布告類閱讀。文章主要介紹了去B. It is full of noisy visitors.D. It is equipped with red chairs.B. To present VR film schedules.D. To attract people to the VR CINEMA.VR影院可以讓你有機(jī)會(huì)看你從未看過的電影。你可以用VR頭盔觀看360度電影，并對(duì)其票價(jià)、開放時(shí)間等具體信息進(jìn)行了說明。【35題詳解】推理判斷題。答案定位在第段Headphones shut out

49、 background noise, and above all, offer super sound quality.（耳機(jī)屏蔽了背景噪音，最重要的是，提供了超強(qiáng)的音質(zhì)。）由此推斷出headphone的功能是耳機(jī)，故選C?！?6題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。答案定位在第一段Going to the VR CINEMA offers you the opportunity to watch movies likeyou ' ve never done before. You can see 360 degree movies using a VR headset去 VR影院可以讓你有機(jī)會(huì)看你從未

50、看過的電影。你可以用VR頭盔觀看360度電影），故選C【37題詳解】寫作意圖題。根據(jù)文章的題目WELCOME TO THE VIRTUAL REALITY CINEMA AMSTERDAM 可知作者寫這篇文章的目的是吸引人們到VR影院，故選Do【點(diǎn)睛】英語(yǔ)閱讀理解的步驟：第一遍：閱讀的第一遍是非常重要的.這一遍講究的是速度與技巧.先用最快的時(shí)間將題迅速掃一遍，了解你需要回答什么，做到一會(huì)兒閱讀時(shí)心中有數(shù).這個(gè)時(shí)候你就可以胸有成竹地進(jìn)行第一遍閱讀.在第一遍閱讀時(shí)不要求精，只要求速度.同時(shí)在這一遍中，關(guān)于文章的主旨等宏觀方面的問題就可以解決了.第二遍：這一遍是文章的精讀過程，一般采用隨看隨做的方法

51、，也就是說，每當(dāng)你閱讀完一段內(nèi)容，就可以到下面去看看有沒有與之相關(guān)的問題，同時(shí)趁著對(duì)該段文章的熟悉去做題.如此下去，在你精讀完之后,題也就做完了.第三遍：這一遍一般放在最后的檢查時(shí)閱讀，一般以你的時(shí)間是否充足來決定.檢查一般要注意文章的細(xì)節(jié)，不要因?yàn)槭韬龀鲥e(cuò).CA recent experiment proves that bees can save time and energy when they fly around to different flowers.Dr Nigel Raine, from the Royal Holloway University of London, has

52、 always been interested in finding out why animal behave like they do. He is also interested in bees. It was not a surprise when he and some other scientists from Queen Mary University of London discovered that bees can quickly solve a problem that takes computers many days.Flowers make pollen （花粉）,

53、and when bees visit them, they carry the pollen to other flowers. The plants need the pollen to make seeds that will grow. Dr Raine notes that we get a lot of our food from plants, so it is important to know how the bees move around and take the pollen between flowers. The scientists wanted to exami

54、ne the journey that the bees take and how they save energy when they do this. They completed the experiment on the roof of Queen Mary University, using artificial flowers and a large amount of nectar, a sweet liquid produced by flowers. They taught one bee to visit all the flowers in one place at th

55、e same time. When the bee got to know the location of the flowers well, they saw how it flew around and returned home with the nectar. After this, they changed the locations of the flowers. The scientists thought the bee would follow the route it knew already. This would mean that it followed a long

56、er route than it needed to, and so it would use more energy. They watched the bee carefully as it travelled between the flowers in their new location, and they made notes. But in the experiment, the bee changed its route and flew a shorter distance.The problem that the bee solved is similar to a mat

57、hs puzzle called the' travelling salesman protsalesman who goes to different places to sell things wants to travel the shortest distance. But he has to calculate the length of many possible routes to know which one is the shortest. A computer can calculate this but the experiment shows bees can do the same calculation quickly with a tiny brain. Scie