山西省長(zhǎng)治市長(zhǎng)子縣鮑店中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末試題含解析

山西省長(zhǎng)治市長(zhǎng)子縣鮑店中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.

Nobodybelievedhisexplanationforbeingabsentfromtheclass_______hehadtoseeoffhisuncleattheport.A.why

B.that

C.where

D.because參考答案：B2.I____togoforawalk,butsomeonecalledandIcouldn’tgetaway.A.wasplanning

B.planned

C.hadplanned

D.wouldplan參考答案：

3.Itis

heoftenfailsintheexams

makeshisparentsworriedabouthim. So,hehastoworkwhole-heartedly.A.what;that B.that;what C.that;that D./;that參考答案：C略4.TheiPhone4SisApple'sfirstmajorhardwareonthemarket

theOct.5deathofco-founderSteveJobs.

A.fo

B.to

C.from

D.since參考答案：D5.The_______lookonhisfaceshowedthathehadenoughconfidenceinhimself.

A.surprised

B.worried

C.excited

D.determined參考答案：D6.–WearegoingtoCanadaforacoupleofdays.______.HowIwishIcouldgetawayforawhile.A.Forgetit

B.Itdoesn’tmatter

C.Ican’tagreemore

D.Ireallyenvyyou.參考答案：D7.23．

bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving

B．Give

C．Given

D．Togive參考答案：B略8.Finally,mythanksgotomytutor,whohasofferedalotofsuggestionsandcommentsonmypaperand________everypageofmydraft.A.approved

B.quoted

C.polished

D.folded參考答案：C略9.—Hi,Lydia.AreyougoingtotheconcertonFriday?—I’dliketo.Buttherearesomanyproblems_______.A.remainingtobesettled

B.remainedsettlingC.remainingtosettle

D.remainedtobesettled參考答案：A10.Thisistheonlyrequestthattheroom_____afterbeingused.

A.becleaned

B.wouldbecleaned

C.iscleaned

D.willbecleaned參考答案：A11.Youwillfind_______greatbenefitacomputerwillbeofeachtimeyouuseittohelpyouwork..

A.

that

B.whether

C.how

D.what參考答案：D略12.Lastyearthenumberofstudentswhograduatedwithadrivinglicensereached200,000,a(n)______of40,000peryear.Aaverage

Bnumber

Camount

Dquantity參考答案：A考點(diǎn)：考察名詞。解析：anumberof許多amountof一般加不可數(shù)名詞表金額,aquantityof既可以加可數(shù)也可以加不可數(shù),但沒(méi)有平均每年增加的意思。13.Itisknowntoallthateveryminute_______fulluseof_______thelessonswillbenefitstudentsagreatdeal.

A.whichmakes;studying

B.whenmade;tostudy

C.thatmade;tostudy

D.whenismade;studying參考答案：B略14.Chinasuppliesmorethan90percentoftheworld’srareearthmetals,butitsreservesonly_________aboutone-thirdoftheworld’stotal.

A.takeup

B.makeup

C.buildup

D.polishup參考答案：B略15.Itistherespectforuniversalrights,ourrespectfordifferentcultures,andour__________tointernationallawsthatguideChina’sopennesstoothercountries.A.comprehension B.contribution.

C.commitment

D.consideration參考答案：C考查名詞辨析。A.comprehension意為“理解”，B.contribution意為“貢獻(xiàn)，捐贈(zèng)”，C.commitment意為“承諾，許諾，委任，委托，致力，獻(xiàn)身，承擔(dān)義務(wù)”，D.consideration意為“考慮”。句意：是尊重普世權(quán)利,我們尊重不同的文化,我們對(duì)國(guó)際法律的承諾,指導(dǎo)中國(guó)對(duì)其他國(guó)家開(kāi)放。故C正確。16.Nofurtherfinancialproblem______,butweoncecouldn’tmakebothendsmeet.A.rose

B.arose

C.aroused

D.raised參考答案：B17.Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“

”.A.All’swellthatendswell

B.LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC.Itneverrainsbutifpours

D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed參考答案：A考查諺語(yǔ)。A.All’swellthatendswell結(jié)局好，樣樣好。B.Lightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplace福無(wú)雙至。C.Itneverrainsbutifpours禍不單行。D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed患難中的朋友，才是真正的朋友。句意：颶風(fēng)席卷了我的村莊。就在我們開(kāi)始失去希望的時(shí)候突然停了。真是“結(jié)局好，樣樣好”。故選A。18.

Iexpectedthere______moreroomformetoputinadeskinourdorm.

A.willbe

B.is

C.tobe

D.being參考答案：C二、填空19.GenesThatMakeYouSmarterThecontributionsgenesmaketointelligenceincreaseaschildrengrowolder.Thisgoesagainsttheideamostpeopleholdthatasweage,environmentalinfluencesgraduallyoverpowerthegeneticlegacy(遺產(chǎn))wearebornwithandmayhave____31____foreducation.“Peopleassumethegeneticinfluencegoesdownwithagebecausetheenvironmentaldifferencesbetweenpeoplepileupinlife,”saysRobertPlomin.“Whatwefoundwasquite____32____andgoesintheotherdirection.”P(pán)reviousstudieshaveshownvariationsinintelligenceare____33____duetogenetics.Tofindoutwhetherthisgeneticcontributionvarieswithage,Plomin’steamgathereddatafromsixseparatestudiescarriedoutin4countries,____34____atotalof11000pairsoftwins.Theresearcherstestedtwinsonreasoning,arithmeticsetc.tomeasureaquantitycalled“G”.Eachstudyalsoincludedbothidenticaltwins,withthesamegenes,andfraternaltwin(異卵雙生)sharingabouthalftheirgenes,makingitpossibleto____35____thecontributionsofgenesandenvironmenttotheirGscores.Plomin’steamcalculatedinchildhood,genesaccountforabout4lpercentofthevariationinintelligence.Inadolescence,thisroseto55percent;byyoungadolescence,itwas66percent.Noone____36____knowswhytheinfluencefromgenesshouldincreasewithage,butPlominsuggeststhataschildrengetolder,theybecomebetterathandlingtheirenvironmenttosuittheirgeneticneeds,andsays“kidswithhighGwillusetheirenvironmenttodeveloptheircognitiveabilityandchoosefriendswhoarelike-minded,Childrenwith____37____tolowGmaychooselesschallengingpastimesandactivities,furtheremphasizingtheirgeneticlegacy.”Isthereanywaytointerferewiththepattern?Perhaps.“Theevidenceofstrongheritability(遺傳可能性)doesn’tmeanthatthereisnothingyoucandoaboutit,”saysSusanneJaeggi,“fromourownwork,theonesthatstartedoffwithlowerIQscoreshadhigher____38____training.”P(pán)lominsuggestsgeneticdifferencesmaybemoreemphasizedifallchildrenshareanidenticalcurriculuminsteadofitbeing____39____tochildren’snaturalabilities.“Mytendencywouldbetogiveeveryoneagoodeducation,butputmoreeffortintothelowerend,”hesays.IntelligenceresearchersPaulThompsonagrees:“Itshowsthateducatorsneedto____40____adstowardsthingsdrawingouttheirnaturaltalents.參考答案：31.K

32.H

33.G

34.A

35.B

36.I

37.E

38.F

39.D

40.J本文屬于科普文，介紹研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，年齡越大，基因?qū)ξ覀兊挠绊懢驮酱?，這是與之前的觀點(diǎn)相違背的?！?1題詳解】考查名詞。句意：這跟大多數(shù)的觀點(diǎn)相違背，他們認(rèn)為年齡增長(zhǎng)，環(huán)境的影響會(huì)逐漸超過(guò)我們基因的影響，這可能對(duì)教育有啟發(fā)意義。分析文章可知，本句講述新的發(fā)現(xiàn)觀點(diǎn)以及對(duì)教育的意義，故選K?！?2題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：我們的發(fā)現(xiàn)讓人非常驚訝，朝著另一個(gè)方向前進(jìn)的。根據(jù)文章可知，新的發(fā)現(xiàn)與人們固有的認(rèn)知是相違背的，故選H?！?3題詳解】考查副詞。句意：之前的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，智力的不同部分原因是由于基因。修飾dueto用副詞，故用partly，故選G?！?4題詳解】考查介詞。句意：Plomin的團(tuán)隊(duì)收集了來(lái)自四個(gè)國(guó)家六份單獨(dú)的研究數(shù)據(jù)，其中包括1100對(duì)雙胞胎。分析句子可知，本句講述結(jié)論的數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)源，故選A。【35題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：每份研究包括同卵雙生雙胞胎，具有相同的基因，以及異卵雙生的雙胞胎，他們只有一半的基因相同，這樣讓區(qū)分基因和環(huán)境對(duì)G分?jǐn)?shù)的影響成為可能。本句主要描述包含真正的雙胞胎以及異卵雙生的雙胞胎的目的在區(qū)分不同因素對(duì)G的影響，故選B。【36題詳解】考查副詞。句意：沒(méi)人確切知道為什么基因會(huì)隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)而影響加大。修飾動(dòng)詞用副詞，結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，故用definitely，故選I?！?7題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：G分?jǐn)?shù)中等或者低的孩子可能選擇挑戰(zhàn)性更小的消遣和活動(dòng)，進(jìn)一步強(qiáng)調(diào)基因的作用。本句描述G中等和分?jǐn)?shù)低的孩子的表現(xiàn),故選E?！?8題詳解】考查名詞。句意：從我們的研究來(lái)說(shuō)，開(kāi)始IQ分?jǐn)?shù)不高的人接受了更高的成果訓(xùn)練。修飾training用名詞作定語(yǔ)，故選F?！?9題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：基因的影響可能會(huì)更加明確，如果孩子們接受的都是同樣的課程，而不是根據(jù)他們的天性安排課程。根據(jù)本句identicalcurriculuminsteadof可知，很多孩子接受的專門(mén)定制的教育，故選D?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：這顯示了教育者需要把廣告投入到可以發(fā)揮他們天賦的東西上面。本句描述要調(diào)整自己的內(nèi)容和重點(diǎn)，故選J。

20.Suggestionsthatyoushouldreadbooks

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Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,pleaseconsiderthesecompelling（令人信服的）reasonstoreadmorebooks.Youwilloptimize（使最優(yōu)化）yourbrainpower.Thisshouldn’tcomeasashock,butstudiessuggestreadingmakesyousmart.Unlikewatchingtelevisionrequiresnothoughtprocess.Readingisanactivelearningexperiencethatwillkeepyourmindsharp(eveninoldage).

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Sometimesourdailylifecanstarttofeeldull,dryorsad.Attimeslikethis,Iliketodiveintoagoodfictionbookforamuch–neededescapeintoanotherworld,whereIcanforgetaboutwhateverproblemsarestressingmeout.You’llcomebackrefreshedafteryourmini–vacationtoafreshandexcitingplaceintheworldofwords.Youwillimproveyourvocabulary

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Icouldn’timaginehowIwouldwritearticleslikethis,ifIdidn’tactivelyaimtoexpandmyvocabulary,becauseusingthesamefewwordstoexpressmyselfwouldgetawfullyboringinahurry.Youwillreducestressandrelaxintoagoodnight’ssleep.Exposingyourselftoartificiallightnyourcellphone,TVortabletreducesyourbody’sproductionofmelatonin（退黑激素）.

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Youwouldbewisetocutoffallelectronicsatleastanhourbeforebed,andreplacethatwithagoodbook,whichisamuchbettersleep–friendlyalternative.YouwillchangeyourlifeIfirmlybelievethatifitwasn’tforbooks,Iwouldn’thaveachievedanawfullotinmylife;norwouldIhavetheknowledge,imaginationorcreativitythatIdependonasawriter,businessowner,andacoach.

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A.Youwillbeabsorbedinanewworld.B.Themorebooksyouread,thebetteryourlifewillbe.C.Ifyou’relookingforentertainmentonabudget.D.Therefore,ifyoudosolateatnight,itcanmakeyoudifficulttogetagoodnight’ssleep.E.Readingintroducedmetoconceptslikerelaxationexercises,andtheimportanceoflove.F.Ihopethesereasonstoreadmorebookscanrealizeyourpotentialwiththepowerofreading.G.Themorewordsyoucanuse,thebetteryouwillexpressyourthoughtsandfeelings.參考答案：36-40CAGDF三、閱讀理解21.

Onesimplewaytocreateanewtraditionistotakephotosofyourguestsandusethemthenextyearasplacecards.Theholidaysaretheperfecttimetotakeabreak.Takeafewmomentsandthinkaboutwhatmeansthemosttoyouandyourfamily.Youprobablywillfindthatthethingsthatarethemostmeaningfularethememoriesyou'vesharedthroughtheyears.

"Whatissoimpressiveaboutfamilytraditionsisthattheycanbewhateveryouwantthemtobe,"saysSandySandler,founderofCrafters4Kids."Evenifyourfamilyneverhadaspecialtradition,it'sfuntostartoffwithanewtraditionthatyouwillcarryforward."

Hereareafewideasforcreatinggreatholidaytraditionstobecomepartofyourownfamily'sholidaycelebrations.

1.Createawrittenrecord

"Haveeveryonewritesomethingdownbeforedinnerthattheyarethankfulforandreaditbeforestartingdinner,"

Sandlersuggests.

Givingeveryonetimetothinkaboutthisandactuallywriteitdownmakesitmoremeaningfulandmakespeoplefeelmoreateasethantheywouldbeiftheyhadtothinkonthespurofthemoment.Keepthesenotesandbringthemoutondifferentoccasions.It'samazingtoseehoweveryone'slivesdevelopfromyeartoyear.

2._________________

Whenyoucreateholidaytraditionsfortheyoungestmembersofyourfamily,youwillbegraduallyleavingmemoriesinthemforyearstocome.AfavoritetraditioncouldbestartedwithclosefamilyfriendswhogathertogetheralltheneighborhoodkidsforaspecialpartybeforeChristmas.Eachchildcouldsigntheirnamein"Santa'sBigBook"andwritedownwhattheywantSantatobringthatyear.

Then"magically"Santacanappear,takeeachchildonhiskneeandreadaloudwhatthechildhaswritten.

3.Takepictures

Sandleralsosuggeststakingpicturesofeveryoneeachyearattheholidaydinnerandthenusingthatpictureforthefollowingyear'splacesetting.Familypicturesalwaysaretreasuredaspresents,too.56.

Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.whentomakewrittenrecords

B.wheretoholdholidaycelebrations

C.whattodotocelebrateholidays

D.howtocreatefamilyholidaytraditions57.Theunderlinedpart"onthespurofthemoment"inthepassageprobablymeans"______".

A.rightaway

B.everynowandthen

C.foralongperiodoftime

D.onanimproperoccasion58.Whichofthefollowingcanfilltheblankinthepassage?

A.Doitforthekids

B.Write"Santa'sBigBook"

C.Createholidaytraditions

D.Getfriendstobringgifts59.ThepurposeofcarryingoutSandler'ssuggestionsis____.

A.toteachyourkidssomegoodlessons

B.totreasurefamilypicturesaspresents

C.togetalongwellwithneighbors

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