2021-2022學年湖北省宜昌市第二十四中學高三英語上學期期末試卷含解析

2021-2022學年湖北省宜昌市第二十四中學高三英語上學期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Therearetwobuildings,

standsnearlyahundredfeethigh.A．thelarger

B．thelargerofthemC．thelargeronethat D．thelargerofwhich參考答案：D2.LiuXiangearnedtherespectfromthewholeworldashehoppeddownthetracktothefinishingline,____thelasthurdle.A.kissed

B.tokiss

C.kissing

D.havingkissed參考答案：C3.She______tocleanoutthespareroomlastweek,butitwasmuchtoooccupiedatthattime.A.intended B.wasintended C.hadintended D.wasintending參考答案：C【詳解】考查時態(tài)。句意：她上周本打算打掃那間空余的房間，但那時候房間太擁擠了。hadintendedtodosth.意為“本打算做某事卻未做”；intendtodosth.意為“打算做某事”；wasintendedtodosth.意為“為了……”。intend/plan/mean都可以用過去完成時表示“本打算做……但事實沒做成”。故選C。4.Thenumberofpeoplewho_____exposedtosecond-handsmokinginpublicplaces______upto740millioninChina.A.is;are

B.are;are

C.is;is

D.are;is參考答案：D5.EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________

toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A.allergic

B.foreignC.sensitive

D.fundamental參考答案：B【詳解】考查形容詞辨析。句意：盡管林黛玉表達感情的方式可能對現(xiàn)代觀眾來說是陌生的，但它根植于她的性格之中，塑造了她的性格。A.allergic過敏的B.foreign異質(zhì)的；C.sensitive敏感的；D.fundamental基本的。此處指對現(xiàn)代觀眾是陌生的，故選B.6.Hearingascream,Irusheddownstairsonlytoseemyhostess___________onthefloor.A.lainunconscious

B.lyingunconscious

C.laidunconsciously

D.lyingunconsciously參考答案：B7.MarkneedstolearnChinese_______hiscompanyisopeningabranchinBeijing.

A.unless B.until C.although D.since參考答案：D解析原創(chuàng)：王忠

QQ：1084591801首發(fā)高考資源網(wǎng)考查狀語從句。根據(jù)句意：Mark需要學習漢語是因為他的公司要在北京開分公司。連詞since表“由于，因為”符合語境。8.Agreatpersonissomeonewhodevoteshis/herlife_______others.

A.tohelp

B.tobeinghelped

C.forhelping

D.tohelping參考答案：D9.Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A.act

B.helpC.serve

D.last參考答案：B試題分析：考查動詞的詞義辨析。A采取行動，扮演；B有用，有幫助；C為……服務，提供；D持續(xù)。根據(jù)語境“arefeelingsotired（感覺如此累）”可知“睡一會兒有點幫助”，故選B。句意：如果你感到很累的話,或許睡一會兒能有點幫助。10.Manyfriendsashehasmade,

ofthemareconstantones·

A.any

B.some

C.many

D.few

參考答案：D11.ScientistsbelievenativeAmericansarrivedbycrossingthelandbridgethatconnectedSiberia(西伯利亞)and________morethan10,000yearsago．A.thisisAlaska

B.Alaskaisnow

C.isnowAlaska

D.whatisnowAlaska參考答案：D12.Don’trespondtoanye-mails______personalinformation,nomatterhowofficialtheylook.A.requested B.request C.requesting D.toberequested參考答案：C【考點】現(xiàn)在分詞【試題解析】分析句子，可知空格處應該充當emails的后置定語。又由于emails與request之間是主動關系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞，根據(jù)句意，可知選C。句意：別回復那些要你個人信息的電郵，無論它們看上去有多么的正式。13.MoYan,aChinesewriter,devotedhiswholelifetoChineseliterature,soIthinkhe______winthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature.A.must

B.will

C.should

D.can參考答案：C14.Ifyouwanttobe_______editoronanEnglish-languagepaper,yourteachingexperienceis________bigplus.

A.an;a

B.the;an

C.the;the

D.an;不填

參考答案：A

15.Nowadayspeoplebecomemoreandmorepracticalandbuyonly____theyneed．A．where

B．which

C．when

D．what參考答案：D考點：賓語從句試題解析：buy為及物動詞，后面缺少賓語，what引導賓語從句，在從句中充當賓語。16.—Ithinkmychild’sbehavioris_______.—No,hejusthasalotofenergy.A.information

B.natural

C.normal

D.abnormal

參考答案：D二、完型填空17.完形填空Duringmyjunioryearinhighschool,Mr.Reynolds,myEnglishteacher,handedeachstudentalistofthoughtsorstatementswrittenbyotherstudents.Thenhegaveusacreativewriting16basedononeofthosethoughts.At17,Iwasbeginningto17aboutmanythings,soI18thestatement,“Iwonderwhythingsarethe19theyare?”Thatnight,Iwrotedownintheformofa20allthequestionsthat21meaboutlife.Irealizedthatmanyofthemwere22toanswer,andperhapsotherscouldnotbe23atall.WhenIturnedinmypaper,Iwas24thatImightfailtheassignmentbecauseIhadnot25thequestion,“Iwonderwhythingsarethewaytheyare?”Ihadnoanswers.Ihad26writtenquestions.ThenextdayMr.Reynoldscalledmetothe27oftheclassandaskedmeto28mystoryforother29.Hehandedme30paperandsatdowninthebackoftheroom.Theclassbecame31asIbegantoreadmystory:Mommie,Daddy…32?Mommie,whyaretherosesred?Mommie,whyisthegrassgreenandtheskyblue?Atthe33ofmystory,myeyeslockedwithMr.Reynold’seyes,andIsawtearsslowlyslidingdownhischeek.ItwasthenthatI34thatlifeisnotalways35ontheanswerswereceive,butalsoonthequestionsthatweask.16.A.story

B.assignment

C.answer

D.photograph17.A.read

B.think

C.wonder

D.miss18.A.chose

B.found

C.read

D.heard19.A.way

B.method

C.means

D.manner20.A.story

B.joke

C.paper

D.report21.A.excited

B.disappointed

C.surprised

D.puzzled22.A.easy

B.likely

C.hard

D.simple23.A.decided

B.written

C.answered

D.discussed24.A.sure

B.eager

C.glad

D.afraid25.A.answered

B.made

C.asked

D.understood26.A.usually

B.merely

C.still

D.seldom27.A.front

B.middle

C.back

D.outside28.A.write

B.recite

C.read

D.teach29.A.parents

B.boys

C.teachers

D.students30.A.his

B.my

C.their

D.our31.A.noisy

B.crowded

C.empty

D.quiet32.A.why

B.what

C.when

D.how33.A.end

B.beginning

C.back

D.bottom34.A.realized

B.guessed

C.predicted

D.suspected35.A.operated

B.insisted

C.based

D.worked參考答案：16-35

BCAAA

DCCDA

BACDB

DAAAC三、閱讀理解18.DearMs．Wang，IamwritingtoinformyouofsomearrangementsaboutmycompositioncourseandLatincoursenextyear．I'vedecidedtore﹣establishthe5﹣paragraphessayasthegoalforthecompositioncourse．Iinterviewedsomeofmyformerstudentsandtheyallagreedthatbeingabletowritecriticallyandcontinuouslywasimportanttothem．Sonextacademicyear，Term1willbelikealways：sentencestoparagraphing．AndTerm2willworktowardthe5﹣paragraphessay．Thefinal3weeksofTerm2willbereservedtointroducewritingforTOEFLandCEE．Bythattime，ifthestudentshavedonetheirjobcorrectly，thentheyshouldbeabletowritequitewell．AsfortheLatincourse，Iwillpostnoticesaroundcampusnextweeksothatthestudentswillunderstandwhat'sonofferbeforeIactuallyintroducethecourse．Anumberofstudentsalreadyemailedmeaboutthecourse．Iamsureyoudon'tunderstandwhatabigdealouropeningthisprogramatourschoolis．Peoplearoundtheworldareinterestedinwhatweplantodo．Therearemanyrewardsavailabletothestudentswhosucceedinthecourse．PleasesharewhatIhavesaidwiththeadministration．Iwantthemtounderstandtheimportanceofthiscourse．ThereasonIhavecontactedthesecolleagues（actuallyOxfordcontactedme）isthat

Ihaveconfidenceinourstudentsandinmyself．IknowthatwhenthoseprofessorsmeetourstudentsandhearthemspeakingandreadingLatin，theyaregoingtobeamazed．Itwillopenallsortsofdoorsforstudentsthattheynevereventhoughtofknockingon．Well，that'sitfornow．I'llseeyousoon．Yours，EdwardJohnson56．Accordingtotheletter，whatwillEdwardteachaboutwritinginTerm1？A．Criticalthinking．B.5﹣paragraphessay．C．Sentencestoparagraphing．D．WritingforTOEFLandCEE．57．WecanlearnfromtheletterthatEdward'sLatincourse．A．hasarousedstudents'interestB．enjoysanationwidereputationC．haswonanumberofawardsD．benefitsanyonewhotakesit58．WhydoesEdwardwritethisletter？A．Toseekassistancefromtheadministration．B．Toinformtheschoolofhiscourseplans．C．ToshowhisachievementsinLatin．D．Toapplyfortheteachingposition．參考答案：56-58.CAB56．C

細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第三段Sonextacademicyear，Term1willbelikealways：sentencestoparagraphing．可知愛德華在學期一中會教句子段落，故選C．57．A

推理判斷題，根據(jù)第四段AsfortheLatincourse，Iwillpostnoticesaroundcampusnextweeksothatthestudentswillunderstandwhat'sonofferbeforeIactuallyintroducethecourse．可知愛德華的拉丁課程會引起學生的學習興趣，故選A．58．B

主旨大意題，根據(jù)第一段IamwritingtoinformyouofsomearrangementsaboutmycompositioncourseandLatincoursenextyear．可知作者寫這封信是為了通知學校他的新學期課程計劃，故選B．19.It’snotjustgreatmindsthatthinkalike.Dozensofthegenesinvolvedinthevocallearningthatunderpinshumanspeecharealsoactiveinsomesongbirds(黃鶯).Andknowingthissuggeststhatbirdscouldbecomeastandardmodelforinvestigatingthegeneticsofspeechproductionandspeechdisorders.Complexlanguageisauniquelyhumantrait,butvocallearning—theabilitytopickupnewsoundsbyimitatingothers—isnot.Somemammals,includingwhales,dolphinsandelephants,shareourabilitytolearnnewvocalizations(發(fā)聲).Sodothreegroupsofbirds:thesongbirds,parrotsandhummingbirds.Thesimilaritiesbetweenvocallearninginhumansandbirdsarenotjustsuperficial.Weknow,forinstance,thatsongbirdshavespecialisedvocallearningbraincircuitsthataresimilartothosethatmediate(傳達)humanspeech.What’smore,adecadeagowelearnedthatFOXP2,ageneknowntobeinvolvedinhumanlanguage,isalsoactivein“areaX”ofthesongbirdbrain—oneofthebrainregionsinvolvedinthosespecialisedvocallearningcircuits.AndreasPfenningattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandhiscolleagueshavenowbuiltonthesediscoveries.Theycomparedmapsofgeneticactivityinbraintissuetakenfromthezebrafinch,budgerigarandAnna’shummingbird,representingthethreegroupsofvocal-learningbirds.Theythencomparedthesegeneticmapswithotherstakenfrombirdsandprimatesthatcan’tlearnnewvocalisations,andwithmapstakenfromthebrainsofsixpeoplewhodonatedtissuetotheAllenBrainInstituteinSeattle.TheirresultsshowedthatFOXP2isjustoneof55genesthatshowasimilarpatternofactivityinthebrainsofhumansandthevocal-learningbirds.Thosesamegenesshowdifferentpatternsofactivityinthebrainsofanimalsincapableofvocallearning.“Thesimilaritiesarebeyondoneorahandfulofgenes,”saysPfenning.“Therearejustsystematicmolecularsimilaritiesbetweensong-learningbirdsandhumans.”“There’spotentialforsongbirdstobeusedtostudyneurodegeneration(神經(jīng)元退變)—especiallyconditionslikeHuntington’s,”saysPfenning.Huntington’sdiseaseaffectstheabilitytoproducecomplexmotorbehaviour,suchassingingandtalking,soexperimentswithbirdsmightimplicateparticulargenesinthedisease.ConstanceScharffattheFreeUniversityofBerlininGermany,whohelpedidentifytheimportanceofFOXP2forvocallearninginbirdsagre