山西省忻州市余莊鄉(xiāng)東莊中學(xué)2021年高三英語上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.—Willyoube

thisafternoon，Samuel?—Itdepends．I'mafraidI'llwatchNBA．

A．suitable

B．convenient

C．a(chǎn)ccurate

D．a(chǎn)vailable參考答案：D2._________goodTonyBlairdidforhiscountry----actuallyquitealot----istotallyovershadowedbycrimesinIraq.A.Whatever

B.Whichever

C.However

D.How參考答案：A略3.—CanIlookatthemenuforafewmoreminutesbeforeIdecide?

—Ofcourse._______sir.

A.Makeyourselfathome

B.Enjoyyourself

C.Itdoesn'tmatter

D.Takeyourtime

參考答案：D解析：此題為一顧客和一飯店服務(wù)員之間的對(duì)話，根據(jù)顧客的話，他還沒有吃，所以排除A項(xiàng)，A為“隨便吃，隨便用”。而B為“玩得高興，快樂”，C為“沒關(guān)系”，D為“不忙，不急，慢慢來”。所以此題正確答案為D。

4.Thepeople________tothepartywereallphysicians.A．toinvite

B．beinginvited

C．invited

D．hadbeeninvited參考答案：C略5.Inpublicplaces,improvedchild-carefacilitieswillbenefit________genders,notjustwomen.A.both

B.all

C.either

D.other參考答案：A試題分析：句意：在公共場(chǎng)所，改善托兒設(shè)施將受益于兩性，而不僅僅是婦女。A.both兩個(gè)；B.all所有，指三者以上；C.either二選一；D.other其他的，gender是性別，結(jié)合句意可知是男女，故選A。6..Incommunication,asmileisusually________strongsignofafriendlyand________openattitude.

A.the,/

B.a,an

C.a,/

D.the,an參考答案：C略7.Wehavetosaygood-byetoeachotheranditwillbefivemoreweeks

wecanmeetagain．

A．a(chǎn)fter

B．when

C．until

D．before參考答案：D略8.Canyouimaginehowmuch______mycarlookedafterbeingairbrushed?A.well

B.good

C.best

D.better參考答案：D略9.Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A.define

B.declineC.qualify

D.simplify參考答案：A【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。A.define定義；B.decline下降；C.qualify限定；D.simplify簡(jiǎn)化。句意：人們成功是因?yàn)樗麄兠靼?，你不能讓失敗定義你——你必須讓失敗教會(huì)你。故選A。14.Ifwekeepwastingsomuchenergy,________arethatouroilwellswilldryupandtheenvironmentwillbedestroyed.A.problems

B.difficulties

C.questions

D.chances參考答案：D略11.Yourstoryisperfect.I’veneverheard____before.A.thebetterone

B.thebestone

C.abetterone

D.agoodone參考答案：C12.---Hi,Tom!IgotthefirstprizeintheEnglishCompositionContest.---You_______!Congratulations!A.putit

B.madeit

C.tookit

D.forgotit參考答案：B略13.-----Whichdriverwastoblame?

-----Why,________!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.

A.both

B.each

C.either

D.neither參考答案：D略14.—What’syourimpressionofourcountry,Lucy?—Honestlyspeaking,it’sreallydifferentfromwhatI____.A.amexpecting

B.wouldexpect

C.expected

D.hadexpected參考答案：C15.Sixmenwerearrestedovernightafterbeingcharged________plottinganattack________U.S.soldiersatanarmybase,U.S.mediareportedonMonday.A.of;against

B.with;against

C.for;on

D.in;upon參考答案：B略16.Theworkersinsistthatthecompanyshouldtake

measurestoimprovetheirworkingcondition.A.attractive

B.effective

C.impressive

D.conservative參考答案：B二、完型填空17.閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。KnownastheAnimalLadyinthisareawhichIlivedin,Iwasalwaysaskedtolendahandinanimal

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.Oneafternoonthreelittleneighborgirlsranup

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mydoor,sayingababysquirrelwasonthesidewalk.Iquickly

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thekidsandtheyledmetoatinysquirrelstillwithmilkteeth.I

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andheldthelittlecreatureupgentlyinmyarmstocheckitfor

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.Itseemedfine.Ifiguredthemothermusthavebeenkilled,leavingitanorphan(孤兒).Now,thebabywasprettyhungryfor

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andthenleftitsnesttosearchtheneighborhoodforhelp.Iwasabouttocarryitintomy

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whenIfoundseveralotherbabies

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torundownthetreefromwheretheirnestwas.Withthefirstsquirrelhidintomy

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,Istoodatthebaseofthetreeandwas

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whenthreemorebabiesranrightdownintomyhands.Thosedearlittlecreaturesweresohappytofeelsafeand

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,andtheyallheldeachothercloseinmyshirt.Itookthemhomeand

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thembreadandmilktoeat.Thepoorstarvingthingswent

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astheyswallowedthemeal.Iphonedaladyinthenexttownwho

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asmallsquirrelshelter.Shehadabigbackyardwithlarge

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surroundedbyatallwoodenfence.Sheassuredmeshewaswell

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tocareforthebabiesandprovideanaturalhomeforthemwhentheyweregrown.Ilovethatthoselittlegirlscaredenoughaboutthesquirrelstoseekoutthe

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oftheAnimalLady!AndIreally

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gettingtohelpthebabycreatures.Andthenthe

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ofcaringcontinued

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theladywiththesquirrelsheltertookthemin.

Howwonderfultobepartofachainofkindness.36.A.hunt

B.love

C.cure

D.rescue37.A.to

B.through

C.for

D.from38.A.followed

B.glanced

C.comforted

D.persuaded39.A.camedown

B.bentdown

C.putdown

D.brokedown40.A.fur

B.legs

C.teeth

D.injuries41.A.milk

B.vegetable

C.nuts

D.leaves

42.A.room

B.car

C.house

D.cage43.A.pretending

B.waiting

C.swinging

D.starting44.A.shoe

B.pocket

C.shirt

D.drawer45.A.puzzled

B.interested

C.astonished

D.satisfied46.A.nervous

B.cold

C.warm

D.tired47.A.handed

B.showed

C.gave

D.lent48.A.hungry

B.wild

C.sad

D.afraid49.A.owned

B.needed

C.sought

D.shut50.A.ladders

B.flowers

C.bamboos

D.trees51.A.organized

B.equipped

C.built

D.known52.A.shelter

B.information

C.advice

D.help53.A.minded

B.regretted

C.enjoyed

D.appreciated54.A.chain

B.feeling

C.sense

D.connection55.A.when

B.if

C.before

D.until參考答案：36-40DAABD

41-45ACDCC

46-50CCBAD

51-55BDCAA三、閱讀理解18.Thegreat-grandmotherislearningEnglishwiththehelpofherfamilywhensheisattheageof91.Shehopestousethelanguageatnextyear’sOlympicGamesinTokyo.Takamizawawasoneofthemorethan200,00peoplewhorequestedtovolunteerforTokyo’s2020Games.Englishisnotrequiredforservice,butitisausefulskillforvolunteerstohave.ButTakamizawahadnotbeenabletolearnthelanguagewhenshewasyoung.TakamizawasaidthatshewasinhighschoolwhenWorldWarTwostarted.Shesaid,“Inmysecondyearthere,Englishwasbannedbecauseitwastheenemylanguage.”Takamizawasaidhergrandchildrenhelpedpersuadeherthatshewasnottoooldtolearn.“WhenItalkedtomygrandchildrenaboutmywish,theysaid,‘It’snottoolate.Wewillteachyouonewordaday’”.NatsukoisTakamizawa’sgranddaughterandmainEnglishteacher.NatsukosendsanewEnglishwordtohergrandmother’sphoneeveryday.TheyalsooftenworktogetherdirectlyonphrasesthatTakamizawawillneedfortheOlympics.“WelcometoTokyo,thisistheOlympicstadium,howcanIhelpyou?”TakamizawaanswerswhenaskedtosayanEnglishphraseshehaslearned.Natsukoexplainsthatshewantedtogivehergrandmothersomethingtoenjoy.“IcanclearlyseeherEnglishisgettingbetter.It’smyjoynow.”TheEFEnglishProficiencyIndexisameasureofthelevelofEnglishspokeninacountry.Japanranks49thamongcountrieswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.ThissituationisslowlychangingasyoungergenerationswelcomeEnglish.However,TakamizawabelievesrealchangewillnothappenunlessJapanesepeoplebecomemoreopentotherestoftheworld.Witharound500daystogountilthegamesbegin,thewholeTakamizawafamilyisreadytowelcometheworldtoTokyo.4.Whycouldn’tTakamizawalearnEnglishwhenshewasyoung?A.BecauseEnglishwasuseless.B.BecauseshewastooyoungtolearnEnglish.C.BecauseEnglishwasforbiddentolearn.D.BecauseshewasunwillingtolearnEnglish.5.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A.Takamizawagetsstrongsupportfromherfamily.B.Takamizawa’sgrandchildrenloveheralot.C.NatsukoisTakamizawa’sgranddaughterandonlyEnglishteacher.D.NatsukoteachesTakamizawaEnglishmainlybytalkingwithher.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“Thissituation”inParagraph4referto?A.EnglishisnotthefirstlanguageinJapan.B.ThelevelofEnglishspokeninJapanislylow.C.YoungergenerationsinJapanwelcomeEnglish.D.Japanesepeoplebecomeopentotherestoftheworld.7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway. B.Itisnevertoolatetolearn.C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm. D.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.參考答案：4.C

5.A

6.B

7.B這是一篇記敘文。文章主要介紹了日本91歲的奶奶Takamizawa為了做好迎接在東京舉行的2020奧運(yùn)會(huì)的志愿工作，在孫輩的鼓勵(lì)和幫助下學(xué)習(xí)英語的勵(lì)志故事?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段ButTakamizawahadnotbeenabletolearnthelanguagewhenshewasyoung.TakamizawasaidthatshewasinhighschoolwhenWorldWarTwostarted.Shesaid,“Inmysecondyearthere,Englishwasbannedbecauseitwastheenemylanguage.”可知，是在她高中二年級(jí)時(shí)第二次世界大戰(zhàn)大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)了，而英語因?yàn)槭菙橙说恼Z言被禁止了，故選C項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Takamizawasaidhergrandchildrenhelpedpersuadeherthatshewasnottoooldtolearn.“WhenItalkedtomygrandchildrenaboutmywish,theysaid,‘It’snottoolate.Wewillteachyouonewordaday’”.可知她的孫輩說服并且?guī)椭龑W(xué)習(xí)英語，因此推斷她從家人那里得到很大的支持。故選A項(xiàng)。【6題詳解】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第四段Japanranks49thamongcountrieswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.在英語不是第一語言的國(guó)家中，日本排名第49位?？芍癟hissituation”指的是在日本人的英語水平相對(duì)較低，故選B項(xiàng)。【7題詳解】主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了日本91歲的奶奶Takamizawa在孫輩的鼓勵(lì)和幫助下學(xué)習(xí)英語，從她身上體現(xiàn)了“活到老，學(xué)到老”的精神，故選B項(xiàng)。19.Itiswell-knownthattwinsareclosertoeachotherthanmostbrothersandsisters----afterall,theyprobablyspendmoretimewitheachother.Parentsoftwinsoftennoticethattheydevelopspecialwaysofcommunicating:theyinventtheirownwordsandonecanoftenfinishtheother'ssentence.Inexceptionalcircumstances,thisclosenessbecomesmoreextreme:theyinventawholelanguageoftheirown,asinthecaseofGraceandVirginiaKennedyfromGeorgiaintheUSA,whocommunicatedsosuccessfullyintheirownspeciallanguagethattheydidnotspeakanyEnglishatalluntilaftertheystartedschool.However,thesespecialrelationshipsaretheresultoflivesspentalmostentirelyineachother'scompany.Whathappenswhentwinsdonotgrowuptogether,whentheyareseparatedatbirthforsomereason?Aretheyjustlikeanyotherstrangers,oraretherestillspecialsimilaritiesbetweenthem?ProfessorTomBouchard,oftheUniversityofMinnesota,setouttofindtheanswertothisquestion.Hetracedsixteenpairsoftwins,whowereadoptedbydifferentfamilieswhentheywerebabies,andoftenbroughtupinverydifferentcircumstances.Eachtwinwastheninterviewedabouteverysmalldetailoftheirlife.

Theresultsofthisresearchmakeasurprisingreading.Manyofthetwinswerefoundtohavethesamehobbies,manyhavesufferedthesameillnesses,andsomehaveevenhadthesametypeofaccidentatthesamepointintheirlives.Onepairofmiddle-agedwomenarrivedfortheirfirstmeetinginsimilardresses,anotherpairwerewearingsimilarjewellery.ThemostincrediblesimilaritiesaretobefoundinthecaseofJimSpringerandJimLewisfromOhiointheUSA.Thestoryofthe'JimTwins'madeheadlinenewsacrossUSA.Borntoanimmigrantwomanin1939,andadoptedbydifferentfamiliesatbirth,bothbabieswerenamedJimbytheirnewparents.Butwhatcanbetheexplanationfortheseremarkablesimilarities?Isitallpurecoincidence,oristheexplanationinsomewaygenetic?Researchintothelivesoftwinsisforcingsomeexpertstoadmitthatourpersonalitiesmaybeatleastpartlydueto'nature'.Ontheotherhand,analystsarealsoanxioustoemphasisethatincrediblecoincidencesdohappenallthetime,notjustinthelivesoftwins.73