2021-2022学年湖南省邵阳市柳山中学高三英语期末试卷含解析
一、 选择题
1. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly ________ my friend.
A. turn out B. bring out C. call out D. pick out
参考答案:
D
2. Doctors always advise us ______ plenty of water to stay healthy.
A. drunk B. drinking C. drink D. to drink
参考答案:
D
3. —Oh, I failed in the exam.
—_______.You still have chance.
A. Take your time B. Don’t lose heart
C. Don’t lose your heart D. No pains, no gains
参考答案:
B
4. William found it increasingly difficult to read,for his eyesight was beginning to .
A. disappear B. fall C. fail D. damage
参考答案:
C
考查动词词义辨析。disappear消失,不复存在;fall降落,跌倒,降低;fail (指健康)衰退, 衰弱;damage损害,毁坏。句意为“威廉发现阅读越来越困难了,因为他的视力开始衰退了。”“increasingly difficult越来越困难”是个渐进的过程,故选C。
5. I _______ banning trucks in the city centre because it will reduce air pollution and noise.
A. assist B. advocate C. admit D. oppose
参考答案:
B
考查动词辨析。句意为:我支持禁止卡车在市中心通行这一做法,因为这样将会减少空气污染和噪音。advocate意为“拥护,提倡,主张”,后可接动词-ing形式作宾语。assist帮助,协助,援助,常用于assist sb. in doing sth.结构;admit承认,后可接动词-ing形式;oppose反对,后可接动词-ing形式。
6. I _____ thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home.
A. won’t B. can’t C. can D. will
参考答案:
B
【详解】考查固定短语。句意:对于我们不在家时你对我儿子的帮助,我再感激你都不为过。can’t…too much意为“再……也不为过”,固定短语。故选B。
7. _____2008 coming to us closer and closer, all the projects of the 2008 Olympic Games are being prepared.
A.As well as B.Instead of C.Except for D.With
参考答案:
D
8. The professor walked onto the platform and seated himself in a chair, for answering questions.
A.had prepared B.being prepared C.preparing D.prepared
参考答案:
C
9. Busy with their business, they had no time to ______ their wedding, so they had it organized by a company.
A. accelerate B. arrange C. approve D. acknowledge
参考答案:
B
试题分析∶考查动词。句意是他们没有时间安排婚礼。A. accelerate 促进;增加;B. arrange 安排;C. approve赞同;D. acknowledge意识到。故选B。
10. They carried out an assessment of the project this morning and the results will be assessed
______.
A. on time B. after time C. before time D. over time
参考答案:
D
略
11. The entire hall burst into a great cheer and applause _______ the Nobel Prize winner appeared on the stage accompanied by the chairman.
A. until B. while C. by the time D. the moment
参考答案:
D
12. ----Would you mind if I turned off the air conditioner?
----______. It makes no difference to me.
A. Never mind B. Not at all C. Sure, go ahead D. Why not?
参考答案:
B
13. In order to find _______ better job, he decided to study _______ second foreign language.
A.the; a B.a; a C.the; the D.a; the
参考答案:
B
略
14. --- The MP3 cost me about 2,000 yuan.
--- Well, it was crazy of you to spend so much money_____you could buy a cheaper one.
A. when B. unless C. if D. because
参考答案:
A
15. Once he has_______, nothing can change his mind.
A. made up his mind B. decided his mind
C. determined his mind D. made his mind
参考答案:
A
二、 翻译
16. 完成句子(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
1. 多亏了你的支持,我们才能够提前完成任务。(in advance)
____________________________________________________________________
2. 一般来说,懒惰很可能会导致失败。(it is likely that…)
____________________________________________________________________
3. 有这么多人帮助他,难怪他能在五年之内实现自己的梦想。(with…doing)
____________________________________________________________________
4. 我宁可独自克服这个困难,也不愿意依靠他。(would rather do… than do)
____________________________________________________________________
5. 直到现在,我一直都对自己很满意。(up to now)
____________________________________________________________________
参考答案:
1. Thanks to your support, we could finish the task in advance.
It was thanks to your support that we could
三、 阅读理解
17. Companies with Kid CEOs
Maxine Marcus, The Ambassador Company
Unlike many young CEOs, 17-year-old Maxine Marcus built a service,not a product. Her company, The Ambassador Company, helps big companies and brands understand the teen viewpoint—and ensures that their efforts to connect with them succeed.
Brandon and Sebastian Martinez,Are You Kidding
This pair of brothers creates some pretty stylish socks for their company, Are You Kidding. They include fun,color1 ful designs for kids and adults,but their Charity line,which designs special socks for various charities like Special Olympics, Autism Awareness, and Big Brothers Big Sisters, may be their most popular and meaningful designs.
Benjamin “Kickz” Kapelushnik, Sneaker Don
Benjamin was just 15 when he decided to turn his passion for sneakers into a business,dealing in hard-to-get, limited edition kicks. He started out by paying friends to stand in line when new shoes were released but now has connections with retailers (零售商)to help him get the most sou