山西省阳泉市峪口中学高三英语期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. Mr. Smith gave the attendants a wonderful lecture _ the company in the international conference.A. in the place of B. owing to C. on behalf of D. standing for参考答案：C2. It is a common sense that _ for a long time in the sun might seriously damage your flower Aexposed Bbeing exposed Cexposing Dto expose参考答案：B略3. Comparison may make something appear more beautiful than it is when _ alone.A. seen B. seeing C. see D. to see参考答案：A【命题立意】考查非谓语动词的用法。句意：比较也许能使东西比单独看起来的时候更漂亮。when引导的than引导的比较状语从句中的时间状语从句，从句中省略了it is，it是see的动作承受者，it代替前文的something，故应用过去分词，所以选A。4. He made a living by _ milk and newspaper. A. sending B . delivering C. carrying D. bringing参考答案：B5. McDonalds announced the Beijing-based corporate group _ the franchise(特许经营) bid to run its China operations for the next 20 years on Monday.A. won B. would win C. has won D. had won参考答案：D考查动词时态。句意：麦当劳在星期一宣布以北京为基础的企业集团已经赢得了运行未来20年中国业务的特许经营权。announced这一动作是过去，had won是更靠前的动作，用过去完成时态，故选D。6. Half of surveyed in 16 countries say they go first to their closet friend to share their deepest wishes and darkest fears.A. theseB. someC. onesD. those参考答案：D7. If we had phoned the rescue service in time, we _ on the motorway right now.A. werent trapped B. wouldnt be trapped C. hadnt been trapped D. wouldnt have been trapped 参考答案：B 8. The driverwho diedinthe accident could have，but hewas senttohospital too lateAcured Brecovered Csurvived Drescued参考答案：C 7. We very early so we packed the night before.A. leave B. had left C. were leaving D.have left参考答案：C10. -Have you seen the film Under the Hawthorn Tree(山楂树之恋)?-Of course, I have .it was in our village _ it was made.A. that B. where C. when D. which参考答案：A11. _ all the seats full, he had no choice but to stand up.A. For B. As C. Though D. With参考答案：D12. Exciting as its special effects are _, there is too much violence in the film.A. to watch B. to be watched C. watching D. being watched参考答案：A略13. Thousands of travellers in and outside Hefei were _to the Peach Festival the first day it opened this year.A. attractedB. attainedC. attendedD. attached参考答案：A14. What an unforgettable experience! Ill write it down it is still fresh in my memoryAsince Bwhile Cafter Duntil参考答案：B15. sufficient historical and legal grounds,Chinas position on the South China Sea has been consistent and clear.A.Based on B.Associated with C.Centered around D.Assessed by参考答案：A考查动词短语。句意：以充足的历史和法律为根基，中国在中国南海的立场一直是一贯和明确的。basedon以为基础；associatedwith和有联系； centeredaround围绕；assessedby被评估。故选A。16. When he question, Lily was lost in thought, considering when _the job Aasking, to start Basked, starting Casking, starting Dasked, to start参考答案：D略17. _ the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on schedule.A. If it had been for B. If it hasnt been for C. Have it not been for D. Had it not been for参考答案：D二、 新的题型18. With so many competitors, his （企业）is faced with great depression.参考答案：enterprise三、 阅读理解19. About l.5 billion people speak English around the world. But for more than l.1 billion of them, English is their second language-often with a noticeable accent.“Someones accent really reveals a lot about who they are and their identity. It will tell people what their native language is and probably where they come from,”says Marc Pell, a communications professor at McGill University in Montreal. And according to Pell, one reaction to it can be a bias(偏见) against that person.Previous research that has been done elsewhere showed that people who have an accent tend to be trusted less, simply because they have an accent. But accents arent the only thing we listen for when we have to decide if we trust another person. Tone of voice also plays a role. Pell and his team wanted to know if people would trust a confident tone, even if it came from someone with an accent.The researchers had Canadian English speakers listen to different versions of people saying neutral(无明显特性的) statements like “she has access to the building” while they were getting a brain scan in an MRI(磁共振成像) machine. Subjects heard someone say it with a confident tone with a Canadian English accent, an Australian accent or a French accent. Participants also heard the sentence wi