四川省达州市达县大风乡中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. Nowadays children have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time _ busy schoolwork. - No wonder they have more and more pressure.A. rather than B. owing to C. apart from D. except for参考答案：C略2. This book is said to be the special one, which _ many events that cannot be found in other history books. A.coversB.writesC.printsD.reads参考答案：A 【分析】句意：据说这本书是很特殊的，它涉及了很多其他历史书中找不到的事件。A. covers“包括，涉及，论及”；B. writes“写”；C. prints“印刷”；D. reads“阅读”。书中内容应该是涉及很多事件，故选A。【点评】考查动词词义辨析，区分cover；write；print和read的含义。3. advertisements are of great help, I dont think we should entirely rely on them. A. Since B. While C. Because D. As参考答案：B略4. Shopping online will never take _ place of shopping in stores, because many people find shopping at a store _ great enjoyment Athe; a Bthe;/ C/;a D/; /参考答案：A5. After that, he knew he could any emergency by doing what be could to the best of his ability.Aget away withBget on with Cget through Dget across参考答案：C6. 26We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we _more places of interest yesterday Avisited Bhad visited Cwould visit Dwould have visited参考答案：D略7. We offer an excellent education to our students. _, we expect students to work hard.A. On average B. At best C. In return D. After all参考答案：C试题分析：句意：我们给我们的学生们提供极好的教育，作为回报，我们期待我们的学生们努力学习。A. 平均起来，一般说来；B. 最多，充其量；C. 作为回报；D. 毕竟，终究。根据句意故选C。8. Will $100 _? -Im afraid not. We need at least another 20 dollars.A. count B. satisfy C. fit D. do参考答案：D9. Though it was their first date, he recognized the girl in the crowd _ they had been friends for years.A. as if B. even if C. only if D. in case参考答案：A略10. The calculations, had they been done by hand, all practical value by the time they were finished. A. had lost B. would lose C. should have lost D. would have lost参考答案：D11. The young man devoted all he had to _the children in the poor areas.A. help B. helped C. helping D. be helping 参考答案：C12. It doesnt matter _you turn right or left at the crossing -both roads lead to the park.A.whether B. how C. if D.when参考答案：A13. Tom is an honest man; I say it,_ I have been against him.A.even though B.as long as C.as if D.and yet参考答案：A14. 1. With so many flowers _the field , it looks like a vast sheet of color1 ful silk.A. being coveredB. to cover C. covering D. covered参考答案：C略15. Yue Yue, a two-year-old girl, was left _ on a street after _ by a van in Foshan, Guangdong Province on Oct 13, 2011 A bleeding, hit B to bleed, hit C to bleed, being hit D bleeding, being hit参考答案：D16. Ill take the new truck, And leave me to drive the old one? . A. Dont mention it B. Forget it C. Im sorryD. Bad luck参考答案：B17. We put our books in the bookcase to keep them of dust. A. empty B. free C. aware D. short参考答案：B二、 新的题型18. Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Do you know “credit cards”? They are very popular today. People use credit card to go shopping on the Internet, check into a hotel, rent a car, or dine out. People can buy now and pay later. A credit card may have a number of costs. First, there is the interest charge on purchase, known as the annual percentage rate. Second, Cardholders may have to pay cash advance fees if they withdraw money from credit cards.Compared to checks, a credit card allows small short term loans to be quickly made to a customer who need not calculate a balance remaining before every transaction(交易、业务). Additionally there is no need for a customer to carry any cash for most purposes. Credit cards also offer consumers an easy way to track expenses.Credit cards are very convenient to use. But people who use credit cards irresponsibly can soon find themselves heavily in debt. Cardholders borrow money from a bank each time they charge something. They avoid interest charges if they pay their bill in full each mont