上海继光中学2020年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析.docx

上海继光中学2020年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析
一、 选择题
1. － You seem to be familiar with this city.
－ I _______ here for four years. It’s great to be back.
A have lived         B lived           C had lived           D live
参考答案：
B
【知识点】动词的时态与语态 
句意：你看起来对这个城市很熟。我在这里生活了三年，回来真好。结合语境可知，这里只是描述的是过去的事情，他在三年前曾住在这里，故用一般过去式，选B。
2. When our ancestors were hunters and gatherers 10,000 years ago, they didn’t have time to wonder much about ________ but finding food.
A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
参考答案：
B
3. It was some time _______ we realized the truth.
A. when      B. until      C. since      D. before
参考答案：
D
解析：此题考查句型惯用法。“It is (was)(not)一段时间+before ”“很长一段时间才；不久就……”等。另，此题许多学生易错选B. until但until前往往用实义动词，如：He had been waiting until I came back.. C项句型结构应是It is +一段时间+since（从句谓语一般过去时）或it was +一段时间+since（句中谓语过去完成时）故上句用since时态不对。所以答案是D。
4. To their disappointment, the couple _____ the house but couldn't find the missing ring, which was to bring them into great trouble.
A. got through     B. went through    C. lived through     D. looked through
参考答案：
B
5. The girl looks so happy. She　　　　about the result of her performance.
A.should have known B.would have known
C.could have known D.must have known
参考答案：
D
考查情态动词。句意:那个女孩看起来很高兴。她一定知道了表演的结果。根据"The girl looks so happy"可推断出"她肯定知道了表演的结果",表示对过去的肯定推测应使用must have done。
6. Buses were not able to go normally on the roads because of the heavy snow and more than one student       late for school that morning.
       A．have been            B．has been C．were                   D．was
参考答案：
D
7. I haven’t finished my homework yet. I      my mother with the housework all day yesterday.
A. helped          B. have helped         C. was helping        D. have been helping
参考答案：
C
8. Venus has a dense atmosphere, _____ we know very little.                  
A. its composition                              B. whose composition
C. about which composition                D. about whose composition

参考答案：
D
9.  ______ others to notice you at a party, you should do something like singing a song.
A. Get                          B. Got                   C. To get                 D. Getting
参考答案：
C
10. Never should we forget the war and sufferings _____ caused to the people.
A. it B. which C. that D. what
参考答案：
A
11. Mr. Wang told us that he would devote all the time he could spend _______ his oral English before going abroad.
A. improve          B. to improve        C. improving        D. to improving
参考答案：
D

12. ______ it is to jump into a river to swim on such a hot day.
   A. What a fun       B. How funny       C. What fun   D. How a fun
参考答案：
C
13.      Anirban Maitra, a professor at Oxford University, Jack’s success would not have been possible.
A. If it weren’t for B. Were it not for
C. Had it not been for D. If it hasn’t been for
参考答案：
C
14. The telephone _____ three times in the last hour, and each time it _____ for my sister.
A. had rung; was B. has rung; was C. rang; has been D. has been ringing; is
参考答案：
B
15. The emergency center is in great need of O-type blood，but there is__________ at hand.
A．nothing     B．none      C．any          D．much
参考答案：
B
16. Jasper ___ well not want to go on the trip --- she hates traveling.
A. will         B. can             C. must         D. may
参考答案：
D
17. --- They are quiet, aren’t they？
  --- Yes. They are accustomed ________ at meals.
  A. to talk                                        B. to not talk         
C. to talking                                     D. to not talking
参考答案：

D
18. —Hi, Johnson, any idea where Susan is? 
   —It's class time, so she          in the classroom now.
   A. can be                      B. must have been           C. might have been D. should be
参考答案：
D
略
二、 短文改错
19.
Dear Lily,

I got your letter and pleased to hear about your job   
76．       
interview at a grocery store. I know you wanted to
77．       
get a job at the TV station, and you’ve been looking
78．       
for several week now and haven’t found anything.
79．       
The job at the grocery store doesn’t sound badly. If I
80．       
am you, I’d take it. If you worked there a while, you
81．       
could earn some money. Its your decision , of course,
82．       
but I advise you to take it. Let me to know what you
83．       
decided to do. By the way, after you get the job you
84．       
can think about get a bike later.
85．       
Love

参考答案：
76. pleased 后加 was    77. √                        78. and – but      79. week – weeks   
80. badly – bad           81. am – were           82. Its – It’s     83. 去掉第二个to
84. decided – decide    85. get – getting
20.
I have learnt English for quite some years, and I
76．       
often make mistakes when you speak the language. I wonder
77．       
what will happen if I will meet with a native speaker.
78．       
The English corner is the place which I can practice my
79．       
speaking English. In a fairly real situation, I can talk to
80．       
others about whatever I want to. In this way, I am
81．       
sure I will speak English quite smooth very soon.
82．       
What’s more, it offer a chance for me to make friends.
83．       
I can meet various kind of people. Gradually we
84．       
come to know each other and to become friends.
85．       
参考答案：
76．and改为but    77．you改为I             78．去掉第二个will   
79．which改为where或which前加in        80．speaking改为spoken        81．√
82．smooth改为smoothly                        83．offer改为offers               84．kind改为kinds 
85．去掉第二个to
三、 阅读理解
21. How do you celebrate New Year’s Day? If I had to take a guess, you probably celebrate New Year’s Day surrounded by family and friends, enjoying drinks of your choice (probably wine and champagne) and watching the ball drop. If you’re particularly lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that special someone when the clock hits 00:00am.Have you ever imagined how New Year’s Day would look in another country? Listed below are five of the top ten “Unique New Year Traditions from Around the World.”
1. Breaking Dishes on Neighbor’s Door——Denmark
A strange and weird Danish New Year tradition, depending on how you look at it, is throwing dishes at neighbor’s door. Strangely, this makes them happy instead of annoying them. The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large amount of loyal friends.
2. Talking to Spirits——Mexico
Talking to spirits is a part of Mexican belief. Mexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones. New Year’s Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits to convey a message or ask for guidance. And this is not done at home on an individual basis but is a legal Mexican practice. Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and meditation for $15. Not a bad price for some helpful guidance!
3. Wearing Polka Dots ——Philippines
Imagine streets full of people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year. This all actually happens in the Philippines on New Year’s Eve every year. Philippines believe that this will bring them prosperity by associating the round dots to coins and wealth.
4. Burning Scarecrow（稻草人） Dummy——Ecuador
Ecuador has a unique custom of crafting scarecrows and then burning them at midnight. They adorn them and fill the scarecrows with newspapers and pieces of wood. As midnight approaches, everyone gathers outside their home and each family burns their own scarecrow. The tradition says that this destroys all the bad things that took place in the past 12 months. The scarecrow also scares away bad luck, which in turn, fills their new year with luck and happiness.
5. Mistletoe（槲寄生） Leaves Are Placed Under Pillow to Find Husband——Ireland
The single women of Ireland wait desperately for New Year’s Eve because it is the night that can bring them the love of their lives. They place mistletoe leaves under their pillow hoping to catch their future husband. It is also believed in the Irish culture that this act will help them get rid of bad luck.
The world is a large and very different place. Yes, people of all nations may celebrate New Year’s much differently around the world, with different traditions, but there are a lot of general themes to be seen. We all want to start a new, fresh year with renewed enthusiasm and hope no matter what happened during the past year. We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships increase our wealth and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new year.
24. When New Year’s Day is coming, people always celebrate it in many ways EXCEPT __________.
A. sharing the time with their lovers    B. getting together with their families
C. setting the ball drop               D. enjoying drinks with their friends
25. What can you learn when you are paying a visiting to Mexico during New Year’s Day?
A. It’s commonly believed that the dead have spirits and souls living around.
B. It’s New Year’s Day that Mexicans consider the best time to talk to spirits.
C. You’d better talk to your ancestors just at home secretly, or you’ll break the law.
D. You can ask for help free when you want to talk to the dead.
26. The single women of Ireland always ________ hoping to catch their future husband on New Year’s Eve.
A. wear polka dots                   B. burn scarecrow dummy
C. break dishes on neighbor’s door     D. place mistletoe leaves under their pillow
27. What can you conclude according to the passage?
A. No matter how we celebrate New Year, we have the only theme----increasing our wealth.
B. Celebrating New Year’s Day means looking forward to a happier and better coming year.
C. It’s seldom to see different traditions to celebrate New Year.
D. The traditions will be changed with the time going by.
参考答案：
24.C   25.A   26.D   27.B
【文章解读】这是说明文。主要介绍各国不同的新年习俗。
24.【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。
根据第一段的surrounded by family and friends, enjoying drinks of your choice (probably wine and champagne) and watching the ball drop可知C项与文意不符，故选C。
25.【命题立意】考查推理判断题。
根据第三段的 Mexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones可知墨西哥人相信死去的人有灵魂而且他们可以和死去的爱人交流。故选A。
26.【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。
根据倒数第二段的 They place mistletoe leaves under their pillow hoping to catch their future husband可知爱尔兰的单身女子会把Mistletoe放在自己的枕下。故选D。
27.【命题立意】考查推理判断题。
根据最后一段的结语We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships increase our wealth and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new yea可知B正确。
22. As a senior, my future is always on my mind. To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test. Because of this, words of wisdom are a source of comfort. Steve Jobs gave a speech to Stanford’s graduating class in 2005 and his words resound repeatedly in my mind whenever I think about my future.
     It wasn’t always like that, though. It started when I became a junior, when college came into view. It’s the first big step to making your life your own. So when Jobs discussed his life as a student, some fears were eased. He, too, felt the need to attend college to make something of himself. He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty. His lack of understanding caused him to stop attending college and focus on what he felt was important. His story had a happy ending, of course, since he certainly turned out well.
This doesn’t mean that students shouldn’t attend college, but rather that they shouldn’t worry so much. You’ll get where you need to go, even if your path is a bit more winding than you’d like.
     Jobs talked about the hardships in his work. His love of his work helped him carry on and he got where he was meant to be, which restates the point: don’t panic.
    One particular part of his speech stayed with me. Steve Jobs quoted the saying “Stay hungry, stay foolish” and it has become my motto. Staying foolish is realizing that you are still a fool, no matter how much you’ve learned or experienced. There is always more to explore. Staying hungry is wanting to find those things about which you are still uneducated.
    Steve Jobs’s level of success is attainable, and I aim to prove that. With the will power to go into the world living every day like it’s my last and allowing the future to take care of itself, I will do great things. In the last moments of my life, I’ll be proud of what I have done and hope to have all the wisdom a person could wish for.
60. The author felt worried when _________.
A. he had to take tests at school          B. he thought about his future
C. he had lots of sleepless nights         D. he searched for words of wisdom
61.What did the author gain from Jobs’s speech?
A. Courage to drop out of school.         B. Confidence in defeating Jobs.
C. Interest in computer industry.          D. Bravery to face uncertainties.
62. What did NOT Steve Jobs encourage students to do in his speech?
A. Have the desire to learn more.         B. Be content with what they know.
C. Stay calm in the face of hardships.      D. Be modest so as to learn more.
参考答案：
BDB