廣東省汕頭市外砂中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期期末試題含解析

1、廣東省汕頭市外砂中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期期末試題含解析一、 選擇題1. English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, each of _ uses it somewhat differently. A. which B. what C. them D. those 參考答案：A2. When _different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.A. compared B.

2、 being compared C. comparing D. having compared參考答案：C略3. She devoted herself to poor children and chose to teach in a western province, though she in the city for a better life. A.could stayB.would have stayedC.could have stayedD.had stayed參考答案：C4. In the lab, dont touch anything _our teacher instru

3、ct you to .A. if B. unless C. whether D. as if 參考答案：B5. Will the chairman come here by train?He should, but he _ not. He enjoys driving himself.A. shall B. may C. can D. must參考答案：B6. a push, an object will move forward and do workAGiving BTo give CBeing given DGiven參考答案：D【知識(shí)點(diǎn)】非謂語動(dòng)詞解析：主句的主語an object是

4、give的邏輯主語，動(dòng)詞give和邏輯主語object是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故用過去分詞。7. We apologize for any inconvenience you _ have been caused by the delay of the flight.A. may B. would C. must D. need參考答案：A8. Almost everyone spends some money on one hobby or_.A. another B. the other C. some others D. others參考答案：A9. She lost her temper, _ I

5、 decided to go back home.A. in this case B. in which occasionC. at which point D. in the event參考答案：C10. ）His album won several awards at the music festival, _ was beyond his wildest dream. A. which B. that C. where D. it參考答案：A考查非限制性定語從句。which引導(dǎo)非限定性定語從句，在從句中作主語，其先行詞是前面整個(gè)句子。11. The police have already

6、 investigated some witnesses and the _ is that it was just anaccident, even among the families.A. conscience B. criterion C. consensus D. contract參考答案：C12. His son， he had been devoted，was living abroad. A. to whom B. with whom C. of whom D. on whom參考答案：A 13. If you _ just wait for a moment, Ill try

7、 to find your papers. A. must B. may C. would D. need參考答案：C14. - Can you see what is written on that board?- Yes. It _ “CAUTION: WET FLOOR”.A. reads B. is read C. writes D. is writtenenteach參考答案：A15. anxious Aeasygoing Bteens Csenior Dtransfer參考答案：A16. What made you so delighted at Christmas? _.A. I

8、 received many more presents than othersB. Because my parents promised me a new carC. My uncles coming back from abroadD. As there was an unusual celebration參考答案：C二、 書面表達(dá)17. 寫作(滿分30分)假如你叫朱文，你的美國(guó)筆友Rick欲了解中國(guó)學(xué)生“學(xué)雷鋒小組(Learn-from-Lei Feng Group)”是怎么回事兒。請(qǐng)按下列要點(diǎn)用英語寫一封120150詞的電子郵件。(1)簡(jiǎn)要介紹雷鋒其人。(2)中學(xué)生學(xué)雷鋒小組的情況：

9、人數(shù)不等，自主結(jié)合，志愿做好事。(3)你對(duì)此類活動(dòng)的看法。參考答案：略三、 閱讀理解18. Why does time seem to fly by faster as we get old? Youve got your aging brain to blame.This is likely due largely to the physical changes of our nerves and neurons (神經(jīng)元）. New research suggests rapid fire abilities of the young brain allow us to process m

10、ore information during youth,causing the days to seem longer earlier in life. Howevertas we get old,researchers say the older brain takes more time to process information. The new finding put forward by a Duke University researcher was published in a paper in the journal European Review this week. A

11、ccording to Adrian Bejan,tKe J. A. Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Duke, the physical changes of our nerves and neurons play a major role in our perception(知覺）of time as we get old. Over the years，these structures become more complex and eventually begin to degrade, “People are often am

12、azed at how much they remember from days that seemed to last forever in their youth，” said Adrian Bejaru “Its not that their experiences were much deeper or more meaningful, its just that they were being processed in rapid fire?” According to the researchers opinions, the degradation of these key ne

13、urological features causes the rate at which we acquire and process new information to reduce, “Little babies，for example,move their eyes much more often than adults because theyre processing images at a faster rate,” Bejan says. For older people,this means fewer images are being processed in the sa

14、me amount of time，causing experiences to seem as though theyre happening more quickly.32. What causes time to fly faster as we get old?A. Changes of our nerves and neurons. B. Information in our brain.C.The electrical signals. D.Rapid fire abilities.33. What is unavoidable in the process of getting old?A. Longer days. B. Aging brains. C.More images. D.Less experience.34. Why do the days seem longer earlier in life?A. Young people are more energetic in their life.B. The younger brain takes less time to process information-C. Old people