2023年河南省郑州市第三十六中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析

2023年河南省郑州市第三十六中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析 一、 选择题 1. —Let’s go to the school library to borrow some books，shall we? —        They’ve just bought some new books． A．Never mind．     B．Why not?         C．What for?      D．Not at all． 参考答案： B 略 2.  — That must have been a terrifying experience.    — Yeah. I _______ in the damaged car, unable to move.      A. was stuck             B. have been stuck         C. am stuck           D. had been stuck 参考答案： A 3. I’m sure you will do better in the test because you ______ so hard this year. A. studied                     B. had studied               C. will study          D. have been studying 参考答案： D 4. All the leading media in China         Premier Wen Jiabao’s offical visit to South Korea and Japan.        A．reported B．printed                C．announced           D．declared 参考答案： A 5. ---Will Barbara come to our party? ---I am not sure, because he ____ go to the concert with his friend. A. can                       B. must                   C. should                 D. might 参考答案： D 6. 24．When chatting with her on the mobile phone, the battery        dead suddenly.        A．went                      B．came                       C．remained              D．changed 参考答案： A 略 7. Mr. Stevenson is great to work for—I really couldn’ t ask for a _______ boss.  A. better        B. good         C. best        D. still better 参考答案： A 考查比较级的否定用法。句意为“为史蒂文森先生工作真好，我实在找不到比他更好的老板了。”否定词couldn’ t与better连用，表示“非常好”，等于最高级。still better不能用于否定句中。 8. ---________the plane have taken off on time? --- I'm afraid not. So many flights were delayed due to the bitterly cold weather. A. Need           B. Should            C. Can                D. Must 参考答案： C 略 9. —Look, I've got admission to Harvard University for a short-term study next semester. —How fantastic! You _______  a different university life then. A. have experienced B. will be experiencing C. have been experiencing D. will have experienced 参考答案： B 10. The joy of living comes from ______ we put into living．（　　） A．what B．that C．where D．how 参考答案： A 由语境与句子分析，______ we put into living．是充当介词的宾语，而宾语从句中put后缺少宾语，that引导宾语从句不充当任何成分，where充当地点状语，how在宾语从句中作状语，指方式和状态．故选A． 11. After getting the visa，I was still very nervous as I didn't know what      ． A．to be expected         B．to expect       C．expecting                    D．to be expecting 参考答案： B 略 12. —Were you shocked by the news in the newspaper? —No, I ____ it on TV, so I already knew it． A．am watching                                  B．have watched C．had watched                                  D．was watching 参考答案： C 13. Snowden arrived at Sheremetyevo International airport on June 23, _____ he was prevented from leaving for six weeks after the U.S. canceled his passport. A. which  B. where C. when  D. what 参考答案： B 14. She has a gift for creating an atmosphere for her students_________ allows them to communicate freely with each other. A. which      B. where        C. what        D. who 参考答案： A 15. —Have you ever heard that Beijing policemen will be required to learn English for the 2008 Olympic Games ? —Yeah , I         about it in The Beijing Morning Post .                A．read                   B．had read             C．would read         D．will read 参考答案： A 16. Do you know the woman _______ purse was lost?   A. her              B. of which          C. who                 D. whose 参考答案： D 略 二、 书面表达 17. 书面表达 下列四幅图描述了李华一家某一天的经历。请根据画面及图中的有关提示，用第三人称的口吻写一篇150字左右的短文。注意：可以适当增加细节，并展开合理的想象，使故事完整连贯。   参考答案： It was March the eighth that day, Women’s Day. LiHua had a good idea and told his father that he was going to do something to celebrate it. He asked his father to help him. First they decided to do some housework, which was always done by his mother. LiHua cleaned the house completely while his father did some washing. Then they made a good meal, cooking fish, pork, chicken, soup and some other delicious dishes. LiHua laid the table and set a vase full of flowers in the middle of the table. After that they hid themselves behind the door, waiting for Mother so as to give her a happy surprise. When his mother came back and saw delicious dishes and drinks on the table, she felt very curious and happy. The family had a pleasant festival. 三、 阅读理解 18. Pacing and Pausing Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing. Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara. It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected ly longer pauses between turns, is British, and