1、2014届福建省泉州市泉港区惠华中学高三上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * Some villagers are resting themselves in _shade. A a B an C the D / 答案： C 试题分析：句意：一些村民正在树荫下休息。这里使用固定词组： in the shade“在树荫下 ”，所以选 C。 考点：考查冠词 Everyone has their own way of learning a foreign language. When I was ten years old, I _(开始 )to chat with foreigne
2、rs. But I was very shy. G_, I became more and more confident with their help. The f_ year, I went to Yangzhou with two foreigners. I became their g_. First, we came into the Shouxi River, which they wanted to look around _ boat. After that, they wanted to buy some souvenirs. The sellers couldnt spea
3、k English, _I tried my best to put_ they said into English. Next, we went to a small zoo, where we took some _.This was an unforgettable _(挑战 ). I hope I can catch many opportunities in the in the future, then I can speak English, because I think practice makes _. 答案： 【小题 1】 began 【小题 2】 Gradually 【
4、小题 3】 following 【小题 4】 guide 【小题 5】 by 【小题 6】 so 【小题 7】 what 【小题 8】 photos/pictures 【小题 9】 challenge 【小题 10】 perfect 试题分析：文章介绍作者通过和外国人交谈练习英语，并讲述了一次给外国人做导游的经历，这对他提高英语有很大帮助。 【小题 1】当我十岁的时候，就开始和外国人交谈。考查时态，因为是十岁的事情，用一般过去式： began 【小题 2】一开始，我很害羞，但是逐渐的在他们的帮助下，我越来越自信了。考查副词：逐渐地： Gradually 【小题 3】接下来的一年，我和两个外国人
5、到了扬州。 Following是现在分词做定语： “接下来的 ”， 【小题 4】我成了他们的导游。考查名词 “导游 ”： guide 【小题 5】他们想乘船四处看看。 by boat乘船。 【小题 6】卖家不懂英语，所以我尽量把他们说的话翻译成英语。表示因果关系，用 so 【小题 7】 what引导的是宾语从句，在宾语从句中 what做宾语 【小题 8】然后我们去了小动物园，在那里他们拍了很多照片。名词 “照片 ”，注意用复数： photos/pictures 【小题 9】这是一次难忘的挑战。考查名词 “挑战 ”challenge 【小题 10】 practice makes perfect“
6、熟能生巧 ” 考点：考查短文填词 It shouldnt be s o difficult to solve the problem if we all come to help Thats right_ _ A Many hands make light work B Something is better than nothing C The more, the better D The sooner begun, the sooner done 答案： A 试题分析： A Many hands make light work众人拾柴火焰高， B Something is better t
7、han nothing有总比没有好， C The more, the better越多越好， D The sooner begun, the sooner done 越早开始越早完成，句意： -如果我们都来帮忙解决问题应该不难。 -对，众人拾柴火焰高。所以选 A。 考点：考查谚语 So far it has been suggested that special stress _ on pre-school education. A is laid B be laid C has been laid D have been laid 答案： B 试题分析：句意：到现在为止，一直有人建议要重视学
8、前教育。 it has been suggested that 句型中， that引导的是主语从句，从句的谓语用虚拟语气：should do， should可以省略，而且词组 “特别重视 ”lay special stress on，所以用被动语态，选 B。 考点：考查虚拟语气 Looking up ,I saw his eyes _on me in curiosity. A fixing B to fix C fixed D having fixed 答案： C 试题分析：句意：抬起头，我看见他好奇的注视着我。这里使用了 see+宾语 +宾语补足语的结构，因为词组 “注视着 ”fix one
9、s eyes on，可知 fix和 eyes是动宾关系，所以用过去分词做宾语补足语，选 C。 考点：考查过去分词做宾语补足语 Jack failed the driving test again. The question is_ we can help him avoid making the same mistake. A how B why C what D whom 答案： A 试题分析：句意： -杰克再次在驾驶考试中失败了。 -问题是我们怎么能帮助他避免同样的问题。表语从句不缺主宾表，不能用 what或 who， why“为什么 ”不符合句意，所以选 A。 考点：考查表语从句 My
10、meaning didnt _so I explained it a second time. A get around B get over C get through D get across 答案： D 试题分析： A. get around四处走动， B. get over克服， C. get through通过，完成，D. get across横过（马路、河等），（使）被理解，（使）被接受，句意：我的意思不能被理解，所以我有解释了一遍。选 D。 考点：考查动词短语辨析 Little _ at that time that this“boring”subject would becom
11、e his favourite later on. A he knew B he has known C did he know D has he known 答案： C 试题分析：句意：在那时他几乎不知道这样枯燥的课程会成为他后来最喜欢的。Little“几乎没有 ”是否定词，放在句首，这句话用部分倒装， be动词 /情态动词 /助动词放在主语前面。因为是 at that time那时发生的事情，用一般过去式，所以选 C。 考点：考查倒装句 Its almost five years_we saw each other last time . A before B since C after
12、D when 答案： B 试题分析：句意：自从我们上次见面已经有五年了。这里使用了句型： It is+一段时间 +since 这个句型， before也可以和一段时间连用，但是句型是： It will be+一段时间 +before 。所以选 B。 考点：考查固定句型 Our city has experienced _this year as it did last year. A twice as much rain B rain twice as much C as twice much rain D twice rain as much 答案： A 试题分析：句意：我们城市已经经历了去
13、年两倍的雨。这里使用的倍数表达是“倍数 +as+adj+名词 +as”的结构，符合的是 A. 考点：考查倍数的表达 He prefers_indoors_out this afternoon. A to stay;to go B staying; to going C staying;to go D to stay; going 答案： B 试题分析：句意：今天下午他更喜欢呆在室内而不是出去。 Prefer doing to doing“与 比起来更喜欢 ”，所以选 B。 考点：考查固定词组 What made John wild _ joy Being admitted to his dre
14、am university. A with B by C at D for 答案： A 试题分析：句意： -是什么让约翰欣喜若狂？ -被梦想的大学录取。这里用介词with+表示情绪的名词，意思是 “因为 ”， by“通过 ”， at“在 地方 ”， for“为了 ”，所以选 A。 考点：考查介词辨析 So why not, he reasoned, _ French the same way as he learned English A learn B learning C to learn D learned 答案： A 试题分析：句意： -他质疑到，为什么不能用学习英语的方式学习法语？
15、why not后面接动名词，所以选 A。 考点：考查非谓语动词 Im sure your suggestion will _the problem. A contribute to solving B be contributed to solving C contribute to solve D be contributed to solving 答案： A As a candidate, you must make a good_on everyone you meet if you want to win the election. A decision B situation C i
16、mpression D position 答案： C 试题分析： A. decision决定， B. situation形势， C. impression印象， D. position位置，句意：做为候选人，如果你想赢得选举，你应该给你遇到的每个人留下好印象。所以选 C。 考点：考查名词辨析 He felt very sad that though he worked very_indeed,he was not able to jump_. A hardly; high B hard; high C hardly; highly D hard; highly 答案： B 试题分析：句意：他感
17、到很难过，虽然他很努力，他还是不能跳的很高。第一空填 hard副词 “努力 ”， hardly“几乎不 ”，第二空填 high副词 “高地 ”表示具体的概念， highly“高地 ”，表示的是抽象的概念，选 B。 考点：考查副词辨析 完型填空 Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there only one family _ us and the counter, who made a big on me. There were eight children, all probab
18、ly under 12. You could they werent rich. Their clothes werent expensive but . The children were well-behaved., standing in line behind their parents and talking about what they would see that night. One could they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husbands hand while th
19、e father was smiling in . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.” The ticket lady told him the price. The mans wife let go of hand, her head dropped, and his lip began to tremble. The father leaned a little and asked,
20、 “How much did you say ” The ticket lady the price. The man didnt have enough money. was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didnt have enough to take them to the circus Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father _ down, picke
21、d up the bill and said the man, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.” The man knew what was going on. He wasnt begging for it but certainly the timely help in such an situation. He took my fathers in both of his, squeezed(紧捏 ) tightly onto the , and with a rear running down his cheek, he r
22、eplied, “Thank you, sir. This really _ a lot to me and my family.” 【小题1】 A before B between C behind D besides A difference B effort C impression D suggestion A tell B agree C believe D suppose A clean B shabby C simple D common A disappointedly B bitterly C excitedly D carelessly A sense B expect C
23、 doubt D Recognize A surprise B turn C silence D pride A laughed B announced C commented D responded A my B his C her D their A backwards B away C closer D farther A refused B recited C reduced D repeated A When B Where C How D Why A time B money C chance D courage A pulled out B pulled up C picked
24、out D picked up A jumped B lay C knocked D reached A appreciated B admired C rejected D offered A interesting B embarrassing C enjoyable D unbelievable A pocket B wallet C arm D hand A ticket B bill C pound D paper A pays B costs C means D gives 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6
25、】 A 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 D 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 C 试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要记述了自己的父亲帮助一家人的故事。这是一个有着八个孩子的家庭，父母带孩子们去看马戏，可是票价太贵。正在这位父亲遭难之际，我的父亲估计丢下 20美元，来帮助这一家人。最后这家人如愿以偿的看上了马戏，而我们也因为帮助别人感到很高兴。 【小题 1】考查连词辨析： A. before在 前面， B
26、. between在 之间， C. behind在 后面， D. besides在 旁边，在我们和柜台之间只有一个家庭，betweenand 在 .和 之间，选 B 【小题 2】考查名词辨析： A. difference不同， B. effort努力， C. impression印象，D. suggestion建议，他们给我留下了很深的印象，选 C 【小题 3】考查动词辨析： A. tell告诉， B. agree同意， C. believe 相信， D. suppose猜想，从下文的： Their clothes werent expensive but 39 .可知你可以辨别出他们不富有，
27、选 A 【小题 4】考查形容词辨析： A. clean干净， B. shabby破烂的， C. simple简单的，D. common普通的，常见的 ，衣服不贵但是很干净，选 A 【小题 5】考查副词辨析： A. disappointedly失望地， B. bitterly痛苦地， C. excitedly兴奋地， D. carelessly粗心地，从上文的： The children were well-behaved., standing in line behind their parents可知孩子们兴奋的谈论他们那天看见的事情，选 C 【小题 6】考查名词辨析： A. sense感觉
28、， B. expect期待， C. doubt怀疑， D. Recognize认出，我 能感觉到他们以前从没有去过马戏团，选 A 【小题 7】考查名词辨析： A. surprise惊讶， B. turn转弯， C. silence沉默， D. pride骄傲，从下文的： He proudly 43 , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”可知妈妈抓住爸爸的手，爸爸自豪的微笑着。选 D 【小题 8】考查动词辨析： A. laughed笑， B. announced宣布， C. commented 评论， D. responded回答，从
29、上文的： The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted.可知爸爸骄傲的回答，选 D 【小题 9】考查代词： A. my我的， B. his他的， C. her她的， D. their他们的，男子的妻子放开了他的手， his指代 the mans,选 B 【小题 10】考查副词辨析： A. backwards向后， B. away离开， C. closer更近，D. farther更远，男子靠的更近一些，选 C 【小题 11】考查动词辨析： A. refused拒绝， B. recited背诵 ， C. reduced减少
30、，D. repeated重复，因为前面售票员说过价格了，所以这里是重复了价格，选 D 【小题 12】考查连词： A. When当 时候， B. Where哪里， C. How 怎样， D. Why为什么，男子没有足够的钱，他怎么能转身告诉孩子他没有足够的钱带他们去看马戏呢？选 C 【小题 13】考查名词辨析： A. time时间， B. money钱， C. chance机会， D. courage勇气，从上文的： The man didnt have enough money.可知选 B 【小题 14】考查 动词短语辨析： A. pulled out驶出站，掏出， B. pulled up拔
31、起来， C. picked out挑选出， D. picked up捡起，恢复，习得，从上文的 Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket,可知爸爸从口袋里面掏出 20美元的钞票，选A 【小题 15】考查动词辨析： A. jumped跳， B. lay躺， C. knocked敲， D. reached到达，伸手，然后爸爸手向下伸，捡起钞票，选 D 【小题 16】考查动词辨析： A. appreciated 欣赏，感激， B. admired 敬佩，羡慕，C. rejected拒绝， D. offered提供，他不是在乞求什么，但是在这样
32、尴尬的形势下他当然很感激这样及时的帮助。选 A 【小题 17】考查形容词辨析： A. interesting有趣的， B. embarrassing尴尬的， C. enjoyable愉快的， D. unbelievable难以置信的，从作者的描写，带孩子去看马戏有没有足够的钱，是很尴尬的事情，爸爸选 B 【小题 18】考查名词辨析： A. pocket口袋， B. wallet钱包， C. arm膀子， D. hand手，男子紧紧的抓住爸爸的手，选 D 【小题 19】考查名词辨析： A. ticket票， B. bill钞票，账单， C. pound英镑， D. paper纸，从上文的： Se
33、eing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, 49 a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground.可知选 B 【小题 20】考查动词辨析： A. pays付钱， B. costs花费， C. means意味着， D. gives给，这对我和我的家庭意味 着很多，选 C 考点：考查故事类完型填空 阅读理解 Around the world coral reefs(珊瑚礁 ) are facing threats(威胁 ) brought by climate change and great changes i
34、n sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also whiten corals. A new study by scientists compared damaged to corals exposed to heat as well as cold stress. The results show that cool temperatures can cause more damage
35、in the short term, but heat is more destructive(破坏性的 ) in the long run. Climate change is widely known to produce warming conditions in the oceans, but extreme cold-water events have become more frequent and serious as well. In 2010, for example, coral reefs around the world faced on of the coldest
36、winters and one of the hottest summers on record. During a unique experiment, corals under cold temperatures suffered greater damage in just days compared with heat treated corals. Yet the researchers found that corals were eventually able to adjust to the cold conditions, make their health stable a
37、nd continue to grow. However, over the long term corals subjected to heat suffered more greatly than those in cold, with evidence of severe whitening and growth stoppage, which leads to death. The corals ability to adjust to cool temperatures surprised the researchers, who say the studys results sho
38、w the complexities(复杂性 ) of monitoring coral health in response to different environmental factors(因素 ). “Global warming is associated with increases but also decreases of temperatures,” said Deheyn, one of the researchers. “Not much has been known about the comparative effects of temperature decrea
39、se on corals. These results are important because they show that corals react differently to temperature differences, which is important for future management of coral reefs in the field of climate change.” 【小题 1】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A Corals are unable to adjust
40、to temperature changes. B Cold temperature causes greater damage to corals. C Hot temperature helps coral reefs to grow quickly. D Heat and cold damage corals in their own ways. 【小题 2】 We can learn from the passage that . A scientists used to pay no attention to the effect of cold events on corals B
41、 2010 witnessed one of the greatest temperature differences on record C corals prefer warmer conditions to cold temperatures in the long run D global warming has nothing to do with the decrease of temperature 【小题 3】 According to the research, . A corals may continue to grow in cold events after a fe
42、w days B cold events help corals grow more quickly in a short time C corals show no response to hot temperatures in the first days D corals are whitened mainly because of warm temperatures 【小题 4】 Scientists reached the conclusion through . A news report B scientific study C great imagination D natur
43、al conditions 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 试题分析：文章介绍全球的海洋珊瑚礁正在受到气温变化的破坏，极热和极冷以自己的方式破坏着珊瑚礁，但研究证明，珊瑚礁适应冷的温度的能力比热的更强。 【小题 1】细节题：从文章第一段的句子： While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also whiten corals.可知热和冷以自己的方式破坏着珊瑚礁，选 D 【小题 2】细
44、节题：从文章第二段的句子： In 2010, for example, coral reefs around the world faced on of the coldest winters and one of the hottest summers on record. 可知 2010年见证记录上最大的气温变化，选 B 【小题 3】细节题：从文章第三段的句子： Yet the researchers found that corals were eventually able to adjust to the cold conditions, make their health stab
45、le and continue to grow.可知几天后，珊瑚礁可能在寒冷的情况下继续生长，选 A 【小题 4】细节题：从文章第三段的句子： During a unique experiment, corals under cold temperatures suffered greater damage in just days compared with heat treated corals.可知科学家是通过科学研究得出结论的，选 B来 考点：考查科普类短文 Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899July 2, 1961) was an Ameri
46、can writer and journalist. His writing style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image(形象 ) affected later generations. Hemingway produced most of his works between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
47、 Hemingway was raised in Illinois. After high school he reported for The Kansas City Star, before leaving for the Italian front to enlist with the World War I ambulance drivers. In 1918, he was seriously wounded and returned home. In 1922, he married Hadley Richardson. The couple moved to Paris, whe
48、re he worked as a foreign journalist. Advised and encouraged by other American writers in ParisF. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, he began to see his work appear in print there, and in 1925 his first important book, a collection of stories called In Our Time, was published. A year later, he published The Sun Also Rises, a novel with which he scored his first solid success. The writing of books occupied Hemingway for most of the postwar years. He remained base
