2021年广东省梅州市兴宁职业中学高三英语期末试卷含解析

一、 选择题

1. When this new kind of virus broke out at first in Mexico, no one had the least idea that it would _______ so rapidly throughout the world.

A. export B. spread C. expand D. deliver

参：

B

2. Sally likes going to school ______ she has got many good friends there. A. or B. because C. unless D. so

参：

B

试题分析：考查连词。A. or 否则；B. because因为；C. unless除非；D. so因此；句意：萨利喜欢去学校因为在那有许多的朋友，两个句子是因果关系，故选B项。

3. I would have attended your birthday party last night but for the fact that it ______ at that time. A. would rain B. was raining C. had rained D. had been raining 参： B

4. The basketball coach, as well as his team, ______ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance. A. were B. was C. is D. are 参：

B

5. It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is______another to play it well yourself. A. quite B. very C. rather D. much

参： A

考查副词。It is one thing to do…it is another to do…意为“……是一回事，……是另外一回事”。句意为：欣赏美妙的音乐是一回事，但是你亲自演奏音乐完全是另外一回事。quite完全地，彻底地；very很，极；rather相当地；much非常。

6. ﹣﹣﹣_________ makes your son feel blue today？ ﹣﹣﹣_________ to watch his favourite cartoon Paw Patrol． A. What it is that； To be forbidden B. What is that； Forbidden C. What is it that； Being forbidden D. That is what； Having forbidden

参：

C

【详解】考查强调句型和非谓语动词。句意：——是什么让你儿子今天心情不好？——不让他看他最喜欢的卡通《狗狗巡逻队》。分析句子结构可知，第一空为强调句型的特殊疑问句，即：疑问词What+ it is+ that+其余部分；第二空为非谓语动词，作主语用动名词，且son与forbide之间是被动关系，所以用Being forbidden，故C项正确。

【点睛】注意强调句型的特殊疑问句形式为：疑问词+ it is+ that+其余部分，根据句意“是什么让你儿子今天心情不好？”判断疑问词用what，即：What is it that makes your son feel blue today?

7. ____in the information were documents（文件） ____that my husband had been out of town in his car that day.

A. Included; proving B. Included; proved C. Including; proving D. Including; proved 参： A 略

8. —What? You failed the driving test again! —____?

A. So what B. How come C. Why not D. What for 参：

A

9. Oxford is not far from Stratford, so you can easily visit ______ in a day. A. one

B. either

C. both

D.

all

参：

C

考查代词。句意：Oxford离Stratford不远，所以你可以很容易一天之内参观两个。one一个；either两者中任何一个；both两者都；all三者以上都。故选C。

10. He lives in a village _____there are a lot of trees.

A there B where C that D which 参：

B

11. Children who stay away from school do for different reasons.

A.them. B. nothing

C.it

D. theirs.

参：

C

12. The little boy won’t go to sleep _____ his mother tells him a story. A. or B. unless C. but D. whether 参： B

13. ---- This is ________ picture I told you about.

---- I see. Isn’t it _________ beautiful one?

A. a; a B. the; a C. the; the D. a; the 参： B

14. —Do I need to give a tip if I eat at a fast food restaurant in the United States?

—Yes , it’s a common to tip waiters in a restaurant.

A.sense B.custom C.method D.practice 参： D 略

15. The custom ________ sound strange to you but it has been kept in our town for thousands of years.

A. may

B. must

C. will

D. should

参：

A

二、 新的题型

16. 阅读表达（每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求用英语答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。 There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite s. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.

I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly enjoy the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.

It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.

From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time. The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug(拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey.

56. What did the author think of her train trip at first? (Within 5 words)

57. Where was the writer going? (Within 2 words)

58. How did the author plan to kill her time on the train? (Within 5 words)

59. Why did the uncle feel surprised when the author gave him a warm hug? (Within 10 words)

60. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip? (Within 5 words)

参：

56. She thought it dull. 57. Butterworth. 58. By reading magazines.

59. Because he knew the author had never done that before. 60. The friendly country people

17. Real﹣life Room Escape Games

Real﹣life room escape games are a type of physical adventure game in which people are locked in a room with other participants and have to use the things in the room to settle a series of puzzles，find clues （线索），and escape the room within a set time limit．

The games are based off Escape the Room video games，such as Crimson Room and QP﹣Shot，created by TAKAGISM Inc．by Toshimitsu Takagi in 2005，in which the player is locked inside a room and must explore his or her surroundings in order to escape．（36） Other inspirations include adventure board games and movies．Real﹣life room escape games are becoming popular in the United States，Japan，and China．（37） For example，some games require you escape prison cells while others require you escape space stations．

（38） Soon，they were exported to North America，Asia and Australia．Examples include the two pioneer companies Hint Hunt and Adventure Rooms．

The games were so successful that new locations began opening up across China，in cities big and small，according to Want China Times．In the southern city of Shenzhen，for example，the first escape game location opened last August．（39） \"These real﹣life escape games can help those who stay at home on their computers and iPads all day to experience real social circles，\"Tian Xiaochuan，who owns two room escape game stores in Jinan，told Want China Times．

Earlier this year，The South China Morning Post said the real﹣life escape games are a hit

among\"highly stressed students and overworked young professionals．\"（40） Some players get so involved that they tear down equipment or decorations inside their\"prisons\"，as Zhu Yumeng，chief operating officer of Beijing room escape game store Taoquan told China Daily． A．Each game adds local themes to settings． B．And seven new game locations quickly followed． C．They should also be brave enough to face their fears． D．Sometimes the excitement becomes a bit much，though．

E．Weekend or day event escape games have been held in some stores．

F．Permanent real life escape games in a fixed location were first opened in Europe． G．Players must be observant and use their critical thinking skills to escape the room．

参：

36-40.GAFBD

本文属于说明文的短文阅读．主要介绍了一款释放人压力的暂时摆脱竞争激烈的社会现状的\"逃离现实生活\"游戏，描述了他的流行以及发展的过程．

36．G．考查上下文的理解能力．根据第一段中have to use the things in the room to settle a series of puzzles，find clues （线索），and escape the room within a set time limit．可知，参与者要具备敏锐的观察力和批判性思维技巧来逃出房间；故选G．

37．A．考查上下文的理解能力．根据该空后面的句子For example，some games require you escape prison cells while others require you escape space stations．可知，前面是说每个游戏都增添了一些当地的特色，所以后面举了两个特殊的例子；故选A．

38．F．考查上下文的理解能力．后面一句Soon，they were exported to North America，Asia and Australia．是说这款游戏后来流传到了北美、亚洲以及澳大利亚等地，所以F项这一游戏最初是在欧洲开始的相吻合；故选F．

39．B．考查上下文的理解能力．由本段开头一句The games were so successful that new locations began opening up across China，in cities big and small可知，这一游戏在中国也大受欢迎，迅速普及，所以B项具有承上启下的连接作用；故选B．

40．D．考查上下文的理解能力．前面一句The South China Morning Post said the real﹣life escape games are a hit among\"highly stressed students and overworked young professionals说明了这款游戏的功效，使得许多有压力的人获得了放松，所以D项说兴奋感有时也是比较明显的；故选D．

三、 阅读理解

18. Flying over a desert area in an airplane, two scientists looked down with trained eyes at trees and bushes. After an hour's flight one of the scientists wrote in his book, “Look here for probable metal”. Scientists in another airplane, flying over a mountain region, sent a message to other

scientists on the ground, “Gold possible.” Walking across hilly ground, four scientists reported, “This ground should be searched for metals.'’From an airplane over a hilly wasteland a scientist sent back by radio one word, “Uranium”.

None of the scientists had X-ray eyes: they had no magic powers for looking down below the earth's surface. They were merely putting to use one of the newest methods of location minerals in the ground---using trees and plants as signs that certain minerals may lie beneath the ground on which the trees and plants are growing.

This newest method of searching for minerals is based on the fact that minerals deep in the earth may affect the kind of bushes and trees that grow on the surface.

At Watson Bar Creek, a brook six thousand feet high in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada, a mineral search group gathered bags of tree seeds. Boxes were filled with small branches from trees. Roots were dug and put into boxes. Each bag and box was carefully marked. In a scientific laboratory the parts of the forest trees were burned to ashes and tested .Each small part was examined to learn whether there were minerals in it.

Study of the roots, branches, and seeds showed no silver. But there were small amounts of gold in the roots and a little less gold in the branches and seeds. The seeds growing nearest to the tree trunk had more gold than those growing on the ends of the branches.

If the trees had not indicated that there was gold in the ground, the scientists would not have spent money to pay for digging into the deeper. They did dig and found more gold below. They dug deeper. They found large quantities of gold.

61. Scientists were flying over a desert or hilly wasteland or a mountain region in order to search for _____ in the ground.

A. gold B. minerals C. silver D. metals 62.The study of trees, branches and roots indicates that_______.

A. there were larger amounts of gold in the branches than in the seeds.

B. there were larger amounts of gold in the seeds growing nearest to the tree trunk than seeds growing on the ends of branches.

C. there were more gold in the branches than in the roots D. were small amounts of gold in the roots than in the branches

63. Which is the best title?

A. Scientists searching for metals with special power. B. Gold could be found by trees and plants.

C. A new method of searching for minerals--using trees and plants. D. New methods of searching for minerals.

. Which of the following is not mentioned as part of a tree that can help find minerals?

A. leaves B. branches C. roots D. seeds 65. The scientists were searching for minerals by using ______.

A. X-ray B. trained eyes C. magic power D. a special instrument 参：

BBCAB