山西省太原市第二十一重点中学2022届高三12月周测英语试卷（Word版含答案，无听力试题 ）

山西省太原市第二十一中学2022届高三12月周测英语试卷
My parents want me to ______ but now I still want to set off for a new adventure.（　　）
A. hold back B. settle down C. get across D. work out
One should accomplish tasks ______ instead of always turning to others for help.
A. independently B. actively C. skillfully D. voluntarily
The developed nations have to ______ the growing gap between the rich and poor around the world and do something to narrow it.（　　）
A. recognize B. unfold C. respect D. maintain
Although her description sounded wonderful,the price of the house was ______，so we didn't buy it.（　　）
A. within reach B. beyond our range
C. in the lead D. under discussion
This is________my father has taught me-to always face difficulties and hope for the best.
A. how B. which C. that D. what
It was discovered that children dislike watching their siblings fight.In fact,they respond to ______ by supporting one sibling and pushing the other.（　　）
A. comments B. reflections C. arguments D. occasions
Normally,I would not do anything like skydiving,but I ______ to give it a try since the lessons were free.（　　）
A. decided B. had decided C. would decide D. have decided
I was really excited about the plane trip ______ I got on the plane and saw the narrow space between the seats.（　　）
A. once B. where C. though D. until
-I would like you to help me tomorrow.
-Can you be more ______？（　　）
A. specific B. particular C. tender D. regular
Hopefully in 2025 we will no longer be e-mailing each other,for electronic communication tools ______ more convenient by then.（　　）
A. have developed B. have been developed
C. will have been developed D. will have developed
In any unsafe situation， simply______the button and a highly-trained agent will get you the help you need．（　　）
A. press B. to press C. pressing D. pressed
______ to so many advertisements,we can't help but ______ what we don't really need.（　　）
A. Exposed,buy B. Being exposed,to buy
C. Exposing,buying D. To expose,bought
-He is always rushing into things.He should wait and be patient.
-You're quite right.He has to ______.（　　）
A. brave the elements B. have both feet on the ground
C. hold his horses D. kill two birds with one stone
People today watch TV more than they buy books,______ is why they understand visual information far better than written information.（　　）
A. that B. which C. what D. as
-Oh,God!I was almost hit by the car.It was driving so fast!
-This is a busy crossroad.You ______ be too careful when crossing the street.（　　）
A. may not B. needn't C. mustn't D. cannot
I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me.I was a new teacher,and I gave an honest(16) of the students' work.In Simon's case,the grades were awfully low.He couldn't read his own handwriting.(17) he was a bright student.He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension.His work in no way reflected his(18).
So when Simon's mother entered the room,my palms（手掌心）were(19).I was completely(20) for her kisses on both my cheeks. "I came to thank you," she said,surprising me beyond speech.(21) me,Simon had become a different person.She talked of how he(22) me,he had begun to make friends,and for the first time in his twelve years,he had(23) spent an afternoon at a friend's house.She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the(24) I had nurtured（培养）in her son.She kissed me again and left.
I sat,stunned（惊呆），for about half an hour,(25) what had just happened.How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without(26) knowing it？What I finally came to(27) was one day,several months before,when some students were(28) reports in the front of the class,Jeanne spoke(29)，and to encourage her to raise her voice,I had said, "Speak up.Simon's the expert on this.He is the only one you have to convince,and he can't hear you in the(30) of the room." That was it.From that day on,Simon had sat up straighter,paid more attention,(31) more,and became happy.And it was all because(32) to be the last kid in the last row.The boy who most needed(33) was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most(34) lesson over the years of my teaching career,and I'm thankful that it came early and positively.A small kindness can indeed(35).
A. introduction B. favour C. discussion D. account
A. Or B. And C. But D. So
A. courage B. abilities C. feelings D. dream
A. hurting B. trembling C. sweating D. clapping
A. desperate B. responsible C. unprepared D. unsuitable
A. Because of B. In addition to
C. Apart from D. As for
A. loved B. envied C. pleased D. criticized
A. gradually B. constantly C. recently D. obviously
A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. self-defence
A. imaging B. observing C. wondering D. regretting
A. also B. even C. still D. ever
A. expect B. remember C. believe D. accept
A. writing B. reviewing C. editing D. giving
A. quietly B. repeatedly C. quickly D. firmly
A. entrance B. middle C. front D. back
A. slept B. smiled C. shouted D. quarreled
A. intended B. pretended C. refused D. happened
A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits
A. painful B. stressful C. valuable D. enjoyable
A. take power B. have a point
C. make a difference D. catch attention
A
U.S.Open Championships
The US Open has been in existence for almost 140 years.The first tournament was held in 1881 at the Newport Casino.It was called the US National Singles Championship.Entry was limited to only those clubs which were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association,and the competitors were all male,competing in both single and doubles.Richard Sears won the men's championship and he went on to win the next six men's singles championships.
The Wimbledon
In 1875，the All England Croquet Club was troubled financially due to declining membership.A new sport called lawn tennis was gaining fast in popularity and taking away the members.Two years later,a new roller was needed for maintaining its lawns so the club proposed to hold a tournament to raise money.Twenty-two players entered that first Wimbledon tournament which was won by Spencer Gore in straight sets over W.C.Marshall.Two hundred spectators each paid a shilling to watch the final game,enabling the club to buy the needed roller plus some extra cash.
The French Open
The very first French Championship was held way back in 1891，and the tournament has since grown into one of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments we know today.The first competition was a one-day national championship which was won by a British.The competition was poorly attended by world class players.It took 24 years before it became fully international and an accepted tennis grand slam event.After the First World War,French tennis was achieving stature（重要性）.Suzanne Lenglen was the predominant（卓越的）French player,winning the championships six times between 1920 and 1926.
The Australian Open
The very first tennis tournament ever played in Australia was held in January 1880，on the courts of the Melbourne Cricket Club.In 1905，the Australian Open was established as the Australasian Tennis Championship and was played at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in Melbourne.It became the Australian Championship in 1927 and the Australian Open in 1969.Women's events were added in 1922.
What do we know about the first U.S.Open？ ______
A. It was sponsored and organized by a tennis club.
B. Only men were allowed to play in the game.
C. Richard Sears won six men's championships.
D. It has remained the same through all these years.
The purpose of the first Wimbledon tournament was to ______ .
A. raise some fund for a lawn roller
B. attract more people to play tennis
C. celebrate the renaming of the club
D. make the game more enjoyable
According to what is said about the first French Open, ______ .
A. the tournament has been played in the same place all these years
B. twenty-two players played in the first tournament
C. few good tennis players took part in the first French Championship
D. the players played in singles and doubles in the tournament
What is common about the four international tournaments is that ______ .
A. they were all born in the same year
B. they have all experienced financial difficulties
C. they all had only male players at the beginning
D. they all have had a history of 130 years or more
The passage mainly tells us ______ .
A. how the four international tennis tournaments came into being
B. how long it took for women to play in the tennis tournaments
C. what the international tennis tournaments brought to the world
D. why the tennis tournaments are held in these four countries
B
It felt like a disaster when my washing machine broke last winter.Just one week of cleaning the kids' football kits in the bath left me with an aching back and itchy fingers.These short-term trials of housekeeping don't usually happen but they are thrown into sharp relief by Beezy Marsh's absorbing new book about her grandmother,Annie Austin,one of 1，000 women employed in the slum（贫民窟）laundries of London back in 1918.
Although the Fisher Act of 1918 made it compulsory for children to attend school under the age of 14，Annie was just 12 when she began work in the coal-stained streets of Acton.
Her pregnant mother and bossy stepfather already worked there and they had her grandmother and weak-chested younger brother George to support.Before the National Health Service,a doctor's bills could break a family.
Sweet Lavender,Honeysuckle Villa and Blanchisserie Royal—the laundries all had picture-postcard names to give their wealthy customers the illusion of clean country air.
But there was no rural scenery behind the wet windows of the sweatshops where little girls scrubbed dirt from collars and sleeve,openings from 8 am to 8 pm every weekday,working half-day on Saturdays.
Marsh,a journalist,writes with novelistic talent.She makes you smell the sickening smell of the dirty clothes and feel the pain of soaps in the open wound of Annie's cracked（破裂的）and swollen（肿的）fingers.And she also makes you feel the pride that these women took in the honest,hard work that kept their families above the breadlines.
Annie's mother,Emma,was the laundry's chief ironer.She lifted ten-pound irons around to press the pleated（有褶的）silk of the finest clothes.
But Emma was keeping secrets behind her clean appearance.She had told Annie her father had been killed in the Great War,but if that was the case,then why was his photograph hidden at the bottom of her button box？
Her seeking for the truth revealed a tale of gambling,debt,betrayal and murder.
As Marsh discovered, "The choices made by one generation were sometimes considered too shocking for the next generation to bear."
Annie's adventures find her visiting the homes of bullied（被欺负的）Eastern European immigrants and the pubs（酒馆）of Covent Garden.
There are also enjoyable details of Annie's love affairs with the handsome actor who takes her out for champagne（香槟酒）at the Café de Paris in a borrowed fox-fur coat and her slower romance with Geordie union man,Harry.When Harry kneels beside the Thames and offer her a ring of seed pearls and sapphire（蓝宝石），Annie thinks it is the most beautiful thing she has ever seen.
The author's purpose in writing the first paragraph is to ______ .
A. lead in by relating her experience to that of Annie Austin
B. describe her experience in the absence of washing machine
C. get readers to buy the new book written by Beezy Marsh
D. explain the living conditions of 21st-century housekeepers
Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase "thrown into sharp relief" in Paragraph 1？ ______
A. made too painful B. made very noticeable
C. made quite unusual D. made rather unbearable
What can be learned about Annie's family？ ______
A. Her grandmother had some problems with her heart.
B. She began to work after finishing compulsory education.
C. Her family survived thanks to the National Health Service.
D. The death of her father was probably caused by gambling.
According to Paragraph 4 and 5，it can be concluded that ______ .
A. the laundries would send their customers postcards as gifts
B. the laundries didn't have countryside scenery inside
C. the laundries were located in rural areas with clean air
D. the laundries then pitilessly exploited the little girls
Which of the following words best describe Annie？ ______
A. Tough and brave. B. Honest and optimistic.
C. Proud and patient. D. Romantic and talented.
By writing the passage,the author aims to ______ .
A. describe Beezy Marsh's grandmother's life in a laundry
B. show how Beezy Marsh's grandmother sought for the truth
C. demonstrate Beezy Marsh's remarkable writing skills
D. introduce Beezy Marsh's book about her grandmother
C
No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex.By changing the order of the words and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs（助动词），we are able to communicate variations in meaning.We can turn a statement into a question,state whether an action has taken place or is soon to take place,and perform other word tricks to convey delicate differences in meaning.Besides,grammar is universal and plays a part in every language,no matter how widespread it is.So the question which has confused many linguists is：who created grammar？
At first,this question would appear impossible to answer.To find out how grammar is created,someone needs to be present at the time of a language's creation,documenting its emergence.Some linguists are able to trace modern complex languages back to earlier languages,but to know the forming of complex languages,the researcher needs to observe how languages are started from scratch.Amazingly,however,this is possible.
Some recent languages evolved due to the Atlantic slave trade.At that time,slaves from different nations were forced to work together.Since they could not learn each other's languages,they developed a pidgin.Pidgins are stings of words copied from the language of the landowners.Little grammar is found in them,and in many cases it is difficult for a listener to infer when an event happened,and who did what to whom.Speakers need to use circumlocution（迁回曲折的说法）in order to make themselves understood.Interestingly,however,all it takes for a pidgin to become a complex language is for a group of children to be exposed to it.Slave children did not simply copy words from their elders,they adapted them to create a language.It included new word orders and grammatical plex grammar systems merging from pidgins are termed（被称为）Creoles,which are invented by children.
Some linguists believe that many of the world's most established languages were Creoles at first.The -ed ending in English past tense may have evolved from "did"， "It ended"，which was first used by kids,may once have been "It end-did".Therefore,it would appear that even the most widespread languages were partly created by children.Children appear to have been born with grammatical machinery（结构）in their brains.which can serve to create logical,complex structures,even when there is no grammar present for them to copy.
What does paragraph l mainly tell us？ ______
A. Language learners know that grammar is of complexity.
B. One can do a lot with his good command of grammar.
C. Grammar is both complex and universal in languages.
D. Linguists face a question in creating confusing grammars.
The underlined expression "from scratch" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. from the very beginning B. back to ancient cultures
C. by copying something else D. by using written information
What can be inferred about the slaves' pidgin language？ ______
A. It contained a complex grammar system.
B. It was first created by the slaves' landowners.
C. It was based on a lot of different languages.
D. It was difficult to understand,even among slaves.
What can be concluded from the last paragraph？ ______
A. The English past tense system is inaccurate.
B. English was probably once a kind of Creole.
C. Children use English tenses differently from adults.
D. Linguists have proven that English was created by children.
D
A star athlete at the college where I work recently stopped by my office.After committing a few unforced errors during a weekend match,she suffered severely by self-criticism.
This student,like many I teach,strongly believes she should be able to control the outcomes of her life by virtue of her hard work.In her mind, "Nothing can stop me but myself".So when these students fall short of what they imagine they should accomplish,they are filled with self-blame,reasoning, "If my accomplishments are mine to control,my failures must be entirely my faults,too"，which makes it extremely difficult for them to move on.
We often owe young adults struggling with failure to their parents' over protection of them from discomfort.But there is another factor at play—a message transmitted by indulging（纵容的）parents who have falsely promised them that they can achieve anything if they are willing to work for it.However,the cruel reality of life is that you can do everything in your power—and still fail._________
Psychologists Luthar and Kumar urge parents and teachers to spend time helping students find purpose,or goals they genuinely love to pursue and that make an impact on the world,which may help them gain greater life satisfaction and become more psychologically mature.Besides,instead of allowing our kids to beat themselves up when things don't go their way,we might all question a culture where one is considered lazy without full devotion.The point is to remind them that life has a way of sucker-punching（出其不意）us when we least expect it.It's often the people who learn to say "stuff happens" who get up the fastest.
What does the underlined phrase "by virtue of" in paragraph 2 mean？ ______
A. in addition to B. in spite of
C. by means of D. for fear of
The author believes that young adults find it hard to struggle with failure because ______ .
A. they are not taught how to deal with difficulties
B. they are short of the ability to handle failure
C. they are under the protection of their parents
D. they are misled by their parents' false message
Which of the following sentences can go into the blank in Paragraph 3？ ______
A. But what is the reason for that？
B. Actually there are some findings.
C. Then what should be done to help？
D. So experts have their own concerns.
What did psychologists Luthar and Kumar urge parents and teachers to do？ ______
A. To teach students how to avoid faults.
B. To lead students to set their truly loved goals.
C. To help students to discover a path to success.
D. To allow kids to blame themselves.
What can be inferred from the passage？ ______
A. Students don't care about failure at all.
B. Students are sure to succeed if they try their best.
C. Students should bear all the failures on their own.
D. Students with positive attitudes can move on more easily.
I stood at the edge of the cliff.The wind stung my eyes,cutting into my skin.Dark-feathered birds circled the air,swooping（俯冲）low over the ocean every now and then to catch their dinner.Hundreds of feet below,the deep ocean beat against the rough sandy shore.I took a deep breath,filling my lungs with excitement—and at the same time,fear.
Behind me,I heard the rest of the crew start to mutter.I was here for the shooting of a movie as I was one of the lead actors in the film Dangerous Things,and this scene was right in the middle of the climax（故事的高潮）. It was vital that this went right.
The director had talked to me about getting a stunt double（替身演员），but I'd persuaded him that I could handle the dive.I'd taken a diving course a few years ago,and I'd been taking swimming lessons since I was five years old.I had been pretty confident that I could do this—up till now.
Someone called out, "Ceria,you don't have to do this!Are you sure you want to dive？" It was one of the producers,Callie Evans.I knew I couldn't turn back now.I couldn't bear to see the disappointed look on the director's face when he was told that I couldn't do it.
At that moment,all my fears and worries broke free.The expectation of adventure and victory seemed to move all the hesitation.I swooped downwards.The air on either side of me cut into my extended arms.I knew that this wonderful feeling of flight would only last a few seconds,yet time seemed to slow down so I could hear the thrilled whoops of my crew and a round of applause that seemed to echo in my pounding ears.
(1) At the beginning how did he author feel about what she was going to do？（No more than 5 words） ______
(2) What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean in English？（No more than 15 words） ______
(3) Why was the author that confident in diving？（No more than 10 words） ______
(4) What was the crew's reaction while the author was diving down？（No more than 10 words） ______
(5) How do you like the author？Please explain why.（No more than 20 words） ______
假设你叫李津，你给曾经的外教。来自加拿大的Mr.Copper写信，告诉他你和父母在选择未来职业方面有了分歧，为此向他求助。信的主要内容包括：
1）问候Mr.Copper,询问近况。
2）你希望成为"野生动植物摄影师"及原因（至少两点，如兴趣爱好，从事该职业的好处）
3）父母反对的原因（至少两点，如危险，没有生活保障）
4）咨询Mr.Copper如何说服父母尊重你的理想。
参考词汇：野生动植物摄影师wildlife photographer
注意：词数不少于100词
答案和解析
1.【答案】B2.【答案】A3.【答案】A4.【答案】B5.【答案】D
6.【答案】C7.【答案】A8.【答案】D9.【答案】A10.【答案】C
11.【答案】A12.【答案】A13.【答案】C14.【答案】B15.【答案】D
16.【答案】
【小题1】D 【小题2】C 【小题3】B 【小题4】C 【小题5】C
【小题6】A 【小题7】A 【小题8】C 【小题9】A 【小题10】C
【小题11】B 【小题12】B 【小题13】D 【小题14】A 【小题15】D
【小题16】B 【小题17】D 【小题18】B 【小题19】C 【小题20】C
36.【答案】
【小题1】B 【小题2】A 【小题3】C 【小题4】D 【小题5】A
41.【答案】
【小题1】A 【小题2】B 【小题3】D 【小题4】D 【小题5】A
【小题6】D
47.【答案】
【小题1】C 【小题2】A 【小题3】D 【小题4】B
51.【答案】
【小题1】C 【小题2】D 【小题3】C 【小题4】B 【小题5】D
56.【答案】【小题1】She felt excited and frightened/fearful.
【小题2】It was important that the scene was properly shot.Or： （Because it was the climax of the movie），the dive must perform successfully/well。
【小题3】Because she had taken diving and swimming courses.
【小题4】The crew cheered loudly for her.
【小题5】I think the author was brave and confident,because she could overcome challenge herself and enjoy success.
57.【答案】Dear Mr.Copper,
Long time no see.How is everything going recently？My parents and I have different views on my choice of future career.I want to ask your advice.（问候Mr.Copper,询问近况）
I want to be a wildlife photographer in the future,because I like photography,which can let me record my life.【高分句型一】Besides,I am interested in wild animals.Becoming a wildlife photographer gives me the opportunity to have close contact with animals.【高分句型二】（你希望成为"野生动植物摄影师"及原因）But my parents opposed my idea.They think this career is dangerous and there is no guarantee of life.（父母反对的原因）
Can you tell me how to persuade my parents to respect my dream？I'm looking forward to your reply.（咨询Mr.Copper如何说服父母尊重你的理想）
Yours sincerely,
Li Jin