2022-2023学年上海外高桥中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年上海外高桥中学高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. It was only after a family related conversation _ I found out she was actually my distant cousin.A. whenB. thatC. whichD. who参考答案：B【详解】考查强调句型。句意：只是在一次与家庭有关的谈话后，我才发现她实际上是我的远房表妹。此处是一个强调句型，句子强调时间状语，故答案为that。【点睛】浅谈强调句1. 用It iswas.thatwho.句型表示强调。（1）陈述句的强调句型：It is/

2、was+被强调部分（通常是主语、宾语或状语）+that/who（当强调主语且主语指人）+其它部分。 e.g. It was yesterday that he met Li Ping. （2）一般疑问句的强调句型：同上，只是把is/was提到it前面。 e.g. Was it yesterday that he met Li Ping? （3）特殊疑问句的强调句型：被强调部分（通常是疑问代词或疑问副词）+is/was+it+that/who+其它部分？e.g. When and where was it that you were born?注：被强调的部分（通常是句子的主语、状语、宾语或宾语

3、补足语）放在iswas的后面，如被强调的是人，则后面可用who，whom等代替。2. not.until.句型的强调句： 句型为：It is/was not until+被强调部分+that+其它部分： e.g. 普通句：He didnt go to bed until/till his wife came back. 强调句：It was not until his wife came back that he went to bed. 3. 强调谓语动词：用助动词do, does或did加动词原形来强调谓语动词。注意：此种强调只用do/does和did，没有别的形式；过去时态用did，后面

4、的谓语动词用原形。如：Do come early. 务必早来。He did send you a letter last week. 昨天他确实寄给你一封信。2. Over the past three decades the number of students leaving home each year to study abroad _ at an annual rate of 3. 9 percent, from 800, 000 in 1975 to 3. 5 million in 2008.A. grew B. grows C. have grown D. has grown参考

5、答案：D 3. _ the orange trees suffered severe damage from a storm in the summer, the farmers are expecting a sharp decline in harvests this autumn. A. Since B. Though C. Unless D. Before参考答案：A4. It took _ people as well as _ time to build the Pyramid.A. a large number of; a great many B. a great many;

6、a large amount ofC. a great many of; large amounts of D. a large amount of; a great deal of参考答案：B 5. Has she ever asked for the reason _ may explain his coming late?A. why B. for which C. that D. for that 参考答案：C6. He wrote a lot of novels, _ regarded as masterpieces. A. dozens of them B. dozens of w

7、hich C. a dozen of which D. dozen of that参考答案：A7. Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just _ sweet dreams.A keep up with B put up with C end up with D catch up with参考答案：C8. I was in a hurry at that moment and I just _ the door. _, I didnt have a clear idea what the door was like.A.

8、 stared at; Therefore 高*考*资*源*网 B. glared at; SoC. looked at; However D. glanced at; Thus参考答案：D9. This is my treat and next is yours Hows that?OK A It doesnt matter B It depends C No way D Its a deal参考答案：D10. He devoted all the money he had_a school.A. set up B. to set up C. to setting up D. setting

9、 up参考答案：C11. When you reach the other end of the bridge, I _ right there to show you the way. A. wait B. have waited C. will be waiting D. was waiting参考答案：C12. The boy dived into the water and after _ seemed to be a long time, he came up again.A. what B. that C. it D. which参考答案：A略13. Chuck Swindoll

10、once said, “life is 10% _ happens to us and 90% _we respond to it.” A. who; why B. what; how C. which; when D. that; that 参考答案：B略14. According to the Organizing Committee, the number of tickets will be determined by the capacity of the stadium.A. adjustable B. acceptable C. advisable D. available参考答

11、案：D15. How was your interview with the famous basketball playerYao Ming? -I was quite nervous at first, but his warm smile put me_. A. in action B. at ease C. on work D. on watch 参考答案：B略二、 填空16. There was plenty of time. You_(没有必要担心) about how long it would take. (need) 参考答案：neednt have (been) worri

12、ed 解析：考查情态动词+完成时，表示对过去的推测。三、 阅读理解17. In the dry Namib Desert on the west coast of Africa, one type of beetle has found a special way of surviving. When the morning arrives, the Namib Beetle collects water drops on its bumpy(起伏不平的) back, then lets the water roll down into its mouth, allowing it to dr

13、ink in an area without flowing water.Shreerang Chhatre wants to use what nature has developed to help the worlds poor. Chhatre is an engineer at MIT who works on fog harvesting, the equipment that, like the beetle, attracts water drops. This way, poor villagers could collect clean water near their h

14、omes, instead of spending hours carrying water from distant wells or rivers.Access to water is a serious global issue. According to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, nearly 900 million people worldwide live without safe drinking water. The burden of finding and transporting water falls heavi

15、ly on women and children. “As a middle-class person, I think its terrible that the poor have to spend hours a day walking just to obtain a basic necessity,” Chhatre says.A fog-harvesting machine consists of a fence-like mesh panel状面板), which attracts drops, connected to containers into which water f

16、alls. Chhatre has improved the materials used in these machines. He is continuing his work at MIT Sloan and the Legaturn Center in order to develop a workable business plan for applying fog-harvesting machines.Interest in fog harvesting dates back to the 1990s, and has increased since new research o

17、n the Namib Beetle became famous in 2001. A few technologists saw potential in the concept for people. One Canadian charitable organization, FogQuest, has tested projects in Chile and Guatemala.But fog harvesting remains in its childhood, technologically and commercially, as Chhatre readily recogniz

18、es. “It still faces some open problems,” he says. “But its a work in progress.” After all, the water that fills our rivers and lakes comes from air.8. Which of the following is TRUE of Shreerang Chhatre?A. He is an African engineer.B. He is researching on the Namib Beetle.C. He has made the first fo

19、g-harvesting machines to use.D. He is trying to put fog-harvesting machines to use.9. Why is Namib Beetle mentioned in the passage?A. To describe the severe conditions in Namib Desert.B. To introduce the diversity of species in Namib Desert.C. To inform how animal nature can be used to benefit peopl

20、e.D. To raise the awareness of accessing clean drinking water in poor areas.10. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _.A. UNICEF B. the beetleC. fog harvesting D. a Canadian charitable organization11. The authors main purpose in writing the text is to _.A. stress the importance of saving water.B. show the Namib Beetles special way of survivingC. introduce a new machine for collecting water from airD. inform people of the serious water problem in Africa参考答案：8. D 9. C 10. C 11. C本文通过介绍纳米甲虫来向人们警示获取水资源是全球性问题，同时介绍美国将进行采雾技术来获取水资源。号召我们节约