2022-2023学年江苏省无锡市锡东中学高三英语期末试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年江苏省无锡市锡东中学高三英语期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. “Since metals will expand when heated and contract when cooled”, the little boy said, “Holidays in summer should be longer than _ in winter.”A. that B. one C. those D. these参考答案：C略2. The school is _a Chinese teacher who masters the English language perfectly.

2、A. searching B. in the search of C. in search D. in search of 参考答案：D3. The possibility never occurred to me _ I would unexpectedly enter such a big bank and work in Wall Street. A. when B. that C. / D. how 参考答案：B 4. They decided to go on holiday for a week, all the task _ ahead of time. Ahad been fi

3、nished Bwere finished Cfinished Dbeen finished 参考答案：C5. Shall we have our house decorated? _ I think its fine as it is. A. Why not? B. Sound great. C. Not exactly. D. Better not. 参考答案：D6. Wed better set off now or it will be dark _ we know it Abefore Bas Cwhen Dbecause参考答案：A略7. Try _ she might, Sue

4、couldnt get the door open.A. if B. when C. since D. as参考答案：D略8. He has got the job because he has the advantage _ others of knowing many languages.A. against Bbeyond C. over Dabove参考答案：C9. Hello, Sally. Hows everything going? _.A. The same to you B. I cant agree more C. Not too bad D. Thats right 参考

5、答案：C10. Jessica often carries a laptop to the Global Education Language Schoolshe needs to search for some important information.A.even thoughB.in caseC.so thatD.only if参考答案：B句意:Jessica总是带着笔记本电脑去环球教育语言学校,以防她需要查找一些重要的信息。根据句意可知,此处是in case引导的目的状语从句,表示以防,以免。11. The hotel wasnt particularly good. But I _

6、 in many worse hotels. A .was staying B, stayed C. would stay D. had stayed参考答案：D 解析：考查时态。前一个分句是过去时态，后一个分句说明的是“然而，已经住过很多条件不好的旅馆了。” 12. The driver was at _ loss when _ word came that he was forbidden to drive for drunk driving.A. a; / B. a; the C. the; the D. /; /参考答案：A略13. Dont mention that at the b

7、eginning of the story, or it may _ the shocking ending.A. give out B. give away C. give up D. give off参考答案：B14. Although her disease her eyesight and forced her to leave the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity.A.has affected B.affected C.affects D.had affected参考答案：A略15. In particular, we

8、 associate ancient Greek civilization with the capital city of Athens, is the Acropolis.A. of whose greatest symbolB. of which greatest symbolC.whose the greatest symbolD. the greatest symbol of which参考答案：D二、 填空16. Were offering free tickets to go and see a film called A Year in Greenland. The film,

9、 which 41 (tell) you all about the plants and animals in that wonderful country, has won 42 prize at the national film festival its well worth 43 ( see).The film can only be seen at the new cinema that has just been completed inside the Science Museum in the city centre. Its showing this Sunday with

10、 44 (perform) every hour from midday onwards, with the last showing at 5 oclock, two hours before the museum closes. So there are six times to choose 45 .So why not take the whole family to the museum this Sunday? Children will want to head straight down to the basement 46 the computers are kept. I

11、promise you they11 come away with all sorts of 47 (excite) pictures theyve created.Entrance to the museum is free on Sundays, but it would 48 (normal) cost $ 3.25 to go and see the film. 49 (get) your free tickets, you should e-mail this program by midday on Friday. Weve only got a limited number of

12、 tickets, so the 50 (early) you e-mail us, the more likely you are to get one.参考答案：41. tells 42. a 43. seeing 44. performances 45. from 46. where 47. exciting 48. normally 49. To get 50. earlier三、 阅读理解17. The hemlock(铁杉) trees along the Wappinger Creek, New York, look healthy. However, scientist Gar

13、y Lovett says the white balls which provide protection for the bugs are created by a tiny insect. Its hard to believe the tiny bug could kill a tree. However, trees can end up with millions and millions of the pests. When there are that many, it ends up killing the tree.The bug from East Asia is slo

14、wly killing trees across the USA. The troublemaking bug is just one of many invasive(入侵的) pests that have slipped into the United States. They can hurt other living things in their new home.Many invasive pests arrive on wooden pallets piled inside shipping containers. They support and separate goods

15、, and keep them from sliding around. Invasive pests often tunnel into the pallets. How can we stop pests from riding on pallets? Lovett says new rules are needed. The companies that make pallets dont want more rules. Congress has added an amendment(修正案) in the 2018 Farm Bill to try and prevent this

16、problem. However, Lovett is not hopeful it will make much of a difference. Pallets are checked by inspectors. Many are sprayed with bugkilling pesticide. “I believe in the system，” said Brent McClendon, president of The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association. He also said shipping containe

17、rs are checked very carefully.Still, each year 13 million containers are shipped to the U.S. Each is full of wooden pallets. Lovett says: “Inspectors cant possibly check everything. All it takes are a few bad pallets; we should get rid of wooden pallets.” He believes pallets should be made of plasti

18、c or ecocomposite wood. Ecocomposite wood is a mix of wood fiber and plastic. Insects cannot hide into it. One problem is that these choices cost more. They may be worth the extra money, though. Invasive pests cost the U.S. $5 billion a year. Trees dont just die in forests. They also die in cities a

19、nd our yards. Then, they need to be replaced. That costs money, too.28. All the statements are TRUE except that _.A. pesticide has been applied to bugkillingB. the companies making pallets dont want more rulesC. invasive pests hide in pallets used in shippingD. invasive pests are native to Wappinger

20、 Creek29. What can we infer from the passage?A. Bugs wont bother the tree if just in few numbers.B. Bugs ruin the shipping goods slowly.C. Bugs can be easily spotted by eyes.D. Bugs cover trees with white soft balls for protection.30. Why does Gary Lovett want to get rid of wooden pallets?A. Because

21、 insects mostly die in them.B. Because they are the major pest carriers.C. Because they are not worth extra money.D. Because plastic pallets are ecofriendly.31. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Congress contributes a lot to dealing with invasive pests.B. Effective measures have stopped the

22、 pest invasion.C. Invasive pests are harming plants in the USA.D. Ecosystem in the USA is poorly damaged by invasive woods.参考答案：28. D 29. A 30. B 31. C【分析】本文为记叙文，介绍了美国铁杉树虫害因运输过程中使用的木板所携带的外来蛾虫所致。政府有颁布法案解决但收效甚微。有关人士就此也提出相应的解决方案。【28题详解】细节理解题。 根据第二段The bug from East Asia is slowly killing trees across t

23、he USA.可知此害虫为外来物种，并非Wappinger Creek河流土生土长的，故选D。【29题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句However, trees can end up with millions and millions of the pests. When there are that many, it ends up killing the tree.可知每棵树上都会有大量的害虫，当达到一定数量之后，树木就会死亡，故可以推出，一定数量的害虫不会造成树木死亡，故选A。【30题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段Still, each year 13 million containers are sh