四川省成都市中学2022-2023学年高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析

1、四川省成都市中学2022-2023学年高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. In other cultures, looking thin for a husband-to-be is not a woman desires at all, but looking a little overweight is considered more attractive. A. which B. whether C. that D. what参考答案：D略2. In China graduates go abroad to have a further study every year. A.

2、 a great deal of B. the number of C. many a D. a great many参考答案：D略3. Do you remember the boy with red hair,_ you fired last week? He was offered a job in Apple. A. one B.him C.the one D.the boy参考答案：C4. As the busiest woman in Norton, she made _ her duty to look after all the other peoples affairs in

3、 that town. A. this B. that C. one D. it 参考答案：解析：D作形式宾语 5. I think it is a good idea to _ some of your money each week to make it last.A. give awayB. get awayC. put awayD. take away参考答案：C6. -_word has come that Romney is closely behind HYPERLINK / t _blank Barack Obama in this Years American Preside

4、ntial Election so far.- I hope Romney will be elected _president. A. A; a B. /; the C. /; / D. A; /参考答案：C7. At least 203 miners were killed, 22 _ and 13-_-_ in a coal mine gas explosion on Monday afternoon in Fuxin.A. injuring; trapping B. injured; trappedC. injured; trapping D. injuring; trapped参考答

5、案：B8. It was he got home Michael realized he lost his keys.Awhen; then Bnot; until Conly; when Dnot until; that 参考答案：D9. The Smiths have just moved here and they are busy with their new house and _.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing参考答案：A10. The new swimming pool is the old one.Athe t

6、wo thirds size of Btwo thirds as big asCtwo thirds as much as Das two thirds big as参考答案：B11. That stubborn CEO turned a deaf ear to the suggestions from his employees, _he knew the suggestions were very valuable Aas though Bnow that Ceven though Dso that参考答案：C12. I think Ill have a cold drink _ coff

7、ee.A. other than B. any other C. rather than D. better than 参考答案：C13. They didnt turn up at the meeting yesterday. Otherwise, they _ the report. A. had listened to B. would listen toC. should listen to D. would have listened to参考答案：D14. The villagers were delighted the good news about the rising pri

8、ces of agricultural products.Ahearing Bto hear Cheard Dhear参考答案：B15. Jeff, you look so excited today Sure I amI _ a good job in a big company, you know.Aoffered Bwill offerChave been offered Dwas offered参考答案：C略二、 填空16. Geoff Edwards, a 52-year-old man who spent most of his adult life sleeping rough

9、and 61 (sell) copies of a to help the homeless, been admitted to Cambridge University.Geoff Edwards said he left school at 62 young age with two qualifications and few ambitions, then ended up homeless in the city of Cambridge after work 63 a field laborer dried up.Now Edwards is studying English li

10、terature, having completed a college course 64 (design) for adults who want to return to 65 (educate) or need extra qualifications to go on to university. “I didnt think of applying to Cambridge I didnt think Cambridge University 66 (take) someone like me, but my course tutor encouraged me to apply.

11、 67 (luck) enough, I was accepted.” Edwards said in a statement, “It is the first thing 68 made me feel proud in my life. For it had always been my dream 69 (attend) Cambridge.”The case of Geoff Edwards has confirmed an old Chinese sayingit is never too old to learn. Many people can follow 70 (he) e

12、xample and make achievements.参考答案：61. selling 62. a 63. as 64. designed 65. education66. would take 67.Luckily 68. that 69. to attend 70. his三、 阅读理解17. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。The new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nations largest cities, can ever grad

13、uate. The studies clearly show that the dropout rate isnt dropping. And, in particular, the dropout rate isnt dropping for poor and minority students.Amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans-or any plans-to teach students motivation(动机). Mos

14、t schools have no game plan to ensure that students understand that schooling will be completely necessary. Schools expect youth and children to act as though schooling is important, but they never teach them to believe that. Years ago, families ensured that thechildrenrecognized the value of school

15、ing. But in many modern families, the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell their children that school is not important. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like tea

16、chers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is likely the dropout rate will continue not to drop, but only worsen. Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (无动于衷的) students that they must stay in school. Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has change

17、d. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. Today, factories are increasingly automated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma. Ask students which century they will be prepared for: In 1900, the most common jobs were far

18、m laborer and domestic servanteducation not needed. Now, the most common jobs are office and sales staffeducation and diploma usually needed. An amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office.Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced. For example, the coming trend

19、in fast food is to use computers rather than people to run the restaurant. A prototype is apparently already being tested. The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements may be ripe for automation.50. What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph1? A. Few

20、students can afford to go to school in large cities. B. A large number of the 9th graders can graduate now. C. There are still quite a few 9th graders leaving school early. D. Most schools in large cities have fewer and fewer students.51. Without the help of youth professionals,_. A. more and more f

21、amilies will gradually recognize the value of school. B. it is likely that the dropout rate in schools wont continue to drop. C. some parents will be more convinced of their childrens future. D. the schools will make proper plans to solve the problems with dropout.52. The author takes factory work for example mainly to _. A. tell us that many jobs requires certain education in the past B. show that there are more factory work and employment in modern society C. show that employment in the compute