广东省惠州市白盆珠中学2023年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析

1、广东省惠州市白盆珠中学2023年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. The sports meet, originally _ be held last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather.A. due to B. thanks to C. owing to D. according to参考答案：A2. Jane, Peter has got a well-paid job in a foreign company You mean he is _ than he used to be Abadly off

2、Bwell off C.worse off Dbetter off参考答案：D略3. I thought you _ by train. I was going to, but I changed my mind and came by car.A. were coming B. have come C. will come D. are coming 参考答案：A4. We had to spend three more hours waiting in _cafe at the airport because_ flight was delayed. A. a; the B. 不填; th

3、e C. the; 不填 D. a; a参考答案：A18. - Im taking a taxi to the airport to pick up my daughter.- _? I can give you a lift. A. Why not B. What for C. Why bother D. How come 参考答案：C略6. We should kmow that we can reach the top if we are ready to and learn from failure.A.deal with B.depend on C.carry on D.go wit

4、h参考答案：A略7. To learn English well, the student asked for help _ had a good command of it.A. who B. whoeverC. whichever D. which参考答案：B8. - What do you think of Tom playing football?- I dont think he is much _ a good footballer.A. in B. of C. about D. as参考答案：B9. The lecture, _ at 7:00 pm last night, wa

5、s followed by a discussion.A. beginning B. began C. begun D. to begin参考答案：A【知识点】非谓语动词解析：begin与逻辑主语the lecture之间为主动关系，用现在分词作后置定语，表示主动。10. The oldest Disney-themed park receives over 14 million visitors each year, nearly $3 billion in revenue.A. putting inB. taking inC. joining inD. cutting in参考答案：B11

6、. Please do me a favor _ Mr. Smith of the date and place of our English speech contestAto inform Binforming Cinform Dinformed参考答案：C略12. He was but _ 18-year-old young man when he turned _ manager of a company. A. an; a B. an;不填 C. a; 不填 D. a; the参考答案：B13. It is the prevention of disease _ its succes

7、sful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the worlds population. A. rather than B. more than C. other than D. less than参考答案：A略14. -What you like may not be what I like. -Yes, one mans meal is another mans _.A. meal B. food C. poison D. medicine参考答案：C略15. If a friend snaps at you or is unf

8、riendly， step back， and with a sense of compassion， try to experience life from his_ A perspective Bpriority Cprivilege D policy参考答案：A考查名词16. The man caught driving insisted that he any alcohol and that he be fined.Adidnt drink；couldnt Bwasnt drinking；wouldntChadnt drunk；shouldnt Dwouldnt drink；shou

9、ldnt参考答案：C二、 书面表达17. 基础写作：(15分)假如你是李华，你班学生最近就“大学生是否应经济独立”话题展开讨论，大家表达了不同的看法，请你根据下列所给内容，写一封信给21世纪报.高中版“Your Words”栏目，反映讨论情况。60%的同学的看法25%的同学的看法1 自己打工来付学费会影响学习2 好好学习，将来报答父母1 通过打工可以获得工作经验，了解社会2 体会父母掏钱不易， 避免助长乱花钱的习气15%的同学（包括你在内）觉得双方的观点都有一定的道理， 但又不完全赞成， 请简述你自己的看法。注意：1. 文章的开头和结尾已给出， 不计入总句数。 2. 参考词汇：报答 repay

10、 学费tuition fee 经济独立：financially independent高考资源网 Editor, Im writing to tell you about a recent discussion we have had on whether or not university students should be financially independent. _Thank you for reading my letter. Yours , Li Hua【写作要求】只能用5个句子表达全部内容。【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。参考答案：Editor, I

11、m writing to tell you about a recent discussion we have had on whether or not university students should be financially independent. 60% of the students think that university students dont have to be financially independent, because trying to make money will affect their studies. They also think the

12、y can repay their parents in the future. 25% of my classmates hold the view that doing part-time jobs will help one gain work experience and learn more of the society. Besides, when students find it hard to make money, they wont waste their money. 15% of the students, including myself, all think tha

13、t as grown-ups, we should not depend on our parents any more, but if our parents can afford to pay the tuition fee for us, we should put our studies in the first place.Thank you for reading my letter. Yours , Li Hua略三、 阅读理解18. Youve heard of Charles Darwin, right? The famous scientist who put forwar

14、d a theory of evolution. You might have just also heard of Alfred Russel Wallace, who worked together with Darwin on the revolutionary work On the Origin of Species published in 1859. But what about Patrick Matthew? “Patrick who?” you might ask. Well, Darwin and Wallace got the fame but Matthew did

15、the legwork too.This British horticulturalist (园艺种植家）actually thought about evolution first, as Dr. Mike Weale, geneticist at Kings College London, explains. He says: “Matthew published a brief outline of the idea of species being able to change into other species through natural selection. And he d

16、id that 27 years before Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. And they recognized that he did so but other people since have simplified the story and tended to concentrate just on Darwin.”So Patrick Matthews obscurity (默默无名）may simply be down to us the general public wanting to simplify things. But Dr.

17、Patricia Fara, senior tutor at Clare College Cambridge, points out that Darwins work might have received more attention because he had powerful friends.Dr. Patricia Fara explains that Darwin had the most famous, most outstanding members of the scientific society in Victorian times, who were pushing

18、on his behalf. Having a scientific theory being accepted is not just a matter of whether the theorys right.”Maybe it is time for us to remember Patrick Matthew, a pioneer of the story of survival through adaptation that is at the heart of evolution.12. What makes Darwin and Wallace famous?A. Their great relationship. B. Their work with Matthew.C. Their extraordinary theory. D. Matthews legwork.13. What did Matthew do b