山东省青岛市第二十六中学2023年高三英语期末试卷含解析

山东省青岛市第二十六中学2023年高三英语期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.—Wouldyoumindgivingsomeadviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumade___mostoftheequipment,therewouldbe____riseinproduction．A．/;/

B．the;/

C．the;the

D．the;a参考答案：D2.25．Onlyifyouworkhard________beabletomakerapidprogressinyourstudy．

A．canyou

B．youcan

C．willyou

D．youwill参考答案：c略3.Justastrustisthekeytoallrelationships,______istrusttheglueoforganizations.A.but

B.so

C.and

D.yet参考答案：B【详解】考查部分倒装。A.but但是；B.so确实如此；C.and和；D.yet然而。句意：正如信任是所有关系的关键，信任也是组织的粘合剂。当要表示前面提出的某一肯定的情况也同样适合于后者，通常就要用“So+助动词+主语”这种倒装结构，故选B。【点睛】“So+助动词+主语”倒装：当要表示前面提出的某一肯定的情况也同样适合于后者，通常就要用“So+助动词+主语”这种倒装结构：如：YouareyoungandsoamI.你年轻，我也年轻。注：（1）若前面提出某一否定的情况，要表示后者也属于同样的否定情况，则应将其中的so改为neither或nor：如：Youaren''tyoungandneitheramI.你不年轻，我也不年轻。（2）注意该结构与表示强调或同意的“so+主语+特殊动词”结构的区别：如："Itwascoldyesterday.""Soitwas."“昨天很冷。”“的确很冷。”4.______weatheritis!AHowfinea

BWhatafine

CHowfineD.Whatfine参考答案：D略5.Ihavesaidsomuchbutinbriefthere’sonlyonethingIwanttostress,,everybodyshouldbepunctualtomorrow.A.thatis B.believeitornotC.totellyouthetruth D.forexample参考答案：A考查插入语。句意:我说了这么多,但简言之我仅想强调一点,那就是明天大家必须得准时。分析句子结构可知,空处是对前面的具体说明,应使用thatis"那就是说,亦即"。6.Inconsideringpeopleforjobs,wegive____tothosewithsomeexperience.A.decision

B.attempt

C.preference

D.reputation参考答案：C7.___youreadtheinstructionsclosely,youwouldknowwhatI___referringtonow.A.

Had,was

B.Should,am

C.Had,am

D.If,was参考答案：C略8.Weallthinkthattheplanyoucomeupwith____________theworkisverypractical.

A.completing B.completed C.tocomplete D.complete参考答案：C9.--MrJordan,wewanttohearyouropinionaboutthecurrentNBAgames．--OK,I____tothat.A．

came

B．havecome

C．

amcoming

D．come参考答案：C10.Itisplayingcomputergames

hespendssomuchtimethathefailsalltheexams.Awhich

Bwhat

Cinwhich

Dthat参考答案：D11.Ithasbeenrainingeverydaysofar.Ihopetomorrowwill______fine.A.turnto

B.turnup

C.turninto

D.turnout参考答案：D略12.Hisfatherisalaid-off(下岗的)workerwithatotalincomeofaround300yuanpermonth，which____onlythebasicneedsofhisfamily.A.offers

B.supports

C.affords

D.covers参考答案：D13.---Lookatthoseclouds!---Don’tworry._____itrains,we’llstillhaveagreattime.A.Evenif

B.Asthough

C.Incase

D.Ifonly参考答案：A14.__________myeffortsatpersuasion，hewouldn’tagree.A.Apartfrom

B．Inspiteof

C．Becauseof

D．Although参考答案：B15.Don’tcallmeupatthistimetomorrow,forI_______animportanttest.A.willtake

B.amtaking

C.havebeentaking

D.willbetaking

参考答案：D16.

arrivingatthespot,thepolicegotdownto

takephotos.

A．As;take B．As;taking

C．On;take D．On;taking参考答案：D17.Thisdidusnoharm;_______________,allthesefearshelpedusmakechangesthatallowedustoreviveourstrengthandmakesteadyprogress.A.onthecontrary

B.asaconsequence

C.toconclude

D.bycoincidence参考答案：A18.Myuncle’shouseinthedowntownareaismuchsmallerthanours,butitistwice_______expensive．

A．as

B．so

C．too

D．very参考答案：27．A考查倍数的表示方法。该题采用了“倍数+as+adj．/adv+as”这一结构，所以答案为A。

【解析】略19.Ajournalisnotnecessarilyareliablerecordoffacts,forthewriter'simpressions

color1thetellingofevents.

A.shall

B.might

C.should

D.must参考答案：B

试题分析：B；考查情态动词。Shall用于第一，三人称时，表示征求对方的意见，用于第二，三人称时，表示说话人对对方命令和警告等；might用于肯定句和否定句中，表推测，译为“也许，可能”；should用于肯定中，表推测，译为“应该”；must用于肯定句中，表推测，译为“一定，肯定”。句意：日记不一定能够记录可靠的事实，因为作家的想象可能给事件的讲诉润色。故选B二、完型填空20.Advancesinfarmanimalprotectionarehappeningwithscientistspaintingeyesonthebuts(屁股)ofcows.Theexperimentisbasedontheideathatfarmers,whoareprotectingtheiranimalsfromlions,___36___shootandkilllionsinanefforttoprotecttheirfarmanimals.___37___thismakesalotofsense,it___38___manyliondeathsthatotherwisewouldhavebeenunnecessary.ResearchersinAustraliahavebeen___39___atricktomakelionsthinktheyarebeingwatchedbythepaintedeyesoncowbutts.Thisideaisbasedonthe___40___thatpredatorssuchaslionsare___41___lesslikelytoattackwhentheyfeeltheyarebeingwatched.Asconservationareasbecome___42___,lionsareincreasinglycomingintocontactwithhumanpopulations,whichare___43___totheboundariesoftheseprotectedareas.Effortslikepaintingeyesoncowbuttsmayseem___44___atfirst,buttheycouldmakeactualprogressinthe___45___forconservation.“Ifthemethod___46___,itcouldprovidefarmersinBotswana___47___alowcost,sustainable(可持续的)tooltoprotecttheirfarmanimals,andawaytokeeplionssafefrombeing___48___.”Lionsareprimarilyambush(埋伏)hunterssowhentheyfeeltheirtargethas___49___them,theyusually___50___thehuntResearchersare___51___testingtheirideaoncattle.Theyhavepainted___52___ofthecowswitheyesandlefttheotherhalfas___53___.Withsatellite___54___boththecattleandthelionsinthearea,theywillbeableto___55___iftheirpsychologicaltrickwillworktohelpkeepfarmersfromshootinglions.36.A.would B.might C.could D.should37.A.While B.Since C.Until D.When38.A.cutsdown B.resultsin C.dealswith D.putsoff39.A.testing B.designing C.approving D.recommending40.A.condition B.standard C.principle D.problem41.A.quite B.so C.far D.already42.A.bigger B.richer C.deeper D.smaller43.A.facing B.decreasing C.forming D.expanding44.A.puzzling B.scary C.crazy D..exciting45.A.need B.fight C.call D.hope46.A.fails B.ends C.starts D.works47.A.at B.by C.for D.with48.A.caught B.watched C.driven D.killed49.A.observed B.spotted C.deserted D.escaped50.A.giveupon B.makeupfor C.keepupwith D.breakawayfrom51.A.recently B.currently C.previously D.regularly52.A.half B.all C.both D.none53.A.necessary B.possible C.normal D.usual54.A.tracking B.protecting C.launching D.investigating55.A.debate B.explain C.determine D.distinguish参考答案：36.A

37.A

38.B

39.A

40.C

41.C

42.D

43.D

44.C

45.B

46.D

47.D

48.D

49.B

50.A

51.B

52.A

53.C

54.A

55.C【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。为了保护狮子免受农民的射杀，在牛的屁股上画上眼睛，让狮子以为被监视，不再捕猎农民的牛，农场动物保护正在取得进展。【36题详解】考查情态动词。这个实验是基于这样一个想法，即保护他们的动物免受狮子伤害的农民会射杀狮子来保护他们的农场动物。此处would“将会”，故答案为A。【37题详解】考查状语从句。A.While

尽管；B.Since既然；C.Until直到------为止；D.When当------时候。虽然这很有道理，但它导致了许多狮子的死亡，否则就没有必要了。故选A。【38题详解】考查动词词组。A.cutsdown砍倒；B.resultsin导致；C.dealswith解决，处理；D.putsoff拖延，推迟。虽然这很有道理，但它导致了许多狮子的死亡，否则就没有必要了。故选B。【39题详解】考查动词。A.testing测试；B.designing设计；C.approving

赞成，同意；D.recommending推荐。澳大利亚的研究人员一直在测试一种把戏，让狮子觉得自己被涂在牛屁股上的眼睛注视着。故选A。【40题详解】考查名词。A.condition条件；B.standard标准；C.principle

原则；D.problem问题。这个想法是基于这样一个原则:当狮子等食肉动物感到自己被监视时，它们发动攻击的可能性要小得多。故选C。【41题详解】考查副词。这个想法是基于这样一个原则:当狮子等食肉动物感到自己被监视时，它们发动攻击的可能性要小得多。此处far修饰比较级，故选C。【42题详解】考查形容词比较级。A.bigger更大；B.richer更富有；C.deeper更深；D.smaller更小。随着保护区面积的缩小，狮子越来越多地与人类接触，人类对这些保护区的边界是疯狂的。故选D。【43题详解】考查动词。A.facing面对；B.decreasing减少；C.forming形成；D.expanding扩展。随着保护区面积的缩小，狮子越来越多地与人类接触，人类对这些保护区的边界是疯狂的。故选D。【44题详解】考查形容词。A.puzzling

令人迷惑的；B.scary

可怕的；C.crazy疯狂的；D.exciting令人兴奋的。像在牛屁股上画眼睛这样的努力乍一看似乎有些疯狂，但它们可以在保护动物的斗争中取得实际进展。故选C。【45题详解】考查动词。A.need需要；B.fight打架，与------斗争；C.call呼叫；D.hope希望。像在牛屁股上画眼睛这样的努力乍一看似乎有些疯狂，但它们可以在保护动物的斗争中取得实际进展。故选B。【46题详解】考查动词。A.fails失败；B.ends结束；C.starts开始；D.works工作。如果这种方法奏效，它将为博茨瓦纳的农民提供一种低成本、可持续的工具来保护他们的家畜，以及一种保护狮子不被猎杀的方法。故选D。【47题详解】考查介词。如果这种方法奏效，它将为博茨瓦纳的农民提供一种低成本、可持续的工具来保护他们的家畜，以及一种保护狮子不被猎杀的方法。故选D。【48题详解】考查动词。A.caught抓住；B.watched观看；C.driven驾驶；D.killed杀死。如果这种方法奏效，它将为博茨瓦纳的农民提供一种低成本、可持续的工具来保护他们的家畜，以及一种保护狮子不被猎杀的方法。故选D。【49题详解】考查动词。A.observed观察；B.spotted发现；C.deserted遗弃；D.escaped逃脱。狮子主要是伏击猎人，所以当它们觉得目标已经发现它们时，它们通常会放弃捕猎。故选B。【50题详解】考查动词词组。A.giveupon放弃，对------绝望；B.makeupfor弥补；C.keepupwith跟上；D.breakawayfrom摆脱。狮子主要是伏击猎人，所以当它们觉得目标已经发现它们时，它们通常会放弃捕猎。故选A。【51题详解】考查副词。A.recently最近；B.currently当前；C.previously以前；D.regularly有规律地。研究人员目前正在牛身上测试他们的想法。故选B。【52题详解】考查名词。A.half一半；B.all全部；C.both两个都；D.none一个也没有。他们给一半的奶牛画上了眼睛，让另一半保持正常。故选A。【53题详解】考查形容词。A.necessary

必要；B.possible可能的；C.normal正常的；D.usual通常的。他们给一半的奶牛画上了眼睛，让另一半保持正常。故选C。【54题详解】考查动词。A.tracking跟踪；B.protecting保护；C.launching发射；D.investigating调查。通过卫星跟踪该地区的牛和狮子，他们将能够确定他们的心理技巧是否有助于防止农民射杀狮子。故选A。【55题详解】考查动词。A.debate辩论；B.explain解释；C.determine决定；D.distinguish区分，辨别。通过卫星跟踪该地区牛和狮子，他们将能够确定他们的心理技巧是否有助于防止农民射杀狮子。故选C。【点睛】下面的词或词组可以放在比较级前面修饰比较级加强语气：much/even/alot/alittle/any/still/far/slightly/agreatdeal.比如Ifeltmuchhappier.我感觉幸福多了。本题第6小题，句意：这个想法是基于这样一个原则:当狮子等食肉动物感到自己被监视时，它们发动攻击的可能性要小得多。此处far修饰比较级，故选C。21.SleepinginClassIcanstillrememberitasifithappenedyesterday.Iwasacollegefreshmanandhad____21____mostofthenightbeforelaughingandtalkingwithfriends.Nowjust___22___myfirstclassofthedaymyeyelidswerefeeling___23___andmyheadwasdriftingdowntomydesktomakemytextbooka___24___.Afewminutes’naptimebeforeclasscouldn’t___25___,Ithought.Boom!Iliftedmyheadimmediatelyandmyeyesopenedwiderthansaucers.Ilookedaroundwithmyheart____26____quicklytryingtofindthecauseofthe___27___.Myyoungprofessorwaslookingbackatmewitha___28___,boyishsmileonhisface.Hehad____29____droppedthepileoftextbookshewascarryingontoMsdesk.“Goodmorning!”hesaid,stillsmiling.“I’mgladtoseeeveryoneis____30____.Nowlet’sgetstarted.”ForthenexthourIwasn’tsleepyatall.Itwasn’tfromtheshockofmyprofessor’stextbook_____31_____either.Itwas____32____fromtheattractivediscussionheled.Withknowledgeandgoodhumor,hemadethematerialcomealive.Hisinsightswerefullofbothwisdomandlovingkindness.I____33____theclassroomnotonlywideawake,butalittle____34____andalittlebetteraswell.Ilearnedsomethingfarmoreimportantthan____35____inclassthatday,too.Ilearnedthatifyouaregoingtodosomethinginthislife,doitwell,doit____36____,andmakeitan____37____ofyourlove.Whatagloriousplacethisworldwouldbeifallofusdidourworkjoyouslyandwell.Whatabeautifulworldwecould____38____ifeverydoctor,teacher,musician,cook,waitress,poet,miner,farmer,andlaborermadetheirworkanexpressionoftheirlove.Don’tsleepwalkyourwaythroughlifethen.____39____!Letyourlovefillyourworkandyoursoul.Lifeis____40____shortnottoliveitwell.21.A.usedup

B.stayedup

C.mixedup

D.takenup22.A.before

B.during

C.after

D.over23.A.lighterandlighterB.widerandwiderC.smallerandsmallerD.heavierandheavier24.A.pillow

B.bed

C.tool

D.waste25.A.break

B.shock

C.hurt

D.pass26.A.jumping

B.striking

C.moving

D.beating27.A.accident

B.lesson

C.action

D.noise28.A.sad

B.evil

C.naughty

D.silly29.A.intentionally

B.accidentally

C.naturally

D.obviously30.A.present

B.awake

C.sleepy

D.attentive31.A.bomb

B.instructions

C.alarmo’clock

D.hitter32.A.even

B.instead

C.still

D.therefore33.A.left

B.attended

C.missed

D.entered34.A.smarter

B.stranger

C.braver

D.prettier35.A.nottalking

B.notlearning

C.notfighting

D.notsleeping36.A.witheffort

B.withpressure

C.withdesire

D.withjoy37.A.aim

B.expression

C.acceptance

D.offer38.A.describe

B.create

C.change

D.ruin39.A.Cheerup

B.Hurryup

C.Wakeup

D.Lookup40.A.so

B.as

C.too

D.such参考答案：21.B

22.A

23.D

24.A

25.C

26.D

27.D

28.C

29.A30.B

31.C

32.B

33.A

34.A

35.D

36.D

37.B

38.B

39.C40.C24.考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A.pillow枕头；B.bed床；C.tool工具；D.waste浪费，损耗，废料。作者想小睡一会儿，所以把头放在课本上，把课本当枕头用。故选A。25.考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A.break打破；B.shock使震惊；C.hurt伤害；D.pass通过。作者认为课前小睡一下没有什么关系，不会有什么伤害，故选C。26.考查非谓语动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A.jumping跳；B.striking敲击，打击，罢工；C.moving移动；D.beating打，打败，拍打。心跳用theheartisbeating来表达。故选D。27.考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A.accident事故；B.lesson课，启示，教训；C.action行为，行动；D.noise噪音。根据上文BOOM!一词可知，“我”试图找到轰隆声音的来源，故选D。28.考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。A.sad伤心的；B.evil邪恶的，不幸的；C.naughty淘气的；D.silly傻的，愚蠢的。根据下文boyish可知，C正确。29.考查副词辨析以及对语境的理解。A.intentionally故意地；B.accidentally偶然地，意外地；C.naturally自然地；D.obviously明显地。根据上文可知，老师是故意将课本重重地甩在桌子上，为了叫醒犯困的学生。故选A。33.考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A.left离开；B.attended出席，照顾；C.missed错过，想念；D.entered进入。本句叙述的是上完课的感受，不仅收获了知识还感悟了很多。故选A。34.考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。A.smarter更聪明；B.stranger更奇怪，更陌生；C.braver更勇敢；D.prettier更漂亮。根据上文“Hisinsightswerefullofbothwisdomandlovingkindness.”中的wisdom一词可知，答案为A。&35.考查非谓语动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A.nottalking不说；B.notlearning不学；C.notfighting不打斗；D.notsleeping不睡。句意：那天在课堂上，我学到了比不睡更重要的东西。故选D。36.考查介词短语辨析以及对语境的理解。根据下文“Whatagloriousplacethisworldwouldbeifallofusdidourworkjoyouslyandwell.”中joyously，可知我学到了，如果在生活中你想做某件事，好好做，快乐地做。故选D。【名师点睛】巧解完形填空题考生必须进行通篇考虑，掌握大意，注意语境和有关提示，正确地分析、归纳、概括出一篇文章的主旨或段意的表达，千万不要急于选择答案。通过阅读上述文章，我们不难概括出该文的主旨为：作者描述自己在课堂上睡着，教授用智慧的方法把作者喊醒，教授有趣的充满智慧的课堂深深的吸引了我，我不再困倦，并学到了很多的道理。为帮助考生能更好地解答完形填空题，在这里介绍文章用到的几种解题技巧：1.复现解题法：这类题多为同义词、近义词和反义词的复现或同义词、近义词和反义词异形复现的形式。这种测试手法主要是考查考生的整体篇章意识和上下文推断能力。…andmakeitan___17___ofyourlove.17.A.aim

B.expression

C.acceptance

D.offer【17.B项。下文“…farmer，andlaborermadetheirworkanexpressionoftheirlove.”中的expression一词原词再现。】2.语境信息解题法：这类题主要是通过短文中上下语境所透露的信息进行解题，首先要正确理解所给信息，在进行合理分析和推断，这种语境信息一定要遵循逻辑概念，符合运动规律，时态的交替，以及特殊场合下的应急合理判断。2）Hehad____9____droppedthepileoftextbookshewascarryingontoMsdesk.

9.A.intentionally

B.accidentally

C.naturally

D.obviously

【9.A项，根据上下文语境，可知老师是故意将课本重重地甩在桌子上为了叫醒犯困的学生。故选A。】3.固定搭配解题法：这类题与语法结构题有点类似，但主要惯用搭配，讲究词与词的搭配，涉及到关联词、动词、副词、形容词、名词和短语等。3）Letyourlovefillyourworkandyoursoul.Lifeis___20___shortnottoliveitwell.

20.A.so

B.as

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D.such

【20.C项，“too…to...太…而不能”。】4.逻辑语气解题法：这类题主要是通过了解全文的人物、时间、地点等信息之后，再分析句子与句子之间的关系，段落与段落之间的关系来解题。这种逻辑语气主要包含并列、递进、因果、转折和委婉语气等等。这类题的选项多为连词、副词或具有连词意义的各类短语。

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B.instead

C.still

D.therefore【12.B项。并不是老师故意放书的声音让我不困，而是接下来他引导我们进行的有趣的讨论让我整节课都很积极活跃。根据前后句逻辑关系可得出答案。】三、阅读理解22.Inoneoftheoldbuildingsnearourschool，onecouldseeanoldmansittingbyalargewindowonthefirstfloor．HisnamewasJames．Duringthethreeyearsatschoo1,Ihadhardlyeverfoundhimmissingfromhisusualposition．Hewasahigh-rankinggovernmentofficialandlivedhappilywithhiswife．Oncetherewasabusaccident，inwhichanumberofpassengerswereseriouslyinjuredandweretakentothehospitalfortreatment．Jameswasresponsiblefortherescueoperation．Itwasabighospital，butJameswasshockedtonoticehowill-equippeditwas．Therewerenoenoughlife-savingdrugsandlife—supportingequipment．Theinjuredandtheircompanionshadtostrugglethere．Jamesattemptedtohelp．However，thoughheemptiedhispockets，manyofthemdiedthatday．Thatwasaturningpointinhislife．Hemadeadecisiontodevotehislifetohelpingothers，particularlythepoorandneedypatientsandtheircompanions．Hebeganspendingmuchofhisincomeonthesepeople．Sincethisrequiredalotoftimeandenergy，hefounditdifficulttofulfillhisofficialdutiesandthereforechosetoretire，which，inturn，reducedhisincomeconsiderably．Hiswifewasdeeplyworried.Mostofthetime，Jameswasoutandpaidleastattentiontohomeaffairs．Meanwhile，ashewasspendingalothelpingothers，shehadtostruggleeventomeetthehouseholdexpenses．Thoughshewasnotopposedtohishelpingthepoor，sheurgedhimnottooverlookhisownlifeandhome，butithadnoeffectonhim．Onedaytheyhadaheatedargumentandintheendshelefthim，nevertoreturn．Thoughhecontinuedwithhiswork，thiswasagreatblowanddidseriousharmtohishealthandenthusiasmandwassoonforcedtostayindoors．Thatwaswhenhetookhispositionbythewindow，spendinghistimelookingoutside．Afewweeksaftermygraduation，Ireturnedtoschool，onlytofindthebuildingsgone．Iheardthattheyweretorndown．AllthepeopleleftexceptJames．Herefusedtogoandthenextmorning，hewasfoundathisusualplacebythewindow，dead．41.WhatchangedJames’viewtowardslife?A.Thedifficultiesinhiscareer．B.Thedeathsinthebusaccident．C.Thebadconditionsinthehospital．D.Theresponsibilitiesintheoperation．42.Jameschosetoretireinorderto____________________.A.takecareoftheinjuredpassengersB.findabetterjobtoincreasehisincomeC.sparemoretimeandenergytohelpothersD.stayawayfromthedifficultofficialduties43.James’wifeleftbecause_________________________．A.shewasstronglyagainsthisdeedsB.JamespaidtoolittleattentiontohisworkC.herworktosupporttheirdailylifewastootiringD.Jamesfailedtokeepabalancebetweencharityandhome44.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4refersto____________.A.Hisdecisiontoretire B.ThedepartureofhiswifeC.Theargumentwithhiswife D.Hisdevotiontohelpingothers45.WhatispossiblythereasonwhyJamessatbythewindoweveryday?A.Heexpectedhiswifetoreturn.B.Helookedforwardtogoingout.C.Hedesiredtowatchthestudents.D.Heattemptedtoknowtheoutsidelife.参考答案：41.C

42.C

43.D

44.B

45.A试题分析:该文讲述了一个叫James的老人决心献身慈善事业，却忽略了慈善与家庭之间的平衡，以至于妻子愤而离去；受到打击的James身体从此衰弱、精神日减，终日坐于窗前等待妻子归来，直到死去。【41题详解】C细节理解题。根据文章第二段Itwasabighospital，butJameswasshockedtonoticehowill-equippeditwas．Therewerenoenoughlife-savingdrugsandlife—supportingequipment．Theinjuredandtheircompanionshadtostrugglethere．这家大医院设备简陋，可知，James之所以投身慈善，是因为他亲眼目睹了医院恶劣的条件给病人及其亲属所带了的折磨。故选C。【42题详解】C细节理解题。从第三段末的Sincethisrequiredalotoftimeandenergy，hefounditdifficulttofulfillhisofficialdutiesandthereforechosetoretire可知做慈善需要大量的时间和精力，让他无力做好自己的工作，所以不得不选择辞职，以便有更多的时问和精力做慈善。故选C。【43题详解】D细节理解题。从第四段中的Thoughshewasnotopposedtohishelpingthepoor，sheurgedhimnottooverlookhisownlifeandhome可知，他的妻子不满他太专心于慈善而忽略了家庭，即：没有在慈善和家庭间达到平衡。故选D。【44题详解】B结构理解题。根据文章第四段Onedaytheyhadaheatedargumentandintheendshelefthim，nevertoreturn．可知，this指代的是前面的intheendshelefthim，nevertoreturn。故选B。【45题详解】A推理判断题。由全文可知，James因为妻子的离去，身体日渐衰弱，对慈善的热情也大减，从此终日坐于窗前，盼望妻子的归来。故选A。考点：考查人物传记/故事类阅读23.Areyouateamplayer?Wehearalotabout

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