广东省广州市信孚教育集团黄石中学2023年高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

广东省广州市信孚教育集团黄石中学2023年高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Theboyisanewcomerintheteam,butIhavethe_______thatI’veseenhimbefore.A.impressionB.correctionC.occupationD.invention参考答案：A选A。本题考查名词辨析，impression表示印象；correction表示改正，修正；occupation表示职业，invention表示发明。本句句意为“这个男孩是新来队里的，但是我有印象之前见过他。”因此本题选A。2.In

Beijing,

more

than21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A.haveapplied

B.hadappliedC.wouldhaveapplied

D.applied参考答案：B【详解】考查时态。句意：截止到2017年底，北京已经有超过21,100人申请捐献自己的遗体，而北京市从1999年开始就在开展遗体捐献活动。根据bytheendof2017可知此处指“过去的过去”，用过去完成时态，故选B。3.Hesuddenlyhadthefeelingof______.Butwhenhelookedaround,therewasnobody.A.followed

B.beingfollowed

C.following

D.havingfollowed参考答案：B4.—Youdidn’tgotoEurope,why?—I_____thismorning,butI_____toShanghaibecauseofanemergency．A．wastostart;amgoing

B．wasscheduledtostart;willgoC．shouldhavestarted;amgoing

D．wouldliketostart;willgo参考答案：B5.Wehavebeentryingtotraintheyoungpeoplewhowerehiredlastmonth,butthey______theirbesttolearn.A.werenotdoing

B.didn’tdo

C.arenotdoing

D.hadn’tdone参考答案：C【考查方向】考查时态的用法。句意：我们已经一直在尽力训练上个月聘请的年轻人，但是他们不尽力学习。根据题干的but判断是这些年轻人现在不尽力学习，应用现在进行时。故选C。6.We havehurriedallthewaytotheairport—theflightwascalledoffbecauseofthefoggyweather.A.mustn't B.couldn't C.needn't D.wouldn't参考答案：C7.Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbe

attractiveaswellascomfortable.A.manually B.visuallyC.physically D.securely参考答案：B【详解】考查副词词义辨析。A.manually手动地；

B.visually视觉上、外表上；C.physically身体上；D.securely安全地。句意：像沙发和椅子这样的办公家具应该既美观又舒适。根据句意可知此处是说“在视觉上吸引人”，故B项正确。8.MydaughtervolunteeredtoworkinaremotemountainvillageinWestChinalastyear,whichisstill_________onfootnow．

A．accessible

B．available

C．appropriate

D．responsible参考答案：A9.Parentswho_____tosingtotheirchildrenmayhelpwithchildren’sdevelopmentoflanguageskills.

A.add

B.tend

C.amount

D.focus参考答案：B略10.Seeingthepolicemencoming,away

immediately,leavingthethingsthey’djuststolen.A.thethievesran B.didthethievesrunC.thethievesrun D.ranthethieves参考答案：D11.Overthepast30years,Chinahasspenthundredsofbillionsofyuantopullitsruralpopulationoutofpoverty.NowChina’sAnti-povertyefforts__________.ks5uA.payoff

B.payup

C.payback

D.payfor参考答案：A12.PeacefuldevelopmentisgreatimportancetothehealthydevelopmentofthefutureCross-Straitrelations.A.about B.beyond C.above D.of参考答案：D句意:对于未来海峡两岸关系的健康发展来说,和平发展尤为重要。beof+名词相当于be+adj.。11.-----What’swrongwithJenny?

-----Acallfromhermother_______anattackofhomesickness.

A.sentout

B.setout

C.setoff

D.sentoff参考答案：C略14.Trytospendyourtimeonwhatyoufind________.

A.worthdoingit B.worthbeingdone C.worthydoing D.worthyofbeingdone参考答案：D略15.—What’sthematterwithyou?—Afterthelongwalk，mylegs____andIcouldn’tgoanyfurther.A．gaveout

B．gaveoff

C．gavein

D．gaveup参考答案：25．A。考查固定搭配。从下文的Icouldn’tgoanyfurther，可以推断他一定是累极了，四个选项中，只有giveout有“筋疲力尽”之意。

略16.Theymightjusthaveaplace______onthewritingcourse一whydon'tyougiveitatry?A.leave

B.left

C.leaving

D.toleave参考答案：D考查非谓语动词。固定短语havesthtodo。二、完型填空17.I’mTherese,abusinessmanagerlivinginBerlin,Germany.Lastmonth,I____21____toreadover100nonfictionbooksinpsyshology,politics,andleadership.Itmightsound_____22_____,butIreallydid.Itstartedwitha

____23____.Acolleague___24___metoreadMallcolmGladwell’sTheStoryofSuccessintwo_____25_____.DeterminedasIwas,Ijustcouldn't

___26___thedeadline.I

____27____thefirstfewchaptersquicklybutfounditimpossibletofinishallin2hours.SoI____28____thebet,butitgavemeanidea:Ineededtofindabetterwayto

consumenonfictionbooks.IfinallyregisteredtheBlinkistapp,whichisreally____29____formetoreadquickly.Blinkistisoneoftheappsthattransformbooksinto“bite-sized”____30____.I’velearnedthatinordertoproduceproperinsightsfromeverybook,over100literaryexperts

____31____themselvestowork.Ialsolovethattheapphasanaudio

____32____allowingmetolistentogreatideas.SoIsetafresh____33____withthiscoolapp—toreadthekeyinsightsfrom100booksinonemonth.HowdidIdo?Iread102titlesexactly.Iusedto

____34____muchtimeonsocialmedia.Moreover,myjobisexhausting,sobythetimeIleavework,mybrainisprettyuseless.____35____,readingabookontheBlinkistappislikeasnackformy____36____.I’mhappythatI’mdoingsomething

___37___withmytime.Everyday,Iwakeup

____38____thanthedaybefore.Ifyouwanttogetwisertoo,thenIchallengeyoutotryand

____39____my102-titlerecord!

____40____theBlinkistappandstartyourreadingadventure!21.A.arranged B.intended C.remembered D.managed22.A.crazy B.reasonable C.boring D.interesting23.A.promise B.bet C.decision D.joke24.A.encouraged B.challenged C.allowed D.persuaded25.A.weeks B.months C.days D.hours26.A.miss B.grasp C.meet D.catch27.A.heldback B.searchedfor C.gotthrough D.thoughtabout28.A.won B.lost C.wrote D.purchased29.A.useful B.precious C.simple D.ordinary30.A.concept B.advice C.memory D.content31.A.apply B.addict C.help D.accustom32.A.button B.function C.signal D.picture33.A.password B.record C.goal D.date34.A.save B.spare C.abandon D.waste35.A.Meanwhile B.Therefore C.However D.Indeed36.A.heart B.body C.stomach D.brain37.A.casual B.worthless C.productive D.severe38.A.happier B.wiser C.worse D.busier39.A.beat B.set C.keep D.equal40.A.Lookinto B.Signup C.Turndown D.Waitfor参考答案：21.D

22.A

23.B

24.B

25.D

26.C

27.C

28.B

29.A

30.D

31.A

32.B

33.C

34.D

35.C

36.D

37.C

38.B

39.A

40.B本文为记叙文。我与同事打赌，要在两天内读完马尔科尔姆?格拉德威尔的《成功的故事》。尽管我很有决心，却没有按期读完，我输了。但却找到一个更好的方式来阅读非小说类书籍——注册了Blinkist应用程序，让我快速阅读。在这个应用程序上看书给我的大脑补充了精神食粮，让我更聪明。21题详解】考查动词辨析。A.arranged安排；B.intended

打算；C.remembered记忆；D.managed设法，管理。根据下文中的“Ireallydid”及语境可知,“我”设法（manage）在一个月内读完了100多本非小说类书籍。故选D。【22题详解】考查形容词辨析。A.crazy疯狂的；B.reasonable合理的；C.boring无聊的；D.interesting有趣的。根据语境可知,在一个月内读完100多本书听起来很疯狂（crazy），但是“我”做到了。A项符合语境。故选A。【23题详解】考查名词辨析。A.promise

承诺；B.bet打赌；C.decision决定；D.joke玩笑。根据下文中的“SoIlostthebet”可知,这件事源于一次打赌。bet意为“打赌”,符合语境。故选B。【24题详解】考查动词辨析。A.encouraged鼓励；B.challenged挑战；C.allowed允许；D.persuaded说服。根据语境可知，一个同事向我挑战（challenge）在两小时内读完《成功者的故事》这本书；第二段倒数第二句中的“thenIchallengeyoutotry”也暗示了此空答案。根据符合语境可知B符合题意。故选B。【25题详解】考查名词辨析。A.weeks周；B.months月；C.days天；D.hours小时。根据下文中的“butfounditimpossibletofinishallin2hours”可知,此处指两个小时。故选D。【26题详解】考查动词辨析。A.miss错过；B.grasp理解，抓紧；C.meet遇到；D.catch抓住。根据语境可知，尽管“我”痛下决心，但还是没能按期完成。meetthedeadline为固定搭配，意为“赶上最后期限按期完成”。故选C。【27题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A.heldback退缩，抑制住；B.searchedfor寻找；C.gotthrough通过，完成；D.thoughtabout思考，考虑。根据语境可知，我快速地读完（getthrough）前几章,但发现在两小时内完成整本书是不可能的。故选C。【28题详解】考查动词辨析。A.won赢得；B.lost丢失；C.wrote写；D.purchased购买。根据前面的语境可知,“尽管我很有决心，但就是赶不上最后期限。我很快读完了前几章，但发现不可能在两小时内读完”。因此“我打赌输了（lost）”。故选B。【29题详解】考查形容词辨析。A.useful有用的；B.precious珍贵的；C.simple简单的；D.ordinary普通的。根据语境可知,“我”注册了一个阅读应用软件，这对“我”快速阅读很有用（useful）。故选A。【30题详解】考查名词辨析。A.concept

概念；B.advice建议；C.memory记忆；D.content内容。根据语境可知，这款阅读应用软件可以把整本书转化成小块的内容。（content），故选D。【31题详解】考查动词辨析。A.apply应用，申请；B.addict上瘾；C.help帮助；D.accustom习惯。根据语境可知，我了解到为了给每本书作出恰当的解读，100多名文字专家致力于这份工作。“applyoneselftosth”为固定短语，意为“专心于，致力于”。故选A。【32题详解】考查名词辨析。A.button按钮；B.function功能；C.signal信号；D.picture图画。根据语境可知,，我喜欢这款应用软件的原因还在于它的语音播放功能（function）。故选B。【33题详解】考查名词辨析。A.password密码；B.record记录；C.goal目标；D.date日期。根据下文中的“toreadthekeyinsightsfrom100booksinonemonth”可知，这是我为自己定下的目标。setagoal意为“制定目标”，C符合语境。故选C。【34题详解】考查动词辨析。A.save节省；B.spare抽出；C.abandon丢弃；D.waste浪费。根据语境可知，我过去经常在社交媒体上浪费（waste）时间。故选D。【35题详解】考查副词辨析。A.Meanwhile同时；B.Therefore

因此；C.However

然而；D.Indeed真正地，确实。根据下文语境可知，此处表示转折，对比了使用这款应用软件读书前后“我”的变化。此处是指“然而（however），在Blinkist应用程序上阅读一本书就像给大脑提供了精神食粮”。故选C。【36题详解】考查名词辨析。A.heart心脏；B.body身体；C.stomach胃；D.brain头脑，大脑。根据语境可知，使用这款应用软件读书，就像给我的大脑（brain）提供了精神食粮。故选D。【37题详解】考查形容词辨析。A.casual漫不经心的；B.worthless一文不值的，没有的；C.productive多产的，高效的。D.severe严重的。根据语境可知,很高兴我用我的时间做了一些有成效的（productive）事情。故选C。【38题详解】考查形容词辨析。A.happier更幸福的，更快乐的；B.wiser

更聪明的；C.worse更糟糕的；D.busier更忙碌的。根据下文中的“Ifyouwanttogetwisertoo”可知，每天清晨醒来，我都比前一天更聪明（wiser）。故选B。【39题详解】考查动词辨析。A.beat

(在比赛或竞争中)赢，打败(某人)；B.set设置；C.keep保持；D.equal相等。根据语境可知，如果你也想变得更聪明的话，来挑战并击败（beat）我吧。故选A。【40题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A.Lookinto调查；B.Signup注册，报名参加；C.Turndown拒绝，声音调小；D.Waitfor等候。根据第二段中的“IfinallyregisteredtheBlinkistapp”可知，此处表示注册（signup）这款应用软件，开启你的阅读之旅吧。故选B。三、阅读理解18.WhileBillwasgettingreadyforworkoneMondaymorning,heannouncedtohiswifethathehadfinallydecidedtoaskhisbossforasalaryraise.AlldayBillfeltnervousashethoughtabouttheupcomingshowdown.WhatifMr.Smithrefusedhisrequest?Billhadworkedsohardinthelast12monthsandmanagedtowinacontractthatwashardtogetforProcter&Gamble.Ofcourse,heshouldgetasalaryraise.ThethoughtofwalkingintoMr.Smith’sofficeleftBillweakintheknees.Lateintheafternoonhewasfinallybraveenoughtoapproachhissuperior.Tohisdelightandsurprise,themeanbossagreedtogiveBillaraise!Billarrivedhomethatevening---despitebreakingallcityandstatespeedlimits---toabeautifultable.Hiswife,Alice,hadpreparedafabulousmealincludinghisfavoritedishes.Immediatelyhefiguredsomeonefromtheofficehadtoldherthenews.NexttohisplateBillfoundabeautifulletterednote.Itwasfromhiswife.Itread:“Congratulations,mylove!Iknewyou’dgettheraise!IpreparedthisdinnertoshowjusthowmuchIloveyou.Iamsoproudofyouraccomplishments!”HereaditandstoppedtoreflectonhowsensitiveandcaringAlicewas.Afterdinner,BillwasonhiswaytothekitchentogetdessertwhenhenoticedthatasecondcardhadslippedoutofAlice’spocketontothefloor.Hebentforwardtopickup.Itread:“Don’tworryaboutnotgettingtheraise!Youdodeserveone!YouareawonderfulproviderandIpreparedthisdinnertoshowyouhowmuchIloveyouthoughyoudidnotgettheincrease.”SuddenlytearswelledinBill’seyes.Totalacceptance!Alice’ssupportforhimwasnotconditionaluponhissuccessatwork.Thefearofrejectionisoftensoftenedandwecanfacealmostanydifficultywhenweknowsomeonelovesusregardlessofoursuccessorfailure.36．WhatwasBill’splanthatMonday?A．Torequestawageincreasefromhisboss．

B．Togetapromotion．C．Tocelebratehissuccess．

D．Toaskhisbosstocomefordinner.37．Onhiswayhome,Billwas

.A．excited B．relaxed

C．nervous

D．puzzled38．Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat

.A．unconditionallovebringscourageandstrengthB．workhardandyouwillberewarded.C．manyfearsturnouttobeunfoundedD．weshouldneverbeafraidtodemandwhatisdueto39．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthepassageisFALSE?A．Billwasafraidthathisrequestwouldberefused.B．Billhadworkedhardanddonehispartforthecompany.C．Bill’sbossagreedtohisrequest.D．OneofBill’scolleagueshadtoldhiswifethegoodnews.参考答案：AAAD19.Manypeoplewouldinterpret"theAmericandream"as"livinglikeanAmerican"-atwo-storyhousewithawhitepicketfence;afamilywithtwocars;andtwochildren．However,thecurrenteconomicsituationisaffectingtheAmericanwayoflifefor4．4millionpeoplelivingintheUS,accordingtonewcensus（人口普查）data．"It'sgoingtohavealong-termimpactandtosayit'sgoingtoendisoptimistic,"saysCherylRussell,formereditor-in-chiefofAmericanDemographicsmagazine．"We'rejustinthemiddleofabigtransition（转变）．"

Sowhatisthenewnormal?*Marryinglater．Theaverageageofthefirstmarriagehasincreasedto28．7formenand26．7forwomen．*Fewerbabies．Therewere200,000fewerbirthsamongwomenaged20to34in2010comparedwithtwoyearsbefore．*Breakingupisharder．Thenumberofdivorceshasbeenfallingfor25yearsaspeoplewaitlongerorchoosetolivetogetherbeforetyingtheknot．*Crowdedliving．Unemploymentisforcingmorepeopletolivetogether．Thenumberofhouseholdswherepeoplelivedwith"others"climbedfrom6．7percentin2006to7．2percentin2010．*Goingpublic．Privateschoolenrollmentdecreasedfrom13．6percentin2006to12．8percentin2010．*Fewcars．Thepercentage