广东省广州市汇侨中学2023年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析

广东省广州市汇侨中学2023年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Ilookedupandnoticedasnake______itswayupthetreetocatchitsbreakfast.A.towind

B.wind

C.winding

D.wound参考答案：C2.Ithoughtherniceandhonest_______Imether.

A.

forthefirsttime

B.

thefirsttime

C.

firsttime

D.

bythefirsttime参考答案：B3.Theshopwasnotfarfromhere,sotheywentthereonfoot

bybus.

A.instead

B.insteadof

C.morethan

D.than参考答案：B略4.The76-year-oldwomanmighthavedied,_____bythe"IronPoliceman"．

A．ifshewerenotsaved

B．wereshenotsaved

C．ifshehadnotsaved

D．hadshenotbeensaved参考答案：D略5.

Thegrowingspeedofaplantisinfluencedbyanumberoffactors,_____arebeyondourcontrol.mostofthemB.mostofwhichC.mostofwhatD.mostofthat

参考答案：B

解析：本题考查非限制性定语从句。6.—Maybeshegotangry.You’dbetterkeepquietforawhile.—________?Istilldon’tlikeher,neitherdoIcare.A.Whatfor

B.Sowhat

C.Whatif

D.Howcome参考答案：B7.Don’t_______importantfactsinyourjobapplicationoryou’llloseagoodchance.A.cutout

B.leaveout

C.handout

D.pointout参考答案：B8.---Howdidyou_________theconcertlastweek?

---Wonderful!I’dliketogototheconcertagain.

A.feel

B.think

C.consider

D.find参考答案：12.D

Howdoyoufind…相当于Whatdoyouthinkof…,故选D。

9.Afterbeinglaidoff,hewasreducedto

himself

toplantvegetableonthefarm.A.hiring…out

B.catching…on

C.splitting…off

D.taking…up参考答案：A10.------Aren’tyoucold?------______.I’mboilinghot.A.Farfromit.

B.Takeiteasy.

C.That’sallright.

D.Notalittle.参考答案：A11.Astimewentby,theplantheystuck

fairlypractical.A.tobeproved

B.toproving

C.proved

D.toproved参考答案：D12.Inthepastdecades,seaice____intheArcticasaresultofglobalwarming.A.hadmelted

B.hasbeenmelting

C.melted

D.ismelting参考答案：B略13.Formoreinformationonhowtoapplyforscholarship,

/scholarshipA、visit

B、tovisit

C、visiting

D、visits参考答案：A14.Ican’timaginehowhefinishedtherelayrace,________hisfootwoundedsoseriously.A.as

B.for

C.with

D.becauseof参考答案：C略15.—Howdoyoulikethecurtains?

—Well,I’mafraidtheydon’t________verywellwiththewallpaper.

A.go

B.match

C.suit

D.fit

参考答案：A解析：

go（went，poorly）with为固定搭配，表示“搭配协调”，match表此意时为及物动词。

16.Evdencehasbeenfoundthroughyearsofstudy______children’searlysleepingproblemlikelytocontinuewhentheygrowup.A.why

B.howC.whetherD.that参考答案：D略二、新的题型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。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Mostdrinksstatingthattheyarefruit-flavored(水果味道的)containnofruitatall,whilemostoftherestcontainonlyasmallquantityoffruit,accordingtoastudycarriedbytheBritishFoodCommission.“Shoppersneedtocheckthelabels(标签)beforebuyingdrinks,thoughsometimestheactualcontentcanbenon-existent，”saidFoodCommissionspokespersonIanTokelove.“Foodproductionishighlycompetitive.__71__Itwillincreaseprofits,andconsumerswon'talwaysrealizetheyarebeingtricked.”Flavoringsarefocusedontheflavorsofnaturalfoodproductssuchasfruits,meatsandvegetables,orcreatingflavorforfoodproductsthatdonothavethedesiredflavors.Researchersanalyzedthecontentsof28strawberry-flavoredproductssoldinstores.

__72__

Ofthe11productsthatdidcontainstrawberries,fiveofthemcontainedlessthanonepercentrealfruit.Inaddition,eachjuiceboxcontainednearlyeightteaspoonsofsugar.__73__

Let'stakejamasanexample.Somestrawberry-flavoredjamwaslabeledascontainingnoartificialcolor1s,flavors,orsweeteners,butitcontainedlynostrawberriesatall.__74__

Consumershavetherightstoknowclearlyaboutwhattheyhavebought.UndercurrentUKlaw,foodpackagesdonothavetodistinguishbetweennaturalandartificialflavoring.“Describingaproductasstrawberryflavorandcoveringthesurfaceofthepacketwithpicturesofstrawberriesismisleading.

__75__Unfortunately,itisalsolegalandwidespread，”Tokelovesaid.“It'stimetotakemeasurestoprotecttheconsumers'rights.”A.Theproductswhichcontainrealfruitarepopularwithpeople.B.Evenproductsadvertisedasmorenaturaloftencontainednofruit.C.Theyfoundthatabout60percentofthemdidn'tcontainanyfruitatall.D.Ifcompaniescancuttheircostsbyusingflavoring,theyarelikelytodoso.E.Itisimportantandnecessarytodemandasmallamountofflavoringintheproducts.F.Actuallytheproductcontainsjustatinypercentageofstrawberryorevennofruitatall.G.TheFoodCommissionsuggestedallflavorsusedinaproductshouldbelistedonthepackaging.参考答案：71.D72.C73.B74.G75.F三、阅读理解18.

At21，RicardoSemlerbecamebossofhisfather'sbusinessinBrazil，Semco，whichsoldpartsforships.SemlerJuniorworkedlikeamadman，from7：30am，untilmidnighteveryday.Oneafternoon，whiletouringafactoryinNewYork，hecollapsed.Thedoctorwhotreatedhimsaid，"There'snothingwrongwithyou.Butifyoucontinuelikethis,you'llfindanewhomeinourhospital."Semlergotthemessage.Hechangedthewayheworked.Infact，hechangedthewayshisemployeesworkedtoo.

Helethisworkerstakemoreresponsibilitysothattheywouldbetheonesworryingwhenthingswentwrong.Heallowedthemtosettheirownsalaries，andhecutallthejobshethoughtwereunnecessary，likereceptionistsandsecretaries.Thissavedmoneyandbroughtmoreequalitytothecompany."EveryoneatSemco，eventopmanagers，meetsguestsinreception，doesthephotocopying，sendsfaxes，typeslettersanddialsthephone."

Hecompletelyreorganizedtheoffice：insteadofwalls，theyhaveplantsatSemco，sobossescan'tshutthemselvesawayfromeveryoneelse.Andtheworkersarefreetodecoratetheirworkspaceastheywant.Asforuniforms，somepeoplewearsuitsandotherswearT-shirts.

Semcohasflexibleworkinghours：theemployeesdecidewhentheyneedtoarriveatwork.Also，Semcoletsitsworkersusethecompany'smachinesfortheirownprojects，andmakesthemtakeholidaysforatleastthirtydaysayear.

Itsoundsperfect，butdoesitwork?Theanswerisinthenumbers：inthelastsixyears，Semco'srevenueshavegonefrom$35millionto$212million.Thecompanyhasgrownfromeighthundredemployeesto3，000.Why?

Semlersaysit'sbecauseof"peerpressure".Peerpressuremakesemployeesworkhardforeveryoneelse.Ifsomeoneisn'tdoinghisjobwell，theotherworkerswillnotallowthesituationtocontinue.Inotherwords，RicardoSemlertreatshisworkerslikeadultsratherthanchildren,andexpectsthemtoactlikeresponsibleadults.Andtheydo.【小题1】AccordingtoParagraph1,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A.RicardoSemlerisa21-yearemployer.B.Semcoisthenameofaship.C.RicardoSemlerfellseriouslyillbecauseofoverwork.D.Thedoctor’swordshadagreateffectonRicardoSemler.【小题2】SemlermadeavarietyofchangesinhiscompanyExcept__________.A.thestaffwaslessenedtosavemoneyB.theemployeesweregivenlessholidayseveryyear.C.flexibleworkinghourswereintroduced

D.theemployeesenjoyedalotoffreedom【小题3】What’sthemainideaofParagraphfive?A.RicardoSemler’snewmanagementmethodsucceeded.B.RicardoSemler’sideasoundedperfectbutnotpractical.C.Thecompanyearnedalotofmoney.

D.Thereasonforhissuccess.【小题4】Inhiscompany,whatdoesRicardoSemlervaluemost?A.freedom

B.rules

C.responsibility

D.hardwork【小题5】WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesSemler’squality?A.humanandcreative

B.cleveranddiligentC.intelligentandcasual

D.considerateandselfless参考答案：考点：考查人物传记类短文19.Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere“morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpected”aboutmovingbackhome–theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeersareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents’financialandemotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenagepatternsofbehaviour,thestudyfound.Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelydurationofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.Thefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa“familyproject”.Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.“However,”thestudysays,“day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalittleoverhalfthegraduates”.Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeentohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.32．Whatisthefindingofthepreviousresearch?A．Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B．Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren’sreturn.C．Theparents’qualityoflifebecameworsethanbefore.D．Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.33．Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2maybebestreplacedby.A．causeB．defeatC．ariseD．allow34．Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A．Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B．Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C．Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D．Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.35．Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe“boomerangchildren”phenomenon?A．Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B．Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C．Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D．Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.参考答案：32．C33．A34．B35．C【分析】一项研究发现，“啃老族”子女在大学毕业后回到父母身边生活对家庭是有好处的，他们会与父母建立更亲密、更具支持性的关系，并增进两代人之间的联系。32．推理判断题。根据Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.可知，以往的研究显示，返乡的成年子女会导致父母的生活质量和幸福感显著下降。故选C。33．猜测词义题。根据Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.一句，通过新旧研究的对比，以往的研究表明，返乡的成年子女会导致父母的生活质量和幸福感显著下降。trigger意为“导致，致使”，与cause意义一致，故选A。34．细节理解