广东省梅州市棉洋中学2023年高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析

广东省梅州市棉洋中学2023年高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Hesoldmethehouseatacheappriceandthrewinsomeofthefurniture

.A.onthespot

B.subscribetoC.wentfor

D.madeout参考答案：D选D。考察固定短语。forasong非常便宜地，廉价地。他以很低的价格卖给我这所房子还扔下了几件廉价的家具。forachange换换口味

，formypart就我而言，对我来说，forgoodmeasure作为额外增添，另外，附加，2.Eventhebestwriterssometimesfindthemselves_________forwords.A.lose

B.lost

C.

tolose

D.havinglost参考答案：B考查非谓语动词。句意为“甚至最优秀的作家有时也会发现他们难以用文字表达自己。”lose是及物动词，A、C、D项都是主动式，空格后没有lose的宾语，故用过去分词lost当形容词用，作findthemselves的宾语补足语。选B。3.I_____thewashingmachine.It’sworkingOKnow.A.wasrepairing B.repaired C.wouldrepair D.hadrepaired参考答案：B【详解】考查一般过去时。句意：我修了洗衣机，它现在可以正常工作了。结合句意可知，“修洗衣机”的动作发生在过去，故用一般过去时。故选B项。4.Itwasbelievedthatthingswouldgetworse,but____itistheyaregettingbetter.A.before

B.as

C.because

D.after参考答案：B5.一Michaelwasfiredfromthecompany．

、

一

?Heisalwaysworkinghardandiseasy-going．

A．Whatabout

B．Sowhat

C．Whynot

D．Howcome参考答案：D6.Volunteering,______asawayofbuildingcharacter,ispopularamongyoungpeople.

A.seeing

B.tosee

C.seen

D.beingseen参考答案：C7..Tommywasplanningtobuyacarthenextweek,_____he_____enoughforausedone.

A.bythattime;hadsaved

B.bywhichtime;hadsaved

C.bythattime;saved

D.bywhichtime;hassaved参考答案：B略8.When______anewword,you’dbetter_____adictionary.A.comeacross;referto

B.comingacross;consultC.comingacross;lookup

D.comeacross;consult参考答案：B9.Somepeoplecaremuchabouttheirappearanceandalwaysaskiftheylookfinein______theyarewearing.A.that B.what C.how D.which参考答案：B10.Hisnewly-publishedpoemiswellreceived,asit______well.

A.read

B.isread

C.reads

D.hasbeenread 参考答案：C11.AterribleearthquakestruckWenchuan,SichuanProvinceonMay12th,_____morethan60,000deaths.A.caused

B.havingcaused

C.tohavecaused

D.causing参考答案：D12.TheprogramsofUNICEFhavesavedthousandsofAfricanchildrenwhowould

havediedfromhungerordiseaseA.instead

B．therefore

C.otherwise

D.moreover参考答案：C13.–Thecontestisdrawingnear,andIfeelverynervous.--______.Solongasyoutryyourbest,itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryouwinornot.A.Takeyourtime

B.TakeiteasyC.Don’tmentionit

D.It’shardtosay整理录入：LoveMyDog,参考答案：B14.---Didyouhaveawonderfultimeattheballlastnight?

---______!I’veneverhadamorewonderfultimeallmylife.【选自杭州第二中学高三模拟试卷】

A.Youbet

B.Noproblem

C.Don’tmentionit

D.That’sright参考答案：a略15.____underthetreewasacharminggirlagedaboutseventeenoreighteen.A.Sat

B.Sitting

C.Tosit

D.Sit参考答案：B16.Shooting______movieathighschoolis_______experiencethatIwillneverforgetaslongasIlive.A.The;a

B.a;/

C./;an

D.a;an参考答案：D二、填空17.WhyDoChineseParentsPreferLegostoBarbies?Buddingengineersclusteraroundatable-sizedmodeloftheChinaArtMuseum,alandmarkofShanghai,addinghelipads,carrotpatchesandotherimprovementswith___11___bricks.PrisingachildfromLego’svastshopnearPeople’sSquarecanbelike___12___twostubbornbitsofLego.LiYang,visitingforafewdaysfromShenzhen,hasbeenwaitingforherdaughterfortwohours.ZhuYunfei,watchinghisson,___13___atthevariety:“Comingheretoplaywithhimismakingupformychildhood,”hesays.Theydropbyeveryweek.Lego’sriseinChinahasbeenrapidanddramatic.In2017it___14___AlphaGroup,alocalgiant,tobecomethecountry’sleadingtoycompany(notincludingvideogames).Inthepasttwoyearsithasopened89stores.Itwants50morebyDecember,whichwillbringitto30cities.ItsfirstChinesefactorystartedmoldingbricksin2016.Thetoyindustryisgrowingby9%annuallyinthecountry,buttheDanishfirm’sChinesearmnotchesup“verystrongdoubledigits,”saysPaulHuang,itsboss.Ithasdonesoevenasthebrickmaker’sglobalbusinesshaslookedshakier.In2017Legocut1,400jobsand___15___itsfirstdropinrevenuesandprofitsinoveradecade.Butlastyearbothtickedupagain,by4%each.Legohasthus___16___itsstatusastheworld’sbiggesttoy-maker,takenfromMattelin2014--evenasitsAmericanrivallastyear___17___itshighestrevenuesinfiveyearsfromitsBarbiedolls.Newlyaffluent（富裕的）parentsinChinahavehelpedLego___18___.“Wehavenotmaxedoutthere,byfar,”saysNielsChristiansen,whomLegobroughtinaschiefexecutivetwoyearsago.AsintheWest,theeducationalmeritsofbricks___19___toChineseparents.Lastyear98%ofthosesurveyedbyLegosaidthatplaywas___20___fortheirchild’swell-being,evenmorethanAmericansandDanes.参考答案：11.E

12.I

13.J

14.H

15.K

16.F

17.G

18.B

19.C

20.D这是一篇说明文。主要说明了2017年，乐高超越了当地巨头阿尔法集团，成为中国领先的玩具公司。乐高在中国的崛起迅速而引人注目。虽然在2017年乐高收入和利润出现10多年来的首次下滑，但是中国新富起来的父母帮助乐高恢复了元气。原因是中国父母意识到玩耍对于孩子健康的重要性。【11题详解】考查形容词。句意：初露头角的工程师们聚集在上海地标中国美术馆的一张桌子大小的模型周围，用五颜六色的砖块添加直升机停机坪、胡萝卜地和并进行其他改进。修饰名词bricks应用形容词，且结合句意“五颜六色的”，故填color1ful。故选E。【12题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：要把一个孩子从人民广场附近乐高的大型商店拖走，就像拆开两块难以分离的乐高积木。结合下文twostubbornbitsofLego可知是从乐高积木上“拆下”积木，且like此处为介词后跟动词-ing形式，故填unsticking。故选I。【13题详解】考查动词时态。句意：看着儿子的朱云飞惊叹于这种多样性:“来这里和他玩弥补了我的童年，”他说。结合句意可知短语marvelat“对……惊奇”，且此处描述一般性事实用一般现在时，主语为ZhuYunfei，谓语动词用单数。故填marvels。故选J。【14题详解】考查动词时态。句意：2017年，它超越了当地巨头阿尔法集团，成为中国领先的玩具公司(不包括视频游戏)。结合下文tobecomethecountry’sleadingtoycompany(notincludingvideogames).可知是“超过了”阿尔法集团。且根据上文时间为2017年，故应用一般过去时。故填overtook。故选H。【15题详解】考查动词时态。句意：2017年，乐高裁员1400人，收入和利润出现10多年来的首次下滑。结合下文itsfirstdropinrevenuesandprofitsinoveradecade可知记录了10多年来收入和利润的首次下滑，且根据上文In2017应用一般过去时。故填recorded。故选K。【16题详解】考查动词时态。句意：因此，乐高保持了2014年从美泰（Mattel）获得的全球最大玩具制造商的地位，尽管其美国竞争对手去年从芭比娃娃中赚取了5年来的最高收入。结合后文itsstatusastheworld’sbiggesttoy-maker,takenfromMattelin2014可知乐高保持了全球最大玩具制造商的地位。且根据上文Legohasthus可知为现在完成时，故填retained。故选F。【17题详解】考查动词时态。句意：因此，乐高保持了2014年从美泰（Mattel）获得的全球最大玩具制造商的地位，尽管其美国竞争对手去年从芭比娃娃中赚取了5年来的最高收入。结合下文highestrevenues可知“赚取”了最高收入，且根据上文lastyear可知应用一般过去时。故填earned。故选G。【18题详解】考查动词。句意：中国新富起来的父母帮助乐高恢复了元气。结合上文ChinahavehelpedLego可知中国新富裕起来的父母帮助乐高从亏损中恢复元气。短语helpsbdosth“帮助某人做某事”，此处应用原形recover。故选B。【19题详解】考查动词时态。句意：和西方一样，积木的教育价值吸引了中国家长。根据上文内容中国家长帮助乐高恢复元气可知，中国家长是因为被积木的教育价值所吸引。短语appealto“吸引”。此处应为一般现在时，主语为theeducationalmeritsofbricks，谓语动词用原形。故填appeal。故选C。【20题详解】考查形容词。句意：去年，98%接受乐高调查的中国人表示，玩耍对孩子的健康至关重要，这一点甚至超过了美国人和丹麦人。结合上文was可知应填形容词作表语，且结合下文evenmorethanAmericansandDanes可知对中国家长来说玩耍对孩子的健康很重要。故填essential。故选D。18.Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.expensiveB.crisisC.cheapD.comparedAB.promoteAC.deserveAD.availableBC.feedBD.reducedCD.politicsEversincetheywerefirstputonthemarketintheearly1990s,geneticallymodified(GM,转基因)foodshavebeenincreasinglydevelopedandmarketedinmanycountriesintheword,mainlyonthebasisoftheirpromisetoendtheworldwidefood__41__.ButcanGMtechnologysolveworldhungerproblems?Evenifitwould,isitthebestsolution?Despitewhatitpromises,GMtechnologyactuallyhasnotincreasedtheproductionpotentialofanycrop.Infact,studiesshowthatthemostwidelygrownGMcrop,GMsoybeans,hassuffered__42__productivity.Forinstance,areportthatanalyzednearlytwodecadesofresearchonmajorGMfoodcropsshowsthatGMengineeringhasfailedtosignificantlyincreaseUScropproduction.

Somethingelse,however,hasbeenontherise.WhileGMseedsare__43__,GMcompaniestellfarmersthattheywillmakegoodprofitsbysavingmoneyonpesticides（杀虫剂）.Onthecontrary,USgovernmentdatashowthatGMcropsintheUShaveproducedanoverallincreaseinpesticideuse__44__totraditionalcrops.“Thepromisewasthatyoucoulduselesschemicalsand__45__production.Butneitheristrue,”saidBillChristison,PresidentoftheUSNationalFarmCoalition.Atthesametime,theauthorsofthebookWorldHunger:TwelveMythsarguethatthereactuallyismorethanenoughfoodintheworldandthatthehungercrisisisnotcausedbyproduction,butbyproblemsinfooddistributionand__46__.Theseindeed

__47__oureffortsandmoney.Meanwhile,theriseinfoodpricesresultsfromtheincreaseduseofcropsforfuelratherthanfood,accordingtoaWorldBankreport.Asamatteroffact,scientistsseebetterwaysto__48__theworld.AnotherWorldBankreportconcludedthatGMcropshavelittletooffertothechallengesofworldwidepovertyandhunger,becausebetterwaysoutare__49__,amongwhich“green”farmingissupposedtobethefirstchoice.参考答案：41.B

42.BD

43.A

44.D

45.AB

46.CD

47.AC

48.BC

49.AD三、阅读理解19.Measles(麻疹),whichoncekilled450childreneachyearanddisabledevenmore,wasnearlywipedoutintheUnitedStates14yearsagobytheuniversaluseoftheMMRvaccine(疫苗).Butthediseaseismakingacomeback,causedbyagrowinganti-vaccinemovementandmisinformationthatisspreadingquickly.Alreadythisyear,115measlescaseshavebeenreportedintheUSA,comparedwith189foralloflastyear.Thenumbersmightsoundsmall,buttheyaretheleadingedgeofadangeroustrend.Whenvaccinationratesareveryhigh,astheystillareinthenationasawhole,everyoneisprotected.Thisiscalled“herdimmunity”,whichprotectsthepeoplewhogethurteasily,includingthosewhocan’tbevaccinatedformedicalreasons,babiestooyoungtogetvaccinatedandpeopleonwhomthevaccinedoesn’twork.Butherdimmunityworksonlywhennearlythewholeherdjoinsin.Whensomerefusevaccinationandseekafreeride,immunitybreaksdownandeveryoneisinevenbiggerdanger.That’sexactlywhatishappeninginsmallneighborhoodsaroundthecountryfromOrangeCounty,California,where22measlescaseswerereportedthismonth,toBrooklyn,N.Y.,wherea17-year-oldcausedanoutbreaklastyear.Theresistancetovaccinehascontinuedfordecades,anditisdrivenbyarealbutverysmallrisk.Thosewhorefusetotakethatriskselfishlymakeotherssuffer.Makingthingsworsearestatelawsthatmakeittooeasytooptout(决定不参加)ofwhataresupposedtoberequiredvaccinesforallchildrenenteringkindergarten.Seventeenstatesallowparentstogetanexemption（豁免),sometimesjustbysigningapapersayingtheypersonallyobjecttoavaccine.Now,severalstatesaremovingtotightenlaw