2022-2023学年湖北省荆门市育才中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析

2022-2023学年湖北省荆门市育才中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.—HaveyouwatchedthemovieGravity —Yes,I_____itwithmysister． A．havewatched

B．watched

C．havebeenwatching D．watch参考答案：B2.WhenyoucometoChinayoucan’thelpnoticinga“can-do”attitudeandageneralsensethatthisisasociety

islookingahead.A.where

B.as

C.who

D.that参考答案：D3.Don’tdefendhimanymore.It’sobviousthathe______destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutapology.A.accidentally

B.carelesslyC.deliberately

D.clumsily参考答案：Cdeliberately故意地，蓄意；accidentally偶然地，意外地，非故意地；carelessly粗心大意地，草率地；clumsily笨拙地，粗陋地；此处是指“不要为他辩护了，很明显他是故意破坏了花园的篱笆而不道歉。”所以选C。解题的关键在于正确理解和把握一词多义和熟词生义。

4.Themancaughtdrivinginsistedthathe

anyalcoholandthathe

be

fined.A．didn’tdrink；couldn’t

B．wasn’tdrinking；wouldn’tC．hadn’tdrunk；shouldn’t

D．wouldn’tdrink；shouldn’t参考答案：C5.—Doyouregret________2000RMBforthetrip?—No.Iwouldgladlyhavepaid________forit.

A.topay;twicesomuch

B.tohavepaid;asmuchtwice

C.paying;twiceasmuch

D.havingpaid;somuchtwice参考答案：C

6.Whatdoyouthinkofhisproposal_______greatemphasisbelaidonexpandingeducation,withgirlsaswellasboys______togotoschool.A.what;beingencouraged

B.that;beencouraged

C.which;beenencouraged

D.that;tobeencouraged参考答案：D7.Everyeveningafterdinner,ifnot______fromwork,Iwillspendsometimewalkingmydog.A.beingtired

B.tiring

C.tired

D.tobetired参考答案：C8.Anincreasingnumberoflearnersarebuyingonlinecoursesinthebelief________theyaremuchconvenientandcheaper.A.which B.if C.whether D.that参考答案：D9.Officeworkers,becausetheysitforalongtime,havebeen____asoneoftheoccupationalgroupswhoarephysicallyweak.

A.exploited

B.identified

C.promoted

D.honored参考答案：B10.Wearingourschooluniforms,allofusfeel____senseofpridebeing____studentofthisschool.A.the,a

B.a,a

C.the,the

D.a,the参考答案：B11.It’ssaidthatthereareplentyofhotelsinthattown.There______beanydifficultyforyoutofindsomewheretostay.A.wouldn’t

B.mustn’t

C.shouldn’t

D.needn’t参考答案：C考察情态动词用法。Should（按照道理）应该；表示一种留有余地的推测。句意：据说在那个城市里有很多的宾馆，对你来说找到住的地方应该没有什么困难。35.Jack,canyoutellme

youarealwayslateforschoolrecently?A.Whyisitthat

B.Whenisitthat

C.Whatisitthat

D.Whyitisthat参考答案：D13.Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwill

well．

A．turnback

B．turnup

C．turndownD．turnout参考答案：D略14.Raising_______retirementagestepbystepisin________linewithChina’slabormarketrealitiesandshouldbeprioritized.A.the;/ B./;the C./;/ D.the;the参考答案：A15.—Ipromisemydaughterthatshe________getanicepresentonherbirthday.

—Ithinkitwillbeabigsurprisetoher.A.must

B.shall

C.might

D.need参考答案：B略16.Theheadmasterwasmuchsurprisedtofindthefencearoundtheplaygroundhehadhad_____wasbrokenagain.A.repairing

B.itrepaired

C.repaired

D.toberepaired参考答案：C二、完型填空17.

Whodesignedthefirsthelicopter?Who28oneofthemostfamouspicturesintheworld?Whoknewmoreabouthumanbodythan29?Thereisananswertoallthesequestions—LeonardodaVinci.

Leonardomayhavebeenthegreatestgenius30haveeverknown.HelivedinItalyaroundtheyear1500,butmanyofhisinventionsseem31toustoday.Forexample,oneofhisnotebookshasdrawingsofahelicopter.Ofcourse,hecouldn’t32ahelicopterwiththethingshehad.But33saidhisideawouldhaveworked.ButLeonardowasn’tjustaninventor.Hewasoneofthe34artistsofhisday.Bythetimehewas20,hewascalledamasterpainteralready,andashegotolderhebecameevenmorefamous.Sometimeshedrewahandintendifferentwaysbeforehewasreadytopaint.

ManyofLeonardo’swonderfulpaintingsarestillwithustoday.Youmayknowoneofhismostfamousworks——the35womanknownasMonaLisa.28A.took

B.made

C.painted

D.invented29A.artists

B.doctors

Cpainters

D.singers30Ascientist

B.musician

C.world

D.people31.Amodest

B.dull

C.modern

D.ancient32.A.draw

B.paint

C.work

D.build33.A.traders

B.explorers

C.crew

D.scientists34.A.worst

B.kindest

C.greatest

D.easiest35.A.interesting

B.crying

C.smiling

D.surprising参考答案：BD

31—35CDDCC三、阅读理解18.Onenewdiscoveryafteranotherhasbeenoverandoveragainplungingahard-to-acceptideaintoscientists’minds:theremighthavebeenanevenmoreadvancedsuperprehistoriccivilizationintheremotepast.

DiscoveryOne:KeptinTopkapiPalace,Istanbul,Turkeyisauniqueancientmap,whichwasfirstdiscoveredinthe18thcentury.Onthemap,onlytheMediterraneanareaisaccuratelymappedwhileotherplaces,suchasAmericaandAfrica,arewelloutofshape.Whenstudyinginadeeperway,however,thescientistswereamazedatfindingtheancientmapwasactuallyabird’s-eyemap.ComparedwiththepicturesoftheearthtakenbytheApollo8spacecraft,theTurkeymapisexactlytherepeatofthemandthedeformableboundariesofAmericaandAfricaagreewellwiththoseoftheApollo8’spictures.Toscientists’astonishment,themapevendescribesthecomplexlandformsoftheAntarcticcoveredwithseveral-kilometer-thickice,whichisaslikeastwopeaswiththemapmadebythe1952Antarcticaexpeditionwiththehelpofthesonicechosounder.Buttheoldmapwasmadeintheremoteancienttimes!DiscoveryTwo:OntheLakeTiticacaPlateauofSouthAmericaliestheruinofanancientcity,atthecentreofwhichstandsahugeredsandstonestatue.Printedonitisacompletestarmapwithhundredsofsigns.Throughyearsofstudy,scientistsfinallydecodedthemapandsigns.Thisisastarmapdescribingthestarrysky27,000yearsago.Thesignsrecordtheextremelydeepastronomicknowledge,whichisevenbeyondthemodernpeople’sunderstanding.DiscoveryThree:In1921,peoplehappenedtofindanancientNiedman’sskullinZambia,Africa.Intherightoftheskullthereisanedge-smoothroundhole,whichscientistshavedecidedonlyabulletcanmake.ButtheancientNiedpeoplelivedabout70,000yearsago,whenmankindissupposedtohavejustlearnttouseaxes.Wastherereallyaprehistoricsupercivilization?Godknows!

28.TheTurkeymapwasmadein_______.

A.the18thcentury

B.the20thcentury C.the1950s

D.theremotepast29.WhatisthemostimportantdiscoveryofDiscoveryTwo?

A.Anancientcity. B.Ahugestatue. C.Astarmap D.Astronomicknowledge.30.TheholeintheancientNiedman’sskullsuggeststhattheancientNiedpeople_______.

A.couldmakesomethinglikeguns B.wereverycruel

C.mademuchuseofmen’sskulls D.coulduseaxesskillfully 31.Theauthorusesthethreediscoveriestoprovethat_______.

A.ancientpeopleweremuchclevererthanpresentpeople

B.theremightbeasupercivilizationintheremotepast

C.theancientcivilizationmightcomefromouterspace

D.Godmadeeverything,includingthesupercivilization参考答案：28-31DCAB

19.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。Peopletendtobecomemorepersonalandhidelessofthemselveswhenusingemail.ResearchersfromOpenUniversityinBritainhavefoundinarecentstudythattherearegoodreasonsforthis.Theteamofresearchersasked83pairsofstudents,allstrangerstoeachother,tosolveaproblem.Theyhadtodiscussthisquestion:Ifonlyfivepeopleintheworldcouldbesavedfromaworlddisaster,whoshouldtheybe?Thepairsofstudentshadtotalkovertheproblemeitherfacetofaceorbycomputers.Dr.Johnsonsaid,“TheytoldtheirpartnersfourtimesasmuchaboutthemselveswhentheytalkedovertheInternetaswhentheytalkedfacetoface.Whenthecomputerswerefittedwithcamerassothatstudentscouldseeeachother,thislimitedthepersonalsideoftheconversation.”Generallytheinformationwasnotextremelypersonal.Itwasmainlyaboutthingssuchaswheretheywenttoschool,orwheretheyusedtolive.Butsomestudentsdiscussedtheirlovestories,andpersonalchildhoodexperiences.Dr.Johnsonbelievesthatemailingencouragespeopletofocusonthemselves.Andwhentheydothis,theybecomemoreopen,especiallyiftherearenocameras.“Ifyoucannotseetheotherperson,itbecomeseasiertotalkaboutyourself.Thisisbecauseyouarenotthinkingwhattheotherpersonisthinkingofyou.Soemailinghasbecomethemodernwayoftalking,”saidDr.Johnson.However,thisstyleoftalkingisnotentirelynew.“Inthe19thcenturypeoplestartedtousethe‘telegraph’tocommunicate.Nowthesamekindofthinghashappenedandpeopleendedupspeakingmorefreely.”Dr.Johnson