广东省茂名市官桥中学2022年高三英语下学期摸底试题含解析

广东省茂名市官桥中学2022年高三英语下学期摸底试题含解析一、选择题1.Making

therightdecisions_______thefutureisprobablythemostimportantthingswewilleverdoinourlivesAconcerning

B

toconcern

Cconcerned

D

being

concerned

参考答案：A2.Nowthatwe’vegotsofarwithit,we______aswellfinishthejobnow.A.may

B.must

C.should

D.can参考答案：A3.—Whereismydictionary?IrememberIputithereyesterday．—Perhaps,you

itinthewrongplace.A.musthaveput

B.shouldhaveput

C.canhaveput

D.mighthaveput参考答案：D4.Failureisunavoidableinourlives．_____，manypeopleviewedfailureasthebeginningoftheirstruggle，ratherthantheendofit．（）A．Lately B．ApproximatelyC．Fortunately D．Naturally参考答案：CA．Lately近来，最近；B．Approximately大约，近似地；C．Fortunately幸运地，幸运的是；D．Naturally自然地，顺理成章地；根据句意可知，许多人并没有因为失败而停止他们的奋斗，因此此处表达的是：这是一件幸运的事，故选C5.Tomymind,thesecrettohappiness__________yoursuccessfulworkandyourcontribution

towardsothers’happiness.

A.resultsin

B.consistsin

C.bringsin

D.takesin参考答案：B6.Iliketravellingalone.Icanstaylonger______Iwish,orjustkeepmovingalong.A.wherever

B.whichever

C.whatever

D.however

参考答案：A7.The2014APECwasheldinBeijinginNovember,__________issuesofeconomy,developmentandreforminAsia-Pacificareas.A.covered

B.covering

C.tocover

D.havingcovered参考答案：B解析:考查非谓语动词。句意：2014年的亚太经合组织会议十一月在北京举行，包括经济问题，亚太地区的发展和改革。Covering做伴随状语，故选B项。8.Maryenjoyshomemadefood,sosheseldom,______,eatsout.A.ifnever

B.ifany

C.ifever

D.ifnot参考答案：C9.Withalotofhomework_________lastweekend,Tomdidn’tgotothemovieswithhisfriends.A.finished

B.tofinishC.finishing

D.beingfinished参考答案：B考查非谓语动词辨析。动词的过去分词在with复合结构中表示被动和已完成；不定式表示将来；现在分词表示进行和主动。句意：上周末有很多的作业要完成，汤姆没有和朋友去看电影。根据句意可知选B项。10.Thenoticecamearoundteninthemorning_____themeetingwouldbeputoffforsomereason.A.when

B.that

C.whether

D.why参考答案：B1.weighA.height

B.foreign

C.receive

D.neighbor2.cornerA.finger

B.strange

C.anxious

D.singer3.stomachsA.damps

B.paths

C.reads

D.teaches4.lunchA.industry

B.bury

C.Sunday

D.minute5.fortuneA.comfort

B.doctor

C.forbid

D.report参考答案：DBACD12.Thepatienthas

.Ithinkhe’sdying.

A.troublebreathing

B.troublesinbreathing

C.troubletobreathe

D.troublestobreathe参考答案：A13.Theboxinggame,____over2000yearsago,didn’tincludewomenuntil____late60’s.A.firstplaying;/

B.tobefirstplayed;the

C.firstplayed;the

D.firsttoplay;/参考答案：C14.—Soyouthinkweshouldsellthehouseandmovetothecountry?

—____．Iprefertheairthere．

A．Notreally

B．NotnearlyC．Exactly

D．Actually参考答案：C略15.______issurprisingtousisthatTom,for_______Englishwasonceboring,canspeakEnglishfluentlyasthoughhewereanativespeaker.A.As;whom

B.What;whose

C.It;whose

D.What;whom参考答案：D16.—It’scloudyoutside,pleasetakeanumbrella.—_________.A．Yes,takeiteasy.

B.Well,itjustdepends

C.Ok,justincase

D.Allright,you’rewelcome参考答案：C略17.---Ihavebeenfeelingverytiredthesedaysandhaven’thadanyappetite.

---_____.Letmeexamineyou.A.Forgetit B.Badluck

C.Takeiteasy

D.Nevermind参考答案：

1.C.句意：---这几天我感到很累，也没有胃口。---不要紧张，让我来给你做做个检查。A项“算了吧”;B项“真倒霉”;C项“不要紧张”;

D项“没有关系”。

二、新的题型18.Smalltalk,alsocalledchitchat,isshortconversationspeoplehavewithothers,whiletheywaitinlineatthestore,atfamilyeventsorwork.Manypeoplefindthesesmallconversationsaboutrandomtopicsdifficult.Somepeoplesaytheyhateit.Otherssaysmalltalkisawasteoftime.Theymayevencallitidlechitchatoridlechatter,meaningitdoesn’tdoanything,sotheythinklittleofit.36.Theseexchangescanopendoorsthatmayleadtolarger,moremeaningfulconversations.Whenyoufirstmeetsomeoneortalktosomeoneyoudon’tknowwell,itwouldbeawkwardtobeginaconversationaboutareallydeeptopic.37Let’ssayyoumakesmalltalkwithsomeoneataparty.Buttheyonlywanttotalkabouttheircats.Thenyoucantalkaboutanimalstogetherfirst,whichmayleadtheconversationtothewayyouwant.38Chattingwithacolleagueabouthischildmayhelpyoutounderstandmoreofhislifeoutsidetheoffice.Thiscouldhelpbuildhealthyworkrelationships.Smalltalkcouldevenhelpyourlargercommunities----yourrelationshipswithneighborsandcolleagues.Exchangingarecipewithaneighbormaymakehernoisesupstairseasiertolivewith.39Mostpeoplesaidtheydonottalktostrangerswhiletravellingonasubway.ResearchersattheUniversityofChicagothenaskedsomeparticipantsinastudytotalktopeoplewhilecommunicatingtoworkonatrain.Theyfoundthatthosewhomadesmalltalkwithstrangerswerehappierthanthosewhosatalone.40Maybeyourlifewillbecomemorecheerfuljustbecauseofit.A.Smalltalkmaymakeyouhappier.B.Sowhynottrytalkingtosomeone?C.Smalltalkcangiveyouthechancetostart.D.However,somepeoplearenotgoodatsmalltalk.E.However,smalltalkisofgreatimportancetoeveryone.F.Smalltalkcanalsoincreaseyourfeelingofunderstanding.G.It’seasytostartaconversationbysharingthesameexperience.参考答案：36-40ECFAB三、阅读理解19.Breeders(词养者）havelongfoundthatpuppiesbecometheircutestselvesattheeight-weekmark;anyolder,andsomebreedersofferadiscounttoarousewould-beowners’weakeneddesire.Suchpreferencesmightseemarbitrary,evencruel.Butrecentresearchindicatesthatpeakpuppycutenessservesimportantpurposes—andmightplayafundamentalroleinbindingdogandownertogether.Inastudypublishedthisspring,Wynne,theheadofArizonaStateUniversity’scanine-sciencelaboratory,andhiscolleaguessoughttopindown,scientifically,thetimelineofpuppycuteness.Theirfindinglargelymatchedthatofbreeders:Peopleconsistentlyrateddogsmostattractivewhentheyweresixtoeightweeksold.Thisage,Wynnesays,coincideswithacrucialdevelopmentalmilestone:Motherdogsstopnursingtheiryoungaroundtheeighthweek,afterwhichpupsrelyonhumansforsurvival.(Puppieswithouthumancaretakersfacedeathratesofupto95percentintheirfirstyearoflife.)Peakcuteness,then,isnoaccident--atexactlythemomentwhenourinvolvementmattersmost,puppiesbecomeirresistibletous.Itdoesn’thurtthathumansseemtobeespeciallydefenselesstocutethings.Oxytocin,theso-calledlovehormone,hasbeenfoundtoriseindogsandtheirownersaftertheylookineachother’seyes—settingoffthesamefeedbackloop(反馈回路）thatexistsbetweenhumanmothersandtheirbabies.Inotherwords,themoredogsgetustolookatthem,themoretightlybondedtothemwegrow.Bornblindandbasicallydeaf,puppiesaren’tinteractiveintheir

first

weeksoflife,

andWynnenotesthatmanypeoplefindanimalsinthisstagealienandunappealing.Arecentstudyfocusedonhumansshowedthat,similartosix-week-oldpuppies,six-month-oldbabiesareseenassignificantlycuterthannewborns.AsthepsychologistsGaryShermanandJonathanHaidthaveproposed,thedelayedappearanceofcutenessinhumanbabiescanalsobringaboutafloodofsocialinteractions,suchaspetting,playing,andbaby-talking.Theseactsaredevelopmentallycrucialtopuppiesaswell,buttheycan’tbecarriedoutveryeffectivelywiththeextremelyyoung.Andso“oneisnotborncute,”ShermanandHaidtconclude.“Onebecomescute.”38.WhatdidWynnefindinhisstudy?A.Humancarereducespuppies’deathratecomparedwithmotherdogs’nursing.B.Motherdogsrefusetoraisepuppiesashumansoffertohelpwiththenursing.C.Puppies1attractivenessreachesitspeakbetweensixandeightweeksafterbirth.D.Puppiespresenttheircutenesstousbecauseweparticipateintheirsurvival.39.Thebondbetweendogsandhumansbuildsupwhen

.A.oxytocinincreasesinbothdogsandtheirownersB.dogsgiveusmorelooksthanwedotothemC.humansareabletofeeldogs’cutenessatfirstsightD.dogsandhumansreceivenegativeresponses40.Theconclusion“Onebecomescute.”impliesthat

.A.newlybornbabiesorpuppie