廣東省廣州市匯僑中學2023年高三英語上學期期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Ilookedupandnoticedasnake______itswayupthetreetocatchitsbreakfast.A.towind

B.wind

C.winding

D.wound參考答案：C2.Ithoughtherniceandhonest_______Imether.

A.

forthefirsttime

B.

thefirsttime

C.

firsttime

D.

bythefirsttime參考答案：B3.Theshopwasnotfarfromhere,sotheywentthereonfoot

bybus.

A.instead

B.insteadof

C.morethan

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

A．ifshewerenotsaved

B．wereshenotsaved

C．ifshehadnotsaved

D．hadshenotbeensaved參考答案：D略5.

Thegrowingspeedofaplantisinfluencedbyanumberoffactors,_____arebeyondourcontrol.mostofthemB.mostofwhichC.mostofwhatD.mostofthat

參考答案：B

解析：本題考查非限制性定語從句。6.—Maybeshegotangry.You’dbetterkeepquietforawhile.—________?Istilldon’tlikeher,neitherdoIcare.A.Whatfor

B.Sowhat

C.Whatif

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

B.leaveout

C.handout

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

---Wonderful!I’dliketogototheconcertagain.

A.feel

B.think

C.consider

D.find參考答案：12.D

Howdoyoufind…相當于Whatdoyouthinkof…,故選D。

9.Afterbeinglaidoff,hewasreducedto

himself

toplantvegetableonthefarm.A.hiring…out

B.catching…on

C.splitting…off

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

B.Takeiteasy.

C.That’sallright.

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

fairlypractical.A.tobeproved

B.toproving

C.proved

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

B.hasbeenmelting

C.melted

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

/scholarshipA、visit

B、tovisit

C、visiting

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

B.for

C.with

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

—Well,I’mafraidtheydon’t________verywellwiththewallpaper.

A.go

B.match

C.suit

D.fit

參考答案：A解析：

go（went，poorly）with為固定搭配，表示“搭配協(xié)調”，match表此意時為及物動詞。

16.Evdencehasbeenfoundthroughyearsofstudy______children’searlysleepingproblemlikelytocontinuewhentheygrowup.A.why

B.howC.whetherD.that參考答案：D略二、新的題型17.閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項。根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Mostdrinksstatingthattheyarefruit-flavored(水果味道的)containnofruitatall,whilemostoftherestcontainonlyasmallquantityoffruit,accordingtoastudycarriedbytheBritishFoodCommission.“Shoppersneedtocheckthelabels(標簽)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.參考答案：71.D72.C73.B74.G75.F三、閱讀理解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.【小題1】AccordingtoParagraph1,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A.RicardoSemlerisa21-yearemployer.B.Semcoisthenameofaship.C.RicardoSemlerfellseriouslyillbecauseofoverwork.D.Thedoctor’swordshadagreateffectonRicardoSemler.【小題2】SemlermadeavarietyofchangesinhiscompanyExcept__________.A.thestaffwaslessenedtosavemoneyB.theemployeesweregivenlessholidayseveryyear.C.flexibleworkinghourswereintroduced

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

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

B.rules

C.responsibility

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

B.cleveranddiligentC.intelligentandcasual

D.considerateandselfless參考答案：考點：考查人物傳記類短文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．a(chǎn)riseD．a(chǎn)llow34．Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A．Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B．Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C．Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D．Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.35．Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe“boomerangchildren”phenomenon?A．Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B．Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C．Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D．Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.參考答案：32．C33．A34．B35．C【分析】一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，“啃老族”子女在大學畢業(yè)后回到父母身邊生活對家庭是有好處的，他們會與父母建立更親密、更具支持性的關系，并增進兩代人之間的聯(lián)系。32．推理判斷題。根據(jù)Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.可知，以往的研究顯示，返鄉(xiāng)的成年子女會導致父母的生活質量和幸福感顯著下降。故選C。33．猜測詞義題。根據(jù)Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.一句，通過新舊研究的對比，以往的研究表明，返鄉(xiāng)的成年子女會導致父母的生活質量和幸福感顯著下降。trigger意為“導致，致使”，與cause意義一致，故選A。34．細節(jié)理解