湖南省郴州市資興市東江實驗中學2022-2023學年高三英語期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.—Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’msickandtiredofthisweather.

—_________.Ican’tstandallthisrain.

A.Idon’tcare

B.It’shardtosay

C.SoamI

Ihopenot參考答案：C略2.Itwouldbeveryshort-sightedtoholdthe_____thatourpresentgoodfortunewilllastforever.

A.advice

B.demand

C.belief

D.determination參考答案：C略3.--“Neal,listen,”shesaid,lookingstraightathim.“Iaskyounottoget__inthiskindofmatter.--“It’snoneofyourbusiness”.

A．caught

B．involved

C．attached

D．connected參考答案：B4.---YouranintoMr.Johnson!Howdidthathappen?

---Well,_______ofuswaslookingwhereweweregoing.Wecamearoundthecorneratthesametime.A.neither

B.either

C.both

D.none參考答案：A略5.Whenwegottothescenicspot,theyfoundeverything____________whileIfelt____________.

A.interesting;differently

B.interesting;different

C.interestingly;differently

D.interestingly;different

參考答案：A6.Notuntilheretiredfromteachingthreeyearsago

havingaholidayabroad.A.hehadconsidered

B.hadheconsidered

C.heconsidered

D.didheconsider參考答案：D7._____Ifullyunderstandyourpointofview,IdoalsohavesomesympathywithMichael's.

A.Because

B.While

C.As

D.If參考答案：B

解析：while表示“盡管;雖然”，引導讓步狀語從句。句意：盡管我能充分理解你的觀點，但是我也贊同Michael的看法。8.Thewholeworldhasbeengreatlyamazedat________riseofChinainsoshort_________timeinthelastthirtyyears. A.a;/

B.the;a

C.a;a

D.the;/參考答案：B9.––Informationleakageisarealandgrowingproblem.––Yeah,JingdongMall’sleaking_______informationisatypicalcase. A.complicated B.contemporary C.conventional D.confidential參考答案：D10.—Idon’tunderstandwhyyoudidn’tgotothelectureyesterdayafternoon.—I’msosorry.ButI____myhomework.A.haddone B.wasdoing C.woulddo D.amdoing參考答案：B11.Ifyouare____aboutAustraliancities,justreadthebookwrittenbyDrJohnson.

A.interested

B.eager

C.cautious

D.curious

參考答案：D略12.______thephenomenonof“bystandereffect”intheYueyueevent,mostChinesestronglybelievethattherestillexistloveandwarmthinpeople’shearts.A.Inspiteof

B.Inadditionto

C.Becauseof

D.Onbehalfof參考答案：A略13.—Mum,whatareyougettingmeformybirthday?—________—you'llhavetowaitandsee.A．Ithinkso

B．I'lltellyouwhatC．Iwouldn'tsayno

D．I'mnottellingyou[來源參考答案：D14.Hissisterhadbecomeateacher，______waswhathewantedtobe．（）A．which B．what C．that D．who參考答案：A．他的姐姐已經成為一名老師，這正是他所想要的．分析句子結構可知，逗號之前是主句，逗號之后是非限制性定語從句，從句中缺少主語，應該用關系代詞which，指代前面整個主句的內容．故選A．本題考查非限制性定語從句．解答此類題目首先要分析句子結構，非限制性定語從句中逗號是一個明顯的標志，然后分析非限制性定語從句中的成分，如果缺成分用關系代詞，如果不缺成分用關系副詞．15.Borninapoorvillage,sheknows______educationmeanstopeople,especiallytothosewithoutit.A.what B.who

C.when

D.why參考答案：A試題解析：句意：他知道教育對人們意味著什么。賓語從句中mean后缺賓語，故選A。16.Xi’anis______mostbeautifultouristcityandIbelieveI’llcomefor_______secondtime.A.the;a

B.a;aC.the;the

D.a;the參考答案：B二、完型填空17.In1956Phoenix,Arizona,wasacitywithboundlessblueskies.OnedayasIwalkedaroundthehousewithmysisterKathy’snewparakeet(長尾鸚鵡)onmyfinger,IwantedtoshowPerky

41

theskylookedlike.Maybehecouldmakealittlebird

42

outthere.Itookhimintothebackyard,andthen,tomy

43

,Perkyflewoff.Theextremelylarge,blueskyswallowedupmysister’sblue

44

andsuddenlyhewasgone,clipped(夾住)wingsandall.Kathymanagedto

45

me.Withfakeoptimism,sheeventriedtoreassure(使安心)methatPerkywouldfindanew

46

.ButIwasfartoocleverto

47

thatsuchathingwaspossible.Decadeslater,Iwatchedmyown

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growing.Wesharedtheiractivities,spendingsoccerSaturdaysinfoldingchairswiththe

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ofthekids’friends,theKissells.ThetwofamilieswentcampingaroundArizonatogether.Webecamethe

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offriends.Oneevening,thegamewastotellGreatPetstories.Onepersonclaimedto

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theoldestlivinggoldfish.Someoneelsehadapsychicdog.

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Barry,thefatheroftheotherfamily,tookthefloorand

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thattheGreatestPetofAllTimewashisblueparakeet,SweetiePie.“Thebestthing

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SweetiePie,”hesaid,“wasthe

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wegothim.Oneday,whenIwasabouteight,outoftheclear,bluesky,alittleblueparakeetjust

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downandlandedonmyfinger.”WhenIwasfinallyableto

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,weexaminedtheamazingevidence.Thedatesandthelocationsandthepicturesofthebirdall

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.Itseemsourtwofamilieshadbeen

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longbeforeweevermet.Fortyyearslater,Irantomysisterandsaid,“Youwere

60

!Perkylived!”

41．A．whatB．howC．whichD．where42．A．foodB．nestC．friendD．family43．A．joyB．horrorC．disappointmentD．satisfaction44．A．pleasureB．sadnessC．treasureD．sense45．A．forgiveB．comfortC．helpD．delight46．A．parentB．home

C．master

D．life47．A．imagineB．supposeC．doubtD．believe48．A．birdsB．happinessC．worriesD．children49．A．parentsB．birdsC．interestsD．games50．A．firstB．bestC．lastD．happiest51．A．catchB．findC．buyD．have52．A．SuddenlyB．FortunatelyC．ThenD．However53．A．announcedB．saidC．toldD．hoped54．A．inB．aboutC．ofD．on55．A．dayB．placeC．wayD．story56．A．floatedB．divedC．settledD．went57．A．thinkB．speakC．interruptD．explain58．A．cameupB．turnedupC．turnedoutD．matchedup59．A．knownB．fastenedC．connectedD．introduced60．A．rightB．wrongC．sillyD．mad參考答案：41—45ACBCA

46—50BDDAB

51—55DCABC

56—60ABDCA

三、閱讀理解18.IfCaliforniawerenotalreadysofamousforSilliconValley(硅谷)andHollywood,itmightbewell－knownforthegroupsofwater－technologyfirmsinitsSanDiegoCounty.Thereverse－osmosis(RO)spiralmodule,thetechniquethatsupportsturningseawaterandwaste－waterintodrinkablestuff,beganinSanDiegoin1964.Todaydozensoffirmsintheareasupplymanyoftheworld'sapproximately13，000ROplantsinplacesfromthePersianGulfandIsraeltoAustraliaandChina.SouthernCaliforniaitself,however,hasnotsofarbeenabiguserofitsowntechnology.Thisissurprising,giventhatthewholeAmericansouth－westfacesawaterproblem.Butnowastheclimategetswarmerandthepopulationincreases,thereismoreagreementthattheexistinginfrastructure,consistingofvastpipesthatcarrywaterfromtheSacramentoDeltainthenorthandtheColoradoRiverintheeast,willnotbeenough.InplacessuchasSanDiego,whichhasinadequateandsaltygroundwaterandcurrentlyimports90%oritswater,theanswersmustbegreaterconservation,reusingasmuchwateraspossible,andgettingmostoftherestfromthesea.Thefirstpart,conservation,hasbeenwidelyacceptedbythepublic.SanDiegotodayuseslesswaterwithalargerpopulationthanitdidin1989,theyearwaterconsumptionpeaked.Thesecondpart,waterrecyclinghasbeenahardsell,becauseofanunpleasantfactor.Americansstillusetheterm“toilet－to－tap”forrecycling,eventhoughproperlytreatedwaste－waterisnowadayscompletelyclean.SingaporemadeitsprogrammeacceptableinpartbyrenamingitasNEWater.Thisiswheredesalinationcomesin,whichmeanstakingthesaltoutofsaltwater.AfirmcalledPoseidonResourcesisnowclosetobuildingthebiggestdesalinationplantinAmericabehindapowerstationbythebeachinCarlsbad.Thepowerplantsucksin304mgallonsofseawateradayforcooling,soPoseidonplanstochange104mgallonsadaybyusingtheROspiralmodule.Lotsofpeopleliketheidea.Oncefullyrunningin2015,theplantcouldproduce10%oftheregion'swater.Andthereareplansformoredesalinationplants.ManyplaceswouldneedtotakemuchlesswaterfromtheendangeredColoradoRiver.Butafewpeoplehateitalot.JoeGeever,anexpertinbiology,saysdesalinationusestoomuchenergyandthatPoseidonplantwouldkilltoomuchsealife.Heunderstandsthatthereisarolefordesalination,hesays,butwouldrathernothaveitrightthere,rightnow,andonthisscale.43．WhichofthefollowingisWRONGabouttheROspiralmoduleaccordingtothepassage?A.Thistechnologyisnotwidelyusedinitsbirthplace.B.Todaythereareabout13，000ROplantsinthePersianGulf,Israel,AustraliaandChina.C.Thistechnologycanbeusedindesalinationplantstomakeseawaterdrinkable.D.Itisapromisingwatertreatmenttechnologywelcomedbyalotofpeople.44．HowmanysolutionstothewaterprobleminSanDiegoarementionedinthearticle?A.2.

B.3.

C.4.

D.5.45．Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A.TheColoradoRiveristhemainwatersourceforCalifornia.B.Americansstillusetheterm“toilet－to－tap”forrecyclingwater.C.NEWaterservesasabrandforrecycledcleanwaterinSingapore.D.PoseidonResourcesstandsforthepowerstationbythebeachinCarlsbad.46．WhatisJoeGeever'sattitudetowardbuildingalargedesalinationplantatpresent?A.Supportive.

B.Negative.

C.Optimistic.

D.Vague.參考答案：43．B

44．B

45．A

46．B19.Ihavetwokids,aboyandagirl.Idon’tworryaboutmygirl;I’msureshe’llbewelltrainedinmixedmartialarts.Iworryaboutmyson.I’mprettysurehe’sgoingtobefeminine(女性化的).Sorrytosaythat,butlet’sfaceit.Nodadwantshissontogofeminine.Attheratewe’removinginacoupleofyearsyouwon’tbeabletotellthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.Soundextreme?Thinkaboutthis.Ineverymoviewhereadvancedtime-travelingbeingscometoourplanetthere’soneconstant:Youcan’ttellthemalealiensfromthefemalealiens!Butthat’sthefuture.Kidstodayaresoftandfat.Peopleaskwhy.Isitjunkfood?No.Junkfoodhasbeenaroundforfiftyyears.Isitvideogames?No.Videogameshavebeenaroundforthirtyyears.Noneofthekidsplayingthembackinthedaywereterriblyobese.We’reallscratchingourheadstryingtofigureoutwhatwe’veintroducedtosocietytoruinourkids.Butit’snotanythingwe’veaddedthathasruinedourkids.It’sstuffwe’vegottenridof.Takethegymropeforexample.Rememberthatthingthatstretchedfromthefloortotheceilinginyourgymclassthatyoucouldneverclimb?Mostofthekidscouldn’tmakeittothetop.Butthatwasn’tthepoint;thepointwasyouhadtotrywhilesomemiddle-agedguywhocouldn’tmakeitupaflightofstairsshoutedatyou.Weshouldhaveputoursononthatrope,andgivenhimaheadstart.Butwedidn’twanttoshametheboy,sowetookitdown.Takingdowntheropewouldbeagoodideaiftherewerenoropesinlife.Butthey’reeverywhere.Youjustcan’tseethem.They’reineverygoalunrealizedandexpectationnotmet.Thepointeveryonemissedabouttheropeisyouweren’tsupposedtomakeittothetop.Itwastheretocreateafirethatburnedintheoversizebellyofeverykid.29．Whatistheexampleofaliensusedtoshow?A.Girlsaregrowinglikeboys.B.Boysa