2022-2023學(xué)年遼寧省朝陽市第四高級中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Not____withthequalityofyourgoods,Iwillcertainlynotadviseotherstobuythem．

A．beingimpressed

B．impressing

C．impressed

D．havingimpressed參考答案：C略2..I’llhaveto________myspokenEnglishbeforeIhaveaninterviewinanAmericancompany.A.takeup

B.polishup

C.bringup

D.pickup參考答案：B略3.---Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation．

---Actually,quickeraction_____thoseworkerstrappedinthemine．

A．mayhavesaved

B．couldhavesaved

C．musthavesaved

D．shouldhavesaved參考答案：B略4.______byalotofnewsmen,thenewly-electedmayorofthecityfelthehadtosaysomething.A.Havingsurrounded

B.TobesurroundedC.Surrounded

D.Surrounding參考答案：C5.Thenoticecamearoundteninthemorning_____themeetingwouldbeputoffforsomereason.A.when

B.that

C.whether

D.why參考答案：B11.WewenttotheLakeDistrict,___wevisitmanyplacesofinterestsuchasWordworth’sformerresidence.

A.there

B.intheplace

C.where

D.which參考答案：C略7.Is________48hours________theman-madesatellite________ismadeinourcountrytoorbittheplanetaround?A.it;that;where

B.it;when;what

C.itfor;thatittakes;that

D.it;thatittakes;which參考答案：D解析：前一部分為強(qiáng)調(diào)句式，后一部分是定語從句，時(shí)間（48hours）做take的賓語。8.MrBrownthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatohave______fromhisworkerstoimprovehisplan.A．summaries

B．enquiresC．comments

D．connections

參考答案：C9.

—CanJeremyLinleadNewYorkKnickstowinthenextgame?—Outofthequestionnow.He______todoso,buthehasjusthurthisleg.A.wouldexpect

B.hasexpected

C.wasexpected

D.isexpected參考答案：C10.Thebirdwassoluckythatitmissed

A.catching B.tocatch C.tobecaught

D.beingcaught參考答案：D11.—Doyouthinkweshouldputanadinthepaperforthelostchild?—Yes,_________.A.that’sallright B.byallmeans C.itjustdepends D.nevermind參考答案：B略12.Seeingthehappy_____ofchildrenplayinginthepark,I’mfullofjoyandconfidenceinthefutureofourcountry.

A.sight

B.scene

C.view

D.sign參考答案：B略13.Generally,weneverenjoyvisitingcitiesbecauseweknowonecityismuchlike______.A.theother

B.another

C.theothers

D.others參考答案：B14.Diana,_______formonthstofindajobasawaitress,finallytookapositionatalocaladvertisingagency.A.struggling

B.struggled

C.havingstruggled

D.tostruggle參考答案：C略15.---Willyoureadmeastory,Mummy?

---OK.You_______haveoneifyougotobedassoonaspossible.

A.might

B.must

C.could

D.shall參考答案：d略16.—ShallIinformhimofthechangeoftheschedulerightnow?—Iamafraidyou

,incasehecomeslateforthemeeting.A.will

B.must

C.may

D.can參考答案：B考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的用法。句意為“—需要我現(xiàn)在就通知他計(jì)劃有變嗎？—恐怕你得這樣做，以防他開會(huì)遲到。”must(表示必要、命令或強(qiáng)制)必須,得。根據(jù)后半句，選B。二、新的題型17.請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每空只填1個(gè)單詞。Couldyoubelievethattheidealpersonisneverthebestatanything?Ourheadsaresofullofambitionsaboutwealthandpowerthatwespinourwheelsuntilweburnourselvesoutandarelefthopelessandexhausted.Thereisgreatpressuretoattainthehighestlevelofachievement.Bysatisfyingourvanity(虛榮)wedoourselvesmoreharmthangood.TheonlywaytoachievesustainablehappinessistopracticetheGoldenMean.TheideaoftheGoldenMeanhasexistedforthousandsofyears.ItisatthecentreofbothEasternandWesternphilosophyandhasmoreinfluencethantheteachingsofAristotleandConfucius.Theideaissimple.Everyqualityhasextremesatbothends.TheGoldenMeanisthenaturalbalancebetweentheseextremes.Atthisharmoniouspointgoodnessandbeautyareachieved.Socratesusedtheexampleofextremedevotiontoathleticsversus(與…相比)extremedevotiontomusictoillustratethisidea.Theathletebecomesoverlyaggressiveandcruel,whilethemusicianbecomesoverlysoftandwomanish.Theidealissomeonewhopracticesbothathleticsandmusicandacquiresaharmoniousmixtureofbothqualities.ConsideranexamplefrommoderntimesthatI’msureeveryonehasobserved.Thefirstpersonisextremelycareerdriven.Eachdayhefocusesonadvancinghimself.Hespendslonghoursattheoffice,competesmercilesslywithhiscoworkers,andflattershissuperiors.Asaresulthehasalmostnopersonallife.Thesecondperson’sonlypursuitisleisure.Helikestowastetimewithhisfriendswatchingtelevisionandplayingvideogames.Whichofthesepersonsissuperior?Manypeoplewouldargueforthehardworker.Butatsecondglancehislifeisrathercold.Hisobsession(癡迷)withsuccesshasconflictedwithhiscoworkersandlefthimwithoutafamily.Hemaybecomerich,buthowwillheenjoyit?Thesecondmanisnobetter.Hehaswastedhislifeinlaziness.Hehasrefusedtodevelophimselfandexistsasalazybones.Bothmenareworthyofpity.Ithinkwe’dallagreetheidealwouldbesomewhereinbetweenthesetwopeople.SohowdowefindtheabstractGoldenMean?Itallstartswithsettingtherightgoals.Wheneveryoumakeagoalyouneedtodoitwiththerightintention.Don’tsetgoalswiththeintentiontocommandotherpeople.Instead,trytostartwithagoalthatisinbetweentotalselfishnessandtotalselflessness.ThenextsteptoreachingtheGoldenMeanisknowingyourlimits.Youneedtoknowwhenonemoreprojectisgoingtostressyouout.Theideaistomaintainbalanceatalltimes.AnothersteptoachievingtheGoldenMeanisbeingawareofyourpersonalneeds.Sureweneedmoneyandsuccess,buthavinggoodrelationshipswithfriendsandfamilyarejustasimportant.IknowtheGoldenMeanishardtoliveby,butitisthekeytofindingyourinnerconfidence.BenFranklinsaid,“Thewisekeeplearningfromthemistakesofothers,fools,scarcelyfromtheirown.”Nexttimeyoufindyourselfwillingtodoanythingtobethebestofthebest,takeamomenttoreconsider.Youmayfinditisbettertobethebest“you”youcanbe.WhatistheGoldenMean?PassageoutlinePassagedetailsProblemsandsolution

We(71)▲somuchaboutwealthandpowerthatwecanburnourselvesout.

Peopleareinpursuitoftheirextremesundergreat(72)▲.

TheonlywaytosolvetheseproblemsistopracticetheGoldenMean.ExplanationoftheGoldenMeanTheGoldenMeanisthenatural(73)▲betweentheseextremeswhichexistatbothendsofeveryquality.Supporting(74)▲

By(75)▲theathleteandthemusician,Socratesbelievestheidealpersonshouldacquireaharmoniousmixtureofbothqualities.

Thecareer-drivenpersonis(76)▲tohisofficework,competingwithhiscolleaguesandflatteringhissupervisors.Theleisure-seekingpersonwasteshislifeinlaziness.Bothdeservepity.

(77)▲toachievingtheGoldenMean

Settherightgoals,whichareneithertotallyselfishnortotally(78)▲.

Knowyourlimitsand(79)▲balanceatalltimes.

Knowyourpersonalneeds.Moneyandsuccessareneeded,buthavinggoodrelationshipswithothersalso(80)▲.參考答案：71.expect/desire;72.pressure;73.balance;74.examples; 75.comparing;76.devoted/dedicated;77.Steps;78.selfless;79.maintain/keep;80.counts三、閱讀理解18.

It’simpolitetospitoutthefirstbiteofyourdinner.ButtoatypeofAustraliansnake,thisrudebehaviorisamatteroflifeanddeath.

Thesnake,calledafloodplaindeathadder(蝰蛇),eatstwotypesoffrogsthatarehardtostomach.Thefrogsproducechemicalstodefendthemfrompredators（獵食者）.

Oneofthesespecies,theDahl'sfrog,cankillasnakethattriestoeatit.Theotherspecies,themarbledfrog,islessdangerousbutstilltoughtoeat.Whenattacked,itproducesagluelikesubstance.Leavesandbranchesgetcaughtupinthismaterial,makingabigstickymessthatgetsinthewayofanythingtryingtoswallowit.Amarbledfrogcanevengetstuckontheheadofanattackingsnake.

Bothfrogshavegooddefensemethods.Butthefloodplaindeathadderknowshowtogetaroundeachofthem.

Floodplaindeathaddersquicklystrikethesefrogs,usingtheirpoisonousteethtoinjectpoison.Butthen,insteadofswallowingtheirdinnerimmediately,thesnakessitbackandwaitfortheirpreystobecomesafetoeat.That'sbecauseboththeDahl'sfrog'sprotectivetoxin(毒素)andthemarbledfrog'sgluebreakdownovertime.Afterawhile,thefrogtoxinisnolongerpoisonousandtheglueisnolongersticky.

Thetwosubstancesbreakdownatdifferentrates,andfloodplaindeathaddersseemtoknowthedifference,Andadderwaitsforadifferentlengthoftimedependingonthespeciesoffrogitjuststruck.

Thestickinessofthemarbledfroggluedecreasedbyasmuchastwo-thirdsafterjust10minutes.Andthat'sjustabouthowlonganadderwaitsbeforeeatingamarbledfrog.

Ontheotherhand,thesnakeswaitforabout40minutesbeforeeatingaDahl'sfrog.That'senoughtimeforthefrog'stoxintobreakdownintoharmlesssubstances.

ButevenaquickstrikegivesatasteoftheDahlfrog'stoxin.Afterstrikingsuchafrog,afloodplaindeathadderthrashes(翻騰)aroundandliesonitsbackwithitsmouthopen,It'slikethesnakehasjusthadamouthfulofchilipepper.

Bycomparison,whengivenfrogsthathavenochemicaldefenses,floodplaindeathadderseattheirpreyimmediatelyafterstriking.Snakes,despitethefactthatthey’vegotthistinypea-size

brainareclearlycapableofrecognizingwhatkindoffrogthey’vebitten.

61．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Adangerousmeal

B．Asnake——floodplaindeathadder

C．Twotypesoffrogs——Dahl’sFrogandMarbledFrog

D．Themethod

ofkillingfrogs62．Theunderlinedword“it”inthe3rdparagraphrefersto