广东省佛山市华材职业高级中学2023年高三英语期末试卷含解析

1、广东省佛山市华材职业高级中学2023年高三英语期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. Mr. Black was so struck by _beauty of _ Xiamen that he decided to stay for another two days.A. / , / B. a , / C. the , / D. the , the参考答案：C2. The police announced that they had a psychologist to communicate with the criminals in the hope that they could cease f

2、ire and reduce the damage.A. appealed to B. arranged for C. brought out D. set aside参考答案：B3. Twenty-five counties in Yunnan province have experienced their record low rainfall in history.The forecast says rain is unlikely in the coming week. A.to see B.to have seen C.to be seen D.being seen参考答案：C4.

3、He wont want to eat it unless hes really hungry, in _ case hell eat almost anything Awhose Bwhich Cwhat Dwhen参考答案：B5. Its not what you have in your life but you have in your life that matters.A.who B.that C.which D.what参考答案：A考查主语从句。句意：重要的不是你生活中拥有什么，而是你拥有谁。使用强调句，强调的是notbut连接的并列的主语从句。第二个主语从句中have后面缺少宾

4、语，排除that，根据句意应该是who。故选A。6. Sometimes the boy is a bad-tempered child, but he _ be quite lovely when he wishesA. may B. can C. shall D. must参考答案：B7. The earthquake in Japan, measuring 9.0 on the Richter Scale, was so violent _ cause a series of explosions of the nuclear reactors in several power stat

5、ions. A. to B. that C. as to D. as that 参考答案：C略8. With the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall , many Germans are disappointed at the achievements made since unification. A.appreciatingB.approachingC.accomplishingD.appealing参考答案：B9. My mom once worked in a very small village school, whic

6、h is _ only on foot.A. acceptable B. adequate C. accessible D. appropriate参考答案：C10. Because of the nuclear crisis caused by the earthquake in Japan, many people lined up to buy salt _ seeking protection from radiation. 【选自嘉兴一中2011年第三次模拟试题卷】 A. in face of B. in search of C. in terms of D. in hopes of

7、参考答案：d略11. _ the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public aware of the problem, Geldof invited many famous musicians to take part in it.A. IntendedB. IntendingC. Having intendedD. To intend参考答案：B【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：盖尔多夫邀请了许多著名的音乐家参加这场音乐会，打算为消除饥饿筹集资金，并让公众意识到这个问题。intend的逻辑主语是Geldof，它

8、们之间是主动关系，用现在分词作原因状语，且分词的动作和主句的动作同时发生，所以用现在分词的一般时作原因状语，故选B。12. If it _ too much trouble, Id love a cup of coffee. A. isnt B. wasnt C. werent D. hadnt been参考答案：A略13. Lucy, could you please spare me a few minutes?_ , but I hope “a few minutes ” wont turn into a few hours.A. It doesnt matter B. Thats ki

9、nd of you C. Im afraid not D. I guess so参考答案：D14. - How do you find “the Voice of China”-a music talent show on Zhejiang Satellite TV? -_.A. By accident B. Wonderful C. Exactly D. Its none of my business参考答案：B15. When Jennifer stepped in quietly, her mother, on the bed, was sleeping sound Alaying Bl

10、ying Claid Dlain参考答案：B略二、 填空16. Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance 61 (see) your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term lets you take up new hobbies. In Britain it is common for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Promising to leam

11、something new is a common New Years resolution.Most schools offer different kinds 62 hobby classes. Students 63 (usual) take them in their free periods or after school. Some classes you have to pay for but some 64 (be) free. For example, I once took afree Wednesday evening gymnastics class 65 is off

12、ered by my school, But when I leamt how to play the drum,my parents had to pay for the lessons.The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club. Both classes offered exams students could take. Students with many hobbies sometimes felt 66 stressed than those without any.B

13、ut the students with hobbies left school with many extra 67_( skill)I havent continued any of the hobbies I 68 (begin) at school. But I have never.re- gretted taking 69 .My 70 (good) friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class参考答案：61.to see 62.of 63.usually 64.are 65. that/which 66. more 67

14、. skills 68. began 69. them 70.best三、 阅读理解17. A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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。recent study of ancient and modern elephants has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct(不同的)species.The discovery was made by researchers at York and H

15、arvard Universities when they were examining the genetic relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephantsthe Asian elephant，African forest elephant，and African savanna elephant.Once they obtained DNA sequences(序列) from two fossils(化石)，mammoths and mastodons，the team c

16、ompared them with DNA from modern elephants. They found to their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian elephants and mammoths.The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephant

17、 have been distinct species for several million years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists.There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separate sp

18、ecies，but this is the most convincing scientific evidence so far that they are indeed different species.Previously，many naturalists believed that African savanna elephants and African forest elephants were two populations of the same species，despite the elephants significant size differences. The sa

19、vanna elephant has an average shoulder height of 3.5 metres while the forest elephant has an average shoulder height of 2.5 metres.The savanna elephant weighs between six and seven tons，roughly double the weight of the forest elephant.But the fact that they look so different does not necessarily mea

20、n they are different species.However the proof lay in the analysis of the DNA.Alfred Roca，assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois，said，“We now have to treat the forest and savanna elephants as two different units for conservation purposes.Since 1950，all

21、 African elephants have been conserved as one species.Now that we k now the forest and savanna elephants are two very distinctive animals，the forest elephant should become a bigger priority(优先)for conservation purposes.”56One of the fossils studied by the researchers is that of _.Athe Asian elephant

22、 Bthe forest elephant Cthe savanna elephant Dthe mastodon elephant 57The underlined word “divergence” in paragraph 4 means “_.”Aevolution Bexhibition Cseparation Dexamination 58The researchers conclusion was based on a study of the African elephants _.ADNA Bheight Cweight Dpopulation59What are Alfre

23、d Rocas words mainly about?AThe conservation of African elephants.BThe purpose of studying African elephants.CThe way to divide African elephants into two units.DThe reason for the distinction of African elephants.60Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?ANaturalists Beliefs ab

24、out ElephantsBAmazing Exper iments about ElephantsCAn Unexpected Finding about ElephantsDA Long Scientific Debate about Elephants参考答案：56. D细节理解题。根据第三段 “Once they obtained DNA sequences(序列)from two fossils(化石)，mammoths and mastodons, the team compared them with DNA from modern elephants.”可判断选D。57. C词义猜测题。根据第四段“The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that