广东省梅州市叶塘中学2022-2023学年高三英语期末试卷含解析

1、广东省梅州市叶塘中学2022-2023学年高三英语期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. A brilliant idea occurred to him, _ to his research in the lab.A. while devoting B. while devoting himself C. while he was devoted D. while devoted参考答案：C 2. 一Mary, do remember to bring your e-dictionary tomorrow一Sure. 1wouldnt if you meAdont remind B. didnt r

2、emind Chavent reminded D hadnt reminded参考答案：D3. The doctor told Mary that too much _ to the sun is bad for the skin.A. exposure B. extension C. exhibition D. expansion参考答案：C略4. Its too bad that my computer has got a new virus. If only I _ that programme!A. didnt runB. havent runC. hadnt runD. wouldn

3、t run参考答案：D5. It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite _ to perform skillfully yourself. A. any other B. anotherC. other thing D. some other 参考答案：B6. When Richard said, “You are much more agreeable and prettier now,” Joans face turned red at the unexpected _.A. command B. co

4、mparison C. compliment D. contribution 参考答案：C7. - Look at your handwriting. Its so difficult to what the sentence means.- Well. Ill write more clearly next time. Amake upBmake out Cmake into Dmake for参考答案：B 8. -Whats made Tommy so upset? - _the game. It shocked him so much. A. For losing B. Because

5、of losing C. Lost D. That he lost 参考答案：D9. When are you leaving for Guangdong?My plane at sixAtook off Bwould take off Cwill take off Dtakes off参考答案：D10. The water supply has been cut off temporarily because the workers one of the main pipes. A. had repaired B. have repaired C. repaired D. are repai

6、ring参考答案：D11. The car was damaged_repair in the accident.A. inB. underC. beyondD. on参考答案：C略12. He is such a good teacher _ we all love and respect. A. that B. as C. who D. so that参考答案：B13. During my first year abroad, I was so busy studying and meeting new people that I did not phone my parents as o

7、ften as I _. A. should B. would C. should have D. would have参考答案：C14. Jennys car looked just the same as Davids, but it cost his. A.as much twice as B.as twice much asC.much as twice as D.twice as much as参考答案：D15. _ the room, I found my clothes _everywhere.A. Entering; thrownB. Entering; throwingC.

8、Entered; thrownD. To enter; throwing参考答案：A二、 完型填空16. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lightsIt 36 me of how many people Ive seen who take the yellow light a

9、s a 37 to go fasterI also cant understand why people dont move when the traffic light has turned greenAbove all, there are those 38 situations in which someone doesnt even 39 that the light turns red, and just keeps goingThat is why so many 40 happen! All these situations make me 41_ the purpose of

10、traffic lights 42 , its even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at _43 crossroadsDo the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to 44 trafficAnd Ill do my best to 45 the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious,

11、and to stop when Im 46 to It occurs to me that my 47 have done much the same for me 48 teaching me how to liveThey have given me many 49 lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to 50 with joy and purposeThey have also given me some red lights 51 my life

12、 goes astray（误入歧途）: not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desiresAnd there 52 have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to 53 school regularly and work hard If I obey these rules, my life will be as 54 as it can beJust as Im

13、 wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when Im walking across the street, Im wise to pay attention to the“ 55_ signals” given to me by my parents36Asuggests Binforms Creminds Dwarns37Asight Bsignal Cmessage Dswitch38Ainstant Bexciting Cdangerous Dcautious39Anotice Bsense Cremember Dfeel40Aeven

14、ts Bproblems Csituations Daccidents41Athink of Bwonder about Ccare for Dworry about 42ABesides BAnyway CInstead DHowever43Anoisy Bnarrow Ccrowded Dkey44Acontrol Bdirect Cimprove Dserve45Alearn Bobey Cprotect Dcarry46Asupposed Bused Cdevoted Ddelighted47Ateachers Bfriends Cleaders Dparents48Ain charg

15、e of Bin face of Cin terms of Din danger of 49Asafe Bgreen Cbeneficial Dhelpful50Alive Bshare Cwork Dcommunicate51Aunless Bwhen Cbefore Dtill52Astill Beven Conly Dalso53Astart Battend Cleave Dmiss54Agood Bcolor1 ful Cmeaningful Dhealthy55Atraffic Blight Clife Dconfidence参考答案：3640 CBCAD 4145 BDCAB 46

16、50 ADCBA 5155 CDBAC略三、 阅读理解17. Rock stars and their moneyAround the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money listening to rock music. Forbes reports that at least fifty rock stars have incomes between two million and six million dollars per year.It doesnt make sense, says Johnny Ma

17、this, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was popular in 1950s. Performers arent worth this kind of money. In fact, nobody is.But the rock stars admirers seem to disagree. Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records. They pa

18、y 150 million to see rock stars in person.Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972 one of the luckiest was Kon Mclean, who wrote and sang American Pie. Mclean writes his own music, so he earns an additional two cents on every single record of the song.Neil Young who performs in

19、 torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience of 10,000, each of whom has paid five dollars for a ticket. After paying expenses, Young leaves with about $ 18,000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening.How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts pouring in like

20、 water? Most of the young stars simply show the money around. Englands Elton John gave someone a $ 38,000 Rolls car and bought himself 5,000 pairs of eyeglasses, then lighted up and spelt E-L-T-O-N. He also bought himself two cars, one for each foot.Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and Jefferso

21、n Airplane. Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do another tour. They save no money and live from hand to In the end the rock stars life is unrewarding. After two or three years riches and fame are gone. Left with his memories

22、 and his tax problems, the lonely star spends his remaining years trying to attract strangers. New stars have arrived to take his place.48. This passage is mainly about .A. the success of a rock star B. the way rock stars liveC. rich rock stars D. the admirers of rock stars49. How much expense does

23、Neil Young pay for a performance?A.$10,000 B.$33,000 C.$32,000 D.$38,00050. According to passage, the underlined phrase from hand to mouth means .A they have to earn money by hand B They know how to spend money in a reasonable wayC they earn money only for their immediate enjoymentD they steal to fe

24、ed their mouth when they need money参考答案：BCC18. What a Scientist Is LikeIf you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image (形象) would come to your mind? The common idea that most kids from kindergarten through college have of a scientist is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasse

25、s, and several glass cups of mysterious color1 ful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority view scientists as strange people who spend 100 hours a week slaving away in a lonely laboratory. However, the reality is quite different.Recently Ive had a chance to take part in a sci

26、entific experience far from my laboratory and into Costa Rica. It supports a huge amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species (物种), which represents nearly 4% of the total species worldwide!First we worked alongside co

27、nservationists to preserve wildlife at a leatherback turtle (棱皮龟) rescue center. We helped the volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rubbish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic activit

28、y relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rainforest. After reaching the top, we went down and through waterfalls to the beautiful valley below! On the last day we got a hands-on introduction to rocket science where we l

29、earned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.During my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesnt mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping pr

30、eserve wild-life, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that schools should really stress that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring! 59. According to the first paragraph, scientists are often believed _.A. to work as slaves B. to behave in a strange wayC. to spend too much time in labs D. to do experiments in messy labs60. The author helped to preserve the turtle population by _.A. creating a safe nest for turtles B