广东省梅州市新城中学2022-2023学年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析

1、广东省梅州市新城中学2022-2023学年高三英语上学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. Our company makes it a rule that any application form_ _properly will not he accepted.A. not filled B.not being filledC. not to be filled D.not having been filled参考答案：A2. Some analysts suspected that the rebellion was _ and financed by a western country.A.

2、 launched B. backed C. evaluated D. crushed参考答案：B考查动词词义辨析。句意：一些分析人士怀疑，这场叛乱是由一个西方国家支持和资助的。A. launched启动，发射；B. backed支持，使后退；C. evaluated评估；D. crushed压碎。根据语境，故选B。3. -Hi, Kate! Glad you could make it to the party. -_ - You were the first person I thought of. A. Thanks for inviting. B. It looks as if the

3、 party has already started.C. Let me give you my coat. D. Its always a pleasure to make a new friend.参考答案：A4. Not having worked out the problem, leave the office. A. so he was not allowed to B. and he didnt want toC. the teacher couldnt make him D. he couldnt free himself to参考答案：D5. She cared more a

4、bout her students than her own health. Thats why two years passed _ she was treated for breast cancer. A. since B. before C. after D. until 参考答案：B6. I hope that the little _ I have been able to do does good to them all. Awhich Bwhat Cthat Dwhen参考答案：C7. Dont interrupt while another student is speakin

5、g，? Awill you Bwont you Cdo you D dont you参考答案：A8. Please do me a favor MrSmith of the date and place of our English speech contest Ato inform Binforming Cinform Dinformed参考答案：C22. Mary said she was looking forward to his return and _him.A. have seen B. seeing C. see D. be seen参考答案：B略10. I want you

6、to be my girlfriend, Sara._! I have somebody in my mind already.A. You betB. Youre kiddingC. Come onD. As if参考答案：D略11. Id rather have some wine, if you dont mind. . Dont forget you will drive. AAnything but that BBy all means CTake it easy DI wont say no to this参考答案：A 12. Not until all the fish in t

7、he river died _ how serious the pollution was. A. didnt the villagers realize B. did the villagers realize C. the villagers did realize D. the villagers realized 参考答案：B略13. What is the purpose of this experiment ? _ if this material breaks easily under high pressure . A. Figure out B. To figure out

8、C. Figuring out D. Figured out 参考答案：B14. If you _ make another try , I shall do everything possible to help you .A. will B. must C. can D. shall参考答案：A15. _ is known to the world is that Chinas Liu Xiang became the first Asian in history to win the mens 110m hurdles at the Olympic Games. A. As B. Wha

9、t C. That D. It 参考答案：B【知识点】名词性从句what引导的主语从句，在句中做主语，若去掉第二个is，则选D，构成形式主语，若把第二个is改为逗号，则选A，构成非限制性定语从句。二、 填空16. On May 28th, we observe World Hunger Day. It is an effort to focus attention on 61 fact that despite there being enough food globally, some 21,000 people die every day from hunger.People do not

10、 go hungry because the world does not produce enough food for everyone. According to the world Hunger Education Service, recently the percentage of people 62 cannot get enough food chronically（长期地）has reduced from 34% to 15%. The main problem is that many people in the world still do not have resour

11、ces 63 (purchase) or grow enough food.Indeed, hunger 64 (be) a result of poverty, and also one of its causes. Hunger exists because many countries lack social safety nets; because in many countries women, although they do most of the farming, do not have as much access 65 men to training or land.Ove

12、r the past decade, a global push to reduce hunger and extreme poverty 66 (mark) some significant successes, partly thanks 67 the efforts of many international 68 (organization). But on world Hunger Day, let us not forget that with over 815,000 people still 69 (live) in daily food insecurity, we stil

13、l have a long way to go before we can 70 (safe) say that no child goes to bed hungry most nights. 参考答案：61. the 62. who/that 63. to purchase 64. is 65. as 66. has marked 67. to 68. organizations 69. living 70. safely三、 阅读理解17. When was the last time you laughed a lot? Most people are the victim of an

14、 uncontrollable fit of laughter at least once in their lives. But when it happens in front of the television cameras, it can become an internet sensation.Do you think theres anything funny about spicy meat? Swiss finance minister Hans-Rudolf Merz seemed to think it was hilarious. Mr. Merz was making

15、 a speech in the Swiss parliament on meat imports when he started laughing and couldnt stop. The meat in question is known as “bndnerfleisch” a type of air-dried beef product. Herr Merz later admitted that he was amused by the bureaucratic(官僚主义的) language in which the bill was written.Since then, Mr

16、. Merz has become an internet hit. A video of the incident shows a grey-suited minister giggling away, accompanied by applause from his parliamentary colleagues. So far, the video has been seen by more than 500,000 people on YouYube and other websites. “I dont understand what hes talking about,” sai

17、d one viewer, “but its just so funny.” The recent publicity will be good news for the minister, too. Mr. Merz had been criticized recently for signing away much of Switzerlands banking secrecy, and for failing to do enough to help two Swiss citizens who were detained by Libya. But now, with retireme

18、nt a few months away, Mr. Merz may leave on a high note. Some even suggest he may have a future career as a comedian.Of course, Mr. Merz isnt the first person to crack up on air. BBC Radio 4 newsreader Charlotte Green lost control on the programme Today not so long ago. It all happened after a clip

19、of the oldest known recording of the human voice was played. A studio member remarked that the 1860 recording of a woman singing the French song “Au Clair de la Lune” sounded like a “bee buzzing in a bottle”. That seemed to set Ms. Green off as she broke down into a fit of the giggles. Later, the ed

20、itor of the show, Ceri Thomas, said most listeners who contacted the show had commented on “how much they had enjoyed the moment”. He added, “When Charlotte loses it, she really loses it.”So, why do we get these fits of laughter? Experts say its a form of release. Nervous tension often builds up ins

21、ide us, especially in those who have got high-pressure, stressful jobs. When stressed out, the body constricts(收缩) blood vessels, elevates the production of potentially damaging stress hormones, and raises blood pressure. Short periods of stress are normal and not dangerous, but over long periods of

22、 time stress weakens the immune system and makes heart problems more likely. Under the control of self-protecting mechanisms of human body, this pressure needs an outlet, usually manifesting itself through tears, anger or laughter uncontrollable fits of laughter!So, beware! That uncontrollable laugh

23、ing fit could strike at any moment.【文章改编自海外英语2011年02月 “Laugh Away”】56. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word crack up?【原创】A. break up B. cheer up C. laugh away D. catch on57. By saying The recent publicity will be good news for the minister, too. , the author means that the vid

24、eo of the ministers laughing fit_.【原创】A. may help him sign away some of Swizerlands banking secrecy.B. may help him return to the focus of the public in spite of some negative news.C. may help make the public think highly of the minister recently.D. may help put off the retirement of the minister.58. According to the passage, Charlotte Green lost control on the programme because _.【原创】A. the clip of the programme is too old to be used.B. she broke down in the studio while making the programme.C. a studio member thought she san