广东省梅州市兴宁沐彬中学2023年高三英语联考试题含解析

广东省梅州市兴宁沐彬中学2023年高三英语联考试题含解析一、选择题1.In_____recentyears,_____NiagaraFallshavecometobeappreciatedmorefortheirnaturalbeautyas_____wonderofNature.

A./;the;a

B.the;/;the

C./;the;/

D.the;/;a参考答案：A2.If

mankingistryingtofindnewplacesin

spacetoliveandgetnewresources,itisfine.

A．the;the

B．/;/

C．a;the

D．the;a参考答案：B3..Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth_____eachyear.A.iswashingaway

B.isbeingwashedawayC.waswashingaway

D.arebeingwashedaway参考答案：D略4.Myfatherisplanningtowork_____retirementage,sincethelivingexpensesareincreasingSharply.

A.under.

B.beyond

C.against

D.for参考答案：B为了应对物价（上涨）问题，“我父亲”想退休后（beyond超过退休年龄）继续工作。5.—Look!He’srunningsofast!

—Hardto______hislegswereoncebroken.A.know

B.imagine

C.realize

D.find参考答案：B6.Althoughlivingona

income,theSmithsleadahappylife.A.modest

B.mildC.evident

D.acute参考答案：A选A。modest在此处为notverygreat,big,orexpensive之意，不太大的；不很贵的。modestincome收入居中，不太高的收入。尽管收入不太高，Smith一家过着幸福的生活。7.Forquite_____students，theirteacher'sadviceismoreimportantthan_____oftheirparents．A．few；one

B．alittle；someC．afew；that

D．alot；many参考答案：C8.Studentsusedto______muchhomeworkandtheburden______themmadealotofchildrendepressed.A.burdenwith;to

B.beburdenedwith;onC.beburdenedon;with

D.beartheburdenof;of参考答案：B9.Thecakesaredelicious.He'dliketohave_____thirdonebecause_____secondoneisrathertoosmall.

A.a;a

B.the;the

C.a;the

D.the;a参考答案：C略10.______thetowerbuilding，whereyouseethewholecity．A．Standingonthetopof

B．IfyouclimbtoC．Whenyoureachthetopof

D．Gettothetopof

参考答案：33．D句子种类Gettothetopofthetowerbuilding为祈使句，后面是where引导的定语从句。

略11.PremierWenJiabaospokeofChina'sdesiretosee_____greatprogressfrom_____two-weekUNclimatechangeconferenceinCopenhagen.A./;a

B.a;the

C./;the

D.the;a参考答案：C12.—DoyouhaveMary'saddress?—Sorry,Idon'thaveit______meatpresent．A．to

B．on

C．for

D．from参考答案：B13.---Whatistheweatherliketomorrow?ks5u---Theweatherforecastsaysabigsnowstormis________.A.hoped

B.supposed

C.expected

D.announced参考答案：C14.______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A.Havingexposed B.BeingexposedC.Toexpose D.Exposed参考答案：B【详解】考查动名词。句意：暴露于核辐射中甚至很短时间都会影响人体的基因。分析句子成分发现evenforashorttime是插入语，mayinfluence是谓语，前面的部分应该是主语，beexposedto“暴露于”，要用动名词Beingexposedto。故B选项正确。15.Ms.LaRosaputforward______policythatnotmanyteachersgave______secondthoughttoattheconference.A.the;不填B.a;theC.the;theD.a;a参考答案：D【命题立意】考查冠词的用法。句意：Ms.LaRosa向大会提出一个很多教师不用考虑的提案。apolicy一个提案，根据题意应是泛指，故应用a。第二空是短语givesthasecondthought再认真考虑某事。a放在second前表示“再、又”的含义。故选D。二、完型填空16.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5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，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。IusedtohatebeingcalleduponinclassmainlybecauseIdidn’tlikeattentiondrawntomyself.And___21___otherwiseassigned（指定）aseatbytheteacher,Ialways___22___tositatthebackoftheclassroom.Allthis___23___afterIjoinedasportsteam.ItbeganwhenateachersuggestedItryoutforthebasketballteam.AtfirstIthoughtitwasacrazy___24___becauseIdidn’thaveagoodsenseofbalance,nordidIhavethe___25___tokeeppacewiththeothersontheteamandtheywouldteaseme.Butfortheteacherwhokeptinsistingonmy“___26___forit”,Iwouldn’thavedecidedtogiveatry.Gettingupthecouragetogotothetryoutswasonlythe___27___ofit!WhenIfirststarted___28___thepracticesessions,Ididn’tevenknowtherulesofthegame,much___29___whatIwasdoing.SometimesI’dget___30___andtakeashotatthewrongdirection—whichmademefeelreallystupid.___31___,Iwasn’ttheonlyone“new”atthegame,soIdecidedto___32___onlearningthegame,domybestateachpracticesession,andnotbetoohardonmyselfforthethingsIdidn’t___33___“justyet”.Ipracticedandpracticed.SoonIknewthe___34___andthe“moves”.Beingpartofateamwasfunandmotivating.Verysoonthecompetitive___35___inmewaswinningovermylackofconfidence.Withtime,Ilearnedhowtoplayandmadefriendsinthe___36___—friendswhorespectedmyeffortstoworkhardandbeateamplayer.Ineverhadsomuchfun!Withmy___37___self-confidencecomesmorepraisefromteachersandclassmates.Ihavegonefrom___”38”___inthebackoftheclassroomandnotwantingtocallattentiontomyself,___39___raisingmyhand—evenwhenIsometimeswasn’tandnot100percent___40___Ihadtherightanswer.NowIhavemoreself-confidenceinmyself.21.A.as

B.until

C.unless

D.though22.A.hoped

B.agreed

C.meant

D.chose23.A.continued

B.changed

C.settled

D.started24.A.idea

B.plan

C.belief

D.saying25.A.right

B.chance

C.ability

D.patience26.A.going

B.looking

C.cheering

D.applying27.A.point

B.half

C.rest

D.basis28.A.enjoying

B.preparing

C.attending

D.watching29.A.less

B.later

C.worse

D.further30.A.committed

B.motivated

C.embarrassed

D.confused31.A.Interestingly

B.Fortunately

C.Obviously

D.Hopefully32.A.focus

B.act

C.rely

D.try33.A.want

B.do

C.support

D.know34.A.steps

B.orders

C.rules

D.games35.A.roles

B.part

C.mind

D.value36.A.process

B.operation

C.movement

D.situation37.A.expressed

B.improved

C.preserved

D.recognized38.A.dreaming

B.playing

C.relaxing

D.hiding39.A.by

B.for

C.with

D.to40.A.lucky

B.happy

C.sure

D.satisfied参考答案：21—25CDBAC

26—30ABCAD

31—35BADCB

36—40ABDDC略三、阅读理解17.HuntersinMississippibrokeastaterecordfortheheaviestalligator(短吻鳄）everkilled,kickingoffthehuntingseasonwithtwobigcatches.DustinBockmanofWisconsinandtwohuntingfriendscaughtthe727-pound13-foot-longbeastonSunday,beatinglastyear'srecord-setterby26pounds,accordingtothestate'sDepartmentofWildlife,FisheriesandParks.“We’regoingtocookitforsure.”hetoldGulfLive.“There'splentyformeandeverybodyelse.”Heandhisteamofhuntersfollowedthehugecreaturefor12hoursuntiltheycouldgetcloseenoughtoshoothimwithacrossbow.“Hewouldgotothebottomandsitlikeapieceofwood.Youcoulddoanythingwithhim,"Bockmansaid.Thehuntersthenhad

tofigureouthowtodragthebeast'sdeadbodyintotheirboat.Itlookfourhoursofpulling一atwhichpointtheyrestedonasandbar(沙洲）andcalledfriendsforhelp.First-timehunterBethTrammellinitiallybroketherecordwhenshecaughta723-pound13-footgatorwithateamofsixhunters,butBockmanstoleherthunderhourslater.Shewasshockedathergator'ssize.“Ittookaboutfourhourstogetitintheboat,”shesaid.“Wehadtoaskanotherboattohelpusout一itwassobig.”Shesaidthatshe,too,wasgoingtoeatthebeastanduseitfordecoration.“Ithinkmybrother-in-lawisgoingtogettheheadmounted.”shesaid.AlligatorsnearlydiedoutinMississippiinthe1960s,butaconservation(保护区)helpedthecreaturerecovertothepointthathuntingisnowlegal.35.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutDustinBockman?A.HeisaMississippian.B.Heisafirst-timehunter.C.Hewillshareoutthealligatormeat.D.Hefoughtthealligatorfor12hours.36.Theunderlinedphrase“stoleherthunder”probablymeans“_____”.A.shockedherB.yelledatherC.stoleheralligatorD.beatherrecord37.Accordingtothetext,alligatorhuntinginMississippi

____.A.isagameformanB.oftenrequiresteamworkC.isallowedallyearroundD.hasahistoryofSOyears38.WhatcanbeinferredaboutthealligatorsinMississippi?A.Theirnumberisonthedecrease.

B.Theyarcnolongerunderprotection.C.Theyusuallyweighover700pounds.D.Therearcenoughofthemforlicensedhunters.参考答案：35.C

36.D

37.B

38.D【文章解读】本文是一新闻报道。主要介绍了DustinBockmanofWisconsin和他的两个猎户朋友捕到巨型短吻鳄的报道。35.【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。根据文中First-timehunterBethTrammell排除B；根据文章中第10段的Ittookaboutfourhourstogetitintheboat排除D；A在文中没有提到。根据第三段“We’regoingtocookitforsure.”hetoldGulfLive.可知选C。36.【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。根据划线部分前文的initiallybroketherecord可知这次捕获的战利品打破了她的记录。故选D。37.【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。根据文中第二段和第九段叙述的两次捕获短吻鳄都是一个团队，由此可知选B。38.【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。根据最后一句话中butaconservation(保护区)helpedthecreaturerecovertothepointthathuntingisnowlegal可知捕获短吻鳄英语捕获证。故选D。

18.Ifyouhavebeenfollowingthenewsyouwillknowthattheworld’spopulationrecentlyreachedsevenbillion–probablyon31stOctober.Thestatisticsconcerninghumanpopulationgrowthareastonishing.Itwasonly12yearsago,in1999,thattheworld’spopulationreachedsixbillion.In1969therewere3.5billionpeopleontheplanet,whichistosayournumbershavedoubledinonly42years.Acenturyago,in1911,therewereonly1.8billionofus:26%oftoday’stotal.Asforfuturepopulationgrowth,itseemstherewillprobablybeeightbillionpeopleby2030andninebillionbyaround2050.Afterthat,predictionsvary:manyexpertsthinkthetotalwillrisemoreslowly,perhapsreachingtenbillionbytheendofthecentury;butafewbelievethefastrisemightcontinue,leadingtoaglobalpopulationofasmanyas15billionby2100.Therearebigdifferencesbetweenratesofpopulationgrowtharoundtheworld.Thefastestratesaregenerallyintheworld’spoorercountries,includingthoseinsub-SaharanAfrica,whilethepopulationsofrichcountriesaremostlygrowingmuchmoreslowly,orevenshrinkinginafewcases.(GermanyandJapan,forexample,willhavesmallerpopulationsin2050thantheydonow.)Thisfactexplainsanotherinterestingstatistic:in1900Europecontainedaround25%oftheworld’speople,butin2050itwillhavelessthan10%.Therearemanyreasonsforfastpopulationgrowth,butthemostsignificantincludemedicaladvancesandgenerallyimprovedstandardsoflivinginpoorcountries,