2022-2023學(xué)年上海外高橋中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析

1、2022-2023學(xué)年上海外高橋中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、 選擇題1. It was only after a family related conversation _ I found out she was actually my distant cousin.A. whenB. thatC. whichD. who參考答案：B【詳解】考查強(qiáng)調(diào)句型。句意：只是在一次與家庭有關(guān)的談話后，我才發(fā)現(xiàn)她實(shí)際上是我的遠(yuǎn)房表妹。此處是一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句型，句子強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間狀語，故答案為that。【點(diǎn)睛】淺談強(qiáng)調(diào)句1. 用It iswas.thatwho.句型表示強(qiáng)調(diào)。（1）陳述句的強(qiáng)調(diào)句型：It is/

2、was+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分（通常是主語、賓語或狀語）+that/who（當(dāng)強(qiáng)調(diào)主語且主語指人）+其它部分。 e.g. It was yesterday that he met Li Ping. （2）一般疑問句的強(qiáng)調(diào)句型：同上，只是把is/was提到it前面。 e.g. Was it yesterday that he met Li Ping? （3）特殊疑問句的強(qiáng)調(diào)句型：被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分（通常是疑問代詞或疑問副詞）+is/was+it+that/who+其它部分？e.g. When and where was it that you were born?注：被強(qiáng)調(diào)的部分（通常是句子的主語、狀語、賓語或賓語

3、補(bǔ)足語）放在iswas的后面，如被強(qiáng)調(diào)的是人，則后面可用who，whom等代替。2. not.until.句型的強(qiáng)調(diào)句： 句型為：It is/was not until+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that+其它部分： e.g. 普通句：He didnt go to bed until/till his wife came back. 強(qiáng)調(diào)句：It was not until his wife came back that he went to bed. 3. 強(qiáng)調(diào)謂語動(dòng)詞：用助動(dòng)詞do, does或did加動(dòng)詞原形來強(qiáng)調(diào)謂語動(dòng)詞。注意：此種強(qiáng)調(diào)只用do/does和did，沒有別的形式；過去時(shí)態(tài)用did，后面

4、的謂語動(dòng)詞用原形。如：Do come early. 務(wù)必早來。He did send you a letter last week. 昨天他確實(shí)寄給你一封信。2. Over the past three decades the number of students leaving home each year to study abroad _ at an annual rate of 3. 9 percent, from 800, 000 in 1975 to 3. 5 million in 2008.A. grew B. grows C. have grown D. has grown參考

5、答案：D 3. _ the orange trees suffered severe damage from a storm in the summer, the farmers are expecting a sharp decline in harvests this autumn. A. Since B. Though C. Unless D. Before參考答案：A4. It took _ people as well as _ time to build the Pyramid.A. a large number of; a great many B. a great many;

6、a large amount ofC. a great many of; large amounts of D. a large amount of; a great deal of參考答案：B 5. Has she ever asked for the reason _ may explain his coming late?A. why B. for which C. that D. for that 參考答案：C6. He wrote a lot of novels, _ regarded as masterpieces. A. dozens of them B. dozens of w

7、hich C. a dozen of which D. dozen of that參考答案：A7. Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just _ sweet dreams.A keep up with B put up with C end up with D catch up with參考答案：C8. I was in a hurry at that moment and I just _ the door. _, I didnt have a clear idea what the door was like.A.

8、 stared at; Therefore 高*考*資*源*網(wǎng) B. glared at; SoC. looked at; However D. glanced at; Thus參考答案：D9. This is my treat and next is yours Hows that?OK A It doesnt matter B It depends C No way D Its a deal參考答案：D10. He devoted all the money he had_a school.A. set up B. to set up C. to setting up D. setting

9、 up參考答案：C11. When you reach the other end of the bridge, I _ right there to show you the way. A. wait B. have waited C. will be waiting D. was waiting參考答案：C12. The boy dived into the water and after _ seemed to be a long time, he came up again.A. what B. that C. it D. which參考答案：A略13. Chuck Swindoll

10、once said, “l(fā)ife is 10% _ happens to us and 90% _we respond to it.” A. who; why B. what; how C. which; when D. that; that 參考答案：B略14. According to the Organizing Committee, the number of tickets will be determined by the capacity of the stadium.A. adjustable B. acceptable C. advisable D. available參考答

11、案：D15. How was your interview with the famous basketball playerYao Ming? -I was quite nervous at first, but his warm smile put me_. A. in action B. at ease C. on work D. on watch 參考答案：B略二、 填空16. There was plenty of time. You_(沒有必要擔(dān)心) about how long it would take. (need) 參考答案：neednt have (been) worri

12、ed 解析：考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞+完成時(shí)，表示對(duì)過去的推測(cè)。三、 閱讀理解17. In the dry Namib Desert on the west coast of Africa, one type of beetle has found a special way of surviving. When the morning arrives, the Namib Beetle collects water drops on its bumpy(起伏不平的) back, then lets the water roll down into its mouth, allowing it to dr

13、ink in an area without flowing water.Shreerang Chhatre wants to use what nature has developed to help the worlds poor. Chhatre is an engineer at MIT who works on fog harvesting, the equipment that, like the beetle, attracts water drops. This way, poor villagers could collect clean water near their h

14、omes, instead of spending hours carrying water from distant wells or rivers.Access to water is a serious global issue. According to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, nearly 900 million people worldwide live without safe drinking water. The burden of finding and transporting water falls heavi

15、ly on women and children. “As a middle-class person, I think its terrible that the poor have to spend hours a day walking just to obtain a basic necessity,” Chhatre says.A fog-harvesting machine consists of a fence-like mesh panel狀面板), which attracts drops, connected to containers into which water f

16、alls. Chhatre has improved the materials used in these machines. He is continuing his work at MIT Sloan and the Legaturn Center in order to develop a workable business plan for applying fog-harvesting machines.Interest in fog harvesting dates back to the 1990s, and has increased since new research o

17、n the Namib Beetle became famous in 2001. A few technologists saw potential in the concept for people. One Canadian charitable organization, FogQuest, has tested projects in Chile and Guatemala.But fog harvesting remains in its childhood, technologically and commercially, as Chhatre readily recogniz

18、es. “It still faces some open problems,” he says. “But its a work in progress.” After all, the water that fills our rivers and lakes comes from air.8. Which of the following is TRUE of Shreerang Chhatre?A. He is an African engineer.B. He is researching on the Namib Beetle.C. He has made the first fo

19、g-harvesting machines to use.D. He is trying to put fog-harvesting machines to use.9. Why is Namib Beetle mentioned in the passage?A. To describe the severe conditions in Namib Desert.B. To introduce the diversity of species in Namib Desert.C. To inform how animal nature can be used to benefit peopl

20、e.D. To raise the awareness of accessing clean drinking water in poor areas.10. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _.A. UNICEF B. the beetleC. fog harvesting D. a Canadian charitable organization11. The authors main purpose in writing the text is to _.A. stress the importance of saving water.B. show the Namib Beetles special way of survivingC. introduce a new machine for collecting water from airD. inform people of the serious water problem in Africa參考答案：8. D 9. C 10. C 11. C本文通過介紹納米甲蟲來向人們警示獲取水資源是全球性問題，同時(shí)介紹美國(guó)將進(jìn)行采霧技術(shù)來獲取水資源。號(hào)召我們節(jié)約