1、安徽省宿州市九里溝中學(xué)2023年高三英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、 選擇題1. I dont mind her criticizing me, but is how she does it that I object to. A. it B. that C. this D. which參考答案：A解析：本題考查代詞it的用法。本題關(guān)鍵是并列連詞but。粗心的學(xué)生可能會誤選which，認為此處為一個定語從句。 2. Some college students are seen doing _work they can find to support themselves. A.that B.whi

2、ch C.whatever D.no matter what參考答案：C3. My friend Mary is _ beautiful girl and _ girl everyone likes to work with.A. a, a B. a, the C. the, a D. the, the參考答案：A4. I wonder what makes him a good English teacher.He _ as a volunteer in the UK for two years, which helps him with his work a lot.A. has serv

3、edB. servesC. had servedD. served參考答案：D【詳解】考查時態(tài)。句意：我不知道是什么使他成為一個好的英語老師。他在英國做了兩年的志愿者，這對他的工作幫助很大。這里指在過去某段時間內(nèi)發(fā)生過的事，在陳述一件過去的事實，所以用一般過去時態(tài)，故答案為D。5. _ hard one may work, one cannot master a foreign language in a year or two. A. Though B. As C. While D. However參考答案：D6. Is there any possibility you could pic

4、k me up at the airport ? ks5uNo problem ks5uA. when B. that C. whether D. what ks5u參考答案：B。 ks5u解析：考查同位語從句的用法。that引導(dǎo)同位語從句解釋說明possibility的內(nèi)容。 ks5u 7. _ of the change in the meeting time, Mike arrived late.A. Not being informed B. Not having informed C. Having not been informed D. Not having been infor

5、med參考答案：D8. _the answer, the boy, who asked the question, still stood with his hand _.A. Giving, raised B. Giving; rising C. Given; risen D. Given; raised參考答案：D9. The doors of this palace are really_,all made of good valuable wood.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing參考答案：B10. Listen! Do you

6、 hear someone for help?A. calling B. call C. to call D. called參考答案：A考點：考查非謂語動詞。解析：該空在句中為非謂語動詞作賓補，根據(jù) someone與call的主動關(guān)系排除D項。hear后接不定式作賓補時應(yīng)省略to，由此排除C項。由Listen可判斷此處表示正在求救，故選A項。11. In April, 2009, President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao, the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy. A. mar

7、king B. marked C. having marked D. being marked 參考答案：A解析：考查非謂語動詞。非謂語動詞做狀語，其后有賓語，故與邏輯主語是主動關(guān)系，且表示的動作與謂語動詞的動作同時進行，用現(xiàn)在分詞，選A。12. When the policeman stopped us, we all looked questioningly at him, _.A. nervously and puzzled B. nervous and puzzlingC. nervous and puzzled D. nervously and puzzling 參考答案：C13.

8、If you leave within 15 minutes, you_ park your car at the roadside temporarily.A. would B. shouldC. must D. can參考答案：D【詳解】考查情態(tài)動詞。A. would會，將要；B. should應(yīng)該；C. must必須，一定；D. can可以，能夠；可能；有時候可能；句意：如果你在十五分鐘內(nèi)離開i，你可以暫時把車停在路邊。根據(jù)句意可知本句中can表示可以，能夠。故D項正確。14. You _ pay too much attention to your reading skill, as

9、it is so important. A. cannotB. shouldC. mustD. neednt參考答案：A2. _ worlds largest retailer, Wal-Mart, has opened its _ third store in Beijing, which means the firm now has 52 stores in China.A. The; a B. A; a C. The; the D. The; /參考答案：D略二、 填空16. Chinese has overtaken French, Spanish and German to beco

10、me one of the most popular foreign languages for jobseekers in the UK. Research shows graduates in Chinese earn41average yearly salary of 31,000 or42(much).“I had a lot of friends on other courses43didnt do much in first or second year. But for Chinese majors, you have to spend hours and hours44(wri

11、te) characters,” says Hannah Jackson, who graduated in Chinese Studies from Sheffield University in 2012.Hannah describes her course as “majorly intense”. “Most of my friends admitted to crying in the first week owing45the course intensity (強度). I was almost told at one point that I might want to re

12、consider and drop out.”“The degree is46( ) worth it. The efforts47(pay) off so far. I like that I could live, work and operate with ease in China. Looking around at people who have studied French or Spanish at university, I find theres no such chance48(use) what theyve learned in the workplace,” Han

13、nah says.Hannah went to look for a job in Shanghai, where she found more employment49(opportunity). After working as a project manager for Intralink Group for four years, she set up50(she) own company earning 5,000 a day. She has now returned to the UK and works in business development for the Body

14、Shop.參考答案：41 an 42 more 43 who/that 44 writing 45 to 46 ly 47 have paid 48 to use 49 opportunities 50 her 【分析】本文是一篇新聞報道。文章講了英國的就業(yè)形勢日益嚴峻，但學(xué)中文的英國畢業(yè)生卻越來越搶手。41考查固定短語。句意：研究顯示，學(xué)中文的畢業(yè)生平均年薪達3.1萬英鎊以上。an average平均起來，該短語是固定短語，所以填an。42考查比較級。句意：研究顯示，學(xué)中文的畢業(yè)生平均年薪達3.1萬英鎊以上。文中表示“更多”，用比較級，所以填more。43考查定語從句。_3_didnt do

15、 much in first or second year.作定語，修飾friends，所以_3_didnt do much in first or second year.是一個定語從句，friends是先行詞，關(guān)系詞在從句中作主語，指人，所以填who/that。44考查固定句型。句意：但是學(xué)中文，你每天都需要花大把時間寫漢字。”spend time (in) doing sth.花費時間做某事，該句型是固定句型，所以填writing。45考查固定短語。句意：我身邊大多數(shù)中文系同學(xué)都表示，由于學(xué)習(xí)強度太大，第一周都掉眼淚了。owing to由于，因為，該短語是固定短語，所以填to。46考查副

16、詞。句意：中文學(xué)位，絕對值得擁有。該空修飾形容詞worth，用副詞，所以填 ly。47考查時態(tài)。根據(jù)時間狀語so far，可知用現(xiàn)在完成時，所以填have paid。48考查非謂語動詞。句意：我發(fā)現(xiàn)身邊學(xué)法語和西語的同學(xué)就很難有這樣好的職業(yè)發(fā)展。該空作定語修飾chance，用不定式，所以填to use。49考查名詞。該空作found的賓語，用名詞。表示“就業(yè)機會”，是復(fù)數(shù)，所以用名詞復(fù)數(shù)，填opportunities。50考查物主代詞。題干中表示“她建立起了她自己的公司”，用形容詞性物主代詞，所以填her。三、 閱讀理解17. The USPostal Service （USPS） is lo

17、sing billions of dollars a yearThe government company that deliverssmall mailis losing out to email and other types of electronic communicationFirstclass mail amount fell from a high point of 104million pieces in 2000to just 64million pieces by 2014Congress permits the 600.000empIoyee USPS to hold a

18、 monopoly （壟斷） over firstclass and standard mailThe company pays no federal，state or local taxes； pays no vehicle fees； and is free from many regulations on other businessesDespite these advantages，the USPS has lost $52billion since 2007，and will continue losing money without major reformsThe proble

19、m is that Congress is preventing the USPS from reducing costs as its sales decline，and is blocking efforts to end Saturday service and close unneeded post office locationsUSPS also has a costly uniondominated workforce that slows the introduction of new ideas or methods downUSPS workers earn signifi

20、cantly higher payment than comparable privatesector workersThe answer is to privatize the USPS and open postal markets to competitionWith the rise of the Internet，the argument that mail is a natural monopoly that needs government protection is weaker than everOther countries facing declining letter

21、amounts have made reforms Germany and the Netherlands privatized their national postal companies over a decade ago，and other European countries have followed suitBritain floated shares of the Royal Mail on its stock exchange in 2013Some countries，such us Sweden and New Zealand，have not privatized th

22、eir national postal companies，but they have opened them up to competitionThese reforms have driven efficiency improvements in all of these countriesAdditional number of workers have been reduced，productivity has risen and consumers have benefitedAlso，note that costcutting measuressuch as closing ton

23、e post officesare good for both the economy and the environmentPrivatization and competition also encourage new changesWhen the USPS monopoly overextremely urgentmail was stopped in 1979，we saw an explosion in efficient overnight private delivery by firms such as FedExThe government needs to wake up

24、 to changing technology，study postal reforms abroad and let businessmen reinvent our outofdate postal system67What do we know about the USPS？AIts great competitor is the delivery firm FedExBIt is an old public service open to competitionsCIts employees dont pay federal，state or local taxesDIt has co

25、mplete control of firstclass and standard mail68The author mentions some other countries in Paragraph 4toAexplain the procedures of reform to the USPSBshow the advantages of private postal servicesCset some examples for the government to learn fromDprove the situation is very common around the world69The author probably that the USPSAneeds governments protection as everBcan work together with other businessesCmust be replaced by internation