山西省太原市迎澤區實驗中學2023年高三英語期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Sometimeswereachapoint______wefailtodecidewhichoneisbetter,thejourneyorthedestination.A.that

B.where

C.when

D.whom參考答案：B2.Scientistssayitmaybefiveorsixyears_____itispossibletotestthismedicineonhumanpatients.A.since

B.after

C.before

D.when參考答案：C3.Itwasnotlong

hewasborn__hismotherdied.

A.before;that

B.since;whenC.until;when

D.after;that參考答案：24.解析：A

考查強調句型.句意：就是在他出生后不久,他的母親去世了略4.AhugeamountofoilwasspiltontheEastSea,thecausesof______arestillunderinvestigation.A.it

B.that

C.which

D.whom參考答案：C5.Theathlete’syearsofhardtraining______whenshefinallywontheOlympicgoldmedal.A.wenton

B.gotthrough

C.paidoff

D.endedup參考答案：C6.DuringtheSpringFestivalyou’dbetter_________atablefordinnerinadvanceifyouprefernottoeatathome.

A.preserve

B.reserve

C.protect

D.serve參考答案：B7.Ifyourcarisn’tinsured,youmay______losingeverythingwhenithitssomethingsolid.A.delay

B.deny

C.avoid

D.risk參考答案：D8.Ifeltitanhonor

tospeakhere.A.toask

B.asking

C.tobeasked

D.havingasked參考答案：C9.–How’syourvisittotheMagicValley?Isitreallymagic?–It________be,butyoucan’tavoidseeingalotofpeopletiterhereandthere.A.should

B.would

C.must

D.will

參考答案：A10.Thereason

Ihavetogois

mymotherisillinbed.A.why...why

B.why...because

C.Why...that

D.that...because參考答案：C11.Onlywhenthefinalexaminationwascoming________hehadquitealottodo.A．herealized

B．hehadrealizedC．didherealize

D．hadherealized參考答案：C句意：只有到期末考試快要來臨的時候，他才認識到他還有很多事情要做。此處only＋其所修飾的時間狀語從句前置，故主句用部分倒裝；同時根據時間狀語從句時態為一般過去時，故主句也應用一般過去時，故選C項。12.It________bethepostmanatthedoor.It'sonlysixo'clock.

A.mustn't

B.can't

C.won't

Dneedn't參考答案：B13.Hasyourteachergivenyouanyadvice______yourstudy?Ain

Bto

Con

Dwith參考答案：C14.Marietoldusthat_____thatshewasabletosetupnewbrancheselsewhere．A.sosuccessfulherbusinesswas

B.sosuccessfulwasherbusinessC.suchsuccessfulbusinesshadshe

D.soherbusinesswassuccessful參考答案：B15.Mymotherusually

me

thezooonSaturday.A.brings;with B.takes;with

C.takes;to

D.bring;to參考答案：C16.Duringtheopeningceremony,“MissSmile”haswontheheartsofChineseInternetusersafterbeingcaught_____thesamesmilefornearly20minutes．

A．fixed

B．tobefixed

C．tofix

D．fixing參考答案：D二、填空17.Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.

Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.

Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.countlessB.exhaustedC.comparisonD.essentialE.estimatesF.distinctiveG.lyH.clearedI.unfortunatelyJ.recycledK.restricts

Rainforests,foundinEarth’stemperateandtropical(熱帶的)zones,aresomeofthemostbiologicallyvariedecosystemsontheplanet.Allrainforestssharecertain___41___features,includingaclosedcanopy,thedensevegetationofthetopbranchesthatformsaroofabovetheforestfloor,adampandwarmclimate,and___42___constanttemperaturesthroughouttheyear.Mostoftheforest’sinsectandanimallifegrowswellinthecanopy’sleafyandsunlitenvironment.Theforest’sgroundcover,bycomparison,issmall.Lessthan2percentofthesun’slightmakesitswaythroughthecanopyandthedarknessbelow.Thisdarkness,alongwiththepoorqualityofthesoils,___43___plantgrowth.Rainforestsarea(n)___44___partofEarth’stotalecology.Hugeamountsofwaterareabsorbedintotreerootsand___45___intotheatmospherefromthetreeleavesthroughaprocesscalledtranspiration(蒸發).Treerootsalsofixthesoilinplaceandslowtherunoffofrainsintoriversandoceans.Throughtheprocessofphotosynthesis(光合作用),rainforestsabsorbmorecarbondioxideandgiveoffmoreoxygenthananyotherecosystem.Therainforestsare___46___shrinkingatarapidrateasaresultoftheprofitableventuresoffarming,logging,andmining.Whentropicalrainforestsare___47___inordertoraisecattleandcrops,thenutrient-poorsoilsarequickly___48___.Whenfarmersmoveontonewareas,heavyrainsandbakingsunleavethelandfruitlessandlifeless.Loggingandminingcausesimilardamagetothelandanddestroytheterritoryof___49___millionsofbirds,insectsandanimals.Bysome___50___,anareaoftropicalrainforestthesizeofthestateofDelawaredisappearsinthiswayeverymonth.參考答案：41-45FGKDJ46-50IHBAE

18.DuringmyfirstyearinChina,Ispentthesummerholiday_61_myfamilyattheseasideinBeidaihe.Thehotel_62_wewerestayinginwasnearthesea,soweusedtospendmostofourtime_63_(swim).Now,mywifeisfromSwitzerlandandwhenshewasathome,sheboughtmeawatchas_64_present.Thewatchshebought_65_(be)waterproof（防水的）andInevertookitoff,evenwhenIwashavingabath.WhenIwentswimmingatBeidaihe,Ididn’ttakemywatchoffeither.Onthelastdayofourholiday,Iwentswimmingand_66_(come)outoftheseawithoutmywatch.AsIwasleaving,themanagerofthehotelsaid,“Leaveyouraddressandphonenumbersothatwecansendyourwatchtoyouifwecanfindit.”IdidsobutIwasn'tvery_67_(hope).Oneweeklater,Igotaphonecallfromthehotel.Themanwho_68_(find)mywatchwasaPLAman.Hepickeditupwhenhewasout_69_(walk)onthebeachonedayandhandeditinatthepolicestation.Afterseveral_70_(day),Igotmywatchbackanditwasstillworking.參考答案：61.with

62.that/which 63.swimming

64.a 65.was

66.came 67.hopeful

68.found 69.walking

70.days三、閱讀理解19.IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepro-nunciation,youarewrong.Haven'tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof"earlybilinguals"whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference."Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,"saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills."Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(靈活的),"hesaid."Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas."ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter."Studyingal