2022-2023学年湖南省郴州市清溪中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年湖南省郴州市清溪中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape, he _ and admitted everything.A. broke up B. broke away C. broke down D. broke in参考答案：C2. She is sensitive to what people think of her. Do be _ not to offend her feelings.A. ser

2、ious B. anxious C. curious D. cautious参考答案：D3. -Look! Somebody _ the sofa. -Well, it wasnt me. I didnt do it.A. is cleaningB. was cleaningC. has cleanedD. had cleaned参考答案：C4. The election results will be on Friday morning.A. put down B. put off C. put up D. put away参考答案：C略5. Though _ to see us, the

3、professor gave us a warm welcome.A. confusing B. was confused C. confused D. being confused参考答案：C6. Much of Chinas military technology is similar to _ the US was using 30 years ago.Athat Bwhat Cwhich Done参考答案：B7. _ at the seaside!A. How fun the children hadB. What a fun the children hadC. How fun ha

4、d the childrenD. What fun the children had参考答案：D8. The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action quietly, and to have it _ by accident.A. find out B. finding out C. found out D. be found out参考答案：9. While being shy is normal, it is when the shyness interferes with an individuals daily communica

5、tion with others _ it becomes a disorder. A. whichB. whenC. whereD. that 参考答案：D10. Sometimes I feel like going to the countryside to _ the noise, the dirt and the people.A. look for B. get into C. get away from D. look forward to 参考答案：C略11. Passed from father to son, the music has not changed for ei

6、ght centuries，and as you know, _ knowledge of this music showed that you were _real gentleman.A. a; a B. the, 不填 C.不填;a D. the; the参考答案：A12. It is acknowledged that _ shortest distance between persons is _ sincere smile.A. A; the B. The; / C. A ; / D. The ; a参考答案：D13. I like people that have a good_

7、of humor. A. sense B. feeling C. touch D.sight 参考答案：A14. Many people have donated that type of blood; however, the blood bank needs _.A. some B. less C. much D. more参考答案：D略15. - Do you know that man? - Not really, just a nodding _. A. acquaintance B. participant C. relation D. frequent参考答案：A略二、 填空16

8、. When people think about British music, for the most part they think about the 60s or 70s with the likes of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. However, 61 (stick) between these two ages was British musics best period: the 90s.One of the typical features of 90s music was 62 birth of “Britpop”. This

9、 was a style of pop music aimed to Promote “Britishness” and commonly featured electric guitars, drums and male 63 (sing). Britpop was the style used by world-famous male bands such as Oasis, Blur, Pulp and Suede who became known as “the Big Four”. 64 , the 90s werent only for males, with major fema

10、le groups also 65 (find) fame. The most well-known of them were the Spice Girls who were 66 (extreme) popular in Britain and around the world. They promoted “Britishness” and also started the “Girl Power” movement 67 helped empower (使自主) girls and women worldwide. It isnt too far to assume that 68 t

11、heir music, many female artists we love today would not have had the confidence to chase their dreams.British music may have had many great times, but usually the period of the 90s 69 (overlook). Although I was not alive to enjoy the music properly, the 90s had a huge impact on British culture, whic

12、h can be felt today. I feel that the decade should get the 70 (recognize) it deserves!参考答案：61. stuck 62. the 63. singers/singing 64. However/Nevertheless 65. finding 66. extremely 67. that/which 68. without 69. is overlooked 70. recognition三、 阅读理解17. In todays society , language plays a key role in

13、defining gender (性别) by vocabulary, and also their non-verbal (非语言的) vocabulary. Each one of these different types of ways of communicating is obviously different between men and women.Many different studies show that men tend to talk much more than women. It has also been proven that women tend to

14、speak faster than men; this is due to the fact that women tend to be interrupted more often than men are, and also have the ability to speak more clearly, precisely, and more quickly than men. In one study it was found that women spoke for an average of three minutes describing a painting, as oppose

15、d to the thirteen-minute average it took men to describe it.Men and women also tend to have a very different non-verbal way of communicating, which can also make it very hard for one another to understand what the opposite sex is trying to say. Mens body language is much more reserved when talking t

16、o women. Men tend not to make as much eye contact and they generally stay farther away from women when talking to them. Men avoid other peoples body space while talking, and they also tend to sit back when talking. All of these have given off the impression of disinterest or boredom. Women are by fa

17、r better listeners and much more enjoyable to talk with and they tend to raise more topics for conversation.Women also make it clearer whether or not the conversation is going somewhere or just stuck in neutral. After learning about our styles of communicating with each other, I have decided that al

18、though men have not quite mastered communicating, what fun would it be if we all spoke the same “language”? The little games men and women play with each other while conversing would be lost. The question everyone asks himself or herself after talking with someone of the opposite sex, “I wonder if t

19、heres something there?” would no longer exist.8. What does the underlined word “this”in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The differences between mens and womens languages.B. The different speed of mens and womens speech.C. The ability of mens and womens spoken language.D. The non-verbal vocabulary of men and

20、 women.9. In what way do men and women differ according to the third paragraph?A. Speed of understanding.B. Understanding of speech roles.C. Politeness of communication.D. Application of body language.10. What is the authors attitude to the differences between mens and womens communication?A. Cautio

21、us.B. Favorable.C. Ambiguous.D. Skeptical.11. What is the best title for the text?A. Women , born excellent talkersB. Mens and womens social rolesC. Vocabulary and communicationD. Opposite gender, different language参考答案：8. B 9. D 10. B 11. D本文讲述的是“相反的性别,不同的语言”。8. B词义指代题。根据第二段第一、二句Many different stud

22、ies show that men tend to talk much more than women. It has also been proven that women tend to speak faster than men; 许多不同的研究表明，男人比女人更爱说话。事实证明，女性说话速度比男性快。再根据第二段下文this is due to the fact that women tend to be interrupted more often than men are, and also have the ability to speak more clearly, preci

23、sely, and more quickly than men. 这是由于女性比男性更容易被打断，而且她们比男性更清楚、更准确、更迅速地说话。由此推知，此处this指的是男人和女人说话的速度不同。故选B。9. D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句Men and women also tend to have a very different non-verbal way of communicating, 男人和女人也有一种非常不同的非语言交流方式，故选D。10. B推理判断题。根据最后一段中After learning about our styles of communicating with each other, I have decided that although men have not quite mastered communicating, what fun would it be if we all spoke the same “language”?可知，作者对男女之间的沟通差异使赞同的。故选B。11. D主旨大意题。根据第一段In todays society , language plays a key role in defining gender (性别) by vocabulary, and also their non