1、贵州省从江县民族中学2023年英语高三上期末考试试题注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1I dont care for baseball.How can you say you dont like something youve never even tried it!AtillBafterCunlessDwhen2The old bank, _ app
2、earance is not a pretty sight, is extremely beautiful on the inside.AwhoseBwhereCwhenDwhich3The differences the childrens achievements can not be completely explained _ their social backgrounds.Ain front ofBin case ofCin need ofDin charge of4Owing to The Chinese Poetry Competition, publications on c
3、lassical Chinese literature are _ a significant share of storage space at the bookstore.Ataking up Bdividing up Cbreaking up Dputting up5_ working ability，you are no worse than the others，it is just you who dont put your heart in your workAIn favor ofBIn honor ofCIn terms ofDIn case of6The affairs o
4、f each country should be by its own people.Aelected BsettledCdeveloped Dcontained7In the US, there are currently over 5,000 community schools _, in addition to serving as educational institutions, function as community centers for the surrounding neighborhood.AwhichBwhereCwhoseDas8Afghans used to ho
5、ld big weddings, costing thousands of dollars, in a county _ the average annual income is less than $400. Awhich Bwhose Cwhere Dwhat9Some womena good salary in a job instead of staying home， but they decided not to work for the sake of the familyAmust makeBshould have madeCwould makeDcould have made
6、10Paul could be a very attractive boy but he _ to his behaviour.Apaid no attentionBwere paying no attentionCpays no attentionDhad paid no attention11If people keep polluting the ocean, no creature there will survive _.Aat all costBfor a long whileCin the long runDby no means12. The study of natural
7、history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their capacity _ the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited.Ain terms ofBin search ofCin view ofDin spite of13Yumin, the late famous physicist, often encouraged his students to _ what they believed in, even when facing
8、strong opposition.Acome up withBtake charge ofCput up withDstand up for14What about going abroad for further study?Great, but I never expected _ a chance for me before.Athere to be Bthere beingCit to be Dit being15Many people complained about the stones lying on a road, but _ did anything about gett
9、ing the stones out of the way.AbothBno oneCnoneDall16Do you know when your mother _ to pick you up?At 11：40 am.Ahad come Bis comingChas come Dwould come17The case shocked the public, a hot debate over human nature on the Intemet.AcausesBcausedCcausingDto cause18I had hardly rung the bell _ the door
10、was opened suddenly, and my son rushed out to greet me.Abefore BuntilCas Dsince19_ clear goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily doings until we become slaves of them.AOn top of BIn the silence ofCOn account of DIn the absence of20语音知识(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相
11、同的选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）At your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of s
12、ilence differs dramatically across cultures.What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretch
13、es to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 seconds nearly twice as long as in Americans meetings.In Japan, it is recognized that the best communication is when you dont speak at all. It
14、s already a failure to understand each other by speaking because youre repairing that failure by using words.In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial (殖民地) America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a complex of difference, its hard to establish common understandi
15、ng unless you talk and theres understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life. This applies also to some extent to London.In contrast, when theres more homogeneity, perhaps its easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest
16、friends and family its easier to sit in silence than with people youre less well acquainted with.1、Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation?AThe Dutch. BAmericans.CThe English. DThe Japanese.2、What might the Japanese agree with in a conversation?ASpeaking more giv
17、es the upper hand.BSpeak out what you have in your mind.CGreat minds think alike without words.DThe shorter talking silence, the better.3、What can we learn from the text?AA four second silence in conversation is universal.BIts hard for Americans to reach a common agreement.CEnglish speakers are more
18、 talkative than Japanese speakers.DThe closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears.4、What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean?ASimilarity. BContradiction.CDiversity. DMisunderstanding.22（8分）I was in the middle of a sweet dream when a noise startled me.
19、Bam! Bam! It sounded like a hammer pounding on a tough nail. Bam! Bam! BAM! Who could be hammering at three in the morning? It must be Charlie again, making another invention.Just as I was putting on my slippers and clothes, the noise changed. I sat at the edge of my bed and listened. Tick! Tick! Ti
20、ck! It reminded me of my first wristwatch. Its regular pace had always helped mc fall asleep.I started dozing off, dangerously leaning to the left, when the ticking stopped. It was now replaced by a buzz, similar to the noise coming from a beehive in midsummer, only louder. I shivered Im allergic to
21、 bees ! Even just thinking about it or hearing a bee like sound makes me swell.“Thats it!” I shouted, now wide awake, “I cant take it anymore!” I marched to the next apartment and knocked. My neighbor immediately opened the door. His curly brown hair was sticking up every which way. He wore baggy st
22、riped pants and a loose shirt.“Hi, there, Lucy! Whats up?” he asked.I pointed at my noiseless watch. “Do you know what time it is?”He grabbed my arm and glanced at my timepiece. “Oh, my! I didnt realize it was that late. Im busy working on a machine that can cure insomnia(失眠). Its almost finished. Y
23、ou want to see it?” I should have known. His last invention was supposed to get rid of bad smells, but it was powered by rotten eggs.1、What made the author sleepy again?AThe ticking sound.BThe coming of the bees.CThe smell of the rotten eggs.DHis neighbors silence.2、What was Charlie doing?AHe was in
24、venting a wristwatch.BHe was working with the bees.CHe was making a new machine.DHe was fixing a broken clock.3、How did Charlie feel when he saw the author?AScared.BSurprised.CAnnoyed.DDisappointed.4、What can we learn about Charlies last machine in the last paragraph?AIt doesnt work.BIt makes a loud
25、 noise.CIt gives give off terrible smells while working.DIt is the latest machine that can cure insomnia.23（8分）The Queen has had to say goodbye to one of her longtime companions, her beloved pet corgi Holly, who has sadly passed away aged 13. The corgi will probably be familiar to royal fans who wou
26、ld recognize her from the 2012 London Olympics opening video.The dog was suffering from old age and was put down at Balmoral after suffering from an illness, leaving Her Majesty three surviving pet dogs, Willow and two corgi-dachshund crosses, Vulcan and Candy.According to a spokesperson for Bucking
27、ham palace, the Queen was deeply upset by Hollys passing and she doesnt like seeing her dogs suffer. Holly had attained a very good age. She gets more unsettled if they suffer and she knows that putting a dog down is often the kindest solution. She was devoted to Holly and wherever the Queen was, th
28、e dog was never far behind.Holly was included in one of the portraits for the Queens 90th birthday, along with her other three pet dogs. Although the Queen usually has several pet corgis, it was recently revealed that she is keen not to breed（繁殖）any more of the dogs. Monty Roberts, a horse trainer w
29、ho has previously given advice to Queen, told the Daily Mail, “She wouldnt leave any young dogs behind if she died. She wanted to put an end to it. Her Majesty had previously named one of her dogs after her friend, but the dog died in 2012. Dogs love for less time than human beings and we know were
30、going to lose thembut they are part of the Queens family. Shell be quite upset.”1、What does the author mean by “putting a dog down” in Paragraph 3?AHelping a dog to survive.BLetting a dog go.CWriting down the story of a dog.DKilling a dog without causing any pain.2、We may learn from the text that _.
31、Athe pet corgi Candy once appeared in London Olympics opening video.Bthe Queen felt upset for the passing away of her beloved pet dog.Cthe Queen has decided to reproduce another young pet corgiDthere are altogether three dogs mentioned in the text.3、The text is most probably taken from _.Aa newspape
32、r Ba film reviewCa biography Da documentar24（8分） The new study shows that we spend more time using the mobile Internet than reading newspapers or magazines. According to the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA), the average European spends 4.8 hours reading newspapers and magazines bu
33、t 1.6 hours more using the mobile Internet a week.The EIAA questioned 15, 000 people in 15 European countries, looking at how people are using the Internet and its influence on their everyday lives. It has found that the mobile Internet is increasingly finding its way into the public awareness. Over
34、 71 million Europeans now have Internet access on their mobiles phones. In the UK, 10 million people now access the Internet through their mobile phones and spend 6. 3 hours doing so in a week.Unsurprisingly younger generations in the UK are leading the way, with nearly half of the countrys 16-to-24
35、-year-olds and a quarter of 25-to-34-year-olds using the mobile Internet, spending 6.5 and 6.2 hours online each week.Entertainment plays a major role in our mobile Internet lives, with one in five British people using their phones for online games, a third listening to the online radio and 39 perce
36、nt watching films, TV or other videos at feast once a week. One third of those using an Internet phone said they received videos, images or other multimedia on their mobile, and 61 percent said they passed on contents they received.From a communication point of view, 80 percent of those questioned a
37、greed that the Internet had made it easier for them to stay in touch with friends and family.Alison Fennah, director of the EIAA, said the mobile Internet use had come to the point that marketers should be looking to develop strategies that connect with consumers more effectively. Better devices as
38、well as improved consumer motivation that start coming together in 2011 can make a great difference to extending the online experience.” Fennah said.1、How long does a European spend on the mobile Internet per week according to the EIAA?A6. 2 hours.B6. 4 hours.C4. 8 hours.D1. 6 hours.2、What do the wo
39、rds “doing so” mean in Paragraph 2 refer to?AReading papers and magazines.BPlaying computer games.CWatching films online.DUsing the mobile Internet.3、What do people mainly use the mobile Internet for?ACommunication.BStudy.CAmusement.DAdvertising.4、It can be known from the passage that _.Amore than h
40、alf of the young people in the UK use the mobile Internet.Bthe Internet is the most effective way to stay in touch with friends and family.Cthe UK has the largest number of people who use the mobile Internet in Europe.Dbetter devices and improved consumer motivation help extend the online experience
41、.5、The author wrote the passage to tell us _.Ahow to use mobile phones to surf the InternetBnewspapers and magazines will disappear soonCmobile surfing now is more popular than readingDhow the Internet influences our daily life25（10分） I waited half an hour, set the board, and sat in the studio, revi
42、ewing my questions until the telephone lines flashed.“Hello ?”“This is Connie Chung. Im so sorry Im late.”Connie Chung was one of the only four women anchors （主播） to make it into the club of major evening network television news. For almost an hour we talked about the industry. When I asked if she e
43、ver had an instructor throughout her trials, she turned around and offered to instruct me. When I asked why she decided to do it, she simply replied, “Because youre good.”That afternoon I rushed home and told my mother what had happened. Without looking up, she just said “Good for you.” Hearing this
44、, I felt a sense of loss. Her consistent response always made me feel under-appreciated.Until then I had been searching for something that I would never getthat sense of love and acceptance in a house full of negativity （消极）.I knew I needed to get rid of all the negativity in my life first, so I pac
45、ked my bags and walked out of the house, thinking a risk would allow me to open myself to the world again and receive all the positive energy that I needed.Then radio became my way of connecting with others. My ability to book high-level guests and celebrities（名人）was gradually recognized and eventua
46、lly all the words of encouragement from past guests and colleagues helped me to re-build my confidence levels. “I can do this,” I kept telling myself, and pushed even harder to find my next aim.People had faith in me, so I developed faith in myself. Their positive attitudes towards themselves and to
47、wards me helped me develop my own positive attitude, leading to productive interactions with celebrities and adding to my list of instructors.I may not have started life surrounded by positivity but I surely feel that I am surrounded by it now. It s amazing how positivity builds on itself.1、What was the author probably doing at the beginning of the text?AHe was prep
