广西壮族自治区南宁市城关中学2022-2023学年高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析

广西壮族自治区南宁市城关中学2022-2023学年高三英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Theseriouslyillmanthinksitdoesn'tmatter_____hewilldie，butwhatmattersmuchishowhelives.A.how

B.that

C.why

D.what参考答案：A2.SinceIwonthebigprize,mytelephonehasn’tstoppedringing.People______toaskhowIamgoingtospendthemoney.A.phone

B.arephoning

C.willphone

D.hadphoned参考答案：B3.－ShallIlookafteryourhousewhileyouareaway?

－______．

A．Ifyoulike

B．Itcouldn’tbebetter

C．Withpleasure

D．It’suptoyou参考答案：B考查交际用语。对方主动提出当你不在家时帮你照看房子，此时用B作答，“那太好了”。4.----?Youlookreallydown.

----I’msotiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.

A.Whybother

B.Sowhat

C.What’sup

D.Whynot参考答案：C5.—Iwaswonderingwhetheryoucouldrememberthatname.

—Oh,I’mafraidthat_______meforthemoment.A.reminds B.puzzles C.disturbs D.escapes参考答案：D6.We_____ofthedecisionuntileighto’clockyesterday.A.gotinformed

B.didn’tinform

C.weren’tinformed

D.wereinformed参考答案：C7.InChina,everyonerecognizesthatthegrowthinthepastyears_______toomuchbyexportsand

investments,notenoughbyconsumptionanddomesticdemand.

A.hasled

B.hasbeenled

C.leads

D.wasled参考答案：B略8.Afterasecondthought,Jean_____abettermethodtodealwiththeproblem.A.putupwith

B.addedupto

C.cameupwith

D.madeupfor参考答案：C9.Iboughtmyyoungersisteratoywithmypocketmoney，________thatischeapbutbeautiful. A．one

B．theone

C．this

D．that参考答案：A10.Ifyouthatfilmlatelastnight，youwouldn'tbesosleepy.A.didn'tsee

B.haven'tseen

C.wouldn'thaveseen

D.hadn'tseen参考答案：D11.Annoyedbythesalesman’sbadmanner,Johnchose_____ofthetwoshirtsonsaleandleft．A．any

B．either

C．neither

D．none参考答案：C12.----Howiseverythinggoing?-----Notsmoothly.Theproblemisnot__soeasyaswethought.Itisfarfrombeingsettled.A.almost

B.hardly

C.nearly

D.scarcely

参考答案：C13.TheminuteIsawmylastgirlfriend,hernamesimply

me,andIstoodtherenotknowinghowtoaddressher.A．escaped B．failed

C．choked

D．confused参考答案：A14.Havingseenseveraldeadlytrafficaccidentsrecently,China’strafficpolicelaunched_____breathtestsamongalldrivers.A.authentic

B.random

C.vague

D.tentative参考答案：B【考查方向】考查动词的用法。句意：最近看到几起严重的交通事故，这个的交警在所有的司机之间发起随机的呼吸测试活动。authentic真正的；random随机的，随意的；vague模糊的；tentative不确定的，暂定的。故选B。15.–Guesswhat!Alicehasfailedintheexam.–____?SheissecondtononeinEnglishinourclass.A.Howisit

B.Howcome

C.What

D.Whatisit

参考答案：B16.Inthepastfewyears,thefastfoodrestauranthasimprovedthecookingskilland____differentcustomers’populardemands.A.appliedto

B.cateredto

C.contributedto

D.turnedto参考答案：B略17.Oneconditionofthisjobisthatyoumustbe_______toworkatweekends.A.available

B.comfortable

C.acceptable

D.reliable参考答案：A略18.--Hi,Lucy!WhendidyouarriveinBerlin?--Lastweekend,I

adifferentculturesincethen.A

wasexperiencing

BwillbeexperiencingChavebeenexperiencing

Dhadbeenexperiencing参考答案：C二、单词拼写19.阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示;2）首字母提示;3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。For25yearsTerryComm.wasapoliceman,butforthelast17yearshehasbeen

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(行走)upanddownfivemilesofbeacheveryday,lookingforthingsthatmightbeu

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tosomeone.Terry’sabeachcomber(海滩拾荒者).Nearlyeverythinginhiscottagehascome

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thesea—chairs,tables,eventinsoffood.“IevenfoundaboxofbeerjustbeforeChristmas.Thatwasnice,”heremembers.Hefindslotsofbottleswithmessagesinthem,

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(主要地)fromchildren.Theyallgeta

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(答复)ifthere’sanaddressinthebottle.“Shoes?Ifyoufindone,you’llfindthe

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thenextweek,”hesays.Butdoeshereallym

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aliving?“Halfaliving,”hesmiles.“AnywayIhavemypolicepension.ButIdon’tactuallyneedmoney.Mylifeisrichin

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(多样性).”Terryishappy.“Youhavetofindawaytoliveasimplelife.”“SomepeoplesayI’mmad,”saysTerry.“

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therearemuchmorewho’dliketodo

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Ido.Lookatme.I’vegoteverythingIcouldpossiblywant.”参考答案：76.walking

77.useful

78.from

79.mainly80.reply

81.other

82.make

83.variety84.But

85.what三、阅读理解20.Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox(喋喋不休的人).Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure(蜡塑人像).

Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound.Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito(蚊子).Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzingwithhisneighbors.

Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthemarecontentiftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople’sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenewplaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotelAttheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationists

5.Accordingtotheauthor,peoplemakeconversationto______

A.exchangeideas

B.provetheirvalue

C.achievesu