2022-2023学年河北省秦皇岛市上徐各庄中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年河北省秦皇岛市上徐各庄中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. I was afraid I would miss the important lecture.Oh, was that why you _asking me to speed up?A. had keptB. are keepingC. would keepD. kept参考答案：D【详解】考查一般过去时。句意：我担心我会错过重要的演讲。哦，这就是你一直要求我加快速度的原因吗？分析句子以及上下句的时态，可以判断出本句为一般过去时。故D选项正确。2. She is too fat, but she c

2、ant _ sweet.A. remove B. resist C. reject D. object参考答案：B解析：sb. cant resist sth 意思是“某人忍不住做”。句意：她太胖了，但是她禁不住吃甜食。3. In communication, a smile is usually _ strong sign of a friendly and _ open attitude. A. the; / B. a; an C. a; / D. the; an 参考答案：C4. Researchers with Stanford University on the US. west c

3、oast have designed a kind of new battery _ to temperatures.A. sensibleB. availableC. adjustableD. sensitive参考答案：D5. Yao Ming made it clear that he would never consider retiring from the NBA he could recover his health.A. as long asB. as far asC. as well asD. as soon as参考答案：A6. He threw _to the wind

4、and dived into the water after the child.A. caution B. careC. worry D. fear参考答案：Athrow/cast caution to the wind为固定搭配，意为“不顾危险”。7. Because of my poor English, Im afraid I cant make myself _.A. understand B. to understand C. understanding D. understood参考答案：D8. .It was_ back home after the experiment.A.

5、not until midnight did he go B. not until midnight that he wentC.until midnight that he he didnt go D. until midnight when he didnt go.参考答案：B略9. A fish needs water and without water it will die. _.A. So does a man B. So will a manC. So it is with a man D. So is it with a man参考答案：C【详解】考查倒装。句意：鱼需要水，没有

6、水鱼就会死，人也一样。当前面的句子是两回事或者两个不同的谓语动词，要表示与这种情况一样就得用so it is with的结构。故选C。10. Last week，Susan and David，_our universitys student association，met the Chinese guests at the New York airport.A. to represent B. representing C. represented D. having represented参考答案：B11. She showed the visitors around the museum

7、, the construction _ had taken more than three years.A. for which B. with which C. of which D. to which 参考答案：C12. The main issue at the APEC meeting was a climate-change plan _ by Australias Howard and backed by Bush.Aput out Bput offCput away Dput forward参考答案：D考查短语辨析。句意“APEC会议的重要议题是一项气候改变计划，是由澳大利亚的

8、霍华德提出的，并得到了布什的支持。”A“扑灭”；B“推迟”；C“收拾起来，放好”；D“提出”。故选D。13. Having late-life children often means parents, especially fathers have to go on working _ their retirement age to ensure their financial resources.A. before B. until C. beyond D. after 参考答案：C14. The police had to employ force _ the crowd got out

9、 of control.A. the instantB. at the instantC. in an instantD. for an instant参考答案：A【详解】考查状语从句。句意：当人群失控的时候，警方立刻部署警力。A. the instant一就（引导时间状语从句）；B. at the instant一看见（副词短语）；C. in an instant立刻，马上（副词短语）；D. for an instant一会儿（副词短语）。分析句子可知，the crowd got out of control为状语从句，故用连接副词，本句中为the instant作连接词，引导时间状语从句，

10、故选A。【点睛】名词短语引导时间状语从句。即由名词词组充当引导词，包括the moment, the minute, the second, the instant 等(均表示“一就”。如 ：I loved you the instant (that) I saw you.我一见到你就爱上你了.Tell me the moment (that) you get the results.你一拿到结果就给我打电话.另外还有几个涉及time短语,如every time, each time,(the) next time, any time, the last time, the first tim

11、e 等。如：Next time you come in, please close the door.下次你进来,请关门.My roof leaks every time it rains.每次下雨,我的房顶就漏.He felt nervous each time she spoke to him.每次她和他讲话,他都感到紧张.The last time we talked he said he needed another two days.上次我们谈话时他说他还需要两天.15. _ for some time after a tiring day is very enjoyable and

12、 exciting for me in summer. A. Swim B. Swimming C. Go swimming D. To swim参考答案：B16. Almost all of his time _ experiments, he has no time to visit his parents. A. devoted to do B. devoted to doing C. devoting to doing D. is devoted to doing参考答案：B略17. More people are waiting for the further drop of hou

13、sing prices with money in their hands _ buying houses, according to a report. A. no better than B. more than C. other than D. rather than参考答案：D18. Long marks on the street_ that the driver had attempted to brake. A. applied B. attained C indicated D. distinguished参考答案：C略二、 短文改错19. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改

14、作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and a writer. He wrote around 480 books where included mystery stories, science and hi

15、story books. But he is better known for his science fiction stories. He had an extraordinarily imagination. It gives him the ability to explore future worlds. Besides, he searched explanations of everything, in the present and the past, with an amazed mind. Throughout his life, Asimov received many

16、award. He was married two. He married his first wife in 1942 and married again in 1973. In 1992, he died of New York.参考答案：Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and a writer. He wrote around 480 books where a that included mystery stories, science and history books. But he is better known for his sc

17、ience fiction best stories. He had an extraordinarily imagination. It gives him the ability to explore future worlds. extraordinarygave Besides, he searched explanations of everything, in the present and the past, with an amazed mind. for amazingThroughout his life, Asimov received many award. He wa

18、s married two. He married his first wife in awards twice1942 and married again in 1973. In 1992, he died of New York.in【分析】这是一篇说明文。介绍了美国科学家和作家Isaac Asimov的生平事迹。【详解】1.考查冠词。句意：艾萨克阿西莫夫是美国科学家和作家。这里只有一个人Isaac Asimov，他既是科学家也是作家，故a是多余的。2.考查定语从句连接词。句意：他写了大约480本书，包括推理小说、科学和历史书籍。本句为定语从句修饰先行词books，且先行词在从句中做主语，

19、应用关系代词。故where改为that。3.考查形容词最高级。固定短语be best known for“因?最出名”。故better改为best。4.考查形容词。名词imagination需要形容词修饰，故extraordinarily改为extraordinary。5.考查动词时态。文章时态为一般过去时，gives形式错误。故gives改为gave。6.考查介词。固定短语search for“寻找”，故explanations前加for。7.考查形容词。句意：此外，他还以一种惊人的思维去寻找对现在和过去一切事物的解释。由mind可知需要形容词-ing形式修饰。故amazed改为amazin

20、g。8.考查名词的数。award为可数名词，由many可知award使用复数形式。故award改为awards。9.考查数词。句意：他结过两次婚。故two改为twice。10.考查介词。句意：1992年，他在纽约去世。New York指地点，应用介词in。故of改为in。三、 阅读理解20. The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit

21、 the southern half of the Earth. On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earths atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed.

22、 Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the

23、 comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of

24、 the earth are already dead, but the north wont escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun wont be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, n

25、o more than 10 million people remain alive.Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldnt live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we