2023年山西省运城市垣曲县高级职业中学高二英语期末试卷含解析

1、2023年山西省运城市垣曲县高级职业中学高二英语期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. Jack _ a moment before stepping through the doorway, because of his failure in the exam.A. paused B. mindedC. stopped D. hesitated参考答案：D考试失败了肯定是不敢回家，所以才会在门口徘徊犹豫，故hesitate“犹豫；踌躇”符合句意。2. Children often do as well as what adults, particularly parents and teachers

2、, _ of them.A. supposeB. supposedC. expectedD. expect参考答案：D【详解】考查时态和动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们通常能做得像成年人，尤其是父母和老师，期望的那样好。suppose认为，假设；expect期望，预料。根据语境可知，孩子们可以做好老师和家长“期望”他们做的事。结合主句时态可知，应用一般现在时态。故选D。3. Only _ stay-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later on in life. _person is Billy Cryst

3、al.A. a few; One suchB. few; Such a C. a few; Such oneD. some; A such参考答案：A4. In front of our village . A. runs a river B. a river runs C. does a river run D. running a river参考答案：A5. His wife is finding fault with him, which makes him very angry.Aconstantly Bregularly Cpreviously Dinstantly参考答案：A6.

4、biology A. commercial B. observe C. occur D. obvious参考答案：D 7. Are there any copies left in the book store?Sorry. There are _ if _.A. few; some B. a few; any C. few; any D. some; few参考答案：C8. As far as I see, _ is no possibility _ he will win the match this time.A. it; that B. there; that C. it; wheth

5、er D. there; whether 参考答案：B9. He went ahead _ all warnings about the danger of his mission. A. because of B. regardless of C. in case of D. apart from参考答案：B10. The fireworks _ by the workers sent the whole building into fire.A. set off B. took off C. put off D. sent off参考答案：A略11. Everybody is going

6、to climb the mountain. Can I go too, mom? _ Wait till you are old enough, dear. A. Will you?B. Why not? C. I hope so.D. Im afraid not.参考答案：D略12. Our government has protested time and again that any increase in arms sales to Taiwan is _ the US governments _ the Chinese people but the US government ju

7、st turns a deaf ear to our protest. A. breaking; promise B. violating; commitment to C. damaging; promise of D. breaking; commitment with参考答案：B13. She was so_ in her job that she didnt hear anybody knocking at the door.Aattracted Babsorbed Cdrawn Dfocused参考答案：B14. In the reading-room, we found Winif

8、red _at a desk, with her attention _on a novelAsitting; fixing Bseating; fixed Csitting; fixed Dseated; fixing参考答案：C15. _ today, he would get there by Friday. A. Would he leave B. Was he leaving C. Were he to leave D. If he leave 参考答案：C16. Catherine telephoned to the airport to _ whether Flight 24 f

9、or San Francisco is departing on time.A. proveB. ensureC. identifyD. confirm参考答案：D二、 完型填空17. Today I went to my daughters school and spoke about kindness to 60 kids plus teachers and teachers. After a small talk about the 41 of kindness. I gave a challenge to the 42 一I told them to write a small abo

10、ut an act of kindness that they had done and how that made them feel. Or if they had 44 of kindness, how did that make them feel? In what way had that 45 changed them? Then the deputy head and the head-teacher and I would choose the ones, the 46 ones that will stand out for their 47 of compassion（同情

11、）and love towards others.When I was waiting for my daughter, I 48 some teachers that were at the meeting passing by and I was 49 that they would tell me whether they liked the talk or not, but they didnt 50 anything.Then this little 51 came to me and said, you know, I enjoyed the meeting. Okay, then

12、 are you going to 52 a lovely story? I asked. Im not 53 at writing, the boy responded. So I explained that I would be 54 if he could just write a phrase or two about an act of kindness.I didnt have 55 to talk to him because he was in a hurry to 56 his friends who were waiting for him, but in my 57 t

13、hat was a beautiful act of kindness. The fact that he was able to 58 to talk to me for two minutes, to let me know that he had 59 the meeting was worth all the effort I had preparing the talk for them.41. A. news B. meaning C. tradition D. conduct42. A. teachers B. fellows C. children D. parents43.

14、A. scene B. step C. fortune D. story44. A. received B. passed C. desired D. remembered45. A. affair B. act C. feature D. saddest46. A. cleverest B. longest C. best D. saddest47. A. ideas B. supplies C. remarks D. feelings48. A. noticed B. considered C. witnessed D. realized49. A. supposing B. hoping

15、 C. wondering D. imagining50. A. add B. respond C. say D. repeat51. A. daughter B. assistant C. girl D. boy52. A. write B. tell C. record D. declare53. A. satisfied B. positive C. excellent D. special54. A. delighted B. concerned C. amused D. amazed55. A. patience B. time C. courage D. energy56. A.

16、find B. send C. treat D. join57. A. depth B. bottom C. heart D. day58. A. refuse B. encourage C. hesitate D. stop59. A. heard B. enjoyed C. achieved D. operated60. A. looked into B. put into C. brought into D. turned into参考答案：41-45BCDAB 46-50CDABC 51-55DACAB 56-60DCDBB41考查名词的辨析。语境表示，作者先讲述了善行的含义，然后让这

17、些听课的孩子写一篇文章描述他们所做过的一次善行的举动，故meaning“含义”正确。42考查名词的辨析。根据上题分析可判断出，此处应用children“孩子”。43考查名词的辨析。根据本段最后一句可判断出，作者让这些孩子写一篇短文，所以story“故事”正确。44考查动词的辨析。句意：或者他们是否收到过别人的善行，他们的感觉如何？根据句意可判断出，receive“收到”正确。45考查名词的辨析。此处用that act指代上句话中的“an act of kindness”。46考查形容词的辨析。根据逻辑关系可判断出，作者要从学生所写的关于对他人的同情和关爱的文章中选出描述这种情感描述得最好的，所

18、以best正确。47考查名词的辨析。根据上题分析可判断出，feelings“感情”正确。48考查动词的辨析。根据逻辑关系可判断出，作者在等女儿时看到了在那次会上的几个老师，所以notice“注意到”正确。49考查动词的辨析。语境表示，作者希望那几位老师能告诉自己他们是否喜欢那次交谈，但是他们什么都没说，所以hope“希望”正确。50考查动词的辨析。根据上题分析可判断出，say“说”正确。51考查名词的辨析。根据下文中的“the boy responded”可判断出，此处应用boy。52考查动词的辨析。根据第一段中的“I told them to write a smallstory”可判断出，

19、作者是问那个男孩是否会去写一篇文章，所以write“写”正确。53考查形容词的辨析。语境表示，那个男孩说自己不擅长写文章，所以excellent“杰出的”正确。54考查形容词的辨析。语境表示，作者表示，即使那名男孩只写一两个关于善行的短语，自己也很高兴，所以delighted“高兴的”正确。55考查名词的辨析。根据后面的“because he was in a hurry”可判断出，作者当时没时间和那名男孩多谈，所以time“时间”正确。56考查动词的辨析。语境表示，那名男孩当时要急着要和等着他的几个朋友会面，所以join“加入到之中”正确。57考查名词的辨析。语境表示，但是在作者内心深处认为

20、，那位男孩的举动已是一种善行，所以heart“内心”正确。58考查动词的辨析。语境表示，那名男孩能停下来与作者谈一会，告诉作者他很喜欢这次谈话，这让作者觉得自己为准备这次谈话所付出的努力是值得的，所以stop“停下来”正确。59考查动词的辨析。根据倒数第二段中的“I enjoyed the meeting”可判断出，此处应用enjoy“享受”。60考查动词短语的辨析。根据倒数第三题的分析可判断出，put into“注入”正确。【点拨】本文是一篇记叙文。有一次作者给一群孩子讲述善行的含义，并让他们写一篇关于善行的文章。在这次交谈结束之后，有一个男孩遇见作者，走到作者跟前告诉作者他很喜欢这次交谈。

21、作者认为，那位男孩的举动就是一种善行，他让自己觉得为这次交谈所付出的努力是值得的。三、 阅读理解18. The key to happiness is how quickly you can get back your focus on whats important. AnonymousSixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Heres what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central

22、 Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other cars back end by just inches! The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started

23、yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital! And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call The Law of the Garbage Truck. Many people

24、are like garbage (rubbish) trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, theyll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, dont take it personally. You jus

25、t smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Youll be happy you did. I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, Im not going to do anymore. Go

26、od leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about. The bottom line is that succe

27、ssful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by? Heres my bet. Youll be happier. Lifes too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, Love the people who treat you right. For

28、get about the ones who dont.56. What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?A. The taxi almost hit another car.B. The taxi driver was injured.C. The author scolded the driver of the other car.D. The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck.57. How did the taxi driver

29、respond to the behaviour of the driver of the black car?A. He yelled back at the driver. B. He sent the driver to the hospital.C. He was friendly towards the driver. D. He dumped some garbage in front of his car.58. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A. The author used to have a lot of garbage truck

30、s.B. The author used to complain a lot.C. The author used to have a lot of money.D. The author used to be a good manager.59. According to the passage, what should you do if people “dump garbage” on you?A. Ignore them and go on with our own work.B. Try our best to persuade them not to do that again.C

31、. Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place.D. Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.参考答案：56-59ACBA略19. When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor of the liter

32、ary magazine of Southern Methodist University(SMU) in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldnt afford the operation because her family was poor.Her mother ran a boardinghouse in Galveston, a s

33、easide town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic(阁楼) one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript(手稿). On its top page were the words, “By O. Henry.” It was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story bef

34、ore, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Galveston boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry

35、 expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henrys.My father then set out to sell it. Eventually, he found himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loved the story and bought it on the spot. My father took t

36、he money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story.29. Who found the O. Henrys manuscript? A. The girls mother. B. The authors father. C. The girl. D. The author.30. Which of the follo