2022-2023学年福建省三明市淮土中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年福建省三明市淮土中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. “Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.” is a proverb, _ life is beautiful but full of frustrations as well.A. means B. meaning C. to mean D. meant 参考答案：B2. It was in the factory _ I worked _ I got to know her.A. where; where B. that; that C. which;

2、that D. where, that参考答案：D3. John, look at the time. _ you play the piano at such a late hour ? A. Must B. Can C. May D. Need 参考答案：A4. In recent years, many roads have been broadened in Harbin, _ it much faster for people to travel from one place to another.A. making B. made C. to make D. having made

3、参考答案：A5. - Are you going to take part in the speech contest? - _ Its too good an opportunity to miss. A. No problem! B. Thats for sure. C. Why me? D. Why bother?参考答案：B6. Brown said he was by no means annoyed; _ ,he was glad to be able make himself clearly understood. A. all in all B. for one thing C

4、. on the contrary D. by the way 参考答案：C7. _, please come to see me.A. When it convenient B. When is convenient C. When convenient D. Convenient参考答案：C8. After the heavy rain , many cars got _ in the mud .A . catch B .catching C .caught D .being caught 参考答案：C9. He came back with his health greatly _.At

5、o improve BimprovingCimproved Dimprove参考答案：答案：C 本题考查with的复合结构。因为his health与improve的关系是被动的，即improve his health，而且动作已完成，故应用过去分词作宾语补足语。10. Tom, whats wrong with you? You look so sad. , and mind your own business. A. Leave me offB. Leave me over C. Leave me outD. Leave me alone参考答案：D11. I am struggling

6、to polish up my English now. If only I _ hard in senior one!A. study B. studied C. had studied D. should study参考答案：C【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：我正在努力提高我的英语水平。要是我在高一时努力学习就好了！根据“我正在努力提高我的英语水平。”可推测下一句“要是我在高一时努力学习就好了！”。可知，高一（以前）是没有努力，与过去事实相反的，if only(倘若.就好了)虚拟语气可用过去完成时。分析选项可知C符合题意，故选C。【点睛】if only “要是就好了”，常用以表示愿望。从句一般

7、用虚拟语气。1. If only从句(had done) 与过去事实相反:If only I had taken her advice!(take) 如果我听从了她的建议就好了。(事实是：我没有听从) If only she had not left !(not leave)如果她没走就好了！(事实是：她已经走了)2 .If only从句(would/could/mightdo) 表示与将来事实相反:If only she would go with me tomorrow! 她要是明天愿意和我一道去就好了!3.If only从句(did/were) 表示与现在事实相反：If only I w

8、ere a bird.如果我是一只鸟该多好呀! (事实是：我现在不是鸟)分析本小题可知，本句是与过去的愿望相反的，故要用过去完成时，因此选C。12. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _.A. intention B. attempt C. purpose D. desire参考答案：B13. A recent survey in the High School Attached to Hunan Norma

9、l University shows that 90 percent of Internet users employ it mostly to search for answers to questions. A. to be conducted B. having conducted C. conducted D. conducting参考答案：C14. Taking this medicine, if _, will of course do good to his health.A. continued B. to continue C. continues D. continuing

10、参考答案：A解析：if continued 是“if taking this medicine is continued”的省略形式。15. The medicine wont cure the disease - it _stops the pain.A. likely B. merely C. abruptly D. apparently参考答案：B略二、 填空16. _ (只有选举他为总统这个国家才会) return to normal. (only)参考答案：Only by electing him (as/ to be) president will the country三、 阅读

11、理解17. The fact that ants are fascinating insects has been known for some time. Now, scientists have discovered a large number of wood ants living in an abandoned underground storehouse in Templewo, Poland, despite having no obvious source of food.Polish zoologist Wojciech Czechowski and his team beg

12、an studying the underground colony in 2013. They found the ants built a 60-cm high nest in the soil directly over the storehouse vertical air pipe. As years passed, the metal covering on the pipe eroded, leaving behind a hole that thousands of worker ants accidentally slip into each day as they go a

13、bout their daily chores. The scientists say that there are no sources of food in the storehouse. This means that the insects live in a state of near starvation.In July 2015, the researchers disturbed part of the ant nest in search of larvae (幼虫), cocoons(茧), and queens. They found nothing, leading t

14、hem to suspect that the lack of food and cold temperatures made reproduction impossible and that the group tending the nest is entirely made up of non-reproductive female workers. Their population is refilled every year, by a new rain of unfortunate ants that slide down the hole. The researchers say

15、 that when they returned in January 2016, the nest had been repaired. It appears that despite the terrible conditions, the worker ants do not stop constructing their nest.Wood ants are known for their ability to adapt to bad living conditions. In this case, the millions of worker ants trapped in the

16、 storehouse have no choice. But instead of losing hope, they are making the best of the situationa classic example of “when life gives you lesions make lemonade.”8How did the wood ants arrive in the storehouse?A. They fell down there by accident.B. The research team brought them there.C. The storeho

17、use builders left them there.D. They were attracted by the environment.9What does the underlined word “eroded” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Expanded. B. Rotted. C. Exploded. D. Melted.10What did the researchers find in the nest?A. Larvae. B. Cocoons. C. A queen. D. Worker ants.11Why did the popul

18、ation of wood ants remain steady?A. They had enough food.B. They were able to reproduce.C. They adapted to the conditions.D. They had new comers to join them.参考答案：8A9B10D11D科学家在一个地下仓库里发现了大量的林蚁，没有食物，环境恶劣，但是依然坚强地生活了下来。生活不如意时，要苦中作乐，努力做到最好。8细节理解题。根据第二段As years passed, the metal covering on the pipe erod

19、ed, leaving behind a hole that thousands of worker ants accidentally slip into each day as they go about their daily chores.可知，林蚁都是偶然地掉到洞里的，最后到了地下仓库，故选A。9词义猜测题。根据第二段As years passed, the metal covering on the pipe eroded, leaving behind a hole，首先要充分了解这句话的含义，多年过去了，管道上的金属（），最后就剩下一个洞，因此，根据逻辑推理以及生活常识，肯定是管道上的金属腐烂了，最后就有洞的形成，故B项的rot（腐烂）符合句意，故选B。10推理判断题。根据第二段thousands of worker ants accidentally slip into each day as they go about their daily chores.以及第三段They found nothing, leading them to suspect that the lack of food and cold temperatures made reproduction impossible