2022-2023学年湖南省邵阳市光洪中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年湖南省邵阳市光洪中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. Evidence has been found through years of study that childrens early sleeping problems are _ to continue when they grow up.A. likely B. possible C. probable D. narrowly参考答案：A2. This new model of car is so expensive that it is _ the reach of those with avera

2、ge incomes. A. over B. within C. beyond D. below 参考答案：C略3. Do you know copyrights are not forever? _, a copyright lasts for 50 years after the author dies.A. Typically B. Eventually C. Appropriately D. Automatically 参考答案：A4. Youve done so much work that youre _ to pass the exam. A. exposed B. used C

3、. devoted D. bound参考答案：D5. _in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.A. To wait B. Have waitedC. Having waited D. To have waited参考答案：C试题分析：考查现在分词的完成式。句意：已经排队等了半个小时了，汤姆突然意识到他把钱包落家里了。句子的主语Tom和动词wait之间是主谓关系，因此要用现在分词。故选C。考点：考查现在分词的完成式6. When I lived with m

4、y roommates in university, we _often talk into the night. A. might B. could C. should D. would 参考答案：D7. It is said that a person_with the Democrats has been accused of being a spy.A. to identify B. identifiedC. identifying D. identify参考答案：B句意：据称，一位与民主党关系密切的人被指控是间谍。be identified with .“与有密切关系”，这里用过去分

5、词短语作定语，修饰person。8. _ was most important to her, she told me, was her family.A. It B. This C. What D. As 参考答案：C略9. How do you find that BeatlesCD? Wonderful. Its well worth _.A. to listen to B. listening to C. to be listened to D. being listened to参考答案：B略10. he suggestion they all objected to_to be e

6、ffective finally.Aproving Bprove Chad proved Dproved 参考答案：D略11. In the eyes of _ local people, the young soldier is _ second to none, for he managed to save _ old lady at the risk of his life.A. /; /; the B. the; the; the C. the; /; an D. /; a; an参考答案：C知识点：冠词解析：选C，第一空是特指，当地的人们；第二空不需要冠词，second to non

7、e举世无双，首屈一指；第三个空是不定代词，表示“一位”。故选C。技巧点拨：牢记冠词用法。典型总结：不定冠词的用法: 1) 表示某一类人或某事物中的任何一个,经常用在第一次提到某人或某物时,用不定冠词起介绍作用，表示一个。如：I gave him a book yesterday. 我昨天给了他一本书。2) 表示人或事物的某一种类, 强调整体, 即以其中的一个代表一类。 如：A horse is useful to mankind. 马对人类有用。3) 不定冠词用在事物的单位前,如时间, 速度, 价格等意义的名词之前,表示 每一。 如：We often go to school two time

8、s a day. 我们常常一天两次去学校。4）用在序数词前表示“再一”、“又一”。如：I want to go there a second time我想再一次去那里。5）不定冠词用来指某人某物,但不具体说明任何人或任何物。 如：A boy came to see you a moment ago. 刚才有一个小孩来找你。12. Before the opening ceremony of the supermarket, some workers are sent to _ leaflets on the road.A. abandon B. accumulate C. drop D. di

9、stribute参考答案：D13. I dont know the exact number of the people attending the party. Its _ estimated that there are 500. A. exactlyB.roughlyC.steadilyD. slightly参考答案：B14. He is rather difficult to make friends with， but the friendship of his，_ ，is truer than any other Aonce gained Bwhen to gain Cafter

10、gained Dwhile gaining 参考答案：A15. If you pay for the computer in cash, you could have a 5% discount; _, we can deliver it to you for free.A. in demandB. in additionC. in returnD. in place参考答案：B二、 填空16. A. opposed B. buys C. host D. survey AB. enduring AC. journal If you had a lot of money, what would

11、you spend it on? Think twice about that new iPhone, as science now says that youd be better off paying for an experience that lasts a little while rather than an object that lasts longer.The idea that buying experiences is more satisfying than buying material things has been expressed for a long tim

12、e by Cornell psychology professor Thomas Gilovich. In a recent _53_ of Psychological Science, Gilovich and psychologist Matthew Killingsworth, along with Cornell doctoral candidate (博士研究生) Amit Kumar, supported the current understanding that spending money on experiences “provides more _54_ happines

13、s”, both before and after the purchase is made.“You can think about waiting for a delicious meal at a nice restaurant or looking forward to a vacation,” Kumar said. “And how different that feels from waiting for, say, your pre-ordered iPhone to arrive.”You might also compare the bad behavior of peop

14、le who are waiting in line to buy material items and the better behavior of those who are waiting for a concert. People might talk to each other about what songs the band is going to play, for example, so there is opportunity to connect with other people.“We know that social interaction is important

15、 in human happiness, so its going to be a much better experience,” said Kumar.Research has also found that people tend to be more generous to others when theyve just thought about the purchase of an experience as _55_ to a material purchase. Theyre also more likely to take part in social activities.

16、What is it about imagining experiences thats different from thinking about future material purchases? Well, one interesting idea says that you can imagine all sorts of possibilities for what an experience is going to be. “Thats whats fun,” Kumar said. “It could turn out a whole_56_ of ways.” With a

17、material purchase, you know what youre going to get. People just think: “Give it to me now.”A good plan for getting the most out of purchasing an experience may be to plan it far in advance. Thinking about it for days, weeks or even years only makes the experience more valuable. So it may also be ti

18、me to stop those impulse (冲动) _57_ if you want to be happy.参考答案：5357 AC AB A C B三、 阅读理解17. 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。Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; theres no need for a lot of scientific terms or expe

19、nsive lab equipment. You only have to share your childrens curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of sevenyearolds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answeri

20、ng, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that were finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?” After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper (蚱蜢) eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?” T

21、his began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours. Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to

22、three seconds or more, children give more logical(符合逻辑的), complete and creative answers. Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, dont jump in with “Thats right” or “Very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior. But in talk

23、ing about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “Thats interesting” or “Id never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas. Never push a child to “Think”. It doesnt make sense, children are always thinking, wit

24、hout your telling them to. Whats more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target (目标) for your disagreement. Lastly, show; dont tell. Reallife impressions of nature are far more im

25、pressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass(放大镜), and theyll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates (蒸发), set a pot of water to boil and let the

26、m watch the water level drop.67. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is_ . A. to let them see the world around B. to share the childrens curiosity C. to explain difficult phrases about science D. to supply the children