2022-2023学年安徽省滁州市龙山中学高二英语期末试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年安徽省滁州市龙山中学高二英语期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. He made _ breakthrough in his research. As _ result, he was highly praised.A. a; / B /; / C /; a D a; a 参考答案：D2. It was not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door _ what the noise had been.A. that did I realize B. before I realized C. tha

2、t I realized D. did I realize参考答案：C3. The house rent is expensive. Ive got about half the space I had at home and Im paying _ here. A. as three times much B. as much three times C. much as three times D. three times as much参考答案：D4. It was not until the early 1950s _most tape recorders began using pl

3、astic tape as they do today. A. when B. which C. that D. before参考答案：C5. The government_to know how to deal with the violence.Asuffered losses B1ost a loss Cwas at a loss Dwas lost参考答案：C6. Which sentence is not right? A. The desire to be known as a great writer inspired many young authors. B. He is v

4、ery proud to have taken part in competitions and to have broken a record by running 800 metres this year. C. Exposed to the strong sunlight frequently will be harmful to your skin. D. Being held up in the water by Old Tom, James was confident he would survive.参考答案：C7. Occasions are quite rare _ I ha

5、ve the time to spend a day with my kids. A. who B. which C. why D. when参考答案：D略8. _ being too large, the color1 and the style of the dress suit me well.A. Apart from B. As well as C. Besides D. Instead of参考答案：A9. Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears. No one in the office knew _she was so

6、angry.A. where B. whether C. that D. why 参考答案：D略10. There are_ large number of people there, so we soon lost_ sight of him.A. the; B.; the C. a; D. a; the参考答案：C30. In our class there are 46 students, _ half wear glasses.A. in whom B. in them C. of whom D. of them参考答案：C略12. _ other young men, he also

7、 enjoys pop music. A Compared with B In common with C Except for D Speaking of参考答案：Bin common with“和-一样”，和下句相对应。13. We should not_ what we can do today till tomorrow.A. take off B. give out C. put off D. come out参考答案：C14. Mary_ her sister in appearance but not in character. A. resembles B. looks C.

8、seems D. appears 参考答案：A15. I have reached a point in my life _ I am supposed to make decisions of my own. A. which B. where C. how D. why 参考答案：B略13. Its no use arguing with him; _ to persuade him to join us, he did not change his mind.A. however I tried hard B. however hard did I tryC. however hard

9、tried I D. however hard I tried参考答案：D略二、 书面表达17. 在学习生活和工作中，与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为 “Cooperate with others”的英文演讲稿。为何与人合作1.在忙碌的、现代化的社会中，要想有效地完成一项工作，我们必须学会与人合作。2.可以节省时间和精力。3.从合作者身上学到很多。与谁合作与喜欢的人合作心情愉快，一起分享工作中的快乐和痛苦与不喜欢的人合作比较困难，但只要更多地关注我们的工作，怎样做一个好的合作者请你发表自己的观点注意：1对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。2词数150左右。

10、开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总数。3演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。参考词汇：合作者 partnerGood afternoon, everyone!The topic of my speech today is “Cooperate with others”. _Thank you for your listening! 参考答案：Good afternoon, everyone!The topic of my speech today is “Cooperate with others”.In this busy, modern world, if we want to comple

11、te our work effectively and efficiently, we must all learn to cooperate with others. If we lose our partner, then we will fail. Cooperation can save us a lot of time and energy. Additionally, we can learn much from our partners by cooperating with them.When we cooperate with someone we like, we will

12、 feel very happy. And we can share our pleasure and sadness with him. But it can be difficult to be cooperative with someone we dislike. In such a situation, we may focus on our work, instead of our partner. Perhaps in working together with him for a long time, well learn that he is a man to get alo

13、ng well with.How can we become a good partner? In my opinion, we should try to listen to others opinions. Besides. we mustnt beat others to put them in unfavorable positionThank you for your listening!三、 阅读理解18. 阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。One of the greatest contributors to the first Oxford English

14、Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition

15、but also the history of the word and quotations(引文) showing how it was used.This was a huge task, so Murray had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, includ

16、ing William Chester Minor. Dr. Minor was an American surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as Broadmoor, Crowthome, Berkshire, 50 miles from Oxford.Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next 17 years,

17、 he became one of the staffs most valued contributors.But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897, Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthome himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asyl

18、um(精神病院) for the Criminally Insane.Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.I

19、n 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volumes defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were

20、contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.61. According to the text. The first Oxford English Dictionary .A. came out before Minor diedB. was edited by an American volunteerC. included the English words invented by MurrayD. was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary62. How did Dr. Minor contribute to the dictionary?A. He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers.B. He