2022-2023学年安徽省淮北市阳光中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年安徽省淮北市阳光中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. When we are faced with _ failure, it is the most important to keep up _ good state of mind.A. /; a B. a; / C. the; /D. /; the参考答案：A2. Mr. Bally approved the meeting which would benefit me a lot. A. me to attend B. for my attending C. of me to attend D. of

2、my attending参考答案：D3. His failure in the college entrance examination suggested that he _ hard.A. not study B. should not study C. study D. had not studied参考答案：D4. In the first-tier cities, the average house prices have recently increased by 30 percent, which is a _ change.A. slight B. steady C. dram

3、atic D. reasonable参考答案：C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在一线城市中，平均房价最近上涨了百分之三十，这是一个显著的戏剧性的变化。slight意为“轻微的”；steady意为“稳定的”；dramatic意为鲜明的、显著的“戏剧性的”；reasonable意为“合理的”，故C项正确。5. I like your new shoes! ThanksI had to try on almost a dozen pairs _ I decided to get them Aas Bwhen Cafter Dbefore参考答案：D略6. The list_ 100 first-clas

4、s universities at home and abroad. A. turns up B. turns in C. takes up D. takes in参考答案：D7. Professor Smith gave us some useful advice on how to _ our tension before or doing an exam. A. put up with B. take care of C. get rid of D. break away from参考答案：C8. _ with the efforts that the students made, al

5、l the teachers nodded and smiled.A. Satisfying B. Having satisfied C. Satisfied D. To be satisfied参考答案：C略9. That guy kills his time by playing PC games day and night. I wonder whether he could find anything_ at all.A. worth to do B. worth doingC. worthy being done D. is worth to be done参考答案：B【详解】考查固

6、定搭配。句意：那个男孩整天打游戏消磨时间，我想知道他是否能够找到一些值得做的事情。形容词短语be worth doing值得做某事，sth be worthy of being done某事值得被做。本句中使用worth doing修饰代词anything。故B项正确。10. Finishing their shopping at the mall, the couple discovered that their new car _.A. had stolen B. had been stolenC. was stolen D. is stolen参考答案：B11. He is only t

7、oo ready to help others, seldom, _, refusing them when they turn to him.A. if never B. if ever C. if some D. if any参考答案：B略12. What makes you successful in this position? _A. Because I believe I will be successful in the future.B. Thank you very much. C. Are there any questions you would like to ask

8、me?D. Being responsible and working hard are the keys to my success.参考答案：D13. Health experts believe that even a little exercise is far better than _at all.A. noneB. little C. everything D. anything参考答案：A14. We feel our duty to make our country a better place.A.itB.thisC.thatD.one参考答案：A提示:考查代词。it可用作

9、形式宾语,代替用来作形式宾语的动名词、不定式或从句。但this,that和one均不能作形式宾语。本句中动词不定式to make our country a better place是真正的宾语。句意为:“我们感到使我们的祖国成为更美好的地方是我们的责任。”故选A项。15. Reviewing the video monitor afterwards, they noticed two armed men with their facescovered by masks step out of a carriage and _the bank through the backdoor. A.

10、slide into B. enter into C. slid into D. went into 参考答案：A二、 完型填空16. At the age of twenty, 41 a jeans jumper,I moved about on the campus, my face turning red the moment I was about to speak. At the age thirty, I, wearing a famous-brand suit and a 42 look, blame my subordinate（下属）directly, “How can yo

11、u go so far to raise such a silly,mindless question?” At the age of twenty, I was so 43 to reveal（显露）my age, telling people about my age 44 before they asked. After thirty, age became almost a subject which I ignore. If somebody is so nosy（好打听的）, I 45 “Guess”.At the age of twenty, I was only ready t

12、o date boys from 46 or art department. After thirty, I 47 thought I had been a fool before. At the age of twenty, bookstore was a 48 for me, and I was a big book buyer. 49 after thirty, paying no attention to the bookstore, I hurry into the beauty parlor next door. At the age of twenty, I felt so sa

13、tisfied 50 in a crowded bus,eating ice cream. After thirty, even the 51 of a shabby taxi may make me sick. Ok! When the oil price 52 , Ill buy a car, drive along the road of well-to-do. At the age of twenty, while reading a novel, I 53 myself to the chapters particularly related to romance. After th

14、irty I 54 myself “no mention of love” in the internet chat-room. When I was twenty, hearing the name of the famous man, I would be 55 excited that I could almost jump up with cheer and rushed ahead 56 my safety. After thirty, I was indifferent, annoyed, 57 into a temper and I had no feeling to hear

15、the name of the famous man, particularly of those famous, young and pretty 58 At the age of twenty, one evening,I went to see a film with a boy. In the 59 , an incidental touch of hands filled me with joy all that summer. I am thirty, sitting the rotating restaurant of Shangri-La Hotel, accompanying

16、 clients having a buffet. In the slow rotating, an indescribable emptiness, all of a sudden, hit me, and I find 60 boring and dry.41.A.dressingB. puttingC. wearingD. having42.A.coldB. kindC.embarrassedD. angry43.A.curiousB. readyC. satisfiedD. positive44.A.slowlyB. frequentlyC. constantlyD. seriousl

17、y45.A.thinkB. shoutC. insistD. respond46.A.sportsB. physicsC. musicD. engineering47.A alwaysB. everC. anywayD. even48.A.lessonB. must C. pleasureD. sorrow49.A WhenB. AsC. While D. Although50.A.to sandwichB. sandwichingC.sandwichedD. sandwich51.A.wordB. talkC. viewD. sight52.A.goes downB. goes upC. i

18、ncreaseD. decrease53.A.adaptedB. devotedC. contributedD. lost54.A.namedB. foundC. hidD. refused55.A.suchB. soC. tooD. rather56.A.because ofB. instead of C. regardless of D. as a result of 57.A.gotB. enteredC. grewD. flew58.A.malesB. actressesC. femalesD. singers59.A.darknessB. cinemaC. filmD. public

19、60.A.everythingB. nothingC. everyoneD. someone参考答案：41-45 CABBD 46-50 ADBCC 51-55 DABAB 56-60 CDCAA三、 阅读理解17. Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cat are worried that they will fight. A recent research has foun

20、d a new recipe for success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get alongsmoothly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positiv

21、e relationship between their cat and dog.However, it wasnt all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals are just opp

22、osite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each others language. It is a surprise that cats can learn

23、how to talk Dog, and dogs can learn how to talk Cat.Whats interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each others body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than was previously suspected. Once familiar with each others

24、 presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.The significance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond petsto people who d

25、ont get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.28. Some cats and dogs may fight when _.A. they are cold to each otherB. they look away from each otherC. they misunderstand each others signa

26、lsD. they are introduced at an early age29. What is found surprising about cats and dogs?A. They eat and sleep together.B. They observe each others behaviors.C. They learn to speak each others language.D. They know something from each others voices.30. It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and do

27、gs _.A. have common interestsB. are less different than was thoughtC. have a common body languageD. are less intelligent than was expected31. What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?A. We should learn to live in harmony.B. We should know more about animals.C. We should live in peace with a

28、nimals.D. We should learn more body languages.参考答案：28.C29.C30.B31.A【名师点评】做细节题的关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。18. Digital technology - email and smart phones esp

29、ecially - have vastly improved workers ability to be productive outside of a traditional office. Even so, most white-collar work still happens in an office. One reason is that, according to findings of a new survey (调查) of office workers conducted by Wakefield Research for the IT company Citrix, mos

30、t bosses are doubtful about remote working. Half of the workers say their boss doesnt accept it? and only 35 percent say its tolerated.Skeptical bosses will likely have their doubts reinforced (加深)by the same survey, which shows that 43 percent of workers say theyve watched TV or a movie while “work

31、ing” remotely, while 35 percent have done housework，and 28 percent have cooked dinner.It is true, however，that working at home makes people much more efficient (高效的)， because it allows workers to take care of annoying housework while still getting their jobs done. Its much faster, for example, to sh

32、op for groceries at a quarter to three than to stand in line during the after-work rush.The fact that such practices remain officially unaccepted reflects how far we havent come as a society from the days when we expected every full-time worker to be supported by a full-time homemaker.More broadly t

33、he Wakefield survey suggests that employers may be missing a low-cost way to give workers something of value. Sixty-four percent of those survey participants who havens worked remotely would rather give up some bonus in order to get even one day a week working from home. Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.28. Why do some employers hesitate to allow remote working?A. They fea