2022-2023学年山西省吕梁市枣林村中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年山西省吕梁市枣林村中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. Why was he unhappy yesterday?A letter from home _ an attack of homesickness. A. set off B. set out C. set about D. set up参考答案：A9. Bats are surprisingly long-lived creatures, some_ a life span of around 20 years.A. havingB. hadC. have D. to have参考答案：A略3. _

2、 the naughty boys realized it was too late to take a bus to go home. A. Hardly did it grow dark that B. Scarcely had it grown dark thanc. No sooner had it grown dark thanD. It was until dark that参考答案：C4. The boy was caught cheating in the exam and _ by his headteacher at the moment. A. was questione

3、d B. has questioned C. is being questioned D. has been questioning参考答案：C略5. Who will take charge of the class when I am away? .A、 Its up to you B、You are welcome C、 No problem D、 Thank you 参考答案：A略6. The picture exhibition bored me to death. I wish I _ to it.A. had not gone B. have not goneC. did not

4、 go D. can not have gone参考答案：A本题考查虚拟语气。从句意看是“希望过去没发生过某事”，所以用过去完成时。7. Is there any possibility youll be back by the weekend and attend the party?No protlem.A. when B. that C. whether D. what参考答案：B略8. _ hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat. AHowever BWha

5、tever CWhichever DWhenever参考答案：A9. In order to _the viewers rating, Hunan TV and Jiangsu TV turned their New Years Party into a star show.A. removeB. guaranteeC. recognizeD. ignore参考答案：B10. Sherlock Holmes is famous _ a detective as he is known _ everyone _ his quick thinking and careful observation

6、(观察).A. as; to; for B. to; for; by C. for; to; asD. to; as; for参考答案：A11. -Will you read me a story, Mummy?-Ok. You _have one if you go to bed as soon as possible.A. might B. must C. could D. shall参考答案：D12. Tough _ _money, his parents managed to send him to a key university. A. lacked B. lacking of C

7、. lacking D. lacked in参考答案：C13. -Do you believe his words? -No, what he said was_.A less convincing B more convincing C less convinced D more convinced参考答案：A略14. _ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.A. However serious a problemB. What a serious problemC. However a ser

8、ious problemD. Whatever serious a problem参考答案：A15. I was twelve and, _ all my friends, I felt shy and lonely at my new school.A.to lose B. having lost C. lose D. having been lost参考答案：B16. -The terrible fire earthquake happened in the early morning-Yeah, _ most of residents were still asleep.A. until

9、 B. that C. before D. when参考答案：D二、 书面表达17. 写作（满分为30分）假如你是李晓华，住在江城。你的加拿大笔友Bob在发来的电子邮件中谈到了他所居住的城市，并希望了解你家乡江城的情况。请你用英语给他回一封电子邮件，其中须包括下表中的内容。参考词汇：经济 economy (n) 要求：词数100左右。开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。Dear Bob,Its very kind of you to write me and let me know about your beautiful city.Now Id like to tell you somethi

10、ng about my hometown Jiangcheng ._参考答案：略三、 阅读理解18. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyers office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce(离婚). Lawyer was very puzzled. After having a chat with them, he got their story.This coupl

11、e had been quarreling all their 40 years of marriage. Nothing ever seems to go right.They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, and have their own family. Theres nothing else the old couple have to worry about

12、. All they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really cant carry on any more, Im sorry.”Its OK, I understand. said the husban

13、d. Little did she know that, over the years, the husband has been trying all ways to please her. Little did she know that drumsticks were the husbands favorite.Little did he know that she never thought he understands her at all. Little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants i

14、s the best for her.That night, both of them couldnt sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldnt take it any more. He knows that he still loves her, and he cant carry on life without her. He wants her back. He wants to tell her he is sorry. He wants to tell her, I love you.H

15、e picked up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stops dialing.On the other side, she was sad. She couldnt understand how come after all these years. He still doesnt understand her at all. She loves him a lot, but she just cant take it any more. Phones ringing, she re

16、fuses to answer knowing that its him. I want to keep it this way, if not I will lose face. She thought. Phone is still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord(线).Little did she remember he had heart problems.The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartm

17、ent, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through (接通) her phone line.67. The old couple wanted to file a divorce because _.A. they had no child. B. their children didnt like them.C. they didnt understand each other act

18、ually. D. the old man didnt love the old woman.68. Why didnt they file a divorce before they were at the age of 70?A. Because they were loving each other then. B. Because they had no time to lawyers office.C. Because they wanted to make their divorce open.D. Because they didnt wish to affect their childrens up-bringing.69. According to the passage we can know that _.A. the old man still lo