2021-2022学年湖南省株洲市攸县钟佳桥镇中学高二英语期末试题含解析

1、2021-2022学年湖南省株洲市攸县钟佳桥镇中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. _ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _ the beautiful scenery.A. Tiring, to admire B. Being tired, admiring C. Tired, to admire D. Tired, admiring参考答案：C2. The money is to be used for one _ purpose: the building of our new sch

2、ool. A. especial B. ultimate C. unusual D. specific参考答案：D3. - Hi, Tom. Any idea where Jane is?- She _ in the classroom. I saw her there just now.A. shall be B. should have been C. must be D. might have been参考答案：C4. The police are _ to conclude that the cause of fire had been a cigarette end. A. prob

3、able B. possible C. maybe D. likely参考答案：D 5. We won the contract but only through a lot of _ negotiating.Aeasy BtoughCsatisfying Drough参考答案：Btough“棘手的；困难的”；easy“容易的”；satisfying“令人满意的”；rough“(人)粗野的；(东西)粗糙的”。6. But for friction (摩擦力), people _ neither walk, nor even stand up. A. can B. were able to C.

4、 will be able toD. could参考答案：D30. To keep safe _ an earthquake, you should remain at a spot in your room where nothing may fall on you. A. in memory of B. in search of C. in favour of D. in case of 参考答案：D略8. Dont say any more; we all believe the facts rather than your words. What you have explained

5、doesnt make _. A. meaning B. use C. fun D. sense 参考答案：D9. - What do you suppose made her worried?- _ a new cell phone.A. LoseB. LostC. LosingD. Because of losing参考答案：C10. Feeling very _, he felt _ he should take some actions. A. angry; strong B. angrily; strong C. angry; strongly D. angrily; strongl

6、y参考答案：C11. Is it only when you fail _ you will be aware of your mistakes?A. that B. and C. or D. unless参考答案：A12. Three months! Dad _, as my mother thrust a cup of sweet tea into my hands. Well, thats big of him, given shes worked like a ruddy Trojan in that place for the last six years.A. betrayedB.

7、 explodedC. swallowedD. assessed参考答案：B【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：“三个月！”爸爸勃然大怒，妈妈把一杯甜茶塞到我手里。“他可真大方，过去六年她在那卖力工作。A. betrayed背叛；B. exploded勃然大怒；C. swallowed吞咽；D. assessed评估。根据“Well, thats big of him, given shes worked like a ruddy Trojan in that place for the last six years”（ 他可真大方， 过去六年她在那卖力工作），可知这里说对方大方是讽刺，爸爸因为感

8、到不公平而勃然大怒。故选B。13. You mean the position is still vacant?Yes, but you must know our job is very demanding._.A. With pleasureB. I dont mindC. Dont mention itD. Thats all right参考答案：B考查情景交际。“你的意思是那个职位仍然空缺吗？”“是的，但是你要知道的是，我们的工作要求很高。”A“乐意帮忙”；B“我不介意”；C“别客气”；D“不客气，没关系”。故选B。14. I _ to attend your birthday par

9、ty the day before yesterday, but my mother fell ill. A. was planningB. have plannedC. had plannedD. would plan参考答案：C15. That man has waited for you for a long time outside your office. _ he come in? A. Will B. May C. Can D. Shall参考答案：D16. She was busy texting on her cellphone _ she was startled by c

10、ars honking and drivers shouting at her.A. when B. while C. as if D. if only参考答案：A17. He missed _ gold in the high jump, but will get _ second chance in the long jump.A. the, the B. /, aC. the, a D. a, /参考答案：C18. If you want to make _ difference in the field of medicine, this is _ job you are lookin

11、g for.A. 不填; theB. 不填; aC. a; aD. a; the参考答案：D二、 单词拼写19. Having worked abroad for five years, I m e _ to go back home to see myparents and my friends 参考答案：eager三、 阅读理解20. My students often tell me that they dont have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork. My reply is often a brief “You have as mu

12、ch time as the president.” I usually carry on a bit about therebeing twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done. Once in graduate school, I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was wo

13、rking hard. His answer to me was, “Thats irrelevant .Whats important is the quality of your work.” Sincethen I have had time to think carefully about the “hard worker” dodge(决窍), and I have come to someconclusions-all relevant to the problem of how much time we have. If you analyze the matter, you c

14、an identify two parts of the problem: There is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the problem of “work” during that time. But, as my professor suggested, its not how hard one works but the quality of the product thats important. That led me to a new idea:

15、 the quality of the work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign Ionce saw on the wall in someones office: “ Dont work harder. Work smarter.” There is a lot of sense in that idea. If you cant get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That me

16、ans thinking of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That shouldlead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, theexpression “work habits” should be read as “study habits” Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve

17、 those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies.66. From the passage, we know that the author is closest to _.A. a poet B. an educator C. a novelist D. an engineer67. We can infer

18、from the 2nd paragraph that we students still _.A. have enough time B. can meet the presidentC. get everything done well D. should accept the explanation68. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. My students make good use of their time to do all their homework.B. I once tried to show myself to my professor by saying that I was wrong.C. Most of us can improve the quality of the work if we cant get more time.D. Youll try to improve your skills in reading and wri