四川省达州市宣汉县双河中学2023年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、四川省达州市宣汉县双河中学2023年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. The good thing about children is that they _ very easily to new environments. A. attain B. allocate C. adapt D. adopt参考答案：C略2. _ in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself _ by othersA. Dressed; noticing B. Dressing; noticedC. Dressed; notice

2、d D. Dressing; being noticing参考答案：C3. The 13:30 train to Shanghai has been put off _ the heavy storm.A. due toB. in case ofC. aside fromD. except for参考答案：A 【答案】【解析】4. The teacher set such a difficult problem _none of us could solve. A. that B. so that C. which D. as参考答案：D略5. The new books are of gre

3、at use. They _ well and _ already.A. sell; sell out B. sold; had sold outC. sold; have sold out D. sell; have been sold out参考答案：D6. Scientists generally agree that the Earths climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years _ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since the Ice Age. A. as long as B. as

4、 much as C. as far as D. as well as参考答案：B7. Who should be responsible for the accident ? The boss , not the workers , they just carried out the order _ . A. as told B. as are told C. as telling Das they told 参考答案：A8. Its difficult for me to decide which one to choose, because _ of them are good. A.

5、neither B. both C. either D. each参考答案：B9. What he wants is _ his mother as quickly as he can; and what he must do is _ to the hospital at once. A. to see; going B. to see; go C. see; to go D. see; go参考答案：B略10. The Irish who suffer from the economy depression will find they get _ from the music show

6、Riverdance.A. reliefB. safetyC. defenseD. shelter参考答案：A11. Be more careful because the dreadful condition of the supermarket is still _.A. unsettled B. settledC. unsettling D. settling参考答案：A动词过去分词形式充当形容词，用来作表语。12. There was once a time _ I was extremely scared to attend school because of the strict

7、teacher.A. on which B. after whichC. that D. when参考答案：D13. _ the works of Leonardo da Vinci, the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings, ranging from the 13th century to the 19th century. A. Apart from B. Except for C. Except D. In addition参考答案：A14. Is this the reason _ at the me

8、eting for his carelessness in his work?A. he explained B. what he explained C. how he explained D. why he explained参考答案：A15. This book is well worth _. Would you like to buy one? A. to read B. being read C. reading D. to be read参考答案：C二、 填空16. In the 1830s, William Procter and James Gamble started a

9、small factory in Cincinnati, in which candles and pieces of soap _41_ (produce). However, the market for candles suddenly fell as a result of Thomas Edisons _42_ (invent) of the electric light. The situation appeared to be hopeless for Mr. Procter and Mr. Gamble, _43_ an accident saved their company

10、.One day in 1879, a forgetful worker forgot _44_ (stop) his machine when he went to lunch. A lot of air made its way into the mixture. Instead of _45_ (throw) away the mixture, he made it into soap. The soap was cut, packed and shipped. Filled with air bubbles (气泡), the new soap was _46_ (light) tha

11、n water. _47_ (nature), it floated. The soap was given the name “Ivory Soap”.To _48_ (they) surprise, Mr. Procter and Mr. Gamble received lots of letters _49_ the buyers for that “accidental” soap. They wanted more of _50_ soap, which floated!You may wonder why that product was so popular. In Cincin

12、nati, many people bathed in the Ohio River and the floating soap would never get lost. Ivory Soap became a best selling thing because of the workers mistake.参考答案：41. were produced 42. invention 43. but 44. to stop 45. throwing 46. lighter 47. Naturally 48. their 49. from 50. the本文是一篇故事。由于电灯的出现，蜡烛市场需

13、求突然下滑；一家蜡烛和肥皂工厂的工人无意中把充满气体的混合物充进了肥皂，生产出了能够漂浮的“Ivory Soap”。【41题详解】考查时态语态。本文讲述过去发生的事情，所以使用一般过去时，且本句主语candles and pieces of soap与动词produce构成被动关系，所以使用一般过去时的被动语态。故填were produced。【42题详解】考查名词。空格处在本句中做介词短语as a result of的宾语，故用名词形式invention（发明）。句意：因为爱迪生的发明，蜡烛的市场突然下滑。故填invention。【43题详解】考查连词。句意：对Mr. Procter和Mr.

14、 Gamble来说，目前的情况好像没有希望了，但是一个事故挽救了他们的公司。上下文之间是转折关系，故填but。【44题详解】考查动词的固定用法。动词短语forget to do sth忘记要做某事；forget doing忘记做某事；句意：1879年一个健忘的工人去吃饭的时候忘记要把机器关掉。根据语境可知，应该使用forget to do sth。故填to stop。【45题详解】考查动名词。句意：没有把这些混合物扔掉，他把它充进了肥皂里。在英语中介词的后面通常接名词、代词或动名词做宾语，本句中要使用动名词做of的宾语。故填throwing。【46题详解】考查形容词比较级。因为肥皂里有气泡，所

15、以这种新肥皂要比水还要轻。所以要使用比较级形式lighter。故填lighter。【47题详解】考查副词。句意：自然地，它能够漂浮起来。副词通常在句中做状语修饰形容词副词动词或整个句子。本句中naturally在句中做状语修饰整个句子。故填Naturally。【48题详解】考查固定短语。短语to ones surprise让某人惊讶的是，其中要使用所有格ones修饰surprise。句意：让他们惊讶的是他们收到了很多顾客的来信要求购买这种肥皂。故填their。【49题详解】考查介词。动词短语receive sth from sb收到来自某人的某物；句意：让他们惊讶的是他们收到了很多顾客的来信要

16、求购买这种肥皂。故填from。【50题详解】考查定冠词。不定冠词a/an表示泛指，定冠词the表示特指；本句中定冠词the修饰soap，特指能够漂浮的肥皂。故填the。三、 阅读理解17. In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they dont know. If you are sitting at a table with people you dont know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will

17、 trouble them.At American restaurant and coffee shops you are usually served cold water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill(再装满).Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, t

18、hough they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.Serving in restaurant is often large, too large for many people. If you cant finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a

19、 picture of a dog on it, but everyone knows youre taking the food for yourself. Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either

20、. A tip of about 15% of the price of a meal is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.58. If you are walking in New York, you will find that _.A. you can go to the bars any time