山西省长治市西湖中学2023年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

1、山西省长治市西湖中学2023年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. What do you think of French? In my opinion, French is _ English. A. a subject so difficult as B. as a subject difficult as C. as difficult a subject as D. difficult as subject as参考答案：C2. English is a language that many people around the world _ not speak perfect

2、ly but_at least understand.A. may; can B. would; might C. will; must D. could; might参考答案：A3. On answering the call, Mr. Li pulled on his clothes quickly, _ his computer and hurried out.A. glared at B. glanced atC. stared at D. watched参考答案：Bglare at“怒视”； glance at“迅速地看一眼”； stare at“盯着看”。从题干中主语的动作分析，应

3、选B项。4. As for the accident, he only told us the main facts, _ most of the details. A. putting out B. taking out C. bringing out D. leaving out参考答案：D5. The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to _ their discussion. A. carry on B. put away C. take down D. look through 参考答案：A6. When I

4、 was in hospital, my mother promised me that she would take me to Qingdao _ I was well enough to travel, which _ my recovery. A. direct; contributed to B. directly; contributed to C. directly; attributed to D. direct; attributed to参考答案：B略7. He is giving her French lessons in _ for her teaching him E

5、nglish.A. place B. turn C. exchange D. change 参考答案：C8. Only when your identity has been checked, _. A. you are allowed in B. you will be allowed in C. will you allow in D. will you be allowed in参考答案：D9. How did it _ that you were ten minutes late for class?Acome down Bcome trueCcome out Dcome about参

6、考答案：D【详解】考查动词短语辨析。A. come down下来；B. come true实现；come out出版；D. come about发生。句意：你为什么上课迟到了十分钟？how does it come about that？表示“事情是怎样发生的？”故D项正确。10. The amount of money given to everyone should be the same, _ whether they are kids or adults. A. in case of B. instead of C. regardless of D. because of参考答案：C1

7、1. Mini Book Excerpts（节选）Biography When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor. J. D. Salinger：A Life by

8、 Kenneth Slawenski（Random House,$27）Mystery（疑案小说） “Youre a smart boy. Bennys death was no accident, and youre the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ” The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again. A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you You rec

9、ognized the man in the car, didnt you?” The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,” he said quietly. Red Wolf by Liza Marklund（Atria Books, $25. 99）Short Stories She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class: Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for thei

10、r own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they dont want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters wont. Some mothers love so their daughters wont. You Are Free by Danzy Senna（Riverhead Books,$

11、15）Humor Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spe

12、nd less than half of that within a days drive of most cities? Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99）78. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger , they should buy the book published by .A. Ecco B. Random House C. Riverhead Books D. Atria Books79. The book Happy :And

13、 Other Bad Thoughts is intended for .A. young children B. Disney World workersC. middle school teachers D. parents with young children80. Which book describes women with characters of their own?A. You Are Free B. J. D. Salinger: A LifeC. Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts D. Red Wolf81. After finishing t

14、he book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that .A. the murderer got away with the crimeB. Benny died of an accidentC. the boy helped arrest the murdererD. Annika carried out the crime参考答案：BDAC12. _ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin.A. Exposed B. having exposed C. Being exposed

15、D. after being exposed参考答案：C13. With their reputation _ , food companies need to_ their image. A. ruining; promoteB. to ruin; improve C. ruined; polish upD. to be ruined; change参考答案：C14. When my parents told me they were getting separated. I couldnt believe our family was going to . . A. break down

16、B. break away C. break up D. break out参考答案：C略15. _ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai. A. To be tired B. Tired C. Tiring D. Being tired参考答案：B二、 完型填空16. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. B

17、ut 36 a few of them are very 37 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 38 language. Many millions are 39 to

18、do so.Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 40 Have you ever 41 ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? Learn English in six weeks, or your 42 back. Easy and funny! Our records and tapes 43 you master your English in a month. 44 the first day your 45

19、will be excellent. Just send Of course, it never 46 quite like this. The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 47 that we all learned our own language well when we were 48 . If we could learn English in the sameway, it would not seem so difficult. 49 what a small chi

20、lddoes. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 50 in it allthe time. Just imagine how much 51 that gets! So it is52 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 53 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs grea

21、t effort and 54 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 55 . But they cannot do the students work for him.36. A. not B. quite C. only D. very37. A. difficult B. important C. helpful D. easy38. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother39. A. learning B. enjoying C. tryin

22、g D. liking40. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers41. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. known 42. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English43. A. make B. help C. let D. allow44. A. From B. On C. Since D. After45. A. spelling B. grammar C. English D. pronunciation46. A. happened B. looked C.

23、seemed D. felt47. A. know B. remember C. understand D. think48. A. students B. children C. babies D. grown-ups49. A. Imagine B. Mind C. Do D. Think of50. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing51. A. time B. money C. language D. practice52. A. hard B. easy C. funny D. silly53. A. depends B. tri

24、es C. has D. takes54. A. uses B. takes C. gets D. costs55. A. do B. work C. help D. master参考答案：36-40 CBBCD 41-45 CCBAD 46-50 ABBDB 51-55 DAABC三、 阅读理解17. Here in the Northeast, winter means coats and sweaters. And that means plenty of pockets for our growing stock of digital things.Summer, in fact, i

25、s a pocket-free zone. No pockets in T-shirts. No pockets in gym shorts. Those few pockets that can be used quickly become full of things.Mobile phone, PDA, MP3 player or CD player, digital camera its enough to make your pants torn as you walk down on the stairs or through the parking lot. Attempts h

26、ave been made to help these things, but without success. One way is to put them to your belt. A mobile phone often goes this way and its easy for you to make a phone, but it gathered to your belt, so it becomes a little unpleasant when you sit. Another way is to carry a bag to put all these things i

27、nto it, but it troubles when you use them. Designers have been puzzling over this problem for a while and one company has come up with a possible solution.Called the Scott e-Vest, it is a lightweight vest with more than a dozen pockets. Wearers have a lot of room for mobile phones, PDAs, CD players

28、and much more. Better yet, built-in wiring system called PAN, for “personal area network” allows wearers to use their things in addition to carrying them about. Connect the mobile phone to the PAN, for example, you can answer a phone call by putting in your earpiece and pressing a button through the

29、 vests fabric（纺织物）. At the same time, the wiring system keeps the headphones for your CD player in place and ready for instant use.Besides these things, the vest has pockets for keys, a pen and even a “cup holder” pocket for drinks.At about $160, the Scott e-Vest is not cheap. Finally, our growing p

30、ile of things will get smaller and fewer as they merge. Until then, a vest-like coat that keeps our things a accessible might be the perfect carrying case.64. The following situations are included in the underlined part “this problem” EXCEPT _.A. no room for keeping PDAsB. putting your cellphone to

31、your beltC. no warmth of the clothesD. too many things to carry65. Which of the following sentences isnt true according to the text?A. In the Northeast, people often wear thick clothes in winter.B. “Gym shorts” refers to a kind of clothes.C. You cant buy the Scott e-Vest because it is being develope

32、d.D. The Scott e-vest is more practical than the traditional clothes in carrying things.66. The main purpose of this text is to _.A. describe the shortcomings of the present clothesB. introduce a kind of new hi-tech clothesC. show how important the PAN isD. explain why people bring so many things wi

33、th them参考答案：CCB18. We are deep into January, and winter is in full swing. The days are short, grey, and cold, and many of us are fighting the annoying u Winter Blues”. Yes, lack of sunlight can cause a type of depression called seasonal affective disorder (or SAD). Sunlight causes an increase in ser

34、otonin-a “ happy hormone ” -in your body, and with a long winter ahead of us we must look for other choices to improve our moods .One of the best ways to fight off SAD is with light treatment. This treatment is safe, accessible, and easy and there is a wide range of different light lamps available o

35、n the market. After about 3 weeks of using the lamp for about 30 minutes a day, users report that their symptoms greatly improve . Most of these lamps are small and simple, and can easily slip into your homes decoration-just switch it on and carry on with your normal day .When buying your light trea

36、tment device(设备), keep a few things in mind . Make sure that the light you are buying gives off at least 10, 000 lux of light . Less than that and the light might not be effective. There are many reviews online, and it will be easy to find the best lamp for you.Try to find one whose bulb is easy to

37、find and replace . You don, t want to be stuck trying to figure out how to put the lamp back together.Finally, do your full research. There are so many different types and styles of lamp. Do you miss exercising outside ? There is even one that you can put to your treadmill（跑步机）in order to copy runni

38、ng outdoors.There are larger lamps which are considered to be the most effective. There are small, nice lamps that dont take up too much space . There are modern designs such as vintage-style light-bulbs . There are even happy lamp alarm clocks, which are like sunrise, giving their users a gentle, n

39、atural wake-up.So, no need to go on a trip to Jamaica to get some sun and shake out the winter blues-instead, invest in a happy light which will keep your home sunny and happy all winter long!12. Why do people have to experience u Winter Blues” according to paragraph 1?A. Because people are lack of

40、sunlightB. Because the days are short and grey.C. Because they long for happy hormoneD. Because they have seasonal affective mood.13. How much time should be spent per week in using the lamp for treatment?A. About 30 minutes.B. About 210 minutes.C. About 420 minutes.D. About 630 minutes.14. What does the underlined word that” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. The effective sunlight.B. The light treatment device.C. At least 10, 000 lux of light.D. The best lamp suitable for you.15. Which of the following can b