山西省阳泉市盂县西烟镇西烟中学高二英语期末试题含解析

1、山西省阳泉市盂县西烟镇西烟中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. Yesterday Jane walked away from discussion. Otherwise she _ something she would regret later.A. had said B. said C. might say D. might have said参考答案：D2. _ the playground, we learned that the football match had already begun. A. Arrive B. To arrive C. Arriving at D.

2、 Arrive at参考答案：C略3. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it_.A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken参考答案：C4. Thanksgiving, an annual holiday in the US _ hundreds of years ago, falls on the fourth Thursday in November.A. dating back toB. dated back toC. which

3、date fromD. dates from参考答案：A【详解】考查现在分词。句意：感恩节是美国一个年假，可以追溯到几百年前，在11月的第四个星期四。本句已经存在谓语动词且句中没有连词，故date back to只能作非谓语动词，与逻辑主语构成主谓关系，故用现在分词，故选A。5. “You cant catch me!” Janet shouted, _ away. A. run B. running C. to run D. ran 参考答案：B6. It was in the company _ was set up by Mr Green _ Jack got his first job

4、. Awhere; that Bthat; where Cwhich; that Dthat; which参考答案：C7. Will you go swimming with me this weekend?_A. All depend B. It depends C. It depends on D. All depends on参考答案：C略8. It was during the “March on Washington DC” in 1963 _ he gave the speech “I have a dream”, _ inspired people of all races to

5、 fight for equality. A. when; which B. that; which C. when; that D. which; hat参考答案：B9. I want to buy a pair of shoes. Can you give me some advice?The store at the corner has an excellent _ for fair dealing.Areputation BplaceCshopkeeper Dbenefit参考答案：Areputation“名声；名誉”，have a reputation for.“有的声誉”。10.

6、 The identical twins _ each other more strongly when they were young.A. handled B. harvestedC. resembled D. disturbed参考答案：C【详解】考查动词辨析。句意：同卵双胞胎在年轻时彼此更相似。A. handled使用；B. harvested收获；C. resembled相似；D. disturbed打扰，根据题意，故选C。11. _ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two

7、days on the farm.A. Attracting B. Attracted C. To be attractedD. Having attracted 参考答案：B12. What a table！Ive never seen such a thing before. It is _ it is long.A. half not as wide as B. wide not as half as C. not half as wide as D. as wide as not half参考答案：C15. After studying in a medical college for

8、 five years, Jane _ her job as a doctor in the countryside. A. set out B. took over C. took up D. set up 参考答案：C略14. Our factory has introduced advanced technology early this year, and thus we can produce last year.A. twice as more bicycles asB. more bicycles than twiceC. more than twice bicycles asD

9、. more than twice as many bicycles as参考答案：D15. Shall we go to the art exhibition right away? _. A. Its your opinion. B. I dont mind. C. Its all up to you. D. Thats your decision.参考答案：C16. Your composition is _to your brothers. A. the same B. identical C. different D. equal 参考答案：B略二、 书面表达17. 请阅读下面短文，

10、并按要求以Our Life Rests on Our Choice为题，用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。Life is a matter of choice. Seemingly, it means a choice of concrete (具体的) things. But in fact, it means choosing a way of life. Life is to be lived and enjoyed, not to be wasted or complained about.Hardly can we forget the time when our society fa

11、ced the threat from the life-and death disease SARS. Yet, even during those dreadful times, some suffering people remained optimistic. Instead of wearing white masks, some people turned to color1 ful ones, and thus displayed a happy mood. And some creative people dubbed SARS to mean“SMILE AND REMAIN

12、 SMILING.” People who survive these kinds of circumstances decide in their minds to carry on in spite of the hardships.Although we cannot choose our appearance, inborn gifts and even avoid unexpected disasters and adversities (逆境), we do have the right to choose to live optimistically, to love our l

13、ives, to have dreams, and to cherish hopes.Every morning when we get up, we have a choice of how we want to approach life that day.【写作内容】用约30个单词写出上文的概要；用约120个词就“Our Life Rests on Our Choice” 谈谈你的看法和感受，内容包括：（1）简要叙述你对“Our Life Rests on Our Choice”的理解；（2）请举例说明你会选择怎样的人生态度；（3）简要叙述你这样选择的理由。（至少2点）【写作要求】 1.

14、 阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接引用原文语句；2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】 内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。_参考答案：Our Life Rests on Our ChoiceFaced with disasters and adversities, some people choose to stay optimistic and determine to carry on regardless of the hardships. Life, to some extent, rests on our choice. Life is full of ups an

15、d downs. When the time comes for us to make choices, we should be aware of the importance of a positive attitude. A positive attitude somehow resembles the sail of a ship, which offers us the right direction.As a teenager, it is of great significance to take a positive attitude towards life. To stay

16、 energetic, I will stick to an exercise schedule. I will also keep myself informed of the current events and communicate more with others, becoming socially connected. All these mentioned above will be beneficial for me to grow into an optimistic and confident young man. Only by doing so can I fit i

17、n society more easily and stay motivated towards a better life. (150 word)试题分析：本文是一篇任务型写作。共分两个任务：第一个任务用约30个单词写出上文的概要；第二个任务用约120个单词就“Our Life Rests on Our Choice”谈谈你的看法和感受，第二部分给出了写作提纲，三大要点是中心。注意完成第一任务时，语言使用应简练、准确、到位。在第二个任务中，应涵盖题目所列出的三大要点。本文应主要使用一般现在时态。写作过程中注意使用平时学到的短语和句型，注意行文的连贯和逻辑性。【亮点说明】本文中出现了很多值得参

18、考借鉴的句子，比如：Life, to some extent, rests on our choice.，采用插入语的形式，使简单的句子变得具有深意，增添了几分灵动性；When the time comes for us to make choices, we should be aware of the importance of a positive attitude.时间状语从句的使用，使句子结构更加连贯；Only by doing so can I fit in society more easily and stay motivated towards a better life.部

19、分倒装精彩体现；还有很多较具有参考价值的句子。同时文中运用了大量的好词汇好好词组，比如，To stay energetic, is full of ups and downs，of great significance等，这些词汇短语美化升级了文章内容。三、 阅读理解18. Food production does great harm to our environment. There are many procedures involved in the manufacture of food that result in greenhouse gases and other pollut

20、ants. Some procedures require the consumption of large amounts of fossil fuels, such as the transportation and storage of food products. Other factors that cause great damage to our environment include the overuse of fresh water.The production of beef is more damaging to the environment than that of

21、 any other food we consume. Raising large numbers of cattle requires the production of large amounts of food for the animals. its estimated that producing one pound of beef requires seven pounds of feed.Land use is also a problem. If the cattle are free-range cattle, large areas of land are required

22、 for them to live on. This has led to disastrous forest cutting and the loss of rare plants and animal species, particularly in tropical rain forests in Central and South America.Another problem specific to beef production is methane emissions (甲烷排放). Although many people are aware of the damaging e

23、ffects of carbon dioxide, they dont realize methanes global warming potential is 25 times worse, making it a more dire problem.Unfortunately, beef consumption is growing rapidly. This is the result of simple supply and demand factors. Specifically, there are two main causes of demand that are encour

24、aging the production of more supply. First, the increase in the world population means there are more people to consume meat. The second factor is socioeconomic advancement. As citizens in developing nations become financially stable, they can afford to buy more meat.Therefore, one way to reduce the

25、 greenhouse gas emissions is for people around the world to significantly cut down on the amount of beef they eat.8. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Raising free-range cattle is eco-friendly.B. People cut down trees for animal habitats.C. Producing beef can damage the environment.D. Carbon dioxide causes far more harm than methane.9. The underlined word dire in Para. 4 means _.A. commonB. urgentC. beneficialD. avoidable10. Beef production is g