广东省东莞市樟木头中学2023年高二英语期末试题含解析

1、广东省东莞市樟木头中学2023年高二英语期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. I know nothing about him _ he has been abroad for several years.A. except when B. except thatC. except D. besides参考答案：B2. _，the small boy swam across the river.ATo our astonishment BTo us surpriseCTo our astonishing DTo our surprising参考答案：A“令某人的是”可表达为：“toones表示情绪的

2、名词”，根据这一结构可以判定A项符合题意和结构要求。3. So sudden _ that the enemy had no time to escape.Adid the attack Bthe attack did Cwas the attack Dthe attack was参考答案：C4. With the development of cloning technology, some evil leaders hope to clone themselves to _ their ambitions. A. acquire B. obtain C. attain D. acceler

3、ate参考答案：C5. -Have you seen Bob recently?-No, but I was told he _ for a new job all through the summer.A. has been looking B. had been lookingC. is looking D. was looking参考答案：B6. _ poor at English, Im afraid I cant make myself _.A. To be; understand B. Im; to understand C. Being; understanding D. Bei

4、ng; understood参考答案：D7. We were dancing to _ music when all of _ sudden the power went off.A. the; a B. the; / C. /; / D. /; a参考答案：A8. _that he might lose his job, Peter always works extra hours to please his boss. A. Worrying B. Having worried C. Having been worried D. Worried参考答案：D9. _heavy rain it

5、 is! A. What B. What a C. How参考答案：A10. Dawson is always in pursuit（追求）of perfection. Thats why he has higher goals others may have been satisfied.A. where B. whoC. that D. which参考答案：A【详解】考查状语从句。句意：道森总是追求完美，那就是为什么在其他人可能满意的地方他却有更高的目标。分析句子结构可知此处为状语从句，从句中缺少地点状语，故A项正确。11. The traffic lights _ green and I

6、 pulled away. A. came B. grew C. got D. went参考答案：D12. Our school has an _ over others, for we have the most hardworking teachers and students.A. profit B. benefit C. advantage D. effect参考答案：C13. The boy likes to have his bedroom _ clean and tidy. A. looks B. look C. to look D. looked参考答案：B14. I how

7、to make my sister happy when you called.A. have just thought B. was just thinking C. would just think D. will just be thinking参考答案：B15. John was made_ the truck for a week as a punishment. A. to wash B. washing C. wash D. to be washing参考答案：A16. When I miss my family, its _ great comfort to have a _

8、family to be with. A. a; substitute B. a; replace C. /; substitute D. /; replace参考答案：A略二、 书面表达17. 请阅读下列文字及图表，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。近日华东地区连续多日被雾霾覆盖。请根据下图的提示，写一篇150词左右的文章，文章应包括以下内容：雾霾天气产生的原因；你的看法和建议(至少两点)。开头已给，不计入总词数。提示词：雾霾fog and haze （尾气）排放exhaust 电厂power station Recently, East China has been covered

9、 by fog and haze for days in a row, which causes great trouble to peoples life. _ 参考答案：Recently, East China has been covered by fog and haze for days in a row, which causes great trouble to peoples life.As is shown from the picture, this serious situation results from many aspects. Vehicles exhaust

10、is the first to blame, which makes up half of the total exhaust. Industrial exhaust is another cause. It accounts for 38%. Besides, gas emission from residents is only 8% and 4% from power station. These four kinds of exhaust lead to fog and haze happening more and more.In view of the seriousness of

11、 this problem, things must be done to deal with the situation. First, stricter laws should be made to prevent atmosphere from being polluted. Whats more, the number of cars, which is on the top of the list, should be banned from increasing. Finally, peoples awareness of protecting environment should

12、 be increased so that all of us could contribute to improving the situation. To conclude, the key to solving this problem is strict laws as well as education.三、 阅读理解18. Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big dreamto play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To

13、be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a sh

14、ower. But there was always someone it would annoy. One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because theres no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut. With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Bre

15、nda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套设备） and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild c

16、hild. It wasnt long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brend

17、a was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band. Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: If those old people next door hadnt mattered so much to me, I wouldnt have found a solution, and none of t

18、his would have ever happened.35Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?A. Because she didnt want others to hear her playB. Because she didnt mean to disturb others.C. Because she didnt have her own roomD. Because she didnt like her neighbors.36Brenda started to give concerts _.A. after she practiced in her space bubbleB. when she became part of the unique space journeyC. after she became a real musical astronautD. when people came to see her in the space bubble37Brenda became famous because _.A. she was good at music and science