2021年安徽省芜湖市繁昌县荻港中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

1、2021年安徽省芜湖市繁昌县荻港中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. The foreign office deals with international _.A. events B. matters C. accidents D. affairs参考答案：D2. - Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.- I _ it, but was busy preparing for a job interview.A. would have attended B. had attended C. would attend D

2、. attended 参考答案：A3. Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to _ his courage.A. pick up B. keep up C. set up D. give up参考答案：B4. The journalist Zhou Yang has _ preference for life styles of famous film stars, but he always gets the wrong end of _ stick. A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. /; the参考答案

3、：C5. The cruel man_his wife and child.Aabandoned Binvolved Cappointed Dtolerated参考答案：A6. In spite of his of work experience；the young man finally got the job because of his creativity(创造性)Achallenge Black Cguide Ddemand参考答案：B7. It was a long way. Why didnt you come to borrow my bicycle?Oh, I thought

4、 it _.A. will be used B. was used C. had been used D. was being used参考答案：D8. For weeks after the crash, divers had searched accessible areas for the body of the Indian man who was a Concordia waiter.Yes, they did their best and were not to blame for the unfortunate result.A. in reward B. in troubleC

5、. in vain D. in reality参考答案：C考查介词短语辨析。句意：车祸后数星期，为了找到那名印度人，一个Concordia服务员的尸体，司机们徒劳地搜寻了能进入的区域。是的，他们竭尽全力，不应该因为不幸的结果受到责备。A. in reward作为报答；B. in trouble处于困境中；C. in vain徒劳地；D. in reality事实上。根据语境，故选C。9. I _ to attend your birthday party the day before yesterday, but my mother fell ill. A. was planningB. ha

6、ve plannedC. had plannedD. would plan参考答案：C10. Tony hopes that his Chinese teacher will suggest a good way to have his Chinese _ in a short period of time.A improved B improving C to improve D improve参考答案：A11. _ sweater he wears is made of a special kind of _ wool.A. The; the B. The; C. The; a D.A;

7、the参考答案：B12. Leaving the car unlocked like that is just an open _ to thieves.A. invitation B. access C. solution D. key参考答案：A13. Tom prepared well for the job interview, for he couldnt risk _the good opportunity.A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost参考答案：B14. Passengers on board arent allo

8、wed _ calls during take-off. A. making or receiving B. having made or receivedC. to have made or received D. to make or receive参考答案：D15. The eruption of volcano _ by an earthquake caused great damage. A. accompanied B. companies C. companions D. accomplished参考答案：A略16. Was it in this house he was bor

9、n he married and later died?Ain which；in which Bthat；on which Cin that；where Dwhere；that参考答案：D17. _ will get the first prize? Im sure, Li Hua. A. Who do you think B. You think who C. Do you think who D. Whom do you think参考答案：A略18. The young man is quite brave and strong. He is always ready toheavy r

10、esponsibilities and turn down the light ones.A. take off B. take down C. take on D. take over参考答案：19. The problem _at present is the global financial turmoil. ( 全球经济动荡)A. discussed B. being discussed C. having been discussed D. to be discussed参考答案：B二、 新的题型20. Sports shoes that work out _16_ their ow

11、ner has enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in the UK. The shoes named Square Eyes contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiv

12、er _17_ (connect) to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the days efforts.The design was inspired by a desire to fight _18_ the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, _19_ developed Square Eyes as a final year

13、design project at Brunel University to London, UK. “We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,” she says. “And I wanted to tackle that with my design.” _20_ a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically _21_ (switch) off.

14、And further time in front of the TV _22_ only be earned through more steps.Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of _23_. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So,

15、every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes _24_ (equal) precisely one minute of TV time.Existing pedometers（计步器）normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked _25_ recording steps through shaking. But

16、 her shoe has been built to be _26_ (hard) for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says. “That was one of my main design considerations.”参考答案：16. whether 17. connected 18. against 19. who 20. Once 21. switches 22. can 23. both 24. equals 25. into 26. harde

17、r【分析】这是一篇说明文。短文主要介绍了一款记录孩子跑步数和看电视时间的鞋子，以限制孩子看电视时间，避免孩子肥胖。【16题详解】考查连接词。分析句子可知，work out 后接宾语从句，宾语从句的主语为 their owner，谓语为has，宾语为 enough exercise。句中缺少表示“是否”的连接词whether。故填 whether。【17题详解】考查形容词短语。be connected to “与连接”为固定短语。本句为ed结尾的形容词短语作receiver的后置定语。故填connected。【18题详解】考查介词。由“ rapidly ballooning waistlines

18、”可知，空处应填against。fight against“跟斗争”为固定短语。故填against。【19题详解】考查关系代词。分析句子可知，Gillian Swan为先行词，在后面的非限制性定语从句中作developed的主语，所以关系代词为who。故填who。【20题详解】考查从属连词。分析句子可知，本句为once引导的时间状语从句。故填Once。【21题详解】考查一般现在时。once引导的时间状语从句，主句为一般现在时，主语为the television ，谓语为switches。故填switches。【22题详解】考查情态动词。句意：而看电视的时间只能通过更多的走步来获得。分析句子可知

19、，本句缺少情态动词can。故填can。【23题详解】考查代词。句意：Swan利用推荐的日常锻炼和看电视的时间，来计算如何将锻炼时间转换为看电视的时间。分析句子可知，Swan利用推荐的日常锻炼和看电视的时间。所以“日常锻炼和看电视的时间”是两者。故填both。【24题详解】考查一般现在时。分析句子可知，本句为一般现在时，主语为 every 100 steps，谓语为equals。every和数字连用时,后面接复数名词，谓语用单数。故填equals。【25题详解】考查介词。be tricked into“被诱使做某事”为固定短语。故填into。【26题详解】考查形容词比较级。句意：但是她鞋子对那些

20、企图作弊的懒孩子来说就有点困难。分析句子可知，鞋子的设计对那些企图作弊的懒孩子来说更难了。所以用形容词比较级harder。故填harder。【点睛】定语从句中关系词的选择可考虑以下三点：(1) 一看先行词的意义，即分清先行词是指人、指物、时间、地点还是原因(如指物时不能用who或whom，指人时通常不用which等。(2) 二看关系词的句法功能，即分清关系词是担任什么句子成分，是作主语还是宾语、是作定语还是状语等(如作定语通常用whose，有时也用which；作状语要用when, where, why。(3) 三看定语从句的种类，即分清是限制性定语从句还是非限制性定语从句(如that和why通

21、常不引导非限制性定语从句。分析小题4的句子可知，Gillian Swan为先行词，在后面的非限制性定语从句中作developed的主语，所以关系代词为who。故填who。三、 阅读理解21. We live in a world where new technologies and new methods are constantly being introduced. As humans，we are learning machines. We are most alive and functioning closest to our potential when we are learni

22、ng，adapting，adjusting and finding new ways，approaches and techniques to improve our lives or the lives of others in some way.Learning does not finish when we leave school. Learning can become a way of life that helps us to achieve our greatest potential. We shall never stop learning，as there is alwa

23、ys something new and interesting to discover.Lifelong learners never fail，because failure isnt in the vocabulary. Failure is just defined as “a failure to learn”When a project does not go according to the plan，lifelong learners ask themselves “What can I learn from this？” and follow up with “How can

24、 I do this differently and achieve my outcome？”They do not say，“I did not get to my goal，so I must be a failure.”There is a wonderful saying: “The only way to fail is to quit！” Robert Kiyosaki，author of Rich Dad，Poor Dad，said，“The only reason I am standing up here and you arent is that I have failed

25、 more often than you have.”It is sad but true that our greatest lessons come from our greatest failures.The important thing is the lesson. There is no such thing as failure as long as there is a lesson to be learned.Learn something new every single day. Three very good reasons for becoming a lifelon

26、g learner include promoting your brains health，giving your life a sense of purpose and promoting your financial security. Any one of these reasons should be enough，but all three combine to a powerful motivation to learn.42. Whats the main purpose of learning？A. To learn more knowledge.B. To be diffe

27、rent from animalsC. To be a learning machine.D. To live a better life.43. What is failure in the authors opinion？A. Failure is the career setback.B. Failure is the mother of success.C. Failure is losing the ability to learn.D. Failure is not achieving ones goal.44. What conclusion can we draw from R

28、obert Kiyosakis word？A. Never give up when facing failure.B. Be confident that you can succeed.C. Climb up bravely where you fall.D. Work hard until you finally succeed.45. What makes us a lifelong learner？A. A calm state of mind.B. A clear life goal.C. A strong athletic build.D. A stable income source.参考答案：42. D 43. C 44. A 45. B这是一篇说明文。介绍了为什么要终身学习。终身学习和失败的关系以及成为终身学习者的三个原因。【42题详解】推理判断题。第一段