上海钱库高级中学2021年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

上海钱库高级中学2021年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Thecountrylifehewasusedto____greatlysince1992.A.change

B.haschanged

C.changing

D.hadchanged参考答案：B2.—whatdoyouthinkofthebook?

—Oh,excellent．It’sworth

asecondtime．

A．toread

B．toberead

C．reading

D．beingread参考答案：C略3.That_______thepostman.

Itisonlysixo’clockA.mustn’tbe

B.can

be

C.can’t

be

D.must

be

参考答案：C略4.Thewitness

bythepolicejustnowgavedifferentdescriptionsofthefight.A.questioned

B.beingquestioned

C.tobequestioned

D.havingquestioned参考答案：A5.Thereare50peopleintheclassroom,theteacher_____.A.includingB.includedC.containing

D.contained参考答案：B略6..--Hey,Linda.HappyNewYear!

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--OK,Iguess.Mygrandmakeptcookingandcooking,soIjustkepteating. A.Howwasyourbreak B.Howisyourgrandma C.Whatdidyoudoinyourholiday D.Wheredidyougoforyourholiday参考答案：A7.---Didyouenjoythepartylastnight?

---_______!Everybodywasinhighspirits.

A.Notalittle

B.Notabit

C.Icouldn’tagreemore

D.Idon’tbelieveso参考答案：A8.Thisvaccine(疫苗)willkeepyou_____ofAIDS,foryouhavegainedimmunity(免疫力).

A.clear

B.clean

C.sick

D.free参考答案：D9.Hisunclewentabroadin2010,and_______since．A．hasnotbeenheardof

B．hadnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof

D．hasnotheardof参考答案：A10.Allthepreparationsforthetask_________,andwe’rereadytostart.A.completed

B.complete

C.hadbeencompleted

D.havebeencompleted参考答案：C11.MichaelJacksongainedpopularityatatimewhenMTVwasestablishing_____asacreativeforce.A.it

B.him

C.himself

D.itself参考答案：D略12.Accordingtothelatestresearch,gettingenoughsleepis______tomaintaininggoodhealthandreducingstress.A.positive

B.special C.sensible

D.essential参考答案：D13.---Thegirllookssobeautiful.Issheamodelorafilmstar?

---________.

She’sateacher.A.Youbet B.Forgetaboutit C.Farfromit D.Whateveryousay参考答案：C14.Althoughsomeathletes_______theirsportsambitions,therearestillmanymorestrugglingforsuccess.A.achieved

B.willachieve

C.haveachieved

D.hadachieved参考答案：C15.Theprizewillgotothewriter

storyshowsthemostimagination.A.that

B.which

C.whose

D.what

参考答案：C略16.---Thechildren_____boatstoschooluntilthedestroyedbridgehasbeencompleted.

---Howdangerous!Ifonlyitwouldn’thappen.A.havetaken

B.take

C.took

D.aretaking参考答案：d略17.

Intherushhour,hiring________taxiforyoutodowhatyouareeagertodomaybe________betterchoiceinourcity.

A.the;the

B.a;the

C.a;a

D./;a参考答案：C二、填空18.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)仔细阅读下面短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里所给的词完成短文。答案填写在答题纸标号为16~25的对应位置。Ifyouhavedecidedtostudyabroad,youmightbelookingforeffectivewaystoprepareyourlanguageskillsbeforeyoudepart.SomestudentsattendESL(EnglishasaSecondLanguage)classesatlocalschoolswhileotherspracticewith

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conversationalpartner.However,forthoseinsituations

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thesetwooptionsarenotavailable,studyingESLonlinemightbethenextalternative.Duringthepastdecade,manywebsiteshavesprungupontheInternet,

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(provide)ESLactivitiestohelppeoplepracticethemajorlanguageskills

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grammar,reading,andvocabulary.Perhapsthe

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(great)interestsforstudentsarewebsitesthatfocusonlisteningandspeakingskills.Inthepast,listeningtoaudioonlinewasaveryslowprocess,butsincehigh-speedconnectionsappeared,things

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(change)greatly.AsimpleInternetsearchusingtheterm“ESL”willbringupthousandsofrelevantwebsitesoutthere,butnotallthesitesarethesame.

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youwanttofindasitethatissuitableforyou,youshouldlookamongthosethatcombinegoodcontentswithauser-friendlyinterfaceandstyle.Finally,nomatterwhichsiteyouendupvisiting,youshouldsetsomegoals

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yourstudy.

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mightincludethenumberofvocabularyyouwanttolearn,specificgrammarstructuresyouwanttoreview,

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evenhowmanyminutesyouwanttoreadaloudfromanewspaperinEnglish.参考答案：16.a

17.where

18.providing

19.like

20.greatest21.havechanged

22.If

23.for

24.They

25.and略19._____________________________(无论伤得多重),heremainedoptimisticaboutlife.(injure)参考答案：Nomatterhowbadlyhewasinjured三、阅读理解20.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene(基因)forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.46.Afterstudyingworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesinhistory,thescientistsfound_______.A.theartbeganfrom1,500B.C.B.theworksofartendedinthe1950sC.mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareright-handedD.mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareleft-handed47.Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?A.Lessthanonesixth.

B.Morethanahalf.C.About40%.

D.Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.48.Whatisthehandformostpeopleusedtodo?A.It’susedtofindorholdthings.B.It’susedtoworkwiththings.C.It’susedtomakeaperson’seyesworktogether.D.It’sthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.49.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.B.Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.C.Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.D.Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.50.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A.Scientists’NewInventions

B.Left-handedPeopleC.WhichHand

D.DifferentBrains,DifferentHands参考答案：CAABC21.Chocolatesoapissupposedtobegoodfortheskin.Butit’snotsogoodforthetongue.UnfortunatelyfortheUSsoldiersofWorldWarII,thechocolatebarsthearmygavethemtastedliketheywereintendedforuseinthebath.Inthearmy’sdefense,itwasn’ttryingtowinanycookingawards.Infact,itspecificallyorderedthatitschocolatebarsnotbetoodelicious,sosoldierswouldn’teatthemtooquickly.Thesebarswerecreatedforsurvival,nottaste.“Theywereawful,”JohnOtto,aformerarmycaptaininWorldWarⅡsaid.“Theywerebig,thickthings,andtheyweren’tanygood.Itriedthem,butIhadtobeawfulhungryafterItriedthemonce.”Asunappealingasthechocolatebarsweretosome,otherslikedthem.SamuelHinkle,thechemistwhocreatedthechocolatebars,pointedoutthatthenumberofbarsmadewerefargreaterthanthearmyneeded.“ItsoonbecameobviousthatthegenerousAmericansoldiersweresharingtheirvaluedpossessionswiththeirforeignfriends,whethersoldiersofothercountriesorlocalcitizens.”ThebarsturnedmanyhungryEuropeansintofriendsoftheUnitedStates.“Peoplewantedthem,”saidOtto,“You’dgivethemtokids.Insomeplacestheywereveryhungry.AndtheysurehelpedrelaxpeopleaboutAmericansoldiers.”OttosaidheneversawaEuropeanturnhisorhernoseupatthechocolate.“Itwasfood,”hesaid,“Atthattime,everyonewasveryhungry.IsawGermankidsstandingoutsidetheU.S.armykitchen.Theyweren’tbegging,juststandingthereverypolitely.Whenweweredone,thekidswouldeatthefoodoutofthegarbage.Theywerethathungry.”OtherEuropeansdidnotseechocolateuntilwellafterthewarended.“Wedidn’tseeanyAmericanswhereIwas,”saidElizabethRadsma,whowas25yearsoldwhentheGermansoccupiedhercountry,theNetherlands.“Evenafterthewar,wesawonlyEnglish.MaybetheAmericansgaveoutsomechocolateinthebigcities,butwewereonlyinasmalltown.BeforetheBritish,wesawonlyGermansoldiers.Butchocolate?Don’tmakemelaugh!Maybeinmydreams!”Asoldierinthefieldmighthaveresponded“Becarefulwhatyouwishfor”—andthengratefullybitonachocolatebar,theonlyfoodavailableformiles.61.WhatwastheAmericansoldiers’attitudetowardsthechocolatebars?A.Theywere