云南省曲靖市大舍中学2023年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

云南省曲靖市大舍中学2023年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Themanoftensayshe______hissuccess____histeacher’sstrictrequirements.

A.owes;for

B.owes;to

C.isowed;to

D.isowed;for参考答案：B略2.

Wehadtowaithalfanhour

wehadalreadybookedatable.A.nowthat

B.although

C.until

D.before参考答案：B3.OnarainydayIwasridingmybiketopickupmyson_________aterribleaccidenthappenedahead.A.who B.which C.while D.when参考答案：D4.He'sgothimselfintoadangeroussituation______heislikelytolosecontrol.A.where

B.which

C.While

D.that参考答案：A5.Theydisscussedtheplanthattheywouldliketosee________thenextyear.A.carryingout

B.carriedout

C.tocarryout

D.carryout参考答案：B6.When___________,themuseumwillbeopentothepublicnextyear.

A.completing

B.completed

C.beingcompleted

D.tobecompleted参考答案：B7.ThepresidentoftheWorldBanksayshehasapassionforChina,

,heremembersstartingasearlyashischildhood.A.where B.which C.what D.when参考答案：B8.—CanIpaythebillbycheck? —Sorry,sir.Butitisthemanagementrulesofhotelthatpayment_____bemadeincash.A.can B.need C.will D.shall参考答案：D9.Thereportfromthenewgovernmentisa__________thatmajorchangesareontheway. A.feature

B.notice

C.mark

D.signal参考答案：D10.Theydesiredthatthey__________therighttoattendthemeeting.A.had

B.have

C.has

D.were参考答案：B11.Itsuddenly______tothedetectivethatthemillionairewasprobablymurderedbyhisowndaughter.A.happened

B.occurred

C.thought

D.tookplace参考答案：B12.ThankstoamicrobloghisdaughterpostedonSinaWeibo,agood＿，LingMingwas

abletofulfillhisdreamoftravelingtheworldinamatterofdays.

A.means

B.entry

C.platform

D.construction参考答案：c略13.Theysaythat___Chineselanguageisparticularlydifficultfor___European.A.the;an

B./;the

C.the;a

D./;a

参考答案：C14.Itisimportanttohaveyoureyesexaminedregularlytocheckforanysignofeyediseasethatmaynot

haveany________.

A.shadow

B.similarity

C.sample

D.symptom参考答案：D15.“Although,”theboysaid,“_______overandover,themathsproblemremainedconfusingtome”.A.explained

B.explainC.explaining

D.havingexplained参考答案：A45.—Youshouldn’thavetalkedbacktoourteacherlikethat.Itwasawfullyimpolite.

—Youareright.I______crazyatthatmoment.

A.musthavebeen

B.wouldhavebeen

C.couldhavebeen

D.shouldhavebeen

参考答案：A略17.Manypeoplewouldrather_____eatingoutonholidaythangiveuptheirbroadband,mobilephoneandpay-TVservices,accordingtoarecentsurvey.

A.cutoff

B.cutin

C.cutbackon

D.cutup参考答案：C18.E-mail,aswellastelephones,____animportantpartindailycommunication.

A.isplaying

B.haveplayed

C.areplaying

D.play参考答案：A二、单词拼写19.根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或中文，写出各单词的正确形式（每空限填一词）。69.Their_________(举止)towardsmeshowsthattheydonotlikeme.70.Therearenotreesorbushestogives_____inthisarea,soitisveryhothere.71.Asateacher,heisr________

forhisgoodteaching.72.She’ss________tobringupafamilyalone.ks5u73.Ourproductsare________(出口)toSoutheastAsiatogainmorebenefits.74.Intenyearsthecity’spopulatione_______by12%,whichhasmadethecitymorecrowded.75.A________(表演者)shouldcareforhis/heraudience.76.Thebookdescribesthewayoflifeofthe________(普通的)people.77.Asthesayinggoes,f_____isthemotherofsuccess.78.Thed________problemhasbeenmakinghimhardtosleepeverynight.参考答案：69behavior

70shade

71respected72struggling

73exported

74expanded75performer

76ordinary

77failure

78disturbing三、阅读理解20.Ifyoudon’thaveacollegedegree,you’reatgreaterriskofdevelopingmemoryproblemsorevenAlzheimer’s(老年痴呆).Educationplaysakeyroleinlifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorder,andit'swelldocumentedthatthosewithacollegedegreepossessacognitive（认知的）advantageovertheirlesseducatedcounterpartsinmiddleandoldage.Now,alargenationalstudyfromBrandeisUniversitypublishedintheAmericanJournalofGeriatricPsychiatryshowsthatthosewithlessschoolingcansignificantlymakeupforpoorereducationbyfrequentlyengaginginmentalexercisessuchaswordgames,puzzles,reading,andlectures.“Thelifelongbenefitsofhighereducationformemoryinlaterlifearequiteimpressive,butwedonotclearlyunderstandhowandwhytheseeffectslastsolong,”saidleadauthorMargieLachman,apsychologist.Shesuggestedthathighereducationmayencouragelifelonginterestincognitiveefforts,whilethosewithlesseducationmaynotengageasfrequentlyinmentalexercisesthathelpkeepthememoryagile(敏捷地).Buteducationearlyinadulthooddoesnotappeartobetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemory.Thestudyfoundthatintellectualactivitiesundertakenregularlymadeadifference.“Amongindividualswithloweducation,thosewhoareengagedinreading,writing,attendinglectures,doingwordgamesorpuzzlesonceaweekormorehadmemoryscoressimilartopeoplewithmoreeducation,”saidLachman.Thestudy,calledMidlifeintheUnitedStates,assessed3,343menandwomenbetweentheagesof32and84withameanageof56years.Almost40percentoftheparticipantshadatleasta4-yearcollegedegree.Theresearchersevaluatedhowtheparticipantsperformedintwocognitiveareas,verbalmemoryandexecutivefunction---brainprocessesinvolvedinplanning,abstractthinkingandcognitiveflexibility.Participantsweregivenabatteryoftests,includingtestsofverbalfluency,wordrecall,andbackwardcounting.Asexpected,thosewithhighereducationsaidtheyengagedincognitiveactivitiesmoreoftenandalsodidbetteronthememorytests,butsomewithlowereducationalsodidwell,explainedLachman.“Thefindingsarepromisingbecausetheysuggesttheremaybewaystoleveltheplayingfieldforthosewithlowereducationalachievement,andprotectthoseatgreatestriskformemorydeclines,”saidLachman.“Althoughwecannotruleoutthepossibilitythatthosewhohavebettermemoriesaretheoneswhotakeonmoreactivities,theevidenceisconsistentwithcognitiveplasticity(可塑性),andsuggestssomedegreeofpersonalcontrolovercognitivefunctioninginadulthoodbyadoptinganintellectuallyactivelifestyle.”42.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Highereducationhasabettercognitiveadvantage.B.Bettermemoriesresultfromcollegedegree.C.Cognitiveactivitydoesamindgood.D.Pooreducationhasmoreriskofmemorydeclines.43.AccordingtotheresultofMargieLachman’sstudy,wecanconcludethat________.A.educationisresponsibleforthelifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorderB.educationearlyinadulthoodcanbetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemoryC.thosewithhighereducationdidbetteronthememoryteststhanthosewithlowereducationD.anintellectuallyactivelifestyledoeshelptomaintainyourmemory44.WhatdoweknowaboutthestudycalledMidlife?A.Participantseachweregivenabatterytotesttheirmemory.B.Theaverageageoftheparticipantsare56yearsold.C.Participantshadtoperforminoneofthetwocognitiveareas.D.Oneinfouroftheparticipantshada4-yearcollegedegree.45.WhyarethefindingsoftheLachman’sstudypromising?A.Thelowereducatedmayhavethesameopportunitiestokeepupmemory.B.Wemayhavewaystocurethepeoplewhohavememorydeclines.C.Adoptingadifferentlifestylecancontrolovercognitivefunctioning.D.Wecanfindoutthepossibilitytohavebettermemories.参考答案：42.C

43.D

44.B

45.A这是一篇科普类阅读。文章主要讲了认知活动对人的头脑有好处。【42题详解】主旨大意题。第一段Educationplaysakeyroleinlifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorder,andit'swelldocumentedthatthosewithacollegedegreepossessacognitiveadvantageoverthoselesseducatedinmiddleandoldage.（教育在终生记忆表现和患精神障碍的风险中起着关键作用，有充分证据表明，在中老年人中，拥有大学学位的人比受教育程度较低的人拥有认知优势。）是全文的主题句