云南省曲靖市沾益县白水镇第二中学2021-2022学年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

云南省曲靖市沾益县白水镇第二中学2021-2022学年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Insomepartsoftheworld,manypeoplespeak_____Englishlanguangeas____secondlanguage.

A.不填；a

B.the;the

C.不填；the

D.the;a参考答案：D略2.Theword“corn”hasanewmeaningtoday.Itdoesn’trefertothefoodweeat,but

wholovethesupergirl“LIYuChun”.

A.ones

B.everyone

C.theones

D.anyone参考答案：C3.Onlywhenyouidentityhasbeenchecked________.A.youareallowedin

B.youwillbeallowedinC.willyouallowin

D.willyoubeallowedin参考答案：D4.ItoldDannyitwasabadidea,buthe’sso_________thathejustneverlistens.A.genuine

B.informalC.cautious

D.stubborn参考答案：D【详解】考查形容词词义辨析及语境。句意：—我告诉Danny这是一个糟糕的主意，但他如此固执就是不听我的。A.genuine真诚的；B.informal非正式的；C.cautious谨慎的；D.stubborn固执的；根据横线后“hejustneverlistens”可知Danny不愿意接受别人的建议，十分固执。说明stubborn符合上下文语境，故选择D项。25.Isuggestedthathe

_____telephonethemanagerbeforehedecided.A.telephoned

B.wouldtelephone

C.telephone

D.hadtotelephone参考答案：C略31.Johnistheonlyoneofthestudentsintheclassthatnever_____amistakeevenwhenitispointedtohim.A.admitmaking

B.admitsmaking

C.admittomake

D.admitstomake参考答案：B略7.—I'drathergototheBlueMoonRestaurantbecauseIprefersoftmusicwhileeating.—

_________Loudmusicmakesmetense.A.Mypleasure.B.Howso?C.Atyourservice.D.Metoo!参考答案：D考查交际用语。从空格后的答语知答话人也喜欢轻音乐，两人有共同的爱好，即都喜欢轻音乐，故选D项。8.Arecentstudyshowedhowthetemperature,______waterfreezes,canbechangedusingelectriccharges．Aatwhich

Bforwhich

Cinwhich

Dwithwhich参考答案：A9.Thecarelessdriveris___forthetrafficaccident______yesterday.A.toblame;happened

B.toblame;happening

C.tobeblamed;happened

D.tobeblamed;happening参考答案：B10.

In____distanceisatalltreewhichissaidtohave___historyofover500years.A.the;/

B．/;/

C．a;a

D．the;a参考答案：D11.Theyalwaysbelieve_______thefamousexpertsaysaboutthisproject.A.whatever

B.nomatterwhat

C.however

D.nomatterhow参考答案：A12.Now,beforeIgetstartedtoday,

______myselfandmyhusband,IjustwanttosayafewverybriefwordsaboutMalaysiaAirlinesFlight370.A.inchargeof

B.Insteadof

C.onbehalfof

D.withthesupportof参考答案：C13.MysuggestionisthatTom______thereontime.A.is B.be

C.willbe

D.hasbeen参考答案：B14.Iwasdisappointedwiththefilm.Ihadexpected_______tobemuchbetter. A.that B.this C.one D.it参考答案：D15.Hearingthestoryofthesickboy,manystudentscameto________blood.

A.transport

B.present

C.volunteer

D.donate参考答案：D略16.Therewas_____time_____Ihatedtogotoschool.

A.a,that

B.the,that

C.the,when

D.a,when参考答案：A二、完型填空17.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Somepeopleareafraidofstartingacasualconversationwithastrangerbecauseofafearofnothavinganythinginterestingtosay.Fearofrejection(拒绝)isalsoa

41forkeepingsilent.Smalltalkinaconversationcan42asawayofwarmingupandgettingto43eachother.Mostpeople,nomatter44successfultheyareatwork,willfindtheprocessof45smalltalkuncomfortable,evenpointless.46,youwillhaveaprettysmallworld47yourefusetoletothersin.Startingoffwithacasualcommentorquestionwillmakeothers48,andevenjustgreetingthemwithasimple“hello”willoftenbeenough. Onceyouhavemadethefirst49,thereisnoturningback.Youneedtokeepthings50

beforeyoucangracefullysaygoodbye.Thinkaboutwhatyouwouldliketo51withanewfriendandthatiswhatyoucanasktheotherpersonabout.Work,family,hobbiesorinterestsaresome52

pointsofdiscussion.Tokeeptheballrolling,youcanshowthatyouarereally53inwhattheyaresaying.Onceyoufindcommon54ofinterest,thingswilldefinitely55offfromthere. Smalltalkcan56outtobeapleasantexperience.Theconversation57bebriefandcasualwithoutturningintoalongandboringdiscussion.Donotletyourself58theconversation.Stopworryingabouthowbigofafoolyoumayappeartobe.Youmay59findoutlateronthatyouhavethe“60

”ofgettingpeopletoopenuptoyoubyengagingtheminsmalltalk.41. A.right B.reason C.result D.sign42. A.take B.use C.mean D.serve43. A.know B.learn C.recognize D.help44. A.what B.whether C.why D.how45. A.giving B.leaving C.making D.forcing46. A.So B.Instead C.However D.Besides47. A.unless B.until C.if D.Though48. A.comfortable B.upset C.nervous D.satisfied49. A.try B.plan C.wish D.move50. A.changing B.rising C.improving D.going51. A.know B.share C.do D.show52. A.private B.present C.important D.general53. A.careful B.surprised C.interested D.encouraged54. A.ideas B.experiences C.points D.senses55. A.take B.put C.get D.set56. A.come B.turn C.find D.figure57. A.should B.can C.will D.may58. A.start B.complete C.consider D.control59. A.still B.even C.ever D.almost60. A.right B.advantage C.talent D.habit参考答案：41—45BDADC

46—50CCADD

51—55BDCCA

56—60BADBC三、阅读理解18.Doyouwanttobeasuccessfulperson?Wouldyouliketoknowhowsuccessfulpeopleusuallythinkandwhatdrivesthem?HereIamgoingtotellyouthekeytosuccessthatsuccessfulpeopleshare.Firstofall,successfulpeopleneverblamesomeoneorsomethingoutsideofthemselvesfortheirfailuretomoveahead.Theyrealizethattheirfutureliesintheirownhands.Theyunderstandthattheycan’tcontrolthingsinlife,suchasnature,thepastandotherpeople.Atthesametime,theyarewellawarethattheycancontroltheirownthoughtsandactions.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirlife.Perhapswhatmostseparatessuccessfulpeoplefromothersisthattheylivelife“onpurpose”---theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyareputheretodo.Intheiropinion,havingapurposeintheirlifeisthemostimportantelementthatenablesthemtodealwiththingsaroundthem.Theyholdtheviewthatwhentheylivetheirlife“onpurpose”,theirmainconcernistodothejobright.Theylivewhattheydo.Peoplewanttodobusinesswiththembecauseoftheircommitment.Tolivetheirlife“onpurpose”,successfulpeoplefindacausetheybelieveinandcreateabusinessaroundit.Besides,theynevergiveupeasily.Oncetheyhavesetupgoalsintheirlife,theyarewillingtodowhateverittakestoachievetheirgoals.Toachieversalwaysbearinmindwhattheydon’thaveforever.Ratherthanseethisasnegativeordepressing,theywouldusetheknowledgetospurthemselvesonandgoafterwhattheywantenergeticallyandpassionately.63.Theunderlinedword“spur”inparagraph4probablymeans“______”.A.interest B.equip

C.depend D.inspire64.WhichisNOTthekeytosuccessthatsuccessfulpeopleshare?A.Takingresponsibilityfortheirlife. B.Nevergivingupeasily.C.Havingagoalinlife. D.Controllingthingsinlife.65.Accordingtothepassage,tobesuccessful,______.A.youshouldsetuparealisticgoal B.youshouldknowyourstrengthsandweaknessesC.youshouldn’tblameothersforyourfailure D.youshouldn’twastetime66.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto______.A.explaintheexactmeaningofsuccess B.sharethekeytosuccesswithreadersC.tellhisexperienceofachievingsuccess

D.encouragereaderstolearnfromfailure参考答案：DDCB19.Afterayearofexaminingmanystudiesconcerningwhetherhomeworkiseffective,NYC

P.S.ElementarySchooldecidedthatmathworksheetsandessayassignmentswereactuallyawasteoftime.InFebruary,PrincipalJaneHsusentalettertoparentsstatingthatthePre-K（学前班）throughfifthgradestudentswouldn’tbegivenanytraditionalhomeworktoencouragekidstohavefreetimeforreading,playingoutside,ordoingactivitiestheyenjoy.“Thenegativeeffectsofhomeworkhavebeenwellestablished.”Hsuwroteinanotetoparents.“Theyinclude:children’sfrustrationandexhaustion,lackoftimeforotheractivitiesandfamilytimeand,sadlyformany,lossofinterestinlearning.”Someparents,however,disagreewiththepolicychange,believingthatalackoffocuswillcausechildrentofallbehind.Homeworkhasbeenpartofeducationfromthebeginning,andhasincreasedinamountinrecentyears.Hsu’sadvicethatchildrenshouldreadandspendtimewiththeirfamilieshasupsetsomeparentstothepointofconsideringpullingtheirchildrenoutoftheschool.Thisgroupfeelsthathomeworkgiveschildrenagoaltoworktoward.Othersfeelsostronglyabouttheimportanceofhomeworkthattheyhavebegungivingtheirownhomeworktotheirchildren.AnAustralianChildhoodFoundationsurveyfindsthat71%ofAustralianparentsfeeltheydon’tspendenoughqualitytimewiththeirchildrenmainlybecauseofthetimespentrunningthehouseholdorthetimespenthelpingwithhomework.EducationexpertsinAustraliaaresayingthatparentsshouldstophelping.Doingsowillgivekidsmoreindependence,giveparentsmorefreetime,andhelpreducethenumberofargumentscausedbyhomeworkinthefamily.Whilesomeresearchsuggeststhathomeworkhaslittleacademicbenefitforelementarystudents,otherresearchesshowhomeworkcanhelpkidsdevelopindependence,andconfidence.Itcanalsocontributetoasenseofbelongingorcontroloverthei