内蒙古自治区呼和浩特市武川县第二中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试卷含解析

内蒙古自治区呼和浩特市武川县第二中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.____theteacher____aburningcandle,hehelpedthestudentstounderstandthefunctionofteachers.A.Compared,to

B.Comparing,with

C.Comparing,to

D.Compared,with参考答案：C2.Thisarea______wildlife.Whichphraseisfalse?A.isabundantin

B.isabundantwith

C.isfilledin

D.isrichin参考答案：C3.Theoldman,______abroadfortwentyyears,isonthewaybacktohismotherland.A.towork

B.worked

C.tohaveworked

D.havingworked参考答案：D4.Asmallplanecrashedintoahillsidefivemileseastofthecity,_________allthefourpeopleonboard.

A.killed B.killing C.havingkilled D.tokill参考答案：B5.Jimhadhisleftleg______inthefootballmatchyesterday.

A.break

B.broke

C.broken

D.breaking参考答案：C略6.Thereason

heexplainedatthemeetingforhiscominglatewas

hewasstruckinthetrafficjam.

A.why;because

B.why;that

C./;why

D./;that参考答案：D略7.Whowouldyouliketohave__________theletter?A.topost

B.post

C.posted

D.posting参考答案：B8.ThereasonwhyImissedthepartywasthatmycarwas

inthetrafficjam.A.heldup

B.hungupC.brokenup

D.keptup参考答案：A9.Sean’sstrongloveforhiscountryis_______inhisrecentlypublishedpoems.A.relieved

B.reflected

C.responded

D.released参考答案：B10.Canyoushowmeacase______thisphraseisoftenmisusedbyChinesestudents,Mr.Brown?A.when

B.that

C.where

D.what参考答案：C11.Whenaskedabouthishappiness,Baoqiangsaidthatifhecouldafford_________house,hewouldfeelhewasreally_________success.A./,a

B./,the

C.a,a

D.a,/参考答案：C12.AlthoughhehaslivedinChinaformanyyears,Markstillcannot

himselftotheChinesecustoms.A.adopt

B.account

C.adapt

D.accept参考答案：C13.Thetourist____oneofthehotelservantswithstealingmoney.

A.charged

B.criticized

C.accused

D.caught参考答案：A14.-----Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?-----No.Theyareaccustomed_____atmeals.A.totalk

B.tonottalk

C.totalking

D.tonottalking[参考答案：C15.---I’msorrytohave_________muchofyoursparetime.

---That’sOK,andIamgladtohelpyou.

A.takenup

B.takenon

C.takenoff

D.takenin参考答案：A略16.________to________thenaturereserve,thelocalpeoplepreventedtheconstructionworkers

fromenteringtheirvillages.A.Opposed;developing B.Opposing;developingC.Opposing;develop D.Opposed;develop参考答案：A【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：当地人反对开发自然保护区，阻止建筑工人进入他们的村庄。表示“反对”之意时，动词oppose可以用于“beopposedto”，其中to为介词，后面需跟动名词作宾语。故选A。二、新的题型17.第二节（满分10分）Foroveronehundredandfiftyyears,Americansofallsocialclasseshavewornbluejeans．

1Whethertheyarewornforworkorforfashiontoday．Strauss'inventioncontinuestobepopularnotonlyamongAmericansbutalsoamongpeoplearoundtheworld．LeviStrausswasborninGermanyin1829．

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HegrewupinKentuckybeforemovingtoNewYorkin1847．BeforebecominganAmericancitizenandmovingtotheWestin1853,Straussworkedinhisbrother'sdrygoodsbusiness．Thisgavehimachancetoproducehisfamousinvention．Afterthegoldrushof1949,StraussdecidedtomovetotheWesttoseekhisfortunes．Straussdidnotwanttobeapersonwhosearchedanareaforminerals．Instead,heknewhecouldmakeagoodlivingbysellingsuppliestotheminers．Atfirst,heplannedtosellsewingsuppliesandcloth．

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Whenheheardminerscomplainingthattheirclotheswereeasilybrokenortheyusuallytoretheirpocketsduringmining,hedecidedtouseaspecialfabrictomakepantsfortheminers．Thesepantsprovedsopopularthathequicklyranoutofmaterialstomakemore．In1873,StraussreceivedaletterfromaJewishtailornamedJacobDaviswhohadinventedaprocessofconnectingpocketswithcopperrivets（铆钉）．Thismadethepantslastalongtime．BecauseDavisdidnothavethemoneytopatenthisidea,heofferedtoshareitwithStraussifStrausswouldagreetopayforthepatent．

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．ThebusinesshasbeengrowingeversinceandLeviStrauss'companyisnowoneofthelargestclothingcompaniesintheworld．BythetimeStraussdiedin1902,hehadmadeagreatcontributiontoAmericanfashion．5

A．Asayoungboy,hemovedwithhisfamilytotheUnitedStates．B．Nobodyknewwhatkindofmaterialwassuitable．C．HedidandLevijeanshavebeenmadewithmetalrivetseversince．D．However,hedidnotgetmuchbusinessforthoseproducts．E．HealsomadeagreatcontributiontoAmerica'sclothingindustry．F．SincetheywereinventedbyLeviStrauss,theyhavebecomeasymbolofAmericanconsumerculture．G．Asthebusinessgrew,Straussgotmuchmoneyfromit．参考答案：FADCE三、阅读理解18.Thegreatestrecentsocialchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenaremarkableshorteningoftheproportionofawoman'slifespentincaringforthechildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,fourorfiveofwhomlivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman'syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveyearsandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehastotakecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbymodernlivingconditions.Thisimportantchangeinwomen'slife-patternshasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen'seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlstookafull-timejobaftertheyleftschool.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen;manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomenusuallymarryolder,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Manymoreafterwardsreturntofull-or-part-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylife,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.24.Atwhatagedidmostwomenmarryaroundthe1890accordingtothepassage?

A.Atabouttwenty-five

B.Intheirearlfifties

C.Attheageoffifteen

D.Atanyagefromfifteentoforty-five25.Manygirls,thepassageclaims,arenowlikelyto_______.A.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedB.leaveschoolassoonastheycanC.marrysothattheycangetajobD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy26.Whenshewasoverfifty,alatenineteenth-centurymother______.

A.wasusuallyexpectedtodiefairlysoon

B.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshedied

C.wouldbehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidjobs

D.waslesslikelytofindajobevenifshewantedto27.Nowadays,ahusbandtendsto_______.A.playagreaterpartinlookingafterthechildrenB.helphiswifebydoingmuchofthehouseworkC.feeldissatisfiedwithhisroleinthefamilyD.takeapart-timejobsothathecanhelpinthehome参考答案：ADDB19.WhyLaughterMattersAlthoughmostpeoplebelievethatlaughterisoneofthenature’sgreattreatmentsforawholerangeofmentalandphysicaldiseases,itisstillaseriousscientificsubjectthatresearchersaretryingtofigureout.“Laughteraboveallelseisasocialthing,”saysBaltimoreneuroscientist,RobertProvine,whohasstudiedlaughterfordecades.“Alllaughtergroupslaugh‘ha-ha-ha’basicallythesameway.WhetheryouspeakMandarin,FrenchorEnglish,everyonewillunderstandlaughter.Thereisapatterngenerator(发生器)inourbrainthatproducesthissound.”Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunicating.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesthemhowtolaugh.Theyjustdo.Peoplemaylaughataprank(恶作剧)onAprilFools’day.Butsurprisingly,only10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajoke.Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesrathertoajoke.Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearingandpeopleoncellphoneslaughwithoutseeing,showingthatlaughterisn’tdependentonsinglesensebutonsocialinteractions.Andlaughterisnotjustapeoplething.Chimps(黑猩猩)tickle(挠痒)eachotherandevenlaughwhenanotherchimppretendstoticklethem.JaakPanksepp,aBowlingGreenUniversityPsychologyprofessor,studiesratsthatlaughwhenheticklesthem.Itturnsoutratslovetobetickled—theyreturnagainandagaintothehandsofresearchersticklingthem.Bystudyingrats,scientistscanfigureoutwhat’sgoingoninthebrainduringlaughter.NorthwesternUniversitybiomedicalengineeringprofessor,JeffreyBurgdorfhasfoundthatlaughterinratsproducesachemicalthatactsasanantidepressant(抗抑郁药).Hethinksthesamethingprobablyhappensinhumans,too.Thiswouldgivedoctorsanewchemicaltargettodevelopdrugsthatcanfightdepression.Evenso,laughteritselfhasnotbeenprovedtobethebestmedicine,expertssaid.MargaretStuber,aprofessoratUniversityofCalifornia,studiedwhetherlaugherhelpedpatients.Shefoundthatdistraction(分心)andmoodimprovementhelp