河北省秦皇岛市禹铭艺术中学2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

河北省秦皇岛市禹铭艺术中学2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.There_____asmallquantityofwaterleftinthebottleandthereare_____applesinthebasket.A.is;alargeamountof B.are;agreatdealofC.is;quantitiesof D.are;quantityof参考答案：C2.Imustbeoffnow.Myfriends________outside.A.wait

B.havewaited

C.arewaiting

D.werewaiting参考答案：C3.Theproblemofpovertywearelookingforwardtoseeing_________shouldhaveattractedthelocalgovernment’senoughattention.A.handling

B.handle

C.tohandle

D.handled参考答案：D4.Itwasatthisshop_______Iboughtmyskirt.Howaboutcomingtomyhometohavealooktonight?A.that

B.where

C.which

D.what参考答案：A略5.Bythetimeyouarriveatschool,theheadmaster_________forJapantoattendanimportantmeeting.A．willleave

B．leaves

C．willhaveleft

D．left参考答案：C6.______televisionprogramsareaneffectivemediumforadvertising.

A．Commercial

B.Conservative

C.Authentic

D.Superior参考答案：A7.Maryworkedhereasa________secretaryandendedup________afull-timejobwiththecompany.A.admirable;getting

B.temporary;gettingC.previous;toget

D.cautious;toget参考答案：B【详解】考查形容词及固定搭配。A.admirable令人羡慕的；B.temporary临时的；C.previous先前的；D.cautious谨慎的。句意：玛丽作为一个临时秘书在这里工作，最终在这家公司得到一份全职工作。固定搭配：endupdoingsth.“最终做某事”。故B选项正确。8.Ireallydislike________whensomechildrenareaccustomedto________bytheirparentsandtakeeverythingtheydoforgranted.A.that;beinglookedafter B.it;beinglookedafterC.that;belookedafter D.it;belookedafter参考答案：B9.Manychildrenseldomcommunicatewithadults，_______itdifficultfortheirparentstoknowwhattheyarethinkingabout.A.making

B.makes

C.made

D.tomake参考答案：A略10.Toqualifyyourselfforthiskindofnewjob,Irecommendthatyou________someonlinecourses.

A.totake

B.taking

C.take

D.wouldtake参考答案：C略11.Policearenowsearchingforawomanwhoisreportedto

sincethefloodhitA.havebeenmissing B.havegotlost C.bemissing D.getlost参考答案：A12.Hardworkcanoften______alackofintelligence.

A.makeupfor

B.takeadvantageof

C.comeupwith

D.keeppacewith参考答案：A13.Ineverthoughtofitbefore,_______allthatmyparentshaddoneformeforgranted.A.taking

B.taken

C.totake D.took参考答案：A略14.Doyouthinkyouwillhavethework____ontime?A.finished

B.finishing

C.tofinish

D.finish参考答案：A15.There’slittledoubt_____wewill_____thegame.A.that,win

B.whether,win

C.whether,beat

D.that,beat参考答案：A16._______isknowntousall,the2012OlympicgameswilltakeplaceinLondon.

A.It

B.As

C.What

D.Which参考答案：B二、单词拼写17.单词拼写1.Theyhas__________(选举)Smithmayor.2.Mostsmokersareperfectly__________(意识到)ofthedangersofsmoking.3.Thetelephoneisoneofthe__________(手段、方法)ofcommunication.4.Hegaveusa__________(率直的、坦诚的)explanation.5.Thereis__________(无处)forthosewholosttheirhomesintheearthquaketolivenow.6.Wehave

(安排)forthemtoprepareforthecelebration.7．Hemadean__________（道歉）tohismanagerforhisbeinglate.8．Hearingthefunnystory,weburstout__________（大笑）.9．Thepostofficeisright__________（对面）thecinema.10．Thisbridgeis200metersin__________（长度）.参考答案：1.elected

2.aware

3.means

4.straightforward5.nowhere

6.arranged

7.apology

8.laughing

9.opposite/across10.length三、阅读理解18.HaveyoueverseenarealnightskythatlookslikeVanGogh’sStarryNight?Ihopenot!So,whywouldanartistpainttheskythisway?PerhapsIcananswerthatwithanotherquestion.Whenyou’rehappy,whydoyousinginsteadofspeaking?Orwhenyou’reinlove,whydoyouspeakofrosesandhoney?Whenwedothesethings,we,tooareartists.We’reusingsomethingthatgoesbeyondamerescientificdescriptioninordertocommunicateourfeelingsmorepowerfullythanstraightforwardwordscan.SoconsiderforamomentthatVanGoghmightnothavebeenhallucinatingonthenighthepaintedthis.Maybehefeltsomethingsopowerfulthathehadtogobeyondthefamiliartoexpressit.IhopeI’m

remindingyouofsomethingyoualreadyknowasIdescribetheexperienceofbeingoutsideatnightunderacrystalclearskythatmakeseverythingseemcleanandrefreshing.Soyoulookup.Andsuddenlyyouseetheskythatyou’veseldomseenbefore.It’snotjustthesameolddarknightskytonight.Instead,theblacknessisadeep,richbluethatismorebottomlessthananyocean.Thestarsarenotspotsoflightbutbrilliant,magicaldiamondsthatdanceliketinyangels.Injustthisspecialmoment,theskyissomehowalive,anditseemstospeaktoyousilentlyaboutthemeaningofinfinity.Nowlookatthepaintingagain.Canyouseesomethingofwhatmakesthissuchafamousandwell-lovedimage?Butthere’smoreherethanthat.VanGoghpainted

thiswhilehewasquitestruckdownbyamentaldisease.Itisnaturaltoimaginethathefrequentlybattledthefearthathewouldneverescapehis

prison

totruefreedom.Itisnaturalforustoimaginethisbecauseeachofushasfacedourownpersonalprison,whetheritbedisease,thelossofalovedone,seriousfinancialproblems…Insuchmomentsitistemptingtogiveuptodespairandcollapseinhopelessness.Lookingatthispainting,IimagineVanGoghinjustsuchamomentofdespair,whenheis

struckbythememoryofoneofthoseamazingnightskies.Herecallsthesensethatheisnotalone,thatthereisaliving,infiniteworldwithrichcolor1fulcreaturesandscenesallaround.Andsotheskyflowsacrossthecanvasfullofvitalityandpower.Thestarsdon’tjustsparkle;theyexplode.Lookingcloser,wenoticethattheearthitselfseemstorespondtothemovementinthesky,formingitsownlivingwavesinthemountainandrollingtrees.Inthesleepyvillage,thewindowsofthehousesglowwiththesamelightthatbrightenstheuniverse.Thegianttreesattheleftseemtocapturethejoybystretchingupwardstowardthesky.Whatatremendousmessageofhopethereisinthismasterpiece!Evenifourtroublespersist,theworldaroundusassuresusthatlifeisworthliving.That’swhattheangelssingabout.Doesn’titmakeyouwanttosing,too?63.LookingatthepaintingStarryNight,wecanseeallthefollowingexcept________.A.thesingingangels

B.thegianttreesC.thesleepingvillage

D.thesparklingstars64.VanGoghdoesNOTdescribeafeelingof_______throughtheStarryNight.A.happiness

B.vitality

C.power

D.despair65.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.ToexplainhowVanGoghpaintedtheStarryNight.B.TotellushowtoappreciatetheStarryNight.C.ToproveVanGoghwasinahallucinatingstateofmindwhilepaintingthepicture.D.ToshowusthebeautyoftheskyonaStarryNight.参考答案：63.A64.D65.B64.D细节理解题。根据第二段中Thestarsarenotspotsoflightbutbrilliant,magicaldiamondsthatdanceliketinyangels.Injustthisspecialmoment,theskyissomehowalive,anditseemstospeaktoyousilentlyaboutthemeaningofinfinity.可只是幸福的感觉；根据第