2021-2022学年广东省梅州市桃尧中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析

2021-2022学年广东省梅州市桃尧中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Theresearchprojecthasonlybeenunderwayforthreemonth,soit’stooearlyto_______itssuccess．A.conclude

B.comment

C.evaluate

D.conduct参考答案：C2.Whodoyouthinkis

forthecruelconflict?A.blamed

B．blaming

C．tobeblamed

D．toblame参考答案：D3.Whenyouleaveschool,youshouldtelltheheadteacher____.A.aheadoftime

B.innoway

C.inmemory

D.inanytime参考答案：A4.Insummer,icedsweetfoodisreally______tochildren.A.constant

B.attractive

C.impressive

D.direct参考答案：B5.Ifweworkhard,wecanovercomeanydifficulty,______difficultyitis.A.what

B.how

C.whatever

D.however参考答案：C6.Thecustomerleftthewaitera________tipbecausehehadbeenespeciallyfriendlyandhelpful.A.moderate

B.liberalC.handy

D.conscious参考答案：B【详解】考查形容词辨析。A.moderate适度的，温和的；B.liberal慷慨的，大方的；C.handy方便的，手边的；D.conscious清醒的，有意识的；句意：因为这位服务员特别友好和乐于助人，这位顾客给他留下了十分慷慨的小费。根据句意可知B项正确。7.Theauthenticityofdialogueandsettingoftenmakeslow-budgetfilmsseem_______thanthesomewhatartificialversionofrealityinHollywoodmovies.A.lessreal

B.morereal

C.muchreal

D.real参考答案：B略8.---Howaboutyourjobhunting?---Noluck.Now,I’vereachedthestage________Idon’tcarewhatIdo.A.which

B.when

C.where

D.that

参考答案：C9.Shehadnoideahowit______thatherhusbandmetwithtroubleagain.

A.cameabout

B.cameacross

C.cameout

D.cameup参考答案：A略10.ThereasonwhyIplantogoisshewillbedisappointedifIdon’t.

A.because

B.that

C.why

D.how参考答案：7.B.考查表语从句。

11.Yourcoatandshirtarewetandyoushouldsitclosetothefire.Theywillsoon______.

A.dryout

B.warmup

C.hangout

D.cleanup参考答案：A34.Thoughcomputerscandoalotofworkmancan’tdo,theycan’tcompletely_______humanbeings.A.replacewith

B.breakdown

C.takeplace

D.taketheplaceof参考答案：D略13.

Don’twasteyourmoneyonsillythings—_________it.A.saving B.tosave

C.save

D.tohavingsaved参考答案：D14.All____ofgoodsfordailyuseareavailableintheshoppingmall.A.kind

B.variety

C.varieties

D.various参考答案：C15.FishermanWangBingzhongfromChanglicounty,Herbeiprovince,examineshisboatonMay25afteritwasdamagedin________hedescribedasapirateattack.

A.which

B.that

C.what

D.where参考答案：C略16.Alltheneighborsadmirethisfamily________theparentsaretreatingtheirchildlikeafriend.A．why

B．where

C．which

D．that参考答案：B17.Theshopassistantwasdismissedasshewas

ofcheatingcustomers.A．blamed B．chargedC．accused D．abolished参考答案：C【详解】考查动词词义分析。句意：店员因被指控欺骗客户而被解雇。A.blamed责备；B.charged收费；管理；C.accused指控；D.abolished废除。根据句意：这个店员欺骗了顾客，所以是被指控(accused)，blame意为“责备”，一般与介词for搭配，这里用的介词of，综合选C项。18.Nowadays,it’scommonforachildto________someknowledgeofthecomputerjustbywatchingothersworkingonit.A.bringup B.pickupC.lookup D.setup参考答案：B【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：如今一个孩子仅仅通过观察别人对电脑的操作就能学会一些电脑知识，这是很常见的。A.bringup提出；抚养；B.pickup学会；捡起；C.lookup查阅；改善；D.setup建立；设立。根据句意故选B。二、翻译34.他去年的总收入是一万美元。（total）35.我上次去香港时，给我儿子买了台手机。_______________________________________

参考答案：34.【答案】Hisearningforlastyearistenthousanddollars.35.【答案】IboughtmysonamobilephonethelasttimeIwenttoHongKong.

三、阅读理解20.Peoplethesedaysalwayscomplainhowtheysufferstressfromtheirdailylife.Withdrugswidelyavailableinthemarkettoday,itisstilladvisablethatweconsumethebestkindofmedicineforourbody,thatisnaturaldrugs.OneofthenaturalresourcesforarelaxationdrugistheValerianRootExtract.ScientificallyknownasValerianaOfficinalis,thisplantisafloweringtypewithheadsofpinkandwhiteflowersmostlybloominginthesummermonths.NativeinEuropeandinsmallpartsofAsia,theplantbecamepopularworldwidebecauseofitssweetscentanduniquehealthbenefits.Pastresearchsuggeststhatthevalerianroothashealingcharacteristicsthatfocusontheneurotransmitterofthebrain,whichmakesthebraincellsfunctionwell.Otherresearchesaboutthisherbsuggestthatitcankeepapersonfreeofanxiety.Althoughtherearevarioustypesofvalerianrootproductsinthemarkettoday,modernmedicalstudieshaveconcludedthatfurtherresearchhastobetakenintoconsiderationbeforeacknowledgingtheso-calledbenefitsofValerianRootExtracts.Onesampleoftheso-calledbenefitsisthetreatmentforanxietydisordercalled“socialanxietydisorder”orSAD.Thebenefithas

insufficient

evidencetosupportitsclaimasanalternativereliefforanxiety.However,manypatientssaidthattheyfeltimprovementsontheirnervousconditions,stressandoverallmentalability.ValerianRootExtractcanbeacquiredasatea,tablet,orliquidextract.Itisrecommendedthatyouconsultyourphysicianaboutthisherbalplantifitcanreallybenefityourhealth.9.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodointhepassageA.Totellreadershowtoreducestress.B.Tointroduceanaturalanxietytreatment.C.Toanalyzethebenefitsofplants.D.Toadvertiseforthenewproduct.10.WhatdoweknowaboutValerianaOfficinalis?A.ItisalsocalledValerianRootExtract.B.Itisbloomingalltheyeararound.C.ItisonlygrowninEuropeancountries.D.Itiswellreceivedforitshealthbenefits.11.Theunderlinedword“insufficient”inthepassagemeans______.A.toomuch

B.prettyplentifulC.notenough

D.welltested参考答案：9.B

10.D

11.C试题分析：本文介绍了一种缓和压力药物，是自然资源之一的缬草提取物，科学称为缬草。9.B考查写作意图。根据文章总体可知人们压力大，现在市场上普遍使用的药物，为缓和药物的自然资源之一是缬草提取物。所以作者是为了介绍这种缓和压力的医疗方式，故选B。10.D考查细节理解。根据Onesampleoftheso-calledbenefitsisthetreatmentforanxietydisordercalled“socialanxietydisorder”orSAD.所谓的好处的一个样本是治疗焦虑症，称为“社交焦虑症”或悲伤。可知现在已经收获了好处，故选D。11.C考查推理判断。根据Thebenefithasinsufficientevidencetosupportitsclaimasanalternativereliefforanxiety.可知现在没有足够的证据证明它能减轻焦虑，故选C。21.Whensomeonereadstherightbookattherighttimeinhislife,itcanhaveaprofoundeffect.Suchisthecaseforthepeopleonthislist,whocomefromallwalksoflife.Thesepeoplehavesingledoutabookthattheyreadwhichhadalife-changingeffectonthem.They,inturn,affectedtheworldsofscience,technologyandpolitics.1.ThatPrinterOfUdell’s—RonaldReaganOnebookthathadabigeffectonformerPresidentRonaldReaganasachildwastheChristian-bookThatPrinterofUdell’s,byHaroldBellWright.Themaincharacterofthebook,DickFalkner,wasbornintoabrokenhomewithanalcoholicfather.Afterlosingbothofhisparents,Falknermovestoabiggercity,calledBoydCitytomakealiving.However,everyoneturnsDickdownforajob,exceptforaprinter.Attheendofthebook,DickheadstoWashington,D.C,tobecomeapolitician.It'ssaidthatthebookshowedhimthatgoodcoulddefeatevilandthatthegoodguysfollowedacodeofmorality,whichcanbeseenasadrivingfactorinhispresidency.2.ATreatiseOfHumanNature—AlbertEinsteinAlbertEinsteinwasoneofthegreatestmindsofalltime.Hisnameissynonymouswithbrilliance.So,whatbookhadthebiggesteffectonsuchanimportantmind?ItwasATreatiseofHumanNature,byDavidHume,whichwaspublishedin1738.HumewasaScottishphilosopherknownforhiscontributionstophilosophicalskepticism(怀疑论).EinsteinmentionedafewtimesthatATreatiseofHumanNaturehadalargeinfluenceonhim.Hereadthebookjustbeforecomingupwithhisfamousspecialrelativitytheory.Inaletter,EinsteinsaidthatTreatisehelpedhimformulatetheideas.Itwaslikehealreadyhadtheideasinhisbrain,andHumehelpedhimtoexpressthemclearly.3.TheAeneid—MarkZuckerbergWhenMarkZuckerbergfirstaddedhislikestohisFacebookprofile,heputthebookEnder'sGame,byOrsonScottCard,asafavoritebook.Later,inaninterviewwithTheNewYorker,Zuckerbergclarifiedthatthesci-ficlassicwasoneheenjoyed,butitwasn'thisfavorite.HesaidthathisfavoritebookisTheAeneid,byVirgil,aLatinepicpoemthatwaswrittensomewherebetween29-19BCaboutagroupofTrojansurvivors.ZuckerbergsaidhefirstreadthebookwhenhewasinhighschoolwhilehewasstudyingLatinandthatonethingthatstuckwithhimwasAeneas'sdrivetofollowhisfatetobuildacitythat“knowsnoboundariesintimeandgreatness".1.HowdidthebookThatPrinterofUdell'sinfluenceRonaldReagan?A.Hebelievedingoodnessandmorality.B.Hefoundarolemodelintheheroofthebook.C.RonaldReaganhadsimilarexperiencewithDickFalkner.D.Reaganwasalsoapolitician.2.WhyisthebookATreatiseofHumanNaturesoimportanttoEinstein?...A.BecauseitwaswrittenbyagreatphilosopherDavidHume.B.Becauseitwasagreatphilosophybook.C.BecauseithelpedEinsteinformtheideasofspecialrelativitytheory.D.BecauseithelpedEinsteinexpresshisideasofspecialrelativityclearly.3.WhatisZuckerberg'sfavouritebook?A.Ender’sGame

B.TheNewYorkerC.TheAeneid

D.ALatinepicpoem4.Whatcanweinferaboutthebooksmentionedabove?A.Theyallaffecteddifferentareasoftheworld.B.Theyallhaveaprofoundeffectonallpeople.C.Theyarealltherightbooksfortheirreaders.D.TheyareallwritteninEnglish.参考答案：1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C本文主要介绍了三本书，这三本书影响着看它们的人。文章告诉我们，当一个人在他生命中的正确时间读到正确的书时，就会对自己产生深远的影响。1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段“It's