山西省临汾市景毛中学2023年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析

山西省临汾市景毛中学2023年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Asateacherrichinexperience,heknowshowto_______hisideastothesenewstudentsinalimitedperiodoftime.A.convey

B.educate

C.pass

D.convince参考答案：a2.It’ssaidthatthosekindsofclouds________anearthquake,butinfact,that’snotalwaystrue.

A．predict

B．advise

C．forecast

D．indicate参考答案：D3.Itishopedthatthesenewdiscoverieswillthrow____lightuponsuch____mysteriousnaturalphenomena.A.a;a

B.a;/

C./;a

D./;/参考答案：D4.—Isthisyourcoat?

—No,mine_______overtherebehindthedoor.

A.ishanging

B.hangs

C.hanged

D.ishung参考答案：A29.Istoppedthecar____ashortbreakasIwasfeelingtired.A.take

B.taking

C.totake

D.taken参考答案：C略6.______theteacherhasgivenpermission,______allowedtousetheequipmentinthelab.A.Onlyif,

arethestudents

B.Ifonly,thestudentsareC.Ifonly,

arethestudents

D.Onlyif

thestudentsare参考答案：7.It’snearlynineo’clockandtheteacheris_______towalkintotheclassroomatanymoment.A.possible

B.probable

C.likely

D.maybe参考答案：C8.Therearesixtyminutesin______hour.A.不填

B.the

C.a

D.an参考答案：D9.To_____________theworldforhelp,thestarslaunchedacampaigntohelptherefugees.A.endup B.appealtoC.leavebehind D.caterfor参考答案：B【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：为了呼吁全世界的帮助，明星们发起了一场帮助难民的运动。A.endup结束；B.appealto呼吁；C.leavebehind留下；遗留；D.caterfor迎合。根据下文helptherefugees以及句意故选B。10.Youcan'timaginethedifficultyhe________ontothecliffandsavingtheboyintrouble.A．hadtoclimb

B．hadclimbed

C．hadclimbing

D．hadonclimbing参考答案：C11.HissmoothspokenEnglishhasgivenhercertainadvantages_______othersinjobhunting.A.to

B.on

C.above

D.over参考答案：D12.—Couldyoubesokindastoclosethewindow?—

.A.Withpleasure

B.Goahead

C.Yes,please

D.That’sOK.参考答案：A略13.Difficultaspartofthepassagewas_______,Imanagedtocatchholdofitsmeaningintheend.A.understanding

B.tobeunderstoodC.tounderstand

D.beingunderstood参考答案：C试题分析：句意：尽管文章的部分内容很难理解，但我最后还是想方设法抓住了文章的意思。前部分是(as引导让步状语从句而引起的)倒装，正常语序是althoughpartofthepassagewasdifficulttounderstand(="Although"itwasdifficulttounderstandpartofthepassage)，其中不定式做主语补足语。故选C。考点：考查不定式的用法14.Ashighschoolstudents,it’sveryimportanttokeepourselves______ofwhat’shappeninghomeandabroadeveryday.A.toinform

B.informing

C.informed

D.beinformed参考答案：C15.They________drinkingalthoughtheyaredrivers,whichisverydangerousbothtothemandtothepassengers.A.giveup

B.devotethemselvesto

C.

quit

D.abandonthemselvesto参考答案：D16.AnewstudyofHIV-infectedpeopleinHaitiindicatesthatstaringtreatmentearlycouldsavemanypatientswhomight_______dieofAIDS.A.somehow B.anyway C.therefore D.otherwise参考答案：D二、完型填空17.阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。IwouldliketoshareawritinglessonIlearnedfromourAmericanteacherwhenIwasacollegestudent.Inourfirstwritingclass,sheputaredappleonatransparent(透明的)glassplate,

placedtheplateonthedesknearthewindow,and

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(adjust)itafewtimes.Thesunlightwasstreamingontheappleand

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holder,castingashadowonthedesk.

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asmile,shebegantospeak.“I’dlikeyoutodescribetheappleanditssurroundings

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aboutonehundredwords,

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mustbestricttothesketchesofitsphysicalappearance.Afterthat,youaregoingtoadd

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onehundredwordstostretchitslookinotherareasthatarerelated

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it,forexample,

givingabrief

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(describe)ofanappletree,itssweetnessandnutrition,etc.”Wewerestunned,

gazingattheapple,orpeepingateachother.Ourteacherwaswalkingupanddown,sayingafew

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(encourage)wordsnowandthen,givingoutsomehintshereandthere.However,itdidn’thelp.Mostofourpapersremainedempty.Weonlyheardtheclocktickingfasterand

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(loud).Thetimewasrunningout.参考答案：16.adjusted

17.its

18.With

19.in

20.

which21.another

22.to

23.description

24.encouraging

25.

louder

三、阅读理解18.Oneformofsocialprejudiceagainstolderpeopleisthebeliefthattheycannotunderstandorusemoderntechnology.Activitieslikeplayingcomputergames,goingontheNetanddownloadingMP3sareonlyfortheyoungsters.Isn’titunfairthatolderpeopleenjoyingacomputergameshouldbefrowned(皱眉)uponbytheirchildrenandgrandchildren?Nowadaysolderpeoplehavemorecontrolovertheirlivesandtheyplayafullpartinsociety.Moreover,betterhealthcarehasleftmorepeopleintheirsixtiesandseventiesfeelingfitandactiveafterretirement.Mentalactivity,aswellasphysicalexercise,cancontributetobetterhealth.Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswithit.Nowcomputershavebeenaroundforafewgenerationsandretiredpeoplehavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedaboutusingthemforfun.Gamersover65preferplayingpuzzlegamesandcardgames.KateStevens,aged72,says:“Ifinditveryrelaxing.It’snotverydemanding,butyoustillneedtoconcentrate.”Anotherdevelopmentthathasfavored“greygames”isachangeinthetypeofvideogamesavailableonthemarket.There’sagreatervarietyofgamestochoosefrom,includingmoreintellectualandcomplexstrategy(策略)andsimulation(模拟)games.InternetChessandTrainSimulatorareamongthemostpopularofthese.TrainSimulatorisbasedonreal-worldrailactivities.Playerscanchoosefromavarietyofchallenges,suchaskeepingtoastrict-timetableandusinghelperenginesduringawinterstorm.Somepeoplearguethat“greygamers”simplydon’thavetheskillsrequiredforcomputergames,andthatteenagersarebetter.Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.Mostcomputergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe“greygamers”maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.Ingameswherespeedisthemainconsideration,olderpeoplewouldbeatadisadvantagebecausetheymayhaveslowerreactiontimes.Ontheotherhand,“greygamers”haveapreferenceforslowerpaced,mindchallenginggames.32.Thesecondparagraphisintendedto____.A.showthebestwaytoexercisethebrain

B.stresstheimportanceofgoodhealthC.explainwhygreygamersexist

D.teachhowtoplayvideogames33.Whatwasolderpeople’sattitudetowardspersonalcomputersatfirst?A.Doubtful

B.Concerned

C.Enthusiastic

D.Supportive34.ThemethodtheauthorusestodevelopParagraph4is_____.A.offeringanalyses

B.givingexamplesC.makingcomparisons

D.providingdetails35.Bysaying“Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.”inParagraph5,theauthormeans_____.A.mindchallenginggamesarenotsuitableforolderpeopleB.childrenshouldimprovetheirskillswithpracticeC.playingcomputergamesrequiresanalyticalthinkingD.olderpeoplecanperformwellinsomecomputergames参考答案：32.C

33.A

34.B

35.D试题分析：玩电脑游戏是锻炼大脑的一种非常有效的方法。通过本文可知年纪大的人在一些电脑游戏中表现得会很好。【小题1】C推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.玩电脑游戏是锻炼大脑的一种非常有效的方法。可知第二段的目的是解释为什么老年游戏玩家的存在。故选C。【小题2】A细节理解题。根据第三段第一句Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswithit.可知最初老年人对个人电脑持怀疑的态度，故选A。【小题3】B推理判断题。纵观第四段可知作者在第一句提出Anotherdevelopment之后，通过举例子来进一步阐述、说明。故选B。【小题4】D推理判断题。根据画线句子后的内容Mostcomputergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe“greygamers”maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.大多数电脑游戏都需要实际改进的分析思维，这意味着老年游戏玩家会比小他们半个世纪的玩家做得更好。——这是对画线句子的解释，可知年纪大的人在一些电脑游戏中表现得很好。故选D。【名师点拨】细节题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，正确答案的根据一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改写往往成为正确选项。【小题2】A细节理解题。根据第三段第一句Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswithit.可知最初老年人对个人电脑持怀疑的态度，故选A。19.London(CNN)ThereisnoGod--that'stheconclusionofthewell-knownphysicistStephenHawking,whosefinalbookispublishedonTuesday.ThebookBriefAnswerstotheBigQuestions,whichwascompletedbyhisfamilyafterhisdeath,presentsanswerstothequestionsthatHawkingsaidhereceivedmostduringhistimeonEarth.Otherbombshells(爆炸性事件)theBritishscientistlefthisreaderswithincludethebeliefthatalienlifeisoutthere,artificialintelligencecouldoutsmarthumansandtimetravelcan'tbeimpossible."ThereisnoGod.Noonedirectstheuniverse,"hewritesinthebook."Forcenturies,itwasbelievedthatdisabledpeoplelikemewerelivingunderacursebyGod,"headds."Iprefertothinkthateverythingcanbeexplainedanotherway,bythelawsofnature."WhileHawkingspokeofhislackofbeliefinGodduringhislife,severalofhisotheranswersaremoresurprising."Thereareformsofintelligentlifeoutthere,"hewrites."Weneedtobecautiousaboutansweringbackuntilwehavedevelopedabitfurther.""Travelbackintimecan'tberuledoutaccordingtoourpresentunderstanding,"hesays.Healsopredictsthat"withinthenexthundredyearswewillbeabletotraveltoanywhereintheSolarSystem."InremarkspreparedbyHawkingandplayedatthelaunchofthebookinLondononMonday,thescientistalsoturnedhisattentiontotheworldhewasleavingbehind.Hisgreatestconcern,hisdaughtersaid,"ishowdividedwe'vebecome,"adding,"Hemakesthiscommentabouthowweseemtohavelosttheabilitytolookoutward,andweareincreasinglylookinginwardtoourselves."Hawking'sfinalmessagetoreaders,though,isahopefulone.Attemptingtoanswerthequestion"Howdoweshapethefuture?",thescientistwrites,"Remembertolookupatthestarsandnotdownatyourfeet."24.WhichquestionisNOTprobablyincludedinthebookBriefAnswerstotheBigQuestions,?A.Istherealienlife?

B.Doesanyonedirecttheuniverse?C.Istimetravelpossible?

D.Doesthesolarsystemexist?25.Hawkingmentionedhisdisabilityinhisbookto________.A.showhisconfidence.

B.supporthisdisbeliefinGod.C.tellreadersabouthishardship.

D.complainofGod26.WhatwasHawkingmostconcernedabout?A.Artificialintelligencewilloutsmarthumans.B.Humanbeingsarenotunited.C.Technologywilldestroytheworld.D.Allenlifewillcometotheearthsomeday.27.WhatdidHawkingsuggesthumanbeingsdo?A.Contactalienlife.

B.Respectartificialintelligence.C.Developtheearth.

D.Exploretheuniverse.参考答案：24.D

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