山西省临汾市永和县坡头乡中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试题含解析

山西省临汾市永和县坡头乡中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1. ,you’llneverbeabletopersuadehim. A.Howeverhardmayyoutry

B.TryhoweverhardyoumayC.Howeverhardyoumaytry

D.Tryhardhoweveryoumay参考答案：C略2.Thoughthebookisalittleexpensive,itis_______.A.veryworthbuying

B.wellworthtobebought

C.wellworthbuying

D.veryworthybuying参考答案：C3.Arethereanynewideas_____attheconference?

A.comeupwith

B.beingcomeup

C.comingup

D.comingupwith参考答案：C4.—Whydidhe________fromthecompany?—Inordertogetamorechallengingjob.A．leave

B．resign

C．remove

D．retire参考答案：B5.It’shightimeyouhadyourhaircut;it’sgetting________.A.toomuchlong

B.muchtoolong

C.longtoomuch

D.toolongmuch参考答案：B22.Sincethechairmanannouncedtheproposalwithoutconsultingwithothermembersoftheboardinadvance,a(n)________wasraisedatthemeeting.A.objection B.correction C.constitution D.assumption参考答案：A略7.Thisistheonlywaywecanimagine_________theoveruseofwaterinstudents’bathrooms.

A.toreduce

B.reducing

C.reduced

D.reduce

参考答案：A2.____isnodoubtthatusingenergyefficientlyreducesthereleaseofgreenhousegases.A.It

B.This

C.That

D.There参考答案：D略9.---Bill!Whataboutgoingtothetheatreafterwork?Thelatestmovieisontonight.

---Comeon,Henry!______yoursillytalkandgetdowntobusiness.Otherwise,we’llneverbefinishedforanything.

A.Cutout

B.Cutaway

C.Cutthrough

D.Cutoff参考答案：A略10.Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth______eachyear.A.iswashingaway B.isbeingwashedawayC.arewashingaway D.arebeingwashedaway参考答案：D11.—Ifyoulistentome,you______takeagoodrestatonce.—OK,I______doso.A.should;must

B.shall;will

C.must;would

D.may;can参考答案：B略12.Theshopkeeperdidnotwanttosellfor____hethoughtwasnotenough.A.where

B.how

C.what

D.which

参考答案：C13.AspecialdinnertheremightincludeChineseporkdish,BritishroastbeefandFrench-stylevegetables.Boiledrice____justabouteverything.A.isservedwith

B.willserve

C.serveswith

D.isserved参考答案：A14.Aterrorist,togetherwithhismotherandwife,droveajeepintoacrowdofpeopleat

TiananmenSquare,_____twoand_____another40.

A.killed,injuring

B.tokill,injuring

C.killing,injured

D.killing,injuring

参考答案：D15. Weareallaware_________themanythreats_________theenvironmentandweneedtotakeactiontopreventusfromthebadconsequences. A.of;to B.of;on C.that;to D.that;on参考答案：A略16.Ournewhouseisvery_________formeasIcangettotheofficeinfiveminutes.

A.changeable

B.comfortable

C.convenient

D.available参考答案：C略17.—I’mcallingto_______ourlunchappointment.It’stomorrowattwelveo’clock,right?—Absolutely.A.confirm

B.acknowledge

C.attain

D.advocate参考答案：A试题分析：考查动词

句意上：--我正在打电话确实一下我们的午餐安排。是明天下午2点吧？--是的。A项表示“证实，确实”；B项是“认可”之意；C项表示“获得”；D项是“主张”之意，故A项适合。18.ThedeathtollofthequakeinNewZealandis_____150,butofficialssaythefigurewon’tstandbecausetheyarestillgettinginformationin.A.exactly

B.appropriately

C.definitely

D.approximately参考答案：D略二、单词拼写19.根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或中文，写出各单词的正确形式（每空限填一词）。1.Hewasbraveenoughtofacethesituationando____________manydifficulties.2.Inordernottolettheothershearwhathesaid,hew_________thenewstome.3.Nothavinghadfoodforoverfortyhours,wewereallweakfromh_________.4.Allhislifehehasbeens____________withhisillness.5.Marycouldnotmakeacleare_____________forherbeinglateagain.6.Iamnotc___________withbeautifuldreams:Iwantbeautifulrealities.7.Atweekends,mygrandmaalways____________(款待)uswithalotofdeliciousfood..8.Hehadreadthecompositionhimselfandmadec_________onit.9.Thenaughtyboywasn'tnoticedbytheteacherbys___________throughthebackdoor.10.Workerr_________angrilytothenewsthatmorejobswouldbelostatthefactory.参考答案：1.overcame

2.whispered

3.hunger

4.struggling

5.explanation6.content

7.entertains

8.comments

9.sliding

10.reacted三、阅读理解20.Theideaofbeingabletowalkonwaterhaslonginterestedhumansgreatly.Sadly,biologicalfactspreventuseveraccomplishingsuchathingwithoutartificialaid—wesimplyweightoomuch，andallourmasspushesdownthroughourlysmallfeet,resultinginalotofpressurethatmakesussink.However,severaltypesofanimalscanwalkonwater.

OneofthemostinterestingisthecommonbasiliskBasilicusbasilicus,alizard(蜥蜴)nativetoCentralandSouthAmerica.Itcanrunacrosswaterforadistanceofseveralmetres,avoidinggettingwetbyrapidlyhittingthewater'ssurfacewithitsfeet.Thelizardwilltakeasmanyas20stepspersecondtokeepmovingforward.Forhumanstodothis,we'dneedhugefeetthatwecouldbringuptoourearsinordertocreateadequate“hitting”．Butfortunatelythereisanalternative:cornflour.Byaddingenoughofthiscommonthickeningagenttowater(anditdoestakealot),youcancreatea“nonNewtonian”liquidthatdoesn'tbehavelikenormalwater.Now,ifthesurfaceofthewaterishithardenough,particles(粒子)inthewatergrouptogetherforamomenttomakethesurfacehard.Movequicklyenoughandputenoughforceintoeachstep,andyoureallycanwalkacrossthesurfaceofanadequatelythickliquidofcornflour.Funthoughallthismaysound,it'sstillrathermessyandbetterreadaboutintheorythancarriedoutinpractice.Ifyoumustdoit,thenkeepthewaterwingshandyincaseyoustarttosink—andtakeashowerafterwards!8.WhatdoweknowaboutBasilicusbasilicusfromthepassage?A.Itislightenoughtowalkonwater.B.Itshugefeetenableittostayabovewater.C.Itcanrunacrosswateratacertainspeed.D.Itsuniqueskinkeepsitfromgettingwetinwater.9.Whatisthefunctionofthecornflouraccordingtothepassage?A.Tocreateathickliquid.B.Toturnthewaterintosolid.C.Tohelptheliquidbehavenormally.D.Toenablethewatertomoverapidly.10.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheideaofhumans'walkingonwater?...A.Itisriskybutbeneficial.B.Itisinterestingandworthtrying.C.Itiscrazyandcannotbecomeareality.D.Itisimpracticalthoughtheoreticallypossible.参考答案：8.C

9.A

10.D人类有一个一直感兴趣但一直未能实现的愿望：水上行走。不能实现的原因是“生物性局限”。本文主要介绍了一种理论上可行实际上难以实现的