山西省大同市口泉第二中学2022-2023学年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

山西省大同市口泉第二中学2022-2023学年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Mr.Smith，________ofthe________speech，startedtoreadanovel.A．tired；boring

B．tiring；bored

C．tired；bored

D．tiring；boring参考答案：A2.Earningmoneybycollectingrentfromtenants(房客)iseasyandhappy,butthat’snot________westudyfor.A.what

B.whomC.why

D.when参考答案：A【详解】考查表语从句。句意：从租客那里赚取租金是容易和快乐的，但这不是我们学习的目的。此处be动词后面是一个句子，所以它是表语从句，从句缺少引导词，同时从句中介词for缺少宾语，所以是有what能起双重作用，故选A。3.—WhatdoesMarydo?

—Herjob________helpingoldpeoplewholivealone.

A.makesup

B.consistsof

C.addsup

D.isconsistedof参考答案：B略4.Asweknow,theproblem_____atthemeetingatthecomingweekendisveryimportanttous.A.todiscuss

B.tobediscussed

C.discussing

D.discussed参考答案：Ｂ略5.—“Themusicistooloud.Couldyoupleaseturndowntheradioabit?”

—__________________A.

Sorry.Ididn’tknowyouwerereading.B.

Thankyou.It’sverykindofyou.C.

Don’ttrouble.Ilikemusic.D.

Oh,it’sanhonorformetodoso.参考答案：A略6.With________winds,asailingshipcouldoutrunasteamship.A.profitable

B.favourableC.advantageous

D.beneficial参考答案：Bprofitable“可以获得实际好处的”，特别是指物质或钱财方面有利可图的；favourable“有利的”；advantageous“有利地位的”，强调取得优势；beneficial“有益的；有好处的”，多指对身体健康、身心健康有益的。7.Herbrother______beathomenow,becausehewasseenplayingbasketballinthestadiumjustnow.A.mustn’t

B.needn’t

C.can’t

D.shouldn’t参考答案：C8.—Ican’timaginePhelpssmokingmarijuana(大麻).—______.A.NeitheramI

B.SodoI

C.Me,too

D.NorcanI参考答案：D略28.Youwillfailintheexam

youarefullydevotedtoyourstudy.A.because B.unless C.if D.when参考答案：B10.Thespokesmanofthegovernmentclaimedtoensurea

______

growingrate,ineconomicdevelopmentinthecomingyear.A.sharp B.stable C.fluent D.flat参考答案：B11.Itisreportedthatthepolicewillsoon________thecaseofthetwomissingchildren.

A.

lookinto

B.

longfor

C.

mirror

D.

leavebehind参考答案：A

【分析】句意：据报道警察将很快调查两个男孩失踪的案件。A：lookinto“调查”；B：longfor“渴望”；C：mirror“反映，反射”；D：leavebehind“留在后面，落在后面”。选A。

【点评】考查动词（短语）辨析，区分lookinto；longfor；mirror和leavebehind的含义。12.Allflights_______becauseoftheairtrafficcontrol,thepassengershadtowaitinthehall.A.wereputoff

B.havingputoff

C.havebeenputoff

D.havingbeenputoff参考答案：C考查独立主格结构。句意：因为空中管制，所有航班都被取消了，乘客们不得不等在候机厅里。allflights和putoff存在着逻辑上的主谓关系，排除A和Ｄ项，putoff表被动，排除B项。C项表被动完成，作非谓语动词符合句意。选择C项。13.Doyouthinkyouwillhavethework____ontime?A.finished

B.finishing

C.tofinish

D.finish参考答案：A14.Theoldladywas__________byacarwhenturningaroundthecornerofthestreet.A.knocked

B.knockeddownC.knockedover

D.knockedout参考答案：C考查动词短语辨析。句意：老太太在街道拐角处转弯时被一辆汽车撞倒了。knockdown击倒；击落；knockover打翻，撞翻；knockout打破，击败，出局。结合句意可知此处用knockover.故选C.15.

ourearth,orelseitwillbenolongerfitforustoliveon.

A.Protected

B.Toprotect

C.Protecting

D.Protect参考答案：D16.Thegirldreamtofbecomingabirdand_______freelyinthesky.A.flying

B.flew

C.tofly

D.fly参考答案：A17.Whatdoesyourbrotherlikedoing?Heenjoys_____computergamesafterdinner.A.played

B.play

C.toplay

D.playing参考答案：D略27.Soextraordianry__________thatitleftadeepimpressiononvisitors.

A.wastheShanghai2010Expo

B.theShanghai2010Expowas

C.didtheShanghai2010Expo

D.theShanghai2010Expodid参考答案：A略二、书面表达19.书面表达(满分25分)

某地媒体就“超市摄像头”这一现象展开了民意调查，结果如下：1．优点：高效、客观；2．缺点：对顾客不信任、侵害人权。假设你是李华，就该调查结果向某英文报写信并陈述自己的观点及理由。

注意：1．词数120左右，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2．参考词汇：保安securityguard。Deareditor,Nowadaysmoreandmoreargumentsarisewiththeincreasinguseofcamerasinsupermarketstopreventtheft.

Yourstruly,

LiHua参考答案：略20.书面表达(满分25分)请以MyFavoriteNewspaper为题目写一篇100字左右的短文，介绍《21世纪报》（21Century）。短文内容应包括下列表格中所提供的内容。报纸名称及使用语言21stCentury

英文报纸出版地点及出版周期北京

每周一期

版面内容每周新闻、今日世界、语言课堂，体育与音乐、学生报导特色图文并茂目的学习英语词汇，提高英语水平，获取各种信息效果广为人知，深受喜爱参考答案：略三、阅读理解21.TheCarnivalofBrazilisanannualfestivalheld46daysbeforeEaster,especiallyfamousfortheCarnivalinRiodeJaneiro.CarnivalcelebrationsarebelievedtohaverootsinthefestivalofSaturnalia,which,adaptedtoChristianity,becameafarewelltobadthingsinaseasonofreligiousdisciplinetoregretandprepareforChrist’sdeathandcomingbacktolife.

ModernBrazilianCarnivaldatesbacktoRiodeJaneiroin1641.ItoriginallycopiedtheEuropeanformofthefestival,latertakinginelementsofNativeAmericanandAfricancultures.Inthelate19thcentury,thestrings(弦乐器)wereintroducedinRiodeJaneiro.Thesewerepageant(游行)groupsthatparadedthroughcityavenuesperformingoninstrumentsanddancing.Todaytheyareknownasblocks,consistingofagroupofpeoplewhodressincostumesorspecialT-shirtswiththemesorlogos.Blocksaregenerallyconnectedwithparticularneighborhoods;theyincludebothamusicgroupandalotofrevelers(狂欢者).BlockparadeshavebecomeanexpressivefeatureofRio’sCarnival.Today,theynumbermorethan100andthegroupsincreaseeachyear.Blockscanbeformedbysmallorlargegroupsofrevelerswithacleartitle.Beforetheshow,theygatherinasquare,thenparadeinsectionsofthecity,oftennearthebeach.CarnivaltimeinRioisveryinteresting,butisalsothemostexpensivetimetovisitRio.Hotelroomsandotherlodgings(住宿)canbeuptofourtimesmoreexpensivethantheregularrates.Therearebigcrowdsatsomelocationsandlifeisfarfromordinaryinmanypartsoftown.72.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A.TheCarnivalofBrazilisoftenheldafterEaster.B.TheCarnivalofBrazilcomesfromEasterandSaturnalia.C.TheCarnivalofBrazilisafestivaltoregretandbeginanewlife.D.TheCarnivalofBrazilismainlytocelebratethebirthofChrist.73.Howlongisthehistoryofthepeople’scelebratingmodernBrazilianCarnival?A.About100years.B.Lessthantwocenturies.C.About370years.D.Overfivecenturies.74.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat_______A.blockparadesbecomebiggerandbigger.B.blockparadescanonlybeformedbybiggroupsofrevelers.C.thethemeofblocksmustbeserious.D.blocksawaysparadeonlyonthebeach75.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thefamouscarnivalsintheworld.B.HowthecarnivalwasintroducedinBrazil.C.ThecarnivalinRiodeJaneiro.

D.ThehappylifeofthepeopleinRiodeJaneiro.参考答案：CCAC22.WintersarelongandunforgivinginNorthDakota.

Thewinterof1996wasespecially

brutal.Itwasahardtimeinmyownlifetoo.Aneckinjuryhadkeptmeflat

inbedfornearlyayear.“JustintimeforEaster,”myhusband,Dick,said.But

howcould

Ifeelthe

joywhenthesnowwasfourfeet

deepandIhad

monthsofpainfulphysicaltreatmentahead?Iwasdoingthedishesoneday,feelinghopelesswhenthere

wasa

tapagainst

theglass.

It

wasabranch

ofthetroublesomecottonwood(棉白杨).Backinthefallof1979,itwasanewsubdivision(分支）then,aneight-footstick.Thepeoplewho'dbriefly

occupiedthehousebeforeushadplacedthe

pipefromthepumpnexttoit.The

earth

wassowetthatthepoorthinghadfallendown,mostofitsbarerootsystempointingskyward,andblowinghopelesslyback

andforthinthecoldwind.Dickdecidedtopullitout

oneday,but

Iprotested.“Lookathowhardit'strying!”Isaid,pointingtothewayit

stronglykeptholdoftheearth.“Itdeservesachance.”Dickborrowedsometools.Wepackeddry

soilaroundthetreeandputupsomestakes(桩)intotheground,makingitstandupright.Thatwinterwasstillterrible.

Surprisingly,in

the

spring

my

“rescue

stick”put

forth

a

few

leaves,thenwithlotsofbranches.Theyearafterthat,wewereabletoremovethestakes.Bythe1990sthatlittlestickwasagiant,toweringoverthehouse.Nowthetappingatthewindowcontinued,louderasthewindpickedup,almostasthoughtotellmeto

lookup.Atlast,Idid.Icaughtmybreath.Inthewindowagainsttheicybluesky,thousandsandthousandsoffresh

redbudswerewavinginthewind.The

tree

wasburstingwithlifeandIhadawonderfulEaster.39.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"brutal"inParagraph1probablymean?A.busy.

B.hard.C.long.

D.warm.40.HowdidDickrescuethenewsubdivision?A.Bysupportingthestickfirmly.B.Bywateringthestickregularly.C.Bydistributingchemicalfertilizer.D.Bygatheringsticksdayandnight.41.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthelastparagraph?A.Toinformusofthecurrentconditionofhercottonwood.B.Toimplythatshe’dspentthehardesttimeandfelthopeful.C.Totellusthatthetreehadsurvivedfromthe