山西省忻州市第十三中学2023年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析

山西省忻州市第十三中学2023年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.．Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanket_________thedesert.

A.covering

B.covered

C.cover

D.tocover参考答案：A略2.—Howlongwillit_____mancanfindanotherplanetliketheearth?--Tenyearsorlonger.A．since

B．after

C．until

D．before参考答案：D3.Whyareyousoanxious?Itisn’tyourproblem_____.

A.onpurpose

B.inall

C.ontime

D.afterall参考答案：D4.Notonly_______pollutedbut________crowded.A.wasthecity;werethestreets

B.thecitywas;werethestreetsC.wasthecity;thestreetswere

D.thecitywas;thestreetswere参考答案：C5.BeinginvitedtotheHolyLandtotakepartintheChristmasDaycelebrationswasagreat______.

A.privilege

B.day

C.service

D.invitation参考答案：A6.Heistheonlyoneofthestudentswho_____awinnerofscholarshipforthreeyears.

A.is

B.are

C.havebeen

D.hasbeen参考答案：D7.Theyhurriedbackhomeonlytofindtheirhouse___into.A.break

B.tobreak

C.broken

D.breaking参考答案：C8.Lisaenjoyedsomuch____shewasonholidayinJapanlastyear.A.that B.when C.for D.though参考答案：B9.________isimpossibleforustoofferhimanyhelp.A.This

B.It

C.That

D.which参考答案：B10.Theircarwascaughtinatrafficjam,thus______thedelay.

A.caused

B.tocause

C.wascaused

D.causing参考答案：D11.Aslongagoasthefourteenthcentury,anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,madethe______discoverythatpeoplewouldratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifeworkdestroyedbygangsters.A.extreme

B.complex

C.dull

D.remarkable参考答案：D【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A.extreme极端的；B.complex复杂的；C.dull无聊的；D.remarkable非凡的、卓越的。句意：早在14世纪，英国人JohnHawkwood爵士就有过非凡的发现：人们情愿拿出大笔的钱，也不愿毕生的心血毁于歹徒之手。根据句意可知此处表示“非凡的、值得注意的”，故D项正确。12.Wewaitedforthereportofexamwith

anxiety.A.agreatdealof

B.agreatnumberof

C.agreatmany

D.aplentyof参考答案：A略13.

forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetothefilmssooften.A.Ifitisnot

B.Wereitnot C.Haditnotbeen

D.Ifitweretobe参考答案：C考查虚拟语气。句意：如果没有那些免费的票，我不会去影院这么频繁。If虚拟条件句的否定（含蓄条件句）常考两个句型：Ifitweren’tfor…和Ifithadn’tbeenfor…，其意为“若不是(有)”“要不是”。从句中如果有助动词had,should或were时，可以省略if，而从句使用倒装语序。故选C。14.Accordingtotheexperts,theantique______totheHanDynasty,buttheycan’tidentifytheexactyear.A.datesback

B.isdatingback

C.hasdatedback

D.wasdatingback参考答案：A15.Ihadbeenworkingonmathforthewholeafternoonandthenumbers________beforemyeyes.

A.swim B.swam C.swimming D.hadswum参考答案：B16.—Howabout

Christmaseveningparty?—Ishouldsayitwas

success.A.a;a

B.The;a

C.a;

/

D.the;/参考答案：A17.Wehavegotafactthatmoneyinvestedineducationisneverspent______.

A．inease

B．inanger

C．invain

D．incomfort参考答案：C18._______greathelp,Icangetridofallthedifficultyandsucceed.

A.Offered

B.Offering

C.Offer

D.Havingoffered参考答案：A略二、单词拼写56.Hundredsoffootballfansweret__________awayfromthestadiumbecauseitwasfull.57.D__________allourefforts,westillfailedintheexam.58.Mypassportisv_________foranotherfiveyears.59.Theelevatorwasa_________quickly.60.Smogisnotanaturalp__________butcausedbyairpollution.61.Any__________(企图)todosoarepointless.62.Weshouldlistencloselytothe__________(直言不讳)criticism.63.Thenovelwas__________(后来)translatedinto15languages.64.LiMingsataloneforhoursathome,__________(受折磨)byjealousy.65.Toprotectthestudent’seyesight,weneedhigherlevelof__________(照明)forreadingintheclassroom.参考答案：56.turned57.Despite

58.valid59.ascending

60.phenomenon61.attempts62.outspoken/blunt/frank

63.subsequently/afterwards

64.Tortured65.illumination三、阅读理解20.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms,thoughmyteacherstressedtheimportanceagainandagain.Butsoon,theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperience.Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroad,andsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeastonished.Gentlyshakinghisheadandshrugginghisshoulders,hesaid,“Youdon’tsay!”

“Youdon’tsay!”Iwaspuzzled.Ithought,perhapsthisisnotapropertopic.“Well,I’dbetterchangethetopic.”SoIsaidtohim,“Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?Bytheway,haveyoueverbeenthere?”“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itwaswonderful.”HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguide.“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproudofit”.SoonIwasinterruptedagainbyhiswords：“Youdon’tsay!”Icouldn’thelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?”“Well,Ididn’trequestyoutodoso,”heanswered,greatlysurprised.Isaid,“Didn’tyousay‘youdon’tsay’?”Hearingthis,theEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain,“‘Youdon’tsay’actuallymeans‘really?’Itisanexpressionofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon’tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms.”OnlythendidIknowIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.Alwaysremember:whattheEnglishteacherssayisalwaysrighttousstudents.56.Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause

_______.A.Ididn’thavetheslightestinterestinthem

B.Englishidiomsarenotimportant

C.Myteacherdidn’temphasizetheimportanceofthem

D.IwasnotcarefulwithEnglishidioms

57.Atfirst,onhearing“Youdon’tsay,”Ithoughttheforeignermeant

_______

.

A.Ihadtalkedtoomuch

B.hewasnotinterestedinthetopic