山西省长治市平顺县中学2021年高二英语期末试卷含解析

山西省长治市平顺县中学2021年高二英语期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Howmuchoneenjoyshimselftravellingdependslargelyon______hegoeswith,whetherhisfriendsors.

A.what

B.how

C.why

D.who参考答案：D略2.—DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?—________IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A.Noneofyourbusiness.

B.Whynot?C.Itdepends.

D.Idon’tthinkso.参考答案：B3.Therumorhas________aseriesofincidentsthatshockedthewholecampus.A.setup

B.setaboutC.setoff

D.setaside参考答案：C句意：那个谣言引发了震惊整个校园的一连串事件。setoff“引发；出发”，符合句意。setup“建立”；setabout“开始；着手”；setaside“留出；不顾”。4.

Hecan’thavecaughttheearlytrainbecausetheearlytrain_____whenhe_______there.A.left;hadarrived

B.hasleft;arrives

C.left;arrived

D.hadleft;arrived参考答案：D5.Mr.Blackisacarefulandexperiencedengineer,soheisoften________tofinishsomechallengingtasks.A.appreciated B.approachedC.appointed D.agreed参考答案：C6.Theydon’thavemuchfurnitureintheirhouseyet._____theyareonlyplanningtolivehereforayear,theydon’twanttobuymuch.A.While

B.Although

C.Since

D.Whether参考答案：C7.Calculations,whichareastronomicallyexact,havebeenmade______withtheuseofcomputers.

A.possible

B.itpossible

C.possibly

D.tobepossible参考答案：A8.—Ken,whydoyoulooksotired?

—I_____myself_____theclimatesinceIcamehere.A.hadn’tadapted;to

B.haven’tadapted;to

C.don’tadapt;from

D.didn’tadapt;from参考答案：B略9.——IamsorryIhaveleftmywalletathome.Wouldyoumindwaitingformeamomenttofetchit?

——_________.A.Thinknothingofit

B.Ofcoursenot,takeyourtimeC.Themorequickly,thebetter

D.Don’tforgetitnexttime

参考答案：B10.____________isahighlydevelopedtwentieth-centuryindustry.

A.Advertisement

B.Advertising

C.Advertise

D.Advertiser参考答案：B略11.Inhisletter,hesaidyoucould__eitherpersonallyorine-mail__thepostinthecompany.

A.apply;for

B.apply;to

C.relate;to

D.collect;for参考答案：A略12.Workinginthatlawoffice,Ihadalotofpractical______,whichwasreally______forme.A.experience;agreatexperience

B.experiences;agreatexperienceC.experience;greatexperience

D.experience;greatexperiences参考答案：A13.ThepresidentoftheWorldBanksayshehasapassionforChina,

,heremembersstartingasearlyashischildhood.A.where B.which C.what D.when参考答案：B14.Theteachersuggestedthatwe____theplanlater,whichsuggestedthatshe____toit.

A.discuss;didn’tagree

B.woulddiscuss;don’tagree

C.discussed;agrees

D.shoulddiscuss;doesn’tagree

参考答案：A略15.Iknowoneofthethings_____Iwasunsureaboutwas_____harditwouldbetoclimbthismountain.

A.that;how

B.what;how

C.which;what

D./;what参考答案：A16.Wepromise________attendsthepartyachancetohaveaphototakenwiththemoviestar.A.who B.anyoneC.whoever D.whomever参考答案：C考查不定代词。句意：我们承诺任何参加聚会的人都有机会与那个电影明星合影。通过分析句子结构可知，这个句子中包含一个宾语从句，且引导词在从句中作主语，表示任何人的意思，故选C。17.Expertshavepointedoutthatthe_____ofseverepunishmentsplaysamajorroleinthegrowingfoodsafetyproblem.A.attendance

B.absence

C.presence D.evidence

参考答案：B试题分析：考查名词辨析

A.attendance参加；B.absence缺席没有；C.presence参加；D.evidence证据；句意：专家指出没有严厉的惩罚措施是导致食物安全问题的重要因素，故选B项。18.Withoutmyglasses,Icouldn’t_______whetherthatfigureontheblackboardwasathreeoraneight.A.makeout

B.makeup

C.makefor

D.makeoff参考答案：A略19.—Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifwevolunteertohelp.—That’sright._______.A.

Manyhandsmakelightwork.B.

Somethingisbetterthannothing.C.

Themore,themerrier.D.

Thesoonerbegun,thesoonerdone.参考答案：A二、新的题型20.ThereisanEnglishsaying:“Laughterisbestmedicine.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Now,however,doctors__1__(begin)tolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreally__2__improvepeople’shealth.Testsweredonetostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthehumanbody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilms__3__doctorscheckedtheirheart,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Thedoctorsfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffects__4__physicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,heartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet.__5__laughterexercisesthebody,itmustbehelpful.Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterseemstobeabletoreducetheeffectsofpainonthebody.Inoneexperiment,doctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprogrammes.Thegroupthattoleratedthepainfor__6__(long)timewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogramme.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobe__7__ithelpsproduceakindofchemicalinthebrainwhichcandiminishbothstressandpain.Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStateshavesetuplaughterclinics,___8___theyhelpimprovetheirpatients’conditionby__9__(encourage)themtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthat__10____10__theirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducegoodeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.参考答案：1.havebegun

2can

3.while/when

4.to

5.If6.thelongest,

7.that,

8.where

encouraging

10.evenif三、阅读理解21.NewarchaeologicaldiscoverssuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilkRoadprobablybeganinsomeformmanycenturiesearlierthanoncethought.Thefindings,coupledwithawideningrangeofscientificandhistoricalresearch,couldaddafascinatingnewpagetotheepicoftheSilkRoad.ThelatestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummyfromabout1000BC,longbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastonethousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.Otherresearchmayextendhumanactivityalongthisroutebackevenfurther,perhapsamillionyearstothemigrationofhumanancestorsintoeasternAsia.TheofficialoriginofEast-Westcommercealongtheroadisusuallyplacedinthelate2ndcenturyBCwhenanagentoftheChineseEmperorWu-direturnedfromadangeroussecretmissionacrossthewesterndesertintotheremotehighcountryofCentralAsia.Theagent,ZhangQian,travelledasfarasAfghanistanandbroughtbackknowledgeofevenmoredistantlandssuchasPersia,SyriaandaplaceknownasLijien,perhapsRome.Historianshavecalledthisoneofthemostimportantjourneysinancienttimes.Hisjourneyopenedthewayforwhathavebeenthoughttobethefirstindirectcontactsbetweentheancientworld’stwosuperpowers,ChinaandRome.Chinesesilk,firsttradedtocentralAsiantribesforwarhorsesandtotheParthiansofoldPersiainexchangeforacrobatsandostricheggs,wassoonfindingitswaythroughanetworkofmerchantstotheluxurymarketsofRome.ButthenewdiscoveriesshowthatChinesesilkwasapparentlypresentintheWestlongbeforetheHanemperorstartedorganizedtradeovertheSilkRoad.TheresearchcouldchangethinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandprovideinsightsintothemysteryofjusthowandwhenEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecameawareofthegloriouscultureattheotherendofEurasia.54.Theword“coupled”inthefirstparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby____________.A.produced B.doubledC.combined D.contributed55.WhatdoesthesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummysuggest?A.ThattradealongtheSilkRoadbeganearlierthanoncethoughtB.HistoricalresearchoftenachievesfascinatingresultsC.EgyptianshadprobablytravelledtoChinatobuysilkD.Thenewlightcannowbethrownonancienttradingpractices56.UntilrecentlymosthistoriansbelievedthattradealongtheSilkRoad____________.A.extendedhumanmigrationintoeasternAsiaB.primarilybenefitedtheEgyptiansC.beganamillionyearsagoD.originatedinthe2ndcenturyBC57.WhyhaveHistoriansalwaysconsideredZhangQian’smissionimportant?A.BecauseitdiscoveredtheSilkRoadB.BecausehehelpedestablishEast-WesttradeC.BecausehebroughtbackknowledgeofRometotheemperorD.BecausehetravelledasfarasAfghanistan参考答案：54.C

55.A

56.D

57.B【分析】这一篇说明文。文章介绍了新的考古发现——欧洲和亚洲之间沿着丝绸之路的贸易可能以某种形式开始，比人们曾经认为的要早几个世纪。【54题详解】词义猜测题。根据第一段中划线词所在句Thefindings,coupledwithawideningrangeofscientificandhistoricalresearch,couldaddafascinatingnewpagetotheepicoftheSilkRoad.（这些发现，综合广泛的、科学的、历史的研究可以增添丝绸之路历史新纪元迷人的一页），再结合选项A.produced生产；B.doubled加倍；C.combined使联合，使结合；D.contributed贡献。由此可知，C项可替换划线词。故C选项正确。【55题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中的NewarchaeologicaldiscoverssuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilkRoadprobablybeganinsomeformmanycenturiesearlierthanoncethought.及第二段中的ThelatestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummyfromabout1000BC,longbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastonethousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.可推知，在一具埃及木乃伊的头发上发现的丝线