山西省阳泉市榆林坪中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

山西省阳泉市榆林坪中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.

What’sthematterwithTim?Oh.Tim’scellphonewasleftinataxiaccidently,never_________again.A.tofind

B.tobefound

C.finding

D.beingfound参考答案：B2.Greatchanges___havetakenplace_____inthecity,andalotoffactories________.

A．havebeentakenplace;havebeensetup

B．havetakenplace;havebeensetup

C．havetakenplace;havesetup

D．weretakenplace;weresetup参考答案：4.Accordingtotheoriginaldesign,theplantwouldbeableto_______atleast8,000pianosayear.

A.bringout

B.takeout

C.putout

D.workout参考答案：C略4.Theboxissoheavy,wouldyoupleasegivemea_________?

A.hand

B.seat

C.drive

D.lift

参考答案：A5.—Whoshouldberesponsiblefortheaccident?

—Theboss,nottheworkers,theyjustcarriedouttheorder_______.

A.astold

B.asaretold

C.astelling

Dastheytold参考答案：A6.Outofthetrain__________,well–dressedandwavingtothecrowd.A.atallmanstepped B.wassteppingatallmanC.didatallmanstep D.steppedatallman参考答案：D7.Hisbossis_______generous.Sohegetslittleinrewardforhishardwork.A.somethingof

B.nothingexcept

C.everythingbut

D.muchof参考答案：C略8.34．Heissotired；Ithinkhe________uptoolatelastnight.A．shouldhavestayed

B．musthavestayedC．shouldstay

D．muststay参考答案：B略9.SuLijie,39-year-oldfemalegraduateofPekingUniversity'sgraduateschoolendedup____asahousepainterbackinherhometown.A.towork

B.worked

C.

beingworked

D.

working

参考答案：D略10.Ifwe

heretenminutesearlier,we

thebus.

A.arrived,wouldcatch

B.arrived,wouldhavecaught

C.hadarrived,hadcaught

D.hadarrived,wouldhavecaught参考答案：D略11.

Iasked_______hewasgettingalongwithhisEnglishstudy.

A.whether

B.how

C.that

D.what参考答案：B12.–DidRobsonenterthefield?

--Yes.Hecameonin______placeofWilkinstenminutesbeforetheendof______game.

A.the;a

B./;a

C./;the

D.the;the参考答案：C略13.Thedateforthenextroundsix-partytalk_______butwhetherprogresswillbemaderemains_______.A.hasagreed;tobeseen

B.hasbeendecidedon;tobeseenC.hasbeenreached;beingseen

D.hasbeendeterminedon;beingseen参考答案：B14.Failingingettinghighmarksiscloselyconnectedwithbadlearninghabitsanda___ofproperexercises.A.limit

B.lack

C.sense

D.demand参考答案：B15.—Excuseme,Miss,butmayIhaveaccesstotheWi-Fihere?I’dliketotakesomephotosoftheSchoolArtFestivalandupdatemymicroblog. —_______Hereisthekeytoit.

A.Allowme. B.Fireaway. C.Byallmeans.

D.Outofthequestion!参考答案：C16.Interest,aswellastalents,________importantwhenonelooksforajob.Aare

B.were

C.is

D.was参考答案：C17.YoursuggestiononhowtoimproveEnglishwritingabilityistoogeneral.Couldyoumakeitmore_______?A.particular

B.specific

C.special

D.relaxing

参考答案：B18.___________,Istillcouldn’tfigureoutwhattheheadmastersaidattheconference.A.ThoughIdidn’tlistenattentively B.AttentivelyasIlistenedC.AttentivelyasdidIlisten D.AslongasIlistened参考答案：B二、书面表达19.

近来你班老师经常发现有些同学利用电子词典玩游戏，因此你班班主任准备禁止在班上禁止使用电子词典，只允许使用传统词典，但有不少同学提出反对意见。针对这种情况，英语老师组织了一次英语辩论，讨论了两种词典的优缺点，请你向班主任作一下汇报。

电子词典赞成方65%传统词典赞成方35%优点携带方便、查找快捷、容量大，且有英汉、汉英或英英多种词典价格便宜、解释全面、页面大而清晰，便于反复阅读以及比较一词多意或辨别相似词语缺点解释不够全面；价格高；可用作游戏，因而影响学习不便携带、查阅费时建议

largewordcapacity大容量

giveChinesetoEnglishtranslation汉英解释

Dearclassteacher,

IntheEnglishclasstodayweheldadiscussionabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheelectronicdictionaryandpaperdictionary.

参考答案：Dearclassteacher,

IntheEnglishclasstodayweheldadiscussionabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheelectronicdictionaryandpaperdictionary.

Morethanhalfofuspreferanelectronicdictionaryandwethinkitiseasytocarryandconvenienttoreferto.Italsohasalargerwordcapacitycomparedtoapaperdictionary.Besides,itgivesChinesetoEnglishtranslation,EnglishtoChinesetranslation,andEnglishtoEnglishexplanation.However,anelectronicdictionarycan’tgivefullexplanationsanditisveryexpensive.Worsestill,thegamesandMP3initwillaffectstudents’studies.

Ontheotherhand,thosewhopreferthepaperdictionaryholdtheviewthatitwon’tcostusmuchmoneybutitcanofferyoufullexplanations.Becauseof

itswideandclearpage,wecanreadvariousmeaningsofawordortellthedifferencesofsimilarwordseasily.

Asawhole,wesuggestthatanelectronicdictionaryshouldn’tbeforbiddenbutmeasuresbetakentopreventsomestudentsfromplayinggameswithit.20.书面表达（25分）假如你是美国的Mike，你的朋友张平打算到国外留学，他写信询问你什么样的中国学生最受国外高校青睐。请你根据下列要点给对方写一封回信： 1.语言能力是基础。

2.适应能力很重要。 3.兴趣爱好被看重。

4.要有社会责任感。注意：词数100左右。

DearZhangPing,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Mike

参考答案：DearZhangPing, I’mgladtohearthatyouwanttostudyabroadinyourletter.HereiswhatIknowaboutwhatkindofChinesestudentsarefavoredinforeigncollegesanduniversities. AsfarasIknow,thelanguageabilityisessential,whichhelpsyoucommunicatewithothersandmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandthecourses.Besides,youshouldhavetheabilitytoadaptquicklytothenewenvironment.What’smore,yourinterestisvaluedaswell,forithasalottodowithsuccess.Lastbutnottheleast,thosewhoarewillingtoshouldersocialresponsibilityareespeciallyrespectedandwelcomed. Thisissomeofmyadvice,andIhopeitcanbeofsomehelptoyou.Mayyousucceed!Bestwishesandgoodluck.Yours

Mike三、阅读理解21.“Mum,whatdoesitmeanwhensomeonetellsyouthattheyhaveaskeleton（骨骼）inthecloset（衣橱）?”Jessicaasked.“Askeletoninthecloset?”hermotherpausedthoughtfully.“Well,it’ssomethingthatyouwouldrathernothaveanyoneelseknowabout.Forexample,ifinthepast,someoneinDad’sfamilyhadbeenarrestedforstealingahorse,itwouldbe‘askeletoninhisfamily’scloset’.Hereallywouldn’twantanyneighbortoknowaboutit.”“Whypickonmyfamily?”Jessica’sfathersaidwithanger.“Yourfamilyhistoryisn’tsogood,youknow.Wasn’tyourgreat-great-grandfatheraprisonerwhowastransportedtoAustraliaforhiscrimes?”“Yes,butpeoplethesedayssaythatyouarenotarealAustralianunlessyourancestorsarrivedasprisoners.”“Gosh,sorryIasked.IthinkIunderstandnow,”Jessicacutinbeforethingsgrewworse.Afterdinner,thehousewasveryquiet.Jessica’sparentswerestillquiteangrywitheachother.Hermotherwasironingclothesandeverynowandthensheglaredatherhusband,whohidbehindhisnewspaperpretendingtoread.Whenshefinished,shegatheredthefreshlypressedclothesinherarmsandwalkedtoJessica’scloset.Justassheopenedthedoorandreachedintohangaskirt,abonyarmstuckoutfromthedarkdepthsandabundleofwhitebonesfelltothefloor.Jessica’smothersankinafaint（晕倒）,wakingonlywhenJessicaputacold,wetclothonherforehead.Shelookeduptoseetheworriedfacesofherhusbandanddaughter.“Whathappened?WhereamI?”sheasked.“Youjustdestroyedtheschool’sskeleton,Mum,”explainedJessica.“Ibroughtithometohelpmewithmyhealthproject.Imeanttotellyou,butitseemedthatassoonasImentionedskeletonsandclosets,itcausedaproblembetweenyouandDad.”Jessicalookedinamazementasherparentsbegantolaughmadly.“They’rebothcrazy,”shethought.61.AccordingtoJessica’smother,“askeletonintheclose”means______.A.afamilyhonor B.afamilystory C.afamilysecret

D.afamilytreasure62.WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeAustralians’ancestorsformParagraph2?A.TheyweretheearliestpeoplelivinginAustralia.

B.TheywerebroughttoAustraliaasprisoners.

C.TheywereinvolvedinsomecrimesinAustralia.D.Theywerenotregardedascriminalsintheirdays.63.Jessica’smotherfelldownintoafaintbecauseshewas______.A.knocked B.frightened C.injured D.surprised64.WhydidJessicabringaskeletonhome?A.Sheneededitforherschooltask. B.Sheplannedtokeepitforfun.C.Shewascuriousaboutit. D.Sheintendedtoscareherparents.65.Jessica’sparentslaughedmadlyattheendofthestoryprobablybecause______.A.theywerecrazy

B.theywereoverexcitedC.theyboththoughttheyhadwonthequarrel

D.theyrealizedtheirmisunderstanding

参考答案：61-65CBBAD22.Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample,inAmericanculture(文化)thesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusion(困惑)acrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces(althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities).SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsiancultures,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.Vietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmile.Ourfacesshowemotions(情感),butweshouldnotattemptto"read"peoplefromanothercultureaswewould"read"someonefromourownculture.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.Rather,thereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressionspermitted.Forexample,inpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.Whenwithfriends,JapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.ItisdifficulttogeneralizeaboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabits,wemaymakethemistakeof"reading"theotherpersonincorrectly.5.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeaninAmerica?A.Love. B.Politeness.C.Joy. D.Thankfulness.6.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatsmilecan___.A.showfriendlinesstostrangersB.beusedtohidetruefeelingsC.beusedinthewrongplacesD.showpersonalhabits7.Whatshouldwedobeforeattempting(尝试)to"read"people?A.Le