广东省广州市信孚教育集团黄石中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试卷含解析

广东省广州市信孚教育集团黄石中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.bathe

A.birth

B.breath

C.theater

D.their参考答案：D2.IjustexpressedmythoughtsonitandwhatIsaidonlyapplies______someofyou.A.to

B.for

C.with

D.on参考答案：A3.Surprisingly,hisnewplay,commonlysupposedtobeofhighquality,turnedouttobe_______.A.asuccess

B.afailure

C.failure

D.success参考答案：B4.―ShallIinviteTomtomyparty?―Yes.It’llbeniceifyou

.A.to

B.invite

C.will

D.do参考答案：D略5.

In1974,YuanLongpingbecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworld_______ricethathasahighoutput.

A.togrow

B.growing

C.havinggrown

D.tobegrown参考答案：A6.Itwasreportedthatthreeminershadfounddeadandtwentyotherswerestill________underground.A.trapped

B.accompaniedC.scared

D.obtained参考答案：A从题干语境来看，这里指的是有矿工遇难，有矿工仍旧“被困”地下。7.—Ihavesomebignewsforyou.You’vebeenacceptedasamemberofourclub.—_____That’sgreat!A.HaveI?

B.Pardon?

C.Congratulations

D.Goodidea!参考答案：A8.Iregretted_________alecturemadebyproffessor.Wu.A.missing

B.to

C.miss

D.missed参考答案：A9.Mr.Smithhasnotyettoldme______Icangowithhimto______hecallstheUndergroundTreasureHousenextweek.

A.that,where

B.what,where

C.whether,that

D.whether,what参考答案：D本题考查名词性从句，第二个从句的谓语动词call缺少一个宾语，故用what来引导宾语从句，what在从句中作宾语。10.Joiningthefirmasaclerk,hegotrapidpromotion,and________asamanager.A.endedup

B.droppedout

C.cameback

D.startedoff参考答案：A11.Didhefind

hardtolearnaforeignlanguage?A.that

B.him

C.it

D.himself参考答案：C12.—Whatdidthetwocountrieswanttoavoidascooperativepartnersratherthanenemies?—________themistakeshappeninginhistory.A.Torepeat.

B.Havingrepeated

C.Tohaverepeated

D.Repeating参考答案：D【详解】考察动词非谓语形式。句意：要成为合作伙伴而不是敌人，两个国家需要避免什么？--避免重蹈覆辙。通过分析问句可知，what作avoid的宾语，因此回答需用名词或者动名词作宾语，而B选项只能作状语，不能作宾语，综述选D。13.Theexpertsweredoingtheirexperimentinthelab,______whathappenedoutside.

A.didn’tknow

B.notknew

C.notknowing

D.havingnotknown参考答案：C略14.Herpalefacesuggestedthatshe____illanditwassuggestedthatshe_____inhospitalforacoupleofdays.

A.shouldbe;shouldstay

B.was;stayed

C.was;stay

D.hadbeen;stays参考答案：C略15.Thompsonhadtwoways,neitherof_____seemstohaveworkedwell.A.whom

B.that

C.which

D.them参考答案：C16.NowwhenpeoplerefertoEnglandyoufindWales______aswell.A.include

B.included

C.including

D.includes参考答案：B略二、完型填空17.完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。SomeyearsagoinSouthFlorida,alittleboywentforaswimintheoldswimmingholebehindhishome.Inthehurry,he_36_intothewater,notrealizingthatasheswamtowardthe_37_ofthelake,analligator(鳄鱼)wasswimmingtowardtheshore.Hismotherinthehouse_38_ofthewindowsawthetwoastheygot_39_

together.Ingreatfear,sherantowardthewater,

_40_tohersonas_41_

asshecould.Hearinghervoice,thelittleboybecamealarmedand

_42_

aU-turn（转弯）toswimtohismother.Itwastoo_43_.Justashereachedher,thealligatorreachedhim.Themother

_44_

herlittleboybythearmjustasthealligatorcaughthis_45_.

Thatbegananunbelievedtug-of-war(拔河)betweenthetwo.Thealligatorwasmuch_46_thanthemother,butthemotherdidn'tletgo.Afarmerhappenedto_47_by,heardherscreams,racedfromhistruck,tookaimandshotthealligator.Afterweeksandweeksinthehospital,thelittleboy_48_.Hislegswereextremelyscarredbythe

_49_oftheanimal.And,onhisarms,weredeep_50_

wherehismother'sfingernails_51_intohisfleshinhereffortto

_52_

thesonsheloved.Thenewspaperreporter,who_53_

theboy,askedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhislegs.Andthen,withobvious_54_,hesaidtothereporter,"

_55_lookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarms,too.IhavethembecausemyMomwouldnotletgo."36.A.hid

B.dived

C.looked

D.came37.A.bottomB.surface

C.bank

D.middle38.A.lookingoutB.listeningin

C.breakinginto

D.takingcareof39.A.closer

B.further

C.better

D.harder40.A.talkingB.singing

C.yelling

D.sighing41.A.madlyB.gently

C.seriously

D.loudly42.A.chose

B.made

C.had

D.brought43.A.late

B.frightening

C.early

D.interesting44.A.hit

B.left

C.seized

D.touched45.A.legs

B.head

C.feet

D.body46.A.cleverB.longer

C.taller

D.stronger47.A.fly

B.walk

C.run

D.drive48.A.injuredB.escaped

C.survived

D.cured49.A.attack

B.kiss

C.look

D.smell50.A.marks

B.scratches

C.burns

D.points51.A.dug

B.waved

C.drilled

D.pulled52.A.breakawayfromB.hangonto

C.lookoutfor

D.giveinto53.A.met

B.found

C.saved

D.interviewed54.A.confidentB.fear

C.pride

D.sorrow55.A.But

B.While

C.If

D.Or参考答案：36-40BDAAC

41-45DBACA

46-50DDCAB

51-55ABDCA略三、阅读理解18.Childrenaredelight,theyareourfuture.Butsadly,hiringsomeonetotakecareofthemwhenyou’regoingtoworkisgettingmoreexpensivebytheyear.Earlierthismonthitwasreported,thatthecostofinvolvinganinfantorsmallkidatachildcarecentrerose3

percentin2012,fasterthanthegeneralcostofliving.Therearenowlargestripsofthecountrywheredaycare(日托)foraninfantcostsmorethan10%oftheaveragemarriedcouples’income.Thisisnotnecessarilyanewtrend,butitissomewhatpuzzlingme.Thepriceofprofessionalchildcarehasbeenrisingsincethe1980s.Yetduringthattime,payforprofessionalchildcareworkershasstoodstill.Actuallycaregivers(护理员)earnlesstodaythantheydidin1990.Consideringthatlaborcostsareresponsibleforabout80%ofadaycarecenter’sexpenses,onewouldinferthatstablewagesmeansstableprices.Sowhoistoblameforhigherchildcarecosts?Childcareisacarefullyregulatedindustry.Stateslaydownrulesabouthowmanychildreneachemployeeisallowedtowatchover,thespacecarecentersneedperchild,andotherdetails.Andthestrictertheregulationsare,thehigherthecostswillbe.InMassachusetts,wherechildcarecentersmusthireoneteacherforeverythreeinfants,thepriceofcareaveragedmorethan$16,000peryear.InMississippi,wherecentersmusthireoneteacherforeveryfiveinfants,thepriceofcareaveragedlessthan$5,000.UnfortunatelyIdon’thaveallthedaycarecenterregulations,butIwouldn’tbesurprisedifastheruleshavebecomemorecomplicated,priceshaverisen.Thetradeoff(交换)mightbeworthitincertaincases;afterall,thehealthandsafetyofchildrenshouldprobablycomebeforecheapservice.Butcertainly,itdoesn’tseemtobeanaccidentthatsomeofthecheapestdaycareavailableisintheleastregulatedSouth.57.What

problem

doparentsofsmallkidshavetoface?A.Theever-risingchildcareprices. B.Thebudgetingoffamilyexpenses.C.Thebalancebetweenworkandfamily. D.Theselectionofagooddaycarecenter58.Whatdoestheauthorfeelpuzzledabout?A.Whythepricesofchildcarevarygreatly

from

statetostate.B.Whyincreasedchildcarepriceshavenotledtobetterservice.C.Whychildcareworkers’payhasnotincreasedwiththerisingchildcarecostsD.Whythereisasevereshortageofchildcareprofessionalsinanumberofstates.59.Whatpreventschildcarecentersfromsavingmoney?A.Steadyincreaseinlaborcosts. B.Strictgovernmentregulations.C.Lackof

support

from

thestate. D.Highadministrativeexpenses.60.Whatistheauthor’sviewonadaycareservice?A.Caregiversshouldreceiveregularprofessionaltraining.B.Lesscomplicatedrulesaboutchildcaremightlowercosts.C.Itisvitaltostrikeabalancebetweenqualityandcosts.D.ItisbetterfordifferentStatestolearnfromeachother.参考答案：ACBB57．A细节理解题。根据第一段第一行“Butsadly,hiringsomeonetotakecareofthemwhenyou’regoingtoworkisgettingmoreexpensivebytheyear.”可知婴幼儿家长面临的问题是雇佣保育员的费用越来越高。故答案为A。58．C细节理解题。根据第三段第一行“Thisisnotnecessarilyanewtrend,butitissomewhatpuzzlingme.Thepriceofprofessionalchildcarehasbeenrisingsincethe1980s.Yetduringthattime,payforprofessionalchildcareworkershasstoodstill.”可知随着雇佣专业保育员的费用越来越高，可是专业保育工人的工资一直不动，这是让作者不解的地方。故答案为C。59．B推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知国家规定多少孩子由一个保育员看护，严格的规定使婴儿护理成本增加，而不能省下钱。故答案为B。60．B推理判断题。根据文中作者对保育员收入没有随之上涨的原因的分析和文章最后一段“Butcertainly,itdoesn’tseemtobeanaccidentthatsomeofthecheapestdaycareavailableisintheleastregulatedSouth.”可知作者的观点是减少对保育工作复杂的规定就会降低保育成本，这也不一定不可行。故答案为B。【备注】这篇短文介绍雇佣儿童或婴儿保育员的成本越来越高，但是保育员的工资却没有提高，其原因应该是国家严格的规定多少孩子由一个保育员看护。19.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Americanfarmersareraisingfivepercentmoregoatsformeatthesedays．

Goatmeatishighinprotein(蛋白质)andlowerinunhealthyfatthanmanyothermeats．Evenso，theindustryissmallcomparedtochicken，beefandpork.ButimmigrationhasbroughtmoreofatasteforgoattoAmericafromallovertheworld.

ExpertsfromtheUniversityofIllinoisoffersomequestionsforpeopletoconsideriftheyarethinkingaboutraisinggoats．

Firstofall，doyouunderstandthattherealwayshastobesomeonetocareforthegoats?

◆Howmuchlanddoyouhaveavailable?Andhowgoodisit?Poorgroundmaysupporttwotofourgoatsonhalfahectare．Bettergrasslandcansupportsixtoeight.Ifgoatsandcattlesharetheland，twogoatscanbeaddedforeachcow.Thegoatswilleatweedsandotherplantsthatcattledonotlike．

◆Doyouhavebuildingsforthenumberoffemalegoatsyouplantokeepduringwinter?Anopen，cold，drybarnisbetterthanaclosed，warmbarnwheretheairiswe