广东省江门市塘头中学2021年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

广东省江门市塘头中学2021年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.SigmatelInc,______world’slargestmakerofcontrollerchipsforMP3players,issettoestablish______newR&DcenterinHongKongandopentwosalesofficesonchina’smainland.A.a,a

B.the,theC.a,theD.the,a参考答案：D2.Thecollegestudentsurgedthatthelibrary________openduringthewinterholidays.

A.keeps

B.waskeeping

C.waskept

D.bekept

参考答案：D3.Hedidn’tmake____clearwhenandwherethemeetingwouldbeheld.A.this

B.that

C.it

D.these参考答案：C略4.StandingonthetopoftheOrientalPearlTVTower,______agoodbird’s–eyeviewofShanghaicity.A.itwillbe

B.youwillget

C.therewillbe

D.itwillhave参考答案：B5.

Heislivingin________usedtobeastore.

A．where

B．that

C．which

D．what参考答案：D6.Pleasekeepsilent!Abeautifulsong____andIwanttolisten.A.hasbeenbroadcast

B.hadbeenbroadcastC.isbeingbroadcast

D.isbroadcast参考答案：C7.Hi,Jack.YouandMaryhavebeenchattingforhours.Never

youtalksomuchbefore.A.Iheard B.Ihadheard C.didIhear D.haveIheard参考答案：D8.---Areyouangry?---Yes.Heshouldatleastanswerwhen_____.A.speaking

B.spokento

C.spoken

D.speakingto参考答案：B9.Thebosstooknonoticeofthesuggestiongivenbytheclerkthatthenewtechnology____theproblemsonconveyingtheproducts.A.beappliedtosolve B.beappliedtosolvingC.mustbeappliedtosolving D.mustbeappliedtosolve参考答案：B10.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_____well,butfiveyearsagonoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworld.A.selling;wasplaying

B.sells;wastoplay

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying参考答案：B11.The______,Ithink,hedrewfromhissimpleexperimentisnotscientific．A.conclusion B.charge C.promise D.Relation参考答案：A12.___hisadvice,Isucceededatlast.A.Because

B.Due

C.Oweto

D.Thanksto参考答案：D13.___________themanwholostthepurse,Mikehadtostaytherelonger.

A.Notfinding B.Notfound C.Nothavingfound D.Havingnotfound参考答案：C14.Inmyopinion,whathetoldusjustnowabouttheaffairsimplydoesn’tmakeany.A.meaningB.ideaC.senseD.point参考答案：C15.Weare________bydoctorstoeatmorenaturalfoodandtakeplentyofphysicalexercises.A.suggested

B.warnedof

C.informed

D.advised参考答案：C略16.E-mail,aswellastelephones,____animportantpartindailycommunication.

A.isplaying

B.haveplayed

C.areplaying

D.play参考答案：A二、完型填空17.Onedayalltheemployeesofaveryfamouscompanyreachedtheirofficeandallsawabigsignonthemaindoorwhichsaidthis:“Yesterday,the___41___whohasbeenhindering(阻碍)yourprogressinthiscompany___42___.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeen___43___inthegym.”Inthebeginning,theyallgot___44___forthedeathofoneoftheircolleagues,butafterawhiletheystartedgetting___45___toknowwhowasthatpersonthathinderedthe___46___oftheircolleaguesandthecompanyitself?The___47___inthegymwassuchthatsecurityagentswereorderedtocontrolthecrowd___48___theroom.Themorepeople___49___thecoffin(棺材),themoretheexcitementheatedup.Everyonethought,“____50____isitthatwasholdingmeback?”Onebyonetheintrigued(引起好奇心的)employeesgotclosertothecoffin,andwhentheylookedinsideit,they____51____becamespeechless.Theyallgottostandnearthecoffin,andfeltshockedand____52____,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheir____53____.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin：everyonewho____54____itcouldseethemselves!Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthat____55____：“Thereisonlyonepersonwhoiscapableofsetting____56____toyourgrowthandITISYOU!”Yourlifedoesnot____57____whenyourbosschanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourparentschange,whenyourhusbandorwifechanges…No,yourlifechangeswhenYOUchange,whenyou____58____yourlimitingbeliefsinside.Examineyourself:watchyourself.Don’tbeafraidof____59____,impossibilitiesandlosses.Beawinner；buildyourselfandyourreality.Remember,it'sthewayyoufacelifeitselfthatmakesa____60____.41.A.person

B.boss

C.sign

D.funeral42.A.diedaway

B.diedout

C.passedaway

D.passedout43.A.protected

B.prevented

C.proved

D.prepared44.A.happy

B.sad

C.joyful

D.grateful45.A.calm

B.curious

C.conscious

D.convenient46.A.growth

B.width

C.faith

D.strength47.A.way

B.meaning

C.excitement

D.disappointment48.A.within

B.without

C.about

D.around49.A.bought

B.sold

C.reached

D.touched50.A.What

B.Which

C.Where

D.Who51.A.carefully

B.actually

C.suddenly

D.madly52.A.insilence

B.inreturn

C.inneed

D.inorder53.A.hand

B.soul

C.mouth

D.face54.A.putoutside

B.putinside

C.lookedoutside

D.lookedinside55.A.talked

B.spoke

C.said

D.told56.A.deadlines

B.demands

C.limits

D.lacks57.A.continue

B.cancel

C.accelerate

D.change58.A.gobeyond

B.gotogether

C.gowithout

D.gotowards59.A.acquaintances

B.difficulties

C.advantages

D.bargains60.A.profit

B.wealth

C.difference

D.fortune参考答案：41.A

42.C

43.D

44.B

45.B

46.A

47.C

48.A

49.C

50.D

51.C

52.A

53.B

54.D

55.C

56.C

57.D

58.A

59.B

60.C这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过人们去参加一个葬礼，告诉人们一个道理：阻碍自己进步的人不是别人，而是自己，要超越自我，战胜自我，才能战胜困难，取得成功。41.考查名词。由theyallgot___4___forthedeathofoneoftheircolleagues可知，昨天，在公司里阻碍你发展的那个人已经去世了。A.person人；B.boss老板；C.sign符号；D.funeral葬礼。选A。42.考查动词短语。由下文的邀请大家参加“葬礼”可知，这里意思是昨天在公司里阻碍你发展的那个人已经去世了。A.diedaway减弱；B.diedout灭绝；C.passedaway去世；D.passedout分发。故选C。43.考查动词。我们邀请你参加在体育馆里准备的葬礼。A.protected保护；B.prevented阻止；C.proved证明；D.prepared准备。故选D。44.考查形容词。在一开始，他们都为一个同事的去世而感到悲伤，但是一会儿，他们开始好奇想知道谁是那个阻碍同事和公司发展的人。A.happy幸福的；B.sad悲伤的；C.joyful令人高兴的；D.grateful感谢的。故选B。45.考查形容词。在一开始，他们都为一个同事的去世而感到悲伤，但是一会儿，他们开始好奇想知道谁是那个阻碍同事和公司发展的人。A.calm平静的；B.curious好奇的；C.conscious意识到的；D.convenient方便的。故选B。46.考查名词。由Yesterday,the___1___whohasbeenhindering(阻碍)yourprogressinthiscompany___2___.可知，这里意思是在一开始，他们都为一个同事的去世而感到悲伤，但是一会儿，他们开始好奇想知道谁是那个阻碍同事和公司发展的人。A.growth发展；B.width宽度；C.faith信念；D.strength力量。故选A。47.考查名词。在下文内容themoretheexcitementheatedup.中捕捉到关键词excitement，故选C。48.考查介词。保安员被要求把人群控制在房间之内。A.within在……之内；B.without没有；C.about关于；D.around在……周围。故选A。49.考查动词。越多的人靠近棺材，越多的兴奋在人们内心燃起。A.bought买；B.sold卖；C.reached到达；D.touched触摸。故选C。50.考查疑问词辨析。每个人都在想：“到底谁是阻止我进步的人？”A.What什么；B.Which哪一个；C.Where在哪里；D.Who谁。故选D。51.考查副词。由Theyallgottostandnearthecoffin,andfeltshockedand___12___可知，他们突然变得说不出话来。A.carefully小心地；B.actually实际上；C.suddenly突然地；D.madly疯狂地。故选C。52.考查固定短语。由they___11___becamespeechless.可知，他们都站在棺材旁，感觉震惊和沉默。A.insilence沉默地；B.inreturn作为报答；C.inneed在危难中；D.inorder整齐，秩序井然。故选A。53.考查名词。好像有人触碰了他们灵魂的最深处。A.hand手；B.soul灵魂；C.mouth嘴；D.face脸。故选B。54.考查动词短语。由Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin可推知，每个往里看的人，都会看到他们自己。lookedinside往里看。故选D。55.考查动词。镜子旁还有一块标牌，上面写着：“只有一个人能限制你的发展，那就是你自己”。say可以表示“表明，写明”，符合语境，故选C。56.考查名词。句意：镜子旁还有一块标牌，上面写着：“只有一个人能限制你的发展，那就是你自己。”limit意为“限制”，相当于文章中的hinder，符合语境。deadline最后期限；demand要求；lack缺乏，均不符合语境，故选C。57.考查动词。由No,yourlifechangeswhenYOUchange可知，当你的老板改变，当你的朋友改变，当你的父母改变，当你的丈夫或妻子改变，只要你不变，你的生活就不会改变。A.continue继续；B.cancel取消；C.accelerate加速；D.change改变。故选D。58.考查固定短语。当你改变了，当你超出了你内在的局限性的信念，你的生活就会改变。A.gobeyond超出；B.gotogether互相协调；C.gowithout没有；D.gotowards朝...方向走去。故选A。59.考查名词。不要害怕困难、不可能和损失。A.acquaintances相识；B.difficulties困难；C.advantages优点；D.bargains交易。与后面的impossibilitiesandlosses是并列关系，感情色彩应该一致，故选B。60.考查固定短语。记住，你面对生活本身的方式，将会对你的生活有影响。makeadifference意为“有影响，有关系”，是固定短语，故选C。三、阅读理解18.Honey(蜂蜜)fromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nest(巢)andtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper一alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewax(蜂蜡)inthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees’nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.60.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?A.It'ssmallinsize.

B.It'shardtorecognize.

C.It'scoveredwithwax.

D.It'shiddenintrees.61.Whatdothewords"thefollower"inParagraph2referto?A.Abee.

B.Abird.

C.Abeekeeper.

D.Ahoneyseeker.62.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway____________。A.itgetsitsfood

B.itgoestochurch

C.itsingsintheforest

D.itreachesintobees'nests63.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WildBees

B.WaxandHoneyC.Honey-Lover'sHelper

D.BeekeepinginAfrica参考答案：DDAC19.Therearemanyweirdsportsthatarepresentfromaroundtheworld.Fromeachregionoftheworld,alongwiththeverypopularcommonsports,therearealsothosereallypopularbutveryweirdkindsofsports.TheUltimateTestbetweenManandHorse:Thisindeedaverystrangekindofsportthattestsyourstamina.Youwilllearnhowtobeagilerwhilecompetingagainstahorse.ThisgameoriginatedinWelshtownofLlanwrtydWells.Thissportreallyhastodowithstrength.Youwillrequiregreatagilityandstrengthinordertotakepartinthis.Marathonhumancontestantsareputtotestagainstthosemountedonhorses.Thisishowthemarathontestingtakesplace.LoveLockedRaceThisisasportseventthatwasfirstintroducedinFinland.Thisisallaboutamalecompetitorracingwithafemaleinacertainway.Therewouldbemanyobstructionsandblocksonthewaywhichwoulddefinitelybringyouchallenges.Thepersontowinwouldhavetofinishtheracewithoutlosinghisfemalepartnerinthecourseofovercomingtheobstaclesevenforonce.Thisracetakesplacereallyfastandtheobstaclesaresetthatway.ToesportThisisyetanotherweirdsportthatwelcomesyoutouseyourtoes.Thisisquitethesamekindofsportthatyouusedtoplayasachildwhichinvolvedtoewrestling.ThishasnowbeenturnedintoamajorsportthatevenhasaWorldToeWrestlingCompetition.ItfirstoriginatedinapubofDerbyshire.Thelocalstookthissportwithgreatenjoymentandthenmadethissopopularthatitsoonhaditsownchampionship.Theindividualswhoparticipatehaveonlygottousetheirfeetinlocksbutthenthisistougherthanitmaysound.TheMudPitBellyFlopThisisakindofgamewhereeventhespectatorsgetsplashedinmudbutinfactthatisquitethefun.TheveryannualSummerRedneckGamesinEastDublinbringsaboutthisgameandbringsaboutsomeofthegreatesthubcapdiscusthrowswithit.Thisisalsoa