湖北省武汉市中学2021-2022学年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

湖北省武汉市中学2021-2022学年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.—Hasthelittleboypassed______P.E.test?—Hehastriedtwice,andtheteacherwillallowhimtohave_____thirdtry.A.the;不填

B.a;the

C.the;a

D.the;the参考答案：C2.Ican’tfindMr.White.Whereonearthdidyoumeethimyesterday?Itwasinthecinema_____wesawthemovieEnder’sGame.A.that B.where C.which D.there参考答案：B3.Willyoupleasehelpmeto______myEnglish?A.know

B.improveC.keep

D.practice

参考答案：B4.Alltheteacherdiscussedtheplanthattheywouldliketosee___________inthenextschoolyear.A.carryout

B.carriedout

C.tocarryout

D.becarryingout参考答案：B5.

_______recentreportstatedthatthenumberofSpanishspeakersintheUSwouldbehigherthanthatofEnglishspeakersby_______year2090.

A.The;a

B.A;/

C.The;/

D.A;the参考答案：D6.Isthishotel____wearetobook?A.that

B.where

C.theone

D.inwhich参考答案：C7.Itisnotgoodmannersto________inthecorner;saywhateveritisoutloud.A.manage

B.whisper

C.stare

D.gesture参考答案：B8.Tobuythenewcomputermeans____alotmoney.Really?Idon'tmean____muchmoney.

A.towaste;towaste

B.wasting;towaste

C.wasting;wasting

D.towaste;wasting参考答案：B略9.Aftergraduatingfromcollege，Itooksometimeofftogotraveling,_____turnedouttobeawisedecision．A．that

B．which

C．when

D．where参考答案：B10.Inorderto________agoodcommandofGerman,shequittedherjobandwenttostudyinaGermanschool.A．require

B．inquire

C．acquire

D.request

参考答案：C11.Mrs.Whitelooksoldforherage.

Yes.Itworrieshermost______herhairisturninggray.

A.while

B.if

C.that

D.for参考答案：C12.Theteachersaid,“Turntopage18andpayattentiontotheline________it.”A.topof

B.atthetopofC.ontopof

D.atthetop参考答案：B考查top的用法。“在书页的上方”要说atthetopofthebook。ontopof“一物嵌在另一物上方而成为一体”。13.TolearntospeakEnglishwell,_____.

A.muchpracticeisneeded

B.oneneedsmuchpractice

C.muchpracticeisneededbyone

D.oneisneededmuchpractice参考答案：B14.Amonthago,Iboughtanancientvase,

wasveryreasonable.A.

whichprice

B.thepriceofwhich

C.itsprice

D.thepriceofwhose参考答案：B略15.Heistheonlyoneoftheboysinourclass_____playingbasketball.A

isgoodat

B

whoisgoodat

C

whoaregoodat

D

aregoodat

参考答案：B16.Ifyousaythataperson______something,youmeanthatheshouldhaveitorreceiveitbecauseofhisactionsorqualities.A.permits

B.admits

C.deserves

D.preserves参考答案：C二、完型填空17.TheHistoryofChristmasinAmericaInthefirsthalfofthe19thcentury,Christmaswasavery____41____kindofholidaythanitistoday.Peopledidnothaveasetwayofcelebrating.Christmaswasnotevenanofficialholidayyet.So,communitiesaroundthecountry____42___thedayindifferentways.SomeobservedChristmas____43___animportantChristianreligiousday,honoringthebirthofJesus.____44___celebratedthedaywithparties,music,drinkingandeating.And,somecommunitiesdidnotcelebratetheday___45___.But,itwasduringtheearly1800s_____46____Americansbegantoreinventtheholiday.TheystartedcombiningancientChristmastraditionswithmodernAmericaninfluences.In1819,thepopularAmericanwriterWashingtonIrvingwrote____47___fiveessayspublishedinabookcalled“TheSketchbookofGeoffreyCrayon,Gent.”Theessaysdescribea____48___BritishlandownerwhoinviteshisfarmworkersintohishometocelebrateChristmas.ThelandownerrecreatesatraditionalChristmasasitwould____49____inthedistantpast.____50___playedabigroleinhowanAmericanmightcelebratetheholiday.CalvinistChristians(加尔文主义的基督徒)____51__thecelebrationofChristmas.ButgroupssuchasEpiscopalians(美国圣公会教徒)andMoravianshonoredthedaywithreligiousservicesandseasonal____52___.Bymid-century,Christiangroupsbeganto____53___theirreligiousdifferencesoverthemeaningofChristmasandhonoredthedayinspecialways.Christmasbecameanimportant___54___forfamiliestocelebrateathome.MoreandmoreChristianAmericansalsobeganto___55___theEuropeantraditionsofChristmastreesandgivinggifts.ChristiansbelievedthatthetreerepresentedJesusandwasalso___56____newbeginnings.ThistraditionofsettingupaChristmastreesoonspread____57___manyAmericanhomes.So___58___thepracticeofgivingpeoplepresents.Asthesetraditionsincreasedinpopularity,themoderntradeandbusiness_____59___Christmasalsogrew.In1809,WashingtonIrving____60___his“HistoryofNewYork.”ItlistsSaintNicholasasthepatron(赞助;保护)saintofNewYorkers.Hedescribesthesaintwearingalowhat,largepants,andsmokingapipe.Doesthisdescriptionsoundfamiliar?41.A.familiar

B.simply

C.different

D.unknown42.A.honored

B.remembered

C.raptured

D.celebrated43.A.to

B.with

C.as

D.for44.A.Others

B.Theother

C.Another

D.Eachother45.A.evenly

B.basically

C.inheart

D.atall

46.A.when

B.that

C.what

D.inwhich47.A.aseriesof

B.manyof

C.agreatdealof

D.alotof48.A.nice

B.kind

C.thoughtful

D.wealthy49.A.celebrate

B.beencelebrated

C.havebeencelebrated

D.becelebrated50.A.Religion

B.Group

C.social

D.Environment51.A.forbidden

B.admitted

C.allowed

D.banned52.A.activities

B.forms

C.decorations

D.contents53.A.ignore

B.absorb

C.view

D.regard54.A.role

B.time

C.festival

D.travel55.A.follow

B.deny

C.imitate

D.copy

56.A.bymeansof

B.asignof

C.asightof

D.alightof57.A.to

B.in

C.over

D.from58.A.do

B.does

C.did

D.what59.A.linkedto

B.nextto

C.longfor

D.aimto60.A.wrote

B.published

C.took

D.addressed参考答案：41-45CACAD

46-50BADCA

50-55DCABA

56-60BACAB三、阅读理解18.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。TheAmericanshavebeenvotedtheworld’s“funniestnationality”theone“bestatmakingpeoplelaugh”inaglobalpoll(民意调查),whichalsonamestheGermansthe“leastfunny”nationalityandtheBritish“notasfunnyastheythink”.30,000peopleacross15countrieswereaskedtonameboththe“funniest”and“leastfunny”nationalityinapollconductedbyB,theworld’slargestsocialnetworkformeetingnewpeople,with119millionusersworldwide.TheAmericanswerevotedthefunniestnationality,aheadoftheSpanishthefunniestEuropeansinsecond,ItaliansinthirdandBritishinseventh.Thevotingforthe“leastfunny”nationalityconfirmed（证实，证明）theviewofAmerica’sMarkTwainthat“aGermanjokeisnolaughingmatter”.TheGermanswon,aheadoftheRussiansandTurks.ThestereotypeofGermanhumourlessnessisbelievedtoderivefromtheirreputation（名声）forefficiency,punctuality（守时）andrationality(理性).ExamplesofGermanjokesinclude:“Yesterday,ImetmyfriendHorstatthehospital.He’dswallowedasponge.Hesaysitdoesn’thurtbuthe’salwaysthirsty.”“Whenwemeetsomeonenew,oneofthefirstthingswenoticeiswhethertheymakeuslaugh”,saysLloydPrice,Badoo’sMarketingDirector.“Americaisaworthypollwinner”,saysPrice.“It’stheworld’sonlycomedysuperpower.”TheBritishpridethemselvesontheirhumourbutlearnfromthepollthatthey’renotasfunnyastheythink.Theyplacedjustseventhof15behindtheBrazilians,FrenchandMexicans.56.Accordingtothepoll,whichistherightorderfromthefunniestnationalitytotheleastfunnyone?A.Spanish,Americans,French,Mexicans,BritishB.Americans,Spanish,Italians,Brazilians,FrenchC.British,Mexicans,Brazilians,Spanish,AmericansD.Italians,French,British,Mexicans,Brazilians57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thepollwasconductedamong119millionpeoplebyBadoo.com.B.SpanisharethefunniestnationalityinEurope.C.ThatGermansarenamedthe“leastfunny”nationalityisbecauseofMarkTwain.D.SomepeoplethinkthatBritisharefunnywhileothersthinktheoppositeinthepoll.58.Whichcanbethesubstituteoftheword“derive”inthefourthparagraph?A.acquire

B.suffer

C.translate

D.accomplish59.Whatistheauthor’spurposeoftellingusaGermanjoke?A.TheauthorwantstoshowthatGermansaregoodattellingjokes.B.TheauthorwantstoconfirmwhatMarkTwainsaid.C.TheauthorwantstoprovethatGermansarenotfunnyatall.D.Theauthorjustwantstosaythatswallowingaspongeisnoharm.60.Itseemsthatthebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.TheFunniestNationalityB.AGlobalPollConductedbyBadoo.ComC.AmericansWontheFunniestNationalityD.AmericansVoted“FunniestNation”,Germans“LeastFunny”参考答案：BBACD19.Aboutfiveyearsago,anAmericanelectricalengineernamedScottBrusawandhiswifeJuliecameupwiththeideaofputtingsolarpanels(控制板)onthegroundratherthantheroof.ThentheybegantodeveloptheSolarRoadway.TheSolarRoadwayisanintelligentroadthatprovidescleanrenewableenergyusingpowerfromthesunwhileprovidingsaferdrivingconditions,alongwithpoweranddatadelivery.TheypredictthattheSolarRoadwaywillpayforitselfthroughthegenerationofelectricityalongwithotherformsofincomeandthatthesamemoneythatisbeingusedtobuildandresurfacecurrentroadscanbeusedtobuildtheSolarRoadways.EachSolarRoadPanelmeasuresroughly4metersby4metersandcontainsamicroprocessor(微处理器)thatmonitorsandcontrolsthepanel,whilecommunicatingwithneighboringpanelsandthevehiclestravelingoverhead.Theinventorssuggestthatthisprovidesacommunicationsdeviceevery4metersoneveryroadwhichcouldbeusedforexampletowarndriversofcarswhicharemovingacrossacentrelineandvariousotherspeedcontrolproblems.ThetopoftheSolarRoadpanelsismadeofsuper-strongglassthatwouldoffervehiclesthetractions(抓地力)theyneed.Accordingtotheinventors,theSolarRoadwaycreatesandcarriescleanrenewableelectricityandthereforeelectricvehiclescanberechargedatanyconvenientlylocatedreststop,oratanybusinessthathaspavedSolarRoadPanelsintheirparkinglots.TheinventorssaytheirSolarRoadwayhasmanyfunctionsandadvantagesfrommainroadstodriveways,parkinglots,bikepaths,sidewalksandrunways.TheFederalHighwayAdministrationhasgivenBrus