河北省秦皇岛市昌黎县汇文第二中学2021年高二英语期末试题含解析

河北省秦皇岛市昌黎县汇文第二中学2021年高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.—Timshouldhavebeenwarnedofthedangerahead.—____________,buthewouldn’tlistentome.A.Sohewas

B.Soheshould

C.Sowashe

D.Soshouldhe参考答案：A2.Themurdererwasbroughtin,withhishands______behindhisback.A.beingtied

B.havingtied

C.tobetied

D.tied参考答案：D3.IfonlyI

tomyEnglishteacher’sadvice!Ifeelveryregretful.A.listening

B.listen

C.amlistening

D.hadlistened参考答案：D4.Havingcheckedthedoorswereclosed,and________allthelightswereoff,theboyopenedthedoortohisbedroom.A.why

B.that

C.when

D.where参考答案：B5.—Susandidn’tgetaninvitationtoJoe’sweddingceremony.—______Shedoesn’tcare.A.Whatfor?

B.Howisit?

C.Sowhat?

D.Howso?参考答案：C6.Itisobviousthatpeopleholddifferentopinionsabout____voluntaryservicesshouldbefinanciallyrewarded．A．that

B．what

C．how

D．whether参考答案：C7.—IheardthatCaoWenxuanhadwontheHansChristianAndersonPrize.—Great!HisbooksalwaysbringmetoplacesImightnot__havebeeneitherinthoughtsorreality.A.regardless B.otherwise C.therefore D.anyhow参考答案：B考查副词辨析。句意：—我听说曹文轩获得汉斯克里斯蒂安安徒生奖。—好极了！他的书总是将我带到否则想象和现实都不会去的地方。regardless不管，不顾；otherwise否则；therefore因此；anyhow不管怎样。故选B。8.TodaywecelebrateChristmas,______itselfissometimesdescribedasafestivalofthehome.A.which B.that C.what D.when参考答案：A9.Congratulationstoyouonyour

forthisWorldFootballChampionships．A．contribution

B．qualification

C．responsibility

D．occupation参考答案：B10.—Canyouhitthatbirdwithyourgun,Tom?—No!It’soutofthe______ofmygun.A.length

B.aim

C.distance

D.range参考答案：D11.

moretimeandattention,youcandoitmuchbetternexttime.A、Give

B、Giving

C、Togive

D、Given参考答案：D略12.Many

things

_____

impossible

in

the

past

are

quite

common

today.

A.having

being

considered

B.

considered

C.

are

considered

D.

considering参考答案：B略13.Findwaystopraiseyourchildrenoften,_____you’llfindtheywillopentheirheartstoyou.A.till

B.or

C.and

D.but参考答案：C略14.---Mr.Wang_________inRussiafortenyears.

---NowonderhespeaksRussiansofluentlythathecanteachRussianinaChinesecollege.A.

hadstayed B.isstaying C.stayed D.hasbeenstaying参考答案：C15.Thereason______hegavemeforbeinglatesounded_______.A.that,interesting

B.why,interesting

C.that,interested,

D.why,interested参考答案：A16.Theteacheraskedhisstudentstostop_____and_____theblackboardcarefully.A.talking;lookingat B.totalk;tolookatC.talking;tolookat D.totalk;lookingat参考答案：C二、完型填空17.Asthehourhandreaches10atnight，PaulLee，a12thGradestudentinBeijing，isgettingreadytoleaveschoolandstarthishomework．Heisnot

1

：manyhighschoolstudentsthroughoutthecountry

2

exactlythesameroutine．MostAmericanstudentsare

3

whentheyhearaboutthisbusy

4

．Thisisnotsurprisingwhenyouconsiderthedifferentattitudestowards

5

inthetwocountries．Americanstudentshavestress，butitisofaverydifferentkind．WhileChineseuniversitiesacceptstudentsbasedmainlyononeexaminationscore，Americanuniversitiestakeapplicantswhoarenotjustacademically（学术上）

6

，butalsogoodatsocialactivities．Americanstudentsare

7

tobecomeall-rounders，anditcanbestressful，buttheydon’tlosetheirfun，whilesomeChinesestudentshavefew

8

ingoingoutandhavingfun．Infact，theeffortsrequiredtoimproveacademic

9

makesomeChinesestudentsveryunhappy．

10

competitionbetweenstudentsalsocausesproblems．”Ifeelpressuredtodowellinexamsbecauseoftheclassranking(排名),”saidJamesZhan，an11thGradeChinesestudent．”ItwouldbeembarrassingifIcame

11

ofmyclass．”Someteachersagreethattherankingsystemcandomoreharmthangood．”Itmeansschoolsputpressureontheirstudentsratherthan

12

theirskills，"saidChangXueying，ateacherinBeijing．

Regardlessofthepressure，though，therearewaysinwhichstudentscan

13

theirlives．”IalwaysrunwhenIdon’tfeellikedoinghomework，it

14

toreducethestress，"saidTracyYuan，aChinesestudent．ButinAmerica，communityservice，artandmusic，arealso

15

amongAmericanstudentsbesidessports．Theythinktheylearnmoreoutofschoolthantheydoinschool．1．A．tired

B．alone

C．away

D．1ively2．A．break

B．ignore

C．support

D．follow3．A．shocked

B．embarrassed

C．delighted

D．worried4．A．hour

B．1esson

C．schedule

D．project5．A．education

B．development

C．situation

D．management6．A．hard

B．valuable

C．available

D．strong7．A．forced

B．appointed

C．selected

D．expected8．A．senses

B．difficulties

C．experiences

D．points9．A．acting

B．performance

C．profession

D．campaign10．A．Friendly

B．Fair

C．Fierce

D．Reasonable11．A．free

B．proud

C．bottom

D．top12．A．protecting

B．studying

C．mastering

D．developing13．A．balance

B．devote

C．take

D．save14．A．helps

B．needs

C．demands

D．fails15．A．lively

B．active

C．popular

D．参考答案：1-5BDACA

6-10DDCBC

11-15CDAAC三、阅读理解18.

Backgroundmusicmayseemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffectonthosewhohearit.Recordedbackgroundmusicfirstfounditswayintofactories,shopsandrestaurantsintheUSA.Verysoonitspreadtootherpartsoftheworld.Nowitisbecomingdifficulttogoshoppingoreatamealwithoutlisteningtobackgroundmusic.Tobeginwith,backgroundmusicwasintendedsimplytocreateasoothing(舒适的)atmosphere.Recently,however,it'sbecomingabigbusiness.AnAmericanmarketingexperthasshownthatmusiccanboost(提升)salesorincreasefactoryproductionbyasmuchasathird.Butithastobethelightmusic.Livelymusichasnoeffectatallonsales.Slowmusiccanincreasereceipts(收入)by34%.Thisisprobablybecauseshoppersslowdownandhavemoreopportunitytospotitemstheywouldliketobuy.Yet,slowmusicisn'talwaystheanswer.Theexpertfoundthatinrestaurantsslowmusicmeantcustomerstooklongertoeattheirmeals,whichreducedoverallsales.Sorestaurantownersmightbewelladvisedtoplayfastermusictokeepthecustomersmoving-unless,ofcourse,theresultingindigestion(消化不良)leadstocomplaints.参考答案：19.Nexttimeyoumakeyourselfahotcupofteaorcoffee,youmightwanttoletitcooldownabitbeforedrinking.Researcherssaylettingyourhotdrinkscooloffcouldhelpyouavoidsomekindsofcancer.ResearchersattheInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer(IARC)foundevidencethatdrinksattemperaturesabove65℃,whenswallowed,cancausecanceroftheesophagus(食道).Theresearchersexaminedfindingsfromotherstudieswhereteaandcoffeewereoftenservedat70℃orabove.ThosestudieswerecompletedinIran,ChinaandSouthAmerica.Indevelopedcountries,healthexpertshavelinkedesophagealcancertosmokingandalcoholic（酒精）drinks.However,thisformofcancerismorecommoninareaswherepeopledrinkbeverages（饮料；酒水）atveryhightemperatures.InEuropeandtheUnitedStates,manypeopledrinkcoffeeandteaattemperaturesaround60℃.Andtheyoftenaddmilkwhichlowersthetemperaturegreatly.However,tea-drinkersinIranandmate-drinkersinSouthAmericaoftenenjoytheirbeveragesatcloserto70℃.TheresearchersfindthatSouthAmericansnotonlydrinktheirmateveryhot,theyalsodrinkitthroughametalstraw(吸管).Thissendsthescaldingliquiddirectlyintothethroat.Thefindings,however,aregoodnewsforcoffeedrinkers.In1991,theWorldHealthOrganizationlistedcoffeeaspossiblycarcinogenic(致癌的).”TheWHOofficialshavesincechangedtheirpositiononthatlisting.Theynowsuggestthatthetemperatureofyourhotdrinkisagreaterriskfactorthantheactualdrinkitself.Theresultssuggestthatdrinkingveryhotbeveragesisoneprobablecauseofesophagealcancerandthatitisthetemperature,ratherthanthedrinksthemselves,thatappearstoberesponsible.7.Whatmightbethecauseofesophagealcancerindevelopedcountries?A.Smoking.B.Alcoholicdrinks.C.Unhealthyvegetables.D.Hotdrinks.8.Wheredotea-drinkerslikeaddingmilk?A.InChina.B.InIran.C.InEurope.D.InSouthAfrica.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scalding”inparagraph5mean?A.sweet.B.cold.C.hot.D.tasteless.10.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisTRUE?A.Once,theWHOthoughtcoffeewouldcausecancer.B.Drinksbelow60℃cancau