广东省肇庆市杏花中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

广东省肇庆市杏花中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Ifwebecomemore inpredictingearthquakes,we’llreduceloss.A.exactly. B.correct. C.accurate. D.conscious.参考答案：C2.Asthisisaverycasualget-together;youcantellthemto________howevertheyfeelliketo.A.dress

B.wearC.puton.

D.haveon参考答案：A这题考查近义词辨析：这几个词都是穿衣服，BCD是及物动词，dress可以用做及物也可以是不及物，表示“穿着”。句意是：因为是随意的聚会，你告诉他们想怎么穿怎么穿。选A。3.Theincreaseofthenumberofthestudentsmakesthelimitedcomputersnot________toeachstudent.A．available

B．helpful

C．acceptable

D．affordable参考答案：A9.Hewasaskedtomakeuptheinformation______bythemanager.A.leftout

B.leftaway

C.leavingout

D.leavingaway参考答案：A略5.Youhavenoideahowshefinishedtherelayraceherfootwoundedsomuch.

A.forB.whenC.with

D.while参考答案：C提示:结合题目结构看,herfootwounded不是一个句子,因为脚受伤应当用被动结构,即herfootwaswounded,所以此处wounded应看作过去分词,从而可以排除B、D两项。英语中只有介词with可以构成复合结构,即with+宾语+宾补。

6.---Whoshouldberesponsiblefortheaccident?---Theboss,nottheworkers.Theyjustcarriedouttheorder_______.A.astold

B.asaretold

C.astelling

D.astheytold参考答案：A7.Einsteinwasusually

hisscientificstudythatheevenforgottoeat.A.veryabsorbing

B.veryabsorbedinC.soabsorbedin

D.suchabsorbedin参考答案：C10.----Heisverypoorinhisstudy.----Takeiteasy.Wewillhelphim________wecan.A.whatever

B.nomatterwhich

C.aswellas

D.asfaras参考答案：D略9.Womenusuallyregardtheirbestfriendassomeone________theycantalkfrequently.A.who

B.that

C.aboutwhich

D.withwhom参考答案：D考查定语从句。句意：女性通常把她们最好的朋友当作她们可以经常谈心的人。此处为定语从句，先行词是someone，指人，在从句中作宾语，talkwithsb.表示“与某人谈话”，故空白处用“withwhom”形式，故D项正确。10.MrsBrownissupposed__________forItalylastweek.A.tohaveleft

B.toleave

C.tobeleaving

D.tohavebeenleft参考答案：A略11.Davidapologizedtomeyesterday._________,Iwon'tforgivehimforitwasnotthefirsttimethathehadhurtme.

A.Ifso

B.Ifever

C.Evenso

D.Eventhough参考答案：C12.Infact,mostpeopleinthatareaare_______thantheywere5yearsagobecauseofyearsofwars.A.pooreroff

B.worseoff

C.betteroff

D.richeroff参考答案：C34.Theireffortswereinvain,becausetheirplanwasn’t______bytheCommittee.A.distinguished

B.negotiated

C.approvedof

D.accusedof参考答案：C略28.Thelecturerwaitedforthelaughterto______beforehecouldspeakagain.

A.dieawayB.diedownC.dieoffD.dieout参考答案：B略15.

Allthebuildingslookoldbutthelibrary_________.

A.needtoberepaired

B.needsreparing

C.needsberepaired

D.needrepairing参考答案：B略16.–ShallIpickyouuptonight?--No,thanks.Don’t_________tocome.Icantakeataxi.A.have

B.bother

C.worry

D.annoy参考答案：B二、新的题型17.Gratitudemakesyourlifebetter36.________Andthankfulnessandappreciationarethepathwaytohappinessandwell-being.Gratitudekeepsusfocusedonwhatisalreadygoodinyourlives,andopensupthedoorwaytomoregoodnesstoflowintoourlives.Gratitudedoesmakeyourlifebetterinthefollowingways.[KS5UKS5UKS5U]Youfeelmoresatisfied.Notcompletelyhappywithyourlife?Gratitudeisalastingfeelingthatlastslongerthanothersensations.37.________Whenyoupracticegratitude,youtaketimetoappreciatethethingsthatyou’rethankfulforinyourlife.38.________Whenyousay“thankyou”tosomeone,theyfeelthatyouappreciatewhattheydidforyou,evenifjustalittlebit.Saying“thankyou”isthereforeapowerfulmotivatorforotherstokeephelpingyouagain.Haveyouevernoticedhowitfeelswhensomeonedoesn’tappreciatewhatyoudidforthem?39.________Thewords,thankyou,goalongway.Youcannevershowsomeoneenoughgratitude.You’rehappier.Gratefulpeoplearehappier.They’remoreintunewithwhat’sgoingwellintheirlivesandfocusmoreonthepositive.40.________It’sveryenjoyabletorecognizethethingsthatyoumighthavebeentakingforgranted,andtofeelhappyforhavingtheminyourlife.A.Youhelpothers.B.Youmotivateothers.C.Theywon’tthankyouafteryouhelpthem.D.Itmakesyounotwanttohelpthemagaininthefuture.E.Whenyouactuallycountyourblessings,itputsyouinapositiveandupliftingmood.F.Gratitudeisthefeelingofbeingthankfulandshowingappreciationforwhatyouhaveinyourlives.G.Gratefulpeoplearemoresatisfiedwiththeirlivesbecausetheyfocusmoreonwhattheyappreciateintheirlife.参考答案：36.F37.G38.B39.D40.E试题分析：本文讲述为什么感恩会让你的生活更美好。KS5U36.F根据下文提到thankfulnessandappreciationarethepathwaytohappinessandwell-being感激和欣赏是快乐和幸福的途径，故选F感恩是对于生活的感激和对于现有生活的欣赏。37.G根据上文提到Gratitudeisalastingfeelingthatlastslongerthanothersensations感恩比其它的感觉更长久，故选G感恩的人们对于生活更满意因为他们专注于欣赏的事物。38.B根据下文提到Whenyousay“thankyou”tosomeone,theyfeelthatyouappreciatewhattheydidforyou,evenifjustalittlebit当你对某人说感谢时，他们感觉你感激他们为你所做的，即使是小小的行为，故选B你可以激励他人；39.D根据上文提到Haveyouevernoticedhowitfeelswhensomeonedoesn’tappreciatewhatyoudidforthem?当有人不感激你所做的，你注意到自己是什么样的感觉了吗，故选D这会让你在未来不再想帮他们。40.E根据上文提到They’remoreintunewithwhat’sgoingwellintheirlivesandfocusmoreonthepositive的积极的态度可知与E项中的positive相吻合，故选E项。三、阅读理解18.Peoplealwaysthinkmenaremoreskilledthanwomenindriving.Nowadayswomenappeartohaveapositiveimageofthemselvesassaferdriversthanmen.InasurveydonebyinsurerMetLife,51%ofwomensaidtheydrivemoresafely.Theevidenceisontheirside:Menare3.4timesmorelikelythanwomentogetaticketforcarelessdrivingand3.1timesaslikelytobepunishedfordrunkdriving.“Womenareonaveragelessaggressiveandmorelawabiding(手法的)drivers,whichleadstofeweraccidents,”thereportsays.However,notallmaledriverssharethesameopinion.OfthemensurveyedbyMetLife,39%claimedmaledriversweresafer.Thefindingsdidbackthemupononepoint:automotiveknowledge.Thereportshowedthatmoremenarefamiliarwithcurrentsafetyequipmentsuchaselectronicstabilitycontrol,whichhelpspreventrolloveraccidents.Autosafetyunavoidablymatterstomoney.Insurancecompaniesfocusonwhatclassesofdrivershavethelowestdollaramountsofclaims,andfornow,thatmainlyincludeswomen.Ingeneral,womenpayabout9%lessforautoinsurancethanmen.AstudybythewebsiteInswebalsoshowedthatautoinsuranceratesarelowerforwomeninmoststates.Amongindividualstates,womengetthegreatestadvantageinWyoming(wheretheypay20%less),SouthDakotaandWashington,D.C.,wheretheirinsurancecostsare16%lower.“Morethan11,9000maledriversdiedinU.S.trafficaccidentin2009,comparedwithjustunder4,900womendrivers,”accordingtothestudy.“Basedonmilestraveled,mendiedatarateof2.5deathsper100millionmilestraveled,vs.1.7deathsforwomen.”12.Accordingtothestudy,maledrivers__________.A.arelessaggressivewhiledrivingB.aremoreskilledatautoknowledgeC.aremorelikelytosticktodrivinglawsD.arelessfamiliarwithsafetyequipment13.Insurancecompaniesfocusonfemaledriverclients(客户)probablybecausethey__________.A.causemoreaccidentsontheroadbutaskforlittleB.causelittledamageandpaymoremoneytotheinsurancecompaniesC.aremorecarefuldriversandcauselessdamageD.makeupthemostpartoftheinsuranceclients14.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________A.menare3.1timesmorelikelytogetticketsthanwomenB.allwomenintheUSApaythesamefortheirautoinsuranceC.morefemaledriversdieeveryyea