四川省绵阳市百顷中学2021年高二英语期末试题含解析

四川省绵阳市百顷中学2021年高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Iwanttosellthehouse，but________Ican’tbearthethoughtofmoving.A．inotherwords

B．ontheotherhandC．foronething

D．asamatteroffact参考答案：B2.Lastmonth,partofSoutheastAsiawasstruckbyfloods,from___effectssomepeoplearestillsuffering.

A.that

B.whose

C.what

D.those参考答案：B3.—Whereisthepictureyoudrewtheotherday?—It_______nexttothemirroronthewall.A.ishung

B.ishanged

C.washanged

D.ishanging参考答案：D4.The_______lookonhisfacesuggestedthathehadpassedtheexam.A.exciting

B.tired

C.tiring

D.excited参考答案：D5.

---Doyouknowthe3Gmobilephonewillcomeontothemarketsoon?---Really?Itissaidtobesuperior______anyothermodel.Ican'twaittobuy_____.A.to;one

B.than;one

C.to;it

D.than;it参考答案：A6.Shepretended______mewhenIpassedby,whichmademepuzzled.A.nottosee

B.notseeing

C.tonotsee

D.havingnotseen参考答案：A7.AsfarasIam_____,Ipreferstayingathometogoingoutforawalk.

A．concerned

B．known

C．considered

D．suggested参考答案：A8.---Youhavetobelieveinyourself.Nooneelsewill,ifyoudon’t.---_______.Confidenceisreallyimportant.A.It’snotmycupoftea

B.That’snotthepoint

C.Idon’tthinkso

D.Icouldn’tagreemore参考答案：D9.TheoldmanaskedLucytomovetoanotherchairhewantedtositnexttohiswife.

A.although B.unlessC.because D.if参考答案：C提示:句意为:“那位老人要求露西坐另一个椅子,因为他想和妻子挨着坐。”

10.Wewereswimminginthelake______suddenlythestormstarted.A.when

B.while

C.until

D.before参考答案：A11.Iftheywinthefinaltonight,theteamaregoingtotouraroundthecity______bytheirsupporters.A.beingcheered

B.becheered

C.tobecheered

D.werecheered参考答案：C略12.Agoodteachermust_____tohisstudentshowimportantaproperlearningmethodis.A.getthrough

B.getacross

C.getaway

D.getover参考答案：B13.Thewirewasfoundbroken.And______,therehappenedtobenoonegettingnear.A.therefore

B.however

C.otherwise

D.fortunately参考答案：D14.Thebreakingofatabooisusuallyupsettingorembarrassingforthepersonandthepeoplearoundhimorher.

A.toconcern

B.concerning

C.

concerned

D.concern参考答案：C15.Thefellowfeltrather____ashewastheonlypersonthatworesportswearattheparty.A.inplace

B.outofplace

C.taketheplaceof

D.takeplace参考答案：B16.Onethousanddollarsamonthisnotafortunebutwouldhelpcovermyliving.

A.bills B.expensesC.prices D.charges参考答案：B提示:本题考查名词词义辨析。bill“账单”;expense“花费,开销”;price“价格”;charge“(货物或服务所需)费用”;生活花销即“livingexpenses”。故本题选B项。

二、新的题型17.任务型阅读(共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)

认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空一词。Weseethemeverywhere–onboxesoffood,onpackagesandonCDs.They,ofcourse,arebarcodes.Theinventionofbarcodeshaschangedthewayweshopandhowcompanieslearnwheretheirproductsare. Barcodesarequiteanewinvention.ItwastwoAmericanuniversitystudents,BernardSilverandNormanWoodland,whofirstgottheideaofbarcodes.In1948,theyheardthatthepresidentofafoodcompanywaslookingforawaytoeasilygetinformationaboutwhatwasbeingsoldtocustomers.Theytriedtohelpbyusingacodesystem.Tomaketheircodes,theydrewcirclesonpaper.Theytheninventedalargeelectronicreadertoreadthecodes.However,computersthenwerebigandslow,sotheycouldn’teasilyrecordthedatathatwasread. Then,inthe1960s,DavidCollinsmadeimportantdevelopmentsinbarcodes.Hedevelopedasystemforrecognizingtraincarriages.Inordertodevelopthistechnologyforotherkindsofbusinesses,Collinsstartedhisowncompany.In1969,Collins’scompanyputabarcodereadingsysteminacarfactory,showingthatbarcodescouldbeuseful. ShortlyafterCollinsstartedhiscompany,anAmericanelectroniccompanycalledRCAalsosawthepotentialofbarcodestohelpbusinesses.RCA’ssystem,whichrecordedhowmuchofaproductwassold,wasnotperfect.Sincebarcodeswerenotcommon,notallproductshadthemanddifferentcompaniesuseddifferentcodes.Then,WoodlandhelpeddeveloptheUniversalProductCode(UPC),whichgaveeveryproductacodethatcontainedinformationaboutthemanufacturerandthekindofproductbeingsold.Thismadebarcodesmuchmorepractical. Inadditiontoshops,hospitalsusebarcodestoidentifypatientsbygivingthemcardswithbarcodesonthem.Librariesusebarcodestorecordwhichbookshavebeenlent,andairportsusethemtodeterminewherebagsaregoing.Barcodeshavemadelifemucheasierandsimpler.Title:BarCodesBarcodes’76.___________onlifetoday*Theyhavechangedthewayweshopandhowcompanieslearnthe77.____________oftheirproducts.*Theyhaveresultedinaneasierand78.___________life.79._______ofbarcodesIn1948*TwoAmericanstudentsheardaboutacompany80.___________awaytoeasilygetinformationaboutthesalesoftheirproduct.Inthe1960s*DavidCollinsimprovedbarcodesby81.___________asystemforrecognizingtraincarriages.In1969*Collins’scompanyputabarcodereadingsysteminacarfactory,which82.___________thatbarcodeswereprobablyof83.__________.ShortlyafterthefoundationofCollins’company*RCAdevelopedbarcodesforsupermarkets.RCA’ssystemrecordedthe84.__________ofaproductsold.*UPCgaveeveryproductacode85.___________informationaboutwhomadetheproductandwhatkindofproductwasbeingsold.

参考答案：任务型阅读：(1’*10)76.effect 77.location/place 78.simpler 79.Development/History/Evolution 80.seeking 81.developing 82.showed 83.use 84.quantity/number/figure 85.containing三、阅读理解18.ItisoftensaidthatWesternEuropeansspeakEnglish．FromtravelingallthroughEurope，1knowthatthisisnotentirelytrue．SomeregionsofEuropehavea90％ofEnglishspeakingrate，whileinotherparts，Englishisgenerallyatonguewhichisimpossibletounderstand．Thedivide，itseems，lieswiththeRomancelanguages．InScandinavia，Germany,Belgium，theNetherlands，andtherestoftheWesternEuropeannon-Romancelanguagespeakingregions，Englishseemstobeunderstoodandspokenjustlikethepeople’Sfirsttongue．InIceland，IhaveneverexperiencedEnglishwasspokenSOwellandSOwidelybyanon。nativespeakingcountry．AndIhavealmostnevermetaDutchpersonwhodidnotspeakEnglishalmostaswellasmycountrymen．ButwhenYoumovetothesouthofWesternEuropealittle,somethinghappens．Englishbecomesalessusefullanguagefortravel．YoujustcrossovertheRomancelanguagebarrierandintoSpain，Portugal，France，andItaly，whereEnglishisspokenataratethatdoesnotseemtobemuchhigherthaninChina，LatinAmerica，orSoutheastAsia．TravelingthroughEuropeandworkingathotelaroundtheworldthatarepopularwithEuropeans，havegivenmeadeeperviewoftheirusageofforeignlanguages．ThenorthernEuropeanscanoftenspeakfiveorsixlanguages，whiletheRomancespeakershardlyknowmorethantheirbirthtongue.AndifyouthinkthatSpanishandItalianaresosimilarthattheycanbeunderstoodbyeachother,Itellyouthatthisiscompletelywrong．SpaniardsandItaliansdon'tevenunderstandeachother．Itisalsonotafactthatpeoplefrombothofthesecountrjescancommunicate1nFrench；onlythosewhoputmucheffortintolearningEnglishorhavelivedabroadforyearscanspeakEnglishwell．PeopleoftensaythatFrenchpeoplereallyunderstandEnglishbutrefusetospeakit，butfromwatchinghundredsofFrenchtravelersovertheyearsstrugglewithEnglishabroadaswellasfriendsinFrancetryinginVain(徒劳的)tocommunicatewithme，Iknowthatthisisnottrue．Englishissimplynotwidelyspokenthereoutsidethelargecities．32