广西壮族自治区贵港市江南实验中学2022-2023学年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

广西壮族自治区贵港市江南实验中学2022-2023学年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.NewZealand'suniversitiesofferawide__ofcoursesinmanyfields,includingthearts,economics,communicationsandtechnology.

A.range

B.process

C.trend

D.bunch参考答案：A略2.Georgeisgoingtotalkaboutthegeographyofhiscountry,butIwouldratherhe__________moreonitsculture.A.focus

B.focused C.wouldfocus D.hadfocused参考答案：B3.Whilebuildingatunnelthroughthemountain,__________.

A.anundergroundlakewasdiscoveredB.therewasanundergroundlakediscoveredC.alakewasdiscoveredundergroundD.theworkersdiscoveredanundergroundlake参考答案：D4.ThemanagerissaidtohavearrivedbackfromPariswherehe______someEuropeanpartners.A.wouldmeetB.ismeetingC.meets

D.hadmet参考答案：C略5.Notuntilhetoldmeyesterday_______whathadhappened.A.Ididknow

B.Iknow

C.didn’tIknow

D.didIknow参考答案：D6.Sheisawell-organizedpersonandshealwayslikeseverythingtobe________beforeshestartswork.A.instore B.inplace C.indoubt D.inneed参考答案：B7.

isnodoubt

theamberroomwaslostintheworldWarⅡ.A.It;that

B.It;whether

C.There;that

D.There;whether.参考答案：A8._________________againandagain,mysonfinallyadmittedstealingmymoney.A.Havingbeenasked

B.HewasaskedC.Askinghim

D.Thoughhewasasked参考答案：A略9.____theInternetisofgreathelp,Idon’tthinkit’sagoodideatospendtoomuchtimeonit.A.If

B.While

C.Because

D.As参考答案：B10.---Wouldyoubesokindastoclosethewindow?---_________.A.Withpleasure

B.Itdepends.

C.Whynot

D.Mypleasure.参考答案：A11.Childrenare____________tomeetwithsetbacksastheygrowup,sotheirparentsdon’thavetoworryaboutit.A.possible B.due

C.necessary D.bound参考答案：D12.Whilebuildingatunnelthroughthemountain,________________.A.anundergroundlakewasdiscovered

B.therewasanundergroundlakediscoveredC.alakewasdiscoveredunderground D.theworkersdiscoveredanundergroundlake参考答案：D略13.Atthemeeting,wediscussedthreedifferent_______tothestudyofchemistry.

A.method

B.means

C.ways

D.approaches参考答案：D14.Theboyisoftenfound_____inreadingbooks.A.absorbs

B.isabsorbedC.absorbing

D.absorbed参考答案：D15.–Howdoyoufindyournewhouse,Jackie?--Totellyouthetruth,thehouseitselfisnotparticularly_____mymind,butIlikeitsenvironment.A.to

B.in

C.for

D.over参考答案：A16.Agooddrivershould________theroadwhen________.A.concentrateon;drives

B.concentrateon;drivingC.concentratein;drives

D.concentratein;driving参考答案：B17.I__________useaclocktowakemeupbecauseatsixo'clockeachmorningthetraincomesbymyhouse.

A.couldn’t

B.mustn’t

C.shouldn’t

D.needn’t

参考答案：D略18.People,withtheyoung_______,lovetosurftheInternetforentertainment.A.ingeneral

B.indetail

C.inparticular

D.inbrief参考答案：C19.Manyendangeredanimals,suchastheMalayansun-bear,____indangerofdyingout.A.remain

B.remains

C.areremained

D.isremained参考答案：A二、完型填空20.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Discussingthecausesofanimalendangerment,it’simportanttounderstandindividualspeciesarenottheonlyfactors.Endangermentisabroad

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,onethatinvolvesthehabitats(栖息地)andenvironments.Althoughsomemeasuresarebeingtakentohelpspecificcasesofendangerment,theuniversalproblemcannotbesolveduntilhumans

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thenaturalenvironments.Therearemanyreasonswhyaparticularspeciesmaybecomeendangered,buthabitatdestructionisontop.Ourplanetischanging,causinghabitatstobemodified.Naturalchangestendtooccurata

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pace,usuallycausingonlyaslight

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onindividualspecies.However,whenchangesoccuratafastpace,thereislittleornotimeforindividualspeciesto

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andadjusttonewcircumstances,whichcancreateterribleresults.Forthisreason,rapidhabitatlossistheprimarycauseofspeciesendangerment.Thestrongest

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inrapidhabitatlossarehumanbeings.Nearlyeveryregionoftheearthhasbeenaffectedbyhumanactivity.Thelossofmicrobes(微生物)insoilsthat

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supportedtropicalforests,the

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offvariousfishesinpollutedhabitats,andchangesinglobalclimatecausedbythe

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ofgreenhousegasesareallresultsofhumanactivity.Itcanbedifficultforanindividualto

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theeffectshumanshavehadonspecificspecies.Butitisquite

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thathumanactivityhasgreatly

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tospeciesendangerment.

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,althoughtropicalforestsmaylookasiftheywerethickandhealthy,theyare

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highlysusceptible(易受影响的）todestructionbecausethesoilsinwhichtheygrow

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nutrients.Ifthecurrentrateofforestlosscontinues,hugequantitiesofplantandanimalspecieswilldisappear.16.A.theme

B.project

C.issue

D.experiment17.A.worsen

B.protect

C.construct

D.ignore18.A.gradual

B.single

C.stable

D.rapid19.A.anxiety

B.improvement

C.impact

D.burden20.A.survive

B.react

C.reflect

D.live21.A.ruins

B.objections

C.limitations

D.forces22.A.formerly

B.formally

C.freely

D.usually23.A.appreciation

B.destruction

C.extinction

D.existence24.A.escape

B.leak

C.release

D.relief25.A.cause

B.remind

C.remember

D.recognize26.A.reasonable

B.obvious

C.possible

D.natural27.A.devoted

B.donated

C.contributed

D.adapted28.A.Inshort

B.Bycontrast

C.Asaresult

D.Forexample29.A.naturally

B.actually

C.fully

D.completely30.A.lack

B.contain

C.reduce

D.limit参考答案：16-20.CBACB

21-25.DACCD

26-30.BCDBA21.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。TheTrueStoryofTreasureIsland

ItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson'simagination.__41__,recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.

Stevenson,aScotsman,hadlived__42_formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora__43__.WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson__44__.

EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong__45__overthehills.Theyhadbeen__46__thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.Keptindoorsbytheheavyrain,Lloydfeltthedays__47__.Tokeeptheboyhappy,Robertaskedtheboytodosome__48__.

Onemorning,theboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanisland.Robert__49__thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof__50___."What’sthat?"heasked."That'sthe__51__treasure,"saidtheboy.Robertsuddenly__52__somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy's__53__.Whiletherainwaspouring,Robertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe__54__atwelve-year-oldboy,justlikeLloyd.Butwhowouldbethepirate?

RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenly,whowalkedaroundwiththe__55__ofawoodenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto__56___suchamaninastory.___57__JohnSilver,thepiratewithawoodenleg,was_58__.

So,thankstoa__59__SeptemberinScotland,afriendwithawoodenleg,andtheimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboy,wehaveoneofthegreatest__60___storiesintheEnglishlanguage.

41.AHowever

BBesides

CTherefore

DFinally

42.Aalone

Bnextdoor

Cathome

Dabroad

43.Ameeting

Bstory

Choliday

Djob

44.ALloyd

BRobert

CHenley

DJohn

45.Atalk

Brest

Cwalk

Dgame

46.Aattempting

Bmissing

Cplanning

Denjoying

47.Aquiet

Bdull

Cbusy

Dcold

48.Acleaning

Bwriting

Cdrawing

Dexercising

49.Adoubted

Bnoticed

Cdecided

Drecognized

50.Athesea

BScotland

Cthehouse

Dtheisland

51.Aforgotten

Bdiscovered

Cburied

Dunexpected

52.Asaw

Bdrew

Cmade

Dlearned

53.Abook

Breply

Cpicture

Dmind

54.Astar

Bhero

Cwriter

Dchild

55.Ahelp

Buse

Cproblem

Dbottom

56.Apraise

Bproduce

Cinclude

Daccept

57.AYet

BAlso

CBut

DThus

58.Aread

Bborn

Chired

Dwritten

59.Arainy

Bsunny

Ccool

Dwindy

60.Anews

Breal-life

Clove

Dadventure参考答案：41-45ADCAB

46-50DBCBD

51-55CACBA

56-60CDBAD三、阅读理解22.

Inthekitchenofmymother'shousestherehasalwaysbeenawoodenstand

withasmallnotepad

andaholeforapencil.

I'mlookingforpaperonwhichtonotedownthenameofabookIamrecommendingtomymother.Overfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpadandpencil,fivehouseslater,thecurrentpaperandpencillookthesameastheyalwaysdid.Surelyitcan'tbethesamepencil.Thepadismoremodern,butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone.

"I'mjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepadandpencilafteralltheseyears."Isaytoher,walkingbackintotheliving-roomwithasheetofpaperandthepencil."Youstilluseapencil.Can'tyouaffordapen?"

Mymotherrepliesalittlesharply,"Itworksperfectlywell.I'vealwayskeptthestandinthekitchen.IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea,andIwasalwaysinthekitcheninthosedays."

ImmediatelyIcanpictureher,hairwild,bluehousecoatcoveredinflour,awoodenspooninonehand,thepencilintheother,hermouthmovingsilently.Mymothersmilesandsays,"OnedayIwascookingandwatchingbabyPauline,andIhadabrilliantthought,butthestandwasempty.Oneofthechildrenmusthavetakenthepaper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldownontheback.ItturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthemathematicalproblemIwasworkingon."

Thisstory—whichhappenedbeforeIwasborn—remindsmehowextraordinarymymotherwas,andis,asagiftedmathematician.IfeelembarrassedthatIcomplainaboutnothavingenoughchild-freetimetowork.Later,whenmymotherisinthebathroom,Igointoherkitchenandturnoverthebreadboards.Sureenough,onthebackofthesmallestone,aresomepenciledmarksIrecognizeasmathematics.Thosesymbolshavetravelledunaffectedthroughfiftyyears,rootedinthesoilofacheapwoodenbreadboard,invisibleexhibitsateverymeal.

71.Whyhastheauthor'smotheralwayskeptthenotepadandpencilinthekitchen?

A.Toleavemessages.

B.Tolisthereverydaytasks.

C.Tonotedownmathsproblems.

D.Towritedownaflashofinspiration.72.Whatistheauthor'soriginalopinionaboutthewoodenstand?

A.Ithasgreatvalueforthefamily.

B.Itneedstobereplacedbyabetterone.

C.Itbringsherbacktoherlonelychildhood.

D.Itshouldbepassedontothenextgeneration.73.Theauthorfeelsembarrassedfor

_________.

A.blaminghermotherwrongly

B.givinghermotheralotoftrouble

C.notmakinggooduseoftimeashermotherdidD.notmakinganybreakthroughinherfield

74.Whatcanbeinferred推断出)fromthelastparagraph?

A.Themotherissuccessfulinhercareer.

B.Thefamilymembersliketravelling.

C.Theauthorhadlittletimetoplaywhenyoung

D.Themarksonthebreadboardhavedisappeared.

75.Intheauthor'smind,hermotheris

___________.

A.strangeinbehavior

B.keenonherresearchC.fondofcollectingoldthings

D.carelessaboutherappearance参考答案：23.Youmaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorride.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGray,PhD,oftheUniversityofNorthCarolina,US,hasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.Heisknownasthe“ElevatorGuy”.

“Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette(礼仪)issortofodd(奇怪的),”GraytoldtheBBC.“They(elevators)aresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.”

Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.Ifsomeoneelsecomesin,wemayhavetomove.Andhere,accordingtoGray,liftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserved.

Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealift,youcandowhateveryouwant–it’syourownlittlebox.

Iftherearetwoofyou,yougointodifferentcorners,standingdiagonally(对角线地)acrossfromeachothertocreatedistance.

Whenathirdpersonenters,youwillunconsciouslyformatriangle.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquare,withsomeoneineverycorner.Afifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddle.

Newentrantstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively.Oncein,formostpeopletheruleissimp