湖南省娄底市温塘镇温塘中心中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

湖南省娄底市温塘镇温塘中心中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Skippingbreakfastcanalsocauseyoutoovereat.Tomakemattersworse,________yourbodyisinaslowstate,itwillnotbeabletoburntheextracaloriesveryefficiently.

A.unless

B.though

C.since

D.before参考答案：C2.Later,newideasandvaluesgraduallyreplaced______intheMiddleages.

A．onesheld

B．thoseholding

C．onesholding

D．thoseheld参考答案：D3.—Butforyourtimelywarning,we_____intogreattrouble.—Well,youknowwe’refriends.A.wouldget

B.musthavegotC.wouldhavegot

D.can’thavegot参考答案：C4.ItwasonlywhenIreadthisstoryforasecondtime________toappreciateitsbeauty.A.didIbegin

B.thatIbegan

C.thenIbegan

D.hadIbegun参考答案：B5.________exhibitsmadeofclayonexhibitionhavetobetakenspecialcareof_____themfrombeingdamaged.

A.Delicate;preventing

B.Fragile;tostop

C.Weak;tokeep

D.Faint;keeping参考答案：B6.Everythingcomeswith________price;thereisnosuch______thingasafreelunchintheworld.A.a;a

B.The;/C./;/

D.a;/参考答案：D【详解】考查冠词。句意：一切都是有代价的；世界上没有免费的午餐。price意为“代价”，为可数名词，第二空前有no，后面的名词不用冠词，故选D项。7.Youmustobeyeverywordofmine.

_____Idon’t?

A.Whatif

B.Sowhat

C.Howif

D.Onlyif参考答案：a略8.Johnisfondofliterature.Heisalwayshappy__________hehasabooktoread.A.aslongas

B.asif

C.nowthat

D.inorderthat参考答案：A9.Cheerup,Maria!Youcanalsoenjoy_____youhavebeendreamingof,ifyoudon’tloseheart.

A．asaconvenientlifeas

B．asconvenientalifeas

C．asalifeconvenientas

D．convenientasalifeas参考答案：B10.Mostofusfound______difficulttofinishtheworkinsuchashorttime.

A.this

B.which

C.what

D.it参考答案：D11.－Wehad_____reallycoldFebruarythisyear

－Ican’tremember_____springwhenitsnowedinChangzhou.A.a,不填

B.

不填;the

C.

the,a

D.

a,a参考答案：D12.Theairwouldcertainlybecleaneriftherewerefewercarsrunninginthecity._______.A.Howdoyoufindit?

B.Howareyougettingon?C.That’sagoodpoint.

D.Imanagedsomehow.

参考答案：C13.When___________,themuseumwillbeopentothepublicnextyear.

A.completing

B.completed

C.beingcompleted

D.tobecompleted参考答案：B14.XiJinpingisthefirstChinesepresident_________theCaribbeancountrysincethetwonationsestablisheddiplomaticties（建交）in1974.A.visited

B.visit

C.tovisit

D.tobevisiting参考答案：C15.It________WorldWarII________thetwoscientistssolvedtheproblems.A.wasuntil;when B.wasn’tuntil;whenC.wasuntil;that D.wasn’tuntil;that参考答案：D16.Ihavegotused______withaforkandknife.

A.toeat

B.toeating

C.eat参考答案：B17.Whydidn’tyoutellmethenewsofthemeeting?--Iknewnothingaboutit,orI_______you.A.wouldtell

B.hadtold

C.told

D.wouldhavetold参考答案：D18.Thenewmayor,whoadored________tothevolleyballmatch,didn’tapprove________thenewbuildingplansatthemeeting.A.togo;ofdiscussing B.togo;discussingC.going;ofdiscussing D.going;todiscuss参考答案：C【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：喜欢看排球比赛的新市长不赞成在会上讨论新的建设计划。adoredoing表示“喜欢做某事”，approveofdoing表示“赞成做某事”，故C项正确。

19.Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A.setout

B.tookover

C.tookup

D.setup参考答案：C二、完型填空20.Dorothywas___11___atthattimeandshewas___12___thatmusicwasallshewantedorneededto___13___herlife.ForalmostayearDorothy___14___ofnothingelse.Thenshe___15___David,ayoungengineertravelingEurope.Theysoonfellin___16___.Davidaskedhertobehis___17___.DorothyalsowantedtomarryDavid.Butsheloved___18___,too.Shedidn’tknowwhattodo.Davidwasagainstherbeingasinger.Hesaid,“Ifyouwanttobeasinger,youmustforgetaboutgettingmarried.Youcan’t___19___doboth.”Thusherdaysweregoneandwouldneverreturn.NowLaurenbecameasingerinsteadofher,whichwasher___20___.11.A.eight

B.eighteen

C.eighty

D.eightyeight12.A.lucky

B.sure

C.afraid

D.fond13.A.fill

B.live

C.lead

D.take14.A.heard

B.knew

C.talked

D.thought15.A.sawoff

B.learnedfromC.heardof

D.metwith16.A.love

B.feeling

C.music

D.touch17.A.assistantB.teacherC.wife

D.student18.A.him

B.engineeringC.herself

D.music19.A.certainly

B.possiblyC.only

D.mainly20.A.thought

B.hope

C.purpose

D.will

参考答案：11-15BBADD

16-20ACDBB21.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。MysisterandIgrewupinalittlevillageinEngland.Ourfatherwasastruggling

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theprincipleinmylifeandlaterinrunningmycompany.Dad’salsoalwaysbeenvery

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me.31.A.biologistB.managerC.lawyerD.gardener32.A.strictB.honestC.specialD.learned33.A.praiseB.courageC.powerD.warmth34.A.thinkB.imagineC.rememberD.guess35.A.unnecessaryB.unkindC.unimportantD.unusual36.A.AnotherB.SomeC.AnyD.Other37.A.onB.inC.atD.about38.A.incaseB.byturnsC.bychanceD.inreturn39.A.reviseB.setC.reviewD.follow40.A.understandingB.experiencedC.seriousD.demanding41.A.takingupB.makingupC.pickingupD.keepingup42.A.suggestionB.decisionC.noticeD.choice43.A.andB.asC.evenifD.asif44.A.helpedB.allowedC.persuadedD.suggested45.A.alwaysB.neverC.seldomD.almost46.A.ratherB.butC.forD.therefore47.A.promiseB.taskC.beliefD.dream48.A.thisB.heC.itD.that49.A.newspaperB.magazineC.programD.project50.A.controlledB.comfortedC.remindedD.raised

参考答案：31-35CCACB

36-40CBDDA

41-45ADBCA

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BDCBD三、阅读理解22.TheBookofLifeSofar,scientistshavenamedabout1.8millionlivingspecies(物种),andthat’sjustasmallnumberofwhatprobablyexistsonEarth.Withsomanyplants,animals,andotherlivingthingscovetingtheplanet,itcanbetoughtofigureoutwhattypeofgrassisgrowingbytheroadsideorwhatkindofbirdjustflewby.Asoon-to-be-startedWebsitemighthelp.AninternationalteamofresearchershasannouncedthecreationofWeb-basedEncyclopedia(百科全书)ofLife(EoL).TheprojectaimstolisteveryspeciesonEarthinasingle,easy-to-usereferenceguide.Togettheencyclopediastarted,thecreatorswilluseinformationfromscientificdatabases(数据库)thatalreadyexist.Andeventually,inspecialsectionsofthesite,non-scientistswithspecializedknowledgewillcometohelp.Bird-watchers,forexample,willbeabletoinputwhatbirdsthey’veseenandwhere.Tomakesuretheencyclopediaisaccurate,scientistswillreviewmuchoftheinformationaddedtoit.AstheEoLdevelops,youmightfinditusefulforschoolprojects.Thesitewillfeature(以……为特色)specialpagesforkidswhoarestudyingecosystemsintheirneighborhoods.AnotherconvenientfeatureoftheEoListhatyou’llbeabletopickthelevelofdetailyouwanttoseetomatchyourinterests,age,andknowledge.Itnowtakesyearsforscientiststocollectallthedatatheyneedtodescribeandanalyzespecies.ThecreatorsoftheEncyclopediaofLifehopethattheirnewtoolwillspeedupthatprocess.60.TheWeb-basedEoLaimsto__________.A.findoutwhatcoverstheearthB.listalllivingthingsonEarthC.workoutthenumberofbirdsD.savetheexistingplants61.OnecharacteristicoftheEoListhat__________.A.itisrunbyschoolstudentsB.itfocusesondifferenttypesofgrassC.itprovidesdifferentlevelsofinformationD.itallowsnon-scientiststoreviewitsdata62.Inthelastparagraph,"thatprocess"means__________.A.analyzingspecies

B.creatinganewtoolC.collectingdata

D.describingspecies参考答案：BCC23.CFacialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample,inAmericanculture(文化)thesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusion(困惑)acrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces(althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities).SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsiancultures,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.Vietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmile.Ourfacesshowemotions(情感),butweshouldnotattemptto“read”peoplefromanothercultureaswewould“read”someonefromourownculture.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.Rather,thereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressivenesspermitted.Forexample,inpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.Whenwithfriends,JapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheire