湖北省荆门市杨集中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析

湖北省荆门市杨集中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.ItisusuallywarminmyhometowninMarch,butit___berathercoldsometimes.

A.must

B.would

C.should

D.can参考答案：D略2.—Wheredidyougetthismobilephone?—Ipickeditupfromasecond-handbookshopifyou______know.A.must B.will C.can D.may参考答案：A33.Mostofthepeople__________tothepartywerefamousscientists.

A.invitedB.toinvitedC.beinginvitedD.inviting参考答案：A略4.Noprogresswasmadeinthetradetalkasneithersidewouldaccepttheconditionsof_________.

A.others

B.either

C.theother

D.another参考答案：C略5.Honestlyspeaking,____withcommonknowledgecouldn’thavemadesuchafoolishdecision.A.Who

B.Whoever

C.Anyone

D.someone参考答案：C6.Itisreportedthatabuswentoutof_____controlonahighwaysouthofthecitylastnight.A．/

B．the

C．a

D．an参考答案：A7.Thereareseveralpeoplewhohavecalled_______theadvertisementweplacedinyesterday’snewspaper.A.infavourof B.inresponseto C.inhonourof D.inreturnfor参考答案：B8.Theincreaseofthenumberofthestudentsmakesthelimitedcomputersnot________toeachstudent.A．available

B．helpful

C．acceptable

D．affordable参考答案：A9.It'simportanttolearntotakeapositiveattitude______lifewhenyouare________trouble.A．to；under

B．of；in

C．to；in

D．with；in参考答案：B10.Today,_________rapidtransportationandcommunication,thewholeworldseemstobesmaller.A.regardlessof B.inspiteof C.insteadof D.becauseof参考答案：D11.Youcan’twinthegame

youneverpracticeduringthisperiod.

A.when

B.though

C.while

D.once参考答案：A略12.Itis_______heoftenbreakstheschoolrules_______makeshisheadteacherunsatisfiedwithhim.A．what,that

B．that,that

C．that,what

D．which,that参考答案：B

13.Heopenedthedooronlytofindmanyteachers______atthebackoftheclassroom.A.seating

B.seated

C.wereseating

D.seat参考答案：B14.

whenIpassedtheentranceexamination,myfamily_______me____mysuccess.

A.celebrated;on

B.congratulated;onC.celebrated;to

D.congratulated;to参考答案：B15.Thedriversuddenlystoppedhiscarjustbeforeitanoldman.

A.knockedat B.knockedbackC.knockedabout D.knockedinto参考答案：D提示:句意为:“司机突然刹车,差点撞着一位老人。”knockintosb.“撞上某人”,宾语在介词后面。knockback“阻碍,妨碍”。knockat“敲门”;knockabout“漫游”。

16.—You_______toJoey.Itwashisfault.—ThereasonwhyIdidsowasthatIdidn’twanttolosemyfriend.A.mustn’tapologize

B.didn’tneedtoapologizeC.shouldn’tapologize

D.needn’thaveapologized参考答案：D【详解】考查情态动词。句意：——你本不必向Joey道歉的。这是他的错。——我这样做的原因是我不想失去我的朋友。A.mustn’tapologize禁止道歉；B.didn’tneedtoapologize不需要道歉；C.shouldn’tapologize不应该道歉；D.needn’thaveapologized本不需要道歉，题干中表示“本来不需要做某事却做了（对过去的虚拟）”，故选D。17.Thelaboratory________constructionwillbecompletedbytheendofthismonth.A．at

B．under

C．for

D．in参考答案：B18.Davidwantstobe________engineerwhileCathywantstobe________doctor.A.an;the

B.the;the

C.the;a

D.an;a参考答案：D19.Thoughthemurderer______prison,hedidn’t______deathintheend.A.escaped;escape

B.escapedfrom;escapefrom

C.escaped;escapefrom

D.escapedfrom;escape参考答案：B二、完型填空20.完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Forty-threeyearsago，Iwasatwelve-year-oldboyinMarinette．Anoldladywasa

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onmy

routetodeliverpapers．OnaSaturdayafternoon，afriendandIweremindlesslythrowing

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ontotheroofoftheoldlady’shousefromthebushes．The

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ofourplaywastoobservehowtherockschangedtomissiles(飞弹)asthey

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totheroof’sedgeandshotoutintotheyardlikecomets(彗星)．Ifoundaperfectlysmoothrockand40

itfora(n)ride．Thestonewastoosmooth，however,soit

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frommyhandasIletitgoandheadedstraightforawindow．Wewereso42

ofgettingcaughtthatwetookoff43

thananyofourmissilesthatflewoffherroof．However,afewdayslater,whenIwassurethatIhadn’tbeen44

，Istartedtofeelguiltyforhermisfortune．Shestill

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mewithasmileeachdaywhenIgaveherthepaper.ImadeupmymindthatIwould

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mypaperdeliverymoney．Threeweekslater,Ihad7dollarsandputthemoneyinanenvelopewithanote

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thatIwassorryforbreakingherwindowandhopedthatthemoneywouldcoverthecostfor

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it．Iwaiteduntilitwas

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，sneakeduptothelady’shouse，andputtheenvelopebythedoor．Thenextday,Ihandedtheladyherpaperandreturnedthewarm

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whichIwasreceivingfromher．She51

meforthepaperandgavemeabag，saying，“Here，Ihavesomecookiesforyou.”Ithankedherand

52toeatthecookiesasIcontinuedmyroute．Afterseveralcookies，Ifelta(n)

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andpulleditoutofthebag．WhenI54it，1wasshocked．Insidewasthesevendollarsandashortnote，saying，“I’m

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ofyou.”36．A．friend B．customer

C．suspect

D．37．A．balls B．bricks

C．sticks

D．rocks38．A．condition B．challenge

C．aim

D．mark39．A．rolled B．struggled

C．climbed

D．sailed40．A．put B．sent

C．took

D．brought41．A．linked B．dropped

C．rose

D．slipped42．A．disappointed B．scared

C．excited

D．pleased43．A．morequickly B．morepeacefully

C．morequietly

D.moresmoothly44．A．discovered B．punished

C．wounded

D．forgiven45．A．encouraged B．comforted

C．greeted

D．hugged46．A．pay B．earn

C．spend

D．save47．A．concluding B．realizing

C．saying

D．introducing48．A．decorating B．repairing

C．cleaning

D．painting49．A．clear B．possible

C．cold

D．dark50．A．smile B．drink

C．handshake

D．word51．A．asked B．thanked

C．invited

D．rewarded52．A．learned B．prepared

C．started

D．fried53．A．envelope B．book

C．letter

D．card54．A．carried B．wrote

C．read

D．opened55．A．sick B．careful

C．proud D.well参考答案：36-40BDCAB

41-45DBAAC

46-50DCBDA

51-55BCADC21.Marsisnot,itseems,thedryoldplanetweoncebelieved

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．Astronautswhoare

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togothereinthenextdecademayfindplenty

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watertoslake（消除）theirthirst．Andwithwaterpresentthe

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offindingsomesortoflifeofMarsare

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brighter． Thisistheviewoffortygeologistswhohavebeenanalyzing

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ofpicturesandotherscientific

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obtainedbyrobotexplorersinthesixtiesandseventies． Tobeginwith,scientiststhoughttheRedplanetwasas

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astheMoon

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duststormsswirlingovervastsandy

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．Butnowthepictureisverydifferent

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mountainsandvalleyscarvedby

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glaciersandriversrushingandrumblingdeepunderground． InareportontheanalysisoftheMartianpicturesDr．MichaelCaroftheU．S．GeologicalSurveycomments:“Iamconvinced

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lotsofwateronMars．”Anysurfacewaterwillbeinthe

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ofice．Butitcouldsaveexplorersfrom

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totakesomuch

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withthem． Thereportsays

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Marsprobablyhadawarmerclimateinages

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duetoitsaxis（轴）havingbeenmoretilted（倾斜）towardsthesun． 19

signsofplantoranimallifehavebeendetectedbyinstrumentslandedonMars,

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thelandingvehicleshavebeensentthereforafewyears．1．A．itis

B．it

C．ittobe

D．was2．A．expected

B．hoped

C．required

D．sent3．A．to

B．of

C．more

D．in4．A．chances

B．openings

C．occasions

D．possibility5．A．quite

B．very

C．much

D．more6．A．afew

B．many

C．thousand

D．thousands7．A．skills

B．news

C．intelligence

D．information8．A．peaceful

B．quiet

C．lifeless

D．dead9．A．of

B．with

C．for

D．through10．A．deserts

B．mountains

C．rivers

D．seas11．A．from

B．between

C．for

D．with12．A．energetic

B．great

C．heavy

D．powerful13．A．there’s

B．there’re

C．here’s

D．here’re14．A．appearance

B．way

C．form

D．shape15．A．have

B．having

C．carry

D．carrying16．A．water

B．ice

C．equipment

D．oxygen17．A．what

B．if

C．how

D．that18．A．pass

B．past

C．ago

D．before19．A．Not

B．No

C．Nor

D．Never20．A．probably

B．perhaps

C．supposed

D．although参考答案：1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C6.D

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A11.D

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B16.A

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.D三、阅读理解22.Pushyparentsandteacherswho"hothouse"theunder-5sriskcausingdamagetothechildren'slong-termdevelopment,aleadingeducationexpertsaid.LilianKatz,ProfessorofEducationattheUniversityofIllinois,toldthatfour-year-oldsengagedinreadingandwritingwentontoperformworseacademicallythanthose,engagedinimaginativelearning.Theyscoredhigherintestsattheageof5,butchildrenwhosefirstyearatschoolwasstimulating(使人兴奋的)outstrippedthemyearslater.Thefindingssuggestthatthegovernment'sstructuredapproachtoearly-yearslearningcouldbestoringupproblemsforchildren.Theyalsoraiseseriousquestionsabouttheplanforallchildrentobeabletoreadbytheageof6.Inmanycountriesformalteachingdoesnotstartuntilchildrenare6or7andhaveimprovedtheirsocialandmanualskills.Childrenstartlearningtoreadandwriteat6intheUnitedStates,FranceandGermany,andat7inFinlandandSweden.ProfessorKatzsaidthatinmanyschoolsthecourseswere“boringchildrentotears”.MuchacademicteachingrequiredIchildrentolearnbymemorizingpiecesofinformationoutofcontext,shesaid.Teachinginreceptionclassshouldinsteadallowchildrentodeveloptheirintellectbyexploringtheirenvironmentsandaskingquestions."Researchsuggeststhebenefitsofformalacademicinstructionforfourandfive-year-oldsseemtobepromisingwhentheyaretestedearly,butconsiderablylesssointhelongterm.Whenthesechildrenarefollowedoveraperiodofthreeormoreyears,thosewhohadearlyexperienceinmoreintellectuallyengagingcurriculaweremorelikelytodowellinschoolthantheirpeers,whohadreceivedearlyacademicinstruction."Sheadvocatesteachingchildrenthroughfirst-handexperienceandplay,inmixed-agedclasses.Thiscanincludepuppetshows,drawingorrunningapretendshopintheclassroom.8.Accordingtothepassage,thosewho"hothouse"theunder-5swouldprobably______.A.preferalotofinteractionandstimulationwhileteachingB.teachinalivelywaytomotivatekids'interestC.pushthekidstomemorizepiecesofinformationD.careaboutthekids'physicaldevelopment9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"outstripped"inParagraph2mean?A.didbetterthan

B.lookeddownupon

C.caughtupwith

D.performedworsethan10.Themessagetheauthorwantstodeliverthroughthepassageisthatformalteaching______.A.canstartatdifferenttimesindifferentcountriesB.shouldnotbestartedtooearlyC.isbestcarriedoutinFinlandandSwedenD.shouldincludeteachingchildrensocialandmanualskills11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheopinionofLilianKatz?A.Childrenshouldbetaughtthroughfirst-handexperience.B.Learninginamixed-ageclassisgoodforchildren.C.Runningashopcanhelpchildrengetgoodmarks.D.Puppetshowsanddrawingareusefulwaysinteachingchildren.参考答案：8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C这篇文章主要讲了研究表明正式教育不要开始的太早，否则会对孩子的长期发展造成损害，小孩子应该从玩儿中学习。8.细节理解题。由Pushyparentsandteacherswho"hothouse"theunder-5sriskcausingdamagetothechildren'slong-termdevelopment,aleadingeducationexpertsaid.LilianKatz,ProfessorofEducationattheUniversityofIllinois,toldthatfour-year-oldsengagedinreadingandwritingwentontoperformworseacademicallythanthose,engagedinimaginativelearning.可知把五岁的孩子关到家里的那些人可能在强迫孩子记忆一些知识，选C。9.词义猜测题。由Theyscoredhigherintestsattheageof5,butchildrenwhosefirstyearatschoolwasstimulating（使人兴奋的）outstrippedthemyearslater.可猜出"outstripped"的意思是超过、超出，故选A。10.推理判断题。由Pushyparentsandteacherswho"hothouse"theunder-5sriskcausingdamagetothechildren'slong-termdevelopment,aleadingeducationexpertsaid.可推断出正式教育不要开始的太早，选B。11.细节理解题。由Sheadvocatesteachingchildrenthroughfirst-handexperienceandplay,inmixed-agedclasses.Thiscanincludepuppetshows,drawingorrunningapretendshopintheclassroom.可知LilianKatz并没有提到经营一家商店能够帮助孩子们取得好的分数，故选C。23.ChinaDaily

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