湖北省荆州市洪湖第二中学2021年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

湖北省荆州市洪湖第二中学2021年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.—Tom,whatapity!Ialmostsucceededyesterday.—_______.Itoldyoutobecarefulbefore.A.OnetreedoesnotmakeaforestB.Wherethere’slife,there’shopeC.OnefalsestepwillmakeagreatdifferenceD.Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday参考答案：C【详解】考查谚语辨析。A.Onetreedoesnotmakeaforest独木不成林；B.Wherethere’slife,there’shope有生命就有希望；C.Onefalsestepwillmakeagreatdifference失之毫厘，谬之千里；D.Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday今日事，今日毕。由语境Itoldyoutobecarefulbefore.可知，答案为C。故C选项正确。．2.Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A.needn’t

B.wouldn’t

C.mustn’t

D.couldn’t参考答案：A略3.Itiscertainthathewill________hisfather'sbusinesswhenheisexperiencedenough.A．takeover

B．thinkoverC．handover

D．goover参考答案：A句意：他有足够的经验时一定会接管他父亲的生意。takeover“接管”；thinkover“仔细考虑”；handover“移交”；goover“复习”。4.Itwasprovedthatdrunk-drivingwas________forthedeathoffivepeopleinNanjing.A.toblame

B.blamedC.beingblamed

D.blaming参考答案：A5.Undernocircumstances________tomovetoanewplacefarawayfromherworkplace，becauseitisn’tconvenientforherfamilyandherself.A．Karenwillagree

B．willKarenagree

C.．Karenwilldisagree

D．willKarendisagree参考答案：B7.

------Ourholidaycostalotofmoney

-------Didit?Well,thatdoesn’tmatter______youenjoyedyourselves.A.

aslongas

B.

unless

C.

assoonas

D.though

参考答案：A略7.—I’veneverseenMikeinlowspirits.—Hedidn’tpasshisdrivingtestathirdtime.He’sbeen________eversince.A.oncloudnine

B.overthemoonC.downinthedumps

D.flyingoffthehandle参考答案：C【详解】考查习惯用语。句意：——我从未见过迈克这么情绪低落。——他第三次没有通过驾驶考试。从那时起，他就一直闷闷不乐。A.oncloudnine狂喜；B.overthemoon欣喜若狂；C.downinthedumps沮丧；D.flyingoffthehandle勃然大怒。故选C。8.–GeorgeandLucygotmarriedlastweek.Didyougototheirwedding?

–No,I_____.Didtheyhaveabigwedding? A.wasnotinvited B.haven’tbeeninvited C.hadn’tbeeninvited D.didn’tinvite参考答案：C9.

I’msorryIdidn’thearyouclearly.________yourepeatthat,please?

A.Could

B.May

C.Must

D.Need参考答案：A略10.Nomatterhowfrequently________,Ialwaysremembernevertostopimprovingmyself.A.praising

B.praised

C.tobepraised

D.beingpraised参考答案：B11.Iregret______youthatmydaughterhasalreadyregretted______outwithyou.Soleaveheraloneanddon’tbotherheranymore.A.telling;todate

B.telling;datingC.totell;todate

D.totell;dating参考答案：C12.Recently,morethanthreethousandstudentsguaranteed

theywouldbefarawayfromnetbarsinZhangjiajiecity,HunanProvince.A．when

B．what

C．whether

D．that参考答案：D13.--Whichteamis

towintheWorldCup?

--Inmyopinion,itis

forGermanteamtowin.A.probable;likely B.possible;probableC.likely;probable D.likely;possible参考答案：D14.Tom’smothertoldhimnot_______intheriverbecauseitwasdangerous.

A.swam

B.swim

C.toswim

D.swimming参考答案：C略15.Mr.Smith,whohelpspassers-byrepairtheirkites,saidthatwhathedidwasnotpaidbut_______.

A.relevant

B.optional

C.random

D.voluntary参考答案：D16..Adrivershould

__theroadwhen

.A.concentrateon;driveB.concentratein;drivingC.concentrateto;drove

D.concentrateon;driving参考答案：D略二、完型填空17.Growingup,Ialwayshidmythumbsinmyfistsbecauseoftheirunusualshape.___41___theydolookmorelikeabigtoe（脚趾）___42___athumb.Andfromanearlyage,mythumbs___43___anothername“toethumbs”.Inhighschool,Iservedasacashierinagrocerystore.Oneday,Iwas___44___asweetlittleoldladyandasI___45___herchangebacktoher,shesuddenlytookmyhandsandsaidinathickPolish___46___,“YouarePolish!Lookatthose___47___Polishthumbs!Theymatchmine!”Sheraisedherhandsand___48___herthumbstomethat___49___weatheredandwrinkled,lookedexactlylikemine!She___50___myhandsagainandsaid,“Be___51___ofthosethumbs!”I’llneverforgetthat30-second___52___withastrangerthatforever___53___myviewofapartofmeIoncewas___54___byandnowaccept.AsIwaseatingdinnerwithmySamueltonight,helookeddownatmyhand___55___onthetablenexttohisandsaid,“Mommy!Ourthumbs___56___!”Ismiledandanswered,“Yes,theydo,buddy!ThosearestrongPolish___57___youhave!Takeprideinthem!Maybesomedayyou’llhavealittleboyorgirlwhowillhavethesamethumbs!”I___58___mysonneverhideshisthumbslikeIdid.Ihopehe’llbeproudoftheir“unusualness”andthe___59___behindthem.Hecarriesona(n)___60___partofmeandthatformewillalwaysbebeautiful!41.A.Admittedly

B.Fortunately

C.Normally

D.Basically42.A.otherthan

B.dueto

C.insteadof

D.alongwith43.A.earned

B.cloned

C.found

D.deserved44.A.waitingfor

B.checkingout

C.talkingwith

D.watchingover45.A.paid

B.charged

C.counted

D.donated46.A.tune

B.voice

C.language

D.accent47.A.beautiful

B.strange

C.long

D.clumsy48.A.passed

B.recommended

C.showed

D.offered49.A.till

B.unless

C.once

D.although50.A.raised

B.inspected

C.examined

D.held51.A.sure

B.skeptical

C.afraid

D.proud52.A.appointment

B.conversation

C.bargain

D.deal53.A.supported

B.changed

C.proved

D.hurt54.A.embarrassed

B.frightened

C.delighted

D.amazed55.A.scratching

B.resting

C.knocking

D.drawing56.A.differ

B.suit

C.fight

D.match57.A.fists

B.thumbs

C.toes

D.hands58.A.guarantee

B.figure

C.insist

D.pray59.A.scene

B.lesson

C.history

D.moment60.A.unique

B.elegant

C.frank

D.sensitive参考答案：41.A

42.C

43.A

44.B

45.C

46.D

47.A

48.C

49.D

50.C

51.D

52.B

53.B

54.A

55.B

56.D

57.B

58.D

59.C

60.A【41题详解】考查副词。A.Admittedly无可否认地；B.Fortunately幸运地；C.Normally正常地；D.Basically主要地。根据下文Andfromanearlyage,mythumbs___3___anothername“toethumbs”.可知，这里作者也对此不可否认。句意：不可否认它们的确更像大脚趾。故选A。【42题详解】考查词组。A.otherthan除了，不同于；B.dueto由于；C.insteadof代替；D.alongwith沿着。根据句意可知，而不是大拇指。句意：它们的确更像大脚趾而不是大拇指。故选C。【43题详解】考查动词。A.earned挣得；B.cloned克隆；C.found发现；D.deserved值得。根据上下文可知这里指获得一个新的名字。句意：从很小的时候，我的大拇指就有了另一个名字“脚趾拇指”。故选A。【44题详解】考查词组。A.waitingfor等待；B.checkingout结账退房；C.talkingwith与---交谈；D.watchingover看守。根据前文Inhighschool,Iservedasacashierinagrocerystore.可知，这里checkout指计算总价并收钱。句意：我正在给一个甜美的小老太太结账的时候。故选B。【45题详解】考查动词。A.paid支付；B.charged索要，指控；C.counted计数；D.donated捐赠。根据句意可知，这里指作者数零钱给她。句意：当我找给她零钱的时候。故选C。【46题详解】考查名词。A.tune曲调；B.voice声音；C.language语言；D.accent口音。根据句意可知这里指很浓的波兰口音。句意：她突然抓住我的手，并用很浓的波兰口音说。故选D。【47题详解】考查形容词。A.beautiful美丽的；B.strange奇怪的；C.long长的；D.clumsy笨拙的。根据后文theymatchmine.可知，老太太认为波兰人的拇指很漂亮。故选A。【48题详解】考查动词。A.passed通过；B.recommended推荐；C.showed显示，展示；

D.offered提供。showsth.tosb.可知，向某人展示某物。句意：她举起她的手并展示给我看。故选C。【49题详解】考查连词。A.till直到---为止；B.unless除非；C.once一旦；D.although尽管。根据后句lookedexactlylikemine!可知，这里是转折关系。句意：尽管历经岁月风霜，皱纹斑斑。故选D。【50题详解】考查动词。A.raised举起，提升；B.inspected视察；C.examined检查；

D.held握住，举行。根据句意可知，这里指握住作者的手。句意：她再次握住我的手。故选C。【51题详解】考查形容词。A.sure确信的；B.skeptical怀疑的；C.afraid害怕的；

D.proud自豪的。beproudof以---而自豪。句意：为这些木质而自豪吧！故选D。【52题详解】考查名词。A.appointment任命，约定；B.conversation谈话；C.bargain便宜货；D.deal交易。根据上文可知，这里指30秒的交谈。句意：我永远不会忘记与一个陌生人30秒的交谈。故选B。【53题详解】考查动词。A.supported支持；B.changed改变；C.proved结果是，证明是；D.hurt使受伤。根据上下文可知，这里只改变了我的观点。句意：改变我对我的一部分的看法。故选B。【54题详解】考查形容词。A.embarrassed尴尬的；B.frightened害怕的；C.delighted高兴的；D.amazed感到惊讶的。根据后句的andnowaccept可知我曾经尴尬。句意：我曾经为此尴尬，现在接受了。故选A。【55题详解】考查动词。A.scratching划伤；B.resting休息；C.knocking撞击；D.drawing绘画。这里的rest应为“倚靠，支撑”之意。句意：他低头看着我放在他的桌旁的手。故选B。【56题详解】考查动词。A.differ不同；B.suit使适应；C.fight战斗，打架；D.match匹配。根据前文Theymatchmine直接找出答案。句意：你的手和我的完全不一样。故选D。【57题详解】考查名词。A.fists拳头；B.thumbs拇指；C.toes脚趾；D.hands手。根据上下文可知，这里指大拇指。句意：那些是你拥有波兰人的拇指。故选B。【58题详解】考查动词。A.guarantee保证，担保；B.figure计算；C.insist坚持；D.pray祈祷。根据句意可知，这里只做者祈祷，希望儿子不要像她以前一样。句意：我祈祷我儿子永远不要像我那样隐藏他的拇指。故选D。【59题详解】考查名词。A.scene场面；B.lesson功课；C.history历史；D.moment片刻。根据句意可知，这里指历史。句意：我希望他会很自豪自己的“拙”和他们背后的历史。故选C。【60题详解】考查形容词。A.unique独一无二的；B.elegant优雅的；C.frank坦白；D.sensitive敏感的。根据上下文可知，这种大拇指是独特的。句意：他遗传了我独特的一部分，对我来说永远是美丽的！故选A。

三、阅读理解18.LongbeforethewhitemancametoAmerica,thelandbelongedtotheAmericanIndiannations.ThenationoftheCherokeeslivedinwhatisnowthesoutheasternpartoftheUnitedStates.Afterthewhitemancame,theCherokeescopiedmanyoftheirways.OneCherokeenamedSequoyahsawhowimportantreadingandwritingwastothewhiteman.HedecidedtoinventawaytowritedownthespokenCherokeelanguage.Hebeganbymakingwordpictures.Foreachwordhedrewapicture.Butthatprovedimpossible--therewerejusttoomanywords.Thenhetookthe85soundsthatmadeupthelanguage.UsinghisownimaginationandanEnglishspellingbook,Sequoyahinventedasignforeachsound.Hisalphabetprovedamazinglyeasytolearn.Beforelong,manyCherokeesknewhowtoreadandwriteintheirownlanguage.By1828,theywereevenprintingtheirownnewspaper.In1830,theU.S.Congresspassedalaw.ItallowedthegovernmenttoremoveIndiansfromtheirlands.TheCherokeesrefusedtogo.Theyhadlivedontheirlandsforcenturies.Itbelongedtothem.WhyshouldtheygotoastrangelandfarbeyondtheMississippiRiver?ThearmywassenttodrivetheCherokeesout.Soldierssurroundedtheirvillagesandmarchedthematgunpointintothewesternterritory.Thesick,theoldandthesmallchildrenwentincarts,alongwiththeirbelongings.Therestofthepeoplemarchedonfootorrodeonhorseback.ItwasNovember,yetmanyofthemstillworetheirsummerclothes.Coldandhungry,theCherokeeswerequicklyexhaustedbythehardshipsofthejourney.Manydroppeddeadandwereburiedbytheroadside.WhenthelastgrouparrivedintheirnewhomeinMarch1839,morethan4,000haddied.Itwasindeedamarchofdeath.56.TheCherokeeNationusedtolive_______A.ontheAmericancontinent.

B.inthesoutheasternpartoftheUS.C.beyondtheMississippiRiver.

D.inthewesternterritory.57.OneofthewaysthatSequoyahcopiedfromthewhitemanisthewayof______A.writingdownthespokenlanguage.

B.makingwordpictures.C.teachinghispeoplereading.

D.printingtheirownnewspaper.58.Alawwaspassedin1830to______A.allowtheCherokeestostaywheretheywere.B.sendthearmytohelptheCherokees.C.forcetheCherokeestomovewestward.D.forbidtheCherokeestoreadtheirnewspaper.59.WhentheCherokeesbegantoleavetheirlands,_______A.theywentincarts.

B.theywentonhorseback.C.theymarchedonfoot.

D.alloftheabove.60.ManyCherokeesdiedontheirwaytotheirnewhomemainlybecauseA.theywerenotwillingtogothere.B.thegovernmentdidnotprovidetransportation.C.theydidnothaveenoughfoodandclothes.D.thejourneywaslongandboring.参考答案：BACDC19.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项.__71Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherthingstheyneedorwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalo