湖南省湘潭市和平中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析

湖南省湘潭市和平中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Thetwinsaresimilar_____eachother____character.A.to;in

B.to;of

C.to;on

D.in;to参考答案：A2.Youmaysendmeane-mailorjustgivemeacall.

willdo．A．Neither

B．Each

C．Any

D.Either参考答案：D3.---Look!Somebody________thedishes.---Well,Itwasn’tme.Ididn’tdoit.A.waswashing

B.iswashing

C.haswashed

D.hadwashed参考答案：C4.Heconvincedme,asmuchbyexampleas______,thatitwasourmoraldutytoserveothers.A.words

B.action

C.explanation

D.models参考答案：A5.Solittle___aboutsciencethatthelecturewas___myunderstanding．A．Iknew;over

B．knewI;beyondC．didIknow;over

D．didIknow;beyond参考答案：D6.Theclotheswhich_____withthefamousplayer’snamesellwellallthoughtheyear.

A.aremarked

B.marked.

C.aremarking

D.mark参考答案：A7.Maryworkedhereasa______secretaryandIendedupgettingafull-jobwiththecompany.

A.pessimistic

B.temporary

C.previous

D.cautious参考答案：B8.Asyou______newwordsincontext,itisaverygoodmethodforyoutoguesstheirmeanings.

A.comeabout

B.comeacross

C.comeout

D.comeup参考答案：B9.Carrying

alightloadonyourbicyclemakesitmoredifficulttocontrol.A.morethan

B.notmorethanC.lessthan

D.nomorethan参考答案：A【详解】考查词组。A.morethan多于；

B.notmorethan不超过，至多；

C.lessthan少于；

D.nomorethan只是，仅仅。句意：你的自行车上携带超额负载会使自行车不稳而更难以控制。故选A。10.Youshouldtrytogetagoodnight’ssleep____________muchworkyouhavetodo.

A.however B.nomatter C.although D.whatever参考答案：A11.Afootballteamis_______elevenplayerswhilesixplayerscan_______avolleyballteam.A.madeupof;makeup

B.madeup;madeupofC.makeup;makeupof

D.makeupof;makeup参考答案：A12.---Whatdoyouthinkofhissuggestionthatsafetystandards_____?---Itiswellworthconsiderationinmyopinion.A.willimproved

B.shouldimprove

C.beimproved

D.willbeimproved参考答案：C13.Whatallthesegroupshaveincommonisthattheyasktobetreated___respectandequality,___race,religionorsex.

A.for;

asto

B.in;

inspiteof

C.with;

becauseof

D.with;

regardlessof参考答案：D14.______theygrowtheymakesurethatwhatisleftinthegroundafterharvesting______anaturalfertilizerforthenextyear’scrop.A.Whatever;become

B.Whichever;become

C.Whatever;becomes

D.Whichever;becomes参考答案：C15.Thesetwowordsaredifferent_______eachotherinspellingwhiletheyaresimilar______eachotherinpronunciation.A.from;to

B.from;as

C.with;like

D.with;to参考答案：A16.—Look!Somebody________thesofa.—Well,itwasn'tme.Ididn'tdoit.A.iscleaning

B.wascleaningC.hascleaned

D.hadcleaned参考答案：C句意：——看，有人已经打扫了沙发。——是的，不是我，我没有做。强调过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响用现在完成时。二、完型填空17.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Therewasaterriblerainstormunexpectedly.Theraincausedthestreets36andthesubwaysystemalmostcametoastop.Unfortunately,thishappenedduringthemorningrushhour.Manypeoplewhoweregoingtoworkwere37togohome.Somestruggledto__38

ataxiortogetonabus.Stillothersfacedthe___39_bravely,walkingmilestogettowork.I

40tobeoneofpeopleonthewaytoworkthatmorning.Iwentfromsubwaylinetosubwaylineonlytofindthatmost_41_hadstopped.Aftermakingmyway__42__crowdsofpeople.Ifinallyfoundasubwaylinethatwas__43_.Unfortunately,thereweresomanypeoplewaitingto__44thesubwaythatIcouldnotevengetdownthestairstothe

45.SoItookthetraingoingintheoppositedirection,andthenswitchedbacktothedowntowntrain.Finally,afterwhatseemedlikeforever,thetrain__46mystop.ThenIhadtowalkseveralblocksintheincreasinglyheavyrain.WhenIgottomyoffice,Iwas_47_through,exhaustedand48.Myco-workersandIspendmostofthedaydryingoff.Whenitwas5:00pm,Iwasreadytogohome.Iwasabouttoturnoffmycomputer__49_IreceivedanemailfromGarth,myDirector:Iwouldliketothankallofyouwhomadetheeffortand50reportedtowork.Itisalwaysrelaxing,attimeslikethese,whenemployeessoclearlyshowtheir51totheirjobs.Thankyou.Garth’semailwasshort,butIlearnedmorefromthat

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messagethanIeverdidfromatextbook.Theemailtaughtmethatafewwordsof__53canmakeabigdifference.Therainstormandthetraffic__54_hadmademetiredandupset.ButGarth’swordsimmediately__55__meandputasmilebackonmyface.36.A.break

B.flood

C.sink

D.crash37.A.forced

B.refused

C.adjusted

D.gathered38.A.order

B.pay

C.call

D.search39.A.climate

B.scenery

C.storm

D.burden40.A.used

B.promised

C.deserved

D.happened41.A.practice

B.routine

C.process

D.service42.A.to

B.through

C.over

D.for43.A.operating

B.cycling

C.turning

D.rushing44.A.check

B.carry

C.find

D.board45.A.street

B.ground

C.floor

D.platform46.A.paused

B.crossed

C.reached

D.parked47.A.wet

B.weak

C.sick

D.hurt48.A.ashamed

B.discouraged

C.surprised

D.puzzled49.A,while

B.when

C.where

D.after50.A.hardly

B.casually

C.ly

D.eventually51.A.devotion

B.donation

C.connection

D.reaction52.A.accurate

B.urgent

C.brief

D.humorous53.A.promise

B.appreciation

C.advice

D.guidance54.A.troubles

B.signals

C.rules

D.signs55.A.corrected

B.supported

C.amazed

D.refreshed参考答案：36-40BACCD

41-45DBADD46-50CABBD51-55ACBAD略三、阅读理解18.Howdoyouknowifyourhomeisaneasyaimforthefts?Aroundtheholidays,manyfamiliesdon'tconsidertakingpropermeasurestopreventtheirhomesfromsufferingholidaythefts.Withjustafewsimplesteps,youcanbettermakesureofthesafetyofyourhomeduringalloftheholidaycelebrations.Hereareafewtipsformakingitdifficulttotellyouareawayfromhome．●Eitherhaveatrustedneighborpickupyourmailandnewspapers,ortellyourmailpersontoholdyourmailuntilyoureturn．Nothingsays“Hey，wearenothome!”likewhenyourpostboxisfilledwithallkindsofmailsandyouhavemanydifferentnewspapersinyourdriveway．●Setseveraldifferentlightsinyourhouseonrandomtimers（随机定时器）.Don'tleaveyouroutdoorlightsonallthetime．Instead,putyouroutsidelightontimerstobeonduringthenights.Ifanoutdoorlightremainsonfordaysatatime,itmeansthatnobodyishometoturnitoff．●Ifyouhavepetsthatyouarenottakingwithyouonvacation,leavethemwithafriend,ratherthanhavingsomeonecomeintoyourhouseeverydaytotakecareofthem.Whentheftsseeaneighbororfriendenteringyourhouseeveryday,theywillknowyouarenothome．●Closeallyourcurtainswhenyouleavetown．Thisiseffectivetodeterpossiblethefts,asnoonecanseewhatisinyourhouse．Iftheydon'tknowwhatthereistotake,thentheriskisevengreaterforthemtobreakin．Thisarticlejusthassuggestedafewtipstohelpyoukeepyourhousesafeonholiday.Nothingcantrulyprotectyourhomeunlessyouhaveitmonitoredbyaprofessionalhomesecuritysystem．66．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Tolettheoutdoorlightsonallthetime．

B．Totellushowtopreventthetheftsaroundtheholidays．

C．Totellusmanyfamiliessufferingfromthetheftswhiletheyareonholiday．

D．Totellustohaveourneighborgotoourhousetotakecareofourpets．67．Ifyouareonholidayinotherplaces,thelightsinyourhouseshould

.

A．beturnedononlyonceaday

B．bekeptonallthenight

C．bereplacedbyrandomtimers

D．belitinanirregularway68．Tomakeyourhomewellprotected,whatdoesthewriteradviseyoutodo?

A．Equipyourhomewithsecuritysystem．

B．Stopyourmailserviceatonce．

C．Turntoyourcloseneighborsorfriends．

D．Haveallthecurtainsclosed．69．Mostofthetipsmentionedinthetextseemto

．A．beverypopularwithfamiliesB．havenoeffectonpreventingtheftsC．bealittlehardtobebroughtintoeffectD．giveafalseimpressiononthefts70．Theunderlinedword“deter”probablymeans

.A．discover

B．surprise

C．discourage

D．attract参考答案：BDADC略19.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。TheforcesthatmakeJapanoneoftheworld'smostearthquake-prone(有…倾向的)countriescouldbecomepartofitslong-termenergysolution．WaterfromdeepbelowthegroundatJapan'stensofthousandsofhotspringscouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity．AlthoughJapanesehigh-techcompaniesareleadersingeothermal(地热的)technologyandexportit,itsuseislimitedinthenation．"Japanshouldnodoubtmakeuseofitsresourcesofgeothermalenergy,"saidYoshiyasuTakefuji,aleadingresearcherofthermal-electricpowerproduction．ThedisastrousearthquakeandtsunamionMarch11,2011causedareactionagainstatomicpower,whichpreviouslymadeup30percentofJapan'senergyneeds,andincreasedinterestinalternativeenergies,whichaccountforonly8percent．ArtistYokoOnohascalledonJapantoexploreitsnaturalenergy,followingtheexampleofIcelandwhichusesrenewableenergyformorethan80percentofitsneeds．Fornow,geothermalenergymakesuplessthan1percentoftheenergyneedsinJapan,whichhasfordecadesreliedheavilyonfossilfuelsandatomicpower．Thebiggestproblemtogeothermalenergyisthehighinitialcostoftheexplorationandconstructingthefactories．AnotherproblemisthatJapan'spotentiallybestsitesarealreadybeingdevelopedfortourismorarelocatedwithinnationalparkswhereconstructionisforbidden．"Wecan'tevendig10cminsidenationalparks．"saidShigetoYamadaofFujiElectric,addingthatregulationsprotectingnaturewouldneedtoberelaxedforgeothermalenergytogrow．ResearcherHideakiMatsuisaid,"Producingelectricityusinghotspringsisadecades-longproject．Wealsohavetothinkaboutwhattodofornowasenergysupplieswilldecreaseintheshortterm．"TheEarthPolicyInstituteinWashington,US,believedJapa