安徽省滁州市刘铺中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

安徽省滁州市刘铺中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Manycouplesfeellonelyathomewhentheirchildren

togotocollege. A.growup B.havegrownup C.grewup D.hadgrownup参考答案：B2.TheSeptember11attackhasbeen_____bytheentireinternationalcommunity.

A.condemned

B.scolded

C.criticized

D.blamed参考答案：A略3.Insomeplaceswomenareexpectedtoearnmoney

menworkathomeandraisetheirchildren.A.but

B.while

C.because

D.though参考答案：B4.—You_______yourdramaplayverymuch.Isawyoupreparingforitexcitedly.

—Notreally,becauseoftheexam.

A.mustenjoy

B.musthaveenjoyed

C.canenjoyD.shouldenjoy参考答案：B略5.Manmustkeepinmindthatitwillbeyears______theearthrecoversfromthedamagehemakestoit.Awhen

B.before

C.since

D.until参考答案：B略6.Hefocusedonhistestpapers,______never______thesamemistakes.A.determined;

torepeat

B.beingdetermined;

torepeatC.determined;repeating

D.determining;repeating参考答案：A7.—CouldIspeaktosomeonein________please?—TurntoMr.White.Heisanexpertinthisarea.A.practice

B.anecdoteC.harmony

D.authority参考答案：D从“Heisanexpertinthisarea.”来看，问句中的someone指的是“权威”。8.—Oh!Mustyou?Stayabitlonger,please.

—

,butI'vegotanearlystarttomorrow.A.Noproblem

B.Allright

C.Thanksanyway

D.Nevermind参考答案：C略9.Thenovelissaid_________intomanylanguages.A.totranslate

B.being

translatedC.tohavebeentranslated

D.havingbeentranslated参考答案：C10.I’dratheryou

thatnow,thanafterwards.A.know

B.toknow

C.knowing

D.knew参考答案：D11.

You’llfindtaxiswaitingatthebusstation______youcanhiretoreachyourhostfamily.A.which

B.where

C.when

D.as参考答案：A12.Mostpeoplewhoenjoytravellingbelievethattravel_________notonlyourbodiesbutalsoourminds.

A.benefited

B.benefit

C.hasbenefited

D.benefits参考答案：D

13.Iknewnothingabouttheaccident___________Ireadinthenewspaper.

A.exceptthat

B.exceptfor

C.apartfrom

D.exceptwhat参考答案：D14.Thereis

_evidencethatcarshaveaharmfuleffectontheenvironment.A．abandonedB．adequate

C．absent

D．absurd参考答案：B15.Hisbrotherstillrememberstheday_____hejoinedtheArmy.

A.that

B.which

C.when

D.what参考答案：C略16.Whatpuzzlesmemostiswhysomanystudentsburythemselvesinpilesofmathsexercises_________theyshouldsparesometimetoreflectontheirpreviousmistakes.A.once

B.unlessC.when

D.though参考答案：C【详解】考查连词辨析。句意：最让我不理解的就是为什么会有那么多的学生本该花些时间反思自己以前的错误的时候却在那里埋头于大量的数学练习题。分析句子的结构可知，本句为when引导时间状语从句，表示该反思自己以前的错误的时候，前面的主语为what引导的主语从句；故选C。二、完型填空17.请阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、或D）中，选出最佳选项。SomeyearsagowhenIwasinmyfirstyearincollege,IheardSalomeBeysingforthefirsttime.Themomentwasexciting.Salome’s

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filledtheroomandbroughtthetheatertolife.Iwasso

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thatIdecidedtowriteanarticleabouther.I

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SalomeBey,tellingherIwasfromEssencemagazine,andthatIwantedtomeethertotalkabouthercareer.She

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andtoldmetocometoherstudionextTuesday.WhenIhungup,Iwasscaredoutofmymind.I

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Iwaslying.Iwasnotawriteratallandhadn’tevenwrittenagrocerylist.IinterviewedSalomeBeythenextTuesday.Isatthere

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,takingnotesandaskingquestionsthatallbeganwith,“Canyoutellme…”Isoonrealizedthat

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SalomeBeywasonething,butwritingastoryforanationalmagazinewasjustimpossible.The

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wasalmostunbearable.Istruggledfordays

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draftafterdraft.FinallyIputmymanuscript(手稿)intoalargeenvelopeanddroppeditintoamailbox.Itdidn’ttakelong.Mymanuscript

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.Howstupidofme!Ithought.HowcouldI46

inaworldofprofessionalwriters?KnowingIcouldn’t

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therejectionletter,Ithrewtheunopenedenvelopeintoadrawer.Fiveyearslater,IwasmovingtoCalifornia.While

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myapartment,Icameacrosstheunopenedenvelope.ThistimeIopeneditandreadtheeditor’sletterin

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:DearMsProfit,YourstoryonSalomeBeyisfantastic.Yetweneedsome

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materials.Pleaseaddthoseandreturnthearticleimmediately.Wewouldliketo

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yourstorysoon.Shocked,ittookmealongtimeto

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.Fearofrejectioncostmedearly.Ilostatleastfivehundreddollarsandhavingmyarticleappearinamajormagazine.Moreimportantly,Ilostyearsof

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writing.Today,Ihavebecomeafull–timewriter.Lookingbackonthis

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,Ilearnedaveryimportantlesson:Youcan’t

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todoubtyourself.36．A．joy

B．voice

C．speech

D．smile37．A．proud

B．active

C．satisfied

D．moved38．A．visited

B．emailed

C．phoned

D．interviewed39．A．agreed

B．refused

C．hesitated

D．paused40．A．replied

B．discovered

C．explained

D．knew41．A．seriously

B．patiently

C．nervously

D．quietly42．A．blaming

B．fooling

C．inviting

D．urging43．A．hardship

B．failure

C．comment

D．pressure44．A．with

B．by

C．on

D．in45．A．disappeared

B．returned

C．spread

D．improved46．A．compare

B．struggle

C．survive

D．compete47．A．ignore

B．deliver

C．face

D．receive48．A．decorating

B．repairing

C．cleaning

D．leaving49．A．disbelief

B．anxiety

C．horror

D．trouble50．A．subjective

B．relevant

C．private

D．reliable51．A．broadcast

B．create

C．publish

D．assess52．A．recover

B．prepare

C．escape

D．concentrate53．A．energetic

B．endless

C．typical

D．enjoyable54．A．experience

B．success

C．benefit

D．accident55．A．attempt

B．afford

C．expect

D．pretend参考答案：36-40

BDCAD

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CBDAB

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DCCAB

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CADAB三、阅读理解18.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选最出佳选项。Haveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?Justtalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownmind.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.Byputtingthoughtsintowords,youaretellingyourselfthelogic(逻辑)behindwhatyouthink,feel,oronlypartlyunderstand.Often,explainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwords,youincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyour“explainpower.”Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpower,evenifyouhavenoidearightnow.Juststartwithanything,andcreateanexplanation.Forexample,startwith“I’lllearnchess,”or“I’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.”Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplan,andifyouactuallydothis,you’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbrainfromnow.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Many,ifnotmost,highlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourhead,butifyoukeepajournalofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigproject,you’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexample,butifyouarelearningsomethingnew,writealettertoafriendaboutit,andyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblem,whyyouwanttosolveit,andwhyitisworthsolving,andyou’rehalf-waythere.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehand.Often,theywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.Youcandothesame.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AWayonHowtoWrite.

B.IncreaseYourBrainPowerthroughWriting.C.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWriting.

D.HowtoStartYourWriting.67.Accordingtothetext,writingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT______.A.theincreaseofyourbrainpower

B.theabilitytorememberC.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudy

D.thebetterunderstandingofatopic68.Ifawriterwritessomething,itmeansthatheorshe______.A.hasunderstooditverywell

B.needstounderstanditbetterC.wantstorememberitinhisorhermind

D.isexercisinghisorher“explainpower”69.Theunderlinedsentence“you’rehalf-waythere”inthefifthparagraphimpliesthat______.A.youarealreadysuccessful

B.youstillneedtoworkhardC.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfway

D.writingisimportanttosolveproblems70.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?A.Toadvisereaderstostarttheirwriting.

B.Toexplaintheimportanceofwriting.C.Topersuadereaderstobecomewriters.

D.Toincreasereaders’brainpower.参考答案：BCBDA19.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Idon’twanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.Therewasatimeinmylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatit’sliketoworkinafielddominated(controlled)bymen.IwasneververygoodattellingthosestoriesbecausetruthfullyIneverfoundtheminteresting.WhatIdofindinterestingistheoriginoftheuniverse,theshapeofspace,timeandthenatureofblackholes.

At19,whenIbeganstudyingastrophysics(天体物理学),itdidnotbothermeintheleasttobetheonlywomanintheclassroom.ButwhileearningmyPh.D.atMITandthenasapost-doctordoingspaceresearch,theissuestartedtobotherme.Myeveryachievement—jobs,researchpapers,awards—wasviewedthroughthelens(镜片)ofgender(性别)politics.Soweremyfailures.Sometimes,whenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleftbrainversus(相对于)rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture(培育),Iwouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.

Thenonedayafewyearsago,outofmymouthcameasentencethatwouldeventuallybecomemyreplytoanyandallprovocations(挑衅):Idon’ttalkaboutthatanymore.Ittookme10yearstogetbacktheconfidenceIhadat19andtorealizethatIdidn’twanttodealwithgenderissues.Whyshouldcuringsexismbeyetanotherterribleburdenoneveryfemalescientist?Afterall,Idon’tstudysociologyorpoliticaltheory.

TodayIresearchandteachatBarnard,awomen’scollegeinNewYorkCity.Recently,someoneaskedmehowmanyofthe45studentsinmyclasswerewomen.Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingabletoanswer,45.Iknowsomeofmystudentsworryhowtheywillmanagetheirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.AndIdon’tdismissthoseconcerns.Still,Idon’ttellthem“war”stories.Instead,Ihavegiventhemthis:thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnantdoingphysicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof45wome