广东省江门市台山育英中学2022-2023学年高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

广东省江门市台山育英中学2022-2023学年高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Theparentswereunsettledforthefirstfewdays,

abouttheirson’ssafety.

A.havingworried

B.toworry

C.beingworried

D.worried参考答案：D略2.—Can'tyouseethe________？—NoSmoking？Yououghtnottohavesmokedhere.A．mark B．symbolC．sign

D．card参考答案：答案：Cmark“标记”；symbol“象征，符号”；sign“标记，招牌”；card“纸牌，卡片”。句意：难道你没看到那个标志？3.—I’mreallygladtoseeyouback..______yourtriptothevalleyinteresting?

—No.it______veryheavilytherethewholetime.A.Was;wasraining

B.Is;hadrainedC.Was;wastorain

D.Is;hasbeenraining参考答案：A在语境中考查动词时态的用法。根据对话可知是旅游回来后的谈话，在旅游期间一直在下雨，应用过去进行时。故选A。4.Peoplewhousetheirleft-handshaveadifferent,more______brainthanright-handers,AmericanresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniasaid.A.specific

B.flexible

C.allergic

D.widespread参考答案：B5.参考答案：A略6.Youcan’twinthegame

youneverpracticeduringthisperiod.

A.when

B.though

C.while

D.once参考答案：A略7.______cloninghumanembryos(胚胎)isnotlegalinmanycountries,somescientistsarealreadypushingaheadwithresearchinordertoproduceaclonedhumanbaby.A.Because

B.While

C.When

D.Unless参考答案：B8.

Takecarenottokeepyourchildren____tothebadbooksandmagazines.

A.exposed

B.exposing

C.toexpose

D.expose参考答案：A9.Thecompany’sheadquartersare______Shenzhen,aspecialeconomicaldevelopmentzone.A.basedof

B.basedon

C.basedin

D.basedoff参考答案：C略10.(2017·北京)Jimhasretired,buthestillremembersthehappytime________withhisstudents.A.tospend

B.spendC.spending

D.spent参考答案：D试题分析：句意：Jim已经退休了，但是他依然记得和学生一起度过的快乐时光。句子已经有了谓语，空格只能填非谓语动词，逻辑主语是time，和spend之间是被动关系，故用过去分词spent。11.Mysisterwasagainstmysuggestionwhilemybrotherwas______it.A.infavorof

B.inmemoryof

C.inhonorof

D.insearchof参考答案：A12.Thoughthemanwasbadlyhurtintheaccident,hewasstill_______andcouldthinkclearly.A．awake

B．awareC．conscious

D．confused参考答案：C考查形容词词义辨析。句意:尽管那个人在车祸中严重受伤，但他仍然清醒，能清楚地思考。A项为“醒着的，没有入睡的”；B项为“知道的，意识到的”；C项为“清醒的，有知觉的”；D项为“困惑的,糊涂的”。根据句意和词义选择C项。13.29．Asisknowntoall,MontrealisthesecondlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld,______．

A．Parisisthelargest

B．Paristhelargest

C．Paristobethelargest

D．Parisbethelargest参考答案：B略14.Firstaidisa_____formofhelpgiventosomeonewhosuddenlyfallsillorgetsinjuredbeforeadoctorcanbefound.A.temporary B.essential C.thorough D.professional参考答案：A15.----I’mgoingdowntown.。

----Comeon,_______.A.I’llgiveyoualift

B.Youarewelcome

C.Don’tdothat

D.Comewithme参考答案：A16.____attheparty,wesawRuthstandingaloneinthecornerofthehall.A．Arriving B．Toarrive C．Arrive D．Arrived参考答案：A二、新的题型17.Shehasnofriends,soshewasc____________toalifeofloneliness.参考答案：condemned三、阅读理解18.HaveyoueverseenarealnightskythatlookslikeVanGogh’sStarryNight?Ihopenot!So,whywouldanartistpainttheskythisway?PerhapsIcananswerthatwithanotherquestion.Whenyou’rehappy,whydoyousinginsteadofspeaking?Orwhenyou’reinlove,whydoyouspeakofrosesandhoney?Whenwedothesethings,we,tooareartists.We’reusingsomethingthatgoesbeyondamerescientificdescriptioninordertocommunicateourfeelingsmorepowerfullythanstraightforwardwordscan.SoconsiderforamomentthatVanGoghmightnothavebeenhallucinatingonthenighthepaintedthis.Maybehefeltsomethingsopowerfulthathehadtogobeyondthefamiliartoexpressit.IhopeI’m

remindingyouofsomethingyoualreadyknowasIdescribetheexperienceofbeingoutsideatnightunderacrystalclearskythatmakeseverythingseemcleanandrefreshing.Soyoulookup.Andsuddenlyyouseetheskythatyou’veseldomseenbefore.It’snotjustthesameolddarknightskytonight.Instead,theblacknessisadeep,richbluethatismorebottomlessthananyocean.Thestarsarenotspotsoflightbutbrilliant,magicaldiamondsthatdanceliketinyangels.Injustthisspecialmoment,theskyissomehowalive,anditseemstospeaktoyousilentlyaboutthemeaningofinfinity.Nowlookatthepaintingagain.Canyouseesomethingofwhatmakesthissuchafamousandwell-lovedimage?Butthere’smoreherethanthat.VanGoghpainted

thiswhilehewasquitestruckdownbyamentaldisease.Itisnaturaltoimaginethathefrequentlybattledthefearthathewouldneverescapehis

prison

totruefreedom.Itisnaturalforustoimaginethisbecauseeachofushasfacedourownpersonalprison,whetheritbedisease,thelossofalovedone,seriousfinancialproblems…Insuchmomentsitistemptingtogiveuptodespairandcollapseinhopelessness.Lookingatthispainting,IimagineVanGoghinjustsuchamomentofdespair,whenheis

struckbythememoryofoneofthoseamazingnightskies.Herecallsthesensethatheisnotalone,thatthereisaliving,infiniteworldwithrichcolor1fulcreaturesandscenesallaround.Andsotheskyflowsacrossthecanvasfullofvitalityandpower.Thestarsdon’tjustsparkle;theyexplode.Lookingcloser,wenoticethattheearthitselfseemstorespondtothemovementinthesky,formingitsownlivingwavesinthemountainandrollingtrees.Inthesleepyvillage,thewindowsofthehousesglowwiththesamelightthatbrightenstheuniverse.Thegianttreesattheleftseemtocapturethejoybystretchingupwardstowardthesky.Whatatremendousmessageofhopethereisinthismasterpiece!Evenifourtroublespersist,theworldaroundusassuresusthatlifeisworthliving.That’swhattheangelssingabout.Doesn’titmakeyouwanttosing,too?63.LookingatthepaintingStarryNight,wecanseeallthefollowingexcept________.A.thesingingangels

B.thegianttreesC.thesleepingvillage

D.thesparklingstars64.VanGoghdoesNOTdescribeafeelingof_______throughtheStarryNight.A.happiness

B.vitality

C.power

D.despair65.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.ToexplainhowVanGoghpaintedtheStarryNight.B.TotellushowtoappreciatetheStarryNight.C.ToproveVanGoghwasinahallucinatingstateofmindwhilepaintingthepicture.D.ToshowusthebeautyoftheskyonaStarryNight.参考答案：63.A64.D65.B64.D细节理解题。根据第二段中Thestarsarenotspotsoflightbutbrilliant,magicaldiamondsthatdanceliketinyangels.Injustthisspecialmoment,theskyissomehowalive,anditseemstospeaktoyousilentlyaboutthemeaningofinfinity.可只是幸福的感觉；根据第五段中Andsotheskyflowsacrossthecanvasfullofv