安徽省滁州市新锐私立学校2021年高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

1、安徽省滁州市新锐私立学校2021年高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. they were so far away that i couldn't _ their faces clearly.a. see through  b. make upc. see off  d. make out参考答案：dmake out“辨认出”； see through“看穿”； see off“送行”； make up“构成；弥补；赔偿；化妆；编造”。 2. owen wouldnt eat anything _ he cooked it himself.

2、60;   a. until              b. since             c. unless           d. while 参考答案：c3. _to too much sunshine does great

3、harm to ones skin.   a. exposed b. being exposed c. having exposed  d. exposing参考答案：b4. the murderer was brought in, with his hands _ behind his back. a. tied        b. tying          c. being tied &#

4、160;    d. to be tied参考答案：a略5. the train's about to leave. all_!a. abroad    b. broadc. aboard    d. board参考答案：c考查相似词辨析。句意：马上要开车了，请上车。 abroad到国外；broad充分；aboard 上船（或飞机、车）副词； board上（船、车或飞机）动词。根据题意，故选c。6. to our surprise, tom, _ the best in physics, fail

5、ed in the test.a. considered  b. considering     c. having considered  d. to be considered    参考答案：a7. the concert hall is large enough to hold more than 3,000 people. _. did you say 3,000?a. excuse me  b. im sorry  c. what a surprise d. wh

6、at a shame参考答案：b8. was it the building _many reporters were interviewing the us official_ was attacked last week.a that, who       b when, who      c where, that     d which, that参考答案：c9. more highways have been built in chin

7、a, _ it much easier for people to travel from one place to another. a. making         b. made          c. to make        d. having made 参考答案：a10. the cyclone has _many thousands of

8、 deaths.a. resulted in  b. resulted fromc. leads to      d. resulted参考答案：a由时态可排除c项，本句为现在完成时。句意：飓风已经造成了成千上万的人死亡。result in“造成；导致”，符合句意。11.  the rescuing soldiers in the helicopters _ to land on that earthquake-stricken area, but failed again and again.a. attempted  &

9、#160;         b. managed                   c. succeeded               d. pretended参考答案：a12. did you meet

10、with the famous star yesterday?   _ i had come a little earlier!a. if only  b. only if c. but for  d. for fear参考答案：a13. always remember to read the_ on the bottle when taking medicine.ainstructionsbexplanationscintroductionsddescriptions参考答案：a略14. as the house is made of wood, it

11、 will easily _.abe on fire                   bmake a fire          ccatch fire             dset fire参考答案：

12、c15. in order to keep fit, he is trying to _ cigarettes and beer every day.a. cut back on                b. cut off                    

13、      c. cut up                  d. cut in参考答案：a16. director, jack is ill, so he cant be here.then well have no choice but to give the performance _ him.aexcept for      

14、             bapart from          cexcept              dwithout参考答案：d17. the children _ more to her than anything else in the world. &#

15、160; a. possess b. consume   c. matter  d. advocate参考答案：c18. a lot of language learning, _ has been discovered, is happening in the first year of life, so parents should talk much to their children during that period.   a. it        &#

16、160;       b. as                c. which             d. what参考答案：a19. society _ a variety of people; some are good, others bad, and sti

17、ll others in between.a. is consisted of               b. is made up of      c. consisted of           d. make up of参考答案：b二、 书面表达20. 书面表达 （满分15分）假定你是一名交流项目的学生tom，请根据下

18、面所给的提示，向大家讲述了你的一次经历。注意：1字数80-100  （开头已给出，不计入总数）  2.必须包括所有所给信息  3. 保持卷面整洁，字迹工整，不许用修正带、涂改液等。  上周六，我正在人行道上排队等车去工作面试，这时我突然看见一位白发老人站在弯道那，手里拿着一面小红旗。据说他是位退休的会计并患有癌症。他自愿指挥交通10年了。有时主动帮助走路困难的人过马路。可是有的行人不把他当回事。他的努力和智慧对我们的安全和幸福有重大的影响。last saturday, _参考答案：书面表达last saturday, i was waiting in l

19、ine on the pavement for a bus for a job interview , when i saw a white-haired old man standing on the bend, with a little red flag in his hand. it is said that he is a retired accountant and suffers from cancer. it is 10 years since he began to volunteer to direct the traffic. sometimes he helps tho

20、se who have difficulty in walking to cross the road. but some passengers take him for granted. his efforts and intelligence really make great difference to our safety and happiness.三、 阅读理解21. prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. many people alive today would have die

21、d of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. because more peoplelive longer, there are more people around than at any other given time. in fact, it is a decrease in death rates instead of an increase in birthrates that has led to the population explosion.prolonging human life has als

22、o increased the dependency load. in all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. in hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. in times of food shortage, babies migh

23、t be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. in most present societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. we have a great many people today who live past the

24、 age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. in the united states many retired people live on social security checks which ar

25、e so little that they must live in near poverty. older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.when older people become too weak and ill to care for themsel

26、ves, they create serious problems for their families. in the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. to meet this need,

27、a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built. these are often profit-making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. while a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping grounds” for the dying in which “care”

28、 is given by poorly-paid, overworked, and under-skilled personnel.12. the author believes that the population explosion results from_.a. an increase in birthratesb. a decrease in death ratesc. the industrial developmentd. human beings cultural advances13. it can be inferred from the passage that in

29、hunting and gathering cultures _a. it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could not workb. old people were given the task of passing on the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generationsc. the survival of babies was less important than that of their parents

30、 in times of starvationd. death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of the hardships of life14. according to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the united states is true?a. when they reach a certain age, they retire and benefit from retir

31、ement.b. a minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement.c. with the rising prices, they must suffer more from unbearable burdens than ever.d. many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough.15. which of the following best describes the authors attitude toward most of the nursing homes and convalescent hospitals?a. critical.b. approving.c. optimistic.d. sympathetic.参考答案：12. b&#