2023年山西省阳泉市高级职业中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、2023年山西省阳泉市高级职业中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. More and more Chinese people follow the practice _ they will travel to various scenic spots to enjoy the scenery in their leisure time.A. whether B. which C. where D. that参考答案：D2. 一How did the Short Play Festival strike you? 一 _ . We cant think too highly of i

2、t A. It makes no sense B. It is awful C. It all depends D. It is fantastic参考答案：D3. Could it be in the restaurant in _ you had dinner with me yesterday _you left behind your keys and wallet? Awhich；which Bwhich；that Cthat；where Dwhere；where参考答案：B略4. You shouldnt take _ for granted that your parents c

3、are much about you and do so much for you. Ait Bthat Cthis Done参考答案：A略5. The police _the evidence by legal means that George murdered his wife.A. achieved B. gainedC. obtained D. contained参考答案：C句意：警察通过法律手段找到了乔治谋杀他妻子的证据。obtain“获得”，指通过艰苦努力得到； achieve指“取得(成功等)”；gain“得到”；contain“包括”。6. Owen wouldnt eat

4、anything he cooked it himself. A. until B. since C. unless D. while参考答案：C7. _that she didnt do a good job, I dont think I am abler than her. A. To have said B. Having said C. To say D. Said参考答案：B8. The manager, _ his factorys products were poor in quality, decided to give his workers further trainin

5、g.A. knowing B. knownC. to know D. being known参考答案：A9. -Is that the small town you often refer to？-Right, just the one _ you know I used to work for years.A that B which C where D what参考答案：A略10. What about the package of food? Youd better _ it at the service counter before entering the bookstore. A.

6、 allocate B. purchase C. expose D. deposit参考答案：D略11. The life-saving drug invented in 1897, which _ aspirin, has helped increase the standard of peoples health greatly. A. was called B. is called C. has been called D. had been called参考答案：B【详解】考查动词时态。句意：诞生于1897年的救命药，阿司匹林，极大地提升了人们的健康标准。Which引导非限制性定语从句

7、，补充说明先行词drug，而该从句陈述客观事实，故用一般现在时，故B切题。12. He hurried to the station only _ that the train had left.A. found B. finding C. to find D. to have found参考答案：C13. I dont think I need any money but Ill bring some_. A. in case B. in case of C. in no case D. in that case参考答案：A略14. The suggestion _ the students

8、 should learn something practical is worth considering.A. that B. what C. which D. of which 参考答案：A15. The new technology will make _possible to grow food with very little water.A. it B. it is C. that D. that is 参考答案：A16. During the hard time of droughts, a large quantity of water was pumped from the

9、 rivers, _ led to their_.A. that; drying upB. which; drying upC. who; eating upD. where; coming up参考答案：B二、 完型填空17. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early, so I 16 my car by a small park,

10、and 17 for her.As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running 18 on the grass as his mother 19 from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been 20 free from some sort of prison. The boy would then fall to the grass, 21 up, witho

11、ut looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, 22 nothing had happened .At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why arent most adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and dont even make a second 23 . They would be so

12、 24 that they would not try again 25 someone saw them fall. Or because they fall , they would find a good 26 for themselves that theyre not fit for it . They would end up too afraid to attempt again 27 failure.However, with kids, when they fall down, they dont consider their falling down as a failur

13、e. Instead, they treat it as a 28 experience. They try again and again until they 29 . The 30 must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “failure”. As a 31 , they dont lose any confidence. 32 , they probably think to themselves that its quite okay to fall down and that its not

14、 33 to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make 34 , so they remain energetic.I was deeply 35 by the boys persistence (坚持不懈) and the manner in which he did.16. A. leftB. stoppedC. repairedD. drove17. A. waitedB. cared C. preparedD. looked18. A. carefully B. anxiously C. freely D. easily1

15、9. A. watched B. noticed C. surveyedD. supported20. A. cutB. kept C. found D. set21. A. hold B. getC. end D. pick22. A. becauseB. as thoughC. when D. though23. A. noiseB. choice C. practice D. attempt24. A. confused B. embarrassedC. delightedD. surprised25. A. even ifB. as ifC. ifD. though26. A. cau

16、se B. sign C. chance D. excuse27. A. for fear of B. because ofC. as a result ofD. in case28. A. learning B. running C. teaching D. falling29. A. progress B. improve C. achieve D. succeed30. A. reasonB. storyC. answerD. key31. A. decision B. result C. causeD. matter32. A. HoweverB. Therefore C. Still

17、D. Besides33. A. good B. right C. wrongD. true34. A. mistakes B. choices C. plans D. wishes35. A. movedB. concernedC. discouragedD. impressed参考答案：16-20 BACAD 21-25 BBDBC 26-30 DAADA 31-35 BDCAD三、 阅读理解18. Reading poetry is not like reading any other kind of language, except maybe the language of adve

18、rtising. It may seem strange, but advertising and poetry have a lot in common. Like advertisements, poems: l have vivid imagery and impressive sound; l are richly symbolic; l operate on an emotional level, use a language of feeling; l are by nature brief, clear, economical with words; l are narrativ

19、e sometimes, non-narrative other times. But unlike advertisements, poems tend to express complex, deep or various feelings rather than simple, sentimental, surface, or unchanged emotion. If theres drama in a poem, its more likely to be subtle, or tragic, or truly comic instead of overstated or silly

20、. But the most important difference to observe is that poems do not mislead readers the way ads do; they are not conveying messages seeking to control or mislead your thinking and behavior. Similarities and differences aside, its possible that being good at interpreting (释义) the subtle, unspoken mes

21、sages in ads makes a person more skillful at interpreting poetry. Its the same process of observation and inference. You observe the imagery in a typical beer advertisement, for example, and are led to infer that the right bottle of beer is the key to friendship, popularity, happiness, liberty, and

22、success. (Never mind that this might not be the whole truth.) This is the same process you would use to interpret, critically or uncritically, the images in poems. As wonderful and easy as some poems are right away, its true that sometimes reading poetry can seem a little bit like work. A poem that

23、requires a bit of work isnt necessarily a bad poem, although some of you might think so. But that tough work to open poem actually is well worth the effort. 51. According to the passage, both poems and advertisements always use _. A. brief words B. color1 ful pictures C. impressive music D. narrativ

24、e stories52. Unlike advertisements, poems are likely to express _. A. simple emotion B. complex and deep feelings C. feelings on the surface D. emotion without any change 53. What does the underlined word “subtle” mean in paragraph 4? A. clear B. difficult C. simple D. wordy 54. The most important d

25、ifference between poems and advertisements is that _. A. poems make readers more skillful at interpreting B. advertisements are usually much easier to understand C. poems do not mislead readers the way advertisements do D. advertisements have less intention of controlling our thinking55. The main id

26、ea of the last paragraph is _. A. poem reading is wonderful B. reading poems is an easy task C. a bad poem needs more time to read D. poem reading is well worth the effort 参考答案：略19. English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. M

27、ore than half of the worlds books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary-perhaps as many as two million words.However, lets face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapp

28、le and no ham in a hamburger. Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat.We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes（自相矛盾的说法), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.And why is it that a wri

29、ter writes, but fingers dont fing, grocers dont groce, and hammers dont ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese-so one moose, two meese?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can

30、 overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of human beings. Thats why, when stars are out, they are visible; but wh

31、en the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.17. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?A. English has a long history. B. English is widely spread.C. English makes a great difference D. English is used to translate books.18. Which of the following includes two items that have the similar meaning?A. A wise man and a wise guy. B. Overlook and ove