2022-2023学年江西省九江市慈济中学高二英语期末试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年江西省九江市慈济中学高二英语期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. To everybodys surprise, the fashionable young lady _ to be a thief. A. found out B. proved out C. put out D. turned out参考答案：D2. I can think of many cases, _students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldnt write a good essay.A. which

2、B. as C. what D. where参考答案：D3. Finding information in todays world is easy, but the _ is how you can tell whether the information you get is useful or not.A. conclusion B. challenge C. conflict D. possibility参考答案：B4. Who could have _that in 10 years hed be in charge of the whole company? A. predicte

3、d B. announced C. promised D. concluded 参考答案：A5. At first, his teacher couldnt realize that Lang Lang had a _ for music though he wanted to learn the piano so much.A. knowledge B. present C. gift D. patience参考答案：C6. with everything she needed _, she went out of the shop, with her hands full of shopp

4、ing bags.A bought B to buy C buying D buy参考答案：D7. Children who are not active or _ diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.A what B whose C which D that参考答案：B略8. Sorry, I havent got any grape juice, but Ive got you some orange juice. _. Thanks a lot anyway.A. Dont mention it B. Thatll do me C.

5、Its up to you D. Thats right参考答案：B9. . Maggie, I got a ticket when I parked my car on the bicycle lane this morning. Oh, _. Its not the first time you have broken traffic regulations. A. all right B. it serves you right C. no problem D. take it easy参考答案：B略10. _ you are supposed to do _ you dont like

6、 a thing is _ it. Dont complain.A. That; what; change B. When; that; to change C. What; when; change D. What; that; changing参考答案：C11. John, look at the time. _ you play the piano at such a late hour ? A. Must B. Can C. May D. Need 参考答案：A12. The number of people who_ reading_ increasing.A. benefit; i

7、s B. benefits; are C. benefits from; are D. benefit from; is参考答案：D13. Cable TV began in 1948 in the USA, but it took 50 years_ 66 percent of American households had it.A. before B. after C unless D. since参考答案：A14. The petrol _, so we have to find a service station.A. is running out ofC. has run out

8、ofC. is running outD. has been run out参考答案：C15. A housing bubble is an economic situation _ occurs when house prices rise much too fast. A. where B. whichC. what D. why参考答案：B二、 填空16. 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并填在答题卡的相应位置。A few months after_41_(return) to the U.S. from Germany, I_42_(take)

9、part in a college course in French. Since I had learned to speak German well in Germany, I thought it might be interesting_43_(begin) studying another language._44_the first class, a teacher asked us to do a pronunciation exercise, in which he would say a word_45_two in French, and each student woul

10、d do_46_(they) best to copy. When my turn came, he_47_(keep) having me say_48_(many) words, and I finally asked him why. “I find it great_49_ (funny),” he explained. “In 25 years of teaching at school, its the first time I have heard_50_American speak French with a German accent.”参考答案：41. returning

11、42. took 43. to begin 44. At 45. or 46. their 47. kept 48. more 49. fun 50. an41. returning 考查非谓语。句意“几个月后（我）从德国回到美国，”return的逻辑主语是I，I 与return 的关系是主动关系，故要用returning。42. took 考查时态。从整个文章来看是要用过去时。故要用took。43. to begin 考查不定式作宾补。我原认为开始学习另一种语言也许很有趣。I thought it might be interesting to begin studying another

12、language本句中it 是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式。所以要用to begin.44. At 考查介词。在（at）第一节课，老师叫我们做一个发音练习，at the first class在第一节课上。45. or 考查连词。在这个练习中，他会说一（或者）两个单词。or ,或者。故用or.46. their 考查形容词性物主代词。每个学生都会尽自己的努力模仿。他们的，their。47. kept 考查谓语动词。当轮到我时，他不停地让我说很多单词。keep doing sth一直做某事。48. more 考查比较级。让我说（比别人）多的单词。从前面可知让别人只说一两个，而让我说很多

13、，故要用比较级。Many 的比较级是more。49. fun考查名词作宾补。我觉得非常有趣。fun开心的，有趣的。50. an 考查冠词。在我25年的教学中，我是第一次听到美国人说法语带有一种德语口音。表示量词，故要用an。三、 阅读理解17. The largest land animal remaining on the earth, the African elephant is of much importance to African ecosystem. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent

14、the builder of its environment. As a giant plant-eater, it significantly shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore deciding the conditions of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it bo

15、th a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, as well as pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in not only deep tropical fore

16、sts but also the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth, which attract a variety of other plant-eaters.Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and pre

17、vent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants create open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large-hoofed plant-eat-ers to move around and for small-sized plant-eaters to obt

18、ain their food as well.Scientists are worried now that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant dies out, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.24. It can be infer

19、red from the passage that the African elephant .A. is now the largest animal on the earthB. determines life and death of millions of other animals in its habitatC. has far-reaching impact on its habitat as a giant animal-eaterD. makes great contributions to its environment like other animals25. The

20、African elephant influences the ecosystem in the following ways except that .A. it creates open areas in deep tropical forests as well as woodlandsB. it pulls off the branches and leaves, shutting out the sunshineC. its eating habit can be made use of by large-hoofed and small-sized animalsD. it enc

21、ourages some kinds of plants growing in an indirect way26. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Numerous grown plants are the favorites of plant-eaters.B. The extinction of the African elephant has nothing to do with the ecosystem.C. Quantities of plants are consume

22、d by African elephants, including branches and under-bushes.D. The forest floor in rain forests is scarcely dotted with new shoots.27. The passage is developed mainly by .A. presenting the changes in time orderB. making comparisons and giving examplesC. classifying similarities and differencesD. showing the effect and then explaining the