2022-2023学年湖南省衡阳市祁东县鼎兴学校高二英语模拟试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年湖南省衡阳市祁东县鼎兴学校高二英语模拟试题含解析一、 选择题1. Matthew grew up in a rich family but he was always ready to_ heavy responsibilities.Atake in Btake over Ctake on Dtake away参考答案：C2. If people _ the importance of living a low-carbon life earlier, there _ so many environmental problems now. A. realized; wou

2、ldnt be B. had realized; wouldnt beC. had realized; wouldnt have been D. realized; wouldnt have been参考答案：B3. Lying in bed , I listened to the heavy rain the window , .A. striking; worry B. hitting ; worried C.knocking; worrying D. beating; worried参考答案：D4. _ William became the captain, the team has w

3、on all the matches.A. When B. While C. Until D. Since参考答案：D略5. 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出所给单词的正确读音。1. adapt A. staff B. talent C. state D. draft 2. adjust A. conduct B. occupy C. tutor D. distribute3. neat A. bread B. great C. teamwork D. break4. tank A. scan B. junior C. angle D. abandon5. psychology A.

4、chapter B. bench C. purchase D. biochemistry参考答案：BACCD6. If you dont know that _ failure is the mother of success, you are sure to be _ failure in life. A. /; / B. a; a C. a ; / D. /; a 参考答案：D7. -The head teacher said we had only three days to finish the project.-Dont worry. We have already _ two th

5、irds of it.Ataken over Bgiven away Cgot through Dmade up 参考答案：C8. Mothers having jobs outside the home are supposed to have _ schedules to make it easier to care for their children. A. flexible B. precious C. stressful D. fragrant参考答案：A9. Potts was so pleased to get _ doctors degree in the universit

6、y that he kissed his son on _ head. A. the; the B. a; the C. the; his D. a; his 参考答案：B10. Dont be afraid of _ when others point out your shortcomings in public.A. losing face B. made face C. to watch over D. save your face参考答案：B11. _it _to rain tomorrow, the sports meet would be put off until the sa

7、me time next week.A. Should; /B. If; shouldC. Were; /D. If; were going参考答案：C略12. The brain _ grey and white matter, _ weighs just over a kilo. A. consists of, it B. consist of, which C. is made up of, it D. is made up of, which参考答案：D13. I fell in_love with Amsterdam_very first time I visited the cit

8、y.A不填；the B不填；aCthe；the Dthe；a参考答案：A14. We won three games and lost two. _, Id say it was a successful tournament. A. In all B. In particular C. in need D. All in all参考答案：D15. Li was beaten in the contest, _ had been expected.A. what B. that C. as D. who参考答案：C二、 填空16. Nicotine is a kind of chemical.

9、 It is one of the most harmful and widely available legal _46_ (drug) in the world. Its addictive and harmful both to smokers and the people who _47_ (expose) to smoke, especially children. So it is necessary _48_ (stop) smoking. Though giving up smoking is tough, it is not _49_ (possible). Consider

10、ing these areas such as your health and those _50_ will benefit from your quitting, you will make up your mind and stick to it, Cigarettes are _51_ (high) effective at delivering nicotine throughout your body, so when you stop smoking, you might experience anxiety, headaches and so on. Please dont b

11、e _52_ (disappoint), you should realize it may take more than one attempt to stop smoking. If youve tried quitting on your own but are still struggling, think about _53_ (get) professional help. Besides, your family and friends can be extra support. Let them know your goal and ask them to help you b

12、y not smoking around or offering you a cigarette. You can also ask for _54_ (they) encouragement and let them remind you _55_ your goal when sticking is difficult.参考答案：46. drugs 47. are exposed 48. to stop 49. impossible 50. who 51. highly 52. disappointed 53. getting 54. their 55. of本文为应用说明文。尼古丁对人有

13、很大的危害性，对吸烟者和暴露于烟雾中的人，尤其是对儿童危害极大。所以戒烟是必须的，而且要坚持。当你戒烟难以坚持，可求助于专业人员或从家人和朋友中得到鼓励，时刻提醒，就能成功。【46题详解】考查名词复数。句意：尼古丁是一种化学物质。它是世界上危害最大和使用范围最广播的合法药物之一。分析句子可知，是之一，所以要用复数。故填 drugs。【47题详解】考查谓语动词的时态。句意：它对吸烟者和暴露于烟雾中的人，尤其是儿童，都是有害的。分析句子可知， sb. be exposed to为固定搭配，意为“某人暴露于”中，主语是the people，是复数，因此填are exposed 。【48题详解】考查固

14、定句式。句意：所以戒烟有必要的。It is +adj.+to do sth.为固定句式，it为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式。所以本空格填 to stop。【49题详解】考查语境及形容词作表语。句意：尽管戒烟很困难，但也并非不可能。分析句子可知，前后两句是转折关系，根据句意可知，本空意为“不可能的”，故填 impossible。【50题详解】考查定语从句的关系词。句意：考虑到这些方面，如你的健康和那些从你戒烟中受益的人，你会下定决心并坚持下去。分析句子可知，本句是定语从句，其中the people是先行词，在定语从句中做主语，指人要用who，故填who。【51题详解】考查副词作状语。句

15、意：香烟在全身释放尼古丁方面非常有效。分析句子可知，本空在句中修饰形容词effective，修饰形容词要用副词，因此要用副词 highly。【52题详解】考查形容词作表语。句意：不要失望，你应该意识到戒烟可能需要多次尝试。分析句子可知，本空在句中作系动词be的表语，作表语，修饰人，此空要用disappointed，故填disappointed。【53题详解】考查非谓语。句意：如果你已经尝试过自己戒烟，但仍在努力，那就考虑寻求专业帮助。think about其中的about为介词，后面要跟动词的ing形式，故填getting。【54题详解】考查人称代词。句意：你也可以得到他们的鼓励。分析句子可知

16、，本空在句中作定语，修饰名词encouragement。根据语境可知，是指得到家人和朋友的鼓励，因此要用他们的（their），故填their。【55题详解】考查固定搭配。句意：当你坚持戒烟有困难时，让他们提醒你记得你的目标。remind sb. of sth.为固定搭配，意为“提醒某人某物”，因此填 of。三、 阅读理解17. One morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night o

17、n the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle.Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream.He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wa

18、nted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spea

19、rs raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole i

20、n the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practised sewing machine.Elias Howes was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way.Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into hi

21、m in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious(无意识的), but still active part

22、understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake

23、. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”.8. The problem Howe was trying to solve was_.A. what kind of thread to useB. how to design a needle which would not breakC. where to put the needleD. how to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needle9. Thomas Edison is spoken of because _ .A. he also tried to invent a sewing machineB. he got some of his ideas from dreamsC. he was one of Howes best friendsD. he also had difficulty