2022-2023学年湖南省岳阳市壁山乡学区联校高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年湖南省岳阳市壁山乡学区联校高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. They _ the _ snake by using a special kind of powder. A. poisoned; poisoned B. poisoned; poisonous C. poisonous; poisoned D. poisonous; poison参考答案：B略2. Why _ you drive so many miles away for a supper when you can easily have it at one of the restaurants

2、 nearby?A. might B. could C. would D. must参考答案：D考查情态动词。句意：既然你能很容易地在附近的一家饭店吃晚饭，你为什么偏要开车这么多英里去吃？might可能，可以；could能够；would愿意，过去常常；must必须，偏要。故选D。3. Some specialists think that it is not a good idea for parents to give their children money or other things as a(n) _ when they are good. A. reward B. prize C

3、. award D. result参考答案：A4. We still have a long way to go to solve all the problems _the Yangtze River. A. regardless of B. in regard to C. in search of D. in favor of参考答案：B试题分析：考查介词短语 句意上：要解决关于有关长江的所有问题我们还有很长的路要走。A项表示“尽管，不管”；B项是“关于”；C项表示“寻找”；D项表示“赞同，支持”，故B项正确。5. Dad, I feel just relieved after the d

4、readed national college entrance exam. _. A. So will I B. So do I C. So shall I D. So it is with me参考答案：B略6. Not until_ in the field _ that he had done something wrong to them.A. did all the crops die; did he realizeB. all the crops died; did he realizeC. all the crops died; he had realizedD. did al

5、l the crops die ; had he realized参考答案：B【详解】考查倒装句。句意：直到所有的庄稼都死了，他才意识到他做了错事。not until 位于句首用部分倒装，notuntil直到才，它的倒装是把not until一起放到句首，再加上until后面的句子，然后跟倒装部分（比如借助助动词be或do、does之类的，也可以提前情态动词）+not后面的部分。原句应为He didnt realize he had done something wrong to them until all the crops died故选B。7. To be honest, she had

6、 a great _ for the small town where she grew up.A. effectB. effortC. affectionD. patience参考答案：C【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：说实话，她对她长大的那个小镇有很深的感情。A. effect影响；B. effort努力；C. affection深情；D. patience耐心。短语have a great affection for sth. 意为“对某物钟爱，对某物有深挚的感情”。故选C。8. If you use too much force, youll _ the key, bending it

7、 out of shape.A. break B. seizeC. twist D. split参考答案：C【详解】考查动词辨析。A. break折断；打破；B. seize抓住；C. twist拧，扭曲；D. split分裂；句意：如果你太用力，你会扭弯钥匙，让它变形。根据句意可知C项正确。9. Cao Caos tomb is reported _ in China, which attracts nationwide attention.A. being found B. to be foundC. having been found D. to have been found参考答案：

8、D考察固定结构。Sth be reported to do sth据报道做某事。如果这是一个已经完成的事情，则使用完成式。句意：据报道曹操墓已经在发现了，这件事情吸引了全国的关注。曹操墓被发现是一件已经发生的事情，且是被动的形式，故D正确。10. The millionaire _ buy Picassos pictures among others because he has a (n) _ for abstract style.A. intends to; fame B. tends to; appetite C. is intended to; gift D. tended to; d

9、esire参考答案：B11. That art center is _ used to be a factory, _ millions of tractors were produced.A. where; where B. what; where C. what; which D. where; which参考答案：B12. Whose advice do you think I should take? _.A. You speak B. Thats itC. Its up to you D. You got it参考答案：C句意：“我应该采纳谁的意见？”只有C项符合句意。Its up

10、to you表示“由你决定”。13. I cant stand _ with Jane in the office. She just refuses _ talking while she works. A. working; stopping B. to work; stopping C. working; to stop D. to work; to stop参考答案：C略14. - Youve left the lights on. - Oh, I have. _ and turn it off.A. Ill go B. Ive gone C. I go D. Im going参考答案

11、：A略15. Your performance in the exam did not reach the required standard; _, you failed. A. in other words B. in the meantime C. in particular D. in all参考答案：A略二、 填空16. 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示; 2)首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。Like many Chinese children, I began learnin

12、g English at an early age.The experience of seeing people_ (唱歌)and chatting in English 76_made me i in it. I thought it a beautiful language and had fun 77_Yet after I a middle school, English learning seemed to be more 78_more difficult and l interesting. To tell the truth, I had to work as 79_as o

13、ther fellow students. Disappointedly, I still_(无法) to make 80_rapid progress. I was about to give up my English I met Miss Li, 81_my present English teacher,_ advised me to carry on and practice 82_more. With her help, I adopted some _(科学) learning methods to 83_improve my listening and speaking. Be

14、sides, I took part English 84_contestsand won various p . Now English is indeed my 85_favourite subject. 参考答案：76.singing 77.interested 78.attended 79.less 80.failed81.when 82.who 83.scientific 84.in 85.prizes三、 阅读理解17. In 2007, Jamie Whitmore was considered as one of the most successful athletes in

15、America.However, everything changed during a competition that seemed like many others she had conquered. As a professional athlete, Whitmore was used to suffering, but she never imagined the pain in her leg could be a deadly cancer.What doctors found during surgery shocked them all: Whitmore had Spi

16、ndle Cell Sarcoma, a soft tissue tumor (肿瘤) that can start in the bone, and the tumor was wrapped around her nerve and touching several vital organs. They couldnt cut it out fearing to burst the tumor.When she heard the diagnosis for the first time, Whitmore said, “time stood still, I couldnt breath

17、e. They were talking about the treatment and I started crying as I didnt want to die.” Finally, the doctors enlisted the help of several specialists to remove the tumor. Whitmore developed sepsis (败血症) from the surgery and endured a two-month recovery. When she began to feel sick again, Whitmore was

18、 sure her cancer was back. Instead, doctors gave her unexpected news: She was pregnant-with twins. “That was a whole other freak-out,” Whitmore recalled.She has never met a challenge she couldnt overcome. Today, Whitmore is a mother of two sons and cancer-free. She is competing again, and has won a

19、gold medal in the Paralympics (残奥会), nine world titles, and has set two world records. She travels as a motivational speaker when she doesnt spend time with her sons. Whitmore has some words of advice for others with limitations: “Never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. Some doctors to

20、ld me I would never ride anything. And yet I rode my mountain bike 104 miles climbing from 9,000 feet to 14,000 feet. People with two good legs have fallen short of that task! You just cant give up.”1. How did Whitmore feel when knowing about her cancer?A. Sad and scared.B. Ashamed and regretful.C.

21、Annoyed and frightened.D. Astonished and inspired.2. What does the underlined word “freak-out” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Something interesting.B. Something demanding.C. Something unusual.D. Something meaningful.3. Whats the purpose of Whitmores traveling as a speaker?A. To build up her character.B. To inspire those with limitations.C. To spend more time with her children.D. To earn more money in her spare time.参考答案：1. A 2. C 3. B本文是记叙文。文章讲述了Jamie Whitmore被认为是美国最成功的运动员之一。她曾患有致命的癌症，但她凭借强大的意志力战胜了病魔，后来Whitmore担任演讲者去激励那些身体有局限性的人不管面对什么样的处境都不能放弃。【1题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段中的Wh