2022-2023学年湖南省娄底市湄水中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年湖南省娄底市湄水中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. At first he was not good at playing basketball but after a long time of training hard, he stood out. Its easy to understand, _.A. Make hay while the sun shines.B. Practice makes perfect.C. The early bird catches the wormD. Actions speak louder than words.参

2、考答案：B2. Some people experience shyness as a _ to communication, but this can be broken down gradually.A. conflict B. taboo C. barrier D. delay参考答案：C【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：有些人觉得羞怯成为交际上的障碍,但这是可以逐渐克服的。分析选项：conflict冲突，矛盾; taboo禁忌；barrier屏障; 障碍；delay耽搁; 延迟。可知C符合题意，故选C。3. The news is spreading around the airport i

3、s a big snowstorm will come attacking.A. which, which B. /, that C. that , which D. that, that参考答案：D略4. . I_ it as a basic principle of the company that suppliers of raw materials should be given a fair price for their products. A. look B. take . make D. think 参考答案：B5. -Wed better find a gas station

4、 before the fuel _.- OK. Lets be quick.A. is run out B. ran out C. uses up D. is used up参考答案：D6. Find ways to praise your children often, _ youll find they will open their hearts to you.A. till B. or C. and D. but参考答案：C略7. Every possible means _ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not

5、 clear. A. has been usedB. have been usedC. is usedD. are used参考答案：A8. You feel all the training a waste of time, but Im a hundred percent sure later youll be grateful you did it.A. may B. can C. should D. would参考答案：A9. The little girl who got lost decided to remain _ she was and wait for her mother

6、.Awhere Bwhat Chow Dwho参考答案：A10. This accident was_ his driving.A. due to B. thanks to C. because of D. so as to参考答案：A11. In Australia, many road signs are both in English and Chinese, _ it easier for Chinese tourists to travel.A. making B. madeC. make D. makes参考答案：D12. The trees _ down in the storm

7、 have been moved off the road.A. being blownB. blownC. having been blownD. blowing参考答案：B略13. I have had my bike _ , and Im going to have somebody _ my radio tomorrow. A. repair; to repair B. repairing; to be repairedC. repaired; repair D. to repair; repairing参考答案：C14. Alice told me you called yester

8、day. Yes, I had a problem with Jane, _I thought you could help me with, but you were not in. A. who B. whom C. that D. which参考答案：D略15. A Korean survey shows that shopping cart handles are the most bacteria-carrying items among some _used objects.A. ly B. frequently C. ordinarily D. sincerely参考答案：B略二

9、、 填空16. Making decisions can be very hard. Its easy to get _71_(lose) in what should or should not be done rather than actually making the decision. When you have something important _72_(decide), try this.Okay, you have a decision to make. Get out a piece of paper. On one side of the paper, write d

10、own the positive outcomes _73_ will follow this decision. On _74_ other side of the paper, write down the negative ones. Look at everything you have written down, weighing it, and give _75_(you) some time to make your choices. Its a simple decision-making process, _76_ that does not mean your choice

11、 is going to be easy.To gain new ideas, ask other people you respect _77_ their advice and opinions, after describing the decision you are facing. Speak openly with your family and trusted _78_(friend). This can be _79_(help) because another person can make the situation clear by _80_(offer) an unex

12、pected opinion.参考答案：71. lost 72. to decide 73. that/which 74. the 75. yourself 76. but 77. for 78. friends 79. helpful 80. offering本文为说明文。做决定可能非常困难，有时很容易迷失方向。当你有重要的事情要决定时，试试以下两种的方法。如拿出一张纸，列出做出决定后好的与不好的结果，权衡之后再决定。另一种方法是向你敬重的人寻求意见，也可与家人朋友交流一下，这可能对你做决定很有帮助。【71题详解】考查语境及固定搭配。句意：做决定可能非常困难。在应该做或不应该做的事情上很容易

13、迷失方向。句中的get lost in，为固定搭配，意为“迷失在”，因此此处要填形容词lost。【72题详解】考查动词不定式作定语。句意：当你有重要的事情要决定时，试试这个。分析句子的语境可知，此处是指“有重要的事要决定”，动词不定式，表示将要做某事，因此要用动词不定式，故填 to decide。【73题详解】考查定语从句的关系词。句意：在纸的另一面写下做出决定后好的结果。分析句子write down the positive outcomes _3_ will follow this decision. 可知，本句是定语从句，此句中的the positive outcomes 是先行词，在定

14、语从句中作主语。定语从句中的先行词在句中作主语，指物时可以用that/which，故填that/which。【74题详解】考查冠词。句意：在纸的另一面写下不好的结果。根据前文可知，拿出一张纸，纸有两面，即one side the other side，两者之中的另一个，要用定冠词the，故填 the【75题详解】考查反身代词。句意：看看你写下的每一件事，权衡它，给自己一些时间去做选择。分析句子可知，give的主语是you，因此本空格只能用反身代词“你自己（yourself）”，即给你自己一些时间做选择，故填 yourself。【76题详解】考查转折连词。句意：这是一个简单的决策过程，但这并不意

15、味着你的选择会很容易。分析前后两句的语境可知，两句是转折关系，因此填 but。【77题详解】考查固定搭配。句意：要获得新的想法，请向你敬重的人征求建议和意见。ask sb. for advice为固定搭配，意为“向某人征求意见”，因此此处要填 for。【78题详解】考查名词复数。句意：与家人和信任的朋友开诚布公地交谈。分析语境可知，此处的朋友不只一个，因此要用复数，故填 friends。【79题详解】考查形容词。句意：这会有帮助的，。分析句子可知，本空在句中作表语，因此要用形容词作表语，故填 helpful。【80题详解】考查固定用法。句意：因为另一个人可以通过提供一个意想不到的意见来明确情况

16、。By doing sth.为固定用法，意为“通过，凭借”，本空要填动词的ing 形式，故填offering。三、 阅读理解17. Last summer, Katie Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work in Minneapolis. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a sign asking for help. She rolled down her window.“Hey!” she shouted. “Im driving aroun

17、d giving free haircuts. If I go grab my chair, do you want one right now?”The man looked to be in his 60s. He was balding, and missing a few teeth. As Steller liked to tell the story, he laughed, then paused. “Actually,” he said, “I have a funeral to go to this week. I was really hoping to get a hai

18、rcut.”Steller pulled out a red chair from her car and helped the man cut his hair immediately. After the work was finished, Edward looked in a mirror. “I look good!” he said.Until last year, Steller had given such haircuts to people living on the margins(边缘) around the city. She was keenly aware of

19、the power of her cleanup job.“Its more than a haircut,” she said. “I want it to be a gateway, to show value and respect, but also to get to know people. I want to build relationships.”Steller knew that a haircut could change a life. One changed hers: As a teen, she suffered from a severe disease, he

20、r hair thinned drastically. Seeing this, her mother arranged for Stellers first professional haircut.“To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness, it helped me feel cared about and less alone,” she said.After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her

21、 own salon so she could help people feel the way shed felt that day. Not long after finishing cosmetology school in 2009, she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project, reaching out to people on the streets. Her aim was that by doing some kind acts, others would be inspired to spread their own.

22、“Part of what broke my heart was just how lonely people looked,” she said. “I thought maybe Id go around and ask if people want free haircuts. I cant fix their problems, but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment.”It all began with a belief in simple acts of kindness, such as a free hair

23、cut. “The way you show up in the world matters,” said Steller. “You have no idea what people are going to do with the kindness that you give them.”34. How did Steller react to the mans asking for help?A. She paid no attention.B. She offered a free haircut to him.C. She sent a red chair to him as a p

24、resent.D. She told an interesting story to make him happy.35. What did Steller mean by saying “Its more than a haircut” in paragraph 6?A. She thought it was a respectable job.B. She had found more advantages for the job.C. She considered haircut as a way to make friends.D. She hoped her job could ma

25、ke a difference to others.36. What did Steller expect from Red Chair Project?A. To earn a lot of money.B. To know more people.C. To pass down the kindness.D. To make herself stand out.37. What would be the best title for the passage?A. A Cut Above.B. A Beautiful Salon.C. The Good Belief.D. The Mirac

26、le of Love.参考答案：34. B 35. D 36. C 37. A【分析】本文是记叙文。讲述了凯蒂斯泰勒在去明尼苏达州工作的路上下了高速公路后给陌生人免费理发传递善行的事迹。【34题详解】细节理解题。根据前两段She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a sign asking for help. She rolled down her window. “Hey!” she shouted. “Im driving around giving free haircuts. If I go grab my chair, do you want one right now?”