湖南省长沙市马王堆中学2021年高二英语模拟试卷含解析

1、湖南省长沙市马王堆中学2021年高二英语模拟试卷含解析一、 选择题1. The visitors looked quite _ by the beautiful view at the top of Mount Tai. A. tired B. impressed C. worried D. puzzled参考答案：B2. _Hes gentle and easygoing.A. Who is your brother? B. Who is your brother like?C. What is your brother like? D. What does your brother loo

2、k like?参考答案：C3. When the headmaster spoke out his plan, the _of the students in the class _ against it.A. majority; were B. most; were C. most; did D. majority; did参考答案：A略35. Television keeps us_ of the news both at home and abroad. A. inform B. informed C. to inform D. informing参考答案：B略5. Two men we

3、re _ to death on the mountain because it was _.A. freezing; freezing B. freezing; frozenC. frozen; frozen D. frozen; freezing参考答案：D【详解】考查形容词。句意：有两个人在山上冻死了，因为天气很冷。A. freezing极寒冷的; freezing 极寒冷的； B. freezing极寒冷的; frozen冰冻的 ； C. frozen冰冻的; frozen 冰冻的 ； D. frozen冰冻的; freezing极寒冷的。be frozen to death被冻死。f

4、reezing极寒冷的。根据句意，故D选项正确。6. Have you _some new ideas? Yeah, Ill tell you later. A. come about B. come into C. come up with D. come across参考答案：C略7. Thanks for your help, but can you do me one more favor, please? _, SirWhats it then?AJust a minute BAt your service CThats right DMy pleasure参考答案：D8. In o

5、rder to improve English, _.A.Jeos father bought her lots of tapes B.Jeo bought lots of tapes for herselfC.Lots of tapes were bought by Jeo D.Lots of tapes were bought by Jeos father参考答案：B9. They didnt stop their prejudice against those affected with HIV _they attended the lecture on AIDS given by Dr

6、. PhilipA. when B. until C. since D. while参考答案：B10. What do you think made Tom unhappy? _his new bicycle again. A. As he lost B. Lost C. Losing D. Because of losing参考答案：C11. The problem has simply because you didnt follow the instructions in the handbook.AassessedBarisenCannoyedDarranged参考答案：B【详解】考查

7、动词词义辨析。句意：问题的出现仅仅是因为你没有按照手册中的说明进行操作。A. assessed评估；B. arisen 出现；C. annoyed惹恼；D. arranged 管理；筹备。主语the problem与B项arisen（出现）搭配符合句意，故选B项。12. The housewife got her hands and arms _ while trying to pour the boiling water from the kettle into the thermos; she _ some healing ointment to her burn but the pain

8、 was still unbearable.A. burned; put B. burnt; used C. burnt; dressed D. burnt; applied参考答案：略13. I insist that the best way to students to read more is to offer them more choices.A. quit B. acquire C. motivate D. accuse参考答案：C14. The good thing about children is that they _ very easily to new environ

9、ment.A. adapt B. appeal C. attach D. apply参考答案：A15. The sunlight _ hard-edged shadow on the ground is white and blinding.A. being thrownB. throwingC. to throwD. to be thrown参考答案：B二、 新的题型16. Its just _(典型的) of Jack to spend much of his time on the experiment and then lose interest half way.参考答案：typic

10、al 17. _36_Its all well and good to check out a museum or head back to the hotel to read a book when an afternoon rain destroys your journey,but when you are kept inside for a week or more,_37_DrinkingsNon-stop rainy days are the perfect opportunity for a drinking adventure.Discovering the local cof

11、fee houses can be fun.If you are traveling in a country where you dont speak the language,choosing a house with free Wi-Fi is a good idea._38_PhotosSorting through the variety of photos we shoot on any given trip is no small task.Cold and damp weather days are the perfect time to sort through the st

12、orage and get rid of the substandard images.Rainy,stormy days provide the perfect opportunity to carefully read previous travel memories,and remind us of our adventures,_39_40_Speaking of photo of sharing,we all know how frequently folks from home ask for image updates of your adventures,no matter w

13、here you are traveling.Annoying weather days are a perfect opportunity to try out an extra photo app feature,share a few more funny stories and simply tell people about them in general to see what new things might be going on in their lives.These things can all be updated on a rainy day.A.The photos

14、 will not be kept after the trip.B.Youll easily be able to download a new book when you finish the one youre reading.C.Respect Mother Nature.D.even when Mother Nature decides to limit us and keep us inside for a while.E.How to Deal with Unpleasant Weather.F.Sharing.G.having a few favourite activitie

15、s in your rainy days is a good idea for reducing annoyance.参考答案：36-40 EGBDF三、 阅读理解18. Almost everyone has heard the expression, the calm before the storm. It is usually used to describe a peaceful period just before a very stressful situation or a tense argument.British sailors coined the phrase in

16、the late 1600s. They noted that before certain storms the seas would seem to become static(平静的) and the winds would drop. But why is it often so calm before a storm?According to the US website How Stuff Works, a calm period occurs because many storms, tornadoes and hurricanes draw in all the warm an

17、d wet air from the surrounding area. As the air rises into the storm clouds, it cools and acts as “fuel for the storm, like petrol in a car”. Once the storm has taken all the energy it can from the air, it is pushed out from the top of the storm clouds and falls back down to ground level. As the air

18、 goes down, it becomes warm and dry. Warm and dry air is stable, so once it covers an area, it causes a calm period before the storm.This same process also causes the “eye of the storm” in hurricanes and tornadoes. In these conditions, the calm occurs in the center of the storm because of the strong

19、 circling winds.The Weather Network has a tip for working out how far away a storm is, First count how many seconds there are between a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, roughly three seconds equal one kilometer. So, for example, if you count nine seconds, the storm is about three kilometers

20、 away. A good judge is that if your count is below 30 seconds, you should seek shelter straight away.However, due to the complexity of storm system, not all storms are proceeded (领先) by calm. Given the right conditions, some storms announce themselves with heavy rain and icy winds. So, your best bet

21、 is to keep yourself updated with weather reports for any predictions regarding a coming storm in your area. Thats the most reliable and sensible way to predict the next display of natures temper.12. What does the 3rd paragraph mainly tell us?A. How a storm comes into being.B. Why research is done o

22、n storm clouds.C. Why a peaceful period occurs before a storm.D. How dangerous a storm can be in certain situations.13. How far away is the storm if you count 18 seconds between a lightning flash and a thunder clap?A. Three kilometers.B. Four kilometers.C. Five kilometers.D. Six kilometers.14. What

23、can we learn from the text?A. Storms have a big influence on life.B. It is not always quiet before a storm.C. Weather reports may fail to predict a storm.D. Heavy storms dont usually last for a long time15. Where is the text probably taken from?A. A science report.B. A weather report.C. A touring gu

24、ide.D. An advertisement.参考答案：12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章解释了暴风雨来临前，海面变得平静风力减弱的原因，以及说明了一个计算风暴距离的小窍门。【12题详解】主旨大意题。根据第三段第一句According to the US website How Stuff Works, a calm period occurs because many storms, tornadoes and hurricanes draw in all the warm and wet air from the surrounding area.（根据美国网站How Stuff Works，由于许多