天津小淀中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试卷含解析

1、天津小淀中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1. north A. that B. worth C. neither D. clothes2. custom A. measure B. upstairs C. respect D. sugar3. question A. situation B. suggestion C. invitation D. attention4 head A agreement B leap C feature D measure5 honest A

2、husband B habit C hour D hurricane参考答案：BCBDC2. Since you knew it，you_us about it earlier.Ashould have told Bshould tellCwould have told Dwould tell参考答案：A3. For some actors and actresses, _ stage is just _means of making a living.A. a; a B. the; a C. the; the D. a; the参考答案：B试题分析：考查冠词 句意上：对于一些演员来说，舞台只

3、是一种谋生的方式。第一空是针对演员来说故应该是特定的，故用定冠词“the”；第二空是短语“a means of”表示“一种的方式”；故B项适合。4. Film has a much shorter history, especially when such art forms as music and painting.A. having compared to B. comparing toC. compare to D. compared to参考答案：D略5. The sunlight is white and blinding _ hard-edged shadows on the g

4、round.A. throwing B. being thrownC. to throw D. to be thrown参考答案：A6. While working in the country, the students_ a great deal of knowledge on plant. A. looked up B. picked up C. put up D. called up参考答案：B略7. He stopped his friends, beginning his story_, declaring his innocence(清白). A. sooner or later

5、 B. more or less C. over and over again D. here and there参考答案：C8. They are _ the government can lead them out of the financial crisis, so they are optimistic about their future. Ks5uA. convinced B. convincing C. convince D. convinced of参考答案：A9. Nothing in the world is _ and everything is _. So be _

6、when saying “ You are ly right or ly wrong”. A. ; creative; careful B. complete; incomplete; cautious D. steady; changeable; careful D. ; ; cautious 参考答案：B10. If you _ me, how would you deal with such problems then? A. are B. be C. was B. were参考答案：D略11. By now, when one makes a large purchase, he sh

7、ould have _ opportunity to change his mind.A. accurate B. urgent C. special D. adequate参考答案：D12. Drama is a huge part of British culture and has been_with great success to other parts of the world Adelivered Bperformed Cexported Dshown 参考答案：C13. The accent, which is _ to British English, can be hear

8、d on the East Coast of the US.A. most similar B. the most similar C. a more similar D. the more similar参考答案：A14. What a pity! When we got to the cinema, the movie Let the Bullets Fly _, so we saw only the end of it. A. was finishing B. has just finished C. just finished D. had just finished参考答案：A略15

9、. David showed to the public was not true.A. What B. That C. Which D. Who参考答案：A16. Were offered her the job, but I dont know _ shell accept it.A. where B. what C. whether D. which参考答案：C17. in the fast-paced, technology-obsessed 21st century has left many people short on patience.A. Living B. Lives C

10、. Having lived D. Lived参考答案：A18. In the party, the person _ as an astronaut attracted everyones attention. A. dressed up B. dressing up C. was dressed up D. being dressed up参考答案：A考查非谓语动词。dress (up)“给穿衣，打扮”，其后要求加人，此处the person与dress up为逻辑被动关系，所以应使用过去分词词组作后置定语。句意：在那场聚会上，那个打扮成宇航员的人吸引了每个人的注意力。故选A。19. So

11、me students are seen doing _ work they can find to support themselves. A. whichever B. no matter what C. whenever D. whatever参考答案：D二、 书面表达20. 请阅读下面短文，然后按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。Water is the driving force of all nature, Leonardo da Vinci claimed. Unfortunately for our planet, water supplies are now runnin

12、g dry at an alarming rate. The worlds population continues to increase but that rise in number has not been matched by adequate supplies of fresh water. Reports show that more than a billion individuals one in seven people on the planet now lack access to safe drinking water.In Sao Paulo, a Brazilia

13、n city, drought got so bad that residents began drilling through basement floors and car parks to try to reach groundwater. Officials in this city warned that rationing（配给制）of water supplies was likely soon. Citizens in Sao Paulo might have access to water for only two days a week. In California, US

14、, officials have shown that the state has entered its fourth year of drought. At the same time, its per capita（人均）water use has continued to rise.【写作内容】1.用约30词概括上述信息的主要内容；2.结合上述信息及日常生活，简要分析导致全球淡水资源短缺的主要原因（不少于两点）；3.谈谈在日常生活中我们应如何保护淡水资源（不少于两点）。【写作要求】1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；3.不必写标题。【评分标准】内容

15、完整。语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。_参考答案：Fresh water is now in short supply worldwide. S?o Paulo and California are two typical examples, and both of them have got into trouble for not having enough fresh water. (30 words)Quite many things give rise to the shortage of fresh water. Firstly, more and more fresh water

16、is needed with the growth of global population. Secondly, drought has been affecting some cites in the world and thus these cities have been lacking in fresh water. Above all, millions of tons of fresh water is polluted every day due to the industrial and domestic waste.To deal with the problem, the

17、 movement should take stricter measures to forbid factories from pouring waste into the clean river. As a citizen, we should learn to recycle and reuse the fresh water. Only if we take steps to save every drop of fresh water can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage in future. (120 words)【分析】本篇

18、写作为概要写作。【详解】本文考查概要写作。首先要写文章要点。本篇文章第一段用约30词概括上述信息的主要内容；第二段结合上述信息及日常生活，简要分析导致全球淡水资源短缺的主要原因（不少于两点）；第三段谈谈在日常生活中我们应如何保护淡水资源（不少于两点）。书写时注意使用适当的连接词连接这些要点，使上下句之间具有连贯性。概要写作的基础是理解语篇，而读懂语篇的基础是词汇，尤其是对关键词汇的掌握与运用。在此基础上，综合运用语法与句法结构，按照行文逻辑组织语言，就可以写出很好的概要。21. 假设你是红旗中学高二一班的学生小明，你班将举行我的梦想（My Dream）的英文主题班会。请写一篇发言稿，在班会上与

19、同学进行交流。要点如下：1、梦想职业-记者；2、职业要求：思维敏捷，有创造力，对事情有独特观点；3、自己的两点优势（考生自由发挥）；4、为实现目标而努力。注意：1. 词数不少于120。（开头已给出，不计入总词数）2. 可根据内容适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Hello, everyone! I feel honored to share with you about my dream. Frankly, I dream to be a journalist. 参考答案：Hello, everyone! I feel honored to share with you about my dream

20、. Frankly, I dream to be a journalist. As far as I know, it is a great challenge to be a journalist. First of all, we have to be sharp in mind so as to react to different situations quickly. Secondly, creativity can help us produce outstanding ideas. Whats more, it is necessary for us to hold unique

21、 opinions towards hot issues.Just as you see, my qualities just meet the requirements above. Besides, I am social and love communicating with different people. It is an essential character helping me gather a wide variety of news materials. And I have plenty of hobbies, which inspire me to have the

22、passion of covering stories in different fields. I believe all these can make me a good journalist as long as I am committed and never give up. (128)三、 阅读理解22. 阅读理解Happiness is contagious,researchers reported on Thursday.People with the most social connectionsspouses,friends,neighbours and swere als

23、o the happiest,the data showed.“Each additional happy person makes you happier,” Christakis said.“Imagine that I am connected to you and you are connected to others and others are connected to still others.It is this fabric of humanity,like an American patch quilt.”Each person sits on a different co

24、loured patch.“Imagine that these patches are happy and unhappy patches.Your happiness depends on what is going on in the patch around you,” Christakis said.“It is not just happy people connecting with happy people,which they do.Above and beyond,there is this contagious process going on.”And happines

25、s is more contagious than unhappiness,they discovered.“If a social contact is happy,it increases the likelihood that you are happy by 15 percent,” Fowler said.“A friend of a friend,or the friend of a spouse or a sibling(兄弟姐妹),if they are happy,increases your chances by 10 percent,” he added.A happy

26、third degree friendthe friend of a friend of a friendincreases a persons chances of being happy by 6 percent.“But every extra unhappy friend increases the likelihood that youll be unhappy by 7 percent,” Fowler said.The finding is interesting and it is useful,too,Fowler said.“Among other benefits,hap

27、piness has been shown to have an important effect on reduced mortality(死亡率),pain reduction,and improved cardiac(心脏的)function.So better understanding of how happiness spreads can help us learn how to promote a healthier society,” he said.The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that h

28、aving $ 5,000 extra increased a persons chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent.“A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000,” Christakis said.1.According to the research,your happiness .A.has nothing to do with your workmates or schoolmatesB.has something to do with anyone who has a close relatio

29、nship with youC.depends on those who are in favour of you or are against youD.has little to do with what social connections you have2.The underlined word “contagious” in the first paragraph means .A.infectiousB.beautifulC.effectiveD.prior3. It can be inferred that.A.happiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappinessB.unhappiness spreads faster and more widely than happinessC.happiness spreads faster and more widely than unhappinessD.the spread of unhappiness has not been studied by researchers4.Which of the following will increase your chances of becoming happier most?A.Being in