广东省惠州市三栋中学2022-2023学年高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

1、广东省惠州市三栋中学2022-2023学年高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. They sheltered _ their umbrellas.A. near B. beneathC. with D. by参考答案：Bbeneath表示“在下”，相当于under。2. Cao Caos tomb is reported _ in China, which attracts nationwide attention.A. being found B. to be found C. having been found D. to have been found参考答案：D略3. - Ca

2、n I help you ?- Id like to buy a present for my best friend, _at proper price but of great use.A. that B. one C. it D. this参考答案：B4. Toms mother kept telling him that he should work harder, but _ didnt help.A. he B. which C. she D. it参考答案：D5. My brother is honest. He _ such a thing.A. might not do B.

3、 cant have done C. can do D. mustnt have done参考答案：B6. As a new graduate, he doesnt know _ it takes to start a business here.A.how B.what C.when D.which 参考答案：B7. _ your argument, I shall hold to my decision.A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Whichever D. Wherever参考答案：A8. - Now more and more Chinese senior st

4、udents are applying for admission to American universities through SAT.- _. But taking an SAT may cost one more than 10,000 Yuan.A. I hope so B. Not really C. Thats the case D. That sounds reasonable参考答案：C9. What difficulty do you think he has _ English? A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned参考

5、答案：B略10. - Whats the model plane look like?- The wings of the plane are _ of its body.A. more than the length twiceB. twice more than the lengthC. more than twice the lengthD. more twice than the length参考答案：C略11. Although English may not lead directly to a great career, it will certainly give you _

6、to a wider range of opportunity. A. ambition B. achievement C. account D. access参考答案：D12. At first, his teacher couldnt realize that Lang Lang had a _ for music though he wanted to learn the piano so much.A. knowledge B. present C. gift D. patience参考答案：C13. Water can absorb _ release a lot of heat w

7、ithout big changes _ its temperature. A. or; into B. or; at C. and; from D. and; in参考答案：D14. She has attained the status of being the first writer _ a billionaire.A. to become B. becoming C. become D. became参考答案：A15. _ I admit that all these problems are difficult, I dont agree that they cant be sol

8、ved.A. Unless B. WhileC. Until D. Since参考答案：B试题分析：考查连词辨析。A除非，如果不；B当时；然而；可是；尽管；C直到才;D自从，既然；句意：尽管我承认所有的问题都很难，但是我不同意他们都不能被解决。故B正确。考点：考查连词辨析点评：此题主要考查连词的辨析，选择连词主要是看前后句的关系，因果关系用表因果的连词，转折关系用转折连词，并列关系用并列连词，要求考生具有一定的句子分析能力和词义辨析能力。16. Maybe if I _ science, and not literature then, I would be able to give you

9、more help.A. studied B. would study C. had studied D. was studying参考答案：C17. Shopping people sometimes cant help _ into buying something theydont really need. A. to persuade B. being persuaded C. persuading D. be persuaded 参考答案：B略18. Its beneficial to put children in a situation _they need work with

10、others.A. that B. when C which D. where参考答案：D19. Let me say sorry to her? No way! I would die I apologize to her!A. after B. before C. until D. while参考答案：B 二、 书面表达20. 书面表达（满分25分）近来，“光盘行动”悄然流行，这一行动引导崇尚节约、反对浪费的社会风气。其实在 我们的校园生活中也存在一些浪费现象。请简述几个浪费现象，并就如何厉行节约、反对 浪费，谈谈你的看法和建议。注意：l.文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。2.词数为120字

11、左右。（开头已写好，不计入总词数。）提示：光盘 Clear Your Plate光盘行动 “Clear Your Plate” campaign厉行节约: advocate savingRecently, “Clear Your Plate” campaign is more and more popular in society, which advocates saving against wasting. _参考答案：(One possible version)Recently，“clear your plate” campaign is more and more popular in

12、 society, which advocates saving against wasting. The campaign draws our attention to wasting on campus. Some students are noticed to throw away a lot of food in the canteen. As is often the case, some lights are still on with nobody in classrooms. Whats more, many a student spends much money buying

13、 unnecessary items. As far as I am concerned, its high time that we fought against wasting. Here are my suggestions. Firstly, I think our school should carry out various activities to arouse students awareness of saving. Secondly, relevant rules and regulations are supposed to be made to punish thos

14、e who waste things. Most importantly, we should form the habit of saving from now, from ourselves. It is everyones duty to save resources.21. 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是学生会文体委员。请根据下表，用英语写一则关于春游的通知。参加者：高中一、二年级的学生活动内容： 3月23日去香山公园爬山；在山顶野餐；参观植物园。集合时间及地点：早晨七点集合，七点十分开车。学校大门口。注意事项：穿运动鞋。自带午餐和饮水。准时集合。 参加者在本周五之前到学生会报到提示：

15、野餐to have a picnic 植物园the botanical 报名to enter ones name Notice_The Students Union参考答案：三、 阅读理解22. “Belittle” was first used by Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.Many years ago, Buffon, a French naturalist, wrote some books about natural history. The books were a great succes

16、s even though some critics did not like them. Some critics said, “Buffon is more of a poet than a scientist.”Thomas Jefferson did not like what Buffon had said about the natural wonders of the New World. It seemed to Jefferson that Buffon had spoken of natural wonders in America as if they were unim

17、portant.This troubled Thomas Jefferson. He was a naturalist, as well as a farmer, inventor, historian, writer and politician. He had seen the natural wonders of Europe. To him, they were no more important than those of the New World.In 1788, Thomas Jefferson wrote about his home state, Virginia. Whi

18、le writing, he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of Buffon. At that moment, Jefferson created a new wordbelittle. He said, “Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic.”Noah Webster, the American word expert, liked this word. He put it in his

19、English language dictionary in 1806, “Belittleto make somebody or something small, unimportant.”Americans had already accepted Jeffersons word and started to use it. In 1797, the Independent Chronicle newspaper used the word to describe a politician the paper supported. “He is an honorable man,” the

20、 paper wrote, “so let the opposition try to belittle him as much as they please.In 1872, a famous American word expert decided that the time had come to kill this word. He said, “Belittle has no chance of becoming English. And as more critical writers of America, like those of Britain, feel no need

21、of it, the sooner it is forgotten, the better.” This expert failed to kill the word. Today, “belittle” is used where the English language is spoken.28. What was the reason for Jeffersons creating the new word?A. He was a naturalist and writer.B. Lots of critics disliked Buttons books.C. He disagreed

22、 with Buffons views on natural wonders in America.D. Lots of critics thought Buffon wasnt a real naturalist.29. What do we know about Buffon according to the text?A. Some of his books were welcome by readers.B. Some of his poems were known to Jefferson.C. He made some wrong comments on Jefferson.D.

23、He made great contributions to the creation of “belittle”.30. What does the underlined word “those” in the last paragraph refer to?A. The English words.B. The critical writers.C. The word experts.D. The English-speaking countries.31. What may be the best title for the text?A. The comment on the New WorldB. The creation of Thomas JeffersonC. The argument about the new wordD. The history of the word “belittle”参考答案：28. C 29. A 30. B 31. D本文为记叙文。主要介绍了单词Belittle被创造出的历史。【28题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第二段“杰斐逊不喜欢布丰对新世界的自然奇观所说的话。在杰佛逊看