广东省梅州市桃尧中学2023年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、广东省梅州市桃尧中学2023年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. Its already 10 oclock. I wonder how it _ that she was 2 hours late on such a short trip. A. came overB. came outC. came aboutD. came up参考答案：C2. He had a lot of friends, only a few of _ were invited to his wedding. A. whomB. themC. whichD. who参考答案：A3. This was th

2、e first time we _ a film in the cinema together as a family.A. see B. saw C. had seen D. have seen参考答案：C4. -Is everyone here?-Not yet, look, there _ the rest of the students.A. comes B. come C. is coming D. are coming参考答案：B5. How did you do in the test?Not so well. I have done much better but I had

3、a stomachache during the test.A. need B. could C. must D. neednt参考答案：B6. It was only when they were told of the importance of time they realized wasting time means wasting their life Auntil Bthat Cthen Dso参考答案：B7. I to go for a walk, but someone called and I couldnt get away.A. was planning B. plann

4、ed C. had planned D. would plan参考答案：C8. Not until the early years of the 19th century _ what heat was. A. man did know B. man knew C. knew man D. did man know参考答案：D29. _ all the inventions have in common is _they have succeeded. A. What; what B. That; that C. What; that D That; what参考答案：C10. A Tale

5、of Two Cities is set in _.A. Alaska in the Gold RushB. London in the Victorian EraC. the Great Revolution of FranceD. the British Glorious Revolution参考答案：C【详解】考查课外阅读双城记。Tale of Two Cities双城记是英国作家查尔斯狄更斯所著的一部以法国大革命为背景所写成的长篇历史小说。故事中将巴黎、伦敦两个大城市连结起来，围绕着曼马内特医生一家和以德发日夫妇为首的圣安东尼区展开故事。故选C。11. Life is full of

6、ups and downs. that we are optimistic and take a positive attitude, we will be more likely to enjoy our life to the fullest.A. Concerned B. Provided C. Considering D. Concerning参考答案：B试题分析：考查连词。provided (连词) 如果， 假如， 在的条件下。句意：人生充满了起伏。假如我们是乐观的，并采取积极的态度，我们将更可能充分享受我们的人生。在这里provided是连词，引导条件状语从句。故选B。12. Th

7、ough Harrys family is not very rich, _ his parents will try their best to send him abroad for his further study. A. 不填 B. and C. so D. but参考答案：A13. Im terribly sorry to interrupt, but may I use your phone? Its rather urgent. Yes, .A. with pleasure B. no burryC. it doesnt matter D. of course参考答案：D14.

8、 Asking themtoboycott meetings whenothersdonotagreewiththeirdemandsisa(n) _toaveryunhappylife offightingwithotherpeople,_them their future happiness.A. guarantee, having cost B. accomplishment, losing C. invitation, costing D. affection, having lost 参考答案：C试题分析：考查名词和非谓语动词。guarantee保证；accomplishment成就

9、，完成；invitation邀请；affection喜爱，感情。当别人不同意他们的要求时，要求他们抵制会议就是一个与其他人斗争的非常不愉快的生活邀请，结果以付出他们未来的幸福为代价。此处是现在分词做自然的结果状语。故选C。考点：考查名词和非谓语动词15. My sister, as well as one of her classmates who _ late for class, _ criticized by Mr. Hunt. A. were; was B. was; were C. was; was D. were; were 参考答案：A二、 填空16. 短文填空(共10小题；每小

10、题1分，满分10分)阅读下面的短文，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。The annual English Festival, which lasted one week, has just ended. There were all kinds of colourful _(活动), including English 81_speech competition. Last Friday, we had the honor of _(邀请) 82_Professor

11、 Smith to deliver a lecture on English c_background 83_information, such as English idioms. He was so learned and humorous _ 84_he began his lecture _an amusing story to attract the attention of 85 _the audience and all of us were d _ impressed by his wisdom 86_We admired him and took notes carefull

12、y, for he made himself u 87_by speaking slowly and clearly _for us to follow him. He gave 88_us some practical ways to develop the sense of language and e 89_us to keep speaking English as much as _ in our daily life. 90_参考答案：activities inviting cultural that with deeply understood enough encouraged

13、 possible略三、 阅读理解17. In ancient Egypt，the pharaoh（法老）treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However，if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news，his head was cut off. Shades of that spirit spread over toda

14、ys conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out of the door，picnic basket in hand，a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said，Oh boy，bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says its going to rain. I wanted to strike

15、him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report，for his smile. Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter，the sales agent said with a broad smile，Oh that bus left five minutes ago. Dre

16、ams of head-cutting！ Its not the news that makes someone angry. Its the unsympathetic attitude with which its delivered（递送）. Everyone must give bad news from time to time， and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a c

17、aring way. A boss informing an employee he didnt get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know，when delivering any bad news，they should share the feeling of the receiver. Unfortunately，many people are not aware of this. When youre tired from a long flight，has a hotel clerk cheerfully sai

18、d that your room isnt ready yet？When you had your heart set on the toast beef，has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece？It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces. Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympat

19、hy（同情），I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left，I probably would have said，Oh，thats all right Ill catch the next one. Big winners，when they bear bad news，deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded（被轰炸的）person is sure to have.63. In Paragraph 1，the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to _. A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic C. describe a