山西省忻州市西张联合学校2023年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

山西省忻州市西张联合学校2023年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.

—_______doyoulikethefilmtonight?—Betterthan_______.A.What;expected

B.How;expected

C.How;toexpect

D.What;toexpected参考答案：B2.Thenumberofpeoplewho_______reading______increasing.A.benefit;is

B.benefits;are

C.benefitsfrom;are

D.benefitfrom;is参考答案：D3.________withsomuchtrouble，wefailedtocompletethetaskontime.A．Faced

B．FaceC．Facing

D．Toface参考答案：A略4.Trafficisbad,________inthecitycenterduringtherushhours.A.particularly

B.terribly

C.mostly

D.normally参考答案：A5.Believeitornot,thebeautifulnewcarinfrontofmyhome_____tomyneighbour.A.belongs B.isbelonged C.belonging D.isbelonging参考答案：A【详解】考查belongto的用法。句意：信不信由你，我家门前那辆漂亮的新车是我邻居的。belongto“属于”，无被动语态和进行时态，所以排除B/D；句子缺少谓语动词，排除C项。故答案为A。6.Aftersomanyyearsofwar,therewasagreat_________forpeacebetweenthetwocountries.A.talent

B.desire

C.test

D.taste参考答案：B略7.Mymostfamousofall, whoreallyleftthedeepestimpressiononus,wasRoy,mynephew.A.those B.ones C.anyone D.one参考答案：D8.

—Doremembertochargethemobilephone12hourswhenyoufirstuseit．—

.A．Madeit

B．Gotit

C．Understoodit

D．Rememberedit参考答案：B9.—Goodafternoon.DoctorSmith’soffice.—Hello,thisisTomGreen.CouldyoupleasetellDoctorSmithI_____?Mycar____start.A.wasdelayed;doesn’t

B.willbedelayed;won’t

C.amdelayed;didn’t

D.woulddelay;mustn’t参考答案：B10.What

the

doctor

warned

us

is

that

the

________

sleep

may

cause

angerpoor

memory

and

poor

concentration.

A．want

in

B．lack

of

C．lack

in

D．plenty

of参考答案：B11.Astheyearspassed,theshadowthattheterribleearthquakehadcastonhisyoungmind

.Everythingreturnedtonormal.A.ranway

B.gavewayC.turnedaway

D.fadedaway参考答案：D考查动词词组。A.ranway跑走；

B.gaveway让路；

C.turnedaway避开，转过脸；

D.fadedaway逐渐消失。随着时间的流逝，那可怕的地震在他年轻的记忆中留下的阴影消逝了。故选D。12.—It’sveryimportant_______

ustomakeaplanbeforeanewterm.

—Yes.Youmusttrytomakeitcarefully.

A.of B.to C.for D.with参考答案：C13.Muchtomysurprise,she_________tears__________shereadtheletter.A.burstout;instant

B.burstinto;theinstantC.burstout;instantlyD.burstinto;instant参考答案：B14.Mr.Smith,whooftenhelpedpassers-byrepairtheirbikes,saidthatwhathedidwasnotpaidbut_______.A.relevant

B.optional

C.suitable

D.voluntary参考答案：D15.Thesoldiersweresenttotheearthquake-strickenareaimmediatelyafterwardstosavethepeople

intheruins.(

)A.trapped

B.trapping

C.totrap

D.tobetrapped参考答案：8.【答案】Atrap意为“使困住”，与people之间为被动关系。此处为过去分词短语作定语。

【解析】16.It______thatsomegovernmentofficialsreceivedmoneyfromthecompany.(P23,Unit20)A.broughtout

B.cameout

C.backedout

D.figuedout参考答案：B二、完型填空17.

TheEskimosbelievethatahumanbeingismadeupofabody,asoulandaname,andisnot

31

unlessithasallthree.Thisbeliefhasagreat32

ontheEskimosdailylifeandrunslikeagoldenthreadthroughtheEskimosculture.

33

thenameofaman,itisbelievedtogivealifeofitsown.Ithasinitallthegood

34

ofallthepersonswhohavebeencalledbyit.ManyEskimosbelievethatanewbornbaby35

becauseitwantsitsnameandwillnotcomplete

36

itgetsit.Immediatelyafterabirth,somewiseeldersgatherto

37

thechild.Thenamethatis

38

mustbethatofsomeonewhohasdiedrecently.Whenmysonwasborn,everyonerealizedthat

39

wasgreatgrandfather,Mequsaqwhohaddiedafewmonths

40

,whohadbeenreborninhim.

31A.separateB.completeC.seriousD.scientific32A.resultB.effectC.controlD.touch33A.AsB.AsforC.AboutD.In34A.qualitiesB.quantitiesC.charactersD.relation35A.sobsB.laughsC.creepsD.cries36A.whileB.sinceC.untilD.although37A.nameB.callC.holdD.dress38A.decidedonB.decidedC.electedD.demanded39A.thisB.thatC.itD.who40A.sinceB.laterC.agoD.before

参考答案：B

B

B

A

D

C

A

A

C

D三、阅读理解18.Ienteredhighschoolhavingreadhundredsofbooks.ButIwasnotagoodreader.Merelybookish,IlackedapointofviewwhenIread.Rather,Ireadinordertogetapointofview.Isearchedbooksforgoodexpressionsandsayings,piecesofinformation,ideas,themes—anythingtoenrichmythoughtandmakemefeeleducated.Whenoneofmyteacherssuggestedtohissleepytenth-gradeEnglishclassthatapersoncouldnothavea“complicatedidea”untilhehadreadatleasttwothousandbooks,Iheardthewordswithoutrecognizingeitheritsironyoritsverycomplicatedtruth.ImerelydeterminedtomakealistofallthebooksIhadeverread.Strictwithmyself,IincludedonlyonceatitleImighthavereadseveraltimes.(How,afterall,couldonereadabookmorethenonce?)AndIincludedonlythosebooksoverahundredpagesinlength.(Couldanythingshorterbeabook?)

TherewasyetanotherhighschoollistImade.OnedayIcameacrossanewspaperarticleaboutanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollege.Thearticlehadalistofthe“hundredmostimportantbooksofWesternCivilization”.“Morethananythingelseinmylife”.Theprofessortoldthereporterwithfinality(坚定),“ThesebookshavemademeallthatIam.”ThatwasthekindofwordsIcouldn’tignore.Ikeptthelistfortheseveralmonthsittookmetoreadallofthetitles.Mostbooks,ofcourse,Ihardlyunderstood.WhilereadingPlato’sTheRepublic,forexample,Ineededtokeeplookingattheintroductionofthebooktoremindmyselfwhatthetextwasabout.However,withthespecialpatienceandsuperstition(迷信)ofaschoolboy,Ilookedateverywordofthetext.AndbythetimeIreachedthelastword,IpersuadedmyselfthatIhadreadTheRepublic,andseriouslycrossedPlatooffmylist.

56.Onhearingtheteacher’ssuggestionofreading,thewriterthought________.

A.onemustreadasmanybooksaspossible

B.astudentshouldnothaveacomplicatedidea

C.itwasimpossibleforonetoreadtwothousandbooks

D.studentsoughttomakealistofthebookstheyhadread57.Whileathighschool,thewriter_______.

A.hadplansforreading

B.learnedtoeducatehimself

C.onlyreadbooksover100pages

D.readonlyonebookseveraltimes58.Thewriter’spurposeinmentioningTheRepublicisto________.

A.explainwhyitwasincludedinthelist

B.describewhyheseriouslycrosseditoffthelist

C.showthathereadthebooksblindlythoughtheywerehardtounderstand

D.provethatheunderstoodmostofitbecausehehadlookedateveryword59.Thewriterprovidestwobookliststo________.

A.showhowhedevelopedhispointofview

B.tellhisreadingexperienceathighschool

C.introducethetwopersons’readingmethods

D.explainthathereadmanybooksathighschool参考答案：AACB19.ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育高峰)generation,alongerlifespan(寿命)meansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangebringsmanyproblemsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,

andinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’s(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学).

Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw”whichcoverseverythingfromtrusts(信托)andestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination.Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretirees(退休者)inhumanhistory.“Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,”oneprofessorsays.

MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas“reallyboredwithbacteria.”Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.”60.“…Oldissuddenlyin”(Line1,Para.1)mostprobablymeans“_____”.A.Americahassuddenlybecomeanation