广东省广州市海鸥中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试题含解析

广东省广州市海鸥中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Though_____money,hisparentsmanagedtosendhimtouniversity.A.lacking

B.lack

C.lackedin

D.lackingof参考答案：A2.______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayproducevariants(变异体)ofgenesinhumanbodies.A．Beingexposed

B．HavingexposedC．Exposed

D．Afterbeingexposed参考答案：A3.AftergraduationwenttoNigeriabutwhenIfirstsetfooton

strangeland，Ididn’tKnowwhatthefuturehadin

storeforme.A.the；／

B.the；the

C.／;

a

D.the；a参考答案：A4.Theirhouse_____inthebigfire,sotheydecidedtobuildanotherone.A.hasbeendestroyed.B.haddestroyed

C.hadbeendestroyed

D.destroyed参考答案：C5.ItisimportantthatI_____withMr.Williamsimmediately.A.speak

B.spoke

C.willspeak

D.tospeak参考答案：A

6.Eatingtoomuchfatcan________heartdiseaseandcausehighbloodpressure.A.resultfrom

B.contributeto

C.attendto

D.devoteto参考答案：B7.Ittook__________buildingsuppliestoconstructtheseenergy-savinghouses.Ittookbrains,too.A.otherthan

B.morethan

C.ratherthan

D.lessthan参考答案：B8.Itisrequestedthatthereporter_______toblameforthewrongreport.A.referringto

Breferringtobe

C.referredtobe

D.referredtobeing参考答案：C9.Jimwasasproudasapeacockwhenhepasseshisdrivingtestathisfirst______.

A.sight

B.request

C.attempt

D.attitude参考答案：C10.Icanthehousebeinguntidy，butIhateitifit'snotclean．（）A．comeupwith B．putupwith C．turnto D．stickto参考答案：Bcomeupwith"提出，想出"；putupwith"忍受，容忍"；turnto"转向；求助于"；stickto"坚持；粘住"．根据题干中转折连词but可知，前一句的意思应与后一句的hate"讨厌"之意相反，即"不讨厌"，所以putupwith"忍受，容忍"之意与语境相符．故选B．11.Idon’tthink___isanyneedforaguideonourjourney.A.it

B.this

C.that

D.there参考答案：D12.-Shallwegooutforawalk?-Sorry.Thisisnottheright

toinviteme.Iamtootiredtowalk.A．place

B．situation

C．moment

D．chance参考答案：C13.Heaskedusto

him______carryingthroughtheirplan.A.assist;with

B.help;to

C.assist;in

D.help;with参考答案：C14. LiuYanghasgonedownintohistorybecausesheisthefirstChinesewoman________inspace. A.traveled B.havingtraveled C.hastraveled D.totravel参考答案：D略15.Today,we’lldiscussanumberofcases____parentshavemuchdifficultyincommunicatingwiththeirchildren.A.which

B.that

C.where

D.why参考答案：C略16.Anoptimistseesan________inevery

disaster.A.expression

B.opportunityC.appointment

D.announcement参考答案：B考查名词辨析。句意：乐观者在每一场灾难中都能看到机会。expression表现，表达；opportunity机会；appointment约会；announcement宣告，通告。结合句意可知选B.17.---Could

you

meet

me

at

the

airport?

---I'd

like

to,but

I

____toHainan

when

you

return.A.will

have

flown

B.was

flying

C.will

fly

D.have

flown参考答案：A略15.They_____outtheproblembutfailed.

A.succeedinworking

B.managedtoworkC.soughttoworkD.soughtworking参考答案：C二、书面表达19.书面表达（25分）《学英语》报要招聘校园小记者。假如你是李华，请根据广告内容的要求以及你自己的简要情况，写一封120～150词的英文求职信。

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Hua略20.读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Ifyouwakeupthismorningfeelinghealthy,youaremoreblessedthanmillionswhowillnotsurvivethisweek.Ifyouhaveneverexperiencedthedangerofbattle,orthepainsofstarvation,youareaheadof500millionpeopleintheworld.Ifyouhavefoodintherefrigerator,clothesonyourback,youarericherthan75%ofthisworld.Ifyouhavemoneyinthebank,orinyourwallet,youareamongthetop8%oftheworld’swealthy.Ifyourparentsarestillaliveandstillmarried,youareveryrare,evenintheUnitedStates.Ifyouholdupyourheadwithasmileonyourfaceandaretrulythankful,youareblessedbecausethemajoritycan,butmostdonot.Ifyoucanreadthis,youaremoreblessedthanovertwobillionpeopleinworldthatcannotreadatall.[写作内容]

ks5u1.以约30个词概括这段短文的内容；

2.以“Shouldwecomplainaboutourlife”为题，发表自己的观点，该部分大约120词，包括以下内容要点：(1).我们是否应该抱怨我们的生活：(2).实际生活中，许多学生牢骚满腹，抱怨各种不公、压力过大、考试太多、作业太多等；(3).部分学生认为生活条件差，不如别人；(4).作为学生，我们应该怎么做。[写作要求]

1.在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

参考答案：Possibleversion:

ShouldwecomplainaboutourlifeThispassagetriestopersuadereadersthattheyshouldfeelblessedfortheirpresentlife,forcomparedwiththosecountlessunfortunatepeopleintheworld,theyarelivingahappyenoughlife.Inmyopinion,weshouldn’tcomplainaboutourlifeanylonger.Weareluckyenoughtolivecomfortablyandstudyinbrightclassroomscomparedwithagreatmanypeopleinpoorareas.However,aseverybodycansee,somestudentsarealwayscomplainingasifthewholeworlddidthemagreatwrong.Theyarenotcontentwithwhattheyown.Theyoftencomplainoftoomuchhomeworktodo,toomanyexamstotake,poorfoodtoeat,otherpeople’sshortcomingstodealwith,andpoorfamily.Inaword,theyfeelverystressedandthatthereisalmostnothingthatcanmakethemhappy.Anyway,Ithinkweshouldbearinmindthatwearestudentsandthatweshouldconcentrateonourstudyratherthancomplainaboutourlife.三、阅读理解21.BecauseofthefinancialcrisisintheUSandUK,collegestudentsarebeginningtostruggletofindwaystopaytheirtuitionfeesandaccommodations.Recently,twomajorUSstudentloan(贷款）lenders,CitibankandJPMorganChase,announcedtheywereleavingthestudentloanindustryaltogether.Becausebankscurrentlyhavealackofcredit,theyarereluctanttoofferstudentslow-interestloansthatneedaseveral-yearwaitforanyreturnofinterest.IntheUS,manyundergraduatesfilluptheirfinancialneedswithaprivateloan,althoughthemajoritycangetgovernment-fundedloans.Inthe2015-2016academicyear,$17billioninprivatestudentloanswasusedtofinancehighereducation.ThelackofprivatefundinghasyettobecoveredandwillhitmanyUSstudentshard.AcrosstheAtlantic,UKstudentshavebeenlesstroubledbythecrisis.MostundergraduatesintheUKcovertheiruniversityexpenseswithgovernment-fundedloansandgrams.Theirbiggestconcernisasuddenincreaseinstudentrent.Mostyoungprofessionalsnowrenthouses,since80percentofUKmortgageschemes(按揭计划）havedisappeared—adirectresultofthecreditcrisis.Thishasboostedthehouserentmarket.Inlargecities,UKstudentsarepayingalmost6.5percentmoreinrentthanthepreviousyear.FiguresfromtheUKorganizationAccommodationforStudentshowstudentsinbiglessuchasLondonpayinganaverageweeklyrentof$203.Yet,despitestudents'suffering,thenumberofthisyear'suniversityapplicationsisexpectedtogrow.Duringeconomicslumps,peopleregardfurthereducationasawaytosurvivetoughjobmarket.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctant”inParagraph2mean?A.Forced.

B.Unwilling.C.Determined.

D.Pleasant.13.WhatisabigchallengetotheAmericanstudentsaccordingtothetext?A.Alackofeducation.B.Thelow-interestloan.C.Theshortfallinprivatefunding.D.Alackofgovernment-fundedloan.14.WhataretheUKstudentsmostconcernedabout?A.Houserent.B.Furthereducation.C.Mortgageschemes.D.Government-fundedloans.15.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.CollegestudentsintheUSandUKarefacedwiththeirfinancialcrisisB.Itisthedutyforthegovernmentstosolvecollegestudents'financialcrisisC.FurthereducationisagoodwayforcollegestudentstosurvivetoughjobmarketD.Theprivatestudentloanisagoodwayforcollegestudentstoovercomethedifficulties参考答案：12.B

13.C

14.A

15.A文章主要讲述了英国和美国的大学生们正面临着经济危机的影响。12.Ｂ词义猜测题。文中第二段提到“...bankscurrentlyhavealackofcredit,”说明银行的存款额不足，所以银行不愿贷款给学生。可知划线词的意思是“不愿意”，故选Ｂ。13.Ｃ14.Ａ细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句Theirbiggestconcernisasuddenincreaseinstudentrent.英国学生最关心的是房屋的租赁。故选Ａ。15.Ａ主旨大意题。通读文章可知文章主要讲述了英美限时训练的大学生面临的经济危机。选A22.

Solongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearning,theywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhat“readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible”.Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoread.Teachingisalsopublicactivity.Itcanbeseenandobserved.Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestomakesenseoftheworldofprintedlanguage.Almostallofitisprivate,forlearningisanoccupationofthemind,andthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeable,whatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthequest（探索）forknowledge?Smithhasoneprincipalruleforallteachinginstructions.“Makelearningtoreadeasy,whichmeansmakingreadingameaningful,enjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren.”Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyare,andwhenbothteacherandlearnerfulfillthemappropriately,thenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothiseliminated.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemoflearningtoreadbyreading.66．Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinth