广东省梅州市华新中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

广东省梅州市华新中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Asmanyasfivecoursesareprovided,andyouarefreetochoose________suitsyoubest.A.whichever

B.whatever

C.whenever

D.wherever参考答案：A略2.23．Haveyouforgotten

aMP4fromMike?Pleaseremember

ittohimtomorrow．

A．toborrow;toreturn;

B．toborrow;returning

C．borrowing;returning

D．borrowing;toreturn参考答案：D略3.Mostofusknowweshouldcutdownonfat,butknowingsuchthingsisn’tmuchhelpwhenit_____shoppingandeating.A．comesto B．speaksofC．callsto D．refersto参考答案：A【详解】考查动词词组。句意：我们大多数人都知道我们应该减少脂肪（的摄入），但知道这些东西在购物和吃东西时没什么帮助。A项与whenit搭配为固定句型，whenitcomesto…..意为“当提到….”，符合句意，选A项。【点睛】在平时的学习中要注意积累一些常用的句式，词组搭配等。本题中whenitcomesto为固定句式，熟悉这个句式的考生可以很轻易地选出A项。4.____________deepdownintheearth,thedeadforestsrottedawayandbecamecoal.A.Burying

B.Buried

C.Tobury

D.Beingburying参考答案：B5.HaveyoulistenedtothesongYesterdayoncemore,____singerdiedinherearlyyears.A.that

B.ofwhich

C.who

D.whose参考答案：D6.MoresubwayswillhavebeenbuiltinChengduinafewyears’time,______itmucheasierforpeopletotravelformoneplacetoanother.

A.making

B.made

C.tomake

D.havingmade参考答案：A略7.Vehiclesthat_________lessfuelareparticularlypopularwithyoungpeople.A.adopt

B.containC.involve

D.consume参考答案：D【详解】考查动词辨析。句意：耗油量较低的汽车在年轻人中尤其受欢迎。A.adopt采取；B.contain包含；C.involve包含；D.consume消费，根据题意，故选D。8.Youngasheis,healreadyhasfournovelstohis________,whoseachievementhascaughtthepublic’sattention.A.affection B.entertainment C.credit D.possession参考答案：C

9.________thedelayedflightwilltakeoffdependsmuchontheweather.A．Why

B．When

C．That

D．What参考答案：B10.----Itoldyouthathewouldcometoseeyou.----ActuallyIhadlittledoubt_____itwastrue.A.whether

B.that

C.since

D.if参考答案：BB考查宾语从句。句意：——我告诉过你他会来看你的。——实际上我一点都不怀疑这是真的。havelittledoubt表示“不怀疑”，要用that来引导宾语从句，如果doubt前是肯定形式，引导词用whether或if，故B项正确。11.

---Whysoserious,dear?

---Nothing.I’mjustthinkingabouttheproblem_____tomorrow.

A.discussed

B.willbediscussed

C.tobediscussed

D.beingdiscussed参考答案：C12.Withouttheticketyougavetome,I____abletogototheconcerttomorrow.A.weren’t

B.won’tbeC.wouldn’tbe

D.wouldn’thavebeen参考答案：C【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：没有你给我的票，我明天就不能去听音乐会了。without引导的虚拟语气，表示与将来事实相反，谓语动词为would/could/might(not)dosth.故选C。【点睛】without引导的虚拟语气1.与现在事实相反：Withoutair,mancouldn'texistontheearth.没有空气的话,人类将不能在地球上生存.谓语动词：would/could/might(not)dosth.2.与过去事实相反：Withoutyourhelp,Iwouldhavefailedtheexamlastweek.没有你帮助的话,我上周考试可能就通不过了.谓语动词：would/could/might(not)havedonesth.3.与将来事实相反：Withoutyourticket,Iwouldn'tbeabletogototheconcerttomorrow.要是没有你的票的话,我明天就不能去听音乐会了.谓语动词：would/could/might(not)dosth.13.TheEuropeanspouredintovastAmerica;______,theyalsoimportedtheirownfestivals.A.truly B.naturally C.similarly D.hopefully参考答案：B略14.Everythingcomeswith_____price;thereisnosuch____thingasafreelunchintheworld.A.a;a

B.the;/

C.the;a

D.a;/参考答案：D15.Thepeoplewhosawtheaccidentpassedall________informationtothepolice.

A.shallow

B.optional

C.relevant

D.abundant参考答案：C16.---I’mterriblysorryforhavinghurtyourdog.---_________Youdidn’tmeanit.A.Don’tmentionit.

B.Youarewelcome.

C.Justforgetit.

D.Youshouldhavebeenmorecareful.参考答案：C17.---Sorry,Iforgot___himaboutit.---Nevermind,I’lltellitmyself.A.telling

B.totell

C.tobetold

D.havingtold参考答案：B18.--Domanypeopleliveinthedesert?--_________.Therearepeoplewhoworkinthemines,ofcourse.ButmostAustraliansliveonthecoast.A.Notlikely

B.Notreally

C.Notnecessarily

D.Notnearly参考答案：B二、短文改错19.Ivisitedmyauntinthecountrysidenearthecitylastweek.Iwassurprisingtoseethatgreatchangeshadbeentakenplaceinthecountryside.Takemyaunt’sfamilyforexample.Wesupplyprecioustreesandflowerstothestoresinthecityandhavetenworkersworkingforthemselves.Theirfamily’sincomereachedasmuch100000yuanlastyear.Notonlydidtheyhaveahouse,acarandcomputers,theycanalsoaffordatripabroadeveryyear.Whenaskingwhatelsetheyneededmost,theysaidthattheywantedtolearnafewEnglishsothattheycoulddobusinesswithforeignersdirectly.Totheirdelighted,mycousincanusethathehaslearnedfromuniversitytohelpthemwithoverseastrade.参考答案：Ivisitedmyauntinthecountrysidenearthecitylastweek.Iwassurprisingtoseethat

surprisedgreatchangeshadbeentakenplaceinthecountryside.Takemyaunt’sfamilyforexample.WesupplyprecioustreesandflowerstothestoresinthecityandhavetenworkersTheyworkingforthemselves.Theirfamily’sincomereachedasmuch^100000yuanlastyear.Notonly

them

asdidtheyhaveahouse,acarandcomputers,theycanalsoaffordatripabroadeveryyear.Whenaskingdo

askedwhatelsetheyneededmost,theysaidthattheywantedtolearnafewEnglishsothattheycoulddo

littlebusinesswithforeignersdirectly.Totheirdelighted,mycousincanusethathehaslearnedfrom

delight

whatuniversitytohelpthemwithoverseastrade.略三、阅读理解20.Whenastormiscoming,mostpeopleleavetheareaasquicklyaspossibleandheadforsafety.Butthereareafewpeoplewhowillgetintotheircarsandgostraightforthecenterofthestorm.Thesepeoplearewillingtoriskbeingkilledbyfloodsor100-kilometer-an-hourwindsfortheexcitementofwatchingthestormcloseup.

“Stormchasing”isbecominganincreasinglypopularhobby,especiallyintheMidwestoftheUnitedStates,wheretherearefrepuentstormsbetweenMarchandJuly.AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelatestweatherreports,andthendrivesupto1,000kilometerstowherethestormwillbeandwaitsforittodevelop.Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstormcanthrowacowintotheairordestroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidentscausedbydrivinginaheavyrain.Ifyouareabeginner,itismuchsafertojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.Eventhen,stormchasingisnotalladventureandexcitement.“Stormchasingis95%driving,”saysDanielLynch,whospendsmostofhissummerstorm-chasing.“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers.”However,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“Whenyougetclosetoastorm,itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormisanexampleofthepowerofnature.ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”55.Forstormchasing,thefirstthingstormchasersdoisto

.

A.collectinformationaboutacomingstorm

B.getintothecarforsafety

C.waitpatientlyforthestormtodevelop

D.headstraightforthecenterofthestorm

56.Beginnersofstormchasingareadvised

.

A.nottodriveinaheavyrain

B.todoitinanorganizedway

C.nottogettooclosetoastorm

D.tospendmoretimeonitinsummer

57.Bysaying“itisallworthit”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeansthat

.

A.stormchasingcosts

alotofmoney

B.effortsinstormchasingarewellpaid

C.stormchasingisworthhoursofwaiting

D.astormpresentsthegreatestshowonEarth

58.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Stormchasingisonlyfitforyoungpeople

B.Manystormchasersgetkilledinthestorms.

C.Stormchasingisbecomingpopulararoundtheworld.

D.Sometimesstormchasersgetnothingbutdisappointment.参考答案：略21.Mostofushavegoneawayfrom“madmen”inthestreet,onlytorealizethattheyareinfactusingaBluetoothheadset.NowanewUniversityofPennsylvaniastudyshowsthatmuttering(嘀咕)canactuallyhelppeoplefindlostobjects—inotherwords,sayingthenameofanobjecthelpsyoufinditmorequickly.Previousworkhassuggestedthatspeakingaloudwhileperformingstep-by-steptasks,liketyingshoelaces(鞋带),canhelpkidsguidetheirbehaviorandletthemfocusonthejobinhand.However,scientistswerenotsureifspeakingaloudwhenperformingtaskscouldhelpadultsinthesameway,especiallywhenlookingforparticularobjects.ProfessorGaryLupanandDanielSwingley,writingfortheQuarterlyJournalofExperimentalPsychology,carriedoutsomeexperiments.Theyhopedtogivethefactthatnexttimeyouloseyourkeys,muttering“keys,keys,keys”caninfacthelpyoufindthem.Inspiredbyviewingpeoplemutteringtothemselvesastheytrytofindthingslikepeanutbutterinasupermarket,theresearchersconductedtwoexperimentstoseeifthisactuallyworked.Inthefirst,participantswereshown20picturesofvariousobjectsandwereaskedtofindacertainone,withsomeseeingatextlabel(标签)tellingthemwhattheywerelookingfor.Theseparticipantswerethenaskedtosearchfortheobjectagainwhilesayingthewordtothemselves,withresultsshowingthatsayingitaloudhelpedpeoplefindtheobjectmorequickly.Thesecondexperimentsawparticipantsperformingashoppingtask,wheretheywereshownphotographsofitems(物品)commonlyfoundonsupermarketshelves.Theywereaskedtofindallexamplesofaparticularitem,soiftheywereaskedforapplestheyhadtofindallthebagsofapples,asquicklyaspossible.Theresearchersfoundthattherewasalsoanadvantageinsayingthenameoftheproductaloudwhentheyweresearchingforsomethingfamiliar.TheUniversityofPennsylvaniastudyshowsthatmutteringcanactuallyhelppeoplereachthetargetobject—inotherwords,mutteringtooneselfhelpstofocusthemin