广东省汕头市普宁燎原中学2023年高二英语期末试题含解析

广东省汕头市普宁燎原中学2023年高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Timetriesfriends

firetriesgold.

A.when

B.as

C.like

D.what参考答案：B考查连词。句意：时间考验朋友，正如烈火考验黄金。as这里是连词，意为“正如”。like表示“象”是介词。故选B。2.On

receiving

a

phone

call

from

his

wife

__________

she

had

a

fall,Mr.Gordon

immediately

rushed

home

from

office.

A.says

B.said

C.saying

D.to

say

参考答案：C3.---“Isthereanythingspecialyou’dlikefordinner,Teddy?”---“Nothing_____,asusual,mummy“A.onthewhole

B.inparticular

C.ingeneral

D.intotal参考答案：B4.Statisticsshowa20%reductioninsales__________withlastyear.A.compare

B.comparingC.compared

D.havingcompared参考答案：C5.Theathletehurthisfootintherace.______,hemissedthechancetowinit.A.consequentlyB.unfortunatelyC.potentially

D.ly参考答案：A略6.__________apart-timejobattheweekenddoesnotnecessarilymeannotworkingonweekdays.A.Totake

B.TobetakingC.Taking

D.Havingtaken参考答案：C7.Allthecandidatesareexcellent,butIlikethelastone_____—hisexperienceisjustwhat weneedatthemoment. A.inbrief B.intotal C.inadvance D.inparticular参考答案：D8.Afterthewar,anewschoolbuildingwasputup________therehadoncebeenatheatre.

A.that

B.where

C.which

D.inwhich参考答案：B9.____foralongtime,buthetriedhisbesttocatchupwithhisclassmates.A.Beingill B.ThoughJimhadbeenill

C.Jimhadbeenill

D.Havingbeenill参考答案：C略10.Thanksforlookingafterallmythings----Iwillreturnthe_______sometime.A.dignity B.bonus C.approval D.favor 参考答案：D11.Theaccidentthatresulted________thedeathoftwopassengersresulted________carelessdriving.A.in;on

B.in;from

C.on;in

D.from;in参考答案：B12.Onseeingme,heturnedoverandpretendedto_____somethingintheshop. A.beadmired

B.haveadmired

C.admiring

D.beadmiring参考答案：D13.Hernewbookisaboutamurdermystery______onactualmurdersthattookplaceinFloridaseveralyearsago.A.havingbeenbased

B.tobebased

C.based

D.havingbased参考答案：C14.---HaveyoufinishedseeingthefilmTransformer?---No,I_______myhomeworkalldayyesterday.A.do

B.hasbeendoing

C.haddone

D.wasdoing参考答案：D15.Julia,ifyouhurryup,Ithinkitquite_______thatyouwillcatchthenexttrain.

A.probably

B.certainly

C.likely

D.possibly参考答案：C16.Don’ttake___________forgranted___________everyoneshouldadoreyou.A.that;what B.that;which C.it;what D.it;that参考答案：D二、完型填空17.Iclosemyeyesandcanstillhearher—thelittlegirlwitha___26___sostrongandpowerfulwecouldhearherhalfwaydowntheblock.Shewasa(n)

___27___peasantwhoaskedformoneyand___28___gavetheonlythingshehad——hervoice.Ipausedoutsideasmallshopandlistened.Shebroughttomymindthe___29___ofLittleOrphanAnnie.Icouldnotunderstandthewordsshe

___30___,buthervoicebeggedfor___31___.ItstoodoutfromthenoisesofArbatStreet,pureandimpressive,likethechimeofabell.Shesang___32___anold-stylelamppostintheshadowofabuilding,herarmsextendedand___33___thrownback.Shewassmallandofunremarkablelooks.Herbrownhair___34___thebun(发髻)ithadbeenpulledinto,andsheoccasionallyreachedupto___35___astraypiecefromherface.HerclothingIcan’trecall.Hervoice,ontheotherhand,is___36___imprintedinmymind.Iaskedoneofthetranslatorsaboutthegirl.Elainatoldmethatsheandhundredsofotherslikeherthroughoutthe___37___SovietUnionaddtotheirfamilies’incomebyworkingonthestreets.Thechildrenareunableto___38___school,andtheirparentsworkfulltime.Thesechildrenknowthattheconsequenceofan___39___dayisnofoodforthetable.SimilarsituationsoccurredduringtheDepression(萧条)intheUnitedStates,butthoseAmericanchildrenwere___40___shoeshineboysofthe___41___.Thisgirlwasrealtome.WhenwewalkedpastherIgavehermoney.Itwasnotoutofpity___42___ratheradmiration.Hersmileof___43___didnotinterrupthersinging.Thegirlwatchedusaswewalkeddownthestreet.IknowthisbecausewhenIlookedbackshesmiledagain.We___44___thatsmile,andIknewIcouldneverforgethercourageand___45___strength.26.A.willB.strengthC.voiceD.determination27.A.AmericanB.ChineseC.JapaneseD.Russian28.A.inreturnB.inturnC.byhandD.insilence29.A.voiceB.imageC.storyD.looks30.A.saidB.murmuredC.usedD.sang31.A.attentionB.loveC.helpD.mercy32.A.acrossB.fromC.underD.fromunderneath33.A.handsB.feetC.headD.face34.A.felloutB.escapedC.didupD.tiedto35.A.removeB.tearC.cutoffD.dress36.A.neverB.permanentlyC.occasionallyD.sometimes37.A.latterB.richC.formerD.great38.A.attendB.finishC.leaveD.enjoy39.A.unhappyB.unsatisfiedC.unusualD.unsuccessful40.A.facedB.realC.facelessD.visible41.A.twentiesB.thirtiesC.fortiesD.teens42.A.andB.whileC.butD.or43.A.contemptB.pityC.bitternessD.thanks44.A.stoppedB.sharedC.wonD.exchanged45.A.fullB.innerC.braveD.fighting参考答案：26-30CDABD

31-35ADCBA

36-40BCADC

41-45ACDBB三、阅读理解18.TheUKhasawell-respectedhighereducationsystemandsomeofthetopuniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsintheworld.Buttothosewhoarenewtoitall,sometimesitcanbeconfusing.Octoberisusuallythebusiestmonthinthecollegecalendar.UniversitieshavesomethingcalledFreshers’Weekfortheirnewcomers.It’sagreatopportunitytomakenewfriends,joinlotsofclubsandsettleintouniversitylife.However,havingjustleftthecomfortofhomeandallyourfriendsbehind,theprospect(前景)ofmeetinglotsofstrangersinbighallscanbenerve-wracking(令人焦虑不安的).Wheredoyoustart?Whoshouldyoumakefriendswith?Whichclubsshouldyoujoin?Luckily,therewillbethousandsofothersinthesameboatasyouworryingaboutstartingtheiruniversitysociallifeontherightfoot.Sojusttakeitallinslowly.Don’trushintoanythingthatyou’llregretforthenextthreeyears.HerearesometopadvicefrompaststudentsonhowtosurviveFreshers’Week：●Learnrules.MakesureyouknowBritishsocialetiquette(礼节).Haveafewwineglassesandsnackshandyforyourhousematesandfriends.●Bekind.Sometimescupsofteaorevenslicesoftoastcangiveyouaheadstartinmakingfriends.●Besociable.Themoreactiveyouare,themorelikelyyou’llbetomeetnewpeoplethanifyou’resomeonewhoneverleaveshisroom.●Bringadoorstop.Keepyourdooropenwhenyou’reinandthatsendspositivemessagestoyourneighborsthatyou’refriendly.Sowithabitofcleverplanningandeffort,Freshers’Weekcangiveyouagreatstarttoyouruniversitylifeandsoonyou’llbepassingonyourexperiencetonextyear’sfreshers.55.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.Freshers’WeekusuallycomesinSeptemberinUKB.allthestudentsarerequiredtojoincertainclubsinUKC.manyfreshersareworriedabouthowtofituniversitylifeD.mostofthestudentsintheUKspendthreeyearsinuniversities56.Whydoestheauthorsuggesthavingwineglassesandsnackshandy?A.Topassthebusyuniversitylife. B.Tohelpmakefriendswithotherfreshers.C.Toshowyourselfadrinkerasothers. D.Toenjoythetimeinahappyway.57.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_______.A.tellthenewcomershowtomakeanewstartinuniversitiesB.introducesomethingabouthighereducationsystemoftheUKC.informthefreshersofBritishsocialetiquetteD.advisethefreshmenhowtobehavewellinthebeginning参考答案：19.

Westilldon’tunderstandtheinfluenceofthemind’spoweroverthebody,nordoweunderstandwhythereshouldbesuchpower.Allwecansayforcertainisthattheminddoeshavepoweroverthebodyinverymanydifferentways.

IfamanistoldthatheisattheNorthPoleandhebelieveswhatheistold,he’llshowphysicalsignswhichsuggestthathisbodyisreactingasthoughhewereattheNorthPole.He’llgopaleandshiver.WhenthefilmLawrenceofArabiawasshown,cinemamanagersaroundtheworldreportedthatthesalesoficecreamrocketed.Theendlessdesertsceneshadmadethemoviegoersfeeluncomfortablyhot.

Hypnotistsusethepowerofthemindoverthebodyinordertousetheirinfluence.Thehypnotistmustonlyconvincethepatientthatsomethingistrue,andthepatientwillactaccordingly.Ifheconvincesthepatientthathisa