广东省江门市波罗中学高二英语期末试题含解析

广东省江门市波罗中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.—

HowdoyoufeelyourtraveltoHainan?—

________，Ienjoyeditverymuch，althoughtheweatherofsomedayswasunpleasant.A．Inaddition

B．Onthewhole

C．Inotherwords

D．Ontheotherhand参考答案：B2.I___alongthestreetlookingforaplacetoparkwhentheaccident____.A.went;wasoccurring

B.went;occurredC.wasgoing;occurred

D.wasgoing;hadoccurred参考答案：C3.Itwasapitythatheshouldfailto________thechancewhenitarose.A.scratch

B.watchC.gain

D.grasp参考答案：D句意：机会出现时他竟然错过了，真是遗憾。grasp“抓住；掌握”；graspthechance“抓住机会”。scratch“抓；挠”；watch“观察；注视”；gain“得到；获得”，指通过努力或奋斗获得某种利益、好处或经验。4.---YouhaveneverbelievedSeptember21，2012istheendoftheworld，haveyou?---________.ButhowIwishitweretrue!A.Yes,Ihave

B.Yes,Ihaven’t

C.No,itisn’t

D.No,Ihaven’t参考答案：D5.—HowdidyoulikeNick’sperformancelastnight?

—Tobehonest,hissingingdidn’t_____tomemuch

A.belong

B.appeal

Crefer

D.occur参考答案：B6.Comeandseemewhenever_______.Ayouareconvenient

ByouwillbeconvenientCitisconvenienttoyou

Ditwillbeconvenienttoyou参考答案：C7.AtthemeetingplaceoftheYangtzeRiverandtheJialingRiver______，oneofthetenlargestcitiesinChina.A.liesChongqing

B.ChongqingliesC.doeslieChongqing

D.doesChongqinglie参考答案：A试题分析：句意：在长江和嘉陵江的交汇处坐落着中国最大的十座城市之一----重庆。介词短语位于句首，后面用完全倒装，因此可排除C.D.两项，都是部分倒装，B项没有倒装。故选A。考点：考查倒装句的用法。8.Theseshoeslookverygood.Iwonder__________.

A.howmuchcosttheyare

B.howmuchdotheycostC.howmuchtheycost

D.howmucharetheycost参考答案：C9.Teachershavetoconstantlyupdatetheirknowledgeinordertomaintaintheirprofessional________．A．consequence

B．independenceC．competence

D．intelligence参考答案：C略10.——Howcanwepassthetime?Thereishalfanhourbeforetheconcertbegins.

——______!Iwilllikewhateveryouwanttodo.A.Allright

B.Uptoyou

C.Italldepends

D.Takeyourtime参考答案：B略11.Amongthebuildingsdestroyedintheflood____somefarmhouses,twoshopsandevenatemple.A.was

B.were

C.being

D.is参考答案：B12.Itisreportedthatthedeathnumber______carelessanddrunkdrivingisontheincreaseinrecentyears.

A.resultedin

B.resultedfrom

C.resultingin

D.resultingfrom参考答案：D13.Iwentalongthinkingnothing

,onlylookingatthingsaroundme.A.inbrief

B.indoubt

C.inparticular

D.inneed参考答案：C14.Havingbeenawardedthe2012NobelPrizeforLiterature,_________.A.MoYan’syearsofeffortwaswelldeservedB.hisfolksbackathomewereontopoftheworld.C.thecurrentnetworkevaluationisfullofenvyandjealousyD.MoYanfeltthathisyearsofeffortpaidoff参考答案：D15.Hisfirstbook

nextmonthisbasedonatruestory.A.published

B.tobepublishedC.topublish

D.beingpublished参考答案：B16.Thepresidentspokeatthebusinessmeetingfornearlyanhourwithout_____

hisnotes.A.lookingdown

B.bringingup

C.tryingon

D.referringto参考答案：D17.Don’tbeafraidofaskingforhelp_______itisneeded.A.unless B.though C.although D.when参考答案：D二、填空18.Despitethefactthathemetsomenativespeakersfacetofaceforthefirsttime,he____________(设法使自己听懂)inhisbrokenEnglish.(manage,make)参考答案：managedtomakehimselfunderstood19.从所给单词中选用单词的适当形式填空

pension

protest

illegally

concern

welfare

fancy

reward

adjustbudge

spear

accomplish

emerge

furnish

fold

trial

opera

51.___________reformislikelytobeamajorfocusofdebateduringtheconferencewhichstartsonSunday.52.Shewasgivenamedalasa___________forherservice.53.Thepapershouldbe___________inhalf.54.Thegeneralsaidallmeanswillbeusedtoendthe___________.55.Itis___________todrivethrougharedlight..56.I___________agreatdealofworkinthelastfewmonths.57.Theyscoutedaroundforsomeantiquesto___________theirnewapartment.58.Sheagreedtoemploymefora___________period.59.Iwillshow___________formyfriendsevenifitisonlyacomfortingword.60.Expertssaymanycurrent___________plansdonothaveenoughmoneytoprovidethebenefitspromisedtoworkers.61.Shefinally___________fromherroomatnoonafterstayingthereforthewholemorning.62.Hecan't___________himselftothewhirlofmodernlifeinthisbigcity.63.Thecompanyhadnochoicebut___________$10millionforadvertising.64.Thehunterhurledhis___________atthetiger.65.Themagazinewaspackagedina___________plasticcasewithattractivegraphics.参考答案：51.Wtest55.illegally56.haveaccomplished57.furnish58.trial59.concern60.pension61.emerged62.adjust63.tobudget64.spear65.fancy

三、阅读理解20.Soapingupyourhandsmaydomorethanjustgetridofgerms.Itmaywashawaytheinnerconfusionyoufeelrightafterbeingforcedtomakeachoicebetweentwoappealingchoices,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudybuildsonthepastresearchintoaphenomenonknownas“theMacbetheffect”(麦克白效应）.ItturnsoutthatShakespearewasreallyontosomethingwhenheimaginedLadyMacbethtryingtocleanherconsciencebyrubbinginvisiblebloodstainsfromherhands.Afewyearsago,scientistsaskedpeopletodescribeapastwrongact.Ifpeoplewerethengivenachancetocleantheirhands,theylaterexpressedlessguiltthanpeoplewhohadn'tcleaned.ThisfindinginterestedW.S.Lee,aresearcher.“Anythingfromthepast,anykindofnegativeemotionalexperiences,mightbewashedaway,”saysLee.Hedecidedtotesthandwashing'seffectononekindofbadfeeling：thetensionwefeelafterbeingforcedtochoosebetweentwoattractivechoices,becausepickingonechoicemakesusfeelthatwe'velosttheother.Peopleusuallytrytocalmthisinnerconflictbylaterexaggerating(夸大）thepositiveaspectsoftheirchoice.Hehadstudentsrank10differentmusicCDs.ThenheofferedstudentstwooftheCDsandtoldthemtoselectoneasagift.Somestudentsthenusedliquidsoap.Othersonlylookedatthesoaporsniffed(闻)it.“Actually,youdonotneedwaterandsoap,”saysLee.Later,thestudentsagainhadtorankallthemusicCDs.Peoplewhodidn'twashtheirhandshadthenormalresponse—theyscoredtheirtake-homeCDhigher,suggestingthattheynowsawitasanevenmoreattractiveonethanbefore.Butthiswasn'ttrueforthehandwashers.Theyrankedthemusicaboutthesame.“Theyfeelnoneedatalltojustify(证明…正确）thechoice,”saysLee.Buttheeffectsofitjustaren'tclear.Schwarzsaysit’stoosoontoknowwhetherpeopleshouldheadforasinkaftermakingatoughchoice.Hesayswashingmayhelpdecision-makersbycleaningawaymentaldisorder.Butperhapsiftheydon'tgothroughtheusualpost-decisionprocessofjustifyingtheirchoice,theymightfeelmoresorrowinthelongrun.32.“TheMacbetheffect”referstothefactthat______.A. LadyMacbethhadahabitofwashinghandsB. peoplefeellessashamedafterwashingtheirhandsC. MacbethknewabouttheimportanceofcleaninghandsD. ShakespeareusedtowashhishandsbeforewritingMacbeth33.InLee'sexperiment,thosewhodidn'twashtheirhandsaftermakingachoice______.A. valuedtheirchoicemorethanbefore

B. feltregretfulabouttheirchoiceC. wishedtheyhadwashedtheirhands

D. didn'tcareabouttheirchoice34.AccordingtoLee,thosehandwashersconsiderjustifyingtheirchoice______.

A. scientific

B.useful

C.unnecessary

D.convincing35.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?A. Washinghandsisahabitinourdailylife.

B. Washinghandsistokeephandsclean.C. Washingha