2021-2022学年福建省南平市顺昌县第二中学高二英语期末试题含解析

2021-2022学年福建省南平市顺昌县第二中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Thefamousactressbecame

,andcouldn’tsayawordwhenaskedaboutherfather,whopassedawayonlylastmonth.

A.choked

B.frightened

C.swelled

D.squeezed参考答案：A2. Universitygraduatesshoulddevelopsuchskillsascriticalthinking,andinter-personalcommunication,________areimportantinpersonaldevelopment. A.whicharebelievedbythemanagerthat B.whicharebelievedbythemanager C.whichthemanagerbelievesthat D.whichthemanagerbelieves参考答案：D略3.-----HasanyofyoureachedtheGreatWall?-----________.A.NoneB.NoC.NooneD.Notany参考答案：A在询问数目时，要么用具体的数目回答，要么用none回答。4.It’sunwiseofsomeparentstogivetheirchildrentoomuchmoney._______,theyaretooyoungtoknowhowtospenditandwillbespoiled.

A.Inall

B.Aboveall

C.Afterall

D.Allinall参考答案：C略5.---______thathemanagedtogettheinformation?---Oh,afriendofhishelpedhim.A.Wherewasit B.Whatwasit C.Howwasit D.Whywasit参考答案：C句意：——他是如何得到信息的？——哦，他的一个朋友帮了他。根据回答可知应该提问怎样得到的信息，故用疑问词how，强调句型的特殊疑问句型为“特殊疑问词+is/was+it+that+其他成分”。故选C。6.Wouldyouplease______thelight?

Ican’tseemuchclearly.Itisgettingdark.A.switchoff

B.switchon

C.turnoff

D.takeon参考答案：B7.I______theheadmasterwouldsaysomethingabouthisschoolreport,buthedidn’tmentionit.A.think

B.thought

C.hadthought D.havethought参考答案：C句意：我原以为校长会说关于他的学校报告的事，但他没提。hadthought意为“原本以为”，符合题意，故选C。8.MustIwaittillyoucomeback?

No,you______.

A.mustn't

B.needn't

C.can't

D.won't参考答案：B9.Wemightaswell______alittlelongerforthem.A.towait

B.wait

C.waiting

D.havingwaited参考答案：B10.—Hi,Susan,youlooktired.—I

formonthsforthecomingcelebrationofourschool’s90thanniversary.A.waspreparing B.havebeenpreparing C.hadprepared D.prepare参考答案：B11.Thereis_____waterandthefarmerscanuseittoirrigatetheirfields.A.agreatdeal B.alargenumberof

C.aplentyof D.alargeamountof参考答案：D12.Anewbridgewasbuiltovertheriver

ayoungsoldierwholosthislifewhilerescuingadrowningboy.A.inhonourof B.incaseof C.informof D.infavourof参考答案：A考查介词短语辨析。句意：为纪念为挽救落水男孩而牺牲的年轻士兵，人们建起来一座新桥。inhonourof为了纪念；incaseof假使；informof以……形式；infavourof支持。根据句意可知答案为A项。13.Sosuddenly________thattheanimalsinthezoolookedveryfrightenedduringthetotalsolareclipse(日全食)．A.didtheskyturndark

B.theskydidturndarkC.turnedtheskydark

D.wastheskyturneddark参考答案：A14.Asnobodyhereknowswhatiswrongwiththemachine,wemustsendforanengineerto______theproblem.A.handle

B.raise

C.face

D.present参考答案：A15.ItoldDannyitwasabadidea,buthe’sso_________thathejustneverlistens.A.genuine

B.informalC.cautious

D.stubborn参考答案：D【详解】考查形容词词义辨析及语境。句意：—我告诉Danny这是一个糟糕的主意，但他如此固执就是不听我的。A.genuine真诚的；B.informal非正式的；C.cautious谨慎的；D.stubborn固执的；根据横线后“hejustneverlistens”可知Danny不愿意接受别人的建议，十分固执。说明stubborn符合上下文语境，故选择D项。16.

His________descriptionofhisadventureintheforestmadeuswanttohaveatryourselves.A.magic

B.vivid

C.relevant

D.awesome参考答案：B二、完型填空17.WhenIwas11yearsold,myfamilymovedtoanewhomeonthetopofamountain.Itwasalovelyhouse,

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itonlyhadwellwateroutsidethehouse.Theonly

42

ofheatwasastoveinthekitchen.Myfatherhadbecome

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withaninjuryonhisback.Soitwasuptomeandmy

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brothertochop（劈）thewoodforthestoveandtocarryhomewaterfromanearbycould

45

.Ihatedchores（琐事）and

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themwheneverIcould.Forthefirstfewyearsmyolderbrotherdid

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ofthework.Whenmybrother

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homeforthearmy,itwasuptometo

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thesechores.AtfirstIwas

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,butafterawhileIfoundthatIdidn’t

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doingthematall.MaybeIwas

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ormaybeIwasbecomingalittlelessspoiled（宠坏的）.AllIknewwasthatitfeltgoodbeingabletohelpmy

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.Itmademefeel

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andhappyeventhoughIwasworkingupasweat.Asanoldsayinggoes,“Beforeenlightenment,choppingwood,carryingwater.Afterenlightenment,choppingwood,carryingwater.”WhenIfirstsawit,I

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rememberedthoseboyhoodchoresandIrealizedatoncewhatthissayingmeant.Itisn’ttheworkthat

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.Itisthewayyoufeel

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youdotheworkthatisimportant.Inthislifeweareallgoingtohavehardworkofonekindoranother.Whetheritcanbesufferingtousoritcanbeajoy,the

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isours.Whenwedoourworkwith

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,however,itwillnotbeworkatall.Itinsteadbecomesa

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thatwegivetoourselvesandtoothers.41.A.and

B.but

C.or

D.so42.A.cause

B.sign

C.treasure

D.source43.A.disabled

B.blind

C.deaf

D.poor44.A.twin

B.weaker

C.big

D.younger45.A.well

B.river

C.lake

D.waterfall46.A.charged

B.noticed

C.avoided

D.accepted47.A.some

B.little

C.half

D.most48.A.left

B.returned

C.found

D.went49.A.breakup

B.takedown

C.takeon

D.breakdown50.A.unhappy

B.satisfied

C.worried

D.helpless51.A.like

B.mind

C.keep

D.finish52.A.simple-minded

B.grown-up

C.selfish

D.mean53.A.brother

B.neighbors

C.friends

D.parents54.A.alive

B.asleep

C.awake

D.afraid55.A.hopefully

B.slightly

C.immediately

D.frequently56.A.appears

B.exists

C.arises

D.matters57.A.when

B.after

C.since

D.before58.A.reason

B.choice

C.mistake

D.duty59.A.pleasure

B.attention

C.love

D.fear60.A.permit

B.gift

C.burden

D.stress

参考答案：41-45:BDACA

46--50CDACA

51--55BBDAC

56--60DABCB本文是一篇记叙文。作者描述了搬到一个在山顶上的新家之后的日常生活情况。繁琐的家务让作者厌烦，当作者的哥哥离开家去参军的时候，他承担了家务。作者渐渐地发现他根本不介意做这些家务。作者意识到，当我们用爱来做我们的工作时，它根本就不是工作。41.考查并列连词。A.and和；B.but但是；C.or或者；D.so所以。那是一幢漂亮的房子，但房子外面只有井水。句中的lovely和only可知前后是一种转折关系，故B项切题。42.考查名词。A.cause原因；B.sign迹象；C.treasure财富；D.source来源。唯一的热源是厨房里的炉子。故D项切题。43.考查形容词。A.disabled残疾的；B.blind失明的；C.

deaf聋的；D.poor可怜的。我的父亲因背部受伤而残疾。故A项切题。44.考查形容词。A.twin双胞胎的；B.weaker较弱的；C.big大的；

D.younger更年轻的。所以，我和我的哥哥要把木头劈开生炉子，从附近的井里把水运回家。故C项切题。45.考查名词。A.well井；B.river河；C.lake湖；D.waterfall瀑布。所以，我和我的哥哥要把木头劈开生炉子，从附近的井里把水运回家。故A项切题。46.考查动词。A.charged收费；B.noticed注意到；C.

avoided避免；D.accepted接受。我讨厌做家务，只要我能，就尽量避免做家务。故C项切题。47.考查名词。A.some一些；B.little少许；C.half一半；D.most大部分。在最初的几年里，我的哥哥做了大部分的工作。故D项切题。48.考查动词。A.left离开；B.returned归还；C.found发现；D.went去。当我的哥哥离开家去参军的时候，由我来承担这些家务。根据forthearmy可知“离开家”，故A项切题。49.考查动词词组。A.breakup打碎；B.takedown记下，拿下；C.takeon承担；D.breakdown出故障。当我的哥哥离开家去参军的时候，由我来承担这些家务。根据上文“哥哥离开家”，可知家务自然由作者“承担”，故C项切题。50.考查形容词。A.unhappy不高兴的；B.

satisfied感到满意的；C.worried担忧的；D.helpless无助的。一开始我不开心，但过了一会儿，我发现我根本不介意做这些事。根据上文的Ihatedchores（琐事）and______themwheneverIcould.可知作者最初做家务时“不高兴”，故A项切题。51.A.like喜欢；B.mind介意；C.keep保持；D.finish完成。一开始我不开心，但过了一会儿，我发现我根本不介意做这些事。根据句中but，可知作者后来“不介意做某事”，minddoingsth，介意做某事，故B项切题。52.考查形容词。A.

simple-minded头脑简单的；B.grown-up成熟的；C.selfish自私的；D.mean吝啬的。也许我已经长大了，或者我变得不那么娇惯了。故B项切题。53.考查名词。A.brother兄弟；B.neighbors邻居；C.friends朋友；D.parents父母。我所知道的是能够帮助我的父母感觉很好。故D项切题。54.考查形容词。A.alive活着的；B.asleep睡着的；C.awake醒着的；D.afraid害怕的。尽管我在努力工作，但是这让我感到很有活力。故A项切题。55.考查副词。A.hopefully充满希望地；B.slightly轻微地；C.

immediately立刻；D.frequently频繁地。当我第一次看到它的时候，我立刻想起了那些童年的琐事，我立刻意识到这句话的意思。故C项切题。56.考查动词。A.appears出现；B.exists存在；C.arises出现，发生；

D.matters关键，重要。重要的不是工作本身。故D项切题。57.考查状语从句。A.when当---时候；B.after在---之后；C.since既然；D.before在---之前。当你做重要的工作时，你的感觉是这样的。此处是when引导的时间状语从句，故A项切题。58.考查名词。A.reason理由；B.duty职责；C.choice选择；D.mistake错误。对我们来说无论是痛苦，还是一种快乐，这都是我们的选择。故B项切题。59.考查名词。A.pleasure快乐；B.attention注意；C.love爱；D.fear害怕。然而，当我们用爱来做我们的工作时，它根本就不是工作。故C项切题。60.考查名词。A.permit许可；B.gift礼物；C.burden负担；D.

stress强调。相反，它变成了我们给自己和他人的礼物。故B项切题。

三、阅读理解18.阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Manypeoplewouldinterpret“theAmericandream”as“livinglikeanAmerican”---atwo-storyhousewithawhitepicketfence(尖篱笆);afamilywithtwocars;andtwochildren.However,thecurrenteconomicsituationisaffectingtheAmericanwayoflifefor4.4millionpeoplelivingintheUS,accordingtoanewcensus(人口普查)data.“It’sgoingtohavealong-termimpactandtosayit‘sgoingtoendisoptimitic,”saysCherylRussell,formereditor-in-chiefofAmericanDemographicsmagazine.“We’rejustinthemiddleofabigtransition.”Sowhatisthenewnormal?*Marryinglater.Theaverageageofthefirstmarriagehasincreasedto28.7formenand26.7forwomen,upfrom27.5and25.9respectivelyin2006.*Fewerbabies.Therewere200,000fewerbirthsamongwomenaged20to34in2010comparedwithtwoyearsbefore.Thiswasdespitethefactthatthenumberofwomenofchildbearingagehadgoneupbymorethan1million.*Breakingupisharder.Thenumberofdivorceshasbeenfallingfor25yearsaspeoplewaitlongerorchoosetolivetogetherbeforetyingtheknot.Therewereabout65,000fewerdivorcesin2010thanin2008,a7percentdecrease.*Crowdedliving.Unemploymentisforcingmorepeopletolivetogether.Thernumberofhouseholdswherepeoplelivedwith“others”climbedfrom6.7percentin2006to7.2percentin2010.*Goingpublic.Privateschoolenrollmentdecreasedfrom13.6percentin2006to12.8percentin2010.*Fewercars.Thepercentageofhouseholdswithoutacarroseagainto9.1percentagainst8.8percentin2006.Thepercentageofhouseholdswithtwoormorecarsfellfrom58percentto57.1percent.

59.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Theinterpretationof“theAmericandream”.B.Thesignificanceofthecurrenteconomiccrisis.C.ThetraditionalAmericanwayoflife.D.ChangestotheAmericanlifestyle.60.WhatmightCherylRussellagreewithaccordingtothearticle?A.TheAmericaneconomywillbelookingupsoon.B.Atraditionallifestyleismuchbetterandhealthier.C.Americanlifestylesarebeingreshapedandwillcontinuetochange.D.ThespiritoftheAmericandreamwillinspireAmericanstogetthroughtheeconomicrecession.61.WhatarethecharacteristicsofthefutureAmericanlifestyle?a.Delayedmarriages.

b.Alowerdivorcerate.c.Increasedcarownership.d.Anincreaseinprivateschoolenrollment.e.Havingchildrenlater.A.a,b,e

B.a,c,e

C.b,d,e

D.b,c,e62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.ThetypicalUSfamilyisexpectedtohaveathree—storyhousewithabigyardandtwochildren.B.TheUSbirthrateroseslightly2010comparedwithtwoyearsbefore.C.AgrowingnumberofpeopleareforcedtosharetheirhomeswithothersintheUS.D.USstudentsprefertogotoprivateschoolsratherthanpublicschools.参考答案：DCAC19.TristandaCunha,a38-square-mileisland,isthefarthestinhabitedislandintheworld,accordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords.Itis1,510milessouthwestofitsnearestneighbor,St.Helena,and1,950mileswestofAfrica.DiscoveredbythePortugueseadmiral（葡萄牙海军上将）ofthesamenamein1506andsettledin1810,theislandbelongstoGreatBritainandhasapopulationofafewhundred.Cominginaclosesecond-andoftenwronglymentionedasthemostdistantisland-isEasterIslandwhichlies1,260mileseastofitsnearestneighbor-PitcairnIsland,and2,300mileswestofSouthAmerica.Themountainous64-square-nileislandwassettledaroundthe5thcentury,supposedly,bypeoplewhowerelostatsea.Theyhadnoconnectionwiththeoutsideworldformorethanathousandyears,givingthemplentyoftimetobuildmorethan1,000hugestonefigures,calledmoat,forwhichtheislandismostfamous.OnEasterSunday,1722,however,settlersfrom