湖北省鄂州市第三初级中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析

湖北省鄂州市第三初级中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1._______thefactthattherewasgreatprejudiceagainstwomenenteringmen’sprofessionthen,shesucceededasamanagerofabigcompany.A.

Inspiteof

B.While

C.Despiteof

D.Though参考答案：A2.Allmyfriendsareconsidering_____tothecitycenterforthetalentshowthisFridayevening.Atogo

Bgoing

Ctohavegone

Dhavinggone参考答案：B考查动名词。本周五晚我所有的朋友都考虑到城市中心参加才艺表演。consider“考虑”后跟ving,故用B。3.Andrewwantedtofindanotherboytobehisbestfriend,butAnnietoldhim___.A.notto

Bnottodo

C.notdoit

D.donotto参考答案：A4.Notonly________snacksanddrinks,buttheyalsobroughtcardsforentertainmentwhentheyhadapicnicintheforest.

A.didtheybring

B.theybrought

C.wastheybring

D.theybring参考答案：A5.Fortunately,Ihad__________theleadingroleinthemovie.

A.achancetotakeon B.achancefortakingon

C.anopportunitytotakeas

D.anopportunityfortakingas参考答案：A6.Bynomeans______.A.didwhathesaytrue

B.whathesaidwastrueC.washesaidtrue

D.waswhathesaidtrue参考答案：D7.Mr.Smith,

ofthe

speed,startedtoreadanovel.A.tired,boring

B.tiring,bored

C.tired,bored

D.tiring,boring参考答案：A8.--Manynewfilmsareonatthecinema.Let’gotoseeafilmtonight.

--Whynot?_____.

A.Notatall

B.NeverMind

C.Noway

D.Ican’tagreemore

参考答案：D9.Thepatientisseriouslyill.Betterhavehim______oninnotime.

A.operate

B.tooperate

C.operating

D.operated参考答案：D10.It’sreportedthataUFOstoppedoveramountainvillageforawhileandthenvanishedinthedirection_______ithadcome.A.fromwhich

B.inwhich

C.ofwhich

D.bywhich参考答案：A11.

Fromtheschoolname

onthepackage,weguessedthatitmightbelongtoastudentofourschool.A.tomark

B.marking

C.marked

D.havingbeenmarked参考答案：C12.Hewasalwaysbeinglateforclass,______madehisteacherdisappointed.A.as

B.which

C.that

D.what参考答案：B13.Themotherputthesharpknifeonthetopoftheshelftomakesureitwouldnotbe____tothekids.A.acceptable

B.accessible

C.

relitive

D.sensitive参考答案：A14.Three-fourthsofthebuildings_________....A.weredestroyed

B.isdestroyedC.wasdestroyed

D.hasbeendestroyed参考答案：A考查谓语动词，句意:四分之三的建筑被毁坏了，主语是buildings，虽然有分数修饰，但是谓语还是由名词决定；所以谓语动词用复数，故选A.15.Specialattentionshouldbepaid______ourearthfrom______.A.toprevent;polluted

B.toprevent;pollutingC.topreventing;beingpolluted

D.topreventing;polluted参考答案：C16.______productionupby60%，thecompanyhashadanotherexcellentyear.A．As

B．For

C．With

D．Through参考答案：二、完型填空17.IsettledintomyseatintheaudienceatGoodMorningAmericaandstareddownattheshoesIwaswearing,Mylittlesister’sshoes.Emilyhaddiedeightmonthsearlier,aslow,___21___deathfromcervicalcancer.Ihadinheritedhergray,slip-onConversesneakerswithwhitelaces.Ilovedthoseshoes.I___22___themtoo.EverytimeIputthemon,Iwas___23___thatIwouldn'tseemysisterorholdheragainforalong，longtime.EmilyandIhadn’tbeenclosegrowingup.Wewerequitethe___24___.Shewasthetypetojumpupinthemorningandstartherday,withGMAontheTV,whileIliked___25___betterthanaquietmorningwithcoffeeandScripture.Whenshegotsick，IflewfromNewYorktoherhomeinLouisianato___26___her.AsiftheLordandhislovewereworkingthroughme,our___27___meltedaway，andallIfeltforEmilywaslove.Thatmadeherpassingallthemoredevastating(令人沮丧的）.Ilookedather___28___andthoughtabouthowshe’dsuffered.IthoughtabouthowmuchI___29___her,howIjustwantedtofeelherpresenceagain.GoingtoatapingofGMAhad___30___Emily’swishlist.EmilyhaddrawnhopefromthehostRobinRoberts，atwo-timecancersurvivor.Shewasmorethanjustastar.Emilyhadfeltaspiritual___31___toRobin.I'dscoredticketstoashowfeaturingthesingerMandisa,___32___musicvideofor“Overcomer”had___33___mysisterduringherillness.IjustwantedtowearEmily’sshoestotheshowandglanceathertwoheroes,mywayoflivingher___34___forher.AssoonasRobinRobertssteppedonset,IfeltEmily'sexcitementrush___35___me，pushingupfromhershoes.Oh,sister.Thisisit!Ithought.Atthefirstcommercialbreak,Robinmingled(与…交谈)withtheaudience.MaybeIcangetapicturewithourshoes?Ithought.Ipushedmywaythroughthecrowduntil,___36___，Iwasstandinginfrontofher.“I’mhereinmylittlesister’sshoes,”Isaid.“Shediedofcancereightmonthsago.Youwereher___37___.CanItakeapicturewithyou?”Robin’seyesfilledwith___38___“Thankyouforsharingthatwithme,”shesaid,pullingmetoher.“Godblessyou.Ofcourse,wecantakeapicture.”Isatdownagain,myheart___39___RobinRobertsnowknewEmilyinsomemysticalway,twosoulsconnectedinthewideworld.Itwassomuch___40___Icouldhavehopedfor.21.A.peaceful B.painful C.meaningful D.powerful22.A.enjoyed B.admired C.envied D.hated23.A.reminded B.required C.requested D.recalled24.A.same B.similar C.opposite D.different25.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing26.A.careabout B.carefor C.lookabout D.lookfor27.A.differences B.agreements C.competitions D.influences28.A.shoes B.laces C.clothes D.socks29.A.wanted B.missed C.pitied D.appreciated30.A.stayed B.remained C.topped D.existed31.A.relationship B.emotion C.connection D.decision32.A.which B.who C.whom D.whose33.A.inspired B.attracted C.attacked D.absorbed34.A.hope B.expectation C.future D.dream35.A.onto B.through C.across D.upon36.A.unwillingly B.approximately C.suddenly D.entirely37.A.hero B.host C.survivor D.patient38.A.laughter B.tears C.shouts D.yells39.A.broken B.blank C.full D.lost40.A.insteadof B.ratherthan C.otherthan D.morethan参考答案：21.B

22.D

23.A

24.C

25.D

26.B

27.A

28.A

29.B

30.C

31.C

32.D

33.A

34.D

35.B

36.C

37.A

38.B

39.C

40.D这是一篇记叙文。作者的妹妹爱米丽八个月前死于宫颈癌，生前最想见到在她生病期间曾经激励过她的两个人。作者替妹妹完成了这个夙愿，作者很满足。【21题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爱米丽八个月前死于宫颈癌，这是一个漫长且痛苦的死亡过程。A.peaceful平和的；B.painful痛苦的；C.meaningful有意义的；D.powerful有权力的。由“slow，cervicalcancer”可知，爱米丽的死亡过程很漫长，很痛苦。故选B项【22题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我也恨它们。A.enjoyed享受；B.admired羡慕；C.envied嫉妒；D.hated憎恨。由后文可知，每次作者穿上那双鞋就想起自己的妹妹不在人世了，所以作者对这双鞋是又爱又恨。故选D项。【23题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次我穿上它们，它们都会提醒我，我再也见不到我妹妹了，也不能长久地拥抱她了。A.reminded提醒；B.required要求；C.requested要求；D.recalled回想起。这双鞋是妹妹的，所以作者一看到它们，就被提醒，妹妹不在了的事实。故选A项。【24题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们性格正好相反。A.same相同的；B.similar相似的；C.opposite相反的；D.different不同的。根据下文可知作者喜欢安静，而作者的妹妹喜欢热闹，所以她们性格相反。故选C项。【25题详解】考查代词词义辨析。句意：她是那种早上起床就蹦蹦跳跳开始新的一天的人，在电视上看GMA。而我最喜欢的莫过于一个安静的早晨，喝着咖啡，读着圣经。A.everything每件事；B.something一些事；C.anything任何事情；D.nothing没有什么。nothingbetterthan“没有什么比……更好”符合句意。故选D项。【26题详解】考查词动词短语义辨析。句意：她生病时，我从纽约飞到她路易斯安那州的家里来照顾她。A.careabout关心；B.carefor照顾；C.lookabout四处张望；D.lookfor寻找。由“shegotsick”可知，妹妹生病时，作者从纽约飞到她路易斯安那州的家里来照顾她。故选B项。【27题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：上帝和他的爱在她弥留之际，使我们的差异逐渐消失了，我对艾米丽只有爱。A.differences不同；B.agreements同意；C.competitions竞争；D.influences影响。由上文可知，作者和妹妹性格截然不同，但是此时上帝的爱使她们的差异逐渐消失了，作者对艾米丽只有爱。其它都不重要。故选A项。【28题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我看着她的鞋子，想着她是多么痛苦。A.shoes鞋；B.laces花边；C.clothes衣服；D.socks短袜。由“thoughtabouthowshe’dsuffered”可知，作者睹物思人，看着鞋想起了妹妹所遭受的痛苦。与文章开头呼应，故选A项。【29题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想我有多想念她。A.wanted想要；B.missed想念；C.pitied同情；D.appreciated感激。由“howIjustwantedtofeelherpresenceagain”可知，作者很想念妹妹。故选B项。【30题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：参加GMA的录制是艾米丽最大的愿望。A.stayed待着；B.remained停留；C.topped位居…之首；D.existed存在。艾米丽生前最大的希望就是参加GMA的录制。妹妹去世了，由作者帮助完成她的夙愿。故选C项。【31题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：爱米丽和罗宾之间有一种精神上的联系。A.relationship关系；B.emotion感情；C.connection联系；D.decision决定。因为都有癌症经历，所以妹妹与罗宾之间精神上相连。文章最后twosoulsconnectedinthewideworld.给了提示。故选C项。【32题详解】考查关系代词辨析。句意：我为歌手Mandisa的一场演出弄到了票，她为“Overcomer”录制的音乐视频在我妹妹生病期间激励着她。分析句子可知，Mandisa为先行词，在后面的定语从句中作定语，所以关系代词为whose。故选D项。【33题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我为歌手Mandisa的一场演出弄到了票，她为“Overcomer”录制的音乐视频在我妹妹生病期间激励着她。A.inspired激励；B.attracted吸引；C.attacked袭击；D.absorbed吸收。由“drawnhope”可知，Mandisa是第二个给妹妹希望的人，妹妹生病期间，她为Overcomer”录制的音乐视频激励着妹妹。故选A项。【34题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我只是想穿上艾米丽的鞋子去看她的表演，看看她心目中的两个偶像，我为她去实现梦想。A.hope希望；B.expectation期望；C.future将来；D.dream梦想。妹妹已经不在了，现在由作者代替妹妹实现她的梦想。故选D项。【35题详解】考查介词词义辨析。句意：罗宾一踏上上舞台，艾米丽的兴奋之情充斥着我的心灵，兴奋之情像是来自于她的鞋子。A.onto到

上；B.through通过；C.across穿过；D.upon在…上。这里指艾米丽的兴奋之情贯穿着作者的心灵。through指内部穿过，符合句意。故选B项。【36题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：我挤过人群，突然站在她面前。A.unwillingly不愿意地；B.approximately大约；C.suddenly突然地；D.entirely完全地。作者想穿着艾米丽的鞋和罗宾拍张合影，所以突然站在罗宾面前，对于罗宾来说这也很突然。故选C项。【37题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：你是她心目中的偶像。A.hero偶像；B.host主人；C.survivor幸存者；D.patient病人。由前文“hertwoheroes”可知，罗宾是妹妹心中的偶像。故选A项。【38题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：罗宾的眼里充满了泪水，“谢谢你和我分享她的故事，”她说，把我拉到她身边。A.laughter大笑；B.tears眼泪；C.shouts高喊；D.yells大喊。罗宾被打动，留下了泪水。故选B项。【39题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：实现了妹妹的愿望之后，我的内心充斥着满足感。A.broken坏的；B.blank空白的；C.full装满的；D.lost丢失的。作者终于实现了妹妹的愿望，所以内心很满足。故选C项。【40题详解】考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：这次活动远超出了我的期望。A.insteadof代替；B.ratherthan而不是；C.otherthan除…之外；D.morethan超过。这次活动所取得的效果或者满意程度远远超出了自己的预期。故选D项。三、阅读理解18.Theflag,themostcommonsymbolofanationinthemodernworld,isalaooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaning,theflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildings,shipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.

Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayprimitiveartifact.Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears’development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestors,ofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People’sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrains,theystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.

Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotemsbeforecarryingthemintobattle.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.

Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked:ThekingofChinaaround1000B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepast,butitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutsthroughIndia,thenacrossArablands,andfinallytoEurope,whereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.

71.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe________.

A.TypesofFlags

B.PoweroftheNationalFlag.

C.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlag.

D.UsesofFlags

72.Theunderlinedword"vulnerable"inParagraph3means________.

A.impossibletomakesureof

B.likelytobeprotected

C.difficulttofind

D.easytodamage73.Theearliestflagswereconnectedwithheavenlypowerbecause________.

A.theycouldtellwinddirectionB.theycouldbringgoodlucktofighters

C.theywerehandeddownbytheancestorsD.theywerebelievedtostandfornaturalforces

74.Whatdoestheauthorknowofthefirstnationalflag?

A.Hedoubtswhereitstarted.

B.HebelievesitwasmadeinEgypt.

C.HethinksitcamefromChina.

D.HeknowswhenitwassenttoEurope.

75.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?

A.TheroleofChinainthespreadofthenationalflag.B.Thesecondancestorofthenationalflag

C.TheuseofmodernflagsinEurope.

D.Theimportanceofmodernflags.参考答案：CDDAC19.In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Hep