湖南省长沙市范林中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

湖南省长沙市范林中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Themeeting______tomorrowwillbeofgreatimportance.Allofusshouldattendit.

A

.held

B.

tobeheld

C.beingheld

D.isgoingtobeheld参考答案：B略2.______therightkindoftraining,theseteenagefootballplayersmayonedaygrowtheinternationalstars.

A.Giving

B.Havinggiven

C.Togive

D.Given参考答案：D略3.ThePresidentXitookofficetheyearbeforelast,______greatchangeshavebeenwitnessedintheso-called“HuntingTigers”againstcorruptofficials.A.when

B.duringwhich

C.sincewhen

D.sincethen参考答案：C4.Notonly________interestedinfootballbut______beginningtoshowaninterestinit.A.thefatherhimselfis;allhischildrenare

B.thefatherhimselfis;areallhischildrenC.isthefatherhimself;areallhischildren

D.isthefatherhimself;allhischildrenare参考答案：D略5.Lastsummerholidays，hewenttothecountrysideandworkedtogetherwithfarmers.Inthiswayhelearnt________fromfarmers.A.agreatmany

B.agreatdeal

C.scoresof

D.muchmore参考答案：B略6.Atfirstitwashardforme.ByOctober,Ihadfinally

farfromhome.A.adjustedtobe

B.adjustedbeing

C.adjustedtobeing

D.adjustedbe参考答案：C7.Unlessextramoney

,thefactorywillclose.A.finds B.wasfound C.isfound D.found参考答案：C【详解】考查动词时态和语态。句意：除非找到一些额外的钱，否则，工厂就倒闭了。根据主句的将来时态可知，状语从句用一般现在时代替一般将来时，因为find和money之间是被动关系，所以用一般现在时的被动语态。故选C。8.Somepeoplewithsimilarexperiencesfinditeasyto

tohistroubles.A.refer B.reply C.relate D.resemble参考答案：C【详解】考查实义动词辨析。句意：有相同经历的人发现很容易理解他遇到的麻烦。referto参考，涉及；replyto回答；relateto理解；resembleto与……相似。按常理，因为有过相似的经历，才能更容易理解别人，感同身受。故选C。9.

---I’dliketohaveapieceofbreadandtwoeggs.

---Anything_________?

A.following

B.follows

Ctofollow

D.follow参考答案：C10.Hefeltnervouswhenfacingthejudges,and_______.A.soweretheothercompetitors

B.sodidtheothercompetitors

C.theothercompetitorsdideither

D.neitherweretheothercompetitors参考答案：B11.It’snot___goodideatodriveforfourhourswithout___break.A.a;a

B.the;a

C.the;the

D.a;the参考答案：A12.We’vehadagoodstart,butnext,moreworkneeds_____toachievethefinalsuccess.A.beingdone

B.do

C.tobedone

D.todo参考答案：C13.________,thefamousartisthadtosellsomeofhisworks,whichhevaluedmuch.A.Makingaliving

B.FormakingalivingC.ForlivingD.Tomakealiving参考答案：D14.Itisnothowmuchwedobuthowmuchloveweputinto______wedothatbenefitsourworkmost.A.which

B.that

C.what

D.how参考答案：C15.Areyou___________withyourpresentsalary?

A.context

B.satisfy

C.glad

D.content参考答案：D略16.Ittookusseveralhourstomaketheoldman________ofthesafetyoftravellingbyair.A.believed

B.convinced C.informed

D.persuaded参考答案：B二、完型填空17.Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople___21___Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga___22___person.Ithinkmy___23___startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy___24___andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyever___25___toanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally___26___.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.SoItrieda（n）___27___.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleI___28___tohelp.Thatwasreallyabig___29___forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof_____30_____arestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew_____31_____,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobatVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer'sdiseasebecamemy_____32_____.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso_____33_____becauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever_____34_____her,soItookherplace.Sheletme_____35_____thatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgoodtoo.Whenshedied,Iwas_____36_____,butIwasalsoverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuch_____37_____persontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot_____38_____theseexperiences.Theyhave_____39_____metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.I_____40_____whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.21.A.since

B.before

C.when

D.unless22.A.famous

B.simple

C.different

D.skilled23.A.education

B.career

C.tour

D.change24.A.balance

B.homework

C.degree

D.interest25.A.talked

B.wrote

C.lied

D.reported26.A.careful

B.lonely

C.curious

D.guilty27.A.argument

B.game

C.experiment

D.defense28.A.dared

B.offered

C.hesitated

D.happened29.A.dream

B.problem

C.duty

D.step30.A.us

B.which

C.them

D.whom31.A.attitude

B.hobby

C.hope

D.luck32.A.friend

B.partner

C.guide

D.guest33.A.polite

B.happy

C.strange

D.confident34.A.bothered

B.answered

C.visited

D.trusted35.A.explain

B.guess

C.declare

D.see36.A.homeless

B.heartbroken

C.bad-tempered

D.hopeless37.A.quieter

B.busier

C.better

D.richer38.A.forget

B.face

C.improve

D.analyze39.A.forced

B.preferred

C.ordered

D.taught40.A.miss

B.like

C.wonder

D.expect参考答案：21.B

22.C

23.D

24.C

25.A

26.B

27.C

28.B

29.D

30.C

31.A

32.A

33.B

34.C

35.D

36.B

37.C

38.A

39.D

40.B这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己从一个自私的人变成现在能为他人着想的人的感受和过程。上大学时一心只想着拿学位而拼搏，结果一个朋友都没有感到很孤单。后来作者在Vista护理之家，结识了一位改变了她、把她当作女儿的重病缠身的老妇人，老人告诉她：只有别人感到高兴自己才快乐。【21题详解】考查连词辨析。A.since自从；B.before在…之前；C.or或者；D.unless除非；before在…之前。表示的含义是在考虑自己之前先考虑别人，对应前边的改变自我为中心，故选B。【22题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A.famous著名的；B.simple简单的；C.different不同的；D.skilled有技巧的。句意：做出改变,变成了不同于以前的人，故选C。【23题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.education教育；B.career事业；C.tour旅行；D.change改变。根据上下文可知作者的“改变”是从Palomar大学开始的，故选D。【24题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.balance平衡；B.homework家庭作业；C.degree级别；D.interest兴趣。因为对应前文中的在大学里，作者因此只想取得学位，故选C。【25题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.talked谈论；B.wrote写；C.lied说谎；D.reported报道。talk

to

sb“和某人谈话”，因为前文说是自己认为比别人聪明,因此几乎不和别人说话，故选A。【26题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A.careful细心的；B.lonely孤独的；C.curious好奇的；D.guilty犯罪的。对应下文的Itseemed

as

ifeveryone

but

mehad

madefriendsand

was

having

fun..可知作者是“孤独的”，故选B。【27题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.argument争论；B.game运动；C.experiment实验；D.defense防御。对应下文开始做的事情，词义实验的含义，引申为一种突破，一种改变，故选C。【28题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.dared敢；B.offered提供；C.hesitated犹豫；D.happened发生。offer

to

do

sth，表示主动提出做某件事情，更能体现出想改变的决心，故用选B。【29题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.dream梦想；B.problem问题；C.duty责任；D.step台阶、步骤。表示一种进步，对应下文的具体的进步之处，故选D。【30题详解】考查代词词义辨析。A.us我们；B.which哪一个；C.them他们；D.whom谁,who的宾格。注意and这个连词的作用,引文是并列句,因此注意语法的作用,使用them，故选C。【31题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.attitude态度；B.hobby爱好；C.hope希望；D.luck幸运。由首句可知,作者之前是个self-centered

person通过一次经历发生了变化并对比自己的今昔，所以可得出是Attitude（态度）的变化，故选A。【32题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.friend朋友；B.partner伙伴；C.guide向导；D.guest客人。通过文章的became可推测出old

lady是作者的friend（朋友），故选A。【33题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A.polite礼貌；B.happy快乐；C.strange奇怪；D.confident自信。通过下文because

she

thought

I

was

her

daughter可推测出old

lady是非常高兴的，故选B。【34题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.bothered打扰；B.answered回答；C.visited参观；D.trusted信任。通过文中信息得知old

lady是一个病人,所以可推测出是来看望（visit）自己，故选C。【35题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.explain解释；B.guess猜测；C.declare宣布；D.see看见。是她让我看见让别人开心自己也会开心，故选D。【36题详解】考查复合形容词辨析。A.homeless无家可归的；B.heartbroken心碎的；C.bad-tempered坏脾气的；D.hopeless没希望的。由下文she

died,but

I

was

also

very

grateful

to

her.可知作者当时的心情肯定是悲伤的，故选B。【37题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.quieter更安静；B.busier更忙；C.better更好；D.richer更富有。作者通过这次经历使自己变得更好，故选C。【38题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.forget忘记；B.face面对；C.improve改进；D.analyze分析。作者通过这次的experience发生了好的变化,可推测作者想记住这次经历,所以选will

not

forget,故选A。【39题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.forced强迫；B.preferred更喜欢；C.ordered命令；D.taught教。作者通过这次经历使自己变得更好,所以可推测这次经历"教会"了自己什么，故选D。【40题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.miss想念、错过；B.like喜欢；C.wonder想知道；D.expect期待。通过文章可推测出与之前比较作者更"喜欢"现在的自己,选like,故选B。三、阅读理解18.

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,

theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader’ssurprise.41.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?a.LivedinNewYork.

b.Workedinabank.

c.TravelledtoTexas.d.Wasputinprison.

e.Hadanewspaperjob.

f.Learnedtowritestories.A.e.c.f.b.d.a

B.c.e.b.d.f.a

C.e.b.d.c.a.f.

D.c.b.e.d.af.42.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry’sstoriesbecause_______________

A.theyhadsurpriseendings

B.theywereeasytounderstandC.theyshowedhisloveforthepoor

D.theywereaboutNewYorkCity43.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause_______________

.A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaperB.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownnameC.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisonersD.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis44.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?A.Hewaswell-educated.

B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.

D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.45.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.

B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.

D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.

参考答案：41-45

BADDC略19.阅读理解AccordingtothelatestresearchintheUnitedStates,menandwomentalksuchdifferentlanguagesthatitislikepeoplefromtwodifferentculturestryingtocommunicate.ProfessorDeborahTannenofGeorgetownUniversityhasnoticedthedifferenceinthestyleofboys’andgirls’conversationsfromanearlyage.Shesaysthatlittlegirls’conversationislessdefinitethanboys’andexpressesmoredoubts.Littleboysuseconversationstoestablishstatuswiththeirlisteners.Thesedifferencescontinueintoadultlife,shesays.Inpublicconversations,mentalkmostandinterruptotherspeakersmore.Inprivateconversations,menandwomenspeakinequalamounts—althoughtheysaythingsinadifferentstyle.ProfessorTannenbelievesthat,forwomen,privatetalkingisawaytoestablishandtestintimacy(亲密,亲近).Formen,privatetalkingisawaytoexplorethepowerstructureofarelationship.Teachingisonejobwherethedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’swaysoftalkingshow.Whenamanteachesawoman,saysProfessorTannen,hewantstoshowthathehasmoreknowledge,andhence(因此,所以)morepowerinconversation.Whenawomanteachesanotherwoman,however,sheismorelikelytotakeasharingapproachandtoencourageherstudenttojoinin.ButProfessorTannendoesnotbelievethatwomenarenaturallymorehelpful.Shesayswomenfeeltheyachievepowerbybeingabletohelpothers.Althoughtheresearchsuggestsmentalkandinterruptpeoplemorethanwomen,ProfessorTannensays,womenactuallyencouragethistohappenbecausetheybelieveitwillleadtomoreintimacyandhelptoestablisharelationship.Somescientistswhoarestudyingspeechthinkthatthebrainispre-programmedforlanguage.Asweareusuallytaughttospeakbywomen,itseemsthatthebrainmusthaveasexualbias(倾向性)initsprogramming,otherwisemalespeechpatternswouldnotariseatall.1.Intheopinionofthewriter,womenencouragementotalkmorebecause.

A.it