云南省昆明市草铺镇中学2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析

云南省昆明市草铺镇中学2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Thesenewteachingmethodswilldefinitelyhelpimprovestudents’___________andinterest.A.motivation

B.occupation

C.movement

D.negotiation参考答案：A【分析】考查名词词义辨析。【详解】句意：这些新的教学方法肯定会有助于提高学生的学习动机和兴趣。A.motivation动机；B.occupation职业；C.movement活动；D.negotiation谈判。故选A。2.Heliftedthereceiverassoonasthetelephonerangbut

itonthetableatonce.A.lay

B.lied

C.laid

D.lain参考答案：C3.The______ofairandwatermakesitimpossibletoliveonthemoon.A.presence

B.absence

C.dependence

D.evidence参考答案：B4.Laterinthischaptercaseswillbeintroducedtoreaders_____consumercomplaintshaveresultedinchangesinthelaw.A.where

B.when

C.who

D.which参考答案：A5.Theendangeredworld’sculturalheritagemustbesaved,________thecost.

A.however

B. whichever

C.whatever

D.wherever参考答案：C6.TheUnitedStates_______52stateswhileChina________32provincesandautonomousregions.A.formsof;consistsof

B.consistsof;ismadeupof

C.ismadeup;consistsof

D.isformed;ismadeupof参考答案：B略7.________inhermostbeautifulskirt,thegirltriedtomakeherself______attheparty.A.Dressed;noticed

B.Dressing;noticed

C.Dressed;noticing

D.Dressing;noticing参考答案：A8.Itisn’tmuchofacar,but_____itwasnotexpensive.

A.atanyrate

B.atallcosts

C.somehow

D.somewhat参考答案：A9.Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastby

seainsteadofdrivingacross

continent。A．the；the B．/；the

C．the；/

D．/；/参考答案：B此题考查固定搭配中零冠词的用法以及定冠词表特指的用法。句意：我们乘船绕道去西海岸，而没有开车（直接）穿过大陆去。bysea坐船，等于byship，不需加冠词，类似的还有bybus,byair.continent这里是特指，为说话双方所知道，故其前加定冠词the。10.Themajorityofpeopleinthetownstrongly____theplantobuildaplaygroundforchildren.A.consider

B.support

C.confirm

D.submit参考答案：B11.—David,it’sFrank.Doyouhaveafewminutes?Ineedtoseeyou.—_________.ButIhope“afewminutesdoesn’tturnintoanhour.”A.I’mafraidnot.

B.Itdoesn’tmatter.C.Idon’tthinkso

D.Iguessso参考答案：D12.---Wherewasit_____youinterviewedthefamousactoryesterday?

---Itwasinthehotel_____hestayed.

A.that;where

B.which;that

C.that;that

D.which;where参考答案：A24.Thereisnothingaseasyas______ourparentstoraisetheirexpectationsofustoohigh.A.ofB.to

C.byD.for参考答案：D略14.Iwouldappreciate______,tobefrank,ifthegoodscouldbedeliveredassoonaspossible．A．you

B．that

C．it

D．myself参考答案：C15.Hehadhiscameraready_________hesawsomethingthatwouldmakeagoodpicture.A.evenif

B.ifonly

C.incase

D.sothat参考答案：C16.Scientistshavecreatedtheworld’ssmallest“snowman”,_______aboutafifthofthewidthofahumanhair.(

)

A.measuring

B.measures

C.measured

D.tomeasure参考答案：4.【答案】A

二、完型填空17.

Englishisfastbecomingthelanguageofsciencearoundtheworld,butwhatisitsfutureamongeverydayspeakers?Oneexpertpointsoutthatthepercentage(比率)ofnativeEnglishspeakersisdeclining(降低)globallywhilethelanguagesofotherrapidlygrowingregionsarebeingspokenbyincreasingnumbersofpeople.ButEnglishwillcontinuetoremainwidespreadandimportant.

However,BritishlanguagescholarDavidGraddolsaysEnglishwillprobablydropindominance(主导)bythemiddleofthiscenturytorank,afterChinese,aboutequallywithArabic,Hindi,andUrdu.“ThenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstlanguagecontinuestorise,butitisn’trisingnearlyasfastasthenumbersofmanyotherlanguagesaroundtheworld,simplybecausethemainpopulationgrouphasbeenlargelyinthelessdevelopedcountrieswherelanguagesotherthanEnglishhavebeenspoken,”hesays.

InarecentarticleinthejournalScience,Mr.Graddolnotedthatthreelanguagesthatarenotnearthetopofthelistofthemostwidelyspokennowmightbetheresoon.TheseareBengali,Tamil,andMalay,spokeninsouthandSoutheastAsia.

DavidCrystal,theauthoroftheCambridgeEncyclopediaoftheEnglishLanguage,saysabout1.5billionoftheworld’ssixbillionpeoplespeakitasasecondtonguecomparedtothe400millionnativespeakers.ButanotherexpertontheEnglishlanguagesaysMr.Graddolunderestimates(低估)thefutureofitsdominance.“Nobodyquiteknowswhat’sgoingtohappenbecausenolanguagehasbeeninthispositionbefore.Butalltheevidence(证据)suggeststhattheEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownahillandisgettingfaster,”hesaid.61.InDavidGraddol’sopinion,Englishwill_______.

A.remainwidespreadandimportant

B.bemoreimportantthananyotherlanguage

C.loseitsdominantposition

D.dieawayinthenearfuture62.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat______.

A.snowballswillrolldownfasterthanlanguageballs

B.theEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownfasterthananytimeinthepast

C.Englishlanguagewillsoondropindominance

D.moreandmorelanguageuserswillchooseEnglish63.HowmanyexpertsdoesthepassagementionwhoexpresstheirideasaboutthefutureofEnglish?

A.2.

B.3.

C.4.

D.5.64.AccordingtoDavidGraddol,whichofthefollowingwillpossiblybeoneofthelanguagesthatwillbemost

widelyspoken?

A.Malay.

B.Arabic.

C.Urdu.

D.German.65.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.EnglishRemainingtheDominantPosition

B.TheFutureofEnglish?WhoKnows?

C.OpinionsfromDifferentExperts

D.TheEnglishLanguageSnowballRollingDown参考答案：略三、阅读理解18.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Jackusedtomisshisclassesveryoften.Oneday,theteacherdecidedtodrivehimaway.

61.Jackarrivedjustastheteacherwasabouttogoforlunch.“Isthisthetimetocome?”saidtheteacherseriously.“I’msorry,sir,”saidJack,“butIgottoschoolverylatetoday.62”“Somegoldcoins?”saidtheteacherwithhiseyeswideopen.“Oh,whatareyougoingtodowiththem?”“Idecidedtobuildalargehouse,andbuylotsoflandandseveralsheeptokeep,”saidthestudent.“

63

”TheteacherwaspleasedandinvitedJacktoeatwithhim.Theyoungboyenjoyedthefoodbuttheteacherhardlytouchedhisfood.

64

“Ihopeyou’vekeptthegoldcoinsinasafeplace,”theteachersaid.“Inevergotachancetodothat,”saidJack.“Itdisappearedwhenmymothershookmeawake.”“What?”shoutedtheteacher.“Youmeanitwasalladream?”Theyoungboysaid,“Yes.”Theteachertriedtocontrolhisanger.“I’mhappyyourememberedmeinyoudream,”hesaid.“Ihopeyouremembermewhenyougetsomegoldcoins.

65

”Whentheyoungboyhadleft,theteacherrememberedwhyhehadsentforhim.A.

Nowpleaseleave.

B.

Sohesentfortheyoungboy.C.

IamsorryforwhatIhavedonebefore.D.

Ifoundsomegoldcoinsinthestreet.E.

HewaswonderinghowmuchJackwouldgivehim.F.

Hewastooangrywiththeyoungboy’swordstospeakawordG.

Ialsodecidedtogiveyousomeforthetroubleyouhavetakeninteachingme.参考答案：BDGEA19.任务型读写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当的单词。注意：表格中的每个空只填一个单词。

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