湖北省襄阳市牛首第二中学2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

湖北省襄阳市牛首第二中学2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.IthoughtshewastheverygirlthatIshouldmarry_______Imether.A.firsttime

B.forthefirsttime

C.thefirsttime

D.bythefirsttime

参考答案：C2.Webelievethereisastrong____________thattheywillflytoGuangzhounextweek.

A.responsibility

B.possibility

C.creativity

D.electricity参考答案：B3.Wemustconsiderthequestionwewilltakethesemeasures.

A.whether

B.if

C.that

D.which参考答案：A4.—Jimmyneverhelpshismotherwiththehousework.—Itwouldbe_________tosaythatheislazy.A．valuableB．accurate

C．unfair

D.scientific参考答案：B5.Youhavetobevery________aboutmakingacommentonyourstudents’performanceinschool.A.curious

B.enthusiastic

C.optimistic

D.cautious参考答案：D6.________thatwecan’tgetthenecessaryequipment，wewillhavetogiveuptheexperiment.A．Toassume B．Assumed

C．Assumes D．Assuming参考答案：D7.MysistermethimattheGrandTheatreyesterdayafternoon,sohe_______yourlecture.Acouldn’thaveattened

Bneedn’thaveattened

Cmustn’thaveattened

Dshouldn’thaveattened参考答案：Acouldn’thavedone对过去发生过的事的否定推测，“不可能------”。8.Isuggestedthathe______toworkbecausehispalefacesuggestedthathe______badlyill.A.notgo;was

B.didn’tgo;be

C.shouldn’tgo;be

D.notgo;be参考答案：A9.---Somuchworkneedstobefinishedinsuchashorttime.-----_____I’llgiveyouahand.Anottoworry

Bsowhat?Cyoucan’tbetoocareful

Dthat’sright参考答案：A10.Theredlightabovetheelevator______thathewasatthetenthfloorthen.A.suggested

B.symbolized

C.observed

D.indicated参考答案：D11. Aftertravellingaroundtheworld,IfoundNewZealandtobeclosestto_________Ithoughtapersonshouldspendhisyearsafterretirement. A.how B.what C.why D.where参考答案：D略12.Mr.Brownwasmuchdisappointedtoseethewashingmachineshehadhad__wentwrongagain.A.itrepaired B.toberepairedC.repair

D.repaired参考答案：D解析：“shehad”作定语从句，修饰“洗衣机”；洗衣机是让别人修理，所以应用被动语态作宾补。13.Theteacheraskedustoturnonthelight

wecanseetheblackboardclearly.A.eventhough

B.asif

C.inorder

D.sothat参考答案：D31.Thereisnosimpleanswer,_____isoftenthecaseinscience.A.as

B.that

C.when

D.where参考答案：A略15.Inmyopinion,whathetoldusabouttheaffairsimplydoesn’tmakeany

.A.meaning

B.idea C.sense D.point参考答案：C略16.Hardasateachermaytry,hecan’t______tomakeallhisstudentsmakeadifferenceinstudy,lettingaloneinlife.A.ensure

B.besure

C.guarantee

D.insure参考答案：C二、完型填空17.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。TheKeeperoftheRiverAnoldmanhadbeenworkingformanyyearsforatown．Hisjobwastoclearawaynaturalwastefromthepoolwaterinthehills,whichmadeupthelovelyriverflowingthroughthetownnearby．Quietlyand

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,theoldmanguardedthehills,

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theleavesandbranches,andcleanedupthedirtthatwouldhave

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andpollutedthefreshflowofwater．Thetownsoonbecameapopularattractionfortourists．Elegantswans（天鹅）floatedalongtheclearriverandtheviewwassobeautiful

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words．Yearspassed．Oneeveningthetown

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met．Astheyreviewedthebudget,oneman's

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caughtsightofthesalary

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beingpaidtotheseldomseenkeeperoftheriver．Heasked,"Whoistheoldman?Whydowe

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toemployhim?Nooneintownever

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him．Forallweknow,thestrangekeeperofthehillsisn'tdoinghisjob．Hispositionisn't

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anylonger．"Thentheyvotedto

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theman．

Forseveralweeks,nothingchanged.Byearlyautumn,thetreesbeganto

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theirleaves．Smallbranchesbrokeoffandfellintothepoolsofthehills,

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theflowoftheshiningwater．Oneafternoon,someonenoticedaslightyellowish-brown

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intheriver．Afewdayslater,thewaterwasmuch

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.Withinanotherweek,anoilysomethingcoveredsomesectionsofthewateralongthebanks,andaterrible

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wassoonsensed．Swansleft,andsodidthe

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.Theonlythingthatwasnowvisitingthevillagewasdiseaseandsickness．Quickly,the

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towncommitteecalledaspecialmeeting．Realisingtheirhugeerrorin

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,theyrehiredtheoldkeeperoftheriveragain,andwithinafewweeks,theriverbegantoclearup．SwansandtouristscamebackagainandnewlifereturnedtothesmalltownintheAlps．

Neverignoretheseemingsmallnessofatask,job,orlife．Theymayallmakea

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.36．A．regularly

B．suddenly

C．naturally

D．actually37．A．cut

B．burned

C．removed

D．selected38．A．carried

B．poured

C．changed

D．blocked39．A．beyond

B．with

C．in

D．after40．A．office

B．association

C．department

D．committee41．A．eye

B．care

C．hand

D．mind42．A．list

B．form

C．figure

D．account43．A．promise

B．continue

C．stop

D．tend44．A．visits

B．hires

C．tells

D．sees45．A．powerful

B．important

C．necessary

D．suitable46．A．find

B．fire

C．support

D．forget47．A．lose

B．miss

C．fall

D．grow48．A．pulling

B．speeding

C．slowing

D．pushing49．A．fish

B．color1

C．flower

D．leaf50．A．deeper

B．cooler

C．warmer

D．darker51．A．sound

B．smell

C．wave

D．taste52．A．managers

B．passengers

C．villagers

D．tourists53．A．embarrassed

B．annoyed

C．discouraged

D．disappointed54．A．arrangement

B．assignment

C．judgement

D．amusement55．A．suggestion

B．difference

C．progress

D．decision参考答案：36-40

ACDAD

41-45

ACBDC

46-50BACBD

51-55BDACB三、阅读理解18.WhenBorisleftschool,hecouldnotfindajob.Hetriedhardandhewroteletterstomanycompaniesuntilhecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorestamps.Borisbegantolosehisconfidence,thendepressed.Stillhewentontryingandstillhefailed.Hebegantothinkthathehadnofutureatall.“Whydon’tyoustartyourownbusiness?”oneofhisunclestoldhim.“Theworldisamoney-locker.You’dbetterfindawayofopeningit.”“ButwhatcanIdo?”“Getoutandhavealookround.”advisedhisuncle.“Seewhatpeoplewant;thengiveittothem,andtheywillpayforit.”Borisbegantocyclearoundthetownandfoundasuitablepieceofwastegroundintheend.Thenhesetuphisbusinessasacyclerepairer.Heworkedhard,madefriendswithhiscustomersandgraduallymanagedtowinhisgoodfame.Afewmonthslater,hefoundthathehadmoreworkthanhecoulddealwithbyhimself.Hefoundanumberofemptyshopsbuttheywereallnogood:inthewrongposition,tooexpensiveorwithsomeotherproblems.Butatlonglast,hemanagedtofindanemptyshopinanewplacewheretherewereplentyofcustomersbutnocompetition.Borisandhisassistanttaughtthemselveshowtorepairmotor-cycles.Slowlybutsurelytheprofitsincreasedandthebusinessdeveloped.Atlast,Borishadmanagedloopenthemoney-lockerandfoundbanknotesandgoldcoinsinside.1.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.NoEducation,NoFuture.B.TheWorldIsaMoney-locker.C.GoodFameIstheKeytoSuccess.D.DifficultyofStartingaSmallBusiness.2.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBoris’sjobhuntingexperience?A.Boring.

B.Surprising.C.Encouraging.

D.Disappointing.3.Borisstartedhiscareerby________.A.repairingcycles

B.buyingemptyshopsC.cyclingaroundthetown

D.developingawasteground4.Borisfinallychoseanemptyshopinaplacebecause________.A.itwasnotsoexpensiveB.hehadalotofoldcustomersthereC.thereweregoodopportunitiesthereD.hecouldmakegooduseofhisskillsthere参考答案：1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C文章通过讲述Boris创业的故事，说明了世界是一个钱柜，你最好找到一种打开它的方法。1.主旨大意题。由“Theworldisamoney-locker.You’dbetterfindawayofopeningit.”可知这篇文章通过讲述Boris创业的故事，说明了世界是一个钱柜，你最好找到一种打开它的方法，可知选B。2.推理判断题。WhenBorisleftschool,hecouldnotfindajob.Hetriedhardandhewroteletterstomanycompaniesuntilhecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorestamps.Borisbegantolosehisconfidence,thendepressed.Stillhewentontryingandstillhefailed.Hebegantothinkthathehadnofutureatall.这一段描述了Boris找工作的经历，尽管他不停的尝试，但是却仍然失败，所以Boris找工作的经历非常令人失望，选D。3.细节理解题。由Thenhesetuphisbusinessasacyclerepairer.可知Boris通过修理自行车开始了他的事业，选A。4.推理判断题。由Butatlonglast,hemanagedtofindanemptyshopinanewplacewheretherewereplentyofcustomersbutnocompetition.可知Boris最终在一个地方选择了一个空的店铺是因为那里有好的机会，选C。【名师点睛】细节题，是指原文提到了某事物、现象或理论，题干针对原文具体叙述本身发问。一般包括直接理解题（在原文中可直接找到答案，常用who,what,when,where,why和how等提问。）语义转化题（需要将题目信息与原文相关信息进行语义上的转换，两者存在表达上的差异，有时需要进行加工或整理后方能得出结论）、数字计算题、排列顺序题、图表图画题等。抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键，也是做好其它类型问题的基础。小题3细节理解题。由Thenhesetuphisbusinessasacyclerepairer.可知Boris通过修理自行车开始了他的事业，选A。19.Lastyear,aroundLaborDay,Ireada“HappyAd”inourlocalnewspaper.Therewasaladyinalocalnursinghomefortheaged,whowascelebrating

her90thbirthdayandherfamilywantedeveryonetoknowaboutit.Itsaidthatifyouwantedtodropheraline,herewasheraddress.SoIdid.Ifoundabirthdaycardanddroppedherashortnote,wishingherahappybirthday.Aweekorsolater,someoneknockedatmyfrontdoor.Iopenedthedoorandfoundamiddle-agedmanstandingonmydoorstep.HeintroducedhimselfasthesonofthiswomantowhomIhadsentthecard.Heexplainedthathejustwantedtodropbyinpersonandthankmeforsendingsuchanicecardtohismom.Apparently,likemanyolderfolks,shedidnotreceivemuchmailandwasquiteexcitedtoreceivemine.Ijustdidn’tknowwhattosay.ItoldhimitwasmypleasureandthatIhopedhismomhadenjoyedherbirthday.Thatyear,IdidnotsendoutanyChristmascards,excepttothislovelyoldladyinthenursinghome.IjusttoldherthatIwasthinkingaboutherandhopedthatshehadaniceholiday.Isentheraholidaycardandalsoacoupleofnotesinbetween.Ijustthoughtshemightliketohavesomeonewritetoher,togetsomemails.Shepassedawayacoupleofmonthsago.Inevermetthislady,butIdidkeepherandherfamilyinmythoughts.Idroppedthemalineofsympathy.Ihopethatmyfewlittlenoteswereenoughtobrightenacoupleofherdayshereonearth.24.

Theoldladylived

________.A.

inaseniorcitizen’shome

B.

atherownhomeC.

atherson’shome

D.

inacenterofthelocalnewspaper25.