湖北省黄石市孝感中学2021年高二英语月考试题含解析

湖北省黄石市孝感中学2021年高二英语月考试题含解析一、选择题1.Recentresearchfindingshave________theoriginofouruniverse,whichhaspuzzledthescientificworld.A.castlighton

B.givenrisetoC.seizedcontrolof

D.keptcompanywith参考答案：A考查动词短语辨析。句意：最近的研究结果揭示了我们宇宙的起源，这使科学界感到困惑。castlighton使显得非常清楚，阐明，使人了解；giveriseto引起，导致；seizecontrolof掌控……；keepcompanywith与……交往,与……结伴。结合所给语境可知，A选项切题。2.________thatMaricwasabletosetupnewbrancheselsewhere.A.Sosuccessfulherbusinesswas

B.SosuccessfulwasherbusinessC.Soherbusinesswassuccessful

D.Sowashersuccessfulbusiness参考答案：B3.Johnaswellastheotherchildrenwho________noparents_________goodcareofinthevillage.A.have;isbeingtaken

B.have;hastakenC.has;istaken

D.has;havebeentaken参考答案：A4.Astheoldman____dyinginbed,hefinallyletoutthesecretabouthisdaughter.

A.lied

B.lay

C.laid

D.lain参考答案：B5.Onlybyimaginingandcreating____theproblem.A.cansolve

B.youcansolve

C.solve

D.canyousolve参考答案：D6.Theyputforwardalotofplansatthemeeting,noneof______werecarriedoutintheirwork.A.which B.them C.that D.what参考答案：A试题分析：考查定语从句。先行词alotofplans为物，指物的引导词做介词宾语时，只能使用which，故选A。7.Mystrongest__________isthelongraceandcameoutfirstinthesportsmeetheldlastweek.

A.event

B.accident

C.thing

D.item

参考答案：A8._______PresidentXihaspointedout,wechineseshouldhaveourchinesedreams.A.Which

B.That

C.As

D.It参考答案：C9._______inabrightredcoat,shewaseasyto______.A.Beingdressed,choose

B.Dressed,pickout

C.Havingdressed,bepickedout

D.Dress,bechosen参考答案：B

10.—Waituntilwegetasatisfactoryreply,willyou?—Icouldn’tagree_______.Theideasoundsgreattome.A.much

B.worseC.more

D.atall参考答案：C考查比较级。句意：—等到我们得到满意的答复，好吗？

—我完全同意。这主意不错。情态动词的否定加上比较级，表示最高级/肯定的意思。故C选项正确。D选项atall和not连用，意为“一点也不，根本不”。11._______forseveralhours,theycametorealizethattheyhadalotincommon.

A.Chatted

B.Havingchatted

C.Tochat

D.Chatting参考答案：B12.Youhavenoidea

whenwesawITcompaniesboominginourcountry.A.thatwewerehowhappy

B.howhappywereweC.thathowwewerehappy

D.howhappywewere参考答案：D13.Itwasonlyafterhehadreadthepapers________Mr.Grossrealizedthetaskbeforehimwasextremelydifficulttocomplete.A.when

B.that

C.which

D.what参考答案：B14.They’veacertainamountofworkingexperienceintheirvolunteerworkinthepasttwoyears.

A.attempted B.accumulatedC.abandoned D.accomplished参考答案：B提示:句意为:“在过去的两年里,他们在志愿者工作中积累了一定的工作经验。”accumulateexperience“积累经验”。attempt“尝试”;abandon“抛弃,放弃”;accomplish“完成”。

15.Ifwewant______muchcleanerworld,weshouldreduce_______emissionofcarbondioxide.A.a;a

B.a;/

C.a;the

D.the;/参考答案：C略16.Hefelthispocketonly_______themoneynowhere.A.found B.finding C.havingfound D.tofind参考答案：D二、完型填空17.完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。WearrivedinSpainforthefirsttimeafewweeksago.Idecidedto

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acarbecausewehadsoldtheonewehadinEnglandbefore

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home.Yesterdaythesalesofficerangustosaythecarwas

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.Ihadtriedoutamodellikeitbefore,butasIwasnotyet

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drivinginthiscity,mywifedidnotwantmetocollectit

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sowewenttogetherto

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it.Wepaidforthecarand

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thepapers.Theytoldusthattherewas

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petroltotakeustoagarage,wherewecouldfillup.The

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garagetotheofficewasabout100yardsawayandwegotthere

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ButwhenIturnedintothemainroadIsuddenlysawalotofcarsracing

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me.Igotoutof

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asfarasIcouldbybackingintothegarage

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andthemanbehind

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me."It'ssuchaproblemto

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todriveontherightside,isn'tit?"Mywifesaid."Yes,ifonlyIhadhadafewlessonsfor

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,"Ireplied."Youhadbettergo

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onthewayhome,"mywifesaid."You'dbesorryifyouhad

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onthefirstday,wouldn'tyou?"Whileweweretalking,themanbehindgotoutofhiscarandsaidingoodEnglish,"Wouldyoumindtellingme

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youarethinkingofleaving?

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areyougoingtositinyourcarallday?"36、A.borrow

B.drive

C.buy

D.choose37、A.leaving

B.making

C.returning

D.getting38、A.right

B.ready

C.fixed

D.sold39、A.sureof

B.satisfiedwith

C.interestedin

D.usedto40、A.onmyown

B.rightaway

C.inahurry

D.ontheway41、A.receive

B.bring

C.order

D.fetch42、A.accepted

B.wrote

C.signed

D.copied43、A.little

B.enough

C.much

D.no44、A.best

B.nearest

C.quickest

D.cleanest45、A.lately

B.directly

C.safely

D.slowly46、A.after

B.with

C.around

D.towards47、A.theirway

B.thegarage

C.theirsight

D.thecar48、A.atlast

B.oncemore

C.asusual

D.aswell49、A.caught

B.cheered

C.shoutedat

D.chattedwith50、A.prepare

B.continue

C.choose

D.remember51、A.discussion

B.adventure

C.experiment

D.practice52、A.carefully

B.smoothly

C.quickly

D.differently53、A.anerror

B.aproblem

C.anaccident

D.aheadache54、A.when

B.why

C.how

D.what55、A.For

B.Or

C.But

D.So参考答案：36-40CABDA

41-45DCBBC

46-50DABCD

51-55DACAB三、阅读理解18.AmericanauthorMarkTwainoncenotedthat“lifewouldbesurelyhappierifwecouldonlybebornattheageof80andgraduallyapproach18.”Twain’swordswereonlyoneofmanycomplaintsaboutaging.TheancientGreekpoetHomercalledoldage“hateful”,andWilliamShakespearetermedit“terriblewinter”.AlexandertheGreat,whoconqueredmostoftheknownworldbeforehediedaround323B.C.,mayhavebeenlookingforariverthathealedtheravagesofage.Duringthe12thcenturyA.D.,akingcalledPresterJohnruledalandthathadariverofgoldandafountainofyouth.Butthenamelinkedmostcloselytothesearchforafountainofyouthis16th-centurySpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeon.HethoughtitwouldbefoundinFlorida.InSt.Augustine,theoldestcityintheU.S.,there’satouristattraction.ItissaidtobethefountainofyouththatPoncedeLeondiscoveredsoonafterhearrivedinwhatisnowFloridain1513.However,elderlyvisitorswhodrinkthespring’swaterdon’tturnintoteenagers.Butthetaleofthesearchforafountainofyouthissoappealingthatitsurvivesanyway,saysRyanK.Smith,aprofessorofhistory.“Peoplearemoreattractedbythestoryoflookingandnotfindingthantheyarebytheideathatthefountainmightbeouttheresomewhere.”Still,afewgrainsoftruthhavehelpedtosupportthestory.KathleenDeagan,aprofessorofarchaeology,saysagraveyardandtheremainsofaSpanishmissiondatingbacktoSt.Augustine’sfoundingin1565havebeendiscoveredneartheso-calledfountainofyouth.MichelleReyna,aspokespersonfortheFountainofYouthArchaeologicalParkinSt.Augustine,saysthefountainhasbeenatouristattractionsinceatleast1901andmayhavebeenattractingvisitorssince1860.60．Accordingtothepassage,whosearchedforafountainofyouth?A.PoncedeLeon

B.WilliamShakespeare.

C.KathleenDeagan

D.MichelleReyna61．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ravages”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.Growth.

B.Limits. C.Damages. D.Benefits.62．Whatistheattitudeofpeopletowardsthefountainofyouth?A.Peoplefindmuchpleasureinlookingforit.

B.Peoplebelievetheexistenceofitsomewhere.C.Peoplehavenointerestinsearchingforit.D.Peopleconsidertheideaofthefountainofyouthabsurd.63．Thepassagemainlytellsus_____.A.howthefountainofyouthcameintobeing

B.whysomefamouspeoplehatebecomingoldC.howtoremainyoungforever

D.whetherthefountainofyouthexists参考答案：ACAD19.Ihavealwaysconsideredfanmailmyrealsouvenirsinlifeandthetruebenefitsofbeingawriter.ThatdayIwasskimmingthroughmymailwhenIsawaletterfroma21-year-oldprisonernamedMike.Itstartedoutbyexplaininghow,attheageofthree,hewasabandonedbyhisparentsandraisedbyhisgrandmawhotreatedMikelikeherownsonandwasaconstantcomfortwhenheneededhersupport.Shecontinuedtobeloyaltohiminprison,writingtohimeverydaytotellhimhowmuchshebelievedinhimandhowsheknewhewouldmakeitthroughthispainfulstageofhislife.Heendedhisletterbysayingthathedidn’tthinkhecouldtellhishonorarymotherhowmuchshemeanttohim.Buthewantedtotellsomeone,sohetoldme.IwrotebackandmentionedhowshedeservedtohearthewordsthatIhadreadinhisletter.Regrettably,Ineverheardbackfromhim.Afewweeksago,Icameupontheletter.IwonderedwhetherMikeeverfollowedthrough.Icontactedthiswoman,whohadtobeinhereightiesbynow.AftersheconfirmedthatshedidhaveachildnamedMikeinprison,Itoldherabouttheletterandaskedherifshe’dlikemetoreadwhathehadwritten,andshesaid,“Yes,please!”AsIpausedbetweenparagraphs,Icouldhearherhappysighs.Afewtimesshewhispered,“Isn’tthatwonderful?”BeforeIhungupIaskedher,“Wouldyoulikemetosendyouhisletteralongwithmystorythathereadinprison?”Shesaidyes,andImailedherthepresentafewdayslater.Iwassoproudtosharemytrophywithitsrightfulowner.Afterall,whatsensedosouvenirsmakewithoutthestoriesthatgowiththem?4.WhatdoweknowaboutMike?A.Hebecameanorphanatage3.B.Hewasdesertedtoastranger.C.Hegrewupasahomelesschild.D.Hewasbroughtupbyhisgrandma.5.WhydidMikewritetothewriter?A.ToaskherthemeaningofMom.B.Toexpresshisgratitudetohisgrandma.C.Todescribehispainfullifeinprison.D.Toexpecthertofindhisbiologicalparents.6.Whata