2021年安徽省淮南市明甫中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

2021年安徽省淮南市明甫中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Thefactorywasbuiltinasecretplacearound_________highmountains.A.whichwas

B.itwas

C.whichwere

D.themwere参考答案：C略2.Atminus130℃,alivingcellcanbe_________forathousandyear.

A.spared

B.protected

C.preserved

D.developed[参考答案：C3.Theownerofthecinemaneededtomakealotofimprovementsandemploymorepeopletokeepitrunning,_______meantspendingtensofthousandsofpounds．

A．who

B．that

C．as

D．which参考答案：D27.MothersuggestsIshouldcollecttheoldclothesandgivethemto

needsthem.A.whoever B.whatever C.whichever D.wherever参考答案：A5.Ihaveadvisedhimnottodolikethat,buthestillinsistsondoingitthatway.Ithinkhehashisownopinion_________.A.aboveall

B.firstofall

C.inall

D.afterall参考答案：A6.—DidJennycleanherhouseyesterday?

—She_______becauseshewasnotquiteherself.A.hadn’tcleaneditB.haditcleaned

C.hasn’tcleaneditD.hasitcleaned参考答案：B略7.Theyhavebeeninloveforthreeyearsand______isannouncedthattheirweddingwilltakeplacenextweek.

A.what

B.as

C.such

D.it参考答案：D8.Thehouserentishigh.I’vegotabouthalfthespaceIhadathomeandI’mpaying________here.A.asthreetimesmuch

B.threetimesasmuchC.muchasthreetimes

D.asmuchthreetimes参考答案：B9.On

Sundaystherewerealotofchildrenplayinginthepark,____

parentsseatedtogetherjoking.A.

their

B.

whose

C.

which

D.

where参考答案：A10.Thereis_________thingasagreattalentwithoutgreatwill-power.

A.nosucha

B.nosuch

C.notsuch

D.notasuch参考答案：B略11.Thebooktellsstoriesoftheearthquakethroughtheeyesofthose

________

liveswereaffected.A.

whose

B.

that

C.

who

D.

which参考答案：A12.‘Lissathought—well,webothjustthoughtyoushouldknow.Sorry,oldchap.I...IdohopethingsimproveforyouandIhopeyoudowanttostayintouchwhenthings...youknow...whenthings____________abit.’A.settledown B.dropout C.brokeoff D.sinkin参考答案：A【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：莉萨觉得——嗯，我们都觉得你应该知道。对不起，老伙计。我......我真心希望情况会变好，并希望当事情稳定下来一点你一定想保持联系。A.settledown稳定，平息；B.dropout离开，退出；C.brokeoff脱离；D.sinkin渗透。分析句子可知，再联系，要等事情稳定下来。故选A。13.ThereportthatinFoshanthetwo-year-oldgirlXiaoYueyuewasignoredby18passers-byaftershewasrunovertwice

thepublic’sconcernaboutmoraldecline(下降).

A.setoff

B.setaside

C.setabout

D.setup参考答案：A略14.Thenews_____astormwascomingshockedeveryoneinthevillage.A

where

B

that C

when D

what参考答案：B15.Givingupmyjobtogobacktofull-timeeducationwasabig__________,butnowIknowitwasthebestdecisionIevermade.A.project

B.commitment

C.competition

D.ambition参考答案：B16.Mark

havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A.needn’t

B.wouldn’t

C.mustn’t

D.couldn’t参考答案：A二、完型填空17.完形填空(20×1’)Robesonwasborninaverypoorfamily.Atseven,hehadtopickcoalinadesertedminenearhishome,thenhesold

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hehadpickedandearnedafewcoinstohelphisparents.Hehad

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schooling,forbeingsopoor,howcouldthey

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schoolfees?Whenhewasfifteen,heworked

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aservantinaschool.Lookingatotherchildrenstudying

intheclassroom,hefelt

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forhimself.Howhe

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tohavethesamechance!Hedecidedtostudyby

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.

Inthedaytime,afterthesweepingandcleaningwasover,he

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standbythewindowoutsidetheclassroomtryingtocatchwhattheteachersaid.Atnight,hetriedhisbesttorememberwhathe

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duringtheday.Heworked

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hardathislessonsthathesometimeshadjustthreeorfourhourstosleep.Themorehelearned,thegreater

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heshowedinhislessons.Amathsteacherdiscoveredhimandcametolikethisdiligentboyand

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himtositatthebackoftheclass.Inoneexam,hewasthe

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oneinthewholeschoolwhoreachedthehighestgrade.Hewouldhavebeengiventhescholarshipifhe

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aregularstudentoftheschool.Robeson

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throughsixlongyearswithhisstudyofmathsandwroteseveralarticleswhichcapturedthe

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ofsomeuniversityprofessors.Theyadmiredhistalent

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hisdiligence.Togivehimagoodchance,theyhiredhimasalibrarianand

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himfreeguidance.Robesonfelt

34,forhewassurethatbeforehimtherewasabroadroad

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success.16.A.whether

B.which

C.that

D.what17.A.many B.few

C.little

D.much18.A.buy

B.afford

C.send

D.read19.A.as

B.like

C.for

D.by20.A.angry

B.ashamed

C.proud

D.sorry21.A.hated

B.decided

C.wished D.regretted22.A.theteacher B.himself

C.hisparents D.hisschoolmates23.A.could

B.oughtto

C.should D.would24.A.hadlearned

B.hasbeentaught

C.hasheard

D.hadbeenwrittendown25.A.very

B.so

C.too D.quite26.A.joy

B.interest

C.time

D.taste27.A.allowed

B.agreed

C.let

D.refused28.A.worst

B.only

C.last D.laziest29.A.hadbeen B.hasbeen

C.is

D.was30.A.learned

B.listened

C.mastered D.struggled31.A.notice

B.influence

C.eyes D.attention32.A.exceptfor B.accordingto

C.aswellas D.inspiteof33.A.taught

B.offered

C.lent

D.sent34.A.sad

B.angry

C.happy D.disappointed35.A.leadingto B.comingfrom

C.madeof D.coveredwith参考答案：略三、阅读理解18.Tostartaconversationaboutthesecrettohappiness,ABCNews’healtheditorDr.RichardBesserhostedaTwitterchatTuesday.

ExpertsfromtheNationalInstitutesofHealth,MayoClinic,HarvardUniversityandTEDMED,aswellascliniciansandpeoplefromacrossthecountry,joinedtheone-hourdiscussion.Therearecountlesswaystomeasurehappiness.Withresearchonthetopicincreasing,researchershavecarriedoutsurveystostudypeople’ssenseofwell-being.AngelaHaupt,healthandwellnesseditorforU.S.NewsandWorldReport,said,“Happinessindicatorsincludelifesatisfaction,healthandcommunityengagement.”@toddkashdanaddedthat,“despiteproblemswithself-reports,thereisnobetterwaytomeasurehappinessthanfocusingonpersonalthoughtsandfeelings.”Whilescientiststrytofindoutwhatcausedhappiness,othersoftenbelievethattruejoydoesn’texist.DrFriedman,apsychiatristatNewYorkPresbyterian-WeillCornellHospital,saidthat“happinessishardtomeasure,buteasytorecognize.”Still,commonthemesaboutsatisfactioncomeupintheseconversations.Findingmeaningindailyworkwasimportant.Indeed,researchershavefoundthathavingcreativeandpurposefulworktodoisakeyfactorinhappiness.

Butpeoplewerequicktostatetheimportanceofbalancingworkandfamilyobligations.Chatparticipants(参与者)agreedthatmoneydoesnotsurelybringhappiness.Andstudiesagreeoncepeople’sbasicneedslikefoodandhousingaremet,higherincomesdolittletoimproveyourhappiness.

Atlast,peoplefoundvalueintheirconnectionswithothers.

Researchshowsthathavingsupportthroughfriends,family,andsocialnetworkscanbringhappiness.

Manyagreewith@drmommy,whosaid“Imeasuremyhappinessbythelovingpeoplethatarearoundme.”So,canweincreaseourhappiness?

Expressinggratitude(感激)isapossiblewayoffeelinghappiness.Researchershavefoundthatpeoplewhoregularlywritedownthingsforwhichtheyaregratefulin“gratitudejournals”haveincreasedsatisfactioninlife,higherenergylevels,andimprovedhealth.

Inonestudy,peoplewhoreadaletterofappreciationtosomeoneintheirlivesprovehappieralmostonemonthlater.

PerformingactsofkindnesscanraiseyourmoodsDatashowthatourrelationshipsmatter,too.Peoplewhoareinterestedinmeaningfulconversationswithfriendsorfamilyarereportedtobehappierthanthosewhodon’t.Closeinterpersonaltiesandstrongsocialsupportareimportantforhappiness.62.DrFriedmanmayagreethat________.

A.happinesscanbemeasuredbyhealth

B.happinesscanneverbemeasured

C.it’seasytoseewhetheroneishappy

D.it’shardtoseekforhappiness63.Itcanbelearntthat@drmommymeasureshishappinessby________.

A.health

B.purposefulwork

C.meaningfulwork

D.friends’support64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmoneycanaffectyourhappinessifyouarely______.

A.poor

B.sensitive

C.unhealthy

D.hopeless65.What’sthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroduceustheresultsofachat

B.Togiveussomeadviceonimprovinghappiness

C.Tocorrectthemisunderstandingofhappiness

D.Toremindustofindthesecrettohappiness参考答案：62-65CDAB19.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Iwasofftogobacktoworkoneeveningandmytwochildrenwerebusysewing(缝)thingsonthesewingmachine.My11-year-olddaughterwas,inthemidstofherproject,goingtohelpherolderbrotherinmakingalittlecushion(垫子).Ileft,andinafewhoursreturnedtofindamess(混乱)inthekitchen,frontroom,andbothchildrensittinginfrontofthetelevision.Havinghadalongday,IwasveryshortwithmygreetingtothemandthenInoticedthematerialmydaughterhadused.Ithadbeenboughttomakeababyblanket,andnowhadchunks(大块)cutoutofalmosteverypieceofcloth.Notstoppingtolisten,IexplodedatthechildrenandexplainedhowangryIwasatwhathadbeendone.Mydaughterlistenedtomesheepishly,nottryingtodefendherselfatall,butthepaincouldbeseenwrittenacrossherface.Shewentbacktoherroomquietly,andspentsometimeintherealonebeforeshecameouttosaygoodnightandonceagainapologizeforthemistakeshehadmade.Afewhourslater,asIwaspr