2021-2022学年山西省晋中市阳邑中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

2021-2022学年山西省晋中市阳邑中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.________aquestiontilltodaywhydinosaursdiedout.

A.Itleaves

B.Thereleaves

C.Itleaves

D.Itremains参考答案：D2. Howdidyou_____theoldvaluablehouse?[来源:Zxxk.Com]

Itusedtobe_____myuncle.Heleftittomeinhiswill.

A.takepossessionof;inpossessionof

B.takethepossessionof;inthepossessionof

C.takepossessionof;inthepossessionof

D.takethepossessionof;inpossessionof

参考答案：C3.——Thepetrol______andwehavegottostopatthenearestfillingstation.——That’swhatI______forthelasttenminutes.Ahasrunout;amexpecting

B

isrunningout;expectedChasrunout;havebeenexpectedDisrunningout;havebeenexpecting参考答案：D略4.Mikehasmuchdifficulty________Chinesesoheoftenasksme________help.A.tounderstand,with

B.understanding,ofC.tounderstand,for

D.understanding,for参考答案：D5.--Areyouangry?

Yes.Heshouldatleastanswerwhen____.A.speaking

B.spokento

C.spoken

D.speakingto参考答案：B6.—Rememberthefirsttimewemet,Jim?—OfcourseIdo.You_______inthelibrary.A.haveread

B.hadread

C.werereading

D.read参考答案：C7.Asafilmstarshewasasuccess,butasawifeshewas________failure,sotheirmarriageendedin________failure.

A./;/ B./;a C.a;a D.a;/参考答案：D8.--Tomhaswonthe100-meterrace.--_________!Heneverwonitbefore.A.Bestwishes B.GoodluckC.Whatasurprise D.Cheerup参考答案：C9.AlthoughJackhasmadegoodpreparationsforthematch,heisstillabouthischanceofwinning.

A.stubborn B.dynamicC.sceptical D.straightforward参考答案：C提示:句意为:尽管杰克对比赛做了精心的准备,他还是怀疑自己的获胜机会。stubborn“固执的”;dynamic“有动力的,有活力的”;sceptical“怀疑的”;straightforward“坦率的”。

10.IthoughtI_______mycellphonesomewhere.Butitisonthebackseatofmycar.

A.hadlost

B.wouldlose

C.havelost

D.lose参考答案：A11.Astudy________intheU.S.A.in1977showedthatthechemicalASAinaspirincouldpreventastroke.A.carryingout

B.carriedout

C.workingout

D.workedout参考答案：B12.Jennyrefusedtoactasabeggarbecauseshewasafraidof__________.A.makingfunof

B.laughingat

C.beingmadefunof

D.beinglaughed参考答案：C13.Don’tgiveupregardlessofdifficultyandfailure,

you’llneverachieveyourgoals.A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so参考答案：C略14.Thisnewphoneisaimedatyoungpeopleinthe18-25age

andintheeyeofthem,theproductcan amessagetootherpeoplethattheyarewell-off.A.range;deliver B.dimension;convey C.range;convey D.dimension;deliver参考答案：C15.Hedidn’tmake____clearwhenandwherethemeetingwouldbeheld.A.this

B.that

C.it

D.these参考答案：C16.Toenjoyhowgreat____istobealive,wehavetolookaroundtoaddtolifeexperience.A.that

B.one

C.it

D.all参考答案：C二、完型填空17.完形填空(共15题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-30各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选择最佳答案。Acrosstheworld,studentsaresweatingastheyprepareforallkindsofexams.Manyteenagerscomplainthatwhiletheydowellintheirhomework,theydon’tget

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marksinexams.Theyarewonderingwhy.

Inanewstudythismonth,U.S.psychologiststhinktheyhavefoundtheanswer.Researchersreportthatheavyexam

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isactuallymorelikelytoaffecttheperformanceofverygoodstudentsthanaverageones.

Worriedabout

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others,thesestudentscanlosetheirmost

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intellectualweapon:short-termorworkingmemory.Thisistheirabilityto

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numbersandideas,whilefocusingontheproblemathand.Accordingtothestudy,when

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pressureisputonpeoplewithgoodskills,theirperformancedropsoff.

Peoplewithstrongworkingmemoryskills

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todowellinintellectualabilitytests.Theiranalyticalskillsandcreative

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dependontheirshort-term-focusedprocessor.Inthestudy,researchers

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theworkingmemoryof93students.Theyweredividedintotwogroups,withahighandalow

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memory.

Thestudentsthentooktwomathstestseachunder

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conditions.Onewascalledapracticetest.Intheother,thestudentsweretoldtheywerepartofateamthatwasdependingonthemto

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theirscoreinordertowinareward.

Theresultswere

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:thegroupwithhighworkingmemoryscoredabout10percenthigherthantheothersonthelow-pressurepracticetest.Butthetwogroups’

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wereaboutequalwhenthepressurewasontoperform.

Thestudyshowshowmemoryperformanceis

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byfearoffailureandthetickingclock,accordingtothescientists.16.A.high B.low C.many D.poor17A.contents B.load C.atmosphere D.pressure18.A.pleasing B.disturbing C.amazing D.falling19.A.worthless B.useless C.valuable D.expensive20.A.remember B.recall C.remind D.preserve21.A.extra B.ordinary C.little D.unusual22.A.continue B.have C.determine D.tend23.A.labor B.experience C.thinking D.method24.A.tested B.checked C.researched D.examined25.A.storing B.working C.changing D.speaking26.A.unhealthy B.favorable C.hard D.different27.A.add B.increase C.raise D.improve28.A.expected B.striking C.ordinary D.disappointing29.A.scores B.performances C.reports D.clocks30.A.prevented B.improved C.affected D.prepared参考答案：16-20ADACB

21-25ADCAB

26-30DDBAC三、阅读理解18.Manyofusenjoydoingit:youturnonthecameraonyourmobilephoneandholditatahighangle,makingyoureyeslookbiggerandyourcheek-bonesmoredefined.Youturntoyourbestsideandclick.Thereitis—yourselfie.Overthepastyear,“selfie”hasbecomeawell-knowntermacrosstheglobe.ThisAugusttheOxforddiction-aryaddedthewordtotheironlinedic-tionaryanddefineditas:“Aphotographthatonehastakenofoneself,typicallywithasmartphoneorwebcamandup-loadedtoasocialmediawebsite.”Todayit’snotdifficulttofindsocialnetworkingpagesfullofphotospeoplehavetakenofthemselvesandtheirfriends.Andselfieculturehasbecomeespeciallyrelevantforyoungpeople.Asmanyas91percentofteenagershavepostedphotosofthemselvesonline,accordingtoarecentsurveybytheUSPewResearchCenter.Sowhatarethereasonsfortheriseofselfieculture?“Thecult(狂热)oftheselfiecelebratesregularpeople,”PamelaRutledge,aprofes-sorattheMassachusettsSchoolofProfessionalPsychology,toldVoguemagazine.“Therearemanymorephoto-graphsavailablenowofrealpeoplethanmodels.”Postingselfiesalsoallowsyoutocontrolyourimageonline.“IlikehavingthepowertochoosehowIlook,evenifI’mmakingafunnyface,”SamanthaBarks,19,ahighschoolstudentintheUS,toldVogue.Inadditiontoself-expressionanddocumentation,selfies“allowofaclosefriendshipforlong--distancefriends,becauseyoucanseeeachother’sfaceseveryday”,wroteCaseyMilleratTheHuffmgtonPost.ButUSpsychologistJillWeberisconcernedthatselfiesmightleadtosocialproblems,“There’sadangerthatyourself-esteemmaystarttobetiedtothecommentsand‘likes’yougetwhenyoupostaselfie,andtheyaren’tbasedonwhoyouare—they’rebasedonwhatyoulooklike,”WebertoldVogue.“Whenyougetnothingoranegativeresponse,yourconfidencecanplummet.”63.Withthefirstparagraph,theauthorintendsto

.A.tellusthefunoftakingaselfieB.describewhataselfieisC.introducewheretheselfiecamefromD.informreadersthattheselfieispopularamongteenagers64.Whyisselfieculturesopopularaccordingtothearticle?a.Itenablespeopletochoosehowtheylook.b.Ithelpspeopleimprovetheirself-esteem.c.It’sachanceforordinarypeopletoshowoffthemselves.d.Itisbelievedtobeahelpfulwaytodevelopanewfriendship.e.Itisconsideredagoodwaytostayconnectedwithfriendsthatarefaraway.A.a,c,e B.b,c,d C.a,b,c D.b,d,e65.WhatisJillWeber’sattitudetowardselfies?A.Shethinkstheyareagoodformofself-expressionanddocumentation.B.Shebelievesthedisadvantagesofselfiesoutweightheadvantages.C.Sheisworriedthatpeople’sself-esteemmightbeaffectedbyhowothersreacttotheirselfies.D.Shethinksthatselfiescanhelppeoplelearnabouttheirfriendsbasedonwhotheyreallyare.66.Theunderlinedword“plummet”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans

.A.rapidlydevelop B.greatlyexaggerate C.becomedangerous

D.quicklyfall参考答案：63-66BACD19.My17-year-olddaughterwentofftocollegeandhavingherawayfromhomebroughtbackmemoriesofwatchingPeterPanwhenshewaslittle.IntheclassicTVproduction,onesceneinparticularimpressedme:whenMrs.Darlingputsherchildrenintobed.Assheturnsoffthelastofthenightlight,shetakesonelastlookatthebedroomandsays,“Dearnightlights,protectmysleepingchildren.”Asamother,Iknowhowmuchshelovesherchildren.Ithasbeenseveralweekssincewetookourdaughtertocollegeandsheseemstobeadjustingwellafterashortperiodofhomesickness.Forus,though,it’sanotherstory.Likemostparents,Ilovecheckinginonmychildrenatnight.Butnowshe’sgone,andIfindnighttimesthehardest.Imisshermostatnight.Inmyneighborhood,mostoftheparentswhosekidsareofftocollegearedealingwithsimilarmelancholy.Myhusbandisfilledwithanxiety.Onefriendtalkedaboutgettingthissickfeelinginherstomachasshepreparedforthecollegedrop-off.Wecomplainedthatmanyofusweretoobusytotrulyenjoybeingwithourchildrenwhilewehadthem.Forusmoms,seeingToyStory3onlymadethesadnessworseaswewatchedthecharacterAndy,whoisthesameageasourkids,saygoodbyetohischildhoodashepreparestoleaveforcollege.Andit’snotjust“first-time”parentslikeme.Twomomswhohavekidsalreadywellintocollegesaidtheseparationdidn’tgetanyeasier.“Youfeellikesomethinghasbeentakenawayfrominsideyou”saidoneofthem.Iimaginethingswillgeteasierwithtime,especiallyasIseemydaughteradjusttocollegelife.Meanwhile,asIkeepmycellphoneclosetomeinbedandtextmydaughtergoodnightandsweetdreamseverynight,Iliketothinkthatmessagesserveasanightlightthatkeepshersafe.4.ThewriterwasdeeplyimpressedbythesceneinPeterPanbecause________.A.shewatchedthescenewithherdaughterB.thescenewa