广东省揭阳市河田中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

广东省揭阳市河田中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Youreffortstodevelopgoodhabitswill______later,anditiswellworthworkinghardtodoso.A.payoff

B.paybackC.payforD.payup参考答案：A2.Toomuchpressurefromstudyleadstosleeplessness,which_______increasestheriskofforgetfulness.A.inturn B.inreturn

C.bychance D.bychoice参考答案：A3.Thethoughtoftakingtheexamagain_____me,becauseIoftenfelt____whenIfailed.A．depressing;depressed

B．depressing;depressingC．depressed;depressed

D．depressed;depressing参考答案：C考查谓语动词和形容词。句意：再次参加考试的想法使我沮丧，因为当我考试不及格时，我总是感到沮丧。第一空为谓语，用一般过去时。第二空在原因状语从句中作表语，表示从句主语I的感受，故应使用形容词depressed。故选C。

4.Drivingacarisnotasdifficultasyouimagine,ifyou

therules.A.dependon

B.believein

C.turnto

D.stickto参考答案：D5.Aslongagoasthefourteenthcentury,anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,madethe______discoverythatpeoplewouldratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifeworkdestroyedbygangsters.A.extreme

B.complex

C.dull

D.remarkable参考答案：D【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A.extreme极端的；B.complex复杂的；C.dull无聊的；D.remarkable非凡的、卓越的。句意：早在14世纪，英国人JohnHawkwood爵士就有过非凡的发现：人们情愿拿出大笔的钱，也不愿毕生的心血毁于歹徒之手。根据句意可知此处表示“非凡的、值得注意的”，故D项正确。6.—HowwasyourrecentvisittoQingdao?

—Itwasgreat.Wevisitedsomefriends,andspentthe________daysattheseaside.

A.fewlastsunny

B.lastfewsunny

C.lastsunnyfew

D.fewsunnylast参考答案：B略7.YaoMingmadeitclearthathewouldneverconsiderretiringfromtheNBA

hecouldrecoverhishealth.A.aslongas B.asfaras C.aswellas D.assoonas参考答案：A8.—IsJohncomingbytrain?—Heshouldbuthe

not．Helikesdrivinghiscar．

A．may

B．can

C．shall

D．must参考答案：A9.Let’sholdapartyto________yourbirthdayandatthesametime________youonyourpassingthedrivingtest.A．congratulate；celebrate

B．celebrate；celebrateC．celebrate；congratulate

D．congratulate；congratulate参考答案：A10.Theyoungdirectorhasmadelotsoffilms,but______goodones.

A.any

B.some

C.few

D.many参考答案：C11.--Whatdoyouthinkoftheserviceinourhotel?--Oh,_______.Wecouldn’thavefoundabetterplace.A.itisreallysomething

B.itisfarfromsatisfactoryC.itisjustsoso

D.itisnotabitwonderful参考答案：A12.Isitinthatredbuilding________wecanlearnandenjoyarichandcolor1fullife________about 100Chinesepaintingswillbeondisplay?A．where；that

B．that；where C．which；that

D．that；which参考答案：A13.JuliewasgoodatGerman,FrenchandRussian,allof

________she

spokefluently.A．who

Bwhom

C．which

D．that参考答案：C本题考查定语从句的引导词。句意：朱丽叶精通德语，法语和俄语，并且说得很流利。此处由“代词＋of＋关系代词”引导非限制性定语从句，which指代先行词German，FrenchandRussian。that不能引导非限制性定语从句。14.Itisillegalforapublicofficialtoaskpeopleforgiftsormoney____favorstothem.A.inpreferenceto

B.inplaceof

C.inagreementof

D.inexchangefor参考答案：D15.Ittookhertenyearsto_______herpublishingbusiness.A.takeup

B.buildupC.pickup

D.standup参考答案：B二、书面表达16.写作(25分)你班下周要举行英语演讲比赛，以“时间”为主题。为此，你准备了一篇参赛稿。要点：1、时间比金钱更珍贵。2、作为学生，应如何利用时间。3、要养成珍惜时间的好习惯．字数：120左右Boysandgirls，I’mgladtohavegotthechancetospeakhere.

That’sall，thankyou．参考答案：略17.现在，很多学校建造了塑胶操场和跑道，但有报道说塑胶表面会在强烈光照下散发出有害气体。你班同学对此进行了讨论。请用英语写一篇短文，介绍讨论结果，须包括下列要点：1．

塑胶表面散发的有害气体十分有限，在户外不足以影响人们的健康。2．

与传统的水泥场地相比，塑胶场地大大减少了运动损伤。3．

如果用草地取代塑胶，所带来的高昂费用难以承受。4．

散发过多有害气体是因为有些塑胶跑道使用了劣质材料。注意：1．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；2．词数：120字左右；3．参考词汇：塑胶操场和跑道rubberizedplaygroundsandrunningtracks水泥场地cementground

参考答案：Onepossibleversion:Nowagreatnumberofrubberizedplaygroundsandrunningtrackshavebeenbuiltinschools.However,itisreportedthattherubberizedsurfacegivesoffapoisonousgasinstrongsunlight.Sowehadadiscussionaboutitinourclass.Mostofmyclassmatesthinkit’snotnecessarytobeoverreactingtothatbecausetheamountofpoisonousgasistoosmalltoharmthepeopleplayingoutdoors.Comparedwithtraditionalcementgrounds,rubberizedoneshavegreatlyreducedsportsinjuries.Besides,ifrubberisreplacedwithgrass,mostschoolscannotaffordthehighcost.Thereasonwhysomerubberizedplaygroundsgiveofftoomuchpoisonousgasisthatthematerialsofpoorqualityhavebeenused.Therefore,schoolsshouldbecarefultochoosethebuildingmaterials.三、阅读理解18.StephenWilliamHawkingwasbornon8January1942inOxford,England.Hisparents’housewasinnorthLondon,butduringtheSecondWorldWarOxfordwasconsideredasaferplacetohavebabies.Whenhewaseight,hisfamilymovedtoStAlbans,atownabout20milesnorthofLondon.AtelevenStephenwenttoStAlbansSchool,andthenontoUniversityCollege,Oxford,hisfather’soldcollege.StephenwantedtodoMathematics,althoughhisfatherwouldhavepreferredmedicine.MathematicswasnotavailableatCollege,sohedidPhysicsinstead.AfterthreeyearsandnotverymuchworkhewasawardedafirstclasshonoursdegreeinNaturalScience.StephenthenwentontoCambridgetodoresearchinCosmology,therebeingnooneworkinginthatareainOxfordatthetime.HissupervisorwasDennisSciama,althoughhehadhopedtogetFredHoylewhowasworkinginCambridge.AftergaininghisPh.D,hebecamefirstaResearchFellow,andlateronaProfessorialFellowatGonvilleandCaiusCollege.AfterleavingtheInstituteofAstronomyin1973StephencametotheDepartmentofAppliedMathematicsandTheoreticalPhysics,andsince1979hasheldthepostofLucasianProfessorofMathematics.Thechairwasfoundedin1663withmoneyleftinthewilloftheReverendHenryLucas,whohadbeentheMemberofParliamentfortheUniversity.ItwasfirstheldbyIsaacBarrow,andthenin1663byIsaacNewton.ProfessorHawkinghastwelvehonorarydegrees,wasawardedtheCBEin1982,andwasmadeaCompanionofHonourin1989.Heistherecipientofmanyawards,medalsandprizesandisaFellowofTheRoyalSocietyandaMemberoftheUSNationalAcademyofSciences.25.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhathappenedtoHawking?a.HegainedhisPh.D.b.HewenttoCambridge.c.Hewasgivenafirstclasshonourdegree.d.HebegantoholdthepostofLucasianProfessorofMathematics.e.HewenttoStAlbansSchool.A.e-c-b-a-d

B.a-e-c-d-b

C.a-e-c-b-d

D.c-b-d-e-a26.Accordingtothepassage,StephenW.Hawkinghadneverspentmuchtimestudying

.A.Cosmology

B.Mathematics

C.Physics

D.Medicine27.BeforeStephenHawkingwenttoCambridge, .A.therewasnoonestudyingCosmologyinEnglandB.therewasnoonestudyingCosmologyinOx