湖南省湘潭市砂塘中学2022年高二英语模拟试题含解析

湖南省湘潭市砂塘中学2022年高二英语模拟试题含解析一、选择题1.Afterheretiredfromoffice,Rogers_______paintingforawhile,butsoonlostinterest.A.tookup B.saveup C.keptup D.drewup参考答案：A2.Iwantedtoparkmycarbytheroadside,butapolicemancameupandtoldme____.A.notto B.nottodo C.notdoit D.donotto参考答案：A3.Weareconfidentthattheenvironment______byourfurthereffortstoreducepollution.A.isimproved

B.wasimproved

C.willbeimproved

D.hadbeenimproved参考答案：C句意：我们确信为了减少污染经过我们的进一步努力，环境会被改善的。根据beconfident确信，byourfurtherefforts通过进一步的努力，那环境的改善应是在将来，又因主语environment与谓语improve之间是被动关系，故用一般将来时的被动语态。故选C。4.Firstimpressionsarethemostlasting.Afterall,youneverget______secondchancetomake______firstimpression.

A.a;a;

B.the;the

C.a;the

D.the;a参考答案：A5.ParentsinChinaspend

_______ittakestogivetheirkidsanedge,butsometimestheyjustblindlyfollowatrendandover-scheduletheirchildren.A.whatever B.whichever C.however D.whenever参考答案：A6.Iwouldappreciate______,tobefrank,ifthegoodscouldbedeliveredassoonaspossible．

A．you

B．that

C．it

D．myself参考答案：C7.______afamilyofchimpswakeupisourfirstactivityoftheday.AWatch

BWatching

CWatched

DBeingwatched参考答案：B略8.Jim’sfatherdidn’t_______himtojointheschoolfootballteam.A.let

B.promise

C.permit

D.hope参考答案：C9.Infactmostpeopleinthatareaare_______thantheywere5yearsagobecauseofyearsofwars.A.pooreroff

B.worseoff

C.betteroff

D.richeroff参考答案：B10.Weshoulddowhatwehavetodo________wecandowhatwewanttodointhefuture.A．sothat

B．incase

C．forfearthat

D．nowthat参考答案：11.—ShallIinformhimofthechangeoftheschedulerightnow?—Iamafraidyou,incasehecomeslateforthemeeting.

A.will B.mustC.may D.can

参考答案：B提示:考查情态动词。will“愿意,要”,用来表示一个人的意愿;must“必须,一定”,用来表示必要性;may“可以”;can“能够,会”。由空前的I’mafraid可知,此处应侧重必要性。句意:——我现在通知他日程表的变动吗?——恐怕你必须通知他,以免他开会迟到。故选B项。

12.Asaresultofdestroyingtheforests,alarge_____ofdesert____coveredtheland.

A.number,has

B.quantity,has

C.number,have

D.quantity,have参考答案：B略13.Manysaymoneycannotmakeyouhappy,andthisistrue.Butmoneycanhelpyoutoleada________life.A.steady

B.secureC.frightening

D.special参考答案：B句意：很多人说金钱不能让人快乐，这句话是正确的，但是金钱能让人过上安稳的生活。secure“无忧无虑；安稳的”。steady“稳固的”，强调物体所摆放的稳定；frightening“令人害怕的”；special“特殊的”。14.Inmyopinion,the_______boyreallyhas_______foroilpainting.A.gifted;gift

B.gift;giftC.gifting;agift

D.gifted;agift参考答案：D15.WeallknowJackisanhonestman.Hewouldrather

than

bydishonestmethods.A．bepoor；gotmoney

B．bepoor；havegotmoneyC．waspoor；havegot

D．ispoor；gotmoney参考答案：B二、书面表达16.书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华，在校报英语专栏看到了学校“英语文化节”的一则招募启事。请阅读启事，并根据写作要点和写作要求写一封应征邮件。VolunteersWantedOurannualEnglishFestival，whichwillbeheldonJune15~17,2016，isnowlookingfor20studentvolunteerstoprovideserviceforTalentShow，SpeechContest，andEnglishDebate.Ifyouareinterested，pleasesendanapplicationemailatyourearliestconveniencetoMsChenatchenlaoshi@.写作要点：1．表达写信意图；2．陈述应征目的；3．说明应征条件(性格、能力等)。写作要求：1．邮件词数不少于100；2．开头和结尾部分已写好，不计入总词数；3．可根据情况增加细节，使行文连贯；4．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。DearMsChen，I’mLiHua，astudentfromClass2，Grade3.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourstruly，LiHua参考答案：Onepossibleversion：DearMsChen，I’mLiHua，astudentfromClass2，Grade3.I’mwritingtoapplyforthepositionasastudentvolunteer.Ireallywanttoobtainthispreciousopportunitybecause，byofferingmyservice，Iwillbeabletoimprovemyorganisationalability，communicationskillsaswellasmyconfidenceinspeakingEnglishinpublic.Asanoutgoinggirl，Igetalongwellwithmyclassmates.Besides，IhavesuchagoodcommandofEnglishthatIamelectedasassistanttomyEnglishteacher.Successfully，IhavelentahelpinghandtoherinseveralEnglishactivitiesofmyclass，whichhavebeenappreciatedbybothteachersandmyclassmates.IamsurethatIcanperfectlyliveuptoyourexpectations.Iwillbegratefulifyoucouldgivemeakindconsideration.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourstruly，LiHua

17.海洋是人类的摇篮,航海在推动人类社会发展的历史进程中占据着十分重要的地位,没有航海就不可能有今天的世界文明。根据以上提示,用英语写一篇短文,包括以下内容:1.意大利航海家哥伦布在1492年到1502年间四次横渡大西洋,发现了美洲大陆。2.六百年前,明朝航海家郑和七下西洋,促进了世界文化的交流。3.2005年我国把郑和下西洋的起航日7月11日定为“中国航海节”。4.航海可以使我们更好地探索、认识和利用海洋;如探索太空一样,航海必将为人类造福。参考答案：Wheneversailingismentioned,perhapsthefirstnamecomingintopeople’smindisChristopherColumbus,whosailedacrosstheAtlanticOceanfourtimesbetween1492and1502anddiscovereda“new”continent—America.InChina,wealsohaveasailingpioneer,ZhengHe,whomadesevenwesternseavoyagessixhundredyearsagoandpromotedeconomicdevelopmentandculturalexchanges.July11,onwhichZhengHebeganhisfamousvoyage,hasbeennamedtheSailingDayinourcountrysince2005.Itisbelievedthatsailingcanhelpusexploreandmakebetteruseoftheocean.Likeexploringthespace,sailingiscertaintobenefithumanbeingsalot.

三、阅读理解18.GeorgeGershwin,bornin1998,wasoneofAmerica’sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenthewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.ManyofGershwin’ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Thesepalyswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition(作曲)withthewell-knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics(评论家)weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itsillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirty-nineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.46.ManyofGershwin’smusicalworkswere________.

A.writtenaboutNewYorkers B.ComposedforPaulWhiteman

C.playedmainlyin