安徽省安庆市桐城第五中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

安徽省安庆市桐城第五中学2021年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Shedevotedherselfentirely________helpingthechildrenwhosufferedalotfromtheearthquake.A.in

B.forC.to

D.with参考答案：C句意：她全身心地致力于帮助在地震中受灾的孩子们。devote常与介词to连用，意为“献身于……”。2.Ifyouare_____inthetrafficjam,youhadbetterkeep_____.A.struck,still

B.stuck,still

C.struck,calm

D.stuck,calm参考答案：D3.What___greatprogresshe’smade!Heisnolongersuch___failureaseverybodycallshim.

A.a;/

B./;a

C.a;a

D./;/参考答案：B4.Theheadmasterconsideredalltheaspectsbeforemakinga(n)______arrangement.A.calm

B.bare

C.concrete

D.endless参考答案：C5.InChina________graduatesgoabroadtohaveafurtherstudyeveryday.

A.agreatdealof

B.manya

C.agoodmany

D.alargeamountof参考答案：C6.Edward,youplaysowell.ButI youplayedthepiano. A.didn’tknow B.hadn’tknownC.don’tknow D.haven’tknown参考答案：A7.______isreportedinthenewspaper,talksbetweenthetwocountriesaremakingprogress.

A.It

B.As

C.That

D.What参考答案：B略8.Thetransportationhasimprovedalotinourcity,withtwonewroads_______lastyear.Aconstructing

Btoconstruct

Cconstructed

Dconstruct

参考答案：C9._____wasmostimportanttoher,shetoldme,washerfamily.

A.It

B.This

C.What

D.As参考答案：C略10.Pleasedomeafavor----_______myfriendMrSmithtoYouthTheaterat7:30tonight.A.invite

B.inviting

C.toinvite

D.invited参考答案：A11.---WhatdidDaviddemandinthemeetingjustnow?--________anopportunitytojointheDebatingClub.A.Beingofferred B.TobeofferredC.Beofferred D.Havingbeenofferred参考答案：B【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：——大卫刚才在会上要求什么？——给他一个加入辩论俱乐部的机会。答语是省略句，完全句是（DaviddemandedtobeofferredanopportunitytojointheDebatingClub.）主语David是offer的动作承受者，所以用不定式的被动式，故B项正确。12.—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJohnson?

—Setaside______youdisagreeandtrytofind______youhaveincommon.

A.what;what

B.where;what

C.what;which

D.where;which参考答案：B13.Thecaptainnoticed,____hissurprise,thattheTitanicwassinkingrapidly.Ain

Bto

Cby

Dwith参考答案：B14.Hiscardeserved________aftertheaccident.WhichofthefollowingisFalse?A．repaired

B．repairingC．repairs

D．toberepaired参考答案：A15.—________orwe’llbelate!—JustgivemetwomoreminutesandI’llbeready.A.I’minthemoodforaparty

B.Let’sgetamoveonC.Hangonaminute

D.Idon’tgetit参考答案：B【详解】考查情景交际用语。句意：—我们快点行动吧，否则就晚了。—只要再给我两分钟我就准备好了。A.I’minthemoodforaparty我想参加聚会。B.Let’sgetamoveon让我们快点行动吧！C.Hangonaminute请稍等；D.Idon’tgetit我不明白。根据句意可知B项表示催促对方快点行动。符合上下文语境，故选择B。16.Intheglobaleconomy,anewdrugforcancer,

itisdiscovered,willcreatemanyeconomicpossibilitiesaroundtheworld.A.whatever B.whoever C.wherever D.whichever参考答案：C17.------Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.-------Sorry.Withsomuchwork

mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A.filled

B.filling

C.tofill

D.beingfilled参考答案：B18.Totheparents’worry,somemiddleschoolstudentsare______computergamesandcompletelyforgettheirstudies.A.crazyabout

B.veryfondof

C.concernedfor

D.seriousabout参考答案：A19.Theschoolhas________aplanforthecommitteetoconsider.

A.setup

B.setaside

C.cometrue

D.comeintobeing参考答案：B二、完型填空20.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

BorninAmerica,IspokeEnglish,notChinese,thelanguageofmyancestors.WhenIwasthree,

myparentsflashedcardswithChinese__1__atmyface,butIpushedthem___2___

,mymombelievedI

wouldlearn

__

3

__

Iwasready.Butthe

__4__

nevercame.

OnaChineseNewYear'sEve,myunclespoketomeinChinese,butallIcoulddowas__5__

athim,confused,scratchingmyhead."Stillcan'tspeakChinese?"He_

6___

me,"Youcan'teven

buyafishinChinatown."

"Hey,thisisAmerica,notChinese.I'llgetsome__7__

withorwithoutChinese."Irepliedandturnedtomymomforpermission.

"Remembertoaskforfreshfish,XinXianYu,"shesaid,,handingovera$20bill.I

__8__the

wordsrunningdownstairsintothestreetsofChinatown.

Ifoundthefishstandsurroundedinaseaofcustomers."I'dliketobuysomefreshfish,"Isaidto

thefishman.Buthe

__9__myEnglishwordsandturnedtoservethenextcustomer.Thelaughofthepeoplebehindincreased

_10__theirimpatience.Thebreathofthedragonsonmybackgrew

stronger---mybloodboiling-

__11__

metocryout."XianShengYu,please""VeryXianSheng,"Irepeated.Thecrowderuptedintolaughter.Myfaceturned

__12__andIranbackhome

__13__,exceptforthe$20billIheldtightlyinmypocket.

ShouldIlaughorcry?They'reChinese.I’mChinese.

Ishouldfeelrightathome.Instead,Iwasthejoke,a

disgrace(丢脸)tothelanguage.

Sometimes,Ilaughatmyfish

__14__

,but,intheendthejokeisonme.Everylaughisaculture

__15__;everylaughismyheritage(传统)fadingaway.

1.A.custom

2.A.ahead

3.A.when

4.A.success

5.A.aim

6.A.caredabout

7.A.right

now

8.A.repeated

9.A.guessed

10.A.by

11.A.forcing

12.A.bright

13.A.open-mouthed

14.A.trade

15.A.thrown

B.games

B.around

B.before

B.study

B.joke

B.laughedat

B.fromnow

B.reviewed

B.forget

B.as

B.allowing

B.blank

B.tongue-tied

B.deed

B.lost

C.characters

C.along

C.unless

C.time

C.nod

C.arguedwith

C.attimes

C.spelled

C.doubted

C.with

C.persuading

C.pale

C.empty-handed

C.challenge

C.divided

D.language

D.aside

D.until

D.attenmpt

D.stare

D.askedafter

D.intime

D.kept

D.ignored

D.from

D.leading

D.red

D.broken-hearted

D.incident

D.reflected

参考答案：1-5CDACD

6-10

BAADC

11-15

ADCDB21.完形填空John,afamousmusician,tookhispricelesszither(齐特琴)andplayeditinthecrowdedsubwaystation.Themusicfromthezitherwasdelicatelystreaming__1__thewholestation.However,duringtheone-hourplayonlysixorsevenpeopletruly__2__thecharmingmusic.Athree-year-oldkidwasso__3__bythemusicthatheforgoteverythingaround.Johnonlygot52U.S.dollarsforhisworkthatday.__4__,innormaldays,whenJohnisabouttoholdaconcert,theticketcanbesoldformorethan100dollarsanditisextremely__5__tobuyaticketevenatsuchahighprice.Therefore,later,many__6__inthestationthatdayfeltdeeplyregretfulfornot__7__thefamousmusicianandmissingsuchavaluablebut__8__musicfeast.

Ihaveaverybusyfriendwhototally__9__afterknowingthathiswifecamedownwithadeadlyillness.Hecookedbyhimselfforthefamilyandtookawalkwithhiswifeeveryday.Buthiswifestilldidnot__10__toconquertheillnessandpassedawayafterthreemonths.Afterthat,heoftensighedmiserablythat__11__hispastbusylife,hehadmissedalotofbeautifultimewithhiswife.Butnowitisimpossibleto__12__it.Actually,Ialsomissedsomething__13__before.The__14__wemissedthosethingsissimple:wehadthoughtthatwecouldstillownthem__15__.

Yettomorrowisactuallybynomeans__16__.TherewasafamousBuddhistmonksayingthatinmanypeople’s__17__,theyhadonlydonetwothings:waitingandregretting.Theresultisthattheywerealwaystoolateto__18__whattheyhad.Wewouldoftenclaimtodosomethingwhenwegrowup,orwhenwehavemoneyorwhenwebecomeold,etc.However,whenwereachthe__19__wehaveexpected,wecouldnolonger__20__ourwish,becausewehavelostitbythen.1.A.throughout B.before C.above D.for2.A.heard B.appreciated C.found D.absorbed3.A.attracted

B.confused

C.excited

D.stuck4.A.Therefore B.However C.Then D.Also5.A.convenient B.necessary C.easy D.hard6.A.listeners B.passers-by C.viewers D.children7.A.greeting B.recognizing C.paying D.contacting8.A.common B.meaningful C.cheap D.expensive9.A.escaped B.abandoned C.submitted D.changed10.A.decide B.want C.manage D.agree11.A.aswith B.thanksto C.dueto D.asfor12.A.comeupwith

B.lookforwardto C.makeupfor

D.lookbackon13.A.difficult B.present C.precious D.delightful14.A.reason B.origin C.chance D.result15.A.today B.nowadays C.yesterday D.tomorrow16.A.reliable B.easy C.comfortable

D.charming17.A.lives B.works C.plans D.tasks18.A.protect B.miss C.suggest D.value19.A.top B.condition C.success D.scene20.A.say B.understand C.forget D.realize参考答案：1-5ABABD

6-10BBCDC

11-15CCCAD

16-20AADBD三、阅读理解22.AlabamaStudentsinAlabamataketheAlabamaHighSchoolGraduationExam,whichconsistsofmultiple-choicequestions.Intheclassroom,AlabamahighschoolstudentsmustprovespecificskillsinEnglishandtakecertainmathclasses.Amongthe2013U.S.NewsBestHighSchoolsinAlabama,twowereawardedgoldmedals,16receivedsilvermedalsand72wereconsideredbronzemedalschools.Oneofthegoldmedalschools,LovelessAcademicMagnetProgramHighSchool,liesabout90milessouthofBirminghaminthestatecapitalofMontgomery,withintheMontgomeryCountySchoolDistrict.AlaskaTograduate,Alaskahighschoolstudentsmustgetatleast21credits,includingahalfcreditinAlaskahistory.Alaskajudgesstudentsfromthethirdgradethroughseniorgrades.StudentsfirsttaketheAlaskaHighSchoolGraduationQualifyingExaminationatthetenthgrade.Itincludesmath,readingandwritingskills.10schoolswereawardedsilvermedalsand21receivedbronzemedalsamongtheU.S.NewsBestHighSchoolsin2013.WhileAlaska'scapitalisJuneau,severalofthestate'sBestHighSchoolsareinornearAnchorage,intheAnchorageSchoolDistrict.DelawareDelawarestudentshaveahighGPA（平均绩点）and10hoursofcommunityservice.IftheyhandintheirFAFSA（自愿联邦奖学金）byacertaindate,theymaygettheInspireScholarship,whichhelpspayfortuitionatDelawareStateUniversity.Beforetheygotocollege,however,studentsmustpasstheDelawareStudentTestingProgramExams.AmongtheDelawareschoolsinthe2013U.S.NewsBestHighSchools,therearethreesilvermedalschoolsandfourbronzemedalschools.ThetopschoolinthestateisDelmarSeniorHighSchool.ItispartoftheDelmarSchoolDistrictandisabout50milesfromDelaware'scapital,Dover.65.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheintroductiontotheBestHighSchoolsinthreestates.B.Thedifferentexaminationsinseveralhighschools.C.ScholarshipsintheBestHighSchoolsinthreestates.D.Thethingsstudentsshoulddobeforegoingtocollege.66.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.studentswithahighGPAcangettheInspireScholarshipB.readingandwritingskillsareincludedinthetestsinalltheschoolsC.AlabamahasthemostbesthighschoolsofthethreestatesD.atleast21creditsareneededtograduatefromalltheschools67.WhichofthefollowinginTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheHighSchoolGraduationExamsaremultiple-choicequestions.B.BoththegoldmedalschoolsinAlabamaareinitscapital.C.Therewere21silvermedalschoolsinAlaskainall.D.DelmarSeniorHighschoolisthebestinDelaware.68.Alaska'sgraduationexamisdifferentfromtheothers'intheaspectthat______.A.itincludesallthesubjectsthestudentslearnB.itincludesitsownstatehistoryaswellC.itincludesmath,readingandwritingskillsD.itincludes10hoursofcommunityservice69.TheInspireScholarshipisaprize______.A.thatanystudentingoldmedalschoolscanapplyforB.thatisgiventothetopstudentsingoldmedalschoolsC.thathelpstopayfortuitionatDelawareStateUniversityD.thatisverydifficulttogetforstudentsinsilvermedalschools参考答案：ACDBC23.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

DNAtellsthestoryoftheracetodiscoverthestructureofDNA,andthescientistswhochangedourunderstandingoftheworldandeverythinginit.Thefive-partseries,tobebroadcastfromThursdayJuly14at8:30p.m.onABCTV,alsolooksatthescientists’workforthefutureofmankind.Thescientistswereasmallgroupofpioneerswhoexploredaworldtoosmalltosee.Whattheyfoundthereansweredsomeeternal(永久的)questions—Whatislife?Howisitmade?Whyarechildrenliketheirparents?DNAiswithoutdoubtthemostpowerfulsubstanceonearth.Theorderofitschemicalsdetermineswhetherachildhashermother’seyesorherfather’ssmile.ButasDNAshows,until50yearsago,almostnooneknewofitsexistence.Allthatchangedwhentwounknownscientists–JimWatsonandFrancisCrick–ranintoapubinCambridgeshoutingthatthey’dfoundth