广东省茂名市第二十中学2022年高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

广东省茂名市第二十中学2022年高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Confucius(孔子)didn’tacceptthereligiousideasofhistimes,andwas__________aboutthesupernatural.A.cautious

B.admirable

C.skeptical

D.optimistic参考答案：C略2.

Recentlyasurvey_______pricesofthesamegoodsintwodifferentsupermarketshascausedheateddebateamongcitizens.A．compared

B．comparing

C．compares

D．beingcompared参考答案：B3.Theisland

wespentourSpringFestivallastyearliesin

isnowpartofFujian.A.which;where

B.where;what

C.that;what

D.where;where参考答案：B4.Afterthesummercamp,webecamefriendsand____regularlybymeansofwebchateversince.A.havebeenchatting

B.hadchatted

C.arechatting D.hadbeenchatting参考答案：A5.Hepretended

whenhismothersteppedintohisroom.A.tostudy

B.studyingC.tobestudying

D.tohavestudied参考答案：C【详解】考查不定式用法。不定式的一般式todo说明该动作在谓语动词之后发生；进行时tobedoing表示两者同时发生；tobedone表示被动。句意：当他的妈妈走进房间的时候，他假装在睡觉。根据句意说明两个动作同时发生，故使用不定式的进行时。故C正确。6.Atthistimetomorrow______overtheAtlantic.A.we’regoingtofly

B.we’llbeflying

C.we’llfly

D.we’retofly参考答案：B7.

Itisverylateandithasstartedtorain,sohe___it___whethershewillcomeasshepromised.A.felt;unsure

B.feel;unlikely

C.feels;uncertain

D.felt;unnecessary参考答案：C8.----You'veforgotten_______themilkagain,Mike.

----I'm'afraidso.ButIdon'trememberyou________metobuyit.

A.tobuy;totell

B.tohavebought;tohavetold

C.havingbought;weretelling

D.tobuy;telling参考答案：D略9..Eastofthesmallvillage____,inwhichwechildrenusedtoswiminsummer.

A.alakelay

B.alakedidlie

C.didalakelie

D.layalake参考答案：D略10.—Whereisyouruncle’shome?—InNewYork.Buthe

inBostonforfouryears.

A.haslived

B.hadlived

C.lived

D.hadbeenliving参考答案：C11.When

____,theyusuallyhesitatedbeforeresponding,“Mybestfriend?Ican’tthinkaboutthat?”A．asking

B．asked

C．toask

D．havingasked参考答案：B12.Haveyouevermetwithasituationinyourlife______youcan’tunderstandotherseveniftheyhaverepeatedthemselvesseveraltimes?.A.where

B.when

C.that

D.which参考答案：A13.Thenumberofthiskindofplantsisfallingdaybyday.Somedaytheywill________forever.A.dieoff

B.diedown

C.dieaway

D.dieout参考答案：D14.

---Wouldyouliketohavesupperwithme?

---Yes,_________.A.I'dlike

B.I'dlikegoingC.I'dliketodo

D.I'dliketo参考答案：D15.—YourspokenEnglishissogood.Haveyoubeenabroad?—Yes.I_______inLondonfortwoyears. A．havestayed

B．stayed C．hadstayed

D．havebeenstaying参考答案：B16.Tomputhisheartintothewildliferesearch，andfinally，hisefforts________himagreatsuccessandfame.A．saved

B．earnedC．made

D．offered参考答案：B二、新的题型17.

Toanoutsider,anyculturecanseemconfusing.AndtheUK'sgotathingortwothatraisesafeweyebrows.However,understandthereasonsandthingsmightbelesspuzzling.

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. Inaworldwhere61%ofnationsdriveontheright,Britsdriveontheleft.Why?MostpeoplethinkitgoesbacktoMedieval(中世纪),maybeevenRomantimes.

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whenyourememberthatright-handedpeoplewearaswordontheirleftside.Travellingontheleftallowedyoutokeepyourweaponarmtowardyouropponent(对手),whowouldbeonyourright.Thispracticecontinueduntilthe18thcenturywhenalawwaspassedrequiringalltrafficcrossingLondonBridgetokeeptotheleft. VisitorstotheUKthathavejustwashedtheirhandsinanold-fashionedsink(水槽)mightbewonderingwhyonetapisonlyforhotwater,theothercold.

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.So,why?Itrelatestoatimewhenhotandcoldwaterwerekeptseparatetopreventpollution.Drinkablecoldwatercamefromamainsupply,buthotwatercamefromtanksandwasnotconsideredsuitablefordrinking.Sotheywerekeptapart. Millionsofpeopledrinkteaworldwide,buttheBritsputmilkintheirs.Why?Thismysteriouspracticerelatestothequalityofchinacupusedinthe18thcenturywhenteawasfirstimported.ForthemajorityofBrits,thecupsavailablecouldn'tstandtheheatoftheboilingwaterandwouldbreak,somilkwasaddedfirst.

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.Andthispracticesoonbecameanationalhabit.

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.Asyoucansee,Britshaveperfectlyclearreasonsforleft-handdriving,two-tapsinksandteawithmilk.Eveniftheystillseemstrange,atleastnowyou'reintheknow. A.Thismakesitdifficulttoimprove B.Thereisamethodtothemadness C.Thisunusualbehaviormakessense D.Youcanknowtheoriginsofthepractices E.Eithercanmakewashingveryuncomfortable F.Thiscooledthecupenoughtoresisttheboilingwater G.HerearethereasonsforthreeofBritain'smorepuzzlingpractices参考答案：GCEFB三、阅读理解18.Mr.Johnson,agedtwenty-three,battledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnsontooktheonlyescaperoute—throughtheboot(行李箱).Mr.Johnson’scarhadfinishedupinaditch(沟渠)atRomneyMarsin,Kentafterskiddingoniceandhittingabank.“Fortunately,thewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowly,”Mr.Johnsonsaid,“Icouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewallsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.”Mr.Johnson,asweetsalesmanofSittingHome,Kent,firsttriedtoattracttheattentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot.Thenhebeganhisstruggletoescape.Laterhesaid,“Itwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylife.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittounscrew(拧开…的螺丝)thebackseattogetintotheboot.Ihammereddesperatelywithahammertryingtomakesomeonehear,butnohelpcame.”Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseat,andafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Johnsonfoundawrench(扳钳)andbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby.“ItwastheonlychanceIhad.Finallyitgave,butassoonasImovedthebootlid,thewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandscrambled(movewithdifficulty)asthecarfilledup.”Hishandsandarmswerecutandbruised(擦伤).Mr.JohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearby,wherehewaslookedafterbythefarmer’swife,Mrs.LucyBates.Huddledinablanket,hesaid,“Thethirtyminutesseemedlikehours.”Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisible(canbeseen),policesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.67.Whatisthebesttitleforthisnewspaperarticle?A.

TheStoryofMr.Johnson,ASweetSalesmanB.

CarBootServeAsTheB