江苏省无锡市新城中学2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

江苏省无锡市新城中学2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Little

thenhowbadlyIwouldsufferwithoutJamestotakecareofme!A.didIknow B.Iknew C.KnewI D.didknowI参考答案：A2.Thefilm,______3lovestories,______3differentcities.

A.consistingof;issetinB.consistsof;issetin

C.consistingof;wassetinD.isconsistedof;setin参考答案：A3.Mysisterisratherstrong-minded.You’re_______yourtimetryingtochangeherthoughts.A.spending B.missing C.losing D.wasting参考答案：D略4.Mr.Harrisapologizedforthechildren______thelady_____whattheyhaddone.

A.to;to

B.

to;for

C.for;to

D.

for;for

参考答案：B5.----I_____togoforawalk.----ButI_____goingshopping.A.wouldlike;feellike

B.feellike;feellikeC.feellike;wouldlike

Dwouldlike;wouldlike参考答案：A略6.Bornintoanhonestfamily,hehasbeenbroughtupto______lawandrespectothers.

A.deliver B.circulate C.confirm D.observe参考答案：D7.Theproblemis_______wecanimproveourreadingskillinsuchashorttime.Awhen

Bwhere

Chow

Dthat参考答案：C略8.Maryistiredoflearningbecausesheis_______todobetterthanshecan,bothatschoolandathome.

A.thought

B.hoped C.expected D.helped参考答案：C9.Onesuggestionistohaveapicnicandtheotheristogotothemuseum.Personally,Ipreferthe_____.A.last

B.next

C.later

D.latter参考答案：D10.Whenheated,materialofthiskind______plasticinqualitywillsoften.A.resembled B.resembleC.toresemble D.resembling参考答案：D【详解】考查现在分词。句意：这种类似塑料的材料受热后会软化。分析句子可知，materialofthiskind与resemble在逻辑上是主动关系，所以用现在分词作后置定语。故D选项正确。【点睛】非谓语动词是考试考查的重点，要掌握它的用法。首先，要弄清楚填空处要填的是非谓语。其次，要知道非谓语动词的三种形式：现在分词表示主动进行、过去分词表示被动完成、动词不定式表示目的和将要。再次，要知道非谓语动作与谓语动作是同时发生还是先后发生，还是将要发生。分析句子可知，materialofthiskind与resemble在逻辑上是主动关系，所以用现在分词作后置定语。故D选项正确。6.

twoexamstoworryabout,Ihavetoworkreallyhardthisweekend.A.With

B.Besides

C.Asfor

D.Becauseof参考答案：A略12.Theoldlady__________makingclothesforherneighbor’schildren.A.

engagedto

B.

wasengagedtoC.

engagedin

D.

wasengagedin参考答案：D13.Not__________thehighmarksintheexam,thedeterminedstudentaimedhightogetfull

marksnexttime.A.proud

of

B.curiousabout

C.expertat

D.contentwith参考答案：D14.----Bob______forBeijing.Wouldyouliketoseehimoffwithme?

-----Yes.Hisplane_______at8:00tomorrowmorning.14.willleave;istakingoff

B.isleaving;takesoff

C.isleaving;istakingoff

D.willleave;tookoff参考答案：B15.―Isawyouruncletakeataxitotheairport.Whydidn’tyoudrivehimthere?（

）―I________.Butmycar_______.A.would;wasfixed

B.wouldhave;wasfixedC.wouldhave;wasbeingfixed

D.did;wasbeingfixed参考答案：C16.Mr.Wangmadeuphismindtodevoteallhecould____hisoralEnglishbeforegoingabroad.A.improve

B.toimproveC.toimproving

D.improving参考答案：C试题分析：考查不定式用法。本句中考查不定式最重要的作用：目的状语。本句中toimprovehisoralEnglish在句中充当目的状语。句意：王先生下定决心在出国之前全力以赴学习英语口语。故C正确。二、新的题型17.任务型阅读(共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)

认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空一词。Ifyouwanttodesignalifeofyourchoice,firstly,youmustn’ttakeyourlifeforgranted.Itisahumantendencytoexpecteverythingtosettledownandbeintotalharmonybytheageof40-50.Ifyouwishtogetgood-qualityfruitsat40,sow(播种)qualityseedsinyourtwenties.Yourtwentiesaretheformativeyearsofyourcareer,yourthirtiesaretheconsolidation(巩固)stageandyourfortiesaretheperiodtotakeadvantageofyourprevioustwodecades’labor,atimetobuildontheadvantagestocreatewealth.Thisappliestoyourpersonallife,professionallifeandsociallife,whichwilleventuallymakeyourlifeinyourfiftiesmuchmoresatisfying.Secondly,youshouldbespecificaboutwhatyouwantinlifeandfromlife.IfyourgoalistoclimbMountEverest,youshouldknowwhereitislocated,howhighitis,theoxygensupply,thebesttime,andtheequipment.Similarly,youshouldbespecificaboutwhatyouwantfromlife,whereandhowyoucangetit,whataretheeffortsyouneedtofulfilltheneeds,andthetimeandequipmentneeded.Don’tmoveforthwithoutgoalsorbeunequipped.Thirdly,takerisks,butdon’tleavethingstochance.Itisawell-knownfactthatwithouttakingrisks,notmuchcanbeachieved.However,beforetakingrisks,makeanobjectivejudgmentaboutthegainsandlosses,theinvestment,thereturns,andthetimerequired.Remember,timeistheoneresourceofwhichthereisalwaysplentybutwhichcanneverberestoredoncepassed.Remember,youonlyhaveonelife,andit’sonlygoingtohappenonce.Therefore,fourthly,takethetimerightnowtoworkoutadesignforyourlife.Iflifewasamovie,andyouweretheproducerandactor,whatrolewouldyouwanttoplayandhowwouldtheplotunfold?Designingyourlifeislikemakingamovie.Youhavetobeabletoimaginetheendatthebeginning.Itmaybealittlehazy(模糊)atfirst,butasyoucontinueworkingonit,it’llbecomeclearerandclearer.Lastly,youaresupposedtomakeconcrete(明确具体的)plans,butkeepthemflexibleenoughtobeabletochangethemaccordingtothesituation.Astheproducerofyourlife,youcanchange,delete,oraddanythingyouwantinyourproject.Butatleastbygoingthroughthisexerciseofdesigningyourlife,youareincontrolofyourcircumstances,ratherthanallowingyourselftobecomeavictimofthem.Sodonothesitatetochangeyourpath,ifnecessary.DesignalifeofyourchoiceDon’ttakeyourlifeforgranted.●Ifyouexpecttoliveapeacefuland(81)_______lifebytheageof40-50,youhavetosowqualityseedsinyourtwenties.●Yourcareer(82)________inyourtwentiesandisconsolidatedinyourthirties.●(83)_______onyourprevioustwodecades’hardwork,youcanbewealthyinyourforties.Knowyourspecificgoalinlife.●IfyouwanttoclimbMountEverest,youshouldlearnaboutits(84)______andheight,theoxygensupply,thebesttime,andtheequipmentaheadoftime.●Similarly,youshouldbewellawareofyourgoalinlifeandyourwaysto(85)

it;inotherwords,don’tmoveforthblindly.Takeriskswithoutleavingthingstochance.●Beforetakingrisks,(86)________thewholesituationobjectively.●Don’twastetimetakingunnecessaryrisksbecausethe(87)_______timecanneverberestored.(88)______timedesigningyourlife.●(89)________yourlifeasamovie,anddirectandproduceitwell.●Whiledesigningyourlife,trytoimaginetheendatthebeginning.Makeconcretebutflexibleplans.●Don’tbeavictimofyourcircumstances.●Changeyourpathwithout(90)______ifnecessary.参考答案：81.harmonious

82.forms

83.Based

84.location

85.achieve86.judge

87.lost

88.Spend

89.View/Consider/Regard

90.hesitation三、阅读理解18.FormanystudentsintheUKtoday,decidingwhetherornottogotouniversitycanbeasmuchaboutaffordabilityasitisaboutambitionandaspiration.Inthepast,studentsintheUKcouldapplytoauniversityorcollege.Theyweresurethateveniftheycamefromalowincomefamily,theirtuitionfeesandsomeoftheirliving(ormaintenance)costswouldbecoveredbyalocalauthoritygrant(拨款).Auniversityeducationwas,inafinancialsense,opentoallandthenumberofstudentsattendinguniversitygrewyearly.Sadly,itseems,thosedaysarelonggone.Theturningpointcamein1998,whentheLabourGovernmentintroducedtuitionfeesof￡1,000ayearand,insteadofgivingstudentsamaintenancegrant,askedthemtocovertheirownlivingexpenseswitharepayablestudentloan.Onlystudentsonthelowestincomeswereentitledtoagrant.Thefloodgateshadbeenopened.Astimepassed,theceilingontuitionfeesrose,andalthoughapplicantsfromScotland,NorthernIrelandandWalesstillqualifiedforvaryinglevelsofsubsidy(补贴),by2009/10studentsinEnglandoftenfoundthemselvesfacingtuitionfeesover￡3,000ayear.In2011theGovernmentannouncedthat,from2012,universitiescouldchargefeesofupto￡9,000ayear.AlthoughtheGovernmentsweetenedthepillbystatingthatpostgraduatesdidnothavetobeginrepayingtheirstudentloansuntiltheywereearningmorethan￡21,000ayear,thenewscreatedover-dissatisfaction.Manystudentsarguedthatitwasunfairthatstudentsshouldhavetobegintheirworklifeloadedwithhugedebt,whileotherscomplainedthatthechangeswouldbringbackaclassdividetouniversityeducation.Theseviewswerereflectedinthenumberofstudentsapplyingforauniversityplace,whichbyJanuary2012fellbymorethan22,000.TheUniversitiesMinister,DavidWilletts,stoodbythedecisiontoincreasetuitionfees,sayingthattheywouldnot“putuniversities’financeonabearablefooting”andthattheywouldaccelerate“astrongerfocusonhighqualityteaching.”5．Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat_____inattendinguniversity.A.affordabilityplaysmoreimportantrolesthanambitionandaspirationB.ambitionandaspirationaremoreimportantthanaffordabilityC.affordabilityisasimportantasambitionandaspirationD.ambitionandaspirationmakeagreaterdifference6．Wecanputthesentence“Butthebiggestchangewasstilltocome”atthebeginningofParagraph_____.A.2

B.3

C.4

D.57．Theunderlinedpart“sweetenedthepill”inthelastparagraphpossiblymeans_____.A.madeasweetpill

B.madethechang