2022-2023学年上海民办上宝中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

2022-2023学年上海民办上宝中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Wewereswimminginthelake______suddenlythestormstarted.A.when

B.while

C.until

D.before参考答案：A2.--DoyouknowwhentheChinesecustom_________from?--It'shardtosay.Butitscharacteristics__________theTangPeriod.A.began;prove

B.started;show

C.dates;suggest

D.is;appear

参考答案：C3.Thesoupwascold,butitwas______anexcellentmeal.A.yet B.already

C.otherwise D.therefore参考答案：C4.Attheendoftheterm,youshouldreflectyourselfoverwhatyouhave____andwhatisleftundone,andmakeupyournewyearplan.A.accumulated

B.accommodated

C.attained

D.abandoned参考答案：C5.Temporaryfailureisnottobefeared.Wemustbearitinmindthatthepains-takingeffortswehavemadewill______inthelongrun.

A.payoff

B.takeoff

C.breakoff

D.workoff参考答案：A略6.Whilebuildingatunnelthroughthemountain,________________.A.anundergroundlakewasdiscovered

B.therewasanundergroundlakediscoveredC.alakewasdiscoveredunderground D.theworkersdiscoveredanundergroundlake参考答案：D略7.Somenetizensuse“beatacall”asan________to“cheeringfor”toshowtheirapprovalorsupportforothers.A.alternative

B.accountC.apology

D.acquaintance参考答案：A【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些网民用“打call”代替“为之欢呼”来表示对他人的赞赏或支持。A.alternative供替代的选择；B.account描述；C.apology道歉；D.acquaintance熟人。故选A。8.—YouknowIcanbereachedbytelephone.Whydidn’tyoucallme?—Ididseveraltimes,butcouldn’t_____.A.comeacross

B.ringoff

C.callback

D.getthrough参考答案：D9.—WillyoubeabletoseeLily’sparentswhentheclassisover?—I’mafrainnot..I

ameetingonChineseliteratureinthehall.A.willattend

B.willbeattending

C.amattending

D.amgoingtoattend参考答案：B10.______isknowntousallthathewillpasstheexameasily.A.What

B.As

C.It

D.That参考答案：C11.Iwasabouttoleave_____thetelephonerang.

A.after

B.while

C.before

D.When参考答案：D12.She’s_______ourbestplayer,butsheneedstopracticemuchharder.

A.extremely

B.Potentially

C.particularlyD.fluently参考答案：B13.Nowadaysteenagersliketogotofastfoodrestaurants,_________,asthenamesays,

eatingdoesn’ttakemuchtime.A.which

B.who

C.where

D.that参考答案：C14.Heisconsidering________thegirlforsheisconsidered________averygoodgirl.A．tomarry,tobe

B．tomarry,beingC．marrying,being D．marrying,tobe参考答案：答案：D考查considerdoingsth.和beconsideredtobe/as...的区别，前者为“考虑做某事”，后者为“被认为……”，故正确答案为D。15.MissingthebusMeans______another3hours.

A.waiting

B.towaitC.waitD.waited参考答案：A16.Doyouhaveanyidea______isactuallygoingonintheclassroom?

A．that

B.what

C.as

D.which参考答案：B略二、完型填空17.

IWasForcedtoFindMyGiftsIwasaprettytypical17-year-oldwithastronginterestinpaintingwhensomethinghappened.OneSunday,Iwenttoanoldswimmingholeanddovein.I

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somethingunderthewaterhead-onandbrokeacoupleofvertebrae（椎骨）ofmyneck.ForfivemonthsIstayedatthehospital,feelinglikea

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tomyfamily.Myself-imagewasinstantly

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.Iwasdescribedwithtermslike“disabled”or“crippled.”Iwasangryand

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afterIfailedsomanytimesatsome

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task---droppingsomethingonthefloorandtryingtogetitbackupagain.Neartheendofmystayinthehospital,mydoctoralmostforciblytieda

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tomyhand.HehadseenmypaintingsI’ddonebeforeand

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metopaint.Fortunately,IfoundthatI

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hadthisartisticabilityleft.Itwaslikeabigweighthadbeen

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.AtleastIcoulddosomethingworthwhileagain,anditbecamea

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partofmyrecovery.

AfterIleftthehospital,Istayedathome,feelingdesperately

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.ItseemedlikeIwascutofffrom

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.Noonecangetalong

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loveandacceptance.Sothatfall,IstartedattheUniversityofTexas,majoringingraphicdesign.Onedayamanhappenedtoseeoneofmypaintings.Hehadagreat

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foritandaskedifIeverdidartshows.SoIwasgivena(n)

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.Muchtomysurprise,Ifoundthatpeoplelikedmypaintingsandwouldpayforthem.Thatwasabout11yearsago.Today,1,500

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havecarriedmywork.Itwastheartthatprovidedthe

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formetogetupeverymorninganddosomething,

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sittinginfrontofthetelevision.Societyhassuch

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expectationsofthedisabledperson,soit’sveryeasytogetsuckedintoadependencyroutine---youknow,the“giveme”kindofattitude.Andthat’swhatItakethemost

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in---thefactthatwhatI’mdoingtodayiswellreceivedallover.31.A.saw

B.hit C.touched D.picked32.A.burden

B.failure C.joke D.patient33.A.improved

B.created C.changed D.judged34.A.helpless B.careless C.nervous D.tired35.A.difficult B.special C.simple D.important 36.A.bandage B.towel C.rope D.paintbrush37.A.allowed B.taught C.ordered D.encouraged38.A.already B.still C.even D.always39.A.gained B.carried C.lifted D.measured40.A.vital B.strange C.boring D.different41.A.lonely B.weak C.frightened D.guilty42.A.success B.classmates

C.society D.treatment43.A.in B.for C.behind D.without44.A.sympathy B.fondness

C.talent

D.responsibility45.A.exhibition B.challenge C.permission D.message46.A.hospitals B.galleries C.schools D.families47.A.imagination B.chance C.motivation D.curiosity48.A.insteadof B.apartfrom C.dueto D.butfor49.A.high B.low C.enough D.unrealistic50.A.power B.pride C.comfort D.advantage参考答案：31.B32.A33.C34.A35.C36.D37.D38.B39.C40.A41.A42.C43.D44.B45.A46.B47.C48.A49.B50.B35.C考查形容词。A.difficult困难的；B.special特殊的；C.simple简单的；D.important重要的。根据下句“物品掉在地上，把它捡起来”可知此处表示作者无法做一些简单的事情。故选C项。36.D考查名词。A.bandage绷带；B.towel毛巾；C.rope绳子；D.paintbrush画笔。根据下句中的“paintings”可知答案为D项。37.D考查动词。A.allowed允许；B.taught教；C.ordered命令；D.encouraged鼓励。此处表示医生鼓励作者去绘画。encourage“鼓励”，符合题意。故选D。38.B考查副词。A.already已经；B.still 仍然；C.even甚至；D.always总是。句意：幸运的是，我发现自己还有这种艺术能力。still意为“仍然”，符合题意。故选B。39.C考查动词。此处表示作者拿起笔，就好像举起大的砝码。gain获得；carry携带；lift举起；measure测量。故选C项。45.A考查名词。A.exhibition展览；B.challenge 挑战；C.permission许可；D.message消息。根据下句中的“peoplelikedmypaintingsandwouldpayforthem”可知作者举行了作品的展览。exhibition意为“展览”，符合题意。46.B考查名词。A.hospitals医院；B.galleries美术馆；C.schools学校；D.families家庭。今天，1500家展览馆收藏着我的作品。根据本句中的“work”可知答案为B项。47.C考查名词。A.Imagination想象；B.Chance机会；C.Motivation动力；D.Curiosity好奇心。此处表示是艺术给了作者动力。结合语境选C项。48.A考查词组。是艺术给了作者早上起床去做一些事情，而不是坐在电视机前看电视。insteadof代替，而不是；apartfrom除了；dueto由于；butfor如果没有。结合语境选A项。49.B考查形容词。A.High高的；B.Low低的；C.Enough足够的；D.Unrealistic不切实际的。根据下句中的“it’sveryeasy”可知社会对残疾人的期望值很低，故选B项。50.B考查名词。A.Power力量，能力；B.Pride自豪，骄傲；C.Comfort舒适；D.Advantage优势，利益。句意：那是我最引以为豪的。takepridein为固定短语，意为“以……为傲”，故选B项。【学法指导】平时要注重固定搭配、固定短语、固定词组等的运用，它们会让完形填空的答案一目了然，节省很多时间。48.A考查词组。是艺术给了作者早上起床去做一些事情，而不是坐在电视机前看电视。insteadof代替，而不是；apartfrom除了；dueto由于；butfor如果没有。结合语境选A项。50.B考查名词。A.Power力量，能力；B.Pride自豪，骄傲；C.Comfort舒适；D.Advantage优势，利益。句意：那是我最引以为豪的。takepridein为固定短语，意为“以……为傲”，故选B项。三、阅读理解18.

Mostpeoplewanttoknowhowthingsaremade.Theyhonestlyadmit,however,thattheyhardlyknowathingwhenitcomestounderstandinghowapieceofmusicismade.Whereacomposerbegins,howhemanagestokeepgoing–infact,howandwhenhelearnshistrade–allarecoveredincompletedarkness.Thecomposer,inshort,isamanofmystery.

Oneofthefirstthingsthecommonmanwantstoknowaboutisthepartinspirationplaysinacomposer’swork.Hefindsitdifficulttobelievethatcomposersarenotmuchinterestedinthatquestion.Writingmusicisasnaturalforthecomposeraseatingorsleepingforall.Musicissomethingthatthecomposerhappenstohavebeenbornfor.

Thecomposer,therefore,doesnotsaytohimself:“DoIfeelinspired?”Hesaystohimself:“DoIfeellikeworkingtoday?”Andifhefeelslikeworking,hedoes.Itismoreorlesslikesayingtohimself:“DoIfeelsleepy?”Ifyoufeelsleepy,yougotosleep.Ifyoudon’tfeelsleepy,youstayup.Ifthecomposerdoesn’tfeellikeworking,hedoesn’twork.It’sassimpleasthat.65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Composer:amanofmystery

B.Practicemakesgoodmusic

C.Relationbetweensleepingandmusic

D.Music:productofnature66.Mostpeopleseemtothinkthatacomposer____.A.findsitdifficulttowritemusic

B.considersitimportanttohaveagoodrestC.shouldliketotalkaboutinspiration

D.neveraskshimselfverysimplequestions67.Theauthorwillmostprobablyagreethatcomposers____.

A.arebornwithagiftformusic

B.arepeoplefullofmystery

C.worklateatnightfortheirmusic

D.knowalotabouteatingandsleeping参考答案：ACA19.Thereareanextremelylargenumberofantsworldwide.Eachindividual(个体的)anthardlyweighanything,butputtogethertheyweighroughlythesameasallofmankind.Theyalsolivenearlyeverywhere,exceptonfrozenmountaintopsandaroundthepoles.Foranimalstheirsize,antshavebeenastonishinglysuccessful,largelyduetotheirwonderfulsocialbehavior.Incolonies(群体)thatrangeinsizefromafewhundredtotensofmillions,theyorganizetheirliveswithacleardivisionoflabor.Evenmoreamazingishowtheyachievethisleveloforganization.Whereweusesoundandsighttocommunicate,antsdependprimarilyonpheromone(外激素),chemicalssentoutbyindividualsandsmelledortastedbyfellowmembersoftheircolony.Whenanantfindsfood,itproducesapheromonethatwillleadothersstraighttowherethefoodis.Whenanindividualantcomesunderattackorisdying,itsendsoutanalarmpheromonetowarnthecolonytoprepareforaconflictasadefenseunit.Infact,whenitcomestotheartofwar,antshavenoequal.Theyarecompletelyfearlessandwillrea