浙江省温州市第六十一中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试题含解析

浙江省温州市第六十一中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Only______ahumanbeing.A.whenisithungryalionwillattack

B.whenitishungryalionwillattack

C.whenitishungrywillalionattack

D.whenisithungrywillalionattack参考答案：C2.Myteacherinspired____asummercoursetoimprovemywritingskills.A.formetaking

B.metaking

C.formetotake

D.metotake参考答案：D略3.Wearesaidtobelivingin__InformationAge,__timeofnewdiscoveriesandgreatchanges.A.an;the

B.不填;the

C.不填;a

D.the;a参考答案：D4.IstillcannotbelievethatIam

thisprizethatIwonlastyear.A．takingaway

B．takingoff

C．takingon

D．takingup参考答案：D5.—Canyouhitthatbirdwithyourgun,Tom?—No!It’soutofthe______ofmygun.A.length

B.aim

C.distance

D.range参考答案：D6.Beingaparentisnotalwayseasy,andbeingtheparentofachildwithspecialneedsoftencarrieswith________extrastress.

A.them B.it C.him D.one参考答案：B7.ThetroublewithBillwasthatheneverhada________aiminlife.A．special

B．specificC．general

D．exact参考答案：B句意：比尔的问题是他从未有过明确的人生目标。special“特别的”；specific“明确的”；general“一般的”；exact“精确的”。8.Withtherumorthathewasonceinprison_______,hefoundhecouldn’tliveinthiscityanylonger.A.gotaround

B.gettingaroundC.gettingalong

D.gotalong参考答案：B9.IcameacrossmyChineseteacherinthesupermarketnearmyhouse,_________wasoutofmyexpectation.A.what

B.which

C.where

D.that参考答案：B26.Hehadnospecial___andwastreatedjustlikeeveryotherprisoner.A.treasures

B.privileges

C.possessions

D.identifications参考答案：B略11.__________itrainedlastnight,thegroundwouldbewetnow.A.Should

B.Would

C.If

D.Had参考答案：D12.___ittoclearuptomorrow,thetouristswouldclimbtothetopofthemountaintoseethesun____.A.If;toraise B.Were;rise C.Should;rise D.If;raising参考答案：B考查虚拟条件句和非谓语动词。句意：如果明天放晴，旅行者将爬到山顶去看太阳升起。使用if虚拟条件句，和将来相反用weretodosth，可以将if省略，were提前，第二空用see+宾语+宾语补足语，thesun和rise是主动关系，用省略to的不定式。故选B。13.—Jack’swon_____________holidayinLondon.—_________luckyfellow!

A.a;A

B.the;The

C.a;The

D.the;A参考答案：C略14.ItwasnotuntilIcamehere______Irealizedthisplacewasfamousfornotonlyitsbeautybutalsoitsweather.A.who

B.before

C.where

D.that参考答案：D略15.----Whatmadehersomad?

----__________infrontofherclass.

A.Laughing

B.Laughingat

C.Beinglaughed

D.Beinglaughedat参考答案：D16._________theflighttoNewYorkwillbedelayedis_________I’mespeciallyworriedabout.A.If;what

B.Whether;that

C.When;that

D.Whether;what

参考答案：D略17.Wewereall

toreceiveyourletterandhadreadit

delight.A.delight,in

B.delighting,inC.delighting,with

D.delighted,with参考答案：D二、新的题型18.A.

PresidentialspeechesareapartofAmericanhistory.B.

Excellentwritingskillsareasavailableinbusinessastheyareingovernment.C.

Astimewenton,theparticularexpertise(专门技能)ofprofessionalwritersbecamemoreandmoreimportant.D.

Whenpeoplehearapresidentspeak,theyrarelythinkaboutothershelpingtoshapethepresentation.E.

Itisthewriter,moreover,whooftencraftthememorablewordsbywhichthepublicidentifiesamodernpresident.F.

Inanycase,speech-writingisaback-and-forthprocessinvolvingspecialistsinthesubjectareaaddressed,thepresident’spersonaladvisers,and(ofcourse)thepresident.WhoWritesthePresident'sSpeeches?ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesmustbeanorator.ThepresidentgivesanannualaddressontheStateoftheUnionandspeaksattheinaugurationandotherspecialevents.____67____InhisGettysburgAddress,AbrahamLincolnspokefewerthan300words,butthosewordshavebecomeimmortal.Franklind.Rooseveltsetthestandardforlaterpresidentsinhis30“firesidechats”,whichairedontheradioanddealtwiththeGreatDepressionandWorldWarII.BeginningwithGeorgeWashington,Americanpresidentsoftensoughtassistancewiththecontentandwordingoftheirspeeches,althoughtheymayhavedonethewritingthemselves.

____68____ThefirstPresidenttoassignthetaskofspeechwritingtoanaide,however,wasCalvinCoolidge(1923-1929),thelaconicpresidentwhosenicknamewas"SilentCal”.TheaidesnamewasJudsonWelliver.(Today,thereisabipartisanorganizationforformerpresidentialspeechwriters,theJudsonWelliverSociety.)Sincethemiddleofthetwentiethcentury,theroleofsuchspeechwritershasexpanded;theExecutivebranchnowincludesanOfficeofSpeechwritingaspartofitsDepartmentofCommunications,SpeechwritingandMediaAffairs.____69____Inhisinauguralspeech,JohnF.KennedyurgedAmericans“Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou--askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry”.GeorgeH.W.Bush,inhisinauguralspeech,imaginedcommunityvolunteersandorganizationsas“athousandpointsoflight”.Bothofthesephrasesoriginatedwiththegiftedmenandwomenwhoworkedasthepresident'sspeechwriters.Theprocessofdraftingapresidentialspeechislongandcomplicated,anddifferentpresidentsmakedifferentcontributions.Somewritelargeportionsofthetextandinvitecriticismfromaidesandadvisers;othersaskspeechwriterstodraftaspeechinitsentirety,andthentheyeditittotheirownsatisfaction.____70____Thefinalproduct,whatevertheprocess,must“sound”likethepersonwhospeaksthewords.Asonespeechwriterrecentlysaid,“Ourconcernwasnottowriteagoodspeech,buttowriteagoodspeechthatisalsohisspeech”.参考答案：67-70.ACEF三、阅读理解19.Socialnetworkingwebsitesarecausingalarmingchangesinthebrainsofyoungusers,afamousscientisthaswarned．SitessuchasFacebook,TwitterandBeboaresaidtoshortenattentionspans（幅度）,encourageinstantsatisfactionandmakechildrenmoreself-centered．

Warningsfromneuroscientist（神经系统科学家）SusanGreenfieldwilldisturbthemillionswhosesociallivesdependonsurfingtheirfavoritewebsiteseachday．Buttheywillstrikeachord（弦）withparentsandteacherswhocomplainthatmanyteenagerslacktheabilitytocommunicateorconcentrateawayfromtheirscreens．

Morethan150millionuseFacebooktokeepintouchwithfriends,sharephotographsandvideosandpostregularupdatesoftheirmovementsandthoughts．AfurthersixmillionhavesigneduptoTwitter,the"micro-blogging"servicethatletsusersexchangetextmessagesaboutthemselves．Butwhilethesitesarepopularandextremelyprofitable,agrowingnumberofpsychologistsandneuroscientistsbelievetheymaybedoingmoreharmthangood．

BaronessTarot,anOxfordUniversityneuroscientistbelievesrepeatedexposurecouldrewirethebrain．Computergamesandfast-pacedTVshowswerealsoafactor,shesaid．"Myfearisthatthesetechnologiesareweakeningthebraintothestateofsmallchildrenwhoareattractedbybuzzingnoisesandbrightlights,whohaveasmallattentionspanandliveforthemoment．""Ioftenwonderwhetherrealconversationinrealtimemayeventuallygivewaytotheseeasierandfasterscreendialogues,inmuchthesamewayaskillingandbutcheringananimaltoeathasbeenreplacedbytheconvenienceofpackagesonthesupermarketshelf,"shesaid．

Psychologistshavealsoarguedthatdigitaltechnologyischangingthewaywethink．Theypointoutthatstudentsnolongerneedtoplantheirtermpapersbeforestartingtowrite—thankstowordprocessorstheycaneditastheygoalong．

AstudybytheBroadcasterAudienceBoardfoundteenagersnowspendsevenandahalfhoursadayinfrontofascreen．EducationalpsychologistJaneHealybelieveschildrenshouldbekeptawayfromcomputergamesuntiltheyareseven．Mostgamesonlyexcitethe"flightorfight"areasofthebrain,ratherthantheareasresponsiblereasoning．

SuePalmer,authorofToxicChildhood,said:"Weareseeingchildren'sbraindevelopmentdamagedbecausetheydon'tengageintheactivitytheyhaveengagedinforthousandsofyears．I'mnotagainsttechnologyandcomputers．Butbeforetheystartsocialnetworking,theyneedtolearntomakerealrelationshipswithpeople．"60．Accordingtothepassage,socialnetworkingwebsitesmight_____．

A．makeyoungusersmoreselfish

B．lengthenyoungusers'attentionspan

C．encourageyoungusersconstantsatisfaction

D．helpyounguserscommunicatebetterwiththeirfamilies61．AneuroscientistmayworrythatsiteslikeFacebookmay______．

A．helpchildrenlearntomakerealrelationshipswithpeopleinsocie