1、湖南省長沙市馬王堆中學2021年高二英語模擬試卷含解析一、 選擇題1. The visitors looked quite _ by the beautiful view at the top of Mount Tai. A. tired B. impressed C. worried D. puzzled參考答案：B2. _Hes gentle and easygoing.A. Who is your brother? B. Who is your brother like?C. What is your brother like? D. What does your brother loo

2、k like?參考答案：C3. When the headmaster spoke out his plan, the _of the students in the class _ against it.A. majority; were B. most; were C. most; did D. majority; did參考答案：A略35. Television keeps us_ of the news both at home and abroad. A. inform B. informed C. to inform D. informing參考答案：B略5. Two men we

3、re _ to death on the mountain because it was _.A. freezing; freezing B. freezing; frozenC. frozen; frozen D. frozen; freezing參考答案：D【詳解】考查形容詞。句意：有兩個人在山上凍死了，因為天氣很冷。A. freezing極寒冷的; freezing 極寒冷的； B. freezing極寒冷的; frozen冰凍的 ； C. frozen冰凍的; frozen 冰凍的 ； D. frozen冰凍的; freezing極寒冷的。be frozen to death被凍死。f

4、reezing極寒冷的。根據句意，故D選項正確。6. Have you _some new ideas? Yeah, Ill tell you later. A. come about B. come into C. come up with D. come across參考答案：C略7. Thanks for your help, but can you do me one more favor, please? _, SirWhats it then?AJust a minute BAt your service CThats right DMy pleasure參考答案：D8. In o

5、rder to improve English, _.A.Jeos father bought her lots of tapes B.Jeo bought lots of tapes for herselfC.Lots of tapes were bought by Jeo D.Lots of tapes were bought by Jeos father參考答案：B9. They didnt stop their prejudice against those affected with HIV _they attended the lecture on AIDS given by Dr

6、. PhilipA. when B. until C. since D. while參考答案：B10. What do you think made Tom unhappy? _his new bicycle again. A. As he lost B. Lost C. Losing D. Because of losing參考答案：C11. The problem has simply because you didnt follow the instructions in the handbook.AassessedBarisenCannoyedDarranged參考答案：B【詳解】考查

7、動詞詞義辨析。句意：問題的出現僅僅是因為你沒有按照手冊中的說明進行操作。A. assessed評估；B. arisen 出現；C. annoyed惹惱；D. arranged 管理；籌備。主語the problem與B項arisen（出現）搭配符合句意，故選B項。12. The housewife got her hands and arms _ while trying to pour the boiling water from the kettle into the thermos; she _ some healing ointment to her burn but the pain

8、 was still unbearable.A. burned; put B. burnt; used C. burnt; dressed D. burnt; applied參考答案：略13. I insist that the best way to students to read more is to offer them more choices.A. quit B. acquire C. motivate D. accuse參考答案：C14. The good thing about children is that they _ very easily to new environ

9、ment.A. adapt B. appeal C. attach D. apply參考答案：A15. The sunlight _ hard-edged shadow on the ground is white and blinding.A. being thrownB. throwingC. to throwD. to be thrown參考答案：B二、 新的題型16. Its just _(典型的) of Jack to spend much of his time on the experiment and then lose interest half way.參考答案：typic

10、al 17. _36_Its all well and good to check out a museum or head back to the hotel to read a book when an afternoon rain destroys your journey,but when you are kept inside for a week or more,_37_DrinkingsNon-stop rainy days are the perfect opportunity for a drinking adventure.Discovering the local cof

11、fee houses can be fun.If you are traveling in a country where you dont speak the language,choosing a house with free Wi-Fi is a good idea._38_PhotosSorting through the variety of photos we shoot on any given trip is no small task.Cold and damp weather days are the perfect time to sort through the st

12、orage and get rid of the substandard images.Rainy,stormy days provide the perfect opportunity to carefully read previous travel memories,and remind us of our adventures,_39_40_Speaking of photo of sharing,we all know how frequently folks from home ask for image updates of your adventures,no matter w

13、here you are traveling.Annoying weather days are a perfect opportunity to try out an extra photo app feature,share a few more funny stories and simply tell people about them in general to see what new things might be going on in their lives.These things can all be updated on a rainy day.A.The photos

14、 will not be kept after the trip.B.Youll easily be able to download a new book when you finish the one youre reading.C.Respect Mother Nature.D.even when Mother Nature decides to limit us and keep us inside for a while.E.How to Deal with Unpleasant Weather.F.Sharing.G.having a few favourite activitie

15、s in your rainy days is a good idea for reducing annoyance.參考答案：36-40 EGBDF三、 閱讀理解18. Almost everyone has heard the expression, the calm before the storm. It is usually used to describe a peaceful period just before a very stressful situation or a tense argument.British sailors coined the phrase in

16、the late 1600s. They noted that before certain storms the seas would seem to become static(平靜的) and the winds would drop. But why is it often so calm before a storm?According to the US website How Stuff Works, a calm period occurs because many storms, tornadoes and hurricanes draw in all the warm an

17、d wet air from the surrounding area. As the air rises into the storm clouds, it cools and acts as “fuel for the storm, like petrol in a car”. Once the storm has taken all the energy it can from the air, it is pushed out from the top of the storm clouds and falls back down to ground level. As the air

18、 goes down, it becomes warm and dry. Warm and dry air is stable, so once it covers an area, it causes a calm period before the storm.This same process also causes the “eye of the storm” in hurricanes and tornadoes. In these conditions, the calm occurs in the center of the storm because of the strong

19、 circling winds.The Weather Network has a tip for working out how far away a storm is, First count how many seconds there are between a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, roughly three seconds equal one kilometer. So, for example, if you count nine seconds, the storm is about three kilometers

20、 away. A good judge is that if your count is below 30 seconds, you should seek shelter straight away.However, due to the complexity of storm system, not all storms are proceeded (領先) by calm. Given the right conditions, some storms announce themselves with heavy rain and icy winds. So, your best bet

21、 is to keep yourself updated with weather reports for any predictions regarding a coming storm in your area. Thats the most reliable and sensible way to predict the next display of natures temper.12. What does the 3rd paragraph mainly tell us?A. How a storm comes into being.B. Why research is done o

22、n storm clouds.C. Why a peaceful period occurs before a storm.D. How dangerous a storm can be in certain situations.13. How far away is the storm if you count 18 seconds between a lightning flash and a thunder clap?A. Three kilometers.B. Four kilometers.C. Five kilometers.D. Six kilometers.14. What

23、can we learn from the text?A. Storms have a big influence on life.B. It is not always quiet before a storm.C. Weather reports may fail to predict a storm.D. Heavy storms dont usually last for a long time15. Where is the text probably taken from?A. A science report.B. A weather report.C. A touring gu

24、ide.D. An advertisement.參考答案：12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A【分析】這是一篇說明文。文章解釋了暴風雨來臨前，海面變得平靜風力減弱的原因，以及說明了一個計算風暴距離的小竅門?！?2題詳解】主旨大意題。根據第三段第一句According to the US website How Stuff Works, a calm period occurs because many storms, tornadoes and hurricanes draw in all the warm and wet air from the surrounding area.（根據美國網站How Stuff Works，由于許多