山西省大同市口泉第二中學2022-2023學年高二英語下學期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Mr.Smith，________ofthe________speech，startedtoreadanovel.A．tired；boring

B．tiring；bored

C．tired；bored

D．tiring；boring參考答案：A2.Earningmoneybycollectingrentfromtenants(房客)iseasyandhappy,butthat’snot________westudyfor.A.what

B.whomC.why

D.when參考答案：A【詳解】考查表語從句。句意：從租客那里賺取租金是容易和快樂的，但這不是我們學習的目的。此處be動詞后面是一個句子，所以它是表語從句，從句缺少引導詞，同時從句中介詞for缺少賓語，所以是有what能起雙重作用，故選A。3.—WhatdoesMarydo?

—Herjob________helpingoldpeoplewholivealone.

A.makesup

B.consistsof

C.addsup

D.isconsistedof參考答案：B略4.Asweknow,theproblem_____atthemeetingatthecomingweekendisveryimportanttous.A.todiscuss

B.tobediscussed

C.discussing

D.discussed參考答案：Ｂ略5.—“Themusicistooloud.Couldyoupleaseturndowntheradioabit?”

—__________________A.

Sorry.Ididn’tknowyouwerereading.B.

Thankyou.It’sverykindofyou.C.

Don’ttrouble.Ilikemusic.D.

Oh,it’sanhonorformetodoso.參考答案：A略6.With________winds,asailingshipcouldoutrunasteamship.A.profitable

B.favourableC.advantageous

D.beneficial參考答案：Bprofitable“可以獲得實際好處的”，特別是指物質或錢財方面有利可圖的；favourable“有利的”；advantageous“有利地位的”，強調取得優勢；beneficial“有益的；有好處的”，多指對身體健康、身心健康有益的。7.Herbrother______beathomenow,becausehewasseenplayingbasketballinthestadiumjustnow.A.mustn’t

B.needn’t

C.can’t

D.shouldn’t參考答案：C8.—Ican’timaginePhelpssmokingmarijuana(大麻).—______.A.NeitheramI

B.SodoI

C.Me,too

D.NorcanI參考答案：D略28.Youwillfailintheexam

youarefullydevotedtoyourstudy.A.because B.unless C.if D.when參考答案：B10.Thespokesmanofthegovernmentclaimedtoensurea

______

growingrate,ineconomicdevelopmentinthecomingyear.A.sharp B.stable C.fluent D.flat參考答案：B11.Itisreportedthatthepolicewillsoon________thecaseofthetwomissingchildren.

A.

lookinto

B.

longfor

C.

mirror

D.

leavebehind參考答案：A

【分析】句意：據報道警察將很快調查兩個男孩失蹤的案件。A：lookinto“調查”；B：longfor“渴望”；C：mirror“反映，反射”；D：leavebehind“留在后面，落在后面”。選A。

【點評】考查動詞（短語）辨析，區分lookinto；longfor；mirror和leavebehind的含義。12.Allflights_______becauseoftheairtrafficcontrol,thepassengershadtowaitinthehall.A.wereputoff

B.havingputoff

C.havebeenputoff

D.havingbeenputoff參考答案：C考查獨立主格結構。句意：因為空中管制，所有航班都被取消了，乘客們不得不等在候機廳里。allflights和putoff存在著邏輯上的主謂關系，排除A和Ｄ項，putoff表被動，排除B項。C項表被動完成，作非謂語動詞符合句意。選擇C項。13.Doyouthinkyouwillhavethework____ontime?A.finished

B.finishing

C.tofinish

D.finish參考答案：A14.Theoldladywas__________byacarwhenturningaroundthecornerofthestreet.A.knocked

B.knockeddownC.knockedover

D.knockedout參考答案：C考查動詞短語辨析。句意：老太太在街道拐角處轉彎時被一輛汽車撞倒了。knockdown擊倒；擊落；knockover打翻，撞翻；knockout打破，擊敗，出局。結合句意可知此處用knockover.故選C.15.

ourearth,orelseitwillbenolongerfitforustoliveon.

A.Protected

B.Toprotect

C.Protecting

D.Protect參考答案：D16.Thegirldreamtofbecomingabirdand_______freelyinthesky.A.flying

B.flew

C.tofly

D.fly參考答案：A17.Whatdoesyourbrotherlikedoing?Heenjoys_____computergamesafterdinner.A.played

B.play

C.toplay

D.playing參考答案：D略27.Soextraordianry__________thatitleftadeepimpressiononvisitors.

A.wastheShanghai2010Expo

B.theShanghai2010Expowas

C.didtheShanghai2010Expo

D.theShanghai2010Expodid參考答案：A略二、書面表達19.書面表達(滿分25分)

某地媒體就“超市攝像頭”這一現象展開了民意調查，結果如下：1．優點：高效、客觀；2．缺點：對顧客不信任、侵害人權。假設你是李華，就該調查結果向某英文報寫信并陳述自己的觀點及理由。

注意：1．詞數120左右，信的開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數；2．參考詞匯：保安securityguard。Deareditor,Nowadaysmoreandmoreargumentsarisewiththeincreasinguseofcamerasinsupermarketstopreventtheft.

Yourstruly,

LiHua參考答案：略20.書面表達(滿分25分)請以MyFavoriteNewspaper為題目寫一篇100字左右的短文，介紹《21世紀報》（21Century）。短文內容應包括下列表格中所提供的內容。報紙名稱及使用語言21stCentury

英文報紙出版地點及出版周期北京

每周一期

版面內容每周新聞、今日世界、語言課堂，體育與音樂、學生報導特色圖文并茂目的學習英語詞匯，提高英語水平，獲取各種信息效果廣為人知，深受喜愛參考答案：略三、閱讀理解21.TheCarnivalofBrazilisanannualfestivalheld46daysbeforeEaster,especiallyfamousfortheCarnivalinRiodeJaneiro.CarnivalcelebrationsarebelievedtohaverootsinthefestivalofSaturnalia,which,adaptedtoChristianity,becameafarewelltobadthingsinaseasonofreligiousdisciplinetoregretandprepareforChrist’sdeathandcomingbacktolife.

ModernBrazilianCarnivaldatesbacktoRiodeJaneiroin1641.ItoriginallycopiedtheEuropeanformofthefestival,latertakinginelementsofNativeAmericanandAfricancultures.Inthelate19thcentury,thestrings(弦樂器)wereintroducedinRiodeJaneiro.Thesewerepageant(游行)groupsthatparadedthroughcityavenuesperformingoninstrumentsanddancing.Todaytheyareknownasblocks,consistingofagroupofpeoplewhodressincostumesorspecialT-shirtswiththemesorlogos.Blocksaregenerallyconnectedwithparticularneighborhoods;theyincludebothamusicgroupandalotofrevelers(狂歡者).BlockparadeshavebecomeanexpressivefeatureofRio’sCarnival.Today,theynumbermorethan100andthegroupsincreaseeachyear.Blockscanbeformedbysmallorlargegroupsofrevelerswithacleartitle.Beforetheshow,theygatherinasquare,thenparadeinsectionsofthecity,oftennearthebeach.CarnivaltimeinRioisveryinteresting,butisalsothemostexpensivetimetovisitRio.Hotelroomsandotherlodgings(住宿)canbeuptofourtimesmoreexpensivethantheregularrates.Therearebigcrowdsatsomelocationsandlifeisfarfromordinaryinmanypartsoftown.72.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A.TheCarnivalofBrazilisoftenheldafterEaster.B.TheCarnivalofBrazilcomesfromEasterandSaturnalia.C.TheCarnivalofBrazilisafestivaltoregretandbeginanewlife.D.TheCarnivalofBrazilismainlytocelebratethebirthofChrist.73.Howlongisthehistoryofthepeople’scelebratingmodernBrazilianCarnival?A.About100years.B.Lessthantwocenturies.C.About370years.D.Overfivecenturies.74.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat_______A.blockparadesbecomebiggerandbigger.B.blockparadescanonlybeformedbybiggroupsofrevelers.C.thethemeofblocksmustbeserious.D.blocksawaysparadeonlyonthebeach75.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thefamouscarnivalsintheworld.B.HowthecarnivalwasintroducedinBrazil.C.ThecarnivalinRiodeJaneiro.

D.ThehappylifeofthepeopleinRiodeJaneiro.參考答案：CCAC22.WintersarelongandunforgivinginNorthDakota.

Thewinterof1996wasespecially

brutal.Itwasahardtimeinmyownlifetoo.Aneckinjuryhadkeptmeflat

inbedfornearlyayear.“JustintimeforEaster,”myhusband,Dick,said.But

howcould

Ifeelthe

joywhenthesnowwasfourfeet

deepandIhad

monthsofpainfulphysicaltreatmentahead?Iwasdoingthedishesoneday,feelinghopelesswhenthere

wasa

tapagainst

theglass.

It

wasabranch

ofthetroublesomecottonwood(棉白楊).Backinthefallof1979,itwasanewsubdivision(分支）then,aneight-footstick.Thepeoplewho'dbriefly

occupiedthehousebeforeushadplacedthe

pipefromthepumpnexttoit.The

earth

wassowetthatthepoorthinghadfallendown,mostofitsbarerootsystempointingskyward,andblowinghopelesslyback

andforthinthecoldwind.Dickdecidedtopullitout

oneday,but

Iprotested.“Lookathowhardit'strying!”Isaid,pointingtothewayit

stronglykeptholdoftheearth.“Itdeservesachance.”Dickborrowedsometools.Wepackeddry

soilaroundthetreeandputupsomestakes(樁)intotheground,makingitstandupright.Thatwinterwasstillterrible.

Surprisingly,in

the

spring

my

“rescue

stick”put

forth

a

few

leaves,thenwithlotsofbranches.Theyearafterthat,wewereabletoremovethestakes.Bythe1990sthatlittlestickwasagiant,toweringoverthehouse.Nowthetappingatthewindowcontinued,louderasthewindpickedup,almostasthoughtotellmeto

lookup.Atlast,Idid.Icaughtmybreath.Inthewindowagainsttheicybluesky,thousandsandthousandsoffresh

redbudswerewavinginthewind.The

tree

wasburstingwithlifeandIhadawonderfulEaster.39.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"brutal"inParagraph1probablymean?A.busy.

B.hard.C.long.

D.warm.40.HowdidDickrescuethenewsubdivision?A.Bysupportingthestickfirmly.B.Bywateringthestickregularly.C.Bydistributingchemicalfertilizer.D.Bygatheringsticksdayandnight.41.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthelastparagraph?A.Toinformusofthecurrentconditionofhercottonwood.B.Toimplythatshe’dspentthehardesttimeandfelthopeful.C.Totellusthatthetreehadsurvivedfromthe