2021-2022學(xué)年山西省晉城市高平東周中學(xué)高二英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析

1、2021-2022學(xué)年山西省晉城市高平東周中學(xué)高二英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、 選擇題1. A warm thought suddenly came to me I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mothers birthday.A. if B. when C. that D. which參考答案：C略2. You were driving at 100 km an hour, sir. But officer, I _. My car cant go more than 80. A. may not have to

2、 B. couldnt have been C. wouldnt like to D. neednt to be參考答案：B3. I went there yesterday C to see my uncle . A special B especially C specially D especial參考答案：C略4. The traffic lights _ green and I pulled away. A. came B. grew C. got D. went參考答案：D5. After one month good preparation, they were certain

3、that their play, _ staged, would prove a great success.Asince Bunless Conce Duntil參考答案：C6. He will come to understand your efforts sooner or later. Its just a matter of_.A. belief B. value C. time D. fear參考答案：C7. English-born Paul made_across the globe after he correctly forecast how Germany would f

4、are(進(jìn)展) in seven matches in the World Cup.A. targets B. headlines C. reputation D. selections 參考答案：B略8. Do you believe Toms excuse about being late because his alarm clock stopped? I think he _ the excuse.A. made up B. took upC. turned up D. stayed up參考答案：Amake up“編造”； make up the excuse“編造借口”。9. Ha

5、rbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, always draws many tourists every winter, for it is _ in ice and snow during the long cold months.A. adequate B. abundant C. accessible D. appropriate參考答案：B10. Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity _ sight matters more than hearing

6、. A. when B. whose C. which D. where參考答案：D略11. At the end of the basketball game, players traditionally _ shirts with each other as a sign of friendship.A. share B. acquire C. exchange D. appreciate參考答案：C略12. Wed like a double room, please. Im sorry, but all but two single rooms with sea view .A. is

7、 reserved B. have been reserved C. has reserved D. had reserved參考答案：B13. The design isnt successful unless it_ people of all ages and social groups. A. attaches to B. appeals to C. adjusts to D. objects to參考答案：B略14. Last Sunday, we went to an ancient town about 10 kilometers _ our city.A. in west of

8、 B. west of C. the west of D. western of 參考答案：B15. Youd better write down the phone number of that restaurant for future _.A. purposeB. referenceC. progressD. memory參考答案：B略16. Wang Ping_ my _ and showed me how to use it.A. fasten; safe belt; B. fasten; safety belt C. fastened; safety belt D. fastene

9、d; safe 參考答案：C17. The mother, _ in the kitchen, totally forgot the medicine on the table within the childs reach.A. to be occupiedB. occupyingC. occupiedD. being occupied參考答案：C18. According to the radio, the hurricane resulted _ ten deaths.A. to B. in C. from D. by參考答案：B19. It is such_ pleasure and_

10、 honor to be here with all of you at this great university, so thank you so much for having me.Aaan B. aa C. . D. .an參考答案：A二、 新的題型20. Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. _71_ However, dogs without owners to care for the

11、m lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dogs life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. _72_ They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can

12、 make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog._73_This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks

13、. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things._74_People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to

14、guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest

15、 days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. _75_ A. Still, people say every dog has its day.B. Dogs are humans best friends.C. Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways.D. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.E. There are many other expressions

16、waiting for you to explore.F. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.G. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.參考答案：71G72F73A74C75B71G根據(jù)語境可知，此句通過舉例解釋了前一句話“美國人很喜歡狗并且對待狗很好”。故選G。72F根據(jù)語境可知，當(dāng)人們說這是“一個狗吃狗的社會”時，即表示這是一個

17、人吃人的世界，用這個短語來描述人們?yōu)榱艘恍┦虑椴粨袷侄?，表現(xiàn)了社會競爭的殘酷性。故選F。73A根據(jù)后面幾句話可知，此處為形容每個人都有萬事順利得意的時期。“every dog has its day”就表示“凡人皆有得意日,凡人都有出頭天”。故選A。74C根據(jù)后一句話可知，美國人有時用狗來形容那些行為不善良吝嗇的一些人。故選C。75B根據(jù)前一句話可知，此處指在美國語言中，人們用狗來描述天氣的一些表達(dá)方式，而“rain cats and dogs”表示“傾盆大雨”，符合語境。故選B。【備注】文章介紹了在美國語言中與狗這種動物有關(guān)的一些表達(dá)方法。三、 閱讀理解21. 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個

18、選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Elephants and people are in competition for space. In much of Africa, elephants are now put in national parks. Elephants suffered a serious and steady decrease in numbers in the 1970s. In Kenya alone, in the 1970s and 1980s, the elephant population decreased from 170,000 to 25,00

19、0. The sharp drop in numbers was the result of poacher(偷獵者) illegally killing elephants for their ivory. The piece of ivory went from $3 a pound to $50 to $100 a pound. Africa became very attractive to poachers. Bull elephants carried the largest tusks(象牙), so they were more often killed. With males

20、 gone and older females killed by poachers as well, there were many young elephants unable to benefit from the wisdom of the older females and matriarchs, who led the herds.Kenya took an international trade in ivory was officially forbidden, and $3,000,000 worth of confiscated(沒收的) ivory was burned

21、in Kenya. The following year, only 50 elephants were lost to poachers in kenya instead of 3,000. But Kenya has the fastest growing human population in the world. People throughout Africa wont tolerate elephants eating their crops and destroying their livelihoods.In South Africa, elephants live behin

22、d the fences of national parks. In some parts of Africa, big-game hunters pay a lot of money to hunt elephants. This keeps their numbers down, and the money goes toward conservation. In Kenya, there were some attempts at birth control to keep the elephant population at manageable numbers to reduce c

23、onflicts with people.Faced with a growing human population, elephants are losing the battle for space. Its unlikely, though, that they will become extinct. They will live in natural parks that bring tourists to Africa as well as India and other parts of Asia. The money from tourism will help elephants to survive.55. Bull elephants were at higher risk of being killed because _.A. they were the leaders of the herds B. they possessed bigger