廣東省梅州市桃堯中學(xué)2023年高二英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析

1、廣東省梅州市桃堯中學(xué)2023年高二英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、 選擇題1. Its already 10 oclock. I wonder how it _ that she was 2 hours late on such a short trip. A. came overB. came outC. came aboutD. came up參考答案：C2. He had a lot of friends, only a few of _ were invited to his wedding. A. whomB. themC. whichD. who參考答案：A3. This was th

2、e first time we _ a film in the cinema together as a family.A. see B. saw C. had seen D. have seen參考答案：C4. -Is everyone here?-Not yet, look, there _ the rest of the students.A. comes B. come C. is coming D. are coming參考答案：B5. How did you do in the test?Not so well. I have done much better but I had

3、a stomachache during the test.A. need B. could C. must D. neednt參考答案：B6. It was only when they were told of the importance of time they realized wasting time means wasting their life Auntil Bthat Cthen Dso參考答案：B7. I to go for a walk, but someone called and I couldnt get away.A. was planning B. plann

4、ed C. had planned D. would plan參考答案：C8. Not until the early years of the 19th century _ what heat was. A. man did know B. man knew C. knew man D. did man know參考答案：D29. _ all the inventions have in common is _they have succeeded. A. What; what B. That; that C. What; that D That; what參考答案：C10. A Tale

5、of Two Cities is set in _.A. Alaska in the Gold RushB. London in the Victorian EraC. the Great Revolution of FranceD. the British Glorious Revolution參考答案：C【詳解】考查課外閱讀雙城記。Tale of Two Cities雙城記是英國(guó)作家查爾斯狄更斯所著的一部以法國(guó)大革命為背景所寫成的長(zhǎng)篇?dú)v史小說。故事中將巴黎、倫敦兩個(gè)大城市連結(jié)起來，圍繞著曼馬內(nèi)特醫(yī)生一家和以德發(fā)日夫婦為首的圣安東尼區(qū)展開故事。故選C。11. Life is full of

6、ups and downs. that we are optimistic and take a positive attitude, we will be more likely to enjoy our life to the fullest.A. Concerned B. Provided C. Considering D. Concerning參考答案：B試題分析：考查連詞。provided (連詞) 如果， 假如， 在的條件下。句意：人生充滿了起伏。假如我們是樂觀的，并采取積極的態(tài)度，我們將更可能充分享受我們的人生。在這里provided是連詞，引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句。故選B。12. Th

7、ough Harrys family is not very rich, _ his parents will try their best to send him abroad for his further study. A. 不填 B. and C. so D. but參考答案：A13. Im terribly sorry to interrupt, but may I use your phone? Its rather urgent. Yes, .A. with pleasure B. no burryC. it doesnt matter D. of course參考答案：D14.

8、 Asking themtoboycott meetings whenothersdonotagreewiththeirdemandsisa(n) _toaveryunhappylife offightingwithotherpeople,_them their future happiness.A. guarantee, having cost B. accomplishment, losing C. invitation, costing D. affection, having lost 參考答案：C試題分析：考查名詞和非謂語動(dòng)詞。guarantee保證；accomplishment成就

9、，完成；invitation邀請(qǐng)；affection喜愛，感情。當(dāng)別人不同意他們的要求時(shí)，要求他們抵制會(huì)議就是一個(gè)與其他人斗爭(zhēng)的非常不愉快的生活邀請(qǐng)，結(jié)果以付出他們未來的幸福為代價(jià)。此處是現(xiàn)在分詞做自然的結(jié)果狀語。故選C?？键c(diǎn)：考查名詞和非謂語動(dòng)詞15. My sister, as well as one of her classmates who _ late for class, _ criticized by Mr. Hunt. A. were; was B. was; were C. was; was D. were; were 參考答案：A二、 填空16. 短文填空(共10小題；每小

10、題1分，滿分10分)閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)以下提示：1)漢語提示；2)首字母提示；3)語境提示,在每個(gè)空格內(nèi)填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z單詞并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對(duì)應(yīng)的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確，拼寫正確。The annual English Festival, which lasted one week, has just ended. There were all kinds of colourful _(活動(dòng)), including English 81_speech competition. Last Friday, we had the honor of _(邀請(qǐng)) 82_Professor

11、 Smith to deliver a lecture on English c_background 83_information, such as English idioms. He was so learned and humorous _ 84_he began his lecture _an amusing story to attract the attention of 85 _the audience and all of us were d _ impressed by his wisdom 86_We admired him and took notes carefull

12、y, for he made himself u 87_by speaking slowly and clearly _for us to follow him. He gave 88_us some practical ways to develop the sense of language and e 89_us to keep speaking English as much as _ in our daily life. 90_參考答案：activities inviting cultural that with deeply understood enough encouraged

13、 possible略三、 閱讀理解17. In ancient Egypt，the pharaoh（法老）treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However，if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news，his head was cut off. Shades of that spirit spread over toda

14、ys conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out of the door，picnic basket in hand，a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said，Oh boy，bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says its going to rain. I wanted to strike

15、him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report，for his smile. Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter，the sales agent said with a broad smile，Oh that bus left five minutes ago. Dre

16、ams of head-cutting！ Its not the news that makes someone angry. Its the unsympathetic attitude with which its delivered（遞送）. Everyone must give bad news from time to time， and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a c

17、aring way. A boss informing an employee he didnt get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know，when delivering any bad news，they should share the feeling of the receiver. Unfortunately，many people are not aware of this. When youre tired from a long flight，has a hotel clerk cheerfully sai

18、d that your room isnt ready yet？When you had your heart set on the toast beef，has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece？It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces. Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympat

19、hy（同情），I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left，I probably would have said，Oh，thats all right Ill catch the next one. Big winners，when they bear bad news，deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded（被轟炸的）person is sure to have.63. In Paragraph 1，the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to _. A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic C. describe a