廣東省梅州市華新中學2021年高二英語下學期期末試卷含解析

廣東省梅州市華新中學2021年高二英語下學期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Asmanyasfivecoursesareprovided,andyouarefreetochoose________suitsyoubest.A.whichever

B.whatever

C.whenever

D.wherever參考答案：A略2.23．Haveyouforgotten

aMP4fromMike?Pleaseremember

ittohimtomorrow．

A．toborrow;toreturn;

B．toborrow;returning

C．borrowing;returning

D．borrowing;toreturn參考答案：D略3.Mostofusknowweshouldcutdownonfat,butknowingsuchthingsisn’tmuchhelpwhenit_____shoppingandeating.A．comesto B．speaksofC．callsto D．refersto參考答案：A【詳解】考查動詞詞組。句意：我們大多數人都知道我們應該減少脂肪（的攝入），但知道這些東西在購物和吃東西時沒什么幫助。A項與whenit搭配為固定句型，whenitcomesto…..意為“當提到….”，符合句意，選A項。【點睛】在平時的學習中要注意積累一些常用的句式，詞組搭配等。本題中whenitcomesto為固定句式，熟悉這個句式的考生可以很輕易地選出A項。4.____________deepdownintheearth,thedeadforestsrottedawayandbecamecoal.A.Burying

B.Buried

C.Tobury

D.Beingburying參考答案：B5.HaveyoulistenedtothesongYesterdayoncemore,____singerdiedinherearlyyears.A.that

B.ofwhich

C.who

D.whose參考答案：D6.MoresubwayswillhavebeenbuiltinChengduinafewyears’time,______itmucheasierforpeopletotravelformoneplacetoanother.

A.making

B.made

C.tomake

D.havingmade參考答案：A略7.Vehiclesthat_________lessfuelareparticularlypopularwithyoungpeople.A.adopt

B.containC.involve

D.consume參考答案：D【詳解】考查動詞辨析。句意：耗油量較低的汽車在年輕人中尤其受歡迎。A.adopt采取；B.contain包含；C.involve包含；D.consume消費，根據題意，故選D。8.Youngasheis,healreadyhasfournovelstohis________,whoseachievementhascaughtthepublic’sattention.A.affection B.entertainment C.credit D.possession參考答案：C

9.________thedelayedflightwilltakeoffdependsmuchontheweather.A．Why

B．When

C．That

D．What參考答案：B10.----Itoldyouthathewouldcometoseeyou.----ActuallyIhadlittledoubt_____itwastrue.A.whether

B.that

C.since

D.if參考答案：BB考查賓語從句。句意：——我告訴過你他會來看你的?！獙嶋H上我一點都不懷疑這是真的。havelittledoubt表示“不懷疑”，要用that來引導賓語從句，如果doubt前是肯定形式，引導詞用whether或if，故B項正確。11.

---Whysoserious,dear?

---Nothing.I’mjustthinkingabouttheproblem_____tomorrow.

A.discussed

B.willbediscussed

C.tobediscussed

D.beingdiscussed參考答案：C12.Withouttheticketyougavetome,I____abletogototheconcerttomorrow.A.weren’t

B.won’tbeC.wouldn’tbe

D.wouldn’thavebeen參考答案：C【詳解】考查虛擬語氣。句意：沒有你給我的票，我明天就不能去聽音樂會了。without引導的虛擬語氣，表示與將來事實相反，謂語動詞為would/could/might(not)dosth.故選C?！军c睛】without引導的虛擬語氣1.與現在事實相反：Withoutair,mancouldn'texistontheearth.沒有空氣的話,人類將不能在地球上生存.謂語動詞：would/could/might(not)dosth.2.與過去事實相反：Withoutyourhelp,Iwouldhavefailedtheexamlastweek.沒有你幫助的話,我上周考試可能就通不過了.謂語動詞：would/could/might(not)havedonesth.3.與將來事實相反：Withoutyourticket,Iwouldn'tbeabletogototheconcerttomorrow.要是沒有你的票的話,我明天就不能去聽音樂會了.謂語動詞：would/could/might(not)dosth.13.TheEuropeanspouredintovastAmerica;______,theyalsoimportedtheirownfestivals.A.truly B.naturally C.similarly D.hopefully參考答案：B略14.Everythingcomeswith_____price;thereisnosuch____thingasafreelunchintheworld.A.a;a

B.the;/

C.the;a

D.a;/參考答案：D15.Thepeoplewhosawtheaccidentpassedall________informationtothepolice.

A.shallow

B.optional

C.relevant

D.abundant參考答案：C16.---I’mterriblysorryforhavinghurtyourdog.---_________Youdidn’tmeanit.A.Don’tmentionit.

B.Youarewelcome.

C.Justforgetit.

D.Youshouldhavebeenmorecareful.參考答案：C17.---Sorry,Iforgot___himaboutit.---Nevermind,I’lltellitmyself.A.telling

B.totell

C.tobetold

D.havingtold參考答案：B18.--Domanypeopleliveinthedesert?--_________.Therearepeoplewhoworkinthemines,ofcourse.ButmostAustraliansliveonthecoast.A.Notlikely

B.Notreally

C.Notnecessarily

D.Notnearly參考答案：B二、短文改錯19.Ivisitedmyauntinthecountrysidenearthecitylastweek.Iwassurprisingtoseethatgreatchangeshadbeentakenplaceinthecountryside.Takemyaunt’sfamilyforexample.Wesupplyprecioustreesandflowerstothestoresinthecityandhavetenworkersworkingforthemselves.Theirfamily’sincomereachedasmuch100000yuanlastyear.Notonlydidtheyhaveahouse,acarandcomputers,theycanalsoaffordatripabroadeveryyear.Whenaskingwhatelsetheyneededmost,theysaidthattheywantedtolearnafewEnglishsothattheycoulddobusinesswithforeignersdirectly.Totheirdelighted,mycousincanusethathehaslearnedfromuniversitytohelpthemwithoverseastrade.參考答案：Ivisitedmyauntinthecountrysidenearthecitylastweek.Iwassurprisingtoseethat

surprisedgreatchangeshadbeentakenplaceinthecountryside.Takemyaunt’sfamilyforexample.WesupplyprecioustreesandflowerstothestoresinthecityandhavetenworkersTheyworkingforthemselves.Theirfamily’sincomereachedasmuch^100000yuanlastyear.Notonly

them

asdidtheyhaveahouse,acarandcomputers,theycanalsoaffordatripabroadeveryyear.Whenaskingdo

askedwhatelsetheyneededmost,theysaidthattheywantedtolearnafewEnglishsothattheycoulddo

littlebusinesswithforeignersdirectly.Totheirdelighted,mycousincanusethathehaslearnedfrom

delight

whatuniversitytohelpthemwithoverseastrade.略三、閱讀理解20.Whenastormiscoming,mostpeopleleavetheareaasquicklyaspossibleandheadforsafety.Butthereareafewpeoplewhowillgetintotheircarsandgostraightforthecenterofthestorm.Thesepeoplearewillingtoriskbeingkilledbyfloodsor100-kilometer-an-hourwindsfortheexcitementofwatchingthestormcloseup.

“Stormchasing”isbecominganincreasinglypopularhobby,especiallyintheMidwestoftheUnitedStates,wheretherearefrepuentstormsbetweenMarchandJuly.AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelatestweatherreports,andthendrivesupto1,000kilometerstowherethestormwillbeandwaitsforittodevelop.Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstormcanthrowacowintotheairordestroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidentscausedbydrivinginaheavyrain.Ifyouareabeginner,itismuchsafertojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.Eventhen,stormchasingisnotalladventureandexcitement.“Stormchasingis95%driving,”saysDanielLynch,whospendsmostofhissummerstorm-chasing.“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers.”However,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“Whenyougetclosetoastorm,itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormisanexampleofthepowerofnature.ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”55.Forstormchasing,thefirstthingstormchasersdoisto

.

A.collectinformationaboutacomingstorm

B.getintothecarforsafety

C.waitpatientlyforthestormtodevelop

D.headstraightforthecenterofthestorm

56.Beginnersofstormchasingareadvised

.

A.nottodriveinaheavyrain

B.todoitinanorganizedway

C.nottogettooclosetoastorm

D.tospendmoretimeonitinsummer

57.Bysaying“itisallworthit”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeansthat

.

A.stormchasingcosts

alotofmoney

B.effortsinstormchasingarewellpaid

C.stormchasingisworthhoursofwaiting

D.astormpresentsthegreatestshowonEarth

58.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Stormchasingisonlyfitforyoungpeople

B.Manystormchasersgetkilledinthestorms.

C.Stormchasingisbecomingpopulararoundtheworld.

D.Sometimesstormchasersgetnothingbutdisappointment.參考答案：略21.Mostofushavegoneawayfrom“madmen”inthestreet,onlytorealizethattheyareinfactusingaBluetoothheadset.NowanewUniversityofPennsylvaniastudyshowsthatmuttering(嘀咕)canactuallyhelppeoplefindlostobjects—inotherwords,sayingthenameofanobjecthelpsyoufinditmorequickly.Previousworkhassuggestedthatspeakingaloudwhileperformingstep-by-steptasks,liketyingshoelaces(鞋帶),canhelpkidsguidetheirbehaviorandletthemfocusonthejobinhand.However,scientistswerenotsureifspeakingaloudwhenperformingtaskscouldhelpadultsinthesameway,especiallywhenlookingforparticularobjects.ProfessorGaryLupanandDanielSwingley,writingfortheQuarterlyJournalofExperimentalPsychology,carriedoutsomeexperiments.Theyhopedtogivethefactthatnexttimeyouloseyourkeys,muttering“keys,keys,keys”caninfacthelpyoufindthem.Inspiredbyviewingpeoplemutteringtothemselvesastheytrytofindthingslikepeanutbutterinasupermarket,theresearchersconductedtwoexperimentstoseeifthisactuallyworked.Inthefirst,participantswereshown20picturesofvariousobjectsandwereaskedtofindacertainone,withsomeseeingatextlabel(標簽)tellingthemwhattheywerelookingfor.Theseparticipantswerethenaskedtosearchfortheobjectagainwhilesayingthewordtothemselves,withresultsshowingthatsayingitaloudhelpedpeoplefindtheobjectmorequickly.Thesecondexperimentsawparticipantsperformingashoppingtask,wheretheywereshownphotographsofitems(物品)commonlyfoundonsupermarketshelves.Theywereaskedtofindallexamplesofaparticularitem,soiftheywereaskedforapplestheyhadtofindallthebagsofapples,asquicklyaspossible.Theresearchersfoundthattherewasalsoanadvantageinsayingthenameoftheproductaloudwhentheyweresearchingforsomethingfamiliar.TheUniversityofPennsylvaniastudyshowsthatmutteringcanactuallyhelppeoplereachthetargetobject—inotherwords,mutteringtooneselfhelpstofocusthemin