廣東省江門市塘頭中學2021年高二英語上學期期末試卷含解析

廣東省江門市塘頭中學2021年高二英語上學期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.SigmatelInc,______world’slargestmakerofcontrollerchipsforMP3players,issettoestablish______newR&DcenterinHongKongandopentwosalesofficesonchina’smainland.A.a,a

B.the,theC.a,theD.the,a參考答案：D2.Thecollegestudentsurgedthatthelibrary________openduringthewinterholidays.

A.keeps

B.waskeeping

C.waskept

D.bekept

參考答案：D3.Hedidn’tmake____clearwhenandwherethemeetingwouldbeheld.A.this

B.that

C.it

D.these參考答案：C略4.StandingonthetopoftheOrientalPearlTVTower,______agoodbird’s–eyeviewofShanghaicity.A.itwillbe

B.youwillget

C.therewillbe

D.itwillhave參考答案：B5.

Heislivingin________usedtobeastore.

A．where

B．that

C．which

D．what參考答案：D6.Pleasekeepsilent!Abeautifulsong____andIwanttolisten.A.hasbeenbroadcast

B.hadbeenbroadcastC.isbeingbroadcast

D.isbroadcast參考答案：C7.Hi,Jack.YouandMaryhavebeenchattingforhours.Never

youtalksomuchbefore.A.Iheard B.Ihadheard C.didIhear D.haveIheard參考答案：D8.---Areyouangry?---Yes.Heshouldatleastanswerwhen_____.A.speaking

B.spokento

C.spoken

D.speakingto參考答案：B9.Thebosstooknonoticeofthesuggestiongivenbytheclerkthatthenewtechnology____theproblemsonconveyingtheproducts.A.beappliedtosolve B.beappliedtosolvingC.mustbeappliedtosolving D.mustbeappliedtosolve參考答案：B10.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_____well,butfiveyearsagonoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworld.A.selling;wasplaying

B.sells;wastoplay

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying參考答案：B11.The______,Ithink,hedrewfromhissimpleexperimentisnotscientific．A.conclusion B.charge C.promise D.Relation參考答案：A12.___hisadvice,Isucceededatlast.A.Because

B.Due

C.Oweto

D.Thanksto參考答案：D13.___________themanwholostthepurse,Mikehadtostaytherelonger.

A.Notfinding B.Notfound C.Nothavingfound D.Havingnotfound參考答案：C14.Inmyopinion,whathetoldusjustnowabouttheaffairsimplydoesn’tmakeany.A.meaningB.ideaC.senseD.point參考答案：C15.Weare________bydoctorstoeatmorenaturalfoodandtakeplentyofphysicalexercises.A.suggested

B.warnedof

C.informed

D.advised參考答案：C略16.E-mail,aswellastelephones,____animportantpartindailycommunication.

A.isplaying

B.haveplayed

C.areplaying

D.play參考答案：A二、完型填空17.Onedayalltheemployeesofaveryfamouscompanyreachedtheirofficeandallsawabigsignonthemaindoorwhichsaidthis:“Yesterday,the___41___whohasbeenhindering(阻礙)yourprogressinthiscompany___42___.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeen___43___inthegym.”Inthebeginning,theyallgot___44___forthedeathofoneoftheircolleagues,butafterawhiletheystartedgetting___45___toknowwhowasthatpersonthathinderedthe___46___oftheircolleaguesandthecompanyitself?The___47___inthegymwassuchthatsecurityagentswereorderedtocontrolthecrowd___48___theroom.Themorepeople___49___thecoffin(棺材),themoretheexcitementheatedup.Everyonethought,“____50____isitthatwasholdingmeback?”O(jiān)nebyonetheintrigued(引起好奇心的)employeesgotclosertothecoffin,andwhentheylookedinsideit,they____51____becamespeechless.Theyallgottostandnearthecoffin,andfeltshockedand____52____,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheir____53____.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin：everyonewho____54____itcouldseethemselves!Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthat____55____：“Thereisonlyonepersonwhoiscapableofsetting____56____toyourgrowthandITISYOU!”Yourlifedoesnot____57____whenyourbosschanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourparentschange,whenyourhusbandorwifechanges…No,yourlifechangeswhenYOUchange,whenyou____58____yourlimitingbeliefsinside.Examineyourself:watchyourself.Don’tbeafraidof____59____,impossibilitiesandlosses.Beawinner；buildyourselfandyourreality.Remember,it'sthewayyoufacelifeitselfthatmakesa____60____.41.A.person

B.boss

C.sign

D.funeral42.A.diedaway

B.diedout

C.passedaway

D.passedout43.A.protected

B.prevented

C.proved

D.prepared44.A.happy

B.sad

C.joyful

D.grateful45.A.calm

B.curious

C.conscious

D.convenient46.A.growth

B.width

C.faith

D.strength47.A.way

B.meaning

C.excitement

D.disappointment48.A.within

B.without

C.about

D.around49.A.bought

B.sold

C.reached

D.touched50.A.What

B.Which

C.Where

D.Who51.A.carefully

B.actually

C.suddenly

D.madly52.A.insilence

B.inreturn

C.inneed

D.inorder53.A.hand

B.soul

C.mouth

D.face54.A.putoutside

B.putinside

C.lookedoutside

D.lookedinside55.A.talked

B.spoke

C.said

D.told56.A.deadlines

B.demands

C.limits

D.lacks57.A.continue

B.cancel

C.accelerate

D.change58.A.gobeyond

B.gotogether

C.gowithout

D.gotowards59.A.acquaintances

B.difficulties

C.advantages

D.bargains60.A.profit

B.wealth

C.difference

D.fortune參考答案：41.A

42.C

43.D

44.B

45.B

46.A

47.C

48.A

49.C

50.D

51.C

52.A

53.B

54.D

55.C

56.C

57.D

58.A

59.B

60.C這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。作者通過人們去參加一個葬禮，告訴人們一個道理：阻礙自己進步的人不是別人，而是自己，要超越自我，戰(zhàn)勝自我，才能戰(zhàn)勝困難，取得成功。41.考查名詞。由theyallgot___4___forthedeathofoneoftheircolleagues可知，昨天，在公司里阻礙你發(fā)展的那個人已經(jīng)去世了。A.person人；B.boss老板；C.sign符號；D.funeral葬禮。選A。42.考查動詞短語。由下文的邀請大家參加“葬禮”可知，這里意思是昨天在公司里阻礙你發(fā)展的那個人已經(jīng)去世了。A.diedaway減弱；B.diedout滅絕；C.passedaway去世；D.passedout分發(fā)。故選C。43.考查動詞。我們邀請你參加在體育館里準備的葬禮。A.protected保護；B.prevented阻止；C.proved證明；D.prepared準備。故選D。44.考查形容詞。在一開始，他們都為一個同事的去世而感到悲傷，但是一會兒，他們開始好奇想知道誰是那個阻礙同事和公司發(fā)展的人。A.happy幸福的；B.sad悲傷的；C.joyful令人高興的；D.grateful感謝的。故選B。45.考查形容詞。在一開始，他們都為一個同事的去世而感到悲傷，但是一會兒，他們開始好奇想知道誰是那個阻礙同事和公司發(fā)展的人。A.calm平靜的；B.curious好奇的；C.conscious意識到的；D.convenient方便的。故選B。46.考查名詞。由Yesterday,the___1___whohasbeenhindering(阻礙)yourprogressinthiscompany___2___.可知，這里意思是在一開始，他們都為一個同事的去世而感到悲傷，但是一會兒，他們開始好奇想知道誰是那個阻礙同事和公司發(fā)展的人。A.growth發(fā)展；B.width寬度；C.faith信念；D.strength力量。故選A。47.考查名詞。在下文內容themoretheexcitementheatedup.中捕捉到關鍵詞excitement，故選C。48.考查介詞。保安員被要求把人群控制在房間之內。A.within在……之內；B.without沒有；C.about關于；D.around在……周圍。故選A。49.考查動詞。越多的人靠近棺材，越多的興奮在人們內心燃起。A.bought買；B.sold賣；C.reached到達；D.touched觸摸。故選C。50.考查疑問詞辨析。每個人都在想：“到底誰是阻止我進步的人？”A.What什么；B.Which哪一個；C.Where在哪里；D.Who誰。故選D。51.考查副詞。由Theyallgottostandnearthecoffin,andfeltshockedand___12___可知，他們突然變得說不出話來。A.carefully小心地；B.actually實際上；C.suddenly突然地；D.madly瘋狂地。故選C。52.考查固定短語。由they___11___becamespeechless.可知，他們都站在棺材旁，感覺震驚和沉默。A.insilence沉默地；B.inreturn作為報答；C.inneed在危難中；D.inorder整齊，秩序井然。故選A。53.考查名詞。好像有人觸碰了他們靈魂的最深處。A.hand手；B.soul靈魂；C.mouth嘴；D.face臉。故選B。54.考查動詞短語。由Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin可推知，每個往里看的人，都會看到他們自己。lookedinside往里看。故選D。55.考查動詞。鏡子旁還有一塊標牌，上面寫著：“只有一個人能限制你的發(fā)展，那就是你自己”。say可以表示“表明，寫明”，符合語境，故選C。56.考查名詞。句意：鏡子旁還有一塊標牌，上面寫著：“只有一個人能限制你的發(fā)展，那就是你自己?！眑imit意為“限制”，相當于文章中的hinder，符合語境。deadline最后期限；demand要求；lack缺乏，均不符合語境，故選C。57.考查動詞。由No,yourlifechangeswhenYOUchange可知，當你的老板改變，當你的朋友改變，當你的父母改變，當你的丈夫或妻子改變，只要你不變，你的生活就不會改變。A.continue繼續(xù)；B.cancel取消；C.accelerate加速；D.change改變。故選D。58.考查固定短語。當你改變了，當你超出了你內在的局限性的信念，你的生活就會改變。A.gobeyond超出；B.gotogether互相協(xié)調；C.gowithout沒有；D.gotowards朝...方向走去。故選A。59.考查名詞。不要害怕困難、不可能和損失。A.acquaintances相識；B.difficulties困難；C.advantages優(yōu)點；D.bargains交易。與后面的impossibilitiesandlosses是并列關系，感情色彩應該一致，故選B。60.考查固定短語。記住，你面對生活本身的方式，將會對你的生活有影響。makeadifference意為“有影響，有關系”，是固定短語，故選C。三、閱讀理解18.Honey(蜂蜜)fromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nest(巢)andtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper一alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewax(蜂蠟)inthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees’nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.60.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?A.It'ssmallinsize.

B.It'shardtorecognize.

C.It'scoveredwithwax.

D.It'shiddenintrees.61.Whatdothewords"thefollower"inParagraph2referto?A.Abee.

B.Abird.

C.Abeekeeper.

D.Ahoneyseeker.62.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway____________。A.itgetsitsfood

B.itgoestochurch

C.itsingsintheforest

D.itreachesintobees'nests63.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WildBees

B.WaxandHoneyC.Honey-Lover'sHelper

D.BeekeepinginAfrica參考答案：DDAC19.Therearemanyweirdsportsthatarepresentfromaroundtheworld.Fromeachregionoftheworld,alongwiththeverypopularcommonsports,therearealsothosereallypopularbutveryweirdkindsofsports.TheUltimateTestbetweenManandHorse:Thisindeedaverystrangekindofsportthattestsyourstamina.Youwilllearnhowtobeagilerwhilecompetingagainstahorse.ThisgameoriginatedinWelshtownofLlanwrtydWells.Thissportreallyhastodowithstrength.Youwillrequiregreatagilityandstrengthinordertotakepartinthis.Marathonhumancontestantsareputtotestagainstthosemountedonhorses.Thisishowthemarathontestingtakesplace.LoveLockedRaceThisisasportseventthatwasfirstintroducedinFinland.Thisisallaboutamalecompetitorracingwithafemaleinacertainway.Therewouldbemanyobstructionsandblocksonthewaywhichwoulddefinitelybringyouchallenges.Thepersontowinwouldhavetofinishtheracewithoutlosinghisfemalepartnerinthecourseofovercomingtheobstaclesevenforonce.Thisracetakesplacereallyfastandtheobstaclesaresetthatway.ToesportThisisyetanotherweirdsportthatwelcomesyoutouseyourtoes.Thisisquitethesamekindofsportthatyouusedtoplayasachildwhichinvolvedtoewrestling.ThishasnowbeenturnedintoamajorsportthatevenhasaWorldToeWrestlingCompetition.ItfirstoriginatedinapubofDerbyshire.Thelocalstookthissportwithgreatenjoymentandthenmadethissopopularthatitsoonhaditsownchampionship.Theindividualswhoparticipatehaveonlygottousetheirfeetinlocksbutthenthisistougherthanitmaysound.TheMudPitBellyFlopThisisakindofgamewhereeventhespectatorsgetsplashedinmudbutinfactthatisquitethefun.TheveryannualSummerRedneckGamesinEastDublinbringsaboutthisgameandbringsaboutsomeofthegreatesthubcapdiscusthrowswithit.Thisisalsoa