江蘇省南通市文苑中學(xué)2021年高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析

江蘇省南通市文苑中學(xué)2021年高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1. －WhataboutreadingEnglishnewspaperswhilelearningEnglish?－Personally,__________.Ithelpsalot.A.it’suptoyou B.thatdepends C.it’shardtosay D.itmakessense參考答案：D2.Noteveryonehasrealizedwhat________importantpartthebalanceof________natureplaysintheirlife.A．a(chǎn)n；the

B．/；the

C．a(chǎn)n；/

D．the；/參考答案：C3.—Couldyoudomeafavour?—Itdependson________itis.A.which

B.whicheverC.what

D.whatever參考答案：C根據(jù)句意該題應(yīng)用what引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句，并在從句中作表語(yǔ)，全句意為“那得看是什么事”。whatever表示“任何事”，不合句意。4.IttookSusanweekstoregainher________afterabad________.A．strengthen；illness

B．strength；illnessC．strength；ill

D．strengthen；ill參考答案：D5.Thelittlegirlunderthetreestands______tohermother.How______theylook!A.close;close

B.close;closely C.closely;closely

D.closely;close參考答案：A考查形容詞副詞。句意：樹(shù)下的那個(gè)小女孩靠近她媽媽站著。她們看起來(lái)多么親密??！第一空用副詞close修飾stand表示“靠近地”；closely也是副詞，意為“密切地”；第二空用形容詞close作look的表語(yǔ)，故選A。6.Ifyou________firstaidcorrectly，theoldmanwouldbesaved.A．offered

B．do

C.know

D.give參考答案：A略7.Wedon’thaveenoughbooksfor_____;someofyouwillhavetoshare.A.somebody

B.anybody

C.everybody

D.nobody參考答案：C8.Howmanymoredecadeswillhavetopass________scientistssucceedinprovidingacureforcancer?A.when

B.before

C.until

D.since參考答案：B9.Sonoisy____inthedininghallthathecouldonlymakehimselfheardbyshoutingatthetopofhisvoice.A．wasit

B．wasthere

C．itwas

D．therewas參考答案：A10.Youshould_____anapologytoyourteacher_____beinglate.A.make;to

B.do;to

C.take;for

D.make;for參考答案：D11.Johnisinterestedineco-traveland________.A．sohisbrotheris

B．soishisbrotherC．hisbrotherisso

D．sohisbrotherdoes參考答案：B12.Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehasa______attitude.A.changeableB.alternateC.movableD.flexible參考答案：D略13.DoIneed___________adinnerforthehonoredguests?Yes,youneed_______somethingspecialforthem.A.preparefor;cook

B.prepare;tocook

C.toprepare;tocook

D.topreparefor;cook參考答案：C14.ItissaidthatMoYan'shometownistheplace____hasinspiredhimthroughouthiswritingcareer．A．inwhich

B．where

C.that

D．what參考答案：C略15.Hewasdownwiththeflu,and

couldn’tcometothemeeting.A.however

B.otherwise

C.therefore

D.besides參考答案：C16.Theirusewaslimitedbylaws,thefirstofwhich______the14thcentury.A.datesbackto B.datedfrom

C.datesback

D.datingbackto參考答案：A二、完型填空17.SincefinishingmystudiesatHarvardandOxford,I’vewatchedonefriendafteranotherlandhigh-ranking,high-payingWallStreetjobs.Asexecutiveswithbanks,consultingfirms,establishedlawfirms,andmajorcorporations,manyarenow___1___ontheirwaytoimpressivecareers.Bysociety’s___2___,theyseemtohaveitmade.Onthesurface,thesepeopleseemtobeveryluckyinlife.Astheyleftstudentlifebehind,manyhada___3___drinkattheircheapbutfriendlylocalbar,shookhandswithlong-timeroommates,and___4___outofsmallapartmentsintohighbuildings.Theymadereservationsatrestaurantswherethecostofabottleofwine

___5___acollegeyear’smonthlyrent.Theyreplacedtheirbelovedoldcarwithexpensivenewsportscars.Thethingis,anumberofthemhave___6___thatdespitetheirsuccess,theyaren’thappy.Some___7___ofunfriendlyco-workersandfeelsadforeight-hourworkweeksdevotedtotasksthey___8___.Somedonotrespectthecompaniestheyworkforandtalkoffeelingtiredand___9___.However,insteadofdevotingthemselvestotheirwork,theyfindthemselvesworkingtosupportthe___10___towhichtheyhavesoquicklybecome___11___.Peopleoftenspeakoftryingamoresatisfyingpath,and___12___intheendtheideaofleavingtheirjobstoworkforsomethingthey___13___orfindingapositionthatwouldgivethemmoretimewiththeirfamiliesalmostalwaysleadsthemtothesameconclusion;it’s___14___.Theyhaveloans,bills,amortgage（抵押貸款）to

___15___,retirementtosavefor.Theyrecognizethere’ssomething___16___intheirlives,butit’s___17___tostepoffthetrack.Inasocietythattendsto___18___everythingintermsofdollarsandcents,welearnformayoungagetoconsiderthecostsofour___19___infinancialterms.Butwhataboutthepersonalandsocialcosts___20___inpursuingmoneyovermeaning?Theseareexactlythekindsofustendtoignore—andtheveryonesweneedtoconsidermost.1.A.much

B.never

C.seldom

D.well2.A.policies

B.standards

C.experiments

D.regulations3.A.last

B.least

C.second

D.best4.A.cycled

B.moved

C.slid

D.looked5.A.shared

B.paid

C.equaled

D.collected6.A.advertised

B.witnessed

C.admitted

D.demanded7.A.complain

B.dream

C.hear

D.approve8.A.distribute

B.hate

C.applaud

D.neglect9.A.calm

B.guilty

C.warm

D.empty10.A.family

B.government

C.lifestyle

D.project11.A.accustomed

B.appointed

C.unique

D.available12.A.yet

B.also

C.instead

D.rather13.A.letout

B.turnin

C.giveup

D.believein14.A.fundamental

B.practical

C.impossible

D.unforgettable15.A.takeoff

B.dropoff

C.putoff

D.payoff16.A.missing

B.inspiring

C.sinking

D.shining17.A.harmful

B.hard

C.useful

D.normal18.A.measure

B.suffer

C.digest

D.deliver19.A.disasters

B.motivations

C.campaigns

D.decisions20.A.assessed

B.involved

C.covered

D.reduced參考答案：1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，主要論述了作者大學(xué)畢業(yè)后在工作和生活體驗(yàn)中理解了成功的真正含義，并指出"物質(zhì)上的成功和享受并不代表精神的富足和幸福"這一價(jià)值取向?！?題詳解】考查副詞。A.much非常；B.never從來(lái)沒(méi)有；C.seldom很少，難得；

D.well很好。文章開(kāi)頭提到：作者從哈佛和牛津畢業(yè)后，看到一個(gè)個(gè)朋友高官厚祿，事業(yè)有成，再根據(jù)空后的"ontheirwaytoimpressivecareers"可知應(yīng)選D。well"順利地，令人滿意地"?！?題詳解】本題考查名詞辨析。A.policies政策；B.standards標(biāo)準(zhǔn)；C.experiments實(shí)驗(yàn)；D.regulations規(guī)則。根據(jù)第一段的描述可知，按照社會(huì)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來(lái)看，他們似乎成功了。standard"標(biāo)準(zhǔn)"，符合語(yǔ)境。故選B?！?題詳解】本題考查形容詞辨析。從上文中的"Astheyleftstudentlifebehind"可知，這是他們?cè)谶@個(gè)便宜但友好的當(dāng)?shù)鼐瓢傻淖詈?last"一杯。故選A。【4題詳解】本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.cycled循環(huán)；B.moved移動(dòng)；C.slid滑動(dòng)；

D.looked看。第二段主要講這些表面看似幸運(yùn)的人在生活上的一些變化，因此此處表示從小公寓里搬"moved"出，搬進(jìn)高樓里。故選B。【5題詳解】本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.shared分享；B.paid付款；C.equaled平等；D.collected收集。這些人預(yù)訂飯店，那里一瓶酒的費(fèi)用相當(dāng)于大學(xué)里的月租金。equal"（在大小、數(shù)字、數(shù)量上）等于"，符合語(yǔ)境。故選C?！?題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)空后的"despitetheirsuccess，theyaren''thappy"可知，他們中的許多人承認(rèn)（admitted）盡管他們成功，但他們不快樂(lè)。故選C。【7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。A.complain抱怨；B.dream夢(mèng)想；C.hear聽(tīng)見(jiàn)；D.approve批準(zhǔn)，贊成。根據(jù)空后的"ofunfriendlycoworkersandfeelsadforeight-hourworkweeksdevotedtotasks"可知，complain"抱怨"，符合語(yǔ)境。故選A?！?題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。從上文中的"feelsadfor"可知，空前的tasks是他們不喜歡的．A項(xiàng)意為"分發(fā)、分配"；B項(xiàng)意為"不喜歡、討厭"；C項(xiàng)意為"（為…）鼓掌"；D項(xiàng)意為"忽略、忽視"。故選B?！?題詳解】考查形容詞。A.calm冷靜的；B.guilty有罪的；C.warm溫暖的；

D.empty空虛的。根據(jù)上文中的"somedonotrespectthecompaniestheyworkforandtalkoffeelingtiredand_____"可知，他們不尊重他們的公司，并且他們感覺(jué)累和空虛．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，空處與"tired"并列，故empty"寂寥的、空虛的"，符合語(yǔ)境。故選D。【10題詳解】考查名詞。A.family家庭；B.government政府；C.lifestyle生活方式；D.project工程。然而，他們并沒(méi)有投入他們的工作，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的工作只是為了維持一種他們很快已適應(yīng)了的生活模式。故C項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境?！?1題詳解】考查形容詞。參見(jiàn)上一題解析。A項(xiàng)意為"習(xí)慣的"；B項(xiàng)意為"指定的"；C項(xiàng)意為"獨(dú)特的，獨(dú)一無(wú)二的"；D項(xiàng)意為"可用的，可獲得的"。故A項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境?！?2題詳解】考查副詞。根據(jù)上文中的"People…path"和下文中的"theideaofleavingtheirjobstoworkforsomething…leadsthemtothesameconclusion…"可知，人們經(jīng)常說(shuō)想嘗試一份更滿意的工作，但這種想法最終都落下同樣的結(jié)局。因此此處選yet"但是，然而"表示轉(zhuǎn)折。故選A?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞組。根據(jù)上文中的"leavingtheirjobstoworkfor…"可知，他們離開(kāi)原來(lái)的工作是想做他們認(rèn)為更加滿意的工作。A項(xiàng)意為"泄露（消息、秘密等），透露"；B項(xiàng)意為"上交"；C項(xiàng)意為"放棄"；D項(xiàng)意為"認(rèn)為某事好，信任，信賴"。所以D項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。【14題詳解】考查形容詞。A.fundamental基本的；B.practical實(shí)際的；C.impossible不可能的；D.unforgettable難忘的。下文中提到他們有借款、賬單，要還清抵押貸款和為退休存錢(qián)，所以，要實(shí)現(xiàn)他們前面的想法是不可能的。impossible"不可能的"，符合語(yǔ)境。故選C?！?5題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞組。A.takeoff脫掉；B.dropoff減少，讓---下車；C.putoff推遲；D.payoff付清，得到回報(bào)。根據(jù)Theyhaveloans,bills,amortgage（抵押貸款）to

___15___,retirementtosavefor.可知，他們有貸款、賬單、抵押貸款要付，還有退休金要存。結(jié)合句意可知選D?！?6題詳解】考查形容詞。意為"丟失的"；B項(xiàng)意為"鼓舞人心的"；C項(xiàng)意為"下沉的"；D項(xiàng)意為"明亮的，閃光的"。根據(jù)Theyrecognizethere’ssomething___16___intheirlives,butit’s___17___tostepoffthetrack.他們意識(shí)到自己的生活中缺失了一些東西，但很難脫離正軌。故選A?！?7題詳解】考查形容詞。A.harmful有害的；B.hard困難的；C.useful有用的；

D.normal正常的。參見(jiàn)上題解析。hard"困難的，不易的"，符合語(yǔ)境。故選B。【18題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。A.measure測(cè)量；B.suffer遭受；C.digest消化；D.deliver遞送。在一個(gè)趨向于以金錢(qián)來(lái)衡量一切的社會(huì)，我們從小就知道從金錢(qián)的角度來(lái)考慮我們的決定。measure意為"衡量，測(cè)量"，符合語(yǔ)境。故選A?！?9題詳解】考查名詞。A項(xiàng)意為"災(zāi)難"；B項(xiàng)意為"動(dòng)機(jī)"；C項(xiàng)意為"運(yùn)動(dòng)，活動(dòng)"；D項(xiàng)意為"決定"。此處表示我們從小就知道從金錢(qián)的角度來(lái)考慮我們的決定，所以選D?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。A.assessed評(píng)估；B.involved涉及；C.covered覆蓋；

D.reduced減少。根據(jù)下文中的"Theseare…toconsidermost"可知，那正是我們?cè)S多人忽視的價(jià)值，正是我們最需要考慮的價(jià)值。所以，此處選involved，"beinvolvedin…"意為"涉及…"。此處意為：追求金錢(qián)至上，那么與此同時(shí)的個(gè)人和社會(huì)價(jià)值呢？故選B?！军c(diǎn)睛】在做完形填空時(shí)一定要注意and/but/yet/so/besides/however/furthermore/moreover/inaddition/what’smore等詞匯、固定結(jié)構(gòu)的運(yùn)用。它們連接了上下文，起著承上起下的作用。像but（但是）、however（然而），yet（然而）表示轉(zhuǎn)折，這說(shuō)明前后的內(nèi)容相反或相對(duì)。把握住這一點(diǎn)，做起題來(lái)就會(huì)得心應(yīng)手。本題第12小題，根據(jù)上文中的"People…path"和下文中的"theideaofleavingtheirjobstoworkforsomething…leadsthemtothesameconclusion…"可知，人們經(jīng)常說(shuō)想嘗試一份更滿意的工作，但這種想法最終都落下同樣的結(jié)局。因此此處選yet"但是，然而"表示轉(zhuǎn)折。故選A。三、閱讀理解18.閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Whatwillcitylifebelikeinthefuture?Somepeoplethinkthatlifeinthecitiesisgoingtobehorrible.Theysaythatcitieswillbecomemoreandmorecrowded.Asthenumberofpeopleincreases,therewillbelessspaceforeachperson.Thisovercrowdingwillcauseotherproblems—morecrime,dirtierstreets,andworseproblemswithtrafficthanwehavenow.Howwillpeoplefindenoughdrinkingwater,energy(suchasgasandelectricity),andhousing?Becauselifewillbehard,peoplewholiveincitieswillworrymore,andtheymaybecomesick.Forthesereasons,somesaythatnobodywillwanttoliveincityareas.Howcanwedealwithsuchproblemsasovercrowding,crime,andtraffic?Insomecities,thousandsofpeoplearealreadysleepinginthestreetsbecausethereislittlesuitablehousing—andbecausehousesaretooexpensive.Thecrimerateisn’tgoingdown.Instead,itisincreasingsofastthatmanypeopleareafraidtogooutatnight.Trafficisalsogettingworse.Moreandmoreoften,trafficjamsaresobadthatcarsdon’tmoveatallforseveralstreets.Theseproblemshavebeengettingworse,notbetter,somanypeopleseenohopeforthefutureofthecity.LosAngeles,California,forexample,hasnosubwaysystemandbusesareslow.Instead,manycommuters(乘、開(kāi)車上班族)drivemanymilesfromtheirhomestowork.Manyofthesedriversspendseveralhourseachdayonbusyfreeways.NewYork,however,hasabigtransportsystem—buses,commutertrains,andsubways.Becausethepublictransportationiscrowdedanddirty,manypeopledriveprivatecars,andthetrafficjamsareworsethanthatinLosAngeles.Ataxidrivercomplains,“Iwasdrivinghome,butinforty-fiveminutesImovedonlytwomiles!Finally,Iturnedofftheengineandjustsatthere.Alotofpeoplelefttheircarswheretheywereinthemiddleofthestreetandwentintoabarforafewbeers!”O(jiān)ntheotherhand,somecitieshaveclean,fastandpleasantpublictransportationsystems.InParis,France,andToronto,Canada,forexample,anyonecanusebusesorsubwaystomovequicklyfromonepartofthecitytoanother.69.Whatdosomepeoplethinkisthemainproblemofthefuturecitylike?A.Poorhousing.

B.Overcrowding.

C.Environmentalpollution.

D.Trafficjams.70.ThebestwaytoworkoutthetrafficprobleminLosAngelsmightbe_________.A.cuttingdownthenumberofprivatecarsB.providingmorebusesinthefreewayC.buildingasubwaysystemD.persuadingpeopletolivenearertotheirworkplaces71.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTTRUE?A.Thousandsofpeoplearealreadysleepinginthestreets.B.Thecrimerateisn’tgoingdown.C.Thetrafficjamsaresobadthatcarsdon’tmoveatallforseveralstreets.D.Manypeoplehaveapositiveattitudetowardsthefutureofthecity.參考答案：BCD19.BritishMuseumVisitorRulesAdmission

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