湖北省荊州市洪湖陽(yáng)光中學(xué)高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析

湖北省荊州市洪湖陽(yáng)光中學(xué)高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Greatlyencouragedbywhattheteachersaid,theboyreturnedtohisseat,__________tostudyharder.A.beingdetermined B.todetermine C.determined D.havingdetermined參考答案：C2.Ireallydon’twanttotalkabout_____examwetookjustnow.I’mnotin_____moodforit. A.the;the B.the;a C.an;a D.an;the參考答案：A3.

Tom:

Mike,

our

team

will

play

against

the

Rockets

this

weekend.

I'm

sure

we

will

win.

Mike:

______!

A.

Congratulations

B.

Cheers

C.

Best

wishes

D.

Good

luck參考答案：D略4.---MywifeandIwillcelebrateourtwentiethweddinganniversarynextmonth.---Oh,__________!

A.cheerup

B.goahead

C.nevermind

D.congratulations參考答案：D略5.IfIyou,IwouldhavetofinishthejobbyFriday.

A.were;undertaken B.am;contradictedC.was;finished D.be;considered參考答案：A提示:句意為:“如果我是你,我就會(huì)答應(yīng)在星期五之前完成這項(xiàng)工作?！睆臈l件狀語(yǔ)從句看出這是一個(gè)虛擬語(yǔ)氣句式,be的形式用were。undertaketodosth.“答應(yīng)做某事”。故選A項(xiàng)。

6.─Theysaidthatwewouldtakeacampingthisweekend.─________itrainsthen?

A.Whatif

B.Whatfor

C.Whatabout

D.Howcome參考答案：A7.Christywasnewhere.Shedidn’tknowhowto________thejob,butshewasfortunatetohavemanyhelpfulcolleaguestoturnto.A.setdown

B.setup

C.setback

D.setabout參考答案：D8.—I’mterriblysorrytointerrupt,butmayIuseyourphone?It’sratherurgent.—Yes,

.A.

withpleasure

B.

noburryC.

itdoesn’tmatter

D.

ofcourse參考答案：D9.StudyshowsthatimproperInternetgamesgreatly,

campusviolence.A.oweto

B.adaptto

C.contributeto

D.referto參考答案：C10.MelissawasinspiredbyapresentationabouttheParalympicGameswhichincreasedherswimmingtoacompetitivelevel.Althoughshewasconsideredalongshot,Melissamadethe2008USAParalympicTeamandrepresentedhercountryinBeijing,China.A.atalkativewomanB.somebodywhohasdifficultyachievingsomethingC.awealthywomanD.somebodywhoisgoodattakingashot參考答案：B考查短語(yǔ)。Melissa的靈感來(lái)自于一次關(guān)于殘奧會(huì)的演講，這次演講將她的游泳提高到了一個(gè)競(jìng)技水平。盡管她被認(rèn)為有很少有成功的機(jī)會(huì)，但Melissa還是參加了2008屆美國(guó)殘奧會(huì)，并在中國(guó)北京代表了她的國(guó)家參賽。A.一個(gè)健談的女性；B.完成某事有困難的人；C.一個(gè)富有的女性；D.擅長(zhǎng)射擊的人。根據(jù)but后的內(nèi)容可知，故選B.11.Accordingtostatistics,amanismorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancer____awoman.

A.than

B.such

C.so

D.as參考答案：D略38.

Pleasetellmyfriendyourinterestingexperienceexactly_______youhavetoldittome.A.

as

B.

that

C.

thesameas

D.

and參考答案：A略13.Thenumberofpeopleinvited_______fifty,butanumberofthem_______absentfordifferentreasons.

A.were,was B.was,were C.was,was D.were,were參考答案：B31.--Iwouldliketotakeatwo-daytripnextweek.--______.Wearetoobusytoaffordit.

A.Outofthequestion

B.Don’tmention

C.Don’tworry

D.Pardonme參考答案：A略15.Youcan’timaginewhattroubleIhad_____thisFrencharticleintoChinese.A.totranslate

B.translatedC.translating

D.translate參考答案：C16.AfterdinnerhegaveMr.Richard________rideto________CapitalAirport.

A.the;a

B.a;the

C./;a

D./;the參考答案：B17.Youmaycatchupwithothers

youworkalittleharder.

A.solongas

B.sofaras

C.however

D.unless參考答案：A二、新的題型18.CrowsHaveHadaBadPress36Theyaresmarterthananycatandsometimeschildrentoo.Butdespitethis,theyhaveabadreputation.“Thereareafewreasonsforthis,”saysKevinJ.McGowan,aU.S.birdexpert,whohasstudiedcrowsfor25years.“Oneisthatthey’reblack,andinwesternEuropeanculture,that’sbad.37Sosomebodydied,lyingonthesideoftheroad,andthecrowscameinandpickedatitbecausethereitwas,freefood.”Crowsarealsoattackedbygardeners.It’snotdeserved,saysJohnMarzluff,professorofwildlifescienceattheUniversityofWashington.U.S.Marzluffsayscrowsdomoregoodthanharmtoagarden.“Theyeatagreatvarietyofcroppestinsects,”hesaid,“sointhefamilygardentheyareagoodnaturalinsecticide.”38Crowshavestrongfamilyvalues.Theycomeclosertohumanbeingsinsocialbehaviorthananyotheranimalstudied.Crowsocietyisfamily-based.39.Whenyouseeanumberofcrowsgathering,they’reusuallyfamilygroupsthatarehelpingeachothermakealiving.Acrowhasabig“vocabulary”.Itcanmakearound30callsuniquetoitself,eachwithadifferentmeaning.Fromtheircalls,crowscantellthedifferencebetweenfamilymembers,neighborsandstrangers.Youngcrowsliketoplay.Theygetanobjectlikealeaforafeatherandtheychaseeachotheraround,tryingtogettheobject.Thenwhoevergetsitgetschased.40Theyletothersknowwhentheyarecalm,angry,fearfulandplayful.Somecrowemotionsandbehaviorareamazing,suchasleavinggoodies-candy,keysorshinyglass-forpeoplewhofeedthem,orpoopingonthecarsofpeoplewhobotherthem.A.CrowemotionsarewonderfulB.Hereissomethingmoreaboutcrowsthatyoumightnotknow.C.Youngcrowsshowrespectfortheirparentsashumansdo.D.TheyalsogetassociatedwithdeathbecauseinEuropetherearenovultures(禿鷹).E.Crowsareverysmart.F.Crowsexpressemotions.G.Parentstakecareoftheirkids,justlikepeople.參考答案：36.E37.D38.B39.G40.F三、閱讀理解19.Ahandsomemancanearnafifthmorethananaverage-lookingcolleaguebutabeautifulwomanisnotpaidapennymorethanheraverage-lookingcolleague,newresearchhasshown.Thestudybysenioreconomists（經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家）foundthatbeinggood-lookingmeantmaleworkerscouldearn22percentmorethanaverage-lookingcolleagues.Researcherssaidgoodlooksdidnotgivewomenasimilaradvantage.AndrewLeigh,aformereconomicsprofessorattheAustralianNationalUniversitywhoco-authoredthereport,said:“Beautycanbeadouble-edgedswordforwomen.”“Somepeoplestillbelievegoodlooksandintelligenceareincompatible(矛盾的)inwomen,soagood-lookingwomencan’tbethatproductive,butitdoesn’taffect-men’spay.”Hesaidthatalthoughhebelievedgood-lookingwomenmayalsoearnmore,theresearchdidnotsupporthistheory.Theresearchfoundthathandsomemeninalljobs,frommanuallabour（手工勞動(dòng)）tohighly-paidprofessionalcareers,canearn22percentmorethantheircolleaguesdoingthesamework.Menwithbelow-averagelooksfaceabattleintheoffice,withuglinessreducingaman’searningsby26percentcomparedtoanaverage-lookingworker.Formermalemodel,lanMitchell,28,whohasafirstclassdegreeinhistoryfromEdinburghUniversityandnowworksforacosmeticscompany,toldtheSundayTimes:’Itgivesyouconfidence,andIsuspectpeopletendtowarmtoyoumorequickly.”Thestudy,namedUnpackingtheBeautyPremium,wasthelargestexerciseofitskindandrepeatedasurveyfrom1984toseeifthebeautypremium（美貌價(jià))hadchanged.Leighsaidtheresearchshowedpeopleintheworkplacewere“l(fā)ookist(以貌取人的)”andhehopedthefindingswouldencourageemployerstoremovetheirprejudice.32.Whathastheresearchfound?A.MaleworkerspaymoreattentiontotheirappearanceB.Handsomemenhaveanadvantageintheirjobs[KS5UKS5U]C.Appearanceplaysanimpo