2021年安徽省蕪湖市清水河中學(xué)高二英語上學(xué)期期末試題含解析

1、2021年安徽省蕪湖市清水河中學(xué)高二英語上學(xué)期期末試題含解析一、 選擇題1. No one can prevent the plan _.A. from carrying out B.to be carried outC. being carried out D. to carry out參考答案：C2. Bocai Middle School, which is reported just two years ago, is now reowned throughout Hunan Province.A. having established B. to be establishedC. b

2、eing established D. to have been established參考答案：D3. Mr. Han, my neighbor, is always helping those who are in trouble without expecting anything _.A. in turn B. in return C. in detail D. in addition參考答案：B4. _ felt funny watching myself on TV.A. OneB. ThisC. It D. That參考答案：C5. The woman was so _ that

3、 even the clicking sound of the mouse upset her.A. sensitive B. absurdC. economic D. guilty參考答案：A【分析】考查形容詞辨析?！驹斀狻烤湟鉃椋哼@位女士如此敏感，以至于點(diǎn)擊鼠標(biāo)的聲音都會使她心煩。A. sensitive 敏感的 B. absurd 荒謬的 C. economic 經(jīng)濟(jì)的 D. guilty 愧疚的，故選A。6. -Shall we go out for a walk or go to the movie?- _. They are both good ideas. A. It makes

4、 no difference to me. B. Thats all right. C. Yes, I like them very much. D. Id prefer the former. 參考答案：A7. The rooms _ video cameras.A. are equipped with B. equip withC. equipped with D. are equipping with參考答案：A考查固定短語。句意：房間里裝有攝像機(jī)。Be equipped with裝備，配備。根據(jù)題意，故選A。8. How is your recent trip to Sichuan?

5、Ive never had one before. A. a pleasant B. a more pleasant C. a most pleasant D. the most pleasant參考答案：B略9. You can prepare the interview questions . After a while, it will be your turn.A. in advance B. in additionC. in needD. in quantity參考答案：A考查介詞短語。句意：你可以提前準(zhǔn)備面試問題。過了一段時間，就會到你了。A. in advance提前；B. in

6、 addition此外；C. in need需要；D. in quantity大量地。故選A。10. May I have a look at your books?_.ABy this means BBy all means CIn this way DBy any means參考答案：B略11. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water , it looks as if it_ . A. breaks B, has broken C. were broken D. had broken參考答案：C12. People from all walk

7、s of life are eager for success, _lack of confidence, however, is a great barrier.A. where B. whichC. to which D. beyond which參考答案：C【詳解】考查定語從句。句意：各行各業(yè)的人都渴望成功，然而，缺乏自信是一個巨大的障礙。此處success是先行詞，指物；a great barrier to-，對-是一個大的障礙；所以此處用介詞to+which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，故選C。13. with all the money ,the man cant afford a tic

8、ket.A. A stealed B. stolenC. stealing D. be stolen參考答案：B14. The movie Transformers 3 brought in 1.2 billion dollars in 2011, which was _ new height in _ directors career. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the參考答案：B略15. Pu Jinhui was elected president of the Republic of Korea in February, 2013 by a

9、 _ majority, _ a brand new start of the country.A. light; marking B. light; having marked C. narrow; marking D. narrow; having marked參考答案：C16. It seemed that the birthday party was great success and everyone had fun.A. / ; aB. a; aC. /; /D. a; much參考答案：D17. -How long has your grandma_? -About three

10、months.Afallen ill Bbeen ill Cfall ill Dbe ill參考答案：B18. The 114 color1 ful clay Warriors _ at No. 1 pit, _ in height from 1.8m to 2m, have black hair, green, white or pink faces, and black or brown eyes.A. unearthed; ranging B. unearthing; ranging C. unearthed; ranged D. are unearthed; are ranging參考

11、答案：A略二、 書面表達(dá)19. 閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇 60 詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。Scientists have announced that they have cloned the first human embryo. This has caused much debate round the world. On the one hand, some scientists point out that if you clone an embryo, you can produce valuable human tissuessuch as bone or lung tissueth

12、at could be used to save human lives. On the other hand, many people, including some scientists, disagree and are afraid that, if mankind toys with nature in this way, we may be on our way to producing a real-life Frankensteins monster.Cloning is producing an exact copy of a plant or an animal using

13、 its cells. The first mammal to be cloned successfully from an adult cell was Dolly the sheep. She was born in 1996 and died in early 2003, at a much younger age than normal. When she was born, many people were worried that cloning would lead to more diseases in the animal world. However, in general

14、 the scientists were praised for their wonderful scientific advance.Ian Wilmut, the Scottish scientist who created Dolly, is shocked that some scientists are now considering cloning human beings. Although he researches cloning, his intention has never been to create copies of humans. Instead, he thi

15、nks research efforts should concentrate on creating new tissues and organs that can be used to cure diseases like cancer. However, some people believe that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them shows no respect for human life.Even though human cloning is causing a lot of anxiet

16、y, it is good news for Faye Wilson, a 41-year-old saleswoman who cannot have a baby. “I am anxious to have a child of my own,” she says. “I dont want to adopt someone elses childif I had the chance, I would have a cloned baby right now.”While cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries, som

17、e scientists are already pushing ahead with research in order to produce a cloned human baby. Severino Antinori, an Italian physician, has declared that he wants to be the first to clone a human being.參考答案：There is a worldwide debate over human cloning.（要點(diǎn)一） Some people are in complete agreement wit

18、h it, while others think it wrong.（要點(diǎn)二） Like Dolly, it can benefit mankind but still lead to some worries. （要點(diǎn)三） Human cloning not only satisfies Faye Wilson who cannot have a baby, but also excites Severino Antinori who desires to clone a human.（要點(diǎn)四）However, Ian Wilmut believes researchers should f

19、ocus on creating new tissues and organs to cure serious diseases instead of copies of humans. （要點(diǎn)五）(78 words)20. 你的英國朋友Jack正在做一個課題：世界各地的生日慶祝方式。他請你介紹中國學(xué)生過生日的方式。請你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)寫一封E-mail：一、通常方式 1. 生日聚會 2. 生日禮物 3. 生日祝福二、我認(rèn)為更有意義的慶祝方式和理由詞數(shù)：80-120參考答案：Hi, Jack,Very nice to hear from you. Chinese students celebrat

20、e their birthdays in different ways, but the most common way is to have fun drinking, singing and dancing. On the birthday, one usually receives nice gifts and good wishes from friends and parents. Sometimes, parents will prepare a special dinner or a cake to show their love for their children. Sinc

21、e birthday celebration is one of the important activities in ones life, it can be done in more meaningful ways. For example, we can buy some flowers or cook a delicious meal for our mothers on that day. In this way, we express thanks to our parents in return for their love. Yours, Li Hua三、 閱讀理解21. S

22、ome people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them .Take my familys last vacation .It was my six-year-old sons winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked ,and Delta , the airline ,offered us $400 pe

23、r person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day .I had meeting in New York，So I had to get back . But that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.The next day my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later fli

24、ght. Yes, I encouraged一okay, ordered-them to wait it out at the airport, to earn more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?Now some people may think Im a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good

25、 deal is some-time thing few of us can afford to pass up.Ive made living looking for the best deals and exposing (揭露) the worst tricks .I have been the consumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Surviv

26、al Guide. And I really do what I believe in. I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. Im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its longer, and its the fir

27、st thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.13. Why did Delta give the authors family credits?A. Their flight had been delayed.B. They had early bookings.C. They took a later flight.D. Their flight had been cancelled.14. What can we learn about the au

28、thor?A. She rarely misses a good deal.B. She seldom makes a compromise.C. She is very strict with her children.D. She is interested in cheap products.15. What does the author do?A. Shes a teacher.B. Shes a housewife.C. Shes a media person.D. Shes a businesswoman.參考答案：13. C 14. A 15. C這是一篇記敘文。作者通過一家人

29、乘飛機(jī)返家過程中由于機(jī)票超額預(yù)定，從而可以推遲回家而得到航空公司的賠償一事，引出在日常生活中如何利用一些機(jī)會合理的花錢，體現(xiàn)了一個女人在持家方面的睿智?！?3題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的The flight was overbooked ,and Delta , the airline ,offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day .可知，他們是因為放棄了本航班而乘坐第二天的航班從而得到航空公司的賠償。C. They took a later flight.（他們選擇稍后

30、的航班）符合以上說法，故選C項?！?4題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段的But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar.可以作者喜歡淘便宜貨，每一美元都用得恰到好處，故推測作者很少錯過便宜貨。A. She rarely misses a good deal.（她極少錯過便宜貨）符合以上推測，故選A項?！?5題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段I have been the consumer reporter of NBCs today show for over a decade.可知，作者是個媒體記者。故選C項。2

31、2. Today, the Chinese traditions of Qixi have combined with Western celebrations of love and romance. Lovers often use flowers, chocolates, sweet gifts or grand declarations to express feelings deep in their hearts.But this year, you could let your love take off by traveling with that special someon

32、e on a romantic adventure. Where should you travel? Find inspiration (靈感) from these four romantic movies, which all took place in breathtakingly beautiful places. Choose one as the ideal setting for your own real-life love story.Trevi Fountain in RomeTrevi Fountain is the largest Baroque fountain i

33、n the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. It has appeared in several notable films, including Roman Holiday. In the film, Ann (played by Audrey Hepburn) has her hair cut a barbershop near the fountain, which becomes the style-setting “gamine” haircut in fashion history.Empire Sta

34、te Building, New YorkThe Empire Sate Building is an American cultural icon and has been featured in more than 250 TV shows and movies. In the comedy-drama Sleepless in Seattle, Annie (played by Meg Ryan) writes a letter to Sam (Tom Hanks) suggesting meeting on top of the Empire State building on Val

35、entines Day. After twists and turns, they finally see each other on the observation deck on top of the building.Somerset House in LondonLocated in central London, Somerset House is a popular filming location with its exterior featuring in several big budget Hollywood films. In the winter, its centra

36、l courtyard is turned into an open-air ice rink, as seen during the well-received film Love Actually.Daocheng, Sichuan ProvinceDaocheng is a county in Southwest Chinas Sichuan Province, located at the eastern Hengduan Mountains. This magical place combines the beauty of snow mountain, glacier, lake, grassland and waterfall. After the film I Belonged to You, Daocheng grows to be a major tourist attraction, a remote sacred place for unchanging love.1. What does the writer suggest lovers do this year to express their love?A