山西省臨汾市景毛中學2023年高二英語下學期期末試題含解析

山西省臨汾市景毛中學2023年高二英語下學期期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Asateacherrichinexperience,heknowshowto_______hisideastothesenewstudentsinalimitedperiodoftime.A.convey

B.educate

C.pass

D.convince參考答案：a2.It’ssaidthatthosekindsofclouds________anearthquake,butinfact,that’snotalwaystrue.

A．predict

B．advise

C．forecast

D．indicate參考答案：D3.Itishopedthatthesenewdiscoverieswillthrow____lightuponsuch____mysteriousnaturalphenomena.A.a;a

B.a;/

C./;a

D./;/參考答案：D4.—Isthisyourcoat?

—No,mine_______overtherebehindthedoor.

A.ishanging

B.hangs

C.hanged

D.ishung參考答案：A29.Istoppedthecar____ashortbreakasIwasfeelingtired.A.take

B.taking

C.totake

D.taken參考答案：C略6.______theteacherhasgivenpermission,______allowedtousetheequipmentinthelab.A.Onlyif,

arethestudents

B.Ifonly,thestudentsareC.Ifonly,

arethestudents

D.Onlyif

thestudentsare參考答案：7.It’snearlynineo’clockandtheteacheris_______towalkintotheclassroomatanymoment.A.possible

B.probable

C.likely

D.maybe參考答案：C8.Therearesixtyminutesin______hour.A.不填

B.the

C.a

D.an參考答案：D9.To_____________theworldforhelp,thestarslaunchedacampaigntohelptherefugees.A.endup B.appealtoC.leavebehind D.caterfor參考答案：B【詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。句意：為了呼吁全世界的幫助，明星們發(fā)起了一場幫助難民的運動。A.endup結束；B.appealto呼吁；C.leavebehind留下；遺留；D.caterfor迎合。根據下文helptherefugees以及句意故選B。10.Youcan'timaginethedifficultyhe________ontothecliffandsavingtheboyintrouble.A．hadtoclimb

B．hadclimbed

C．hadclimbing

D．hadonclimbing參考答案：C11.HissmoothspokenEnglishhasgivenhercertainadvantages_______othersinjobhunting.A.to

B.on

C.above

D.over參考答案：D12.—Couldyoubesokindastoclosethewindow?—

.A.Withpleasure

B.Goahead

C.Yes,please

D.That’sOK.參考答案：A略13.Difficultaspartofthepassagewas_______,Imanagedtocatchholdofitsmeaningintheend.A.understanding

B.tobeunderstoodC.tounderstand

D.beingunderstood參考答案：C試題分析：句意：盡管文章的部分內容很難理解，但我最后還是想方設法抓住了文章的意思。前部分是(as引導讓步狀語從句而引起的)倒裝，正常語序是althoughpartofthepassagewasdifficulttounderstand(="Although"itwasdifficulttounderstandpartofthepassage)，其中不定式做主語補足語。故選C?？键c：考查不定式的用法14.Ashighschoolstudents,it’sveryimportanttokeepourselves______ofwhat’shappeninghomeandabroadeveryday.A.toinform

B.informing

C.informed

D.beinformed參考答案：C15.They________drinkingalthoughtheyaredrivers,whichisverydangerousbothtothemandtothepassengers.A.giveup

B.devotethemselvesto

C.

quit

D.abandonthemselvesto參考答案：D16.AnewstudyofHIV-infectedpeopleinHaitiindicatesthatstaringtreatmentearlycouldsavemanypatientswhomight_______dieofAIDS.A.somehow B.anyway C.therefore D.otherwise參考答案：D二、完型填空17.閱讀下列短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，填入適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。IwouldliketoshareawritinglessonIlearnedfromourAmericanteacherwhenIwasacollegestudent.Inourfirstwritingclass,sheputaredappleonatransparent(透明的)glassplate,

placedtheplateonthedesknearthewindow,and

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(adjust)itafewtimes.Thesunlightwasstreamingontheappleand

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holder,castingashadowonthedesk.

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asmile,shebegantospeak.“I’dlikeyoutodescribetheappleanditssurroundings

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aboutonehundredwords,

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mustbestricttothesketchesofitsphysicalappearance.Afterthat,youaregoingtoadd

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onehundredwordstostretchitslookinotherareasthatarerelated

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it,forexample,

givingabrief

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(describe)ofanappletree,itssweetnessandnutrition,etc.”Wewerestunned,

gazingattheapple,orpeepingateachother.Ourteacherwaswalkingupanddown,sayingafew

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(encourage)wordsnowandthen,givingoutsomehintshereandthere.However,itdidn’thelp.Mostofourpapersremainedempty.Weonlyheardtheclocktickingfasterand

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(loud).Thetimewasrunningout.參考答案：16.adjusted

17.its

18.With

19.in

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which21.another

22.to

23.description

24.encouraging

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louder

三、閱讀理解18.Oneformofsocialprejudiceagainstolderpeopleisthebeliefthattheycannotunderstandorusemoderntechnology.Activitieslikeplayingcomputergames,goingontheNetanddownloadingMP3sareonlyfortheyoungsters.Isn’titunfairthatolderpeopleenjoyingacomputergameshouldbefrowned(皺眉)uponbytheirchildrenandgrandchildren?Nowadaysolderpeoplehavemorecontrolovertheirlivesandtheyplayafullpartinsociety.Moreover,betterhealthcarehasleftmorepeopleintheirsixtiesandseventiesfeelingfitandactiveafterretirement.Mentalactivity,aswellasphysicalexercise,cancontributetobetterhealth.Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswithit.Nowcomputershavebeenaroundforafewgenerationsandretiredpeoplehavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedaboutusingthemforfun.Gamersover65preferplayingpuzzlegamesandcardgames.KateStevens,aged72,says:“Ifinditveryrelaxing.It’snotverydemanding,butyoustillneedtoconcentrate.”Anotherdevelopmentthathasfavored“greygames”isachangeinthetypeofvideogamesavailableonthemarket.There’sagreatervarietyofgamestochoosefrom,includingmoreintellectualandcomplexstrategy(策略)andsimulation(模擬)games.InternetChessandTrainSimulatorareamongthemostpopularofthese.TrainSimulatorisbasedonreal-worldrailactivities.Playerscanchoosefromavarietyofchallenges,suchaskeepingtoastrict-timetableandusinghelperenginesduringawinterstorm.Somepeoplearguethat“greygamers”simplydon’thavetheskillsrequiredforcomputergames,andthatteenagersarebetter.Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.Mostcomputergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe“greygamers”maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.Ingameswherespeedisthemainconsideration,olderpeoplewouldbeatadisadvantagebecausetheymayhaveslowerreactiontimes.Ontheotherhand,“greygamers”haveapreferenceforslowerpaced,mindchallenginggames.32.Thesecondparagraphisintendedto____.A.showthebestwaytoexercisethebrain

B.stresstheimportanceofgoodhealthC.explainwhygreygamersexist

D.teachhowtoplayvideogames33.Whatwasolderpeople’sattitudetowardspersonalcomputersatfirst?A.Doubtful

B.Concerned

C.Enthusiastic

D.Supportive34.ThemethodtheauthorusestodevelopParagraph4is_____.A.offeringanalyses

B.givingexamplesC.makingcomparisons

D.providingdetails35.Bysaying“Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.”inParagraph5,theauthormeans_____.A.mindchallenginggamesarenotsuitableforolderpeopleB.childrenshouldimprovetheirskillswithpracticeC.playingcomputergamesrequiresanalyticalthinkingD.olderpeoplecanperformwellinsomecomputergames參考答案：32.C

33.A

34.B

35.D試題分析：玩電腦游戲是鍛煉大腦的一種非常有效的方法。通過本文可知年紀大的人在一些電腦游戲中表現得會很好?！拘☆}1】C推理判斷題。根據第二段最后一句Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.玩電腦游戲是鍛煉大腦的一種非常有效的方法。可知第二段的目的是解釋為什么老年游戲玩家的存在。故選C?！拘☆}2】A細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段第一句Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswithit.可知最初老年人對個人電腦持懷疑的態(tài)度，故選A?！拘☆}3】B推理判斷題?？v觀第四段可知作者在第一句提出Anotherdevelopment之后，通過舉例子來進一步闡述、說明。故選B?！拘☆}4】D推理判斷題。根據畫線句子后的內容Mostcomputergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe“greygamers”maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.大多數電腦游戲都需要實際改進的分析思維，這意味著老年游戲玩家會比小他們半個世紀的玩家做得更好?！@是對畫線句子的解釋，可知年紀大的人在一些電腦游戲中表現得很好。故選D。【名師點撥】細節(jié)題是針對文中某個細節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內容設置問題，正確答案的根據一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改寫往往成為正確選項?！拘☆}2】A細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段第一句Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswithit.可知最初老年人對個人電腦持懷疑的態(tài)度，故選A。19.London(CNN)ThereisnoGod--that'stheconclusionofthewell-knownphysicistStephenHawking,whosefinalbookispublishedonTuesday.ThebookBriefAnswerstotheBigQuestions,whichwascompletedbyhisfamilyafterhisdeath,presentsanswerstothequestionsthatHawkingsaidhereceivedmostduringhistimeonEarth.Otherbombshells(爆炸性事件)theBritishscientistlefthisreaderswithincludethebeliefthatalienlifeisoutthere,artificialintelligencecouldoutsmarthumansandtimetravelcan'tbeimpossible."ThereisnoGod.Noonedirectstheuniverse,"hewritesinthebook."Forcenturies,itwasbelievedthatdisabledpeoplelikemewerelivingunderacursebyGod,"headds."Iprefertothinkthateverythingcanbeexplainedanotherway,bythelawsofnature."WhileHawkingspokeofhislackofbeliefinGodduringhislife,severalofhisotheranswersaremoresurprising."Thereareformsofintelligentlifeoutthere,"hewrites."Weneedtobecautiousaboutansweringbackuntilwehavedevelopedabitfurther.""Travelbackintimecan'tberuledoutaccordingtoourpresentunderstanding,"hesays.Healsopredictsthat"withinthenexthundredyearswewillbeabletotraveltoanywhereintheSolarSystem."InremarkspreparedbyHawkingandplayedatthelaunchofthebookinLondononMonday,thescientistalsoturnedhisattentiontotheworldhewasleavingbehind.Hisgreatestconcern,hisdaughtersaid,"ishowdividedwe'vebecome,"adding,"Hemakesthiscommentabouthowweseemtohavelosttheabilitytolookoutward,andweareincreasinglylookinginwardtoourselves."Hawking'sfinalmessagetoreaders,though,isahopefulone.Attemptingtoanswerthequestion"Howdoweshapethefuture?",thescientistwrites,"Remembertolookupatthestarsandnotdownatyourfeet."24.WhichquestionisNOTprobablyincludedinthebookBriefAnswerstotheBigQuestions,?A.Istherealienlife?

B.Doesanyonedirecttheuniverse?C.Istimetravelpossible?

D.Doesthesolarsystemexist?25.Hawkingmentionedhisdisabilityinhisbookto________.A.showhisconfidence.

B.supporthisdisbeliefinGod.C.tellreadersabouthishardship.

D.complainofGod26.WhatwasHawkingmostconcernedabout?A.Artificialintelligencewilloutsmarthumans.B.Humanbeingsarenotunited.C.Technologywilldestroytheworld.D.Allenlifewillcometotheearthsomeday.27.WhatdidHawkingsuggesthumanbeingsdo?A.Contactalienlife.

B.Respectartificialintelligence.C.Developtheearth.

D.Exploretheuniverse.參考答案：24.D

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