湖北省荆州市沙市第五中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

湖北省荆州市沙市第五中学高二英语上学期期末试卷
含解析
一、选择题
1. I believe the beauty of nature there will make an excellent _____on the tourists.
A. guide
B. adjustment
C. impression
D. attraction
参考答案：
C
2. Looking at old photographs of yourself on social websites can improve your mood, and this finding _______ previous researches, which suggested otherwise.
A. conducts
B. contradicts
C. confuses
D. condemn
参考答案：
B
【详解】考查动词辨析。

A. conducts引导，指挥；B. contradicts与…矛盾；驳斥；C. confuses使…困惑；D. condemn谴责，判刑；句意：在社交网站上看旧图片能够改善你的情绪，这一发现与之前的研究相矛盾，之前研究的说明与之相反。

根据“which suggested otherwise”可知之前的研究与现实情况相反，所以使用contradict说明前后结果相矛盾。

故B项正确。

3. —I was reading The Romance of the Three Kingdoms yesterday, but I couldn't understand it.— . It is classical literature, so take your time to enjoy it.
A. Don't fly off the handle
B. Don't be over the moon
C. More haste, less speed
D. You got me there
参考答案：
C
【详解】考查习语。

A. Don't fly off the handle别冲动；B. Don't be over the moon别高兴坏了；C. More haste, less speed欲速则不达；D. You got me there你难住我了。

句意：昨天我在看《三国演义》，但是看不懂。

——欲速则不达，它是古典文学，慢慢欣赏吧。

第二人
劝第一人不要着急，此处表示“欲速则不达”，故C项正确。

4. On hearing the news, the man rushed out without hesitation,______the bag _____on the ground.
A．left, lying B．leaving, lied C．left, lay D．leaving, lying
参考答案：
D
5. Never let a good opportunity _______ while you’re seeking for jobs.
A. go up
B. go by
C. go down
D. go over
参考答案：
B
6. --- Look! Here ______. ---- Yes, ______.
A. Kate comes ; she comes
B. comes Kate ; comes she
C. comes Kate ; she comes
D. Kate comes ; comes she
参考答案：
C
7. As students, we should study hard to keep ___ with modern science
and technology.
A. company
B. track
C. touch
D. pace
参考答案：
D
8. If you had enough money, what ________?
A. will you buy
B. would you buy
C. would you have bought
D. will you have bought
参考答案：
B
9. ---Did Linda see the traffic accident?
---No, no sooner than it happened.
A. had she gone
B. she had gone
C. has she gone
D. she has gone
参考答案：
A
试题分析：考查部分倒装句：这是固定句式：No sooner…than…，“一…就…”,而且no sooner后面的句子都是过去完成时的倒装句，句意：--Linda看见交通事故了吗？--没有，她刚走，就发生交通事故了，所以选A。

考点：考查部分倒装句
点评：一些如scarcely……when, no sooner ……than, hardly……when引导的主从复合句主句要求使用过去完成式。

注意：在部分倒装句中，只有助动词、情态动词或连系动词to be可以置于主语之前，其它部分都要置于主语之后。

10. Since you are here already, you _______ as well stay here and enjoy yourself.
A. can
B. may
C. should
D. must
参考答案：
B
略
11. You shouldn’t talk until ________ to.
A. asking
B. having asked
C. to ask
D. asked
参考答案：
D
12. Only in this way _______to make improvement in the operating system.
A. you can hope
B. you did hope
C. can you hope
D. did you hope 参考答案：
C
13. ––– I hear Tom ______ playing games recently.
–––It is no wonder he is easy to feel sleepy in class.
A. addicting to
B. addicts
C. addict to
D. addicted to
参考答案：
D
14. We’ve had a good start, but next, more work needs _____to achieve the final success.
A. being done
B. do
C. doing
D. to do
参考答案：
C
15. _____different life today is ________what it was 30 years ago
A. What; from
B. How; from
C. How; with
D. What; with
参考答案：
B
16. Mr Smith _____the grammar book meant for senior high school students and will almost finish it.
A．was writing B．has written C．has been written D．has been writing
参考答案：
D
二、完型填空
17. The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father. Though he’s been gone for 17 years, his 16 still resonate（产生共鸣）. He taught me how to run my own race in life. But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to 17 .
One incident is 18 in my mind. It happened when I was a teenager. My sister and I weren’t very fond of a so-called friend of 19 . Dad was a very generous man, and as he’d done with so many people, he’d given this fellow great help. But when he asked for a favor 20 , the guy didn’t deliver.
Dad’s outlook（人生观）on most things was “Live and let live.” In this case, however, his calmness 21 Terre and me, and we let him know it.
“How can you be nice to that man?” we said to him. “You’ve been so kind to him, and h e’s not being kind back. Why would you want to give him the time of day again?”
My father shrugged（耸肩）and said to us, “I do not bend my back with 22 . ”
I didn’t get it at first, but over the years I came to understand the 23 . Holding a grudge （怨恨）do esn’t 24 the person you’re angry with, but it changes you. It makes you heavier and gives you more weight to drag around.
After my father died in 1991, a (n) 25 came from a fellow I’d had a quarrel with years before to 26 his sympathy. He wrot e: “I thought I’d tell you how sorry I
am 27 the loss of your father. I know he 28 the world to you. I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts. ”
Much moved, I wrote back. I thanked him for his 29 . And then, because
he’d 30
our disagreement, I recalled Dad’s inspiring words. “I am my father’s daughter,” I wrote. “And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday.”
16. A. lectures B. suggestions C. lessons D. pictures
17. A. forgive B. persuade C. forget D. excuse
18. A. vital B. obvious C. visual D. vivid
19. A. sister’s B. mine C. father's D. mother’s
20. A. in return B. in turn C. by return D. by turn
21. A. relaxed B. moved C. interrupted D. bothered
22. A. anger B. disappointment C. worry D. yesterday
23. A. reason B. word C. philosophy(哲学) D. sentence
24. A. change B. hurt C. upset D. disturb
25. A. news B. letter C. message D. information
26. A. explain B. express C. produce D. present
27. A. in B. with C. about D. at
28. A. showed B. represented C. equaled D. meant
29. A. kindness B. sympathy C. understanding D. consideration
30. A. referred B. mentioned C. reminded D. retold
参考答案：
16－20 CADCA 21―25 DDCAB26―30 BCDAB
三、阅读理解
18. Some birds are masters of crime (犯罪). That means these species steal food from other birds and get away with it. Scientists have long wondered what these birds have in common. A new study suggests that big body size does not predict bad behavior. Instead, it is the size of the birds’ brains that matters most.
To learn more about what makes some birds tend toward a life of crime and how they steal food from other birds, scientists analyzed 856 published reports of thieves. Researcher Julie says she started the project after watching birds steal dry dog food out of unattended bowls. She read about some dramatic examples of thieves, including birds that steal food from others flying in midair or bending through the sky. She learned that members of some species disturb other birds until they spit up food in their mouth.
Families that steal also tend to eat fish, mice, and other vertebrates (脊椎动物) instead of just insects. These meatier (多肉的) meals are hard to catch, and they deliver lots of valuable calories, so they are tempting to steal.
Finally, birds that steal tend to have big brains in relation to their bodies. That may seem surprising, since human bullies (欺凌弱小者) are often thought to be stronger in size.
But for birds, stealing isn’t about strength. It takes a clever brain to get food out of another hungry bird’s claws, especially if that bird is bigger than you are.
28. The best title for the passage can be _______.
A. Diet Habits of a Feather
B. Hunting Skills of a Feather
C. Brains of a Feather
D. Thieves of a Feather
29. What is the key factor of the birds’ stealing food?
A. Body size.
B. Living environment.
C. Brain size.
D. Mouth length.
30. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. birds’ stealing isn’t related to their environment
B. for birds, stealing is about cleverness and tricks
C. birds steal food only from those that are smaller in size
D. birds that steal have small brains for their bodies
参考答案：
28. D 29. C 30. B
这是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍一些鸟儿是怎样偷食以及它们为何偷食。

【28题详解】
标题归纳题。

通读全文，尤其第一段“Some birds are masters of crime (犯罪). That means these species steal food from other birds and get away with it.”可知，本文主要讲述有些鸟是犯罪大师，这意味着这些物种从其他鸟类那里偷食并逃脱惩罚。

因此推断“长羽毛的贼”为短文的标题。

故D选项正确。

【29题详解】
细节理解题。

由第一段“A new study suggests that big body size does not predict bad behavior. Instead, it is the size of the birds’ brains that matters most.”可知，鸟儿偷食物的关键因素是鸟儿的大脑。

故C选项正确。

【30题详解】
推理判断题。

由文章第三段后部分所讲的鸟儿偷食技巧以及最后段“But fo r birds, stealing isn’t about strength. It takes a clever brain to get food out of another hungry bird’s claws, especially if that bird is bigger than you are.”可知，对于鸟类来说，偷窃关乎智商和技能。

故
B选项正确。

19. What are the biggest problems that society will have to deal with in the new age? There are diseases like AIDS and cancer. There’s climate change, of course. And what about producing enough cheap food and energy for the world’s growing population? Who’s going to solve all these terrible problems? Yes, politicians and world leaders will have a big part to play. Yes, businesses will need to create the economic wealth to pay for some of these things. But who’s going to make a much greater difference to something like AIDS or climate change? It’s going to be a scientist. It is the scientist who can turn some new bit of science into a new technology to solve these problems.
If you like thinking about the world around you, why not become a scientist? It doesn’t mean you have to wear a white coat and plastic glasses and spend all your time in a lab as most people often imagine! Scientists do all kinds of amazing things that are actually interesting!
Military scientists develop not only new weapons but new military technologies that could help make wars out of date. Forensic(法医的) scientists work with the police to find quite small clues to catch criminals. Scientists work in schools and colleges as the teachers and professors who will train tomorrow’s scientists. Don’t think a scientist is far away! Maybe you like cooking? You could be a food technologist helping to keep fruit and vegetables fresher for longer. Perhaps sport is your thing? Do you know that most top athletes work with sports scientists in order to improve their performance? You could even be the science writer who gets to spend the life studying the latest advances and sharing them with the world.
Looking for something to do for the rest of your life? My advice? Take a long and hard look at science. It is interesting and ever.
46. Many problems are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.
A. suggest they are impossible to be solved
B. introduce the causes of these problems
C. show the writer’s worry about the future world
D. show scientists play an important part in solving them
47. What is needed to solve these problems?
A. Advanced weapons.
B. Enough energy.
C. New technologies.
D. A growing population.
48. Most people think the life of scientists is ________.
A. amazing
B. boring
C. color1 ful
D. unreal
49. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Military technologies could help prevent wars in the future.
B. For those interested in cooking, food technologies may be a choice.
C. Forensic scientists play an important part in dealing with crimes.
D. Politicians and world leaders can solve all the social problems.
50. The passage is intended for people who ________.
A. haven’t decided on their career
B. have no interest in science
C. hope for the world peace
D. have little knowledge of science
参考答案：
46. D 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. A
本文是一篇议论文。

作者建议那些还没有决定自己职业的人可以好好考虑一下做科学家。

【46题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第一段最后一句It is the scientist who can turn some new bit of science into a new technology to solve these problems.(科学家能够将新的科学成果变成新技术来解决这些问题)，由此判断出第一段提到社会诸多问题的目的是说明科学家在解决这些问题中起到的重要作用。

故选D项。

【47题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一段最后一句turn some new bit of science into a new technology to solve these problems.可知，将新的科学成果变成新技术来解决这些问题，可知解决问题需要新技术。

故选C项。

【48题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第二段中why not become a scientist? It doesn’t mean you have to wear a white coat and plastic glasses and spend all your time in a lab as most people often imagine!(为什么不成为科学家？成为科学家并不像人们想象的那样：要穿上白大褂，带着塑料眼镜，一辈子呆在实验室里。

)由此判断出，大多数人认为科学家的工作是枯燥无趣的。

故选B 项。

【49题详解】
细节理解题。

根据最后一段Military scientists develop not only new weapons but new military technologies. Forensic scientists work with the police to find quite small clues to catch criminals.
Maybe you like cooking? You could be a food technologist helping to keep fruit and vegetables fresher for longer.可知，军事科学家不仅开发新武器，而且开发新的军事技术。

法医学家与警方合作，寻找很小的线索来抓捕罪犯。

也许你喜欢烹饪?你可以成为一名食品技术专家，帮助保持水果和蔬菜的新鲜时间更长。

而D选项“警察和世界领袖可以解决所有社会问题”, 这一说法太绝对，且短文未提及。

所以D项是错误的。

故选D项。

【50题详解】
推理判断题。

根据最后一段Looking for something to do for the rest of your life?(你正在找将来可做的事情吗？)由此判断出，文章是写给那些还没有决定自己职业的人。

故选A项。