广东省梅州市兰亭中学2021-2022学年高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

广东省梅州市兰亭中学2021-2022学年高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.

_______bythewhalers,thekillerswereabletogetagoodfeedfromthewhale.

A.Havingbeenaccepted

B.HavingacceptedC.Tohaveaccepted

D.Tobeaccepted参考答案：A2._________aroundtheWaterCube,wewerethentakentoseetheBirdNestforthe2008OlympicGames.

A.Havingshown

B.Tobeshown

C.Havingbeenshown

D.Toshow参考答案：C略3.Lackingrain,manyriverinYunnanprovincehave______recently.A.driedup

B.driedout

C.driedoff

D.driedat参考答案：A29.Mary’sfatherdoesn’t____ofhergoingtostudyinEnglandalone.A.prove

B.agree

C.admit

D.approve参考答案：D略5.Itisnot

todiscussthequestionsagainandagain.A、worth

B、worthy

C、worthwhile

D、worthyof参考答案：C略6.YaoMingmadeitclearthathewouldneverconsiderretiringfromtheNBA

hecouldrecoverhishealth.A.aslongas B.asfaras C.aswellas D.assoonas参考答案：A7.Everybodyshowedgreatrespecttotheoldteacher,whodevotedeverythinghehad_____thepoorconditionsofthelocalhospital.

A.toimproving

B.improve

C.toimprove

D.beingimproved参考答案：A略8.Aperson,whenheorsheisyoung,can’tread__________manybooks.

A.so

B.such

C.too

D.either参考答案：C略9.—Whydoesthelakesmellterrible?—Becauselargequantitiesofwater______.A.havepolluted

B.isbeingpolluted C.hasbeenpolluted

D.havebeenpolluted参考答案：D10.—Canyoulendmesomemoney?—I’mshortofmoneymyself,but_____,I’llgiveyousome.A.someway

B.anyway

C.however

D.therefore参考答案：B略11.Ilovemybikeverymuch.IfonlyI______it.

A.didn’tlose

B.haven’tlost

C.shouldn’tlose

D.hadn’tlost参考答案：D12.IfIhadn’tstoodundertheladdertocatchyouwhenyoufell,you

now.

A.wouldn’tbesmiling

B.couldn’thavesmiled

C.didn’tsmile

D.won’tsmile参考答案：A13.Astechnologycontinuestoadvance,wemustlearnandadapt______orwe'llriskbecomingadinosaur.A.instantly

B.properly

C.constantly

D.deliberately参考答案：C14.Youhavenoideahowshefinishedtherelayrace____herfootwoundedsomuch.A.for

B.when

C.with

D.while参考答案：C15.Recentresearchhas____thenaturalmystery,whichhasamazedtheworld.A.gotakickoutof

B.gotstuckinC.thrownlighton

D.madesenseof参考答案：C【详解】考查动词词组。A.gotakickoutof玩得很开心；B.gotstuckin被卡在---；C.thrownlighton使……显得清楚；D.madesenseof理解。句意：最近的研究揭示了自然界的奥秘，这使世界为之惊叹。故选C。16.Aseriesoffoodproblemshavebeenreported,________

greatconcernaboutfoodsafety.A．leadingto B．leadstoC．ledto D．toleadto参考答案：A二、填空17.填空（共10小题，共10分）（一）根据所给首字母或汉语提示，将单词的恰当形式写在题后相应的横线上。1.Withmoreevidence,thedoctor

(宣布)thattheapplesthepatientsatecarriedthevirus.2.Thestockholdersare

(乐观的)aboutthecompany'sfuture.3.Thedebatedidnotcometoa

(结论)untilmidnight.4.Ibelievethehousewas

(故意地)setfireto.5.Thefirststepin

(申请)foravisaistomakeanappointmentwiththeembassy.

参考答案：1.announced

2.optimistic3.conclusion4.deliberately5.applying略18.Redgrouper(石斑鱼)areknownforafewkeycharacteristics—theircolor1,whichcan___11___frompinktobrightorange;theirtastiness,whetherthey’regrilledorfried;andtheirpredation(掠夺行为)method,inwhichthey

___12___seacreaturesandswallowthemwhole.Buttheirleast-knowncharacteristicmightbethemostvaluableofall:Theyoperateasunderwaterarchitects,___13___theseascapefornumerousotherformsofunderwaterlife.Thatsurprisingdiscoveryis___14___scientistsandpolicymakerstoreadjusttheirapproachtopreservingtheocean’snaturalorder—andheighteningtensionswiththosewhofishforalivingorasahobby.Ateamofscientists,ledbyFloridaStateUniversity’sFeliciaColeman,recentlyfoundthattheredgrouperoffFlorida’seastandwestcoastshavecreatedentireocean

___15___bydigginglargeholesinthesea’ssandybottom.Inthesamewaybeavers___16___dams,redgrouperdigandmaintaindistinctholeswhoserockysurfacesprovideaplaceforcoral,spongesandothermarinelifetogather.Thisnewunderstandingischangingthewayfederalandstateauthoritiesmanageoceanhabitatsandiscreatingacompletelynewcrackwithfishermen.“Thepeoplewhoareincontrolwantto___17___fishingasmuchaspossible,”saidBobJones,executivedirectoroftheSoutheasternFisheriesAssociation.Headdedthattherecentdiscoveriesaboutredgrouperamounttoan“excusetheycanusetorestrictfishing,___18___orrecreational.”Buttomanyresearchers,fisheryofficialsandevensomefishermen,thefactthatfishactasenvironmentalengineersprovidesacompellingreasontoprotectthemfromexploitation.“Ifyou___19___thatfish,itputsintomotionawholechainofevents,”saidDondeMaria,whousedtofishforredgroupernearKeyLargo,Fla.,butnolongerdoes.“There’sawholelotofotheranimalsthatare___20___.I’mnotsayingyoucan’tcatchthem.Butyoucan’tdoittotheextentwe’vebeendoingforthelast20years.”参考答案：11.E

12.D

13.A

14.J

15.H

16.C

17.G

18.K

19.I

20.B本文为说明文。文章介绍红石斑鱼对海洋环境的重要作用。A.transforming改变；B.affected影响；C.construct构造；D.attack袭击；E.range（在……内）变动；F.academic学术的；G.prohibit禁止；H.communities群体；I.remove移除；J.forcing强迫；K.commercial商业的。【11题详解】句意：它们的颜色范围可以从粉色到明亮的橙色。故E选项正确。【12题详解】句意：它们捕食海洋生物并将其整个吞下。故D选项正确。【13题详解】句意：他们作为水下建筑师，为许多其他形式的水下生物改造海景。故A选项正确。【14题详解】句意：这一惊人的发现迫使科学家和决策者重新调整他们保护海洋自然秩序的方法，并加剧了与那些以捕鱼为生或以捕鱼为业余爱好的人之间的紧张关系。故J选项正确。【15题详解】句意：佛罗里达东海岸和西海岸附近的红石斑鱼通过在海底的沙质海床上挖大洞，创造了整个海洋群落。故H选项正确。【16题详解】句意：与海狸筑坝的方法相同，红石斑鱼也会挖洞并保持不同的洞。故C选项正确。【17题详解】句意：控制局面的人希望尽可能地禁止捕鱼。故G选项正确。【18题详解】句意：他补充说，最近关于红石斑鱼的发现是“他们可以用来限制捕鱼、商业或娱乐的借口”。故K选项正确。【19题详解】句意：如果你把那条鱼移走，它就会引发一连串的事件。故I选项正确。【20题详解】句意：很多其它动物也受到了影响。故B选项正确。三、阅读理解19.AfewmonthsagoasIwanderedthroughmyparents’house，thesamehouseIgrewupin，Ihadasudden，scaryrealization．Whenmyparentsboughtthehouse，in1982，theywereonlytwoyearsolderthanIamnow．Itriedtoimaginemyselfintwoyears,readytosettledownandbuythehouseI’dstillbelivinginalmost30yearslater．

Itseemedridiculous．Onapracticallevel，there’snowayIcouldaffordtobuyahouseanytimesoon．Moreimportantly，Iwouldn’twantto．I’mnotsurewhereI’llbelivingintwoyears，orwhatkindofjobI’llhave．AndIdon’tthinkI’llbereadytosettledownandstayinoneplace．

Sothisisprobablythegenerationgapthatdividesmyfriendsandmefromourparents．Whenourparentswereourage，they’dgottheireducation，chosenacareer，andwerestartingtosettleintoresponsibleadultlives．

MyfriendsandI--“GenerationY”--stillaren’tsurewhatwewanttodowithourlives．Whateverweendupdoing，wewanttomakesurewe’rehappydoingit．We’drathertakerisksfirst，tryoutdifferentjobs，andmovefromonecitytoanotheruntilwefindourfavoriteplace．We’dratherspendourmoneyontravelthanputitinasavingsaccount．

Thiscasualattitudetowardresponsibilityhascausedsomecriticstocallmygeneration“arrogant”(自大的),“impatient”,and“overprotected”．Someofthesecomplaintshaveapoint．Aschildren,wewereencouragedtosucceedinschool，butalsotohavefun．Wegrewupinaworldfulloftechnologicalinnovation:cellphones，theInternet，instantmessaging，andvideogames．【小题1】Whentheauthorwalkedthroughherparents’house，she

_______.A．hadnoideawhatshewantedfromlifeB．realizedIshouldbuyahouseC．starte