山西省大同市鐵路職工子弟第二中學2023年高二英語上學期期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Wouldyoupleasekeepsilent?Theweatherreport

andIwanttolisten.A.isbroadcast

B.isbeingbroadcastC.hasbeenbroadcast

D.hadbeenbroadcast參考答案：B略2.Notuntilheretiredfromteachingthreeyearsago______havingaholidayabroad.

A.hehadconsidered

C.heconsideredB.hadheconsideredD.didheconsider參考答案：D3.Thelittleboywon’tgotosleep______hismothertellshimastory.A.or

B.unless

C.but

D.whether參考答案：B4.Theplace_____thebridgeissupposedtobebuiltshouldbe_____thecross-rivertrafficisheaviest.A.which;where B.atwhich;whichC.atwhich;where D.which;inwhich參考答案：C5.Takeupyourtime—it’sjust

distancefromhereto

restaurant.A.不填;the

B.a;the

C.the;a

D.不填;a參考答案：B句意：別急—從這兒到餐館只不過短短的距離而已。”ashortdistance短距離，固定短語搭配；therestaurant指雙方都知道的餐館，故用the特指，選B?！究键c】考查冠詞【舉一反三】（2011全國卷,33﹚Itisgenerallyacceptedthat____boymustlearntostandupandfightlike

____man.A.a;a

B.a;the

C.the;the

D.a;不填A句意為“人們普遍認為,男孩子必須學會做一個男子漢，能挺身而出，勇于戰(zhàn)斗。”兩空均填不定冠詞a,aboy和aman都是泛指，表示一類人。故選A。6.After

the

earthquake,

______

food

and

tends

were

sent

to

Yushu,

Qinghai

province.A.

alargeamountof

B.

a

good

deal

of

C.

large

quantities

ofD.

a

large

number

of參考答案：C7.Asisknowntoall,MontrealisthesecondlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld,______.

A.Parisisthelargest

B.Paristhelargest

C.Paristobethelargest

D.Parisbethelargest參考答案：B略8.DickensWorld,athemeparkintheUK,makesthelife,storiesandcharactersofCharlesDickens_______.

A.cometrue

B.cometolife

C.cometoanend

D.comeintouse參考答案：B9.Wasitnotuntilyoubegantowork_______howmuchtimeyouhadwasted?

A．thatyourealized

B．didyourealize

C．didyounotrealize

D．thatyoudidn’trealize參考答案：a略10.Itisdishonestofyouto_____thetruthfromyourparents.A.prevent B.hide C.defend D.protect參考答案：B【詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：你向父母隱瞞真相是不誠實的。A.prevent阻止；B.hide藏；C.defend防衛(wèi)；D.protect保護。分析句意可知，此處應表示你向父母隱瞞真相是不誠實的。結(jié)合選項，故選B。11.Everypossiblemeans______topreventtheairpollution,buttheskyisstillnotclear.A.arebeingused

B.havebeenused

C.hasbeenused

D.hadbeenused參考答案：C略12.Thegoodthingaboutchildrenisthatthey__________veryeasilytonewenvironments.

A.adapt

B.appeal

C.attach

D.apply參考答案：A略13.Everytime

theymet,theywouldtalklonghourstogether.A.which

B.when

C.during

D./

參考答案：D14.Hetheexamsbuthehadwastedsomuchtime.

A.musthavegotthroughB.oughttohavegotthroughC.wouldgetthroughD.couldgetthrough參考答案：B提示:句意為:“他應該考試及格,但是他浪費了那么多時間?！眔ughttohavedone=shouldhavedone表示過去應該干某事卻沒有干。

15.--Whereismypassport?Iremember__________ithere.--Youshouldnothaveleftithere.Remember_________itwithyouallthetime. A.toput;totake B.putting;taking C.putting;totake D.toput;taking參考答案：C16.______________thatmydearestfriendwouldplayatrickonmeinfrontofallmystudents.A.NeverIthought

B.NeverdidIthinkC.Ithoughtnever

D.NeverthoughtI

參考答案：B17.Whatthedoctorsreallydoubtis______hismotherwillrecoverfromtheseriousdiseasesoon.A.when B.that C.whether D.why參考答案：C考查表語從句。句意：醫(yī)生們真正懷疑的是我母親是否能從這么重的病中很快地痊愈。when表示時間；how表示方式；whether是否；why為什么。18.Theaccidentwas____hiscarelessdriving.A.dueto

B.because

C.becauseof

D.BothAandC參考答案：D二、單詞拼寫19.Wesawmanypassengerswaitinginlinetob_________theship.參考答案：board三、閱讀理解20.

Inthe18thcentury,NewYorkwassmallerthanPhiladelphiaandBoston.TodayitisthelargestcityinAmerica.Howcanthechangeinitssizeandimportancebeexplained?

Toanswerthisquestionwemustconsidercertainfactsaboutgeography,history,andeconomics.TogetherthesethreewillexplainthehugegrowthofAmerica’smostfamouscity.

ThemapoftheNortheastshowsthatthefourareaswiththelargestpopulationsinthisregionarearoundseaports.AtthesepointsmaterialsfromacrosstheseaentertheUnitedStates,andtheproductsofthelandaresentthereforexportacrossthesea.

Weknowthatplaceswheretransportationlinesmeetaregoodplacesformakingrawmaterialsintofinishedgoods.Thatiswhyseaportsoftenhavecitiesnearby.ButcitieslikeNewYorkneededmorethantheirgeographicallocationinordertobecomegreatindustrialcenters.Theirdevelopmentdidnothappensimplyby

About1815,whenmanyAmericansfromtheeasthadalreadymovedtowardthewest,transportationroutesfromtheseaportstothecentralregionsofthecountrybegantobeaseriousproblem.Theslowwagonsofthattime,usuallydrawnbyhorses,weretooexpensiveformovingheavyfreight(貨物)veryfar.InNewYorkStateacanalseemedthebestanswertothetransportationproblem.FromtheeasternendofLakeErieallthewayacrossthestatetotheHudsonRiverthereisalongstripoflowland.HeretheErieCanalwasbuilt,andafterseveralyearsofworkitwascompletedin1825.

Thecanalproducedanimmediateeffect.Freightcostswerecuttoaboutonetenthofwhattheyhadbeen.NewYorkCity,whichhadbeensmallerthanPhiladelphiaandBoston,quicklybecametheleadingcityofthecoast.Intheyearsthatfollowed,transportationroutesontheGreatLakeswerejoinedtoroutesontheMississippiRiver.ThenNewYorkCitybecametheendpointofagreatinlandshippingsystemthatstartedfromtheAtlanticOceanfarupthewesternbranchesoftheMississippi.64.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheDevelopmentofTransportationinNewYork

B.ExportandImportofNewYork

C.HowNewYorkBecameAmerica'sLargestCity

D.