山西省忻州市第十三中學(xué)2023年高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.．Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanket_________thedesert.

A.covering

B.covered

C.cover

D.tocover參考答案：A略2.—Howlongwillit_____mancanfindanotherplanetliketheearth?--Tenyearsorlonger.A．since

B．a(chǎn)fter

C．until

D．before參考答案：D3.Whyareyousoanxious?Itisn’tyourproblem_____.

A.onpurpose

B.inall

C.ontime

D.afterall參考答案：D4.Notonly_______pollutedbut________crowded.A.wasthecity;werethestreets

B.thecitywas;werethestreetsC.wasthecity;thestreetswere

D.thecitywas;thestreetswere參考答案：C5.BeinginvitedtotheHolyLandtotakepartintheChristmasDaycelebrationswasagreat______.

A.privilege

B.day

C.service

D.invitation參考答案：A6.Heistheonlyoneofthestudentswho_____awinnerofscholarshipforthreeyears.

A.is

B.are

C.havebeen

D.hasbeen參考答案：D7.Theyhurriedbackhomeonlytofindtheirhouse___into.A.break

B.tobreak

C.broken

D.breaking參考答案：C8.Lisaenjoyedsomuch____shewasonholidayinJapanlastyear.A.that B.when C.for D.though參考答案：B9.________isimpossibleforustoofferhimanyhelp.A.This

B.It

C.That

D.which參考答案：B10.Theircarwascaughtinatrafficjam,thus______thedelay.

A.caused

B.tocause

C.wascaused

D.causing參考答案：D11.Aslongagoasthefourteenthcentury,anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,madethe______discoverythatpeoplewouldratherpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifeworkdestroyedbygangsters.A.extreme

B.complex

C.dull

D.remarkable參考答案：D【詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.extreme極端的；B.complex復(fù)雜的；C.dull無(wú)聊的；D.remarkable非凡的、卓越的。句意：早在14世紀(jì)，英國(guó)人JohnHawkwood爵士就有過(guò)非凡的發(fā)現(xiàn)：人們情愿拿出大筆的錢(qián)，也不愿畢生的心血?dú)в诖跬街帧８鶕?jù)句意可知此處表示“非凡的、值得注意的”，故D項(xiàng)正確。12.Wewaitedforthereportofexamwith

anxiety.A.agreatdealof

B.agreatnumberof

C.agreatmany

D.aplentyof參考答案：A略13.

forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetothefilmssooften.A.Ifitisnot

B.Wereitnot C.Haditnotbeen

D.Ifitweretobe參考答案：C考查虛擬語(yǔ)氣。句意：如果沒(méi)有那些免費(fèi)的票，我不會(huì)去影院這么頻繁。If虛擬條件句的否定（含蓄條件句）?？純蓚€(gè)句型：Ifitweren’tfor…和Ifithadn’tbeenfor…，其意為“若不是(有)”“要不是”。從句中如果有助動(dòng)詞had,should或were時(shí)，可以省略if，而從句使用倒裝語(yǔ)序。故選C。14.Accordingtotheexperts,theantique______totheHanDynasty,buttheycan’tidentifytheexactyear.A.datesback

B.isdatingback

C.hasdatedback

D.wasdatingback參考答案：A15.Ihadbeenworkingonmathforthewholeafternoonandthenumbers________beforemyeyes.

A.swim B.swam C.swimming D.hadswum參考答案：B16.—Howabout

Christmaseveningparty?—Ishouldsayitwas

success.A.a;a

B.The;a

C.a;

/

D.the;/參考答案：A17.Wehavegotafactthatmoneyinvestedineducationisneverspent______.

A．inease

B．inanger

C．invain

D．incomfort參考答案：C18._______greathelp,Icangetridofallthedifficultyandsucceed.

A.Offered

B.Offering

C.Offer

D.Havingoffered參考答案：A略二、單詞拼寫(xiě)56.Hundredsoffootballfansweret__________awayfromthestadiumbecauseitwasfull.57.D__________allourefforts,westillfailedintheexam.58.Mypassportisv_________foranotherfiveyears.59.Theelevatorwasa_________quickly.60.Smogisnotanaturalp__________butcausedbyairpollution.61.Any__________(企圖)todosoarepointless.62.Weshouldlistencloselytothe__________(直言不諱)criticism.63.Thenovelwas__________(后來(lái))translatedinto15languages.64.LiMingsataloneforhoursathome,__________(受折磨)byjealousy.65.Toprotectthestudent’seyesight,weneedhigherlevelof__________(照明)forreadingintheclassroom.參考答案：56.turned57.Despite

58.valid59.ascending

60.phenomenon61.attempts62.outspoken/blunt/frank

63.subsequently/afterwards

64.Tortured65.illumination三、閱讀理解20.閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms,thoughmyteacherstressedtheimportanceagainandagain.Butsoon,theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperience.Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroad,andsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeastonished.Gentlyshakinghisheadandshrugginghisshoulders,hesaid,“Youdon’tsay!”

“Youdon’tsay!”Iwaspuzzled.Ithought,perhapsthisisnotapropertopic.“Well,I’dbetterchangethetopic.”SoIsaidtohim,“Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?Bytheway,haveyoueverbeenthere?”“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itwaswonderful.”HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguide.“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproudofit”.SoonIwasinterruptedagainbyhiswords：“Youdon’tsay!”Icouldn’thelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?”“Well,Ididn’trequestyoutodoso,”heanswered,greatlysurprised.Isaid,“Didn’tyousay‘youdon’tsay’?”Hearingthis,theEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain,“‘Youdon’tsay’actuallymeans‘really?’Itisanexpressionofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon’tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms.”O(jiān)nlythendidIknowIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.Alwaysremember:whattheEnglishteacherssayisalwaysrighttousstudents.56.Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause

_______.A.Ididn’thavetheslightestinterestinthem

B.Englishidiomsarenotimportant

C.Myteacherdidn’temphasizetheimportanceofthem

D.IwasnotcarefulwithEnglishidioms

57.Atfirst,onhearing“Youdon’tsay,”Ithoughttheforeignermeant

_______

.

A.Ihadtalkedtoomuch

B.hewasnotinterestedinthetopic