2021年湖南省張家界市僑輝中學(xué)高二英語期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Herearesomenewcomputerprograms___________forhomebuildings.A.

designing

B.design

C.todesign

D.designed參考答案：D2.

Theoutbreakofthisincidenthasgivenusmuchforthought,forcingusto______seriouslyonthepastandthefuture.

A.shape

B.reflect

C.urge

D.distribute參考答案：B3.—Mum,Ican’tseeanypointinstudyinghard.—Comeon,dear.Yearsofhardstudywillsurely______inyourfuturecareer.

A.makesure

B.payoff

C.bringback

D.payback參考答案：B略4.-------Eachofthestudents，workinghardathisotherlessons，______togotouniversity.---SodoI.A.hope

B.hopes

C.hoping

D.hoped

參考答案：B5.Hegottothestationearly,______missinghistrain.

A.incaseof

B.insteadof

C.forfearof

D.insearchof參考答案：C6.Itwasthelecturehall________theimportantmeetingwasheld,butnoagreementwasreached.A.that

B.which

C./

D.where參考答案：D7.—CanIspeakto_____isinchargeofthecompany?—Holdon,please.A.whomever

B.who

C.whoever

D.whose參考答案：C8.StephenHawkingbelievesthattheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet

lifehasdevelopedgradually.

A.whose

B.where

C.which

D.what參考答案：B略9.---Idon'tsupposethepoliceknowwhodidit.---Well,surprisinglytheydo.Amanhasbeenarrestedand____now.A.hasbeenquestionedB.isbeingquestionedC.isquestioning

D.hasquestioned參考答案：B10.You'dbetternotinviteJeffersontotheparty,forheissuch

with

that

unpleasantlookonhisfaceandhisboringtalk.A.agreenhand

B.ablacksheepC.atopdog

D.awetblanket參考答案：D11.Idon’twanttoseethiskindofmovie.

,I’mfeelingtootired.A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Somehow

D．Otherwise參考答案：A略12.––What’reyouplanningtodointhefuture?––Noidea.Afterall,Istillhavethreetermstogo________Igraduate.A.before

B.when

C.if

D.since參考答案：A略13.Itissaidthatourbody_______206bones;ifoneof_____isbroken,itwillcauseinconvenienceofsomekind.

A.makesupof;them

B.ismadeupof;them

C.ismadeupof;which

D.makesup;which參考答案：B14.Toensurethatchildrenfrompoorareascanreceivefaireducation,thegovernmenthasplannedto_____moremoneytoimprovethemiserableconditionsoflocalschools.A.announce

B.allocate

C.advocate

D.accumulate參考答案：B試題分析：考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.announce宣布，B.allocate分配，C.advocate提倡，D.accumulate累積，句意：為了確保貧困地區(qū)的孩子能接受公平的教育,政府計(jì)劃分配更多的資金來改善當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)校的貧窮教學(xué)條件，故選B項(xiàng)。15.---Theboysaidhecouldlifttheheavystone.---______isnodoubtaboutthat.

A.There

B.It

C.This

D.What參考答案：A16.Onlywhenhehaddoneit______thathehadmadeamistake.

A.hethenrealized

B.didherealize

C.before

D.herealized參考答案：B略二、完型填空17.Sometimesit’snotthehugesacrificesthatmumsmakebutthetinythingstheydodayinanddayoutthatmakeyourealizewhatspecialpeopletheyare.Itwasa

36

Januaryday.WhenIlefthomefortheoffice,theweatherreportsaid,“Windyandcold,butnorain.”

37

,bythetimeIwasabouttoleaveworkintheearlyevening,itwasly

38

!Myofficewasclosetothebusstop,soIjust

39

outofthedoorandontothebus.Unfortunately,whenIgotoff,Istillhadaboutamileto

40

tomyhome.Normallyonanightlikethat,myhusbandwouldcomeandgetme.Thatmorning,hehadtoldmethathewasputtingthecarinfora

41

.AsIsteppedoffthebustowalkhome,I

42

togetmytinyumbrellatogoupinthestrongwind.Then,suddenlyandtomy

43

,Iheardmymum’svoice.“Quickly!Comeunderhere,beforeyougetsoaked!”Irushedundermybigger

44

andstaredatmuminsurprise.“WhatonEarthareyoudoinghereinthis

45

?”Iaskedher.Mymumwaseighty-threethatyear,and

46

fitandhealthy,shedidn’tlikegoingout

47

strongwindandheavyrain.Infact,onadaylikethat,Iusuallywentroundtoherhousetomakesureshedidn’t

48

outofanything.“Youtoldmetocomeroundfordinnertonight,butIcame

49

beforetheraingottooheavy.ErictoldmethatyourcarwasinforaserviceandIsawyourbigumbrellalyingonthechair.I

50

youhadforgottenit,soIjustpickedit

51

andcameouttomeetyou.”Mymumpassedawaythefollowingyear.Thissimple

52

remainsembeddedinmymind,andremindsmehowcompletelymymum

53

me.Shewouldn'thavegoneoutinthewindandrainforherself,but,ateighty-three,shenevergaveasecond

54

aboutbravingthestormsoIwouldn’tget

55

.36.A.cloudy

B.windyC.sunnyD.foggy37.A.Besides

B.ThereforeC.EventuallyD.However38.A.shining

B.eruptingC.flashingD.pouring39.A.rushed

B.tookC.lookedD.left40.A.drive

B.jogC.walkD.cycle41.A.ride

B.serviceC.restD.lift42.A.struggled

B.continuedC.exploredD.agreed43.A.amusement

B.appreciationC.amazementD.annoyance44.A.cover

B.roofC.umbrellaD.raincoat45.A.case

B.wayC.placeD.weather46.A.as

B.althoughC.ifD.when47.A.under

B.throughC.forD.in48.A.drop

B.backC.runD.get49.A.early

B.regularlyC.frequentlyD.conveniently50.A.expected

B.wonderedC.doubtedD.guessed51.A.out

B.onC.upD.over52.A.act

B.lessonC.discoveryD.adventure53.A.affected

B.lovedC.acceptedD.recognized54.A.thought

B.attemptC.analysisD.test55.A.exhausted

B.boredC.uncomfortableD.wet

參考答案：36~40BDDAC

41~45BACCD

46~50BDCAD

51~55CABAD三、閱讀理解18.

Scientistshavearguedforlongoverwhetherbirdsshowrealintelligence.Somescientistsbelievebirdshaveabilitiesincludingcommunicationanddifferentkindsofmemory.Insomeunusualcases,theirabilitiesseembetterthanthoseofhumans.

IrenePepperberg,abirdsexpert,didresearchaboutagreyparrotnamed.Griffin.Ms.PepperbergsaysGriffincanarrangeobjectsinorderofsize.Shesaysthetalkingbirdalsocancombinewordsintherightorder.Forexample,hewillcombinewordswhenaskingforapieceoffood.Theresearchersaysexpertshadthoughtthatonlyhumansandothermammalswithlargebrainshavetheabilitytocombineobjectsandwords.Shebelievesthatbirdbrainshavetheabilitytounderstandthatcomplex(復(fù)雜的)tasksmustbedoneinthecorrectorder.

Somebirdshaveothermemoryskills.Forexample,theycollectandstorethousandsofseedsinautumn,andfindthemlaterinwinter.AlanKamilandAlanBondoftheUniversityofNebraskaarestudyingthememoriesofbirdscalledjaysandnutcrackers.Theirexperimentsshowthatthesebirdsusenaturalobjectstofindtheseedstheyhavestored.

It’ssaidsomebirdscanlearnasmanyas2,000differentsongs.Songsmayhavedevelopedasawayforbirdstocommunicatewithotherbirds.

AccordingtoVernerBingmanofBowlingGreenStateUniversityinOhio,birdsmusthaveaspecialguidancesystemintheirbrain.Hesaysthatunderstandinghowabird’sbrainoperatesmayhelpusbetterunderstandhowahumanbrainprocessesinformation.

However,somescientistsdostillbelievebirdsdomanythingsthatappeartobeactsofthoughtfulintelligence.Inmostcases,theysay,theirbehaviorissimplyinstinctive(本能的)，noreasoningpowerdirectingit.

68.Whatisthemainsubjectdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Theintelligenceofbirds.

B.IrenePepperberg’sstudyonbirds.

C.Thedifferencebetweenhumansandbirds.

D.Waysforexpertstotrainbirds.

69.What’sthemainideaofParagraphs2–3?

A.Griffin,jaysandnutcrackersarecleverbirds.

B.Objectshelpbirdsrememberthings.

C.Birdsareasintelligentashumans.

D.Birdshavecertainmemoryskills.

70.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat_______________________________.

A.mostscientistsbelievebirdshaverealintelligence

B.mammalsunderstandtherelationshipbetweenobjectsandwords

C.maybetreeshelpjaystofindtheseedstheyhavestored

D.birdsalwayscommunicatewithoneantherbysinging參考答案：19.Today,wetalkaboutacommonobjectthatappearsinmanyexpressions--buttons!Buttons,whichareusuallysmallandroundandmadeofmetalorplastic,arefoundonallsortsofclothing.Theyfastenorconnectonepieceofclothingtoanotherinordertomakesureyourclothesdon’tfalloff.Tobecuteasabuttonisanoldsaying,whichmeanstobeattractiveorsweet,butinasmallway.Babiesareoftendescribedascuteasabutton.Languageexpertsdon’tknowwhy.Buttheydosaythisexpressiondatesbacktothelate1860s.Hereisanotherexpressionrelatedtobutton:button-down.Peopleoftenwearbutton-downshirtstotheoffice.Button-downasanadjectivemeanstobeconservativeortraditional.Peopledescribedasbutton-downstayascloseaspossibletothenormalwayofdressingandbehaving.Whenbuttoningabuttonyouslipitintoabuttonhole.Abuttonholetrapsthebutton.So,tobuttonholesomeonemeansyouhavetrappedtheminaspokenconversation.Now,let’ssayyoufindyourselfbuttonholedinaconversationataparty.Someonejustkeepstalkingandtalkingandtalking!Finally,youcan’ttakeitanylonger.Youtellthepersontobuttonit!Thisisadirect,butunacceptablewayofsaying,“Stoptalking!”Buttonyourlipisanotherequallyrudebuteffectivewaytostopapersonwhotalkstoomuch.Anotherkindofdifficultpersonissomeonewhopushesone’sbuttons.Topushone’sbuttonsmeanstoknowexactlyhowtogetthatpersonangryorupset.Peoplewholiketopushotherpeople’sbuttonsusuallydoitforselfishreasons.Theyfindaperson’sweakpointandthentheyuseittoupsetthem.12.Whatdoyouthinkofsomeonewhowearsabutton-downshirttotheoffice?A.Funny

B.FashionableC.Crazy

D.Traditional13.Whatwillyouprobablysaytogetridofalongandboringtalk?A.Becuteasabutton

B.ButtonyourlipC.Pushyourbuttons

D.Bebutton-down14.Howdoesthefourthparagra