2021年遼寧省葫蘆島市頭道營(yíng)子中學(xué)高二英語上學(xué)期期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Althoughhergrandmahadbeenillforalongtime,itstillcameasashockwhenshe______died.A.slightly

B.approximately

C.eventually

D.directly參考答案：C2.Theideaseemedtobe_____andtheclubwasnevertobebuilt.A.givenoutB.fadedoutC.diedoutD.runout參考答案：B3.Thepolice________Tomofstealingandtheaccusedwasafraidtomeettheaccuser.A．a(chǎn)ccused

B．charged

C．robbed

D．informed參考答案：A4.Mostnormalchildren______theirfirstwordatanywherefrom6to18months,andcombinewordsintophrasesfrom10to24months.A.spoke

B.speak

C.willspeak

D.wouldspeak參考答案：B5.Itiswidelyacceptedthatyoungbabieslearntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadto______.A.

rewards

B.prizes

C.awards

D.results參考答案：A略6.Advertisingcaninfluenceconsumers’moods,________,inturn,caninfluenceconsumers’reactionstoproducts.A.that

B.which

C.where

D.when參考答案：B7.OurfootballteamwillcompeteagainsttheJapaneseteamthisevening．Let’sgoand____?A．cheerthemup

B．jointhemup

C．a(chǎn)ddthemup

D．pickthemup參考答案：A略8.Tomtookataxitotheairport,only________hisplanehighupinthesky.A.finding

B.tofind

C.beingfound

D.tohavefound

參考答案：B9.Ifthisbridgecan'tberepaired,____willmeannofoodwillbetransportedtothefloodedareas.

A.what

B.it

C.as

D.which參考答案：B10.--Therewillbea__________TVbroadcastofthesingingcompetition“TheVoiceofChina”tonight.

--That’sgreat.Iadoreallofthesingers.

A.lively B.living C.live D.alive參考答案：C11.PeoplefromplaceslikeSpain,ItalyorSouthAmericancountriesapproachothers________andaremore___________totouchthem.

A.close;likely

B.closely;possible

C.close;probable

D.closely;likely參考答案：D12.Mary________hersisterinappearancebutnotincharacter.

A.resembles

B.

looks

C.seems

D.

appears

參考答案：A13.Alltheroommateswere_____mysuggestionthatweshouldgocampingthenextmonth.A.inhonorof

B.insteadof

C.infavorof

D.bymeansof參考答案：C考查介詞短語。句意：所有的室友都支持我的建議，我們下個(gè)月進(jìn)行一次野營(yíng)活動(dòng)。A.inhonorof“為了紀(jì)念；為了表示尊敬”；B.insteadof“而不是，代替”；C.infavorof“支持，贊成”；D.bymeansof“借助于某種方式”。故選C。14.Wetriedtopersuadehimtochangehismind,butheinsistedthathehadno________ofdoingso.A.intention

B.preference

C.alternative

D.trend參考答案：A15.——Inthisdayandage,womencanhavechildrenandjobsaswell.——Ican’tagreemore.It’sgreattohavethetwo_________.A.linked

B.linking

C.combined

D.combining參考答案：C16.Heislivingin________usedtobeastore.

A．where

B．that

C．which

D．what參考答案：D二、完型填空17.Tim,myseven-year-oldson,islearningtoplaythedrums.Itisan___41___thathasalwayscaughthisattentipn___42___hehearsthemplayed.BeforeI___43___hisfirstlessons,drumswereallhewanted.Attheageof3he___44___hisminidrumsetduringashow.Usingthatsamedrumsetheperfectedthetimingandrhythmofapopularchurchsong___45___enoughforhismomtosingalongto.Mysonhadfoundhispassionatayoungageandhadanatural___46___tocatchonquickly.Wantingtoactquicklyto___47___histalent,Iimmediatelysignedhimupfordrumlessons.Nosoonerhadmyfirstpaymentclearedthanhispassion___48___.Hedidnotwanttotakeinstructions.Hewantedtoplaythedrums___49___,

To

himthedrumswereawayof___50___.Ianwantedto“playthebeatofhisowndrum.”Thechallengewasthatmusichasmorethanone___51___Rockdoesn’tsoundlikesmoothjazzandsmoothjazzdoesn’tsoundlike___52___Youcan’tplayevery___53___thatexiststothesamebeat.If___54___wereaseriesofsongs,themelodies___55___couldbecalmingandpeacefiil,orviolentandchaotic.Eacheventwefacehasits___56___ownsound,sowehavetolearn___57___toplaythetuneofthemoment.Youshouldunderstandthatevenwithallthenaturaltalentintheworldthereisalways___58___forimprovement.Youcan'tdoitallwithout___59___.Youwon’tknowhowtoplayeverybeatlifethrowsatyouwithoutpractice.Youcan’t___60___talentforever.41.A.arrangement B.enjoyment C.instrument D.advertisement42.A.anyway B.however C.whatever D.anytime43.A.paidfor B.waitedon C.tookoff D.burstinto44.A.founded B.played C.lost D.learned45.A.similar B.horrible C.good D.strange46.A.taste B.talent C.tendency D.habit47.A.improve B.decrease C.discover D.admit48.A.rose B.strengthened C.progressed D.disappeared49.A.byhimself B.inhisway C.inperson D.withothers50.A.expression B.possession C.permission D.impression51.A.form B.sound C.beat D.advantage52.A.nature B.culture C.view D.folk53.A.poem B.song C.sport D.game54.A.luck B.life C.truth D.music55.A.attimes B.asusual C.ingeneral D.onaverage56.A.quite B.well C.fast D.very57.A.when B.where C.how D.why58.A.place B.spot C.scenery D.room59.A.instructions B.efforts C.contributions D.experiences60.A.figureout B.putoff C.relyon D.takein參考答案：41.C

42.D

43.A

44.B

45.C

46.B

47.A

48.D

49.B

50.A

51.C

52.D

53.B

54.B

55.A

56.D

57.C

58.D

59.A

60.C本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述的是作者的兒子學(xué)打鼓的故事。作者從中得到的感悟是：即使有世界上所有的天賦，總有改進(jìn)的空間。你不能永遠(yuǎn)依靠天賦?！?1題詳解】考查名詞。句意：這是一種能吸引他的樂器。A.arrangement安排；B.enjoyment享受；C.instrument儀器，樂器；

D.advertisement廣告。根據(jù)Itisan

___1___

thathasalwayscaughthisattention___2___

hehearsthemplayed.可知，這是一種樂器，每當(dāng)他聽到演奏的時(shí)候，總是引起他的注意。故選C?！?2題詳解】考查副詞。句意：每當(dāng)這個(gè)樂器演奏時(shí)。A.anyway無論如何；B.however不管怎樣；C.whatever無論什么；D.anytime任何時(shí)候。根據(jù)Itisan

___1___

thathasalwayscaughthisattention___2___

hehearsthemplayed.可知，這是一種樂器，每當(dāng)他聽到演奏的時(shí)候，總是引起他的注意。故選D?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞組。句意：在我給他的第一堂課付費(fèi)之前。A.paidfor為---付出代價(jià)；B.waitedon服侍；C.tookoff脫掉，摘下；D.burstinto闖入。根據(jù)BeforeI___3___hisfirstlessons,drumswereallhewanted.可知，在我給他的第一堂課付費(fèi)之前，鼓是他想要的全部。故選A。【44題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：在他3歲的時(shí)候，他在一個(gè)節(jié)目中播放了他的迷你鼓。A.founded建立；B.played玩；C.lost失去；D.learned學(xué)習(xí)。根據(jù)Attheageof3he___4___hisminidrumsetduringashow.可知，在孩子3歲的時(shí)候，他在一個(gè)節(jié)目中播放了他的迷你鼓。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：這首歌足以讓他的媽媽跟著唱。A.similar相似的；B.horrible可怕的；C.good好的；D.strange奇怪的。根據(jù)Usingthatsamedrumsetheperfectedthetimingandrhythmofapopularchurchsong___5___enoughforhismomtosingalongto.可知，用同樣的鼓點(diǎn)，他完善了一首流行的教堂歌曲的時(shí)間和節(jié)奏，這首歌足以讓他的媽媽跟著唱。故選C?！?6題詳解】考查名詞。句意：孩子天生就有能力迅速趕上音樂節(jié)拍。A.taste味道；B.talent才能；C.tendency傾向；D.habit習(xí)慣。根據(jù)MysonhadfoundhispassionatayoungageandHadanatural

___6___

tocatchonquickly可知，我的兒子在很小的時(shí)候就發(fā)現(xiàn)了他的激情，并且天生就有能力迅速抓住它。故選B?！?7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：為了提高孩子的音樂才能。A.improve提高；B.decrease增長(zhǎng)；C.discover發(fā)現(xiàn)；D.admit承認(rèn)。根據(jù)Wantingtoactquicklyto

___7___histalent,Iimmediatelysignedhimupfordrumlessons.可知，為了提高他的才能，我立即給他報(bào)了個(gè)鼓課。故選A?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：他的音樂熱情就消失了。A.rose升起；B.strengthened加強(qiáng)；C.progressed取得進(jìn)步；

D.disappeared消失。根據(jù)Nosoonerhadmyfirstpaymentclearedthanhispassion

____8____.可知，我的第一筆付款剛一結(jié)束，他的熱情就消失了。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查詞組。句意：他只想要按照自己的方法打鼓。A.byhimself靠自己；B.inhisway當(dāng)他的路；C.inperson親自；D.withothers和其他人。根據(jù)Hewantedtoplaythedrums

___9___.可知，他想用他的方法打鼓。故選B?！?0題詳解】考查名詞。句意：對(duì)于他來說，鼓是一種表達(dá)方式。A.expression表情；B.possession所有；C.permission許可；

D.impression印象。根據(jù)Tohimthedrumswereawayof___10___.可知，對(duì)他來說，鼓是一種表達(dá)方式。故選A?！?1題詳解】考查名詞。句意：挑戰(zhàn)在于音樂有不止一種節(jié)拍。A.form形式，表格；B.sound聲音；C.beat敲擊；D.advantage優(yōu)勢(shì)。根據(jù)Thechallengewasthatmusichasmorethanone___11___.可知，挑戰(zhàn)在于音樂有不止一種節(jié)拍。故選C?！?2題詳解】考查名詞。句意：流暢的爵士樂聽起來不像民謠。A.nature大自然；B.culture文化；C.view觀點(diǎn)；D.folk民族。根據(jù)Rockdoesn'tsoundlikesmoothjazzandsmoothjazzdoesn'tsoundlike___12___可知，搖滾樂聽起來不像平滑的爵士和流暢的爵士樂聽起來不像民謠。故選D?！?3題詳解】考查名詞。句意：你不可能演奏出所有的歌曲都是一樣的。A.poem詩；B.song歌曲；C.sport運(yùn)動(dòng)；D.game游戲。根據(jù)Youcan'tplayevery___13___thatexiststothesamebeat.可知，爸爸說，你不可能演奏出所有的歌曲都是一樣的。故選B?！?4題詳解】考查名詞。句意：如果生活是一系列的歌曲，那么旋律有時(shí)可以是平靜的，和平的，暴力的和混亂的。A.luck運(yùn)氣；B.life生活；C.night

D.music音樂。根據(jù)If___14___wereaseriesofsongs,themelodies___15___couldbecalmingandpeaceful,orviolentandchaotic可知，如果生活是一系列的歌曲，那么旋律有時(shí)可以是平靜的，和平的，暴力的和混亂的。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查詞組。句意同上。A.attimes有時(shí)候；B.asusual像平常一樣；C.ingeneral一般而言；D.onaverage平均。根據(jù)If___14___wereaseriesofsongs,themelodies___15___couldbecalmingandpeaceful,orviolentandchaotic可知，如果生活是一系列的歌曲，那么旋律有時(shí)可以是平靜的，和平的，暴力的和混亂的。故選A?！?6題詳解】考查副詞。句意：我們面對(duì)的每一個(gè)事件都有它自己的聲音，。A.quite相當(dāng)；B.well很好地；C.fast迅速地；D.very非常。根據(jù)Eacheventwefacehasits___16___ownsound,sowehavetolearn___17___

toplaythetuneofthemoment.可知，我們面對(duì)的每一個(gè)事件都有它自己的聲音，所以我們必須學(xué)會(huì)如何演奏這一時(shí)刻。故選D。【57題詳解】考查疑問詞。句意：所以我們必須學(xué)會(huì)如何演奏這一時(shí)刻。A.when什么時(shí)候；B.where在哪里；C.how怎樣；D.why為什么。根據(jù)Eacheventwefacehasits___16___ownsound,sowehavetolearn___17___

toplaythetuneofthemoment.可知，我們面對(duì)的每一個(gè)事件都有它自己的聲音，所以我們必須學(xué)會(huì)如何演奏這一時(shí)刻。故選C?！?8題詳解】考查名詞。句意：你應(yīng)該明白，即使有世界上所有的天賦，總有改進(jìn)的空間。A.place地方；B.spot地點(diǎn)；C.scenery風(fēng)景；D.room房間，空間。根據(jù)Youshouldunderstandthatevenwithallthenaturaltalentintheworldthereisalways___18___forimprovement.可知，你應(yīng)該明白，即使有世界上所有的天賦，總有改進(jìn)的空間。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查名詞。句意：你不能在沒有指示的情況下完成所有的工作。A.instructions指令；B.efforts努力；C.contributions貢獻(xiàn)；

D.experiences經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)Youcan'tdoitallwithout____19____'可知，你不能在沒有指示的情況下完成所有的工作。故選A?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞組。句意：你不能永遠(yuǎn)依靠天賦。A.figureout計(jì)算出，明白；B.putoff推遲；C.relyon依賴；D.takein吸收。根據(jù)Youcan't___20___talentforever.可知，你不能永遠(yuǎn)依靠天賦。故選C。

三、閱讀理解18.

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D.BahamaBeachClub參考答案：AADC19.Pinkhasneverbeenoneofthefavoritecolor1softhefashionindustry,asit'softenseenassillyandnotcoolenough.Butthisspring,it'shavingitsmomentinthespotlight,allthankstothefactthatthecolor1isnolongerallaboutbeinggirlyandsweet.Instead,pinkistakingonanewmeaningofindependenceandpower.ThisshifthappenedlastmonthduringtheWomen'sMarch.TensofthousandsofwomenfilledthestreetsofmajorcitiesintheUSandincountriesallaroundtheworldtoprotest（抗議）againstthedisrespecttowomen.Whatwasunusualabouttheprotestsisthatalotofpeopletakingpartwerewearingpinkhats,makingthestreetsappearlikea"seaofpink".Eventhoughthehatswerewithoutanyslogan（標(biāo)語）,theirpinkcolor1isthoughttohavesentoutamessagethatislouderthananywords."Wewomenhavepowerandwe'renotgoingtositdownandshutup,"AileenGildea,oneoftheprotestersintheUS,toldTheBostonGlobe.Nowyoungpeoplearechangingtheirattitudestopink.Theyarenolongertryingtoescapepink,butgivenewmeaningstoitinstead."Womenwhocamebeforeus...tobetakenseriouslytheyhadtogetawayfromthesymbolsusedtomakewomenseemlesscapable.Youngerwomendon'thavethatreaction.They'remoreinterestedinbreakingandrebuildthosesymbols,"AudreyGelman,abusinesswomanintheUS,toldTheWallStreetJournal.Sosometimesit'snotthethingitselfthat