2020年广东省梅州市畲江中学高二英语模拟试卷含解析一、 选择题1. On May 16, 2013, rainstorms triggered(引发) flooding and landslides in parts of South China, _______33 dead and 12 missing.A. to cause B. cause C. causing D. having caused参考答案：C2. 23．By the time he retires, professor Baker _____ for almost forty years． A．will have taught B．had taught C．has taught D．is teaching参考答案：A略3. She hates the smell of smoke; she forbids people _____. She forbids _____. A. smoking, smoke B. smoke, to smoke C. to smoke, smoking D. to smoke, to smoke参考答案：B4. Cycling is highly _______ to people’s health and the environment.A．fashionable B．beneficial C．changeable D．suitable参考答案：B略5. It is the test system, _____ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.A. other than B. or rather C. rather than D. more than参考答案：C6. There is only one dress of this kind left here. I wonder if you still want to buy_____.A. it B. one C. some D. Any参考答案：A7. ______,we know each other well.A. As time going on B. With time goes onC. With time to go on D. As time goes on参考答案：D【详解】考查时间状语从句。
句意：随着时间的推移，我们彼此很了解此处as“随着”，引导时间状语从句；with time going on是with的独立主格结构8. One advantage of living on the top floor is that you can get a good ______.A. sight B. view C. scene D. scenery参考答案：B9. On April 1, Jim tried to play a trick his Chinese teacher but the teacher wasn’t taken .A. on; in B. on; on C. in ;in D. by; on参考答案：A【详解】考查介词及固定搭配句意：在四月一日那天吉姆想捉弄老师，但是老师没有上当play a trick on sb.为固定搭配，意为“捉弄某人”，take in为固定搭配，意为“欺骗，理解，上当”根据语境可知，选C10. If he takes on this work, he will have no choice but an even greater challenge.A. meets B. meeting C. meet D. to meet参考答案：D11. That e-book is no larger than an ordinary book with a screen ______ you can read original book and film reviews. A. in whichB. of whichC. thatD. where参考答案：D12. The woman ____there under the tree, ____ in a blue shirt, is our headmaster.A .sitting; wearing B. sitting; dressed C. seating; dressed D. seated; dressing参考答案：B13. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) officially Chengdu’s application to join its “Creative Cities Network”, it the 2nd city in the world and the first city in Asia.A. approved; making B. adopted; madeC. rejected; making D. appointed; made参考答案：A14. —Why was the boy beaten by his father? —He _____ to his father that he had _____the table.A. lain/lay B. laid/lied C. lied/laid D. lay/laid参考答案：C15. So ______ had he been in watching the car passing by that he didn’t notice his friends..A. disturbed B. surprised C. excited D. absorbed参考答案：D略16. --- Why was our foreign expert unhappy yesterday?--- News about the earthquake in Japan _______ a feeling of homesickness.A．set up B．set outC．set about D．set off参考答案：D考查动词短语词义辨析。
句意：——为什么我们的外国专家昨天不高兴？——关于日本地震的消息引发了他的思乡之情A. set up建立；B. set out出发；C. set about开始；D. set off引起17. When we got there, he was about to leave．So he only had time to explain _______ to us how he ______ our plan．A．impatiently; like B．repeatedly; thought aboutC．carefully; thought of D．roughly; found参考答案：D18. Tom thought it was an honor ___________ to speak in the ceremony. A. to invite B. to be invited C. inviting D. having invited 参考答案：B略19. I prefer a flat in Paris to ______ in London, because I want to live near my Mom' s.A. one B. thatC. it D. this参考答案：Aone作为代词时，经常替代有修饰成分的名词单数或前面有不定冠词的名词；that替代有后置定语且有定冠词的名词单数；it指代同一事物；this指代较近的事物。
故本题选择A项二、 翻译20. Translation（12%）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 游客只有坐直升飞机才能到达山顶accessible)2. 如果你能帮助我的英语我将不胜感激appreciate）3. 一个人只有通过努力工作才能取得巨大成就Only）4. 有些人宁愿呆在家里也不愿到拥挤的旅游景点去prefer）参考答案： 三、 阅读理解21. 阅读短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出你最佳选项 A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem. First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs. Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during。