湖北省孝感市应城实验中学2023年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

湖北省孝感市应城实验中学2023年高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析 一、 选择题 1. Why do you insist on buying a car ______ you have such good public transportation here? A. because         B. unless          C. when         D. though 参考答案： C 2. Leaving the car unlocked like that is just an open _________ to thieves. A. invitation           B. access        C. solution          D. key 参考答案： A be an invitation to “是…的诱因” 3.  Mr Smith _____the grammar book meant for senior high school students and will almost finish it.        A．was writing  B．has written  C．has been written      D．has been writing 参考答案： D 4.  .A great many books ---- every year, and large quantities of them --- well.    A. have published; sell       B have been published; sell    C. have been published; sells  D. has been published; sells 参考答案： B 略 5. Some comedians feel like telling jokes __________ the reaction of the audience. A. depending on          B. depends on             C. to depend on            D. depended on 参考答案： A 6. I _______ the show, because I heard that there were many famous stars giving performances. What a good opportunity I have lost! A. would attend  B. should have attended   C. would have attended    D. should attend 参考答案： B 7. It’s helpful to put students in a situation _______ they can learn how to cooperate with each other. A. that B. when C. which D. where 参考答案： D 8. Demand for these books is high recently, _______their high price.         A. although        B. despite       C. even if         D. while 参考答案： B 略 9. —Remember the first time we met? —Always in my mind! You ________ ‘A Red, Red Rose’ by Robert Burns. A. recited B. had recited C. are reciting D. were reciting 参考答案： D 【详解】考查时态。句意：——还记得我们第一次见面的情景么？——一直记得，当时你正在背诵罗伯特·彭斯的《红红的玫瑰》。表示过去某一时间点发生的动作用过去进行时，故D项正确。 10. ---I’m so thirsty. Do you mind if I have another can of cola?    ---______. I still have a lot.　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 A. I’m very sorry     B. Yes, please    C. Forget about it     D. Of course not. Go ahead 参考答案： D 11. My parents, _____ country life, wouldn't like to move to the city to live with me again. A. subscribed to B. devoted to   C. accustomed to D. opposed to 参考答案： C 略 12. Not only ______ speak more correctly but also he ______ more easily. A. he did; spoke  B. he does; spoke    C. did he; speak  D. did he; spoke 参考答案： D 13. When _____ about his job, he said that he was a carpenter.          A．asked                 B．be asked   C．asking   D．having asked 参考答案： A 14. — I went to the beach and got plenty of rest.     — ________ You looked tired last time I saw you. A. You’d better not. B. Why not travel abroad? C. I am glad you did. D. Sounds like a good idea. 参考答案： C 15. As we all know, every minute, when made full use of ___ our lessons ,will do good to us students. A. studying        B. studied        C. being studied      D. to study 参考答案： D     16. The living room is clean and tidy, with a dinning table___________ for a meal to be cooked. A. laid    B. laying    C. to lay    D. being laid 参考答案： A 二、 书面表达 17. 书面表达(共1小题，满分15分) 请根据提示对手机的优缺点进行分析并发表至少两条自己的观点和建议，全文150字左右。开头已给出，不计入总字数。 优点： 1、手机使人们的生活更方便，因为人们可以随时随地联系他人，尤其是有重要的事情的时候。 2、手机降低人们的花费，因为人们不必走远路亲自了解事情，而以较低的花费发短消息。 3、人们会用手机玩游戏、拍照或在手机上听音乐，让人们充分利用科技的发展而不必携带很多机器。 缺点： 1、人们有时不得不接听错误电话。 2、手机的辐射（radioactivity）会损害人类健康。 3、有时手机铃声干扰人们的私人生活和公共事务。 Advantages and Disadvantages of Mobile phones As every body knows, mobiles are playing an important part in our daily life nowadays. But they have both advantages and disadvantages in my opinion. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 参考答案： Advantages and Disadvantages of Mobile phones As every body knows, mobiles are playing an important part in our daily life nowadays. But they have both advantages and disadvantages in my opinion. 　　First, mobiles make it convenient for people to keep in touch with each other wherever they are, especially when they have something important. Second, it reduces the cost as people don’t have to travel a long way to get to know the things in person. We can send messages by mobiles with little money, just 0.1 Yuan for each short text message. Third, we can also play games or take photos or listen to music on the mobiles, let we do many things on them with the development of technology. But they also have many disadvantages. We have to answer the wrong numbers which are not for us. The radioactivity may do harm to our health. Sometimes the rings may affect others in public or at meetings   江苏、河南、湖南、宁夏、海南等五地区的试卷投稿，请联系QQ：23553 94698。     三、 阅读理解 18. The Penguins Skipper and his fellow penguins were originally just supporting roles in animated film Madagascar (2005). But in 2008 they took leading roles in their own TV series, and in 2014 starred in the film Penguins of Madagascar. The penguins’ wisdom and humor not only appeal to kids, but also serve adult audiences