2022-2023学年湖南省长沙市第四十二中学高二英语期末试题含解析

2022-2023学年湖南省长沙市第四十二中学高二英语期末试题含解析 一、 选择题 1. Look at the trouble I am in. If only I _____ your advice. A. followed　  B. would follow     C. had followed　   D. should follow 参考答案： C 2. The two idioms have something _____ with each other. A. in common  B. in ordinary  C. in general D. in normal 参考答案： A 3. Traveling in ______ out space is quite ______ exciting  experience . A. an ; an             B. / ; an            C. the  ; the      D. the  ; an 参考答案： B 4. It was a time ________ volunteers from all over the world visited this nursing home regularly. A. which B. what C. where D. when 参考答案： D 5. It is rather ______ that we still do not know how many species there are in the world today. A.misleading  B．embarrassing   C .  boring   D．demanding 参考答案： B 6. Why some people don’t have a telephone at home is that when you are __________ a book or simply trying to rest, the phone always seems to be ringing.   A. focused on B. referred to C. absorbed in D. rid of 参考答案： C 7. After decades of effort, the city is still trying to ______ how to ban smoking in public places. A. look through   B. get through   C. figure out  D. take out 参考答案： C 8. He was down with the flu, and __________ couldn’t come to the party. A. moreover          B. meanwhile        C. therefore             D. besides 参考答案： C 略 9. --- The film wasn’t interesting, was it? ---________, it was fascinating. I love it. A. To the contrary   B. On the contrary C. On the other hand    D. To the other hand 参考答案： B 10. What impresses me most is ____he appears in front of others, he wears a charming smile. A. which B. that C. that whenever D. when 参考答案： C 11. The number of this kind of plants is falling day by day. Some day they will ________ forever. A. die off    B. die down  C. die away   D. die out 参考答案： D 12. —Why did he________from the company? —In order to get a more challenging job. A．leave   B．resign   C．remove   D．retire 参考答案： B 13. I hate _______ when people talk with their mouths full. A. these                             B. that                C. it            D. them 参考答案： C 14. I didn't imagine             a writer in my childhood.       A. becomes        B. becoming       C. became        D. become 参考答案： B 15. Only ______according to the directions can the medicine be quite effective.        A. taking                  B. taken               C. being taken        D. having been taken 参考答案： B 略 16. My brother would like to buy a watch but __________ was available from that shop. A. nothing     B. no one    C none    D. neither 参考答案： C 17. I’m sorry that what I said just now has hurt you, but I didn’t do it _____.       A. deliberately  B. actually  C. carelessly  D. eagerly 参考答案： A 二、 单词拼写 18. The bathroom is______（有人在用） 参考答案： occupied 19. 单词拼写（每小题1分，共8分） 1. I live beside my working place for the sake of c_________.         2. She was not able to give an accurate d_________ of her attacker.     3. She likes the style of the clothes in that store and c________ buys what she needs there.  4. Look! Students from different countries are talking and laughing as if the language b_______         didn’t exist.  5. A___________ should be submitted to the Human Resource Office as soon as possible if you want to get a job. 6. The factory had problems with the supply of raw m________ , so it was shut down for two                  months.                                                                 7. Instead of t___________ her boyfriend’s bad behavior any longer, she chose to break up with him.                                                                    8. He was sentenced to five years in prison after he was found g________.  参考答案： 1. convenience  2. description     3. constantly    4. Barrier 5. Applications   6. materials     7. tolerating     8. guilty 三、 阅读理解 20. Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment. Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses (球场) in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas. There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don’t need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you don’t have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep