2023年湖南省邵阳市邵益实验中学高二英语期末试卷含解析

2023年湖南省邵阳市邵益实验中学高二英语期末试卷含解析 一、 选择题 1. The young man is very excellent. Now he is the ______ of a big company. A. top dog B. cold fish C. white elephant D. black sheep 参考答案： A 【详解】考查习惯用语辨析。句意：这个年轻人非常优秀。现在他是一家大公司的总裁。A. top dog头领; 有权势的人；B. cold fish态度冷冰冰的人；C. white elephant华而不实的东西；D. black sheep害群之马。由“excellent”可知， top dog“头领; 有权势的人”符合句意。故A选项正确。 2. .--- What lovely snow!   --- Yeah,it also announces the ______of winter.   A.approach         B.sign         C.appearance  D.greeting 参考答案： A 略 3. Have you heard ____ news? The price of ____ petrol is going up again. A. the, the       B. /, the         C. the , /       D./, / 参考答案： C 4. Our son doesn’t know what to ______ at the university；he can’t make up his mind about his future. A．take in            　B．take up          C．take over     D．take after 参考答案：   5. ——Sorry, sir. I’m late again.    ——What excuse will you _______ for yourself this time? A. put up B. take up C. pick up D. make up 参考答案： D 略 6. Air quality in Beijing was rated as poor______ more than 5 million cars in the capital. A. except for B. regardless of C. due to D. in spite of 参考答案： C 7. If the president had visited the hospital this morning, it ________ the headline in tomorrow's paper. A．will be            B．could be                C．had been            D．was 参考答案： B 略 8. _____ food is stored deep in the tunnel for the use of war.    A. A great many  B. A large number of   C. Scores of   D. A large amount of 参考答案： D 9. The smile on her face suggested that she ________ satisfied with her son’s progress. A．should be      B．would be   C．was  D．had been 参考答案： C 10. "Never_______ time come again," his teacher said to him. A. lose                    B. losing                     C. will lost                  D. lost 参考答案： C 略 11. The last time we had a family reunion was ________ my brother’s wedding ceremony four years ago. A. over                                 B. at                                      C. on                            D. in 参考答案： B 12. — How is your son getting on with his studies in the UK? — Everything goes well except that he can’t ________ to the pace of life there. A. apply       B. appeal C. attach    D. adapt 参考答案： D 13. ____ with any common sense can tell the difference between the two． A．Who      B．Whoever    C. Anyone     D. That 参考答案： C 14. He succeeded in _____ her to give up her part-time job and she decided to spend all her time in Studying. A.persuading      B.promising       C.inviting           D.supporting 参考答案： A 15. It’s high time you had your hair cut ; it’s getting ________. 　 A. too much long          B. much too long    C. long too much          D. too long much 参考答案： B 16. If you cannot have a good command of grammar as well as precise usage of each word you’ve learnt, it is ________ for you to use English flexibly. A. out of trouble B. out of habit C. out of the limit D. out of the question 参考答案： C 二、 书面表达 17. 假设你是李华，你的好友Susan前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她很不适应美国的校园生活，感到很孤独。请你根据以下要点用英语给她写一封电子邮件。 1．学好英语，从而增加和别人交流的机会； 2．多交一些朋友，友情会使她忘记孤独； 3．积极参加各种活动，使自己的生活更加有趣。 注意： 1. 词数：100左右；   2. 可适当增加细节。 Dear Susan, _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Best Wishes! Yours, Li Hua 参考答案： Dear Susan, I’m sorry to hear that you are having trouble adapting to your new school life in America, but this situation can be easily changed if you take my advice. First, you should work hard at English, which can give you more opportunities to communicate with others. Secondly, why not make some friends? They can help you to forget your loneliness. Thirdly, it would be a good idea if you take an active part in all kinds of activities, which will help to make life more interesting. By doing so, you will be happier with your new life soon. I hope you will find these ideas useful. Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua 三、 阅读理解 18. When I was young, I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the car and the dream house. All the way through junior years, my mind was planning this beautiful future. Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after, my great-grandmother passed away, followed by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events left me not knowing what to do or where to go. Death had never touched me so closely. After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success. Though I was attempting to achieve material success, I was not enjoying my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace, purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real succe