2021年湖南省郴州市太和中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. Not only _ great thoughts but also they express their thoughts in words which powerfully influence our minds and emotions.A. did great writers have B. great writers hadC. great writers have D. do great writers have参考答案：D略2. The man fell to the ground, his left foot_ and blood _ down from his mouth.Abreaking;running Bbroken;runningCbreaking ; run Dbroken; run参考答案：B【详解】考查独立主格结构。句意：那人摔倒在地，左脚骨折，血从嘴里往下流。当分词做状语的时候，如果分词的逻辑主语与句子主语没有关系，就在分词的前面直接加上逻辑主语，形成独立主格结构，该结构在作用上相当于一个状语从句。本句中的第一空的名词his left foot与动词break构成逻辑上的被动关系，故使用过去分词。第二空的名词blood与动词run构成主动关系，故使用现在分词。故选B。3. His mother _ an acute disease and passed away three months later. A. came down withB. got tough withC. kept an eye onD. gave her life for参考答案：A4. I will never forget the days we spent together. great fun we had at the seaside. A. What a; to play B. How; to play C. What; play D. What; playing参考答案：D略5. - Could you tell me what he said just now?- Sorry, I _ what was going on outside.A. had thoughtB. was thinkingC. thoughtD. think 参考答案：B6. _alone in a dark room, the little girl was so_ at the _ sound as to cry in a _voice.A. Left frightened frighteningfrightened B. Left frightened frightening frighteningC. Leaving frightened frightening frightened D. Leaving frightening frightened frightening参考答案：A7. The southern part of Ireland was unwilling and to form its own government.Abroke out Bbroke up Cbroke away Dbroke off参考答案：C 8. When I first met Doris I didnt like her, but I _ my mind.A. have changedB. changeC. had changedD. would change参考答案：A9. _the house costs, it will _it. A. Whatever; be worth B. However; worth C. How much; be worthy of D. What; worthy of参考答案：A略10. Im leaving for Taiwan to go sightseeing.A.Congratulations B.GoodbyeC.All the best D.Thats all right参考答案：C提示:all the best“祝一切顺利”。11. The natural resources, such as mine, forest, and hydropower (水电) in that area have been _. A.developed B.exploited C.improved D.expanded参考答案：B12. Professor Hawking stepped into the office I knew that there was no hope.A. Unless B. Now that C. Although D. The moment参考答案：D13. Tom:Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Imsurewewillwin. Mike:_! A.CongratulationsB.CheersC.Bestwishes D.Goodluck 参考答案：D略14. -Hey! Any idea about learning abroad?-You _google the College Board to learn the names of college you _ be interested iAmay; needBcan; mightCwill; should Dshall; must参考答案：C15. _ confidence resulted in his failure in the interview.A. Lack of B. Lack for C. Lacking of D. Being lacked参考答案：A16. He was educated at a local grammar school, _ he went on to Cambridge. A. from which B. after that C. after which D. from this参考答案：C略二、 新的题型17. Many teachers believe that handson experience is the _56_(good) way to learn. A group of students in the United States are putting that belief to the test. They _57_ (success) designed and built a robot for discovering unexplored mines _58_ the bottom of the sea. Students made the robot _59_(answer) a challenge from the US. Department of Defense.The students recently tested the underwater vehicle _60_(call) Perseusin a 95meterlong tank of water at the Stevens Institute of Technology.The robot costs about $15,000 to build. The students use a video game control to direct _61_(it) movements in the tank. Whats more, devices known as Japters _62_ (able) the robot to go up, down and toward its target in the water. Video cameras on the robot send images back to a computer through a 13meterlong cable. Perseus , _63_the students worked up to 20 hours a week to design and build, also has 64 set of lasers (激光), which are used to measure the size of an object.DeLorme supervised the project from _65_(begin) to end. He says the specialized requirements of robots were demanding.参考答案：56. best 57. successfully 58.at 59.to answer 60.called61its 62.enable 63.which 64. a 65.beginning三、 阅读理解18. Welcome to the Story County Family. It is a community service center that helps parents and other people in our community. There are different kinds of services. The following is a list of them. If you need any of the services, please call us. Our phone number is 800-89976543.Children with Special NeedsInformation on the families with children under the age of 18 with special needs