湖南省永州市消浦镇中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. I found _ possible to answer all the questions within the given time.A. that B. it C. this D. what参考答案：B2. So difficult did he find _ to pass the driving test that he decided to quit.A. how B. that C. which D. it 参考答案：D3. According to the law, at no time _ in any roofed public area, which is really good news to non-smokers.A. is smoking permittedB. smoking is permittedC. smoking permitted isD. permitted is smoking参考答案：A4. What do you think of geography?In my opinion, geography is _physics.A.as difficult a subject as B. a subject so difficult as C. difficult as a subject as D. as a difficult subject as 参考答案：A5. You buy a gift, but you can if you want to.A. must B. mustnt C. have to D. dont have to参考答案：D6. It never occurred to me you could convince him to change his mind.Awhich Bwhat Cthat Dif参考答案：C7. Can you imagine _ camping on a rainy day?A. goingB. to goC. wentD. gone参考答案：A【详解】考查固定用法。句意：你能想象下雨天去野营吗？imagine doing sth.为固定搭配，意为“想象做某事”。分析句子的语境可知，因此此处要用动词的ing形式，“想象下雨天野营”为“imagine going camping”, 故选A。8. Jack, you seem in high spirits.-_We won the match 4-0. A. Guess what?B. So what?C. No wonder.D. No double参考答案：A9. 29As is known to all, Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, _ AParis is the largest BParis the largest CParis to be the largest DParis be the largest参考答案：B略10. His firm character accounted _for his success.A. in generalB. in placeC. in particularD. in part参考答案：D【详解】考查短语辨析。句意：他坚强的性格是他成功的部分原因。A. in general总之；通常；一般来说；B. in place适当的；C. in particular特别；D. in part部分地；在某种程度上。根据句意故选D。11. -Remember the first time we met?-Sure. You _ the novel Gone With the Wind in the library.A. had borrowed B. have borrowed C. borrowed D. were borrowing 参考答案：D12. He was allowed to go swimming _ he kept near the other boys. A. on condition that B. as far as C. even if D. as though参考答案：A13. His third film _ a major advance in cinematic techniques.AtakesBmarksChidesDbrings参考答案：Bmark“标志(着)”，符合题意。14. -Shall I give you a ride since you live so far away? -Thank you. _. A. It couldnt be better B. Of course you can C. If you like D. If you are convenient参考答案：A15. At one point I made up my mind to talk to Uncle Sam.Then I changed my mind, that he could do nothing to help.A.to realizeB.realizedC.realizingD.being realized参考答案：C提示:句意:有那么一刻我想和萨姆叔叔谈谈,接下来我又改变了主意,因为我意识到他帮不上忙。现在分词短语realizing that he could do nothing to help作原因状语。16. The price of gold has jumped to_ new all-time high as debt worries in the US and _ Europe continue to trouble the world.A. the;/B. the; theC. a;/D. a; the参考答案：C17. We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we _ more places of interest yesterday. A. visited B. had visited C. would visit D. would have visited 参考答案：D18. The old man gave _ on behalf of an accused person. A. word B. money C. proof D. witness 参考答案：D略19. Welcome, everyone! Maria, _ tell us a little about the Venice Film Festival. A. do B. does C. to do D. doing参考答案：A略二、 翻译20. 年轻人在成长的过程中犯一些错误是很自然的。（It）参考答案：It is natural for young people to make some mistakes in their growth.三、 阅读理解21. There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language - all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they encounter new experiences and unexpected obstacles. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we perceive ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to be more ope