广东省茂名市洪冠中学2022-2023学年高二英语期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. Although the old man was _ death, he still fought with the disease bravely. A. at the end ofB. on the top of C. at the edge ofD. on condition that参考答案：C2. Most of the people _ to the party were famous scientists.A. invited B. to invited C. being invited D. Inviting参考答案：A3. I saw a stranger _ of ten yards.A. at the distance B. at a distance C. from the distance D. in the distance参考答案：B略4. Cameras can be _ to _pictures according to the weather conditions. A. adapted, taking B. adjusted, take C. adapted, to take D. adjusted, taking参考答案：D5. I canthe house being untidy，but I hate it if its not clean（）Acome up withBput up withCturn toDstick to参考答案：Bcome up with提出，想出；put up with忍受，容忍；turn to转向；求助于；stick to坚持；粘住根据题干中转折连词but可知，前一句的意思应与后一句的hate讨厌之意相反，即不讨厌，所以put up with忍受，容忍之意与语境相符故选B6. We have visited the temple from the 15th century and the big clock2,000 years ago. A. dated ; built B. dated ; building C. dating ; building D. dating ; built参考答案：D7. Did Dorice go out last night?-Yes, but she _a at home. Her little sister needed her care. A. may have stayed B. must have stayed C. could have stayed D. ought to have stayed 参考答案：D8. -Why are you smiling at me? - You look _ in that hat. A. absent-minded B. absurd C. gifted D. wise参考答案：B略9. 参考答案：略10. Yang Liwei was surrounded by the audience _ he stepped off the stage.A. until B. through C. now that D. the moment参考答案：D11. Kate always seems nervous in public. Maybe she _ the confidence to talk to strangers.A. enjoys B. rejects C. lacks D. fastens参考答案：C12. China won 100 medals in the Beijing Olympic Games, which are almost _ those of the Sydney Olympic Games.A. twice as many as B. as many as twice C. as much as twice D. twice as much as 参考答案：A13. Go for a picnic this weekend, OK? _, I love getting close to the nature. A. I couldnt agree more B. Im afraid not C. I believe not D. I dont think so参考答案：A14. If you go to the West Lake in Hangzhou, you will find it more attractive than commonly_A. supposing B. to suppose C. supposed D. being supposed参考答案：C15. _ you are supposed to do _ you dont like a thing is _ it. Dont complain.A. That; what; change B. When; that; to change C. What; when; change D. What; that; changing参考答案：C16. _her body and soul to teaching and ignoring her own health, Jenny died of heart trouble last year. A.Devoting B. Devoted C. To devote D Having devoted参考答案：A17. The windows of the rooms are opened in summer.A.but B.apart from C.besides D.except参考答案：D二、 新的题型18. Have you ever wondered where Lego(乐高积木)came from? Like many great inventions,the story is not just one of a great idea, _61_ one of a ton of hard work and perseverance（毅力）.The story started in Denmark. Ole Christiansen was a carpenter _62_ was struggling with his small business. His wife died _63_(short) after his fourth son was born. He had to work hard to support his family alone. He started making wood toys,but they didnt sell well. He decided his toys needed a name,and he chose _64_ nameLego.Unfortunately, several years later, his workshop _65_ (burn) to the ground. Soon,he started to make a few plastic toys. He got the idea to create a “system of toys that would build up kids _66_ (imagine) and creativity. He decided to stop _67_ (make) wood toys and focus only on the connected plastic toys. Then he started to build more and more kinds of _68_ (model). Each one had to be of the _69_ (high) quality, which can be reflected in Legos motto “Only the best is good enough. ”Thanks to their perseverance, kids can enjoy Lego toys, movies, amusement parks and clothing. But none of this would have existed at that time if they _70_ (give up) when times got hard.参考答案：61. but 62. who/that 63. shortly 64. the 65. was burned(burnt) 66. imagination 67. making 68. models 69. highest 70. had given up这是一篇记叙文。记叙了丹麦的一个木匠奥尔克里斯琴森创造乐高玩具的经过。【61题详解】考查连词。句意: 像许多伟大的发明一样，这个故事不仅仅是一个伟大的想法，而是大量的努力和毅力的结晶。短语notbut“不是而是”，故填but。【62题详解】考查定语从句连接词。句意：奥尔克里斯琴森是个木匠，他的小生意做得很艰难。本句为定语从句修饰先行词carpenter，且先行词在从句中做主语，指人，故填who/that。【63题详解】考查副词。句意：他的妻子在他的第四个儿子出生后不久就去世了。短语shortly after表示“不久之后；很快”应填副词shortly。【64题详解】考查冠词。句意：他觉得他的玩具需要一个名字，于是他选择了“乐高”这个名字。name为可数名词，此处特指下文Lego这个名字，故用定冠词the。【65题详解】考查