2019-2020学年广东省揭阳市2018级高二下学期期末考试英语试卷及答案
广东省揭阳市2018-2019学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题(解析版)
2018-2019学年度揭阳市高中二年级学业水平测试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卡上填写自己的准考证号、姓名、试室号和座位号。
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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThe Renaissance marks a period of human awakening. In this article we are going to explore the inventions during this period which have helped change the life and progress of mankind.ClockThe first mechanical clock was invented in the early 1300’s. Galileo, an Italian scientist, discovered the pendulum (钟摆) around 1602. The pendulum greatly improved the movement of the hands of a clock. The average error with the pendulum varied only by seconds each day. Before this the error was from 10 to 15 minutes a day.EyeglassesIn the late thirteenth century, paintings first appeared with people wearing or holding eyeglasses. From these paintings, we know that eyeglasses were invented in Italy. Around 1300 the Venetian Glassmaker’s Guild made it illegal for cheap glasses to be made. By 1352, eyeglasses were only worn by well-educated rich men. In 1456, the invention of the printing press allowed books to become widespread. Once people owned books, reading glasses began to be seen in the hands of common people. In 1623, the Spanish invented the first graded eyeglasses.Flush toilet (抽水马桶)Sir John Harrington, godson to Queen Elizabeth, made the first flush toilet for himself and his godmother in1596. He was teased by his friends and never made another one.In 1775, Alexander Cummings reinvented the flush toilet more commonly called the water closet. Two years later in 1777, Samuel Prosser applied for and received a patent for it.WallpaperIn 1496, the first paper factory came into operation in England. English artists soon make wallpaper for decoration. For the next 200 years England was a large producer of wallpaper for Europe. Before wallpaper was invented, only wealthy people could afford to decorate the walls of their houses.1. What do we know about the first clock?A. It measured 23 hours a day.B. It was designed by Galileo.C. It was made in the 1300’ s.D. It had a pendulum.2. What happened to eyeglasses when they were first invented?A. They were worn by the rich.B. They were spread by the Spanish.C. They were made in different grades.D. They were used to appreciate paintings.3. What did John Harrington do to his invention?A. He improved it 2 years later.B. He applied for a patent for it.C. He designed it for his friends.D. He shared it with Queen Elizabeth.【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D【解析】【分析】本文是说明文。
广东省2018-2019学年高二下学期期末英语试卷精选汇编：语法填空专题
语法填空专题广东省潮州市2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末教学质量检测试题第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Woodblock printing first appeared in the early Tang period. During the Song dynasty, the techniqueof block printing was very advanced. Books were ____56____(beautiful) printed. Even today the books____57____(print) at the time are valuable and treasured by libraries and book collectors.However, block printing ____58____(be) not very convenient. Every two pages of a book had to be carved on a woodblock, and a big book would require many blocks. Besides, there had to be large places for storing the books. ____59____ (overcome) these shortcomings, Bi Sheng invented the movable type during the years between 1041 and 1048. One word was carved on one piece of clay, ____60____ was hardened with fire. Then clay characters were set on ____61____ iron plate according to the text of a book. Then ink was applied to them and ____62____(sheet) of paper spread over them, and the printing was done. Bi Sheng’s invention made printing faster and ____63____(easy) than before. Later, movable type of metal and wood was made and widely used.The technique of printing was gradually known to other Asian countries and Europe. The great influence printing had ____64____the advance of civilization is too clear to need any____65____(explain).【答案】56. beautifully57. printed58. was 59. To overcome60. which 61. an62. sheets 63. easier64. on 65. explanation【解析】这是一篇说明文。
2019-2020学年广东省揭阳市高二下学期期末考试英语试题(Word版)
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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2. 5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AThat two bicycle salesmen were the first people to fly is as surprising today as it was over a century ago. In 1903 , the Wright brothers flew above the crowd at a public exhibition in the United States. For a long period, the whole world was still in shock.The Wrights’ success is worth reviewing today because it challenges the 21st century's belief that, for young engineers, courses in arts and humanities are not as important as math and science. In fact, however, neither of the Wright brothers went to college or had any formal technical training.To see what we can learn from the Wright brothers today, we must consider what made them different then. The Wright brothers grew up in a family where there was always encouragement on curiosity. The bookshelves in their home were filled with novels, poetry, and ancient history. The Wrights’parents had great curiosity for learning. They encouraged their children to read widely and find out the truth on their own. In their late 20s , the Wrights began reading books on the movement of bird wings , which led to their original air-control system.The Wright brothers often compared themselves to artists because their invention had a lot to do with arts. For example, the art of flying was actually a complicated dance between man, machine and air, which required thousands of hours of practice to perfect. Technical skills and math were certainly necessary to build the machine, but much of the challenge lay in the art of flying in order to have beautiful lines during flight and landing.If today’s schools hope to have more extraordinary engineers, they should broaden the limited academic requirements and encourage students to be curious about different subjects as the Wright brothers did.21. What was peopled attitude to the Wright brothers, flight in Paragraph 1?A. They were eager to fly.B. They wondered its safety.C. They were shocked at it.D. They doubted if it was true.22. Which of the following led to the brothers, success according to the passage?A. Formal technical training.B. Research on birds' movement.C. Math and science in college.D. Curiosity about finding the truth.23. What does the passage encourage today's schools to do?A. To abandon academic requirements on learning.B. To encourage students to be artists and engineers.C. To broaden students’ knowledge about the Wright brothers.D. To be supportive to students' curiosity on different courses.BWill doing housework save you a trip to the gym? If you think so, you need to think again. A new study finds that people who do housework as their weekly exercise tend to be heavier than those who get their exercise by doing sports.In fact, the more time people spend on performing housework as exercise, the heavier they tend to be. The finding is shocking, because people thought more physical activities 一no matter what the form --- would always lead to a lower weight.Richard Cotton, an exercise physiologist, agreed that it is hard to lose weight only by doing housework. You’ll get the most reward for your time if you add some traditional physical activities, he said. For example, 30 minutes of sweeping floors bums about 130 calories, while 30 minutes of riding a bike bums 400 calories. But some housework does give you exercise. For example, 30 minutes of washing the clothes by hand bums 215 calories, close to what you would bum in 30 minutes of combined jogging and walking.The study collected information from more than 4 ,600 people who were interviewed about their weekly physical activity. About 42 percent of them had 150 minutes of physical activity per week. Of those people, nearly two-thirds said that at least 10 minutes of their weekly activity was spent doing housework. Women and older people tended to report more time spent in doing housework as part of their physical activity. In other words, if the researchers didn’t count housework as a type of physical act ivity, just20 percent of women had enough physical exercise.Therefore, it is possible that people who said they exercised by doing housework were not really honest about the time or length of the activity, researchers said. "After all, the combination of different physical activities is the best choice," Cotton said.24. Why does the author raise a question at the beginning of the passage?A. To invite some readers to answer it.B. To draw readers' attention to the topic.C. To test readers' knowledge about sports.D. To show the importance of going to the gym.25. Which of the following belongs to “traditional physical exercise"?A. Sweeping floors.B. Riding a bike.C. Washing the clothes.D. Cleaning the garage.26. What can we learn about losing weight according to the passage?A. We should do various physical activities.B. We should exercise by doing housework.C. Jogging and walking are the best kinds of sports.D. The more housework we do, the heavier we'll be.CIce volcanoes erupted on the shores of Lake Michigan last weekend, and an employee from National Weather Service ( NWS) caught sight of an astonishing scene on the spot. “You never know what you'll find at the lake until you go out there," the employee said, "Today it were volcanoes. ”Despite their nickname, ice volcanoes aren't really volcanoes at all. They form at the edges of lakes, where thin sheets of ice form, and water shoots through holes in the ice, Water flows beneath the ice sheet and builds up enough pressure to push water to the surface. If the air above is cold enough, the released water freezes over the surrounding ground, forming a mini volcano of sorts.Ice volcanoes can be very dangerous to climb on because they are empty inside and built over that hole in the ice. Although some frozen volcanoes were discovered a few years ago, it is still rare to witness one.Ice volcanoes typically form near large bodies of water where freezing temperatures below allow an ice shelf to form over the water’s surface along the coastline. Meanwhile, waves beneath the shelf must be strong enough to crack the ice and push water out. For this reason, ice volcanoes tend to form along shorelines where winds blow up waves constantly.For example, when the Oval Beach volcanoes were spotted, the wind was almost due west, which was perfect for pushing waves right into the shoreline at this location. Due to their superior size, the Great Lakes may be more likely to form ice volcanoes along their shores than smaller lakes.So if you want to see an ice volcano in person, the Great Lakes may be your best choice ——but be cautious where you step!27. What did the NWS employee discover in Paragraph 1?A. The eruption of ice volcanoes.B. Volcanoes erupting on the mountain.C. Frozen shores of Lake Michigan.D. An ordinary scene of Lake Michigan.28. What can we learn about ice volcanoes according to the passage?A. They appear whenever it is freezing.B. They are real volcanoes in the ocean.C. It is uncommon to see their eruptions.D. It takes years to form an ice volcano.29. Where do the ice volcanoes usually form?A. Shorelines with suitable weather conditions.B. Smaller lakes where wind direction is perfect.C. Along shorelines where waves are not powerful.D. In the center of the ocean or large bodies of water.30. What is this passage mainly about?A. Dangers of ice volcanoes.B. Ice volcanoes and their formation.C. Different kinds of volcanoes.D. The Great Lakes and ice volcanoes.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
广东省揭阳市粤东中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析
广东省揭阳市粤东中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1. A button ___ as I was climbing over the wall in a hurry.A. came awayB. came outC. came downD. came off参考答案：D2. We held a party ________ their fiftieth wedding anniversary.A．in favour of B．in terms ofC．in place of D．in celebration of参考答案：Din celebration of“为庆祝……”，符合题意。
in favour of“支持；对……有利”；in terms of“就……而言；以……方式”；in place of“代替”。
3. All the citizens here strongly insist those caught ____ “harmful” advertisements in the streets _____ punished strictly.A. putting up; will beB. to put up; should beC. being put up; shallD. putting up; be参考答案：D4. ________ its low price, the advantage of this car lies in its good quality.A. According toB. Different fromC. Apart fromD. Due to参考答案：C5. Today the society offers the young more chances to _______ their talent and skills.A. give outB. take inC. show offD. carry on参考答案：C17. —I phoned you at 7 yesterday evening but nobody answered.— Oh, I ______ my dog in the park then.A. walkedB. was walkingC. had walkedD. would walk参考答案：B略7. ________ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.A. CompareB. When comparingC. ComparingD. When compared参考答案：8. Her composition was so confusing that I could hardly make any _______ of it.A. meaningB. messageC. excuseD. sense参考答案：D9. Few people paid full attention to their health conditions _____ they were seriously ill.A. whenB. ifC. untilD. before参考答案：C10. Time is precious, but most people treat their time ______ it had hardly any value at all.A. as long asB. even thoughC. as soon asD. asthough参考答案：D11. When the headmaster spoke out his plan, the _____of the students in the class _____ against it.A. majority; wereB. most; wereC. most; didD. majority; did参考答案：A略12. Americans are often________with chopsticks.A. awkwardB. awfulC. awareD. automatic参考答案：Aawkward在此句中表示“动作难看的、粗笨的、笨拙的”。
广东省揭阳市2018_2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分分）第一节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（、、和）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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广东省揭阳市南星中学2018-2019学年高二英语期末试卷含解析
广东省揭阳市南星中学2018-2019学年高二英语期末试卷含解析一、选择题1. The boy’s new bike was ____ envy of his friends.A. aB. theC. /D. an参考答案：B2. The retired worker is very__________about nerghborhood affairs.A．enthusiastic B．athletic C．energetic D．symbolic参考答案：A3. I had an unexpected visitor last night, otherwise I _________ your birthday party.A. would attendB. had attendedC. would have attendedD. attended参考答案：C4. __________in Europe，the girl can express herself freely in both English and French.A. EducatingB. Being educatedC. EducatedD. Having educated参考答案：C5. Carelessness can ________ failure.A. lead toB. make upC. bring upD.set up参考答案：A6. When she realized I _________ her, she quickly made a pose, smiling.A. photographedB. had photographedC. was photographingD. will photograph参考答案：C7. —Could you explain it to me a second time? I’m afraid I can’t follow you.—_____A. Is that clear?B. That’s what I mean.C. Maybe I can show you with this chart.D. You are very slow indeed.参考答案：C8. When we arrived in the deep night, we found there was no food _______ as all the shops wereshut.A. leftB. availableC. remainingD. convenient参考答案：B9. ------ Where is my dictionary ? I remember I put it here yesterday . -------- You ______ it in the wrong place .A. must putB. should have putC. might putD. might have put参考答案：D10. Thousands of people blocked the street, _____ about the new law.A. discussedB. protestedC. discussingD. protesting参考答案：D略11. The report shows that the new power station produces ______ energy as the one built earlier.A. twice muchB. as twiceC. twice much asD. twice as much参考答案：D12. Courage is ________ it takes to admit mistakes that you have made.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. how参考答案：C13. “The interest be divided into five parts, according to the agreement made by both sides,” declared the judge.A. mayB. shouldC. mustD. shall参考答案：d略14. When you feel you are happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette, you may become ________addicted.A. physicallyB. visuallyC. mentallyD. endlessly参考答案：C15. As a matter of fact, scientists discovered no ______ of life in the Mars.A. signalB. markC. signD. symbol参考答案：C16. On the contrary, I think it is Truman, ______ you, ______ to blame.A. more than; areB. less than; who areC. rather than; that isD. rather than; is参考答案：C17. I’m sorry.I was under________impression that you were________general manager of your company.A．an；/ B．/；a C．an；a D．the；/参考答案：D略18. I would have helped you, but I ________ really occupied the whole week．A. wasB. amC. had beenD. were参考答案：A二、书面表达19. 书面表达（满分15分）假如你是某高中学生李雷，进入高中后，你觉得学英语的方式和初中有很大不同，你给自己的英语李老师写了一封信，讲述自己的英语学习情况。
广东省揭阳市东埔中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析
广东省揭阳市东埔中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1. John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ______, he gladly accepted it.A. finishedB. finishingC. having finishedD. was finished参考答案：A2. Studies show that historical barriers on women acceptance in organizational environments, the development of the company would already be way ahead.A. were it not forB. if there being noC. hadn't it been forD. if it is not for参考答案：A【详解】考查虚拟语气。
句意：研究表明，要是在组织环境上没有接受女性的历史障碍，这个公司的发展将会远远在前面。
宾语从句中嵌套了一个虚拟语气的条件状语从句。
由主句中的“would already be”可知这是一个虚拟语气的句子，根据句意，可以是对现在情况的虚拟也可以是对过去的虚拟。
如果是对现在的虚拟，虚拟语气部分可翻译为if it weren’t for the historical barriers on women acceptance in organizational environments。
如果是对过去的虚拟，虚拟语气部分翻译为if it had not been for the historical barriers on women acceptance in organizational environments。
首先虚拟语气中不可以用is，必须用were，排除D。
广东省2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编-语法填空
广东省2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编-语法填空广东省揭阳市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Green seaweeds played ___36___ important part in the ocean, long before green plants took control of the land. According to a new study, the oldest green seaweed appeared about 1 billion years ago.Scientists have discovered the fossils of ___37___ is considered to be the oldest green seaweeds ever known. Even though it was tiny, the seaweed had a big role: It could produce oxygen ___38___(use) sunlight, water, and the gases in the air.Until now, researchers didn't have ___39___( evident) that green seaweeds lived that long ago. Now that researchers have a fossil, they can ___40___ ( confident) say that green plants we see today can ___41___ (trace) back to at least 1 billion years ago.Life on earth depends ___42___ green plants and seaweeds for oxygen, yet land plants did not appear___43___ about 450 million years ago. Moreover, green seaweeds aren't the oldest seaweeds on record. Red seaweeds ___44___( exist) over a billion years ago, and the red and green seaweeds came from a common ancestor. So the discovery of ___45___(they) fossils helps fill the gap and strengthens the timeline for the development of early life.【答案】36. an 37. what38. using 39. evidence40. confidently41. be traced42. on 43. until44. existed45. their广东省梅州市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题第二节语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
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2019-2020学年广东省揭阳市2018级高二下学期期末考试
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第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2. 5分,满分25分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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That two bicycle salesmen were the first people to fly is as surprising today as it was over a century ago. In 1903 , the Wright brothers flew above the crowd at a public exhibition in the United States. For a long period, the whole world was still in shock.
The Wrights’success is worth reviewing today because it challenges the 21st century's belief that, for young engineers, courses in arts and humanities are not as important as math and science. In fact, however, neither of the Wright brothers went to college or had any formal technical training.
To see what we can learn from the Wright brothers today, we must consider what made them different then. The Wright brothers grew up in a family where there was always encouragement on curiosity. The bookshelves in their home were filled with novels, poetry,
and ancient history. The Wrights’parents had great curiosity for learning. They encouraged their children to read widely and find out the truth on their own. In their late 20s , the Wrights began reading books on the movement of bird wings , which led to their original air-control system.
The Wright brothers often compared themselves to artists because their invention had a lot to do with arts. For example, the art of flying was actually a complicated dance between man, machine and air, which required thousands of hours of practice to perfect. Technical skills and math were certainly necessary to build the machine, but much of the challenge lay in the art of flying in order to have beautiful lines during flight and landing.
If today’s schools hope to have more extraordinary engineers, they should broaden the limited academic requirements and encourage students to be curious about different subjects as the Wright brothers did.
21. What was peopled attitude to the Wright brothers, flight in Paragraph 1?
A. They were eager to fly.
B. They wondered its safety.
C. They were shocked at it.
D. They doubted if it was true.
22. Which of the following led to the brothers, success according to the passage?
A. Formal technical training.
B. Research on birds' movement.
C. Math and science in college.
D. Curiosity about finding the truth.
23. What does the passage encourage today's schools to do?
A. To abandon academic requirements on learning.
B. To encourage students to be artists and engineers.
C. To broaden students’ knowledge about the Wright brothers.
D. To be supportive to students' curiosity on different courses.。