河南省信阳高级中学2022-2023学年高二上期01月月考英语试题

2024 届高二上期期末考试英语试题 第一部分基础知识运用（共两节，30 分） 第一节单项选择（共20 题，每小题1 分，共20 分） 1. Not until very late that night her ______ house was ______ from the terrible flood. A. did she realize, under threat B. that she realized, under threat C. when she realized, in decline D. had she realized, in decline 2. Ifs most urgent that the all the shops in the U.S ______ because of the increasingly confirmed Covid-19 cases. A. are closed B. should close C. be closed D. have been closed 3. Every year, many graduates travel from one place to another, ______ for a well-paid job. A. hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted 4. New mothers can get ______ in their baby without realizing it.（错题回顾） A. picked up B. set up C. wrapped up D. put up 5. The man wearing the black suit was the one ______ for chopping down the old tree ______ around ninety meters tall in the botanic garden. A. to be blamed, measured B. to blame, measuring C. blaming, measuring D. being blamed, measured 6. A large quantity of water ______ polluted in the past twenty years across China. A. is B. are C. has been D. have been 7. With more and more birds, ______ some day some species will ______ completely. In addition, some of them have ______ environmental pollution. A. dying off; die out; died from B. dying away; die off; died from C. dying down; die out; died of D. dying out; die away; died of 8. . Whatever the little girl said, her parents would not allow her ______ there alone at night. A. risking to go B. to risk going C. for risk to go D. risk going 9. ______ computer games is the reason leads to his being absent-minded in class. A. Being addicted to; that B. Addicted to; why C. Being addicted to; why D. Addicted to; that 10. We didn't know you were in trouble at that time, otherwise we ______ you a hand. A. gave B. had given C. would give D. would have given 11. Have you been aware ______ under the tree ______ two assistants. A. that; are B. that; is C. of; are D. of; is 12. It is no use ______ time ______ that matter.（错题回顾） 2 A. to waste; to discuss B. wasting; discussing C wasting; to discuss D. to waste; discussing 13. Only after he realized the significance of mastering two languages ______ English carefully. A. did he set about learning B. did he set out learning C. had he set about learning D. had he set out learning 14. A war is so cruel that it always causes great losses, ______ has happened in Ukraine and other countries,（错题回顾） A. what B. which C. as D. where 15. I will call you weekly and keep you ______ of what is going on here. A. informed B.informing C. inform D. to inform 16. Whenever I ______ difficulties, my parents always encourage me to my dreams. A. was stuckby, stick with B. got stuck by,stick to C . was stuck in, stick with D. got stuck in, stick to 17. The coat ______ me perfectly. However, the color is too dark. Purple and blue are the colors that ______ me well. Do you have a purple one or a blue one? A. fits; suit B. suits; fit C. fits; match D. matches; suit 18. The Floreana tortoise（龟）,once considered to, ______ is being brought back from the dead with careful conservation.（错题回顾） A. be wiped out B. have been wiped out C wipe out D. have wiped out 19. Researchers claim ______ the first proof that getting a regular eight-hour sleep every night makes a real difference to our health. A. finding B. having found C. to find D. to have found 20. He found the problem was hard to ______. A . get rid B. get rid of C. be got rid of D. be got rid 第二节单句语法填空（共10 题，每小题1 分） 1. The church was a ______（memory ）to the disaster victims. 2. Before ______（call）, remain where you are. 3. The success of a picnic usually turns the ______ weather. 4. Having a bad boss is more than ______ annoyance.（错题 回 顾） 5. If you try to remember everything, you will end up ______（remember ）nothing. 6. None of these would have been possible ______ their help.（错题回顾） 7. It is important to keep yourself physically and mentally healthy, especially in such a competitive and ______（stress ）society. 3 8. We waited with great ______ (anxious) for more news about the accident. 9. Masses of work ______ (do) to prevent the river from being polluted up to now. 10. Some books are to be tested, others ______ (swallow) and some few to be chewed and digested. (错题回顾) 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) A The National Gallery Description: The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modem ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modem works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance. Layout: The modem Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the buileing houses 13th-to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling. The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronest. The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer. The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh. Opening Hours: The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm(Fridays l0am to 9pm)and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions. Getting There: Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk) , Leicester Square ( 3-minute walk) 9 Embankment (7-minute walk) , and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk). 21. In which century's collection can you see religious paintings? A. The 13th. B. The 17th. C. The 18th. D. The 20th. 22. Where are Leonardo da Vinci's works shown? A. In the East Wing. B. In the main West Wing. C. In the Sainsbury Wing. D. In the North Wing. 23. Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery? 4 A. Piccadilly Circus. B. Leicester Square. C. Embankment. D. Charing Cross. B For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people's lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed. “I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope（听诊器）and walked around one of the biggest hospital in London. At first, I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it's easy to take people in.” he said. One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came into hospital, York was standing over her. “He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection." she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn't think there was anything wrong. "I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadn't showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.” Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was "shocked and horrified,, that he got away with his deceiving（欺骗）for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders. “1 can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunities to study the behavior of the psychiatrists（精神科医生）who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, 1 shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentenc