北京市东城区2023-2024学年高二下学期期末英语试题 Word版含解析
东城区 2023-2024 学年度第二学期期末统一检测
高二英语
本试卷共 10 页,共 100 分。考试时长 90 分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作
答无效。考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 知识运用(共两节,30 分)
第一节 完形填空(共10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,共 15 分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a very important part of Mexico’s ecosystem, hummingbirds now face all sorts of serious threats. That’s
where 73-year-old Catherine comes in, who ___1___ most of her free time caring for the tiny birds.
Catherine’s story as a self-taught hummingbird nurse began in 2011. She was walking on the street one day
when she noticed a(n)___2___ hummingbird that had suffered a serious eye injury. ___3___
,
it was taken
home by the kind-hearted woman, but she knew nothing about taking care of a bird. However, a friend ___4___ her
to look after it.
“That hummingbird wrote me a new life,” Catherine said. It was a very difficult ___5___ in her life. She had
just lost her husband and she herself was battling with cancer at that time. It was the hummingbird that managed to
pull her out of the sadness and loneliness that had ___6___ her life.
And it was only the beginning.
Word of her success ___7___ among Catherine’s friends, and before long some of them began bringing her
injured and abandoned hummingbirds. She needed to study the birds and their ___8___ to better take care of them,
and after 11 years of experience, the 73-year-old woman is considered an expert on hummingbirds while her home
has become known as a hummingbird ___9___.
Until now, Catherine has rescued hundreds of hummingbirds. After ____10____ the birds back to health, she
releases them in a wooded area on the south side of Mexico City.
1. A. gains B. spends C. misses D. wastes
2. A. ugly B. scary C. dangerous D. desperate
3. A. Surprisingly B. Fortunately C. Accidentally D. Secretly
4. A. allowed B. commanded C. encouraged D. reminded
5. A. task B. decision C. moment D. goal
6. A. taken over B. relied on C. turned down D. gone through
7. A. existed B. spread C. occurred D. changed
8. A. values B. legends C. numbers D. habits
9. A. shop B. park C. hospital D. museum
10. A. nursing B. guiding C. moving D. feeding
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。73 岁的 Catherine 从2011 年开始自学照顾蜂鸟。一次她救了一只受伤的蜂鸟,
这不仅帮助她走出丧夫和抗癌的悲痛,还激发了她照顾更多蜂鸟的热情。迄今为止,她已救助了数百只蜂
鸟,并将康复的蜂鸟放生到墨西哥城南部的森林区。
【1题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这时,73 岁的 Catherine 出现了,她把大部分空闲时间都用来照顾这些小鸟。
A. gains 获得;B. spends 花费;C. misses 错过;D. wastes 浪费。根据后文“after 11 years of experience, the
73-year-old woman is considered an expert on hummingbirds”可知她花费自己很多的闲暇时间照顾蜂鸟,且
spend time doing 是固定搭配。故选 B项。
【2题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:一天,她走在街上,发现一只绝望的蜂鸟眼睛受了重伤。A. ugly 丑陋的;B.
scary 吓人的;C. dangerous 危险的;D. desperate 绝望的。根据后文“had suffered a serious eye injury”可知
这里表示蜂鸟因受伤而感到绝望。故选 D项。
【3题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:幸运的是,这只蜂鸟被一位好心的妇女带回了家,但她对照顾鸟类一无所知。
A. Surprisingly 令人惊讶地;B. Fortunately 幸运地;C. Accidentally 偶然地;D. Secretly 秘密地。根据后文
“it was taken home by the kind-hearted woman”可知被热心的女人带回家是幸运的。故选 B项。
【4题详解】
考查动词词义辨析
。
句意:然而一个朋友鼓励她来照顾它。A. allowed 允许;B. commanded 命令;C.
encouraged 鼓励;D. reminded 提醒。根据前文“but she knew nothing about taking care of a bird.”以及转折
词however 可知,朋友鼓励她来照顾蜂鸟。故选 C项。
【5题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:那是她生命中非常艰难的时刻。A. task 任务;B. decision 决定;C. moment 时刻;
D. goal 目标。根据后文“She had just lost her husband and she herself was battling with cancer at that time.”可
知失去丈夫并且和癌症作斗争是很艰难的时刻。故选 C项。
【6题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:是蜂鸟把她从悲伤和孤独的生活中拉了出来。A. taken over 接管;B. relied on
依赖;C. turned down 拒绝;D. gone through 经历。根据前文“It was the hummingbird that managed to pull
her out of the sadness and loneliness”可知蜂鸟把她从悲伤和孤独的生活中拉了出来,改变了她的生活,进
而引申为新生活接管了原来艰难的生活。故选 A项。
【7题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:她的成功在Catherine 的朋友中传开了,不久,一些朋友开始把受伤和被遗弃的
蜂鸟带给她。A. existed 存在;B. spread 传播;C. occurred 发生;D. changed 改变。根据后文“some of them
began bringing her injured and abandoned hummingbirds”可知一些朋友知道了她照顾蜂鸟的消息,可推知是
这个消息在朋友中传开了。故选 B项。
【8题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:她需要研究蜂鸟和它们的习性,以便更好地照顾它们。A. values 价值;B.
legends 传说;C. numbers 数量;D. habits 习惯。根据后文“the 73-year-old woman is considered an expert on
hummingbirds”可知她成为了研究蜂鸟的专家,说明她对蜂鸟的习性很了解。故选 D项。
【9题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:经过 11 年的经验积累,这位 73 岁的老人被认为是蜂鸟专家,而她的家也成
了著名的蜂鸟医院。A. shop 商店;B. park 公园;C. hospital 医院;D. museum 博物馆。根据后文
“Catherine has rescued hundreds of hummingbirds.”可知她在家里救治蜂鸟,而救治是医院的功能。故选 C
项。
【10 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:在将这些蜂鸟护理得恢复健康后,她将它们放飞到墨西哥城南边的一片树林中。
A. nursing 护理;B. guiding 引导;C. moving 移动;D. feeding 喂养。根据前文“However, a friend her
to look after it.”可知她照顾受伤的蜂鸟,护理至健康后放飞到树林中。故选 A项。
第二节 语法填空(共10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,共 15 分)
A
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空白
处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Starbrook has been a keen swimmer for almost 80 years, ever since he ____11____ (leave) school at the end
of World War II. As a young man, he raced butterfly at the national swimming championships. He didn’t win
anything, ____12____ he had a lot of fun and never lost his love of the water. When he turned 80, he celebrated by
swimming a mile or so across the Gulf of Corryvreckan. He still swims three times a week, which is ____13____
keeps him healthy and active.
【答案】11. left
12. but 13. what
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Starbrook 游泳近 80 年,二战后开始。年轻时参加蝶泳比赛。80 岁
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