湖南省部分县2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语汇编：完形填空（含解析）

湖南省部分县
2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编
完形填空
湖南省邵阳市新邵县2023-2024学年高二上学期期末质量检测英语试题
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In traditional Chinese culture fish has rich meanings. It ___21___ wealth. Fish also stands for harmony and happy marriages ___22___ they multiply rapidly and some times swim in pairs. Fish is an important ___23___ in traditional values and are among the signs showing that something is ___24___ to be successful. The most popular fish theme found in Chinese art and ___25___ is that of the carp (鲤鱼). The ___26___ of “boneless” techniques makes the swimming fish more real and convincing. Known to most Westerners as koi fish (锦鲤), the Chinese carp has ___27___ symbolic values within Chinese culture. The carp is a powerful symbol of ___28___. The scales and whisker (须) of the carp is ___29___ to that of a dragon, a great symbol of power in China. During the Spring Festival “lucky money” is ___30___ in red envelopes decorated with a carp and symbols of long life ___31___ peaches and pine trees. There are many different ___32___ of the carp, with the major ones being black, white, red and yellow.
“You are not ___33___, so how would you know the happiness of fish ” Chuang Tsu created this famous saying when he ___34___ an issue with Hui Tsu. The message of the story is that someone has his own enjoyment while others can ___35___ appreciate that.
21. A. produces B. spreads C. determines D. represents
22. A. so B. because C. unless D. though
23. A. picture B. animal C. food D. symbol
24. A. used B. afraid C. forced D. likely
25. A. technology B. culture C. transport D. education
26. A. identity B. application C. shortcoming D. insurance
27. A. selfless B. peaceful C. numerous D. informal
28. A. beauty B. strength C. smartness D. wisdom
29. A. helpful B. true C. similar D. rude
30. A. cut off B. taken away C. given out D. used up
31. A. such as B. as a result of C. owing to D. in front of
32. A. names B. owners C. shelters D. colours
33. A. fish B. history C. water D. air
34. A. wrote B. tested C. performed D. discussed
35. A. always B. never C. easily D. mostly
湖南省衡阳市祁东县2023-2024学年高一上学期期末统考英语试卷
第一节 (共 15小题;每小题1分, 满分15 分)阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的 A, B, C, D四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
After bringing up three children, Barthorpe decided to do something for herself. She planned to ____21____ herself by learning to ride a motorcycle at the age of 60. After passing her driving test, she soon ____22____ on her first solo (单独的) ride. She remembered the ____23____ of being on the road alone for the first time.
Although Barthorpe preferred riding solo, she contacted the Women’s International Motorcycle Association (WIMA) in the hope of ____24____ it. It was the connection with the WIMA that led her to a(n) ____25____— the Women Riders World Relay. The plan was to pass a baton (接力棒), rider to rider, all around the world. That was a test of the riders’ courage and ____26____. But just after Barthorpe took on the role, she ____27____ fell down and got injured. She spent several months in hospital. However, Barthorpe didn’t see it as a ____28____ experience. She knew that she must pay much attention to ____29____ first. Getting on a motoreycle again was ______30______, but Barthorpe took extra training and ______31______ a lot. And she pushed herself to take part in the race in Australia. Barthorpe then realized that it was normal to ______32______ and rise to it, which offered an opportunity to grow.
What attracts Barthorpe most to a motorcycle is the ______33______. “I can go anywhere I want and any time I like, ” she said. “The kids said to me, ‘Mum, you seem to have turned into a ______34______ teenager. ’ I just told them, ‘No, I’ve just found the field where I can see my ______35______. ’”
21. A. protect B. express C. challenge D. educate
22. A. set out B. caught up C. calmed down D. showed off
23. A. duty B. excitement C. risk D. struggle
24. A. interviewing B. encouraging C. impressing D. joining
25. A. lesson B. record C. adventure D. experiment
26. A. teamwork B. friendship C. understanding D. memory
27. A. slowly B. strangely C. purposely D. accidentally
28. A. discouraging B. common C. practical D. pleasant
29. A. honor B. safety C. experience D. interest
30. A. doubtful B. peaceful C. stressful D. meaningful
31. A. lost B. expected C. noticed D. improved
32. A. fail B. recover C. wait D. reply
33 A. performance B. competition C. freedom D. independence
34. A. careful B. friendly C. serious D. brave
35. A. choice B. value C. habit D. effort
湖南省岳阳市平江县2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
While I was riding a bike, I noticed a man about half a mile in front of me. He was traveling at a lower speed, so I decided to ____21____ him. I had about a mile to go on the road before turning off.
I started ____22____ faster and faster. And every block, I gradually closed the distance. Finally, I ____23____ him and passed him by. I felt like a ____24____, while he seemed unaware that we were in a ____25____.
After I passed him, I realized that I had been so ____26____ on competing against him that I had ____27____ my turn, had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around.
Isn’t that what ____28____ in life We spend most of our time ____29____ with neighbors, friends and family, trying to _____30_____ them, or trying to outdo them — while there was never a competition in the first place.
We use most of our time and energy competing with others instead of _____31_____ our destination, and we miss out on our own paths to our destinies _____32_____.
Unhealthy competition is a continuous process and a never-ending cycle. No matter what you do, someone will always be _____33_____ you; someone with a better job, a nice car and more money.
Feel grateful for what life has offered you, stay concentrated on your _____34_____ and live a healthy life. There’s no _____35_____ in destiny. Run your own race of life and wish others well!
21. A. remind B. approach C. pass D. follow
22. A. running B. driving C. walking D. cycling
23. A. caught up with B. put up with C. kept up with D. came up with
24. A. judge B. winner C. partner D. bystander
25. A. test B. project C. race D. task
26. A. focused B. dependent C. hard D. impressed
27. A. finished B. missed C. wasted D. made
28. A. remains B. offers C. happens D. works
29. A. celebrating B. communicating C. arguing D. competing
30. A. defeat B. help C. encourage D. please
31. A. choosing B. exploring C. reaching D. understanding
32. A. by chance B. on purpose C. as usual D. as a result
33. A. next to B. ahead of C. around D. behind
34. A. choice B. path C. position D. business
35. A. competition B. mistake C. experiment D. limit
2023-2024学年湖南省湘潭县高二上学期期末考试英语试题
第一节(共15 小题;每小题1分，满分 15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
On May 7, “eco-mermaid” Merle Liivand ____21____her own world record by swimming a full marathon’s distance with a single fin (鳍) in Biscayne Bay, Florida. When Merle Liivand was a child, she had health problems, and began swimming to help her lungs get ____22____ . In one training session, she nearly wound up swallowing some ____23____ that was floating in the sea.
That ____24____ made her think of all the sea animals who faced ____25____ pollution every day. She decided to work to make people more aware of plastic pollution. Inspired by sea creatures, she began swimming with a special single swimming fin ____26____ both of her feet. This single fin allows her to swim by ____27____both of her legs together. She believes swimming with it ____28____“a bigger message”.
Since 2019, she’s broken records, swimming vast distances—first in California, then in Florida, and this time swimming the ____29____ of a full marathon. Despite encountering challenges like jellyfish stings, she _____30_____ , collecting trash along her route. Her dedication extends beyond records; it’s about community and global _____31_____.
During her_____32_____, a friend kayaked (划皮划艇) alongside, providing food and water and collecting the trash she _____33_____ . By the end of her marathon, the kayak held three bags full of trash. Liivand’s actions aim to _____34_____ a bigger goal: it’s not just about achievements, but about making a _____35_____ impact on the world.
21. A. planned B. kept C. broke D. prepared
22. A. stronger B. cleaner C. lighter D. cooler
23. A. water B. plastic C. sand D. metal
24. A. situation B. cleanup C. disaster D. experience
25. A. different B. visible C. similar D. challenging
26. A. attached to B. referred to C. applied to D. devoted to
27. A. connecting B. removing C. kicking D. wiping
28. A. hides B. marks C. finds D. conveys
29. A. depth B. length C. width D. breadth
30. A. persisted B. relaxed C. faced D. paused
31. A. accomplishment B. betterment C. management D. agreement
32. A. training B. adventure C. travel D. marathon
33. A. gathered B. shared C. sorted D. pushed
34. A. miss B. review C. break D. reach
35. A. various B. lasting C. positive D. side
湖南省岳阳市华容县2023-2024学年高二上学期期末监测英语试题
第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
To be frank, I was not so passionate about running. But my 41 with running has changed over the past year. I’m a full-time 42 living in Vienna. When my mom was diagnosed with cancer, I 43 there was no hope of her living much longer. 44 to stay with my mother, I moved back to Linz. As a result, my work as a musician didn’t 45 .
I have been 46 psychotherapy (心理疗法) for more than three years, which has helped with my anxiety, but back in Linz, I decided to do something else positive for myself, as looking after my mother 47 me. I wanted to do something physical and running 48 that need.
Getting up before six was 49 for a musician like me. But I made myself go running three times a week. After starting last summer, I would run with 50 members and talk about my mom with those I’d come to know better. It helped me put my mind in the appropriate place to 51 another day. And it helped me process my feelings after my mom 52 in October.
Although therapy has been the 53 for all the positive things in my life, running has added to that. Together, they have changed my 54 to life and I’m now less anxious than I was. While running, I feel grounded and live in the 55 .
41．A．relationship B．communication C．impression D．anticipation
42．A．chef B．dancer C．musician D．photographer
43．A．told B．sensed C．wondered D．hesitated
44．A．Determined B．Decided C．Devoted D．Dedicated
45．A．help B．matter C．highlight D．proceed
46．A．giving up B．picking up C．turning to D．chewing over
47．A．delighted B．inspired C．relieved D．upset
48．A．brought B．balanced C．filled D．froze
49．A．comfortable B．unusual C．impossible D．awesome
50．A．regular B．common C．ordinary D．mutual
51．A．admire B．abandon C．envy D．embrace
52．A．passed away B．put away C．threw away D．gave away
53．A．fame B．foundation C．purpose D．process
54．A．advice B．attitude C．choice D．confidence
55．A．dream B．memory C．present D．palace
答案：
湖南省邵阳市新邵县2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了鱼在中国传统文化和传统价值中有着重要的意义。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它代表了财富。A. produces生产；B. spreads展开；C. determines决定；D. represents代表。根据下文“also stands for”可知，空格处动词与stands for同义，表示“代表”。故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：鱼也代表和谐和幸福的婚姻，因为它们繁殖迅速，有时还成双成对地游泳。A. so因此；B. because因为；C. unless除非；D. though虽然。“繁殖迅速，有时还成双成对地游泳”是“鱼也代表和谐和幸福的婚姻”的原因，用连词because引导原因状语从句。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：鱼在传统价值观中是一个重要的象征，是预示某事可能成功的标志之一。A. picture图片；B. animal动物；C. food食物；D. symbol象征，符号。根据上文“In traditional Chinese culture, fish has rich meanings.”和“Fish also stands for harmony and happy marriages”可知，鱼在传统文化中有诸多的含义，也代表着和谐和幸福的婚姻，所以它是传统价值观中是一个重要的象征。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：鱼在传统价值观中是一个重要的象征，是预示某事可能成功的标志之一。A. used用过的；B. afraid害怕的；C. forced被迫的；D. likely可能的。根据上文“In traditional Chinese culture, fish has rich meanings.”和“Fish is an important 　　3 　　 in traditional values”可知，鱼在传统文化和传统价值中有着重要的意义，结合常识可推知，它是预示某事可能成功的标志之一。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在中国艺术和文化中，最受欢迎的鱼题材是鲤鱼。A. technology技术；B. culture文化；C. transport运输；D. education教育。根据上文“In traditional Chinese culture, fish has rich meanings.”和空格前“Chinese art”可知，鲤鱼是中国艺术和文化中最受欢迎的题材。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“没骨”手法的运用，使游鱼的形象更加真实可信。A. identity身份；B. application应用；C. shortcoming缺点；D. insurance保险。结合常识可知，“‘boneless’ techniques (没骨画法)”是一种中国画技法，所以句中指这种技法的运用。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：中国鲤鱼被大多数西方人称为锦鲤，在中国文化中有许多象征意义。A. selfless无私的；B. peaceful和平的；C. numerous许多的；D. informal非正式的。根据上文“In traditional Chinese culture, fish has rich meanings.”可知，鱼在传统文化中有诸多的含义，鲤鱼也是如此。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：鲤鱼是力量的有力象征。A. beauty美丽；B. strength力量；C. smartness机灵；D. wisdom智慧。根据下文“The scales and whisker (须) of the carp is 　　9 　　 to that of a dragon, a great symbol of power in China.”可知，作者把鲤鱼与龙进行对比，龙是权力的象征，所以鲤鱼也象征着力量。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：鲤鱼的鳞片和胡须与龙的相似，龙在中国是权力的象征。A. helpful有帮助的；B. true真实的；C. similar相像的；D. rude粗鲁的。结合常识可知，鲤鱼的鳞片和胡须与龙的相似。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：春节期间，“压岁钱”是用鲤鱼和桃子、松树等象征长寿的东西装饰的红包分发的。A. cut off切断；B. taken away拿走；C. given out分发；D. used up用完。结合常识可知，春节要分发压岁钱。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：春节期间，“压岁钱”是用鲤鱼和桃子、松树等象征长寿的东西装饰的红包分发的。A. such as比如；B. as a result of作为……的结果；C. owing to因为；D. in front of在……前面。下文“peaches and pine trees”是对“symbols of long life”的举例说明。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：鲤鱼有许多不同的颜色，最主要的有黑色、白色、红色和黄色。A. names名字；B. owners业主；C. shelters庇护所；D. colours颜色。根据下文“with the major ones being black, white, red and yellow”可知，鲤鱼有很多不同的颜色。故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：子非鱼,安知鱼之乐？ A. fish鱼；B. history历史；C. water水；D. air空气。结合常识和下文“how would you know the happiness of fish ”可知，这里是名句“子非鱼,安知鱼之乐？”。故选A项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：创祖在与惠祖讨论问题时创造了这句名言。A. wrote写；B. tested考验；C. performed执行；D. discussed讨论。结合常识和下文“an issue with Hui Tsu”可知，这是创祖在与惠祖在讨论问题时留下的名句。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个故事传达的信息是，有些人有自己的乐趣，而其他人永远不会理解。A. always总是；B. never决不；C. easily容易地；D. mostly多半。根据我们对名词“子非鱼,安知鱼之乐？”的理解和上文“so how would you know the happiness of fish ”可知，其他人不会理解别人的乐趣。故选B项。
湖南省衡阳市祁东县2023-2024学年高一上学期期末统考英语试卷
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Jill Barthorpe在60岁时学习骑摩托车、加入国际女性摩托车协会以及参加世界女骑手接力赛的经历。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她计划在60岁时学习骑摩托车来挑战自己。A. protect保护；B. express表达；C. challenge挑战；D. educate教育。根据下文“by learning to ride a motorcycle at the age of 60”以及常理可知，60岁时学习骑摩托车是对自己的挑战。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：通过驾驶考试后，她很快就开始了她的第一次单人驾驶。A. set out出发；B. caught up追赶；C. calmed down冷静；D. showed off炫耀。根据空前“After passing her driving test”以及空后的“her first solo (单独的) ride”可知，通过驾驶考试后，她开始了第一次单人驾驶。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她还记得第一次独自上路时的兴奋。A. duty职责；B. excitement兴奋；C. risk风险；D. struggle奋斗。根据上文“After bringing up three children, Barthorpe decided to do something for herself. She planned to____1____herself by learning to ride a motorcycle at the age of 60.”可推测，骑摩托车是她一直想做的事情；由此可推测，第一次独自上路时，她应该是感到兴奋。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管Barthorpe更喜欢独自骑行，但她还是联系了国际女子摩托车协会(WIMA)，希望加入该协会。A. interviewing采访、面试；B. encouraging鼓励；C. impressing使……印象深刻；D. joining加入。根据上文“she contacted the Women’s International Motorcycle Association (WIMA)”以及下文她得到的任务可知，她是希望加入该协会。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：正是与WIMA的联系，让她开始了一场冒险——女骑手世界接力赛。A. lesson课程、教训；B. record记录；C. adventure冒险、探险；D. experiment实验。根据下文“The plan was to pass a baton (接力棒), rider to rider, all around the world. That was a test of the riders’ courage and____6____.”可知，这对于她这个新手而言是一场冒险。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是对骑手们的勇气和团队精神的考验。A. teamwork合作；B. friendship友谊；C. understanding理解；D. memory记忆。根据上文“The plan was to pass a baton (接力棒), rider to rider, all around the world.”可知，这项任务需要一棒棒传递下去，所以是对团队合作的考验。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：就在Barthorpe接下这个角色后，她意外摔倒受伤了。A. slowly缓慢地；B. strangely奇怪地；C. purposely故意地；D. accidentally意外地。根据空后“fell down and got injured”以及她康复后继续参加可知，她是意外摔倒受伤的。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，Barthorpe并不认为这是一次令人沮丧的经历。A. discouraging令人沮丧的；B. common普通的；C. practical实用的；D. pleasant舒适的。根据常理可知，此时摔倒受伤是令人沮丧的；而根据段首“However”以及下文她的感触可知，她并不认为这件事令人沮丧。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她知道她必须把安全放在第一位。A. honor荣耀；B. safety安全；C. experience经历、经验；D. interest兴趣。根据上文“But just after Barthorpe took on the role, she____7____ fell down and got injured.”可知，刚接手任务不久，她就受伤了，所以她由此应该开始重视安全。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：再次骑上摩托车是一件压力很大的事情，但Barthorpe接受了额外的训练，进步了很多。A. doubtful怀疑的；B. peaceful平和的；C. stressful有压力的；D. meaningful有意义的。根据上文可知，她不小心受伤了，由此可知，当她恢复后，再次骑摩托车从心理上来说是有压力的。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：再次骑上摩托车是一件压力很大的事情，但Barthorpe接受了额外的训练，进步了很多。A. lost失去；B. expected期待；C. noticed注意；D. improved提升。根据上文“Barthorpe took extra training”可知，得到训练后，她应该是进步了很多。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Barthorpe后来意识到，失败是正常的，并勇于面对失败，这提供了一个成长的机会。A. fail失败；B. recover恢复；C. wait等待；D. reply回复。根据上文内容以及空后的“rise to it, which offered an opportunity to grow”可知，Barthorpe意识到失败是很正常的，因为失败可以让我们成长。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：最吸引Barthorpe的是摩托车的自由。A. performance表现；B. competition竞争；C. freedom自由；D. independence独立。根据下文“I can go anywhere I want and any time I like”可知，对她而言，骑摩托车是自由的，可以随时去自己想去的地方。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“孩子们对我说，‘妈妈，你似乎变成了一个勇敢的少女。’我只是告诉他们，‘不，我只是找到了一个能让我看到自己价值的领域。’”A. careful仔细的、谨慎的；B. friendly友好的；C. serious严重的；D. brave勇敢的。根据全文内容以及空后的“teenager”可知，60岁时Barthorpe学习骑摩托车，之后参加比赛，孩子们是认为妈妈似乎变成了一个勇敢的少女。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“孩子们对我说，‘妈妈，你似乎变成了一个勇敢的少年。’我只是告诉他们，‘不，我只是找到了一个能让我看到自己价值的领域。’”A. choice选择；B. value价值；C. habit习惯；D. effort努力。根据上文“After bringing up three children, Barthorpe decided to do something for herself.”以及全文内容可知，Barthorpe认为骑摩托车可以看到自己的价值所在。故选B。
湖南省岳阳市平江县2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己路上超车而错过转弯的经历悟出人生道理——命运没有竞争，我们要专注于自己的道路，过上健康的生活。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他正在以较低的速度行驶，所以我决定超过他。A. remind提醒；B. approach接近；C. pass超过；D. follow跟踪。根据下文“Finally, I ____3____ him and passed him by.”可知，作者想超过他。pass是原词复现。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始骑自行车越来越快。A. running跑；B. driving驾驶；C. walking走路；D. cycling骑车。根据上文“While I was riding a bike”可知，作者应是骑自行车越来越快。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：最后，我追上了他，从他身边经过。A. caught up with赶上；追上；B. put up with容忍；C. kept up with紧跟；跟上；D. came up with想出；提出。根据下文“and passed him by”可知，作者应是先追上，再从他身边经过。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我感觉自己像个胜利者，而他似乎没有意识到我们正在比赛。A. judge裁判；B. winner获胜者；C. partner合作者；D. bystander旁观者；局外人。根据上文“him and passed him by”可知，作者超过了他，认为自己是胜利者。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. test测试；B. project项目；C. race比赛；D. task任务。根据下文“competing against him”可知，作者认为他们在比赛，然而他却没有意识到。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在我超过他之后，我意识到我一直专注于与他竞争，以至于我错过了转弯，已经过了将近六个街区，不得不调头。A. focused专注的；B. dependent依靠的；C. hard困难的；D. impressed印象深刻的。根据下文“had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around”可知，作者如此集中注意力比赛以至于忘了转弯了。下文“stay concentrated on your ____14____”也有暗示，concentrated与focused是同义词复现。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. finished完成；B. missed错过；C. wasted浪费；D. made制作。根据下文“had to turn around”可知，作者错过了转弯，不得不调头。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这不就是生活发生的吗？A. remains仍然；B. offers提供；C. happens发生；D. works工作。根据下文“or trying to outdo them”可知，和别人比赛的事情也发生在我们生活中。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们大部分时间都在与邻居、朋友和家人竞争，试图击败他们，或者试图超越他们——然而从一开始就没有竞争。A. celebrating庆祝；B. communicating交流；C. arguing争论；D. competing竞争。根据下文“or trying to outdo them”可知，我们在和他们比赛。下文“while there was never a competition”中的competition与compete是同根词。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. defeat战胜；B. help帮助；C. encourage鼓励；D. please取悦。根据下文“trying to outdo them”可知，我们在努力打败或者胜过他们。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们用大部分时间和精力与他人竞争，而不是到达目的地，因此我们错过了通往自己命运的道路。A. choosing选择；B. exploring探索；C. reaching到达；D. understanding理解。根据下文“miss out on our own paths”可知，作者在与别人比赛中也会忘记到达自己的目的地。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意同上。A. by chance偶然；B. on purpose故意；C. as usual像往常一样；D. as a result结果。根据句意可知，本句是因果关系，我们用大部分时间和精力与他人竞争是原因，错过通往自己命运的道路是结果。故as a result符合语境。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：无论你做什么，总会有人在你前面；一个有更好的工作，一辆好车和更多钱的人。A. next to靠近；B. ahead of在……前面；C. around在……周围；D. behind在……后面。根据下文“someone with a better job, a nice car and more money”可知，有人总会在你前面，比你过得好。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：感激生活给你的一切，专注于自己的道路，过上健康的生活。A. choice选择；B. path小路；（人生的）道路；C. position位置；D. business生意。根据上文“I had ____7____ my turn, had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around”可知，作者专注于同他人竞争而没能到达自己的目的地，说明我们应该专注于自己的道路。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：命运没有竞争。A. competition竞争；B. mistake错误；C. experiment试验；D. limit限制。根据下文“Run your own race of life and wish others well!”可知，作者此处想表达命运没有竞争。故选A。
2023-2024学年湖南省湘潭县高二上学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲的是“生态美人鱼”Merle Livand通过游泳马拉松来对抗海洋塑料污染的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：5月7日，“生态人鱼”Merle Livand在佛罗里达州比斯坎湾用单鳍游完一个全马拉松的距离，打破她自己的世界纪录。A. planned计划好；B. kept保持；C. broke破坏；D. prepared准备。根据下文“her own world record by swimming a full marathon’s distance”可知，默尔·利万德通过游泳打破了自己的记录，故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当Merle Livand还是个孩子时，她有健康问题，开始游泳以帮助她的肺部更健壮。A. stronger更强的；B. cleaner更清洁的；C. lighter更轻的；D. cooler更冷的。根据上文“Liivand was a child, she had health problems”可知，她曾有健康问题，通过游泳让肺部更加强壮。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一次训练中，她差点吞下了一些漂浮在海里的塑料。A. water水；B. plastic塑料；C. sand沙子；D. metal金属。根据下文“She decided to work to make people more aware of plastic pollution”可知，海中漂浮的是塑料，故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那次经历使她想到每天都面临这种污染的海洋生物。A. situation情况。B. cleanup清理；C. disaster灾难；D. experience经验。根据上文“In one training session, she nearly wound up swallowing some ____3____ that was floating in the sea.”可知，她差点吐下漂浮在海里的塑料的经历让她想到了海洋生物每天面临这种污染，故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那次经历让她想起了每天面临类似污染的所有海洋动物。A. different不同的；B. visible可见的；C. similar相似的；D. challenging具有挑战性的。根据上文“In one training session, she nearly wound up swallowing some ____3____ that was floating in the sea.”可知，她差点吐下漂浮在海里的塑料的经历让她想到了海洋生物每天面临这种相似的污染，故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：受到海洋生物的启发，她开始用一种特殊的单鳍游泳，这种鳍附在她的两只脚上。A. attached to附于；B. referred to指代；C. applied to附于；D. devoted to专用于。根据“she began swimming with a special single swimming fin”可知，鳍是被固定在她的脚上的，故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这种单鳍让她可以通过同时蹬腿游泳。A. connecting连接；B. removing拆卸；C. kicking踢；D. wiping擦拭。根据“allows her to swim by ____7____both of her legs together”可知，她蹬的是双腿，故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：默尔·利万德相信用鳍游泳可以传达更大的信息。A. hides隐藏；B. marks标记；C. finds发现；D. conveys传达。根据下文““a bigger message””可知，她是想传达信息，故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：此次，她游过了一个完整马拉松的长度。A. depth深度；B. length长度；C. width宽度；D. breadth广度。根据上文“swimming a full marathon’s distance”可知，此处指马拉松的长度，故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管遇到了如水母刺等困难，她仍然坚持下去，在路上收集垃圾。A. persisted坚持；B. relaxed放松；C. faced面对；D. paused停顿。根据上文“Despite encountering challenges like jellyfish stings, she ____10____”可知，尽管遇到了挑战，她都坚持下去，故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的奉献精神超越了创纪录；它是关于社区和全球的改善。A. accomplishment成就；B. betterment改善；C. management管理；D. agreement协议。根据“it’s about community and global”可知，她关心的是改善社区和全球环境，故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在她的马拉松比赛期间，一个朋友在旁边划皮划艇，为她提供食物和水，并捡起她捡到的垃圾。A. training训练；B. adventure冒险；C. travel旅行；D. marathon马拉松。根据“During her____12____, a friend kayaked(划皮划艇)alongside”可知，这是在她的马拉松过程中的事情，故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在她的马拉松比赛期间，一个朋友在旁边划皮划艇，为她提供食物和水，并捡起她收集的垃圾。A. gathered收集；B. shared分享；C. sorted分类；D. pushed推送。根据下文“the kayak held three bags full of trash”可知，她的朋友捡起了她收集的垃圾，故选A项
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Liivand的行动旨在实现一个更大的目标：这不仅仅是关于成就，而是关于对世界产生积极的影响。A. miss失误；B. review复习；C. break突破；D. reach到达。根据“aim to ____14____ a bigger goal”可知，她的目标实现更大的目标，故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Liivand的行动旨在实现一个更大的目标：这不仅仅是关于成就，而是关于对世界产生积极的的影响。A. various各种各样的；B. lasting长久的；C. positive积极的；D. side侧面。根据上文“”“She decided to work to make people more aware of plastic pollution.”及“it’s about community and global ____11____”可知，让人们意识到塑料污染问题，并使社区和世界有所改善，对这个世界来说这是积极的影响，故选C项。
湖南省岳阳市华容县2023-2024学年高二上学期期末监测英语试题
41．A 42．C 43．B 44．A 45．D 46．C 47．D 48．C 49．B 50．A 51．D 52．A 53．B 54．B 55．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了不喜欢跑步的作者因情绪低落，从而开始跑步缓解情况。最后，心理治疗和跑步使得作者改变了对生活的态度，积极面对生活，不再焦虑。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但在过去的一年里，我与跑步的关系发生了变化。A. relationship关系；B. communication交流；C. impression印象；D. anticipation预料。根据前文“To be frank, I was not so passionate about running.”可知，作者以前不喜欢跑步，转折连词“But”表明作者和跑步之间的关系发生了转变。故选A。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我是住在维也纳的全职音乐家。A. chef厨师；B. dancer舞者；C. musician音乐家；D. photographer摄影师。根据后文“my work as a musician”可知，作者是一名音乐家。故选C。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我妈妈被诊断出患有癌症时，我感觉到她已经没有希望活太久了。A. told告诉；B. sensed感觉；C. wondered想知道；D. hesitated犹豫。根据前文“When my mom was diagnosed with cancer”可知，作者母亲得了癌症，作者感到她已经没有希望活太久了。故选B。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我下定决心要和母亲住在一起，于是搬回了林茨。A. Determined下定决心的；B. Decided明显的；C. Devoted忠诚的；D. Dedicated专心致志的。根据后文“I moved back to Linz”可知，作者是下定决心和母亲生活在一起，才搬回了林茨。故选A。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：结果，我作为一名音乐家的工作没有继续下去。A. help帮助；B. matter要紧；C. highlight强调；D. proceed继续。根据前文“I moved back to Linz”可知，我搬到了林茨，无法继续我在维也纳作为音乐家的工作。故选D。
46．考查动词短语辨析。句意：三年多来，我一直在寻求心理治疗，这有助于缓解我的焦虑，但回到林茨，我决定为自己做一些其他积极的事情，因为照顾母亲让我很难过。A.giving up放弃；B. picking up捡起；C. turning to求助于；D. chewing over仔细考虑。根据后文“psychotherapy for more than three years”可知，作者寻求心理治疗。故选C项。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：三年多来，我一直在寻求心理治疗，这有助于缓解我的焦虑，但回到林茨，我决定为自己做一些其他积极的事情，因为照顾母亲让我很难过。A. delighted使高兴；B. inspired激励；C. relieved减轻；D. upset使难过。根据前文“I decided to do something else positive for myself, as looking after my mother”可知，作者决定做一些其他积极的事情，是因为照顾母亲的事情让自己很难过。故选D。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想做些体力活动，跑步满足了我的需要。A. brought带来；B. balanced平衡；C. filled满足；D. froze冻结。根据前文“I wanted to do something physical”可知，作者想做一些体力活动释放压力，跑步满足了作者的需要。故选C。
49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于像我这样的音乐家来说，六点前起床是不寻常的。A. comfortable舒适的；B. unusual不寻常的；C. impossible不可能的；D. awesome让人惊叹的。根据前文“To be frank, I was not so passionate about running.”以及“Getting up before six”可知，对于平时不喜欢跑步的作者来说，六点之前起床是不同寻常的事。故选B。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从去年夏天开始，我会和经常跑步的成员一起跑步，和那些我更了解的人谈论我的妈妈。A. regular经常的；B. common共同的；C. ordinary普通的；D. mutual相互的。根据后文“talk about my mom with those l’d come to know better”可知，作者和经常一起跑步、更熟悉的成员谈论妈妈的情况。故选A。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它帮助我把思想放在合适的位置，拥抱新的一天。A. admire羡慕；B. abandon抛弃；C. envy嫉妒；D. embrace拥抱。根据后文“another day”可知，作者摆正心态，拥抱新的一天。故选D。
52．考查动词短语辨析。句意：在我妈妈10月份去世后，它帮助我调整情绪。A. passed away去世；B. put away收起；C. threw away扔掉；D. gave away泄露。根据前文“When my mom was diagnosed with cancer, I___3____ there was no hope of her living much longer.”可知，作者的母亲得了癌症，活不了多久，故此处说母亲去世了。故选A。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然治疗是我生活中所有积极事情的基础，但跑步也增加了这一点。A. fame名声；B. foundation基础；C. purpose目的；D. process过程。根据前文“I have been ___6___ psychotherapy for more than three years”以及后文“Together, they have changed my___14___to life and l’m now less anxious than I was.”可知，心理治疗和跑步结合使得作者减少了焦虑，因此心理治疗是作者积极面对事情的基础。故选B。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们一起改变了我的生活态度，我现在不像以前那么焦虑了。A. advice建议；B. attitude态度；C. choice选择；D. confidence自信。根据后文“I’m now less anxious than I was.”可知，作者改变了对生活的态度，不再像以前那么焦虑了。故选B。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：跑步时，我感觉脚踏实地，活在当下。A. dream梦想；B. memory记忆；C. present现在；D. palace宫殿。根据前文“While running, I feel grounded and live in”可知，作者跑步时，感觉脚踏实地，活在当下。故选C。
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