鹰潭2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、Sometimes,_______we make choices has a lot to do with what we feel.

A.what B.how C.which D.why

2、______ makes our school famous is ______ more than 90% of the students have been admitted to universities.

A．What; that

B．Which; because

C．That; what

D．What; because

3、Most probably it will be another 7 hours _____ you can have next meal, so you must have your stomach full.

A．since

B．when

C．after

D．before

4、Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition in ancient Olympic Games, at a separate festival _______ Hera, the wife of the Greek god Zeus.

A．in favor of

B．in honor of

C．in charge of

D．in search of

5、He doesn’t think that the plan is practical, _____?

A．does he

B．doesn’t he

C．is it

D．isn’t it

6、—Do you have any idea why Jenny left the firm?

—Probably, she _______ for a pay rise, but was turned down.

A. has held out   B. has been holding out

C. held out  D. holds out

7、Volunteering is pleasant and there is so much more I could do if I ________ the time.

A.had had B.had C.would have D.could have had

8、We hurriedly ended our meeting, leaving many problems ______.

A.to be settled B.to settle C.settled D.having settled

9、Hard work，along with dedicated revolutionary spirit is the fundamental guarantee of success，which is ________ we should learn from the pioneers participating in the Long March.

A. that B. what

C. where D. how

10、Everyone in the tourist industry has made the point that   Government assistances is helpful, what they actually need most is for the visitors themselves to return.

A. as   B. when

C. while   D. since

11、We’d better go now, ______ we’ll miss the train.

A. but   B. so   C. otherwise   D. therefore

12、The minister refused for reasons of _______ rather than religion to sign a new law legalizing abortion.

A. comprehension   B. conscience   C. consequence   D. conservation

13、I will keep drawing and see what happens. ________ I never become famous, this is what I love to do every hour of every day.

A．Even if

B．Unless

C．So long as

D．Now that

14、This book is said to be the special one, which ________ many events that cannot be found in other history books.

A. covers B. writes

C. prints D. reads

15、—That important document is nowhere to be seen.

—Don't worry! You ___________ it somewhere. Calm down and think it over.

A．might leave

B．might have left

C．should leave

D．should have left

16、_______ the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about Firefighting.

A．Having searched

B．To search

C．Searching

D．Search

17、Subway Line10, ________ into use in January 2013, has made traveling in Beijing easier.

A．having put

B．putting

C．being put

D．put

18、The mother goes mad every time she washes the T-shirt__________ her son wipes his dirty hands.

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．when

19、Though________ to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.

A．surprising

B．to surprise

C．being surprised

D．surprised

20、—When will this be settled?

— A working party has been set up to ________ the problem.

A．look through

B．look up

C．look for

D．look into

21、Better Holiday Pics, Without Using a Selfie Stick

If you find yourself vacationing in Budapest, Hungary, you could preserve travel memories by taking a few arm-length, low-quality cell phone selfies that will likely fail to capture the magic of your visit. Or you could hire someone like Dana J. Ardell, a Budapest-based professional photographer who knows photo spots you’ll never find in a guidebook and who can deliver stunning pictures — with your whole travel party in the shots.

Ardell is a photographer with Flytographer, one of a growing number of online services that help travelers find and hire a photographer to take pictures of them during a vacation.

“People who believe memories are the best souvenir” are among those who will find value in photo services, says Flytographer founder and CEO Nicole Smith.

Still, the cost could run a few hundred dollars, so be smart about whom you hire. Here’s what to know about hiring a pro to take pictures on your next vacation or bucket-list trip.

Why hire a photographer?

Smartphone cameras are decent, but they don’t provide the same quality of pictures as a professional camera and lens. Plus, phone cameras aren’t usually operated by a skilled photographer who knows how to incorporate the best light and properly compose a shot and later edit the images.

If you plan to turn a vacation photo into a wall-worthy print, you’ll want something better than a cell phone snapshot. “Nobody’s going to blow up a blurry selfie with seven chins,” Smith says.

Photographers who live in your destination know where and when to shoot — when the light is most favorable and where you won’t be jostling with other tourists during busy times at landmarks.

Part of the benefit of hiring a trip photographer has nothing to do with photos — it’s interacting with a resident, gaining insight into how locals live. “We chat the whole time,” Ardell says. “I love giving recommendations on my favorite places to eat and things to do around the city.”

How to book a pro

You could do your own research to find someone in the place you’re visiting. But online booking services make hiring a photographer easier, especially if you’re going abroad and don’t speak the language. With many of the services, including Flytographer, Local Lens and localgrapher, and you choose the city, then read biographies of local photographers, look at their portfolios and pick one.

According to Smith, an hour long session offers enough time for photos at a couple of locations and gives vacationers time to warm up in front of the camera. But a half-hour shoot can work for those tight on time or budget. Also remember to book early. Booking several weeks out means a wider selection of photographers, dates and times.

If you’ve taken fabulous journeys but your photos just don’t match, hiring a vacation photographer might be the ticket to preserving memories.

【1】Which of the following about Flytographer is true?

A．It is a Budapest-based professional photographer.

B．It’s an online service helping tourists find and hire professional photographers.

C．It’s an online shop that sells souvenirs.

D．It’s an internet-based vacation planning company.

【2】Which is not a reason for hiring a professional trip photographer?

A．Photographers take photos for you without crowding into popular sights.

B．Photographers are a reliable source of tourist information and local culture.

C．Hiring photographers with professional cameras and lens is value for your money.

D．Photographers help you preserve the best memories by producing quality photos.

【3】What do the underlined words in the last paragraph most probably mean?

A．Your photos fall victim to criticism on the internet.

B．Your photos are not taken as required by photographers.

C．You photos fail to capture the highlights of your journeys.

D．Your photos are not as competitive as those taken by others.

22、   African crested rats (非洲黄冠鼠) — rabbit sized furballs from East Africa — are finally starting to show their secrets, In 2011, scientists discovered that the rats laced their fur with a deadly poison. Now researchers report that these animals are surprisingly friendly toward each other and may even live in family groups.

Sara Weinstein, a biologist, was studying the poisonous rats but initially wasn't focused on their behavior, “The original goal was to look into the genetics (基因学),” she says. She wanted to understand how the rats were able to apply poison to their fur without becoming sick.

The rats chew leaves and bark from poison arrow trees and apply their now poisonous spit to their hair. The tree contains a class of chemicals that are very dangerous to most animals. “If we were to sit there and chew on one of these branches, we would certainly not be going about our normal activities,” Weinstein says. A person would probably throw up. And if someone consumed enough of the poison, their heart would stop beating.

But scientists didn't know how common the friendly behavior was in the rats since the 2011 report focused on just one animal. To study the rats, the research team set up cameras to capture images (捕捉影像) of the animals at night. But in 441 nights, the rats tripped the cameras' motion detectors only four times. The rats are probably too small and slow to set off the cameras, Weinstein says.

The scientists placed several of the animals in a “rat house”, a small cow shed with video cameras inside. In the 432 hours of rat videos with multiple rats in one space, the researchers could see how the rats interacted. At times, the animals would “comb” each other's fur. Sometimes, male and female rats formed a pair. A few of the adult rats also took care of young rats. The researchers think that these behaviors indicate that the animals might live in pairs that raise the young, as a family group.

【1】What had Sara Weinstein planned to study about African crested rats?

A．Why they live together.

B．Their strange behavior.

C．How they survive alone.

D．The genetics about them.

【2】What can we know about the arrow trees?

A．Most animals feed on their leaves.

B．A leaf of them is deadly to humans.

C．They make African crested rats throw up.

D．They are harmless to African crested rats.

【3】Why did the cameras fail to capture images of African crested rats at night?

A．They seldom got started to work.

B．The rats often knocked them down.

C．The rats were too small to notice,

D．It was too dark to take clear photos.

【4】What did the researchers find about the African crested rats in the “rat house”?

A．They quickly separated.

B．They hardly interacted.

C．They behaved socially.

D．They put themselves first.

23、Some say you can tell a lot about a person by the way they decorate their homes. We often find pleasure in the things we stick in our houses, or paintings to liven up walls. And when we head to others’ houses, we often see things we appreciate but wouldn’t have in our own homes.【1】The point is, the way we decorate our homes is very personal. And while many of us have plenty of stuff, there are always people who go a bit further.【2】

Minimalism was an art movement that started in the 1950s.【3】Some people liked that art style and used it as a way of living. Ideas of vast open spaces with an organized and functional structure may spring to mind. They are usually decorated in simple light colors, or just black and white. For some, especially maximalists, it may seem boring or depressing.

【4】It embraces the ideals of “more is more”. While minimalism centers around the principle of clearing up the unnecessary stuff, it’s easy to imagine that a maximalist home is overflowing with items — but that’s not the basic idea. It’s more about filling the space — making the most of the area. Complicated structures and bold colors combined with mixed patterns is what you will see in a home like this. For a minimalist who is used to “simple” designs, it could be overwhelming.【5】

The way you decorate your home is up to you! But, if you opt for maximalism, you may need to prepare for a bit more dusting.

A．Maybe they’re not quite to our taste.

B．Maximalism is the opposite of minimalism.

C．Its basic principles are derived from a concept of “less is more”.

D．Minimalism and maximalism, which one may appeal to you more?

E．But for those who embrace it, those things give a space personality.

F．However, living in this way is seen by a minimalist as more practical.

G．Addiction to many objects can hold back our freedom and innovation.

24、A MAGICAL PLACE

Theme parks? I just love them. In a month or so, the UK’s finest will throw their gates open for the new season to thrill us with their engineered delights. As usual, I will be the first person inside. Yes, I may be a digital enthusiast, but to me there is nothing as irresistible or as thrilling as the full-on experience of spending a day in someone else’s imagination.

Dr. Carissa Baker, assistant professor in theme parks and storytelling at the University of Central Florida, argued in 2018 that theme parks are gatherers and tellers of stories. Their distinct narratives start before you enter the park, are played out in what you experience there, and continue after you’ve left. How do they do it? Some believe it’s down to creative direction and narrative system design. But I call it like I see it: they use all the psychological tricks in my social psychology textbooks to get us to feel and act in the way that the people behind the scenes foretell.

Everything in theme parks is manipulated(操纵). Everything is accounted for. Whereas in the digital world, designers infer what we feel, these theme parks digest these emotions. A famous example is Disneyland’s Main Street USA, which you walk down on first entering the park: the sets have been designed with forced perspective so the buildings appear taller and grander than they really are. Techniques like this are everywhere to be seen in the squares of Renaissance Italy and Georgian England to make the buildings seem bigger than they were. The mythical Main Street is made to feel larger and more impressive, which gets visitors excited when they enter the park—we are the hero of Disneyland’s narrative. Now that’s a powerful trick.

The digital world is nowhere near as magical as these places are. Yes, digital designers can create something out of nothing with mathematics and electricity, but their best attempts are only shortcuts in two-dimensional space. All they have in their toolboxes are sight and sound. But in theme parks, digital is out of place. Yes, behind the scenes there are data machines that are trying to track us to make our experiences better and more personal. Except for one or two notable examples, digital tech isn’t being used to enhance our time at the park in any practical way. It just gets in the way. And perhaps that is why I love theme parks. Because when I’m there, I want to be propelled(推动) by someone else’s vision, and give over to the feeling.

The next killer app isn’t on your device. It’s in the places that thrill us and compel us to keep our phones in our pockets so we can truly experience them.

【1】From the first paragraph we can conclude that ________.

A．engineers in the UK are full of imagination

B．the writer is enthusiastic about digital devices

C．the writer finds theme parks charming and exciting

D．it takes much imagination to guess visitors’ preferences

【2】The writer fancies going to theme parks in that ________.

A．the experience in theme parks helps him to let out emotions

B．they provide a designed setting in which he is easily absorbed

C．the digital effect makes theme parks a wonderland full of magic

D．the psychological tricks they use make him feel manipulated

【3】What can be inferred from the passage?

A．It is advisable to put down your phone and get a taste of what theme parks bring you.

B．Nowhere else can you find a place as magical as the digital world.

C．The huge constructions in theme parks are designed to appeal to more visitors.

D．Digital tech plays an irreplaceable role in keeping theme parks running smoothly.

【4】What does the article mainly talk about?

A．The distinct properties that theme parks and digital devices have.

B．The thrilling and irresistible experiences the writer has in theme parks.

C．Digital devices meant to create a magic world with simple techniques.

D．Clever techniques used by theme parks to make your visit memorable.

25、Music is my first love. I can sit down at the piano and _______ all about my problems. During the lowest moment in my life, music was my greatest comfort.

After _______ service in the army, I became an iron worker. A few years ago, the one-bedroom bungalow (平房) I _______ in Massachusetts was sold. Though the landlord (房东) gave me two months rent-free to find a new place to live, nothing affordable _______ . Eventually, I packed up my _______ and slept in my car, thinking it would only be _______ . But weeks turned into months and the months into years. The one thing that kept me alive was _______ . While I had developed cataracts (白内障)，nothing could keep my fingers from finding the right keys.

One Christmas Eve, I was driving to where I would _______ my car and sleep at night when another car came around the corner and into my way. With my only home destroyed, I felt as if my life were out of _______ and would never get back on key again.

________ Bruce Knight, a retired firefighter drove me to a ________ shelter in Maine, where I met case managers from Volunteers of America’s Veterans Services. With their help, I moved into their transitional housing, and got the surgery I needed to ________ my eyesight. Almost every day, I’d play for hours, ________ lost in the music. People would gather around my piano, singing and ________ .

Thinking back to those days, I realize how blessed I’ve been that people have helped me when I couldn’t ________ how to help myself. They took me in, and encouraged me to make music.

【1】

A．handle

B．find

C．forget

D．cause

【2】

A．continuing

B．escaping

C．beginning

D．quitting

【3】

A．rented

B．bought

C．built

D．decorated

【4】

A．set in

B．took on

C．turned up

D．went down

【5】

A．belongings

B．clothes

C．piano

D．instruments

【6】

A．original

B．constant

C．normal

D．temporary

【7】

A．food

B．music

C．water

D．exercise

【8】

A．park

B．repair

C．wash

D．crash

【9】

A．control

B．sight

C．reach

D．tune

【10】

A．Thanks to

B．Aside from

C．Regardless of

D．Instead of

【11】

A．safe

B．perfect

C．homeless

D．simple

【12】

A．keep

B．recover

C．test

D．block

【13】

A．seriously

B．slightly

C．obviously

D．totally

【14】

A．laughing

B．clapping

C．arguing

D．discussing

【15】

A．see

B．imagine

C．feel

D．believe

26、某报英语编辑正在向即将毕业的高三学生征文，请你以“The City I Desire to Visit”为题，写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1.城市印象；

2.参观原因。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.短文题目已为你写好。

The City I Desire to Visit

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