绍兴2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、To be honest, the world owes a lot to Nelson Mandela for his _______ support of racial equality and human rights.

A. consistent    B. contemporary

C. particular   D. potential

2、They use computers to keep the traffic ________ smoothly.

A. being run   B. run   C. to run  D. running

3、Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to ______ before the party.

A. get changed    B. get change

C. get changing   D. get to change

4、We are born to win! The _____ to success is in our genes, say scientists.

A. drive   B. gravity C. request D. squeeze

5、In the past, science class started from grade three. But the new curriculum allows junior students ______to natural sciences earlier.

A. priority   B. privilege

C. adaptation   D. access

6、Being able to speak another language fluently is a great ___ when you are looking for a job.

A.assistance B.chance C.advantage D.importance

7、The news said that the death toll in the tsunami in Indonesia had climbed over 400, with a lot more reported _______.

A．to be missed

B．having been missing

C．to have been missing

D．having missed

8、Beijing’s new international airport ________ into use in 2019, according to the spokesperson.

A. was put   B. will put   C. has put     D. will be put

9、I ________ my dream to be a pianist, but for the encouragement from that music teacher.

A.might have abandoned B.would abandon

C.should have abandoned D.were to abandon

10、It is said that Nigeria is ____ Great Britain.

A. three times larger of  B. the size three times of

C. three times as the size of  D. three times the size of

11、In my opinion, this kind of dress     professional women like you and me. Don't you think so?

A.doesn't fit B.won't fit for C.doesn't suit D.isn't suited for

12、Prince William took a visit to the Forbidden City on Feb. 28, ______ emperors once lived.

A. which B. whose    C. where   D. when

13、The telephone _____ three times in the last hour, and each time it _____ for my sister．

A．had rung; was   B．has rung; was

C．rang; has been D．has been ringing; is

14、Safety should be a priority in any industry and it should come as no surprise that safety issues early can actually save money, long-term, for companies.

A.requiring B.inquiring C.addressing D.acquiring

15、Beijing, ________ is the capital of China, is a very beautiful city.

A．that

B．whom

C．whose

D．which

16、She may have missed the train, _______ she won’t arrive for another hour.

A. in which   B. when

C. in which case D. in that case

17、The story was so moving that I could hardly ______ my tears.

A．hold up

B．hold on

C．hold on to

D．hold back

18、Didn't she notice they were crying there? How ________she just walk away from her children like that?

A．should

B．would

C．could

D．need

19、---Here you are. This is the hotel!

--- It's so close to the station. We ____ the taxi at all!

A. might not have taken   B. couldn’t have taken

C. needn't have taken   D. mustn't have taken

20、   white symbolizes purity and innocence, it is used in many important situations.

A. While   B. Once

C. Since   D. Though

21、Every year on April 1, April Fools’ Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. In France, it’s called “Poisson d’Avril” or “Fish of April.” In Scotland, the holiday is often called “Gowkie Day.” In Iraq, the holiday is called Kithbet Neesan or “April Lie.”

History experts say people have celebrated April Fools’ Day for a long time. Some believe the tradition comes from the ancient Romans more than two thousand years ago. It was a day of playing games and pretending to be someone else.

Others say the day for fooling began in France in 1564, when King Charles changed the yearly calendar. He moved New Year’s Day from April 1 to January 1. Many people did not know about the change because of communication problems back then. Some people continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people called them April Fools and played jokes on them.

In the United States, April Fools’ Day is just a day of joking and playing tricks on friends. These kinds of jokes are also called pranks. These jokes typically end in the prankster shouting “April Fools’!”

Simple pranks, like telling a friend a funny lie or making prank phone calls, are still common. But, major companies also get in on April Fools’ Day fun in a much bigger way. A few years ago, on April 1, Starbucks announced it was introducing new coffee cup sizes -- Plenta and Micra. The very large cups, bigger than a human head, remained useful for customers even after finishing all that coffee. According to Starbucks, the cups could be used as a rain hat, a pot for plants, or a lampshade.

It did not take long for customers to catch on to the prank! More and more people use social media or smart phone apps to play pranks on their friends on April Fools’ Day. One very annoying smart phone app, Cat Facts, sends funny facts about cats to your friends’ phones, every day.

【1】Why did some people keep the old New Year’s Day?

A. It was known only by the government.

B. They wanted to be different from others.

C. They like the old celebration.

D. They didn’t know the time changed.

【2】Americans celebrated April Fool’s Day to _________.

A. improve the friendship between friends.

B. have fun and play jokes on others.

C. find a chance to give children gifts.

D. escape the stress of their work.

【3】What is the meaning of the underlined words “get in on” in Paragraph 5?

A. participate in.   B. turn down.

C. break away from.   D. give up.

【4】What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A. To introduce a new festival.

B. To tell a story on April Fool’s Day.

C. To introduce April Fool’s Day.

D. To express love to the friends.

22、A librarian in Indonesia's Java island is lending books to children in exchange for trash they collect in a novel way to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more.

Each weekday Raden Roro Hendarti rides her three-wheeler with books stacked up at the back for children in Muntang village to exchange for plastic cups, bags and other waste that she carries back.

Raden said that she thought of the program because she intended to help inculcate(反复灌输)reading in the kids as well make them aware of the environment. As soon as she shows up, little children, many accompanied by their mothers, surround her "Trash Library" and long for the books. They are all carrying trash bags and Raden's three-wheeler quickly fills up with them as the books fly out. She's happy the kids are going to spend less time on online games as a result.

"Let us build a culture of literacy from young age to reduce the harm of the online world," Raden said. "We should also take care of our waste in order to fight climate change and to save the earth from trash," Raden said.

She collects about 100 kg of waste each week, which is then sorted out by her colleagues and sent for recycling or sold. She has a stock of 6,000 books to lend and wants to take the mobile service to neighbouring areas as well.

Kevin Alamsyah, an enthusiastic 11-year-old reader, searches for waste lying in the village. “when there is too much trash, our environment will become dirty and it's not healthy. That's why I look for trash to borrow a book." he says.

The literacy rate for above-15-year-olds in Indonesia is around 96 percent, but a September report by the World Bank warned that the pandemic will leave more than 80% of 15-year-olds below the minimum reading proficiency(精通)level identified by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

【1】What's the purpose of Raden's lending books to children?

A．To appeal to more people to resist the online games.

B．To educate mothers to do more reading with their kids.

C．To inspire reading and raise awareness of the environment.

D．To help children accept the concept that the trash is treasure.

【2】What does Raden's colleagues do to help her?

A．Build the culture of their library.

B．Classify the waste and dispose of it.

C．Attract children by handing out candies

D．Send the books to the neighbouring areas

【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Pandemic lowers teenagers reading levels.

B．15-year-old teenagers don't like reading.

C．Reading becomes more difficult during the pandemic

D．Indonesia government is responsible for teenagers' reading ability.

【4】What's the best title for the passage?

A．Books Are on the Wheel

B．A New Way to Save the Earth

C．Books Help the Environment

D．Collecting Trash Gets Kids Books

23、It was graduation day at Etihad Training Academy，where the national airline of the United Arab Emirates holds a seven-week training course for new flight attendants．

  Despite her obvious pride，Ms．Fathi，a 22-year-old from Egypt，was amazed to find herself here．“I never in my life thought I’d work abroad，” said Ms．Fathi，who was a university student in Cairo when she began noticing newspaper advertisements employing young Egyptians to work at airlines based in the Persian Gulf.

  Twenty years ago，unmarried Arab women like Ms．Fathi，working outside their home countries，were rare．But just as young men from poor Arab nations poured into the oil-rich Persian Gulf states for jobs，more young women are doing so．

Flight attendants have become the public face of the new mobility for some young Arab women，just as they were the face of new freedoms for women in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s．They have become a subject of social anxiety and fascination in much the same way．

  For many families，allowing a daughter to work may call her virtue into question．Yet this culture is changing，said Musa Shteiwi，a sociologist at Jordan University in Amman．“We’re noticing more and more single women going to the gulf these days，” he saiD． “It’s still not exactly common，but over the last four or five years it’s become quite an observable phenomenon.”

  Many of the young Arab women working in the Persian Gulf take delight in their status as pioneers，role models for their friends and younger female relatives．Young women brought up in a culture that highly values community，have learned to see themselves as individuals．The experience of living independently and working hard for high salaries has forever changed their beliefs about themselves，though it can also lead to a painful sense of separation from their home countries and their families.

—From New York Times (December 22，2014)

【1】It can be inferred from the passage that young Arab women _________．

A． go to work abroad after American women’s example

B． didn’t start to work abroad until the late 20th century

C． are commonly used to living and working separately

D． expect to take the same family responsibilities as men

【2】According to the passage，the Arab women flight attendants can be described as _________.

A． proud，homesick or independent

B． honest，outstanding or optimistic

C． mature，enthusiastic or energetic

D． painful，desperate or conservative

【3】How do the public respond to young Arab women’s new mobility?

A． The public think highly of it.

B． The public care very little about it.

C． The public show both interest and anxiety.

D． The public are strongly against it.

【4】The author intends to tell the readers that __________.

A． Arab women can hardly find any work

B． flight attendants are badly needed in the gulf

C． flight attendants lead quite a different life

D． young Arab women’s values are changing

24、   Recently, a friend of mine asked me whether I’d seen the TV series Cook’ Table. Of course, I hadn’t because I’m not that into food. But I do get hungry for adventures sometimes, so I decided to watch the show. This is when I was introduced to the cook Francis Mallmann.

He makes choices; he doesn’t plan. When he was young, he looked for mentors (导师) and experiences, not books or paths. He honored his roots but embraced the world and sought things and places he didn’t know. He isn’t content with just one lifestyle and he doesn’t bend to expectations. This made me puzzled because I grew up thinking I had to have a plan and have long-term stability in front of me.

When I saw Mallmann doing what makes him happy, everything changed. I thought to myself, “That’s how we’re supposed to live.” I felt as if I’d stood up from a comfortable fireplace and the blanket of my life just fell to the ground. I submitted my leave of absence application to my employer less than a month later. I’m now full of excitement. I’m leaving my job and a good salary, and I’m going to do things that feed my soul.

Michael Kernis and Brian Goldman, psychologists at Clayton State University in Georgia, studied the benefits of authenticity (真实性) and being true to yourself. Some of the benefits of following your inner voice include enjoying a strong sense of purpose in life, greater confidence, healthier relationships and strong skills.

I might soon be hungrier and poorer than I was before but at least I’ll be staying true to who I am and I’ll get the true freedom.

【1】Which of the following descriptions of Francis Mallmann is WRONG?

A.He makes choices and plans.

B.He was happy to accept what he didn’t know.

C.When he was young, he valued mentors and experiences.

D.He doesn’t stick to one lifestyle and he doesn’t bend to expectations.

【2】What kind of lifestyle did the author use to prefer?

A.Wealthy and comfortable. B.Planned and stable.

C.Busy and risky. D.Simple and free.

【3】What is the main reason for the author to change his lifestyle?

A.He was tired of his life. B.He wanted to be different.

C.He was inspired by a cook. D.He wanted to explore the world.

【4】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A.Freedom is the most important thing for you.

B.You should have the courage to change your life.

C.You must leave your comfort zone and be adventurous.

D.Staying true to yourself in your life can be a form of freedom.

25、   Years ago, I flew 3,000 miles across the country to take a new job at a non-profit organization. This was a very _________ transition (转变), I thought. Before the _________, the founder of the organization promised to eventually promote me to a senior leadership role, _________ in the end I wound up deeply disappointed. Three months into the new job, they hired someone else to _________ that position.

This _________ promise left me hurt and angry by the decision made. How could this _________ to me? The promise of being on the senior leadership team was a huge factor in my decision to _________ the job offer. As a result, I moved my family across the country and couldn’t easily move back. This was a _________ time for me. _________ my head sought answers and my heart __________ emotions, my wife, Elba, gave me the best __________. She said, Stay focused… stay faithful. This meant keeping your eyes on the __________ at hand and staying faithful to the task. It wasn’t easy, but these words __________ my attitude and actions during that time. I remained focused and faithful until a __________ chance opened at another organization.

When facing an unexpected __________ of events at work, it can seem much easier to slack off (懈怠), get angry, blame others or do foolish things, but these __________ can be costly and self-destructive. Fighting the bad with bad doesn’t __________ up to good. Good can come from bad through our __________. Spiritual and personal lessons are weaved into __________. The lessons I gained during that time have helped me to __________ life’s ups and downs.

【1】A.precise B.puzzling C.relaxing D.bright

【2】A.move B.project C.promotion D.interview

【3】A.so B.and C.but D.for

【4】A.rid B.fill C.test D.find

【5】A.fixed B.known C.broken D.expected

【6】A.appear B.return C.belong D.happen

【7】A.make B.accept C.desire D.appreciate

【8】A.vital B.common C.fundamental D.difficult

【9】A.If B.Until C.When D.Because

【10】A.felt B.battled C.ignored D.valued

【11】A.advice B.topic C.reputation D.gesture

【12】A.job B.trouble C.honor D.choice

【13】A.stopped B.guided C.proved D.separated

【14】A.secure B.practical C.vivid D.wonderful

【15】A.turn B.success C.direction D.permit

【16】A.lessons B.gurneys C.responses D.behaviours

【17】A.add B.cut C.bring D.hold

【18】A.urges B.efforts C.growth D.experience

【19】A.culture B.approach C.hardship D.relation

【20】A.give away B.look into C.put away D.get through

26、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友David 本周六即将结束在中国的旅行，乘飞机返回英国，你因有事无法按原定计划取机场为他送行，只好写信向他道歉，内容如下:

1.表达歉意；2.说明不能送行的原因。

注意:

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。