陇南2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、 Those who are not _______ with the progress they have made will work harder.

A. proud  B.  afraid   C. popular D. content

2、The drying up of ______ is now the Sahara desert has pushed many people to the south into sub-Sahara Africa.

A．what

B．where

C．the place

D．the place where

3、Witnesses said the security forces use tear gas to ________ protests(抗议) by about 200 people in Teheran, although this can’t be independently confirmed.

A. break out   B. break down

C. break up   D. break through

4、 Believe it or not, it’s actually impossible to make a 100% ______weather forecast.

A. thorough  B. professional

C. essential  D. accurate

5、- Was she badly hurt?

- Yes, each time she moved her leg, she   a cry.

A. broke out   B. took out   C. let out   D. kept out

6、John shut everybody out of the kitchen he could prepare his grand surprise for the party.

A．which

B．so that

C．even if

D．as if

7、The demand for this product is ________.

A.in demand B.in need C.in response D.on the increase

8、The Education Ministry proposed guidelines to decrease the amount of the homework given to students each day, _______ well above what they can endure.

A. whose burden   B. their burden

C. for whom burden   D. for whose burden

9、Which of the following sentences is RIGHT?

A. Not until his son came back did he go to bed.

B. Not until his son came back he went to bed.

C. Not until did his son come back he went to bed.

D. Not until did his son come back did he go to bed.

10、Every year _____ money are spent on environment protection．

A．large quantities of   B．a large number of

C．a large quantity of   D．a plenty of

11、—______ you picked up the pen yesterday?

—On the playground.

A．Where was it that

B．What was it that

C．How was it when

D．Where was it when

12、Many of his classmates came to his birthday party;   it was a great success to him.

A. at all   B. in all

C. above all   D. all in all

13、The employers have reached some consensus as to workers from different positions ________ their workers can be offered many carrots, such as training abroad, and yearly bonus.

A. when   B. where   C. that   D. who

14、Buried _____ the book, he didn’t hear the sound.

A. in   B. at

C. on   D. to

15、The wrong you have done to him is terrible, for which, in my opinion, you should ____to him.

A．blame

B．apologize

C．appreciate

D．remind

16、We want to encourage students to ________ the running of the college.

A．join   B．attend C．participate in D．participate

17、The disaster relief funds are already _______ so that people in the earthquake-stricken area can carry out reconstruction work without delay.

A. in demand B. in place

C. in order   D. in public

18、Tom, you should know how to behave yourself. After all you will ________ 20 next month, and will ________ a teacher after you graduate from college next year.

A. become; turn       B. turn; become

C. become; become      D. turn; turn

19、 Finishing their shopping at the mall, the couple discovered that their new car _______.

A. had stolen   B. had been stolen

C. was stolen   D. is stolen

20、I’d appreciate ________ if you tell me some knowledge about rock music.

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．one

21、-Lily, my parents have promised a 2 - day trip this weekend for my good performance．

-Cool．You a good time then．

A．will be having

B．have had

C．will have had

D．were having

22、After a week of hard work, I’ll __________myself with a big dinner this weekend.

A.desire B.economize C.value D.spoil

23、—Would you rather_______ there tomorrow?

—No.   I’d rather he________ there instead of me.

A．to go；will go

B．go；went

C．go；will go

D．going；shall go

24、It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview. _________ the answers ready will be of great help.

A. Having   B. Had C. Have D. Have had

25、It's said that Mr. White will ________ Mr. Green in this school.

A．in place of

B．instead of

C．take the place of

D．take place

26、When I was three years old, I couldn’t speak. It was a strange reality that none of the doctors I visited could understand.

One day, I was shadowing (跟随) my mother. She found herself looking in a mirror, and through it our eyes met. She began to speak to me through the reflection, and I slowly began to mimic (模仿) her mouth’s movements until I formed a word.

It turned out I’m deaf in my left ear, and have a slight problem in my right. Being hard of hearing has been difficult, but I’ve never lived in a state of self-hating sorrow. Imagine being able to shut out all sound as you lay your head down to sleep by simply rolling over onto one side. That’s my reality when I sleep on my “good ear”, and it makes me feel like a superhero sometimes.

People call my deaf side my “bad ear”, but when I wear my hearing aid, I have access to a range of features that some other deaf people don’t. In cinemas, for example, with one click of a button I can enjoy a whole film as though it were whispered to me from the mouths of the actors.

Owning a hearing aid hasn’t always felt good, however. On the first day I got my aid, when I was eight, I took it to school for show-and-tell. As I explained how it worked to my classmates, a boy yelled out, “Aren’t those for old men?” At that moment, I felt different. It took a long time for me to get over that sense of being so unlike my peers.

But it’s not just school kids who can make us deaf and hard-of-hearing people feel like burdens. Every video on social media that lacks subtitles (字幕), for example, means an entire community of deaf people is unable to enjoy it. Completely deaf people are excluded from enjoying many movies too, as subtitles in cinemas are almost impossible to find.

And with hearing aids costing around $2,500 each, it can be hard for many people to afford to be able to listen to the things that others take for granted. As for me, I can listen to music, enjoy films, and catch conversations—I’m lucky. I’m deaf, but I can still hear everything. I’ve been blessed with wonderful life experiences, and I am human. And when it comes to sleeping, I’m even superhuman.

【1】How does the author view his hearing difficulty?

A．It’s a disaster and causes him a lot of trouble.

B．It gave him a chance to experience something special.

C．It made him feel embarrassed in front of his classmates.

D．It helped him to live in his own world without being interrupted.

【2】What can be inferred from the passage about the author?

A．He was born deaf.

B．He is optimistic and helpful.

C．His family and classmates have supported him a lot.

D．The hearing aid brings much convenience to his daily life.

【3】What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

A．To give advice on life to disabled people.

B．To show how difficult life is for disabled people.

C．To share his experience of treating a disadvantage with gratitude.

D．To show the convenience a hearing aid could bring.

27、Mini Book Excerpts (节选)

Biography（自传）

When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land，the middle­aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it ... The towns people never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.

J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House，$27)

Mystery (疑案小说)

“You're a smart boy.   Benny's death was no accident, and you're the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it? ”The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.

A thought suddenly occurred to Annika，“Did you ...You recognized the man in the car, didn't you？”

The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers，“Maybe,”he said quietly.

Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books, $25.99)

Short Stories

She wants to say to him what she has learned，none of it in class: Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take.   Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don't want to be.   Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't.   Some mothers love so their daughters won't.

You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books，$15)

Humor

Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times's “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day's drive of most cities?

Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco，$14.99)

【1】If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by ________.

A．Ecco

B．Random House

C．Riverhead Books

D．Atria Books

【2】The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for ________.

A．young children

B．Disney World workers

C．middle school teachers

D．parents with young children

【3】Which book describes women with characters of their own?

A．You Are Free

B．J.   D.   Salinger: A Life

C．Happy And Other Bad Thoughts

D．Red Wolf

28、   To someone stuck in a traffic jam, the ability to soar right over other cars seems like a dream. Inventors and businessmen tried to make flying cars, but have never been able to. That may be changing. Many companies are competing to be the first to develop a flying car.

One of the ideas being developed is a car with wings that unfold for flight. But most are more like helicopters instead of cars and they are operated by a battery-powered motor.

Still, some companies are moving forward. They see a need for “air taxis”, especially as cities grow more congested. These taxis would send passengers to the rooftops of office buildings during rush hours.

Charles Eastlake is a professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says advances in technology have opened the door to a whole new world of flying machines. But he also expresses some hesitancy. “It’s possible that people actually use self-flying air taxis in the next 10 or 15 years. But the challenges are big.”

The key is to make longer-lasting batteries. Batteries now could keep an air taxi in the sky for about 15 to 30 minutes. That probably isn’t enough time to transport passengers, depending on how fast it flies.

Companies will also have to get permission from the government. The government office in charge of flying says further study is needed on flying cars. It thinks the ideas being worked on are good ones, but they must be safe.

Reducing noise is another challenge because air taxis will be taking off and landing in areas with a lot of people. Creating enough landing pads to deal with many flying cars at the same time is also a challenge.

Though there are so many challenges for humans to deal with, inventors and businessmen think their dream of making flying cars will come true soon.

【1】What do we know about flying cars now?

A．They can fly as fast as helicopters.

B．Their appearance isn’t like normal cars.

C．They mainly depend on the sunlight.

D．They can fold their wings easily.

【2】The underlined word “congested” in Paragraph 3 probably means_______.

A．modern

B．developed

C．crowded

D．convenient

【3】According to Charles Eastlake, we can infer that he _________.

A．supposes that making flying cars is beyond his power

B．advises to apply the advanced technology to flying cars

C．still has confidence in making flying cars into reality

D．will devote himself to designing flying machines

【4】The challenges of making flying cars are mentioned show_______.

A．noise is the biggest problem

B．making flying cars is only a dream

C．safety is of importance to flying cars

D．there is a long way to make real flying cars

29、Norway: Wonders of the Arctic

Go on an expedition to explore Norway’s beautiful fjords (峡湾), view the Northern Lights, watch whales and polar bears, and discover the frozen Svalbard archipelago by land, sea and air.

What’s Included

·Entry to all sites and attractions.

·English-speaking tour leader throughout.

·All accommodation, internal transport, cruises and husky sleds.

·Breakfast, lunches and evening meals.

·Domestic flights between Tromso, Longyearbyen and Oslo.

What’s Not Included

·Travel insurance.

·International flights.

Accommodation

·Radisson Blu Hotel, Tromso

A pleasant and modern four-star hotel in the city centre that overlooks the harbour and fjord. It’s just a short walk from the city’s cultural, architectural and historic sites. Around the hotel, there are stunning views over the city and its surrounding hills.

·Radisson Blu Polar Hotel, Longyearbyen

Claiming to be the world’s northernmost full-service hotel, this recently renewed four-star hotel has great views across the Advent fjord and Hiorthfjellet mountain. It’s a modern hotel that is decorated with pictures of the region’s polar history. Some of the rooms were originally built and located for the 1994 Winter Olympics. With an open fire, jacuzzi, hot tub and fashionable restaurant, there are many ways to relax here.

Contact Us

If you have an inquiry, idea or just want to chat, email us at tours@newscientist. com or call 441224 980 439(Global), 442045 712 435(UK).

【1】What will not this travel provide for tourists?

A．English-speaking tour leader.

B．Internal transport.

C．Daily meals.

D．International flights.

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Radisson Blu Hotel?

A．The hotel claims to be the world’s northernmost full-service hotel.

B．It’s an ancient five-star hotel in the city centre.

C．Tourists can enjoy great views of the harbour and fjord.

D．It’s a long distance from the city’s centre.

【3】In which section of a newspaper can you find the text?

A．Travel.

B．Science.

C．Fashion.

D．Education.

30、When Wendy McDowell was 8 years old, she found herself all ________ in one of the busiest international airports in the United States.

It was 1979, and McDowell needed to ________ from Bismarck, N. D., to Burlington, VT. ________ in her family could go with her, so her parents decided it would be safe for a 19-year-old family friend to ________ her.

When they arrived for their layover (中转停留) at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, they ________ their connecting flight was ________ .

What the family friend did next still frightens McDowell to this day.

“ She left me in the Chicago O’Hare Airport as an 8-year-old with no flight, no plan, no adult ________ me — just literally walked away, ” she says. “ I remember just feeling so ________ . ”

And she felt all alone, until a woman walked over to her.

“ I remember she was wearing white, and she came and sat next to me, ” McDowell ________ . “ And I just remember immediately feeling a sense of ________ because someone was with me. ”

“ And she just really gently spoke to me and asked me where I was going and where my mother was, ” McDowell says.

After reassuring McDowell, the woman convinced her to share her mother’s ________ number. After getting through, she ________ McDowell’s mother that her daughter would be safe with her. McDowell herself let her mom know she felt safe. The woman in white was flying to Pittsburgh, but she made a detour (绕道) to Burlington to drop off McDowell.

The ________ of the stranger has left a lifelong impact on McDowell. She has used that experience to teach her son about kindness.

“ I want him to know that people can choose to be beautiful and ________ and provide security and that people like this are out there, ” she says. “ So I just ________ it more than words can really express. ”

【1】

A．confused

B．calm

C．lost

D．alone

【2】

A．walk

B．drive

C．fly

D．bicycle

【3】

A．Nobody

B．Someone

C．Anybody

D．Everyone

【4】

A．leave

B．teach

C．guide

D．accompany

【5】

A．inspected

B．found

C．predicted

D．considered

【6】

A．repaired

B．abandoned

C．canceled

D．delayed

【7】

A．in place of

B．in charge of

C．in honor of

D．in case of

【8】

A．desperate

B．ashamed

C．guilty

D．bored

【9】

A．complains

B．recalls

C．explains

D．promises

【10】

A．belonging

B．justice

C．freedom

D．safety

【11】

A．phone

B．ID

C．house

D．job

【12】

A．informed

B．warned

C．convinced

D．suggested

【13】

A．kindness

B．determination

C．courage

D．awareness

【14】

A．resourceful

B．helpful

C．thankful

D．careful

【15】

A．realize

B．recognize

C．appreciate

D．present

31、课文知识回顾(注意形式）

A boy 【1】(fall) ill . His 【2】(organ） were damaged by the radiation of an infrared ray stove. But before the ambulance arrived, a number of other【3】(injure） happened to this unlucky boy over and over again. First, he was choked by some 【4】(poison） liquid from the kettle on the cupboard. Then his wrist skin was burnt by electric shock. Finally, his ankle was cut by a pan.

Fortunately, the boy’s nurse gave him proper temporary treatments according to his complex symptoms. She 【5】(mild)squeezed the poisonous liquid out of his throat and put bandages firmly in place to apply pressure 【6】 the ankle wound to stop bleeding. As for the burn, she used scissors to remove his sleeve, 【7】(pour) a basin of cold water over the burn to cool it and put her hands on a damp blouse to cover his swollen tissue tightly. She also inspired his【8】(brave） to fight against the 【9】(bear) pain. Her first aid made a vital difference in saving his life. A ceremony 【10】(hold) to honour the nurse who overcame a variety of barriers to save the boy.

32、学校正在组织主题为“Effects of Video Games”的英语演讲比赛，请你写一篇英语演讲稿参加比赛，内容包括：

1.电子游戏的消极影响；

2.电子游戏的积极影响；

3.你对电子游戏的看法。

注意:

1.写作词数应为80左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.