安康2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

A．The innovative novelist prefers to explore such themes that no one else has ever touched upon.

B．Public opinion is such that fully ending the drug war is not within the realm of political possibility.

C．Einstein believed in simplicity, so much so that he used only a safety razor and water to shave.

D．The consumer battle is so significant to such supermarkets as Wal—Mart that they target Black Friday for profits.

2、She ______the carpet with some very nice curtains in colour.

A. connected   B. fitted

C. equipped   D. matched

3、I a mistake on the front cover and then I corrected it.

A. avoided   B. forgave

C. earned   D. spotted

4、The reason _____ he missed this class was different from the one _____ you explained to me.

A.that; why B.why; that C.which; that D.why; why

5、The old man, who ________ in the rope, saw the fishing spear ________ into the shark’s head.

A．was wrapping, threw

B．wrapped, being thrown

C．was wrapped, thrown

D．wrapping, throw

6、Scientists have come up with a theory for why time flies when you are having fun and when you are bored．

A. stops   B. falls

C. fades   D. drags

7、She took photographs of the things and people ______ she was interested in.

A．what

B．which

C．that

D．of whom

8、At that time two big changes in English spelling happened.The ______ gave a separate identity to American English spelling.

A. later   B. late

C. lately   D. latter

9、Facing the serious trade war between China and America, we should try our best to make our business _________ America.

A. dependent on B. independent on

C. dependent of D. independent of

10、The reason _____ he was late for school was _____ he had to send his mother to a hospital.

A. that; why B. why; because

C. why; that   D. that; because

11、— The problem is very difficult. I'm afraid you can't work it out now.

—   I fail this time, I will try it again.

A. Even if   B. Since

C. As if   D. Though

12、It was in this school ________ the name he will never forget ________ he won the speaking competition about how the army and rescue workers made joint efforts to return the earthquake disaster area to normal.

A．of which; that

B．where; that

C．whose; where

D．that; that

13、I'm going to pay a visit to Mr. Wang, without   help I couldn't have been admitted to the key university.

A. who   B. whose

C. whom   D. which

14、. The monthly sales of Mo Yan’s works__________ 200 times compared with those before he won the Nobel Prize for Literature ( 文学 ).

A. digested   B. multiplied

C. exhausted   D. strengthened

15、________ with traditional shopping, online shopping can provide more convenience and choices.

A．Comparing

B．Compare

C．To compare

D．Compared

16、---You know, your grandpa has difficulty ________ listening, so…

---So I have to be patient ________him.

A．in; with

B．on; with

C．in; to

D．at; for

17、He got ________ with the________ flies flying around him when he was reading a book. .

A．annoyed；annoying

B．annoying；annoyed

C．annoyed；annoyed

D．annoying；annoying

18、A person may often ______ the different stages(人生阶段)of sadness, shock, anger, and so on.

A. get through   B. go through

C. get over   D. go over

19、─ How did you find the goods, Mrs. White?

---- ______. They are well worth the money, I suppose.

A. On the Internet B. Couldn’t be better

C. Totally by chance D. Take it easy

20、The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, _______80% are sold abroad.

A. of which   B. which of

C. of them   D. of whom

21、---I think the invention of the Internet has changed people’s daily life __________.

---I totally agree with you.

A. in the way   B. in a way

C. on the way   D. by the way

22、_____the early flight，we ordered a taxi in advance and got up very early.

A. Catching   B. To catch

C. Caught   D. Catch

23、If everyone can _______traffic rules, car accidents and the loss of lives will be reduced.

A．cover

B．admit

C．recognise

D．observe

24、While watching the film yesterday, I couldn't stop laughing at some ________ moments.

A．shocking

B．surprising

C．dangerous

D．humorous

25、Roy thinks he works as ________ as his friend, Dan.

A．hardly

B．harder

C．hard

D．more hardly

26、Last week, Chicago became the first city in the US to join the “Lights Out Plan”. People turned off the lights in the city’s tallest buildings, so that thousands of birds could get to their winter homes. Every year in autumn, some birds fly over Chicago on their way to the south, and come back the next spring.

Lights mean danger to birds. Birds find their way by looking at the stars in the sky. Lights in tall buildings are so bright that birds may mistake them as stars. This means they cannot find the right way to go home.

This month, about 300 types of birds are flying over Chicago to go back to the south to live through the cold winter. Birds fly to warmer places for a few reasons. Many birds cannot live in the cold, so they fly to warmer places. But there are other reasons, too. Birds need to look for food in the south. Another reason is that they want to have baby birds. Many birds like to have their baby birds in the same “house” they lived in last year, so they fly back there.

There are about 9,000 kinds of birds in the world, and about 600 kinds of birds migrate. Some birds can fly a very long way. Sometimes they fly to other countries. We have fewer birds today because there are fewer places for birds.

【1】Why did people in Chicago turn off their lights last week?

A．Because people wanted to save money.

B．Because people liked the dark night.

C．Because people were a afraid that birds would make much noise.

D．Because people were a afraid that birds would lose their way.

【2】What does the underlined word “migrate” mean in Chinese?

A．move to a new place

B．stay at the same place

C．sleep in winter

D．lay eggs

【3】Today we have fewer birds because ________.

A．lots of birds are often ill

B．people kill lots of birds

C．there are fewer places for birds

D．other animals eat them

【4】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．All birds fly to warmer places every year.

B．Some birds have to fly to warmer places in autumn.

C．Some birds can fly a long way to other countries.

D．About 600 kinds of birds migrate in the world.

27、Some 128 baby squids from Hawaii are in space for a study. The baby Hawaiian squids come from the University of Hawaii's Kewalo Marine Laboratory. They are about 7.6 centimeters long. There are plenty of these tiny animals in Hawaiian waters. The squids will come back to Earth in July. They rode on a SpaceX spacecraft along with thousands of kilos of supplies for the International Space Station on June 3.

Jamie Foster is conducting the study as a researcher at the University of Hawaii with the help of Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai, a member of the National Academy of Sciences. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspapers reported that she studies how spaceflight affects the squids. The research, started in 1989, can help scientists learn about human health during long trips in space.

Squids have a relationship with natural bacteria that help them control their giving off light. Margaret said, “When astronauts are in low gravity, their bodies' relationship with bacteria changes. Bacteria are very important to the human body and health. The relationship of humans with bacteria is disturbed in low gravity, and Jamie has shown that it is true in squids," said Margaret. "And, because it's a simple system, she can get to the bottom of what happens."

“As astronauts spend more and more time in space, their immune systems don't function well,” Jamie said. "Their immune systems don't recognize bacteria easily. They sometimes get sick. Understanding what happens to the squids in space could help solve health problems that astronauts face."

She said, "The immune system does not work properly on long spaceflights. If humans want to spend time on the moon or Mars, we have to solve health problems to get them there safely.”

【1】What's the purpose of the research?

A．To know the situation in space.

B．To study squids' living conditions.

C．To check astronauts' immune systems.

D．To help solve astronauts' health problems.

【2】Why do the squids become the object of the research?

A．They have a relationship with space.

B．T hey can control their giving off light.

C．They have something in common with people.

D．They can solve the problems of natural bacteria.

【3】What is Margaret's attitude to the research?

A．Uncaring.

B．Positive.

C．Uncertain.

D．Curious.

【4】Where can the text be found?

A．In a novel.

B．In a history book.

C．In a travel brochure.

D．In a science magazine.

28、The famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said, “I always do what I can’t do so that I can learn how to do it.” It strikes a chord with me because that’s exactly what I’ve done these years.

One of my earliest memories of doing before learning is of baking scones (烤饼) when I was about 10 years old. I wanted to bake them to surprise my mother when she returned home.

Before that I’d observed how my mother baked them many times. As I started to try, I didn’t know I shouldn’t handle the dough with my hands too much once I’d added the baking powder. However, I knew exactly how to roll out the dough and use a cookie cutter to cut the scones, because my mom had already taught me.

By the time my mom arrived home, the smell of freshly baked scones welcomed her into the kitchen. They were baked to golden brown perfection-flat, as a result of over handling the dough, but they tasted OK. My mom sweetly praised me for my attempt, rather than scolding me for the state of the kitchen, which was like a tornado had just blown!

Have my attempts always been successful? I wish! Some of my kitchen disasters were of such proportions that even the dogs wanted nothing to do with them. My gardening failures didn’t live to see another season.

But my habit of doing before learning is still helpful. Whatever computer program or application I have to learn, I do so by simply starting to use it. I do, learn, and improve. So if you ask me whether I regret that I tend to do first and learn later, I’d say I don’t, because what I have discovered from those is the wisdom to know when it’s OK to do and then learn, and when it’s probably better to learn and then do!

【1】What can we learn about the author’s first experience of baking scones?

A．She practiced hard before actually trying.

B．She turned to her mom when necessary.

C．She wanted to perform better than her mom.

D．She managed to do it despite a little imperfection.

【2】How did Mom respond to the author’s attempt?

A．She made improvements to the scones.

B．She expressed her appreciation for the job.

C．She shared her first experience of baking.

D．She was surprised by the mess in the kitchen.

【3】What does the author think of her practices of “doing before learning”?

A．Most of them have ended up in failure.

B．They are just a barely usable method.

C．They contribute a lot to her self-improvement.

D．They only apply to the learning of specific skills.

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

A．To stress the importance of keeping learning.

B．To show the benefits of doing before learning.

C．To encourage people to do something they can’t do.

D．To call on readers to change their way of learning.

29、If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really maters in your life.

Every day in our work, we are inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world.

They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess: the power to make a difference in the lives of others.

We’re not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor. Your lives are busy enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams. But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself, find an issue you are interested in and learn more. Volunteer or, if you can, contribute a little money to a cause. Whatever you do, don’t be a bystander. Get involved, You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when you’re older. But why not start now?

Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy in the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives. It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.

【1】Why does the author say we are inspired every day?

A．They have different kinds of superpowers.

B．They have got the power to change the world.

C．some people around us are making the world better.

D．There are many powerful people in our life and work.

【2】What does the author stress in Paragraph 5?

A．Learning more and contributing more to a cause.

B．Rising above self and acting to help others.

C．Working hard to get a bigger opportunity.

D．Trying your best to help the poor.

【3】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．The author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.

B．Much more progress will be made in the near future.

C．The work on health is the most valuable experience.

D．People’s efforts have been materially rewarded.

30、A recent article in The Wall Street journal says that Chinese students in American universities are not getting the most out of their educational opportunities. The article says that _______ Chinese students work hard, many are not acquiring the soft skills that come with fully participating in campus life.

Soft skills refer to things like socialization and learning to be _______. These are the skills students develop by _______ socially with American and other international students and by learning how to handle problems in a new _______ and make their own decisions. A large number of Chinese students, _______, tend to self-segregate, that is, they just _______ other Chinese students and _______ the campus culture and even the wider American culture that surrounds them.

Jocelyn Jia, a 22-year-old from Hainan studying at the university of north Carolina at Chapel Hill, says, “If you just come to study and hang out with Chinese people, all you bring back to China is the _______. It’s just a piece of paper. That’s it” Jocelyn studies hard, but she likes to _______, too. She’s taking every opportunity to make American friends and experience things she couldn’t have at a(n) ________ university.

Chinese companies want to hire “haigui” like Jocelyn. Ken Chen of a consulting firm in Shanghai says an American college education teaches you how to socialize, develop your ________ and know how to think and solve problems. Mr. Chen says these are the kinds of people he is looking for.

An American education isn’t ________, though. It can cost as much as U.S. $200,000 for a four-year program. But Charlotte Fan, a graduate of Duke University from Shanghai, says the ________ was worth it. She’s now working for an American company and, in the Wall Street Journal article, is quoted as saying. “I’ve learned a lot and changed a lot in college, not just to learn knowledge, but more importantly the way of thinking, creativity, communication—the soft skills you never learn from ________ but learn from day-to-day life and from interacting with all the smart kids around you in school. Those sorts of things are what a Chinese education doesn’t ________.”

【1】

A．if

B．while

C．as

D．unless

【2】

A．enjoyable

B．permanent

C．intelligent

D．independent

【3】

A．mixing

B．combining

C．cooperating

D．conflicting

【4】

A．society

B．environment

C．class

D．organization

【5】

A．however

B．in addition

C．as a result

D．for instance

【6】

A．take pity on

B．show respect to

C．rely on

D．hang out with

【7】

A．ignore

B．admire

C．require

D．challenge

【8】

A．diploma

B．proof

C．document

D．title

【9】

A．have fun

B．have a rest

C．do research

D．take a trip

【10】

A．average

B．Chinese

C．traditional

D．prestigious

【11】

A．social well-being

B．financial literary

C．physical strength

D．emotional intelligence

【12】

A．adequate

B．cheap

C．worthwhile

D．extensive

【13】

A．time

B．effort

C．investment

D．degree

【14】

A．teachers

B．books

C．movies

D．friends

【15】

A．allow for

B．know about

C．focus on

D．seek out

31、阅读文本，在空白处填入适当的单词（部分空有首字母或中文提示）。

The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. What makes it striking is that it shows a thin f【1】 with an expression of fear, whose mouth is letting out a 【2】 (强有力的) scream. In his dairy, Munch talked about what 【3】 (激发，使产生灵感) him, and described the 【4】 (场景) when he heard the scream of nature. Many experts say that The Scream is connected to Munch's m【5】 health problems, which caused him a lot of pain.

32、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Several years ago, I was living in New York and working for an airline, so I never got back home for Christmas. My Christmas was happy too with some other colleagues around. But in my heart I was sad because I couldn’t stay with my family. Sometimes my colleagues would say our Christmas was filled with tears. But this Christmas was different. I was lucky. I had the whole day off, which meant I could stay with my family on Christmas Eve.

When Christmas morning came, I awoke to a small hand on my face. “Dad, Merry Christmas!” was all my younger son had time to say. He seemed to be racing against time. I knew he was hunting for gifts with his brother eagerly. I got down stairs just to see the two little boys’ faces as they looked at the pocket rockets Santa Claus(圣诞老人) had left them. I realized that the real Christmas was for the children who had deep belief in the amazing power of Santa Claus. At first, their fingers went almost shyly over their toys. When their inspection(检查) had been completed, the two boys ensured that the gifts were really delivered by Santa Claus and they dragged everything into the center of the living room.

Delight flooded the room. As their mother began giving out gifts, I smiled to myself, wondering how my unexpected gifts this year would be received. With so many Christmas spent outside, I had prepared so many gifts for my children and together with my wife. I hid them in several secret places. But the children were excellent detectives and they found all of them. They were happily opening packages, thanking considerate Santa Claus for his kindness and ability to know their desires. But I had not received a single one. I knew they had forgotten my existence with my absence(缺席) from their Christmas these years.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

I had to admit that my disappointment was growing.

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Paragraph 2:

Suddenly my wife walked up to me.

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