龙岩2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、The strike may hold ________ production of cars for several months, ________ a great loss．

A.out; cause B.up; causing C.out; causing D.up; cause

2、—Why did the toy dog stop barking?

—The battery must have ________.

A. used up B. run out

C. given up D. put out

3、It was a real race________time to get the project done. Luckily, we made it.

A.over B.by C.for D.against

4、The building was named Ford Hall _______ a man named James Ford.

A.in need of B.in memory of C.in charge of D.in search of

5、Steve Jobs was fired by the person he had hired and trusted   the fact   he was the one who co-established the company.

A.despite… which B.regardless… that

C.in spite of… that D.against… in which

6、The fire, ______ is still unknown, was concentrated at an altitude of about 3,800 meters, in complex terrain(地形) with steep valleys, and a lack of road access, the local government said in a statement on Monday.

A．whose the cause

B．the cause of it

C．of which the cause

D．its cause

7、I graduated from college twenty years ago and I ____________ as an English teacher in this middle school ever since.

A. worked   B. have been working

C. had worked D. was working

8、He gave himself a new name to hide his identity when he wen to    the secret task.

A.carry on B.carry out

C.carry through D.carry away

9、Have you thought of a situation ______ this idiom can be used?

A. when B. where

C. which D. that

10、We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style _____ in a personal one.

A．rather than

B．other than

C．better than

D．less than

11、Body language can ______ a lot about your mood , so  standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being defensive.

A. give away B. give up

C. give in D. give way

12、He was so surprised at the way_________ she spoke to him_______ he didn’t know what to say.

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

13、I don’t know much about the new reform except _______ a sound social security net (社会安全网) should be built.

A.that B.whether C.what D.where

14、A stroll (漫步)in the fresh air can lighten your _____ and dissolve the winter depression.

A. organ B. motion

C. parade D. mood

15、The beautiful dress _______ Miss Jones went to the ball was borrowed from a friend of hers.

A.that B.which C.in which D.wearing which

16、Born into a family with three brothers, David was   to value the sense of sharing.

A.brought out B.brought in C.brought about D.brought up

17、Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach   their children compared with that of their parents.

A. to educate B. to educating

C. in educating    D. of educating;

18、The publisher resigned and left the press, never _______ again.

A.to be met B.to meet

C.be met D.being met

19、Tony was very unhappy for ______ to the party.

A．having not been invited

B．not having invited

C．having not invited

D．not having been invited

20、The expert advised the boy,who always fails to remember the new words, to an effective way of learning vocabulary.

A.adapt B.admire C.adopt D.admit

21、When and where to build the new first aid center ______ yet.

A.hasn't been decided B.doesn't decided

C.haven't been decided D.aren't decided

22、Mother Teresa _______ great contribution to the world peace, _______ she was awarded the Nobel Price in 1979.

A.might have made, because B.must have made, for

C.could have make, since D.should have make, as

23、My brother is really ____. He often works in his office far into the night.

A．open-minded

B．hard-working

C．self-confident

D．warm-hearted

24、If the building project _____by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined .

A. being completed B. is completed C. to be completed D. completed

25、With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good land ______ each year.

A. is washing away B. are washing away

C. is being washed away D. are being washed away

26、   On a cold day in early November 2015 I went outside to get our New York Times from the driveway and noticed a large cardboard box tied to the familiar blue bag. In the cardboard box was a pair of Google cardboard goggles (护目镜) for watching VR videos. Upon reading the introductions, I downloaded (下载) the VR app and set up the Google cardboard goggles.

That Sunday, the app showed three pieces about the imaginary war damage. I remember very well standing in my kitchen with my wife and three children as we each took turns trying on the goggles and watching the short VR video of an airdrop (空投) of food. I couldn’t help shaking while I looked around and saw people running to collect rice bags being dropped at my feet, which was so clear and seemed real.

It was a moment I will not forget, for in that moment I knew the future, my children’s future, would look greatly different from what I had at that age. It must have been like the excitement my grandparents had when TV changed to color.

More importantly, I realized what effect these devices (设备) would have on my teaching. That Monday I brought my pair of goggles in and a few pairs I borrowed from my neighbors to share the experience with my students. The purpose of the first lesson was pretty simple: to share this cool new experience with my students. The students were amazed and couldn’t wait to use the goggles. And that was what I had expected

【1】How did the author respond seeing people running to collect rice bags?

A.He thought the technology amazing. B.He treasured his life more.

C.He became afraid of war. D.He was deep in thought.

【2】Why did the author compare the goggles to color TVs?

A.To explain how the devices work.

B.To explain why he loved using the devices.

C.To show the devices would change people’s life.

D.To show people liked to watch colourful things.

【3】What did the author decide to do after using the goggles?

A.Sell the devices to his students.

B.Help his students learn about war.

C.Introduce the devices to his neighbors.

D.Use the devices for his teaching in class.

【4】What was the author’s attitude towards having Google cardboard goggles?

A.Unconcerned B.Pleased

C.Worried D.Doubtful

27、   When you purchase fresh-cut flowers, do you think about where they came from? It might make sense to think they were grown somewhere nearby. The reality, though, is that the cut flower trade is increasingly international. Today, thanks to airplanes and high-tech cooling systems, even the most delicate flower can be exported, and sold in a florist thousands of kilometers away from where it was grown.

The country that dominates the world cut flower trade is the Netherlands. It handles about 60 percent of the world’s cut flowers. The Netherlands is also a world leader in developing new flower varieties. Dutch companies and the government invest a considerable amount of money in flower research. Their scientists look for ways to lengthen a flower’s vase life, to strengthen flowers to prevent them from being damaged while traveling, and also to strengthen the natural fragrance of the flowers.

Despite the Netherlands’ dominance of the flower market, there are many places with a better climate for growing flowers, and the climate of Ecuador is almost perfect. Mauricio Davalos is the man responsible for starting Ecuador’s flower industry. “Our biggest edge is nature,” he claims. “Our roses are the best in the world.” Every year, Ecuador sells about 500 million flowers to the U.S. alone. The industry has brought employment op portunities and a stronger economy to regions of the country. “My family has TV now. There are radios,” says Yolanda Quishpe, 20, who picked roses for four years.

To others, the increasingly international nature of the flower trade is very bad news. In recent years, local growers in the U.S. faced huge competition from international flower companies, and many lost their businesses, Lina Hale, an independent rose grower in California, said her father had predicted the situation. “I see a freight train coming down the track,” he warned her, “and it’s coming straight towards us.”

【1】What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A.Cut flowers can survive a long trip. B.You should buy flowers from local florists.

C.Flowers you buy come from far away places. D.Few thinks about where they buy your flowers.

【2】Which of the following are mentioned as large investors in flower research?

A.Dutch companies and the government B.airplane and high-tech cooling companies

C.Ecuador’s local flower growers and pickers D.American businessmen and their government

【3】The underlined word in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _________.

A.end B.advantage

C.challenge D.difference

【4】What did Lina Hale’s father mean when he said, “I see a freight train coming down the track and it’s coming straight toward us.”?

A.He could predict a train was soon to arrive.

B.He knew his business would be threatened.

C.He thought customers wouldn’t want roses.

D.He thought trains were the new way to move flowers.

28、   Nowadays,human-polar bear conflict is on the rise. 【1】 Last year,there were 21 conflicts in the village of Ittoqqortoormiit,Greenland,alone. 【2】,as the changing climate reduces polar bears’ sea-ice habitat(栖息地)，and as humans take advantage of that ice loss in pursuit of economic opportunity.

Governments and industry leaders in Arctic countries must take responsibility and support ways for their citizens and employees to live and work safely together with potentially dangerous animals like polar bears,whose population will decrease by more than 30%by 2050 due to sea-ice habitat loss.

People living and working in the region need education,training and the necessary tools to protect themselves when faced with a polar bear. 【3】Patrolmen help to safely scare away bears that may wander into their streets,using bright lights,loud noises,and etc.

【4】; it’s also important to keep wildlife safe.There’s more to be done on national level.The five states with polar bear populations should keep their promise to work together on a 10-year plan to manage all aspects of polar-bear protection.

【5】By actively supporting the shift to a low-carbon economy,and by reducing our own greenhouse gas missions,we common people are each helping protect the sea-ice habitat that polar bears and other marine mammals all depend on.

A.This will further increase

B.Ordinary people also have a role to play

C.But it’s not just about protecting human life

D.For example,polar bear patrols(巡逻队)have been set up in Greenland

E.Polar bears use the sea ice as a platform to hunt for seals,their main source of food

F.For example,9 human-polar bear conflicts were reported in all of Greenland in 2007

G.Governments need to make a more serious effort to assist Arctic communities with safe and clean waste disposal

29、Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges.

Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调).

One of the study's authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”.This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs，Dr. Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems.

Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a central role. A single­syllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned.

For this study，the researchers looked at 20 non­Chinese speaking volunteers，half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years.

As they were shown a movie，the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings:squint，bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds.

The lead author of the study，Patrick C.M.Wong，said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments.

【1】When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find ________.

A．he has a difficult time learning music at the same time

B．he has an easier time learning music at the same time

C．it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understand

D．it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch

【2】Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training?

A．Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music.

B．Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain.

C．Because music training might help people with language study.

D．Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music.

【3】The underlined word “intoned” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word “____”.

A．created

B．spelled

C．seemed

D．pronounced

【4】What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English Speakers

B．Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language Study

C．Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese Learning

D．Schools Need to Develop Music Programs

30、   The stage lights dimmed(变昏暗), and I took a quick look from behind the heavy black curtains into the audience. Blinded by the lights, I quickly _______.It seems that a great number of eyes were looking at me. I took a deep _______ as the music of my dance began to play. I entered the stage and began my _______, the graduation test of the classical Indian dance.

After a decade of learning,I was finally ready to take on the most difficult act.The test is the most important _______in a dancer's life as it pays respect to all the factors in one's life that _______the dance form:one's culture and family.

The performance is undertaken only by the most_______and determined students.It is a difficult process that requires much _______For more than six months,I spent two to three hours every day _______ these dances.Many times,1_______myself to my physical and mental breaking point,but still I would not stop.I could not give up.There was always so much more to do and so much more to________.

I discovered a lot about myself in those tiring hours,and I forced myself to meet my ________.Even when I was at the end of my limit,there was always something ________ me on,forcing me not to give up.

Fortunately,I made it.What I had done ________ the success.It was in those hours that I learned what a dancer ________ is.Those time was evidence that I could achieve something I________out to do.

【1】A.pulled back B.set off C.reached out D.broke away

【2】A.sleep B.thought C.breath D.sorrow

【3】A.career B.comprehension C.response D.performance

【4】A.routine B.incident C.accident D.event

【5】A.develop B.purchase C.introduce D.promote

【6】A.focused B.beautiful C.intelligent D.considerate

【7】A.talent B.strength C.devotion D.cooperation

【8】A.recording B.practicing C.discussing D.designing

【9】A.applied B.addicted C.treated D.pushed

【10】A.forget B.design C.learn D.research

【11】A.budget B.expectation C.expense D.impression

【12】A.driving B.competing C.benefiting D.representing

【13】A.increased B.deserved C.expanded D.exposed

【14】A.completely B.chiefly C.truly D.distantly

【15】A.put B.carry C.turn D.set

31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

“Life of Pi” is narrated by an older Pi and takes place in the present as he tells his life story to a writer. Pi begins with how he got his name and how his family owned a zoo, but eventually leads into his family needing to leave India for financial 【1】. The heart of the story lies in Pi as a young man and the time he spent out at sea on a lifeboat with a tiger named Richard Parker, but getting to that point is quite an ordeal（苦难考验）. Pi loses everything and everyone close to him in the blink of an eye and he doesn’t 【2】 on making what feels like an unbreakable bond with a Bengal tiger.

The 【3】 film offers a rather marvelous message about religion as Pi discusses the experimentation with several different religions as a young boy. Even though it seems kind of silly that a boy has 【4】 so many religions at one point in his life, it portrays a/an 【5】 message in a light that doesn’t seem too preachy（说教的）. But the religious aspect is really only a backdrop for being on your own 【6】 to finding who you really are. Feeling so alone for so long and having Pi talk about not being alone and not getting to say goodbye to those he cared about most is one of those things that just hits you really hard.

While witnessing Pi attempt to tame Richard Parker is really 【7】, there are so many unbelievable sights to witness in “Life of Pi”. There’s the whale, the jellyfish, the flying fish, that 【8】 storm, and that seaweed island with all of the meerkats (a kind of monkey). “Life of Pi” never really lets up on being 【9】 breathtaking and amazing from beginning to end.

“Life of Pi” is pleasantly satisfying. With a heartfelt message, beautiful visuals, and stunning camera work. “Life of Pi” is truly a sight to behold and illustrates how 【10】 3D can be to a film that isn’t just a summer hit or blockbuster.

32、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Many Chinese students have studied English for approximately ten years, but most of them cannot even speak English correctly or fluently. In my opinion, there are several obstacles that have caused this to happen. The main obstacle is fear! Another is the habit of mentally translating from Chinese to English and then to change these thoughts into spoken words and sentences. Many of these difficulties are caused by the way Chinese people study and learn the language.

We must learn to speak as a child does. When we are learning a second language, we need to remember how we learned our native language. Learning to understand and speak a language is one of the first skills a child develops. How does a child learn the language? He listens for a time and then he tries to repeat the words. Parents give great praise for the smallest effort and slightest improvement. Therefore, the child develops courage and is excited about learning. It takes a long time before he knows anything about grammar, spelling or formal sentence structures.

As for language teachers, they should avoid criticism and be very encouraging and generous with praise. Criticism or pointing out faults too often causes students to lose self-confidence and develop a fear of speaking. The best way to motivate a student is using praise.

The most important aspect of speaking is having good self-esteem. Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself. When most Chinese people are asked how their English is, or they are told their English is very good, they immediately respond by saying, "Oh my English is very poor." If you say this to yourself often enough, you will believe it. When someone compliments(称赞) you, just say “thank you”.

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