鄂州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、In the past 10 years, it ________ the doctors ________ the new drug has great significance for the treatment of the disease.

A．puzzled; where

B．has puzzled: whether

C．has puzzled; that

D．puzzled; whether

2、—What do you think of them?

—I don’t know ________ is better, so I’ve taken ________ of them.

A．what, both

B．what, none

C．which, both

D．which, none

3、Stephen Curry performed beyond everyone's with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts after selected for the NBA.

A．innovations

B．motivations

C．moods

D．expectations

4、She was fortunate ______ to star in the film which ______ in the remote mountainous village.

A.having been picked out; was set

B.to have been chosen; set

C.to be picked out; was set

D.to have been chosen; was set

5、Everyone’s heart is a piece of sea, ________ bottomless blue.

A．shone

B．shining

C．to be shining

D．having shone

6、The little girl who got lost decided to wait in the place_____her mother left?

A. where   B. whose

C. which   D. that

7、—Are you happy with the laboratory?

—Not a little. We can’t have ________.

A. a worse one   B. a nicer one   C. so bad one   D. so nice one

8、The writer always carries a notebook along with him, ________ he is seized by sudden inspiration.

A．in case

B．even though

C．now that

D．the moment

9、I’ve drawn up the main _______, and we’ll work out the details later.

A.outgoing B.outline C.outside D.outdoor

10、The reporter asked Wang, the famous astronaut, ______ he had achieved success.

A. what   B. that

C. which   D. how

11、We realised ten years ago that we needed to change or we would become ________.

A．exact

B．extraordinary

C．exposed

D．extinct

12、_______to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

A. Exposed   B. Exposing

C. To expose   D. Being exposed

13、The small village announced another new human bird flu case last Tuesday, which ________ widespread panic in the area.

A. see off   B. pay off

C. set off   D. lay off

14、George returned after the war, only ________ that his wife had left him.

A. to be told   B. telling

C. being told   D. having been told

15、It was the man________ had once been put into prison________ stole the money.

A.who; where B.that; how C.who; that D.that; which

16、Last week another teacher, Jenny, and I did visit a village _____ is the home of one of the boys, Tom.

A. which  B. where C. what D. whose

17、I ___________in the No.8 Middle School for three years, and I have been in this school for one and a half years.

A. have studied   B. had studied

C. studied D. was studying

18、Have you ever been in a situation ____ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?

A. where   B. that   C. by which   D. when

19、Advertising can influence consumers’ moods which, ______, are likely to influence consumers’ reactions to products.

A．in return

B．in turn

C．in all

D．in total

20、 He kept a little notebook, in which _____ the names and addresses of his fiends.

A. wrote       B. was writing

C. were written D. was written

21、The first textbooks ______ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.

A. having written B. to be written

C. being written  D. written

22、—OK, I’ll fix your cellphone right now.

—Oh, take your time. ________.

A．I can’t stand it

B．I’m in no hurry

C．That’s a great idea

D．It’s not my cup of tea

23、______ employees for their excellent performances is a great way to keep them motivated.

A．Praise

B．Praised

C．To be praised

D．Praising

24、When he got the news that his son was drowned, his heart was ________.

A．beaten

B．broken

C．sunk

D．lost

25、Their views on education are almost ________.

A.systematic B.identical C.allergic D.confidential

26、Regarded as one of the English language’s most gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy. Although Keats didn’t receive much formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success. Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly.

Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family, the young John didn’t attend a private school, but went to a public one. His teachers and his family’s friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies. After his father’s death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother’s passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核), he began viewing life differently. He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.

At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor. However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser. He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitled O Solitude! If I Must With Thee Dwell. Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized by a magazine. However, the negative response didn’t stop his pursuit of rhythm (对韵律的追求).

John Keats’ next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818. The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy’s hope to overcome the limitations of being human. Following Endymion, however, he tried something more narrative-based and wrote Isabella. During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences. He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his poems. His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned. However, a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.

【1】John Keats’ attitude towards life changed because of _________.

A. the deaths of his parents

B. his early education from school

C. Edmund Spenser’s poetry

D. the criticism of a magazine

【2】What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?

A. They died of the same disease.

B. They had a bad childhood.

C. They read many books.

D. They showed strong interest in poetry.

【3】While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet first, John Keats was _________.

A. impatient    B. experienced

C. knowledgeable  D. determined

【4】What do we know from the passage?

A. Keats received little education at school.

B. In 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem.

C. Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.

D. Endymion was about a real love story.

27、In the Amazon rainforest, which is home to various kinds of wildlife, an American biologist has discovered a strange new species of ant, The Times reported. It has no eyes and gets a pale body and its fanglike mouthparts are longer than the rest of its head.

If you came across the peculiar ant, you might think that it belongs on another planet. Even its name— Martialis Heureka— playfully suggests that it came from Mars. And this discovery is forcing researchers to rethink what they know about the history of ants on our planet.

Christian Rabeling, from the University of Texas at Austin, discovered the new species amid the fallen leaves of the rainforest. But he did more than just notice how bizarre the ant looks. He also analyzed its genetic material, or DNA.

Comparing DNA among species can give scientists insights into family trees: the more DNA two species share in common, the more closely related they are, and the more recently they split off from ancestor.

Rabeling’s DNA analysis of Martialis Heureka showed that the species is only distantly related to other ant species. It’s so distant that it actually belonging in a separate subfamily. The last minute scientists found a new subfamily of living ants was in 1923, say the discoverers.

The DNA analysis also suggested that Martialis Heureka appeared on earth earlier than any other ant living here today. And observations suggest that the ant lives underground and paleness and blindness are two major clues. Some of the other oldest known ant species also live underground. So now, scientists are trying to figure out whether ants first evolved underground, or if they evolved above ground and then went under. A few other ant species have at least one of Martialis Heureka’s odd features, but none share them all.

So far, Rabeling has collected only one ant from the new species. Finding more specimens(样本), he hopes, will help us better understand the science and history of ants on earth.

【1】The underlined word “bizarre” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________.

A．funny

B．special

C．identical

D．distinct

【2】What did the scientists find about Martialis Heureka?

A．It’s closely related to other ant species.

B．It is the first ant to appear on earth.

C．It lives underground where it first developed.

D．Only blindness indicates it lives underground.

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

A．Martialis Heureka was found by accident.

B．Much is to be done to collect more ants.

C．Little known about the ant history.

D．More ants from the new species are needed

28、   What do you do when you can’t figure out how to finish a difficult task at work or when you’re lost in an unfamiliar place? In life, when you get into trouble，there are many solutions. For example，you could invest more time and effort by trying different methods over and over again or looking up the answers online.

But there is one thing most people know to avoid for sure：asking for advice.It is inconsiderate— we don’t want to bother others. After all，they have their own problems to solve. Also, they may not have the answer we need, anyway. These reasons may or may not be true. But we are pretty sure that people will think less of us. So, good reasons or no, we don’t ask.

However, our research suggests that the instinct(直觉) to not seek advice is wrong. Fears about appearing to be having no ability to do things by asking for advice — though extremely common — are totally misplaced. Here’s why. when you ask for advice, people do not think less of you；instead, they actually think you’ re smarter. By asking someone to share his or her personal wisdom, advice seekers can gain a deep understanding of something. In their minds, advisors actually think“I’m brilliant, so this guy is smart to ask for my advice.”

This finding is important, because seeking advice encourages information exchange, learning and meaningful connection between us and our friends and colleagues.In addition，there is another side benefit. asking for advice allows us to make a surprisingly positive impression on our mentors(导师).

Asking for advice is an effective way not only when we are facing a difficult task. The study shows that when facing conflict，asking your friends for advice makes you be able to look at it from more than one angle(角度)，thus leading to quicker and more likely solutions to the conflict.

【1】According to the text，people usually________ when they get into trouble.

A. call their friends for help

B. turn to their computer first

C. ask for advice from others

D. solve the problem by themselves

【2】People don’t 1ike to ask for advice because   .

①they don’t want to bother others

②they don’t think others’ advice can help

③they believe others will think less of them

④they are afraid of showing they are unable to do something

A. ①②③ B. ①③④

C. ②③④ D. ①②③④

【3】What can you learn from the third paragraph?

A. Asking for advice often is wrong.

B. Asking others for advice will make a good impression.

C. People who don’t ask for advice are smarter.

D. Advice seekers can get everything they want from others.

【4】What is the author’s attitude toward asking for advice?

A. Positive. B. Negative.

C. Cautious. D. Objective.

29、   We walk, talk and sleep with our phones. But are we more — or less-connected? Just as remarkable as the power of mobility, over everything from love to global development, is how fast it all happened. It is hard to think of any tool, any instrument, any object in history with which so many developed so close a relationship so quickly as we have with our phones. Not the knife or match, the pen or page. Only money comes close—always at hand, don't leave home without it. But most of us don't take a wallet to bed with us. don't reach for it and check it every few minutes, and however useful money is in pursuit of fame, romance, revolution, it is inert compared with a smart phone — which can replace your wallet now anyway.

So how do we feel about this? To better understand attitudes about mass mobility, Time, in cooperation with Qualcomm, started the Time Mobility Poll, a survey of close to 5,000 people of all age groups and income levels in eight countries. Even the best survey can be only a snapshot in time, but this is revealing a lot about both where we are now and where the mobile wave is taking us next.

Not for a day — in most cases not even for an hour. In Time's Poll, 1 in 4 people check it every 30 minutes, 1 in 5 every 10 minutes. A third of respondents admitted that being without their mobile for even short periods leaves them feeling anxious. It is a form of sustenance, that constant feed of news and notes and nonsense, to be the point that twice as many people would pick their phones over their lunch if forced to choose. Three-quarters of 25-to 29-year-olds sleep with their phones.

Americans are grateful for the connection and convenience their phones provide, helping them search for a lower price, navigate a strange city, expand a customer base or track their health and finances, their family and friends. But in some ways Americans are still ambivalent （矛盾的）; more than 9 in 10 Brazilians and Indians agreed that being constantly connected is mostly a good thing. America's 76% was actually the lowest score.

【1】What can have a comparison with phones?

A.A pen. B.A knife.

C.A match. D.Money.

【2】It can be inferred that a smart phone can also have the function of ______

A.paying bills. B.helping sleep.

C.pursuit money. D.cutting things.

【3】Why did Time start the Time Mobility Poll?

A.Because it wanted to cooperate with Qualcomm.

B.Because it wanted to know where the mobile wave was taking us.

C.Because it wanted to learn people's attitudes to mass mobility

D.Because it wanted to know how well the mobile wave went.

【4】What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?

A.Mobile phones have become a tool to sleep with.

B.Mobile phones have become a way to get news.

C.Mobile phones have become a tool to order food.

D.Mobile phones have become a must in daily life.

【5】According to the passage. Americans are less ______.

A.likely to show appreciation to their phones.

B.constantly connected than Indians.

C.likely to search for a lower price.

D.likely to find ways in a strange city.

30、Whenever we hear about "the homeless", most of us think of the developing world. But the _____ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a_______country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making_______ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first_______ one long hot summer when most Germans were_______ on holiday. Kurt Muller and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, _______ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't _______.  “What these people also need is warmth and______, ” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t _______to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita _______ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always_______ to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

The couple were soon_______all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to_______ donations. Today, over thirty companies _______donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to_______them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer_______ new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no______ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t_______ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary. Though Rita admits she often gets_______. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a_______ in the world.

【1】A. result   B. truth   C. reason   D. idea

【2】A. traditional   B. developing   C. typical   D. wealthy

【3】A. preparations   B. houses   C. meals   D. suggestions

【4】A. began   B. met   C. called   D. left

【5】A. asleep   B. alone   C. across   D. away

【6】A. brought up   B. set up   C. put aside   D. gave away

【7】A. enough   B. necessary   C. helpful   D. expensive

【8】A. fame   B. freedom   C. courage   D. caring

【9】A. hesitate   B. agree   C. pretend   D. intend

【10】A. made sense   B. found out   C. made sure   D. worked out

【11】A. open   B. crowded   C. noisy   D. near

【12】A. costing   B. wasting   C. taking   D. spending

【13】A. pay for   B. ask for   C. look into   D. carry out

【14】A. completely   B. calmly   C. regularly   D. roughly

【15】A. advertise   B. sell   C. deliver   D. lend

【16】A. donates   B. produces   C. designs   D. collects

【17】A. permission   B. payment   C. direction   D. support

【18】A. borrow   B. raise   C. save   D. expect

【19】A. surprised   B. excited   C. tired   D. amused

【20】A. profit   B. difference   C. decision   D. rule

31、阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（每空的字数不限，要和课文一致）。

ZY: Thank you. Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an 【1】 course at university to update my skills.

HX: Good.

ZY: What do I need to remember when I go out to 【2】 a story?

HX: You need to be curious. Only if you ask many different questions 【3】 you acquire all the information you need to know. We say a good journalist must have a good “nose” for a story. That means you must be able to assess 【4】 people are not telling the whole truth and then try to discover it. They must use research to inform themselves 【5】 the missing parts of the story.

32、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

If you had to choose one word to describe Kevin, it might have been “slow”. He didn’t learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. He never came in first in the running races. However, Kevin’s smile was brighter than the sun in June; his heart bigger than the sky. Kevin’s enthusiasm for life spread quickly to others? So when he discovered that the teacher, Randy, was putting together a boys’ basketball team, his mother could only answer, “Yes, you may join.”

Basketball became the center of Kevin’s life. At practice, he worked so hard that you’d have thought he was preparing for the NBA. He liked to stand in a certain spot near the free- throw (罚球) line and shoot baskets. Patiently, he stood there throwing ball after ball after ball, until finally it would get into the basket. “Look at me, Coach!” he’d shout to Randy, jumping up and down, his face just glowing with the excitement of it all. His teammates were also moved by Kevin’s perseverance, and they insisted on practicing with him.

Kevin and his whole team truly loved basketball. But just loving the game doesn’t help you win. More balls fell out of the basket than into it, and the boys lost every game that season by very large scores, except one: the night it snowed and the other team couldn’t make it to the game. At the end of the season, the boys had their last competition. As the last-place team, they drew the unfortunate spot of playing against the first-place team—the tall, undefeated first-place team.

The game went pretty much as expected, and near the middle of the fourth quarter Kevin’s team stood nearly 30 points behind. At that point, one of Kevin’s teammates called time-out. As he came to the side, Randy couldn’t imagine why the time-out had been called. “Coach,” said the boy. “I know that Kevin has never made a basket. But this is our last game and I think we should let Kevin make a basket to achieve his dream.” With the game completely out of reach, the idea seemed reasonable, so plans were made.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Every time Kevin’s team had the ball, Kevin was to stand in his special spot near the free- throw line and they would give him the ball.

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Kevin missed every chance with this pattern continuing a few more times, and the spectators (观众) finally figured out what was happening.

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