益阳2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、 is obviously right is to give all children equal opportunities to develop their special gift.

A. Which B. As C. That D. What

2、With natural resources becoming fewer and fewer, how to make use of   energy, such as sunlight and wind, has become our top priority.

A. primary   B. alternative

C. instant   D. unique

3、That’s not a hard job. I’m sure I can ________ it myself.

A. manage   B. serve

C. adapt   D. construct

4、-Can we sit at the table by the window?   -I'm sorry, but it_______ already

A. has taken  B. has been taken

C. was taken D. took

5、The young man, _____ in heavy traffic on the way, got home an hour later than usual.

A. catching B. caught   C. having caught  D. to be caught

6、Can I have your name and your telephone number ________ we can touch you when we have news?

A．so that

B．even though

C．in case

D．as long as

7、I have to remind myself that some birds are not meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you ________ knows it was an offence to lock them up does feel happy.

A. that   B. who   C. where

8、— You are really crazy about music!

— Sort of．I always find in music _______ peace which is missing in _______ world full of challenges．

A．/; the B．/; a   C．a; the   D．the; a

9、We will have six-day holiday during the coming APEC meetings traffic on the roads．

A. to ease   B. easing

C. ease   D. having eased

10、It is some time since the two parties came into conflict with each other , and now leaders of both sides are _________ a settlement of the dispute.

A. consulting B. negotiating

C. promising   D. Reasoning

11、Jack Ma is the richest man in China now and has ______ $3billion to invest in environment and education．

A. set aside   B. set about

C. set down   D. set up

12、When you come across a new word , you should learn to guess the meaning of the word according to the ________ clues , which may be in the sentence that comes before the word.

A. criterion   B. caption   C. context   D. Category

13、The best method to ______ this goal is to unite as many people as possible.

A. undertake   B. conduct   C. perform   D. Accomplish

14、——Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet？

——I’m not sure．She _________ on it last week．

A．was working B．has worked

C．worked D．had worked

15、We were wild with joy when word came________our school team had won first place in the debate contest.

A.whether B.how C.that D.why

16、“Please remain______until the airplane comes to a complete stop.” said the stewardess.

A. seating   B. seat   C. seated D. to seat

17、—— We are planning to have a casual get-together this Saturday. Are you coming?

——_______. I’ve got rather a full day this weekend.

A. I hope so     B. Sounds great

C. I’m afraid not   D. You’d better not

18、Norman Bethune is one of ________ in China, but he wasn’t Chinese — he was Canadian.

A．most famous heroes

B．the most famous heros

C．most famous heros

D．the most famous heroes

19、She has already tried her best. Please don’t be too ________ about her job. After all, she is only 21 and ________ from college.

A. picky; graduating

B. particular; has just graduated

C. special; has just graduated

D. hard; just graduated

20、------Do you know anything about China’s space program?

------Yes, ________ I know, China will send woman astronauts into space in the near future.

A. As long as   B. So far as

C. As much as   D. As soon as

21、Do you have a spare room in your house? What about a driveway for your car? Both of these can help you make money.Many people who are feeling the pinch are taking advantage of what’s been called the “sharing economy”.

Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnb---an American web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers.It says it operates in 34,000 cities and it has over 1,500,000 listings.It seems to have concerned the market!

A British company is doing something with parking spaces.JustPark’s founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says ,“When I had the original idea,Ispotted a driveway close to a sports stadium.It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in commercial car park.” And he has a big clientele（客户）:around 20,000 people have advertised their spaces on the site,and he says around half a million drivers use it.There are other sites doing very similar things,like Uber and Lyft---these let drivers share their cars with other passengers.Any driver knows how valuable a place to park is .A church near Kings Cross in central London has apparently made over £200,000 by renting out space in its yard to travelers!

Because this is a new business world,those rules aren’t there yet and many people are happy to share...as long as it pays!

But the sharing economy has its critics:the competitors of these new companies.People who run things like traditional B&B, commercial car parks and taxi services are afraid of ending up out of pocket.And there is another issue:regulations on these new business are unclear.How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbor?

【1】What does the underlined phrase “feeling the pinch” probably mean?

A. Lacking in money   B. Full of curiosity

C. Willing to help others   D. Unsatisfied with their life

【2】Who may be against the sharing economy?

A. A taxi driver who can’t find a a parking  place   B. A priest in the church near Kings Cross

C. A traveller who needs accomodiation   D. A well-known high-end holiday hotel

【3】Why are many people pleased to share according to paragraph 4?

A. They can gain huge profits   B. They needn’t pay any fee

C. There are few rules to limit them   D. The new business has no risks

【4】Which of the following words can best describe the booming business?

A. Creative and developed   B. Competitive but unpractical

C. Effective and worrying   D. Traditional and acceptable

22、Scientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents(洋流). Most do it using satellites and other high-tech equipment. However, ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way-by studying movements of random floating garbage. A scientist with many years’ experience, he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States. There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear.

Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoes — about 60,000 in total — fell into the ocean in a shipping accident. He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back. As expected, the company told him that they didn't. Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment. If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed, he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.

The Pacific Northwest is one of the world's best areas for beachcombing(海滩搜寻) because winds and currents join here, and as a result, there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area. Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed. In a year he collected reliable information on 1, 600 shoes. With this data, he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings of their study.

As the result of his work, Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. He has even started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts, with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand. They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.

【1】The underlined phrase swap meets in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______________.

A. fitting rooms   B. trading fairs

C. business talks   D. group meetings

【2】Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out _____________.

A. what caused the shipping accident

B. when and where the shoes went missing

C. whether it was all right to use their shoes

D. how much they lost in the shipping accident

【3】How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption?

A. By collecting information from beachcombers.

B. By studying the shoes found by beachcomber.

C. By searching the web for ocean currents models.

D. By researching ocean currents data in the library.

【4】Ebbesmeyer is most famous for ________.

A. traveling widely the coastal cities of the world

B. making records for any lost objects on the sea

C. running a global currents research association

D. phoning about any doubtful objects on the sea

【5】What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?

A. To call people's attention to ocean pollution.

B. To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.

C. To explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.

D. To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.

23、You know the saying “You’re as young as you feel.” Well, there may be some truth to that, according to researchers at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychologist who studies how the mind influences the body, and his colleagues reviewed the scientific literature for evidence that a person’s perception (感知) of their age might influence their health. They published their results in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science.

In one study that Langer led, 47 women had their hair done. The women who thought their new hairdos made them look younger did look younger to objective observers, who were shown before-and-after pictures. The women who thought they looked younger also showed a drop in blood pressure. Another study involving 4, 421 men found that those who became bald at a relatively young age were more likely to get cancer and heart disease than men who did not. Similarly, another study involving 2, 017 men found that those who lost their hair early were more likely to develop heart disease. “We believe that the feelings associated with being older than one’s real age account for some of these health outcomes,” the researchers wrote.

The researchers also described studies that found that women who had children later in life were more likely to be healthier and live longer than those who had children early, which they attributed to the fact that these mothers tend to spend more time with younger women. Similarly, people who marry younger partners tend to live longer than those who marry older partners, according to other studies.

Taken together, the research “supports the general mind-body hypothesis (假说) that when a younger mind is prepared, a younger body can accompany it.” While the mechanism remains unclear, the researchers figured that suggestions associated with aging can “make one unconsciously or consciously aware of old age and trigger a series of physiological processes that can have real effects on short-term and long-term health.”

【1】What’s the author’s attitude towards the research results?

A．Negative.

B．Objective.

C．Supportive.

D．Indifferent.

【2】Which of the following statements is true according to paragraph 3?

A．Blood pressure is highly related to hairdos.

B．Getting cancer or heart disease is the result of baldness.

C．Feeling older than real age may be tied to health problems.

D．The women who love hairdos look younger than those who don’t.

【3】It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that ________.

A．often staying with younger people benefits health

B．the younger one of a couple lives much longer

C．a younger mother is more likely to live longer

D．people who want to live longer need to marry

【4】The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A．getting bald too early is not good for health

B．women had better give birth later in their life

C．feeling younger between a couple is very important to their health

D．people’s feeling of their age may have an effect on their own health

24、Making Peace with Your Parents

As a teen, you’re going through big changes physically and mentally. Your interests are expanding. 【1】 Here is the challenge: Kids need to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers that are out in that world. These conflicts can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm houses. Sometimes conflicts can’t be avoided. But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships, you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.

For instance, try to find a time to talk when your parents are not angry, tired, distracted, or hungry. A good time to talk is when you’re all relaxed. Timing is everything. If the conversation begins to turn into an argument, you’d better calmly and coolly ask to stop the conversation—for now. 【2】

【3】 How do you build trust? Trust comes by actually doing what you say you’re going to do. Some teens find that doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships. Sometimes we forget that parents are more than rule-makers—they’re interesting people who like to watch movies, and go shopping—just like their teenagers!

Listen to what your parents are saying, and repeat it back to them. This shows them that you’re listening.【4】

What do you do if you are trying your best, but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky? 【5】 You can find supportive adults, such as a teacher or a coach, who can lend an ear.

Remember you can only change your own behavior; your parents are the only ones who can change theirs.

A. You may consider seeking outside help.

B. You can pick it up again when everyone’s more relaxed.

C. And then you’ll be able to accept what your parents say.

D. Faced with the challenge, children don’t know what to do.

E. And your desire to take control of your own life is growing.

F. It also gives them a chance to clear things up if you’re not on the same page.

G. You are more likely to get along with your parents if your parents believe in you.

25、Trying new things is the only way we can discover hidden talents. I ___________ my career as an editor for a magazine. I didn’t really mind the work, but I wanted something more _________. Then I was offered a management   ___________ of a digital reading company. The job was a seemingly ___________ mix of my skills and interests, so I jumped at it.

However, soon after I joined the company, its model changed to focus on K-12 education, and everything about my position changed. I was asked to take on the ___________ different roles of selling contents to teachers and training people. I felt more than a little outside my comfort zone.

I knew I wanted to grow as a (n) ___________ and make a serious effect on the company. I told myself that everything feels ___________ at first and I should at least try. In a way, I felt like I didn’t have a (n) ___________. I knew jumping out of the ___________ was the right thing for me, even though it felt pretty awful.

I was fortunate to be __________ by very helpful people, both at work and at home. They kept __________ me. I spent hours researching my company’s ____________. I asked lots of questions and spoke to many people in need. I looked for opportunities to put in extra ____________. The more I did, the better I felt.

Over time, I discovered that the job was something I could do and liked doing. It was an amazing ____________ to see the company grow and know that my efforts contributed to its success and that it’s important to take risks and accept new opportunities, ____________ , there’s nothing worse than failing because you refuse to even try.

【1】

A．started out

B．moved up

C．turned down

D．focused on

【2】

A．steady

B．comfortable

C．flexible

D．challenging

【3】

A．account

B．suggestion

C．position

D．course

【4】

A．loose

B．perfect

C．mild

D．complex

【5】

A．slightly

B．relatively

C．completely

D．strangely

【6】

A．individual

B．consumer

C．student

D．adult

【7】

A．silly

B．tough

C．fresh

D．easy

【8】

A．choice

B．idea

C．dream

D．reason

【9】

A．control

B．touch

C．nest

D．method

【10】

A．informed

B．surrounded

C．followed

D．impressed

【11】

A．convincing

B．reminding

C．accessing

D．encouraging

【12】

A．staff

B．income

C．products

D．conditions

【13】

A．effort

B．money

C．offer

D．care

【14】

A．profit

B．reward

C．platform

D．behavior

【15】

A．Surprisingly

B．Additionally

C．Instantly

D．Actually

26、Oseola McCarty spent more than 75 years washing and ironing other people’s clothes．As a laundrywoman, she was paid only a few dollars each time．Certainly nobody would consider her rich, so they were all amazed when Miss McCarty decided to donate $ 150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi．

The money was in fact her life savings．She could save such a large amount of money because she lived a very simple life．She never learned to drive, and when she wanted to go somewhere, she just walked．She never flew to anywhere till the donation，and in 50 years she had been out of the South only once．The house in which she lived was also a rather modest one her last uncle left her．Only after she became known in America did she begin to travel all over the country．Since then, she had been the subject of many interviews and articles and was even invited to the White House．

Her donation was for students who clearly needed financial help．She herself left school in the sixth grade and had never married or had children．She said to the reporters that the idea of helping somebody’s child go to college gave her much pleasure．

【写作内容】

用约120个词就Miss McCarty的捐助谈谈你的想法，内容包括：

（1）你如何看待她的捐助行为；

你认为她的捐助对受惠学生有哪些影响；

（3）如果你自己要捐助，你会选择哪个群体并陈述理由。

[写作要求]

1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子。

2．作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Oseola McCarty was a laundrywoman for more than 75 years．She earned a few dollars each time．But she donated $150,000 which was her life savings to help the students who needed financial help．

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