临沂2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、______ full preparations, Tony was quite confident about the coming interview.

A. Make   B. Made

C. To make   D. Having made

2、The pollution is getting worse and worse; we must stop pollution ______ a better life.

A. to live B. from living

C. living   D. Live

3、It is beyond my understanding that many adults ______ be so crazy about Harry

Potter series.

A．shall    B．can   C．must   D．should

4、It is clearly stated that these regulations ___ everyone in the community, without exception.

A. appeal to   B. adapt to

C. apply to   D. attach to

5、The population of Chongqing, _____from the countryside, are making their efforts to build their hometown into a more beautiful and modern society.

A. the majority of which are

B. of which the majority is

C. the majority of whom are

D. of whom the majority is

6、The doctor suggested Peter _____ outside for a long time.

A.would not be B.must not be C.must not stay D.not stay

7、 — Do you mind my opening the window? It’s a bit hot in here．

— ______________，as a matter of fact．

A. Go ahead   B. Yes，my pleasure

C. Yes，I do   D. Come on

8、—So touching a story! Love is all­powerful.

—Yes.   love exists, there are miracles.

A. Where   B. If   C. Unless   D. While

9、Well located______ the main shopping mall and the cinema, this new hotel is quite popular _____a staff of 300 workers.

A.in; with B.for, in C.for; with D.at; on

10、For students who don't intend to improve themselves in study and always participate in various social activities, college is______ a social center.

A.at lowest B.at best C.at least D.at worst

11、The civil war broke out in Libya, ______ to the instability of the international oil price．

A. to contribute B. contributed

C. having contributed D. contributing

12、—What’s up? What’s that terrible noise from our upstairs neighbor?

—The spoiled boy is yelling and screaming to ______, I guess.

A. mend his way  B. stop his way

C. push his way  D. get his way

13、As a leading producer of greenhouse gases, China the United States as the largest consumers of energy．

A．describes   B．joins C．controls  D．influences

14、The government must be very ________ about setting policies and make no decision until they are quite sure it is the right one.

A. serious B. concerned C. cautious   D. nervous

15、The kitchen might have been workable had Nicola kept it tidy; ________ it was littered with pots and pans.

A. therefore B. anyhow C. instead   D. though

16、It was obvious that the meeting was concerned ________ the housing reform and everyone present was concerned ________ their own interests.

A. with; with B. with; for

C. for; about   D. about; with

17、The machine might break down someday in the future, ____, you can dial this number for help.

A. in that case B. in what case

C. in which case   D. in whose case

18、To his disappointment, not a single gift _____ on his birthday．

A. he received   B. had he received

C. did he receive   D. received he

19、 ---Would you mind my sitting here?

--- ______. It’s for my girl friend.

A. Not at all.   B. Never mind.

C. Better not.   D. Of course not.

20、I prefer_____at home to_____outside.

A．staying，playing

B．to stay，play

C．staying，play

D．stay，playing

21、   Ten years ago, a typical patient at my plastic surgery clinic in McLean, Va., was 47 or 48. They generally wanted to look like a younger version of themselves. This might mean a face or neck lift, eyelid lifts, a skin-resurfacing procedure or Botox (肉毒杆菌) injections. 'What do you recommend? ' they'd ask. This is the kind of work I am expecting to do, and these are the consultations I am expecting to give.

Today, my average patient, according to my office records, is 38 or 39. They'll come in with a specific 'flaw' on their faces and often know exactly what procedure they want. They are pretty sure that their noses are too big, their chins are too large, or their eyebrows appear dull. And these patients are much less realistic about what I can achieve. They will ask for Kim Kardashian's nose, even if their facial structure looks nothing like hers.

There’s a reason for this rapid and radical change: selfies. The self-taken photograph is greatly attacking the confidence of many younger people. They come to my offices, show me their selfies and point to a defect on their faces, which is a totally normal shape to me. Often they will have already searched online till they’ve found someone with a similar “issue” who fixed it with surgery. Once, a 20-year-old, having studied countless images of herself and searched hundreds of pictures of the ideal looks she wanted, said she needed a facelift. But to me, no 20-year-old needs a facelift.

Selfies also mislead people about how they look. Smartphone cameras get better each year, but photos taken at arm’s length or closer often produce a 'fish eye' effect: whatever's at the center of the photo is bigger, and things on the edge are smaller. A study published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery last year found that selfies make noses look 30 percent larger than they are.

A survey done by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons last year found that social media was driving more plastic surgery requests than any other social influence: more than TV, movies or magazines. People are spending more time looking at themselves, in an online environment where comparisons with others seem inevitable. Academic psychologist Brian Feinstein, who studied a sample of 268 college-age adults, has found that the more people use social media, the more they reflect on their own supposed drawbacks, and therefore causes self-confidence to drop.

【1】Why did the author's typical patients want plastic surgery ten years ago?

A.They were recommended to do so.

B.They were unsatisfied with the faces they were born with.

C.They’d like to look younger than they really were.

D.The author expected them to do so.

【2】What can we know about Kim Kardashian?

A.She is a patient of the author's.

B.She is a model who has a beautiful nose.

C.She is a doctor of plastic surgery.

D.She is a fan of plastic surgery.

【3】What can we learn from Paragraph four?

A.Smartphone cameras can help people take better selfies.

B.Smartphone cameras make people look at their selfies through a fish eye.

C.People usually take photos at arm's length or closer.

D.Smartphone cameras make people's faces in a selfie unreal.

【4】Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A.Selfies Are Weakening Self-confidence.

B.Young People Like to Take Selfies.

C.More People Are Getting Plastic Surgery.

D.People Like to Look Better in Selfies.

22、When robots appear to engage with people and display human-like emotions, people may think of them as capable of “thinking”, or acting on their own beliefs and desires rather than their programs, according to the research published by the American Psychological Association.

“The relationship between human-like shape, human-like behavior and the tendency to attribute (把……归因于) independent thought and intentional behavior to robots is yet to be understood,” said study author Agnieszka Wykowska, PhD, a principal investigator at the Italian Institute of Technology. “As artificial intelligence increasingly becomes a part of our lives, it is important to understand how interacting with a robot that displays human-like behaviors might cause higher likelihood of attribution of intentional agency to the robot.”

Across three experiments involving 119 participants, researchers examined how individuals would see a human-like robot, the iCub, after socializing with it and watching videos together. Before and after interacting with the robot, participants completed a questionnaire that showed them pictures of the robot in different situations and asked then to choose whether the robot’s motivation in each situation was mechanical or intentional.

The researchers found that participants who watched videos with the human-like robot were more likely to rate the robot’s actions as intentional, rather than programmed, while those who only interacted with the machine-like robot were not. This shows that mere exposure to a human-like robot is not enough to make people believe it is capable of thoughts and emotions. It is human-like behavior that might be crucial for being deemed as an intentional agent.

According to Wykowska, these findings show that people might be more likely to believe artificial intelligence is capable of independent thought when it creates the impression that it can behave just like humans. “This could inform the design of social robots of the future,” she said.

【1】What were participants asked to do in the experiment?

A．Behave like a robot.

B．Complete a questionnaire.

C．Show pictures of the robot.

D．Watch the behavior of the iCub.

【2】What does the underlined word ”deemed“ in paragraph4 probably mean?

A．Believed.

B．Persuaded.

C．Performed.

D．Advocated.

【3】What could the findings be applied to?

A．Addressing some technique problems.

B．Creating social robots just like humans.

C．Guiding the design of future social robots.

D．Developing artificial intelligence industry.

【4】What would be a suitable title for the text?

A．Human-like robots can interact with humans

B．Human-like robots can behave just like humans

C．Artificial intelligence has become part of our lives

D．Human-like robots may be believed to have mental states

23、Since 1993, Chicken Soup for the Soul has been a socially conscious company that combines storytelling with making the world a better place. We tell the stories of all people through our efforts, always with an eye to furthering unity and understanding, and an appreciation for our differences.

Our Products

Facts & Figures

• The Chicken Soup for the Soul book series of over 250 titles has sold more than 110 million copies nationwide. Our books have been translated into 43 languages, have been published in over 100 countries, and have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide.

• In 2004, Chicken Soup for the Soul launched Pet Food, Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul, which today can be found in over 5,000 independent pet specialty stores.

• In 2008, Chicken Soup for the Soul became the best-selling trade paperback series of all time.

• In 2013 Kerner Entertainment agreed to produce a film based on Chicken Soup for the Soul.

【1】From the passage we can know that Pet Food is ______.

A．a series of stories between pets and people

B．a sort of value delivered by the pet lovers

C．a kind of food sold in pet specialty stores

D．a set of recipe books for pet owners

【2】The “facts & figures” shows that Chicken Soup for the Soul______.

A．has developed into a film company

B．has made the world a better place

C．has achieved worldwide success

D．has experienced ups and downs

【3】We probably find this passage______.

A．in a travelling guide

B．in a science report

C．on the Internet

D．on a poster

24、Maybe you don’t think animals have certain mental powers which human beings do not have．But the truth is that some of them have instincts，and besides this，I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot．A personal experience showed me this．

Some years ago，I had a dog named Howard．From the time when he was a puppy，he was timid，so we named him Howard，sounding like “coward”！He was especially afraid of thunderstorms．At the first flash of lightning or crash of thunder，he would run whining into his house and hide under a table．

I often went for a walk with Howard．Once，as we were walking along a road，it began to rain．I quickly ran to a bus stop for shelter．The bus stop had a roof supported by metal poles．Soon after I had got there，Howard caught my trousers in his teeth and tried to pull me away．At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior．But I decided to humor him and walked away from the shelter into the rain and started to go home．

When I was about two hundred metres from the shelter，there came a flash of lightning and soon after，there was thunder which nearly deafened me．Howard stopped walking and began whining．Thinking he was afraid，I bent to pick him up．As I straightened up，I glanced at the bus shelter we had just left．I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lying on the ground，broken．The shelter had been struck by the bolt of lightning！

【1】The author named his dog Howard mainly because of_______．

A． his timid characteristic

B． one of the author’s friends Howard

C． his loud sound

D． his strange behaviors

【2】The reason why the author was puzzled and angry with the dog was that_______．

A． Howard had a strange behavior

B． Howard should be afraid of the metal poles

C． Howard should know the approaching of the terrible lightning

D． Howard bit his trousers in his teeth

【3】Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A． Dogs are cleverer and better than men．

B． Dogs are usually afraid of thunderstorms．

C． Some animals can feel certain things humans cannot．

D． Dogs are naturally born heroes．

【4】What can be inferred about the bus shelter from the passage？

A． It was about 200 meters from the author’s home．

B． It was destroyed in a rainy day．

C． Its roof was supported by wood poles．

D． It could produce blinding flash of lightning．

25、   One day it was raining heavily and nearing dusk. I was_________for an appointment in a nearby city that I knew only by GPS, and now my phone had_________.The usual interstate(州际公路)exits were closed, and I couldn't_________because it was raining so much. I couldn't_________how to get where I was going or how to let my partners know that I was_________to make it on time.

I_________at a McDonald's in a poor area of a town and walked up to what appeared to be a mother and her teen daughter. "I'm sorry," I said "but do you mind_________I search a number on your_________and make a call? I need to let them know I'm_________?”She handed me her phone and then told me I was__________, she was about to turn it off because she didn't have enough__________to pay her bill.

The young girl and the mother__________to be clinging(依赖的)to each other and talked together as I made the__________. I managed to get in touch with the people. They thankfully knew where I was and told me__________to get there.

As I readied myself to leave, I__________into my wallet. I didn't usually have__________, but today I found a $20 bill. In gratitude, I__________it into the mother's hand and then turned to leave quickly, because I didn't want it to be about me.

As I walked through the doors，I heard the mother__________.Her daughter called after me and said, "You have no idea how you just__________us."

I still think back to that day, even now, they had no idea how much they helped me, yet I was the one being thanked. It's funny how that__________.

【1】A.hungry B.ready C.late D.nervous

【2】A.started B.died C.charged D.disappeared

【3】A.find B.sleep C.leave D.see

【4】A.figure out B.make out C.pick out D.take out

【5】A.possible B.quick C.unlikely D.able

【6】A.left B.stopped C.stood D.sat

【7】A.as B.so C.or D.if

【8】A.phone B.map C.picture D.book

【9】A.scared B.anxious C.lost D.gone

【10】A.excited B.lucky C.worried D.upset

【11】A.time B.effort C.energy D.money

【12】A.wanted B.happened C.seemed D.prove

【13】A.plan B.call C.decision D.point

【14】A.how B.when C.why D.whether

【15】A.put B.looked C.reached D.turned

【16】A.change B.coins C.cards D.cash

【17】A.passed B.pressed C.handed D.sent

【18】A.talking B.listening C.crying D.laughing

【19】A.helped B.moved C.troubled D.annoyed

【20】A.pushes B.goes C.pays D.works

26、请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your English class，you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to your classmates how you understand it．

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