北海2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、The new movie is so popular that it___to be one of the biggest money makers of all time.

A.promises B.regards C.pretends D.supposes

2、—I can’t think why he ________ so angry. I mean no harm.

—It’s typical of him to be sensitive(敏感的).

A.should have been B.must have been

C.might have been D.can have been

3、The school rules state that no child __________ be allowed out of the school during the day, unless accompanied by an adult.

A.shall B.should C.will D.can

4、-- -You should have thanked her before you left.

-- - I meant ________, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.

A.to do B.to

C.doing D.doing it

5、The good thing about children is that they _____________ very easily to new environments.

A．adapt

B．appeal

C．attach

D．apply

6、My brother is so interested in languages that, he is now learning _____ third language besides Eng-lish and French.

A.不填 B.the C.a D.that

7、To my disappointment, Alice ________ my invitation to the ball because she said that she didn't like to ________ on such an occasion.

A. turned down; turn up B. turned off; turn into

C. turned back; turn in D. turned out; turn up

8、I’m preparing the report for tomorrow’s meeting. Would you please _____ the radio a little?

A.turn on B.turn off C.turn up D.turn down

9、Although going to Wuhan meant________himself in danger, he said he had never regretted _________such a decision.

A.to put; to make B.putting; to make C.to put; making D.putting; making

10、Maria asked me ______ I had returned the books to the library, and I admitted that I hadn’t.

A．that

B．whether

C．when

D．where

11、Down __________ and hurt his leg.

A.fell the boy B.fell he

C.did he fall D.did the boy fell

12、______ a reply, he decided to write again.

A．Not receiving

B．Receiving not

C．Not having received

D．Having not received

13、―Listen!What’s happening?

―Oh,it______be a girl crying next door.I saw her inside just now.

A.must B.can C.would D.might

14、You are saying everyone should be equal, and this is _______ I disagree.

A.that B.what C.why D.where

15、Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also ________our thinking.

A．direct

B．limit

C．change

D．improve

16、Cathy doesn’t feel like ______ her job. She’s already got a very good one.

A.change B.changing C.changed D.to change

17、Dozens were killed while fighting a fire that ______ this summer.

A.broke in B.broke out C.broke up D.broke down

18、—Will you go to Mary’s birthday party?

—No. _____ invited, I cannot go to it. I will be very busy then.

A.Only if B.Now that

C.As though D.Even though

19、Never in my country _________such a thing.

A．I have heard of or seen

B．I had heard of or seen

C．have I heard of or seen

D．did I hear of or see

20、The criminal _______ murdering the judge, unfortunately, an unexpected accident made him lose his consciousness.

A.might have admitted B.could have admitted

C.should have admitted D.must have admitted

21、The question came up at the meeting_____ we had enough money for our research.

A. that B. which C. whether D. that if

22、There are many dictionaries here, but which one ________you?

A．is belonging to

B．is belonged to

C．belongs to

D．belong to

23、The new textbooks designed for high school students _______last year.

A.came about B.came out C.came across D.came up

24、The woman burst into tears ________she was announced the winner.

A. that   B. instantly

C. unless   D. in case

25、— Would you like to help look after the children _____ I do the shopping?

— I’d love to!

A.since B.as C.while D.for

26、The Advantages of Hobbies

Hobbies provide entertainment and a chance to continuously learn something new and develop a skill set.【1】

Hobbies are   praised as a key to stress reduction. Becoming lost in the mental concentration or physical action which you are deeply interested in helps you shift focus from the parts of life that are stressful.【2】And in turn you are more peaceful when working on other work.

【3】Many people set goals with their hobbies that provide them satisfaction when these goals have been achieved. These goals can be simple, like improving a golf score, writing a certain number of pages for a novel each day or seeing an entire collection of classic films.

Hobbies provide a sense of community when you meet other people who enjoy similar activities.【4】More populated cities typically have numerous clubs or groups for people to share their knowledge and enthusiasm about a particular hobby. Becoming a member of one of these organizations allows greater growth within your hobby, as well as a chance to make new friends.

Having a hobby can develop a talent that makes a person feel proud and satisfied. For example, a tennis hobby developed at a young age can lead to a career as a professional athlete one day.【5】For example, writer Vladimir Nabokov also collected butterflies, which allowed him to do better in his chosen fields because he used learned skills from one to improve the other.

A．Focusing on something enjoyable can calm the mind.

B．Hobbies also provide a sense of achievement.

C．Some hobbies affect other aspects of your life.

D．There are a variety of hobbies.

E．They also provide many other social and health benefits.

F．Having a hobby increases the chances to interact with like-minded people.

G．Some hobbies containing physical activities offer an enjoyable way to stay healthy.

27、   

I used to think ants knew what they were doing. The ones marching across my kitchen counter looked so confident; I just figured they had a plan, knew where they were going and what needed to be done. How else could ants organize highways, build elaborate nests, launch impressive attacks, and do all the other things ants do?

Turns out I was wrong. Ants aren’t clever little engineers, architects, or soldiersafter all --- at least not as individuals. When it comes to deciding what to do next, most ants don’t have a clue. “If you watch an ant try to accomplish something, you’ll be impressed by how awkward it is,” says Deborah M. Gordon, a biologist at Stanford University.

“Ants aren’t smart,” Gordon says. “Ant colonies are.” A colony can solve problems unthinkable for individual ants, such as finding the shortest path to the best food source, assigning workers to different tasks, or defending a territory from neighbors. As individuals, ants might be tiny dummies, but as colonies they respond quickly and effectively to their environment. They do it with something called collective intelligence.

Where this intelligence comes from raises an essential question in nature: How do the simple actions of individual ants add up to the complex behavior of a group? How do hundreds of honey-bees make a critical decision about their hive (蜂巢)if many of them disagree? The collective abilities of such animals --- one of which grasps the big picture, but each of which contributes to the group’s success --- seem miraculous even to the biologists who know them best. Yet during the past few decades, researchers have come up with fascinating insights.

【1】The author’s former false impression about ants is that he thought them to be _______.

A．smart

B．awkward

C．elaborate

D．creative

【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Ants will function as a single body once a decision is made by the commander.

B．Ants are the only species which developed collective intelligence.

C．The ant queen plays a role in managing ant workers besides laying eggs.

D．An individual ant can’t comprehend the whole process of a big movement.

【3】The paragraph following the passage will most probably deal with _______.

A．where we can observe such fantastic behavior of ants

B．which is the leading ant in charge of the action

C．how the collective intelligence works

D．what inspiration can be drawn from the collective abilities

28、   In many ways, Alma Deutscher is like other 11-year-olds. She loves to climb trees, dance, read, and draw. But Alma, who lives in Dorking, England, can claim one very special achievement. She has composed a full opera and brought it to the stage. Her opera, a retelling of Cinderella (灰姑娘), premiered (首次演出) in December 2016, in Vienna, Austria.

“I’ve loved Cinderella since I was 3,” Alma said. But she felt the story needed an improvement. “I didn’t like the thing about the shoe,” she says. “Why should the prince find her because of her feet?”

In Alma’s version (版本), Cinderella is a composer. She creates a melody (旋律) that she sings to the prince before fleeing the ball. “He remembers the beginning but not how it went on,” Alma says. The prince realizes that only Cinderella would know how the melody continues. He uses that knowledge to find her.

Alma began writing the opera when she was 8. It premiered to a sold-out crowd on December 29, 2016, and got a standing ovation (起立鼓掌). Alma played the piano and violin and performed in the show. “It was something that was completely inside my head, in my imagination, and then it came to life,” Alma says.

Alma says she is certain that music will remain a major part of her life. “I have lots of things that I want to compose,” she says. “The first one is a piano concerto (协奏曲). Then I’m writing a novel, and I want to write a movie based on it, and the music for that.”

She also has advice for kids who want to achieve their big dreams. “It’s a lot of work to reach a high level,” Alma says. “But if you love what you are doing, it doesn’t feel like hard work. Don’t let anyone stop you from doing it.”

【1】What does the author mostly want to tell us in Paragraph 1?

A. Alma Deutscher lives in Vienna Austria.

B. Alma Deutscher is a cute girl.

C. Alma Deutscher is always ready to help others.

D. Alma Deutscher has a special music talent.

【2】What can we learn from Alma’s version of Cinderella?

A. The prince finds Cinderella because of her shoes.

B. The prince finds Cinderella because of a melody.

C. The prince sings a melody to Cinderella before her fleeing the ball.

D. The prince knows how the melody continues.

【3】How is the performance of Alma’s Opera Cinderella?

A. It lives up to audience’s expectation.

B. It sets a good example for other kids.

C. It turns out to be a great success.

D. It is something in Alma’s imagination.

【4】What can we learn from Alma’s advice to other kids?

A. Necessity is the mother of invention. B. Knowledge is power.

C. Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. D. A bold heart is half the battle.

29、   About 18 months ago, my father was in the hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently passed away, and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard and had lost interest in life.

Trying to get him to eat each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything. The one thing, however, that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream.

One evening to our surprise, he refused to eat the ice-cream, so I placed it in a staff room freezer. A little while later, my son decided he wanted it, so I fetched it for him.

As I passed another ward, a woman asked, “Are there more? Where that came from?” When I explained the situation, she apologized. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little other than the occasional ice-cream.

The next evening, I decided to buy two ice-cream. On the way to Dad’s room, I stopped in at the sick woman’s room, and offered her the ice-cream I’d bought for her. She was totally stunned that I had thought of her, and accepted the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes, explaining what was happening in my family and listened to her similar story of pain and suffering. It was apparent that she did not have many visitors, and the ice-cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.

I repeated the gesture a few days later, and this time was rewarded with a huge hug.

I never even thought to ask her name, and never saw her again, but it made me realize that an act of kindness can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it.

【1】The writer’s father stayed in the hospital because________.

A.he had trouble eating B.he had had a lung operation

C.he had lost interest in life D.he was ill for losing his wife

【2】The writer bought ice-creams for the sick lady when he realized________.

A.ice-cream was among the little food she could eat

B.they had similar family experiences

C.she was lonely without family around

D.to give is as important as to receive

【3】The underlined word in paragraph 6 probably means________.

A.body language B.word

C.action D.decision

【4】What did the writer try to convey to us through the story?

A.Giving is rewarding.

B.Don’t hesitate to help elderly people.

C.It’s our responsibility to look after our parents.

D.Never put of anything you can do till tomorrow.

30、Diebedo Francis Kcre is a young architect from Africa. There was no _______ school when Mr. Kere was growing up in Gando, one of the world's poorest countries. Since childhood he had alrendy had a keen sense of _______ .His family sent him away to school at the age of seven and he did not _______ them. He won a scholarship from the German government and went to study in Germany.

_______ still studying for his architecture degree in Berlin, Mr. Kere learned that the school building in his hometown was on the point of _______ . The school had been built some years previously. _______ to share with his village the advantages that _______ had given him. Mr. Kere launched the School Bricks for Gando project and _______ raising money needed to build a school.

Opened in 2001, the school now _______ more than 300 pupils. The school not only __________education for the village children, but is used to pass on new skills and __________ to the entire village.

" Africa is full of very bright and __________ young people. But only through   __________ to education will they be able to build themselves a better world. For me, Gando School is a __________ because the villagers no longer see it as a waste of time for their children to be in school __________ working in the fields."Kere said.

【1】

A．art

B．medical

C．business

D．local

【2】

A．loss

B．occasion

C．responsibility

D．family

【3】

A．blame

B．disappoint

C．cheat

D．trouble

【4】

A．While

B．Although

C．Whenever

D．Since

【5】

A．sale

B．opening

C．collapse

D．exchange

【6】

A．Determined

B．Reminded

C．Asked

D．Encouraged

【7】

A．poverty

B．courage

C．fortune

D．education

【8】

A．set about

B．insisted on

C．picked up

D．looked into

【9】

A．monitors

B．feeds

C．advises

D．counts

【10】

A．changes

B．funds

C．provides

D．spares

【11】

A．tradition

B．knowledge

C．wealth

D．freedom

【12】

A．generous

B．patient

C．modest

D．capable

【13】

A．devotion

B．access

C．tendency

D．application

【14】

A．treat

B．term

C．success

D．promise

【15】

A．instead of

B．except for

C．thanks to

D．far from

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.

Chinese medical expert have warned that antibiotics （抗生素）are “ 【1】 overused” in hospitals, which may cause serious side-effects for the health of an entire generation.

According to the ministry, 70 percent of Chinese inpatients have received antibiotics, while the maximum number set by the World Health Organization is 30 percent. About 97 percent of 【2】 patients used antibiotics but research showed that a large number of them could avoid the need if hospitals conducted proper sanitation（公共卫生）measures.

Particularly, antibiotics are overused in the 【3】 of children. Nearly one third of the daily 10,000 outpatients at the Beijing children’s Hospital take intravenous drips（静脉输液）that largely contain antibiotics.

“Some doctors might lack proper training on how to 【4】antibiotics in a more precise way and avoid 【5】risks. Some simply want to play it safe,” said Zhu Zhenggang, president of Shanghai-based Ruijin Hospital.

The ministry 【6】 a nationwide campaign over the past six months to 【7】 the use of antibiotics. Vice Health Minister Ma Xiaowei admitted that the government faces great challenges as many public hospitals have 【8】 supervision on prescription（处方）safety under heavy pressure from patients.

Insiders also noted that the overuse of antibiotics was partly 【9】by profit-seeking pharmacy （制药）firms.

About 60 percent of the newly 【10】 medicines by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) last year were antibiotics. According to the SFDA, the country reported 690,000 cases of adverse drug reactions caused by abuse of medicine, including 600 deaths in 2010.

32、假定你是李华, 现在英国，你想和你的同学们参观镇上的一次历史展览会。请你根据以下内容 给展览会的负责人写一封信，询问你想了解的相关信息。内容主要包括:

1.展览的内容；

2.展览开始和结束的日期；

3.门票是否有折扣。

注意：1.词数 80 词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.已给内容不计入词数。

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