徐州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、Much disappointed as he is in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence.

A. to have failed   B. failed

C. having failed   D. failing

2、I will try my best to get lo the station ahead of time  ____ I have to walk all the way there.

A.so that B.as though C.even if D.in case

3、When famous people say something silly or do something ______, the Internet will spread the news in no time at all and keep them alive forever.

A. comprehensive   B. conservative   C. ridiculous   D. reasonable

4、I______ about what you’ve said and I’ve decided to take your advice.

A.thought B.was thinking C.have been thinking D.had thought

5、--- Well, I can’t get over how different the weather is here.

---- ________ . It always takes time to get used to a new place,

A. Don’t worry   B. No problem   C. Never mind   D. Come on

6、Word comes ________ free books will be given to anyone who comes first in this book fair.

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．where

7、You can't wear this yellow jacket ______________ that shirt; it'll look terrible.

A.on B.above

C.up D.over

8、When you are   ，I will appreciate   if you pay in cash.

A.checking out； that B.paying off； it

C.paying out； / D.checking out； it

9、Your red coat looks so good. It stood out clearly ______ the snow.

A. across   B. against

C. through   D. over

10、I'm very grateful to my high school teachers，without _____________help I wouldn't be so excellent.

A.their B.whom

C.whose D.which

11、— What’s wrong? You look really stressed out.

—I ________ the whole week preparing for my graduation paper.

A.work B.have worked

C.have been working D.worked

12、Chinese people’s spending on overseas trips ______ year by year.

A. had risen     B. rise

C. is rising     D. rose

13、— Were all the villagers inspected for the suspected disease?

— No. ________ only 10 people who were exposed to the animals infected by the virus.

A.There were B.There are C.It were D.It was

14、When faced with a big challenge ________ potential failure seems to hide at every corner, maybe you've heard this advice before: “Be more confident.”

A. where B. whose C. which D. of which

15、— How is the result, doctor?

— Well, your health is _____ good, but you still have a few minor problems.

A.normally B.generally C.gradually D.frequently

16、—I am going to the library. Do you have any books_______?

—No, but thank you all the same.

A.to return B.returned C.to be returned D.returning

17、We ______ be careful with the words we say when we are angry.

A. may   B. can   C. might   D. should

18、Besides which major or which university to choose, students and parents face another ______

— the location of the university.

A. dilemma   B. edition   C. liberty   D. mystery

19、A proposal has been put forward at a recent video conference _____ measures be taken to raise the citizens’ awareness of traffic safety.

A. that B. as   C. when   D. which

20、______ in the United States, St Louis has now become the 4th largest city.

A.It is the 24th biggest city B.It was the 24th biggest city

C.Once the 24th biggest city D.Before the 24th biggest city

21、   Fractional ownership is a percentage ownership of a specific asset (资产）. It has often been used to share the ownership of expensive assets such as expensive boats, private planes and so on. When the value of the asset increases, the ownership shares do as well. Co-owners also share equally the costs carried by the asset. Most recently, the same concept of fractional ownership was applied to art as well. The logic is the same. Multiple people own one artwork and share the benefits and the costs of the asset. Galleries and artists, instead of selling one artwork to one person, they can sell it to more than 1000 art lovers.

Co-ownership of art gives the possibility to everyone to participate in the art market. The potential market for artworks is suddenly way bigger. Only a few people can afford artworks that cost more than £100,000. But everyone can afford to buy some shares priced at £10 each. On top of this, all co-owners share the costs involved with the acquisition of an artwork. For art lovers that are just starting to collect art for investment (投资） reasons, co-ownership of art can be a great tool to start learning and understanding the market without risking too much capital. For big collectors instead, sharing the ownership of an artwork is an easy way to diversify their portfolio (投资组合） without having the burden of managing the asset.

For many years only wealthy people could afford to buy expensive artworks. Because of this, most artworks are hidden in private collections and dark storages since decades where the public has no access to. And, if we think that art is supposed to deliver important messages and topics and is the representation of our past and present, it seems incredible that art has become something that few people can fully enjoy. Fractional ownership of art, by giving everyone the possibility to co-own art, has the power to greatly change this. Suddenly,  art becomes an asset available to everyone and, by being more accessible, it starts to attract way more people.

【1】Which of the following is a kind of fractional ownership?

A．A wealthy businessman owns a private ship.

B．A museum event is attended by 1000 art lovers.

C．Galleries and artists sold one artwork to one person.

D．10 friends bought a house priced at S10,000 together.

【2】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The potential market for artworks.

B．The source of capital for investment.

C．The benefit of fractional ownership.

D．The development of fractional ownership.

【3】What might the author agree to?

A．Art contributes greatly to social economy.

B．Co-ownership of art benefits the general public.

C．Only wealthy people could afford expensive artworks.

D．Fractional ownership is a way to invest without risk.

22、Every day, there are 25, 000 flights in America. Accidents are so rare that flying is much safer than car travel. But that doesn’t stop many people from panic when they are moving at 500 miles per hour, 33, 000 feet above the ground. Not being at the controls makes us feel a bit helpless. When the negative thoughts begin to swirl (打旋), even in a very safe place, we will suddenly feel panic.

That’s what happened recently to a woman flying on a commercial airline. Many of us can go along doing ordinary things and suddenly be overcome with fear. The physical symptoms are real, and it requires a calming force to steady our emotions. In panic mode, every sound and movement feels like a threat. The passengers responded accordingly, jumping at every sound and the slightest turbulence (骚乱).

Floyd Dean - Shannon noticed a woman’s distress. As a flight attendant, he has plenty to do during a flight. But he stopped and spoke comfortingly to the woman. Floyd calmly explained what the noise was and that it was normal. As the woman began to calm down a bit, Floyd sat down in the aisle beside her and held her hand. He told her she was safe. He made her feel safe. He sat with her through the entire flight. At one point, Floyd learned it was another passenger’s birthday, so he led the plane in a song to celebrate — another way of making the woman feel safe by distracting her from her fears. He stayed by the woman’s side until it was time to land.

We all have friends who become distressed, who over worry, who may struggle with some difficulties that keep them from enjoying life. Like Floyd, we can be open enough to see, and to be there. We don’t have to be professional counselors; we just need to be friends.

【1】Why do some people feel fearful when on a flight?

A．They have a negative memory.

B．There are 25,000 flights at the same time.

C．There are more plane accidents than car accidents.

D．The speed and height make them feel helpless.

【2】What does the underlined word “distress” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Anger.

B．Worry.

C．Surprise.

D．Sorrow.

【3】Which of the following words best describe Floyd?

A．Brave and sympathetic.

B．Ambitious and determined.

C．Patient and considerate.

D．Sensitive and modest.

【4】What is the most suitable title for the text?

A．Overcoming fear sometimes requires a patient friend

B．Why do we suddenly feel scared when flying

C．How should we deal with the sudden fear

D．Airline travel is much safer than car travel in America

23、Professor Devi Sridhar will discuss Preventable, her definitive account of the Covid-19 pandemic (疫情) and how it changed the world.

As a professor and chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Sridhar rose to fame during the pandemic for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power.

Her wide-ranging new book looks at the medical, political and economic effects of the public health crisis. Exposing the realities of those affected by the pandemic, from the passengers marooned (受困) on the Diamond Princess cruise ship to tired healthcare workers, she reveals the deep seated economic and social inequalities that have influenced the outcomes of the pandemic

Sridhar will join BBC science correspondent Nicola Davis to explore what we have learned from Covid-19, and to put forward a vision for how we can better protect ourselves against another health crisis in the years to come. She will also be answering your questions in his live streamed event.

●Wednesday 25 May 2022 8pm - 9pm

£7 plus £0.92 booking fee

If you live in the United Kingdom, you can purchase a ticket with a copy of Preventable (£ 20) at checkout for a special combined price of £22.

This ticket will give you access to the live streamed event and the on-demand recording which will be available in the days following. A link to the recording will be sent to all ticket holders.

【1】What does Preventable focus on?

A．How a pandemic changed the world.

B．How Professor Sridhar rose to fame.

C．How inequalities could be better erased.

D．How humans can avoid future health crises.

【2】What’s the price of a booked ticket?

A．£7.

B．£7.92.

C．£22.

D．£27.92.

【3】What is this text?

A．A book review.

B．An introduction to a writer.

C．An advertisement for a live streamed event.

D．A guide for an on-demand recording viewers.

24、   Scientists say they've developed a system using machine learning to predict when and where lighting will strike. The research was led by engineers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland.

European researchers have estimated that between 6,000 and 24,000 people are killed by lightning worldwide each year. The strikes can also cause power outages, destroy property, damage electrical equipment and start forest fires. For these reasons, climate scientists have long sought to develop methods to predict and control lightning. In the United States and other places, ground-based sensing devices are used to identify strikes as they happen. But, no system has been created to effectively predict lightning.

The system tested in the experiments used a combination of data from weather stations and machine learning methods. The researchers developed a prediction model that was trained to recognize weather conditions that were likely to cause lightning.

The model was created with data collected over a 12-year period from 12 Swiss weather stations in cities and mountain areas. The data related to four main surface conditions: air pressure, air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed.

The atmospheric data was placed into a machine learning algorithm（算法）, which compared it to records of lightning strikes. Researchers say the algorithm was then able to learn the conditions under which lightning happens.

Amirhossein Mostajabi is a PhD student at the institute who led the development of the method. He said, “current systems for gathering such data are slow and complex and require costly collection equipment like radar or satellites.”

“Our method uses data that can be obtained from any weather station,” Mostajabi said. “This will improve data collection in very remote areas not covered by radar and satellite or in places where communication systems have been cut,” be added.

The researchers plan to keep developing the technology in partnership with a European effort that aims to create a lightning protection system. The effort is called the European Laser Lightning Rod project.

【1】Why have climate scientists tried to predict and control lighting?

A.To collect relative data.

B.To reduce the destruction lightning has been causing.

C.To create a scientific system.

D.To do research in relation to machine learning.

【2】The four mentioned surface conditions include all the following EXCEPT ________.

A.air pollution B.wind speed

C.relative humidity D.air temperature

【3】What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A.lighting. B.the system being tested.

C.the atmospheric data. D.the machine learning algorithm.

【4】What can we learn about Mostajabi from the passage?

A.He developed the method and the system himself.

B.He thinks the current systems are too slow and simple.

C.He is a professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

D.He believes their system does much better in data collection.

25、It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be______, but in vain. My panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the______of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was______inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your______ ! We are going on a journey."

____ , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly ______ , put it in the machine and played it.

Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and ______. When the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were ______ . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their ______slowly so that we could share our musical journey.

At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to ______ . The music allow me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the _____ and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that ______in the classroom could have.

【1】A. glad   B. safe   C. kind   D. quiet

【2】A. end   B. aim   C. rule   D. plan

【3】A. guessing   B. shaking   C. responding   D. laughing

【4】A. eyes   B. mouths   C. books   D. doors

【5】A. Punctually   B. Importantly   C. Amazingly   D. Obviously

【6】A. passed one on   B. gave one back   C. turned one in   D. took one out

【7】A. slept   B. nodded   C. waited   D. continued

【8】A. talking   B. singing   C. dancing   D. listening

【9】A. legs   B. heads   C. arms   D. shoulders

【10】A. teach   B. imagine   C. play   D. understand

【11】A. unprepared   B. unspoken   C. unknown   D. unforgotten

【12】A. games   B. music   C. tears   D. knowledge

26、假定你是李华，曾交换去英国学习，现已回国三个月。你想念在英国的老师Mrs. Smith，请根据以下要点给她写一份封信：

1. 感谢他曾经对你的帮助；

2. 介绍自己现在的学习情况；

3. 邀请他端午节来中国感受中国文化。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mrs. Smith,

I'm writing to

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Yours,

Li Hua