胡杨河2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、I don’t know much about the new reform except _______ a sound social security net (社会安全网) should be built.

A.that B.whether C.what D.where

2、_______ the coming talent competition, he has spent all his free time making preparation.

A.Win B.Winning C.Having won D.To win

3、________ her work with his, you’ll find hers much better.

A.Compared B.Compare C.To compare D.Comparing

4、Teenagers should try to be____________ of their parents, doing something on their own.

A.independent B.impressive C.aware D.proud

5、A video, in which Donald Trump's granddaughter ________ ancient Chinese poetry,became popular once again on China’s social media following Trump’s residential victory.

A.was reciting B.recited C.had recited D.has recited

6、Thanks to the good weather, the production of wheat this year will be ______ that of last year.

A. as much double as B. double as much as

C. more double than D. as much as double

7、I suggested to my roommates that we ______ for a picnic, and all of them agreed.

A.had gone B.would do C.go D.went

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

A．adapt

B．appeal

C．attach

D．apply

9、As he waited, a priest climbed to the top of a nearby tower and began his chant; everyone in the market fell to their knees, touched their foreheads to the ground, and__________ the chant. Then, like a colony of worker ants, they dismantled their stalls and left.

A. picked up B. looked forward to

C. aimed at D. took up

10、Waves of red light are about twice as long as   of blue light.

A.that B.these C.those D.it

11、I have rarely had any chance to return to my hometown ______ I was sent to BeiJing ______ the project.

A. since, in the charge of B. after, in the charge of

C. since, in charge of D. after, in charge of

12、Phelps was____________by his mother after his parents divorced when he was young.

A. brought up B. brought in

C. brought out D. brought about

13、This new technology will make a great _______ to the development of Chinese communication industry.

A.comprehension B.contribution C.composition D.conclusion

14、If he had a real talent for painting, a painter he should be; if not, he must take to some other craft, ________he would have the chance of making himself a decent livelihood.

A.where B.which

C.what D.when

15、Look ! There are so many mistakes in your composition . You ____ have paid attention to it.

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

16、_____, he has a lot of knowledge about computer.

A. A child as he is B. As he is a child

C. Child as he is D. Child as is he

17、-- You seem to be in a really good mood.

-- I finished my last test today. ______! Now I'm free.

A．What a pity

B．What a relief

C．I've got it

D．You can't be serious.

18、Vertical farms have the potential to reduce or eliminate the need to create additional farmland, for it is estimated that by the year 2050, the world's population __________ by 30 billion and close to 80% will live in urban areas.

A. will be increasing B. will increase

C. will have increased D. has increased

19、If a shopping mall has chairs________ women can park their men, women will spend more time in it.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．when

20、The notice says, “It’s cheaper by 20% if you book the tickets ________.”

A. in all B. in addition to C. in addition D. in advance

21、The doctor tried to cure him ________his disease but couldn’t find a cure ________ it.

A．for;for

B．for;of

C．of;for

D．of;of

22、let’s go to ______ cinema , which will take your mind off the problem for ______ while.

A. the ,the B. the,  a C. a,   the D. a, a

23、Experts have shared their opinions on how to _____ the changes in the digital age.

A.gain B.escape C.approach D.witness

24、I met Sam ________ at the airport last week. Believe it or not, we hadn’t met each other for ten years.

A．in addition

B．to some extent

C．by accident

D．due to

25、It was a pleasure to learn to dance from Polly, who was a gentle and ______ young lady.

A．brave

B．dishonest

C．forgetful

D．graceful

26、Ever since Zion Williamson was 5 years old, he wanted to be a basketball star. But to get there, he needed a lot of encouragement and coaching along the way, and there was no one that better than his mother, Sharonda Sampson. She coached Zion in every youth basketball league he ever played. Sampson was a collegiate track star and later became a middle school health and physical education teacher.

He has got up at 5:30 a.m. to head to the outdoor court and play basketball since he was 9 years old. Zion's hard work began to pay off when he entered high school, where he became a YouTube hit for his high-flying dunks （灌篮）and powerful moves. But Sampson wanted her son to not only work hard at being great but study how the legends of the game went about their skills.

“When I started playing, my mom said there were three players she wanted me to watch — Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan,” Williamson said. “Even though I wasn't alive when he （Jordan） was doing those things, it just attracted me. Everything he did was just incredible.”

The national spotlight shined on Zion during his one year of collegiate basketball at Duke University, where he was coached by five-time national champion Mike Krzyzewski. The most storied rivalry in the collegiate game is between Duke and North Carolina, where Jordan won a national championship back in the 1980s.

Shortly after his freshman season, Zion declared for the NBA Draft. Sampson was by her son's side when he was chosen by the Pelicans as the top player. “I wouldn't be here without my mom” said Zion with tears streaming down his face after his selection.

Zion was brilliant in the first 19 games of his regular-season NBA career, averaging over 23 points and six rebounds per game, before the coronavirus （冠状病毒）crisis forced the league to shut down. The 19-year-old Zion says he's been staying fit and will be ready to go when the league resumes.

【1】What do we know about Zion from the first two paragraphs?

A．He was trained mainly by his mother.

B．He dreamed of being a basketball star at 9.

C．He was famous for his mother at YouTube.

D．He coached his mother in basketball leagues.

【2】Why did Zion's mother ask him to watch three players?

A．She wanted to make Zion beat them one day.

B．She expected Zion to learn much from them.

C．She required Zion to join their basketball teams.

D．She wished Zion to like the same players as she.

【3】What did Zion mean by “I wouldn't be here without my mom”?

A．He would join the NBA with his mom

B．He would stand beside his mother firmly.

C．His success related to what his mom did.

D．He followed her wherever his mother went.

【4】What is the writer's purpose in writing the text?

A．To encourage people to learn from Zion.

B．To explain why Zion likes playing basketball.

C．To prove Zion has a gift for playing basketball.

D．To introduce an NBA basketball player.

27、   The giraffe is the tallest animal on land. It is one of the best-known species in Africa, known for their very long necks, long legs and the brown and white patterns that cover their bodies.

Craig Hilton-taylor is head of the Red List program. He says there were between 152,000 and 163, 000 giraffes in 1985. But now, the number of them has fallen to about 98 , 000. “It is a huge tragedy and it's been sort of a silent disappearance that we just really haven't detected until now." Fifty years ago, groups of giraffes usually had 20 to 30 animals in them. Now, observers are only seeing six animals in a group. Until now the disappearance of the animals has not been observed closely. They live in such a wide area across Africa.

What is causing this decrease? Hilton-taylor says, “It is due to the effect of people, whether it's people causing loss of habitat for the species, hunting the species for food or harvesting for medicine or for wood. ”

He says pollution and the effects of climate change are just a few of the other problems affecting the species. Some people are moving into protected areas where giraffes and other animals live because of a lack of rain that affects food production. Sometimes the animals are killed for their meat. Also, civil wars in Africa make it more difficult to protect the animals.

Hilton-taylor says giraffes can be helped. “It's not too late, and we can turn things around. ” Some of the ideas that work include community involvement and tourism. Tourism, for example, provides jobs for local people. He also says there needs to be a giraffe action plan put in place to observe and survey the animals across the continent of Africa. Hilton-taylor adds that finding answers to the problems people face, like drought linked to climate change, food shortages and civil unrest, will provide answers for people to help giraffes.

【1】What does the underlined word “detected" mean in the second paragraph?

A.changed B.noticed C.doubted D.confirmed

【2】Which is NOT a possible reason for the decrease of giraffes?

A.Civil wars in Africa. B.Loss of the habitats.

C.Climate change. D.Their wide living space.

【3】How can giraffes be helped according to Hilton-taylor?

A.By attracting more tourists to Africa. B.By stopping the global warming.

C.By learning more about the community. D.By moving local people away.

【4】Which might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A.Giraffes are changing Africa. B.Silent disappearance of giraffes.

C.Tourism and nature protection. D.Wildlife can be saved in future.

28、   For the first time, a causal link has been established between climate(气候) change and the timing of a natural event-the appearance of the common brown butterfly.

Although there have been strong connections between global warming and changes in the timing of events such as animal migration and flowering, it has been hard to show a cause-and-effect link. This is what Michael Kearney and Natalie Briscoe of the University of Melbourne, Australia, have now done.

The researchers compared temperature changes in Melbourne-where the butterfly is common-with recorded observations of the first brown butterfly to be seen in the spring since the 1940s.With each of the past ten years, the butterflies appeared 1.6 days earlier and Melbourne heated by 0.14℃. Overall, the butterfly now appears on average 10.4 days before it did in the 1940s.

The pair are confident in the relationship for two reasons. First, they placed eggs of the butterfly, in special boxes where temperature could be controlled and found that each larval stage had a different response to warmer-than-normal conditions. The egg, which is laid in late summer, and the first larval stage do well at high temperatures, says Kearney. The second to the fifth stages occur in winter and can't survive high temperatures. The knock- on effect is that the larval pupates earlier and the butterfly appears sooner. Second, they made a mathematical model combining these physiological effects of temperature on development with climate data. The model precisely matched the observed changes in butterfly emergence date.

The researchers used several climate models to find out what is likely to have caused the rise in Melbourne's temperature, and ruled out the possibility that natural weather events could account for the warming.

【1】What is the relationship between the rise in temperature and the butterfly appearance?

A.They are linked in a difficult way.

B.They are related in a cause-and-effect way.

C.They have a direct relationship with each other.

D.They have no connection with each other.

【2】Why were the researchers confident about their finding?

A.They had used the most advanced equipment in the world.

B.Their finding got support from the textbooks.

C.The results of their study is based on expert judgement.

D.Their experiment proved their previous guessing.

【3】What does the underlined part "The knock-on effect" in paragraph 4 mean?

A.The effect caused by the thing that happened before.

B.The effect of things that happened at the same time.

C.The effect of one thing causing the other long after.

D.The effect of one thing causing the other quickly.

【4】What can be inferred from the text?

A.The exact reason for Melbourne's temperature rise is very clear.

B.Climate models cannot exactly show climate change in history.

C.The timing of the butterfly appearance will be earlier with increased warming.

D.The rise in temperature decides the possibility of natural weather events.

29、   Performance anxiety is emotional stress caused by concerns about performing for other people. 【1】 . Glenn  Gould,  a  talented  pianist,  chose  to  stop  performing  in  public because of his performance anxiety, and singers Renee Fleming and Barbara Streisand have both experienced performance anxiety.

To find solutions to overcoming performance anxiety, it’s necessary to find the causes of it. 【2】. For young children, it is often caused by fear of the unknown or worries about being laughed at by classmates. For adults, fear of letting people down or concerns about trying something new in front of a crowd can be terrifying.

There are a number of skills available to manage performance anxiety. Psychotherapy (心理疗法) measures for performance anxiety are effective. Performers are sometimes told to do things like imagining audience members are porch lights. 【3】.

Medications can also treat performance anxiety. 【4】, a doctor may consider drugs are needed. Anti-anxiety drugs, adjusted by doctors, can work just right for the patients.

【5】. Many musicians with performance anxiety rely on fellow members of the band to help them calm down, for example. If family or friends present, performers can settle into the performance more quickly.

A.If the performance anxiety is severe enough

B.The causes of performance anxiety can be complex

C.Sometimes anxiety does not arise until late in someone’s career

D.In fact, a number of very famous people have a history of stage fright

E.In most cases, the audience fails to notice a mistake unless you point it out

F.Support from family, friends or fellow performers can also be helpful

G.Making the audience seem less frightening can help the performer focus

30、   I have lived in Keelung for over twenty years. Before 20, I had not traveled abroad. The _____ places I had visited were scenic spots in my hometown. I was always told to come back home right away after school. My two schools were very _____; it took less than fifteen minutes to arrive at the schools from home.

_____ I was a junior-high-school student, after a final exam, a few classmates _____ me to visit Taipei. Needless to say, I was full of _____ and asked Mother for _____ to join this hike. But to my _____, my mother refused my request because she was worried about my _____. In spite of(尽管) the fact, I tried to ____ her, telling her about our destinations and my classmates’ _____ experiences of visiting Taipei, but she just said, “Unless parents _____ you, you can’t go.” I did my best to _____ her but it was all in vain. I faced a dilemma. On the one hand, I knew that Mother’s firm disagreement was because my brother was injured in an accident when he was traveling. To be a considerate son, should I _____ my desire? On the other hand, I didn’t want to _____ a valuable opportunity to grow up and to be _____. Filled with sadness and anger, I _____ a cold war with Mother. I neither talked with her nor did I go out of my room. Two days later, my mother not only _____ my classmates about the visit but also called their parents to _____ safety problem. Through a number of phone calls, finally she agreed. Before I left, _____, she once again talked about her concern. I listened carefully and patiently and gave her a thankful embrace because I knew that was the way my mother’s _____ went.

【1】A. richest B. farthest C. best D. largest

【2】A. steep B. near C. dangerous D. boring

【3】A. Though B. After C. Since D. When

【4】A. invited B. promised C. forced D. attracted

【5】A. energy B. hope C. excitement D. surprise

【6】A. help B. advice C. money D. permission

【7】A. puzzle B. hesitation C. regret D. disappointment

【8】A. study B. health C. safety D. age

【9】A. convince B. trust C. overcome D. control

【10】A. necessary B. enough C. steady D. creative

【11】A. accompany B. reject C. participate D. declare

【12】A. remove B. encourage C. persuade D. inspire

【13】A. give away B. give off C. give out D. give up

【14】A. miss B. avoid C. ignore D. abolish

【15】A. independent B. smart C. separate D. sensitive

【16】A. started B. gathered C. picked D. ended

【17】A. motivated B. reminded C. informed D. consulted

【18】A. discuss B. study C. research D. require

【19】A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. thus

【20】A. fear B. love C. expectation D. appreciation

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.

“Life of Pi” is narrated by an older Pi and takes place in the present as he tells his life story to a writer. Pi begins with how he got his name and how his family owned a zoo, but eventually leads into his family needing to leave India for financial 【1】. The heart of the story lies in Pi as a young man and the time he spent out at sea on a lifeboat with a tiger named Richard Parker, but getting to that point is quite an ordeal（苦难考验）. Pi loses everything and everyone close to him in the blink of an eye and he doesn’t 【2】 on making what feels like an unbreakable bond with a Bengal tiger.

The 【3】 film offers a rather marvelous message about religion as Pi discusses the experimentation with several different religions as a young boy. Even though it seems kind of silly that a boy has 【4】 so many religions at one point in his life, it portrays a/an 【5】 message in a light that doesn’t seem too preachy（说教的）. But the religious aspect is really only a backdrop for being on your own 【6】 to finding who you really are. Feeling so alone for so long and having Pi talk about not being alone and not getting to say goodbye to those he cared about most is one of those things that just hits you really hard.

While witnessing Pi attempt to tame Richard Parker is really 【7】, there are so many unbelievable sights to witness in “Life of Pi”. There’s the whale, the jellyfish, the flying fish, that 【8】 storm, and that seaweed island with all of the meerkats (a kind of monkey). “Life of Pi” never really lets up on being 【9】 breathtaking and amazing from beginning to end.

“Life of Pi” is pleasantly satisfying. With a heartfelt message, beautiful visuals, and stunning camera work. “Life of Pi” is truly a sight to behold and illustrates how 【10】 3D can be to a film that isn’t just a summer hit or blockbuster.

32、假定你是李华，周末计划带交换生Martin到当地儿童福利院（Welfare Center for Children）看望儿童。请你给Martin写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1. 周六上午八点校门口集合，骑共享单车（shared bikes）前往；

2. 简单介绍在福利院的活动内容；

3. 建议准备一份小礼物。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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