大连2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、Of all the difficulties, how to protect the delicate ecosystem was ______.

A．to our great surprise

B．under a massive threat

C．in great disappointment

D．among the top concerns

2、Old ________ Professor Sinistra is, she often works diligently with us from morning till night.

A．although

B．even though

C．as if

D．as

3、She felt   about wearing the improper garment at the party.

A.embarrassing  B.embarrass

C.to embarrass   D.embarrassed

4、Technology makes________possible that millions more people have been able to experience a digital version of the world-famous painting.

A．it

B．this

C．that

D．one

5、It will be many years ______ the doctors and medical scientists can find _____ for cancer.

A.since; cures B.when; treatments

C.before; cures D.until; treaments

6、His casual clothes were not______for such a formal occasion.

A. ready B. accurate  C. appropriate  D. special

7、It seems to be a coincidence that TFBOYS _____, but the reality is that most of us choose to skip the hardship they went through and the efforts they paid.

A．took over

B．took off

C．took up

D．took in

8、—Does my son listen to the teacher attentively in class?

—Rarely, believe it or not, ________ him behave well in class.

A. did I see   B. I saw

C. I have seen   D. have I seen

9、Jane has made _________ progress in Chinese with the teacher’s help and her own hard work.

A.disheartened B.remarkable C.abstract D.primeval

10、It was the first time that the children_________ such a big watermelon.

A．saw

B．had seen

C．to see

D．seeing

11、Tom was so wild about computer games that he would stay online for ten hours ________ a day.

A. in the end   B. in particular

C. on end   D. on purpose

12、The number of traffic accidents that _____ in developing countries _________ increasing.

A. happen; is B. happen ; is

C. happens; are     D. happen; are

13、Carrying     a light load on your bicycle makes it more difficult to control.

A. more than   B. not more than

C. less than   D. no more than

14、I think my friend Joanne deserves ________ the first prize because she is always the best.

A．winning

B．being won

C．to be won

D．to win

15、I hate _______ when people talk with their mouths full.

A．it

B．that

C．these

D．them

16、It was not________ the man took off his sunglasses________ I realized he was the football star Messi.

A．after; when

B．until; when

C．until; that

D．after; that

17、—Mr. Scott has received the invitation to his ex-girlfriend’s wedding ceremony this weekend. Will he attend it?

—No, he has finally decided _____.

A. not B. not to

C. not to go D. not to go to

18、Yesterday I went to see him, _________ that he had gone abroad two days before.

A. only to learn   B. to learn only

C. only learned  D. only learning

19、—The Spring Festival is drawing near. I am considering traveling in a small town, especially ___________with an ocean view.

—I agree with you; I would appreciate it if you could take me there.

A. it   B. one

C. that   D. this

20、—Don’t worry, Dad. The doctor said it was only the flu.

— ! I will tell your mum there is nothing serious.

A．What a relief

B．Congratulations

C．How surprising

D．I don’t care

21、You have scolded her for her failure. After all, she had tried her best.

A．must

B．should

C．mustn’t

D．shouldn’t

22、The door opened and _______ an old lady _______ an expensive fur coat.

A.came in; in B.in came; in C.came in; on D.in came; on

23、Drunk driving, causing great damage ________ a high rate in traffic accident, is a major concern, ________ we each should pay special attention to.

A．in; that

B．in; which

C．at; one

D．at; that

24、We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ________.

A. fact   B. reality

C. practice   D. deed

25、Important _______ having an ambition is, it must be channeled in the right direction. Otherwise, it would ruin ourselves and others.

A. though   B. if

C. when   D. while

26、It's true that many dads in the wild aren't interested in parenting, but there are some that work pretty hard to give their little ones a good start. Maybe one of these dads will make you remember your own dad!

The male giant water bug doesn’t seem to mind a heavy load on his back for his kids. The female puts about 100 to 150 eggs on the back of the male, and then she leaves. Once the female is gone, the male has to look after the eggs. It usually takes one to two weeks for the eggs to hatch. The father giant water bug jumps around to make sure the growing eggs get enough air and water. All this time he can't fly because of the weight of the eggs growing rapidly on his back.

Now let's turn to the male stickleback fish. When the mother leaves after laying her eggs, the father tends his young. If the young fish go too far away, their father helps with their safe return by carrying them back in his mouth. The male stickleback looks after all his young — as many as 100 — until they can live on their own.

A similar example can be found in emperor penguins living in cold areas. The male emperor penguin goes without food while looking after his egg until it hatches. For about 62 to 67 days, the egg stays on top of the father's feet, in very cold temperatures that drop down to -39° C. As a result, the father may lose nearly 50 percent of his body weight while waiting for his baby penguin to be born!

【1】 What do we know about the giant water bug?

A. It is unable to fly.

B. The eggs grow on the father's back.

C. The male must keep still to hatch the eggs. 

D. The female looks after her eggs together with the male.

【2】 During the hatching period, the male emperor penguin _______________.

A. is unable to eat

B. is fed by the female

C. tries to lose some weight

D. can't stand the cold weather

【3】What is the best title for the text?

A. Mr. Moms in the Wild

B. Animals Do Have Feelings

C. Nature Loves Us like Our Dad 

D. Childbirth in the Animal Kingdom

27、Cellphones and Friends

Have you ever spent time with friends who ignored you because they were busy on their cellphones? Do you ever feel that your friends are distracted by their cellphones to the point of not hearing what you say in person? Or are you the one who pays more attention to a text conversation than a face-to-face interaction? The act of chatting on cellphones and ignoring friends is now called “phubbing”. Having your cellphone with you is necessary, because you need to deal with possible emergencies. 【1】 Here are some suggestions.

Put your cellphone on silent when you are with friends. 【2】 If you’re worried about missing an important message, you can set your cellphone to vibrate mode and check it momentarily before giving the person you are with your full attention.

Be considerate. Isn’t it annoying if your close friend constantly checks the cellphone and ignores your heartfelt words? You don’t want to feel like someone who isn’t physically there is more important than you, and neither do others. 【3】

【4】 This allows you to better digest your food. Also, engaging in face-to-face conversations with your loved ones will make the dining experience a lot more pleasant.

Don’t use your cellphone at a wedding. 【5】 You’ re invited because they want you to witness the precious moment in their lives, so respect them by being present physically, mentally, and emotionally.

A．Speak slowly and clearly.

B．Put your cellphone aside while eating.

C．Therefore, treat others as you prefer to be treated.

D．After all, you never know when there might be an emergency.

E．Make sure you give your undivided attention to the bride and groom.

F．This makes you stay entirely focused on the face-to- face interactions.

G．However, it’s also important to have proper manners on a social occasion.

28、   When the German psychologist Kurt Lewin moved to the U.S., he found his new home a little puzzling, especially when it came to friendships. “Compared with Germans, Americans seem to make quicker progress toward friendly relations early in the acquaintance process and with many more persons,” he wrote. “Yet this development often stops at a certain point and the quickly acquired friends will, after years of close relations, say goodbye as easily as after a few weeks of acquaintance.”

Lewin thought that this idea of friends as fast fashion might be encouraged by the United States’s high level of residential mobility (居住流动性).

Gillath and Keefer did studies where people took questionnaires about their willingness to  things and their history of moving from place to place. They found that people who’d moved around a lot were more willing to get rid of objects, and being willing to get rid of things was connected with being willing to cut social ties.

Moving is a big life change, and not only with regard to place. The social circles they have easy access to are also likely to change. This isn’t to suggest that people view their friends as objects. “Moving also requires making choices about which relationships are worth keeping and which are not, which ties could be replaced and which ties should be kept,” Gillath and Keefer write.

Perhaps this tendency to keep friendships from getting too deep comes not only from an easy-come, easy-go attitude due to mobility, but also the knowledge of how hard it is to leave people. As John Reisman puts it, “Within a changing society, people could, by keeping their friendships at an associative level, protect themselves from the sadness and self-blame that can be brought about when they have to cut close relationships.”

【1】What puzzled Kurt after he came to America?

A.Americans were friendly to Germans.

B.Americans easily won emotional friends.

C.Americans were likely to end friendships easily.

D.Americans considered it fashion to make friends.

【2】What does the underlined word “discard” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Throw away B.Put away C.Take over D.Break down

【3】Gillath and Keefer proved that moving is a chance to _____.

A.keep one’s former social circles

B.judge one’s friendship with others

C.choose the objects from old friends

D.test one’s long-distance relationships

【4】Why do Americans let friendships go willingly according to Reisman?

A.To be ashamed of living in a changing society.

B.To feel less guilty of moving away all the time.

C.To keep themselves from being hurt by friends.

D.To reduce the pain of ending deep friendships.

29、   Technology use seems to be the new wave of addiction hitting people of all ages. Its extreme use can be compared to the use of drugs, which is called Plug-in Heroin.

The next time you’re in a crowded public place, look at the people around you. It’s hard to find someone who isn’t glued to the tiny screen, fingers moving at lightning speeds, texting their friends, emailing co-workers or listening to music. It may seem ridiculous that someone is that addicted to such a small object. I’ve seen people who seem to be at their wits’ end (不知所措) if their phone or iPad has been taken away, lost or left at home.

Some people may ask, “What’s wrong with technology use? It’s a way for people to communicate.” While this is true, the overuse of technology isn’t always appropriate in certain settings. Schools are becoming stricter about the use of cell phones, iPads and other electronics in classrooms. Various workplaces have signs hanging on their walls warning employees that“Cell phone use is not permitted ”or “Cell phones are forbidden.”

Electronics may be a way for people to communicate and stay in touch with each other, but the disadvantages may outweigh the benefits. People are losing the ability to hold face-to-face conversations with others. However, it’s hard to avoid electronics in this day and age because almost everything is turning into an electronic format. Books, originally meant for paper design, are now being transferred (转存) to electronic forms. Photo albums, and even yearbooks, can now be viewed via the internet. With this growing trend, future generations are bound to become even more addicted to technology.

Is there a cure for electronic addiction? Simply turning electronics off for an hour or two a day may help to an extent, but it will not completely rid electronic addiction. There only seems to be one cure left, and it may be the hardest: self control.

【1】What is Plug-in Heroin?

A．The growing popularity of electronics.

B．The serious consequences of technology use.

C．The unreasonable dependence on electronics.

D．The future possibility of technology development.

【2】The second paragraph is intended to ________.

A．show people’s addiction to electronics

B．persuade people to quit electronics

C．prove electronics are harmful to people

D．tell people it is ridiculous to use electronics

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．Cell phones can be used in all kinds of work situations.

B．Overuse of electronic products should be limited.

C．Cell phones and iPads can be freely applied in schools.

D．There’s nothing wrong with using technology, because it's the only way people communicate.

【4】Why is it difficult to avoid electronics nowadays?

A．Fewer choices are left for communication.

B．The design of paper books is less interesting.

C．It is a must to use electronics to keep in touch.

D．Too many things are available in electronic forms.

【5】In the author's opinion, what is the best way to cure electronic addiction?

A．Turn off the electronics for an hour or two.

B．Be stricter about the use of cell phones, iPads and other electronics in classrooms.

C．Learn to control yourself.

D．Cell phones are forbidden in the workplaces.

30、It was a dark night. Thick ________ had made me sure that there was no star light or moonlight to greet me as I walked out. ________ , I kept the porch (门廊) light off because I didn’t want to be ________ by small insects on this sticky summer evening. I stood there for while letting my eyes get used to the ________ of light it was then, though, that I saw one flash of light at the far end of the grassland was ________ by another and then another I smiled. I ________ them at once as my firefly (萤火虫) buddies who always appeared at this time of the year.

I got so much ________ watching them first as a child and then as an adult. They never became ________ and they always filled me with delight. I never ________ them and put them in a jar as some kids did because I was afraid I might hurt these ________ of light. Their time on this earth was so ________ that I tried to enjoy them each night they were here. It always ________ me when they disappeared in the fall and it always made my heart sing when they ________ again the next summer.

I enjoy these little fireflies much because we are ________ to them. In lots of ways, our time here is brief too, but we still do our best to give out light and knowing that others will be shining long after we are gone is a(n)________ to us. Let’s share our light and love while we are here then.

【1】

A．smoke

B．dust

C．clouds

D．leaves

【2】

A．Thus

B．Still

C．Instead

D．Indeed

【3】

A．defeated

B．abandoned

C．beaten

D．bitten

【4】

A．shine

B．lack

C．speed

D．level

【5】

A．followed

B．covered

C．controlled

D．obtained

【6】

A．considered

B．described

C．recognized

D．accepted

【7】

A．joy

B．courage

C．affection

D．confidence

【8】

A．moving

B．amazing

C．boring

D．puzzling

【9】

A．hid

B．caught

C．tricked

D．frightened

【10】

A．readers

B．gatherers

C．supporters

D．messengers

【11】

A．free

B．easy

C．long

D．limited

【12】

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．saddened

D．scared

【13】

A．came back

B．set off

C．dashed out

D．showed up

【14】

A．familiar

B．similar

C．cruel

D．blind

【15】

A．comfort

B．award

C．manor

D．success

31、课文填空

Yuan Longping, known 【1】 the “father of hybrid rice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. Yet, he 【2】 himself a farmer because he continually works the 【3】 in his research. Indeed, his slim but【4】 body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has 【5】 his life.

Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However, 【6】 concerned him most was that farmers often had poor 【7】 and sometimes even had a serious 【8】 of food to eat. To 【9】 this crisis, he chose to study agriculture and received an 【10】 at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.

32、最近，你班即将举行以“Life in the future”为主题的英语讨论。请根据医学，能源，旅行，日常生活等几个方面，谈谈你心目中未来的生活。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。