北海2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、The performance ________ dance, music and mime was well received by the audience.

A．consisted of

B．composed

C．consisting of

D．composing

2、Don’t worry. You had excellent performances and are   to be admitted to the company.

A. willing B. ready

C. lucky D. bound

3、His efforts to raise money for his project were ________ because no one would take a cent out of their pockets.

A．in particular

B．in person

C．for good

D．in vain

4、The President is really ________ of the good working environment that Chairman Helms has created on foreign policy issues.

A．applied

B．appropriate

C．appealing

D．appreciative

5、Effective measures have been taken to prevent _______pollution.

A. exhausted gas B. exhausting gas

C. exhaust gas   D. exhaustion gas

6、If we can have one more month to prepare, it means that there will be more ______.

A．flexibility

B．frustration

C．fertilizer

D．flame

7、Which of the following sentences is NOT correct?

A．It wasn’t my intention to exclude her from the list—just forgot her.

B．It was not my intention that she should suffer.

C．I’ve no intention to change my plans just to fit in with his.

D．He left England with the intention of travelling in Africa.

8、Two explosions hit Zaventem airport at about 07:00 GMT, Mar 22nd, with 11 people _______killed.

A. reporting   B. to report  C. reported D. having reported

9、______the damage is done, it will take many years for the farmland to recover.

A．Until

B．Unless

C．Once

D．Although

10、—How many birds can you see in the trees?

—I can see ______ birds there.

A．hundreds of

B．five hundreds

C．hundred of

D．five hundreds of

11、They finished their work earlier than ______.

A. expected B. expecting

C. to be expected   D. being expected

12、Her parents’ quarreling with each other ____________led to her family’s breaking up.

A. strictly   B. hardly   C. constantly D. occasionally

13、Few people can ________ why a pretty-looking woman like her would fall in love with an old and ugly man like him.

A. held up   B. subscribe to

C. went for   D. make out

14、I don’t want to join in the ____________argument about where to go camping at the weekend-----the weather forecast predicts there will be a rainstorm then.

A. sensitive   B. sensible

C. senseless   D. nonsense

15、_________ in the burning building with the fierce fire totally _________, people hung on the windows, signing for help.

A. Trapped; wandering down   B. Sticking; wandering down

C. Sticking; out of control   D. Trapped; out of control

16、The managing director of this department took the ________ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

A．guilt

B．response

C．blame

D．conservation

17、From what she has done we can predict that she is _____enough to make up her own decision and behave in a proper way.

A．positive

B．severe

C．mature

D．admirable

18、Our team lost. We have tried our best and it was a good game, .

A.hence B.therefore C.then D.though

19、Only when all of us join efforts to ________ pollution at all levels can we expect to have a better environment.

A．evaluate

B．eliminate

C．encounter

D．perpetuate

20、This is the house ______ they lived 5 years ago.

A. which   B. where C.what D. that

21、Follow these tips, and your time     doing research on the Internet     much more worthwhile.

A. being spent; will be   B. spent; will be

C. spent; is   D. having spent; has been

22、________a lot of hard work and a touch of luck play a part, perseverance is the key to success.

A．When

B．While

C．Unless

D．Where

23、________ breaks the law should be punished.

A．Whoever

B．No matter who

C．Whomever

D．No matter whom

24、Scientists have suggested a solution to cutting down greenhouse effect: planting an area ________ the US with trees, which, when mature, would consume as much carbon dioxide as is being released.

A.of the size of B.the size of C.as the same size as D.the same size of

25、______ in 1931, the Empire State Building, the highest skyscraper until 1954, inspired the imagination of the world.

A．Completing

B．To complete

C．To be completed

D．Completed

26、Duolingo

Over 70 million people have registered with Duolingo, a free and incredibly well-designed language learning app. Though not a replacement for proper language tuition, the app is a fun way to get the basics, or to keep yourself fresh on grammar and vocabulary, before a trip abroad. Just like a computer game, the app guides you through levels that you need to complete before advancing, and you gain experience points along the way.

* Free, iOS and Android, duolingo.com

XE Currency（货币）

XE is the go-to site for currency conversions on the web, so it’s no surprise that its app is so popular: with over 20 million downloads since launch. It has lots of business-oriented features, such as rates for previous metals and historic charts, but for the traveler it is most useful for the simple fact that it’s able to convert every world currency. It also functions offline by saving the latest updated rates.

* Free, iOS and Android, xe.com

App in the Air

App in the Air is a smart, straightforward, flight tracking app that has the best coverage of airlines and airports. It will keep you updated about flight status even if you don’t have internet coverage and help you manage your time at the airport, breaking down each flight into four stages: check in, boarding, takeoff and landing time.

* Free, iOS and Android, appintheair.mobi

Wolfram Sun Exposure

There are a few apps out there that help you manage your time in the sun safely, but this one offers the most detailed information to keep you informed. You enter your skin type and it calculates how long you can spend sunning yourself before getting burned, based on the time of day, where you are and the strength of sun cream you’re wearing. It also provides UV forecasts for your location.

* £0.79, iOS

【1】If you want to know the information about the change rate of money, you can turn to for help.

A．Wolfram.

B．App in the Air.

C．XE Currency.

D．Duolingo.

【2】About these apps, which of the following is TRUE?

A．All of these four can be used in the same system.

B．Duolingo is an unbelievable gaming app where you gain experience points along the way.

C．You can learn the latest news about the flights with limited connectivity in App in the Air.

D．Your time in the sun safely is influenced by the brand of sun cream you’re applying.

【3】The passage is intended for .

A．teenagers.

B．travelers.

C．businessmen.

D．guides.

27、Lunch is a part of Chinese culture. When I'm back home in England, I often miss Chinese lunch.

At home, at work, at school, English lunchtime is far from a formal meal of the day. It seems that we can't wait to finish lunch as quickly as possible. People working in the office take out packed sandwiches that are not delicious. Work canteens(餐厅) are crowded with people too busy to eat, rushing to the checkout(收银台) with something in hand so that they can quickly eat up on the way to another meeting. A lot of work in England leaves little time to have our meals and enjoy them. Perhaps this is why so many of us hold such unhealthy relationships with food.

The way we plan our days in England shows we don't care about mealtimes. Meetings, lectures, interviews and so on are all planned from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m. In Beijing lunch often starts from 11:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. And owners of many shops gather in small groups to share a meal, which is hardly seen in England. I have never experienced such a culture where finding time to eat is so important.

In China, food is shared and the time is enjoyed as a moment of get-together in busy days. This is a value and practice we should hold in our lives in England. In China food is not only a necessity(必需品), but also a time for get-together with friends and family, and I love it.

【1】Why can't most English people enjoy their lunch?

A．They think British food is terrible.

B．They are anxious to go shopping.

C．They are too busy with work.

D．They have much housework.

【2】Which does the author like most about Chinese lunch?

A．Its atmosphere

B．Its taste

C．Its price

D．Its kinds

【3】What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．English people don't take mealtimes seriously.

B．English lunchtime lasts one and a half hours.

C．English people never experience Chinese culture.

D．English people like to get together in groups.

【4】What is mainly talked about in the text?

A．The best way to experience Chinese lunch.

B．Lunch differences between China and England.

C．Suggestions of enjoying English culture.

D．The stressful lifestyles of English people.

28、Chinese people read less than eight books last year, including both print and e-books, but the average(平均) time spent on mobile reading has for the first time exceeded one hour per day, showed statistics(数据） published by Chinese Academy of Press and Publication on Monday.

This is the academy’s 13th report regarding Chinese people’s reading habits in 17 years. The survey looked at the reading habits of both adults and children from 0 – 80, placing them in four different age groups, across 29 provinces in China.

The number of print books the average person read last year was 4.58, which basically remained the same level as that in 2014. The figure is rather low compared with other countries, with France being 12, South Korea being 11, Japan being 9 and the US being about seven, according to a report by Xinhua last year.

However, in contrast to the tiny increase in books being read last year, people’s interest in mobile reading has seen a rise. The average time Chinese people spent reading on their cellphones is 62.21 minutes, which nearly doubles the previous year’s average time of 33.82 minutes.

And more people are reading via their WeChat app as well. The most popular social networking phone app in China has also been providing public account services, which allow people to read comparatively long articles using the app. In 2015, 51.9% Chinese adults had used WeChat to read, a 17.5% increase on 2014.

But does that mean e-reading is replacing traditional reading in China? 

Wei Yushan, president of the Academy of Press and Publication told People’s Daily that it doesn’t seem likely to him. “Having gone through a rapid development between 2011 and 2013, e-books are seeing a slowdown in their sales. Taking the US as an example, the sales growth of e-books has fallen behind that of print books in the past year.” In China, nearly 60% of people still prefer traditional reading to e-reading.

【1】What does the underlined word “exceeded” in paragraph 1 mean?

A. rejected

B. designed

C. outnumbered

D. explained

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

A. The time spent on e-reading is more than that on traditional reading.

B. Extra services have been provided to allow people to read short articles.

C. Compared with Chinese readers, the number of Americans is larger.

D. An increase in the interest of mobile reading has been seen.

【3】How does the writer develop the text?

A. By giving explanations.

B. By analyzing reasons.

C. By listing figures(数据）.

D. By comparing books.

【4】What does the last paragraph talk about?

A. All Chinese people like print books better.

B. Print books still gain popularity of readers.

C. The Sales of E-books have been improved.

D. Wei Yushan isn’t willing to give up e-reading.

29、Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity (名人) chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University.

The effect of the celebrity role models, who have given cooking a more manly picture, has combined with a more general drive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.

According to the research by Prof. Jonatahn Gershuny, who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford, men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking, up from just 12 minutes a day in 1961.

Prof. Gershuny said, “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”

Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spend just one hour and seven minutes—a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.

Some experts have named these men in aprons as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay, Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.

“I was married in 1974. When my father came to visit me a few weeks later, I was wearing an apron when I opened the door. He laughed,” said Prof. Gershuny. “That would never happen now.”

Two-thirds of adults say that they come together to share at least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table—with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eat—as I did when I was a child—at least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different format.”

【1】What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?

A. The improvement of cooks’ status.

B. The influence of popular female chefs.

C. The change of female’s view on cooking.

D. The development of sexual equality campaign.

【2】What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking?

A. Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.

B. Women spend much less time on cooking than before.

C. It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women.

D. There is a sharp decline in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961.

【3】How did Prof. Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage?

A. It has become a thing of the past.

B. It is very different from what it used to be.

C. It shouldn’t be advocated in modern times.

D. It is beneficial to the stability of the family.

【4】Which is the best title for the passage?

A. The Changes of Family Meals

B. Equality between Men and Women

C. Cooking into a New Trend for Men

D. Cooking—a Thing of the Past for Women

30、I’m standing on Rio’s beach, one of the most famous ________ of sand. In this lively, multicultural country, the beach is not just a place, it’s a state of mind — a way of thinking and living.

Every Brazilian has his or her own ideas of the perfect beach, ________ to tell you where to find it. I’m happy to take their advice but my ultimate goal is to find my own dream beach. First, I go to Prainha’s beach ________ by a row of perfect palm trees, moving softly in the ocean breeze. Its beauty is magnificent-its perfect graceful lines are like something in a ________ But for me, it’s somewhat too perfect. I am searching for something a bit ________.

I continue my search heading north to a legendary beach: Jeri. As an international destination, it attracts visitors from Tokyo to Toronto. Luckily, Jeri hasn’t been ________ by tourists mostly because of its isolated (偏远的) location—at least five hours from any airport. I take a beach buggy (沙地车), driving for three hours. The boats lie on their sides while nets ________ to dry on lines between fishermen’s houses. Peaceful and beautiful! How can it possibly get any better? I ________.

My final stop is the islands of Fernando, ________ a few hundred kilometers out in the Atlantic. They once were used as a prison and later by the army. Today, they are a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site, ________ with birds and sea life. The beach there is a perfect ________ of sand, sea, and sky. The water is pale blue and warm, alive with colorful fish, ________, and other marine life, the sand is the color of ________. In the rocks and strong winds that ________ come in from the Atlantic, there is the wilderness I was seeking. Finally. I’ve found the beach of my dreams. I ________ my toes in the sand deeply and imagine I can hold on to this place forever.

【1】

A．stretches

B．piles

C．beds

D．castles

【2】

A．unwilling

B．ambitious

C．eager

D．shy

【3】

A．measured

B．mixed

C．wrapped

D．lined

【4】

A．postcard

B．ship

C．mirror

D．shell

【5】

A．tender

B．wild

C．appealing

D．familiar

【6】

A．visited

B．discovered

C．damaged

D．accepted

【7】

A．turn up

B．fall off

C．break down

D．hang out

【8】

A．stop

B．worry

C．complain

D．wonder

【9】

A．wandering

B．lying

C．disappearing

D．floating

【10】

A．rich

B．dangerous

C．meaningful

D．bored

【11】

A．relation

B．balance

C．exchange

D．field

【12】

A．monkeys

B．turtles

C．sharks

D．pearls

【13】

A．sky

B．water

C．honey

D．stone

【14】

A．eventually

B．surprisingly

C．occasionally

D．curiously

【15】

A．dig

B．warm

C．trap

D．hurt

31、根据汉语提示完成短文

A few days later, Paris was back on the softball team. 【1】(状语从句的省略：尽管还十分虚弱) she said her gratitude towards Taylor knew no bounds. 【2】(独立主格：满心懊悔与愧疚), Paris apologized to her saviour and explained her fear of being stolen the show in the game. “【3】(虚拟语气：我本不该让我的骄傲挡在我们中间), and I sincerely invite you to join in our future: matches!” Taylor smiled. “But I noticed you were scared, too.” Another girl looked to Taylor: “Honestly speaking, I was. But【4】(分词作状语：比起失去你这个队友), my other fears were the least I should worry about.” 【5】(强调句：正是这次事件把两个女孩变成了密交), as they shared not only the memory of that fateful day but also respect for each other as an admirable player in later matches.

32、健康是学习的保障( guarantee)。学生在疫情期间上网课，尤其要注意身体健康。假如你是高一学生会主席李华，请在网络会议上，就如何保持健康，同学们提出至少三点建议。

1. 我们应该养成一个健康的饮食习惯；

2. 常规、有效地锻炼能够对我们的身心有影响；

3. 总之，早睡早起身体好。

注意：(1)词数80左右；(2)开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear classmates,

As we know, health is the guarantee of study.

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Thank you!