海南州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、Fortunately, we have a good GPS map, without ________ we will get lost in the forest.

A．it

B．what

C．that

D．which

2、—I can’t find Mr Smith. Where did you meet him this morning?

—It was in the hotel ________ he stayed.

A．where

B．which

C．the one

D．that

3、---Why did Wei Fen find ______ difficult to learn English?

--- Because he didn’t understand his teacher most of the time.

A. this B. that C. it D. What

4、The historical site opened as a public park three years ago and now it attracts a(n) ________ stream of visitors every day.

A. powerful   B. constant

C. entire   D. gentle

5、As we all know, success lies in hard work while laziness _______failure.

A．turns out

B．leads to

C．results from

D．concentrates on

6、We visited the British Museum in London ______ was built more than a hundred years ago.

A. where   B. when

C. which   D. what

7、---What do you think made Mary upset?

---___________ her new bicycle.

A. As she lost   B. Losing

C. Lost   D. Because of losing

8、The new aircraft carrier, named after Shandong Province in east China, ________ to the people’s liberation Army Navy and placed in active service at the naval port yesterday.

A．delivered

B．has delivered

C．is delivered

D．was delivered

9、She dressed down to visit her poor relatives, ________ offend them by a show of her wealth.

A. in order that he      B. so that she won’t

C. so as not to       D. intending to

10、As you can see, the number of cars on roads____ rising these days.

A.keeps B.keep C.are kept D.keeping

11、Mary stepped aside to the senior citizens on the garden path．

A. make way for   B. make sense of

C. make jokes about   D. make comments on

12、Gun control is a topic ____________ Americans have discussed for a long time.

A. of which        B. with which

C. about which   D. into which

13、The problem was ________ could give him a hand.

A．how

B．why

C．who

D．that

14、—It’s said that shopping online is safe.

—______. You’d better be careful.

A．I agree

B．It depends

C．Take it easy

D．No problem

15、The meeting _____ over, we all left the room.

A．is

B．to be

C．being

D．would be

16、I wonder if the Chinese Football National Team will be able to take part in the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, and ___, I would drink beer with friends for a whole night.

A. or so   B. as if

C. even so   D. if so

17、With us long ______ that talking plants are fantasy, new research has revealed that plants can communicate after all.

A．believe

B．believing

C．believed

D．to believe

18、According to the statistics, The Fate of the Furious（速度与激情）topped $380 million globally one week, making it a _________film.

A. bit   B. heat

C. hit   D. wit

19、   it is going to clear up keeps me wondering.

A. That   B. If   C. Whether D. Which

20、Though I have often heard this song ______, I have never heard you ______ it.

A. being sung; sang   B. sang; singing

C. sung; sing   D. to be sung; to sing

21、The year 1949 ________ the birth of a new country — the People’s Republic of China.

A. happened    B. gave    C. had        D. saw

22、It is in the very village ________Mary was born 35 years ago ________she will build her first school.

A. that；where   B. that；that

C. where；that   D. where；where

23、The girl they had paid much________ out to be a beautiful spy.

A. attention to turning   B. attention to turned

C. attention to whom turned   D. attention to her turned

24、________ will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.

A．At the same time

B．At no time

C．At a time

D．At that time

25、You should be responsible________ what you did.

A．in

B．at

C．for

D．on

26、Many people dream of going into space, but until recently only professional astronauts had that privilege. That all changed in 2022, with successful first missions for several space tourism companies.

First off the runway, in early July, was Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic company. Its spaceship, called VSS Unity, took four passengers and two pilots on a trip to the edge of space, where they experienced weightlessness and saw the Earth from above.

Unity has a fully reusable design--it is carried to a height of 9. 5 miles under a larger “mothership” plane called Eve. It is then released before firing its own rockets to reach its maximum height of 53 miles. As it begins to fall, its wings turn around so that it floats down slowly like a shuttlecock (羽毛球), before levelling out and flying back to land like a normal aeroplane. Virgin Galactic hopes to begin regular flights in 2023.

Less than two weeks later, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s New Shepard rocket made its first flight, launching a space capsule with four passengers to an altitude of 66 miles. Among those on board were Bezos himself and 82-year-old Wally Funk, a pioneering female pilot who trained for NASA’s Mercury programme in the early 1960s but had waited 60 years for her chance to go into space. Funk became the oldest person to fly in space but only held that record until October, when 90-year-old actor William Shatner flew on the second New Shepard launch. Shatner played Captain Kirk in the Star Trek TV series and films.

In September, the Inspiration 4 mission carried four ordinary people into orbit around Earth. The launch was the first private passenger flight for Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, using a Dragon spacecraft that is also used for NASA missions. Designed to raise awareness and funds for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, US, the mission was paid for by billionaire Jared Isaacman. He was joined on the three-day flight by medical researcher Hayley Arceneaux, competition winner Dr Sian Proctor and hospital supporter ChrisSembroski.

【1】What can we know about VSS Unity?

A．It can be used several times.

B．It has started normal flights.

C．It takes off from the ground.

D．It touches down like a shuttlecock.

【2】What does “it” refer to in Paragraph3?

A．Eve.

B．a shuttlecock.

C．an aeroplane.

D．Unity.

【3】Who is the latest person to go into space according to the passage?

A．Hayley Arceneaux.

B．William Shatner.

C．Jeff Bezos.

D．Wally Funk.

【4】Which statement will the author probably agree with?

A．New spacecrafts will weigh increasingly light.

B．Old people are more suitable to have space travel.

C．Ordinary people can go into space in the near future.

D．Space travel missions can meet the demand for hospitals.

27、   Doing crosswords(纵横字谜) is a fun way to kill the time and can also be educational. Difficult crosswords may leave you confused as you have no ideas on how to solve them sometimes. To perform well in this game, you need to have enough knowledge of different fields. If you are unable to do them and you have access to the answers, it is not generally considered cheating to look up an answer or two. However, in some cases, it does not follow the rule.

A crossword should not include someone else's answers, so even a quick look at a fellow student to complete a crossword would not be fair. Generally, you wouldn't have access to the answers.

Additionally, some crossword competitions should not be connected with cheating. Again, in such a situation, you usually won't have access to the answers. Turning to the Internet or referring to(查阅) any books of crosswords for answers is also unfair, since some people will complete the crosswords strictly with their own knowledge.

If you are not in a competitive environment, the check of a word can actually be an opportunity to learn how to become better at crosswords. Through looking up the answers (Although sometimes considered as cheat.), you can memorize whatever facts or word definitions(定义）you must look up. This will help you avoid the need to cheat in the future.

Some argue that cheating on crosswords is always wrong, and you're only cheating yourself if you are looking up the answers. It could be argued instead that cheating on crosswords that are done for fun or enjoyment can actually be an opportunity to benefit yourself because you're learning something new. Just don't forget to mention that you actually did cheat a little. Being honest is of great importance both to you and the other competitors.

It can be helpful to buy books of crosswords that have several different difficulty levels. If you are new to doing crosswords, you might want to put off working on crosswords until you are more confident in your skills.

【1】According to the passage, doing crosswords

A．makes people more likely to cheat

B．is the best way to learn something new

C．improves people's confidence in themselves

D．requires enough knowledge of different aspects

【2】What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph 4?

A．Everyone can become good at crosswords.

B．We shouldn't cheat in crossword competitions.

C．It is important to get much knowledge of crosswords.

D．Cheating on crosswords can become a learning experience sometimes.

【3】The proper attitude towards your "cheating" on crosswords for fun is ________.

A．admitting your cheating honestly

B．choosing the suitable competitors to cheat

C．making up a kind excuse for your cheating

D．trying to avoid letting other competitors know the unfair behavior

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The reasons why some people cheat in crosswords.

B．The best ways to become good at doing crosswords.

C．Whether it is necessary to look up answers for crosswords.

D．It's not always considered cheating to look up answers for crosswords.

28、When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood. When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.

Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and then, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.

I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.

The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.

【1】What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?

A. To save more lives. B. To build a forest.

C. To make a lot of money. D. To study plants.

【2】One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.

A. he often talked to the trees

B. he kicked the trees heavily

C. he never watered the trees

D. he buried the leaves around the roots

【3】What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A. Trees are not as weak as we think.

B. Difficulty is necessary for growth

C. Planting trees is good for the environment.

D. We should listen to others’ advice.

29、Amazing Benefits of Listening to Music

If you love listening to music, you’re good company. 【1】

★Music makes you happier.

When you listen to music, your brain produces a special matter. It biologically (生物学上) causes listeners to feel emotions like happiness, excitement, and joy. So next time you need an emotional increase, listen to your favorite tunes for 15 minutes.

★Music helps you sleep better.

A study showed that students listening to classical music for 45 minutes slept better than students who did nothing. If you’re having trouble sleeping, try listening to a little Bach or Mozart before bedtime.

★Music helps you eat less.

【2】 If you’re looking for ways to reduce your appetite (食欲) , try dimming the lights and listening to soft music next time you sit down for a meal.

★ 【3】

Listening to music you enjoy reduces levels of the stress in your body. This is an important finding since stress causes many illnesses. To stay calm and healthy during a stressful day, turn on the radio.

★Music strengthens learning and memory.

Researchers discovered that music can help you learn and recall information better. 【4】 Memorize these results. You now have a strategy to study more effectively for your next test.

★Music raises IQ and school performance.

Research shows that taking music lessons predicts higher school performance and IQ in young children. 【5】

A．Music lowers stress and improves health.

B．Participants who were musicians learned better with light music.

C．Here are amazing scientifically proven benefits of being attracted by music.

D．Musical training can help to raise our IQs and even keep us sharp in old age.

E．Recent research shows that listening to music improves our happiness.

F．Softening the lighting and music can lead people to eat fewer calories and enjoy their meals better.

G．To help your children achieve excellence in their studies, encourage them to sing or learn to play an instrument.

30、When 29-year-old artist Sophia recalls her mother, Marilyn, she remembers her singing. “She loved karaoke and funny 80s’ _________,” Sophia says. “She sang all the time.” In late 2017, before cancer _________ Sophia’s mom of her voice, she _________ a message in English and _________ it inside a teddy bear: “You make Mommy so proud. No matter where you are, a part of me will always be with you. I love you forever.”

After her mother’s death in 2019 at age 53, that teddy bear became Sophia’s most priceless _________. Therefore, when the backpack containing it was _________ in the mess of moving, Sophia was _________. She spent that night crazily _________ through dustbins in downtown Vancouver. When her _________ proved fruitless, she took her hunt to the Internet, ____________ photos of her lost Mamabear and the security video on Twitter. A local CBC reporter ____________ the story, and the news made it all the way to an actor, who encouraged his 17 million Twitter followers to help Sophia, ____________ a $5,000 reward for the bear’s safe return.

____________, Mamabear made it back to Sophia’s arms four days later, thanks to some good-hearted people, who ____________ the thief from the security video Sophia had shared on social media. Sophia was excited: I feel like losing that bear and ____________ it was just my mom telling me, “The world is okay, kid. You’re going to be fine. I will always be with you.”

【1】

A．stories

B．songs

C．topics

D．adventures

【2】

A．cured

B．robbed

C．reminded

D．informed

【3】

A．recorded

B．made

C．attached

D．took

【4】

A．protected

B．gathered

C．kept

D．pressed

【5】

A．option

B．award

C．facility

D．possession

【6】

A．stolen

B．destroyed

C．hidden

D．deserted

【7】

A．alarmed

B．upset

C．awkward

D．concerned

【8】

A．getting

B．looking

C．combing

D．putting

【9】

A．effort

B．routine

C．performance

D．determination

【10】

A．approaching

B．promoting

C．flashing

D．sharing

【11】

A．covered

B．noticed

C．selected

D．interviewed

【12】

A．designing

B．offering

C．getting

D．stressing

【13】

A．Confidently

B．Hopefully

C．Amazingly

D．Anxiously

【14】

A．caught

B．battled

C．followed

D．recognized

【15】

A．recovering

B．acquiring

C．accomplishing

D．skipping

31、根据课文内容填空

I have to admit that it 【1】 feels good to be back in the city again. And what a city—a city that was able to 【2】 itself after the earthquake in 1906. There are so many beautiful old buildings—many sitting on top of big hills, 【3】great views of the city, the ocean, and the Golden Gate Bridge.

32、书面表达

假如你是李华，你的表弟王鹏在读初三。他来信询问你的高中学习生活怎么样，并说他感到英语学习很困难，请你用英语写一封回信，对英语学习提出自己的建议。