四平2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、I would love _____ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.

A．to go

B．to have gone

C．going

D．having gone

2、Kenny still remembers the class discussion________the teacher asked students to share what they wanted to be when they grew up.

A．why

B．which

C．that

D．where

3、Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only preparation for all of the situations ________ appear in the working world.

A. where   B. when   C. that D. what

4、What he liked to do was to take an idea and ______ it by finding every possible consequence.

A. squeeze B. wrestle

C. switch D. shrink

5、- Have you known each other for long?

- Not really. ________ we started to work in this school.

A.Just after B.Just when C.Ever since D.Just before

6、I'm certain David's told you his business troubles.____，it's no secret that he owes a lot of money to the bank.

A.However B.Anyway

C.Therefore D.Though

7、— Can I pay a visit to you this Friday afternoon, manager?

— Sorry, I ________ some business partners from Huawei Company the whole afternoon.

A．have met

B．have been meeting

C．will be meeting

D．will have met

8、To get a better grade, you should ________the notes again before the test.

A.go over B.get over

C.turn over D.take over

9、A number of high buildings have arisen ________there was nothing a year ago but ruins.

A.when B.where

C.before D.until

10、Modern science has given evidence _________ smoking can lead to many diseases.

A.what B.which

C.that D.where

11、________ by his teachers made him regain the confidence in himself.

A. Praised   B. Being praised

C. Praising   D. Having praised

12、—Why do you drink so much coffee?

—Well, ________ it doesn’t keep me awake in the night, I see no harm in it.

A. when   B. as long as

C. as though   D. while

13、I’m afraid there might have been an audience of about 100,000 watching his live concert in Bird Nest last night, ________?

A. weren’t there   B. didn’t there

C. haven’t there   D. hadn’t there

14、One Belt and One Road refers to two trade promotion and infrastructure (基础设施) development projects which _______ inspiration from the historic Silk Road.

A.draw B.drag C.hold D.pick

15、_______ me when you get it through and I’ll pick you up at your work place.

A. Calling B. Call   C. Called D. To call

16、Mark ______ have hurried. After driving at top speed, he arrived half an hour early.

A．needn’t

B．wouldn’t

C．mustn’t

D．couldn’t

17、People believe writing poems provides a   through which they can express their feelings.

A. shelter B. source

C. channel D. background

18、—Peter is always careless.

—Don't  ________others; there is no perfect person.

A. keep pace with   B. make sense of

C. find fault with   D. take advantage of

19、—You seem to be fond of classical music.

—________. As a matter of fact, I like jazz music better.

A. I don’t agree    B. Not really

C. I couldn’t agree more D. No doubt

20、John accompanied me to the airport so that he could____the driving when I felt tired.

A.take over B.run over C.turn over D.rule over

21、   It was a nervous time. World War II had started, and British ships were always watching for German submarines called U-boats. The ship Ben Lomond had left Cape Town, South Africa, with a crew of 55, including a young officer named Poon Lim.

On November 23, 1942, the worst fear came true. The Ben Lomond was attacked by a U-boat. Within minutes the boat was sinking. Poon Lim grabbed a life jacket and leaped over the side. He swam rapidly away from the ship in case it exploded. Sure enough, it let out a large boom and sank beneath the waves. For two hours Poon Lim struggled in the water. Once he almost got onto a life raft with five other sailors, but it got away from his grasp. Then he saw another life raft that was empty, swam to it, and climbed aboard. He found a few cans of biscuits, a water jug, some flares, and a flashlight, which could be enough supplies for about a month.

Day after day Poon Lim had his few biscuits and a couple of sips of water. He searched the horizon for ships. Twice he leaped up to shout and wave when he saw help coming. Once he saw a freight ship. It passed him. At a later time, he saw a United States Navy plane. It flew low over the raft but then disappeared. Still later a U-boat spotted him but for some reason left him alone.

Poon Lim knew he needed to stay strong. He couldn’t get much exercise on an eight-foot-square raft, but he could swim. A couple of times a day, he circled the raft, always watching for sharks. Soon his food and water ran low. He knew that drinking seawater would make him sick, so he tore off the canvas cover on his life jacket and set it out to catch rainwater. Then he took apart the flashlight and used a wire inside to make a fishhook. For months Poon Lim drifted, catching fish and sometimes birds. One time he even caught a shark. Finally, after 130 days, he noticed that the color of the water was changing. Two days later, on his 133rd day, he saw a boat. Three sailors in a small sailboat picked him up and took him to Belem, a city on the coast of Brazil. Poon Lim had crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

No one ever had survived longer on a raft at sea. Poon Lim received many honors, including Britain’s highest award. A booklet of his survival methods was put into every British life raft.

【1】What happened just after Poon Lim’s ship was hit?

A.It immediately exploded.

B.Poon Lim jumped over the side.

C.Poon Lim found a life raft.

D.The U-boat picked up survivors.

【2】What did Poon Lim do just after his food and water ran low?

A.He jumped up and down and waved, hoping to attract help.

B.He went swimming, hoping to find some fish.

C.He made a rain catcher and some fishing equipment.

D.He spotted a United States Navy plane.

【3】Which of these things happened last?

A.Poon Lim noticed that the water had changed color.

B.Poon Lim landed in a Brazilian city.

C.Some sailors picked up Poon Lim.

D.Poon Lim caught a shark with his fishhook.

【4】Why was Poon Lim presented with many honors?

A.He had voyaged the longest time on the Atlantic Ocean.

B.He managed to spend 133 days on a life raft with determination.

C.He had a knowledge of survival methods on the sea.

D.He didn’t surrender himself to German U-boats.

22、Year-round Schooling

Traditional schools in America operate on a 9-month system, but today many people prefer year-round schooling.

Students in year-round schools attend school the same number of days as students in traditional nine-month schools. 【1】 Instead of the traditional nine months of school and a long, three-month summer vacation, the students have several short breaks between sessions all through the year. Another difference is the track. Instead of single-track schooling that involves an entire school using the same schedule and getting the same vacations off, multiple-track year-round schooling has groups of students attending school at different times with different vacations. 【2】

The major advantage of year-round schooling is that it provides the continuous learning that can be lost over a long vacation as the students are not ever out of school for a long period of time. 【3】

【4】For example, with one group of students always on vacation, a school that was built for 750 students can serve as many as 1,000. This lets school districts with little or no money for building new schools handle a growing student population and save millions of dollars in construction costs.

Overall, people generally have positive attitudes toward year-round schooling. Disadvantages include the inconvenience to families with children in both traditional and year-round schools. 【5】 And some people say it interferes with activities that take place outside school-including summer employment.

A．Thus there is always one group of students on vacation.

B．For example, it makes it difficult to make vacation plans.

C．Another advantage of year-round schooling is that it saves money for students.

D．What’s different about year-round schools is that the days are arranged differently.

E．In addition, year-round schooling is often chosen as a cost-cutting measure.

F．That is why many families accept both kinds of schooling.

G．As a result, the students forget less of what they learned over the shorter breaks.

23、Particulate Matter

There are things floating around in the air. Most of them, you can not even see. They are a kind of air pollution called particles or particulate matter. In fact, particulate matter may be the air pollutant that most commonly affects people’s health.

Have a Look.

Particles can come in almost any shape or size, and can be solid particles or liquid droplets.【1】 These two groups differ in many ways. One of the differences is size, we call the bigger particles PM 10 and we call the smaller particles PM 2.5.

BIG.

The big particles are between 2.5 and 10 micrometers (from about 25 to 100 times thinner than a human hair). These particles are called PM 10 (we say ―PM ten, which stands for Particulate Matter up to 10 micrometers in size).【2】

SMALL.

The small particles are smaller than 2.5 micrometers (100 times thinner than a human hair).【3】We say ―PM two point five, as in Particulate Matter up to 2.5 micrometers in size.The smaller particles are lighter and they stay in the air longer and travel farther. PM 10 particles can stay in the air for minutes or hours while PM 2.5 particles can stay in the air for days or weeks.And travel? 【4】 PM 2.5 particles go even farther; many hundreds of miles.

Particulate Matter and Your Health.

When you breathe, you take in the air along with any particles in the air, like heavy metal sand cancer causing organic compounds. Both PM 10 and PM 2.5 particles can cause health problems, specifically respiratory (呼吸的) health.【5】 Exposure to particulate matter leads to increased use of medication and more visits to the doctor or emergency room.

A.These particles are called PM 2.5.

B.We divide particles into two major groups.

C.These particles cause less severe health effects.

D.PM 10 particles can travel as much as 30 miles.

E.Air pollution is a growing problem in the whole world.

F.PM 2.5 can have worse health effects than the bigger PM 10.

G.Air pollutants have great effects on our environment and our health.

24、Growing up, I never wore makeup and I was always more afraid of the mirror than anything else. I hadn’t thought makeup was meant for me, a disabled woman, until I saw Ulta’s new advertisement: a huge full-color photo of a model in a wheelchair.

The world of fashion and beauty is rarely related to disabilities, and even though Hollywood has made steps toward greater inclusion and clothing brand Aerie has featured women with disabilities in their advertisements, seeing disabilities in the mainstream is definitely unusual. The reason why these things make headlines is that they’re so rare.

I learned from a very young age that because of my disability, I would never be connected with beauty or charm. I’d spent so long feeling separated from so many parts of society, but Ulta is sending a powerful message with a single photo: It’s time to challenge conventional beauty standards because beauty comes in all forms.

We all want to feel included. When it comes to disabilities, it is so important, especially for children and teens with disabilities. I was well into my 30s when I rolled into a makeup store for the first time. I had no idea what I was doing and felt like entering a new world without a map; I felt like I was out of place, as if I was peeking (偷看；窥视) at a club without being invited. Imagine how my experience would have been different if I had seen a model in a wheelchair, smiling, as if to say, “Welcome. Yes, you belong!”

That message of inclusion was loud and clear for Maren Anderson, a 4-year-old girl who has a rare genetic disease and just started using a wheelchair. The moment she spotted the advertisement was caught on camera by her mom Carolyn Anderson, and quickly spread last month on Facebook. “It’s just really saying that she feels included, and she feels like she identifies with that, and belongs here just like everybody else. So, thank you, Ulta,” said Carolyn Anderson.

【1】What can be learned from paragraph 2?

A．There will be more products for the disabled.

B．Aerie is the author’s favorite clothing brand.

C．Hollywood works with Ulta to help the disabled.

D．It’s hard for the public to associate beauty with disabilities.

【2】What does the author think of Ulta’s new advertisement?

A．It creates a new trend in the fashion world.

B．It makes society offer more jobs to the disabled.

C．It helps make the disabled feel confident and involved.

D．It breaks the barrier between the disabled and the able-bodied.

【3】How did the author feel when she first stepped into the makeup store?

A．Nervous and embarrassed.

B．Sad and guilty.

C．Excited and proud.

D．Bored and disappointed.

【4】Why is Maren Anderson’s photo mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．To expose the condition of the disabled.

B．To show the effect of Ulta’s advertisement.

C．To emphasize the sense of belonging.

D．To explore the contemporary beauty standards.

25、   Yesterday, a salesman called me by phone, on behalf of a telecommunication company, to sell his phone plans. I was at work and while I usually don’t _______ to spend time with those conversations, I _______ myself that I couldn’t talk yet and proposed him to call me back one hour later, at 6 pm.

That’s what he did. So we _______ 15 minutes. He explained to me his different phone plans, which he stated to be better than my _______ one. While listening to him, sometimes I was lost in my thoughts. I gave several “hmm hmm”, as a _______ of approbation (赞同) and to _______ to him that I was still there. Sometimes, I felt a bit _______, especially as he had a bit of difficulty in correctly talking in French. But I stayed calm and _______ until the end of the discussion.

At the end of the conversation, he _______ the following to me: “Thank you, Olivier. You are the first person in a long time, with whom I had a(n) ________ conversation. Usually, people ________ at us, insult us, and treat us as thieves. Today, since 10 am, I hadn’t had a(n) ________ without an offense. I know you had a long day at work and you could have ________ in front of your TV or done something else. Instead, you listened carefully to me. I am ________ and I sincerely thank you. I wanted to tell it to you.”

I thanked him for this revelation. I realized how much he could have been the subject of verbal ________, all through his working days. Yet, he was only doing his job. I hope he will have a good weekend.

【1】A.forget B.pretend C.like D.dare

【2】A.comforted B.excused C.reminded D.convinced

【3】A.talked B.argued C.waited D.rested

【4】A.previous B.useless C.favorite D.current

【5】A.sign B.result C.reward D.rule

【6】A.whisper B.lie C.explain D.confirm

【7】A.guilty B.impatient C.nervous D.moved

【8】A.silent B.patient C.polite D.concentrated

【9】A.revealed B.recommended C.promised D.introduced

【10】A.awkward B.enjoyable C.usual D.brief

【11】A.wave B.signal C.point D.shout

【12】A.interview B.order C.conversation D.quarrel

【13】A.worked B.relaxed C.complained D.slept

【14】A.disturbed B.embarrassed C.exhausted D.touched

【15】A.violence B.communication C.agreement D.explanation

26、学校英文报正在进行以“Senior High Students’ Consumption”为主题的高中生零用钱使用情况调查。请结合图表中的调查结果写一篇英文短文投稿，内容包括：

1．零用钱的使用; 2．简单评论; 3．你的建议。

Senior High Students’ Consumption

注意：

1．词数100左右;

2．可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

Senior High Students’ Consumption

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