景德镇2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、If the traffic   so heavy, I could have been back by 6 o’clock.

A. hadn’t been   B. wasn’t

C. couldn’t be   D. hasn’t been

2、—Why are you so mad at her?

—She should have given in to _______ and opened my handbag without my permission.

A. concern   B. curiosity   C. consideration   D. convenience

3、The famous performing artist can not come in person for some reason, so his wife will accept the prize_________ him.

A.in case of B.in return for C.on behalf of D.on account of

4、---Did you know any German before you arrived in Munich？

---Never______________ it, actually.

A.had I learned B.did I learn

C.I had learned D.I learned

5、 _____ for the fact that she got hit by a car and broke her leg on her way to school, she might have passed the exam.

A. Had it not been B. Were it not

C. Was it not  D. Hadn’t it been

6、In the Chinese market, many foreign brands, ________ their reputations over decades, are facing new challenges due to COVID-19.

A．being developed

B．developing

C．having developed

D．developed

7、Colors like green can ________ a sense of life and quietness to people.

A．acquire

B．remark

C．investigate

D．convey

8、—Shall we go camping to celebrate our graduation of senior high?

— ______ . Let’s make a plan first.

A．No way

B．Good idea

C．It’s nothing

D．I don’t think

9、People may think that dinosaurs were big, green with hard skin covering their bodies. But in fact, it seems that dinosaurs appeared very different from________ we think.

A．which

B．that

C．who

D．what

10、 The joy of living comes from ______ we put into living.

A. what   B. that C. where D. How

11、Nantong has become one of the most_____cities in the Yangtze River Delta through innovation.

A.dynamic B.conservative C.primitive D.ethnic

12、We believe the time and hard work _______ in completing such an important project are worthwhile.

A．involved

B．involving

C．to involve

D．to be involved

13、Introverts (性格内向的人), according to Susan Cain, tend to enjoy being alone, doing quieter things or being with just one friend at a time. She says that is _____ they get their energy.

A. why   B. when   C. how   D. where

14、______ is willing to volunteer in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is welcome to join us.

A. Whatever   B. Whoever   C. Whenever   D. Wherever

15、To more accurately demonstrate students’ language competence, we’ll take advantage of written and oral exams and other forms of ____.

A.assessment B.education C.interview D.restriction

16、As teachers we shouldn’t accept the argument given by some people _______ standardized tests restrict educators too much and take the joy out of teaching.

A. where B. what

C. how D. that

17、As is often the case, there are always some obstacles in the way，something ________ before we realize the real goal of education.

A. to be got through B. got through

C. getting through D. having been got through

18、It’s _______ for people to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life.

A. reasonable B. available

C. accurate D. cautious

19、Although Mailer was not alone in welcoming the flowering of creativity, the authorities hated it, ______ did many passengers.

A. which B. as C. that D. so

20、To ________ Darwin and his idea，National Museum of Natural History in Washington created a special exhibit, showing respect for the genius.

A.celebrate B.promote C.explore D.inspect

21、For the majority of people, watching movies is their favorite pastime. Even for the deaf, subtitles make it possible for them to enjoy movies. But what about deaf children who can’t read yet, or whose reading isn’t fast enough to keep up with subtitles?

Mariella Satow, 17, a senior student, ran into these questions and spent over a year developing SignUp to solve them. SignUp, launched in August, is a free-of-charge Google Chrome Extension that provides American Sign Language (ASL) captioning over videos on streaming service Disney Plus. It puts a small box with a sign language interpreter in the corner of the screen while the movie plays.

Satow has been stuck in New York, US, since March 2020 because of COVID-19 travel restrictions. During the COVID-19 lockdown, Satow decided to learn a new language, specifically ASL. “Normally, I learn languages by watching television shows with captions, but I found nothing similar for ASL,” Satow said in her profile on SignUp’s website.

Realizing that some deaf children would come across the problem, Satow took action. Using her $ 3, 000, she made from part-time job during the pandemic, Satow employed an India-based company Softpulse Infotech to help her devise a coding system that could overlay ASL interpretation on streaming platforms. As of Nov 12, the extension has provided on-screen ASL interpretation for nine movies such as Moana. Satow has received positive reactions from parents and teachers.

“We watched Moana. My 6-year-old daughter’s smile face was priceless. She loved it. It was the first time she’s had full access to a movie. Thank you!” a user commented below on SigmUp’s Twitter account. Satow also revealed that some teachers would use the extension in their classrooms and arrange movie nights for their students.

“My hope is we’ll have a lot more movies interpreted,” she said. “I’m hoping to expand to a more adult audience and to other countries to make it as big as possible.” “We are very proud of her drive, vision and most importantly her commitment to service,” said Gareth, head of Rugby School.

【1】How does SignUp serve the deaf children to watch movies?

A．By captioning over videos.

B．By offering a live interpreter.

C．By watching gesture translation.

D．By reading subtitles on the screen.

【2】What do parents and teachers think of SignUp?

A．It is very interesting.

B．It benefits deaf children a lot.

C．It could be used in more areas.

D．It should include more functions.

【3】What does the underlined word “devise” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Arrange.

B．Design.

C．Perfect.

D．Experience.

【4】What can we learn from Satow’s story?

A．Two heads are better than one.

B．Love breaks down barriers.

C．Education is the key to success.

D．Success requires 100% commitment.

22、Song Lam, or Waiata to some of her New Zealand Maori friends, argues that Mandarin and Maori have much in common, particularly the five vowels(元音) which sound the same in both languages. And the mythological(神话) figure Maui of Maori legend has a Chinese “twin brother”, the Monkey King. Both could turn themselves into any shape or figure at any time.

Some academics claim that one of the native tribes in Taiwan, China speaks a language similar to Maori, notably in the naming of numbers. Evidence gleaned by archaeologists(考古学家) shows an ancient link between the peoples of Australasia and Taiwan, with the native language of Taiwan having similarities to the prehistoric Australasian language.

Confused by Maori place names and customs when she first moved to New Zealand, Song Lam spent eight years researching and three years writing her book, The Maori of New Zealand, which is believed to be the first Chinese-language publication to include Maori words, values and customs. The 120-page book, including 10 pages of photos and maps, descbribes Maori legends, traditions, history and folk tales.

Song Lam was inspired to write the book in 1990 when she tried to sign up for an education course in New Zealand and was asked for her comments on a local historical event, which she knew nothing about. She involved her two sons in her project and research after explaining to them the stories behind Maori place names. The younger boy, aged 10, used his skill at drawing to contribute an historic map of Maori tribes in New Zealand.

“Both Chinese and Maori like to present a gift when visiting others or receiving warm reception,” Lam says. “My book will be a good gift when I visit a Maori community.”

【1】According to Song Lam, what do Mandarin and Maori have in common?

A．Fairy tales of the same character.

B．Confusing place names and customs.

C．Similar pronunciation of vowels.

D．The magic power of the Monkey King.

【2】What does the underlined word “gleaned” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Controlled.

B．Gathered.

C．Grown.

D．Switched.

【3】Why is Song Lam’s younger son mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A．To tell his curiosity about Maori.

B．To prove his unique talent in painting.

C．To stress the importance of education.

D．To show his help with the publication.

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

A．Cultures Share Language Bond

B．The First Book about Maori

C．Adaptation to Life in New Zealand

D．Languages Bridge Misunderstanding

23、   You’re walking around and a thought occurs: “I should check my phone.” The phone comes out of your pocket. You type a message. Then your eyes remain glued to the screen, even when you walk across the street. We all do this kind of distracted walking, or“twalking.”

Why are we so addicted to it? People are, by nature, information-seeking creatures. When we regularly check our phones, we are snacking on information from devices that offer an all-you-can-eat buffet of information. And in some ways, smartphones were designed to be irresistible to information-seeking creatures.

However, at what point is this considered addiction?

Not all constant phone use was considered addictive, said Steven Sussman, a professor at the University of Southern California. External pressures, like a demanding job, could force people to frequently check their phones. But when people check their devices just to enhance their mood, this could be a sign of a developing problem.

Another signal of addictive behavior is becoming preoccupied with smartphone use when you should be doing something else. An even clearer indicator is what happens when the phone is taken away.

“Let’s say you go out to the mountains and you don’t get reception, so you can’t use a smartphone,” Dr. Sussman said. “Do you feel a sense of relief? Or do you feel, wow, I want to get out of these mountains — I want to use the smartphone. If you feel the latter, that’s toward the addictive direction.”

Jim Steyer, the chief executive of Common Sense Media, said there needed to be a broad public awareness campaign over the dangers of walking and texting in parallel with distracted driving.“You have distracted pedestrians and distracted drivers, so it’s the double whammy,” he said. “Tech addiction hits in both ways.”

【1】What is probably the proper explanation of the word “twalking”?

A.Talk while working.

B.Text while walking.

C.Travel while walking.

D.Tease others while walking.

【2】Why do we get into the habit of twalking ?

A.Twaling is interesting and beneficial.

B.The news on the cellphone is of great value.

C.Twalking is trend that everyone want to follow.

D.Smartphones comply with our eagerness for information.

【3】Which of the following is regarded as addition?

A.We use smartphones constantly for work.

B.When we use the smartphones, we are in a bad mood.

C.When smartphones are taken away, we are anxious to find them.

D.Climbing mountains without cellphone makes us feel a sense of relief.

【4】What can be reflected from Jim Stever’s words?

A.Distracted driving is more dangerous than twalking.

B.Twalking brings more dangers than distracted driving.

C.The number of twalking people is equal to distracted drivers.

D.Twalking and distracted driving deserve more public concern.

24、   The Australian state of New South Wales rolled out “high definition detection cameras" on Sunday, designed to catch drivers using cell phones behind the wheel.

Andrew Constance, New South Wales' minister for roads, said the "world-fist" technology would target illegal cell phone use through "fixed and mobile cameras". The cameras will use artificial intelligence to review images and detect illegal use of cell phones, according to Transport for NSW.

Images identified as being likely to contain a driver illegally using a cell phone would then be verified by traffic police. Those images would be securely stored and managed.

Over the next three years, 45 portable cameras would be set up across the state, in unknown locations, and without warning signs, CNN branch Sky News Australia reported.

For the first three months, drivers caught out by the technology would receive a warning letter, Transport for New South Wales said in a statement, after which the drivers would face a fine of up to $344, or $457 in a school zone, and loss of points on their drivers' license.

“The NSW Government is serious about reducing our state's road deaths and launching mobile phone detection cameras is another way we will do this." Con stance said in a statement.

Officials said that a trial of the technology earlier in the year had caught more than 100,000 drivers illegally using a phone behind the wheel. Some 329 people died this year on New South Wales' roads, Reuters news agency reported, compared with 354 people for 2018, according to official statistics.

【1】Why does the NSW Government set up detection cameras?

A.To get some real-time information about the traffic.

B.To monitor people crossing the street casually.

C.To catch drivers using cell phones illegally.

D.To improve the work efficiency of the police.

【2】What docs the underlined word "verified” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Described. B.Restored.

C.Edited. D.Confirmed.

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Locations of the cameras will be informed in advance.

B.Illegal driving in school zones is punished more severely.

C.Illegal drivers will be fined once cameras are set up.

D.Cameras are the first attempt for the government to cut road deaths.

【4】What's the officials, attitude towards the trial of the technology?

A.Supportive. B.Disapproving.

C.Doubtful. D.Unconcerned.

25、   Nothing stays the same for long. Things and people change, often for the ___________, it seems, but once in a ___________, very much for the better. I grew up on a small farm, living a life that I took for granted. I had a dog and mountains in whichever_______ I looked, and I awoke to the call of birds in the alfalfa (苜蓿) fields. My father worked in the city as a worker. He was quiet and _________. He was not _________educated, but he was smart, with an engineer’s way of looking at problems. He was a man made of leather and chewing tobacco who tried to teach my brother and me useful things, including respect. He also had a _______. I did not like him very much.

One day I came home from school and his car was already there. Once inside, I was told by my mother that he didn’t feel well. His back hurt. My father never missed work; in fact, when he came home, he went to work even more. I remember looking secretly around the corner at him as he _________ on his bed in the middle of the day. I was in _______ school. Multiple myeloma, I learned, is a type of blood cancer. It starts in the_______ that normally make antibodies for the body to use in its immune response against __________. When those cells become ill, they make abnormal antibodies like crazy, ____________ out the useful ones. As the cancer grows, the person who has it__________. The disease weakens the body’s energy, and the abnormal antibodies cause problems for other cells and__________. Over time, bones __________ look like Swiss cheese, and when they break, they may never__________.

For the last year of my father’s life, his entire day consisted of rising from his hospital bed in the living room and walking to his chair to sit and think. He was __________ in that chair when I came home one day during the fifth grade. I do not remember where my mother and brother were, but the two of us were__________. He asked me to sit down. What followed still moves me these ____________ later. He told me about his life, his family growing up, what it was like in the Pacific during World War II, his loves, his heartbreaks. It was as if a pipe had__________, his inner self rushing out to me in a great flood. He had been speaking for maybe an hour or more when I realized that he was doing more than telling. He was asking to be forgiven. All it took was understanding that that was what he needed, and I__________ everything, immediately.

【1】A.wealthier B.worse C.healthier D.familiar

【2】A.while B.hour C.day D.week

【3】A.time B.village C.valley D.direction

【4】A.warm B.noisy C.distant D.considerate

【5】A.lowly B.less C.more D.highly

【6】A.smile B.weakness C.temper D.friend

【7】A.launched B.lay C.laid D.landed

【8】A.elementary B.middle C.high D.university

【9】A.carriers B.chests C.currents D.cells

【10】A.invitations B.investigation C.infections D.inference

【11】A.compromising B.crowding C.circulating D.clarifying

【12】A.substitutes B.sneezes C.sacrifices D.shrinks

【13】A.talents B.tensions C.tissues D.tunnels

【14】A.fortunately B.eventually C.ambiguously D.considerately

【15】A.heal B.hurt C.hesitate D.handle

【16】A.predictably B.psychologically C.primitively D.potentially

【17】A.alone B.abnormal C.absent D.absurd

【18】A.distances B.decades C.disciplines D.dilemmas

【19】A.bounced B.boarded C.burst D.bound

【20】A.forget B.finance C.function D.forgave

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My husband has been out of town for work this past week. When he travels, he typically is only gone for a day or two, but this time it was a few days longer. He was set to come home last night, but as he boarded the plane his fight was announced canceled and he had to return to the hotel to wait for the next fight. He learned very quickly the city was struggling due to high crime rate. He was not able to get a Uber or taxi at 4:30 a.m. to get to the airport for his flight due to workers being fearful of their lives. When I told my kids dad was not going to be home that night, they were both upset.

My husband was the head coach of my 5-year old’s baseball team. They had a game the next morning and my husband was trying so badly to make it home in time. The thought of possibly missing our son’s game rally made him mad. He wanted to be there because this was their thing and he didn’t want to let him or the other boys down.

A young man by the name of Asher, who worked at the hotel my husband stayed at, overheard my husband’s dilemma. He realized he was not able to get transportation to the airport. This young man offered to wake up and get my husband to the airport at 4:30 a.m. My husband was in shock -a complete stranger would offer to do such a big act of kindness. When he called me to tell me the possible ride, he was so hopeful. This young man honored his word and brought my husband to the airport safely.

I didn’t want to get my son’s hopes up, so I told him, “Dad is trying to get home for your game but I am not sure whether he will make it.” That morning, on the way to the baseball field, both my kids looked up in the sky the entire ride to the field and pointed at planes in the sky saying, “Maybe that’s dad’s plane.”

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

As we reached the baseball field, we were a few minutes late.

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I saw a familiar figure and my son walked towards me.

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