宁波2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、－I _______ in the same position too long. My legs have fallen asleep.

－Shake it a little before you get up.

A. will sit B. have sat

C. am sitting D. have been stting

2、We _________bother with details, for our teammates will do everything in their power to help us.

A．mustn’t

B．daren’t

C．needn’t

D．can’t

3、We ____________ solving international dispute by negotiation, instead of appealing to arms.

A.advocate B.admit C.assess D.approach

4、Towards ___ evening after school, ___ icy rain began to fall and the road became slippery.

A. the; an B. /; an  C. an; an D. an; the

5、The stranger calling himself a friend of my father's________to be a cheat. I was almost taken in by his trick.

A.turned out B.looked out C.pointed out D.came out

6、________enough money, the young man was unable to buy his girlfriend expensive jewelry.

A. Not to save B. Not saving

C. Not having saved D. Not saved

7、Young people should be inspired to think outside the box and innovate, breaking free from __________ methods.

A.contradictory B.dynamic C.conventional D.distinguished

8、The suggestion came from the chairman ______ the new rule  ______.

A. what; was developed B. that; was developed

C. what; be developed D. that; be developed

9、— Mike will announce his retirement from professional soccer next week.

—________! He’s only 25 and still very fit.

A．I don’t mind at all

B．I couldn’t agree more

C．You will make it

D．You can’t be serious

10、Sixty decades on, the presenter (Queen Elizabeth II) has evolved somewhat, as has the technology she described. Back then, who _____ that people would one day be watching this on laptops and mobile phones, as some of you are today?

A. must have imagined   B. may have imagined

C. would have imagined   D. should have imagined

11、She lived in two rooms over a teashop, ________ was convenient, since she could send for cakes if she had visitors.

A．where

B．in which

C．which

D．that

12、— I’m sure Tom will win the first prize in the final.

— I can’t agree more. He ______ for it for months.

A．is preparing

B．had been preparing

C．was preparing

D．has been preparing

13、—Why do you care about him so much?

—You _______ him when he first came out — it was so sad.

A.would have seen B.should have seen C.might have seen D.could have seen

14、Only after talking to two students that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.

A. I did discover B. did I discover

C. I discovered D. discovered

15、—Have you persuaded him?

—Yes. After hours of discussion, I___________ to reason him into accepting the new plan.

A. managed   B. would manage

C. have managed D. had managed

16、--- Well, I can’t get over how different the weather is here.

---- ________ . It always takes time to get used to a new place,

A. Don’t worry   B. No problem   C. Never mind   D. Come on

17、Finding a time ______ suits everyone is going to be difficult.

A. that   B. when   C. what   D. where

18、---Can you tell us your ______________ for happiness and a long life?

---Living every day to the full, definitely.

A.range B.recipe

C.record D.receipt

19、Only when ________hard________realize your dream of going to a key university.

A．do you study; you can

B．you study; you can

C．do you study; can you

D．you study; can you

20、In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance ________ in comparison with light, it won't be blocked by trees when travelling.

A. while   B. because

C. when   D. though

21、Our planet is losing species at an alarming rate. As the world has become increasingly industrialized, natural habitats have been destroyed to build cities that are unlivable for wildlife. However, a pair of European designers, architect Rene Hougaard and product designer Alexander Qual, believe there are ways to encourage cities to coexist with nature. Inspired by everyday people who build “insect hotels“ in their backyards, they’ve created outdoor furniture that would be beautiful to look at, but also allow bugs, birds and wildflowers to thrive (繁殖).

The natural world tends to appear messy and chaotic to the human eye, but there is often method in the madness. Qual and Hougaard kept this in mind as in all the structures, they played with the concepts of order and messiness.

Qual created a large, yellow, leaf-shaped insect hotel, that’s designed to be placed on a flower bed in a park. The structure contains wooden blocks with holes that are 6, 7 and 8 millimeters in diameter (直径), since different insect species prefer holes of different sizes.

Hougaard created a metal log bench with an empty space in the middle specifically designed to hold a decaying (腐烂的) log that can provide a habitat for insects and plants, along with birds and bats. While humans often shun decay, Hougaard imagines a place where people can sit down and observe the slow process in which bacteria break down the wood, creating food for insects, birds and other animals.

As for the question of whether people actually want to be so close to bugs, snakes and nesting birds, the designers acknowledge that modern humans have been trained to stay away from such creatures. But Hougaard says these structures keep animals contained, while allowing people to observe and appreciate them safely. And eventually, if we want to maintain biodiversity, humans need to become much more comfortable living alongside wildlife, rather than feeling the need to destroy it. After all, we humans need nature to survive.

【1】Why did Hougaard and Qual build insect hotels?

A．To inspire more people to build one.

B．To bring biodiversity back to cities.

C．To provide a way to manage the city.

D．To slow down the process of industrialization.

【2】What did Hougaard and Qual mainly consider in designing their structures?

A．The size of species.

B．The variety of colors.

C．The building materials.

D．The combination of order and disorder.

【3】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “shun” in Para.4?

A．Avoided.

B．Crealed.

C．Observed.

D．Provided.

【4】What can be concluded from the last paragraph?

A．Bugs and snakes annoy people a lot.

B．Modern people have destroyed some creatures.

C．People should protect wildlife for our own good.

D．Hougaard’s structures enable people to touch the animals.

22、   The world’s first telephone call — “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you” — was a request for a face-to-face meeting. In Brantford, the “Telephone City”, there’s a giant memorial to Alexander Graham Bell that includes a bronze casting with figures meant to represent Knowledge, Joy and Sorrow — the information spread by the telephone.

Today maybe we should have a bit of sorrow for the weakening of the personal connections developed by Bell’s great invention. We own more “phones” than ever, but we don’t use them primarily for voice calls. In 2010 Americans spent 2.24 trillion minutes talking on their mobile devices — which averages out to 7, 813 minutes per mobile line. By 2017 that had dropped to just 5, 539 minutes per line. That’s still 18 minutes per person per day, but it’s a small part of the five hours a day we spend doing other things on our phones: watching videos, browsing Twitter and Facebook, sending text messages, — and all the rest.

So what leads to the fall-off in voice communication? One is digital data. We consumed 28.6 trillion megabytes of data on our phones in 2018, a dramatic 82 percent increase over 2017 levels. The other is robocalls (机器人电话) . YouMail, which makes a robocall-blocking app, says that 4.7 billion calls were placed to U.S. phone numbers in July 2019 alone. My own phone shows that I got 36 robocalls that month — so many that I’ve ignored all strange calls.

Then, what’s lost when texts and posts replace conversation? Briefly put, it is Joy and Sorrow: the emotional content conveyed by the human voice. Without this real-time engagement, we’re left only with Knowledge, which, as the past few years have shown, is so easily misrepresented. Our telephones may have evolved into machines for 24/7 tweeting and texting, but we’re more alone than ever.

【1】Why does the author mention Alexander Graham Bell in paragraph 1?

A．To attract the readers to the topic.

B．To introduce the city of Brantford.

C．To emphasize the contribution of Bell.

D．To show the importance of the first call.

【2】What is the reason for the fall of telephone communication?

A．The application of YouMail.

B．The ignorance of all the calls.

C．The breakdown of the telephone system.

D．The increasing consumption of digital data.

【3】How does the author mainly support the theme of the passage?

A．By giving examples.

B．By quoting others’ words.

C．By providing statistical data.

D．By providing research results.

【4】Which of the following can serve as the best title?

A．The Evolution of Telephones

B．The Emotion Conveyed by Telephones

C．The Fall-off of Talking on the Phone

D．The Weakening of Personal Communication

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【1】How much should you pay if you are ordering 500 subscriptions for a whole year ?

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【2】Subscribers of TIME for Kids will get the following EXCEPT______.

A.key and select articles B.teachers' guides

C.digital materials D.school funds

【3】This passage is most likely intended for ___________.

A.teachers B.parents

C.students D.children

24、A glass a day keeps obesity at bay. Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content, but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet. Looking at past studies they found that, while heavy drinkers do put on weight, those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight.

A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says,“Light to moderate alcohol intake, especially of wine, may be more likely to protect against, rather than promote, weight gain.”The Inter national Scientific Forum on Alcohol reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions, particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight.

Boston University’s Dr. Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms (生物学机制) relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood. His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes (糖尿病), which related to increasing obesity. Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers.

The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stores in fat, and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods. They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks, taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight.

For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one’s risk of becoming obese. What’s more, a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, destroy fat cells.

【1】Who is the passage intended for?

A. Those who produce wine.

B. Those who have drinking habit.

C. Those who sell alcohol.

D. Those who wish to quit drinking.

【2】What does the phrase“in moderation”in the first paragraph refer to?

A. Excitedly.   B. Carefully.   C. Properly.   D. Frequently.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increase weight.

B. Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat.

C. The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear.

D. The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect.

【4】What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A. How to do some easy experiments.

B. How to reduce the calories contained in wine.

C. How to make wine in a healthy way.

D. How to prove the finding mentioned above.

25、   After getting married nine years ago, I moved to an absolutely new town. ______ as I was, with various new things to explore, I was still lonely. I was desperate to establish ______.

This could explain my enthusiastic “Count me in!” when ______ to participate in a half marathon. Considering my usual 3 miles, I must have been ______—13 miles seemed a(n)______task.

However, the initial ______ gradually wore off. I found comfort in burying myself in training. Though taking it slow, one mile, and then two, I gradually made ______. Mile after mile, I managed to step beside my new friends. We talked about our favorite music and ______ funny stories about our children. At about mile 10, the conversations ______. We shared our past and hopes for our future, our fears and regrets. By the time we were running 12-mile legs, I was ______ that I’d made lifelong friends.

______  the day of the race arrived. At the start line, armed with my friends, I already felt like a champion. My time training had ______, I managed to hold a steady pace and kept up with my ______. Finally, we crossed the finish line together.

Although it started as a ______ of building social ties, running not only provided me with friendships, but with a skill that would ______ me the rest of my life.

A．Relaxed

B．Excited

C．Embarrassed

D．Confused

A．reputation

B．principles

C．connections

D．business

A．allowed

B．reminded

C．asked

D．required

A．grateful

B．confident

C．awkward

D．crazy

A．impossible

B．urgent

C．rewarding

D．pleasant

A．delight

B．shock

C．anxiety

D．disappointment

A．progress

B．discoveries

C．history

D．mistakes

A．read

B．spread

C．composed

D．exchanged

A．concluded

B．deepened

C．returned

D．decreased

A．hopeful

B．convinced

C．regretful

D．ashamed

A．Unfortunately

B．Obviously

C．Naturally

D．Eventually

A．run out

B．paid off

C．faded away

D．gave back

A．companions

B．opponents

C．coaches

D．judges

A．risk

B．habit

C．means

D．right

A．amaze

B．comfort

C．guard

D．benefit

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。

It was February 21, the International Mother Language Day, a day to celebrate language and cultural diversity. At the end of the day, Mr. Brown gave us an assignment: “All of you are to make a presentation about your native language.” Max, whose family came from France and I, who was born in China, were chosen to be the first two presenters. However, both of us were at a loss, wondering what should be talked about. Needless to say, there were many questions about what he meant. What should be talked about? How many sentences are needed? What format? Do we need to write down everything?

On the way home from school. Max and I scratched (抓) our heads, trying to figure out the meaning of Mr. Brown’s assignment. At first, we thought he was just giving an assignment to get us back into the habit of homework. We also wondered if it had more to do with how we presented to our classmates. Eventually, we both decided we would impress Mr. Brown and the class with some unique answers.

The next day, Max started his presentation by asking the class a question: “Is café an English word?” Some of the students nodded while a few shook their heads. Max continued with a smile and told the class that “cafe” actually came from French. “As one of the most spoken languages in the whole world, French has a charm of its own!” Max said. He instructed the class as if he were a university professor: “It is said that about 45% of the modern English words came from French. ” After writing some common French words on the blackboard, he began to teach the class how to pronounce them. Everyone, including Mr. Brown, applauded when he was done, I clapped along, excited and nervous about my following presentation.

注意：

1. 写作词数应为150左右;

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I was ready to do some fun activities with the class.

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Mr. Brown was totally pleased with our presentations.

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