齐齐哈尔2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、There is a rule in the library that one is required to put the book ______ it is after finishing reading it.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．when

2、For some students, professional training might be the way to go since well-developed skills,  _______   , can be the difference between having a job and not.

A. all other factors are equal

B. all other factors to be equal

C. all other factors being equal

D. if all other factors being equal

3、—Where are you going to hang the picture?

—I haven’t decided yet. I ________ hang it in the dining room.

A. might   B. must

C. need   D. would

4、I used to quarrel a lot with my parents，but now we________fine.

A.look out B.stay up

C.carry on D.get along

5、— Why didn’t you try to finish the composition?

— I tried to, but ________ I could, the bell ran announcing the end of the examination.

A.until B.when

C.after D.before

6、Her membership will not be renewed ________ she pays the dues.

A. as B. unless   C. because   D. if

7、The inner thoughts of the two young persons are revealed in the book, ______ both of them fail to express.

A. where   B. when

C. who   D. which

8、It was playing video games that took the boy too much time that

he   have spent learning．

A. could   B. must

C. might   D. ought to

9、Hard work，along with dedicated revolutionary spirit is the fundamental guarantee of success，which is ________ we should learn from the pioneers participating in the Long March.

A. that B. what

C. where D. how

10、The procedure appealed to the staff a lot________it was introduced to them in January.

A．since

B．until

C．when

D．though

11、—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

12、He used to _________ in the sun, but now he is used to __________ in the library.

A.read; read B.reading; reading C.reading; read D.read; reading

13、______ skills, David is believed to be one of the best and most talented basketball players in our team.

A.In need of B.In favor of C.In terms of D.In honor of

14、－ There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borrow_______?

－ No, I'd rather buy ________ in the bookstore.

A. one; one   B. it; one

C. one; it   D. it; it

15、Peter loves his daughter, but perhaps he ________ her too much.

A．occupies

B．polishes

C．prohibits

D．shelters

16、If you have a job, ______ yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed.

A. do devote B. to devote

C. devoting D. devoted

17、She asked the young man to be brief and _______ as she had little time to spare.

A．at best

B．in place

C．to the point

D．on the spot

18、--- What do you think I should do?

----________your teacher’s advice, in my opinion, and everything will be OK.

A．Follow

B．Following

C．to follow

D．Followed

19、— I hear that Jason is planning to buy a new car.

—I know. By next month, he ________ enough for a used one.

A. has saved   B. saves

C. will be saving     D. will have saved

20、________ the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public aware of the problem, Geldof invited many famous musicians to take part in it.

A. Intended B. Intending C. Having intended D. To intend

21、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 releases a special matter. It biologically causes listeners to feel emotions like happiness, excitement and joy. So the next time you need an emotional increase, listen to your favorite tunes for 15 minutes.

★【2】.

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

★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.

★【3】.

Softening the lighting and music can lead people to consume fewer calories and enjoy their meals more. If you’re looking for ways to reduce your appetite, try dimming the lights and listening to soft music the next time you sit down for a meal.

★Music strengthens learning and memory.

Researchers discovered that music can help you learn and remember information that you have forgotten 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 helps you eat less.

B.Music lowers stress and improves health.

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

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

E.Here are amazing scientifically-proven benefits of being hooked on music.

F.Recent research shows that listening to music improves our mental well-being.

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

22、 If you had a strange sound in your ear，what would you do? One man in Wales who thought he had a fly in his ear called 999，the emergency services number in Britain．And so did a woman who was worried about her green potatoes．Could she make chips with them? Were they poisonous? She didn’t hesitate about calling the local ambulance service to ask．According to a recent report，more than 31，000 non-urgent calls were made to the Welsh Ambulance Service in the last year．

Inappropriate calls are a headache for health professionals everywhere．In the US，prank calls to 911 happen on a daily basis．Many callers use apps which hide their identity．But those who try to be funny shouldn’t be surprised if the police have the last laugh．One man from Colorado was arrested for making more than 1，200 prank calls，according to a report on the US television station KOAA—TV．

People who take these calls are trained to stay calm and keep a straight face，no matter how strange the call sounds．“There’s no way for us to know whether the call is real，accidental or a prank call，”said a public safety worker interviewed by the American TV channel．

The Head of Clinical Services at the Welsh Ambulance Service，Richard Lee，has a warning for prank callers．He says，“When people misuse the service it means our precious time is being taken away from someone who really does need our help．”Indeed，these hotlines are supposed to help the seriously ill or those with a life—threatening injury．You never know，one day，the person who needs assistance could be you or someone in your family．

【1】How does the author introduce the topic of the text?

A．By giving examples． B．By telling a story．

C．By listing figures． D．By making a comparison．

【2】Why are prank calls usually made?

A．To be helpful．   B．To deal with problems．

C．To get praise．   D．To play tricks．

【3】What does the phrase“have the last laugh”in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Win at last． B．Never find them．

C．Laugh at them． D．Know nothing．

【4】What does the author intend to suggest in the text?

A．Prank calls are usually easy to identify．

B．Operators feel annoyed by strange callers．

C．Prank calls may cause serious results．

D．Prank callers should be punished by law．

23、   Two recently released books offer significant criticisms of the current landscape of higher education. As to what we should do about those problems, the two books propose completely opposed solutions.

Bryan Caplan, a professor of economics at George Mason University, gives away his big idea in his title, “The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money.” Caplan argues that the primary value of a college degree is in what it “signals” rather than what people may have learned or experienced.

In Caplan’s view, most education is wasted on the young, who are incapable of appreciating or benefiting freedom education. Caplan’s solution is to “stop using tax dollars to fund education of any kind.” He sees a greater role for vocational or trade education, starting early as children fail to show interest or aptitude (资质) in school subjects, which should primarily focus on the “practical”-not art, music or anything else. Caplan even puts in a good word for child labor as an alternative to the schooling they neither enjoy nor appreciate.

Cathy Davidson, director of the Futures Initiative at the City University of New York, offers a different attitude in “The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux (变化).”

Davidson also believes higher education needs to change, but rather than starving it, she advocates for a broad-based “revolution” that attacks the barriers between students and learning, including educational costs, approaches to curriculum, and how we measure and credential (提供证明) students. Davidson has a chapter on “college for everyone”, examining the potential to innovate community colleges to serve as ladders to social mobility.

Education does need to continue to evolve. But it’s Davidson who has a vision for what education could and should be that’s consistent with the traditional values of freedom, opportunity and progress we associate with education. As to which of these two visions we’d like to follow, we have a choice. I hope we choose wisely.

【1】Why does Bryan Caplan criticize the present higher education?

A.It fails to teach students overall knowledge.

B.It spends too much time on ungifted students.

C.It costs students much money for education in college.

D.It wastes students’ time in learning unpractical knowledge.

【2】What can we learn from Cathy Davidson’s book?

A.Higher education should be accessible to all students.

B.Government shouldn’t fund college students with tax dollars.

C.The barriers between students and learning won’t be broken down.

D.Community colleges have helped more students achieve social mobility.

【3】The two books are introduced in the passage to stress ________.

A.the problems with higher education

B.the necessity of higher education reform

C.the situation of the present higher education

D.the popularity of the two newly released books

24、Directions: Choose from the sentences A-F to complete the passage. There are extra sentences which you do not need to use.

Are you a social media addict? Are you always checking your smartphone to see how many ‘likes’ you’ve received for your latest post?

Don’t worry, you’re not alone. We check our phones an average of 150 times a day, and around 30% of the total time spent online is dedicated to social media. 【1】 This is something particularly afflicting(折磨) young adults, according to a study from the University  of Pittsburgh. 【2】. In tests, those people who checked social media frequently were 2.7 times more likely to be depressed compared to those who spent most of their time generally surfing the internet, who had just 1.7 times the risk. The study found that exposure to “highly idealised representations of peers on social media elicits feelings of envy and the distorted belief that others lead happier, more successful lives.”

Some of us certainly feel sad when we’re ignored on social media sites, or when we see someone else having a better time than us. 【3】. Clinical psychologist, Abigael San, recently told the BBC that, “It’s a real issue, and it’s been getting significantly worse over the last 5-6 years. You can get so hooked that it takes you away from your real relationships.” However, Abigael does admit that social media is more likely to worsen pre-existing issues than directly cause them.

【4】 It found that those with higher levels of emotional investment in social media, and who use it at night, were more likely to feel depressed and anxious.

Despite these warning signs, why do some of us continue to keep clicking? Well, I suppose we all want to be liked and we don’t want to miss out on a conversation that’s taking place online.

But we need to know when to switch off our virtual online world and connect with the real world instead.

A.It found the more they used social media, the more likely they are to be depressed.

B.Maybe you feel comforted by the notification sound that someone has sent you a message.

C.Some experts now fear this habit could be damaging our mental health.

D.The issue is how much time spent on social media is too much.

E.Teenagers are affected by the 24-hour demands of their social media accounts.

F.But depression is a more serious condition.

25、   Lehrner always wanted to design roller coasters. Even as a(n)_______, though, she knew that there had to be more to it than just hopping on board. “I started_______how I would prepare, ”she says. She looked to science and math and_______advanced classes in algebra and geometry in middle school and high school. Then she took even more_______math and a high-level physics course.

She also_______theme parks as often as she could and researched the_______of those coasters online. When it came time for_______, she went to the Colorado School of Mines in Golden,where she_______a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Now Lehrner works with amusement parks to design and_______new coasters. These new coasters they design are________made of wood, except for a metal________on which the cars run. The basic design has been around for more than a century. Still, Lehrner notes each new one is different. “ A lot of the same________and concepts are used when I design new coasters. But they ________with the terrain（地势) and design. That tells us what the limits will be- -how tight the bends and how________the hills are. ”

Some parks________their coasters to be as scary as possible. That means big________and quick turns and lots of inversions. Lehrner is________at making twisted wood coasters. The coasters she  ________make you feel as if you're going________than you really are, because the tracks are lower to the ground. “We also try to build rides that are fun for the whole________一 children as well as their parents, ”she said.

【1】A.kid B.genius C.teacher D.inventor

【2】A.going over B.thinking about C.writing down D.dreaming of

【3】A.brought B.researched C.gave D.took

【4】A.classical B.ancient C.advanced D.practical

【5】A.created B.visited C.managed D.sponsored

【6】A.makers B.parks C.themes D.players

【7】A.vacation B.college C.graduation D.decision

【8】A.missed B.bought C.got D.refused

【9】A.discover B.learn C.purchase D.build

【10】A.carefully B.completely C.largely D.possibly

【11】A.track B.frame C.fence D.cover

【12】A.metals B.plans C.colors D.components

【13】A.agree B.change C.compare D.deal

【14】A.beautiful B.dangerous C.high D.much

【15】A.imagine B.consider C.hate D.want

【16】A.steps B.seats C.drops D.carriages

【17】A.expert B.amazed C.pleased D.excited

【18】A.rides B.enjoys C.studies D.designs

【19】A.faster B.slower C.farther D.crazier

【20】A.place B.family C.world D.society

26、假如你是高三学生李津，请你代表你的同学们，结合下面要点提供的信息给你们的外教 Mr. Black写一封电子邮件，向他提出一些建议。

要点：

（1）问候并说明大家都很喜欢上他的课；

（2）今天受同学的委托向老师提几点建议；

（3）想了解美国同龄人的学习和生活；

（4）想了解美国一些著名大学的信息。

注意：（1）词数不少于100；

（2）开头和结尾已经写出，不计人总词数；

（3）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：同龄人peer

Dear Mr Black,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Your student,

Li Jin