随州2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、Bruno was secretly pleased when he knew that it could be weeks before they went back because he had_______ himself to the idea of spending one more month there.

A.contributed B.stuck C.devoted D.resigned

2、The ducks can dive and ________ again several meters away.

A．target

B．scare

C．surface

D．show

3、—Do you know him?

—Yes,but can't remember where l________him for the last time.

A．have met

B．met

C．meet

D．had met

4、We require the thief _________ into prison.

A.refers to being put  B.referred to be put

C.refer to being put D.referred should be put

5、When they went into the shop and asked to look at the engagement rings, the shop assistant brought out a cheap one, ________ she has arranged with James.

A．which was that

B．what was that

C．which was what

D．that was that

6、The criminal _______ murdering the judge, unfortunately, an unexpected accident made him lose his consciousness.

A.might have admitted B.could have admitted

C.should have admitted D.must have admitted

7、Anyone who wants to can call any timepiece a clock, but technically speaking, only _________ ones ring out the time actually deserve the name.

A.whatever B.whenever C.whichever D.wherever

8、The employees were tired of working ______ hours and some of them even gave up their work.

A.special B.extra C.especial D.spare

9、The order came the soldiers the small village the next morning.

A.that; had to leave B.that; should leave

C./; must leave D.when; should leave

10、The drug ______ children came under strong attack from ______ professional observers who were deeply ______ its widespread use among kids.

A. concerning; concerned; concerned with

B. concerning; concerned; concerned about

C. concerned; concerning; concerned about

D. concerned; concerning; concerned with

11、Hawking owned a brilliant intellect with a deep ____ for humanity, which enabled him to overcome his terrible disease and become a famous scientist.

A.aid B.concern C.glory D.basis

12、Time passed quickly and three years went by ______ we knew it. How I regret the time I wasted!

A. after B. till C. before D. when

13、Only one child of the thirty passengers in the plane _____ after the air crash.

A.survived B.starved C.shouted D.shook

14、I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good .

A．to be breathed

B．to breathe

C．breathing

D．being breathed

15、--Sorry, it's already 6 o’clock. I have to be off for an appointment.

--OK. ________.

A．It couldn’t be better

B．You really have me there

C．Let’s call it a day

D．Take your time

16、There were over 20000 people____________ my blog.

A.read B.reading C.to read D.being read

17、We can ______ the two islands with a bridge.

A.unite B.connect C.relate D.combine

18、The vegetables didn’t taste very good, because they ________ too long by myself.

A．cook

B．had cooked

C．had been cooked

D．cooked

19、 Taobao is a popular online shopping website, ________ varieties of items at low prices.

A.provides B.providing C.having provided D.Provided

20、It was in the forest _____ they found the lost cow.

A.where B.that C.when D.as

21、Good morning, sir. ________ you please come in? I’ve got something to tell you.

A．Can

B．Should

C．Must

D．Would

22、Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _____ obtaining water is not the least.

A. of which B. for what

C. as     D. whose

23、He managed to make himself______ with his ______ English

A.understand; breaking B.understood; broken

C.understood; breaking D.understood; broken

24、Man had used metals for centuries in _____ increasing quantities but they did not come to be employed in vast quantities until the Industrial Revolution.

A.extremely B.completely

C.naturally D.gradually

25、After some heated argument, a decision was ________ made.

A.eventually B.narrowly C.hopefully D.actually

26、In their letters to Santa Claus, most kids ask for toys, dolls or maybe a new Xbox. All Jonah Simons wanted was a coronavirus cure to save the world. That was last year. This holiday season, the 10-year-old Florida boy is back with a different request for Santa.

“Dear Santa, it’s Jonah. Do you remember me? I was the one who asked for a covid cure,” he wrote in a letter addressed to the North Pole and shared with CNN. “Thank you so much for the vaccine! You helped save lives. This year, can I please have a Santa costume to spread your joy around the world?”

With a relentless virus and threats of the Omicron variant still plaguing a weary nation, Jonah has big plans for the Santa suit. “I want to wear it and go around the neighborhood and spread Santa’s joy, asking people what they want for Christmas,” the fifth-grader said.

Jonah turned 10 in July, and instead of gifts he asked his family and friends to donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His birthday effort raised $1,000 in donations from family and friends all over—even his favorite employees at the local Publix store, his mother says.

He also marked his birthday by donating his hair to Locks of Love, the charity that makes wigs for kids with cancer or other medical conditions. During a year of lockdown, he teamed up with some friends and grew out his hair to nine inches.

Jonah’s good deeds are not limited to birthdays. He works to help his community all year, including donating and sorting food for the homeless with the organization Feeding South Florida, and packing holiday gifts for children.

【1】What does Jonah want as a Christmas gift this year?

A．A covid cure.

B．Toys and dolls.

C．Anew Xbox.

D．A Santa suit.

【2】Which one of the following doesn’t belong to the good behaviour of Jonah?

A．Donating his hair to a charity.

B．Sending his birthday gifts to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

C．Wrapping holiday gifts for kids.

D．Contributing food to the homeless.

【3】Which of the following best describes Jonah?

A．Kind and courageous.

B．Generous and brave.

C．Caring and helpful.

D．Friendly and innocent.

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A．Jonah didn’t realize his wish last year.

B．The coronavirus is still not under complete control.

C．Jonah raised $1,000 from his family and friends all over.

D．Jonah wants to wear a Santa suit and go around the neighborhood and spread Santa’s joy.

27、   Honesty is a valuable characteristic in a world full of false promises. Today, we re exploring five qualities of honest individuals.

They’re not concerned about popularity contests. 【1】Instead, they simply are who they are and other people can take it or leave it. They stand up for their beliefs. Honest people don’t go looking for fights, but they also aren’t afraid to speak their mind. 【2】While this may annoy managers concerned with bureaucracy( 官僚主义), most people will respect honesty and be impressed with those willing to stand out against the group mind.

【3】Honesty requires thick skin. Not all people love hearing the truth, and when you give out a fresh dose of reality, some might be likely to throw it right back in your face. Honest individuals may fall victim to the insecure defensiveness of others, requiring them to be thick-skinned.

They have close friendships. Individuals who are honest often have rich, meaningful friendships. Others know that their honest friend won’t complain about them behind their back, and will instead face any issues head on. 【4】

They are trusted by peers (同龄人). Individuals  will seek the aid of honest peers, knowing they can count on them for true, objective advice. However, others will just lie and tell you the story you want to hear. 【5】But there are many times that the difficult truth is what individuals really need to hear. Others trust honest individuals to tell them what it really is, without covering the truth.

A.They do this to avoid any injured feelings.

B.They never try to fight managers’ decisions.

C.The number of friends they have doesn’t matter.

D.They are seldom upset or hurt by unpleasantness.

E.This level of trust allows for deeper, healthier relationships.

F.They will state their opinions even when they are against the majority.

G.Honest people don’t think about what others think of them all the time.

28、Everybody is talking about the bridge. I mean the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge. And it is widely reported by ABC, New York Times and also Wikipedia. By the way, what's the name of it? It's Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB).

Though HZMB took over 9 years to construct, the 55-kilometer-long bridge has a service life of 120 years. It consists of the 12km Hong Kong Link Road. 29.6km Main Bridge and 13 4km Zhuhai Link Road. It also includes the world’s deepest underwater part at a length of 6.7km, which connects two man-made islands.

The HZMB construction environment is complicated. Frequent typhoons, airport height limitation, high environmental standards, etc, should be taken into consideration. That is why this bridge gets the world’s attention. However, the bridge and tunnel system across the Lingdingyang waters of the Pearl River Estuary will cut the traveling time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai or Macao from three hours to about 30 minutes. Most people will take a bus to make the journey. The buses will cost 8 to 10 dollars for a single trip.

After the bridge opens, the traveling costs for taking a detour through the land routes can be avoided. Therefore, the bridge will help to make use of the distribution of industries, raise the competetiveness the region, and benefit logistics (物流) and tourism. The project is believed to lay a good foundation for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which is considered a new highlight in China’s economy.

【1】Why has the bridge drawn so much attention?

A．Because it s the longest bridge in China.

B．Because it s been in service for 120 years.

C．Because its construction is extremely difficult.

D．Because it connects three man-made islands.

【2】How does the bridge help people according to the text?

A．By controlling local industry.

B．By attracting tourists overseas.

C．By offering a cleaner environment.

D．By reducing traveling time and costs.

【3】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Green Bridge

B．A Tour Through HZMB

C．The Main Bridge of HZMB

D．The Longest Sea-crossing Bridge

29、   The earliest films were short, lasting only one minute or less. People could, for one cent, see simple action of trains, fire engines, parades(游行),crowds on city streets, and similar subject. Soon, 20-minute pictures of news items were being shown in theatres at the end of the regular stage show. Later, films used a new method (putting the beginning of one scene upon the end of the scene before) for magical effects and to tie a story together. In 1903 a film was made about a train robbery. Much of the action took place at the same time — the robbers escaping, the men meeting and planning to capture them — and the scenes shifted smoothly, back and forth from one scene to another instead of unnaturally showing each scene separately.

This was the early successful film in which scenes were filmed al different places and times and then combined to make a logical story. A short time later, theaters showed for five cents a whole hour’s entertainment of short films — comedy, travel, and drama. These films were simple and rough, and many were vulgar(粗俗的). Gradually, the tastes of the audiences improved as the techniques improved.

【1】What do we know about the films before 1903?

A.Their subjects were very simple . B.They were all about stage shows.

C.They were long and very expensive. D.They had regular 20-minute news items.

【2】Which film was the first to have a logical story?

A.The one about a train robbery. B.The one about actions of trains.

C.The one with a stage. D.The one with pictures of news.

【3】What does the underlined word “ rough”mean?

A.In good condition. B.Unlucky.

C.Not carefully made. D.Humorous.

【4】What can we infer from the last passage?

A.It was too difficult to see a drama at that time.

B.The audience tastes improved because films got longer.

C.The early films were filmed at the same place and time.

D.More techniques were used in film making as time went on.

【5】Which is the best tile for the passage?

A.The Charm of Films B.The Early Films

C.Changing Films D.The Success of Films

30、   Clowns hold a confusing place in the human mind. They make some people roar with ______; they make some people scream in horror. For the past few months, a series of frightening sightings of people dressed as ______ have been reported around the world. So we asked ourselves: What is it about these painted people that _____us? It turns out that ______ may have the answer.

Clowns date back to ancient Egypt and evolved into the court jesters （朝廷弄臣）in the Middle Ages. These jokesters were paid to be funny and did whatever it took to ______ people.

The ______ clowns didn’t arrive until the 1800s when joseph Grinmaldi, a London clown, painted his face white and his cheeks red, and wore strange and colorful costumes. Although Grinmaldi’s clown life caused a lot of laughter, his life behind makeup was anything but ______. Sadly, he died penniless and an alcoholic.

______, in France, Jean-Gaspard Deburau became famous for creating a clown called Pierrot. However, Deburau’s mime act was not what made him world-famous. The white-faced clown ______a boy with a cane just because the child had laughed at him. ______ he was eventually acquitted （宣判无罪）of the crime, the ______ of the killer clown stayed in people’s mind.

Perhaps the most ______ clown in history was John Wayne Gary, who was found guilty of the murder of more than 35 men in the 1970s. When asked about his ______, Gary said, “You know clowns can get away with murder.”

So it’s no ______ that even horror movies and television shows featuring clowns can still give many of us nightmares. It seems like a few ______ examples have influenced the public’s opinions of clowns.

【1】A.enthusiasm B.laughter C.courage D.tears

【2】A.clowns B.experts C.journalists D.tourists

【3】A.shocks B.amuses C.terrifies D.saddens

【4】A.history B.customs C.media D.legends

【5】A.terrify B.frighten C.entertain D.control

【6】A.colorful B.modern C.frightening D.funny

【7】A.meaningful B.funny C.normal D.poor

【8】A.What’s more B.By contrast C.Secondly D.Meanwhile

【9】A.killed B.educated C.frightened D.motivated

【10】A.Because B.If C.Even if D.While

【11】A.impact B.image C.effect D.symbol

【12】A.impressive B.interesting C.notorious D.respected

【13】A.purpose B.intention C.crimes D.suspicions

【14】A.doubt B.deal C.point D.surprise

【15】A.bad B.typical C.great D.famous

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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would【1】the end of cold weather, planting in spring and【2】in autumn.  Sometimes  celebrations would be  held after【3】had caught animals. Today’s festivals have many origins, some 【4】, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to 【5】the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The most【6】 and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.  【7】the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children  【8】money in red paper. People love to get together to eat, drink and have 【9】 with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our 【10】and forget our work for a little while.

32、假如你是李华，疫情期间你的美国朋友George发来邮件，想了解你未来想做什么职业。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：1. 你想成为医生；2. 你选择该职业的原因，因为一直以来对医学（medicine）感兴趣，可以缓解（relieve）病人疼痛，拯救更多的生命；3. 希望自己以后可以考入医学院（medical college）。

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