泉州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、With much work that remains to be completed, the manager found their project   .

A.more than satisfying B.not at all satisfied

C.far from satisfactory D.with more satisfaction than not

2、Next, she tied several chopsticks together, _______ a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks.

A.representing B.represented

C.representative D.representation

3、In my dream, I had a very vivid picture of ____ we used to live.

A.where B.that C.in which D.which

4、______ young in our village are now living _______much more comfortable life than we did.

A.A ; /  B. The ; the

C.Ａ; a  D. The ; a

5、—Shall I ________ the raincoat?

—No hurry. Leave it ________ it is. It looks like rain.

A.put away; in the place B.put away; where

C.put on; where D.put on; there

6、Intelligence does not ________ mean success. You need diligence as well.

A. honestly B. formally C. simply D. necessarily

7、Although it seemed ridiculous to Bruno that school ________ take place when there were only two students to teach, both Mother and Father agreed that a tutor should come to the house every day.

A. could B. should C. must D. would

8、—I don’t really like James. Why did you invite him?

—Don’t worry. He ________ come. He said he wasn’t certain what his plans are.

A.must not B.need not C.would not D.might not

9、_____ he came to study in the university, he has made much progress in the study of English.

A.While B.When C.Since D.After

10、We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly --- what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

A.confuses B.guides C.affects D.effects

11、As there was not much chance to find good jobs in their hometown, a lot of young people tried to ________ their fortune in cities.

A. find B. find out

C. seek D. look

12、Doctors always tell us that drinking too much________our health，but some people don’t care.

A．is harm to

B．does harmful to

C．is harmful to

D．do harm to

13、This painting is splendid, but ______ we actually need it is a different matter.

A. that B. what

C. whether D. how

14、It was a real race________time to get the project done. Luckily, we made it.

A.over B.by C.for D.against

15、I prefer to stay at home rather than _____ to see him.

A.went B.go C.going D.gone

16、Since the outbreak of the disease, 90 patients have been to have the illness and other suspected patients are still under examination.

A.confirmed B.convinced C.confused D.consulted

17、Thor is no longer _______ he was two years ago.

A.that B.who C.what D.which

18、Only when _______ his homework ________to play with his friends.

A.has he finished; is he allowed B.he has finished; is he allowed

C.has he finished; he is allowed D.he has finished; he is allowed

19、Mother Teresa _______ great contribution to the world peace, _______ she was awarded the Nobel Price in 1979.

A.might have made, because B.must have made, for

C.could have make, since D.should have make, as

20、_______ hip-hop is popular with youngsters, I’m still not accustomed _______ it.

A.As, to appreciating B.Although, to appreciate

C.Even though, to appreciating D.While, to appreciate

21、He promised that he would come, but he hasn’t   yet.

A.turned up B.turned down C.turned out D.turned over

22、At the news that her house was ,the old woman tears.

A.broken out; burst into B.broken down; burst out

C.broken up; burst out D.broken into; burst into

23、I’m afraid I can’t go to your birthday party personally, but I will let my wife go, ______.

A.anyhow B.however C.though D.therefore

24、Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach   their children compared with of their parents.

A.to educate; that B.to educate; one

C.to educating; that D.to educating; one

25、I looked up and all of sudden noticed a cat ________ in from the garden with its breakfast in its mouth.

A. dashing B. dash C. to dash D. dashed

26、Owning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think. It may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are…but it also turns you into a workaholic, it seems.

A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.

The study by technology retailer Pixmania reveals the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. More than 90 percent of office workers have email-enabled phones, with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess(承认) they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they make work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., with more than a third checking their first emails in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11 p.m. and midnight.

Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said, “The ability to access literally millions of apps, keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people. However, there are drawbacks. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact we become , the more is expected of us in a work capacity(容量).”

【1】What can we conclude from the text?

A．All that glitters is not gold.

B．It never rains but pours.

C．Every coins has two sides.

D．It’s no good crying over spilt milk.

【2】The underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “________”.

A．calling

B．reaching

C．getting

D．using

【3】Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．The average UK working time is between nine and twelve hours.

B．Nine- tenths spent over three hours checking work emails.

C．One-fourth check their first mail between 11 p.m. and midnight.

D．The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m. and 8 .am ..

【4】What’s the main idea of the text?

A．Workaholics like smartphones.

B．Smartphones bring about extra work.

C．Smartphones make our life easier.

D．Employers don’t like smartphones.

27、Students perform less well in final exams if smartphones are allowed in class, for non-academic (非学业的) purposes in lectures, a new study in Educational Psychology finds. Students who don’t use smartphones themselves but attend lectures where their use is acceptable also do worse, suggesting that smartphone use damages the group learning environment.

Researchers from Rutgers University in the US performed an in-class experiment to test whether dividing attention between smartphones and the lecturer during the class affected students’ performance in within-lecture tests and a final exam. 118 students at Rutgers University took part in the experiment during one term of their course. Smartphones were not allowed in half of the lectures and allowed in the other half. When smartphones were allowed, students were asked to record whether they had used them for non-academic purposes during the lecture.

The study found that having a smartphone didn’t lower students’ scores in comprehension tests within lectures, but it did lower scores in the final exam by at least 5%, or half a grade. This finding shows for the first time that the main effect of divided attention in the classroom is on the length of time in keeping memory, with fewer things of a study task later remembered. In addition, when the use of smartphones was allowed in class, performance was also poorer for students who did not use them as well as for those who did.

The study’s lead author, Professor Arnold Glass, added: “These findings should alarm students and teachers that dividing attention is having a not obvious but harmful effect that is damaging their exam performance and final grade. To help manage the use of smartphones in the classroom, teachers should explain to students the alarming effect—not only for themselves, but for the whole class.”

This is the first-ever study in an actual classroom showing a relationship between losing attention from smartphones and exam performance. However, more researches are required to see how students are affected by using smartphones after school.

【1】What is the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To present the main findings of the experiment.

B．To explain how the experiment was carried out.

C．To give details about the result of the experiment.

D．To suggest what should be done for teachers and students.

【2】We know from the experiment that having a smartphone in class ________.

A．had no bad effect if students do not use them

B．caused an average 5% drop in students’ scores

C．made it harder for students to keep things in mind

D．had a bad effect on students’ performance in all tests

【3】What’s Professor Glass’ attitude towards using smartphones in class?

A．He was against it.

B．He was in favor of it.

C．He cared little about it.

D．He doubted the findings.

【4】What is the research team likely to do next?

A．To find out ways to improve students’ memory.

B．To call on schools to ban smartphones completely.

C．To study the influence of using smartphones after class.

D．To do researches on focusing attention in actual classrooms.

28、   I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed”, she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with sadness, “ I don’t?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”

It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

【1】From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage______.

A.with his family B.with Evelyn C.alone D.with his children

【2】During the two weeks on the beach,Tom showed more love to his wife because______.

A.the doctor said his wife was seriously ill

B.he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm

C.she looked lovely in her new clothes

D.he was determined to be a good husband

【3】The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What does“ one thing”refer to?

A.He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.

B.He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.

C.He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.

D.She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.

【4】By saying“I’m just starting to live,”Tom means that______.

A.he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

B.he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

C.he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D.he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

29、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Are you still disappointed at your failure? Stop sighing, and change your mental model.

Change your view on “success” and” failure”.

Most people have the following mental model: SUCCESS—YOU—FAILURE. 【1】but what if you change that model? YOU—FAILURE—SUCCESS. Instead of for viewing failure as something to be avoided, turn it into a “steppingstone” on the path to success

Increase your failure rate.

If it is true that the more we fail ,the more we succeed then your immediate goal should be to intentionally increase your failure rate! 【2】Intentionally increasing failure means the more people tell you “no”, the closer you will get to ultimate success.

Set “No” goals.

【3】But how about setting goals for failure? The exciting aspect is how it keeps people “in the game ”when they are “red hot”. If all you have is “yes” goals and then you slow down or quit when you are successful, the hot steak end .But if you keep going when you get the “yeses” of life, the sky is the limit

【4】

If the key to success is to increase our failures, then it makes sense to celebrate our setbacks. Yes, you heard right: if someone turns you down, celebrate it! Instead of mentally punishing yourself for not succeeding, buy yourself ice cream and say ,”I am one step closer to success ! ”Stop letting failure have a negative impact on your thoughts and emotions.

A.See courage as a muscle

B.Celebrate your failures.

C.Everyone sets success goals

D.With this thought in mind, you are succeeding even when you fail

E.All the courage you need to achieve success is already in you ,just waiting for you to take action

F.They see themselves in the middle, and do everything they can to move toward success and away from failure

30、   A month before the High School Entrance Exams, Susan was making a plan. It had always been her ___________ to get her friends together for a graduation _________ to celebrate the end of this important stage. With some close friends’ support, she began to _________ prepare for the journey; otherwise the teachers would say _________ to the idea.

Since she had to do some small surveys to _________ opinions about the details, their secret was eventually discovered. She was blamed for wasting time on things not related to the _______ and distracting（分心）her classmates from their study，but her _________ plans，sincere motivation（动机），and serious promise to study hard _________ the teachers.

Susan then divided her classmates into several groups and chose captains to help solve problems. Meanwhile she still _________ her studies，taking every chance to memorize one more vocabulary word，because she knew she had to __________ her time well in order to both complete the travel plans and keep her grades up.

【1】A. job B. duty C. dream D. turn

【2】A. party B. trip C. ceremony D. speech

【3】A. secretly B. openly C. naturally D. cheerfully

【4】A. yes B. no C. hello D. sorry

【5】A. collect B. spread C. accept D. express

【6】A. travel B. celebration C. surveys D. exams

【7】A. thoughtful B. funny C. rough D. risky

【8】A. challenged B. persuaded C. excited D. inspired

【9】A. gave up B. thought of C. went through D. focused on

【10】A. kill B. enjoy C. manage D. share

31、阅读短文，根据首字母或中文提示在空白处填入1个适当单词的正确形式。

Last week, I attended a lecture on lost 【1】(文明). It was about Pompeii and Loulan, both of which were busy and w【2】about 2,000 years ago. F【3】in the 8th century, Pompeii was d【4】by a volcano, a natural 【5】(灾难) that buried the whole city alive.【6】(与……不同) Pompeii, Loulan disappeared mainly because of the damage humans did to the environment. Once a 【7】(商业的) city on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West, Loulan was covered with huge trees. But the trees were cut down and the city was 【8】 (逐渐地) covered over by sand. T【9】 we ought to a【10】great importance to environment protection.

32、假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友 Tom 一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你暑假里的打算。你有如下三方面打算。请根据以下要点给他回封邮件：

1、做兼职；

2、旅行；

3、做志愿者

注意：1.词数100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

Dear Tom,

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Yours,

LiHua