屏东2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、_______ some of the most complicated questions of life while working under the shadow of a likely premature(过早的) death, Stephen Hawking died at 76.

A.having occupied to B.occupied with

C.having occupied with D.occupied to

2、___________you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.

A. Now that B. After

C. Although D. As soon as

3、The inventor is satisfied to see a number of new products _____ after countless efforts.

A.develop B.developed C.developing D.to develop

4、---I don’t like to go there by train. ---Why not ________there by plane?

A．trying going

B．try going

C．trying go

D．try to go

5、Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also ________our thinking.

A．direct

B．limit

C．change

D．improve

6、This midterm examination paper __________ two parts was so hard that few students could pass it.

A. made out of   B. made from

C. made up of     D. made in

7、—Can I smoke here?

—I'm afraid not. We don't ________ smoking here.

A.agree B.forbid

C.promise D.permit

8、The girl the teachers considered ____was caught ______ in the exam, which surprised us very much.

A. to be the best; to cheat

B. to be the best; cheating

C. being the best; cheating

D. as the best student; to cheat

9、—I don’t know _______ you got to know my telephone number.

—Through a friend of mine.

A.how was it B.how was it that C.it was how that D.how it was that

10、--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

11、The small action of littering may______ disaster for small animals and their living environment.

A. lead to B. belong to C. refer to D. point to

12、Helping others is a habit, ___ you can learn even at an early age.

A. it     B. that

C. what  D. one

13、To my disappointment, Alice ________ my invitation to the ball because she said that she didn't like to ________ on such an occasion.

A. turned down; turn up B. turned off; turn into

C. turned back; turn in D. turned out; turn up

14、The question was so easy that he didn’t_________ to answer it.

A.beat B.beg C.bother D.behave

15、Bob has never ________ and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness.

A．let off steam

B．taken a breath

C．pulled his weight

D．settled down

16、In the street, she found herself ________ at by a stranger, making her a little nervous.

A.staring B.stare C.stared D.to stare

17、— The more you practice, the more ________ you become.

— Sure. This is true of every type of skill.

A.innocent B.confident C.ignorant D.constant

18、When Justin came to himself he found himself ________ out to the UFO by a group of aliens.

A. to carry. B. carry C. being carried D. carrying

19、I had my pocket ______while shopping in the central mall. Bad luck.

A.stolen B.lost C.picked D.packed

20、We’ve known him for years. To be honest, he is much   an acquaintance.

A. other than B. rather than

C. more than D. no more than

21、He put the letter into an envelope, ________ a stamp on the envelope and posted it.

A.stick B.stuck C.sticking D.to stick

22、Data show that kids and teens who do read frequently, compared to infrequent readers, have more books in the home, and parents will set _______ time for them to read.

A.out B.off C.about D.aside

23、—What did he say?

—He said _______.

A．he had visited Europe

B．when he visited Europe

C．how he visited Europe

D．whether he visited Europe

24、Mr. Stevenson is great to work for ——I really couldn’t ask for a ________ boss.

A.better B.good

C.best D.still better

25、The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see___________ the next year.

A．carry out

B．carrying out

C．carried out

D．to carry out

26、   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.

27、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.

28、   The San Diego Splash senior women’s basketball team plays three-on-three in 30-minute half-court games — looking at the score-board and it doesn’t take long to realize that there’s nothing “senior” about these athletes.

The Splash may be the oldest team under the San Diego Senior Women’s Basketball Association (players must be 80 or over to join), but its members play to win and have won two championships (冠军称号) at the National Senior Games. Nine women are on the record, including Meg Skinner and Grace Larson — both of whom are 91.

Born in the 1920s and 1930s, Larson and the rest of her teammates are making up for the lost time and missed chances. “I was 80 when I got my first basketball shoes, and I was excited,” Larson said. Players in the Splash didn’t just wake up on their 80th birthdays and decide to join the team, and many of them have been playing basketball for many years, both as players in the San Diego Senior Women’s Basketball Association and other organizations.

Since it’s medically proved that seniors’ sports can lead to a longer and livelier life, it comes as no surprise that many Splash players have lived longer. “A lot of my childhood friends thought I was crazy to play basketball at 66,” explained 87-year-old Marge Carl. “They thought I’ll break an arm or a leg, but I’m the only one surviving of my childhood friends. They’re all gone, every one of them.”

“Seniors have to join us,” Carl told a San Diego newspaper. “They can’t sit in a room watching TV. That’s a death warning.” With over 6 million views, the videos about the Splash are very popular. “A friendship, a sisterhood, a family” is how Larson describes her team —“It’s the nicest group of people from all walks of life.”

【1】What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A. The athletes are not as experienced as they look.

B. The athletes can’t wait to have another game.

C. The athletes play as well as young players.

D. The athletes are actually very young.

【2】What do we know about the Splash?

A. It is the oldest team in the world.

B. It has won two games in the finals.

C. The players must be less than 80.

D. Members don’t have basketball experience.

【3】What will probably happen if senior people play basketball?

A. They will live a healthier life.

B. They will be very excited every day.

C. They are sure to break arms and legs.

D. They will live longer than anyone else.

【4】What could be the best title for the text?

A. Age is just a number

B. Everyone should do more exercise

C. Playing basketball makes us healthy

D. Old people should be taken good care of

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If you trust in the yen, the euro,

and the dollar...stop reading.

Because this is a story about

the sliver coin EVERYBODY wants.

You read the headlines.You know that troubled economic times have put global currency on a rollercoaster(过山车) ride.But millions have found a smarter way to build long­term value with high­grade collectable silver.And right now, those people are lining up to secure some of the last 2012 U．S.Mint Silver Eagles, America's Newest Silver Eagle Dollars. Today, you can graduate to the front of that line.Buy now and you can own these brilliant uncirculated Silver Dollars for only $38.95!

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Why are we releasing(发行) this silver dollar for such a remarkable price? Because we want to introduce you to what hundreds of thousands of smart collectors and satisfied customers have known since 1984—New York Mint is the place to find the world's finest high­grade coins.That's why we're offering you this Brilliant Uncirculated 2012 U．S.Silver Eagle for as little as $37.45(plus s/h)．

Timing is Everything

Our advice? Keep this to yourself.Because the more people who know about this offer, the worse it is for you.Demand for Silver Eagles in 2011 broke records.Experts predict that 2012 Silver Eagles may break them all over again.Due to rapid changes in the price of silver, prices may be higher or lower and are subject to(受……影响) change without notice.Supplies are limited.Call immediately to add these Silver Eagles to your holdings before it's too late.

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5­9 Coins $38.45 each＋s/h

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【1】What is stressed in the ad?

A．The coin is of high quality and worth collecting.

B．The coin can be circulated as a currency.

C．Limited supplies guarantee a stable price of the coin.

D．Demand for the coin is bound to break records.

【2】If you buy six 2012 U．S.Mint Silver Eagles by post, you should pay at least ________.

A．$230.7

B．$233.7

C．$240.7

D．$243.7

【3】The ad strongly encourages people to purchase the silver coins by ________.

A．shopping online

B．making a phone call

C．lining up in front of the stores

D．writing to the company

30、   The famous American inventor Thomas Alva Edison once claimed that genius was one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration(汗水). Now, it seems, there is scientific evidence to _______ his claim. The idea that geniuses such as Shakespeare, Mozart, and Picasso possessed certain inborn talents is a false belief, according to a study by a British psychologist and his colleagues.

After examining outstanding performance in the arts and sports, these researchers concluded that _______ is determined by opportunity, encouragement, training, motivation, self-confidence, and — most important of all —_______ Even people who were not thought to be _______ with any special talent could, after having received training, reach levels _______  considered attainable (可获得的) only by gifted individuals. Talent is a false belief, and it is time that people got rid of it, they said.

This theory — a dramatic _______ with traditional beliefs — has been _______ by academics worldwide. In fact, studies of accomplished artists and mathematicians, and top tennis players and swimmers, have reported few early signs of _______ in these people before any parental encouragement. No case has been found of anyone reaching the highest levels of achievement without _______ himself or herself to thousands of hours of serious training. Even those who are believed to be exceptionally talented — whether in music, mathematics, chess, or sports — have needed lengthy periods of instruction and practice to achieve their highest level of success. The persistent false belief that some people reach high levels of performance without spending numerous hours practicing __________ much to the fact that their practice is usually outside the casual observer’s view, stated one scientist.

The importance of practice has been noticed in athletics. For instance, differences in the composition of certain muscles were once thought to be __________ predictors of athletic performance. However, the differences in the proportion of certain muscle fibers(组织) that are __________ for success in long-distance running are largely the result of extended practice in running.

“What makes a genius then?” one may ask. __________ , there is no clear answer. What is known, however, is that nurture is at least as important as nature? __________, a supportive environment will do far more for a child’s prospects of success than any inborn gifts. This is a message that most of us will find __________ — even if we haven’t won the gene lottery, our fate is still in our own hands.

【1】A.make B.challenge C.support D.dismiss

【2】A.excellence B.harmony C.negotiation D.response

【3】A.education B.practice C.fortune D.character

【4】A.satisfied B.concerned C.decorated D.gifted

【5】A.preciously B.practically C.previously D.primarily

【6】A.break B.association C.partnership D.relief

【7】A.doubted B.concluded C.mentioned D.applauded

【8】A.accomplishment B.treasure C.diligence D.inspiration

【9】A.adapting B.attaching C.linking D.devoting

【10】A.carries B.leaves C.owes D.connects

【11】A.creative B.reliable C.natural D.active

【12】A.essential B.suitable C.possible D.feasible

【13】A.Unlikely B.Similarly C.Hopefully D.Unfortunately

【14】A.To sum up B.In other words C.For example D.In addition

【15】A.misleading B.puzzling C.comforting D.amusing

31、Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave in the movement that fought to end slavery in the United States. He became a【1】 voice in the year before the Civil War.

A few weeks ago, the National Park Service (NPS) 【2】Douglass’s birth and Black History Month with reopening of his home at Cedar Hill, a【3】 site in Washington. D.C. The two-story house, which contains many of Douglass’s personal possessions, had undergone a three-year 【4】. (Thanks to the NTS website, however, you don’t have to live in the nation’s capital to visit it. Take a tour online.)

He was born in Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey to a slave mother and a white father who never knew Douglass grew uo to become the first black 【5】 to hold a government office--- as US minister and consul general （总领事）to Haiti.

As a youth, he never went to school. Educating slaves was illegal in the South, so he 【6】 taught himself to read and write. At 21 years old, he escaped from his slave owner to Massachusetts and changed his last name to Douglass, to hide his identity.

In the 1850s, Douglass was involved with the Underground Railroad, the system 【7】 up by antislavery groups to bring runaway slaves to the North and Canada. His home in Rochester, N.Y. was near the Canadian border. It became an important station on the 【8】, housing as many as 11 runaway slaves at a time.

He died in 1895. In his lifetime, Douglass 【9】 the end of slavery in 1865 and the adoption of the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution （美国宪法修正案）, which 【10】 African-Americans the right to vote.

32、假如你是李华。上周日，你们班组织了去南山公园春游的活动。请你根据下列提示，给你的美国网友John发一封电子邮件，告知他活动的相关情况。

提示1：早上八点在校门口集合，乘校车前往，下午约5点返回了学校；

提示2：自带午餐；

提示3：上午欣赏风光，呼吸新鲜空气；午餐后小组活动，放风筝，跳舞，唱歌等。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯流畅。

参考词汇：春游：have/go for a spring outing

Dear John,

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Yours,

Li Hua