嘉峪关2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、Why not try your luck downtown, Bob? That’s __________the best jobs are.

A.where B.what C.when D.why

2、You must keep away from the man, who is ______. If you are ______, please call the number 110.

A.dangerous; dangerous B.dangerous; in danger

C.in danger; dangerous D.in danger; in danger

3、Because of the Russian gas limit to Europe, attempts ________ to use botanical (植物的) fuel as a source of power.

A．have made

B．having made

C．are being made

D．will be making

4、Does this book___________ Dan?

A.bring up B.break out C.borrow from D.belong to

5、Deliberately push yourself out of your ________. Try things that you do not normally try.

A.origin B.budget C.routine D.identity

6、Many people feel nervous _______ they attend a concert, so I recommend _______ the hall early to have enough time _______ yourself comfortable.

A.at the first time, arriving, to make B.the first time, to arrive, making

C.for the first time, reaching, making D.the first time, getting to, to make

7、In current economic situations, some small businesses will need to _____ costs in order to survive.

A.affect B.adopt C.reduce D.release

8、I know nothing about the young lady _______ she is from Beijing.

A.except B.that C.except that D.except for

9、The programme of TRISH & LIU XIN TALK TRADE ________ the world’s attention on the relationship between China and America.

A. fed B. focused C. brought D. spent

10、It's said that renewable energy will continue its ________ growth in 2021

A．explosive

B．exaggerated

C．energetic

D．universal

11、At last, we found ourselves in a pleasant park with trees providing shade and ________ down to eat our picnic lunch.

A.sitting B.having sat C.sat D.to sit

12、Last month，an earthquake _______ six on Richter scale happened in the northern part of Indonesia.

A．measured

B．to measure

C．to be measured

D．measuring

13、 fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off.

A.Would you be B.Could you be C.Should you be D.Might you be

14、The students poured out of the teaching building, with the school ________.

A.to finish B.having finished C.finishes D.finished

15、The ______ of constructing a village on the moon lies in the fact that it will help humans to explore the solar system further.

A. intelligence B. convenience

C. significance D. independence

16、Out to the finishing line…! And here !

A.he dashes… comes our champion and hero

B.dashes he… our champion and hero come

C.he dashes… come our champion and hero

D.dashes he… comes our champion and hero

17、It’s surprising that your brother ______ English so quickly in this foreign company.

A. makes up B. puts up C. looks up D. picks up

18、The stormy and treacherous weather   difficulty and uncertainty in the search for the missing passengers.

A.added to B.added up to C.added up D.added

19、All the policemen have been trained to ________ themselves against the sudden attacks.

A. fight B. dress C. defend D. balance

20、You could not have all of a sudden ________ a cold — I assume that you just do not want to attend.

A.run out of B.come down with C.hung on to D.broken away from

21、He explained ______ for his father's birthday party.

A.why was he late B.why is he late

C.why he is late D.why he was late

22、—Shall I tell Jimmy the fact that he didn’t pass the math exam?

—No, you ________. I have told him already.

A．mustn’t

B．needn’t

C．shouldn’t

D．wouldn’t

23、At the station ______ a teacher and two students on their way to the city.

A.were B.was C.is D.sits

24、If a book is ，  it will surely readers.

A.interested；interest B.interesting；be interested

C.interested；be interesting D.interesting；interest

25、—He looks so ______ and the kids are really scared.

—Yes. He often uses that______ look to frighten them.

A.frightened; frightened B.frightened; frightening

C.frightening; frightened D.frightening; frightening

26、   In 1906, Jacqueline Cochran was born to a poor family in Pensacola, Florida. Like many girls at the time, she went to work at an early age. When she was just eight years old, Jacqueline started working in a cotton mill(纱厂). As she worked on the weaving(编织)machines, making cloth, she dreamed about becoming an aviator. She wanted to fly one of the airplanes that had been recently invented.

Jacqueline got her wish in the 1930s, she became a pilot at a time when airplanes were being avoided by most people.

Only a handful of brave young men flew these new planes, and there were very few women aviators. However, that did not stop Jacqueline. She took flying lessons and began to enter famous races. In 1938,she won first prize in a competition to fly across the United States.

At the beginning of World War II, Jacqueline trained women in England as pilots. She later came back to the United States and trained American women, too. In 1945, .she received the Distinguished Service Medal, one of America's highest honors(荣誉).

When jet planes were invented, Jacqueline learned to fly them, too. Soon, she was the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound. Jacqueline also set many other records in the field of aviation, including flying higher than anyone had before her.

In many ways, Jacqueline Cochran is forgotten today. But this woman pilot should be remembered. She was a pioneer of new technology. She helped to make air travel one of our most important ways of transportation.

【1】What is an aviator?

A.A weaver. B.A traveler.

C.A pilot. D.A trainer.

【2】What can we learn about early airplanes?

A.They were dangerous to fly.

B.They could travel faster than sound.

C.They were not allowed to be flown by women.

D.They were very popular among brave young men.

【3】Which shows the correct order of the following events?

a. Jacqueline worked in a cotton mill.

b. Jacqueline trained women pilots during World War II.

c. Jacqueline received the Distinguished Service Medal.

d. Jacqueline won first prize in a competition to fly across the United States.

A.a-b-d-c B.a-d-b-c

C.d-a-b-c D.d-a-c-b

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

A.The flying races for women

B.The invention of jet planes

C.The first woman pilot

D.The forgotten flyer

27、Tribute can go to anything

Since 1927, Time has chosen to profile a person or group and feature them on its front page.【1】. Here are three of the Time’ magazine’s more unconventional choices:

“The Computer”, 1982

At the start of the 1980s, home computing was just starting to take off, with companies like Sinclair and Apple releasing consumer-focused machines to the masses. 【2】– they were mainly only useful for word processing or extremely basic gaming – at the time they were new, exciting and exotic.

“This sweetheart here, this little baby, looks like any ordinary machine, isn’t that so? 【3】 Comes with new words too: RAM and ROM,” wrote Time.

“You”, 2006

In the age when sites like YouTube and Facebook were in their new and had not developed very much, Time named those who created and uploaded “user-generated content” onto such websites as its choice of the year.

【4】, with a writer for The Atlantic later remarking: “Is anyone out there not sick of people ironically listing ‘Time Person of the Year, 2006’ in Twitter bios – a reference to the gimmicky(巧妙手法的) selection of ‘You’ that year? Didn’t think so.”

“Endangered Earth”, 1989

During a period of heightened awareness of global warming and climate change, 【5】 This led to an environmental action plan being later published after Time invited a team of environmental experts and policymakers to an environmental conference it organized.

A. This created chaos

B. A mess of screws and buttons, a whole heap of plastic.

C. While the PCs of the early ’80s were primitive compared to today’s

D. The decision drew mainly confused and negative feedback from the public and media

E. Time featured Earth as its “Planet of the Year”.

F. Other than people, objects have made it to front page too.

G. But it’s not always people that make the front cover.

28、At one time, the inheritance of traditional drama was difficult. People of insight screamed “save drama”. Many celebrities and big names put down their figures and went to the community to carry out public welfare performances of opera, and did everything possible to expand the coverage of drama. In recent years, traditional Chinese culture and art has gained a foothold on short video platforms and attracted a large number of young followers thanks to the explosive growth of the short video industry. Relaxing, emotional and fragmented, these video contents perfectly match the demands of the users. With the application of new technologies such as social communication and immersive experiencing, short video platforms are seeing more users, becoming a shining spot of new Internet media.

Recently, Huangmei Opera “ Female Consort Prince ” became a hit on short video platforms as a lot of young users covered the aria (咏叹调) in their own way and showed great artistic talents. The interactive platforms are expanding the charm of the traditional opera among young people.

Peking Opera was also well-received on short video platforms thanks to a series of augmented reality (AR) effects. Users love to film clips with a set of virtual facial makeup, headwear and costumes. Statistics indicate that these effects were applied by more than 18 million users, most of whom were young people.

In addition to Chinese operas, intangible cultural heritage items, such as embroidery, paper-cutting, printing and dyeing, shadow play works, oiled paper umbrella making, and bamboo weaving are also actively promoted on short video platforms. In a word, short video platforms are becoming an important channel to display China’s intangible cultural heritage.

Short video platforms, offering a fun, popular and easy way to explore the traditional art forms, are receiving a lot of positive feedbacks from China’s young generations. The seconds, or minutes long videos, along with unlimited possibilities as well as richness of styles, have produced remarkable achievements in promoting traditional Chinese culture.

【1】What mainly made the inheritance of traditional drama difficult?

A．The slow growth of industry.

B．The insufficient coverage of drama.

C．The poorly-met demands of the users.

D．The severe shortage of the drama actors.

【2】What led to the promotion of Peking Opera on short video platform?

A．The social communication.

B．The set of virtual facial makeup.

C．The positive feedbacks from users.

D．The application of new technologies.

【3】Why are paper-cutting and bamboo weaving mentioned?

A．To expand the charm of traditional Chinese culture.

B．To prove traditional art forms are actively promoted.

C．To show the current situation of these cultural heritage.

D．To offer new channels to display China’s cultural heritage.

【4】Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．The Bright Future of Huangmei Opera.

B．The Explosive Growth of the Short Video Industry.

C．The Simple Way to Explore the Traditional Art Form.

D．The Creative Combination of Culture and Technologies.

29、   When you work out a carbon footprint(碳足迹)，a lot of factors are taken into consideration. For example, driving to the grocery store bums a certain amount of fuel, and fossil fuels are the primary sources of greenhouse gases. But that grocery store is powered by electricity, and its employees probably drive to work, so the store has its own carbon footprint. In addition, the products that the store sells were all shipped there, so that must also be factored into the total carbon footprint. Beyond that, the fruits. Vegetables, and meats that the store sells were all grown or raised on farms-a process that produces methane(甲烷)，which has a greenhouse effect 25 times greater than CO. All of those elements must be combined to understand the full carbon footprint of a given activity.

Although adding up one's own carbon footprint can be difficult, online calculators can do some of the work for you,giving a rough estimate(估算)of your carbon footprint based on the size of your household, the efficiency of your machines, how much you drive or fly, what you eat, and how much you recycle

This isn't perfect, but it is a good way to measure your activities so you can know roughly how much CO2 they produce and take steps to reduce your carbon footprint.

Methods of reducing your carbon footprint include driving more efficient vehicles (or making sure that your current vehicles are properly maintained), taking public transportation, using energy efficient machines, building your home with special materials to reduce heating and air conditioning costs. consuming food that doesn't require as much transportation, and eating less meat which has a higher carbon footprint than fruits and vegetables. People and companies can also offset some of their CO2, emissions(排放)by purchasing carbon credits, the money from which can go into projects such as planting trees or investing in renewable energy.

【1】By giving the example of the grocery store, the author wants to tell us that____

A.driving to the store burns a certain amount of fuel

B.the greenhouse effect of methane is greater than that of CO2

C.the fossil fuels are the primary sources of greenhouse gases

D.many factors need to be considered when figuring out a carbon footprint

【2】Which of the following best explains the underlined word 'offset' in the last paragraph?

A.make up for

B.make sense of

C.take control of

D.catch up with

【3】The passage is mainly about____

A.whether it is possible to reduce the carbon footprint

B.what we can do to figure out the carbon footprint

C.how to estimate and reduce the carbon footprint

D.why we should reduce the carbon footprint

30、   As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and gave me some_________ moments.

Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded my _________room at night that frightened me so much. There was never total darkness but a streetlight or passing car_________ made clothes hung over a chair take on the _________of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my_________, I saw the curtains seem to_________when there was no wind. A _________sound at night would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My _________would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very _________ so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood__________ was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from __________.

Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no problem. After school，__________，when all the buses were __________ up along the street, I was certain that I’d get on the__________one and be taken to some unfamiliar neighborhood. On school or family__________to a park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my __________.

Perhaps one of the__________ of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being__________was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a powerful one.

One of the processes of growing up is being able to__________and overcome our fear. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater__________ later in life.

A．unforgettable

B．simple

C．fantastic

D．accidental

A．empty

B．familiar

C．quiet

D．crowed

A．lights

B．drivers

C．windows

D．doors

A．spirit

B．height

C．body

D．shape

A．brain

B．mind

C．eyes

D．hand

A．fall

B．burn

C．move

D．fly

A．terrible

B．unspoken

C．beautiful

D．low

A．imagination

B．pet

C．blood

D．voice

A．painful

B．still

C．brave

D．energetic

A．ambition

B．sickness

C．intention

D．fear

A．school

B．hospital

C．station

D．work

A．however

B．meanwhile

C．though

D．furthermore

A．driven

B．lined

C．taken

D．made

A．comfortable

B．wrong

C．organized

D．amazing

A．trips

B．parties

C．meetings

D．members

A．order

B．sight

C．control

D．mind

A．most important

B．best

C．worst

D．most beneficial

A．common

B．popular

C．ordinary

D．normal

A．exist

B．forget

C．treasure

D．recognize

A．fame

B．interest

C．success

D．wealth

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

Hundreds of years ago, Charles Darwin predicted that facial expressions of emotion are 【1】. If you’ve ever seen an episode of the popular US TV drama Lie To Me, you will really understand facial expressions. The leading actor of the show, Dr. Cal Lightman has spent 20 years studying nonverbal communication and facial expressions, which allows him to point out other people’s studying nonverbal communication and facial expressions which allows him to point out other people’s 【2】 and on many occasions, to be skilled at tricking in order to get the truth.

Is there really much truth behind this science of 【3】 human emotions through expressions? Paul Ekman, a(n) 【4】 psychologist whose work focuses on mapping facial expressions, is Lie To Me’s scientific advisor and the following are some of his explanations.

Hand-to-face gesture indicates a lie.

Each micro-expression is unique to 【5】 specific emotions because the person is often unaware of doing it. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are lying when someone uses a hand to hide part of his face. The person could be holding back information but you may better consider looking at other more important clues rather than just the simple hand-to-face gesture.

A liar refuses eye contact.

People look away when they are thinking carefully and considering each word before it is spoken, not just when they are 【6】 an excuse. Oblique eyebrows are a very reliable 【7】of sadness and few people can make this 【8】 expression, so it is actually never faked.

Guilty knowledge technique is 【9】.

Lightman often uses the guilty knowledge technique, mentioning something that only the guilty person will know about and show a(n)【10】. This is often used in polygraph exams: “Was the person strangled, shot or stabbed to death?” Only the killer knows and is likely to respond physiologically when the actual weapon is mentioned.

32、假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Charlie和家人将于暑假来中国旅游。请你给他写一封电子邮件，为他提供建议。内容包括：

1. 欢迎他和家人来中国旅行；

2. 旅行前的准备：了解中国文化，学会用筷子，学一些简单的汉语。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：chopstick 筷子

Dear Charlie,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua