高雄2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、I had to buy _____ of these books because I didn’t know which one was the best.

A.both B.none C.neither D.all

2、Jack who is good at swimming was asked to ______ the beginners at the swimming pool.

A.go over B.turn over C.look over D.watch over

3、— Hey, Joe, look at you! What makes you so happy?

— _______ my son has passed the college entrance examinations.

A．That

B．不填

C．Since

D．For

4、Dad is busy with his essay on the SG networks Exactly. He______ a lecture this time next week.

A. is giving B. was giving C. will be giving D. has been giving

5、His mistake was ________ youth and inexperience

A．because

B．as

C．as a result

D．due to

6、The city was ________ attack during the night.

A.in B.under C.on D.against

7、Olympic athletes bring joy to people across the world with their____________ to push the boundaries of human achievement.

A. intelligence B. influences C. impression D. attempts

8、9. Please ______ your sister to bring the ticket for the concert.

A.remind B.remember C.warn D.Let

9、Exercise has a ______ part to play in preventing disease.

A.major B.urgent C.ancient D.violent

10、The “face-palm” is one of the 10 hot emojis nowadays used by young people, _______ many are frequently employed in online chats.

A．of whom

B．to whom

C．through which

D．of which

11、As a result of the serious flood,two-thirds of the buildings in the area______.

A．need repairing

B．needs to repair

C．needs repairing

D．need to repair

12、We all think the book is well worth ________.

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

13、It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly___my friend.

A. turn out B. bring out

C. call out D. pick out

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

A. to educate B. to educating

C. in educating    D. of educating;

15、I wonder ________ that brought the Olympics back to life.

A.who it was B.who was it C.it was who D.was it who

16、 ____ is known to all is ____ Diaoyu Island is part of China.

A. What; that. B. It; that. C. As; that. D. What; what.

17、Playing tricks ________ others is something we should never do.

A．with

B．on

C．to

D．at

18、Obviously, there was little probability _______ they would succeed, but they didn’t mind.

A.which B.that C.what D.how

19、The old man had one son and two daughters,    treated him well,   made him very sad.

A. neither of whom; that

B. neither of them; which

C. none of whom; which

D. none of them; which

20、Tell me your _______ and I will try to tell you what disease you have.

A.health B.illness C.symphony D.symptoms

21、________ Mr.Smith is well again，he can go on with his work.

A.Now and then B.Now that

C.The other day D.Now just

22、I _________ my driving test but I didn’t operate carefully.

A.should pass B.may pass

C.might have passed D.might pass

23、We were walking on the fine, soft sand, which kept the ______ of the waves.

A.impression B.exploration C.expression D.inspiration

24、Unless ________ to speak, most college students here prefer remaining silent in class.

A．having invited

B．inviting

C．invited

D．being invited

25、After the clock _____ twelve, the students walked out of the lecture room.

A.beat B.hit C.struck D.rang

26、April 21st in 2006 was the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ. She is one of the most famous women in the world. Here are some interesting stories about the Queen.

Queen Elizabeth Ⅱis the fortieth monarch(君主) since 1066. She has been the queen of Great Britain for 54 years. During her 54-year reign(统治), she has made over 250 official visit to 129 different countries, including China in 1986. She has also hosted more than 90 formal dinners for those important people from foreign leaders. When she visits foreign countries or hosts formal dinners, the Queen often receives presents from foreign leaders. Some unusual presents include animals like jaguars and sloths from Brazil, and black beavers from Canada.

The Queen is a great animal lover and she is known for her love of dogs. So far, the Queen has had more than 30 dogs. She is also really fond of horses and good at feeding horses. Her horses have won major races several times.

The Queen usually sends a telegram(电报) of congratulations to her people who are 100 years old on their hundredth birthday. Perhaps she will send herself on in twenty years. It’s not impossible, since all her family members have enjoyed a long life. The Queen’s mother died in 2002 at the age of 101.

【1】We can learn from the passage that Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ is years old this year.

A.81 B.80   C.100 D.101

【2】When did Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ become the queen of Great Britain?

A. In 1950 B. In 1952

C. In 1006 D. In 1986

【3】According to the passage, we can guess that jaguars and sloths are two kinds of   .

A. plants   B. animals C. trees D. flowers

【4】At the age of 100, any person in Britain may     .

A. send a telegram to the Queen

B. receive a telegram from the Queen

C. celebrate his/her birthday

D. meet the Queen

27、Travelling is a very enjoyable experience as it provides an opportunity to see new things. 【1】The following article discusses the advantages of traveling. Traveling gives you the opportunity to disconnect from your regular life. People all have crazy schedules, work and a family to take care of, and traveling alone or with some friends can give you distance and perhaps even make you realize how important these people are to you. 【2】

Another great benefit is the relaxation you get. 【3】When you come back you feel energetic and you are happy to be back to your daily routine. 【4】They will create a bond that nothing can erase no matter what happens to the friendship/relationship. You can create photo albums and when you feel nostalgic (对往事怀恋的) you can experience the trips again by looking at your pictures.

It’s never been this cheap to travel. With increasing oil prices the cheap travel era might be coming to an end. 【5】

With the Internet and all the new technology, you can plan your trip exactly the way you want it. You can choose your budget, the duration of the trip and what you want to do.

A．It’s nice to enjoy a stress-free time.

B．As the saying goes, you never know what you have until you lose it.

C．When traveling with friends or family it creates memories of a lifetime.

D．Discovering different values and ways to get by in life is really interesting.

E．Going on a trip means that you are most likely going to spend time outside.

F．However, there are still many budget airlines fighting for your dollar right now.

G．There are many benefits other than enjoying yourself that can be realized when you travel.

28、   I have been receiving so much kindness. It was difficult for an independent girl like me to accept it at first. At times, my financial situation is not the best. But with that comes a great lesson in appreciation, budgeting, and deciding what is and what isn't important.

A few times I've had to put off or even give up things. Because of my scarcity on money, I had to give up a keep-fit exercise, which is something I like to treat myself regularly. When my coach Lisa heard about this, she offered me training at a highly discounted price. At first this made me very uncomfortable. I feared that she would wrongly think that I was going to bargain and of course I wasn't. Instead, I was just being honest about my situation— being short of money. I finally accepted her offer, remembering that I deserve kindness, too.

Another time, I noticed a friend of mine selling his old exercise bike, which was perfect for me, as I was looking to replace my broken one. I told him that I would take it when I had the money, but then life got in the way. When I finally got the time to pick it up, I realized my financial shortcomings again. I asked him if he could hold onto it for one more week, as then I'd have the funds again. He was happy to do this, but instead he insisted on offering me the bike as a gift. Another opportunity presents itself to teach me how to receive with dignity.

I continue to slowly learn how to accept the kindness from others. In fact, the relationship between giving and receiving is closely linked. When you accept the kindness from others with joy, they will feel happy, too.

【1】How did the author feel at first when she received kindness from others?

A.Happy. B.Unfair. C.Proud. D.Unacceptable.

【2】What does the underlined word "scarcity" in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Scare. B.Independence. C.Lack. D.Principle.

【3】What was the author afraid of when Lisa did her a favor?

A.Being punished. B.Being misunderstood.

C.Accepting her coach's strict training. D.Giving away the secret of her being short of money.

【4】How did the author get the second-hand exercise bike?

A.She got it for free. B.She paid much money for it.

C.She bought it from her coach. D.She borrowed it from her friend.

29、   Have you ever noticed that your fingertips are wrinkled (起皱的) when you’ve just finished swimming or washing dishes? It seems as if your hands have aged 30 years in a second. But is this an accident? Or is it something that nature has built into our bodies?

“If your finger’s wrinkling up had no use at all, it wouldn’t need to.” Professor Tom Smulders from Newcastle University UK told BBC News. By studying wet fingers closely, Smulders and his partners found that the wrinkles looked a bit like the patterns on the car tire or the bottom of the running shoes. So they made a guess that wrinkles on fingers might be able to help the hand hold things more tightly.

To test this, researchers asked 20 people to pick up marbles (大理石) from water with their hands. But before they started, some of the people had to keep their hands in water for half an hour. The researchers found that the people with wrinkled fingers completed the task faster than those with dry hands. But when they were asked to move dry marbles, all the people performed equally well no matter they had the wrinkled fingers or not. Researchers said our ancestors might not have played with marbles but wrinkled fingers could have made it easier for them to climb around in the wet forests and catch fish from rivers. Similarly, our toes also get wrinkled in water. This may have developed from our ancestors need to run on wet ground.

But the question is if wrinkled fingers are so helpful, why don’t our hands just stay that way all the time? Researchers explained that wrinkling had its disadvantage: wet fingertips are far less sensitive than smooth ones, reducing our sense of touch.

【1】What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to?

A.Whether fingers have wrinkles after they are put in water.

B.Whether wrinkled fingers can hold things more tightly.

C.Why keeping things in water makes them wrinkled.

D.Why wrinkles help hands hold things more tightly.

【2】The test shows that _________.

A.wrinkled hands hold dry things more tightly than dry hands do

B.dry hands hold dry things more tightly than wrinkled hands do

C.wrinkled hands hold wet things more tightly than dry hands do

D.dry hands hold wet things more tightly than wrinkled hands do

【3】What might be the disadvantage of wrinkled fingers?

A.They are too sensitive to be touched.

B.They might be more likely to get hurt.

C.They cannot hold things tightly enough.

D.They are not so sensitive as dry fingers.

30、For my daughter’s 19th birthday in December we bought her tickets to Linkin Park as they were playing in our city. We could ________   afford it but we knew how much this band _________   to her and she’d seen it years earlier with her Dad.

On the night of the___ it was good to see her so happy as she and her boyfriend_____ . When they returned their _________   expression told us that the   __________   had been well spent. It would be a memory that she would forever___ , and so would we.

Still full of excitement from the night before the next day they____ to go to the shopping centre on the other side of the city. When they returned they ________   my husband and me with a   gift each with the words “you are the best mum/dad in the world”___ on them.

In surprise, we asked her why she had bought us gifts. Her _________   was that she just wanted   to show us she appreciated us. _________   lacking the money we had made it _________   for her to see   her favourite group.

This   wasn’t something new from our daughter she had _____   given us gifts when she       wanted to_______ her feelings. To   us, each gift was a welcome _________. It could have been       anything; it wouldn’t have mattered; it was the___ itself and the feeling behind it.

Call me smug (自鸣得意的)_____ I know I did something great when I______ my daughter, a daughter who wanted to show you how much you were valued and loved. It is true that they say: it is better to ______   than to receive! My daughter taught me that from the minute she     was born, and still does to this day.

【1】

A．surely

B．nearly

C．usually

D．hardly

【2】

A．appeared

B．agreed

C．meant

D．applied

【3】

A．party

B．concert

C．wedding

D．exhibition

【4】

A．set off

B．turned up

C．came back

D．woke up

【5】

A．excited

B．amazed

C．sad

D．horrible

【6】

A．performance

B．pay

C．effort

D．money

【7】

A．follow

B．remember

C．lose

D．remain

【8】

A．promised

B．expected

C．decided

D．refused

【9】

A．threw

B．presented

C．provided

D．equipped

【10】

A．draw

B．pressed

C．written

D．left

【11】

A．reply

B．opinion

C．intention

D．problem

【12】

A．Except for

B．In spite of

C．Instead of

D．As a result of

【13】

A．reliable

B．difficult

C．comfortable

D．possible

【14】

A．always

B．never

C．occasionally

D．seldom

【15】

A．hide

B．explain

C．express

D．announce

【16】

A．moment

B．surprise

C．symbol

D．award

【17】

A．gift

B．value

C．importance

D．act

【18】

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．because

【19】

A．understood

B．changed

C．raised

D．helped

【20】

A．accept

B．give

C．take

D．borrow

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.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835-April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the 【1】 for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. After an apprenticeship with a printer, he worked as a typesetter and 【2】 articles to the newspaper of his older brother, Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his singular lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. In 1865, his 【3】 story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras spent some time as a miner. The short story brought international attention, and was even translated into 【4】 Greek. His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned 【5】 from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.

Though Twain earned a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he 【6】 in ventures that lost a great deal of money, notably the Paige Compositor, a mechanical typesetter, which failed because of its 【7】 and imprecision. Following these financial setbacks, he filed for  protection  from  his  creditors  via  bankruptcy,  and  with  the  help  of  Henry  Huttleston Rogers 【8】 overcame his financial troubles. Twain chose to pay all his pre-bankruptcy creditors in full, though he had no legal responsibility to do so.

Twain was born 【9】 after a visit by Halley’s Comet, and he predicted that he would go out with it, too. He died the day after the comet returned. He 【10】 himself as the  “greatest American humorist of his age”, and William Faulkner called Twain “the father of  American literature”.

32、假定你是李华，你校将举办外国学生中文演讲比赛，请给你的英国朋友 George 写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：

1. 比赛时间；2. 演讲话题；3. 报名方式。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考范文：

Dear George,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua