保定2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、— The trip to Yangzhou is impressive thanks to free access to tourist attractions, isn’t it?

— Well, free access is just an added _____ and the real attraction lies in its local-flavor food.

A.bonus B.charge C.reward D.prize

2、She passed her driving test at the first ________, which made her very happy.

A．attempt

B．account

C．announcement

D．chapter

3、The Taiyuan subway is under ____ and next year it will be put in use.

A. production B. construction

C. destination D. permission

4、What surprised me was not what he said but the way _______ he said it.

A.that B.in that

C.what D.where

5、He gave himself a new name to hide his identity when he wen to    the secret task.

A.carry on B.carry out

C.carry through D.carry away

6、_____ never easy, innovation is absolutely possible with adequate training and continuous practice.

A．When

B．As

C．Since

D．While

7、When the girl opened the window the next morning， she was excited to find the whole ground with snow．

A．to cover

B．covering

C．covered

D．to be covered

8、With so many noises from the busy traffic in the street, I couldn’t ________ and do my research work.

A．put down

B．lay down

C．settle down

D．get down

9、You ______ worry too much about your daughter, for she is a very independent girl.

A．can’t

B．mustn’t

C．shan’t

D．needn’t

10、I can’t get my car _____ on cold mornings, so I have to try ______ the radiator with some hot water.

A.run; to fill B.running; filling

C.running; to fill D.ran; filling

11、In the last few months, China ________ great achievements in containing the spread of the coronavirus.

A.has made B.had made C.was making D.is making

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、The girl dressed in the latest fashion is ______ in her appearance but rude in her speech.

A．outgoing

B．elegant

C．shallow

D．relevant

14、I was the first reporter ________ to take pictures of giant pandas in the reserve.

A.to permit B.to be permitted C.permitted D.permitting

15、While Mike has never been to college, he is a capable man. So you should not ________ him.

A．look forward to

B．think highly of

C．look down on

D．look up to

16、At this time tomorrow we__________ over the Atlantic Ocean.

A.will fly B.will be flying C.will be fly D.shall fly

17、No sooner a shelter it began to pour.

A.we found… than B.had we found… when

C.had we found… than D.we found… when

18、Thanks to the good weather, the production of wheat this year will be ______ that of last year.

A. as much double as B. double as much as

C. more double than D. as much as double

19、I took notes during the meeting, but I a chance to write them into a report so far.

A．didn’t have

B．haven’t had

C．hadn’t had

D．won’t have

20、_______ the coming talent competition, he has spent all his free time making preparation.

A.Win B.Winning C.Having won D.To win

21、It is widely believed that _______ has necessary good qualities is more____ to achieve success in their career.

A.whoever; possible B.who; likely C.who; possible D.whoever; likely

22、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

23、He differed _________ other people __________ he always looked further ahead in his work.

A.from; in which B.from; in that C.with; in which D.with; in that

24、When and where to build the new factory ___ ________ yet.

A.is not decided B.are not decided

C.has not decided D.have not decided

25、There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars________road conditions need________.

A.that；to be improved B.which；to be improved

C.where；improving D.when；improving

26、   Recently, a 1935 letter in which Ernest Hemingway detailed his catch of a 500lb blue marlin(青枪鱼), an adventure that is believed to have partly inspired his novel The Old Man and the Sea, has been sold for﹩28，000 (£22，000).

The handwritten letter was sent by Hemingway on 8 May to the fishing editor of the Miami Herald, telling in great detail how the author and his friend Henry Strater battled to keep sharks away from the marlin after catching it off the Bahamian island of Bimini.

Nate D Sanders, the auction(拍卖)company which sold the letter, said it documented for the first time in Hemingway's own words not only the size of the marlin, but also the attack by sharks, reflecting the plot of the novel.

The company added that Hemingway's account of the marlin catch differed from other anecdotes(轶事) of it, one of which described Hemingway using a machine gun on the sharks, which is said to have attracted more sharks rather than frightened them away.

The Old Man and the Sea was also inspired by an anecdote told by Hemingway's Cuban friend Carlos Gutierrez. In 1936, Hemingway wrote in a magazine that Carlos had told him about an old fisherman who caught a great marlin alone.

Three years later, Hemingway told his editor Max Perkins that he was planning a short story about the old commercial fisherman who fought the swordfish all alone in his sailing boat. Instead, he ended up writing For Whom the Bell Tolls, not returning to the story about the old fisherman until January 1951. It won him the Pulitzer in 1953, and was specifically mentioned when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1954.

【1】What did the auction company stress when selling the 1935 letter？

A. The style of the writer. B. The history of the letter.

C. The contents of the letter. D. The popularity of the writer.

【2】What inspired Hemingway to write The Old Man and The Sea besides his own adventure？

A. Henry Strater's account. B. Carlos Gutierrez's story.

C. Max Perkins' life experience. D. Nate D Sanders' description.

【3】Which is the correct order of time for the following facts in the passage?

1. Hemingway wrote a letter to describe his adventure.

2. Hemingway caught a big blue marlin.

3. The letter was sold at auction.

4. The Old Man and The Sea won the Nobel Prize.

A. ①③②④ B. ②①④③ C. ②④①③ D. ②③①④

27、When Harrison School District 2 turned to e-learning last spring, they made sure to provide each student with a laptop and the tools needed to succeed at home. But one remaining need in many families was Internet access.

Christine O’Brien, spokesperson for District 2 said, "When you had many people learning and working from home, sometimes there were Internet glitches. We wanted to avoid that and make sure students in our district could have equal chances to learn and that our families could learn from home as well."

O’Brien said that this year they made sure to survey each of their students to see who exactly needed the Internet.

“This year we were really specific about asking whether families had Internet service at home without a phone," she said. They discovered that about a thousand families needed some sort of Internet connection.

And that’s where Altia came into play. A local software company heard there was an Internet shortage for students and it stepped in to see how they could help. Teaming up with local foundations (基金会), they were able to provide a monthly Internet service that allows many people to have Internet access at the same time. Mike Juran, CEO of Altia said; “At Altia we talked to Randy Rocha at District 2 and I just put out an email to friends and people that I knew and that made its way back to Pikes Peak Community Foundation and Norwood Foundation and people spread that around. Within weeks we were able to get something done."

"The community came together and helped us piece this part. We worked so hard as a school district to get those devices into the hands of students but this was a piece that we weren’t ready to do. We hadn’t budgeted (预算) for it, so the community’s coming together to help our families in this way was really truly amazing," said O’Brien.

【1】What does the underlined word “glitches” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Users.

B．Services.

C．Problems.

D．Repairmen.

【2】What did Harrison School District 2 do according to O’Brien?

A．They kept track of students’ situations.

B．They sold laptops to students cheaply.

C．They kept holding new learning programs.

D．They encouraged students to treat each other equally.

【3】How did Altia help to make e-learning easier?

A．By visiting the families every month.

B．By sending emails to students every week.

C．By setting up a local foundation to raise money.

D．By offering Internet service to students in need.

【4】Why was O’Brien so thankful for the community?

A．It inspired students to be helpful and active.

B．It helped deliver devices to the hands of students.

C．It added a big part to the school’s planned budget.

D．It solved things the school district was unprepared for.

28、   Most of us maybe consider snakes to be cold, single beings, as uncaring to others of their kind as they are to us. But those ideas are wrong — especially when it comes to garter snakes (袜带蛇), a new study says.

These creatures, which appear from the cold plains of Canada to the forests of Costa Rica, have their own preferences about which snakes they hang out with — in other words, they have “friends”.

“All animals — even snakes — need to connect with others,” says Morgan Skinner, the study leader at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. To look into this theory, Skinner thought up a new experiment to find out the personalities and sociability of eastern garter snakes.

The results showed that “like us, they seek out friendship, and they’re particular about whom they make friends with,” says Skinner.

The idea that snakes have close social networks may be surprising, but such relationships are increasingly being found throughout the animal kingdom, from flamingos to bats to elephants. A recent study of bats showed, for example, that bats and humans both have friendships.

Scientists are likely better at discovering friendships among animals now than, say, 30 years ago, partly because many societies are more accepting of such an idea, and because researchers have far better tools for gathering information.

Analyzing social networks in wildlife, such as snakes, “has taken huge jumps in the last few decades,” says study co-author Noam Miller, Skinner’s advisor.

【1】What is the purpose of the experiment on garter snakes?

A.To prove Skinner’s theory is true.

B.To surprise Wilfrid Laurier University.

C.To do better research into the habitat of snakes.

D.To study the friendship between animals and humans.

【2】According to the study, garter snakes prefer to ________.

A.live on their own B.stay in cold areas

C.seek out friendship D.keep off the forests

【3】In which part of a newspaper may this text appear?

A.Health. B.Entertainment. C.Education. D.Science.

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

A.Friendship Is Valuable B.Wildlife Has Friends Too

C.Snakes Are Cold-blooded D.Animals Protect Each Other

29、   They may have text, email, Facebook and Twitter, but young people are still lonelier than any other age group. The Loneliness in New Zealand report, published by Statistics New Zealand, shows under 30s are more likely to feel lonely than older people because loneliness decreases with age.Loneliness and poor mental health were strongly related across all ages. Young people were not as likely to feel lonely because of financial hardship, but among older people, lack of money was a significant influence on loneliness. Women were more likely to feel lonely than men.

Philip Walker, spokesman for the General Social Survey, said because it was relatively new it was hard to know whether loneliness among young people was a new trend. But overseas research has found that levels of loneliness in youth today are growing.

Walker said the finding needed more exploration, including looking at the role of technology and social media. “It could be that people's expectations of connection have gone up, so we expect increased levels of connection.” he said. “While technology like cell phones could help young people stay connected, on the other hand for those who do get bullied, especially bullied online, it's quite isolating. A lot of the time potentially it is a big contributor to loneliness.”

Figures from online dating website Find Someone also confirmed more young people were looking for love. Manager Rick Davies, said younger dating hopefuls were the fastest growing group on the site.

Mr. Davies noted that since the report data was collected in 2010 there had been huge growth in smart phones, which meant people were online even more. He believed online tools, such as Skype, could help people stay connected. “People can keep in touch with a wide range of friends from all over the world much more easily now. It's like you're sitting in your living room having a chat with them.”

Bemardine Reid, operations committee chairwoman for Samaritans, which operates a free helpline, said many of their calls came from people who were lonely. “It might be that they've got some problem, just like all the things people would normally talk to a friend about, but people who are alone lack those normal contacts.” The Statistics New Zealand report also showed people who didn't have face-to-face contact with family and friends were more likely to feel lonely, as were those who lived alone.

【1】Which of the following may Mr. Walker agree with?

A.High technology may become a reason for loneliness.

B.People shouldn't use the Internet to get to know strangers.

C.It's hard for people to get enough connection online as expected.

D.Social media should play an important role in helping lonely people.

【2】From the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that .

A.Internet can keep people free from loneliness

B.people chatting a lot online tend to be optimistic

C.people living alone tend to have more connection online

D.people communicating less in the real-world risk loneliness

【3】It can be inferred from the passage that .

A.Find Someone is a website where you can find old friends

B.without technology, young people would not feel lonely

C.high technology results in the older being lonely

D.those cheated or hurt online tend to feel lonely

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A.Loneliness around You B.Young People Online

C.Young but Lonely D.E-times and Young People

30、Jean was a nurse who worked in a children’s hospital. One ____ there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course some had to be ____ to look after the children, and Jean wasn’t one of the lucky ones who were free to go to the ____.She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening ____ her friends were getting ready to the dance, she felt very ____ for herself.

She went to each sick child one after the other and said ____,until she came to one little boy whom she was very ____ of. His name was Dicky, and he was eleven, but he already talked like a(n)____.Poor Dicky had a very serious illness, and now he was ____ able to move any part of his body except his hands. Jean knew that he would never get any ____,but he was always happy and always thinking about other people ____ about himself.

He knew that Jean loved dancing, so now, when she came to ____ good night to him, he greeted her with the ____, “I’m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of ____.But we’re going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you’ll ____ a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it’s quite ____.And there’s also a shilling (先令)there, which my mother gave me last week. You can _____ something to drink with that.” “And I’d ____ and dance with you myself if I were ____ to,” he added. Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not ____ at all to Jean.

【1】

A．noon

B．morning

C．evening

D．afternoon

【2】

A．left

B．stayed

C．sat

D．sent

【3】

A．concert

B．dance

C．film

D．play

【4】

A．as

B．when

C．while

D．because

【5】

A．pleased

B．glad

C．happy

D．sorry

【6】

A．good evening

B．hello

C．good-bye

D．good night

【7】

A．fond

B．tired

C．liked

D．sick

【8】

A．doctor

B．adult

C．child

D．actor

【9】

A．almost

B．hardly

C．nearly

D．never

【10】

A．worse

B．better

C．taller

D．thinner

【11】

A．and

B．before

C．instead

D．instead of

【12】

A．talk

B．speak

C．say

D．tell

【13】

A．sentence

B．words

C．message

D．passage

【14】

A．you

B．me

C．us

D．them

【15】

A．find

B．look

C．have

D．take

【16】

A．delicious

B．big

C．expensive

D．fresh

【17】

A．buy

B．borrow

C．catch

D．bring

【18】

A．lie down

B．sit down

C．jump up

D．get up

【19】

A．willing

B．ready

C．able

D．glad

【20】

A．happy

B．important

C．necessary

D．possible

31、根据课文内容填写相应的单词或短语

a. At that time people would 【1】 if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today’s festivals have many 【2】 some are religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

b. His cola was【3】 and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. “Nothing could be 【4】” he thought.

c. —And it was the ship that brought you to England.

—Yes. The fact is 【5】 I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which 【6】 my appearance. I went to the American embassy to seek help, but…

d. Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but, 【7】 the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be 【8】 to the development of life.

e. Going eastward, you will pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, 【9】wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea 【10】 you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5500 kilometers from coast to coast.

32、假定你是李华。请给你的英国朋友Peter写一封电子邮件，邀请他拍摄一个短片，参加一个网上的校园生活艺术展。

内容包括：1. 拍摄短片的目的；

2. 短片的内容；

3. 举办时间和邮寄地址。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已为你写好。

Dear Peter,

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