兰州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Some irresponsible websites allowed restaurants to post false pictures ________ could mislead customers.

A. who B. that C. when D. where

2、These remarkable findings suggest the elephants have ________ a memory capacity to make distinctions between human voices.

A. built up   B. packed up   C. brought up     D. took up

3、She was likely to tell the whole truth, in cases ________ other people would have kept silence.

A. where   B. that   C. who   D. which

4、--I feel so upset. I’m afraid I’ll be fired for the terrible economic crisis.

--________!Things are not so bad as they seem.

A．Go ahead

B．Good luck

C．No problem

D．Cheer up

5、The government has been under growing pressure to ______ the causes of air pollution as smog frequently smothers the country’s large cities.

A.release B.schedule

C.maintain D.address

6、—Who is China’s first UFC champion?

—It is Zhang Weili _______ opponent, Jessica Andrade, was knocked out by her within just 42 seconds.

A.who B.whom C.that D.whose

7、— Frank, you need to refresh yourself with a cup of coffee.

—Yeah, I went to bed very late last night, ________, early this morning.

A．rather than

B．what’s more

C．or rather

D．what’s worse

8、It's really hard to ______ the exact meaning of some words when you translate them into a foreign language.

A.go through B.bring out C.make up D.turn out

9、________by the teacher to leave the classroom made him feel ashamed.

A．Asked

B．Being asked

C．Having asked

D．To have asked

10、Soon after getting off his horse, the captain appeared at the second-floor windows, ______ he could see nothing but trees.

A. where B. from where

C. which D. from which

11、Simon put up a picture of Jordan beside his bed to keep himself ________ of his own dreams.

A．reminding

B．to remind

C．reminded

D．remind

12、This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it, ________.

A．however much it may cost

B．no matter how it may cost

C．how much may it cost

D．however many it may cost

13、I would line up my __________ on this windowsill(窗台) and play.

A.toives B.toyes C.toies D.toys

14、   if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?

A. Would you be surprised   B. Were you surprised

C. Had you been surprised   D. Would you have been surprised

15、Tomorrow we'll pay a visit to a museum, next to _______ is a nice restaurant where we can have Italian food．

A. that   B. this   C. it D. which

16、—I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight?

—____. I’m not using it anyhow.

A.Sure, go ahead. B.I don’t know C.Yes, indeed D.I don’t care

17、— Do you know anything about British history?

—______________. I have no interest in it.

A. Take it easy!   B. Please don’t bother.

C. It’s up to you.   D. No. It’s beyond me.

18、(2014·天津卷)Anxiously, she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only _________ it didn’t fit

A．to find

B．found

C．finding

D．having found

19、—What do you think of her suggestion?

— ______, it would be much better to talk it later.

A.Usually B.Actually C.Regularly D.Eventually

20、Carter was saying all the right things, but his smile was   , and I knew I couldn't trust him.

A.influential B.fantastic C.artificial D.sincere

21、When I was little, my dad would let me sit beside him on the porch while he painted. He would tell me how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun peeking through the trees is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you’ve got magic.

I understood what he was saying, but I’ve never felt what he was saying until one day when I was up in the sycamore tree to rescue a kite stuck in the branches. It was a long way up, but I thought I’d give it a shot. I started climbing. Then I looked down. And suddenly I got dizzy and weak. I was miles off the ground! But the kite was still beyond my reach. I caught my breath and forced myself to concentrate on the kite as I climbed up.

When I had the kite free, I needed a minute to rest. That’s when the fear of being up so high began to lift, and in its place came the most amazing feeling that I was flying. Just soaring above the earth, sailing among the clouds.

Then I began to notice how wonderful the breeze smelled. It seemed like sunshine and wild grass and rain! I couldn’t stop breathing it in, filling my lungs again and again with the sweetest smell I’d ever known.

I never got over the view. I kept thinking of what it felt like to be up so high in that tree. I wanted to see it, to feel it, again. And again.

It wasn’t long before I wasn’t afraid of being up so high and found the spot that became my spot. I could sit there for hours, just looking out at the world. Sunsets were amazing. Some days they’d be purple and pink, some days they’d be a blazing orange, setting fire to clouds across the horizon.

It was on a day like that when my father’s notion (观念) moved from my head to my heart. The view from my sycamore was more than rooftops and clouds and wind and colors combined.

And I started marveling (惊奇) at how I was feeling both humble and majestic. How was that possible? How could I be so full of peace and full of wonder?

It was magic.

【1】Why did the author climb up the sycamore tree?

A．To play in the tree.

B．To get a trapped kite.

C．To prove her courage.

D．To practice climbing skills.

【2】The author’s climbing experience was .

A．unusual but painful

B．competitive and imaginative

C．adventurous but rewarding

D．well-planned and interesting

【3】Why did the author like being up high in the tree?

A．Because the tree had the sweetest smell.

B．Because it could help her to concentrate.

C．Because her father encouraged her to do so.

D．Because she could enjoy more than good views.

【4】What message does the author want to convey?

A．Practice makes perfect.

B．Positive action leads to happiness.

C．Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.

D．The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

22、Without less public attention, the nation’s egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and demands from restaurant chains. In a decade, the percentage of hens in cage-free housing has soared from 4% in 2010 to 28% in 2020, and that figure is expected to more than double to about 70% in the next four years.

The change marks one of the animal welfare movement’s biggest successes after years of battles with the food industry. The transition has cost billions of dollars for producers who initially resisted calls for more humane treatment of chickens but have since fully embraced the new reality.

Beginning in about 2015, many companies such as McDonald’s, Burger King responded to pressure from animal welfare groups by announcing their commitment to cage-free eggs. That was followed by laws requiring cage-free housing in California and similar rules in at least seven other states. Meanwhile, they widely promoted their move to cage-free as good for their brand’s image.

Animal rights groups have made allowing animals room to move a priority in their campaigns but the results have been mixed. The pork industry is fighting to block the California initiative that required more space for breeding pigs, and a state judge recently delayed implementation of new rules.

Looking years into the future, egg company leaders said they think the demand for cheaper eggs from caged hens will remain roughly 25% or more of the market, but Balk at the Humane Society said he expects it to become a tiny percentage of overall sales. Balk notes that hundreds of national retailers, restaurants, grocers and food manufacturers either have implemented cage-free requirements or plan to do so within a few years. “This is the future of every state in America,” he said.

【1】What’s Balk’s attitude towards the promotion of cage-free eggs?

A．Doubtful.

B．Positive.

C．Objective.

D．Pessimistic.

【2】What does the underlined word in Para 2 mean?

A．Accepted.

B．Abandoned.

C．Changed.

D．Adapted.

【3】Which of the following statements is NOT right?

A．There have been some laws or rules requiring cage-free housing in some parts of the USA so far.

B．Egg producers have to deal with the sharp increase in the exact cost of the switch

C．Animal rights groups have successfully made allowing animals room to move a priority in their campaigns.

D．Many companies like Mc Donald’s widely promoted their move to cage-free as good for their brand’s image.

【4】What’s the best title for the text?

A．Animal well-fare groups’ request will be well achieved

B．More U.S. Eggs Will Soon Be Cage-Free

C．Consumers will have to pay more to eat eggs

D．Egg producers will experience dramatic changes to adapt

23、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The Gunpowder Plot was conspiracy (阴谋) to kill King James I, as well as the members of the House of Lords and Commons at the re-opening of Parliament. It was designed by a group of Catholics in protest against the anti-Catholic laws that were being introduced by the king.

Robert Catesby was the leader of the group. It was he and his cousin, Thomas Wintour, and two other friends, Thomas Percy and John Wright, who formed the center of the group. They were joined by nine more men; among them was Guy Fawkes, from the city of York in the north of England.

Fawkes found a store room directly under the House of Lords and rented it out under the false name of John Johnson. The conspirators stored thirty-six barrels of gunpowder there, and Fawkes, who was an explosives expert, was to light the fuses (引信) on 5th November 1605.

The plot failed because one of the conspirators, Francis Tresham, sent a letter to his relative, who was a member of the House of Lords. The letter warned him not to attend the opening ceremony of Parliament. The letter was passed on to the authorities, who took action.

Guy Fawkes was found in the cellar on the night of 4th November with the thirty-six barrels and a number of fuses. He was imprisoned and ill-treated, eventually giving away the names of the conspirators.

Soldiers of the king surrounded Holbeach House, in the Midlands, where they knew the conspirators to be hiding. In the fight that followed, four of them were shot dead, including Catesby and Percy, who were actually killed by the same bullet. The others were imprisoned and hanged along with Guy Fawkes on 31st January 1606.

These days, on 5th November, children all over Britain celebrate Guy Fawkes Night by building huge bonfires and lighting fireworks. It's a family tradition and an occasion to eat potatoes baked by the flames. There is always a 'guy' on top of the fire, a model of Guy Fawkes, dressed in the clothes of the 17th century.

【1】 Francis Tresham wrote the letter to his relative to_______.

A. warn him of the danger of being killed

B. reveal the names of the conspirators

C. protect the House of Lords

D. report the plot to the authorities

【2】 According to the passage, the total number of people involved in the plot is_____.

A. 40   B. 4

C. 36    D. 13

【3】 What can we learn about Robert Catesby?

A. He wrote a letter to his relative in the authorities.

B. He was imprisoned and hanged.

C. He was responsible for lighting the fuses.

D. He was shot dead in the fight.

【4】 What is the right order of the event described in the passage?

a. A cellar was found.

b. Four conspirators were shot.

c. The letter was passed on to the authorities.

d. The rest of the conspirators were hanged.

e. Some gunpowder was prepared.

f. The authorities took action.

A. c, a, e, f, b, d   B. e, a, c, f, b, f

C. a, e, c, f, b, d   D. c, f, a, e, b, d

【5】The writer wrote the passage in order to ___.

A. tell how a British family tradition developed

B. disclose the severe struggle among the British politicians

C. inform the readers of the cruelty of King James I

D. describe one event in the British history

24、In over 25 years, DeSimone has spun his research findings into commercial gold by launching several businesses. As a faculty member at the University of North Cai’olina, he provided scientific advice and held equity in the businesses. But he has never actually managed his companies. His employers bar him from simultaneously holding an academic post and an executive position. The dual roles can present huge conflicts.

Conflicts of interest (COIs)occur when an individual’s personal interests—family, friendships, financial, or social factors—could compromise his or her judgment, decisions, or actions in the workplace, and it makes sound career sense to think about how to manage them. Researchers should disclose potential or existing conflicts across all aspects of academic life.

In most places, COI management runs on an honor system. Researchers decide which financial holdings and relationships to disclose to university administrators. Journals and funders adopt a similar system when they ask authors and peer reviewers about potential conflicts related to manuscript or grant approvals.

Most research institutions offer training to help faculty members to understand what constitutes a potential or existing conflict. Administrators then decide whether the interest presents a conflict, and whether that conflict can be handled. If so, they create a management plan to address it. If not, researchers must abandon the work, partner with researchers at other institutions, or leave their university.

Perception plays a part in defining a potential conflict, warns Walt, a chemist at Tufts University. Investigators who develop a technology in the laboratory and then transfer it to their company could create a conflict of interest in the eyes of their students, Walt says. But the potential conflict can be avoided by drafting a licensing agreement that bars discoveries from automatically being transferred to the investigator’s company. Walt created such an arrangement to assure his students that they weren’t actually working for his private companies.

Relationships can pose conflicts when conference organizers are choosing speakers. Members of the American Society for Human Genetics program committee, which selects abstracts and talks for their annual meeting, must recuse(要求回避)themselves from considering talks by, for example, researchers at their current and past institutions, close collaborators and those with whom they have personal or familial ties.

Even differing points of view can play a part. Scacheri, a geneticist who chairs the committee, says that members who have disagreed personally with potential speakers might also be obliged to recuse themselves: “If you feel like you can’t be an impartial (公正的)reviewer, that is considered a COI.”

Handling COIs can be burdensome. COI managers emphasize that the goal is not to suppress innovation, but to expose potential conflicts so that they can be managed. “Nothing about the process is meant to be prohibitive,” says Grewal, a COI officer at MIT. Her institution wants to enable good science and the betterment of humanity. “During that process,” she says, “if you make some money, that’s good as well.”

【1】The example of DeSimone in Paragraph 1 is used mainly to________.

A．raise a question

B．report a finding

C．introduce a topic

D．present a theory

【2】To better deal with COIs,________.

A．researchers have to quit their job at the university

B．researchers should report the conflicts that possibly exist

C．institutions need to monitor the staff’s career and relationships

D．institutions should train researchers to create management plans

【3】What can we leam from the passage?

A．Grewal considers COI management exhausting and costly.

B．Walt arranged to transfer discoveries at his lab to his companies.

C．Conference organizers should avoid inviting unqualified speakers.

D．Scacheri believes personal viewpoints may impact a reviewer’s decision.

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A．COIs can be defined depending on interpretations.

B．COIs benefit scientific innovation and better humanity.

C．COIs arise primarily due to the pursuit of financial gains.

D．COIs can be got rid of by promoting fairness in workplaces.

25、   People get truly happy and success by becoming the best and the most genuine(真实的) version of themselves, not on the outside - on the inside. It's not about a brand or a _______ It's about reality: who you really are.

It sounds simple, I know. The problem is, it's very hard to do, it takes a lot of work, and it can take a lifetime to _______ it out.

_______ worth doing in life is ever easy. If you want to do great work, it's going to take a lot of hard work to do it. And you're going to have to break out of your comfort zone and take some _______ that will scare you so much. But what's the _______ of life if you cannot find yourself and try to become the best?

That's what Steve Jobs _______ when he said: Your time is _______, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out (淹没) your own inner_______. You have to_______ something - your gut (直觉), fate, life, or ______________. This approach has never let me down, and it has ______________ to my life.

Now, let's be ______________ about this for a moment. Insightful as that advice may be, it sounds a little too ______________ to resonate (引起共鸣) with today's quick-fix culture. These days, if you can't tell people exactly what to do and how to do it, it will ______________ deaf ears.

Not only that, but what Jobs was talking about, or what I'm talking about, requires focus and discipline, two things that are very hard to ______________ these days. Why? Because, focus and, discipline are hard. It's so much easier to ______________ to distraction (分心).

There's a business concept called opportunity cost. When you choose one course of action, you will miss out on all the other opportunities you might choose to ______________. People ______________stop to consider that until it's too late.

And yet, the opportunity for adventure is right there in front of each and every one of us. Until you take it, you'll never know what you might ______________. All you have to do is to ______________ the journey. So, take action!

【1】A.personality B.quality C.talent D.reputation

【2】A.put B.leave C.figure D.check

【3】A.Everything B.Anything C.Something D.Nothing

【4】A.rewards B.chances C.advantages D.responsibilities

【5】A.aim B.sense C.effect D.result

【6】A.planned B.meant C.mentioned D.informed

【7】A.endless B.abundant C.random D.limited

【8】A.mind B.voice C.action D.heart

【9】A.trust B.deny C.admire D.forget

【10】A.however B.whichever C.whenever D.whatever

【11】A.drawn close attention B.attached great importance C.made all the difference   D.struck a sensitive nerve

【12】A.realistic B.enthusiastic C.energetic D.optimistic

【13】A.challenging B.dynamic C.fragile D.consistent

【14】A.turn out B.bring about C.fall on D.involve in

【15】A.come by B.stand by C.look for D.care for

【16】A.get down B.give in C.give rise D.pay attention

【17】A.preserve B.create C.pursue D.abandon

【18】A.frequently B.rarely C.actively D.passively

【19】A.achieve B.survive C.believe D.relieve

【20】A.enjoy B.expect C.design D.start

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写 的词数应为150左右。

I had never been more anxious in my life. I had just spent the last three endless hours trying to get to the airport so that I could travel home. Now, as I watched the bus driver set my luggage on the airport sidewalk, I realized that my anxiety had only just begun.

This was my first visit alone to the international terminal of the airport, and nothing was familiar. I couldn’t make sense of any of the signs. Where was the check-in counter? Where should I take my luggage? I had no idea where to go, feeling as if I were deaf and blind and stupid. I began to panic. What time was it? Where was my plane? I had to find help because I couldn’t be late!

I tried to ask a passing businessman for help, but my words all came out wrong. He just frowned and walked away. What had happened? I had been in this country for a whole semester, and I couldn’t even remember how to ask for directions. This was awful! Another bus arrived at the terminal, and the passengers came out carrying all sorts of luggage. Here was my chance! I could follow them to the right place, and I would not have to say a word.

I dragged my enormous suitcase behind me and followed the group. We finally reached the elevators. Oh, no! They all fit in it, but there was not enough room for me. I watched in despair as the elevator doors closed. I was abandoned again! I had no idea what to do next. I got on the elevator when it returned and stared at all the buttons. Which one could it be? I pressed button 3, because I thought I saw those passengers pressed 3, though it was no more than a quick glance. The elevator slowly climbed up to the third floor and came to a stop. There were no check-in counters! I looked around shyly, only to find an elderly man standing at the corner. He was an airport employee.

Paragraph 1:

Tears formed in my eyes as I saw the empty hall and realized that I would miss my plane. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

When I turned to thank him for all his help, he was gone. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________