怀化2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、— How are you managing to do your work without an assistant?

— Well, I   somehow.

A.get along B.come on C.watch out D.set off

2、A research project is quite different from homework__________you know there is a solution.

A.which B.where C.what D.that

3、 ______ from this point, the problem presents no easy solution.

A. See B. To see C. Seen   D. Seeing

4、—Gosh, I feel I have messed up my whole life.

—Cheer up. Things will _______.

A．hold out

B．work out

C．stand out

D．set out

5、_______the strong winds continue, part of the highway would still be temporarily closed.

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

6、The driver was really careless, otherwise the traffic accident ______.

A. didn’t happen   B. hadn’t happened

C. wouldn’t happen  D. wouldn’t have happened

7、All the information available has been checked, but ________ is directly relevant to this murder case.

A.nothing B.it C.no one D.none

8、Nature’s repair process is slow and steady, with cells being ______ renewed.

A．strangely

B．constantly

C．casually

D．relatively

9、We’d better go now, ______ we’ll miss the train.

A. but   B. so   C. otherwise   D. therefore

10、—Why do you look so upset?

—The electricity was cut off suddenly and my essay________unfinished since.

A.was left B.has left C.left D.has been left

11、They _______ the business deal in less than an hour, after which they had a golf game.

A. wrapped up B. picked up

C. called up D. took up

12、— I get at least an hour of physical exercise almost every day.

—Oh great! ________.

A．Good luck

B．Cheer up

C．Same to you

D．Keep it up

13、—Jim, what’s the result of the final?

—Believe it or not, China ________ beat its strong opponent France.

A．narrowly

B．casually

C．initially

D．typically

14、________ the time________, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London.

A．Worrying about; accessible

B．Worried about; available

C．Worrying about; available

D．Worried about; accessible

15、Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only preparation for all of the situations ________ appear in the working world.

A. where   B. when   C. that D. what

16、Colors like green can ________ a sense of life and quietness to people.

A．acquire

B．remark

C．investigate

D．convey

17、He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ______at a hotel for the night

A.putting down B.putting off C.putting on D.putting up

18、“China, with 56.6 million people living in the Internet connected homes, is now _____second only to the US”, _____leading online rating service reported Monday.

A. the; a   B./; a C./; the D.a; the

19、—Why do you drink so much coffee?

—Well, ________ it doesn’t keep me awake in the night, I see no harm in it.

A. when   B. as long as

C. as though   D. while

20、I think Ana ______ her packing since she started getting things ready early this morning.

A. finishes   B. has finished

C. had finished   D. would finish

21、   Are your kids interested in science and technology? Help them sign up for any of the following programs, and your kids will thank you more than enough.

Science is Beautiful Arts Contest

Location: Canada

Project Type: Arts

Grade Level: 11-12

The “Science is Beautiful” arts contest is open to Canadian students in grades 11-12. Both individual and group entries are accepted. But there is a limit of one submission per individual or group. There is no restriction on the type of submission — your artwork can consist of photographs, sculptures, poems, songs or any other medium that allows you to share the beauty of science!

Tomatosphere Action Project

Location: Across Canada

Project Type: Data Collection

Grade Level: 10-12

Tomatosphere is a program that uses the excitement of space exploration to teach the skills and processes of scientific experimentation and inquiry. Participating classrooms compare the germination rate (发芽率) of tomato seeds which have been exposed to a space-like environment with that of a control set of seeds.

DNA Barcoding (条形编码) at the Toronto Zoo

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Project Type: Student Science Club

Grade Level: 7-12

DNA technology is in use right now to preserve and catalogue life’s biodiversity through a Canadian invention: the DNA barcode of life. This colourful barcode is already being used to fight the greatest crime of our lifetime — the loss of biodiversity. By adding information to a few exhibits at the zoo, high school students can witness the power of biotechnology in solving global issues.

Dandelion (蒲公英) Project

Location: Ontario

Project Type: Data Collection

Grade Level: 11

This dynamic and hands-on program focuses on studying evolution of a species available all around us: the dandelion. Students will actively make observations, generate predictions, design experiments, collect and analyze the data and communicate their findings.

【1】The "Science is Beautiful" arts contest mainly sets a limit on _____.

A.the type of the artwork submitted

B.the number of the artwork submission

C.the ability to express the beauty of science

D.the number of the participating group members

【2】Which of the following programs may accept junior high students?

A.Science is Beautiful Arts Contest.

B.Tomatosphere Action Project.

C.DNA Barcoding at the Toronto Zoo.

D.Dandelion Project.

【3】How do students study evolution in the Dandelion Project?

A.By doing some practical activities in person.

B.By learning about the history of dandelions.

C.By asking experts about dandelions’ details.

D.By referring to previous studies on dandelions.

22、When I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to. Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city and so he did．

When I was 16，Dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make one．He read about violin-making, and then became a violin-maker at the age of 43. He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.

Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful. Some experts told him that it was the special varnish(油漆)that gave the instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that was the answer．

One of Dad’s friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violins．When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉), his friend said that he had all old piece of spruce which Dad might be interested in.

He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece. He believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself.

Later, the instrument was stolen, Dad’s spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins.

The violin has been missing for more than 25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this Ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius．

【1】In Paragraph l，the writer mentioned his father’s developing color prints to   .

A. let others know that he believed his father

B. show that his father would like to make violins

C. Prove that his father could do anything he wanted to

D. give an example showing that his father was an inventor

【2】What did the writer’s father think about Stradivarius violins?

A. They were made by experts．

B. The wood of the violins was special．

C. The way of making them was unusual．

D. The varnish was different from the others．

【3】From the underlined sentence, we learn that the writer’s father   ．

A. found another new job

B. wanted to become famous

C. lost interest in instruments

D. liked the violin very much

【4】What could be the best title of the passage?

A. My Experienced Father

B. My Father and His Violin

C. The Secret of Making Violins

D. The New Owner of the Violin

23、London and Paris are two of Europe's biggest tourist destinations, just a few hours away from each other by road or rail and an hours distance by air. What about the train-ferry combination that many recall fondly from their childhoods? Well, though it's budget-saving, this option is too time-consuming today, so better leave it to your memories. Since the UK is not part the Schengen Area, passengers need to go through passport control prior to boarding.

Air trips:

Though flying between London and Paris is by no means recommended, there are still a few people traveling between the two dynamic cities by air. A very low one-way fare is possible through advanced booking, but of course it's rare, and that doesn't include the taxi and rail fares traveling to and from the airports.

* One-way fares from Paris can be as low as €49;

* From London, Air France flies with fares as low as £39(€46), and British Airways as low as £48(€56)

Rail trips:

The only direct train between London and Paris is the Eurostar, which travels 15-17 times per weekday. Eurostar’s 2015 edition trains can make the journey in two hours at speeds of up to 320 km/h. Besides, they offer good seating space.

* Fares begin at a reasonable £58(€68), round trip;

* The earlier you book, the more you save.

Bus trip

The bus is by far the least expensive and longest way to travel between Paris and London. Eurolines and OUIBUS are two major bus lines traveling between the two capitals. The journey takes between seven and nine hours. Both lines advertise free Wi-fi.

* One-way Eurolines fares begin at €15;

* One-way OUIBUS fares begin at €15 too, but early bird sales can even lower the fare.

【1】Which way is probably the most expensive for a round trip?

A．By train-ferry.

B．By air.

C．By rail.

D．By bus.

【2】What special service does the bus trip provide?

A．Passport free boarding.

B．Taxi pickup.

C．Good seating space.

D．Free Wi-fi.

【3】What do the trips have in common with each other?

A．They are cheaper if booked ahead of time.

B．There are different competing companies.

C．They are more expensive from the Paris end.

D．There are still additional fees to be included.

24、   Holidays can be enjoyable and relaxing. But sometimes a holiday can change your life completely, which is what happened two years ago to Victoria Smith and Sally Gook.

Victoria Smith, six years ago, was working as a manager at Next, a British chain store. Then she went on holiday to Borneo. “It was a working holiday,” said Victoria, “where you could study the orang-utan in the wild — I have always been interested in apes, so I thought it would be fun. ” The holiday was wonderful, and when Victoria came home she found it very difficult to return to her old life. Although everybody told her she was mad, she decided to go back to university and study biology. Four years later she became a chimpanzee keeper.

For the last two years Victoria has been working at Monkey World, a centre in southwest England that looks after apes which used to be ill-treated. She works long hours, and the pay isn’t very good, but she loves it. “I’m really happy now. Since I started working here I feel that I’ve been doing something important, not just wasting my life.”

Sally Gook wakes up every morning to a deep blue sky and blazing sun. For the last two years she has been living on the tiny Greek island of Lipsi, which is only 16 square kilometers in size and has a population of just 650.

But until a few years ago she lived in London. “I was working for American Express and I had a good social life and earned a lot of money. But I had to get up very early every morning, often in horrible weather, and got a train and the tube to work.”

Then one day she and a friend decided they needed a relaxing holiday, and they came to Lipsi. “I loved it — the people, the mountains, the sun, and the delicious food. Suddenly I knew there was a different life waiting for me here.” A few months later she applied for a job at the travel company which had organized her holiday. Since then she has been living on Lipsi and working as a tourist guide. Sally said, “I’ve only been back to London once, and I can’t imagine ever living there again.”

【1】“The orang-utan” (in paragraph 2) most probably refers to ________.

A．a chain store

B．a holiday resort

C．a kind of animal

D．a zoo for wildlife

【2】What can be learned from the passage about Victoria Smith?

A．She hesitated over whether to become a chimpanzee keeper.

B．She quit her job as a manager regardless of others’ objection.

C．She finally chose to work and live in Borneo.

D．She felt it unnecessary to work long hours.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about Sally Gook’s former job?

A．She didn’t earn much.

B．She worked as a tourist guide.

C．She often went to Greece on business.

D．She spent much time on the way to work.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A．How the two girls’ holidays changed their life.

B．Why the two girls preferred to live outside cities.

C．How the two girls planned their holidays.

D．Why holidays were enjoyable and relaxing for the two girls.

25、   Diane Ray was completely self-centered and very________. Her parents gave her everything she wanted, knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum (耍小孩脾气) if they did not. She would scream and kick and _______on the floor drumming her heels. Her parents always________.

That was why she was alone on the________, wearing an expensive swimsuit. It has taken a massive tantrum to_______her parents to buy it. They were back at the beach-house,________from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving________. “Dangerous?” she had said. “You just don’t want me to have________. I’m going and if you try to stop me, I’ll scream.”

“What are you doing?” a voice asked. Diane jumped. She did not know that the man was there until he spoke.

“I’m going diving,” she answered.

“You shouldn’t swim that day, ” the man________. “There is a storm coming up.”

“You should mind your own________!” Diane replied and walked into the________waves.

“If you go out there you’ll be________,” the man called after her. She did not________to reply.

Diane slipped into the water and dived happily until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to________ against the current. Saltwater hit against her face, making it________to breathe. Oh, why had she not listened to advice.

Panicking, she began to________. Then, just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface, she heard a_______voice. “Hold on! I’m coming.” With________, she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her. “I hope you’ve learned a lesson. You put us both in________,” he shouted angrily, as he dragged her over the side of the________. Gratefully, Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house.

【1】A.ambiguous B.fierce C.gifted D.spoilt

【2】A.jump B.lie C.spin D.sleep

【3】A.set out B.set in C.gave in D.gave out

【4】A.beach B.bed C.floor D.ship

【5】A.allow B.warn C.get D.prefer

【6】A.changing B.recovering C.appearing D.traveling

【7】A.alone B.away C.again D.aside

【8】A.time B.money C.food D.fun

【9】A.decided B.intended C.advised D.repeated

【10】A.business B.swimsuit C.friends D.parents

【11】A.gentle B.arbitrary C.rough D.delicate

【12】A.angry B.sorry C.confused D.excited

【13】A.manage B.deserve C.interrupt D.bother

【14】A.rise B.swim C.stop D.row

【15】A.difficult B.easy C.comfortable D.suitable

【16】A.speak B.sing C.sniff D.scream

【17】A.calm B.frightening C.beautiful D.disgusting

【18】A.regret B.relief C.interest D.ease

【19】A.power B.safety C.danger D.thought

【20】A.house B.wave C.beach D.boat

26、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Chris来信询问你校劳动课 ( labor course) 开展情况。请给他回信，内容包括:

1. 课程开设情况;

2. 课程内容 (参加社区服务，公益活动等);

3. 课后感悟。

注意:

1.字数80词左右;

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。