三沙2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Parents should keep their children company as much as possible because children feel, if they ______ don' t see their parents regularly.

A.rejected B.offended C.interrupted D.mistaken

2、Though the twin brothers _______ each other in appearance, they are quite different in characters.

A.evaluate B.distinguish C.appreciate D.resemble

3、I have no formal clothes for the occasion. Perhaps I can ______ in a dark suit?

A.go by B.pass by C.drop by D.get by

4、The company and the effect   brought about did great good to our business in the market.

A. it   B. which

C. that   D. what

5、After a day of activities, you should be ________ a good meal.

A．in the mood for

B．at the point of

C．on the edge of

D．with the help of

6、________ back in his chair, the man began to tell us his adventures in the forests.

A. Sit B. Sitting C. To sit D. Sat

7、These diagrams are especially helpful when we have a concrete problem ______ at hand.

A. be solved   B. to solve   C. solved   D. being solved

8、What a terrible experience! _______, you’re safe now---that’s the main thing.

A．Anyway

B．Besides

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

9、In some countries,the president can ______ somebody from death penalty.

A. punish   B. inspect

C. charge   D. privilege

10、In 2012, Sun Yang became the first Chinese man _____ an Olympic gold medal in swimming.

A. winning B. to win

C. having won D. being won

11、--Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet？

--I’m not sure．She _________ on it last week．

A．was working B．has worked

C．worked  D．had worked

12、Tom had to have his car repaired in a garage because it ______seriously.

A. damaged     B. was being damaged

C. had damaged  D. had been damaged

13、The students have decided on a final date by which everyone   reading the books assigned by their professor.

A. finishes B. finished

C. have finished D. will have finished

14、She runs ________ about 15 miles a day, whatever the circumstances, whatever the weather.

A．in addition

B．on hand

C．on average

D．in case

15、You will find as you read this book that you just can’t keep some of these stories to ________. You will want to share them with a friend.

A. itself B. yourself C. himself D. themselves

16、There will be an endless power of youth supporting the Chinese nation’s rejuvenation_______ the younger generation of the country has ideals , pursuits and shoulders.

A. as far as B. so long as

C. even if D. as if

17、Happiness and success often come to those   are good at recognizing their own strengths.

A. whom   B. who   C. what   D. which

18、It was two days after he arrived at the mountain village______ he found the villagers faced with a severe shortage of clean drinking water.

A.when B.since C.where D.that

19、I really want to go to a place for the summer vacation, ________ especially with beautiful scenery and unique culture.

A．it

B．that

C．this

D．one

20、In the lecture, the professor told his students about how to write an _________ of a graduate paper, expressing the main argument.

A. account   B. application   C. address   D. abstract

21、   A research project called Mineral has created robots that move around in farm fields, aiming to use computers to help farmers grow more food in ways that are healthy for the environment.

In the past, when farmers have tried to quickly increase the amount they produce, they’ve used methods that aren’t always healthy for the environment—more fields, fertilizers (化肥), and pesticides (杀虫剂).

Mineral’s team spent several years talking to farmers to see what problems they were having and how these problems might be fixed. That led to the creation of special robots, called “plant buggies (小车)”.

The robots can take detailed pictures of plants, track each plant’s location, and measure the plant’s size. They can even do things humans can’t, like counting all of the small buds on a plant.

Before, farmers had information about the soil and the weather, but they couldn’t track every plant. Now, with Mineral’s robots, they can. By collecting a lot of information like this, Mineral believes computers can help farmers make predictions about how their plants will grow.

Studying each individual plant could save time and money. For example, if robots can detect which plants have diseases, farmers can quickly get rid of these plants before they ruin the entire crop.

The detailed information will also allow farmers to fertilize and water the plants that truly need it, meaning fewer plants will be spoiled and more food will be produced.

Currently, the Mineral team is working in countries around the world, Including Argentina, South Africa, and Canada, learning how computers and robots can help farmers produce more food in ways that are good for the environment.

【1】How did farmers increase production quickly in the past?

A.Improving soil. B.Employing robots.

C.Using more chemicals. D.Watering crops frequently.

【2】What inspired the invention of the “plant buggies”?

A.The use of the robots. B.Suggestions of farmers.

C.The team’s experiments. D.Research on farming problems.

【3】What can the robots do?

A.Control a plant’s size. B.Collect detailed information.

C.Change a plant’s location. D.Get rid of diseased plants.

【4】Which words best describe the new farming method?

A.Energy-consuming and chemical-free.

B.Efficient and chemical-free.

C.Environmentally-friendly and land-occupying.

D.Efficient and environmentally-friendly.

22、   Aristotle believed the face was a window onto a person's mind. Today, facial expressions are still commonly thought to be a universally valid way to judge other people's feelings. A smile suggests happiness. A frown indicates sadness. However, an analysis of hundreds of research papers has uncovered a surprising conclusion there is no good scientific evidence to suggest that there are such things as recognisable facial expressions for basic emotions which are universal across cultures.

Lisa Feldman Barrett, a psychologist at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and her colleagues found that, on average, adults in urban cultures scowled when they were angry 30% of the time. This meant that some 70% of the time they did not scowl when angry. A scowl, the researchers concluded, seemed valid for all six of the emotional categories: anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and surprise.

All raise questions about the efforts of information-technology companies to develop artificial intelligence algorithms which can recognise facial expressions and work out a person's emotional state. Aleix Martinez, a computer engineer at Ohio State University, said that companies attempting to extract emotions from images of faces have failed to understand the importance of context.

Dr Martinez cited an experiment in which participants were shown a close-up picture of a man's face, which was bright red with his mouth open in a scream. Based on this alone, most participants said the man was extremely angry. Then the view zoomed out to show a football player with his arms outstretched, celebrating a goal. His angry-looking face was, in fact, a show of pure joy.

Given that people cannot guess each other's emotional states most of the time, Dr Martinez sees no reason computers would be able to. "There are companies right now claiming to be able to do that and apply this to places I find really scary and dangerous, for example, in hiring people," he says. "Some companies require you to submit a video CV, and then this is analysed by a machine-learning system. And depending on your facial expressions, they hire you or not, which I find really shocking and not only based on the wrong hypothesis, but a dangerous hypothesis."

【1】The main purpose of the passage is to________.

A．present the mistake associated with artificial intelligence

B．report the problem caused by misreading facial expressions

C．describe the relationship between facial expressions and emotions

D．introduce a danger experienced by information-technology companies

【2】Dr. Martinez cited the experiment in order to________.

A．reveal the mystery of the picture

B．emphasize the importance of context

C．show the significance of facial expressions

D．demonstrate the professionalism of his experiment

【3】What is Dr Martinez's attitude towards hiring people depending on their facial expressions?

A．Critical.

B．Indifferent

C．Neutral.

D．Favorable.

23、Confirmation bias(偏见) is our tendency to seek out information that confirms our existing beliefs. It also describes how we try to find ways to look at unclear information in ways that support rather than challenge those beliefs — or simply ignore information that contradicts them. 【1】

People usually don't engage in confirmation bias on purpose.【2】 For example, if you heard that a politician you support was caught in a scandal(丑闻), you might be more likely to believe explanations that make them look less guilty. Meanwhile, people who dislike that politician would probably be more likely to believe stories that make them look worse.

So what can we do to avoid confirmation bias? 【3】 This can help us check if we only believe certain things because we never seriously considered other possibilities. It's also easy to surround ourselves with an “echo chamber” of people who think the same way we do—especially on social media.【4】 It can help us understand that there may be other ways to see the same issue.

And perhaps most importantly: we have to be careful not to jump to conclusions.【5】 We should try to learn more before deciding how we feel about something, even if it's very important to us. But that's often easier said than done.

A．The thing we most want to believe might not actually be true.

B．But research has found that it is real and affects our judgment.

C．But it can be helpful to talk to people who don't share our beliefs.

D．Research has shown that confirmation bias occurs in several contexts.

E．Most of all, accept that you have biases that impact your decision-making.

F．One thing we can do is try to look for evidence that contradicts our beliefs.

G．This is especially true for information about things that feel very important to us.

24、   Full of old-style houses, Wuzhen in Zhejiang province has long been a tourist attraction. But a few days ago, this ancient town was unusually full of people. It hosted the third annual World Internet Conference, held between Nov 16 and 18.

Tech firm bosses, academics and government officials went there to share their understanding of the event’s theme – “Innovation-driven (创新驱动的) Internet Development for the Benefit of All – Building a Community of Common Future in Cyberspace (网络空间)”.

When it comes to innovation, many tech firms in China are looking at artificial intelligence.

Baidu’s latest development is based on AI technology. It’s called Baidu Brain, an artificial intelligence project that aims to greatly improve computing by copying the way the human brain operates. It can be used to tell which diseases patients have. According to a test at Peking University International Hospital, 80 percent of its technology’s diagnosis (诊断) results agree with the opinions of doctors.

Another tech giant, Alibaba, is also trying to make use of AI.

During the conference, Alibaba’s Ant Financial company showed off its “Smile to Pay” technology. Registered (注册的) users can complete transactions (交易) by simply having their face scanned by a computer screen at the cashier’s (收银员的) desk, without having to put in a PIN number or open an app, according to China Radio International.

The Chinese market for AI technology is huge. But Zhang Yaqin, president of Baidu, told Xinhua, “AI cannot do everything, but it will certainly free people from repetitive jobs. Our ultimate (最终的) goal is to let people do more creative and interesting things.”

【1】Wuzhen is mentioned at the beginning of the passage because ______.

A.it is full of people

B.it has many old-style houses

C.it has long been a tourist attraction

D.it hosted the World Internet Conference

【2】What do we know about Baidu Brain?

A.It aims to replace the human brain.

B.It can be used to diagnose diseases.

C.It can cure 80% patients of their diseases.

D.It is developed by Peking University International Hospital.

【3】Who are most likely to use “Smile to Pay” technology?

A.The cashiers at the desk.

B.China Radio International.

C.Alibaba’s Registered customers.

D.Alibaba’s Ant Financial company.

【4】The main purpose of developing AI technology is to ______.

A.help people do repetitive jobs

B.free people from creative work

C.let people share their understanding of AI

D.inspire people to be more innovation-driven

25、I live in a rural community in the United States. A rural area is different from a city because there are _______people. My home is deep in a valley_______by mountains that are rocky and covered in trees. _____many farms are located in rural areas because they require large plots of land to grow food or_______farm animals, in my community the mountains and_______soil make it difficult to farm. This is one ______why few people live in my area.

What’s it like to live in the mountains? Since we have a lot of_____, we get to have horses and chickens. My family_______eggs from the chickens for breakfast. We also lose electricity a lot because the trees fall on power lines whenever there’s a_______In my community, people keep battery- powered flashlights and oil lamps stored in case the lights______. Some people also use a generator-- a machine that generates electricity from gasoline—whenever there are ____

Going to school in a rural area means having fewer classmates and_______longer distances. To get to my high school, I must drive forty miles to the_______city. This means I must get up much earlier than my______classmates in order to be on time. The roads in my community aren’t paved with asphalt(沥青) either, so during storms they_______ become too muddy or snowy to pass. In cities a snowplow(扫雪机)______ quickly, but areas where fewer people live aren’t the priority(优先), so days can pass before a snowplow______the road. Sometimes I must miss school because storms make it________to drive.

I am not sure________if I want to live in the country or in the city when I grow up. I like being in nature, hearing the creek and the birds, and having a big yard. I also like being in the city, though, where I can go howling or skating, or see my friends. It can get_________in the country, although I do love being around our animals.

【1】A. few   B. many   C. fewer   D. more

【2】A. surrounded   B. hidden   C. shadowed   D. enriched

【3】A. When   B. While   C. Because   D. If

【4】A. feed   B. grow   C. train   D. house

【5】A. rich   B. muddy   C. rock   D. snowy

【6】A. explanation   B. cause   C. excuse   D. reason

【7】A. space   B. room   C. place   D. land

【8】A. lays   B. harvests   C. buys   D. picks

【9】A. storm   B. thunder   C. lighting   D. shower

【10】A. put out   B. wear out   C. run out   D. go out

【11】A. dangers   B. risks   C. emergencies   D. incidents

【12】A. walking   B. running   C. driving   D. traveling

【13】A. nearby   B. distant   C. nearest   D. farthest

【14】A. rural   B. city   C. old   D. new

【15】A. can   B. may   C. must   D. should

【16】A. comes by   B. comes about   C. comes to   D. comes out

【17】A. cleans   B. digs   C. clears   D. covers

【18】A. likely   B. necessary   C. improper   D. impossible

【19】A. still   B. yet   C. even   D. as

【20】A. quiet   B. lonely   C. alone   D. busy

26、假如你是李华，全球中学生校园健美操大赛将于今年五月在英国伦敦举行。你想申请参加志愿服务活动。请你用英语给主办方负责人George先生写封信，内容包括:

1.申请目的；

2.自身优势；

3.请求批准。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答；

3.参考词汇：校园健美操大赛---campus aerobics competition。

Dear George,

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Yours,

Li Hua