果洛州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、（2014·重庆）A smile costs _______, but gives much.

A.anything B.something

C.nothing D.everything

2、She’s added a few characters and changed some names but ________ this is a true story.

A. completely   B. necessarily   C. gradually   D. essentially

3、It was the year before last that Scotland failed the attempt to _______ of the Great Britain, though the queen Elizabeth had said it was entirely up to the Scottish people.

A. look out   B. run out   C. keep out   D. pull out

4、If you have any question,please   free to contact me at sue_smith@126.com.

A. to feel   B. feeling

C. feel   D. felt

5、I ______ to reach the manager for the last two hours but the line is always busy．

A．tried B．have tried

C．had tried D．have been trying

6、For British people, somebody standing too close may make them focus less on what others are saying than on ______ close he or she is to them.

A.what B.where C.which D.how

7、Once he makes up his mind to do something, seldom ______ give it up.

A. he will B. does he

C. would he D. will he

8、It rained heavily in the south, _________ serious flooding in several provinces.

A．caused

B．causing

C．having caused

D．to cause

9、Subway Line10, ________ into use in January 2013, has made traveling in Beijing easier.

A．having put

B．putting

C．being put

D．put

10、Before you hand in your final report, ________ there are no spelling mistakes.

A. make sure   B. to make sure

C. made sure D. making sure

11、James was enjoying the art show, _________ his wife wanted to go home.

A.or B.for

C.so D.but

12、Star skater Wu Dajing won China’s first gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games   breaking world record in short track men’s 500m.

A. to   B. by

C. with   D. in

13、Our mothers sat us down to read and paint, ____ all we really wanted to do was to make a mess.

A. since B. as C. unless   D. when

14、This is the only way that I can think of _______ the problem of water waste in urban areas.

A．settling

B．to settle

C．settle

D．settled

15、I don’t believe what you said, but if you can prove it, you may be able to ________ me.

A．convince

B．confirm

C．guarantee

D．inform

16、The police still haven’t found the lost child, but they’re doing all they .

A．can

B．may

C．must

D．should

17、This is a demanding job and a small mistake can ________.

A．make a difference

B．make an appointment

C．make sense

D．make up

18、1 have heard many young people say they never fully appreciated their mothers________it was too late to tell them.

A．as

B．that

C．until

D．when

19、She accused the press photographers of ________ her privacy.

A.challenging B.violating C.abusing D.confirming

20、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

21、   Scientists say they have developed a system that uses machine learning to predict when and where lightning will strike. Researchers report the system is able to predict lightning strikes up to 30 minutes before they happen within a 30-kilometer area.

Lightning is a strong burst of electricity in the atmosphere. Since it carries an extremely powerful electrical charge, it can be destructive and deadly. European researchers have estimated that between 6,000 and 24,000 people are killed by lightning worldwide each year. For this reason, climate scientists have long sought to develop methods to predict lightning.

The system tested in the experiments uses a combination of data from weather stations and machine learning methods. The researchers developed a prediction model that was trained to recognize weather conditions that were likely to cause lightning.

The model was created with data collected over a 12-year period from 12 Swiss weather stations in cities and mountain areas. The data, related to four main surface conditions: air pressure, air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed, was placed into a unique machine learning algorithm (算法), which compared it to records of lightning strikes. Researchers say the algorithm was then able to learn the conditions under which lightning happens.

The researchers test-ran the system several times. They found that the system made predictions that proved correct almost 80 percent of the time. “It can now be used anywhere,” the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology said in a statement.

The researchers plan to keep developing the technology in partnership with a European effort that aims to create a lightning protection program. The effort is called the European Laser Lightning Rod project. Scientists working on the project are experimenting with a laser technology that could someday control lightning activity, transferring lightning charges from clouds to the ground. They hope that such technology can one day be used as protection against lightning strikes. Possible uses could be at stations, airports or places where large crowds gather.

【1】Why was the system developed?

A.To meet kids’ curiosity about lightning.

B.To show the power of lightning.

C.To keep track of lightning deaths.

D.To protect people from lightning.

【2】What is special about the system?

A.It was based on a number of samples worldwide.

B.It adopted a different machine learning algorithm.

C.It used an effective method of collecting data.

D.It required low cost of predicting lightning.

【3】What will the researchers do next with the laser technology?

A.Monitor lightning activity. B.Prevent the occurrence of lightning.

C.Direct energy from lightning. D.Generate electricity with lightning.

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

A.A System of Controlling Lightning B.A Method of Forecasting Lightning

C.A Theory of Employing Lightning D.A Model of Creating Lightning

22、Have you ever been seized with a kind of warm and unclear feeling when you start an old-fashioned game? Or maybe when you think back to celebrating the holidays as a kid, something magical just seems to be missing now. That’s nostalgia.

In the early 20th century, nostalgia was considered a mental condition similar to depression. Anyone separated from their native place for a long time was easy to suffer nostalgia. But over the next few decades, the meaning of nostalgia has expanded from indicating homesickness to a general longing for the past. And rather than an awful disease, it turns out to be seen as a bittersweet experience.

From several former studies, researchers of the University of Southampton supposed nostalgia might protect people from being in bad mood, even when they think about upsetting thing — like death. To test it out, they conducted an experiment, where 75 people wrote about their own deaths, and then did a word completion task, in which they were asked to complete different words based on a six-letter word starting with C-O-F-F. The people who thought about dying but didn’t get nostalgic answered with many death- related words, such as “coffin”，while the nostalgic people gave more answers unrelated to death like “coffee”, almost as if they had never thought about death in the first place.

The researchers think that could mean nostalgia, despite being a complex emotional state that can include feelings of loss and sadness, doesn’t generally put people in a negative mood. Instead, by allowing individuals to remember personally meaningful and rewarding experiences, nostalgia can boost psychological well- being. These studies are pretty limited, though, and there’s still a lot we don’t know about nostalgia.

Still, these studies support that nostalgia has a purpose; If people are feeling down, it might cheer them up. But there are also some less helpful side effects. For example, advertisers have discovered how powerful nostalgia is as a marketing technique, for nostalgia in ads can make people part with cash more easily. So, it is not all sugar cookies.

【1】What is Paragraph 2 intended to explain?

A．The depression caused by long term nostalgia.

B．The mental conditions of people away from home.

C．The understandings of nostalgia in different periods.

D．The relationship between homesickness and nostalgia.

【2】How did the researchers prove the result of the former studies?

A．By performing a test.

B．By introducing a concept.

C．By doing an investigation.

D．By conducting an interview.

【3】What can we infer about nostalgia from Paragraph 4?

A．It needs to be further studied.

B．It helps to remove bad feelings.

C．It benefits people’s physical health.

D．It makes people feel life is complex.

【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．The Reasons for Feeling Nostalgia

B．The Commercial Values of Nostalgia

C．Nostalgia: A Method for a Better Mood

D．Nostalgia: A Bitter and Pleasant Experience

23、   Much of the public debate around early childhood education comes down to which matters more： academics or play. That's a false dilemma. Play is really the way that young children learn and guided play is the key. It's a way that they experience the world, and it helps them learn more deeply.

We should be concerned that the“skill and drill”approach to teaching academics is most  frequently used in classrooms serving at-risk preschoolers, in an attempt to close the gap on school readiness. Unfortunately, these teaching methods can turn young kids off to school and introduces the possibility of shame and anxiety. 46 Skill and drill” doesn't teach kids the curiosity and critical (批判的）thinking skills that they need to develop in early childhood.

However, pure free play—an approach advocated more frequently by wealthier groups—also misses the mark. “I hear a lot about just ‘free play classrooms’. ” But Suzanne Bouffard, an education researcher, said if it only involves setting out materials and not thinking about learning goals, there’s a real missed opportunity. For example, she said, researchers have found that children used more complex language about building activities when they had a goal in mind.

What effective preschools aim for is “guided play”，in which adults create a purposeful play environment that encourages students to explore，For example, in setting up blocks, a teacher might put up pictures of buildings to inspire kids. They may ask students, “What are you doing?” and gently push kids’ thinking by offering new information.

Of course, the ability to find this balance rests with teachers. Good teachers make it look really easy，That's why it's really important that we invest(投入）in teachers and give them the training to guide play without overly controlling it and to encourage kids to develop an understanding of letters and numbers without “skill and drill”.

【1】Which of the following matters most in early childhood education?

A.Having guided play. B.Learning after play.

C.Seeing the world. D.Studying academic courses.

【2】What do we know about the “skill and drill” approach?

A.It works best for preschoolers.

B.It helps develop kids’ curiosity.

C.It limits kids’ development.

D.It bridges the gap on school readiness.

【3】Which of following best explains “misses the mark” underlined in Paragraph 3?

A.Meets learning goals. B.Loses points in exams.

C.Troubles the classroom. D.Fails to achieve the goal.

【4】Why does a teacher put up pictures of buildings?

A.To encourage the kids to copy.

B.To offer extra information.

C.To share the teaching purpose  with the kids.

D.To inspire the kids to explore.

24、We know that St. Patrick’s Day festivities may include a little bit of drinking. But there are plenty of kid-safe St. Patrick’s Day events around metro Phoenix, too. Here are the lucky St. Patrick’s Day celebrations for kids.

3/17： Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

Kids can make their own treats at the Children’s Museum of Phoenix this St. Patrick’s Day. Children can make and decorate their cupcakes with rainbow candies and chocolate pots of gold. To-go containers will also be provided.

Details: 1—3 p. m，Friday, March 17. Children’s Museum of Phoenix, 215 N. 7th Street, Phoenix. $3 for members. $4 for non-members. 602 -253 -0501.

3/17—19: Fountain O’ Green Artisan Market

This community festival will include sculptures paintings，handcrafted jewelry and apparel from selected local and regional artists, live music and dance performance throughout the weekend. There will also be a food court.

On Friday, emerald-colored water will shoot from the town’s fountain at noon. Take the kids to see the annual tradition and picnic in the park.

Details: 10 a. m. —5 p. m. , Friday — Sunday, March 17—19. Avenue of the Fountains and Saguaro Boulevard, Fountain Hills. Free. 480 -488- 2014.

3/17 ： St. Patrick’s Day Party at AZ Air Time

Kids above 12 years old can collect their free, green glow necklaces and jump for three hours, scale the rock climbing wall or dive into the giant pit of foam. Jump socks required.

Details： 8—11 p. m. Friday, March 17. AZ Air Time, 13802 N. Scottsdale Road，Suite 145, Scottsdale. $15, which is a $14 savings, 480 —427 - 2000.

【1】Which telephone number can people call at if they want to make and decorate cupcakes?

A．602 - 427 -2014.

B．480 -488 -2014.

C．480 -427 -2000.

D．602 -253 -0501.

【2】In which program can kids find the food court?

A．St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish Cultural Center.

B．Fountain O’ Green Artisan Market.

C．St. Patrick’s Day at AZ Air Time.

D．Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes.

【3】Which program is free for children?

A．Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes.

B．St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish Cultural Center.

C．Fountain 0’ Green Artisan Market.

D．St. Patrick’s Day at AZ Air Time.

25、   There is an old suitcase in my house which represents the dreams and hopes of my family.

I’m always taking photos of the little _________ I find in the world around me. A few weeks ago, I visited my parents. My father was an _________ when he was young. I took a photo of something that I would _________ as a pretty big wonder. At first _________ it might not look like much. It was just a _________ brown suitcase with two silver locks up on the top. But to me, it’s _________ what a miracle (不可思议的东西) looks like.

That suitcase is the very one my dad brought with him when he _________ to the U. S. from Turkey in 1965. He was just a 19-year-old boy at the time who didn’t know a _________ of English. He _________ all his fiends and family, __________ that he would become an excellent engineer one day. That suitcase carried my dad’s most valuable __________ — many black-and-white photos from home and his science and math textbooks, etc.

As a kid, I was __________ aware of the suitcase. It lived on the top of my bookcase. I never __________ to it, though. It wasn’t until I got __________ that I actually asked my dad about it. Looking inside, I found tons of photos and the __________ my parents wrote to each other, back and forth between the U. S. and Turkey.

That’s when I __________ how beautiful that dirty old suitcase actually was. It’s a __________ of not only the hardships my parents __________, but also all the wonderful things they __________, how they found love, how their dreams __________ and how they got through them all.

【1】A.secrets B.numbers C.wonders D.treasures

【2】A.artist B.architect C.author D.engineer

【3】A.see B.act C.use D.work

【4】A.thought B.time C.light D.sight

【5】A.lovely B.common C.special D.strange

【6】A.possibly B.exactly C.normally D.quickly

【7】A.turned B.wrote C.moved D.returned

【8】A.word B.name C.card D.sign

【9】A.left B.missed C.refused D.called

【10】A.fearful B.hopeful C.proud D.grateful

【11】A.achievements B.prizes C.things D.lessons

【12】A.unsuitably B.undoubtedly C.uncomfortably D.uncleanly

【13】A.paid much attention B.paid a visit C.belonged D.talked

【14】A.stronger B.thinner C.older D.braver

【15】A.books B.letters C.papers D.reports

【16】A.showed B.praised C.admitted D.realized

【17】A.reminder B.source C.result D.cause

【18】A.got B.suffered C.won D.deserved

【19】A.wanted B.found C.expressed D.experienced

【20】A.disappeared B.ended C.came true D.woke up

26、在学习生活中，同学之间的相处是十分重要的。请你以“How I Get Along With My Classmates”为题，向英语校刊投稿，内容包括：

1. 阐述与同学相处的重要性；2. 谈谈你与同学的相处方式。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；

3. 短文题目已为你写好，不计入总词数。

How I Get Along With My Classmates

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