巴州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、______ Long had been riding horses for many years, the hardship and uncertainty of the task pushed him to his limit.

A．Although

B．Unless

C．Once

D．If

2、My parents aren’t _______ me going abroad for education, fearing that I'm too young to take care of myself.

A．in charge of

B．in favor of

C．in need of

D．in praise of

3、The growth of economy is influenced by a number of factors, ________are beyond our control.

A.most of them B.most of that C.most of what D.most of which

4、—I’m not looking forward to this. It’s going to be a really hard exam.

—Oh,________I’m sure we’ll all get good marks.

A．I can’t agree more.

B．You’d better get started.

C．You must be kidding me.

D．I won’t worry about it too much.

5、I must say he reads very well, and I shouldn’t be surprised if he ______ acting for a living one day.

A. had taken up   B. would have taken up   C. have taken up   D. takes up

6、--- Where will you start your work after graduation?

--- Mum, it’s not been decided yet. I ______ continue my study for a higher degree.

A. need B. must

C. would D. might

7、—Julia said she sent you a birthday card yesterday. Have you got it?

—Oh, really! I haven’t ________ my mailbox yet.

A. examined B. reviewed.

C. tested D. checked

8、Although Mailer was not alone in welcoming the flowering of creativity, the authorities hated it, ______ did many passengers.

A. which B. as C. that D. so

9、----Hurry! There’s no time to waste.

----OK. But I’m afraid that ______ I work around the clock, I can’t catch up with those straight A students.

A. even if B. as C. until   D. as though

10、It is only when an NBA player has aged and been through many battles _____he learns an important lesson;

there is no "I" in "team".

A. after   B. before   C. that   D. what

11、Why! I have nothing to explain.        you want me to say?

A．What is it that

B．What it is that

C．How is it that

D．How it is that

12、Many netizens are impressed with the excuse given by a teacher for quitting her job ______ she owes the world a visit.

A. because   B. that   C. where D. why

13、The tax only affects people on incomes of over $200,000 - ________, the very rich.

A．in addition

B．for instance

C．in other words

D．on the contrary

14、As I opened my eyes, in ______ direction I looked, I could see smiling, peaceful, calm and content faces.

A. whatever B. however C. whichever D. wherever

15、Thanks to Chinese authorities’ effective measures, Covid-19 across China is under control for the time being; however, the impact of the lockdown on the Chinese economy was laid _______ in a new data.

A.bare B.invalid C.evident D.generous

16、The only problem was ______ we kept getting lost! But people in Tianjin are very friendly and helpful.

A. why B. whether

C. that D. how

17、We hurriedly ended our meeting, leaving many problems ______.

A.to be settled B.to settle C.settled D.having settled

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

A．strangely

B．constantly

C．casually

D．relatively

19、—It’s nearly a quarter to eight. Beth hasn’t turned up yet.

—She________ the time. Why don’t I call and see what happened?

A．shouldn’t have forgotten

B．might have forgotten

C．needn’t have forgotten

D．must have forgotten

20、----Anything special about this device?

----Well, it can ______ between the cancerous and the normal cells under certain conditions.

A. conclude   B. exclude C. discriminate D. undergo

21、The first time Richard Epstein went to his local ice-skating rink (溜冰场), he was handed a free pair of skates. “Do things out of my comfort zone, and good things happen,” he observes.

This wisdom was borne out last December, when Epstein, a 78-year-old scientist, skated in his exhibition. His wife filmed his routine, which he performed with his coach, then his eldest daughter posted it on Twitter. Nearly 3 million people viewed it. Epstein somewhat can’t understand the response, describing himself as “just an old guy going around in circles”.

Often, when he drives to the rink, he reminds himself that good things follow discomfort. He always feels a little anxious. “There is a risk of failure that I have to get over.” he says.

As a child, Epstein was “really terrible” at sports. He still feels embarrassed that he couldn’t threw a ball straight. “I’m an active person but one of the world’s worst athletes. I don’t have this ‘used to be good’ mentality,” he says. What the does have is a long personal and professional history of embracing (欣然接受) mistakes, and uncertainty.

He used to look back at his childhood self, and think that one day he would feel relaxed and cool and comfortable in his own shin. Maybe ice-skating makes up for clumsiness (笨拙) in childhood? Epstein has also tried snowboarding, rock climbing and inline skating, all of which challenge balance.

At high school, Epstein was streamed in “the medium track”. However, as a scientist, he has always committed to projects with uncertain futures, and worked fruitfully in that unmapped space. The word he comes up with to describe his scientific style and perhaps he would say it applies to the rink too is “clumsy”.

Epstein never lets his old age or fear of failures prevent him from pursuing his passion for exploration. He enjoys how the ice takes him out of his ordinary ways. “There’s the wind blowing through my hair. It is a joy to slide and turn, to get on the inside edge of the skate.”

【1】How did Epstein feel about people’s response to his exhibition video?

A．Anxious.

B．Proud.

C．Confused.

D．Delighted.

【2】What do we know about Epstein’s childhood?

A．He was an average student.

B．He was mentally challenged.

C．He had a good sense of balance.

D．He showed little talent in sports.

【3】What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A．Epstein is too old to manage his own life.

B．Epstein is brave enough to try new things.

C．Fear of failure stops Epstein taking chances.

D．Epstein’s life returns to normal because of ice.

【4】Which of the following might Epstein agree with?

A．Life is full of uncertainties.

B．Creative work lies in wisdom!

C．Age contributes to one’s success.

D．Experience is crucial to one’s career.

22、   Playing video interactive games, and later computer games, has been a big part of people’s lives ever since the birth of Pong and gaming consoles (游戏机) in the early 1970s. But games have progressed steadily since those early days. Now online games are being played worldwide by people of all ages.

While many people tend to think of gamers as people who sit alone on their couches and anonymous to other players, the opposite is actually true according to the BBC. With the rise in popularity of games, people, especially for those in Generation Z, have built communities and friendships with their fellow players. These connections have become a social lifeline during these times of social distancing and lockdowns (活动限制).

While TV and Netflix help people pass the time, there is no interaction between people like the ones found in gaming and the amount of time people play has seriously increased during the COVID-19 pandemic (疫情). In fact, in the US, gamers are now playing an average of 6 hours and 46 minutes weekly. And the numbers keep going up.

Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, where people can watch other people play videogames in real time webcasts and can chat with other viewers, actually clocked 5 billion hours of viewed content in the second quarter of 2020. That was an 83 percent increase from 2019 and a new record. But this increase in gaming is about much more than just entertainment. “This isn’t just out of boredom but an inner desire to be social. New gaming capabilities allow people to communicate with one another virtually,” said Nigel Burmeister, vice president of Limelight Networks. That’s because humans are naturally social and human contacts are necessary for our mental health.

Rosemary “Nekkra” Kelley, a 25-year-old gamer, told USA Today that she’s spending a lot more time playing games because her work has been curtailed due to the cancellation of live events. In her extra time, she has been playing Pokémon Sword and Animal Crossings on her Nintendo Switch.

【1】What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 2?

A．Gamers appear to be lonely.

B．Gamers take friendship seriously.

C．Playing games benefits players.

D．Some gamers hate social interaction.

【2】What is the disadvantage of Netflix?

A．It causes people to waste time.

B．Its content holds little attraction.

C．It lacks newly-developed games.

D．It gives people no chance to interact.

【3】Why are Nigel Burmeister’s words mentioned?

A．To state what research he takes up.

B．To analyze why Twitch is popular.

C．To make people aware of their nature.

D．To encourage people to interact with one another.

【4】What does the underlined word “curtailed” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Shortened.

B．Simplified.

C．Adapted.

D．Influenced.

23、   There’s something satisfying about volunteering. Studies have shown that volunteering helps people who donate their time feel more socially connected, thus warding off loneliness and depression. But a growing body of evidence suggests that people who give their time to others might also be rewarded with better physical health, including lower blood pressure and a longer lifespan.

Evidence of volunteerism’s physical effects can be found in a recent study from Carnegie Mellon University, published this month in Psychology and Aging. Adults over age 50 who volunteered on a regular basis were less likely to develop high blood pressure than non-volunteers. High blood pressure is an important indicator of health because it contributes to heart disease, stroke, and premature death.

It’s impossible for this study to prove that volunteering was directly responsible for the lower blood pressure. People who volunteer may be more likely to do other things, like eating a healthy diet or exercise, which lower blood pressure. But the results are in line with other findings on the topic.

How might volunteering contribute to lower blood pressure？Performing volunteer work could increase physical activity among people who aren’t otherwise very active, says leading study author Rodlescia Sneed, a doctoral candidate in social and health psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. It may also reduce stress. “Many people find volunteer work helpful with respect to stress reduction, and we know that stress is very strongly linked to health out-comes,” she says.

A 2012 study in the journal Health Psychology found that participants who volunteered with some regularity lived longer, but only if their intentions were truly altruistic. In other words, they had to be volunteering to help others-not to make themselves feel better.

The Greek philosopher Aristotle once guessed that the essence of life is “To serve others and do good.” If recent research is any indication, serving others might also be the essence of good health.

【1】Which can replace the underlined phrase “warding off” in paragraph 1？

A.getting rid of. B.keeping up with.

C.running out of. D.putting up with.

【2】Why does the author mention the study from Carnegie Mellon University？

A.To prove the benefit of volunteering to health.

B.To find out volunteerism’s physical effects on heart.

C.To explain the connection between exercise and health.

D.To warn readers the danger of volunteering to blood pressure.

【3】What can we learn from what Rodlescia Sneed said？

A.Volunteers are supposed to be more outgoing.

B.Volunteer work can make people lack sports.

C.Taking appropriate exercise can strengthen social connection.

D.Performing volunteer work contributes to reducing stress.

【4】What’s the text mainly about？

A.Volunteering can lower blood pressure.

B.Volunteering is beneficial to mental health.

C.Volunteering may be good for body and mind.

D.Volunteering can avoid suffering from heart disease.

24、The world can be a scary place when you’re young. It can be even scarier when you’re a young little blue penguin（企鹅），the world’s smallest penguin.

Luckily, there are some humans willing to help, who stepped in to protect Billy, a blue penguin that appeared on a beach in Christchurch, New Zealand. Spotted on Nov. 29 at Moncks Bay, in Christchurch, the little penguin immediately attracted a small crowd. Jeff Mein Smith saw the crowd while he was bicycling that afternoon, and he hiked home to get his camera. When he returned to the scene, he found that the penguin had received a little sign，reading “Hi,I’m waiting for my mum to come back. DOC （New Zealand’s Department of Conservation） knows I’m here. Please leave me alone. Keep your dog away. Thanks, Billy the baby blue penguin. ’’

Billy, perhaps able to read somehow, or just pleased by all the attention, didn’t wander far from the sign, and some people had set up “a little penguin protection team” to keep the penguin safe, Mein Smith said.

Little blue penguins are primarily found in New Zealand and the southern coast of Australia. The DOC arrived later that afternoon to pick up Billy. “It's unusual for a blue penguin to be out in the open on the beach during the day. Normally they are at sea or in burrows（洞穴）during the day，” Anita Spencer, a DOC official said. “The bird is a female penguin，is around 2 months old and is underweight for its age. It weighs a mere 550grams, less than a standard basketball. A blue penguin should weigh around 900 gram this age. Most little penguins grow up to weigh 1 kilogram，” she added.

Billy was taken to the Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation Center after being taken from the beach. The center will help the little penguin gain some weight before it allowed to return to the ocean.

【1】As for the little penguin in Paragraph 1，how does the author feel?

A．Curious.

B．Crazy.

C．Sympathetic.

D．Satisfied.

【2】What did the locals mentioned in the text do to Billy?

A．They took photos of it.

B．They kept away from it.

C．They offered to protect it.

D．They hiked it to the beach.

【3】What do we know about Billy?

A．It was abandoned by its mum.

B．It was found on a beach in the morning.

C．It will be kept in DOC before it goes home.

D．It seldom went to the beach in daytime.

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

A．Leaving Me Alone

B．Waiting for My Mum

C．Keeping the Little Penguin

D．Protecting the Little Penguin

25、When I was 16, I worked at a fast food restaurant. That was when I came across two new family ________.

One afternoon in the fall I went out to ________ boxes and flatten them for recycling. When I opened the ________, I found a little cat crying outside. He got a little wet because of the morning rain. I picked him up into the kitchen, ________ him and fed him water and food. My boss was ________ when seeing a stray cat (流浪猫) in the kitchen and asked me to take him out immediately. I quickly got some towels and a box and made him a little ________ and put him in my car. It was cold outside so it was ________ for the cat to stay in the car.

After work, I rushed to my car to ________ him. I found another cat scratching my car door to ________ her brother. So I picked her up too. I had to carry them into my house ________ because my mother didn’t ________ a cat. Our cat had died earlier that year and she was in ________ and determined that she would not ________ any cats.

I ________ the two cats in my room for four days. One day my mother caught me taking cat food into my room, followed me and ________ me. Seeing her, I was ________ but I told her I had no choice but to ________ them. I told her we could just keep the boy and find another ________ for the girl. She yelled at me that we couldn’t ________ them. I knew I had her ________.

My family had Penny and Rizzo for the next 15 years.

【1】

A．rescuers

B．leaders

C．members

D．supporters

【2】

A．give away

B．burn out

C．turn down

D．break up

【3】

A．car

B．door

C．dustbin

D．package

【4】

A．cured

B．scratched

C．dried

D．cooled

【5】

A．angry

B．excited

C．hopeful

D．tired

【6】

A．restaurant

B．dilemma

C．shelter

D．trap

【7】

A．quiet

B．unique

C．safe

D．dull

【8】

A．knock

B．check on

C．avoid

D．depend on

【9】

A．feed

B．protect

C．attack

D．reach

【10】

A．secretly

B．gradually

C．curiously

D．casually

【11】

A．like

B．want

C．have

D．know

【12】

A．danger

B．trouble

C．sorrow

D．peace

【13】

A．hurt

B．raise

C．forget

D．sell

【14】

A．controlled

B．beat

C．buried

D．hid

【15】

A．observed

B．awarded

C．punished

D．commanded

【16】

A．puzzled

B．delighted

C．relieved

D．terrified

【17】

A．adopt

B．exchange

C．purchase

D．donate

【18】

A．name

B．store

C．box

D．home

【19】

A．abandon

B．separate

C．tolerate

D．kill

【20】

A．permission

B．influence

C．apology

D．responsibility

26、在中国传统节日春节期间，小孩子都会收到压岁钱。请你以“My experience of receiving lucky money”为题，写一篇英语短文，内容包括：

1.你收压岁钱的经历；

2.你对这种习俗的看法。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

My experience of receiving lucky money

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