东莞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 institutions have established reading clubs to promote reading, but the effort, though ________, is far from enough.

A．appreciated

B．appreciating

C．having appreciated

D．to appreciate

2、It is generally agreed that new contents should be added to a good dictionary at regular________.

A．gaps

B．intervals

C．length

D．distance

3、The Nintendo Switch released a game in 1995, and over the past two years, a new system______ its player a chance to play the game better.

A.gives B.has given

C.would have given D.given

4、We ______ be careful with the words we say when we are angry.

A. may   B. can   C. might   D. should

5、Scientists are making every effort to go beneath the surface of the data to   the hidden possibilities.

A.release B.reveal C.reflect D.record

6、I told you that every effort paid off and you should stick to your goal, ________?

A．didn’t I

B．shouldn’t you

C．isn’t it

D．didn’t it

7、The national park has a large collection of wildlife, ________ from butterflies to elephants.

A. to range B. range

C. ranging D. ranged

8、---- I’ve had a bad cough recently.

----Me too. I’ve never experienced ______ of air pollution in cities before.

A. an acute problem B. a more acute problem

C. a most acute problem   D. the most acute problem

9、________ in a tiny cabinet were four Mother’s Day poems I’d written for her in the 1960s.

A.Hidden B.Hiding C.Being hidden D.To be hidden

10、The mother never criticized her children, but used praise to________their best.

A.put out B.give out C.pick out D.bring out

11、John is good at seizing every opportunity ________ he thinks he can show his best self to others

A．when

B．that

C．what

D．where

12、Some of them, ______ in rural villages, had never seen a train.

A. to be born and brought up B. born and brought up

C. having born and brought up D. having been born and brought up

13、You’d better write down the phone number of that botel for future ________ .

A. reference B. purpose

C. progress D. memory

14、But for the rescue team’s efforts, more lives ________ in the wreck accident.

A.would be claimed B.should have claimed

C.would have claimed D.could have been claimed

15、This agreement reached by both sides is ______ and open to various interpretations.

A.offensive B.temporary C.compulsory D.ambiguous

16、We strongly advise you ______ eating your meal so late. It’s not healthy.

A. on   B. against   C. from   D. over

17、Trump said he believes North Korea will ________ its promise to suspend missile tests while he prepares for a summit with Kim Jong Un.

A. take to   B. make up

C. stand by   D. hold out

18、What is the psychology behind your mindless scribbles (涂鸦)? If your flower, for example, has a large circular center, _____ expresses confidence and the enjoyment of a good social life.

A. which   B. as   C. this   D. such

19、After work I went to the box office to buy the tickets for Kungfu Panda 2, only to be told there was ______ left．

A.nothing B.none C.no one D.neither

20、Using this data, third party companies could then paint an accurate picture of users’ habits and ________ in order to serve them more targeted advertisements.

A.presentation B.preservation C.preference D.persistence

21、Many national parks have fun family-friendly activities. Here are some national parks for kids.

Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park was the tenth national park created in the nation. The park offers visitors the opportunity to explore the amazing wilderness of Montana through biking, hiking, camping, backpacking, boating and more. The region is snowy in the winter and hot in the summer. The best time to visit is the early summer, during which children can go to all of the open areas to explore and learn about wildlife, glaciers and much more.

Grand Canyon National Park

The max width of the enormous canyon is 18 miles. Different from winter months, both the South Rim and the North Rim (边缘) are open during the summer months. The South Rim is open all year around. The lodges (小屋) and other sights along this side are worth the time to explore. The North Rim is much more rural, and offers some great backcountry options.

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is the first national park in the USA, and it has many natural splendors great for exploration and discovery with the whole family. Children will love keeping an eye out for elk and bison while driving and hiking through the park. In addition, Yellowstone has some amazing natural features and thermal areas.

Yosemite National Park

Located in central California, Yosemite National Park is an amazing destination for recreational enthusiasts, especially rock climbers and families alike. For those visitors looking for different recreational activities or family oriented activities, Yosemite has many Junior Ranger programs covering a variety of natural sciences and other topics.

【1】When is the most suitable time to see glaciers?

A．Early spring.

B．Late winter.

C．Mid autumn.

D．Early summer.

【2】What can be inferred about Grand Canyon National Park?

A．The North Rim is much busier.

B．It can be explored by boat.

C．Only one of its rims is open in winter.

D．Visitors on the North Rim can see lodges.

【3】Which was created earliest?

A．Glacier National Park.

B．Grand Canyon National Park.

C．Yellowstone National Park.

D．Yosemite National Park.

22、Tourism Regions

Ontario is paving the way for a stronger, more competitive tourism industry. Based on recommendations from the 2009 report, Discovering Ontario: a report on the future of tourism, the ministry established 13 tourism regions, each with a strong Regional Tourism Organization.

Each Regional Tourism Organization is independent, industry-led and not-for-profit and each provides leadership and coordination to support competitive and sustainable tourism regions. As a result, Ontario’s tourism industry now has a stronger combined voice and is better equipped to attract more visitors, generate more economic activities, and create more jobs across the province.

Find your region

Click on a region in the map to go to a page with more detailed information. You can also find your region by looking up your municipality, city, town, township or county in the A-Z list. The information of some regions is as follows.

【1】Which number can help you learn about waterfalls?

A．(506) 423 9866.

B．(289) 477 5344.

C．(905) 297 0190.

D．(519) 271 7000.

【2】Where may the text be from?

A．The Internet.

B．A notice.

C．A textbook.

D．A novel.

【3】What can be inferred from the text?

A．This text was written in 2009.

B．People in Ontario have more job chances.

C．There are just four tourism regions in Ontario.

D．Tourism is the main economic source of Ontario.

23、   The amount of plastic pollution in the oceans is rapidly increasing. This is problematic, as at least 700 species of sea animals may mistake it for a tasty snack. While we know that some species seem to eat plastic because it looks like jellyfish or some other food source, less research has been carried out into what plastic smells like to marine animals.

But now, a study from the University of North Carolina has found that the coating of algae that naturally builds up on ocean plastics causes the rubbish to give off the scent of food.

The researchers took 15 loggerhead turtles, each around five months old, and placed them in a laboratory tank. They then piped in clean water, clean plastic, turtle food, and plastic that had been immersed in the marine environment for five weeks.

The turtles showed no reaction to the smell of clean water or clean plastic. But when they were exposed to the smell of ocean-soaked plastic 'or turtle food, they exhibited food-seeking behaviors like reaching their noses out of the water or showing increasing activities.

“This finding is the first demonstration that the smell of ocean plastics causes animals to eat them,” said Dr. Kenneth J Lohmann, who took part in the study. "It's common to find loggerhead turtles with their digestive systems fully or partially blocked because they've eaten plastic materials. There are also increasing reports of sea turtles that have become ill and stranded on the beach due to their ingestion of plastic."

According to the researchers, areas of the ocean with dense concentrations of plastic may trick turtles and other animals into thinking that there is an abundant food source. "Once these plastics are in the ocean, we don't have a good way to remove them or prevent them from smelling like food," said Lohmann.

【1】Why is plastic pollution posing a threat to marine animals?

A．It may eat up all jellyfish.

B．It may mislead them as food.

C．It may kill them with its smell.

D．It may trap 700 species of sea animals.

【2】What may attract the loggerhead turtles in the laboratory tank to search for food?

A．Sea water

B．Clear water

C．Brand-new plastic

D．Sea-soaked plastic

【3】What can be inferred from Lohmann's words in the last paragraph?

A．Turtles should be trained to be more intelligent.

B．Plastics should be kept from getting into the ocean at all.

C．An abundant food source should be offered to sea animals.

D．Researchers should come up with a solution to the current problem.

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Ways Found to Remove Plastics

B．Loggerhead Turtles Faced with Food Shortage

C．Ocean Plastics- Trick or Treat?

D．Plastic Pollution- Compromise or Control?

24、Rethinking Obesity(肥胖症)

In principle, it sounds simple: eat less and move more. This dietary advice for dealing with obesity has been around for decades. 【1】 So why hasn’t this approach to weight control worked?

One possibility is that we haven’t tried hard enough. Perhaps we have lacked the discipline and willpower to maintain healthy dietary and exercise habits—a challenge made more difficult today for those surrounded by inexpensive, tasty highly processed foods.

【2】 In a recent paper, my colleagues and I question the basic assumption of whether taking in more calories than you burn really is the primary cause of obesity. We argue that we are driven to overeat because we are getting fatter.

The key to how this works in obesity is insulin (胰岛素) processed, rapidly digestible carbohydrates (碳水化合物食品) raise our insulin level too high. 【3】 A few hours after eating a high-carb meal, the number of calories in the blood stream falls suddenly, so we get hungrier sooner after eating.

The two opposing views of cause and effect in obesity have very different implications for how to prevent and treat weight problems. The usual approach focuses on how much to eat, with prescriptions (处方) for daily calorie intake. 【4】 Higher-fat foods may help get rid of body fat, a possibility supported by clinical trials comparing high-fat diets with low-fat ones.

This way of thinking might help explain why calorie restriction usually fails long before a person with obesity approaches an ideal body weight. A low-calorie, low-fat diet further restricts an already limited supply of energy to the body, worsening hunger without addressing the underlying tendency to store too many calories in body fat. 【5】

Although much more research will be needed to test this idea, it is time to question the basic assumptions about cause and effect calories and weight gain that have controlled our thinking.

A．Yet, worldwide obesity rates just keep going up.

B．In our view the emphasis should be place a on what to eat.

C．It is important to control the amount of food consumed by us.

D．Obesity is a disease that affects 650 million adults worldwide.

E．Or perhaps the problem is the focus on “calorie balance” itself.

F．Weight loss becomes a battle between mind and metabolism(新陈代谢).

G．This causes fat cells to take in to many calories, leaving fewer for the rest of the body.

25、“Dad, can you tell me how to get rich?”

My dad _________ down the evening paper, “_________ do you want to get rich, my son?”

“Because today Jimmy’s mom _________ up in their new BMW, and they were going to their beach house for the weekend. He _________ three of his friends, but Mike and I weren’t invited. They told us we weren’t invited because we were ‘_________ kids’.”

“They _________?” my father asked unbelievably.

“Yeah.” I replied in a _________ voice.

My dad _________ shook his head, _________ his glasses up the bridge of his nose, and went back to reading the paper. I stood waiting for a(n) ____________.

The year was 1956. I was nine years old. By some twists of fate, I ____________ the same public elementary school where the rich people sent their kids. I went to this school because my family lived on one ____________ of the street. Had I lived on the other side of the street, I would have gone to a ____________ school with kids from families more like mine. After grade six, the rich neighbors would send their kids to private schools, ____________ the poor kids and I would go on to the public intermediate and high school.

My dad finally put down the paper. I could ____________ he was thinking.

“Well, son,” he began slowly. “If you want to be rich, you have to learn to make money.”

“How do I make money? I asked.

“Well, use your ____________, Son,” he said, smiling. Despite my young age, I could tell what he ____________.

He was trying to say, “That’s all I’m going to tell you,” or “I don’t know the answer, so don’t ____________ me.

As expected, dad said, “Don’t count on me to give you an answer. ____________ for yourself, son. But keep it in mind that money is not an ____________, but a means to an end.”

【1】

A．struck

B．put

C．looked

D．turned

【2】

A．When

B．How

C．Where

D．Why

【3】

A．brought

B．drove

C．rose

D．raced

【4】

A．questioned

B．called

C．convinced

D．took

【5】

A．naughty

B．bad

C．poor

D．rich

【6】

A．do

B．did

C．had

D．were

【7】

A．shameful

B．proud

C．hurt

D．joyful

【8】

A．silently

B．strongly

C．hesitantly

D．enthusiastically

【9】

A．took

B．pushed

C．lifted

D．unfolded

【10】

A．command

B．explanation

C．instruction

D．answer

【11】

A．studied

B．went

C．attended

D．afforded

【12】

A．point

B．side

C．crossing

D．end

【13】

A．better

B．special

C．usual

D．different

【14】

A．while

B．as

C．since

D．though

【15】

A．tell

B．assume

C．suspect

D．deny

【16】

A．hands

B．toes

C．head

D．life

【17】

A．meant

B．delivered

C．demonstrated

D．predicted

【18】

A．threaten

B．impress

C．challenge

D．embarrass

【19】

A．Think

B．Hope

C．Compensate

D．Make

【20】

A．exception

B．alternative

C．end

D．imagination

26、书面表达

假设你是李华，是我校一位高三学生。最近你收到来自友好学校朋友Tom的邀请，请你下个周去他们学校参加文化交流活动并介绍中国的传统绘画。但是你和其他高三学生一样在忙于准备期末考试，不得不谢绝他的邀请，请根据下面的要点给Tom写一封回信。

要点：

1. 谢绝Tom的邀请；

2. 说明你的理由；

3. 推荐你的同学Mary参加，并说明原因。

注意：

1. 词数为100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 信的开头已为你写好(不计入你所写词数)。

Dear Tom,

Thank you very much for your invitation.

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Best wishes.