新星2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Our teacher looked here and there on our playground ________ looking for something.

A．even though

B．even if

C．as if

D．only if

2、I think you’d better avoid talking about politics, religion and other ______ topics with him if you are not close friends.

A．sensitive

B．skeptical

C．aggressive

D．attractive

3、--Can I use the telephone on the table, sir?

--Under no circumstances _________ to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

A. anyone is allowed     B. nobody is allowed

C. is anyone allowed   D. is nobody allowed

4、---- I was reading A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin yesterday, but I couldn’t understand it.

---- ______. It is classical literature, so take your time to enjoy it.

A. Don’t fly off the handle

B. You got me there

C. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart

D. More haste, less speed

5、At first, the company _______ many fine promises to Jack in order to get him to work for them.

A.held up B.held back C.held off D.held out

6、— What do you think of The Wandering Earth?

— It’s really ________ wonderful movie.

A.a B.an C.the D./

7、—Where was I?

—You ________ you didn’t like your job.

A. had said   B. said

C. were saying   D. has said

8、In some western countries， demand for graduates from MBA courses has______.

A.turned down B.turned over C.fallen down D.fallen over

9、Through comparison,he found that the location of the 117 known Maya cities ________to the positions of the stars.

A．correspond

B．appeal

C．subscribe

D．belong

10、— Why do you look very upset?

— The electricity was cut off suddenly and my essay ________ unfinished since.

A. was left B. has left

C. had been left D. has been left

11、   on the light in the bathroom，or you will experience an unfortunate fall.

A.Turn B.Turning

C.Being turn D.Having turn

12、What I love most about reading novels is ______ the authors vividly describe the characters.

A. what   B. why

C. how   D. whom

13、Nowadays mobile internet devices are pushing up demands for online education, which makes businessmen see it as one of the most _______ new market.

A. demanding   B. damaging   C. promising   D. leading

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

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

15、As is often the case, there are always some obstacles in the way，something ________ before we realize the real goal of education.

A. to be got through B. got through

C. getting through D. having been got through

16、It was the first time in six attempts that Peters ______the world champion.

A．has beaten

B．was beaten

C．beat

D．had beaten

17、He studied hard and later became a well-known writer, which was ______ his father had expected.

A.why B.how C.that D.what

18、______ skills, David is believed to be one of the best and most talented basketball players in our team.

A.In need of B.In favor of C.In terms of D.In honor of

19、China is playing a key role in controlling the virus. However, it will take long and much effort ________ it is under control.

A.until B.after C.before D.unless

20、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

21、“For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else. While we teach, we learn,” said Roman philosopher Seneca. Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date. They’re documenting why teaching is such a fruitful way to learn, and designing innovative ways for young people to engage in instruction.

Researchers have found that students who sign up to tutor others work harder to understand the material, recall it more accurately and apply it more effectively. Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who’re learning only for their own sake. But how can children teach others while learning themselves? One answer: They can tutor younger kids. Some studies have found that first-born children are more intelligent than their later-born siblings (兄弟或姐妹). This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their siblings. Now educators are experimenting with ways to apply this model to academic subjects. They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students, who in turn instruct middle school students on the topic.

But the most cutting-edge (前沿的) tool under development is the “teachable agent” — a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil. Computer scientists have created an animated (动画的) figure called Betty’s Brain, who has been “taught” about environmental science by hundreds of middle school students. Student teachers are motivated to help. Betty master certain materials. While preparing to teach, they organize their knowledge and improve their own understanding. And as they explain the information to it, they identify problems in their own thinking.

Feedback from the teachable agents further enhances the tutors’ learning. The agents’ questions force student tutors to think and explain the materials in different ways, and watching the agents solve problems allows them to see their knowledge put into action.

Above all, it’s the emotions one experiences in teaching that facilitate learning. Student tutors feel upset when their teachable agents fail, but happy when these virtual pupils succeed as they derive pride and satisfaction from someone else’s accomplishment.

【1】What are researchers rediscovering through their studies?

A．Seneca’s thinking is still applicable today.

B．Better learners will become better teachers.

C．Human intelligence tends to grow with age.

D．Philosophical thinking improves instruction.

【2】What do we learn about Betty’s Brain?

A．It is a character in a popular animation.

B．It is a teaching tool under development.

C．It is a cutting-edge app in digital games.

D．It is a tutor for computer science students.

【3】How does teaching others benefit student tutors?

A．It makes them aware of what they are strong at.

B．It motivates them to try novel ways of teaching.

C．It helps them learn their academic subjects better.

D．It enables them to better understand their teachers.

【4】What is the key factor that eases student tutors’ learning?

A．Their sense of responsibility.

B．Their emotional involvement.

C．The learning strategy acquired.

D．The teaching experience gained.

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Shopping Guide: RMB 100 yuan/cm

-Department store and supermarket shops only

Education: RMB 100 yuan/cm

-Vocational training or courses for foreigners offered by universities and colleges

Services: RMB 120 yuan/cm

-Computer service, Business centers, Interior decoration, Cars for lease, Used cars wanted/for sale, Business offices wanted, Travel, Restaurants and entertainment

Recruitment: RMB 140 yuan/cm

Property, Trade and Investment: RMB 170 yuan/cm

-Merchandise wanted/for sale, business/capital solicited

Legal & General Notices: RMB 170 yuan/cm

-General and legal announcements, Auctions, Lost & Found, Changes of address

Surcharges: 30 col × cm plus 20%, Half page 40%, Full page 50%

All art or production fees（charges）carry a surcharge

1．China Daily reserves the right to make any alterations （修改）it seems necessary and to reject advertisement which violates（breaks）the Advertisement Law of the People’s Republic of China or contains fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statements or illustrations （例证）.

2．Advertisers who wish to insert an ad should submit （put forward）an Advertising Order Form with all advertisement information and any necessary documents（证件）10 days before the date of publication. After this deadline, additional charges will be incurred （brought upon oneself）.

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E- mail: cads @ chinadaily. com. cn

【1】Which of the following advertising rates is the lowest?

A. Services B. Legal & General notices

C. Education D. Recruitment

【2】If someone wants to advertise his trade goods in the newspaper, the least fee he’ll pay is RMB ___ Yuan.

A. 140 B. 170

C. 360 D. 510

【3】Which of the following statement is right?

A. The smaller the size is, the lower the advertising rate is.

B. The larger the size is, the lower the advertising rate is.

C. The size has nothing to do with the advertising rate.

D. The advertising fee is decided only by the size.

【4】China Daily refuses to accept the advertising that ________.

A. contains any illustrations

B. is put in after the deadline

C. contains anything false

D. is too long

23、   I grew up in an age when I had to wait for almost everything. Classic movies were shown on television. And, of course, one had to be home at the appointed time to watch them. “The Wizard of Oz” for example, was broadcast only once a year. The steadily heightening sense of expectation as the broadcast date approached was almost too much for my 10-year-old heart to bear.

And then there was money. The banks did business on weekdays only. They opened at 9 and closed at 4. You needed money but didn't make it to the bank on time? Well, check under the sofa cushions or borrow from family or friends.

Such was the world as recently as the 1970s. Everything seemed to operate on a strict clock, and the words “on demand” had no meaning. This was the way things worked, and it was all we knew.

And then, seemingly overnight, everything changed. It suddenly seemed as if I never had to be anywhere at an appointed time, because everything was available all the time. The changed times, on the other hand, have encouraged nothing less than a constant sense of urgency, which is ironic (讽刺性的): If we can have anything we want anytime we want it, should’t we be less hurried? The answer is that an “on demand” lifestyle has created an appetite for speed: If I can have something this fast, why can’t I have it faster? Recently I read a book that has “FSTR” (get it?) written across its cover. One of its metaphors (隐喻) was telling: First there was the fresh-squeezed lemon； then there was the lemonade mix; now we just buy the lemonade by the gallon (加仑).

And so, on this hot day, I went to the supermarket and bought three fresh lemons. I squeezed them into a tall glass. Then I filled the glass with cold water, ice, and a teaspoon of sugar. Fresh lemonade in hand, I went outside, sat in my lawn chair, and looked out over the river.

Yes, time passes quickly. But, now and then, it doesn’t have to.

【1】How did the young author feel about watching The Wizard of Oz?

A．Surprised.

B．Excited.

C．Touched.

D．Worried.

【2】What’s the author’s tone in writing about the book he read recently?

A．Humorous.

B．Optimistic.

C．Opposing.

D．Cautious.

【3】What does the author try to convey by making lemonade himself?

A．His enjoyment of spending a lazy day at home.

B．His disapproval of the demands of a hurried age.

C．His satisfaction of making use of modern technology.

D．His disappointment at the lemonade in the supermarket.

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

A．We waited, and it was worth it

B．We worry, but it makes no sense

C．Why does time pass quickly now?

D．How do we balance speed and happiness?

24、Technology usually distracts us from nature. But now technology is “offering us an opportunity to listen to nonhumans in powerful ways, reviving our connection to the natural world,” wrote professor Karen Bakker in her new book, The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants.

All around the animal kingdom, there are sounds that we struggle to pick up and decipher. Elephants, for example, communicate with each other using infrasound (次声波), a sound frequency far below our human hearing range. Moreover, they even have their own ways to distinguish between threatening humans and non-threatening humans. Coral in the ocean also communicates with each other through sound waves, with one purpose being to attract baby coral to areas where it can successfully grow. This is a shocking fact as coral doesn’t have any ears! Scientists have placed listening devices in these environments to pick up sounds humans are normally unable to detect. After the sounds are recorded, AI is then able to determine their meaning, according to the news website Vox. There are now whole databases of whale songs and honeybee dances.

This technology can not only understand the animals, but also communicate back to them. For example, bees use dances to communicate to their peers where to go in search of nectar (花蜜). A research team in Germany, therefore, put the bee language AI database system into a robot bee, allowing the robot to create a dance routine that can tell the bees which direction to move, Vox reported. Whereas in the past language creation had been limited to mainly apes (类人猿), with there being many examples of chimpanzees(黑猩猩) having been taught sign language to communicate with humans, this new technology now allows humans to socialize with different animals throughout the animal kingdom.

【1】How does the fact strike us that animals can communicate in their own way?

A．It’s amazing and unbelievable

B．It’s strange and ridiculous

C．It’s attractive and reasonable

D．It’s terrible and shocking

【2】Which of the following statements is true according to paragraph 2?

A．Humans find it rather easy to interpret the sounds of animals.

B．Listening devices are placed so as to serve as ears for animals

C．Elephants are able to tell which humans are friendly to them.

D．Corals direct their babies to find food through sound waves.

【3】What do we know from the last paragraph?

A．Bees use dances to search for their peers.

B．The robot bee is created to direct real bees.

C．Apes can communicate with humans naturally.

D．Language creation may be less limited in future.

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．AI changes our life in different ways

B．AI lends us a chance to talk to animals

C．AI enables us to change nature greatly

D．AI technology is a double-edged sword

25、   Standing in front of the bike shop, Dave stared at the shiny red bicycle in the window. He could _______ himself riding the bike in Saturday's race and winning the first-place medal and prize money. "With that bike, I could even _______ Adam," Dave thought.

He rode on and stopped at Peck's clothing store. The coat he _______ to buy his mother for her birthday was still on sale. Dave knew she would _______ buy it for herself. She worked hard just to make _______ meet. But the prize money would be _______ for him to buy that coat and surprise her.

Dave looked at his old bike. Two years ago, he found some old bicycles at the _______ and used the parts to make one bike. He called it his recycled bike. "I'll never _______ the race on this old bike," Dave sighed.

As Dave passed the junkyard, he noticed a newer-looking bike tire. He started _______ the huge junk pile. Finally, he found __________ he was looking for. "These two tires and the handgrips (自行车把套) are just __________ for my bike."

Arriving home, Dave put the used tires and the handgrips on his __________ bike, and oiled the chain. He stood back and admired the __________ he had made. "I might win that race after all," he said to himself.

The next morning, when Dave and his mom got to the park, about thirty kids had already __________ . Dave headed for the start line __________ Mom found a seat at the finish line.

Bang! The riders rushed off. Dave __________ Adam, who was in the lead. He __________ to pass one rider after another and was approaching Adam. Leaning forward, Dave pedaled harder and faster. __________ he sped by Adam and crossed the finish line.

As the announcer awarded Dave the __________ and the check for fifty dollars, he asked, "What are you going to do with the prize money, Dave?"

"It's a __________ ," Dave said and waved to his mom.

A．find

B．picture

C．keep

D．watch

A．beat

B．join

C．help

D．rescue

A．agreed

B．claimed

C．demanded

D．planned

A．probably

B．definitely

C．never

D．seldom

A．ends

B．eyes

C．roads

D．rules

A．hard

B．reliable

C．enough

D．tight

A．park

B．junkyard

C．school

D．court

A．enter

B．lose

C．abandon

D．win

A．going through

B．carrying out

C．throwing away

D．taking back

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．whom

A．right

B．unique

C．simple

D．advanced

A．hired

B．used

C．purchased

D．recycled

A．contributions

B．changes

C．profits

D．discoveries

A．started

B．separated

C．gathered

D．recovered

A．while

B．but

C．so

D．or

A．held back

B．gave in to

C．concentrated on

D．broke away from

A．prepared

B．arranged

C．offered

D．managed

A．Suddenly

B．Eventually

C．Recently

D．Usually

A．coat

B．degree

C．bicycle

D．medal

A．coincidence

B．promise

C．surprise

D．message

26、书面表达

假设你是李华，你们班的英语老师要求每个同学在课堂上分享自己交友的经验。请你根据所给提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。

1. 你是如何看待友谊的；

2. 你是怎么选择朋友的；

3. 你是如何维持与朋友之间的友谊的。

注意: 1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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