佛山2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、—How marvelous our life is with so many digital devices！

—Yes. I bet our life________the same without them.

A.isn't B.can't be C.won't be D.wouldn't be

2、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

3、Many people believe we are heading for an environmental disaster ________ we basically change the way we live.

A．but

B．though

C．unless

D．in case

4、His new novel _________; very few people would like to read it.

A.sells well B.is well sold C.sells badly D.is badly sold

5、—Ouch, mum! A fish bone has stuck in my teeth!

—______, Lucy. I am coming.

A. Take your time   B. Help yourself

C. Don’t bother   D. Take it easy

6、I can still remember my childhood life,_________it was so long ago.

A.if only B.as though C.even though D.in case

7、Wedidn’tget a hotel room because we ______ in advance.

A. hadn’t booked   B. haven’t booked

C. weren’t booking   D. wouldn’t book

8、We know you care about your home and family. ________ you wouldn't be reading Ideal Home.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Instead

D．Meanwhile

9、As performers, we can’t stand still. We have to ________ the changing market and the demands of the audience.

A.drop off B.adapt to C.split up D.seek for

10、There is no doubt that climate all over the world ______ greatly in recent years.

A. had changed B. is changing

C. changed D. has been changing

11、A Chinese proverb has it that a tower is built when soil on earth ____, and a river is formed when streams come together.

A.accumulates B.accelerates C.accommodates D.associates

12、 _____ a moment and I will go to your rescue.

A.Go on B.Hold on C.Move to D.Carry on

13、-I’m reading Cultural Perplexity in Agonized Travel by Yu Qiuyu these days.

-I like the book! It brings me to places I might not ________ have been either in thoughts or reality.

A.regardless B.otherwise C.therefore D.anyhow

14、There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog.” But there is ______ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.”

A.some B.much C.more D.most

15、As online shopping becomes increasingly popular, the Internet is regarded as a(n) ________ way of reaching target customers.

A．efficient

B．temporary

C．complex

D．definite

16、The house still needed a lot of work, but ___ the kitchen was finished.

A.instead B.altogether C.at once D.at least

17、—Fiona never fails to grasp any chance of promotion.

—She’s a woman of ________.

A. ambition B. attention

C. expectation D. reputation

18、Truth can ________the test of time.

A．stand

B．support

C．take

D．accept

19、By the time of the ban was finally lifted, he ________ at the airport for more than two weeks.

A.was stuck B.had been stuck C.has been stuck D.had stuck

20、Shortly after the earthquake, many people hurried to the hospital to_______ their blood.

A. donate   B. share C. exchange D. promote

21、   What do the random, scribbled (潦草的)drawings crowding the margins (页边空白处) of most high school students' papers mean? When a student is caught doodling (乱画) in class, he will probably be criticized for daydreaming. But doodling while listening can help with remembering details, rather than implying that the mind is wandering, according to a study published in the scientific journal Applied Cognitive Psychology.

In an experiment conducted by the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, 40 subjects were asked to listen to a two-minute tape giving several names of people and places. Half of the participants were asked to shade in shapes on a piece of paper at the same time, without paying attention to neatness, while the rest were given no such instructions. After the tape had finished, all participants in the study were asked to recall the names of people and places. The doodlers recalled on average 7.5 names of people and places, compared to only 5.8 by the non-doodlers.

“If someone is doing a boring task, like listening to a dull telephone conversation, they may start to daydream.” said study researcher, Professor Jackie Andrade, of the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth. “Daydreaming distracts them from the task, resulting in poorer performance. A simple task, like doodling, may be sufficient (足够的) to stop daydreaming without affecting performance on the main task.”

“In psychology, tests of memory or attention will often use a second task to selectively block a particular mental process. If that process is important for the main task, then performance will be impaired. But my research suggests that in everyday life doodling may be something we do because it helps to keep us on track with a boring task, rather than being an unnecessary distraction (分心) that we should try to resist doing.” said Andrade.

Dan Ware, a social study teacher, used to consider doodling a distraction from learning, but after teaching kids with all personality types he learned scribbling away during lectures helps certain students remember more information. “In my first few years of teaching, I thought, ‘Well, this kid isn’t paying attention. He’s daydreaming.’ But I had some really powerful experiences with students and came to understand in many cases that was their way of focusing, and those students were probably paying more attention than other students.” Ware said.

【1】What do we know about the participants involved in the experiment?

A.Some were asked to note down the information neatly.

B.Some were asked to memorize the names they would hear.

C.Some were instructed to listen to the tape with full attention.

D.Some were instructed to make random drawings on paper.

【2】What does the underlined word “impaired” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Improved. B.Weakened.

C.Stopped. D.Repaired.

【3】Which of the following will both Jackie Andrade and Dan Ware agree with?

A.Doodling helps some people focus. B.Doodling makes a dull task interesting.

C.Students who doodle perform poorly. D.Students who doodle lack concentration.

【4】What is the best title of the text?

A.Daydreaming Can Sharpen Study Skills B.Doodling Can Help Memory Recall

C.A Wandering Mind Improves Productivity D.Distractions Harm Academic Performance

22、"Developed and developing nations can learn from each other seeking a low-carbon economy. In terms of energy saving and green economy, China doesn't lag behind developed nations," said Zhou Changyi, director of the energy saving department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

"While we can learn many aspects from developed nations, they also should learn something from us, such as water conservation," Zhou said in a speech during the new Path of China's   Industrialization forum at the ongoing China International Industry Fair.

He said industrialized nations and China are dealing with different issues to fight climate change. The United Kingdom, for example, is concerned about transport, buildings and new energy in reducing carbon emissions. For China, the most urgent task is how to realize new type of industrialization and avoid mistakes that other countries made when they industrialized.

Swiss power and automation technology group ABB called for a stronger focus on product life-cycle assessment, or LCA, which is used to study the environmental impact of a product from the research and manufacturing stage through its usage and recycling.

Tobias Becker, head of ABB' s process automation division for North Asia and China, said LCA is an effective tool in helping manufacturing industries to reduce carbon emissions.

LCA shows that industrial customers should focus on a product's environmental impact throughout its life-cycle instead of on its initial investment.

Richard Hausmann, North East Asia CEO of Siemens, said, "The color of future industrialization is green. "

The Germany company recently announces that it wants to receive orders worth more than 6 billion Euros ( US 8. 8 billion) for intelligent power networks, Smart Grid, over the next five years. Siemens has set a 20 percent market share target for the global smart grid business.

A smart grid delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology, advanced sensors specialized computers that save energy, reduce costs and increase reliability. The United States and China are considered the two biggest markets for smart grid.

【1】Which of the following can best replace the phrase "lag behind" in Paragraph 1？

A. act better than   B. perform worse than

C. run faster than   D. keep quieter than

【2】What do we know about LCA from the text?

A. LCA is used to study the impact on a product.

B. LCA is one of the exhibitions at this year's fair.

C. LCA can help manufacturing industries decrease carbon release a lot.

D. LCA advises industrial customers to focus on the initial investment.

【3】____about Smart Grid isn't mentioned in the text.

A. Small in size   B. Low-cost   C. Energy-saving   D. Security

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

A. Intelligent Power Networks

B. Low-carbon Economy -a Shared Goal

C. Two Biggest Markets for Smart Grid

D. Developed and Developing Nations Can Learn from Each Other

23、3D TV, Without the Glasses

If you’re thinking about buying a 3D TV, you might want to wait a while. Researchers have developed new 3D technology that doesn’t need any special glasses to work its magic. The new technology could advance the development of 3D on mobile devices, too.

Bioethics Panel Gives Yellow Light to Anthrax Vaccine Trial in Children

A U.S. bioethics committee has said that the country may consider testing the anthrax vaccine in children. The panel advises that the vaccine be tested in progressively younger age groups and includes the caveat(警告) that testing should only take place if risks are “minimal.”

Evolution via Roadkill

We usually think of evolution happening over thousands or millions of years, but it can be surprisingly speedy-literally. In just 3 decades, highway-dwelling swallows(燕子)have evolved shorter wingspans(翼展) to better dodge oncoming cars.

Patients Should Get DNA Information, Report Recommends

Would you want to know if you were at risk for cancer? What about a fatal heart condition? A group of genetics experts, along with the influential American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, have recommended that anyone whose genome is sequenced for any medical reason must be told about their genetic susceptibility to serious health problems, regardless of whether they want to know.

Congress Completes Work on 2013 Spending Bill

This week, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to fund the government until the end of the fiscal(财政的) year, and research agencies now know how much to spend in 2013. The so-called continuing resolution retains the sequester and its $85 billion cut in discretionary spending. The bill throws NASA’s planetary programs a lifeline and gives the National Science Foundation a bit of a boost, but the National Institutes of Health’s funding stays  flat at 2012 levels-bad news for biomedical research.

Making Moonshine Safe to Drink

Home-brew drinkers in developing countries often risk blindness or even death from methanol poisoning when they drink. Now, scientists have made a reusable wireless chip that can analyze a drink’s methanol content and warn users of any danger. In 2 years, they hope to develop a product that can send results directly to a cell phone.

【1】If you are concerned about your future health, you will probably be interested in  .

A.3D TV, Without the Glasses

B.Patients Should Get DNA Information, Report Recommends

C.Congress Completes Work on 2013 Spending Bill

D.Making Moonshine Safe to Drink

【2】Which of the following can replace the underlined word dodge?

A.Fly. B.Avoid. C.Move. D.Leave.

【3】Most probably, you will read the above information in  .

A.a product introduction B.a tour guide

C.a web page D.a newspaper

24、Are you still frustrated for forgetting passwords? Never again! There’s a way to choose and remember them with confidence.

【1】 It’s good exercise for your brain and a valuable way to protect your identity online. The system uses letters, numbers and symbols, so it will please even the strictest website. And the random-looking codes it produces would be extremely difficult for someone to crack, but just enough of a challenge for your brain.

First, choose a short quotation, one that no one would have any reason to associate with you. 【2】 So, if you chose “Play it again, Sam”, you’d have the letters PIAS. Next, choose a meaningful date again, one that can’t be guessed or easily researched. Maybe the year of a favorite holiday, “86,” say. 【3】 Finally, organize these building blocks in any order you like. And strengthen the code further by making some of the letters lower case and some upper: maybe 86&EPiAs.

Spend a little time getting to know this “foundation” for your passwords. “See” it in your mind’s eye. And then start using it as the basis for every new password you set. Add two or three extra letters each time, a few initials or abbreviations (缩写) to remind you of what this particular password is for. 【4】

So the final password for your BBC account could be: BBC86&EPiAs.

【5】 But each password ends up being complex and unique, helping to protect your identity and giving your memory a cracking workout every time.

A．Nothing is better than this.

B．What you should do is to follow a system.

C．We can remember them well if we often use the letters.

D．With a system like this, you’ve got a basic formula to follow.

E．Then add a random element by picking any two symbols like & and E.

F．Pick out the initial letters-creating the first “building block” for your passwords.

G．For example, you might use BT for your phone account or CC for the camera club forum.

25、   The other day I was shopping at a local store. And then I came upon a lady squatting (蹲) on the floor looking for a certain product on the ____shelf. She sprang up when she saw me as if to get out of my  _____. Apologetically she explained that she was a _________at a nearby store and was on her lunch break, _____to get a few needed items before her time was up.

I told her with a smile, “I am ______. Go ahead and do what you need to do.” While she ______for a  particular brand she said that sometimes customers were ______to her at the store and she really ______my kindness. I told her that I had noticed cashiers being treated rudely by some people and that those people needed to be more  ________.

It is _______for the cashier when people are glaring at them when the cashier is doing the best they know how. I explained to her that I was a retired nurse and ___what she was saying first hand. Sometimes patients, families, or doctors could be very rude or even _____. But I tried to understand why they were feeling that way and let it _______.

She thanked me for being so nice and _______. I told her, “The world would be a ________place if we all acted kindly toward each other.” She ______and with a big smile she said thank you and walked away.

It felt so good that I have helped _____someone for even a few seconds. In a brief exchange I _____her there are good and kind people in the world and may have promoted her _____in humanity. Maybe she   would think about that later in the day when someone was treating her _____.

【1】A.top B.long C.bottom D.wooden

【2】A.way B.sight C.room D.mind

【3】A.manager B.cashier C.waitress D.shopkeeper

【4】A.trying B.pretending C.learning D.remembering

【5】A.on the go B.at a loss C.in no hurry D.out of patience

【6】A.paid B.waited C.applied D.searched

【7】A.close B.rude C.nice D.grateful

【8】A.doubted B.mistook C.deserved D.appreciated

【9】A.considerate B.patient C.generous D.concerned

【10】A.pleasant B.stressful C.appropriate D.impossible

【11】A.recalled B.minded C.understood D.questioned

【12】A.mean B.helpful C.stubborn D.thoughtful

【13】A.work B.go C.stay D.turn

【14】A.careful B.lucky C.grateful D.friendly

【15】A.larger B.quiet C.better D.practical

【16】A.refused B.relaxed C.jumped D.nodded

【17】A.comfort B.direct C.rescue D.serve

【18】A.proved B.showed C.told D.persuaded

【19】A.doubt B.understanding C.satisfaction D.faith

【20】A.impatiently B.casually C.unkindly D.seriously

26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I live with my husband in San Luis Obispo, California, about three miles from the beach. Every few years, the humpback whales come into the bay for a few days while they’re migrating. November 2020 was one of those times, so we took out our yellow double kayak（皮艇）to watch the wildlife. We paddled out the length of the pier（码头）and saw seals, dolphins, and about 20 whales feeding on silverfish. We were in awe watching these graceful giants—each one about 50 feet long—breach and spray through their blowholes. We laughed when they turned their side fins so that it looked as if they were waving at us.

At the time, my friend Liz was staying with us. The next day, I asked her if she wanted to go out on the water to see them.

“No way,” said Liz, now 65. She was not an experienced kayaker and was terrified that the kayak would overturn while we were surrounded by hungry whales. “There’s nothing to worry about,” I assured her. “The craft is stable, and we can turn back anytime. I’ve learned somewhere that whales have enormous mouths but tiny throats. Anything they can`t swallow they spit right out.” After some cajoling（劝诱）, she finally agreed to join me. I didn’t want her to miss this magnificent experience and regret it later.

Liz and I got out on the water at 8:30 the following morning. There were already about 15 other kayakers and paddleboarders in the bay. It was warm for November, so we wore T-shirts and leggings. After a half-hour, we had our first whale sighting just past the pier: two humpbacks swimming toward us. How amazing to be that close to a creature that size, I thought as the whales dipped under the waterline.

When whales go down after breaching, they leave what looks like an oil slick on the water. I figured if we paddled toward that spot, we’d be safe from the whales, since they’d just left. We followed them at a distance—or what I thought was a distance. I later found out that it’s recommended to keep 300 feet away. We were more like 60 feet away.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；

2. 至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

Suddenly, we felt our kayak rocking violently.

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Paragraph 2:

Still, I didn’t panic and I just kept thinking I’ve got to breathe in this “white wall”.

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