临高2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、— Jennifer, you seem to be overjoyed

— ______? I have just received the offer from the National University of Singapore.

A. So what B. Guess what

C. What if D. What for

2、Kimberly ______ an article, so don’t disturb her.

A. would write   B. writes   C. wrote   D. is writing

3、It’s unwise to leave________ can be life’s most important decision—future career—entirely to luck.

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．how

4、It is obvious to the students _____________they should get well prepared for their future.

A.as B.that

C.which D.whether

5、The stranger calling himself a friend of my father's________to be a cheat. I was almost taken in by his trick.

A.turned out B.looked out C.pointed out D.came out

6、Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, has inspired the imagination and creativity of generations around the world since it ______ into different languages.

A．translated

B．has translated

C．was translated

D．has been translated

7、Before we come to a decision,  we must make  sure  we have ______ all  the  relevant facts.

A.set foot on B.set fire to

C.made way for D.taken account of

8、Mark needs to learn Chinese ________ his company is opening a branch in Tianjin.

A．unless

B．although

C．until

D．since

9、The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _______ stable career.

A. relatively B. regularly

C. roughly D. rigidly

10、It is the bus driver who should ______ the safety of the passengers.

A. answer for   B. search for   C. stand for   D. go for

11、Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn’t much help when it ____shopping and eating.

A.refers to B.speaks of C.focuses on D.comes to

12、Publishers don't see e-books as a threat to written books. ______________, they see them as an opportunity to draw in a new generation of readers.

A.Therefore. B.Anyway

C.Instead D.Besides

13、________ everyone has left the party, we need to start cleaning.

A．Before

B．Whenever

C．Now that

D．In case

14、This newspaper has a daily ______ of more than one million in this city and if s common to see passengers read a copy in the subway.

A.circulation B.association C.contribution D.accumulation

15、You’d better exercise at least three times a week_______you can keep fit.

A．so that

B．only if

C．as though

D．in case

16、_______ the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about Firefighting.

A．Having searched

B．To search

C．Searching

D．Search

17、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

18、-- Is Lucy knocking at the door?

-- No. It ______ be Lucy. She is in France now.

A．needn't

B．can't

C．mustn't

D．daren't

19、For all the failure of his business, he remains optimistic and ________ untroubled by his problems.

A. hopefully B. seemingly

C. rarely D. frequently

20、________ little chicks remain in the nest, they are completely dependent on their parents for food.

A.Even though B.As long as C.Until D.Unless

21、Left-handed people make up around 12% of the global population. One really interesting fact that I picked up was from a scientist who believed that left-handed people tended to be more independent as a result of having to adapt to a world that is largely built for right-handed individuals.【1】!

More likely to have allergies and sleep disorders

A study found that left-handed people were 11 times more likely to suffer from allergies than right-handed folk.【2】.

Left-handed people use the right side of the brain the most

【3】, meaning that the right side controls the left side of the body and the other way around. Hence there is a well-known saying “only left-handed people are in their right minds”. The right-hand side of the brain is thought to control the left side of the body and tasks to do with the arts and creativity.

Are left-handed people smarter?

【4】! One 2007 study “Effect of handedness on intelligence level of students”shows that lefties are more likely to have higher IQ. However,another 2010 study “The relationship between hand preference, hand performance, and general cognitive ability” suggests the exact opposite!

【5】

Experiments showed that when given two tasks to complete simultaneously (同时), lefties performed best. This is because right-handed people tend to solve problems by breaking them down into parts and analyzing each piece one at a time. While left-handed people tend to look at the problem as a whole and use pattern-matching to try and solve it.

A．Better at multi-tasking

B．Smarter than the right-handed

C．As we know, the brain is cross-wired

D．This one varies depending on how dated your source is

E．Here are a few more fascinating left-handed people facts

F．Mixed-handed children are more likely to experience language issues

G．And lefties were two and a half times more likely to suffer from sleep disorders

22、   Misty Copeland spends most days practicing and perfecting the graceful movements of her art. She takes classes almost every day and takes care of her body so she doesn’t injure it when she goes to work at Americam Ballet Theatre, one of the most famous ballet companies in the world.

“I treat my body with the respect that any musician would their instrument. I accept all that it is and do my best to make it the best it can be,” says Misty.

Misty didn’t always feel so confident in herself. The challenges she has faced over almost 20 years of dancing have made her strong. She was a shy child and avoided the spotlight. But she loved music and movement. When she was 13, she joined the drill team. One day, her coach suggested that she attend a free ballet class at the Boys & Girls club. For two weeks, Misty sat on the gym platforms watching the class, afraid to join in. Finally, she gave it a try.

At first, Misty felt out of place in the class. She didn’t know anything about ballet, and she was older than most of the students. Even though Misty felt discouraged, she didn’t quit. She talked with others who had struggled with similar problems. With the support of these friends, things slowly improved.

Over the next five years, ballet was Misty’s life. She practiced, performed, competed, attended summer ballet programs, and got loads of awards.

Today, Misty says, “I’ve learned to embrace my appearance, skin color, and figure.” She wants to help other dancers, especially ballerinas of color, accept themselves, too. She wrote a picture book, Firebird, in which her character encourages a young African American ballerina. In a note at the end of the book. Misty tells readers to follow their dreams: “No matter what that dream is,” she writes, “you have the power to make it come true with hard work and dedication.”

【1】When Misty Copeland began to learn ballet, she _____________.

A.felt a sense of belonging immediately

B.joined the drill team and practiced actively

C.encountered many challenges but stuck to her dream

D.encouraged others with similar problems and improved together

【2】Which words can best describe Misty Copeland?

A.Determined and indifferent. B.Persistent and devoted.

C.Diligent and pessimistic. D.Talented and traditional.

【3】What does the story intend to tell us?

A.Many hands make light work. B.One good turn deserves another.

C.Diligence is the mother of success. D.A fall in a pit, a gain in your wit.

23、   【1】In ancient times, most festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvesting in autumn. Today's festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, for example, people should go to clean graves, light incense and lamps, and play music.【2】

【3】The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan while in the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World.

Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.【4】

The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. In China there are dragon dances and carnivals and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals such as Easter.【5】

People love to get together to eat, drink, and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.

A．Festivals can also be held to honor famous people

B．Because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.

C．Because they think that their ancestors will enjoy clean atmosphere.

D．Different festivals throughout the world are celebrated in different ways.

E．Festivals and celebrations around the world are held for different reasons.

F．It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.

G．In Europe, people often decorate churches and town halls and get together to have meals.

24、I graduated from college in the early 1990s with a major in Italian literature and there was no clue how I was going to make a living. I struggled to find my footing in a new city; working a variety of jobs, always looking for my “real” career. 【1】

One day I opened my mail and found a note with an image from my mother. 【2】 It was a portrait(肖像) of John Gorrie—the inventor of the first artificial ice machine- -that the artist Dennis Gephardt had made entirely out of pieces of toast.“If someone can make a portrait out of toast,” my mother wrote to me, “you can do anything.”

This small portrait brought a ray of hope to me. Corrie believed he did not need winter in order to make ice. Gephardt, the artist, believed he could honor that fact by, painstakingly cutting 143 slices of bread into the likeness of a man. 【3】 Why not me? I carried this cutting in my notebook for years.

When I entered my 30s, now as a wife and a mother, I decided to throw myself into a new career as a writer. So once again, I needed all the encouragement I could get. 【4】 Years went on. Failed marriage, my daughter’s teenage years, another career shift-throughout it all, the toast remained in view. When I gave up writing and started a new business, my friends had their doubts. But I looked to toast. This career has brought more success than I’ve ever achieved before. 【5】 If someone can make a portrait out of toast, well, we can do anything.

A．Both achieved their goals.

B．As in most cases, Mom was right.

C．She’d cut it out from Harper’s Magzine.

D．The framed portrait lay quiet in my new office

E．Gorrie and Gephardt had been friends for long.

F．I framed the portrait and hung it on my wall.

G．I was badly in need of encourgement, from anyone, anywhere.

25、   President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to an important truth today-that business institutions have more prestige(威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions___________ this great prestige?

One reason is that Americans ___________ business as being more firmly based on the ideal of ___________ than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major ___________ of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are _________. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American ___________ such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.

Competition ___________ the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(垄断) of power. In contrast to one all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for _________. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers’ dollars, they cannot afford to ___________ them like inferiors or slaves.

A __________is often made between business, which is competitive, and ____________, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving ____________.

Competition in business is also believed to __________ the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person ____________his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American ____________ to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(贵族的) idea of inherited privilege.

【1】A.qualify B.restrict C.impress D.possess

【2】A.refer B.view C.reflect D.confirm

【3】A.competition B.cooperation C.admiration D.determination

【4】A.result B.component C.source D.resource

【5】A.estimated B.respected C.admitted D.rejected

【6】A.manners B.cultures C.values D.customs

【7】A.protects B.builds C.illustrates D.presents

【8】A.profits B.savings C.costs D.funds

【9】A.attend B.treat C.serve D.charge

【10】A.comment B.complaint C.choice D.contrast

【11】A.department B.government C.business D.economy

【12】A.security B.prices C.freedom D.discipline

【13】A.strengthen B.define C.cherish D.supervise

【14】A.as a result of B.by means of C.in terms of D.regardless of

【15】A.contribution B.solution C.alternative D.appeal

26、上周，你和同学参加了学校一年一度的植树活动。请你写篇英语文章向“英语园地”杂志投稿，内容包括：

1. 活动过程简介；

2. 活动的意义；

3. 个人感受。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。