庆阳2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、He would have been willing to accompany me________him how important it was to me.

A.if I have told B.had I told C.should I tell D.if I could tell

2、Someone called me up at midnight, but he had hung up   I could answer the phone.

A. as   B. since

C. until   D. before

3、Sally has asked for a sick leave, and I have to ________her work for a couple of days.

A．take off

B．take over

C．take out

D．take after

4、His work has received only a tiny mention in the newspaper; actually he__________more attention.

A.reserves B.deserves C.observes D.preserves

5、News of the world was gone, shut down after ______ in the biggest newspaper scandal ever to hit Britain.

A. catching  B. caught

C. being caught    D. having caught

6、—Why do you drink so much coffee?

—Well, ________ it doesn’t keep me awake in the night, I see no harm in it.

A. when   B. as long as

C. as though   D. while

7、It’s really exciting to imagine my future when I____ a new life at university.

A.would experience B.have experienced

C.will be experiencing D.experienced

8、The change of a job can be a very challenging and ______ experience for most people.

A．inspiring

B．disturbing

C．motivating

D．fascinating

9、—Our flight is boarding now. We’ll have to part.

—Don’t feel sad. ______.

A. All that glitters is not gold

B. All roads lead to Rome

C. All good things come to an end

D. A still tongue makes a wise head

10、It turned __________ that the correct answer was zero.

A.up B.in C.out D.on

11、Have self-awareness of how much work you can ________ at any time and manage expectations.

A.rely on B.pick on C.take on D.draw on

12、Can we stop the ______ of the world’s deserts and save the land that man depends so much on?

A.loss B.heat C.spread D.defence

13、Nearly all educators believe that a challenging situation can often ______ the best qualities of a person.

A. cheer up B. take over

C. bring out D. put away

14、Oh! The flower can’t be saved. If the flower had been watered，it now.

A.wouldn’t be dying B.is dead

C.had been dead D.will not die

15、— Do you guess living in such a quiet countryside has advantages?

— ___.

A.Well, that depends   B. Yes, it is

C. Yes, perfectly   D. Nothing at all

16、—It ________ to plant trees and grass on the hillside.

—Yes. They help stop soil from being washed away.

A. makes sense  B. makes money

C. makes a living  D. makes a mistakes

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

A. reference B. purpose

C. progress D. memory

18、—I dropped by at 6:00pm yesterday but failed to see you at your house.

—I ______ in a gym at that time.

A. was exercising   B. am exercising   C. have exercised   D. had exercised

19、—How can you know so much about the incident?

—It took place only 50 yards from ______ I was standing.

A.which B.that C.where D.what

20、________ terrible, the medicine was thrown away by the child.

A. Tasted B. Tasting

C. To taste D. Being tasted

21、   Learning how to cope with death has always been a central part of human existence. Even the Pixar movie Coco bases its story on the Mexican traditions of Dia de los Muertos. In this article, you will find out why and how Mexicans celebrate the Day of the Dead.

I once visited the Museum of Mummies in the Mexican city of Guanajuato with a Swedish friend. The mummies were displayed among fake cobwebs ( 蜘 蛛 网 ), and other cheap adornments (装饰物). Confronted with this seeming lack of respect for the dead, I explained to my shocked companion that Mexicans have a peculiarly different relationship with death to other cultures. As the Nobel Prize-winning Mexican writer Octavio Paz explained in his work:

“The Mexican ... is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, and celebrates it. True, there is as much fear in his attitude as in that of others, but at least death is not hidden away: he looks at it face to face, with impatience, disdain (鄙视) or irony.”

The celebration of the Day of the Dead — a week of festivities from 28 October to 2 November — is an essential part of this embracement of death that is particular to Mexican national identity. The popular belief is that the dead have divine permission to visit friends and relatives on earth and enjoy once again the pleasures of life. Therefore, Mexicans visit the graves of families and friends and adorn them with colorful flowers and offerings of food. The period is a joyous celebration of life, rather than a sober mourning of its passing.

The origins of the festival lie in the 16th-century fusion of the Aztecs’ belief in death as merely one part in the wider cycle of existence, their ritual venerations (仪式崇拜) and offerings to  the goddess Mictecacihuatl  (“Lady of the Dead”) for  the deceased, and the Spanish conquerors’ desire to accommodate these festivities within the Catholic celebrations of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.

In a country as socially and geographically diverse as Mexico, there is significant regional variation in the nature of festivities: the southern state of Chiapas is far more likely to focus its efforts on processions ( 队 伍 ) and public commemorations( 纪 念 ) of death than the valley of

Mexico, where the decoration of altars ( 供 坛 ) in homes and tombs of the deceased is more popular. Urbanization, too, plays a large role in regional variations. For the south and rural areas the period holds far greater social and cultural significance than in the north and large cities; families and communities in rural areas will often spend large parts of the year preparing for the occasion.

【1】Why does the author say “Mexicans have a peculiarly different relationship with death to other cultures?”

A.Because Mexicans always show their respect for death in the form of mummies.

B.Because Mexicans do not fear death or respect it.

C.Because adornments like flowers can be seen everywhere during the Day of the Dead.

D.Mexicans face death bravely rather than hide it away.

【2】Which statement is NOT true according to the origins of the Day of the Dead?

A.It was the Aztecs who determined how to celebrate the Day of the Dead.

B.The Aztecs believed death was part of the wider cycle of existence.

C.The Aztecs would give offerings to the goddess of death for their lost loved ones.

D.The Spanish conquerors wanted to fit the festivities into some of their Catholic celebrations.

【3】Why do Mexicans visit the graves of families and friends and offer colorful flowers and food?

A.Because they can ask God to permit the dead to visit them in this way.

B.To celebrate the joy of new life in spring.

C.Because the dead will be permitted to visit their families and enjoy the pleasure of life again.

D.Because this is an essential part of embracement of death.

【4】Which of the following explains the role that urbanization plays in the regional variations of celebrating the Day of the Dead?

A.People in the south and rural areas put more emphasis on the occasion.

B.People in the valleys usually decorate the alters in homes and the tombs of the dead.

C.People in the north and big cities spend large part of the year preparing for the celebration.

D.The southern states do not care about the decoration of alters at home.

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【1】On which day is the activity the most important to the travel company?

A.Day 2, B.Day 3.

C.Day 4. D.Day 5.

【2】Where can you enjoy the scenery o£ the Seven Sisters Mountain Range?

A.Flora-Molde, B.Brenneysund-Svolvoer.

C.Troms-Stamsund. D.Bod-Rrvik.

【3】What can you get if you book a polar outside cabin on September 28th, 2018?

A.£25. B.A free voyage.

C.An M&S Gift Card. D.The bucket list experience.

23、Tips to Boost Your Self-Confidence

Learn how to say “NO”.

You need to take control of your own life and decisions. Don’t be bullied (胁迫) into doing something that’ll make you feel uncomfortable and go beyond your boundaries.【1】

Set goals for yourself.

Setting and achieving goals is one way to feel accomplished and confident. Now, this doesn’t mean your goals should be anything huge like ending world hunger or saving koala bears. If you don’t achieve any goals, you’ll feel discouraged.【2】For example, my goal is to finish this article tonight. I also have a goal to go to the gym this weekend.

Change how you see yourself.

【3】If you feel like you’re not physically attractive, you’ll avoid looking in mirrors. Changing how you see yourself, realizing your self-worth, and working on your body language, eye contact, and speech will make you more confident in yourself. We must all remember that nobody’s perfect in life.

【4】

Doing good things for someone else will make us feel good about ourselves. Try to always have an active role in volunteering or helping charities during the holidays. Being able to make a difference to someone will satisfy you inside and improve your self-image. Seeing all the change that you can do and all those who need your help will make you more grateful for the people and things in your life.

Shut down negative thoughts.

It’s about time you said goodbye to the negative voices in your head. Whenever you have a negative thought about yourself, or your career, you push yourself down a little bit more.【5】Instead of saying you can’t do this or that, tell yourself you can, and sooner or later, you’ll start believing it.

A．Be helpful to others.

B．Do something brave once a week.

C．We behave and feel according to our self-image.

D．Start with small targets that you can easily achieve.

E．Be certain and don’t be afraid to say no when you need to.

F．You need to start replacing those thoughts with positive ones.

G．And then, when you have that positive thought, turn it into action.

24、The Best Way to Nap

A study published in the journal Heart found a link between healthy napping (打盹) and a lowered risk of heart disease. The American Psychological Association points out that naps can improve memory,learning capacity and mood. Sara Med nick,PhD,a neuroscience at the University of California explains that when you fall asleep, your body moves through stages that each play a role in health. Ideal napping times are based around this four-stage cycle.

Not a regular napper? That’s OK. “Everyone needs to rest, but not everyone necessarily needs to nap,” says Med nick.

【1】During which phase may you have a dream?

A．Stage1.

B．Stage2.

C．Stage3.

D．Stage 4.

【2】How long may the first 3 stages last?

A．A quarter.

B．One hour.

C．Half an hour.

D．One and a half hours.

【3】Which section is the text probably taken from in a newspaper?

A．News

B．Education.

C．Lifestyle.

D．Health.

25、Dad is a retired patrol (巡逻) officer. In his precinct (警区) lived an infamous family, which consisted of a________single mother and her four sons.

The three older sons were all________in crime. Many of the patrol officers knew the mom and________she knew them.

She was always very________when questioned about her sons’ whercabouts (行踪).On one visit, my dad________a conversation. During their talk, she expressed her________in regard to her youngest boy. She felt powerless in________him to the straight and narrow. But the environment would not allow it.

My dad agreed to offer the only________he could think of on the spot. He asked the con-cerned mother if she would allow her youngest boy to spend the summer at our house. It would be________for the boy to see another side of family life which he had never been________to.

Although we must have seemed very unfamiliar to him, he had no trouble________.The whole neighborhood welcomed him and he loved the________. At the end of summer, he re-turned to his mother.

I________about him several years later. Dad told me that after going back, the youngest son decided to go to night school for accounting. He eventually________an office job. He was the only son in that family who did not become a(n)________.

【1】

A．struggling

B．demanding

C．rewarding

D．tiring

【2】

A．seated

B．dressed

C．involved

D．disappointed

【3】

A．in person

B．in turn

C．in addition

D．in contrast

【4】

A．hesitant

B．energetic

C．guilty

D．cooperative

【5】

A．struck up

B．insisted on

C．kept up

D．broke into

【6】

A．appreciation

B．concern

C．belief

D．potential

【7】

A．driving

B．transporting

C．referring

D．guiding

【8】

A．job

B．experience

C．solution

D．excuse

【9】

A．convenient

B．beneficial

C．efficient

D．flexible

【10】

A．entitled

B．glued

C．exposed

D．compared

【11】

A．fitting in

B．making up

C．reacting to

D．caring about

【12】

A．patience

B．attitude

C．decision

D．attention

【13】

A．inquired

B．argued

C．brought

D．bothered

【14】

A．created

B．landed

C．dismissed

D．maintained

【15】

A．accountant

B．officer

C．criminal

D．neighbour

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