2025-2026学年浙江衢州高二(上)期末试卷英语

1、Had he taken his parent’s advice, he     having made such a silly mistake now.

A. would not regret   B. would not have regretted

C. may not regret   D. may not have regretted

2、—Mom, I’ve been studying; English since 8 o’clock.   I go out and play with Tom for a while?

—No, I’m afraid not. Besides, it’s raining outside now.

A. Can’t   B. Wouldn’t

C. May not   D. Won’t

3、The cold horror of that mysterious touch in the dark almost made his heart stand ________.

A.calm B.still C.quiet D.silent

4、Your question _____ he didn’t inform you earlier has not yet been answered, _____has aroused our curiosity．

A． which；which B． why；it

C． that；it       D． why；which

5、— What should we avoid when we work out in summer?

— ______ when the temperature is over 32℃.

A. To run   B. Running   C. Having run   D. To have run

6、______the morning train，he would not have been late for the meeting．

A. Did he catch   B. Should he catch

C. Had he caught   D. Has he caught

7、The man was observed ________ into the house and help himself to what he liked before the owner came back.

A．slip

B．to slip

C．slipping

D．slipped

8、    in a red dress, she was easy to     in the big crowd at the airport.

A. Being dressed; pick out   B. Dressed; pick out

C. Dressed; be picked out   D. Having dressed; pick out

9、_____, everyone present was amused by his adventure story in Africa.

A.Absurd as might it sound

B.As it might sound absurd

C.As absurd it might sound

D.Absurd as it might sound

10、Yuan Longping has won many awards,   shows his extraordinary achievements.

A. what   B. that

C. who   D. which

11、According to the police，the man called “Tuhao”_______ to be a professional cheat in business．

A． worked out  B． made out

C． figured out D． turned out

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12、It’s too bad that my computer has got a new virus. If only I ________ that programme!

A. didn’t run   B. haven’t run

C. hadn’t run   D. wouldn’t run

13、The____of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city.

A. routine   B. procedure

C. reference   D. practice

14、Making eye contact gives the interviewer the impression that you’re confident _______ you actually feel quite uncomfortable.

A. in case    B. even though

C. only if D. now that

15、Don’t be ____to your fate, and don’t feel guilty for standing up for what’s important to you.

A.addicted B.attached C.resigned D.applied

16、The boy asked me so many strange questions that they really _______ me a lot.

A.indicated B.confused C.identified D.criticized

17、A new function of China’s official train ticket booking website ______to boost buyers’ chances of obtaining a ticket during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush.

A. will be expected   B. expects   C. has been expected   D. is expected

18、In China, New Year's Day isn't a big moment______ with the Spring Festival．

A．comparing B．compared

C．to compare D．being compared

19、His aunt’s letters _______ his beautiful days when they used to live together in his hometown.

A.clear up B.come up C.catch up D.call up

20、He wrote lots of best-sellers throughout his life, the majority of translated into English

A.which B.what C.them D.whose

21、Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters  is  based  on  the  simplicity  and  power  of  friendship.  It  is  a  program  which  provides  friendship  and  fun  by  matching  vulnerable  young  people  (ages  7-17)  with  a  volunteer  adult  who  can  be  both  a  role  model  and  a  supportive  friend.

Volunteer  tutors  come  from  all  walks  of  life—married,  single,  with  or  without  children.  Big  Brothers  and  Big  Sisters  are  not  replacement  parents  or  social  workers.  They  are  tutors:  someone  to  trust,  to  have  fun  with,  to  talk  and  go  to  when  needed.

A  Big  Sister  and  Little  Sister  will  generally  spend  between  one  and  four  hours  together  three  or  four  times  each  month  for  at  least  twelve  months.  They  enjoy  simple  activities  such  as  a  picnic  at  a  park,  cooking,  playing  sport  or  going  to  a  football  match.  These  activities  improve  the  friendship  and  help  the  young  person  develop  positive  self-respect,  confidence  and  life  direction.

Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters  organizations  exist  throughout  the  world.  It  is  the  largest  and  most  well-known  provider  of  tutor  services  internationally  and  has  been  operating  for  25  years.

Emily  and  Sarah  have  been  matched  since  March  2008.  Emily  is  a  10-year-old  girl  who  has  experienced  some  difficulties  being  accepted  by  her  schoolmates  at  school.  "I  was  pretty  sure  there  was  something  wrong  with  me.”

Emily’s  mum  came  across  Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters  and  thought  it  would  be  of  benefit  to  Emily  by  "providing  different  feedback(反馈)  about  herself  other  than  just  relying  on  schoolmates  to  measure  her  self-worth.  ”

Sarah  wanted  to  get  involved  in  a  volunteer  program.  "I  paid  close  attention  to  it  and  found  out  how  to  be  a  part  of  it.  I  thought  it  would  be  fun  for  me  to  get  involved  in  making  time  to  do  something  because  sometimes  it’s  all  work  and  no  play.  ”

Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters  has  been  of  great  benefit  and  enjoyment  to  both  Emily  and  Sarah.  They  love  and  look  forward  to  their  time  together  and  the  partnership  has  certainly  helped  Emily  be  more  comfortable  in  being  the  wonderful,  happy  and  unique  girl  she  is!

【1】What  is  the  aim  of  Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters?

A.  To  offer  students  public  services.

B.  To  provide  partnership  and  fun  for  young  people.

C.  To  organize  sport  activities  for  young  people.

D.  To  help  students  improve  their  grades.

【2】A  volunteer  is  usually  expected  to  work  within  a  year  for  at  least        .

A.24  hours B.  72  hours   C.48  hours   D.  36  hours

【3】According  to  Emily’s  mother,  this  program  may  provide  Emily  with      .

A.  a  new  way  to  assess  herself

B.  advice  from  her  teachers

C.  a  new  way  to  judge  her  schoolmates

D.  more  comments  from  her  schoolmates

【4】Why  did  Sarah  want  to  get  involved  in  the  program?

A.  She  used  to  be  a  volunteer.

B.  She  felt  a  bit  bored  with  her  life.

C.  She  needed  a  part-time  job.

D.  She  wanted  to  get  a  challenging  job.

【5】According  to  the  passage,  ‘vulnerable  young  people’  underlined  in  Paragraph1  are  probably  those  who  are      .

A.  popular  at  school

B.  rather  weak  physically

C.  easily  hurt  emotionally

D.  confident  in  themselves

22、   As every mobile-phone owner knows, after a year or so the battery starts to fade and the beast needs recharging more frequently. That is a nuisance, but a phone’s batteries can be replaced fairly cheaply or the whole handset traded in for the latest model. An electric car, however, is a much bigger investment. Batteries are its priciest component, representing around 30% of an average of mid-size vehicle. Apart from increasing the risk of running out of juice and leaving a driver stranded, a deteriorating battery quickly destroys a car’s second-hand value.

To provide buyers with some peace of mind, car makers guarantee their batteries, typically for eight years or around 200,000 km. Producers are now, though, planning to go much further than that, with the launch of “million-mile” (1.6km-kilometre) batteries. Elon Musk has hinted that Tesla has a million-mile battery in the works. And over in Detroit, General Motors (GM) is in the final stages of developing an advanced battery which it says has similar longevity.

“It’s a great catchphrase; the million-mile battery,” says George Crabtree, director of the Joint Centre for Energy Storage Research at Argonne National Laboratory, near Chicago. “But the fact that you can drive a million miles may not be the most relevant parameter to look at.” Regular fast-charging reduces battery life, as do overcharging and deep discharging. Driving in extremely hot or cold weather doesn’t help either. And battery life will diminish even if you just leave the car in the garage. The real point of a million-mile battery is that the technological advances required to make it possible will deal with these things as well.

The lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries which power electric cars age in two ways: with time and with use. Battery-makers-call time-dependent ageing “calendar ageing”. It is consequence of the gradual degradation of some of the materials employed in battery construction, which reduces a battery’s ability to hold a charge. Leaving a car with a fully rather than partly charged battery, for example, can increase the rate of calendar ageing. Use-dependent ageing is a consequence of the number of discharge-recharge cycles a battery goes through. It is caused by the complex chemical reactions that take place when a battery is operating. Some of these are essential to a battery’s job of storing and releasing energy.

Battery technology is improving all the time. As a consequence, so are calendar and use-dependent lifetimes. Getting direct experience of how electric cars are used is helping researchers come up with ways to mitigate (缓和) some of the side reactions, says Tim Grewe, the head of GM’s electrification strategy. The company employs remote “telematics” monitoring to keep track of how batteries are performing in its cars, and also takes back some batteries from high-mileage drivers and those living in extreme environments, such as deserts and mountainous regions, for analysis.

Dealing with impurities that get into batteries helps to extend their lives. Water, for example, reacts with salts in the electrolyte to form an acid, which attacks the electrodes. To prevent this, GM has developed an addictive made from a type of material called a zeolite. Zeolites are molecular sponges. GM’s version serves to mop up any moisture which enters a battery cell.

Adding a little aluminium to a nickelcobalt-manganese cathode, a type that is widely used in Li-ion batteries, save on cobalt, the most expensive ingredient in a battery. But the aluminium delivers other benefits as well. It boosts the battery's energy density, meaning a car can travel farther on a single charge. It also make the battery last longer.

As a marketing device, the million-mile battery will give electric-car buyers more confidence that their batteries are robust. And by no means are million-mile batteries the limit of engineers’ aspirations. The next objective is to replace Li-ions’ liquid electrolytes with solid ones. That would keep the ions under stricter control and allow even longer driving ranges. This could make a two million-mile battery a feasible objective. If that day comes, the tables would have been turned. From being the first part of a car to fail, its battery will have come the last.

【1】What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A.It is more profitable to invest in an electric car than in a mobile phone.

B.Spending more money on an electric car can increase its second hand value.

C.It’s much more costly to replace the failed batteries of an electric car with new ones.

D.Compared with electric cars, batteries are of less importance to mobile phones.

【2】According to the passage, which of the following is the least likely to reduce an electric car’s battery life?

A.Unplugging an electric car once it’s fully charged.

B.Often charging the car in “fast” mode to save time.

C.Driving an electric car on sweltering summer days.

D.Leaving the car in the parking lot for a long time.

【3】Which of the following is FALSE regarding the measures researchers take to prolong a battery’s lifetime?

A.Monitoring and studying batteries’ performance in long-distance traveling.

B.Adding zeolite to encourage the acidifying chemical reaction in the battery.

C.Using aluminium to improve the battery’s performance enabling the car to travel farther.

D.Keeping the battery partly charged to reduce its rate of “calendar ageing”.

【4】It can be inferred from the last paragraph that__________.

A.The current technology enables an electric car to drive a million miles on a single charge

B.Electric car engineers are always on the go to develop batteries with greater longevity

C.Policies on the choice of battery materials will be tightened to control the traveling range

D.Drivers of future electric cars will no longer be worried about battery failure

23、This year’s judging group of the Royal Society have just revealed the shortlist of four titles for the year’s Science Book Prize, each providing little-known subjects and fresh insight on global issues. Read on to find out why they’re four of the most interesting non-fiction books of the year!

The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque

In this fascinating release, it describes people willing to cross mountaintops and the most remote areas of the world, all in the name of science. It ranges from the world’s most powerful telescopes to wild bears running loose in an observatory (天文台)—recommended for anyone who enjoys gazing upward at the night sky.

Breath by James Nestor

This book offers facts on our breathing, and how even the smallest of changes can have profound health benefits. Nestor looks at athletic performance, snoring and even thousands of years of ancient wisdom on the topic of simply breathing in and out.

The End of Bias by Jessica Nordell

In this timely release, journalist and author Jessica Nordell looks at unconscious bias, weaving fascinating stories and offering real-life solutions to some of the problems in our own society. From issues within the police force to how we teach children under five, this book will leave you with a whole new outlook on how to tackle the issue of bias head on.

The Sleeping Beauties by Suzanne O’Sullivan

Diagnostic mysteries are always going to make a thrilling read, and this is certainly no exception. Three cases look at children who fall asleep for years at a time and multiple employees experiencing memory loss at the US Embassy in Cuba.

【1】The Last Stargazers is intended for people interested in ______.

A．astronomy

B．adventure

C．scenery

D．animals

【2】Which book will attract parents struggling to cope with kids?

A．The Last Stargazers.

B．Breath.

C．The End of Bias.

D．The Sleeping Beauties.

【3】What is the common topic of Breath and The Sleeping Beauties?

A．Sports.

B．Education.

C．Culture.

D．Health.

24、A “talk show” is a show organized mainly around talk. Television talk shows have been around since the dawn of radio. Thus the start of talk shows’ golden age can be considered as 1948, even though television wasn’t common in American homes until the 1950s. From 1949 to 1973, nearly half of all daytime programming was talk.

Why are there so many talk shows? A talk show costs less than ＄100,000 per episode(一集) to produce whereas many of today’s TV series cost more than ＄1 million an episode. Thus , if successful, it can produce handsome profits . Still, it takes a lot of work . Since 1948, hundreds of talk shows have come and gone, with only a few having true staying power.

There are several types of talk shows , but while the styles might vary, the format(形式) is limited.

What we are most used to is the informal guest-host format, in which shows’hosts welcome famous people or other talk –worthy persons for an informal discussion.

The second most common format is the public issues show, in which hosts interview people in the news or experts in a given field. Shows that follow this format include both morning news programs and “issue” talk shows:

The Museum of Broadcast Communications’ Bernard M. Timberg notes two governing principles of all successful talk shows:

The host is everything :The host has a high degree of control over their show, from subject matter to comedic atmosphere . They are also the show’s  brand and are responsible for it. The host can attract and refuse guests, organize their program and , in many cases, name a successor(继任者) when they retire.

Right here, right now: The second rule is that a talk show must be experienced in the present tense, whether it is broadcast live or taped in front of an audience earlier in the day. They should feel fresh, as if they are happening in the moment, even if the show is a 10-year –old rerun.

【1】What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A. How talk shows appeared?   B. Why talk shows appeared?

C. When talk shows appeared?   D. Where talk shows appeared?

【2】What is an advantage of talk shows?

A. They are easy to make.

B. They are cheap to produce.

C. They come in varied formats.

D. They remain successful for a long time.

【3】The two formats of talk shows differ in_____________.

A. the atmosphere they create

B. the time they are broadcast

C. whether they are sent out live

D. whether they invite famous guests

【4】What is the key to talk shows’ success according to the second principle?

A. Dealing with the most popular issues.

B. Giving the audience an up-to-date feeling.

C. Inviting the audience to the place where the shows are made.

D. Running the shows several times to refresh the audience’s memory.

25、Sometimes there are days when you just can’t bring yourself to smile. You try to find a way to bring yourself to move on with life and enjoy life but for some reason it just doesn’t ________ .

A teacher whom I ________ was sitting at his table as I came into his room during ________ time. Judging from his face, I saw things could be ________ . Instantly I remembered I had a couple Smile Cards in my pocket for ________ like these. Then I thought what I could do to make him smile.

Then it ________ me that I could share a Biscote (意大利脆饼) with him. I just ________ to have had one in my bag that day. So as he was occupied with teaching ________ , I silently left the cookie on his table with the card, in which I ________ my appreciation. And then I left the room to take the rest of my lunch.

I was ________ whether my plan would work when he came into classroom. I ________ know that I had made his day from the smile on his face.

In a ________ one can look at the Biscote and see what life is made up of. A Biscote is nothing more than the ________ made up of cookies, nuts and chocolates, but if you put all these small things together they will become a particularly ________ treat in the end. In short, small things do ________ .

【1】

A．help

B．matter

C．appear

D．continue

【2】

A．support

B．greet

C．admire

D．invite

【3】

A．lecture

B．show

C．break

D．lunch

【4】

A．easier

B．clearer

C．commoner

D．better

【5】

A．expectations

B．situations

C．difficulties

D．emergencies

【6】

A．escaped

B．struck

C．comforted

D．reminded

【7】

A．happened

B．pretended

C．offered

D．remembered

【8】

A．course

B．purpose

C．preparation

D．method

【9】

A．submitted

B．contained

C．predicted

D．expressed

【10】

A．wondering

B．questioning

C．calculating

D．deciding

【11】

A．finally

B．gradually

C．immediately

D．hopefully

【12】

A．sudden

B．sense

C．word

D．while

【13】

A．necessities

B．mixtures

C．components

D．belongings

【14】

A．delicate

B．simple

C．pricey

D．cultural

【15】

A．take turns

B．get along

C．come about

D．add up

26、假定你是李华，你市博物馆欲招聘一名英文解说员并提供岗前培训，请你写封信申请该职位。内容包括：1.提出申请；2.介绍个人优势；3.表达期望。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已为你写好。

参考词汇：解说员 commentator

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Yours,

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