崇左2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、In bringing faraway places closer, VR encourages travelers to embrace sustainable practices ________they choose to go (or not go) in the future.

A．whatever

B．wherever

C．however

D．whichever

2、She needs to have a rest now owing to the fact that she is physically________ and psychologically unstable.

A．delicate

B．decisive

C．detectable

D．delighted

3、The wild success of Black Panther ________ the fact that it gives voices to minorities who are rarely given room in popular culture.

A．touches on

B．decides on

C．fills in

D．lies in

4、—Is it convenient if I come to see you at 3: 00 this afternoon?

—I’m afraid not. I _________ a meeting then. How about 4: 30?

A．have

B．am having

C．would have

D．will be having

5、Thanks to the work of UNICEF. Otherwise many children   the chance of living a good life.

A. will not have B. have not had

C. do not have D. would not have

6、—I called you 10:30 p.m, but you didn’t answer it.

—I ________ my work and ________ a bath.

A. was doing; had taken    B. had done; had taken

C. was doing; was taken    D. had done; was taking

7、______________ his team had won, his face lit up at once.

A. Knowing   B. When knowing

C. After knowing   D. When he knew

8、My sister ________ described the beautiful mountains and rivers in her home town so that many of her classmates wanted to visit the town.

A．rarely

B．vividly

C．cruelly

D．fortunately

9、Normally， a forest fire and the damage _______ causes can be very extensive， especially when you consider the financial and physical losses．

A. which B. that

C. what D. it

10、The ship hit a rock but fortunately all the crews were ________ by a passing boat before it sank.

A．picked up

B．put up

C．made up

D．taken up

11、My eldest son, ________ work takes him all over the world, is in New York at the moment.

A．which

B．that

C．whose

D．who

12、Inspired by dolphins, people have learnt how to send signals underwater, ______ is currently employed in tsunami early-warning systems.

A．which

B．that

C．who

D．what

13、Considering his contribution to our company, Mr White ________ better treatment than this.

A．observes

B．preserves

C．pretends

D．deserves

14、What we need ________ good textbooks.

A．is

B．are

C．have

D．has

15、They made an announcement   that there would be an English speech competition next week.

A. said B. says C. saying D. to say

16、Whether we’ll hold the sports meeting ____________ the weather

A. trust on B. depends on

C. take on   D. set on

17、The________ gained from this experience has invested my life with new meaning.

A．departure

B．insight

C．proof

D．setting

18、The flowers will die soon unless often ________.

A. watering   B. to water

C. water   D. watered

19、—Was it under the tree ______ you went away talking to a friend?

—Sure. But when I got back there, the bike was gone.

A. that  B. when C. where D. while

20、When the candidate presented the results of his experiment on the brain of mice to the pharmaceutical company, they laughed and paid no _________to the discovery which later turned out to be a brilliant idea for a new product.

A．investigation

B．regard

C．notice

D．inspection

21、Much to the public concern, a/an __________ inspection examined samples from a number of large Chinese online shopping sites, and found that 41.3 percent were fakes.

A. diverse B. random C. absolute D. abstract

22、Nowadays, many college students______ their own business after ______ on their life journey.

A.set down; setting out B.set in; setting back

C.set aside; setting about D.set up; setting off

23、Nobody has the right to spit in the street ________ their age, sex, educational background or social position.

A．in return for

B．regardless of

C．in exchange for

D．for the purpose of

24、My mother didn’t ________my giving up the current job.

A．in favor of

B．break up

C．make inferences

D．approve of

25、____ the pressure from work, teachers have to deal with psychological problems caused by the relationship between students.

A.As far as B.As long as

C.As well as  D.As soon as

26、Computer technology is still developing rapidly. The computer of the future will continue to increase in value and performance while decreasing in cost. It will become smaller, but faster and more powerful.

It is possible to make some guesses about what the future of the computer will look like, based upon the types of technologies that are being developed now. A lot of progress has already been made in some of these new technologies, but some are still in their earliest stages and may not be ready for use for years. Two of the most interesting areas of computing that are currently being developed are quantum computing (量子计算) and nanotechnology (纳米技术).

Quantum computing is one possibility for the future of the computer that could make computers run far faster than even the quickest computers do today. Quantum computers could be able to do what modern supercomputers are unable to do by using transistors that are able to take on many states at the same time.

Nanotechnology could also change the face of computing, by creating computers that could be very powerful, though they are tiny in size. These computers could be incorporated (并入) into everyday objects, including electrical appliances (电器), clothes and even the human body. We will be able to use computers in new and unimaginable ways. They will become a part of our lives rather than simply being a box that is used only for specific purposes, such as work.

Quantum computing and nanotechnology will be able to play new roles, which will make us live greener lives, as well as enjoy better health and happier lives.

【1】Which of the following can NOT describe the computer of the future properly?

A. Much smaller.

B. Much faster.

C. More powerful.

D. Less valuable.

【2】According to the text, quantum computing _____.

A. has been put in use so far

B. can make computers run by themselves

C. can reduce the cost of computers

D. will work by using transistors

【3】We can learn from the text that nanotechnology will _____.

A. create much smaller computers

B. be used in electrical appliances and clothing

C. change the structure of computers

D. make computers just serve specific purposes

【4】The text is mainly about _____.

A. what nanotechnology is

B. what quantum computing is

C. what the future of the computer is

D. what future computers can bring us

27、Hip-hop culture covers many fields; it includes spoken words, break-dancing, beat-making, painting, fashion, lively design, technology, and more. Hip-hop is becoming the unofficial music in the education world, as more artists launch school programs, summer camps, and other activities connected city youth in the classroom through the beliefs of hip-hop culture. Even more and more university teachers — who once would have been strongly against hip-hop — have joined the crew. In the past two decades, hip-hop culture, including hip-hop education, has become a legitimate(合法的) field of study in universities and the subject of numerous books.

Hip-hop culture has influenced every piece of American and global culture because the culture is so prevalent. Teachers must be willing to engage in it if it's part of the unique reality of their students' lives. That way, teachers can truly be effective, reaching students in a meaningful, culturally connected way.

Teachers might at first feel frightened by hip-hop culture, an area in which they might not have previous knowledge or experience. But a lack of knowledge is actually a blessing; the best trained hip-hop educators have been those that are at the beginning disconnected(分离的) from the culture. One of the biggest sayings in hip-hop is “keep it real”. If a teacher comes to the classroom and says, “I don' t know hip-hop, but I recognize that it's your culture and I want to learn,” the kids will teach the teacher, and then the students will be more willing to learn from that educator. Hip-hop is about a respect for youth culture.

【1】Those who once most probably disagree with hip-hop education are ___________.

A. middle school teachers   B. unofficial artists

C. the young living in cities   D. university teachers

【2】The underlined word “prevalent” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ____________.

A. familiar   B. similar

C. popular   D. regular

【3】The author finds teachers’ lacking in hip-hop culture might be beneficial because _________.

A. students will frighten teachers at school

B. teachers can learn from students in the field

C. teachers will connected the culture with lessons

D. teachers’ knowledge or experience will be enriched

【4】Who would the young like to learn from?

A. Those who respect their culture.

B. Those who are interested in music.

C. Those who keep their character real.

D. Those who are willing to learn from others.

28、   Millions of Americans sit behind a computer screen, chained to their desk all day because the vast majority of stable, high-paying professions are “office jobs”. However, having a successful career does not require you to sit behind a desk and plug away at a computer all day.

In fact, there are a large number of non-desk jobs in a variety of industries that are growing and offering workers a direct path to the middle class, according to a new analysis of labor market information from CareerBuilder. While most of the highest-paying non-desk jobs are medical professions that require a doctoral or professional degree, there are 170 non-desk professions that pay $15 per hour or more, do not require a bachelors degree for a typical entry-level position, and have seen at least 6 percent job growth over the last four years.

The US workforce has gradually changed to office-based work because of the rise of the professional service economy and productivity gains associated with information technology,” Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of Human Resources Officer at CareerBuilder, said in a statement.

But some of the healthiest areas of job growth year after year are in middle-skill professions that don’t require workers to sit in front of computer monitors and phones for 40 hours a week.”

Here are the top-paying jobs that don’t require you to work at a desk in various kinds — none of which require a four-year college degree — and their hourly salary and growth rate since 2010: professional assistants : $26.57, 14 percent; elevator repairers: $37.81, 6 percent; mechanical engineering technicians: $25.19, 10 percent; and electromechanical technicians: $24.68, 8 percent.

While they tend to pay less than traditional office jobs, non-desk professions provide a variety of benefits. Haefner points to a 2014 CareerBuilder survey that discovered workers who don’t work at a desk all day are less likely to complain about their work environment and less likely to report being overweight.

【1】What does the underlined phrase “plug away” in the first paragraph probably mean?

A.Turn off a switch. B.Look for a job.

C.Keep on working. D.Give up working.

【2】What conclusion can we draw from the second paragraph?

A.A non-desk job may provide you with a middle-class life.

B.The last four years has seen an increase in desk jobs.

C.The college degree is the ticket to a position.

D.A non-desk job cannot offer you a secure life.

【3】What is the key reason for the US workforce to change to office-based work?

A.High salary. B.Medicine.

C.Information technology. D.Work environment.

【4】The writer attempts to tell us that _________.

A.“office jobs” are appealing to the middle class

B.non-desk jobs are a good choice for us

C.office jobs” are secure and high-paying

D.non-desk professions are better than office jobs

29、The long expected regulations governing off-campus tutoring programs were recently made public. The severity of the regulations exceeds (超过) the worse expectations of those engaged in the once thriving (繁荣的) training sector. Then related businesses listed in domestic and overseas markets experienced sharp declines. These training agencies have experienced explosive growths in recent years by cashing in on increasing anxiety among Chinese parents over the education of their children.

For parents, the common means of gaining competitive edge for their children is to get them into better schools, by paying more for extracurricular training. It came as no surprise that when Indian movie Hindi Medium was shown a few years ago, it became a huge box office success, likely because the parental anxiety described in the film resonates with many Chinese viewers struggling with their children’s education. Like their Indian counterparts, parents here would do anything to get their children into the right school.

While most children like me would undoubtedly welcome the government regulation of the training sector, parental responses are more mixed. Asked to comment on this, a mother whose son is taking four training courses was less than enthusiastic. The training is going on as scheduled, and she insisted that she would terminate the training only on condition that all other parents have done the same, and that there was still significant difference between professional instruction and learning on one's own. Her attitude is not atypical (非典型的，反常的), and probably well justified by past experience.

According to Yang Dongping, professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, Chinese parental anxiety stands out in two aspects. First, the anxiety affects all social levels no matter how their financial circumstances are. Second, for the children the competition gets started steadily earlier, from primary schools a few years ago to kindergartens now.

Thus, a fundamental change to the situation involves a change in attitude on the part of the whole society. It would mean a change to the narrow-minded perception of education as a good school and a profitable job. Hopefully the current policies would go on to address growing superstition (迷信，迷信思想) in diplomas and “elite” schools.

Only when education goes beyond simple scores and standards and evolves into a lifelong pursuit of sweetness and light could it hope to be truly self-motivating and sustainable. The guidelines might be effective in tackling (应对、处理) off-campus tutoring, but addressing the pervasive (弥漫的，充斥的) anxiety will involve coordinated, lasting effort.

【1】Which of the following statements is true?

A．Most people related to training business expected the new regulations to be severe.

B．The training businesses gain economic growth because of parents increasing anxiety.

C．Off - campus training is the only way of getting students into better schools for parents.

D．Chinese parents attach greater importance to children’s education than Indian parents.

【2】The word “resonate” in paragraph two means .

A．to be similar to what somebody thinks

B．to differ from what others believe

C．to have a special meaning to somebody

D．to make a deep, clear sound

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A．Most children would undoubtedly welcome the government regulation.

B．In Yang’s view, parents are anxious because children go to school earlier.

C．The whole society’s view of education needs to be renewed and broadened.

D．We should believe that a good education means diplomas and elite schools.

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

A．How to Solve Increasing Chinese Parental Anxiety

B．Efforts Beyond Regulations Needed to Improve Education

C．Parents’ Support for New Regulations on the Training Sector

D．New Regulations on Off - campus Tutoring Programs Made Public

30、   It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn’t even four, but she _______ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy, _______ we take him home?”

I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden _______ feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her _______, whether it was _______  in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing _______ and beggary.

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and _______  it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I _______ us up. Nora was  _______ about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how   ________ our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to __________myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn ________. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?  ________, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She ________ us right over.

The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. __________ inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.

Professionals call such a（n）__________ a “volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities, and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something __________ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and ________ clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve ________ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder --- which of us has ________ more?

【1】A.pulled B.glanced C.pointed D.aimed

【2】A.would B.can C.need D.must

【3】A.general B.funny C.heavy D.simple

【4】A.area B.part C.eyesight D.world

【5】A.beasts B.animals C.plants D.birds

【6】A.coldness B.illness C.suffering D.ignorance

【7】A.delivered B.returned C.devoted D.posted

【8】A.held B.hurried C.signed D.lined

【9】A.casual B.sorry C.astonished D.excited

【10】A.creative B.valuable C.shocking D.simple

【11】A.warn B.stop C.allow D.push

【12】A.back B.away C.up D.out

【13】A.Therefore B.Obviously C.Still D.Also

【14】A.called B.promised C.invited D.helped

【15】A.Although B.Once C.Because D.Though

【16】A.stay B.visit C.adventure D.challenge

【17】A.fair B.famous C.difficult D.enjoyable

【18】A.collect B.make C.order D.wear

【19】A.let B.made C.watched D.noticed

【20】A.increased B.benefited C.tried D.seized

31、依据课文内容，在空格里填入适当的词（每空1词）或依据所给词填入其正确形式（不超过3个词）

(1) Exploring space has already 【1】in the fight against world hunger. It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth. A number of the satellites 【2】 data on land and weather patterns. Then the data 【3】 (transmit) to scientists on Earth. After careful 【4】, the scientists can provide useful 【5】 and advice for farmers. As a result, space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth’s increasing population.

(2) To the public, he was seen as a slightly 【6】 but kind and funny man. He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end 【7】he had just received an electric shock. Although he was a 【8】, he sometimes forgot things, like his friends’ birthdays. But 【9】 his peculiarities, he was loved by his friends and neighbours. There is even a story about how he helped a little girl who knocked on his door and asked for help with her homework. In fact, Einstein often 【10】 people on the street who would stop him and ask him to help explain things.

32、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

Anybody passing by the school’s football grounds wouldn’t miss noticing Jake Harvey and his teammates talking about soccer. They always made sure they only selected skilled players to join their team. One day, Jake was talking with his friends about choosing a new goalkeeper as the previous one had moved to another city with his parents. At that moment, a newcomer in their class Sam Thompson, walked over with a big smile on his face, saying he was ready to play. Jake’s team paused and turned in disbelief, staring at the boy’s artificial leg.

“We only need the best of the best... you get what I mean?” Jake said.

Sam’s smile faded away (逐渐消失) while his eyes filled with tears, but he didn’t want his tears to weaken him in front of the boys. “It’s your team, and you know who fits... I respect your decision.” Sam turned around and left, wiping away his tears.

Meanwhile, Mr. Jones, the school, s physical trainer, saw what happened from his office window.

After the practice session, he walked over to Jake and took him aside. “Well, I saw what happened, and if I’m not wrong, you sent away that newcomer, right?” Mr. Jones asked Jake. “Do you have any idea who he is?” Jake was shocked as Mr. Jones revealed Sam’s background.

As it turned out, Sam was captain of the soccer team in his previous school. He was also an excellent goalkeeper who had won several gold medals for his team. Unfortunately, one day, Sam’s family met with a car accident on their way home from a vacation. The car was set ablaze (着火), and though Sam got out safely, he realized his little sister was still in the car. He risked his own life and rushed to save her. As a result, his left leg was severely injured and had to be cut off later. Jack was shocked by Sam’s bravery.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Mr. Jones said it was wrong to judge someone’s talents just from their appearance.

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The next morning, Jake came into the class and made an announcement.

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