衡水2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、________ the cost, we need to take some other factors into consideration before we start the business.

A. Apart from   B. Other than

C. Rather than   D. Except for

2、To our anger, many poverty-stricken counties build luxurious office buildings instead of money to improve the miserable conditions of local schools.

A.announcing   B.allocating

C.advocating   D.accumulating

3、—Must you play the guitar so loudly?

—I can’t _____ my attention on my work.

A．fill

B．pay

C．connect

D．concentrate

4、I’d like to arrive 20 minutes early ________I can have time for a cup of tea.

A.as soon as B.as a result of C.in case D.so that

5、The Evening Party, turning out to be ________ great success, came to ________ end after midnight.

A. a; an   B. /; an   C. /; /     D. the; an

6、The 2022 Winter Olympic Games ______ in China. I’m sure it will be a great success.

A．will be held

B．are held

C．will hold

D．is hold

7、 enquiries and seek for reliable new-corporation logistics company for transloading, we would be glad to assist and append our best competitive rates to you.

A．If you had had

B．Should you have

C．But that you had

D．You are to have

8、______ her ambition of becoming a professional singer, she _____ very hard since an early age.

A. To realize , has been training   B. Realizing , trained

C. To realize , was trained   D. Realized , has trained

9、 I feel it is your husband who _____ for the spoiled child.

A. is to blame B. is going to blame

C. is to be blamed   D. should blame

10、 Keep in mind that you should try to spend your time on what you find ______.

A. worthwhile doing  B. worth doing

C. worthy of doing D. worthy to do

11、In ________ old society many young women died by so strange and cruel ________ custom.

A．不填；a

B．不填；the

C．the；a

D．an；a

12、If you can find _____ in studying, not only will you learn energetically, but with fun and ease.

A．drive

B．comfort

C．joy

D．delight

13、The remote village, which ________ distinctive economy for decades, seeks cooperation with big retailers（零售商）online.

A．will be developing

B．has been developing

C．is developing

D．had been developing

14、When and where we’ll hold the meeting ________ not been decided yet.

A. has    B. is    C. have       D. are

15、Keep me ______ of how the project is going, OK?

A.inform B.informed C.informing D.being informed

16、The restaurant is full, so we have to look for ______ one.

A. other B. the other

C. the second D. another

17、The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their capacity ______the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited.

A. in the light of   B. in view of

C. in the event of   D. in terms of

18、The ________ also preserves the bodies of 100 cats and dogs and other pets whose owners hope they may one day return to life.

A．institute

B．instance

C．intensity

D．intention

19、It is pretty well understood ________ controls the carbon dioxide in and out the atmosphere today.

A．what

B．that

C．when

D．how

20、It is well-known that ________ year 2020 saw many developments in ________ science and technology, with those in the field of space science being particularly notable.

A．/; /

B．/; the

C．the; the

D．the; /

21、I was walking along the street when someone across the street waved his hand to me，as if ________ me something.

A．telling

B．told

C．was telling

D．to tell

22、It is for this reason ________ Spanish is the main official language of Peru.

A.why B.that C.which D.for which

23、Mike found his missing car in the street outside his house, newly cleaned and polished.

A. looked   B. looking

C. to look   D. to be looking

24、We can find beautiful light in the other person, which may be precisely what we __________ for all along.

A．are searching

B．will search

C．have been searching

D．had searched

25、The famous writer is going to talk about the European countries and people he has visited in the past two months.

A. who   B. whom

C. that   D. which

26、Founded in 1764 by French traders, St. Louis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States. There are many attractive destinations for tourists.

American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

Dog lovers who visit St. Louis won’t want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, prints, watercolors, and a variety of other dog art objects.

The Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission is $ 5 for adults, $ 2.50 for seniors, and $1 for children up to 14.

Anheuser Busch Brewery

The Anheuser Buxch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the historic Brew House. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables. The tours are always free.

Gateway Arch

Designed by Eero Sarinen and Hannskari Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build. It is the tallest of the country’s National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one milion people per year come to the top of the Arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.

St. Louis Zoo

First version of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair, but in the century since it has grown into one of the chief zoos in the world. The passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo, which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species.

The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year, with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM, and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM. Admission to the Zoo is free.

【1】If a senior high school student plans to visit American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog with his parents and his five-year-old brother, he has to pay ______.

A. $8.5   B. $12

C. $13.5   D. $16

【2】Which of the following statements about Gateway Arch is TRUE?

A. It was built in three years

B. You can see the city clearly on the top of the Arch

C. It is the largest of the country’s National Monuments

D. President Jefferson was buried there

【3】If you plan to visit the St. Louis Zoo, you can go there _____.

A. at 8:30 a.m. in summer   B. at 5:30 p.m. in winter

C. on Christmas   D. on New Year

27、   Huckleberry Finn didn’t have a home because his mother died and his father, who was often drunk, rarely stayed in one place. For a while, Huck lived with a kind old lady called Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson. He liked Widow Douglas, but he was unhappy that she wanted him to wear clean clothes and went to school.

Huck was pleased when his father returned and took him to live in a hut in the woods. But soon Mr Finn started hitting the boy and locking him inside the hut when he went out. Huck ran away to Jackson Island, where he happened to meet Jim, Miss Watson's slave, who was hiding there. After a few days Huck dressed as a girl and went into town to find out what was happening. He discovered that people thought Jim was on the island and that there was a reward of $300 for anyone who found him. So Huck and Jim decided it's time to leave.

They got on the raft as fast as they could, put all their things on it, and moved off down the river. When it began to get light, they hid. When it was dark again, they traveled on. On the fifth night they passed St Louis, and they decided to go on down to Illinois. There were no slaves in Illinois.

They slept for most of that day and they began their journey again when it was dark. After some time, they saw lights on the Illinois side of the river and Jim got very excited.

After that, they went on down the river. Suddenly, a big steamboat came at them very fast, Jim and Huck jumped off the raft into the water.

When Huck came up out of the water. He couldn't see Jim anywhere. He called out his name again and again,but there was no answer.“He's dead!” Huck thought. Slowly, Huck swam to the side of the river and got out. Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at him. They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house “Who’ s there?”

“George Jackson”, Huck answered quickly."I’ve fallen off a river boat.”

Well,the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took Huck in and gave him some new clothes and a good meal. He told them that his family were all dead, so they said he could stay with them as long as he wanted. It was a beautiful house and the food was good there, so he stayed.

【1】Why did Huck escape to Jackson Island?

A．He wanted a free life.

B．He didn’t want to go to school.

C．He liked to stay with Jim.

D．He went there to look for his father.

【2】Why did Huck dress as a girl when he went into town?

A．He wore a girl's dress for fun.

B．He didn't want to be recognized.

C．He didn’t have any other dress.

D．He was robbed of his own clothes.

【3】What made Jim get very excited when they got to the Illinois side of the river?

A．The bright lights on the river bank.

B．That they finally got rid of the people who came to catch them.

C．The prospect of breaking away from slavery.

D．That they found a place to stay for a rest.

【4】From the last three paragraphs, we can see that ________.

A．Huck was a clever and quick-minded boy

B．Huck was very happy to find his last home

C．Jim escaped alone to Illinois

D．the people who lived near the riverside wanted to take in Huck as a family laborer

28、Volunteer Day

What better way is there to enjoy your own hobbies while helping others at the same? Come to Volunteer Day and choose which activity you’d like to join for the day.

See below for a list of volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want to join.

A list of volunteer activities:

Plant flowers: Do you enjoy being outside in nature? City Parks Association has many great opportunities for people who love to be outdoors. Help plant flowers and bushes in city parks, help lay paths at Cave Springs Park, or help pick up rubbish around the river banks. These activities are very active, so remember to be prepared with plenty of drinking water!

Play with animals: Do you love animals? Lovely Friends is an organization that visits local animal shelters and provides volunteers to spend time with the animals while their cages are being cleaned. Play with puppies, snuggle with cats, or hand-feed rabbits.

Paint houses: Do you enjoy making art? If so, this volunteer opportunity might be just right for you! Happy Homes is a local organization that provides home repairs for needy people in the form of painting. For elderly or physically disabled people who cannot do repairs to their homes, Happy Homes provides volunteer painters to repaint old homes, outside or in. Happy Homes also provides painters to create beautiful wall paintings inside schools or community centers.

【1】An outdoor lover probably takes part in _______.

A．Plant flowers

B．Paint houses

C．Read to children

D．Play with animals

【2】What do Lovely Friends volunteers do?

A．Read books to children.

B．Spend time with animals.

C．Help plant bushes in parks.

D．Pick up garbage along the river.

【3】The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A．educate children

B．attract volunteers

C．comfort the elderly

D．encourage the disabled

29、The Sunday Times spoke to 23 people including social workers, psychologists and parents, who said the impact of social media on the mental health of the young in Singapore is concerning.

Mr Cho Ming Xiu, founder of mental advocacy non-profit Campus PSY, said most young people find it difficult not to check on their friends on social media and compare their lives. “You can’t just do well in your studies. You have to be an all-rounder—you have to have a good CCA record, secure a good internship at a reputable company. This constant competition emphasized by social media channels by their peers—when everyone is posting about good things—intensifies competition, and young people find it stressful,” he added.

Psychologists say that the flood of attractive posts can cause feelings of dissatisfaction, especially among young people with less experience to tell the social media world from real life. Assistant director of Touch Mental Wellness Andrea Chan said, “Seeing good things can draw much envy and comparison, while identification with bad things can lead to a negative circle.” And the strengthening of pleasure-seeking posting on social media can result in addiction, said the head of psychology at the Singapore University of Social Science.

Ms Lee Yi Ping, program leader of Community Health Assessment Team, said, “In the event that a young person feels disappointed by the responses received, the depression is often left unnoticed unless the young person openly talks about it with another trusted person. Support must come from family and friends who can constantly remind the young people that no matter how challenging a life circumstance can be, they can overcome it.” “With timely and proper medical and psycho-social treatments by formal sources of support like helping professionals, coupled with informal sources of support like family and friends, young people stand a better chance with recovery and regain the ability to pursue their ambitions in life,” she added.

The experts say if these pressures are left unchecked, negative thoughts and feelings from social media can contribute to depression, anxiety and eating disorders.

【1】What does the underlined word “intensifies” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Ruins.

B．Updates.

C．Heightens.

D．Brightens.

【2】What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The effects of social media.

B．The situation of social media.

C．The reasons for social media addiction.

D．The enthusiasm for good posts on media.

【3】What do we know from Ms Lee Yi Ping’s words?

A．Professional treatment does little to help out.

B．The ambition will reduce unnoticed depression.

C．Support from parents and friends really matters.

D．Young people can overcome the depression alone.

【4】What message does the author seem to convey in the text?

A．Experts can address the impact of media.

B．The young ignore the unchecked pressures.

C．Pleasure-seeking posting is supposed to become popular.

D．Negative feelings from social media do harm to the young.

30、My father was the first one to point out my large leg muscles. I was just a kid and I’d never thought about the _________of my body before.

“You’ve got legs just like your mother,” he said.

After he made that_________, I started watching other girls’ legs and comparing them to my own. I could tell my legs were different. One day, I stood in front of the mirror and_________my legs from every angle. My leg muscles were huge no matter which way I turned.

The gym class was the_________part of my week. I was sure the other cool girls were all staring at my strong legs. I did everything I could to be like them._________, I could never be like those girls with perfect bodies.

One New Year’s Eve my older cousin Maria stopped me on the way home. “Perfect calves (腿肚)!” she said, pulling on my arm and_________me around “Girl, you’ve got_________legs.”

“What?” I said,_________, pulling down my dress.

“I know so many people — girls and guys — who would kill for legs like that,” she continued.

“Really?” I asked.

“Oh yeah! People do various crazy exercises to get legs like yours,” she said.

Maybe there was some_________in her words. After that, my idea about what a beautiful body looks like began to____________. Whoever said being____________wasn’t beautiful? I decided that there were more important things to____________than the size of my leg muscles.

Once I realized what my strong legs____________me to do, I stopped wishing for my muscles to____________. With my strong legs, I can swim across lakes and dance until morning. Now my strong legs are one of my____________, and I love showing them off to the world.

【1】

A．weight

B．secret

C．shape

D．size

【2】

A．comment

B．discovery

C．warning

D．instruction

【3】

A．measured

B．lifted

C．observed

D．bent

【4】

A．worst

B．busiest

C．nicest

D．easiest

【5】

A．Instead

B．Consequently

C．However

D．Besides

【6】

A．showing

B．taking

C．pressing

D．turning

【7】

A．amazing

B．elegant

C．typical

D．abnormal

【8】

A．ashamed

B．excited

C．amused

D．confused

【9】

A．power

B．inspiration

C．pride

D．truth

【10】

A．work

B．change

C．appear

D．improve

【11】

A．strong

B．different

C．heavy

D．simple

【12】

A．engage in

B．keep up

C．worry about

D．find out

【13】

A．help

B．allow

C．forbid

D．force

【14】

A．grow

B．disappear

C．relax

D．ache

【15】

A．problems

B．dreams

C．choices

D．strengths

31、根据首字母提示和课文内容填空

One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually a【1】 a higher yield than c【2】 crops. However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great d【3】. The common a【4】 then was that it could not be done. Through i【5】 effort, Yuan o【6】 enormous technical d【7】 to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for f【8】 in 1974. This hybrid e【9】 farmers to e【10】 their output greatly.

32、你校将举办主题为“读书的益处”的英语写作大赛。请你写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：

1.人们读书的现状；

2.读书的一些益处；

3.号召大家多读书。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The Benefits of Reading

As we know, reading makes a full man.

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