张家口2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、I know the reason ______ so many people bought the book Frog to read. It is because Frog is the first Chinese Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan’s famous work.

A. for which   B. with which

C. where   D. which

2、The incomes of men workers went up by almost 50 percent. _________, women workers saw their earnings fall.

A. Meanwhile    B. Moreover  C. Otherwise D. Therefore

3、I found the professor's lecture quite difficult to follow because it ___________ when I arrived.

A.started B.was starting C.would start D.had started

4、____in smog as the pollution worsened, many cities of the Yangtze River Delta region had to close several freeways.

A. Blanketed   B. Having blanketed   C. Being blanketed   D. Blanketing

5、It's true she had made a mistake but she hardly ________ to lose her job.

A. determined   B. decided

C. deserved   D. devoted

6、He never ________ to help others in trouble because he is a kind-hearted man.

A．handled

B．hurried

C．hesitated

D．happened

7、_________at several foreign languages, I’m confident that I’m fit for the volunteer job in this exhibition.

A.Excelling B.Enrolling C.Engaging D.Experiencing

8、—Look! Everything here is under construction.

—What’s the pretty small house that ________for?

A.is being built B.having been built C.is built D.is building

9、________ we don’t care about ourselves, we don’t want our kids to live in a bad environment．

A．In order that B．Even if

C．In case D．Now that

10、—How could you________my sister so easily in the crowd?

—Because she stood out in her bright red dress.

A．pick up B．pick out

C．take up D．take out

11、_________ some big spenders, a large number of teens can make good use of money.

A．In contrast to

B．In favour of

C．In control of

D．In terms of

12、It was within the reality of ordinary things ______ he saw beauty and potential.

A．what

B．why

C．that

D．where

13、To discourage the young man from quitting the job, the manager ________ many promises like salary increase and quick promotion.

A. held out   B. held up

C. held on   D. held back

14、The news of the earthquake ________ when a large quantity of relief supplies ________ to the disaster-stricken area.

A．had hardly been spread; was delivered

B．was hardly spread; were delivered

C．had hardly spread; were delivered

D．had hardly spread; was delivered

15、Congratulations ________ your winning the first prize in the Chinese calligraphy contest!

A．in

B．on

C．with

D．for

16、They seemed not to be __________ of what was happening around.

A. known   B. clear   C. anxious   D. aware

17、I waved to Nancy, but she was _______ in her thought, and made no response.

A．involved

B．stuck

C．absorbed

D．interested

18、Sorry, I didn't do that________ purpose.

A．on

B．for

C．with

D．about

19、It is extraordinarily difficult to get a leading job in most fields without having been to university,your   talents.

A. whatever   B. however   C. whichever   D. wherever

20、He decided to postpone ________ the house because his mother was ill, which cost him a lot of money.

A. to buy   B. buying

C. to be buying   D. being bought

21、Robert Redford wanted to expose the public to ________ you know was made outside of the Hollywood system that ordinary people might have no access to otherwise.

A．as

B．what

C．which

D．where

22、First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get ___ second chance to make ___ first impression.

A. a; the   B. the; the

C. a; a   D. the; a

23、—How do you find this restaurant?

—______. The food in it is delicious.

A．A friend told me

B．I don’t think so

C．It’s hard to find

D．It can’t be better

24、They made efforts to provide timely and ________ weather forecasts during the Olympic Games.

A．eager

B．accurate

C．skeptical

D．guilty

25、Some computer games encourage________ behavior in young children, which must be banned.

A．violent

B．domestic

C．artificial

D．relevant

26、It was very cold and I had been watching a homeless man make himself comfortable in a “shelter” on the river bank. His “shelter” was a tarpaulin (油布) tied to rocks to keep the wind from blowing it away. He had been living there for over a month. I never saw him with warm clothing or food. I knew what I wanted to do.

When I told my parents what I wanted to do they were alarmed. They said I could be putting myself at risk, taking a box to a homeless person at night! But I knew, in my deep heart, that I would be safe.

I got a box. My parents watched as I added warm gloves, a heavy blanket ... into the box until it was full! Then, I put a Christmas card on top. It said, “Even though we hardly know each other, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas!” I put ten one-dollar bills inside it as well.

My father insisted he went there with me as it was 10 pm on Christmas Eve. I said he could drive me but he had to stay in the car. He agreed.

I took the box and walked towards his “house”. I called, “Sir, I have a Christmas box for you!”

“Go away!” he shouted.

“Sir,” I repeated.

“Go away!” he shouted.

“Why?” I asked him.

He walked over and I expected to see an angry face. Instead I saw two of the most beautiful, gentle, blue eyes I have ever seen.

“Merry Christmas!” I said.

“Why are you doing this?” he asked.

“Because you matter to me,” I said. With that I gave him the box.

Tears came to his eyes and he thanked me. I got back to the car and watched him carry the box like it was filled with gold. I didn’t want to embarrass (使困窘) him by watching him any more so Dad and I left.

【1】The underlined word “alarmed” can best be replaced by _____.

A. pleased   B. worried

C. disappointed D. surprised

【2】Why did the author ask his father to stay in the car?

A. Because he wanted to prove he was brave.

B. Because he believed the homeless man was bad.

C. Because he wanted to protect his father from being hurt.

D. Because he didn’t want the homeless man to feel bad.

【3】When the homeless man saw the author first, he was _____.

A. quite angry B. very excited

C. quite puzzled    D. very curious

【4】The author’s purpose in writing the text is to tell readers that _____.

A. it is easier said than done

B. poverty is the mother of health

C. where there is a will, there is a way

D. a willing helper does not wait until he is asked

27、Expensive perfumes (香水) come in tiny bottles, but many hide a whale-sized secret.

  To perfect a particular smell, perfume-makers often use an ingredient that comes from sperm whales, called ambergris (龙涎香). But using ambergris, which helps a perfume last longer, is strongly opposed by many people who think it is wrong to kill whales just so we can smell sweet. Joerg Bohlmann is neither a perfumer nor a whale expert. He's a plant biologist at the University of British Columbia in Canada. But his discovery of a new plant gene (基因) might push whales out of the perfume business.

  The gene comes from fir trees, found throughout North America and commonly used as Christmas trees. The trees produce a chemical that can be used in perfume in place of ambergris-but with a catch. "There's a problem that many people wouldn't consider. In the tree, the chemical is mixed with many others. That makes separation a challenge," Bohlmann says. "lt's like trying to isolate sugar from a biscuit. "

This is where science becomes useful. When Bohlmann learned that fir trees produce the ambergris-like chemical, he decided to use his gene know-how to find the instructions for how to make the ambergris-substitute.

  Bohlmann found that gene and took it out of the tree cells. Then he did something that might sound strange to someone who doesn't work in genetics: Bohlmann put the gene from the tree into yeast (酵母) cells.

  Yeast may sound familiar because it's used to make things like bread, wine and beer. Biologists like to work with yeast because it easily adopts new genes and changes its features and behaviour. When Bohlmann put the fir tree gene into the yeast, the yeast started making the same chemical that had been produced by the tree.

  Perfumers pay big money for ambergris because it is a fixative, which means it holds a smell in place on a person's body.

"Cheap perfumes smell good in the first hour or so and then everything is gone," explains Bohlmann. "But expensive perfumes are much more stable.  Their smell lasts much longer, for hours or even a day after you apply them. "

  The new chemical, made from the tree genes, can be used as a fixative, too. And using yeast to make it is far cheaper than acquiring ambergris.

Bohlmann admits he never thought he'd get into the perfume business. But now, he says, producers have been calling to find out how to use his technology in new perfumes.

【1】 It can be inferred from the passage that if a perfume contains ambergris, .

A. its user probably supports whale hunting

B. it is probably very expensive

C. its smell will last for about an hour

D. there will be a whale symbol on the bottle

【2】The underlined expression "with a catch" in Paragraph 3 means____.

A. being difficult to hold

B. being too similar

C. having a hidden problem

D. needing further testing

【3】 According to the passage, why are yeast cells often used in genetic research?

A. They're much cheaper to use than ambergris.

B. They can reproduce much faster than other cells.

C. They share some of the qualities of plant genes.

D. They can take on the characteristics of other genes.

【4】What can we learn about Joerg Bohlmann from the passage?

A. He is opposed to whale hunting.

B. He made his discovery during Christmas.

C. He has worked in the perfume industry for many years.

D. He has previously done genetic research.

28、When we do not understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of body language.

A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could not speak English at all.One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. He wanted to say, “Bring me something to eat.” The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side.The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came again with a cup of coffee and put it on the table. The man again refused his offer. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink. When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter,and he put his hands on his stomach. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

【1】According to the passage,when people do not understand each other’s language,they can talk with the help of 　　　.

A．a waiter

B．a translator

C．body language

D．an English-speaker

【2】A Frenchman signed to the waiter　　　.

A．to translate the words

B．to tell him what he said

C．to bring him a cup of coffee

D．to ask him for food

【3】The waiter brought the Frenchman 　　　.

A．a cup of tea, a cup of coffee and a lot of other drinks

B．a large plate of meat and vegetables

C．a bill of fare

D．a piece of paper and a pen for him to write down the words

【4】From the story, we know 　　　.

A．people can only understand the language of words

B．people can understand each other with the help of the language of signs as well as the language of words

C．people can make clear the language of the waiter and the translator

D．people can understand the native language

29、Chinese Literature Readers' Club was recently launched in Beijing in a bid to promote the country's literature around the world.

Initiated by China Writers Association, literature organizations and Chinese literature lovers overseas, this club will provide a platform for communication about, and the exchange of, literature from home and abroad.

Speaking at the launch ceremony in August, Tie Ning, head of China Writers Association, said that reading, appreciating and exchanging ideas about literary works from a country will help to break through ignorance, isolation and prejudices, enabling people to not be blinded by stereotypical views and really be able to understand a country's historical origins, cultural context, social development and philosophical ideas.

She added that it also allows people to spiritually get close to, and understand, the rich emotional world of the people there and their vibrant life, and to feel that “we are all a part of a community with a shared future for mankind”.

Chinese literature has a history of “several thousand years”, including countless jewels that can be called an inheritance of human civilization that can be kept as permanent memories, as well as excellent modern and contemporary works that can arouse empathy in readers around the world. However, few Chinese writers are really known by readers in other countries, apart from those who have won international literary awards, Tie noted.

“It is, therefore, our common cultural mission to establish Chinese Literature Readers’ Club to introduce Chinese literature to the world, and to increase the mutual understanding and friendship between different peoples,” Tie said.

The clubs in different countries will build a bridge for overseas readers to get in touch with contemporary Chinese literature and its writers. They will organize events, both online and in-person, through local educational institutions, publishing houses, libraries, traditional media and social media networks.

So far, the club has set up branches in 12 countries-Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey, Iran, Russia, Poland, Serbia, Germany, France, Britain and Chile.

【1】Why was Chinese Literature Readers’ Club set up?

A．To help Chinese writers sell more books.

B．To inspire more people to become writers.

C．To spread Chinese literature to other countries.

D．To invite more foreign writers to write in China.

【2】What can we infer about Chinese literature?

A．It is hard for foreign readers to understand.

B．It lacks modern and contemporary works.

C．It is not so good as foreign literature.

D．It is not very popular in the world.

【3】How does the Club work?

A．By building bridges in other countries.

B．By organizing different kinds of activities.

C．By getting in touch with readers online.       `

D．By setting up branches within the country.

【4】Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Future Road Reshaped for Chinese Readers

B．Chinese Literature Gets Boost from New Book Club

C．Chinese Literature Needs New Blood from the World

D．Measures Should Be Taken to Protect Chinese Literature

30、   I had finally accepted the fact that I would never walk without a cane(手杖).

One day, I went out to________with friends. As we were leaving the restaurant, I saw an older man using a thin metal cane whose rubber(橡胶)stoppers were________, which made it unsafe for him to walk on the floor and almost caused him to________a couple of times. I always carried a(n)________cane in the back of my car. I called out to the man and________the cane to him. He looked at me________and asked if I was sure. I________.

The next day, I had to do________. As I was turning my car into the parking lot, I saw a man walking with a________broom(扫把)handle and it didn't________him much. I stopped and________as he got close.________, I realized I had no spare cane in the back of my car. I hesitated for a second. How would I get around if________my cane? As the man________my car, I stopped him and handed him my cane. I told him he________it more than I did. He called me an angel and walked off________. I will never________the look in his eyes. I decided I would use a shopping cart(手推车)as a walker when I was in the store.

I got what I needed and pushed my cart back to the car. It wasn't until I started the car that I________I had walked around the store and gotten into the car without________. I felt tears running down my cheeks. I have not used a________a since that day.

【1】A.eat B.exercise C.study D.travel

【2】A.universal B.missing C.freezing D.tough

【3】A.whisper B.wander C.fall D.skip

【4】A.outdoor B.illegal C.local D.extra

【5】A.sold B.threw C.lent D.gave

【6】A.gratefully B.patiently C.cautiously D.curiously

【7】A.nodded B.laughed C.shook D.trembled

【8】A.cleaning B.sightseeing C.shopping D.acting

【9】A.decorated B.broken C.borrowed D.stolen

【10】A.bring B.change C.assist D.teach

【11】A.hurried B.waited C.chose D.passed

【12】A.Typically B.Suddenly C.Obviously D.Gradually

【13】A.found out B.took over C.gave away D.put aside

【14】A.ignored B.entered C.recognized D.approached

【15】A.appreciated B.charged C.valued D.needed

【16】A.regretting B.begging C.sighing D.smiling

【17】A.protest B.describe C.forget D.express

【18】A.remembered B.realized C.predicted D.intended

【19】A.help B.responsibility C.motivation D.applause

【20】A.cane B.car C.cart D.broom

31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be

used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Youth sport has the 【1】 to accomplish three important objectives in children’s development. First, sport programs can provide youth with opportunities to be 【2】 active, which can lead to improved physical health. Second, youth sport programs have long been considered important to youth’s psychosocial development, providing opportunities to learn important life skills such as cooperation, discipline, leadership, and self-control. Third, youth sport programs are 【3】 for the learning of motor skills(运动技能); these motor skills serve as a foundation for future national sport stars and recreational adult sport 【4】. When coachers develop activities for youth practices and when sport 【5】 design youth-sport programs, they must consider the implication of deliberate play and deliberate practice.

Research from Telama (2006) states that regular participation in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities during childhood and youth (ages nine to eighteen) increases the likelihood of participation in sports during adulthood by six times for both males and females. Côté (2002) defines deliberate play activities in sport as those designed to maximize enjoyment. These activities are regulated by flexible rules 【6】 from standardized sport rules and are set up by the children or by an involved adult. Children 【7】 change rules to find a point where their game is similar to the actual sport but still allows for play at their level. For example, children may change soccer and basketball rules to suit their needs and environment (e.g. in the street. on a playing field or in someone’s backyard). When 【8】 in deliberate play activities, children are less concerned with the outcome of their outcome of their behavior (whether they win or lose) than with the behavior (having fun).

On the other hand, Ericsson (1993) suggests that the most effective learning occurs through involvement in highly structured activities defined as deliberate practice. Deliberate practice activities require effort, produce no immediate rewards, and are 【9】 by the goal of improving performance rather than the goal of enjoyment. When individuals are involved in deliberate play, they experiment with different combinations of behaviors, but not necessarily in the most effective way to improve performance. In contrast, when 【10】 are involved in deliberate practice, they exhibit behavior. focused on improving performance by the most effective means available. For example, the backhand skill in tennis could be learned and improved over time by playing matches or by creating fun practice situations. However, players could more effectively improve their backhand performance by practicing drills that might be considered less enjoyable.

Although the drills used in most effective means available practice might not be the most enjoyable, they might be the most relevant to improving performance.

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。

It was rush hour on the morning of June 1 in the West Texas city of San Angelo. Heather Santellano, 36, was driving her white Mazda on Houston Harte Frontage Road with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year-old son in the back. Suddenly, a red truck cut them off. Santellano turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda skidding off the road and down an embankment (路堤) that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didn't stop, it would fell onto the road some 20 feet below.

Then a bit of luck: As the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got stuck on the embankment shelf, stopping it cold.

The occupants, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a retaining wall (护墙), hanging on the edge of disaster. One sudden move by anyone inside could send it over.

Jacob Rodriguez watched the scene from the truck-accessories company where he works. An experienced driver, he whispered a Navy word: “Ship, shipmates, self,” then he and four other men ran to the car. They jumped over onto the trunk (后备箱) to balance the weight as the terrified kids in the back seat watched.

Meanwhile, Julio Vasquez and his nephew, Marco Vasquez, were driving to their jobs at nearby Premier Auto-motive. Julio jumped out of the car to help while Marco went to the shop, grabbed a heavy-duty belt, and returned to the hanging car. He tied the Mazda to an F-350 truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car secured, the group carefully opened the back doors and helped the children out.

But when the children got out of the car, it lost its balance. And Santellano was still in the car. If nothing were not done immediately, the car would rolled down from the embankment and Santellano would be in danger.

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。

Luckily, the men were still on the trunk.

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The terrified children ran to their mother quickly as she got off the car.

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