天水2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、They lost their way in the forest, and ___ made matters worse was that night began to fall.

A. it  B. which    C. that    D. what

2、The Kangaroos went home proud _______ they had done their best.

A.which B.that C.what D.whether

3、The early settlers in the jungle didn’t have such advanced equipment ________ we have today to fight against natural disasters and many a time they ________ despair, but they survived somehow.

A．that; got close to

B．as; got near to

C．that; got near to

D．as; got close to

4、Practicing Chinese kung fu can not only ________ one's strength, but also develop one's character.

A.set up B.take up C.build up D.pull up

5、Because of the Russian gas limit to Europe, attempts ________ to use botanical (植物的) fuel as a source of power.

A．have made

B．having made

C．are being made

D．will be making

6、Boys, please don’t talk about such things _______ you don’t understand at all.

A.that B.as

C.which D.what

7、I missed the last bus and had no money for a taxi，so I could do nothing but ____ home last night.

A. to walking B. walk

C. walking D. walked

8、A knife and fork________needed when you try western food.

A. is B. are C. has D. have

9、The boy ________ on the ground ________ that he has seen a cock________ an egg.

A．laying; lay; lay

B．lying; lei; lie

C．lying; lies; lay

D．lay; lying; lay

10、She tried to be brave, but her courage ________ her.

A. conquered B. urged C. failed D. encouraged

11、In the past decade, our education system_________too much on grades. However, there is always some doubt________grades have a direct connection with future success.

A.focused; whether B.focused; if C.has focused; whether D.has focused; if

12、—Professor Zhang, I wonder if I can ask you a rather personal question?

— ________, I’m always ready.

A．Good idea

B．No way

C．Go ahead

D．Forget it

13、The city of Harbin is developing fast and the subway is currently   .

A. under building B. under attack

C. under discussion D. under construction

14、The press conference（新闻发布会） was concerned _______ the Diaoyu Islands issue and every reporter present was concerned _______ China’s final decision.

A.with, about B.about, with C.with, with D.about, about

15、—What’s your understanding of success,Robert?

—In my view,success is________preparation and chances meet.

A.how B.why C.what D.where

16、_______ the coming talent competition, he has spent all his free time making preparation.

A.Win B.Winning C.Having won D.To win

17、The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a(n) ______ of courage and power.

A.feature B.disaster C.evidence D.symbol

18、We don't have the same interest. That's ________the problem lies.

A.where B.what C.how D.which

19、He explained ______ for his father's birthday party.

A.why was he late B.why is he late

C.why he is late D.why he was late

20、European football is played in 80 countries, ____ it the most popular sport in the world.

A．making

B．makes

C．made

D．to make

21、He is always full of ______ as though he never knew tiredness.

A.strength B.energy C.force D.spirit

22、-- You seem to be in a really good mood.

-- I finished my last test today. ______! Now I'm free.

A．What a pity

B．What a relief

C．I've got it

D．You can't be serious.

23、Climate change is now a challenge that we human beings are facing and one _____ the Chinese government has attached great importance.

A.on which B.by which C.with which D.to which

24、Not only his children but also the old man ________ himself with welfare projects.

A. is concerned B. concerns C. are concerned D. concern

25、——Where is Peter ? I can't find him anywhere.

——He went to the library after breakfast and _____ his essay there ever since.

A.has written B.has been writing C.had written D.were writing

26、Summer Vacation Fun 2020

The summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!

Peterborough Museum

The Age of the Dinosaurs’ is the museum’s main attraction this summer. Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands-on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays in August.

Call 01733 864663 for details.

Saxon Youth Club

School holiday fun: Young people aged 13-19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in sports activities, or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club, Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road. Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 pm. PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3:30pm and 6:30pm.

Call 01 353 720274 for details.

Houghton Mill

Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th. August. Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play. Gates open 5:30 pm, performance 6:30 pm--8:30 pm. Tea room will be open until end of the interval. Adult £ 10. Child £7. Family £20.

Booking advisable on 0845 4505157.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

Farmland Gaines: From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches, come and join the Farmland Team. Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is it for a winner! No need to book, just turn up between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday 19th August. Suitable for children aged four and above. Each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price. Tickets Cost £ 7 per child.

For further information, call 01223 810080.

【1】If you are interested in cooking, you can go to _________.

A．Peterborough Museum

B．Houghton Mill

C．Farmland Museum

D．Saxon Youth Club

【2】You want to watch the new play with your parents, so it will cost you ______.

A．£7

B．£17

C．£20

D．£27

【3】Which of the following activities needs parents’ company?

A．Watching a new play.

B．Playing farmland games.

C．Competing in sports activities.

D．Visiting the dinosaur exhibition.

27、   I was born in Fiji and I know firsthand what it is like having an extremely poor background. My only “luck” was having an opportunity to go to school, and I loved it so much. Even when I was sick, I never missed a day. I often compared with my friends who lived near the school to see who could be the first to arrive. It so happened that I lived the furthest, but I always won.

I’ll never forget the days when I waited by the school gate for my mother to bring me the $5 school administration fee I needed for each school term. I watched the road for the bus and with each bus that went by without my mother getting off, my heart would sink because I didn’t want to be sent home.

Since then, I’ve never stopped believing how far $5 can go in a poor girl’s life. My parents couldn’t afford to send all my siblings (兄弟姐妹) to school. I was the youngest, so that $5 fee needed to stay in school came last to me. That $5 represented my dreams, my happiness and my future. We could never afford milk, but my mother always managed to feed us a diet that was basic and filling while saving every penny she could.

Having that $5 each term to stay in school changed my life. I’ve worked in Australia, Europe and Africa, and now I live in New York. Education has enabled me to travel around the world. But above all, education has allowed me not to be just a bystander or an observer; it has given me the opportunity, confidence and platform to be part of decision-making and a voice for social change.

【1】What enabled the author to always win the competition?

A.Her living close to school. B.Her good luck.

C.Her strong wish to stand out. D.Her extreme love for school.

【2】How did the author feel while waiting for her mother at the school gate?

A.Regretful. B.Nervous. C.Proud. D.Pleased.

【3】What do we know about the author according to paragraph 3?

A.She never went hungry in childhood.

B.She drank a lot of milk when young.

C.She enjoyed going to school with her siblings.

D.She failed to know what money means when young.

【4】Why does the author mention the countries in the last paragraph?

A.To prove she is quite interested in traveling.

B.To prove what life is like in developed countries.

C.To prove education has indeed changed her life.

D.To prove poor children can also be well educated.

28、Waste heat from one of the London Underground’s lines will be used to warm over a thousand homes in the UK capital this winter. The warm air will be channeled from the Northern Line to support the London Borough of Islington’s district heating.

Named Bunhill 2,the heat network is a joint project between Islington Council, Transport for London and engineering firm Ramboll and is considered as the first of its kind in Europe. The council hopes the system will make London more self-sufficient (自给自足的) in energy, cut carbon emissions and reduce heating bills for people.Meanwhile, tube passengers on the underground can also expect cooler air.

District heating, also known as heat networks, is the supply of heat and hot water from a central source to a group of buildings. The Bunhill 2 district heating system is the second phase (阶段) of Islington Council’s Bunhill Heat and Power scheme-a heat network in Islington that was established in 2013 to warm approximately 700 homes.

The network currently channels heat created in the Bunhill Energy Centre power station into local council housing, schools and a leisure centre. Bunhill 2 will extend this network to more community buildings and a further 450 homes.

The central source of the Bunhill 2 heat network is a ventilation shaft (通风井)-a passage that is used to expel waste heat-in the abandoned (废弃的) City Road station. A heat pump designed by Ramboll will capture this extra heat from the ventilation shaft, before it is warmed to approximately 70 degrees Celsius. This will then be transferred (转移) into Islington’s heat network to supply heat and hot water to buildings.

According to the Greater London Authority, there is enough heat wasted in London to meet 38 per cent of the city’s heating demand. The expansion of district heating networks like Bunhill 2 could see this increase to 63 per cent by 2050.

“We believe that the use of large-scale heat in this way connected to urban district heating systems will play a major part in the Uk’s heating energy demand,” explained Lucy Padfield, director of District Heating at Ramboll.

“The use of heat pumps taking advantage of industrial waste heat sources is more carbon efficient than gas-fired combined heat and power, the usual source of heat for district energy schemes,” she continued. “I am convinced that with the increasing use of renewable power sources, large-scale heat pumps connected to district heating systems will play a major role in the future heating of cities in the UK.”

【1】What can we learn about Bunhill 2 in London?

A．It is inspired by other cities in Europe.

B．It will be beneficial to London’s environment.

C．It can satisfy the whole city’s need for energy.

D．It is aimed at cooling the London Underground.

【2】What does the underlined word “expel” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean?

A．Rely on

B．Deal with.

C．Break down.

D．Drive out

【3】What is Lucy Padfield’s attitude towards Bunhill 2?

A．Concerned.

B．Confident

C．Amazed

D．Disapproving

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．London’s special way to protect the environment.

B．The development of London’s district heating network.

C．Using waste heat from the underground to warm homes.

D．Ways to deal with the London Underground’s waste heat.

29、   The home of the future won't be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today. But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams. No two homes will be the same. People will be able to buy "house kits" containing a basic house structure, with movable walls, doors and windows. They will put together the different parts to create the home they want.

Many jobs that we do today will disappear, others will still exist but will change and new jobs will be created. Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians won't disappear because machines can't replace them. Teachers will still exist because students need human contact. But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more from home. The medical technology revolution and space travel will create new jobs which we can only imagine today.

Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won't be for everyone because they won't be cheap. Short space trips will develop first, then space hotels will orbit the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation. By the end of the next century, there will be holiday centers on the moon with leisure facilities for families.

Paper won't exist in the future. Instead, there will be e-paper which people will be able to use over and over again. This will develop in order to save natural resources. E-newspapers and e-magazines will replace traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and news articles from the Internet every day onto our reusable paper.

The laws of physics tell us that the earth is going to disappear sometime in the future. This isn't going to happen tomorrow but scientists predict that it will happen in five billion years when our sun explodes (爆炸). We will have to explore the universe and find another home. At some point in the distant future, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another planet. There won't be any other choice.

【1】Homes of the future will__________.

A.be completely different from those of today.

B.be very similar to our homes

C.be movable as you want

D.all be different from one another

【2】Space trips and staying in space hotels will__________.

A.become a very common way to spend a holiday

B.be the cheapest holiday choice for families

C.still only be for very rich people

D.attract a lot of people

【3】E-paper will replace traditional paper because__________.

A.it won't waste natural resource

B.young people like it

C.it will be cheaper to produce

D.it will be convenient to carry

【4】We will have to move to another planet__________.

A.if we want to live a better life

B.if we want to save the human race

C.when the earth explodes

D.when the earth is too crowded to live on

30、   In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory _______ course about 20 years ago.

The professor _______ the lecture hall, place upon his desk a large jar(广口瓶) filled with dried beans, and invited the students to _______ how many beans the jar contained. After _______ shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the _______ answer, and went on saying, “You have just _______ an important lesson about science. That is: Never _______ your own senses.”

Twenty years later, the _______ could guess what the professor had in mind. He _______ himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting __________ into an unknown world invisible to the __________, which can be discovered only through scientific __________. But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even __________ the invitation. She was just __________ to understand the world. And she __________ that her firsthand experience could be the __________. The professor, however, said that it was __________. He was taking away her only __________ for knowing and was providing her with no substitute(代替品). “I remember feeling small and __________.” The woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I __________ the course that afternoon, and I haven’t gone near science since.”

【1】A.art B.history C.science D.math

【2】A.hunted for B.looked at C.got through D.marched into

【3】A.count B.guess C.report D.watch

【4】A.inspecting B.forming C.turning away D.listening to

【5】A.ready B.possible C.correct D.difficult

【6】A.learned B.prepared C.taught D.taken

【7】A.lose B.trust C.sharpen D.harm

【8】A.lecturer B.scientist C.speaker D.woman

【9】A.described B.respected C.saw D.served

【10】A.voyage B.movement C.performance D.rush

【11】A.professor B.eye C.knowledge D.light

【12】A.model B.senses C.spirit D.methods

【13】A.hear B.make C.present D.refuse

【14】A.suggesting B.beginning C.pretending D.waiting

【15】A.believed B.doubted C.proved D.explained

【16】A.growth B.strength C.faith D.truth

【17】A.firm B.interesting C.wrong D.familiar

【18】A.task B.tool C.success D.connection

【19】A.cruel B.proud C.frightened D.confident

【20】A.dropped B.started C.passed D.missed

31、

The meaning of silence varies among cultural group. Silence may be 【1】, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every 【2】 with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person’s needs. Many native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of 【3】 among people, just at some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore when a person from one of these culture is speaking and suddenly stops, what may be 【4】 is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these culture, silence is a call for 【5】.

Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with 【6】 among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show 【7】between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority（权威）rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the 【8】 meanings of silence wen they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own persona and cultural construction of silence so that a patient’s silence is not 【9】 too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing 【10】 of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.

32、假设你是李华，你想利用周末的时间提高你的英语口语。请你根据以下要点用英语给你的外教Bruce写一封信。内容包括：

1. 你的英语口语目前的情况；

2. 请他就如何提高英语口语提一些建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Bruce,

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Yours,

Li Hua