湘西2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Mr. Lee was thinking how to solve the problem when suddenly he had a ________ of inspiration.

A.cash B.flash C.dash D.crash

2、—Have you moved into the new house?

—Not yet. It ________.

A．has been built

B．was built

C．is being built

D．had been built

3、It’s hard to ________ the green beans from the red ones, because there are too many of them.

A．work out

B．watch out

C．sort out

D．set out

4、The quality of education in this local school is better than _______ in some larger school in the city.

A．it

B．this

C．that

D．one

5、She couldn' t find her son_   she had dropped him off．

A．when B．until

C．although D．where

6、I got to the office earlier that day, ________ the 7：30 train from Paddington.

A.caught B.to have caught

C.to catch D.having caught

7、City life is more convenient than   of the country but not quiet and easy.

A. that; as     B. such; too

C. which; rather   D. one; quite

8、—I like this dress better than that one.

— ____, but it costs almost twice____.

A. So do I; as much

B. Neither do I; as many

C. So I am; so much

D. Neither am I; so many

9、The new policy allows a couple to have a second birth____either is an only child.

A. if only   B. on condition that

C. unless    D. until

10、Long time no see! It has been 2 years _____ we graduated from school.

A.before B.when C.since D.that

11、“To meet people’s desire for _____ happy life is our mission,” Xi Jingping said to the press after he was elected ____general secretary and chairman．

A．a; a B．the; the C．a; /   D．/; the

12、That is the reason ________ for his being late in class yesterday.

A.what he explained B.he explained

C.how he explained D.why he explained

13、With such heavy traffic in big cities, drivers have to be specially cautious over their driving circumstances so as not to _______ each other’s cars.

A. shrink   B. deposit   C. snatch   D. scratch

14、Speaking in an inspection in Yunnan Province, Xi Jinping said authorities must poverty removal efforts to support the building of a rich and successful country.

A. anticipate B. allocate

C. appreciate D. accelerate

15、Keller is ________ about making predictions for the success of the program.

A．cautious

B．challenging

C．changeable

D．committed

16、Before the wedding party is held, why donˈt you let me ________ your sitting-room?

A．decorate

B．reflect

C．arrange

D．rebuild

17、The successful candidate will be adaptable, take ownership of and develop in the role by taking initiative, being motivated and ________ high standards.

A. ensured   B. to ensure

C. ensuring   D. to be ensured

18、Making a speech in front of a crowd of people is not his strength but he____ it with his passion and efforts．

A．takes advantage of  B．makes up for

C．gets hold of   D．1ives up to

19、Yesterday Mr. Smith spoke at the meeting in place of the manager, who________ a more important meeting.

A．had attended

B．will be attending

C．has attended

D．was attending

20、When we ____ on our life journey after graduation from university,   we are confident about our future.

A．set about

B．set up

C．set down

D．set off

21、

How Grandpa Tata Caught a Ginormous Fish without a Hook

By Dhan Reddy

Rating (等级): 4.6 out of 5 stars

Many children are lucky enough to go fishing. The luckiest ones get to go fishing with their grandpas! In this story, Dinesh and his grandpa go in search of a really big fish and catch the world’s biggest fish with nothing but a piglet (小猪)! This book is a funny story of going out and getting what you want — if you’re willing to go beyond what others do.

Merely

By Cate Davis

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Born in the Kalahari Desert in Africa, Merely the Meerkat is the only child of her mother, Mernie, who teaches her to keep an open heart, to be kind, and to look for the best in others. But Merely is unluckily taken from her home and family, along with many other animals, and transported across the ocean to an American zoo where her young life changes forever.

The Way Things Never Were

By Norman H. Finkelstein

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

It seems like kids are always hearing stories about America in the “good old days.” But, in fact, the 1950s and 1960s were not as carefree (无忧无虑的) as they sometimes seem. Through interesting stories, advertisements, facts and photographs, Norman H. Finkelstein invites people of all ages to decide for themselves.

Silent Days, Silent Dreams

By Allen Say

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

This picture book tells the story of James Castle, an artist who grew up unloved by his family and community because of his deafness. This book is a story as much about acceptance and understanding as it is about perseverance (坚 持).

【1】Which word can best describe the story told in the first book?

A.Boring. B.Touching. C.Worrying. D.Interesting.

【2】Who would be most interested in Merely?

A.Those who care about animals. B.Those who love making friends.

C.Those who want to know about desert. D.Those who were born in an unlucky family.

【3】Which author’s book tells readers the truth about America in the mid-20th century?

A.Allen Say’s. B.Cate Davis’s. C.Dhan Reddy’s. D.Norman H. Finkelstein’s.

【4】Which book has the highest rating?

A.Merely.

B.Silent Days, Silent Dreams.

C.The Way Things Never Were.

D.How Grandpa Tata Caught a Ginormous Fish without a Hook.

22、The reason is that college students today can’t do math, and one line of reasoning goes. Or they don’t know science. These are all good theories, but the problem with these young adults’ unemployment goes way beyond a lack of STEM (科学) skills.

A survey by the Workforce Solutions Group at St. Louis Community College finds that more than 60% of employers say applicants lack the ability to communicate and get along with others — a jump of about 10 percentage points in just two years. A large number of managers also say today’s applicants can’t think creatively, solve problems or write well. Jobs are going unfilled as a result, which hurts companies and employees. The annual global Talent Shortage Survey from Manpower Group finds that nearly 1 in 5 employers worldwide can’t fill positions because they can’t find people with soft skills.

One thing that does appear to make a difference is internships(实习). More than 80% of employers want new graduates they hire to have completed a formal internship, but only 8% of students say interning in a field related to their major is something they spend a lot of time doing. Instead, the top extracurricular(课外的)activities are hanging out with friends, working in an unrelated job and eating out.

And all internships are not created equal. Overall, only about half of college graduates say they’re prepared for the work — and the number of bosses who think they’re prepared is lower than 40%.

Among students who don’t intern, only 44% consider themselves ready for the job market. That improves for students with unpaid internships; 58% say they’re prepared for the workplace. But among students who complete paid internships, that number jumps to 70%. None of the students think they’re entirely prepared for the workforce, but they’re a lot more confident than the managers surveyed. Part of the problem is that you don’t know what you don’t know, as the saying goes.

Harris Interactive found a huge gap between students’ view of their abilities and managers’ view of those same skills such as financial skills. It’s just hard to teach these skills, experts say. “It is hard to correct a lifetime of bad habits in a short period of time,” Roderick Nunn, vice chancellor for economic development and workforce solutions at St. Louis Community College, tells St. Louis Beacon.

【1】What does the underlined phrase “soft skills” refer to?

A. Math and science skills.

B. Flexibility and interpersonal skills.

C. The skills of finding jobs.

D. Creativity and skills of communicating with employers.

【2】What do most new graduates think of their internships?

A. They should do as their employers expect.

B. They should have their free life out of the work time.

C. They shouldn’t spend too much time on the field related to their major.

D. They feel prepared for the jobs during internships.

【3】What does the saying “you don’t know what you don’t know” indicate?

A. Students with different internships judge their abilities differently.

B. Students learn much from internships and think more differently from before.

C. Students are unaware of what the employers think they are lacking.

D. Students don’t know much about the job they are working on.

【4】The passage mainly talks about   .

A. different views about new graduates’ skills

B. new graduates’ performance in their internships

C. how new graduates can meet their employers’ needs

D. the real reason why new graduates are unemployed

【5】The purpose of the passage is   .

A. to describe   B. to explain   C. to inform   D. to argue

23、I was at my parent’s dinner table. Before me was a worn journal of thin and discolored pages. It was my grandfather’s journal and now belonged to my father. My grandfather had passed away in the months leading up to my birth. I never got to visit the places he had frequented and the people who had been a part of his life’s journey.

I was now about to enter his world, through the words he had left behind. Within minutes, I was captivated by the power of the written words. In the magical script (笔迹) before me, I was transported to another age when food was an everyday art, planned, prepared and enjoyed in the company of others, and a time when people had the heart to pause their own lives to embrace (拥抱) each other’s struggles. All this was conveyed to me in the beauty of the words that flowed together to connect with the writer’s mind and understand the world they lived in.

That kind of writing seems to be lost on us today. We have gotten used to writing in bite-sized pieces for a public looking for entertainment, and hungry for information. No wonder, there are nearly 200 million bloggers on the Internet and a new blog is created somewhere in the world every half a second. Instead of adding to our collective wisdom, most of these writings reflect the superficiality (肤浅) and impatience of our day and age.

This not only robs us of the skill of writing impressive essays, it also prevents us from exploring what is indeed important. Writing humbles (使谦卑) us in a way that is vital for our character growth, by reminding us about the limits of the self and our appropriate place in the vast flow of life. Writing frees us by helping us explore the unknown so that we really open up to magic of the world around us. I saw all of this in the writing of my grandfather. And I’ve seen it again and again in the writings of the greatest thinkers of humanity. Their writing reflect deep thought on issues of human importance.

【1】The underlined word “captivated” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “________”.

A．puzzled

B．frightened

C．attracted

D．defeated

【2】In the author’s grandfather’s age, people ________.

A．lived a hard life

B．cared about each other

C．were fond of writing

D．treated food as an art

【3】The author begins the text with her grandfather’s journal in order to ________.

A．show her respect to her grandfather

B．present the importance of good writing

C．express her interest in reading as well as writing

D．raise the problems with today’s writing

【4】In the last paragraph, the author is trying to _________.

A．discuss what good writing is like

B．express her strong desire to learn writing skills

C．stress the effects of her grandfather’s journal on her

D．show her admiration for her grandfather’s writing

24、A man was sitting in the park watching the ducks on the pond. When a woman approached him. She had a white poodle(鬃毛狮子狗) on a leash (系狗的链子).

She sat down on a bench, took out a magazine and began to read .

After it had been sitting quietly for about ten minutes, the poodle turned and looked up at the man.

“Excuse me,” the dog whispered. “But you look like a kind man. Please buy me from this awful woman.”

The man could hardly believe his ears. A dog was whispering to him. In English!

“She is so mean to me,” the dog continued. “She never pets me or plays with me when she’s in a bad mood, which is most of the time.”

The man was amazed to hear the dog say all this. He was even more surprised when the dog added, “And I’m really a very good dog. I’m quite famous, too. I won a medal in the last war and was twice wounded in action. I’ve rescued three children-two from drowning and one from a fire.”

The man decided that he would try to buy the dog from the woman. He would pay a lot of money if necessary. The dog would soon earn tens of thousands of dollars on television. It would be the world’s first talking dog.

“Excuse me,” he said to the woman, “but I love your little dog. Will you sell him to me?”“I’ll be delighted to sell him,” the woman said. “You can have him for ten dollars.”

“Ten dollars!” the man said. “Only the dollars? Why so little?” “Because,” the woman said, “he’s a trouble-making liar.”

【1】The poodle______.

A．sat on either side of man and woman

B．could read the magazine

C．was leading the woman

D．belonged to the woman

【2】The dog ______.

A．insulted the man

B．asked the man to buy it

C．started talking as soon as it sat down

D．couldn’t speak properly

【3】The man was surprised______.

A．to hear it speak

B．to see it feed

C．to hear it bark

D．to see if being beaten

【4】The dog explained that it had ______.

A．stopped a fireman from saving three children

B．never been in the war

C．acted heroically in dangerous situations

D．refused a medal in the last war

25、How Running Helped Me Turn My Life Around

I've never been an athlete. Aside from excelling at all academic disciplines at school, my main goal was to ____ PE at all costs. In my twenties, I went for an occasional yoga or Zumba class, but that was really the summary of all my athletic accomplishments.

That was until the end of 2016, when I was unexpectedly laid off. The chances of getting a new ____ soon were not in my favor and ____ thoughts of not being good enough started to kick in. I was feeling quite depressed but pushed myself to go and ____ for the TCS NYC Marathon runners as the course was going through our neighborhood.

However, while being there, I got phenomenal ____ from all the runners, smiling, applauding and high-fiving constantly. Not a runner myself, I thought maybe I could give running a ____ , just to try, to use my neglected gym membership and see where it ____ me. And so I tried. I went to my local gym the next morning and got on a treadmill （跑步机）. I was out of breath by minute five, but I ____ down, walked for a bit and then restarted. I came back the next day, hoping to ____ a few minutes longer. By the end of two weeks, I could run for 30 minutes, which was a huge _____.

While I saw my body starting to look more toned, I also noticed my negative thoughts didn't occur that ____. And it sparked a thought—what if I could set a running ____ and sign up for my first- ever race? I did and races became a new hobby.

In the meantime, I was able to ____ a few freelance （自由职业的）projects. They offered me a good ____ , and, most importantly, the time to work out for the big race. Also, when I was going for interviews, I started to feel very ____ in my abilities, experience and skills.

I got my full-time job ____ at my dream company just a couple of weeks before the halfmarathon. Although I got an ____ from overtraining right before the race, I still went for it and still finished within my ____ time.

I still have a long running ____ ahead of me—I'd love to work on my speed, my technique and I dream of running a marathon outside of the US. Running gives me ____ that I can do anything I set my mind to.

【1】A.attend B.avoid C.pursue D.postpone

【2】A.house B.plan C.class D.job

【3】A.dark B.deep C.critical D.random

【4】A.call B.look C.cheer D.stand

【5】A.sympathy B.pleasure C.luck D.energy

【6】A.lift B.shot C.break D.choice

【7】A.meets B.leaves C.takes D.drops

【8】A.came B.fell C.went D.slowed

【9】A.last B.walk C.rest D.function

【10】A.credit B.impact C.success D.opportunity

【11】A.readily B.frequently C.normally D.occasionally

【12】A.goal B.limit C.record D.standard

【13】A.cancel B.secure C.approve D.continue

【14】A.service B.position C.future D.income

【15】A.absorbed B.interested C.confident D.confused

【16】A.offer B.permit C.schedule D.application

【17】A.award B.honor C.injury D.issue

【18】A.leisure B.expected C.original D.spare

【19】A.show B.routine C.distance D.journey

【20】A.faith B.consideration C.evidence D.guidance

26、假定你是李华，你正在某国外中学作交换生，该校校报的“外国文化”栏目拟介绍中国传统文化，校报编辑Peter给你写信，咨询你的意见。请你给Peter写封回信，要点如下：

1.你认为最能代表中国文化的是什么？请说明理由；

2.我们应该如何更好地推广中国文化？ (至少两点)

3.词数保持在110即可。

Dear Peter,

I am pleased to receive your letter.

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Yours,

Li Hua