荆州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Tom is ________ the album, trying to find the picture taken in Paris 10 years ago.

A. looking into   B. looking back on

C. looking through   D. looking out

2、All the issues we were concerned about were settled, but we thought the result was________ ideal.

A．other than

B．aside from

C．rather than

D．far from

3、—You seem to be fond of classical music.

—_______________. As a matter of fact, I like jazz music better.

A．I don’t agree

B．Not really

C．I couldn’t agree more

D．No doubt

4、—How was your trip to Switzerland?

—Perfect 1．How I wish you ______ with us!

A．have been   B．are

C. were D．had been

5、He is never satisfied with what he has got. The grass is always greener on the other side of the ____.

A. road   B. fence C. wall   D. garden

6、--- How old can you guess your new English teacher is？

--- It’s hard to say．But I guess him to be _________ between 35 and 40.

A． anything   B． anywhere

C． anybod      D． anyway

7、Mr. Frank asked me       I could go with him to       he called the Treasure House the next week.

A．that; which

B．whether; that

C．whether; what

D．that; where

8、It displeases my parents when Richard and I stay out late at night. My parents don't _____  of Richard and me staying out late at night.

A.approach B.allow C.appeal D.approve

9、—You’ve been watching TV too long. Have a rest.

—________. But there is nothing like the 2022 World Cup.

A．Why bother?

B．What for?

C．You got me there.

D．You said it.

10、California is home to 4,426 species of plants, and nearly half of ________ are found nowhere else.

A．which

B．them

C．what

D．that

11、一My son is a volunteer and often helps the disabled．

一______．They’re really something．

A. So do they   B. So it is with my son

C. So are they   D. So is my son

12、We trust you; only you can ______him to quit doing such silly things.

A．suggest

B．attract

C．advise

D．persuade

13、---We don’t have enough dictionaries．What would you like to suggest?

---How about four of us ________ one?

A． share     B． to share

C． sharing   D． shared

14、The paper ox my grandmother _________ for me is my most valued birthday gift.

A. cut    B. will cut   C. had cut   D. cuts

15、________ Barbara Jones offers to her fans is honesty and happiness.

A．Which   B．Whom    C．That        D．What

16、Practising Chinese Kungfu can not only ________ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.

A. bring up   B. take up

C. build up   D. pull up

17、— However busy Mary is, she will ______ some time for exercise every day.

— No wonder she is always so energetic.

A．set aside

B．put away

C．get over

D．take in

18、--- Jack fell off the ladder yesterday, but he is all right now.

---What a lucky dog! He _______ himself badly.

A． could injure   B． must have injured

C． should injure   D． might have injured

19、Don't phone me between 10:00 and 11:30 tomorrow morning． I a meeting then．

A． had B． have

C． was having   D． will be having

20、Follow your doctor’s advice, ________ your cough will get worse.

A.or B.and C.then D.so

21、Four female pioneers from different fields will soon appear on some US coins. Generations to come will look at the coins bearing these designs and be reminded of what can be accomplished with determination and a desire to improve opportunities for all.

Anna May Wong

Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, appearing in more than 60 movies. Her coin shows her resting her head on her hand, surrounded by the round lights of a stage.

Maya Angelou

The late writer, performer and social activist has already received a Presidential Medal of Freedom, won a National Book Award, and published more than 30 bestselling poems.

Angelou’s coin will show her with her arms uplifted, in front of a bird in flight and a rising sun. Those images are inspired by her poetry and symbolic of the way she lived.

Sally Ride

The late astronaut, physicist and educator is best known as the first American woman—and youngest American—to travel to space. After her retirement, she devoted herself to inspiring young people, particularly girls, in science, engineering, technology and math.

Her coin design shows her standing next to a window on a spaceship, which is inspired by what she once said. “When I wasn’t working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.”

Wilma Mankiller

Mankiller was the first elected female chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1987, and is celebrated as an activist for Native American and women’s rights. During her two terms in office, she doubled her community’s employment and built new housing, health centers and children’s programs in northeast Oklahoma. Under her leadership, infant death rate declined and educational levels rose.

Mankiller’s coin shows her in a traditional dress in front of the seven-pointed star of the Cherokee Nation.

【1】Which symbol is related to Maya Angelou?

A．A setting sun.

B．A flying bird.

C．A window.

D．A seven-pointed star.

【2】Who has been to space?

A．Sally Ride.

B．Maya Angelou.

C．Anna May Wong.

D．Wilma Mankiller.

【3】What is special about Wilma Mankiller?

A．She cared about education.

B．She was a social activist.

C．She was an elected official.

D．She starred in many movies.

22、

【1】According to the passage, it is good habit to ______ when you are writing your email.

A．include all of your social network links

B．send your emails to all of your coworkers

C．use different font size to make the massage vivid

D．keep the subject line brief

【2】Which of the following statements might the author agree with?

A．The subject line is filled with Hey instead of being left blank.

B．Using capitals is acceptable when offering congratulations.

C．You are supposed to reply to only one person at a time.

D．Social network links should be included in your signature.

【3】In which of the following sentences does the phrase “cry wolf” is correctly used?

A．Economists are just crying wolf while actually the economic future is not so bad.

B．The government is always crying wolf and has never kept the promise to reduce taxes.

C．He cried wolf when he received a letter saying that his application had been rejected.

D．He just cried wolf in comforting her when he didn’t know what had really happened.

23、   Known as China's most popular love comedy, Romance of the Western Chamber is regarded as one of the best works of its time.

Set in the Tang Dynasty, the play tells the secret love story between a young scholar Zhang Sheng, who is on his way to take the highest imperial exam, and Cui Yingying, daughter of a chief minister of the Tang court. After bandits （土 匪）surround Cui at a temple, her mother promises her daughter's hand in marriage to whoever can defeat them. Zhang manages to drive the bandits away, but Cui's mother takes back her word because Zhang is poor. However, Zhang and Cui have already fallen in love. With the help of Cui's maid Hong Niang, the two continue their romance and break many barriers.

The play includes much of the beauty of the poetry from the Tang and Song eras in Chinese history. Part of its appeal to readers is found in the style, grace and flow of the language.

In fact, the play represents a high mark of achievement in romantic Chinese literature, and is quite popular. It has given rise to many sequels（续写）and rewritings, and also influenced countless plays, short stories and novels. The play also inspired generations of artists across various mediums such as woodblock prints（版画）and paintings.

The characters are like “the superheroes from another time”. Rachel Leung, associate curator（副馆 长）of Sun Museum told China Daily. "This story is trying to break the societal limits. It's about courage and perseverance to pursue true love,” Leung said. "It's inspiring.”

Indeed, Romance of the Western Chamber is known for opposing traditional norms（规范）associated with marriage and love during a special era. It has a positive take on marriage, emphasizing that true love should come first.

【1】What do we know about Romance of the Western Chamber?

A.It is the best work of Tang Dynasty.

B.This noted play is an inspiration for many other literary works .

C.Cui's mother would like to marry her daughter to a needy man.

D.The story is to persuade people to follow traditional marriage concept.

【2】According to Rachel Leung, the story of Romance of the Western Chamber _____.

A.has characters from another time

B.encourages people to fight against conventions

C.inspires people to be more perseverant in face of obstacles

D.motivates people to fight for true love despite of difficulties

【3】What is the best title for the text?

A.A Heroic Story B.Love Comes First

C.A Glimpse of Tang Dynasty D.How to Oppose Traditional Norms

24、Here are some traditional German beer games .

Beer Boot Pass

A very , very popular game played in Germany is the beer boot pass ( Bier Boot ) , which has gained popularity all over the world . The game is usually played to pin the next round of beer on a person . In this , a full glass of beer is passed around in the group—there are some rules for this—it has to be tipped every time before it is passed and not a drop of beer must be spilled . The second-to-last person who finishes the beer must pay for the next round . The game then becomes all about judgment because either you drink the entire beer or have a sip and pass it on . You never know who the second to last person will be , so the uncertainty and excitement makes the game a favorite .

Beer Crate-Running

This is a traditional game that is extremely popular in Germany , Switzerland , and Austria , more popularly referred to as Kastenlauf . The game is similar to running a race , where a route is marked , ranging from anywhere between 5-12 km . Each participant brings a crate of beer ( the size and quantity will be specified ) . The first person who success fully finishes the entire crate of beer before getting to the finish line wins .

Flunkyball

This outdoor game is played with one team being matched against another , with equal numbers in both . The teams stand on opposite sides of the ground in a line , with their beers lined before them . An empty bottle or a tin can is placed in the center and another object ( used as an aim ) is brought in , something like a tennis ball . The first team ( A ) hits the ball onto the target to tumble（打翻）it . Once the bottle has tumbled , team A will start drinking their beers . Meanwhile , team B must run to the center , place the bottle upright , find the ball , and cross back into the line before yelling ‘ Stop ’ . Team A then stops drinking and team B starts to throw the ball at the bottle and carrying forward the game . The game continues till one team has finished all their beer and they are declared winners .

Drinking Relay

Divide the group of people into two teams and get them to stand in a line with beer placed in front of each member . At the blow of the whistle , the first person lifts the glass and starts drinking the beer . After he is done , he has to turn the glass over to show that there is no more beer in the glass . Then , the next person starts drinking and so on . The next in line can only drink when the first person has emptied his glass . The team whose last member empties the glass ahead of others wins .

Herman the German

Even though this game seems simple , it is a lot of fun . It runs on the lines of ‘ Who stole the cookie ’ . A person is chosen as ‘ Herman the German ’ ( HTG ) and he has to get the game running . The other members sit in a random manner and are given names , better if they are confusing names like China Port No. 1 , Rum Master Blaster etc . The game starts with HTG saying – “ HTG dropped a missile on China Port No. 1 , sir ” and China Port No. 1 has to reply with – “ It wasn’t me , sir . ” Then HTG replies – “ Who then , sir ” and it goes on . The sentence has to end with ‘ sir ’ and if it doesn’t , then the player has to down a beer . Similarly , if at any point the players fumble , they have to do the same . The tension makes the players forget things and there’s a whole lot of beer flowing as a result .

【1】Which two games have something to do with running ?

A. Beer Boot Pass and Beer Crate-Running

B. Flunkyball and Drinking Relay

C. Beer Crate-Running and Flunkyball

D. Drinking Relay and Herman the German

【2】 The loser will have to buy beers for others in the game __________ .

A. Beer Boot Pass B. Beer Crate-Running

C. Flunkyball D. Drinking Relay

【3】A person with a good memory may have a advantage in playing __________ .

A. Beer Boot Pass   B. Flunkyball

C. Drinking Relay    D. Herman the German

【4】Which of the following statements is listed as a rule of the games ?

A. Every person has to sip the beer when playing Beer Boot Pass .

B. The person who replies to HTG with “ sir ” at the end will be punished .

C. The team can start drinking their beers as soon as they throw the ball in Flunkyball

D. The team members have to drink their beers in turn when playing Drinking Relay .

25、Marty Verel, a 59-year-old man who had had a kidney transplant in Ohio, should have been near the top of the list to receive a COVID-19 vaccine (疫苗). Yet like millions of others, he wasn't having any _______ scheduling. Marty and his wife, Nancy Verel, would sit with computers on their laps trying for hours to book on different sites, all of which were slow and complicated. “I felt _______,” Nancy says.

Then Nancy heard about Marla Zwinggi, who was spending up to ten hours a day online trying to book appointments for vulnerable (弱势的) individuals. So Nancy _______ Zwinggi on Facebook: Can you help? Twenty-five minutes later, Zwinggi responded by asking for Marty's personal information. Nine minutes after that, Zwinggi _______ back—Marty had an appointment to get the vaccine.

Zwinggi's vaccine _______ started on February 1, when she learned that her seriously sick parents were unable to get appointments themselves. Clicking around on vaccine registration sites, Zwinggi discovered just how _______ it was to book an appointment. She applied _______ that web insiders are familiar with. “I'm determined. I drink a lot of coffee, and I'm a fast typer,” she says. Soon enough, Zwinggi had _______ appointments for both of her parents.

Zwinggi decided that helping others would be her way of _______. “I feel like I need to will us out of this pandemic,” she says. On February 10, she logged on to Facebook to let people know that she was assisting with bookings. By March 2, she'd booked appointments for 400 people, an impressive achievement that made Nancy ________, “Zwinggi is some sort of COVID angel (天使).”

【1】

A．advice

B．fun

C．money

D．luck

【2】

A．safe

B．hopeless

C．ashamed

D．positive

【3】

A．messaged

B．greeted

C．accepted

D．recognized

【4】

A．paid

B．looked

C．reported

D．travelled

【5】

A．developing

B．hunting

C．testing

D．giving

【6】

A．difficult

B．necessary

C．expensive

D．normal

【7】

A．standards

B．materials

C．resources

D．strategies

【8】

A．offered

B．checked

C．secured

D．cancelled

【9】

A．giving in

B．giving back

C．giving up

D．giving away

【10】

A．guess

B．vote

C．share

D．conclude

26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

On a cold windy day, a poor boy tried to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door. Wandering on the street, he was not a successful seller. What’s worse, he found that he only had one dime（一角硬币） left. His empty stomach reminded him constantly that for days he hadn’t eaten anything. He had no choice but to beg for a meal at the next house. Hesitantly he knocked at door, thinking about what to say when it opened. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. “What can I do for you?” asked the young woman. The boy paused for a while “Would you please give me some … a drink of water?” the boy dare not to look directly into her eyes. She looked at the bony boy and thought he might need something to give him energy so she brought him a glass of milk. His head rising and small hands taking the cup, he drank it up slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied with a warm smile on her face. “My mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” Deeply moved, he said sincerely, “Then I shall thank you from the bottom of my heart.”As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the whole human race. As a matter of fact, he was about to give up and quit before that point.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. However, the local doctors were unable to give the effective medical treatment. Finally they sent her to a hospital in the big city, where specialists can be called in to cure her rare disease. Among those famous specialists, Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

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