朔州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Daylight saving time begins at 2: 00 a. m. local time on the second Sunday in March, ________clocks spring forward an hour, typically ________observers to lose an hour of sleep.

A．which, caused

B．when, causing

C．which, causing

D．when, caused

2、I set the alarm clock, as a result, I got up earlier and reached the airport with minutes to _____.

A.spare B.catch C.leave D.make

3、(2016·北京)I love the weekend, because I _________ get up early on Saturdays and Sundays.

A．needn’t

B．mustn’t

C．wouldn’t

D．shouldn’t

4、While sending flowers as gifts, we can't choose flowers   , because different flowers may carry different meanings.

A. originally   B. cautiously   C. arbitrarily   D. thoroughly

5、His mind went so blank that little ______ down for the first ten minutes in the test.

A. he wrote   B. he will write

C. did he write   D. will he write

6、About China, the most frequently used word by people is "exciting", since the country every day.

A. is changing   B. changes

C. has changed   D.was changing

7、—I will never go back to school again. It's a tough period in my life.

— ________. Who knows what may happen tomorrow.

A．Forget it

B．I hope so

C．Never say never

D．I totally agree

8、Is this hotel ________ you said we were to stay in your letter?

A. in which B. what   C. that   D. Where

9、Alice tried to keep calm, but her red face ______ the fact that she was nervous.

A. rejected   B. marked

C. explored   D. betrayed

10、A Wechat (微信) is an invention______ can help people talk to friends, share photos, ideas and feeling freely.

A.which B.what C.whose D.it

11、This is your home, _______ you may treat it as.

A. whenever  B. whoever    C. whatever    D. Wherever

12、The media________ the trade-unions for years and the unions have called for a change.

A．has been attacking

B．has been attacked

C．had attacked

D．had been attacked

13、I was bored staying here for years, ________ whether I should try someplace different.

A. wondered   B. to wonder

C. wondering D. wonder

14、Nowadays the ___________ for travelling is shifted from shopping to food and scenery.

A．priority

B．potential

C．power

D．pension

15、—May I have the bill, please?

—Wait a minute please, sir. Well, that’s 100 yuan ________.

A．in addition

B．in total

C．in short

D．in turn

16、I often have conversations with John________the telephone, while I keep in touch with Tom ________letter.

A．for; of

B．over; by

C．of; in

D．in; or

17、 ______ with the researchers' expectations, they found a positive connection between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer.

A.Content B.Consistent C.Creative D.Controversial

18、Working as a manager, Rebecca found it hard ______ between work and her family.

A. balancing B. to balance

C. to have balanced   D. having balanced

19、According to the police，the man called “Tuhao”_______ to be a professional cheat in business．

A． worked out  B． made out

C． figured out D． turned out

20、The government has taken measures to______the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable．

A．put down B．tear down

C．hand down D．bring down

21、Outdoor cameras are the modern version of hiring a guard for your home.

Below is a list of some quality outdoor security cameras available in the market.

Ring Floodlight Camera

The camera itself records in HD and you have plenty of support via the app.

Through the app. you can talk to people through the camera.

The camera itself has no night vision. This is a problem in the event that the bulbs burn out, which will happen eventually.

Campark Camera

Since this outdoor security camera is built for hunting. it is wireless and completely waterproof(防水的). Furthermore, its sensors (传感器)are sharp and will naturally have night vision.

That said, there are a few downsides. Because of its higher sensitivity, this camera takes a lot of unnecessary pictures and videos. Furthermore, you’ll need to supply an SD card to store videos and pictures.

Zumimall Camera

The security camera itself is 100% wireless, connects through Wi-Fi, and is battery-operated. It also has night vision and handles cold, heat, and rain very well.

The only point of criticism is the storage. The cloud storage offered is limited. For free. you can store your videos and pictures for up to seven days before the old pictures and videos are replaced.

ZOSI Security Camera System

It’s a system including several security cameras, which pack a lot of qualities. They offer 80 feet of night vision, are weatherproof, raise the alarm when they spot motion, etc.

The downside of this system is that these cameras need to be wired to a center.

And the wiring can be disorganized and untidy.

Click here to buy these cameras:

【1】What is the selling point of Ring Floodlight Camera?

A．Support through the app.

B．Night vision.

C．High sensitivity.

D．Long battery life.

【2】If you use Zumimall Camera, you ________.

A．need to protect it from cold

B．can connect it to the Internet without wires

C．will have unlimited cloud storage space

D．can freely store the videos and pictures for a month

【3】What do Campark Camera and ZOSI Camera have in common?

A．They need an SD card.

B．They are built for hunting.

C．They require a wire center.

D．They can stand up to water.

【4】Where can we probably find this advertisement?

A．In a newspaper.

B．In a department store.

C．On a shopping website.

D．On a community noticeboard.

【5】Which of the following can best describe this advertisement?

A．Informative.

B．Supportive.

C．Misleading.

D．Imaginative.

22、California officials are praising workers for rescuing a 13-year-old boy who fell into a river of sewage(下水道) in Los Angeles. The boy, Jesse Hermandez, spent more than 12 hours in the city’s large underground sewage system. It is filled with liquid refuse and other waste materials, some of them poisonous.

Jesse had been playing at a public park with other children during a family gathering on Sunday. At one point, the children were on pieces of wood that covered an opening leading to the sewer system. One of the wooden planks broke. The boy fell about eight meters down and landed in fast-moving sewage, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. The other children quickly told adults what had happened. The adults then called an emergency telephone line for help. Rescuers immediately began searching for Jesse underground. They set cameras on floatation devices, which they put into the sewage system. They finally found Jesse after seeing images of handprints on a pipe. A crew of sanitation(公共卫生) workers hurried to the area and opened a manhole. “The first thing they heard was ‘Help!’” said Adel Hagekhalil, an official in the Los Angeles Sanitation Department.

The crew lowered down a long hose (软管) to Jesse, who was in the pipe about three meters deep. The boy held onto the line while workers pulled him up. He was taken to a hospital for a full physical examination and reunited with his family. In addition to the major rescue effort, Humphrey credited the boy with being able to survive. Not only did he survive being pushed through sewage moving at speeds of 24 kilometers an hour, but also Jesse was able to find a small area of breathable air and wait there until he was found.

“Many would call it a miracle,” Humphrey said about Jesse’s survival. He added that the chances of someone surviving such an event are low.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was among those closely watching the rescue effort. On Twitter, Garcetti praised rescuers and thanked Jesse’s family for their “patience and optimism” during the frightening experience.

【1】According to the text, the accident took place__________.

A．before Jesse got to the park.

B．just after Jesse left the park.

C．right before the rescuers arrived at the park

D．when Jesse was playing in the park with other children.

【2】What can we infer from what Humphrey said in Paragraph 4?

A．Jesse fell 24 meters down into the sewage system.

B．The park should take some responsibility for Jesse’s accident.

C．The consequence of falling into the sewage system is disastrous.

D．Jesse’s being saved was not surprising thanks to the rescuers’ efforts.

【3】Which of the following words can best describe Jesse?

A．Careless.

B．Sensible.

C．Hesitant.

D．Determined.

【4】Why did Mayor Eric Garcetti thank Jesse’s family?

A．They were tolerant of the bad management of the park.

B．They brought up their son in a right and respectable way.

C．They stayed calm and hopeful about Jesse’s being saved.

D．They voluntarily participated in rescuing Jesse together with the rescuers.

23、When Maria Beall sees trash on the ground, she picks it up with joy. “It's your workout as well as keeping your community clean,” says Beall, a sports exercise physiologist. She and her husband, Mike, recently moved to Richmond's Manchester neighborhood. While walking their dog, she noticed someone had dumped(倾倒)a sofa and a microwave in an alley, and she saw fast-food wrappers(外包装) and plastic bottles on the sidewalks. Beall was concerned about the impact on the environment. So she decided to organize a regular cleanup to keep Manchester beautiful.

Beginning in March, volunteers began meeting at Legend Brewing Co. for a monthly Saturday-morning cleanup. Open to everyone, the effort has attracted 20 to 75 people monthly. On a recent Saturday, volunteers wearing gloves and carrying trash bags were divided into smaller groups, and for two hours, spread across all parts of Manchester.

“I've always found that getting involved with projects like this is a win-win," says Ann Kramer, one of the volunteers, who moved to Manchester in 2019. “I meet great people, and my community gets stronger.”

“I think the cleanup sends a message to new residents that Manchester is a neighborhood that cares,” Kramer adds. “This area is exploding in growth, with many new people moving in each month, so we hope that the regular commitment to ensuring Manchester's streets are clean will be another reason why people would choose Manchester.”

New businesses are also opening here, and some are monthly cleanup sponsors, including Dandelion Health Direct Primary Care. Family physician Joe Fields-Johnson says he opened his practice in Manchester "because of the critical need for primary care access in this neighborhood”. Fields-Johnson says beautiful green spaces and clean neighborhoods benefit people's health.

Beall feels grateful to live in Manchester and appreciates how neighbors come together for the cleanups. “I like the sense of community,” she says. “I'm also hoping it inspires other neighborhoods and that there will be more cleaner neighborhoods, because we're all in this together.”

【1】What did Beall see during her walk in her new neighborhood?

A．Normal recycling.

B．Casual littering.

C．Regular cleanup efforts.

D．Rare exercising activities.

【2】Why did the author mention Ann Kramer's words?

A．To show the power of being friendly.

B．To warn about the pollution problems.

C．To speak highly of the regular cleanup.

D．To tell the advantages of doing exercise.

【3】What is the influence of the regular cleanup in Fields-Johnson's opinion?

A．It can attract more new residents.

B．It can expand primary care access.

C．It can raise a sense of community.

D．It can bring positive health benefits.

【4】What does Beall expect of the regular cleanup?

A．It should be expanded.

B．It should be monitored.

C．It should be stopped.

D．It should be awarded.

24、   The world is full of distractions. If you work in an office, it might be emails, phone calls or colleagues with questions to ask, which take your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about. If you are at home, it might be the contents of the fridge or a sudden fixation on dust mites (尘螨) under the sofa. Sometimes it takes even less. If you are sitting and doing work and someone near you says something particularly interesting, that can pull your focus. If you are not careful, you will end up your day with nothing accomplished.

So, how can we stay focused in our wandering minds? Switching off email or messaging services helps. And put your smart phone and other irrelevant screens away—they attract your attention even if they are off. If you tend to pop on headphones and use music to shut out distractions, avoid listening to anything familiar. Knowing the words or tune well will distract you even more.

Not all distractions are bad, however. If you are doing something repetitive like stuffing envelopes or laying bricks, being distracted by listening to music or engaging in a conversation with a co-worker can ultimately increase productivity. Creativity can benefit from distraction too. Jihae Shin, now at the university of Wisconsin-Madison, has found that when people played Minesweeper for five minutes before coming up with new business ideas, they were more creative than those who didn’t play.

Switching between tasks can also help. In general, this is the enemy of productivity: it encourages mistakes, stops us from completing things, promotes forgetfulness and lowers the quality of writing. But when we are trying to come up with creative solutions, task-switching distractions can help prevent “cognitive fixation” on ineffective approaches. So if you are a creative type, try lining up two or more tasks and spend your day switching between them.

【1】Why does the author mention many examples in Para.1?

A.To reveal the troubles of distractions.

B.To present the findings of recent studies.

C.To highlight the values of multitasks.

D.To emphasize the importance of being focused.

【2】What can be inferred about task-switching distraction from the passage?

A.It will improve the productivity of the repetitive work.

B.It may be shut out by listening to the familiar music.

C.It may lower the efficiency of multitasks.

D.It will help to come up with new ideas.

【3】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Upsides and downsides of distraction.

B.Distraction and creativity.

C.How to stay focused.

D.Causes of distraction.

25、   Artists have long claimed alcohol and other drugs as inspiration for their creativity. But is there really a(n) _______ between intoxication（醉酒）and inspiration? A recent study published in Consciousness and Cognition explored the effects of moderate drunkenness on people’s creativity. The authors suggest that alcohol’s well-known effect in _______ executive function may be helpful for these types of creation problems.” Sometimes a reduced ability to _______ one’s attention can have positive implications for select cognitive tasks.” they write.

The findings raise the question of whether drugs that _______ attention and focus, in particular, stimulants（兴奋剂）, would have the opposite effect on creative thinking _______, very little research has been done on the issue, and what results exist so far have been mixed. The outcomes may well vary according to individual _______ to the drugs. _______, some research has found that while stimulants can _______ test performance for those who are less intelligent, for the smartest folks, the drugs can have the opposite effect.

If less executive function is linked to more creativity, this may also explain why artists, writers and musicians appear to be more _______ to have an addiction. Perhaps creative people are more likely than others to be ________ to drugs in the first place, as a possible source of inspiration. And then, if reduced executive function is ________ in part for their initial talent, this, too, could make them more easily influenced by ________ once they start using. Having less executive control before you even take drugs means you’ll have less ability to stop once you start.

Whatever the real relationship between drunkenness, addiction and art, the authors ________ that their study findings don’t give people ________ to get drunk to “inspire the muse（冥想）” Co-author Jennifer Wiley, associate professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, told the British Psychological Society’s Research Digest.” We tested what happens when people are slightly drunk-not when people drank to ________. There could be no argument from these findings that drinking excessively would have the same effects.”

A glass of wine or two, however, may occasionally help.

【1】A.attraction B.reservation C.connection D.decoration

【2】A.strengthening B.damaging C.maintaining D.assessing

【3】A.block B.reduce C.disturb D.control

【4】A.remain B.drop C.shift D.increase

【5】A.However B.Moreover C.Instead D.Therefore

【6】A.additions B.responses C.oppositions D.contrasts

【7】A.For example B.On the contrary C.As a result D.On the other hand

【8】A.conceal B.executive C.improve D.delete

【9】A.vital B.likely C.ideal D.difficult

【10】A.attracted B.contributed C.responded D.withdrawn

【11】A.responsible B.illegal C.natural D.impossible

【12】A.confusion B.ambition C.addiction D.exhaustion

【13】A.lower B.monitor C.function D.caution

【14】A.sacrifice B.privacy C.appreciation D.license

【15】A.priorities B.extremes C.bottom D.Affection

26、请根据下面的英文短诗，展开适当的想象，写一篇标题为Hold Fast To Dreams 的短文。

Dreams

By Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams,

For if dreams die,

Life is a broken-winged bird,

That can never fly.

Hold fast to dreams,

For when dreams go,

Life is a barren field,

Frozen only with snow.

内容要求： 1．对该诗歌的理解；  2．对观点进行阐述或举例说明； 3．恰当的结尾。

注意：1.不得照抄短诗原文。

2．必须结合短诗的内容，发挥想象，适当展开。

3．词数：120左右。  生词：barren  adj 贫瘠的

Hold Fast To Dreams

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