南通2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、The boss of the company is trying to create an easy atmosphere ______ his employees enjoy their work.

A. where   B. which C. when D. who

2、The old building will be ________, most probably by a modern sports center.

A. resulted   B. surrounded

C. replaced   D. supported

3、Mr. Turner looked ________he had completed the task by himself. But in fact, he had little contribution to the achievement.

A．even though

B．in that

C．now that

D．as if

4、Miss Green is always satisfied with the work ________ by Simon, her favourite student.

A．do

B．done

C．doing

D．to do

5、The exhibition he had been looking forward to _________ was _________ until next Sunday.

A.visit; put off B.visiting; put off

C.visit; put on D.visiting; put on

6、Do you still remember some moments ________you spent with your friends happily?

A.when B.which C.who D.what

7、The new salesgirl is too shy to ________ the idea ________ to her customers.

A．date; back

B．burn; down

C．get; across

D．get; down

8、Many animals migrate to find food, ________ a partner, or in search of warmer weather. Some can ________ the way to go by telling the time of the day and measuring the position of the sun.

A．select; devote

B．survive; design

C．settle; deliver

D．seek; determine

9、The whole team ____ Cristiano Ronaldo, and he seldom lets them down.

A. wait on   B. focus on

C. call on   D. count on

10、—Jack had a lot of parties recently.

—Yes. That might ______ why he did so badly in the last test.

A. ask for   B. push for   C. answer for   D. account for

11、The eyes of the elephant seal ________ to darkness more quickly than any other animal, thus allowing it to hunt in deep water.

A．adopt

B．adapt

C．attack

D．approach

12、—Excuse me, where is Tom?

—He______be playing basketball in the gym, but I’m not sure.

A．must

B．might

C．needn’t

D．mustn’t

13、 The speaker is giving rather an________ speech, as I can judge from the________ look of all the listeners.

A．inspiring；inspiring

B．inspired; inspired

C．inspiring; inspired

D．inspired; inspiring

14、—Jane, it has been said that you wouldn't help your friends.

—So what? I don't ________what people think.

A.care for B.care of C.care about D.care at

15、－What's your father's attitude to your new job?

－I ______ ideas with him up to now. However, he always lets me make up my mind.

A.won't exchange B.didn't exchange C.don't exchange D.haven't exchanged

16、Tom, you   play football in the street.

—Sorry. I   do it again.

A. needn’t; won’t   B. mustn’t; won’t   C. won’t; can’t

17、I’m afraid that we can’t come, but thanks for the invitation ________.

A. therefore   B. anyhow

C. however   D. though

18、The Battle at Lake Chang jin (《长津湖》) is the most inspiring movie _______ I have ever seen.

A．when

B．which

C．what

D．that

19、The Yeti is said to be a large, hairy animal walking _____two feet like a human being and moving _____ amazing speed and strength.

A. with; at   B. by; at

C. on; with D. on; at

20、Mr. Smith—our English teacher, is said ________ to England for holiday last week.

A. to return   B. returning

C. to have returned   D. having returned

21、The new law has come into ______________ and it will surely ______________ the industry of the country.

A．affect; effect

B．effect; effect

C．affect; affect

D．effect; affect

22、The last time we had great fun was _______ we were participating in the Thanksgiving parade.

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．that

23、No matter what you like to do, there is a way to get involved in _______activities on Earth Day.

A．varieties

B．anxious

C．various

D．a variety

24、Dogs tend to leave others with the ________ that they have a stubborn(倔强的) personality, but they are indeed loyal to their families and friends.

A.idea B.opinion C.impression D.fact

25、Our monitor is the first person we can think of ________, for he is always willing to help ________ is in trouble.

A. relying on; whoever B. relying on; whomever

C. to rely on; whoever D. to rely on; whomever

26、   The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at home with her parents. But through working as a part-time skating instructor and restaurant server, she isn't able to earn enough to live anywhere other than home.

To some degree, multigenerational households have always been a part of American life. However, the number of young adults who have been moving back in with their parents — or never leaving home in the first place — has been growing steadily.

UBS Financial Services released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesn't want them to leave.

The report shows that 74 percent of millennials (千禧一代)get some kind of financial support from their parents after college. It finds that millennials have redefined the ties that connect parents and children. Millennials see their parents as peers, friends and instructors. Nearly three quarters talked with their parents more than once a week during college. In return, their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood, helping fund everything for them.

Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for the PNC Financial Services Group in the US, said the number of young adults striking out on their own fell during the  Great Recession. Although job growth for millennials since 2014 has improved, that doesn't necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest. He said, “They may like living at home and being able to save money.

“ There's no doubt it has held back household formation and purchases of things people spend money on related to household formation and perhaps related to child-raising," Hoffman explained. "But they are probably traveling more and eating out more if they don't have a house expense or marriage. I don't know if it represents a change in moral values. But it's much more common for adult children to live in their parents’ homes because it's becoming part of the culture.

【1】What can we learn from the UBS Financial Services' report?

A．Millennials are on good terms with their parents.

B．Millennials are financially independent after college.

C．Parents are unwilling to give their young adults allowance.

D．Parents want their kids to stay with them forever.

【2】What does Hoffman think of young adults' living at home?

A．It increases the consumption of household products.

B．It may continue despite job growth.

C．It is a sign of shift in moral values.

D．It is new in American culture.

【3】What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?

A．To introduce millennials' living habits.

B．To stress the importance of financial independence.

C．To explain why American young adults still live at home.

D．To inform people of a social trend in the US.

27、Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.

We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.

Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.

Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.

Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over.

When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after dat I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.

One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.

An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.

Human beings, I believe must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.

【1】People with start-up fatigue are most likely to .

A. delay tasks   B. work hard

C. seek help   D. accept failure

【2】What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?

A. Writing essays in strict order.

B. Building up physical strength.

C. Leaving out the toughest ideas.

D. Dealing with the hardest task first.

【3】On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?

A. Before starting a difficult task.

B. When all the solutions fail.

C. If the job is rather boring.

D. After finding a way out.

【4】According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us   .

A. ignore mental problems   B. get some nice sleep

C. gain complete relief   D. find the right solution

【5】What could be the best title for the passage?

A. Success Is Built upon Failure

B. How to Handle Performance Fatigue

C. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to Success

D. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems

28、The Double Ninth or the Chongyang Festival is a significant traditional festival in China, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. On this day, people celebrate the elderly people in society.

The festival is a traditional festival in China, together with the New Year’s Eve, the Qingming Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival all across China.

Note that for the Chinese people, the number 9 is considered as the pole of a “Yang” number. So on the 9th day of the 9th month on the lunar calendar, it is called the double ninth day or Chongyang, which is where the festival gets its name from. Chinese and other Asian people celebrate the day. According to Chinese tradition, “Yang” is a symbol of good luck, which makes the Double-Ninth Day a great day.

Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival allows you to appreciate the best of Chinese culture. The day’s activities include caring for the elderly people in society, eating the most fortunate food to drive danger out, like eating Chongyang cake, as well as drinking tea or wine from the chrysanthemum (菊花) and also enjoying outdoor activities like hiking the mountains on the day as a way of honoring nature and sending off evil spirits. Hiking up the mountain on the Double Ninth Festival started in the Eastern Han Dynasty. There are many poems about climbing high in Tang Dynasty, most of which are about the custom of Chongyang Festival. Du Fu’s seven-law “climbing high” is a famous poem about climbing high on Chongyang. There are no uniform (统一的) rules for climbing mountains or towers.

【1】What’s the significance of the Double Ninth Festival?

A．A day for remembering famous people.

B．A traditional festival for honouring the aged.

C．A traditional festival for ancestors worldwide.

D．A day for welcoming Autumn and celebrating harvest.

【2】What is one of the reasons why the Double Ninth Festival is important?

A．Its being celebrated widely.

B．Its custom.

C．Its origin.

D．Its “Yang” standing for good luck.

【3】What do people do on the Double Ninth Festival?

A．Care for the elders.

B．Make chrysanthemum wine.

C．Return home for the reunion dinner.

D．Help the elderly climb up the mountain.

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

A．The History of Double Ninth Festival

B．The Celebration of Double Ninth Festival

C．The Introduction to Double Ninth Festival

D．The Activities of Double Ninth Festival

29、  

Genetics (遗传学) is the science of what makes you who you are. People who study genetics，called geneticists, learn about how parents pass on information through their genes (bits of information in your body that you cannot see) to their children. Is there anyone in the world like you? No! Your eye color，how tall you are and the size of your nose all come from the special information in your genes that makes you different from everyone else.

We get our genes from our parents. So genetics explains why you might look similar to your mother or brother and why you like some of the same things or speak in a similar way. Genes come in pairs-you get half from your mother and half from your father. We know that some genes are stronger than others. For example, the gene for brown eyes is stronger than the gene for blue eyes. So does it mean that if your parents both have brown eyes that you do too? Not always.

Because genes come in pairs, it's possible that someone with brown eyes has the gene for both brown eyes(B) and blue eyes (b). Look at the picture on the right that shows how the genes from Mum and Dad might be passed on to their children.

Why is genetics important? It's fun to think about which family members you are similar to and which genes you have, but studying genetics is also very important for our health. Some diseases are in our genes, so studying genetics can help us know if we might become ill in the future. It also helps doctors and scientists to know what medicine might help that disease.

【1】What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A.What genetics is.

B.What geneticists learn about.

C.How the size of your nose comes from.

D.How parents pass on information to their children.

【2】What does human genetics explain?

A.Why you look like your friends.

B.Why you are different from other people.

C.Why parents pass on information to their children.

D.Why many people in the world look exactly the same.

【3】What can we know from the text?

A.Our genes come in pairs.

B.Some genes are longer than others.

C.People get their genes mainly from their mothers.

D.Your parents both have brown eyes that you do too.

【4】Why is studying genetics very important according to the text?

A.Because it is very funny. B.Because it is useful for scientists.

C.Because it can help us fight diseases. D.Because it can help us make medicine.

30、Hobbies are an important part of life. A great hobby will help you feel relaxed, will allow you to learn more about yourself, and will help you in developing life skills and in learning lessons that will make you live a better life. From painting to reading, there are a large number of hobbies you can take up. If you’re choosing a new hobby, the following suggestions can help you:

When looking for a new hobby, you can think about the subjects you like to learn about, or the things you enjoy doing. For example, if you’re a woman, you can take up hobbies like cooking, gardening, and more. If you’re a man, you can consider hobbies like hunting, fishing, sports, and more.

Are you a good writer, speaker, painter, or an expert at something else? Think hard about it by going over this question. You’ll certainly find your passion (激情), and this will guide you to choose a hobby that suits you.

Pay attention to your talks. What do you enjoy talking about or can go on talking about easily? You may ask others about the topics you talk about the most. Your conversations can show a lot about your passion which can be developed into a hobby.

Anyhow, picking a new hobby is a big decision, as this is an activity that you’ll spend much time and money on. But remember, it’s just a hobby. You can always consider something different if you find that the activity you chose isn’t as satisfying as you thought it would be.

【1】Why should we take up some hobbies?

A. To live a better life.   B. To make new friends.

C. To keep healthy.   D. To find a good job.

【2】What can help you with your choice of a hobby, according to Paragraph 2?

A. Occupation.   B. Experience.

C. Interest.   D. Money.

【3】What can guide you to choose a hobby that suits you?

A. Your teacher.   B. Your passion.

C. Your talks.   D. Your lifestyle.

【4】What does the author mean in the last paragraph?

A. You should stick to your hobby all the time.

B. It takes all your life to find a suitable hobby.

C. It is always too difficult to keep a hobby.

D. You can change your hobby if necessary.

31、There are two main sets of Games — the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are 【1】 every four years on a 【2】 basis.

  Only 【3】 who have reached the agreed standard for their events will be 【4】 as competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world.

  I have even been put into space 【5】and sent to 【6】. the Moon and Mars. 【7】 my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly filled with 【8】 that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race.

  The flying 【9】travelled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe. Daisy turned 【10】 and found that she was being watched by an elephant.

  “ Have you come to take my photo? ” it asked. In 【11】 Daisy burst into 【12】. “ Don’t laugh, ” said the elephant, “we used to be an endangered species. Farmers hunted us without 【13】.

So the 【14】decided to help. They allowed tourists to hunt only a 【15】 number of animals.

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。

Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Walk. She was a good girl, but she never liked her name as all the kids around her made fun of her name. She ran away from everybody who laughed at her name, so Walk never really had friends. She would play alone all the time.

One day, Walk went to her favorite place near the river behind her house, where she always spoke to the river in her own way. Today, when talking to the river, she said, “You are so fortunate, as you get to travel to different places and always be with your friends—ducks, turtles, fishes, and plants. I wish I had more friends and wouldn’t be alone anymore.”

When she was bored talking to the river, she picked up some stones and tried to skip（打水漂）them across the river like her dad did. However, she failed most of the time. Finally, she found a perfect stone. She held it tightly in her fingers, and said to the river, “Oh, dear river, if I could skip this stone all the way across, I would wish for a dear friend just like you.” Saying this, Walk waved her arm back just like her dad had taught her and threw the stone with full strength.

She watched the stone skip once, twice... and to her amazement, the stone went on skipping and eventually, on the seventh skip, made it across the river onto the shore of the opposite side. Walk was totally amazed. She could not just believe her eyes.

Her deep thoughts and happiness were disturbed when she heard footsteps coming towards her. Walk looked around and found a little girl was rolling down towards her. Walk panicked and hurried to get up to help. However, she lost her balance and fell off too.

The little girl was crying and holding her knee. Walk pulled herself and went close to the girl, whose knee was bleeding. She said gently to the little girl, “It will be alright. My house is nearby, let me help you. My mother will take care of the wound.”

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。

Once they arrived at her house, Walk called out, “Mom, help! Someone is injured.”

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The little girl looked at Walk and asked, “What is your name?”

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