沈阳2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、—Here are some fashionable trousers.

—OK, I’d like to have a look at _______.

A.one B.it C.a pair D.that

2、Fifty-two miners were killed in the accident. ______ , thirty-six were missing.

A．In addition

B．On the other hand

C．On this occasion

D．On the contrary

3、They are now in great need of help so your support will certainly make a(n)______.

A. attempt   B. difference

C. effort   D. remark

4、You shall never lack________ money while I am alive.

A．of

B．for

C．with

D．on

5、(2017·天津) The hospital has recently obtained new medical equipment, ________ more patients to be treated.

A．being allowed

B．allowing

C．having allowed

D．allowed

6、—When shall we meet tomorrow then?

—________．Whenever it is convenient for you.

A.Help yourself B.It’s a deal

C.Noproblem D.It’s up to you

7、Human activity is not ________ all water shortages. Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts than areas with more rainfall.

A．owing to

B．engaged in

C．due to

D．responsible for

8、-Shall we go out for a walk?

-I'm afraid not. We can't go out________our work is being done.

A．before

B．until

C．as                           `

D．after

9、The little problems ________ we meet in our daily lives may be inspirations for great inventions.

A．when

B．how

C．that

D．those

10、Mike gave me a lovely kitty and told me that it required __________ carefully.

A. being looked after B. looked after

C. to be looked after  D. be looked after

11、With the development of the intelligent robot technology, people _______ the importance of cooperating among robots, and the challenge in practice.

A. have been noticed   B. are noticing

C. will notice   D. have noticed

12、The opening province which ______ 14 coastal cities will quicken its pace of development.

A.consists of B.makes up C.is consisted of D.is made up

13、It is one of the most surprising moments in Oscar history________actor Will Smith walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock for a joke________Rock made about Smith’s wife's hair.

A．which; that

B．that; when

C．when; that

D．which; which

14、__________ the slow growth of China’s consumer price index, the official stated that more easing measures were __________ in China.

A．Facing; on the horizon

B．Facing; on the frontier

C．Faced; on the horizon

D．Faced; on the frontier

15、My uncle isn't accustomed to ________ in the countryside.

A. live    B. lives    C. living         D. lived

16、I had to ________ myself to being an architect to my parents’ will.

A．resign

B．polish

C．reject

D．enhance

17、She stopped corresponding ________ him after the death of her mother.

A. to   B. on

C. with   D. at

18、I don't know how you think you can keep it a secret; someone is ________ to find out sooner or later.

A．hesitate

B．reluctant

C．necessary

D．bound

19、He was faced with the severe financial _____ of caring for his wife and five children.

A.status B.burden C.target D.absence

20、The girl has   great talent for writing. Up to now, she has written six books, including book about the robot.

A.a; a B.the; the

C.不填; 不填  D.不填; the

21、I am very tired and don’t feel like _________ anything at the moment.

A．eat

B．eating

C．to eat

D．eaten

22、Mr. Harris apologized ______ the children ______ the lady ______ what they had done.

A. for; to; to   B. to; to; for

C. for; to; for   D. to; for; for

23、________ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old, we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them.

A. Except for B. Rather than

C. Apart from D. Instead of

24、The recent outbreak is thought to have been caused by travelers _________ the virus in a country where the disease is still existing.

A．taking up

B．picking up

C．pulling up

D．bringing up

25、I suggested the person______to be put into prison.

A.refers B.referring C.referred D.refer

26、I'd shared my home with scorpions（非洲蝎子）in Africa before. But when we moved to Costa Rica which was an insect center, there were scorpions under the fridge, a stick insect and a tarantula（狼蛛）, the size of a dinner plate, wandering around the courtyard.

To begin with, I was scared to death, and got away from them as quickly as possible. But slowly things changed. With no TV, no radio and often staying at our house for days in this rainforest, I started to get used to these uninvited visitors. It was for a long time that I was gradually used to them. Then I kept an eye out for them and finally was delighted to see them no matter what they were.

Soon when a creature came to visit, I'd call the kids over, take photos and even pose with them. We'd try to work out what these creatures were doing, see where they were going and pick them up if they seemed safe. Not all the wildlife was traditionally frightening. We gently held panic-stricken hummingbirds that were trapped in the house and set them back in the wild. We listened out for the woodpeckers（啄木鸟）that decorated our garden. We practiced shouting like howling monkeys. Those feathered and furry creatures were easy to love, and we also grew to love the seemingly unlovable when traveling in Costa Rica.

Sweeping away the terror from this fresh new love, I started emailing photos of my new insect friends to human friends and family overseas. I was as proud as any new mother with my latest discoveries. Then when their replies came back saying “Disgusting!", “Ewww” or “Nasty”, I was saddened, and I could hardly remember that not so long ago I would also have been disgusted by the sight of a ten-inch cricket（蟋蟀）on my dining table.

Travel changes you in ways you never expect, and changes things you never want to change. You may not imagine you could find beauty in an insect, if you look closely at it there. You may not think you could love the unlovable. And if you take time to wonder and open your heart to the possibility, love can spread in anywhere.

【1】What do we know about the author when she arrived in Costa Rica?

A．She missed TV and radio very much.

B．She quickly got used to the life there.

C．She enjoyed sharing her home with insects.

D．She was afraid of the insects at first.

【2】Why was the author sad after getting the replies to her photos?

A．Because the insects looked really disgusting.

B．Because she was not so good at taking photos.

C．Because her love to insects was not understood.

D．Because she missed her friends and family overseas.

【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The insects are not poisonous as imagined.

B．Travel changes our views about the world.

C．Not all lives should be equally treated.

D．Travel helps us change nature as we like.

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

A．How did I fall in love with insects?

B．Welcome to the insects centre!

C．Search for fun in Costa Rica!

D．How did I start my travel?

27、Most city parks are places where you can escape from big, ugly structures of metal and stone. The Manhattan High Line is different. Raised 25 feet above the ground, this large metal structure once supported a rail line. The line opened in 1934 to bring trains directly into factories. It was hardly used after the 1960s, and much of it was torn down. However, one part remained in a region of Manhattan called Chelsea. Chelsea was becoming high-class as restaurants, art galleries and apartments were built, but the ugly railway structure remained as a dead weight. Everyone knew that at some time, it would have to be removed.

But the High Line was not destroyed. In fact, now the old rail line serves as one of the most peaceful places in the city. It holds an elevated park, with beautiful gardens and great views of the city. The idea to turn the rail line into a park came from Joshua David and Robert Hammond. In 1999, they attended a meeting to decide how to deal with the High Line. David and Hammond were the only people at the meeting interested in saving the historical structure. Later on, when they asked railway officials to take them up to look at the High Line, they saw a mile and a hall of wild flower growing in the middle of the city, and they realized that the High Line had potential to become a park. There was growing interest in improving city centers, and so the project quickly developed and money for construction was easily collected.

The first part of the High Line opened in 2009 and immediately became popular with tourists and locals alike. Each part of the park has a different atmosphere. Some areas are like balconies (阳台) with wonderful city views. Where the rail line goes between buildings, trees are thickly planted. Other sections have wide lawns (草坪) and walkways with wild flowers. Only the final section remains the way it has been for the last fifty years.

【1】What is the text mainly about?

A．Closing a train line.

B．An unlikely place for a park.

C．Protection of cultural relics.

D．Improving city transport.

【2】What does the underlined part “a dead weight” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Something with historical interest.

B．Something with potential to be better.

C．Something useless which slows progress.

D．Something which is a danger to people.

【3】Why did David and Hammond originally want to save the High Line?

A．They wanted to reopen the train line.

B．They thought it had historical value.

C．They were interested in improving the city.

D．They thought it would become a good park.

【4】What can we learn about the High Line from the text?

A．Only part of the line remains.

B．The railway companies still use the line.

C．It began to become popular in the 1960.

D．It was designed by David and Hammond.

28、Last month I was lucky enough to have a chance to make a trip into space with my friend Li Yanping, an astronomer. We visited the moon in our spaceship!

Before we left, Li Yanping explained to me that the force of gravity would change three times on our journey and that the first change would be the most powerful. Then we were off. As the rocket rose into the air, we were pushed back into our seats because we were trying to escape the pull of the earth’s gravity. It was so hard that we could not say anything to each other. Gradually the weight lessened and I was able to talk to him. "Why is the spaceship not falling back to the earth? On the earth if I fall from a tree I will fall to the ground." I asked. "We are too far from the earth now to feel its pull, " he explained, "so we feel as if there is no gravity at all. When we get closer to the moon, we shall feel its gravity pulling us, but it will not be as strong a pull as the earth's. " I cheered up immediately and floated weightlessly around in our spaceship cabin watching the earth become smaller and the moon larger.

When we got there, I wanted to explore immediately. "Come on," I said. "If you are right, my mass will be less than on the earth because the moon is smaller and I will be able to move more freely. I might even grow taller if I stay here long enough. I shall certainly weigh less!" I laughed and climbed down the steps from the spaceship. But when I tried to step forward, I found I was carried twice as far as on the earth and fell over. "Oh dear," I cried, "walking does need a bit of practice now that gravity has changed." After a while I got the hang of it and we began to enjoy ourselves.

【1】From the passage, we can learn that ______________.

A. walking on the moon was very easy

B. the writer was too frightened to speak

C. the writer became taller and fatter on the moon

D. the pull of gravity on Earth is stronger than that on the moon

【2】What is the best title of this passage?

A. A Visit to the Moon

B. The Pull of Gravity

C. The Science of the Star

D. A Bridge to Space

【3】Where does this text probably come from?

A. Science fiction.

B. A science report.

C. An advertisement.

D. Children's Literature.

29、Researchers are finding new ways to save snakebite victims.Experts discussed the latest findings during a recent conference.

Scientists in Australia have shown that a chemical called nitric oxide could increase the chances of surviving a poisonous snakebite.The scientists injected rats with a deadly amount of snake venom.Then they rubbed an ointment(软膏)containing nitric oxide on the skin around the injection site.The study found that the rats lived about one-third longer than if nitric oxide had not been used.But the treatment had to be started very quickly.

Dirk van Helden led the research.He says the nitric oxide ointment also showed promise in humans.The study appeared earlier this year in the journal Nature Medicine.Scientists say the findings could help save many lives.A recent study found that poisonous snakes cause as many as ninety-four thousand deaths worldwide each year.But Ulrich Kuch of the Biodiversity and Climate Research Center in Frankfurt,Germany,says that number appears to be low.

Mr Kuch says many deaths could be prohibited if snakebite victims are treated correctly,but they often go to traditional healers or do not seek any help at all.He said,“Sometimes it’s because there is no treatment available—no antivenom(抗蛇毒血清),which is the specific(特殊的)drug to treat snakebites—or health care staff do not know how to treat snakebites,and sometimes it’s because transportation to get to a health facility is not available or too expensive.”

Here is no single antivenom that can be used to treat all snakebites.The antivenom must be specific to the kind of snake that bit the person.In some countries the treatment is costly,while in others there is no such treatment.

【1】What is this passage mainly about?(  )

A.Snakebite deaths around the world.

B.Progress in fighting snakebite deaths.

C.Snakebite treatment around the world.

D.The chances of surviving a poisonous snakebite.

【2】After being rubbed an ointment containing nitric oxide,the rats .

A.suffered no pain   B.died immediately

C.lived a little longer D.started feeling uncomfortable

【3】What does Paragraph 3 suggest?(  )

A.The number of deaths caused by snakebites is becoming lower each year.

B.The nitric oxide ointment has saved thousands of people’s lives.

C.It is very important to find an effective way to treat snakebites.

D.The number of deaths caused by snakebites worldwide is low.

【4】What does the underlined word “prohibited” in Paragraph 4 mean?(  )

A. caused.   B.considered.

C.examined. D.prevented.

【5】What is implied in the last paragraph?(  )

A.Antivenom can be made very easily.

B.It’s very important to use the correct antivenom to treat snakebite victims.

C.Antivenom is extremely expensive all over the world.

D.A person bitten by a snake will survive as long as there is antivenom.

30、For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students, _________across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, _________at school for practice hours _________anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to _________music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

However, one day, in the music class that was _________of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly(随意地) on the piano and found it _________to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually _________doing it. He tried to hide his _________pleasure from the music teacher, who had wandered over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, because the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good _________and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there __________him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a chance. When he began practicing, he took it very __________. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was __________to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This __________, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, __________his heavy instrument case across the campus to the pitying looks of the non-musicians he had left ___________.

【1】

A．travelling

B．marching

C．pacing

D．struggling

【2】

A．rising up

B．coming up

C．driving up

D．turning up

【3】

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

【4】

A．betray

B．accept

C．avoid

D．appreciate

【5】

A．part

B．nature

C．basis

D．spirit

【6】

A．complicated

B．safe

C．confusing

D．easy

【7】

A．missed

B．disliked

C．enjoyed

D．denied

【8】

A．transparent

B．obvious

C．false

D．similar

【9】

A．ear

B．taste

C．heart

D．voice

【10】

A．occurred to

B．took to

C．appealed to

D．held to

【11】

A．seriously

B．proudly

C．casually

D．naturally

【12】

A．committed

B．used

C．limited

D．admitted

【13】

A．proved

B．showed

C．stressed

D．meant

【14】

A．pushing

B．dragging

C．lifting

D．rushing

【15】

A．over

B．aside

C．behind

D．out

31、Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. surrounding  B. confidence  C. artificial  D. encouraging

E. technologyF. recognized  G. introduced  H. doubt

I. launched  J. basic  K. strong

For many years large supermarkets have been encouraging us to spend money by pumping the smell of freshly-baked bread into their stories. Now Dale Air, a leading firm of aroma(香气)consultants, has been approached by Barclay’s Bank to develop suitable 【1】 smells for their banks. Researchers have suggested that 【2】 customers with the "smell of money" will encourage them to feel relaxed and give them added 【3】 in the bank’s security and professionalism.

Aroma experts have little 【4】 that it can be an effective form of subconscious advertising. Lunn Poly, a British travel company,  【5】 the smell of coconuts into its travel agencies and saw a big increase in spending by holiday makers. Many cafes now have electric dispensers(自动售货机)that release the smell of freshly roasted coffee near their entrances, subtly 【6】 customers to come in and have a drink or snack.

“The sense of smell is probably the most 【7】 of all human senses, “explains researcher Jim O’Rordan. It is certainly true that most people find certain smells unbelievably 【8】 , stringing(连成一串)memories and feelings in a way that few other stimulants can compete. It is a phenomenon marketing consultants have long 【9】, but until recently have been unable to bring it under control.”We’ve made great progress but the 【10】 of odour(smell)production is still in its infancy(婴儿期), “says O’Rordan, “Who knows where it will take us.”

32、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为80-100左右。

As a sixth grader, I began noticing how other kids were separating into groups. I wasn’t sure where I belonged. I found it hard to fit in.

Our teacher had assigned “secret friends” for the coming week. She wrote each kid’s name on a piece of paper and threw them into a glass; then we each closed our eyes and drew the name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend and support over the next five school days. By the middle of the week, everyone, including me, had turned this assignment into a contest to see whose secret friend could leave the best gift. We left cards, pens and even money. It seemed that everyone was getting cool presents from their friend except me.

On the last morning of our assignment, I walked into my classroom and noticed there was a package. I opened the wrapping paper and inside was a box of powder (胭脂粉). The girls sitting near me laughed the gift I had received. To make matters worse, the powder had already been opened.

I tried to forget about the embarrassing gift, but when I was in the bathroom during the break, the girls who had seen me open the powder started speaking ill of my secret friend of giving it to me. I quickly joined in “How terrible,” I heard myself saying “What could my friend be thinking by giving me such a stupid gift? My grandmother wouldn't even want it.” The girls laughed at my remarks and rushed out of the bathroom. I stayed to wash my hands and let the water run through my fingers as I thought about what I had just said. It wasn’t normal like me to say mean things like that about someone.

Then I saw my classmate Janet come out of a bathroom booth (厕所隔间), tears streaming down her face.

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