辽阳2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、 Not far from the club, there is a garden, its owner ______ in it _______bridge with his children every afternoon.

A. seated; plays B. seats; plays

C. seated; playing   D. seats; playing

2、Your encouragement and support are greatly ____, for they will make a difference on our research.

A.encouraged B.appreciated C.enjoyed D.considered

3、---You really saved my presentation today. Thank you so much for stepping in when my laptop crashed!

--- ______ . I'm glad I had my computer ready to go. It's what teammates are for!

A．It's up to you

B．Don't mention it

C．It's not my cup of tea

D．Don't give me that

4、I ________ my friend download a movie when the telephone rang.

A．help

B．helped

C．am helping

D．was helping

5、The Chinese sports idol Li Na shocked fans by __________ her racket(球拍) due to serious

injuries in September, on the eve of a tournament in Wuhan, her home city.

A. hanging up B. putting up

C. breaking up   D. holding up

6、Today, none of the artist’s other works is __________ this one.

A.fondly remembered as B.fondly remembered such as

C.as fondly remembered as D.such fondly remembered as

7、Almost every gym club in Shanghai ________ yoga classes. And there are more than 100 special clubs such as this one.

A. has set up   B. is setting up

C. set up   D. will set up

8、The lift in that tall building went wrong and got trapped ______ the floors. People in it had no way out and were in panic.

A. among   B. on   C. between D. in

9、My brother ________ in New York for 10 years. Now he has settled down in our city, Liaocheng.

A．lived

B．had lived

C．has lived

D．was living

10、She __________ Spanish when she was living in Mexico.

A.turned up B.showed up C.picked up D.came up

11、Although the current leadership has demonstrated their commitment, what is the possibility of corruption ________ from China in the near future?

A.to be removed B.removing C.removed D.being removed

12、No visitor would think _________ surprising that the island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A．that

B．it

C．this

D．what

13、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

14、This summer holiday, many foreign students _______ to China for a holiday.

A. come   B. have come

C. had come   D. came

15、When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said, “Success is _______ you look back at your life and the memories make you smile. ”

A. how   B. that   C. where   D. when

16、_______the virtual world of RealCine, the headsets even have small openings _______ smells to match the environment.

A．Adding to; give out     B．Added to; give off

C．To be added to; giving off   D．To add to; giving out

17、Do not talk about such things ________ you do not understand.

A.that B.which C.as D.where

18、 Dale and her husband have ideas on how to spend a vacation. She wants to sleep on the beach for a week, but he prefers visiting museums.

A. reasonable B. brilliant

C. relevant D. Contrary

19、Even more widespread _______ the copying of music and the pirating of software, especially with the development of new computer programs.

A. is   B. does   C. are D. do

20、I’ll give the prize to _______ finishes the work first.

A. whomever   B. whoever   C. who   D. anyone

21、   Earlier this month， the University of Glasgow in Scotland launched a course entitled： D'oh! The Simpsons Introduce Philosophy． The course's aim is to ease students into the typically heavy topic by relating it to the popular cartoon family．

"The Simpsons is one of the modern world's greatest cultural artifacts， partly because it is so full of philosophy，" John Donaldson， creator of the course， told the BBC． "Aristotle， Kant， Marx， Camus and many other great thinkers' ideas are represented in what is arguably the purest of philosophical forms - the comic cartoon．"

While this may seem like an unusual way to attract pupils to a traditionally dull topic， this class isn't the first of its kind． In 2009， Liverpool Hope University in the UK began offering a master's degree on the music of internationally known 60's group The Beatles， which still runs today． The following year， the UK's Durham University gave students the chance to enroll on a Harry Potter-themed module， covering contents such as "Gryffindor and Slytherin： prejudice and intolerance in the classroom" and "muggles and magic"．

To some， these courses may seem like a waste of a valuable education， but Donaldson believes that packaging certain topics into something easier to relate to will enhance the learning experience， without distraction from the main subject． "Firstly， scholars want to be taken seriously by other scholars and ideas like this can be seen as not serious，" he tells iNews． "There are definitely ways to incorporate popular culture into academic subjects that still remains substantial and doesn't take away from the quality of the ideas．"

Already booked full， Donaldson's Simpsons class isn't meant to be taken as seriously， however． The lecturer says that his one-day course， which will pose philosophical questions around morality， free will， and religion by relating them to scenarios from The Simpsons， aims to introduce students to his area of expertise greatly while they have a bit of fun．

【1】From Paragraph 2， we can learn that ______ ．

A. many great thinkers appear in The Simpsons

B. The Simpsons contains many philosophical ideas

C. John Donaldson creates the cartoon The Simpsons

D. the main reason for The Simpsons' success is its philosophy

【2】The third paragraph is developed mainly ______ ．

A. by making a comparison

B. by following the order of time

C. by analyzing the process

D. by giving examples

【3】What does the underlined word " scenarios" in the last paragraph mean？ ______

A. Characters． B. Settings．

C. Plots． D. Images．

【4】The passage mainly talks about ______ ．

A. a creative philosophy course

B. a popular comic cartoon

C. a reform of traditional subjects

D. an enterprising lecturer

22、   It's easy to think of your grandparents, retirement years as being all about them. After all, they 've likely spent the last several decades devoting their time and energy to others — their boss, coworkers, clients, or kids. Now, they think, it’s time to finally focus on themselves, and that’s true to an extent. But their post-work life still needs structure and purpose. Without these two key pillars ( 支柱 )life can get boring and lonely very quickly.

One very good way to fill the blank is to give time and energy to others through volunteering. Sure, they won't walk away with a pay check, but the simple act of volunteering their time to a cause comes with numerous other very important benefits.

For retirees Ross and Carol Chenot, volunteering has made their golden years incredibly fulfilling. Ross volunteers with Glean SLO, an organization affiliated ( 隶属于)with the local food bank. " Because we live in a rich agricultural area, Glean SLO (San Luis Obispo is where the SLO comes from) volunteers go into the fields or orchards after the harvester's have gone through and they pick the leftover produce and donate to the food bank," Carol explains. "Literally tons and tons of food get donated that way. "

Carol put together a series of neighborhood “learning sessions”- called Neighborly U — through which people can learn a new skill or hobby. The sessions range in topic, and include computers, crafts, cooking, volunteerism, travel, recreation, entertainment, and self- improvement. So far, Carol says she's conducted 75 classes and has had more than 650 people register. " It reinforces a value of generosity that we want to pass down to others,' she says.

【1】What does your post-work life need according to Paragraph 1?

A.Yourself and your kids. B.Structure and purpose.

C.Time and energy. D.Your boss and coworkers

【2】How do the retired fill their free time?

A.To volunteer. B.To attend kids. C.To have a walk. D.To work hard.

【3】Why does the passage mention Ross and Carol?

A.Because they are both generous.

B.Because their efforts have paid off.

C.Because they have spare time and energy to develop new skills.

D.Because volunteering has made their retirement years satisfying.

【4】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.The joy of volunteering in retirement years.

B.Life can get boring and lonely very quickly.

C.Where to spend the golden retired years.

D.A value of generosity passed down to others.

23、   The efforts of authorities in Yunnan to safely guide the elephants back home began to show signs of success in early June. After arriving in the area near Kunming in early June, the elephants finally turned around and began to move southward. "Asian elephants need to live in warm areas and the further north they travel, the less friendly the climate will be for them," said Chen Mingyong, a professor of ecology and the environment at Yunnan University. "We need to guide them toward their proper habitat before the temperature begins to go down."

The elephants' return journey has not been much different to their journey north, adding more details to the elephant family drama. On June 6, a bull elephant under 10 years old suddenly broke away from the herd（象群）and made off on its own. Shen Qingzhong, head of the Institute of Ecology of Xishuangbanna, National Nature Reserve, guessed the act may have occurred because the young elephant is in the rebellious（叛逆）puberty time.

Right now, the 14 remaining elephants are lingering in the mountainous area surrounding Shijie Township in the city of Yuxi. They have been there for over eight days, with the young elephant remaining at around 20 km away with no sign of returning soon.

"Maybe the 14 are waiting for the single elephant to rejoin," Shen said. "Or maybe there are more diverse foods in the farmland in this area and they want to enjoy it longer."

Professor Chen explained that the command center's intention is to guide the elephants back to Pu'er or Xishuangbanna. "For that to happen, they must pass through the Honghe River," Chen said. "The water level in the river is currently higher due to the rains and the elephants might have to wait in Yuxi for a long time. If that is the case, it might be winter before the elephants finally return to their original habitat."

【1】Why were the elephants guided to move south?

A．Because of the food.

B．Because of the climate.

C．Because of the scientists.

D．Because of the safety.

【2】What happened on June 6th?

A．The young elephant separated itself from the family.

B．The elephants' return journey had been so different.

C．The Institute added more drama to the journey.

D．The National Nature Reserve drove the elephant away.

【3】What does the underlined part "lingering" refer to?

A．lining.

B．moving off.

C．wandering.

D．sleeping over.

【4】What would be the best title for this passage?

A．The Journey North.

B．Ecology or Environment?

C．The Long Way Home

D．Kunming, Yuxi or Pu'er?

24、   Scientists Diego Kersting and Cristina Linares have found that some coral species are able to recover from harmful warming events through a unique survival strategy (策略)—known as “rejuvenescence” (新生)—among corals in the Mediterranean Sea. The findings represent some rare good news for corals around the world, which are facing numerous severe threats—most notably, climate change.

“The main threats are climate change, overfishing, pollution and coastal urbanization,” Kersting said. “But currently, climate change is probably the one causing the most coral cover declines. Warming stresses corals up to a point that may cause death. Some corals bleach (白化) before dying. Other corals do not bleach but die directly.” He went on, “Our findings are significant because this survival strategy was only known from fossil corals that existed hundreds of millions of years ago. It is the first time that it has been found in a living coral. Thanks to our findings, we know now that some corals are able to recover, but unfortunately this is not enough in the current climate change context.”

For their research, Kersting and Linares monitored 243 colonies of the endangered reef-building coral Cladocoracaespitosa in Spain’s Columbretes Islands Marine Reserve over 16 years, starting in 2002. The monitoring revealed that Cladocoracaespitosa in the Mediterranean uses rejuvenescence to cope with warming events. This process involves the polyps — or the individual coral animals in a colony—shrinking inward and abandoning their skeletons (骨骼) during warm periods, before rejuvenating at a later point. “What happens is that some polyps in a coral colony—sometimes just one— reduces completely its dimensions and partially retreats from its skeleton,” Kersting said. “Once the stressful event is over, the shrunken or rejuvenated polyp recovers its size and builds up a new skeleton. Eventually, it begins to reproduce itself through budding and begins to cover the dead colony surfaces.”

He continued, “The results were very surprising because I started to observe colonies that were dead years ago, that were showing living parts many years after their death.”

【1】What is the greatest threat to corals now?

A.Overfishing. B.Light pollution.

C.City growth. D.Climate change.

【2】What can we learn about the survival strategy?

A.It is the cause of warming events.

B.It was found for the first time.

C.It will bring hope for the endangered corals.

D.It represents the evolution of the corals.

【3】What does paragraph3 mainly talk about?

A.How the extreme corals forms.

B.How the polyps survive their competitors.

C.How the research was conducted.

D.How the coral species manages to recover and regrow.

【4】What can best replace the underlined word “retreat” in paragraph3?

A.Withdraw. B.Unfold. C.Benefit. D.Steal.

25、Back in 2017, Chile experienced some rather devastating wildfires that burned more than 1.4 million acres of forest. In the years since it has been a very _________ journey for those trying to bring life back to the _________ earth. But with a little canine(犬科的) help, Francisca and Constanza Torres have been struggling to help rebuild in face of the _________. And their three Border Collies(边境牧羊犬) could not be any cuter as they do their doggie _________ as well.

Two sisters have been using the help of their dogs, Das, Olivia, and Summer, to get seeds _________. They _________ their pups with special backpacks that release the seeds of _________ plants along the ground as the dogs _________ the burned forest. Francisca shared that not only is it benefiting the _________, but the dogs are more than happy for the playtime. __________, they are seeing many __________ flora and fauna(动植物群) making a __________ to the areas that had been burned.

Besides using the dogs to help __________ the forests, Torres also keeps busy __________ assistance dogs in an environmental community that is dog-focused. The Border Collies are actually better for the work than others because they not only have the endurance and __________ to run for miles across forest terrain, but they are focused dogs who don’t get __________ by wildlife. The three dogs are about to cross 18 miles per day—much more compared to the only few miles that humans can __________ a day. __________, dogs are a lot cheaper than drones or robots, and they have a much __________ carbon footprint. Overall it sounds like a(an) __________ for everyone involved!

【1】

A．dangerous

B．normal

C．joyful

D．hard

【2】

A．dirty

B．lifeless

C．terrible

D．rich

【3】

A．waste

B．pain

C．destruction

D．loss

【4】

A．thing

B．part

C．nature

D．stuff

【5】

A．harvested

B．planted

C．watered

D．grown

【6】

A．fitted

B．supplied

C．connected

D．covered

【7】

A．multiple

B．strong

C．rare

D．native

【8】

A．roll over

B．run about

C．walk past

D．go through

【9】

A．environment

B．development

C．wildlife

D．extinction

【10】

A．Temporarily

B．Obviously

C．Consequently

D．Initially

【11】

A．significant

B．new

C．real

D．weak

【12】

A．face

B．living

C．return

D．difference

【13】

A．remove

B．replace

C．renew

D．regrow

【14】

A．training

B．improving

C．saving

D．treating

【15】

A．passion

B．sense

C．direction

D．speed

【16】

A．scared

B．driven

C．distracted

D．attracted

【17】

A．cover

B．pave

C．wander

D．measure

【18】

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Moreover

【19】

A．brighter

B．greater

C．lighter

D．less

【20】

A．advantage

B．win

C．prize

D．chance

26、假设你是新华中学学生卜曼宜，请你根据以下要点给消费者协会(consumers' association)写一封投诉信，讲述一次糟糕的旅行。

1. 乘坐的大巴老化、车内拥挤、空调打不开、半路上还出了故障；

2. 旅馆服务差、饭菜不可口、房间小且不干净；

3. 导游更热衷于带游客购物。

4. 投诉要求：旅行社向游客道歉，改进旅游服务，退赔部分旅行费用

注意：

1. 根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；

2. 准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思；

3. 词数：100-120左右。开头已给出，不计词数。

Dear Sir,

I’m Bu Manyi , a Senior Three student in Xin Hua Middle School. I’m writing to complain about …

Yours,

Bu Manyi