运城2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、The video, Under the Dome, has rapidly pushed the public______ about air pollution and encouraged people to join in efforts to make a difference.

A. analysis   B. imagination

C. awareness D. argument

2、 I ________ my homework for four hours, but I am not sure whether I can hand it in tomorrow.

A. have done B. have been doing

C. had been doing   D. had done

3、Courage, according to some successful persons, is as 　　　　to pioneering work as the intelligence, even more so.

A. accessible   B. alternative

C. essential   D. commercial

4、He was ______ the opinion that I should have gotten into coaching because he had and because he had such success with it.

A. in B. of   C. on D. With

5、—Hello, I ______ about the apartment you advertised. Could you tell me more about it?

—Well, there are three rooms and a bath.

A．have called

B．had been calling

C．am calling

D．called

6、— Why didn’t Ann see me wave to her?

— She _____ in the other direction.

A. looked   B. was looking

C. has looked   D. is looking

7、 —What on earth do you want?

—I just want a common sports coat—nothing ________.

A. fancy   B. amazing

C. informal   D. valuable

8、—You've made great progress in your studies of English, haven't you?

—Yes, but much   .

A. remains to do   B. is reminded to

C. remains to be done   D. is remained to be done

9、Although Beijing didn’t establish its first Antarctic research base until 1985, Chinese efforts  _________ its influence across the continent are now outpacing other nation’s plans.

A. expanding   B. to be expanded

C. expanded   D. to expand

10、.Nothing but one desk and six chairs ________ in the room.

A.are B.is stayed C.is D.are left

11、There was no way to _________ economic losses related to human-driven global warming from the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable (易受伤害的) regions.

A. distribute   B. disturb   C. dominate   D. distinguish

12、Not far from the club, there was a garden, _________owner was seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.

A.its B.whose C.which D.of which

13、Little did the teacher imagine that a student good at maths _____ have failed in the exam．

A． might   B． should   C． need   D． would

14、----Just a moment. I haven’t finished packing my suitcase.

---- . It’s high time we left for the airport.

A．Go ahead

B．Take it easy

C．Hurry up

D．That’s fine

15、As soon as the shoes that the boy wanted to buy were_______in the store,the salesgirl called him.

A．available

B．possible

C．present

D．convenient

16、There is a saying that ______, “Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life.”

A. go B. went   C. goes   D. is going

17、––My car is making a really strange noise.

––You’d better get it ______ before you drive to Denver.

A. looking at   B. looked at

C. to look at   D. being looked at

18、Literally, overcapacity (产能过剩) pressured operating margins (利润), impacting players that lack scale or management ________to reduce costs.

A．stability

B．fluency

C．persistence

D．expertise

19、The young man is so ________ that he can make different pictures with sand.

A．common

B．positive

C．creative

D．formal

20、It’s too bad that my computer has got a new virus. If only I ________ that programme!

A. didn’t run   B. haven’t run

C. hadn’t run   D. wouldn’t run

21、Steven Brown was 85 years old. He became well-known last September after his son Edward had recorded his two-minute piece from four notes — F natural, A, D, and B natural — and posted it on Twitter.

Edward posted the piece online to show how musical ability can survive memory loss and Steven won the hearts of the British nation when he played the piano from his home in Sussex live on the television.

To mark a year since he played his composition, Steven was invited to conduct the BBC Philharmonic orchestra (管弦乐队) playing two of his compositions at the studio in Salford. He spent an emotional afternoon with the orchestra, during which he conducted both Four Notes, while his son Edward played the piano, and an older composition of his called Where’s the Sunshine.

Steven, a former music teacher and classical pianist, said, “It was magical, and it was very, very special to work with such wonderful musicians. It made me feel alive. I couldn’t believe that an orchestra was playing my music and I was standing in front of it conducting them.”

Five years ago, Steven moved into sheltered accommodation as part of his dementia (痴呆症) care.

Edward joined Steven on the trip organized by Music For Dementia and had seen his dad “come alive again” since the video of him playing piano went online.

Edward said, “His short-term memory is generally shot to pieces but when big events like this happen it’s like a branding iron on his brain. From my experience with dad, the right piece of music at the right time can be absolutely incredible. For the first time in years he has got active again. It really brought him back to life again.”

Campaign Director at Music for Dementia, Grace Meadows said, “Seeing Steven performing beyond his dementia and having the contact with the musicians was a wonderful thing. It was very emotional.”

【1】What’s the reason for Steven’s popularity?

A．He recorded a musical.

B．He starred in a famous movie.

C．He played the piano in a video.

D．He had extraordinary memory for music.

【2】Steven was invited to perform his work________.

A．to show off his musical talent

B．to work with excellent musicians

C．to set an example for people with dementia

D．to celebrate the first anniversary of his online video

【3】What does his son say about Steven’s experience?

A．More videos should be taken for the elderly.

B．Playing the piano can cure many diseases.

C．The impact of the right music is huge.

D．Short-term memory is changeable.

22、   Now, you may be thinking, “Oh my goodness, how do I start to get better sleep? 【1】” Well, beyond avoiding the damaging and harmful impact of alcohol and caffeine on sleep, and if you’re struggling with sleep at night, avoiding naps during the day, I have two pieces of advice for you.

The first is regularity. Go to bed at the same time, wake up at the same time, no matter whether it’s the weekday or the weekend. Regularity is king, and it will anchor your sleep and improve the quantity and the quality of that sleep.

【2】 Your body needs to drop its core temperature by about two to three degrees Fahrenheit (华氏) to initiate sleep and then to stay asleep, and it’s the reason you will always find it easier to fall asleep in a room that’s too cold than too hot. So aim for a bedroom temperature of around 65 degrees, or about 18 degrees Celsius (摄氏度). 【3】

And then finally, in taking a step back, then, what is the mission-critical statement here? Well, I think it may be this: sleep, unfortunately, is not an optional lifestyle luxury. 【4】 It is your life-support system, and it is Mother Nature’s best effort yet at immortality (长生不老). And the decrease of sleep throughout industrialized nations is having a disastrous impact on our health, our wellness, even the safety and the education of our children. 【5】 And it’s fast becoming one of the greatest public health challenges that we face in the 21st century.

A.Is it a good idea to stay up?

B.The second is keep it cool.

C.It’s a silent sleep loss disease.

D.Sleep is a biological necessity.

E.What are your tips for good sleep?

F.That’s going to be the best option for the sleep of most people.

G.You can’t update your memory if you don’t have enough sleep.

23、Dogs may have earned the title of our best friends through their interactions with humans, but now researchers say these social skills could, be present shortly after birth rather than being learned.

To better understand the role of biology in dogs’ abilities to communicate with humans, the researchers studied 375 eight-week-old service dogs. They looked at how these dogs performed in a series of tasks designed to measure their communication skills. The puppies were still living with their littermates (同窝出生者) and had not been sent to live with a volunteer puppy raiser, making it unlikely that they had learned about his or her behavior.

In the first task, a person hid a treat beneath one of two overturned cups and pointed to it to see if the puppy could follow the gesture. Since dogs are good at using noses to find things a treat was also taped to the insides of, both cups. In the second task, puppies watched as the researchers placed a yellow, block next to the correct cup, instead of pointing to indicate where the puppy should look for the food.

The third task was designed to observe puppies’ tendency to look at human faces. The researchers spoke to the puppy in a voice people sometimes use when talking to a baby. They then measured how long the puppy fixed a stare on the human.

In the last task, researchers sealed a treat inside a closed container and presented it to the puppy. They then measured how often the puppy looked to the human for help in opening the container.

The study found that while many of the puppies were responsive to humans’ physical and verbal cues, very few looked to humans for help with the unsolvable task. Researchers said, “This suggests that while puppies may be born knowing how to respond to human-initiated communication, the ability to initiate communication on their own may come later.” The next step will be to see if specific genes that may contribute to dogs’ abilities to communicate with humans can be identified.

【1】Why were eight-week-old service dogs chosen for the study?

A．They were the best age to learn.

B．They were cute and safe to deal with.

C．They were unlikely influenced by their mates.

D．They had had little contact with humans before.

【2】What is the researchers’ purpose in taping food to both cups?

A．To provide clues for the puppies’ final decisions.

B．To make comparisons between different conditions.

C．To prevent the puppies from making use of their smell.

D．To check the puppies’ preference for a particular color.

【3】What can we know from the study?

A．Puppies can understand our body language.

B．Puppies are good at asking humans for help.

C．Puppies are born to arouse communication with humans.

D．Puppies need specific genes to communicate with humans.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A．Dogs—talented performers

B．Dogs—humans’ best friends

C．Dogs—born to be able to learn

D．Dogs—born to understand humans

24、Summer Camps at Parks

Welcome back, campers. With safety guidelines and protocols in place, Miami-Dade County Parks’ Summer Camps are dedicated to keeping kids active and engaged, offering them numerous opportunities to enjoy exciting activities and adventures in popular parks and green spaces from June 14 to August 13.

Located at parks throughout the County, camps will be open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., Monday through Friday, and offer 7:30 a. m. early drop-off and 6 p. m. late pickup options.

You can also register your child anytime throughout the summer. Register online at Park Link or register in person at a participating park. There is a $15 non-refundable registration fee for all camps. Siblings (兄弟姐妹) will receive a 10 percent discount.

General Program Camps

General Program Camps focus on a variety of activities from fitness, sports, arts and crafts to games and exciting field trips while providing a supervised and safe alternative program for ages 6 to 14. The cost for these camps is $45 per week depending on the program.

Each child will have their swimming abilities tested by certified safety instructors in a water safety experience that will be educational, fun and life-saving.

All camps allow children with disabilities to take part in them. What’s more, Therapeutic Recreation & Inclusion (TRI) Camps are specially for children with disabilities.

Specialized Program Camps

There are also Specialized Program Camps, so campers can customize (定制) their summer camp experience and explore a new interest or uncover a new talent each week, as they make new friends and have a great time. The choices include exciting sports challenges like golf and cheerleading, nature-based camps with eco excursions, and creative arts camps.

【1】How long in advance can a camper arrive at the camps?

A．2 hours.

B．1.5 hours.

C．6 hours.

D．10.5 hours.

【2】For whom is this text written?

A．Tour guides.

B．Teachers.

C．Teenagers.

D．Parents.

【3】What can we know about General Program Camps?

A．They will last longer than 2 months.

B．They don’t have limitations on age.

C．They don’t refuse disabled children.

D．They provide free specialized programs.

25、Once I started working after graduating from Wilfrid Laurier University, I decided to stay in the workforce and go to school part-time. I began my journey as an adult _______ in the Business Administration program at Wilfrid Laurier University. When I _______ from Laurier, a colleague introduced me to the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist （CEBS） program, which offered a professional credential（凭证）related to my field of _______

These days, I keep my industry knowledge _______ through reading industry publications, _______ relative conferences and taking an annual Continuing Education course. From a_______interest perspective, I've taken music lessons and _______ in first aid, gardening and website development.

Some might call me a learning _______. I honestly can't imagine a time when I want to stop learning. Sometimes people ask me why I _______ to take courses when I am getting close to “retirement’’. When I look to the ________, 30 years of sitting on the couch watching Netflix isn't the kind of life I want to live. I need a reason to get out of bed in the morning, and something to keep me ________ active.

I am looking at the Plain Language program as an opportunity to learn a new skill that will not only make me ________ at my current job, but also will ________ some extra income once I leave my full-time career behind.

The days of being able to ________ education after university are long gone. So, continuous learning will be necessary to keep up with the pace of ________

【1】

A．designer

B．teacher

C．reporter

D．learner

【2】

A．heard

B．inferred

C．graduated

D．suffered

【3】

A．work

B．training

C．research

D．education

【4】

A．current

B．known

C．useful

D．remarkable

【5】

A．organizing

B．attending

C．recording

D．confirming

【6】

A．secret

B．personal

C．unique

D．common

【7】

A．choices

B．measures

C．courses

D．responsibilities

【8】

A．celebrity

B．master

C．consultant

D．addict

【9】

A．need

B．agree

C．continue

D．refuse

【10】

A．truth

B．demand

C．effect

D．future

【11】

A．financially

B．physically

C．mentally

D．socially.

【12】

A．better

B．stronger

C．braver

D．firmer

【13】

A．reduce

B．generate

C．reserve

D．negotiate

【14】

A．care about

B．leave behind

C．insist on

D．show off

【15】

A．comment

B．purchase

C．production

D．change

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