海西州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Just like a voyage at sea, our life journey, ________days are limited, is full of difficulties as well as opportunities and therefore needs to be cherished.

A．whose

B．that

C．which

D．what

2、If you go by ______ train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you get _____ fast one.

A. the, the B. /, a   C. the, a D. /, /

3、My grandfather still plays tennis now and then, ________ he’s in his nineties.

A．as long as

B．even if

C．as if

D．in case

4、Africa is a very _____ continent， with each country， or even each part of a country having its own unique culture．

A． diverse B． abstract C． remote D． vacant

5、The first decade of the 21stcentury _____ the breathtaking and non-stop development of China．

A. witnesses   B. witnessed

C. will witness   D. had witnessed

6、You ________ worry about their safety. They are old enough to take care of themselves.

A．mustn’t

B．needn’t

C．can’t

D．wouldn’t

7、Before leaving the house, an expression of thanks to the host would be ________.

A. in preparation   B. in place

C. in possession   D. in particular

8、The rainforest is an amazing place, ________ with plants and animals that aren’t found anywhere else in the world.

A. filling   B. filled

C. being filled   D. to fill

9、Every 40 minutes we will take a 20­minute break, ________ your guide will give a short talk on different aspects of the Great Wall.

A. during that   B. and when

C. which   D. during which time

10、_________ every student aware of the importance of study, they would study efficiently.

A. Were   B. Should   C. May D. Had

11、A bank is said ________ yesterday.

A．to have been robbed

B．to be robbed

C．having been robbed

D．being robbed

12、If you are travelling ____________ customs are really foreign to you, please do as the Romans do.

A.where B.when C.that D.which

13、70,000 pigeons were _____ in Tian'anmen Square on Oct 1 to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

A.delivered B.relieved C.released D.liberated

14、There is some doubt among the people ________ John will come on time.

A. that   B. whether   C. if   D. how

15、Jack，it’s too hot here．______ I open the window？

A．Shall B．Will C．Should D．Would

16、Failure is _________ , but what failure can teach us may never be taught in other ways.

A．alarming

B．annoying

C．desiring

D．inspirational

17、When the whole world is rainy，let’s make it________ in our heart．

A． clean B． clear C． tidy D． tiny

18、I always get a bit ____ when my daughter doesn’t come back home from school.

A.anxious B.curious C.generous D.humorous

19、How did it come about ________ a quiet person should appear so wild today?

A. whether   B. that   C. if   D. what

20、—How did you find the trip to the Butterfly Valley last weekend?

—It _____more pleasant but for the heavy rain on our way home．

A．would have been  B．was

C．had been    D．would be

21、Education is a good opportunity for those of us who try to better ourselves. For people in full-time employment, getting the balancing act between work and studying can prove a challenge. But look on the bright side. 【1】

University is often considered a logical step for people who wish to continue their education after school. While options of Master’s degrees, PhDs and other qualifications exist, many students leave after obtaining their Bachelor’s and head into the world of work. After years of doing the same job, some feel adding new knowledge to their locker may open up new opportunities. 【2】 Or they will have more new ideas.

In terms of the benefits, learning new skills that you can bring into the workplace can make you more of an authority in your area and a go-to person for advice. 【3】 In short, studying more could make you more useful to the business. If you study in a classroom, your experience of the workplace could bring a wealth of knowledge to other students and provide real-life examples for you to make use of. You may also meet like-minded people who you can add to your professional network in the future. Adult learners have to consider things like children, home lives and work. 【4】 Some courses can even be done partly or entirely online, which means that you can manage your time more easily studying from home.

【5】 And increasing your skills may open up new careers or opportunities in your professional life.

A．Or it helps them to get a promotion.

B．What are the benefits of studying while also working?

C．New opportunities don’t necessarily always wait for you.

D．Becoming a professional person is no big deal for your life.

E．All in all, there are a variety of options for those who wish to return to studying.

F．And if the business has a skills shortage, you may be able to step up and fill that gap.

G．Many adult and part-time courses are more flexible and spread over a number of years.

22、Whether you’re likely to choose coffee or green tea for your morning boost could be determined by your genes, a recent study found.

To examine genetic associations with food preferences, researchers studied the genetic data and food preferences of more than 160,000 people in Japan. The research found genetic links for 13 dietary habits including consumption of alcohol, other drinks and foods, and also complex human diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

“We know that what we eat defines what we are, but we found that what we are also defines what we eat,” said Yukinori Okada, who is one of the researchers.

The researchers used data from the BioBank Japan Project, launched in 2003 with a goal to provide evidence for the implementation of personalized medicine. The project collects DNA and clinical information, including items related to participants’ lifestyles such as dietary habits, which were recorded through interviews and questionnaires.

They found nine genetic locations that were associated with consuming coffee, tea, alcohol, yogurt, cheese, natto, tofu, fish, vegetables and meat. Those who ate more fish, natto, tofu and vegetables had a genetic variant that made them more sensitive to umami tastes, best described as savory or “meaty” flavors. Variants responsible for the ability to taste bitter flavors were also observed. This association was found among people who liked to eat tofu; while those without the variant consume less alcohol or none at all.

In order to find whether any of these genetic markers associated with food were also linked with disease, the researchers conducted a phenome study. The phenome involves all the possible observable traits of DNA, known as phenotypes. Six of the genetic markers associated with food were also related to at least one disease phenotype, including several types of cancer as well as type 2 diabetes.

Given all the findings that genetic differences influence not only responses to foods but preferences as well, experts think considering them can help nutritionists personalize diets to each person’s needs and tastes while still hitting nutritional requirements. Thus, further research is needed, as Okada said, “By estimating individual differences in dietary habits from genetics, we can help create a healthier society.”

【1】How does the author begin the text?

A．By providing an example.

B．By offering an argument.

C．By presenting a conclusion.

D．By making an assumption.

【2】What can we know about the BioBank Japan Project?

A．It found nine genetic locations.

B．It provided data for this research.

C．It wanted to achieve personalized medicine.

D．It was aimed at collecting DNA of all participants.

【3】Which is TRUE about a person who eats more fish and natto?

A．He consumes less alcohol.

B．He is more sensitive to meaty flavor.

C．He is likely to eat more yogurt and cheese.

D．His ability to taste bitter flavors will be improved.

【4】What’s Okada’s attitude to the personalized diets?

A．Supportive.

B．Doubtful.

C．Indifferent.

D．Negative.

23、The power and ambition of the giants of the digital economy is astonishing--Amazon has just announced the purchase of the upmarket grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.5bn，but two years ago Facebook paid even more than that to acquire the WhatsApp messaging service，which doesn't have any physical product at all.What WhatsApp offered Facebook was an intricate（复杂的）and finely detailed web of its users' friendships and social lives.

Facebook promised the European commission then that it would not link phone numbers to Facebook identities，but it broke the promise almost as soon as the deal went through. Even without knowing what was in the messages，the knowledge of who sent them and to whom was enormously revealing and still could be.What political journalist，what party whip，would not want to know the makeup of the WhatsApp groups in which Theresa May's enemies are currently plotting？It may be that the value of Whole Foods to Amazon is not so much the 460 shops it owns，but the records of which customers have purchased what.

Competition law appears to be the only way to address these imbalances of power. But it is clumsy. For one thing, it is very slow compared to the pace of change within the digital economy. By the time a problem has been addressed and remedied it may have vanished in the marketplace，to be replaced by new abuses of power. But there is a deeper conceptual problem，too. Competition law as presently interpreted deals with financial disadvantage to consumers and this is not obvious when the users of these services don't pay for them.The users of their services are not their customers.That would be the people who buy advertising from them---and Facebook and Google，the two virtual giants，dominate digital advertising to the disadvantage of all other media and entertainment companies.

The product they're selling is data，and we，the users，convert our lives to data for the benefit of the digital giants. Just as some ants farm the bugs called aphids（蚜虫）for the honeydew they produce when they feed，so Google farms us for the data that our digital lives yield. Ants keep predatory insects away from where their aphids feed；Gmail keeps the spammers（垃圾邮件发送者）out of our inboxes. It doesn't feel like a human or democratic relationship，even if both sides benefit.

【1】According to Paragraph 1，Facebook acquired WhatsApp for its________ .

A．digital products

B．user information

C．physical assets

D．quality service

【2】According to the author，competition law ________ .

A．should serve the new market powers

B．may worsen the economic imbalance

C．should not provide just one legal solution

D．cannot keep pace with the changing market

【3】Competition law as presently interpreted can hardly protect Facebook users because ________ .

A．they are not defined as customers

B．they are not financially reliable

C．the services are generally digital

D．the services are paid for by advertisers

【4】The ants analogy（类比）is used to illustrate ________ .

A．a win-win business model between digital giants

B．a typical competition pattern among digital giants

C．the benefits provided for digital giants' customers

D．the relationship between digital giants and their users

24、Below is a passage adapted from the network edition of China Daily.

Event

Li Yang, one of China’s most famous English teachers, apologized for beating his American wife more than a week after she posted photos of her injuries on the web and set off a bomb of criticism.

“I wholeheartedly apologize to my wife Kim and my girls for committing domestic violence. This has caused them serious physical and mental damage,” Li said on his microblog at Weibo.com, the country’s most popular social media site, on Saturday. Li, 42, is a mechanics major but is best known for his “Crazy English,” a popular method of language learning that involves yelling at the top of one’s lungs.

He was at the center of public criticism after his wife Kim Lee put up posts on the web accusing him of abuse, showing her swollen forehead and knees.

Voices

@Xuemanzi, angel investor

Anti-domestic violence laws should be made as soon as possible, giving protection to the rights of women and children lawfully. Police should not stand back from domestic violence any longer, even if no one reports them. Society, as a whole, should attach greater importance to the crime.

@Zhangxiaomei

Chinese are never taught about marital(婚姻的) relations, which mean not merely living together. A good marriage needs to overcome three differences: family background, gender and personalities. In addition to these, there is cultural gap in Li Yang’s case. If the effects of these differences are not well understood, after the honeymoon period, they will turn into conflicts and endanger the marriage. Li’s domestic violence is a reminder that China needs such education.

@Wuxiaolong, Sina Weibo user

Li Yang’s choice to resort to domestic violence really reflects his character. Students who have attended his Crazy English Camp may know what I mean: Li wants his students to worship him as an idol. I still remember he once had his students kowtow（叩头） to him. He always teaches English by imposition(权威强制), which directly reflects his desire for power.

@Sikaozhe, Sina Weibo user

In the US, the punishments for domestic violence are even more severe than stealing. If the police arrive at the wife’s call during a fighting between a couple and find injuries on her, they will immediately arrest the husband. Even if the wife doesn’t call the police, they may also show up as neighbors could well do their part.

@ykxin Sina Weibo User

Don’t blindly worship anyone, because in every closet there may hide a skeleton. As a famous Chinese saying goes, “Only they who do well in their daily routine tasks can fulfills their dreams on great occasions”. Not surprisingly, one who focuses too much on his career and ignores his family, like Li Yang, will fail in both. Don’t judge a person by his career success, wealth, or any other material aspect, because what finally decides a person is his character.

Aftermath(余波)

Although Li Yang publicly apologized to his wife, promising to love his daughters even if he and Lee divorce, the damage, perhaps permanently, has been done to his wife, his three daughters and the whole family.

Wang Xingjuan, founder of the Maple Women’s Psychological Consulting Center, a non-profit organization, said nearly half of domestic violence abusers are people who have higher education, senior jobs and social status. She said this was probably because such people were usually under more mental stress.

【1】This passage is focused on Li Yang’s   .

A. microblog article   B. domestic violence

C. English-teaching career   D. international marriage

【2】Zhangxiaomei holds the view that   .

A. laws should be passed to protect women and children

B. crazy personality accounts for violence and ill temper

C. overcoming background gap is necessary for marriage

D. Li is wrong to have his students worship him as an idol

【3】Who thinks that character plays the most important role in one’s life?

A. @Xuemanzi   B. @Sikaozhe

C. @ykxin   D. @Zhangxiaomei

【4】According to Wang Xingjuan, .

A. people of higher education won’t easily lose temper

B. people under stress tend to have domestic violence

C. people in lower social status often beat their wives

D. people with senior jobs seldom have family trouble

25、Laurie Rabyor and Jeanette Rivera each left their workplace at the same time and were driving in streets next to each other. Jeanette noticed Laurie’s car swerving (迂回) dangerously and _________ toward a busy crossing and oncoming traffic. Jeanette immediately _________ her car and bravely ran after Laurie’s out-of-control car to try to stop it. She quickly realized that she needed help. She_________waved her arms, attempting to attract nearby drivers to the _________. Within seconds, several other motorists, including a nurse and a U.S. Marine, sprang into action to _________ in the daring rescue. The five _________banded together and used their body weight to bring the car to a complete _________.

Once they stopped the car, they realized the doors and windows were _________. One woman cleverly ran back to her car to get a dumbbell(哑铃)and _________it to a man who used it to break window. Another man then __________ into the car through the window to unlock the door. The group then moved Laurie’s car out of __________ and into a convenience store parking lot. A nurse provided __________ attention to Laurie until first rescuer arrived on scene.

Laurie has been out of the hospital and is doing well. The local police department praised the kind for their __________and quick-thinking action. The department later arranged a special event to __________the kind people. Laurie was __________ for the opportunity to personally thank her heroes.

【1】

A．leaning

B．heading

C．floating

D．switching

【2】

A．made use of

B．caught sight of

C．stepped out of

D．paid attention to

【3】

A．silently

B．curiously

C．obviously

D．crazily

【4】

A．emergency

B．appointment

C．argument

D．programme

【5】

A．repeat

B．assist

C．suffer

D．relax

【6】

A．inventors

B．admirers

C．directors

D．strangers

【7】

A．exist

B．stop

C．battle

D．begin

【8】

A．damaged

B．tidied

C．detected

D．locked

【9】

A．sold

B．awarded

C．emailed

D．handed

【10】

A．climbed

B．slipped

C．burst

D．broke

【11】

A．entrance

B．violence

C．traffic

D．destination

【12】

A．medical

B．complete

C．successful

D．available

【13】

A．patient

B．generous

C．private

D．brave

【14】

A．honor

B．rescue

C．inspire

D．settle

【15】

A．hopeful

B．grateful

C．familiar

D．anxious

26、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。

Carter enjoyed riding the school bus home. The ride home gave him some time to relax after a busy day of fifth grade. He usually sat alone and enjoyed that too. With four siblings (兄妹) he didn't get much time alone. Sometimes he sat with his younger brother, Jackson, but Jackson was sick at home today.

The bus stopped and the tallest boy in his class, Dexter, stepped off followed by his younger brother, Billy. As the bus pulled away, Carter looked back over his shoulder to watch the boys. Dexter was yelling and waving his hands at his little brother. Billy said something Carter could not hear. Dexter yelled, gave his younger brother a hard shove and knocked him to the ground. Billy was on the ground wiping at his eyes, but Dexter walked away.

Carter turned in his seat, feeling disgusted. He hated seeing little kids get picked on (欺负).The sight of Billy on the ground crying was burned into his memory. He tried to think of something else.

He thought of the model car he was working on at home, a 1967 Corvette. He started building it over a week ago and just finished putting it together last night. Tonight, as soon as he finished his homework, he could start painting the car. That was his favorite part. He already had the perfect color of blue picked out.

He hurried off the bus, ran through his yard, and breezed through the kitchen with a quick hello to his mom. She was making spaghetti, which smelled delicious. He ran up the stairs two at a time and rushed into his room.

“Surprise!” his brother Jackson said, throwing his arms into the air. "What are you doing in my room? I thought you were sick!”

“I feel better!”

"What's on your face? Are you bleeding?"

"No! I'm not bleeding." Jackson wiped at his face, probably just paint. Look! Look what I did!” He pointed at the desk in the comer of Carter's room.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1

Carter looked down at his desk in horror

Paragraph 2

Carter took a deep breath and then unfolded his fist.