扬州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、The city plans to make 50,000 bicycles for rent to reduce pollution and ease traffic jams.

A．convenient

B．suitable

C．available

D．accurate

2、Hillary Clinton, at the first official event of her presidential campaign, ______ the ideas that she said will be at the heart of her campaign.

A. spelt out    B. cross out

C. made up   D. covered up

3、Mr. Frank asked me       I could go with him to       he called the Treasure House the next week.

A．that; which

B．whether; that

C．whether; what

D．that; where

4、____ you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear.

A．Although

B．Because

C．Unless

D．While

5、They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________ animal products from other areas of their lives．

A．contain   B．maintain

C．exclude   D．Include

6、Gun control is a subject _____ Americans have argued about for a long time.

A. which   B. when

C. what   D. where

7、Please do me a favor —  _______ my friend Mr. Smith to Youth Theater at 7:30 tonight.

A. to invite    B. inviting

C. invite     D. invited

8、Had he taken his parent’s advice, he     having made such a silly mistake now.

A. would not regret   B. would not have regretted

C. may not regret   D. may not have regretted

9、These fresh vegetables are easy to rot so you ______ eat them within two days.

A. might   B. should

C. can   D. would

10、I saw Jack in the lift this morning. He around here for a long time.

A. won't be seen   B. hadn't been seen   C. hasn't been seen   D. wasn't seen

11、Tom, as well as his parents, ________ in China over the past five years.

A．have been living

B．has been living

C．are living

D．is living

12、---Oh, my God! Daring, what’s wrong with your face?

---Forget it! I am allergic to the cream recommended by my colleague, Ms．Fan, a very well preserved woman．

---Oh, no! I have to say ‘   ’.

A．A burden of one’s choice is not felt．

B．One man’s meat is another man’s poison．

C．Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume．

D．Don’t cross the bridge till you get to it．

13、—Do you know what is on recently?

—Sorry, I don’t know, but I’ll go and ________.

A. find out   B. take out   C. figure out     D. watch out

14、________ Tom liked to eat was different from ________.

A. That…that you had expected

B. What …that you had expected

C. That…what you had expected

D. What…what you had expected

15、 In both China and New Zealand, strong winds of reform and development are _____ across the country.

A. running B. sweeping C. pushing D. upsetting

16、In the UK, what impressed me most was the Information Association,________ I got lots of chances to practice myself.

A．when

B．that

C．which

D．where

17、Carbon dioxide, which makes a ______ between us and the sun, prevents heat from getting out of the atmosphere easily, so the earth is becoming warmer.

A．difference

B．comparison

C．connection

D．barrier

18、Whenever I read the old letters, _____ was fairly often, sweet memories warmed my heart.

A. who   B. which   C. when   D. that

19、—We are going to lose the game.

—________.We still have a very good chance to defeat them in the second half.

A．Not necessarily

B．It’s really nothing

C．I couldn’t agree more

D．You said it

20、To the public’s delight, a large number of government officials who _______ their power have been well punished.

A. ignored B. abused   C. obtained D. countered

21、A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people，and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report，which examined in detail the reading habits of primary-school children．showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have clear views about what they want to read. Girls，in general，read more，and far more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a taste for the more instant appeal of picture stories，or else books about their hobbies．

These tastes continue unchanged until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general，but more fiction in particular .You could say that there are more opportunities for girls to read fiction：magazines encourage the fiction habit in girls in their early teens，and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines．Teenage boys tend to buy magazines about their hobbies：motorcycles，heavy transport and to on．

Adult reading tastes are also the subject of research．Again the number of women who read for pleasure is considerably higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories．There has also been some analysis of what men actually read Apparently only 38 percent of men read anything，but 50 percent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed(内容丰富有趣的)stories of space or gunmen

【1】 What has the recent research into children’s reading show?

A. Children begin to read very fast at an early age

B. Children examine in detail what they read at school

C．Children can read clearly in primary schoo1．

D. Children form their reading tastes by the time they are seven

【2】If we have a close look at the reading habits of boys and girls we’ll find that_______

A.girls are more interested in fiction than boys

B. girls are more interested in action-packed stories than boys

C .boys read much more than girls

D．boys have no interest in fiction

【3】It can be inferred from the passage that_________．

A．boys change their reading tastes more often than girls

B．people usually do not change their reading tastes when they grow up

C．boys and girls form their reading habits by reading magazines

D. people have no definite(确切的)reading tastes

22、My 17-year-old daughter went off to college and having her away from home brought back memories of watching Peter Pan when she was little. In the classic TV production, one scene in particular impressed me: when Mrs. Darling puts her children into bed. As she turns off the last of the night light, she takes one last look at the bedroom and says, “Dear night lights, protect my sleeping children.” As a mother, I know how much she loves her children.

It has been several weeks since we took our daughter to college and she seems to be adjusting  well after a short period of homesickness. For us, though, it’s another story. Like most parents, I love checking in on my children at night. But now she’s gone, and I find nighttimes the hardest. I miss her most at night.

In my neighborhood, most of the parents whose kids are off to college are dealing with similar melancholy. My husband is filled with anxiety. One friend talked about getting this sick feeling in her stomach as she prepared for the college drop-off. We complained that many of us were too busy to truly enjoy being with our children while we had them.

For us moms, seeing Toy Story 3 only made the sadness worse as we watched the character Andy, who is the same age as our kids, say goodbye to his childhood as he prepares to leave for college. And it’s not just “first-time” parents like me. Two moms who have kids already well into college said the separation didn’t get any easier. “You feel like something has been taken away from inside you，” said one of them.

I imagine things will get easier with time, especially as I see my daughter adjust to college life. Meanwhile, as I keep my cell phone close to me in bed and text my daughter goodnight and sweet dreams every night, I like to think at messages serve as a night light that keeps her safe.

【1】The writer was deeply impressed by the scene in Peter Pan because ________.

A. she watched the scene with her daughter

B. the scene was very exciting and interesting

C. the scene taught her and her daughter a good lesson

D. the scene showed a mother’s deep love for her children

【2】After her daughter went to college, the writer ________.

A. didn’t get used to the change for a long time

B. often cried as she missed her daughter so much

C. realized she hadn’t done enough for her daughter

D. failed to have a good sleep every night

【3】What is the underlined word “melancholy” in Paragraph 3 similar in meaning to?

A. Happiness. B. Anger.

C. Sadness.   D. Excitement.

【4】According to the last paragraph, why did the writer keep her cell phone close to her in bed?

A. To call her daughter any time.

B. To wait for her daughter’s calls.

C. To say good night to her daughter.

D. To wait for her daughter’s messages.

23、

“Museum of the World” Travel Plan

Here’s the travel plan for some of the more unusual museums on our “Museum of the World” tour. I’ll send you the full itinerary (行程) next week. The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) (Boston, USA) shows what it describes as “art too bad to be ignored”. The museum hopes to bring the worst of art to the widest possible audience. As part of the visit, we’ll be shown some truly awful portraits, landscapes and sculptures.

The Devil’s Rope Museum (in Mclean, Texas) and The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum (in Lacrosse, Kansas) both claim to have the best barbed (有刺的) wire collections, telling the story of the wire’s role in the development of America. We’ll be visiting both of these.

The Washington Banana Museum (Auburn, Washington, USA) contains 4,000 objects related to the history of what the museum describes as “the world’s most perfect fruit.” During a guided tour around the museum, we’ll learn all sorts of interesting things, such as the fact that bananas were introduced to the USA in 1878 in the same exhibition as Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, and that banana is now the US’s number-one selling fruit.

The Hair Museum (Avanos, Turkey) is located in a cave in Cappadocia, in Central Anatolia. It contains 16,000 samples of people’s hair. You’ll be offered a chance to add your own hair to the collection. Later in the year, the museum manager selects 10 donors to attend a pottery workshop.

The Hair Museum(Avanos, Turkey)is located in a cave in Cappadocia, in Central Anatolia. It contains 16,000 samples of people’s hair. You’ll be offered a chance to add your own hair to the collection. Later in the year, the museum curator selects 10 donors to attend a pottery workshop. If you’re one of them, you’ll be invited to stay in his guest house.

【1】What do these four Museums have in common?

A.They are all located in the USA. B.They accept exhibits donated by visitors.

C.They exhibit the things with a long history. D.They show some odd things around the world.

【2】What does The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) show?

A.Complete collections of barbed wire.

B.A large number of samples of people’s hair.

C.Some really terrible but noticeable art works.

D.Some beautiful portraits drawn by famous people.

【3】Why was Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone mentioned in paragraph 4?

A.To explain the origin of bananas.

B.To arouse visitors’ interest in the museum.

C.To emphasize the importance of the exhibition.

D.To compare the value of bananas and telephones.

24、After two nights of staying in her apartment in Houston without power, Felicia Maten had no running water, her fingers and toes hurting from the cold. She huddled under blankets with her mother and daughter, together using their breath to warm themselves against freezing temperatures that weren’t letting up.

She drove around looking for a hotel. But she couldn't find an available room and the roads were dangerous. Finally, a neighbor suggested she go to Gallery Furniture. The owner, Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, opened one of his local stores as a shelter for Texas residents displaced by the winter storms.

During the three days the makeshift shelter was open, thousands of people came in for food and warmth and hundreds slept over. “It meant so much to have somebody who doesn't even know us care that much,” Maten said. “That man is full of love.”

This isn't the first time McIngvale has opened his doors to people in weather emergencies. He did so during Hurricanes Katrina in 2005 and Harvey in 2017.

McIngvale began preparing for the winter storm a week in advance by buying 15,000 gallons of diesel to power the store’s generator for a week or so. He took Covid-19 precautions by providing security hand sanitization and masks.

McIngvale got the word out about the shelter through the business’ social media following and news coverage. He and his employees made specific accommodations for people, such as those with babies who need bottles warmed or senior citizens who need oxygen tanks plugged in.

“He was serving food, handing out water, going around checking on people.” said Jacy Wadhams, another Texas resident living in the area for 15 years. “He really takes pride in what he does. He's an amazing person.”

“We believe that we all have responsibility for the well-being of the community and when times get tough we try to open our doors and let people come in and regroup.” said McIngvale.

【1】What does the underlined word "huddled" in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Stayed hidden.

B．Warmed up.

C．Crowded together.

D．Kept calm.

【2】Why did Maten drive to find a hotel in spite of danger?

A．The extreme freezing weather would continue.

B．Gallery Furniture opened for the residents.

C．She had power failure and no running water at home.

D．Her mother and daughter asked her to find one

【3】What can we infer from the sixth paragraph about McIngvale?

A．He is a low-key person.

B．He has a talent for managing.

C．He is always ready to help others.

D．He is a very considerate man.

【4】What can we learn from McIngvale according to the text?

A．To fight bravely against bad weather.

B．To be a businessman with conscience.

C．To be a loving and responsible person.

D．To create a well-known brand of product.

25、Seni Felie has already lived through a crisis. He _________ to America in 1994 as a refugee (难民) from the war in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was 29 years old at the time and alone.

These days, he runs a(an) _________ called Bistro SF Grill, and he is feeling _________ despite the crisis. “We’re going to pool our resources and people will pull together, and it will have a strong _________ on solving any problems” he told Reader Digest.

With that attitude in mind, he _________ a notice on Next-door: "We are _________ all to stop by Bistro SF Grill at 1305 Castro St. to grab a lunch or dinner prepackaged box beginning Tuesday, March 17, beginning at noon and every day after. Price is only $5.50 and it _________ the expenses,” he wrote.

Bistro SF Grill will be offering three different _________ : chicken, rice, and vegetables; fish, rice, and vegetables; and vegan mushroom paella. All are gluten-free (无谷蛋 白). The menu will change weekly.

“A lot of seniors, families, and people who don't know how to cook are _________ fresh, high-quality food daily," Felie said. "I've seen much __________ than this — groups of people with guns, and people killed. I was __________ for three years. Under these conditions, food is __________ . Our idea was: Let's try to help. We’d like to give __________ but we can’t __________ it."

The restaurant started Go Fund Me (请资助我) page for further __________ the cost of the meals. So far, neighbors have __________ almost $2,000.

He believes that working together and helping others will be the key __________ helping us — all of us __________ this. “This problem will be __________ and I just feel optimistic,” he added. “__________ people have come together, I think we can overcome almost anything.”

【1】

A．returned

B．arrived

C．escaped

D．led

【2】

A．company

B．studio

C．restaurant

D．service

【3】

A．surprised

B．optimistic

C．disappointed

D．ashamed

【4】

A．effect

B．impression

C．choice

D．chance

【5】

A．put on

B．put up

C．put out

D．put in

【6】

A．inviting

B．asking

C．demanding

D．needing

【7】

A．controls

B．takes

C．includes

D．covers

【8】

A．lunches

B．breakfasts

C．dinners

D．meals

【9】

A．in need of

B．in favor of

C．in honor of

D．in charge of

【10】

A．bigger

B．worse

C．better

D．simpler

【11】

A．homeless

B．poor

C．hungry

D．cold

【12】

A．ordinary

B．difficult

C．necessary

D．useless

【13】

A．for free

B．for all

C．for good

D．for instance

【14】

A．accept

B．refuse

C．afford

D．manage

【15】

A．deal with

B．pass down

C．pick up

D．cut down

【16】

A．accepted

B．refused

C．donated

D．cost

【17】

A．for

B．to

C．of

D．with

【18】

A．get through

B．get across

C．get into

D．get off

【19】

A．confirmed

B．contacted

C．conducted

D．contained

【20】

A．Now that

B．In case

C．Even though

D．As if

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。

It was a sunny day. Anabia, an 11-year-old girl, was excited because today was the drawing contest at her school. Anabia was really good at drawing and usually got the highest marks in art. Her teachers would often ask her to make posters for school plays and call on her during free periods to help with cuttings, drawing, shading, colouring and much more. There was an art competition taking place in school and Anabia had worked really hard and wanted to win it. But there was one thing that was disturbing her today.

Recently, a new girl, Rida, had joined her class. She was also interested in art but she was not as good at drawing as Anabia was. Miss Saima, the art teacher, helped Rida and taught her tips and tricks to improve her drawing skill. And now Rida was also considered among the best artists in grade six.

Rida was quick, smart and intelligent. Anabia became jealous of Rida’s intelligence and felt that the new girl would be tough to beat.

So that day, for the art competition, Miss Saima took all the students to the art room, told them their roll numbers and gave important instructions. Anabia’s roll number was 16, while Rida was number 17. The bell rang, indicating the beginning of the contest. Miss Saima wrote on the board: make a scene of a sunset with a flowing river and a sailing boat.

Anabia knew that the best tools to make a sunset were oil pastels (油画棒). Anabia started to look for her oil pastels in her art bag. Then, after looking through the bag, she remembered that she had left them at home. Immediately, she got up to tell Miss Saima.

Miss Saima was disappointed at Anabia’s carelessness and told her that she could not help her, as it was her responsibility to come prepared for the contest that had been announced a week in advance. Anabia’s best friends were also there, but none of them offered to share anything, much to Anabia’s surprise and disappointment.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Anabia’ s eyes filled with tears.

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Then Rida held Anabia’s hand, and the two girls waited for the winners to be announced.

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