晋中2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、At the seventh International Ballet Competitions , Fernando Bujones won the first gold medal ever ___ to an American male dancer .

A．awarded   B．to be awarded

C．being awarded D．should be awarded

2、—What did Jack demand at the meeting just now?

—______ a chance to join the Debating Club.

A. Being offered  B. Having been offered

C. To be offered  D. To have been offered

3、It's ________ knowledge that moods can have an influence on our health.

A．unusual

B．special

C．general

D．common

4、As a philosopher ____, the secret ____happiness is to think about positive things and stay optimistic.

A.retells; on B.reminds; to C.remarks; of D.respects; in

5、 All the scientific evidence ______ that increasing use of chemicals in farming______ damaging our health.

A. show; are B. shows; are

C. show; is  D. shows; is

6、The small boat was almost sunk by the dinosaurs which suddenly ________ to the surface, fighting each other, but fortunately the three men ________ get away.

A. rose; could B. rose; were able to

C. arose; could have been able to D. raised; could have

7、It’s important for every one of us ______ the eco-friendly Christmas tree rental service for the holiday period for the sake of protecting the environment.

A．to accept

B．accepting

C．accept

D．accepted

8、Some endangered languages ________ because people abandon them in favor of ones that serve their needs better.

A．make out

B．account for

C．die out

D．search for

9、I _____ through the hard time but for my teacher’s generous and timely help．

A．couldn’t have gone   B．could go

C．mustn’t have gone   D．hadn’t gone

10、India attained independence in 1947, after long struggle.

A.不填;a B. the; a C. an;不填  D. an; the

11、I've ordered some pizza, so we_______worry about cooking when we get home tired.

A．can't

B．needn't

C．may not

D．should not

12、The CCTV Spring Festival Gala is a big stage ________ many new actors or actresses are to become famous.

A．where

B．when

C．that

D．which

13、Students cannot be dismissed unless they   deliberately reasonable school rules.

A.respect B.undertake C.violate D.reject

14、Pick yourself up. Courage is doing _______ you are afraid to do.

A.whether B.which C.how D.what

15、The power supply in this city has been completely________, causing a factories to stop their production.

A．knocked down

B．knocked out

C．broken up

D．broken away

16、— However busy Mary is, she will ______ some time for exercise every day.

— No wonder she is always so energetic.

A．set aside

B．put away

C．get over

D．take in

17、Tom missed the early bus. That was ________he was late for school.

A．why

B．because

C．for

D．how

18、Most of her spare time ______ , she still kept on her research in the library．

A. occupied   B. to be occupied

C. was occupied   D. had been occupied

19、I had ______ wanted to rush outside and leave all the frustrating things behind but something told me I had to stay and face the music.

A.gracefully B.reluctantly C.essentially D.desperately

20、We didn’t sleep well last night because of the test. But it turned out to be easy so we _____ worried about it.

A.didn’t need to be B.couldn’t have been

C.needn’t have been D.mustn’t have been

21、   Large gatherings such as weddings and conferences can be socially stressful. Pressure to learn people’s names only adds to the stress. A new facial-recognition app could come to the rescue, .but privacy experts recommend going on with caution.

The app, called SocialRecall, connects names with faces via smartphone cameras and facial recognition. potentially avoiding the need for formal introductions.“It breaks down these social barriers we all have when meting somebody,” says Bany Sandrew, who Created the app and tested it at an event attended by about 10000 people.

After receiving an invitation to download SocialRecall from an event organizer, the user is asked to take two selfies(自拍) and sign in via social median At the event, the app is active within a previously defined geographical area. When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendee’s face, the app identifies the individual, displays the person’s name, and links to his or her social media profile. To protect privacy, it recognizes only those who have agreed to participate. And the app’s creators say it automatically deletes users' data after an event.

Ann Cavoukian, a privacy expert who runs the Privacy by Design Center of Excellence praises the app’s creators for these protective measures. She cautions, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that “there may be unintended consequences down the road with that information being used in another context that might come back to bite you.”

The start-up has also developed a version of the app for individuals who suffer from prosopagnosia, or“face blindness”, a condition that prevents people from recognizing individuals they have met. To use this app, a person first acquires an image of someone’s face, from either the smartphone’s camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots that same face in real life, the previously entered information is displayed. The collected data are stored only on a user’s phone, according to the team behind the app.

【1】SocialRecall is designed to________.

A.invite attendees B.identifying people

C.break barriers D.introduce strangers

【2】What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.Why the app was created. B.How to sign in the app.

C.How the app works. D.What information the app provides.

【3】Ann Cavoukian warns the user of the app that_______.

A.it has caused unintended consequences. B.it can prevent communication disorders.

C.it may put people’s privacy at risk. D.its protective measures prove useless.

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

A.New App Shares Personal Information B.New App Gets Rid of Face Blindness

C.New App Endangers Privacy D.New App Helps Recognize Faces

22、When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously（同时的）about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what' s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen -- they can' t do both -- and they don' t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships -- not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.

During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.

Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.

There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls' mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents respond to the brain bias of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech，we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply.

【1】While watching TV with others, women Usually talk a lot because they

A．are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends

B．can both talk and watch the screen at the Same time

C．think they can have a good time and develop relationships

D．have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

【2】After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to .

A．experience the happy time again

B．keep a close tie with her

C．recommend her a new scenic spot

D．remind her of something forgotten

【3】What does the author want to tell us most?

A．Women' s brains are better organized for language and communication

B．Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.

C．Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts.

D．Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking.

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Women Are Socially Trained to Talk

B．Talking Maintains Relationships

C．Women Love to Talk

D．Men Talk Differently from Women

23、Ever walked to the shops only to find, once there, you’ve completely forgotten what you went for? Or struggled to remember the name of an old friend? For years we’ve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of aging as wrinkles and grey hair. But now a new book suggests that we’ve got it all wrong.

According to The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it comes to the important things, our brains actually get better with age. In fact, she argues that some studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s—much later than previously thought.

Furthermore, rather than losing many brain cells as we age, we keep them, and even produce new ones well into middle age. For years, it’s been assumed that brain, much like the body, declines with age. But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age suggests otherwise.

This continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years. It has found that on average, participants performed better on cognitive（认知的）tests in their 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s. Specifically, older people did better on tests of vocabulary, verbal memory (how many words they can remember) and problem solving. Where they performed less well was number ability and perceptual speed—how fast they can push a button when ordered. However, with more complex tasks such as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond. In short, researchers are now coming up with scientific proof that we do get wiser with age.

Neuroscientists are also finding that we are happier with age. A recent US study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions. It is thought that when we are younger we need to focus more on the negative aspects of life in order to learn about the possible dangers in the world, but as we get older we’ve learned our lessons and are aware that we have less time left in life; therefore, it becomes more important for us to be happy.

【1】Barbara Strauch probably agrees that ________.

A. the young are better at handling important things

B. people’s brains work best between their 40s and 60s

C. aging leads to the decline of the function of the brain

D. wrinkles and grey hair are the only symbols of aging

【2】The continuing research has found older people perform better on ________.

A. perceptual speed    B. number ability

C. vocabulary tests    D. body balance

【3】People are happier with aging because ________.

A. they learn to value the time left

B. they know how to share feelings

C. they cannot focus on negative aspects

D. they do not realize the possible dangers

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. People get happier with age.

B. People get wiser with age.

C. People get more forgetful with age.

D. People get more self-aware with age.

24、Eight months after China put a 10-year ban on fishing in the Yangtze River, a group of about 10 Yangtze finless porpoises (江豚) were seen in the river of Wuhan, Hubei Province. Their appearance was said to be a result of less interference (干涉) from human activities or an increase food availability.

“Rising water levels during the flood season and the fishing ban may both contribute to this rare animal’s appearance. Without interference from human activities, the finless porpoises might be more active,” said Zhang Xianfeng, an aquatic (水生的) wildlife researcher.

The finless porpoise is widely believed to be an important health indicator of the Yangtze River. Over the past 40 years, its population has declined dramatically due to many factors, such as climate change and habitat loss. In 2013, it was classified as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. However, the population has shown some stability in recent years thanks to joint protection from government organs, research institutes and other social organizations.

Zhang believes it’s a good thing that the public has become more aware of the urgency of saving the finless porpoise and protecting the ecosystem of the Yangtze River. However, the appearance of the finless porpoises cannot necessarily be seen as a sign that the population is increasing. Its total population, around 1,000, is very limited, which makes the chances for them to have babies very slim in such a long river as the Yangtze River.

To preserve biodiversity along the Yangtze River, China imposed a 10-year fishing ban in 332 conservation areas, protecting not only the finless porpoise but also more than 4,300 kinds of aquatic life living in the Yangtze River. The fishing ban, which is crucial to ecological restoration of the whole river, will significantly expand the finless porpoise’s food supply and remove the threat from fishing tools. However, the effect will be known only after three to five years.

【1】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The effect of the 10-year fishing ban.

B．The living conditions of finless porpoises.

C．The necessity of limiting human activities.

D．The reasons for finless porpoises’ appearance.

【2】What has directly affected the birth rate of finless porpoise?

A．The limited population.

B．The human interference.

C．The lack of public awareness.

D．The length of the Yangtze River.

【3】What do we know about the 10-year fishing ban?

A．It was put into effect in Hubei Province.

B．It aims to protect a variety of aquatic life.

C．It increased the number of finless porpoises soon.

D．It forbids human activities along the Yangtze River.

【4】What is the purpose of the text?

A．To show the effect of a 10-year fishing ban.

B．To introduce the features of finless porpoises.

C．To record the appearance of finless porpoises.

D．To advocate the protection of the Yangtze River.

25、   As a girl of eight years old, I couldn't avoid crossing a crime-filled neighborhood to go to school. Nobody got __ when there was a crime, not even if a killing was happening directly across from our __:"What's that, Mom? Someone is screaming!" "Turn off the light! Stay __! Keep your voice down!" Mom would __.

Usually, I would see other girls that I knew, and I would catch up and we would __ together. Along this route was an old grey house with a __. It never caught my attention __ a kind and lovely elderly lady __ us with a musical voice and a smile." Look in my apple tree!" she said." Do you see the Cedar Waxwings?" Well, I had never known what the __ was called. Every school day, my friends and I would __ the old lady to see if she was __. She had taken this little yard and made it a small paradise of flower beds: so established that she __ had lived there for many years. She enjoyed our frequent visits and told us all kinds of things about birds and nature. We __ to love her.

But one day, we didn't __ her. Though we looked, there was never a __ of her: her garden began to look __ and the greyness of the house seemed to take over the colorful mood. We were __ to know where she had gone. One of us __ to open the gate and knocked at the door, but the dear old woman would never greet us again.

Every time I __ a bird, especially a Cedar Waxwing, I think of her. Every time I face a hardship,

I remember her grace and dignity. Her __ in the old house made it beautiful.

【1】A.satisfied B.inspired C.moved D.involved

【2】A.school B.house C.neighborhood D.town

【3】A.awake B.low C.imaginative D.enthusiastic

【4】A.reply B.shout C.announce D.whisper

【5】A.walk B.play C.fight D.study

【6】A.view B.pond C.yard D.mystery

【7】A.until B.when C.because D.where

【8】A.begged B.treated C.instructed D.greeted

【9】A.fruit B.tree C.bird D.flower

【10】A.look after B.look for C.learn from D.learn about

【11】A.gardening B.smiling C.reading D.watching

【12】A.accidentally B.probably C.frequently D.hardly

【13】A.agreed B.expected C.tried D.grew

【14】A.visit B.miss C.see D.love

【15】A.sign B.story C.memory D.photo

【16】A.fresh B.wild C.typical D.green

【17】A.at a time B.at a speed C.at a loss D.at a stage

【18】A.promised B.planned C.threatened D.dared

【19】A.admire B.draw C.keep D.catch

【20】A.participation B.victory C.presence D.interest

26、假定你是李华，你校的体育节即将结束,请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：

1.活动内容；

2.师生反响。 注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2 .请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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