襄阳2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、It was very dark，____Jane seemed to know which way to take at the crossroads．

A． or   B． and C． but D． as

2、—This new dress code ______ everyone at school, teachers and students alike.

—Yes, there are no exceptions.

A.contributes to B.subscribes to C.adds to D.applies to

3、—What is potential?

— ______ simply, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.

A．Put

B．Throw

C．Imply

D．Cast

4、China will safeguard energy security by resource protection,_____ green lifestyles and consumer culture.

A.to advocate B.advocated C.advocating D.having been advocated

5、Up to now, a large number of new houses ________ for those who lost their homes in that terrible earthquake.

A．has been built

B．have been built

C．is being built

D．are being built

6、Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication ______.

A.barrier B.bar C.blame D.blank

7、I'm never going to guess the answer if you don't give me a .

A．order

B．signal

C．clue

D．outline

8、If you go to the wildlife park，you will find the places there more dangerous than commonly__________

A．supposing B．suppose

C．to suppose D．supposed

9、You are to meet with frustration in the pursuit of success and through greater effort and hard work your dream will definitely come true. Put it ______ , “No pains, no gains.”

A. frequently     B. firmly

C. openly     D. simply

10、 Have you considered how weak humans are ____ a volcano, hurricane or earthquake?

A. comparing with     B. compared with

C. to compare with   D. having been compared with

11、— I feel terrible. I didn’t do well in the math test.

— _______. You’re already making progress and will surely learn it well.

A. Don’t dream away your time   B. Don’t take things for granted

C. Don’t put the cart before the horse   D. Don’t take it too hard

12、Mum, I was wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I ____on Friday.

A.get paid B.got paid C.would get paid D.had been paid

13、—I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.

—______? Mary is interested.

A．Why bother

B．Why not

C．So what

D．What for

14、On the eve of Chinese Spring Festival, the number of electronic red envelopes given and received via WeChat ________1.01 bilon,200 times that of 2014.

A．adds to

B．submits to

C．subscribes to

D．amounts to

15、Terry，please _____ your cell phone when Grandma is talking to you．

A.look up from B.look into

C.look back on D.look through

16、—I heard that the teacher would punish us all because nobody ______ responsibility for the broken window.

—I think we must ask Henry to tell the truth. This may be the best way to approach it.

A.cast B.ranked C.claimed D.attained

17、I would rather ________ with her about it, but I couldn’t control my feelings at that time.

A. didn’t argue B. hadn’t argued

C. wouldn’t argue D. not have argued

18、Pile________him a sandwich the other day, which he refused politely.

A．provided

B．presented

C．offered

D．supplied

19、I didn’t want to drive all the way to Shanghai by myself, so I ______ Henry, my American friend, to ride with me.

A. confirmed  B. consulted

C. persuaded   D. permitted

20、---What bad luck! I had a cut in salary yesterday.

--- _____. I warned you not to be late repeatedly but you ignored it.

A. You asked for it   B. Never mind

C. Take it easy D. By all means

21、

【1】Why does the Student Council write this letter to Principal Stanton?

A.To discuss their plan.

B.To advertise Spirit Week.

C.To explain their test schedule.

D.To invite the principal to Spirit Week.

【2】If you want to read your favorite books to others, you will take part in activities ______.

A.on Monday B.on Tuesday

C.on Wednesday D.on Thursday

【3】If you do good jobs on Writer’s Day, you may probably _______.

A.be given prizes

B.dress as you like

C.get high marks in the test

D.have fun in school-wide activities

【4】Which of the following will most likely happen as a result of this letter?

A.The principal will give prizes.

B.Spirit Week will be cancelled.

C.Spirit Week will be postponed.

D.The principal will meet the Student Council.

22、I am an art-on-the-cart teacher for now. My 8th-grade boys don’t open doors for me. The girls do, however. So do the Gth,7th, and 9th-grade boys, but not those 8th-grade boys. It’s a strange phenomenon that I’m sure is explained by science somewhere. But when I’m walking through campus with my rolling cart filled to the brim (边沿), my hands full, my backpack on,and the wind blowing the door, it’s hard to pull it open for me. The boys just go on through without stopping to offer help. What these boys need is some empathy (同理心)! Looking at art can help with that.

Last semester in a photography unit for my 8th-graders, I brought out the “I am”character poem activity from my pack of printable worksheets to study the work of Dorothea Lange, the mastermind behind the Migrant Mother and other powerful photographs from the Great Depression.

As an art teacher, it is important for me to give my students experience connecting with works of art, which includes connecting with the characters and people in the artworks. Dorothea Lange was a photographer hired by the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration to document the lives of migrant workers, and displaced families. Because her photographs were government-funded, they were offered for free to newspapers across the country, and her photographs were seen nationwide.

She had a masterful way of capturing emotion in her subjects, so her photographs are an excellent way for students to practice empathy while also connecting with the art, the past,and the people in the photograph.

Once we finished with all of the group presentations, I asked what all of the photographs had in common and what we can learn about the photographer based on all of these photographs. This launched us into a lesson on Dorothea Lange, art during the Great Depression,and a debate over whether or not the camera has the ability to capture the essence (精髓) of a person.

【1】What does the author think of the 8th-grade boys?

A．Sensitive.

B．Hardworking.

C．Unsympathetic.

D．Hopeless

【2】Why did the author introduce Dorothea Lange to her class?

A．To appreciate the Migrant Mother.

B．To help the boys relate to others.

C．To dig into the Great Depression.

D．To prepare students for a debate.

【3】What can we learn about Dorothea Lange’s photographs?

A．They were easily available.

B．They appealed primarily to the 8th-graders.

C．They were highly profitable.

D．They revealed the essence of the subject.

【4】What is a suitable title for the text?

A．Photograph: a Subject for Debate

B．Shaping Identity with Works of Art

C．Photograph: a Reflection on the Past

D．Exploring Empathy with Works of Art

23、Ever since Canadian psychiatrist Michael R. Phillips, who works in China, released his report saying China’s suicide rate from 1995 to 1999 reached 0.023 percent, the country has been ranked among those with the highest suicide rates in the world. But Jing Jun, a professor of sociology in Tsinghua University, challenges that view and presents the true picture through his nationwide research.

Jing and his students took one year to set up the first national database on suicide rate to grasp the overall trend of suicides in China. They collected data from the Health Statistics Annuals of the World Health Organization (sample size 10 million), and the country’s Health Statistics Annuals (which cover 100 million people). The database covers 23 years, from 1987 to 2009. Jing calculates the suicide rate in China based on these data. Though the suicide rate was comparatively high in the early years, his study shows it has dropped in recent years, as opposed to the ascending trend in the rest of the world.

According to Jing’s calculation, China’s suicide rate had dropped to about 0.01 percent in 2004. In 2009, the figure dropped further to 0.007 percent, which is rather low compared with the global rate of 0.016 percent. Even if the “missing” suicides were added, China’s suicide rate in 2009 would still be below 0.008 percent.

Jing has found that one of the main reasons why the suicide rate has dropped was the steady and big decline in the number of suicides committed by rural women. In the early years, researchers generally agreed that the suicide rate among Chinese women was higher than among men, which is pretty rare in the rest the world. But the suicide rate among Chinese women, especially in rural areas, has declined remarkably in recent years. In fact, it is almost equal to that of Chinese men.

As a sociologist, Jing regards suicide as a social issue, and believes improvement of social policies will reduce the suicide rate even further. More people’s lives can be saved if the authorities adjust to social environment for the better, he concludes.

【1】From Jing’s search, we can see ________.

A. China has been ranked among those with the highest suicide rates in the world

B. in the rest of the world suicide rate has been rising quickly in the last few years

C. different from Michael R. Philip’s idea, the trend of suicides in China is declining

D. the suicide rate among Chinese women is lower than that of men

【2】The data in Para. 2 is mainly to prove that ________.

A. the result from Jing’s research is believable

B. Jing’s research is more complicated than Michael R. Phillip’s

C. Jing has made great efforts to make the research

D. China’s suicide rate was comparatively low all the time

【3】Why has the suicide rate in China dropped steadily according to Jing Jun?

A. Because the life level of Chinese people has improved a lot.

B. Because China’s government has adopted measures to reduce the suicide rate.

C. Because the number of Chinese women who commit suicide has declined.

D. Because the world environment affects the suicide rate in China.

【4】In Jing’s opinion, what should be done to reduce the suicide?

A. Pay more attention to rural women.

B. Continue to improve social environment.

C. Set up more mental health centers.

D. Make policies to prevent suicides.

【5】We can infer that the text is _______.

A. a news report

B. a research report

C. a description of suicides

D. an introduction to a professor

24、This year’s Olympic Games have been closed to most spectators (观众) because of COVID-19, but the eyes of the world are still on the athletes thanks to five extra cameras—the first step in a 3D tracking system that supplies spectators with instant insights into each step of a race.

The tracking system being used in Tokyo, an Intel product called 3DAT, feeds live footage (影像) into the cloud. There, an artificial intelligence program uses deep learning to analyze an athlete’s movements and identifies key performance characteristics such as top speed and slowdown. The system shares that information with viewers by displaying the action of slow-motion, highlighting key moments. The whole process, from capturing the footage to broadcasting the analysis, takes less than 30 seconds.

“It’s like having your own personal commentator point things out to you in the race,” says Jonathan Lee, director of the Olympic technology group.

To train their Olympic AI via machine learning, Lee and his team had to capture as much footage of best athletes as they could. They needed recordings of human bodies performing specific moves, but the preexisting footage shows average people in motion, Lee says. “People aren’t usually seven feet in the air,” he notes, but world-class high jumpers reach such heights regularly.

In the footage, a team at Intel record every part of the body—eyes, nose, shoulders, and more. Once those key points were identified, the model began connecting them in three dimensions (维度) until it had a simplified performance of an athlete’s form. Lee thinks the AI could help everyone from Olympians to average gymgoers correct their form and track changes in their moves that may indicate upcoming injury. “Long-term, what this technology will do is help improve an athlete’s performance by giving them more information,” two-time Olympic champion Ashton Eaton said.

【1】What does the tracking system provide for the viewers?

A．Information about 3DAT.

B．Live footage from gymgoers.

C．Analysis of the athletes’ personalities.

D．Highlighted key moments in slow motion.

【2】Why did Lee and his team need footage of best athletes?

A．To increase the accuracy of AI.

B．To reach the world-class heights.

C．To record moves of average people.

D．To improve athletes’ specific moves.

【3】What can the system do for average sports enthusiasts?

A．Lower the risk of injury.

B．Train them to be Olympians.

C．Simplify the training process.

D．Track changes in their heights.

【4】What can we infer from Eaton’s words?

A．He benefited a lot from the technology.

B．He was positive about the future of AI.

C．He thought AI was useless for athletes.

D．He wasn’t interested in the development of AI.

25、I took a hard fall on my right wrist and hand in the middle of our third game of the high school basketball season. ______, that just happened to be my shooting hand.

According to a specialist, I had a major break in my radius (桡骨). Although bad news, I was ______relaxed to learn that I wouldn’t need an operation. Only time would ______ this wound. I was ______ to wear a cast (石膏) on my right wrist for eight weeks.

Almost immediately, due to the ______ of my shooting hand, I devoted myself to learning to ______ left-handed. It was a daily ______, but I was committed to using this time to ______ and come back even stronger than before.

Eight weeks later, my cast was finally ______. However, my right hand and wrist had become very ______ due to the eight weeks of inactivity. My previous shooting accuracy ______. I had to decide whether I should quit or devote myself to being the best I could be? Finally, I ______ the latter. I committed myself to a simple ______: to make 1,000 shots a day. I wanted to return to my pre-injury ______. A thousand shots a day is a major commitment, but I’m ______ to say I kept that commitment until my freshman year in college.

I finally ______ some major goals in basketball. Being ______ early in my career played a huge role in my development as a successful player. Adversity (逆境) presents ______. Never ever stop ______ yourself and go after your goals. My dream came true and it ______ 1,000 shots a day.

【1】

A．Undoubtedly

B．Hopefully

C．Unfortunately

D．Surprisingly

【2】

A．anyhow

B．somewhat

C．extremely

D．barely

【3】

A．prove

B．discover

C．hide

D．cure

【4】

A．required

B．wished

C．acknowledged

D．permitted

【5】

A．gestures

B．movements

C．possibilities

D．limitations

【6】

A．shake

B．drive

C．shoot

D．write

【7】

A．record

B．struggle

C．entertainment

D．assessment

【8】

A．address

B．appreciate

C．improve

D．compromise

【9】

A．recovered

B．adopted

C．fixed

D．removed

【10】

A．dirty

B．weak

C．impressive

D．painful

【11】

A．suffered

B．survived

C．deserved

D．confirmed

【12】

A．remembered

B．obtained

C．chose

D．changed

【13】

A．life

B．goal

C．design

D．reason

【14】

A．ability

B．look

C．behaviour

D．wisdom

【15】

A．hesitant

B．tired

C．proud

D．worried

【16】

A．set

B．achieved

C．identified

D．missed

【17】

A．injured

B．superior

C．cautious

D．gifted

【18】

A．competitions

B．imaginations

C．hardships

D．opportunities

【19】

A．believing in

B．depending on

C．thinking of

D．calming down

【20】

A．stood for

B．corresponded with

C．developed into

D．started with

26、Directions：Read the following passage.Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrate.Use your own words as far as possible.

Hacking our senses to boost learning power

Was your school noisy or peaceful？It might not seem important，but a growing body of research suggests that sounds can have an impact on learning，performance and creativity.There is certainly some well-established research to suggest that some noises can have a harmful effect on learning.Numerous studies over the past 15 years have found that children attending schools under the flight paths of large airports lag behind in their exam results.

But general noise seems to have an effect too. Bridget Shield，a professor of acoustics at London South Bank University，and Julie Dockrell，now at the Institute of Education，have been conducting studies on the effects of all sorts of noises，such as traffic and sirens，as well as noise generated by the children themselves.When they recreated those particular sounds in an experimental setting while children completed various cognitive tasks，they found a significant negative effect on exam scores.“Everything points to a harmful impact of the noise on children's performance，in numeracy（计算能力），in literacy，and in spelling，”says Shield.The noise seemed to have an especially harmful effect on children with special needs.

Shield says the sound of"babble"---the chatter of other children，is particularly distracting in the classroom.“People are very distracted by speech---particularly if it's understandable，but you're not involved in it."This phenomenon is also known as the irrelevant speech effect，she says，adding that“it's a very common finding in open-plan offices as well."

Whether background sounds are beneficial or not seems to depend on what kind of noise it is and the volume. In a series of studies published last year，Ravi Mehta from the College of Business at Illinois and colleagues tested people's creativity while exposed to a soundtrack made up of background noises---such as coffee-shop chatter and construction-site drilling---at different volumes.They found that people were more creative when the background noises were played at a medium level than when volume was low. Loud background noise，however，damaged their creativity.

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