临汾2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Read this story,   you will realize that not everything can be bought with money.

A. or   B. and

C. but   D. so

2、--- Guess what? I happened to meet Fernando the other day.

--- If my memory serves me correctly, you ______ each other for ages.

A．haven’t seen

B．hadn’t seen

C．didn’t see

D．don’t see

3、My close friend Amy was admitted to Oxford University, ____________ came as no surprise.

A. that   B. which

C. it   D. where

4、We would have called a taxi yesterday if Jim ___________ us a lift.

A.didn’t give B.wouldn’t give C.hasn’t given D.hadn’t given

5、China, a country with more than 5,000 years of history, is peopled with fifty-six distinctive ethnic groups and thus is renowned for its rich and_________cultures.

A.delicate B.distinguished C.diverse D.distinct

6、Recent research findings have ________ the origin of our universe, which has puzzled the scientific world.

A. cast light on   B. given rise to

C. seized control of   D. kept company with

7、（题文）To those_______ in martial arts(武术), the period from 1972 to 1975 is often said_______ the Bruce Lee era.

A. involving; being   B. to involve; to be

C. involved; to be   D. involve; being

8、The train's about to leave. All________!

A. abroad   B. broad

C. aboard   D. board

9、I think you should stop for a moment and   on your successes and failures.

A. look   B. call

C. reflect   D. take

10、 At the meeting, all the employees were required not to________ any important details before it was made public.

A. try out   B. make out

C. let out   D. break out

11、Hardly could he   this amount of work in such a short time.

A.get through B.get off

C.get into D.get down

12、There were about 10,000 vehicles and 100,000 visitors coming our way ________ in the first three days since the Duku Highway opened again.

A．on a daily basis

B．day in, day out

C．by trial and error

D．out of reach

13、Kate may be old, but she’s still ________ the company.

A．in place of

B．in search of

C．in need of

D．in control of

14、At ________ he thinks is the appropriate moment, he will tell them all ________ he has suffered these years.

A．when; that

B．when; what

C．what; what

D．what; which

15、The school offers many _____ activities for the local students.

A. infectious   B. recreational

C. fragile D. Vocational

16、If I 　　　　where he lived, I 　　　　a note to him.

A. knew; would send   B. had known; would have sent

C. know; would send   D. knew; would have sent

17、Parents put the books on the bottom shelf so they are readily ________ to their kids.

A．distant

B．accessible

C．considerate

D．objective

18、We hadn’t planned to meet. We met ______ chance.

A. of B. in C. for D. By

19、I don’t think it is teachers who ________ for giving students too much pressure.

A．were to blame

B．are to blame

C．are to be blamed

D．should blame

20、—Did you enjoy your trip?

—Yes. If we hadn’t taken your advice, we ________ our stay in London so much.

A．wouldn’t have enjoyed

B．hadn’t enjoyed

C．wouldn’t enjoy

D．didn’t enjoy

21、Tu Youyou ________ the Nobel Prize for Medicine at the age of 84, the first Chinese person ever to win the award.

A．was awarded

B．is awarded

C．is awarding

D．has awarded

22、They worked day and night about three days ___________ everything returned to normal.

A.until B.after C.when D.before

23、Tired from his work, the father seemed to be in no ______ to look at my school report.

A．mood

B．attitude

C．feeling

D．mind

24、What we human beings create may_______ does harm to ourselves.

A．successfully

B．naturally

C．immediately

D．potentially

25、The Group of Eight ______ by eight of the world’s wealthiest nations in 1998.

A. was formed  B. forms C. is formed   D. formed

26、Over the years, cheerleading has taken two primary forms: game-time cheerleading and competitive cheerleading. Game-time cheerleaders’ main goal is to entertain the crowd and lead them with team cheers, which should not be considered a sport. However, competitive cheerleading is more than a form of entertainment. It is really a competitive sport.

Competitive cheerleading includes lots of physical activity. The majority of the teams require a certain level of tumbling (翻腾) ability. It’s a very common thing for gymnasts, so it’s easy for them to go into competitive cheerleading. Usually these cheerleaders integrate lots of their gymnastics experience including their jumps, tumbling, and overall energy. They also perform lifts and throws. This is where the “fliers” are thrown in the air, held by “bases” in different positions that require strength and working with other teammates.

Competitive cheerleading is also an activity that is governed by rules under which a winner can be declared. It is awarded points for technique, creativity and sharpness. Usually the more difficult the action is, the better the score is. That’s why cheerleaders are trying to experience great difficulty in their performance.

Besides, there is also a strict rule of time. The whole performance has to be completed in less than three minutes and fifteen seconds, during which the cheerleaders are required to stay within a certain area. Any performance beyond the limit of time is invalid.

Another reason for the fact that competitive cheerleading is one of the hardest sports is that it has more reported injuries. According to some research, competitive cheerleading is the number one cause of serious sports injuries to women. Emergency room visits for it are five times the number than for any other sport, partially because cheerleaders don’t use protective equipment. Smiling cheerleaders are thrown into the air and move down into the arms of the teammates, which may easily cause injuries. Generally, these injuries affect all areas of the body, including wrists, shoulders, ankles, head, and neck.

There can be no doubt that competitive cheerleading is a sport with professional skills. Hopefully, it will appear in the Olympics since cheerleaders are just as athletic and physically fit as those involved in the more accepted sports. It should be noted that it is a team sport and even the smallest mistake made by one teammate can bring the score of the entire team down. So without working together to achieve the goal, first place is out of reach.

【1】What is the main purpose of competitive cheerleading?

A．To cheer up the competitors on the court.

B．To make the audience feel amused.

C．To attract more people to watch events.

D．To compare skills of participants.

【2】What can be replaced the underlined word “integrate” in Paragraph 2 ?

A．Examine.

B．Identify.

C．Combine.

D．Experience.

【3】Which of the following is true?

A．Competitive cheer-leading gains greater popularity than other sports.

B．Competitive cheer-leading is more likely to damage the body.

C．Game-time cheerleading requires more designed actions than gymnastics.

D．Game-time cheerleading lacks necessary guidelines to follow.

【4】Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

I: Introduction   P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion

A．

B．

C．

D．

27、Capuchin monkeys(僧帽猴) usually make a lot of noise when they find food. They shriek(尖叫) and yell and scream. They are letting their families know where the food is.

One day, Dr. Mario, a scientist, saw a monkey keep quiet when it found food. The monkey didn’t let the other monkeys know about the bananas. Dr. Mario wondered why. "It looked like she was trying to keep her bananas hidden from the other monkeys, he said.

Some scientists used to think that animals couldn't control the sounds coming from their mouths. This would mean that monkeys would make noise even if there was not enough food to share. However, Dr. Mario had a different idea.

Capuchin monkeys love to eat bananas. So Dr. Mario put some bananas on a platform in the trees where the monkeys lived. Sometimes he put many bananas on the platform so that there would be enough for the monkeys to share. Sometimes he put only a few so that there would not be enough bananas for everyone.

Dr. Mario did this for a whole year. Each time Dr. Mario put bananas on the platform, he watched carefully. He wanted to see if the monkeys sometimes kept quiet when they found bananas.

Dr. Mario found three things that made monkeys more likely to remain silent. First, when monkeys found only a few bananas, they often didn't tell their families. Second, in seasons when the forest provided only a little bit of food, monkeys tended to keep quiet when they found bananas. Third, monkeys were more likely to stay quiet when they had many friends nearby and would not have enough food for everyone. Dr. Mario’s banana test showed that monkeys can control the sounds coming from their mouths. It seems that they know when to keep quiet and when to call in the family.

【1】When finding food, capuchin monkeys yell and scream in order to ________.

A．show their satisfaction

B．send signals to their families

C．find the place

D．threaten their enemies

【2】How did Dr. Mario make monkeys behave differently in the test?

A．By changing the number of bananas

B．By changing the location of the platform

C．By controlling the sounds from other monkeys

D．By letting other monkeys know about the bananas.

【3】The banana test given by Dr. Mario shows monkeys ________.

A．like to remain silent

B．don’t share their food

C．prefer to eat bananas

D．can control their sounds

【4】The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．where monkeys live

B．how monkeys find food

C．when monkeys keep quiet after they find food

D．how monkeys make sounds when they call their families

28、After achieving huge success in the past two seasons, Letters Alive returns with more surprises. The show is performed first on China’s major video platform, v.qq.com, and then is aired on Heilongjiang Satellite TV on Saturdays. Letters penned by celebrities (名人) ages ago, or modern ordinary people, are chosen and then read by today’s stars, striking a chord (引起共鸣) with audiences by presenting human stories.

According to Guan Zhengwen, the show’s chief director, the letters offer a view into universal values. “There is only one standard in our selection. That is, these letters deserve to be seen by more people,” the director said.

“Different cultural backgrounds do exist in the world, but human nature can bridge different cultures. People’s understanding of themselves, others and society can be understood through writing, and that’s the power of letters,” the director said. “Chinese letters are still the mainstay of the program, but the addition of classic letters from abroad is certain to bring more tastes to it,” he added.

As a rule, the 12-episode (一集) culture program has invited many well-known Chinese celebrities. In comparison with the former two seasons, more young artists are taking part this time. “Our program’s viewers under the age of 29 account for more than 75 percent of the total. However, the popularity of celebrities among the young generation is not our selection preference,” Guan said.

Also it is worth noting that the program has added a comment time. Each time a letter is read, a famous commentator sits in the studio and shares his feelings toward the letter and tells viewers the stories behind letters. “The commentators’ views do not stand for the truth, as there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes,” the director said. “But they, based on their vision and experience, will express positive social energy to viewers.”

【1】What does the underlined word “aired” probably mean in the first paragragh?

A．Advertised.

B．Broadcast.

C．Sold.

D．Made.

【2】Why are some classic letters from abroad chosen by the show?

A．To make the show more colorful.

B．To attract more young audiences.

C．To bring more fashion to the program.

D．To cover the shortage of Chinese letters.

【3】What is new about the program?

A．Foreign artists will be invited for the first time.

B．More stars favored by the young will be chosen.

C．There will be an explanation after the reading is finished.

D．Viewers will have a chance to read their own letters in the show.

【4】Where can we read this text?

A．In an advertisement.

B．In a history textbook.

C．In a fashion magazine.

D．In a news report.

29、Birds’ bodies are becoming smaller in size in response to climate change, even in places like the Amazon rainforest that are relatively untouched by human hands, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances.

Researchers found that nearly all of the birds’ bodies have become lighter since the 1980s, losing on average about 2% of their body weight every decade. For an average bird species that weighed about 30 grams in the 1980s, the population now averages about 27.6 grams. The study also revealed that wingspan was getting bigger in the Amazon bird species studied.

These birds don’t vary that much in size. When everyone in the population is a couple of grams smaller, it’s significant. This is undoubtedly happening all over and probably not just with birds.

A lower body weight and increasing wing length means that birds use energy more efficiently, the researchers noted. For example, compared with a fighter jet with short wings that needs lots of fuel to fly, a glider plane with a thin body and long wings flies up into the air with much less energy.

The study concluded that a warmer climate was the driving force of these changes. The climate in Brazilian Amazonia, where the birds lived, had gotten hotter and wetter over the study period. Since 1966, rainfall increased by 13% in the wet season and fell by 15% in the dry, with temperatures increasing by 1 degree Celsius in the wet season and 1.65 degrees Celsius in the dry season. The change in climate might have made food or other resources insufficient.

Together, body proportions moved in the direction of more efficient flight and lower metabolic heat production and are consistent with a plastic or genetic adaptation to resource or thermal stress under climate change.

Animals are dealing with climate change in different ways.

【1】What is the direct cause of birds’ changes?

A．A warmer climate.

B．A scientific advance.

C．A lack of sufficient food.

D．A lack of drinking water

【2】Why is a glider plane mentioned in paragraph 4?

A．To show planes fly with much less fuel.

B．To prove birds need much energy to fly.

C．To demonstrate birds’ efficient energy use.

D．To illustrate planes need lots of fuel to fly.

【3】What will probably be discussed in the following paragraph?

A．Animals’ other body part changes.

B．People’s attempts to protect animals.

C．Birds’ adaptation to climate change.

D．Animals’ ways to tackle climate change

【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Birds Nowadays Also Have to Adapt to Climate Change

B．The Climate Crisis Is Influencing Birds’ Body Shapes

C．It’s Our Duty to Take Measures to Protect Birds on the Planet

D．It’s Time to Raise Human Beings’ Awareness of Climate Crisis

30、Many of us like to eat out and treat ourselves to delicious food. We are used to choosing large, fat-filled dishes and sugar-charged desserts, which are not ______ cooked at home.

The recent rise of light meals, however, gives dinners a ______ choice. According to Economic Daily, low-calorie, low-fat and high-fiber（纤维）meals have become ______ in China's restaurants and online delivery platforms.

Having a light meal, however, doesn't ______ eating only vegetables. Different from the meat-free lifestyle, a good light ______ avoids oily, salty and hot food. _______, it contains things like boiled meat, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Healthy nutrients are the ______ of the light meal.

These dishes are useful for keeping healthy and ______ your weight. That's probably why so many people, ______ millennials（千禧一代）, are into them. Diners see it as “a great way to avoid getting fat,” wrote the Telegraph.

“ ______ eating several light meals, I felt my appetite（胃口）has reduced. I now ______ light flavors（口味）,” Zou Jing, a college teacher in Wuhan, told China Daily. She shared a picture of her lunch: a ______ of beef, eggs, corn, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes.

These changes in eating behavior are in ______ with deeper changes in how people think about food, says Walter Willett, chair of the nutrition department at the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health, US. “Diet ______, not quantity, is important for both weight control and long-term well-being,” Willett told The New York Times.

So the next time you have a party with friends, try a light meal. It will ______ not only your stomachs but maybe also your hearts.

【1】

A．individually

B．slightly

C．easily

D．eagerly

【2】

A．smarter

B．safer

C．tougher

D．calmer

【3】

A．awkward

B．popular

C．positive

D．flexible

【4】

A．benefit

B．contribute

C．press

D．mean

【5】

A．memory

B．dish

C．balance

D．design

【6】

A．However

B．Still

C．Instead

D．Indeed

【7】

A．theme

B．reflection

C．fashion

D．option

【8】

A．gaining

B．losing

C．gathering

D．controlling

【9】

A．especially

B．normally

C．definitely

D．originally

【10】

A．While

B．After

C．Before

D．Until

【11】

A．seek

B．acquire

C．prefer

D．challenge

【12】

A．view

B．resource

C．function

D．mixture

【13】

A．exchange

B．contact

C．battle

D．case

【14】

A．detail

B．content

C．quality

D．behavior

【15】

A．focus

B．judge

C．respond

D．satisfy

31、根据下列各句句意及所给汉语提示，写出该单词或短语的正确形式(一空一词)。

Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and 【1】 a plane for London. It was the first time that she had left China. “I was very 【2】 but also quite 【3】. I didn’t know what to expect,”Xie Lei 【4】.

Xie Lei is studying for a business 【5】 at a university in China and has come to our university on a year-long 【6】 programme.“I 【7】 the exchange programme because I wanted to learn about 【8】 business and improve my English. My 【9】 is to set up a business in China after 【10】,”she explained.

32、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。

As Christmas decorations appeared in town, our parents called my two younger brothers and me together. At first, I thought someone had died, because I had never seen my parents look so sad. My brothers and I stood waiting for the awful news.

Mom hugged me as she murmured, “Christmas is going to be different this year. We won’t be having a tree or presents. We can barely afford food.” Dad, resting on the couch, beckoned(招手示意)the boys into his arms. “Things will change when I get back to work.”

My family was poorer than dirt. Dad, the only bread-earner in our family, worked in a coal mine. However, soon after returning to work at the end of a long strike, Dad was hurt in a rock fall that broke bones in his foot. Lying on the couch with the swollen foot high on pillows, he didn’t talk or smile much. There was little to smile about. No work, no income.

At nine years old, I mothered my younger brothers: Rodney, aged six, and Stevie, three. We shared a small bedroom. That night, after our parents’ announcement, we talked.

Rodney began. “Em, did you see how sad Mommy and Daddy looked? I thought Mommy was gonna cry.”

“Me, too. Daddy’s foot’s … this big” whispered Stevie, holding out his arms.

“Yeah ... We’re in hard times,” I said. “It makes Mommy and Daddy sad.”

“But we don’t have to be sad,” I added, hoping to brighten the mood.

“Since there are still several weeks to go, maybe we can do something to cheer them up,” I said with overdone enthusiasm. The boys proposed, “We can take the money from our piggy bank ... earn some more … and surprise them with gifts!”

“I can run errands(跑腿)for Aunt … em … and neighbors to earn money,” I offered.

“Yeah,” Rodney added, “Stevie and I can return bottles and save the deposit money ... instead of buying candy!” He pushed Stevie gently with his elbow.

“Yeah!” Stevie clutched his hands together.

We had a plan!

Until they nodded off, I coached my little brothers (especially Stevie) in ways to guard our secret. “Don’t talk about it during the day.”

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

We awoke in the morning, transforming from sad children to the secret agents on an important mission!

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Paragraph 2:

On Christmas morning, we hurried into the living room and handed the gifts to Mommy and Daddy.

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