无锡2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语_无锡2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语下载-范文来试卷

1、Inspired by dolphins, people have learnt how to send signals underwater, ______ is currently employed in tsunami early-warning systems.
A．which
B．that
C．who
D．what
2、---Has the train arrived?
---No, it all will be late ________ half an hour.
A．at
B．for
C．in
D．by
3、It is often the case ______ anything is possible for those who hang on to hope.
A．where
B．that
C．which
D．when
4、It’s on such occasions ________ his classmates get together that he misses his teachers.
A. that B. whether C. as D. when
5、 to the gift was a note on which he expressed his gratitude for our reception during his stay here.
A. Being attached B. Attaching
C. Attached D. having attached
6、—Must I return the book next Monday?
—No, you________.
A．must
B．mustn’t
C．needn’t
D．haven’t
7、 It’s vital that the theory _____ practice, or it could just be something meaningless.
A. shall be applied to B. is applied for
C. be applied for D. be applied to
8、In the future more stress should be placed _________ the education of the young.
A．on
B．to
C．for
D．with
9、Celebrating Valentine’s Day came into __________ fashion many years ago in China, and flower shops can sell dozens of roses __________.
A. a; at a time B. /; at a time
C. /; at one time D. the; at times
10、Fear is something that you are born with. You can’t ______yourself of it completely but you can ____ certain fears under certain conditions. .
A.break; get rid of B.get; overcome C.overcome; rid of D.rid; overcome
11、Today acupuncture has become popular round the world, other traditional Chinese medicines.
A. so has B. as are
C. so are D. as have
12、______ received law degrees as today.
A.Never so many women have B.The women aren’t ever
C.Women who have never D.Never have so many women
13、David, weak in history, is a student___his teacher finds it difficult to get his meaning across.
A.with whom B.for whom C.about whom D.to whom
14、______ Shenzhen many times but we still don't know the city well.
A. We have gone to B. Though we have gone to
C. We have been to D. Having been to
15、I _______ him three years ago, but this morning I heard from him.
A.paid off B.lost track of C.suffered from D.was concerned about
16、The flowers _ _ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.
A．to smell
B．smelling
C．smelt
D．to be smelt
17、Housing prices ______ since the end of last year. Therefore,it’s time the central government ______ some effective measures to bring them under control.
A．increased; take
B．have increased; will take
C．are increasing; takes
D．have been increasing; took
18、He relies on his relatives, ________he often borrows money.
A．of whom
B．of which
C．from who
D．from whom
19、After working until midnight for two weeks, he finally ________ and had to stay in the hospital.
A. broke out B. broke down
C. broke in D. broke up
20、---What do you think has made Tom feel down?
--- ______ his seat in the election, I think.
A．As he lost
B．Lost
C．Losing
D．Because of losing
21、He asked so many questions that I got completely _____.
A.confused B.confusing C.confusion D.mess
22、There is talk of raising the admission requirements ________ the number of students on campus.
A．restricting
B．to restricting
C．to restrict
D．restricted
23、—It’s a pity that you should let something important 　　　　your mind.
—Sorry. I am fully busy in taking care of my grandfather recently and get burnt out.
A. occupy B. slip
C. slide D. cross
24、_______ a lot of hard work and a touch of luck matter, perseverance is the key to success.
A．When
B．Unless
C．While
D．Where
25、It was playing computer games _____ cost the boy plenty of time _______ he ought to have spent doing his lessons.
A. what; that B. that; when
C. which; that D. that; that

26、From the first use of the rocket to carry satellites into space to the setting up of space stations，human beings have achieved many successes.But there are still numerous tasks in front of us and we should not stop trying to progress.
The international space station is an important step we should take in space exploration.It is not only helpful but also necessary.It provides a proper space environment for many experiments that we have wanted to do for a long time.It is also a base for observing the earth and the universe.It could also be an important base for later travel to the moon and Mars.In a word，if we want to explore space more，the first thing we should do is to set up a space station.
As the space station costs a lot of money，it is hard for one country alone to establish one.The US seems to be the only country that has the ability to build a space station alone，and it has tried to do so，but not very successful.So it aggregated many other countries to work on it together.Though it is still extremely expensive，it is much cheaper than doing it alone.It is really a job that needs everyone’s effort and will benefit everyone.
But even so，the funds (资金) needed are still a big problem.As for the US，it seems that it has too many things to spend its money on.Although it is the richest country in the world，it has much debt every year.It has to try to find a balance in all these issues.
【1】What is the author’s attitude towards building and developing the international space station？
A. Supportive. B. Doubtful.
C. Worried. D. Reserved.
【2】From Paragraph 2 we can learn that ______________.
A. the necessity of building the international space station is not realized now
B. many experiments have been done in the international space station
C. the international space station is necessary for people to explore space further
D. people have travelled to Mars from the international space station
【3】Which of the following is NOT a reason for countries’cooperation in building the international space station？
A. It will benefit every participating country.
B. No country is able to build it alone.
C. It needs everyone’s effort.
D. It requires a lot of money.
【4】All the following aspects about building the international space station are mentioned EXCEPT ______________.
A. difficulties B. cost
C. importance D. waste
27、 Ancient Chinese folk paintings and many other art styles have been passed down from generation to generation, and are still practiced in different parts of China. Here's a look at four unique Chinese folk-art forms.
Chinese Opera is the traditional form of Chinese drama. According to incomplete statistics, in China's various ethnic regions there are about more than 360 kinds of operas. The most famous ones include Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Yueju Opera, Yuju Opera, Sichuan Opera, Fujian Opera, Hebei opera, Huangmei Opera arid so on, in total more than 50, among which Peking Opera is the most popular in China.
Shadow Play (皮影戏) dates back to Western Han Dynasty in Shaanxi more than 1,000 years ago. The moving figures, usually carved out from leather, are operated by folk artists, accompanied by music and singing. It is the world's first dubbed (配音的) motion picture art form, thus considered the “ancestor” of modern film. Today this art form is still popular in northern China.
Paper-cutting is one of the most popular traditional decorative arts in China with a long history. Paper-cutting can be seen across China and it has even developed into different local genres (流派). They are usually used to decorate gates and windows during festivals.
The Kite was invented by Chinese people. According to legend the earliest kite in China was a wooden bird by Mo Di in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Later his student Lu Ban improved the tech and used bamboo as material to make a kite. Today, various kite-flying activities can be found in different regions of China. Shandong Weifang Kite Festival is held every year and attracts lots of kite lovers and travelers.
【1】Which Chinese Opera is the most popular in China?
A．Peking Opera
B．Kunqu Opera
C．Yueju Opera
D．Yuju Opera
【2】Why is Shadow Play considered the ancestor of modern film?
A．It has a history of more than 1,000 years.
B．It was operated by ancient folk artists.
C．It is accompanied by music and dances on the stage.
D．It is the world's first dubbed motion picture art form.
【3】What was the earliest kite made of in China?
A．Paper
B．Wood
C．Bamboo
D．Leather
【4】What is the main topic of this article?
A．Chinese folk art
B．Chinese folk paintings
C．Chinese operas
D．Chinese folk plays
28、 To adjust your baby to the world, educating him is your main assignment. How will you educate him? What role will he play in the world?
According to Darwin's theory of evolution (进化) of the species, we are a competitive species and one survives by adapting itself biologically to various environments through various ways. Competition was a resource useful for the progress of society and for the survival of human beings.
Today, however, the challenges are different. The 21st century is a computer science age, but there are environmental imbalances, deaths of thousands of children every day by starvation and countless epidemics (流行病). Therefore, it is important that the philosophy of preparing our children for competition and power be replaced by one of preparing them for love and cooperation.
The earth is a unique home to us all. The ecological balance has to be pursued (追求) and this pursuit shows the internal balance of each living being. We must educate our children so that they want to protect nature and thus to protect the opportunity to make themselves more powerful and able in society. Our children have to learn that we don't need to practice actions that benefit only our homeland while all other countries are destroyed. The destruction of other countries and lives leads to the impossibility of the future existence of the place we call home.
It imbalances the ecosystem and shades the hope of a better future, We would not show hate to a flower, grabbing it and throwing it to the floor and stepping on it. It would be foolish! But we are insensitive to the sight of a homeless person thrown to the ground and pretend it’s not our problem! Competition has led us to a state of total insensibility! Therefore, we must teach our children that the main necessity of men is love. Love is being good to ourselves , others and nature.
【1】According to Paragraph 2, competition is________.
A．interesting
B．beneficial
C．unnecessary
D．ineffective
【2】Why should we prepare children for cooperation in the 21st century?
A．We are faced with new challenges.
B．Many diseases are threatening people.
C．They will live in a more competitive society.
D．Environmental imbalance has caused many deaths.
【3】What is the benefit of keeping an ecological balance?
A．It will help keep our internal balance.
B．Our kids will have more chance to succeed.
C．It will help make our future existence possible.
D．Our kids will have a better natural environment.
【4】What is the purpose of this text?
A．To introduce ways of helping children overcome fears.
B．To explain the role competition plays in education.
C．To suggest an education of love and cooperation.
D．To explain why competition and cooperation should coexist.
29、The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying—first it was your phone, then your car, and now you can boss around your appliances. Children are likely to grow up thinking everything is alive, or at least interactive. One app developer told The Washington that his son started talking to cup mats. But even without chatty devices, research suggests that under certain circumstances, people personify everyday products.
Sometimes we see things as human because we’re lonely. In one experiment, people who reported feeling isolated were more likely than others to attribute free will and consciousness to various devices. In turn, feeling being related to objects can reduce loneliness. When college students were reminded of a time they’d been excluded socially, they made it up by exaggerating their number of friends on social media - unless they were first given tasks that caused them to interact with their phone as if it had human qualities. The phone apparently stood in for real friends.
At other times, we personify products in an effort to understand them. One study found that three in four respondents shouted at their computer and the more their computer gave them problems, the more likely they were to report that it had “its own beliefs and desires”.
When we personify products, they become harder to cast off. After being asked to evaluate their car’s personality, people were less likely to say they intended to replace it soon. And personifying objects is associated with a tendency to hoard.
So how do people assign characteristics to an object? In part, we rely on looks. On humans, wide faces are associated with dominance. Similarly, people rated cars, clocks, and watches with wide faces as more dominant looking than narrow-faced ones and preferred them. An analysis of car sales in Germany found that cars with grilles that were upturned like smiles and headlights like narrowed eyes sold best. The purchasers saw these features as increasing a car’s friendliness and aggressiveness, respectively.
It’s little wonder so many companies use mascots to bring brands to life. A classification of 1,151 brand characters found symbols that were human or humanlike to be widespread: People were most popular, accounting for 21 percent of mascots, followed by birds, domesticated animals, wild animals, and various plants.
Personifying products and brands can backfire, however. When a coffee maker was personified in an ad (“I am Aroma” versus just “Aroma”), men, but not women, felt betrayed by increases in its price. Now that speech- enabled coffee makers are on the market, maybe the machines can sweet-talk their way back into men’s hearts.
【1】Why would the son of an app developer in Paragraph 1 try to talk to cup mats?
A．Because he recognizes everything as being interactive.
B．Because he believes the cup mats have talked to him,
C．Because he wants to repeat the experience with Alexa.
D．Because he has strong interests in making conversation.
【2】People are most likely to personify things when______.
A．they lack real life friends and are not able to make any
B．they find it hard to understand other people around them
C．they feel lonely and are aware of a desire for interaction
D．they become extremely angry with a certain product
【3】Which of the following is true regarding the result of personifying products?
A．Dominant-looking cars sell best because we find them friendlier.
B．We find it harder to get rid of the things that we once personified.
C．Products with certain features are more likely to be personified.
D．We prefer good-looking products and are more likely to buy them.
【4】Which of the following can probably make the most popular brand mascot according to the passage?
A．A good-looking dog.
B．Sunflowers.
C．Hello Kitty,
D．Super Mario Brothers.

30、Days after Argentina canceled all international flights to protect the country from COVID-19, Manuel Ballestero _________ his journey home the only way possible. He stepped aboard his small _________ for an 85-day journey back.
The 47-year-old sailor could have stayed on the tiny Portuguese island of Porto Santo, to _________ the time of lockdowns in a scenic place largely free of the _________. But the _________ of living away from his family, especially his father who was soon to turn 90, was _________ . So he loaded his 29-foot boat with canned food and _________ in mid-March.
A particularly _________ aspect of this awful period was the inability of an untold number of people to rush home to help loved ones. Friends tried to _________ Mr. Ballestero from starting the risky journey and the __________ in Portugal warned him he might not be allowed to re-enter if he ran into trouble and had to __________. But he was determined.
Sailing across the Atlantic is challenging in the best of circumstances. The added __________ of doing it during a pandemic became __________ three weeks into the trip. On April 12, the authorities(当局) in Cape Verde __________ him to dock at the island nation to get a new supply of food and fuel. He was experienced in spending long time at sea, but being __________ on the open ocean is frightening to even the most experienced sailor.
Learning about his __________, people bored at home were impressed. He __________ created an Instagram account to __________ the final leg of the trip. “Entering my port where I learned how to sail gave me the taste of a(n)__________ accomplished,” Juan said.
__________ Mr. Ballestero didn’t get to celebrate his father’s 90th birthday in May, he did make it home in time for Father’s Day.
【1】
A．stopped
B．expected
C．started
D．changed
【2】
A．train
B．truck
C．helicopter
D．sailboat
【3】
A．shift
B．share
C．survive
D．reflect
【4】
A．poison
B．virus
C．gene
D．cell
【5】
A．thought
B．sight
C．memory
D．image
【6】
A．invisible
B．unbearable
C．incomparable
D．unbelievable
【7】
A．went on
B．took off
C．settled down
D．set out
【8】
A．painful
B．dangerous
C．complex
D．important
【9】
A．save
B．protect
C．discourage
D．ban
【10】
A．reporters
B．relatives
C．citizens
D．government
【11】
A．turn away
B．turn back
C．give up
D．give in
【12】
A．difficulties
B．profits
C．costs
D．effects
【13】
A．common
B．different
C．obvious
D．minor
【14】
A．urged
B．forced
C．threatened
D．prohibited
【15】
A．awake
B．alone
C．forgotten
D．deserted
【16】
A．arrival
B．search
C．voyage
D．project
【17】
A．even
B．just
C．yet
D．still
【18】
A．instruct
B．afford
C．serve
D．document
【19】
A．skill
B．mission
C．experiment
D．exploration
【20】
A．While
B．As
C．Unless
D．Since

31、阅读下面课文，在空白处填入适当的内容。
Dollywood, in the beautiful Smoky Mountains in the southeastern USA, is one of the most 【1】theme parks in the world. Dollywood shows and celebrates America’s traditional southeastern culture. 【2】Dollywood has rides, the park’s main attraction is its culture. Famous country music groups 【3】 there all year in indoor and outdoor theatres. People come from all over America to see 【4】 and other craftsmen make wood, glass and iron objects 【5】 the old-fashioned way. Visit the candy shop 【6】 try the same kind of candy that American southerners 【7】 150 years ago, or take a ride on the only steam-engine train still working in the southeast USA, You can 【8】see beautiful bald eagles in the world’s largest bald eagle preserve. And for those 【9】 like rides, Dollywood has one of the best old wooden roller coasters, Thunderhead. It is world-famous for having the most length in the smallest space. Come to Dollywood to have fun 【10】 all about America’s historical southeastern culture!

32、假如你是李华，你的一位外国网友Peter给你发来e-mail说他在新华网上看到一则消息：在北京拥挤的地铁里，随处可见人们忙着用手机刷微博、看微信或玩游戏，读书的人却很少见。中国是文明古国，有着悠久的阅读传统，而现在很多中国人似乎正在失去读书的兴趣。请就这条消息谈谈你的看法并以电子邮件回复。
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1. 客观情况；
2. 个人看法。
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2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
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