马鞍山2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、—Our teachers and parents always warn us not to smoke.

—Yes, actually, the risk of heart disease is a powerful argument ____ smoking.

A. against   B. for

C. into D. at

2、As there was not much chance to find good jobs in their hometown, a lot of young people tried to ________ their fortune in cities.

A. find B. find out

C. seek D. look

3、Time ______, I’ll pay a visit to you while I am in your hometown.

A. permitting B. permits C. permitted D. will permit

4、Which of the following sentences is WRONG?

A. No matter what you do, you can’t go against nature.

B. No matter which dictionary you want to buy, I’ll pay for it.

C. No matter who makes the most beautiful kite will win a prize.

D. No matter which of them you may choose, the quality will be the same.

5、I was impressed _______ his huge feet ________ approximately 1 foot 8 inches.

A.in; measuring B.on; measured

C.with; measuring D.for; measured

6、Food production is important, but of ________ importance is taking care of the environment.

A. fair B. reasonable

C. equal D. proper

7、A recent personal photograph must be ________ to your application form before you hand it in.

A. referred B. attached

C. connected D. tied

8、Climate change is now a challenge that we human beings are facing and one _____ the Chinese government has attached great importance.

A.on which B.by which C.with which D.to which

9、_______ from the HR department, old Ben makes an attempt to work as an trainee in a fashion shopping website.

A.Retired B.Retiring C.Having retired D.To retire

10、The population of China is _____than that of America.

A.larger five times B.five times larger C.five times as D.as five times

11、_______ is troubling me is ______ I don’t understand ________ he said

A.What; that; what B.What; what; what

C.That; that; what D.Why; that; which

12、They launched an online activity _______ their lost colleague.

A.in charge of B.in term of

C.in place of D.in memory of

13、The news reporter hurried to the airport, only_________ the film stars had left .

A．to tell

B．to be told

C．telling

D．told

14、Don’t be _______ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.

A. taken off   B. taken out

C. taken away   D. taken in

15、We don’t accept the responsibility but we will refund the money as a ______ of goodwill.

A.posture B.gesture C.state D.rank

16、Sometimes, people don't like asking questions appearing stupid and ignorant.

A. in search of B. in memory of

C. for fear of D. in terms of

17、—Did you have a good night’s sleep，sir?

—Oh，exactly.It was such a comfortable bed.I could never have________sleep.

A．a good　　　  B．the best

C．a better　　　  D．a best

18、A farmer claimed _______ a rare South China tiger in the wild with a digital camera last year, but it turned out to be a dishonest trick.

A.to photograph B.photographing

C.to have photographed D.having photographed

19、We require the thief _________ into prison.

A.refers to being put  B.referred to be put

C.refer to being put D.referred should be put

20、The law requires equal treatment for all,_____race,religion,or sex.

A.with regard to B.regardless of C.in relation to D.in terms of

21、The commercial city, Loulan, used to be a stopping point on the silk road between the West and the East, ______ by sandstorms from AD200 to AD 400.

A. which is believed to be covered over

B. as is believed to have been covered over

C. it is believed to be covered over

D. which is believed to have been covered over

22、Maria has written two novels, both of ________ have been made into television series.

A. them     B. that

C. which   D. what

23、Mary likes communicating with many people when she is traveling outside; ________.

A. so her mother does B. so her mother is

C. so does her mother D. so is her mother

24、— Hey, Joe, look at you! What makes you so happy?

— _______ my son has passed the college entrance examinations.

A．That

B．不填

C．Since

D．For

25、The ducks can dive and ________ again several meters away.

A．target

B．scare

C．surface

D．show

26、   Every week in China, millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero, which is a Chinese­style spelling bee (拼写大赛). In this challenge, young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare for the competition, the competitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.

Perhaps the show’s popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy (书法) to be one of their primary contributions. Unfortunately, all over the country, Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet(字母). The correct character is chosen from a list. The result? It’s possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.

But there’s still hope for the paint brush. China’s Education Ministry wants children to spend more time learning how to write.

In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practice calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. Soft music plays as a group of six­year­olds dip brush pens into black ink. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher’s examples before carefully trying to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper. “If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach it now?” we ask the calligraphy teacher, Shen Bin. “The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture,” she reasons. “Students must learn now so they don’t forget when they grow up.” says the teacher.

【1】What can we learn about the Character Hero?

A. It draws great public attention across the country.

B. It’s the most­viewed TV programs in the world.

C. It means to spread Chinese culture to the world.

D. It’s open to people of all ages and all walks.

【2】Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters?

A. Chinese people don’t refer to dictionaries very often.

B. Chinese people no longer use brush pens or practice calligraphy.

C. Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters.

D. Chinese people needn’t write by hand as often with the help of technology.

【3】According to Shen Bin, being able to write characters by hand is ____________.

A. necessary for adults to survive in China

B. a requirement made by the Education Ministry

C. helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture alive

D. an ability to be developed only when you are students

27、   I used to live in South Africa and recently went back to Botswana to visit the Central Kalahari Game Reserve with my friend Oscar. There is nothing quite like the vast African wilderness.

Our jeep broke down suddenly along the too-hot-to-touch sand. With such an engine, it was tough work. The dry heat was fierce and the only break came from using our precious water for brief bucket shower.

With no supplies available within the park—it was a sort of no man’s land with the occasional cow—it’s necessary to bring all your fuel, food and water with you.

We camped in a small open space of the bush. At the height of the dry season, shade was in very little supply, so we angled ourselves near a lonely leafless tree. As the sun was setting, we drove towards the watering hole a few miles away, and were reminded just why we’d chosen to spend weeks experiencing this difficult, unpleasant, and painful exercise on ourselves. Realizing our arrival, a lone lion stopped his drinking. He yawned (打哈欠), then carried on drinking.

That night, sleeping on the roof of the jeep, we felt his roar (吼叫) as much as we heard it. All movements and activities stopped, but when bright satellites flashed across the blackness, the vast African skies offered the only sign that the outside world hadn’t come to a standstill.

In the morning we saw that the lion had walked on the road overnight, his paw prints pressed into yesterday’s tyre tracks. We set off for another morning inching through the sand: another day of shifting landscapes and raw (原始的), wild beauty; another night lit by fireflies and shooting stars.

【1】What can we learn from the passage?

A.The author and his friend toured the Reserve without difficulty.

B.There were many cows in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

C.The lion walked along the tyre tracks and attacked the jeep at night.

D.The author and his friend suffered much heat in the daytime.

【2】What does the underlined word “precious” mean in the passage?

A.Clean. B.Enjoyable.

C.Valuable. D.Enough.

【3】What can you infer from the last paragraph?

A.The jeep’s tyre was destroyed by the lion at night.

B.The lion didn’t get close to the author’s jeep at night.

C.The author didn’t think the reserve worth visiting.

D.The natural beauty appealed to them to go on bravely.

【4】Which of the following is the best title?

A.A Roaring Lion B.An African Wilderness Tour

C.Extremely Hot Weather D.African Wild Beauty

28、Not long ago, people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life.

Scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment. They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregivers. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings.

One study shows that babies can learn before they are born. The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant woman. Then, they played a recording of a short story. On the day the baby was born，the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother. They did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby.

The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way. If the baby moved his mouth the other way, he would hear a different story. The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born. They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again.

Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children.

Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers. The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children’s activities and did not interfere unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old. Also, the researchers observed the women for signs of depression.

The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear.

These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people. The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children. Children did better when their mothers were caring, even when they suffered from depression.

【1】According to the passage,which of the following is NOT the factor that influences the intelligence development in babies?

A．The environment.

B．Mother’s sensitivity.

C．Their peers (同龄人).

D．Education before birth.

【2】What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories?

A．To prove that babies can learn before they are born.

B．To prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born.

C．To show mothers can strongly influence the intelligence development in their babies

D．To indicate early education has a deep effect on the babies’ language skills.

【3】Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills?

A．The children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children.

B．The children of women who did not suffer from depression.

C．The children of depressed but caring mothers.

D．Children with high communication abilities.

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

A．Scientific findings about how babies develop before birth.

B．Scientific findings about how the environment has an effect on babies’ intelligence.

C．A study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are born or six months old.

D．Scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies.

29、Rave-on!

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Show-in-a-day!

Be a star singer or dancer for the day in a one-time-only special performance! Experts in international music and dance styles will train you, and costumes provided for the performance help create a really special, individual show. Get your friends and family to come and see you perform, as no videoing or photography is allowed.

ArchivedImages

Want to find out about a new band, or just want more information about an old favourite? Visit our collection to find out facts and figures, or see the actual possessions of famous bands and musicians you are interested in. You can actually get to touch things worn on stage at major rock and pop events, and there are plenty of other concert souvenirs.

Rhythm-studio

Get your body moving in the studio and learn to move to rhythms and sounds from the past to now, including Soul and Disco. Learn your steps from our professional onscreen dance instructor, then watch your performance and become the star in your own video recording which you can take away!

【1】James likes collecting information about his favourite bands, which will he choose?

A．Rave-on!

B．Show-in-a-day!

C．ArchivedImages.

D．Rhythm-studio.

【2】In what way is Rhythm-studio different from Show-in-a-day?

A．Rhythm-studio offers free gifts from musicians.

B．Rhythm-studio has experts to teach face to face.

C．Rhythm-studio allows people to bring videos home.

D．Rhythm-studio gets family members to enjoy the shows.

【3】Where can you most probably read the above information?

A．In a newspaper.

B．In a report.

C．In a science magazine.

D．In a travel brochure.

30、   Five years ago, I lived in a countryside, whose road was extremely terrible. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask _________of his mother to take his black  _________and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile_________from the house to the fence which_________the beginning of the dirty driveway.

One day, I was busy with my business and was_________for about an hour, completely forgetting about the _________little boy down the road who might be_________for his daddy.

On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not_________ten feet in front of me. All I could_________was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. _________, the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last_________and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.

_________, I caught sight of my little boy, who was_________an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the _________  of a little boy.

As I stopped the car and_________the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and_________with cold, but he never_________the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”

Last year, we_________to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. _________, I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that_________has appeared in my mind. Like all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.

【1】A. order B. praise C. permission D. likes

【2】A. bag B. toy C. umbrella D. dog

【3】A. flight B. journey C. effort D. ride

【4】A. marked B. explained C. discovered D. described

【5】A. controlled B. trained C. bothered D. delayed

【6】A. useful B. grateful C. faithful D. careful

【7】A. searching B. sending C. waiting D. calling

【8】A. see B. drive C. feel D. hear

【9】A. think of B. stick to C. pick up D. hold out

【10】A. In fact B. At last C. At once D. In surprise

【11】A. moment B. way C. street D. corner

【12】A. Believe it or not B. All of a sudden C. In other words D. For seconds

【13】A. opening B. holding C. finding D. lifting

【14】A. body B. head C. hand D. face

【15】A. closed B. locked C. opened D. knocked

【16】A. worrying B. crying C. complaining D. trembling

【17】A. noticed B. doubted C. mentioned D. judged

【18】A. traveled B. turned C. returned D. moved

【19】A. However B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Therefore

【20】A. scene B. time C. act D. sight

31、课文填空

Old French made other【1】to Middle English as well. In old English Germanic way of making words plural was used. For example, they said housen instead of houses, and shoen instead of shoes. After the Normans took【2】they began using the French way of making plurals, adding an-s to house and shoe. Only a few words 【3】 their Germanic plural forms, such as man/men and child/children.

After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke French while common people spoke English. However, by the latter half of the 14th century, English had come into【4】use among all classes in England. In 1399, Henry IV became King of England. His mother 【5】 was English, and he used English for all official events.

32、假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部将举办英语作文大赛。你有意参加，请你用英语给负责人Mr. White写一封邮件，询问相关信息。要点如下：

1. 报名时间及方式；

2. 需要提供的信息；

3. 费用及其他。

注意：1. 词数100左右。2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：报名：sign up

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