儋州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、We can broaden our horizons through _________ to new things.

A. hazard   B. exposure C. recreation  D. Vapor

2、After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ________ her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A. set out B. took over

C. took up D. set up

3、The story describes the extraordinary ______ between a man and a dolphin.

A．evaluation

B．elimination

C．encounter

D．emergency

4、I was asked at the last minute to take part in the 1500m at my school’s sports day to ________the numbers. But amazingly I came out third.

A．take away

B．figure out

C．go over

D．make up

5、 What _______ me most in the movie was the father’s deep love for his son.

A. faded B. beat   C. struck   D. stuck

6、—Do you know ________ I chose this cafe?

—You like the music here.

A．why

B．where

C．when

D．whether

7、I ordered him not to be late, so he________his clock.

A.put back B.put off C.put forward D.put away

8、Everyone knows that success ________ happens overnight, but perhaps not many know that a lot of highly successful writers have previously faced rejection.

A．mostly

B．almost

C．rarely

D．completely

9、The foreigner tried his best, but he still couldn't make his point ________.

A．understand

B．understanding

C．to understand

D．understood

10、I hope not to be called on in class to answer the question as I am not yet___________ prepared.

A. aggressively    B. adequately

C. attentively   D. actively

11、Even if he had heard it before, he couldn’t help ________ when someone told him the joke.

A．laughing

B．laugh

C．to laugh

D．laughed

12、---How long do you think it’ll be _____ I can go back to work?

--- Well, you’ll be feeling much better by next weekend.

A. before B. when C. until   D. that

13、Not until midnight when____________ all done____________ to bed exhausted.

A.was the work; did she go B.the work was; did she go

C.was the work; that she went D.the work was; that she went

14、It was unbelievable that the little boy managed to reach the final destination, ________ drive a car.

A. let go   B. let down   C. let alone   D. let off

15、Scientists have been   the temperature of the oceans to see how it changes over a period of time.

A. predicting   B. controlling

C. increasing   D. charting

16、—Let's__________ to the movie!

—I am sorry, I must__________ my homework first.

A．going; do

B．go; doing

C．go; do

D．going; doing

17、 –Rose, I’ve just written a poem. Want to read it?

-- _______? Come on.

A. What for B. How come

C. Why not   D. So what

18、I’m sorry to tell you your plan sounds good but his plan is ____ worth considering.

A. better B. well C. good   D. worse

19、Bill thought rain was out of question, so he didn’t bring umbrella．

A．the; an B．/; an

C．a; the   D．the; /

20、--- I ____for London to attend a meeting tomorrow. The plane always ____at 10:20 am every day.

--- Have a good journey!

A.am leaving; leaves B.leave; leaves

C.am leaving; is leaving D.leave; is leaving

21、You ______ feel all the training a waste of time, but I'm a hundred percent sure later you'll be grateful you did it.

A.may B.can C.should D.would

22、Brendan hurriedly got to the airport, only ________ the plane had taken off.

A．to find        B．to finding

C．to be finding      D．to have found

23、 ---How long do you think it’ll be _____ I can go back to work?

--- Well, you’ll be feeling much better by next weekend.

A. before   B. when   C. until   D. that

24、Only after he had spoken out the word ________ he had made a big mistake.

A．she realized

B．had she realized

C．she had realized

D．did she realize

25、As for the present, I recommend that you select some well-designed ones and it should not be necessarily expensive but_________.

A.average B.abstract C.appropriate D.actual

26、Columbus College, 241 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Kowloon City

Memo

From: Jakie Mok, Secretary; Sports Development Committee

Date: May 20, 2010

A week ago, “Sports for Life” programme was sent to the parents, requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play. Since then, our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it. Here is a memo (备忘录) for your reference when you answer the phones.

Sports 1: Basketball.

We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. To cover the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay＄10 each time. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.

Sports 2: Gym

We will be using St. Peter’s Memorial Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 pm. Second, it has lot of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities, skipping, jogging, outdoor aerobics (有氧运动), all of which are free of charge, will be arranged. And there will be a teacher on duty for each of the activities.

Sports 3: Hiking

Hiking ( 远 足 ) will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will accompany the students, and a hiking instructor will accompany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost ＄75/hr. Students are advised to bring plenty of water and sunscreen.

Sports 4: Swimming

The Kowloon City Aquatic Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and conduct the goings-on from the poolside. We will only be able to reserve the pool for one hour (i.e. 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards present. Girls must wear a swimming suit. The cost is＄10 per visit.

【1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Students participating in gym should arrive at 6:00 pm.

B. Students selecting basketball had better register early.

C. Hiking usually begins at 2:30 pm and lasts 2 hours.

D. Students having swimming suits can take up swimming.

【2】It can be inferred from the passage that     .

A. students taking part in basketball will walk to the courts

B. every student can gain admission to one of the four sports

C. hiking students can have a regular rest in the shade of trees

D. students taking up the four sports should bring bottles of water

【3】It can be concluded that     .

A. each sport will take only one hour

B. students will be charged for the four sports

C. teachers will accompany students on each sport

D. all the sports will take place at Kowloon Peak

【4】The purpose of the memo is to     .

A. attract students’ interest in the programme

B. require the parents to select a sport for their child

C. help the staff explain the programme to the parents

D. remind teachers and lifeguards to be present on time

27、A Blessed Teacher

I remembered Ricky came back to see me ten years after he was in my class. He told me how I had inadvertently(不经意地) changed his life.

Ricky often gazed out the window during one of my ninth-grade history classes early in my teaching career. He was quiet, and his good grades and mild manner were why I did not move him away from the seat by the window.

One day, I leaned over his shoulder and quietly asked, “What are you looking at? You gaze out of this window during every class.”

He said, “I am looking at the band.”

According to Ricky, I said, “If you like the band so much that you have to look at them during this class every day, I want you to go down to Mr. Overby (the band teacher) and tell him that I sent you. Tell him that you want to be in the band. Now turn around and finish working before the bell rings.”

The next day Ricky went to Mr. Overby and told him I had sent him and he wanted to be in the band. He added that he did not know how to play any instrument.

When Ricky visited me ten years later, he thanked me for telling him to go to Mr. Overby because he fell in love with music and discovered his musical talent that had not been tapped. His musical talent resulted in him getting a scholarship to college and earning a degree that now allowed him to provide for his family. Most of all, music had brought great pleasure and satisfaction to his life.

After Ricky thanked me, I pointed out that he did all of the hard work it took to become the wonderfully talented person that he was. I did not make him walk downstairs to join the band, practice his instrument, and get the good grades that led to his college scholarship.

Ricky responded that I could have yelled at him for looking out the window. Instead, I gave him an alternative that changed his whole life.

After he left, I thought about his words. I realized that I was teaching children with every word I said, every action I took, and with every decision I made. Ricky’s story raised my teaching bar. Most of all, I have never forgotten the lesson Ricky taught me, a blessed teacher.

【1】Which of the following words can best describe the author?

A. Curious and helpful.   B. Independent and creative.

C. Tolerant and responsible.   D. Courageous and professional.

【2】What did the author do when he found Ricky gazed out?

A. He yelled at Ricky.   B. He moved him away from the seat.

C. He took Ricky to Mr. Overby.   D. He asked Ricky to finish working first.

【3】Ricky thanked his teacher because his teacher   .

A. encouraged him a lot   B. taught him to practice the instrument

C. discovered his musical talent   D. made a difference in his life

28、Dear Koko,

I’ve learned about you from my amazing teacher. I think it’s fun that you can communicate with us humans by using the sign language. I’ve spent a lot of time watching you in different videos and love you from the bottom of my heart.

It’s heartbreaking to learn about all of the cruel things done to gorillas(大猩猩). In Africa, for example, the killers use guns to kill your fellows for meat. They don’t understand the influence their actions are having on gorillas. Another thing is the loss of gorillas’ natural home, which is caused by the improved infrastructure such as building roads and airports. When we cut down trees, you become homeless. We take away your shelter and sources of food, leaving you with very little chance of survival.

Some of my classmates are writing to the relevant departments about these serious problems. Hopefully these letters will make a difference during your lifetime. Over the past three months, my class has been researching on gorillas, and I’ve learned so many things. For example, I’ve learned that you have a lot of feelings similar to mine and you are always so careful with everything you do. I think that you are really worth saving.

We’ve come up with many ideas to help you and your fellows. One of the best ideas is to communicate with the President of the World Bank and have him give more financial support to the organizations for gorillas. Another idea is to make public laws on the killers. I also think we need to keep educating people about gorillas.

I love writing to you and hope you can understand how important you’ve become to our class. Would it be too much to ask for a return letter?

Mike

【1】According to the passage, Koko is probably ________.

A．a killer of gorillas

B．a member of the gorilla family

C．an expert on gorillas

D．a governor in charge of gorillas

【2】What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph?

A．The problems gorillas face at present.

B．The danger gorillas cause for humans.

C．The unique characteristic gorillas have.

D．The natural environment gorillas live in.

【3】The author suggests that ________.

A．gorillas should be protected in nature reserves

B．killers for gorillas should be legally responsible

C．organizations should be set up to protect gorillas

D．people should make donations to gorilla protection

29、Humans have found an easy way to tell if others are lying. Recent research shows that the best way so far is being clever at how you ask questions and listen to the answers.

Much of this research is based on the idea that telling a lie is simply harder mental work than telling the truth. Making up a story takes more effort than simply recording something that happened. And like a writer, a liar has to keep all the unreal details in his memory and sound believable when he explains them.

One method that seems to work is asking them to tell their story in reverse order. This is harder when the story isn't true and makes it easier for you to tell they are lying. An even more basic way that helps is to just ask more questions, especially unexpected ones. Truth-tellers can easily find more to say, but it's a challenge for a liar to come up with something that's not in his prepared story.

Researchers suggest that you shouldn't lay all your cards on the table at the start, but only gradually present what proof you have. The liars' stories may not agree with that proof, making it clear that they're lying.

So it looks like there are ways to increase the chances of catching a liar; we've just been basing our methods on the wrong stories. Low-tech ways of causing people to make mistakes in conversation seem to work better than any science about eye movement or machines used to recognize a liar. To find a liar, watch less and listen more.

【1】Why does the author mention the writer?

A．To show it's hard to make up lies.

B．To show it's hard to recognise a liar.

C．To show writers know liars best.

D．To show writers are very clever.

【2】What do we know about liars?

A．They often have much to say.

B．They often ask many questions.

C．They usually prepare a made-up story.

D．They usually feel good about themselves.

【3】What advice is given to help people catch liars?

A．Asking them to set their stories down.

B．Presenting your proof one by one.

C．Telling different stories to them.

D．Letting them ask questions.

【4】Which can be the best title for the text?

A．Why People Lie

B．How to Stop People Lying

C．Low-tech Ways to Find a Liar

D．Liars Are Smarter than Thought

30、Making sense of the five _________ — sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste — remains a forefront field in science. To explore these processes, researchers often try to _________ nature. In the 1950s, _________ , the late Cornell University psychologist Frank Rosenblatt copied the wiring and processing in a fly’s eye to build a device filled with a maze of wires and electronics. Studies like this, now powered by advanced computation, are creating a new field of study _________ intelligent sensing, which many scientists _________ at Zhejiang Lab in Hangzhou, China.

“Intelligent sensing is a new technology of copying the sensing mode through which humans _________ surrounding objects and the environment,” says Xu Liu, dean of the Research Institute of Intelligent Sensing at Zhejiang Lab. “Human _________, hearing, smell, taste, and touch all have their own nerve networks, and they all compute in a particular way. It is not only the mechanical sensing process, but also a _________ of physical sensing, nerve information processing, and brain recognition that forms a human’s knowing, learning and understanding their _________”.

Advances in intelligent sensing rely __________ on more advanced sensors, such as so-called smart sensors __________ from a conventional digital sensor. “These kinds of sensors will soon enter the market, but they can only be __________ as initial types of intelligent sensors,” Liu says, because even smarter sensors are __________ development.

__________ acknowledging the breakthroughs that have encouraged the development of existing sensors, researchers can be __________ that tomorrow’s sensors will be much more advanced.

【1】

A．feelings

B．organs

C．senses

D．emotions

【2】

A．balance

B．model

C．enjoy

D．change

【3】

A．for instance

B．such as

C．by contrast

D．in reality

【4】

A．designed

B．highlighted

C．programmed

D．called

【5】

A．produce

B．explore

C．discover

D．find

【6】

A．control

B．investigate

C．affect

D．perceive

【7】

A．vision

B．contact

C．movement

D．knowledge

【8】

A．competence

B．communication

C．comparison

D．combination

【9】

A．structures

B．solutions

C．surroundings

D．statistics

【10】

A．heavily

B．widely

C．deeply

D．highly

【11】

A．supported

B．recovered

C．created

D．removed

【12】

A．planned

B．regarded

C．traded

D．applied

【13】

A．of

B．for

C．in

D．on

【14】

A．When

B．While

C．Because

D．If

【15】

A．confident

B．doubtful

C．uncertain

D．fearful

31、阅读填空

We have all kinds of festivals. Ancient people held festivals to 【1】 the end of winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Today’s festivals have many 【2】 : some are 【3】, some seasonal and some for special people or events.

Some festivals are in memory of the dead or to satisfy the 【4】. 0n the important feast day in Mexico, besides 【5】 food, flowers and gifts to the dead, people eat food in the shape of skull and cakes with “bones” on them

People hold festivals as an honor to famous people, like the Dragon Boat Festival which honors the famous 【6】 , Qu Yuan.

Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are held in many countries. In European countries, some people might win 【7】 for their farm produce in competitions. On Mid-Autumn festivals in China and some Asian countries, people 【8】 the moon and have moon cakes.

Chinese New Year is one of the most 【9】 and important festivals. People look forward to eating dumplings, giving lucky money in red paper and playing dragon dances.

To sum up, festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our 【10】 and forget our work for a little while.

32、读后续写

John Carpenter did not like to buy toys that somebody else had made. He liked the fun of making them himself. The thought that they were his own work delighted him. Tom Austin, one of his playmates, thought a toy was worth nothing unless it cost a great deal of money. He never tried to make anything, but bought all his toys.

"Come and look at my horse," said he, one day. "It cost a dollar, and it is such a beauty! Come and see it."

John was soon admiring his friend's horse, and he was examining it carefully, to see how it was made. The same evening he began to make one on his own. He went into the wood shed, and picked out two pieces of wood—one for the head of his horse, the other for the body. It took him two or three days to shape them to his satisfaction.

His father gave him a bit of red leather for a bridle, and a few brass nails, and his mother found a bit of old fur with which he made a mane and tail for his horse. But what about the wheels? This puzzled him. At last he thought he would go to a turner's shop, and see if he could get some round pieces of wood which might suit his purpose.

He found a large number of such pieces among the shavings on the floor, and asked permission to take a few of them. The turner(车工) asked him what he wanted them for, and he told him about his horse. “Oh,” said the man, laughing, “if you wish it, I will make some wheels for your horse. But remember, when it is finished, you must let me see it.”

John promised to do so, and he soon ran home with the wheels in his pocket.

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The next morning, he went to the turner’s shop with his horse all complete.

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He studied hard in school.

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