扬州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、A new community sports center________beyond the river by the government now.

A．is being built

B．was built

C．is building

D．has built

2、— What shall we do tonight then?

—   , whatever you want.

A. Help yourself   B. It’s a deal

C. No problem   D. It’s up to you

3、Without doubt, Feng Xiaogang is one of the best film ________ in China.

A．directors

B．players

C．actors

D．teachers

E．volunteers

4、Life is always full of   but joy as well.

A. happiness   B. pain

C. success   D. glory

5、________ my opinion, English is a very important subject and you should study hard.

A．Under

B．In

C．To

D．On

6、 you have seen the basic information of both fighters, will win?

A. Since; do you think who   B. As; do you think

C. When; whoever   D. Since; who do you think

7、He tried to cope with the burden of his work, but finally he ________ and had to take a complete rest.

A. broke up   B. broke away

C. broke off   D. broke down

8、—How many_____ are there in your school?  

—124.

A.woman teacher B.women teachers C.women teacher

9、He was __________  of running the red light when crossing the road, but he argued with the police.

A. cheated   B. charged

C. accused   D. ashamed

10、A new stadium ______here. They plan to finish it next year.

A. will be built   B. is built

C. has been built D. is being built

11、Tom, ________ was brought up by his uncle, is clever.

A．that

B．who

C．whom

D．whose

12、________ Barbara Jones offers to her fans is honesty and happiness.

A．Which

B．What

C．That

D．Where

13、________ implementing these new measures is not easy, one positive sign is that residents started actively negotiating with those tasked with their implementation.

A．While

B．Once

C．Because

D．Whether

14、A fire ________ in this hotel last night and three people were killed.

A．break out

B．break down

C．break into

D．break up

15、Mary is a warm-hearted lady. She is ready to help others, but never expects anything .

A. in trouble B. in charge

C. in peace  D. in return

16、From what she has done we can predict that she is ________ enough to make her own decision and behave in a proper way.

A．positive

B．severe

C．mature

D．admirable

17、Make decisions right away, ________ you’ll miss a golden chance.

A．if

B．or

C．as

D．and

18、The pace ______ comfortable, so I decided to stay where I was, with Mimno just ahead of me.

A．was felt

B．felt

C．was feeling

D．had felt

19、________ the author wants to express in the book is the love and care, for her family.

A．What

B．That

C．When

D．Why

20、Many years’ ______ of teaching foreign languages has made him a very ______ teacher

A.experience, experienced B.experiences, experiencing

C.experiences, experienced D.experience, experiencing

21、Which of the following sentences is CORRECT?

A.Do you think who will join us tomorrow?

B.Where do you guess will be the next stop for their journey?

C.How many people you consider will be given the chance to attend the class?

D.What do you suppose will Jim bring to us when he arrives?

22、The number of cars ________ on Hong Kong Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥) with the growing need for travel.

A．returns

B．controls

C．rises

D．raises

E．stops

23、 You didn’t bother me. , I like your company.

A. On the contrary   B. In other words

C. For one thing   D. On the other hand

24、These books ________ well, and they will ________ soon.

A．sell; sell out

B．are sold; sell out

C．sell; be sold out

D．are sold; sold out

25、The considerate boy was brought _______ to be a good man.

A.about B.up C.down D.in

26、I asked three of my friends how they had changed since they came to our middle school. And here are their answers.

【1】Who always encourages Robin after he came to the middle school?

A．His teachers.

B．His friends.

C．His parents.

D．His classmates.

【2】Why did Dick's father do exercise with him?

A．Because he wanted to lose weight.

B．Because he wanted his son to be healthy.

C．Because he worried that his son would be laughed at at school.

D．Because he didn’t want his son to be lonely.

【3】Thanks to ______，Jason is an outgoing boy now.

A．Dick and Robin

B．Dick and Tim

C．Robin and Tim

D．Dick and Jason

【4】The underlined word “talkative” means “______” in Chinese.

A．爱开玩笑的

B．兴奋的

C．健谈的

D．吵闹的

27、It was a typical summer day in my small town, with the sun shining and the sky clear. I was sitting on my porch, enjoying the peaceful view of the rolling hills and the calm lake, when suddenly a strong wind blew in from the west. The peaceful sky turned dark as a storm approached.

I went inside, grabbing my raincoat and heading to the barn to secure the animals. The cows were nervous, sensing the approaching storm. I quickly tied them up and ran back to the house, just as the rain started to pour down. The wind was howling and the rain was pounding against the windows. Lightning and thunder followed, making the atmosphere even more electric. I sat by the window, watching the raging storm and praying that everything would be okay.

After what seemed like hours, but was only a few minutes, the storm passed. The clouds moved away, revealing a bright and sunny sky. I walked outside, taking in the fresh air and surveying the damage. The trees were bent over and some branches had been blown off. Our vegetable garden was flooded, but other than that, everything seemed to be fine. I breathed a sigh of relief as I realized that no serious damage had been done.

That evening, as I sat by the fireplace with a cup of hot coffee, I reflected on the experience. It reminded me that nature can be both powerful and unpredictable, but that we must persevere and adapt to whatever it throws at us. The next morning, as I watched the sun rise over the now-calm landscape, I felt a sense of pride knowing that my family and I had weathered the storm together.

【1】What does the word “weathered” mean in the last paragraph?

A．enjoyed

B．survived

C．forecasted

D．changed

【2】How did the author feel after the storm passed?

A．Angry

B．Relieved

C．Scared

D．Sad

【3】How is the passage organized?

A．Problem and solution

B．Cause and effect

C．in order time

D．by Comparison

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

A．The author explains how to prepare for and cope with a storm.

B．The author describes how a storm ruined his day and his garden.

C．The author compares and contrasts the different weather conditions in his town.

D．The author recounts how he and his family withstood a sudden storm and learned a lesson from it.

28、   The connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conducted in Youngstown, Ohio, for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another, employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.

The engineers at MIT have taken it a step further – changing the actual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse, even unusual functions. These include plants that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when they're short of water and a plant that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater. "We're thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the things that we use every day," explained Michael Strano, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.

One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow in experiments using some common vegetables. Strano's team found that they could create a faint light for three-and-a-half hours. The light, about one-thousandth of the amount needed to read by, is just a start. The technology, Strano said, could one day be used to light the rooms or even to turn trees into self-powered street lamps.

In the future, the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves in a one-off treatment that would last the plant's lifetime. The engineers are also trying to develop an on and off "switch" where the glow would fade when exposed to daylight.

Lighting accounts for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power source – such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway - a lot of energy is lost during transmission. Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy.

【1】The first paragraph is mainly about _____.

A.A new study of different plants B.A big fall in crime rates

C.Employees from various workplaces D.Benefits from green plants

【2】The function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineers is _____.

A.to detect plants' lack of water B.to change compositions of plants

C.to make the life of plants longer D.to test chemicals in plants

【3】What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future?

A.They will speed up energy production. B.They may transmit electricity to the home.

C.They might help reduce energy consumption. D.They could take the place of power plants.

【4】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The more plants, the less crime in the city.

B.The composition of plants will be changed to perform unusual functions.

C.The vegetables are expected to be used to light the room in the future.

D.The engineers will switch off the plants when they are exposed to daylight.

29、   So many things can keep you from seeing your loved ones in person. Fortunately, thanks to modern technology, the people we miss are often only a phone call or text message away. But according to science, if you want to feel more connected to the people you're talking to, you should call them instead of texting.

A new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, found that communication interactions that included voice created stronger social relationships than communication through typing.

In the study, researchers conducted various experiments. In the first one, they asked 200 people to make predictions about what it'd be like to reconnect with an old friend by email or by phone and then assigned people at random to do one or the other. Although people expected that a phone call would be more awkward（尴尬的）, hearing someone's voice actually made the experience better.

“People reported they did form a significantly stronger bond with their old friend on the phone versus (与……相比) email, and they didn't feel more awkward,” said study co-author Amit Kumar.

In another experiment, the researchers had strangers connect by either texting, talking over video chat, or talking using only audio (音频). They found that both forms of voice communication made the strangers feel much more connected than when they communicated via text.

Sabrina Romanoff, a Harvard trained clinical psychologist based in New York City, says people tend to text or email instead of calling because of convenience as they see it as a controlled form of communication where they can “respond to information exactly in the way they intend without unexpected additions by the other person”. However, in fact, texting can make it hard to determine the true meaning behind a conversation. “A phone call is actually more convenient when considering the net effects of the message,” she explains. “Each party is more present, and therefore, able to understand the meaning behind the content without thinking over the endless possible meanings behind words and punctuation.”

【1】Which is the best for building closer connections according to the new study?

A．An email.

B．A text message

C．A video chat.

D．A letter.

【2】What did the participants in the first experiment do?

A．They made predictions on the others' intentions.

B．They predicted a phone call would be awkward.

C．They made random phone calls to some strangers.

D．They imagined the joy of hearing someone's voice.

【3】Why does Sabrina Romanoff consider making phone calls convenient?

A．It is more convenient to perform in daily life.

B．It proves a controlled form of communication.

C．It can make it easier to understand each other.

D．It avoids unexpected additions in conversations.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Technology Builds More Connections

B．Communicate With Your Old Friends

C．Voice Communication Is Time-saving

D．Should We Call Instead of Texting

30、Sometimes people around you can change your life. The change may not be sudden or_________, but little habits can produce big ideas that make you think about what is important in your life. The person who changed my life is Julia Masi. She has_________me so many things that I will carry with me throughout my life.

One thing I've learned from Julia is how to balance_________. Julia has shown me how to plan ahead so that I can finish all my school work, enjoy sports and_________have time for my friends. She has taught me that you can do anything if you are_________—never give up. I've also learned that you can find anything_________if you connect it with something that you enjoy.

Last year I hated studying vocabulary, but I loved playing on my computer. Julia_________the two and showed me a website called "freerice.com" where you can_________a word game that gives you 5 grains of rice to donate to the poor with every correct word. She_________me to learn a hundred new words by filling up the rice bowl. I liked playing the game so much that I__________about 1,000 words in just one month.

Julia has always__________me to try new hobbies. She showed me that going to the theater could help me become a better writer.__________, she taught me that discussing a play can excite an interest in reading.

If it weren't for Julia, I probably wouldn't have__________how easy it is to help the poor. There are so many ways that one person can__________. I've learned to be more appreciative of what I own. I am__________for the opportunities that I have been given. I will continue to think of ways to help those less fortunate for the rest of my life.

【1】

A．simple

B．impressive

C．necessary

D．slight

【2】

A．taught

B．served

C．offered

D．bought

【3】

A．work

B．money

C．career

D．time

【4】

A．never

B．seldom

C．yet

D．still

【5】

A．excited

B．determined

C．careful

D．patient

【6】

A．important

B．hard

C．possible

D．interesting

【7】

A．shared

B．remembered

C．combined

D．separated

【8】

A．watch

B．play

C．raise

D．improve

【9】

A．challenged

B．invited

C．permitted

D．reminded

【10】

A．learned

B．read

C．used

D．spelled

【11】

A．allowed

B．warned

C．forced

D．encouraged

【12】

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．However

D．Otherwise

【13】

A．realized

B．observed

C．imagined

D．dreamed

【14】

A．turn away

B．make a difference

C．show off

D．make a mistake

【15】

A．eager

B．sorry

C．thankful

D．anxious

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32、假定你是李华，计划在下个月与父母一起去英国伦敦旅游。请给你的英国朋友Martha写封邮件，内容包括：

1. 旅游的目的（体验不同文化，提高英语水平等）；

2. 请对方介绍景点和风俗习惯。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。