潮州2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、Do you still remember how many years ago_________ we first met on campus?

A. was it that   B. it was that

C. was it when       D. it was when

2、Father made a promise______________ I did well in the entrance exam, he would take me to Hong Kong in the summer vacation.

A. if that B. if

C. that if D. that

3、To produce the goods satisfying the environmental ______, the company  has  brought in advanced technology to remove the chemicals in the course of production.

A.burdens B.requirements C.pollution D.evolution

4、What you said doesn’t ________ what the police have told us, so we have to find more evidence.

A.agree with B.make up

C.contribute to D.show off

5、If _____ for too long, the microscopic life (微生物) within the wrinkles and folds of our bed sheets can turn our bed into a “botanical park”, making us sick.

A. left   B. is left   C. being left   D. to be left

6、—Peter, you delivered a wonderful speech today.

—Thanks, but I think I ______ more attention to my stage manners during that time.

A. must pay   B. should pay

C. must have paid D. should have paid

7、The young lady, ________ several attempts to fix her cell phone, decided to have another try.

A. making   B. to have made

C. having made   D. made

8、It was ______ creative thinking that I took the course, not to get high marks in exams.

A．developing

B．to develop

C．developed

D．to have developed

9、While most of western festivals enjoy great popularity worldwide, Halloween is something of a ________ festival in England as camps are divided as its appeal.

A. confidential   B. controversial

C. conservative   D. conventional

10、You are supposed to leave your child ________ his homework alone.

A. do B. to do

C. being done D. done

11、If you   go, at least wait until the storm is over.

A.can B.may

C.must D.will

12、________ some teenagers don’t realize is ________ difficult life can be after they get addicted to drugs.

A．That; how

B．Which; what a

C．What; what

D．What; how

13、How long do you suppose it is ______ he arrived there?

A.when B.before

C.after D.since

14、It’s really exciting to imagine my future when I____ a new life at university.

A.would experience B.have experienced

C.will be experiencing D.experienced

15、Our parents sat us down to read and paint________all we really wanted to do was to make a mess.

A.when B.as C.since D.until

16、Our mothers sat us down to read and paint, ____ all we really wanted to do was to make a mess.

A. since B. as C. unless   D. when

17、The debate has only a few moments that might be inspiring to those who ______ this issue.

A. followed B. had followed C. have been following D. were following

18、Everyone in my class spares no efforts on their study, ______ for the College Entrance Examination.

A.prepared B.having prepared

C.to prepared D.preparing

19、—Can he get the first prize for running in this sports meeting?

—Impossible now. He _____ to do so, but he has just hurt his leg.

A.is expected B.had been expected C.was expected D.would expect

20、Busy as the working mother is, she still_____ a lot of time to her children.

A.devotes B.spends C.offers D.provides

21、Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey have been surpassed on the Australian ARIA music charts by an album (专辑) that consists entirely of birdsongs. Songs of Disappearance features the voices of 53 birds, all threatened species, collected over more than 40 years and now turned into a lovely meditative (冥想的) recording.

The album has sold 2,000 copies so far. Songs of Disappearance is the result of a partnership between the Bowerbird Collective and David Stewart, who is responsible for collecting the birdsong recordings. All the money from the album sales goes to BirdLife Australia, in order to support and promote the latest version of The Action Plan for Australian Birds, a comprehensive review of the continent’s birds that has been published each decade since 1992.

Scan Dooley, national public affairs manager at BirdLife, thought the realization that these unique sounds could one day be silenced forever is very poignant (辛酸的). However, he described the album as a great opportunity to highlight the condition of the threatened birds in a much more upbeat way to a different audience than BirdLife can usually reach.

Australian birds suffer from historical and ongoing habitat loss. The Black Summer bushfires in 2019—2020 alone made 26 birds more threatened than they were ten years ago, including 16 on Kangaroo Island alone. And there is a significant population decline of 6 million for 17 bird species in the high altitude rainforests of Far North Queensland, including the lovely Fernwren.

Statistics like these are terribly depressing for the sense of helplessness they indicate. But at least Songs of Disappearance offers some practical solutions. Dooley believes the benefits extend beyond its support of BirdLife’s work. The greater value is bringing to the attention of a wider audience the beauty and wonder of the birds singing as more people are needed not just to take part in local conservation actions, but to demand the government step up and save the birds.

【1】What is Songs of Disappearance?

A．A book written by Sean Dooley.

B．A song released by a famous singer.

C．An album of David Stewart’s collections.

D．A comprehensive review of wildlife in Australia.

【2】What do the figures in Paragraph 4 indicate?

A．Bird population is large.

B．The situation is serious.

C．The album is well-received.

D．Protection efforts are ineffective.

【3】Where does the value of Songs of Disappearance lie?

A．Promoting wider awareness.

B．Supporting government actions.

C．Preserving voices of extinct species.

D．Providing fund for more environmentalists.

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

A．BirdLife Tells Stories of Hopelessness

B．Meditative Recording Sales Hit New Heights

C．Birdsong Album Tops Australian Music Charts

D．Australian Government Steps up to Deal with Wildfire

22、In my second year of high school, I took my first computer science course, which helped me realize I was interested in software. The idea of creating something from just lines of codes and logic was very fascinating. And I didn't put as much time into music as I used to, thinking practicing the piano was just a waste of time.

A year later, when I got back on the piano, I quickly noticed my musical ear was not as strong as it was before. I could no longer hear the difference between a perfect 4th and a perfect 5th or between a D and D flat. Then I had a firm decision to get my skills to where it used to be. After weeks of practicing, I didn't see much progress. I was extremely discouraged and felt that I would have to accept that I no longer will be able to play as well as I used to.

While watching hundreds of tutorials online on how to code in Swift I came up with an idea. What if I used the knowledge I gained from these tutorials to develop an app that would help train my musical ear. After hours of coding, I developed an app that would play a different series of notes, then the user would have to type in the corresponding notes to what they heard. When I was on the subway or had some extra time I could easily open up the app on my phone and use it to help my musical ear. In about 2 months, I regained the skills I lost.

This experience helped me see something that I never noticed before. Programming gives me a platform to express my ideas; in a similar way, playing the piano gives me a way to express my feelings. When playing through a song for the first time I hear many errors. Similarly, when I run my program for the first time there are usually many mistakes. In both of these cases, it takes patience to go through each measure or line to hear or find the error. I realized when I’m playing the piano I am also practicing my programming skills and vice versa.

【1】What happened to the author a year ago?

A．He realized his strength.

B．He invented lines of codes.

C．He developed another hobby.

D．He was too busy to practice piano.

【2】Which of the following can best describe the author?

A．Determined and creative.

B．Hard-working and gifted.

C．Easy-going and generous.

D．Independent and energetic.

【3】What can we infer about the author from the third paragraph?

A．He received musical training online.

B．He improved himself by studying online.

C．He got inspired from the tutorials online.

D．He made good use of the app he downloaded online.

【4】What can the author learn from the experience?

A．He came to realize it is important to develop some good qualities.

B．He understood the meaning of the saying “practice makes perfect”.

C．He found programming and playing the piano have something in common.

D．He felt it necessary to improve himself in programming and playing the piano.

23、   Climate emergencies are a bit like buses. You wait an age for one and then three come along at once. Parliaments in the UK and Ireland passed motions declaring a climate emergency in May. Last Monday, Canada followed suit.

It isn’t just parliament sounding the alarm. “This is a climate emergency,” said U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa for the first time last Tuesday. Hours earlier, James Bevan of England’s Environment Agency and Vince Cable, the leader of the U.K.’s Liberal Democrats, also used the phrase.

They join a cast of high-profile public figures already on the bus, from UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres. But how did the language of climate change campaigners jump to the lips of the establishment, and should we welcome its seemingly unstoppable adoption?

Does this language make a difference? A day after Canada’s climate emergency motion, it approved a £4.4 billion oil pipeline. Bristol City Council in the UK also declared a climate emergency, yet the city’s mayor subsequently backed expansion of the local airport. Nothing changed on UK streets after parliament declared a climate emergency, notes former Labour Party leader Ed MIliband. “This silent response to an alarm that we ourselves have sounded symbolizes the challenge we face,” he wrote. _______?_______

Mike Hulme at the University of Cambridge argues against the phrase because it implies “time-limited radical(激进的)” action could end the emergency, when climate change is actually a “new condition of human existence.” Some, HUlme included, also fear the language may cause counterproductive responses.

Bur Roz Pidcock of communication organization Climate Outreach says a climate emergency “suggests a response that is very radical in scale and ambition, but not incautious or knee-jerk(本能的),” and certainly not a license for extreme measure like geoengineering the climate.

Despite the risk of phrase being devalued, Rebecca Willis at Lancaster University in the U.K. tells me it is still useful ---and that’s because it is true. As Spratt says, “You cannot solve a problem unless you name it for exactly what it is.” Getting politicians to adopt the language will also be crucial to holding them to tough policy decisions later, says Doug Parr of Greenpeace.

The phrase’s widespread adoption isn’t a problem. The lack of action equivalent to such language is. And that action is going to include a lot of silently gliding electric buses.

【1】Which of the following sentences may best end Paragraph 4?

A.We should strive to stimulate people’s initiative.

B.The use of “climate emergency” highlights the challenge.

C.Such a mismatch risks making the term meaningless.

D.There are many people against the use of the phrase.

【2】It can be inferred from the passage that Mike Hulme thinks that ______.

A.climate change call for deliberate consideration before action is taken

B.immediate action should be taken to put climate emergency to an end

C.the phrase “climate emergency” may lead to the opposite consequences

D.people all over the world have been accustomed to climate change

【3】Which of the following arguments can be used in favour of the phrase “climate emergency”?.

A.Extreme measures will be taken to address the issue of climate change

B.The use of the phrase may contribute to substantial policymaking.

C.The phrase will make no sense unless practical solutions are found.

D.Less attention is paid to the phrase though it reflects a true story.

【4】What is the author’s attitude towards the phrase “climate emergency”?

A.Negative B.Optimistic

C.Indifferent D.Objective

24、Honda is developing an in-shoe navigation (导航) system to support the visually impaired (受损的) with walking, and it could be a game-changer.

The Ashirase is a navigation system consisting of a smartphone app and a three-dimensional device including a motion sensor, which is attached inside the shoe. Based on the route set with the app, the device vibrates (振动) to provide navigation. When the user should go straight, the vibrator positioned on the front part of the foot vibrates, and when the user is approaching a right or left turn, the vibrator on the right or left side vibrates to notify the user.

The navigation provided by Ashirase enables the user to understand the routes more easily, and thus the user does not have to be constantly mindful of the direction, which makes it possible for the user to walk more safely and with a more relaxed state of mind. Having navigation provided through vibration on the foot is also useful in that it does not bother the user’s hand which is holding a walking stick, or ears used to listen to surrounding sounds.

Why is a company known for its automobiles getting involved in this area? Because it matters. In Japan alone, the number of people with visual impairment including low vision was estimated to be 1. 64 million as of 2007, and the number is forecast to increase to nearly 2 million by 2030.

With the concept of “navigation which enables safety and a relaxed state of mind for the visually impaired”, Ashirase is being developed as a product which helps the visually impaired reach their destinations safely and have a more independent lifestyle.

Wataru Chino, a designer at Honda, said, “I am sure that we will face many challenges as we work toward the market launch of Ashirase; however, we’re bound to overcome them to realize the freedom of mobility for visually impaired people.”

【1】What does the underlined word “notify” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Protect.

B．Assess.

C．Inform.

D．Stop.

【2】What does paragraph 3 focus on concerning Ashirase?

A．Its benefits for its users.

B．Its working principles.

C．Its potential challenges.

D．Its future improvements.

【3】Why does Honda choose to develop the navigation system?

A．Most Japanese people expect the company to do so.

B．The company has trouble developing new automobiles.

C．There is an increasing demand from the visually impaired.

D．The company determines to prevent more visual impairment.

【4】What do Wataru Chino’s words suggest?

A．He is confident to make the system accessible.

B．He believes the system will earn much money.

C．He is worried about the future market potential.

D．He finds developing the system less challenging.

25、One well-below-freezing morning, I walked through the grounds of Ontario Place. Trees were frosted sculptures, and large chunks of ice ________ in the lake. I stopped to take a photo, and that’s when I saw them: a group of people ________ up and down in the water.

I didn’t quite believe my eyes. The ice warriors emerged from the lake, their skin   ________.They were laughing and hugging each other. Watching them, I felt a surge of   ________. I called out: “You guys are awesome!” One woman smiled back and said, “Come and join us! You can ________ online.” When I got home, I did that and received a(n) ________email telling me what to bring.

The night before my first dip, I was excited and nervous. I checked the ________: it was -14 C, or -20 C with Toronto’s well-known wind chill. But there wasn’t a cancellation message.   ________, the dip was on. The next morning, a young man first led us through ________ and breathing exercises. Then, along with the others, I ran in my bathing ________ and water shoes. Together we bounced up and down, and then dashed into the ________. We dipped down until just our heads and hands were ________ water, and yelled into the sky.

Knowing it was my first time, people ________ me a lot. When we swam back out of the water, my skin was bright red. It felt ________. After we’d all _______, we met back on the beach, and danced and sang by a small fire to warm up. I could ________ remember the last time I’d felt so delighted.

There are times when you can try to get out of comfort zone. It won’t ________ everything in our lives, or the world at large — but for ________ reason, it helps. Not only was I stronger and more ________ than I had thought, but also discovered a strong interest and a world I hadn’t known existed. As another winter sets in, I’m more than ________ to embrace the cold again.

【1】

A．landed

B．floated

C．dropped

D．faded

【2】

A．jumping

B．walking

C．hiding

D．jogging

【3】

A．burning

B．steaming

C．rolling

D．aching

【4】

A．excitement

B．calmness

C．confusion

D．sorrow

【5】

A．drop out

B．pick up

C．sign up

D．stand out

【6】

A．application

B．realization

C．occupation

D．confirmation

【7】

A．risk

B．expense

C．situation

D．forecast

【8】

A．Apparently

B．Temporarily

C．Suitably

D．Occasionally

【9】

A．races

B．comments

C．introductions

D．options

【10】

A．suit

B．type

C．brand

D．number

【11】

A．river

B．lake

C．ocean

D．stream

【12】

A．around

B．away

C．above

D．along

【13】

A．protected

B．observed

C．impressed

D．encouraged

【14】

A．demanding

B．disappointing

C．amazing

D．amusing

【15】

A．bounced

B．adjusted

C．predicted

D．changed

【16】

A．hardly

B．usually

C．particularly

D．merely

【17】

A．manage

B．fix

C．reply

D．satisfy

【18】

A．any

B．some

C．other

D．another

【19】

A．cleverer

B．busier

C．healthier

D．hungrier

【20】

A．able

B．lucky

C．free

D．ready

26、假如你是红星中学学生李华.你们班在上周组织了一次 “传统文化之旅”活动。你的网友Tom 写信说想了解相关情况,请根据提示写一封email。内容包括:

1.活动目的;

2.活动地点和内容;

3.活动感受。

注意:

1.字数100字左右；

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

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Best wishes!

Yours，

Li Hua