广州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

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

A.posture B.gesture C.state D.rank

2、After some heated argument, a decision was ________ made.

A.eventually B.narrowly C.hopefully D.actually

3、The volcano erupted and the lava poured down the mountain, ________ several villages.

A. buried B. to bury C. burying D. being buried

4、His excuse for being late for school yesterday was__________. He is always telling lies.

A.beneficial B.bare C.unbelievable D.basic

5、—In spring, hens start laying eggs again, bringing a welcome source of protein.

—It is ____ that lots of cultures celebrate spring by honoring the egg!

A.no doubt B.no surprise

C.no way D.no need

6、Doctors always tell us that drinking too much________our health，but some people don’t care.

A．is harm to

B．does harmful to

C．is harmful to

D．do harm to

7、_______ on QQ，some people often use “88” for “good-bye”.

A.When chat B.When chatting C.When chatted D.When to chat

8、Free film tickets will be sent to _______ are interested in film.

A.whomever B.whoever C.no matter who D.whichever

9、Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his ______

A. ability B. force

C. strength D. mind

10、The lecture Jack Ma made in the 2018 Shanghai Forum of Zhejiang Merchants left us with a wonderful _______ — he gave us a fantastic description of what the future business will be like.

A．association

B．function

C．satisfaction

D．impression

11、It is you rather than he who _________ deliver a speech in the meeting tonight.

A.Is going to B.are going to C.was going to D.were going to

12、You are saying that everyone should take equal responsibility, and that is _______ I disagree.

A.why B.where

C.what D.how

13、Small kindness,if______，can make a big difference to shape a better world.

A.exchanged B.simplified C.multiplied D.advertised

14、Only when _______ his homework ________to play with his friends.

A.has he finished; is he allowed B.he has finished; is he allowed

C.has he finished; he is allowed D.he has finished; he is allowed

15、I appreciated the people who helped me to see that there is more _____ life than having an eating disorder.

A. during B. to C. of D. through

16、One-third of the country _____ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _____ black people.

A. is; are B. is; is

C. are; are   D. are; is

17、— When will the professor come and give the lecture on the spirits of contracts?

— Not until our program ________ by our school.

A. approves B. will be approved C. is to approve D. has been approved

18、A large number of volunteers ________in the battle against the novel coronavirus since the end of last year.

A．was involved

B．had been involved

C．is involved

D．have been involved

19、I saw a familiar face in the crowd, but the name ______ me for the moment.

A.supported B.limited C.escaped D.adapted

20、One of the advantages of living on the top of a high rise is to get a good .

A.sign B.view C.scene D.scenery

21、Actually, his new novel ________ more ________ his own experience.

A．is based; on

B．was based; at

C．based; on

D．bases; at

22、— David, you look sick. What’s wrong with you?

— I have a bad headache and I ______ to see the doctor right now.

A.went B.will go C.am going to D.go

23、She passed her driving test at the first ________, which made her very happy.

A．attempt

B．account

C．announcement

D．chapter

24、He was about to tell me the secret _______ someone patted me on the shoulder.

A.that B.which

C.when D.until

25、The letter I had been looking forward to ______ last Sunday.

A.arriving B.arrive C.arrived D.arrives

26、On June 7, 1195, a fiery spinning ball emerged from a dark cloud in the sunny sky close to the London city. An account of this extraordinary moment survives in a chronicle (编年史) between about 1180 and 1199 by Gervase. It would appear that this is the first credible record of ball lightning in England, and much more convincing than the earliest European description, which was believed to be from the 17th century.

Historians discovered the account of what appears to be ball lightning while exploring Gervase’s records of natural events in his chronicle, a treasure of historical details giving insights into medieval culture. They dug through hundreds of pages in Latin and came across this sighting. Gervase’s records of natural events appear within the historical narrative, often with no opening statement, and the account of ball lightning is sandwiched between the events of the changing of kings at that time.

No attempt is made to explain the “marvellous sign” in the sky seen near London. Readers are left to draw their own conclusions. But Gervase appears to have been a sharp-eyed observer and reporter of celestial (天空的) activity. His fanciful description of ball lightning is remarkably similar to modern reports.

For a long time, ball lightning was regarded with skepticism. Although it is now generally accepted as a genuine phenomenon with thousands of reported sightings, there is still no accepted scientific explanation of its origin. Understanding the phenomenon has been blocked by an inability to reproduce the effect convincingly in the lab and partly because of the variations in eyewitness reports. Whatever the case, centuries later, Gervase’s record makes stimulating reading for modern scientists as well as historians.

【1】What’s special about the account of ball lightning by Gervase?

A．It’s the most confusing version.

B．It’s written in different languages.

C．It’s the earliest acknowledged record.

D．It’s the only copy from the 17th Century.

【2】Historians spotted Gervase’s account of ball lightning ______.

A．with ease

B．as planned

C．at the start

D．by accident

【3】It’s difficult to explain the origin of ball lightning mainly because of ______

A．no qualified scientists

B．no accurate reproductions

C．few eyewitness reports

D．little support from historians

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

A．Scientists Search for Explanations for Ball Lightning

B．Gervase Was Found as The Eyewitness of Ball Lightning

C．Account of First Ball Lightning Sighting Was Uncovered

D．Historians Gain a Breakthrough in a Natural Phenomenon

27、   The Nobel Prize-winning Mexican writer Octavio Paz said, “The art of the festival has been debased（下降） almost everywhere else, but not in Mexico.” Here are several events that would have made him proud:

Morelia International Film Festival

The Morelia film fest really brings this colonial city to life in mid-October. Created as a platform for documentaries and fiction works, the programming offers an up-close look at Mexican society as seen through the eyes of a new generation of filmmakers. Fashionable bars and sidewalk cafes are buzzing with activity around the main square, where crowds gather nightly for open-air screenings and other cultural events.

Day of the Dead

Each year on November 1st and 2nd, Mexico turns its thoughts to the departed during the Day of the Dead festivities, a colorful tradition deeply rooted in native culture. For Mexicans, death is more a cause for celebration than mourning, and that spirit has been kept very much alive in Pátzcuaro, the Día de Muertos mecca. Prepare yourself to battle large crowds of the living.

Carnival in Veracruz &Mazatlán

Mexico hosts many carnival celebrations every year featuring exciting parades, dance performances, live music and of course, big-time partying. The nine-day event in Veracruz, Mexico’s biggest carnival, usually kicks off in March, right around the same time when festivities get started on the Pacific coast in Mazatlán. You can shake your body with salsa music in Veracruz or the brass band sounds of Mazatlán.

La Morisma

An all-out war erupts on the streets of colonial Zacatecas, usually around late August. OK, well, it’s actually a mock battle with well over 2,000 participants re-enacting battles between the Christians and Moors in old Spain. The faux（假的）soldiers attack one another while accompanied on the streets by bands of musicians.

【1】How do the Mexicans feel when the Day of the Dead comes?

A.Calm. B.Anxiod.

C.Scared. D.Happy.

【2】What can people enjoy in both Carnival in Veracruz &Mazatlán and La Morisma?

A.Exciting parades. B.Dance performances.

C.Live music. D.A mock battle.

【3】What is the purpose of the text?

A.To tell something about a Nobel Prize-winning writer.

B.To introduce some famous Mexican festivals.

C.To advise readers to join in the Mexican events.

D.To criticize the bad customs of Mexican festivals.

28、What do ten dollars, a garden, and Elon-Musk’s brother have in common? They’re used to fight against food insecurity and build the world’s only biggest gardener community. Launched on the autumn equinox(秋分), the Million Gardens Movement (MGM)is a charitable and educational plan that hopes to put a garden in every family

Kimbal Musk, Elon Musk’s brother and the Executive Director of the non-profit Big Green, hoped that the MGM puts Little Green Garden units in homes and classrooms for just $10. He explains that each garden has its special growing plan and online lessons and activities to support the growth of culture-related vegetable gardens at home.

The MGM platform is simple as a whole. If you’re a gardener, sign up to join the community. Donate$10 to a family that can’t afford a garden, or that lives in a food desert, read and contribute to the blog and then tell other gardeners about it.

“Ten years ago, I co-founded Big Green focusing on under-resourced communities to increase access to fresh food,” says Musk. “Today it’s a national non-profit organization working with schools in several major cities with almost 640 outdoor leaning garden classrooms. The Million Gardens Movement is put forward to make it simple for anyone to give a family a garden. Planting a seed is an act of hope for a brighter tomorrow. We hope millions of people will join us to grow their own gardens and give a garden to a family.”

They’ve been able to deliver garden kits to Denver, Detroit, Memphis and Indianapolis so far. “We hope to expand to Canada this year with sights on Vancouver and Toronto,” adds Musk. “We also hope to expand to Mexico and beyond to make this a worldwide movement to encourage millions of people to grow their own food.”

【1】What can we know about the Little Green Garden of the MGM?

A．Related lessons and activities will be provided.

B．Gardeners will offer support in person.

C．Different gardens share the same growing plans.

D．A family must pay $10 to get a garden.

【2】What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．Who will receive the donation.

B．Why the MGM platform was founded.

C．What you can get on the MGM platform.

D．How you can help on the MGM platform.

【3】What may the MGM do next?

A．Encourage people to donate more.

B．Persuade people to eat healthy food.

C．Expand the movement to other countries.

D．Make children learn more about gardening.

【4】For what purpose does the author write the text?

A．To advocate a green life.

B．To raise money for a movement.

C．To introduce a newly-launched project.

D．To stress the importance of food security.

29、   Have you ever wondered what the longest word in the English language is? Believe it or not, there’s no simple answer to the question. You might think it would be as easy as opening a dictionary and looking for the longest word. However ，it’s far more complicated (复杂的) than that.

Over time, many people have suggested many different words for the title of the longest word in English. How can that be? That’s because the first thing that people have different opinions on is what should be considered a word. Some of the words were simply made up to be the longest! For example, there is one really famous long word that most kids know. It comes from Disney’s movie Mary Poppins: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, which means wonderful. But since that 34-letter word was made up simply to be sung as a song in a movie, should it count?

How about long words that actually describe something in the world? Scientists have come up with several possible choices. The name of a virus(病毒) totals 1,185 letters. There’s also a protein(蛋白质) whose name totals 1, 909 letters. Should these win the title? "Not so fast!” say some people. Are these words ever actually used? Can they even be pronounced? And are they meaningful just because they are made up to be long?

If you’re wondering about some long words in common English, here are some examples. Those words include uncharacteristically (20 letters), deinstitutionalization(22 letters) and counterrevolutionaries (also 22 letters) Or perhaps the word "smiles" is the longest word in English. Sure, it has only six letters, but there is a "mile between the first and the last letters!

【1】Why does the author mention the underlined questions in Paragraph 3?

A. To ask for readers opinions.

B. To compare different ideas

C. To describe the condition

D. To show people’s doubt

【2】How does the author sound in the last paragraph?

A. Proud B. Humorous C. Excited D. Surprised

【3】What is the text mainly about?

A. English words change a lot as time goes by. B. Long words are often used in scientific fields

C. It is hard to decide what the longest word is. D. Why we can’ t understand some English words

30、   I was planning another garage sale (宅前旧物出售). I was _________ the basement deciding  which objects were to be freed when I had an awful _________. The last garage sale I’d taken part in a few years earlier had taken days of sorting and pricing. I’d been _________ I was going to earn much money. _________, I suffered from heat stroke (中暑), and the money I made wasn’t enough to pay for the medical fees.

It occurred to me it might be _________ to try that again. The items I planned on selling this time were usable but inexpensive. I had once _________ some of these things and I’d already made good use of them. Maybe they could be _________ for someone else now. That’s when it _________ me that I could just _________ these good but unneeded things.

That Saturday morning, I put __________ stuff on a piece of wood and __________ it and half my unwanted things out to the driveway. Two hours later, people wandered around starting to take things. __________ by this, I started dragging the rest of the stuff out.

That’s when the __________ began. I offered people empty boxes and told them to __________ them up. One elderly woman __________ me with my beloved tablecloths in her hand. She thanked me, saying she always wanted tablecloths like these but could never __________ them. Then it became a display of __________. It was such an atmosphere of fun that soon I entered the house to find more things.

Looking back, I made no money from those things but I felt __________ that day. Instead of __________ part of my history, I got to add new __________ related those former possessions (财产).

【1】A.breaking into B.looking around C.fixing up D.laying out

【2】A.journey B.childhood C.presentation D.experience

【3】A.sure B.afraid C.sorry D.right

【4】A.Instead B.Otherwise C.However D.Therefore

【5】A.perfect B.crazy C.possible D.natural

【6】A.showed B.observed C.ignored D.treasured

【7】A.useful B.unnecessary C.strange D.special

【8】A.delighted B.convinced C.hit D.surprised

【9】A.throw away B.give away C.put away D.take away

【10】A.cheap B.simple C.rare D.free

【11】A.dragged B.picked C.figured D.left

【12】A.Forced B.Impressed C.Moved D.Encouraged

【13】A.exploration B.pleasure C.misfortune D.meeting

【14】A.fill B.hold C.cut D.mix

【15】A.provided B.charged C.approached D.associated

【16】A.borrow B.afford C.abandon D.produce

【17】A.regrets B.mercies C.doubts D.thanks

【18】A.envy B.joy C.anxiety D.admiration

【19】A.losing B.rewriting C.destroying D.reviewing

【20】A.amusements B.feelings C.memories D.glories

31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Chinese medical expert have warned that antibiotics （抗生素）are “ 【1】 overused” in hospitals, which may cause serious side-effects for the health of an entire generation.

According to the ministry, 70 percent of Chinese inpatients have received antibiotics, while the maximum number set by the World Health Organization is 30 percent. About 97 percent of 【2】 patients used antibiotics but research showed that a large number of them could avoid the need if hospitals conducted proper sanitation（公共卫生）measures.

Particularly, antibiotics are overused in the 【3】 of children. Nearly one third of the daily 10,000 outpatients at the Beijing children’s Hospital take intravenous drips（静脉输液）that largely contain antibiotics.

“Some doctors might lack proper training on how to 【4】antibiotics in a more precise way and avoid 【5】risks. Some simply want to play it safe,” said Zhu Zhenggang, president of Shanghai-based Ruijin Hospital.

The ministry 【6】 a nationwide campaign over the past six months to 【7】 the use of antibiotics. Vice Health Minister Ma Xiaowei admitted that the government faces great challenges as many public hospitals have 【8】 supervision on prescription（处方）safety under heavy pressure from patients.

Insiders also noted that the overuse of antibiotics was partly 【9】by profit-seeking pharmacy （制药）firms.

About 60 percent of the newly 【10】 medicines by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) last year were antibiotics. According to the SFDA, the country reported 690,000 cases of adverse drug reactions caused by abuse of medicine, including 600 deaths in 2010.

32、假设你是一名高中生，名字叫李华，你的美国笔友David来信向你求助。他最近和妈妈闹矛盾， 因为妈妈不让他过多上网。他对此很不理解。请你给他写一封回信，要点如下:

1.建议他向妈妈道歉；

2.说明过多上网的危害；

3.列举一些健康的休闲方式。

注意:(1) 词数 80 词左右；

(2) 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；

(3) 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Daniel,

I’m very sorry to hear that a conflict occurred between you and your mother because of your Internet addiction.

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Yours,

LiHua