巴州2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、令我惊讶的是，这个小孩成功地把手机连上因特网了。

___________________________.

2、The teacher asked Lucy ________.

A.if she will go for a picnic B.where she was from C.what did she like best

3、In 2022, China ________ the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing.

A．held

B．hold

C．will hold

D．will be held

4、He has failed several times, but he won’t ________.

A．go on

B．get up

C．give up

5、—____ his little brother is only nine years old, ____ he can speak both Chinese and English. —Wow! What a clever boy he is!

A.Though ; but B.Because; so C.Though ; / D./; so

6、—Which do you prefer, the iPhone13 or iPhoneX?

—_________. I prefer an iPad.

A．Both

B．Either

C．Neither

7、—Can you guess ________?

—Maybe Guangdong. She always makes soup for meals.

A.why does she come here B.why she comes here

C.where does she come from D.where she comes from

8、Of the two T-shirts, I’d choose the ________one to save some money for a book.

A．cheapest

B．cheaper

C．more expensive

D．most expensive

9、—_________ it is today!

—Yes. Shall we go hiking?

A．How fine weather

B．What fine weather

C．What a fine weather

10、It seems that the students devote much time and energy _____ a high score in the exam.

A. in getting   B. to getting

C. to get   D. for getting

11、 I don't think the girl has a real gift_______ dancing, but she practises so hard and wants to be a dancer when she grows up. I admire her_______ her courage.

A. of; for   B. for; of   C. for; for   D. of; of

12、I prefer _______at home rather than ___________ out.

A. to stay; go   B. to stay; to go

C. staying; going   D. staying; go

13、It’s selfish ________ him ________ the cakes with others.

A. for; to share   B. for; not share

C. of; to not share  D. of; not to share

14、 When do you usually leave home every morning?

-----I usually leave home early  to the early bus.

A.  catch B. take C. invented D.  produced

15、 —Do you know   for Japan?

—Yes, he'll leave next Monday.

A. when will Bruce leave

B. when Bruce will leave

C. how Bruce will leave

16、“You can have some cakes, ______ you must wash your hands first.” Mum says.

A.and B.or C.but D.so

17、—Is the movie good?

—It’s amazing! It has ________ unexpected ending.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

18、—Your sweater is very beautiful, Joan!

—_______.

A．Thank you all the same   B．Not at all

C．Just so-so   D．Thank you

19、It is very nice ________ you to get me two tickets _________ the World Cup．

A. for…of B. of… for C. to… for D. of…to

20、We will have two family parties this autumn. One is at Halloween and _________is at Thanksgiving.

A. other   B. the other

C. another   D. the others

21、—I am too busy to go to the movies these days.

—Really?_________

A.How come? B.Glad to hear that. C.That sounds nice D.That's right.

22、A：Hi，Mike!You're reading the novel again．

B：Yes，John．I've never been tired of it．

A：【1】 ．

B：Four times．Every time I read it I can learn

something new．

A：Really？ 【2】．

B：Mo Yan．I think he is a great Chinese writer．

A： 【3】．He is also my favorite writer．Please let me have a look at it．

B：OK．Here you are．

A：Mike，what do you think of this novel after reading so many times？

B：【4】 I haven't seen such a novel for long．

A：Where did you buy it？

B：In the Xinhua Bookshop．

A：I don't know where it is．【5】 ．

B：No，only 10minutes'walk from here，next to the People's Park．

A：Oh，I see．I'm going there to get one，too．Thank you!

B：You're welcome!

A：I have already finished reading it．

B：Who wrote it？

C：How many times have you read it？

D：So do I．

E：Have you finished it yet？

F：Is it far from here？

G：It's exciting．

23、A: You look unhappy, Peter. What’s the matter?

B: Dad! 【1】 But mom didn’t allow me to drive.

A: 【2】 Teenagers shouldn’t be allow to drive. You aren’t serious enough.

B: 【3】 But it’s really fun to play volleyball with Carla.

A: You mean you want to drive to the place where you play volleyball with Carla?

B: Yeah, you’re right.

A: 【4】 It’s too dangerous. Can I give you a lift?

B: Thanks, Dad, but I’d like to take the bus there. Sometimes teenagers should be allowed to make their own decision.

A: Great! By the way, whose volleyball is this?

B: 【5】 She left it here last time. I’ll take it to her soon.

A: Good idea! Hope you have a happy time. See you!

B: See you, Dad.

A．I can’t agree with her anymore.

B．I know safety must come first.

C．It can’t belong to Carla.

D．I can’t agree with her more.

E．No way!

F．It is Carla’s.

G．I’ve got my driver’s license.

24、

When storms come, most people stay at safe places. But some people get up close to storms to take photos and they are called “storm chasers”. Liu Yijing, a post-00s (零零后), is one of them.

Born in Jiangxi Province. Liu has been interested in storms since childhood. In kindergarten, his favorite picture book was about the wind. When his classmates at primary school watched cartoons, he watched the weather report every night. In high school, he read plenty of books about the weather and also studied meteorology (气象学).

In college, Liu opened a studio with his friend because they love photography (摄影). But because of COVID-19, they had to close the studio and return home. Just as the saying goes, “__________” When he stayed at home, a storm hit his hometown. Liu used his drone (无人机) to take lots of photos and make videos. He started his job as a storm photographer.

In 2020, he went to Inner Mongolia to take photos of storms. His first trip was not successful. On his second trip, he took an amazing photo. The photo captured clouds that gave rise to a tornado (龙卷风). “I still remember how excited I was. While taking the photo, I couldn’t control myself and kept screaming,” he says, adding that the picture has become famous on the Internet.

A storm may be beautiful when nature shows its power. But it can bring disasters. So Liu makes videos to help people understand meteorology and its influence on daily life. “Through my photos, I hope people will learn more about extreme (极端的) weather events and be prepared before they happen,” Liu says.

【1】What do we know about Liu’s personality from Paragraph 1?

A．Liu is brave.

B．Liu is patient.

C．Liu is creative.

【2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Liu’s hobbies as a child.

B．Liu’s love for the weather.

C．Liu’s favorite picture book.

【3】Which of the following can be put in __________?

A．It never rains but it pours.

B．Two heads are better than one.

C．When one door closes, another one opens.

【4】According to Paragraph 4, we can know that __________.

A．Liu’s second trip was a great success

B．Liu became popular because of his trips

C．Liu’s trips won high praise from other photographers

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

A．How nature shows its power.

B．Liu’s dangerous trips around China.

C．The story of a storm photographer.

25、A Robbery（抢夺，盗取）Record

No. 010

【1】What’s the robber like?

A．He is tall and strong.

B．He has long and black hair.

C．He has a round face with a big nose.

D．He is unhelpful and impolite.

【2】Who is Jane Brown?

A．She is the robber.

B．She is the victim（受害者）.

C．She is the witness（目击者）.

D．She is the policeman.

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Jack Smith and Jane Brown are enemies.

B．There is only 5,000 yuan in the victim’ wallet.

C．The suspect（嫌疑犯） will be charged with robbery.

D．The robbery happened at night.

26、Why Do People Blink (眨眼) Their Eyes?

People blink their eyes tens of thousands of times every day. Scientists have long believed blinking was an involuntary movement and served mainly to keep the eyeballs wet. But a new study suggests it has a more important purpose.

An international team of scientists from the University of California at Berkeley studied the blinking of human eyelids. The journal Current Biology published their findings. The team said they found that blinking “repositions our eyeballs so we can stay focused” on what we are seeing. They said that when we blink our eyelids, the eyes roll back into their sockets—the bony area that surrounds and protects the eyes. However, the researchers found the eyes don’t always return to the same position (位置). They said this causes the brain to tell the eye muscles (肌肉) to reorganize our eyesight.

Gerrit Maus is the lead writer of the report. He serves as an assistant professor of psychology at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Maus said, “Our eye muscles are quite sluggish (迟缓的) and imprecise (不精确的), so the brain needs to constantly adapt (改编) its motor signals to make sure our eyes are pointing where they should be. Our findings suggested that the brain measures the difference in what we see before and after a blink, and orders the eye muscles to make the needed corrections.” The researchers said that without such corrections our surroundings would appear unclear and even jumpy. They said the movement acts “like a steadicam (摄影稳定器) of the mind.”

The researchers said they asked volunteers to sit in a dark room while storing at a small dot on a flat surface. They used special cameras to follow the volunteer’s blinks and eye movements. After each blink, the dot was moved one centimeter to the right. The volunteers did not notice this, but the brain did. It followed the movement and directed the eye muscles to refocus on the dot. After the dot was moved in this way 30 times, the volunteers’ eyes changed their focus to the place where they predicted it would be.

Professor Maus said. “Even though the volunteers did not consciously register that the dot had moved, their brains did, and adjusted (调整)with the corrective eye movements. These findings add to our understanding of how the brain constantly adapts to (适应) changes directing our eye muscles to correct for errors in our bodies’ own hardware.”

【1】According to the new study, blinking eyes can ________.

A.serve keep the eyeballs wet B.reposition eyeballs to stay focused

C.consciously correct eye movements D.make our eyes adapt to motor signals

【2】From the experiment, we can learn that ________.

A.the brain directed the eye muscles to refocus on the dot

B.volunteers could see the moving dot with special cameras

C.the eyeballs could stay in the place as they were predicted

D.volunteers were aware of the dot’s movements to the right

【3】The underlined word “register” in Paragraph 5 probably means ________.

A.reason B.refocus C.realize D.reserve

【4】This passage shows that ________.

A.eye muscles are quite inactive and imprecise

B.the research is of great value in the eye movement

C.the brain plays an important role in seeing things clearly

D.volunteers control their blinks to follow the changes of the dots

27、   Many kids all over the world are reading Harry Potter books in school. But some parents think their children shouldn't be able to find those and other books in school libraries. Should school libraries keep books that some parents don't approve of？Should they take those books off the bookcases?

All over the USA, schools are wrestling with those questions. Read these arguments. Then decide for yourself.

Yes! Some Books Should Be Banned from School Libraries!

Many parents believe that there should be certain limits（限定）. Books that include violence(暴力）or bad words shouldn't be in schools. Some parents think Harry Potter books have no place in school libraries because they talk about wizards and magic.

Most parents know what's good for kids. They have a right to decide which books should or should not be in school libraries.

Books should be checked before they are put in schools. Is this a good book for kids to read?

Is it full of violence? Does it have bad words or ideas kids shouldn't learn about? If a book is not good for all kids, it should not be in a school library.

No! Books Should Not Be Banned from School Libraries!

Why should a few parents stop all kids from reading stories like Harry Potter?

"Parents should decide what their own kids read," said Natalie Nicole, of Denver, Colorado.

Many experts say that it's the parents' job, not the school's job, to check out what their kids are reading. If they don't like a book, they should not let their kids read it.

Many schools let kids borrow certain books if they have a signed（签名的）paper from their parents. That works fine. A parent doesn't sign the paper if he or she doesn't want the child to read the book. Other kids can read the book if they are allowed.

Some books are not OK for all kids to read. But if more adults were careful about what their own kids read, they wouldn't have to ban books from the library.

【1】The underlined word "approve of " has the closest meaning to "______________".

A.borrow B.accept C.read D.write

【2】Some parents don't think Harry Potter books should be in school libraries because

A.they talk about wizards and magic B.this kind of books will bring bad luck

C.kids don't have a signed paper for the books D.they have nothing to do with children's studies

【3】The underlined word "That" refers to

A.Reading books with kids B.Allowing kids to read widely

C.Signing before borrowing books D.Letting kids choose books themselves

【4】Which of the following would Natalie Nicole most probably agree?

A.Schools should provide a reading list for the students.

B.All the kids should be allowed to read Harry Potter books.

C.Libraries should ban the books some parents don't support.

D.Kids' choices of books should be made by their own parents.

28、Why do some people eat too much? Is it because they’re hungry? Or is there a scientific e【1】?

There are a number of theories（理论）to explain over eatintg. One factor depends on the time of day. “It’s all part of a h【2】.” says Randy Seeley, a professor in Cincinnati. “You’re hungry at noon because that’s the time you’ve eaten lunch for the past 100 days.” A【3】 reason we may eat more than necessary is because the body needs to s【4】 a sweet tooth or a craving（渴望）for sugar. Drinking alcohol also makes people eat more, because the body wants something to absorb the alcohol.

Overeating can also be a biological question. For example, your body temperature can tell your brain that you feel h【5】.

“Your body temperature drops when it’s time to eat, and eating warms you up,” says Gina Harlow, a professor at Harvard University. Also, the smell of certain foods can make us imagine the p【6】 of eating them. Harlow adds, “If you know you love French fries, smelling them will make you want to eat them because you know how good they are. And that can l【7】 to eating too many.”

So, the next time you realize you’ve eaten too much, don’t worry about it. You can always blame it on science.

29、Isaac Newton was born in Lincolnshire, England in 1643, where he grew up on a farm. When he was a boy, he made lots of brilliant inventions like a windmill to grind corn, a waterclock and a sundial. _________, Isaac didn’t get brilliant marks at school.

When he was 18, Isaac went to study at Cambridge University. He was very interested in physics, mathematics and astronomy. But in 1665 the Great Plague, which was a terrible disease, spread in England, and Cambridge University had to close down. Isaac returned home to the _________.

Isaac continued studying and experimenting at home. One day he was drinking a cup of tea in the garden. He saw an apple fall from a tree. “Why do apples fall _________ instead of up?” From this, he formed the theory of gravity. Gravity is an invisible _________ which pulls objects towards the Earth and keeps the planets moving around the Sun.

Isaac was fascinated by _________. He discovered that white light is in fact made up of all the colours of the rainbow. Isaac also invented a special reflecting telescope, using mirrors. It was much more powerful than other telescopes.

Isaac made another very important _________, which he called his “Three Laws of Motion”. These laws _________ how objects move. Isaac’s laws are still used today for sending rockets into space.

Thanks to his brilliant inventions, Isaac earned a lot of money and became _________ and famous. During his lifetime, Isaac often argued with others because of his _________ temper. That’s the reason why he had few friends and never got married.

Sir Isaac Newton _________ in 1727 at the age of 85. He was buried along with English kings and queens in Westminster Abbey in London. He was one of the greatest scientists and mathematicians who has ever lived.

【1】

A．Moreover

B．However

C．Anyway

D．Otherwise

【2】

A．city

B．town

C．farm

D．school

【3】

A．under

B．off

C．below

D．down

【4】

A．power

B．force

C．energy

D．strength

【5】

A．light

B．sound

C．electricity

D．colour

【6】

A．invention

B．introduction

C．discovery

D．display

【7】

A．explain

B．expect

C．express

D．experience

【8】

A．wealthy

B．healthy

C．careful

D．careless

【9】

A．gentle

B．sweet

C．good

D．bad

【10】

A．passed over

B．passed by

C．passed down

D．passed away