舟山2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、I insisted______ to see a doctor，but he insisted nothing _____wrong with him

A．on him to go；should be

B．he went；be

C．he go；was

D．he should to；is

2、I only take on work that excites me   it means turning down lots of money.

A.as if B.in case C.now that D.even if

3、Some experts think, _____ genes, intelligence also depend on an adequate diet, a good education and a nice home environment.

A．instead of

B．apart from

C．except for

D．far from

4、People crowd into ________ cherry trees are blooming, appreciating the fresh spring sight.

A. what B. when

C. which D. where

5、 —I had a fever the day before the exam, ______ I failed.

—What a pity!Good luck next time.

A. or B. so C. for D. but

6、When residents learned on Wednesday that only one of the 13 workers __________ underground had survived, they burst into tears.

A.was trapped B.trapped C.being trapped D.were trapped

7、After winning China’s first ever Olympic gold medal in snowboarding, Su Yiming, encouraged other youngsters to ______ their goals.

A．apply

B．pursue

C．adapt

D．change

8、________inspires the whole nation is that China has scored a complete victory in its fight against poverty.

A．Who

B．Which

C．That

D．What

9、A great person is always putting others’ interests _________ his own.

A.below B.above C.in D.on

10、He abandoned teaching_______ a career as a musician.

A.in favor of B.in terms of  C.with regard to D. with reference to

11、If you were wrong, admit it. You won't lose________, but will gain respect.

A.dignity B.confidence C.fascination D.identity

12、Jack wasn’t appointed chairman of the committee, ______ not very popular with all its members.

A. to be considered   B. considering   C. having considered   D. considered

13、Spending on universities is usually ______ by the belief --- the increase in earnings that graduates enjoy over non-graduates.

A.confirmed B.justified C.convinced D.recognized

14、---It's a complete pity that you missed the wonderful lecture.

---Terribly sorry! _____my former colleague not come to me unexpectedly.

A.Should B.Would C.Had D.Did

15、In my opinion, his perseverance may ______his great achievement in his research work

A．make up for

B．account for

C．stand for

D．call for

16、Having the courage to be disliked does not mean that you can use your weaknesses as an ________ for not improving yourself.

A．capacity

B．excuse

C．passion

D．demand

17、The economy of the last quarter was much stronger than ______ predicted, driven by a rare increase in government spending.

A. vaguely     B. randomly

C. consistently   D. originally

18、It was the year before last that Scotland failed the attempt to _______ of the Great Britain, though the queen Elizabeth had said it was entirely up to the Scottish people.

A. look out   B. run out   C. keep out   D. pull out

19、We are determined that our raining should ______the current development in education.

A. keep pace with B. take possession of

C. make room for D. give birth to

20、_____ the yard, I found it _____ with lots of _____ leaves.

A. Entering; covering; fallen

B. Having entered; covered; falling

C. Entering; covering; falling

D. Entering; covered; fallen

21、Almost a decade ago, we wrote, “Without applied research on how to best communicate science online, we risk creating a future where the dynamics of online communication systems have a stronger impact on public views about science than the specific research that we as scientists are trying to communicate.” Since then, the footprint of subscription-based news content has slowly decreased. Meanwhile, various information, either true or false, increasingly dominates social media. Partly as a result, extreme public views on issues such as COVID-19 vaccines or climate change emerge and grow separate.

Scientists have been slow to adapt to a shift in power in the science information ecosystem—changes that are not likely to reverse (反转). Many parts of the scientific community—especially in science, technology, and mathematics fields—respond to this challenge as usual, which has been discouraging to those who conduct research on science communication. Many scientists-turned-communicators continue to see online communication environments mostly as tools for resolving information disconnection between experts and audiences. As a result, they blog, tweet, and post videos to promote public understanding and excitement about science.

Unfortunately, social science research suggests that rapidly evolving online information ecologies are less likely to be responsive to scientists who upload content—however attractive it may seem—to TikTok or YouTube. In highly contested national and global information environments, the scientific community is just one of many voices competing for attention and public buy-in about a range of issues. This competition for public attention has produced some urgent problems that the scientific community must face as online information environments rapidly replace traditional, mainstream media.

At present, there is little that science can do to escape this dilemma (窘境). The same profit-driven tools that bring science-friendly and curious followers to scientists’ Twitter feeds and YouTube channels will increasingly disconnect scientists from the audiences that they need to connect with most urgently. Moving forward, dealing with this challenge will require partnerships among the scientific community, social media platforms, and relevant institutions.

【1】What is the function of applied research on how to communicate science online?

A．To diversify the ways of communicating science.

B．To help the public correctly understand science.

C．To promote the development of social media.

D．To control online communication systems.

【2】What do the underlined words “this challenge” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The collapse of the scientific community.

B．The difficulty of conducting scientific research.

C．The hardships of tackling extreme views on science.

D．The change in dominant ways of communicating science.

【3】What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．The public care little about science online.

B．Scientists have to compete for public attention.

C．Scientists focus on uploading science content.

D．Online information replaces traditional media.

【4】What can we infer about profit-driven media from the last paragraph?

A．Their investment pays off.

B．Their users have confidence in them.

C．They give the public access to scientists.

D．They are barriers to science communication.

22、   Barry Farmer didn't have the easiest childhood, but it was an experience that made him who he is today—a foster father（养父）.

“When I was very little, I was going from home to home, living with friends of my parents. ” Farmer said. He then lived with his aunt, followed by a foster home.

When Farmer was four years old, something happened that would change his life forever： He moved in with his grandmother. At his grandmother's house, he had neighborhood friends, a good school and a sense of community. That stability was beneficial to Farmer,

“I lost my parents but I gained a whole village of support. That inspired me to become a foster parent, too," Farmer said.

When he was just 20 years old, he saw an advertisement about how to become a foster parent, "A year after getting licensed, I got my first case," he said. Farmer said social workers were not willing to assign（分配）him cases since he was not old enough, but he finally got his first child.

About a month after that child moved out, Farmer received another case. Farmer decided to take in 8-year-old Jaxon, “He was supposed to be with me temporarily," Farmer said. However, when Jaxon moved out, he was placed with a family who was supposed to adopt him but he didn't like it, "He missed me and I missed him because I wasn't really prepared for him to go,” Farmer said, "That's when I made a decision to keep him. ”

Foster care itself is so unpredictable. You don't know what to expect once you sign up," Farmer said, “There's no easy way to foster. It's an emotional（情感上的）journey. And you have to put your own personal feelings aside to make sure you're doing what's best for the children. But at last, both you and your foster children can benefit a lot. ”

【1】Why did Barry Farmer want to be a foster father at first?

A.His grandmother expected him to do so.

B.He wanted to be independent of his aunt.

C.He loved this kind of life as a foster father.

D.He was inspired by his childhood experience.

【2】What made social workers unwilling to offer Barry Farmer foster cases?

A.His bad behavior. B.His young age.

C.His lack of licenses. D.His poor living condition,

【3】What can we learn about Barry Farmer and Jaxon when they lived together temporarily?

A.They got on badly with each other. B.They missed their own families a lot.

C.They possibly built a close connection. D.They got well prepared for departure.

【4】What does Barry Farmer think of foster care?

A.It is hard but rewarding. B.It is harmful to children.

C.It is an emotionless journey, D.It is easy and predictable.

23、What is a port city?

The port city provides a rich understanding of the movement of people and goods around the world. We understand a port as a centre of island-sea exchange and a major force for cultural mixing.

Ports and harbours

Harbor is a physical concept, a shelter for ships; Port is an economic concept, a centre of land-sea exchange which demands goods for export and import. Some ports were developed from poor harbours which were improved with breakwaters(防水堤) and dredging(清淤). Madras and Colombo are examples of harbours expensively improved by enlarging, dredging and building breakwaters.

________________________

Port cities become industrial, financial and service centres and political capitals because of their water connections and the urban concentration which draws to it railways, highways and air routes. Water transport means cheap access, the chief basis of all port cities. Many of the world’s biggest cities, for example, London, New York, Shanghai, Tokyo and San Francisco began as ports-that is, with land-sea exchange as their major function. Although their port functions are no longer dominant now, they remain different kinds of places from non-port cities and their port functions account for that difference.

International city and trade

Port functions, more than anything else, can make a city more international. A port is open to the world. In it races, cultures, as well as goods from a variety of places, mix and enrich each other and the life of the city. But much domestic port trade has not been recorded. What evidence we have suggests that domestic trade was greater at all periods than foreign trade. Shanghai, for example, did most of its trade with other Chinese ports and inland cities, Calcutta traded mainly with other parts of India and so on.

Position of port city centre

Cities which began as ports keep the chief commercial and administrative centre of the city close to the waterfront. The centre of New York is in lower Manhattan between two river mouths, the city of London is on the Thames, Shanghai along the Bund. This is also true of Boston, Bombay, Madras, Bangkok and Singapore, where the commercial, financial, and administrative centres are still grouped around their harbours even though each city has expanded into a big one. Even a casual visitor cannot mistake them as anything but port cities.

【1】Which port city is changed from a harbour by improving the facilities?

A．Singapore.

B．Bangkok.

C．New York.

D．Madras.

【2】Which would be the best heading for Paragraph 2?

A．Good ports, huge profit centres.

B．Once a port city, always a port city.

C．Water transport, basis of port cities.

D．Port functions, a feature of big cities.

【3】What can we learn about port cities?

A．They have water connections.

B．They don’t trade with inland cities.

C．They are easily mistaken for harbours.

D．They moved their chief centres away from waterfront.

24、Mice and rats have long been used in medical research because of their biological similarities to humans. Now, scientists have trained rats to drive small vehicles created for them. One of the main findings of the experiment was that the driving activity seemed to help the rats relax.

Researchers at the University of Richmond in Virginia led the experiment. The team built tiny cars out of plastic and other materials. The vehicles had an opening at one end where electrical wires were attached. By touching one of three different wires, the rat could control the direction of the vehicle.

Researchers trained 17 rats over several months to drive around the experiment containers. The animals proved that they could be trained to drive forward as well as in other directions to get to the sweet treats placed inside the containers.

The researchers examined levels of two hormones (荷尔蒙) in the rats—one that causes stress and another that reduces it. All rats that took part in the training had higher levels of the hormone that reduces stress. The research suggests the increased relaxation levels could be linked to the enjoyment of successfully completing a new skill. The team also found that the rats that drove themselves showed higher levels of the stress-fighting hormone than those that simply rode in small cars controlled by humans.

Lambert said the most exciting result of the experiment for her was about the possible effect on humans. The research may open new areas of non-drug treatments for people suffering from mental health conditions.

“There’s no cure for schizophrenia or depression and we need to catch up,” she said. “And I think we need to look at different animal models and different types of tasks and really respect that behavior can change our neurochemistry (神经化学). ”

Speaking to the British-based magazine New Scientist, Lambert said her team is planning to continue experiments to learn more about how the rats learned to drive. The new research will also examine why some activities appear to reduce stress, and which areas of the brain are involved in the process.

【1】What did the experiment find?

A．Rats are able to drive vehicles.

B．Rats feel relaxed when driving.

C．Rats can be used in medical research.

D．Rats are biologically similar to humans.

【2】The finding of the hormone examination in the rats suggests that ___________.

A．one hormone causes stress and another reduces it

B．acquiring a new skill brings about joy

C．levels of hormone are controlled by stress

D．relaxation contributes to enjoyment

【3】The research is significant because ___________.

A．it may lead to a way to treat human mental problems

B．it will affect the way that humans drive their cars

C．it may help people train animals better.

D．it can surely change neurochemistry

【4】What Lambert’s team will do next is find out ___________.

A．which parts of the rats’ brain control their emotions

B．why rats have the ability of fighting stress

C．when activities affect the levels of stress

D．why certain activities reduce stress

25、On a small island called Middle Island near the Victorian coastal town of Warrnambool, sheep dogs are hard at work protecting little penguins(企鹅).

Middle Island is a _________place for little penguins. 30 years ago, it was home to thousands of penguins, but by the late 90 ‘s that number had halved and by 2005 there were only four birds _________ .

At _________ tide(潮汐), Middle Island becomes accessible to an introduced species, the European red fox, with terrible _________. The foxes did great damage to the island. So, Alan Marsh, a local chicken farmer, _________ that sheep dogs should be used to_________the penguins.

“The whole idea was taking a farming practice of having dogs protecting your farm animals and then_________them to the island where the penguins _________that were being constantly _________ by foxes,” Marsh said.

Sheep dogs have been protecting animals for centuries. Sheep dogs live with them, __________social bonds.The Warrnambool City Council __________ the idea and Marsh stayed on the __________with his sheep dog, Oddball, for the first week during the month-long__________. “It did what I hoped it would do __________,” said Marsh. “The__________of the dog kept foxes from __________ the island.”

The project has been __________ ever since and the penguin population on the island continues to__________. It is now about 180 little penguins returning to Middle Island.

“When the dogs have been on the island, there has been no__________on the island. So we know the dogs work. It’s __________!” says Trish Corbet of the Middle Island Penguin Project.

【1】

A．dangerous

B．comfortable

C．poisonous

D．healthy

【2】

A．killed

B．fed

C．left

D．born

【3】

A．fierce

B．low

C．high

D．common

【4】

A．diseases

B．consequences

C．attitudes

D．friends

【5】

A．ordered

B．designed

C．dreamed

D．suggested

【6】

A．count

B．find

C．encourage

D．protect

【7】

A．sending

B．selling

C．inviting

D．cheating

【8】

A．died out

B．set up

C．settled down

D．swam across

【9】

A．assisted

B．recognized

C．attacked

D．influenced

【10】

A．forming

B．increasing

C．quitting

D．continuing

【11】

A．refused

B．approved

C．ignored

D．bought

【12】

A．city

B．village

C．court

D．island

【13】

A．rescue

B．holiday

C．trial

D．judgment

【14】

A．exactly

B．differently

C．generally

D．usually

【15】

A．bark

B．shadow

C．wildness

D．presence

【16】

A．reaching

B．seeing

C．digging

D．destroying

【17】

A．throwing

B．stopping

C．running

D．showing

【18】

A．double

B．climb

C．decrease

D．change

【19】

A．birds

B．foxes

C．wolves

D．hunters

【20】

A．familiar

B．traditional

C．frightening

D．fantastic

26、假定你是李华，你在报纸上看到你市电视台今年七月将举办外国人“学做中餐，乐享中国菜”才艺大赛。你的外教Peter非常喜欢中国厨艺，你建议他去试一试。请按以下要点给他写信告知此事，并表示可以提供帮助。

1．比赛时间：7月15日；

2．报名时间：截止到6月30日；

3．报名地点：市电视台。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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