镇江2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Tech-free tourism refers to traveling without a mobile phone or similar devices, particularly to places_____ block or cannot access Internet and cellular signals.

A. which   B. where     C. when   D. who

2、_____ 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

3、—Will Uncle Peterson come to my birthday party tomorrow?

—Pity he ______ to Zimbabwe as a volunteer teacher.

A．was sent

B．has been sent

C．had been sent

D．would be sent

4、I think it is better to read a good book carefully than to read many ______.

A．at random

B．by chance

C．on purpose

D．in turn

5、Whenever you ______ a present, you’d better think about it from the receiver’s preference.

A. bought   B. buy C. will buy   D. have bought

6、Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only preparation for all of the situations ________ appear in the working world．

A．where B．when C．that D．what

7、It was a long time before the cut on my hand______ completely.

A.healed B.cured C.improved D.recovered

8、Our TV sets sell well, but ten years ago no one could have imagined such a big share in the market that they

_______.

A.were having B.had had

C.were to have D.had

9、—What does Nicky’s job involve as a public relations director?

—______ quite a lot of time with other people.

A. Spending   B. Having spent

C. To spend   D. To have spent

10、There was a long wait at the reception desk, ______ everyone was checking in.

A．why

B．which

C．whom

D．where

11、His new novel _________; very few people would like to read it.

A.sells well B.is well sold C.sells badly D.is badly sold

12、One Belt and One Road refers to two trade promotion and infrastructure (基础设施) development projects which _______ inspiration from the historic Silk Road.

A.draw B.drag C.hold D.pick

13、“The interest be divided into five parts, according to the agreement made by both sides,” declared the judge.

A.may B.can C.must D.shall

14、It is obvious to the students _____________they should get well prepared for their future.

A.as B.that

C.which D.whether

15、You must learn to read people, ______ will be necessary if you work in a team.

A. who  B. that  C. which  D. what

16、I can still remember my childhood life,_________it was so long ago.

A.if only B.as though C.even though D.in case

17、A number of traditions ________ celebrated in China during the Spring Festival every year.

A.is B.was C.are D.were

18、My parents aren’t _______ me going abroad for education, fearing that I'm too young to take care of myself.

A．in charge of

B．in favor of

C．in need of

D．in praise of

19、We want to rent a bus which can________40 people for our trip to Beijing.

A.load B.hold C.fill D.support

20、Try to be a responsible school by not allowing anyone to attend class, ________ has had a fever.

A.who B.which C.as D.that

21、   The recent few weeks have been the perfect time for a good book and here are some good ones that allow readers to get completely lost in another world.

Watch Me Disappear

If you like mysteries with family drama,Janelle Brown's best-selling thriller is for you,The story follows a wealthy wife and mom who goes on a hike and never returns.Her lonely husband and teenage daughter,Olive(who's dealing with her own problems),are confused with sorrow while trying to find out what happens.

The Boy from the Woods

If you pick up one of Harlan Coben's books,you won't be able to put it down.His misty stories keep readers fascinated.The Boy from the Woods,is sure to satisfy fans of his twisty,heart-racing plots filled with interesting and exciting atmosphere. This is the book to read if you love masterful surprises.

How to Walk Away

Katherine Center's best-selling novel follows a young woman,Margaret,with her perfect fiance,a pilot who takes her on a upsetting flight that changes her life forever.Readers adore Margaret's wisdom and humor as she faces a changed world and figures out what love really looks like.

The Last One Left

This novel,first published in 1967,still attracts readers decades later.Novelist Dean Koontz wrote the introduction to the recent edition,where he describes reading each of John D.MacDonald's novels“at least three times,some of them twice that often."This is your next read if you want to be swept away by a master of mystery and excitement.

【1】What is Watch Me Disappear probably about?

A.A family outing. B.Teenager problems.

C.Sorrow at a dead mom. D.Misty missing of a woman.

【2】Which book is for romance lovers?

A.How to Walk Away. B.The Boy from the Woods.

C.Watch Me Disappear. D.The Last One Left.

【3】Who is the author of The Last One Left?

A.Dean Koontz. B.John D.MacDonald.

C.Katherine Center. D.Harlan Coben.

22、Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that things generally turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply “yes” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. You may be successful at work and in love.

But you may be misguided because things don't turn out for the best. You may believe that when on door closes another one opens(for example, you may fail to obtain a new job; another chance will come around soon). Wrong. When one door closes, another door slams(砰然关上)in your face. That's bitter reality.

Now a book has been published which confirms what pessimists(悲观者)have suspected all along. it's called The Positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimists prepare for the tings by setting low outcomes for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology professor, says, “What's interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situation's outcomes is not realistic. They use it to motivate themselves to perform better.”

So far，so good. This is not rocket science. Defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on date or even in a sports game. It makes sense to have a back-up plan. There are many sayings in English urging caution. For example, “Don't put all your eggs in one basket.”

And “Don't count your chickens until they hatch.” To have a confident and optimistic approach to life's problems is good. But listen to what Woody Alien, the American comedian says ,”Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”

There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. Don't feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a realist But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.

【1】What's the passage mainly about?

A. A book that has recently been published.

B. How to become successful in life

C. The dangers of being too optimistic.

D. The benefits of defensive pessimism.

【2】The underlined sentence “This is not rocket science”(Para.4)means ______.

A. it's not a dangerous thing to do

B. it is quite simple to understand

C. the cost is not so high

D. there is no real proof

【3】Which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?

A. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

B. The glass is half full not half empty.

C. Whatever will be, will be.

D. Every cloud has a silver lining.

【4】The writer would probably describe himself as ______.

A. an optimist B. a defeatist

C. a realist    D. a scientist

23、   We see big lies.【1】We think we're fundamentally different from those big liars like Bernie Madoff or Tiger Woods.

But behind big lies are a series of small tricks or lies. Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economies, writes about this in his book The Honest Truth about Dishonesty.【2】

These small lies are quite common. There are many of us who might go a little too fast on the highway, or pocket extra change at a gas station. As humans, it seems we are natural liars.【3】

But still, we want to look in the mirror and see ourselves as good, honest people, though we benefit from our lying. That's why Ariely describes honesty as something of a state of mind. He thinks the IRS（税务局）should have people promise to be honest when they start working on their taxes, not when they 're done.【4】

Ariely says the research about honesty isn't all negative（消极的）.【5】But we usually don't take those chances. "There's a lot of good in us." he said.

A.Most people tell some kind of lies every day.

B.When talking about dishonesty, we always think of something big.

C.But when we think to ourselves, we believe we could never do that.

D.We have plenty of chances to lie and cheat, without getting caught.

E.Some of the most common lies are white lies, which are typically considered to be harmless,

F.He found what separates honest people from not honest people is not necessarily character, but chance.

G.Setting the stage for honesty is more effective than asking someone after the fact whether or not they lied.

24、   It’s reported that the American College Board has made several changes to the SAT test to help more poor students receive higher education. It offers a scoring criterion beyond its own SAT test, which measures only oral and math skills. The new tool is designed to help admissions officers find if applicants have risen above limitations in their social or economic circumstances by expressing a particular characteristic: resourcefulness(足智多谋).

The new criterion, called ECD, has been tried by 50 colleges over the past year and will be carried out by 150 institutions this fall. Relying on public data , it looks at 15 factors(因素) in neighborhoods and schools that might passively influence a candidate’s college readiness. These statistics include crime rates, education levels, joblessness, and the family members that receive food stamps. It applicants come from a highly disadvantaged background yet have proper but perhaps not high SAT scores , a college might then admit them.

Resourcefulness shows an ability to seek support outside one’s self. It requires a clear purpose in learning. The new tool “shines a light on students who have shown remarkable resourcefulness to overcome challenges and achieve more with less,” says David Coleman, the College Board’s president.

The ECD also has the advantage of not taking race into consideration in admissions, a practice being increasingly closed off by the Supreme Court and many states. At the same time, in stressing a key quality for academic success, it may help prevent discrimination in admissions.

The tool is not an absolute measure of resourcefulness. It misses other types of circumstances, such as personal or family problems. Colleges must weigh many factors in admissions. Still, it could lead to a greater focus on character in education beyond the traditional pursuit (追求) of knowledge and career skills. Graduates who have stood out despite their hardships are highly desired by today’s employers.

【1】Which people can benefit from the new criterion?

A.Students from poor families. B.Students doing well at maths.

C.Students having much money. D.Students with good spoken skills.

【2】What are the new criteria when judging a candidate?

A.The attitudes to schools. B.The remarks from colleges.

C.The difficulties a candidate will face. D.The institutions a candidate will study in.

【3】What is the advantage of ECD?

A.It can make applicants successful. B.It can improve the ability of races.

C.It can provide clear learning purposes. D.It can treat applicants equally.

【4】Which graduates do employers prefer?

A.Those with excellent qualities.

B.Those having experienced hardships.

C.Those making progress in difficult situations.

D.Those with the traditional pursuit of knowledge.

25、   William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood _____ the harmony that was ______ of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he ______ excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally ______ literature, ______ drama and poetry.

Yeats had strong ______ in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the ______ task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments,______, were not received ______ at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed ______ in his poetical drama.

____ with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much ____ notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern ____ to them. As his literary life ________, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide ______.

He had not ______ a major public life ______ winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be ______ as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who ______ his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats’s death in 1939, W.H.Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:

Earth, receive an ________ guest:

William Yeats is laid to rest.

Let the Irish vessel (船) lie.

Emptied of its poetry.

【1】A. held B. lacked C. expected D. desired

【2】A. typical B. special C. awkward D. capable

【3】A. inherited B. developed C. abandoned D. formed

【4】A. carried on B. decided on C. put on D. based on

【5】A. regularly B. instantly C. particularly D. finally

【6】A. desire B. energy C. access D. faith

【7】A. fresh B. stupid C. small D. difficult

【8】A. therefore B. however C. besides D. furthermore

【9】A. possibly B. honorably C. favorably D. doubtfully

【10】A. failure B. fame C. pleasure D. success

【11】A. Connected B. Occupied C. Compared D. Tired

【12】A. admiring B. amusing C. amazing D. envying

【13】A. potential B. sensibility C. possibility D. benefit

【14】A. finished B. produced C. created D. progressed

【15】A. praise B. spread C. recognition D. assessment

【16】A. enjoyed B. accepted C. purchased D. taken

【17】A. before B. since C. until D. after

【18】A. respected B. admired C. valued D. favored

【19】A. prohibits B. attempts C. recommends D. produces

【20】A. appealed B. advocated C. advanced D. honored

26、假如你是学生会主席李华，你发现很多高三同学因忙于学习，不注意饮食质量，而在教室吃零食或方便面等垃圾食品。你决定向所有高三同学发出“健康饮食”的倡议书，内容要点包括：

1. 指出现象；

2. 存在的弊端；

3. 你的倡议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 开头和结尾已为你写好。

Dear Senior 3 students,

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