沧州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、So far, the coach as well as all the players ________ their confidence.

A．has lost

B．have lost

C．lost

D．is losing

2、Many ________ murder trials of the twentieth century have received extensive press notice and a few have been given saturation (饱和) news coverage.

A．sensational

B．sensitive

C．sensible

D．sensory

3、Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues with her stories.

A．amused

B．amusing

C．to amuse

D．to be amused

4、The building was named Ford Hall________a man named James Ford.

A. in place of   B. in celebration of

C. in memory of   D. in favour of

5、—That lecture was a boring and confusing one.

—Then it Dr. Kevin’s because he is so interesting and fascinating. It Dr. Jaco’s, he is just that type of person.

A．couldn’t have been…must be

B．couldn’t be…can be

C．mustn’t be…can’t be

D．can’t have been…must have been

6、 —How could you __________in such an awkward situation?

—Well, on arriving at the airport, I was surrounded by a crowd of journalists. Fortunately, my assistant helped me out.

A. be involving B. involving yourself

C. involve D. get involved

7、This makes a fun activity for a children’s party; they love ________ the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.

A.fixing B.feeding C.applying D.forcing

8、By the time you can afford a house, the prices of housing ________ greatly.

A. will increase   B. will have increased   C. are increasing   D. have increased

9、Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses and drink a _______ to the success of the new company.

A. privilege   B. potential

C. toast   D. ambition

10、When and why he came here___________ yet.

A．is not known

B．are not known

C．has not known

D．have not known

11、Although he didn't like teaching at the beginning, he ________ the Teacher of the Year many times in a row.

A. ended up as   B. ended up

C. ended with   D. ended up with

12、 —Let's go Dutch for this supper, OK?

—No, __________this time, as a reward for all your help.

A. it's up to you     B. it's my treat

C. let's talk about it   D. it doesn't matter

13、After ____ seemed about a quarter, Li Lin managed to work out the difficult math problem, which pleased our teacher.

A. that   B. it   C. what   D. which

14、The pregnant woman worker tried to   to the manager that laying her off was unfair.

A. point out   B. point

C. point to   D. point at

15、 --- Where did you get to know him?

--- I think it was in the factory______ I worked ten years ago.

A. where   B. that   C. /   D. when

16、___________ our manager suddenly fell at this key moment made all of us very worried if we could finish the task satisfactorily.

A．What

B．That

C．Why

D．Whether

17、The illegal case ________ for several weds and finally the police reached a conclusion.

A．was investigated

B．has been investigated

C．had been investigated

D．will be investigated

18、The little girl sat at the door with her legs _______ and kept her eyes ________ at the planes flying in the sky.

A. crossed; looking   B. crossing; looking

C. crossed; looked D. crossing; looked

19、After a long argument, we didn't ________ each other.

A．give in

B．give up to

C．give way to

D．give away to

20、Only in this way, ________ good grades in this examination.

A.can we get B.we can get C.we are getting D.we will get

21、He would rather ________lectures to the students than ________to different boring conferences.

A. to give；be invited   B. give；be invited

C. giving；be invited   D. giving；being invited

22、Believe it or not, we keep in touch ________ writing letters instead of sending e­mails.

A. with   B. of

C. on   D. by

23、The number of visitors _______ steadily since the reopening, despite a sharp decline compared to normal years.

A．has risen

B．has been rising

C．had been rising

D．has been risen

24、This is ______I don’t agree with you.

A．that

B．what

C．where

D．how

25、We discussed three different _______ to the study of mathematics．

A. methods   B. accesses

C. means   D. approaches

26、   If you need one more reason to be thankful, here it is. More and more researchers have found that gratitude could bring a lot of benefits to our body.

“Our clinical trials indicate that the practice of gratitude can have dramatic and lasting effects on a person’s health,” said Robert Emmons, a professor at UC Davis. “It can lower blood pressure, improve immune function and help fall asleep more efficiently.”

Emmons said there was even more evidence. People who keep a gratitude journal have a reduced fat intake—as much as 25 percent lower. Stress hormones like cortisol (皮质醇) are 23 percent lower in grateful people. And having a daily gratitude practice could actually reduce the effects of aging on the brain. “Being thankful has such a big effect because of the feelings at go along with it,” Emmons said. “Gratitude works because it restores other positive emotions that have direct physical benefits, most likely through the immune system.”

Research shows that when we think about what we appreciate, the calming part of the nervous system will be triggered. That can have protective effects on the body, including decreasing cortisol and perhaps increasing oxytocin, the bonding hormone involved in relationships that make us feel good.

Experts say gratitude is something you can learn. “Some people may not be grateful by nature but it is a habit you can get accustomed to,” said Dr. Norman Rosenthal, a doctor and the author of Winter Blues. Norman says all you have to do is think about being grateful. “Some people say they don’t have anything to be grateful for,” a researcher said. “If you teach such people to find one little thing to be grateful for and focus on that, you will find that the feeling of gratitude can transform the way they see their life over time.”

【1】What is the purpose of Emmons’ clinical trials?

A．To restore positive emotions.

B．To study the immune system.

C．To analyze the reason for gratitude.

D．To study gratitude’s influence on people.

【2】What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．Being grateful helps fat intake.

B．Gratitude contributes to one’s physical health.

C．Gratitude can help fall asleep faster.

D．Being grateful can make a person successful.

【3】What does the underlined word “triggered” probably mean in Paragraph 4?

A．Activated.

B．Limited.

C．Checked.

D．Exposed.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．How we express gratitude.

B．How gratitude affects emotions.

C．Why we need to be grateful.

D．What we should be grateful for.

27、My college roommate and I decided to decorate our dormitory (寝室). We thought that colored lights would be perfect. But having none, we painted all of our light bulbs red. When we turned the lights on, the room shone with a dark and blood-red light.

I learned a couple of things about painted light bulbs. I learned, first, that one can’t study by red lighting. Not that studying was the most important for us, but the dark red bulbs were of no help. And very quickly I learned something else: Paint burns. Smoke from our bulbs sent us outside for breath.

Colored bulbs may be nice to look at, but they don’t give much light. We put up colored lights as decoration. They are designed to call attention to themselves, but never to light a room. We might say. “Aren’t they pretty?” But we do not use them to illumine (照明) an area. Clear lights, on the other hand, show off all that is nearby. We may put a directional light at a wall and said, “What a lovely painting!.”

Clear lights illumine the world around us. I wonder if people are like lights, too. We may say of someone, “Isn’t she smart? She always amazes me with her brilliance.” And of another we might say, “I always feel better when he is around. He seems to know me. And he believes in me.”

It is as if one shines so brilliantly that the room is filled with a colorful light. But the other shines on those nearby, clearly illuminating their goodness. If I am to be a light in this world, I think I’ll lose the paint. Clear lights are best.

【1】Why did they paint the lights in the dormitory red?

A．They had no colored lights.

B．They all liked the red colour best.

C．They wanted to decorate their dormitory.

D．They lacked money to buy other ones.

【2】Which is the disadvantage of the painted red bulbs?

A．They look bright.

B．They burn easily.

C．They have an effect on sleep.

D．They do help students’ study.

【3】How does the author clarify the colored bulbs and clear lights?

A．By listing facts.

B．By taking examples.

C．By making a comparison.

D．By giving a description.

【4】What are clear lights like according to the author?

A．Brilliant people.

B．The virtual world.

C．Good roommates.

D．True shining friends.

28、While I was growing up, I often heard my teachers say, “Oh, Bob is gifted in math.” While watching the Olympics, my parents would say, “These gymnasts are born with such ability.” Statements like these made me believe people were born with certain talents (天赋) and if they didn’t have a particular one at birth, then they never would. Therefore, I hardly applied myself to math. Nobody told me that if you keep trying and trying, one day a difficult task will seem easy.

Actually, I learned this from my young daughter, Samaya. One day, I was finishing some paperwork and I said, “Oh no, how could I have made that mistake!” Samaya immediately said, “Mum, don’t worry. Mistakes make your brain grow bigger.”

In fact, we all need to be reminded that mistakes or failures are just fine and that they are a huge part of growth and success. However, the common and popular belief is the opposite. We must correct this with our children. We must encourage them to make mistakes because that means they are trying out new ideas.

Billionaire Sara Blakely, founder of the shapewear business Spanx, has seen many failures. She made a living by selling fax machines for seven years. Knocking on many doors and making a lot of mistakes was a journey she considers educational. Sara Blakely owes her risk-taking skills to the weekend talk she had with her father.

As a child, her father would ask her the same question every weekend. “What did you fail in this week, Sara?” He did not care how high her scores were. He wanted to know what she had tried but failed in. When she told him about her failures and mistakes, he would give her a high five. In this way, he programmed her mindset (思维) to believe that mistakes and failures are fine.

So go ahead and ask yourself and your children, “What did we fail in this week?”

【1】Why didn’t the author make efforts to learn math?

A．She wasn’t allowed to learn it.

B．She thought she was not talented.

C．She wasn’t interested in it.

D．She thought it was useless.

【2】What is most people’s attitude towards mistakes and failures?

A．Keep trying is necessary.

B．Failure is a path to success.

C．Mistakes are not acceptable.

D．Encouragement is important.

【3】What does the underlined word “programmed” in paragragh 5 mean?

A．Trained and built.

B．Planned and arranged.

C．Operated and challenged.

D．Instructed and controlled.

【4】What would be the best title for the text?

A．A key to Success

B．The Power of a Good Mindset

C．A Method of Education

D．The Magic of Mistakes

29、A 21-year-old female student has become the youngest woman ever to be elected as Mayor (市长) after first entering politics to campaign about food.

Labor Party (工党) member Rosie Corrigan was elected as Mayor of Selby, a market town in North Yorkshire, on Monday. The student’s election was unchallenged to the mayoralty, following a year serving as deputy mayor. Corrigan has just finished her second year studying politics at the University of Hull. A political activist since secondary school, lifelong Selby citizen Corrigan has always been ambitious. As a member of the UK Youth Parliament, she co-founded the Selby Youth council, and then went on to run for and win the local council election as a Labour candidate (候选人) aged just 18.

Corrigan plan to use her year in office to further encourage political awareness in the youth of Selby. By breaking a political record of being the youngest woman ever elected in UK history, Corrigan hopes this will break the misunderstanding of Selby being a sleepy town with old-fashioned views. “It’s an honor to be the Mayor of my lovely hometown,” Corrigan told a newspaper. “I plan on using the year to encourage children and young people to champion their communities.”

The politics student’s election has been supported whole heartedly by the politicians she has worked with throughout her early-developing career, including the backing of former deputy Prime Minister (副首相) John Prescott. Simon Darvill said in an interview, “I hope that the success of Rosie and others like her encourages more young people to get involved in politics and change where they live for the better.”

【1】Which statement is true according to Paragraph 2?

A．Corrigan is new to the political scene of Selby.

B．Corrigan became interested in politics in childhood.

C．Corrigan has been living in Selby since she was born.

D．Corrigan founded the Selby Youth council by herself.

【2】What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A．Corrigan plans to further her time in office by at least a year.

B．The people of Selby are passive and have out-of-date views.

C．Corrigan is the youngest person ever elected in UK history.

D．Corrigan intends to increase Selby’s youth’s political involvement.

【3】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “backing” in Paragraph 4?

A．Approval

B．Appreciation

C．Praise

D．Support

30、I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier(收银员) ______ her by name and asked her how she was doing. The woman looked down, shook her hand, and said, “Not so good. My husband just lost his job and my ______ son is up to his old tricks again. The truth is, I don’t know how I’m going to ______ the holidays. ”Then she gave the cashier food stamps.

My heart ______. I wanted to help but didn’t know how. Should I offer to ______ her groceries or ask for her husband’s situation?

____ I walked into the parking lot, I spotted the woman returning her shopping cart. I remembered something in my purse that I thought might help her. It wasn’t a handful of cash or an ______ of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life ______.

My heart beat faster as I ______ the woman. “Excuse me,” I said, my voice trembling a bit. “I couldn’t help overhearing what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really ______ time right now. I’m so sorry, but I’d like to give you something.”

I took a small card out of my purse and ______ it to her.

When the woman read the only two words on the card, she began to cry. And through her ______, she said, “You have no idea how much this ______ to me.”

I was a little ______ by her reply. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of ______ I might receive. All I could think to respond was, “Oh! Would it be OK to give you a ______?

After we hugged ______,I walked back to my car and began to cry, too.

The words on the card?

“You Matter.”

A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave a similar card as ______ for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a ______ glow(光辉，喜悦)spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started ______ them.

【1】A. charged   B. greeted   C. blame   D. heard

【2】A. confident   B. independent   C. hopeless   D. stubborn

【3】A. think about   B. give up   C. lead to   D. get through

【4】A. ached   B. failed   C. beat   D. paused

【5】A. send for   B. provide for   C. pay for   D. beg for

【6】A. As   B. Though   C. Unless   D. Since

【7】A. excuse   B. offer   C. experience   D. anecdote

【8】A. harder   B. wealthier   C. simpler   D. better

【9】A. touched   B. found   C. balanced   D. approached

【10】A. happy   B. tough   C. regular   D. long

【11】A. handed   B. obsessed   C. spread   D. explained

【12】A. reliability   B. fears   C. tears   D. beliefs

【13】A. brings   B. means   C. values   D. contains

【14】A. worried   B. excited   C. moved   D. shocked

【15】A. reaction   B. feeling   C. expression   D. answer

【16】A. present   B. promise   C. hug   D. ride

【17】A. wildly   B. tightly   C. anxiously   D. eagerly

【18】A. progress   B. effort   C. encouragement   D. praise

【19】A. warm   B. rich   C. soft   D. fierce

【20】A. gathering   B. enjoying   C. preparing   D. sharing

31、Directions: Fill in each blank with a missing word according to the text.

The benefits of a degree are not obvious to people who live on this remote island. Families have a【1】 lifestyle, hunting walruses, whales and other sea animals in the spring, and gathering berries in the summer. The largest employer is the school system; 【2】, there are only a handful of jobs in fishing, oil and the airlines that connect the island to the mainland. There isn’t much demand for anything else and more than a quarter of adults are 【3】.

Today two villages remain with a population of just 1,400. People there are used to the 【4】landscape and climate—in the summer, fields of grassy frozen ground 【5】 from snow-capped mountain ranges to the stony shorelines, but in the winter the sun disappears, there is a lot of snow, and polar bears arrive on ice floes. Leaving the island is not an option, as a ticket on a bush plane costs $400, a week’s earnings for many islanders. The sense of 【6】is strong. When a whale is killed, the houses and school empty as everyone races to the beach to take a share of the meat.

32、假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Jane发来邮件，说她在当地“汉语桥 (Chinese Bridge)”比赛中琵琶(pipa)演奏和中文演讲均获第一名，下个月她将作为学生代表赴华参加汉语桥总决赛。请你给她写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 表示热烈祝贺；

2. 提出赛前建议；

3. 期待早日见面。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jane,

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Yours,

Li Hua