衡水2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、__________ in a new country, I was scared and feeling pretty anxious.

A. It was the first time B. I was the first time

C. Being the first time   D. This being my first time

2、--- Do you remember when I first met you?

---- Of course. I ___________ at Oxford University.

A. studied   B. had studied

C. have studied   D. was studying

3、The performers bowed as the audience applauded for their performance.

A．n. 弓

B．vi. 鞠躬

C．n. 蝴蝶结

D．vi. 屈服;让步

4、What parents do will cast a ____ for the children and help them to see what they will be and what they will do in the future.

A.glance B.doubt C.vision D.shadow

5、--- I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.

--- __________? Mary is interested.

A. So what B. What for

C. How come D. Why bother

6、 CT is really useful invention, with which doctors can find out what's wrong with a patient more easily.

A. A; a B. The; an C. The; a   D.A ;the

7、I quite enjoy painting pictures, I know that I do not have what it takes to reach the top.

A. since B. unless C. if   D. though

8、Don’t bother your father tonight-he’s got a lot ________ his mind.

A．on

B．to

C．in

D．around

9、 Tom does speak Chinese well, but his reading and writing skills leave much _______.

A. to improve   B. to be improved

C. improving D. Improve

10、He decided to adopt a different ___________ to teaching the language in a natural way.

A. method   B. means   C. way   D. approach

11、_______out the difficult maths problem,I have consulted Professor Russell several times.

A．Working

B．Worked

C．To work

D．Work

12、Jerry rushed home he heard the news, only that his houses had been burnt down and all the furniture burnt out.

A. as soon as; finding   B. immediately; to find

C. the moment; find   D. when; found

13、The book I wrote last year_________and it will soon come out．

A. printed   B. will print

C. was printed   D. is being printed

14、In the picture there are many________ and two________.

A．sheep; foxes

B．sheeps; fox

C．sheeps; foxes

D．sheep;foxs

15、There ______ be any difficulty about winning the speech contest now that you’re well prepared for it.

A. mustn’t  B. shan’t

C. shouldn’t   D. needn’t

16、China may as well keep its growth above 7 percent. __________, the rate may be set between 6 to 7 percent, for the sake of a healthy environment.

A. Consequently   B. Alternatively   C. Accordingly   D. Contrarily

17、---Good morning, sir. Can I help you?

--- I’d like a barbecue  together with a cup of orange juice, How much do you ______?

A.pay B.offer C.owe D.charge

18、Jack Ma is the richest man in China now and has ______ $3billion to invest in environment and education．

A.set aside    B．set about

C．set down   D．set up

19、– Where did you find the wallet I lost yesterday?

-- It was on the playground ______ we played basketball.

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

20、Last summer we visited the West Lake, ________Hangzhou is famous in the world.

A．for which

B．for that

C．in which

D．what

21、   The Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, a treasure house of art of China, has been spanning over 1,000 years. The art inside here covers more than ten major genres, such as architecture, stucco sculpture, wall paintings, silk paintings, calligraphy woodblock printing, embroidery, literature, music and dance, and popular entertainment. But all these only existed because of one man’s  vision.

In 366 A.D., a monk named Le Zun looked across the river at dawn and saw a thousand Buddhas appear on the golden cliff face of Mingsha mountain along the old Silk Road. The caves were then built by monks and mostly sponsored by people such as wealthy merchants, foreign dignitaries, as well as Chinese emperors.

But when trade in the Silk Road stopped, Dunhuang was soon forgotten and eventually, the Mogao caves were abandoned. The site however was still used as a place of worship by the local people of the 20th century when there was renewed awareness in its presence once more.

Most of the discoveries came from a Chinese Taoist monk named Wang Yuanlu who appointed himself as the guardian. The caves at that time were badly ignored, but Monk Wang recognized their value and instituted a program of restoration, funded by whatever donations he could gather.

He then made one of the great discoveries in Chinese archaeology: an amazing cache, of over 50,000 documents and paintings, which had been hidden in Mogao Cave #17. The cave #17 came to be known as the Library Cave, which was walled up sometime early in the 11th century. A number of theories have been proposed as the reason for sealing the cave. One theory was that the cave had become a waste storeroom for precious, damaged and used documents and holy equipment and then sealed perhaps when the place came under threat. Another suggestion is that the cave was simply used as a book storehouse for documents which accumulated over a century and a half, then sealed up when it became full. Others suggested that the monks hurriedly hid the documents in advance of an attack by invaders.

【1】What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The legend of Mogao Caves. B.The end of the old Silk Road.

C.The discovery of Mogao Caves. D.The development of the Silk Road.

【2】What did Wang Yuanlu do to restore the caves?

A.He evaluated their value. B.He raised donations in different ways.

C.He sent guards to protect them. D.He persuaded government to do repairs.

【3】What does “walled up” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Sealed. B.Built.

C.Hidden. D.Discovered.

【4】Why is Mogao Cave #17 considered a great discovery?

A.It used to be a library for monks. B.It stored valuable historical materials.

C.It had a history of over 1000 years. D.It was deserted for mysterious reasons.

22、A

Take a view, the Landscape Photographer of the Year Award, was the idea of Charlie Waite, one of today's most respected landscape photographers. Each year, the high standard of entries has shown that the Awards are the perfect platform to showcase the very best photography of the British landscape. Take a view is a desirable annual competition for photographers from all corners of the UK and beyond.

【1】Who would most probably enter for Take a view?

A．Photographers.

B．Writers.

C．Tourists.

D．Painters.

【2】What do the works by Shepherd and Smith have in common?

A．They are in black and white.

B．They are set in fog.

C．They are winter images.

D．They focus on snow-covered forests.

【3】Where can we find the text?

A．In a history book.

B．In an art magazine.

C．In a novel.

D．In a biography.

23、In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social-progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistake belief that—one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.

【1】What does this text mainly talk about?

A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.

B. People hold different opinions about competition.

C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D. Failures are necessary experience in competition.

【2】Some people favor competition because they think it ________.

A. pushes society forward

B. builds up a sense of pride

C. improves social abilities

D. develops people's relationship

【3】The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 refers to those who ________.

A. try their best to win

B. highly value competition

C. are strongly against competition

D. mostly rely on others for success

【4】Which viewpoint does the author agree to?

A. Self-worth relys on winning.

B. Competition leads to unfriendly relationship.

C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

24、California is speeding up the launch of its robotaxi. Cars without drivers are already becoming a common sight on San Francisco’s winding and foggy streets with a lot of hills. But they’ve been limited in their areas and time of operation, and in some cases have had human safety monitors on board. Last week, California officials voted to remove most restrictions for the two leading self-driving car companies, Waymo and Cruise, letting them charge for rides anywhere in the city 24/7. It’s a critical moment for the industry, which has grown to more than 40 companies reaching millions of miles on public roads every year.

If this is the future, it’s still a tough nut in progress. One San Francisco driverless vehicle rolled into an active fire scene and prevented firefighters from carrying out their work. Others have stopped dead in the middle of traffic. There were 93 reported traffic incidents involving robotaxis in March alone. California regulators shouldn’t be giving robotaxis a free pass. Driverless cars could make a difference to the city streets the way gas-powered automobiles did a century ago. The objection to driverless cars has been similar, too. In San Francisco, one activist group has begun coning self-driving taxis—placing a simple orange cone (圆锥体) on the metal cover of the engine, which seems to “paralyze” an autonomous vehicle.

“I wanted to love robotaxis,” said Elaine Moore in the Financial Times. “Eliminating human error would undoubtedly make roads safer. But then came the time I hailed a Cruise car. A few minutes into the journey, the car suddenly changed course, extending the estimated time to arrival for no reason. Then the car just stopped. We tried to exit but the doors remained locked. Although it was only for a few seconds, it still made me pause before I hopped in another robotaxi anytime soon.”

“These horror stories remain the exception,” said Benjamin Schneider in the MIT Technology Review. “Over the past few years, Cruise and Waymo have added up to over a million driverless miles without accidents in major American cities.” At certain times in San Francisco, he estimated that 1 in 10 cars on the road has no driver behind the wheel. He was amazed that so few people are aware of how quickly this industry is advancing, or have considered the near-term labor and transportation impacts. Like it or not, robotaxis are here.

【1】What does “this” refer to in the second paragraph?

A．Restrictions will be cancelled for the self-driving cars.

B．Francisco’ streets will be upgraded by California regulators.

C．Robotaxis will be in full wings in California around the clock.

D．Millions of miles on public roads will be monitored every year.

【2】Why has one activist group begun coning self-driving taxis?

A．To fight against the San Francisco government.

B．To make the robotaxis unable to function properly.

C．To push for technological progress in driverless cars.

D．To imitate what gas-powered automobiles did a century ago.

【3】What is Benjamin Schneider’s attitude towards robotaxis?

A．Favorable.

B．Unclear.

C．Skeptical.

D．Opposed.

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Robotaxis: a perfect replacement of gas cars

B．Robotaxis: an immediate launch of driverless cars

C．Robotaxis: an advanced technology around the world

D．Robotaxis: a tough issue of transportation in America

25、   Three years ago，I participated in Model United Nations(MUN)held by the Education Department，which was a mock(模拟的)UN activity. During the two days，students are separated in different groups which ____different countries to debate and try to solve problems. MUN has ____ awards：best delegates(代表)，honorary mentions，and verbal mentions.

Each time I participate in MUN，I made good ____ and undoubtedly got a few awards. But I often felt as if I’d ___ because I had never won the best delegate award. I ___those who didn’t deserve to win the award but won it various times，and I was just filled with __ at their success. But later I realized that it was also ___ not to get the award because I could actually ____ something，and that I shouldn’t __ the best delegate award until I was the best delegate I could be.

Failures are completely subjective—we can look at a result as a failure or a __. Any failure can be regarded as a(n) __ because you can always learn something from it and do __ next time. This is supported by John Locke’s theory that we are born with blank views：knowledge and ability are learned from our __. That’s true. If I make a mistake in the life practice，then I probably won’t __ that next time. I believe this is __ the best way to become better.

【1】A.strengthen B.condemn C.inspire D.represent

【2】A.identical B.temporary C.various D.false

【3】A.preparations B.predictions C.appointments D.explanations

【4】A.accelerated B.failed C.exited D.succeeded

【5】A.approached B.trained C.expected D.witnessed

【6】A.relief B.envy C.satisfaction D.delight

【7】A.annoyed B.ashamed C.good D.terrible

【8】A.desert B.1earn C.delete D.display

【9】A.win B.miss C.deliver D.value

【10】A.bond B.bet C.victory D.1oss

【11】A.aim B.benefit C.burden D.1imit

【12】A.funnier B.worse C.better D.slower

【13】A.decisions B.attitudes C.positions D.experiences

【14】A.repeat B.admit C.accept D.notice

【15】A.wrongly B.scarcely C.truly D.narrowly

26、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设你是光明中学的王磊,你的好友李华受邀参加英国的国际夏令营交流活动。此时他有两种方案可供选择,一种是选择官方提供的住宿旅馆,但费用较高。另一种是参加每月30个小时的养老院义工服务,但提供免费住宿,对此,他向你求助,请写一封信给李华,必须包含下列两点:

1.你建议选择哪一种方案及理由

2.为什么选择这一立场,请表明你的立场

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