昭通2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、—The food here is nice enough.

—My friend ________me a right place.

A. introduces   B. introduced

C. had introduced   D. was introducing

2、Between 1918 and 1938, many new stations were constructed,__________ was designed by an architect named Charles Holden.

A. the most famous of which

B. the most famous of them

C. the most famous of whom

D. and the most famous of which

3、Since last month, George, along with some of his former classmates, ________ to have a 20-year gathering during this summer holiday.

A．has been desiring

B．desired

C．had desired

D．have desired

4、--- Hi，Tom．Does John have any hobbies?

--- _______，swimming will appeal to him most strongly.

A． If anything   B． If ever

C． If any     D． If so

5、——Your argument is .I will not let you pass.

--Are you kidding?

A. sound   B. rational

C. liberal   D. plain

6、______ we have planned ahead might change when we put it into practice．

A．Whatever   B．Whenever   C．Whoever     D．However

7、With his homework ________, he went outside to play happily.

A．do

B．done

C．to do

D．doing

8、—When shall we set about doing our work?

—______ all the group members are here.

A. Until   B. Since

C. Unless   D. Not until

9、One of the best ways to show confidence is to do it slowly, instead of rushing it. Nervous people rush things to     their nervousness.

A. ignore   B. mask

C. govern   D. modify

10、Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one had an idea which office room ____.

A. to send it B. to have it sent

C. to send to  D. to send it to

11、He _______ be in the restaurant. His car is just outside it!

A.can B.can’t C.must D.mustn’t

12、To my great disappointment, my best friend left the city   I could have a word with her.

A. before B. after

C. while D. until

13、Climate change is a big threat to our earth. It’s time to take ______ action from now on.

A.urgent B.abrupt C.temporary D.flexible

14、Though lacking the necessary working experience, my cousin got the job _______ her confidence and fexibility.

A．by virtue of

B．in terms of

C．in response to

D．on top of

15、If you’re buying today’s paper from the stand，could you get ______ for me？

A． one   B． such C． it D． that

16、Up to now, a large number of new houses ________ for those who lost their homes in that terrible earthquake.

A．has been built

B．have been built

C．is being built

D．are being built

17、（2014·湖南）Children, when_________ by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium.

A．to be accompanied

B．to accompany

C．accompanying

D．accompanied

18、 --- Jerry, do remember to take the medicine three times a day and stay in bed for two days.

--- ______, Doctor. I will do it as told.

A.Got it B. That’s right

C. That’s OK D. I think so

19、“What you can’t imagine is how terrible life will be ________ you get addicted to drugs,” our teachers often warn us.

A．unless

B．because

C．until

D．once

20、We attend lectures in the school meeting room at weekend _______ seats more than 800 students．

A．which   B．whose C．where D．it

21、   Garbage sorting has become a hot issue around China, especially after Shanghai began carrying out a regulation on July 1.

Beijing, as a forerunner in environmental protection, has thus been expected to follow suit. The capital of the country has long been campaigning for sorting and recycling household waste, as part of its environmental drive for sustainable growth, local media reported.

The current regulation gives garbage sorting responsibilities to government departments, property management groups and other organizations. It also gives rules for companies, outlining how they’re responsible for waste collection, transportation and treatment. Only individuals are not subject to responsibilities.

The long-awaited revision will soon change the situation, “Taking out the trash without sorting it properly will be illegal,” said Sun Xinjun, director of the Beijing Commission of Urban Management. In Shanghai, violators are now fined up to 200 yuan ($30)for trash-sorting violations. The maximum fine in Beijing will not be less than that, he said.

The Beijing city government first set out to promote garbage sorting in 2009. Authorities have since called on citizens to sort their household waste into four types-recyclable waste, kitchen trash, dangerous waste and others-and leave it in a corresponding dustbin or trash can. Blue-colored dustbins signify items within are recyclable, green represents kitchen trash, red corresponds to dangerous materials and grey to other waste.

To promote the awareness of garbage sorting and expand the base of participants, authorities have employed workers to help residents on the spot. With intelligent devices, those who throw in recyclable waste at given sites will be rewarded with bonus points, which can be used to buy daily goods. At some communities, there are no color-coded dustbins. Instead, a scheduled garbage collection service is offered to help improve the environment. In other communities, workers offer a door-to-door service to collect recyclables or kitchen waste.

Beijing Environmental Sanitation Engineering Group has been promoting new garbage sorting facilities such as recycling cabinets and smart kitchen waste trash cans since 2016, Xinhua News Agency reported. Nearly 26,000 metric tons of household waste is generated across Beijing on a daily basis and 29 terminal garbage disposal facilities are working at full capacity. Nearly 9.3 million tons of household waste was processed in the city last year.

【1】According to the passage, which dustbins should some used coke cans be thrown into?

A．Grey-colored dustbins.

B．Red-colored dustbins.

C．Green-colored dustbins.

D．Blue-colored dustbins.

【2】We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．new technology has been applied to help deal with garbage

B．Beijing carried out a more severe rule on garbage sorting than Shanghai

C．the change of the current regulation has aroused objection among citizens

D．the amount of household waste in Beijing is far from something disturbing

【3】What is the best title for the text?

A．How to Sort Garbage in China

B．The Current Regulation in Beijing

C．Garbage Collection in Beijing

D．Waste Recycling Project Counts

【4】The passage can be sorted as ________.

A．a book review

B．a travel brochure

C．an environment report

D．a geography essay

22、Of all my dreams, my least favorite is the one where I’m in a car. It always begins with me driving, but eventually I realize that for some reason I’m sitting in the back seat. I can’t keep the car under control, rushing toward the roadside until, screaming, I wake up.

This is like the passenger experience in Waymo’s self-driving cars. You sit in the back seat of a vehicle and watch as the wheel turns itself above an entirely empty driving seat.

“We made you live your nightmare,” a Waymo staff member joked after I exited one of the company’s fully self-driving car, following a quick drive inside its secret testing site. Waymo, a self-driving car company, arranged these rides for 40 journalists at this site.

There were also some demonstrations (示范). We watched as a Waymo car was cut off by a speeding vehicle. Then the employees created a situation in which a pile of moving boxes fell into the street just as another car passed in the opposite direction. Throughout the day, the cars per- formed impressively, driving with the level of care you might take if you had a wedding cake in the back seat.

During these demonstrations, Waymo gave information about what it was planning to do with these vehicles. The company has laid out four ways that its technology could be made available to the public. But Waymo’s CEO, John Krafcik, wouldn’t show which of these was likely to come to market first, or on what kind of timeline.

I can’t help but admire that Waymo is succeeding in developing this technology. There are countless possibilities at play on the road. The task of programming software to react to all those situations is unimaginably complex. What a great breakthrough!

【1】How did the author feel about her driving experience in her dream?

A．It was thrilling.

B．It was amusing.

C．It was puzzling.

D．It was terrifying.

【2】What might the author be?

A．She’s a reporter.

B．She’s a software engineer.

C．She’s a test driver.

D．She’s a saleswoman in Waymo.

【3】What did the author intend to prove by mentioning the wedding cake?

A．The employees performed well.

B．The self-driving cars worked well.

C．The employees drove with great care.

D．The self-driving cars ran at a steady speed.

【4】What did the author learn about the self-driving technology from the demonstrations?

A．Time to put it on the market.

B．Ways to put it on the market.

C．Future improvement it needs.

D．Programming software it used.

23、One spring morning many years ago, I was exploring for gold on southeastern Alaska’s Kupreanof Island, and as I emerged from a forest of spruce (云杉), I froze in my tracks. No more than 20 paces away in the wetland was a huge wolf — caught in a trap.

Confused and frightened at my approach, the wolf backed away, struggling with the trap chain. Then I noticed something: It was a female.

From her appearance, I guessed that she had been trapped for only a few days. That meant her pups (幼崽) were probably still alive, surely no more than a few miles away. But I suspected that if I tried to release the wolf, she would turn aggressive and tear me to pieces. So I decided to search for her pups and fortunately, I spotted foot marks on a track skirting the wetland.

I finally spotted the cave at the base of a huge spruce. There wasn’t a sound inside. Wolf pups are shy and cautious, and I didn’t have much hope of luring them outside. But I had to try. So I began imitating (模仿) the high-pitched sound of a mother wolf calling her young. No response. A few moments later, after I tried another call, four tiny wolves appeared.

They were no more than a few weeks old. I extended my hands, and they doubtfully suckled (吸奶) my fingers. Perhaps hunger had helped overcome their natural fear. Then, one by one, I placed them in a thick bag and headed back.

When the mother wolf spotted me, she stood straight. Possibly picking up the smell of her young, she let out a high-pitched, sorrowful howl. I released the pups, and they raced to her. Within seconds, they were drinking milk at her belly. In that brief moment, these injured animals and I had somehow entered each other’s worlds.

【1】Why did the author leave the wolf trapped in the chain?

A．To observe it closely.

B．To search for its pups.

C．To avoid being attacked.

D．To seek professional help.

【2】What does the underlined word “luring” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Dragging.

B．Seizing.

C．Rescuing.

D．Attracting.

【3】What can be inferred about the pups from paragraph 5?

A．They had not been fed for long.

B．They were not afraid of humans.

C．They played with the author for fun.

D．They knew the author was harmless.

【4】Which words best describe the author?

A．Cautious and enthusiastic.

B．Considerate and intelligent.

C．Responsible and generous.

D．Warm-hearted and ambitious.

24、For a long time, I kept a selection of books on a shelf next to my bed that I called my “heart books”. To qualify for a place on the shelf, a book had to be not only one I loved, but one that mattered. There was one book that never made it onto that shelf, though I read it in high school: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg.

I can still remember the day I bought it. It was summer and I must have been 14 or 15. Desperate to get out of my house, I rode my bike into town and walked into the bookstore. I was going through the shelf of books on writing and it caught my eye. I picked it up, read a few pages, and bought it. Then I took it with me to a park, read the first few chapters, and opened my notebook to write.

It’s a fairly straightforward writing book. Goldberg’s method is simple: you choose a topic, set a timer, and write for 10, 15, or 20 minutes without picking up your pen. Free writing, timed writing, writing topics: anyone who has taken a creative writing class may have encountered these things. It’s not earth-shattering. There was nothing particularly new or unusual about the book so I can’t say why it attracted me so much. But it changed everything. I went from being someone who enjoyed writing to being a writer.

During my teen years and early twenties, following Goldberg’s method was at the core of my identity. No matter where I was or what I was doing, I filled notebooks. When I eventually started writing fiction, I did the same thing. The “I” in my notebooks became someone else, but I held to the same practice.

This writing practice led me to a writing group in Boston. It led me to my current career. It led me, in so many ways, to myself. Becoming a writer allowed me to become so many other things: an activist, a business owner, a farmer, a baker. . . Writing is where I found my confidence. It was where I became curious about the world. From that, everything else has followed.

【1】How did the author encounter Writing Down the Bones?

A．By following a selection of “heart books”.

B．By referring to a book list about writing.

C．By recommendation of Natalie Goldberg.

D．By seeking writing books on a bookshelf.

【2】What does the word “earth-shattering” underlined in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Remarkable.

B．Useful.

C．Controversial.

D．Amusing.

【3】What can we infer about Writing Down the Bones?

A．It inspired the author to be a writer.

B．It was the first novel the author read.

C．It made the author start to love writing.

D．It is one of the books the author reads most.

【4】Which of the following is answered by the last paragraph?

A．What is the author’s life like right now?

B．What did the author do in the writing group?

C．How has the writing practice shaped the author?

D．Why did the author give up the writing practice?

25、Years ago, a neighbour kid kicked a football and broke a small _______ of our house. We were a family living on a small _______ at the time, so I boarded it up, thinking I’d get to it someday.

Over the years, I’d sometimes ask some advice from window companies. The plan was to upgrade to energy-efficient windows for the whole house, an _______ process—$ 15, 000. It was simply out of _______ and I turned it down again.

_______, the thought of that window ate at me for years. Every time I went down there, it kept _______ me. I knew I needed to deal with it, but I had built up the _______ so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.

Then my wife had a job _______, and we needed to move. A _______ buyer couldn’t get a loan on the house if there was a ________ window. So I pulled off the boards to face this thing. It had already been for at least 5 years.

I used some rust (锈) remover, sprayed all around the rusted frame, and gave it a ________ pull. To my ________, it easily moved. I pulled the window out and took it downtown. It was a 12 fix.

I could have fixed the problem for 12 the ________ day when it happened. But I let it worry me for years. ________, this isn’t just about my window. Many of us tend to live with broken windows of one type or another for years. We suffer more in ________ than in reality. Step forward, and you’ll find a solution.

【1】

A．roof

B．window

C．door

D．curtain

【2】

A．salary

B．fame

C．passion

D．chance

【3】

A．accessible

B．official

C．expensive

D．energetic

【4】

A．order

B．balance

C．breath

D．reach

【5】

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．However

D．Instead

【6】

A．replying

B．troubling

C．driving

D．reporting

【7】

A．difficulty

B．confidence

C．joy

D．harm

【8】

A．change

B．interest

C．habit

D．journey

【9】

A．polite

B．weak

C．strange

D．potential

【10】

A．defeated

B．fitted

C．broken

D．cured

【11】

A．lazy

B．strong

C．familiar

D．strange

【12】

A．disappointment

B．embarrassment

C．astonishment

D．encouragement

【13】

A．same

B．different

C．early

D．new

【14】

A．Frequently

B．Actually

C．Consequently

D．Unexpectedly

【15】

A．experiment

B．discussion

C．reaction

D．imagination

26、假如你是李华，你和父母暑假去台湾旅游，报名参加了当地Green River Travel Agency旅行社的一日团。请你给经理写下对当日旅游服务的意见。要点如下：

1.对导游John的服务表示感谢。

2.一日游的景点安排合理，玩得开心。

3.会将旅行社推荐给自己的好友。

注意：1. 词数不少于100；

2. 开头已给出（不计入总词数）。

Dear manager,

I have been thoroughly impressed with the service I have received.

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Yours

Li Hua