邯郸2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、—Glad to see you again! I quite appreciate your new haircut.

— . Well, I like things that are in.

A. Of course B. Never mind C. Thank you D. Forget it

2、You look very beautiful in this dress and there is only one of this kind left here. I wonder if you would buy ______.

A.one B.it C.some D.any

3、Taking drugs has become part of every sport _________ athletes seek to achieve beyond their natural limits.

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

4、Sometimes things don’t ________ the way we think they are going to, and the ending is often quite surprising.

A．turn out

B．turn up

C．turn down

D．turn to

5、________that the government can clear up official corruption，we are________ about the future of our country．

A．Convinced；optimistic   B．Convincing；optimistic

C．Convinced；pessimistic D．Convincing；pessimistic

6、Hurry up! By the time we get to the church, the marriage service _____.

A. had started  B. will have started

C. has started   D. must have started

7、It________ me that I'd left my handbag in the supermarket.

A．happened

B．broke out

C．hit to

D．occurred to

8、Many students think geography is_________ math.

A. as difficult a subject as

B. as a difficult subject as

C. the same difficult subject as

D. a subject the same difficult as

9、 ---Where is your report of this month？

---Oh sorry，I______ to email to you.

A. forget B. have forgotten

C. forgot D. was forgetting

10、 At the end of the meeting, it was announced that an agreement ______.

A．has reached

B．had reached

C．has been reached

D．had been reached

11、 more effectively with others, more and more people equip themselves with a higher education.

A. Compete   B. To compete

C. Being competed D. Competing

12、Researchers will be ________ over the next two weeks to study the snow leopards.

A．jumping in with both feet

B．making their fortune

C．braving the elements

D．raising their voice

13、A terrible thought   Mr. Smith when he was leaving for work: what if an accident happened while his son was alone at home?

A. insured   B. freed

C. attacked   D. struck

14、——How do you find Nick’s performance last night?

——To be honest, his singing didn’t ________me.

A．appeal to

B．belong to

C．refer to

D．occur to

15、Don't phone me between 10:00 and 11:30 tomorrow morning． I a meeting then．

A． had B． have

C． was having   D． will be having

16、These fresh vegetables are easy to rot so you ______ eat them within two days.

A. might   B. should

C. can   D. would

17、Mike will become the first person in his family ______ college education.

A．finished     B．having finished

C．finishing   D．to finish

18、---I am sorry to have ____ too much of your time.

---That's OK, and I am glad to help you.

A.taken up B.taken on C.taken off D.taken over

19、—Chinese women's volleyball team proves that with hardships ______great success.

—Absolutely! Opportunities favor the prepared mind.

A.comes B.is coming C.will come D.are coming

20、The old town is so attractive, the character of which is well ________.

A．preserved

B．qualified

C．occupied

D．relieved

21、   Researchers have just offered evidence in a study that says obesity appears to spread through social ties, much like a virus. When one person gains weight, their close friends often follow. But the finding might also offer hope.

If friends help make obesity acceptable, then might also be influential in losing the fat. The researchers note that support groups are already an effective tool in dealing with other socially influenced problems, like alcoholism.

The findings appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, The researchers used information collected from 12,000 people. It was collected between 1971 and 2003 as part of the Framingham Heart Study.

The information was highly detailed. There was even contact information for close friends of the people in the study.

The researchers examined more than 40,000 social ties. They found that a person’s chances of becoming severely overweight increased by 57% if a friend had become obese.

A sister or brother of a person who became obese had a 40% increased chance of becoming obese. The risk for a wife or husband was a little less than that.

Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School was a lead investigator in the study. He says there is a direct causal relationship between a person getting fat and being followed in weight gain by a friend.

The study found that the sex of the friends was also an influence. In same-sex friendships a person had a 70% increased risk of becoming obese. Men had a 44% increased risk of becoming obese after weight gain in brother. In sisters, it was 67%.

The researchers also considered the effect of where people lived in relation to each other. James Fowler of the University of California, San Diego, was the other lead investigator. He says a friend who lives a few hundred kilometers away has as much influence as one in the same neighborhood. He says the study demonstrates the need to consider that a major part of people’s health is tied to their social connections.

Both investigators say their research shows that obesity is not just a private medical issue, but a public health problem.

【1】What does the underlined sentence in Para. 2 mean?

A.Obesity has a negative influence on a close friend.

B.Friends might also play a part in losing weight.

C.One might have a positive influence on one’s friend.

D.Friends usually don’t follow each other to lose weight.

【2】Who is mostly likely to gain weight?

A.A man who has a fat brother B.A husband who has a fat wife

C.A wife who has a fat husband D.A woman who has a fat female friend

【3】Which of the following statements doesn’t the passage agree with?

A.You are sure to lose weight if you have a skinny friend.

B.If one gains weight, one’s friends are likely to get fat.

C.A person’s health is closely linked with his /her social relationship.

D.Even if the friend lives far away, the influence still remains.

【4】The reason why the study involves both family members and friends is that_______.

A.researchers fail to find a more different sample

B.researchers have different ideas for family members and friends

C.researchers can meet these people regularly

D.researchers can compare the results

22、The cost of everything — from fuel to food — seems to be rising around the world. So, growing our own food is a good way to save money. 【1】. Here is some good news: There are many ways that home gardeners can save money while providing their plants with high-quality nutrients.

Consider cut grass. If you leave cut grass on the lawn, you may not need fertilizer. As grass breaks down, it releases nutrients into the soil. 【2】. However, do not use fresh cut grass in garden beds. It will burn your plants. Just be sure to bury cut grass at least 25 to 30 centimeters deep. This will keep hungry wildlife from digging it up.

Compost (堆肥) is the best thing you can add to soil. To make your own compost, simply collect fruit and vegetable scraps (碎片). Do not add meat, dairy, or fats. You can keep the food scraps in a bowl in your kitchen. 【3】. As the scraps break down, they add nutrients.

【4】. Are you someone who fishes? If so, you can use scraps from the fish you catch. If not, your local fish seller might give away — or sell at low cost — scraps and heads. Are you a fish owner? Plants can also be helped from used fish-tank water. This water is rich in nitrogen and other nutrients. Do you cook vegetables in water? If so, save it! The water is filled with vitamins and minerals that could help your garden. And water from boiled eggs is full of calcium. 【5】. You can even use eggshells. Dry out the egg shells thoroughly. Then break them up into tiny pieces. Add the small pieces to your garden’s soil.

A．Fish fertilizer works well

B．This will help grass to continue to grow

C．This is also useful for tomatoes and peppers

D．Use leftover materials from around your house

E．However, the cost of gardening materials has also been rising

F．Bury the material directly in the garden soil whenever it fills up

G．Just make sure to let the water cool to room temperature before using it

23、When it comes to Albert Einstein (1879-1955), it's easy to imagine an old, crazy-haired genius. But before he ever came up with the theory of relativity, Einstein was a 23-year-old patent clerk, working for the minimum wage. Young Einstein decided to earn some extra cash tutoring physics. He put up an ad, and Maurice Solovine, a student of philosophy, responded. The two did not do much traditional studying, but instead chatted about philosophy. Conrad Habicht, a mathematician and a friend of Einstein, joined their debates. They jokingly called themselves the Olympia Academy.

We’ve gathered together some books the members of the Olympia Academy read and discussed. Maybe the literature that inspired Einstein can inspire you to be clever, too.

A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

David Hume, a 18th-century Scottish philosopher, was always suspicious. He believed “everything we know is really just a matter of probability”. He argued “reason doesn’t motivate people’’, which led to all sorts of questions, such as “So what’s motivating you to write this?”

“The chief benefit, which results from philosophy, arises in an indirect manner, and more from its secret insensible influence, than from its immediate application,” Hume wrote.

Analysis of Sensations by Ernst Mach

An Austrian philosopher Ernst Mach wrote about how mysterious senses are. In an attempt to figure out how humans experience balance, Mach cleverly built a turning chairs , which used shades of gray bands to show that the colors people saw were deeply affected by the colors around them.

Science and Hypothesis by Henri Poincare

Henri Poincare, a 19th-century French philosopher, was also a theoretical physicist, an engineer and a mathematician. At college, he was fantastic at math. He created his special theory and wrote Science and Hypothesis. Some of his thoughts actually sowed the seeds for Einstein’s theory of relativity, such as the idea that time is relative.

【1】What did the members of the Olympia Academy have in common?

A．They lived on high wages.

B．They tended to laugh at each other.

C．They loved reading and studying.

D．They were 18th-century mathematicians.

【2】Which of the following does David Hume agree with?

A．Reason motivates people.

B．Every human sense is mysterious.

C．People should see everything with doubt.

D．The chief benefit of philosophy arises directly.

【3】Who probably inspired Einstein’s theory of relativity?

A．Conrad Habicht.

B．David Hume.

C．Ernst Mach.

D．Henri Poincare.

24、The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on Long Island in the summer of 1922.

Nick Carraway rents a small house in West Egg on Long Island, next door to the expensive house of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire who often holds extravagant（奢侈的）parties. Nick’s cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom, a college classmate of Nick’s, live in East Egg across the bay.

Nick later learns that Gatsby knew and fell in love with Daisy in 1917 and is still deeply in love with her. He spends many nights staring at her house across the bay from his house, hoping to recover their lost relationship one day. Gatsby’s extravagant lifestyle and wild parties are an attempt to impress Daisy in the hope that she will one day appear again at Gatsby’s doorstep. With the help of Nick, Gatsby and Daisy get in touch again. But after a short time, Tom forces the group to drive into New York City, saying that he and Daisy have a history that Gatsby could never understand. In addition, he announces that Gatsby is a criminal whose fortune comes from illegal activities. Daisy realizes that her allegiance（忠心）is to Tom, and Tom sends her back to East Egg with Gatsby, attempting to prove that Gatsby cannot hurt him.

When Nick and Tom drive home, they discover that Gatsby’s car has struck and killed Myrtle. Nick later learns from Gatsby that Daisy, not Gatsby himself, was driving the car at the time of the accident but Gatsby intends to take the blame anyway. Myrtle’s husband, George, arrives at Gatsby’s house and fatally（致命地）shoots both Gatsby and then himself.

Nick stages a small funeral for Gatsby with few coming to mourn the passing of his romantic dream. After that, Nick moves back to the Midwest, disillusioned（幻灭）with the Eastern lifestyle.

At first glance, the novel appears to be a simple love story, but further examination shows Fitzgerald’s masterful observation of American society during the 1920s and the corruption（堕落）of the American dream.

【1】 Gatsby often holds extravagant parties in order to ____________.

A. show off his wealth

B. enjoy life with his neighbors

C. attract Daisy’s attention

D. memorize his love with Daisy

【2】The friend circle of Gatsby before and after his death tells ____________.

A. how powerful George is

B. what an honest cousin Nick is

C. what people care most in a world of money

D. how ugly the couple of George and Myrtle are

【3】What do we know about Gatsby from the passage?

A. He loves Daisy so deeply that he chooses to sacrifice for her.

B. He falls in love with Daisy when she attends his wild parties.

C. He is a criminal who attempts to hurt Tom from time to time.

D. He is a mysterious millionaire who likes to stare at others’ houses.

【4】 The last paragraph of the passage is to show ____________.

A. the influence of The Great Gatsby on later novels

B. the wonderful writing skills of F. Scott Fitzgerald

C. the outstanding and unique theme of The Great Gatsby

D. the status of The Great Gatsby in American literature

25、Many Western cultures measure their days with the solar calendar. Therefore, they ________the coming of the New Year on January 1. Cultures in Asia use other calendars and celebrate the New Year at other times. Events and rituals ________ from country to country. But in each place, New Year celebrations are a big ________.

Most world cultures have been celebrating the New Year for centuries. The earliest New Year celebrations took place during spring or________ time. With ________weather ahead, or plenty of food to eat, people ________ felt like having a party! As the days became longer and as nature renewed itself, people also felt like they could have a new start. The New Year could bring better fortune, more opportunities and new challenges. Such ________ ideas remain the same today.

Some cultures have ________ New Year traditions. Italians throw old things out of their windows at midnight, symbolizing the ________ of the old. People of the Philippines fire guns into the air to ward off ________ Danes jump off chairs exactly as the clock ________midnight, so they can jump into the New Year. Greek children leave their shoes by the fireplace on New Year's Day. They hope someone will come and fill the shoes with ________. In Vancouver, Canada, some people celebrate the New Year by jumping into the ocean. The weather is freezing cold! As you might expect, most people come to watch the swimmers ________ swim themselves.

London hosts an annual New Year's Day parade that ________ nearly a million spectators. It features bands, floats and enormous balloons. These balloons are so huge that they ________over nearby buildings!

【1】

A．observe

B．notice

C．expect

D．decide

【2】

A．happen

B．develop

C．vary

D．hold

【3】

A．burden

B．reunion

C．deal

D．success

【4】

A．summer

B．harvest

C．labor

D．leisure

【5】

A．colder

B．changeable

C．extreme

D．better

【6】

A．eventually

B．naturally

C．occasionally

D．exactly

【7】

A．unique

B．challenging

C．interesting

D．universal

【8】

A．unusual

B．shocking

C．silly

D．typical

【9】

A．coming

B．departure

C．failure

D．developing

【10】

A．animals

B．misfortune

C．enemies

D．poverty

【11】

A．reaches

B．rings

C．strikes

D．shows

【12】

A．kisses

B．love

C．fortune

D．gifts

【13】

A．as well as

B．so as to

C．other than

D．rather than

【14】

A．draws

B．requires

C．amuses

D．provides

【15】

A．watch

B．go

C．tower

D．take

26、假设你是李华。你在学校冬季三项比赛中获得冠军，请你在全校学生大会上围绕体育精神发表一个演讲，主要内容包括：

1.谈谈何为体育精神（至少两点）；

2.鼓励积极参与锻炼。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

参考词汇：体育精神sportsmanship

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