四平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 children's excitement______as Christmas drew near．

A.try B.grew C.is growing D.having tried

2、Everything seemed to be going_______ for the first two days after I moved to New York．

A．vividly     B．generally

C．frequently   D．Smoothly

3、Although this sound like a simple process, great care is needed.

A. need   B. would   C. should D. may

4、_______, the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him．

A．Wanting the job very much

B．Although wanting the job badly

C．Though he wanted the job very much

D．He wanted the job badly

考点：状语从句

5、Fishing in shallow water in autumn, ________ the water temperature is relatively high, does make sense.

A. when   B. which   C. as   D. where

6、He asked me to give him a lift ________ I could make an explanation about the crowded space in my car．It was so hard to refuse him!

A． until   B． while   C． before     D． when

7、 The Spring Festival didn’t turn out as exciting, ______was beyond our expectation.

A. as B. which C. what D. that

8、If you need someone with professional computer knowledge,   to Joe．

A．talks   B．talking

C．talk     D．talked

9、With no gravity to push against, astronauts’ bones and muscles ________become weak.

A．should

B．must

C．can

D．need

10、The project,     by the end of 2033, will expand the city’s telephone network to cover 2,000,000 users.

A. being accomplished   B. accomplished

C. to be accomplished   D. having been accomplished

11、—Yesterday, I read White Night by Higashino Keigo. Such a good book!

—________. No one can match Higashino Keigo in artistic talent.

A. You said it      B. You don’t say

C. You can’t be serious   D. You set me up

12、I______ Jim_______ me as soon as possible.

A．hope;to meet

B．wish;to meet

C．hope; meet

D．wish;meet

13、Her good health is chiefly due to proper diet and ________ exercise.

A．common

B．ordinary

C．regular

D．normal

14、Once plastic pollution ______in most public areas, it is hard______.

A. rises; dealing with   B. arises; to be dealt with

C. raises; dealt with   D. arises; to deal with

15、The survey shows some major publishers, institutions and businesses have begun to make________ to the new age in order to meet the needs of the social and economic change．

A．breakthroughs B．preparations

C．adjustments D．Commitments

16、Liao Fan, a Chinese actor, finally got to know   __  real success tastes like when he won the prize for Best Actor at the 64th Berlin film festival.

A. when B. how

C. what D. that

17、The house prices fell sharply at the end of last year, but ______ at the beginning of this year.

A. repaired B. recovered

C. replaced D. reduced

18、-Jack fell off the ladder yesterday, but he is all right now．

-What a lucky dog! He _________ himself badly．

A．should injure   B．could have injured

C．should have injured     D．might injure

19、-What’s the matter with John? He has been sitting there for hours.

-A postcard from his father ______ an attack of home-sickness in him.

A. took up    B. set off

C. brought in D. built up

20、The 2013 population investigation shows one in four people in Jiangsu will be over 65 and the number of over-85 people ________ by 2030.

A. have doubled      B. will be doubled

C. will have doubled    D. will double

21、Now some businesses are using Artificial Intelligence as a shortcut to writing materials for them in hopes of saving time and effort. Sure, computers are great at capturing(捕捉) information and recognizing trending searches, but translating that information into an organized piece of writing designed specifically for you? Not so much.

Your job as a business owner is to connect with your customers. To show them you “see” them, understand them, and you can deliver. You want to reach your clients not just by showing calculated content that shows you are relevant. The job of AI is to skim the surface and bring you back keywords and phrases that are, well, robotic. However, through the complexities of human thought and emotion, human content writers far surpass AI in choosing just the right words that can touch and attract other humans.

People who use AI to generate their writing materials might think it will save them time, but the opposite ends up being true. We’re all been in situations where we take a shortcut to save time, and it ends up creating more work. The same goes for using AI for writing. For example, it captures a lot of the top-ranking content for you to slap onto your blog, but you then have to go back and figure out how to transform that forced content into your business’s voice, style and tone. It’s like someone giving you a pair of pants. Yay! Pants! But they are not your size or color, so you spend even more time mending them and trying to talk yourself into liking them than the time you would have spent just getting the pants for yourself.

AI has had much more success in fields such as manufacturing and technology. For now, there isn’t any AI writer software sophisticated (水平高的) and creative enough to sound just like a human.

But humans do have limitations and AI writers can work with writers as an aid. You can imagine AI that could do your research for writing a white paper, or fact check for you. These types of tools could be incredible time-saving tools for writers in the future.

【1】Which of the following is closest to the underlined words “surpass” in paragraph 2?

A．Overlook.

B．Overmatch.

C．Satisfy.

D．Replace.

【2】How does the author present his opinion in Paragraph 3?

A．By listing figures.

B．By giving an example.

C．By analyzing causes.

D．By making predictions.

【3】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The limitation of AI writing.

B．The debates about AI writing.

C．The expectation of AI writing.

D．A theoretical basis behind AI writing.

【4】Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?

A．What Are Artificial Intelligence writers?

B．Why is AI Applied to Content Writing?

C．How Does an AI Content Writer Work?

D．Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Real Writers?

22、You've likely encountered the humblebrag before-boasting （吹嘘）disguised as a complaint, such as： "I'm having such a stressful day. I got two job offers and I don't know what to do.”

This is a typical example of humblebragging, a term coined by comedic writer Harris Wittels referring to “ a specific type of boast that allows the offender to broadcast their achievements without the necessary shame and guilt that should normally accompany such claims.” In simpler terms, it's a way to disguise a boast with some humility. Humblebragging comes in two different forms. The first is humility-based, an example being, "can't believe I got the highest grade in my class”. The second type comes mixed with a bit of complaint, for example, " I can't believe that shopkeeper asked me for ID. I'm 25 !”

People don't like when others humblebrag because they find they are lacking in sincerity. Sincerity is a critical dimension of social evaluation, which is viewed as fundamental to people's identity. In fact, people prize sincerity even above competence and warmth in others, according to Dr. Sezer.

If humblebragging doesn't work, and no one likes it, why do we still do it? We all want to highlight our positive qualities without seeming proud. By speaking in a complaint or an expression of humility, we hope we'll somehow land on the “ sweet spot" of self-presentation ： promoting ourselves while also conveying likability. In addition, research suggests that people may experience positive emotions while humblebragging.

Considering that we're all likely to feel the urge to humblebrag, at least to some extent, the proper response when we hear a friend doing it may be to simply let it go-because ultimately we're going to do it ourselves, and who really wants to be called out on it?

【1】Which of the following remarks is an example of humblebragging?

A．How I hate hearing my voice on TV!

B．I'm thrilled to be awarded the first prize.

C．I'm the only person to get promoted in the firm.

D．How I dislike doing the same thing every day!

【2】Which can best describe people's impression of humblebraggers?

A．Honest.

B．Humble.

C．Insincere.

D．Incapable.

【3】Why do people humblebrag?

A．To lift up their spirits.

B．To express their complaints.

C．To improve their moral qualities.

D．To show off without bringing annoyance.

【4】What are people advised to do when hearing humblebragging from a friend?

A．Follow it up.

B．Leave it alone.

C．Turn against it.

D．Get to the root of it.

23、April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the United States and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls’ horizons and raise their self-confidence.

For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. But actually, “girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a chief executive,” says the chairman of Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, an organization which supported the activity of the Day. “Now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work.”

Schools and many companies support the activity too. Palmers Green High School for Girls, in north London, has made the Day a necessary part of career education.

Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers Green, went with her mother to her lawyer’s office on this year’s Take Our Daughters to Work Day. She found it interesting to see her mother at work. “It’s really strange seeing Mum at work — running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” She has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks it likely that she will follow in her mother’s footsteps. Having a chance to see how her mother works has given her more self-confidence.

Experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. Parents have the most important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.

【1】What is the topic of this passage?

A. Raising daughters’ self-confidence.

B. Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

C. Equally between boys and girls.

D. Following mothers’ footsteps.

【2】It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that ________.

A. women pilots are popular in Britain

B. girls are sure about their future jobs

C. people have wrongly believed that girls can do as well as boys

D. for many years boys have had a relatively wider choice of work

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is British in origin.

B. Palmers Green favors Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

C. On the Day children are taken to their parent’s work places.

D. Parents in Britain show good examples both at work and at home.

【4】After her experience on Take Our Daughters to Work Day, Zarina felt ________.

A. confident about finding a job in the future

B. strange to watch her mother working in the office

C. sure about what to choose as her future career

D. interested in doing the same job as her mother

【5】The author’s attitude towards the Day is ________.

A. favorable   B. unclear   C. critical   D. neutral

24、3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to create things we need very quickly and easily using 3D printers. But can you imagine printing food?

Some scientists are trying to revolutionize the dining experience by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will be as common as the microwave oven or blender.

Scientists say that it’ll be quite easy: you simply have to select a recipe and put the raw food ‘inks’ into the printer. You can also modify the instructions to make the food exactly how you want it. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and nutritious meals.

Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There would be less need for traditional growing, transporting and packaging processes as food production would be a lot more efficient. For example, alternative ingredients(原料) such as proteins from algae, beetroot leaves and insects could be converted into tasty products.

Printing food could also help people who suffer from dysphasia (a swallowing disorder). They could program the printer to print softer versions of their favorite foods so that they would not have trouble in swallowing them.

However, some people think that a future of 3D food printing would be a disaster. It could take away many jobs, including those fro growing, transporting and packaging food. Imagine a world where there was no need for farming or growing crops and the same tastes could be printed from a raw “food ink”. Likewise, traditional cafes and restaurants might lose business. Also, there are concerns about the nutritional value of printed food: is it really possible to be get the nutrients we need from food –based inks and gels(凝胶)?

What’s more , cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the pleasure of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.

【1】Which of the following best describes 3D food printing?

A. Quick and popular.

B. Easy and efficient.

C. Nutritious and tasty.

D. Soft and convenient.

【2】Why do some think that 3D food printing would be a disaster?

A. Traditional food would disappear.

B. Many people could lose their jobs.

C. It would affect the people’s health.

D. We could all eat the same food.

【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. 3D food printing will replace traditional cooking.

B. The future of 3D food printing is uncertain.

C. It would hurt our tradition of food culture.

D. 3D food printing would be a failure.

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. 3D food “printing”: coming to the kitchen

B. Can 3D printing create everything?

C. 3D—printing food will be in fashion!

D. The disadvantage of 3D food printing

25、In October, I told the eight-year-olds about my plan. “I’d like all of you to do extra jobs to _________ some money. Then we’ll buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner _________.” I wanted the children to _________ that it’s more blessed to give than to _________. I wanted them to understand that kindness is _________ nice ideas and that people somehow have to make it come _________.

Early in the week, the boys and girls arrived in class seizing their hard-earned money and couldn’t wait to go shopping. I watched _________ they ran up and down the supermarket aisles. _________, we headed toward the checkout. Then someone _________ a “necessity” that sent them racing.

“Flowers!” Kristine cried. The group rushed toward the holiday __________. I pronounced, “You can’t eat flowers.” “But Mrs. Sherlock, we want flowers.” __________, I sighed as the children moved a pot of purple daisies (雏菊) into the cart.

Then we set off for the house of a needy grandmother and finally __________ in front of a small house in the woods. A woman with a tired face came to the door to __________ us. My little group hurried to get the turkey and the trimmings. As each box was carried in, the old woman thanked us — much to children’s __________. When Amy put the daisies on the counter, the woman seemed __________.

We returned to the car. Fastening seat belts, we could see the kitchen window. The woman inside waved goodbye, then turned and walked across the room, past the turkey, past the trimmings, __________ to the daisies. She put her face in the flowers. When she raised her head, there was a __________ on her lips. She was transformed before our eyes. The children were quiet. In that one brief __________ they had seen for themselves the __________ they possessed to make another’s life better. The children had __________ that sometimes a person needs a pot of funny flowers on a dark November day.

【1】

A．spend

B．earn

C．withdraw

D．save

【2】

A．either

B．though

C．otherwise

D．anyway

【3】

A．experience

B．expect

C．advocate

D．clarify

【4】

A．enjoy

B．receive

C．accumulate

D．share

【5】

A．better than

B．rather than

C．other than

D．more than

【6】

A．alive

B．wrong

C．fresh

D．fair

【7】

A．until

B．before

C．as

D．since

【8】

A．Gradually

B．Eventually

C．Frequently

D．Occasionally

【9】

A．observed

B．confirmed

C．recognized

D．spotted

【10】

A．plants

B．lights

C．cards

D．foods

【11】

A．Panicked

B．Moved

C．Defeated

D．Determined

【12】

A．pulled up

B．settled down

C．turned out

D．got through

【13】

A．accompany

B．welcome

C．inspect

D．instruct

【14】

A．puzzle

B．astonishment

C．pleasure

D．disappointment

【15】

A．surprised

B．depressed

C．embarrassed

D．amused

【16】

A．straight

B．abruptly

C．gradually

D．close

【17】

A．terror

B．shock

C．pain

D．smile

【18】

A．chance

B．decision

C．moment

D．condition

【19】

A．energy

B．power

C．talent

D．interest

【20】

A．sensed

B．noticed

C．marked

D．checked

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Carter Druse was born in Virginia. He loved his parents, his home and the south. But he loved his country, too. And in 1861, when the US was divided by a terrible war, Carter Druse, a southerner, decided to join the army of the north.

He told his father about his decision one morning at breakfast. The old man looked at his only son for a moment, too shocked to speak. Then he said, “Please don’t tell your mother about your decision. She is sick, and we both know she has only a few weeks to live. ”

Carter’s father paused, again looking deep into his son’s eyes. “Carter, ” he said, “No matter what happens, be sure that you always do what you think is your duty. ”

Both Carter Druse and his father left the table that morning with broken hearts. And Carter soon left his home and everyone he deeply loved behind.

One sunny afternoon, a few months later, Carter Druse was sent to guard a road which was only a few miles from an enemy’s base. It began in a forest, down in the valley, and climbed up the side of a huge rock. Anyone standing on the top of this high rock would be able to see down into the valley.

Hidden in the valley’s forest were thousands of Carter’s fellow soldiers. They had marched for thirty-six hours. Now they were resting.

Their plan was to attack by surprise their enemy on the other side of the valley. But if their enemy learned about the army hiding in the forest, the soldiers would find themselves in a trap with no escape. That was why Carter Druse had been sent to guard the road and it was his duty to be sure that no enemy soldier spied on the valley, where the army of the north was hiding.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly, he saw a man on horseback standing on the huge rock.

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At that instant, the horseman turned his head and looked in Carter’s direction.

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