绍兴2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、You should keep those old jam bottles ----you never know ______ you might need them.

A. when B. how

C. what D. where

2、You cannot imagine how she finished the race _____ her foot wounded so badly.

A．for

B．when

C．with

D．while

3、Mother Teresa _______ great contribution to the world peace, _______ she was awarded the Nobel Price in 1979.

A.might have made, because B.must have made, for

C.could have make, since D.should have make, as

4、Man had used metals for centuries in _____ increasing quantities but they did not come to be employed in vast quantities until the Industrial Revolution.

A.extremely B.completely

C.naturally D.gradually

5、The questionnaire takes _________ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.

A.. mainly    B. exactly

C. approximately D. precisely

6、People were ________ at his sudden death. It was really ________ to them.

A．shocked; shocked

B．shocked; a shock

C．shocking; a shock

D．shocking; shocking

7、_______ some of the most complicated questions of life while working under the shadow of a likely premature(过早的) death, Stephen Hawking died at 76.

A.having occupied to B.occupied with

C.having occupied with D.occupied to

8、Bruno was secretly pleased when he knew that it could be weeks before they went back because he had_______ himself to the idea of spending one more month there.

A.contributed B.stuck C.devoted D.resigned

9、 She found her calculator _____ she lost it.

A. where B. when C. in which D. that

10、Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach   their children compared with of their parents.

A.to educate; that B.to educate; one

C.to educating; that D.to educating; one

11、The e-bikes, ________ can run at about 30 kilometers an hour, enable users to cover longer distances and save time.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．whether

12、Getting rid of a bad habit is ________ forming a good one.

A.an effort much as B.much an effort as

C.as an effort much as D.as much an effort as

13、_____ his conclusion on the evidence he collected on the spot, he proved that the murderer was guilty.

A．Based

B．Basing

C．To base

D．Being based

14、Now she is a model and performance artist ________ to ocean conservation.

A．devoted

B．devoting

C．to devote

D．devote

15、Was it in 2013, when he was still at a middle school, ________ this boy became an expert at the computer?

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

16、_______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.

A．Being founded

B．It was founded

C．Founded

D．Founding

17、Practice Chinese Gongfu can not only _________ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.

A.bring up B.take up C.pull up D.build up

18、So long as you do what you can, no one will blame you ____________ you might fail in the future.

A. as though   B. in case

C. now that   D. even if

19、________ is generally agreed that people should love and protect the environment.

A. That B. As

C. Which D. It

20、The program will _________your passwords each time you begin to type them.

A. autograph B. autocomplete C. automobile D. automatic

21、Susan has been working hard day and night, which ________ her pale face.

A. stands for B. accounts for

C. benefits from D. recovers from

22、________ is announced in today's paper, they have succeeded in solving many problems according to the new theory.

A. It B. As C. That D. What

23、Tom, together with his friends , ______going to have a picnic this weekend.

A．is

B．are

C．was

D．were

24、When I arrived at the cinema, they told me they ______ all the tickets. What a pity!

A．have sold out

B．had sold out

C．would sell out

D．sell out

25、The new movie is so popular that it___to be one of the biggest money makers of all time.

A.promises B.regards C.pretends D.supposes

26、   One of the most popular street food found in China is no doubt the barbecue. A new program, called Chinese Barbecue, tells the story of this popular food cooked over hot coals on just about every street corner in cities and towns across the country. Barbecued meat is an important part of people’s nightlife.

Shown on June 20, the program has had more than 25 million clicks on the video site bilibili.com. To find the most popular barbecue stalls (摊位), the production team travelled to more than 500 locations in 30 cities across the country. Some viewers compare Chinese Barbecue to Midnight Diner, a Japanese TV program telling stories from late night informal Japanese bars.

“I’m happy to hear this comparison because Midnight Diner is a good program, and we share the same topic― night food,” Chinese Barbecue’s director Chen Yingjie said. “However, they are quite different.” He said that Midnight Diner focused more on food itself, though there was some conversation while people were eating. However, the night food scene of Chinese people means joy and a more lively atmosphere. People eating these barbecue snacks develop a feeling of connection, which can be a cure for loneliness.

The barbecue, regarded as the most ordinary and common night street snack, is different from home-made food by mothers as that is a symbol of family and kinship. The barbecue is where you go to become connected to people in society. And unlike official business lunches, during which people are rather polite, the barbecue lets people relax with old friends and new friends, leaving a lasting impression of friendship.

The world, as a whole, holds deep-rooted good feelings toward the barbecue, either for the taste or the warmth produced by fire. “What we should do is to present the Chinese barbecue just the way it is because with its special ingredients(食材)，ways of cooking and more importantly, the special environment and people, the world will recognize it and might fall in love with it just as we do.” said Chen.

【1】What do we know about Chinese Barbecue?

A.It has been becoming very popular on the Internet.

B.It is thought highly of by most of the foreign tourists.

C.It mainly talks about the most famous Chinese food.

D.It shows the colorful nightlife in large cities of China.

【2】In which way was Chinese Barbecue different from Midnight Diner?

A.It showed more kinds of food. B.It focused more on the diners.

C.It showed the eating habits. D.It was less popular than Midnight Diner.

【3】What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.The importance of the barbecue to family. B.The influence of the barbecue on people’s manners.

C.The influence of the barbecue on people’s lifestyle. D.The role of the barbecue in people’s relationship.

【4】Why did Chen Yingjie choose the barbecue as the topic of the series?

A.To show the feature of Chinese food. B.To research a special way of cooking.

C.To help the world understand China. D.To introduce the history of the barbecue.

27、   It’s a land where winter darkness is long, and summers bring continuous sunlight.

However, people are very happy in Finland, despite the country’s natural challenges. Last month, the nation was named the happiest on Earth, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

The Finns certainly have a high range of happiness, Eric Weiner wrote in his 2008 book The Geography of Bliss.

There’s a stereotype (刻板印象) that Finns are introverted (内向的) and shy, because they often stay silent. But in fact, “for Finns, it is extremely rude to interrupt someone. This leads to us making pauses or taking our time to talk”, Krista Huhtala-jenks, a senior officer at Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, explained to CNN.

Perhaps Finland’s love for heavy metal music and tango reveals the country’s true personality, however. Indeed, young Finns love heavy metal, while tango remains a huge part of Finnish culture for the older generation. The passionate dance started in Argentina, but it’s Finland that became the tango capital of the world. Every July, the Finnish town of Seinajoki draws thousands of people from all over the world to a four-day tango festival. During the festival, a tango king and queen are chosen.

Another trademark (特征) of Finnish culture is the sauna (桑拿). According to CNN, the nation has about 3.5 million saunas – roughly one for every 1.6 people. And 99 percent of Finns take at least one sauna a week, BBC News reported.

In Finns’ eyes, saunas are closely related to well-being. For example, if a person gets sick, he or she will take a sauna. Many women also prefer to give birth in a sauna, because “the walls of traditional smoke saunas were lined with naturally bacteria-resistant soot (抑菌的煤烟灰), making them the cleanest room in the house”, BBC News noted.

Medical benefits aside, the sauna is also seen as a place to collect your thoughts. “Sauna is for your mind. It really helps you to calm down in a modern society where it is never quiet,” Jarmo Lehtola from the Finnish Sauna Society, told BBC News. “If somebody wants to understand what it is to be a Finn, they have to understand what a sauna is. If you do not experience sauna, you do not experience Finland.”

【1】According to Huhtala-jenks, why do Finns often remain silent?

A.They are too introverted to talk.

B.They prefer to take time to think.

C.They have plenty of time for conversation.

D.They believe it’s impolite to interrupt others.

【2】How does the author show the sauna’s popularity in Finland?

A.By giving examples. B.By raising questions.

C.By presenting data. D.By making a comparison.

【3】How do Finns believe saunas benefit people?

A.They help people to recover from cancer.

B.They can reduce the pain of giving birth.

C.They help people keep a peaceful mind.

D.They’re a good place to look for inspiration.

【4】What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

A.To explore the interesting history of Finland.

B.To introduce some aspects of Finnish culture.

C.To study Finns’ true personality.

D.To show Finlands’s love for saunas.

28、   Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffes（失礼）for the newcomers.

A team of researchers have discovered some of the unknown customs of British pub-starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters-you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.

Pub culture is designed to promote sociability in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served.  The bar counter is possibly the only' site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely suitable and really quite normal behavior. "If you haven't ben to a pub, you haven't ben to Britain." This tip can be found in a booklet,  Passport to the Pub: The Tourists' Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers' rule of conduct for those wanting to sample a central part of British life and culture"。

The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat.  For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing annoys the regular customers and bar staff more than a group of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order.

【1】The underlined word "sample" in the first paragraph probably means"____________”.

A. defend B. experience

C. test D. record

【2】The culture of pub in Britain is so developed to____________.

A. encourage people to communicate with each other

B. encourage more people to consume drinks

C. attract more tourists to the pubs

D. form its own character of culture

【3】What does the author mean by giving the example of a group of Italian youths in Paragraph2?

A. British pubs don't always have waiters or waitresses.

B. There is always a hidden purpose in most British pubs.

C. It is quite convenient for people to get a drink in British pubs.

D. Not knowing the custom of British pubs may cause inconvenience.

29、   People born in winter are more likely to suffer mental health disorders, according to a recent study carried out by researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.

Researchers raised baby mice from birth to weaning in either “summer” light cycles of 16 hours of light and 8 hours of dark or “winter” cycles of 8 hours of light and 16 hours of dark. A third group experienced 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark a day.

Then half the winter mice stayed in a winter cycle, while half switched to a summer schedule. The summer mice were similarly split. The mice raised in equal periods of light and dark were split into three groups, one of which stayed on the 12­hour schedule, one of which joined the winter group, and one of which joined the summer group.

After 28 days, it turns out the summer­born mice behaved the same whether they stayed on the summer cycle or switched to winter. But among the winter­born mice, those that stayed in winter kept their previous schedule, while those that switched to summer stayed active for an extra hour and a half, which indicates that mice born and weaned in a winter light cycle showed dramatic disruptions in their biological clocks.

The finding is the first of its kind in mammals, and it could explain why people born in winter are at higher risk for mental health disorders.

“We know that the biological clock regulates mood in humans,” said study researcher McMahon. “If the mechanism similar to the one that we found in mice operates in humans, then it could not only have an effect on a number of behavioral disorders, but also have a more general effect on personality.”

【1】What’s the main idea of the text?

A.The biological clock regulates mood in humans.

B.Being born in winter has a negative effect on people’s mental health.

C.People born in winter are at higher risk for physical health disorders.

D.The length of light will influence the behavior of the mice.

【2】The underlined word “split”(Paragraph 3) can be replaced by ________.

A.divided B.torn

C.hit D.ended

【3】Who is probably the reader of the passage?

A.A job­hunter. B.A student in the university.

C.A newly­married couple. D.An experienced dentist.

30、What does it mean to leave something better than you found it? For Breon Dennis Jr. , it ______lots of hard work, flexibility, unity, and passion.

Breon is from Louisiana, and came to Dallas Baptist University in the late 2000s to ______his undergraduate degree. While at DBU, Breon began ______at the Rangers Baseball Club. Following this, he______his Master’s degree from DBU. Currently, Breon worked as the Vice President of the Roughriders Foundation. During the 6 seasons with the RoughRiders, he has already seen his ______in the community.

As the VP of the RoughRiders Foundation, his ultimate ______is to mentor (指导) others and see others mentored, both professionally and ______. As a leader, through the ______he puts on, such as food drives and environmental outreach (环保宣传), Breon ______to help others reach their full potential. He allows them to feel comfortable in their own skin. He also ______them to grow in leadership themselves.

A key part to Breon’s philosophy in helping others to ______is to embrace (接受) their failures. He has learned to ______his failures and grow from them, which he tries to ______along to others. Through his time at Rangers Basebal Club, and now the RoughRiders, Breon has made foundational ______of servant leadership and intentionality in the community. That has guided him to lead others to be the ______they can be—to embrace their failures, and use the growth they experience to help others do the same.

【1】

A．shows

B．includes

C．collects

D．involves

【2】

A．obtain

B．learn

C．find

D．make

【3】

A．studying

B．training

C．working

D．living

【4】

A．earned

B．finished

C．lost

D．kept

【5】

A．labor

B．management

C．influence

D．project

【6】

A．reward

B．desire

C．effort

D．hobby

【7】

A．personally

B．mentally

C．physically

D．financially

【8】

A．businesses

B．events

C．occasions

D．tasks

【9】

A．demands

B．prefers

C．seeks

D．promises

【10】

A．expects

B．teaches

C．shows

D．encourages

【11】

A．grow

B．love

C．succeed

D．enjoy

【12】

A．meet with

B．agree with

C．live with

D．begin with

【13】

A．bring

B．take

C．move

D．pass

【14】

A．effects

B．knowledge

C．values

D．standards

【15】

A．richest

B．best

C．smartest

D．strongest

31、Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave in the movement that fought to end slavery in the United States. He became a【1】 voice in the year before the Civil War.

A few weeks ago, the National Park Service (NPS) 【2】Douglass’s birth and Black History Month with reopening of his home at Cedar Hill, a【3】 site in Washington. D.C. The two-story house, which contains many of Douglass’s personal possessions, had undergone a three-year 【4】. (Thanks to the NTS website, however, you don’t have to live in the nation’s capital to visit it. Take a tour online.)

He was born in Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey to a slave mother and a white father who never knew Douglass grew uo to become the first black 【5】 to hold a government office--- as US minister and consul general （总领事）to Haiti.

As a youth, he never went to school. Educating slaves was illegal in the South, so he 【6】 taught himself to read and write. At 21 years old, he escaped from his slave owner to Massachusetts and changed his last name to Douglass, to hide his identity.

In the 1850s, Douglass was involved with the Underground Railroad, the system 【7】 up by antislavery groups to bring runaway slaves to the North and Canada. His home in Rochester, N.Y. was near the Canadian border. It became an important station on the 【8】, housing as many as 11 runaway slaves at a time.

He died in 1895. In his lifetime, Douglass 【9】 the end of slavery in 1865 and the adoption of the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution （美国宪法修正案）, which 【10】 African-Americans the right to vote.

32、假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Jack来信向你询问如何保持健康。请你根据以下要点给他写一封邮件提些建议。内容要点如下：

1. 合理饮食； 2.加强锻炼； 3.保证睡眠。

注意：1. 词数：100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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