甘孜州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、I’d rather stay at home watching the football match ________ on TV tonight than go out with you.

A．live B．alive C．lively D．living

2、The needle treatment ______ the ancient times has cured many diseases.

A．dated back to

B．dated from

C．that dated back to

D．that dates from

3、【I felt I would never____the shock of his being worked to death.

A. get off  B. get through C. get by D. get over

4、The energy program ______ at reducing our dependence on fossil fuels has made considerable breakthroughs in the past decades.

A．aiming

B．aimed

C．being aiming

D．to aim

5、________ the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand.

A．So

B．Because

C．As

D．Since

6、______you may have，you should gather your courage to face the challenge.

A. However a serious problem

B. What a serious problem

C. However serious a problem

D. What serious a problem

7、It was in the lab ______ was taken charge of by Professor Harris _______ they did the experiment.

A．which , that

B．that, where

C．whom, that

D．which, where

8、The course normally attracts 20 students per year, ____up to half will be from overseas.

A.in which   B. of whom

C. of which D.for whom

9、The COVID-19 has dealt a heavy blow to the world economy, _______ from the COVID-19 crisis, the Chinese government is making joint efforts.

A.recovering B.to recover C.having recovered D.recover

10、It seems that living green is _____ easy and affordable．A small step makes a big difference．

 A．exactly  B．fortunately

C．surprisingly D．hardly

11、As many as 20 dishes are provided in the dining hall today, choose

_ suits you best．

A．whatever   B．whenever

C．whichever D．wherever

12、It was not until I returned to China this winter after living so long abroad ________ I began to experience safety and happiness.

A. where   B. before

C. that   D. so

13、With the word “PM2．5” ________ appearing in media reports, people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for smoggy days.

A. consequently  B. considerably  C. constantly  D. contemporarily

14、Some people think it ________ privilege to study abroad, but it doesn't make _______ sense if you go when you even cannot look after yourself.

A. a; / B. a; the C. the; / D. the; a

15、As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she can get hold of and catch every opportunity she meets up with so as to gain _____ progress.

A. mild    B. widespread

C. steady   D.  Average

16、In today’s competitive economy, ______ everyone is trying to do more with less, you’ve got to figure out a way to profit from the very beginning.

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

17、You are not ________ to unemployment benefit if you have never worked.

A. accustomed B. resigned

C. entitled   D. Submitted

18、---Do I have to bring my camera tomorrow afternoon?

---I think so．We _______ the Botanical Garden then.

A．will be visiting

B．are visiting

C．have visited

D．visit

19、——If you make it in the competition, I’ll buy you a drink.

——Ok. ______!

A. That’s a deal   B. That’s all right

C. Good luck   D. Take care

20、I was not sure _______ I had the qualification for the job, but I applied for it anyway.

A. that B. whether C. what   D. how

21、People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed. It’s not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and another is competitive.

Social scientists are, of course, extremely interested in these types of question. They want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors. There are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed. As one might expect, the two approaches are very different from each other, and there is a great deal of debate between proponents of each theory. The argument is often conveniently referred to as nature vs. nurture.

Those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are largely determined by biological and genetic factors. That our environment has little, if anything, to do with our abilities, characteristics and behavior is central to this theory. Taken to an extreme, this theory maintains that our behavior is predetermined(注定)to such a great degree that we are almost completely governed by our instincts(本能).

Proponents of the “nurture” theory, or, as they are often called, behaviorists, claim that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will act. Behaviorists see humans as beings whose behavior is almost completely shaped by their surroundings. Their view of the human being is quite mechanistic; they maintain that, like machines, humans respond to environmental stimuli (something that helps sb./ sth. to develop better and more quickly)as the basis of their behavior.

The social and political connections of these two theories are significant. In the United States, for example, blacks often score below whites on standardized intelligent test. This leads some “nature” proponents to conclude that blacks are genetically worse than whites. Behaviorists, in contrast, say that the differences in scores are due to the fact that blacks are often robbed of many of the educational and other environmental advantages  that whites enjoy, and that, as a result ,they do not develop the same responses that whites do.

Neither of these theories can yet fully explain human behavior. In fact, it is quite likely that the key to our behavior lies somewhere between these two extremes. That the argument will continue for a long time is certain.

【1】The author is mainly concerned about solving the problem .

A. why our personalities and behaviors differ

B. what makes different stages of intelligence

C. how social scientists form different theories

D. what causes the “nature/ nurture” argument

【2】The underlined word “proponents” can best be replaced by .

A. approaches   B. advocates

C. principles   D. characters

【3】Which of the following statements may be supported by the “nature” school?

A. We are born with certain personalities and behaviors.

B. Environment has nothing to do with our personalities.

C. Abilities and characteristics are showed by behaviors.

D. Only extreme behaviors are determined by instincts.

【4】 What can we learn about the behaviorists?

A. They believe human beings are mechanical.

B. They compare our behaviors to the machines.

C. They suggest that we react to the environment as the machines do.

D. They agree that the mechanistic theory can be applied on us as well.

22、With low temperatures and a lack of food, winter is a bad season for animals. Many animals enter hibernation to get through it. Hibernation is when an animal goes into a state of extended inactivity. This cools the creature's body and slows its heartbeat to just a few times per minute, for up to months at a time.

But why don't humans hibernate? Human hibernation doesn't exist for many reasons. Our body is not designed for hibernation. For example, waste management is a huge challenge for human hibernation. Animals that hibernate are able to essentially preserve nutrients during hibernation through a process of reabsorption. Unfortunately, humans can't do this. In addition, cold temperatures can limit the immune system, making people more likely to get infections, according to Smithsonian Magazine.

In fact, humans don't need to sleep through winter. We have discovered fire, clothes, shelter hunting and agriculture, all of which are much more effective ways of surviving the cold.

Could humans hibernate in the future? For long-distance space travel, it's likely. A journey to Mars would take around months using current technology. If we hope to visit another star system, even if we could travel at the speed of light, the journey would take years. Being able to hibernate would make such distances considerably less boring for the astronauts and conserve vital resources, according to University of Oxford in the UK.

NASA is treating this question seriously. Beginning in 2014, the agency funded research on long-term hibernation as a way to facilitate long-term space travel, according to The Atlantic magazine.

【1】What are animals like when they enter hibernation?

A．Their heartbeat slows down.

B．Their breathing rate disappears.

C．Their organs function as normal.

D．Their body temperature increases.

【2】Humans can't hibernate partly because________.

A．we can't guarantee necessary nutrition

B．long-term sleep will damage our immune system

C．cold temperatures damage our waste management

D．our immune system won't work at low temperatures

【3】What do the last two paragraphs mainly talk about?

A．Different opinions on humans' hibernation.

B．A new technology for humans to hibernate.

C．New research on hibernation in space travel.

D．The significance of studying human hibernation.

【4】Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A text book.

B．A science magazine.

C．An art review.

D．A biography

23、From New York Times: super-achieving moms on Wall Street have househusbands! The report pointed to a tenfold increase (since 1980) in the number of women in finance with stay-at-home husbands, allowing them to achieve success without the distractions of housework and child raising.

【1】 And I don’t doubt the increase in the number of households where husbands and wives are exchanging roles, but this arrangement isn’t really new. The real news is that until recently, noone wanted to admit it.

I’ve been covering the elite(精英) class of big law firms for over 10 years, and I can tell you that many of the women who make it to the top often have a man at home who’s taking care of the kids, planning the meals, and otherwise keeping the fireplace fired up. Indeed, you can go to any number of big firms in New York City where there’s a handful of female partners (the national average for female equity partners has barely surpassed 16%), and the gossip among the associates is that those women in power are either single or married to men who stay at home. “They seem to belong to some sort of househusband club,” said one associate about the female partners with kids.【2】

I sensed that reluctance when I did a story on female partners at big Wall Street firms with househusbands a few years ago. Though three couples were happy to speak to me on the record about their arrangement, many more held back from going public.

Often, successful women are reluctant to admit that their husband is really the one minding the home. “He has primary responsibility for the kids, but he also works on the side,” explained one partner about how her husband spends his time. 【3】 “He’s doing consulting” is a popular explanation.

All of this points to our rooted uncertainty about changing gender roles. Men in these situations often feel alienated (格格不入的)，particularly if they are surrounded by stay-at-home moms. 【4】

A．They just didn't like to talk about it.

B．That formula shouldn’t surprise anyone.

C．We live in a country that doesn’t have much of a safety net for anyone.

D．But when she was pressed about what type of work the husband does, the reply is often vague.

E．This typical arrangement may be more long-lasting if the wife makes an enormous amount of money.

F．But the power moms with the stay-at-home husbands are just as uneasy, often more embarrassed than proud that they’ve upset the traditional order.

24、   "Her grades are fine； I'm not worried about that， but she just doesn't seem to love learning any more，"

Alice's mum said．

She's absolutely right． I'd noticed the same thing about her daughter over the previous two or three years when I'd been Alice's middle school teacher， and I have an answer， right there on the tip of my tongue， to what has gone wrong． Yet I'm torn between my responsibility to help Alice and the knowledge that what I have to say is a truth I'm not sure this mother is ready to hear．

The truth for this parent and so many others is this： Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love of learning at the altar of achievement， and it's our fault． Alice's parents， her teachers， society at large - we are all supposed to be blamed in this crime against learning． From her first day of school， we pointed her toward that altar and trained her to measure her progress by means of points， scores， and awards．

We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her intellect（智力）， and that her intellect is more important than her character． We taught her to come home proudly bearing grade As， championship prizes， and college acceptance， and not on purpose， we taught her that we don't really care how she obtains them． We taught her to protect her academic and extracurricular（课外的）perfection at all costs and that it's better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk losing that perfect record． Above all else， we taught her to fear failure． That fear is what has destroyed her love of learning．

【1】We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the author ______ ．

A. thinks Alice is right

B. is uncertain of the answer

C. hesitates to express an idea

D. wonders why the mother is worried

【2】Which can replace the underlined words"at the altar of"？ ______

A. instead of   B. at the risk of

C. at the loss of   D. in the interest of

【3】What has really made Alice change her attitude to learning？ ______

A. Being slow in study．   B. Fear of bad grades．

C. Difficulty in study．   D. Press from parents．

【4】What is more important for a teenager in the author's opinion？ ______

A. His knowledge．   B. His intellect．

C. His character．   D. His achievement．

25、   It was the start of the winter track season. I stood with my friends, carefully _________ new teammates. There was something about a girl with green suede（绒面革的）_________, as my friends gossiped about her. “Does the girl over there honestly think the shoes look good?” I heard someone say, pointing in her _________. Noticeably different, she trembled in the wind as we began our _________. Following us to the starting line, the girl looked _________, “What is a 400-meter repeat?” she asked with a slight accent _________ to me. I thought about her _________ for a moment, but then I quickly forgot about it as one of my teammates sarcastically（讽刺的）yelled the _________.

Quickly, though, I remembered that just last year I would have asked the same _________ . I wondered if they had been that sarcastic with me. No, that was __________. I looked like a runner. So I __________, showing off my speed as the girl with the green suede shoes fell farther behind. Moments later, I heard the loud sound of tired feet __________ me. Thinking it was one of my friends, I __________, only to see the girl with green sneakers looking confused again.

“What is ‘cool down’?” she asked, her __________ more obvious this time. __________ about her accent, I asked, “Are you from this country?” “No, I am from __________.” For the next lap, I found myself asking her about everything: her favorite foods, how she liked America and how to say different words in German. I was enjoying our __________ till we finished our run.

Disappointed in myself, I realized how __________ I had been. Her personality was not __________ by the shoes she wore. How could I have been so wrapped up in __________?

A．training

B．describing

C．introducing

D．surveying

A．trousers

B．sneakers

C．gloves

D．socks

A．spirit

B．attitude

C．direction

D．manner

A．competition

B．practice

C．challenge

D．experiment

A．confused

B．shocked

C．terrified

D．disappointed

A．strange

B．suitable

C．similar

D．rude

A．belief

B．identity

C．rank

D．origin

A．news

B．answer

C．detail

D．notice

A．demand

B．order

C．question

D．situation

A．abnormal

B．unreasonable

C．impossible

D．unnecessary

A．responded

B．changed

C．continued

D．behaved

A．fading away

B．coming close to

C．ringing around

D．bouncing back to

A．hung out

B．gave in

C．hurried up

D．turned around

A．accent

B．voice

C．posture

D．personality

A．Mad

B．Serious

C．Careful

D．Curious

A．Germany

B．America

C．England

D．France

A．conversation

B．presentation

C．arrangement

D．appointment

A．aggressive

B．judgmental

C．stubborn

D．selfish

A．hidden

B．controlled

C．represented

D．limited

A．character

B．nationality

C．performance

D．appearance

26、假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，讲述上周你参加学校英文歌曲演唱比赛的过程。词数不少于60。

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