云浮2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、–Long time no see! Where have you been?

--I went to Ningxia and ______ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.

A. stayed   B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying

2、Teachers should be aware that students may forget what you taught or what you did, but they will never forget ___ you made them feel.

A.why B.how C.what D.that

3、As is reported, it is 115 years______Peking University was founded.

A. when   B. before C. after D. since

4、Our village is making efforts to _________its development pattern to promote green growth.

A.squeeze B.compromise C.transform D.differentiate

5、Studying hard is,  of course, important,  but enough res is no doubt ______ or even more important.

A.largely B.merely C.equally D.partly

6、Some very common things such as ________to the strong sunlight for a long time will do harm to the skin and even cause skin cancer.

A．exposing

B．having exposing

C．being exposed

D．exposed

7、—I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight?

—____. I’m not using it anyhow.

A.Sure, go ahead. B.I don’t know C.Yes, indeed D.I don’t care

8、The Williams moved to a safer area and since then they_______back to their past life.

A.wouldn't watch B.haven't looked C.didn't look D.hadn't watched

9、Tom tried hard to ______ his book, but his thoughts kept flying back to the movie.

A．concentrate on

B．settle for

C．give up

D．take down

10、The government agrees that it will provide medicine injections   emergencies to children experiencing severe allergic reactions.

A.in salute to B.in case of

C.in care for D.in return for

11、Can you make yourself __________ in English?

A.to understand B.understand C.understanding D.understood

12、It is the bus driver who should ______ the safety of the passengers.

A. answer for   B. search for   C. stand for   D. go for

13、－Mike, did you see Mr. Chapman in the office just now?

－Yes, he ________, and he looked a little bit nervous.

A. had interviewed   B. was interviewed

C. was being interviewed   D. is being interviewing

14、Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies.

A. chased B. registered

C. offered D. compromised

15、 Success is not final, and failure is not deadly. It is the courage to continue ______ counts in life.

A. that   B. which

C. where   D. when

16、Researches indicate that people who constantly work extra hours are more than three times as likely as those who work simply in the daytime _______ signs of depression.

A. shown   B. showing   C. show   D. to show

17、Chance favors only the prepared mind.That is telling us to be prepared until the opportunity presents ______ .

A. one   B. itself

C. you   D. this

18、—Simon will listen to music every time he comes across a maths problem.

—You know, music is the source of ______ in life.

A. inspiration B. identification

C. reaction  D. recreation

19、Mary was pleased to see that the seeds she ______ in the garden were growing.

A. was planting   B. has planted   C. would plant   D. had planted

20、Manchester United has decided that Wayne Rooney will not be sold to any other club no matter how much money is offered or ______ the potential risks of keeping an unhappy player.

A.however B.whether C.what D.whatever

21、As both a parent and a college professor, I have witnessed the destructive effects of test anxiety. Students with it can say quickly the material and explain complex content in a relaxed environment but fail in an exam. When it matters the most, students with test anxiety can convey the least.

Some students turn to drugs. With any medicine, there is a concern for safety, particularly when it is with the brain, the body’s most complicated and important organ. A new study suggests there may be a choice to these drugs for students: an open-label placebo (安慰剂).

Placebos have long been known to effectively reduce symptoms for different illnesses. Traditionally, service of a placebo treatment requires some tricks, in that people believe they are receiving an active, effective treatment, but in reality, they are taking a sugar pill or an activity that has no medical help. An open-label placebo is different: people are told from the start that they are receiving a placebo that contains no medication. And yet Schaefer’s findings indicate that people may still benefit from it.

Why did the placebo work? At this point, scientists are not entirely sure. Human mental processes can be changed by environment. Taking the pills each day may have encouraged participants to think about test anxiety and may have also provided a sense that they were doing something to deal with it.

Finally, although participants taking the placebos did show improvement on a number of self-report measures, they had no benefit over the control group with respect to scores on their final exams. They may have felt better about taking their exams, but those feelings did not change into improved test scores.

Despite these limits, the present findings are appealing and suggest a low-cost, low-risk way for reducing an all-too common problem among students.

【1】What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A．Test anxiety prevents some students perform normally in exams.

B．Test anxiety can improve some students’ performance after exams.

C．A relaxed atmosphere helps students bring out their best in exams.

D．Some students’ performance in exams is connected with environment.

【2】Why do people feel placebos effective?

A．Because people feel it necessary psychologically.

B．Because people’s psychological feelings are at work.

C．Because placebos are made from sugar and taste sweet.

D．Because placebos are an open choice for the people taking it.

【3】What can be concluded from the fourth and fifth paragraphs?

A．Taking placebos can reduce test anxiety.

B．Taking placebos can improve test scores.

C．Taking placebos is not as effective as taking drugs.

D．Taking placebos can increase sense of achievement.

【4】What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Drug, a public concern for brain safety.

B．Test anxiety, a destructive factor in exams.

C．Open-label placebo, a free choice for students.

D．Placebo, a likely way to deal with test anxiety.

22、No matter what your goals are in life, there is one great law that you need to obey in order to be successful: No one else is going to climb the ladder (梯子) of success for you. 【1】 Prom the day you leave your parents’ house, you are responsible for your life and the choices you make.

If you want a better life, you need to make better decisions. 【2】 However, it doesn’t change anything. Only you can change your life by changing the choices you make. Take responsibility for everything in your life. Even if it’s not in your direct control, you can always choose how you respond.

【3】 If you choose what is fun and easy over what is necessary, you will never reach the levels of success and happiness you are capable of achieving in your life. That’s because every great victory requires great sacrifice. If success was easy, everybody would be success.

There is nothing that you can’t achieve with hard work. People often think that their lives will suddenly change through some magical event in the future. 【4】 Your life changes only to the extent that you change. Nothing will ever change if you don’t change what you do daily.

A great way to actively create your future is to ask yourself: If I already achieved my goals, how would I act on a daily basis? What books would I read, how often would I work out, and how would I spend my time at the office? 【5】

A．But that is not the case.

B．No one else is responsible for your life.

C．Now these questions seem like magic to you.

D．Nothing else can be the drive for your success.

E．Once you answer these questions, you know what to do.

F．The biggest enemy to success is the path of least resistance.

G．You can blame other people for your lack of happiness all life long.

23、As self-driving cars come closer to being common on American roads, much of the rhetoric（说辞）promoting them has to do with safety. About 40,000 people die on U.S. roads every year, and driver errors are linked to more than 90 percent of crashes. But many of the biggest advocates of autonomous（自动的）vehicles aren’t car companies looking to improve the safety of their existing products. Huge support for itself-driving technologies is coming from Silicon Valley giants like Google and Apple.

Those of us who have studied the relationship between technology and society tend to look more carefully at the motivations behind any technologically push. In this case, it’s clear that in addition to addressing safety concerns, Silicon Valley firms have a strong incentive（动机）to create a new venue for increasing the use of their digital devices. Every minute people spend on their mobile phones provides data—and often money—to tech companies.

At present, digital devices and driving are in conflict: There are serious, often fatal, consequences when drivers use smartphones to talk or to text. Regulators and safety advocates look to resolve dial conflict by banning phone use while driving – as has happened in almost every state. But the tech companies are taking a different approach. The obvious answer for Silicon Valley is creating an automobile in which continuous cellphone use no longer poses a threat to anyone.

In recent years, the amount of time adults spend on their mobile devices has grown rapidly. At the moment, it’s around four hours a day for the average adult in the U.S. However, that rapid growth is likely to slow down as people run out of time that’s available for them up to use their devices. Unless, of course, there’s a new block of time that suddenly opens up. The average American now spends about 48 minutes in a car every day, a sizeable opportunity for increased cellphone use.

Sop as the public conversation around autonomous cars highlights the safety advantages, don’t forget the tech industry’s powerful desire for more profits, which goes well beyond simply saving us from ourselves.

【1】Who are responsible for most traffic accidents in American?

A. Car companies.   B. Drivers.

C. Tech companies.   D. Self-driving cars.

【2】What pushes Silicon Valley to promote self-driving technologies?

A. To make more money.   B. To reduce traffic accidents.

C. To limit the use of digital devices.   D. To support car companies.

【3】What does the underlined phrase “a new block of time” possibly refer to?

A. The working time.   B. People’s spare time.

C. The time spent in the car.   D. The time spent on mobile devices.

【4】What can we know from the passage?

A. We should teach people to strictly obey traffic rules.

B. The writer calls on us to look at autonomous cars wisely.

C. Car companies are the leading promoters of self-driving cars.

D. No solution to the conflict between mobile phone use and driving has been found yet.

24、   Tricia Hurt, her husband Brian, and their son Brady were out enjoying a fishing adventure on Marsh-Miller Lake in Wisconsin when they found a baby bear in huge suffering. According to the locals in the area, the little bear had been running on land with a plastic tub on his head for three to four days, but he somehow got into the water, worsening his condition.

The bear could be seen swimming in fear and shifting away from the family as they edged the boat closer. He was terrified, but the tub was quickly filled with water and he was in danger of drowning.

"Go a little faster, Brady. Get in front of him," Tricia instructed her son to drive the boat closer to the animal. Brian got close to the bear and tried to pull the tub out, but it had become too slippery. Brian lost his control, but he wasn't discouraged because the bear's ears had managed to come loose. That meant the plastic tub wasn't stuck and he just had to get closer.

The rescue lasted about five minutes and they made several attempts before the tub finally came off. Brady made the boat circle around the bear and his father gave one last try that set the animal free. Once the tub came off, the bear was able to swim easily to the shore and catch a much-needed break.

The family was extremely relieved as Tricia called out to the swimming animal, "Swim happily.'

"We were so excited! We did our good deed for the day. It felt good to help the poor bear. You don't like to see animals struggle." Tricia later said in an interview.

When the Hurts returned to their resort, everyone offered their gratitude. Tracy, a native, said, "No one else had been able to help the bear for several days as it struggled with the deadly tub on its head. We need more people like the Hurts!"

【1】What happened to the bear?

A．He was drowned in the lake.

B．He was hurt by hunters.

C．He got a tub on his head.

D．He got trapped by the locals.

【2】Who pulled out the tub?

A．Tracy.

B．Tricia.

C．Brady.

D．Brian.

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

A．A Family Outing-Timely Rescue.

B．Tubs Banned-Animals Saved.

C．Never Too Late to Save Animals.

D．An Exciting Family Adventure.

25、Making a family

For years, Dad had avoided raising a dog. Whenever the _______ came up, Dad said: “Dogs are a pain. I don’t want to be _______ .” Despite his opposition, Mom brought a puppy named Chip that transformed us all.

Instead of being a self—absorbed teenager, I began to have someone else to _______ . I had promised that if we got a dog, I’d be _______ , and I was. I fed and walked him every day. Chip taught me about _______ and consequences. I learned that it is rewarding to take care of others. And this _______ stayed with me as I grew.

Mom was always _______ to have someone to just sit and listen, but our busy family didn’t sit still for that. Chip would sit with Mom, _______ his head at times and looking into Mom’s eyes.

The biggest _______ was Dad’s. Dad was the first to allow him to sit on the sofa. He even made chew toys for him. Chip ________ Dad’s heart.

Chip united us. After dinner, we’d review ________ tricks or teach him new ones. We’d ________ funny stories of the cute things he’d done that day. The important thing is that we’d do this together as a ________ .

People sometimes ________ that pet lovers treat their pets too much like humans. It isn’t that they are abandoning humanity; rather, their pets stimulate the ________ of their humanity.

【1】

A．topic

B．news

C．question

D．doubt

【2】

A．replaced

B．defeated

C．bothered

D．monitored

【3】

A．rely on

B．run after

C．play with

D．care for

【4】

A．sensible

B．responsible

C．ambitious

D．generous

【5】

A．actions

B．words

C．effects

D．costs

【6】

A．routine

B．lesson

C．habit

D．hobby

【7】

A．dying

B．unwilling

C．disappointed

D．annoyed

【8】

A．nodding

B．lowering

C．hanging

D．raising

【9】

A．change

B．challenge

C．problem

D．threat

【10】

A．protected

B．followed

C．softened

D．hardened

【11】

A．previous

B．complex

C．simple

D．basic

【12】

A．create

B．cover

C．share

D．read

【13】

A．committee

B．family

C．company

D．group

【14】

A．hope

B．approve

C．explain

D．complain

【15】

A．darkness

B．weakness

C．future

D．beauty

26、你校英文报正面向高三学生征稿，以呈现三年校园生活中促进个人成长的难忘时刻。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1.难忘经历；

2.难忘原因。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卷的相应位置作答。

A Memorable Moment

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