白杨2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、 In my view, London's not as expensive in price as Tokyo but Tokyo is ______in traffic.

A.the most organized B.more organized

C.so organized as D.as organized as

2、I really want to go to a place for the summer vacation, ________ especially with beautiful scenery and unique culture.

A．it

B．that

C．this

D．one

3、Most of the money for the reconstruction of the quake-stricken town has been allocated by the

government, the rest ______ from the coming charity concerts.

A. to be collected   B. having been collected

C. being collected   D. to have been collected

4、Mr.White works with a chemical import-export company,but he________for this industrial exhibition, since he is on leave.

A.has worked B.works C.has been working D.is working

5、Frank ______ firmly to the belief that human kindness would overcome evil.

A. submitted   B. subscribed   C. corresponded   D. committed

6、They’d won 12 ______ games before they lost.

A．vivid

B．straight

C．typical

D．flexible

7、Despite Johnson’s being green at his job, the work he did was ________ and thus won the manager’s approval.

A.familiar B.demanding C.adequate D.primitive

8、－ Mum, where's my packed lunch?

－ In the kitchen. I ________ you two sandwiches.

A. make   B. am making

C. have made   D. will make

9、I wonder whether his hearing is okay ______ he has turned the television up very loud.

A. unless B. although C. until  D. because

10、Fear of failure is ______ holds people back from achieving their dreams and acting on their great ideas.

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

11、The new technology, if _________ to rice growing, will help increase the grain output．

A. applied   B. applying

C. to apply     D. having applied

12、When you are   ，I will appreciate   if you pay in cash.

A.checking out； that B.paying off； it

C.paying out； / D.checking out； it

13、For breakfast Lisa only drinks juice from fresh fruit ______ on their own farm.

A．being grown

B．grown

C．to be grown

D．to grow

14、We’re trying to ring you back, Bryan, but we think we your number incorrectly.

A.looked up B.took down C.worked out D.brought about

15、Those ______ achieve great things are the ones willing to be scared but not scared off.

A．what

B．who

C．which

D．whom

16、It was David dreamed to be an interpreter, _____ he joined a translation club at the age of 16.

A. but B. so C. or D. for

17、In the office I never seem to have time until after 5:30 p.m.， many people have gone home.

A.whose time B.that

C.on which D.by which time

18、The masterpiece “Guernica”, ________ by Picasso, is permanently exhibited in Madrid.

A. paint B. painted C. painting D. to paint

19、You don’ I have to give me your answer now. Give it some ________ and then let me know.

A.support B.protection C.energy D.consideration

20、Oh! The flower can’t be saved. If the flower had been watered，it now.

A.wouldn’t be dying B.is dead

C.had been dead D.will not die

21、This Monday，the nation will start to celebrate Presidents’ Day，just seven days before George Washington’s birthday．Everyone agrees that day is a holiday，but is it just to celebrate George Washington’s Birthday? What about Abraham Lincoln? Some government offices call it Presidents’ Day．Others say the holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday．Confused yet?

George Washington was elected the country’s first President on April 30，1789．Soon after，Americans began publicly celebrating his birthday．Presidential historians say the actual date of George Washington’s birth is February 11，1732．But a change in the calendar system 20 years later shifted all dates，making Washington’s birthday February 22，which is now well accepted．In 1879．Congress made Washington’s birthday an official federal holiday．It was the first federal holiday to celebrate an individual’s birthday．In 1968，Congress passed the Monday Holidays Act，which moved the holiday to the third Monday in February．The new law did not change the holiday’s name．It was still called Washington’s Birthday，even though some lawmakers wanted to call it Presidents’ Day to include Abraham Lincoln，whose actual birthday is February 12．

Many people argue that the holiday should celebrate all past Presidents．They feel Lincoln should be honored for his role in preserving the nation during the Civil War and helping to free slaves．Others feel the holiday should only honor Washington．the country’s first President．They say shifting the focus away from Washington would mean future generations of kids would not know about the Father of Our Country．

Laws have been introduced in Congress over the years to require use of the term “George Washington’s Birthday．”but none of those laws have been passed．Meanwhile，many state governments and school districts now use the term “Presidents’ Day．”Many stoles also use it to promote holiday sales．

Should the holiday honor Washington，Washington and Lincoln，or all past Presidents? Write to emailbag@timeforkids．com and tell us what you think．

【1】The President’s Day was originally designed to honor______．

A．George Washington B．Abraham Lincoln

C．all presidents      D．the Civil War

【2】What can we infer from the passage?

A．Washington’s Birthday is the same as Lincoln’s．

B．The change in the calendar system was not wise．

C．The new act changed the holiday’s name．

D．This Monday is the third one of this February．

【3】What’s the main argument about this holiday?

A．When to celebrate the holiday．

B．How to celebrate the holiday．

C．Which president to honor．

D．Where to celebrate the holiday．

【4】What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Why people celebrate President Day.

B．The history and debate behind Presidents’ Day

C．To celebrate Presidents’ Day or not

D．Colorful activities on Presidents’ Day

22、Claritin® Chewables Cool Mint Flavor

Powerful 24-hour. non-drowsy allergy relief plus an immediate blast of cooling sensation you can feel.

DIRECTIONS

• convenient chewablc form •no water needed

Adults and children 12 years and over: chew 1 tablet daily; not more than 1 tablet in 24 hours

Children under 12: ask a doctor

Consumers with liver or kidney disease: ask a doctor

Robintussin ®12 Hour Tablets

Temporarily relieve cough due to minor throat pain, the intensity of coughing and the impulse to cough.

DIRECTIONS

• do not crush, chew or break tablets • take with a full glass of water

Adults and children 12 years and older: I tablet every 12 hours; not more than 2tablets in 24 hours

Children under 12: ask a doctor

Tylenol ®Cold Max Daytime Caplets

Temporarily relieve common cold/flu symptoms.

DIRECTIONS

• swallow whole-do not crush, chew or dissolve

Adults and children 12 years and over: take 2 caplets every 4 hours; do not take more than 10 caplets in 24 hours

Children under 12: ask a doctor

Motrin ®IB Ibuprofen Caplets

Relieve tough pain and reduce fever.

DIRECTIONS

Adults and children 12 years and older: take I caplet every 4 to 6 hours while symptoms persist; if pain or fever does not respond to I caplet, 2 caplets may be used; do not exceed 6 caplets in 24 hours, unless directed by a doctor

Children under 12: ask a doctor

【1】If a person suffers from a cough, which medicine can he or she take?

A．Claritin ®Chewables Cool Mint Flavor.

B．Robintussin® Hour Tablets.

C．Tylenol ®Cold Max Daytime Caplets.

D．Motrin® IB Ihuprofen Caplet

【2】How should a patient of 15 take Tylenol ®Cold Max Daytime Caplets?

A．Take 1 caplet every time.

B．Chew it before swallowing.

C．Take 2 caplets every fourth hour.

D．Take 12 caplets in one day.

【3】What do the four medicines have in common?

A．They can all treat colds.

B．They can’t be taken with other medicines.

C．They should be taken with water.

D．They need doctors’ advice for patients under 12.

23、Flower Show—The Great Garden Festival

This year’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show promises to be the best “Great Garden Festival”. Discover beautiful garden displays, practical gardening advice, great shopping, quality food and entertainment, each with its own distinctive theme and flavour. Hands-on help is all around, with experts to quiz and top nursery plantspeople sharing their skills on the show.

TICKET PRICES

As a member, you’ll enjoy priority show tickets, discounts and as well as days out at more than 150 gardens.

Up to 2 children 16 and under go FREE with an accompanying adult.

HOW TO FIND US

By Rail

Hampton Court station is approximately 30 minutes from London Waterloo. Save money on your entry ticket when you travel with South West Trains.

By Launches

Arrive by boat with Launches to the flower show entrance. Shuttle trip from Hampton Court station just ￡2.50. The members departing from piers (码头) in Kingston save ￡2 on adult fare — please show membership card.

BY Road

Take the District Line to Richmond underground station, then the R68 bus Hampton Court.

Parking

We recommend parking at the showground which costs￡10 per day and is available at the Stud Gate car park on the A308 Hampton Court Road, and the Hampton Court ear park opposite Hampton Court Palace. Frequent courtesy buses will rin all day between this facility and Hampton Court station.

【1】We can know from Paragraph 1 that ________.

A．the Flower Show is sure to be the best festival.

B．the visitors can taste delicious food with local flavour.

C．the Flower Show provides professional consulting service.

D．the visitors can learn how to garden and well their own plants.

【2】How much is the public rate (in advance) for 11am on Thursday 10 July?

A．￡34.

B．￡23.5.

C．￡30.

D．￡15.

【3】Which means of transportation provides priority for the members?

A．By rail.

B．By launches.

C．By road.

D．By car.

24、   If you think about it, work-life balance is a strange ambition for a fulfilling life. Balance is about stasis: if our lives were ever in balance-parents happy, kids taken care of, work working-then our overriding thought would be to shout “Nobody move!” and pray all would stay perfect forever. This false hope is made worse by the categories themselves. They imply that work is bad, and life is good. And so the challenge, we are told, is to balance the heaviness of work with the lightness of life.

Yet work is not the opposite of life. It is instead a part of life-just as family is, as are friends and community. All of these aspects of living have their share of uplifting moments and moments that drag us down. The same is true of work. Treat work the same way you do life: by maximizing what you love.

We have interviewed several anesthesiologists (麻醉师) about the thrills they feel in their jobs. One said he loved the thrill of holding each patient hovering at that one precise point between life and death. Another said she loved the bedside conversations before the operation aiming to calm the panic that affects many patients. Another was drawn mostly to the anesthetic mechanism and has devoted himself to defining precisely how each drug does what it does.

Think of your life’s many different activities as threads. Some are black and some are white. But some of these activities appear to be made of a different substance. These activities contain all the tell-tale signs of love: before you do them, you find yourself looking forward to them; while you’re doing them, time speeds up and you find yourself in flow; and after you’ve done them, you feel energetic. These are your red threads, and research by the Mayo Clinic suggests that doctors who weave the fabric of their life with at least 20% red threads are significantly less likely to experience burnout.

The simplest way for you to do this is to spend a week in love with your job. During the week, any time you find yourself feeling one of the signs of love write down exactly what you were doing in the column “Love”. And any time you find yourself feeling the inverse write down what you were doing in the column “Loathe”. By the end of the week you will see a list of activities in your “Love” column, which create in you a positive feeling, one that draws you in and lifts you up.

Our goal should be to, little by little, week by week, intentionally unbalance all aspects of our work toward the former and away from the latter. Not simply to make us feel better, but so that our colleagues, our friends and our family can all benefit from us at our very best.

【1】What is the author’s attitude towards work-life balance?

A.Doubtful. B.Disapproving.

C.Supportive. D.Neutral.

【2】The author uses three anesthesiologists as examples to ________.

A.prove people benefit from work

B.indicate doctors take pride in their work

C.show people gain joy from different situations

D.imply doctors reduce the pressure of work successfully

【3】“Red threads” in Paragraph 4 refer to the activities that ________.

A.arouse your passion B.satisfy your desires

C.improve your motivation D.require your efforts

【4】Which of the following does the author probably agree with?

A.Red threads are necessary for a balanced life.

B.Recording activities helps create positive feeling.

C.Find love in work instead of keeping work-life balance.

D.Maximize what you love to remove the heaviness from work.

25、During my first improv (即兴表演)class, I learned a core concept of improv: “yes, and.” It means that, as improvisers, we accept what fellow performers say. If someone says that zebras are librarians, for example, then zebras are librarians. We do not _________ the logic. we say “yes” and continue with the scene as if nothing is wrong.

To do this _________, our teacher warned us that we’d have to avoid second-guessing ourselves. Sometimes scenes go in unexpected directions. The best improv_________ when performers stay open to different possibilities and say whatever pops into their minds.

I got a taste of how _________ that is when acting out my first scene. My classmate turned to me and said, “Mom is going to be so mad.” Mad about what? My mind spun out ideas, and my inner critic shot them all down. We broke the car? No, that’s too easy. We failed a test? No, you don’t want your classmates thinking you’re stupid on the first day. I finally _________ an answer: “Yes, we’re going to be late for dinner.” The scene proceeded from there, and we eventually finished as two sisters who lost their way on a hiking trip.

The first few scenes were hard, but as weeks turned into months, I became more comfortable thinking on my feet. I never _________ my inner critic entirely, but over time, I didn’t police my words with quite so much vigor. I also became better at _________, relating to my conversation partners, and communicating clearly in the moment.

The training came in handy 6 months ago, when I was giving a seminar(研讨课)about my science. An audience member surprised me with a question that didn’t _________ the information I’d presented. Instead of getting annoyed, I _________ the “yes, and” approach — accepting the question at face value and letting my mind focus on why it was asked. That helped me find an appropriate answer.

The benefits of improv go beyond __________. Early on in graduation school, I would get stuck when I got unexpected data in my experiments; my inner critic would assume I had made a mistake. But now, after accepting the “yes, and” concept,I no longer go into an experiment thinking that I already __________ the story my data are going to tell.

Last year, I used that approach after encountering confusing data. Instead of getting __________, I kept exploring the data and ended up identifying a new type of cell. If I hadn’t stayed open to the possibility that the results were __________, I would have missed out on the most exciting finding of my PhD. so far.

All scientists can benefit from this lesson. If the data say zebras are librarians, then it’s worth investigating whether zebras are, __________, librarians. Our job as scientists isn’t to get data that __________ a pre-understood story. Our job is to say “yes, and”.

【1】

A．provide

B．follow

C．question

D．ignore

【2】

A．effectively

B．permanently

C．instinctively

D．occasionally

【3】

A．shrinks

B．happens

C．helps

D．leaps

【4】

A．important

B．difficult

C．powerless

D．sufficient

【5】

A．thought over

B．waited for

C．gave up

D．landed on

【6】

A．silenced

B．heard

C．respected

D．trained

【7】

A．reading

B．speaking

C．listening

D．writing

【8】

A．go on with

B．stay away from

C．grow out of

D．add up to

【9】

A．doubted

B．implemented

C．presented

D．discussed

【10】

A．communication

B．understanding

C．restriction

D．statement

【11】

A．tell

B．know

C．adapt

D．love

【12】

A．distracted

B．surprised

C．accustomed

D．discouraged

【13】

A．useless

B．wrong

C．due

D．real

【14】

A．in fact

B．for example

C．in a word

D．that is to say

【15】

A．distinguish

B．provide

C．support

D．construct

26、“Be sure to hang the decorations high,” said Polly, my stepmom. “Jake might mistake the colorful glass balls for his toys and try to bite them,” Jake was new to our family that Christmas. He was a beautiful brown-and-white dog. And, of course, he was loaded with the curiosity that made everything a toy.

Two weeks before Christmas, we brought out the boxes of decorations, many of which had been in Polly’s family for ages. Among them was a special box that held an entire gingerbread family (姜饼人). They were real cookies, hung with red ribbons (丝带) and made many years earlier.

Every now and then, I or one of my little sisters—Ruth and Sue—would pretend we were going to eat one, knowing that Polly would say, “You’ll break a tooth! They’re so old that they’re rock-hard.” We didn’t really want to eat them, but we enjoyed making fun of Polly.

Since we didn’t know how Jake would react to the decorations or the Christmas tree, we were careful to put the decorations up high. Jake sniffed (嗅) the tree a lot. Those first couple of days, Polly caught him starting to lift a leg on the tree twice. But he learned quickly and settled for sniffing from a distance.

The weekend before Christmas, Dad and Polly took us to watch the new holiday movie. Excited, we jumped into the car with bags of home-made popcorn, and off we went for a great evening.

A few hours later, we returned home, only to find...a terrible mess. It wasn’t the Christmas tree. In fact, we weren’t sure what it was. We stood just inside the door staring at the mess. As it turned out, it was Jake’s bed, which he’d destroyed. Left alone for the first time, he must have gotten bored, attacked it and left it for dead. We didn’t know that the bed was not the only victim.

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The next morning, we girls were playing in the living room when Ruth let out a sudden cry.

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“It wasn’t me,” I said, in case anybody thought I’d had a midnight snack of rock-hard decorations.

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