甘孜州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、What I love most about reading novels is ______ the authors vividly describe the characters.

A. what   B. why

C. how   D. whom

2、He has written two articles for the journal，one to be published in this issue，the other to___________ in the next.

A. turn out B. come out

C. bring out. D. leave out

3、Dad and mom are busier than before; we're eating out more often than we _________.

A.use to B.used to C.were used to D.are used to

4、_______the strong winds continue, part of the highway would still be temporarily closed.

A. Could B. Would   C. Should   D. Might

5、There are no ______ proposals to reduce the road accidents. We are still seeking inspiration.

A. contradictory   B. concrete

C. confidential   D. controversial

6、My neighbour Sana is always sheltering her child too much, and that’s ____we differ.

A．when

B．what

C．how

D．where

7、The number of Hutongs in Beijing is decreasing, ______ they still attract tourists from all over the world.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

8、With the development of science, more new technology ______ to the fields of IT.

A．has introduced

B．is being introduced

C．is introduced

D．was introduced

9、Why not try your luck in the library? That’s ________ the American classical books are kept.

A. how   B. why   C. when D. where

10、Raymond’s parents wanted him to have_______ possible education.

A.good B.better C.best D.the best

11、 ––Have you asked Peter for advice?

––No, he ______ someone, so I didn’t disturb him.

A. is talking with  B. has talked with

C. was talking with D. had talked with

12、--- Well, a mushroom soup, a vegetable salad, and anything _____ , sir?

--- An apple pie, please.

A. to follow B. follows

C. followed D. following

13、Jack always dreams of his song ______,so that he can make a fortune overnight.

A. hanging on   B. catching on

C. moving on   D. holding on

14、I like your products very much ________ quality but I think the price is too high.

A．in charge of

B．in place of

C．in terms of

D．in spite of

15、We packed all the books in the wooden boxes_______ they wouldn’t get damaged.

A. as long as   B. as if

C. in case   D. so that

16、The time is not far away ________ fair national health service will be available to all Chinese people.

A.when B.as C.until D.before

17、________is the power of global warming that the climate goes from one extreme to the other.

A．Such

B．This

C．That

D．So

18、I didn’t ________ having to do the cooking myself, or I would have learnt one or two dishes from my mom.

A. expect B. anticipate

C. forecast D. preview

19、----A study suggests reducing energy demand in the future may _______ urban areas.

---That’s true. Cities need more energy than small towns or other rural areas.

A. center on B. act on C. hang on D. catch on

20、You can’t imagine how excited we were ________ that our schoolmates had won the first place in National Robot Competition.

A.learning B.having learned

C.to be learning D.to learn

21、First Year Learning Communities in University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC)

First Year Learning Communities, also known as “FLCs”, are groups of students from similar programs of study. FLCs focus on building community and working together to build skills for success.

Why Join?

First Year Learning Communities help first-year students to make connections within their program of study while developing academic, career and personal skills. Each year, past participants tell us how the program helped them to get to know their classmates, faculty, staff, and alumni. Students also tell us that the program helped them be familiar with university and enhance their university experience.

About the Program

FLCs meet every two weeks for FLC Meetings, facilitated by their upper-year FLC Leaders. FLCs are divided by program of study, with a maximum of 40 students in each FLC. There is no cost for participating in this program.

The program will begin in early September and will run until April 30. FLC Meetings will take place on campus and in-person. FLC programming may include off-campus trips, special events, and virtual events.

Application Dates & Deadlines

The formal application period will run from June 1 to September 1. Applicants will be notified of their status by September 3.

You can apply at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ first-year-learning-communities-program-flip.

Applying After the Deadline

Students may continue to apply after the application deadline and throughout the school year. Should you apply outside of this period, you will be added to our waiting list and notified if spaces come available.

Eligibility

To participate in this program, you must be an undergraduate, UTSC student in your first year at U’TSC. Transfer students and students with transfer credits are welcome and encouraged to apply.

The First Year Learning Communities Program is open to the following programs of study:

Arts (Humanities, Social Sciences and Visual & Performing Arts)

Computer Science, Mathematics & Statistics

Physical & Environmental Sciences

Psychological & Health Sciences

【1】What can the FLCs help first-year students do in UTSC?

A．Adjust to college life.

B．Change programs of study.

C．Raise money for universities.

D．Learn college courses in advance.

【2】What is the formal submission closing date for the program?

A．June 1.

B．September 1.

C．September 3.

D．April 30.

【3】Where is this text probably taken from?

A．A textbook.

B．A course plan.

C．An academic report.

D．A program application.

22、Women Whose Inventions Changed Life

Rachel Zimmerman — Blissymbol Printer （1984）

At the age of 12, Zimmerman invented the Blissymbol Printer, which helps people with physical disabilities communicate via symbols that get translated into written language. What began as a project for a school science fair ended up competing at the World Exhibition of Achievement of Young Inventors. Zimmerman now works at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she develops innovations combining space technology and assistive intelligence.

Olga De Gonzalez-Sanabria ——Long Cycle-Life Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries （1987）

Director of the Systems Management Office and the highest-ranking Hispanic at NASA Glenn Research Center, Gonzalez-Sanabria played a critical role in the development of the "Long Cycle-Life Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries" which helped enable the International Space Station power system. She has since won the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal.

Ann Tsukamoto — Stem Cell Isolation （1991）

Tsukamoto and her colleagues were the first scientists to identify and isolate （分离） blood-forming stem cells. Patented in 1991 --- the first of 12 patents related to her research --- Tsukamoto has furthered her research and thanks to her, bone marrow transplants （骨髓移植）have saved the lives of thousands of people battling blood cancer

Donna Strickland — Chirped Pulse Amplification （2018）

The third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics, Strickland, along with Dr Gerard Mourou of France, has significantly advanced the science of lasers （激光）.They developed a technology for creating short, powerful laser pulses. The technique, called Chirped Pulse Amplification, has been used in corrective eye surgeries.

【1】What can we learn about the invention developed in 1987?

A．It connects space technology with assistive intelligence.

B．It can translate symbols into written languages.

C．It is used in the International Space Station,

D．It is the inventor's first of 12 patents,

【2】What is the contribution of Tsukamoto?

A．Combining space technology and assistive intelligence.

B．Creating short and powerful laser pulses.

C．Enabling the International Space Station power system.

D．Inspiring a cure for blood cancer.

【3】Which invention may benefit those with poor eyesight?

A．Blissymbol Printer

B．Stem Cell Isolation.

C．Chirped Pulse Amplification.

D．Long Cycle-Life Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries.

23、   It’s hard to turn down hamburgers, French fries, potato chips and all of the other junk food that seem to call out to us. However, eating too much junk food can harm your body, particularly if you’re between the ages of 10 and 19.

“Junk food shapes adolescent brains in ways that weaken their ability to think, learn and remember. It can also make it harder to control impulsive behaviors,” said Amy Reichelt, a brain and nutrition specialist at Western University, Canada. “It may even up a teen’s risk of depression and anxiety.”

Reichelt and two other researchers found adolescents are more sensitive than any other age group to processed foods with a lot of fat and sugar. Adolescent brains are still developing the ability to assess risks and control actions. The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that tells us we shouldn’t eat chips all the time and helps us resist that urge. But this region is the last to mature - it doesn’t fully develop until we are in our early 20s. Meanwhile, teen brains get more active from rewards for a while. The parts of the brain that make us feel good when we do something pleasurable are fully developed by the teen years.

In fact, these regions are even more sensitive when we are young. That’s because dopamine (多巴胺), a natural chemical that lifts our mood when we experience something good, is especially active in adolescent brains. Therefore, the teen brain has two strikes against it when it comes to resisting junk food. “It has a heightened drive for rewards and reduced self-regulation,” said Reichelt.

So, what’s the best way to say no to junk food? Researchers suggest exercise. When we exercise, the brain’s reward system becomes less sensitive to food. Exercise also cause the body to make a protein that helps brain cells grow and boosts connections between the prefrontal cortex and other brain regions. The prefrontal cortex thus can work better to help us make wise decisions and control our impulses.

【1】What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．The effects of eating junk food.

B．The causes of favouring junk food.

C．The tendency of sharing junk food.

D．The benefits of avoiding junk food.

【2】What is the function of the prefrontal cortex?

A．It serves as the sense of taste.

B．It promotes teenagers’ spirits.

C．It is partly in charge of self-control.

D．It helps teenagers grow physically mature.

【3】What does “it” refer to in the third paragraph?

A．The prefrontal cortex.

B．The urge.

C．The adolescent brain.

D．The body.

【4】Why is it hard for teens to give up junk food?

A．Junk food is delicious and nutritious.

B．Junk food is popular among young people.

C．Teenagers don’t realize the harm of junk food.

D．Teenagers can feel temporary excitement from junk food.

24、Most people find sugar hard to resist. Our brains need lots of energy and sugary foods provide plenty of it. But when calories are too readily available, it is easy to overdo it. There has been no shortage of research on sugar replacements without the calories, but evidence from animal and human studies has linked some to weight gain. One promising alternative is found in the fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum (奇迹果), a plant native to West Africa. These so-called miracle berries don’t taste sugary themselves, but if you try something sour afterwards it will taste unusually sweet.

In Benin, the fruit is eaten fresh and is mostly used as a sweetener to have with sour foods and drinks, says Dedeou from a university in Benin. The berry with miraculin(奇迹果蛋白)is very appreciated by local consumers, especially the kids and people with diabetes (糖尿病).

Despite the miracle berry’s promise as a sugar replacement, it is only produced on a limited scale and isn’t available worldwide. The berries don’t travel well and the plant is slow to grow.

To create an alternative source of miraculin, researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have genetically engineered tomatoes to produce the protein, but this isn’t necessary, says Tchokponhoue whose team is working to help enlarge the production of miracle berries in West Africa. Earlier this year, a team at Hainan University in China published the genome(基因图谱)of Synsepalum dulcificum, which may help.

Spanish start-up Baia Food has plans to promote sustainable growth of the plant in Ghana and market the dried berries. You can order tablets of freeze-dried miracle berries online but they are pricey, costing around £18 for a pack of 10. If you can afford it, the berry’s taste-twisting power is fun to try at home. Let the tablet melt on your tongue, then try tasting acidic foods such as lemons. The effect should last between 15 and 60 minutes.

【1】What do we know about Synsepalum dulcificum?

A．It contains high calories.

B．It is related to weight gain.

C．It tastes unusually sweet.

D．It serves as a sugar replacement

【2】What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．Efforts made to obtain more miraculin.

B．Genome published to help do the research

C．Creation advocated to produce miracle berries.

D．Transformations performed to engineer tomatoes

【3】What can we say about tablets of freeze-dried miracle berries?

A．They are sour.

B．They are inexpensive

C．They are accessible

D．They are productive.

【4】What is the author’s attitude to getting the sugar alternative?

A．Doubtful.

B．Optimistic.

C．Defensive.

D．Conservative.

25、Alicia never thought her mother, Jiamin would operate a big business. Jiamin worked her whole life as a housewife and had never _______ a business before, but she wanted to do something _______. As the owner of the Oakland Fortune Factory, Jiamin delights in _______ how much people enjoy the unique flavors and designs of their cookies.

Jiamin moved with her family from Guangdong, China, to Oakland in 1999. She _______ Alicia in Chinatown, not far from the bakery, which they did not yet own. When the bakery was on the edge of shutting down in 2016, Jiamin decided to _______ it.

Running the bakery posed a number of _______. Much of the equipment had to be _______ and the facility needed improvement. Besides, Jiamin had no _______ of operating a business and couldn’t speak English _______. Working by herself, she kept calling her daughter day after day, asking her for help. With their intense efforts, the bakery ________. After Alicia graduated from college, she moved back to ________ her mom.

Today, the business is boosting and the fortune cookies are becoming culture carriers. For example, some cookies feature traditional Chinese culture, ________ how amazing the Chinese nation is. To ________ the Year of the Tiger—Jiamin’s birth-year animal—the bakery is making some of its cookies with the Chinese character for tiger.

“The tiger represents ________ and strength,” Alicia explained. “It really reminds me of my mom because she’s a ________ and fearless woman who is protective of her family.”

【1】

A．run

B．sponsored

C．joined

D．won

【2】

A．smart

B．magic

C．different

D．popular

【3】

A．imagining

B．seeing

C．assessing

D．proving

【4】

A．abandoned

B．visited

C．raised

D．trained

【5】

A．buy

B．fund

C．expand

D．leave

【6】

A．puzzles

B．conflicts

C．challenges

D．threats

【7】

A．ordered

B．transported

C．invented

D．repaired

【8】

A．experience

B．qualification

C．energy

D．licence

【9】

A．loudly

B．efficiently

C．bravely

D．fluently

【10】

A．broke up

B．faded away

C．pulled through

D．took over

【11】

A．replace

B．comfort

C．reward

D．help

【12】

A．showing

B．witnessing

C．predicting

D．testing

【13】

A．describe

B．admire

C．advertise

D．honor

【14】

A．justice

B．courage

C．intelligence

D．health

【15】

A．generous

B．learned

C．determined

D．curious

26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

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