潮州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、It wasn't until I ______ took part in the activity that I understood the meaning of it.

A.actively B.personally

C.rarely D.normally

2、Your parents are always there by you, _____you need them.

A. whenever   B. however   C. whatever   D. whoever

3、After the excitement of Tokyo, there are the Beijing Winter Olympics to ______ .

A．work out

B．look forward to

C．fall behind

D．take over

4、The course normally attracts 200 students per year, ______ up to half will be from overseas.

A. of whom   B. for whom   C. with which   D. in which

5、They are determined to go into the dark cave, ________ my warning of danger.

A. regardless of   B. because of

C. apart from   D. instead of

6、—It has been a while and I am still________about the fast pace back here in my school. I miss the life in England so much!

—I miss your________too. We had an amazing year!

A.compromising; help B.struggling; company

C.compromising; company D.struggling; help

7、Try to be a responsible school by not allowing anyone to attend class, ________ has had a fever.

A.who B.which C.as D.that

8、None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish. ______, most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments.

A. Instead B. Even though  C. However D. Though

9、The old couple, ________ country life, were unwilling to move to the city to live with his son.

A. accustomed to B. buried in

C. addicted to D. exposed to

10、There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog.” But there is ______ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.”

A.some B.much C.more D.most

11、The art historians tried to figure out how the temple ______ when built around 15 B.C.

A. might look   B. might have looked

C. must look   D. must have looked

12、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

13、Unlike compulsions and addictions, which are acted out uncontrollably, habits are actions that are repeated regularly and ___________.

A.automatically B.typically C.tentatively D.positively

14、The economy of the last quarter was much stronger than ______ predicted, driven by a rare increase in government spending.

A. vaguely     B. randomly

C. consistently   D. originally

15、She’s late for work every day, but she still has the nerve to lecture me about ______.

A. punctuality   B. priority   C. preference   D. privilege

16、If you are trying to _________a new skill, please concentrate on gaining some practical experience.

A.recommend B.assess C.acquire D.convince

17、----Anything special about this device?

----Well, it can ______ between the cancerous and the normal cells under certain conditions.

A. conclude   B. exclude C. discriminate D. undergo

18、The suggestion came from the chairman ______ the new rule  ______.

A. what; was developed B. that; was developed

C. what; be developed D. that; be developed

19、In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time ________ when the traffic lights turn red.

A. all vehicles should stop B. should all vehicles stop

C. should stop all vehicles D. should stop all vehicles

20、 a strange plant! I've never seen it before.

A.Which B.What C.How D.Whether

21、   On Oct. 2, carpentry students from Harvard H. Ellis Technical High School（ET）in the United States were putting the finishing touches on a handicapped ramp（残疾人坡道）at Northeast Placement Services. It was a thing of beauty, leading from a deck outside one building to the entryway of the new Community Education Center.

Students started the project a year ago, in April. ET has a rotating（循环的）schedule-two weeks of academic work followed by two weeks of shop work（车间工作）. For this ramp, some students were required to cut wood on a table saw. Others needed to cut a piece of deck railing to fill a gap. Department Head Jim Gallow moved among them, answering questions.

Their academic schedule made it difficult to finish the job very quickly. During the summer, work stopped altogether.

Senior Gabe Martel didn’t know he wanted to be a carpenter when he first arrived at ET. He soon found that the hands-on activity suited him.

“I knew I wanted a trade,” he said. “From day one, I thought carpentry was amazing.”

“There were a few tough people,” said Tristan Madden. “You have to learn to work with people.”

At the end of a job, there are just a few items to finish. Everyone else gets assigned clean-up duties.

Timothy Carpentier knew he wanted to be a carpenter since the sixth grade. He’d spent time working on projects with his father.

“I’d go to Home Depot when they taught things,” he said. “It was fun. Now, this is preparing me for the workforce”

“It’s rewarding to see what the students produce,” Gallow said.

The next project will be at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds, where students will rebuild a portion of the main stage. They’ll work through the winter months, unless it’s brutally cold.

“Like I tell them, you have to eat in the winter, too,” he said.

【1】what do we know about ET’s project at Northeast Placement Services?

A.It took no more than one year to complete.

B.It is inside a building for disabled people.

C.Students designed it on their own.

D.Students had to put theory into practice.

【2】What did Martel get from this project?

A.It helped him choose a career for the future.

B.It taught him to get along with people.

C.It prepared him for his dream job.

D.It taught him how to make a plan.

【3】What was Gallows attitude toward the students’ product?

A.Doubtful. B.Satisfied.

C.Unconcerned. D.Disappointed

【4】What does the underlined word “brutally” in the second to the last paragraph?

A.Warmly. B.Generally.

C.Extremely. D.Slightly.

22、   Occasions like anniversaries, weddings and reunions call for special event venues (场地). The following places may have a way out. There’s no need to spend money creating atmosphere at special event venues. It’s built right in!

Hard Rock Cafe Anchorage

415 E. STREET, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501

Events, like great music are born of inspiration. Featuring a 13,600-square-foot facility that will seat 275 guests with private event space, we pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional experience with a rock and twist for each of our guests.

Business Expo Center

1960 S. ANAHEIM WAY, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 92805

The Business Expo Center is Orange County's important event venue in Anaheim, California. Our flexible 36,000-square-foot expo center is home to space for conferences, trade shows and celebrations. We pride ourselves on providing a memorable experience with excellent flexibility, services, and cost savings. We won’t charge customers for on-site parking and provide high-speed Wi-Fi.

Automobile Driving Museum

610 LAIRPORT STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245

Centrally located in the South Bay beach community of EI Segundo, California, the ADM offers a wonderful venue for private parties and corporate events. Conveniently located 5 minutes south of LAX, right off the 405 and 105 Freeways, the 610 Lairport space has a special feel surrounded by our primary automobile collection. We offer several different venues inside and outside our facility for diverse events. To better our service, reservations are needed.

Yamashiro Hollywood

1999 N. SYCAMORE AVE., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90068

Yamashiro Hollywood is a restaurant and therefore, all food and wine must be handled in house. However, guests are allowed to bring in outside wine and champagne for a corkage fee (开瓶费).

【1】What can we learn about Business Expo Center?

A.You can enjoy free parking.

B.It’s home to space for music shows.

C.It’s located in Los Angeles, California 92805

D.You can experience high-speed Wi-Fi free of change.

【2】Which venue do you need to book in advance?

A.Business Expo Center. B.Yamashiro Hollywood.

C.Hard Rock Cafe Anchorage. D.Automobile Driving Museum.

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

A.They are located in the same state.

B.They are open to special events.

C.They enjoy convenient transportation.

D.They offer an exceptional experience and free services.

23、Free Museums in London

With free museums, families can visit more than once. For big museums, e.g. British Museum, don’t try to see everything in one go. First visit, take a couple of hours to explore with kids, get familiar with the museum layout, and then return another day to see another part of the museum.

British Museum

The British Museum has on display fabulous goodies from the ancient world—Assyria, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, plus prehistoric Europe. The “biggies” from ancient Greece are Parthenon sculptures—marble of horsemen, musicians, animals, elders, Greek gods. Don’t miss Assyrian reliefs and winged bulls, Sutton Hoo treasure with golden helmets and swords of 7th century Anglo-Saxon kings, and Egyptian mummies and colossal statues.

Science Museum

Explore galleries chock full of British airplanes, lunar spacecraft and full-size rockets, and early 19th century steam locomotives(车头) built in England—Stephenson’s Rocket and Puffing Billy. Little kids will have fun with water play and hands-on activities in the Garden. Movies in IMAX theater, flight simulators, and special exhibitions have fees.

National Galley

In the National Galley, kids will see famous paintings from all over Europe—Sunflowers by Van Gogh, The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci, works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Raphael, Botticelli, Velasquez, French Impressionists. Also look for paintings by British artists—Thomas Gainsborough (super family portraits), J.M.W. Turner, George Stubbs (famous for his horse paintings).

Natural History Museum

The British are famous for their nature explorers—Charles Darwin, David Livingstone, Robert Scott, Captain Cook. This is a wide-ranging museum of the natural world including gold nuggets from Australia, emeralds, meteorites, fossils from Britain, extinct birds such as the dodo bird and saber-tooth cat, and large dinosaur gallery.

【1】What can kids do in Science Museum?

A．See a movie in IMAX. theater free.

B．Admire ancient helmets made of gold.

C．Join in hands-on activities in the Garden.

D．Enjoy famous paintings by great artists.

【2】Which museum may be the best choice for a kid interested in dinosaurs?

A．British Museum.

B．National Gallery.

C．Science Museum.

D．Natural History Museum.

【3】In which column may this text appear in a newspaper?

A．Leisure time.

B．Fashion.

C．Science.

D．Architecture.

24、Exchange a glance with someone, and then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer and you have made a different situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s stare without being friendly, rude, or aggressive. If you are on a lift, what stare-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no harm. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction, you need to send out a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact----what sociologist Erving Goffiman calls “a dimming(变暗) of the lights”. You look down at the floor, at the indicator(指示) lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on a lift, you will make the other person extremely uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.

If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They stare at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, and then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”, “I am interested in you” or “You look peculiar(奇怪) and I am curious about you”. This type of stare often produces hostile(敌意的) feelings.

【1】 If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ________.

A. depressed   B. uneasy

C. curious D. amused

【2】 If you want to be left alone on a lift, the best thing to do is _____.

A. to look into another passenger’s eyes

B. to avoid eye contact with other passengers

C. to signal you don’t mean to do harm to anyone

D. to keep a distance from other passengers

【3】It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.

A. every glance has its significance

B. staring at a person is an expression of interest

C. a stare longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable

D. a glance conveys more meaning than words

25、Life works in mysterious ways. I had fallen on_________times right after I gave birth to my little girl. I was a single mom, working full-time;_________, I couldn’t afford all the bills. My job couldn’t pay enough for my daughter's extra $ 800 per month daycare fee. I was on a long waiting list for_________, which didn’t come soon enough. I didn’t have any help from my relatives for they also bore the_________of bringing up their families and some of them_________made ends meet.

I ended up having to_________my house, no longer able to afford rent. I_________my job so I could accompany and raise my daughter. I stayed with friends for a few months. I had met a kind lady Mary through a friend who_________to let me stay in her house. I_________her offer because it was stable and safe. We knew and liked each other and finally she became one of my__________, too. She encouraged, supported and__________us for six months.

In those six months I found government housing so I could__________there free with my daughter. Plenty of people__________government housing. But Mary heard it becoming__________so I immediately applied. Then I lived there for four years and it__________me so much! It was people’s__________that made a huge difference in our life and helped get me back on __________. Today my daughter is six years old. I return to__________and we have our own house. Actually we have more than enough.

My daughter makes me smile every day and we are so__________now. I don’t know where I would have ended up without them. They were angels to us and I’m__________forever.

【1】

A．valueless

B．happy

C．tough

D．peaceful

【2】

A．or rather

B．even so

C．at leisure

D．for example

【3】

A．aid

B．relaxation

C．scholarship

D．patience

【4】

A．inspection

B．dignity

C．fruit

D．load

【5】

A．surely

B．thankfully

C．hardly

D．confusedly

【6】

A．leave

B．sell

C．decorate

D．furnish

【7】

A．changed

B．quit

C．searched

D．got

【8】

A．refused

B．hesitated

C．offered

D．learned

【9】

A．imagined

B．accepted

C．missed

D．doubted

【10】

A．applicants

B．bosses

C．colleagues

D．friends

【11】

A．controlled

B．accommodated

C．employed

D．observed

【12】

A．resign

B．entertain

C．stay

D．exercise

【13】

A．waited for

B．turned down

C．built

D．dealt with

【14】

A．old

B．warm

C．rare

D．available

【15】

A．discouraged

B．hit

C．helped

D．taught

【16】

A．curiosity

B．creation

C．limitation

D．kindness

【17】

A．duty

B．track

C．board

D．purpose

【18】

A．work

B．health

C．chance

D．power

【19】

A．distinguished

B．shocked

C．convinced

D．delighted

【20】

A．grateful

B．sensitive

C．confident

D．aware

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When the Gilberts first moved to the city, they began looking for a new home. For their daughter Elise, aged 12, her dream-like house will have a big backyard with grass and flowers.

“I hope it will have a tree where there birds can play.” Elise’s brother Frank, a bird-lover, echoed her more than once.

But it was not easy to find a house that pleased them. For six weeks the Gilberts hunted and hunted. At last, they found one and moved into the new house. However, there was not a blade of grass anywhere, or even a small bush. Smooth concrete only! Out of expectation, in one corner of the yard stood a tall white flagpole. At the foot of the pole was a low place filled to the edge with clear, sparkling water.

“I don’t suppose that we shall be able to make friends with the birds...” Elise was in low spirits. Frank, biting his lips, said nothing.

The next day was Saturday. Elise and her Mum went out shopping as usual. Frank went out into the yard and examined the flagpole for a long time. As he stood looking at the hard concrete, he thought to himself, “It does seem lonesome.” Then something made him look up, two little birds fluttering above the bead around the top of the flagpole! “Well,” cried the surprised boy, “I do believe birds would come here to live if they had only half a chance!”

Hearing Frank’s excited voice, Mr. Gilbert stepped out of the house and neared him. As a matter of fact, his father had already read through Frank’s mind those days. “Do not forget tomorrow is your sister’s birthday.”

“Of course not!” Frank nodded firmly, “I’ll give her a big surprise and would you please lend me a hand?” “My pleasure!”

注意：1.续写的词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The two smiled and went down into the cellar.

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The next morning, high up on the pole was a neat little bird house.

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