芜湖2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、- Have you known each other for long?

- Not really. ________ we started to work in this school.

A.Just after B.Just when C.Ever since D.Just before

2、—Jim, what’s the result of the final?

—Believe it or not, China ________ beat its strong opponent France.

A．narrowly

B．casually

C．initially

D．typically

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

A. what   B. why

C. how   D. whom

4、— Jim ________ what I said annoying though he didn’t say anything.

— So you mean you will have to apologize to him?

A.must find B.might find C.should have found D.must have found

5、When Lisa moved to a new city, she had a hard time ________ to her new surroundings.

A．adding

B．adjusting

C．applying

D．attending

6、---It's a complete pity that you missed the wonderful lecture.

---Terribly sorry! _____my former colleague not come to me unexpectedly.

A.Should B.Would C.Had D.Did

7、Volunteering is pleasant and there is so much more I could do if I ________ the time.

A.had had B.had C.would have D.could have had

8、Upon __________ the word “volunteer”, what comes to your minds?

A.learned B.to learn C.learning D.being learned

9、The Chinese government has made it clear________ it tries to achieve in space science in the next 5 years.

A.how B.that C.what D.which

10、—We didn’t find Ju Xiaopeng attending the English Class online.

—No one ________ him about ________ a lecture even on Saturday.

A.told; there to be B.had told; there to be

C.told; there was D.had told; there being

11、Look! Here’ s a photo ______ in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it?

A. taken   B. taking

C. to take   D. being taken

12、I’m not sure whether I’ll succeed in persuading her to join us. ______, I’ll try my best to make it.

A.Besides B.Anyhow C.Generally D.Therefore

13、The child was found __________ the streets alone.

A.wandered B.to wander C.wander D.wandering

14、Modern science has given evidence _________ smoking can lead to many diseases.

A.what B.which

C.that D.where

15、To ________ Darwin and his idea，National Museum of Natural History in Washington created a special exhibit, showing respect for the genius.

A.celebrate B.promote C.explore D.inspect

16、Lily is so ______ . She is always making you feel you can talk quite naturally to her.

A．critical

B．available

C．magnificent

D．dramatic

17、You feel lost, sick at heart before such unmasked hatred, ___________because it threatens you as because it shows human in such an inhuman light.

A.not so little B.no more C.not so much D.no less

18、— What are you doing now, Li Ming?

— I ________ an article about China’s Change - 4 spacecraft.

A.was reading B.read C.am reading D.will read

19、We planned to meet at the school gate at 8 in the morning, but John failed to ______

A.give up B.put up

C.turn up D.make up

20、－That must have been a terrible experience.

－Yeah. I________ in the damaged car, unable to move.

A. was stuck   B. have been stuck

C. am stuck   D. had been stuck

21、I grew up poor. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could still afford a dream. My dream was athletics.

By the time I was sixteen, I was good at baseball and football. My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis. He not only believed in me, but taught me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction（信念）.

One summer a friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother.

Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was dreading（害怕）this, but my mother said: “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”

When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as mad as I expected him to be. “Your playing days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them,” he said.

I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house.

“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he demanded.

“Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.

“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the price of a dream?”

That question laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play rookie-league ball, and offered a $20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother the house of my dream.

【1】The writer was grateful to Coach Jarvis, because Jarvis ______.

A. made him set a goal

B. supplied him with new clothes

C. gave him financial support

D. helped him show conviction

【2】When the boy was offered a job, he wanted to ______.

A. balance summer baseball and the work schedule

B. refuse the job offer for summer baseball

C. give up summer baseball for the job

D. ask his coach Jarvis for advice

【3】 Which of the following can replace “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”?

A. You must eat the bitter fruit of your own making.

B. Believe in yourself, but above all be patient.

C. You must rely on yourself first, then others.

D. A good beginning makes a good ending.

【4】 The end of the story was that the writer ______.

A. failed to buy his mother a house

B. succeeded as a sportsman

C. became a successful businessman

D. made some money in the summer job

22、   Whether you’ve got children to entertain or are a child at heart yourself, discover Brisbane’s wide range of wildlife parks, zoos and animal farms where you can view and interact with creatures big and small from koalas and kangaroos, to camels and ostriches!

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary (保护区), Brisbane

Lone Pine, Brisbane’s favourite native animal sanctuary, is the world’s first and largest koala sanctuary. Here you can meet more than 130 koalas, hand-feed kangaroos without barriers and meet other Australian wildlife. Entry is cheaper purchased via the Brisbane Visitor Information Centre on 07 3006 6290 or online here. Open seven days, 9 am-5:30 pm Monday to Thursday, 9 am-7 pm Friday, 9 am-5 pm Saturday and 10 am-5 pm Sunday.

Daisy Hill Koala Centre, City of Logan

This free-to-visit koala centre is located 25 km south of Brisbane and is home to a number of educational koalas. You can’t touch or hold the koalas, but can see them up-close from two viewing platforms. Entry is free. Open 9 am-4 pm daily. Suitable for wheelchairs.

Walkabout Creek Wildlife Centre, Brisbane

Just 12 km from the city center of Brisbane, the wildlife centre is home to native wildlife kept in exhibits that mirror their actual habitat. Be sure to stop by the centre’s most famous attraction---the Gondwana Platypus Rockpool. Entry is $7.70 for adults, concessions (优惠票) $5.25, children $3.70 or a family pass is $19.50. Open seven days, 9 am-4:30 pm.

Summer Land Camels, Scenic Rim

Find Australia’s largest wild camel training centre and dairy operation right in the heart of the Scenic Rim. Meet their gentle camels, feed and ride them, take photos and learn about the anti-aging and immune health benefits of camel milk. You can purchase some of their camel milk skincare from the farm shop. Prices start from $20 for varying camel experiences. Open Monday-Saturday 8 am-3 pm and Sunday 9 am-4:30 pm.

【1】Daisy Hill Koala Center is different from the other three in that it ________.

A．charges no admission fee

B．allows touching the koalas

C．lies outside the city of Brisbane

D．is accessible to visitors every day

【2】Where should you go to visit the Gondwana Platypus Rockpool?

A．Summer Land Camels.

B．Daisy Hill Koala Centre.

C．Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.

D．Walkabout Creek Wildlife Centre.

【3】When can you visit Summer Land Camels?

A．At 8:30 am on Sunday.

B．At 7:30 am on Saturday.

C．At 2:30 pm on Thursday.

D．At 3:30 pm on Wednesday.

23、   Taking paternity leave (陪产假) shortly after the birth of a new son or daughter may be the key to developing strong father-child bonds that last for years, says new research from Ball State University.

“We find that 9-year-olds report greater satisfaction with father involvement,” said Richard Petts, a Ball State sociology professor who carried out the research with Chris Knoester at the Ohio State University and Jane Waldfogel at Columbia University. “They feel closer to their fathers and report better communication with their dads if their fathers take paternity leave, and especially if their fathers take two or more weeks of leave.”

“We found evidence that part of the reason why two or more weeks of paternity leave may lead to 9-year-olds expressing greater satisfaction seems to be that longer periods of paternity leave-taking link to parental relationship satisfaction,” said Petts.

The study is the latest in a series examining the effects of parental leave in the development of children and its influence on the family. It is also the first research known to assess the associations between paternity leave and children’s opinions of father-child relationship quality in the United States, Petts said.

Petts said the findings of the study will help families and policymakers (政策制定者) who aim to strengthen families and improve higher quality father-child relationships.

The present structure (结构) of paternity leave in the United States provides limited opportunities for fathers to take leave and, in fact, often discourages fathers from taking leave, he said.

“The possibility to take leave is often limited to higher-income families,” Petts said. “A lack of a national paid family leave policy limits access to important benefits for American families. The present structure may be increasing inequalities.” Petts said that providing equal access to paternity leave may help to change these patterns and strengthen family relationships.

【1】How was the research probably carried out?

A.By tracking families. B.By talking with mothers.

C.By interviewing the kids. D.By recording children’s behavior.

【2】What is found about paternity leave?

A.It makes young kids become dependent.

B.It is determined by parental relationships.

C.It encourages men to become better fathers.

D.It improves father-child relationship quality.

【3】What do we know about the research?

A.It is welcomed by young fathers. B.It is the first to study parental leave.

C.It is probably helpful to policymakers. D.It is more important than similar studies.

【4】What is the problem with the present structure of paternity leave in the US?

A.Paid paternity leave is only two weeks long.

B.There is no policy to encourage paternity leave.

C.Low-income families think little of paternity leave.

D.High-income fathers are too busy to take paternity leave.

24、In August, Jason M. Allen’s piece “Theatre D’opéra Spatial” — which he created with Al image generator Midjourney — won first place in the emerging artist division’s “digital arts photography” category at the Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition. The definition for the category states that digital art refers to works that use “digital technology as part of the creative process”.

Allen’s award-winning image has led to debates about what, exactly, it means to be an artist and whether AI can truly make art. “It felt bad for the exact same reason we don’t let robots participate in the Olympics,” one Twitter user wrote. “This is the literal definition of ‘pressed a few buttons to make a digital art piece’,” another tweeted.

Yet while Allen didn’t use a paintbrush, there was plenty of work involved, he said. First, he played around with phrasing that led Midjourney to generate images of women in elegant dresses and space helmets, in an attempt to mix Victorian-style costuming with space themes. Over time, with many slight changes to his written prompt (提示符), he created 900 different versions of what led to his final image. Then he improved its resolution through Gigapixel AI and finally had the images printed.

Allen is glad the debate over whether AI can be used to make art is attracting so much attention. “Rather than hating on the technology, we need to recognize that it’s a powerful tool and use it for good so we can all move forward,” Allen said.

Cal Duran, one of the judges for the competition, said that while Allen’s piece included a mention of AI, he didn’t realize that when judging it. Still, he sticks by his decision to award it first place. “I think the AI technology may give more opportunities to people who may not find themselves artists in the conventional way,” he said.

【1】Why has Jason’s work led to debates?

A．It was a copy of a photograph.

B．He challenged the older artists.

C．It was created with the help of AI.

D．He broke the rule of the competition.

【2】What can best describe Allen’s creating process?

A．Cooperative.

B．Energy-consuming.

C．Straightforward.

D．Imagination-lacking.

【3】What can we learn about AI from the last paragraph?

A．It is a double-edged sword.

B．It attracts conventional artists.

C．It strikes art judges as no surprise.

D．It may open a new world to artists.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．A trend to be AI artists.

B．An AI-generated art contest.

C．Responses to a winning AI artwork.

D．Curiosity about an image generator.

25、Sign the Friendly Skies

Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angles when a flight attendant asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker: “Does anyone ______ know American Sign Language(ASL)? ”

Clara, 15 at the time, ______ the call button. The flight attendant came by and explained the situation. “We have a ______ on the plane who’s blind and deaf,” she said. The passenger ______ to want something, but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldn’t ______ what he needed, according to People.com.

Clara had been ______ ASL for the past year to help with her dyslexia and knew she’d be able to use the finger to ______into the man’s palm. So she ______  her seat belt, walked toward the front of the plane, and knelt _______ the aisle(过道) seat of Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his hand, she ______, “How are you? Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water. When it arrived, Clara ______ to her seat. She ______ again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her ______ visit, she stopped and stayed awhile.

“He didn’t need anything. He was ______ and wanted to talk,” Clara says.

So for the next hour, that’s what they did. She talked about her family and her ______ for the future (she wants to be a politician). Cook told Clara how he had gradually becomeblind over time and ______ stories of his days as a traveling salesman. ______ he couldn’t see her, she “looked ______ at his face with such kindness,” a passenger reported.

“Clara was ______,” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could tell Tim was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such an angel.” Cook’s ______: “Best trip I’ve ever had.”

A．on board

B．from abroad

C．in the seat

D．on the air

A．called

B．touched

C．pressed

D．tapped

A．gust

B．attendant

C．passenger

D．customer

A．seemed

B．demanded

C．required

D．hesitated

A．hear

B．notice

C．fetch

D．understand

A．studying

B．reading

C．searching

D．designing

A．feel

B．spell

C．push

D．hand

A．relaxed

B．tied

C．unfastened

D．threw

A．over

B．by

C．across

D．against

A．replied

B．circled

C．signed

D．asked

A．came

B．marched

C．hurried

D．returned

A．came by

B．came about

C．dropped by

D．stood up

A．second

B．third

C．constant

D．only

A．anxious

B．lonely

C．dynamic

D．sleepy

A．plans

B．achievements

C．attitude

D．development

A．told

B．shared

C．gave

D．presented

A．Now that

B．In case

C．Even though

D．As if

A．carefully

B．attentively

C．exactly

D．sincerely

A．exciting

B．considerate

C．friendly

D．amazing

A．argument

B．experience

C．memory

D．reaction

26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

“Has Priya not come home as yet?” Surya asked. He had just returned from work. He was a cashier in the State Bank of Hyderabad, while his wife, Sharada a lab assistant in Reddy College for Women. Their daughter, Priya, was a Class X student in Saint Anne's School around six kilometers away. There was a direct bus from Priya's school.

“She should have been here by 4.30. It is 5:30 now and she still has not come,"Sharada replied.＂Yesterday too she was late. In fact, since the last few weeks she has been coming home late."

“Did you ask her?”

“Yes, I did, last week.”

“What did she say?”

“She numbed something about spending time with her best friend, then she kept quiet. You know she is not very forthcoming.One day she would be become an engineer or doctor."Priya was to appear for the Class X examination in April the next year. This was the month of July and her studies had started in real earnest. Morning six to eight she went for Maths and Physics tuition, and in the evening seven to eight for Chemistry.

The next day, Surya happened to discus Priya's strange behaviour with his colleague, Durga, who too had a teenaged daughter.

“Surya, you should not take it so lightly. I have an idea. My brother, Ajay, works in a Detective Agency. I will tell him. I am sure he will agree to follow her. Since Priya does not know him, she will not get suspicious.”

Surya kept silent for a while, finally agreed.

On Wednesday, Surya got a call in the office.

“Hello! Surya? This is Ajay?”

“Yes, Ajay. Any news?”

“Plenty. Can you come to Arts College at 4.30 in the evening?”

“Why?”

“I will explain when we meet.”

Sharp at 4.30, Surya parked his scooter in front of the Arts College Building. Ajay was waiting for him. “Come with me, “he said. They went behind the building and took a path which led to a small Hanuman Temple. Surya had been there with Priya a couple of times and they both quite liked the serenity of the place.When they reached the place, Ajay asked him to quietly look from behind a boulder.

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

As Surya looked, he was surprised

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“I left my paintings in the temple. I want to become a painter.” Priya answered on the sofa.

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