宁波2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、--I feel so upset. I’m afraid I’ll be fired for the terrible economic crisis.

--________!Things are not so bad as they seem.

A．Go ahead

B．Good luck

C．No problem

D．Cheer up

2、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

3、Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house ______ his personality.

A．remember

B．strengthens

C．reflects

D．shapes

4、After class, the teacher couldn’t leave,   by the students.

A. surrounded   B. to surround

C. was surrounded   D. surrounding

5、Everyone in the tourist industry has made the point that   Government assistances is helpful, what they actually need most is for the visitors themselves to return.

A. as   B. when

C. while   D. since

6、—How marvelous our life is with so many digital devices！

—Yes. I bet our life________the same without them.

A.isn't B.can't be C.won't be D.wouldn't be

7、In the Chinese market, many foreign brands, ________ their reputations over decades, are facing new challenges due to COVID-19.

A．being developed

B．developing

C．having developed

D．developed

8、John was dismissed last week because of his________ attitude towards his job.

A．competitive

B．casual

C．classical

D．comprehensive

9、The mother never criticized her children, but used praise to________their best.

A.put out B.give out C.pick out D.bring out

10、This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere ______ many others are short of.

A. where B. when

C. that D. what

11、—It's a long journey. My car couldn't make it.

—You can drive my car. It's quite old, but it's still pretty________.

A.reliable B.convenient C.reasonable D.available

12、 things had been tough when he was in school, he graduated from college with the highest honor.

A．If

B．While

C．Because

D．As

13、Hearing the news, she rushed out, ________ the book ________ on the table and disappeared into the distance.

A．left; lain open

B．left; lay opened

C．leaving; lie opened

D．leaving; lying open

14、 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

15、–What would you like, beer or juice?

–______. Give me some Cola please.

A. Either  B. Neither  C.Both  D. None

16、________ Daisy worked hard for the whole term pleased her parents.

A．That

B．What

C．How

D．After

17、 Life is always full of hardships. _______ a better life, we need positive energy.

A. Live   B. To live

C. Living   D. Lived

18、Once you’ve ________ the items you ordered, put this record in your file.

A. checked in B. checked off

C. checked out D. checked with

19、______ exercising is a good way to keep fit, you shouldn’t overdo it at the beginning.

A. As if   B. As long as   C. In case  D. Even though

20、She asked the young man to be brief and _______ as she had little time to spare.

A．at best

B．in place

C．to the point

D．on the spot

21、   Inventions That Will Make Your 2020 a Lot More Interesting

Each year there are countless new products and inventions on the market. Here are some of the most exciting products to come out over the year.

Xbox Adaptive Controller

The Xbox Adaptive Controller is here to make the gaming world more accessible. Microsoft developed the Xbox Adaptive Controller to help those with limited hand and arm mobility (移动的能力) play games. This device connects switches, buttons and joysticks (操纵杆) to create a unique custom controller experience. The product itself was inspired by previous efforts made by groups like the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.

Gravity Blanket

Gravity is in here to help you deal with your anxiety. Starting off as a Kickstarter campaign, the company Gravity has created a therapeutic (治疗的) weighted blanket engineered to be around 10% of your body weight. The super comfortable blanket helps those who have a sleeping problem, and those who may be stressed, or deal with anxiety.

Solar Charged Jacket

If you are a night runner, this one is for you. Created by UK-based sporting goods company Vollebak, the Solar Charged Jacket absorbs light during the day and gives off its “green energy” for those who need to be safe after dark.

LynQ

Getting separated from friends or family members at an event or a festival can be annoying. LynQ helps you find your loved ones when you get separated from the group. Unlike smartphones, this compass does not need any Wi-Fi to stay connected. It is a great tool for family vacations.

【1】What do we know about the Xbox Adaptive Controller?

A.It gives users a shared game experience.

B.It makes it easier for users to play games.

C.It is a useful software developed by Microsoft.

D.It consists mainly of remote joysticks.

【2】Which of the following is fit for those who find it hard to fall asleep?

A.The Xbox Adaptive Controller. B.The Solar Charged Jacket.

C.The Gravity Blanket. D.LynQ.

【3】In what way is LynQ different from a smartphone?

A.It is powered by solar energy.

B.It requires no Internet connection.

C.It is used to improve family relationships.

D.It responds to family members more quickly.

22、   Scientists don’t know yet whether cell phones are bad for the brain.【1】

In the experiment, the 47 participants may have looked a little strange. Each of them had two Samsung cell phones tied to his or her head—one on each ear.【2】  The phone on the right  ear played a message for 50 minutes, but the participants couldn’t hear it because the sound was off. After 50 minutes with two phone attached to their heads, the participants were given PET scans. The PET scan is a way to take a three-dimensional picture of how the inside of the bodyworks.

The PET scan showed that the left side of each participant’s brain hadn’t changed from the way it was before the experiment.【3】 These right-side brain  cells were  using  almost  as  much glucose as the brain uses when a person is talking. This suggests that brain cells there were active even without the person hearing or talking anything. This activity, the scientists say, was probably touched off by radiation from the phone.

【4】 They release different amounts of radiation depending on whether a person  is  talking or listening, the type of phone, the number of people using phones nearby, and the distance to the nearest cell phone tower. All of these changes make it difficult to collect evidence about any health risks of cell phones, since exposure to radiation can vary.

So for those who don’t want to wait to find out for sure whether cell phones are bad for the brain, there are ways to talk more safely.【5】

A.The phone on the left ear was off.

B.So an experiment was done to attempt to find it out.

C.People should avoid having a long conversation by using cell phones.

D.Cell phones do not always give out the same amount of energy.

E.You can have short conversations, use a speakerphone to keep the phone away from your head.

F.The right side of the brain, however, had used more glucose, which provided fuel to brain cells.

G.From the PET scan the differences between the two sides of the brain were observed.

23、   If you're not one of the record 1. 9 million British holiday makers who went on a cruise (海上航游) last year, isn't it high time you walked up the gangway?

We've rounded up all of the best packages you need to know about, as well as picking out some of our top favourite late deals.

US Transatlantic From £629 per-person: Sail 13 nights with stops including Boston, New York. Price is on a full-board basis and includes accommodation as well as on board entertainment and activities. Based on an interior cabin(船舱) but upgrade to Ocean View for an extra £ 177per-person.

Cuba from £400 per-person: Sail five nights on board Majesty of the Seas with stops in Havana» Cuba and Mexico. Price is on a full-board basis and includes accommodation as well as onboard entertainment and activities.

Portugal, Spain and Italy from £479 per-person：Sail seven nights with stops including Madeira, and Malaga on a full-board basis. Price includes meals, afternoon tea, late-night snacks, luxury en-suite accommodation, all onboard activities and entertainment.

European cities from £579 per-person: Sail on board MSC Meraviglia from Barcelona to visit Marseille, Genoa, Civitavecchia, Palermo and Valetta, and make the most of MSC's all-inclusive drinks package including coffees, cocktails, wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks for over 18s. Price is on a cruise only basis with two people sharing a cabin.

While there are plenty of great late deals available to customers, the cruise industry often has some of its best deals months in advance. Going forward, cruise lines are looking to change the way the booking system works so the prices go up closer to the departure.

【1】Who is the passage written for?

A.sailor. B.A holiday designer.

C.An advertiser. D.A potential tourist.

【2】How much should a couple pay for US Transatlantic Ocean View cabin?

A.£1612. B.£1258.

C.£806. D.£629.

【3】Whose price doesn't include entertainment?

A.Cuba. B.Portugal, Spain and Italy.

C.European cities. D.US Transatlantic.

24、With researchers suggesting that sitting is the new smoking, sit-stand desks (SSD) have become a common tool to interrupt long sitting in an office or classroom environment. As this furniture becomes popular, conflicting opinions have arisen on whether they can work as successfully as they are intended. Dr. April Chambers from the University of Pittsburgh worked with teammates to gather data from 3 studies and published a review article listing present information on the benefits of SSDs.

“There has been a great deal of scientific research about sit-stand desks in the past few years, but we have only scratched the surface of this topic,” said Chambers. I want to gather what we’ve known so far to figure out how we can use these desks to better benefit people in the workplace.

This work was done with Dr. Nancy A. Baker from Tufts University. The review examines the effects of a sit-stand desk in the following aspects: behavior, physiological(生理的), work performance, psychological, discomfort, and posture. Their work showed that using an SSD effectively got participants to sit less and stand more and that the device made users more comfortable at work. However, many frustrations (沮丧) with SSDs came from the physiological outcomes. According to the review, physiological effects were the most studied, but there were no significant results with regards to fatness.

There are many considerations about using an SSD most effectively, such as desk height, monitor height, and the amount of time to stand. Chambers believes that the overall arrangement of the workplace or study place and the amount of work are two factors that should be further studied.

Chambers noted that present research is limited because many of the studies were done with young and healthy subjects who were asked to use the desk for a week or a month at most. Since some of the significant benefits are with heart health or muscle discomfort, it may be beneficial to perform additional studies with middle-aged or overweight workers.

【1】The arguments about SSDs mainly lie in .

A．their side effects

B．their popularity

C．their practical results

D．their original intentions

【2】Why did Chambers publish the article?

A．To call on people to stand more.

B．To suggest ways to better use SSDs.

C．To contradict the existing opinions.

D．To find out the drawbacks of SSDs.

【3】What’s the researchers’ attitude to SSDs’ physiological result?

A．Disappointed.

B．Content.

C．Positive.

D．Indifferent.

【4】What needs to be further examined according to Chambers?

A．The height of the desk and the monitor.

B．The time people spend in standing.

C．Behavior and psychological aspects.

D．A broader range of the participants.

25、It was dull and gray on a summer holiday. Matt was gazing at the dusty street, cicadas screaming somewhere in an ugly tree with twisting _______. It’s one o’clock! Matt’s stomach gave a funny jump. He had been seventeen years old, without realizing it, for a whole morning.

Yet how _______ Matt looked forward to his birthdays. He was adopted by his uncle, a drunk when his parents died in a car crash. Since then, he had never received a birthday card. Everyone ignored him at school — he had no reason to _______ anyone would remember his birthday.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. To his surprise, a delivery guy in a blue uniform was standing in the doorway with a large package in his hand. After _______ his name, he carried it to his bed. He ripped off the brown paper and discovered a present _______ in gold, and his first ever birthday card. Fingers _______ slightly, he opened the envelope. It’s from his best friend Jamie, a bookworm at school. Matt laughed as he put Jamie’s letter aside and picked up his present. It was very _______. Knowing Jamie, he was sure it would be a large _______ full of difficult words — but it wasn’t. His heart gave a huge bound as he ripped back the paper and saw a sleek (有光泽的) black leather case with silver _______ stamped across it: Wizard Chess Set.

“Wow, Jamie!” Matt whispered, tears ____________ up in his eyes.

【1】

A．branches

B．leaves

C．roots

D．barks

【2】

A．many

B．small

C．little

D．much

【3】

A．suppose

B．suspect

C．doubt

D．ensure

【4】

A．spelling

B．signing

C．telling

D．reading

【5】

A．covered

B．written

C．bound

D．wrapped

【6】

A．drumming

B．trembling

C．sliding

D．jumping

【7】

A．heavy

B．small

C．light

D．difficult

【8】

A．case

B．toy

C．book

D．box

【9】

A．sentences

B．lines

C．pictures

D．words

【10】

A．showing

B．bringing

C．welling

D．rising

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 I was a child, I lived in a house with a beautiful garden full of different flowers, and roses were the most beautiful of them. There was nothing I enjoyed more than sitting in the garden with my mother, reading stories to me. When I was in primary school and old enough to read, I enjoyed reading stories aloud to her.

I will never forget one day when I had been picked to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had practised my lines so hard with me. But however easily I acted at home, as soon as I stepped, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator’s (叙述者) part to the play, and asked me to change my role. Her word, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.

I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.

It was May and roses were blossoming and, under the trees, we could also see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass, as if a painter had painted our garden with red, yellow and green. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion.

“I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, pulling it up by its roots. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful — even dandelions.”

My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower is beautiful in its own way, isn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that I had won her over.

“And that is true of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no shame in that.”

Realizing that she had guessed my pain, I started crying as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled reassuringly.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Paragraph 1:

“But you can make a good narrator,” she said with encouragement in her eyes.

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Paragraph 2:

After successful performance in the play, I took home the dandelion carefully.

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