保山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'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

2、—Can he get the first prize for running in this sports meeting?

—Impossible now. He _____ to do so, but he has just hurt his leg.

A.is expected B.had been expected C.was expected D.would expect

3、When you visit our town next August, a modern sports center ________, for the National Games are to be held then.

A. will be constructing   B. will have been constructed

C. has been constructing   D. is being constructed

4、— How are you managing to do your work without an assistant?

— Well, I   somehow.

A.get along B.come on C.watch out D.set off

5、______ , I think, in another two weeks, and you will realize your dream.

A. If you doubt your efforts   B. Making greater efforts

C. When you make greater efforts   D. A bit more efforts

6、It’s good manners to follow the local ________ when travelling home and abroad.

A.plans B.skills C.roads D.rules

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

A．competitive

B．casual

C．classical

D．comprehensive

8、The way we use a language is so________that one could say there are as many varieties as speakers of English.

A．individual

B．common

C．exceptional

D．reliable

9、________, fiction is often more interesting than the truth.

A．Impossibly

B．Generously

C．Necessarily

D．Admittedly

10、Cost ________as follows: food and drink 100 yuan, studying material 150 yuan, accommodation fee 300 yuan.

A．breaks down

B．breaks off

C．breaks in

D．breaks out

11、It is not surprising   the new course on electronic games has attracted many students.

A. what   B. which

C. that   D. where

12、－You know, people have different opinions about the construction of the project.

－We welcome any comments from them, favorable or _______.

A. so B. otherwise

C. else D. rather

13、Scientists are making every effort to go beneath the surface of the data to   the hidden possibilities.

A.release B.reveal C.reflect D.record

14、---Can I pay the bill by credit card?

---Sorry, sir. But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment ______________ be made in cash.

A.shall B.need

C.will D.must

15、—Will you take my previous experience into________ when you fix my salary?

—You bet. We always do for senior-level positions.

A．mind

B．thought

C．reference

D．account

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

A. contradictory   B. concrete

C. confidential   D. controversial

17、It is said that people in that area have little ________ to recreational activities such as watching TV or seeing films.

A. avenue B. edge

C. exposure     D. access

18、________ “Double 11” somewhat overlaps with Valentine’ s Day and provides another occasion for lovers to buy each other gifts, most spending on that day doesn’t involve a change of single status.

A. Ever since  B. In case  C. Even though  D. As though

19、---I will leave you two alone. I am sure you two must have a lot to________.

---Yes. It is two years since we last got together.

A．catch up

B．take in

C．bring out

D．give away

20、The inner thoughts of the two young persons are revealed in the book, ______ both of them fail to express.

A. where   B. when

C. who   D. which

21、White light is made up of a mixture of different colors. Light travels in waves, and different colors have different wavelengths. Things seem a particular color because of the light they reflect or scatter[散射]—a leaf appears green because it reflects green light. 

Scattering Light 

Shine a torch through an empty glass or bottle and look at the colour of the light in the bottle. Hold a piece of paper on the other side of the bottle and look at the colour of light that has passed through. Fill the glass or bottle with water and shine the torch through it. What colour is the light passing in the bottle or glass, and what colour is the light on the paper? Add a drop or two of milk and mix it thoroughly, and shine the torch through it again—what happens to the light in the glass or bottle, and the light on the paper？ 

Particles in suspension reflect light— this is called the “Tyndall Effect” （think of how car headlights reflect off fog, which is a suspension of water droplets in air）.

Light travels directly through water, with little reflection and scattering, and the colour does not change. Milk in water is a suspension of fat and protein particles[微粒] in water. The suspended particles should change the colour of the light in the bottle or glass to a bluish[带蓝色的] tinge[淡色], with the light on the paper having a reddish tinge. 

The blue part of the light （shorter wavelength） from the torch should be reflected and scattered by the particles in the suspension， more than the red, orange and yellow parts of the light （longer wavelength）. When this scattered light reaches people’s eyes, it makes the mixture seem blue, particularly at the edges. The particles allow more of the red, orange and yellow light through, so the light on the paper will have more of these colours in it. 

The light at the centre of the glass or bottle may also seem to have a reddish tinge—this is because it has passed through more particles than the light at the edges, so more of the blue light has been scattered away. 

Blue Skies 

Air molecules[微粒] also affect light. They absorb the light and then release （scatter） it in another direction. This is called the “Rayleigh Effect”. Air molecules absorb and release blue light more often than red, orange and yellow light. As this light is scattered, it reaches people’s eyes, making the sky seem blue. The red, orange and yellow light carries straight on without being scattered by the air molecules, so people do not see as much of it.

【1】From the text, why a leaf appears green?

A. Because a leaf reflects green light.

B. Because many of the leaves contain chlorophyll(叶绿体） is green.

C. Because the leaves absorb the green light.

【2】what happens to the light in the glass or bottle， and the light on the paper？

A. Light travels directly through water， with little reflection and scattering.

B. It would happen, "Tindall effect".

C. Water, milk, fat and protein particles in aqueous suspension.

D. Suspended particles can change the color of light in a bottle or glass blue color

【3】What can be inferred from the sixth paragraph？

A. Light red, orange and yellow part of the light is the long wave, the blue part is shorter

B. Especially at the edges, when the light reaches the people's body, it makes the mixture blue.

C. The light on the paper will have fewer of these colors in it.

D. The blue part of the light from the torch should be reflected and scattered by the particles in the suspension, more than the red light.

【4】What conclusions can be drawn from the full text.

A. White light is the most simple light

B. The light in the center of a glass or bottle is also a red hue because it has passed the light particles over the edge.

C. Air molecules are also affected by light, which is called "Rayleigh effect".

D. As the light is scattered, the light reaches the people's eyes, making the sky blue.

22、Dogs

Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read stories about dogs.

I have a friend who has a large police dog named Jack. Police dogs are often very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention (注意).He kept on talking. Finally Jack could stand it no longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor but this time he held the visitor's hat in his mouth.

Here is another story about a clever dog. It was a seeing-eye dog. A seeing-eye dog is a special dog that helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs "seeing-eye" dogs because they are the "eyes" of the blind man and they help him to "see". These dogs usually go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.

One day a seeing-eye dog and a blind man got on a bus together. The bus was full of people and there were no seats. One man, however, soon got up and left his seat. The dog took the blind man to the seat, but there was very little space. The dog began to push the people on each side with his nose. He pushed and pushed until the people moved down and finally there was enough space for two people. The blind man then sat down and the dog got up on the seat at his side. He lie down and put his head on the leg of the blind man. He was very comfortable and soon fell asleep. Everyone on the bus had to smile at the intelligence (聪明) of the dog in making space for the blind man and, at the same time, making a place for himself.

【1】Which of the following words is not very much related to a dog?

A. Intelligent. B. Loyal.

C. Helpful. D. Ambitious.

【2】Why did everyone on the bus smile at the seeing-eye dog?

A. Because he was intelligent. B. Because he was helpful.

C. Because he was friendly. D. Because he was cute.

【3】Which of the following best describes a seeing-eye dog?

A. A seeing-eye dog is the most intelligent of all dogs.

B. A seeing-eye dog is a special dog that helps the police.

C. A seeing-eye dog is a watchdog.

D. A seeing-eye dog is a special dog that helps blind people.

【4】What can be inferred from this passage?

A. All dogs are rude to visitors.

B. All dogs are impolite to passengers on buses.

C. Dogs can be impolite but still loveable.

D. Dogs are greedy.

23、   Megan Piontkowski, an artist and illustrator, was out of work due to the pandemic (流行病). She learned through a friend that a Brooklyn hospital needed fabric masks for workers. Piontkowski already had some fabric on hand and a sewing machine, so she got to work. She washed the fabric, sewed masks, washed them again, and hung them to dry. After that she drove them to the hospital. When she asked if the hospital would pay for the masks. she was told they had no money.

“I felt very mixed about it,” she told VOX, a famous American TV station. She knew the hospital needed masks badly. But meanwhile, “I’m out of work and I 'm being asked to donate them.” “The fact that she wasn't compensated(补偿) for sewing highly necessary items felt like a ease of traditional ‘women’s work’ not being valued,” Piontkowski said. While larger companies have begun massive cloth masks in recent weeks, much of the work of making the protective clothes, especially in the early stages of the pandemic, was done at home-often by women. That gender breakdown is continuing in some volunteer efforts-about 85 percent of the around 70 volunteers sewing masks for the New York City-based group Face Mask Aid, for example, are women.

And masks are only part of the story. The demands of daily life during the coronavirus pandemic are many, from shopping for food shortages and virus fears to caring for children when schools and day cares are closed. And in many cases, women are the ones figuring out how to meet those new demands. Some women are still working outside the home a essential workers but shouldering care responsibilities when they get home.

It doesn’t have to be this way. With more men going into tasks like cooking and educating children, it is potential to reset gender norms. “The pandemic is potentially sparking new conversations about divisions of labor,” Jill Yavorsky, a sociology professor at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, told VOX.

【1】What can we learn about Megan Piontkowski from paragraph 1?

A.She would be paid for the masks.

B.She used the fabric to make masks.

C.She often worked for a Brooklyn hospital.

D.She usually drove to the hospital with masks.

【2】What does the underlined word “mixed” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Confused. B.Upset.

C.Combined. D.Anxious.

【3】What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A.Traditional women's work is highly valued.

B.Women are expert at making protective clothes.

C.Gender breakdown is going on in some volunteer efforts.

D.Larger companies produced massive masks al the beginning.

【4】What conclusion can we draw from the last two paragraphs?

A.Now men do more chores than women. B.It is unlikely to reset gender norms.

C.Women did all the tasks all the time. D.New division of labor might appear.

24、The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum is an annual initiative of the President of the Council. It has developed into a key platform where young people can contribute to policy discussions at the United Nations (UN). This year’s Youth Forum will take place from 25 to 27 April, 2023.

·Objectives

The Forum aims to engage young people in a dialogue with Member States, policymakers and other actors to voice their views and inspire actions on how to transform the world into a better place guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participants will also have the opportunity to contribute to the preparatory process of the SDG Summit.

The 2023 Forum will address the theme on speeding up the recovery from the COVID-19 and the full implementation (实施) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will also review progress in the areas of affordable and clean energy, and sustainable cities and communities, ete.

· Format

The three-day event will feature plenary (全体出席的) sessions and regionally based discussions, with the last day designed for the preparation of the 2023 SDG Summit. Talented youth speakers will deliver short presentations in between sessions.

Participation in the Forum is by invitation only. The youth participants are selected by National Youth Councils, regional youth organizations, etc.

The event will be held in a mixed way allowing for opportunities for in-person and virtual participation. Participants will also be able to ask questions via social media.

· The voices from last year’s participants

【1】The ECOSOC Youth Forum 2023 will________.

A．discuss the global recovery issue

B．select the youth leaders for the UN

C．set goals for sustainable development

D．gather young people to build a platform

【2】According to the passage, the young participants can ________.

A．register to join in the Forum personally

B．give brief speeches in plenary sessions

C．take part in the event online and offline

D．attend the SDG Summit after the Forum

【3】What is the advice from 2022 participants?

A．To be willing to consider various voices.

B．To make time arrangements a top priority.

C．To master public speaking skills in advance.

D．To be efficient with the help of policymakers.

25、Lost behind enemy lines in 1944 when World War Ⅱ was raging on, Marvin Strombo came across the body of a solider in a rain of bullets. On the body, Strombo found what he ________ as spoils (战利品) of war: a flag covered with ________ which were unknown to him. He quickly ________ it, then searched out his team.

That flag ________ with Strombo for 73 years. As time ________ the war wounds, he realized its ________ for the dead solider’s family. But how, after all these ________, could he go about returning it?

________, a world away, in the village of Higashishirakawa, Tatsuya and his sisters ________ for their older brother. They’d ________ seen him just before he left for the war front. In his ________ was a flag with the farewell ________ of friends and family. “Good luck forever at the ________,” one line read. Though they knew their older brother must have died in the war, the ________ part for the family was his body had never been found.

________, Strombo finally learned of an organization that helped him searched for the solider’s family. After about a month, they found his family in a tea-growing village. Last August, 93-year-old Strombo flew there to ________ the flag.

At a simple ________, Strombo handed the flag to Tatsuya. He held it to his ________ and took a deep breath. “It smelled like my good old big brother and like our mother’s home cooking,” he ________. “It’s like the war has ended, and my brother can rest ________.”

【1】

A．thought

B．served

C．sold

D．admitted

【2】

A．words

B．symbols

C．marks

D．pictures

【3】

A．passed

B．pocketed

C．shared

D．opened

【4】

A．waited

B．buried

C．covered

D．stayed

【5】

A．widened

B．created

C．healed

D．examined

【6】

A．consequence

B．significance

C．circumstance

D．assistance

【7】

A．decades

B．centuries

C．weeks

D．hours

【8】

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Anyhow

D．Meanwhile

【9】

A．called

B．mourned

C．asked

D．argued

【10】

A．first

B．next

C．last

D．never

【11】

A．possession

B．situation

C．application

D．invitation

【12】

A．speeches

B．warnings

C．wishes

D．addresses

【13】

A．government

B．battlefield

C．city

D．station

【14】

A．lightest

B．happiest

C．hardest

D．largest

【15】

A．Secretly

B．Luckily

C．Seriously

D．Surprisingly

【16】

A．return

B．burn

C．send

D．donate

【17】

A．funeral

B．shop

C．dinner

D．ceremony

【18】

A．eyes

B．face

C．ears

D．nose

【19】

A．joked

B．lied

C．wept

D．turned

【20】

A．in peace

B．in honor

C．in advance

D．in order

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。

The sky was clear blue and the sun cast diamonds down on fields, forests and villages. A flock（群）of wild ducks were flying in formation heading south for the coming winter. They formed a beautiful V in the sky and were admired by everyone who saw them from below.

It was a fine September afternoon that Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation spotted something on the ground. It was a yard with a flock of tame（驯服的）ducks who lived on the farm. They were wandering around on the ground, quacking merrily and eating corn that was thrown on the ground for them every day. Wally was satisfied with what he saw. How comfortably they live! “It sure would be nice to have some of that corn," he thought to himself. And all this flying is very tiring. "I'd like to just wander around for a while like these tame ducks."

So, after thinking it over a while, Wally left the formation of wild ducks, made a sharp dive and headed for the barnyard directly. He landed safely among the tame ducks, and began to waddle around and quack quickly. He also started eating corn in cheerful spirits.

At the same time, the formation of wild ducks continued their journey south, but Wally, who was content with the delicious corn, didn't care. “I'll rejoin them when they come back north in a few months," he said to himself.

Several months went by and one day, Wally looked up and spotted the flock of wild ducks flying in formation, heading north. They still looked beautiful up there, attracting everyone's attention without doubt. And Wally was tired of the yard. It was muddy and everywhere he wandered there was nothing but duck waste. "It's time to leave." said Wally, staring at the wild ducks in the air.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

So Wally moved his wings with all his strength and tried to fly.

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When the flock of wild ducks flew overhead once more, Wally tried again to join them.

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