绵阳2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、People began looking around to see ________ the noise was coming from.

A.how B.why C.whether D.where

2、--- Sunny day today, isn’t it?

--- Yeah! It’s not like what the radio ________ at all.

A. says   B. will say   C. had said   D. said

3、So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

A.saw B.see C.had seen D.have seen

4、The official says that the next step is to negotiate the Asian Investment Bank’s articles of agreement, which is expected ________ by the end of 2021.

A.to have completed B.to be completed

C.having completed D.being completed

5、The writer has won the hearts of millions of children with the rich stories _______ from her childhood memories.

A. drawing   B. to draw

C. draw   D. drawn

6、________our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who enjoy the same hobbies, even if they live on the other side of the world.

A．However

B．Whatever

C．Wherever

D．Whichever

7、Each spring the apple tree in my garden blossoms so________that the air becomes filled with the sweet of apple.

A.abundantly B.approximately C.apparently D.automatically

8、After a day of activities, you should be ________ a good meal.

A．in the mood for

B．at the point of

C．on the edge of

D．with the help of

9、Regular exercise along with proper diets____our health in the long term.

A.benefits B.has benefited C.benefit D.have benefited

10、Progress so far has been very good.   , we are sure that the project will be

completed on time.

A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Besides

11、The scientist does not study nature ________ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it.

A. until B. because

C. though D. unless

12、She's jogging around the park every morning in a（n）______________ to have a good figure.

A.contribution B.effort

C.honour D.purpose

13、______ made the dining room extra special is its polished wooden floor.

A. What B.That C.Who D. Which

14、--He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ________.

--No. He’d had a lot of time ________ for it after all.

A. interviewing; to prepare

B. interviewed; to prepare

C. interviewing; preparing

D. being interviewed; preparing

15、Yao Ming, the first man to become the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft without playing in college, was honored Friday night as the Houston Rockets ________ his No. 11 jersey.

A. abandoned   B. preserved

C. granted   D. retired

16、Sherry has taught me that no matter how bad things seem they can ______ in the end.

A. work out    B. make out

C. set out D. pick out

17、________ the time________, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London.

A．Worrying about; accessible

B．Worried about; available

C．Worrying about; available

D．Worried about; accessible

18、___ the machine’s enormous size, it runs smoothly and noiselessly.

A. For good       B. For ever

C. For all   D. For sure

19、—What’s wrong with you?

—Oh, I am sick. I ________ so much ice cream just now.

A. shouldn’t eat B. mustn’t eat

C. couldn’t have eaten D. shouldn’t have eaten

20、Despite some difficulties, there are  special moments ______ make it worthwhile for moms to take care of children at home.

A.when B.where C.which D.what

21、The Benefits of After-school Activities

Your kid is asking for piano lessons, joining a soccer team or taking ballet classes, but you’re not so sure that your money will be well spent. 【1】 , read these next benefits of participating in hobbies outside the home. It might just convince you to book the first class.

Build confidence through creative hobbies

From arts and poem writing to music and crafts, there are lots of creative after-school activities available out there for kids of all ages. Not only do these classes stimulate your little one’s imagination, but they also encourage curiosity. 【2】 . Interacting with others, sharing, cooperating and solving conflicts are all added bonuses and they are all extremely helpful tools in building self-confidence.

【3】

These days, the fast-paced world we live in causes stress to us all, including children — and providing fun environments and spaces where they can feel safe and creative is an excellent idea to help your child reduce the stress.【4】 . You have to aim to eliminate the stressors in your child’s life, regardless of the type of stress your child is dealing with, be it the case of shyness, social anxiety or pressure from school or home life.

Gain physical and psychological strength with sports

Avoiding childhood obesity has become a real issue in a world where kids spend more and more time indoors, glued to screens. But if your child shows any interest in a sport (even if just by watching it on their iPad), grab the opportunity and introduce after-school activities that focus on said physical activity. In these activities, your kids can also learn important lessons like respecting others and teamwork. 【5】 .

A．Reduce stress with after-school activities

B．Boost children’s enthusiasm and participation in class

C．When your kids spend 80 percent of their hours at school

D．Besides, they make your child more confident in the process

E．If you can’t decide about sending your kids to after-school activities

F．Choosing activities that don’t put extra pressure on your kids is also essential

G．Most importantly, your children can develop their mental strength while doing sports

22、What’s wrong with being an amateur? While reading a recently published report saying “many people who attend plays are themselves involved in a form of amateur drama”, August Schulenburg of the Flux Theatre Ensemble questioned the divide between amateurs and professional artists.

One reason for the barrier, he suggests, is fear. “When professional arts organizations perceive their value under threat, they must draw rigid lines to protect it. Amateurs are pushed aside out of fear that they will somehow endanger the professional brands.”

But for Schulenburg, it’s an outmoded attitude towards amateurs. “The professional artist must be among them and of them; the amateur must be an equal partner at the table.” It sounds a lot like he is advocating the kind of large-scale community work. If so, he might have a point.

The importance of forming a community rather than a passive audience is something Douglas MacLennan also picked up on recently over a blog. In a post headlined “Pay attention! If selling tickets is your business model, you’ve got a problem”, he argues that theatres and other arts institutions will only survive if they “build community rather than audience”. The idea is that you give the public reasons to engage with your company, you build loyalty so that their support is more than just a consumer transaction (交易). Abigail Katz, a regular theater-goer, wonders whether theatres offer good value for money. She has written recently in a post at the Playgoer blog that much of the theatre “doesn’t do anything … doesn’t make me feel anything”.

Lynn Conner, one author of the report, also mentioned “I believe what today’s potential arts audiences most want out of an arts event is the opportunity to co-author meaning. They don’t want the arts; they want the experience. They want to gain the cultural rights by forming and exchanging opinions that are valued in the community.”

【1】What do the two underlined pronouns “they” respectively refer to?

A．rigid lines; professional brands

B．amateurs; professional arts organizations

C．professional brands; rigid lines

D．professional arts organizations; amateurs

【2】Which of the following does August Schulenburg agree with?

A．Rigid lines must be drawn to protect professional arts.

B．It is unwise for theatres to overlook amateur audience.

C．Theatres must produce serious plays to attract the audience.

D．The artists should dine together with the amateurs at the table.

【3】In paragraph 4, the words of Abigail Katz are cited __________.

A．to highlight the necessity of surveying customers’ feelings

B．to emphasize the importance of advertising through blogs

C．to indicate the failure of theatres to engage the audience

D．to complain about the high price of the theatre plays

【4】According to this passage, theatres should put ____________ first.

A．the audience’s sense of participation

B．the quality of professional plays

C．the actors’ personal experiences

D．the control of cultural rights

23、An inky squid(鱿鱼)stuck in a net can be a messy problem for a fisher. Now, new research offers hope: It shows that attaching green LED lights to fishing nets significantly cuts down the bycatch, such as sharks and squids, without affecting the quality and quantity of desired fish.

“This is an excellent study that shows a reduction in bycatch of multiple species and doesn’t have a negative impact on the bottom line,” says Rebecca Lewison, a conservation ecologist at SanDiego State University.

Many coastal fishers use gillnets(刺网), which hang in the water like chain-link fences, to bring in their catches. The nets don’t discriminate between desirable and undesirable species, which are often thrown overboard with fatal injuries. This “bycatch” contributes significantly to the global declines of species including dolphins and sea turtles, and it slows down fishers’ daily operations.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine ecologist John Wang and his colleagues previously designed shiny nets to handle turtle bycatch. Turtles are particularly good at seeing green light. A research report showed the lit nets brought in 63% less bycatch, including 51% fewer turtles and 81% fewer squid, than the dark nets. In the Gulf of California, Lewison says, shark bycatch is “a huge issue. “ In the new study, it went down by an amazing 95%.

Meanwhile, just as many of the target fish were caught as before, fishers spent only half the time pulling in and loosing the nets. The major drawback, Senko says, is that it takes up to $140 to equip a net with lights, which is more than some fishers can afford. The researchers are now testing solar-powered lights that last longer than battery-powered ones. They’re also looking into whether fewer lights per net can produce the same results in Baja California and in fishing grounds in Indonesia and the Caribbean.

【1】Why were the green LED lights attached to the fishing net?

A．To make sure the quality of desired fish.

B．To reduce the catch of non-targeted animals.

C．To figure out the quantity of desired fish.

D．To make fishermen see the fish more clearly.

【2】What does the underlined word “discriminate” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．distinguish

B．balance

C．check

D．choose

【3】Which species are the most beneficial from the lit nets?

A．turtles

B．sharks

C．dolphins

D．squids.

【4】What can we know about the lit fishing nets in the last paragraph?

A．Its cost is high.

B．Its usage is broad.

C．It is hard to purchase.

D．It needs solar energy to power.

24、Where to Drink

Cafe San Bernardo

Join table-tennis and pool-playing port. Cafe San Bernardo has been running since 1912.The Villa Crespo dive bar also offers up table football for￡4 an hour. Service is efficient; with last orders at 5 am. The daily happy hour between 6 pm and 9 pm includes 60 minutes playing your game of choice, plus a half-bottle of red wine and a corn pie,for￡9.

●Avenue Corrientes 5436, Villa Crespo, 54 11 4805 3956, cafesanbernardo.com

M Salumeria & Enoteca

Trading only in wine with a story, sommelier(侍酒师)Mariana Torta chooses new ways on a daily basis, and keeps a list of around 250 labels.There's no wine menu—simply take your bottle from the shelf.

●Open 11:00 am-11:30 pm, El Salvador 5777, Palermo Hollywood, 54 11 4778 9016, on Facebook

Negro Cueva de Cafe

Coffee has found its place in Buenos Aires. While LAB: Tostadores, The Shelter and Coffee Town are famous new places, Negro Cueva de Cafe is one of the best downtown. It serves Ecuadorian, Colombian and Brazilian beans, and its attracting cakes include croissant.

●Open 9:30 am-7:00 pm, Suipacha 637, Microcentro, 54 11 4322 3000, negrocafe .com

La Calle

Head to the Niceto Vega address and you'll be faced with a pizza. Order the special wine, special candy, and prepare to sing until dawn with a high-energy young crowd.

●Open 8:00 pm-2:00 am, Niceto Vega 4942, Palermo Soho, 54 11 3914 1972, on Facebook

【1】Which number should you call if you want to do some sports?

A．54 11 4778 9016.

B．54 11 4805 3956.

C．54 11 4322 3000.

D．54 11 3914 1972.

【2】When can you go to M Salumeria & Enoteca?

A．All day.

B．1:00 am.

C．3:00 pm.

D．10:00 am.

【3】What makes La Calle different?

A．Its having special candy.

B．Its having no wine menu.

C．Its allowing you to play games.

D．Its opening for the longest time.

25、   I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. ________ , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was weak and ill.

My father was ________ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness took all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is difficult. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about life, and I told them about one of my ________. I said that we must very often give things up as we grow — our youth, our beauty, our friends — but it always________ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. Surprisingly, he answered his own question: “I ________ the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also touched by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become ________. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be able to give up my small irritations. In this way, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one ________.

A．Afterwards

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

A．already

B．still

C．only

D．once

A．decisions

B．experiences

C．ambitions

D．beliefs

A．suggests

B．promises

C．seems

D．requires

A．spoke

B．turned

C．summed

D．opened

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

A．had

B．accepted

C．gained

D．enjoyed

A．quiet

B．calm

C．relaxed

D．happy

A．doubt

B．wonder

C．know

D．guess

A．award

B．gift

C．lesson

D．word

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。

Ahmad sat at a table in the school cafeteria. The election for fifth-grade class president was only about two weeks away, and Ahmad knew it was time to begin seriously campaigning.

“I think you need a catchy slogan, ” said his friend，twirling(旋转)a pencil as he thought.   “How about Authentic and Approachable: Always Ahmad? ”Ahmad beamed.   “It’s got a nice ring to it.”

“You need something that people will remember. They won’t forget that Olivia was the fourth-grade president last year and they’ll like the fact that she has experience, “his friend added. Ahmad nodded, grinning. “I know, but I think I can bring some fresh ideas.   Do you know Olivia’s plans for the campaign?”

Olivia, meanwhile, sat at her kitchen table with her twin sister. They were eating cupcakes while discussing what to put on the signs they planned to make. At the center of the table were posterboard in bright colors, markers, pens, colored pencils, and crayons.

“Where should we start?” asked her sister ,brushing the cream from her hands. “What do you want people to know about you?”   Olivia raised her head and thought for a moment. “I want them to know I’m a hard worker,“ she said, eyes bright and alert. “I have experience as class president. I also have a lot of ideas of making this a great school year.” “Experience is truly important,” commented her sister.   “Dad once told me he would vote for someone who had proven to be the kind of leader he was looking for in his company.”

An enormous grin spread across Olivia’s face. “What about Olivia for President-All Original, All Experience,” suggested her sister.   “Oh, or Olivia for President, Opportunity for All?“ “I like both of those, ”exclaimed   Olivia.“ The first one reminds the voters of my experience.   The second one lets them know I will listen to their ideas and work for and with them.   ”Her words fell as she took out a fat red marker and began the first poster.

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。

Paragraph 1:Two weeks later on the election, Ms. Pond announced, “Now, we have two candidates with same votes.”

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Paragraph 2:Ahmad went to the front of the room to begin his speech after Olivia.

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