2025-2026年广东清远高二下册期末英语试卷带答案

1、—Fiona never fails to grasp any chance of promotion.

—She’s a woman of ________.

A. ambition B. attention

C. expectation D. reputation

2、When I was talking, Mrs. Southern listened keenly, ______ breaking in with relevant questions.

A．eventually

B．repeatedly

C．occasionally

D．immediately

3、I like your products very much ________ quality but I think the price is too high.

A．in charge of

B．in place of

C．in terms of

D．in spite of

4、He hasn’t got any hobbies—________ you call watching TV a hobby.

A．if

B．as long as

C．unless

D．although

5、_______its business, the hotel tried to attract more guests by adding a swimming pool.

A.Expanding B.Having expanded

C.To expand D.Expanded

6、The minister refused for reasons of _______ rather than religion to sign a new law legalizing abortion.

A. comprehension   B. conscience   C. consequence   D. conservation

7、Can you make yourself __________ in English?

A.to understand B.understand C.understanding D.understood

8、Using this data, third party companies could then paint an accurate picture of users’ habits and ________ in order to serve them more targeted advertisements.

A.presentation B.preservation C.preference D.persistence

9、—Why were you late for work yesterday?

—I didn’t wake up when my alarm clock ______.

A.went off B.run out C.started off D.went out

10、Whether something is alive or dead is a crucial ______ and it is one that children have no difficulty understanding by the age of five.

A. declaration B. distinction C. division D. distribution

11、Researchers are now conducting hibernation experiment and can use chemicals to put living cells into sleep-like state_____ they don’t age.

A. for which   B. that

C. where   D. which

12、He doesn’t think that the plan is practical, _____?

A．does he

B．doesn’t he

C．is it

D．isn’t it

13、Tony is really quick at taking notes in class, as almost every word his professor says ______ in his notebook.

A. goes down     B. puts down

C. writes down   D. keeps down

14、---I can’t find Mr. Smith. Where did you meet him this morning?

---It was in his office ____ he worked.

A．where

B．which

C．that

D．the one

15、Nowadays the roles of husband and wife are not as defined as before, especially when both partners work and earn money for the family.

A.clear B.clearer C.clearly D.more clearly

16、Lady Wang _______ as a secretary for five years in the insurance company before she joined us.

A.has worked B.has been working C.had worked D.would be working

17、________ himself, the traveler made a fire in the cave.

A.To warm B.Warmed C.Warming D.Having warmed

18、I’m sorry you have been waiting so long, but it will still be some time ________ you can get your passport.

A．since

B．till

C．after

D．before

19、Mr. Wilson is a man of patience and kindness, and his good temper never ______ him.

A．fails

B．disappoints

C．controls

D．worries

20、We are determined that our teacher training programs should ________ current developments in the field of education.

A．catch sight of

B．make room for

C．take pride in

D．keep pace with

21、Some of the best research on daily experience is rooted in rates of positive and negative interactions, which has proved that being blindly positive or negative can cause others to be frustrated or annoyed or to simply tune out.

Over the last two decades, scientists have made remarkable predictions simply by watching people interact with one another and then scoring the conversations based on the rate of positive and negative interactions. Researchers have used the findings to predict everything from the likelihood that a couple will divorce to the chances of a work team with high customer satisfaction and productivity levels.

More recent research helps explain why these brief exchanges matter so much. When you experience negative emotions as a result of criticism or rejection, for example, your body produces higher levels of the stress hormone, which shuts down much of your thinking and activates (激活) conflict and defense mechanisms (机制). You assume that situations are worse than they actually are.

When you experience a positive interaction, it activates a very different response. Positive exchanges increase your body’s production of oxytocin, a feel-good that increases your ability to communicate with, cooperate with and trust others. But the effects of a positive occurrence are less dramatic and lasting than they are for a negative one.

We need at least three to five positive interactions to outweigh every one negative exchange. Bad moments simply outweigh good ones. Whether you’re having a conversation, keep this simple short cut in mind: At least 80 percent of your conversations should be focused on what’s going right.

Workplaces, for example, often see this. During performance reviews, managers routinely spend 80 percent of their time on weaknesses and “areas for improvement”. They spend roughly 20 percent of the time on strengths and positive aspects. Any time you have discussions with a person or group, spend the vast majority of the time talking about what is working, and use the remaining time to address weaknesses.

【1】The underlined phrase “tune out” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.

A. stop listening   B. change one’s mind

C. sing aloud   D. be crazy

【2】What will happen if you experience negative emotions?

A. The situations are sure to become worse.

B. Much of your thinking will be prevented.

C. You will feel an urge to improve and become better.

D. You’ll be motivated to resolve conflicts with people.

【3】From Paragraph 4, we can learn that ________.

A. we need a positive feeling to beat one negative feeling

B. positive interactions have greater effects than negative ones

C. our conversation should center on what needs improvement

D. the effect of negative feelings lasts longer than that of positive ones

【4】What is the best title for the passage?

A. Harmful Negatives

B. More Positive Interactions

C. How to Be a Productive Manager

D. Less Time on Strengths and Positive Aspects

22、   Scientists have designed transparent wood that could replace conventional glass in windows.

The innovation was developed using wood from the balsa tree, which is native to South and Central America, and claims to be five times more thermally efficient than glass.

The team treated balsa wood in an oxidizing bath that bleaches it of nearly all visibility and then penetrated it with polyvinyl alcohol(PVA), creating a product that is virtually transparent.

Unlike traditional glass, the transparent wood can withstand much stronger impacts and will bend when damaged, instead of breaking into a lot of small pieces.

The transparent wood was created by teams at the University of Maryland and University of Colorado, which set out to find a greener alternative to conventional glass-a product that creates 25,000 tons in carbon emissions each year. Along with contributing to greenhouse gases, glass contributes to a loss of energy.

“Residential building windows in particular account for 10%～25%of the heat loss due to their poor thermal management capability,” the team wrote in the study. “Exploring energy efficient window materials is thus highly desirable to address heating costs, energy shortages, and the global impact of climate change associated with increased carbon emissions.”

The team notes that the bonding between PVA and cellulose in the wood, creates a tightly packed structure that allows for more thermal protection and makes it more durable and lighter than glass.

“Switching to transparent wood could prove to be efficient as well, ” researchers shared in a statement. “It is approximately five times more thermally efficient than glass, cutting energy costs. It is made from a sustainable, renewable resource with low carbon emissions. It also agrees with existing industrial processing equipment, making future mass production easier.”

【1】From where can you know how the transparent wood is made?

A.Paragraph 1 B.Paragraph 2 C.Paragraph 3 D.Paragraph 4

【2】What does the text say about the transparent wood?

A.It is environmentally-friendly. B.Its cost is much higher than glass.

C.It has been made in large quantities. D.It is designed to give off heat easily.

【3】What can be learned from researchers' words in the last paragraph?

A.It is difficult for people to get used to the transparent wood.

B.Conventional glass in windows is likely to remain popular.

C.Existing industrial processing equipment is still inadequate.

D.The future of the transparent wood is promising.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A.A better way to make windows. B.An alternative to window glass.

C.The transparent wood in concept. D.A tree used for transparent wood.

23、How to Stay Motivated for the Entire School Year

Every new school year brings the same age-old problem:【1】. What I want to do today is give you four different strategies that you can use to maintain a high level of motivation to do your work, to study diligently all throughout the entire semester.

Focus on a good start.

From the moment you walk into your very first class this semester,【2】.If you can do this right from the start, you’re going to gain an implicit psychological pressure to keep doing it throughout the entirety of the rest of the semester.

Have a plan for your homework and study time.

If you think about your class time, that is highly regimented. You have a specific place you’re supposed to be and the class is happening at a specific time. 【3】. Maybe at the beginning of every single week, look ahead at your calendar and block out planned spaces of study time.

【4】.

If you’re realizing that your attention is fragmented or you’ve taken on too many commitments,then it could be a good strategic decision to give up that in order to raise your motivation to tackle the other things on your plate.

Make real fun a priority of the new semester.

You need that cycle of actual rest, which isn’t just sleep, but it’s, you know, respite from your work and actual fun time,and work.【5】.So, make time for real fun this semester and you’re going to find that your motivational reserves maintain themselves throughout the entirety of that semester.

A．make the commitment to sit up front and wring class for all it’s worth.

B．So,apply that logic to your homework and study time.

C．Learn to avoid some difficulties.

D．your motivation to learn is constantly drained as the semester passes slowly.

E．You need that actual interplay between those two states of being.

F．lack of motivational mantras or mindset hacks to maintain a hardworking attitude.

G．Know when to quit.

24、People in China consume 10 grams of salt a day on average, twice the amount recommended by the World Health Organization, and over the past four decades adults in China have had among the highest salt consumption in the world.

Salt intake in China is confirmed to be among the highest in the world, with adults over the past four decades consistently consuming on average above 10g of salt a day, which is more than twice the recommended limit, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.

The systematic review and meta-analysis(系统评价和荟萃分析), funded by the National Institute for Health Research and published in the Journal of the American Heart Association,also found that Chinese children aged 3-6 are eating the maximum amount of salt recommended by the World Health Organization for adults (5g a day)while older children eat almost 9g/day. Excessive salt intake raises blood pressure,a major cause of strokes and heart disease, which accounts for approximately 40 percent of deaths in the Chinese population.

The team reviewed all data ever published on salt intake in China (which involved about 900 children and 26,000 adults across the country) and found that salt intake has been consistently high over the past four decades, with a North-South divide.

While salt intake in northern China is among the highest in the world (11.2g a day) it has been declining since the 1980s when it was 12.8g a day, and most markedly since the 2000s.

This could be the result of both governmental efforts in salt awareness education and the lessened reliance on pickled (腌制的) food—owing to a greater year-round availability of vegetables.

However, this trend of decrease was not seen in southern China, which has vastly increased from 8.8g a day in the 1980s to 10.2g a day in the 2010s.

This could be due to governmental efforts being mitigated by the growing consumption of processed foods and out-of-home meals.

These latest results contradict (相矛盾) those of previous studies based on the data which reported declines in salt intake across the country.

【1】What is the function of Paragraph One?

A．To warn the readers of the danger of salt.

B．To carry out the research of salt intake

C．To display the dietary habits of Chinese.

D．To lead to the topic of the passage.

【2】What can be inferred in the passage?

A．Out-of-home meals can reduce the salt consumption of Chinese people.

B．Chinese people have a 40-year history of extra salt.

C．Adequate vegetable supply throughout the year might help decrease salt intake.

D．People of southern and northern China are advised to take in equal amount of salt.

【3】What might be the best title of the passage?

A．Research conducted to help Chinese decline salt intake

B．Serious situation of salt intake in China

C．Salt intake habits varying from place to place in China

D．Salt intake causing health problems to Chinese

25、I have always thought of myself as a writer. When I was two, I loved to sit on the front steps and quietly _________ passers-by and then when I learned to read, _________ turned into an obsession (痴迷). It was a short _________ from loving to see words _________ arranged on a page to wanting to _________ them myself. At seven, I _________ my first “book”, Lost at Sea.

Having read a lot about history, I _________ people and events from the past were more fascinating than people and events in the _________. Learning about times gone by, and the individuals who _________ them, of course, requires __________ for information. When I __________ to do that, I found another obsession: research.

From about age twelve, whenever I read a novel I __________, I would go to the library to find out everything I could about the author’s life. I looked in old newspapers, magazines, and biographies — whatever I could find to try to discover the character of the person who had produced the work that had moved me. Through it all, it was biographies that __________ me most fiercely. It provided a / an __________ into the world of the author in general.

By the end of high school, I could have written a good book about conflicts among authors. __________, I never made the move to write anything based upon the research that I was __________ just for fun. My literary research stayed at the __________ level until 1997 when I wrote my real first __________ , Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy.

The creation of the book __________ from what I had learned about biography and the ways of family life during all my __________ research projects.

【1】

A．observe

B．demand

C．bear

D．enjoy

【2】

A．teaching

B．listening

C．traveling

D．reading

【3】

A．break

B．trip

C．visit

D．note

【4】

A．suddenly

B．secretly

C．attractively

D．hardly

【5】

A．memorize

B．speak

C．prove

D．arrange

【6】

A．recited

B．wrote

C．recorded

D．emailed

【7】

A．discovered

B．recommended

C．recalled

D．mentioned

【8】

A．world

B．distance

C．present

D．way

【9】

A．gave up on

B．lived in

C．looked up to

D．hunted for

【10】

A．begging

B．preparing

C．applying

D．digging

【11】

A．started

B．pretended

C．hoped

D．failed

【12】

A．created

B．admired

C．translated

D．adapted

【13】

A．appealed to

B．related to

C．belonged to

D．occurred to

【14】

A．experience

B．solution

C．window

D．question

【15】

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Moreover

【16】

A．doing

B．publishing

C．spreading

D．reviewing

【17】

A．high

B．professional

C．suitable

D．amateur

【18】

A．play

B．book

C．list

D．comedy

【19】

A．kept

B．recovered

C．heard

D．benefited

【20】

A．energy-saving

B．money-consuming

C．self-driven

D．short-sighted

26、你校将举办一年一度的英语演讲比赛，今年的主题是“I’m Proud of My Parents.你想报名参加。请你用英语写一篇演讲稿为参加比赛做准备。

要求：

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Good morning，everyone !

Today I would like to________________________________________________________

That’s all. Thank you.