昌吉州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、I was ________ asking him what that work might be, but something in his manner showed me that the question would be an unwelcome one.

A.at the edge of B.on the point of

C.in the case of D.at the mercy of

2、In his speech, the president dealt with latest scientific research _____ how to fight the Coronavirus-19.

A．concerning

B．concerned

C．to concern

D．to be concerned

3、He spent quite some time trying to____what Kurt would be doing.

A.turn out B.reach out C.figure out D.look out

4、Dr.Smith,along with his wife and daughters,____visit the Metropolitan Museum in New York City this summer.

A.is going to B.are going to C.was going to D.were going to

5、The US has not accepted an international investigation into Fort Detrick, a US military lab________ research on coronaviruses had been going on for years.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．and

6、The box ______ a lot of coins, ______ an old Chinese one.

A.is containing; including B.contains; includes

C.is containing; included D.contains; including

7、After her time in hospital, Jenny’s parents are afraid that she has fallen__________ other classmates in school work.

A.below B.beneath C.beyond D.behind

8、The aim was not to________ valuable time with the usual boring pictures．

A.take up B.make up C.pick up D.put up

9、—Now that you like the laptop so much, why not buy one?

—Well. I can’t afford ________ computer at present.

A.that expensive a B.such expensive a C.that an expensive D.a that expensive

10、Last month，an earthquake _______ six on Richter scale happened in the northern part of Indonesia.

A．measured

B．to measure

C．to be measured

D．measuring

11、We can’t be _________ by investment projects promising to make you a millionaire overnight.

A.taken over B.taken on C.taken up D.taken in

12、 Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ___ it was 20 years ago, ___ it was so poorly equipped.

A.what, when B.that, which C.what, which D.which, that

13、Continuing violence could ________ the progress towards reform.

A.hold on B.hold out C.hold on to D.hold up

14、______ it comes to speaking in public, no one can match him.

A.Since B.When C.Once D.After

15、-- -You should have thanked her before you left.

-- - I meant ________, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.

A.to do B.to

C.doing D.doing it

16、I will never put you on the spot.

A.我不会把你放在现场。 B.我不会让你为难。

17、On 12 April 1961, Yuru Gagarin became the first person in the world________ into space.

A．to go

B．going

C．gone

D．to be gone

18、Lady Gaga has put off her concerts because of the difficulties ______ by the strikes.

A.causing B.being caused C.caused D.having caused

19、— Could you help me take care of my pet dog on the 19th?

— I’m afraid I'm not ____________ that day.

A.blank B.sufficient C.available D.convenient

20、—Have you seen the film Under the Hawthorn Tree?

— Of course, I have. It was in our village _____it was made.

A. that     B. where

C. when   D. which

21、How happy we are! The holiday we have been looking forward _______ at last.

A.to has come B.having come

C.to having come D.has come

22、We do not permit _______ in the office, so we do not permit him _______ here.

A.to smoke, to smoke B.smoking, to smoke

C.smoking, smoking D.to smoke, smoking

23、_______ a post office, I stopped _______ some stamps.

A.Passed, buying B.Passing, to buy C.Having passed, buy D.Pass, to buy

24、I wonder ________ that brought the Olympics back to life.

A.who it was B.who was it C.it was who D.was it who

25、In the last few months, China ________ great achievements in containing the spread of the coronavirus.

A.has made B.had made C.was making D.is making

26、   “Old wives’ tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another. For example,most of us remember our parents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking,but others have not passed the test of time.

Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic is good for you,too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.

Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems?Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains(谷物) tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.

Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold_water,_there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (积累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.

【1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A.Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth.

B.Eating garlic is good for our eyes.

C.Swimming after a meal is dangerous.

D.Carrots prevent people from catching colds.

【2】The author develops the third paragraph mainly________.

A.by cause and effect

B.by order in space

C.by examples

D.by order in time

【3】The phrase“ hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“________”.

A.to be valuable

B.to be believable

C.to be admirable

D.to be suitable

【4】What is the author’s attitude towards“old wives’ tales”in the text?

A.Subjective(主观的).

B.Objective(客观的).

C.Dissatisfied.

D.Curious.

27、A new report has concluded that advertising managers are becoming increasingly interested in children. Studies show that children influence about 50 percent of things that families buy, so they’re an attractive target for advertisers.

John Taylor, the author of the report, says:“Advertisers can reach their target in many ways. They can, for example, show an ad many times during school holidays, they can make the TV advertisements a little louder than the programmes to attract attention, or they can sponsor programmes and show their advertisements just before the programme begins.”

Most advertisements aimed at children are short, imaginative and often in the form of animated cartoons(动画片).“Children love the ads and watch them in the same way as any entertainment programmer,”Taylor says.

There’re concerns about advertising aimed at young people. The concerns are shared by Sarah Durham, a writer and journalist specializing in media analysis. “The most worrying thing is that children don’t think carefully when they see television advertisements. They’re less critical than adults and don’t usually realise the advertisement has a persuasive message, to encourage them or their parents to spend as much money as possible on the product or service,”she says.

There’re also concerns over the vast sums of money that junk food producers spend on advertising to persuade children to buy their food products. Many advertisements, argues Durham, sell food that is a lot higher in fat, salt and sugar than healthier alternatives. “Many companies target children with offers of free toys, models of cartoon characters and gimmicky（耍花招的）packaging.”

Government approaches to controlling advertising to children vary. In Sweden, one of the strictest countries where advertising is concerned, TV advertising to children under the age of 12 is banned. Greece bans television advertisements for children’s toys between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Denmark and the Netherlands also have legal controls whereas France, Britain and Germany prefer self-regulation（自动调节）．

Some countries are not as certain as the Swedes that advertising to children is harmful. The French argue that children need to see many advertisements so that they can develop their ability to think as they grow up. The belief is that advertising will help children to be more aware of its persuasive power.

【1】What does John Taylor mainly talk about in Paragraph 2?

A．Ways in which advertisers reach children.

B．The time children spend watching television.

C．Examples of successful advertising to children.

D．The serious problems of advertising to children.

【2】Why is Sarah Durham concerned about advertising aimed at children?

A．TV ads limit children’s imagination.

B．TV ads affect children’s brain development.

C．Children lack the good sense to make decisions.

D．Children may spend lots of time watching television.

【3】What does Durham say about the food advertised?

A．It’s tasty.

B．It’s cheap.

C．It’s unhealthy.

D．It’s ready­made.

【4】What is the French’s attitude toward advertising to children?

A．Doubtful.

B．Relaxed.

C．Objective.

D．Unfavorable.

28、

【1】Where could you place your napkin when you get up from the table?

A. Under your plate. B. On your plate.

C. To the left of your plate. D. Over the back of your chair.

【2】_________________ is (are) normally put to your right side on the table.

A. Drink B. Napkin.

C. Dessert utensils D. Bread plate

29、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

People from Britain and Ireland first came to live in Australia in 1788. 【1】 These different kinds of English began to mix and change. The newcomers soon began to speak with their own typical accent(口音) and vocabulary. More and more people came to Australia during the Gold Rush in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some came from Britain and Ireland；others came from non-English speaking countries. Australian English continued to grow and change.

【2】During the Second World War, there were many American soldiers staying in Australia. More importantly, American television shows and music have been popular in Australia since the 1950s.

Australians use many words that other English speakers do not use. The famous Australian greeting, for example, is G’day! A native forest is called the bush and central Australia is called the outback. 【3】For example, “mate” means “friend”,and it is still used in Britain. Some of these words have changed in meaning. Some words have come from Australian original languages, many of which are names for animals, plants and places, like dingo and kangaroo.

【4】 In words like organise and realise, -ise is the expected and taught spelling method. In words like colour, favourite, -our is the normal, but nouns such as the Labor Party and Victor Harbor are spelled with -or. Program, on the other hand, is more common than programme.

【5】 For example, football means “rugby” in New South Wales and Queensland, but “Australian rules football” everywhere else in Australia. In New South Wales, a swimming costume is called a cossie or swimmers, while in Queensland it is called togs and bathers in Victoria.

A.Australian spelling comes from British spelling.

B.They brought different dialects of English with them.

C.Australian English has also been influenced by American English.

D.Many words were brought to Australia from Britain and Ireland.

E.There are also differences in the definition of words Australians use in different parts of the country.

F.Australian English is full of words that a British English speaker would not recognize.

G.Many words which sound different in other accents sound the same in Australia English.

30、   When 10 girls from Gardiner High School in Montana received a sum of money to develop an invention to solve a real-world problem, they decided to create a solar-powered shelter to help the homeless.

For over a year, the girls have been using all their free time to complete the ______.

“They have this amazing internal(内心的) ______ that I’ve never seen in any individual,” Violet Mardiro, a teacher at Gardiner High who is ______ with the team on the project, told The Huffington Post. “I thought ______ that maybe some of them would give up, say ‘I didn’t ______ this much work,’ but they haven’t. They’re just working hard and they’re not giving up and they’re super ______.”

Living in a low-income community, the girls have seen the ______ of homelessness first-hand. Many of them are from immigrant families and hoped the ______, which is powered by rechargeable solar panels(电子板), would help the ______.

Seventeen-year-old Maggie Mejia told the Huffington Post that ______ she had no previous ______ experience, the girls figured out as a team how to ______ the shelter using how-to videos and books that taught them how to code. But the most important ______ she’s learned during the project isn’t technical.

“I’ve learned a lot about ______ others, working for the community and being selfless and showing a better world to other people and ______ someone else’s life,” she said. The project was carried out with DIY Girls, a nonprofit that helps fund STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – projects for ______.

Mardirosian said all the participating students have ______ their interest in STEM through this project.

“Many of them didn’t think about engineering before. They thought maybe they’re not ______ out to be an engineer. But working together, now they ______ their skill – whether a writing skill or a drawing skill or a speaking skill, they’re all ______ in this field. Everyone has found their importance in this picture,” she said.

【1】A. course B. homework C. report D. project

【2】A. clock B. drive C. doubt D. pressure

【3】A. agreeing B. meeting C. working D. talking

【4】A. at the beginning B. all the time C. at the moment D. once again

【5】A. receive B. expect C. believe D. mind

【6】A. excited B. confused C. surprised D. worried

【7】A. problem B. adventure C. choice D. difference

【8】A. equipment B. community C. machine D. shelter

【9】A. families B. homeless C. team D. research

【10】A. when B. until C. while D. because

【11】A. engineering B. managing C. teaching D. planning

【12】A. renew B. create C. protect D. describe

【13】A. skill B. fact C. lesson D. subject

【14】A. questioning B. following C. pleasing D. helping

【15】A. running B. leading C. changing D. experiencing

【16】A. children B. adults C. teachers D. girls

【17】A. imagined B. remembered C. discovered D. ignored

【18】A. left B. put C. picked D. made

【19】A. accept B. realize C. wonder D. share

【20】A. needed B. learned C. found D. discussed

31、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. drive B. return C. mobilizes D. significant AB. helpless

AC. familiarize  AD. address  BC. shameless BD. appeals

CD. transformation ABC. attempts

In Times of Crists, We Need Classical Music

  It’s still lying in front of me on my desk. The booklet, entitled Time for Outrange(愤怒) , was written by the 93-year-old French diplomat(外交官) Stephane Hessel. “The power of money,” Hessel says, filled with anger, “has never been as great and selfish and 【1】 as it is now.”

  But what does the outrage of this Frenchman have to do with classical music and , ultimately, with me, music director of the Orchestre Symphenique de Montreal(蒙特利尔交响乐团) ?

  A lot, I, too, am outraged by the direction of industrial society, with materialism and consumerism leading the way. I want to show that, because of its powerful impact, classical music can play a(n) 【2】 role right now.

  We all sense that our society is experiencing an almost revolutionary 【3】. Life is getting faster, competition is fiercer and social cohesion(凝聚力) is reducing. Like most people, I have no idea how liberty and civil rights would develop in the era of globalization and ever-evolving technological advancement.

  But I see this as an opportunity for a(n) 【4】 to classical music. The great symphonies of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are not museum pieces we should listen to only if we want to 【5】 ourselves with some music history. Now are they a decoration or a relaxation exercise for the quickened pace of life.

  They are more than what a radio station for classical music once promised - “your oasis(绿洲) of well-being.” They are timeless compositions that 【6】 all the uncertainties and insecurities of this new period. They can support us in our search for meaning. Beethoven, for example, was convinced that man had the capacity to change for the better and to go throughout life. This is why there is so much hope in his music. His symphonies was mean to 【7】 people forward.

  Classic music 【8】 our senses and emotions in such a way that we were thrown back onto ourselves. It 【9】 to listeners to make use of their own reason and reflect on their actions. Music’s sole purpose is to be experienced. That experience, in turn, is why music can change our perceptions(认知) of ourselves and thereby our interactions with others.

  【10】 to explain this powerful impact of music will always remain unsatisfying, but this much is certain: aesthetic(审美的) experiences can transform people.

32、假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Jim准备暑假来中国旅游，让你推荐一个城市。请你给他回信，内容包括：

1. 推荐城市；

2. 推荐理由（如景点，美食等）；

3. 你的祝愿。

注意：

（1）词数100左右；

（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

（3）开头，结尾已给出，不计入总字数。

Dear Jim,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua