高二第一学期期末考试(英语)试题含答案
高二年级第一学期英语期末模拟测试卷(含答案)
高二年级第一学期英语期末模拟测试卷高中英语第I卷II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A , B , C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.( )25. When the door was forced open, a man was seen ______ out of the windowA. climbB. to climbC. climbingD. climbed( )26. I don’t think you can make yourse lf ______ if you speak EnglishA. understandB. understoodC. understandingD. to understand( )27. When I heard the folk song _______ in a foreign language, I couldn’t help laughingA. singB. singingC. to singD. sung( )28 Do you find it ridiculous ______ a man without any sense of responsibility?A. to trustB. trustC. trustingD. trusted( )29. The mayor said the explosion near Grand Central Terminal appeared _______ by cold water that reached the pipeA. to causeB. to be causedC. to have been causedD. to have been causing( )30. ________ for a long time, but he tried his best to catch up with his classmates．A. Having been illB. Being illC. He was ill D To be ill( )31. —Are you still thinking about yesterday’s movie?—Oh，that’s _______.A. what makes me feel excitedB. whatever I feel excited aboutC. how I feel about itD. when I feel excited( )32. The students, _______ at the way the question was put, didn’t know how to answer itA. surprisingB. surprisedC. having surprisedD. being surprising( )33. It was not until after the war _______ he made his most important discoveryA. sinceB. beforeC. whenD. that( )34. He _______ all that had happened to the policeA. does tellB. did tellC. has toldD. has tell( )35. Every writer expects you to have all his book ________.A. to readB. readC. readingD. has been read( )36. I feel guilty leaving home with so much ________.A. doneB. doC. doingD. to be done( )37. The verdict(裁决) itself is likely _______ in about fifteen minutes from nowA. announceB. to be announcedC. to announceD. announced( )38. In his early statements, he _______ get people thinking about the EMU’s future and not its past．A. intended toB. tended toC. extended to D .pretended to( )39. So often _______ in recent years that it has almost become a rule．A. has this happenedB. this has happenedC. is this happeningD. for this to happen( )40. So let us not be blind to our differences, but 1et us also direct attention to our common interests and the means ________ those differences can be resolvedA. to whichB. in whichC. of whichD. by whichSection BDirections: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors(流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars．The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat, Heat, too, makes our environment tolerable and some ultraviolet rays(紫外线的) penetrate(穿透) the 41 . Cosmic (宇宙的)rays of various kinds come through the air from outer space, but 42 quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off．As soon as men leave the atmosphere, they are 43 to this radiation；but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside，do prevent a lot of radiation damage．Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in 44 . Doses of radiation are measured in 45 called“rems (雷姆)”We all 46 radiation here on earth from the sun，from cosmic rays and from radioactiveminerals. The“47 ”doses of radiation that we receive each year is about two millirems; it 48 according to where you live, and this is a very rough estimate. Scientists have the reason to think that a man can 49 far more radiation than without being damaged；the figure of 60 rems has been agreed．41. _______ 42. _______ 43. _______ 44. _______ 45. _______46. _______ 47. _______ 48. _______ 49. _______IV．Reading Comprehension．Section ADirections：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases markedA，B，C，and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the contextI was shown into the waiting-room which，as I had expected，was full．Any waiting-room especially a dentist’s —is not the best place in the world to 50 an afternoon. No matter how hard a dentist tries to make his waiting-room look 51 , it always has an atmosphere of its own—the unpleasant smell and disordered(混乱的) 52 in the roomThis waiting-room was no exception．There were dirty pictures on the wall and the magazines on the table 53 like a great pile of waste paper．I took my seat and decided to pass the time 54 the people around me．A little man beside me was turning over the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously．It was 55 to understand what he was looking at，for 56 three minutes or so he would throw the magazine onto the 57 , take another，and sink back into his chair. Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to 58 her son from making a 59 . He had placed an ashtray(烟灰缸)on the floor and was making noises as he waved a pencil in his hands．The boy had clearly become uninterested in 60 ．Near him, an old man was fast asleep，and the boy’s mother was 61 sooner or later her son would 62 the gentleman up．There was a deep silence in the room as the door opened and a nurse 63 ．The people looked 64 with hope in their eyes，then murmured something as the next lucky patient was led out 0f the room.( )50. A. spend B. take C. cost D. stay( )51. A. unpleasant B. happy C. funny D. p1easant( )52. A. teeth B. people C. things D. books( )53. A. tasted B. sounded C. looked D. felt( )54. A. talking with B. watching C. thinking about D. listening Io( )55. A. interesting B. possible C. easy D. hard( )56. A. each B. every C. about D. certain( )57. A. chair B. floor C. bed D. table( )58. A. prevent B. allow C. forbid D. fight( )50. A. song B. noise C. mistake D. model plane( )60.A. reading B. talking C. waiting D. singing( )61. A. sure B. sorry C. angry D. afraid( )62. A. make B. wake C. call D. turn( )63. A. 1eft B. entered C. smiled D. spoken( )64. A. down B. around C. up D. behindSection BDirections: Read the following three passages Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read(A)The manager of a small building company was very surprised to get a bill for two white mice which one of his workmen had bought. He asked the workman why he had had the bill sent to the company.“Well,”the workman answered，“you remember the house were repairing? We had to put some new electric wiring through a pipe thirty feet long and about an inch across which had four big bends( 弯曲) in it. None of us could think how to do this until I had a good idea. 1 went and bought two white mice，one male and the other female. Then I tied a thread to the male mouse, while Bill held the female mouse at the other end. When the male mouse heard the female mouse’s squeaks (吱吱叫)，he rushed along the pipe to help her. As he ran though the pipe he pulled the thread behind him. It was then quite easy for us to tie one end of the thread to the electric wires and pull them through the pipe．”The manager paid the bill for the white mice.( )65. The mice were_________.A. both femaleB. killed by a catC. extremely expensiveD. useful to the workmen( ) 66. The workmen had a problem__________.A. passing a wire through a long pipeB. keeping the mice apartC. finding a pair of miceD. caused by a cat( )67. At the end of the story the manager was____________ .A. angry with the workmanB. tricked by the workmanC. satisfiedD. persuaded to buy more mice( )68. The workman in the story was very_________ .A. lazyB. stupid C .clever D. dishonest( )69. The male mouse heard the female mouse’s________ .A. short sharp cries B．1ong and low criesC. short and soft cries D．long and nice cries（B）JOIN US FOR A RELAXING HOLIDAY ATPULAUGOMBAK AND WIN $50,000!Be the first to visit Pulau Gombak, Singapore'’newest tourist attraction located just 300 kmwest of Sentosa!Pulau Gombak offers you pristine coral beaches;rolling hills covered with exotic vegetation andanimallife; dense forests previously uninhabited by man;and refreshing rivers of clear, blue water. There issomething for everyone on the island!Things To Do On The Island·Scuba-diving to explore the beautiful coral beneath theclear offshore waters.·Sun-bathing and swimming in the naturally occurringlagoons.·A slow, guided nature walk through the dense forest tocomeface to face with the exotic flora and fauna exclusive to70．People can enjoy the holiday by doing various things on the island except _____.A．swimming in the naturally occurring lagoonsB．walking through the dense forestC．exploring the coral beneath the clear watersD．cooking fresh seafood on the beach71．How much does the Individual Package cost?A．$600．B．$500．C．$250．D．$1,000. 72．How can one win the $50,000 cash prize?A．Sign up with Singa Tour Agency immediately.B．One must sign either for the Individual Package or the Family Package.C．If one is the 5,000th person to sign up with Singa Tour Agency before 13th November.D．If one wants to spend a relaxing holiday at Pulau Gombak.(C)It had been said that Lincoln was always ready to join in a laugh at himself. There is one particu-lar story that he always told with great delightIn his early days as a lawyer, Lincoln went from town to town to hear and judge legal cases. Dur-ing one of these trips, he was sitting in a train when a strange man came up to him. The stranger looked at the tall clumsy lawyer and said that he had something he believed belonged to Lincoln. Lin-coln was a bit puzzled. He had never seen the man before. He didn't see how a total stranger could have something of his. Lincoln asked him how this could be. The stranger pulled out a pencil knife and began to explain. Many years before, he had been given the pencil knife. He had been told to keep it until he was able to find a man uglier than himself.Lincoln's eyes always sparkled when he reached this part of the story. The story always brought smiles to the faces of those who heard it. The tale itself was funny. But even more delightful was the fact that a man as great as Lincoln could still laugh at himself.73. This passage is about ____________.A. a stranger and his knifeB. Lincoln's favourite storyC. meeting strangers on a trainD. Lincoln's favourite pencil knife74. Lincoln was given the pencil knife for ____________.A. his appearanceB. a good laughC. being a lawyerD. being good-humored75. What do you think happened to the knife eventually?A. Lincoln accepted it and kept it.B. Lincoln refused it and the stranger kept it.C. Lincoln accepted it but immediately threw it away.D. Lincoln refused it and the stranger threw it away.DA recent study, while showing a generally positive attitude toward science, also suggests a widespread worry that it may be “running out of control”. This idea is dangerous.Science can be a force for evil as well as for good. Its applications can be channeled either way, depending on our decisions. The decisions we make, personally or collectively, will determine the outcomes of science. But here is a real danger. Science is advancing so fast and is so strongly influenced by businesses that we are likely to believe whatever decisions we come to will make little difference. And, rather than fighting for the best possible policies, we may step back and do nothing.Some people go even further. They say that despite the moral and legal objections（反对）, whatever is scientifically possible will be done-somewhere, sometime. They believe that science will get out of control in the end. This belief is dangerous too, because it fuels a sense of hopelessness and discourages then from making efforts to build a safer world.In our interconnected world, the lack of agreement in and out of the world of science can lead to the failure to control the use of science. Without a common understanding, the challenges of “controlling” science in this century will be really tough. Take human cloning for example. Despite the general agreement among scientists on its possible huge impact（影响）on traditional moral values, some countries still go ahead with the research and development of its related techniques. The outcomes are hard to predict.Therefore, discussions on how science is applied should be extended far beyond scientific societies. Only through the untied efforts of people with hope, can we be fully safe against the misuse of science and can science best serve mankind in the future.76. What can we conclude from the recent study?A. People think highly of science.B. People hold mixed opinions about science.C. Science is getting dangerously out of control.D. Science is used for both good and bad purposes.77. According to the passage, what will happen if we hold that science is getting beyond control?A. The development of science will hopelessly slow down.B. Businesses will have even greater influence on science.C. The public will lose faith in bringing about a bright future.D. People will work more actively to put science under control.78. The discussion should reach beyond scientific societies because ________.A. scientists have failed to predict the outcomesB. the ties between different areas need strengtheningC. united efforts are necessary for the development of scienceD. people need to work together to prevent the bad use of science79. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Science and its applications bring us many dangers.B. The development of science mostly lies in people’s attitudes.C. Mankind can largely take control of science with their efforts.D. The future of science will be influenced by the dangerous ideas.Section CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A – F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.E80.The cost of transporting water is determined largely by how far it has to be carried and how high it has to be lifted. Growing cities and towns may have to go hundreds of kilometers to find the water needed to satisfy their increasing thirst. California cities have long imported water from hundreds of kilometers away. And China is constructing three canals that are 1,156 kilometers, 1,267 kilometers, and 260 kilometers long to transfer water from the Yangtze River to Beijing and other rapidly growing areas in the northern provinces.81.Pumping water out of the ground or over land to higher elevations is energy-intensive. Pumping 480 cubic meters of water a height of 100 meters requires some 200 kilowatt-hours of electricity. At a price of 10¢ per kilowatt-hour, the cost is $20—not including the cost of the pump, the well, and the piping. One hundred meters is not an unusual lift for wells tapping falling supplies of groundwater. In Beijing and other areas in northern China, for instance, lifts of 1,000 meters are sometimes required.82.In most places water is not purchased or exchanged in a market. But formal water markets are developing in the western United States, Australia, and Chile. Where these water markets do exist, they provide examples of how high the scarcity value of the water—that is, the amount that other potential users would be willing to pay for it—can be. Water prices in Australia’s markets peaked at near 75¢ per cubic meter in December 2006, climbing 20-fold in a year in part due to prolonged drought. In the U.S. West, water prices typically range between 3 cents and 10 cents per cubic meter.83.In India, water scarcity has prompted some farmers to profit by selling their water instead of farming. The water they formerly used to irrigate their crops is instead pumped from their wells and trucked to nearby cities. The farmers are harvesting water rather than food and at the same time promoting a rapid drop in underground water tables.84.Another factor affecting how much people pay for water is the amount it is subsidized（补助）. Water subsidies can be very large. For instance, water revenues in the city of Delhi are less than 20 percent of what it spends each year to provide water. On average worldwide, nearly 40 percent of municipal suppliers do not charge enough for water to meet their basic operation and maintenance costs.第Ⅱ卷（共45分）I. Translation （20%）1. 你每天做的事会对你的未来产生影响。
2024北京昌平区高二上学期期末英语试题及答案
2024北京昌平高二（上）期末英语本试卷共8页，共100分。
考试时长90分钟。
考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分、知识运用 (共两节，30分)第一节：完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I still remember the day when I came home from work at two o’clock one afternoon. Imagine my 1 when I heard my daughter Megan and her friend Joann laughing in the house since it was the right time for class. They finally2 that they came home for lunch and never returned to school. But they said they had forgotten to look at the clock.I told Joann to go home because I needed to speak to Megan 3 . When Joann left，I 4 myself and managed to ask Megan very quietly，“You forgot to look at the clock?” Megan lowered her head and said，“Well, we were just experimenting to see what it would feel like not to go back to school.” For the moment I was getting angry. I considered 5 her, but instead I said，“I’m very upset by all this. When you’re supposed to be in school，that’s 6 I expect you to be. Now I’m probably going to get a phone call from your teacher.” Megan said, “ Write me an absence note, say I was sick and then you won’t get a call.” I said，“Megan，the note has to come from you and it has to be the 7 .”Well，she wasn’t very 8 about that，but she did write a note saying she was just “experimenting” and that she wouldn’t do it again.Although the teacher gave her a 9 time over the note, I still felt I did the right thing. I knew I had helped Megan face up to what she did and take 10 .1. A.joy B.shock C. relief D. shame2. A.believed B.realized C.admitted D.predicted3. A.privately B.carefully C.equally D.normally4. A.encouraged B.blamed C.warned D.controlled5. forting B.punishing C.changing D.annoying6. A.when B.why C.where D.how7. A.truth B.plan C.advice D.wish8. A.surprised B.worried C.scared D.pleased9. A.hard B.lucky C.boring D.free10. A.opportunities B.responsibilities C.suggestions D.advantages第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面3段短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
高二上学期期末考试英语试题+Word版含答案
高二上学期期末考试英语试题+Word版含答案高二上学期期末考试第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Who made the woman’s personal website?A. She herselfB. Her friendC. The man2.How does Liz usually get to work?A. By busB. By carC. By taxi3.What does the man think of a second-hand bike?A. ExpensiveB. ConvenientC. Troublesome4.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a libraryB. In a classroomC. In a travel agency5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A broken doorB. A televisionC. A theft 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What does the man want the woman to do?A. Help him stop smokingB. Go running with himC. Talk with his friends7.Why does the man plan to stop smoking?A. Smoking costs him a lotB. He suffers from bad healthC. Hisparents ask him to do so听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
安徽省芜湖市2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试 英语含答案
2023—2024学年度第一学期芜湖市教学质量监控高二年级英语试题卷（答案在最后）本试题卷共8页，67小题，满分150分，考试用时120分钟注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、学校、考场/座位号、班级、准考证号填写在答题卷上，将条形码横贴在答题卷右上角“条形码粘贴处”。
2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卷上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。
答案不能答在试题卷上。
3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答无效。
4.考生必须保证答题卷的整洁，考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卷一并交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段仅读一遍。
1.What did the man prefer?A.A hot coffee.B.An iced coffee.C.A coffee without milk.2.What does the man want to do?A.Fix his computer.B.Buy a new laptop.C.Borrow a computer.3.Where will the woman probably send the flowers?A.To the shop.B.To the studio.C.To the actress’home.4.What was the man probably doing when the woman called?A.Sleeping.B.Working.C.Doing business.5.When will the speakers probably meet?A.In about10minutes.B.In about20minutes.C.In about30minutes.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
浙江省舟山市2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试 英语 含答案
舟山市2023学年第一学期期末检测高二英语试卷考生须知：本试卷分第1卷（选择题）和第11卷（非选择题）。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。
第1卷（选择题）注意事项：1.答第1卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、准考证号填写在答题纸上。
2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
做在试题卷上无效。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，井标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.1.What will the speakers do this evening?A.Play table tennis.B.Attend a partyC.Watch TV.2.What does the man ask the woman lo do?A.Take him to hospital.B.Go to a cl,iss with him.C. Submit a report for him.3.When will the man repair the heating?A.On Wednesday.B.On ThursdayC.On Friday4.Why has the woman been absent from the off i ce for a long tune?A.She has been sick.B.She has been on a holiday.C.She has been in California for business.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A theft.B. A thief.C.An accident第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
广东省肇庆市2023-2024学年高二上学期期末教学质量检测试题 英语含答案
保密★启用前肇庆市2023-2024学年第一学期高二年级期末教学质量检测英语（答案在最后）注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
ALiberty Hill FarmLiberty Hill Farm,recognized as Vermont's first Green Agritourism Enterprise,offers visitors opportunities to milk and feed Robeth Holstein cows.It also has a small hotel with seven guest rooms,which makes it a perfect destination for those looking to enjoy a relaxing vacation along with a farm tour.Walker Honey FarmCurious about how honey goes from beehive(蜂箱)to bottle?Visit the family-owned Walker Honey Farm in Texas,where you can take a guided walking tour of the farm's facilities and hear first-hand from beekeepers.The 45-minute tour also includes a stop at Dancing Bee Winery on the farm's property,where guests can try honey wine, one of the oldest wines still consumed today.Charleston Tea PlantationCharleston Tea Plantation is North America's only tea plantation.Guests can see the acres of tea plants and visit the only tea factory in America.There's also an option to take an amazing tour with Bill Hall,a third-generation tea taster who oversees the daily operations here.Want to take some tea to go?Visit the on-site gift shop to buy specialty teas and related items like tea cups.Thoroughbred Heritage Horse Farm ToursOn the three-hour and guided tours,guests can see and learn more about Calumet Farm,a farm famous for excellent horses and racing operations covering nearly800acres.Tours also include glimpses(体验)of movie filming locations for films like Secretariat,Seabiscuit and Dreamer.1.Which of the following tours provides accommodation for tourists?A.Liberty Hill Farm.B.Walker Honey Farm.C.Charleston Tea Plantation.D.Thoroughbred Heritage Horse Farm Tours.2.What do Walker Honey Farm and Charleston Tea Plantation have in common?A.They are unique in their areas.B.They both include a45-minute tour.C.They are world-famous tourist attractions.D.They offer direct communication with the staff.3.Why are Secretariat,Seabiscuit and Dreamer mentioned?A.To explain the visiting process.B.To introduce some famous movies.C.To stress the popularity of the farms.D.To present an eye-catcher of the tours.BAfter most people complete their undergraduate degree,they either take a break or jump into a job.Few,like Brianna Craft,set out to save the world.It started when she was a freshman sitting in an environmental studies class in2006.Craft was shocked when the professor described the harm climate change was having on people.She records the moment in her new book, Everything That Rises:A Climate Change Memoir.After graduation,Craft spent a year in AmeriCorps,focusing on protecting the environment.AmeriCorps is an organization connecting individuals and organizations to help communities tackle their toughest challenges."That helped me figure out that my future was not in doing science,"she says.Instead,she wanted to work with people and policy.She then had an opportunity to attend the UN climate negotiations(磋商).That,in turn,prepared her for her current role as a senior researcher at the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).Her focus is to ensure that the lowest contributors to greenhouse gases and those most affected by climate change have a voice in international climate negotiations.For five years,Craft attended and supported climate conferences around the world,leading to the signing of the Paris Agreement in2015.Craft says,"I wanted people to care about the work I did in the climate negotiations,and why we pushed so hard to form this agreement."That led her to write Everything That Rises:A Climate Change Memoir.Craft brings the viewpoint of an African American woman from a rural northwest community.She weaves(编织) together several storylines-including her difficult childhood with an irresponsible parent,her self-discovery in college and her work to help work towards climate agreements and ensure that even the smallest countries have a voice.4.What motivated Craft to work on climate change?A.A course.B.A book.C.A scientist.D.A program.5.How did the experience in AmeriCorps help Craft?A.She made achievements.B.She fell in love with science.C.She got inspiration for her book.D.She was clearer about her career path.6.What does Craft do as a senior researcher at the IIED?A.She promotes equal rights to speak among countries.B.She focuses on removing greenhouse gases in London.C.She ensures climate negotiations are the UN's top priority.D.She speaks for the countries producing the most greenhouse gases.7.Which of the following words best describes Craft's job?A.Boring.B.Risky.C.Fruitful.D.Well-paid.CScientists have been able to track the entire life of a mammoth(猛犸象)that lived more than17,000years ago. The team figured out where in Alaska it likely was at any given point of its28-year life.To do so,the researchers closely studied a1.8-meter-long mammoth tusk(象牙)dating back around17,100 years.Mammoth tusks grow by adding layers of tissue almost daily,forming rings like a tree that can reveal detailed information.The main thing the researchers analyzed was strontium isotopes(锶同位素),which can act almost like an ancient GPS.Different areas have different isotopic features,which start in minerals deep underground and make their way to the top of the land,into plants and water.Finally,they can be seen on the animals that consume those plants and water.Previous studies had produced an isotopic map of Alaska by analyzing isotopes in the teeth of hundreds of small animals,which don't travel far in their lifetimes and so represent a local area.The researchers can then compare isotopic signals from each part of the mammoth's tusk to this map,to get an idea of where the mammoth most likely wandered throughout its life.The scientists started from where its remains were found.Working backwards,the scientists then looked at the isotopic feature of where the mammoth was about a week before death,then searched the map for the best match in a nearby area.A model then worked backwards stepwise to determine the most likely routes the mammoth might have taken.According to the research,the mammoth seems to have spent his early years in the Yukon River Basin and Alaska,constantly trekking between several territories in a predictable pattern.The team says that this behavior seems to be like modern elephants,moving regularly from place to place.8.What is the key to reading the mammoth's tusk?A.The length of the tusk.B.The age of the mammoth.C.The area the mammoth lived in.D.The tissue found in the tusk's layers.9.What can be inferred from paragraph3?A.Plants and water are main carriers of isotopes.B.The isotopes in the tusk came from the underground.C.It was difficult to analyze the isotopic features of an area.D.The researchers were surprised to find isotopes in the tusk.10.How do previous studies benefit the present one?A.By explaining the significance of tusks.B.By recording the animal species of Alaska.C.By offering researchers a map to compare with.D.By proving the possibility of analyzing isotopes.11.What does the underlined word"trekking"in the last paragraph mean?A.Looking for food.B.Escaping from dangers.C.Making a long journey.D.Sending warning signals.DFrom people's brains,a song was just picked by scientists.In a new experiment,electrodes(电极)measured their brain activity as they listened to a song.From those measurements,a computer could then produce noises that sounded like the song the people had heard.The29participants were in the hospital and had electrodes fixed in their brains.These electrodes were meant to track the source of their epilepsy(癫痫),a disorder of the nervous system.For part of that time,they listened to a song-Pink Floyd's1979hit Another Brick in the Wall.But in this experiment,the researchers found an additional use for the electrodes.They used them to catch the electrical signals moving between brain cells,or neurons(神经元).Neurons responded to the song-especially in parts of the brain involved in processing sound.Electrodes detected neural signals associated with hearing rhythm,harmony and other aspects of music.With that information,the team built a computer model to create sounds based on brain activity.And it was able to produce noises that sounded like the original song."It's a real tour de force,"says Robert Zatorre,a neuroscientist in Canada."You're recording the activity of neurons directly from the brain,so you get very direct information about exactly what the patterns of activity are."The new study also highlights which parts of the brain respond to different aspects of music.Take one known as the Superior Temporal Gyrus(STG),an area of the brain that is in charge of sound and language.It's found in the lower middle of each side of the brain.Activity in one part of the STG got stronger at the onset of specific sounds.Say when a guitar note played.Another area of the STG became obviously more active when it heard singing.12.The application of detecting signals by the electrodes is________.A.an improper practiceB.an unintentional moveC.an efficient tracking methodD.an effective approach to treating epilepsy13.What was the computer model intended to do?A.Detect neural signals.B.Monitor brain activity.C.Analyze different brain activities.D.Interpret neural signals into music.14.What does the author mainly want to show in the last paragraph?A.The brain is comprised of different areas.B.The new study proves the complexity of the brain.C.Different brain areas pick up various aspects of music.D.Different styles of music cause different brain activities.15.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.New Fields for Music StudyB.Reproduce Music from the BrainC.A Real Blessing for Music LoversD.Create Computer Models for Brain Research第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
浙江省宁波市慈溪市2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试 英语 Word版含答案
慈溪市2023学年第一学期高二年级期末测试英语注意事项:1. 答卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时, 选出每小题答案后, 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号, 回答非选择题时, 将答案写在答题卡上, 写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力(共两节, 满分30分)做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上, 录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置, 听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题, 每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C。
1. How many students took the exam?A. Twenty-five.B. Forty.C. Fifty.2. What is the man doing?A. Buying a mobile phone.B. Demanding an apology.C. Making a complaint.3. What will the man do next?A. Stop the car there.B. Go to buy a ticket.C. Drive to the next street.4. Who is probably the man?A. A policeman.B. A driver.C. A passenger.5. What day is it today according to the conversation?A. Sunday.B. Friday.C. Wednesday.第二节(共15小题: 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白, 每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。
高二英语第一学期期末测试试题及答案
第一学期期末模拟考试题高二英语注意事项：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。
第一卷1至11页，第二卷12至13页。
共150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第一卷的答案必须涂在答题卡上，第二卷直接在试卷规定处作答。
考试结束后只交第二卷和答题卡。
第一卷(共三部分，共105分)第一部分听力部分(共两节，满分20分)做题时, 先将答案划在试卷上。
录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分)听下面5段对话，每段对话有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。
每段对话仅读一边。
01. Whom do you think the woman is talking to?A. A bus conductorB. A clerk at the airportC. A taxi driver02. What does the woman mean? A. The winter has just begunB. Once it starts, it’ll snow a lotC. It has been snowing for some time03. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Customer and shop assistantB. Manager and secretaryC. Travellar and travel agent04. Why doesn’t the woman take the umbrella? A. Because it stops rainingB. Because she has a raincoatC. Because she has an umbrella05. Where does Bill need to go before he can play ball? A. To a physical education classB. To a baseball training campC. To the doctor第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。
高二英语期末考试试卷及答案
高二英语期末考试试卷及答案 高二英语考试卷试题 第一节：单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白下的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1.It suddenly occurred to Anne that money couldn’t ________ all that Bob had suffered in the past five years. A.make up for B.look up to C.put up with D.fit in with 2.We can live without clothes, but food and drink are _________. A.available B.reliable C.essential D.traditional 3.He ________ his last chance of winning the election when he said the wrong thing on TV. A.gave off B.gave away C.gave in D.gave out 4. These teenagers don’t know much of the world yet; that’s why they are so easily _____ . A. taken in B. taken up C. taken on D. taken off 5. --- Learning a language isn't easy. It takes time. --- I agree. _______. There's no short cut. A. All roads lead to Rome B. Rome wasn't built in a day C. Practice makes perfect D. Slow but sure wins the race 6. ______________ the weather, the athletic meeting will be held on time. A. In contrast with B. In relation to C. On behalf of D. Regardless of 7.Last week he was caught robbing the bank opposite the station. ________ his youth, the police have decided not to charge him. A.In spite of B.In view of C.In charge of D.In case of 8.It eventually ________ that he had been stealing money from his employers, which astonished his parents. A.came out B.put out C.made out D.ran out 9. _________ good, the fried chicken was soon sold out. A. Tasted B. Being tasted C. Tasting D. Having tasted 10.The teacher walked to the girl and noticed her attention __________ on her mobile phone. A. was fixing B. fixing C. to fix D. fixed 11.---I didn’t pass the English exam. --- next time, and you’ll succeed. A.Working hard B.Work hard C.To work hard D.With hard work 12.---How can we go to the island? ---You can’t get there by boat. A.more than B.rather than C.other than D.better than 13. Once _______ a difficult and even dangerous place_________ , Vietnam is now a friendly destination that welcomes visitors from all over the world. A. considered; visiting B. considered; to visit C. considering; visiting D. considering; to visit 14. ___________ in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor. A. Dressed B. To dress C. Dressing D. Having dressed 15. ---Shall we go to the art exhibition right away? ---_____________. A. It’s your opinion B. I don’t mind C. It’s all up to you D. That’s your decision 第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出选项。 When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor 16 me to do so. She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, 17 your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun !” I 18 her. Since I started to work for a 19 company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the 20 of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business 21 ,too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got 22 about food in different countries. Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were 23 necessary when I happened to read a famous chef’s (厨师)comment on the Internet. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the 24 around us at the same time. So why don’t you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian 25 ?” Those words reminded me of my 26 advice. As information technology 27 ,you might be able to do without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various 28 you can get from traveling. Today there are people who 29 direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people 30 not with each other but into their micro phones. It seems as if such people are 31 by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to 32 and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily 33 more fruitful. However, we should never let it 34 our time for face-to-face communication. Let’s make use of information technology more 35 , and have great fun in experiencing the actual world. 16.A.promised B.allowed C.hurried D.encouraged 17.A.build up B.use C.practise D.exchange 18.A.agreed with B.learned from C.followed D.obeyed 19.A.computer B.food C.clothing D.machine 20.A.life B.rivers C.sights D.houses 21.A.plans B.bargain C.progress D.trips 22.A.information B.taste C.cooks D.feelings 23.A.even more B.no longer C.much D.actually 24.A.people B.drink C.atmosphere D.environment
安徽省宣城市2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试 英语(含答案)
宣城市2023—2024学年度第一学期期末调研测试高二英语试题（答案在最后）考生注意事项：1.本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、考号在答题卷指定位置填写清楚并将条形码粘贴在指定区域。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。
选择题部分每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案涂黑；非选择题部分请用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卷上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答案区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4.考试结束时，务必将答题卡交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What kind of movie does the man want to watch?A.A scary film.B.A comedy.C.An action movie.2.How does the man feel now?A.Amused.B.Worried.C.Sleepy.3.What made the man’s eyes red?ck of sleep.B.Too much e-reading.C.A sad thing.4.What does Cathy ask Mike to do?A.Attend a meeting.B.Meet her parents.C.Buy her lunch.5.When does the park close on Saturdays?A.At6:00p.m.B.At9:00p.m.C.At10:00p.m.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
- 1、下载文档前请自行甄别文档内容的完整性，平台不提供额外的编辑、内容补充、找答案等附加服务。
- 2、"仅部分预览"的文档,不可在线预览部分如存在完整性等问题,可反馈申请退款(可完整预览的文档不适用该条件!)。
- 3、如文档侵犯您的权益，请联系客服反馈,我们会尽快为您处理(人工客服工作时间：9:00-18:30)。
高二第一学期期末考试（英语）（考试总分：120 分）一、单选题（本题共计20小题，总分20分）1.（1分）An average of just 18.75 cm of rain fell last year, making ______ the driest year since California became a state in 1850.A.eachB.itC.thisD.one2.（1分）I'd appreciate ______ if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will come.A.itB.youC.oneD.this3.（1分）You may depend on ______ that they will look after your daughter when you are away.A.themB.thisC.herD.it4.（1分）I went to Yunnan to visit many beautiful places last week. I think they are more magnificent than______ .A.expectingB.expetC.to expectD.expected5.（1分）______ in the poorest area of Glasgow, he had a long, hard road to becoming afootball star.A.Being raiseB.RaisingC.RaisedD.To raise6.（1分）The producer comes regularly to collect the cameras______to our shop for quality problems.A.returningB.returnedC.to returnD.to be returned7.（1分）The manager was satisfied to see many new products ______ after great effort.A.having developedB.to developC.developedD.develop8.（1分）Not until recently ______ the development of touristrelated activities in the rural areas.A.they had encouragedB.had they encouragedC.did they encourageD.they encouraged9.（1分）Only after talking to two students ______ that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.A.I did discoverB.did I discoverC.I discoveredD.discovered10.（1分）No sooner ______ to school than ______ to clean her classroom.A.she had got; did she beginB.had she got; she beganC.she got; she beganD.did she get; she had begun11.（1分）Why didn't you tell me about your trouble last week? If you ______ me, Icould have helped.A.toldB.had toldC.were to tellD.would tell12.（1分）If it ______ for his invitation the other day, I should not be here now.A.had not beeB.should not beC.were not to beD.should not have been13.（1分）It might have saved me some trouble ______ the schedule.A.did I knowB.have I knownC.do I knowD.had I known14.（1分）We would rather our daughter ______ at home with us, but it is her choice, and she is not a child any longer.A.would stayB.has stayedC.stayedD.stay15.（1分）—I wish I ______ the meeting.—But you didn't.A.attendedB.would attendC.have attendedD.had attended16.（1分）The teacher demands that she ______ her test papers within ten minutes.A.turn inB.hands inC.has turned inD.has handed in17.（1分）The photos on the wall ______ Grandma of those happy, old days when a large family lived together.A.RepeatB.rememberC.remindD.retell18.（1分）The good thing about children is that they______ very easily to new environments.A.applyB.adoptC.attachD.adapt19.（1分）I`d like to ______ the challenge without arguing.A.take upB.take onC.take offD.take over20.（1分）I ordered him not to be late, so he ______ his clock.A.put backB.put offC.put forwardD.put away二、阅读理解（本题共计2小题，总分20分）21.（10分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Nao, a small robot, looks like a person. If Nao begged you not to shut it off, what would you do?Scientists did a study to see how people treat robots that act like people. Eightynine people volunteered for the study. They were asked to help to improve Nao's social skills by finishing two tasks with it.The tasks with the robot didn't matter, though. What the scientists really wanted to see was how the participants reacted once the tasks were over. They were asked to talk with Nao and finally shut Nao off but it was not easy to do. Some people did not want to turn the robot off while others took a long time to do it.People often communicate with nonhuman objects such as TVs and computers nowadays. But robots seem more like humans. Robots can show social characters themselves, like speaking with human voices or taking the shape of a human body. Scientists said people might have seen Nao`s cries as a sign of independent thought. In turn, this could have led people to see the robot as having the humanlike character.For thousands of years, humans lived in a world where they were the only ones who could have conversations. Ourbrains learned toreactto social situations in acertain way. But our brains are not used to telling the difference between real people and fake people. The robot expressed feelings and desires and that got people to want to treat the robot as if it were alive.（1）.Why did scientists use Nao in the study?A.To learn about how people react to robots.B.To communicate with humans.C.To help people finish their daily taskes .D.To improve people's social skills.（2）.What did participants do when asked to turn off Nao?A.All of them refused to turn it offB.Not all of them took action immediately.C.All of them found it hard to operate it.D.All of them followed the order soon.（3）.Compared with TVs, robots ____.A.are more similar to humasB.often depend on humansC.have independent thougthD.know well about different voices（4）.What can we know about our brains?A.They are much cleverer than robots.B.They can recognize fake people.C.They can `t tell the difference between real people and fake people.D.They teach robots to show their feelings.（5）.What is the main idea of the passage?pare robots with TVs and computers.B.Robots will replace humans.C.The relationship between humans and robots.D.How people treat humanlike robots.22.（10分）Passenger pigeons were the most common birdsin all of North America in the 1800s. It was common to see large groups of passenger pigeons group that made a sound like a storm. But today, they are extinct because of human behavior. Now, some scientists want to bring passenger pigeons back to life by using new technology and scientific ideas. They call this process deextinctionDeextinction has not happened yet. It is still just an idea. The process of deextinction is not easy. First, scientists must collect DNA from the bodies of extinct animals. Then they will put it in the eggs of similar animals species. When these animals become adults, they will have babies. And these baby animals will have the DNA of the extinct animals.Scientists believe it is possible to bring back passenger pigeons and many other animals. However, not everyone think this is a good idea.Stewart Primm is the world's leading expert on modern animal extinction. He believes that bringing extinct animals back to life is bad for the earth. On the one hand, these animals no longer have a safe place to live. On the other hand, they could cause other animals to die.Many other scientists do not agree with Stewart Primm. Stuart Brand, a writer and scientist, is one of them. He believes deextinction is good for many reasons.“The current generation of children will experience the return of some unusual animals intheir lifetime. It may be part of what defines their generation and their attitude to the natural world. They will take their parents to zoos to see the growing populations of passenger pigeons, and maybe even dodo birds. This will provide a good deal of money for zoos busy with extinct species restoration (恢复). Humans killed off a lot of species over the last 10,000 years. So, it's right to bring some back to life,” he said.（1）.What can we know about the passenger pigeons from the text?A.They were common sightings.B.They suffered a lot from storms.C.They lived mainly in North America.D.They were the largest in American history.（2）.What do we know about deextinction?A.It will change the DNA of the extinct animals.B.It was first used in passenger pigeons.C.It is difficult to carry out.D.It proved to be useful.（3）.Why is Stuart Primm against bringing back extinct animals?A.They will die very soon.B.They will create other problems.C.They will do great harm to humans.D.They will replace the similar species.（4）.How does Stuart Brand feel about deextinction?A.WrongB.DifficultC.ImportantD.Wasteful（5）.Where is the text most probably from?A.A research paper.B.A scientific magazine.C.A travel guidebook.D.A geography textbook.三、阅读七选五（本题共计1小题，总分10分）23.（10分）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。