天津市和平区天津市第二十一中学2024-2025学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题

高二年级第二学期英语学科期中质量调查

一、单项选择：

1. —Shall I close the window now before I leave?

— ________ , I'll check it myself later.

A. No problem. B. No hurry. C. Go ahead. D. Don't bother.

2. ________ show that the CPI for September has risen by 0.7%, indicating that the consumer product market has remained very stable

A. Statistics B. Specialists C. Components D. Initiatives

3. The school ________ with reading lessons that taught students to guess the meaning of new words.

A. broke the ice B. broke down C. broke new ground D. broke out

4. The little girl who was lost decided to remain ______ she was and wait for her mother.

A. where B. what C. when D. who

5. Such a simple experiment can effectively______ people’s doubts about the new technology, so they are willing to embrace the innovation.

A. figure out B. put on C. carry out D. wipe out

6. With his father being ill, he had no choice but ________ his job.

A. quit B. quitting C. to quit D. quitted

7. You won’t become skilled enough for the job unless you ________ yourself to what you are doing.

A. appreciate B. commit C. facilitate D. occupy

8. With a strong spirit of innovation, Chinese scientists are           making breakthroughs in the development of new technologies.

A. strangely B. constantly C. casually D. relatively

9. We shouldn’t take          for granted that we still have a lot of time before the College Entrance Examination.

A. this B. that C. it D. such

10. Delete the short message at once! Many a man _________by such tricks up to now.

A. are taken in B. is taken in

C. have been taken in D. has been taken in

11. Laura pretends ______carefully, but in fact she is thinking about the coming holiday.

A. to listen B. to have listened

C. to be listening D. listening

12. ___________ frequently performed, the works of Mozart always attracts audiences.

A. No matter what B. No matter when C. No matter where D. No matter how

13. Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon because she ______ a class at that time.

A. will teach B. would teach

C. has taught D. will be teaching

14. ________   makes the book so extraordinary is the creative imagination of the writer.

A. That B. What

C. Who D. Which

15. —Why do people like pop music? I hate it so much.

—______ it is not your style, that doesn’t mean it is bad.

A. Only if B. Even though C. Now that D. In case

二、完形填空：

I’m an 18-year-old premedical student, tall and good-looking, with two short story books and quite a number of essays to my credit. Why am I singing such____16____of myself? Just to explain that the attainment of self-pride comes from a great deal of self-love, and to____17____it, one must first learn to accept oneself as one is. That was___18___ my struggle began.

Born and____19____in Africa, I had always taken my African origin as a(n)____20____. My self-dislike was further____21____when my family had to move to Norway, where I attended a high school. Compared to all the white girls around me, with their golden hair and delicate lips, I, a black girl, had curly-hair and full, red lips. My nose often had a thin sheet of sweat on it,   ___22___the weather was like. I just wanted to____23____myself in my shell crying “I’m so different!”

What also____24____to my self-dislike was my occasional stuttering (口吃), which had weakened my self- confidence. It always_____25_____between me and any fine opportunity. I’d taken it as an excuse to avoid any public speaking sessions, and unknowingly let it rule over me.

_____26_____, as I grew older, there came a turning point. One day a white girl caught my eye on the school bus when she suddenly turned back. To my_____27_____, she had a thin sheet of sweat on her nose too, and it was in November! “Wow,” I whispered to myself, “this isn’t a genetic disorder_____28_____. It’s perfectly normal.” Days later, my life took another twist (转折). Searching the internet for stuttering cures, I accidentally learned that such_____29_____people as Isaac Newton and Winston Churchill also stuttered. I was greatly relieved and then an

idea suddenly hit me — if I’m smart, I shouldn’t allow my stuttering to stand between me and my success. In other words, stuttering is no_____30_____to success.

Another____31____to my self-confidence came days later as I was watching the news about Oprah Winfrey, the famous talk show host and writer — she’s black too! Whenever I think of her story and my_____32_____dislike of my color, I’m practically filled with shame.

Today, I’ve grown to accept what I am_____33_____pride; it simply gives me feeling of uniqueness. The idea of self-love has ____34____a whole new meaning for me: there’s always something fantastic about us, and what we need to do is learn to_____35_____it.

16. A. poems B. sentences C. songs D. praises

17. A. plan B. avoid C. attain D. pray

18. A. which B. where C. what D. who

19. A. found B. set C. based D. raised

20. A. burden B. question C. chance D. danger

21. A. removed B. changed C. fueled D. switched

22. A. however B. whatever C. whenever D. wherever

23. A. devote B. seat C. bury D. cover

24. A. contributed B. resulted C. applied D. tended

25. A. ran B. stood C. travelled D. happened

26. A. Naturally B. Unluckily C. Fortunately D. Normally

27. A. sadness B. embarrassment C. relief D. astonishment

28. A. after all B. in all C. above all D. for all

29. A. fortunate B. promising C. celebrated D. generous

30. A. barrier B. key C. solution D. answer

31. A. boom B. decrease C. decline D. boost

32. A. familiar B. former C. flexible D. final

33. A. by B. to C. in D. with

34. A. take down B. take up C. take on D. take off

35. A. adapt B. appreciate C. abandon D. approve

三、阅读理解：

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