2025年香港高考英语第一次质检试卷

1、Don't go jumping to conclusions; it would seem ______________ to do more research before we wrap up the project．

A.conclusive B.competent C.sensible D.sensitive

2、When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned ________ contrast.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．with

3、—Did you have a good time at the party?

—Thanks. I appreciated______to your home.

A.to be invited B.to have invited C.being invited D.having invited

4、Li Fang is very busy, ________ she's always helping others with their lessons.

A．but

B．although

C．so

D．for

5、He relies on his relatives, ________he often borrows money.

A．of whom

B．of which

C．from who

D．from whom

6、 Overloaded with work, school teachers now get far less sleep than they_______.

A. shall B. should C. may D. can

7、He stumbled(绊倒)on the _______ ground and fell flat on his face.

A. undeniable   B. unfair   C. unavoidable   D. uneven

8、Only when he apologizes for his rudeness ____to him again.

A．I will speak.

B．will I speak.

C．do I speak.

D．I speak

9、Two months ago the official was sent to the village to see how the plan ________ in the past two years.

A．would be carried out

B．had been carried out

C．was carried out

D．has been carried out

10、―The couple’s quarrelling and fighting last Friday ______ each other.

―I think so. Nancy was _____ in the arm and she blamed that her arm _____ the whole week.

A.wounded; injured; was hurting B.hurt; hurt; was hurting

C.hurt; wounded; was injuring D.injured; hurt; was wounding

11、The little girl playing the piano at the party left us a deep ________.

A．tradition

B．encouragement

C．impression

D．improvement

12、"Don't be late again," the teacher said to me.

→The teacher asked me_________.

A. not to be late again

B. no to be late again

C. not to be late more

D. not to be late any longer

13、He held on ________ the rock to stop himself slipping.

A．of

B．with

C．at

D．to

14、--- Where did you meet Alice？

--- It was in the cinema _______ we used to go.

A. where    B. that    C. which   D. how

15、As more people live closer and closer together, particularly ______ urbanization (城市化), risks ______ with fire increase.

A．as a result of; associated

B．because of; concerning

C．as a result; associating

D．because; concerned

16、Robert Redford wanted to expose the public to ________ you know was made outside of the Hollywood system that ordinary people might have no access to otherwise.

A．as

B．what

C．which

D．where

17、He didn’t make ________ preparations, or he would have succeeded in the job interview.

A. vacant   B. urgent

C. adequate   D. primitive

18、Your presentation is very attractive and I do think your idea is well ________.

A．worth considering

B．worthy considering

C．worthwhile of being considered

D．worth being considered

19、Scientists are convinced ___ the positive effect of laughter ____ physical and mental health．

A．of; on   B．by; in  C．of; at  D．on; at

20、Three-fourths of the surface of the earth ________ sea.

A．is

B．are

C．was

D．were

21、The pen ________ well.

A．is written

B．writes

C．was written

D．writing

22、—Would you like to come to our 10th anniversary?

—________

A．I am sad to hear that.

B．I’d love to.

C．I like it very much.

D．Happy to see you.

23、All of us were so excited at the news ____we’ll go abroad for holidays ___we jumped with joy.

A.that; that B.what; and then C.what; that D.which; so

24、Randy’s imagination was always hard to ________ and he felt the urge to splash his thoughts in his head onto the bedroom walls.

A．regulate

B．contain

C．evaluate

D．launch

25、He played a trick ______ Jessy and he had apologized ______ treating her ______ a nice dinner .

A. on; for; to B. in; by; to

C. on; by; to D. in; by; with

26、Hours after I gave birth to my first child, my husband cradled all five pounds of our boy and said gently, “Hi, sweet pea.” Not “buddy” or “little man.” The words filled me with unexpected comfort. Like most parents, we knew what we’d name our son but never discussed what we’d speak to him. I was witnessing my husband’s commitment to raising a sweet boy.

Boys have always known they could do anything; all they had to do was look around at their president, religious leaders, professional athletes and the statues that stand in cities. Girls have always known they are allowed to feel anything. While girls are encouraged to be not just dancers but also astronauts, boys-who already know they can walk on the moon and dominate Silicon Valley-don’t receive clear encouragement to fully access their emotions. Actually, we don’t need to deny differences between boys and girls. We do need to recognize that children by nature, regardless of gender, harbor(庇护) sweetness that we, as a society, would do well to promote and preserve.

Sweet boys grow up to be men who recognize the strength in being vulnerable(柔弱) and empathetic. Men who are not threatened by criticism or competition from people whom they consider as “other”—be it skin color, sexual orientation, religion, education or whatever. Sweet boys are children who’ve been given, by their parents and wider society the permission to feel everything and to express those emotions without shame.

At a young age, this should be done clearly, in organized forums for discussions at school. Parents must invite their sons to be sad, afraid, hurt, silly and affectionate, and hug them as often as they do to their daughters. Sweet boys learn early on that they can defend themselves against loneliness by reaching out and asking for support.

Boys will not be merely boys. If we let them, boys will be human.

【1】Why was the author filled with surprising comfort in the first paragraph?

A．Sweet pea was a sweet name for a baby.

B．Sweet pea was a proper name for a boy.

C．She felt her husband’s intention to raise their son sweet.

D．She felt her husband’s love and responsibility to her.

【2】What does the author mainly want to say in the second paragraph?

A．Boys are different from girls.

B．Boys are not raised correctly.

C．Children are born to be sweet.

D．Children should be protected.

【3】Sweet boys grow up to be men who ______.

A．won’t feel shameful to be vulnerable and sympathetic

B．will be more stressed to face competition from others

C．will be threatened by others’ criticism

D．will be treated as vulnerable by others

【4】What is the best title of this passage?

A．How to Raise a Sweet Boy.

B．Boys Are Only Boys.

C．Seeing the Man in Your Son.

D．The benefits of Raising a Boy.

27、One of the most deeply-rooted myths in parenting is the so-called Mozart effect, which says that listening to music by the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart can increase a child’s intelligence. The idea has been promoted by advocates for arts education and by retailers(零售商) who sell special recordings of Mozart’s works for infants(婴儿) and toddlers(学步的儿童). Some pregnant women have even gone so far as to play Mozart recordings on headphones pressed against their bellies.

So, if you have kids or you’re expecting to have them, how seriously should you take the Mozart effect? Will the child who has no access to Mozart s music when born live a life of mediocrity(平庸)? Relax. There is no scientific evidence that listening to Mozart improves children’s cognitive abilities.

The whole idea came from a small study done in 1993, which found that college students who listened to Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major (K 448) showed slight improvement in a test of spatial reasoning( 空间推理). This finding was later turned into something unrealistic by the musician and entrepreneur(企业家) Don Campbell, who in 1997 published the best seller The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spirit. Campbell’s claims about the amazing power of Mozart s music was repeated endlessly in the media and sped up the enthusiasm for Mozart-based enrichment activities.

Since then, scientists have examined the claim that Mozart boosts intelligence and found no evidence for it. The original experiment with college students was reviewed in 1999, and the increase in the students’ spatial skills was found to be negligible. In 2007 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research commissioned a team of experts to examine the scientific literature regarding Mozart and child development, and they found no reason to believe that it boosted intelligence.

【1】Who might be in favor of Mozart effect?

A．People who are opposed to arts education.

B．Musicians who admire Mozart very much.

C．Businessmen who sell toys and infant food.

D．Pregnant women who want to make their children cleverer.

【2】What sped up people’s behavior of listening to Mozart’s music?

A．People have benefited a lot from listening to Mozart s music.

B．Don Campbell successfully sold Mozart s music recordings.

C．The media repeatedly stressed the the amazing power of Mozart s music.

D．A small study showed Mozart’s music could make students much smarter.

【3】What does the underlined word “negligible” in the last paragraph mean?

A．obvious.

B．little.

C．strong.

D．sudden.

【4】What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce the Mozart effect.

B．To correct a misunderstanding in parenting.

C．To stress the importance of listening to music.

D．To show parents how to make children smarter.

28、Experts used to say a free market is the best way to run an economy. And for years, workers enjoyed the benefits of technology. Technology added jobs and higher income for workers. But another word for technology is automation. And now, some experts see technology as a threat to workers. It is said robots would create a larger economy that would benefit all. Now, experts see a growing gap in income. Less-educated workers are falling further behind.

There are other threats. The economy is now a global enterprise. Off-shoring production has caused workers to lose their jobs as factories in the richer countries closed. The jobs go to low-wage countries.

But technology is the bigger threat. Artificial intelligence is the way machines will replace human workers. AI, as it is known, has the goal of thinking and performing like a human. There are times when AI does things people cannot do as well. There are other times when AI replaces workers.

It is not people with college degrees who face the most loss. It is the workers who have less education. Over time, the gap between the “haves” and the “have-nots” is growing. That is what worries economists.

For big business, the future is clear. Invest in technology. Machines are cheaper than people. There are heavy taxes on wages for workers and employers. However, companies often receive tax incentives to buy machines. They also do not get sick,   take vacations or retire on pensions(退休金).

Experts are not sure about what to do. They agree that education and better job training are one direction to go. What kind of incentives will change some of the approaches to work? Experts say employers should find ways to use AI to help workers, not replace them. There currently is no clear path to future prosperity for less-educated workers.

【1】What may experts agree with?

A．Technology does more harm than good to workers.

B．Economic growth has no connection with technology.

C．A controlled market is the best way to run an economy.

D．Technology causes more threats to less educated workers.

【2】What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．AI’s perfect skills.

B．The great threat to AI.

C．Human workers’ intelligence.

D．The reason why AI is a threat to workers.

【3】What does the underlined word “incentives” mean in paragraph 5?

A．Rewards.

B．Prices.

C．Charges.

D．Wages.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A．AI concerns experts

B．AI is replacing workers

C．AI is developing fast

D．AI benefits all workers

29、When it comes to the most famous 20th century painters of the United States, Grandma Moses should be mentioned, although she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said to herself, “I would never sit back in rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more active old age.

She was born on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At 12, she left home and was in domestic service until at 27 she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.

Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery（刺绣) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands became too stiff(僵硬的) to sew and she still wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought all that she painted. Three of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930’s and her death, she produced some 2,000 pictures: careful and lively portrayals of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of color and form. “I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it,” she said.

【1】What can we learn about Grandma Moses?

A．She painted oils as a child.

B．Her marriage life was not happy.

C．She still led an active life when she was old.

D．She stopped painting in her late seventies.

【2】Which of the following words can best describe her life?

A．Easy-going& active.

B．Hardworking& creative

C．Outgoing& confident.

D．Reserved& independent

【3】What does the underlined word “portrayals” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Descriptions.

B．Stages.

C．Surveys.

D．Directions.

【4】What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．How she loves art since she was a little girl.

B．Why she began her career as a painter.

C．How she became a successful painter.

D．Why she was the most famous painter in the United States.

30、A Different Perspective

When my daughter Adrienne was twelve years old, she took a _______ class. She informed me that real _______ uses black-and- white film. I agreed. We bought the film and she decided to take pictures _______The St. Louis Gateway Arch（拱门）.

The day was cloudy. I recommended we wait for sunshine, _______she thought the light best for the photograph she expected. The minute we got to the_______, Adrienne walked up to one of the massive triangular-shaped legs, arched（弯）her entire body backwards against it, arms stretched overhead, and pointed her_______straight up the side of the arch.

I said in my most caring, motherly voice, “Honey, you need to _______ and get the entire arch in the picture.”

_______who has ever seen a photo of arch knows what I mean. “It won’t make_______if you can’t see the entire thing,” I said.

“No, I want to do it this way,” she insisted. I thought, okay, we’ll waste a little money on film and________, but she’ll learn her lesson.

It________I learned the lesson. Seven years later, Adrienne won a scholarship from the San Francisco Art Institute, interned (实习) at Ansel Adams Center for Photography, and had a(an) ________at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco. People__________her photographs because she has a unique vision. A vision that inspired her at________to photograph the Gateway Arch from an angle I thought would never____________.

【1】A.architecture B.photography C.direction D.introduction

【2】A.photographers B.architects C.journalists D.directors

【3】A.in B.of C.for D.from

【4】A.and B.or C.but D.though

【5】A.stop B.scenery C.sight D.arch

【6】A.arms B.hands C.camera D.head

【7】A.look forward B.back up C.bend down D.come up

【8】A.Anyone B.Everyone C.Nobody D.Somebody

【9】A.sure B.difference C.sense D.profit

【10】A.developing B.improving C.printing D.displaying

【11】A.puts out B.figures out C.results out D.turns out

【12】A.collection B.show C.practice D.internship

【13】A.praise B.assess C.support D.deny

【14】A.seven B.twenty C.twelve D.nineteen

【15】A.make B.do C.fit D.work

31、根据课文，在空格处填入一个恰当的单词。

John was presented with his award at c【1】which recognized the bravery of ten people who had saved the life of another.

John was studying in his room when he heard screaming. When he and his father rushed outside, a man ran from the scene. They【2】that Anne Slade, a mother of three, had been stabbed repeatedly with a knife. She was lying in her front garden【3】 very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off.

It was John's quick action and【4】of first aid that saved Ms Slade's life. He immediately asked a number of nearby people 【5】 bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house. John used these to【6】the most severe injuries to Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the police and the ambulance【7】.

“I’m p【8】of what I did but I was just doing what I’d been taught,”John said.

John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When congratulating John, Mr Alan Southerton Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said, "There is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid skills he 【9】at school saved Ms Slade’s life. It shows that a knowledge of first aid can make a real【10】.”

32、最近，你参加了高三年级组织的“你最重视哪科作业”的调查，结果见下面的饼状图。请据此写一篇短文，介绍调查结果，并根据其中两个数据谈论自己的看法。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。