白山2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、_________you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and satisfying part of life.

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

2、Normally, I would never do anything like skydiving, but I ________ to give it a try since the lessons were free.

A．decided

B．had decided

C．would decide

D．have decided

3、______ we have planned ahead might change when we put it into practice．

A．Whatever B．Whenever

C．Whoever   D．However

4、 A new monetary policy will take effect next month.

Really good news, especially for those companies that _______ with money.

A. have struggled   B. struggled   C. have been struggling   D. had struggled

5、–– Fancy meeting you here.

–– _______

A. So you’re going. B. That’s very kind of you.

C. Have a nice time! D. Yes, what a coincidence!

6、When I got into the office, I found Mr. Green ____ in his work, without noticing my arrival.

A. buried B. burying

C. to bury D. to be buried

7、It’s the management rule of the hotel that payment ________ be made by check instead of in cash.

A．will B．can C．shall D．may

8、At the press conference, a government spokesman expressed his great ____________ for the

safety of the three trapped workers.

A. sympathy B. concern

C. sorrow   D. anger

9、This factory produced much dirty water, which resulted in a wide _______ of environmental problems.

A. branch B. range

C. species   D. wave

10、—With this New Year_______ new challenges.

一Sure. Global economy remains uncertain, and many countries continue to struggle.

A. comes   B. will come

C. is coming   D. come

11、During the nineteen years of his career, France Batiste has won the ________ of a wide audience outside Italy.

A. comprehension B. recognition

C. evaluation D. reputation

12、— Why does Jim keep making so many mistakes in his exams?

— Because when he finishes ______ problem, he never gives it ______ second look.

A．the; the

B．a ; a

C．a ; the

D．the ; a

13、Some other advertisers have turned to “proximity marketing,” _________retailers detect _________the consumers are on the street and send __________advertisements to their phone.

A．where, where, tailored

B．whose, where, tailoring

C．where, that, tailored

D．whose, that, tailoring

14、I was really excited about the plane trip ______ I got on the plane and saw the narrow space between the seats.

A．once

B．where

C．though

D．until

15、My mother asked me to repeat ________telephone number ________second time so that she could write it down.

A．the ; a

B．an ; the

C．an ; a

D．the ; the

16、Some experts think, ______ genes, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good education and a nice home environment.

A．instead of

B．except of

C．apart from

D．rather than

17、With his homework ________, he went outside to play happily.

A．do

B．done

C．to do

D．doing

18、(2013·安徽合肥二模)—The cars give off a great deal of waste gas in the streets.

—Yes. But I'm sure something will be done to ________ air pollution.

A. reduce B. remove

C. collect D. warn

19、It was strange that you ______ for Maggie’s address. I just got a letter from her---the first one since her family moved on August 31, 1999.

A. should have asked B. would have asked

C. shall ask     D. might ask

20、Usually the Player of the Year title is given to a big name from the best team.But this time there is a(n) ______.

A.break B.improvement

C.exception D.tradition

21、Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车). But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first automobile. Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car's parts to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. That is not true, either. Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford. What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better. And he made the whole factory a moving production line.

In the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars. It was the best way of gaining public notice. Henry Ford decided to build a racing car. Ford's most famous race was his first one. It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.

The race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit. All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the Winton and Ford's. The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began.

The Winton took an early lead. But halfway through the race, it began to lose power. Ford started to gain. And near the end of the race, he took the lead. Ford won the race and defeated the Winton. His name appeared in newspapers and he became well-known  all over the United States. Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford  formed a new automobile company. In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. That sale was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream. Ford said: "I will build a motor car for the great mass of people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for  one person to operate and care for. It will be built of the best materials. It will be built by the best men to be employed. And it will be built  with the simplest plans that modern engineering can produce. It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one."

The Model T was a car of that kind. It only cost $850. It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on. Doctors bought the Model T. So did farmers. Even criminals. They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation. Americans loved the Model T. They wrote stories and songs about it. Thousands of Model T's were built in the first few years.

【1】What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1?

A. He made good use of ideas from others.

B. He produced the first car in the world.

C. He knew how to improve auto parts.

D. He invented the production line.

【2】Why did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race?

A. To show off his driving skills.

B. To draw public attention.

C. To learn about new technology.

D. To raise money for his new company.

【3】“That sale” in Paragraph 4 refers to    .

A. the selling of Ford cars at reduced prices

B. the sale of Model T to the mass of people

C. he selling of a car to a Detroit doctor

D. the sales target for the Ford Company

【4】What was Henry Ford's dream according to the text?

A. Producing cars for average customers.

B. Building racing cars of simple design.

C. Designing more car models.

D. Starting more companies.

22、Mark, a professor at Stanford University, published a paper named The Strength of Weak Ties. Until then scholars had agreed that a person’s happiness depended mainly on the quality of relationships with close friends and family. 【1】. You should know those about the “weak ties”.

Weak ties or strong ones, which are more important?

One way to think about any person’s social world is that you have an inner circle of people whom you often talk to and feel close, and an outer circle of people whom you see infrequently or just for a short time. Mark named these “strong ties” and “weak ties”. 【2】.

Someone people knew may bring more opportunities.

Mark studied 282 Boston-based workers and found that most of them got their jobs through someone they knew. 【3】. 84% got their job through those weak-tie relationships.

【4】.

Sandstrom, a senior lecturer in psychology, found that people with larger networks of weak ties tended to be happier in general, and that on days when a participant had a greater number of casual interactions(互动) with weak ties — a neighbour, a member of yoga class — they experienced more happiness.

When do weak-tie interactions happen?

【5】, particularly when we’re taking part in an activity of some kind, like singing or cycling. A study showed that regardless of nationality or age, people who were members of groups such as sports teams or church communities enjoyed an increased sense of meaning and safety.

A．Mark showed that quantity(数量) matters, too

B．Only the people with strong ties can feel it

C．Weak-tie interactions happen when we are out

D．People get happiness from weak-tie relationships

E．Mark even went to interview these people in person

F．But only a minority got the job through a close friend

G．He stressed weak ties are more important to us than strong ones

23、My daughter was being thrown out of the sixth grade. The teacher said to me, “She may not be up to what we’re trying to accomplish.” He was really saying she didn’t have the intelligence. I got mad because I knew she was smart, just as my father had known I was smart when I was failing in school. We had her tested and found that the troubles my daughter was having were the same as those I had had. I decided to get tested as well. She was dyslexic, and so was I. By then I was a successful television writer and producer. I’d won an Emmy for “The Rockford Files.”

Had I known earlier, though, that there was a reason beyond my control to explain why I was a low achiever, I may not have worked so hard in my late 20s and early 30s. I was writing and writing. I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me.

I needed that praise because I was carrying around the failure in studies. I did badly in all my courses.

I once asked a friend who had always gotten an A, “How long did you study for this?” He said, “I didn’t. I just glanced at it.” So what do I take from that? He must be smarter than I am. I began to ask, “What will happen to me when I’m not good at anything?” Despite my doubts, I did become successful, and people now say to me, “So you’ve overcome dyslexia.”

No. You don’t overcome it, you learn to compensate for it. Some easy things are very hard for me. Most people who go through college read at least twice as fast as I do. I avoid dialing a phone if I can, because I sometimes have to try three times to get the number right. I get that recording “The number you have reached is not in service” more than any man on earth.

Despite my weaknesses I view dyslexia as a gift, not a curse (诅咒). Many dyslexics are good at right- brain, abstract thought, and that’s what my kind of creative writing is. And I can write quickly— I go like wind — and can get up to 15 pages a day. Writing is not the problem. That’s my strength.

The real fear I have for dyslexic is not that they have to struggle with regular school studies, but that they will quit on themselves before they get out of school. Parents have to create victories whenever they can, whether it’s music, sports or art. You can make your dyslexic child able to say, “Yeah, reading’s hard. But I have these other things I can do.”

【1】The writer decided to get himself tested probably because ________.

A．he wanted to know if they had the same problem

B．he accepted that his daughter was not smart

C．he didn’t （realize the problem with his daughter

D．his father had the same troubles as they did

【2】What can you infer from the second paragraph?

A．The writer struggled hard and finally ended with good grades.

B．The writer was thankful not knowing of his dyslexia before.

C．Dyslexia made the writer a low achiever all through his life.

D．People praised the writer because they knew he had dyslexia.

【3】The word “dyslexia” can be interpreted as ________.

A．hearing disability

B．low in intelligence

C．mental illness

D．disorder of reading

【4】Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the main idea?

A．Never judge a person by his appearance.

B．God never shuts one door but he opens another.

C．If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

D．No one can make a good coat with bad cloth.

24、The International Voluntary Service runs a number of Youth Exchanges throughout the year. Youth Exchanges give small groups of 4-5 young people the opportunity to take part in volunteering trips abroad for an average of two weeks．These young people are joined by 4-5 young people from 3-4 other nationalities and are a wonderful intercultural experience in a safe environment.

Example Youth Exchanges：

Youth Exchange 1

Location：Ireland

Other nationalities：Ireland，Spain，Italy，Hungary

Theme：Focuses on the topic of community reconstruction and community activities—exploring how local issues facing our communities are connected to global issues．The group will also learn about the eco-village as an example of a community and take part in team-building activities.

Youth Exchange 2

Location：France

Other nationalities：Bulgaria，Italy，France

Theme：Organic gardening & continual living．This project will take place in a natural park，where the group will take part in gardening activities and games／workshops about continuous development．

Youth Exchange 3

Location：Macedonia

Other nationalities：Serbia，Turkey，Ireland

Theme：Foster social inclusion and motivate personal development of young people through sports and outdoor activities．Promote outdoor activities as a tool to help inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities．

Youth Exchange 4

Location：Italy

Other nationalities：Italy，Bulgaria，Greece

Theme：A sociaI-environmental project that intends to promote social inclusion and continuable development，regarded as a process of civil rights and active citizenship. Over 10 days, the group will participate in activities to raise awareness about the effect of our behavior on the environment．

【1】What do you focus on when travelling in France?

A．Gardening work.

B．Civil rights.

C．Developing social inclusion.

D．Rebuilding communities.

【2】If you are interested in protecting the environment，you can take part in ________.

A．Youth Exchange 1       B．Youth Exchange 2

C．Youth Exchange 3       D．Youth Exchange 4

【3】Which nationality are Youth Exchanges most popular with?

A．Spain．   B．Italy.    C．Ireland.      D．France.

25、Two years ago, my friend and I were at college. With his birthday quickly _______, he came to me with an unusual _______: instead of receiving presents, he wanted to do some acts of kindness.

I was _______ with such an idea. _______ instead of taking for the birthday was really different. I asked him how he could come up with such a _______ idea. He told me about a TED talk he had watched on generosity, which had _______ him. So we started to _______ creative things we could do.

Our university employed some security guards to _______ its students. They have to work _______, keeping watch on every corner throughout the university. For the most part it's a thankless job as most people grow __________ to seeing the guards all around and eventually __________ notice their presence, let alone acknowledging their efforts. How could we show them our appreciation?

We decided to make a large pot of hot __________. We hired a car and asked the driver to take us around the campus where we knew the __________ would be and we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate. The driver was __________ a bit doubtful about the entire plan but after a while he was helping us __________ the guards and our lively spirit had __________ to him as well. We met with many __________ and appreciative words. It was amazing to a __________ act or even an intention of generosity can lift everyone’s spirit.

I now realize that special energy is created when you choose to think bigger than yourself and act in __________ of others. You’ll find it’s actually the greatest __________ you’ve never got, especially when it’s your birthday.

【1】

A．ending

B．passing

C．advancing

D．approaching

【2】

A．order

B．request

C．problem

D．story

【3】

A．struck

B．blessed

C．burdened

D．bored

【4】

A．Refusing

B．Earning

C．Giving

D．Donating

【5】

A．complex

B．novel

C．familiar

D．traditional

【6】

A．controlled

B．supported

C．inspired

D．rewarded

【7】

A．plan out

B．turn on

C．watch for

D．hold back

【8】

A．judge

B．help

C．monitor

D．protect

【9】

A．step by step

B．around the clock

C．more or less

D．now and then

【10】

A．addicted

B．devoted

C．attached

D．accustomed

【11】

A．barely

B．just

C．always

D．generally

【12】

A．tea

B．milk

C．porridge

D．chocolate

【13】

A．worker

B．students

C．guards

D．drivers

【14】

A．finally

B．initially

C．occasionally

D．frequently

【15】

A．remind

B．track

C．spot

D．recognize

【16】

A．spread

B．moved

C．happened

D．returned

【17】

A．friends

B．difficulties

C．greetings

D．smiles

【18】

A．similar

B．small

C．daily

D．modest

【19】

A．service

B．place

C．charge

D．memor

【20】

A．lesson

B．attention

C．gift

D．care

26、以下是CCTV电视节目中国汉字听写大赛的简介，请根据该内容写一篇英语短文介绍该节目，用于你校的英语小报。写作内容：

1.大赛背景：始于2013年，源于美国电视节目Spelling Bee；以欣赏汉字之美、掀起学习汉字热潮为目的；

2.对参赛者要求：限定为初中生；写出评委选定的汉字；

3.2014年大赛情况：参赛者达1200万人，包括港澳台学生；江苏13岁少年陈柯羽写出一个罕见汉字，获得年度冠军；

4.观众看法：节目有助于培养青少年手写汉字的习惯。

写作要求：

1.只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

评分标准：句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。