保山2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、New traffic rules that took effect on January l, 2013 are much stricter than ________ in the past．

A. that   B. this   C. those   D. What

2、According to the latest BBC news, a five-year-old boy from England ______ the youngest computer specialist in the worl（ ）

A．became B．becomes

C．had become D．has become

3、Alfred Nobel's greatness ______ his outstanding ability to combine the qualities of an original scientist with ______of a forward-looking industrialist.

A. lies in; those B. brings out; the ones C. accounts for; that D. comes to; ones

4、“The young man _________, but he chose to stay and help me,” Prather told CBS News. “I say thank you to him every day.”

A. could have left   B. must have left

C. could leave   D. must leave

5、He is busy writing the article all the morning, only ________ occasionally to have a cup of coffee.

A. breaking off B. breaking down

C. breaking through D. breaking up

6、 People are __________ shoppers in China on November 11th, contributing to more than 35 billion online shopping sales．

A. potential   B. enthusiastic

C. intelligent   D. temporary

7、______ the characters leave unsaid is often more important than what they put into words.

A. That   B. When

C. What   D. How

8、Smart phones have ________ our lives. Most of us can’t go much longer than 10 minutes before we check our phones.

A. turned over   B. taken over

C. got over   D. gone over

9、To my great disappointment, my best friend left the city   I could have a word with her.

A. before B. after

C. while D. until

10、－The fire in the supermarket last night was terrible !

—They have taken some measures to prevent it occurring．

A． must   B．will   C．would   D． should

11、The real friend is the one who comes to the rescue ________ your hour of need.

A. to    B. at    C. for      D. in

12、 People who do not smoke have less ______of suffering from lung cancer than those who do so.

A. potential   B. pattern

C. preference     D. prejudice

13、The last time we saw Tom’s kid, he ________ 2000 English words.

A．learned

B．has learned

C．had learned

D．had been learning

14、______ to the sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

A. Exposed   B. Having exposed

C. Being exposed D. After being exposed

15、Going out is __________good means of relaxation. Would you like to go to __________park with me in the afternoon?

A. the ;the B. the; a   C. a; the   D. 不填；a

16、The teacher ____ the instructions so that the children could understand them.

A．classified B．simplified

C．qualified D．implied

17、It is through decades of hard work  China has progressed to a new stage.

A.that B.where C.which D.what

18、The new supermarket was once close to closing down. But since the underground was opened, business has been _______.

A. picking up B. coming up

C. making up D. turning up

19、My deskmate is surprisingly intelligent. He_________himself all the lessons he missed since he was in hospital, as a result of which he remains among the top students despite his sick leave.

A．teaches

B．taught

C．had taught

D．has taught

20、China marked its first Constitution Day on December 4，2014 _____ making the

Constitution part of Chinese people’s daily life．

A．in the hope of   B．in the form of

C．in honour of   D．in terms of

21、While beach vacations may be a great way to take your mind off work，lakes surrounded by mountains make for an even grander experience．If you are looking for some peace on your vacation，we have some recommendations for you in the Caucasus(高加索)．

Lake Sevan

Lake Sevan is situated in the central part of Armenia，in the Gegharkunik province．It is the largest lake in Armenia，located 6,200ft above sea level．Along the lake shore，there are various accommodations such as resorts and hotels with plenty of activities to partake in such as windsurfing，swimming and sunbathing．While there，do not forget to visit one of the famous cultural monuments，the Sevanavank Monastery，and it offers a great view of the lake as well．

Lake Paravani

Lake Paravani，located at 6,801ft above sea level，is in the south of Georgia，near the Javakheti plateau．At this level，altitude sickness can occur and it is a good idea to be prepared to adapt to it properly，or bring medication for altitude sickness．Being a volcanic lake makes for a more interesting experience．The lake is best known for fishing．Do not come home during the winter months when the lake freezes．

Lake Cildir

Lake Cildir is located in the Ardahan province，East Turkey，near the borders of Georgia and Armenia．It is the second largest freshwater lake of Eastern Turkey，and many tourists are not aware of this beautiful attraction．Lake Cildir is surrounded by mountains of the Caucasus．The lake freezes during late November．If the winter is not extremely cold，you can try some lake activities like ice skating and ice fishing．

Lake Van

Lake Van is the must visit of all lakes in this list．The largest lake in Turkey，Lake Van is located on the eastern shore of Turkey and is also the most accessible lake here．It’s situated at 5，380ft above sea level，and unique to lakes around the world，the water is high in salt content．

【1】If you want to visit some historic sites during your travel by a lake，you can go to_______ .

A. Lake Cildir   B. Lake Parvani

C. Lake Sevan   D. Lake Van

【2】What is special about Lake Van?

A. Its water is high in salt．   B. It is a volcanic lake．

C. It is globally the largest lake．   D. It is surrounded by mountains．

【3】What challenge are travelers most likely to face while visiting Lake Paravani?

A. Lack of medicine．   B. Volcano eruptions．

C. Altitude sickness．   D. Low temperature all the year．

【4】Which destinations would be attractive to a fishing lover?

A. Lake Sevan and Lake Paravani．   B. Lake Pravani and Lake Cildir．

C. Lake Cildir and Lake Van．   D. Lake Sevan and Lake Van．

22、One minute, Peggy Lewis and her husband were watching the trees blow in the wind outside their home. The next minute, they were surrounded by pieces of glass from the house’s broken windows. The roof tore off and the walls caved in. After the 152-mph tornado had passed, it took a team of neighbors to pull the couple from the rubble (瓦砾) and take them to the hospital. “I thought we were going to die,” says Lewis, 58. It was an unbelievable natural disaster in the United States.

When the pair returned to their home three days after that awful night last June, it was clear that the house would need to be cleared out. But before that, she wanted one thing-her family Bible (圣经). Lewis bought the Bible 35 years ago at the start of her marriage. Like many folks, she’d used it to hold and keep her family’s history.

The Bible was the first thing Lewis looked for when she returned to the house. It was on top of an antique dresser in her bedroom when she’d last seen it. In fact, the dresser wasn’t there at all. When two volunteers showed up to help the couple dig out, Lewis had one request for them: “If you can find anything, please find my Bible”.

After an hour of searching, a volunteer ran up to her. She cried loudly looking at the book in her hands. The young woman had found the Bible while searching through the rubble. Stunningly, while many books inside the home had been destroyed beyond recognition, the Bible was still perfect, even though it had sat in the rain for days. “I completely broke down,” says Lewis. “I thought it was gone forever. It was a miracle.”

Even slowly, the treasures reappeared in her life. The Bible and her treasures in it actually lived through the terrible disaster.

【1】What happened to Peggy Lewis?

A．She lost her family after a tornado.

B．A tornado destroyed her house.

C．Her house survived the tornado.

D．She benefited a lot from the disaster.

【2】After returning home, what did Peggy Lewis want to do most?

A．Repair their house.

B．Protect volunteers from rain.

C．Explore the value of the Bible.

D．Hunt for a family Bible.

【3】What does the underlined word “Stunningly” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Unluckily.

B．Worryingly.

C．Surprisingly.

D．Interestingly.

【4】What is the purpose of the text?

A．To inform.

B．To educate.

C．To persuade.

D．To instruct.

23、   31stOctober —— A team of British explorers has announced they are going to the North Pole to measure the ice cap’s thickness. The exploration will take ground-based readings (仪表的读数) of an ice formation which most scientists agree is shrinking at an alarming rate.

Explorer Pen Hadow’s three-member team will pull a sled-fixed radar device, which measures ice density every eight centimeters, 2,000 kilometers across the Arctic and will produce millions of readings.

They will leave in February, 2008 and will face temperatures of -50℃ on a journey that will take up to 120 days. They have been testing their equipment in Britain and Canada.

Hadow is excited about the prospects (前景), “For the first time we will be able to transmit video images — webcam film of the expedition — as it unfolds so people can track us, and the whole idea is to engage as many people as we can in what we’re doing.”

New fallen snow on top of the ice makes ground-based measurements more accurate than satellite data.

“It has been in the planning stage for a while,” said Hadow. “We spent the last two years developing impulse radar (冲击雷达), which normally is about 100 kilograms and hangs under an aircraft and so on. We’ve managed to get it down to about 4 kilograms. It’s the size of a briefcase and we are dragging it behind the sled as we go.”

The ice cap shrank enough in 2007 so that a pathway through the cap known as the Northwest Passage opened up during the melting of the Arctic summer.

Cambridge University’s Joao Rodrigues explains, “Thickness of the ice cap will determine how much solar radiation will be reflected and the heat exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere and it is thus a vital component (成分) of climate models.”

If warming trends continue, some experts predict that the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free during the summer within a few decades.

【1】What would be the best title for the text?

A.Exploration to the North Pole.

B.Arctic ice cap shrinking.

C.Arctic ice survey announced.

D.Ground-based measurements of ice.

【2】What is special about the exploration?

A.It will be broadcast live on the Internet.

B.Explorers will use a sled-fixed radar device.

C.Explorers will travel in extremely cold conditions.

D.Ground-based measurements are more accurate.

【3】What is the purpose of the exploration?

A.To measure the ice cap’s thickness.

B.To study whether ice will disappear in the Arctic.

C.To make a film about the Arctic exploration.

D.To make people interested in what they are doing.

【4】It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A.ice in the Arctic will disappear in ten years

B.the exploration will last for half a year

C.Hadow spent two years developing a kind of radar, which is about 100 kilograms

D.if there is snow on ice, satellites can’t measure the ice thickness accurately enough

【5】From the passage, we learn that ________.

A.the explorers will measure ice density every other centimeter

B.people will be able to follow the explorers and see what they are doing

C.people could go through the Northwest Passage in the 2007 Arctic summer

D.the equipment that Hadow’s team use will be tested in the United States

24、   Our reliance on sand is shocking—the amount we use is second only to water. As a key part of cement, asphalt (柏油) and glass, sand is essential to every aspect of our lives. Globally, humans consume up to 50 billion metric tons of sand and gravel every year, amounting to 18 kilograms per person per day.

In Asia and Africa, a construction boom has increased demand three times over the past two decades. Abundant desert sand, however, is too smooth to use for building materials, so most sand is sourced form quarries (采石场). Increasingly, it is also mined from coastal beaches, river and marine ecosystems, causing great harm to these areas.

Our increasing demand for sand now creates one of the major challenges, concludes a United Nations report. Extraction (开采)—both legal and illegal—“comes at the expense of other economic sectors, local livelihoods, and biodiversity”, according to the report. And “growth in the extraction and use of these minerals is putting pressure on the resource base and will likely lead to a ‘tragedy of the sand commons’ ”.

To avoid that tragedy, the world should focus on “reducing natural sand extraction”, the report states. One recommendation is to remove unnecessary building projects. If possible, recycle old materials. Germany, for instance, recycles 87% of its waste materials. Meanwhile, some nations are eyeing the potential to explore new sand resources. In Greenland, ice melts, leaving piles of sand on the coast, which could be exported.

“Such actions are a good start,” says Aurora Torres, and ecologist at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research. But the issue is still “understudied” and “rarely comes up in scientific circles”. “Hopefully this report will contribute to paving the way for more dialogues, interaction, and cooperation among all the sectors and actors connected by sand flows. It is time to treat sand as seriously as clean air, biodiversity, and other natural resources that nations seek to manage for the future.”

【1】Which kind of sand is unsuitable for building?

A.The sand from quarries. B.The sand from the ocean.

C.The sand from desert. D.The sand from rivers.

【2】What does the author intend to show in paragraph 3?

A.The functions of sand. B.The harm of sand extraction.

C.A tragedy of the sand commons. D.Challenges of sand extraction.

【3】Why are Germany and Greenland mentioned in paragraph 4?

A.To show some countries’ efforts.

B.To call for monitoring sand extraction.

C.To persuade other countries to stop sand extraction.

D.To convince the public of the severe situation.

【4】What can be inferred from Aurora Torres’ words?

A.Researchers take no interest in the sand issue.

B.The world has been serious about managing sand.

C.Sand is gaining as much attention as other natural resources.

D.Joint efforts are needed to solve sand-related problems.

25、Everyone in business has been told that success is all about attracting and retaining (留住) customers. It sounds simple and achievable. But, , words of wisdom are soon forgotten. Once companies have attracted customers they often  the second half of the story. In the excitement of beating off the competition, negotiating prices, securing orders, and delivering the product, managers tend to become carried away. They forget what they regard as the boring side of business— that the customer remains a customer.

to concentrate on retaining as well as attracting customers costs business huge amounts of money annually. It has been estimated that the average company loses between 10 and 30 per cent of its customers every years. In constantly changing   , this is not surprising. What is surprising is the fact that few companies have any idea how many customers they have lost.

Only now are organizations beginning to wake up to those lost opportunities and calculate the   implications. Cutting down the number of customers a company loses can make a big  in its performance. Research in the US found that a five per cent decrease in the number of defecting (流失的) customers led to increases of between 25 and 85 per cent.

In the US, Domino’s Pizza estimates that a regular customer is worth more than $5,000 over ten years. A customer who receives a poor quality product or service on their first visit and never returns, is losing the company thousands of dollars in profits (more if you consider how many people they are likely to tell about their bad experience).

The logic behind cultivating customer is impossible to deny. “In practice most companies’ marketing effort is focused on getting customers, with little attention paid to them”, says Adrian Payne of Cornfield University’ School of Management. “Research suggests that there is a close relationship between retaining customers and making profits. customers tend to buy more, are predictable and usually cost less to service than new customers. Furthermore, they tend to be less price   , and may provide free word-of-mouth advertising. Retaining customers also makes it for competitors to enter a market or increase their share of a market.

【1】A. in particular B. in reality   C. at least   D. first of all

【2】A. emphasize   B. doubt   C. overlook  D. believe

【3】A. denying   B. ensuring   C. arguing D. proving

【4】A. Moving      B. Hoping     C. Starting   D. Failing

【5】A. markets  B. tastes   C. prices   D. expenses

【6】A. cultural   B. social   C. financial D. economical

【7】A. promise   B. plan C. mistake D. difference

【8】A. cost B. opportunity C. profit   D. budget

【9】A. as a result   B. on the whole  C. in conclusion D. on the contrary

【10】A. huge  B. potential C. extra D. reasonable

【11】A. beliefs  B. loyalty  C. habits   D. interest

【12】A. altering    B. understanding  C. keeping   D. attracting

【13】A. Assumed   B. Respected   C. Established  D. Unexpected

【14】A. agreeable B. flexible   C. friendly D. sensitive

【15】A. unfair   B. difficult  C. essential   D. convenient

26、假定你是李华，你的外教 Mr.Green喜欢中国文化。在春节来临之际，你准备寄给他一份礼物并附带一封信内容包括：

1.送礼物的原因；

2.描述该礼物的寓意；

3.祝福 Mr. Green。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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