梅州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、It's difficult to   how much time the project will take.

A．count B．complete

C．calculate   D．account

2、Medical misuse was said to have _____ to her death.

A．contributed

B．applied

C．referred

D．devoted

3、China has accelerated crucial transformations in the role of government, _______the market to play a decisive role.

A．to allow

B．allowed

C．having allowed

D．allowing

4、She sees the bar as a starting point and plans to run her own chain of country inns.

A.generously B.unfortunately

C.eventually D.faithfully

5、________ the boy is to learn to talk!

A．How slow

B．How slowly

C．What a slow

D．What a slowly

6、--Do you think you can finish the project by five o’clock this afternoon?

---_______. I’ll be busy with my term paper all day.

A. Not a little

B. Not a chance

C. Not a bit

D. Not to mention it

7、You feel lost, sick at heart before such unmasked hatred, ___________because it threatens you as because it shows human in such an inhuman light.

A.not so little B.no more C.not so much D.no less

8、Linda didn't want to connect with him as usual ________ what he had said to her.

A．because

B．because of

C．as

D．since

9、All over the city, history and modernity come together to make _______ an essential place for tourists to discover.

A. each B. this C. one   D. it

10、 I often go to the market with my friends______ I can buy whatever I want.

A. that     B. where

C. whom     D. which

11、We are trying to get people to like us and approve of us: Our greatest fear is of being ______ and rejected.

A.abandoned B.ruined C.reminded D.stressed

12、Reading her biography, I was in admiration for __________ Doris Lessing had achieved in literature.

A. that   B. what

C. why   D. how

13、Recently, a new research has suggested the possibility in a popular magazine ______ pleasant smells might reduce pain.

A. why B. whether C. that D. how

14、Either the judge or the lawyers ______ wrong on the case at that moment.

A. is   B. are C. were     D. was

15、 To prevent the disease from spreading, all the infected（感染的）chicks were buried _______.

A. alive   B. lively   C. live   D. living

16、—Last month Frank went to Smart China Expo in Chongqing.

—_______. And _______.

A. So did he; so did I   B. So he did; so I did

C. So did he; so I did   D. So he did; so did I

17、_________ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.

A．Being founded

B．It was founded

C．Founded

D．Having founded

18、—The screen of your phone is big.

—I like big screens．I _______ type fast on it.

A． must   B． should

C． can     D． might

19、We had hardly got to the station __________it began no rain.

A. until   B. since

C. while   D. when

20、By serving others,a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself,_______can be very eye-opening and rewarding.

A.who         B.which

C.what         D.that

21、In recent years, massive wildfires have destroyed landscapes and endangered people and animals in the US, Australia and Greece. These disasters have led to scores of deaths, and there is a growing scientific agreement that destructive wildfires will become more frequent as the planet continues to warm.

The statistics show that casualties, as well as the area of land burned, around the world are increasing year by year. That prompted Kamilaris and his colleagues to build a mobile app that provides personalised evacuation (撤离) routes to anyone caught in the path of a wildfire.

The app connects over mobile networks to a web server running a fire simulation (模拟) program, which uses publicly available data on geography, weather and vegetation type to predict the spread of fires at 15-minute intervals.

A fire management tool similar to those already in use lets local fire departments quickly tag when and where a fire starts, which is then used to generate real-time simulations. The app then takes the GPS location of each user to work out potential routes, selecting the best by weighing up how quickly each route gets them to safety against how close it takes them to the fire’s path.

The best option is then displayed either as turn-by-turn directions or as a route overlaid on a map of the area similar to those used by popular maps apps.

In a small pilot program at the Athalassa National Forest Park in Cyprus, all 17 people who took part successfully escaped a simulated fire. In questionnaires they answered after the trial, the participants said the app was easy to use and that they would use it in a real wildfire.

But Ed Galea, a fire safety expert, worries that the route-planning algorithm (运算法则 ) in the study is too simple to deal with the complexities of a real-world evacuation, such as varying travel speeds or potential congestion on escape routes.

And while fire and evacuation models can help experts plan or respond to emergencies, he thinks even state-of-the-art systems have limitations that currently make them unsafe in the hands of untrained people.

“That is not to say that the goal of having a personalised wildfire evacuation guidance system is not achievable” he says. “Just not today.”

Kamilaris admits the app still needs work and says the researchers plan to add features, like the ability to tailor travel speed and monitor users to prevent congestion, before testing again in more challenging situations.

【1】What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To present the central topic of global warming.

B．To introduce the background for inventing the app.

C．To raise a serious problem that will be solved later.

D．To arouse the readers’ interest in the newly-invented app.

【2】Which of the following is true about the new app?

A．It has the feature of monitoring the user’s movement.

B．It is not user-friendly, especially for those untrained.

C．It provides updates about the fire every 15 minutes.

D．It has access to the fire department’s database.

【3】One limitation of the new app is that________.

A．the route-planning algorithm used is not accurate

B．the escape route is too complex to follow

C．it may fall into the hands of bad people

D．it can’t predict the real-time congestion

【4】With regard to a personalized wildfire evacuation guidance system, both Ed Galea and Kamilaris will agree probably that________.

A．its necessity is not to be questioned

B．its biggest obstacle is privacy protection

C．it will be commercialized soon

D．its achievement is almost impossible

22、Science Events from New Scientist

Space, Time and Motion with Sean Carroll

Online | October 20, 2023 | 18:00–19:00

“Where, when and how?” are some of the most fundamental questions we can ask, and knowledge of space, time and motion has been central to the biggest discoveries in physics. Join Sean Carroll, an expert in physics, as he explores deep questions about the nature of space, time and motion, and lays out the framework of classical physics from Galileo and Euclid to Newton and Einstein.

Big Thinkers Series 2023

Online | November 10, 2023

The 2023 Big Thinkers series from New Scientist events features eight online talks streamed throughout 2023, covering a wide range of topics all of which will be brought to you by world-class experts. If you are curious about your brain, your body, our planet or the universe, then this series is your place to hear the latest research.

Memory, the Brain and Who We Are

Online | November 15, 2023 | 18:00–19:00

Psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane will draw examples of the broken memories of psychosis (精神失常) to explain the complex human brain and offer you some expertise (专业知识). How do our brains store and then conjure up (浮现) past experiences to make us who we are? Are there such things as “true” and “false” memories? These examples will offer a new way of thinking about our own personal experiences.

Instant Expert: Understanding Your Brain

The British Library, London | November 19, 2023

At this event, six experts will guide you on a tour of the most attractive object in the known universe. On the way you’ll learn how our brains learn languages, how they store memories and why they need to sleep. Hosted by a New Scientist journalist, our one-day masterclass offers the chance to learn all about the brain directly from the experts.

【1】Which event focuses on discoveries in physics?

A．Big Thinkers Series 2023.

B．Memory, the Brain and Who We Are.

C．Instant Expert: Understanding Your Brain.

D．Space, Time and Motion with Sean Carroll.

【2】When can you attend lectures given by first-rate experts?

A．On October 20, 2023.

B．On November 19, 2023.

C．On November 10, 2023.

D．On November 15, 2023.

【3】What do the four events have in common?

A．They are held online.

B．They offer expert guidance.

C．They mainly focus on memory.

D．They each last for one hour.

23、It’s been one year since NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars. It was too far away for engineers on Earth to control it — which meant that the spacecraft had to carry out tasks all by itself.

Perseverance is hunting for evidence of microorganisms that may have once lived on the red planet — a first for a NASA robot. One of the mission’s main objectives is to collect samples of rocks and dirt and hide them on the surface of Mars so that a future mission could bring them back to Earth.

Perseverance is searching an area known as Jezero Crater which might have been an ancient lake. The assumption is that life on Mars would need water, much like life here on Earth. The rover is equipped with drills and sample tubes and has already begun collecting bits of Martian rock. In its first year, it has collected and hidden 6 samples, with the opportunity to collect up to 40. NASA and the European Space Agency are working together to develop a mission to collect those samples, launch them off Mars and safely return them to Earth. If all goes well, scientists could have their hands on Martian rocks in 2031.

While scientists wait to collect Martian samples, the mission is breaking ground in other ways. A tiny helicopter in the rover has completed 19 successful flights on Mars. “It really is game changing,” says Glaze, NASA’s planetary science division director. “We can see these high-resolution images in areas the rover can’t actually reach.”

The rover is also helping plan for future human missions to Mars, like taking fabric samples that could one day be used for astronaut suits. Another experiment is working to transform that atmosphere into oxygen that could potentially be used for fuel or life support.

【1】What do we know about the Perseverance?

A．It will return to Earth in 2031.

B．It has collected up to 40 samples.

C．It is directly controlled by engineers.

D．It is searching for signs of past life on Mars.

【2】What does Glaze think of the helicopter’s flight?

A．Funny.

B．Excellent.

C．Doubtful.

D．Ordinary.

【3】Why in the rover helping to take fabric samples?

A．To give astronauts life support.

B．To help make future astronaut suits.

C．To provide fuel for future missions.

D．To transform atmosphere into oxygen.

【4】Where can the text probably be found?

A．In a science Journal.

B．In a fashion magazine.

C．In science fiction.

D．In a history book.

24、Quantum Communication (量子通信) — Cutting-edge Technology

What is quantum communication? The scientific world defines it as a "method of communication using quantum effects on communications cycles." 【1】 This technology has grown originally from encrypted messaging, and is virtually unbreakable.

You might ask: How are messages sent by quantum encryption safer? It is because particles of light cannot be divided. An eavesdropper cannot divide a particle of light into two parts, nor can a message in a particle of light be read by a third party or transmitted elsewhere. 【2】 So quantum physics can protect such secret codes, as they can neither be intercepted nor cracked.

Now you can appreciate the unlimited power of quantum communication.【3】 And it has achieved results attracting world attention. Among these achievements is the immortal work of Pan Jianwei, Chinas youngest academician.

The fruit of Academician Pans scientific research into quantum communication was chosen as one of "Ten Worldwide Science and Technology Advances" in 1997.  【4】

On Aug.16, 2016, China launched a quantum communication satellite it had developed and built itself, making China one of the quantum-communication-producing countries. There are many applications for quantum communication—military, defense, data encryption, telecommunications, insurance, securities, industry and finance. 【5】 Quantum communication is a powerful promoter of the continuous advance of science and technology worldwide.

A.They all need this kind of advanced technology.

B.Such message may be detected, but it cannot be understood.

C.Simply put, it is a method of encrypted communication.

D.Is it so miraculous? If you don’t believe it, let us tell you a story.

E.China has poured a huge amount of effort into research in this field

F.His research put China in the leading place in the world in quantum communication.

G.Many Chinese scientists have devoted themselves wholeheartedly to making great contributions.

25、Arthur Muir, a 75-year-old retired lawyer from Chicago, became the oldest American to ever conquer Everest, the world's tallest mountain top. He _________ the record set by Bill Burke, who was 72 years old when climbing Everest. The most _________ thing is that he had only started mountaineering seven years ago.

Muir had been _________ with mountain climbing ever since his father gave him a book about the Himalayas when he was a child, and that fascination only _________ when Barry Bishop, a legendary climber of Everest, visited him in 1964. _________ he never followed his dream of picking up mountaineering until a friend _________ him to do so seven years ago. Once he did, he couldn't stop his steps of _________ his dream.

Muir cut his mountaineering teeth on mountains in South America and Alaska, before finally _________ the challenge he had been dreaming of his whole life.

In 2019, Arthur Muir set out to conquer Everest, but his attempt ended in _________ after he injured his ankle __________ falling down from a ladder during his climb. Last year, he made __________ attempt and got his name into the history books.

“By the time I got to the top, I was so __________ that I didn't really absorb what was happening around me. Frankly speaking, I was worrying about whether I had the energy to get down __________ ,” said Muir.

Though Muir currently has no idea how he'll top this __________, it's safe to say he hasn't decided to stop climbing yet. After all, nothing is impossible for a __________ heart.

【1】

A．held

B．broke

C．witnessed

D．preserved

【2】

A．unpredictable

B．unacceptable

C．unbelievable

D．unreasonable

【3】

A．fascinated

B．faced

C．content

D．patient

【4】

A．grew

B．spread

C．appeared

D．gathered

【5】

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Otherwise

【6】

A．forced

B．warned

C．reminded

D．persuaded

【7】

A．discovering

B．following

C．receiving

D．observing

【8】

A．putting on

B．getting on

C．taking on

D．turning on

【9】

A．success

B．conflict

C．celebration

D．failure

【10】

A．at the sight of

B．in terms of

C．as a result of

D．on the point of

【11】

A．other

B．another

C．the others

D．each other

【12】

A．excited

B．relaxed

C．frightened

D．curious

【13】

A．cautiously

B．casually

C．skillfully

D．safely

【14】

A．achievement

B．competition

C．struggle

D．intention

【15】

A．kind

B．willing

C．broken

D．stony

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