常德2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、 The problem should be handled very carefully to balance the needs of people with __________ of nature．

A． ones  B． this  C． those  D． that

2、My teacher never criticizes us. Instead, he uses praise to ______________ our best.

A.bring out B.take on

C.jump off D.figure out

3、The manager and general engineer is very strict ________ his employees and _________ his work as well.

A.with; in B.for; in C.in; with D.in; in

4、—Did you have difficulty finding Alice's house?

—Not really, She_________us clear directions and we could find it easily.

A．would give

B．was giving

C．had given

D．will give

5、As is well known, many deadly accidents   carelessness and irresponsibility.

A. lead to   B. result from

C. contribute to   D. result in

6、Though it was midnight, she found her daughter sitting at the dest, completely ________ her homework.

A.absorbing in B.absorbed in C.absorbing into D.absorbed into

7、Sometimes it seems to bother the teacher ______ all the students are being too quiet.

A. how   B. what

C. that   D. where

8、—Shall we go camping to celebrate our graduation of senior high?

— ______ . Let’s make a plan first.

A．No way

B．Good idea

C．It’s nothing

D．I don’t think

9、 Guess what! I haven't used this pen for ages and it ______.

A. was still writing B. is still writing

C. is still written   D. still writes

10、One problem with online shopping is that customers can’t know whether the goods are ______.

A.artificial B.conventional C.authentic D.intellectual

11、I can’t tell you _____way to the Wilsons’ because we don’t have ___Wilson here in the village.

A. a； the B. the ；/

C. a； / D. the ； a

12、 — Can I make an appointment with Dr. Smith this afternoon?

— Sorry, I’m afraid he is not ______ because he has a patient to operate on.

A. convenient  B. available

C. accessible D. valid

13、（2017·江苏卷·单项填空） He hurried home, never once looking back to see if he ____________.

A．was being followed

B．was following

C．had been followed

D．followed

14、We are having a debate over the ________ of smoking on our lungs.

A．gain

B．award

C．opportunity

D．impact

15、The authorities say nearly 3,000 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria, 46 times more than ______ thought.

A．historically

B．originally

C．normally

D．frequently

16、Being a teacher for ten years, he has learned a ____ to remember students’ names.

A. idea B. thought   C. trick   D. Mean

17、They’ve road blocks around the city to help control the traffic.

A. set down   B. set aside

C. set about   D. set up

18、The beautiful girl chose to teach in a village school, though she ______ in a big city for an easier life.

A．could stay

B．could have stayed

C．must have stayed

D．must stay

19、Some tourists’ visiting Tian’anmen Square during the holiday left a ________ of litter everywhere they went.

A. trail   B. dot   C. chain   D. track

20、____________ the road is so slippery after the heavy snow, why not stay at home?

A. Due to   B. As long as

C. Now that   D. Even if

21、Feel Happier Today

When I learned that the most popular course in the history of Yale University—a psychology class designed to teach students how to become happier—was available online to anyone who wanted to take it, I decided I had to see what it was all about. After all, I’ve been writing about happiness for years, offering techniques and advice from researchers who found that this idea or that habit can boost well-being. I was curious to see what Yale professor Laurie Santos was recommending, but I assumed I’d already be familiar with many of the concepts. So I invited my husband, Ian, to take the course with me. I wanted to see how someone who hadn’t heard it all before reacted.

Santos’s online course consists of 19 hours of video lectures and is supposed to take ten weeks to complete, but Ian and I spent three months soaking up what she had to offer. We learned that the things we tend to think will make us happier—bigger paychecks, nicer homes, slimmer bodies—don’t actually add joy to our lives. But practices such as exercising more, socializing, getting enough sleep, and enjoying free time over making money do. “These constant practices are really what’s required to increase your happiness,” Santos told me after Ian and I completed her course. “It’s like a tire that you put air into. Occasionally it leaks, and you have to put more air into it. It’s not a one-time thing where you learn it and you’re good. You actually have to put the work in.”

Although part of the course focuses on the desire to get good grades and land the perfect job, we realized that these lessons aren’t helpful just for college students; Ian and I are both middle-aged, with six children between us, and most of what Santos said was relevant to us. “What the science suggests is that these tips apply cross-culturally, across ages, and no matter what job you have,” Santos says. After taking the course, I’m convinced that anyone who adopts and practices the strategies that Santos suggests can truly become happier.

【1】What does the underlined part “boost well-being” in Paragraph I mean?

A．Focus on fitness.

B．Improve happiness.

C．Make achievements.

D．Deal with stress.

【2】What is actually needed to make you happy, according to Santos?

A．Having much money to spend.

B．Having a good time at a party.

C．Living in a wonderful house.

D．Owning a beautiful figure.

【3】Which of the following statements does the writer agree with?

A．Her husband is expert at happiness.

B．She always knows the content of the course.

C．The course is not useful to college students.

D．The course is related to people of her age.

【4】What attitude does the writer have toward Santos’ strategies?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Indifferent.

D．Doubtful.

22、Not only does the use of plastic water bottles hurt your wallet, but it also causes pollution, wastes energy, and surprisingly wastes water. Only 23% of the plastic in America ends up in recycling bins, meaning over $ 1 billion worth of plastic is treated as rubbish a year. Recently, Skipping Rocks Lab has invented a kind of water bottle called Ooho.

It’s a kind of convenient, clear water bottle that can either be drunk or eaten. To drink it, you can either get rid of the membrane(膜)or tear a hole in the membrane with your teeth to pour the water into your mouth. To eat it, you simply put the whole bottle in your mouth. It’s completely tasteless so you needn’t worry about any taste.

It aims for large outdoor events where tons of plastic bottles are used and frequently left behind as litter. Too much plastic is sure to do harm to the environment, which could account for the purpose of such a new invention.

The team has been working for the past two years to develop the technology and materials that are needed to produce Ooho. The price for an only bubble(泡状物)or a unit of bubbles hasn’t been decided yet, but it costs about two cents to create a unit, which is cheaper than plastic bottles. The team has also been selling Ooho water bottles in London for the past six months.

Ooho is catching many people’s attention and has raised over $1 million in only three days. It’s mostly being sold at events at the moment to interest the buyers while the production machine is getting up and running. It’s quickly making a rise, so keep an eye out for these bottles of the future.

【1】How is most plastic in America dealt with?

A．It is thrown away as litter.

B．It is reused as new energy.

C．It is buried under the ground.

D．It is applied to new technology.

【2】What can we know about the Ooho?

A．It plans to be sold at a very low price.

B．It has some advantages over plastic bottles.

C．It has taken the place of plastic bottles in London.

D．Proper materials of making Ooho are hard to find.

【3】What’s the author’s attitude towards Ooho’s future?

A．Doubtful.

B．Uninterested.

C．Positive.

D．Worried.

【4】Who might be target readers?

A．Scientists.

B．Experts.

C．Environmentalists.

D．The public.

23、So many things can keep you from seeing your loved ones in person, from busy schedules to long distances to a rather unexpected COVID－19 virus. Fortunately, thanks to modern technology, the people we miss are often only a phone call or text message away. But if you’re someone who prefers to type out messages, you may want to reconsider. A new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, found that communication that included voice, like a phone call or video chat, created stronger social relationships than communication through typing, like text messaging or email.

In the study, researchers used various experiments to measure relationships. In one, they asked 200 people what it would be like to reconnect with an old friend by email or by phone and then asked them to do one or the other. Although people anticipated that a phone call would be more awkward, hearing someone’s voice actually made the experience better.

“People reported they did form a stronger relationship with their old friend on the phone compared with email, and they did not feel more awkward,” said Amit Kumar, an assistant professor of marketing at the McCombs School of Business.

In another experiment, the researchers had strangers connected by either texting, talking over video chat, or talking using only audio. They found that both forms of voice communication—whether video or audio only — made the strangers feel significantly more connected than when they communicated by text.

Sabrina Romanoff, a Harvard psychologist, says, “People tend to text or email instead of calling because of convenience, as they see it as a controlled form of communication where they can communicate information exactly in the way they want without unexpected additions by the other person.”

Romanoff says that in reality, texting can make it hard to determine the true meaning behind a conversation. “A phone call is actually more convenient when considering the net effects of the message,” she explains. “Each party is more present, and therefore, able to understand the meaning behind the content without thinking about the endless possible meanings behind words.”

【1】How did the researchers carry out the study?

A．By comparing.

B．By reasoning.

C．By imagining.

D．By discussing.

【2】What does the underlined word “anticipated” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Ensured.

B．Refused.

C．Expected.

D．Disagreed.

【3】People prefer to text rather than call because they think ________．

A．texting makes them feel more connected

B．they feel awkward when making a phone call

C．texting helps communicate their information exactly

D．calling helps determine the true meaning behind the conversation

【4】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Texting does harm to social relationships.

B．Voice communication brings people closer.

C．A phone call does more good than a text message.

D．People prefer a text message rather than a phone call.

24、He had two armed guards protecting him until his death aged 55. He also had two massive tusks（象牙）and, just as important, he had a name. Ahmed the elephant received the special treatment until his death in 1974, under an order from Kenya’s then-president Jomo Kenyatta. The name helped give Ahmed and, by extension, the cause of elephant conservation greater recognition.

With Ahmed the elephant in mind, Kenya last week launched the Elephant Naming Festival in which people get the chance to adopt an elephant after contributing money toward their chosen animal’s conservation.

The initiative gives the adoptive parent priority when it comes to choosing the first name of the elephant. The second name will be a Maasai（马赛族）one based on the animal’s profile, history, role in the family and physical attributes like the state of its tusks.

Launching the program, Najib Balala, a top official at the Ministry for Tourism and Wildlife, said the elephant-naming initiative will bring greater awareness of the need for conservation and promote tourism. Balala said the event will be held each year on Aug 12, observed as World Elephant Day.

“We feel that this is a great opportunity for everyone to be part of the sustainability of tourism and wildlife in Kenya for future generation,” Balala said.

“Wildlife is a big part of Kenya’s heritage and ensuring that future generations enjoy this resource should always remain the most important. The launch of the Magical Kenya Elephant Naming Festival builds on the good work that the Kenya Wildlife Service and other partners have been doing over the years.”

【1】What has the special treatment to Ahmed brought about?

A．More people are willing to protect elephants.

B．More people are anxious to collect tusks.

C．More elephants are guarded by armed soldiers.

D．More elephants are released to the wild.

【2】What can adoptive parents do in the Elephant Naming Festival?

A．Adopt an elephant according to its role in the family.

B．Take priority for giving their elephant’s first name.

C．Contribute money toward launching the initiative.

D．Consult the elephant’s profile to give it the second name.

【3】Why was the Elephant Naming Festival launched?

A．To be in memory of the dead elephant Ahmed.

B．To raise money for the cause of elephant conservation.

C．To contribute to wildlife protection and sustainable tourism.

D．To offer people a chance of naming and adopting an elephant.

【4】What is Najib Balala’s attitude to the elephant-naming initiative?

A．Supportive.

B．Objective.

C．Doubtful.

D．Disapproving.

25、For one young man who wants to be a farmer, a terrible disease could easily have destroyed his dream. But a 12-year-old won’t let his disease _________ him rolling up his sleeves and getting dirty.

John Ray was born with muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). “When he was born, the doctors said with much love they didn’t _________ him to live this long,” said John’s mother, Trina Reid. However, John has proved the doctors _________ by living his life to the full, so much that he’s able to _________ his father, Donny Ray, who is busy with farming work.

Young John used to be brought to a specific area of his father’s small farm to _________. But due to his _________, he was restricted in his _________ and how much he could help. His regular wheelchair was _________ for farm life, so his parents tried their best to adapt to his needs.

One day, Donny _________ an all-terrain (全地形) wheelchair, the Action Trackchair. However, the family couldn’t ____________ the expensive chair. ____________, Trina spotted a second-hand one for ____________ and the couple managed to buy it from the seller.

John wasn’t told about the new chair. The couple ____________ to get it up and running before they showed it to John. Donny made a few ____________ so John could help with the feeding in the barn (谷仓). Over the next two months he’s been out in the ____________ helping with the potato planting. And the improved equipment even allows John to start a grass-cutting ____________.

So with the love, support and ____________ of John’s family, the boy’s future farming career looks ____________. And as his mother shares, “If John has ____________ me anything, it is perseverance (坚持不懈). There is ____________ he says he can’t do.”

【1】

A．observe

B．catch

C．prevent

D．get

【2】

A．expect

B．allow

C．forbid

D．force

【3】

A．careless

B．impolite

C．merciless

D．wrong

【4】

A．attend

B．assist

C．instruct

D．cure

【5】

A．study

B．play

C．work

D．relax

【6】

A．disability

B．laziness

C．unwillingness

D．ignorance

【7】

A．judgments

B．explanations

C．expressions

D．movements

【8】

A．prepared

B．unsuitable

C．convenient

D．unnecessary

【9】

A．took apart

B．picked up

C．came across

D．made up

【10】

A．afford

B．use

C．design

D．offer

【11】

A．Unfortunately

B．Instantly

C．Suddenly

D．Thankfully

【12】

A．pleasure

B．sale

C．show

D．decoration

【13】

A．refused

B．failed

C．decided

D．pretended

【14】

A．adaptations

B．choices

C．connections

D．comments

【15】

A．roads

B．fields

C．stores

D．hospitals

【16】

A．report

B．style

C．trend

D．business

【17】

A．curiosity

B．punctuality

C．determination

D．modesty

【18】

A．hopeful

B．successful

C．professional

D．rewarding

【19】

A．lent

B．taught

C．bought

D．owed

【20】

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

26、Directions: Read the following passage. Sunmarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

A Father’s Influence Makes for Better Grades

Adolescents from low-income families in particular are more likely than their middle-class peers to underachieve and to drop out of school. Studies have shown that a positive attitude towards school work and the support and encouragement from their parents can help at-risk youngsters to overcome the economic barriers and lack of resources they face. Most of the evidence about the effects of parental involvement comes from research on mothers. Little is known, however, about how adolescents experience their fathers’ warmth and the beliefs and behaviors that are most affected by it.

This new study is part of a larger one focusing on low-income families conducted in four middle schools in the southwestern United States. Data were analyzed from questionnaires completed by 183 sixth-graders about how optimistic and motivated they were about their schoolwork, and how they experienced their fathers. The questionnaires were completed primarily by respondents of Mexican American, African American and European American descent. Their maths and language arts grades were also obtained.

Their findings show how fathers can support their teenagers in ways that result in greater optimism, self-efficacy, and, ultimately, higher achievement at school.

These positive effects extend to both sons and daughters, while in different ways. Experiencing their father’s warmth first influences daughters’ sense of optimism, and then spills over into their feeling more determined and certain about their academic abilities. This in turn leads to better math grades. There is a more direct link between their fathers’ involvement and teenage boys’ belief in their ability to succeed on the academic front. This heightened self-confidence increased their success in English language arts classes.

Suizzo suggests that counselors and educators should encourage fathers to communicate warmth and acceptance to their children, because of the positive influence these emotions have on their well-being.