龙岩2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、I just want a simple black dress, nothing_______.

A．neat

B．fancy

C．brief

D．precious

2、Unfortunately, when I arrived at the airport, Mr. Green ________. Therefore, we only had time for a few words.

A．has just left

B．was just leaving

C．had just left

D．just left

3、During Qing Dynasty, performances________ in the theaters, restaurants, and even on temporary stages.

A．watched

B．are watched

C．were watched

D．had been watched

4、Researching findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ________ during the day.

A．would have done

B．should have done

C．may have done

D．must have done

5、My brother is really ____. He often works in his office far into the night.

A．open-minded

B．hard-working

C．self-confident

D．warm-hearted

6、The virus Ebola is reported ______ over 3,000 lives in 5 countries of West Africa by now.

A. taking   B. having taken

C. to take   D. to have taken

7、Since he did not prepare for the whole story before class, he just read the of the plot instead.

A.headline B.expression C.outline D.title

8、Diabetes (糖尿病) is very _____ among senior citizens in the northern part of China since the 1990’s.

A.common B.ordinary C.normal D.usual

9、 His writing is so confusing that it’s hard to make out _______ it is that he’s trying to express.

A. that   B. how   C. who   D. what

10、________ to Anne’s birthday party, Mr Brown is now searching shop after shop for a nice present for her.

A．Having invited

B．Having been invited

C．Have been invited

D．Being invited

11、______ the past year as an exchange student in Hong Kong, Linda is more independent now.

A. Spending     B. Spent

C. To spend   D. Having spent

12、_________ the children are excited - this is the first time they've been abroad.

A. No problem   B. No way

C. No idea   D. No wonder

13、—He is good at a lot of things but it doesn’t mean he is perfect.

—______ Actually no one is.

A．You must be kidding.

B．Let’s get going.

C．Thank goodness.

D．I’m with you on that.

14、—What did you think of the concert given by the famous Hong Kong singer?

—Not so good.In fact，it ________to be a great disappointment.

A. turned up   B. turned in

C. turned down   D. turned out

15、________ exciting news it is!

A．How

B．What

C．What an

D．How an

16、This brand of mobile phone is quite ______ with youngsters.

A.familiar B.popular C.similar D.particular

17、It is generally believed that teaching is _______ it is a science.

A. an art much as B. much an art as

C. as an art much as D. as much an art as

18、The headmaster will not permit the change in the course, nor________ it a thought.

A．does he give

B．will he give

C．he gives

D．he will give

19、Started over a decade ago to draw Chinese shoppers onto Alibaba's online sites, Singles' Day has become a national obsession ________ addictive discounts with a tap on a smartphone screen.

A．featured

B．featuring

C．being featured

D．having featured

20、Travellers on a tight ______ might prefer ______ .

A.bill; calculating B.change; catering C.budget; backpacking D.cash; bargaining

21、   Scientists at the University of Bonn carried out extensive research to show that the waterdrops rolling off a lotus （莲花）leaf carry away dirt, leaving the surface perfectly clean. This phenomena has been named the “Lotus Effect" and works best on rough surfaces.

Contrary to popular belief, lotus leaves are not smooth at all. When examined under a powerful microscope , the leaf cells show a bumpy surface. That makes the surface rough. As a result, dirt rests only on the tips of the wax crystals （蜡晶体）covering the leaf surface. The roughness reduces the contact area between the dirt and the leaf surface. A rough surface structure with wax crystals makes it impossible for water to stick. Due to the friction （摩擦 力）,the water contracts at once. It forms round waterdrops to minimize the contact area with the rough, waxy leaf surface and runs off the leaf very quickly. Since the dirt only rests on the tips of the wax crystals they stick more strongly to the waterdrops than to the leaf surfaces・ They are washed away when the water falls on the leaves.

On smooth leaves, the dirt is pushed from one part of the leaf to the other. This is because the dirt has a larger contact area where they can rest comfortably on the flat surface. We must also keep in mind that water usually spreads and only partially runs off the leaves一 that too, only if the leaf is tilted! The dirt may get driven, but they are mainly displaced from one side of the leaf to the other.

Scientists say that the “Lotus Effect" is particularly beneficial for it helps to protect the lotus leaves from harmful bacteria. The dirt on the leaves often contains tiny disease causing fungi and bacteria. While most of the bacteria get washed off, the few that remain eventually die since they do not get the water they require for survival and growth.

【1】What is “Lotus Effect”？

A. The self-cleaning feature of lotus leaves.

B. The lotus surfaces'  ability to kill harmful bacteria.

C. The dirt leaving off lotus leaves with the help of wind.

D. Lotus leaves making waterdrops from the dirt on them.

【2】What does the underlined word “bumpy” in paragraph 2 probobaly mean?

A. Flat. B. Bended.

C. Flexible. D. Rough.

【3】Why are waterdrops unable to stay on lotus leaves?

A. The contact area between drops and leaves is too large.

B. The smooth leaf surface makes waterdrops roll down.

C. The rough and waxy leaf surface reduces the friction.

D. The waterdrops fall on the leaves at a too high speed.

【4】What is the benefit of “Lotus Effect”?

A. It can protect the lotus from sunshine.

B. It can help the lotus grow healthily.

C. It can make the bacteria more and stronger.

D. It can help the lotus leaves keep the required water.

22、   When you think of friends，you tend to think of people who have been in your for a long time.But there’s another kind of friend— one that appears  at a particular moment.

The first such friend I remember is a Russian girl I met in London at the age four.That year, my mother had remarried and we'd be moving to the UK.Everything was changing to me. The Russian girl and I were the two oldest in our school.She spoke no English;I，no Russian. We communicated by trying to go beyond the other at drawing,at games, even at eating. Our contests gave me something I could control.And maybe I gave her the same.

In my eight，I grade, there was Jenny, who had a small horse named Red Wing. The eighth grade was a terrible year. We both knew it, but we didn’t talk about it. We spent most of our time with Red Wing. On cold winter days, we’d go out and take turns riding and walk. She left in  the ninth grade and I missed her.

To Julie，I'll be forever grateful. We met on the beach in New Jersey one afternoon. She was there with her twin boys，the only other children there，and they were about the same age as my daughter. Gradually，the children approached each other and soon were digging holes together. And we began to talk. She lived in the little beach town. I lived alone with my daughter in a big apartment a block from the beach. My husband had taken off for North Da- kota,leaving me to think about what to do next. Suddenly，there was someone I could talk to. For the next couple of weeks，we met at the beach with the children，and I would go home with her. Meeting Julie filled my despairing heart.

Such friends as these often arrive when your own life is off—balance，and will support you till the world settles on its axis(轴线）once again.

【1】How did the friendship between the author and the Russian girl develop?

A.They had many common interests.

B.They competed with each other.

C.They shared the same activities together.

D.They showed great concern for each other.

【2】What did the author get from Julie?

A.Great comfort. B.Deep wisdom.

C.Financial support. D.Patient care.

【3】What’s the similarity between the three friends mentioned in the text?

A.They appeared when the author was in trouble.

B.They stayed with the author for a long time.

C.They shared the same painful experience.

D.They were lifelong friends of the author.

【4】What does the author want to convey?

A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B.He is rich enough who has true friends.

C.A friend is a present which you give yourself.

D.Some friends are arranged in our lives for good reason.

23、C

Every people uses its own special word to show its ideas and feelings．Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years．Others are popular for just a short time．One such American expression is “Where's the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be．In the early 1980s “Where's the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States．It seemed as if everyone using it at the time．

Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef．In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price．Ray called this “McDonald's”．Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America．

Other business people watched his success．Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants．One company called “Wendy's” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald's or anyone else．The Wendy's Company began to use the expression “Where's the beef?” to make people know that Wendy's hamburgers were the biggest．The Wendy's television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers．The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat．One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef．“Where's the beef?” she shouted in a funny way．The advertisement for Wendy's hamburger restaurants was a success．As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where's the beef?”

【1】_______ started McDonald's restaurant．

A．McDonald

B．Ray

C．Wendy

D．Three old women

【2】Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought _______．

A．they could sell hamburgers at a low price

B．beef was very popular in America

C．they could make a lot of money

D．hamburgers were easy to make

【3】Wendy's made the expression known to everybody _______．

A．by a television advertisement

B．with many old women eating hamburgers

C．while selling bread with a bit of meat in it

D．at the McDonald's restaurant

【4】We can learn from the passage that the expression “Where's the beef?” means that _______．

A．the beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be

B．the hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be

C．Wendy's beef is the biggest one in American restaurant

D．it is used when something is not as good as it is said to be

24、When you re grocery shopping, have you ever noticed that most grocery stores often don’t have windows and if they do they’re only at the front of the store? You might not pay much attention to the architectural features of the building you re grocery shopping in—you’re there to shop for food, not admire the layout! But that’s not just it!

“Grocery stores want to create a separate environment within the stores, where the outside world doesn’t exist,” explains Andrei Vasilescu, a shopping expert who has studied shopping behaviors and psychology. “You don’t get bothered by the rain, sunshine, or the fact that your kids are waiting in the parking lot. All your focus is on the shopping experience.” This technique also prevents shoppers from noticing that it’s getting dark out.

“Walls instead of windows can keep daylight out of grocery stores and help preserve the products, as some products can go bad faster in direct sunlight. Too much sun exposure can even cause packaging labels to fade. Furthermore, having windows in their stores would decrease the space available to showcase products,” says Margine Biswas, an architect with expertise in retail (零售) design. “Compared to windows, exterior (外部的) walls have stronger structural supports and can hold the heavier items on the shelves of those walls.”

Are some grocery stores going against this trend? In Germany, a study was conducted to test out stores with more natural light. A few stores had some bread products going bad rapidly due to the sunlight. They needed to replace the glass with specially designed panes (窗格) that help reduce the heat and radiation. This technique hasn’t caught on widely yet. A National Rewable Energy laboratory study in 2002 assessed the effects of natural light on shoppers—and it found that shoppers felt vastly more comfortable when there was more natural light around. They were also better able to identify both products and other people in the stores. It’s worth noting; though, that this study assessed natural light in all retail spaces, not just grocery stores. The challenges of adding more natural light to grocery stores remain.

【1】How does a grocery store without windows influence its shoppers?

A．It keeps them absorbed in shopping.

B．It helps to strengthen family bonds.

C．It prevents them from shopping relaxedly.

D．It misleads them to buy unnecessary goods.

【2】“What do Margine Biswas’s words mainly suggest about grocery stores?

A．Retail design is not complex.

B．Natural light is available.

C．Windows still have their value.

D．Windows barely benefit them.

【3】What is the author’s opinion on adding more natural light to grocery stores?

A．It can be carried out widely.

B．Shoppers will be discouraged by it.

C．It proves less challenging.

D．The stores should be cautious.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．Potential effects of natural light on grocery stores.

B．Reasons why most grocery stores have no windows.

C．Some tricks applied by a majority of grocery stores.

D．How consumers can better enjoy grocery shopping.

25、In January this year, a fire destroyed the building that housed Yossi Heiman’s Fish Market in Borough Park, Brooklyn: The _______ made Yossi Heiman have no place to operate his business and no ability to get _______ .

The merchant Shea Langsam owns a(n) _______ store, just few blocks away. One would have thought that sympathetic as he may be to his competitor’s bad luck, he would welcome this opportunity to _______ new customers and increase his business. _______ Shea did something truly excellent. When he learned of the fire, he _______ the phone and called Yossi Heiman. Not only did he _______ him but when he heard Yossi say he would need a facility and deliver _______ to his customers, he said, “Don’t worry! Why not _______ me in my store before your store could be rebuilt? As fellow community members we all should try to help each other. ” Shea did as he promised and Yossi ________ his losses.

The story is wonderful and it’s a(n) ________ of seeing fellow community members as part of one family, putting needs of others ________ their own needs. Businessmen usually want to make more money or grow their ________ but the story is ________ : It’s a truly sincere display of true faith and great kindness. Real faith means ________ others and having a heart of sympathy and mercy like Shea.

【1】

A．explosion

B．battle

C．accident

D．campaign

【2】

A．attention

B．assistance

C．information

D．income

【3】

A．similar

B．mysterious

C．online

D．outdoor

【4】

A．treat

B．acquire

C．depend on

D．give up

【5】

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Though

【6】

A．picked up

B．hung up

C．repaired

D．provided

【7】

A．doubt

B．comfort

C．turn to

D．1augh at

【8】

A．service

B．spirit

C．orders

D．notes

【9】

A．replace

B．attend

C．enable

D．join

【10】

A．maintained

B．recovered

C．reported

D．cut

【11】

A．example

B．reminder

C．challenge

D．guide

【12】

A．because of

B．ahead of

C．out of

D．in spite of

【13】

A．duty

B．fame

C．interest

D．business

【14】

A．exceptional

B．boring

C．ridiculous

D．old

【15】

A．losing track of

B．settling for

C．caring for

D．calming down

26、读写任务

阅读下面材料，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

There are the two simple words, “if” and “what”. These two words can be used in many sentences and questions by themselves, but if you put them together, it forms a serious question, “What if…?”

This question will bring you back to a certain time in your life when you made a choice. You may not be happy with that choice today and often think about why you did it, but you made the decision because it was the best choice at that specific moment in your life. Now, years later, you start to think about that specific choice you made. You mentally struggle with yourself and consider if you could choose again, what would you do? Would it be totally different?

I truly believe if you want something very much, you can do it and achieve it , because “Where there is a will, there is a way.” You can correct the mistakes of your decisions for the past, go out and find happiness in the right decisions for your future. It is never too late to do anything in life.

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2. 以约120个词就“人生努力永不晚”谈一谈你的看法，内容包括：

(1) 你对人生努力的理解；

(2) 举一个“大器晚成”的例子；

(3) 你对实例的评价或看法。

【写作要求】

1. 作文中可以使用实例来支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容论述，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。