襄阳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'm considering buying a dictionary, ______ is a great help in our study.

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．as

2、Miss Wang’s devotion teaching has won her great reputation.

A．as

B．of

C．to

D．with

3、It has been suggested that the school sports meet _______ till next weekend because of the recent storm.

A.should be put off B.should put off C.put off D.would be put off

4、 ---What do you think of ________ gifted chemist from London?

---Well, sometimes his behavior is beyond ________ comprehension.

A. a,  the B. the  / C. the the D. a  /

5、____ then what I know now, I would have made different decisions.

A.Should I know B.I knew C.I did know D.Had I known

6、Those with a ________ imagination tend to stand out in some creative work.

A. severe   B. vivid

C. handy   D. slight

7、Every year, __________ makes the most beautiful kite will win a prize in the Kite Festival.

A.whoever B.whomever C.no matter who D.no matter whom

8、I’ve always believed that happiness _________ more than money.

A.counts B.matter C.impresses D.exceed

9、—We need three single rooms for the first week in July.

— ________.   The hotel is not busy then.

A．It doesn’t matter

B．Don’t bother

C．Never mind

D．No problem

10、No further financial problem   , but we once couldn’t make both ends meet.

A. rose   B. arose

C. aroused   D. raised

11、It’s high time that you _____________ on your work at hand!

A. concentrate   B. would concentrate

C. concentrated   D. had concentrated

12、-- Have you watched the wonderful   _____ given by these artists on the stage?

--Of course. I like their show very much.

A．description

B．performance

C．option

D．award

13、Once children reach the age of 18，they are encouraged to be   and make a living on their own.

A. independent   B. confident

C. courageous   D. proud

14、______ is willing to volunteer in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is welcome to join us.

A. Whatever   B. Whoever   C. Whenever   D. Wherever

15、—Amy, I wonder________ in the street when I come to pick you up.

—Well, there's a big tree by the front gate and it's covered in lovely white flowers at the moment.

A．how will I find your house

B．how I will find your house

C．when I will find your house

D．when will I find your house

16、Two years ago, a new school was set up_________there had once teen a factory.

A.that B.when C.which D.where

17、There_____ a swimming pool here.

A.used to have B.was used to be C.used to be D.used to

18、The writer ________ his reputation as one of American greatest writers.

A．exhibited

B．committed

C．established

D．expanded

19、Which do you enjoy ________your weekend，swimming or fishing.

A. spending   B. being spent

C. spend   D. to spend

20、A chorus of complaints from the neighbors forced the drummer to hit the road.

A.在路上演奏 B.突然想起的出路 C.街头遇袭 D.上路

21、   As a freshman(大一新生)majoring in English，I had no marketable skills. A local organization once needed to have some advertisements made for an event. I considered it a good chance for me to learn new things, so I volunteered to make a few even though I had no design experience and my friends had doubts about my ability. I taught myself some of the principles of graphic design using free tools online, tried out some free software and got to work.

I've honed my skills on some other advertising projects since then and now I list advertising and marketing as skills on my job-search profile(简介). In addition to learning new skills, I have also gotten the chance to work on skills that I don't get to use in my paid jobs. Writing for The Daily Utah Chronicle doesn't require me to listen to students or advise them on their personal issues, but I get to practice these skills when I volunteer. My dream job requires these skills, and volunteering helps me to keep them fresh.

My volunteering experiences are specific to me, of course, but I believe that they will resonate(产生共鸣)in some way with most people who volunteer. A study conducted by the Center for Economic and Policy Research found that unemployed people who volunteered between 20-99 hours in a year were seven percent more likely to find a job a year later than non-volunteers. Linkedln(职场社交平台) now has an option to list volunteering experiences on our job profile, which indicates that employers are more interested than ever in what you do when you’re between jobs.

There are plenty of ways to take part in volunteering. Whatever your personal or professional interest is, there's an organization that would love to have your help. However much time you have, whatever skills you have, and whatever your reasons are, you should volunteer. It's good for your community and it's good for you.

【1】What made the author decide to make some advertisements for a local organization?

A．The support from her friends.

B．Her desire to learn something new.

C．Her previous design experience.

D．The invitation from the organization.

【2】What does the underlined word "honed" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Developed and improved

B．Ignored and quitted

C．Preserved and shared

D．Analyzed and rested

【3】Why does the author mention the study of the Center for Economic and Policy Research?

A．To Show everyone is supposed to volunteer.

B．To tell how many hours one should volunteer yearly.

C．To explain why employers prefer people who have volunteered.

D．To show volunteering can help one find work more easily.

【4】The author wrote the text mainly to ________

A．encourage readers to volunteer

B．describe her volunteer experience

C．tell the way of living a colorful college life

D．explain the importance of learning new skills

22、 Frank Lloyd Wright is often called the father of American modern architecture．He designed buildings and homes across the United States for more than 70 years．He created most of his works from 1900 through the 1950s，but his open-living spaces and imaginative designs still appear very modern today．

Last week，the United States nominated(提名)10 of his buildings for the UN Educational，Scientific，and Cultural Organization—or UNESCO—the World Heritage List．The World Heritage List recognizes the most，important cultural and natural sites worldwide．

The 10 buildings，titled．“Key Works of Modern Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright，”were built between 1906 and 1969．They include several of his personal homes and studios，churches，government buildings，private residences，and one very famous museum—New York City’s Guggenheim Museum．

The Solomon R．Guggenheim Museum is one of the most visited sites in New York City．About one million people visit it every year．Frank Lloyd Wright worked on it from 1943 to 1959．It was designed to create a new type of space for new types of art．The museum remains an international symbol of modern architecture that represents Wright’s unique design．

Many of Mr．Wright’s modern buildings and homes in the U．S．Midwest have also become symbols of modern American architecture．Richard Longstreth is the president of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy．He calls Mr．Wrisht“the father of modern architecture，fundamentally redefining the nature of form and space during the early 20th century that would have enduring impacts of modern architecture worldwide．”

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee will announce its decision in mid-2016．If Frank Lloyd Wright’s 10 buildings were chosen for the list，they would be the first World Heritage listings for modem U．S．architecture．The World Heritage List already includes 22 other American sites，including the Grand Canyon，Yellowstone National Park and the Statue of Liberty．

【1】We can learn from the passage that_____．

A．Mr．Wright’s designs are out of style today

B．Mr．Wright’s designs have been widely recognized

C．Mr．Wright’s designs on modern buildings and homes are a failure

D．Mr．Wright is the owner of ten buildings

【2】Which of the following statements about Guggenheim Museum is true?

A． It is a masterpiece showing Mr. Wright’s unique design.

B．It is a good example of traditional design．

C．It is the most famous site in New York City.

D．It is the symbol of New York City．

【3】In which section of the newspaper can you probably find this article?

A．News   B．Science

C．Biography  D．Economy

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Frank Lloyd Wright—the Father of American Modern Architecture

B．The World Heritage List—Cultural Collection Worldwide

C．Guggenheim Museum—International Symbol of modern Architecture

D．Frank Lloyd Wright’Buildings—On the way to World Heritage List

23、Who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams(1860~1935)

Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She created shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Noble Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson(1907~1964)

Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962 made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects of pollution on humans and on the world’s lake and oceans.

Angela Merkel(1954~)

In 2005, German chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germany ’leader, she has had an effect on the whole world.

Sandra Day O’Connor(1930~)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the US Supreme Court in 1981 after years of hard work.

Margaret Thatcher(1925~)

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman Prime Minister. She served until 1990, which made her the first Britain leader to serve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britain’s Iron Lady.

Marie Curie(1867~1934)

Polish-born scientist Marie Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation. Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.

【1】Who once won the Nobel Prize?

A. Jane Addams and Marie Curie.

B. Jane Addams and Margaret Thatcher.

C. Marie Curie and Angela Merkel.

D. Marie Curie and Rachel Carson.

【2】We can infer from the passage that Rachel Carson worked to ______.

A. help the poor

B. spread geographic knowledge

C. protect the environment

D. protect the rights of women

【3】What do Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher have in common?

A. Both of them were scientists before coming to power.

B. Both of them are the first woman head of their country.

C. Both of them are famous for being strict.

D. Both of them have worked for three terms.

【4】Who once failed to find a job?

A. Jane Addams B. Sandra Day O’Connor

C. Rachel Carson  D. Margaret Thatcher

24、Trees in the Amazon rainforest may soon die off, researchers warn. According to a new study, the famous forest is exhibiting signs of poor health that could mean large portions of it will become savannah in the near future.

“The Amazon is a custodian (监护人) of biodiversity and possesses a vital ability to pull in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, so it is clearly worrying that its health is deteriorating, Richard Allan, a climate scientist, says in a statement to the Science Media Centre (SMC).

To measure the massive forest’s resilience (复原力), researchers analyzed satellite data to determine the biomass and greenness of the forest from 1991-2006, looking for month-to-month changes in response to weather conditions. More than three quarters of the forest exhibited has reduced resilience since 2000, with trees taking longer to recover from stresses like droughts and fires. The most obvious resilience loss occurred in areas with less rainfall and those geographically nearer to human activity, the researchers report.

The paper’s conclusion is similar to that of previous modeling studies, but experts say the new study is stronger because it’s based on real-world data. Chantelle Burton, a climate scientist, tells the SMC. “What this study does is offer some observational-based evidence for what is already happening to this significant carbon sink, and shows that human land use and changes to weather and climate patterns are already driving an important change in the system.”

“Passing a tipping point of this kind would make it even more difficult to achieve our goal of zero emissions globally because of the loss of the ‘free service’ provided by the Amazon carbon sink which currently removes some of our emissions,” Chantelle Burton adds.

【1】What does the new study reveal about the Amazon rainforest?

A．Its trees have almost disappeared.

B．Its resilience is becoming weaker.

C．Its biodiversity keeps increasing.

D．Its ability to store CO2 is lost.

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

A．Recovering.

B．Resisting.

C．Declining.

D．Maintaining.

【3】How was the new study carried out?

A．By using existing data from satellites.

B．By basing prediction on models.

C．By monitoring weather conditions.

D．By reviewing previous studies.

【4】What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To explain a phenomenon.

B．To report the climate change.

C．To introduce the Amazon rainforest.

D．To attract people’s attention to protecting forests.

25、   My father, a soldier, was ordered to change his duty station again. His favorite musical instrument—the ukulele I had watched him play each day—was going to be ______ there lifeless.

It came as a ______ because we had just moved into the present duty station a few weeks before. It was the fourth time we'd moved to a ______ place in just two years. Far from his hometown for a long time though, music, a ______ of his home and Hawaii culture, was ______ in the whole life of my father. We learned about our ancestors and family traditions ______ through his music.

But this time, everything was ______. We were finally “home” in Hawaii and expected to ______ a place that we'd only heard about in my parents5 stories. We were just arriving, but he was already prepared to ______ again, this time without us. ______ we were surrounded by cousins and aunties who grew up knowing each other and ______ a cultural tradition of which we only knew one or two. We were ______ in the family, because the person we were only familiar with, our father, was gone. That was when I ______ my father's ukulele. As I plucked (弹拨) the strings tunelessly, I felt ______ to him and our Hawaiian roots. So I picked up an old song book, and I ______ myself to play. I would play and sing, as if my father had been here. After my father eventually ______ he bought another ukulele, and we had a mini concert. He was ______ that I had learned so much. After that, the ______ I really acquired was that music has the ______ to do the extraordinary things ______ us to our culture and each other, our past and our present.

【1】A.checked B.buried C.sold D.abandoned

【2】A.challenge B.puzzle C.surprise D.relief

【3】A.remote B.coastal C.dangerous D.new

【4】A.reminder B.thought C.rule D.review

【5】A.dropped B.caught C.rooted D.joined

【6】A.mostly B.casually C.accidentally D.secretly

【7】A.terrible B.wrong C.different D.similar

【8】A.look for B.fit into C.take in D.appeal to

【9】A.bother B.leave C.agree D.choose

【10】A.Suddenly B.Obviously C.Occasionally D.Gradually

【11】A.breaking into B.consisting in C.going against D.passing down

【12】A.witnesses B.foreigners C.acquaintances D.relatives

【13】A.received B.noticed C.recognized D.moved

【14】A.closer B.stranger C.helpful D.superior

【15】A.persuaded B.inspired C.taught D.told

【16】A.responded B.succeeded C.returned D.compromised

【17】A.shocked B.confident C.curious D.annoyed

【18】A.method B.possession C.skill D.knowledge

【19】A.desire B.sense C.privilege D.power

【20】A.distributing B.tying C.expressing D.introducing

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My name’s Don Ball. I’m fifteen and I go to Blueway Comprehensive School, Mike is the same age and goes to the local grammar school, but we’ve been friends since junior school, We both live in the village of Saltley, which is in the Midlands. We’ve been birdwatching together since we were 11. I suppose we’re quite good at it now, because we do it regularly, read about it, use the Net to find out about birds, and we’re members of a club for birdwatchers, too.

We have a secret place, named RP, to watch birds. RP is the name we gave to a set of three small lakes surrounded by woods. They are called Redman’s Pools on large maps, but lots of people don’t know they are there because they are hidden by trees.

One day, Mike told me that he saw osprey(鱼鹰) there, which surprised me. There weren’t any in Britain because they’d been hunted too much. They were protected by the RSPB, because lots of people wanted the eggs for their collections.

By now the ospreys had finished building their nest at the top of one of the pine trees on the island in the middle of Big Pool, Of course, we still went to watch them every weekend, and a couple of nights after school, now that the days were getting longer.

One Saturday we were surprised to find a white car parked on the roadside near the track, and as we wheeled our bikes down the track to Redman’s Pools we saw a middle-aged man walking along the side of the pools with a large blue plastic bag over his shoulder.

He stopped at the point where the bank was closest to the island and started doing something with the bag. I was horrified by what I saw. The man had taken a small inflatable(可充气的) plastic boat out of his blue bag, and he was blowing it up.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

He was going to row over to the ospreys’ island!

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Seeing him climbing up the tree, I knew it was the time to call the police.

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