来宾2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Do you know the thief ________ by the police？

A.has caught B.has been catching C.was caught D.has been caught

2、With our new teacher ________ us，we have made great   progress in English.

A．help

B．helping

C．to be helped

D．helped

3、All the candidates are excellent, but I like the last one ________ — his experience is just what we need at the moment.

A.in brief B.in particular C.in practice D.in total

4、Miss Green often said “God helps those who help themselves”, intending to _______ on us the significance of being independent.

A.base B.impress

C.focus D.rely

5、This is one of the best films _______.

A.that have been shown this year B.that have shown

C.that has been shown this year D.that you talked

6、It is high time that we took measures to protect the animals from ____________by human race.

A．harmed

B．being harmed

C．harming

D．to be harmed

7、By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have ________ opportunity to change his mind.

A．accurate

B．urgent

C．adequate

D．special

8、New mothers can get________in their baby without realizing it.

A．picked up

B．set up

C．put up

D．wrapped up

9、I was much impressed by great changes and fast pace of life in Shanghai ________ I came to visit this fantastic city.

A．at the first time

B．for the first time

C．by the first time

D．the first time

10、______ excuse you have, you should apologize for not having finished the task in time.

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

11、When she woke up, she realized that the things she had dreamt about could not ______ have happened.

A．possibly

B．likely

C．hardly

D．usually

12、--What's the matter with you, Sandy?

--I'm _____ a bad cold. I think I am dying.

A. going through   B. suffering from

C. catching up with   D. getting into

13、I hurriedly ran back home, _______that I was cheated by my classmates. Then I just remembered it was April Day!

A. only to tell   B. only telling

C. only to have told D. only to be told

14、Smiling and laughing has actually been shown to _________and stress.

A.put on pressure B.fed up with C.relieve tension D.try out for

15、You must learn to consult your feelings and your reasons ________ you reach any decision.

A．although

B．before

C．because

D．unless

16、 It takes ______ diligence to learn all the subjects well. It takes brains, too.

A. other than   B. less than

C. more than    D. rather than

17、Can you spare me some time? Because I’ve got to talk to you about the moment ________ you made me cross.

A．when

B．which

C．as

D．how

18、Lionel Messi, ______ the record for the most goals in a calendar year, is considered the most talented football player in Europe.

A．set

B．setting

C．to set

D．having set

19、—May I smoke here?

—Choose a seat in the smoking section, if you ________.

A．should B．must   C．can   D．may

20、This non-governmental organization launched the animal rights movement, appealing to people to   all products tested on animals.

A. boycott   B. contradict

C. finance   D. sponsor

21、Some words copy the sounds made by the things they describe, like “buzz” or “hiss”or “zip”. But what if the way a word sounds could suggest some other feature of an object like its shape?

A new study suggests not only that it can but that the same word can do so across many languages. Marcus Perlman,a lecturer at the University of Birmingham, says that, a century ago，linguists(语言学家)insisted the words used to refer to various objects and actions are arbitrary(随意的) and that words don＇t necessarily look or sound like the things they refer to. That makes sense because different languages have different words for the same thing. One person’s pup is another one’s perro. But there’s a lot of evidence now suggesting it is false.

To further explore this connection between words and their meanings, Perlman and his colleagues turned to something called the bouba/kiki effect. With the help of 22 volunteers, the researchers tested it in 25 different languages. Participants were told to look at two shapes-one looks like a cloud which is somewhat round, and the other one is more pointy, maybe looks more like a star-and then listen to the sound: either “bouba” or “kiki”,both of which are totally made up. Then they were asked,“Which one is bouba and which one is kiki?” Most participants said the rounder shape was bouba and the pointy one was kiki. This suggests there is some widely observed connection between the spoken words and the visual features of the shapes.

As to what that could mean about the evolution(演变)of language：imagine our ancestors when they started using spoken words to refer to things. “They couldn’t say ‘Listen, my friend, now we’re gonna call this new object a table.’” So to get the conversation off the ground, they probably tried to come up with sounds that somehow suggested the object at hand.

【1】What does the author mean by saying “One person’s pup is another one’s perro”?

A．People have personal preferences for the words they use.

B．A word can mean the same thing across many languages.

C．Different languages have different words for the same thing.

D．The sound of a word reminds people of the shape of an object.

【2】How did Perlman study the connection between words and their meanings?

A．By making up new words.

B．By interviewing language learners..

C．By conducting an experiment.

D．By comparing different languages.

【3】What do we know about the bouba/kiki effect?

A．It helps people understand language evolution.

B．It is a language research method created a century ago.

C．It makes little sense when it comes to written language.

D．It shows the differences between round and pointy objects.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．What Is the Shape of a Word?

B．How Does Language Develop?

C．Nonsense Words Connected to Shapes

D．Language Features Little Known to Linguists

22、阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.

Coffee has a history dating back to at least the 9th century and has been a catalyst for social interaction across cultures and eras. Originally discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt, Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and North Africa by the 15th century. Muslim merchants eventually brought the beans to the thriving port city of Venice, where they sold them to wealthy Italian buyers. Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee in places like Java and Ceylon (largely through slave labor), and the British East India Trading Company was popularizing the beverage in England. Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America.

Where there has been coffee, there has been the coffeehouse. From the 15th century Middle Eastern establishments where men gathered to listen to music, play chess, and hear recitations from works of literature, to Paris' Cafe le Procope where luminaries of the French Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot came to enjoy a hot cup of joe, coffeehouses have traditionally served as centers of social interaction, places where people can come to relax, chat, and exchange ideas.

The modern coffee shop is modeled on the espresso and pastry-centered Italian coffeehouses that arose with the establishment of Italian-American immigrant communities in major US cities. New York coffee shops were often frequented by the Beats in the 1950's. It wasn't long before Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest were developing coffee shops as part of a thriving counterculture scene. The Seattle-based Starbucks took this model and brought it into mainstream culture.

Although coffeehouses today continue to serve their traditional purpose as lively social hubs in many communities, they have noticeably adapted to the times. Rediscovering their purpose as centers of information exchange and communication, many coffee shops now provide their customers with internet access and newspapers. It has become extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop.

Today, big business retail coffee shops are expanding quickly all over the world. Starbucks alone has stores in over 40 countries and plans to add more. Despite its popularity, Starbucks has been criticized and labeled by many as a blood-sucking corporate machine, driving smaller coffee shops out of business through unfair practices. This has even spawned an anti-corporate coffee counterculture, with those subscribing to this culture boycotting big business coffee chains. Increasingly popular coffee stores such as The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf are also giving Starbucks some stiff competition. In any case, it seems pretty clear that coffee has weaved itself into the fabric of our consumer-oriented culture.

【1】 Which of the following is the correct order of coffee spreading in history?

①Egypt     ②America   ③the Middle East

④Netherlands ⑤Venice

A. ①③④②⑤   B. ③①⑤④②

C. ①⑤④③② D. ③②⑤④①

【2】We can infer from the passage ________.

A. Starbucks has beaten all the competitors

B. there are no changes in the development of coffee culture

C. the taste of coffee has changed a lot

D. Starbucks has some effect on the development of coffee culture

【3】The famous coffeehouse “Starbucks” originally come from _______.

A. Seattle   B. Ethiopia

C. Java   D. France

【4】 Nowadays, if you come to a coffeehouse, you can _______.

A. play chess with other customers

B. enjoy delicious dishes from South America

C. surf the internet

D. watch a TV play

23、Was it probable that Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai and Western hero King Arthur meet and fight against each other? Yes. In a game called King of Glory (王者荣耀), created by Chinese company Tencent, King of Glory has been one of the most popular MOBA games in China since 2017.

About one in every seven Chinese people plays the game, and 55 million of them play it every day. The game is easy for beginners. Social media like QQ and WeChat have also helped the game’s community grow. New players can be invited to play the game by their WeChat contacts, with some seeing it as a good way to keep in touch with old friends and make new ones.

The game has more than 60 characters to unlock and play as you progress, each with their own special style and abilities. The characters cover different times and countries. Some are real historical characters, like Li Bai. Some are not. Players use them to fight against each other or team up to fight. The winners can reach higher ranks.

However, some people think King of Glory gives the students incorrect information about events and people in history. For example, the poet Li Bai is described as a killer; Jing Ke, the man who tried to kill the first emperor of China, is a girl in the game. But more people worry about children playing the game too much and spending too much money on it. Most of the players are below the age of 19. It’s reported that a 17-year-old boy had a stroke (中风) after playing the game for 40 hours.

To change the situation, Tencent added a time limit feature to the game to prevent kids from playing too much. From July 4, 2017, children under 12 years old can play the game for only one hour a day, while users between 12 and 18 get two hours. Those who try to play beyond the time limit will be locked out of the game.

【1】What can we learn about King of Glory?

A．It is the most popular online game in the world.

B．It offers 60 characters for players to choose from.

C．All of the characters are real historical characters.

D．Players fight against each other or team up to fight.

【2】Where can we may read this passage?

A．In a picture book.

B．In a travel guidebook.

C．In a storybook.

D．In a newspaper.

【3】What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．Only young people play the game.

B．Many people don’t think the game is so good.

C．Children are addicted to (沉迷于) playing the game.

D．The game gives children false information about history.

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．King of Glory: a good way to make friends

B．King of Glory: popular around the world

C．King of Glory: popular but arguably

D．King of Glory: created by Tencent

24、Yuan Longping is one of the greatest scientists in China. Having spent 50 years in agricultural (农业的) research, he has made a great contribution in solving the problem of feeding the large population of China.

Yuan Long ping’s interest in agriculture began when he was still in primary school. Though his parents wished that he could study science or medicine, Yuan Longping chose to study agriculture at university. After graduation in 1953, Yuan became a teacher in an agricultural school in a small town called Anjiang, where he stayed for 19 years. Anjiang was the place where Yuan started his Hybrid rice (杂交水稻) research and eventually developed the world –famous three-line hybrid rice.

During the period from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, China suffered from a nationwide famine (饥荒). The suffering left a deep impession on YuanLongping, and he decided to make an effort to ensure that people in the future would have enough food to eat. Since 1960, he has devoted himself to the research and development of a better rice varietal (品种). Yuan Longping’s research was not supported in the beginning. Many people did not believe he would succeed. However, with a lot of effort and research in the field, Yuan’s group developed the first high-yielding (高产的) hybrid rice varietal in 1974. This rice yielded 20 percent more per unit than other rice plants, putting China in the lead in worldwide rice production.

Since then, Yuan Longping’s hybrid rice has also been grown in over 20 countries and has been attracting attention from the whole world, especially in areas at a risk from famine. Yuan Longping’s achievement is considered achievement as a victory over the threat of famine.

As he accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, Yuan Longping said that lifetime achievement means to strive (奋斗) with all your life. He will continue to demonstrate the award through his own actions.

【1】How long did it take Yuan Longping to develop the first high-yielding hybrid rice varietal?

A．14 years.

B．19 years.

C．20 years.

D．24 years.

【2】What can we learn about Yuan Longping from the passage?

A．Yuan will stop his research when he gets older.

B．Yuan’s hybrid rice helps both China and other countries.

C．Yuan’s research on hybrid rice was always widely supported.

D．Yuan became interested in agriculture when he was in university.

【3】What is the correct order of the following events?

a. Yuan achieved the Lifetime Achievement Award.

b. A national famine took place in China.

c. Yuan began to work as a teacher in an agricultural school.

d. Yuan’s hybrid rice started to be grown in other countries.

e. Yuan’s group developed the first high-yielding hybrid rice.

A．c-b-e-d-a

B．c-b-a-d-e

C．b-c-e-d-a

D．b-c-a-d-e

【4】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Fight Against Famine.

B．The Three-Line Hybrid Rice.

C．Lifetime Achievement Award for Yuan Longping

D．Yuan Longping—the Father of Hybrid Rice

25、The moon had gone behind a cloud and there weren't many stars in the sky. As I took a glance (一瞥) at my neighbour's house, I saw a flame (火焰) in his_________. I thought he was having a midnight fast food so I went back to my _________.

Soon, there was a burning smell in the air and I guessed something was wrong. _________, I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to _________. I saw fire coming out of my neighbour's kitchen. Right away, I _________ "Fire! Fire!" But there was no one nearby to hear my shouts for help.

I _________ into my house, called the fire department and went back to my neighbour's house. I rang the doorbell, hit on the door and called out my neighbour's name but there was no _________. I managed to _________ the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit.

I tried to throw water through the kitchen window _________ it was no use; the fire was too strong. __________, a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen put out the fire. They arrived just in time as the fire was going to __________ to the other rooms in the house.

When my neighbour came back, he was__________ because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the fire department and for saving his __________. He wanted to give me some money in return but I did not accept it.

Weeks later, my neighbour repaired and restored his kitchen. He __________ me to see his new kitchen and there he gave me a medal that he had __________ ordered from a factory. It made me feel very happy.

【1】

A．sitting room

B．bathroom

C．kitchen

D．bedroom

【2】

A．chair

B．table

C．bed

D．sofa

【3】

A．After a while

B．All the time

C．Once in a while

D．At once

【4】

A．examine

B．search

C．listen

D．smell

【5】

A．said

B．shouted

C．received

D．smiled

【6】

A．walked

B．rushed

C．jumped

D．stepped

【7】

A．answer

B．light

C．sound

D．fire

【8】

A．take out

B．take up

C．break down

D．break into

【9】

A．and

B．but

C．because

D．so

【10】

A．Luckily

B．Sadly

C．Unfortunately

D．Suddenly

【11】

A．run

B．spread

C．flow

D．return

【12】

A．glad

B．sad

C．sick

D．angry

【13】

A．children

B．parents

C．life

D．pets

【14】

A．ordered

B．begged

C．advised

D．invited

【15】

A．mainly

B．particularly

C．specially

D．naturally

26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.

English in the Third Millennium

Two thousand years ago English did not exist. A thousand years ago it was a language used by less than two million people. Now it is the most influential language in the world spoken by more than a billion people on the planet, as their first second or third language. English currently dominates science, business, the mass media and popular culture. For example, 80% of emails on the Internet are in English. But where will English be at the end of the third millennium?

One view is that English is going to become even more important as a global language dominating the world’s trade and media while most other languages will become localized or just die out. At present over half the world’s 6500 languages are in danger of extinction. Another view is that English is already breaking up, as Latin did into several languages. There are already dictionaries of the 'New Englishes’ such as Australian English full of words that a British English speaker would not recognize.

Hopefully, neither of these things will happen. Although different varieties of English will continue to develop around the world, standard English will survive for international communication. In addition, the frightening prospect of a culturally uniform world totally dominated by one language is impossible. Already, other languages are fighting back against the iron grip of English on the Net. Governments around the world are also starting to protect smaller languages and recognize the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity. English will probably stay in control for a long time, at least while the USA remains the top superpower, but it definitely won’t become the only language in the world

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