松原2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、   , you need to be failing more if you are expected to succeed in the end.

A. Strange as might it seem   B. As it might seem strange

C. As strange it might seem   D. Strange as it might seem

2、Emily is working hard to be sure not to fail on her first ______.

A. plan B. purpose   C. attempt   D. desire

3、A study shows the students who are engaged in after-school activities are happier than _________who are not.

A．ones

B．those

C．these

D．them

4、—When will this be settled?

— A working party has been set up to ________ the problem.

A．look through

B．look up

C．look for

D．look into

5、Nowadays, we can move around the world and still ________ the people that we want to remain friends with ________ modern social media tools.

A．correspond with; regardless of

B．stay in touch with; due to

C．lose track of; as well as

D．look forward to; based on

6、A brand of chocolate made with camel’s milk, from a company in that country, will soon be __________ for sale.

A．available B．accessible

C．fashionable   D．comfortable

7、His strength ran ________ after he covered that long distance.

A. into   B. away

C. across   D. out

8、I walked out of the movie theater, ________ never to come back to this place.

A．being determined

B．determined

C．to determine

D．determine

9、A college freshman complained on her Weibo post that her mother______to give her only 2000 yuan each month for living expenses when she asked for 4.500 yuan, which sparked off massive online debate.

A.had agreed B.would agree C.agreed D.was agreeing

10、The foreigners here are greatly impressed by the face that _______ people from all walks of life are working hard for ________ new Tianjin.

A. /; a   B. /; the

C. a; a   D. the; the

11、 I used to go camping a lot, so it wasn’t the first time I ______ in a tent.

A. will sleep   B. would sleep

C. had slept D. have slept

12、He kept a little notebook, in which the names and addresses of his friends.

A.wrote B.was writing

C.were written   D.was written

13、It hasn’t been ______ that food from cloned animals is really safe for humans to eat.

A. confirmed B. considered

C. turned out   D. proved

14、Since Mrs. Wang got angry today, I think Bob will see to it that he ________ in his report on time this time.

A．would hand

B．has handed

C．hands

D．will hand

15、The development of technology and many people’s burning need make to clone or not to clone a human being no long an_____ question but a real problem many governments face.

A. unfair   B. important

C. academic   D. average

16、A good advertisement, ________ people attach positive meanings, can contribute to the sales of a product.

A．to which

B．of which

C．for which

D．on which

17、— I’d like to buy the new style of computer here, would you please tell me something more about your product?

---_______________.

A. Thank you     B. At your service

C. You are welcome D. It’s a pleasure

18、The mixture of his improved self-confidence and never-ending efforts is ________ lies behind his rapid progress in his study.

A. what   B. that   C. where   D. which

19、Inside the houses provided by the government, the homeless got ______ from cold nights on the streets, so they were grateful.

A．privilege

B．virtue

C．appeal

D．relief

20、Mr. Smith gave her one of the pills that he ______ for stomachache or something like that.

A.will have taken B.had been taken C.has taken D.had been taking

21、Tasked with photographing one of the world’s most precious big cats, you go deep into the jungle of Southeast Asia and set up a camera trap. Back at base camp, you look through the images it captures, identifying monkeys, otters and finally, what you have been searching for: the mysterious clouded leopard.

All this, without having to leave the comfort of your own home. A new mobile game, turns one of the largest-ever wildlife camera trap studies into a playable experience. The idea is that by letting players take on the role of a researcher in a real scientific study, the game helps people to better understand wildlife conservation science.

The game is based on an ongoing, decade-long camera trap study by professor David Macdonald and his team at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at the University of Oxford. The hope is that games can provide new ways for people to engage with endangered animals. “If you don’t have any encounter or experience with elements of nature, then what motivation can you have to take a personal interest in it?” says Macdonald. “ I think that detail of understanding brings a great investment in wanting to see a good outcome.”

It uses real photographs from the study and allow players to identify species within this rapidly worsening environment. “ Of course, everyone loves attractive photography but there’s something just incredibly raw and real about capturing these animals’ moments,” says Macdonald.

“I would like to think that engagement with this game will lead to a feeling of value, which will affect how they think about nature,” says Macdonald. “So, in that sense, we’d like to be part of a revolution on how people view the role of humanity, alongside the wider environment.”

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

A．To present a finding.

B．To lead to the topic.

C．To advertise a game.

D．To demonstrate photographing in the wild.

【2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A．The reason for using real photographs in the game.

B．The present situation of the natural environment.

C．The way of making the photos more appealing.

D．The original source of the real photographs.

【3】Which of the following is NOT the benefits of the mobile game?

A．It popularizes the knowledge about the science of wildlife protection.

B．It offers new methods for developing links with endangered species.

C．It influences people to reflect on more about man and nature.

D．It raises funds for the future research into wildlife.

【4】What is Macdonald’s attitude towards the mobile game?

A．Doubtful

B．Disapproving

C．Positive

D．Indifferent

22、Invented in the Tang Dynasty and widely adopted after the Song Dynasty in Fujian, the watertight-bulkhead (水密舱壁) technology permits the construction of ocean-going ships with watertight compartments(隔层). If one or two cabins are accidentally damaged at sea, water will not flood the other cabins and the ships will remain afloat.

The experience and working methods of watertight-bulkhead technology are transmitted orally from master to apprentices. However, the need for Chinese junks(中国式帆船) has decreased sharply as wooden ships have been replaced by steel-hulled ships, and today only three masters can claim full command of this technology. Associated building costs have also increased owing to a shortage in raw materials. Therefore, the inheritance(继承) of this heritage is decreasing, and inheritors are forced to seek alternative employment.

Zhang Guohui, a 77-year-old inheritor of the watertight-bulkhead techniques used to make Chinese junks, has been making ships for more than six decades. Coming from a poor family in a fishing town in East China’s Fujian Province, Zhang started to make a living at the age of 16 fishing on the open seas, which is where he developed a keen interest in constructing boats. As a fast learner, Zhang was later sent to shipyards in the cities of Quanzhou and Xiamen in Fujian

Province, where he received training and became a master of traditional Chinese junks and gained fame because of his extremely skilled craftsmanship in the construction of these junks.

In fear that the traditional skills would die someday, Zhang started to restore old ships and make model junks for the museum with his 20 years of shipbuilding skills. “The restored ancient ships are the historical witnesses of Quanzhou as a maritime center of the East and Southeast Asia trade network,” said Zhang, adding that he finds the work meaningful since younger generations can learn from exhibitions of ancient ships that their ancestors had advanced shipbuilding technology at an early stage of development. “As long as I’m alive, I’ll keep passing on the heritage,” he said.

【1】What function is expected of the watertight-bulkhead technology?

A．To prevent ships from sinking.

B．To reduce the weight of ships.

C．To allow ships to sail faster.

D．To help ships resist strong winds.

【2】Which of the following is the purpose of paragraph 2?

A．To prove the significance of steel-hulled ships.”

B．To stress the complex process of building wooden ships.

C．To present people’s efforts to pass down cultural heritages.

D．To show difficulties of inheriting watertight-bulkhead technology.

【3】What can we learn about Zhang Guohui from paragraph 3?

A．He supports his family by fishing.

B．He was born with a talent for shipbuilding.

C．He has devoted himself to constructing boats.

D．He has won many awards for restoring ancient ships.

【4】What does Zhang Guohui convey in his words?

A．Traditional culture should be innovated with the times.

B．The ancient ship trade originated from Quanzhou in China.

C．It is necessary for modern students to learn shipbuilding skills.

D．It is worth passing on traditional skills from generation to generation.

23、   Patients often come into my office and ask, “How can I look younger?” While I always suggest healthy living — a balanced diet and regular exercise — in order to look and feel younger, I have never thought of facial exercises as part of that plan. That is, until a recent study, published in JAMA Dermatology (皮肤学), showed promising results that routine facial exercise may slow the merciless tide of time.

The theory behind the study originates from the fact that a major part of facial aging is due to the loss of fat and soft tissue, which leads to the growth and spread of wrinkles. If we can lift weights at the gym and enlarge muscles in arms, why couldn’t the same be done for muscles in our faces, therefore to create a more youthful face?

The concept of facial exercise is not a new one. A simple Internet search will produce a lot of blog posts and books on the subject, as well as various programmes that promise to be the next fountain of youth. What the JAMA Dermatology researchers did in their study, which was the first of its kind, was to examine this question from a more strict scientific aspect. They enrolled 27 women between the ages of 40 and 65 to perform daily, 30-minute exercises for eight weeks, and then continue every other day for a total of 20 weeks.

Dermatologists who did not know the participants were asked to rate their photographs before and after the exercise. The dermatologists found an improvement in cheek fullness and estimated the age of the participants at 51 years of age at the start of the programme and 48 at the end of the 20-week study. Furthermore, all the participants felt improvement in their own facial appearance at the end of the study.

While these results seem exalting, the study has some obvious limitations. Of the 27 patients involved, 11 gave up before completing the study. One reason may be that the programme was to time-consuming, clocking in at 30 minutes a day. The overall small size of the study also limits its generalizability to the larger population. In addition, there was also no control group, which would have helped reduce the possibility that this improvement happened by chance.

It’s also hard to draw conclusions about the longevity of these results. Probably the exercises must be continued to keep their effects. But for how long? And how frequently? Which exercises are most effective? Most studies are need to answer these questions.

【1】According to the passage, which statement is true?

A．Though the concept of facial exercise is new, much information about it can be found on the Internet.

B．Some participants did not feel improvement in their facial appearance at the end of the study.

C．If there is a control group, the possibility that the improvement in the facial appearance happened by chance will be increased.

D．The reason why some participants quit the study before it was completely may be that they had not enough time.

【2】What does the underlined word exalting mean?

A．Calming.

B．Challenging.

C．Frustrating.

D．Exciting.

【3】What is the author’s attitude towards the study published in JAMA Dermatology?

A．Doubtful.

B．Positive.

C．Opposed.

D．Indifferent (中立的).

【4】What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The study published in JAMA Dermatology is not reliable.

B．Healthy living is the only way to make someone look and feel young.

C．More studies are needed to further the present study on facial exercises.

D．As a dermatologist, the author was involved in the research project on facial exercises.

24、Ashok Gadgil has spent the past three decades helping people in need---and he has no plans to stop. On May 2nd, Gadgil won the $100,000 Lemelson—MIT Award. Each year, the honor is given to an inventor who has improved the lives of people in developing countries. Gadgil’s inventions have helped more than 100 million people around the world.

Gadgil is a professor and physicist at the University of California, Berkeley. When he’s not teaching, he works to find solutions to global problems about energy and water safety. ”I chose to focus on problems where my knowledge of science could help,“ Gadgil said.

In the 1980s, he came up with a program to make energy—efficient light bulbs more affordable for people in developing countries. Then in the 1990s, Gadgil designed his first life-saving invention, UV Waterworks. It kills deadly viruses from drinking water. It costs just one cent to clean five liters of water. Gadgil was inspired to find an inexpensive solution to the clean water crisis after more than 10,000 people in his home country of India died from an outbreak of Bengal cholera in 1993. The disease is spread through polluted food and drinking water.

So far, the invention has provided safe drinking water to more than 5 million people in India Liberia, Nigeria, the Philippines and Ghana.

Families in refugee camps in Sudan are given food aid. But they still have to cook the meals. In order to do so, refugee women leave the safe camps three to five times a week to gather firewood They walk up to seven hours a day to find enough wood to fuel their stoves. Cooking over an open fire can be dangerous to one’s health and to the environment, too, because of the amount of smoke it produces. Gadgil visited the area many times with his students and his co-workers to work with the refugee women on designing a clean, fuel-efficient stove. The Berkeley---Darfur Stove he created saves 55% of fuel. That means the women wouldn’t have to leave the houses to find firewood as often. The invention also helps to save homes more than $300 a year. About 125,000 women and their families have been helped.

As a professor, Gadgil encourages his students to stay positive about finding solutions to hard problems. “Be optimistic when you try a hard problem,” he says, “It’s when you solve a large problem that you can have a powerful effect on the world.”

【1】Gadgil was given Lemelson-MIT Award for ______.

A．his teaching experience

B．his new research report

C．his vast knowledge

D．his helpful inventions

【2】What can we learn about UV Waterworks?

A．It’s Gadgil’s first invention.

B．It’s used to clean water.

C．It was designed for India.

D．It saved 10,000 people.

【3】What does Gadgil encourage his students to do according to the last paragraph?

A．Learn from failures.

B．Find problems in a peaceful life.

C．Invent more to help poor people.

D．Be confident when facing difficulties.

【4】Which of the following can best describe Gadgil?

A．Caring and optimistic.

B．Proud and positive.

C．Independent and sensitive.

D．Responsible and strict.

25、   Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my _______ was more manageable (可控制的), I _______ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. _______ that was years ago and times have changed. I live with my mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to _______ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). As I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my choices. I decided that I would consider _______ to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was _______ when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of _______ to get started. And _______ you find only three to four songs out often on a disc that you can _______ use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my ________, he gave me a long thoughtful ________. “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me ________ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand lovingly on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your ________ and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose ________ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His ________ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

A．loneliness

B．sadness

C．tiredness

D．sickness

A．set

B．enjoyed

C．kept

D．shared

A．Gladly

B．Eventually

C．Unfortunately

D．Surprisingly

A．add up to

B．make up for

C．get rid of

D．take advantage of

A．reaching out

B．living up

C．getting on

D．going back

A．recognized

B．interviewed

C．found

D．invited

A．money

B．time

C．energy

D．knowledge

A．thus

B．once

C．seldom

D．often

A．actually

B．hardly

C．nearly

D．formerly

A．job

B．family

C．idea

D．offer

A．face

B．view

C．look

D．sight

A．over

B．along

C．towards

D．through

A．pick

B．turn

C．role

D．step

A．more

B．the ones

C．few

D．the rest

A．courage

B．devotion

C．kindness

D．trust

26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Stress for a teenager is as real a problem as stress for an adult. Therefore, it’s important to understand the causes of stress in teenagers.

When parents change their jobs or if the family decides to move to a different place, the child has to change schools, fid new friends, adapt to the new social circle and fit into new groups. It is always difficult for children to adapt to such changes, which can be a serious cause of stress in their life.

Academic difficulties, such as inability to understand a certain subject can cause stress. Not every child has the ability to understand every subject. Some kids need extra help besides school work to grasp a few concepts. Poor academic performance is often laughed at and is looked down upon by both teachers and peers. In such cases, it can make the child feel isolated, neglected and hurt. All of this, put together, can add to stress, which many times worsens grades.

Extra curricular activities such as playing a sport, or attending art classes can weigh heavily on your child’s mind. Balancing school and extra curricular activities does seem like a burden when you have to be outstanding at both. When the pressures from both the ends get unmanageable, teenagers tend to get tired and annoyed. Tiredness sets in, leading to stress related issues such as lack of concentration in school.

These are the common causes of stress in teenager, which can be noticed through signs such as poor memory, anxiety, negative and pessimistic attitude. If the signs of teenage stress go unrecognized for a long time, it can make the child emotionally out of balance. And next step, if this happens, it is necessary for parents to know how to deal with stress.