湛江2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、This book is said to be the special one, which ________ many events that cannot be found in other history books.

A. covers B. writes

C. prints D. reads

2、We hurriedly ended our meeting, leaving many problems ______.

A.to be settled B.to settle C.settled D.having settled

3、_______ astonishes us is that AlphaGo defeated the human champion.

A. Which   B. When

C. That   D. What

4、Her shoes ________ her dress; they look very well together.

A．suit

B．fit

C．compare

D．match

5、Since Tom ___ downloaded a virus into his computer, he can not open the file now．

A.readily B.horribly C.accidentally D.irregularly

6、Knowledge is of no value ______ you put it into practice.

A．if

B．until

C．although

D．unless

7、The first part of his speech caught my attention, but the rest ________ rather dull.

A．was

B．are

C．is

D．were

8、At first Robert wouldn't let his daughter go diving, but he gave in as she was so confident about her skills.

A．surprisingly

B．typically

C．eventually

D．carefully

9、________ has greater potential than flammable ice being mined from underneath the South China Sea when it comes to a global energy revolution.

A. nothing B. neither

C. no one D. none

10、There are other languages that sound extremely different, ________ they’re conveying exactly the same meaning.

A.as though B.even though C.so that D.in that

11、—Why do you care about him so much?

—You _______ him when he first came out — it was so sad.

A.would have seen B.should have seen C.might have seen D.could have seen

12、______ made the dining room extra special is its polished wooden floor.

A. What B.That C.Who D. Which

13、Take an active part in programs you enjoy______you can meet various kinds of people.

A.what B.when C.that D.where

14、At the foot of the mountain is a well-preserved village ______ you can experience the traditional lifestyle.

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

15、Though the twin brothers _______ each other in appearance, they are quite different in characters.

A.evaluate B.distinguish C.appreciate D.resemble

16、If you want to lead a happy life, you’d better learn to accept life ______ it is.

A. as B. that

C. which D. where

17、When I lived in Italy, I ________ often eat in the restaurant next to my flat.

A．could

B．would

C．may

D．must

18、We will hold a meeting to sum up our experience ____ we finish our task.

A. in case   B. even though

C. despite   D. immediately

19、Using this data, third party companies could then paint an accurate picture of users’ habits and ________ in order to serve them more targeted advertisements.

A.presentation B.preservation C.preference D.persistence

20、—Have you ever been to Mount Wuyi?  —Yes. It is one of the most famous ________in Fujian.

A．attractions

B．expressions

C．instructions

D．attentions

21、The poaching（偷猎）, or illegal killing, of rhinos(犀牛) in South Africa is growing worse each year．The government recently reported that a record number of rhinos were poached in 2015，a year which had more rhino killings in South Africa than ever before.

The World Wildlife Fund，or WWF，says about 20, 000 rhinos live in South Africa．That is more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world．Edna Molewa，South Africa’s Environment Minister，says, “During 2015，we are sad to say this，1,215 rhinos were killed．This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1,004 in 2014 and indeed very worrying.”

The animals are hunted for their horns(角)．Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power，which drives poachers， at all costs，mad for more horns． But there is no scientific evidence for this belief．The horn is made of keratin(角蛋白)．That is the same thing as human hair，fingernails and toenails.

Ms．Molewa said 386 suspected poachers were arrested last year，an increase from the year before．But rhino protection workers say poachers often go unpunished after arrest． South Africa’s legal system is ineffective． Ms． Mo1ewa said more needs to be done and South Africa is taking strong measures to protect rhinos．The efforts include moving some of the animals to secret places in neighboring countries. “Now approximately 100 rhinos have been moved to neighboring states in the SADC region during 2015 and 200 more rhinos will be moved this year,” Molewa said.

Jo Shaw，the rhino program manager at the WWF，said， “We’re talking about a loss of a hundred rhinos a month，or more than three a day．We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally．” She says officials should find the criminal groups responsible for the poaching and punish them. Government officials are to meet in Botswana in March at the Inter-governmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.

【1】According to paragraph 2, we know ________.

A．half of rhinos live in South Africa

B．less than 1,000 rhinos were killed in 2014

C．the killing in 2015 was more than that in 2014

D．there are only 20,000 rhinos left in the world

【2】What is the main reason for people to hunt rhinos?

A．To get more keratin.

B．To protect the farmland.

C．To use them for decoration.

D．To make money from horns.

【3】Jo Shaw thinks that ________.

A．many criminal groups are well organized

B．new laws are needed to punish the killers

C．rhino protection needs international cooperation

D．conferences about protecting rhinos are to be held every year

【4】What can we infer from the text?

A．Rhino protection has a long way to go.

B．No one would like to buy horns in the future.

C．The illegal killing of rhinos will soon disappear.

D．Rhinos living in South Africa will move to other countries.

22、   The seven teenagers hurried towards the airport gate. Italy's national under-16 swimming championship was taking place in Genoa and the boys were going to compete there. 14-year-old Marco Sulis looked around for his teammates. Their coach sat near them. While preparing for take-off, the flight attendant began her routine safety briefing. Most of the passengers idled away the time engaging in chatting and eating. Although air crashes are alien to Marco, he, who perceived how vital the process was, would later remember all her words.

During the flight, as earlier instructed, he located the nearest emergency exit and made a mental note of the red handle behind a protective plastic shield. To open the door, one had to remove the plastic and pull the handle.

Located by mountains to the north, the airport is often beaten by strong winds. Flight 1553 was a short one. The sky that day was crystalline blue and visibility was perfect.

At two minutes to touchdown, the plane rocked, which was later found to be out of mechanical faults. Soon, it touched down unstably on two wheels. The captain attempted to reduce the airplane's speed by braking hard but it was no use. Slipping sideways, the plane rushed out into the sea at high speed.

Tons of water poured into the cabin. Passengers were shouting and rushing towards the emergency exit door. Marco watched people struggle with the door fruitlessly.

“Let me do it!” Marco yelled, leaping out of his seat.

Marco smashed the clear plastic with the palm of his hand. He grabbed the handle and pulled, using all the strength in his body. The emergency exit door finally swung open. However, the emergency door pinned Marco's leg down. Passengers passed Marco as they rushed out of the plane. Already soaking in water, Marco knew there was no time to waste. He pushed against the door as hard as he could and managed to free his leg. Marco exited from the plane finally and saw his coach and teammates bobbing in the waves. He began swimming towards the concrete pier(码头).The others followed.

When they reached the pier, they were safe at last. Even though four people were killed in the accident, many more survived because of Marco. Marco just simply said, “All I did was to watch safety briefing.

【1】What drove Marco to remember the safety briefing?

A.His previous experience of an air accident.

B.The prediction of the upcoming crash.

C.His realization of the importance.

D.The coach's compulsory requirement.

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.The weather condition was good for flying on the day of the accident.

B.Marco was the passenger sitting nearest to the emergency exit randomly.

C.The plane went wrong above in the sky because of the force of wind.

D.The pilot finally managed to slow down the plane with a timely brake.

【3】Why didn't Marco leave the plane as soon as the exit door was opened?

A.Because he was blocked by other passengers.

B.Because one part of his body was stuck tight.

C.Because he was looking for his companions.

D.Because he was scared of the sea water outside.

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

A.Persistent and hardworking.

B.Ambitious and skillful.

C.Creative and considerate.

D.Alert and decisive.

23、Both misinformation, which includes honest mistakes, and disinformation, which involves an intention to mislead, have had a growing impact on teenage students over the past 20 years. One tool that schools can use to deal with this problem is called media literacy education. The idea is to teach teenage students how to evaluate and think critically about the messages they receive. Yet there is profound disagreement about what to teach.

Some approaches teach students to distinguish the quality of the information in part by learning how responsible journalism works. Yet some scholars argue that these methods overstate journalism and do little to cultivate critical thinking skills. Other approaches teach students methods for evaluating the credibility of news and information sources, in part by determining the incentive of those sources. They teach students to ask: What encouraged them to create it and why? But even if these approaches teach students specific skills well, some experts argue that determining credibility of the news is just the first step. Once students figure out if it’s true or false, what is the other assessment and the other analysis they need to do?

Worse still, some approaches to media literacy education not only don’t work but might actually backfire by increasing students’ skepticism about the way the media work. Students may begin to read all kinds of immoral motives into everything. It is good to educate students to challenge their assumptions, but it’s very easy for students to go from healthy critical thinking to unhealthy skepticism and the idea that everyone is lying all the time.

To avoid these potential problems, broad approaches that help students develop mindsets in which they become comfortable with uncertainty are in need. According to educational psychologist William Perry of Harvard University, students go through various stages of learning. First, children are black-and-white thinkers—they think there are right answers and wrong answers. Then they develop into relativists, realizing that knowledge can be contextual. This stage is the one where people can come to believe there is no truth. With media literacy education, the aim is to get students to the next level—that place where they can start to see and appreciate the fact that the world is messy, and that’s okay. They have these fundamental approaches to gathering knowledge that they can accept, but they still value uncertainty.

Schools still have a long way to go before they get there, though. Many more studies will be needed for researchers to reach a comprehensive understanding of what works and what doesn’t over the long term. “Education scholars need to take an ambitious step forward,” says Howard Schneider, director of the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University.

【1】As for media literacy education, what is the author’s major concern?

A．How to achieve its goal.

B．How to measure its progress.

C．How to avoid its side effects.

D．How to promote its importance.

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

A．Importance.

B．Variety.

C．Motivation.

D．Benefit.

【3】The author mentions stages of learning in Paragraph 4 mainly to________.

A．compare different types of thinking

B．evaluate students’ mind development

C．explain a theory of educational psychology

D．stress the need to raise students’ thinking levels

【4】Which would be the best title for this passage?

A．Media Literacy Education: Much Still Remains

B．Media Literacy Education: Schools Are to Blame

C．Media Literacy Education: A Way to Identify False Information

D．Media Literacy Education: A Tool for Testing Critical Thinking

24、Michael Nesmith, the guitarist of the 1960s pop group The Monkees, died at the age of 78. The famed singer-songwriter, who composed some of the band’s catalogue, including tracks such as “Papa Gene's Blues,” “You Told Me” and “You Just May Be the One,” died of natural causes on Friday morning, according to the statement released by his family.

The Monkees member Micky Dolenz is now the only surviving member of the group. “I’m heartbroken. Dolenz said in a statement following Nesmith’s death. The Monkees television debut (首演) turned him and fellow band members Dolenz, Peter Tork and David Jones into overnight rock stars. The show, which premiered in 1966, rocketed the group to fame, scoringNo.1 hits and chart-topping albums. During the two-year run, The Monkees: won the 1967 Emmy for best comedy series.

Following the group’s breakup in 1970, Nesmith moved on to a long and creative career, not only as-a musician but as a writer, producer and director of films, author of several books, head of a media arts company and creator of a music video format that led to the creation of MTV.

Nesmith rarely rejoined the others for reunion tours, leading many to believe he disliked the band and the show, something he steadfastly denied. For the Monkees’30th anniversary he persuaded the others to reunite to record a new album, “Justus,” for which all four composed the songs and played the instruments. He also rejoined the others for a brief tour and wrote and directed their 1997 TV reunion film, “Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees.”

After fighting for creative control in The Monkees in the late 1960s, Nesmith went on to form the country rock outfit. The First National, which scored a top 25 hit in 1970 with “Joanne” according to Billboard.

【1】What makes The Monkees rise to fame overnight?

A．Its numerous tracks.

B．Its creative members.

C．Its 1967 Emmy award.

D．Its first television show.

【2】Which of the following is most suitable to describe Nesmith?

A．Accomplished.

B．Get-it-alone.

C．Enthusiastic.

D．Simple-minded.

【3】What does “a brief tour” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．A fast trip.

B．A short holiday.

C．A road show.

D．A temporary party.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．A band.

B．A musician.

C．Hit shows.

D．Golden compositions.

25、   Last July, I booked a two-week adventure volunteering at a Thai elephant sanctuary (庇护所).

In preparation for my trip，I __ weight training. I even visited an elephant keeper in a zoo and he told me the tourist elephants were the ones to __ —they could be unpredictable and sometimes dangerous after years of___ they suffer at the hands of the tourism industry. Hardly surprising, I thought.

I flew to Bangkok and then headed to the____.The first day was exciting. I was __ to my designated elephant by the mahout (驯象人），Boonsri and my tasks were __.I tried to gain the elephant' s ___, feeding her bananas and riding on her back. The mahout __me, showing me how to use my feet to___ her and teaching me the words to make her stop or____. Everything went quite well.___, I noticed the sharp bullhooks were still used by mahouts.

Day two followed the same____.But as we walked to the river at dusk, Boonsri wouldn't move. So the mahout hit her with the bullhook. And Boonsri began to shake her head____.On the third stroke (一击）she hit me on the shoulder, knocking me over. Before I could __ the danger, her enormous foot was crushing my __ . It felt like a truck was driving over me and I couldn't breathe at all.

I could only hear the __ of the mahout. He helped to pull her foot off me and __ my life. As Boonsri lifted her leg, I __ free and was dragged to safety. I burst into tears with __ .What a lucky escape!

In the following days，I stayed in hospital，thinking about a question：Why can these mild  animals be so___ ? If we humans treat them more gently and kindly, maybe different.

【1】A.carried on B.took up C.abandoned D.delayed

【2】A.watch B.shoot C.protect D.buy

【3】A.defeat B.loss C.failure D.abuse

【4】A.zoo B.hotel C.sanctuary D.hospital

【5】A.used B.introduced C.attached D.dragged

【6】A.designed B.reported C.explained D.accomplished

【7】A.sympathy B.forgiveness C.respect D.trust

【8】A.accompanied B.greeted C.comforted D.blamed

【9】A.touch B.control C.kick D.entertain

【10】A.move on B.sing along C.turn up D.give in

【11】A.Finally B.Naturally C.Unfortunately D.Normally

【12】A.challenge B.pattern C.interest D.idea

【13】A.happily B.slowly C.gently D.violently

【14】A.recall B.ignore C.realize D.forget

【15】A.chest B.head C.leg D.hand

【16】A.whisper B.applause C.laughs D.yells

【17】A.changed B.ruined C.saved D.improved

【18】A.slipped B.rolled C.dived D.climbed

【19】A.relief B.regret C.pride D.pity

【20】A.sensitive B.disgusting C.fragile D.aggressive

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。

Ezri and Oliver were so keen to climb the mountain that they begged to join their dad Brandon for another hike. Just after 8 a. m. on a beautiful Sunday morning, they set off. Brandon’s backpack held his phone, Clif bars (能量棒), packets of apple sauce, apples, water bottles and fishing gear.

Brandon had planned a varied route up the mountain. The winding upward slope was fun and uneventful. Near the top, thick snow blanketed the path. Excitedly, the kids raced across the hard surface. They shared the second-last Clif bar and rested for an hour. Brandon looked around. His phone showed 1:30 p. m. and no signals.

When the kids started down, Brandon said, “You guys really want to find those fishing lakes, don’t you?”

“Oh, yes!” Ezri said. So they took an unfamiliar route down the other side of the mountain.

By the time Brandon realized the path had become an animal trail alongside a stream, it made sense to keep following it. The stream sang to them, and they kept following it down. Mid afternoon, when the sun disappeared behind heavy gray clouds, they suddenly felt lost, cold and hungry. For half an hour they cautiously moved downward until they reached a steep cliff (悬崖) edge. The stream became a noisy, six-metre waterfall. Mist enveloped them as the water raced over a huge rock.

Brandon cursed (咒骂) himself for taking an unknown route down. They held hands and inched down until Oliver slid on a loose rock and all three went flying.

Brandon wiped blood from his forehead and gathered his senses. Was anyone hurt? Oliver, crying and shivering, seemed okay. Ezri was weeping, but she too appeared uninjured. Brandon himself didn’t feel anything worse than the wound on his forehead. The backpack was stuck in the rocks six meters away. He saw no use trying to find it back. The air was cold and getting colder. They were wet and tired.

注意：

1．所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

To save the kids, Brandon realized he had to look for a way out alone.

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A helicopter with the father and many volunteers set off immediately.

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