廊坊2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、It is the bus driver who should ______ the safety of the passengers.

A. answer for   B. search for   C. stand for   D. go for

2、A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days ___.

A.or more B.instead C.at most D.only

3、People began looking around to see ________ the noise was coming from.

A.how B.why C.whether D.where

4、As a(n) ________ and effective method, expressway noise barrier is a primary measure used to reduce traffic noise.

A. correctional B. flexible C. economical D. investigative

5、After the Shenzhou XII capsule was launched into orbit, three astronauts successfully went into its space core module Tianhe and accomplished a three-month mission, thus again ________ China is a global space power.

A．proved

B．to prove

C．to have proved

D．proving

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A. to feel   B. feeling

C. feel   D. felt

7、—We didn’t find Ju Xiaopeng attending the English Class online.

—No one ________ him about ________ a lecture even on Saturday.

A.told; there to be B.had told; there to be

C.told; there was D.had told; there being

8、In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a __________ for everyone to stand up.

A．signal

B．chance

C．mark

D．measure

9、Experts believe   people can waste less food by shopping only when it is necessary.

A. why   B. where   C. that   D. what

10、After winning China’s first ever Olympic gold medal in snowboarding, Su Yiming, encouraged other youngsters to ______ their goals.

A．apply

B．pursue

C．adapt

D．change

11、---The prices of vegetables are going up madly. It’s really too much for us.

---But for the situation where many vegetable producing areas _____ constant low temperature, things would not be like this.

A. meet with B. have met with

C. met with   D. had met with

12、Personal computer are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are available these days.

A.specifically B.instantly C.readily D.freely

13、Many people believe cloning is________nature but I think it is a way of helping nature.

A．beneath

B．far from

C．ahead of

D．against

14、Your donation   greatly appreciated and the money will be used to help the students from poor families.

A. has been   B. is

C. was   D. had been

15、I will try my best to get lo the station ahead of time  ____ I have to walk all the way there.

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

16、The young lady, ________ several attempts to fix her cell phone, decided to have another try.

A. making   B. to have made

C. having made   D. made

17、－The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior.

－OK. If you’re still not satisfied, you can _______ compensation.

A. claim B. afford

C. sacrifice D. dismiss

18、He was about to leave the office for home________someone knocked the door and asked for some help.

A.until B.when C.as D.while

19、They arrived at the border between Kenya and Tanzania at 2 pm, ______ lies a national nature reserve.

A. what B. which   C. where D. when

20、–Don’t _____ this plan to the public until we give you the go-ahead.

–OK. I will not.

A. release   B. relate C. retell     D. relieve

21、Ever walked to the shops only to find, once there, you’ve completely forgotten what you went for? Or struggled to remember the name of an old friend? For years we’ve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of aging as wrinkles and gray hair. But now a new book suggests that we’ve got it all wrong.

According to The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it comes to the important things, our brains actually get better with age. In fact, she argues that some studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s — much later than previously thought.

Furthermore, rather than losing many brain cells as we age, we keep them, and even produce new ones well into middle age. For years it’s been assumed that brain, much like the body, declines with age. But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age suggests otherwise.

This continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years. It has found that on average, participants performed better on cognitive (认知的) tests in their 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s. Specifically, older people did better on tests of vocabulary, verbal memory (how many words you can remember) and problem solving. Where they performed less well was number ability and perceptual speed — how fast you can push a button when ordered. However, with more complex tasks such as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond. In short, researchers are now coming up with scientific proof that we do get wiser with age.

Neuroscientists are also finding that we are happier with aging. A recent US study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions. It is thought that when we’re younger we need to focus more on the negative aspects of life in order to learn about the possible dangers in the world, but as we get older we’ve learned our lessons and are aware that we have less time left in life: therefore, it becomes more important for us to be happy.

【1】Barbara Strauch probably agrees that ______.

A. people’s brains work best between their 40s and 60s

B. the young are better at handling important things

C. aging leads to the decline of the function of the brain

D. wrinkles and gray hair are the only symbols of aging

【2】The continuing research has found older people perform better on ______.

A. perceptual speed B. vocabulary tests

C. number ability D. body balance

【3】People are happier with aging because ______.

A. they know how to share feelings

B. they learn to value the time left

C. they cannot focus on negative aspects

D. they do not realize the possible dangers

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. People get happier with age.

B. People get more self-aware with age.

C. People get wiser with age.

D. People get more forgetful with age.

22、Four Historic Firsts for Women in Space You Might not Know About

First Woman in Space

Soviet cosmonaut(宇航员)Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go to space when she was launched with the Vostok 6 mission on June 16, 1963. She was selected from a pool of 400 applicants and five finalists. She was honorarily inlucted(入伍)into the Soviet Air Force so that she could join the Cosmonaut Corps. Tereshkova is the only woman ever to have been on a solo space mission.

First US Woman in Space

Sally Ride was the first American astronaut to go into orbit on June 18, 1983, as a crew member on the space shuttle Challenger for STS-7. Ride was one of 8, 000 people to answer an ad in the Stanford student newspaper seeking applicants for NASA. She was chosen to join the space program in 1978. She went on one additional mission and spent a total of 343 hours in space.

First Woman to Walk in Space

The first woman to walk in space, Svetlana Savitskaya, was also a cosmonaut. She was on her second mission when she space-walked as part of the Salyut 7-EP2 on July 17, 1984. She was also the first woman to have gone into space twice.

First Teacher to go to Space

Christa McAuliffe was a teacher and a civilian astronaut from Concord, NH who was killed with six other crew members when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986. McAuliffe was selected from more than 11, 000 applicants to participate in the NASA Teacher in Space Project. She was planning on conducting experiments and teaching two lessons from space.

【1】When did Valentina Tereshkova go to space?

A．In 1963.

B．In 1983.

C．In 1984.

D．In 1986.

【2】Who was the first woman to have gone into space twice?

A．Valentina Tereshkova.

B．Sally Ride.

C．Svetlana Savitskaya.

D．Christa McAuliffe.

【3】What is special about Christa McAuliffe?

A．She was a civilian astronaut.

B．She was on a solo space mission.

C．She conducted experiments from space successfully.

D．She was selected from 8, 000 people to join in the space project.

23、In dry Niger, south of the Sahara, farmers who allowed cut trees to regrow in their fields have seen crop harvests increase rapidly. In recent decades, farmers there have allowed millions of trees to regrow on land that had once been cleared.

For centuries, rich woodlands dotted this dusty, sun-baked region south of the Sahara. By the time Ali Neino was a boy in the 1980s, however, just one lonely tree shot from his family’s land, and he could see clear to the horizon. “There was no vegetation in between the village and the fields,” recalls Neino, 45. “No trees, no plants, nothing.”

Decades of drought, land-clearing, and demand for firewood had left Niger nearly treeless. Intensive farming (密集农作) to feed the world’s fastest-growing population ensured new trees would not take root. Government efforts to reforest the area in the 1970s failed. Sixty million trees were planted; fewer than 20 percent survived.

Instead of cutting trees down, farmers in Niger now leave them standing and allow them to regrow from stumps (树桩), knowing that the soil around them will retain more water and be enriched by the leaves. On a recent walk along his family’s farm outside Dan Saga, Neino pointed to the trees growing everywhere.

In the past 35 years, as scientists begged nations to get serious about bringing forests back, one of Earth’s poorest countries, in one of the planet’s worst regions, added an astonishing 200 million new trees—maybe more. Across at least 12 million acres of Niger, woodlands have been re-established with little outside help, almost no money, and without driving people off their land. The trees here weren’t planted; they were encouraged to come back naturally, cared by thousands of farmers. Now, fresh trees are popping up in village after village.

【1】Why is Ali Neino mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．To stress the importance of trees.

B．To show the features of the Sahara.

C．To prove Niger ‘s shortage of trees.

D．To predict the disappearance of trees.

【2】What made it hard for new trees to grow in Niger?

A．Years of drought.

B．Intensive farming.

C．Trees’ low survival rate.

D．Government efforts’ failure.

【3】How did Niger manage to rebuild its woodlands?

A．By driving people off their land.

B．By allowing trees to regrow naturally.

C．By encouraging farmers to plant more.

D．By getting support from other countries.

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

A．Trees growing again in a dry nation

B．Land cleared for tree-planting in the Sahara

C．Trees planted for the environment worldwide

D．Crop harvests benefiting from trees in Niger

24、Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle —named the Transition – has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.

Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But don’t expect it to show up in too many driveways. It’s expected to cost $279,000. And it won’t help if you’re stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.

Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. The Transition  is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.

Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition, a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.

What is the best title for the text?

A. Flying Car at Auto Show

B. The Transition’s First Flight

C. Pilots’ Dream Coming True

D. Flying Car Closer to Reality

25、   As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some ________ intestinal (肠内的) disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But it was actually acute appendicitis (急性阑尾炎), and the boy ________ suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been ________ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al’s emotional health deteriorated under the huge burden of his ________. To make matters worse, his wife ________ him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two ________ were more than Al could handle, and he ________ to alcohol to help him cope, thus in time Al became an alcoholic.

________ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he ________—his home, his land and his art objects. Al ________ died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing to show for it. “What a complete ________ he is!” I thought. “What a totally wasted life!”

As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment. I knew Al’s now ________ son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free ________ of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his ________. One day I worked ________ my courage to ask him. “I’m really ________ by something,” I said. “I know your father was ________ the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do to make you become such a special person?”

Ernie sat quietly and ________ for a few moments. Then he said, “From my earliest ________ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘I love you, son’.”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any ________ possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known. (423words)

【1】A.certain B.average C.rare D.common

【2】A.worsened B.choked C.starved D.died

【3】A.cured B.forbidden C.prevented D.saved

【4】A.disease B.guilt C.pressure D.duty

【5】A.left B.scolded C.quarreled D.forgave

【6】A.accidents B.situations C.conflicts D.adventures

【7】A.got B.drank C.turned D.sank

【8】A.As B.Though C.Because D.If

【9】A.needed B.possessed C.benefited D.shared

【10】A.accidentally B.gradually C.eventually D.immediately

【11】A.trouble B.failure C.disaster D.rubbish

【12】A.teen B.adolescent C.aged D.adult

【13】A.will B.fall C.flow D.space

【14】A.mother B.brother C.father D.child

【15】A.with B.up C.on D.through

【16】A.puzzled B.worried C.interested D.attracted

【17】A.especially B.basically C.merely D.specially

【18】A.argued B.searched C.analyzed D.reflected

【19】A.thoughts B.ideas C.minds D.memories

【20】A.spiritual B.material C.memorable D.emotional

26、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom已经在中国生活了很多年。你校将举办“用英语讲中国故事”的征文活动(essay activity)。 请用英语写一封邮件邀请他写一篇稿件。

要点包括:

1. 简单介绍活动目的；

2. 要Tom谈谈他在中国的所见所闻；

3. 稿件长度约300 词；

4. 交稿日期: 4月20日前。

注意:1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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