绍兴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 think ________ true that ________is hard work that leads to success?

A．it; it

B．it; what

C．that; it

D．what; which

2、The government has been under growing pressure to ______ the causes of air pollution as smog frequently smothers the country’s large cities.

A.release B.schedule

C.maintain D.address

3、Mr. Li is a good man who always thinks more of others than himself, ______ we should follow the example of.

A.it B.him C.one D.that

4、Cost ________as follows: food and drink 100 yuan, studying material 150 yuan, accommodation fee 300 yuan.

A．breaks down

B．breaks off

C．breaks in

D．breaks out

5、No country in the world can ______ these problems alone, such as climate change, hunger and disease, etc. Therefore, all the countries should cooperate to get rid of them.

A.address B.cancel C.replace D.involve

6、---Let’s go to the cinema this Sunday morning.

---I’d love to, but I ________ as a volunteer in my community then.

A. will work   B. have worked

C. will be working D. was working

7、The North and South Poles represents the final frontiers of exploration on Earth, and ________ they have become an strong attraction for both researchers and tourists.

A．in other words

B．as a consequence

C．by the way

D．on the contrary

8、It’s on such occasions ________ others unites while I am alone in a foreign land that I am twice as homesick.

A.that B.where C.as D.when

9、Some elderly people find it hard________ the things that happened while they were children.

A．remember

B．to remember

C．remembering

D．remembered

10、The newly-built subway is always crowded with passengers going home from market, most of them _____ heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and vegetables.

A. carried B. to be carried

C. to carry   D. carrying

11、Why did she do a thing like that? It doesn't seem to __________.

A.set out B.sell out C.make sense D.settle down

12、Self-confidence is a kind of quality and that is it takes to do everything well.

A．why

B．that

C．what

D．which

13、I have no formal clothes for the occasion. Perhaps I can ______ in a dark suit?

A.go by B.pass by C.drop by D.get by

14、Pop music is loved by lots of people, but it is not to everyone's __________.

A.smell B.favour C.taste D.talent

15、It is known that water is not an endless resource, ________ can it be made once more, so we should save and protect it.

A．so

B．as

C．thus

D．nor

16、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

17、—We are organizing a party this weekend, and I’d like you to come.

—________! I’m going to visit my grandparents. Thank you all the same.

A.Good luck B.Have fun C.Take it easy D.What a pity

18、When you make a decision to buy something, you must remember that a good name of product doesn’t __________ mean good quality of it.

A.essentially B.necessarily C.simply D.purposefully

19、______ makes our school famous is ______ more than 90% of the students have been admitted to universities.

A．What; that

B．Which; because

C．That; what

D．What; because

20、The economy of the last quarter was much stronger than ______ predicted, driven by a rare increase in government spending.

A. vaguely     B. randomly

C. consistently   D. originally

21、The invention of the 1D barcodes revolutionized supermarkets and general market management. But shortly after their introduction, their disadvantages were clear. There was an instant demand to be able to encode (编码) more than 20 alphanumeric characters (字符) that the traditional barcodes could hold.

Denso Wave, a Japanese company, at the time, was in the business of manufacturing 1D barcode scanners. Listening to feedback from users of the 1D barcode scanners they were selling, they put together a development team to come up with a solution.

One of the key targets was to ensure that no matter what barcode they designed, it can be scanned very fast. It took the team nearly 18 months, and eventually they came up with a barcode that could hold up to 7,000 alphanumerical characters and could be scanned up to 10 times faster than any other code at the time. In 1994, the QR Code was born.

The QR Code quickly spread outside of Japan and were approved for many standards globally. But that wasn’t the end of the development of the QR Code. After all, nothing is perfect at its beginning and people soon began to present more requirements to Denso Wave. The variations (变体) of the QR Code were soon developed.

One of the biggest reasons why the QR Code has been able to be used widely is that Denso Wave made the decision to make the QR Code publicly available. This means anyone can use it without paying any fees. Denso Wave do hold a patent for the QR Code, but have declared that they have no intention to exercise it.

It wasn’t until 2002 that the first smartphones came to market with the QR Code scanner, and this really accelerated the technology. Once widespread on phones, almost anyone can read these codes and doesn’t require expensive hardware to do so. It is believed that Nokia is the first to bring this technology to a mobile device.

【1】What is the disadvantage of the 1D barcodes?

A．The information they store is too little.

B．They sometimes encoded wrong characters.

C．They disturbed general market management.

D．They could only be used in some supermarkets.

【2】What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．A character.

B．A scanner.

C．A barcode.

D．Denso Wave.

【3】What is a reason why the QR Code spreads so quickly?

A．It has been protected by a patent.

B．The public are permitted to use it for free.

C．It has been perfect since its first appearance.

D．People have fewer demands for its variations.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．An introduction of the QR Code.

B．The disadvantages of the 1D barcodes.

C．A famous development team.

D．The reasons for developing the QR Code.

22、Although we benefit from deep and meaningful conversations that help us build connections with one another, we often stick to small talk with strangers because we underestimate (低估) how much others are interested in our lives and wrongly believe that deep conversations will be more awkward and less enjoyable than they actually are, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Nicholas Epley, a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and his colleagues designed a series of experiments with more than 1, 800 participants. The researchers asked pairs of people — mainly strangers — to discuss either relatively deep or shallow topics. In the first experiment, people received shallow or deep questions to discuss. Before the conversations, participants predicted how awkward they thought the conversations would be, how connected they thought they would feel to their conversation partner and how much they would enjoy the conversations. Afterward, they rated how awkward the conversations actually were, how connected they actually felt and how much enjoyment they actually experienced.

The researchers found that both deep and shallow conversations felt less awkward than the participants had expected. That effect tended to be stronger for deep conversations.

Deep conversations were also more enjoyable and led to a stronger sense of connection. In the second experiment, participants who had a deep conversation with one partner and a shallow conversation with another partner initially expected to prefer the shallow conversation but actually preferred the deep conversation after having both of them.

“Our participants’ expectations about deep conversations were greatly mistaken in a way that could keep people from interacting deeply with others in their daily lives,” Epley said. “As the pandemic (疫情) wanes and social distance restrictions become less strict, and we all get back to talking with each other again, being aware that others also like deep conversations might lead you to have more pleasant interactions.”

【1】What were the participants asked to do in the first experiment?

A．Choose some topics they prefer.

B．Avoid discussing shallow topics.

C．Make predictions on their feelings.

D．Classify various types of questions.

【2】It’s found that the participants in the first experiment _________.

A．preferred to discuss shallow questions with strangers

B．felt very awkward when conducting deep conversations

C．underestimated how awkward their strange partners felt

D．overestimated the awkwardness of talking with strangers

【3】What does the second experiment find about having deep conversations with strangers?

A．It is easier to conduct than making small talk.

B．It usually causes a weaker sense of connection.

C．It is more enjoyable than having shallow ones.

D．It is more awkward than previously expected.

【4】What does the underlined word “wanes” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Worsens.

B．Appears.

C．Spreads.

D．Fades.

23、   Albert was mad about computer games. He could spend hours in front of the computer. When people encouraged him to leave the screen to have a normal life, he would respond “this is my window to the world. There is much more here than you realize.”

Among all his games, he especially liked a rabbit-catching game. He was a real expert at it. He once even won the champion of an online rabbit-catching competition.

One day, as usual, as soon as he got home, he ran to his room to play computer games. But this time he found the computer was not there. Yet in its place there was a box, on which a card said, “Gift for Game Winner.” When he opened the box, he found a real rabbit in it. His parents then came in to tell him that they bought him the rabbit in place of the rabbit game because his computer was sent for repair.

Albert loved the little rabbit immediately. He liked playing with it and even gave it a name. He studied its diet and habits. Days later, he actually began to enjoy the company of the rabbit. And he also enjoyed sharing his stories and his growing knowledge about rabbits with his parents, friends and teachers.

Now, Albert is no longer mad about computer games. He prefers learning and discovering new things about animals. He also uses the computer to do that. When someone asks him why he stops playing computer games, he points to his pet and says. “This is my window to the world. There is more than you realize.”

【1】Albert used to be  _______.

A．mad with his parents.

B．interested in rabbit stories.

C．good at catching rabbits.

D．crazy about computer games.

【2】Albert was an expert at _______.

A．catching rabbits in the woods.

B．keeping different kinds of pets.

C．online computer game competitions.

D．computer game of rabbit-catching.

【3】What did his parents do after Albert computer was sent for repair?

A．They gave him a real rabbit as a gift.

B．They bought him a new rabbit game.

C．They replaced his computer with a box.

D．They told him to stop playing computer games

【4】What change does the little rabbit bring to Albert?

A．He starts to like the shop that sold the rabbit.

B．He prefers discovering new things about animals.

C．He likes playing computer games with the rabbit.

D．He is no longer good at playing computer games.

24、Many people think you’re either a creative person or you’re not. While I agree that some people may be slightly more creative than others, I think creativity is a muscle that can be exercised and improved upon. 【1】

1. Consume content outside your comfort zone.

We all love reading about stuff in our industry. 【2】 . If you want to get your creative juices flowing, start consuming content you wouldn’t normally consume. Read blogs outside of your industry. Read books outside of your normal choice. Or grab lunch with a complete stranger.

2. Do the “No Bad Ideas Brainstorming” exercise.

Get at least one other person to join you for a 45-60 minute brainstorm. No technology and no criticism. Bring a topic or idea to the table and write down all your ideas(on actual paper). 【3】 . It’s important to do this in person and to make absolutely sure you don’t have any negative energy or feedback throughout the process. You may end up with 100 horrible ideas, but I bet you’ll have one or two good ones.

3. 【4】 .

There are studies upon studies that discuss how our diet affects the way we think. Want to start thinking differently? Start giving your body different(and healthier) fuel. You’d be shocked how much more creatively you can think and act when you eat a healthier diet.

4. See a movie in a theater.

Movies on the big scene are one of the last few places you can enjoy a complete sensory experience. The giant bright screen. The thundering surround sound. The smell and taste of fresh popcorn. The somewhat uncomfortable seat with plastic armrests that don’t move. 【5】 .

A．It may help with motivation

B．Start thinking in a different way

C．Fuel yourself with different diets

D．And don’t comment on a single idea

E．But typically this doesn’t boost creativity

F．The key is how to get your creativity strengthened

G．Whenever you leave the theatre, your mind will be filled with ideas

25、I was visiting members of my late husband John’s medical team. They had worked hard when he _________ lung cancer. Each time I _________them for all they had done, I felt myself gaining closure.

Then I _________ to John’s favorite Chinese restaurant. We’d gone there after so many of John’s treatments. I wanted to talk to the manager, who knew about our _________ and had always been kind to us. When I pulled over, I could hear John’s voice in my cars. The _________ John told me every time I got behind the wheel. “Drive _________.”

This phrase was one of the ways he showed his _________. I knew when he said it, he was also saying, “I care about you.”

I took the manager aside. “I want you to know that John had _________.”

She _________. I gave her a hug __________ that John and I had so many people who cared. We exchanged some __________ of him and shared a few laughs.

As I was about to leave, I spotted a fortune cookie left by the manager. Should I__________ it? I didn’t need a fortune to tell me that life without John would still be__________. Still, just for fun, I opened the cookie and __________ the small piece of paper inside.

“The __________ ahead is long,” my fortune read. Drive safely.

【1】

A．treated

B．battled

C．survived

D．removed

【2】

A．favored

B．supported

C．thanked

D．praised

【3】

A．rushed

B．fled

C．wandered

D．drove

【4】

A．demand

B．situation

C．preference

D．relation

【5】

A．secrets

B．Words

C．orders

D．warnings

【6】

A．bravely

B．carefully

C．slowly

D．safely

【7】

A．presence

B．devotion

C．comfort

D．love

【8】

A．passed away

B．broken down

C．gone away

D．backed down

【9】

A．panicked

B．shouted

C．cried

D．hesitated

【10】

A．surprised

B．cheerful

C．satisfied

D．grateful

【11】

A．memories

B．opinions

C．expectations

D．updates

【12】

A．keep

B．open

C．return

D．taste

【13】

A．boring

B．tough

C．full

D．stable

【14】

A．flattened

B．folded

C．shared

D．grabbed

【15】

A．line

B．story

C．road

D．race

26、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设你是明启中学的学生张华，你们学校暑假里将有英国姐妹学校的交流生来访，你主动申请接待其中一位。学校目前推荐了四项活动：看电影、吃中餐、参加一项学生校外社团活动（自定）、参观一个上海的景点（自定）。请向负责老师写一份申请信。

内容包括：

1. 你的“活动计划”（从上述四个选项中任选两样）；

2. 你的理由。

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