2025-2026学年广东东莞高一(上)期末试卷英语

1、We most prefer to say yes to the ______ of someone we know and like.

A．attempts

B．requests

C．doubts

D．promises

2、Experiments show that when kids are encouraged to share what they have, they're roughly twice as likely to be ________ later.

A.generous B.outspoken C.intelligent D.liberal

3、Trucks and cars________ along the high way.

A.followed B.floated C.flew D.flowed

4、 --- You look so young. Haven’t you graduated from your university?

--- Yes, I _______ in the English Department of Zhejiang Normal University for four years.

A. was studying  B. study

C. had studied   D. studied

5、-Any danger for the patient   on by Dr．Smith?

- Hard to say．Doctors are trying their best．

A．to operate   B．being operated

C．to be operated D．operating

6、If I can help_______, I don’t like working late into the night.

A. so   B. that

C. it   D. them

7、I feel it is you as well as your wife that ______ for your son's bad performance at school.

A.are to blame B.is to be blamed

C.are to be blamed D.is to be blamed

8、— How do you find your new classmate?

— Oh, she is really ________ of a musician, who can not only sing very beautifully, but also  compose skillfully.

A. something     B. somebody

C. everything   D. everybody

9、_______ Bagrit’s predictions so remarkable is their accuracy.

A. How many are   B. Why are

C. What makes   D. They make

10、Besides British citizens, the new traffic law will also ______ to foreign drivers.

A.appeal B.refer C.apply D.attend

11、The woman who used to be in ________ charge of a big company is in ________ charge of a nurse at present.

A．the；不填

B．the；the

C．不填；不填

D．不填；the

12、In less than 4 decades, we'll live longer and have children in old age. This shift is so significant that it is ________ to the change from monkeys to humans.

A. considerable  B. comparable  C. predictable  D. irresistible

13、 It’s kind ____ you to have given me so much help. Thank you ____ the bottom of my heart.

A. of；in  B. for；in  C. for；from D. of；from

14、－As an old customer, would you ______ some books for free to me?

－No problem. We’d love to.

A．pay off

B．give away

C．turn off

D．break away

15、It displeases my parents when Richard and I stay out late at night. My parents don't _____  of Richard and me staying out late at night.

A.approach B.allow C.appeal D.approve

16、Public service ads，also PSAs，often _________ for free，_________ to educate people about health，safety or any other problem that affects public welfare.

A. run；meant   B. are run；are meant

C. are run；mean   D. run；are meant

17、——Your aunt invites you to the movies today．

——I would rather she   me tomorrow than today．

A．tells B．told

C．would tell   D．had told

18、They are very glad that most of the people ________ gave very useful answers.

A. questioned       B. questioning

C. to question       D. to be questioned

19、Time  to  us  all  is  limited.  So  in  the  days  _______,  we  must  work  out  a  practical  plan  for  our  study  and  keep  to  it  strictly.

A.  following B.  to  follow

C.  followed   D.  being  followed

20、This exhibition is to _____ the traditional images and show that there are no limits to what you are capable of.

A．hand down

B．break down

C．calm down

D．lay down

21、A new type of rechargeable battery can rapidly produce charges in large quantities even at-70° Celsius, a temperature where the typical lithium-ion(锂离子) batteries that power many of today's devices don't work. Batteries that bear such extremely cold conditions could help build electronics that function in some of the coldest places on Earth or on other planets.

Inside lithium-ion batteries, ions flow between positive and negative electrodes(电极), where the ions are fixed and then set free to travel back through a substance called an electrolyte(电解质) to the other end. As the temperature drops, the ions move slowly through the electrolyte. The cold also makes it hard for lons to get rid of the electrolyte material that sticks onto them. As they cross the battery, ions must cast the matter to fit into the electrode material, explains a battery researcher at Fudan University. At-40℃, conventional lithium-ion batteries deliver about 12 percent of the charge they do at room temperature; at-70℃, they don't work at all.

The new battery contains a special kind of electrolyte that allows ions to flow easily between electrodes even in the bitter cold. The researchers also fitted their battery with electrodes made of organic compounds(有机化合物) rather than the typical transition-metal-rich materials. lons can flow freely in this organic material without having to get rid of the electrolyte material attached to them. So these organic electrodes catch and release ions more easily than electrodes in normal batteries, even at low temperatures, Dong says.

Because the ions flow better and connect more readily with the electrodes at low temperatures, the new battery keeps about 70 percent of its room-temperature charging capacity even at-70℃. Still, battery cells in the new design pack less energy per gram than standard lithium-ion batteries, says Shirley Meng, a material scientist in California. She would like to see whether a more energy-dense(能量密度高的) version of the battery can be built.

【1】We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the new battery___________.

A．is applied to most of the electronics

B．can work longer than lithium-ion batteries

C．will replace lithium-ion batteries in the future

D．makes using electronics possible in extreme cold

【2】Why is temperature the key factor for lithium-ion batteries to work well?

A．Because it's hard for ions to fit into electrodes at low temperatures.

B．Because electrolytes can't conduct electricity in the cold.

C．Because electrodes are unstable in too hot temperatures.

D．Because lons don't move at low temperatures.

【3】What's the advantage of electrodes made of organic compounds?

A．Containing more ions.

B．Making ions more active.

C．Making the battery rechargeable.

D．Casting more electrolyte materials.

【4】More efforts will be made towards improving the new battery so that it can ___________.

A．have a longer life

B．carry more energy

C．charge more quickly

D．be easier to get

22、Starting in 1972，the National Park Service established a policy for forest fires called Natural Burn．It was acknowledged that some forest fires，such as those which were caused by lighting were necessary for forests to maintain（保持）balanced ecosystems，so the fire should be allowed to burn．However， a big fire in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 caused this policy to be abandoned since the fire was initially（最初）allowed to burn yet soon out of contro1．As a result，the fire of 1988 destroyed much of Yellowstone，which is America’s oldest and most beloved national park．Massive areas of plants were destroyed，and large empty spaces and acres of burned and blackened trees greeted visitors．The rivers and streams were choked with ash，and the ecosystem of the park was changed beyond repair．

  In addition，great numbers of animals were killed by the fires that burned out of control．The fires were driven by high winds，moving as many as ten miles a day．Many small animals died in the flames．The fires’rapid advances gave the wildlife little chance to escape．Even today，few of these small forest animals have returned to live in the park．In the years immediately following the fires，the numbers of visitors declined．rapidly．No one was interested in seeing a blackened and treeless park on vacation．Yellowstone had previously been famous for its amazing views and unique geological formations such as the geyser（喷泉）Old Faithful．But now its reputation as America's wonder is damaged permanently．

【1】Natural Burn was adopted because some forest fires were __________

A． hard to put out

B． started by lightning

C． good for the balance of nature

D． approved by National Park Service

【2】The big fire in Yellowstone in 1988 __________．

A． became out of control at first

B． brought the natural burn policy to an end

C． was allowed to burn continuously

D． destroyed the park completely

【3】Why were so many animals killed in the big fire?

A． Because winds were blown from high places．

B． Because the animals moved only ten miles a day．

C． Because the animals lived in lower places．

D． Because strong winds contributed to the fire a lot．

【4】Yellowstone was famous for its _________．

A． rare animals

B． unique plants

C． beautiful scenery

D． 1ittle streams

【5】The text probably comes from _________．

A． a geography magazine

B． a news report

C． a commercial ad

D． a science fiction

23、Space exploration has always been the province of dreamers: The human imagination readily soars where human innovation struggles to follow. A Voyage to the Moon, often cited as the first science fiction story, was written by Cyrano de Bergerac in 1649. Cyrano was dead and buried for a good three centuries before the first manned rockets started to fly.

In 1961, when President Kennedy declared that America would send a man to the moon by the decade's end, those words, too, had a dreamlike quality. They resonated(共鸣) with optimism and ambition in much the same way as the most famous dream speech of all, delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. two years later. By the end of the decade, both visions had turned out concrete results and transformed American society. And yet in many ways the two dreams ended up conflicting with each other. The fight for racial and economic equality is intensely practical and immediate in its impact. The urge to explore space is just the opposite. It is actually unrealistic in its aims.

When the dust settled, the space dreamers lost out. There was no grand follow-up to the Apollo missions. The technologically compromised（妥协） space shuttle program has just come to an end, with no successor. The endless argument is that funds are tight, that we have more pressing problems here on Earth. Among the current concerns about the federal deficit (赤字), reaching toward the stars seems an unnecessary luxury---as if saving one-thousandth of a single year's budget would solve our problems.

But human innovation struggles on. NASA is developing a series of robotic devices that will get the most bang from a buck. They will serve as modern Magellans, mapping out the solar system for whatever explorers follow, whether man or machine. On the flip side, companies like Virgin Galactic are designing a bottom-up attack on the space dream by making it a reality to the public. Private spaceflight could lie within reach of rich civilians in a few years. Another decade or two and it could go mainstream.

The space dreamers end up benefiting all of us---not just because of the way they expand human knowledge, or because of the technologies they produce, but because the two types of dreams feed on each other. Both Martin Luther King and John Kennedy appealed to the idea that humans can get over what were once considered inborn limitations. Today we face seeming challenges in energy, the environment, healthcare. Tomorrow we will overcome these as well, and the dreamers will deserve a lot of the credit. The more evidence we collect that our species is capable of greatness, the more we will actually achieve it.

【1】The author mentions Cyrano de Bergerac in order to show that _________.

A．imagination is the mother of invention

B．creativity is essential to science fiction writers

C．it takes patience for humans to realize their dreams

D．dreamers have always been interested in science fiction

【2】Concerning the dreams of Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．They symbolized human beings' confidence in achievements.

B．They brought about dramatic changes in American society.

C．They are in complete conflict with each other.

D．They both sounded very much unrealistic to Americans.

【3】Which of the following does the author imply in paragraph 3?

A．Space shuttle program is too dangerous for Americans to carry on.

B．The tight budget is to blame for the unsuccessful space program.

C．More problems on Earth call for our immediate attention.

D．Space program, necessary to the national dream, should be continued.

【4】What does the author think of the problems facing human beings?

A．They pose a serious challenge to future human existence.

B．They can be solved sooner or later with human innovation.

C．Their solutions need joint efforts of the public and private sectors.

D．They can only be solved by people who are intelligently superior.

24、Have you ever wondered if you see the same colours as other people? Most people know what blue is when they see it. They call it "blue” because they were taught the word and connected it with what they saw. But how do you know what you see as blue isn't someone else's red?

The ability to perceive （感知）different colours is up to receptors （接受器）in our eyes. Light waves hit these receptors and they react depending on which colour the light is, sending signals to the brain. The brain then reads these signals to determine which colour light the eyes are receiving.

Some people's receptors are more developed than others. The inability of the receptor to feel the light waves correctly means that some people cannot tell the differences between similar colours. Those with more developed receptors can see more colours. We sometimes hear people having an argument about whether something is dark blue or black. It might be because one person has stronger receptors to feel the light than another.

In the past, most scientists would argue that everyone saw colours in the same way. However, research was conducted on monkeys, in which their receptors were changed. This enabled them to see more colours than usual. Normally monkeys can only see blue and green, but the change allowed them to see red. Their brains automatically got used to new colours. This suggests that our brains may find new colors of the things we see. Colours could be a very personal experience , unique to everyone.

So, the next time you talk about your favourite colour, just remember if yours is blue and your friend says red, you two might actually be thinking about the same colour. What if everyone in the world has the same favourite colour, but just calls it different names?

【1】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．How we perceive colours.

B．The inability to see colours.

C．What the brain does with signals.

D．The connection between receptors and light waves.

【2】Which of the following might the author agree with?

A．Some people cannot feel colours with their developed receptors.

B．The more light people feel, the weaker receptors they have.

C．People with poor receptors usually have colour weakness.

D．People who have strong receptors can see dark blue.

【3】What's the purpose of conducting the research on monkeys?

A．To test the monkeys with colours.

B．To develop the receptors of humans.

C．To enable monkeys to find more colors.

D．To prove everyone sees colours in a different way.

【4】Where does the text probably come from?

A．A film review.

B．A science magazine.

C．An art journal.

D．A business newspaper.

25、Jayden Sutton, a high school senior, did a part-time job at a restaurant on weekends. After his_______, which usually lasted between six to eight hours, he walked home, sometimes not arriving back until midnight. Sutton was________ to make enough money to eventually buy his own_______, as his mother was recently laid off.

That all _______ when Lavonda Wright Myers saw him walking down the road in the rain in December. "The young man was walking to work ______, saying ‘I can’t be late’,” Myers said. Myers________he was her son’s classmate. Sutton asked Myers if she could give him a ______. Myers told him she could take him as far as she was going. She began to create small talk along the way.

After dropping Sutton off, Myers said his determination _______her. As time went on, Myers felt that she needed to take matters into her own hands and_______the teenager. “He was in good spirits and he’s a child worth_____,” she said. So, Myers______Sutton’s story on a Go Fund Me page, which raised more than $9.000 from 186 donors.

Then, she managed to______the general manager of a Honda dealership to drop the price of the vehicle to meet the_______. Myers’ act of kindness______Sutton’s mind----he couldn’t believe it! Myers documented the moment she gave Sutton his new vehicle on Facebook. Sutton’s mother was very_______for this ----her eyes were wet with tears when seeing the new car.

【1】

A．ceremony

B．hike

C．class

D．shift

【2】

A．satisfied

B．determined

C．annoyed

D．ashamed

【3】

A．food

B．apartment

C．vehicle

D．bike

【4】

A．changed

B．repeated

C．failed

D．happened

【5】

A．by mistake

B．in a rush

C．at a loss

D．with ease

【6】

A．argued

B．expected

C．recognized

D．accepted

【7】

A．ride

B．message

C．tip

D．job

【8】

A．scared

B．reminded

C．confused

D．struck

【9】

A．raise

B．assist

C．save

D．invite

【10】

A．visiting

B．following

C．congratulating

D．blessing

【11】

A．posted

B．copied

C．read

D．swapped

【12】

A．train

B．allow

C．hire

D．convince

【13】

A．deadline

B．profit

C．budget

D．discount

【14】

A．cleared

B．blew

C．slipped

D．turned

【15】

A．grateful

B．eager

C．responsible

D．desperate

26、书面表达

我校10月份将举行的运动会上，各年级在开幕式中将呈现丰富多彩的表演。通常，这些表演将会受到师生的好评，但也将会引起一些争议。 请根据以下表格的内容写一篇短文，并发表你的看法。

注意：词数120左右。短文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：庄重 serious  adj.   排练 rehearsal  n.

In the school sports meeting to be held in October, different grades will present at the opening ceremony various colorful performances, which are to be highly praised by both teachers and students. But at the same time, such performances also bring about some controversies as to whether they are necessary.