2025-2026年湖南张家界高一上册期末英语试卷及答案

1、—Were you able to catch a train home yesterday when your car broke down on the way?

—I’d just missed the last one. Fortunately，a friend _____ and he gave me a lift.

A．was just passing

B．had just passed

C．would just pass

D．has just passed

2、It is natural _____ children are curious about the world around them.

A． that   B． whether

C． what   D． how

3、It was not until near the end of the letter ______ she mentioned her own plan.

A. that   B. where C. why D. when

4、-- Could I speak to Mr Smith, please?

---______.  I’ll go and ask him to answer the call

A. Please hang on   B. Please ring off

C. Please hang up   D. speaking

5、_______ patient when you argue with someone who is not so reasonable.

A. Be B. Being C. To be   D. Having been

6、Mandela ,who devoted all his life to the freedom of South African Blacks and died on December 5th in 2013, is a real fighter for us to_________.

A. live up to   B. come up to

C. make up to   D. look up to

7、Zhuzhou offers visitors outstanding natural beauty coupled with excellent customer service, _________ makes for an unforgettable experience.

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

8、The Subway Line 16 ______ in Beijing is planned to open this year．（ ）

A．being built B．building

C．built D．to build

9、His early comedies were filmed________black and white．

A. of   B. with   C. in   D. by

10、Follow your doctor’s advice, ________ your cough will get worse.

A.or B.and C.then D.so

11、In the USA in the last 100 years, 23 men _______ to death wrongly.

A.have transformed B.had announced C.had been condemned D.have been sentenced

12、The time he has devoted in the past 10 years______ the disabled is now considered__________ of great value.

A. to helping; being  B. to helping; to be

C. to help; to be  D. helping; being

13、Unfortunately, Puccini died of a heart attack ______ he completed this final scene, and it had to be completed by one of his former students, Franco Alfano.

A.when B.before C.after D.since

14、The news that the woman was still ______five days after the earthquake was broadcast ______ on TV worldwide.

A. alive; alive   B. living; alive

C. alive; live   D. lively; live

15、The manner _________ a telephone is answered gives the image of the organization, so _______ polite and pleasant when answering the telephone.

A.in which; be B.where; be C.which; being D.in which; being

16、The rainforest is an amazing place, ________ with plants and animals that aren’t found anywhere else in the world.

A. filling   B. filled

C. being filled   D. to fill

17、Jack was late for nearly two hours this morning but he gave such important reasons   he was excused.

A. why   B. that   C. when   D. how

18、Finding information in today's world is easy.The________is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.

A．knowledge

B．ability

C．competition

D．challenge

19、When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at ______.

A．wrong

B．trouble

C．fault

D．difficulty

20、It was in this very town,____Tom was born thirty years ago,____he will build a new school,____excites everyone in the town.

A. that; that; which   B. where; that; which

C. where; when; that   D. that; where; that

21、   When a company takes on the task of providing financial services to people overlooked by large banks, that would seem to be a good thing: Such customers need bank accounts, debit cards, and credit just like everyone else. In 2016, nearly 10 million American households didn't have any interaction with a bank, and nearly 25 million households had bank accounts but used alternative financing options (such as prepaid debit cards, alternative credit cards, or payday loans) to make ends meet.

One would hope that financial offers geared toward the under-banked—who often have low credit scores, histories of financial instability, and limited education—would include modest interest rates, easily decipherable (简单易懂的) language, and enough oversight (监管) to ensure that already-struggling families don't get taken advantage of. But that is often not the case. For examples, payday lenders frequently charge astronomically high interest rates for those who are unable to quickly pay off their debts, and prepaid-card companies often include additional fees that owners of standard debit cards don't have to deal with, such as charges for simply loading money onto their cards.

These practices can leave people, who are already struggling to get their finances in order, in even worse shape than they were when they signed up for a new product. The problem isn't that companies targeting the under-banked exist at all, but that many exploit a lack of financial knowledge and alternative options to extract excess money from their customers.

Credit-card issuers that target those with poor credit scores are another group with questionable practices, according to a recent report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In its research, the CFPB found that the costs of cards issued by these companies are significantly higher than the costs of cards issued by more traditional competitors. These specialized lenders are much more likely to approve not just subprime individuals (次级贷款人), but the deepest subprime individuals-those with credit scores that fall below 600.

Why isn't a higher approval rate for those with very bad credit a good thing? Isn't that more inclusive? Not always. Some credit-card companies' business models depend on charging their customers high fees — people who are unlikely to be able to afford them. These increased fees are for things that are inescapable, such as monthly account maintenance. (Major credit-card companies, on the other hand, are making most of their money from collecting late payments and interest, not recurring fees.) Customers of these subprime companies don't need to do anything unusual to rack up fees-that's just a part of signing up.

But perhaps worse than the high costs of the cards is the way that these companies recruit customers. They target them by mailing pre-approved offers that contain intentionally opaque, high-level financial language and agreements that are, on average 70 percent longer than card agreements from other lenders, according to the CFPB.

“Despite offering longer and more complex credit-card terms than mass market issuers, they send those mailings disproportionately to consumers with lower levels of formal education,” the CFPB report found. “Specifically, agreements for credit-card products marketed primarily by subprime specialist issuers are particularly difficult to read.” According to the report, making sense of these statements would typically require at least two years of college or post-high-school education. Less than half of the people targeted by these lenders have any college education, and the number of such households sent direct mail by these lenders doubled between 2016 and 2018.

【1】The examples cited in paragraph 2 are intended to show that ______________.

A.payday loans are no better product than prepaid debit cards

B.American large banks often ignore the already-struggling families

C.financial company should provide high-quality service to poor families

D.poor American households are exploited by the financial companies

【2】According to the third paragraph, the under-banked may be subjected to __________.

A.a lack of update for economic information

B.a greater personal financial loss

C.the sign-up of a new financial product

D.the exploitation of alternative choices

【3】According to paragraph 6, the author believes the companies' promoting behavior is _______________.

A.useful for its professional content

B.convincing for its pre-approved format

C.misleading for its vague instruction

D.objective for its high-level financial language

【4】Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Poorly educated consumers are welcomed by the financial company.

B.Complex credit-card terms are needed for the lender’s safety.

C.Credit card could be issued only to people with college education.

D.There might be a boom for financial company between 2012 and 2014.

22、   At the Santos family’s apartment in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the doorbell is constantly ringing. All the friends and neighbors are there to hear what happened to two-year-old Carmelita. Her mother has tears in her eyes, but they are tears of relief, of thankfulness. Her Carmelita is smiling shyly, safe in her father’s lap.

The story could easily have ended very differently, not so happily. It all started this morning just before noon. Mrs. Santos was returning from the supermarket with her daughter and a friend, their neighbor. They stopped on the stairway of their building at their fifth-floor apartment. The neighbor opened her door first, and little Carmelita ran past her. She knew the apartment well, since she had visited it many times. The friend put down her keys and shopping bags, and turned back a moment to Mrs. Santos.

At that moment, there was a sudden gust of wind and the door to the apartment slammed shut. Carmelita was inside, alone.

Then the friend remembered that she had left her kitchen window open. She and Mrs. Santos rushed to the Santos apartment and telephoned the police. But there was no time to get help in opening the neighboring apartment. They could see that Carmelita was already leaning out of the kitchen window. She had climbed onto a chair, and soon she was climbing out onto the window sill(窗台).

Mrs. Santos called to Carmelita to go back inside. But the little girl did not understand the danger and did not want to go back. She only waved to her mother.

Then she lost her balance and her feet slipped off the window sill. She managed to hold on for a while with her hands, but she began to be afraid. Her mother screamed for help, and now Carmelita was crying desperately.

And then she could hold on no longer. Several people had run out into the street on hearing all the screaming. They saw the child hanging onto the window sill and got ready to catch her. Down she fell, five long stories and landed safe and sound in the arms of three strong men. They were Luis, Augusto, and Alfonso Nunes, father and sons. When they heard the screams, they ran from their auto repair shop across the street.

“I never thought we’d do it,” said Alfonso afterwards. “But I kept thinking, if we don’t catch her, she’ll die and I’ll feel sad and guilty all my life.”

All the neighbors want to shake hands with the three heroes. Carmelita’s parents cannot believe how close they came to losing their daughter. And how lucky they are to have her still.

【1】Who saved Carmelita eventually?

A.The neighbors in the building. B.Men of an auto repair shop.

C.Mrs. Santos’ friend. D.The nearby policemen.

【2】What can we learn from the story?

A.Carmelita waved to her mother because her mother smiled at her.

B.Carmelita was left alone in the apartment due to her father’s mistake.

C.Carmelita couldn’t hold on the window sill for she was frightened and weak.

D.Carmelita was rescued before she was falling from the window sill.

【3】From what Alfonso said, we can tell that he was __________.

A.strong-willed. B.humorous.

C.intelligent. D.responsible.

【4】What’s the title of the passage?

A.An Unexpected Danger B.An Amazing Rescue

C.A Naughty Girl D.A Careless Mother

23、阅读理解（共5小题）

A month after Hurricane Katrina，I returned home in New Orleans．There lay my house，reduced to waist-high rains，smelly and dirty．Before the trip，I’d had my car fixed．When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill．she noticed my Louisiana license plate．“You from New Orleans? ”she asked．I said l was，

“No charge．”She said，and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet．The next day I went for a haircut，and the same thing happened．

As my wife was studying in Florid，we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage（抵押贷款）on our ruined house．We looked at many places，but none was satisfactory．We’d begun to accept that we’d have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while，when I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kennedy in California．He’d read some pieces I’d written about our sufferings for State，an online magazine and wanted to give us (“no conditions attached”)a new house across the lake from New Orleans．It sounded too good to be true，but I replied，thanking him for his exceptional generosity，that we had no plans to go back．Then a poet of the University of Florida offered to let his house to me while he went to England on his one-year-paid leave．The rent was rather reasonable．Imentioned the poet’s offer to James Kennedy，and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months．

Throughout this painful experience，the kindness of strangers backs my faith in humanity．It’s almost worth losing you worldly possessions to be reminded that people really want to be kind when given a channel．

【1】Which one shows the right time order？

①James Kennedy sent us a check

②A poet offered his house to us

③Our home was reduced to ruins

④The garage employee charged us nothing

⑤We came back to New Orleans

A．④③⑤①② B．③④⑤②①

C．④③⑤②① D．③④⑤①②

【2】What do you know about James Kennedy?

A．He was a friend of the writer

B．He offered the writer a house in California

C．He worked for an online magazine

D．He was concerned about the writer’s sufferings

【3】It can be inferred from the passage that________．

A．The mortgage on the ruined house didn’t need to be paid off

B．The house rents in New Orleans were reasonable after the hurricane

C．The writer rebuilt his faith in humanity by losing his worldly possessions

D．The writer made it through the painful period with people's kindness

【4】How is the passage developed?

A．By showing contrasting facts

B．By making classification

C．By giving examples

D．By analyzing causes and effects

24、   When author Nicholas Carr began researching his book on whether the Internet is ruining our minds, he restricted his online access and e-mail. His new book argues the latest technology renders us less capable of deep thinking. Carr found himself so distracted (分心的) that he couldn’t work on the book while staying as connected. After first feeling confused by his sudden lack of online connection, he was able to stay focused on one task for a long period within several weeks.

Reading on the Internet has changed how we use our brains. Facing much text, video, music, links to other web pages and blogs, our minds have become used to skimming and scanning information. As a result, we have developed sharper skills at making fast decision, particularly visual ones, Carr wrote.

But now most of us seldom read books, long articles that would help us focus. We are becoming more like librarians than scholars who digest and interpret information. That lack of focus hinders (妨碍)our long-term memory, leading many of us to feel distracted, he wrote.

“What we are losing is a whole other set of mental skills, the ones that require not the shifting of our focus but the maintaining of our focus,” Carr said, adding that for centuries books shielded (保护)our brains from distraction, focusing our minds on one topic at a time.

But with devices such as Apple’s iPad becoming common, Carr predicts books too will change. “New forms of reading always require new forms of writing,” he wrote. Carr has a suggestion for those who feel web surfing has left them incapable of concentration — slow down, turn off the Internet and practice the skills of contemplation (思考)and reflection. “It is pretty clear from the brain science that if you are constantly distracted, you are not going to think in the same way that you would think if you paid attention.”

【1】The underline word “renders” can be replaced by ________.

A.causes

B.prevents

C.protects

D.sharpens

【2】What topic is Carr’s new book mainly concentrating on?

A.Whether there is no need for us to surf the Internet

B.How the Internet changes our method of writing

C.Whether our minds are being influenced by the Internet

D.What we should do when we are surfing the Internet

【3】What did Carr feel after he limited his time online several weeks later?

A.Anxious

B.Concentrated

C.Relaxed

D.Puzzled

【4】Carr says we are becoming kind of librarians mainly because__________.

A.we are able to find information online quickly

B.we often feel bored of the information online

C.we are good at using our mental skills online

D.we have to focus on so much information online

【5】For those who are often distracted by the Internet, Carr suggests that they should _________.

A.read more books besides surfing the Internet

B.spend less time in surfing the Internet at a deep night

C.often slow down their pace of modern living

D.often get away from the disturbing of the Internet

25、The Internet can be a dark, unbearable place. Readers generally don’t show their true________and thus feel free to leave bitter comments.

So_______, schoolteacher Decker in Florida felt________when her son wanted to share her________online. She’d recently taken an art class and painted an egret(白鹭). Her proud son posted a photo of Decker_________holding her painting. Below it he wrote: “My mom painted this and said no one would be_______ of it. It's her 2nd painting.”

Far from not enjoying it — more than 24,000 people________her painting! An artist saw the photo and made a decision to express his________for the mother by painting Decker carrying her painting. He even________the shy look on her face. He________himself having his painting of Decker with her painting and posted the image online.

Then, two days later a journalism student________her picture of the artist holding his painting of Decker holding her painting online. Well, thus the Internet just stepped in and_______. More and more people joined in and________the “fun”. By this time, the paintings and pictures of paintings had got over one million people’s________online.

Instead of the________remarks she was expecting, Decker said so many people were very_______to her. She registered a social media account to________their support. She wrote, “I was really________I was going to read a lot of hateful comments. You all have proven me so_______. You all are sympathetic, caring, and a ton of fun! You all have________me and strengthened my confidence. Thank you!”

【1】

A．feelings

B．identities

C．intentions

D．suggestions

【2】

A．naturally

B．immediately

C．unfortunately

D．gradually

【3】

A．astonished

B．excited

C．worried

D．embarrassed

【4】

A．work

B．experience

C．study

D．interest

【5】

A．tightly

B．casually

C．happily

D．shyly

【6】

A．fond

B．proud

C．aware

D．certain

【7】

A．accepted

B．praised

C．discussed

D．copied

【8】

A．preference

B．admiration

C．request

D．hope

【9】

A．mentioned

B．missed

C．noticed

D．caught

【10】

A．imagined

B．enjoyed

C．photographed

D．introduced

【11】

A．downloaded

B．reviewed

C．commented

D．released

【12】

A．took off

B．took over

C．got along

D．got round

【13】

A．continued

B．finished

C．recorded

D．challenged

【14】

A．help

B．advice

C．attention

D．donation

【15】

A．genuine

B．useless

C．ill

D．unfair

【16】

A．faithful

B．familiar

C．foreign

D．friendly

【17】

A．expect

B．share

C．appreciate

D．remember

【18】

A．in regret

B．in fear

C．in surprise

D．in sadness

【19】

A．wrong

B．honest

C．unskilled

D．unknown

【20】

A．persuaded

B．amused

C．impressed

D．inspired

26、A grand memorial service was held Wednesday, October 28, 2009, in central Hubei Province to honor three college students who died from rescuing two children from the Yangtze River on October 24. Thousands of people holding chrysanthemums went to the Jingzhou Memorial House to see off the teenagers, all 19-year old students from the Yangtze University based in Jingzhou City.

The trio（三位）were Chen Jishi, He Dongxu and Fang Zhao. More than 10 students from the Yangtze University formed a ladder with one student holding another's arms to rescue the two boys in the river on the afternoon of October 24. One of the student lost his grip （控制）on his classmates and all of them were in danger. Several members of a winter swimming team nearby came to help. Chen Jishi, He Dongxu and Fang Zhao were swept away in the torrent. People touched by their selfless act had donated more than 500,000 yuan ($73, 206) to their relatives on Wednesday. Millions of Internet users made online comments on major news portals（入口）to show their grief( 悲伤).

“I am also a college student. I sorrow for you,” said Liu Zhuoya from northwestern Xi'an City. However, some questioned the sacrifice. “Sacrifice three and rescue two, is that worthwhile?" asked "Tiaozhantianya" on the forum of www. 163. com." Rescue can not be blind as they could not swim.”

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1 以约30个词概括短文的要点。

2 以约120个词就“救人是否要考虑自身安全”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包括以下要点：

1) 当别人有难时，你是否会马上伸出援手？为什么？

2) 救人时你是否会考虑自身的安全？

3) 假如你当时在场，你会怎样做？

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