2025-2026学年湖北十堰高一(上)期末试卷英语

1、Though we don’t know what was discussed, yet we can feel the topic_____.

A．had changed

B．will change

C．was changed

D．has been changed

2、The reason_________he explained at the meeting didn't sound reasonable.

A.why B.for that C.for which D.which

3、Shirley ________ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished.

A．has written

B．wrote

C．had written

D．was writing

4、“The day of my birthday ________soon, Dad. What gift will you give to me this time?” Tom asked his father excitedly.

A．is coming

B．came

C．was coming

D．has come

5、It’s the third time that John has been late, ________?

A．hasn’t he

B．isn’t he

C．isn’t it

D．hasn’t it

6、Where is Miss Li?She______get home because there is no light in her house.

A. must   B. mustn't

C. can't   D. may

7、The movie we wanted to see was sold out so we ______________ seeing a different one.

A．took up

B．ended up

C．picked up

D．set up

8、All the neighbors admire this family _____ the parents are treating their child like a friend.

A．why

B．where

C．which

D．that

9、People write letters to keep in touch with each other, but now people use phones to communicate with friends.

A．used to

B．are used to

C．get used to

D．use to

10、The war made him a soldier.

A．object

B．object complement

C．predicative

D．adverbial

11、Many boys often bend the corners of book pages over and, damage their books fast.

A. in any case   B. after all

C. as a result   D. in the way

12、________ in painting, John didn’t notice evening approaching.

A．Absorbed

B．Absorbing

C．To absorb

D．Absorb

13、With the rising price，I have to _______ quite a lot of things ---clothes，records and so on.

A. cut in B. cut down

C.cut off     D. cut up

14、The secretary arranged ________ convenient time and place for the applicants to have an interview.

A．an

B．a

C．the

D．/

15、________ my opinion, English is a very important subject and you should study hard.

A．Under

B．In

C．To

D．On

16、Have you tried to get them _______the price ?

A．go down

B．to go down

C．bring down

D．to bring down

17、I often stay up late at night________ my part .

A．to practice

B．practiced

C．practice

D．practicing

18、They all dressed up to ________the New Year’s party.

A．taking part in

B．took part in

C．take part in

D．taken part in

19、—The government should limit the number of the cars on the street.

—_______. If so, air pollution will be greatly reduced.

A．It’s up to you

B．I couldn’t agree more

C．I think not

D．That’s settled

20、Xiao Hong worked harder last year.______，she still didn’t get high grades.

A. As a result   B. After all

C. By the way   D. However

21、The workers requested that their working conditions________.

A．must be improved

B．be improved

C．would be improved

D．were improved

22、The question is not ____.

A. worth to consider   B. worth to be considered

C. worth considering   D. worth being considered

23、______ your constant encouragement, I ______ great progress in my studies in the past few months.

A．Thanks for; made

B．Thanks to; have made

C．Thanks for; am making

D．Thanks to; had made

24、I________ a good father and a good mother.

A．do

B．has

C．had

D．have

25、Hardly   home when it began to rain.

A. I got B. did I got

C. I had got D. had I got

26、As technology is developing rapidly, we can actually build VR headsets that meet high requirements. The interest in VR rises, so does the interest in creating new media to be experienced in using VR. Journalism is a medium built on relevance. Journalists are always finding new means to tell stories and report news. It is a goldmine for storytelling. What better ways to tell a story to someone than to put them right in the center of it?

People are already making use of VR in news. Creative director Spike Jonze and visual artist Chris Milk put viewers at the scene of the Millions March protest in New York in December, 2014. The University of Southern California created “Project Syria,” which allows viewers to experience the bombing of a crowded neighborhood and visit a refugee camp in the war-tom country. These are just a few examples of a growing number of projects that are out there.

VR is a powerful tool for journalists. The consumer isn’t just reading or watching something play out; they’re experiencing it. The immersive(沉浸式的) nature of VR allows people to connect with the subject matter on a much deeper level than just reading about it. The experience is emotional, speaking more to our instinct(本能) than our intellect(智力). There are a wide range of possibilities for storytelling here, and any storyteller wanting to do something more interesting than their peers should surely be considering the sheer power of VR.

The question of VR, though, is not how powerful it is. That is obvious. The question of VR is one of viability(可行性) and availability. Telling stories must be easy to do, and access to those stories must be readily available. This is the biggest challenge that VR faces. If the tools to tell a story with VR aren’t easy to pick up and learn, VR will fail. If VR technology isn’t both top-of-the-line and affordable, VR will fail.

“I think that current VR technology is pretty exclusive right now, but it’s very promising that it will not be a problem in the long run,” said Thomas Hallaq, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications. “We’re seeing more technology become accessible, and more people having access to that technology. Just look at smartphones.”

If the technology is widely available and companies like Oculus, Samsung, HTC and Valve can overcome the inherent difficulties, VR will succeed in being a desirable means of storytelling. Like radio, TV and the Internet before it, VR will change the way we tell stories.

【1】Why is VR considered a powerful tool for journalism?

A．Because it is a medium built on relevance.

B．Because it is very popular and interesting.

C．Because it allows people to experience the news personally.

D．Because it is an exclusively new tool in telling news stories.

【2】According to the passage, what is the biggest challenge VR is facing?

A．Whether it is easily accessible to people.

B．How powerful and interesting it can be.

C．Whether qualified VR headsets can be built.

D．What new ways people will find to report news.

【3】What’s the author’s attitude towards the future of VR technology?

A．Neutral.

B．Positive.

C．Negative.

D．Concerned.

【4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．The Challenges of Virtual Reality

B．The Wide Popularity of Virtual Reality

C．The Future of Storytelling—Virtual Reality

D．The Development of Virtual Reality in the Future

27、   Gray wolves have lived in North America for at least half a million years. Their living areas once included most of the continental United States. But during the 1800s and early 1900s, wolves were hunted to near extinction(灭绝).By the 1960s, the U. S. wolf population was limited to a handful of creatures in small comers of the northern Midwest.

Then, in 1973, a law, the ESA, was passed to protect animals from becoming extinct. Gray wolves were one of the first animals placed on the endangered-species(濒危物种)list. Killing them was illicit. And the U. S. government worked to promote their protection. In a famous example of this effort, starting in 1995, 31 wolves were moved from Canada to Yellowstone National Park. By 2015, more than 500 gray wolves were living in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem(生态系统).Today, the continental U. S. is home to more than 6,000 gray wolves. On January 4, 2021, the U. S. government removed gray wolves from the endangered-species list.

Usually, an animal's removal would be cause for celebration. But some environmental protectors say the wolves still need protection. In some parts of the country, wolves are increasing in numbers. More than a thousand of them can be found just in Michigan and Wisconsin. But overall, their range is still a small part of what it was. Wolves used to live across most of the U. S. Now they , are found in fewer than a dozen states. Others argue that as long as a species is not in danger of extinction, it doesn't belong on the endangered-species list. And farmers with land near wolf living areas say that if the wolf's population continues to grow, more of their farm animals will be killed by wolves.

But some protection groups worry that without protection, the wolf population will crash again. They hope that no matter what, people and wolves can get along peacefully with each other. They are promoting ways to make that happen.

【1】What caused gray wolves to be almost extinct?

A．Losing their living areas.

B．Too many natural enemies.

C．The extreme climate changes.

D．Being hunted in great numbers.

【2】What does the underlined word "illicit" in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Rather difficult.

B．Against the law.

C．Totally normal.

D．Conditionally allowable.

【3】Why was the gray wolf removed from the endangered-species list?

A．They have a much larger population already.

B．They have all been put into the safe natural parks.

C．They have been feeding on farmers, farm animals.

D．They have grown too strong to be protected by humans.

【4】What do farmers living near gray wolves' living areas think of the animals?

A．The wolves are trouble for them.

B．The wolves must be better protected.

C．The wolves get along peacefully with them.

D．The wolves should live where they belong.

28、As spring advances across the Midwest, a new study looking at blooming (盛开的) flowers suggests non-native plants might live longer than native plants due to climate change.

The study — led by researchers at Indiana University and Michigan State University — has shown warming temperatures affect native and non-native flowering plants differently, which could change the look of local landscapes (风景) over time. “When a plant flowers determines whether it will be pollinated (授粉) by bees or other insects and how much time it will have to produce seeds. Our data makes me worry that we will have a very weedy (杂草丛生的) world in our future.” said the study’s lead author Jen Lau, an associate professor in Indiana University.

The researchers’ findings suggest non-native plants may be better at shifting their flowering time compared to native plants. These differences are thought to influence a plant’s success both now and in future warmer environments.

Lau and her students simulated (模拟) global warming in fields planted with 45 native and non-native plants. Some areas were warmed by infrared (红外线的) heaters, while other areas were not. Lau’s lab surveyed all plants to determine when they first flowered and how long they flowered.

When plants were grown in warmed plots simulating the climate change expected in the Midwest by the end of the century, the researchers found that non-native plants flowered more than 11 days earlier on average. In contrast, native plants didn’t change flowering times at all when warmed.

They also found earlier-flowering non-native plants had greater geographic spread, suggesting that flowering earlier may help promote successful occupation across large areas.

The findings suggest important differences in how native and non-native plants respond to climate change.

【1】What does the new study find about native plants compared with non-native?

A．They have a longer life cycle.

B．They are likely to have more flowers.

C．They are more adaptable to climate change.

D．They may be at greater risk from climate change.

【2】What do Jen Lau’s words in paragraph 2 suggest?

A．She’s quite sure that a weedy world is waiting for us.

B．Plants may lose the ability to flower in the future.

C．The timing of a plant’s flowering is key to its life cycle.

D．A plant’s flowering time almost has no effect on its pollination.

【3】What does the underlined word “shifting” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Changing.

B．Postponing.

C．Arranging.

D．Predicting.

【4】What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．How global warming affected plant species

B．How the researchers tested their supposition.

C．How to keep the warmth of the planted fields.

D．How to determine the flowering times of plants.

29、When having a meal, a European usually holds the knife in the right hand, and the fork in the left. He uses the knife and fork with his both hands. He keeps his knife and fork in his hands until he finishes eating.

But an American, on the opposite, may use just one hand whenever possible and keep the other hand on his lap. He uses the fork in his right hand to pick up fried potatoes. When he has to cut his meat, he changes his fork to the left hand and cuts it. Then he puts down the knife and changes his fork to his right hand to pick up the sliced meat. Then, perhaps, he will suddenly think of his coffee or orange. So he has to put down his fork in order to drink his coffee or orange. Now you can see, an American is busy all the time at the dinner table. By the way, Europeans usually have their coffee after meals, but many Americans prefer to have coffee during the meal.

If you are present at a formal dinner, you might be confused to find so many forks, knives and spoons put before you. You might be at a loss to know what to do with them. Don’t worry. The rule is simple. You just use them in the order in which they lie, beginning from outside towards the plate. The small fork on the outside on the left is for salad. The spoon on the outside on the right is for soup. There is another little knife, called a butter spreader, on a bread-and-butter plate on the left. As the bread is passed, each guest helps himself and puts his pieces on the small plate. Next to the soup there will probably be the blunt(钝的) knife for fish, which is smaller and blunter than other knives.

【1】When do Europeans usually drink their coffee?

A．Before meals.

B．After meals.

C．While they are having their meals.

D．They never drink coffee when they eat.

【2】The right way to use the forks, knives and spoons is ________.

A．to use whichever you like when necessary

B．to use them from the outside to the inside

C．to use them from the inside to the outside

D．to use them from the middle to both sides

【3】The butter spreader is________.

A．a fork

B．a spoon

C．a knife

D．a plate

【4】The spoon on the outside on the right is for________.

A．soup

B．salad

C．butter

D．chicken

【5】The best title for this passage is________.

A．Eating Habit in America

B．Eating Habit in Europe

C．How to use Forks, Knives and Spoons

D．Dining Customs of the West

30、   Timmy and Tammy loved playing the piano. They both practiced ________, so they were getting better and better. One day, their teacher had some ________news. There was  a  concert coming up and they both had the ________to play in public for the first time. Timmy and Tammy looked wide-eyed  at each other with a mix of excitement and ________ .

The big day arrived. As they sat in the audience ,worrying that their names  would  be ________ .Then  Timmy's name was ________. His mum looked at him with ________, but he sank lower and lower in his seat.  “Come on, Timmy, it's your turn," she encouraged him, but he shook his head, ________he wouldn't be playing today. The teacher moved to the next ________on the list, "Tammy will now play for us ". "Come on, Tammy, it's your tum," her dad said. With a deep sigh, Tammy slowly ________her way up  to  the piano on the stage. Her legs and fingers ________ ; she was nervous. She wanted to escape from  the stage so quickly at the end that she almost  ________to bow (鞠躬)，but she did it.

After that Timmy and Tammy kept ________, improving at the same rate and the teacher was pleased with their________ . After a few months, the teacher announced there would be another concert. When the concert came around again, Timmy couldn't stand up from his seat________Tammy walked up to the stage with more ________ than last time. These two children show us an important ________. If you allow fear to ________you once, it'll be more likely to ________you. But if you have the ________ to take action although you fear, you'll feel more and more confident.

A．normally

B．easily

C．naturally

D．hard

A．different

B．exciting

C．boring

D．strange

A．duty

B．right

C．chance

D．dream

A．fear

B．curiosity

C．doubt

D．relief

A．discussed

B．called

C．replaced

D．changed

A．recognized

B．spread

C．removed

D．announced

A．hope

B．shock

C．anger

D．mercy

A．instead

B．however

C．anyhow

D．therefore

A．expression

B．name

C．order

D．form

A．made

B．lost

C．judged

D．marked

A．hurt

B．rested

C．recovered

D．shook

A．refused

B．stopped

C．forgot

D．returned

A．waiting

B．practicing

C．preparing

D．writing

A．progress

B．experience

C．character

D．invention

A．unless

B．if

C．after

D．while

A．patience

B．interest

C．confidence

D．pressure

A．purpose

B．choice

C．motto

D．lesson

A．guard

B．win

C．discover

D．miss

A．hold

B．record

C．report

D．check

A．freedom

B．need

C．courage

D．honor

31、

【1】There is some e__that the economy of south Asia is improving.

【2】Nobody in my office likes working with Jack, who never stops  __ (抱怨).

【3】Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday __ (强调) the importance of adapting to and guiding economic globalization and delivering its benefits to all.

【4】During the Industrial Revolution, factory workers lived in poor and crowded c__.

【5】He is one of the most __(有影响的) figures in the government.

【6】In 1993, China used 1.2 billion tons of coal for heating and g__ electricity.

【7】If you don’t like a double-decker, the subway, which runs 24 hours a day, is an/a__for you.

【8】I believe that convenience foods will become increasingly popular and e__replace traditional meals, although the process is long.

【9】Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games is __(让人印象深刻), said organizers for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

【10】It is worth __(探索) other ways of dealing with this problem.

32、每年4月4日至6日是清明节（Tomb-Sweeping Festival），它是中国重要的传统节日之一。假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim发来邮件表达对中国清明节很感兴趣，很想了解该节的一些情况。请你给他回信，内容包括：

1.节日时间;

2.节日活动（至少两项）;

3.节日意义。

注意：1、词数100左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总次数。

词汇：扫墓 clean graves     烧香 light incense     吃青团 eat sweet green rice balls

植树 plant trees      放风筝 fly kites      踏青 have an outing

Dear Jim,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours，

Li Hua