长治2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Studying hard is,  of course, important,  but enough res is no doubt ______ or even more important.

A.largely B.merely C.equally D.partly

2、We will hold a meeting to sum up our experience ____ we finish our task.

A. in case   B. even though

C. despite   D. immediately

3、If Mike______the half-cooked food then, he would not be in hospital now.

A．had not had

B．did not have

C．does not have

D．has not had

4、Soon after getting off his horse, the captain appeared at the second-floor windows, ______ he could see nothing but trees.

A. where B. from where

C. which D. from which

5、Each member of the community should acquire good habits and ______their behavior in an attempt to create a harmonious atmosphere.

A.refresh B.regulate C.resemble D.reveal

6、Only my cousin has chosen to apply for a job in Africa _______ the majority of this year’s graduates working in Britain.

A.in common with B.as well as

C.in contrast to D.by reason of

7、A myth is an account of the deeds of a god or supernatural beings, usually expressed in terms of ______ thought.

A. primary B. capital C. initial D. primitive

8、______________ their final medical check, the astronauts boarded their spacecraft.

A．Received

B．Being received

C．To receive

D．Having received

9、I have so many clients who believe that cutting their hair helps it grow. Actually, for every few inches you’re cutting, you ______ months to the growing time.

A.have added B.will have added C.add D.are adding

10、I guess there's little chance that we can manage to change the present situation worldwide_____, it is important that we try our best.

A.Furthermore B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Nevertheless

11、If Tom’s wife won’t go to the party,________.

A．he will either

B．neither will he

C．he neither will

D．either he will

12、________ all this put under debate is whether they need to move their cattle to another field for nutrition purpose.

A．How

B．Why

C．What

D．That

13、— What should I do first?

— The instructions   that you should mix flour with water carefully first.

A.go B.tell C.write D.say

14、While the kids were making their decisions, they were periodically shown TV _________, some for fast food outlets and some for non-food businesses.

A.programs B.news C.movies D.commercials

15、I keep the picture where I can see it every day,   reminds me of the days in my hometown.

A. that   B. which

C. who   D. when

16、You may not agree, but my____ opinion is that this program is not suitable for children.

A.unique B.personal C.optimistic D.generous

17、while digital technology represents a ______ for bridging geographic distance , highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.

A.canal B.channel C.course D.communication

18、Don’t __ that all those who get good grades in the entrance examination will prove to be most successful.

A．take as granted

B．take this for granted

C．take that for granted

D．take it for granted

19、________ a full discussion of the problem, the committee spent a whole hour exchanging their ideas at the meeting.

A．Have

B．Having

C．Had

D．To have

20、__________ his skyrocketing popularity , Korean film star Kim Soo-kyun (金秀贤) will meet Asian fans, covering China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and South Korea.

A. With regard to   B. In response to   C. In spite of   D. In terms of

21、Almost a decade ago, researchers at Yale University launched a global database called Map of Life to track biodiversity distributions across the planet. Now, the team added a new feature to the database that predicts where species currently unknown to scientists may be hiding.

In 2018, ecologist Mario Moura of the Federal University of Paraiba in Brazil teamed up with Yale ecologist Walter Jetz, who took the lead in the initial creation of the Map of Life. The pair set out to identify where 85 percent of Earth’s undiscovered species may be. For two years, the team collected information about 32,000 vertebrate (脊椎动物)species. Data on population size, geographical range, historical discovery dates and other biological characteristics were used to create a computer model that estimated where undescribed species might exist today.

The model found tropical environments in countries including Brazil, Indonesia, Madagascar, and Colombia house the most undiscovered species. Smaller animals have limited ranges that may be inaccessible, making their detection more difficult. In contrast, larger animals that occupy greater geographic ranges are more likely to be discovered, the researchers explain.

“It is striking to see the importance of tropical forests as the birthplace of discoveries, stressing the urgent need to protect tropical forests and address the need of controlling deforestation rate if we want a chance to truly discover our biodiversity,” said Moura.

The map comes at a crucial time when Earth is facing a biodiversity crisis. It was reported that there was a 68 percent decrease in vertebrate species populations between 1970 and 2006 and a 94 percent decline in animal populations in the America’s tropical subregions. “At the current pace of global environmental change, there is no doubt that many species will go extinct before we have ever learned about their existence and had the chance to consider their fate,”Jetz said.

【1】What can be learned about the Map of Life?

A．It only tracks biodiversity distributions.

B．It was initially created by Mario Moura

C．It predicts where undiscovered species minht

D．It managed to locate 85% of the undiscovered specties.

【2】Which factor makes animals easier to discover?

A．Location.

B．Species.

C．Size.

D．Population.

【3】What does the underlined word “address” mean in paragraph 4?

A．Tackle.

B．Ignore.

C．Maintain.

D．Postpone.

【4】What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A．Tropical animal populations have slightly declined.

B．The Map of life is significant to protecting biodiversity.

C．Tropical forests are the birthplace of many extinct species.

D．Many species will undoubtedly go extinct even if discovered.

22、I have lived in rural America for nine years, first in Michigan, where I got my PhD; then in central Illinois and now in Indiana, where I am a professor. In a place where most people have lived the whole of their lives, I feel like a stranger. There are few things I enjoy more than complaining about my geographic isolation. I’m a vegetarian, so there’s nowhere to go for a nice dinner that isn’t 50 miles away. I’m black, so there’s nowhere to get my hair done that doesn’t involve another 50-mile drive. And the closest major airport is two hours away.

I recite these gripes to my friends. We all have grand ideas about what life would be like if only we did that, or lived there. And there’s this; I really don’t intend to change most of the things I complain about. Griping is seductive on those days when happiness requires too much energy. But it also makes me lose sight of the fact that I was born and grew up in Nebraska and have lived most of my life in one of the plains states. When I go to the coasts, I am struck by how unappealing big-city living can be.

While I may not love where I live, there are plenty of people who are proud to call this place home. At a party with colleagues, I was going on about everything I couldn’t stand in our town when I noticed that they were silent and shifting uncomfortably. That moment forced a change in me. Complaining may offer relief, but so does acceptance. There is no perfect life. By focusing on gripes, I risk missing out on precious moments of appreciation. When I get home, I stand on my balcony, look into the night sky and see the stars. I know that I have absolutely nothing to complain about.

【1】What causes the author’s loneliness?

A．Dietary habits.

B．Racial prejudice.

C．Educational differences.

D．Identity confusion.

【2】What does the underlined word “seductive” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Attractive.

B．Temporary.

C．Violent.

D．Flexible.

【3】How might the author feel about himself when the atmosphere changed at a party?

A．Humbled.

B．Angry.

C．Touched.

D．Calm.

【4】What does the author realize in the end?

A．Every day is beautiful.

B．When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

C．Human must value lives themselves.

D．Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish.

23、TONY SOPRANO’S LAST MEAL

Between 1912 and the 1990s, New Jersey State was home to more than 20 diner manufacturers who made probably 95 percent of the diners in the U.S., says Katie Zavoski, who is helping hold a diner exhibit. What makes a diner a diner? (And not, say, a coffee shop?) Traditionally, a diner is built in a factory and then delivered to its own town or city rather than constructed on-site. Zavoski credits New Jersey’s location as the key to its mastery of the form. “It was just the perfect place to manufacture the diners,” she says. “We would ship them wherever we needed to by sea.”

VISIT “Icons of American Culture: History of New Jersey Diners,” running through June 2017 at The Cornelius House / Middlesex County Museum in Piscataway, New Jersey

GOOD FOOD, GOOD TUNES

Suzanne Vega’s 1987 song “Tom’s Diner” is probably best known for its frequently sampled “doo doo doo doo” melody (旋律) rather than its diner-related lyrics. Technically, it’s not even really about a diner — the setting is New York City’s Tom’s Restaurant, which Vega frequented when she was studying at Barnard. Vega used the word “diner” instead because it “sings better that way,” she told The New York Times. November 18 has since been called Tom’s Diner Day, because on that day in 1981, the New York Post’s front page was a story about the death of actor William Holden. In her song Vega sings: “I Open / Up the paper / There’s a story / Of an actor / Who had died / While he was drinking.”

LISTEN “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega

MEET THE DINER ANTHROPOLOGIST

Richard J.S. Gutman has been called the “Jane Goodall of diners” (he even consulted on Barry Levinson’s 1982 film, Diner). His book, American Diner: Then Now, traces the evolution of the “night lunch wagon,” set up by Walter Scott in 1872, to the early 1920s, when the diner got its name (adapted from “dining car’’), and on through the 1980s. Gutman has his own diner facilities (floor plans, classic white mugs, a cashier booth); 250 of these items are part of an exhibit in Rhode Island.

READ American Diner: Then & Now (John Hopkins University Press)

VISIT “Diners: Still Cooking in the 21st Century,” currently running at the Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island

【1】In what way is a diner different from a coffee shop?

A. Its location.   B. Its management.

C. From what it is built.   D. Where it is constructed.

【2】What do we know about Vega’s 1987 song “Tom’s Diner”?

A. It warns people not to drink.   B. It was inspired by Tom’s Diner Day.

C. Its melody is preferred to its lyrics.   D. Its original title was Tom’s Restaurant.

24、   New York City has a housing problem. Currently, it has 1.8 million one-and two-person households, and only one million studios and one-bedroom apartments. 【1】

In January, Bloomberg’s office announced the winner of its 2012 competition to design and build a residential tower of micro-units apartments between 250 and 370 square feet-on a city-owned site at East 27 street in Manhattan. According to the Mayor’s press release, the winning proposal, by the Brooklyn-based firm NARCHITECTS, was chosen for its innovative layout and building design, with nearly 10-foot ceilings and Juliet balconies that give residents “substantial light and air.”

【2】 For some residents, the potential health risks and crowding challenges might outweigh the benefits of affordable housing. And while the Bloom-berg administration hails the tiny spaces as a “milestone for new housing models,” critics question whether relaxing zoning rules and experimenting with micro-design on public land will effectively address New York’s apartment supply problem in the long run.

“Sure, these micro-apartments maybe fantastic for young professionals in their 20’s,” says Dak Kopec, director of design for human health at Boston Architectural College and author of Environmental Psychology for Design. “【3】”

Home is supposed to be a safe haven, and a resident with a demanding job may feel trapped in a claustrophobic (导致闭恐惧症的) apartment at night forced to choose between the physical crowding of furniture and belongings in his unit, and social crowding, caused by other resident, in the buildings common spaces. Research. Kopec says, has shown that crowding-related stress can increase rates of domestic violence and substance abuse.

For all of us, daily life is a sequence of events, he explains. But most people don’t like adding extra steps to everyday tasks. Because micro-apartments are too small to hold basic furniture like a bed, a table and a couch at the same time, residents must resent their quarters throughout the day: folding down a Murphy bed (墨菲隐蔽床), or hanging up a dining table on the wall. 【4】 In this case, residents might eventually stop folding up their furniture every day and the space will start feeling even more constrained.

A．But they definitely can be unhealthy for older people, say, those in their thirties or forties, who face different stress factors that can make tight living conditions a problem.

B．The obvious solution seems to be to develop more small residential units.

C．New Yorkers may actually face more expensive housing, paying the same amount to rent a studio in the neighborhood where they used to be able to afford a one-bedroom.

D．Nobody is claiming that micro-apartments will be a silver bullet.

E．What might seem novel at the beginning ends up including a lot of little inconveniences, just to go to sleep or make breakfast before work.

F．But as New York City “Micro-apartment” project inches closer to reality, experts warn that Micro-living may not be the urban panacea (灵丹妙药) we’ve been waiting for.

25、The first time 9-year-old Jake Bohm came into the barber shop it was a _________.

Jake, who has autism (自闭症), _________ with his parents to run outside the moment he entered the shop. I ended up walking around the shop with him that day. I got in a few cuts _________ stopped the haircut when I saw Jake was _________. Cutting hair can be _________ for some children with autism. Jake was no different. I felt I’d _________, and it made me _________ to learn more about autism so I could connect with him and take away his _________.

After the first _________ haircut, I suggested to Jake’s parents they bring him back every two weeks at closing time. That went on for a few months. His hair was long. I could __________cut it properly. I’d get a couple of cuts in, and then he’d just go crazy. That was a really __________ time. But I knew we had to just keep going.

I even went to his house to give it a try. No __________.

Then the owner of the barber shop__________ me for allowing a customer to come in after closing time. Discouraged, I __________that job, and soon opened my own shop. Every two weeks, Jake would __________ my shop after it was closed. This lasted about eight months.

A few weeks ago, we made __________. I sang “The Wheels on the Bus” to him. I didn’t know he was __________ nursery rhymes (儿歌). I was just trying to __________him. He looked at me as if he were mesmerized (迷住). I gave him a full haircut for the first time. I realized our slow, two-year effort had __________.

Two weeks later, Jake let me do it again.

I often don’t charge them the cost of the haircut. Maybe the reason I do something like this is to increase my __________ of the kids like him.

【1】

A．pleasure

B．secret

C．disaster

D．treat

【2】

A．struggled

B．agreed

C．talked

D．played

【3】

A．before

B．or

C．so

D．but

【4】

A．curious

B．nervous

C．excited

D．surprised

【5】

A．painful

B．pleasant

C．interesting

D．harmful

【6】

A．finished

B．changed

C．tried

D．failed

【7】

A．refuse

B．want

C．manage

D．regret

【8】

A．anger

B．sadness

C．fear

D．shame

【9】

A．unusual

B．uncertain

C．unbelievable

D．unsuccessful

【10】

A．ever

B．still

C．never

D．often

【11】

A．quiet

B．hard

C．short

D．great

【12】

A．fun

B．problem

C．patience

D．luck

【13】

A．punished

B．praised

C．thanked

D．excused

【14】

A．took

B．left

C．kept

D．offered

【15】

A．look for

B．shut up

C．come by

D．pass by

【16】

A．progress

B．money

C．decisions

D．differences

【17】

A．against

B．over

C．with

D．into

【18】

A．order

B．confuse

C．calm

D．wake

【19】

A．gone back

B．paid off

C．aimed out

D．turned up

【20】

A．understanding

B．trust

C．requirements

D．expectations

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Brent’s Hill was without doubt the best sledding(滑雪橇) hill imaginable—incredibly high at the top, a long, and steep(陡峭的) run in the middle and a flat stretch at the bottom. Today the conditions were perfect for sledding. We had watched all day from the windows of our classrooms, looking forward to carrying out our plan.

The thought of our plans was almost too much. I couldn’t keep my mind on my studies at all. The orange tabletop consumed my thoughts. It was ready to go!

It was an idea that hit us just yesterday. We had been playing hide-and-seek when we noticed the round tabletop leaning against the wall of our house. The rest of the table had long since disappeared. No one knew why my dad had kept the top. It was about four feet across, weighed an unbelievable number of pounds, and more importantly, it was bright orange. My father had sprayed it the previous summer with orange paint in the hope of preserving it for one more year. Who came up with the idea of using the tabletop as a sled? I can’t remember, but we all knew it was brilliant.

History would be made. I could see it now. We would fly down the hill, easily passing everyone else. Whether we would take the safer route to the left, or the narrower, more challenging one to the right was the decision we thought of. There were, of course, advantages and disadvantages to both. “Billy, you’re daydreaming again,” blamed Mr. Kenniger. “You are never going to get through Grade Six if you continue like this.”

I put my head back down and pretended to be studying. I could not afford to be left behind at school! Eventually it was 3:30 and the class was dismissed. I was free! The plan was set. We would race home and meet in my backyard to get the tabletop.

The tabletop was too heavy to carry, so big Tom, Mary and I took turns rolling it to our destination——Brent’s hill.

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On the way, we talked about the adventure excitedly.

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Looking down from the top of the steep hill, we hesitated, but Tom decided to have a try.

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