玉树州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、I just sat by the window watching the passing scene ________ I caught the eye of a waiter and ordered my meal.

A．once

B．while

C．until

D．since

2、It’s already 10:00, I wonder how it _______ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

A.came over B.came out C.came about D.came up

3、The new technology, if _________ to rice growing, will help increase the grain output．

A. applied   B. applying

C. to apply     D. having applied

4、Considering the convenience _______ the cost, young people tend to order food through their cellphone App.

A.in preference to B.in response to

C.in addition to D.in regard to

5、It’s generally believed that the popular South Korean drama Man From the Stars is ________ in creative storylines as in pretty faces and fashion.

A. such a successful example

B. so successful an example

C. as a successful example

D. as successful an example

6、______ his love, Chris sent his mom a thank-you note on Mother’s Day.

A. Expressing   B. Expressed   C. To express   D. Having expressed

7、Because of the tight schedule and heavy workload of Grade 12, many students________ their lunch break to finish homework.

A．make fun of

B．take advantage of

C．keep pace with

D．keep an eye on

8、John thinks it won’t be long ______he is ready for his new job .

A．when

B．after

C．before

D．since

9、Since we haven’t gone very far, we might just __________ well turn around to get the map.

A.for B.with C.in D.as

10、—Someone wants you on the phone.

—________ nobody knows I am here.

A.Although B.And

C.But D.So

11、I don’t believe what you said, but if you can prove it, you may be able to ________ me.

A．convince

B．confirm

C．guarantee

D．inform

12、________ the numbers in employment, the hotel industry was the second largest industry in this country last year.

A．In spite of

B．In case of

C．In terms of

D．In praise of

13、As often happens after long sleeplessness, he was ________ by an unreasoning panic.

A．seized

B．fascinated

C．impressed

D．embarrassed

14、In contrast with the liberal social climate of the present, traditions in the past were relatively ______.

A. competitive   B. comprehensive

C. creative   D. conservative

15、It is estimated that hopefully about 0. 5 billion families_______5G terminals by 2025, when there is a sharp drop in price.

A．have used

B．will have used

C．will be using

D．are using

16、There is a rule in the library that one is required to put the book ______ it is after finishing reading it.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．when

17、— I have decided to take part in the English speech contest, but I’m a little nervous now.

— ________. I believe that you can do it very well.

A．Well done

B．Congratulations

C．Go for it

D．Up to you

18、Never in my life ________ such a beautiful sunrise!

A. have I seen B. I have seen

C. did I see D. I saw

19、Do you still remember how many years ago_________ we first met on campus?

A. was it that   B. it was that

C. was it when       D. it was when

20、With the development of science, more new technology ______ to the fields of IT.

A．has introduced

B．is being introduced

C．is introduced

D．was introduced

21、Four Recommended Books This Year

Summer

Author: Ali Smith

Price: £16. 99

Ali Smith’s Summer continues the interplay between the past and modern society that marks out her works as insightful. The top of a hugely ambitious and fast-paced literary project that aims to display big events of 2020 — Brexit, global COVID-19 pandemic, immigration detention centers, homelessness and the murder of George Floyd — with burning immediacy, Summer is one of the absolute must-reads.

Actress

Author: Anne Enright

Price: £16. 99

A beautifully realized novel of mother-daughter relationships and the dark side of fame and adulation (盲目崇拜), Actress skillfully unpacks the secrets and lies of a well-known theatre performer and the effects of her bad fame on the child who admired her. With a sharp eye for female interaction and familial meaning, Actress finds the former Booker Prize winner on excellent form.

Grown Ups

Author: Marian Keyes

Price: £20. 00

There are few writers as capable of showing the frictions of family life with as much humor and accuracy as Marian Keyes and her latest sees her on flashing form. When one woman’s accident leads to an outpouring of long-contained complaints and secrets, it calls into question just how civilized and “grown-up” any of us actually are.

Redhead by the Side of the Road

Author: Anne Tyler

Price: £14. 99

Redhead by the Side of the Road is both a deliciously perfect love story and a character study of a lovable eccentric (古怪的人), stuck in his ways. Showing the emotional warmth that has made her both a critical darling and a beloved popular author, Anne Tyler is at her winning best.

【1】How much should you pay for a book referring to big events of 2020?

A．£14. 99.

B．£16. 99.

C．£20. 00.

D．£33. 98.

【2】Whose book shows family conflicts humorously?

A．Ali Smith’s.

B．Anne Tyler’s.

C．Anne Enright’s.

D．Marian Keyes’s.

【3】What can be known about Redhead by the Side of the Road?

A．Its author is too eccentric to be loved.

B．It is about the growth of a rising star.

C．It explores a strange man’s characters.

D．Its main role lacks love and kindness.

22、“Years ago when I was at the Grand Canyon, I remembered someone coming up to the canyon’s edge, taking a shot with a camera and then walking away, like ‘got it – done’, barely even glancing at the magnificent scene in front of him,” Linda Henkel, a scientist at Fairfield University, US told Live Science.

Henkel was surprised by how obsessed (痴迷的) people are with taking pictures these days - before dinner, during friends’ birthday parties, on museum tours and so on.

They keep taking pictures because they think that it helps record the moment, but as Henkel’s latest study has just found out, this obsession may prevent their brains remembering what actually happened, reported The Guardian.

In her study, Henkel led a group of college students around a museum and asked them to simply observe 15 objects and photograph 15 others. The next day the students’ memory of the tour was tested, and the results showed that they were less accurate in recognizing the objects and they remembered fewer details about them if they photographed them.

‘‘When people rely on technology to remember them — counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves, it can have a negative impact on how well they remember their experiences,” Henkel explained.

But there is also an exception: if students zoomed in to photograph part of an object, their memory actually improved, and those who focused the lens (镜头) on a specific area could even recall parts that weren’t in the frame.

So basically, this study is saying that constantly taking pictures can harm your memory. But shouldn’t reviewing pictures we have taken help wake up our memories? This is true, but only if we spend enough time doing it.

“In order to remember, we have to access and interact with the photos, rather than just collect them,” Henkel told The Telegraph. However, previous research has shown that most people never take the time to look over their digital pictures simply because there are too many of them and they aren’t usually very organized on their computers.

【1】Why did the author mention Henkel’s trip to the Grand Canyon at the beginning?

A. To complain about some tourists’ bad habits.

B. To give suggestions on how to enjoy one’s tour.

C. To point out people’s obsession with taking pictures.

D. To describe the beautiful view of the Grand Canyon.

【2】What can we learn from Henkel’s study?

A. Reviewing pictures always helps people bring back memories easily.

B. Taking pictures in a museum tour helps students recognize objects better.

C. People should spend more time taking pictures than studying real objects.

D. Pictures focusing on the details of objects probably improve people’s memories.

【3】The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to “________”.

A. the camera   B. technology

C. the event   D. an object

【4】What is the article mainly about?

A. People’s obsession with taking pictures and its influence.

B. Possible ways of using pictures to improve one’s memory.

C. Great harm to memory caused by taking pictures constantly.

D. A believable study into the negative impact of lining cameras often.

23、   What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?

Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have    disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a 'menu' and a computer will send the program directly to the television. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.

In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don't act now.

In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed of the cars and there won't be any accidents. Today many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.

In the domain of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots-they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere — in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.

Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today scientists have discovered how to control genes. They have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. Scientists will be able to do these things-but should they?

【1】What's the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To arouse the interest of the reader.

B．To tell the background of the passage.

C．To introduce the topic of the passage.

D．To describe the pictures of the future.

【2】We can know from the passage that?

A．computers will finally take the place of the media nowadays.

B．robots will completely have replaced people in factories.

C．computers will tell drivers exactly where they are in the future.

D．it is more convenient to choose programs sent by the computer.

【3】What's the authors attitude towards the life by 2050?

A．Excited but pessimistic.

B．Optimistic but worried.

C．Eager but afraid.

D．Confident but cautious.

【4】It can be inferred from the last paragraph that?

A．all diseases will not be conquered by scientists.

B．scientists have known the way to produce genes.

C．scientists have produced clones of people.

D．the clones of animals have a long way to go.

24、Comments on the July Issue of Reader’s Digest

Jennie Gardner, Bath

I couldn’t agree more with Lee Child, that books are really important. Yes, you can get lost in them but you can also find yourself and new worlds and possibilities in them. Books help us to forget and remember. They remind us both of what's really important and what’s not.

And, as Lee says, they let us hold the whole world in our hands, We can feel the weight of this word, we can mark our favourite spots, add in our own thoughts and see our progress through the pages as the story leads us back home, allowing us to re-find ourselves along the way.

Jayne Wile, North Wales

Brian Blessed’s I Remember was most enjoyable. I love Brian, a popular actor of stage and screen. It was interesting to learn more about his life. I noted how he enjoyed being involved in the Space Program, doing 600 hours training in Moscow and I have to agree with his thought：”We need to get out to Mars because the Earth has got to rest.” Mars has always been a source of inspiration for explorers and scientists.

Melanie Lodge, West Yorkshire

I was thrilled to read author Lee Childs If I Ruled The World. I was most impressed that he wanted to make teachers the most respected and highest paid professionals.

I work as a teaching assistant in a primary school and have done so since my youngest daughter began school 12 years ago. Until then I had no idea just how much planning was involved in each lesson and how much patience was required in a class of 30 children! I also agree with Lee that there’s nothing more rewarding than finishing a good book.

【1】What is Jennie Gardner’s comment mainly about?

A.Books make us get lost. B.Books mean a lot in life.

C.Books help us progress. D.Books bring us possibilities.

【2】What do we know about Jayne Wile?

A.He once got trained in Moscow.

B.He joined in the Space Program.

C.He thinks it necessary to explore Mars.

D.He’s a popular actor of stage and screen.

【3】What can be inferred from Melanie Lodge’s comment?

A.She better knows how to teach.

B.She thinks teachers are overpaid.

C.She finds teaching more rewarding.

D.She used to work in a primary school.

【4】Which of them have a similar opinion according to the passage?

A.Brian Blessed and Lee Child.

B.Jayne Wile and Jennie Gardner.

C.Melanie Lodge and Jayne Wile.

D.Jennie Gardner and Melanie Lodge.

25、   When I was a freshman in college, I had some seniors telling me, “You should not really try to get the highest grades. Try to score just about enough that you are right above the ________.” They said, “Look at that guy! He is a ________ but he doesn’t have a job.” The boy happened to ________ this conversation, but did not say anything and ________ went to his dormitory.

I followed ________ advice for a year, and got really average grades. Unexpectedly that year, the ________ in economy occurred and the whole world changed. Almost all the seniors in my college who had offer letters in their hands started getting ________ letters in their mailbox.

It was sadness everywhere and then it was a state of ________ all over the campus. ________ , the topper was still quiet. He called me to his room. I had no clue why he ________ me. I thought he had seen me in the library several times. He only wanted to spend ten ________ with me, but passed me his ________ life advice.

He said, “Check this letter out.” It said —— “Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Congratulations! You are ________ for a PhD program.” “Try to get the kind of grades that you could ________ yourself on. Don’t take the ________ advice. Look! They were all telling you to be average. But I know you can do better. Now go, and spend as many hours in the ________ as you can rather than hanging out with your friends.”

He continued, “You never know how the world will change. Everything you own can be ________ at one time. The only thing won’t betray you: your ________ work.”

I got the highest grades the following semesters. I ________ it to University of Wisconsin Madison for a PhD in Chemical Engineering, and then to Intel corporation. Who knows where the next ________ could be...

【1】A. top B. average C. percentage D. grade

【2】A. candidate B. graduate C. topper D. loser

【3】A. join B. hear C. interrupt D. ignore

【4】A. angrily B. happily C. awkwardly D. silently

【5】A. his B. my C. their D. your

【6】A. growth B. development C. downturn D. recovery

【7】A. decline B. confirmation C. invitation D. recommendation

【8】A. fancy B. mind C. conflict D. panic

【9】A. Lastly B. Luckily C. Therefore D. However

【10】A. hated B. favored C. disturbed D. suggested

【11】A. periods B. seconds C. hours D. minutes

【12】A. hardest B. closest C. best D. newest

【13】A. considered B. refused C. accepted D. praised

【14】A. limit B. pride C. relax D. control

【15】A. wrong B. different C. frank D. easy

【16】A. library B. club C. job-hunting D. mind-reading

【17】A. taken away B. passed down C. used up D. left behind

【18】A. difficult B. hard C. regular D. creative

【19】A. failed B. processed C. wrote D. made

【20】A. destination B. purpose C. condition D. contract

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。

Every night as the whole family fell asleep, Catalina would slide from home to the Cerro Tololo observatory (天文台). Papa was the mechanic (修理工)of the observatory, but during the day Papa would not allow her to get closer to the telescopes there. Only at night, Catalina was allowed in with the permission of the night staff.

Catalina loved helping to service the grand telescopes, the eyes that looked out into the universe. She wanted badly to be an astronomer someday. Adults never took her dream seriously. Even her father laughed, “Maybe you’ll be hired to clean the offices. ”

One day in library, Catalina was reading a plant journal when she stopped at the picture of an unusual white flower. “It’s called wild carrot. “ A Spanish astronomer, who she saw several times in the observatory, stood behind her. “Pretty, isn’t it? I’ve always liked that flower, because it looks like a galaxy. ”

“A spiral galaxy (漩涡星系), ”she whispered. Blond eyebrows climbed the scientist＇s forehead. “Indeed. And what is your name, young lady?” he asked.

”I’m Catalina Solis. ”

“Eduardo Solis’s daughter? The mechanic?”

Yes. ”She

gave a look at him. “I want to be an astronomer when I grow up. "

He laughed kindly, no longer meeting her eyes, and patted her on the shoulder. “Yes, of course, my dear. Work hard in school, and it could happen. ”

One evening, Catalina eyescanned the top of the observatory as usual. Suddenly she noticed the angle of the one-meter telescope was unusual. The telescope was pointed down, lower than she had ever seen it. Catalina learned from1 Papa how dangerous it would be. If left like it was, the telescope would move past its limit and be damaged. So without hesitation she got inside the observatory.

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She saw the Spanish scientist buried in work there.

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The scientist’s words meant a lot to her.

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