德阳2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Reading at an early age makes a big ________ to children—it can help inspire their enthusiasm for reading.

A. decision   B. effect

C. promise   D. difference

2、When reading a novel, be sure to consider the political and cultural context ________ the novel is created.

A.why B.that C.which D.where

3、As late as the middle of the 19th century women voting was _____ common. But women in Europe and North America believed that they should have a____ in their government’s leaders.

A．less than, word

B．far from, say

C．rather than, words

D．other than, saying

4、The police still haven’t found the lost child, but they’re doing all they .

A．can

B．may

C．must

D．should

5、So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

A.saw B.see C.had seen D.have seen

6、Yao Ming, the first man to become the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft without playing in college, was honored Friday night as the Houston Rockets ________ his No. 11 jersey.

A. abandoned   B. preserved

C. granted   D. retired

7、 ––Have you asked Peter for advice?

––No, he ______ someone, so I didn’t disturb him.

A. is talking with  B. has talked with

C. was talking with D. had talked with

8、Not until I had watched the football match between Brazil and Germany _________ to bed last night.

A. I went B. I had gone

C. did I go D. had I gone

9、Christine is ______ about anything but her dress as she doesn’t really care about what she looks like in the eyes of others.

A.cautious B.optimistic

C.particular D.curious

10、It is reported that China will not buy the Euro debt until some thorough research ______.

A. has been done   B. will have been done

C. will be done D. had been done

11、David didn’t attend his daughter’s graduation ceremony, but he does wish he   there.

A. should be   B. would be

C. had been   D. were

12、She said her ________ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much time left.

A. pension B. benefit C. allowance D. bonus

13、—Jim, what’s the result of the final?

—Believe it or not, China ________ beat its strong opponent France.

A．narrowly

B．casually

C．initially

D．typically

14、Children, in my opinion,____creative ability is unbelievably rich, should be trained in that area.

A.which B.what C.who D.whose

15、—What about your self-drive trip yesterday?

—Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride.

A．had

B．have

C．would have

D．have had

16、The young lady, ________ several attempts to fix her cell phone, decided to have another try.

A. making   B. to have made

C. having made   D. made

17、As ______ healthier lifestyle is being promoted, the bicycle has also become a tool that keeps people on ______ go.

A.the; a B.a; a

C.a; the D.a; /

18、I slipped into the professor's room quietly, on ______ wall there was a big slogan saying "Learn for a Stronger China".

A.where B.which

C.whose D.that

19、Why didn't you tell me there was no meeting today? I all the way here through the heavy snow.

A.needn't have driven B.couldn't have driven

C.should have driven D.must have driven

20、Roger ____ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A.took on B.took in C.took up D.took over

21、   I grew up in Hastings, a small coastal town in East Sussex, famous for 1066 years of history and seaside charm. I have a memory as a boy, saving my pocket money by placing it in a special drawer, the golden pound coins collecting into a neat pile. When I was 14 in 2007, I saved up money for a gap year, by working at a bingo hall, and I put the money into a savings account. I remember getting £70 ($91) interest rates one year, which made me feel very rich indeed.

Skip forward to 2018 and I was living and working in Beijing, China, as a journalist. All around me Beijing residents were paying for everything using just their smart phones. They would walk up to a counter of a restaurant, shop, or convenience store, and offer up a QR code(二维码)for the cashier to scan. Once scanned, the online system would immediately deduct(扣除) the exact amount owed from the payer’s e-wallet. No reaching for cash and waiting for change. The transaction would take seconds.

But I was a stubborn holdout. My friends, both Western and Chinese, would make fun of me for being so traditional – for sticking to ―dirty cash. But there were a couple of reasons why I kept using physical money and avoided getting into e-payments and e-wallets. Firstly, it felt safer. I wasn’t really aware of how electronic money would work on my smart phone and I feared it would somehow get easily taken away. Secondly, I feared that by moving to e-payments, I would end up spending more. I would lose all sense of how much, day by day, I would be spending.

Were these fears justified? As more and more people across the world escape cash, these are essential issues for me to consider.

【1】Which of the following made the writer feel very rich?

A.Saving £70 ($91) by placing it in a special drawer.

B.Collecting £70 ($91) coins into a neat pile.

C.Putting £70 ($91) into a savings account in bank.

D.Getting £70 ($91) interest rates from a bank.

【2】Which’s not the advantage of e-payments?

A.No reaching for cash. B.No waiting for change.

C.Taking only few seconds. D.Spending more money.

【3】Why didn’t the writer like to accept the e- payments at first?

A.Because he was too traditional to save money.

B.Because he liked the sense of paying in cash.

C.Because he thought e-payments would deduct more.

D.Because he knew how e-payments work on smartphones.

【4】What can we infer about the writer from the last paragraph？

A.He accepted the idea that money is abstract.

B.He eventually turned to using e-payments.

C.He thought the pain of e-payment is delayed.

D.He insisted that having physical cash is safer.

22、   Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy，if for no other reason than because I understood it might be a good investment. I got the name of an insurance agent from a friend and called the agent to get some information.

From the kinds of questions I put to him，the agent would tell that I knew nothing about insurance so he kindly offered to explore the matter with me in more detail -to help me determine the kind of policy I ought to be considering.

That evening he appeared at my door promptly at 7：30；without wasting time on amenities he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and launched into a lengthy explanation. I listened attentively as he talked about the difference between various types of policies，and he explained the kind of coverage he felt I ought to have because of my age bracket and financial objectives. Toward the end of the evening (after three or four hours of talking)，he kindly helped me fill out an application for a 50，000 dollar policy，and then he asked if I could go to a Dr. Luther's office on Friday for a physical examination.

I don't know why，but it was not until the mention of the doctor's appointment that I realized fully what was happening. I was about to sign a lifetime contract yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not. As a matter of fact，the question of the need for a decision from me one way or the other had not even come up. Suddenly I felt sure that I definitely did not want to buy the policy. However, since he had spent so much time with me，I didn't want to make him feel that he had wasted his time. So I invented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday，and I assured him I would call him in a few days. Actually，I had no intention of going to see Dr. Luther or of calling the agent again. I wanted to forget the whole thing.

It's been over three months now since our meeting，and my friendly insurance agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week. My secretary knows that I don't want to talk to him，so when he calls she tells him that I'm in a meeting or that I'm out of the office or that I'm away on a business trip. I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him outright that I'm not interested，and please not to bother me any more，all I can do is to avoid his calls and hope I don't run into him someplace.

【1】The writer phoned the insurance agent because ______ .

A.He wanted to fill out an application for a life insurance policy.

B.He had decided to buy a life insurance policy.

C.He wanted to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy.

D.He took great interest in the insurance company.

【2】According to the passage，the agent was ______ .

A.an experienced salesman B.kind but inexperienced

C.ineffective D.easy to deal with

【3】The writer didn't tell the agent the truth because ______ .

A.he was afraid of him.

B.he felt embarrassed to do so.

C.he thought it none of the agent's business.

D.he didn't wish to lose the agents friendship.

【4】The writer realizes that ______ .

A.he should have told the truth to the agent earlier.

B.he should buy the policy.

C.the agent is a real friend.

D.insurance is but swindle(骗局)

23、Born in the State of New York on May 14th, 1984, Mark Zuckerberg was an instant success. In his high school years, he was considered one of top students in the classics, before moving into the arts, sciences, and literature, again picking up high marks and receiving academic praise. It earned him admission to Harvard University.

As a rebellious yet relatively quiet student, he created a website called Facemash in the university– an instantly controversial website that encouraged students to rate each other based on appearance.

The site was controversial for several reasons. The first was its illegal use of photographs, which the university and students took issue with. The second was its controversial nature – not every student like being ranked based on their appearance. The third was its huge resource use – while it was hosted on Harvard servers, it was the most popular page in the university’s entire network.

Zuckerberg was soon forced to shut the site down, but its popularity and controversy had made him consider its future potential. He soon turned the simple site into a personal one for Harvard students, encouraging them to network with their peers at the college. It was then, together with his two friends, that they launched “The Facebook”, which immediately spread to other colleges and grew into a public service that anyone could access in the United States, whether to network with friends and family, or to play games.

The company has been criticized frequently, nevertheless, Zuckerberg has remained true to his initial vision – to create a website that the entire world can use to communicate openly and easily with one another and to keep the user experience clean and pure. The end result is one of the world’s biggest online businesses.

Although its true value is debatable, it’s safe to say that Facebook, and its creator Mark Zuckerberg, are two of the twenty-first century’s most influential, controversial, and potentially powerful figures.

【1】When Mark Zuckerberg was a student, he_____________________.

A. was often praised by teachers for the website he created

B. had good academic performance

C. alone created a website called Facebook

D. encouraged students to set up business like him

【2】The reason why Zuckerberg shut the site down was probably that__________.

A. his website was not popular

B. he was doubted for the way he used photographs

C. he needed time to reconsider his choice

D. he stole resource on Harvard server

【3】Which words can best describe Zuckerberg?

A. easy-going and smart.

B. quiet and shy.

C. talented and outgoing.

D. rebellious and creative.

【4】The best title of the passage should be________________.

A. Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook

B. The Foundation of Facebook

C. A Talent from Harvard University

D. The Development of Facebook

24、 It is a familiar scene these days: employees taking newly laid-off co-workers out for a drink for comfort. But which side deserves sympathy more, the jobless or the still employed? On March 6, researchers at a conference at the University of Cambridge heard data suggesting it's the latter.

Brendan Burchell, a Cambridge sociologist, presented his analysis based on various surveys conducted across Europe. The data suggest that employed people who feel insecure in their jobs show similar levels of anxiety and depression as those who are unemployed. Although a newly jobless person's mental health may“bottom out" after about six months, and then even begin to improve, the mental state of people who are continuously worried about losing their job “just continues to get worse and worse", Burchell says.

Evolutionary psychologists support this theory by arguing that human beings feel more stress during times of insecurity because they sense an immediate but invisible threat. Patients have been known to experience higher levels of anxiety,for example, while waiting for examination results than knowing what they are suffering from-even if the result is cancer. It's better to get the bad news and start doing something about it rather than wait with anxiety. When the uncertainty continues, people stay in a nonstop “fight or flight" response, which leads to damaging stress.

But not every employee in insecure industries has such a discouraging view,Burchell says. In general, women get on better. While reporting higher levels of anxiety than men when directly questioned, women scored lower in stress on the GHQ 12, even when they had a job they felt insecure about losing. As Burchell explains, “For women, most studies show that any job-it doesn't matter

whether it is secure or insecure-gives psychological improvement over unemployment. " Burchell supposes that the difference in men is that they tend to feel pressure not only to be employed, but also to be the primary breadwinner, and that more of a man's self-worth depends on his job.

【1】Why do researchers think the still employed deserve sympathy more?

A. They have to do more work since then.

B. They have no chance to find better jobs.

C. They have to work with inexperienced workers.

D. They constantly worry about losing their jobs.

【2】What is most likely to cause a “fight or flight" response?

A. Not having a paid job.

B. Fierce competition for jobs.

C. Not knowing what will happen.

D. Pressure to work longer hours.

【3】What will the writer talk about following the last paragraph?

A. Advice on preparing a job interview.

B. Advice to those in insecure industries.

C. Some knowledge of psychology.

D. Difference in men and women.

【4】 What could be the best title for the text?

A. Is it less stressful to get laid off than stay on?

B. Should greater sympathy be given to the jobless?

C. Do employees bear more stress than ever before?

D. Do men or women show higher levels of anxiety?

25、Reagan Lawrence is a 13-year-old girl and band member at Bonaire Middle School, in central Georgia, USA. Over the past several months, she has used the grief and stress _______ by the COVID-19 pandemic to _______ her best and help others in the process.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been very _______ to Reagan and her family. She lost two of her aunts as well as her great grandfather. And she hasn’t been able to visit some of her _______ such as her grandfather.

Feeling _______ sad, she struggled to find out what she could do to make things better. While thinking about ways she could _______, her band began to sell “the world’s finest candy” to raise funds.

This gave her a(n) _______ — why not buy the world’s finest chocolate bars to _______ the world’s finest people? In her mind, the finest people in the world are the healthcare workers, firemen, and first responders who have _______ themselves during this pandemic to helping others while putting themselves in danger.

And so she did! While Reagan is typically a ________ person, this did not stop her from promoting ________   and then using the money obtained to buy chocolate bars for first responders.

In all, Reagan ________ over 400 bars. The first responders that received them were ________ not just for the world’s finest chocolate, but the caring actions of one of the world’s finest 13-year-old girls !

Reagan Lawrence’s story has ________ many others to help those in ________ during this challenging moment.

【1】

A．released

B．created

C．formed

D．caused

【2】

A．put out

B．bring out

C．let out

D．make out

【3】

A．typical

B．special

C．cruel

D．normal

【4】

A．relatives

B．classmates

C．friends

D．doctors

【5】

A．occasionally

B．constantly

C．suddenly

D．temporarily

【6】

A．recover

B．cure

C．help

D．save

【7】

A．inspiration

B．excuse

C．promise

D．ambition

【8】

A．evaluate

B．praise

C．admire

D．reward

【9】

A．involved

B．adapted

C．devoted

D．attached

【10】

A．shy

B．brave

C．generous

D．patient

【11】

A．sales

B．awareness

C．quality

D．service

【12】

A．brought

B．donated

C．sold

D．stored

【13】

A．considerate

B．brave

C．responsible

D．grateful

【14】

A．invited

B．motivated

C．persuaded

D．required

【15】

A．danger

B．order

C．charge

D．need

26、假如你是高中生李华，你校下个月将举办主题为“When the buying stops, the killing can too.”的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇关于保护野生动物的演讲稿参加此次活动，内容要点如下：

1.现状；

2.意义；

3.呼吁。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear teachers and classmates,

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That's all. Thank you!