铜陵2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测六年级英语

1、The opinion   learning is a lifelong process has been expressed by education experts throughout the years.

A. which B. that

C. what D. how

2、______ such a problem before, we handled the situation very well this time.

A. Deal with   B. Dealing with

C. To deal with   D. Having dealt with

3、The three parties will meet next month to ______remaining differences.

A．carry out

B．pull through

C．get out

D．work out

4、______ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influence genes in human bodies.

A．Having exposed

B．Being exposed

C．To expose

D．Exposed

5、It was the first time in six attempts that Peters ______the world champion.

A．has beaten

B．was beaten

C．beat

D．had beaten

6、---I heard Mr. Smith is the newly elected president of your university.

---Yes. But with a lot of difficult problems ________, he is having a hard time.

A．settled

B．settling

C．to settle

D．being settled

7、I will try my best to get lo the station ahead of time  ____ I have to walk all the way there.

A.so that B.as though C.even if D.in case

8、—Can we make it to the concert with such heavy traffic?

—Absolutely not.The pianist_______for about half an hour when we arrive.

A.will be playing B.has played C.will have played D.has been playing

9、-I’m reading Cultural Perplexity in Agonized Travel by Yu Qiuyu these days.

-I like the book! It brings me to places I might not ________ have been either in thoughts or reality.

A.regardless B.otherwise C.therefore D.anyhow

10、On Jan 1, 2018, China’s new regulation on solid waste imports officially came into effect. _____, divided into four categories.

A. Being prohibited from entering China are a total of 24 kinds of solid waste

B. Entering China are a total of 24 kinds of solid waste that are prohibited

C. Prohibited from entering China are a total of 24 kinds of solid waste

D. From entering China are a total of 24 kinds of solid waste prohibited

11、Sun Yang said he would appeal against the CAS decision, ________, to the public’s surprise, banned him from competition for eight years.

A.where B.when C.as D.which

12、In some western countries， demand for graduates from MBA courses has______.

A.turned down B.turned over C.fallen down D.fallen over

13、Although he did not do it___________, he definitely had some responsibility.

A．instantly

B．deliberately

C．accidentally

D．casually

14、______, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job．Good wages．No experience necessary．”

A．Looking through the newspaper

B．While I was looking through the newspaper

C．To look through the newspaper

D．I was looking through the newspaper

15、The 1919 Addison Act was a revolution, which required that a survey of housing needs __________ by all local authorities.

A.would conduct B.conduct C.must be conducted D.be conducted

16、While most of western festivals enjoy great popularity worldwide, Halloween is something of a ________ festival in England as camps are divided as its appeal.

A. confidential   B. controversial

C. conservative   D. conventional

17、The power of Charlie Chaplin’s works is not only in his acting, but also in the stories and characters he________.

A．had created

B．has created

C．created

D．creates

18、—Have you persuaded him?

—Yes. After hours of discussion, I___________ to reason him into accepting the new plan.

A. managed   B. would manage

C. have managed D. had managed

19、–Long time no see! Where have you been?

--I went to Ningxia and ______ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.

A. stayed   B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying

20、—Bob has gone to Shanghai.

—Oh, can you tell me when he_________?

A．has left

B．left

C．is leaving

D．would leaving

21、We’ve known for years that plants can see, hear, smell and communicate with chemicals. Now, reported New Scientist, they have been recorded making sounds when stressed.

In a yet-to-be-published study, Itzhak Khait and his team at Tel Aviv University, in Israel, found that tomato and tobacco (烟草) plants can make ultrasonic (超声的) noises. The plants “cry out” due to lack of water, or when their stems (茎) are cut. It’s just too high-pitched (音调高的) for humans to hear.

Microphones placed 10 centimeters away from the plants picked up sounds in the ultrasonic range of 20 to 100 kilohertz (千赫兹). Human hearing usually ranges from 20 hertz to 20 kilohertz. “These findings can change the way we think about the plant kingdom,” they wrote.

On average, “thirsty” tomato plants made 35 sounds an hour, while tobacco plants made 11. When plant stems were cut, tomato plants made an average of 25 sounds in the following hour, and tobacco plants 15. Unstressed plants produced fewer than one sound per hour, on average.

Perhaps most interestingly, different types of stress led to different sounds. The researchers trained a machine-learning model to separate the plants’ sounds from those of the wind, rain and other noises of the greenhouse. In most cases, it correctly identified (辨识) whether the stress was caused by dryness or a cut, based on a sound’s intensity(强度) and frequency. Water-hungry tobacco appears to make louder sounds than cut tobacco, for example. Although Khait and his colleagues only looked at tomato and tobacco plants, they think other plants also make sounds when stressed.

If farmers could hear these sounds, said the team, they could give water to the plants that need it most. As climate change causes more droughts (旱灾), they said this would be important information for farmers. “The sounds that drought-stressed plants make could be used in precision agriculture (精准农业),” said Anne Visscher at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the UK.

Khait’s report also suggests that insects and mammals (哺乳动物) can hear the sounds up to 5 meters away and respond. For example, a moth (蛾子) may decide not to lay eggs on a water-stressed plant. Edward Farmer, at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, is doubtful. He said that the idea of moths listening to plants is “a little too speculative”.

If plants are screaming for fear of their survival, maybe we should be glad we can’t hear them.

【1】What did Khait and his team find from their research?

A．Plants made low-pitched sounds when in danger.

B．Plants made ultrasonic noises to communicate with each other.

C．Plants picked up a wider range of sounds when stressed.

D．Plants were able to produce sounds in response to stresses.

【2】How did tomato and tobacco plants react to different stresses according to the text?

A．A plant reacted to different stresses with the same sound.

B．Cut tomato plants produced more sounds per hour than water-hungry ones.

C．Cut tobacco plants seemed to make weaker sounds than drought-stressed ones.

D．Tobacco plants might make louder sounds than tomato plants when short of water.

【3】What’s the main idea of Paragraph 6?

A．Challenges faced by farmers in the future.

B．The potential applications of the research.

C．Farmers’ contributions to the research.

D．What the future agriculture will be like.

【4】The underlined word “speculative” in the second-to-last paragraph has the closest meaning to “______”.

A．practical

B．unsupported

C．surprising

D．complicated

22、   Time to load up some popular games: new research indicates pigs possess the mental capability to play video games. The study, published in Frontiers In Psychology, tested the ability of four pigs（Hamlet, Omelette, Ebony and Ivory)to play a simple joystick(操纵杆）game with their noses, moving a cursor(光标）to four targets on the screen. Although the animals didn’t demonstrate the skills to win a round any time soon, they did show an understanding of some elementary games.

Performing well above chance, the pigs appeared to recognize the movement of the cursor was controlled by the joystick. The fact that they did so well despite a lack of flexible fingers is “extraordinary”, according to the researchers.

“It is no small achievement for an animal, to grasp the concept that the behaviour they are performing is having an effect elsewhere. That pigs can do this to any degree should give us pause as to what else they are capable of learning and how such learning may impact them,” said Purdue University’s Dr Candace Croney, the study’s lead author.

Researchers also noted that while the pigs could be taught to play the game using food as positive motivation, they also responded well to social interaction. In fact, when the game was made more challenging and the pigs became unwilling to participate in, “only oral encouragement by the experimenter” would see training continue.

These findings are the latest to highlight the intelligence of pigs. Not only have they been shown to use mirrors to find hidden food, but studies have also demonstrated how pigs can be taught to “come” and “sit” after oral commands.

“As with any sentient(有感觉力的）beings, how we interact with pigs and what we do to them impacts and matters to them,” Croney said. “We therefore have a moral duty to understand how pigs acquire information, and what they are capable of leaning and remembering, because it ultimately offers the potential for how they understand their interactions with us and their environments.”

【1】What can we learn from Paragraphs 1 and 2?

A．Pigs have the potential to play games well.

B．Pigs have noses as flexible as human hands.

C．Pigs possess the mental ability we didn’t know.

D．Pigs know well about what they are playing.

【2】What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Playing joystick games so well.

B．Realizing the effects of their acts.

C．Carrying out tasks with their noses.

D．Following human oral commands.

【3】Which of the following can improve the performance of trained pigs?

A．Less challenging video games.

B．A nice treat before the experiment.

C．Severe punishment if necessary.

D．Inspiring words from experimenters.

【4】What does the author think of the research findings?

A．They reflect the needs to interact more with animals.

B．They offer humans ideas of how to live with animals.

C．They encourage us to explore how pigs interact with us.

D．They show us how pigs interact with their environments.

23、   Cowboys, policemen, princesses and superheroes are all characters kids choose to be on any given day. Putting on a play can be a fun activity that lets them act out their favorite characters as well as use their artistic ability to create the stage.

Best of all, they will be able to use their favorite line “ look at me” as the audience sits down to enjoy the production.

Help your kids decide on a play they would like to act out. Use the Internet or the library to find scripts (剧本) for older reading kids. For younger kids, they can act out a favorite story or a fairy tale. Of course, you could always help them write their own scripts.

Decide how many characters are needed. Invite neighbors and friends to be in your play or let your kids play more than one character. Make sure you teach them to change the way they look, move and speak so the audience can tell the difference.

Search for costumes and props (道具) supplies. Find clothes from your closet or attic (阁楼) , or go to a garage sale. Help everyone make a mask or put on makeup to represent their characters.

Get creative. Make tickets, invitations, movie posters and props for your kids’ play. You can even decorate a curtain and hang it in front of the stage. Set up chairs for the audience.

Choose your music. Pick something that goes with the theme of the play. Ask someone to play the piano or have the kids make up songs and help them make homemade instruments.

Rehearse the play. The more the play is practiced, the better it will be. Try starting early in the summer and practicing once a week. Set out a snack after rehearsal and make it light-hearted and fun. Then perform the play at the end of the summer vacation.

Invite the audience to sit down and enjoy the play.

【1】Which of the following characters may not be chosen by kids?

A. Policemen. B. Princesses.

C. Superheroes. D. Beggars.

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Putting on a play can improve kids’ imagination.

B. Kids of different ages should choose the same script.

C. A kid can act out different characters in the same play.

D. Different costumes and props are not important on stage.

【3】The underlined word “ Rehearse” has the closest meaning to “___________”.

A. research B. review

C. practice D. remember

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

A. How to Help Kids to Put on a Play

B. How to Give Kids Useful Advice on Performances

C. How to Get Kids Interested in Performing

D. How to Teach Kids to Show Their Character

24、Japanese archaeologists (考古学家) have uncovered al 7.5-foot-long irons sword and a bronze mirror from an ancient tomb near the city of Nara. Researchers found both artifacts while unearthing a l,600-year-old site called Tomio Maruyama.

The weapon, known as a dako sword, is so large that it was likely never used for self-defense, serving instead as a means of protection against evil after death. Like other dako swords unearthed in the country, this one looks like a snake. Due to the artifact’s size, the researchers initially thought they had found multiple swords lined up next to each other.

Experts said the mirror, which is shaped like a shield (盾), was also likely used to shun evil spirits. It measures 25 inches by 12 inches and weighs more than 12 pounds, making it the largest of its kind discovered in Japan, too.

The finds offer new insights into the Kofun period, which lasted from around the year 250 AD to 538 AD and is named for the distinctive tomb mounds, constructed to bury members of the ruling class. Kosaku Okabayashi, the deputy director for Nara prefecture’s Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, said, “These discoveries indicate that the technology of the Kofun period is beyond what had been imagined, and they are masterpieces in metalwork from that period.”

Japan is home to an estimated 160,000 burial mounds from the Kofun period, though the Tomio Maruyama kofun is particularly large. Measuring 350 feet in diameter and up to 32 feet tall, it dates back to the late fourth century.

Archaeologists think it has some connection to an influential person who supported the rulers of the day, the imperial Yamato family. Based on the presence of the two artifacts, the dead person may have been involved in military and ritualistic matters. So far, the researchers have discovered a coffin but no human remains in the burial chamber.

【1】How did researchers find an irons sword and a bronze mirror?

A．By exploring an old tomb.

B．By asking experienced local villagers.

C．By searching for much information online.

D．By carefully studying historical materials.

【2】What do we know about the iron sword?

A．It is in a very small size.

B．It looks like a sharp shield.

C．It was mainly used for self-defense.

D．It might be used to drive the evil away.

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

A．Schedule.

B．Design.

C．Avoid.

D．Express.

【4】What is Kosaku Okabayashi’s attitude towards the two discoveries in paragraph 4?

A．Negative.

B．Appreciative.

C．Unclear.

D．Indifferent.

25、   The daughter of two “extremely intelligent and very, very hardworking” doctors, Katherine originally had plans to follow in her parents’ footsteps. She told a careers adviser that her first __ was medicine, followed by politics. The third on her list of career choices was musical theatre. “Even though those first two __ were very different, I always want to do something that was going to make a difference,” she said.

By the time she __ from high school, Katherine knew she wanted to be an actress. But she was __ by every acting school, in that she was too young and didn’t have enough life __. So she __ teaching herself everything she could about the craft. At the end of that year, some managers from the US visited Australia. She was asked to __ an audition tape. The next day the managers called her to say they wanted her to audition. Needless to say she __ it. Katherine __ a school student Hannah who committed suicide in 13 Reasons Why. And she __ a Golden Globe nomination for the role. Hannah’s life, Katherine admitted, was __ easy. “Luckily for me, my high school experience was very __ to Hannah’s. I went to a gifted and talented school, and I got __ from a group of friends,” she said.

This year Katherine __ in her film Love, Simon, which is another coming-of-age drama, this time __ bullying. “What __ me about Love, Simon was it’s not a high school movie; it’s a love story. There were so many narratives that felt __ yet unique, just because of the way they were written and the way I felt they were portrayed,” she said.

Being thrust into the public eye so suddenly and so early in her career has meant a __ learning line for Katherine, who now finds herself walking the red carpet at Hollywood events and being approached by strangers in the street. Despite being involved in such a massive hit, she’s not particularly __ in the size of her following on social media. She said, “For me, it doesn’t matter how many followers I have, but if my followers love the show and I’m able to interact with them, that is the biggest __.”

【1】A. inspiration B. reputation C. preference D. revolution

【2】A. options B. risks C. responsibilities D. consequences

【3】A. benefited B. graduated C. promoted D. improved

【4】A. accepted B. welcomed C. remarked D. rejected

【5】A. experience B. insurance C. membership D. expectancy

【6】A. set out B. went against C. got down to D. put off

【7】A. purchase B. sell C. send D. possess

【8】A. got B. made C. helped D. found

【9】A. assisted B. encouraged C. defeated D. played

【10】A. disapproved B. earned C. provided D. imagined

【11】A. not a bit B. nothing but C. not a little D. something but

【12】A. similar B. inferior C. sensitive D. different

【13】A. qualifications B. treatment C. supports D. opportunities

【14】A. competed B. appeared C. persisted D. took

【15】A. leaving out B. bringing about C. appealing for D. dealing with

【16】A. punished B. struck C. protected D. terrified

【17】A. special B. distinct C. familiar D. obvious

【18】A. steep B. straight C. delicate D. smooth

【19】A. invested B. delighted C. comfortable D. flexible

【20】A. result B. challenge C. compromise D. payoff

26、假设你是李华，受学校委托，邀请本校国际班的学生一起参加纪念中国改革开放40周年展览活动，请根据题示写一封电子邮件发到校园网告知他们活动内容，要点如下：

1. 时间及地点（本周末，学校图书馆）；

2. 展览内容（照片、实物、高科技成果等）；

3. 学生交流。

注意：100词左右；可适当增加细节以使行文连贯流畅。

参考词汇：the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up改革开放四十周年

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