鄂尔多斯2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、Food production is important, but of ________ importance is taking care of the environment.

A. fair B. reasonable

C. equal D. proper

2、When you meet a new word in reading the English newpapers, you can guess its meaning but needn’t always ________ the dictionary.

A. look at B. carry on C. come across D. refer to

3、Only one of the students who ______ present _____ to speak at the meeting.

A.is, is B.are, are C.are, is D.is, are

4、We don’t doubt _____ he will succeed in the research work.

A. that B. whether

C. how D. what

5、I'm sorry, sir. Your recorder isn't ready yet. It _____ in the factory.

A．is being repaired

B．is repaired

C．has been repaired

D．hasn't repaired

6、Unless ________ to speak, most college students here prefer remaining silent in class.

A．having invited

B．inviting

C．invited

D．being invited

7、The apartments in the city center are always expensive. I can’t _____ one with all my money.

A.take B.afford C.supply D.support

8、Although Mrs. Smith has spared a lot of time for exercising, her health ______ poor.

A. proves B. remains

C. values D. graduates

9、At the foot of the hill ________ a big lake surrounded by trees.

A.lays B.is laying C.lies D.is lying

10、Chichester covered anyone had previously sailed alone.

A.more than twice the distance B.more than twice longer

C.over twice longer the distance as D.as over twice long as

11、After the war, a new school building was put up ____________ there had once been a theatre.

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．when

12、The doctor and nurses________ all night at the bedside of the patient, who was getting even worse.

A.looked B.guarded

C.defended D.watched

13、We usually take turns ________ cleaning, and today it is my turn ________ it.

A．to do; doing

B．do; do

C．doing; to do

D．to do; to do

14、After the earthquake, the first thing the government did was to provide ______for the homeless families.

A. accommodation B. resources C. furniture D. recreation

15、Opinions on this matter _____ from person to person.

A. vary B. disagree C. struggle D. argue

16、________he told was the news__________ Lucy had achieved success，________，of course，made Lucy's parents feel very excited．

A.What； that； which B.That； which； which

C.What； which； what D.That； that；what

17、He appears ______ about this matter.

A.to have heard B.to hear C.having heard D.heard

18、Yaoming is so tall that he can be ________ in the crowd easily.

A.picked up B.helped out C.figured out D.picked out

19、—Remember to lock the door when you leave.

—_____.

A．I’m going to

B．I shall

C．I will

D．I have to

20、Don't be discouraged if you fail in this exam._____ things seriously and you will make great progress.

A. Take B. To take

C. Taking D. Taken

21、The employees were tired of working ______ hours and some of them even gave up their work.

A.special B.extra C.especial D.spare

22、______ surprised the hostess most is _______ one of her friends left the party without saying a word.

A. What, what   B. What, that

C. That, that D. That, what

23、He differed _________ other people __________ he always looked further ahead in his work.

A.from; in which B.from; in that C.with; in which D.with; in that

24、Helen is always the first ______ to the office.

A.comes B.coming C.who came D.to come

25、A number of new machines were introduced, ________ an increase in production.

A.resulted in B.to result in C.resulting in D.will result in

26、   There is a famous story about how Walt Disney was inspired to build Disneyland. The story goes that during an afternoon visit to Griffith Park located near the Burbank Studios, Walt took a seat while his two young daughters rode the merry-go-round. Walt thought there should be a place where both children and their parents could enjoy spending some time together in an environment that would be both entertaining and pleasing to the eye, so with this thought came the idea for Disneyland.

Walt's original plan was to build an eight-acre park located near the Burbank Studios that would be a place for his employees and their families. Those plans were put on hold because of the start of World War II. By 1952, Walt had created a special department that was devoted to planning his dream.

Finally in 1953, the first steps in building the park happened when Walt employed the Stanford Research Institute to make a survey to determine the best possible location for the future park. Considering population growth and the future freeway construction(建设),they finally found a location in Anaheim and 160 acres of land were bought for the site of the new park.

The building of the park was very expensive and to collect money for the project, Walt developed the idea of the 'Walt Disney's Disneyland' television show. It turned out to be a marvelous idea—not only gaining the money to build the park but also presenting the park to the American public.

Construction officially began on July 21,1954, and it was an ambitious(野心勃勃的)building schedule of less than one year to complete the new park for the projected opening day. Walt watched over the park's construction and progress continued with just a few minor hold-ups. Finally，the park was ready for the Opening Day on July17,1955.

【1】What inspired Walt Disney to build Disneyland?

A.The special design of Griffith Park. B.A trip to a park with his daughters.

C.Requests from his family and employees. D.The idea to build a park for his daughters.

【2】What is mainly considered in choosing the location of Disneyland?

A.Walt Disney's personal preference. B.The natural environment.

C.The advice of the public. D.Local traffic.

【3】What can we learn about the construction process?

A.It was smooth generally. B.It was affected by World War II.

C.It was completed later than expected. D.It was influenced by a shortage of money.

【4】Where is the text most likely from?

A.A diary. B.A novel. C.A magazine. D.A guidebook.

27、   When the world was new，all the people of the world spoke one tongue. There was no hunger and people were never sick. The heat of the day brought no insects and no wild dogs came in the dark night.【1】.

In the land of the two great rivers there were many gods but Enki was among the greatest. 【2】 . He was wise and powerful.

The king of the city of Uruk was building a great temple to Enki，higher and more beautiful than any temple ever built. 【3】，but it was not complete. The king came to see the building and he wasn't satisfied. "This temple must be the most beautiful in the world，"he cried. “I must have more gold and diamonds. ”

【4】，so the king of Uruk sent a message to demand they be sent to him. The king of Aratta refused angrily，saying，"You will never have the treasure of my people. You must send your armies and we will make war. "

Enki saw that thousands of people would die, so he spoke his nam-shub, words of magic in the original language of the world.  The minds of people became confused. 【5】 .  The kings of Aratta and Uruk, the soldiers and all the people found that they could not understand each other. Thus they travelled across the world to build new cities for themselves.  The kings of Aratta and Uruk couldn't start a war any longer.

A. Skilled workers from across the land had been working for many years

B. All the people had bread and fish to eat

C. The land of Aratta had mountains full of gold and diamonds

D. The tongues of the world would be united again

E. One languages became many languages

F. Workers from Uruk suffered a lot

G. It was Enki who had brought water to the land

28、   Asking for help is a sign of strength rather than weakness. In American culture, the independent individual is seen as their ideal. As the University of Missouri at St. Louis states on its website under the heading Key American Values, “Americans have been trained since very early in their lives to consider themselves as separate individuals who are responsible for their own situations in life and their own destinies.” The value also makes them think they can do everything themselves, and makes them feel badly about asking for help when they need it.

And when it comes to work situations, when they think about asking for help there, sometimes they fear that a request for help would make them look inept. While this has always been true for men, many women in the workplace have felt the need to try twice as hard as their male colleagues and do twice as much to get just as far and to prove their worth. Sometimes when we think about asking for help, our inner voices tell us, “See, if you admit you can’t do this on your own, they’ll see you for the imposter(骗子) you really are.”

But the fact is, even though individualism is on the rise, we can’t do everything by ourselves and we shouldn’t try.

Apple founder Steve Jobs once told the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association about the power of asking for help, and how he “never found anybody who didn’t want to help me when I asked them for help”. He said, at the age of 12, he called Bill Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, on the phone after getting his number from the phone book and asking him for spare parts so he could build a frequency counter(计频器). And Hewlett agreed and offered young Jobs a summer job assembling frequency counters.

“If you’re afraid of failing, you won’t get very far,” Jobs said.

【1】What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A.What key American values are.

B.Asking for help is a sign of strength.

C.Why Americans refuse to ask for help.

D.Americans are responsible for their life.

【2】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “inept” in Paragraph 2?

A.impolite B.Impatient

C.impossible D.incompetent

【3】What can be learned from this US cultural phenomenon?

A.Americans suffer a lot from mutual distrust.

B.Americans lay emphasis on individual values.

C.Americans should learn to build up confidence.

D.Americans see weakness as a sign of strength.

【4】What can we learn from Jobs’ words in the last paragraph?

A.Don’t hesitate to ask for assistance.

B.Be brave to try whatever you want.

C.Failure is the mother of success.

D.Learn to cooperate with others.

29、

MEMORANDUM (备忘录)

To: All members of the sales department

From: Annette Derringer

Re: Year-end party

Date: November 26

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This is just a quick note to let you all know the arrangements for next month’s year-end party. As you know, the party will be held at the Green Vale Country Club, which we have reserved between 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the evening of December 21st. I’ve received replies from almost all of you confirming attendance, but if you haven’t let me know yet, please do so in the next day or two. Tickets for all employees have been covered by the company.

The Green Vale manager has asked me to explain one or two things to those of you who have not been there before. Basically, there is sufficient parking space for only 100 vehicles, so they would like to ask those of you planning to drive, try to car-pool as much as possible. Also, the number of lockers available is small, so guests should try to keep belongings to a minimum.

Thanks in advance.

Annette

To: Annette Derringer aderringer@belway.com

From: Kyle Berwick

Date: Nov 28

Subject: Year-end party

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Annette,

This is to let you know that I will be able to attend the year-end party at the Green Vale Country Club on the 21st although I don’t think I will be able to arrive before 8:30. I was wondering if it would also be possible to bring a couple of guests. I know it is a bit of a last minute request, but my brother and his wife are planning to visit us at that time, and I know they’d love to see the Green Vale. If it is not a problem, then can you let me know how much I should pay for their tickets? Also, assuming this is OK, I was planning to drive down in a single car, to reduce the need for parking and also to allow us to keep our belongings in the car.

I have a couple of days off before the party, but I’ll be in my office until the 17th, so could you get back to me before then? Thanks a lot,

Kyle

【1】What’s the main purpose of the memorandum?

A.To explain the arrangement for an event.

B.To encourage people to travel by car.

C.To ask for help arranging a party.

D.To thank people for attending the party.

【2】Why does Kyle Berwick write to Annette Derringer? Because he wants to ________.

A.ask the price of movie tickets B.explain why he cannot come to the party

C.request directions to a hotel D.ask if he may bring guests to the party

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A.The manager of the Green Vale doesn’t hope they go there by car.

B.Annette takes charge of the arrangement of year-end party.

C.They can take as many belongings as they can with them when going to the Green Vale.

D.Kyle Berwick won’t bring the guests to go to the party if he has to pay the tickets.

30、   Near midnight, my wife and I were driving home from the University of Illinois, where our son Randy was studying. I ______ what on earth had made us travel there and back. All for ______ !

For weeks Randy had been telling me how much he loved playing football, so I felt a sudden urge (冲动) to be there. Just several ______ earlier I saw him at the field. I was excited. Randy ______. “The other team gives up. Not enough players.”

I tried to ______ my disappointment. No big deal, ______ you’d just driven three hours to get here. On the way back home, I couldn’t help thinking the whole ______ had been foolish.

Ahead I saw a bridge over the Fox River when a ______ memory flashed back. As Boy Scouts (童子军) , we made a journey down the ______ one autumn. Dad pulled over, ______ me at the boat and said goodbye. I wish Dad could see me, I thought.

About a mile downriver we came to a bridge. I looked ______ and there he was! Instead of ______ instructions or doing anything embarrassing, he simply ______ until we passed underneath. All the boys were waving back, but no one was ______ to see him than I was. He had gone the extra mile to show me his ______. All these years later it never ______ me.

Now I ______ across the bridge in the darkness, imagining Dad standing there, waving, still ______ me. At last I understood the most ______ thing I could do for my children-just be there, even if it ______ going the extra mile, the way my dad did, cheering me on.

【1】A.asked B.forgot C.wondered D.knew

【2】A.everything B.nothing C.both D.others

【3】A.hours B.days C.months D.decades

【4】A.ran over B.moved off C.broke down D.cut in

【5】A.show B.voice C.share D.hide

【6】A.if B.when C.unless D.because

【7】A.life B.idea C.world D.match

【8】A.distant B.recent C.terrible D.short

【9】A.hill B.street C.field D.river

【10】A.dropped B.pushed C.collected D.persuaded

【11】A.through B.down C.up D.out

【12】A.following B.reading C.shouting D.receiving

【13】A.sighed B.wept C.yawned D.waved

【14】A.luckier B.happier C.sadder D.angrier

【15】A.value B.courage C.kindness D.love

【16】A.left B.struck C.helped D.changed

【17】A.wandered B.drove C.slid D.dashed

【18】A.amusing B.seeking C.comforting D.encouraging

【19】A.interesting B.surprising C.important D.humorous

【20】A.avoided B.meant C.stopped D.permitted

31、课文填空

【1】An advertisement uses words and pictures to _________ people to buy a product or service, or to believe in an idea. Newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio and television are the most common places to find them. There are two main types of advertisements —commercial advertisements and public service advertisements(PSAs). A commercial advertisement is _________ which someone has paid for to advertise a product or service. PSAs are often run for free, and are meant to educate people about health, safety, or any other problem that affects public _________.

【2】All through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain. The English language is made up of the grammar and _________ these people brought to Britain. That is _________ English has so many different rules that confuse people.

【3】The Chinese language _________from Western languages in that, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which stand _________ ideas, objects or deeds. Chinese words are formed by putting together different characters. In many cases, a single character can also make up a word. The history of the Chinese language can be examined by looking at _________these characters developed.

【4】In 334 BC, he took his army, now with 42,000 men, into the Middle East and then Egypt, _________ every army that stood in his path. Then he turned his eyes east, and marched all the way to India, finding victory _________ he went. It seemed that nothing could stop him from taking control of the entire world.

32、假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim给你写信，想了解你在新冠肺炎爆发期间是怎么度过的。请根据下面要点给他回信，内容包括：1.如何度过； 2. 你的感受；3.期望了解他们目前的情况。注意：词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：新冠肺炎：NCP（novel coronavirus pneumonia);

上网课：attend online course;  疫情：epidemic situation