白沙县2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、By the time the fire engine arrived, the house ______ to the ground.

A.burned B.had burned C.has burned D.was burning

2、SEOUL - Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone maker, said Thursday that it has sold more than 10 million units of Galaxy S4, in ______ a month since its debut (首次亮相).

A. less than   B. more than   C. other than   D. rather than

3、Up to now large quantities of money ______________ to help those suffering from the floods.

A．have collected

B．has been collected

C．have been collected

D．will have collected

4、I am very outgoing and have learned to ______ to my disability.

A.adopt B.adapt C.suit D.accustomed

5、The expert gives many presentations and talks in order to get more people ________ in the conversation of ocean life.

A．involving

B．involved

C．being involved

D．involve

6、Mr. Rod prefers a restaurant in a small town to _______ in so large a city as Beijing．

A．it   B．one   C．that   D．this

7、I saw a lion ________ when I was about four years old.

A.the first time B.for the first time C.in the first time D.over the first time

8、We ’d better discuss everything _____ before we work out the plan.

A. in delight B. in debt

C. in demand D. in detail

9、—I’m sorry I made this silly mistake!

—______. Nobody is perfect.

A．Take your time

B．Keep it up

C．Go for it

D．Take it easy

10、一You don’t go to that supermarket quite often, do you?

—No, I only go there ______because it’s too far away from my house.

A. gradually   B. Temporarily

C. occasionally   D. briefly

11、Yesterday, Lucy's parents her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle.

A.rushed B.would rush C.had rushed D.has rushed

12、It doesn't matter if she wants to come to your party,________?

A．does it

B．doesn't it

C．does she

D．doesn't she

13、Your presentation is very attractive and I do think your idea is well ________.

A．worth considering

B．worthy considering

C．worthwhile of being considered

D．worth being considered

14、________, we still find it interesting.

A．Stressful as school life is

B．Stressful though is school life

C．Stressful although is school life

D．Stressful if school life is

15、People have made some adaptations of this novel to make it more to young readers.

A.acceptable B.approachable C.accessible D.adjustable

16、She first _____ singing and dancing, but soon lost interest and became a businesswoman.

A．took up

B．took in

C．took over

D．took down

17、Three-fourths of the homework ________.

A．has finished

B．has been finished

C．have finished

D．have been finished

18、— I regret _____ you that you have been fired, John.

— OK, I am out of work now. But you will regret _____the decision one day.

A.telling; making B.to tell; to make

C.telling; to make D.to tell; making

19、These tall buildings ________ in our hometown last year.

A．built   B．are built   C．were built

20、---He was nearly drowned in a pool.

---Oh, when was ___ exactly?

--- It was in 1983 ____ he was swimming with his friends.

A. this; that   B. that; when

C. that; that   D. what; when

21、People get first impression in seconds, but what exactly are they looking at when they judge you?

A professor Amy Caddy and her group have been studying first impressions for more than 15 years, and have discovered something in common. In her new book Presence, Cuddy says people quickly answer two questions when they first meet you: Can I trust this person? Can I respect this person?

Psychologists translate these questions as warmth and competence (能力), and usually, we want to be seen as having both. Interestingly, Cuddy says that most people, especially in their workplace, believe that competence is the more important one. After all, they want to prove that they are smart and talented enough to do their job well. But in fact, warmth, or trustworthiness, is the most important one in how people judge you. “From an evolutionary (进化的) point of view,” Cuddy says, “it matters more to our survival to know whether a person deserves our trust.”

While competence is highly valued, Cuddy says it is considered only after trust is set up. And focusing too much on showing your strength can backfire. Cuddy says MBA students often care so much about being seen as smart and competent that it can lead them to avoid social events, not to ask for help, and generally to come off as unfriendly. These overachievers (特优者) invite their trouble when they don’t get the job offer because nobody gets to know and trust them as people.

“If someone you’re trying to influence doesn’t trust you, you’re not going to get very far. In fact, you might even be considered not reliable because you come across as bossy (专横的),” Cuddy says. “A warm, trustworthy person who is also strong gets admiration, but only after you’ve established trust does your strength become a gift rather than a threat.”

【1】Why does the author ask the question in paragraph 1?

A．To offer a tip.

B．To present a belief.

C．To predict the ending.

D．To introduce the topic.

【2】What is the most important factor in how people make a judgement on a person?

A．Warmth.

B．Selflessness.

C．Smartness.

D．Talent.

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

A．Leave a job.

B．Catch a big fire.

C．Cause bad effects.

D．Shoot bullets from a gun.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Competence first, warmth second

B．The importance of first impression

C．Trust deciding first good impressions

D．The secret to success of MBA students

22、   Cursive（手写体）is about to become extinct. Do we raise the red flag？To teach or not to teach cursive is the question that several state education departments are struggling with.

Before you read the following, do a simple exercise. Pick a pen and paper and start writing in cursive. Yes, that fancy handwriting that you learned in grade school. You may not have forgotten the good times you had while writing loopy Ps and Gs as well as curly Ms and Ns. However, the chances are that you won't be able to write it as excellently as you used to. Some people are good at making the perfect loops and curls, while some are bad. I am still terrible at it.

Cursive is hardly used by kids anymore as even adults don't write in this style, unless they are using it for their signature. Learning this handwriting was a usual practice in school for several decades. However, in 201l, the Indiana Department of Education made it optional for schools to teach cursive writing to the students. In fact, there were 46 more states who have done the same.

There are some who believe that it is high time for cursive to retire from school curriculum. After all, if we don't leave the past behind, we cannot make way for new things. If you walk into any classroom, you would find children using keyboards to communicate in written form. On the other hand, fans of this cursive insist on its usefulness. They remind us if we stop teaching and learning cursive in schools, very soon most of our historical documents will become hard to us.

Where do we stand on this subject？Is it the right time to erase an almost forgotten handwriting and live in the keyboarding world？Or can we do both without compromising on our school curriculum？Let me know your preference on this matter by leaving a comment in the section below.

【1】People use cursive when they _________.

A.give their signature B.are in Indiana

C.grow up as adults D.are at school

【2】In Indiana school，children_________.

A.must learn cursive B.are interested in cursive

C.can choose to learn cursive D.learn cursive every day

【3】It can be inferred that the author ___________.

A.prefers to learn cursive

B.is a cursive teacher

C.is open to different views on cursive

D.is a very famous expert in education

【4】What would be the best title for the passage？

A.Cursive Writing: Necessary or not？ B.Is Keyboarding World Good？

C.A Keyboarding World D.Advantages of Cursive

23、Kosmo Exhibition Halls 101-103

9 am-3 pm

15 March

● Teams must arrive at the venue no later than 8 am on the day of the competition.

● Details on the breakdown of the points system for the competition can be found at www.buildit.com.

● All participants must submit a copy of the Terms and Conditions Agreement, duly (恰当地) signed on the day of the competition. The agreement can be obtained from our website or at the Build It office at Lavender Road.

● It is recommended that participants in the School category wear their school uniforms at the competition.

● Participants who have paid will be able to collect their gift bags at the entrance. Those who have not paid can make payment by cash, cheque or credit card at the payment counter (柜台) next to the entrance. Please collect your gift bags from the information counter inside the hall.

● All participants are encouraged to read the rules and regulations again before each competition. These will be placed on boards at each station. Participants who do not observe the rules will be disqualified.

Top Prize is a return trip for four to New York!

More than $5,000 worth of prizes will be given out!

Hurry! Have you made your robot yet?

【1】What is required of all participants of the competition?

A．Paying before 15 March.

B．Wearing school uniforms.

C．Arriving at the hall before 9 o'clock.

D．Signing the Terms and Conditions Agreement.

【2】Where can gift bags be got?

A．At the information counter.

B．At the payment counter.

C．At the Build It office.

D．At the school gate.

【3】What is the function of the words at the bottom of the advertisement?

A．To stress the competition is important.

B．To emphasize it is easy to make a robot.

C．To urge participants to complete their robot.

D．To encourage people to take part in the competition.

24、

If you look at a photograph of leopards, would you be able to tell which two were related based on their spots? Unless you’re a leopard expert, the answer is most likely not, says Tanya Berger-Wolf, director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute. But, she says, computers can.

Berger-Wolf and her team are pioneering a new field of study called imageomics (成像组学) which uses machine learning to obtain biological data from photos and videos of living organisms. They have recently begun working together with researchers studying leopards to compare spot patterns of moms and children using efficient algorithms (算法).

Berger-Wolf says the computer uses algorithms to count how many animals are in the image, as well as where and when it was taken, which could contribute to population counts. Not only can AI do this at a much lower cost than hiring people but also at a faster rate. In August 2021, AI analyzed 17 million images instantly.

As Berger-Wolf points out, population size is the most basic indicator of a species’ wellness. AI scanned 11,000 images of whale sharks to create hot spots and help researchers identify individual whale sharks and track their movement, which led to updated information about their population size. This new data made the conservation status of the whale shark changed from “unsafe” to “endangered” in 2016.

AI is still a fast-growing field when it comes to wildlife conservation, but Berger-Wolf is hopeful. For now, the team is cleaning the data of the leopard hot spots to ensure the results are true biologically meaningful information. If meaningful, the data could teach researchers how species are responding to changing habitats and climates and show us where humans can step into help.

【1】What can we know about imageomics?

A．It takes photos for animals.

B．It helps in population counts.

C．It’s started by leopard experts.

D．It collects data from computers.

【2】Why are whale sharks mentioned in paragraph 4?

A．To introduce their new conservation status.

B．To stress the importance of population size.

C．To discuss factors for the species’ wellness.

D．To show the value of AI in animal protection.

【3】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Imageomics will further support researchers’ work.

B．These data on leopards are not reliable as expected.

C．Researchers fear AI would change animal behaviors.

D．AI could really replace human effort in animal protection.

25、What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I______ an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against_______ of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not______ have scored more than 80. ______, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him and he always ________it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man______ questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a______. In a world where I have to work with my______. I’d do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man______. He had a habit of telling______. One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ______ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He______ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk______ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the______ man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). ______ do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his ______ and asked for them. I’ve been______ that on all my customers today, but I knew ______ I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very ______.”

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

【1】A. received   B. wrote   C. failed   D. chose

【2】A. an exam   B. a total   C. an average   D. a number

【3】A. always   B. possibly   C. certainly   D. frequently

【4】A. Then   B. Thus   C. Therefore   D. Yet

【5】A. drove   B. checked   C. fixed   D. changed

【6】A. designed   B. answered   C. practised   D. tried

【7】A. teacher   B. doctor   C. winner   D. fool

【8】A. brains   B. effort   C. hands   D. attention

【9】A. too   B. as usual   C. again   D. as well

【10】A. lies   B. jokes   C. news   D. tales

【11】A. bought   B. needed   C. found   D. tested

【12】A. hammering   B. cutting   C. waving   D. circling

【13】A. nodded   B. raised   C. shook   D. turned

【14】A. brought   B. packed   C. sent   D. sold

【15】A. clever   B. other   C. right   D. next

【16】A. What   B. Which   C. Who   D. How

【17】A. imagination   B. voice   C. hand   D. information

【18】A. trying   B. proving   C. practising   D. examining

【19】A. at once   B. right now   C. in fact   D. for sure

【20】A. smart   B. clear   C. slow   D. silly

26、假如你是李华，你班交换生Tim这两天因身体不适，未能到校上课，请给他写一封邮件，要点如下：

1. 表示安慰，希望他尽快适应新环境；

2. 询问他是否能参加这周六学校举行的篮球比赛；

3. 邀请他下周日一起去春游、赏花。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：春游 go spring outing

Dear Tim,

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Yours，

Li hua