景德镇2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

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

A．when   B．after   C．before   D．since

2、—Tony, any plans tonight?

—______. I may do some washing and homework.

A．Up to you

B．Good idea

C．Nothing particular

D．You are right

3、Not until all the fish died in the river ________ how serious the pollution was.

A．did the villagers realize

B．the villagers realized

C．the villagers did realize

D．didn't the villagers realize

4、If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might actually ________.

A．delay

B．shrink

C．relieve

D．depress

5、—Whose bike is this?

—It________belong to Adam. Look! His bag is on it.

A．must

B．may

C．will

D．can

6、—Why are you so mad at her?

—She should have given in to _______ and opened my handbag without my permission.

A. concern   B. curiosity   C. consideration   D. convenience

7、Word came __________ Napoleon would come to inspect them.

A.when B.why C.how D.that

8、Everybody got ________ when they heard the ________ story.

A．shocking; frightened

B．shocking; frightening

C．shocked; frightening

D．shocked; frightened

9、______, as long as I am with nature, I will not give up.

A. However tough the journey is   B. Whatever tough the journey is

C. However the journey is tough   D. Whatever the journey is tough

10、You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up________ yourself in another one.

A．find

B．found

C．finding

D．to find

11、—What if he failed in the next monthly examination again?

—I don’t know. ________ heart and be reduced ________ the class?

A. Will he lose; not to attending

B. Did he lose; to not attending

C. Had he lost; not to attending

D. Would he lose; to not attending

12、Urban congestion would greatly be relieved if the ______ charged on public transport were more reasonable.

A．prices

B．tickets

C．fees

D．fares

13、—Would you like tea or coffee?

—_____, thank you. I’ve just had some water.

A．Either

B．Both

C．Any

D．Neither

14、Take your time─it’s just ________ short distance from here to ________ restaurant.

A. 不填；the   B. 不填；a

C. the; a   D. a; the

15、— Jessie, it’s a pity you didn’t go shopping online on Nov.11th．It was really fantastic!

— Really? If I ________ so busy, I would have shopped for fun too.

A． shouldn’t be   B． weren’t

C． hadn’t been D． wouldn’t be

16、The voluntary service saved you a sum of money that you otherwise ________ on the agency responsible for finding your pets.

A. need have been   B. would have been

C. must have been   D. can have been

17、There is no doubt __________the temperature goes down, metal ____________.

A．that...contacts

B．whether...contrasts

C．that when...contracts

D．when...contracts

18、The movie is great ________ its story, but too many characters make us confused.

A．as a result

B．so as to

C．in terms of

D．on account of

19、We will try to get as close as possible to the animals, they're dangerous, so that we can take some really good photographs.

A. in case   B. even if   C. because of   D. now that

20、I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good .

A．to be breathed

B．to breathe

C．breathing

D．being breathed

21、More than 100 scientists traveled to faraway places to collect wild crop seeds in an effort to help battle climate change. The scientists have been likened to the hero of the Indiana Jones movies. Like him, they had to face blood-sucking creatures and fierce tigers. Sometimes, they had to use elephants for transportation because they couldn't find any other means of transportation.

A report on the project was published last week. It described the results of a six-year search to collect thousands of wild seeds. The seeds could be important in feeding a growing human population at a time when rising temperatures are affecting crop production in some areas.

The scientists traveled on foot, by four-wheeled vehicles, boat and riding horses and they even rode elephants to reach faraway areas. They collected 4,644 seed samples of 371 wild relatives of 28 crops. Many of those wild relatives are said to be endangered.

The Crop Trust, a nonprofit organization that works to save different kinds of crops, was directing the project. The group was working in partnership with Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens and Millennium Seed Bank. Additional financial support came from Norway. The project is believed to be the largest organized international effort yet to collect and protect crops' wild relatives.

Some relatives of widely grown crops have developed so they can survive usual and severe conditions such as low rainfall, flooding, extreme temperatures and poor soils. Scientists say the wild crops offer a largely unused source of diversity for protecting crops against climate change.

Some crops are threatened because of destruction of forests, conflict and expanded cities. Experts say losing this diversity could endanger food security around the world. A United Nations report says that food supplies are under severe threat. The report notes that the number of animal and plant species are quickly disappearing as the world deals with how to feed a rising population.

【1】What happened to the scientists during the journey to collect the seeds?

A．They sowed many wild crop seeds.

B．They met with some dangers and difficulties.

C．They discovered many unknown plant species.

D．They solved many issues caused by global warming.

【2】What do we know about the wild crops?

A．They grow widely all over the world.

B．Some of them have adapted to extreme climates.

C．They can take the place of the present non-wild crops.

D．Some of them are endangered due to developed tourism.

【3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Natural disasters endanger food security.

B．Animal and plant species are becoming diverse.

C．The lack of food supplies causes a population decline,

D．Human activity has a negative effect on some crops.

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

A．New Varieties of Crops Will Be Developed

B．Animal and Plant Species Are Rapidly Disappearing

C．The Crop Trust Is Working on Studying Wild Plants

D．Scientists Collect Wild Seeds for Climate Change Fight

22、For most city people, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains, jets, and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense, they argue, the elevator’s role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact, according to Wilk, the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century, with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally(水平地), and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical (垂直的) columns.

If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators, it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief, boring, and even awkward experience one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common, and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we’re hanging from a cable in a long passage.

In a new book, Lifted, German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience, studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years, we are still not used to it, ”Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture, according to Bernard, sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives.

Today, as the world’s urban population explodes, and cities become more crowded, taller, and more crowded, America’s total number of elevators—900,000 at last count, according to Elevator World magazine’s “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry”—are a force that’s becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really, really love them, it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are.

【1】What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1refer to?

A. The particular interests of experts.

B. The general view of elevators.

C. The desire for a remarkable machine.

D. The enthusiasm for transport vehicles.

【2】The author’s purpose in mentioning cars is   .

A. to emphasize the importance of elevators

B. to contrast their functions with elevators

C. to reveal their secret war against elevators

D. to explain people’s preference for elevators

【3】According to Prof. Bernard, what has made the elevator ride different from other life experiences?

A. Vertical direction.

B. Little physical space.

C. Lack of excitement.

D. Uncomfortable conditions.

【4】The author urges readers to consider

A. the exact number of elevator lovers

B. the serious future situation of elevators

C. the relationship between cars and elevators

D. the role of elevators in city development

23、A lady was once heating up a pot of water on a gas stove with the intent of cooking pasta for her family for dinner.

A frog fell into the pot while it was sitting on the stove. Although it wasn’t his intention to be stuck in a pot of water, he didn’t try to escape. He was comfortable enough as he was.

The lady soon turned on the flame to begin boiling the water.

As the water’s temperature began to rise, the frog was able to adjust his body temperature accordingly, so he remained in the pot without trying to do anything to change the situation.

However, as the water approached its boiling point, the frog’s body temperature could no longer keep up. He finally tried to jump out of the pot, but with water temperature continuing to increase, he didn’t have it in him to make the leap.

It was too late for the frog to save himself.

Things don’t always go as planned in life, and they certainly don’t always go the way we want them to. But, no matter how bad a situation is, it’s important to be positive and face the problem head-on. You have to avoid wasting time and take appropriate action before problems get out of hand or become too much to handle.

【1】How did the frog feel when he fell into the pot?

A．Upset.

B．Anxious.

C．Comfortable.

D．Inspired.

【2】Why did the frog stay in the pot as the water’s temperature increased?

A．He was caught by the lady.

B．He was too tired to jump.

C．He had no time to escape.

D．He could adjust his body temperature.

【3】What can we know about the frog?

A．He didn’t make any effort

B．He failed to save himself

C．He jumped out of the pot

D．He decided to remain finally

【4】What can we learn from the text?

A．Things always go as expected.

B．We should have a positive attitude.

C．Take timely action before too late.

D．Never regret what we have done.

24、A small group of paleontologists (古生物学家) recently discovered 10 species of ancient mammals previously unknown to science with the help of an enormous number of helpers at their dig site: ants.

The study of ancient mammals throws new light on the diversity of mammals that existed in North America around 33 million to 35 million years ago, when the climate was changing dramatically. It also pays attention to the harvester ants, with which researchers have long had a love-hate relationship. “The ants are not fantastic when they’re biting you,” said Samantha Hopkins, a professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon. “But I’ve got to appreciate them because they make my job a whole lot easier.”

Most species of harvester ants live in subterranean caves that sit beneath a small hill of dirt. They strengthen the dirt by covering it with bits of rock and other tough materials. The ants have been known to travel over a hundred feet from their caves and to dig six feet deep in pursuit of materials that help secure their caves. The materials include fossils. Harvester ants can carry materials 10 times to 50 times the weight of their body, although they do not weigh very much, so the heaviest fossil they can collect weighs less than the average pill.

Given the size, harvester ant hills are hot spots for what scientists call microvertebrate (微型脊椎动物) fossils, which are animal fossils too small to see without a microscope. For over a century, scientists like Dr. Hopkins have found sediment (沉积物) off the sides of harvester ant hills in search of these fossils, making it easier to find large numbers of fossilized mammal teeth without spending hours in the field sifting through (仔细检查) sand and dirt.

【1】What is the function of the ants according to Samantha Hopkins?

A．They bite people and spread diseases.

B．They make his work easier sometimes.

C．They maintain the diversity of mammals.

D．They help farmers at the harvest time.

【2】What does the underlined word “subterranean” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．Coastal.

B．Urban.

C．Underground.

D．Mountainous.

【3】What can we learn about the harvester ants from the last two paragraphs?

A．Their caves are miles deep.

B．Materials with fossils are their food.

C．They can carry pills around.

D．Fossils may be found around their hills.

【4】What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To compare two different species.

B．To provide evidence for discoveries.

C．To introduce a kind of ant as a helper.

D．To promote awareness of mammal protection.

25、To me, kindness is a chosen lifestyle. In my classroom, I tell my________that every day they are offered a choice. They can’t choose what happens to them, but they can choose how they________to it. Kindness is a________. And it is a lifestyle. It isn’t something that we just choose once in a while---- it is a(n)______to live our lives.

My father was hospitalized with leukemia(白血病) when I was in college. He didn’t choose the cancer.  _____, he chose how to react to it. To this day, seventeen years later, the nurses _______write my mother letters. The _______? It was because of my father’s kindness to others even when he was ______ against the disease. He made kindness a lifestyle.

And I want to be _______him. Every day as a teacher, I try and teach my students the kindness lifestyle. Just recently, I turned 40 and a friend gave me 40 individual dollar bills. She challenged me to do something______with the money. I gladly accepted the challenge.

I gave 40 of my students one dollar each and challenged them to make a(n)______. What happened? My Twitter and Instagram were _____ with pictures of kids making the world a better place. One girl bought a dollar store stuffed animal(填充玩具). It was _______that kids should have made a difference when they were given the _______.

Living the kindness lifestyle ______ every day, every opportunity. As a high school teacher, I see______everywhere. In the hallways, in the lunchroom, in the locker room, _____words and gossip fill the air. So I started a hashtag (标签) to______positive gossip called “third party compliments(称赞)”. The idea is that you talk about people behind their backs, but do it in a _____way. In that way, the gossip that gets back to students makes their day instead of getting them down.

Our kindness lifestyle leaves a footprint on others, and let us be the movers and kindness-makers who______a better, more beautiful world.

【1】A. teachers   B. classmates   C. students   D. friends

【2】A. respond   B. refer   C. return   D. contribute

【3】A. mood   B. goal   C. benefit   D. choice

【4】A. spirit   B. way   C. chance   D. idea

【5】A. Therefore   B. Otherwise   C. However   D. Furthermore

【6】A. still   B. never   C. once   D. just

【7】A. meaning   B. solution   C. purpose   D. reason

【8】A. working   B. struggling   C. seeking   D. exercise

【9】A. against   B. with   C. before   D. like

【10】A. reasonable   B. private   C. necessary   D. creative

【11】A. promise   B. difference   C. profit   D. achievement

【12】A. concerned   B. equipped   C. flooded   D. decorated

【13】A. confusing   B. natural   C. common   D. amazing

【14】A. opportunity   B. advertisement   C. payment   D. introduction

【15】A. means   B. increases   C. makes   D. explains

【16】A. progress   B. negativity   C. trust   D. harmony

【17】A. hurtful   B. inspiring   C. touching   D. humorous

【18】A. call off   B. call for   C. turn down   D. set aside

【19】A. honest   B. flexible   C. positive   D. cautious

【20】A. requires   B. allows   C. promotes   D. works

26、Teens英语报社拟成立“微笑俱乐部”，现向全球征募会员，要求申请者提交一篇题为“I want to smile”的英语短文。请你以申请者的身份，根据以下思路图的提示用英语写一篇短文。

注意：1、根据思路图适当展开，以使行文连贯；

2、词数：100左右。