遵义2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Little Tom was frozen with fear when the accident happened, so he just gave some ________answers when asked about what he witnessed.

A. concrete   B. abundant

C. apparent   D. vague

2、For British people, somebody standing too close may make them focus less on what others are saying than on ______ close he or she is to them.

A.what B.where C.which D.how

3、--Mary, how did your Math test go?

--I had thought I _________, but in fact I came in the top 10 in my class.

A. should have failed   B. couldn’t have failed

C. might have failed D. shouldn’t have failed

4、The boy, though   up in the countryside, soon adapted himself to the way of life in this big city.

A.bringing B.having brought C.brought D.being brought

5、-Do you still want to become a professional footballer?

-That ambition has never died. I'm still as__________ and determined to make it.

A.elegant B.embarrassed C.explicit D.enthusiastic

6、 Temperatures________ quite dramatically at night in mountains, so put on some warm clothes before going out.

A. are dropped   B. drop

C. are being dropped  D. have dropped

7、I ordered a drink while I______ for my friends to come.

A. will wait   B. am waiting

C. would wait   D. was waiting

8、Trump said he believes North Korea will ________ its promise to suspend missile tests while he prepares for a summit with Kim Jong Un.

A. take to   B. make up

C. stand by   D. hold out

9、All we have is 24 precious hours a day and therefore we shall waste ______

A. nothing

B. none

C. neither

D. no one

10、House prices are usually much higher ________ there are subway stations around.

A. where B. unless C. while   D. though

11、Betty is so lucky to be ______ such a beautiful singing voice.

A．bored with

B．blessed with

C．devoted to

D．related to

12、This year's English movie dubbing competition will be held, but no date has yet been set for the ________of the entries to be selected.

A.commission B.submission C.association D.occupation

13、Of all the books on the desk, __________ is of any use for our study.

A．no one

B．nothing

C．none

D．neither

14、After Jack ________ some e-mails, he started working on his report.

A. sends B. has sent C. had sent   D. would sent

15、He________ it all by himself for there was no one else in the house to turn to for help.

A．must be doing

B．should be doing

C．must have done

D．should have done

16、--Would you like to enjoy the ballet performance at the Grand Theatre with us?

---Oh, sorry. I ____to see the film Interstellar by Christopher Nolan.

A. arranged B. had arranged

C. have arranged D. arrange

17、When Lionel Messi ran into the stadium, he was met with hundreds of thousands of fans ______ his name.

A．to call

B．being called

C．calling

D．call

18、When Lisa moved to a new city, she had a hard time ________ to her new surroundings.

A．adding

B．adjusting

C．applying

D．attending

19、Internet is an important part of society now, ______ has even influenced our language.

A．as

B．that

C．which

D．where

20、“China, with 56.6 million people living in the Internet connected homes, is now _____second only to the US”, _____leading online rating service reported Monday.

A. the; a   B./; a C./; the D.a; the

21、Dutch author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld has become one of the youngest writers to be shortlisted （列入候选） for a Booker prize, after their debut novel （处女作）made the final line-up for the International Booker.

Rijneveld. a rising star in Dutch literature, is 28― lightly older than British author Daisy Johnson was when she was shortlisted for the Booker prize in 2018 age 27. The author, who identifies as male and uses the pronouns they/them, was shortlisted after a six-hour virtual (虚拟的) judging meeting for the £50,000 prize, which is shared equally between writer and translator, for The Discomfort of Evening, translated by Michele Hutchison. The novel, tells of a girl whose brother dies in a skating accident and draws from Rijneveld’s own experiences: when they were three, their 12-year-old brother was knocked over and killed by a bus.

“Rijneveld’s language renders (重现) the world again, revealing the shocks and violence of early youth through the angle of a Dutch dairy farm. The strangeness of a child looking at the strangeness of the world is in it,” said judges of the work.

“The Discomfort of Evening is one of six novels in the running for the International Booker, each of which,” said chair of judges Ted Hodgkinson, “restlessly reinvents （重 塑）received narratives, from foundational myths to family folklore, plunging us into discomfiting and delightful encounters with selves in a state of transition (过渡)”.

Hodgkinson chaired a panel （专家组）of five judges who selected the shortlist from 124 submissions. The coronavirus pandemic meant their meeting had to be virtual, but Hodgkinson said he and his panel still managed to discuss the line-up for more than six hours.

The winner will be announced on 19 May.

【1】We can learn from the 2nd paragraph that_____________.

A．Rijneveld is a young male writer.

B．Rijneveld and the translator Michele Hutchison will share the $50,000 prize.

C．Daisy Johnson was the youngest writer shortlisted for a Booker prize this year.

D．The Discomfort of Evening is partly adapted from Rijneveld’s own experiences.

【2】Which can we infer from the passage?

A．Rijneveld’s brother died from a skating accident.

B．The judges of the work speak highly of Rijneveld’s language.

C．Six novels reveal the shocks and violence of early youth on a Dutch dairy farm.

D．Hodgkinson and his panel were unhappy to discuss the line-up online for over six hours.

【3】Why did the panel have a virtual judging meeting?

A．Because of the coronavirus pandemic.

B．Because there were too many submissions.

C．Because it was more effective online.

D．Because the judges lives too far away from each other.

【4】What is the most suitable title of the passage?

A．Booker prize winner will be announced

B．Rijneveld, one of the most youngest Booker winner

C．International Booker prize shortlist led by 28-year-old’s debut

D．The Discomfort of Evening a novel running for the International Booker

22、My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations,who is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.

This has been challenging for me at times. “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon (三项全能) .

On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.

And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated(主宰) that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.

I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasn’t because she did

a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquered（克服） that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.

All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.

Shine on, sweet baby.

【1】Kelly is nervous when ________.

A. situations are new to her

B. boys are around her

C. she changes into a leader

D. she is away from her mom

【2】We can know from Paragraph 3 ______.

A. the race began in the early morning

B. the whole family gave Kelly support

C. Kelly was eager for her turn in the race

D. Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party

【3】Seeing Kelly’s performance in the race, the author felt ______.

A. excited and proud     B. anxious and uneasy

C. curious and concerned    D. worried and hesitant

23、   Scientists often complain that people are not rational (理性的) in their opposition to technologies such as nuclear power and genetically modified (GM) crops. From a statistical perspective, these are very safe, and so peopled fear can be explained only by emotion, strengthened by ignorance. Electricity from nuclear power has led to far fewer direct deaths than has coalfired power, yet many people are afraid of it, and hardly anyone is afraid of coal plants. Similar arguments can be made about GM crops, which studies have shown are generally safe for most people to eat.

Scientific illiteracy (无知) may be part of the problem. Most of us are afraid of things we don’t understand, and studies have shown that scientists tend to be more accepting of potentially risky technologies than laypeople. This suggests that when people know a lot about such technologies, they are usually reassured.

But there’s more to the issue than meets the eye. It is true that many of us fear the unknown, but it is also true that we don’t care enough about routine risks. Part of the explanation is complacency: we tend not to fear the familiar, and thus familiarity can lead us to underestimate risk. The investigation into the Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill (原油泄漏) in 2010 showed that complacency—among executives, among engineers and among government officials-was a major cause of that disaster. So the fact that experts are unworried about a threat is not necessarily reassuring.

Scientists also make a mistake when they assume that public concerns are wholly or even mostly about safety. Some people object to GM crops because these crops facilitate the increased use of chemicals. Others have a problem with the social impacts that switching to GM organisms can have on traditional farming communities or with the political implications of leaving a large share of the food supply in the hands of a few corporations.

Geoengineering (地球工程学) to lessen the impacts of climate change is another example. Laypeople as well as scientists are more concerned about oversight (监管) than safety. Who will decide whether this is a good way to deal with climate change? If we undertake the project of setting the global temperature by controlling how much sunlight reaches Earth’s surface, who will be included in that “we” and by what process will the “right” global temperature be chosen?

Can we say which group’s view is closer to an accurate assessment?

【1】The underlined word “complacency” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A.overconfidence B.prediction

C.underestimation D.carelessness

【2】The example of geoengineering is used to argue that ________.

A.safety is not the whole concern of the public

B.geoengineering is highly recognized by scientists

C.the public are unnecessarily troubled by climate change

D.lessening the impacts of climate change is a great challenge

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Scientific illiteracy is a major cause of disasters.

B.The safety of technologies can be accurately assessed.

C.Scientists misjudge people’s opposition to technologies.

D.People are unworried about risks with proper oversight.

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Ignorance or Safety

B.Who Is Rational About Risk

C.Why Can’t People Trust Technology

D.Should Scientists Have a Say in Risk

24、A Photographer's Experience in Iceland

In an ice cave, the distance between you and the rich blue ice around you disappears. I walked into one such cave in southern Iceland, delicately through a tunnel of circular ice arches. 【1】 And as I looked around in wonder, I simply forgot that I existed. As I walked deeper, the tunnel closed in tighter and I could touch both sides with my extended arms. 【2】

My friends often comment with disbelief, “Aren't you cold out there?” And I have to answer, “Of course not.” 【3】 The simple fact of the matter is that I love being warm - in cold places. I love suffering the discomfort so that in return I can experience the wonderful feeling of being alive. But most of all, I love the light. The light in the Arctic (北极) is precisely the opposite of the tropical beaches. That kind of light is a photographer's dream.

I fell in love with the Arctic as it's such a mysterious and magical destination, where the photographer is forced to slow down, to see and hear the whales breaking through the sea ice, or brave the veil (面纱) of polar night. 【4】 I can just make pictures in a mere instant using my smartphone, stick it back in my pocket, and jump right back into the experience.

【5】 Fierce winds, often sustained at 40 mph, as well as downpours of cold rain are quite common there. But that's the price we pay to bring back images. Taking photographs, or even just being in the Arctic may be a challenge, but it's a unique life that few have ever experienced.

A．But that hides the truth.

B．You can experience the culture here.

C．They towered over me at roughly 6 meters high.

D．It opens up a good many amazing opportunities.

E．When shooting, I have to bear tough conditions.

F．There was already no distance between me and the ice.

G．This is where the experiences are so fascinating that a big camera is just in the way.

25、Back in 2017, the government of the East African country began to pay for the cost of primary ______. This has allowed some older members of society, who had ______ on basic education in the past, to go back to school. Take Priscilla Sitienei as an example.

The 99-year-old woman, Priscilla Sitienei, is studying in her sixth year at the Leaders Vision Primary School in rural Kenya’s Rift Valley. She reads and writes alongside her classmates, who are over 80 years ______. She wears the same school ______ – a grey skirt and a green sweater.

As a child, she couldn’t ______ school because of poverty. When she was a teenager, becoming a doctor was her dream, but she ended up as a nurse, who helped to ______ new babies. Her idea to go back to class was ______ by her family and she wanted to set a good example for her great grandchildren.

Sitienei had the ______ when her great grandson Krill dropped out of school after being injured. One day she ______ asked Krill ______ he had money remaining on his school fee. She had hoped that he would continue with his study. But when he ______, Sitienei decided to go to school herself.

This opportunity has given Sitienei ______ an education. She has become a film star. She even travelled to Paris last year for the ______ of a film about her life journey. It is titled Gogo, which means grandmother in her native Kalenjin language. She will ______ to New York City soon for a show of the film there. Actually, her aims are far more ______ than becoming a movie star.

She enjoys diverse activities, ______ physical education classes. “They keep me fit,” she said, “I get to jump around, ______ not as much as they do, but I at least move my body. That is my ______.”

She often shares her wide experience and knowledge with her classmates. In a way, she really leaves a ______ influence on them. Her head teacher feels proud of her, saying, “A man is never too old to learn. She does ______ it!”

【1】

A．exercising

B．teaching

C．performing

D．schooling

【2】

A．come out

B．brought out

C．missed out

D．left out

【3】

A．younger

B．shorter

C．smaller

D．senior

【4】

A．dress

B．uniform

C．costume

D．suit

【5】

A．join

B．leave

C．attend

D．visit

【6】

A．collect

B．deliver

C．introduce

D．provide

【7】

A．believed

B．abandoned

C．supported

D．persuaded

【8】

A．decision

B．preparation

C．invitation

D．suggestion

【9】

A．sadly

B．proudly

C．willingly

D．jokingly

【10】

A．when

B．if

C．how

D．that

【11】

A．promised

B．understood

C．forgot

D．refused

【12】

A．more than

B．other than

C．rather than

D．better than

【13】

A．design

B．launch

C．sale

D．campaign

【14】

A．kneel

B．back

C．head

D．face

【15】

A．practical

B．technical

C．potential

D．magical

【16】

A．following

B．including

C．concerning

D．lacking

【17】

A．now that

B．only if

C．in case

D．even though

【18】

A．joy

B．mind

C．problem

D．chance

【19】

A．alternative

B．creative

C．positive

D．respective

【20】

A．view

B．start

C．work

D．make

26、假如你是李华。随着各大平台推出线上课程，越来越多的高中生选报网课。你的笔友Jack想了解你对这一现象的看法，请用英语给他回一封邮件。内容包括：

1. 线上课程的优势；

2. 线上课程的劣势；

3. 你的观点。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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