2024-2025年湖南邵阳初一下册期末英语试卷

1、 Experts and teachers all think that failure is not ________ a bad thing to some extent.

A. greatly   B. necessarily   C. definitely D. extremely

2、You can’t imagine how excited we were ________ that our schoolmates had won the first place in National Robot Competition.

A.learning B.having learned

C.to be learning D.to learn

3、—What did he do in return for free ________ and food offered by the kind couple?

—He helped their son with his lessons.

A．conservation

B．admission

C．accommodation

D．immigration

4、Your red coat looks so good. It stood out clearly ______ the snow.

A. across   B. against

C. through   D. over

5、I was wondering _____you could come to join us to be the volunteers in the Winter Olympic Games.

A. what   B. that   C. whether   D. why

6、The government is to _____ the technologies to the full in the structural transformation of the economy.

A. adapt   B. expose

C. exploit   D. attach

7、People always _______education with exam success, which forces students to keep improving their academic abilities.

A.involve B.combine C.equate D.compare

8、At first, the company _______ many fine promises to Jack in order to get him to work for them.

A.held up B.held back C.held off D.held out

9、Any information of the oral test paper are regarded as strictly ______ before it is open.

A. conventional B. analytical

C. controversial D. confidential

10、It is time for the West to learn from China's responsible efforts to   fake news.

A.weed out B.work out C.turn out D.bring out

11、Publishers don't see e-books as a threat to written books. ______________, they see them as an opportunity to draw in a new generation of readers.

A.Therefore. B.Anyway

C.Instead D.Besides

12、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

13、The inner thoughts of the two young persons are revealed in the book, ______ both of them fail to express.

A. where   B. when

C. who   D. which

14、The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest ________ rapid progress they have made.

A．whatever

B．however

C．how much

D．no matter

15、______ we’ll do is to leave a note for Mum to tell her we won’t be back till late.

A．That

B．Which

C．What

D．How

16、Experts advised that parents ______ children from doing homework by using electronic equipment too much.

A. discouraged B. discourage

C. would discourage D. have discouraged

17、Monsanto, a big company, denies the novel coronavirus infection of one of its customers was caused by its product and says it will ______.

A.appeal B.apologize C.modify D.compromise

18、I’m very grateful to my high school teachers, without ______ help I wouldn’t be so excellent.

A. whom   B. their   C. which   D. whose

19、I needn’t have been in that hurry. The flight to Chongqing ______ due to the foggy weather.

A. has cancelled B. was cancelled

C. will be cancelling  D. had cancelled

20、________ “Double 11” somewhat overlaps with Valentine’ s Day and provides another occasion for lovers to buy each other gifts, most spending on that day doesn’t involve a change of single status.

A. Ever since  B. In case  C. Even though  D. As though

21、Maybe you’ve wondered what you would hear if plants could speak. A stream of gossip from the roses? Wise whispering from the branches of an old tree? A faint, high-pitched cry of terror when your older brother takes out the lawn mower(割草机)?

Ariel Novoplansky, an ecologist in Israel, is studying how plants communicate with each other. To listen in, he set up a kind of telephone game among plants in his lab. Experiment used pea plants standing in rows of containers. The center plant in each row was the target: Scientists would stress out that plant and see whether the plants on either side of it picked up any alarm signals.

The pea plants had been grown with two main roots. On one side of the stressed plant, each plant had one root in its own pot and the other reaching into a neighbor’s pot. The central plant connected to its closest neighbor, which connected to another neighbor, and so on down the line. On the other side of the stressed plant, all the plants kept their roots in their own pots unconnected to their neighbors. Then the scientists dried up the soil of the central target plant, creating a drought.

Within 15 minutes, the dried-out plant reacted the same way it would in nature: it had closed up the tiny pores(气孔) on its leaves to save water. What’s amazing is that the central plant’s closest neighbor with connected roots had also closed up its leaf pores. And after an hour, the message had traveled down the whole row of connected plants. On the other side of the pea chain, where the plants’ roots weren’t connected, all their pores stayed open. This means the warning signal traveled from the stressed plant’s roots through the soil.

Dried-out roots aren’t the only talkative plant parts scientists have discovered. When sugar maple trees are damaged, they send signals through the air telling their neighbors to produce bad-tasting chemicals. When caterpillars chew on corn leaves, nearby corn plants also make more self-defense molecules(分子). The plants around us may not be speaking with any volume, but they are saying plenty.

【1】What is the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To make a prediction.

B．To raise a discussion.

C．To develop a theory.

D．To introduce a research.

【2】How did Novoplansky conduct his experiment?

A．By stressing out the target plant.

B．By sending alarming signals to plants.

C．By growing pea plants with different roots.

D．By drying out the soil of the plants in rows.

【3】What do we know about the pea plants according to the text?

A．They are able to communicate with the gardeners.

B．They send warning signals to others through the air.

C．They close up their leaf pores as a stress reaction.

D．They are the most talkative plants found by scientists.

【4】Where is this text probably taken from?

A．A news report.

B．A science journal.

C．A gardening guide.

D．A business magazine.

22、   For some people, walking or running outdoors is a great way to work out. What may not be so pleasant is seeing trash all over the ground. Well, some people are doing something about it. They are plogging!

“Plogging” began in Sweden. The name combines the Swedish word “plocka,” which means to pick up, and the word Jogging, which means to run slowly. A Swedish man named Erik, started the movement in 2016. On the World Environment Day website, Erik says that he moved to Stockholm from a small community in northern Sweden each day he would ride his bike to work. Concerned about the amount of trash and litter he saw each day on his way to work, he took matters into his own hands.

Plogging, by that term, may have officially begun in Sweden. But many people who exercise outdoors have been doing this for years. Take Jeff Horowitz for example. He is a personal trainer in Washington, D.C. He often picks up trash while running outside. He even has turned it into a game; he will try to pick up the trash without stopping. “I didn’t know it was a thing really. This is just my personal ethics (道德标准), where I go for a run and if I happen to see a piece of garbage lying around and it’s within reach — it is a kind of a little test for me to see if I can grab it and throw it in a near trash can without stopping. And that way, I think, it gives me a little exercise and a little focus for my run. And it helps clean up the neighborhood,” he announced.

Today, logging is an official activity, one that is becoming increasingly popular. Cities around the world now hold logging events, “I would just hope people would think twice before dropping a garbage on the ground. We have containers... seems on every block. So, it’s easy to put your garbage in the trash cans. I just think people should think about it a little bit more. I do hope one day there will not be a need for plogging.” said an interviewee.

【1】Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “took matters into his own hands”?

A. called on people to join him. B. appealed to people to go green.

C. began to pick up the trash. D. had the collected trash recycled.

【2】Like Jeff Horowitz, logging to many people has become a(an) ________ act.

A. automatic B. irresistible C. arbitrary D. temporary

【3】What is the idea that Logging events are meant to promote?

A. Jogging is truly beneficial. B. Trash cans should be within reach.

C. Littering is not acceptable. D. Communities should be kept clean.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A. New Exercise Enjoys unbelievable popularity

B. New Exercise Trend Also Helps Environment

C. Plogging — a Fashionable Way to clear waste

D. Plogging — an Exercise Originating in Sweden

23、   Technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, GIS and Mapping, Location Technology and autonomous machines are playing a growing role in responding to COVID-19 pandemic.

An important policy for authorities across the globe right now is to prevent the spread of the virus. To ensure it, they are taking unprecedented （空前的） measures to reduce people-to-people contact. Most countries took measures like the closure of non-essential public places, ban of mass gatherings and ensuring a social distancing to limit physical contact.

However, in some areas where individuals are not obeying the restrictions knowingly or unknowingly, or do not know what the latest restrictions are, law enforcing authorities are using drones （无人机） to monitor people' s movement and break up social gatherings that could cause a risk to society. The introduction of drones at this time of crisis is reducing the risk of getting infected to police officials and other staff since it enables them to monitor a vast range of area without physical engagement.

In addition to street monitoring, authorities are also using drones to broadcast messages and information about lockdown measures, especially in rural area that lacks open communication channels for health information. Drones equipped with loudspeakers are used to make public announcements to keep people indoors, take necessary preventive measures, make social-distancing and wear a mask if stepping outside from home.

A Global Times video on Twitter shows a drone flying over a village in Inner Mongolia, warning an old lady with audio in Chinese, “Yes, Grandmother, it’s the drone who is talking to you. You should not go out without wearing a mask. You’d better go home and don' t forget to wash your hands.”

However, the use of drones raises a debate about privacy and individual rights on mainstream media as well as social media platforms.

【1】What role do drones play in responding to COVID-19 pandemic?

A．Helping us know how COVID-19 spreads.

B．Preventing the spread of the virus.

C．Monitoring medical staff and collecting infected cases.

D．Monitoring social activities and broadcasting lockdown measures.

【2】What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．Individuals are breaking the restrictions deliberately.

B．Authorities don't know what the latest restrictions are.

C．All people' s social gatherings could threaten society.

D．Police officials and other staff are at less risk with drones.

【3】Why is a Global Times video on Twitter mentioned in the text?

A．To show drones work well without physical engagement.

B．To show drones have positive effects but sometimes scary.

C．To show people in rural area are curious about drones.

D．To show people in rural area are resistant to drones.

【4】What might be discussed in the following paragraph?

A．The great demand for drones.

B．Different comments on the use of drones.

C．How to update drones.

D．How to protect people' s privacy and individual rights.

24、A

【1】What can people do in Story Show?

A. Do role-play games.

B. Put on science shows.

C. Hear touching stories.

D. Meet authors of the books.

【2】If you are interested in ocean engineering, you will probably attend_______________.

A. Story Show

B. DIY Underwater Vehicle Design

C. Make Your Own iPhone Case

D. Animal Kingdom for Young Ones

【13】Animal Kingdom for Young Ones is designed for ____________.

A. adults

B. children of all ages

C. kids under 8 years old

D. children aged twelve and older

【1】What is the subject of the festival?

A. Sports. B. Science.

C. Literature. D. Education.

25、My two little boys were happily playing when I watched a passenger jet(客机) explode into one of the World Trade Center towers(世贸大厦) in New York City on the television.

It took my husband, Matt, several hours to return home. I ran to the door to _________ him. We held each other tightly,. _________ in a state of disbelief. How could this have happened in our safe_________?

Dinner was quieter than usual, although the kids helped keep things _________. There wasn’t much _________ aside from expressions of deep sadness.

“I have a _________ for you,” Matt said.

“For whom?” I asked and then remembered it was my birthday. I don’t feel much like. “_________.How about if I open it tomorrow?”

“Okay, but you have to read this tonight.   He handed me a _________.”

9/11/01

Gina:

_________ today; with the horrible disaster; I want to __________ to you again, how much you __________ to me. The hard work that you are engaged in right now is __________, invisible and largely thankless in the short term.

But honey, please know that __________ these little guys grow into men is a privilege that we should be proud to __________ as we grow old together and the perfect fulfillment(实现)of our __________ bonds.

You are a great mom.

You are a great wife.

You are my best friend.

You are very pretty. Happy birthday.

——Matt

【1】

A．meet

B．catch

C．help

D．follow

【2】

A．already

B．still

C．also

D．even

【3】

A．house

B．town

C．country

D．planet

【4】

A．light

B．messy

C．simple

D．straight

【5】

A．confusion

B．company

C．complaint

D．conversation

【6】

A．question

B．job

C．present

D．party

【7】

A．eating

B．joking

C．waiting

D．celebrating

【8】

A．box

B．letter

C．list

D．book

【9】

A．Excitedly

B．Certainly

C．Surprisingly

D．Especially

【10】

A．introduce

B．express

C．explain

D．owe

【11】

A．mean

B．teach

C．offer

D．talk

【12】

A．amazing

B．rewarding

C．exhausting

D．worrying

【13】

A．watching

B．knowing

C．noticing

D．confirming

【14】

A．defend

B．give

C．share

D．require

【15】

A．friendship

B．marriage

C．business

D．performance

26、假如你是李华，你最近在某网站购得一部电子书阅读器( Kindle)，却发现商品存在一些质量问题。请你给商品负责人写一封电子邮件进行投诉，要点如下:

1. 购买时间；

2. 质量问题；

3. 你的要求。

注意:

1、词数80左右；

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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