2025-2026年湖北襄阳初一下册期末英语试卷

1、It's an either-or situation-you can take on-line classes at home or have classes in the school, but you can't do_________.

A.others B.both C.another D.either

2、The minister warned that any civil servant not a this desk faced immediate .

A.suspension B.suspicion C.submission D.separation

3、The three parties will meet next month to ______remaining differences.

A．carry out

B．pull through

C．get out

D．work out

4、 —I had a fever the day before the exam, ______ I failed.

—What a pity!Good luck next time.

A. or B. so C. for D. but

5、— I'm sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

— I think so. He ________ for it for months.

A．is preparing

B．was preparing

C．had been preparing

D．has been preparing

6、David is so excited because it is the first time that he ________ the Great Wall.

A.visited B.had visited C.has visited D.visits

7、Volunteering is pleasant and there is so much more I could do if I ________ the time.

A.had had B.had C.would have D.could have had

8、By the end of 2020, as is clearly stated, poverty relief work ________ across the country.

A.will have accomplished B.has been accomplished

C.has accomplished D.will have been accomplished

9、He doesn’t think that the plan is practical, _____?

A．does he

B．doesn’t he

C．is it

D．isn’t it

10、－That must have been a terrible experience.

－Yeah. I________ in the damaged car, unable to move.

A. was stuck   B. have been stuck

C. am stuck   D. had been stuck

11、It is the bus driver who should ______ the safety of the passengers.

A. answer for   B. search for   C. stand for   D. go for

12、—It’s nearly a quarter to eight. Beth hasn’t turned up yet.

—She________ the time. Why don’t I call and see what happened?

A．shouldn’t have forgotten

B．might have forgotten

C．needn’t have forgotten

D．must have forgotten

13、China’s efforts to give timely treatment to those infected with the virus are being____by the rest of the world.

A.applauded B.clarified C.postponed D.transferred

14、—It’s really great to have a computer to store my photos.

—Don’t count on it too much. It ______ break down and you’d better make a copy of them.

A.must B.can C.should D.need

15、As a doctor, I spend most of the time with my patients, and that’s ______ it is in my day.

A. how  B. when  C. why  D. where

16、We hurriedly ended our meeting, leaving many problems ______.

A.to be settled B.to settle C.settled D.having settled

17、 In my view, London's not as expensive in price as Tokyo but Tokyo is ______in traffic.

A.the most organized B.more organized

C.so organized as D.as organized as

18、She was likely to tell the whole truth, in cases ________ other people would have kept silence.

A. where   B. that   C. who   D. which

19、The police had to________ force to enter the building because the criminal had locked the gate.

A．employ

B．empty

C．enlarge

D．enlighten

20、--- Has your wife come back from Africa?

---Yes, but she _____here for only one month before she went on another expedition to Cuba

A. has been B. was   C. will be   D. would be

21、Are we in the middle of a workplace revolution?

Pool tables, nap-pods and free food. They sound like things at an all-inclusive hoilday resort(度假胜地) rather than in an office. However, digital tech companies have redesigned the office and provided unusual benefits to make the workplace a more pleasant and productive place to be. For these companies, the days of individual work area where people would work on their own for eight hours a day are no more.

This trend is now spreading outside Silicon Valley. Bob Randell, director of MiCareer, says, “Everyone’s realizing that tech companies don’t provide fancy benefits or games areas in order to seem cool and trendy. They want their staff to feel good about themselves and their jobs. Happy employees are less likely to leave to work for a competitor and, most importantly, they are more productive.”

This new kind of workplace also encourages people to cooperate and to be creative. Playing table tennis with league you rarely work with can lead to new ways of working and fresh thinking. Thinking over a problem while lying in a hammock(吊床) might be the best way to find its solution.

However, this doesn’t mean employers should immediately offer free ice cream, replace desks with sofas or let staff bring pets to work. “Firms have to make sure their benefits are of real interest to their employees, and that they can afford them for the long term.' If a company stops offering a benefit, staff happiness goes down and people are less satisfied,” says Anna Tang, head of HR at DigitalFore.

We advise our managers to monitor the effects of the benefits carefully. We now offer free breakfasts instead of free lunches. This persuades people to arrive early and to start work with good energy levels, which makes them more productive. Large free lunches just made them feel sleepy.

This revolution in the workplace is unlikely to slow down. As Randell says, “All businesses can improve by increasing creativity, cooperation and happiness at work. The most successful ones do exactly that, and which companies don't want to be successful?”

【1】What trend is spreading among tech companies?

A.Expanding businesses outside Silicon Valley. B.Improving managers' working conditions.

C.Bettering workplaces for employees. D.Reducing daily working hours.

【2】Which is the major advantage of the workplace revolution?

A.Stopping people leaving their jobs.

B.Increasing people' s productivity.

C.Attracting high quality people to the company.

D.Encouraging sharing ideas with different people.

【3】What should companies that intend to improve do?

A.Serve the staff once and for all. B.Keep offering short-term returns.

C.Control the costs of extra expenses. D.Provide benefits for employees really

【4】Which of the following might be the best subtitle?

A.Why office life is changing and how to manage it

B.Why workplace revolution is unlikely to take place

C.Why digital technology companies are so successful

D.Why modern offices and unusual benefits are bad for business

22、WHEN KIM JI-UN lived in Seoul, she worried about finding a good job. Now, she is worried that drought may ruin her crop. The 23-year-old started a farm last year. Her first harvest was a success; she was surprised that her black beans did better than her strawberries.

Ms Kim is part of a phenomenon called kitchen, or returning to rural life. Coined a millennium ago, the term crops up during periods of economic hardship. This time, in the wake of the pandemic, many new farmers have never lived in the countryside before. By planting young farmers in rural areas, the government hopes to enjoy big rewards in future.

The plan is working. In 2021 nearly 380, 000 people moved to the countryside. Comfort with digital technology gives young farmers a leg up, says Cho Kyung-ik, the director of the Beginning Farmer’s Centre, an institution educating those who wish to kwichon at its downtown offices. They sell fresh produce on Naver, South Korea’s largest search engine.

The centre teaches techniques like how to use a tractor(拖拉机) or select the best crops. It arranges a trial period during which ambitious farmers work under the guidance of an old hand, learning what it means to do back-breaking labour from dawn to dusk.

The most important lesson is how to get on with the locals. The villagers are also offered tips on how to act towards the newcomers. That part is not yet a total success. Ms Kim says her neighbours have a bad temper. “The old people come in here and give me unwanted advice, or say that I will never be able to grow anything, ”she says. Her black beans beg to differ. She and the South Korean government will be hoping that her crops put the argument to rest for good.

【1】Why does the writer tell Ms Kim’s story?

A．To start a discussion.

B．To introduce a topic.

C．To explain a solution.

D．To make a comparison.

【2】What does the underlined “a leg up” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．A new identity.

B．A helping hand.

C．A big reward.

D．A different idea.

【3】What is the challenge for the young farmers?

A．Farming techniques.

B．Hard work.

C．Communicative skills.

D．Unwanted advice.

【4】What can we infer from kwichon in South Korea?

A．Farming makes huge profits.

B．Locals need technical training.

C．It helps to revive rural areas.

D．Government should help farmers.

23、   As cars have gotten fancier, tiny computers, called microprocessors — commonly known as chips(芯片) — have been added to control many different parts of a car. Modern cars may have as many as 150 microprocessors.

Last year, many car makers had to close their factories because of COVID-19. Since they weren’t making cars, they cancelled many of their orders with chip makers, which forced the companies that made microprocessors to stop making so many chips for cars. They began selling lots of chips to other kinds of companies. For example, during the lockdown, many people bought computers and video game systems to help pass the time while they were stuck at home. This meant that companies which made computers and video game systems needed a lot of chips for their products. So now the demand for new vehicles has returned, but there aren’t nearly enough microprocessors.

One company that studies the car business says that the chip shortage has already caused car makers to produce 500,000 fewer cars. The company expects that number to drop by 300,000 more cars this year. Ford stopped making cars at its Kentucky factory in December, and has slowed up work at a factory in Germany. General Motors has decided to make fewer cars at its factories in Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and the United States. Honda and Nissan have stopped making cars at some of their factories. However, the problem has not affected the entire auto industry equally. Toyota says it diversified its supply chain and stored a huge number of components after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. And Hyundai didn’t cancel any of its chip orders in 2020 due to COVID-19, so it is almost not affected. But the hit to the industry has been reported at $61 billion.

Another reason for the shortage is that there just aren’t many companies that make chips. Most of the large chip-making companies are in China.

Most experts think the bottleneck is expected to last for months.

【1】Why does the author mention computers and video game systems in Paragraph 2?

A．To explain why car makers lack chips.

B．To show they can help people kill time.

C．To warn they’ll do harm to car making.

D．To prove how important chips are to cars.

【2】What can be inferred about Toyota?

A．It produced new types of cars.

B．It cancelled many chip orders.

C．It prepared for supply chain failures.

D．It united Hyundai for chip shortage.

【3】What is the author’s attitude to the present chip supply?

A．Anxious.

B．Objective.

C．Tolerant.

D．Conservative.

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

A．Automakers Promote Chip Production

B．Chip Shortage Becomes Common

C．Chip Development Is on the Way

D．Chip Shortage Hurts Car Makers

24、Unlike many other exchange students, my school focused on arts such as singing, acting, dancing, and many other talents, so there wasn’t much room for sports. Honestly, in the beginning, I was a little sad because I wanted to participate in basketball. However, I did not let that disappoint me. After a while, I took a pause for some self-reflection. I remembered how much I like to sing even though I don’t think I’m good at it. I then thought to myself, “why not be the one to try acting?”

After my first week, I loved the school! My art classes feel like a break from reality and the scenery at my school makes me feel as though I am in some talent-based American high school movie. Every morning, we are welcomed with the beautiful voices from my teachers. At lunch, we are entertained with musical performances by any student who wishes to sing.

During my second week of school, I was required to perform my first five-minute play with my class partner. I was a bit nervous, but I gathered courage and did it. By chance, a staff person from the school office saw my performance. After school, on my way to the bus, she called me and informed me she had recommended me and some other students to participate in an upcoming two-day workshop. I first thought she was teasing me. When I got home, I found out she’d also sent an email to my host mom.

My host mom is very busy, but she planned her schedule around the activity. My mom picked me up from school and drove me to the workshop which was an hour from my school. After the workshop, we were presented with tickets to watch the play the following day. After the show, I met with the actors, thanked and congratulated them. On our way home, I was smiling so much that my cheeks hurt. I appreciate my host family and school for giving me this experience.

【1】How did the author overcome her displeasure?

A．By playing basketball.

B．By taking a rest.

C．By finding her talent.

D．By changing her hobby.

【2】What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．The school is quite different from her former one.

B．Every day in the school is simply attractive.

C．She does nothing but sing at the new school.

D．The school’s beautiful scenery appeals to her.

【3】How does the author feel on hearing the words of a staff person?

A．She was too excited to speak a word.

B．She just couldn’t believe her ears.

C．She was proud of her performance.

D．She felt kind of scared and nervous.

【4】What kind of person is her host mom?

A．Considerate.

B．Optimistic.

C．Serious.

D．Indifferent.

25、   Today’s cinema has improved a great deal in presentation. Gone are the golden days when eager crowds were packed on wooden benches in poor buildings, which seemed to be about to _________ in the next minute. Audience were staring, with great interest, at the funny and amusing movements of silent figures on the screen. It was only through the body movements and facial expressions that the character’s feelings could be _________ to the audience. However, film goers all the same turned a blind eye to the _________ cinema surroundings and seemed crazy about almost all the films. Box office hits were a normal thing and stories about movie stars took full _________ of the newspapers. They were _________ with almost all positive wordings compared with today’s pitiful stars who are all the time alert to such news as divorces or affairs.

Nowadays, it is quite easy to find a cinema that exceeds the hotel luxury. Cinemas are spacious, well-lit places where one can kill time in comfort. Small favors offered by modern cinemas such as the well-printed booklets, which are _________ available, the mouth-watering snacks on sale and even the gifts are all sending the implied message to the audience that the film to watch will provide the equivalent _________. Audience, on the other hand, don’t always _________ the story. Before a film is released, the potential spectator is usually exposed to a(n) _________ of advertisements. Film trailers are seen everywhere and crew interviews are televised. And in tempting people to enter cinemas, second to none is __________.People rely much no friends’ advice in choosing films.

Once the audience have settled on the chair, the cinema is learning from the theatre. The projectionists are to given the audience time to prepare themselves for the film. Talk first degrades to whisper then __________ altogether. Spotlights are focused on the curtains which are drawn slowly apart, often in the __________ of music, to reveal title of the film. Every detail has been designed so thoughtfully that the spectator will never actually see the __________ screen, which will remind him all too sharply that what he is about to see is nothing but different shadows flashing on the white. However much the cinema tries to __________ theatre, it fully succeeds. Nothing can __________ the awe (敬畏) and sense of expectation felt by the audience as the curtain is slowly raised.

【1】A.disappear B.collapse C.freeze D.rise

【2】A.interpreted B.responded C.invented D.applied

【3】A.special B.inferior C.standard D.loose

【4】A.coverage B.use C.benefit D.responsibility

【5】A.exposed B.reviewed C.overheard D.equipped

【6】A.temporarily B.carefully C.readily D.traditionally

【7】A.luxury B.expense C.convenience D.information

【8】A.prove B.buy C.investigate D.convey

【9】A.explosion B.promotion C.shift D.spread

【10】A.walls of ears B.seeing is believing C.word of mouth D.grave of teeth

【11】A.drives out B.wears out C.pays off D.dies away

【12】A.company B.introduction C.benefit D.end

【13】A.decorated B.distinct C.blank D.mechanical

【14】A.imitate B.guide C.exploit D.replace

【15】A.refer to B.compare with C.suffer from D.persist in

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