河源2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、—How about going to a movie tonight?

— ________. What about tomorrow night?

A. I’ve no idea   B. It’s a deal

C. I can’t agree more   D. I’m occupied tonight

2、— Why were you so upset yesterday?

— I hurried to the concert, only ________ that the show had been cancelled.

A．to find

B．finding

C．found

D．find

3、 Giving up smoking is a slow and painful _______ for him.

A．pressure

B．process

C．motivation

D．profession

4、______ he has ______ money, he can buy anything he wants.

A．Now that; a large amount of

B．Now that; a large number of

C．Due to; a large amount of

D．Due to; a large number of

5、Look! There is _______ over there. Do you know him?

A.a 8-year-old boy B.an 8-year-old boy

C.a 8-years old boy D.an 8-years old boy

6、With so many noises from the busy traffic in the street, I couldn’t______ and do my research work.

A. put down B. set down

C. cut down   D. settle down

7、He looked forward now and then__________whether there is any familiar face in the crowd.

A. to see   B. to seeing   C. saw   D. to being seen

8、Only when Mary read her writing again ______the spelling mistakes.

A．she noticed

B．she will notice

C．did she notice

D．will she notice

9、You should watch out for the traffic while ________ the road.

A．cross

B．crossing

C．to cross

D．crossed

10、We found that people were able to identify their leader by what position the leader takes, which helps explain ________animals in groups can be led by only a small minority, even when leaders don’t signal their identity.

A．what

B．that

C．how

D．as

11、Don’t lie to your mother. She appeared ___________ everything.

A. to know   B. to be knowing

C. to have known   D. to be known

12、I refused to accept the blame for something ________ was someone else’s fault.

A．who

B．that

C．as

D．which

13、Life is full of _________, so we must think clearly about how to make them before deciding.

A．choices

B．candles

C．colors

D．competitions

14、As they are either my seniors or my partners, I can’t afford to _____ their advice and go my way.

A．swap   B. pack   C. ignore   D. recognize

15、Between 1940 and 1959, overfishing in Alaska led to crashes in salmon populations so ________ that in 1953 the state was declared a disaster area.

A．appealing

B．severe

C．slight

D．vital

16、I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale;it was a real ______.

A．exchange   B．bargain   C．trade   D．business

17、Gorge has a talent for music, but his parents would rather he ______ more on his academic research.

A．focus

B．focused

C．will focus

D．had focused

18、—How did you like Nike’s performance last night?

—To be honest, his singing didn’t ________ to me much.

A. belong   B. occur C. refer   D. appeal

19、As a freshman, Adam feels a bit worried about __________other students in his advanced course.

A．coming up with

B．putting up with

C．keeping up with

D．ending up with

20、I didn't mean________ anyone but the remark were so mean that I just________.

A．to hurt…burst out crying

B．to hurt…burst out tears

C．hurting…burst out crying

D．hurting, burst out tears

21、People often wonder why historians go to so much trouble ________ millions of books, documents and records of the past.

A．preserving

B．to be preserved

C．to preserve

D．preserved

22、—I think the best thing about traveling is that you may meet some people that impress you a lot.

—Oh,_________. I have really met some interesting and great people.

A．it’s up to you

B．I’m afraid not

C．I have no idea

D．that’s true

23、Additional transmitting facilities would   a much stronger signal that would reach many more listeners.

A.make it possible B.make possible C.make possible that D.be made it possible

24、When asked about their work schedules, many people preferred more _______ working hours, which can help them balance work and life.

A．capable

B．flexible

C．available

D．sustainable

25、As an extraordinary year comes to an end, the TIME magazine is inviting readers to help the person who has most influenced the world.

A. defend   B. respect

C. inform   D. select

26、   Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.

Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalization and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.

At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000; Africa 2,400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number (中位数) of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.

Already well over 400 of the total of 6,800 languages and close to extinction (消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico (150), Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.

【1】What can we know about languages in hunter-gatherer times?

A．They disappeared soon.

B．They had most speakers.

C．They were large in number.

D．They were mixed together.

【2】What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?

A．Why many languages disappeared.

B．How languages became more settled.

C．What happened in the past few decades.

D．How many dominant languages formed.

【3】What is the general rule of the distribution of languages?

A．Asia has the most languages in the world.

B．Hot, wet zones have the fewest languages.

C．Half of the world’s population speak 6,000 languages.

D．Mild zones have more people speaking fewer languages.

【4】Which of the following can be the best title?

A．The Worldwide Distribution of Languages

B．The Development of Languages in the World

C．Human Development Results in Fewer Languages

D．Location Decides the Number of Language. Speakers

27、In ancient seawall built by Neolithic people to protect their village from sea-level rise over 7,000 years ago has been discovered by scientists. The 330-fbot wall, off the Carmel coast of Israel, was built with boulders from a riverbed over a mile away to create a buffer （缓冲器） between the Mediterranean Sea and the settlement of Tel Hreiz, researchers say.

In a study published in PLOS One, researchers led by Ehud Galili, of the University of Haifa, Israel, say this represents the oldest known coastal defense system in the world and a feat of engineering with "extensive effort invested by the Neolithic villagers in its conception, organization and construction."

At the time the settlement existed, sea levels were rising as global temperatures warmed following the end of the last icc age. The Mediterranean was rising by up to seven millimeters （0. 27 inches） per year. Over a lifetime, this would have equaled around 20 centimeters.

"This rate of sea-level rise means the frequency of destructive storms damaging the village would have risen significantly," Galili said in a statement. "The environmental changes would have been noticeable to people, during the lifetime of a settlement across several centuries. Eventually the accumulating yearly sea-level necessitated （vt. 使……成为必要，需要）a human response involving the construction of a coastal protection wall similar to what we're seeing around the world now. "

The Tel Hreiz settlement was first uncovered in the 1960s but the seawall was only identified in 2010 after a severe storm exposed it. Galili and his team then set about analyzing the remains of the submerged （水下的）wall.

They found it was almost 10 feet tall and was built around the same time as the village. Over the course of decades, the seawall would have suffered from marine erosion, the researchers say. After the sand layer was removed, waves and storms may have eventually dislodged boulders and stones.

Despite this "display of resilience" in the face of sea-level rise, the people of Tel Hreiz eventually left the village and, over time, both the seawall and village were lost to sea. "The seawall may have worked for a period," the team wrote, "however, ultimately it proved futile （无用的）and the village was eventually abandoned. The Tel Hreiz seawall represents the earliest example of a coastal defense of this type known to date. "

The team points to parallels with sea-level rise mankind is facing today. While the rate at the moment is considerably lower than what these Neolithic people were facing, it is expected that many of the world's coastal towns and cities will be impacted in the next century.

"Given the size of coastal populations and modem urban settlements, the magnitude of predicted future population displacement differs considerably to the impacts on people during the Neolithic,” the study said. “However, many of the fundamental human questions and the decision making relating to human resilience, coastal defense, local adaptation, technological innovation and decisions to ultimately abandon long-standing settlements remain ominously relevant. ”

【1】In the ancient seawalls built by people in the Neolithic age, it is right to say that________.

A．it’s the old coastal defense system to protect villagers

B．it's first discovered in the 1960s after a severe storm

C．it was built to protect its villages from the rise of sea level

D．the seawall finally protected the village from damage

【2】What measure have people taken in the face of sea level rise firstly?

A．Building coastal protection wall.

B．Leaving the village to safe places.

C．Paying attention to the change of environment.

D．Researching technological innovation

【3】In Paragraph 7, "display of resilience" probably refers to_______.

A．recovery from disasters

B．positive Village

C．protective measures

D．the seawall

【4】The writer's purpose in writing this article is to suggest that_______.

A．more seawall should be built to resist sea level rise

B．sea level rise will be a big problem for us

C．we should take more measures to prevent sea level rise

D．many people will be displaced in the future.

28、SGT. JACOB KOHUT finally had some downtime during his 12-hour shift standing guard outside the U.S. Capitol. He could have spent his lone break napping or cracking jokes with fellow National Guardsmen. Instead, he sat in the back of a Humvee, flute in hand, teaching students via his laptop how to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”

Kohut, 35, was one of the more than 20,000 troops providing security ahead of then President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration(就职) in January. That meant he was on double duty, as an active member of the National Guard and as a devoted school band teacher.

Kohut has been in the military for 11 years as part of the 257th Army Band, playing the basson and saxophone. He also has been a band teacher for more than a decade, and for the past five years, he’s taught music at two schools in Virginia---Canterbury Woods Elementary School in the morning and Frost Middle school in the afternoon.

When he was called up for duty, “my first thought was, What about my kids?” says Kohut. “The last thing these students need is a disruption(中断) in their teaching. I would rather teach the class, even if that means I’m tired.”

When on duty, Kohut’s days began in the morning with teaching his elementary class remotely from the drill floor of the DC Armory, finishing the lesson mere minutes before his Guard shift started at 10 a.m. Later in the day,during his break, he would go online to teach his middle school students from the back of a Humvee.

Kohut’s double duty has caught the attention of parents at Canterbury Woods Elementary.“I just wanted to share how impressed I am with Dr. Kohut this week,” Susi Brittain wrote in an e-mail to Leipzig. “This morning he taught band online from DC, in his fatigues--which just seems so beyond the expectations of a teacher in these circumstances.”

Kohut insists he is not doing anything extraordinary--he’s simply taking care of what needs to get done.”We are here to do what’s needed, and if that means standing outside for 18 hours straight in the freezing cold, we’re ready to do that,”he says.

But during the long and sometimes stressful hours of standing guard, Kohut said his teaching time offers comfort.As the 11 instruments played by his virtual students synchronized in song, the familiar melody of “Ode to Joy” rang through the Humvee.In that moment, Kohut realized there wasn’t a timelier tune to teach his students.

“It’s a symbol of unity and peace,” he says. “And that’s what the world needs right now.”

【1】We can know that Kohut is a ______ person.

A．eager and confident

B．generous and strict

C．determined and selfless

D．talented and energetic

【2】What can we infer about the Kohut’s words in paragraph7?

A．He was too tired to carry out the teaching practice online.

B．He was willing to do whatever was needed for kids and army.

C．He was ready to stand outside for 18 hours straight just for fun.

D．He would rather stand outside for 18 hours straight than teach the kids online.

【3】What would be the best title for the text?

A．Providing security for Joe Biden

B．Fighting for country and Beethoven

C．Teaching music online at two schools

D．Being an active member of the National Guard

29、Human wants seem endless. When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view.

The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. 【1】.

The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. 【2】 It included such items as automobiles and new houses.

By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction—the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body—this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and entertainment. 【3】.

One this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?

A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice. 【4】 In this way, we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.

A．Then a third level appeared.

B．Different people have different wants on each level.

C．When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.

D．There are several levels of wants in one’s life.

E．At this stage, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure.

F．Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.

30、   The friendship between us lasts forever. Mary Allen was my best friend— ___a sister. We did ___together, piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and __.

When I was 13,my family moved. Mary and I kept in___through letters, and we saw __on special occasions—like my wedding and ___.Soon we were busy___children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less___.One day a card that I ___came back stamped “Address Unknown”.I had no ____how to find Mary.

Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to 1__stories of my children and then grandchildren. I needed to share my sorrow when my brother and then my mother died. There was an ____place in my heart that only a friend like Mary ____fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper ____I noticed a picture of a young woman 1__looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman—Mary’s married name.“There must be thousands of Wagmans，” I thought,but I wrote to her ____.

She called as soon as she got my letter.“Mrs Tobin！” she said ____，“Mary Allen Wagman is my mother.” Minutes later I heard a voice that I ____at once, even after 50 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each other’s lives.

Now the empty place in my heart is ___，and there’s one thing that Mary and I know____： we won’t lose each other again!

【1】A.like B.so C.namely D.as

【2】A.everything B.nothing C.nowhere D.everywhere

【3】A.such B.much C.so on D.many

【4】A.secret B.touch C.friend D.pace

【5】A.other B.others C.each other D.another

【6】A.Mary’s B.his C.Mary D.their

【7】A.for B.in C.at D.with

【8】A.often B.possibly C.probably D.hardly

【9】A.gave B.took C.sent D.missed

【10】A.doubt B.idea C.question D.wonder

【11】A.read B.share C.find D.discover

【12】A.eager B.equal C.empty D.enough

【13】A.could B.can C.will D.must

【14】A.while B.since C.once D.when

【15】A.whom B.who C.which D.whose

【16】A.anyway B.however C.meanwhile D.therefore

【17】A.disappointedly B.rudely C.excitedly D.coldly

【18】A.realized B.accepted C.received D.recognized

【19】A.cleared B.fixed C.filled D.removed

【20】A.by chance B.on purpose C.for sure D.in a way

31、根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

A good joke can be hardest thing to understand when studying a foreign language. As a recent report in The Guardian newspaper (卫报) noted, “There’s more to understanding a joke in a foreign language than 【1】 vocabulary and grammar.”

Being able to understand jokes is hard for a language learner to 【2】 friends with native (说母语的) speakers. “I always felt that humor was a ceiling (天花板) that I could never break through.” Lina Brown, a public relations manager in London, told The Guardian, “I used to study in Japan. I could never speak to Japanese people on the same level as I would speak to a native English speaker. I was almost a boring person 【3】 all I could talk about was facts.”

In fact, most of the time, jokes are only funny for people who share a cultural background (文化背景) or understand humor in the 【4】 way. Chinese-American actor Joe Wong found this out firsthand. He had achieved huge success in the US, but when he returned to China for his first live show in Beijing, he discovered that people 【5】 think his Chinese jokes were as funny as his English ones.

In Australia, many foreigners find understanding jokes about 【6】 to be the biggest headache. Let’s take rugby (橄榄球) as an example. “The hardest jokes are related to rugby because I know nothing about rugby and few people play it in China” said Zhang Xiao, a doctor in a hospital in Beijing. He was 【7】 a student in Australia. He added, “When I heard jokes I didn’t get, I just laughed along.”

In the other two major English-speaking countries, the sense of humor is also different. British jokes seem to be more subtle (微妙的) and dark, while American jokes are more obvious (明显的) with their meanings, a bit like Americans 【8】.

32、假如你是李华，你的好友Suan前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她很难习惯美国的校园生活，感到很孤独，你的根据以下要点用英文给她写一封电子邮件。

1.学好英语，会有更多机会和别人交流。

2.多交朋友，朋友和友情会使她忘记孤独。

3.积极参加课外活动，让自己的生活更有趣。

注意：1.词数：120字左右

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名，学校名称。

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：课外活动after-class activities

Dear Susan,

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