湘潭2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、This doesn’t happen ______; it happens by design.

A．once in a while

B．by accident

C．in the end

D．more or less

2、The girl seems to have a(n) ______ for drawing.

A. skill   B. talent

C. authority   D. expert

3、—It`s a wise______ to wear the white tie. It matches your shirt well.

—Thank you very much.

A. mixture   B. honour

C. agreement   D. choice

4、He _______ for London in two hours.

A．left

B．is leaving

C．has left

D．leave

5、According to the regulations, anyone who has the intention to be a teacher _______ pass a series of demanding tests.

A.can B.would C.might D.shall

6、In story writing, you should let your imagination run wild and be________.

A．create

B．creation

C．creatively

D．creative

7、Roast food may make us suffer from heat, according to traditional Chinese medicine.

A．烤制的；来自于；传统的

B．烤制的；遭受；传统的

C．吐司；遭受；经典的

D．吐司；来自于；经典的

8、He ________ for a passport to Australia last month.

A．managed to apply

B．succeeded to apply

C．managed applying

D．struggled applying

9、They can't go to school tomorrow because the school houses in a fire.

A.have been damaged B.have damaged C.will be damaged D.were being damaged

10、You should _____ the advantages and disadvantages before making a decision.

A. consult   B. balance   C. combine   D. seek

11、As a matter of fact, everyone is eager ________ success.

A．to

B．at

C．of

D．for

12、________ in his lessons, he knew nothing about the outside world.

A．Burying

B．Buried

C．Being buried

D．Being burying

13、When I walked across the playground, I saw the new foreign teacher ________ with sweat.

A．to run

B．running

C．having run

D．runs

14、I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn’t want to ________ too much of your time.

A．take up

B．make the most of

C．care about

D．deal with

15、The farmers________ a lot ________ the flood, because it rained heavily．

A.suffered；from B.suffered；of C.suffered；for D.suffered；as

16、Excuse me, but can you tell me ________?

A．where can I get to the library

B．where I can get to the library

C．how can I get to the library

D．how I can get to the library

17、________ with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend hours going from one dress on another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on.

A.Having faced B.Faced C.To face D.Facing

18、It’s raining heavily outside. Tell him the window.

A. not open   B. don’t open

C. to not open   D. not to open

19、One thousand people died in the disaster,   ________ two hundred and fifty-five children.

A. were included  B. including  C. include  D. included

20、Our teacher often ________ her lessons with vivid examples.

A．illustrates

B．ignores

C．observes

D．wraps

21、Living in the new era（时代）,we should ______ the responsibility to achieve the Chinese dream.

A.shoulder B.eye C.head D.hand

22、Why did Nelson Mandela______ violence to make black and white people equal?

A．lose heart

B．set up

C．turn to

D．put up

23、His first novel good reviews since it came out last month.

A．receives

B．is receviing

C．will receive

D．has received

24、“The world is so attractive that I decide to resign and have a look.” With this, she _______ for the door and left.

A.provided B.called C.headed D.sent

25、By law，no party _____ give away the contents of the contract to the third party.

A．may   B．can

C．need     D．shall

26、Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

            Suppose you become a leader in an organization. It’s very likely that you’ll want to have volunteers to help with the organization’s activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.

Let’s begin with the question of why people volunteer. 【1】 For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate. To select volunteers, you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.

People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory (义务的) volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people’s wish of participation from an internal factor (e.g., “I volunteer because it’s important to me”) to an external factor (e.g., “I volunteer because I’m required to do so”). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. 【2】

Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. 【3】 The researchers note that attention should be given to “training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they do experience”.

Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree to which people view “volunteer” as an important social role. 【4】 Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements such as “Volunteering in Hospital is an important part of who I am.” Consistent with the researchers’ expectations, they found a positive relationship between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer. These results, once again, lead to definite advice: “Once an individual begins volunteering, continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity.... Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen role identity”.

A．People volunteer mainly out of academic requirements.

B．People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.

C．It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work.

D．Individual differences are most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work.

E．Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice.

F．Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved.

27、MOVIE GUIDE FRIDAY

【1】What kind of movie is Mr. Bean?

A．Comedy.

B．Science fiction.

C．Cartoon.

D．Action movie.

【2】________ is picked from Journey to the West.

A．Harry Potter Ⅲ

B．Mr. Bean

C．Hi Mum

D．The Monkey King

【3】After I finished my dinner at 7:30 on Friday evening, I could choose to enjoy ________.

A．The Monkey King or Mr. Bean

B．Hi Mum or Harry Potter Ⅲ

C．Harry Potter Ⅲ or The Monkey King

D．Hi Mum or Mr. Bean

【4】________ is the actress of Hi Mum.

A．Rowan Atkinson

B．Jia Ling

C．Harry Potter

D．The Monkey King

28、We all know that unpleasant feeling when we’re talking about something interesting and halfway through our sentence we’re interrupted (打断). But was that really an interruption? The answer depends on whom you ask, according to new research led by Katherine Hilton from Stanford University.

Using a set of controlled audio clips, Hilton surveyed 5,000 American English speakers to better understand what affects people’s perceptions of interruptions. She had participants listen to audio clips and then answer questions about whether the speakers seemed to be friendly and engaged, listening to one another, or trying to interrupt.

Hilton found that American English speakers have different conversational styles. She identified two groups: high and low Intensity speakers. High intensity speakers are generally uncomfortable with moments of silence in conversation and consider talking at the same time a sign of engagement. Low intensity speakers find it rude to talk at the same time and prefer people speak one after another in conversation.

The differences in conversational styles became obvious when participants listened to audio clips in which two people spoke at the same time but were agreeing with each other and stayed on topic, Hilton said. The high intensity group reported that conversations where people spoke at the same time when expressing agreement were not interruptive but engaged and friendlier than the conversations with moments of silence in between speaking turns. In contrast, the low intensity group perceived any amount of simultaneous (同时) chat as a rude interruption, regardless of what the speakers were saying.

“People care about being interrupted, and those small interruptions can have a massive effect on the overall communication,” Hilton said. “Breaking apart what an interruption means is essential if we want to understand how humans interact with each other.”

【1】What does Hilton’s research focus on?

A．What interruptions mean to people.

B．Whether interruption is good or not.

C．How to avoid getting interrupted.

D．Why speakers interrupt each other.

【2】What do participants of the study need to do?

A．Record an audio clip.

B．Answer some questions.

C．Listen to one another.

D．Have a chat with a friend.

【3】What do low intensity speakers think of simultaneous chat?

A．It’s important.

B．It’s interesting

C．It’s inefficient.

D．It’s impolite.

【4】What can we learn from Hilton’s research?

A．Conversational styles affect perceptions of interruptions.

B．Communication is the very basis of our everyday life.

C．Interruptions during conversations contribute to thinking.

D．Language barriers will always exist regardless of the content.

29、Are you interested in students in other countries? Do they also have so much homework like you? What do they do in their spare time?

On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.

Who study hardest?

Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students (48.65%) spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).

Who sleep most often in class?

Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes sleep in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US,21%; and 5% in China.

Who are the most distracted?

American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send emails or read storybooks in class.

What do they do after school?

In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out to play with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercise. Most Korean students watch TV.

【1】What is the text mainly about?

A. The education tips for parents.   B. The suggestions from teachers.

C. The lives of high school students.   D. The schools of different countres.

【2】Who are the least hard-working at school according to the survey?

A. South Korean students.   B. Chinese students.

C. Japanese students.   D. American students.

【3】What do most Japanese do after school?

A. Go shopping   B. Do physical exercise.

C. Surf the Internet.   D. Sleep at home

【4】Who are the most easily affected by other persons or things in class according to the survey?

A. South Korean students.   B. Chinese students.

C. Japanese students.   D. American students.

30、Children are introduced to the arts in many different ways. Participation in the arts improves personal confidence, problem solving skills, and even memorization and social skills. As young brains develop, it is vital that the creative side of the brain receive equal attention to the _________ side of the brain to ensure maximum education. Unfortunately, there are those who believe creativity holds little or no value. However, they could never be farther from the _________.

According to a National Education Association research report, “Teenagers and young adults of low socioeconomic status (SES), who have a _________ of in-depth arts involvement, show better academic outcomes than low-SES youth with less arts involvement.” This research report shows that the arts strengthen the academic hemisphere of the brain. According to recent studies, as the brain focuses on math problems or reading, only certain areas of their brain are _________. However, when teenagers and young adults are listening to music, drawing a picture or engaging the mind _________, multiple areas of the brain are working at the same time. _________, more areas of the brain are strengthened, resulting in stronger overall brain activity.

With all the benefits of arts education, it is _________ that some educational boards still believe sufficient education can be reached without the benefits of the arts. In January 2017, the Utah State Board of Education _________ an official command that added two classes to the school curriculum, requiring all students between sixth and eighth grades to take those courses. This _________ limited the opportunity for the students to take elective arts courses. This command created an uproar among parents and teachers in Canyon School District and—thanks to protests—was not put into __________.

Participation in the arts is one of the most precious gifts we can give our children. It brings them joy, creativity and helps them __________ academically. Our education system is __________the critical role the arts have in education. If we limit the arts within school systems, we take away our children’s chances of present and future __________. We cannot do that. Our children need to have every opportunity to expand their minds through the __________ of the arts. We must give our youth the opportunities and advantages to reach their highest goals and dreams if we are to __________ a bright future for generations to come.

【1】

A．far

B．logical

C．right

D．bright

【2】

A．criteria

B．standard

C．principle

D．truth

【3】

A．story

B．taste

C．history

D．vision

【4】

A．affected

B．quickened

C．taken

D．activated

【5】

A．creatively

B．fully

C．partially

D．actively

【6】

A．Above all

B．What’s more

C．On the contrary

D．As a result

【7】

A．natural

B．necessary

C．inevitable

D．shocking

【8】

A．released

B．shouted

C．obeyed

D．barked

【9】

A．in conclusion

B．in turn

C．in reply

D．in return

【10】

A．existence

B．effect

C．word

D．use

【11】

A．mature

B．focus

C．communicate

D．excel

【12】

A．strengthening

B．playing

C．weakening

D．abandoning

【13】

A．encounters

B．accomplishments

C．delights

D．employments

【14】

A．applications

B．rewards

C．means

D．attractions

【15】

A．secure

B．fetch

C．predict

D．face

31、In addition to the physical benefits, aerobic exercise has 【1】 benefits. People who exercise aerobically say that they feel thirty percent less 【2】 than they did before they began exercising. The aerobics 【3】 seems to have attracted people who have not 【4】 been 【5】 to get much exercise.

  Many employers nowadays use 【6】 tests to 【7】 employees. This is called psychometric testing. Getting the right person for the job is 【8】 good for the employer, but it is also good for employees, because they will be happier in a job that 【9】 their 【10】.

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