信阳2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、There are no unchangeable standards of excellence in art: works that now fetch millions of dollars at a public sale.

A. have ignored   B. had ignored

C. are ignored   D. were ignored

2、Picture two accountants ________ to suspicious entries in the books.

A．featured

B．sorted

C．assessed

D．alerted

3、For him ________stage is just ________way to make a living.

A．a; a

B．the; a

C．the; /

D．a; the

4、_____ we know, plants and animals are important to us.

A．When

B．As

C．That

D．Who

5、When ________ about the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, Detective Sam Peterson said that there was no hard evidence about this.

A．asking B．was asked

C．being asked   D．asked

6、—____________I get a ticket for you ?

—Thanks.

A.Shall B.Will C.Would D.Must

7、________opposed to inaccurately assuming what you’ve done, further tracking your progress to the end helps to avoid small mindless work.

A．It

B．what

C．As

D．That

8、Some students who are ______ the online games can’t bear being separated from mobile phones even for a short while.

A.anxious about B.addicted to C.curious about D.content with

9、If city noises________ from increasing, people________ shout to be heard even at the dinner table 20 years from now.

A．are not kept; will have to

B．are not kept; have to

C．do not keep; will have to

D．do not keep; have to

10、The car ________ my uncle had just bought was destroyed in the earthquake.

A．who

B．what

C．whose

D．which

11、Of all the jobs I’ve had, ________ was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station ________ impressed me most.

A.it: where B.what; which C.it; that D.that; which

12、The man will use what he has ________ a camera for his wife.

A．to get

B．got

C．buy

D．bought

13、The teacher left. But what he said left us __________ in thought.

A.lose B.lost C.losing D.to lose

14、—How are you today? Do you still have a fever?

—No, I feel _____.

A．worse

B．better

C．the worst

D．the best

15、Please come to me          you need my help.

A．wherever

B．whatever

C．whenever

D．however

16、This is __________ that we all enjoy reading it.

A．a book so interesting

B．a such interesting book

C．so an interesting book

D．such an interesting book

17、— Would you like to go to see a film tonight?

— I'd like to, ________ I'm too busy.

A．and

B．so

C．as

D．but

18、—Are you still mad at her? —Not really, but I can’t that her remarks hurt me.

A．deny

B．refuse

C．reject

D．decline

19、In the game yesterday, our class ______ against Mark's class and we won.

A．had competed

B．competed

C．has competed

D．was competing

20、Hearing the son paid little attention to the marriage and _________ he remained _________with his work, the mother was quite anxious if he could find a girlfriend.

A. /, occupied   B. that, to be occupied

C. /, to be occupied   D. that, occupied

21、—Who is that woman in red?

—She is our teacher. She teaches_____ math.

A.our B.us C.ours

22、After graduation, I had been unable to _____ a permanent job in my small town.

A．ensure

B．secure

C．damp

D．mask

23、Our car broke down suddenly and the heavy rain________ our helplessness.

A. added to B. led to   C. turned out   D. made up

24、The Beatles, ____________ many of you are old enough to remember, came from Liverpool.

A．what

B．that

C．how

D．as

25、The students answered all the questions correctly. She ______ full preparations.

A．must make

B．should make

C．must have made

D．should have made

26、Stackworth Museum

Stackworth Museum tells the history of the famous Stackworth family, and gives information about other well-known local people. These include poets, artists and writers. There is an excellent café.

Scotwood Manor

The rooms in Scotwood Manor are furnished as they were 100 years ago. The staff spend the day as people did then and are happy to explain what it was like. There are activity sheets for children and shop with books, gifts and cards, as well as a good café and car park.

Woodlands Museum

Set in beautiful countryside, the Woodlands Museum is arranged like a village of 100 years ago. To learn more about this period, visitors are encouraged to spend time doing practical things such as making pots and cooking. There is playground with picnic area.

Charberth Museum

Charberth Museum is near the main bus station and has rich collection of objects, 19th-century paintings and photographs showing life in the town over the centuries. There is no café.

Westerleigh Museum

Westerleigh Museum is near the bus station and contains exhibitions showing the town's development. In a separate room there are works by some well-known artists. The museum has café and is near the bus and railway station.

Freshwater Museum

Freshwater was once an important fishing port. Freshwater Museum, inside the old harbour office, shows how the town developed and later became a tourist centre. There is an activity room for young children with DVDs, a large picnic area, and good bus service.

【1】If you are interested in famous people in history, you can visit________.

A．Scotwood Manor

B．Stackworth Museum

C．Westerleigh Museum

D．Woodlands Museum

【2】Which museum offers parking according to the text?

A．Scotwood Manor.

B．Stackworth Museum.

C．Charberth Museum.

D．Westerleigh Museum.

【3】What can you do at the Woodlands Museum?

A．Read books at a shop.

B．Appreciate paintings by famous artists.

C．Do some hands-on activities.

D．Learn about the Stackworth family s history.

【4】The following museums have café except________.

A．Stackworth Museum

B．Scotwood Manor

C．Westerleigh Museum

D．Charberth Museum

【5】What do the last two museums have in common?

A．Both are art-centred.

B．Both offer attractive gifts.

C．Both tell the local history.

D．Both are near a railway station.

27、King Tut, Egypt's famous boy king, was buried with many valuable objects. A dagger（匕首）discovered in his tomb has recently attracted extra attention. Researchers have concluded that the dagger was probably made from a special material.

King Tut was only about nine years old when he became ruler of Egypt more than 3,300 years ago. The young king died when he was just 19. His body was buried in a tomb filled with objects that people believed he would need in the afterlife.

In 1922, Howard Carter discovered Tut's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Up to now, it was the best preserved ancient Egyptian tomb ever found. In 1925, Carter found the dagger which has a gold handle and an iron blade（刀片）.The blade had confused experts because iron was hardly used at that time in ancient Egypt. In fact, it was so rare that it was considered more valuable than gold. Where did the iron for the blade come from?

Around the time of King Tut, ancient Egyptians started using a new word for iron that translates as “iron from the sky”. This led some experts to believe that the iron for the blade came from a meteorite（陨石）.But studies of the dagger carried out in the 1970s and 1990s didn't support that idea.

That's where modern technology comes in. Researchers used a new technique to examine the blade. They discovered that it was made up of iron and other materials found in meteorites. After comparing it to several meteorites, they even found its possible match-a meteorite that landed in northern Egypt thousands of years ago.

Scientists hope the new study will lead to more discoveries about other ancient Egyptian relics. “It would be very interesting to analyze more Pre-iron Age objects and we could gain precious discoveries.” Daniela Comelli, who is a professor, said.

【1】What do we know about Tut's tomb?

A．It was built when he was 9.

B．It was perfectly kept when discovered.

C．It has a lot of iron objects in it.

D．It was the first tomb to be found.

【2】Scientists pay extra attention to the dagger because ________.

A．it is King Tut's favourite object

B．its blade is made of iron

C．it was more valuable than gold

D．it leads to more discoveries

【3】What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A．The iron.

B．The material.

C．A meteorite.

D．The blade.

【4】The researchers used modern technology to show ________.

A．more valuable objects are hidden in the tombs

B．iron is widely used in ancient Egypt

C．ancient Egyptian objects are excellent

D．Tut's dagger was likely made from a meteorite

28、Ian McKenna was in third grade when he learned that many kids at his Austin school weren’t getting enough to eat at home. He wanted to help, but local volunteer organizations turned him away, saying he was too young. So he decided to find his own solution. For years, he had been gardening with his mother, and they often sent their vegetables to the neighbors. “I’m good at gardening,” says McKenna, now 16. “Why not plant a garden at school, so that kids in need could take food home?”

McKenna persuaded his school to set aside space for a garden; then he asked the community for donations of seeds and equipment. Other students donated their time. Within months, McKenna’s garden was producing lettuces, tomatoes and cucumbers for students and their families. Now,seven years later, McKenna’s Giving Garden project has expanded to five area schools in addition to his own backyard garden. For most of his gardening activities, McKenna wears the same T-shirt in different colors, with his personal motto on it: BE A GOOD HUMAN. To him, that means helping in any way you can, no matter what your age.

“Even a smile might change someone’s life,” he says. “It lets them know that they are important. It can make their day.”

When COVID-19 hit the U. S., McKenna redoubled his efforts, cooking up to 100 meals to distribute (配送) to the hungry on the weekends. When social distancing meant that volunteers couldn’t work on community garden, he started offering online classes and a gardening hotline so families could grow at home. While gardening is his core focus, McKenna says he is always looking for new ways to help the hungry.

【1】What caused Ian’s decision to help the kids in his own way?

A．Being rejected by volunteer groups.

B．Being good at gardening.

C．His school’s support.

D．His mother’s suggestions.

【2】What do we know about the Giving Garden project?

A．It helps students only.

B．It was started with many supports.

C．It is funded by schools.

D．It earns great profits every year.

【3】Which of the following can best describe Ian?

A．Well-educated.

B．Honest.

C．Boring.

D．Caring.

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Ian McKenna, Growing a Food Project

B．Ian Mckenna, an Experienced Gardener

C．Giving Garden Project, a challenging Task

D．Giving Garden Project, a Universal Solution

29、Forget Cyclists, Pedestrians are Real Danger

We are having a debate about this topic. Here are some letters from our readers.

★Yes, many cyclists behave dangerously. Many drivers are disrespectful of cyclists. But pedestrians are probably the worst offenders.

People of all ages happily walk along the pavement with eyes and hands glued to the mobile phone, quite unaware of what is going on around them. They may even do the same thing while crossing a road at a pedestrian crossing or elsewhere. The rest of us have to evade（避让）them or just stand still to wait for the unavoidable collision（碰撞）.

The real problem is that some pedestrians seem to be, at least for the moment, in worlds of their own that are, to them, much more important than the welfare of others.

——Michael Horan

★I love the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists（Viewpoints, May 29）. I am afraid they seem to think they own the roads.

I was walking across Altrincham Road one morning when a cyclist went round me and on being asked what he was doing he shouted at me.

The government built a cycle lane on the road but it is hardly used.

The police do nothing. What a laugh they are!

The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle lanes and wear helmets, fluorescent（发荧光的）jacket and lights at night and in the morning they should pay some sort of tax and be fined for not wearing them.

——Carol Harvey

★Cyclists jump on and off pavements（which are meant for pedestrians）, ride at speed alone the pavement, and think they have a special right to go through traffic lights when they are on red.

I was almost knocked down recently by a cyclist riding on the pavement when there was a cycle lane right next to him.

Other road users, including horse riders, manage to obey the rules so why not cyclists?

It's about time they had to be registered and insured, so when they do hi a pedestrian or a vehicle, or cause an accident, at least they can be treated and there might be an opportunity to claim compensation.

——JML

Write to Viewpoints of the newspaper.

【1】Michael Horan wrote the letter mainly to show that ________.

A．drivers should be polite to cyclists

B．road accidents can actually be avoided

C．some pedestrians are a threat to road safety

D．walking while using phones hurts one's eyes

【2】Carol Harvey suggests that cyclists should ________.

A．be provided with enough roads

B．be asked to ride on their own lanes

C．be made to pay less tax for cycling

D．be fined for laughing at policemen

【3】What is a complaint of JML?

A．Very few drivers are insured.

B．Horse riders disrespect other road users

C．Pedestrians go through red traffic lights.

D．Cyclists ride fast on pavements.

30、In search of a little quiet, I have spent some time wandering through the Australian town, Walhalla. If I had arrived about 150 years earlier, I would have found a(n) _________ goldfield town. “Around 1890, the main mine was the _________ gold producer in Victoria,” explains the Walhalla Star Hotel’s owner, Michael Leaney. As we walk along the main road, green high hills rise on either side. We feel _________.

When the gold ran out,most people _________, and today only about twenty _________ residents are left in Walhalla. As the residents left, many buildings were _________. When the 70s came, the town began to be transformed into a tourist _________ and some historic buildings have been rebuilt.

That night we have a great dinner at Walhalla’s pub. We walk back in the dark. There are no street lights in the town so the stars _________ brightly against the night sky. Walhalla was the last town in Australia to get electricity. Leaney says _________ more development is to come: the Internet and mobile __________ will improve.

After a quick breakfast at the hotel the next morning, I walk down what was once a high street lined with __________ to the edge of the little town. Holiday homes and historic signs are __________ in the town. The walk takes me onto the tram (矿车) line. Alongside the mountain, it’s the __________ where wood from the valley was once transported up to the mine. These days it’s ideal for views into the valley below. The mountain’s trees were __________ and now they are green again.

Leaney has invited me to ride an old-fashioned train that runs on the rebuilt train line from Walhalla to a nearby town. The views are __________. Back in town, I leave Leaney for my next stop.

【1】

A．empty

B．far-off

C．peaceful

D．busy

【2】

A．biggest

B．smallest

C．oldest

D．poorest

【3】

A．lonely

B．relaxed

C．nervous

D．regretful

【4】

A．moved away

B．hung around

C．flooded in

D．cheered up

【5】

A．old

B．happy

C．men

D．permanent

【6】

A．sold out

B．taken over

C．deserted

D．shared

【7】

A．place

B．chance

C．destination

D．club

【8】

A．disappear

B．shine

C．come

D．strike

【9】

A．thankfully

B．suddenly

C．unluckily

D．anxiously

【10】

A．benefit

B．coverage

C．number

D．competition

【11】

A．factories

B．hospitals

C．museums

D．shops

【12】

A．spread

B．decorated

C．distributed

D．placed

【13】

A．track

B．site

C．street

D．town

【14】

A．planted

B．destroyed

C．burned

D．buried

【15】

A．boring

B．plain

C．heartbreaking

D．breathtaking

31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

It is not unusual for us to gather with our nearest and dearest on the weekends. But do you know that holidays, much like relationships, can be “made, 【1】 and broken” through conversations? Deborag Tannen, a Georgetown University linguistics（语言学）professor, believes so. She offers suggestions to improve communication at the holiday table and beyond. Let’s take a look.

A round dining table is best for 【2】 a lively conversation because everyone faces one another.

Avoid 【3】 grandparents at the ends of a rectangular table, even though it is the traditional place of honor. Elderly people may feel lonely there because they will be 【4】 to hear or keep up with a conversation.

Women prefer to face each other and make eye contact when they talk. Men might look around at other things. “Guys may be more relaxed keeping staring on the TV,” says Tannen. “They’ll still be 【5】, though.”

Be 【6】 that people have different ways of talking. Each person has a different sense of tone, rhythm, timing and how long of a pause is normal in a conversation. Pay attention to people who seem left out. If you feel you are doing all the talking, hold back to give others a chance to join in. If you feel you aren’t getting a chance to speak, try pushing yourself to start talking before it seems natural or 【7】.

Some families find that gatherings go more 【8】 if they participate in an outdoor activity. Going to a park for a walk may be more 【9】 than sitting around chatting.

32、在成长的过程中，我们总是对未来的职业充满憧憬。近期你班将以“My Dream Career” 为题举行演讲比赛。请你根据以下要求写一篇英语演讲稿，内容包括：

1．你的理想职业；

2．选择它的理由；

3．实现的途径。

注意：

1．词数80左右；

2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3．可根据内容要点适当发挥，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：mould v．塑造；industrious adj.勤勉的

My Dream Career

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