临沂2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, only today is a gift, and that is ______ we call it present.

A. how B. when C. why D. where

2、If _____ in wet sand, the vegetables can remain fresh for a long time.

A.being buried B.having buried C.buried D.burying

3、John fell asleep ______ he was listening to the music.

A．after B．before C．while

4、Walk and Talk is perfect for anyone________ weekends needs some excitement.

A．who

B．which

C．that

D．whose

5、The question occurred to me ____ the book was worth reading.

A．what

B．whether

C．which

D．if

6、Some 76,300 high school students went abroad for their education, ______ 23 percent of all the Chinese students studying abroad.

A.taking up B.taken up C.to take up D.having taken up

7、________ in the conservation of ocean life, Hannah learnt much knowledge about environmental problems.

A．Involves

B．Involved

C．Involving

D．Having involved

8、My friend was very unhappy for ________to the concert.

A．not having been invited

B．having not been invited

C．not to be invited

D．not having invited

9、We offer an excellent education to our students. ________,  we expect students to work hard.

A. In all   B. At best

C. In return   D. After all

10、Hearing the news, he rushed out, ______ the book ______ open on the table and disappeared in the distance.

A．leaving; lying

B．to leave; to lie

C．left; laid

D．leaving; laid

11、—Yesterday, I read White Night by Higashino Keigo. Such a good book!

—________. No one can match Higashino Keigo in artistic talent.

A. You said it      B. You don’t say

C. You can’t be serious   D. You set me up

12、_______he has finished writing the novel is unknown.

A．If

B．Whether

C．When

D．While

13、We _____ John’s name on the race list yesterday but for his recent injury.

A．will put

B．will have put

C．would put

D．would have put

14、 The film star wears sunglasses. ________, he can go shopping without being recognized by fans.

A. Therefore B. However

C. Otherwise D. Besides

15、Tu Yoyo devoted herself ________to her research and it made her famous in her field.

A. strongly B.partly C. entirely D. freely

16、________ comes first to the class room can get a free ticket for the lecture.

A．Anyone

B．The one

C．Whoever

D．Who

17、A new food scandal has erupted, threatening to spoil the________ of McDonald's, Starbucks and Yum Brands.

A.expectation B.reputation C.competition D.temptation

18、The lucky man had a narrow ________ in series of accidents the other day.

A．escape

B．claim

C．lack

D．limit

19、Mr. White _____ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t show up.

A．should have arrived

B．should arrive

C．should have had arrived

D．should be arriving

20、The mountain climber was _____ in the high mountains, but he didn’t feel _________ at all.

A．lonely; alone

B．alone; lonely

C．alone; alone

D．lonely; lonely

21、   Road trip

Motorhome delivery offers great family holidays. For just $1 a day, you can hire a fully-equipped motorhome, which you deliver to a specific destination within some days and kilometers. You then hire another one to get home or take a bus or train. Your only other expense will be fuel and about $20 a day for parking fees. To learn more, visit apollocamper.com.

Plan ahead

For a comfortable break, flexibility with times, dates and places helps lower the cost. Find a few hotels you like, ask about their vacant rooms, then wait a few weeks and call again. If they still have rooms, you’re at an advantage to ask for a better price. Lots of last-minute deals are online. Watif (watif.com.au) has deals on hotels that have dropped their prices so slow. You don’t know where you’re staying until it’s booked, but anywhere with four or five stars has to be fairly good.

Back to nature

Wild camping appeals to nature lovers and costs nothing. This is forbidden on beaches and parks in most urban areas, but you can turn up in more distant area as long as nobody owns the land. You’ll need to take everything with you and may need to shop on eBuy (ebuy.com.au) .If you’re a camping beginner, be aware of safety measures and get your questions answered on the Internet.

Swap meet

How about a home swap? For a $250 yearly joining cost, you can stay in someone’s home in an international place of your choice while they or someone else stays in yours. Find out more at familylink.com.au.

【1】Where can you get the information about motorhomes?

A.familylink.com.au. B.watif.com.au. C.apollocamper.com. D.ebuy.com.au.

【2】What’s the advice for camping beginners?

A.Take only what you need. B.Stay away from no-man’s land.

C.Keep in touch with eBuy. D.Watch out for possible dangers.

【3】What helps to pay less for rooms in a hotel?

A.Waiting for some time before booking. B.Choosing hotels with four or five stars.

C.Deciding on rooms as early as possible. D.Bargaining prices through the Internet.

【4】What’s the purpose of the text?

A.To show the advantages of online service.

B.To teach the importance of running away from work.

C.To help people have fun at less expense.

D.To introduce new destinations for nature lovers.

22、As a young child, I was painfully shy. I’d watch other children play in the park, wishing I could join them, but I was too scared to approach. Eventually, my mother would come to the rescue. She’d ask the other kids if I could play, too. Today, I feel comfortable giving public lectures in large halls and having conversations in small groups, but I still tend to avoid situations in which I’m expected to spend time with a roomful of strangers.

There could be many reasons. For one thing, I might be carrying some childhood fear of rejection. But beyond that possibility, one likely element is that I tend to underestimate how much people like me after I meet them, as most of us do.

A new research paper reports that the common concern that new people may not like us, or that they may not enjoy our company, is largely unfounded.

Erica Boothby of Cornell University and her colleagues conducted a series of studies to find out what our conversation partners really think of us. In doing so, they discovered a new cognitive illusion (认知错觉) they call “the liking gap”: our failure to realize how much strangers appreciate our company after a bit of conversation.

The researchers observed the gap in a variety of situations: strangers getting acquainted in the research laboratory, first-year college students getting to know their dormitory mates over the course of many months, and community members meeting fellow participants in personal development workshops. In each circumstance, people consistently underestimated how much others liked them. For much of the academic year, as dormitory mates got to know each other and even started to develop enduring friendships, the liking gap persisted.

The data also revealed some of the potential reasons for the illusion: we are often more severe with ourselves than with others, and our inner critic prevents us from appreciating how positively other people evaluate us. Not knowing what our conversation partners really think of us, we use our own thoughts as a proxy (代理人). This is a mistake, because our thoughts tend to be more negative than reality.

【1】Why does the author mention his childhood experience?

A．To show how his character changed.

B．To explain what he was like when he was young.

C．To show an example of why people are shy of communication.

D．To emphasize the important role of a mother in one’s childhood.

【2】What does the underlined word “unfounded” probably mean?

A．Careless.

B．Baseless.

C．Selfless.

D．Meaningless.

【3】What do we know about the liking gap from the text?

A．It indicates what strangers really think of us.

B．It begins and ends quickly among strangers.

C．It disappears when strangers get to know each other.

D．It states our misunderstanding of how much others like us.

【4】Which of the following is the best title for this text?

A．People Like You More than You Know

B．How to Get Along Well with Strangers

C．The Way to Know What Others Think of Us

D．Having Conversations with Strangers Benefits Us

23、My son just turned 14 and does not have a smartphone. When he graduated from Grade 8, he was the only kid in his class without one. He asks for a phone now that he’s going to high school. I say no, he asks why, I explain, and he pushes back.

“You can choose to do things differently when you’re a parent,” I told him. But sometimes, I wonder if I’m being too stubborn or unfair.

The more I research, the more confident I feel in my decision. Many studies link the current mental health crisis among adolescents to fundamental changes in how they socialize, namely, the shift from in-person to online interaction.

But other mothers challenge my view. “He must feel so left out!” Then there are the parents who tell me sadly that they wish they had delayed their teenager’s phone ownership longer than they did. They urge me to hold out.

If teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 are truly spending an average of 8 hours 39 minutes per day on their devices, as stated in a survey conducted by Common Sense Media, then what are they not doing? Kids absorbed in their devices are missing out on real life, and that strikes me as really sad.

I want my son to have a childhood he feels satisfied with and proud of. I want it to be full of adventures, imaginative play and physical challenges which he must sort out himself without asking me for help. The easiest and simplest way to achieve these goals is to delay giving him a smartphone.

Some think my son is missing out or falling behind, but he is not. He does well in school and extra-curricular activities, hangs out with his friends in person, and moves independently around our small town. He promises he’ll give his own 14-year-old a phone someday, and I tell him that’s fine. But recently, he admitted that he missed the beautiful scenery on a drive to a nearby mountain because he had been so absorbed in his friend’s iPad. If that is his version of admitting I’m right, I’ll take it.

【1】What does the underlined phrase “pushes back” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Agrees.

B．Delays.

C．Opposes.

D．Persuades.

【2】What is the author primarily concerned about regarding giving her son a phone?

A．Her son’s online safety.

B．Her son’s mental growth.

C．Her son’s reduced physical activities.

D．Her son’s poor academic performance.

【3】What quality does the author want her son to develop in his childhood?

A．Team spirit.

B．Leadership.

C．Independence.

D．Critical thinking.

【4】What can be learned about the author’s son?

A．He is falling behind academically.

B．He is easily influenced by his friends.

C．He has given up his desire for a smartphone.

D．He has realized the problems of much screen time.

24、You know eating fruit and vegetables does good. But do you know it can also make you look good? People who increased their intake over just six weeks developed a healthy glow and appeared more attractive, researchers found. Scientists at St Andrews University found eating them slightly increased yellow and red pigments in the volunteers' skin. They monitored the food intake of 35 people and took pictures of their faces, arms and hands using a sensitive camera at the start, and after three and six weeks. Increasing their intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day was found to make the person look healthier and an extra 3.3 portion could enhance their attractiveness, when their photographs were rated by others.

Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids (类胡萝卜素)，which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays, and can also prevent age-related diseases including heart disease and cancer. But while it was known eating extreme amounts of certain vegetables such as carrots could turn skin orange ，it was not known a small increase was perceptible(被觉察）to others - and was seen as appealing.

A camera measured changes to the skin's redness, yellowness and lightness, and found it significantly changed in people who naturally increased their intake. These changes were not evident in three weeks. Using light sensors, the researchers showed these red and yellow hues were linked with the levels of carotenoids in their skin. There are hundreds of carotenoids but those thought to have the most dramatic effect are lycopene(番茄红素)-which gives tomatoes and  red peppers their red colour - and beta-carotene found in carrots as well as broccoli, squash, and spinach. Skin colour is also affected by chemicals called polyphenols（多元酚)，found in apples, blueberries and cherries, which cause blood rush to the skin surface.

【1】What do we know from the research?

A. If you take in a little more fruit and vegetables, you will obviously look more attractive in three weeks.

B. The researchers took the pictures of the 35 people in the research at different stages.

C. Increasing your intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day can greatly improve your health.

D. People who increased their intake of greens by 3.3 portions a day were found the most attractive after six weeks.

【2】Which of the following is NOT the function of carotenoids？

A. They can protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays.

B. They can prevent heart disease and cancer.

C. They can prevent age-related diseases.

D. They can keep you in good health.

【3】Which of the statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. We've already known eating extreme amounts of carrots can turn skin orange.

B. We knew in the past that eating a few more carrots could make us look appealing.

C. The research showed the improvement in skin is linked with the levels of carotenoids in it

D. Among hundreds of carotenoids, lycopene is thought to have the most dramatic effect on the skin.

【4】We can infer from the passage that _____

A. Skin's redness, yellowness and lightness make a person look more healthy and attractive.

B. Carotenoids have the same effect as lycopene.

C. It is carotenoids that give tomatoes and red peppers their red colour.

D. Both beta-carotene and polyphenols affect skin colour by causing blood rush to the skin surface.

【5】Which can be the best title of the passage?

A. Eating fruit and vegetables does good .

B. Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids.

C. How to become attractive.

D. Eating fruit and vegetables makes you look good

25、In my life everything was going well until recently. I have always been a very positive thinking and ___ person and I always used to believe that I could overcome any challenge.

Unfortunately it ___, and the cheat of my dearest friend hit me very hard. I went through a very difficult phase. I wanted to seek ___ to why he did this to me. I started losing my ___ in humanity and decided to withdraw (退出) myself from society.

But ___ inside I had a deep feeling of serving needy people because in childhood I was very much ___ by Mother Teresa and the work she was doing, So after 3—4 weeks of ___, I decided to do community service every weekend to ___ him from my memory completely.

I was ___ by the project to teach some poor children in remote village in Mumbai. On the first day when I ____ the location with difficulty, I found that it was really far from civilization. I could see people living in very ____ conditions without electricity but they still enjoy their life and are happy with their surroundings.

My ____ with the kids and parents have taught me important lessons about suffering and learning to ____ gifts of daily life. After that ____, there was no suffering looking for me. I think I celebrate my setback every day and thank my friend who ____ me and because of whom I chose this path of ____ the needy.

I have met some wonderful and beautiful souls in this ____. They have made me believe that there are many more such ____ around us. Slowly but ____, one step at a time we are making ____ and touching the lives of many. Now I gain the faith in humanity again.

【1】

A．careful

B．popular

C．honest

D．positive

【2】

A．worked

B．affected

C．failed

D．left

【3】

A．methods

B．answers

C．suggestions

D．conflicts

【4】

A．faith

B．confidence

C．courage

D．sense

【5】

A．somewhere

B．somewhat

C．somehow

D．sometime

【6】

A．praised

B．inspired

C．admired

D．required

【7】

A．practice

B．progress

C．suffering

D．relief

【8】

A．hate

B．upset

C．ignore

D．wipe

【9】

A．searched

B．assisted

C．announced

D．arranged

【10】

A．reached

B．arrived

C．dreamed

D．located

【11】

A．overcrowded

B．difficult

C．interesting

D．dangerous

【12】

A．choices

B．requests

C．interactions

D．decisions

【13】

A．value

B．observe

C．welcome

D．expect

【14】

A．plan

B．project

C．sightseeing

D．description

【15】

A．recognized

B．attracted

C．cheated

D．comforted

【16】

A．funding

B．cheering

C．satisfying

D．serving

【17】

A．experience

B．adventure

C．performance

D．exploration

【18】

A．habits

B．hobbies

C．thoughts

D．souls

【19】

A．cautiously

B．steadily

C．strangely

D．tightly

【20】

A．arrangements

B．preparations

C．changes

D．solutions

26、为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了Tell me your problems专栏。你是该栏目的编辑李华，你收到一封署名为Unhappy的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了她的困惑：一年一度的艺术节马上要到了，她参与了其中一个很重要的话剧表演，需要大量课外时间排练；可是期末考试马上也要到了，她担心自己会受到影响，感到很焦虑。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。

内容要点如下：1. 表示理解并给予安慰；2. 提出建议并说明理由。

注意：1. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 可适当发挥，使文章内容充实、连贯；

3. 词数100左右。

4. 参考词汇：艺术节the Art Festival; 话剧drama; 排练v. rehearse  n. rehearsal

Dear Unhappy,

I'm sorry to know that you're having a hard time at the moment.

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Yours,

Li Hua