厦门2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、She fell asleep while she ________ newspapers.

A. was about to read   B. was reading   C. had read   D. was to read

2、 -----I’d like a wake-up call at 7:a.m.,please!

----- OK, _____.

A. help yourself

B. you’ll certainly make it

C. just do what you like

D. I’ll make sure you get one

3、Steven has a lot of work to ______ in the office since he has been away for quite a few days.

A.take up B.make up C.work out D.carry out

4、______ with other contestants sitting on the stage, Angela appeared calm and confident in the quiz show.

A.Compared B.Comparing

C.To compare D.Having compared

5、In our childhood，we were often ________by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.

A. demanded   B. reminded

C. allowed   D. hoped

6、__________I will accept the gift is none of your business．

A．If

B．Which

C．Whether

D．What

7、African Americans ________ about 13% of the population of the United States.

A.account for B.get across C.engage in D.contribute to

8、I could not persuade him to accept it, _____make him see the importance of it.

A．if only I could not.

B．no more than I could

C．or I could not

D．nor couldI

9、Literature is a kind of intellectual light, just like the light of the sun, sometimes enabling us to see ________we do not like.

A.what B.how C.when D.that

10、Kate _______ his grandfather because he seems to know everything.

A．supports

B．admires

C．remembers

D．encourages

11、_____ time passed, things seemed to get worse and worse, which was beyond our imagination.

A. If   B. As

C. Since   D. With

12、—You are not allowed to keep the magazine too long.

—Don’t worry. I just want to ________ it for some pictures.

A. refer to   B. prefer to

C. look up in   D. look into

13、There was an explosion in London but up to now nobody has   responsibility for it.

A.declared B.announced C.claimed D.required

14、--What do you think of the new boss?

--He cares more about the needs of the employees,   his personal gain or loss.

A. in favor of   B. in search of   C. regardless of   D. in charge of

15、Much disappointed as he was________in the job interview, he still had great confidence in his abilities.

A．to have failed

B．to fail

C．having failed

D．failing

16、Air pollution is a big problem. I wonder ______ we can do about it.

A．whether

B．what

C．how

D．that

17、The Chinese language differs__________ Western language in __________ it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.

A. in ; that   B. from; that

C. with; which D. from; /

18、The mountain looks more beautiful ________ the blue sky.

A．against

B．under

C．for

D．about

19、Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to ________ anything of average quality.

A．figure out

B．turn down

C．settle for

D．leave behind

20、There is no doubt that _________ a goal, one needs not only knowledge but also good personalities.

A. achieve   B. achieving

C. to achieve   D. achieved

21、Sarah came running in. “Look what I found.” Over the top of the paper I was reading came a crispy long object that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin that had been shed by one of our many garden snakes.

“Isn’t it beautiful?” said my wide-eyed seven-year-old.

I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really wasn’t that beautiful, but I have learned never to appear uninterested with children. They see only good quality and excellence in the world until educated otherwise.

“Why does it do this?” Sarah asked.

“Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves,” I explained. “Why do they need to renew themselves?” Sarah asked.

I suddenly remembered an article on this page many years ago where the writer was expressing her concept of renewal. She used layers of paper over a wall to describe how we hide our original selves, and said that by peeling away those layers one by one, we see the original beneath. “We often need to shed our skins and those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my now absorbed daughter. “We outgrow some things and find other ones unwanted or unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too crinkly（起皱的）for him, and he probably doesn’t think he looks as smart in it as he once did.”

Sarah was getting the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to understand, although slightly, that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and creativity, and see what we need to keep and what we need to cast off. I was careful to point out that this is a natural consequence of their growth.

“I see, Dad,” said Sarah and jumped off my lap and ran off.

I hoped she would remember this. That often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture with which we cover ourselves year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless or unnecessary; or at best, store the ones thrown away as mementoes（念想）of our promotion to a better vitality or spirit.

【1】At the first sight of the snake skin, the author was .

A．scared

B．puzzled

C．uninterested

D．excited

【2】Sarah learned from her father that renewal is .

A．to recover the layers inside

B．to review what has been done

C．a natural part of getting mature

D．the process of finding the unwanted

【3】It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________.

A．dislikes the snake skin at all

B．shows concern for nature and culture

C．can grasp the chance to educate children

D．often encourages his daughter to raise questions

【4】The author mainly tells the reader that ________.

A．snakes cast off the layers to look smarter

B．we should renew ourselves to get improved

C．snakes shed their skins to renew themselves

D．we should explore our original nature underneath

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However, their exciting adventure comes with the realization that the world we live in is slowly being destroyed, and the natural, beautiful landscapes the dinosaurs travelled in are no more.

Alfie and Ava are on a mission (任务) to fix this, but need a little inspiration to work out what their next adventure should be. They need your help!

WHERE SHOULD ALFIE AND AVA GO ON THEIR NEXT ADVENTURE?

You should be aged between 7 and 11 years old.

Then we want your story ideas! Last time, Alfie and Ava visited the age of the dinosaur. Where should B4 take Alfie and Ava on their next adventure? Would you like them to go to the past again, or into the future?

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CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 10 OCT.

【1】What should the entry's theme be about?

A．Future life.

B．Going back to the past.

C．Environmental improvement.

D．Friendships between humans and robots.

【2】What is the upper word limit of the entry?

A．80.

B．90.

C．100.

D．120.

【3】What is a prize each runner-up will get?

A．A T-shirt.

B．A new book.

C．A bottle of jam.

D．Bluetooth earphones

23、What to watch with your kids

WONDER PARK (PG)

“Wonder Park” in an animated cartoon about an imaginative girl named June (voiced by Brianna Denski), who’s spent years dreaming up a magical amusement park named Wonderland with her mom (Jenifer Gamer). Their fancies become reality when June manages to protect the park from getting broken apart and sucked into scary purple clouds of darkness. The film underlines the importance of not letting fear stop you from being yourself and doing what you love. (93 minutes)

NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE (PG)

“Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” is based on a classic 1930 Nancy Drew mystery book. After her mother’s death, 16-year-old Nancy Drew (Sophia Living) and her family move from Chicago to rural River Heights. Following a number of incidents, they meet various characters. The scariest moment an during what turns out to be a dream sequence (序列). (89 minutes)

CAPTIVE STATE (PG-13)

“Captive State” is an alien-attack movie set in a future Chicago. Some humans try to support the conquering aliens, while others try to fight against them. The movie in more about its own big ideas than about characters or emotions, but it’s smart enough that it should please most teen and adult sei-fi fans. John Goodman and Vera Farmiga co-star. (109 minutes)

FIVE FEET APART (PG-13)

“Five Feet Apart" is based on the best-selling. The novel about Will (Cole Sprouse) and Stella (Haley Lu Richardson), two hospitalized 17-year-olds with cystic fibrosis (囊性纤维化) who fall in love. Since the guideline for CF patients is that they should stay a minimum of six feet apart from each other due to the danger of cross-infection, the title refers to the one foot the pair “take back” to be a tiny bit closer as their love story develop. (115 minutes)

【1】Which film attracts more sei-fi lovers?

A.Captive State. B.Five Feet Apart.

C.Wonder Park. D.Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase.

【2】What does the title “Five Feet Apart” suggest?

A.A discouraging illness. B.A moving love story.

C.A strict hospital rule. D.A best-selling novel.

【3】What’s the theme of the cartoon film?

A.Strong action saving a sorrowful romance.

B.Scary movements having great characters.

C.Imaginative adventure dealing with worry and fear.

D.Violent but smart alien attack appealing to audience.

24、For some people, music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic.” People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes (音调). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.

As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music set them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in social isolation( 隔离). “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.

Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn’t involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors.

Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed . For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say, ‘No thanks, I’m amusic,’” says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”

【1】Which of the following is true of amusics?

A. Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.

B. They love places where they are likely to hear music.

C. They can easily tell two different songs apart.

D. Their situation is well understood by musicians.

【2】According to paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who _________.

A. dislikes listening to speeches

B. can hear anything nonmusical

C. has a hearing problem

D. lacks a complex hearing system

【3】In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish that __________.

A. her problem with music had been diagnosed earlier

B. she were seventeen years old rather than seventy

C. her problem could be easily explained

D. she were able to meet other amusics

【4】What is the passage mainly concerned with?

A. Amusics’ strange behaviours.

B. Some people’s inability to enjoy music.

C. Musical talent and brain structure.

D. Identification and treatment of amusics.

25、I am a girl, but I was born to be a rebel (叛逆者). I like games that can be _________. Some of the sports I like, even boys won’t play!

Wrestling (摔跤)is _________ seen as a sport for men, but I _________ to see if I could do it. Every Saturday morning, I got out of bed early to go and watch my brother_________. From morning to night, I would sit watching the boys have all the fun. Since then, wrestling has been part of my _________.

For three years, I beat all the boys and became the best player in the team. My _________ memory of wrestling is when a boy walked off _________ because he’d lost to a girl. My last match was at this year’s Girls’ State Wrestling Championships. I was so _________. I was sure I would win. My heart was beating hard when the match started. I could see _________ but my competitor. When the final whistle(口哨) blew, I had ____________ by four points. The cameras and ____________ all turned to me: I was the new wrestling champion. I felt so happy. But after a few minutes of enjoying being a champion, ____________ began to run through my knee. Because I hurt my knee, my ____________ of being a national champion ended. Even so, I won’t lose heart and still want to wrestle next year when I go to college. I have ____________ that you can do anything you want if you stay positive and put your ____________ into it.

【1】

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．dangerous

D．famous

【2】

A．usually

B．ever

C．hardly

D．never

【3】

A．agreed

B．pretended

C．decided

D．happened

【4】

A．roll

B．run

C．fight

D．wrestle

【5】

A．way

B．life

C．work

D．study

【6】

A．longest

B．shortest

C．deepest

D．worst

【7】

A．shouting

B．smiling

C．laughing

D．crying

【8】

A．upset

B．great

C．pleased

D．excited

【9】

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

【10】

A．won

B．lost

C．led

D．gained

【11】

A．hands

B．players

C．lights

D．photos

【12】

A．air

B．blood

C．steam

D．pain

【13】

A．dream

B．plan

C．goal

D．story

【14】

A．said

B．heard

C．learned

D．noticed

【15】

A．time

B．heart

C．foot

D．wealth

26、假设你是李华，你校外籍教师Williams想寒假期间到中国各地旅游，需聘请一位旅游爱好者做他的导游，请写一封邮件推荐你的朋友李明给他，要点如下：

1.写信目的    2.介绍李明的优势    3.期望

注意：词数120左右

Dear Mr Williams,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua