松原2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、________a small amount of money each month is widely recognized as a good habit for personal finance management.

A．Picking out

B．Putting aside

C．Giving away

D．Getting back

2、The reason____ Spielberg could not go to the Film Academy was   his grades were too low.

A. that; that     B. why; that

C. why; because D. that; because

3、Raymond’s parents wanted him to have_______ possible education.

A.good B.better C.best D.the best

4、The weather turned out to be fine. I _____________ the trouble to carry the umbrella with me.

A.should have taken B.must have taken

C.couldn't have taken D.needn't have taken

5、In 2012, Sun Yang became the first Chinese man _____ an Olympic gold medal in swimming.

A. winning B. to win

C. having won D. being won

6、The pattern of sharing in tasks and decisions ______ equality, and this ______ leads to further sharing.

A. accounts for, in return   B. differs from, in turn

C. makes for, in turn   D. arise from, in return

7、Scientists are trying to find out what advantage should be _______ the natural resources in this area.

A．taken off

B．taken on

C．taken of

D．taken up

8、—Do you feel much better now?

—Yes. The medicine does work ______ emotional and mental health.

A．in case of

B．because of

C．as a result of

D．in terms of

9、Young people should be inspired to think outside the box and innovate, breaking free from __________ methods.

A.contradictory B.dynamic C.conventional D.distinguished

10、Working hard is not a __________ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.

A. sign B. signal

C. guarantee D. mark

11、It is good manners to eat up ______ is left in your plate.

A. that   B. what   C. which D. all

12、Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will give up the name “royal” ____ they withdraw from official duties and embrace new lives, the couple confirmed on Friday.

A.unless B.while C.as D.although

13、We should organize useful activities, which will ___________ the relationship of the students.

A. appoint B. employ

C. promote D. commit

14、Asia’s recent rise has not been the result of innovation given its population scale.________, it has happened as part of a wave of globalization.

A.Nevertheless B.Additionally C.Rather D.Alternatively

15、_______ me when you get it through and I’ll pick you up at your work place.

A. Calling B. Call   C. Called D. To call

16、-What did he do in return for free ________ and food offered by the kind couple?

-He helped their son with his lessons.

A.conservation B.occupation C.accommodation D.immigration

17、Some restaurants are happy to provide a free cake if you let them know in advance that you ________a group for a birthday party.

A．will be bringing

B．have brought

C．have been bringing

D．were bringing

18、Upon __________ the word “volunteer”, what comes to your minds?

A.learned B.to learn C.learning D.being learned

19、Lady Wang _______ as a secretary for five years in the insurance company before she joined us.

A.has worked B.has been working C.had worked D.would be working

20、John was dismissed last week because of his________ attitude towards his job.

A．competitive

B．casual

C．classical

D．comprehensive

21、   Calling someone a “birdbrain” is considered rude. It implies that someone has a small brain and thus is not smart. A new study found that the expression doesn’t do birds justice either: Birds’ brains are much bigger than we thought — at least compared to their small bodies.

An international team of 37 scientists measured the brain volume (脑容量) of hundreds of dinosaurs and extinct birds by scanning fossils of their skulls. The readings were compared to a large database containing the brain sizes of modern birds. These measurements were then analyzed, taking into consideration each bird’s body size — resulting in something called “relative brain size”. The results showed that a dramatic change of birds’ body size happened right after the mass extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

According to the study, published on April 23 in the journal Current Biology, birds and dinosaurs had similar brain sizes before the extinction. After the extinction of the dinosaurs, however, birds had to find a way to survive, so they shrank their bodies — since smaller animals need less food — but they kept their big brains.

“The changed landscape may have caused the rapid evolution of new brainbody scaling patterns (缩放比例) by favoring both larger brains and smaller bodies,” US paleontologist (古生物学家) Daniel Ksepka, who is the lead author of the study, told CNN.

This “evolutionary brain leap” — as scientists call it — also happened very rapidly. Without dinosaurs, birds quickly repopulated. They came in all types and sizes, which contributed to the diverse species of birds we see today.

But among all the bird species, certain ones “show above average rates of brain and body size evolution”, study co-author Adam Smith at Clemson University, US, said in a statement — with crows and parrots being the most evident. In fact, previous studies have already discovered that these birds have an amazing cognitive capacity (认知能力). They are able to use tools, imitate human speech and even remember human faces.

So, in the words of Smith, “calling someone ‘birdbrained’ is actually quite a compliment (恭维)”!

【1】How did the scientists learn the brain sizes of dinosaurs and extinct birds?

A．By studying their fossil skulls.

B．By searching the database.

C．By experimenting on their brains.

D．By analyzing their body size.

【2】How did the birds change after the extinction of the dinosaurs?

A．The birds’ bodies shrank as their brains became smaller.

B．The birds’ bodies became larger while their brains became smaller.

C．The birds’ brains remained almost the same as their bodies shrank.

D．The birds’ brains became larger to adapt to the environment.

【3】According to Adam Smith, calling someone “birdbrained” is ________.

A．to make rude remarks

B．to laugh at one’s small body size

C．to praise one’s intelligence

D．to suggest the person is not smart

【4】What is the purpose of this text?

A．To describe how birds’ evolution happened.

B．To explain the origin of the word “birdbrain”.

C．To show the amazing abilities of bird species.

D．To present the latest study on birds’ brain size.

22、Swot satellite is scheduled to be launched Thursday morning to conduct a comprehensive survey of Earth’s vital resource. By using advanced microwave radar technology it will collect height-surface measurements of oceans, lakes and rivers in high-definition detail over 90% of the globe. It’s really the first time to observe nearly all water on the planet’s surface.

The major mission is to explore how oceans adjust climate change by absorbing atmospheric heat and carbon dioxide in a natural process. Oceans are estimated to have absorbed more than 90% of the extra heat trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere by human-caused greenhouse gases. Swot will scan the seas and precisely measure fine differences in surface elevations(高度)around smaller currents and eddies(漩涡), where much of the oceans’ decrease of heat and carbon is believed to occur. “Studying the mechanism will help climate scientists answer a key question: What is the turning point at which oceans start releasing, rather than absorbing, huge amounts of heat back into the atmosphere and speed up global warming, rather than limiting it,” said Nadya Shiffer, Swot’s program scientist.

By comparison, earlier studies of water bodies relied on data of rivers or oceans taken at specific points, or from satellites that can only track measurements along a one-dimensional line, requiring scientists to fill in data gaps through extrapolation(外推法). Thanks to the radar instrument, Swot can scan through cloud cover and darkness over wide ranges of the Earth. This enables scientists to accurately map their observations in two dimensions regardless of weather or time of day and to cover large geographic areas far more quickly than was previously possible.

“Rather than giving us a line of elevations, it’s giving us a map of elevations, and that’s just a total gamechanger,” said Tamlin Pavelsky, Swot freshwater science leader.

【1】What does the underlined expression “vital resource” in the first paragraph refer to?

A．Technology.

B．Climate.

C．Oceans.

D．Water.

【2】What is the major mission of Swot satellite?

A．To identify when global warming is worsened.

B．To explore where oceans absorb heat and CO2.

C．To study how oceans influence climate change.

D．To explain why greenhouse gas comes into being.

【3】What makes it possible for Swot to measure precisely?

A．The high-definition computer.

B．Advanced radar technology.

C．The three-dimensional image.

D．An accurate map of elevations.

【4】Which can be the best title for the text?

A．A Solution to Climate Change.

B．A Breakthrough in Space Travel.

C．Successful Launch of Swot Satellite.

D．First Global Water Survey from Space.

23、On a typical day, off the coast of a small Brazilian island, Pereira headed out to fish. He was disheartened to find that an oil leak had polluted the waters. Staring out at the waves with their oil sheen(光泽), he decided it was not a good day to fish. But walking on the beach that day, he found a struggling penguin, covered in oil and starving.

Pereira took the penguin home, gently cleaned it and spent the next week nursing it back to health. He named it Dindim, which belongs to a species known for living in the seas of South America. In order to bear babies, they must return to Patagonia, 8,000 kilometers from Pereira’s home. Pereira patiently took Dindim back to the ocean and taught it how to swim again. Soon enough, it was time for Dindim to return to life in the wild. Pereira watched Dindim swim away, believing it would be the last time he saw it.

But the next June,Dindim returned. The two shared a warm-hearted greeting, and Dindim stayed for a month,wandering around the fisherman’s house. The time to leave arrived, and Pereira thought this surely would be the last time he would see Dindim. But in the same month of the year after next, the penguin with a long memory returned again.

It is a common belief among scientists that animals have short memories. So, a couple of them put a tracking device on Dindim to seeif it was indeed the same penguin that returned year after year. To their surprise, but not Pereira’s, Dindim returned, year after year, for more than a decade.

【1】Why was Pereira upset about his fishing that day?

A．His fish was eaten up by a penguin.

B．The waves were too huge to fish.

C．His fishing area was polluted by oil.

D．It was too cold for him to fish outside.

【2】What did Pereira do for Dindim?

A．He abandoned it into the oily water.

B．He drove it away from the danger.

C．He fished it out from the sea.

D．He rescued it from danger.

【3】How long apart do Pereira and Dindim get reunited?

A．10 months.

B．11 months.

C．12 months.

D．13 months.

【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Scientists generally think much of animals’ memories.

B．Pereira is quite sure about his friendship with Dindim.

C．It’s not the same penguin that returns to Pereira’s home.

D．The tracking device was used to find where Dindim went.

24、How cool can libraries be in an era of iPods and Kindles? More than you think. Only if you know where to go.

Central Library: Seattle, Washington, United States

The Central Library in Seattle is sleek, modern and sophisticated and has tourists from around the world. The library was voted onto the American Institute of Architects 150 favorite structures in the United States. The library holds various art exhibitions, book signings and other events throughout the year, while visitors can stop by the Chocolati cart for a coffee and browse through the gift shop anytime.

Trinity College Library: Dublin, Ireland

The Trinity College Library in Dublin is the oldest library in Ireland, founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I. Not only is the exterior impressive, it boasts the largest single chamber library in the world, also known as the Long Room, which contains more than 200, 000 of the library's oldest books. The Long Room houses one of the oldest harps in Ireland. Dating to the 15th century, the oak harp is the model for the emblem of Ireland.

TU Delft Library: The Netherlands

The library at the Delft University of Technology was constructed in 1997 and has more than 862,000 books, 16,000 magazine subscriptions and its own museum. The building itself exists beneath the ground, so you can't really see the actual library. The roof is a grassy hill. A huge cone pierces the grass roof, which symbolizes technology. The roof covers 5,500 square meters. It has become one of the most striking and greenest structures in the area.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Alexandria, Egypt

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is the revival of the ancient Royal Library of Alexandria, the largest and most influential library in the Greek world. The new library was reborn in 2002 on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea after 10 years of designing, planning and construction. In this library, there are four museums covering antiquities, manuscripts and science, and also 15 permanent exhibitions, including “Impressions of Alexandria”, “Arabic Calligraphy” and “The History of Printing”.

【1】What can visitors do in the Central Library?

A．Holding exhibitions.

B．Exchanging books.

C．Sampling local cuisine.

D．Buying souvenirs.

【2】In which library can you find an ancient musical instrument?

A．Central Library.

B．Trinity College Library.

C．TU Delft Library.

D．Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

【3】What do the two libraries, TU Delft Library and Bibliotheca Alexandrina, have in common?

A．They house their own museum.

B．They are buried underground.

C．They belong to famous universities.

D．They are based on their ancient versions.

25、I’ve always been crazy about pandas. My drawers are full of panda T-shirts and my pencil case and purse both have pandas on them. So when I found out that my parents planned to take me on a trip to Chengdu, which is the place in China for _________ pandas, I couldn’t believe my ________

I immediately started doing my ________, and I found at the Dujiangyan panda base, I could actually volunteer to ________ with the pandas!

The volunteer. Program lasts all day and ________ cleaning the habitats and carving bamboo for pandas. The ________ of the day, though, came when we had the opportunity to ________ one of the pandas, twice! I gave sticks of bamboo to one giant panda, and it was absolutely ________ to spend time one-on-one with such a cute animal. Then we spent about an hour watching a documentary to ________ more about the base. It operates as a panda shelter, ________ pandas that have been injured to recover and get ready to go back into the ________ again. It also works on panda breeding to help ________ the panda population.   

It is hard work but enjoyable and ________. I came back from Chengdu with a few more things to add to my ________. Now I have a pair of panda slippers and every time I put them on, I think about my ________ day at the panda base.

【1】

A．saving

B．seeing

C．training

D．releasing

【2】

A．eyes

B．favour

C．luck

D．dream

【3】

A．duty

B．job

C．homework

D．research

【4】

A．work

B．live

C．learn

D．struggle

【5】

A．features

B．intends

C．allows

D．includes

【6】

A．goal

B．risk

C．highlight

D．end

【7】

A．approach

B．feed

C．follow

D．check

【8】

A．tense

B．awful

C．urgent

D．incredible

【9】

A．forecast

B．explore

C．read

D．list

【10】

A．helping

B．backing

C．promising

D．instructing

【11】

A．base

B．reserve

C．wild

D．field

【12】

A．double

B．control

C．balance

D．grow

【13】

A．relaxing

B．amusing

C．memorable

D．flexible

【14】

A．search

B．collection

C．hobby

D．gifts

【15】

A．amazing

B．adventurous

C．challenging

D．comforting

26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

It was our tun to open our presents this particular Christmas morning. The living room was already covered with tom wrapping paper. Obviously, the children could hardly wait to discover the hidden treasures, which they had expected for nearly a month. Now we adults sat around the room with our presents at our feet, slowly removing the paper, tying o maintain our dignity in front of the children.

My wife Brenda, and her family have a tradition of getting each other gag(恶作剧) gifts. This day makes me a bit uneasy at Christmas or my birthday, never knowing what form of embarrassment lies waiting for me under the thin borders of the wrapping paper.

Recently, my six-year-old daughter Christy seemed to busy herself with something while I was playing computer video flight games. Now she was standing directly in front of me. The excitement of the moment just beamed across her face. It was everything she could do to keep herself from helping me rip the paper from each present. Finally, I came to the last gift and with my natural Sherlock Holmes ability, I concluded that this had to be the gag gift. With everyone looking on, I decided to go ahead and got it over with—just let them have their laugh—and I tore the paper and there it was…a toy airplane about two inches long. Our holiday guests started giggling to themselves as I looked up to my wife with an unpleasant smile on my face and blurted out, “A toy airplane? Are you kidding me?”

Brenda gave me the look—that look that always tells me I have just said something wrong and should have given it a second thought. I had failed to look at the name tag(标签) before I opened the present to see who it was from. As I picked up the paper from the floor and read the name tag, my heart sank.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

On the tog were the letters that read, “To Dad, Love Christy”.

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Paragraph 2:

Storing at the gift, I suddenly thought of a way to lift her up.

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