泰州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、My friend showed me round the town, ________ was very kind of him.

A.that B.which C.who D.where

2、The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest ________ rapid progress they have made.

A．whatever

B．however

C．how much

D．no matter

3、Group activities will be organized in and after class _____ children develop team spirit.

A. helping B. having helped

C. helped D. to help

4、About 85 of the large fire was________by Saturday night and most major roads have been reopened.

A.deposited B.contained C.anticipated D.swallowed

5、Group activities can help children gain the concept_______team spirit is crucial to more achievements.

A.that B.where C.what D.which

6、Whenever you ______ a present, you’d better think about it from the receiver’s preference.

A. bought   B. buy C. will buy   D. have bought

7、You could get into a situation_________you have to decide immediately.

A.what B.which C.where D.that

8、You didn’t let me drive. If we ________ by turns, you ________ so tired.

A. drove; didn’t get B. drove; wouldn’t get

C. were driving; wouldn’t get D. had driven; wouldn’t have got

9、You should respect the views of others, and at the same time   what you think is right.

A. care for B. look at

C. insist on D. meet with

10、A great person is always putting others’ interests _________ his own.

A.below B.above C.in D.on

11、After completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope ________.

A．providing

B．provided

C．having provided

D．to provide

12、For the Chinese dream ______ at an earlier date, we must accelerate the pace of reform and opening up.

A．being realized

B．to realize

C．realizing

D．to be realized

13、I'm trying to ______ an interest in classical music in my children, which I think is good for their future development.

A.foster B.clarify C.express D.discourage

14、Look at this year's sales figures________ last year's；they're much better.

A．between

B．from

C．with

D．against

15、Florida is blessed with ______ warm climate, which makes it _____ suitable place for old people to live in.

A. a; 不填 B. 不填; the C. a; a D. the; a

16、The ancient historic site is extremely expensive to________, but the local government spends some money repairing it every three years.

A．preserve

B．deserve

C．appreciate

D．celebrate

17、Hawking believes the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _____ life has developed gradually.

A. that   B. why

C. where   D. whose

18、An interviewee should be good at grasping every opportunity _____he is supposed to show his best self to others.

A.when B.where C.that D.which

19、The building of an ecological civilization has entered a critical period, _________that requires more quality products to meet people’s demand.

A.it B.that C.one D.the one

20、_____ entirely with the flagship smartphone and directed by Peter Chan (陈可辛), the 7-minute video follows a train attendant on a six-day train journey from Nanning to Harbin.

A. Shot   B. Pictured   C. Screened   D. Videoed

21、   The world is too big to take in all at once. To make sense and beauty of it, you have to look at a small part at a time.

In using a camera, you choose a small part through he view finder. You move the camera, “framing” pictures until you see one that pleases you. Then-click! If you make a good choice, your picture will please others, as well as yourself.

“Wherever you are,” says photographer Ernst Haas, “you are surrounded by pictures. The trick is to recognize them.” His photograph of a twist of barbed wire shows what he means.

Mr. Haas tells us of ways to practice seeing. Make a simple frame of black cardboard. Take it out of the doors and look through it at everyday things, large or small, far away or near.

At first you may see nothing to interest you. But soon pictures seem to leap (跳) at you through the frame. Oil floating on water makes a picture in rainbow colors. Three people on the steps of an old house form a picture that seems to tells a story.

Did you notice such things before you used the frame? Perhaps not. But, with practice, you soon do not need its help. You see things as artists do. Everywhere, shapes and colors catch your eye. Your mind takes “snapshots (快照)” of their patterns. Then, if you wish, you can share what you see by taking a photograph or by making a drawing or a painting.

Sometimes it’s fun to “see small”. Did you ever notice the design of the seeds in sliced bananas? Have you looked deep inside a lily? Or seen the starburst in the center of a wet ice cube?

Do you see colors as they really are? When you paint tree trunks, you would make them brown or black. But tree trunks are really gray, purple, yellow-green—almost any color except brown or black!

Do you notice detail? Doing so can be in many ways. Remembering what you see is often useful, too. Practice can help you.

A trick for helping you to remember detail is the double take. Look—don’t look—then look again.

【1】What does the underlined word “trick” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. joke B. magic

C. habit D. skill

【2】What does the author want to tell us?

A. The better you learn to see, the more alive you are.

B. Walking in the country, you should look closely at the trunks.

C. A branch with a few leaves fills the frame with a beautiful design.

D. Close your eyes and try to remember how it looks.

【3】Which of the fallowing is true according to the text?

A. When you paint trees, you would make them gray.

B. Glance at a bill and you remember how it looked.

C. Seeing is one way of living.

D. Give a second look and you remember all the detail.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A. The world is too big to travel around.

B. Look around—and see!

C. Wherever you are, a camera is important.

D. A good way to see is to carry a camera

22、

【1】Before you apply for a scholarship, it’s best to ______.

A. pay more attention to grades than to out-of-class activities

B. focus on only one scholarship application

C. get as much work experience as possible

D. begin your preparation as early as possible

【2】When you are answering questions on the application form, you should ______.

A. focus on the subject you are interested in

B. answer to the point

C. list your advantages

D. prove your abilities

【3】The author suggests that applicants should ______.

A. submit the application in the last few days

B. double-check their application with their parents

C. complete and submit the application in one day

D. avoid submitting the application online

23、   Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy，if for no other reason than because I understood it might be a good investment. I got the name of an insurance agent from a friend and called the agent to get some information.

From the kinds of questions I put to him，the agent would tell that I knew nothing about insurance so he kindly offered to explore the matter with me in more detail -to help me determine the kind of policy I ought to be considering.

That evening he appeared at my door promptly at 7：30；without wasting time on amenities he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and launched into a lengthy explanation. I listened attentively as he talked about the difference between various types of policies，and he explained the kind of coverage he felt I ought to have because of my age bracket and financial objectives. Toward the end of the evening (after three or four hours of talking)，he kindly helped me fill out an application for a 50，000 dollar policy，and then he asked if I could go to a Dr. Luther's office on Friday for a physical examination.

I don't know why，but it was not until the mention of the doctor's appointment that I realized fully what was happening. I was about to sign a lifetime contract yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not. As a matter of fact，the question of the need for a decision from me one way or the other had not even come up. Suddenly I felt sure that I definitely did not want to buy the policy. However, since he had spent so much time with me，I didn't want to make him feel that he had wasted his time. So I invented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday，and I assured him I would call him in a few days. Actually，I had no intention of going to see Dr. Luther or of calling the agent again. I wanted to forget the whole thing.

It's been over three months now since our meeting，and my friendly insurance agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week. My secretary knows that I don't want to talk to him，so when he calls she tells him that I'm in a meeting or that I'm out of the office or that I'm away on a business trip. I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him outright that I'm not interested，and please not to bother me any more，all I can do is to avoid his calls and hope I don't run into him someplace.

【1】The writer phoned the insurance agent because ______ .

A.He wanted to fill out an application for a life insurance policy.

B.He had decided to buy a life insurance policy.

C.He wanted to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy.

D.He took great interest in the insurance company.

【2】According to the passage，the agent was ______ .

A.an experienced salesman B.kind but inexperienced

C.ineffective D.easy to deal with

【3】The writer didn't tell the agent the truth because ______ .

A.he was afraid of him.

B.he felt embarrassed to do so.

C.he thought it none of the agent's business.

D.he didn't wish to lose the agents friendship.

【4】The writer realizes that ______ .

A.he should have told the truth to the agent earlier.

B.he should buy the policy.

C.the agent is a real friend.

D.insurance is but swindle(骗局)

24、   Just as regulation has helped increase fuel efficiency, cut exhaust smokes and introduce anti-slip equipment, so government involvement is needed to get the connected car on the road. It is beginning to happen. Earlier this year, Europe’s standards-setting agencies agreed a common set of agreements for cars and traffic infrastructure (基建) to communicate. Others should follow. Governments should then set firm deadlines for all new cars to be fully connected and capable of matching, and a date for existing cars to be re-improved with a basic locator beacon (定位器) and the ability to receive risky warnings.

If cars are to connect, new infrastructure will have to be built. Roads and parking spaces will need sensors to monitor them; motorways will need specific lanes for matching. But this will not necessarily be expensive. Upgrading traffic signals so they can be controlled remotely by a central traffic management system is a lot cheaper than building new roads.

The sooner these changes are made, and cars are plugged into a smart traffic section, the quicker Singaporean variable pricing — for parking as well as road use — can become the criterion. Motorists will then have the motive, as well as the ability, to avoid the busiest places at the busiest times, and the horrible death that roads take in human lives should start falling.

In the past, more people driving meant more roads, more jams, more death and more smokes. In the future, the connected car could offer mankind the pleasures of the road with rather less of the pain.

【1】What do governments truly expect of the connected car?

A.It’ll be standard-friendly. B.It’ll get fully prepared soon.

C.It’ll be under command. D.It’ll promote infrastructure.

【2】What will happen if traffic signals are to upgrade?

A.More sensors are offered by the companies.

B.More special roads are needed by motorists.

C.The whole project is more economical to operate.

D.The whole society is crazier about the new cars.

【3】Which is most UNLIKELY to benefit from such changes?

A.Motorists. B.Singaporeans’ pricing.

C.Road death. D.Traditional traffic sections.

【4】Which best describes the author’s attitude in the text?

A.Positive. B.Critical.

C.Objective. D.Doubtful.

25、Speaking of turkeys, people rarely see them in their daily life. I have a history with turkeys.

I saw my parents ________ young animals when I was a child. I was ________ to try that, but it wasn’t until I was in my forties that I got the ________. One day, I was given twenty turkey ________ by a driver who had almost driven over them. I had to ________ fast, buying a container at short notice to keep them, and ________ them twice a day, as a hen would, I ________ them regularly, to make them get used to that. After a week or so, I received ________ and the first tiny mouth broke through.

The first poult (小火鸡) ________ immediately to my voice as expected, raising his wet head to look at me. He became ________ to me quickly, pressing his face against mine and falling asleep. Over the next days, this process was ________ many times. Though not all the poults ________, I had a new family of 16 turkeys. I built a pen, complete with upright branches to ________ them, where I ________ much time myself. The poults would ________ “Mom” to be waiting when they came out of nests every morning and I had to be ________ before they slept. During daytime we would ________ outside. They seemed to love everything they encountered, which ________ me gradually.

The turkeys grew fast. Our ________ began as they started inhabiting (栖居于) trees outside. Down though, I was glad that ________ of living with turkeys and the lesson of enjoying every moment would stay with me all the time.

【1】

A．raise

B．hunt

C．treat

D．observe

【2】

A．hesitant

B．delighted

C．eager

D．proud

【3】

A．permission

B．choice

C．request

D．chance

【4】

A．foods

B．eggs

C．samples

D．babies

【5】

A．think

B．approach

C．decide

D．act

【6】

A．kicking

B．watching

C．pressing

D．turning

【7】

A．checked on

B．spoke to

C．cared for

D．took after

【8】

A．responses

B．returns

C．assistance

D．information

【9】

A．objected

B．reacted

C．related

D．declined

【10】

A．grateful

B．fearful

C．attached

D．satisfied

【11】

A．repeated

B．discussed

C．delayed

D．recorded

【12】

A．cooperated

B．emerged

C．gathered

D．survived

【13】

A．place

B．monitor

C．feed

D．entertain

【14】

A．wasted

B．made

C．lost

D．spent

【15】

A．allow

B．believe

C．expect

D．remind

【16】

A．present

B．quiet

C．awake

D．watchful

【17】

A．examine

B．look

C．explore

D．live

【18】

A．impressed

B．infected

C．bothered

D．attracted

【19】

A．trouble

B．adventure

C．separation

D．change

【20】

A．company

B．memories

C．difficulties

D．rumor

26、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友David写邮件告知你他打算购买 《红楼梦》 (A Dream in Red Mansions) 英文版，但不知道纸质版本和有声版本哪个更适合。请你给他提出建议，要点如下:

1.你的建议；

2.你的理由(至少两条)；

注意:

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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