六安2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Nowadays, more and more young ladies,   figures most are fine enough, are going on a diet.

A. who   B. whose

C. of whose   D. of whom

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

A.good B.better C.best D.the best

3、I don’t think it is polite to break in when people are having a conversation, ________?

A．isn’t it

B．do I

C．is it

D．do you

4、Despite Johnson’s being green at his job, the work he did was ________ and thus won the manager’s approval.

A.familiar B.demanding C.adequate D.primitive

5、The driver was really careless, otherwise the traffic accident ______.

A. didn’t happen   B. hadn’t happened

C. wouldn’t happen  D. wouldn’t have happened

6、— What do you think of The Wandering Earth?

— It’s really ________ wonderful movie.

A.a B.an C.the D./

7、_____by the English teacher for the high grade, I felt my effort finally paid off.

A. Praise   B. Praised   C. To praise   D. Praising

8、—Would you mind moving over a little? I have to pass here.

—________ I’d like to help.

A．Not in the slightest.

B．Don’t mention it.

C．Never mind.

D．At your service.

9、—Why not take my car to the museum instead of walking?

—No, thanks_________.

A．I’m used to

B．I’m able to

C．I’m about to

D．I’ve got to

10、We are determined that our teacher training programs should ________ current developments in the field of education.

A．catch sight of

B．make room for

C．take pride in

D．keep pace with

11、You can get   you want as a gift for your fantastic performance in the final examination for you and your friends.

A.whoever B.whichever C.however D.whatever

12、I was surprised by her words， which made me recognize___silly mistakes I had made.

A．what

B．that

C．how

D．which

13、A broad smile spread_____ Jack’s face when he eventually gained a scholarship.

A. across   B. through C. at D. in

14、Look! Here’ s a photo ______ in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it?

A. taken   B. taking

C. to take   D. being taken

15、If Tom’s wife won’t go to the party,________.

A．he will either

B．neither will he

C．he neither will

D．either he will

16、It is the bus driver who should ______ the safety of the passengers.

A. answer for   B. search for   C. stand for   D. go for

17、There are no ______ proposals to reduce the road accidents. We are still seeking inspiration.

A. contradictory   B. concrete

C. confidential   D. controversial

18、Our head teacher decides to put ________ he thinks is fat and strong in the front of the queue in tug—of—war(拔河).

A.whoever B.anyone C.whomever D.those

19、The Dutch government has announced it will stop using the name Holland _______ its official name the Netherlands.

A.in favor of B.regardless of C.in spite of D.instead of

20、For the next two hours she _______ the film, which turned out to be as good as she had hoped.

A．took up

B．was absorbed in

C．accounted for

D．was cleared off

21、Sure, alcohol does give you a sense of happiness, and you may feel like all the problems of the world have just disappeared.【1】How long can you escape from the real-life problems and ignore them as if they don’t exist? Some experts list a few reasons why you should quit alcohol.

【2】

Many studies show the health benefits of drinking alcohol. However, heavy drinking can have harmful effects on your body and brain, leading to certain diseases such as heart disease or diabetes in later life stages.【3】Once you quit drinking, your body starts repairing itself. As a result, you start feeling better and more content. Because the body isn’t affected by alcohol, you save more energy to focus on things. Above all, your brain and body can function at its total capacity once again.

You would say goodbye to hangovers (宿醉)

The worst part about getting drunk is the hangover.【4】Having headaches, feeling sick, and drained all morning long... It makes you think, “why did I drink so much last night?” But on the contrary to this whole experience, there’s one thing that stands out: waking up refreshed with a fantastic day ahead of us instead of having woken up sick from drinking too much alcohol.

No guilt over drinking, no more apologizing

Whether you notice or not, your loved ones must have expressed concern over your drinking habit. Do you feel guilty each time you do it and promise yourself to quit but can’t resist? Know that being free from alcohol can be highly liberating and powerful. If you are struggling to stop on your own, know that there is no shame in seeking treatment and help. The results will be tremendous, and your life will change for good. It might not seem easy to quit, but everything has a starting point.【5】

A．It’s a killer!

B．But is it a permanent solution?

C．But there is good news for you.

D．You would start feeling better.

E．You would save quite a sum of fortune.

F．Has it been long since you have felt this way?

G．Start today and liberate yourself from the guilt.

22、   Our brain doesn't know how to be happy, or even content. It simply lacks the genetic instructions to carry out that task. It knows how to do a million other less important things, from writing a letter to maintaining our balance； from appreciating the music of Bach to smelling a rose, but if you ask the brain to be happy, it simply doesn't know how to respond.

This is because the genetic code is only concerned with survival and reproduction, which happiness does not necessarily have anything to do with, and therefore belongs in a different realm. Nature doesn't want us to always feel content and satisfied, let alone happy, as this would lower our guard against possible threats to our survival.

Happiness, as the Brazilian poet Vinicius de Moraes put it, is "like a feather flying in the air. It flies light, but not for very long." It is so elusive that it has also been compared to a butterfly， which "when pursued， is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you," according to 19th﹣century American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. In any case, what is clear is that happiness is, at best, fleeting (飞逝的) and inconstant.

In this blog, we will look at the myth of happiness from many perspectives and, in the process, we will touch on topics such as happy personalities, the unhappy workings of the brain, evolution, dreams, and even fairy tales. I explore all these issues in detail in my book, which shares its title with this blog. Happiness is a crucial concept. We spend all of our lives pursuing it, so it deserves a very careful analysis.

We are determined by our biological design to experience mixed and messy emotions. But the silver lining is the knowledge that having difficult emotions doesn't represent a personal failure. The inevitable unhappiness that we all suffer from time to time is not a shortcoming that demands urgent repair. Far from it. This unhappiness is, in fact, what makes us human.

【1】Why does our brain lack the genetic instructions to be happy？

A．Because being happy is less important than appreciating and creating art.

B．Because happiness has little to do with the continuation of a species.

C．Because we tend to be more aware of the threats when we are unhappy.

D．Because feeling good isn't one of our concerns in living a life.

【2】What does the underlined word in paragraph 3 most probably mean？

A．Difficult to achieve.

B．Easy to expose.

C．Unable to explain.

D．Likely to remain.

【3】What can we learn from the passage？

A．We should make happiness our top concern no matter what.

B．Negative emotions always require immediate attention.

C．Social failures are more likely to be troubled by negative feelings.

D．We should accept difficult emotions as a natural part of life.

23、How do students manage to complete a huge number of assignments and still find the time to have fun? Time management!【1】Here are some effective time management tips that can be used out-side of college too.

Give yourself a treat.【2】.For example, if you have a task for an hour, promise yourself to have coffee and biscuits if you manage to do that in time.It is a nice motivation to be productive.

Learn something new all the time.Many people who graduate from college think that they’ve learned all the secrets of the universe and have nothing more to study.【3】.Read books, learn new skills and languages.It'll all make you smarter and more productive.

Have fun! Working non-stop is always a bad idea.Human bodies and minds need to have a rest to be productive .If you regularly have fun and rest, you should be energetic and productive.【4】.

【5】.Students most often have different kinds of classes during a day.It helps them balance different subjects, change the way of thinking and simply not to get bored with sticking to one thing for too long.It is also useful to balance tasks at work.Thus, you will do them faster because your brain won't get burdened by one -type tasks.

A．Balance your tasks.

B．Complete your tasks.

C．Students should lean to use their time right.

D．They think they have already learned a lot.

E．However, you still need to give some work to your brain.

F．Thus, you will do your work faster and save a lot of time.

G．You can give yourself some small treats for finishing small tasks.

24、Last Thursday, the world's first self-driving, electric container ship made its first trip to Oslo, Norway. The ship's owners aim to cut pollution by transporting large quantities of products by water on the southern coastal of Norway instead of by truck.

The ship, called the Yara Burkeland, is owned by Yara, a company that makes fertilizer（肥料）. The company wanted to develop a zero-emission（零排放的）ship that was completely self-driving. Yara worked with a ship-building company called Vard and the technology company Kongsberg to develop the ship. The company says that in the future everything, including loading and unloading the ship, will be handled completely automatically.

The Yara Birkeland can carry 120 large containers like those pulled by trucks. But the ship is fully electric and is powered by batteries. The company says the ship has roughly as many batteries as 100 electric cars. The electricity that will be used to recharge the batteries is from renewable hydroelectric sources（可再生水力发电资源）, so there's no pollution at all.

The Yara Birkeland won't usually be going to Oslo, and it won't be traveling far, either. It will travel along a regular route from Yara's factory in Porsgrunn up to the port in Brevik. By road, that's a distance of about 14 kilometers. Yara normally uses diesel-powered（柴油动力的）trucks to move fertilizer between these locations.

Now, with the Yara Birkeland moving huge amounts of fertilizer by water, the company expects to cut out 40, 000 yearly trips by diesel-powered trucks. That will prevent about one million kilograms of carbon emissions every year.

In the future, as an autonomous ship, the Yara Birkeland is expected to operate without any human involved. Yara plans to spend the next two years improving and testing the ship. But, as with many autonomous cars, the ship will continue to have humans watching over even if it is driving by itself.

【1】Why will the products be delivered by ship rather than by truck?

A．To reduce the transport costs.

B．To shorten their delivery time.

C．Out of environmental concern.

D．Out of concern for their safety.

【2】What can be learned about the Yara Bikeland?

A．It uses natural gas as power.

B．It has more than one developers.

C．It is a completely self-driving slip.

D．It belongs to the government.

【3】How does the author mainly introduce the ship and its influence?

A．By listing figures.

B．By giving examples.

C．By presenting reasons.

D．By following time order.

【4】According to the last paragraph, the ship_________.

A．operates by remote control

B．will eventually need no man to watch over

C．cannot be put into commercial use until years later

D．works in a quite different way from an autonomous car

25、   It is understandable that the plan to raise the retirement age has sparked debates, because the move involves individuals’ interests and delayed retirement has been on countries’ ________ for a long time.

The wider the debate is, the clearer the issues will be. The first misunderstanding is that the government is thinking over raising the retirement age to ________ the so-called shortfall in pension funds. The fact is, there is no such thing as a nationwide shortfall in the pension funds, because the situation varies from region to region. So we need a ________ pension system to ensure all regions have adequate pension funds.

Many countries with extra pension insurance are drawing up plans for raising the retirement age. Nowadays, people start working at a later age. So the retirement age should be extended ________ the structural changes of individuals’ life-cycle. For example, many born in the 1980s and 1990s started working at 25 or 30 due to their ________ of higher education. If such people retire at 60, they would have worked for only 35 or 30 years. And given their longer life expectancy, they’ll receive pensions for a longer period of time, putting extra ________ on the pension system.

But since delayed retirement ________ people’s interests, it must be planned carefully. First, the retirement age should be raised, once the leadership decides to do so, ________ across the country. Although rolling out pilot programs before ________ economic and social reforms made them more effective, the retirement age cannot be raised in different regions in a targeted manner, because that’ll not be helpful to ________ development in different regions.

Second, some people are against raising the retirement age because they feel they may be forced to work for a few “extra years”. As has been learned from other countries’ ________, some policies can be adopted to help accept the delayed retirement plan. ________, it should be made clear to employees that the longer they contribute to the pension funds, the higher pension they’ll draw after retirement—and early retirement will result in ________ pension.

Third, it is important to balance the interests of different groups. China’s current retirement system distinguishes between men and women, and the employees of State-owned enterprises and privately-owned companies have different opinions on delayed retirement. The new retirement policy needs to be ________ to all groups.

The debate on delayed retirement shows that reforms of social policies will face more challenges and the challenges need political wisdom and practical strategies to________.

A．agenda

B．conflict

C．decision

D．problem

A．result from

B．make up

C．bring about

D．break out

A．unique

B．targeted

C．united

D．different

A．in addition to

B．as a result of

C．ever since

D．in line with

A．aim

B．access

C．admission

D．pursuit

A．effect

B．debt

C．pressure

D．dependence

A．arouses

B．concerns

C．satisfies

D．improves

A．uniformly

B．widely

C．extensively

D．intensively

A．implementing

B．introducing

C．improving

D．promoting

A．rapid

B．balanced

C．effective

D．constant

A．strengths

B．experiences

C．practices

D．attitudes

A．In addition

B．In fact

C．Instead

D．For instance

A．enhanced

B．considerable

C．reduced

D．worthwhile

A．related

B．considerate

C．fair

D．different

A．make

B．resolve

C．introduce

D．practice

26、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in English.

每所学校都有自己传统的学校活动，请你就你们学校的一个你最感兴趣的活动写一篇短文，你的文章需包括:

1. 对活动的大致介绍。

2. 这一活动为什么吸引你。

3. 对完善该活动提些建议。

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