昭通2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、The minister refused for reasons of _______ rather than religion to sign a new law legalizing abortion.

A. comprehension   B. conscience   C. consequence   D. conservation

2、None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish．______，most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments．

A．Instead B．Even though

C．However D．Though

3、______ what had happened, they knew I would struggle and simply wanted to help because it was the right thing to do.

A. Hearing B. To have heard C. Having heard D. Heard

4、The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as “Reiwa” (令和) era, in ________ name the character for “harmony” is included.

A. which B. what

C. whose D. as

5、________colorful charts and graphs, he loaded a new software to help him.

A. Create   B. Created

C. Creating   D. To create

6、Why didn't you tell me there was no meeting today? I all the way here through the heavy snow.

A.needn't have driven B.couldn't have driven

C.should have driven D.must have driven

7、Take two of the _______ three times daily before meals, and it make you less painful.

A.tablets B.tables C.tastes D.toasts

8、______ in the United States, St Louis has now become the 4th largest city.

A.It is the 24th biggest city B.It was the 24th biggest city

C.Once the 24th biggest city D.Before the 24th biggest city

9、— I am bored with running.

— Why not try trampoline, a new fitness craze that ______ the world by storm?

A.took B.is taking C.had taken D.will take

10、Don’ t worry. A number of efforts are being made ______ the whole system operating normally.

A. being kept   B. kept

C. keeping   D. to keep

11、More subway lines______ to make travelling easy in Beijing in the coming years.

A．will build

B．will be built

C．build

D．are built

12、My skating teacher was really great and ______ I knew it, I was able to skate!

A.before B.since

C.until D.after

13、 _____ for the fact that she got hit by a car and broke her leg on her way to school, she might have passed the exam.

A. Had it not been B. Were it not

C. Was it not  D. Hadn’t it been

14、Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, has inspired the imagination and creativity of generations around the world since it ______ into different languages.

A．translated

B．has translated

C．was translated

D．has been translated

15、All we have is 24 precious hours a day and therefore we shall waste ______

A. nothing

B. none

C. neither

D. no one

16、As a teacher, you have to _____ your method to suit the needs of slower children.

A．display

B．test

C．adjust

D．transfer

17、I must say he reads very well, and I shouldn’t be surprised if he ______ acting for a living one day.

A. had taken up   B. would have taken up   C. have taken up   D. takes up

18、Tech-free tourism refers to traveling without a mobile phone or similar devices, particularly to places_____ block or cannot access Internet and cellular signals.

A. which   B. where     C. when   D. who

19、The only problem was ______ we kept getting lost! But people in Tianjin are very friendly and helpful.

A. why B. whether

C. that D. how

20、Word came __________ Napoleon would come to inspect them.

A.when B.why C.how D.that

21、Today, we are told, children don't spend enough time in the fresh air. Many of them are addicted to a screen either on a computer or a TV — they seem to be living in a virtual world. They have lost touch with nature.

But now 400 organizations in the UK, from playgroups to the National Health Service, are encouraging children to have some “wild time”. They want kids to swap at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time playing outside. Activities such as building dens, climbing trees and playing hide and seek are just some of the things kids can do. Even if they live in a city, they can go on adventures in the garden or the park.

Children often need a helping hand from mum and dad. They need to be shown what to do and where to go. Andy Simpson from National Health Service says, “We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids' development, independence and creativity, by giving wild time a go”．

So despite the complicated world that young people grow up in now, it seems that going back to basics and experiencing “nature's playground” is what modern children need. David Bond from Project Wild Thing says, “We need to make more space for wild time in children's daily routine, freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted”．

This might sound a bit old fashioned to you, or maybe, like me, it made you think about sticking on your boots, getting outdoors and reliving your childhood. There's no age limit on enjoying yourself!

【1】What is the best title of the text?

A. Adventures of children B. Benefits of wild time

C. More space for children   D. Wild time for children

【2】Children are encouraged to do the following activities except________.

A. watching TV B. climbing trees

C. playing hide and seek   D. building dens

【3】According to Andy Simpson, we know that________.

A. wild time is hard to design

B. wild time is beneficial for children

C. parents know the importance of wild time

D. parents like keeping their children indoors

【4】The last paragraph suggests that________.

A. people like recalling the past

B. it is out of date to go outdoors

C. it is too late for adults to enjoy nature

D. people at any age can enjoy wild time

22、   In 2003, Mary Marggraff was a 47-year-old California mother, devoted to school committees and car pool schedules. But after losing her trusty notebook and buying a new one, she had an inspiration. “It was blank,” says Marggraff, now 64. “What else could I fill it with?” Soon she was thinking about her childhood love of flying, and next thing she knew, she determined to register in flight school. “In my first class, all the students were single men half my age. I felt like a housemother attending a fraternity (兄弟会), but I loved it too much to walk away.” she says.

Marggraff earned her first pilot’s license in 2005. Six years and four additional licenses later, her addiction to being in the air changed into something grander: a desire to go to space. To move closer to her starry dreams, Marggraff got a part-time job as a mission support representative at Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson’s commercial space line. In that role, she attended space-related gatherings where she educated people about the future of universe voyages. Though space tourism isn’t quite a reality yet, Marggraff has already begun space training in expectation of being on one of Virgin’s early flights. “I’ve completed acceleration force exercises,” she says, “which require getting inside a machine, spinning around at 2,500 miles per hour, and trying not to black out.”

Marggraff’s training has meant more than getting her wings — it’s expanded her sense of what the future may hold. “It turns out I’m capable of much more than I imagined,” she says. “I used to think it’d be a miracle if I got my first license. Now I’ve completed nearly 1,000 hours of flight! I'm rotten in the kitchen and I burn anything I iron, but if you need someone to land a plane, call me.”

【1】Marggraff registered in flight school in order to __________.

A.break away from car pool schedules

B.make her new blank notebook popular

C.prove women are equal to men in flying

D.pursue her childhood dream of flying

【2】What did Marggraff do after earning five licenses?

A.She got into space on one of Virgin’s early flights.

B.She instructed people in how to make universe voyages.

C.She received space training in preparation for space tourism.

D.She tried in vain to overcome faintness from high speed.

【3】What does Marggraff benefit from her space training besides getting a license?

A.It proves her a miracle. B.It increases her self-confidence.

C.It wins her a qualification. D.It improves her imagination.

【4】Which of the following words can best describe Marggraff?

A.Aggressive and hopeful. B.Creative and fragile.

C.Energetic and sensitive. D.Considerate and persistent.

23、Though it’s somewhat mysterious, sleep talking is a common phenomenon. 【1】 (and less than 10% do it every day). And roughly 67% of adults talk in their sleep at least once every three months. It often runs in families and tends to be more common among men.

【2】— ranging from mumbling（咕噜）to complete sentences. Sometimes it may seem as though the sleep-talker is giving a speech, while at other times it can sound as though the person is carrying on a conversation with someone else. The chatter can occur during any stage of sleep.

If a friend or family member has ever told you that you talk in your sleep, your first concern might be whether you said something offensive or let out a long-held secret. 【3】, as far as your health is concerned.

Sleep talking is considered a sleep disorder. In terms of what causes it, inadequate sleep, alcohol or drug use, illness, stress, anxiety, and depression are common causes of such unconscious thinking. 【4】. In rare situations, sleep talking is associated with a psychiatric disorder(精神障碍).

If you’re frequently waking up tired, or you feel overwhelmed or sad most of the time, it's worth talking to your doctor about sleep talking. 【5】. If you talk in your sleep only occasionally and you are not experiencing symptoms of any other sleep disorders or health conditions, then it's probably nothing to worry about.

A．It can be annoying to be a sleep-talker

B．Sleep talking can vary considerably in its content

C．About half of kids talk in their sleep at least once a year

D．Just make sure that it isn’t a red flag or another health problem

E．Therefore, for most people it is a rare and short-lived occurrence

F．Your second thought might be whether sleep talking is something to worry about

G．Sometimes this nighttime chatter accompanies other sleep disorders such as sleepwalking

24、   “New and improved. “These words are put in so many marketing campaigns that we tend to accept them as linked. But many new drugs aren’t an improvement over the best existing drug for a given condition, and the fast drug-approval processes in recent years have added to the uncertainty about their advantages.

A recent report in the British Medical Journal, “New Drugs: Where Did We Go Wrong and What Can We Do Better? “Analyzed the issue. The authors looked at 216 drugs approved between 2011 and 2017:152 were newly developed, and 64 were existing medicine approved for new uses. Only 25%offered a major advantage over the established treatment, and fully 58%had no confirmed added benefit to reduce symptoms or improve health-related quality of life.

“This doesn’t mean there’s no added benefit, “lead author Wissler said. “It just means we have no positive proof. Either we have no studies or have studies not good enough. “Wissler and her co-authors work for a German institute which evaluates new treatments and advises on whether the country’s health care system should pay a premium(补贴)for them. Such organizations, known as health technology assessment(HTA)agencies, work a little differently in the US, says Sean Tunisia researcher in Baltimore: “If payers think a new drug isn’t better than an existing drug, these agencies will require that hospitals try the cheaper drug first.”

Germanys HTA demands trials to prove that a new treatment beats the existing standard. This isn’t always practical. For one thing, such studies can be expensive and time-consuming, with no guarantee of success. Secondly, it can discourage companies from attempting to develop new alternatives. This is already happening. Drug developers are increasingly focused on areas where there are no good treatments to compete with, such as rare diseases.

This lack of meaningful data to guide patients is a major point of Wissler’s paper. With accelerated approval, there are more products approved, with a greater amount of uncertainty about risks and benefits. But there are other solutions besides drug trials. One idea is to require postmarked studies to track the effectiveness of newly approved drugs—a step too often neglected.

【1】What message does the recent report convey?

A.Improved drugs have advantages over old ones.

B.Many new drugs have no improved advantages.

C.Before 2017 no improvement was made to drugs.

D.The approval processes for new drugs are too fast.

【2】What will US HTA agencies do when no advantage is found in new drugs?

A.Get hospitals to use the cheaper drugs.

B.Remove government premium on them.

C.Arrange financial support for the patients.

D.Put new drugs on further trials and studies.

【3】What’s the disadvantage of Germany’s HTA trial demands?

A.Getting patients to depend on the government for support.

B.Making drug companies think of illegal ways to cut cost.

C.Holding companies back from improving existing drugs.

D.Pushing companies to try alternatives for existing drugs.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A.The Advantage of Existing Drugs

B.A Dilemma with New Drug Alternatives

C.Misunderstanding of New and Old Drugs

D.People’s Preference for New or Old Drug

25、When I was young, my teacher gave a book Running on Faith written by Jason Lester as a gift. After I started reading, I really couldn’t keep my ______ off it. It is always inspiring to read a story of someone who has ______ obstacles（障碍）to reach his goals.

Jason Lester is a disabled extreme ______. When he was 12, a fast car ran a red light and ______ him. Then he was sent into the hospital with twenty ______ bones and a seriously injured arm. And his dream of becoming a famous baseball player was ______.

But as his body healed, Jason’s ______ began to heal. Jason ______ not to let his injury prevent his reaching his goal. He began ______ and taking part in Triathlon（铁人三项）in high school. Since then he has competed in many ______ races. In 2008, Jason became the first disabled athlete to ______ Ultraman (320 miles of biking, swimming and running), and in 2009, he won an ESPY award for the best Male Athlete with a(n)______.

But Jason didn’t only ______ sports. After becoming a famous athlete, he wanted to help others. ______, he founded the Never Stop Foundation to improve the lives of children and adults through ______.

If you are in ______ and don’t know what to do, Running on Faith is a good book for you. Jason believes that if someone ______ just one of the lessons in it, it will help them find their purpose. The path to achieve his goal hasn’t been ______. But he’s learned to view misfortune as a ______. Actually, you will get ______ after reading the book.

【1】

A．hands

B．eyes

C．head

D．heart

【2】

A．run into

B．taken over

C．picked up

D．gone through

【3】

A．novelist

B．athlete

C．teacher

D．coach

【4】

A．hit

B．drove

C．approached

D．passed

【5】

A．fragile

B．unhealthy

C．broken

D．weak

【6】

A．achieved

B．damaged

C．ignored

D．ruined

【7】

A．patience

B．pride

C．spirit

D．mind

【8】

A．determined

B．happened

C．expected

D．promised

【9】

A．playing

B．jumping

C．working

D．running

【10】

A．normal

B．extreme

C．interesting

D．specific

【11】

A．chair

B．sponsor

C．organize

D．complete

【12】

A．disability

B．skill

C．effort

D．motivation

【13】

A．focus on

B．deal with

C．support

D．appreciate

【14】

A．Surprisingly

B．Consequently

C．Obviously

D．Hopefully

【15】

A．studies

B．methods

C．sports

D．dreams

【16】

A．danger

B．trouble

C．wonder

D．place

【17】

A．applies

B．adjusts

C．enjoys

D．receives

【18】

A．short

B．lovely

C．easy

D．useful

【19】

A．mess

B．suggestion

C．shortcoming

D．challenge

【20】

A．excited

B．shocked

C．inspired

D．known

26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Great Speakers: Why Their Words Resonate (产生共鸣)

This year will mark 55 years since Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, one that put him among the greatest speakers in history.

What gave “I Have a Dream” and other historic speeches ---such as Abraham Lincoln's“Gettysburg Address”and Winston Churchill's “We Shall Fight on the Beaches” ---such power that they are still distinctly remembered today?

Certainly, it demands perfect delivery. If J.F.Kennedy  had gotten  up there and mumbled (含糊地说) through his address, we probably wouldn't remember that he said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” But there are more to a great speech.

A great speech seizes the historical moment. Franklin D. Roosevelt's classic line --- “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” --- was delivered during his speech in 1933 at the worst point of the Great Depression. It inspired Americans to regain a sense of confidence and hope, Gerard Hauser, professor of communication at the University of Colorado, says, “A great speech resonates with problems that people are feeling and the expectations they have with respect to those problems.”

A great speech has a memorable tag line. The trick is to deliver a phrase the audience can start repeating, which allows the speaker to pause, and the audience to repeat louder. U.S. President Barack Obama is excellent at this. “When the audience is cheering, he pauses, and then continues to speak, and they cheer louder, so it builds to a kind of peak’’ Hauser says.

A great speech reminds listeners of great moments of the past, linking the speaker with history. Ronald Reagan was considered a master at this. His speech in 1980, as he accepted the presidential nomination, brought the audience back to America's first days. “Three hundred and sixty years ago, in 1620, a group of families dared to cross a mighty ocean to build a future for themselves in a new world,” he said, linking past to future with his appeal for “a new compact (契约) with America.’’