玉树州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、The basic model function of the hero seems to remain constant, ______ the precise qualities of hero may vary over time.

A.in case B.as if C.so that D.even though

2、Humans tend to regard ourselves   we are the only species is on the planet-and certainly the only one that matters.

A.as though B.even though C.though D.as

3、It will be a great help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner.________I'll set the table.

A．As a result

B．In the meanwhile

C．On the whole

D．As a matter of fact

4、Truth can ________the test of time.

A．stand

B．support

C．take

D．accept

5、— The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year?

— Yes. That’s ______ I have compromised with the flat owner.

A. what   B. where

C. how   D. when

6、With scenic spots exploring new projects, ticket sales will no longer be the only source of______.

A.revision B.revenue C.revolution D.review

7、Protesters calling for a higher minimum wage gather on Tuesday in Miami, Florida, as part of ________ organizers called a “day of action” nationwide to improve the salaries of fast food workers in the United states ________ are badly paid.

A. which; who  B. what; that  C. what; how  D. how; which

8、Take the note as a reminder ______ you forgot to buy some sweets for the kids while shopping there.

A. how B. that

C. in case D. even if

9、The cost of living in big cities ________ steadily for many years，and it has led some youths to drop out of the big city race.

A. is climbing B. is being climbed

C. has been climbing D. has been climbed

10、--- Where will you start your work after graduation?

--- Mum, it’s not been decided yet. I ______ continue my study for a higher degree.

A. need B. must

C. would D. might

11、People always _______education with exam success, which forces students to keep improving their academic abilities.

A.involve B.combine C.equate D.compare

12、--- We have booked a room for today and tomorrow.

--- __________________ , sir.

A．At your service   B．I’ll check

C．It’s all right   D．My pleasure

13、________, I believe, and you can see he wasn’t lying.

A.Casting a glance at the boy B.One glance at the boy

C.Glance cast at the boy D.If you cast a glance at the boy

14、Currently AI is used mostly in the tech industry, ________ it has created efficiencies and produced new products and services.

A.when B.about which C.where D.of which

15、Carter was saying all the right things, but his smile was   , and I knew I couldn't trust him.

A.influential B.fantastic C.artificial D.sincere

16、Even though we live in a high-tech age, it’s still impossible to predict the weather   .

A. actively B. accurately

C. cautiously D. originally

17、I can still remember my childhood life,_________it was so long ago.

A.if only B.as though C.even though D.in case

18、Kimberly ______ an article, so don’t disturb her.

A. would write   B. writes   C. wrote   D. is writing

19、The three parties will meet next month to ______remaining differences.

A．carry out

B．pull through

C．get out

D．work out

20、Some parents want their children to show complete ________ to their wishes, which is harmful to their kids’ character building.

A.submission B.addiction C.limitation D.admission

21、   We’ve known for years that plants can see, hear, smell and communicate with chemicals. Now, reported New Scientist, they have been recorded making sounds when stressed.

In a yet-to-be-published study, Itzhak Khait and his team at Tel Aviv University, in Israel, found that tomato and tobacco plants can make ultrasonic（超声的）noises. The plants “cry out” due to lack of water, or when their stems are cut. It’s just too high-pitched（音调高的）for humans to hear.

Microphones placed 10 centimeters away from the plants picked up sounds in the ultrasonic range of 20 to 100 kilohertz（千赫兹）. Human hearing usually ranges from 20 hertz to 20 kilohertz. “These findings can alter the way we think about the plant kingdom,” they wrote.

On average, “thirsty” tomato plants made 35 sounds an hour, while tobacco plants made 11. When plant stems were cut, tomato plants made an average of 25 sounds in the following hour, and tobacco plants 15. Unstressed plants produced fewer than one sound per hour, on average.

Perhaps most interestingly, different types of stress led to different sounds. The researchers trained a machine-learning model to separate the plants’ sounds from those of the wind, rain and other noises of the greenhouse. In most cases, it correctly identified whether the stress was caused by dryness or a cut, based on a sound’s intensity and frequency. Water-hungry tobacco appears to make louder sounds than cut tobacco, for example. Although Khait and his colleagues only looked at tomato and tobacco plants, they think other plants also make sounds when stressed.

If farmers could hear these sounds, said the team, they could give water to the plants that need it most. As climate change causes more droughts, they said this would be important information for farmers. “The sounds that drought-stressed plants make could be used in precision agriculture（精准农业）,” said Anne Visscher at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the UK.

Khait’s report also suggests that insects and mammals can hear the sounds up to 5 meters away and respond. For example, a moth may decide not to lay eggs on a water-stressed plant. Edward Farmer, at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, is doubtful. He said that the idea of moths listening to plants is “a little too speculative”.

If plants are screaming for fear of their survival, should we be thankful we can’t hear them?

【1】What did Khait and his team find from their research?

A.Plants made low-pitched sounds when in danger.

B.Plants were able to produce sounds in response to stresses.

C.Plants picked up a wider range of sounds when stressed.

D.Plants made ultrasonic noises to communicate with each other.

【2】How did tomato and tobacco plants react to different stresses according to the text?

A.A plant reacted to different stresses with the same sound.

B.Cut tobacco plants seemed to make weaker sounds than drought-stressed ones.

C.Cut tomato plants produced more sounds per hour than water-hungry ones.

D.Tobacco plants might make louder sounds than tomato plants when short of water.

【3】What’s the main idea of Paragraph 6?

A.Challenges facing farmers in the future.

B.Farmers’ contributions to the research.

C.The potential applications of the research.

D.What the future agriculture will be like.

【4】What is Edward Farmert’s attitude towards the research?

A.negative B.positive

C.neutral D.indifferent

22、The earth has many mysteries for people to explore and we live on the earth for protection. Did you know that the earth has two North Poles? There’s the geographic North Pole, which never changes. And there’s the magnetic North Pole, which is always on the move. Over the past 150 years, the magnetic North Pole has casually wandered 685 miles across northern Canada. But right now it’s racing 25 miles a year to the northwest. This could be a sign that we’re about to experience something humans have never seen before: a magnetic polar flip. And when this happens, it could affect much more than just your compass.

Right now on the surface of the planet; it looks like it’s just a bar magnet. Our compasses are just pointing to one pole at a time because there’s mainly a two-pole system. But sometimes, the earth doesn’t just have a single magnetic North and South Pole. Evidence suggests that, for hundreds to thousands of years at a time, our planet has had four, six, and even eight poles. This is what has happened when the magnetic poles flipped in the past. And when it happens again, it won’t be good news for humans.

Now you might think, eight poles must be better than two. But the reality is that multiple magnetic fields would fight each other. This could weaken the earth’s protective magnetic field by up to 90% during a polar flip.

The earth’s magnetic field is what protects us from harmful space radiation which can damage cells and cause cancer. With a weaker field in place, some scientists think this could expose planes to higher levels of radiation, making flights less safe.

This could also disrupt the internal sense of direction in many animals that use the magnetic field for navigation. Even worse, it could make certain places on the planet too dangerous to live in. But what exactly will take place on the surface is less clear than what will undoubtedly happen in space.

Satellites and space missions will need extra shelter that we’ll have to provide ourselves. Without it, intense universal and solar radiation will fry circuit boards and increase the risk of cancer in astronauts.

【1】Which of the following can best describe the earth’s magnetic field?

A．The protective umbrella of humans.

B．The navigation of satellites.

C．The center of the universe.

D．The focus of scientific research.

【2】What will some animals be faced with when the magnetic poles flip?

A．Being unable to find directions exactly.

B．Bearing very loud noise day and night.

C．Losing the ability to hunt for food.

D．Being unable to protect themselves from danger.

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A．Astronauts are more likely to suffer from cancer.

B．The magnetic North Pole is moving faster than before.

C．There are always more than two magnetic poles on the earth at a time.

D．Flights aren’t allowed to travel as usual when the magnetic poles flip.

【4】What may be the best title for the text?

A．How and when will the poles flip?

B．The reasons why scientists research poles

C．What will happen when the poles flip?

D．The ways that scientists research poles

23、   When we talk about Americans barely into adulthood who are saddled with(担负着) unbearable levels of debt’ the conversation is almost always about student loan debt. But there’s a growing body of evidence suggesting that today’s young adults are also drowning in credit-card debt and that many of them will take this debt to their graves（坟墓）.

More than 20% overspent their income by more than $ 100 every single month. Since they haven’t built up their credit histories yet, it's a safe bet that these young adults are paying relatively high interest rates on the resulting credit card debt.

Although many young people blame "socializing" as a barrier to saving money, most of them aren’t purchasing $ 20 drinks in trendy bars. They’re struggling with much more daily financial demands.

To a disturbingly large extent, the young and the broke are relying on credit cards to make it until their next payday. This obviously isn’t permanent in the long run, and it’s going to put a huge drag on their spending power even after they reach their peak earning years, because they’ll still be paying interest on that bottle of orange juice or box of spaghetti (意式面条）they bought a decade earlier.

A new study out of Ohio State University found that young adults are accumulating credit card debt at a more rapid rate than other age groups, and that they're slower at paying it off. "If what we found continues to hold true, we may have more elderly people with substantial financial problems in the future’" warns Lucia Dunn, professor of economics at Ohio State. "If our findings persist, we may be faced with a financial crisis among elderly people who can’t pay off their credit cards."

Dunn says a lot of these young people are never going to get out from under their credit card debt. "Many people are borrowing on credit cards so heavily that payoff rates at these levels are not plenty to recover their credit card debt by the end of their life which could have loss impacts for the credit card issuing banks,"

【1】What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Many young Americans will never be able to pay off their debts.

B. Credit cards play an increasingly important role in college life.

C. Credit cards are doing more harm than student loans.

D. The American credit card system is under criticism.

【2】Why do young people have to pay a higher interest on their credit card debt?

A. They tend to forget about the deadlines.

B. They haven't developed a credit history.

C. They are often unable to pay back in time.

D. They are inexperienced in managing money.

【3】What is said to be the consequence of young adults relying on credit cards to make ends meet?

A. It will place an unnecessary burden on society.

B. It will give them no motivation to work hard.

C. It will exert psychological pressure on them.

D. It will affect their future spending power.

【4】What will happen to young adults if their credit card debt keeps accumulating according to Lucia Dunn?

A. They will have to pay an increasingly higher interest rate.

B. They may experience a financial crisis in their old age.

C. Their quality of life will be affected.

D. Their credit cards may be cancelled.

【5】What does Lucia Dunn think might be a risk for the credit card issuing banks?

A. They go bankrupt as a result of over-lending.

B. They lose large numbers of their regular clients.

C. Their clients leave their debts unpaid upon death.

D. Their interest rates have to be reduced now and then.

24、Volunteers Wanted!

City of Sunrise Police Department volunteers serve the community while learning more about law administration and making new friends. Volunteers act in a variety of roles - such as providing administrative assistance to the Department, greeting visitors at the Public Safety Complex, and lending a hand at special events. Please review the Sunrise Police Department Volunteer Program Application or call (954) 746-3370 for general information regarding the Department’s volunteer opportunities.

The Department also offers residents an opportunity to participate in the Citizens Volunteer Patrol (CVP). The CVP is designed to reduce crime by having citizens guard their own neighborhoods and report any suspecting or criminal activity to the police. Qualified participants must be 21 years of age or older. For more information, contact PSA Arnie Axelrodat at (954) 746-3770.

Other specialized volunteer programs within the Sunrise Police Department include:

Seniors and Lawmen Together (SALT) Council. SALT is comprised of retired leaders working in cooperation with public safety and elder affairs professionals. Through education and communication, SALT tries to reduce the criminal victimization of older citizens and enhance the delivery of law administration services to seniors. For more information, please call (954) 746-3384.

Police Explorers. This program provides a means through which young men and women aged 14 to 20 may decide, by means of actual experience, whether they would like to pursue a law administration career. The Explorer program focuses on community service and citizen involvement. For more information, please call (954) 746-3376.

【1】What can City of Sunrise Police Department volunteers do?

A．Giving law assistance to the Department.

B．Greeting visitors in community centre.

C．Offering general information to the police.

D．Providing help at special events.

【2】Who can join Seniors and Lawmen Together Council?

A．A 21-year-old law graduate.

B．A businessman living in the City of Sunrise.

C．A retired leader expert in public safety.

D．Teenagers pursuing a career in law.

【3】If you want to volunteer in guarding your neighborhood, which number should you call?

A．(954) 746-3370.

B．(954) 746-3770.

C．(954) 746-3384.

D．(954) 746-3376.

25、The fall leaves are really starting to change now. It looks like the trees and mountains have become a canvas _________ by a loving artist. The bright beautiful reds are shining in the sunlight and the yellows are glittering like gold. Some trees have only a few leaves changed, some are half-way and others have already completely _________. Some of the leaves are falling to the ground too turning it into a colorful _________. I am enjoying this so much because I am completely aware when winter arrives all of the trees will be _________ with the leaves down. It is always a little _________ to see but I know it is the circle of life. Those dead leaves will become the soil that nourishes the trees and _________ new life next spring.

Today I noticed a lovely little girl from our _________ picking up the fallen leaves from the ground. The prettiest reds, yellows, and oranges were picked up and _________ in her arms. Soon she had quite a pile and carefully carried them over to her mom and then with a smile gave them to her as if they were delicate flowers. Her mom accepted them with a smile and together they _________ them out on their porch and stared at them like the priceless __________.

I watched this __________ from my living room window with a smile on my face as well. The world creates a circle of love as well as a circle of life. And I am __________ that the former like the latter will never end. It will __________ all through this life and into the next. Take your place in the circle. Give love. Receive love. Live every day of your life to the __________ with love. And your __________ will shine bright like the most beautiful tree in Autumn.

【1】

A．sought

B．painted

C．discovered

D．praised

【2】

A．gone

B．reserved

C．allocated

D．transformed

【3】

A．pad

B．bed

C．curtain

D．carpet

【4】

A．fruitful

B．bare

C．safe

D．natural

【5】

A．relaxing

B．strange

C．sad

D．boring

【6】

A．brings up

B．brings about

C．brings forward

D．brings in

【7】

A．class

B．club

C．group

D．community

【8】

A．held

B．received

C．admired

D．searched

【9】

A．threw

B．sent

C．figured

D．spread

【10】

A．potentials

B．chances

C．treasures

D．exchanges

【11】

A．scene

B．view

C．story

D．notice

【12】

A．positive

B．frustrated

C．content

D．doubtful

【13】

A．return

B．break

C．continue

D．remain

【14】

A．fastest

B．easiest

C．coolest

D．fullest

【15】

A．face

B．soul

C．appearance

D．state

26、你校上学期开展了一系列劳动实践课程，包括烹饪、缝纫、种植（蔬菜、种树、种花）、手工制作、家电维修等等。请你写一篇短文向校英文报投稿，内容包括：

1. 你喜爱的课程； 2. 你的心得体会；3. 对课程的建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；            

2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。