潮州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Believe it or not, your parents have experienced ________you have experienced as children and teenagers.

A．how

B．which

C．what

D．that

2、 Before you quit your job, ______how your family would feel about your decision.

A. consider B. considering

C. to consider   D. considered

3、They’d won 12 ______ games before they lost.

A．vivid

B．straight

C．typical

D．flexible

4、We did have a quarrel about money last night，but now we have already_____________.

A.taken up B.put up

C.made up D.brought up

5、Pop music is loved by lots of people, but it is not to everyone's __________.

A.smell B.favour C.taste D.talent

6、I’m sorry you have been waiting so long, but it will still be some time ________ you can get your passport.

A．since

B．till

C．after

D．before

7、Jack wasn’t appointed chairman of the committee, ______ not very popular with all its members.

A. to be considered   B. considering   C. having considered   D. considered

8、It rained heavily in the south, _________ serious flooding in several provinces.

A．caused

B．causing

C．having caused

D．to cause

9、Athletes should make _________ preparation, both physical and psychological, before entering a big race.

A．adequate

B．slight

C．identical

D．rough

10、—Where was I?

—You ________ you didn’t like your job.

A. had said   B. said

C. were saying   D. has said

11、—You are late for the morning assembly again!

—I’m terribly sorry. I _______a contract almost the whole night.

A．was drafting

B．have been drafting

C．have drafted

D．had drafted

12、Publishers and writers from 13 countries attended the seminar ______ top ten titles of the year were selected and their writers were awarded.

A.when B.where C.whose D.which

13、--- Mike went to the hospital alone.

---If he ________me about it, I would have gone with him

A. should tell   B. told

C. had told   D. tells

14、Each member of the community should acquire good habits and ______their behavior in an attempt to create a harmonious atmosphere.

A.refresh B.regulate C.resemble D.reveal

15、—Do you have any idea why Jenny left the firm?

—Probably, she _______ for a pay rise, but was turned down.

A. has held out   B. has been holding out

C. held out  D. holds out

16、Bob was trying to ________ that he knew the famous singer who would perform in our city.

A. let out B. lay out

C. figure out D. make out

17、The plan for Xiongan New Area ______ officially on April 1, 2017.

A. announced   B. was announced   C. announces   D. is announced

18、___________ its size with that of the whole earth, we find the highest mountain does not seem high at all.

A.When compared B.Compared to C.To be compared D.Comparing

19、There was a long wait at the reception desk, ______ everyone was checking in.

A．why

B．which

C．whom

D．where

20、You should take ______of this opportunity and try to get the post.

A．care

B．charge

C．place

D．advantage

21、   Ever since Donald Trump was elected the president of the US, the entire Trump family has been put under a microscope. In China, the spotlight has been mainly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka. She is described on WeChat as an extremely influential role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family. She leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. Yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got where she is by herself.

There are always articles that say people born into wealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do work harder than you. Are you a loser if you were raised in an ordinary family? Should you feel guilty that you sleep eight hours a day because Ivanka sleeps five?

If you just want to keep a stable nine-to-five job, does it mean you are not ambitious? How about if you don’t work out or eat healthy, does that mean you will not find your Mr. or Miss Right? There is a tendency in media nowadays to encourage elitism. They are trying to brainwash young people into thinking that they should invest a huge amount of time and money in bodybuilding and appearance enhancement so as to improve the quality of their life and join the elites. But what’s the disadvantage of being of average quality? Do you really need to go to the gym five days a week unless you are a gym maniac (狂人)? Do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to worry constantly about how to be accepted into high society later?

Don’t let the idea of elitism get to you. Everybody has a right to live the life they want. Human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase after other people’s shadows? Choose your own life path and go for it.

【1】The author mentions the example of Ivanka to .

A.stress the importance of family background in one’s growth

B.emphasize beauty plays a decisive role in one’s career

C.show it is one’s own effort that counts in success

D.express sympathy for those less fortunate people

【2】What do the underlined words “kill for” in paragraph 1 mean?

A.Have a burning desire for. B.Show a strong hatred for.

C.Feel dissatisfied with out of envy. D.Attempt to escape from in reality.

【3】What’s the author’s opinion of an ordinary office clerk?

A.He’d better follow the tendency encouraged by the medium.

B.He needs to invest time and money in changing himself.

C.He’s fine as long as he lives happily and comfortably.

D.He ought to have stronger motivation for success.

【4】What is the message mainly conveyed in the story?

A.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

B.Follow your own course and let people talk.

C.Laziness in youth spells regret in old age.

D.He who does not advance loses ground.

22、How can we keep up with the pace of change today? For Bradley Staats, the answer is easy: we all need to keep learning.

“I came to appreciate that it was the story of learning. That’s what dragged me back to learn. I’d been in investment banking, I thought I had the knowledge to do what needed to be done, but really struggled over time,” he recalls. “Why do we get in our own way?”

Now Professor at the University of North Carolina, Staats has published his conclusions in a new book, “Never Stop Learning”. In it, he thinks highly of the virtues of being a “dynamic(积极的) learner”.

Become a Learning Dynamo

“Think of them as the four Fs,” he says. “That you’re focused, you’re fast, you’re frequent and you’re flexible.” Collectively, these four elements make it easier for us to learn new skills and ways of working.

The Importance of Failure

Staats presents some basic elements to achieving this ideal. The first of these involves another F: failure. “If you talk to people about how important failure is to learning, you’ll get the head nodding. But we tend to have a fear of failure, so bad overpowers good.”

Learning to Ask Questions

“When we ask a question, it shows that we don’t know something, and that people will actually think less of us. What’s interesting is that the research suggests it’s just the opposite. It lets them be an expert and share their perspective with us,” he points out.

Learning a Falsification Mindset

Staats advises us “to have strong opinions, weakly held”, which helps to have what he calls “a falsification mindset”. “A good scientist usually has a hypothesis(假设) first and then tries to falsify it,” he says. For example, you want to set up your operation in India. So you not only want to think about why that’s a good idea, but spend a lot of time asking questions why that might be a bad idea. Why might I be wrong?

【1】How was Bradley Staats in investment banking?

A．Quite relaxed.

B．Rather hard.

C．Fairly, pleased.

D．Rarely hopeful.

【2】What effect would “the four Fs” have on us?

A．Disturbing.

B．Challenging.

C．Inspiring.

D．Critical.

【3】In which aspect do we benefit from learning to ask questions?

A．Building our confidence.

B．Showing our wisdom.

C．Gaining our experience.

D．Promoting our understanding.

【4】What makes “a falsification mindset” received by scientists?

A．That they can benefit from the reflective practice.

B．That a failure rate is easy to measure.

C．That they can eventually conclude a truth.

D．That active mindsets surely mean great success.

23、Researchers have recently discovered that gut bacteria (肠道细菌) that grow within our body helps the brain build important social skills.

According to a paper published in PLOS Biology in November, zebra fish were used as research subjects to test how a lack of bacteria could affect social skills. Zebra fish are social animals as even 2-week-old fish start to hang out in groups of four to twelve.

The experiment started with making a group of fish “bacteria-free” through their diet. The other group were injected with a healthy mix of gut bacteria after they were hatched. About 15 days later, the second group began swimming in groups while the “bacteria-free” group “shockingly, didn’t,” Judith Eisen, a co-author of the new research, said to Quanta Magazine.

The team then examined the fish’s brains, discovering obvious differences between the two groups. The ones who lacked the gut bacteria had more interconnections among the neurons (神经元) in their brains in charge of social behavior, and social neurons were seen to have overgrown. This made the fish more cautious in social situations.

Scientists said that the bacteria might release a special chemical that crosses the bloodbrain barrier to reach the brain directly. Although the experiments were only on fish, the findings can theoretically be applied to humans. The team wishes to explore how gut bacteria affects the human brain in the future, which may lead to solutions to mental health problems.

Perhaps many people who claim that they have “social phobia (社交恐惧症)” can blame their guts. However, social phobia, or social anxiety disorder, can be a serious illness if overlooked. According to the National Health Service in the UK it is more than shyness but instead a constant fear of social situations. Patients may experience panic attacks which are an overwhelming fear and anxiety that last for a few minutes.

【1】What does the research focus on?

A．The growth of gut bacteria.

B．The way zebra fish build social skills.

C．The influencing factors of social behavior.

D．The link between gut bacteria and social behavior.

【2】What was found in the experiment?

A．The two groups of zebra fish became different in size.

B．The bacteria-free zebra fish swam in groups.

C．The zebra fish injected with gut bacteria were quieter.

D．The zebra fish with gut bacteria swam in groups.

【3】How do scientists feel about their findings?

A．Positive.

B．Disappointed.

C．Doubtful.

D．Concerned.

【4】Which is true about “social phobia” according to the last paragraph?

A．It will result in gut problems.

B．It is a severe illness.

C．It may cause panic.

D．It is all about shyness.

24、   The story of a voyage bearing witness to plastic pollution in the oceans. Junk Raft, based on facts, is an exciting book. Science educator and researcher Marcus Eriksen's navigational feat(航海壮举）is holding readers’ attention and interest — 88 days crossing some 4,000 kilometers of open ocean, on a raft(筏子) made of 15.000 plastic bottles wrapped in fishing nets. But it is more. Two equally fascinating story lines are made up through the written records of a series of events: Eriksen’s evolution from soldier to research director of the environmental non-profit 5 Gyres Institute, and the journey we all need to take towards a more sustainable use of plastics.

Around 15% of all the liner in our oceans is plastic, and a calculated 5 million tons of plastic waste enter the seas annually. Unavoidably, it is now present at the sea surface and on shorelines, in Arctic seas and on the sea bed at depths of 3,500 metres. Around 700 sea species are known to come into contact with pieces of waste plastic material and can be harmed or killed by taking in it or becoming twisted and caught in it.

This environmental challenge has attracted increasing scientific, media and societal attention in recent years, yet few accounts have conveyed the wider picture accessibly Junk Raft does just this while exposing our frustratingly slow progress on an issue of major importance to fisheries, tourism and, finally, the health of the world's oceans.

Eriksen lists the issues associated with the accumulation of sea plastic: the causes, consequences and potential solutions. Our single use culture is the main offender. For more than 60 years, society and industry have been producing more and more throwaway items particularly packaging. Eriksen takes the crisis into consideration together with a timeline of scientific discovery and advancement since the 1970s. Eriksen believes that the troubles of industry and policy involvement is because people lack correct consciousness of the problem.

We are brought back to the realities of life aboard the raft, with Eriksen's fellow sailor Joel Paschal. This is both fascinating and eventful, from their blow, occasionally very dangerous progress to the moments when it seems the raft will break up into pieces, littering the ocean with the waste material, Eriksen is trying so hard to fight against.

Junk Raft is filled with adventure, romance, a sense of optimism and important truths that will be needed by the thousands of groups. It serves as a reflection of the choices and journeys that each of us makes and helps us understand how plastic in the oceans is closely connected with the future of human life.

【1】What makes the book Junk Raft attractive to readers?

A.Eriksen's fellow sailor Joel Paschal.

B.Efforts made to put an end to the use of plastics.

C.Erisken's adventures on the plastic ocean on a raft.

D.Kriksen's soldierly service and environmental study.

【2】What has raised people's concern according to the passage?

A.More rubbish being poured into the oceans.

B.Plastics accumulating in rare species of fish.

C.Many species in the oceans suffering from shock.

D.The waters of the oceans being polluted by plastics.

【3】What does the underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Making accounts accessible.

B.Listing the environmental issues.

C.Taking the pollution into account.

D.Facing the environmental challenge.

【4】What is the main reason for sea plastic pollution?

A.The overuse of household items.

B.The wasteful throwaway culture.

C.The production of more materials.

D.The failure to find potential solutions.

【5】According to the passage, the trouble of industry and policy engagement is that .

A.the current policy is yet to be further perfected

B.people turn a blind eye to the plastics industry

C.people lack correct awareness of the problem

D.the market need for plastics is enlarging on land

【6】What is the author’s attitude toward Eriksen’s work?

A.Cautious.

B.Ambiguous.

C.Doubtful.

D.Appreciative.

25、   Peter Tabichi is a science teacher who donates 80 percent of his teaching salary _________ local community projects. He has _________ rating the impact and importance of the world’s best _________.

“I’m very proud of my students. We lack _________ that many schools take for granted,” Tabici says. “So as a teacher, I just want to have a(an) _________ impact not only on my country but on the whole of Africa.” Tabichi teaches in a _________ town called Pwani Village, where approximately 95 percent of students live in poverty, and about one-third are _________ orphans or have only one parent. In this _________ educational environment, Tabichi introduced a Talent Nuturing Club, while _________ an existing Science Club.

But attendance isn’t the only thing going up; so is the school’s reputation for ______________ achievements. Under Tabichi’s guiding, students from Pwani Village came first in the public schools category of Kenya’s Science and Engineering last year, with a device that ______________ blind and deaf people to measure objects. The ______________ also won an awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry. These feats are even more ______________ when you consider that the school only has one computer, with intermittent Internet access.

For many of these children, Tabichi’s efforts have been life-changing. They were sometimes ______________ to get enough food at home before attending their classes. And they grow up in a community with drug, ______________, teen pregnancies, and youth suicide.

For Tabichi, the ______________ of his work are self-evident. “When my learners become resilient, creative and productive in the society, I get a lot of ______________ for I act as their greatest destiny enabler,” he says.

Winning the award, which was ______________ during a ceremony hosted ______________ Hugh Jackman in Dubai, Tabichi said his experiences showed him that “Africa will produce scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs whose names will be one day famous in every ______________ of the world.”

【1】A.to B.for C.in D.on

【2】A.selected B.won C.made D.created

【3】A.principals B.inventors C.educators D.parents

【4】A.experiences B.classrooms C.guides D.facilities

【5】A.offensive B.effective C.negative D.positive

【6】A.wealthy B.remote C.developed D.damaged

【7】A.neither B.both C.either D.all

【8】A.virtual B.cosy C.modern D.difficult

【9】A.restarting B.designing C.expanding D.ignoring

【10】A.scientific B.literary C.cultural D.social

【11】A.prevents B.enables C.invites D.sends

【12】A.staff B.students C.teachers D.friends

【13】A.serious B.complex C.impressive D.believable

【14】A.unlikely B.certain C.probable D.sure

【15】A.fault B.adjustment C.support D.crime

【16】A.studies B.funds C.rewards D.requirements

【17】A.sadness B.regret C.curiosity D.satisfaction

【18】A.admitted B.presented C.added D.established

【19】A.by B.with C.as D.of

【20】A.corner B.side C.aspect D.field

26、假定你是李华。你在国际学校就读的好友Tom想了解你校下周六将进行的劳动课。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容如下：

1.介绍劳动课的内容；

2.邀请参加；

3.提醒相关事项。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。