桃园2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Nothing shakes a parent’s confidence ______ the starting of a child’s adolescence.

A. as well as   B. as much as   C. as good as   D. as long as

2、This flu season in the U．S. began earlier than usual and started  ________ in mid­November with an increase of influenza B.

A.building up B.piling up C.rising up D.picking up

3、 I ______ to reach the manager for the last two hours but the line is always busy.

A. tried   B. have tried C. had tried D. have been trying

4、Your donation   greatly appreciated and the money will be used to help the students from poor families.

A. has been   B. is

C. was   D. had been

5、It is believed________ children should learn to be responsible from the very beginning.

A．why

B．that

C．how

D．when

6、— Mike will announce his retirement from professional soccer next week.

—________! He’s only 25 and still very fit.

A．I don’t mind at all

B．I couldn’t agree more

C．You will make it

D．You can’t be serious

7、（2014·重庆）A smile costs _______, but gives much.

A.anything B.something

C.nothing D.everything

8、Chinese people’s spending on overseas trips ______ year by year.

A. had risen     B. rise

C. is rising     D. rose

9、—What if he failed in the next monthly examination again?

—I don’t know. ________ heart and be reduced ________ the class?

A. Will he lose; not to attending

B. Did he lose; to not attending

C. Had he lost; not to attending

D. Would he lose; to not attending

10、These remarkable findings suggest the elephants have ________ a memory capacity to make distinctions between human voices.

A. built up   B. packed up   C. brought up     D. took up

11、Mr. Li is a good man who always thinks more of others than himself, ______ we should follow the example of.

A.it B.him C.one D.that

12、The new supermarket has announced that the first to purchase goods on the opening day ________ get a big prize.

A.must B.could

C.would D.shall

13、We should organize useful activities, which will ___________ the relationship of the students.

A. appoint B. employ

C. promote D. commit

14、The beauty of a tournament like the World Cup is ________ it can be wildly unpredictable.

A．whether

B．how

C．that

D．why

15、—Why not get in my car to the swimming pool instead of walking?

—No, thanks. ______.

A．I’m used to

B．I’m able to

C．I’m about to

D．I’m sorry to

16、一Did you forget your promise, dear?

一 I have finished my homework on time, mom.

A.Excuse me. B.Surely.

C.Why not? D.How could I?

17、--- Sunny day today, isn’t it?

--- Yeah! It’s not like what the radio ________ at all.

A. says   B. will say   C. had said   D. said

18、Why ______________ to go abroad to study, when there are so many good universities at home?

A. imagines B. bother

C. consider D. prevent

19、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

20、It’s always a good idea to have a second key somewhere ______ you lose the first one.

A. in case   B. now that   C. even though   D. as long as

21、   Every year a community in some part of the world is destroyed by flooding. Indeed, flooding can happen anywhere it rains.There is hope, however. Architects and civil engineers have developed promising technologies for flood control. And yes, engineering can be beautiful.

The Thames Barrier in England

The Thames Barrier is the second largest flood defence barrier in the world. Made of steel, water gates on the Thames Barrier are normally left open so ships can pass through. Then, as needed, the water gates shut to stop water flowing through and to keep the Thames River safe. The Thames Barrier  has 10 steel gates. The main gates stand as high as a 5-storey building.  Each main gate weighs 3,300 tonnes. The Thames Barrier gates were constructed between 1974 and 1984 and have been closed to prevent floods more than 100 times.

Red Sluice Gate in Japan

To protect areas on the coast and along Japan’s rapidly-flowing rivers, the nation’s engineers have developed a complex system of canals and flood-gate locks(水闸). Red Sluice Gate was designed in 1924 by a Japanese architect who also worked on the Panama Canal. It is powered by automated "water-drive" motors. Such motors don’t need electricity to run, so they aren’t affected by power failures that can occur during storms. It contributed greatly to preventing floods until 1982 when a new sluice gate was completed. The Red Sluice Gate was no longer used but remains an impressive sight.

The Hagestein Weir in the Netherlands

Completed in about 1960, the Hagestein Weir is one of three movable dams, along the Rhine River in the Netherlands. The Hagestein Weir has two enormous arched gates to control water and generate power. Spanning 54 meters, the gates are stored in the up position.  Dams and water barriers like Hagestein Weir have become models for water control engineers around the world.

MOSE in Venice

With its famous canals, Venice, Italy is a well-known watery city. Global warming threatens its very existence. Since the 1980s, officials have been pouring money into the MOSE project, a series of 78 barriers that can rise collectively or independently across the lagoon opening and curtail the rising waters of the Adriatic Sea.

【1】What do we know about the Thames Barrier?

A．It is the largest water barrier in the world.

B．Its water gates are open at a normal time.

C．It took more than 10 years to construct.

D．Its ten water gates weigh 3,300 tonnes.

【2】What is a special feature of Red Sluice Gate in Japan?

A．It is still in operation.

B．It still works with power cut.

C．It is the most impressive sight.

D．It was designed by an architect from Panama.

【3】What is the common function of the 4 constructions?

A．To produce electricity.

B．To advance technology.

C．To promote tourism.

D．To control flood.

22、Before audio (音频) playlists and before tape recorders, there were wax cylinders (蜡筒) — the earliest, mass-produced way people could both listen to commercial music and record themselves. In the 1890s, it was a great breakthrough. People slid blank cylinders onto their Edison Phonographs and recorded what was happening in their life.

Such wax cylinders were kept in the New York Public Library and it’s possible to discover things that haven’t been heard since they were recorded. They haven’t been heard because the wax is so easy to break. The earliest, putty-colored cylinders deteriorate (变坏) after only a few dozen listens if played on the Edison Phonographs; they break if you hold them too long in your hand. And because the wax tubes themselves were unlabeled, many of them remain mysteries.

One of those important collections owned by the library is the “Mapleson Cylinders”, a collection recorded by Lionel Mapleson, the Metropolitan Opera’s librarian at the turn of the last century. Mapleson recorded performances — it’s the only way listeners can hear pre-World War I opera singers with a full orchestra. Bob Kosovsky, a librarian in the audio division of the New York Public Library, said the Mapleson Cylinders “represent the first live recordings in recorded history”.

Californian Nicholas Bergh, invented a machine called Dictabelt, which recently was acquired by the library. Thanks to the combination of its laser and needle, it can digitize even broken wax cylinders — and there are a lot of those.

It will take the library a couple of years to digitize all its cylinders. But when they’re through, listeners all over the country should be able to access them from their home computers, opening a window to what people sounded like and thought about over 100 years ago.

【1】What’s an Edison Phonograph?

A．A kind of recorder.

B．A kind of tape player.

C．A kind of audio library.

D．A kind of commercial music.

【2】What’s one of the characteristics of wax cylinders?

A．They change color over time.

B．They are labeled with playlists.

C．They can be played for limited times.

D．They need to be operated by professionals.

【3】What can be learned about Lionel Mapleson?

A．He collected cylinders.

B．He served in World War I.

C．He performed in an opera.

D．He worked as a librarian.

【4】What’s the New York Public Library doing about wax cylinders?

A．It’s digitizing them.

B．It’s repairing broken ones.

C．It’s presenting them to the public.

D．It’s trying to invent a cylinder player.

23、   A new study looks at how pets provide important support through petting, cuddles（拥抱）, and a frequent physical presence. This is especially key when people feel lonely.

The researchers interviewed 32 people aged 59 to 83 years old. Pets included dogs, cats, birds, etc. More than 90%of the people spoke about touch in the relationship with their pets. "Participants often described touch-based interactions with their pets as being comforting or relaxing in a way that contributed to their overall wellbeing," the researchers say. "For our participants, comfort is the sense of being somehow cared for by another being. "

Many people in the study spoke about how their pets just seemed to "know" when they weren't feeling well and they'd move to get physically near them. Different pets were better at providing comfort, some participants insisted. Many said cats were more relaxing companions than dogs, while others said dogs could be relaxing as long as they were "the right kind of dog". But almost all pets provided some sort of comfort to their owners when it came to touch.

Janette Young, lecturer in health sciences at the University of South Australia, and her team uncovered an interesting thing about the pet-human relationship. People in the study often spoke about how their animals demanded to be petted or seemed to take joy in the interaction. This, in turn, made the humans feel good.

The researchers suggest that pets can be "helpful in reducing touch deprivation（匮乏）" and the benefits can come from all kinds of pets. This connection can be particularly important in health care and senior care settings where patients and workers are less likely to be able to see friends and family; yet touch is important and can improve health and happiness.

Pets can also offer benefits that in some cases people can't offer. "Relationships with pets are different to those with humans," Young says. "Animals don't judge and are always with us. "

【1】About what did some participants hold different opinions?

A.What pets were better at providing comfort.

B.Whether pets could make them feel relaxed.

C.How they felt when their pets touched them.

D.When pets could notice their owners' discomfort.

【2】What did Janette Young find about the pet-human relationship?

A.It is full of judgments. B.It turns out temporary.

C.It benefits both parties. D.It is determined by pets.

【3】What may researchers suggest hospitals do?

A.Encourage pet connection programs.

B.Raise pets to reduce human touch.

C.Select out the best pet companions.

D.Order workers' friends to pay visits.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A.Humans need spiritual support.

B.Pet-human interactions are common.

C.Lonely people like living with pets.

D.Pets offer humans touch-based comfort.

24、   Peking Opera is being introduced to primary and middle school students in an effort to promote the traditional art to the younger generation.

The country's first set of textbooks about Peking Opera was compiled and published by the Beijing Association of Promoting Quintessence of Chinese Culture and People's Education Press in 2015.

The textbooks for optional courses have been put on trial use in middle schools in Fengtai district and will be used in middle schools across the city. The textbooks for primary schools will also be rolled_out.

Since 2008, Beijing has promoted a program to provide opera training at dozens of primary schools. Schools apply for funds from the city's education department to hire professional actors and actresses to work with students as young as 6 or 7.

Peking Opera arose during the rule of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1644 － 1911). It  flourished for decades in China and as its fame spread, it  drew audiences in other countries, including the United States and Japan.

Yet over the years, its popularity diminished. While a significant number of people listened to radio productions of Peking Opera before the 1980s, generations born after that pursued pop culture over the traditional arts.

【1】What is the purpose of introducing Peking Opera to primary and middle school students?

A.To make their horizons broader. B.To increase their knowledge.

C.To find their interest. D.To make Peking Opera inherited.

【2】What is the meaning of the underlined words in Paragraph 3?

A.sold out B.printed out C.released D.delivered

【3】What can be inferred from the passage?

A.The introduction process can't be completed very soon.

B.Since 2008, dozens of primary schools have started to provide opera training.

C.Peking Opera dates from Emperor Qianlong.

D.Peking Opera was popular with audiences from the United States and Japan.

【4】What's the attitude of generations born after the 1980s towards Peking Opera?

A.Like. B.Dislike. C.Hate. D.Don't care.

25、   Doug Falter returned home on the evening of February 3, 2018, exhausted. The 33-year-old had just _______ Hawaii's Waimea Bay crazily. Back home, Falter took his search online “I was surfing tonight and _______ my baby,” he wrote on Facebook. That “baby” was a blue surfboard custom-made for him. Hours earlier, the crash of a big wave had _______ Falter from this prized possession.

“I caught the biggest waves of my life on that board," Falter later said “That's why it _______ so much to me. ” He hoped it would be washed to shore and that whoever _______ it would have also seen his post. But_______ pushing Falter's Surfboard ashore, the waves swept it out to sea, away from Hawaiian Islands.

Weeks passed with no_______ of the surfboard. Then months, Falter bought a new surfboard for $1,500. But he _______ completely forget about the board, which floated to Philippines six months after it disappeared. The local fisherman who found it_______  the board to Giovanne Branzuela, a teacher who hoped to learn to surf and share skills with ________.

The once-blue board had ________ during its journey, but its typical ________ were still there: two elephants in a diamond ring. Underneat the ring were the ________ “Doug Falter's Surfboard, Hawaii. ”

“I couldn't ________ it,” Branzuela said on realizing how far the surfboard had traveled. He________  Falter online last July and sent him a________  of the board. Falter immediately asked for more photos. Those ________ pictures confirmed the board was his. Falter was ________ to learn that his “baby” had traveled across the world's largest ocean and ________

He was excited to hear this guy bought it for his students. “I think this is the________ way I could have ever lost $1,500. I couldn't imagine a better ending. ”

A．scanned

B．explored

C．toured

D．admired

A．cast

B．missed

C．forgot

D．lost

A．freed

B．saved

C．protected

D．separated

A．tells

B．sends

C．means

D．offers

A．dropped

B．spotted

C．rescued

D．bought

A．regardless of

B．instead of

C．more than

D．other than

A．sign

B．effect

C．sense

D．memory

A．sometimes

B．always

C．never

D．almost

A．rented

B．sold

C．donated

D．delivered

A．friends

B．students

C．colleagues

D．strangers

A．faded

B．remained

C．swollen

D．shrunk

A．covers

B．shapes

C．markings

D．colors

A．patterns

B．designs

C．mottos

D．words

A．make

B．help

C．believe

D．forget

A．called on

B．relied on

C．looked forward to

D．reached out to

A．file

B．post

C．link

D．photo

A．extra

B．old

C．funny

D．spare

A．confused

B．inspired

C．amazed

D．embarrassed

A．escaped

B．survived

C．left

D．continued

A．coolest

B．easiest

C．fastest

D．safest

26、你的美国交换生同学Peter来信说他想参加学校的一个社团，能够强身健体类的，也能够借此和大家互动交流，请你根据他的要求给他写一封回信，内容要求如下：

1. 推荐一个社团，并说明理由；

2. 社团活动内容，报名方式；

3. 你可以提供的帮助。

注意：

1.词数 100 左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

Dear Peter,

How are things with you?

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Yours,

Li Hua