2025-2026学年广东佛山高一(上)期末试卷英语

1、 Remember that ______ is better than cure, so brush your teeth at least twice a day and visit your dentist for regular check-ups.

A. priority B. privilege

C. principle   D. prevention

2、While I’m watching my weight, I occasionally like to   myself ______a big chocolate bar.

A.treat; to B.absorb; in C.adapt; to D.throw; into

3、It wasn’t a recorded show. It was ________.

A.live B.alive C.living D.lively

4、-- Could I speak to Mr Smith, please?

---______.  I’ll go and ask him to answer the call

A. Please hang on   B. Please ring off

C. Please hang up   D. speaking

5、——If you make it in the competition, I’ll buy you a drink.

——Ok. ______!

A. That’s a deal   B. That’s all right

C. Good luck   D. Take care

6、Steve Jobs, after generation．rise to fame inspires millions of people, will be remembered generation

A．what  B．which  C． whose D． who

7、Last year was the warmest year on record, with global temperature 0.68℃ ______ the average.

A.below B.above C.about D.on

8、In China, New Year's Day isn't a big moment______ with the Spring Festival．

A．comparing B．compared

C．to compare D．being compared

9、To us all in China, _______experience of taking the College Entrance Examination seems an important way to judge whether one’s life is_______ complete one.

A． the; a   B． an; a

C． the; the   D． an; the

10、An energy ministry official says all of the country’s nuclear plants have been________ and are capable of standing natural disasters.

A．arranged

B．appreciated

C．inspected

D．performed

11、The young man, _____ in heavy traffic on the way, got home an hour later than usual.

A. catching B. caught   C. having caught  D. to be caught

12、If you look at all sides of the situation, you’ll probably find a solution that ________ everyone.

A．suit

B．suited

C．suits

D．has suited

13、—Have you been wasting time on computer games again?

—_____． I’ve been studying a lot and I need a break．

A．No way   B．Not really

C．I don’t agree   D．I couldn’t agree more

14、Have you seen the boys _______  “Little Apple”？That’s such a beautiful scene that I dare not have my eye _____ on it.

A. dancing; fixing B. dance; fixing

C. dance; fixed     D. to dance; fixed

15、The retired professor, _____ in his new book in the past three years, hasn’t realized the decline in his health．

A．involved B．being involved

C．having involved D．to be involved

16、When Della returned from skiing, her parents complained that she________her legs when she fell over.

A．should have broken

B．must have broken

C．could have broken

D．would have broken

17、Just be patient．You _____ expect the world to change so soon．

A． can’t

B． may not

C． needn’t

D． didn’t

18、________ tested positive for novel coronavirus, anyone living in China will receive free medical treatment from our government.

A．Until

B．Unless

C．Once

D．Although

19、Time is pressing; it’s impossible for me to get there in an hour, ______ the possible delays.

A． accounting for B． answering for

C． allowing for D． heading for

20、— Do your two children live in Beijing with you?

— _______. One is in Shanghai, the other is in Tianjin.

A．Both   B．All C．Neither

21、The best selling children’s book, Pipilu Sending You 100 Lives, has been adapted into a homonymous play that will be put on for the first time next March and tour around 50 cities in China.

The book was adapted by the Hangzhou based Star Dream Factory.

“We don’t want to descend to the average children’s dramas that are overly eager to please the kids,” said Huang Qin, director of Star Dream Factory. “We want to provide something practically useful and mystically entertaining.”

The original book by Chinese children’s book writer Zheng Yuanjie focuses on safety tips for kids. With Zheng’s usual candor and simplicity, the book avoids sugar-coating reality. Instead, it illustrates the potential dangers in everyday life and provides possible solutions.

Zheng recalled that when he saw his new-born baby in the hospital, the first thought that hit him was to do his utmost to guarantee his son’s safety.

“Safety is of the greatest importance to a human being,” said Zheng. “If the person is gone, nothing else will matter.”

According to Zheng, there is no preaching or soapboxing in his book. He said that he just wanted to talk and tell the plain truth to the children in an easily understandable way.

This line of thought will be echoed in the theatrical reproduction, said director Guo Yan. She also said that the play will place emphasis on multimedia effects and the interaction with the families.

“Theatre may not ensure the children a path to professional esteem and better jobs in society, but it does have the power to give them strength (at heart),” said Huang Qin.

Huang also calls for consistent attention to child safety, pointing out the lack of universal education and effective legal channels.

The show is expecting an estimated audience of more than 100,000 people during its domestic tour in the upcoming year.

【1】 Pipilu Sending You 100 Lives has been adapted into a play by ____.

A. Huang Qin .   B. Zheng Yuanjie.

C. Guo Yan.   D. Star Dream Factory

【2】 Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word candor in paragraph 4?

A. difficulty.  B. safety

C. responsibility D. honesty

【3】  The book Pipilu Sending You 100 Lives is trying to tell the readers __________.

A. how Pipilu give you 100 lives in a clear way

B. how Pipilu can live a more interesting life in a simple way

C. how we can live a safer life in an understandable way

D. how we can have 100 lives in a pleasing way

【4】  According to Zheng,safety __________.

A. is more important to people than any other things

B. is an essential part only to all the children

C. is more important to the old than the young

D. is more important to the young than the old

【5】  The purpose of the passage is to______？

A. introduce a play to remind children of the importance of safety

B. introduce a book and its homonymous play to the readers

C. tell the readers how to keep safe

D. tell the readers how important safety is

22、In many societies the color white has been associated with purity and virtue, especially in the West. Usually, you will hear that brides wear white because “it’s a tradition”. But, historically, white was not the only color considered for wedding dresses. 【1】

For many centuries in Western societies, wedding dresses had different colors. This was for reasons of being practical as much as anything else. 【2】 And white is not practical.

Many brides chose to wear dresses of other colors for their wedding and beyond. 【3】

They do so largely thanks to a trend that started with Queen Victoria’s 1840 wedding Prince Albert.

【4】 Although not in as many different media as we have now, they still had a tendency to be trendsetting. So Victoria chose to wear a white gown(女礼服)—reportedly to show off the fine detailed Honiton lace produced by the British lace industry and her fashion choice was widely reported in newspapers and magazines. 【5】 Eventually, the trend of a white wedding gown spread across all economic levels and it was strengthened as “tradition” in the 20th century.

A．So why do so many of today’s brides wear white?

B．But why are brides so particular about their dresses?

C．It reflected the growth of the wedding industry at that time.

D．Royal weddings in those years received a lot of reporting.

E．It soon influenced domestic and international wedding trends.

F．Brides tended to buy a wedding dress that could be worn again.

G．In fact, other colors were chosen far more frequently than white.

23、2022 Earthshot Prize Winners Announced

Last Friday, Britain’s Prince William announced the winners of this year’s Earthshot Prize. Each prize-winner won $1.2 million for their efforts. Below are some of this year’s prize-winning projects.

Protect and Restore Nature

Kheyti won the prize for protecting and restoring nature with its “Greenhouse-in-a-box” idea. The company provides a simple, large greenhouse to small farmers at a low cost. The greenhouse helps protect crops from insects and other pests. It also helps the crops survive extreme weather conditions, Kheyti is already working with 1, 000 farmers across India.

Clean Our Air

Charlot Magayi won the prize for cleaning the air. After her daughter was burned by a charcoal-burning stove, Ms. Magayi developed a safer, cleaner stove, called the Mukuru Clean Stove. Ms. Magayi’s stoves use a different fuel that’s cheaper and pollutes far less than charcoal stoves. Currently, over 200,000 Mukuru Clean Stoves are being used in Kenya.

Build a Waste-Free World

A London-based company called Notpla (for “Not Plastic”) won the prize for building a waste-free world. They’ve created a plastic substitute from seaweed. Unlike most plastic, their products break down naturally with no microplastics. Notpla believes their products can help end the plastic pollution that’s filling landfills and polluting oceans. This year alone, the company has made one million Notpla takeaway food boxes, replacing similar plastic-coated boxes.

Fix Our Climate

The Earthshot prize for working toward fixing our climate went to a company called 44. 01. 44. 01 has come up with a way to turn polluting carbon dioxide (CO2) into a rock called peridotite. Once the CO2 has been turned into rock, it can no longer be released into the atmosphere again. The method that 44. 01 uses is fast, cheap, and permanent.

【1】Which prize-winning project benefits farmers a lot?

A．Protect and Restore Nature.

B．Clean Our Air.

C．Build a Waste-Free World.

D．Fix Our Climate.

【2】What is unique about the project named Clean Our Air?

A．It deals with plastic waste.

B．It was inspired by one’s personal experience.

C．It is finished cooperatively.

D．It prevents greenhouse gases.

【3】What is the purpose of the Earthshot Prize?

A．To find solutions to the biggest global warming problems.

B．To promote people’s awareness of ocean protection.

C．To wake people’s spirits of creativity and contribution.

D．To encourage new ideas and help protect the planet.

24、We considered a list of the best American books. Here are five that may help accurately show the national character. Most from a century or so ago, they still entertain, teach, and inspire:

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

First published in 1851, the adventure stories of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal(偏执的) pursuit of the white whale draw us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories.

The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

Published in 1918, the book was an autobiography. Born in one of America’s most famous political families, Adams provides insight into his family, including his experience as private secretary to his father, minister to England during the American Civil war.

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

When Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he wanted to accurately describe the American experience and reflect the great changes in the American literary world that had taken place during his lifetime.

Poems by Emily Dickinson

An enthusiastic poet whose works have had considerable influence on modern poetry, Dickson’s frequent use of dashes, occasional capitalization(大写) of nouns, and unconventional metaphors(隐喻) have contributed to her reputation as one of the most inventive poets of the 19th century American literature. However, most of her poems were not published during her lifetime.

The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

First published in 1855, this is Longfellow’s most popular and most recognized poem, the heroic life and death of a magic American Indian, sent by the Great Spirit to guide the nations in the ways of peace.

【1】Walt Whitman wrote Leaves of Grass in order to _______.

A．show his talent and heroic life to us

B．draw us into a fascinating universe

C．provide insight into his family

D．reflect the great changes in the American literary world

【2】If you want to read a story about a magic American Indian, you can read _______.

A．Moby-Dick

B．The Song of Hiawatha

C．Poems

D．Leaves of Grass

【3】Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Because the five books are from a century or so ago, they can’t teach and inspire us.

B．Herman Melville was considered as one of the most inventive poets of the 19th century American literature.

C．The Education of Henry Adams is a non-fiction book.

D．Of the five books, Moby-Dick was published last.

【4】Why did the author write the passage?

A．To introduce several best American books to readers.

B．To make an advertisement for a book store.

C．To tell stories of several famous writers.

D．To talk about some knowledge about literature.

25、Man’s best friend is being credited with saving his owner’s life during a scare.

81-year-old Harry Smith of Port St. Lucie, Florida is a man of _______. He takes his 9-year-old dog Sarah Jane for a walk around the lake across the street from his house twice a day, every day. Smith, who uses an electric wheelchair to _______, was on one of his regular walks when something _______ happened. The left wheel of his wheelchair got _______in a pit (坑), and as he tried to reverse out of the dirt, his wheelchair lost traction. He ended up rolling down the _______ and flipping off his wheelchair into the lake.

Sensing her owner was in _______, Sarah Jane began barking loudly as Smith _______to keep his head above water. Her persistent barking_______ the attention of two neighbors working in their driveway across the street, who rushed over to see what the _______ was about. One of those men was Edward Shuling, who said he ________ thought the dog may have gotten into a fight with an alligator, before he saw Smith’s head sticking out of the water. Shuling instantly________ in.

A second neighbor, Aby “Jacob” Chacko, was ________ closely and happened to spot Officer Adam on his way down to the water. Together, the three men________Smith out of the water and back to safety, much to his and Sarah Jane’s________.

“We are thankful for Mr. Smith’s dog and the two bystanders that helped save his life!” the post reads. “And as the saying remains ________...A man’s best friend is his dog.”

【1】

A．action

B．routine

C．virtue

D．character

【2】

A．glance around

B．come around

C．get around

D．turn around

【3】

A．unusual

B．strange

C．difficult

D．puzzling

【4】

A．stuck

B．separated

C．hit

D．broken

【5】

A．hill

B．bank

C．river

D．wheelchair

【6】

A．doubt

B．depth

C．trouble

D．despair

【7】

A．hurried

B．waved

C．struggled

D．jumped

【8】

A．distracted

B．focused

C．demanded

D．caught

【9】

A．noise

B．incident

C．scene

D．event

【10】

A．additionally

B．initially

C．eventually

D．similarly

【11】

A．turned

B．fell

C．checked

D．jumped

【12】

A．appearing

B．following

C．moving

D．coming

【13】

A．pulled

B．seized

C．tore

D．kicked

【14】

A．delight

B．amusement

C．surprise

D．relief

【15】

A．certain

B．familiar

C．true

D．popular

26、Directions: Read the following three passages. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage. Use your own words as far as possible.

Wearable Data

The classic nightmare of suddenly realizing you're naked in public could soon get a futuristic twist: it might involve the horror of losing not just your modesty but also your codes. Scientists recently created magnetic garments that they say can store data, automatically unlock doors or control a nearby smart-phone with gestures.

The concept of interactive ‘smart clothing’ has drawn attention in the past couple of years. For example, Google and Levi's created a touch-sensitive denim jacket that can operate a smart-phone. This and other smart garment are made with conductive thread and usually require an attached electonic device.

To eliminate the need for such attached gear, researchers at the University of Washington recently took advantage of what they say is previously untapped property of conductive thread: its ability to be magnetized. Using magnetic instead of electric properties of the thread ‘may seem like a small difference, but it's what makes this work interesting and exciting,’ says Chris Harrison, a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, who was not part of the research. The new technique allowed the researchers to do something they say is unique among wearables: turn them into storage devices. The Washington team magnetized a patch of fabric embroidered with conductive thread, giving different parts of the cloth a north or south orientation that corresponded to binary 1's or 0's. This step allowed the researchers to store us to 33 million different combinations—such as pass codes for doors—on a shirt cuff.

The graments still stored data after washing, drying and ironing, but they could not escape time's eraser; after about a week, the thread's magnetic fields had weakened by around 30 percent. The researchers suggest that using custom made thread designed to hold stronger magnetic fields might work longer. But for now the clothes may be best suited for storing temporary codes, such as those found on hotel key cards or clothing tags in stores. Harrison says that it is Very unlikely you're ever going to achieve a comparable density to magnetic hard drives with data-storing fabric, however.

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