2025-2026学年广东江门高一(上)期末试卷英语

1、A report says 74 percent of women hope that the men’s income will be at least twice ______ of the women’s.

A. one   B. that   C. those   D. it

2、Why ________ you choose to work in a remote village school when you can own a respectable job in a city?

A. need   B. should

C. must   D. will

3、—Have you passed your driving test?

—No. If only I that advice you gave me last week.

A.didn’t refuse B.hadn’t refused

C.shouldn’t have refused D.couldn’t have refused

4、________ people’s dress differs from country to country is a reflection of cultural differences.

A．That

B．What

C．This

D．Which

5、 ---The scarf is nice, but the price is a little bit too high.

---_______, but if you want to have good quality, you have to pay more.

A．No problem B. No offence

C. No wonder      D. No doubt

6、______the council has provided places for us to take our empty bottles for recycling, many of us still throw glass bottles into the ordinary dustbins.

A．However

B．Even though

C．On account of

D．Despite

7、—It’s too late. Let’s leave the work till tomorrow. —______. We can start it earlier next morning.

A．It’s my pleasure

B．I can’t agree more

C．I don’t think so

D．That’s all right

8、I’d like to recommend three recent novels that are worthy of note.

A.该记笔记 B.需要注释 C.值钱 D.值得注意

9、It was with great joy _______ Tom received the news that his lost son had been found．

A．because   B．which

C．since   D．that

10、She was the first woman________to the board.

A. to be appointed   B. having been appointed

C. appointing   D. to appoint

11、Easy ________ by car, bus, train, bike or on foot, Warwick Castle is surrounded by historic buildings and many attractions.

A. reaching   B. reached

C. to reach D. to be reached

12、________ Barbara Jones offers to her fans is honesty and happiness.

A．Which   B．Whom    C．That        D．What

13、________ his surprise, he passed the exam.

A．On

B．In

C．At

D．To

14、When seeing the film in the theatre, the audience were gasping (惊叹) _____ while falling-on-the-floor laughing.

A. in disbelief B. in vain

C. in detail D. in doubt

15、The producer comes regularly to collect the cameras _______________ to our shop for quality problems.

A. returning   B. being returned

C. returned   D. to be returned

16、______ the price of gas is starting to come down, many people are choosing to take the bus or the train instead．

A． Even though   B． Now that

C． In case       D． As though

17、Dogs barked madly while fish jumped out of water. In no time ________ as a prediction of a coming earthquake.

A. the phenomena were noticed

B. the phenomena was noticed

C. were the phenomena noticed

D. was the phenomena noticed

18、_____, I think, and you will settle the problem.

A. So long as you make your effort

B. If you make your effort

C. Making great effort

D. A bit more effort

19、Tony couldn’t remember ________ he had turned off the computer before he left the office.

A．that    B．where    C．when         D．whether

20、The house prices fell sharply at the end of last year, but ______ at the beginning of this year.

A. repaired B. recovered

C. replaced D. reduced

21、Our perception of hoe food tastes is influenced by cutlery like knives, forks, and spoons, research suggests.

“Size, weight, shape and color all have an effect on flavor,” says a University of Oxford team. Cheese tastes saltier when eaten from a knife rather than a fork; while white spoons make yoghurt taste better, experiments show.

The study in the journal Flavour suggests the brain makes judgments on food even before it goes in the mouth. More than 100 students took part in three experiments looking at the influence of weight, color and shape of cutlery on taste. The researchers found that when the weight of the cutlery is consistent with expectations, this had an influence on how the food tastes. For example, food tasted sweeter on the small spoons that are traditionally used to serve desserts.

Color contrast was also an important factor-white yoghurt eaten from a white spoon was rated sweeter than white yoghurt tasted on a black spoon. Similarly, when testers were offered cheese on a knife, spoon, fork or toothpick, they found that the cheese on a knife tasted saltiest.

“How we experience food is a multisensory experience involving taste, feel of the food in our mouths, pleasant smells, and the feasting of our eyes,” said Pro. Charles Spence and Dr. Vanessa Harrar. “Even before we put food into our mouths, our brains have made a judgment about it, which affects our overall experience.”

Past research has shown that china can change our perception of food and drink. For example, people generally eat less when food is served on smaller plates. “The new research into how the brain influences food perception could help dieters or improve gastronomic（美食的）experiences at restaurants,” said Pro. Spence. He told BBC News: “There’s a lot more to food than what’s on the plate. Many things we thought didn’t matter do. We’re going to see a lot more of neuroscience（神经科学）design around mealtimes.”

【1】According to the text, we know that the cheese used in the experiment is ________.

A．salty

B．sour

C．sweet

D．bitter

【2】What do we know about the weight of the cutlery in paragraph 3?

A．It is important for people.

B．People usually don’t care about it.

C．It affects how the food tastes.

D．It is always different from people’s expectation.

【3】What does the underlined word “multisensory” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Coming from the senses.

B．Involving many different senses.

C．Able to feel or perceive.

D．Easily affected by other feelings.

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Research on cutlery is of great importance.

B．Research on food will be continued in the future.

C．Research on the effect of nerves on the taste of food will be done.

D．Research on plates and food will be carried out in the near future.

22、Man still has a lot to learn about the most powerful and complex part of his body — the brain.

It may be surprising to learn that it isn’t age that makes you lose your memory. The reason could be that you have a "lazy" memory, not an old one. Like your body your memory improves with exercise. Once given plenty of exercise, the brain keeps its power. Before discussing how to improve the memory, let’s look at how the brain works. There are two sides to the brain, the left and the right. The right side deals with the senses (what we see, hear, feel and smell). It's the creative and imaginative side. The left side is concerned with logic. It analyzes information and puts it in order.

Some recent research suggests that we remember everything that happens to us. The problem most of us has is recalling events. Most forgetting takes place immediately after learning. An hour after learning something new, more than 50% has been forgotten. After a month, 80% has been forgotten, and so on.

This shows revision is very important. If you revise new material you have learnt, you remember much more. So it's of vital importance to revise newly learned material often, and have frequent breaks. We best remember what we learn at the beginning of a learning period and at the point where we stop. After the break, revise what was learned before the break and then continue learning the new material. These breaks should happen every 20 or 45 minutes.

Other experiments have shown the brain needs time to "digest" what has been learned. The time necessary for this is 5 to 10 minutes. After the break, the memory will have absorbed what it has just learned, and more will be remembered. During this period it is important to exercise the right side of the brain, because the left side is used during the learning period. Therefore you should relax. Listening to music, breathing in fresh air, and looking at a picture are all ways of using the other side of the brain. So when you are studying alone, make a plan which shows when to have breaks and to revise newly learned material immediately before you begin studying again. If you do in this way, your memory will improve.

【1】According to the text, you lose your memory by ________.

A. getting too old   B. hardly using your brain

C. working too hard D. using your brain too much

【2】To fight forgetting effectively, we're advised to ________.

A. go back to what was learned regularly

B. break down materials into small pieces

C. focus on both ends of a learning period

D. take breaks to give the brain a good rest

【3】 During the learning process the brain need breaks to ________.

A. use the right side of the brain

B. revise newly learnt materials

C. take in what has been learnt

D. relax the left side of the brain

【4】Where is this text most probably taken from?

A. Science fictions.    B. Students’ literature.

C. An advertisement.    D. A science report.

23、Although I started learning English during my college years, when I entered the States, I only understood two English words “Yes” and “No”. We learned many grammar rules but we could not make the language connections to the real English world. Language frustration worries almost all first generation immigrants. For example, I got a letter from a Chinese-American who has lived in the States for a long time and has a good IT job saying “My 11-year-old girl writes quite well, but as her parents, we could not even read her article.”In addition, my Chinese-American professor friend has difficulty reading a novel. Improving our English skills has become a long journey for all of us. Honestly, if I have a chance, I really want to reach out to everyone in the world who has had a similar experience: learning a second language in adulthood. I wish I could encourage them to speak out about the culture shock, frustration they felt about the differences between West and East.

I have mainly focused on my English writing since 2008 after I found “Literacy Volunteers”, an organization that specially focuses on helping immigrants improve their English. I decided to challenge myself, writing a story like an American. I saw many wonderful Americans there. As soon as I met my teacher Alice, I asked her to be my private language tutor and have taken Tims English class. Every week Alice and I have worked on my English essays sentence by sentence.

To observe the culture differences between West and East, occasionally, I posted a few of my English essays online. I mentioned previously about American culture; when people read the same article or even face the same situation, American and Chinese act very differently. In my viewpoint, these differences make America the strongest country in the world. I know you have the right to express your own opinions, but accusing others without proof is not acceptable.

【1】The underlined word “frustration” in the first paragraph means .

A. failure and setbacks   B. words and problems

C. understanding and progress   D. slang and idioms

【2】In the passage, “Literacy Volunteers” is .

A. only intended to help the Chinese-Americans

B. an organization which is set up to make a profit

C. of great use to people like the author

D. a school showing how to enjoy literature

【3】From the last paragraph we can learn that .

A. Americans and Chinese are of the same idea about something

B. culture shock only exists between Chinese and Americans

C. accusing others freely can be acceptable in America

D. culture differences have great influence on the people

【4】The purpose of the passage is .

A. to show how hard a Chinese-American lives in America

B. to share her experience of improving her English

C. to imply grammar rules are not important

D. to warn Chinese-Americans of English

24、As We Speak

by Peter Meyers, Shann Nix

The world is full of brilliant people whose ideas are never heard. This book is designed to make sure that you’re not one of them. Whether you are speaking to a large audience or in a one-on-one conversation, the way in which you communicate ideas, as much as the ideas themselves, can determine success or failure. In this invaluable guide, you’ll learn to master principles that you can apply in a wide variety of situations.

Triple(使增至三倍)Your Reading Speed

by Wade E.Cutler

This fourth edition of the book does just that--with tests that make it fun and simple to acquire the skills that will give you an advantage in school and on the job. The method helps you to break old habits that may be slowing you down, and develop strategies for increased comprehension in less time.

The Memory Book

by Harry Lorayne, Jerry Lucas

Unlock the hidden power of your mind through Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas’s simple memory system, and you can become more effective and more powerful. Discover how easy it is to remember things; learn foreign words with ease; read with speed and greater understanding; shine in the classroom and shorten study hours.

How to Become a Straight-A student

by Cal Newport

Most college students believe that straight A’s can be achieved only through cramming(突击式学习) and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don’t study harder--they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to completing academic tasks very well, How to Become a Straight-A student reveals for the first time the proven study secrets of real straight-A students across the country and turns them into a simple, practical system that anyone can master.

【1】According to the first advertisement, some brilliant people’s ideas are never heard

because_____.

A. they are not well-known enough

B. their ideas are not creative enough

C. they can’t exchange their ideas well.

D. their ideas are rather complex.

【2】What do Triple Your Reading Speed and The Memory Book have in common?

A. They help to improve your memory.

B. They help you to read much faster.

C. They offer you the latest ideas.

D. They include many tests.

【3】How to Become a Straight-A student mainly conveys the message that______.

A. hard work leads to success

B. cramming before exams work

C. there are techniques for learning

D. anyone can be a college student

【4】Which of the following books focuses on discovering your unknown potential?

A. As We Speak

B. Triple Your Reading Speed

C. The Memory Book

D. How to Become a Straight-A student

25、   Although it is difficult to make direct year-to-year comparisons because of increase in viewing on digital devices, the trend over the past decade is clear in numerous studies, including the Nielsen ratings. The average age of those who watch nationally televised Major League Baseball games has been _____ these years. Asked in a survey whether they _____ baseball, nearly two-thirds of those ages 18 to 36 said no.

Michael Haupert, a professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin ----la Crosse who studies baseball as a business, explains why many young people might be _____ by what to an older and more knowledgeable fan is one of the most exciting experiences in sports: a no-hitter. ” Failure is more ______ than success,” he says. ”If my students get a third of the answers right on their test, they fail. However, if a ballplayer gets a hit a third of the time, he’s often one of the _____ .” But watch an NBA game for 15 seconds, and you will likely see one team score.

It is not surprising that ______ the length of games----about three hours in recent years-----and increasing the pace of action has become a subject of discussion among those who love baseball. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is strongly ______ of both. For the 2018 season, the league issued a set of new rules designed to do just that. Mound visits are limited. A timer countdown is designed to shorten the break between innings(局).

No one knows if any of these changes will significantly shorten games. According to MLB, the average length of a nine-inning outing this season has been three hours---about five minutes shorter than the 2017 average, itself the longest mean on record.

All of those proposed changes seem to ______ the point. I interviewed at least 100 semi-fans in their late teens and early 20s for my recent book. All considered themselves fans to some degree, though they ______  watched more than snatches—on iPads or smartphones. They told me it made no difference whether a game lasted two or three hours: they would not pay attention for _____ amount of time.

The historic May 14 Supreme Court decision allowing all states to legalize sports betting could have an impact on all this. More people will soon be able to gamble on sports while watching a game on their couch. But whether ______ gambling will attract more young people to baseball is a huge unknown. Many already gamble, both legally and illegally, on fantasy sports, but legalization will provide yet another ______ during games in real time. Will some states allow betting reports in broadcasts? Will it make the young more likely to bet on baseball than on other sports? Stay tuned.

I don’t know what will hook young people on baseball. But abandoning the game’s unique selling proposition---the timelessness that provides both suspense and great conversationhe educated fan -----is not the ______ . Baseball, Clark told me, is like a game of chess---and too many ______ - changes might turn it into something “more similar to a game of checkers.” Baseball may survive in spite of its challenges, precisely because it stands out and stands up against the short ______ spans that negatively affect every aspect of our culture, including politics and education. As Casey Stengel is reported to have said,” Never make predictions, especially about the future. ”

【1】A.arising B.declining C.varying D.rising

【2】A.followed B.abandoned C.secured D.played

【3】A.Held up B.taken up C.picked up D.fed up

【4】A.honorable B.common C.acceptable D.worthwhile

【5】A.stars B.losers C.hitters D.winners

【6】A.decreasing B.extending C.increasing D.balancing

【7】A.disapproving B.capable C.supportive D.independent

【8】A.miss B.reach C.deny D.clarify

【9】A.frequently B.sometimes C.rarely D.typically

【10】A.excessive B.specific C.either D.total

【11】A.risky B.organized C.addictive D.easy

【12】A.distraction B.appeal C.pastime D.channel

【13】A.inspiration B.answer C.achievement D.recreation

【14】A.overwhelming B.simplifying C.sweeping D.underlying

【15】A.information B.time C.memory D.attention

26、假定你是李华，作为交换生在国外某学校学习，得知该校即将举办国际服装文化节(International Costume Day),你有意向参加服装展示环节，请你写一封邮件咨询相关信息，内容包括:

1.写信目的:

2.咨询信息(如服饰要求，展示形式等)

3.表达期待

注意:1. 词数100左右:

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.

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