2025-2026学年北京高一(上)期末试卷英语

1、In almost every holiday season, extremely crowded ________ the shopping center is, eager buyers still pour in to take home items they may never use.

A．as

B．since

C．although

D．while

2、—The dish you cooked _________ so good! I want to have more.

—Glad to hear that! I’ll get you some more right now.

A．looks

B．sounds

C．sees

D．tastes

3、I couldn’t remember ______ exact date of the Picasso exhibition, but I knew it was ______ Saturday.

A．the; a

B．the; the

C．an; a

D．an; /

4、— Honey, I regret to say I can’t go to the get-together tonight. I’m tired out.

— Oh, come on! _________.

A. Don’t pull my leg   B. Don’t be a wet blanket

C. Don’t be a black sheep   D. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

5、 ___________ seems hard to believe is that the bird the officer uses is the same bird often seen in public parks----the pigeons.

A. What B. Whatever

C. Which D. That

6、—What was the party like?

—Wonderful. It' s years _____ I enjoyed myself so much.

A．after

B．when

C．before

D．since

7、——What about ________ job?

——It’s too difficult ________ job for me.

A．the; a B．the; the C．a; the D．a; a

8、Which underlined part has a different sound?

A.look B.book C.kangaroo D.good

9、With such an ecological variety, amazing natural beauty, and so much to do, it's _______ that the falls are a wonder.

A. no doubt B. no way C. no wonder D. no problem

10、Shopping malls will have more customers if they have seats   women can park their men.

A. which   B. that

C. where   D. when

11、He ________ for a passport to Australia last month.

A．managed to apply

B．succeeded to apply

C．managed applying

D．struggled applying

12、I suggest that you ________ some time every day to exercise to keep fit.

A．set out

B．set off

C．set down

D．set aside

13、“Living Legends of Sports” must be ________ who are masters in their sports and also set good examples for others.

A．heroes

B．fans

C．athletes

D．experts

E．artists

14、 —What is the man, do you know?

—I don’t know exactly. But I think he can be ________ but a teacher.

A．anybody

B．something

C．anything

D．everybody

15、The work calls for great care and patience, so you ________ to do it.

A．can be too careful

B．can't be too careful

C．can be too careless

D．can’t be careful

16、The latest research _______ shows that micro blog is the most popular social networking tool among Chinese netizens.

A．to undertake

B．undertaken

C．undertaking

D．having been undertaken

17、He is always enthusiastic about everything. You rarely see that he is __________ his work.

crazy about  

B. fond of

C. anxious for  

D. tired of

18、Though he has to ________ a hard time, he still holds a positive attitude towards life.

A.go through B.look through C.go by D.see through

19、I was hoping I could be ______ in one of the homecoming marches this week and that happened.

A．involved

B．participated

C．elected

D．represented

20、—You were out when I dropped in at your house.

—Oh I_________for a friend from Beijing at the railway station.

A．was waiting

B．had waited

C．am waiting

D．have waited

21、—I wonder ______you’ll water this kind of flower. —Every other day .

A. how often   B. how long   C. how soon   D. how much

22、To our surprise, a car _______ went off in the middle of the night.

A.engine B.petrol C.facility D.alarm

23、—Mr. Smith must know a lot about Chinese history.

—_______. He has studied it for years.

A. So he does   B. So does he

C. So he must   D. So must he

24、—How was your recent trip to Jiuzhaigou?

—I’ve never had   one before.

A. a tired   B. a more tiring

C. a most tiring   D. the most tired

25、______________ in thought, he almost knocked into the big tree in front of him.

A．Losing

B．Having lost

C．Lost

D．To lose

26、Traveling without a map in different countries. I find out about different ways of giving directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”

Foreign tourists are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don’t have name signs. In Japan, people use landmarks (标志性建筑) to give directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the comer. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

People in Los Angeles, the US, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance by time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “It’s about five minutes from here.” You don’t understand completely. “Yes, but how many miles away is it, please?” To this question you won’t get an answer, because most probably they don’t know it themselves.

People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because tourists seldom understand the Greek language. Instead, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.

Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. What happens in the situation? A New Yorker might say. “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People there believe that “I don’t” is impolite. They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. So a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan! However, one thing will help you reach your destination everywhere in the world. It’s body language.

【1】Which of the following is probably an example of Japanese directions?

A．“The post office is at Street Kamira.”

B．“Turn right at the hospital and go past a school.”

C．“The post office is about five minutes from here.”

D．“Go south two miles. Turn west and then go another mile.”

【2】Why don’t people in Los Angeles give directions in miles?

A．They prefer to lead you the way.

B．They prefer to use body language.

C．They use landmarks to give directions instead of distance.

D．They often have no idea of distance measured by miles.

【3】How do Greeks give directions?

A．Using street names.

B．Leading the way.

C．Using landmarks.

D．Giving people a wrong direction.

【4】According to the last paragraph, we can learn that ______.

A．people in Mexico know street names well

B．body language makes you get lost in Yucatan

C．people in Mexico prefer to use body language

D．people in Yucatan sometimes give wrong directions

27、Global warming does more than just kill plant species — it also changes the way plants grow. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle — Wittenberg(MLU) joined forces with the Leibniz Institute for Plant Biochemistry(IPB) to discover the molecular (分子) process of plant growth. In Current Biology, a scientific journal, they presented their findings on high-temperature plant growth. This could lead to developing plants that can survive global warming.

Plants react to even small temperature changes, but they are unable to move to new locations. “When temperatures rise, plants grow taller ... to cool themselves off. Their stems become taller, and their leaves become narrower and grow farther apart. Yet, this makes the plant more unstable overall,” explains Professor Marcel Quint, an agricultural scientist at MLU. Unstable plants bend faster in the rain and produce less food that’s also less nutritious.(营养的)

There’s still lots to learn about plant reactions to temperatures. “We are just starting to understand how plants feel the changes in temperature ...,” Quint says. Earlier studies have shown that the protein (蛋白质) PIF4 directly controls plant growth and is also dependent on temperature. When it’s cold, PIF4 is less active, meaning the plant doesn’t grow. At higher temperatures, PIF4 activates growth-promoting genes, and the plant grows taller. This is new information, says Quint.

To understand it, they studied the growth of thale cress seedlings (拟南芥幼苗). Normally, its seedlings form short stems（茎）at 20℃. These stems become much longer at 28℃. They discovered a hormone (荷尔蒙) that activates the PIF4 at high temperatures, thus producing the protein.

The findings may help to develop plants that remain stable even at high temperatures and produce many crops.

【1】Why did the researchers at MLU and IPB perform their research?

A．To study the bad effects of global warming.

B．To find out how plants help reduce global warming.

C．To pay attention to how global warming influences plant growth.

D．To understand the ways that plants cause global warming.

【2】What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．Low temperatures have little effect on plants.

B．Plants prefer dry weather to rainy weather.

C．Plants are very sensitive to change in soil.

D．High temperatures reduce crop production.

【3】What do we know about PIF4?

A．It mainly lies in thale cress seedlings.

B．It works differently at different temperatures.

C．It is a kind of gene that controls plant growth.

D．It is a plant hormone that works at high temperatures.

【4】Who will probably benefit most from the findings?

A．Farmers

B．Teachers.

C．Researchers.

D．Environmentalists.

28、Billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday announced that he has formed a new artificial intelligence(AI) company, xAI, which has employed researchers from Google, OpenAI and other top technology companies. The goal, Musk tweeted, is “to understand reality.”

xAI is a separate company from Musk’s other businesses, such as Tesla and Twitter, but will work closely with them, according to the new company’s website.

Musk isn’t a novice to AI since Tesla uses the technology in its cars. While xAI didn’t mention what projects it will be working on, the company noted that its team of 11 researchers are drawn from top tech companies such as Microsoft Research, OpenAI and Google.

Musk suggested that the reason he picked July 12, 2023, to announce the start of xAI is connected with a science fiction (科幻小说) classic, Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” In his tweet, he noted that adding the date 7-12-23 equals 42, which the work of the fiction famously assumes is the answer to life.

“The goal of xAI is to understand the true nature of the universe,” the xAI website states.

The company said it will be advised by Dan Hendrycks, director of the Center for AI Safety. Hendrycks pointed out where AI could cause problems. “AIs could be used by bad people to make new deadly bioweapons (生物武器),” Hendrycks said in May. “Or people could make AI that tries to hurt people on purpose. If this AI was really smart, it could be a big danger to all of us.”

The first time xAI was shown to the public was after Musk talked about it in April to the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Musk told Carlson that OpenAI’s ChatGPT was a bit biased (有偏见的) and that he wanted to create a different tool that would be a super honest AI that tries to learn how everything in the world works.

The new company reflected (反映) Musk’s long-voiced concerns about a future in which AI systems could present a risk to human existence. The idea, Musk said, is that an AI that wants to understand humanity is less likely to destroy it.

【1】What does the underlined word “novice” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Boss.

B．Coach.

C．Partner.

D．Beginner.

【2】Why did Musk announce the start of xAI on July 12, 2023?

A．He chose the date to remember a friend.

B．He was influenced by a number in a book.

C．It was suggested by a writer at his invitation.

D．It was the decision of all the 11 researchers of xAI.

【3】What does Hendrycks think of AI?

A．It is quite worrying.

B．It is money-making.

C．It will not be smarter than humans.

D．It can be used to punish bad people.

【4】What did Musk say to Carlson?

A．It will take time to create a new AI.

B．OpenAI’s ChatGPT has its advantages.

C．Creating an honest AI is his dream.

D．It is hard to change people’s ideas of Al.

29、Rain beat against the window, matching my mood. I should have known that my new job at the hospital was too good to be true. Throughout the day, rumors (传言) warned that the newest employee from each department would be laid off. I was the newest one in the training department.

“Administration wants us to offer outplacement classes to help those employees find other jobs, showing them how to act in an interview, for example.” “Fine,” I answered unwillingly, not knowing what else to say.

I decided to go home early that day. In the hall, I met the lady who brought us cookies every Friday. She was a little woman with gray hair. Only her head and the top of her green apron were visible over the cart (小 车) loaded with cleaning supplies. At least she had a job!

At the final meeting, laid-off workers formed a line at the door. A colleague whispered, “I can’t believe our Cookie Lady is being laid off. We’ll miss her as much as we’ll miss her cookies.” When the colleague spoke to her in Spanish, I knew my classes would be useless for her and I realized how much better off I was than this poor woman.

I decided to do something for her. I wrote to a newspaper expressing how I felt about the unselfishness of the Cookie Lady who needed a job. A few days later, my article appeared in the newspaper and the Cookie Lady was allowed to stay in her position. On the same day, I received a letter, which seemed so unlikely that I read it twice. “An editor of a local magazine likes your piece and wants you to call her next time you’re looking for work …”

【1】How did the author feel on that rainy day?

A．Nervous.

B．Excited.

C．Lonely.

D．Proud.

【2】What was the author asked to do?

A．Take care of patients.

B．Leave earlier that day.

C．Go to the hospital.

D．Help the laid-off workers.

【3】How did the author help the Cookie Lady?

A．He offered her a high-paid job.

B．He gave her advice on job hunting.

C．He made her story known to others.

D．He taught her how to pass an interview.

【4】What does the story tell us?

A．Good deeds have their rewards.

B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C．Few people can make a big difference.

D．Love brings more joy to people than work does.

30、The other day，my husband and I took the kids for dinner at a branch of Pizza Express．There was a very friendly lady _________ alone at the next table．When the time came for her to pay the _________，her bank card was declined．The waitress told her，in a very kind way，that there was a _________ but she would call her manager for help．Seeing this，my husband _________ got up and told the waiting staff that we would pay for the lady’s meal．_________，when the manager arrived，he explained to the lady that although she couldn’t use her card，there was no need to _________．Pizza Express authorizes（授权）the restaurant to _________ two free meals per month and on this_________ ，they would like to provide her with a free meal．

She was extremely grateful and _________ that she had been unable to pay．We were relieved that the lady had been treated with dignity instead of being placed in a（n）__________ position．

Then the manager approached our table．He said that，__________ we had shown such generosity，he would like to donate the second free meal that the restaurant was able to __________ to us! We were absolutely astonished! I had never heard of any chain restaurant behaving in such a generous way．We were quite __________ with gratitude．I made sure that the lady was able to get home OK，and then we __________ the staff and left．I was really impressed by how the restaurant had treated this __________ case．

【1】

A．waiting

B．working

C．dining

D．ordering

【2】

A．menu

B．bill

C．service

D．recipe

【3】

A．solution

B．problem

C．disadvantage

D．technique

【4】

A．cautiously

B．bravely

C．slowly

D．immediately

【5】

A．However

B．Finally

C．Actually

D．Therefore

【6】

A．pay

B．help

C．worry

D．bother

【7】

A．give away

B．pick up

C．let out

D．take on

【8】

A．occasion

B．opportunity

C．moment

D．demand

【9】

A．puzzled

B．apologetic

C．delighted

D．thrilled

【10】

A．dangerous

B．emergent

C．violent

D．embarrassing

【11】

A．if

B．after

C．as

D．when

【12】

A．share

B．spare

C．offer

D．cover

【13】

A．filled

B．equipped

C．supplied

D．burdened

【14】

A．praised

B．inspired

C．greeted

D．thanked

【15】

A．creative

B．special

C．complex

D．regular

31、按照课文内容填空

Eight years later, Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with the Wenhai Scholarship, 【1】. She immediately became 【2】 in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital... After working for a few years, she was sent to study in Europe and then, in 1939, in the US. She 【3】, who invited her to stay. Dr. Lin, however, rejected the offer.

32、书面表达

假如你叫李华，你的朋友Jenny来信向你询问如何保持健康。请你给他发一封e-mail提些建议。内容要点如下：

1. 注意合理饮食,多吃水果蔬菜；

2. 保证充足睡眠，至少8小时；

3. 坚持锻炼身体，多参加体育运动。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增添细节，以使行文连贯；

Dear Jenny,

Yours LiHua