2025-2026学年贵州安顺高一(上)期末试卷英语

1、The machine might break down someday in the future, _____, you can dial this number for help.

A．in that case

B．in whose case

C．in which case

D．in what case

2、I can tell you that there is ________ being praised by my teacher in front of my classmates.

A．nothing good than

B．nothing better than

C．no more than

D．no good than

3、He’s giving me English lessons in exchange _______ my teaching him Chinese.

A．with

B．of

C．for

D．on

4、I f you cheat in the exam, you will never______it.

A. get away from B. get the hang of

C.get away with   D.get over

5、_______ I really don’t like art, I find his work impressive.

A. As B. Since C.  If D. While

6、China Daily is________a newspaper; it can help us with our English.

A．no more than

B．more than

C．not more than

D．better than

7、Everyone is waiting for the announcement of the result, which is a(n) ______ moment for the winner.

A．absorbed

B．average

C．independent

D．dramatic

8、You’d better solve this difficult problem __________ it is too late.

A.before B.after C.when D.unless

9、It's quite warm here; we ________ turn the heating on yet.

A．needn’t   B．mustn't

C．couldn’t D．wouldn't

10、This factory has so far produced______ as last year.

A．as many three times cars

B．three times as many cars

C．as many cars as three times

D．three times more cars than

11、Don’t forget __________ the letter for me when you pass by the post office.

A.post B.to post C.posted D.posting

12、----Have you telephoned your father?

--- Yes, he     back next week.

A. is expected   B. expects

C. will expect   D. will be expected

13、The disk where you are trying to save the file has a ________on length of the file names.

A．context

B．qualities

C．limitation

D．ranges

14、_______your house, mine is very small.

A. Comparing with   B. Compared with

C. Compares to   D. Comparing to

15、The opportunity_______at just the right time for me.

A.turned out B.turned down C.turned off D.turned up

16、__________ in thought while looking at the picture, she didn’t hear the knock at the door.

A．Losing

B．Lost

C．To lose

D．To be lost

17、Whenever I meet difficulties, you always cheer me up and________, which promotes me to regain my confidence.

A．help out

B．get across

C．let down

D．put on

18、We have all come into the world with a/an ________ in life and we can all contribute to making the world a better place.

A．mission

B．substance

C．authority

D．collision

19、Many cattle ________suffering from the terrible disease at that time .

A．are

B．were

C．is

D．was

20、Lying on the bed in front of me was a newly born child, without the natural _____ of hearing.

A．evacuation

B．container

C．emergency

D．equipment

21、And what a city-a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that________in 1906.

A．occur

B．occuring

C．occurred

D．was occurring

22、A thick, dark layer of smoke is _____ much of Los Angeles and the cause of the fire is unknown.

A．securing

B．ensuring

C．blanketing

D．burning

23、---Did Professor Wang say anything that _____ you especially?

---It was really boring. Actually I slept through his speech.

A. appealed to   B. attached to

C. referred to   D. adapted to

24、The building   windows are bright at night is our school library.

A. that   B. which

C. whose   D. of which

25、There’s about 400mm rain fall in this area a year _____

A. on average   B. in average

C. of average   D. for average

26、“Is this the long way?” asked the young mother as she set foot on the path. And the Guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard, and you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning.”

The young mother was happy. She played with her children, fed them and bathed them, and taught them how to tie their shoes and ride a bike. The sun shone on them and the young mother cried, “Nothing will ever be lovelier than this.” Then the night came, the path was dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother covered them close with her arms. And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and the children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was weary too. But at all times she said to the children, “A little patience and we will be there.” The children climbed and learned weather the storm. Year after year, she showed them understanding, compassion and hope, and, most of all, unconditional love. And when they reached the top, they said, “Mother, we could not have done it without you.”

The days went on, and the weeks and the months and the years. The mother grew old, and she became little and bent. But her children were tall and strong. And when the way became rough for her, they lifted her, and gave her strength, just as she had given them hers. One day they came to a hill, and beyond the hill they could see a shining road and golden gates. And Mother said, “I have reached the end of my journey. And now I know the end is better than the beginning, because my children can walk with dignity and pride, with their heads high, and so can their children after them.” And the children said, “You will always be in our hearts, Mother, even when you have gone through the gate.”

【1】Why does the Guide say “the end will be better than the beginning”？

A．Because the mother will take the children to the golden gates.

B．Because the children can be truly independent with the mother’s care.

C．Because the path is not always full of fear and danger.

D．Because the mother can learn to be more patient.

【2】What does the underlined word “weary” probably mean in Paragraph 2?

A．tired

B．excited

C．confident

D．curious

【3】What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A．The children are always brave on the way.

B．The morning is the unknown future.

C．Mother plays an important role in children’s growth.

D．The children can grow up independently without mother.

【4】What can we learn from this passage?

A．We should not ask our mothers for too much.

B．We should buy a lot of gifts for our mothers.

C．Mothers can depend on their children for everything.

D．Mothers are so devoted that we should always love them.

27、Burn rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate was $75, 000 a month. Four months after my company was set up, I had only a quarter of the starting capital left in the bank.

Looking for guidance, I went to talk to my friend, Arthur Walworth, about my new venture (创业投资).

“Times of great change always bring out the risk-takers, ” he said. “And they leave winners and losers. My grandfather invested a lot of money in a project of Thomas Edison’s that ended up in failure.”

I was lost in thought at the notion of a Thomas Edison’s project ending in failure. Damn. It could happen to anybody! I must continue.

At that time CD-ROM sales had bombed, so investors were fleeing from the field. I didn’t turn away from mine entirely, but instead linked it to the Internet.

My plan was to offer consumers descriptions of home-design products by using a special software and let them modify the designs. Then we can enable them to get online professional and constructional help to have their houses built, decorated and furnished according to their own choice.

To realize my plan, I needed investors, so I continued to meet regularly with venture capitalists (VC). One said I had a great idea. But indeed I needed to test it and get the money somewhere. To get this money from a VC is going to cost my wife and my children! He turned down my request.

Wife? Children? I barely remembered them.

I was working nonstop-struggling to turn the key in the lock, to find the right way ahead.

The pressure was terrible. It was just at this time that my parents and sisters stepped up. Two hundred thousand dollars. A lot of money to them, invested in this crazy son and brother without a moment’s hesitation. Dad and Mom had driven out from Chicago and seen the passion in my little office and the trouble at home.

With their help my company survived and has been prospering ever since.

【1】When the author’s company started operation, he had _____.

A．$450, 000

B．$400, 000

C．$350, 000

D．$300, 000

【2】Arthur implies that to start a business in times of change, people have to ___.

A．rely on famous people all the time

B．invest as much money as possible

C．face the risks of possible failure

D．think about nothing but success

【3】The author’s company was engaged in____.

A．furniture design and production

B．online home-design service

C．traditional home designing

D．home decoration business

【4】Faced with a very unfavorable market situation, the author decided ___.

A．to improve his service

B．to start a new business

C．to withdraw his money

D．to reduce his investment

【5】It is implied that venture capital is often ____.

A．risky

B．timely

C．secure

D．abundant

28、   Scientists have long thought about whether each animal species has a different language, much like different human languages that we cannot understand. Language experts agree on the fact that the way animals communicate through various calls which are not like human languages.

Animal calls are not considered as a language because the calls are limited to information related to food activities, warning about the presence of enemies and so on. They haven't the characteristics that all human languages have. That is because humans create new expressions every day by connecting different words. However, animal calls have unchanged meanings.

Anyway, animals do communicate. People who study humans believe that people speak with their whole bodies. To express a message, one does not always need words. Have you ever shared a private joke with your friends across the table？All you did was to give them a self-satisfied smile. Animals can communicate in much the same way as humans do. Although animals do not have the ability to speak words, they can use other methods, such as movements, calls and their sense of smell. In short, most of their communication is not related with speech.

If animals can make noises, why can't they talk？Humans and animals both have the necessary organs that produce sounds, such as lungs, throat, voice box, lips and tongue. However, human organs are fully developed, which makes it possible for us humans to speak.

【1】What do we know about animal calls and human languages？ ________

A．Animal calls can express richer meanings.

B．Animal calls are made only in dangerous situations.

C．Human languages are more creative and changeable.

D．Both of them can express the same meanings.

【2】Animals can communicate by ________ .

A．movement

B．language

C．speech

D．writing

【3】Why do animals fail to speak according to the last paragraph？ ________

A．They don't need to communicate by speaking.

B．They haven't the necessary organs to produce sounds.

C．Their language-related organs aren't fully developed.

D．Their throats and lips are too wide to speak.

【4】What can be the best title for the text？ ________

A．Why Can Humans Speak？

B．Are Lungs Necessary to Speak？

C．Why Humans Can't Understand Animal Calls？

D．Are Animal Calls a Language Humans Don't Understand？

29、Walker, a farmer, at 55, was the oldest of the competitors and finished third in this year’s 1,000 km race across the grassland — The Mongol Derby.

The Mongol Derby, described by the organizers, as the world’s toughest horse endurance (耐力) race, began in 2009 as an event held every year but was cancelled in 2021 and 2022. Competitors race between checkpoints 35 km apart, where they change horses. They spend nights at one of 28 stations, set up their own camp or enjoy the hospitality (好客) of friendly Mongolian families.

Walker was an hour ahead of his rivals (对手) as the race entered its eighth day but dealt with a time punishment because his horse had a high heart rate during one of the regular checks which make sure that the animals were healthy. “I was in the lead for a long time but I had a bad vet check,” Walker said. “They check the heart rate of your horse to see if it is above 56 beats per minute. I picked a horse that had a bit of a problem.”

Walker said he had gone to Mongolia to “give it a go” but realized that he stood a chance of winning after teaming up with Patrick Heffron, a competitor from Ireland. “The horses are quite wild. I got bucked (颠) off three times. I fell off in a hole,” he said. “You’re going along and you suddenly disappear. You have to hang on to your horse for dear life or it goes off.”

Heffron met Walker as they went out for the race. He said it was important to form a team, mainly because falling off alone means that there is no one to help you recover your horse. “It’s also a bloody long way to talk to yourself,” Heffron said, “Neither of us had goals to win this race in advance but we realized: ‘We’re in front.’ So we pushed.”

【1】What can we learn about the Mongol Derby?

A．It provides accommodations in hotels.

B．It allows competitors to change horses.

C．It requires competitors be young and strong.

D．It has been held every two years since 2021.

【2】Why was Walker behind his rivals at last?

A．His horse was in poor condition.

B．He was punished for breaking rules.

C．He failed to finish the race in given time.

D．He got injured when he fell off the horse.

【3】Which of the following best describes Walker?

A．Creative.

B．Confident.

C．Warm-hearted.

D．Strong-willed.

【4】What does the story tell us?

A．Success is hard won.

B．Practice makes perfect.

C．Many hands make light work.

D．Everything comes to those who wait.

30、Eating with families at table could prevent teenage girls from developing eating disorders.

New research ________ girls who regularly have family meals are much less ________ to adopt extreme weight control behaviours such as vomiting (呕吐), using laxatives (泻药) or diet pills.

A study surveying more than 2,500 American high school students ________ that girls who ate five or more family meals a week had a much healthier ________ with food in later life.

The research, published in international journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, polled students aged 13 to 17 in 1999 that were ________ up five years later. Regular family meals were found to have a protective effect regardless of the girls’ age, weight, socio-economic status, dieting ________ or relationship with her family.

Experts say doctors should ________ families to have dinner at the table instead of in front of the television to protect ________ serious eating disorders such as anorexia (厌食症) and bulimia (暴食症).

Belinda Dalton, director of eating disorders clinic The Oak house, said ________ with family helped “normalize” young people’s relationship with ________ .

“When young people are feeling that they’re helpless, they ________ something that they can control and food is something available and ________ for them to control. Clearly, if they’re sitting with their family on a regular basis then their family can be more in ________ of their eating,” Ms Dalton said.

“It’s about young people feeling ________ with their family and that builds self-esteem (自尊) and a sense of worth and that works very actively against someone developing an eating disorder.” An eating disorder expert, Kirsty Greenwood, said meal times were often difficult for ________ . “It’s typical that they feel very ashamed of their eating habits and often won’t eat with other people. Perhaps it’s because they haven’t experienced the importance of family meal in their growing up,” she said.

【1】

A．recommends

B．explains

C．argues

D．shows

【2】

A．possibly

B．likely

C．probably

D．hopefully

【3】

A．noticed

B．realized

C．researched

D．found

【4】

A．relationship

B．means

C．hobby

D．habit

【5】

A．approached

B．followed

C．kept

D．held

【6】

A．manners

B．behaviour

C．habits

D．patterns

【7】

A．encourage

B．advocate

C．advise

D．persuade

【8】

A．against

B．with

C．about

D．for

【9】

A．saying

B．eating

C．cooking

D．tasting

【10】

A．interest

B．vegetable

C．work

D．food

【11】

A．lead to

B．turn to

C．stick to

D．belong to

【12】

A．accessible

B．reasonable

C．achievable

D．possible

【13】

A．lack

B．need

C．control

D．use

【14】

A．worried

B．pleased

C．concerned

D．connected

【15】

A．girls

B．victims

C．sufferers

D．casualties

31、Directions: Fill in each blank with the missing words according to the text.

● As one of China's great former capitals, Xi' an 【1】 【2】 【3】 the largest city in the world during the Tang Dynasty, 【4】 【5】 【6】 of art and poetry. Chang' an, as it was known at the time, was the starting point of 【7】 【8】 【9】, which connected China to the world.

32、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

One fall evening, 13-year-old Briar Omar agreed to look after his four younger sisters when his parents went to the grocery store to pick up the family dinner. The parents were confident that responsible big brother Briar with their protective dog called Mandy, was capable of managing the family in their absence. During that brief time, an unexpected thing happened: The home suddenly went up in flames(火焰). It was up to Briar and Mandy to save his family.

The children smelled smoke soon after their parents left for the store. They turned around to search for where the fire came from and were shocked and frightened to find their baby sister’s playpen(玩耍护栏) on fire.

The first thought that came to Briar’s mind was to rescue his little sisters. The family had previously discussed what to do in the face of danger, so he was prepared to act.

In a few minutes, flames were climbing the ceiling(天花板). Smoke was filling up the hallways. The horrible fire quickly spread throughout the home.

Briar remained calm and focused on the urgent task of saving his four younger sisters: Peyton, 12, Jocelyn, 3, Willow, 1, and 6-month-old baby Sawyer. He quickly picked up the two babies and rushed the older sisters out of the door to safety. After making sure his sisters were far away from the danger and breathing in fresh air, he ran back to save their home despite the flames surrounding him.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

He quickly held the fire extinguisher(灭火器) from the kitchen and tried to put out the flames.

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Briar cheered up immediately and managed to escape from the fire to safety with the dog following the way.

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