佛山2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、 It was getting dark; I found a car _____ in a pool by the side of the road.

A．to be stuck

B．stuck

C．sticking

D．stick

2、The final score of the basketball match was 96-97. We were only _____ beaten.

A. tightly   B. slightly   C. narrowly   D. roughly

3、 we have accomplished our mission, we hope the situation will return to normalcy.

A. As soon as   B. Because

C. Though   D. Once

4、– You left your umbrella.

– ______. I’m becoming so forgetful these days.

A. So did I   B. So I did

C. So was I   D. So I was

5、It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine. ________, we’d better take it to the garage immediately.

A.Otherwise B.If not

C.But for that D.If so

6、_____opportunity has not found any sign of life, the presence of water means life is possible．

A．While B．Because

C．When D．Since

7、Having proper motivation is not _______ —it is another key to success.

A. artistic   B. enterprising

C. investigate D. optional

8、– Sorry, I’m late. I got ______ in traffic.

– It doesn’t matter. Come in, please.

A. sticking   B. to stick

C. stuck   D. having stuck

9、________ the fierce competition in finding a good job in big cities, many fresh graduates are still trying their fortune in big cities like Guangzhou City.

A．Regardless of

B．Apart from

C．Instead of

D．Because of

10、I ________ a lawyer about the agreement this morning, and he gave me some advice.

A. awarded B. admired C. reminded D. consulted

11、The workers are ________ the project.

A．in terms of

B．in honor of

C．in favour of

D．in memory of

12、 most kids still love burgers，chicken wings and pizza，there are a lots of other foods that are to kids' taste．

A．While B．Since

C．Before   D．In case

13、After doing market research, all the researchers think it ________ to spend a large sum of money on the project.

A. worthwhile   B. worth   C. wealthy     D. mean

14、________ I can’t help admiring her courage, I think it’s barely acceptable for an inexperienced driver to drive alone on the freeway.

A.Unless B.As C.Since D.While

15、Experience is ______ you get when you don’t get ______ you want.

A.that…that B.what…what C.all…that D.how…all

16、His mind went so blank that little ______ down for the first ten minutes in the test.

A. he wrote   B. he will write

C. did he write   D. will he write

17、You have to move out of the way the truck cannot get past you.

A．so

B．or

C．and

D．but

18、 Never before in our country _______________.

A. has such a thing happened   B. such a thing has happened

C. has so a thing happened   D. so a thing has happened

19、 It was from only a few supplies that she had bought in the village the hostess cooked such a nice dinner.

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

20、 Not until I successfully land my university______free time to relax myself.

A. will I have   B. I will have

C. won’t I have   D. I won’t have

21、   As scientists probe(探究) the mysteries inside our heads, their discoveries are proving new insights into how we can all sharpen our mental machinery.

Your brain is fat

In fact, you brain is the fattiest organ in your body, consisting of a minimum of 60 percent fat. Fat carries, absorbs and stores vitamins in your bloodstream.【1】.

We can get smarter as we get older

Rawan Tarawneh, an assistant professor, points out that although some mental processes decline as we age, not all does.【2】, On the other hand, language functions tend to remain well preserved as we get older, peaking even into our early 70s.

【3】

Comparing the brains of great thinkers, writers, and mathematicians hasn’t yielded conclusive evidence that the size of the brain has a connection to intelligence.

Intelligence might start with ignoring distractions

Intelligent people were better at detecting movements of small objects on a screen but worse at movements of large background objects. This may be because in nature, large movements such as the wind in the trees are irrelevant, but the harder-to-see animals is essential.【4】

【5】

For example, experiments have shown that people who were born blind use the visual parts of their brains for tasks other than seeing.

A.Fat is essential for brain.

B.In our information-laden world, focusing on only what’s important may give some people an edge (优势).

C.The close connection between brain’s size and intelligence.

D.It also helps the immune system function properly.

E.You brain can adapt itself.

F.Some of our brain functions, such as short term memory show some decline with aging.

G.Bigger isn’t necessarily better.

22、   England and Wales launched a COVID-19 smartphone app on Thursday, allowing users to trace contacts, check the local level of risk and record visits to venues such as pubs, four months after the technology was promised to the public. People aged over 16 will be encouraged to download the app by advertisements with the slogan: “Protect your loved ones. Get the app.”

The NHS COVID-19 app comes as Britain preparation for a second wave of infections, with daily case numbers rising at rates not seen since the peak of the pandemic (流行病) and a testing system unable to cope with demand in many areas.

The government had said a COVID-19 app would arrive in May, but early tests were disturbed by problems. As the delay lengthened, the government downplayed the importance of smartphones in fighting COVID-19, saying that rather than an app being central to the test and trace system, it was “the cherry on the cake”.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock, however, said that with infection rates rising, every tool available must be used to prevent spreading, including the latest technology. “We have worked extensively with tech companies, international partners, and privacy and medical experts—  and learned from the trials — to develop an app that is secure, simple to use and will help keep our country safe,” he said.

The app uses Bluetooth signals to log when a user is in close contact with another user, generally meaning within two meters for 15 minutes or more. If someone then tests positive for COVID-19, they can choose to share the result anonymously with their close contacts, who will each receive a warning and will have to isolate (隔离) for 14 days. The app generates a random ID for each user to protect privacy, and matches cases on the device rather than on a central server, as was the case in the first iteration. It will also enable users to book a COVID- 19 test subject to availability, check symptoms, and register at venues using a QR-type bar code displayed by businesses.

【1】What can we know about the COVID-19 smartphone app?

A.It is only available in pubs. B.It keeps track of users’ daily activities.

C.Children are advised to download it. D.It helps people reduce the risks of being infected.

【2】What do the government think of COVID-19 smartphone app?

A.They consider it essential. B.They think little of it.

C.They admit its security. D.They feel disappointed at its function.

【3】What can we do by using a COVID-19 smartphone app?

A.Use Bluetooth for free. B.Receive a COVID-19 test.

C.Keep in close contact with other users. D.Get a warning when risks of infection appear.

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A.The UK Sees A Second Wave of COVID-19

B.A New Smartphone App Will Be on the Market

C.A Smartphone App Fights COVID-19

D.Effective Measures to Fight Against COVID-19

23、You may not realize it, but when you stare at your partner's eyes, there's a good chance that you’re looking at a modified reflection of yourself. Researchers have found that people choose partners who tend to be of similar size, shape, and race as themselves ... and they may even have facial features in common.

Take Lot Geels from Amsterdam and her American husband, Brock Mosovsky, for example. “We have similar blonde hair and blue eyes,” says Lot. “Neither of us is very tall. We're both built athletically and we’re both mainly of European origin.

Even if you don't look like your partner, you likely share nonphysical characteristics, according to a growing field of research, like education level, socioeconomic status, religion, personality features, and even core values.

Lot and Brock fall into this type as well. “We both have PhDs and work in research,” she says. “We both live an active lifestyle, mainly rock climbing and skiing. Our world views are pretty simi-lar, and we're both hard-working, social and friendly people.”

Researchers have been studying the phenomenon of people with similarities pairing up—known as positive assortative coupling—for decades. If you’re sure that “opposites attract”, you may be surprised by research findings, which prove that like attracts like. However, if you believe that “likes attract”, you probably understand why people surprisingly seek life partners who remind them, on some comforting level, of themselves.

“There's an element of predictability when you date somebody of a similar background,” says Ty Tashiro, the author of The Science of Happily Ever After. “They’re less threatening, less scary. They'll be more of a familiar person from the start. Familiarity is something we find attractive.”

【1】What can we infer about Lot and Brock?

A．They have the same hair and eyes.

B．They both come from wealthy families.

C．They are attracted by each other’s similarities.

D．They both have the same cultural background.

【2】Which of the following is close to the underlined expression “positive assortative”?

A．Of the preferred type.

B．Of the different type.

C．Of the similar type.

D．Of the original type.

【3】Why do people try to find similar people as partners according to Ty Tashiro?

A．They are comfortable to stay with.

B．They are more threatening and scarier.

C．They can develop the same hobbies and interests.

D．They have the same status and back ground.

【4】What message does the author try to convey?

A．Love me, love my dog.

B．Birds of a feather flock together.

C．A good wife makes a good husband.

D．Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

24、The clock struck eleven at night． The whole house was quiet． Everyone was in bed except me． Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”．

I was going to have my examination the next day． "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself． I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not．

The clock struck 12"Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the worlD． Dad does not agree with me on this． He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy ．"

The clock struck one． I was quite ho peless now． I forgot all I had learnt． I was too tired to go on． I did the only thing I coulD． I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow． I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen．” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them． A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep．

【1】When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ ．

A． asleep

B． working in bed

C． outside

D． quietly laughing at him

【2】Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________．

A． it was too late at night

B． he was very tired

C． his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D． he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

【3】 What do you suppose happened to the author？

A． He went to a church to pray again

B． He passed the exam by luck

C． He failed in the exam

D． He was punished by his teacher

【4】The best title for the passage would be __________ ．

A． The Night Before the Examination

B． Working Far into the Night

C． A Slow Student

D． Going Over My Lessons

25、The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure originally ________ in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.

The exhibition took place from 1 May to 15 October, 1851, and more than 14, 000 ________ from around the world gathered to ________ examples of technology developed in the Industrial Revolution.________ by Joseph Paxton, the Great Exhibition building was 1, 851 feet (564 m) long, with an inside height of 128 feet (39 m). It was three times the ________ of St Paul’s Cathedral.

The introduction of the glass sheets method into Britain by Chance Brothers in 1832 made ________ the production of large sheets of cheap but strong glass. Its ________ in the Crystal Palace ________ a structure with the greatest area of ________ ever seen in a building. It ________ visitors with its clear walls and ceilings that did not ________ inside lights.

It has been ________ that the name of the building ________ from an article by the playwright (剧作家) Douglas Jerrold. He ________ in a magazine called Punch about the coming Great Exhibition,________ to a “palace of very crystal”.

After the ________, the palace was moved to an area of South London known as Penge Common. It was rebuilt at the top of Penge Peak next to Sydenham Hill. It stood there from June 1854 until its ________ by fire in November 1936. The nearby residential (住宅的) area was ________ Crystal Palace after the landmark. Crystal Palace Football Club was ________ at the site in 1905. The club still ________ Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins’s Crystal Palace Dinosaurs which date back to 1854.

【1】

A．built

B．hidden

C．abandoned

D．trapped

【2】

A．exhibitors

B．travelers

C．journalists

D．buyers

【3】

A．display

B．collect

C．place

D．purchase

【4】

A．Invented

B．Discovered

C．Designed

D．Produced

【5】

A．weight

B．size

C．price

D．depth

【6】

A．easy

B．difficult

C．possible

D．convenient

【7】

A．use

B．method

C．technique

D．technology

【8】

A．launched

B．created

C．destroyed

D．showed

【9】

A．material

B．roof

C．structure

D．glass

【10】

A．amused

B．frightened

C．attracted

D．protected

【11】

A．hang

B．insert

C．waste

D．require

【12】

A．suggested

B．said

C．denied

D．demanded

【13】

A．removed

B．resulted

C．came

D．rose

【14】

A．printed

B．wrote

C．argued

D．published

【15】

A．appealing

B．getting

C．relating

D．referring

【16】

A．introduction

B．damage

C．event

D．construction

【17】

A．hurt

B．disappearance

C．influence

D．destruction

【18】

A．renamed

B．reconsidered

C．recalled

D．reviewed

【19】

A．planned

B．founded

C．fired

D．warned

【20】

A．sells

B．celebrates

C．demands

D．contains

26、假设你是新华中学的高三学生李华，你的美国朋友Hanson 一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你新学期的打算，但你因开学初事务忙碌未能及时回复。请根据以下要点给他回复邮件。内容包括：

1. 未及时回信的原因；

2. 你新学期的打算（如学习和运动等方面）。

参考词汇：高考 the College Entrance Examinations

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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