衡阳2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、Although he did not do it___________, he definitely had some responsibility.

A．instantly

B．deliberately

C．accidentally

D．casually

2、The company and the effect   brought about did great good to our business in the market.

A. it   B. which

C. that   D. what

3、— Why are you so upset, Doctor White?

— The project didn’t _________ as we expected. It was such a waste of time!

A.break out B.run out C.make out D.work out

4、—There is good news for you. You’ve been admitted to the Tianjin University.

— ______ That’s great!

A．Have I?

B．Pardon?

C．Congratulations!

D．Good idea!

5、The driver was really careless, otherwise the traffic accident ______.

A. didn’t happen   B. hadn’t happened

C. wouldn’t happen  D. wouldn’t have happened

6、According to a plan, Hainan___________into a tourism and consumption destination with global influence by 2035.

A.will build B.will have been built C.are built D.have been built

7、We planned to meet at the school gate at 8 in the morning, but John failed to ______

A.give up B.put up

C.turn up D.make up

8、After several days of heavy rain the roof ______ with a loud noise, crashing onto the ground.

A. came out   B. came down   C. came on   D. came up

9、Frankly speaking, I am not sure whether I ________ this in the old days with that kind of equipment, which looks quite odd and ridiculous.

A. should have done B. need have done C. would have done D. must have done

10、Sometimes we have to face embarrassing moments ________ we can only keep silent.

A. who B. which C. when   D. why

11、The Winter Olympics ________ in 2022 will surely bring in many international tourists.

A. held  B. having held  C. holding  D. to be held

12、It was playing video games that took the boy too much time that

he   have spent learning．

A. could   B. must

C. might   D. ought to

13、_______for the wrong turning on the highway, I would be having dinner with my friends now.

A.Had it not been B.Were it not C.It had not been D.It were not

14、She is overweight, but she can’t _______ the temptation to eat more delicious food.

A．forbid

B．resist

C．reject

D．reduce

15、A proposal has been put forward at a recent video conference _____ measures be taken to raise the citizens’ awareness of traffic safety.

A. that B. as   C. when   D. which

16、（2014·重庆）A smile costs _______, but gives much.

A.anything B.something

C.nothing D.everything

17、Tom was so angry____ he heard his friend betrayed him____ he tore the letter into two immediately.

A．that; when

B．that; that

C．when; what

D．when; that

18、— How did you find Professor Smith’s speech last night ?

— To be frank, his speech didn’t ________ to me .

A.appeal B.belong

C.refer D.occur

19、If Tom’s wife won’t go to the party,________.

A．he will either

B．neither will he

C．he neither will

D．either he will

20、Susan has ________ more than 5,000 dollars in the last three months, with which she could buy new bicycles for those poor children.

A. accelerated   B. accumulated

C. acknowledged   D. accompanied

21、

【1】What is it that sets some junior kids apart from others?

A．Whether they win the game.

B．Who they choose to work with.

C．How they do it during the game.

D．Whether they have professional drills

【2】What might be the first reason why some senior kids give up sports?

A．They don't have enough time.

B．They have fun in sports.

C．They can't win the games.

D．They don't like the sport any more.

【3】Who are the intended readers of this passage?

A．Parents.

B．Kids.

C．Teachers.

D．Athletes.

22、   We’ve long considered confusion that occurs when we don’t understand something as a shortcoming.

You’re probably OK. In fact, according to a new study, it isn’t so much about being confused, but how we respond to that feeling matters. The study suggests some people make confusion work for them—making them learn more about something they don’t originally understand. Others, on the other hand, react to confusion by turning away from the subject completely. It all comes down to how people respond to the feelings of uncertainty and puzzlement.

“We have been investigating links between emotions and learning for almost a decade, and find that confusion can be beneficial to learning if appropriately regulated because it can cause learners to process the material more deeply in order to clear their confusion,” explains lead author Sidney D’Mello.

To test their theory, researchers invited some people to learn sessions that involved a complex idea. Then they intentionally increased the confusion. Interestingly, people who had reported higher rates of confusion were also better able to grasp the subject—and identify the scientific contradictions. Essentially, they had a positive reaction to confusion, using it as a motivation to wrap their heads around a subject. For them, confusion was a chance to learn something new.

They proved what scientist Nick Hobson describes as a high degree of openness. “Openness is associated with the experience of interest, absorption and wonderment,” he says. “Individuals higher in openness are fascinated by complex situations. It is characterized by a greater tolerance of uncertainty.”

However, D’Mello cautions against deliberately sowing confusion in the context of learning. People already struggling to understand a concept—especially one that they’re under pressure to understand—may not benefit from the added confusion. Instead, confusion may work best for people who are actually looking for a challenge and don’t face consequences of taking a chance to learn something new. Those would be the intellectual risk-takers who are encouraged, rather than discouraged by the feelings of confusion.

【1】How do some people benefit from confusion?

A．They may find their shortcomings of learning.

B．They may seek a solution quickly.

C．They may identify their uncertain feelings.

D．They may understand the subject better.

【2】What does Nick think of people higher in openness?

A．They tolerate ambiguous situations more.

B．They respond to confusion negatively.

C．They are easy to get confused a lot.

D．They feel at a loss for complex situations.

【3】What does D’Mello remind people not to do?

A．Take a risk to try something new.

B．Add confusion to learning on purpose.

C．Face consequences of looking for a challenge.

D．Risk being discouraged by confusion.

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

A．How Confusion Affects Your Character

B．What Confusion Means to You

C．Why Confusion May Be Good for You

D．Where Confusion Comes from

23、Every Wednesday, I go to Cantata Adult Life Services, a local retirement community in Brookfield, Illinois, US, with my classmates to do community service.

After my very first visit to Cantata, my life changed forever. That may sound a bit dramatic, but volunteering with the elderly has changed my views on life.

Our visits last about an hour, and we bring 25-30 students every time. We play board games and cards with the residents while we’re there.

You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about “life back then”, but nothing compares to talking to the people who were actually there. Just hearing their stories has touched me in a way I never thought possible.

Whether it was talking to 98-year-old “Hurricane Hilda” about her glory days as a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor, I was completely attracted by every single memory the residents wanted to share with me.

Even the residents who don’t have amazing memories make the experience satisfying . I remember visiting Mrs Robinson. She couldn’t recall much about her past, but she told me she’d never forget how kind I was just to listen to her “rambling (漫谈)”. It made me realize that it’s the little things that make life worth living. That’s something I won’t forget anytime soon.

If there’s one thing I’ve realized in my three years of visiting Cantata, it’s that presence – just being there – means more than anything to many of the residents. And despite how busy our lives are, there’s always time to make someone’s day.

For me, it feels great to be a source of happiness, a smile on a bad day or a listening ear for old memories. And at the end of the day, that’s all that matters.

It’s easy to feel like you don’t have anything in common with the elderly – especially when you’re a teenager. But that’s not true at all.

I hate to be overly clichéd (陈词滥调的) here, but age really is just a number. As young adults, it’s important for us to realize this sooner rather than later. We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often benefit from teenagers too.

【1】What do the volunteers do according to the passage?

A. They share everything with the residents.

B. They play board games and cards with the residents.

C. They watch the residents play games.

D. They buy gifts for the residents.

【2】According to the writer, what is the most important thing that volunteers can do for the elderly?

A. Playing with them.  B. Benefiting from them.

C. Helping them.   D. Being there with them.

【3】 What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage ?

A. We don’t have anything in common with the elderly.

B. Age is just a number.

C. It is important to help the elderly.

D. Young adults and the elderly can benefit from each other.

24、   Five years ago, Yellow-Purple tore a flexor tendon(屈肌腱), making it difficult to use her left leg. The little penguin was having a hard time walking and swimming.

Yellow-Purple lives with a large group of African penguins at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. African penguins are an endangered species. They are beautiful, black and white birds that are about two feet tall when fully grown, and they are very popular with the Aquarium’s visitors.

The staff at the Aquarium made a little support boot for Yellow-Purple from plastic. This supported her left ankle and made it much easier for her to do all the things that penguins like to do. Yellow-Purple was getting along fine with her boot, but then Dr. Jen Flower, Chief Clinical Veterinarian at Mystic Aquarium, heard about 3 D printing technology. She decided to use it to help better the boot.

Luckily, Mystic Aquarium’s Vice President of Education &Conservation, Kelly Marls, knew that Mystic Middle School had recently acquired a 3D Systems printer. Kelly reached out to the school and arranged a meeting. Sue Prince, Library Media Specialist at Mystic Middle School, and seven middle school students visited Yellow-Purple to learn what was needed, and then contacted the supplier of their 3 D printer, ACT Group.

With ACT Group’s help, the students learned how to scan Yellow-Purple’s existing foot cast, then use that data to create a more efficient boot with sculpting software. The final boot design was printed on a 3D printer using multiple materials, allowing the boot to be flexible enough for comfortable movement, yet hard enough to support the injured tendon.

The students were thrilled when they saw Yellow-Purple walking almost back to normal. It was a great way to put science into practice. Celebrities like Ashton Kutcher shared Yellow-Purple’s story on Facebook, inspiring more than 1.5 million combined views.

【1】What can we learn about African penguins?

A.They are very large in number. B.They are dangerous species.

C.They are beautiful when young. D.They are attractive to visitors.

【2】Who came up with the idea of an updated support boot?

A.The ACT Group. B.Dr. Jen Flower.

C.Kelly Matis. D.Sue Prince

【3】What preparation work was done before the students got the ACT Group’s help?

A.They reached school on time. B.They held a meeting to discuss the problem.

C.They paid a visit to Yellow-Purple. D.They contacted the ACT Group for supplies.

【4】What is the best title for this text?

A.The development of 3D printing B.A penguin benefiting from high-tech

C.An effort to put science into practice D.A software that can design

25、Cliff Young was a 61-year-old farmer. He had no_________experience as an athlete and was laughed at when first participating in an Australian ultramarathon (超马拉松赛) in 1983.

He had no professional equipment to complete the race,_________win it, and was quickly left behind. He even wasn’t _________that the race included scheduled stops for participants to_________, and while others took breaks, Cliff moved on into the right.

Things went on just as what happened in The Tortoise and the Hare (龟兔赛跑).

Cliff_________took over the athletes and won. He entered the race as a_________and finished it a national hero. Actually, he had been used to the lengthy running the ultramarathon_________, as he had to stay out for days fetching sheep at his farm. He just took the race as another day running after_________before the storm, which enabled him to complete the race without any_________.

Australia was so impressed by the achievement that a race was__________for him, the Cliff Young Australian Six-Day Race. In the race in 2000, he even set the world__________record. No player was older. Now he still__________athletes.

The tortoise and hare story aims to tell children the importance of steadiness over__________, though growing up makes one realize that speed does make a__________in the competitive world. Cliff__________that steadiness might actually win in some grown-up cases as well.

【1】

A．social

B．previous

C．technical

D．pleasant

【2】

A．rather than

B．had better

C．let alone

D．would rather

【3】

A．sure

B．aware

C．satisfied

D．surprised

【4】

A．eat

B．drink

C．sleep

D．communicate

【5】

A．casually

B．immediately

C．intentionally

D．eventually

【6】

A．nobody

B．everybody

C．anybody

D．somebody

【7】

A．controlled

B．discussed

C．recommended

D．demanded

【8】

A．thieves

B．sheep

C．pigs

D．wolves

【9】

A．rest

B．hesitation

C．help

D．danger

【10】

A．arranged

B．named

C．reported

D．pictured

【11】

A．age

B．land

C．outdoor

D．historical

【12】

A．assists

B．attracts

C．persuades

D．inspires

【13】

A．wonder

B．optimism

C．speed

D．bravery

【14】

A．hole

B．connection

C．selection

D．difference

【15】

A．hoped

B．insisted

C．proved

D．predicted

26、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。

Mrowwwwl! The cat meowed angrily as she clawed at Jennifer’s arm, drawing a thin line of blood. Just as quickly as she struck out with her claw, the agile (灵活的) orange and-white cat leaped back to her hiding space under Jennifer’s bed. From the Avec underneath the bed, two green eyes produced bright light, staring back out at Jennifer.

Jennifer was starting to feel discouraged in a major way. She was never one for giving up; but it had been sevetal days like this since she adopted the cat—Darla—from the animal shelter, struggling to win over the young cat’s affection through treats and soft and gentle whispers. It was during her summer break, so she had plenty of time to keep trying to win over the animal. But it wasn’t time that was the issue — it was Jennifer’s emotions that were quickly fading.

It had been two years since Jennifer’s beloved brown tabby (斑猫)-Marlin-passed away. She never could quite get over the shock and emptiness which remained in her heart here childlike joy once thrived. Marlin had been Jennifer’s faithful friend and loving companion rough all the pains and trials of growing up. After Marlin died, things were never quite the same again for Jennifer. It was the first real death to pierce Jennifer’s heart and signaled the end of her carefree childhood.

She desperately wanted Darla to love her the way Marlin had and for ee to love Darla just the same; but what was Jennifer supposed to do now? The cut on her arm was all she had to how for her effort. Jennifer sat on the floor, burying her face in her hands, and her body trembled as she softly began to cry.

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

After a few minutes, Jennifer noticed a strange feeling - fur.

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Jennifer then reached out her hand toward the cat.

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