阜新2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、After a night of wrestling with his________, he decided to go to the police office to give himself up.

A.consensus B.conscience C.consciousness D.convention

2、I will try my best to get lo the station ahead of time  ____ I have to walk all the way there.

A.so that B.as though C.even if D.in case

3、His eyes locked with mine，and I guessed he _____ the decision right then whether or not to simply tell me the truth.

A.made B.would make C.was making D.had made

4、If the weather had been better, we ______ a picnic yesterday.

A. must have had B. would have

C. could have had D. will have

5、 John told me he’d like to go hiking with me, his voice _______joy.

A. was heavy with   B. heavy with

C. was full of    D. full with

6、Though he started late. Mr. Guo played the piano as well as, if , Miss Liu.

A.not better than B.not better C.no better than D.better

7、It was the year before last that Scotland failed the attempt to _______ of the Great Britain, though the queen Elizabeth had said it was entirely up to the Scottish people.

A. look out   B. run out   C. keep out   D. pull out

8、The students have decided on a final date by which everyone   reading the books assigned by their professor.

A. finishes B. finished

C. have finished D. will have finished

9、— Let’s go swimming this afternoon, shall we?

— Good idea. Nothing is more ________ than swimming in such a hot day.

A.friendly B.enjoyable C.hopeful D.difficult

10、---I will leave you two alone. I am sure you two must have a lot to________.

---Yes. It is two years since we last got together.

A．catch up

B．take in

C．bring out

D．give away

11、______ from a real event, the Climbers tells the story of the first Chinese team to conquer Mount Everest in 1960.

A.Adapting B.To adapt C.Having adapted D.Adapted

12、Arriving too early to a dinner party could appear slightly rude if the host ________ their preparations.

A.completes B.is completing C.completed D.has completed

13、As a command of the instructor，the children called out their names   .

A.in turn B.in return C.at times D.in time

14、If he had been working hard, he ______ in the office now. However, he didn’t.

A. would be working B. were to be working C. was working D. should work

15、All agree,in the fierce competition,honesty is a vital__________of her success.

A.evidence B.element C.concept D.criterion

16、—Ouch, mum! A fish bone has stuck in my teeth!

—______, Lucy. I am coming.

A. Take your time   B. Help yourself

C. Don’t bother   D. Take it easy

17、You may not have noticed that problem, but you could never withdraw it ______ regretful about your decision.

A.should you feel B.you should feel

C.had you left D.you had left

18、—Mum, where`s my bag?

—How________ I know where you have left your bag?

A．need

B．would

C．should

D．might

19、Ann forgot ______ she had left the car and it took her half an hour to find it in the parking lot.

A. where B. when  C. why  D. how

20、It’s already 10:00, I wonder how it _______ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

A.came over B.came out C.came about D.came up

21、   Every kid has their own obsessions (着迷的事情). Dolls, dinosaurs, remote controls, cell phones—they might have a toy box with a wide range of playthings to keep them entertained, but there’s a firm favorite they always reach for first.

Researchers call this phenomenon “extremely intense interests (Ells)”, and have found that they start to emerge at around 18 months of age and are evident in around a third of preschool-aged children. For lots of children, this obsession revolves around (围绕) cars. And although the sex divide in the toy world remains, it’s not only little boy who are drawn to all things with wheels. So what’s the big deal about cars, trucks, trains, and buses?

From age 0-2, children are the sensorimotor stage of development. They are learning by absorbing everything through their senses—sight, touch, taste, smell, hear. Toys and real-life objects like cars are very sensorily engaging. Kids can interact with toy cars, trucks, etc. through spinning their wheels, watching them move in a variety of direction, or hearing the sounds they make.

Plus, kids are just naturally drawn to loud, moving objects. They see the lights on the cars, the rolling wheels, the sound of the engine. Kids will always be drawn to flashy and loud things because that is what engages their brain and sensory systems. Another appeal of toy vehicles is that they’re typically small enough to fit in a child’s hand. And because they can put their cars in their pocket or carry them around, they’re easy to get attached to.

Every child is unique in how they engage with toys, and the reasons for their play style may be diverse and complex. However children often interact with materials in similar ways to how their families interact with them. If a child sees a sibling or parents modeling play with a car going fast down a track, they are likely going to interact with the toy that same way. Ultimately, how your kids play with their toy vehicles could be a little window into what excites them.

【1】What do we know about the kid’s obsession?

A．Girls may like playthings with wheels as the boys do.

B．Kids keep what they are obsessed with within their reach.

C．Kids’ obsession with cars begin earlier and it lasts long.

D．EIIs promotes the interest of children in all things with wheels.

【2】How does toy cars benefit children’s development?

A．They are flashy and attractive.

B．They are convenient to carry in children’s hands.

C．They are easy for children to get attached to.

D．They exercise children’s brain and sensory system.

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

A．Parents should teach the kids how to play with toy vehicles.

B．It is helpful to know the way of kids playing with toy vehicles.

C．Siblings should always play with their younger brothers or sisters.

D．Children are different from each others in choosing the toys vehicles.

【4】What is the purpose of the text?

A．To advertise toy cars.

B．To introduce appealing toys.

C．To explain reasons kids like toy cars.

D．To encourage parents to interact with kids.

22、Did you throw together the stuff you had on hand and amazedly found it good? Here’re some foods that never would have happened if someone hadn’t created them by mistake.

ICE CREAM CONE

Before the ice-cream cone (蛋卷筒), people ate ice-cream out of dishes. This changed in 1904. A vendor (摊贩) ran out of dishes to serve ice-cream. Luckily, another vendor was selling waffle (华夫饼). The quick-thinking vendor rolled his waffle into a cone. The ice-cream vendor filled it with ice-cream for his customers, who were deeply impressed by its flavor and got a second treat when they realized they could eat the cone with ice-cream.

POTATO CHIPS

It is the result of a complaint. In 1853, a man ordered fried potatoes at a restaurant. He sent them back to the kitchen because they weren’t crispy (松脆的) enough. The chef was so angry that he sliced the potatoes extremely thin, put lots of salt, and fried them Then they became a specialty.

TOFU

Tofu is made by fresh soya milk, and was accidentally invented in China 2,000 years ago, when a cook added seaweed to soya milk. Tofu is a great example of how messing up a recipe can create something unexpectedly good.

CHEESE PUFF

One day, an employee working in a company making animal feed watched workers pouring cornmeal (玉米粉) into the machine. It came out of the machine in ribbons. He took some of the ribbons home, added oil and flavors to them, and voila! Cheese puffs!

【1】Why did ice-cream customers want a second treat?

A．Because of the lack of dishes.

B．Because of the portability of the cone.

C．Because of the half price of two snacks.

D．Because of the taste of the combination.

【2】What can we know from this text?

A．Tofu is a surprising outcome of a mistake.

B．Potato chips were criticized for excessive salt.

C．Ice-cream was served with waffle before 1904.

D．Cheese puff was invented by a snack company.

【3】What do the listed foods have in common?

A．They were created by accident.

B．They are western popular snacks.

C．They were developed in the kitchen.

D．They were invented for pleasant flavor.

23、China: Making Graduates Employable

Universities in China are facing similar demands to improve the employability of their graduates as those in the UK, new research among employers has revealed. 【1】 In Britain, the government has set up its own internship scheme to help graduates find work during the recession.

But what are the skills employers want and how much do they differ between the two nations? 【2】 The partnerships are funded by the government through the British Council under the second phase of the Prime Minister’s Initiative for International Education. In this scheme, universities are encouraged to exchange ideas and develop programmes aimed at improving the entrepreneurship and employability of graduates. “We found employers in both countries put a great emphasis on leadership qualities and initiative – things that are learned through the activities students engage in and the responsibilities they take on during their time at university,” Heffernan told a conference in London organized by the council, which is inviting proposals for 10 new UK-China partnerships.

【3】

Generally, it includes family and friends and links with people working in other companies, voluntary organizations, or leisure activities. The Chinese also tend to take more time building up relationships with people before getting down to business. The University of Plymouth and its partner China Agricultural University in Beijing are working to determine the skills most likely to lead to employability and successful careers. Staff at both universities have conducted face-to-face and telephone interviews with local employers of graduates in three areas, marketing, human resources and finance-accounting.

【4】 In the UK they chose communication including written and verbal communication, networking skills and foreign language ability - as the top priority followed by the ability to work in a team.

“Students in China generally lose touch with society and they need help to understand how companies work and what is involved in the different jobs and professions. They know very little outside the campus and that is where I think they differ from students in the UK. We can share our experiences.”

A．“However, there are some clear differences in the emphasis put on different attributes, such as the value placed by the Chinese on ‘guanxi’, the network of connections that a person has built up.” he said.

B．Employers in both countries valued the personal skills of graduates seeking work in human resources.

C．The Chinese employers said the person who could complete a job and get things done was highly prized

D．That is the question Dr. Troy Heffernan, a senior lecturer in marketing at the University of Plymouth, set out to answer through his involvement in one of 13 partnerships between institutions in the UK and China.

E．A draft of a report to be published later this year shows marketing executives in both countries put a high emphasis on good communication skills.

F．The Chinese government issued a circular earlier this year urging universities and colleges to strengthen their efforts in preparing students for the workplace.

24、   It’s not every day that you see pigeons(鸽子)with cowboy hats on their tiny heads walking or flying around, unless you live in Las Vegas, where cowboy-hat-wearing pigeons are actually a thing people have been constantly taking about these days.

It all started on December 5, when a Las Vegas citizen named Bobby Lee noticed two funny-looking birds walking near a dustbin. The pigeons drew his attention because they were wearing tiny cowboy hats — one red and one grey — so he took out his smartphone and started filming them. Later, he uploaded the video online, where is quickly spread. The next day, everyone was talking about Las Vegas’ cowboy-hat-wearing pigeons, and Lee was getting phone calls from agencies trying to license his video.

It was only a matter of time before news outlets picked up the story and reported on the mysterious pigeon cowboys spotted around Las Vegas. The only link anyone could think of was the Wrangler National Rodeo Finals that were taking place in town at the time, but the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, which organized the event, denied any involvement.

While some netizens just found the idea cute and jumped at the opportunity to catch the pigeons on camera if they spotted them around Vegas, others expressed concern about the birds’ well-being. They even mentioned animal cruelty.

Hillman, the founder of local pigeon rescue Lofty Hopes, said that her organization was trying to track down the birds and remove their hats, but trapping them with food has proven very difficult so far. That’s because the two known cowboy-hat-wearing pigeons have become very popular around Las Vegas, and people are constantly throwing them much food.

“When you see them today, you could see some loose feathers in the glue around the hat, and it’s surely a concern,” Hillman said, adding that she believed the hats had been glued on with a strong adhesive (粘合剂).

【1】What has been a hot topic in Las Vegas recently?

A.The return of cowboy hats. B.Pigeons approaching people.

C.Pigeons wearing cowboy hats. D.The hobby of watching pigeons.

【2】What made Bobby Lee film the two pigeons with his smartphone?

A.Their unusual decorations. B.Their unique feather colors.

C.Their great popularity online. D.Their strange way of walking.

【3】What was netizens’ attitude towards the pigeon cowboys?

A.They went too far about them. B.They thought nothing of them.

C.They showed little interest in them. D.They had a mixed response to them.

【4】Why is it hard to trap the two pigeons with food?

A.Because they are rather particular about food.

B.Because they always have abundant food to eat.

C.Because they are smart enough not to be tricked.

D.Because they are well protected by pigeon watchers.

25、Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about eighty miles. It was late. Several times I got stuck_________a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left. and I was clenching(紧握)my fists with_________.

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now. but as I_________the light, it turned red and I braked. I looked left, right and behind. Nothing. Not a car, no_________of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the_________to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.

I started wondering why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being_________, because there wa_________no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no danger in_________the crossroads.

Much later that night, the question of_________I'd waited came back to me. I think I waited because it's part of a__________ we all have with each other. It's not only the law, but it's an agreement we have, and we trust each other to__________it.

Trust is our first inclination(倾向). We have to make a deliberate decision to mistrust someone or to be__________. Those attitudes don't come naturally to us. The whole construction of our society__________mutual(共同的)trust, not distrust. This whole thing we have going for us would__________if we didn't trust each other most of time.__________, we do what we say we'll do; we show up when we say we'll show up; and we pay when we say we'll pay. We trust each other in these matters, and when we don't do what we've promised, it's the__________of the normal. It happens often that we don't act in good faith and in a__________manner, but we still consider it unusual, and we're__________with the people who violate(违反)the trust we have__________them.

I was so proud of myself for__________for the red light that night.

【1】

A．before

B．behind

C．between

D．beyond

【2】

A．impatience

B．regret

C．curiosity

D．respect

【3】

A．approached

B．passed

C．overlooked

D．appreciated

【4】

A．spot

B．symbol

C．shadow

D．suggestion

【5】

A．truck

B．crossroads

C．light

D．attitude

【6】

A．attracted

B．abandoned

C．arrested

D．attained

【7】

A．naturally

B．particularly

C．normally

D．obviously

【8】

A．getting through

B．going through

C．pulling through

D．breaking through

【9】

A．whether

B．why

C．how

D．when

【10】

A．contract

B．concern

C．contrast

D．contact

【11】

A．release

B．admire

C．neglect

D．honor

【12】

A．subtle

B．considerate

C．careful

D．suspicious

【13】

A．works with

B．dreams of

C．depends on

D．looks for

【14】

A．tear apart

B．tell apart

C．fall apart

D．set apart

【15】

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Instead

【16】

A．destruction

B．difference

C．decrease

D．distinction

【17】

A．rude

B．trustworthy

C．polite

D．respectful

【18】

A．content

B．honest

C．obsessed

D．angry

【19】

A．with

B．on

C．in

D．at

【20】

A．stopping

B．searching

C．praying

D．asking

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