扬州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、To recruit more people, they have________ the spare room into a new office.

A．conversed

B．converted

C．conserved

D．convinced

2、The bike-sharing schemes are aimed to __________  citizens to choose a healthy and green approach to solving the lack of public transportation.

A. attempt to   B. attach to

C. appeal to   D. add to

3、（题文）—I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days.

— Recent pressure at work may ________ his behavior.

A. account for   B. make for

C. stand for   D. change for

4、The 14th National Games ______ theme is "Games for all, together in mind and action" features a total of 54 sports including 595 events.

A．that

B．whose

C．which

D．where

5、The employees were tired of working ______ hours and some of them even gave up their work.

A.special B.extra C.especial D.spare

6、New technologies have made ____ possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost.

A．that

B．this

C．one

D．it

7、—I will go to Kunming for my holiday tomorrow.

—________!

A．What a pity

B．Never mind

C．Have a good time

D．Not at all

8、She looked in the direction of the window, but there was nothing in front _______ the deep darkness.

A.other than B.rather than C.or rather D.or else

9、 I need to be more mature and ready to ______ my mistakes.

A. hold on to   B. cut off   C. make up for   D. take up

10、— Coach, can I continue with the training?

— Sorry, you can't, as you haven't __________ from the knee injury.

A. accused

B. contrasted

C. recovered

D. conducted

11、Mary is so quiet a girl that she seldom speaks in public places unless _____ to.

A. is spoken B. is speaking

C. speaking    D. spoken

12、Come and see me whenever   .

A.you are convenient B.you will be convenient

C.it is convenient for you D.it will be convenient to you

13、We should make joint efforts, for your contribution will make a ________ to the cause of peace.

A．difference

B．determination

C．comment

D．challenge

14、Large quantities of meat ____ sold in that store at the present time.

A. is being B. are being

C. will be D. is

15、In all regions, women live longer than men. However, social, cultural and economic factors can the natural advantage of women compared to men.

A．challenge

B．guarantee

C．confirm

D．affect

16、The digital age ________ us to find friends ________ the same interests.

A．enabled ; to share

B．enabled ; shared

C．enables ; sharing

D．enable ; share

17、________ the audience’s great demand, the play will be put in the theatre twice a week.

A．In response to

B．With regard to

C．In contrast to

D．Compared to

18、Father advised me not to say anything until ______ at the meeting.

A．asking

B．asked

C．to ask

D．ask

19、We  ______ to clean the blackboard every day.

A.take turn B.in turn

C.by turns D.take turns

20、 Despite its little nutrition, the instant noodle is delicious and a hunger killer, so it__________since its birth.

A. is developed B. develops

C. had developed   D. has been developing

21、Todd Endris was surfing when a 15-foot shark hit him three times, but thanks to a couple of dolphins and a friend he survived.

The attack occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 28, just before 11 a.m. at Marina State Park off Monterey, Calif, where 24-year-old Todd Endris had gone with friends for a day of the sport they love.

“It came out of nowhere. There’s no warning at all. It was just a giant shark,” Endris said. The shark hit him fast as Endris was sitting on his surfboard. “The second time, he came down and clamped on my body --- sandwiched my board and my body in his mouth,” Endris said.

That attack wounded his back seriously. The third time, the shark tried to swallow Endris’ right leg.

The dolphins, which had been swimming freely in the surf all along, showed up then. They circled him, keeping the shark at bay, and enabled Endris to get back on his board and catch a wave to the shore.

His friend, Brian Simpson, is an X-ray technician in a hospital. He had seen Endris coming in and knew he was hurt. Blood was pumping out of the leg, which had been bitten to the bone, and Endris, who lost half his blood, became very pale. To stop the blood loss, Simpson used his surf leash（挽绳）as a tourniquet（绷带）which probably saved his life.

“Thanks to this guy,” Endris said, referring to Simpson, “once I got to the beach, he was calming me down and keeping me from losing more blood by telling me to slow my breathing and really just be calm. They wouldn’t let me look at my wounds at all, which really helped.”

Seven weeks later, he was well enough to go surfing again, and the place he went to was in the same spot where he almost lost his life. It wasn’t easy to go back in the water.

“You really have to face your fears,” he told a reporter from New York Times. “I’m a surfer at heart, and that’s not something I can give up easily. It was hard. But it was something you have to do.”

【1】What is the passage intended to tell us?

A．The importance of first aid.

B．The danger of surfing.

C．Endris’s survival in a shark attack

D．The value of friendship.

【2】The underlined word “clamp” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A．press hard.

B．hold tightly.

C．drop sharply.

D．dance happily.

【3】What do you know about Todd Endris from the last two paragraphs?

A．He is very chicken-hearted.

B．He is extremely determined.

C．He is rather cautious.

D．He is quite ridiculous.

22、We all have an idea about the common types of environmental problems. However, light pollution may be a new term to many of us. But, the fact is, it does affect mankind, other living forms and the environment as a whole.

What is light pollution? It presents all forms of misused man-made light. The obvious cause of light pollution is the use of outdoor lighting products improperly. It can be office lighting, car headlights, station lights, streetlights and many more.

Light pollution is harmful to both animals and plants. Upon studies, it is found that obvious effects are observed in the behaviour of nocturnal animals. Needless to mention, bright light at night makes it difficult for these animals to hunt, wander and perform their regular activities. Light pollution is directly or indirectly responsible for causing several diseases. Its effects are related to disturbance in the physical rhythm. It contributes to risks of developing cancerous cells. So, it’s nothing less than a threat to human health.

You have already seen the negative effects of light pollution on animals and human health. Apart from this, the actual cost of misused light is about millions of dollars every year. It also leads to the release of greenhouse gases and global warming. After all, fuels are used for producing electricity.

While outdoor lighting and using man-made lighting products are part of our modern lifestyle, some simple ways will surely help in reducing light pollution. For example, while installing outdoor lighting, make sure that they are pointed downwards. Also, use only the required lighting equipment for both home and offices. Believe it or not, many people living in the urban areas cannot view clear sky and stars at night. Let’s contribute our part in reducing the pollution.

【1】What can we learn about light pollution?

A．It has no effect on plants.

B．It contributes to most cancers.

C．It is a negative fruit of light technology.

D．It affects animals’ normal activities in the daytime.

【2】How does light pollution affect the climate?

A．It reduces temperatures by days and makes nights warmer.

B．It creates more clouds over parts of the Earth.

C．It stops the release of greenhouse gases.

D．It causes global temperatures to go up.

【3】How can we contribute our part in reducing light pollution?

A．Forbidding the use of outdoor lighting.

B．Using clean energy to produce electricity.

C．Not using unnecessary lights at home and offices.

D．Reducing money spent on man-made light in urban areas.

【4】It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.

A．citizens should be forbidden to install outdoor lighting

B．only simple ways can help reduce light pollution

C．there is no clear sky or stars over the urban areas

D．light pollution needs to be dealt with urgently

23、Some people love setting goals each Jan.1. 【1】.However, there is indeed a logic to joining the New Year’s resolution trend. If you are to increase the chances of sticking to your resolution, behavioral scientists have discovered techniques that may help.

Make it measurable

An unclear, poorly-defined target, like “get fitter”, is a reason for a failed resolution. To increase your chances of success, ask yourself what you consider “fitter”, and how you can make it. A better solution might be “run 5 km a day”. 【2】. Specific goals allow you to keep track of progress, which in turn can get you motivated.

Make it fun

If you get delight form your workouts or study sessions, research has found that you will carry on longer. 【3】.For instance, treating yourself with a coke during the sessions so there is an attraction to get you to the library.

【4】

Ensuring you will face some punishment if you don’t achieve your New Year’s resolution can work wonders. An effective way to do this is by telling some people about your goal so you will feel ashamed if they check back later and find out that you haven’t followed through.

Get help from your peers.

Spending time around high achievers can help promote your own performance. If you have made a resolution to run a marathon, it would be wise for you to start hanging around friends who have make it to the finish line and can show you how it is done. 【5】, because you are bound to learn their patterns of behavior.

A．Make a resolution list

B．Figure out a punishment

C．You are extra motivated to set your goals

D．You will pick up a bit just by spending time together

E．You could even add deadlines for reaching certain important stages

F．Others argue it is a waste of time since most resolutions fail by mid-March

G．One way to make going for a goal more fun is to combine it with a pleasure

24、Honeybees can’t swim, and when their wings are wet, they can’t fly, either. But Chris Roh and other researchers at the California Institute of Technology found that when bees drop into bodies of water, they can use their wings to produce little waves and slide toward land—like surfers who create and then ride their own waves.

As with many scientific advances－Isaac Newton’s apple or Benjamin Franklin’s lightning bolt—Dr. Roh’s experiment began with a walk. Passing Caltech’s Millikan Pond in 2016, he observed a bee on the water’s surface producing waves. He wondered how an insect known for flight could push itself through water.

Dr. Roh and his co-worker, Morteza Gharib, used butterfly nets to collect local Pasadena honeybees and observed their surf-like movements. The researchers used a wire to restrict each bee’s bodily movement, allowing close examination of their wings. They found that the bee bends its wings at a 30-degree angle, pulling up water and producing a forward force. Bees get trapped on the surface because water is roughly three times heavier than air. But that weight helps to push the bee forward when its wings move quickly up and down. It’s a tough exercise for the bees, which the researchers guess could handle about 10 minutes of the activity.

The researchers said the surf-like movement hasn’t been documented in other insects and most semiaquatic insects use their legs for propulsion, which is known as water-walking. It may have evolved in bees, they predicted.

Dr. Roh and Dr. Gharib have imagined many practical applications for bees’ surfing. One plan is to use their observations to design robots able to travel across sky and sea. “This could be useful for search and rescues, or for getting samples of the surface of the ocean, if you can’t send a boat or helicopter,” Dr. Gharib said.

【1】What does the author intend to show by mentioning Newton and Franklin?

A．Roh’s admiration for them.

B．Roh’s chance discovery about bees.

C．Their outstanding talent for science.

D．Their similar achievements in discovery.

【2】What does the underlined word “propulsion” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Fast flight.

B．Driving force.

C．Pulling speed.

D．Explosive power.

【3】What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Honeybees can surf to safety.

B．Bees help scientists make inventions.

C．Insects can adapt to the environment.

D．Nature is a helpful guide for discovery.

25、Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee enjoys a good name for its warmth.

At the heart of the shop’s popularity is its ______ staff: Almost everyone has an intellectual(智力的) or developmental disability.

The coffee shop was opened in 2016 by Amy Wright and her husband, ______ by two of her four children Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome(唐氏症).

When the couple discovered that most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could never find an employer(雇主) who would even give them a(n)______, they decided to do something about it.

“It ______ me like a flash of lightning: a coffee shop!” Wright said. “It would be the perfect environment for bringing people together. Seeing the staff ______ customers at the door, preparing food, serving orders and cleaning tables, people would realize how ______ they are. ”

When the shop opened, it immediately had ______ out the door. The media attention ______, and six months later, it had to move to a ______   space.

Today, the store employs 40 people with disabilities, who are really good at their jobs.

What makes Amy most proud is the ______ it has built in the neighborhood. “Every day, people say, ‘You’ve made my day. Thank you.’ That’s a feeling of happiness most people don’t get elsewhere, and it's what ______ people back here,” she said. “This is a place where people can ______ with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different. It’s ______ a cup of coffee. It’s a human rights movement. It’s given our employees the respect and a sense of being ______ that they deserve. For many employees, it’s their first job, and their ______ fills the air. ”

【1】

A．professional

B．active

C．unique

D．talented

【2】

A．inspired

B．impressed

C．controlled

D．assisted

【3】

A．appointment

B．reason

C．invitation

D．interview

【4】

A．struck

B．moved

C．encouraged

D．affected

【5】

A．observing

B．greeting

C．gathering

D．finding

【6】

A．capable

B．generous

C．determined

D．energetic

【7】

A．activities

B．lines

C．waiters

D．guards

【8】

A．agreed

B．continued

C．followed

D．responded

【9】

A．larger

B．farther

C．quieter

D．nearer

【10】

A．background

B．bridge

C．balance

D．tradition

【11】

A．calls

B．holds

C．signals

D．draws

【12】

A．discuss

B．play

C．work

D．interact

【13】

A．apart from

B．above all

C．more than

D．nothing but

【14】

A．admitted

B．valued

C．protected

D．admired

【15】

A．patience

B．dream

C．joy

D．humour

26、Directions: Write an English composition in 120 -150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

请简要描述图片，并结合生活实际（自身或他人的例子），谈谈你对于“舒适圈”的看法。

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