潜江2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、In 2012, Sun Yang became the first Chinese man _____ an Olympic gold medal in swimming.

A. winning B. to win

C. having won D. being won

2、Having pictures to color will keep children ______for hours.

A．amused

B．amusing

C．amuse

D．to amuse

3、You didn’t let me drive. If we ________ by turns, you ________ so tired.

A. drove; didn’t get B. drove; wouldn’t get

C. were driving; wouldn’t get D. had driven; wouldn’t have got

4、Our losses are incredibly small, viewed ________ what has been accomplished.

A.in the case of B.in the interest of

C.in the event of D.in the light of

5、 A notice will be put up_____ information about the closing dates for entering exams.

A. given  B. giving C. having given D. being given

6、Their ship was blown off course by strong wind, and they arrived in ________is known as Greenland by chance.

A.where B.when C.what D.which

7、The 1919 Addison Act was a revolution, which required that a survey of housing needs __________ by all local authorities.

A.would conduct B.conduct C.must be conducted D.be conducted

8、—I’m not looking forward to this. It’s going to be a really hard exam.

—Oh,________I’m sure we’ll all get good marks.

A．I can’t agree more.

B．You’d better get started.

C．You must be kidding me.

D．I won’t worry about it too much.

9、Would you please _______ this form for me to see if I’ve filled it in right?

A.take off B.look after

C.give up D.go over

10、If you want to improve your figure and health, the most effective thing to do is to show up at the gym every time you ________ be there.

A. can   B. will

C. may   D. shall

11、I find it astonishing that he ____be so rude to us. I_____ make a complaint to his company.

A.could; must B.should; shall C.shall; should D.dare; have to

12、English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, each of ________ uses it somewhat differently.

A.which B.what C.them D.those

13、Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house ______ his personality.

A．remember

B．strengthens

C．reflects

D．shapes

14、Monsanto, a big company, denies the novel coronavirus infection of one of its customers was caused by its product and says it will ______.

A.appeal B.apologize C.modify D.compromise

15、American fathers ______ more than twice the amount of time with their children than they used to in years past, due to a sweeping new trend called "unemployment".

A.were spending B.spent C.are spending D.have spent

16、I’m afraid there might have been an audience of about 100,000 watching his live concert in Bird Nest last night, ________?

A. weren’t there   B. didn’t there

C. haven’t there   D. hadn’t there

17、Some very common things such as ________to the strong sunlight for a long time will do harm to the skin and even cause skin cancer.

A．exposing

B．having exposing

C．being exposed

D．exposed

18、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

19、In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time ________ when the traffic lights turn red.

A. all vehicles should stop B. should all vehicles stop

C. should stop all vehicles D. should stop all vehicles

20、Chinese medical teams have made tremendous to contain the spread of Covid-19.

A.appointments B.headlines C.sacrifices D.compromises

21、Gutiérrez’s life would never be the same again after finding a copy of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy in the garbage 20 years ago. It happened while he was driving his garbage truck through wealthier neighbourhoods at night and seeing abandoned books. It aroused his desire to start rescuing books from the garbage. He used to take home between 50 and 60 books every morning. Eventually, he turned his book collection into a community library for children from low-income families.

Colombia’s capital city of Bogota has 19 public libraries. However, these libraries tend to be far away from where rural and poorer communities live. The option of buying new books is non-existent for families struggling to make ends meet. Gutiérrez’s community library is a true representation of how one man’s garbage can be another’s treasure.

Gutiérrez grew up poor, and his family could not afford to educate him beyond primary school. Nevertheless, his mother was a passionate reader and read stories to him every night. Her love for books left a deep impression on Gutiérrez.

Today, his makeshift community library, called “The Strength of Words”, occupies most of his home in southern Bogota, and is piled from floor to ceiling with fiction and non-fiction titles. Everything from school textbooks to storybooks can be found in his collection of more than 20.000 books! As word began to spread about his amazing project, people began sending him thousands more books to grow his library.

Despite having done so much for his community, Gutiérrez is not yet content to call it a day. He continues to search through garbage cans for reading materials. Today, the Gutiérrez family does not merely want to start libraries in neighbourhoods. They want to create spaces for school children to spend their time reading.

Gutiérrez’s journey to give back to his local community is an amazing example of how every one of us can improve the lives of those around us. How might we take a leaf out of Gutiérrez’s books and impact the less fortunate around us?

【1】What inspired Gutiérrez to rescue unwanted books?

A．The abandoned Anna Karenina.

B．Leo Tolstoy’s life.

C．Children’s living conditions.

D．A community-library.

【2】Why did Gutiérrez start “The Strength of Words”?

A．To create a harmonious neighborhood.

B．To give his mother sufficient books.

C．To facilitate children’s reading.

D．To improve the community life.

【3】What can best describe Gutiérrez?

A．Devoted and talented.

B．Intelligent and generous.

C．Passionate and well-educated.

D．Creative and caring.

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

A．Desire for reading

B．From garbage to treasure

C．Gutiérrez’s kindness

D．An amazing model of education

22、   Pre-school children who spend time together take on one another's personalities, a new research has found. The study shows that environment plays a key role in shaping people's personalities. While genetics still forms the central part of the human psyche (心理), the research finds that personality traits (特征) are "contagious" (传染的) among children. "Our finding flies in the face of common assumptions that personality can't be changed," said Dr. Jennifer Neal, co-author of the study.

The researchers studied the personalities and social networks of two pre-school classes for a full school year. One of the classes was a set of three-year-olds, and the other a set of four-year-olds. Children whose friends were hard-working or outgoing gradually took on these personality traits over time. Psychology expert Dr. Emily Dublin said kids are having a far bigger effect on each other than people may realize.

The new study is not the first to explore the contagious effects of personality traits. A 2015 psychology study found that rudeness at work can be contagious as it travels from person to person "like a disease". The study found that seeing a boss being rude to an employee was enough to cause people to be rude to those around them.

The researchers questioned 6,000 people on the social "climate" in their workplaces, which included offices, hotels and restaurants. They found 75 percent of those who took part said they had been treated rudely at least once in the past year. And the study also suggests that merely seeing other people being subjected to rudeness made it more likely that a person would treat their colleagues in the same way. Rudeness could include leaving someone off an invite to a company event, sending unkind emails, finding fault with others or failing to give praise.

Dr. Torkelson believes companies need to be more aware of the harm that rudeness in the workplace can do as it can damage the working environment. She said better training could help to fight against the problem.

【1】What does the underlined part "flies in the face of" in Paragraph1mean?

A．Leads to.

B．Results from.

C．Goes against.

D．Agrees with.

【2】According to Paragraph 2, who have the greatest impact on children's personality?

A．Their parents.

B．Their friends.

C．The researchers.

D．The psychologists.

【3】Which of the following is considered rude at the workplace?

A．Ignoring the faults of co-workers.

B．Not sending emails to workmates.

C．Seeking praise from colleagues and bosses.

D．Not inviting a colleague to a company party.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A．One's personality is hard to change.

B．One's personality is shaped by genes.

C．One's personality traits can spread to others.

D．One's personality traits can change overnight.

【5】This passage is most probably taken from ________.

A．a science report

B．a study guide

C．a school textbook

D．a technical journal

23、If you’ve ever been on a fishing boat, you’ve probably seen crowds of birds following it, hoping to catch a snack. Now scientists use those birds’ behavior to track illegal fishing boats.

Researchers attached data loggers to the backs of 169 albatrosses (信天翁) in Indian oceans. Weighing only 42 grams, the devices included a GPS, which enabled them to detect the presence and intensity of radar signals emitting from boats. That information was then sent by satellite, so the researchers could track the location of the birds—and thus the radar-emitting boats—in real time.

The scientists then cross-checked that data against the known locations of boats, collected from a system boats use to declare themselves, called the Automatic Identification System (AIS). And noticeable differences appeared frequently.

More than a third of the times the birds “loggers” detected radar signals, and therefore a boat, but no such boat appeared in the official log—meaning that the vehicles had likely switched off their AIS—something that probably happens in illegal fishing operations.

The work suggests birds could be an effective boat-monitoring tool as long as illegal fishing operations don’t target the birds.

Fortunately, such a task would be difficult. Around fishing boats, you can find hundreds of birds at any one time that are flying around. And the birds with loggers are not marked in any way. So it’s not really possible for fishermen to pick out a specific bird.

But what concerns researchers is that albatrosses often get caught by some fishing boats. Though regulations have been established to protect against that happening—with success—illegal boats don’t necessarily obey. So scientists might be underestimating the risk posed to albatross populations.

【1】What characteristic of albatrosses do scientists take advantage of in their research?

A．Their feeding patterns.

B．Their sense of direction.

C．Their greedy behaviors.

D．Their habit of following fishing boats.

【2】For what purpose does a boat shut off its AIS?

A．To seek more fishes.

B．To have it mistaken for another.

C．To avoid being detected.

D．To save the trouble of declaring itself.

【3】What does “such a task” in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A．Identifying birds with loggers.

B．Monitoring illegal boats.

C．Tracking radar signals automatically.

D．Fishing illegally.

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

A．AIS: an Effective System to Locate Boats

B．Humans Are Good at Discovering Birds’ Nature

C．Data Loggers Help Fishermen Get a Good Harvest

D．Scientists Use Birds to Track Illegal Fishing Operations

24、   These beautiful reading spots are best enjoyed with no one for company but the inhabitants of your favorite fictional worlds ...

---By Anna Walker Women's Library, Glasgow

Rows of books on women's issues throughout history line the shelves of the only official museum in the UK dedicated to women's lives, histories and achievements and a number of events across the year transform this library into a living social hub, with creative writing classes, performance groups, craft sessions and more.

The library's key aim is to support women, with services teaching literacy, calculations, and handling a range of issues including poverty, and surviving violence.

Visit womenslibyaryore.uk

Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen

The outside of the modern facility is a huge glass structure - made of 760 glass panels and 2,200 tons of steel.

The Sir Duncan Rice is also conscious of its carbon footprint; designed to collect rainwater which is reused to flush its toilets, harvesting power through solar cells on the roof and using timers to control the use of its fluorescent lighting.

Visit abdn.ac.uk/library

John Ryland, Manchester

Created over 100 years ago as a gift to Manchester and its people, the John Ryland welcomes over 250,000 visitors through its doors each year. The project began as a honor by Enriqueta Ryland to her late husband John Ryland, and has grown to become the third largest academic library in the UK, home to over a million manuscripts （手稿）

Modern extensions to the building added since the 2000s create a breath-taking collision （冲突）of historic and modem architecture. Regular events planned with the whole family in mind make this library one to visit time and time again.

Visit library.manchesterac. uk/rylmds

Wellcome Reading Room, Lo

Spend an afternoon studying in the Reading Room of London's Wellcome Museum and you may just find yourself enjoying a side of people-watching with your literature. With drawing classes, pop-up exhibitions and artistic displays accompanying rows of educational books, it's an enjoyable spot to visit, revisit and declare your number one study spot. The impressive stairway and desks are allowing you the perfect spot to pause and reflect, whatever your library mission.

Visit wellcomecollection.org/visit-us

【1】What do we know about Women's Library in the passage?

A.It is a good place for women to survive violence.

B.People can learn how to earn a better life in classes.

C.Women can promote their relationship and education in the library.

D.Only books on women's issues in modern times can be found in the library.

【2】What is the unique feature of the Sir Duncan Rice Library?

A.It has environmental-friendly design.

B.The library is only made of 760 glass panels.

C.People can take writing courses in the library.

D.The outside of the modern facility is a huge steel structure.

【3】What information can we probably find when visiting librarv.manchesterac.uk/rylands?

A.The library has been rebuilt since the 2000s.

B.The library was built in memory of John Ryland.

C.Over a million manuscripts were donated from homes in the UK.

D.It was the third largest academic library in the UK when it was built.

【4】Which of the following descriptions of Wellcome Reading Room is correct?

A.It is hardly worth revisiting.

B.People can buy artworks by attending drawing classes.

C.Those coming with different purposes are also admitted to it.

D.Visitors can extend their understanding of the benefit of reading.

【5】Which one presents the combination of ancient and modern buildings?

A.John Ryland

B.Women's Library

C.Sir Duncan Rice Library

D.Wellcome Reading Room

25、I was young and determined to take an adventurous trip. But _________ nearly 875 yards out of a cable car (缆车), with a rubber band attached to my ankles, was not part of my plan. It’s _________ how intentions can change.

Staring over the _________ of the cable car, my heart was in my throat. I _________ heard the others behind me counting down. How could I have let myself be _________ into this? It was crazy!

My palms were _________, and my heart was pounding.

“Five.” They started the _________ for the second time, ignoring my useless protests.

“Four.”

“Three.”

“Two.” In that instant I _________ my mind a million times and came to the final _________ that there was no way I could allow myself to leap out of the cable car, suspended so high off the ground.

__________ my ankles please!

Then...

“One.”

I let go and leaped out as far as I could. If there had been time to __________ it for another second, I would have stopped myself. But instead, I jumped.

It felt as if all my fears, insecurities, and doubts were being let go. An enormous sense of __________ rose up in me. As I fell toward the earth __________ first, I saw my new friends waiting for me on the ground and could hear them __________ my victory over fear.

Jumping out of the cable car put me on __________ of the world, and that’s where I am determined to remain for the rest of my life.

【1】

A．sliding

B．jumping

C．running

D．climbing

【2】

A．unacceptable

B．important

C．inspiring

D．funny

【3】

A．bottom

B．edge

C．middle

D．ceiling

【4】

A．correctly

B．frequently

C．barely

D．actually

【5】

A．talked

B．looked

C．checked

D．turned

【6】

A．warm

B．dry

C．sweaty

D．icy

【7】

A．encouragement

B．order

C．process

D．countdown

【8】

A．changed

B．fixed

C．focused

D．made

【9】

A．attempt

B．decision

C．destination

D．stage

【10】

A．Untie

B．Hold

C．Unfold

D．Catch

【11】

A．approve of

B．complain of

C．think about

D．dream about

【12】

A．uncertainty

B．freedom

C．trust

D．panic

【13】

A．head

B．hands

C．feet

D．back

【14】

A．screaming

B．waving

C．claiming

D．applauding

【15】

A．end

B．top

C．outside

D．center

26、Directions：Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Whatever happened to the fight of carbon capture?

Debates have been going on around the subject of carbon capture. Scientists, especially engineers and geologists, have strongly criticized green groups who claimed that carbon capture and storage (CCS) schemes are costly mistakes.

The scientists insisted that such schemes are vital weapons in the battle against global heating. They also wan that failure to set up ways to trap and store carbon would make it impossible to meet the emissions target by 2050.“CCS is going to be the only effective way in the short term to prevent our steel industry, cement manufacture and many other processes from continuing to pour emissions into the atmosphere,” said Professor Stuart Haszeldine, of Edinburgh University. “If we are to have any hope of keeping global temperature increases down below 2 degrees Celsius, we desperately need to develop ways to capture and store carbon dioxide.”

Green groups claimed CCS would not make “a meaningful contribution to 2050 climate targets”. They say CCS was not a reliable way to decarbonize the energy system and that CCS has a “history of over-promising and under-delivering”. Instead, they urged the construction of more renewable energy plants to be given priority.

But the claims were dismissed by engineers and geologists, “These claims are quite unfair” said Michael Stephenson, director at the British Geological Survey. “The technology behind carbon capture and storage is fully mature. It offers us a genuine solution to some of the problems we face in trying to deal with global warming.”

A government spokesman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change said, “We are committed to meeting our climate change targets in a way that is affordable and provides secure energy to families and businesses. We are considering the role that CCS could play in decarbonization of the UK. But we also need to take government spending into account. CCS had better come down in cost.”