2025-2026学年宁夏吴忠高一(上)期末试卷英语

1、Please fetch the bunch of purple flowers and put it here, for purple flowers look more beautiful _____ a light yellow wall.

A. at   B. in   C. under D. against

2、I think it’s time the police got ______ with people who drink and drive.

A. sweeter   B. tenser C. rougher   D. Tougher

3、Working in the kitchen for years made Alice ________ a good cook．

A．for    B．into    C．of       D．as

4、How long do you think it will be ______ another e-commerce giant comes out to exceed Alibaba?

A. when   B. before   C. since D. until

5、With doubts _______ through my mind, I felt it necessary to carry out a research.

A．to run   B．run

C．running D．having run

6、Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company，______ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.

A．earns B．earning

C．earned D．to have earned

7、The school had promised to keep parents fully _____ about the conditions of their children at school.

A. inform B. informing

C. informed     D. being informed

8、 Don’t let any failure discourage you, for you can never tell _______ close you may be to victory.

A. how   B. that C. which   D. Where

9、It is required that in no case________ our password.

A. we should forget   B. should we forget

C. shall we forget D. we shall forget

10、The road began sinking some months back, with dips becoming _____ in the road.

A.apparent B.arbitrary C.approximate D.ample

11、It is typical of Jim to feel shy; he will feel ______ in the presence of strangers.

A. out of order B. out of place

C. out of control  D. out of breath

12、According to the 2015 Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, Tsinghua University moved t0 26th from 36th last year and Peking University rose nine places to 32, reflecting our country's   to developing world-class universities.

A．commitment B．instruction

C．responsibility     D．permission

13、— Where have you been? We _____ you everywhere.

— Sorry to have made you worry about me.

A.have been looking for B.looked for C.had looked for D.look for

14、Scientists estimate that smoking reduces life expectancy by around 12 years .

A.in common B.in all C.on the whole D.on average

15、The song Take Me Home, Country Roads has much to people, for few people can avoid getting caught up in its originally real country music．

A．appeal   B．access   C．potential D．devotion

16、Once you master the useful skills, everything in your life will change for .

A．better

B．the better

C．worse

D．the less

17、Faced with a bill of $20,000,  ___________________.

A. John has taken an extra job.

B. the boss has given John an extra job.

C. An extra job has been taken

D. an extra job has been given to John.

18、The boy was so clever that he could _______ all the knowledge his teacher taught him.

A.admire B.acknowledge C.admit D.absorb

19、--QQ，as a means of communication，is quite popular among us and costs less than the traditional forms．

--______________．

A． So is WeChat B． So it is WeChat

C． So does WeChat D． So WeChat is

20、Speaking of non - cash payments, I think that we may try to use money less often instead of replacing it ________ .

A．for good

B．at ease

C．on the whole

D．in vain

21、An international team of astronomers have announced the first organized search for alien technology in our own solar system. The Galileo Project, led by Professor Avi Loeb from Harvard University in the US, will look for signs of robotic spacecraft from other planets.

The project might sound like science fiction but it's rooted in science fact. Many astronomers believe that if life and intelligence have evolved elsewhere in our galaxy, then at least a few alien civilizations are likely to have launched probes to explore other solar systems and perhaps watch over habitable planets like Earth.

One of the project's main aims is to carry out a scientific study of UFOs (unidentified flying objects). Since at least the 1940s, many people have reported seeing strange objects or lights in the sky that fly in seemingly impossible ways. Some have even been caught on film. Although UFOs are unlikely to have alien pilots, Loeb suggests that they could be intelligent machines investigating the Earth to gather data. Since they are hard to explain from rare chance sightings, the project aims to set up automatic networks of telescopes to scan the skies. If a UFO is spotted, a variety of very precise instruments can then be used to track and measure it.

Further afield, the team want to look for possible alien machines flying through our solar system. In 2017, scientists were excited when Oumuamua, a 400-metre-long object from outside our solar system, flew past the Sun at high speed. Most scientists think it was a natural comet that escaped from its orbit around another star, but because it was discovered by chance, there was little time to study it in detail. Loeb plans to search the skies for similar visitors, so that astronomers can learn more about them and investigate whether they might be artificial rather than natural.

【1】What does the underlined phrase “caught on film” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Shot down

B．Photographed

C．Trapped

D．Looked into

【2】What can we know about UFOs from the passage?

A．Alien pilots have been spotted in them

B．They are strange objects or lights in the sky

C．They must be spacecrafts searching our planet for statistics

D．Many accurate tools have been applied to track and measure them

【3】The last paragraph develops mainly by ________.

A．making a summary

B．drawing comparisons

C．explaining a concept

D．giving an example

【4】What is this passage mainly about?

A．A science fiction which is rooted in science fact

B．A project to look for habitable planets like Earth

C．A program to search for flying machines from alien civilizations

D．A scientific study of our solar system carried out by Harvard University

22、Detailed guidance on analytical feature

The definition of an analytical feature

Hard news is the kind of fast-paced news that usually appears on newspapers, magazines and some other mediums. Because each story is only relevant for a short time, writing must be concise and without excessive detail. Like a hard news story, an analytical feature also appeares on newspapers, magazines or on the web. However, an analytical feature covers a topic in some depth. It examines important issues or events in detail, provides more interpretation and background information for readers than hard news. Writing an analytical feature means looking for patterns, motives and outcomes that explain the event, issue or problem.

An analytical feature should be based on an investigation of documents in the public domain (archives, libraries, scholarships, local offices) and interview with people with knowledge related to the topic.

Step by step guide to feature writing

Select a topic.

Make a list of preliminary questions to establish what needs to be known about the topic. Here are some of the basic questions that a feature addresses:

What is the problem?

What institutions and people are involved?

What is the standing point?

What causes the problem?

What are the possible consequences?

List your sources—people, institutions, documents, books, articles that are likely to have information and answers to your questions.

Refine your questions: decide what you are going to look at in the written documents and what you are going to ask your potential sources.

Arrange your appointments/interviews/archival search in a logical sequence, following the plan for your basic questions.

Conduct interviews—know precisely what information you are trying to get from each source.

Write an outline that sets up the structure of the feature.

Go back to your notes, organize information, compare and contrast data, analyze material, identify missing information, expand the list of sources, conduct new interviews.

Write the feature.

Analytical feature structure

THE INTRO: The most important function of the introduction is to make the readers want to read on.

THE BODY OF THE FEATURE: The content of the feature will vary depending on the subject matter, style of publication, perceived interests of the readers and intentions of the journals. The following points are what you should include in the body of your feature:

Facts—include them at appropriate points throughout the text rather than in chunks.

Quotes—can bring writing to life; inject authority and powerful expression into the piece. Think carefully which bits of your research to quote and which bits to translate into your own words, as the simple facts of a story do not normally need to be told through direct quotes.

Description—let the readers see what you are seeing, show rather than tell.

Analysis—can be provided by experts who have conducted relevant research but it may be also provided by ordinary people with direct knowledge and involvement. Your own analysis of the topic should be based on extensive research and supported by evidence.

THE ENDING: Aim to provide a rounded ending of the text either in a form of summary, twist, quote or a return to the scene of the introduction.

【1】The guidance on analytical feature is most probably taken from _______.

A.a book for news writing

B.a movie script

C.a school admission brochure

D.a book for interview preparation

【2】Unlike a hard news story, an analytical feature _______.

A.is only published in in-depth magazines, instead of in newspapers or websites

B.investigates issues or events behind the news

C.interprets issues or events clearly and concisely without excessive detail

D.covers a couple of topics

【3】Before you write an analytical feature, you should do all the following EXCEPT _____________.

A.preparing the questions for your interviews

B.writing a sketchy summary of the main points of the feature

C.sorting out and analyze the information and data you collect

D.filming and recording the issue or event you want to investigate

【4】When you write the body of an analytical feature, you should _______.

A.summarize the main idea of the feature

B.be in concert with the opening paragraph

C.introduce the topic of the feature

D.analyze the topic based on your research

【5】Which section tells you the basic organization of an analytical feature?

A.The definition of an analytical feature.

B.Analytical feature structure.

C.Step by step guide to feature writing.

D.A good analytical feature.

23、It seems that people are gradually losing their smartness as smartphones become increasingly important assistants in their lives.  As we rely too much on technology instead of our brains, many people have lost three basic abilities.

The first skill many people have lost is remembering phone numbers. Because phone numbers are stored in smartphone contacts, there's now no need to dial a number or look at it again.______________________________________________.

And some people may also have lost their sense of direction because navigation apps can guide people anywhere they want. People get so dependent on them that when they can't use their smartphones, they get lost and anxious.

But the worst lost skills may be social ones, meaning that some people are becoming socially inept(无能的)People often bury themselves in their smartphones. As we're too absent-minded by what's happening in the virtual(虚拟的)some of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes can't even distinguish whether a person is happy or not.

Last August, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied 51 students aged 11 and 12 who had over five hours' screen time every day. Their task was to tell the emotions of 48 pictures of faces that were happy, sad, angry or scared.

The children made an average of 14. 02 mistakes at the  beginning.  But after a five-day camp without electronic products, they made only 9.41 mistakes on average.

Luckily, people still have a chance to get these abilities back.  You should try to keep your parents' numbers in mind for emergencies. You should also pay more attention to street signs and stores , which will help you to draw a mind map and stop you from getting lost.  And the easiest solution to social skill loss is to take a break from electronic products.

【1】The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that .

A. you are able to turn to others for help

B. others are able to call you anytime and anywhere

C. others are unable to get in touch with you by smartphone

D. you are unable to contact others without your smartphone

【2】The experiment by researchers indicated that without electronic products, one could .

A. recognize more facial expressions correctly

B. lose the sense of direction frequently

C. tell different emotions immediately

D. more pictures of faces easily

【3】Overusing smartphones, people will probably according to the passage

A. lose face-to-face communication skills

B. have no sense of numbers

C. weaken their senses of hearing and sight

D. fail to find their destination

【4】The passage mainly tells us that many people are .

A. becoming no smarter than smartphones

B. benefiting from smartphones' intelligence

C. losing some basic abilities because of using samrtphones

D. trying hard to break away from smartphones’intelligence

【5】The writer’s attitude towards electronic products is   .

A. critical   B. sympathetic

C. supportive   D. optimistic

24、Raeann Sleith began making bracelets (手链) when she was six. Family and friends loved her designs and asked for more. When admirers suggested that Raeann sell her bracelets, she realized she wanted to do just that — and donate the money to help kids with special needs, like her brother Derek.

Raeann’s older brother, Derek, has cri du chat syndrome. Children with cri du chat usually have problems understanding ideas and might have a hard time learning to talk. Many also have weak muscles that can cause problems with walking or using their fingers to pick things up. The term cri du chat means “cry of the cat” in French. Babies with cri du chat often have a high-pitched cry that sounds like that of a little cat.

Over the years, Derek’s teachers helped him learn sign language and gestures. They also taught him skills such as recognizing letters, cutting with scissors, and understanding basic math. Raeann wanted to donate money to Derek’s school. “I just wanted to help my brother,” she says, “and the people who help him.”

At first, Raeann focused on creating jewelry that would raise awareness for cri du chat. But people started requesting bracelets to wear as a symbol of support and awareness for a variety of other diseases and disorders. To create those symbols, Raeann researched the color most often associated with raising awareness for the disease or disorder, such as pink for breast cancer or orange for leukemia.

In the end, it turned out to be a great idea. In only a few years, Raeann has donated more than $30,000 to local charities. Raeann’s mom says that working on the bracelets has developed the generosity and kindness that already existed in her daughter. Raeann plans to keep making bracelets and raising dollars for charities. “I just want to keep going on with it,” she says, “to help my brother more.”

【1】Paragraph 2 is mainly about _____.

A. the origin of the term cri du chat

B. the research on cri du chat syndrome

C. the treatment for cri du chat syndrome

D. the characteristics of cri du chat syndrome

【2】The bracelets Raeann Sleith has made _____.

A. are decorated with colorful jewels

B. represent different kinds of diseases

C. are very popular all over the world

D. add up to more than 30,000

【3】Which of the following can best describe Raeann Sleith?

A. Caring and generous. B. Honest and responsible.

C. Polite and determined. D. Creative and humorous.

【4】The main purpose of the text is to _____.

A. tell us the story of a loving girl

B. show us how to make bracelets

C. introduce a kind of rare disease

D. ask us to donate to local charities

25、When people find out my son Sam is a competitive mathlete，they usually ask if my husband and I are "math people". The answer is definitely not. But sometimes I ________I was a math person so I could help him or at least give him better advice.

Ninth grade was ________for Sam. He left the world of middle school math，where he was kind of a big fish，and started swimming with the high school kids. To ________a competition，he took multiple practice tests，which he didn't do as well as he had hoped. Ultimately，he was ________by a math camp he'd applied to. He looked somewhat depressed and ________，murmuring to me，"I just feel like the whole year has been a waste.

I may not know a lot about math，but I know how Sam feels. As a writer，how many days even months have I “________” writing the same scene over and over again？Writing a ________sometimes feels like two steps forward，one step back. ________I gradually learn to face and accept the repetition in writing. Whatever the ________，enjoying the process is enough for me.

"You may currently be ________and frustrated with your failure，but it's not going to stay like this forever，that is，unless you don't accept or do nothing to change it，I said.

He seemed to have understood a little，but shrugged，I feel like everyone else did better than me. " I walked up to him and ________him on the shoulder affectionately. “It's normal that we can't ________the outcome and devoting time and energy to something with no guarantee of its success is risky and terrifying. "

I was trying to teach Sam something that had taken me a lifetime to learn：how to ________difficulty，disappointment and rejection，how to commit yourself to something because it's worth your while，not because you're certain you'll ________. Advanced mathematics，a novel--maybe they are not that different ________.

And you don't need to be a math person to know that.

【1】

A．think

B．wish

C．claim

D．admit

【2】

A．smooth

B．tough

C．fascinating

D．normal

【3】

A．fight for

B．search for

C．prepare for

D．allow for

【4】

A．accepted

B．rejected

C．convinced

D．estimated

【5】

A．disappointed

B．bored

C．awkward

D．confused

【6】

A．contributed

B．paid

C．employed

D．wasted

【7】

A．poem

B．song

C．comment

D．novel

【8】

A．Instead

B．But

C．Thus

D．And

【9】

A．result

B．condition

C．benefit

D．expense

【10】

A．insisting

B．attempting

C．struggling

D．proving

【11】

A．shook

B．patted

C．struck

D．grasped

【12】

A．control

B．offer

C．search

D．challenge

【13】

A．give away

B．make up

C．push through

D．put out

【14】

A．fail

B．occupy

C．change

D．succeed

【15】

A．after all

B．in all

C．above all

D．of all

26、距离高考剩下不到一年的时间了，紧张的高考备考已经拉开序幕，但是很多同学还不知如何处理学习、健身和休息与高考备考之间的关系。请根据图中的内容写一篇英语短文，谈一谈你对这一问题的建议。

注意：

1．词数100字左右，开头语已为你写好，

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

How to Get Prepared for the College Entrance Exams

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