六安2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、—The new machines have arrived and are being tested in the workshop.

—I’m glad we _____ them in the years ahead.

A. will be operating   B. have been operating

C. would be operating   D. had been operating

2、I have been writing a novel which is based on a real love story and it ________ be finished early next month.

A．can

B．must

C．should

D．need

3、Some experts hold the view that fundamental construction is _____ the key to the little island development lies.

A. which   B. what C. where   D. why

4、________ in a tiny cabinet were four Mother’s Day poems I’d written for her in the 1960s.

A.Hidden B.Hiding C.Being hidden D.To be hidden

5、Bob made a promise to the manager ________ the work would all be finished on time.

A. that B. what

C. which D. whether

6、As teachers we shouldn’t accept the argument given by some people _______ standardized tests restrict educators too much and take the joy out of teaching.

A. where B. what

C. how D. that

7、－ Mum, where's my packed lunch?

－ In the kitchen. I ________ you two sandwiches.

A. make   B. am making

C. have made   D. will make

8、We are still dealing with problems _______ errors made in the past.

A.resulted from B.resulted in C.resulting from D.resulting in

9、—The computer start. What’s the matter with it?

—Let me look. Well, the power was cut off just now.

A．shan’t

B．needn’t

C．won’t

D．mustn’t

10、The workers were lazy and failed to finished the building ________.

A.at schedule B.on schedule C.behind schedule D.ahead of schedule

11、I can’t figure out why some foreigners must go out_______staying at home is the safest way during the outbreak of the virus.

A．until

B．before

C．unless

D．when

12、He studied hard and later became a well-known writer, which was ______ his father had expected.

A.why B.how C.that D.what

13、— What do you suggest he do to get rid of the financial trouble?

— As is often the case in the business world, he should ______ the dangerous situation he is in now.

A. look up to   B. wake up to   C. live up to   D. stand up to

14、The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ______ to the digital resources of the library.

A. access   B. passage   C. way      D. approach

15、---Sorry, sir, but I'm still very concerned about my daughter.

---Relax. You'll be glad to see she _____to her new life the next time you come.

A.accommodated B.has accommodated

C.will be accommodating D.will have accommodated

16、-Do you still want to become a professional footballer?

-That ambition has never died. I'm still as__________ and determined to make it.

A.elegant B.embarrassed C.explicit D.enthusiastic

17、—Mr. Smith said we had only three days to finish the project.

―Don't worry. We have already________ two thirds of it.

A．given away

B．given in

C．got through

D．got down

18、 --- Excuse me, where is the Hilton Hotel?

--- Go straight ahead and turn right, You _____miss it. It's a huge building.

A. needn't   B. can't   C. mustn't D. wouldn't

19、We still haven’t got the sponsor________ the fact that we’ve written to dozens of companies.

A．regardless of

B．in view of

C．in spite of

D．on account of

20、–What would you like, beer or juice?

–______. Give me some Cola please.

A. Either  B. Neither  C.Both  D. None

21、   Each applicant to Harvard College is considered with great care. We consider each applicant to Harvard College as a whole person, and put enormous care into evaluating every application. We hope you will explore the information in this section to understand what we look for in our admissions process.

How to Apply

Submit your application through the Common Application, the Coalition Application, or the Universal College Application. Each is treated equally by the Admissions Committee. Complete and submit your materials as soon as possible to ensure full and timely consideration of your application. View our Application Tips for step-by-step information.

When to Apply

What We Look For

We seek promising students who will contribute to the Harvard community during their college years, and to society throughout their lives. While academic accomplishment is the basic requirement, the Admission Committee considers many other factors—strong personal qualities, special talents or excellences of all kinds, perspectives formed by unusual personal circumstances, and the ability to take advantage of available resources and opportunities.

We outline everything you need to apply to Harvard.

Click https: //college. harvard. edu/admissions/apply to get detailed requirements.

【1】Where can you find step-by-step information of how to apply?

A.Common Application. B.Coalition Application.

C.Universal College Application. D.Application Tips.

【2】Which is the final day for Financial Aid Application?

A.November 1. B.January 1. C.March 1. D.May 1.

【3】What is the basic requirement to apply for Harvard University?

A.Academic accomplishment. B.Strong personal qualities.

C.Special talents. D.Unique perspectives.

【4】Where does this passage probably come from?

A.Travel journal B.Business newspaper

C.Fashion magazine. D.University website.

22、From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.

The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created: the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.

You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem. Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are the perennial (长期的) victims and martyrs. They are leaves tossed (摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.

You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.

Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.

If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.

In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.

【1】People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ______.

A．are ready to change their minds

B．are easily affected by windy weather

C．have the power to face their fate

D．can’t exercise control over themselves

【2】Losers would think that ______.

A．success is the result of hard work

B．working hard will lead to success

C．their failure is only because of bad luck

D．they don’t make efforts to succeed

【3】Which statement is NOT true according to the passage? ______

A．Whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes.

B．Confidence can contribute to success.

C．Thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind.

D．Setting our expectations is essential.

【4】The last paragraph serves as ______.

A．the proof of the author’s points

B．the conclusion of the argument

C．an introduction to another topic

D．a comparison between two views

【5】Which is the best title for the text? ______

A．Success Is a Choice

B．Be Responsible for Our Future

C．Develop Our Confidence

D．Success and Self-esteem

23、   Financial regulations in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks. Starting next year, any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing. The main purpose of this “clawback” rule is to hold bankers responsible for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institution. Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long-term decision-making not only by banks but also by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.

“Short-termism” or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England’s top economist, Andrew Haldane. He quotes a giant of classical economies, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like “Children who pick the strawberries out of their pudding to eat them at once” rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.

The average time for holding a stock in both the United States and Britain, he notes, has dropped from seven years to seven months in recent decades. Transient(短期的) investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hold back a firm’s efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty. This has been called “quarterly capitalism”.

In addition, new digital technologies have allowed more rapid trading of equities( 股 票 ), quicker use of information, and thus shortens attention spans in financial markets. “There seems to be an advantage of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing,” said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in speech this week.

In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to delay performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce “short-termism.” In its latest survey of CEO pay, The Wall Street Journal finds that “a substantial part” of executive pay is now tied to performance.

Much more could be done to encourage “long-termism,” such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure(披露) of stock acquisitions. In France, shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can sometimes earn more voting rights in a company.

Within companies, the right compensation design can provide motivation for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all shareholders. Britain’s new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.

【1】According to Paragraph 1, one reason for imposing the new rule is the _______.

A.enhance banker’s sense of responsibility

B.help corporations achieve larger profits

C.build a new system of financial regulation

D.guarantee the bonuses of top executives

【2】It is argued that the influence of transient investment on public companies can be _______.

A.indirect B.negative

C.favorable D.temporary

【3】The US and France examples in paragraphs 5 and 6 are used to illustrate_______.

A.the obstacles to preventing “short-termism”.

B.the significance of long-term thinking.

C.the approaches to promoting “long-termism”

D.the popularity of short-term thinking.

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A.Failure of Quarterly Capitalism

B.Patience as a Corporate Virtue

C.Decisiveness Required of Top Executives

D.Frustration of Risk-taking Bankers

24、   【1】 One day, when I was perhaps six years old, I was walking with my father on a crowded street. All of a sudden, the normal flow of pedestrian traffic backed up as people tried to avoid a large object on the sidewalk. To my astonishment, the object turned out to be a human being, a man lying unconscious against a building. 【2】 Certainly no one made eye contact. As we walked by ,my father — the model of a loving, caring gentleman — pointed to a bottle in a paper bag and told me that the poor soul on the sidewalk just needed to sleep it off. Then the drunken man began to murmur senselessly. My father warned me not to go near, saying "You never know how he’ll react."

【3】 I had spent the previous 12 months traveling in poor Asian cities, but even by those standards this was a scene of misery. In addition to being desperately poor, the locals had to live in the extremely hot climate, ridiculously huge crowds and a fairly strong wind blowing dust everywhere. Suddenly a man carrying a huge bag of peanuts called out in pain and fell to the ground. 【4】 A half dozen sellers ran from their stands to help, leaving unattended what might have been the totality of their possessions. One put a blanket under the man's head; another opened his shirt; a third questioned him carefully about the pain; a fourth fetched water; a fifth kept onlookers from crowding around too closely; a sixth ran for help.【5】  The performance could have passed for a final exam at a paramedic (护理人员)school.

A.I then witnessed an astonishing scene.

B.Not one of the passers-by seemed to notice that it was a man.

C.This was totally different from the bitter experience I had in New York.

D.Within minutes, a doctor arrived, and two other locals joined in to assist.

E.I soon came to see that day's lesson as basic knowledge for a New Yorker.

F.I'll always remember a lesson that I learned as a boy growing up in New York City.

G.Yet many years later I had a very different experience while visiting a market in Rangoon.

25、In January 2023, I was commuting (通勤) from Brooklyn to New Jersey. With two little kids and a busy business, a quiet train ride felt like a mini_________ . Yet I found myself spending that _________ time scrolling (浏览) through social media feeds.

One day, I _________my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had _________to a money-raiser I had organized. Getting off the train, I was in a noticeably _________ mood. The next day, I wrote more _________ and felt the same. Something _________ . What if I kept it up?

I decided to write one thank-you note for every day. I had no shortage of people I was _________ to. I picked out a different _________ for each month. January was charity. February would be neighbors, and I thought of a dozen names immediately. I remembered when the owners of our __________ bookstore let me and my son, Henry, __________before the store opened and __________to play his favorite soundtrack. I __________when our babysitter dropped off some board games for our __________.

Writing the notes wasn’t that __________: Each was two or three sentences long, taking just a few minutes. I __________ on the person I was writing to and what I wanted to say, and the words came fairly __________ . That focus felt refreshing.

I eventually __________ why this task was the perfect cure to my social feeds. Scrolling through Instagram, I was admiring others’ __________ . However, writing thank-you notes was an act of __________and honoring my own life.

【1】

A．journey

B．program

C．vacation

D．hall

【2】

A．precious

B．busy

C．short

D．mean

【3】

A．break up

B．turned over

C．reached out

D．put down

【4】

A．flowed

B．contributed

C．led

D．linked

【5】

A．better

B．bluer

C．friendlier

D．guiltier

【6】

A．words

B．papers

C．post-cards

D．thank-you notes

【7】

A．clicked

B．occurred

C．came

D．froze

【8】

A．sorry

B．angry

C．grateful

D．available

【9】

A．piece

B．step

C．signal

D．theme

【10】

A．special

B．local

C．famous

D．public

【11】

A．out

B．in

C．away

D．on

【12】

A．continued

B．refused

C．added

D．offered

【13】

A．appreciated

B．rejected

C．recalled

D．memorized

【14】

A．parents

B．kids

C．drivers

D．poets

【15】

A．time-consuming

B．consumer-friendly

C．energy-saving

D．trouble-making

【16】

A．reflected

B．concentrated

C．congratulated

D．stepped

【17】

A．flexibly

B．soundly

C．easily

D．skillfully

【18】

A．recognized

B．accepted

C．acknowledged

D．realized

【19】

A．lives

B．kindness

C．career

D．neighbors

【20】

A．protecting

B．adopting

C．noticing

D．controlling

26、假定你是李华，你的英国好友Henry在学习汉语，但就是写不好汉字，特发邮件咨询你平时是如何练习汉字书写的。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1．书写要求；

2．练习方式；

3．你的建议。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Henry，

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Yours sincerely

Li Hua