山东省北京师范大学东营实验学校2025-2026学年高一上学期周测（10.12）英语试题

高一英语周测试题

 第I卷（满分65分）

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

China Daily Website and China Daily App are calling for submissions (提交) of photos and videos from the National Day until Dec. 20, 2023. But all the online entries (参赛作品) must be received by 11:59 p.m. on December 15, 2023. Entries will not be returned.

Organizations and individuals (个人), both in China and around the world, are welcome to share with us works showing the beautiful country of China.

What We Are Looking for

Photos or short videos with four major themes: Sceneries of China, Cityscapes in China, Customs unique to China, Cultural heritage of China.

Languages in either English or Chinese are preferred.

What You Can Get

Among prizes to be given to the person winners, we offer a top prize of up to 10,000 yuan. Winning organizations will receive prize and certificates for their contribution. Some of the best works have a chance to appear on the China Daily Website, dbc.chinaservicesinfo.com, and China Daily App (with 37 million users).

How to Participate

1. photo: No more than 10 photos, 5MB maximum for each; with a caption (文字说明) of up to 200 words; format in JPG or PNG.

2 video: Format: MP4 or MOV

Dimension: horizontal: 16:9, vertical: 9:16

Size: 1GB maximum, less than 4 minutes

Caption: 200 — 500 English or Chinese words to give a brief introduction

How to Submit

Step 1: Fill in the application form and offer the information on the participants’ (参赛者) name, nationality, mobile phone number and email address.

Step 2: Upload your works and make a brief introduction on your works.

Step 3: Last of all, when you get the form filled in and works uploaded, you click the SUBMIT button and we will be able to receive your excellent works.

Contact Us:

liyang1@chinadaily.com.cn

lvfu@chinadaily.com.cn

1. When should participants hand in their works online?

A. Before October 1, 2023. B. From October 1 to December 15, 2023.

C. After December, 20, 2023. D. From October 1 to December 20, 2023.

2. What can we learn about the activity?

A. Only individuals can take part in the activity.    

B. Each winning work can appear on the website.

C. Our personal information is needed before our submission.

D. We can hand in as many works as we like in the activity.

3. Where is the passage taken from?

A. Formal notice.    B. Business report.       C. Personal letter.      D. Research paper.

B

Nzou is one of the quiet stars of the Rhino& Elephant Conservation(保护) Programme at Imire in Zimbabwe(津巴布韦). The oldest elephant in the protected area, Nzou is around 55 years old, and has been there since she was two years old.

It is said that elephants never forget, but this special animal seems to have forgotten she is an elephant，and now thinks of herself as one of the buffaloes(水牛).

Nzou was brought to the area in the 1970s, when she lost her parents. She was encouraged to stay with the elephants. But she was happy with the buffaloes and has lived with them ever since. They could understand each other. Their relationship is amazing but not easy. Buffalo leaders are usually male(雄性的). Over the 40+ years that Nzou has been the leader, she has killed 14 young male buffalo who challenged her.

Nzou has never lost her elephant's instinct(本能) for loyalty(忠诚). One day, one of her keepers was attacked by a young male buffalo. Nzou stood over him as he waited for help to arrive, protecting him against more attacks from the buffalo.

Nzou no longer communicates with the other elephants at Imire perhaps she has forgotten how and no longer understands what they are saying. She is happy with the buffalo, and as long as they don't step out of line, she is happy and pleased to be their leader.

4. How long has Nzou been at Imire?

A. 70 years. B. 55 years. C. 53 years. D. 2 years.

5. What is the relationship between Nzou and the buffaloes?

A. Friends        B. Leader and followers       C. Enemies       D. Mother and children

6. Which words can best describe Nzou?

A. powerful and unfriendly B. loyal and honest

C. honest and brave D. powerful and loyal

7. Which of the following choices is the best main idea of the passage?

A. An elephant showing loyalty to her keepers B. An elephant living with buffaloes

C. An elephant star in Zimbabwe D. An elephant challenging buffaloes

 

C

A new trend called “praise groups” or “in-need-of-praise” chat groups has become popular on Chinese social media. In Chinese culture, where modesty (谦逊) is valued, openly seeking and giving praise is uncommon. These chat groups provide a platform for people to receive compliments (赞扬) and encouragement, which are often lacking in their daily lives.

To join a praise group, users can pay a fee on e-commerce sites, starting at 50 yuan for five minutes of compliments. The group members will then show the person with praises and kind words. The compliments can be designed for a friend or loved one as well. Participants have found that being praised by strangers can help lift their spirits and improve their self-confidence.

For example, Meng Zha, a student at Shanghai's Tongji University, tried the service and found it amusing and uplifting. She received compliments on her appearance and even quotes (引用) from popular songs. Ms Meng couldn't help but laugh at the compliments and expressed her desire to post such high-quality praises in the future.

Praise groups have appeared as a way for people in China to seek and receive compliments and encouragement that may be lacking in their daily lives. It provides a positive and uplifting experience for participants, improving a sense of happiness and self-worth.

Those who support the groups, see them as an antidote to extremely bad moods (情绪) which are often connected with things happening on the Internet. “At first, the purpose of this group is to make us learn to praise others and accept others' praises confidently. Here we can drop everything, and use our heart to praise and support others,” one member said. But the life journey is long and there are some unexpected situations that we can only depend on ourselves to face when there is no one out there to offer help.

8. What is the purpose of praise groups?

A. To make praise popular.      B. To have everyone supported.

C. To share common interests.     D. To give people hope and happiness.

9. What can we learn about Meng Zha in paragraph 3?

A. She was not strong enough.     B. She was under working stress.

C. She was satisfied with the service.             D. She was a gifted singer in her area.

10. What does the underlined word “antidote” mean in the last paragraph?

A. A way of making new friends.                B. A kind of medicine.

C. A method of being confident.                 D. The wisdom of solving problems.

11. What is the author's attitude to praise groups?

A. Objective.             B. Critical.          C. Supportive.          D. Indifferent.

D

People will tell you the only way to really learn a language is to completely immerse (浸入) yourself in a country where that language is spoken. Not all language learners, of course, will have the opportunity to spend some time in an immersion environment. But if you can’t actually fly across the world to learn a new language, you can always create an immersion environment where you can talk to native speakers.

That’s where Babbel comes in. Babbel is one of the most popular language learning apps on the market for studying new languages at your own pace. The app emphasizes (强调) real-life conversational skills, so you won’t be stopped by grammatical structures and verb patterns.

And right now, you can get 15% off a lifetime subscription (订阅) to Babbel Language Learning ($150; www.stacksocial.com). A lifetime subscription is huge when it comes to getting the most out of the app, since you’ll be able to return to lessons time and time again and brush up on whichever section or topic you might need.

So how does it all work? First, you’ll choose one of the 14 languages. While Babbel offers familiar languages like Spanish and Italian, it also offers less commonly studied ones like Polish, Indonesian and more. Once you pick your language, you’ll choose a wide range of real-life topics. Each course takes about 10 to 15 minutes, so you can pick one up on the way to work, during your lunch break, or really at any point you have some time to kill.

Beyond this, Babbel includes a ton of additional features tailored to making sure you learn the language in a real, practical and accurate way. The app uses speech recognition technology to make sure your pronunciation is accurate compared with how native speakers would say certain words.

12.What does Paragraph1 mainly tell us?

A. The terrifying experiences of travelling.

B. The importance of language learning environment.

C. Different ways to learn a new language.

D. Opportunities to communicate with native speakers.

13.What can we know about Babbel?

A. It’s a tool for learning languages.

B. It is designed in various types.

C. It focuses more on grammar structures.

D. It’s the most popular app in the market.

14.What should the users do first to learn with the app?

A. Choose the place to learn a course.  B. Pick the language they want to learn.

C. Count the reading time.     D. Choose a proper topic.

15.Why does Babbel use speech recognition technology?

A. To represent its additional features.

B. To meet the needs of native speakers.

C. To compare differences between words.

D. To make the pronunciation correct.

 

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)