天津市南开区第四十三中学2025-2026学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试题

2025-2026年度第一学期高一年级阶段性质量检测（二）

英语学科

一、第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. — What do you think of the movie tonight?

— ________. I can’t praise it enough.

A. Just so so B. It’s hard to say C. It’s really interesting D. Sounds great

2. With its ________ views and culture, Lijiang draws a large number of tourists every year.

A. familiar B. impressive C. limited D. creative

3. In Mr. Smith’s speech, he ______ the importance of team work in achieving success.

A. referred to B. depended on C. passed down D. heard of

4. I couldn’t stand Jim showing off his chess skills in front of me, so I accepted his ______ to a game of chess yesterday.

A. challenge B. authority C. option D. adventure

5. Influenced by my father, I became interested in animals when I was a little boy, and I learned to ______ the songs of different birds.

A argue B. measure C. maintain D. recognize

6. ________the bus driver and the kind passengers, the man hurt in the accident was sent to the hospital at once.

A. Instead of B. With regard to C. Thanks to D. In return for

7. —Can I have a day off tomorrow, Mr. Black?

—______. You have to attend an important meeting tomorrow afternoon.

A. I’m afraid not B. It’s up to you

C. Of course D. It depends

8. It’s reported that a monkey took many photos using the camera, some________ even appeared in the newspapers.

A. of which B. of that C. of whom D. of who

9. John seldom accepts any help ______ to him unless he is really in need.

A. offering B. offered C. to offer D. having offered

10. It’s unnecessary for you to call Tom back________ he will be here in two minutes.

A. unless B. although C. after D. because

11. The high-speed train ________ lowest speed can reach about 250km/h greatly benefits whoever takes it.

A. that B. whose C. which D. where

12. I forgot to return the novel________ I borrowed two weeks ago to the library.

A. who B. where C. which D. as

13. Linda wondered________ she could do to lose weight, so she wrote a letter to her friend, Martha, a health expert.

A. how B. when C. whether D. what

14. — You look so tired. You ________ up late last night.

— Yes. I had to finish an important report, so I worked till midnight.

A. should stay B. should have stayed C. must stay D. must have stayed

15. The family ________ an exciting action movie when the power suddenly went out.

A watched B. have watched C. were watching D. are watching

二、第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Maria had been staying in Turkey for several weeks. She ____16____ to teach English to poor people living there.

One day, she got on a bus. Since it was too early in the morning, the bus was quite ____17____. She decided it might be a good idea to ____18____ some Turkish words she had just learned during the ride. She wanted to use Turkish to ____19____ the locals. After a while, the bus stopped. And two ____20____ got on. One of them noticed the seat beside Maria and ____21____.

He pointed to the seat and asked a question in Turkish. Maria ____22____ that he was asking if he could sit there. She ____23____. He smiled and said “thank you” in Turkish, one of the few things Maria could understand. They sat in ____24____ for a minute. Then the man asked Maria if she thought the clock on the bus was a few minutes off. Seeing the strange look on her face, he ____25____ that he needed to get to work on time.

Maria was still ____26____ and tried hard to tell him that she didn’t understand his Turkish. She then expressed it in English ____27____ he spoke English. The man was ____28____ to hear her speak in Turkish and English. He knew only a little English, so he wanted to take this opportunity to ____29____ it. Then they continued talking with each other ____30____ in two languages.

Good language learners have plenty of ____31____. They are confident when chatting away. Maybe they are uncertain about their pronunciation, but that ____32____ doesn’t stop them because they know that practicing, even if done ____33____, is the only way to get better. Sure, they might get ____34____ because a native (母语的) speaker doesn’t understand them, but they just ____35____ that and work to improve themselves.

16. A. failed B. volunteered C. afforded D. struggled

17. A. dark B. noisy C. crowded D. empty

18. A. review B. discuss C. compare D. describe

19. A. care for B. compete with C. stand for D. communicate with

20. A. owners B. drivers C. passengers D. customers

21. A. approached B. returned C. replied D. passed

22. A. argued B. guessed C. promised D. hoped

23. A. nodded B. refused C. left D. waved

24. A. doubt B. surprise C. preparation D. silence

25. A. believed B. explained C. realized D. discovered

26. A. satisfied B. frightened C. confused D. shocked

27. A. now that B. even though C. so that D. in case

28. A. disappointed B. excited C. certain D. anxious

29. A. practice B. introduce C. translate D. spread

30. A. crazily B. secretly C. cheerfully D. proudly

31. A. imagination B. choices C. courage D. purposes

32. A. danger B. duty C. goal D. worry

33. A. positively B. dishonestly C. imperfectly D. creatively

34. A. disheartened B. inspired C. responsible D. formal

35. A. admire B. forget C. exchange D. prove

三、阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

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