安徽省皖南八校2025-2026学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1安徽省皖南八校2025-2026学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读(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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAdventureTravelonPicoIslandWhale(鲸鱼)WatchingTime:Dailytoursavailablefrom9:00a.m.to12:30p.m.(March-October)Joinasmall-groupboattourtoseedolphins,spermwhales,andpossiblyevenbluewhalesintheirlivingareas.Ledbylocalguideswithlotsofoceanknowledge,you’lllearnhowformerwhalersnowprotecttheseamazinganimals.Thankstohilltop(小山顶)watchersusingradios,yourchancesofseeingwildlifeareover95%.•Price:€95perperson•GroupDiscount:10%offtotalcostfor4ormorepeople.•GreenTips:Bringyourownwaterbottlethatcanbereusedandgetafreetravelmap!DivingBetweenPicoandFaialTime:LeavingfromPicoat1:00p.m.,returningby6:00p.m.(Daily,April-November)Duration:5hours.DiveinoneoftheAtlantic’smostbio-diverseplaces.Swimthroughunderwaterrockformations,findcolorfulfish,andmaybeevenseeaseaturtle.Allequipmentandexpertguidesareprovided.•StandardPrice:€75peradult/€45perchild(6-12years).VineyardsandLocalWines(葡萄酒)Time:10:30a.m.to12:30p.m.or3:00p.m.to5:00p.m.(Daily,year-round)PicoishometotheUNESCO-protectedlow-walledvineyardsthatgrowdespitethepoorenvironmentandever-presentAtlanticwinds.OnourSmallGroupTourAzores,weexploreabeautifulrangeofwines,particularlywhitewine.•Price:€63.75peradult.•HappyHourSpecial:After4:00p.m.tastingperiod—buyonetasting,getthesecondat50%off.Farm-to-TableDiningTime:Seatingat7:30p.m.(Bookingrequired,March-October,fromTuesdaytoSunday)Enjoyasix-coursedinnermadewithingredientssourcedfromlocalfarms,freshseafood,andmilkfromtheAzores’famous“happycows”.Eachdishispairedwithcarefullyselectedlocalwines.•FullExperience(6courses+4wines):€85perperson1.WhatactioninWhaleWatchingisconsideredeco-friendly?A.Hiringlocalguides. B.Bringingreusablewaterbottles.C.Joininginaboattour. D.Watchingwhalesbyradios.2.Howmuchshouldacouplewiththeir10-year-oldtwinspayforDivingBetweenPicoandFaial?A.€150. B.€165. C.€195. D.€240.3.Whichactivitymustbebookedinadvance?A.WhaleWatching. B.VineyardTours.C.Farm-to-TableDining. D.DivingBetweenIslands.BIhadbeenupsince4a.m.,running27milesinthedarkforanupcomingmarathon.Aftercompletingmyruninjustoverfourhours,Ijumpedintomycar,headingtothehealthclubformyregularworkout.Imadeitalmostthroughmykickboxingclassbeforepassingout.Afriendcarriedmedownstairs,andIlaydownonthelongsofa.IstayedlikethatuntilIcouldsitupwithouttheroomspinning(旋转).Eventhen,Itriedtoheadtotheweightroom,butmyfriendinsistedthatIgohome,packingmeintomycarwithaseriouslook.Backhome,Ishowered,changedintoworkoutclothes,andheadedbacktothecar—onlytofindmykeysmissing.Myhusbandwasholdingthem.“Youhaveaproblem,”hesaid.Ashewalkedaway,Icried.IfIhadthekeys,I’dstillhavegonebacktothehealthclub.Iwasjust30yearsold,yetIhadthebonedensity(密度)ofa60-year-old.Duetoover-exercisingandunder-eating,Ihadmorestressfractures(骨折)inmylegsandfeet.Myhairwasfallingout.Iwasunderweight.Icouldn’tsleep.Iwasfeelingcoldallthetime.Mybloodpressurewasverylow.Inshort,mybodywasnolongerabletoproperlykeepthemostbasicfunctions.Then,Istartedtreatment.Thefirstruleofmytreatmentprogramwaszeroexercise.Iwasn’tevenallowedtowalkaroundtheblock.Iwentfromexercisingforhourseverydaytonothing.ItwasthemostdifficulttimeIhadeverexperienced.TodayIwalkafineline:Istillexerciseeveryday,butIlimitittonomorethan2hours.Ihaveregularcheckupsatthedoctor,andkeepgoodphysicalandmentalhealth.Nowmygoalistoeducateothers.4.Whydidthewritertrytogobacktotheclubfromhome?A.Becauseshehadapassionforkeepingfit.B.Becauseshehadanexerciseaddiction.C.Becauseshehadafearofaging.D.Becauseshehadadesiretoloseweight.5.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.Waystoslowdownaging. B.Commonsignsofaging.C.Theimportanceofworkout. D.Heavypriceofover-exercising.6.Whatwasthewriter’streatmentcourselike?A.Easy. B.Relaxed. C.Challenging. D.Encouraging.7.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthetext?A.Don’toverdoyourworkout. B.Dailyexerciseisimportant.C.Regularcheckupsarenecessary. D.Zeroexerciseisthebesthealthsecret.CWhenpeoplethinkofskiing(滑雪),theyusuallyimaginesnowymountainsliketheAlpsortheRockies.ButinCopenhagen,Denmark,there’sasurprisingplacetoski—thetopofapowerstation!ThisspecialpowerstationiscalledtheAmagerResourceCenter.OntopofthebuildingisCopenHill,aman-mademountainwithanearly1,500-footskislope(斜坡),fourskilifts,ahikingline,arestaurant,akids’area,andmore.Ifthoseweren’tmind-bogglingenough,adventurerscouldclimbthesideofthemountainthroughtheworld’shighestclimbingwall,whichis278feettall.“Asaflatcountry,therearenohillsormountainsinDenmarksuitableforadventuresportslikeskiing.Sowegottheideaofbuildingaman-mademountain,”saidBjarkeIngels,founderofBIG,thecompanybehindtheCopenHillproject.Toservethepurposeofamountain,CopenHillhasitsslopecoveredwithNeveplast,agreenplasticthatfeelssimilartosnow.Ittakesaboutthreerunstogetusedtoskiingonit,andskiersareadvisedtowearlongclothesandhardhatsincasetheyfall.Denmarkisaworldleaderincleanenergy.Thepowerstationispartofthesystembyturningnon-recyclable(不可回收的)wasteintoenergy,providingheatandelectricityfortensofthousandsoffamilies.Forthedesignoftheproject,Ingelsturnedadecades-oldbuildingintoanewstructure(建筑物)thatcouldbemixedintothecity.Theresultwassomethingthatcouldnotonlychangeabout450,000tonsofnon-recyclablewasteintoenergyeveryyear,butalsoattracttouristsandlocalslookingforskiingfun.“Apowerstationdoesn’thavetobeanuglyboxthatinfluencesviewsorgoesagainstitsneighboringbuildings.Itcanbethemostpopularparkinthecity,”saidIngels.Afteryearsofmaking,CopenHillfinallyopenedin2019.Thedesignhasbeennamedoneoftheyear’s50bestinventions.Thisprojectisshowingtheworldthatcleantechpresentsalmostendlesspossibilities.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mind-boggling”probablymeaninparagraph2?A.Amazing. B.Strange. C.Costly. D.Common.9.WhywastheideaofCopenHillintroduced?A.Todealwithplasticpollution. B.Tomakeskiingsaferforvisitors.C.Toimprovethenation’stransportation. D.Tocreatemountainsportsexperiences.10.Whatisspecialaboutthedesignoftheproject?A.Takingpracticaladvicefromtourists. B.Valuingtheuseoftraditionalmaterials.C.Bringingeco-friendlinessandrelaxation. D.Offeringeducationonnewenergytechnology.11.WhatdoesIngelsstressaboutthepowerstationinthelastparagraph?A.Ithasbeenbuiltongreatinventions. B.Itformsanattractivepartofthecity.C.Ithasreceivedmixedopinions. D.Ittakesuplittlepublicspace.DSugar-freecookies,sugar-freecandy,anddietsoda—arethesebetterforyou?Aftersugarbecameano-nointhenutritionandwellnessworld,sugar-freefoodanddrinksactedasareplacementforoncebelovedsweetdrinksandsnacks.BeingclaimedtobeZEROsugarmeansthefoodanddrinksarehealthier,betterfordiabetics,andhelpyouslimdown...Right?Wrong.Sugar-freeproductsaren’tbetterforyou.Infact,theyareworse.Formostsugar-freeproducts,itmeansthatartificialsweeteners(甜味剂)areusedinsteadofrealsugar.Theproblemisthatthesesweetenersdonotcomefromnaturalsourcesandtheycandoyoumoreharmthangood.Let’sgetintowhattheseartificialsweetenersactuallyare.Sugar-freesugarsoundswrongbecausethereisnosuchthingassugar-freesugar.Someofthesesugar-freealternativesevencontainsugarandtheonesthathavechemicalsyourbodyoftendoesnotknowhowtoprocess.Mostartificialsweetenersarealotsweeterthansugarsoonlyasmallquantityofthemareneeded.That’swhytheycanmarketsugar-freealternativesas“low-calorie”or“no-calorie’.Italsomeansthatyougetnonutritionalvaluefromconsumingthem,whichiswhysomanysugar-freereplacementsareclassifiedas“non-nutritive”.Theseartificialsweetenerstendtohideundersomenames.Actually,theyare200-600timessweeterthansugar.Whenyoueatsweetstuff,yourbodycontinuestodesireitand,eventhoughyourbodycannotmetabolize(代谢)thesesugar-freealternatives,yourbraindoesnotknowthedifference.Inturnsugar-freealternativesrelatetoweightgainandType-2diabetes.Besides,artificialsweetenersalsodamageyourgut’sabilitytobreakdownsugarwhichimpactseverythingyoueat.Inotherwords,yourbodydoesn’tknowhowtohandleartificialsweetenersbecausetheyhavenothingrealtoprocess.Hereisagoodruleofthumb:stayawayfromartificialsweetenersandlookfornon-sugar,naturalsweetenerslikestevia(甜叶菊)ordatesugar.Inthewaragainstartificialsweetenersandrealsugar,bothlose.Satisfyyoursweettoothwithnaturalsugarthatcomesfromfruitsandstayawayfromproductsclaimedtobesugar-free.12.Whatdomostsugar-freeproductshaveincommon?A.Theydon’ttastesweet. B.Theyarefreeofcalories.C.Theyarerichinnutrition. D.Theyhaveartificialsweeteners.13.Whatcanbeinferredaboutartificialsweeteners?A.Theyareassweetassugar. B.Theyposeabigrisktohealth.C.Theycanbemetabolizedeasily D.Theyhavelongbeenaddedtofood.14.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodo?A.Tokeepabalanceddiet. B.Tostayawayfromsugaryproducts.C.Tochoosefewerartificialingredients. D.Totakeinsugarfromnaturalsources15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Whyaresugar-freeproductsbadforyourhealth?B.Howwillsugar-freeproductsaffectyourbody?C.Whatcanbecalledsugar-freeproducts?D.Whyaresugar-freeproductspopular?第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Crows(乌鸦)arenotthemostbeautifulbird.Theydon’thaveagoodfameinmostcountriesoftheworldeither.____16____Theyarealsobelievedtohaveotheradvantagesoverotheranimals.____17____However,someofthesecrowsmayalsohavesmallareasofwhiteorgrayfeathersaroundtheirbody.Andtheyhavepowerfulbeaksandstrongfeet,whichhelpthemalotwhilelookingforfood.Crowsarehighlysocialbirdsthatformgroups.Thesegroupsofcrowsarereferredtoas“flocks”or“murders”.TheAmericancrow,alsoknownasthecommoncrow,isoftheCovidaefamily,whichincludes120species.____18____Inalotofstudiescrowshavebeenproventobeextremelyintelligent.Thesestudiesshowthatthebirdsareabletobuildandusetoolsintheirlife.____19____Crowshaveactuallybeenabletomakehooked(勾状的)toolstohelpthemcatchfood.Theyarealsoabletodropstonesintoabottleofwatertoallowthemtodrinkit.Thesebirdseatmanykindsoffood.Andtheyalsokeepfoodintreesandotherplacesforfutureuse.____20____Instead,theyeatoversixhundreddifferentkindsoffoods.Theyeatalmostalltypesofplants.Theyfeedoninsectslikespiders,grasshoppers,weevils,beetlesandcrickets.Theyalsofeedondecaying(腐烂的)anddeadmatterandfoodfromrubbishbins,especiallyinthewintermonths.A.Theydon’tjustdependoncertainfood.B.Ravensandjackdawsareincludedinthatnumber.C.Theyusuallydon’tspendtoomuchtimeintheirnest.D.Commoncrowsaregenerallyall-blackinappearance.E.Forexample,theyusestickstodigsmallinsectsfromtreestoeat.F.Thesebirdsgetonwellwitheachotherwhentheyhuntforfood.G.Buttheyarebelievedtobeoneofthesmartestbirdsontheearth.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mymomcamefromafamilyof14children.Christmaswasn’talwaysthebesttimeforthem.Butamanwentoutofhiswaytomaketheday____21____.Overtheyearsmymomoften____22____abouthowthismanwouldcomeoutonChristmasandbring____23____toherandherbrothersandsisters.Momneverforgothis____24____.IbelieveMommadeitapointtodospecialthingsfortheless____25____becauseofthegoodnessshowntoheratChristmas.Momwasagreatbaker(烘焙师)andshedidbakecookies,butshewanteddifferentkindsto____26____.Therewasaladyintownwhomadeandsold____27____.Momwouldplaceanorderandwhenthecookieswere____28____wewouldgooverandpickthemup.Iwellrememberthewonderful____29____ofcookieswhensheopenedthedoor.AfterwehadthecookiesI’dhelpMomdividethemuponplatesandwewould_____30_____them.OnesummerwewentbacktoMom’s_____31_____.AsIremember,sheboughtsomeflowersandcandies.WethendroveovertothehouseofthepersonwhohadgivenhercandiesonChristmassomanyyearsbefore.Mom_____32_____onalargewoodendoor.Anelderly,weakmananswered.Mom_____33_____herselfandthankedhimforthegiftshehadgiventoherfamilysomanyyearsbefore.Thenshehandedhimtheflowersandcandiesasshegavehima_____34_____.I’m_____35_____Ihadamomwhotaughtmetogive.Shetaughtmethatitismoremeaningfultogivethantoreceive.21.A.normal B.special C.boring D.awful22.A.talked B.learned C.taught D.showed23.A.glass B.paper C.rice D.candies24.A.patience B.kindness C.wisdom D.advice25.A.challenging B.traditional C.fortunate D.wonderful26.A.giveaway B.takeup C.bringabout D.getover27.A.tools B.cakes C.fruits D.cookies28.A.full B.ready C.tasty D.healthy29.A.smell B.beauty C.space D.joy30.A.sell B.advertise C.deliver D.show31.A.farm B.school C.company D.hometown32.A.painted B.knocked C.took D.went33.A.introduced B.taught C.moved D.formed34.A.hand B.wave C.hug D.cheer35.A.shocked B.relaxed C.worried D.thankful第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。London’sTowerBridgeisoneofthemostrecognizablebridgesintheworld.PlansfortheTowerBridgeweredrawnuparound1876whentheeastofLondonbecameextremely____36____(crowd).ItseemedquitenecessarytobuildabridgeacrosstheThamesinthatareaofthecity.Ittookanothertenyears____37____theconstructionofthebridgereallystarted.Thebridge,which____38____(design)bycityarchitects(建筑师)HoraceJonesandJohnWolfeBarry,wasfinallyfinishedin1894.Nearly450workerswerearranged____39____(build)the244-meter-longbridge.Ittook11,000tonsofsteeltobuildtheframework(框架).AtthetimemostpeopledislikeditsVictorianGothicdesign,butovertimethelocalpeoplegotusedtoitandthebridgebecameoneofLondon’smostfamous____40____(attract).Manyvisitorsenjoy____41____(take)photographsoftheTowerBridge.Itisaplace____42____youcanhaveafantasticviewoverLondonfromthewalkwaybetweenthetwobridgetowers.InsidethebridgeistheTowerBridgeExhibition,____43____displayareathatincludesthewalkwayandthetwofamoustowers.YoucanseetheVictorianengineroomthere.Visitorscanlearnaboutthehistoryofthebridgethroughphotos,films,andothermedia.Duetoitslonghistory,thebridgeusedtobeina____44____(true)badstate.Sothebridgewasclosedforseveralmonthsforworkerstorepairuntilitwascompleted____45____2012.Nowvisitorsfromallcornersoftheworldcanenjoytheunusualviewfromthebridge.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假如你叫李华，为了庆祝你的十七岁生日，你的父母特地为你在友谊宾馆举办生日晚会。为此，你特邀在你班上学习的英国交流学生Tom参加。请你用英语给他写一封邀请信，邀请他参加你的生日晚会。要点如下：1.活动的时间、地点及主要内容；2.前往友谊宾馆的路线；3.你的希望和祝愿。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearTom,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。FaithIsWhatYouDoIwasayoungman,almostdonewithmyteachingdegreeatcollege.Eachday,Iwouldgotoanearbyhighschool,whereIwastofinishmystudentteachingrequirement.Idrovethereandbackina20-year-oldcar,whichwasoldandnotingoodshapeontheoutside.Itsenginemadealotofnoiseandsometimeshadproblems.Th