江苏省常州市三校联考2025-2026学年高一年级上册期中考试英语试题

江苏省常州市三校联考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中选出最佳选项。

A

DeepBrainAI

DccpBrainAIenablesuserstocreatelifelikevideoavatarsusingadvanceddeeplearningtechnology.It'swidely

usedinvideomarketing,education,andcustomersupporttodeliverpersonalizedandattractiveexperiences.Its

abilitytoproducerealisticavatarswithminimalinputmakesitastandouttoolintheAIvideospace.

Pricing:Plansstartat$24/monthforindividualsand$50/mon（hforteams,withafreehalf-monthuseavailable.

Link:

CodeT5

CodeT5isanadvancedAI-poweredcodingassistantaimingtolielpdeveloperswrite,debug,andimprovecode

effectively.Itfeaturescodeauto-complction,findingreal-timeerrors,andsupportformultipleprogramming

languages.CodeT5?spowerfulcapabilitiesmakeitanimportanttoolfbrimprovingproductivitywhilereducing

codingerrors.

Pricing:Freeforbasicuse;businessplansavailableonrequest.

Link:https:〃/salesforce/CodeT5

DeepL

DecpLisanAl-driventranslationandwritingtoolthatismainlyaimingtoproducecorrectar.ddependable

multilingualtexts.Itsuser-friendlyinterface（界面）andadvancedlanguageprocessingcapabilitiesmakeita

preferredchoicefbrbusinessesandindividuals.

Pricing:Freeforbasictranslation;professionalplansstartat$8.74/month.

Link:hllps:〃/en/write

Uizard

UizardisapowerfulAl-driventoolthatchangespicturesintodigitalmodelsquicklyandexactly.It'sperfectfbr

startups,designers,anddeveloperslookingtosimplifytheplanningprocessfbrwebcreators.Itprovidesdifferent

pleasingstylesofletters,improvingtheoveralluserexperience.

Pricing:Freeforbasicuse;professionalplanstartsat$l2/monlhandbusinessplanat$39/month.

Link:https://uizard.io/

I.HowmuchshouldauserpayifheusesDeepBrainAIfortwoweeks?

A.12B.25C.OD.24

2.WhatdoCodeT5andDeepLhaveincommon?

A.Havinglanguageprocessingabilities.B.Improvingcorrectness.

C.Featuringauto-completion.D.Requiringnopayment.

3.WhichkindofAItoolsdoesUizardbelongto?

A.Coding.B.Design.C.Video.D.Writing.

B

AsIwasengagedincullinglettuceinthekitchen,itsuddenlyoccurredtomethatIhadseenavideoonregrowing

awholenewlettucefromitsstubbyplacingitinwater.Withouthesitation,Itookoutawide-mouthedmug,putthe

lettucestubintoit,addedsomewater,andthensetitnearthewindow.

Onasnowymorning,Ispottedthefirstsignoflife.Asmallleafbegantostretchoutfromitscenter,likeatiny

greenflagofhope—beaten,yetnotdefeated.Withinjustafewdays,thecutswhereIhadremovedtheleaveswere

nolongervisible;thegrowthwasincrediblyrapid.WhenIliftedtheblossomingheadoutofthemug,tinyrootthreads

felldown,reachingfbrthesoil.Lettuceorhope?

Putinthelettuce'sposition,I'dlikelybedoubtfulinitially,carefullysizingupmynewenvironmentbefore

wholeheartedlydivingintotheprocessofgrowing.Butthislettucedidn'tneedmuch—justabitofwaterandaplace

ncai-thewindowisenoughtodecideitwasgoingtothriveagain.Itgrewinamugofwater,infaith.Thisistheheart

ofthislettuce:alive,strongandfearless.Itdeservedaname.1decidedtocallitMonty.

Montywantedtogrow,aswealldo.IthinkIgavehimalittleloveandfreedom.Thosetwoingredientswereall

heneededtoreturntohimself.Iseejoyinthislettuce.Thereturntoselfisalwaysanexpressionofjoy,whichislife

itself.Withiherightingredients,thisisthetendencyofalllivingthings.

Montystilllivesinamug,butTmgoingtotransplanthimoutside.Hedeservestobecomehisfullself.Theonly

problemIseenowismycapacitytosupportMonty.IhopeIhaveenoughofagreenfinger.

I'msurprisedtofindmyselfwhereIam.MaybeMontyis,too.Ihavethesamechoiceashedocs:giveinand

decay（腐烂）,orstartagain.Theprospectofstartingagainisdiscouraging.Butmylettuce-friend.Monty,leadsthe

way.Icanonlyhopetobeasbrave.

4.Whydidtheauthorpulthestubinwater?

A.Tohopethatitwouldgrow.B.Todecoratethenicemug

C.Toconductanexperiment.D.Toremovehisbadmood.

5.Whatisthefirstsignoflifeintheauthor'seyes?

A.Theremainingstub.B.Thesmallleaf.

C.Thedisappearingcuts.D.Thetinyrootthreads.

6.Howwouldtheauthorfeelifinthelettuce'ssituation?

A.Hesitant.B.Fearless.C.Confident.D.Annoyed.

7.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleofthepassage?

A.Enjoyyourownlifetothefullest.B.Believeinyourselfwhenintrouble.

C.Neverbeafraidtorestartyourself.D.Givefreedomtotheheartinaway.

C

Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Like

aborderconflictbetweenneighbouringcountries,theparentteenwarisaboutboundaries:Whereisthelinebetween

whatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?

Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecauseneitheris

wil'ingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents'pcintofview,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheir

adolescents,completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitinexact】、thesameway,exceptoppositely.

Bothfeeltrapped.

Inthisarticle,I'lldescribethreenowinsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthen

suggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstnowinsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesinclude

thecolouroftheteen'shair,thecleanlinessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild'sfailuretocat

agoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofa

blamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needing

toberight.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatthetopicis—politics,thelawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg一

thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrong,forbothwishtobeconsidered

anauthority一someonewhoactuallyknowssomething—andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslong

asparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they'llcontinuetofightthesebattles

foreverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.

8.Whydocstheauthorcomparetheparentteenwartoaborderconflict?

A.Bothcancontinueforgenerations.B.Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline.

C.Neitherhasanyclearwinner.D.Neithercanbeputtoanend.

9.Whatdoes(heunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?

A.Theteensaccusetheirparentsofmisleadingthem.

B.Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.

C.Theteenstend（ohaveafullunderstandingof（heirparents.

D.Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict.

10.Whydoparentsandteenswanttoberight?

A.Tbgiveorderstotheother.B.Toknowmorethantheother.

C.Togainrespectfromtheother.D.Togettheothertobehaveproperly.

11.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Solutionstotheparentteenproblems.B.Examplesoftheparentteenwar.

C.Causesoftheparentteenconflicts.D.Futureoftheparentteenrelationship.

D

Newevidencesuggests（hatstudyingChineseandlearningtowriteChinesecharactersmaytraincognitive（认

知的）abilities,whicharenotdevelopedbylearningotherlanguagesandwritingsystems.

AstudyconductedbyresearchersfromtheUK'sWellcomeTrustfoundthatpeoplewhospeakChineseuseboth

temporallobes（颗叶）oftheirbraintounderstandthelanguage.ThisisverydifferentfromEnglish-languagespeakers

whouseonlythelefttemporallobe.SpeakersofChineseuseintonation（语调）totellbetweencompletelydifferent

meaningsofparticularwords,whichneedsstrongercognitiveabilities.

Besides,（hepracticeofhandwriting,especiallyofChinesecharacters,willaidthedevelopmentofmotorskills,

learningshapesandlettersandwillkeepthemindsharp.ThroughtheuseofMagneticResonanceImaging,

researchersfoundthatneural（神经的）activityinchildrenwhopracticedprintinglettersbyhandwasmore

strengthenedthanthosewhojustlookedatthem.ComparedwithEnglish,mostlywritteninlineandfromlefttoright,

Chinesecharactershavemorecomplexinstructure（复杂的结构）.Theirwritinginvolvesstrokes（笔画）inallfour

directions:up.down,left,andright.Themovementofthefingersandhandhelpsimproveneuralactivityinthe

working,thinking,andmemoryofthebrainofthelearners.

EvidencealsosuggeststhatthereisaconnectionbetweenthelearningofChineseandmathskills.Researchers

fromNewZealandnoticedthatAsianchildreneducatedintheirownlanguagesappeartohavegainedagreater

understandingofmathideasthanEnglish-speakingchildren.DuringthenaturallearningprocessofChinese,the

studentislearningbasicmathideas.Mathskillsarcincludedincharacterwritingbecauseitincludesskillssuchas

counting,grouping,ordering,andidentifyingsimilaritiesanddifferences.

While（heresearchon（herelationshipbetweenthelearningofChineseandcognitionisnotyelfullyclear,there

isgoodevidencetosuggestthatlearningChinesetonesandcharactersrepresentsanaddedchallengetolanguage

learning.

12.Whatisthetextcentredon?

A.WhyAsianchildrenarebetteratmathtest.

B.WhyChineseisadifficultlanguagetoleam.

C.HowlearningChinesebenefitsourcognition.

D.HowChinesewritingdiffersfromEnglishwriting.

13.WhatdocsthestudybyUK'sWellcomeTrustshow?

A.EnglishspeakersshouldlearnChinese.

B.ChinesehasmoreintonationsthanEnglish.

C.UsingChineseneedsahigher-levelbrainactivity.

D.MasteringdifferentmeaningsofChineseisdifficult.

14.WhyislearningChinesebeneficialtosolvingmathproblems?

A.Theyneedquitedifferentcognitiveabilities.B.Chinesewritinglookslikemathsymbols.

C.Chinesechildrennaturallydowellinmath.D.Theyshareseveralkeycognitiveabilities

15.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?

A.Byofferingsupportingfindings.B.Bycomparingformerresearch.

C.Bydiscussingproblemsandsolutions.D.Bylistingadvantagesanddisadvantages.

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填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Howmanytimeshaveyoushrunkyourselfbecauseyoufearbeingjudged?

Thereisaterminsocialpsychologycalledthe'spotlighteffect,.16Therealityisthateveryone

issoconcernedabouttheirownlifethattheyrarelyspendmuchtimethinkingaboutours.

IhaveafolderinmylaptopwhereIkeepencouragingmessagesfbrmyself.IwanttoshareoneIcomebackto

often:Don'tletothersstandinthewayofyoursuccess.17Thesepeopleareeverywhere,andtheymay

feelimpactfulinthepresentmoment,buttheywillnotmattersoonenoughasyouprogressinyourjeurney.Thisis

yourlifesostoplettingotherpeopledecideitforyou.

18Wctellourselves"Ican'tdothis”or“Iamnotgoodenough''or"thereistoomuch

competition”.Ithinkit'sasignofcourageandconfidencetogofbrsomethingthatisscary,uncertain,anddifficult.

So,ifyourheartissetondoingsomething(hatyoutrulybelievein-goforit.Ifitdoesn'twork,atleastyoutried.

Findihestrengthtoreallybelieve(hatyoubelongineveryroomyouwalkinto.Whatyouhavetosayisjustas

importantasanyoneelseinthatroom.Mostimportantly,remindyourselfthatconfidencedoesn'thappeninleaps.

•Consciouslydotheworkeverydayuntilyoutrulybelievethatyoubelongineveryroomyouwalk

into.

Dochesameforyourselfasyoudofbrothers—reflectonyourbestqualities,celebrateyourstrengths,make

yourselflaugh,treatyourselftothings,nurtureyourownhappiness.20Justremembertoserveyourself

fromtimetotimethesamewayyouserveothers.Totrulygivetheworldyourbest,youmustalsotreatyourselfas

yourbestself.

A.Theykeepmegroundedandfocused.

B.Itisslowlylearnedinsmallbabysteps.

C.Ifyou'renotreadytostepout,it'sfine.

D.Alotofustendtoplayitsafebecausewefearfailing.

E.Yourpositivelighthelpsthosearoundyoufeelcaredfor.

F.I:referstoourtendencytooverestimateothers'attentiontous.

G.Therewillbemanypeoplewhov/illdecideyoucan'tdosomething.

第三部分语言知识运用（共2节，满分50分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

WhenIwas45,thefactoryIworkedatcloseddown.Tocontinueto21myfamily,Iworkedasaporter

inmyhometownfor10years.Icarriedrefrigeratorsfromwarehousestoelectricalapplianceshops,sometimes

22themtocustomers'homes.Iworked10hoursaday,butthatlabour-intensivejobdidn'tstopme

23.

1wouldgofbraruneveryday.carryingtwobucketstoaplacewhereIcould24waterfromamountain

spring.It'sawin-win——1gotbetterqualitywaterwhilealsokeeping25

Iretired15yearsagoandlifehasbeen26.I'menjoyingmylifeandthebeautifullandscapesaround.

Sometimes,Iwentupthemountainonallfours.Just27（hestairswastooeasyforme,soonedayIdecided

tochallengemyselfbyimitatingananimal's28—Iwentupthemountainonallfours,likeafrogjumping.

It29manymusclesinmybody.IuploadedmyworkoutvideosonTikTok,andtheygotmany30.

Alocalmedia31astoryaboutmeandthenitwentviral（走红）.

Ifeelthatmyphysicalendurance（耐力）and32nowarebetterthanwhenIwasyounger.Manyofthe

youngpeopleImeetonthemountainarcnotas33asIam.Theresultofworkingoutallyearroundis

34.1believethatgoodhealthisthemostimportantthinginaperson'sli总Mygreatestwishistobeable

to35myphysicalstrengthwhenIam80.

21.A.comfortB.supportC.uniteD.reward

22.A.deliveringB.promotingC.gatheringD.acquiring

23.A.complainingB.exercisingC.strugglingD.challenging

24.A.desireB.focusC.fetchD.exchange

25.A.potentialB.busyC.independentD.fit

26.A.easierB.calmerC.tenserD.duller

27.A.buildingupB.bringingoutC.hikingupD.smoothingout

28.A.improvementsB.movementsC.measurements0.judgments

29.A.hurtsB.attractsC.strugglesD.engages

30.A.viewsB.optionsC.proposalsD.contacts

31.A.coveredB.admiredC.contributedD.recovered

32.A.offerB.luckC.spiritD.benefit

33.A.positiveB.passiveC.generousD.energetic

34.A.amazingB.comfortingC.well-meaningD.pressing

35.A.recallB.remindC.advanceD.maintain

第二节语法填空(共1()小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

语法填空

TheChongyangFestival,alsoknownastheDoubleNinthFestival,fallsontheninthdayoftheninthlunar

monthofthetraditionalChinesecalendar,36carriesaprofoundmeaningforChinesepeople.InChinese

culture,thenumbernine,pronounced"jiu”isahomophone(同音异形)foranotherword37meaningis

“longevityandgoodhealth''.In1989.theChinesegovernmentdesignatedtheDoubleNinthFestivalasSenior'sDay,

combiningtraditionalcustomswithmodernpracticestoexpressrespect38theelderly.In39

(recognize)ofitsculturalsignificance,theChongyangFestival4()(regard)in2006aspartofChina'sfirst

groupofnationalintangibleculturalheritage.

Inrecentdays,communiliesacrossthenation41[take)partinaseriesofactivitiesdesigned

42(celebrate)andcarefbrtheirseniorcitizens.

Tobetterservicesfbrtheelderly,Chinaisworkingtowardcreating43all-aroundsupportsystemthat

aimsto44(significance)improvethequalityoflifeforhundredsofmillionsofseniorcitizens.Chinawill

buildancldcrly-fricndlysocietybyimprovingitssocial45(secure)system,elderlycareservicesandhealth

support.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分4。分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.假如你足报社编辑LiHua,请阅读一位读者的来信，并予以回复。回信内容包括:

1）表示理解并给予安慰；2）给出具体建议；3）表达期望与祝愿。

注意：1）词数80左右；2）可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

DearEditor,

Iamwritingtoaskforadviceonmyrelationshipwithmyteenageson.Totellthetruth,Ioftenstruggletoget

alongwithhim.Recentlywehavearguedwitheachotheragreatdeal.Heisanxiousabouthisskinbecauseithas

startedtobecomeveryoily,withlotsofredspots.Heisalwaysangrythesedaysandseemslessconfident.1keep

tellinghimthatthesechangesarenormal,andthatthingswillturnoutjustfine.Ofcourse,Iwantedtoshowmy

concernforhiscondition,soIaskedhimtoseeadoctor.Butthenhebecameangryandwehada