2025-2026学年江苏省常州市某中学高一年级上册期中英语试题

2025-2026学年江苏省常州市第一中学高一上学期期中英语试题

（时间：120分钟页数：共12页满分150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节供5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7・5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whoisreading?

A.Kate.B.John.C.Lily

2.Wheredocsthewomansuggestthemansitfbrhisvideocall?

A.Inthekitchen.B.Inhisbedroom.C.Inthelivingroom.

3.Whatdoesthemandislikeinthesandwich?

A.Chicken.B.Tomato.C.Butter.

4.Whatistheman'snewaddress?

A.123MainStreet.B.45HighStreet.C.96GreenLane.

5.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheplayer?

A.Sheislucky.B.Sheisskillfill.C.Sheispractical.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，

各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.WhydocsthemanwanttogotoAfrica?

A.Heenjoysspicyfood.

B.Helikestohaveanadventure.

C.Hewantstotakephotosofanimals.

7.Whatfooddoesthewomanprefer?

A.Italian.B.African.C.Indian.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Howbigisthekitchen?

A.5()squaremetres.B.80squaremetres.C.l50squaremetres.

9.Whatwillthewomanneedtodofirst?

A.Checkthewood.B.Measuretherooms.C.Checkthestructureofthehouse.

10.Whencantheworkbedone?

A.Insummer.B.Inwinter.C.Inautumn.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11.Wherearcthespeakers?

A.Atawedding.B.Ataparty.C.Atwork.

12.Whatcolorofsuitmightthemanbuy?

A.Blue.B.Grey.C.Black.

13.WhatdoesthemandoeverySurday?

A.Goshopping.B.Visithisgrandparents.C.Travelwithhisparents.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14Whaiadvicewasthewomangiven?

A.Gettingtestedassoonaspossible.

B.Goingtothedoctor's.

C.Stayingathome.

15.What'swrongwiththewoman?

A.Shehasafever.B.Shehasacough.C.Shehasaheadache.

16.Howwillthemangettothewoman's?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybike.C.Bycar.

17.Whatdoesthewomanneedthemantobring?

A.Abox.B.Somefood.C.Somemedicine.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18.Wherewouldthespeakergoeverysummer?

A.Tothetown.B.Tothecinema.C.Tothelake.

19.Whatdoesthespeakertalkabou:whenhemeetshisfriends?

A.Schooldays.B.Theirchildren.C.Food.

20.Whatsportdidthespeaker'sdaughterwinamedalfbr?

ASwimming.B.Diving.C.Rowing.

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。

A

SummerReadingListForHighSchoolStudents

Firstone:HowToWinFriendsAndInfluencePeople

Author:DaleCarnegie

Style:Sclf-Dcvclopincnt,Communication,Business

It'sonethingtobeabletoinfluencepeople,buthowcanyouactuallywinfriends?Thisbookwaswrittenby

DaleCarnegiein1936,andhassolemorethan30millioncopiessincethen.consideredoneofthebest-selling

bocksever.

Secondone:TalkLikeTed:The9Public-SpeakingSecretsoftheWorld'sTopMinds

Author:CarmineGallo

Style:Communication

Ifyouwanttobeasuccessfulpublicspeaker,youhavetounderstandhowotherpeoplethink.Ifyouwantto

understandhowotherpeoplearethinking,youhavetotalklikethem.That'swherethisbookcomesin.Itcontains

ninesecretsthattopspeakerssharewiththeiraudiences.

Thirdone:DesigningYourLife:HowtoBuildaWell-LivedfJoyfulLife

Author:BillBurmett,DaveEvans

Style:SeirDevelopment,CareerDevelopment

Ifyouwanttoliveahappierlife,youhavetodesignit.Thisbookprovidesaframeworkfbrdesigningalife

thatworksfbryou.It'saboutfindingoutwhoyouarcandwhatyou'rcgoodat,thenbuildingacareeraroundthose

strengths.

Fourthone:TheWhiteAlbum

Author:JoanDidion

Style:CulturalCritiques

Thisbookwasoriginallypublishedin1979andcontains-24essayswrittenbyJoanDidionbetween1968and

1969.Itisconsideredoneofherbestworksandhasbeendescribedas“amasterpieceofAmericannon-fiction”.

1.Whatdocsthethirdbookhaveincommonwiththefirstone?

A.Theycameoutatthesametime.B.Theyareamongthebest-sellingbooks.

C.Theytellabouthowtodeveloponeself.D.Theyteachushowtofindourstrengths.

2.WhatisspecialaboutNo.2:TalkLikeTed?

A.Itfocusesonhowtomakespeeches.B.Ittellsninesecretsaboutsomegreatmen.

C.ItisoneofthebestAmericannon-fictions.D.ItcanensureyoutocometoTEDprogram.

3.Whichcolumnmaythetextcomefrom?

A.Aguidefbrtraveling.B.Areadingplanfbryoursummerholiday.

C.Tobeawiseleader.D.Tobeawell-roundedstudent.

B

20-year-oldEdgarMcGregordecidedtovisithislocalpark,EatonCanyon,dayinanddayouttopickupas

muchlitterashecouldfitintwobuckets（提桶）.Now,over589daysand19,000Twitterfollowerslater,heismore

passionate（热爱的）thaneverabouthistasktosavetheplanet!

EdgarfoundoutthatLosAngeleswouldbethehostofthe2028SummerOlympicGames.Knowingthestate

ofthenationalforestatthetime,hefearedthatitsgroundsthatwerefulloflitterwouldmakethecitya“global

embarrassment/,sohedecidedtomakecleaningituphisnewpassionproject.

Astimewenton,hebegandocumentinghisprogressonTwitter.Soon,hebeganencouragingotherstostart

parkcleanupprojectsoftheirown.

AspartofsouthernCalifornia^AngelesNationalForest,EatonCanyoncanseequiteabitofdailyfoottraffic.

Ononeparticularlybusyday,Edgarspentfivehourspickinguplitterandcameawaywithover1,000poundsof

rubbish.Rainorshine,Edgarheadedovertocarryouthistask.Heworkedthroughconditionslikesnowstorms,a

recordheatwave,andevenaforestfireontheoppositesideofthepark.

Themorehedid,themoretreasureshediscovered.InadditiontoalotofoldiPhonesandcans,Edgar

collectedenoughrecyclablestoearnaround3（）dollarseveryfewweeks,whichhewoulddonatetononprofits.

Recently,Edgarbegannoticingthatthetop-litteredareasinhisparkwerebecomingfewandfarbetween.At

onepoint,hespentfourhoursmovingaroundtheparkandonlyreturnedwithtwobuckets.Edgarplanstoreturnto

EatonCanyontwoorthreetimesav/eektokeepupwiththemaintenance,butheisexcitedtostartexpandinghis

reachtonewlocations.Thoughherealizesthisdoesn'tmeanhisjourneyiscomplete,heisexcitedtohavealready

achievedsomuch!

4.Whyisthe2028SummerOlympicGamesmentioned?

A.TodescribewhatmadeEdgarfamous.

B.ToexplainwhyEdgarlovedLosAngeles.

C.TointroducewhatinspiredEdgartostarthisproject.

D.TodiscusswhyEdgarstartedexploringthenationalforest.

5.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEdgar?

A.Determinedandcaring.

B.Creativeandinfluential.

C.Talentedandproductive.

D.Adventurousandsociable.

6.WhatisEdgar'snextplan?

A.Encouragingotherstojoininhiscleanup.

B.MakingajourneytocleanEatonCanyon.

C.Cleaningupotherpartsofthenationalforest.

D.Returningtotheparkshehasalreadycleaned.

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Aherofbrtheenvironment.B.Awayofdealingwithliner.

C.Alocaldevelopmentproject.D.Ahugepersonalachievement.

C

Ifastrangerknockedonyourdooraskingfbrusingyourphone,wouldyouhelp?Howaboutlendingthem

fivedollarsfbrthebus,iftheysaidthey'dreturnandpayyouback?

Nowadays,manypeoplefindithardtotruststrangers.Arecencstudyfoundthatourabilitytotruststrangers

maybemorethanjustasocialorpsychologicalcharacteristic（特征）一itcouldberootedinourDNA.Thisis

important,asitturnsoutthattrustingpeoplemightactuallylivelongerandhealthierlivescomparedtomore

skeptical（怀疑的）people.

Twomaintheorieshaveappearedtoexplainwhysomepeoplearemoretrustingthanothers.Onesuggests

trustisastablecharacteristicshapedbyearlylifeexperiences.Theotherthinksit'sinfluencedbyaperson's

ongoingevaluationofthesocialenvironment.Wecaneasilyimaginethattheanswertothequestion“Wouldyou

saythatmostpeoplecanbetrusted?,'woulddependonwhetheryou'dbeenrobbedthedaybeforeorifyou'dhad

yourmissingwalletreturned.

Thisiswheretherecentresearchcomesin.AprofessorofLundUniversity,Edgertonandhiscoworkershave

beendoingresearchabouttrust,intheirmostrecentstudy,involving33,882Danishblooddonors,theyfounda

singlegene（基因）一PLPP4,stronglyassociatedwiththepersonalityoftrustingothers,andthatthePLPP4gene

explained6%ofthedifferenceinsccialtrustwithinthestudypopulation.Ifyoutaketwopeoplewhohavesimilar

educationandlifeexperiences,thisgenealonecouldaccountfor6%ofthedifferenceinhowmuchtheytrust

others.

TheybelievethatthePLPP4genemaysomehowsoftenour4tfight-or-flight"survivalresponse.Ifour

fight-or-flightsystemislessstrongwhenwemeetnewpeople,itmakessensethattrustingotherscouldhavehuge

healthbenefits.Indeed,iftrustingethersactsassomethingagainststress,itmaylowertheriskofcardiovascular

(心血管的)disease.

Aspeoplecontinuetouncoverthemysteriesoftrust,onethingisclear:understandingitsgeneticrootsmay

holdthekeytodevelopinghealthiercoinmumtiesintheworld.

8.Whatmightaffectpeoplestrustlevelsaccordingtothetwomaintheories?

A.Childhoodhabits.B.Personalabilities.

C.Socialexperiences.D.Communicationskills.

9Whatdoestherecentstudyfbcuson?

A.Thementalcauseoftmst.B.Theconnectionbetweentrustandagene.

C.Thecharacteristicsofdifferentgenes.D.Thewaystodevelopsurvivalability.

10.Whatdocsthepassagesayabouttrustingothers?

A.Itcouldbringhealthbenefits.B.Itreducesthestrongstressinwork.

C.Ithelpstodeveloptheworldfaster.D.Itcausesquickersurvivalresponse.

11Whatmightbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.ExperiencesMakeYouGrowDependable

B.ALinkBetweenBiologyandSocialScience

C.TheoriesthatExplainWhyYouAreTrusted

D.AGeneInfluencesIIowTrustingYouAre

D

Hollywoodmayhavewarnedabouttherisksofbuildinguprelationshipswithartificialintelligence(AI),but

onecomputerscientistsayswemaybemissingatrickifwedonotacceptthepositivesthathuman-machine

relationshipshavetooffer.

TonyPrescott,aprofessorofroboticsattheUniversityofSheffield,arguesthatAIhasanimportantroleto

playinpreventinghumanloneliness.Justaswedevelopmeaningfulrelationshipswithpets,andhavenodoubt

aboutchildrenplayingwithdolls,soweshouldbeopentothevalueofAItoadults,hesays.

Humanlonelinessisoftendescribedasacycleinwhichlonelinessleadsiolowersc^wonh,which

discourages（阻拦，使泄气）furthercommunicationwithpeople."PrescottwritesinanewbookThePsychologyof

ArtificialIntelligence.uTheremaybewaysinwhichAIcompanionship（陪伴）couldhelpbreakitbystrengthening

feelingsofself-worthandhelpingmaintainorimprovesocialskills.Ifso,relationshipswithAiscouldsupport

peopletofindcompanionshipwithhumanandartificialothcrs.^^

WithmorethanathirdofAmericansreporting“seriouslonclincss^^,thelonelinessproblemhasbecomeclear

inrecentyears.WhetherAIcan,orshould,bepartofthesolutionisnotanewdebate.SherryTurkle,aprofessorof

socialscienceatMIT,haswarnedthatformingrelationshipswithmachinescouldbackfire（事与愿违），andlead

peopletohavefewersecureandsatisfyinghumanrelationships.

MuraliDoraiswamy,aprofessorofmedicineatDukeUniversity,said:"Rightnow,alltheevidencepointsto

havingaclosehumanfriendasthebestsolutiontoloneliness.Butuntilsocietyputsocialconnectednessontopof

thelist,robotsarcasolutionfbrthemillionsofpeoplewhohavenofriends.”

ResearchersmaysoonknowwhetherpeopleturntoAIfbrcompany.Techfirmsarcbuildingchatbotstobe

evermoreresponsivetoemotions.Thisweek,OpenAIaskedScarlettJohanssontobethevoiceof（heirlatest

chatbot,GPT-4o,to“helpconsumerstofeelcomfbrtable^^.Johanssonrefused,butthechatbotcameontothemarket

withavoicethatfriendsandfamilythoughtwashers.

12.Whyarethepetsanddollsmentionedinparagraph2?

A.ToshowthemeaningfulrelationshipbetweenAIandchildren.

B.Tostressthelimitationsofhumar.-AIrelationshipsindailylife.

C.TodisplaythepotentialfbrAItoprovidesimilarcompanionship.

D.TosuggestthepossibilityfbrAItoreplacetraditionalcompanions.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?

A.ThecontinuedfailureofhumanrelationshipswithAI.

B.Thepatternofloneliness,lowerself-worthandfurtherloneliness.

C.TherepeateduseofAIandothersfbrcompanionship.

D.Theprocessofdevelopinghumanself-worthandsocialskills.

14.WhoexpressedconcernthatAlcompanionshipcouldweakenhumanconnections?

A.TonyPrescott.B.ScarlettJohansson.

C.MuraliDoraiswamy.D.SherryTurkle.

15.Whichquestiondoesthepassagemainlyfocuson?

A.CouldAIcontributetoincreasedloneliness?

B.WillAIcompanionshipreplacehumaninteraction?

C.CanAIbeusedasaneffectivesolutiontoloneliness?

D.IsAIcompanionshipbetterthantraditionalrelationships?

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填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Theactofmakingandbeingafriendisassimpleasitisdifficult.Herearcafewtipstohelpyoumakenew

friendsaswellastotakebettercareofthefriendshipsyoualreadyhave.

Accepttheawkwardness.Ifsalittlebitawkwardtoreachouttosomeoneyoudon'tknowwell—whether

thafssendingthefirsttextmessagesorstartingsmalltalkintheelevator.16Otherwiseyoucan'tmake

anynewfriends.

17Actuallythisadviceisbasedonawell-knowntheoryandsomefieldresearch.GallianSandstorm,a

seniorlecturerinpsychologyattheuniversityofEssexintheUK,hasdoneresearchonsomethingcalledthe

“likinggap”,whichsaysthatthelitilcvoiceinyourheadtellingyouthatsomebodydoesn'tlikeyouverymuchis

wrong.1』Instead,rememoerthatwhenyoutalktosomeoneelse,youareactuallybrighteningtheirday.

Investinactivitiesthatyoulove.Askanyoneabouthow（omakefriendsandtheywillmostlikelytellyouto

tryanewhobby.Itmightsoundempty,butitworks.19Thenpeoplewillbedrawntoyoubecauseyou

willbeintherightplace.

Bepresent.Theplanetiswarming,andthereissomuchgoodtelevisionouttheretowatch.Wegetit.Butif

youwanttokeepyourfriendships,youhavetoshowupfbrthem.20

A.Sodon'tlistentoit.

B.Butyouhavetoacceptit.

C.Dothethingsyouarecrazyabout.

D.Youdon'thavetobeinterestedinjustonething.

E.Youhavetolistenandnoticethingsaboutyourfriend.

F.Rememberthatpeoplewilllikeyoumorethanyouthinktheywill.

G.Wchaveafewtipsfbrbeingpresentandengagedwithyourfricncs.

第三部分：语言知识运用（共四节，满分50分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Iusedtotakemygrandmother'sweeklyphonecallsfbrgranted（认为理所当然）.EverySundayevening,she

wouldcalltoaskaboutmylife,andIwouldgivebriefresponseswhilemultitasking.Tome,itwasjustaroutine

(常规，惯例).

Everythingchangedwhenmygrandfatherpassedaway.Inthe2[thatfollowed,Inoticedhowlonely

Grandmasounded.OneSunday,shedidn'tcall.Feeling22.Icalledherinstead.Hervoicebrightened

immediately,andwctalkedfbranhour.

Thatcallbecameournew23.Ibegantotrulylistentoherstoriesaboutthepast—howsheand

Grandpamet,theirstruggles,andtheirdrcams.Throughtheseconversations,Igainedadeeper24ofour

farriilyhistoryandherwisdom.

Oneevening,she25mentionedwantingtolearnhowtouseasmartphonetoviewphotosofour

familytrips.Isawthisasa(n)26togiveback.Thenextweekend,I27tograndmother'switha

brand-newphoneandadetailedplantoteachher.

Thelearningprocesswas28atfirst.Sheoftenforgotthestepsandfeltdiscouraged.ButI

rememberedher29withmewhenIwasachildlearningtoread.SoIpracticedthesamepatiencewith

her.

Afterweeksofpractice,mygrandmother30it.Herfacelitupwhenshe31openedher

firstphotoalbumonthephone."Ifeelconnectedtoyourworldnow."shesaidtearfully.Atthatmoment,Irealized

thiswasn'tjustaboutteachingtechnology;itwasabout32generations.

Theexperiencetaughtmefamilybondsneedcontinuous33.Wcmustactively34timeto

strengthentheserelationships.Now,InotonlycallGrandmaregularlybutalsovisithermoreoften.Shealways

saysourconversationsarethehighlightofherweek,butlittledoessheknowthatsheisalsoaprecious

35inmylife.

21.A.silenceB.emergencyC.recoveryD.response

22.A.awkwardB.guiltyC.concernedD.secure

23.A.basisB.habitC.trickD.medium

24.A.realizationB.qualityC.measureD.understanding

25.A.accidentallyB.definitelyC.proudlyD.equally

26.A.taskB.chal.engeC.opportunityD.lesson

27.A.struggledB.headedC.behavedD.responded

28.A.discouragingB.smoothC.enjoyableD.similar

29.A.behaviorB.opinionC.patienceD.judgment

30.A.recognizeB.mad?C.escapeD.ignore

31.A.simplyB.suddenlyC.finallyD.casually

32.A.bridgi