2025~2026学年安徽省滁州市高二上学期1月期末联考英语试卷

2025~2026学年安徽省滁州市高二上学期1月期末联考英语试卷一、阅读理解CampactivitiesforchildrenMTSUCampusRecreationisofferinganumberofopportunitiestokeepyourchildrenactiveinthelongholiday.YouthSportCampYouthSportCampisbeingheldweeklybeginningJune3forchildrenages6to13.Thecostis$155perweekandincludesluncheachday.Thiscampintroducesparticipantstomanysportsandgamesandalsohelpsthemlearntheimportanceofahealthylifestyle,developgoodcharacterandsportsmanshipandhavefun.JuniorAdventureCampJuniorAdventureCamp,setJune10-14,introducesparticipantsages10to13tobasicskillsusedinavarietyofadventurousactivitieswhileexploringthegreatoutdoors.Camperscanhike,huntfortreasure,explorecaves,gocanoeing,tryrockclimbatsomeofthearea’sgreatoutdoorrecreationlocations.The$180-per-campercostincludestransportation,gear,guidesandpermitfees.Lunchisnotprovided.Learn-to-SwimclassesLearn-to-Swimclassesalsoareofferedintwo-weeksessionsbeginningJune10forages6monthsandolderandbeginninglevelsthroughLevel6.Thetwo-week,50-minutesessionsare$80percamper.AdventureCampAdventureCampwilloffernewadventuresforteensJune24-28.Participantsages14to17canlearn,developandpracticeskillstodiscoverthegreatoutdoors.Thesecampersalsocanexplorecaves,gocanoeing,trymountainbikesatsomeofTennessee’smostpopularoutdooradventurerecreationlocations.Thecostis$180andincludestransportation,gear,guidesandpermitfees.Lunchisnotprovided.Formoreinformationaboutanyofthesecamps,callCampusRecreationat615-898-2014orvisit/camprec/aquatics.1.Whatseasonarealltheactivitiesheldin?

A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Autumn.D．Winter.2.Whatmaytheyoungestagebeofthecampers?

A．6years.B．10years.C．14years.D．6months.3.WhichcamphelpsJacktotesthisoutdoorskills?

A．YouthSportCampB．JuniorAdventureCampC．Learn-to-SwimD．AdventureCampWhenmyhusbandaskedmewhatIwantedforChristmas,myreplywas“TheFamousFiveseries.”Hisfirstresponsewas,“What’sthat?”Heknewaboutmylifeasamissionary(传道士)kid,movingsomanytimesandnotreallybeingabletogohomeagain.Buthedidn’tknowmydesiretoconnectwithmypastthroughthebooksIhadenjoyedasachild.InVienna,myolderbrotherandIacquiredtheFamousFiveseriesbytheBritishauthorEnidBlytoninabookstore.Weenjoyedreadingabouttheadventuresofthe“Five,siblingsJulian,Dick,andAnneaswellastheircousinGeorginaandherdogTimothy.Thestoriesfeaturestrangeplots—quiteextraordinary,consideringtheheroesweremereteenagers!Unfortunately,whenmyfamilyreturnedtotheStates,myparentswereunabletobringmostofheavythingswiththem,includingtheseries.However,thelosswashiddeninthebackofmymind.SeventeenyearsafterI’dleftmytreasuredbooksbehind,beforetheChristmasIdecidedIwantedtoacquirethem.Theresultgotmefrustrated.ChristmasEvearrivedandmyfamilysataroundtheChristmastreetopickourowngift.Ieyedacolorfullywrappedbox,andguessedwhatitmightbe.“Anelephant?”mydaughtergiggled.“Oh,let’sendthesuspense!”Isaid,andbeganrippingoffthewrapping.Alltwenty-onebooksintheseries!Ilookedupatmyhusband,withtearsdrippingdownmycheeks.Istammered(口吃),“Wheredidyougetthem?”Myhusbandlookedatmerathershylyandsaid,“India.”Imagine!WhattroublehehadtakentoseekandgettheChristmasgift.ThisgiftdidnotjustreplacesomeofthemanycherisheditemsIhadlostfrommychildhood,itsignifiedtheincredibleloveanddevotionofmyhusband.Beingateacher,IhadtheentireChristmasbreaktoreadthroughallthebooks.Throughoutmymarathonofreading,IfeltlikeIwasreturninghome.4.HowdidthehusbandfeelwhenheknewwhathiswifewantedforChristmas?

A．Funny.B．Surprised.C．Disappointed.D．Excited.5.Accordingtotheauthor,what’sspecialaboutthebooks?

A．TheywerewrittenbyaBritishwriter.B．Theadventurestorieswereattracting.C．Themaincharacterswereallinteens.D．TheywereaboutadognamedTimothy.6.Whydidn’ttheparentsbringthebookstoAmerica?

A．Becausetheyweretooheavy.B．Becausetheywereoutofdateforthechildren.C．BecausetheywereaccessibleinAmerica.D．Becausetheywerehiddensomewhereintheroom.7.Whatmadetheauthordesiretogetanewversionofthebooks?

A．Thatthebookswerewrittenbyherfavoritewriter.B．Thatthebookscouldhelpherinteaching.C．Thatherdaughtershowedinterestinthestories.D．Thatthebooksremindedherofherchildhood.AtMyosinMarketinginAustin,Texas,thegroupemployeemeetingbeginswithanuncommonactivityforaworkplace.ThemembersgatheronZoom(视频)andtheheadofthecompany,SeanClayton,leadsthemthroughadeep-breathingexercise.Studiesshowtherearemanybenefitstodeepbreathing.Itcanbeaneffectivewaytoreducetension,orstress,atwork,reducinganxiety,loweringaperson’sbloodpressureandgivingyousomethingtofocuson—yourbreathing.Expertssaythatthiscanhelptocalmracingthoughts.Focusingonbreathingforonetofiveminutescanhelpyouclearyourmindandletyou“getbacktofocusingontheonethingyouwanttoaccomplish,”saidGlennLevine,aheartandbloodsystemdoctorandprofessoratBaylorCollegeofMedicineinHouston,Texas.Long-lastingstress,whichcanbeasharmfulassecondhandsmoke,canincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseandstroke.Agoodwaytododeepbreathingexercisesisoutside,Levinesaid.However,ifthatisnotpossible,doingthematadeskworks.“Insteadoffocusingonthescreenorwork,justfocusonyourbreathing.Ifpossible,”Levinesaid,“closeyoureyes.”Evenverybusypeoplecanfindtimefordailybreathingexercises.Whenweslowdownourbreath,wesendasignaltoourbrainthateverything’sOK,evenwhenit’snot.Itisthebestthingthatyoucandoatworkbeforeyouhaveameeting,beforeyousendoutanemailthatyouwishyoudidn’tsend,beforeyouhaveadifficultconversation,becauseitjustcalmsyoudown,gettingridofyournegativeenergy.Peopleinstressfuljobsincludingfirefighters,policeanddoctorscanbenefitfromit.EmployerssuchasCoca-Cola,MattelandNetflixhavepracticedbreathingexercisesatwork.Carlisle,asalesrepresentative,setsatimeronherphonetellinghertobreathedeeply.Shealsokeepsanotenearhercomputerthatsimplysays“Breathe.”“Theanxietyisalwaysgoingtobethere,”Carlislesaid.“ButatleastIknowIhaveonesmalltool...Itsoundssosimpleandsilly,butitworks.”8.WhyisMyosinMarketingmentionedinthefirstparagraph?

A．Becauseitisawell-knowncompany.B．Becauseitprovidescontextforthefollowingstudy.C．Becauseitsbossgetsonwellwiththeworkers.D．BecauseitsemployeesallworkontheInternet.9.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A．Stepsofcalmingracingthoughts.B．Findingsofmedicineexperts.C．Risksofheartdiseaseandstroke.D．Advantagesofdeepbreathing.10.Whyarefirefightersadvisedtoslowdowntheirbreath?

A．Becauseithelpsthemtoovercometheirstress.B．Becauseitgetsridoftheirtiredness.C．Becauseitmakesthemhappytoteamupwitheachother.D．Becauseitimprovesthefunctionoftheirlungs.11.What’sCarlisle’seffectivewaytogetridofanxiety?

A．Tohaveasmalltalkwithcustomers.B．Toplaygamesonhercomputer.C．Tokeepanoteofthetasks.D．Totakeadeep-breathingexercise.Canallchildrenbecomemusical?Howcanweknowwhohas“whatittakes”tobecomeamusician?Psy-chologicalresearchhasshowedmuchabouthumanmusicaldevelopment.It’scommonlybelievedthatmusicalabilityisrarewithinthegeneralpopulation,butthetruthisthatadifferent(moremusical)brainresultsfromengagementinmusicactivity.Manystudiesshowhowthebrainisimprovedbyexperience.Musicalabilityisasetofmusicalskillsthatpeopledevelop.Researchhasidentifiedanumberoffactorsthatarepowerfulcontributorstomusicalskillacquisition.Individualdifferencesinphysiological(生理的)characteristicsaffectthedevelopmentofmusicality.Inaplainlyevidentexample,childrenborndeafwillsurelycometounderstandmusicverydifferentlyfromthosebornwithtypicalhearing.Italsohasbeensuggestedthatchildrenwithaparticularsensitivitytosoundmaybeespeciallyattractedtomusicintheirenvironments,whichwouldlikelyaidmusicaldevelopment.Mostphysiologicalcharacteristicsrelevanttomusicaldevelopment,suchastemperandpersonalityaremoreenvironmentallydeterminedandsituationallydisplayed.Simpleexposuretomusicmarksthebeginningofpeople’smusicaldevelopment.Surelychildrencanexperienceverydifferentlevelsofmusicalexposureintheirlives,rangingfrommusicallyrichenvironments—perhapswheremusicisoftenheard—toenvironmentswheremusicisneverpresent.Greaterexposureleadstoabetterunderstandingofmusic,whichamountstoabettermind-and-brainreadinessforadditionalgrowthandlearning.Foryoungpeoplewhoseearlyenvironmentsincludemanyopportunitiessurroundingmusic,theirdevelopmentcanquicklysnowball.Learningisalsoawaytorequiremusicalskills.Formaleducationcanbeapositiveandpowerfulcontributortomusicaldevelopment.However,informalmeanshavealsobeenworkingwell.Whetherinaformalorinformalsituation,somelearningcanoccurwithoutlearnersdevotingconsciousattention.Moreadvancedknowledgeandskillacquisition,however,requireslearnerstoapplymuchattentionandeffort.Asawhole,psychologicalresearchsupportsaclearaccountofthedevelopmentofmusicality.Mostchildrenarebornwiththefullcapacitytoengagewithmusic,butmanydonotexperiencethemainfactorsneededtoreachtheheightofprofessionalmusicians.12.Whatmakesamusicianstandout?

A．Thetalentwithbirth.B．Experienceinmusicpractice.C．Personaldesire.D．Goodopportunities.13.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?

A．Physiologicalcharacteristicscanhelpindevelopingmusicskills.B．Childrenborndeafusuallyhaveagiftformusic.C．Musicaldevelopmenthassomethingtodowiththeenvironment.D．Musicalabilityisabsolutelydeterminedbyphysiologicalcharacteristics.14.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraph?

A．Reduce.B．Stop.C．Grow.D．Change.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．WhatItTakesforaChildtoBeaMusician?B．ItMatterswhetheraChildHasaTalentforMusic.C．MusicIsforEveryOne.D．TalentMakesaMusician.Whenthereisnomoneyforself-improvement,payattentiontoyourinternalresources.16.Manychangesdonotrequirematerialcosts,butrequiretime,effortandwillingnesstoworkonyourself.17.Startwithsimplesteps:walksinthefreshair,morningexercisesorjogginginthepark.Regularphysicalactivityhelpsnotonlytoimprovephysicalshape,butalsotocopewithstress.Itisnotnecessarytovisitexpensivefitnessclubs,fortrainingonthestreetorathomecanbenolesseffective.Inaddition,payattentiontothediet.Vegetables,cerealsandsimplehome-madefoodarehealthy,butnotexpensive.Trytocookyourself,notonlysavingmoney,butalsoallowingyoutocontrolthequalityoffood.Educationandself-developmentarekeyelementsonthewaytothebestversionofyourself.Moderntechnologiesopenaccesstoahugenumberoffreeresources:onlinecourses,lectures,booksinopenaccess.18.Ifyoucannotbuybooks,gotolibrariesoruseelectronicresources.Developmentisoftenpossiblethankstocommunicationwithpeople.Makeacquaintances,lookforlike-mindedpeople,participateinfreeeventsanddiscussions.19.Peoplewhoshareyourgoalscaninspirenewachievements,orsupportinadifficultmoment.Volunteering,asacircleofcommunication,givesnotonlynewacquaintances,butalsoasenseofself-importance.Becomingthebestversionofyourselfisaprocessthatdoesn’trequiremoney.Evenintheconditionsoflimitedfinancialopportunities,itispossibletotakestepstowardsself-improvementusinginternalresources,accesstofreeopportunitiesandthepowerofsmallchanges.20.

A．Withoutcleargoals,itisdifficulttomoveforward.B．Theenvironmenthasastronginfluenceonyourfuture.C．Physicalhealthisthebasisofanyself-improvementwork.D．Learntofocusonthemostimportant,avoidingwastedtime.E．Readingisagreatwaytoexpandyourhorizonsandgainnewknowledge.F．Importantly,tobelieveinyourselfisthekeytoachieveyourmostambitiousgoals.G．Thebestversionofyourselfconsistsofbothexternalachievementsandaninternalstateofharmony.二、完形填空Iwokeearlyonthemorningandturnedtogreetmyhusband,onlytoseeanemptypillow.Iknewhehadcomein_________fromhiseveningshift,butIcouldn’timaginewhyhewouldbeupearly.Carewaschallengingasmymother’sillness_________.Withmyhusbandworkingforbread,I_________thewholeworkofmymother’scare.Ilongedtoeaseher_________beforeshegaveherlastbreath,but_________threatenedtoovertakemefromtheincreasingresponsibilities.Thoughnotcompletelyrefreshedfromthetiringcareofthepreviousday,I_________tomyfeetandfeltmywaydownstairstocheckonmymother’ssituation.Iheardvoicesinthekitchen,andwhenIwalkedin,Ifoundmymissing_________.Hestoodbythekitchencounter.He_________tomewhileofferingMomacupofcoffee.Iblinkedthesleepfrommyeyes.Mom_________myhusbandwithmaternal-in-lawprideashe_________mebacktowardthestairs.“Whatareyoudoing?”Iasked.“I’mfreethismorning,soletmebewithyourmom.Goto_________abitlonger,”hesaid.Asoftsmileranfrommytiredness.Withagiggle,I_________himandheadedbacktothewelcome_________ofmybed.Yearslater,Istillrememberthe_________ofmyhusbandlookingafterMomeventhoughhewasevenmore_________thanIwasatthetime.21.A．earlyB．timelyC．lateD．regularly22.A．worsenedB．improvedC．stoppedD．appeared23.A．quitB．wonC．hatedD．handled24.A．mindB．painC．burdenD．stress25.A．imaginationB．dangerC．disappointmentD．exhaustion26.A．turnedB．struggledC．reducedD．dropped27.A．friendB．husbandC．motherD．pet28.A．smiledB．shoutedC．walkedD．complained29.A．warmedupB．turneddownC．staredatD．dealtwith30.A．tookB．foughtC．signaledD．demanded31.A．restB．exerciseC．waitD．read32.A．kissedB．comfortedC．refusedD．convinced33.A．advantageB．achievementC．influenceD．comfort34.A．secretB．promiseC．placeD．picture35.A．patientB．oldC．tiredD．upset三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ChineseSpringFestivalThereisanancientstoryabouthowthefestivalcameintobeing.Itissaidthatlongagoafrighteningmonster,36stolethingsandevenatepeople,wouldappearonthe30thofthe37(twelve)monthofthelunaryear,nowadaysthedayofChineseNewYearEve.Toprotect38(them),peoplewouldsetfirecrackers39(scare)awaythemonster,andthenhideintheirhousesuntilthenextmorning.Thoughthestoryisnotreal,peoplestillcarryon40traditiontilltoday.ExchangingNewYeargreetingsisoneofthemostimportantactivitiesduringtheChineseNewYear,which41(carry)onsincealongtimeago.ChineseNewYeargreetingsusuallybeginathome.OnthefirstdayoftheNewYear,theyoungshouldfirstgreettheelderbyknockingtheheadonthefloor,showingrespect42theelders.Havingreceivedthegreetingsfromtheyoung,theelderwillgivethe“luckymoney”totheyoung.Thisisoneofthe43(reason)whykidslikeChineseNewYearverymuch.After44(exchange)greetingsathome,thewholefamilywillvisittheirrelatives,neighbors,andfriends.ChineseSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivaltotheChinese.OnDecember4th,2024,thespringfestivalwas45(successful)addedtotheUNESCOListoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritage.四、书信写作46.假设你是李华，你应该12月底回信告诉你的英国朋友Tom你的寒假安排，但因某些原因，现在无法按时制定计划并向他告知此事。请你给Tom发一封电子邮件，内容要求如下：1.表达歉意；2.说明原因；3.提出补救办法。注意：1.写作词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之结构成为一篇完整的短文。Christmaswasfastapproaching,andIwasbeginningtowonderifeverythingonmyto-dolistwouldevergetdone.Ourout-of-townguestswouldbearrivingshortly,andmychildrenwouldsoonbeoffforChristmasbreak.Mylistofthingsthatneededtobebought,baked,cooked,decorated,orwrappedwasamilelong,andIwasrunningoutoftime.Igrabbedapencilandpaperandbegantodeviseaplanofattack.Withalittleluckandsomecarefulplanning,ImightbeabletogetitalldonebeforeDecember25th.WhilesittingatthekitchentablewritingoutthelastofmyChristmascards,asadthoughtcrossedmymind,whichwouldn’tgoawayandwasmakingmyheartheavy.Ihadheardthatthehusbandofoneofourschoolmomshadwalkedoutonhisfamily,leavingthemfinanciallystrugglingandemotionallydepressed.Themom’snamewasBecky.Herdaughterrodeontheschoolbuswithmythreechildren.Severalofusmomsdroppedourkidsoffattheschoolbuseverymorningandcollectedthemafterschoolatthesameplace.Wewouldchatwitheachotherwhilewewaitedforthebustoarrivebeforeandafterschool.Beckyhadakindandgentlewayabouther,butsheseemedshy.Sheneverjoinedtherestofuswhilewechatted.Idon’tknowwhatmademethinkofit,butIcouldn’tgetBeckyoutofmymind.Myheartbrokeforherandherdaughter,andIwonderedwhatChristmaswouldbelikeforthemthisyear.Forsomeunknownreasons,Ifeltledtodosomet