2025~2026学年河北博野中学第一学期高一年级期末考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年河北博野中学第一学期高一年级期末考试英语试卷一、阅读理解ParisHelicopter(直升机)TourWhatyouwillexperienceJustimagine:Yousitinahelicopter,anditfliesslowlyabovethefamousEiffelTower.YoucanlookdownattheEiffelTower’stallironstructure,andyou’llevenseethelightsonitifyougointheevening.Then,thehelicopterwillflypastotherfamousplacestoo,liketheLouvre,whichhasthefamouspaintingMonaLisa.Thewholetourlastsabout15minutes.Thereisenoughtimeforyoutoenjoytheviewsandtakelotsofgreatphotos.Theviewissoamazingthatyou’llrememberitforalongtime.Whyit’sgreatAmazingviews:YoucanseeParis’smostfamouslandmarks(地标)fromhighup.It’satotallydifferentwaytolookatthecity—muchbetterthanwalkingonthestreet!Goodforeveryone:Whetheryougowithyourfamilyoryourfriends,you’llhavefun.Manycouplesalsolovethistourbecauseit’sromantic.Safeandcomfortable:Thepilotsareveryexperienced.Theyknowhowtoflysafely.Thehelicoptersarenewandingoodcondition,soyou’llfeelcomfortableduringtheflight.TipsforyouDon’tforgettobringyourphoneorcamera.You’llwanttotakephotosoftheEiffelTowerandotherspotsfromthehelicopter.Trytochooseadaywithclearweather.Theskywillbeblue,andtheviewswillbeevenclearer.1.Whatcanvisitorsdoduringthetour?

A．WalkinParis.B．Takephotos.C．Appreciatepaintings.D．Flyahelicopter.2.Whocanensurethevisitors’safety?

A．Theirfriends.B．Somecouples.C．Thepilots.D．Thelocals.3.Whatweatherismostsuitableforexperiencingthetour?

A．Windy.B．Rainy.C．Cloudy.D．Sunny.Isatinmychairintheyard,andournewhousewasbehindme.Atablewithfoodanddrinksstoodnearby.Ifeltalittleworried.Wasitastrangeideatohaveourownwelcomeparty?NewYorkwasverydifferentfrommyhometowninSouthAfrica.InCapeTown,ourwholeneighborhoodfeltlikeonebigfamily.Peopleoftenmetoutsideintheevenings.Kidsplayedtogether,andadultssharedfoodandtalked.Mygodparentsalwayssaid,“Thesimplestwaytospreadgoodwillistostartwithyourownneighborhood.”Ibelievedinbuildingacommunitywithlongertables,nothigherfences.ImovedtotheUSAafterlawschool.MywifeSarahandIdreamedofhavingourownhouseandawarmcommunity.Werenteddifferentplacesbutneverfoundthatfeeling.Peoplekepttothemselves.Once,weheardourneighborsarguing,butIdidn’tknowhowtohelp.Finally,in2020,weboughtahouseonastreetcalledWhitneyDrive.Ithadtreesandafriendly-lookingyard.Ifeltthiswastherightplace.Rememberingmychildhood,Iknewsomeonehadtotakethefirststeptobringpeopletogether.So,rightaftermovingin,Isuggestedaneighborhoodparty.Sarahandourtwodaughtersagreed.Amonthlater,wesentinvitationstoall12houses.Now,sittingandwaiting,Icheckedmywatch.Itwaspast6p.m.Whatifnoonecame?Isatthere,hopingIcouldbethegoodneighborIwantedtobe.Justthen,acouplewithababycarriagewalkedtowardus.Thenmorepeoplecame—ayoungfamily,anoldercouple.Soon,twentyneighborswerethere,talkingandlaughing.Ourdaughtersplayedwithotherkids.Everyoneenjoyedtheparty.Oneneighborsaid,“Thisisagreatidea.Weneverhadaneighborhoodpartybefore.”Thatnight,Ilearnedthatcommunityisn’tabouttheplace,butaboutthepeople.It’saboutbeingbraveenoughtoloveyourneighbor.Now,ourstreethasregularget-togethers,anditfinallyfeelslikehome.4.Whatwastheauthor’sneighborhoodinCapeTownlike?

A．Quiet.B．Rich.C．Friendly.D．Busy.5.WhatdifficultydidtheauthorfaceintheUSAbefore2020?

A．Hisfamilydidn’tlikeAmerica.B．Hisneighborswerealwaysarguing.C．Hecouldn’taffordabeautifulhouse.D．Hecouldn’tfindasatisfactorycommunity.6.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheneighborhoodparty?

A．Enjoyable.B．Boring.C．Crowded.D．Formal.7.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．ADifficultLifeinAmerica.B．BuildingaCommunitywithaParty.C．BuyingOurDreamHouseintheUSA.D．TheFirstNeighborhoodPartyWeHosted.AlbertEinstein,whoisperhapsthegreatestscientistinmodernphysics,isoftenconsideredoneofthesmartestmenwhoeverlived.Hemadenumerouscontributionstotheworld,themostwell-knownbeingthegeneraltheoryofrelativityandthefamousformulaE=mc2.Einsteinwasnotonlyagenius;hewasacourageousandkindfigurelovedbymanypeople.ThisgentlegeniuswasborninGermanyon14March1879.Whenhewas16,hetriedtoenteruniversityinSwitzerland,butfailedduetohislowscoresinthegeneralpartoftheentranceexam,despiteobtainingexceptionalscoresinmathsandphysics.Afterstudyingforanotheryear,hemanagedtopasstheexam,enteringuniversityin1896andgraduatingin1900.Aftertwoyearsoflookingforworkasateacher,EinsteintookajobasaclerkintheSwisspatentoffice.Whileworkingthere,outofastrongpassionforknowledge,hecontinuedtostudy,earningadoctorateinphysicsin1905.Thatsameyear,whichwaslaterrecordedasamiracleyearinscience,hepublishedfourextraordinaryphysicspapers.Followingthis,hegraduallybecamefamousthroughouttheworldasthenewIsaacNewton.Afterfouryears,hewasabletoquithisjobatthepatentofficeandenterresearchfull-timeatauniversity.In1922,hewasawardedthe1921NobelPrizeforPhysicsforhisexplanationofthephotoelectriceffect.Circumstanceschangedin1933,whenHitlercametopowerinGermany.Einstein,whowasJewish,foundthedoorsofacademicinstitutionsclosedtohim.AsaconsequencehehadtofleeGermany.AfterspendingtimeinEurope,hefinallytookupapositionasaresearcherattheInstituteforAdvancedStudyinPrinceton,USA.Followingthat,hecontinuedtomakegreatachievementsinphysicsandmathematics.8.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedword“numerous”inparagraph1?

A．VerylargeB．RathergreatC．AmountsofD．Splendid9.WhichofthefollowingaboutEinsteinisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Oncethegentlegeniuswasnotsogoodatstudying.B．HemanagedtoenteruniversityinSwitzerlandat16.C．HewasborninGermanyon14March1897.D．Hedidn’tobtainexceptionalscoresinmathsandphysics.10.WhywasEinsteinawardedthe1921NobelPrize?

A．Hewasrecordedtobeamiraclethen.B．Hehadfourphysicspaperpublished.C．HebecamejustasfamousasNewton.D．Heexplainedthephotoelectriceffect.11.WhydidEinsteinhavetofleeGermany?

A．HewantedtogototheUSA.B．Hitlercametopower.C．HetookupajobinPrinceton.D．Hewantedtomakeachievementsinphysics.Haveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputer?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime,wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswitchesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,andremotecontrolsforourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.YourlightswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthedooralongwithyourfavoritemusicorTVprograms,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.12.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Smarthomeswillstopyourhomefrombecomingfloodedorcatchingfire.B．Smarttechnologywillpreventyourfamilyfromgettingcancer.C．Intelligentcontrolswillbeusedinsmarthomes.D．Smarthomeswillkeeppeoplesafe,energy-savingandcomfortable.13.AccordingtoIntelligentControls,thecontrolofthehomeinthefutureis

A．hand-drivenB．automaticC．worthlessD．cheap14.Whenyouenteryourhomeinthefuture,youwillfeelthefollowingEXCEPTthat

A．yourlightswillbeonB．yourfavoritemusicorTVprogramswillbeginC．yourdinnerwillbepreparedD．everybodyisathome15.Whereisthepassagelikelytobetakenfrom?

A．AsciencemagazineB．AresearchreportC．AhealthmagazineD．AbookreviewSPACE:THEFINALFRONTIER“Arewealone?What’soutthere?”Peoplehavealwayslookedupatthestarsandwonderedaboutspace.Today,scientistsdesignvehiclestocarryastronautsintospacetomakeimportantdiscoveries.16Beforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelttravellingintospacewasonlyadreamthatcouldnevercometrue.However,scientistsweredeterminedtorealisethatdream.17On4October1957,theSputnik1satellitewaslaunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.Afterwards,theUSSRfocusedonsendingpeopleintospace,andon12April1961,YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworldtoenterspace.Overeightyearslater,on20July1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon.Followingthis,thereweremanymoreimportantspaceachievements.18Forexample,alltheastronautsontheSoyuz11,Challenger,andColumbiaspacecraftsdiedduringtheirmissions.However,whilesuchdisastersbroughtmuchsadnessanddisappointment,thedesiretoexploretheuniversedidnotdie.China’sspaceprogrammestartedlaterthanthoseofRussiaandtheUS,19.Chinabecamethethirdcountryintheworldtoindependentlysendhumansintospacein2003.ThenShenzhou6and7completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk,followedbythevehicleJadeRabbitbeingsenttothemoontostudyitssurface.In2022,thelaunchoftheMengtianmodulesignaledthebasiccompletionoftheTiangongSpaceStation.Thismodernspacestationwillallowastronautstoconductmanyimportantexperiments,greatlyfurtheringourunderstandingoftheuniverse.20ManycountrieshaveplanstofurtherstudyplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshopetomakemorevaluablediscoveriesthatwillenablethehumanracetosurvivewellintothefuture.

A．Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B．Theydecidedtoputofftheworkofexploringspace.C．Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D．Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.E．butithasmadegreatprogressinashorttimeF．Chinahasinvestedtoomuchinspaceexploration.G．Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.二、完形填空TodaywasmyfirstdaybackinSanFranciscoaftercampingintheRedwoodForestandvisitingthewinecountryofNapaValley.Ihavetoadmitthatitdefinitelyfeelsgoodtobebackinthecityagain.Andwhatacity—acitythatwasableto_________itselfaftertheearthquakethatoccurredin1906.Therearesomanybeautifuloldbuildings—manysittingontopofbighills,_________greatviewsofthecity,theocean,andtheGoldenGateBridge.Myhotelisneardowntown,intheMissionDistrict,oneoftheoldest_________ofthecity.ManyofthepeoplelivingherearefromMexicoorCentralAmerica.Thisdistrictusedtobeapoorareaoftown,butisnowa_________forart,music,andfood.Infact,anartmovementcalledthe“MissionSchool”startedhere.It’s_________bygraffitiartandcomicart.Iwalkedaroundlookingatthestreetartforafewhours.Itwasquitemodernandlively.Afterwards,IatesomedeliciousMexican-Chinesenoodlesfromafoodtruck.Areal_________ofcultureshere!Intheafternoon,I_________toalocalmuseumthatshowedthehistoricalchangesinCalifornia.IlearntthatAmericagotCaliforniafromMexicoin1848.Inthesameyear,goldwas_________nearSanFrancisco,whichstartedagoldrush.Over300,000peoplecamefromallovertheworldtoseektheir_________,andSanFranciscoquicklybecameabigcity.ManyChinesearrivedduringthisperiod.Toearnaliving,someopenedupshopsandrestaurantsinChinatown.Manyothersfoundjobsonfarms,joinedthegoldrush,orwenttobuildtherailwaythat_________Californiatotheeasternregionofthecountry.ThemuseumdidareallygoodjobofshowinghowAmericawasbuiltbyimmigrantsfromdifferentcountriesandcultures.Whentheseimmigrantslefttheircountries,they_________abitofhomeintheirhearts,andbuiltanewhomehere.Thisevening,IwenttoChinatown.Thereweresomanygoodcafésandrestaurantsto_________from.IselectedaCantoneserestaurantthatserveditsfoodonbeautifulchinaplates.Whatgreatfood!That’senoughfortoday.Tomorrowevening,I’mgoingtoajazzbarintheRichmondDistrict.Can’t_________!SanFranciscoissuchanamazingcitythatit_________medeeply.Ifeelluckytohavethechancetoexperienceitsuniquecultureand_________itsbeautifulscenery.21.A．buildB．fixC．repairD．rebuild22.A．offeringB．providingC．showingD．giving23.A．areasB．partsC．districtsD．places24.A．placeB．spotC．centerD．point25.A．affectedB．influencedC．changedD．shaped26.A．mixB．kindC．typeD．sort27.A．ranB．droveC．headedD．walked28.A．foundB．madeC．inventedD．discovered29.A．luckB．dreamC．futureD．fortune30.A．connectedB．joinedC．linkedD．united31.A．broughtB．carriedC．tookD．fetched32.A．pickB．decideC．selectD．choose33.A．waitB．stayC．leaveD．go34.A．interestsB．attractsC．impressesD．touches35.A．enjoyB．watchC．seeD．look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。TuYouyou,a36(commit)andpatientscientist,wasborninNingbo,China,on30December1930,andgraduatedfromPekingUniversityMedicalSchoolin1955.Afterher37(graduate),sheworkedattheChinaAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicineinBeijing.In1967,theChinesegovernment38(form)ateamofscientistswiththeobjectiveof39(discover)anewtreatmentformalaria,andTuYouyouwas40thefirstresearcherschosen.Inthebeginning,TuYouyouwenttoHainan,41malariawasmorecommon,tostudymalariapatients.In1969,shebecametheheadoftheprojectinBeijing,anddecidedtoreviewancientChinesemedicaltexts42(find)traditionalbotanicaltreatmentsforthedisease.Herteamexaminedover2,000oldmedicaltexts,43evaluated280,000plantsfortheirmedical44(property).Fromtheirresearch,theydiscoveredandtested380distinctancientChinesemedicaltreatmentsthatshowedpromiseinthefight45malaria.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你的外国朋友Peter计划来西安旅游，特向你写信咨询关于在西安旅行的建议。请你依据以下要点给他写一封建议信：1.提供建议(交通、天气、旅游景点等)；2.表达祝愿。注意：写作词数应为80个左右。DearPeter,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。GraceandEllen,bothpromisingintheirschool’sdancecompetition,werefiercecompetitors.Theybothhadgreatpassionfordancinganddreamedforbiggerstages.Theywerebothfriendsandcompetitors.Theyhadsimilartasteinmusic,andhadsimilardressingstyles.Theyhadbothdevotedthemselvestopreparingfortheupcomingcontest.Grace’sjourneytothecompetitionwasmarkedbycountlesshoursofpracticeanddetermination.Shewouldrisebeforethesun,andthestudiolightswereheronlycompany.Everymovementwasperfectedwithunwaveringmind.Sheknewthatthiscompetitionwasn’tjustaboutpersonalsucc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