2025-2026学年浙江省宁波市余姚中学高一（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年浙江省宁波市余姚中学高一（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。AWomenandWealthwithADAMSWEALTHPARTNERSCEODavidAdamsshareshowquarterlyeventsempowerwomenontheirfinancialjourney.

Fromretirementplanningtoinvestmentmanagement，AdamsWealthPartnersprovidesarangeofsolutionsthataretailoredtoindividualcircumstancesandgoals.

NashvilleLifestyles（NL）：Tellusaboutyour"WomenandWealth"series.

DavidAdams（DA）：Weareinour3rdyearofhostingamazinggroupsofwomenfromalldifferentindustriesandbackgroundsandavarietyofexcellentspeakers.It'sanopportunityforwomentolearnaboutanddiscussimportantandsensitivetopicsaroundwealth.Manyofourattendeeshavemadenewfriendsandconnectedwithprofessionalstheynowworkwith，whichissocooltosee!

NL：Whydidtheteamdecidetostartthisprogramforwomen？

DA：Ourfirmrecognizedthatwomen，ingeneral，faceuniquefinancialchallenges，includingpaygaps，longerlifeexpectancies，andoftentakingcareerbreaksforfamilyreasons.OurWomen&Wealthserieswascreatedasawaytoaddressthesespecificneeds.It'snotjustaboutinvesting—it'saboutempoweringwomentomakeinformeddecisions，buildwealth，andprepareforretirement.

NL：Whatarethetoptwoorthreethingsyoudiscussthere？

DA：Ourtopicsincludeemotionssurroundingmoney，protectingyourfamily'slegacy，nutritionandhealthcoaching，howtoteachyourchildrenaboutmoney，andmuchmore.

NL：Ihaven'theardofanotherfinancialplanningcompanydoingthis.Howcanwomengetinvolved？

DA：Thisinitiativegivesusgreatfulfillmenttoseewomenconnectingwithothersandgainingconfidencearoundthesetopics.Wehostquarterlyevents，withournextonecomingupinMay!ToreceiveaninviteandstayupdatedonfutureeventsemailTaylor@AdamsWealthP.1.Whatadditionalbenefitdoattendeesgainfrom"WomenandWealth"？______A.Newsocialconnections. B.Discountedservicepackages.

C.Guaranteedinvestmentreturns. D.Personalizedfinancialsoftware.2.Whichofthefollowingisauniquechallengementionedforwomen？______A.Limitedaccesstoloans. B.Lackofformaltraining.

C.Fewerjobopportunities. D.Gapsinworkingyears.3.Whatisthetext？______A.Anewsarticle. B.Anannouncement.

C.Amagazineinterview. D.Apersonalblogpost.B

"Youlearnalotbyalmostdying，"Davidalwayssays.

In2010，David，asophomorefromthemedicalschoolofPennsylvaniagotverysickandthediagnosiswasCastleman—arareconditionwithapproximately7，000newcasesannuallyintheUS.Inhospital，Davidnoticedcuriousredspotsonhisskin.Heaskeddoctorswhatthebloodspotsmeant."Theywentoutoftheirwaytosaytheydidn'tmatter，"saidDavid，buthewouldgoontoprovehewasontosomething.

CastlemanhitDavidfourmoretimesoverthenextthreeyears.Davidstayedaliveonlythroughintensechemotherapy（化学疗法）.Despitetheillness，hemanagedtograduateandbegananMBA（MasterofBusinessAdministration）atWhartonSchool，wherehefoundedtheCDCN—aglobalinitiativedevotedtofightingCastleman.ManyofhisMBAclassmatesjoinedthecause.DavidhopedthataddingaCEOmindsetwouldenablehimtoimprovehisapproachtocuringhimself.CDCNprioritizedclinicaltrialsthatreuseddrugstheFDA（美国药监局）hadalreadyapprovedassafe.

In2013，anotherattackmarkedhisclosestexperiencewithdeathyet.Thistime，Davidsavedhisownlife.Afterexamininghismedicalcharts，hetargetedanideathatresearchershadn'tyetexplored：Aprotein（蛋白质）calledVECFwhichcontrolsbloodvesselgrowthwasrisingat10timesitsnormallevel.Davidassumedthattheredspotswitheveryre-occurrencewereadirectresultofthatproteinrise.DavidaskedhisdoctortoorderSirolimus，adrugapprovedtohelpfighttheimmunesystemwhenitactivatesagainstkidneytransplants.Hepickeditupatapharmacy."Adrugthatcouldpotentiallysavemylifewashidinginplainsight，"hesaid.

Sofar，DavidhasbeeninremissionfromCastlemanformorethansixyears，closetofullstrength.AsanassistantprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania，hewasrunningaclinicaltrialonthedrugthathasgivenhimhislifeback."SolittletimeandmoneyhasbeeninvestedintheserarediseaseslikeCastleman，"saysDavid，"There'stremendousopportunitytochangethat，there'salotofpromisingsuccesses!"4.WhatcanweknowabouttheCDCN？______A.It'sanationalorganizationintheUS

B.Itenrolledmembersbeyondthemedicalfield.

C.ItwasfoundedwhenDavidwasamedicalstudent.

D.Itprioritizedclinicaltrialsonnewly-applieddrugs.5.Accordingtothetext，whichoneisTRUE？______A.SirolimushascertaineffectivenessforCastleman.

B.DavidsufferedCastlemanfourtimesalltogether.

C.There'reroughly7，000CastlemancasesintheUS.

D.RedspotsonDavid'sskincausedanincreaseinVECFlevels.6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph？______A.DavidhasrecoveredfromCastlemancompletely.

B.DavidhascompletedfurtherresearchonSirolimus.

C.SufficientinvestmentsareputinCastlemanresearch.

D.HighlikelihoodofachievementisinCastlemanresearch.7.WhatcanwelearnfromDavid'sexperience？______A.Nopains，nogains.

B.It'snevertoolatetolearn.

C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C

Astreesturngoldandredinautumn，scientistsaredebatingexactlywhatthosecolorsarefor."Ihadalwaysassumedthatautumnleaveswerewastebaskets，"saidecologistDr.Wilkinson."That'swhatIwastoldasastudent."Fordecades，textbooksclaimedthatautumncolorswerejustaby-productofdyingleaves.Butinrecentyears，scientistshaverecognizedthatautumncolorsprobablyplayanimportantroleinthelifeofmanytrees.

Dr.Hamilton，fromOxfordUniversity，proposedthatbrightautumnleavescontainamessage：theywarninsectstoleavethemalone.Inthefall，insectschoosetreeswheretheywilllaytheireggs.Thenthenextspring，thebabyinsectsfeedonthetree，oftenwithdamagingresults.Atreecandiscouragetheseinsectswithpoisons.

Dr.Hamiltonassumedthattreeswithstrongdefensesmightbeabletoprotectthemselvesevenfurtherbylettingegg-layinginsectsknowwhatwasinstorefortheireggs.Byproducingbrilliantautumncolors，thetreesadvertisedtheirharmfulness.Asinsectsevolvedtoavoidthebrightestleaves，naturalselectionfavoredtreesthatcouldbecomeevenbrighter.

Theleaf-signaltheoryhasdrawncriticism，mostrecentlyfromDr.HochattheUniversityofWisconsin，whoarguesthatbrightleavesappearontreesthathavenoinsectstowarnoff.Hisrecentworksuggeststhatfallcolorsservemainlyasasunscreen.Autumnleavescannotcaptureallthesunlightstrikingthem，andtheleftoverenergycanbuildupintheleafandcausedamagetoitstissue.Anthocyanins（花青素）thatproduceredandorangecolorsappeartoprotectautumnleavesbyblockingsomeofthesunlight."Youmayhaveafewinstanceswhereinsectshavesomesortofrelationshiptocolorchanges，"Dr.Hochsaid，"butit'salmostcertainlynotabroad-basedexplanation.Itdoesn'tholdanywater."

TheseargumentshavenotinfluencedDr.Hamilton'ssupporters，whoarguethattheleaf-signaltheoryisstillworthinvestigating.Butbothsidesagreethatthedebateisuseful，becauseithasgiventhemdeeperadmirationforthistimeofyear.8.WhatdidDr.Wilkinsonpresentaboutautumnleavesinthefirstparagraph？______A.Anewdiscovery. B.Awide-rangingdebate.

C.Acommonly-heldview. D.Atheoreticalassumption.9.WhatisthefunctionofbrightautumnleavesaccordingtoDr.Hamilton？______A.Toattractcertaininsects.

B.Topreventtreesfromharm.

C.Tostorenutrientsforthefuture.

D.Tomaintainecologicalbalance.10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoparagraph4？______A.Dr.HochhadabetterunderstandingofthefallcolorsthanDr.Hamilton.

B.Dr.Hoch'sworkshowedtheonlyfunctionoffallcolorsasasunscreen.

C.Dr.Hochfoundautumnleavesarecompletelyunabletogetthesunshine.

D.Dr.Hochcriticizedtheconnectionbetweenbrightleavesandinsectwarning.11.Whatisthemainideaofthetext？______A.Scientistshavefullyunderstoodwhyautumnleaveschangecolor.

B.Scientistsaredebatingthepossiblepurposesofbrightautumncolors.

C.Autumnleaveschangecolormainlytoprotectthemselvesfrominsects.

D.Autumncolorshavebeenrecognizedasauselessby-productofdyingleaves.DWhydocountriesvaryinwealth？Thisfundamentaleconomicquestionoftenarouseschildlikecuriosity.Traditionaleconomicgrowthmodelsemphasizetheaccumulationofproductionfactors：laborandcapital，andrecently，technologyorideas.Acountry'swealthisbelievedtoincreasewithhigherper-workercapitalsharesandmoreproductiveuseofresources.

However，thistheoryleavesagap：whydosomecountriesgainmoreofthesefactorsthanothers？The2024NobelPrizewinnersineconomicsarguethatgovernmentqualityiskey.

OnOctober14，2024，threeU.S.-basedacademics，SimonJohnson，JamesRobinson，andDaronAcemoglu，wereawardedtheNobelPrizeinEconomicsfortheirresearchonthehistoricalandinstitutionalfactorscontributingtoglobalinequality.Theirresearchstressedtheneedforstronginstitutionsandtheruleoflawinpromotingprosperity（繁荣）andreducingpoverty，especiallyincountriestroubledbydictatorship，wheretherulerortheveryfewindividualstypicallyexercisestrictcontroloverallaspectsofsociety.Thethreeacademicsexplainedthatbecauseofthehighlyunequaldistributionofresourcesthecountriesmayfacetheriskofsocialunrestandthemajorityofpeoplemayexperiencepoverty.

Theprizewinnersidentifiedthehistoricalrootsofweakinstitutionalenvironmentsthatarecharacteristicsofmanylow-incomecountriestoday.Theirresearchundeniablydemonstratedtheimportanceofhistoricaluniqueness，movingdevelopmenteconomicsawayfromabstractgrowthmodels.TheirworkwasabreakfromtheoriesassuminganunavoidablepathtomodernizationbasedontheunusualexperiencesofwesternEurope.

Atapressconference，RobinsonfromtheUniversityofChicagoreferredtohisco-winnersfromMITashis"bestfriends"andemphasizedthateconomistsdonothaveacure-allorasilverbulletforsolvingsocialproblems.Instead，ideasareimportantintermsofgivingpeoplewaystothinkabouttheproblemsintheirsociety.

Althoughthethreeacademicsmaynothavebeenabletofullyprovideanaccountofwhysomecountriesarerichandotherspoor，newgenerationsofeconomistshaveafirmfoundationestablishedontheirwork.12.Whatproductionfactorsdotraditionaleconomicgrowthmodelshighlight？______A.Laborforce，moneyforinvestment，andideas.

B.Laborforce，thecapitalcity，andtechnology.

C.Ideas，sharesandresources.

D.Capital，technology，andshares.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dictatorship"inparagraph3mean？______A.Strictlaw. B.Absolutepower.

C.Socialunrest. D.Limitedresources.14.Whichstatementwilltheprizewinnersprobablyagreewith？______A.Historicalandinstitutionalfactorshavenotaccountedforglobalinequality.

B.Weakinstitutionalenvironmentsaresignificantinpromotingprosperity.

C.WesternEurope'sexperiencesunnecessarilyshowthepathtomodernization.

D.Economistsclearlyknowhowtodealwithsocialissues.15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？______A.EconomicGrowthModelsandGlobalInequality.

B.StrongInstitutionstoReducePoverty.

C.CompleteSolutiontoSolvingSocialProblems.

D.NewRevelationofFactorsAffectingProsperity.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。Therearesomanydefinitionsofwisdom.Simplyput，wisdomisamixofinsight，commonsense，experience，andresultstosoundjudgement.Itisnotmerelyadesirablequalitybutanabsolutenecessityinaworldfilledwithchaos，controversy，andconflicts.（1）______Itshinesourwaythroughdarkness.

Growingupwithfairytalesandfantasymovies，IalwaysassociatedwisdomwithGandalf，Yoda，andAlbusDumbledore.Althoughthesecharactershavegiveneveryoneofustonsofinspiration，wisdomactuallylieswithinourselves.（2）______Andhow？

Embarkingonnewexperiencesisanavenueforacquiringwisdom.Youwillnevergrowfrombeinginyourcomfortzone，whichiswhyyouneedtogetoutofit.Dochangeyourroutineandexperienceasmuchaswhatlifetakesyouto!Infact，therearealwaysseveralsidestoalifestory.Toidentifythetruth，youneedtobereceptivetodifferentviews.（3）______Itisnotemotion-basedeither.Instead，trainyourmindtobeajudgment-freespaceforideas.Open-mindednessopensnewpathwaystoprofoundinsights.

Whatifyouaredesperateforpersonalgrowthandimprovement？（4）______

Themoretimeyouspendwiththem，themoretransferofknowledgetherewillbe.Yourtutorscanbewhoeveriswiserthanyou.Yetpriortothat，engageindialoguewiththemtofindoutwhy.

Romewasnotbuiltinaday.（5）______Itisimportanttoacknowledgethatittakesaspanofyourlifeandcontinuousefforttomatureinwisdomasyounavigatelife'schallenges.

A.Individualsneedtobringitout.

B.Itisn'tsomethingyouarebornwith.

C.Knowledgespeaks，butwisdomlistens.

D.Rememberdevelopingwisdomisbeyondadestination.

E.Ashortcuttodothatistohavewisepeopleasyourtutors.

F.Neverbaseyourperspectiveonthemostpopularopinions.

G.Inordertonavigateinit，wisdombecomesourguidinglight.16.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G17.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G18.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G19.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G20.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Lastterm，myschoolorganizedasciencecompetition.Beingfondofphysicsexperiments，I

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teamedupwiththreeclassmates.Ourgoalwasto

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anexperimentexploringrenewableenergysolutions—atopicwefeltcouldmakea（n）

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contributiontoenvironmentalprotection.

Attheinitialstage，Emma，ourteamleader，often

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us，"Looselipssinkships—let'skeepourideassecret."Despiteherwarning，Jake

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ourplanbyaccident.Thisforcedusto

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ourdesign，pushingourtimelineback.

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becameoverwhelming.Sarah，usuallythecalmest，evenyelledatmefora

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matherror.

"Let'stakeabreath，"Emmasaid.We

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throughnights，followingscientificprocedureswithaccuratemeasurements.Ourperseverancefinally

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whenwecouldgeneratesteadyenergyoutputusingrecycledmaterials.

Onpresentationday，myhandsshookasI

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ourmodel.Thejudgessmiledasweexplainedhowourwind-poweredgeneratorcouldpoweremergencysheltersinnaturaldisasters.Oneprofessor

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，"Yourstrategyforaddressingenergythreatsisexceptionallycreative."

Thoughwedidn'twinfirstprize，this

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mademerealizetruecreativityrequiresnotjustintelligence，butthecouragetostepoutofour

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.Scienceisn'tjustaboutformulas—it'sabout

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closelythroughmistakesandlatenightstoturnideasintoreality.21.A.extremely B.immediately C.gradually D.potentially22.A.strengthen B.overcome C.prohibit D.conduct23.A.significant B.abnormal C.automatic D.passive24.A.reminded B.motivated C.blessed D.opposed25.A.detected B.recalled C.leaked D.denied26.A.occupy B.select C.preserve D.adjust27.A.confidence B.passion C.pressure D.fantasy28.A.typical B.slight C.critical D.major29.A.supplied B.exposed C.persuaded D.struggled30.A.brokeout B.paidoff C.setoff D.ranout31.A.demonstrated B.improved C.confirmed D.predicted32.A.questioned B.monitored C.commented D.appointed33.A.lecture B.experience C.departure D.ceremony34.A.flashcard B.searchengine C.themepark D.comfortzone35.A.conquering B.contrasting C.cooperating D.striking四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。36.

ThewaypeoplecelebratetraditionalfestivalshaschangedgreatlywiththeriseoftheInternet.Theinfluenceofdigitalcultureranges

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onlinegift-givingtovirtualtemplefairs，

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hasbroughtbothconvenienceandchallenge.

Inthepast，activitiesduringfestivalsliketheSpringFestivaloften

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（stir）deepemotionsandasenseofcommunity.Butnow，manyyoungpeoplechoosetoexpresstheirrespectand

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（generous）throughdigitalredenvelopesoronlinedonations，

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（impact）theemotionalconnectiontraditionallyassociatedwiththesecelebrations.

However，whetherthisdigitalshiftwillweakenthe

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（religion）orculturalmeaningoftraditionalfestivalsremains

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（see）.Somefeel

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（strike）bytheconvenienceofonlinecelebrations，while

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worrythatreal-lifeconnectionsarebeinglost.Thelong-termeffectsoftheInternetontraditionalfestivalsarestill

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openquestion.

Inshort，theInternetpresentsbothopportunitiesandconcerns，andonlytimewilltellhowdeeplyitwillreshapeourfestivaltraditions.(1)

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五、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。37.假定你是李华，你校将举办一场主题为"Music：ABridgeforCulturalExchange"的国际生交流会。你被邀请作为学生代表发表英文演讲。请你撰写这篇演讲稿，内容包括：

（1）阐述音乐在文化交流中的作用；

（2）结合自身经历，介绍一首歌曲、一件乐器或一种音乐形式，并说明其承载的文化内涵；

（3）呼吁大家通过音乐与世界对话，促进文化互鉴。

注意：

（1）写作词数应为100个左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

Goodmorning，dearfriends!

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Ihadbeenswimmingcompetitivelyforaboutfiveyearsandwasreadytoquit.IwasoftentheonlyChineseAmericanattheswimmingcompetitionsandourteamcouldn'taffordgooduniforms.However，mynumberonereasonforwantingtoquitwasthatIkeptreceiving"HonorableMentions"（安慰奖）.Anyathleteknewthatyoudidn'twanttohaveabookshelffullof"HonorableMentions"，whichyougotjustbecauseyoushowedup.

Onesummerday，thedaybeforeabig400-meterswimmeet，IdecidedtotellmygrandmathatIwasquittingtheswimteam.WhenItoldher，shelookedatmeintheeyesandsaid，"Dear，rememberthesewords'Quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit.'Yourgrandmotherdidn'traiselosersorquitters.Yougotothatmeettomorrow，andyouswimlikeyouareagrandchildofmine，youhear？"Strugglingtounderstandgrandma'swords，Isaidnothingbut"Yes，grandma."

Thenextdaywearrivedattheswimmeetlate，missingmygroupofswimmersinthe15/16agegroup.MycoachinsistedthatIbeallowedtoswimwiththeoldergroup.Iknewthatshewasincludingmeintheracesothatourjourneytothemeetwouldnotbewasted，andshehadnoexpectationsatallthatIwouldcomeinanythingbuteighthplace，becausethereweren'tninelanes（泳道）.

AsImountedtheboard，alltheothergirlslookedatme.Iquicklynoticedthatthesegirlswereallheretodojustonething—beatme!Allofasudden，mygrandma'swordsranginmyhead，"Quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit.Youswimlikeyouareagrandchildofmine.""Yes，