2025-2026学年重庆市沙坪坝区重庆八中高一（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年重庆市沙坪坝区重庆八中高一（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。AWALK

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Howoftendoyouwalkaroundthecampusinsteadofgettingstraightontotheshuttlebus？Thebeautiesofourcampusdeservetobebetterexploredandcanbestbeexploredonfoot.Walkingisalsogreenerandhealthiercomparedwithbuses.Toencouragemorestudentsandstaffmemberstowalkaroundthecampus，ourschoolhaslaunchedanew"WalkforGreen"programme.

Programme

SettingoutfromtheMTRStation，"WalkforGreen"recommendsvariouswalkingroutesoncampus，oneofwhichcoverstheYIABuilding，LSKBuildingandLWSBuilding.Cardreadersfordifferentwalkingrouteshavebeeninstalled（安装）torecordthenumberofpointscompletedby"WalkforGreen"participants.Participantswhocollect60pointswithin30dayswillbeawardedthetitle"GreenWalker".

Participation

Toparticipate，studentsandstaffmembersaresupposedtoselectapre-setroute，andtaptheirschoolcardsatthecardreadersinstalledatboththestartandendpoints.Name，student/staffID，department/unit，date，timeandcardreaderstappedwillberecorded.

WalkingJourneyPoints

ImportantNotes：1.Walkersmustcompleteonetrip（eitherupwardsordownwards）withinonehourtoscorepoints.

2.Uptosixpointswillbeawardedeachday.

Everytimeyoutakeawalkoncampus，youarehelpingtoprotectourenvironmentandalsokeepingyourselfhealthy.Let'sstartfromtoday!1.Wheredoes"WalkforGreen"start？______A.YIABuilding. B.MTRStation. C.LWSBuilding. D.LSKBuilding.2.Whatareparticipantsrequiredtodo？______A.Collectatleast6points. B.Keepafixedspeed.

C.Chooseamarkedroute. D.Completearoundtrip.3.HowmanypointsdoyougetbywalkingfromYIABuildingtoLWSBuilding？______A.1. B.2. C.3. D.6.B

Christmastimewithkidsisfilledwithwarmtraditions：ListeningtoChristmasmusicwhiledecoratingthetree，goingtolookatChristmaslightswithhotchocolateinhand，andtakingthekidstovisitSantaClaus.Well，forgetaboutthatlastone.Atleastformyfamily.

ParentsthinkabouthowfunitwillbeatfirsttotaketheirkidstoseeSanta，ortellthemgiftsareontheirwayfromSanta，butthiscomeswithaseriesofannoyingquestionsaboutMr.Clauslikehowhemakesittoallthehousesinonenight，aswellasthebrokentrustafterrevealingthetruth.Ididn'twantthat.

YoumaythinkthatourChristmaseswererigid，andwithoutanywarmthormagic.Idon'tthinkso.PartofthatisduetowhatItaughtmykidsaboutChristmas.InsteadoftellingthemSantaisreal，ItoldthemitmostlikelyhasitsoriginsinSt.Nicholas，amanwhowaskindandgeneroustochildreninneed.Netflix's2021movieABoyCalledChristmasisausefultoolforhelpingkidsconnectChristmasmythsandtraditionswithrealitywhilekeepingthespiritofgenerosityalive.

ThemonthofDecemberisfilledwithmovieandgamenights，playsandconcerts.Thesefamilytraditionshaveaddedflavortomykids'entirechildhood.Hopefully，theyknownowthatit'sthetimewithfamily，doingspecialthingstogether，thatcreatesthemagicandthatmyloveforthemgoeswellbeyondjustoneday—andthatmagic，wonderandawe（敬畏）canhappenanytimewithfamily，especiallyifweremaingenerousandgrateful.

Mykidsareoldernow，andthey'regladtheydidn'tbelievethemythofSanta.Itwasonefewerbadmemoryforthem，onefewerblowtotheirinnocentchildhood.4.Whatmakestheauthor'sfamilyChristmasdifferent？______A.SkippingvisitingSantaClaus.

B.AppreciatingChristmaslights.

C.ExploringSantaClaus'shouse.

D.HelpingSantaClausdelivergifts.5.WhatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytoherkidsinParagraph3？______A.St.Nicholassetsagoodexampleofkindness.

B.Christmasisaboutgenerosityrootedinrealhistory.

C.Mythsarenecessarytokeeptheholidayspiritalive.

D.Christmastraditionshavelosttheirmagicovertime.6.Whydoestheauthorkeepmentioning"magic"inparagraph4？______A.ToprovetheSantamythisnotnecessaryforChristmas.

B.ToexplainfamilyentertainmentsarepopularinDecember.

C.ToshowChristmasisthemostmagicalfestivalforfamilies.

D.TostresssharedfamilytimeisthecoreofChristmas'charm.7.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor？______A.Generousanddevoted. B.Strictbutcaring.

C.Thoughtfulandinsightful. D.Distantbutcreative.C

Today，poetryandscienceareoftenconsideredtobemutuallyexclusive（互相排斥）careerpaths.Butthatwasn'talwaysthecase.ThemathematicianAdaLovelaceandthephysicistJamesClerkMaxwellwerebothskilledpoets.ThepoetJohnKeatswasalicenseddoctor.Combiningthetwofieldsfelloutoffavorinthe1800s.Buttranslatingresearchintolyrics，haiku，andotherpoeticformsisreappearingamongscientistsastheylookfordifferentwaystoinspireotherswiththeirfindings.

"Poetryisagreattoolforquestioningtheworld，"saysSamIllingworth，apoetandageoscientistwhoworksattheUniversityofWesternAustralia.Throughworkshopsandanewscience-poetryjournal，Illingworthishelpingscientiststotranslatetheirlatestresultsintopoemsthatcanattractappreciationfromthoseoutsideoftheirimmediatescientificfield.

StephanyMazon，ascientistfromtheUniversityofHelsinkiinFinland，joinedoneofIllingworth'sworkshops.Intheworkshop，shewasgroupedwithotherscientistsandtaskedwithwritingahaiku，a17-syllable-longpoem，whichfocusedonwater，whichappearedinalltheirresearchprojects."Itwasalotoffun，andsurprisinglyeasytowritethepoem，"Mazonsays.Sheplanstocontinuewriting."Weharmourselvestothinkthatscientistscan'tbeartisticandthatartcan'tbeusedtocommunicatescientificideas，"Mazonsays.

ThatviewpointissharedbyIllingworth，whoiscriticalofcurrentsciencecommunicationinitiativesthatrelytoooftenonpubliclecturesfeaturingone-wayPowerPointpresentations."Actually，whensciencecommunicationinvolveswritingandsharingpoems，itinvitesatwo-waydialoguebetweenexpertsandnonexperts，"hesays.Scientist-poetSilvaalsonotesthatpoetryoffersawaytosimplifycomplexscientificconceptsforthegeneralpublic.

Scientistsandpoetsarebothtryingtounderstandtheworldandcommunicatethatunderstandingwithothers.Thegapbetweenscientistsandpoetsislessthanpeoplemightthink.We'realljustpeoplewithhopefullyreallyinterestingthingstosayandtoshare.8.Whyarethefamouspeoplementionedinparagraph1？______A.Todisplaytheyweretalented.

B.Toencouragedifferentcareerchoices.

C.Toconfirmtheywerenolongerpopular.

D.Toshowpoetryandsciencecancombine.9.WhatareIllingworth'sworkshopsaimedtodo？______A.Promoteanewscience-poetryjournal.

B.Inspirenon-scientiststopursuesciencecareers.

C.Encouragesciencecommunicationthroughpoems.

D.Helpscientistsshareinsightsonthelatestresearch.10.WhatdoesIllingworththinkofthepresentwaysofsciencecommunication？______A.Complex B.Traditional C.Effective D.Creative11.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthetext？______A.ScientistsTakeonPoetry

B.ScientistsandPoetsThinkAlike

C.Poetry：AGreatTooltoQuestiontheWorld

D.ScienceCommunication：ATwo-wayDialogueD

Chatbotsofferapersonalshopperforall.Theycanlistentowhatauserwants，producealistofproductsandhelpwithcomparisons.Increasingly，consumerscanevenmakepurchasesthroughachatbot.

AIcompaniesarebettingthattheirtechnologywillgreatlychangeshoppingjustase-commerce（电子商务）didintheInternetage.OpenAIhasmadedealswithShopifyandEtsytoallowsellerstoselltheirproductsthroughitschatbotinreturnforafee.Googleisalsoeagertogetashareofthemarket.

Retailers（零售商），however，arenotsittingback.Manye-commercewebsitesareindignantattheideaofanAIagentgettingbetweenthemandtheircustomers.Amazon，theworld'sbiggestonlinemall，iseagertokeepshopperscomingtoitswebsite.IthasblockedOpenAIfromcollectinginformation.Meanwhile，someretailershavedevelopedshoppingassistantsoftheirown.ResearchsuggeststhatAmericansprefersuchbotsoverthird-partyoneslikeChatGPTwhenshopping.

JulieBornstein，founderofDaydream，saysthatchatbotsaremorehelpfulwhensearchingforcertaingoods.Theyworkwellwhenproductshaveclear，comparabledetails——likemobilephones，forwhichretailerslistsize，weightandbatterylife.Butindeeplypersonalareas，suchasfashion，moststruggle.

HowwillinglyconsumersturntoAIforshoppingmayalsodependonhowmuchchatbot-makersembraceadstomakemoney.GooglehasreportedlytoldmarketersthatitwillputadsintoitsGeminichatbotnextyear.Thatcouldmakechatbotsone-sidedandlessfairingivingsuggestions，thusdrivingshoppersaway.

AsAItransformsonlineshopping，physicalstoresgainrenewedimportance.Shopswitheye-catchingdisplaysandcharmingassistantswillofferanotherwayforcompaniestoshapehowtheyareperceived.Plentyofshopperssaythattheyvaluehumaninteractionswhenshopping.Theystillwanttotouchandfeelcertainproducts.Andatthistimeofyear，headingtothehighstreetoffersachancetoenjoytheholidayspirit.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"indignant"inparagraph3mean？______A.Happy B.Amazed C.Indifferent D.Angry13.Whatisapossibledisadvantageofputtingadsintochatbots？______A.Chatbotsmaybringinlessprofit.

B.Recommendationsmaybelessobjective.

C.Retailersmaybeforcedtocuttheirprices.

D.Shoppersmaystopvisitingphysicalstores.14.Whatishighlightedinthelastparagraph？______A.Thevalueofofflineshopping.

B.Thedisappearanceofhighstreets.

C.Thenecessityofkeepingbrandimage.

D.ThepopularityofAI-runphysicalstores.15.What'sthetextmainlyabout？______A.HowAIisreshapingshopping.

B.Whyphysicalstoresregainpopularity.

C.HowretailersarereactingtoAIagents.

D.Whychatbotsworkbetterforsomegoods.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。How

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Caringforleavesorobservinggreentreescreatesnatural"micro-breaks"fromdigitalscreens.Thisexplainswhyofficeworkerswithdeskplantsreport30%lesstirednessintheireyes.

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Harvardneuroscientistsfoundthatsuccessfullygrowingplantstriggersdopamine（多巴胺）release，creatingafeelingofsuccesssimilartocompletingacrosswordpuzzle."Eachnewleafgivesclearproofofyourgrowingskills，"explainsDr.EmmaLin.

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Peoplewholiveinapartmentsandexchangeplantcuttingshave45%moreneighborhoodconnections.Communitygardensalsobecomespacesforinter-generationalstorytelling，whereeldersteachherbalknowledgetochildren.

Startingwitheasy-careplantsensuresearlysuccesses，whichfuelsmotivation.Evenanordinaryplantpotnexttoyourwindowcanbeyourstress-reliever.Earlywinswitheasy-to-growplantsbuildconfidence.

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A.Plantsofferanaturalescapefromdigitaloverload.

B.Forbeginners，chooseplantsmatchingyourlifestyle.

C.Growingplantshelpstobringaboutasenseofachievement.

D.They'reactuallyhelpfulinimprovingemotionalwell-being.

E.Urbanplannersarebuilding"greenwalls"insubwaystations.

F.Forexample，73%ofplantownerssharegardeningtipsonline.

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