广东江门市艺术中学2025~2026学年第二学期期中考试高一英语试卷（含答案）

2025~2026学年第二学期期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AManhattanisknownforbeinghometosomeoftheworld’smostfamousandhistoricbookstores.StrandBookstoreStrandBookstorewasopenedbyBenjaminBassin1927andisregardedasoneofNewYorkCity’soldestbookstores.Thebookstoreisfamousforthephrase“18MilesofBooks”,whichdescribesitstotalshelfspacethatisfilledfromthefloorallthewaytothetopwithabout2.5millionbooks.Barnes&NobleItwassetupin1917andisthelargestnetworkofbookstoresintheUnitedStates.ThemainandmostimportantstoreonFifthAvenueisthelargestonewithover12milesofbookshelves.Ninestoresindifferentneighborhoodsholdover700authoreventseveryyearatdifferentplacesinthecity.EastVillageBookstoreItwasopenedin1962andisamongtheoldestaswellasthelargestbookstoresinthecity.ItshouldbenotedthatthebookstorehasbeenreportedinlotsofpublicationsincludingTheNewYorker,TheNewYorkTimes,andTimeOutNewYork.BooksofWonderThebookstoreisachildren’sbookstore.Itwasbuiltin1980andhasbeenapopularplaceforfamiliesandchildrenforoverfortyyears.BooksofWonderisfamousforitsinterestingeventsandprogramsthatbringbookstolife.Thestorehasbeenknowntohostauthorreadings,storytellingcompetitions,andbooksignings.1.WhatmakesStrandBookstorewell-known?A．Itscolorfulauthorevents.B．Itshugebookcollection.C．ItsgreatInternetconnection.D．Itschildren-friendlyenvironment.2.WhatisspecialaboutEastVillageBookstore?A．Ithasabout2.5millionbooks.B．Itmainlysellsusedbooks.C．Itisachildren’sbookstore.D．Ithasappearedinsomepublications.3.Whichofthefollowingbookstoreshasthelongesthistory?A．EastVillageBookstore.B．BooksofWonder.C．Barnes&Noble.D．StrandBookstore.BJohnnyCashwasbornin1932inthesouthernstateofArkansas.Hisparentswerepoorcottonfarmers.Asaschoolboy,hebeganwritingsongsandheperformedonradioprograms.Afterhighschool,hejoinedtheUnitedStatesAirForceandservedasaradiooperatorinGermany.HereturnedtotheUnitedStatesin1954andformedabandwithtwofriendsandperformedatlocalevents.TheybeganrecordingforSunRecordsinMemphis.OneofthesongsCashwrotebecamethefirstcountrymusichitrecordforthecompany.Itwas“Cry,Cry,Cry.”JohnnyCashperformedallacrosstheUnitedStatesandCanada.By1958,JohnnyCashwasasuccessfulrecordingartist,songwriterandsinger.HewasinvitedtoperformattheGrandOleOpryinNashville,Tennessee.JohnnyCashwonmanyawards,includingelevenGrammyAwardsandtheKennedyCenterHonors.HewaselectedtoboththeCountryMusicHallofFameandtheRockandRollHallofFame.HealsoreceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAward.HediedonSeptember12,2003,inNashvilleattheageofseventy-one.FanssaythatJohnnyCash’smusicwasimportantbecauseittoldsimplestoriesaboutlifeanddeath.Theysayhecaredaboutsocialissuesandcontinuedtoexpresssupportforthosewhoarepoorandwithoutpoliticalpower.OneofthelastsongsherecordedwasonemadepopularbytherockandrollgroupNineInchNails.Itiscalled“Hurt.”4.JohnnyCashreturnedtotheUnitedStatesafter__________.A．hefinishedhighschoolB．heformedabandC．heservedinUSAirForceinGermanyD．hissongCry,Cry,Crybecamefamous5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hit”meaninthesecondparagraph?A．BeatB．FailureC．StrikeD．Success6.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat__________.A．JohnnyCashperformedhisfamoussongCry,Cry,CryattheGrandOleOpryB．JohnnyCashdidn’tcareaboutsocialproblemsC．JohnnyCash’smusicwasonlylovedbyhisfansD．theGrandOleOpryisaplacewherefamoussingersholdtheirconcerts7.JohnnyCash’ssongswerelovedbyhisfansbecause__________.A．hewonmanyawardsinhislifetimeB．heoftenperformedintheGrandOleOpryC．hissongsexpressedsupportforthepoorpeoplewithnopoliticalpowerD．hissongsweresungbytherockandrollgroupNineInchNailsCIn1872,a12-year-oldChineseboyboardedashipheadingfortheUSA.Hewouldbeawayfromhisparentsforthenextnineyears.ThisyoungboywasZhanTianyou,whowasdestinedtoplayamajorroleinthedevelopmentofChina’srailroads.Zhanwasoneofthefirst30boyschosenfortheChineseEducationalMission(CEM),foundedbytheQinggovernmenttohelpChinadevelopthrougheducation.Recruitingtheseboyswasnoteasy.TheCEM’soriginalplanrequiredparentstopartwiththeirsonsfor15years—ahugeriskwhenfewChinesehadtraveledabroad,andmanyfearedforeigners.AfriendpersuadedZhan’sfathertolethimtaketheCEMtest,andZhanfinallyjoinedthegroupsailingtotheUSA.AfterreachingtheUSwestcoast,Zhanandtheotherstraveledbytraintoeastcoastschools.Ontheway,hewasamazedbyAmericanindustrialcivilisation,especiallytherailroadsandtrains.InConnecticut,hestudiedattheSeasideInstituteforBoys,wherehebecameclosetotheheadmaster’sfamily.MrsNorthrop,theheadmaster’swife,noticedhistalentformathsandencouragedhimtostudyscienceandengineering—asuggestionthatshapedhisfuture.ZhandidnotignorehisstudiesintheUS.Heexpandedhisknowledgeofscience,tookpartinresearch,andgraduatedtopofhisclass.Inhighschool,hewasimpressedbythenewAmericanrailroadsystemandsaddenedbyChina’slimiteddisplays(mostlyteaandsilk)ataUSexposition.Thus,helongedtoridChinaofthetoughsituation.Theseexperiencesledhimtochoosecivilengineering(focusedonrailroads)atYaleUniversity.Hegraduatedfirstin1881,buttheQinggovernmentrecalledallCEMstudentsthatsummer—onlyZhanandoneotherfinishedcollege.ZhanreturnedtoChinaeagertobuildrailroads.In1888,hebeganhiswork,andlaterbecamefamousfortheBeijing-ZhangjiakouRailway(builtacrossdifficultandcomplexregion).Knownas“theFatherofChina’sRailroad,”heservedhiscountryfor31years,improvingmillionsoflives.8.WhywasithardtorecruitboysfortheCEM?A．ThetriptotheUSwastooexpensive.B．Parentswereunwillingtoseparatefromtheirsonsforlong.C．TheQinggovernmentdidnotsupportthemission.D．Boyswerenotinterestedinstudyingabroad.9.WhatinfluencedZhantochoosecivilengineeringashismajor?A．HisinterestinAmericanrailroadsanddesiretohelpChina.B．MrsNorthrop’ssuggestiontostudyscience.C．HisexcellentperformanceinmathsattheSeasideInstitute.D．ThelimiteddisplaysofChineseproductsattheUSexposition.10.WhatcanwelearnaboutZhanfromthetext?A．Hespent15yearsintheUSasplanned.B．HewastheonlyCEMstudenttofinishcollege.C．HebuilttheBeijing-ZhangjiakouRailwayin1888.D．HemadegreatcontributionstoChina’srailroaddevelopment.11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToexplaintheroleoftheCEMinChina’sdevelopment.B．TodescribeZhanTianyou’sexperiencesandachievements.C．TocompareAmericanandChineserailroadsinthe1800s.D．TointroducethehistoryofChina’sfirstrailroad.DTherearevariousreasonswhypeopletravel.Sometouristsgotoseebattlefieldsorotherhistoricremains.Othersarelookingforculture,orsimplywanttohavetheirpicturestakeninfrontoffamousplaces.MostEuropeantouristsarelookingforasunnybeachtolieon.NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.PeopleofcitieslikeLondon,CopenhagenandAmsterdamspendmuchoftheirwinterinthedarkbecausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.ThisisthereasonwhytheMediterranean(地中海)hasalwaysattractedthem.EverysummermanypeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.Theyallcomeforthesamereason:sun!ThehugecrowdsmeanlotsofmoneyfortheeconomicsofMediterraneancountries.Italy’s30,000hotelsarebookedwithoutabreakeverysummer.And13millionpeoplecamponFrenchbeaches,parksandroadsides.About37milliontouristsvisitthereyearly,oronetouristforeachpersonlivinginSpain.Buttherearesignsthattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcandealwith.TheMediterraneanisalreadyoneofthemostpollutedseasonearth.Noneofthese,however,isruininganyone’sfun.Obviously,theydon’tgothereforcleanwater.Theyallowtrafficjamsandseemtolikecrowdedbeaches.Theydon’tevenmindthepollution.Nomatterhowdirtythewateris,thecoastlinestilllooksbeautiful.Andaslongasthesunshines,it’sstillbetterthansittinginthecoldraininBerlin,London,orOslo.12.Europeanstravelmostlyforthereasonthat_________.A．theywishtoescapefromthecoldanddarknessB．theywanttoseesomefamoushistoricsitesC．theywouldliketotakepicturesinfrontoffamousplacesD．theyareinterestedindifferentculturalandsocialcustoms13.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph3,“onetouristforeachpersonlivinginSpain”suggests_________.A．allthe37millionpeoplelivinginSpainaretouristsB．everypersonlivinginSpainhastotakecareofatouristC．therearealargenumberoftouristsvisitingSpainD．everyfamilyinSpainisvisitedbyatouristeveryyear14.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingmightruinthetourists’funatMediterraneanresortsandbeaches?A．Rainyweather.B．Crowdedbuses.C．Pollutedwater.D．Trafficjams.15.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Peopletravelfordifferentreasons.B．Travellingcausesalotofproblems.C．Europeansarefondoftravelling.D．NorthernEuropeanstravelfor“sun”.第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。TheimportanceofhomeworkHomeworkisanessentialpartofastudent’seducation,evenifmanystudentsdislikeit.Theyoftenfeelthathomeworktakesawaytheirfreetime,whichtheywouldprefertospendonleisureactivities.___16___Itgivesstudentspracticeinwhattheyhavelearnedinclass.Withoutthisadditionalpractice,studentswillusuallyforgetwhattheyhavelearned.___17___Whentheteachermarksthehomework,theteacherwillalsobeabletocheckifastudentneedshelpwithacertaintopicorconcept.Itkeepsstudentsoccupiedinproductiveactivities.___18___Theywouldmostlikelyspendtheirtimeonthingswhichtheyenjoybutarenotbeneficial.Homeworkensuresthatstudentsdosomestudying,whichwillhelpthemdobetterinexaminations.Otherwise,theirtimewouldbewastedonunproductiveandevenunhealthypastimes.___19___Homeworkisusuallydoneathomewherethereisnosupervisionbyteachers.Unlessstudentshavestrictparentswhomonitorwhattheydo,itisuptothestudentstodecidewhentodotheworkorevenwhethertocompletethetaskornot.Withthis,studentswouldslowlybecomemoreusedtotheideaofdoingindependentworkwithoutsomeonebreathingdowntheirnecks.Toconclude,homeworkplaysaveryimportantroleineducation,eventhoughstudentsliketocomplainaboutit.___20___Therefore,studentsshouldapproachhomeworkwithapositiveattitudeandasenseofresponsibility.A．Itpromotesstudents’self-disciplineeffectively.B．Manystudentsbelievehomeworklimitstheirleisuretime.C．Homeworkcancausestressandanxietyforsomestudents.D．Actually,homeworkplaysacrucialroleineducationformanybenefits.E．Itstrengthenslearning,engagesstudents,anddevelopsessentiallifeskills.F．Theextraworkhelpsstudentschecktheirunderstandingoflessonstaught.G．Withouthomework,studentswillhavealotoftimeontheirhandsafterschool.二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21.______isoftenthecase,mymotherhasthefinalsayintheargument.A．ItB．WhichC．AsD．What22.Theflowers________sweetinthebotanicgardenattractthevisitorstothebeautyofnature.A．tosmellB．smellingC．smeltD．tobesmelt23.Thenewsthatthebosswas______withtheplanandwouldincreasethebudgetsounded______.A．satisfying;encouragingB．satisfied;encouragedC．satisfying;encouragedD．satisfied;encouraging24.Theoldcoupleoftentakeawalkaftersupperintheparkwiththeirpetdog_____them.A．tofollowB．befollowingC．followedD．following25.Youngdesignerstodayareeagerto______traditionaldesignconceptsandexplorenewtrends.A．breakoutB．breakupC．breakinD．breakawayfrom26.Thehappytime________withthestudentsleftadeepimpressionontheretiredteacher.A．spentB．tospendC．spendingD．havingspent27.Listeningtomusicenablesus__________relaxed.A．feelingB．feltC．tofeelD．feels28.ItooktheplaceofPeterastheteamleader,forhehadhadhisfoot______duringthesoccertraining.A．injuredB．toinjureC．injuringD．havinginjured29.Theshygirlneverspeaksunless________.A．speakingB．spokenC．speakingtoD．spokento30.Theoldblackwomanusedtotellstoriesunderthetalltree,hergrandchildren________aroundand________attentively.A．seating;listeningB．seated;listenedC．seating;listenedD．seated;listening三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Markwasatypicalhighschoolstudent.He___31___mostofhisfreetimeplayingvideogamesandwatchingTV.Hisdietwasfilledwithjunkfoodlikepizzaandburgers.Asaresult,hewasoften___32___andhisgradeswerestartingtofallbecausehecouldn’t___33___inclass.Oneday,duringaPEclass,therewasa1,000-meterrun.Mark___34___fromtheverybeginning.Hewassoonleft___35___behindbyhisclassmates,outof___36___andonthevergeofgivingup.This___37___experiencemadehimdecidetochange.Markstartedbygoingfora15-minute___38___everyevening.Atfirst,hislegsfelt___39___,andhewantedtoquitafterjustafewminutes.Buthepushedhimself.Asdays___40___weeks,hegraduallyincreasedhisrunningtimeand___41___.Besidesrunning,Markalsobegantoeathealthier.He___42___sodawithwaterandstartedhavingmorefruitsandvegetables.Aftertwomonths,somethingamazinghappened.Marknolongerfelttiredallthetime.Hecouldfocusbetterinclass,andhisgrades___43___.InthenextPEclassrun,hefinishedinthemiddleofthepack,muchtothe___44___ofhisclassmates.ThisexperiencetaughtMarkthatregularexerciseandabalanceddietcouldtrulyhelptokeep___45___,bothphysicallyandmentally.31.A．tookB．spentC．paidD．cost32.A．tiredB．thirstyC．lonelyD．excited33.A．compareB．competeC．concentrateD．contribute34.A．benefitedB．struggledC．cheatedD．pretended35.A．littleB．fewC．closeD．far36.A．breathB．controlC．workD．place37.A．attractiveB．positiveC．embarrassingD．living38.A．walkB．breakC．trackD．jog39.A．sourB．hardC．illD．heavy40.A．cameoverB．tookdownC．turnedintoD．huntedfor41.A．speedB．rateC．stepD．pace42.A．recoveredB．replacedC．producedD．processed43.A．grewB．improvedC．changedD．strengthened44.A．sadnessB．creditC．surpriseD．relief45.A．tightB．toughC．calmD．fit四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。We’veallbeenthere:Youtotallymeanttogetthatscienceprojectfinishedweeksagowhenit___46___(give)toyou,butyou,well,didn’t.Withthedeadlinenowjusthoursaway,youcouldcarefullyfinishyourproject...oryoucouldspendtime___47___TikTok.Ifthatsoundslikeyourexperience,you’renotalone:Accordingtoasurvey___48___(carry)outbyStudyMode,87%ofhighschoolandcollegestudentsconsiderthemselvestobehaveinaway___49___iscalledprocrastination(拖延).“IfindthatI’llstarttoputthingsoff,thenfeellikeI’mlosingcontrol,”saysMya,17.“Somehowthatmakesitmuch___50___(easy)toprocrastinate.It’sacycle(循环)that’seasytofallintoand___51___(challenge)togetoutof.”Buthere’sthething:Procrastinationisn’tjustaboutlatebedtimes.___52___(researcher)havefoundthatprocrastinationleadstoincreasedratesofanxiety(焦虑),aswellaslesssleepandlowergrades.___53___(simple)put,procrastinationholdsyoubackfrom___54___(achieve)yourgoalsandbeingyourbestself—andthat’snotOK.Butitispossibletostopputtingthingsoff.Breaktasksintosmallsteps,make___55___specificscheduleandfollowit.Rememberthatdeterminationisthekeytosuccessindealingwithprocrastination.五、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据首字母或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。56.I’mquitec________oftakingcareofmyself.57.Noonewashurt,andweallbreathedasighofr________.58.Thecompetitionisopentobothteamsandi________.59.Shehashadanumberofdifferentjobs,r________fromcheftoswimminginstructor.60.Carloswasa________firstprizeintheessaycompetition.61.Ididn’tseeyourcar,soI________(以为)you’dgoneout.62.Attheendoftheirmeeting,itwas________(宣布)thatanagreementhadbeenreached.63.________(祝贺)onyourexamresults!64.Shelookedatthefinishedpaintingwith________(满意).65.Testshave________(证明)thatthesystemworks.六、完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。66.Thefourcountries________________(属于)theUnitedKingdom.67.She________________________(爱上)hip-hopmusicwhenshewatcheditperformedonstage.68.Youshouldvolunteer.You________________________(能够……)performingatmusicfestivals.69.________________________(被给予一些建议)