河北省承德市金科大教考2025-2026学年高一上学期12月期中考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1河北省承德市金科大教考2025-2026学年高一上学期12月期中英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ABestCitiesforWalkingintheWorldThere’ssomethingmagicalaboutexploringacityonfoot.Intheworld’smostwalkablecities,walkingisn’tjustameansofgettingaround—it’sawaytoexperiencetheheartandsoulofadestination.Lucca,ItalyWhileFlorenceandRomemayattractmoretourists,Luccaisawonderfulplacethatisworthexploring.Thecityisfamousforitswell-protectedRenaissance(文艺复兴)wallsthatgoaroundthehistoriccitycenter.Visitorscanwalkalongthetree-linedtopofthewalls,offeringsomeofthebestviewsofthetownandtheItaliancountryside.CapeTown,SouthAfricaCapeTownisaculturallydiverse(多样的)cityinSouthAfricathathasalottooffertouristswitheverytypeoftravelstyle.ThemostwalkabledestinationistheV&AWaterfront,filledwithlotsofshops,restaurants,andbars.There’snotabadviewinsight,withtheseainonedirectionandTableMountainintheother.Zurich,SwitzerlandZurichbringstogetherold-timecharmandmodernconvenience,makingitoneofthebestcitiesinEuropeforexploringonfoot.TheAltstadt(OldTown)hasnarrow,windingstreets,ancientbuildings,andfamoussightsliketheGrossmunsterandFraumunsterchurches.Walkerscanenjoythecity’swell-keptparksandpathsalongLakeZurich,whichofferbeautifulwalkingrouteswithviewsoftheSwissAlpsfaraway.Knightsbridge,UnitedKingdomKnightsbridgeisoneoftherichestneighborhoodsinLondonandveryeasytoexplorebywalking.Here,youcanfindbothfancythingsandplacesthatareeasyforeveryonetoenjoy.Asyouwalkalongitsbeautifulstreets,makesuretocheckoutthewell-knownHarrodsdepartmentstoreandtheendlessVictorianbuildingsnearby.Youcantakeawalkalongthetree-linedstreetsandwell-protectedbeautifulparkstoseeallthelovelyviews.1.WhatcanwalkersenjoyattheV&AWaterfront?A.TraditionalAfricanvillages. B.Viewsofoceanandmountain.C.HistoricalEuropeanchurches. D.Largenumbersofancientartworks.2.WhatdoZurichandKnightsbridgehaveincommon?A.Theyhavefewmodernstores. B.Theyhavecountrysideviews.C.TheyhaveRenaissancebuildings. D.Theyhavewell-protectedparks.3.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthetext?A.Inatextbook. B.Inahistorynovel. C.Inatravelmagazine. D.Inanewsreport.BChineseswimmingstarYuZidi,whowonthethirdplaceatthe2024ParisOlympicsatjust12yearsold,hasbrokentheAsianrecordinthe200mmedley(混合泳)event.The13-year-oldsetthemarkatthe2025NationalGamesofChinainShenzhenonTuesday.Yuwonthe200mmedleygoldmedalwithatimeof2minutesand7.41seconds.Shebroketherecordheldby2012LondonOlympicchampionYeShiwen13yearsago,beatingtheformermarkby0.16seconds.TheachievementmakesYuthe9thfastestfemaleswimmerofalltimeinthe200mmedleyevent.Sheisnowclosinginontheelite(精英)groupofonlysixswimmerswhohaveeverfinishedunder2minutesand7seconds.TheworldrecordisheldbyCanada’sSummerMcIntoshat2minutesand5.7seconds.BorninBaoding,HebeiProvince,Yuwasdiscoveredbychanceatawaterparkwhenshewassixyearsold.Threeyearslater,shejoinedswimmingclubHebeiTaihuaJinyeandquicklybecameamemberoftheprovincialteam.In2024,Yuattractedattentionwhenshetookpartin10eventsattheNationalGames.InMay2025,shecontinuedtomakemoreprogress.AfterherhistoricthirdplaceinParis,YubecametheyoungestmedalistinthehistoryoftheWorldAquaticsChampionshipsin2025,alsoatage12.ChineseexpertsnowregardherasthenewfaceofAsianswimming,drawingcomparisonstoYeShiwen,whowonOlympicgoldat16.YuisexpectedtobeamajorstarforChinaatthe2028LosAngelesOlympics.Swimming,however,hasnotcomeeasy.Yufaceddifficultiesbalancingtrainingandstudieslastyear.“Ialmostgaveupswimmingbeforethenationalchampionshipslastyearbecauseoftirednessfromtrainingandstudies;Luckily,thankstomycoaches,teammates,friendsandparents,Irealizedswimmingisanecessarypartofmylife,andIcannotgiveitup.Themostdifficulttimesareoftenwhenweareclosesttoachievingourgoals.Ikeepremindingmyselfthathardworkwillsurelybringgoodresults.”4.WhatdoweknowaboutYuZidifromparagraph2?A.Shebrokearecordkeptfor13years. B.Shejoinedanelitegroupofsixswimmers.C.Shebroketheworldrecordby0.16seconds. D.SheswammuchfasterthanSummerMcIntosh.5.WhatleadstoYuZidi’srapidriseaccordingtothepassage?A.Shebrokemanyworldrecordsin2025. B.Shereceivedyearsoftrainingabroad.C.Shewasfoundearlyandkeptimproving. D.Shewontengoldsat2024NationalGames.6.WhyisYeShiwenmentionedinparagraph4?A.ToshowhowexcellentYuis. B.ToexplainwhyYehasachievedalot.C.Toshowfailureisthemotherofsuccess. D.TocomparethedifferencebetweenYuandYe.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeYu?A.Activeandhumorous. B.Adventurousandcurious.C.Independentandhelpful. D.Hard-workinganddetermined.CSpeakingmorethanonelanguagecouldbeconnectedtosloweraging,accordingtoanewstudy.Aninternationalteamofresearcherslookedatdata(数据)frommorethan86,000adultsfrom27Europeancountries.Theywereallagedbetween51and90.Theresearchersusedthisdatatocreatemodelsofpeople’s“biological(生物的)age”basedontheirphysicalandmentalhealth,andcomparedittothenumberofyearstheyhadactuallylived.Theyfoundthatpeoplefromcountrieswherepeoplemostlyspeakonlyonelanguagewereabouttwiceaslikelytohaveabiologicalagethatwasolderthantheirrealage.Andpeoplefromcountrieswherepeopleusuallyspeakmorethanonelanguagewere2.17timeslesslikelytobeagingfasterthantheirrealage.Infact,themorelanguagespeopleusuallyspoke,thelesslikelytheyweretoagefaster.Expertshavesaidthatatleasthalfoftheworld’spopulationspeaksmorethanonelanguage.However,upto75%ofpeoplewhospeakEnglishasafirstlanguageonlyspeakEnglish.Thebenefitsoflearningasecondlanguageareclear,accordingtothestudy.Theresearcherssaidpeopleshouldbeencouragedtokeeptheirbrainsactivebylearningandusingmorelanguages.Thisissomethingthatgovernmentscouldthinkaboutasawaytohelpprotectpeople’shealth,theyadded.Theydescribedlanguagelearningasalow-costwaytoimproveourhealthaswegetolder.Butexpertssaylearningorspeakingmorelanguagesisn’ttheonlywaytoslowouraging.AccordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation,thereareeightkeythingsyoucandotoslowyourbody’saging:eatbetter;sleepwell,stayactive,don’tsmoke,andmanageyourweight,bloodsugar,bloodpressureandcholesterol(胆固醇).8.Whatisthemainfindingofthestudy?A.Learninglanguageshelpsthemind. B.Gettingolderaffectslanguageskills.C.Exerciseisgoodforlearninglanguages. D.Speakingmorelanguagescanslowdownaging.9.Howdidresearchersdecidepeople’sbiologicalage?A.Bytestinglanguageskills. B.Bymeasuringbloodpressure.C.Bycheckinghealthofbodyandmind. D.Bystudyinghowpeoplecommunicate.10.Whatistheresearchers’suggestionaccordingtoparagraph4?A.Keepingbrainsactivebyexercising. B.Encouragingpeopletolearnmorelanguages.C.Improvinghealththroughcheapmethods. D.Askinggovernmentstoreducehealthcosts.11.What’sthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Toshowotherwaystoslowaging. B.Tocomparedifferentresearchresults.C.Tointroducethebestwaytokeephealthy. D.Topresenthealthorganizations’studyresults.DThenextbigvolcanicdisasterismorelikelytocomefromsleepingvolcanoesthatarehardlywatched,ratherthanfamousoneslikeEtnaorYellowstone.Whyare‘quiet’volcanoesmoredangerous?Thisispartlybecauseofcommonhumanbiases(偏见).Manypeoplethinkthatsomethingthathasbeenquietwillstayquiet.Ifavolcanohasn’teruptedforalongtime,peopleoftennaturallyconsideritissafe.Ifpeoplecanquicklypictureaneventintheirmind,theythinkit’smorelikelytohappen.Thisisaquicktrickofthemind.Well-knownvolcanoesoreruptions,suchastheIcelandicashcloudfrom2010,arefamiliarandcanfeelthreatening(威胁),whileremotevolcanoeswithnorecenteruptionsseldomregisteratall.Thesebiasescreateadangerousproblem:weonlyspendthemostmoneyafteradisasterhasalreadyhappened.ElChichón,forexample,wasonlymonitored(监测)afterthe1982disaster.However,three-quartersoflargeeruptions(likeElChichónandbigger)comefromvolcanoesthathavebeenquietforatleast100yearsand,asaresult,receivetheleastattention.Wemustprepareforvolcanoesaheadoftime,notjustaftertheyerupt.Withproperwatchonvolcanoes,withcommunitiespreparedtorespond(反应),andwithgoodteamworkbetweenexpertsandthegovernment,wecansavethousandsofpeople.Disastershavebeenavertedinthesewaysin1991(atMountPinatubointhePhilippines),in2019(atMountMerapiinIndonesia)andin2021(atLaSoufriereontheCaribbeanislandofSaintVincent).Toclosethesegaps,theworldneedstopaymoreattentiontounder-monitoredvolcanoesinplacessuchasLatinAmerica,south-eastAsia,AfricaandthePacific-placeswheremillionsofpeopleliveclosetovolcanoesthathavelittleornohistoricalrecord.Thisiswherethegreatestriskslie,andwhereevensmallamountsofmoneyspentonmonitoring,earlywarningandcommunitypreparednesscouldsavethemostlives.12.Whatcanwelearnabouthowmostpeopleseesleepingvolcanoes?A.Itmaycausewrongdecisions. B.Itfocusesonrecenthappenings.C.Itmatchesscientificguesses. D.Itconsidersfamousonesmost.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“averted”meaninparagraph4?A.Expected. B.Prevented. C.Recorded. D.Contacted.14.Howdoestheauthorthinkofspendingmoneyonvolcanomonitoring?A.Itneedstobecutdownnow. B.Itissuitablefordevelopedcountries.C.Itbringsgreatvalueatalowcost. D.Itrequiresmoreinternationalhelp.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheCostofMonitoringVolcanoesmatters B.WhyFamousVolcanoesThreatenUsMostC.HowVolcanoesChangeHumanActivities D.TheQuietVolcanoesMayHaveGreatRisks第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoHaveaSuccessfulTeenageLifeEveryonewantstosucceedintheirlife,don’tthey?Evenasateenager,youcanachievesuccessinyourlife.____16____Followthestepsbelow,andsuccessfulteenageyearswillfollowsuit!Dowellinschool.Nomatterhowboringitisnow,educationwillhelpyoubeaproductivememberinsociety.Strive(力争)forexcellenceinschool;tryyourbest,listentotheteachers,doyourhomework,study,andgetgoodgrades.Doingsowillhelpyougetintoabettercollegeoruniversity,whichwillallowyoutogetagreatjobinthefuture.____17____Helpoutinyourcommunity.Volunteeringcannotonlyimproveyourcommunity’sstatus,itcouldmakeyouhappier.Findvolunteerchancesthatinterestyou;forexample,ifyouloveanimals,volunteeratananimalshelter.Whenyouhelpothers,itwillmakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.____18____Andtotopitalloff,havinglotsofvolunteerhourswilllookgoodonyourresume(简历)!____19____Startthinkingaboutworkyouwouldliketobein,butmakeagoodchoicebasedonyourinterestsandstrengths.Thiscouldbeyourjobfortherestofyourlife!Youcouldalsoworktowardsnon-work-relatedgoals,suchasgettinggoodgradesinschool,joiningateamsport,etc.Challengeyourselfandyou’llbesurprisedwhatyoucanachieve!Getactive!Joinasportsteamatschooloroutofschool.Goforarunaroundyourneighborhood.____20____Joinadancegroup,goswimmingatthelocalrecreationcenter,dosit-upsduringcommercialbreaksonTV—anything!Justexercise!Ithelpsyoufeelbetter,mentallyandphysically.A.Develophobbies.B.Itreallyisn’tthathard.C.Asuccessfulteenagerneedsefforts.D.Takeyourdogonanice,longwalk.E.Schoolsetsyouupontherighttrack!F.You’remakingabigdifferenceintheworld.G.Discoveryourgoalsinlifeandworktowardthem.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Duringmyhighschooldays,runningwasmyfavoritesport.Iwas____21____andpreferredrunningalone,whileothersplayedteamsports.Ibelieveddoingeverythingmyselfwasthebestway.Duringoneimportantrelayrace,ourteamwasaboutto____22____whenIdroppedthebaton(接力棒).Welostbecauseofmymistake.Ifeltcompletely____23____.Mycoachpickedupthebatonandtoldme,“Runningisn’tjustabout____24____.It’sabouttrust,goodturning,andknowing____25____whentopass.Sometimesthesmartestmoveispassing____26____,notjustrunningfaster.”Thisexperiencehelpedmetrulyunderstandthatpersonalabilitymeanslittlewithout____27____.Thisvaluablelessonhas____28____meinbuildingmybusinessovertheyears.NowIusuallyadviseyoungbusinessmen.Manyremind(提醒)meofmyyoungerself—theyoftenthinkaskingforhelpmeans____29____.Ialwaystellthemthatpassingworktoothersisn’tasignof____30____,butactuallyshowswisdom.OnceIworkedwithafounderwhocouldn’t____31____hissales.He____32____askedmyteamtotakecareofmarketing,whilehisteam____33____productdevelopment.Theirincome(收入)sawawonderful120%____34____injustsixmonthsofteamwork.Istillkeepthatbatononmydesk.Itremindsmethatsuccesscomesfromknowingwhentopushforwardandwhentopassopportunities(机遇)—alessonIlove____35____.21.A.slow B.careful C.curious D.fast22.A.practice B.train C.win D.lose23.A.amazed B.terrible C.proud D.confused24.A.health B.courage C.champion D.speed25.A.exactly B.possibly C.suddenly D.finally26.A.louder B.sooner C.higher D.better27.A.determination B.confidence C.teamwork D.stress28.A.protected B.tested C.instructed D.limited29.A.failure B.danger C.shame D.pity30.A.creation B.error C.weakness D.strength31.A.count B.improve C.check D.report32.A.extremely B.wisely C.obviously D.gracefully33.A.dependedon B.gaveup C.putoff D.focusedon34.A.increase B.change C.risk D.level35.A.challenging B.sharing C.commenting D.relating第二节（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。Dialectsarevariations(变体)oflanguagethathappenwithinaspecificregionorcommunity.Thesevariationscaninclude___36___(different)invocabulary,pronunciation,andgrammar.Dialectsmatterbecausetheyshow___37___makesdifferentcommunitiesaroundtheworldspecial—theirhistory,culture,andidentity(身份).Throughouthistory,dialectshaveplayedanimportantrole___38___shapingnationalidentityandprotectingculturaltraditions.Inmanycases,dialectsweretheprimarymeansofcommunicationbeforetherewere___39___(office)languages.Asaresult,theybecameakeypartofregionalidentityandhelpedbuildnationalidentity.Famousliteraryworksandsongsarealso___40___(know)forcelebratingregionalspeechpatterns(模式).Forexample,WilliamFaulkner’snovels___41___(set)inhisnativeMississippiandshowtheuniquelanguagepatternsofthatregion.___42___(use)dialectinhiswritingisnecessaryforshowingthetruecharacterofSouthernculture.Inmusic,singersofblues,country,andhip-hopoftensingintheirownlocalstyle.Theirmusic___43___(proud)tellsthestoriesoftheirpeopleandculture,andithelpssharethesestorieswiththewholeworld.Dialectshavealsobeenusedtoprotectculturaltraditions.Forexample,NativeAmericansoftenuselanguageasaway___44___(keep)themaliveandpassdownstoriesfromgenerationtogeneration.Similarly,manypeople____45____movetonewcountriesstillcontinuetospeaktheirnativedialects.第四部分写作（共两节，共40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是某国际学校高一学生李华。你的朋友Jim对于加入哪个学校社团感到困惑。他有以下三个选择：武术社团（MartialArtsClub）、书法社团、剪纸社团。请你给他写一封信。内容包括：1.你的推荐；2.你的理由（至少两条）；3.你的祝福。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearJim,Iheardthatyouarethinkingaboutjoiningaschoolclubbutfeelconfusedaboutwhichonetochoose.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）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。IreallylikedJuliafrommyfirstdayofhighschool.Asashyfreshman,Iwatchedherwithquietadmiration.Shelaughedeasilyanddrewclassmatestoherlikeamagnet(磁铁).Juliaspokeconfidentlyinclass,makingcomplex(复杂的)topicssoundsimple.IwishedIcouldbethatoutgoing.Iwantedtobeherfriend,butdidn’t