广西壮族自治区玉林市五校联考2025-2026学年2026年5月高一年级试题英语试卷（期中）（含答案）

2025-2026学年高一下学期玉林五校联考期中英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAlthoughbeautifulNewYear’sfireworkslightupskiesaroundtheworld,therearealsomanyunusualbutwonderfulwayspeopleacrosstheworldobservetheNewYear.Roundeverything(Philippines)FilipinoculturecelebratestheNewYearbyservingtwelvedifferentfruits.Apples,melons,oranges,andgrapesarepopularpicks,butanyroundfruitwilldo.Theroundproducestandsforwealthforeachmonthoftheupcomingyear.Localsalsowearclotheswithpolkadots(圆点图案)onthemandfilltheirpocketswithroundcoins.Throwingpaperoutthewindow(Argentina)ThepiecesofcolouredpaperwillflythroughthestreetsofBuenosAiresaroundlunchtimeonDecember31.ThereasonbehindthecustomisthatArgentiniansthrowoutalltheirolddocumentsandpapersbeforethecurtain(幕；帷幕)fallsontheyeartoshowthey’releavingthepastbehind.It’shardlythemostdangerousthingflyingoutofwindowsaroundtheworldonNewYear’s,though—manyotherLatinAmericancountriesarefondofthrowingbucketsofwater,whileSouthAfricansthrowouttheiroldtables,chairs,etc.ontothestreetfromgreatheights.Breakingplatesintopieces(Denmark)IfyouwanttomakeanewDanishfriendfortheNewYear,throwaplateagainsttheirdoor.Thetraditionismeanttobringthehouseownergoodluckfortheyearahead.DanesalsojumpoffchairstoleapintotheNewYear,andstaygluedtotheirTVsforQueenMargrethe’syearlyspeechandascreeningofblack-and-whiteEnglishlanguagecomedyDinnerforOne(knowninDenmarkasThe90thBirthday),whichisalsopopularinGermany.Eatinggrapesfast(Spain)InSpain,with12secondsremaininguntiltheNewYear,peopleeat12greengrapestobringgoodluckinthecomingyear.It’sconsideredtobebadluckifyoucan’teatthemallbythefinalmidnightchime(钟声).Eatthemdownintimeand12monthsofgoodluckwillcomeyourway.1.HowdopeopleinPhilippinescelebratetheNewYear?A．Bywearingnewclothesontheeve.B．Bypickinguptwelvedifferentkindsoffruits.C．Bywishingforwealthintheupcomingyear.D．Bygettingclosetosomethinground.2.WhydoArgentiniansthrowouttheirolddocumentsandpapersonDecember31?A．Becauseitisnotthemostdangerouscustom.B．Becausethecurtainwillfallonthenewyear.C．Toleavethepastyearandwelcomethenewyear.D．Tobringthehouseownergoodluckfortheyearahead.3.WhatdotheNewYearcelebrationsofthefourcountrieshaveincommon?A．Theyarealltraditionalcustomswithgoodwishesforthecomingyear.B．TheyareallabouteatingspecialfoodtowelcometheNewYear.C．Theyareallpopulararoundthewholeworld.D．Theyareallaboutthrowingthingstosaygoodbyetothepast.BJimFullanisoftenmistakenasaplayer’sdad.Sometimespeopleeventhinkhe’sacoach.Butthe57-year-oldmanisactuallyjustpartoftheteam.Hisreturntothebaseballfieldhasbeenalifelongdream.Fullanretiredlastyeartoreachhisgoalofplayingcollegebaseball.“Inevertooktheopportunitytoplayincollegeorcontinuetotry,”hesays.“Itwasalwaysonmymind.”FullanappliedtoseveralPennsylvaniacommunitycollegestogethisdegreeandspoketoacoupleofbaseballcoachestolearnabouttheprograms.Buttheyrefusedhim.Itwasn’tuntilhewenttoafewoftheMontgomeryCountyCommunityCollegeMustangs’gameslastspringthathefelthefoundsupport.Heintroducedhimselftothecoachesandtheyacceptedtheideaofhimbecomingaspecialstudentandanathlete.Fullanshowedupforthetryoutlastfall.Thetryoutmadehimanxious,particularlybecausehedidn’tknowhowhewasgoingtobereceivedbyhismuchyoungerteammates.Thereistrulyabigagegap,butheimmediatelycaughttheattentionoftheyoungwhoadmiredhisdetermination.With25playerstryingout,only18madetheteam.ThattotalincludedFullan.Whennotattendingclass,Fullanisputtinginworkonthefield.He’snotusingageasanexcuse.Heattendsallofthedailythree-hourpracticesfromMondaytoFriday.Fullansaysitisadailychallengetokeepupwithhisyoungerteammatessohehastogettopracticeearlybeforetheyarrive.Actually,Fullanisabletosharehiswealthofknowledgefromhislifeexperiencewithhisteammates.Thisenableshimtodevelopgoodrelationshipswiththeteam.Hisstoryhasbeenaninspirationtomanyawayfromthebaseballfield,includingKellyDunbar,directorofathleticsatMontgomeryCountyCommunityCollege.“Iadmirehiscouragetokeephisdreamalive,”shesays,“becausemanypeopledon’tdothatthesedays.”4.WhatcanbelearnedaboutFullanfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Hehopedtore-experiencecollegelife.B．Hetaughtyoungplayersafterretirement.C．Hetriedtoachievealong-standingdream.D．Hesurprisedotherswithhisathleticabilities.5.WhatmadeFullanworriedduringhistryout?A．Thedifficultyofkeepingfocused.B．Seriouscompetitionamongplayers.C．Uncertaintyaboutteammates’attitudes.D．Thethoughtofmakingsimplemistakes.6.HowdoesFullanbenefithisteammateswithhisparticipation?A．Byprovidingjobopportunities.B．Bysharinghislifewisdom.C．Bydrivingtrainingplans.D．Byofferingbaseballskills.7.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A．AnOldCoachReturnstotheFieldB．ATeam’sNewMemberC．AStudentAthleteinCollegeD．ALifelongBaseballDreamComesTrueCInWashington,D.C.,earlyinthemorning,StephanieHaley,avolunteer,iswalkingthroughthecity’sdowntown,lookingforbirdsthatmighthavecollided(碰撞)withwindows.Onthesidewalknexttoanofficebuilding,thereisanolive-greensongbird.It’sanAcadianflycatcher,nodoubtonitswaytoCentralorSouthAmericawhenithitawindow.Thissceneisrepeatedacrossthecountry.Eachyear,uptoabillionbirdsarekilledbywindowcollisionsintheUS.Mostofthesebirdsaremigrating(迁徙),flyingatspeedsofupto30milesperhourwhentheyhittheglass.Forbirds,glass—whetherclearorreflective—presentsamajordanger,andthisisespeciallytrueincities,wherebuildingsarefullofglass.Eachnightduringthemigrationseason,hundredsofmillionsofbirdstaketotheskies,flyingthroughthenighttotakeadvantageoftheevening’scool,stableair.Theynavigatewiththehelpofthemoonandthestars,andcomedowninthemorningtorest.That’swhentheycanmeetglass,whichtheydon’tknowhowtoavoid.Ifit’sclear,theythinktheycanflythroughit.Ifit’sreflective,theycanmistakethereflectionsforrealtreesandsky.Thesecollisionshappenmostlyneartheground,nothighintheair.TheissuegainednationalattentionafterhundredsofbirdsdiedinonenightatMcCormickPlaceinChicagoin2023.Thiseventledtoameetingofexperts,whoformedtheBirdcollisionPreventionAlliance.Theirgoalistofindbetterwaystoprotectbirdsfromglass.InChicago,usingspecialfilmsonwindowscanreduce(减少)birdcollisionsbyupto95%.Homeownerscanalsohelpbytreatingtheirwindows.Bytakingsmallactions,likecoveringwindows,peoplecanreducebirddeathsathome.Theseeffortsmaynotfixtheproblementirely,buttheyareastepintherightdirectionforsavingmillionsofbirds.8.WheredoesthevolunteerfindtheAcadianflycatcher?A．Atanoffice.B．Onthedriveway.C．Atherhouse.D．Onthesidewalk.9.Whatisthemainreasonbirdscollidewithwindows?A．Theyareattractedtofoods.B．Theyareconfusedbythelights.C．Theyfailtorecognizeglass.D．Theyflytoohighwhilemigrating.10.Howdothebirdsflyatnightduringthemigrationseason?A．Theyusethemoonandstars.B．Theylookfortreesinthecountry.C．Theyfollowthelightsincities.D．Theyturntootheranimalsforhelp.11.Whichbestdescribestheactofapplyingspecialfilmstowindowstosavebirds?A．Difficult.B．Workable.C．Pointless.D．Expensive.DArecentresearchstudysuggeststhatlearningmusicdoesn’tmakeyousmarter.Forawhile,therewasanideafoundontheInternetandinvariousmagazinesthatsuggestedthatbabiescouldbecomesmarteriftheylistenedtoMozart,ortootherclassicalmusic.Inspired,someparentsboughtclassicalCDsfortheirbabiesinthehopethatthiswouldboosttheirintelligence.Butthisso-called“MozartEffect”hasbeenchallengedrepeatedly.Butistakingmusiclessonssurelydifferentfromjustlisteningtomusic?Wouldn’ttakingmusiclessonsmakekidssmarter?That’sexactlythequestionthatmanyresearchersovertheyearshavetriedtoanswer.Someoftheirstudiesconcludedthatitdoes,andsomefoundthatitdoesn’t.Forexample,onestudyshowedthatmusiceducationdidnotimprovereadingskills,whileanotheronefoundasmalleffectofmusiconyoungchildren’sabilitytolearnwords.Aftercarefullycomparingthedatafromdifferentpapers,theresearchersconcludedthatchildrenwhotookmusiclessonsdidnotscorehigheronteststhatmeasuretheirintelligenceoracademicabilitythankidsthatdidn’tlearnmusic.Ifmusicdoesn’tmakeyousmarter,howdoesthatexplainotherresearchthatshowsthatmusiclessonshelpstudents’schoolperformance?Itseemslikethereissomethingaboutmusiclessonsthatmakesstudentsabletoperformbetterintheirotherclasses.Thatdoesn’thavetobeintelligence,andit’slikelynot.Musiclessonscouldhavehelpedindifferentways:Theycouldhaveledtoachangeinhomeworkhabits,theycouldhaveincreasedconfidence,ortheycouldhaveimprovedsocialskills.Andfinally,theyalsomentionthatmusiceducationcouldstillbebeneficialtostudents’performanceinnon-musicsubjectifthemusiciscombinedwiththeseclasses.Sofeelfreetokeepmakingmusic,andkeepencouragingchildrentolearnmusic.12.Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosesttotheunderlinedword“boost”inParagraph2?A．Reduce.B．Improve.C．Understand.D．Influence.13.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“MozartEffect”?A．Itismostlikelytobeineffective.B．ItwasfirstpresentedbyMozart.C．Ithelpsparentstakegoodcareoftheirchildren.D．Itwilldrawmoreandmoreresearchers’attention.14.WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph3show?A．Listeningtomusicbenefitskidsalot.B．Whethermusiceducationsuitsallkidsremainsunknown.C．Listeningtomusicfailtohelpkidsinlanguagelearning.D．Whethertakingmusiclessonsmakeskidssmarteriscontroversial(有争议的).15.Whatconclusionismadeinthelastparagraph?A．Musiclessonsshouldbeencouragedforchildren.B．Intelligencedeterminesone’sschoolperformance.C．Astudent’sintelligencecanbeincreasedwitheffort.D．Studentsshouldavoidlisteningtomusicwhilestudying.第二部分七选五（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。Someonemayfinditdifficulttolearnhistory.16______Ofcourse,youneedtostudycarefullyinandoutoftheclassroom.Whetheryouhaveabigtestcomingoryou’relookingtoimproveyourstudyingskillsforhistorycourses,thereareafewthingsyoucandotoprepare.Organizeyournotesintimeorder.17______.Keepingthatorderinthenotesthatyoutakebothinclassandwhilereadingwillhelpyouorganizetheinformationyoureceive.Alwayswritedownthedateofeventsinyournotesandtrytokeepthingsinorder.Writedownimportantinformationfromyourteacherandtextbook.Astheinformationisontheblackboardinfrontofyou,youdon’twanttotakenotes.18______.However,you’llsoonforgetthefactsanddatesifyoudon’twritethemdownrightaway.Thesamegoesonwhenyou’rereadingthetexts.So,keepanotebookandaimtotakeatleast1pageofnotesperchapteror30minutesoflecture.19______.Studyinghistorycanoftenfeellikeyou’rememorizingmanydisconnecteddates,names,andplaces.Avoidthisbymakingtheclearconnections(联系)inthenotesthatyoutake.Then,whenyou’repreparingforatest,you’llbeabletodrawontheseconnectionsandhistoricalevents.Askyourteacheraboutanyinformationyoudidn’tunderstand.Sometimesstudentsfeelshytoasktheirteacherquestions,butthere’snoreasontofeelshythatway.Ifyou’reconfusedaboutapointinthelectureorarestrugglingtorememberanydates,names,orplaces,don’thesitatetoaskyourteacherafterclass.20______.A．Youcanalsosendhimanemailthatnight.B．Therefore,itisusefultotakenotesinclass.C．Youmaythinkituselesstotakenotesinclass.D．Writedownconnectionsbetweenthenotesyoutake.E．Inhistory,manyeventstookplaceinacertainorder.F．Makeavisualmapofhistoricaleventsthatyouarestudying.G．However,studyinghistorycanbeveryeasyandevenenjoyable.第三部分完形填空（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。IworkasauniversityprofessoratanartschoolinAustralia.Lastyear,Idecidedto___21___onlineclassestogainsomeknowledgeofChinesetoprepareforanexchangeproject.MyteacherandIwouldmeetafewtimesamonthtopractice___22___andgoovergrammar.Duringourcommunication,healso___23___detailsofhislife.Gradually,the___24___ofthefirstfewlessonsgavewaytomorefamiliarityandcomfort.Istoppedfeelingembarrassedandbegantoopenupaboutmyown___25___andmybattlewithChinese.“Don’tworry;I’mhereto___26___you.You’rehardworkingandI’msureyou’lldowellinit,”saidmyteacher.Ihad___27___mystudentswithsimilarwordsinmyownteaching.Itwas___28___tohearthemdirectedatme.Thetablesturned.“Youare___29___today,”myteacherwouldsaywhenIusedvariedvocabularyorexpressions.WhenIheardthesefourwords,Igotafeelingof___30___.Italsosurprisedmethatmyconfidencecouldbeencouragedbysuch___31___praise.ThatwaswhenIbecameawarehow___32___Ihadpraisedmystudents.Ithoughtmuchpraisemadethemself-satisfied.Butnow,Ihadachangeofheartand___33___thattheseplainwordscanmeanalot.Words___34___.AndnowIbecomemore___35___whenIusethem.21.A．keepupwithB．signupforC．makeupforD．comeupwith22.A．writingB．listeningC．translationD．conversation23.A．sharedB．recordedC．avoidedD．debated24.A．eagernessB．embarrassmentC．excitementD．expectation25.A．regionB．achievementC．backgroundD．education26.A．contributeB．remindC．teachD．congratulate27.A．rescuedB．informedC．replacedD．comforted28.A．strangeB．pleasedC．upsetD．concerned29.A．fluentB．braveC．excellentD．energetic30.A．calmB．joyC．reliefD．safety31.A．commonB．specialC．mildD．simple32.A．rarelyB．naturallyC．necessarilyD．casually33.A．wonderedB．understoodC．reflectedD．remembered34.A．remainB．failC．matterD．develop35.A．curiousB．certainC．particularD．thoughtful第四部分语法填空（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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。It’swell-knownthatMarch12thisChina’sannualNationalTreePlantingDay.36______thisday,peoplethroughoutChina,willtakespadesandbucketsaswellasyoungtrees,andgoouttomaketheirhometownsmuchgreener.Asamatteroffact,China’sTreePlantingDaycoulddatebacktoaproposal37______(make)bySunYat-senandQingMingFestival(April5th)wasadoptedasTreePlantingDaythen.However,April5thwasalatetimefortree-plantinginSouthernChina,so38______waschangedtoMarch12thinhonourofSunYat-sen,39______passedawayonMarch12th.InFebruary1979,the5thNationalPeople’sCongress(全国人大)ofPeople’sRepublicofChinaannouncedthatMarch12thwould40______(take)asTreePlantingDay,requiringthewholecountrytocarryouttreeplanting41______(activity)onMarch12th.Inrecentyears,tree-plantinginSpring42______(become)abitoftraditionforChinese.Forthose43______(live)inthebigcities,NationalTreePlantingDayis44______uniquemomentforcityskipping.Itis45______(extreme)convenientforpeopletohaveaccesstonaturewiththeirfamilymembers.Aftertheirfieldworktogether,theyharvestnotonlybeautifulenvironmentbutalsoharmonyfamilyrelation.第五部分书面表达（满分40分）第一节邮件邀请（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，你校将于6月18日举办端午文化节活动。请给你的外教Neil写一封邮件邀请他参加，内容包括：1.简要介绍端午节；2.活动时间、地点；3.活动内容。注意：1.写作词数应为80词左右；2.格式规范，行文连贯。DearNeil,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（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，使之构成完整短文。词数150左右。IwasashyandquietfreshmanwhenIenteredhighschool.ForaslongasIcouldremember,Ihadbeenafraidofspeakinginpublic.Iwouldlowermyheadinclasswhenevertheteacheraskedquestions,fearingthatmyvoicewouldshakeorIwouldsaythewrongwords.Ialwayssatinthecorneroftheclassroom,hidingmyselffromothers’attention,andneverdaredtotakepartinanyclassactivitiesorschoolevents.Iwasusedtostayinginmycomfortzone,eventhoughIknewIwasmissingchancestogrow.MyEnglishteacher,Ms.Li,noticedmytimidity(胆怯)soonaftertheschooltermbegan.Sheoftensmiledatmeinclassandcalledmynametoanswersimplequestions,butIstillspokeinaverylowvoiceandavoidedeyecontactwithothers.Oneafternoon,aftertheEnglishclass,sheaskedmetostayintheclassroom.Insteadofpushingmehard,shesatbesidemeandtalkedgently.Shetoldmethatsheusedtobeashygirltoo,andsheunderstoodhownervousIfelt.“Growingupisnevereasy,buteverysmallstepoutofyourcomfortzonewillmakeyoustronger,”shesaidsoftly.Shethenencouragedmetojointheschool’sEnglishstory-tellingcompetition,sayingitwasagoodchancetochallengemyself.Iwasshockedandrefusedatonce.Theideaofstandingonthestageinfrontofalltheteachersandstudentsmademyheartbeatwildlyandmyhandsfullofsweat.ButMs.Lididn’tgiveup.Shepromisedtohelpmeprepareforit,fromchoosingthestorytopracticingpronunciationandfacialexpressions.Lookingatherwarmandtrustingeyes,Ifinallyagreed,thoughmyheartwasfilledwithworryandfear.Inthefollowingtwoweeks,Ipracticedthestoryforhalfanhoureverydayafterschool.Ms.Lialwaysstayedwithme,patientlycorrectingmymistakesandcheeringmeup.WheneverIwantedtogiveupbecauseofnervousness,shewouldencouragemetokeepgoing.Slowly,Ibecamemorefamiliarwiththestoryandfeltlessscared.注意：按以下格式作答Finally,