湖南省益阳市2025-2026学年高一上学期期末质量检测英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1湖南省益阳市2025-2026学年高一上学期期末质量检测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。AReadytotakeanotherlookatMidwesterncitiesforsummervacations?There’salotmorewaitingthanyoumightthink.Omaha,NebraskaNebraskaisanimportantcenterforcattlefarmersanddairyfarmers.Thatmeansonegreatthingforfoodlovers:youcangetredmeatanddeliciousicecreamfromthosenicecows.Justbereadytoloosen(松开)yourbeltaftervisitingIceCreameryandGorat’sSteakhouse,OmahaPrime.TraverseCity,MichiganIt’shardtofindbetternaturalspotsthanMichigan’sinsummer.Thoseheavywintersmakeformoreenjoyablesummers,lettingyouhike,kayak,bike,andevensailwithoutworryingabouthightemperatures.Indianapolis,IndianaTheIndianapolisChildren’sMuseumiscelebratingits100thbirthdaythisyear.Fullofinteractiveexhibits,itwillkeepyourkidsexcitedalldaylong.Whenyouwantanotherfunday,gototheIndianapolisZoowhereyourkidscanfeedgiraffesandotherbeautifulanimals.Milwaukee,WisconsinIfyou’refamiliarwithmusicfestivalsintheUS,youprobablyalreadyhaveMilwaukee’sSummerfestonyourlist.It’sabigeventheldoverseveralweekendsinJuneandJuly.Oneofitsbiggesthighlightsisthefinalshow,whichalwaysincludesperformancesbyinternationallyfamoussingers.Whileallothershowsthroughoutthefestivalarefree,rememberticketsforthefinalweekendmustbeboughtonlineoneweekinadvance.1.WhatcanyoudoifyouchooseOmahaforsummervacations?A.Buyanewbelt. B.Visitvariousshops.C.Feedcattleinperson. D.Tastedeliciouslocalfood.2.Whichcityisthebestchoiceforafamilywithkidstospendsummervacations?A.Omaha,Nebraska. B.TraverseCity,Michigan.C.Indianapolis,Indiana. D.Milwaukee,Wisconsin.3.WhatshouldyoudotoattendthefinalweekendoftheSummerfest?A.Prepareperformancesinadvance.B.ArriveinMilwaukeebeforeJune.C.Buyticketsonlineoneweekearlier.D.Befamiliarwithinternationalsingers.BWithasimpleneedle(针)andapieceofcloth,agiftedgirlfromSuzhoucancreatealmostanything.Herexcellentembroidery(刺绣)skillswonherthetitleof"MasterofFolkArtsandCrafts"fromtheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO),sinceSuzhouEmbroideryisoneoftheoldestembroideryartsintheworldandisalsoaveryimportantpartofChineseculture.YaoJianping,bornintoanembroideryfamily,hasapairofskillfulhands.Shestartedlearninghowtoembroiderfromhermotherwhenshewasonly7or8yearsold.Bythetimeshewas17,shehaddecidedtospendallhertimeimprovingherembroideryskills.Shebelievesthefactthatittakesamomenttodiscoverbeauty,butittakesalongtimetocreatetruebeauty.Afterstudyingandpracticingforalongtime,herworkswentfromjust“lookinglifelike”to“beingalive”.YaoJianpingusesthisancientarttoshowtheworldoftoday.ShenotonlyproducedthehighestlevelofSuzhouEmbroiderybutalsomanagedtomakethefineartknowntomoreordinarypeople.Shehashelpeddesignnewproducts,likephonecaseswithSuzhouEmbroiderypatterns.Inrecentyears,moreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldhavelearnedabouther.Someofherworkshavebeenchosenasnationalgiftsforworldleaders.In2015,apieceofherSuzhouEmbroiderywasgiventothelateQueenElizabethIIofEnglandasaspecialpresent.YaoJianpinghasspentalotofhertimeandenergyfindingvariouswaystopromote(推广)andsharethistraditionalartform.SuzhouEmbroideryisnotjustherjob;itisherentirelife,andshecontinuestowriteitsbeautifulstoryfortheworldtosee.4.WhatisthekeytomakingYao’sworks“alive”accordingtoparagraph2?A.Theabilitytodiscover. B.Thefamilybackground.C.ThetitlefromUNESCO. D.Thetimespentonpractice.5.WhydoestheauthormentionthegiftgiventoQueenElizabethII?A.ToproveYao’sinfluenceamongordinarypeople.B.Togiveexamplesofnewproductsdesignedbyher.C.ToshowtheinternationalpopularityofYao’sworks.D.ToencouragemorepeopletolearnSuzhouEmbroidery.6.WhatwillYaocontinuetodoaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Trytofindanewjob.B.Learnothertraditionalartforms.C.TeachSuzhouEmbroiderytoforeigners.D.PromoteSuzhouEmbroideryworldwide.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeYao?A.Braveandgenerous. B.Devotedandcreative.C.Responsibleandtough. D.Independentandhonest.CAnewstudypublishedinJAMANetworkOpenshowsthat,comparedtoaerobicactivitieslikejoggingandswimming,TaiChiismoreeffectiveinreducingbloodpressureinpeoplewithprehypertension(高血压前期).Thestudyinvolved342adultswithprehypertension,whoseaverageagewas49.Researchersdividedthemintotwogroups.Onegrouptookpartinguidedaerobicexercises,suchasjogging,climbingstairsandcycling.TheothergroupwastrainedtopracticeTaiChi.Bothgroupsexercisedforonehour,fourtimeseveryweek.After12months,thoseintheTaiChigroupsawbiggerdropsinbloodpressurethanthoseintheaerobicexercisegroup.What’smore,nearly22%ofthepeoplewhopracticedTaiChisawtheirbloodpressurereturntonormallevels,comparedwithnearly16%ofpeopleintheaerobicexercisegroup.FewerpeopleintheTaiChigroupdevelopedhypertensiontoo.RuthTaylor-Piliae,anursingprofessorfromtheUniversityofArizona,explainedwhy.“TaiChihelpsrelaxyourwholebodyandmind,”shesaid.“Itscalmingandmeditative(冥想的)natureplaysakeyroleinloweringbloodpressure.”ShealsonotedtheconvenienceofTaiChi:“Ithinkthebeautyofthispracticeisthatyoudon’thavetohaveaspecialgymmembership,andyoudon’thavetohavespecialclothing.OnceyoulearnTaiChi,youcandoitanytimeandanyplace.Anditdoesprovidethatcalming,relaxingeffect.”TaiChiisbelievedtohelppreventmemorylossandimprovebrainfunction.However,expertsstressthatpracticingregularlyisimportanttogainthefullbenefits.AsTaylor-Piliaenotes,“It’snotenoughtotryitjustonceortwice;itisimportanttomakeitaroutine.”8.What’stheresultofthestudyafteroneyear?A.TheTaiChigroupshowedgreaterdropsinbloodpressure.B.MorepeopleintheTaiChigroupdevelopedhypertension.C.Theaerobicexercisegroupshowedgreaterdropsinbloodpressure.D.Fewerpeopleintheaerobicexercisegroupdevelopedhypertension.9.AccordingtoRuthTaylor-Piliae,whyisitconvenienttopracticeTaiChi?A.Itneedsspecialclothing. B.Itneedsnospecialplace.C.Itmustbepracticedinagym. D.Itrequiresexperts’dailyguidance.10.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.DoingTaiChijustafewtimesbringsfullbenefits.B.RegularpracticeisimportantforTaiChitoworkfully.C.TaiChiisthemosthelpfulexerciseforreducingbloodpressure.D.PrehypertensivepeopleshouldonlydoTaiChiinsteadofotherexercises.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TaiChiisBeneficialforAll. B.TaiChileadstoBetterMemory.C.TaiChiReducesBloodPressure. D.TaiChiistheKeytoGoodHealth.DAnonlineresearchshowedthatpeoplebelievedhavingthechoicetojumpthroughpartsofavideoorswitch(转换)toadifferentonecouldmakewatchingvideoslessboring—theexactreasonwhypeopleuseTikTokorYouTube.Butresearchershavefoundthatswitchingtoanothervideo,orjumpingforwardsandbackwardsinthesameone,actuallymakespeoplemorebored.Dr.KateTamattheUniversityofTorontoScarborough,theleadauthoroftheresearch,explainedthatboredom(无聊)iscloselyconnectedtoourabilitytopayattention.“Wefeelboredwhenthereisagapbetweenhowfocusedweareandhowfocusedwewanttobe,”shesaid.Whenpeoplekeepmovingquicklythroughvideos,theybecomelessfocusedwiththevideosandstartlookingforsomethingmoreexciting.Thiscanleadtoincreasedfeelingsofboredom.Totestthisidea,theresearchersdidanexperimentwhichinvolvedover500undergraduates.Onegroupwatchedasingle10-minutevideowithoutthechoiceofswitching,whiletheothergrouphavethechoicetoclick(点击)betweenseveralfive-minutevideos.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhocouldchoosebetweenvideosfeltmorebored.“Ourresearchshowsthatwhilepeopleswitchvideosfasttoavoidboredom,thisbehaviourcanactuallymakethemfeelmorebored,”Dr.Tamconcluded.Shecomparedtheexperiencetowatchingamovieinacinema,whereimmersionleadstoenjoyment.Similarly,trueenjoymentfromonlinevideosoftencomesfromfocusingourselvesinthevideos,notfromendlesslymovingquicklythroughit.Thisfindingsuggeststhat,sometimes,havingfewerchoicesmightactuallybebetterforourfocusandenjoyment.12.Whydoestheauthormentiontheonlineresearchinparagraph1?A.Tointroducethenewfinding. B.Tosupportanoldidea.C.Toshowtheauthor’sopinion. D.Togiveaninterestingexample.13.InDr.Tam’sexperiment,howdidtheresearcherstesttheiridea?A.Byrecordingthelengthofdifferentvideos.B.Byaskingpeopleabouttheirfavoritevideos.C.Bycheckinghowlongpeoplecouldfocusonavideo.D.Bycomparinggroupswithandwithoutthechoicetoswitch.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“immersion”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Fullattention. B.Greatpleasure.C.Shortmemory. D.Quickresponse.15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.WatchingvideosonTikTokorYouTubebringsfun.B.Boredommainlyresultsfromfocusingonlongvideos.C.Switchingvideosincreasesratherthanreducesboredom.D.Watchingvideosincinemasismoreenjoyablethanwatchingonline.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。Itisoneofthemostfamousbooksintheworld;yetithasnostoryandnointerestingcharacters,noexcitingbeginningandnosatisfyingending.____16____ThisstrangelypopularbookisoneofthemostfamousdictionariesintheEnglish-speakingworld,theOxfordEnglishDictionary(OED).TheOEDbeganin1857asjustanideaofagroupofpeople.____17____Itwasn’tuntilthelate1870s,whenJamesMurrayjoinedtheproject,thatitbegantotakeshape.MurrayworkedinasmallmetalbuildingcalledtheScriptorium.____18____Eachpaperhadawordandanexamplesentenceonit.However,progresswasslow—Murrayandhisassistantsworkedhard,butafterfiveyearstheyhadonlyreachedthewordant!Thedictionarywasfinallycompletedandpublishedin1928,as10volumeswithover400,000words.____19____Hepassedawayin1915anddidn’tseehislife’sworkfinished.____20____Between1972and1986,fourmorevolumeswereaddedwithvocabularyandwordsfromotherEnglish-speakingcountries,suchasCanada,theUSA,Australia,NewZealand,andSouthAfrica.Today,theOED,witharound600,000words,existsnotonlyonCD-ROMbutalsoonline.ItrecordsthehistoryofEnglishandbecomesakeypartofEnglish-speakingculturesworldwide.A.Murraywasproudofhisteam’shardwork.B.Sincethen,theOEDhasbeenupdatedmanytimes.C.There,heandhisassistantscollectedmillionsofpapers.D.ManypeoplewonderedwhytheOEDtooksolongtofinish.E.However,thisbookkeepsbeingprintedanditkeepsgrowing!F.TheywantedanEnglishdictionaryshowingthehistoryofwords.G.Sadly,JamesMurraydidn’tlivetoseethedictionary’spublication.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。Everyonehasadifferentpaththrougheducation.Whilesomeflythroughcollegerightafterhighschool,othersfindtheirwaybacktocollegeyearslater.Thiswasthe____21____forMinniePayne.TheSouthCarolinanative,MinniePayne,____22____totheclassroomafterretiring(退休)atage68,finally____23____herlong-wantedundergraduatedegreewhenshewas73.Insteadofstoppingthere,Payne____24____herhighereducationpathattheUniversityofNorthTexasand,now90,hasbecomethe____25____persontoreceiveamaster’sdegreeattheschool.Paynewillwalkontothestagewithhergrandsontoreceiveher____26____diploma(文凭).Althoughmucholderthanher____27____,shewasdeeplyinspiredtolearnsomethingnewandreachhergoal.Beforereachinghergoal,Payne____28____asareporterandateacher.Afterretiring,shewas____29____tocollegeatTexasWoman’sUniversity(TWU).Afewyearslater,the____30____septuagenarian(七旬老人)graduatedwithabachelor’sinGeneralStudies.Nowanonagenarian(九旬老人),theself-described“lifelong____31____”hasearnedamaster’sdegreeinInterdisciplinaryStudies.Paynealreadyhasanew____32____waitinginHoustonaftershegraduates.Shewillbeworkingatamagazinebasedinthearea.“It’snotmy____33____tostopwork,”shesaid.“Ialwayswantto____34____myself.Andit’smybelieftodevotemywholelifetodoingsomething____35____.”21.A.case B.plan C.rule D.opinion22.A.rushed B.preferred C.returned D.skipped23.A.getting B.offering C.creating D.finding24.A.designed B.continued C.started D.changed25.A.best B.kindest C.newest D.oldest26.A.hard-earned B.half-finished C.newly-opened D.widely-used27.A.colleagues B.classmates C.relatives D.competitors28.A.studied B.taught C.relaxed D.worked29.A.brought B.invited C.admitted D.sent30.A.anxious B.determined C.strange D.polite31.A.adult B.volunteer C.worker D.learner32.A.college B.goal C.job D.degree33.A.advice B.plan C.fact D.opinion34.A.improve B.enjoy C.help D.accept35.A.traditional B.fortunate C.meaningful D.normal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。Haveyouevernoticedthatsomepeoplecaneat____36____(free)andstayinshape,whileotherseatlessbutstillgainweight?Scientistsbelievethatsomepeoplecanstaythinbecauseoftheirparents.____37____(see)ifthiswastrue,scientistsdidexperimentsonmice.Theyfedthemice____38____thesameamountoffood.Some____39____(gain)weightwhileothersstayedthin.Theyconcludedgenetics(遗传)influencedweightgain.Thestudyofweightgainisbecomingmoreimportant.That’sbecausethenumberofpeople____40____areoverweightcontinuestogrow.IntheUnitedStates,over70%ofthepopulationhaveweightproblems.Thismeanstheyareatriskof____41____(illness)suchashighbloodpressureandheartdisease.Nowadays,medicinesforweightcontroldonotworkverywell.Thereasonisthatthesemedicinesmayhaveserioussideeffects,suchasheartproblems.However,it____42____(take)alongtimetodevelopnewdrugs.Therefore,scientists____43____healthexpertsallagreethat,now,thebestwaytocontrolweightistohave____44____healthy,balanceddietandanactivelifestyle.Thiswillhelpthemstayhealthyand____45____(energy).第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假设你是李华，你们学校要成立一个英语俱乐部。外教Kelly提出“EnglishStorytellingClub”和“EnglishDramaClub”两个选项供大家选择。请给Kelly写一封邮件，内容包括：1.你的选择；2.说明理由。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearKelly,I’mexcitedabouttheideaofstartinganEnglishclub.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Momaskedmeafterthetryouts(选拔赛),“Howwasitgoing?”“Terrible,”Ireplied.“AnnagotCinderella’spart!”“Whatpartwillyouplay?”Momcontinued.“None,”Iwhispered,holdingbacktears.Irantomyroomandstarteddrawing,whichalwaysmademefeelbetter.Thenextday,Annawashappybutcouldn’thidehernervousness,keepingaskingmetogowithhertotherehearsal(排练).Ihesitatedbutfinallyagreed,knowingsheneededthesupport.Attheconcerth