福建厦门双十中学2025-2026学年高一第二学期第二次月考英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年高一第二学期第二次月考英语试题一、阅读理解AThenewscycleisdrivingustotheedgeofmadness,sowhynotswitchoff,unplugandpickupabook?Weknowyoucouldusealaughrightnow—andluckily,severalthousandsofyoutoldusallaboutthebooks,storiesandpoemsthatmakeyoulaugh.Wetookyourvotesandwiththehelpofourpanel(专家小组)ofexpertjudgeswecreatedthislistof100readsdesignedtomakeyoulaughoutloud.Wantslice-of-lifeessays?Loopypoetry?Textsfromfamousliteraryfigures?Scrolldown—we’vegotitall.Aswithallourreaderpolls,thisisacurated(精心筹划的)listandnotastraight-uppopularitycontest;unlikelastyear,you’llseethebooksaregroupedintocategoriesratherthanrankedfromoneto100.And,asalways,thereareafewthingsthatdidn’tmakethelist—surprisingly,Shakespearedidn’tgetenoughvotestomakeittothesemifinals.Thentherewerebooksthatdidn’tquitestandthetestoftime,orweresonewwecouldn’ttellwhetherthey’dstandup.Someoftheauthorsonthislistareincrediblypopular,andyouvotedtheminoverandoveragain.Becausespaceislimited,wetrytoholdeachauthortoonespotonthelist,buttherearesomeexceptionssuchasNoraEphron,whoourjudgesthoughtwasperfect.Andspeakingofourjudges,youwillfindacoupleoftheirworksonthelistthisyear—wedon’tletjudgesvotefortheirownworks,butreaderslovedworkssuchasSamanthaIrby’sWeAreNeverMeetingInRealLife,sothepanelagreedtheyshouldstay.Laughteristhebestmedicine.Justclickhereandstartreading!1.Howisthelistofthisyeardifferentfromthatoflastyear?A．Morebooksareincluded.B．Itismadeallbyreaders.C．Itmainlyfocusesonpoetry.D．Thelistedbooksareclassified.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutNoraEphron?A．Shefailstostandthetestoftime.B．Sheisnotsopopularasotherauthors.C．Shegetsmorethanonespotonthelist.D．Shebelongstothepanelofexpertjudges.3.WhyisWeAreNeverMeetingInRealLifekeptonthelist?A．Itiswrittenbyajudge.B．Itreflectsreallife.C．Itgetsenoughreaders’votes.D．Itattractstheexperts.BIt’saclassicstory:Akidisforcedtolearnaninstrumentfromayoungage,theyplayitthroughouttheirchildhood,andtheydevelopabittersweetrelationshipwithit.Istheconstantbattlebetweentheloveforthemusicandthehatefortheconstantchallengeworththefight?Forme,itwas.IstartedplayingthepianowhenIwasfour-thatwas15yearsago!Thiswashugecommitment,sotheremusthavebeensomethingworthholdingonto,right?TheeasyguessisthatIwaspurelyinlovewithmusicandpiano.Althoughthat’sthesweetertale,it’sabitmorecomplicated.Istruggledalotwithpiano.Familyandpeerswere,atleastinmyownhead,constantlyplacedbesidemeincompetition.Ifeltpressuretobethebestinordertoprovesomethingtoothers-andmoredevastatingly(破坏性地)toprovesomethingtomyself.Theseedofmymusicalinterestwasgrowninthesunlightofcompetitionanddoubt.Hatesprouted(滋生)whenmyself-criticismhittoohard.It’sdifficulttolearntolovesomethingthatdidn’toriginatefromlove.Forawhile,pianowasmoreofanannoyancethanahobby.Butsomehow,lovegrew.Itwasdeeplyburied.Butitwasthere,andbyhighschool,itwasstrongenoughthatwhenIwastrulyonthevergeofquittinganykindofformaltraining.Ifoundthestrengthtoholdontighter,anddigfurther.Iswitchedteachers,andgotincrediblyluckywithonewhohelpedmetunnelintowhatIloved.Ilearnedpiecesformyself,Icomposedformyself,andIfoundconfidencenotbecauseIgot“goodenough,”butbecauseIlearnedthatanythingIhadwasgoodenough.TheloveandhateI’vehadforthepianowerebothplantedandgrown.Ifyoutoohavelearnedtohatesomething,rememberthatwithcommitment,itcanbeuprooted,andlovecanmakeahomeinitsplace.Thereisalwaystime.Thereisalwaysroom.4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingaclassicstory?A．Thebenefitsofmusic.B．Kids’struggleinlearninginstruments.C．Kids’bittersweetchildhood.D．Thepopularityoflearninginstruments.5.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sexperienceofplayingthepiano?A．Shefinallyquitformaltraining.B．Shenevertreateditasherhobby.C．Shewasinpurelovewithmusicandpiano.D．Sheonceexperiencedgreatpressurefromherself.6.Whathelpedtheauthorfindconfidence?A．Herattitude.B．Hertraining.C．Hercompromise.D．Herachievement.7.Whatmessageismainlydeliveredinthepassage?A．Practicemakesperfect.B．Loveisathingthatgrows.C．Contentisbetterthanriches.D．Chancefavorsthepreparedmind.CIncountriesaroundtheworld,womendomoreunpaidlabor-housework,childandeldercare,andthementalloadofmanagingafamilythanmen.Newresearchsuggestsittakesahealthtoll(代价)onmanyofthem.Ananalysisof19studiescovering70,310peopleglobally,whichispublishedthismonthinTheLancet(柳叶刀)PublicHealth,foundthatthemoreofthislaborwomendo,theworsetheirmentalhealth.Thefindingspointoutwomenaremoreoftendiagnosedwithanxietyanddepressionthanmen.Houseworkandchildcare,theresearchfound,havemuchlessofanimpactonmen’smentalhealth.That’sprobablybecausetheydosomuchlessofit.IntheUnitedStates,womendoanaverage4.5hoursofsuchworkaday,comparedwith2.8hoursformen,accordingtodatafromtheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment.InGreece,womendo4.3hourswhilemendoanhourandahalf.Eveninthemostgender-equalcountries,likeSweden,womendo50minutesmoreadaythanmen.It’salsobecausethetypeofsuchworkmendoisgenerallylesstime-sensitive.Forexample,menaremoreoftenresponsibleforoutdoortasks,likemowingthelawn,thataredonelessoftenandontheirownschedule.Womenaremorelikelytotakeondailytasksthatneedtobedoneatcertaintimes,likepreparingmealsorcleaningup.Socialexpectationsprobablyalsoplayarole.Studieshaveshownthatwomenfeelpressuretokeeptheirhomesclean,forinstance,andfeeljudgediftheydon’t.Men,ontheotherhand,areoftenpraisedfordoingdailytasksliketakingachildtoanappointment.TheLancetresearcherssaidthatdrawingclearconclusionsfromthe19studieswasdifficultandthatmoreresearchwouldbewelcome.8.Howdoestheauthorshowtheresearchfindingsinparagraph2and3?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bylistingfigures.C．Bymakinganalysis.D．Bytellingstories.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“time-sensitive“meaninparagraph4?A．Flexible.B．Valuable.C．Demandingintiming.D．Challenginginskills.10.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph5?A．Womenaregenerallyexpectedtodomorehouseholdlabor.B．Womenwillbepunishedbyjudgesiftheydon’tkeeptheirhomesclean.C．Menfeelstressedmoreoftenwhentheycan’ttaketheirchildrentothedentist.D．Menaresupposedtotakeachildtoanappointmentinsteadofdoingotherhousework.11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Factsthatmenandwomenareunequal.B．Badeffectsthathouseworkhasonwomen.C．Responsibilitiesthatwomenshareinfamilies.D．Reasonswhyunpaidlaborhurtswomenmorementally.DTwopowerfulNASAtelescopeshavedetected(发现)theoldestandmostdistantblackholeeverfound.DatacollectedviaenergeticX-raysbytheChandraX-rayObservatoryandJamesWebbSpaceTelescopehashelpedastronomersspotthesignatureofagrowingblackholewithintheearlyuniversejust470millionyearsafterthebigbang,whichoccurred13.8billionyearsago.Thediscovery,describedinastudypublishedinNatureAstronomy,mayhelpastronomersfigureouthowsomeofthefirstsupermassiveblackholesformedintheuniverse.“WeneededWebbtofindthisremarkablydistantgalaxy(星系)andChandratofinditssupermassiveblackhole,”saidleadstudyauthorAkosBogdan.“Wealsotookadvantageofacosmicmagnifyingglass(宇宙放大镜)thatboostedtheamountoflightwedetected.”Hewasreferringtoaneffectcalledgravitationallensing(引力透镜效应),whichoccurswhencloserobjectsactlikeamagnifyingglassfordistantobjects.Gravityessentiallytwistsandstrengthensthelightofdistantgalaxiesinthebackgroundofwhateverisdoingthemagnifying,enablingobservationsofotherwiseinvisiblefeatures.AstronomersdetectedtheblackholeinagalaxycalledUHZ1.Atfirstglance,thegalaxyappearedinthesamedirectionasacluster(星团)ofgalaxiesknownasAbell2744,locatedabout3.5billionlight-yearsfromEarth.ButdatacollectedbytheWebbtelescopeshowedthatUHZ1isactuallymuchfartherawayandlocatedbeyondtheclusterat13.2billionlight-yearsfromEarth.TheteamusedtheChandraObservatorytodetectsuperheatedgasreleasingX-rayswithinUHZ1,theobvioussignofasupermassiveblackholegrowinginsize.ThedetectionwasmadepossiblebytheAbellclusterofgalaxies,whichintensifiedthelightoftheUHZ1galaxyandtheX-raysreleasedbytheblackhole.Astronomersthinkthediscoverywillhelpthembetterunderstandhowsupermassiveblackholesappearedandreachedtheirhugemassessosoonafterthebeginningoftheuniverse.12.What’sthepossibleageofthenewly-foundblackhole?A．470millionyears.B．13.33billionyears.C．13.8billionyears.D．14.27billionyears.13.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．Theapplicationsoftheresearch.B．Thesignificanceofthediscovery.C．Thecontributorstothediscovery.D．Thebackgroundoftheresearch.14.WhichbestshowsthepositionofAbell2744,EarthandUHZ1?(A:Abell2744;E:Earth;U:UHZ1)15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TheOldestandMostDistantBlackHoleSpottedB．TwoPowerfulNASATelescopesComingintoServiceC．NewSupportingEvidenceoftheBigBangTheoryDetectedD．AstronomersFiguringOutHowtheFirstBlackHolesFormed二、七选五Intoday’sworld,understandingandembracingculturaldiversitymattersmorethanever.Culturalawarenessenablesustorecognizeandrespectbothdifferencesandsimilaritiesacrosscultures.Wecanexperienceuniquelocaltraditionsandcustomsbytravellingoverseasorconnectingwithpeoplefromdiversebackgrounds.Suchcross-culturallearningeffectivelydeepensourglobalawareness.____16____Therearepracticalwaystoachievethisgoal.Understandculturaldiversity.Culturaldiversityincludesthevarietyofhumansocietiesandculturesinaspecificregionorglobally.____17____Acceptingculturaldiversitymeansvaluingthesedifferencesandunderstandinghowtheycontributetotherichnessofourcommunities.Studiesshowthatculturaldiversityincommunitiesandorganizationsleadstogreatercreativity.Developculturalawareness.Educationiskeytodevelopingculturalawareness.Schoolswithmulticulturalprogramshelpstudentslearnaboutdifferentcultures.Multiculturaleducationimprovesstudents’understandingandappreciationofdifferentcultures.Butyoudon’thavetodependonlyonschools.____18____Readingbooksbyauthorsfromdiversebackgroundsorwatchingfilmsthatdescribevariousculturescanprovidedeeperunderstanding.Becomegloballyaware.Understandingglobalissuesandtheirimpactisanimportantpartofglobalawareness.Issueslikeclimatechangeaffectpeopleworldwideandoftenhaveaculturaldimension(层面).____19____Forexample,climatechangeaffectspoorercommunitiesmore,showingtheneedforculturallyawaresolutions.____20____Youcanhelpdiversityandinclusion(包容性)bybeingsomeonewhosupportsothersandleadsinyourcommunity.Speakupforignoredgroupsandpromotepoliciesthathelpeveryonefeelincluded.Startaculturalclubororganizeeventsthatcelebratediversitytomakeaclearimpact.A．Starttakingactionr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oenterawritingcontest.Isaidnowithoutthinking.Ididnotlovewriting.MyfamilycamefromBrazil,soEnglishwasonlymysecondlanguage.WritingwassodifficultandpainfulformethatmyteacherhadallowedmetopresentmypaperonthesinkingoftheTitanicbyactingoutaplay,whereIplayedalltheparts.Noonelaughedharderthanhedid.So,whydidhesuddenlyforcemetodosomethingatwhichIwassuretofail?Hisreply:“BecauseIloveyourstories.Ifyou’rewillingtoapplyyourself,Ithinkyouhaveagoodshotatthis.”Encouragedbyhiswords,Iagreedtogiveitatry.IchosePaulRevere’shorseasmysubject.PaulReverewasasilversmith(银匠)inBostonwhorodeahorseatnightonApril18,1775toLexingtontowarnpeoplethatBritishsoldierswerecoming.Mystorywouldcomestraightfromthehorse’smouth.Notabrilliantidea,butfunny;andunlikelytobeanyoneelse’schoice.Whatdidthehorsethink,ashespedthroughthenight?Didhegettired?Havedoubts?Didhewanttoquit?Isympathizedimmediately.Igottired.Ihaddoubts.Iwantedtoquit.But,likeRevere’shorse,Ikeptgoing.Iworkedhard.Icheckedmyspelling.Iaskedmyoldersistertocorrectmygrammar.IcheckedoutahalfdozenbooksonPaulReverefromthelibrary.Ievenreadafewofthem.WhenIhandedintheessaytomyteacher,hereadit,laughedoutloud,andsaid,“Great.Now,writeitagain.”Iwroteitagain,andagainandagain.WhenIfinallyfinishedit,thethoughtofwinninghadgivenwaytotheenjoymentofwriting.IfIdidn’twin,Iwouldn’tcare.注意:1.续写词数应为150个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Afewweekslater,whenIalmostforgotthecontest,therecamethenews.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iwenttomy