湖南省邵东市三校2025-2026学年高一下学期7月期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

湖南邵阳市邵东市三校联考2025-2026学年高一下学期7月期末英语试题一、阅读理解NoticeoftheSchoolLibraryDearstudents,Welcometotheschoollibrary!Wearegladtoprovideyouwithavarietyofbooksandacomfortablereadingenvironment.Herearesomeimportantrulesandinformationforyoutofollowandknow.OpeningHours:●MondaytoFriday:8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.●Saturday:9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.●Sunday:ClosedBorrowingRules:●Eachstudentcanborrowupto5booksatatime.●Theborrowingperiodis2weeks.Ifyouneedtokeepthebookslonger,youcanrenewthemonceforanother2weeks.●Pleasetakegoodcareofthebooks.Ifabookisdamagedorlost,youwillneedtopayforitaccordingtoitsprice.OtherServices:●WeofferfreeWi-Fiinthelibrary.Thepasswordis“library2024”.●Therearestudyroomsavailableforgroupdiscussions.Youcanbookthematthefrontdesk.●Wealsohaveacollectionofe-booksthatyoucanaccessthroughourwebsite.Wehopeyouenjoyyourtimeinthelibraryandmakegooduseofitsresources.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasefeelfreetoaskthelibrarians.Thankyouforyourcooperation!TheSchoolLibrary1．WhenisthelibraryopenonSaturdays?A．8:00a.m.-5:00p.m. B．9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.C．10:00a.m.-2:00p.m. D．Closed.2．Howmanybookscanastudentborrowatmostatonetime?A．3. 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D．6.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaserviceprovidedbythelibrary?A．FreeWi-Fi.B．Studyroomsforgroupdiscussions.C．E-books.D．Printingservice.MysenioryearatWestfieldHighSchoolwassupposedtobethebestyearofmylife.Instead,itturnedintoalessonaboutfriendshipthatIwouldneverforget.Mybestfriend,Emily,andIhadbeeninseparablesincemiddleschool.Butasgraduationapproached,thestressofexamsandcollegeapplicationsbegantoweighheavilyonus.EmilyandIbecamedistant.Ifocusedongettingintoatopuniversity,whileEmilywasmoreinterestedinenjoyingourlastyeartogether.Ourdifferentgoalsledtodisagreements,andsoonenough,westartedtoargueoverthesmallestthings.Oneday,thingsreachedaboilingpoint.Wehadahugefightoveragroupproject.Daysturnedintoweeks,andourfriendshipseemedbeyondrepair.Weavoidedeachotheratschoolandstoppedsittingtogetheratlunch.Ourfriendstriedtohelp,butneitherofuswaswillingtomakethefirstmove.Thesilencebetweenuswasdeafening,andImissedhermorethanIwantedtoadmit.Itwasn’tuntilourEnglishteacherassignedustoworktogetheronafinalpresentationthatwewereforcedtoconfronteachother.Atfirst,weworkedintensesilence.Butaswespentmoretimetogether,theicebegantomelt.Oneevening,aswewerefinishingupourproject,Emilybrokethesilence.“Imissyou,”shesaidsoftly.“Imissyou,too,”Iadmitted,feelingalumpinmythroat.“I’msorryforbeingsohardonyou.Ijustwantedeverythingtobeperfect.”“I’msorrytoo,”Emilyreplied.“Ishouldhavebeenmoreunderstanding.We’rebothstressed,butweshouldn’tletitruinourfriendship.”Wehugged,andatthatmoment,itfeltlikeaweighthadbeenliftedoffmymind.Onthegraduationday,westoodsidebyside,proudofwhatwehadaccomplishedandgratefultoeachother.Theexperiencemadeourbondstronger,andweknewthatnomatterwherelifetookus,wewouldalwaysbethereforeachother.4．WhatcausedtheinitialtensionbetweentheauthorandEmily?A．Conflictsovercollegeapplications. B．Differencesinacademicperformances.C．Differentfocusabouttheirfinalyear. D．Variedapproachestotheirgroupproject.5．Whatmadethemrestoretheirfriendship?A．Theirfriends’assistance. B．Aschoolteacher’scriticism.C．Takingatimelybreakfromthequarrel. D．Workingonaschoolprojecttogether.6．HowdidtheauthorfeelaftermakingupwithEmily?A．Annoyed. B．Relieved. C．Stressed. D．Excited.7．Whichofthefollowingsuitsthestorybest?A．Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Truefriendshipcanstandthetestofdisagreements.D．Friendship,oncebroken,willneverbethesameagain.Rockclimbingmayseemlikeasportfilledwithdangers.Butexpertssayitoffersparticipantsmanyphysicalandmentalhealthbenefitsthataren'talwaysfoundinothersports.Climbingasasportbecamepopularinthe1980s,withthenation'sfirstindoorclimbinggymopeninginSeattle.Over10millionAmericanshadparticipatedinclimbingby2020,andsportclimbingappearedthefollowingyearattheTokyoSummerOlympics.Andmorepeopleareclimbingthanever—thankstohotmoviessuchasFreeSoloandTheDawnWall.Today,thereareover500indoorclimbingwallsintheUnitedStates.Rockclimbingattractsmanypeopleasanexcellentsport.Asafull-bodyexercisethatincludesalotofpulling,pushingandlifting,rockclimbinghelpsbuildmusclestrength.What’smore,themoreyouclimb,thebetteryourbalanceis,“Climbinghelpsyoubeawareofyourbodyandimprovesthewayyoumoveyourbody,”saidNickWilkes,ownerandheadinstructoratDevilsLakeClimbingGuides,aguideserviceinMadison,Wisconsin.Manyofrockclimbing’sskillslieindeterminingandrememberingyourclimbingroute(路线)inadvance.Youalsoneedtosolveproblemsonthefly,changingyourrouteifyoumeetwithunexpecteddifficulties.Peoplepreferrockclimbingpartlybecauseoftheteamworkandsafetysupportintheprocess,especiallyinropedclimbing.Ropedclimbershaveapartneronthegroundcalledaprotector,whoholdstheropetomanagetheforce,catchanyfallsandlowertheclimber.Throughoutaclimb,thetwomustcontinuouslycommunicateaboutsuchconcernsasneededropeforce,whentheclimberwantstorestandwhenit'stimetocomedown.“Inorderformetobeabetterclimber,IhavetocommunicateclearlywiththepersonbelayingmesoheknowshowI’mfeeling,whenIneedabreakorifIwanttochangetheclimbinanyway,”saidLindsayWendt,fitnesstrainerofAtlanta-basedBreakFreeFitness.8．Whathascausedmorepeopletostartclimbing?A．Itsphysicalhealthbenefits.B．MoreindoorclimbinggymsintheUS.C．Popularmoviesaboutclimbing.D．ItsappearanceasanOlympicsport.9．WhatisNickWilkes’attitudetowardsrockclimbing?A．Positive. B．Doubtful. C．Concerned. D．Disagreeable.10．Whatisthereasonforropedclimberstocommunicatewiththeirprotectorscontinuously?A．Tochoosesaferclimbingroutes. B．Toshareneedsandfeelingsclearly.C．Tolearnbetterclimbingskills. D．Torecordtheclimbingprocess.11．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Totellthehistoryofclimbing.B．Tocompareclimbingwithothersports.C．Toexplainthepopularityofrockclimbing.D．Tointroducethebasicrulesofclimbing.ElephantsarethelargestlandmammalsonEarth,andunderstandingthembettercouldleadtobigscientificbreakthroughsinscience.Bothdelicateandsturdy,elephanttrunks(象鼻)cangraspasingleleafbutcanalsocarrynearly600pounds.Scientiststhinkthattheyareanincredibleinspirationforthenextgenerationofbio-inspiredrobots.Byconductingahigh-resolutionmotioncaptureanalysisofelephants’trunks,researchersfoundelephantshaveasetofsimplemovementsthattheycanintegratefreelytohandleobjectsofvariousshapesandsizes.Forexample,elephantsusesuction(吸力)topickuplightweightobjects.However,topickupheavierthings,theyusesuctiontosecurethepositionoftheobjectsandtrunkwrappingtoholdandliftthings.“It’snotthewholetrunkthatislengtheningorshortening—it’sdifferentparts,dependingonwhattheelephantisdoing,”saidMilinkovitch,professorofthephysicsofbiologyattheUniversityofGeneva,Switzerland.ResearchersalsoperformedCTscansandMRIsonthetrunkofadeadelephant.Theyusedhigh-resolutioncamerastocreatea3Dmodelofatrunk,allowingthemtobetterunderstandthestructureofanelephant’smusclegroups,skinandconnectivetissues.Thestudydatawillbeusedtohelpdesignaninnovative“soft”roboticarm.“Thedataisexceptional,butnowtheeffortistotranslatethisbiologicaldataintosomeengineeringspecifications,”Milinkovitchsaid.“Weneedtoextractsomesimplifyingprinciplesthatcanmaketherobot’sbehaviorsimpleenoughtobeeffectiveandadaptabletochanges.”Theprojectisalsofuelingadvancementsinmaterialscience,asresearchershavedevelopedanewmaterialsimilartotheusefulpropertiesofelephantskinandcanbe3D-printedforroboticprototypes(原型).Thenewmaterialsmaybecommercializedforawiderangeofuses.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sturdy”inparagraph1probablymean?A．Strong. B．Rough. C．Broad. D．Sensitive.13．Howdoesanelephanthandledifferentobjects?A．Bysuckingthemwithallthestrength.B．Bystretchingitstrunkbasedonthings'sizes.C．Bycombiningsuctionwithtrunkmovementsflexibly.D．Bysecuringthepositionoftheseobjectsatfirst.14．Whydoresearcherstranslatethebiologicaldata?A．Totestthesafetyoftheroboticarm.B．Toimprovethebehavioroftherobot.C．Toupgradetheappearanceoftherobot.D．Tostudythestructureofmuscletissues.15．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．“Soft”RoboticArms:AnInnovationin3D-printedRobotsB．ElephantTrunks:TheTheoryofMovementinRoboticsC．“Soft”RoboticArms:AMajorBreakthroughinMaterialScienceD．ElephantTrunks:TheInspirationforSoftRoboticsYoumayhavecaughtyourselftalkingtoyourself,whetherit’sremindingyourselfabouttasksorprocessingyouremotionsoutloud.Thissimplehabitoftenfeelscomfortingandcanbeincrediblyuseful.Afterall,sometimesyourownvoiceisyourbiggestmotivator.WhyPeopleTalktoThemselvesTalkingtoyourselfmightseemstrange.16It’smorethanperfectlynormal—infact,itcanserveasapowerfulmentalstrategy.17Itcanoperatelikeathermostat(恒温器),influencingthetemperatureofyouremotions.Externalself-talkcanalsohelpyoumovetowardsyourgoals,giveyourselffeedback,andassistwithanalyzingchallengingtasks.Somepeoplealsouseittopreparewhattheywanttosayaheadoftime.TheBenefitsofTalkingtoYourself18Onebenefitofexternalself-talkisthatitcanimprovetherelationshipyouhavewithyourself.Insteadofaskingothersforanswersallthetime,talkingtoyourselfhelpsyouhearwhatyoureallywantandmakeyourownchoices.Talkingtoyourselfisawaytoadmityouareinchargeasanadult.Trustingyourselfisakeyfactorforbuildingself-worthandtuningoutothernoises.Createspaceforcuriosity.Talkingtoyourselfcreatesasuitableenvironmentforself-inquiry.Whenyoucommunicatewithyourselfwithcuriosity,youwillbecomemoreawareofandunderstandyourselfclearly.19Forexample,youcanaskyourselfsomequestionstogainadeeperunderstandingofyourinnerworld,oryoucantryajournalingmethod—writedownyourthoughtsandanswers,thenreadthoseanswersoutloud.Soremember,eveniftalkingtoyourselffeelsalittleodd,itcomeswithbigbenefits.Startsmallandaskyourselfhowyoufeelandwhy,anddon’tbeafraidtovoiceyourthoughtsoutloud.20A．Boostself-worth.B．Regulateemotions.C．However,thereareavarietyofreasonswhypeopledoit.D．Self-inquiryrequiresquitecomplexstepseverynowandthen.E．Infact,thiswayofself-inquirycanbeverysimple.F．Thispowerfulpracticecouldmakeabigdifferenceinyourmentalwellness.G．Talkingtoyourselfisn’tjustcommonchatter—it’sapracticaltechnique.二、完形填空Ihadjuststoppedbythelocalgrocerystoretopickupafewitems.Onlyone21wasworkingandthesmallstorewasalmostempty.I22atherpassageandwaitedwhiletheguyinfrontofmewas23afullcartoffood.Afterpayment,heputgroceriesbackintohisshoppingcartand24ifhecouldpushthecartuptohis25aquartermileaway,unpackitandbringitback.Thecashierwas26andwasn'tsurewhattodo.IspokeupthenandsaidI'dbehappytogivehima27.Wetalkedontheshorttriptohishome.Hewasnewintownhavingjust28hererecently.Andlikeallofushewasfeelingthe29ofthehighcostofliving.Inodded30,thinkingtomyselftoo,“Thecostofliving31goingup,butatleastthecostoflovinghasstayedthesame.”Ifyouspendyourlovehelpingothers,soonerorlateryourheartwouldbeemptylikeyour32.Thankfully,lovedoesn't33likethat.Whenweshareourlove,itdoesn't34.Instead,wefindthatwehaveevenmorelovetoshare.Alwaysrememberthemost35thingonearthisFREE.21．A．customer B．cashier C．manager D．driver22．A．checkedin B．turnedaround C．pulledup D．setoff23．A．exchanging B．packing C．hiding D．unloading24．A．asked B．responded C．argued D．shouted25．A．office B．apartment C．school D．shelter26．A．cool B．new C．sensitive D．emotional27．A．note B．gift C．lift D．tip28．A．rested B．approached C．moved D．left29．A．pressure B．relief C．privilege D．conflict30．A．willingly B．jokingly C．knowingly D．convincingly31．A．escapes B．keeps C．refuses D．suspends32．A．pocket B．room C．store D．wallet33．A．work B．survive C．spread D．gather34．A．exist B．matter C．last D．decline35．A．priceless B．traditional C．convenient D．comfortable三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Theelephant-footdrumdanceisoneofthemostpopularandrepresentativetraditionaldancesoftheDaipeople.In2008,it36(recognize)asanationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产)item.37(traditional),theelephant-footdrumdanceisperformedbymen.As38(it)dancestepscamefromtraditionalDaimartialarts,anyonewishingtolearnthisartmustfirststudymartialarts.Otherwise,theymaylackphysical39(strong)andflexibilitytoperformthedance.Thedanceisphysically40(challenge)forbeginners,asitrequiresthem41(carry)adrum,maintaingoodbalance,andkeepupwiththerhythm.Duringaperformance,dancerscarrythedrumontheirleftshoulder,withthedrumheadfacingforward42theendpointingbackward.Theelephant-footdrum,43isnamedforaresemblance(相像)toanelephant’sfoot,isawell-knownmusicalinstrumentoftheDaipeople.Dancers’righthandsstrikethedrumwithfists,palms,andfingertips,whilethelefthandssupporttheaction.Becausethedrumislong,mostdance44(movement)areperformedwiththedancers’legs,suchassquatting(蹲),liftingoneleg,andkicking.WhetherthedancersstrictlyfollowDaitraditionsorcreatenewformsofculturalexpression,generationsofDaielephant-footdrumdancerscontinuetopassonthistraditionalart45theirownways.四、书信写作46．假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Ray对你们学校的“校园劳动节”(CampusLaborFestival)很感兴趣，想来你们学校参观。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.表示欢迎；2.介绍“校园劳动节”的具体内容。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。DearRay,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达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。Lastyear,Isignedupforataichiperformanceatschool,butmyclumsy(笨拙的)movementsledtorepeatedmistakesonstage,endinginanembarrassingfailure.Iwasleftfeelingthateveryonewaswatching—andjudging—myeverywrongmove,whichhitmereallyhard.Itriedtopracticetaichionmyown,butfoundmyselfboredandachingfromdoingthesamemovesoverandoveragain.Afteroneweekofeffort,noprogresscouldbeseen—onlygrowingfrustration.HowIwishedIcouldperformasflexiblyandsmoothlyasothers.Thisfeelingstayedwithme,untilonemorningduringawalkinthepark,anelderlywomancaughtmyattention.Shewaspracticingtaichiwithslow,gracefulmovementsthatcarriedasenseofpeacefuldetermination.ItwasthemostimpressivetaichiIhadeverseen,andcomparedtohers,myowneffortssuddenlyfeltlikeacompletedisaster.Isatdownonabenchnearby,myheadlowered.Amomentlater,hergentlevoicebrokethesilence.“Youngfriend,youcarryaheavycloudoveryoutoday,”shesaid,notasastranger,butwiththekindnessofagrandmother.“Wouldyouliketotalkaboutit?”Herunexpectedwarmthcaughtmeoffguard.“It’sabouttaichi,”Ibegan,andthenItoldheraboutmydisappointingperformance.Hearingthat,shesmiledknowingly.“YouremindmesomuchofmyselfwhenIfirststartedtaichi.”Shesaid,hervoicewarmwithunderstanding.“Thesecretisn’tinanysingleday,butinshowingup—dayafterday,rainorshine.Andtimewilldotherest.”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。Herwordsmovedmedeeplyandmyrealtaichijourneybegan.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thedayofmysecondtaichiperformancefinallycame.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案1．B2．C3．D4．C5．D6．B7．C8．C9．A10．B11．C12．A13．C14．B15．D16．C17．B18．A19．E20．F21．B22．C23．D24．A25．B26．B27．C28．C29．A30．C31．B32．D33．A34．D35．A36．wasrecognized/wasrecognised37．Traditionally38．its39．strength40．challenging41．tocarry42．and43．which44．movements45．in46．DearRay,I’mthrilledtohearofyourinterestinourCampusLaborFestival!You’rewarmlywelcome