2025~2026学年山西忻州市定襄县定襄中学校第二学期高一年级期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年山西忻州市定襄县定襄中学校第二学期高一年级期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解Ifyou’relookingtowidenyourchildren’svocabulary,thenconsideroneofthesedictionariesforkids.ScholasticChildren’sDictionaryNotonlydoestheScholasticChildren’sDictionary($16.36)havedefinitionsfortensofthousandsofwords,butitalsoincludesguidestogrammar,geography,andUSpresidents.It’saperfectreferencebookforchildreningrades3-7.●Kid-friendlypronunciationguides●Helpfulexamplesentences●Up-to-datetechnology,scientificandculturaltermsTheAmericanHeritageChildren’sDictionaryTheAmericanHeritageChildren’sDictionary($13.95)isadictionaryforchildreningrades3-6,withvocabularysuitableforchildren,easy-to-understanddefinitions,livelyexamplesentences,andenjoyablecolorpictures.●Detailedworldmaps●Avaluabletoolforteachers●HandyforhomeschoolingMerriam-Webster’sElementaryDictionaryWrittenforyoungonesingrades3-5,theMerriam-WebstersElementaryDictionary($14.49)makesitsexplanationsricherbysentencestakenfromchildren’sliterature,andhaspronunciationparagraphsforeachletter.●Providessynonym(同义词)●ExploresGreekandLatinroots●HistoryofmanywordsMyFirstDictionaryThisistheperfectgo-toreferencebookforchildrenages5andup.With1,000wordentriesandsupportingpictures,itisafantasticadditiontoanychild’slibrary.ThelivelyMyFirstDictionary($11.21)explainscommonly-usedwordsintermsthatspeaktoachild’spersonalexperience,soit’seasytounderstand.●Apictureforeveryword●Includesinterestinggames●Basicfortherecommendedage1.WhatisspecialabouttheScholasticChildren’sDictionary?

A．ItintroducesUSpresidents.B．Itprovidesinterestinggames.C．Itexploresthebasicformofwords.D．Itincludessentencesfromchildren’sbooks.2.Whichdictionaryprovideswordhistoryparagraphs?

A．MyFirstDictionary.B．ScholasticChildren’sDictionary.C．Merriam-Webster’sElementaryDictionary.D．TheAmericanHeritageChildren’sDictionary.3.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyouwanttobuyadictionarysuitablefora6-year-oldboy?

A．$11.21.B．$13.95.C．$14.49.D．$16.36.ArtistCraigGrecowaswatchingSuperBowlnervously.Butwhilemostpeoplefocusedonthefootball,Greco’seyeswerefixedonthekicker’sshoes.Afterall,theyhadacustomdesignhehadcreatedforthebiggame.Paintedinlayersofbrightgoldandred,theshoesshowedGreco’sskillincolorcomposition—madeevenmoreamazingbythefactthattheartistiscolorblind.Grecodoesn’tlethiscolorblindnesslimithiscreativity,however.Instead,hebravelychallengeshimselftocreateone-of-a-kindartworksthatbringjoytoeverydayobjects.Greco’spathtobecominganartistisunusual.Thoughinterestedinartasakid,hecouldn’tseecolorsthewayotherscould.Hehadaformofcolorblindnesswhereredsandgreenslooklikeshadesofbrownandyellow.Ashegrewolder,heputasidehisartisticdream,yetsomethingwasalwaysmissing.Itwasanunfulfillingjobandaninspiringe-mailthatreignitedhiscreativity.Throughaworkemail,helearnedabouta3Dchalkartistwhosedetaileddrawingspushedhimtostarthisownartjourney.Withnewpurpose,hetaughthimselfartbasics.Hestudieddrawings,tookonlineclasses,andaskedfamousartistsforadvice.Healsolearnedtomatchcolorsusingformulastomakesurethecolorwasalwaysright,evenifhecouldn’tseeit.Withinsixmonths,hewascreatinghisownartworksandreceivingcommissions.Ashisskillsgrew,sodidhisconfidence.AlifelongChiefsfan,hedecidedtocontactplayersonsocialmedia,askingifhecouldpainttheirgame-dayshoes.KickerHarrisonButkerwasthefirsttoaccepthisoffer.BecauseNFLplayerscanbefinedforwearingthewrongcolor,Grecohadtodocomplexcolormatchingtomakesuretheshoeswereexactlytherightshades.Hisattentiontodetailpaidoff,andsoonotherplayersjoinedTeamGreco.Grecobelievesartistscanbringoutpassionthroughpainting.“It’sanopportunitytobringhappinessandlifetoanotherwiseboringobject,”hesaid.Whilestillcreatingcustomshoesforplayers,Grecocontinuestoexpandhisrange,paintinguniqueartworksoneverythingfromrollerskatestotabletops.Hisadvicetoyoungartists:“Seewhatyoulike,andwhenyoufindyourpassion,diveintoitheadfirstanddon’tlookback.”4.WhydidCraigGrecowatchtheSuperBowlsoclosely?

A．Tocheckthecolorofhisshoes.B．ToseehisartworkonTV.C．Tosupporthisfavoriteteam.D．Tolearnfromprofessionalplayers.5.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingGreco’spathwas“unusual”inparagraph3?

A．Hestartedhisartcareerverylateinlife.B．Hesucceededdespiteavisualdisability.C．Heneverreceivedanyformalarttraining.D．Heonlypaintedonunconventionalobjects.6.WhatcanweinferaboutGrecofromthewayhelearnedtopaint?

A．Hevaluedpracticeovertheory.B．Hepreferredworkingalone.C．Hefoundcreativewaystoovercomelimits.D．Hereliedontalentmorethaneffort.7.WhatdoesGrecosuggestyoungartistsdointhelastparagraph?

A．Paintonawidevarietyofobjects.B．Findtheirpassionandpursueitfully.C．Learnfromsuccessfulfootballplayers.D．Focusonbringingjoytoeverydayitems.Visitingamuseumorgoingonastudytourisaquicklygrowingsocialactivity,whichhassignificantlyincreasedfootfallsatmajormuseums.Thissituationhaspromptedmanymuseumstoextendtheiropeninghours.What’smore,thevisitorsincludenotjusthistoryandarcheology(考古)lovers,butalsoanincreasingnumberofordinarypeople.Allthissuggeststheculturaltourismfieldisshowingstrongrecovery,whichhasspedupthemixofcultureandtourism.However,therapidlyrisingfootfallspresentnewchallengesforthemuseums,astheyhavetocatertothevisitors’demandforspecialculturalservicesandtakemeasurestosupportschoolresearchbetter.TheSuzhouMuseuminJiangsuprovinceoffersanexampleofhowmuseumscanadapttodealwiththeonrushofvisitors.Firstly,themuseumsshouldexpandtheirrolesbeyondthetraditionalfieldofeducationandresearch,andjointhelocaltourismarea.In2007,theSuzhouMuseumconductedasurveyofvisitorsthroughaquestionnaire,whichshowedthatthemostofthevisitorswereyoungwell-educatedpeoplewhowereveryactiveonsocialmedia.Andsocialmediausersinfluencepeople’stravelhabitsordecisions,givingrisetopopularthingssuchas“citywalks”.Basedonthisinsight,themuseumpublishedapocketbookprovidinginformationonbothitscollectionsandlocaltouristspotsinSuzhou.Second,theapplicationofdigitaltechnologycanimprovechangesintheculturalarea.Somemuseumshavealsofoundnewwaysofinteractingwithonlinevisitors.3Dvirtualmodelinganddigitalizedexhibitionscangivevisitorsthechancetoexploremuseumsfromadistance.Third,thereisagrowingtrendofcross-borderintegrationofculturalandeducationalresources.Politicsencouragesstudentstovisitmuseums,improvingtheirhistoricalknowledgethroughschool-relatedlessons.Lastbutnotleast,museumsmustalsocatertoelderlyvisitors,whomakeupover20%ofChina’spopulation.TheSuzhouMuseumcarriedoutasurveyofmorethan800peopleaged60orabovethroughquestionnairesandinterviewslastyeartounderstandtheirpreferencesanddevelopage-friendlyservices.Theseincludemakingplaceseasytoreach,providingefficientmedicalservices,anddisplayingartworksinwaysthatreducephysicaleffortforallvisitors.Onlybypayingattentiontotherealneedsofthepeoplecanmuseumsprovidebetterculturalofferingsandservices.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“caterto”inparagraph2mean?

A．Satisfy.B．Afford.C．Support.D．Help.9.Whoarelikelytovisitmuseumsmostaccordingtothesurveyconductedin2007?

A．Artandphotographyfans.B．Historyandarcheologylovers.C．Internationalexchangesstudents.D．Young,well-educatedsocialmediausers.10.HowdidtheSuzhouMuseumadapttotheincreaseinvisitors?

A．Byextendingopeninghours.B．Bymeetingdifferentrequirements.C．Byfocusingonacademicresearches.D．Byprovidingmoreeducationalresources.11.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?

A．TodeveloptourisminJiangsuprovince.B．Todescribethepresentstateofmuseums.C．Todiscussthechallengesfacedbymuseums.D．Toexplainhowmuseumsrisetothechallenges.Manypeopleconfusehard-workingpeoplewithworkaholics(工作狂).Howcouldapersontellthathe/sheisaworkaholic?Aworkaholicworkslonghours,attheexpenseofpersonalrelationshipsandhealth.Whennotworking,they’rethinkingaboutwork.Workinfluencestheirmood:whenworkisgoingwell,they’reup;whenworkisgoinglesswell,they’redown.Working,orsimplybeingbusy,canbeahardhabittobreak.Whenworkaholicsaren’tbusyworking—ordoingsomethingtopromotetheirwork—theyfeelanxiousandguilty.Theyhangontojobsfordearlifeanddoeverythingtheycantomakesurethey’reessential.Thereisalinkbetweenhealthproblemsandworkaholism.Justbecauseworkitselfisarespectablepursuit(追求)doesn’tmeanthatanaddictiontoitisanylessdamagingthanothersortsofaddictions.Anumberofstudiesshowthatworkaholismhasbeenassociatedwithawiderangeofhealthproblems,suchasanxietyandheartdisease.Besideshealthproblems,beingaworkaholicbringsothernegativeeffectsaswell.AstudypublishedintheAmericanJournalofFamilyTherapyfoundthatworkingtoomuchnegativelyinfluencedanemployee’smarriage.Thisisn’tsurprising,sinceifyou’remarriedtoyourwork,itcanbedifficulttobemarriedtoanything,oranyone,else.Therehavealsobeenstudieslookingattheinfluenceofworkaholicparentsontheirchildrenandthenewsisn’tgood.Adultchildrenofworkaholicfathersexperiencedmoredepressionandanxietyandaweakersenseofself.However,therearealsomanypositiveaspectstoworkinghardandtoanincreasingdevotiontocareer.Hardworkcanbringgreatrewards.Formany,it’showtheydevelopfeelingsofself-worthandconfidenceandpurpose.Ifyouhaveaworkaholicinyourlife,youmightpointoutthethingsheorsheismissingoutonwhileatwork,whetherit’sachild’ssoccergame,agoodbook,orayogaclass.Seektounderstandwhythepersonfeelstheneedtoworksomuchandsupporttheminfindingasolution.12.Whatcanweinferaboutworkaholics?

A．Theyputworkinthefirstplace.B．Theyusuallyhavelifeoutsidework.C．Theyoftengetpleasurefromwork.D．Theywinrespectfromtheirworkmates.13.WhatareParagraphs3and4mainlyabout?

A．Badinfluencesofworkaholism.B．Reasonsforbeingworkaholics.C．Howpeopledealwiththeiraddictions.D．Howhard-workingpeopledifferfromworkaholics.14.Whatcanwedotohelpworkaholicsinlife?

A．Forcethemtojoinfamilyactivities.B．Rewardthemfortheirhardwork.C．Helpthemfindself-worthandconfidence.D．Trytounderstandandsupportthem.15.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsworkinghard?

A．Doubtful.B．Objective.C．Negative.D．Curious.Playingsportsisalotoffun.Gettinghurtisnot.16Wearprotectiveequipment.Theequipmentyouweardependsonthesportyouplay.Helmets(头盔)arethemostcommonprotectiveequipment.Theyprotectyourheadwhileyou’replayingfootball,baseball,softball,andsoon.Warmup.17Doingsomestretches(伸展)cangetyoupreparedtohitthefield.Bywarmingup,yougetyourselfreadytoplay.Practicingasporthelpskeepyousafe,too.Knowtherulesofthegames.Trafficlightshelppreventcrashesbetweenmanycarsthatrunontheroadtogether.Thisworksbecausedriversknowtherulesandfollowthem—atleastmostofthetime.18Whenplayersknowtherulesofthegame,fewerinjurieshappen.Forexample,youknowthatinsocceryoucan’tcomefrombehind,crashintoaplayer’slegs,orstealtheball.It’slegalandsafertogoaftertheballratherthantheplayer.19Thisisareallyimportantone.Ifyoulovesports,youmaywanttogetbackinthegames,evenafteraninjury.Butplayingwhenyou’rehurtisabadidea.20Nowyouknowhowtopreventsportsinjuries.Ifyoufollowtheserules,youcanstaysaferwhileyouareplayingsports.

A．Don’tplaywhenyou’reinjured.B．Don’tdotoomuchexercise.C．It’sthesamewithsports.D．Itcanleadtoanevenworseinjury.E．It’snotagoodideatojustgotothefieldandstartplaying.F．Youandtheotherplayersknowwhattoexpectfromeachother.G．Takethesestepstopreventinjuriessoyoucanstayinthegame.二、完形填空Iusedtotakeprideinmy21tongueinclassdebatesorarguments.Whenchosentorepresentourschoolinthenationaldebateseries,Iwasvery22.Thejourneytothefinalswassmoothformyteam.Amongus,Istoodoutasthemost23speaker.Ineachround,alljudgesselectedmeasthebestspeaker.IfirmlybelievedIwouldbevotedtheoverallbestspeakerforthedebateseries.However,thisconfidenceledtooverconfidence.Asthefinalscamenear,Ibecameincreasingly24withtheteam.Ibeganmissingpractices,causing25amongmyteammatesandourteacher.Theyhadto26metopullthroughonthedayofthefinals,astherewasnosuitablereplacement.Ontheverydayofthefinals,Ifelt27aboutshowingoffmydebatingskills.ButrealitywasfarfromwhatIhadimagined.Mynotbeing28atpracticeshadcreatedagapbetweenmyteammatesandme.Wecouldn’tworktogetheras29asbefore.Ourperformancewassopoorthatevenourschoolsupportersfellsilent.Whenitwasmyturnto30asthelastspeaker,anexpectantsilencefelloverthehall.Everyoneexpectedmeto31thebalanceandwintheoverallbestspeakertitle.Startingmyspeech,Irealizedsomethingwaswrong.Mywordsdidn’tlogically32myteammates’points.Istruggledthroughmy33,feelinghopelessly.Intheend,welostthechampionship.Onlythen,asIsawthedisappointmentinmyteammates’eyes,didthemeaningofteamworktruly34insideme:itwasn’tjustaphrase;itwaswhat35ustogether.Itwasn’tjustaboutsharingideastowin—itwasaboutformingsomethingstrongerthananyoneofusalone.21.A．sharpB．softC．slowD．long22.A．concernedB．confidentC．confusedD．shocked23.A．demandingB．inspiringC．outstandingD．easygoing24.A．familiarB．annoyedC．stressedD．dissatisfied25.A．comfortB．worryC．peaceD．danger26.A．sticktoB．callonC．relatetoD．dependon27.A．anxiousB．excitedC．scaredD．curious28.A．lateB．presentC．quietD．happy29.A．positivelyB．happilyC．perfectlyD．carefully30.A．regardB．startC．concludeD．expect31.A．passB．loseC．checkD．tip32.A．attractB．missC．followD．track33.A．beliefB．dreamC．errorD．speech34.A．eruptB．crashC．clickD．apply35.A．bondedB．benefitedC．pressedD．targeted三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。Longbeforehigh-speedtrainsbecame36householdname,Chinadreamedoffasterandmoreefficienttransportation.Inthe1990s,37(normal),overcrowdedtraditionaltrainsstruggled38(keep)upwithdemand.Engineersbegansketchingblueprintsfora“high-speedrailway”39couldshortentraveltimesbetweenmajorcities.Akeymomentcamein2004,whenChinalauncheditsfirstofficialhigh-speedrailproject—theBeijing-TianjinIntercityRailway.This120-kilometerline,built40foreigntechnology,servedasatestinggroundforwhatwastocome.In2012,ChinaintroducedtheCRH380Atrain,adomestically41(develop)bullettrainthatreached486.1km/hintests—breakingglobalspeedrecords.Itwasequippedwithadvancedsystemsandenergy-efficientmotors,makingtravel42(safe)andmorecomfortable.By2017,ChinaraisedthebaragainwiththeFuxingtrain,which43(design)andmanufacturedinChina.Itboastedatopspeedof400km/handenergy44(efficient)17%higherthantheglobalaverage.Today,China’shigh-speedrailnetwork45(grow)toover40,000kilometers—thelongestintheworld.Fromslowsteamenginestosleekbullettrains,thisjourneyshowsthepowerofambitionandinnovation.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你将在学校“社团文化节”上作为学生代表发言，分享你参加社团的经历和收获。请你写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：（1）你参加的社团；（2）你的经历和收获；（3）鼓励同学们加入社团。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。Goodmorning,everyone!____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之成为一篇完整短文。BornandraisedinCalifornia,Kenneth’sworldwasshapedbythestate’ssunshine,itsbeaches,andthefriendshe’dkeptsincekindergarten(幼儿园).At16,however,lifetookabigturn.HisparentsfoundnewjobsinOhio,forcingthewholefamilytomovethere.Thiswasn’taneasychoice—itwastoughtoleavebehindeveryfamiliarthinghecaredabout.Alongwiththemove,anewschoolwaswaitingforKenneth.Everytimehethoughtaboutsayinggoodbyetohisoldschool,asenseofsadnesscameoverhim.Thechangesahead—likethenewcity,thenewschool,andthestrangershe’dsoonmeet—filledhimwithfear.Hehadnoideaifhe’dbeabletofitin,oriflonelinesswouldfindhimoncehegotthere.Followingalongcross-countryjourney,thefamilyfinallyarriv