2025~2026学年江苏无锡市第六高级中学第二学期期中质量调研高一年级英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏无锡市第六高级中学第二学期期中质量调研高一年级英语试卷一、阅读理解●TunaTossing(掷金枪鱼)ThissportbeganinSouthAustraliainafishingcommunitycalledPortLincoln.Itwasinspiredbythelocalfishermenwhousedtotossfishontotheirtrucks.Competitorswillthrowa10kgfishandthewinneristhepersonwhothrowsthefarthest.●HotDogEatingContestCompetitiveeatinghasbecomepopularinthepastyearsanditsparticipantstrytoeatasmanyhotdogsastheycanintenminutes.ThissportbeganintheU.S.cityfairsandhasgainedrecognitionduetoNathan’sHotDogEatingContest,heldannuallyonthe4thofJuly.ThesporthasturnedintoahugeindustryandisnowpopularintheU.S.,Canada,andJapan.●WifeCarryingIt’sasportinwhichmalecompetitorsracewhilecarryingafemaleteammatethroughaspecialtrackintheshortesttime.ThisgamehasitsoriginsinFinland.ItdevelopedintoaworldwidegamelaterandhadthefirstforeignchampionfromAustralia.TheNorthAmericanWifeCarryingChampionbeganin1999.NowtheWorldWifeCarryingChampionshiphasteamscompetingfromAustralia,Germany,Britain,Estonia,Ireland,andtheUnitedStates.●PalmTreeClimbing(爬棕榈树)IndependenceDayinIndonesiaisonAugust17th.Thisdayiscelebratedbyvariouscompetitions.Climbingthepalmtrunkisthemostdifficultone.Thesmooth,oiledtrunkisaproblem.Atthetopofthetrunk,thereareprizesrangingfromtowelsandclothestomountainbicyclesandcashcertificates.Manycountrieshavesimilartreeclimbingeventsnow.1.Whicheventpromotesthebusinessdevelopmentgreatly?

A．TunaTossing.B．HotDogEatingContest.C．WifeCarrying.D．PalmTreeClimbing.2.WherewasthesportWifeCarryingfirstheld?

A．InIndonesia.B．InAustralia.C．InAmerica.D．InFinland.3.WhatcanbelearnedaboutPalmTreeClimbing?

A．Itisthehardestamongthefourevents.B．Itscompetitors’teamworkmeanseverything.C．Itswinnersgetprizesofdifferentvalues.D．Itiscelebratedinlatewintereveryyear.4.Whatdothefourunusualsportshaveincommon?

A．TheyallstartedinEuropeancountries.B．Theyalldevelopedfromdailylifeorwork.C．Theyallrequireteamspirittowinthegame.D．Theyareallheldtocelebratenationalfestivals.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．TunaTossinghasdevelopedintoahugeinternationalindustry.B．WifeCarryinghasbecomeacompetitionacrosstheworld.C．HotDogEatingContestisheldeveryyearinAustralia.D．PalmTreeClimbingiseasilydonebecauseofthesmoothtrunk.I’mThomasfromtheUnitedKingdom,workinginBeijing,andI’mashoppingaddict(迷).ThemainsourceofmyaddictionisTaobao,China’smassiveonlineshoppingplatform—aplaceforeverythingfromclothestobooks,andeverythinginbetween.ItmakesAmazonlooklikeacornershop.Myfavoriteismostlybooksanddifferentkindsofwaterbottles.Mycupboardhasashelffullofthem,manyofwhichmysizewillnolongerallowmetocrowdinto.What’sworseisthattheapp’sverycleveralgorithms(算法)trackwhatIlookthrough,soeverytimeIopenitonmyphone,Iamgreetedbyanadvertisementinvitingmetodipdeeperintomydigitalwallet.Idon’tevenhavetoopentheapp.Theyareavailabletopurchasewithjustatapofmyfinger.Onceyoumakeanorder,youneedtowait.Theshippinggivesyourheartalittlehit.Thenthere’sanotherlittlerushofendorphins(内啡肽)whenthedeliverypersonpicksitup.YouwatchyourpackageedgingitswayupthemaptoBeijing.Whentheapptellsyouit’sonthedeliverybike,thesameexcitementasakidonChristmasmorningtakesholdasyouwaitfortheknockatthedoor.Muchlikealittledogwaitingforitsmastertoreturnhomefromwork.Thepackagingiseagerlyremoved,excitinganotherhitofhappiness.Anhourlater,thebuyer’sregretcomes.Tomakeyourselffeelbetter,youstartusingtheapponcemoreandthecyclestartsalloveragain.Icouldblame(责备)myaddictiononJackMa,founderofAlibaba,Taobao’sparentcompany,orpointafingeratLiuQiangdong,founderofJD,asimilarlyaddictivedomesticshoppingapp.IcouldevenblameAmazonfounderJeffBezos,whostartedallthise-commerce.“Surely,Thomas,”Ihearyouask,“insteadofblamingpoorbillionaires,youshouldtakeresponsibilityforyourownsuddendesireandlackofwillpower.”6.WhyisThomascrazyaboutTaobao?

A．Ithelpsbringinmoney.B．Heprefersonlineplatforms.C．Itoffersmultipleitemoptions.D．Amazonistoodistanttoaccess.7.HowcanThomas’sphoneknowwhatheprefers?

A．Hisdigitalwalletpaysforitautomatically.B．Hesearchesonlinewhenheopensthephone.C．HecommunicateswiththeTaobaobusinessowner.D．Theapp’salgorithmsfollowhisdigitalfootprints.8.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Theauthor’sexpectationofthepurchaseditem.B．Thechallengesofonlineshopping.C．Thelongjourneyofapurchaseditem.D．Theaccuracyoftheshoppingapp.9.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthispassage?

A．Weshouldsaynotoe-commerce.B．WeshouldblameTaobao.C．Weshouldberesponsibleforourpurchasing.D．Weshouldadmirebillionaires.10.WhatcanweinferaboutThomasfromthepassage?

A．Hehasastrongwillagainstonlineshopping.B．Hefindshimselftrappedintheshoppingcycle.C．Heseldomfeelshappywhenreceivingthegoods.D．Hehasstoppedusingonlineshoppingapps.In2021,scientistsstudyinganimalcommunicationdiscoveredthatsomedogsconnectobjectswithwordssimilarlytobabies.Thenwhataboutcats,whicharecommonlybelievedtobeunconcernedabouthumanaffairs?SahoTakagi,aresearcheratAzabuUniversity,doubtedcats’seemingunconcern.“Catsdon’tappeartolistentopeople’sconversations,butinfact,theydo,”saidTakagi.Accordingtopreviousresearch,catsunderstandhumancommunicationbetterthanexpected.Likedogs,theycanusehumanpointingandstarestofindfood.Theyevencantellthedifferencebetweenhumanfacialexpressionsandstatesofattention,accordingtoa2016study.However,catscandomorethanthat.Anotherstudyshowedthatcatscandiscriminatetheirownnamesfromthenamesoftheircatcompanions(thosethatliveinthesamehouse).Theresearchersbelievedthatcatslearnedtoconnectnameswithothercatsbyobservingcommunicationbetweentheirownersandtheircatfriends.Inarecentlypublishedstudy,Takagiandhercolleaguescomparedtwogroupsofcats:catslivingwithatleasttwoothercatsandcatslivingin“catcafés”withupto30cats.Usingasimpletwo-phase(阶段)test,theyassessedthecats’responsestohearingtheirnamesandseeingtheirfacesonamonitor:Sometimes,thecatthatappearedonthescreenmatchedthenamespoken;othertimes,thenameandtheimagedidnotmatch.Ifcatsknewthenamesoftheircatfriends,theywouldinvestigatebystaringdoubtfullyatthemonitorwhenthenameandimagedidnotmatch.Housecatshadasignificantlylongerstarethancafécats,indicatingthathousecatsgenerallyexpectedaspecificcat’sfaceuponhearingthecat’sname.“Thisisthefirstevidenceshowingthathousecatslinkhumanwordsandtheirsocialcompanionsthroughdailyexperiences,”theresearcherswrote.“However,wecouldnotrecognizethemechanism(机制)forlearning.Butwithmoreandmorescientistsbecominginterestedincats,whoaremuchsmarterthanweassume,thisquestionissuretobesolved.”11.What’speople’scommonunderstandingofcats?

A．Theyhavetheirownlanguage.B．Theycanconnectobjectswithwords.C．Theyshownointerestinhumanthings.D．Theycanusehumaninstructionstofindfood.12.BycomparingcatsanddogsinParagraph2,theauthorwantstostress________.

A．Catsanddogsareallcleveranimals.B．Cats’abilitytolearnisstrongerthandogs’.C．Catsanddogscangetalongwellwithhumans.D．Cats’abilitygoesbeyondrecognizingbodylanguage.13.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“discriminate”inParagraph3?

A．Choose.B．Protect.C．Tell.D．Learn.14.Whatistheunsettledquestionofthestudy?

A．Howcatscanrecognizeothercats’face.B．Whethercatsaremuchsmarterthanexpected.C．Whethercatscanunderstandhumancommunication.D．Howcatslinkhumanwordsandtheirsocialcompanions.15.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Dogs:ClevererthanCatsinLearning.B．HouseCatsvsCaféCats:ANewTestC．Cats:SmarterthanWeThinkD．WaysofCatsCommunicatingwithHumansHowtoGetAlongwithFriendsMoviesandTVshowsmakefriendshipsseemeffortlesswithlittleconflict,butreal-lifefriendshipsrequireeffortandcanbecomplicated.16Bepositive.Focusingontheupsidemakesyouabetterfriend.17Andbalanceemotionalchatswithcheerfultopics(books,games,funnystories)toimprovefriendshipsandmoods.Leanonfriendswhenintrouble—noneedtobealwayspositive.Showsincerity.18Whetheryou’regettingtoknoweachotherorarebeingaskedforyourfeedback,beinghonestandauthenticwithyourfriendswillstrengthenyourbondwiththem.It’saloteasiertogetalongwithfriendsifyou’recomfortablesharingyourrealthoughtsandpersonality.19Ourfriendswanttofeelcaredabout.It’snaturaltotalkonlyaboutyourselfwhenunsurewhattosay,butthismightannoythem.Makinganefforttolearnabouttheirlivesshowsyourcareandstrengthensyourbond.Askopen-endedquestionsabouttheirlivesandinterests—thishelpsalot!Maketimeforeachother.Spendingtimewithyourfriendshasahugeimpact,whetherit’sforafewminutesorforseveralhours.Schedulefunactivitieswithyourfriends,orjustfindtimetotalkforawhile.Youdon’tneedtohavebigoutings;itcanbesomethingassimpleascatchingupwhilegettingfoodinthecanteen.20Realfriendshipsaren’ttheeffortlessonesonscreen—theygrowwhenyoubringpositivity,sincerity,curiosity,andtime.Nurturethese,andyourbondswillstaystrongthroughtheyears.

A．Talkmoreaboutpersonallife.B．Showinterestinyourfriends.C．Oritcanbesendingthemalinktheymightlike.D．Fortunately,afewtipscanmakeallthedifference.E．Sharingyourworriesoftenhelpsfriendsfeeltrusted.F．Yetconstantcomplaintsorhopelesstalkstirefriends.G．Yourfriendsdon’tneedyoutobesomeoneyou’renot.二、完形填空TwoKiwis(新西兰人),oneSingaporean,andoneIndianwalkedintoabar.Thiswasn’tthestartofajoke,butthebeginningofadeep21.WemetattheFalseCreekshorefordragonboatpractice.Initially,ourinteractionwaspurelyfunctional,centeredonpaddles(桨)andraceschedules.However,aswepaddledalong,the22experiencebegantobreaktheicefurther.23itsbreathtakingnaturalbeauty,Vancouverisaplacewheremakingfriendsoftenfeelsas24asfindinganaffordableapartment.Asimmigrants(移民)fromsun-heavyplaces,wewereall25toadapttothecity’sgray(灰暗的)weatheranditseven“grayer”26climate.Inthisenvironment,dragonboatingservedasabreakthrough,foritisasportthat27people.Inaboat,noonecaresaboutyourbackground;youjustmoveasone.Thisspiritsoon28intoourlivesoffthewater,andourweeklygatheringsafterpracticenaturallybecameour29.Webondedovercommon30—theexpensiverental(租赁，租房)marketandthe“polite”socialscenewhereplansforhikingalwaysslipped.Yet,whenweweretogether,theseproblems31less.Weweren’tjustsurvivingthecity’scoldness;wewere32amicro-communityofourown.Onesummernight,afterwinningamajorrace,we33bythewaterfront.Inthatgoldenmoment,werealizedwehad34whatwecamefor.Wewerefourstrangersfromdifferentcontinents,butdragonboatinggaveusaplaceto35,areasontostayandarhythmtomoveforwardbybeingtogether.21.A．respectB．loveC．connectionD．significance22.A．newB．sharedC．lostD．funny23.A．LikeB．WithC．ForD．Despite24.A．difficultB．comfortableC．easyD．happy25.A．learningB．decidingC．hopingD．struggling26.A．politicalB．socialC．naturalD．economic27.A．helpsB．unitesC．takesD．makes28.A．spreadB．turnedC．wentD．fell29.A．problemB．jobC．shelterD．rule30.A．issuesB．hobbiesC．plansD．ideas31.A．touchedB．lookedC．soundedD．mattered32.A．makingB．buildingC．havingD．practicing33.A．foughtB．dancedC．arguedD．competed34.A．preparedB．forgottenC．foundD．heard35.A．exploreB．visitC．playD．belong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。BenjaminFranklin,oneofthemostremarkable36(figure)inAmericanhistory,wasafamousscientist,writer,printer,37(invent)andpolitician.Asascientist,hewaswellknownforhiskiteexperiment.Thestorygoeslikethis:Franklinhadfoundlightninginterestingforyears,38(believe)itwasactuallyelectricity.Hedesigned39astonishingexperimenttoprovehistheory.Heworkedoutthatbyflyingakiteduringathunderstorm,electricitycouldgothroughthewetkitelinedowntotheearth.Knowingitwastoodangeroustoholdthewetline,Franklinheldasilkribbon40(tie)totheendofittopreventtheelectricity41reachinghishand.Hemadesurethesilkribbonstayeddrysothattheelectricitywouldnotgothroughhisbody.Thenheattachedametalkey42theribbonandkitelinejoined.Whenathunderstormapproached,thelightningwouldchargethekey.Conductedonastormydayin1752,hisexperiment43(prove)lightningwasreallyjustelectricity.Franklin’stheorywas44(wide)acceptedbymanypeople.However,somepeoplequestionedwhetherhehadactuallydonetheexperiment,arguingthatifhehadreallydoneit,hewouldhavereceivedadeadlyelectricshock.Whateverthetruth,Franklindidmake45(contribute)tothestudiesofelectricity.46.It’swell-knownthatcancerisa46(dead)disease.（所给词的适当形式填空）47.Wewon’tchargefor47(deliver)ifyoupaynow.（所给词的适当形式填空）48.Medicineshouldnotbekeptwhereitis48（access）tochildren.49.Firedisasterisoneofthemostfrequentlyhappenedandextremely49(destroy)disasters.（所给词的适当形式填空）50.ThebroadcastingsysteminCanadaisfamousandadvanced,whichserves50(variety)purposes.（所给词的适当形式填空）51.Alltheotherstudentswerecurious51(know)whytheteacherpraisedme.（所给词的适当形式填空）52.A