2025~2026学年湖北省鄂州市华容高级中学鄂州未来高级中学高一下学期4月联考英语试卷

2025~2026学年湖北省鄂州市华容高级中学鄂州未来高级中学高一下学期4月联考英语试卷一、阅读理解AreyounewtoQualtricsorwanttoimproveyourresearchsurveydesignanddatacollectionskills?Thenyou’llwanttoattendtheSurveyResearchJumpStartwithQualtricsworkshop!Details●Date&Time:Friday,January16,2026,9:00a.m.–4:00p.m.●Location:UniversityMall2104(TLOSsuite)oronline●Meals:Drinks,snacks,andlunchprovided●Instructors:NathanielPorter—socialsciencedataconsultant(顾问),JesseSadler—digitalhumanitiestrainerTheworkshopisdividedintomorningandafternoonsessions,witha1-hourlunchbreak.Themorningwillfocusonbestpracticesforaccessibleandeffectivesurveydesignanddatacollectionforavarietyofsurveytypes.TheafternoonwillprepareyoutogetstartedwithQualtrics,includinghowtocreateanddistribute(分发)surveys,shareandexportdata,andcooperatewithotherusers.VirginiaTechrecentlyacquiredQualtricsasitsprimarysurveytoolforresearchanditisavailabletoallstaff,andgraduateresearchersemployedattheuniversity.Whetheryou’regettingstartedwithsurveyresearch,movingfromanotherplatformtoQualtrics,orjustlookingtoimproveyourskillsincollectingsurveydata,thisone-dayworkshopisagreatopportunitytogainproficiency(精通)inQualtricsaheadofthespringsemester.HowtoregisterSurveyResearchJumpStartwithQualtricsisopentoVirginiaTechemployeesandgraduateresearchers;however,spaceislimitedforin-personattendance,andregistrationisrequiredforallattendees.Besuretosignupearlytoreserveyourspace!Registerthroughtheeventpageandindicatewhetheryouwillattendin-personoronline.PleasecontactNathanielPorterwithquestionsorforaccommodations.1.Howmanyhourswillthetraininglast?

A．5.B．6.C．7.D．8.2.Whatwillparticipantslearnintheafternoon?

A．Methodsfordataanalysis.B．Rulesofsurveydesign.C．TheuseoftheQualtricstool.D．Waystowritereports.3.Whatarein-personparticipantsadvisedtodo?

A．GetfamiliarwithQualtrics.B．Contacttheinstructor.C．Preparetheirownlunch.D．Applyinadvance.Thestoryofaviation(航空)begannotwithgrandmachines,butwithatoyhelicopterandadreamsharedbytwobrothers,WilburandOrvilleWright.AsAmericaninventors,theychallengedthelong-heldbeliefthathumanflightrequiredgas-filledballoons.Byfocusingonmechanicalengineeringandpersistentexperimentation,theyeventuallyprovedthatapowered,heavier-than-airmachinecouldconquerthesky,whichmarkedthethresholdofanewera.Growingupwithapassionformechanics,theWrightbrothersdidn’tachievesuccessovernight.Theydrewinspirationfromtheirexperiencewithkitesandbicycles,integratingthesediverseconceptsintotheirearlydesigns.Totesttheirtheories,theychoseKittyHawk,NorthCarolina,wheretheAtlanticcoastprovidedidealwindconditions.Throughcountlessglider(滑翔机)testsonthesandydunes,theypainstakinglysolvedthecomplexproblemsofbalanceandcontrolthathaddefeatedpreviousinventors.TheturningpointarrivedonDecember17th,1903.Theirnewlybuiltaircraft,poweredbyagasolineenginewitha12-meterwingspan,satreadyonthetrack.Thatmorning,Orvillemadetheworld’sfirstpoweredflight,covering36metersinamere12seconds.Althoughonlyafewwitnessesandasinglecameracapturedthemoment,andnewspaperslargelyignoredthenews,thisbriefflightfundamentallychangedthecourseofhumanhistory.Recognition,however,wasdelayedfornearlyfiveyears.Itwasn’tuntil1908,whenWilburperformeddemonstrationflightsinFranceandtheU.S.WarDepartmentshowedinterest,thatthebrothersbecameglobalheroes.Despitetheirsuddenfame,theWrightsremainedmodest,returningtotheirhometowntofocusontechnicalimprovementsandflightinstructionratherthanseekingpublicattention.Today,theiroriginalplanerestsintheNationalAirandSpaceMuseuminWashington,D.C.,nearmoonrocksandadvancedspacecraft.Thiscontrastservesasapowerfulreminderofhowfarwehavecome.Froma12-secondhoptolunarexploration,theWrightbrothers’legacy(遗产)continuestoinspirethosewhodaretolookupwardandimaginetheimpossible.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“threshold”inparagraph1probablymean?

A．Beginning.B．Challenge.C．Expectation.D．Conclusion.5.WhatwasthemainchallengetheWrightbrothersovercame?

A．Designingapowerfulgasengine.B．Findingaplacewithsuitablewind.C．Achievingbalanceandcontrolinflight.D．Gainingrecognitionfromtheauthority.6.Howdidthebrothersreacttotheirsuddenfame?

A．Theyfocusedonmoonexploration.B．TheysoughttheirfortuneinEurope.C．Theyenjoyedbeinginterviewedbynewspapers.D．Theyremaineddevotedtoimprovingtheircraft.7.Whatwouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．TheWrightBrothers:FromToystoSkyB．KittyHawk:TheBirthplaceofAviationC．MechanicalEngineeringinthe20thCenturyD．TheTechnicalChallengesofEarlyAircraftAreyoucuriousabouttherichhistorybehindPakistan’sdifferentmusicaltraditions?Fromancienttomodernstyles,Pakistanimusicoffersafascinatingjourneythroughcultureandcreativity.MusicinPakistandatesbacktoancienttimes,whenearlymusicalinstrumentswerefoundintheIndusValleyCivilization.Overcenturies,differentculturesandrulingpowersshapeditsgrowth,creatingauniquemusicalidentity.AfterPakistanbecameindependentin1947,itsmusiccontinuedtogrow.ClassicalmusicianslikeNusratFatehAliKhanandRoshanAraBegumkepttraditionalformssuchasGhazalandKhayalalive.Inthe1960sand1970s,filmmusicbecamepopular,followedbytheriseofpopmusicinthe1980s,withthebandVitalSignsleadingtheway.Today,Pakistan’smusicscenemixestraditionwithmodernstyles.Folk(民间的)musicvariesacrossplaces,usinginstrumentsliketheDholandRubab.ArtistssuchasAttaullahKhanEsakhelvihavebroughttheselocalsoundstothemainstream.Meanwhile,popandrockremainpopular,withbandslikeJunoonandsingerslikeAtifAslamwinningwidefame.Inrecentyears,hip-hophasalsoappeared,withartistslikeBohemiaconnectingwithyounglisteners.Pakistanimusichasgainedworld-widerecognition.ThepowerfulsingingofNusratFatehAliKhanandthelivelyperformancesofmodernbandshavewonfansacrosstheworld.PartnershipswithinternationalartistsandplatformslikeCokeStudiocontinuetointroducePakistanimusictonewlisteners.Pakistan’smusicislikeacolorfulclothmadefrommanydifferentculturalinfluences,historicaltraditions,andnewcreativeideas.Fromtheoldinstrumentsthathavebeenusedforhundredsofyearstomodernpartnershipswithartistsfromaroundtheworld,Pakistanimusicshowsthecountry’srichculturalhistoryanditsactiveconnectionwiththerestoftheworld.Fromclassicalmusictomodernbeats,Pakistanimusictellsthestoryofanationthroughitsever-changingsounds.Whetheryoulovemusicorarejustbeginningtoexplore,thereisalwayssomethingnewtodiscoverinthislivelymusicalculture.8.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A．Tocomparedifferentmusic.B．Toexplainthehistoryindetail.C．Toleadinthetopic.D．Todescribethebackground.9.WhatformsPakistan’suniquemusicalstyle?

A．Culturalandrulinginfluences.B．Earlyinstrumentdiscovery.C．IndusValleyCivilizationhistory.D．Pakistan’sancientcivilizations.10.WhatcanwelearnaboutPakistan’smusicdevelopment?

A．Classicalmusicdisappearedafter1947.B．Today’smusicismainlymodernstyles.C．Itspopmusicbeganinthe1960s.D．Filmmusicwaspopularbeforepopmusic.11.WhatdoesthecolorfulclothsuggestaboutPakistan’smusic?

A．Ithasaverylonghistory.B．Itmixesseveralculturalpatterns.C．It’spopularmainlyincertainplaces.D．Itmainlyusestraditionalinstruments.Hundredsofthousandsofconversationswithanewchatrobothavebeenfoundinsearchengineresults.Usersdidnotknowthiswouldhappen.Whentheusersofthenewchatrobotpressa“share”button,auniquelinkiscreated.Thislinkwasmeantforsharingwithfriends,butitalsomadethechatssearchableontheInternet.Arecentsearchfoundnearly300,000conversationsfromthenewchatrobotonline.OneexpertcalledAIchatbotsa“privacydisaster”.Forbesfirstreportedthisproblem.Theyfoundmorethan370,000userconversationsontheInternet.TheBBCsawchatswhereusersaskedthenewchatrobottocreatepasswords,makemealplansforweightloss,andanswermedicalquestions.ThishashappenedbeforewithotherAIchatrobots.AfamousAIcompanyrecentlystoppedanexperimentwheresharedAIchatsappearedinsearchresults.Thecompanysaidchatsareprivateunlessuserschoosetosharethem.Earlierthisyear,anotherAIcompanyalsofacedcriticismwhensharedAIconversationsappearedinapublicfeed.Usernamesmaybehiddeninsharedchats,buttheconversationscanstillcontainpersonalinformation.Expertssaythisisaseriousprivacyproblem.“AIchatrobotsareaprivacydisasterinprogress,”saidProfLucRocherfromUniversityofOxford.Headdedthatleaked(泄露的)chatshaveshownfullnames,locations,mentalhealthdetails,andbusinessinformation.Theseleaksstayonlineforever.CarissaVelizfromUniversityofOxfordsaiduserswerenottoldthattheirsharedchatswouldappearinsearchresults.“Ourtechnologydoesn’teventelluswhatit’sdoingwithourdata,andthat’saproblem,”shesaid.12.Whatcanweknowaboutthesharedconversationswiththenewchatrobot?

A．Theconversationsaresearchable.B．BBCfirstreportedtheconversation.C．About370,000chatswerefoundonline.D．AnAIcompanyformallyresponded.13.WhatisProfLucRocher’sattitudetowardsAIchatrobots’privacyissues?

A．Optimistic.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Doubtful.14.WhatisCarissaVeliz’sviewabouttechcompanies?

A．Theylackenoughentertainmentoptions.B．Theydon’tinformusershowdataisused.C．TheyoverchargeforAIchatbots.D．Theyfocustoomuchonprivacyprotection.15.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?

A．DevelopmentofAIchatrobots.B．HowtouseAIchatrobotssafely.C．PrivacyleaksofAIchatrobots.D．SuggestionsonimprovingAIchatrobots.Whenyouheartheterm“wildlife”,youmightpictureanimals.However,manyconservationguidelinesandrelatedfieldscoverbothplantsandanimals.Theselivingthingsarenotintroducedbyhumansbutarefoundwild.Actually,differentwildlifeliveineveryecosystem,includingforests,oceans,deserts,andmore.16Herearesomereasons.Wildlifemaintainsbalanceinecosystems.Everylivingthingisconnected.Ifevenjustoneorganismbecomesthreatenedorextinct,ithasaneffectontheentireecosystem.Itdisruptsthefoodchain,sendingshockwavesthroughtheenvironment.What’sworse,threatstospeciesrarelyhappeninisolation.17Diversitymeanshealthierecosystems.Whendiscussingwildlife,you’lloftenheartheterm“biodiversity”.Thisreferstothenumberofspeciesinanecosystem.Healthyecosystemshavealotofdiversity.18Iftherearefewerplantspecies,adiseasethataffectsthemspreadsfasterandmoreeffectively.Wildlifeprovidesnutrientsforhumans.Everythingweeatcomesfromeitherananimaloraplantoriginally.Whilewedon’teatasmuch“wildlife”asweusedtobecausethefoodsupplychainhasbecomesoindustrial,cropsandanimalswerewildlifeatonepoint.19Protectingwildlifeandnaturalhabitatsstrengthensfoodsecurityaroundtheworld.20Wildlifeconservationareasandpreservednaturalhabitatsattractvisitorsfromallovertheworld.Manyplacesdependonwildlifefortourism,whichmakesupover10%oftheworld’sGDP.CountrieslikeBrazil,Australia,Kenya,andmoreareespeciallydependentontourism.Withoutwildlife,theeconomyofmanycountrieswouldsuffersignificantly.

A．Whydoeswildlifematter?B．Wildlifehasculturalsignificance.C．Wildlifeisimportantfortheeconomy.D．Whycantheyliveinharmonywitheachother?E．Withoutavarietyoffoodsources,ournutritionsuffers.F．Thus,protectingeveryspeciesisvitalformaintainingecosystems.G．Andawidevarietyofplantsmeansgreaterproductivityandbetterhealth.二、完形填空AndrewwasdiagnosedwithAsperger’ssyndromeattheageofeight.Oneyearlater,hismotherhiredChristyasanattendanttoprovideafter-school21forhim.Inthemeantime,Andrew’sfamilydidtheirbestto22him:Theykepthimawayfromanydiscomfortthatmightcausehisanxiety.Atfirst,Andrew23Christy’spresenceentirely.WheneverChristysuggestedactivities,hewouldshout,“Goaway!”.ButChristynever24.Sheunderstoodtheunspokenrule:Ifhismotherdidn’t25,Andrewcouldn’tactuallylethergo.Weeksdraggedon,andsodidAndrew’s26.However,Christy’sresolvenever27.ShenoticedAndrew’s28ofthunderandhisobsessionwithorganizingbooksbycolor.To29him,shemethiminhisworld:organizingbooksbycolorforcomfortandusingweatherappsforstormanxiety.The30camequietly.Onerainyafternoon,Andrewcouldn’tzip(拉上拉链)hisjacket.31,hepreparedtomeltdown.Christyhandedhimacoathooktechnique,thensteppedback.Andrewmanageditalone.Suddenly,asenseof32washedoverhim.Fromthenon,Andrewbeganattemptingsmalltasks33.Onestepatatime,Andrewbecamemoreandmore34.Eventually,heenteredacommunitycollege.Hestoppedtryingto35Christy,andhebegantoseeChristynotasanintruder(入侵者),butasafriend.21.A．careB．honoursC．transportationD．teaching22.A．educateB．shelterC．cureD．understand23.A．refusedB．preservedC．appreciatedD．impressed24.A．foughtbackB．leftoutC．backeddownD．pulledup25.A．discoverB．recognizeC．admitD．agree26.A．healthB．oppositionC．knowledgeD．improvement27.A．competedB．countedC．waveredD．spread28.A．curiosityB．enthusiasmC．interestD．fear29.A．attractB．appreciateC．affectD．instruct30.A．typhoonB．breakthroughC．feedbackD．inspiration31.A．ExhaustedB．ConfusedC．RegrettedD．Annoyed32.A．achievementB．admirationC．reliefD．security33.A．secretlyB．madlyC．rarelyD．independently34.A．politeB．cautiousC．confidentD．sensitive35.A．attackB．fireC．putasideD．focuson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。Inrecentyears,tea,oneoftheoldestdrinksintheworld,36(become)abridgelinkingdifferentcultures.AtaspecialexhibitionheldinLondonlastmonth,visitorswereamazedbyauniquedisplay37(title)“WhenEastMeetsWestinaTeacup”.TheexhibitionshowcasedthelonghistoryofChineseteaanditsprofoundinfluenceonBritishteaculture.38Chinaisthebirthplaceoftea,theBritishdevelopedtheirowndistinctivetradition—afternoontea.Thiscustom,which39(introduce)inthe1840s,hasnowbecomeasymbolofBritishelegance.40(interesting),theexhibitionhighlightedhowthesetwotraditionshavestartedtolearnfromeachother.InChina,youngpeopleareincreasinglyattractedtothecreative41(mix)oftraditionalteaandWesternflavors,suchascheese-toppedteaorfruit-infusedcoldbrews.Meanwhile,intheUK,thereis42growinginterestinthetraditionalChineseteaceremony,known43GongfuCha.ManyBritishtealovershavebeguntoappreciatetheartofbrewingteapatiently.“Teaismorethanjustabeverage(饮料);itisamediumfor44(culture)exchange,”saidSarahThompson,ateaexpert.Shebelievesthatby45(share)differentwaysofenjoyingtea,peoplefromdifferentbackgroundscanbetterunderstandeachother.Thesuccessoftheexhibitionprovesthatcivilizationsdonothavetoclash(冲突).Instead,theycanflourishthroughmutuallearning.Asthesayinggoes,“Greatmindsthinkalike,”andperhapstheyalsodrinkalike.四、书信写作46.上周日你校举行了弘扬中华传统文化的活动。请你以“PromotetraditionalChineseculture”为题给校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括:(1)活动内容；(2)活动的意义。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。PromotetraditionalChineseculture________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Mymotheriseightyyearsold.Forthepastfifteenyears,everyWednesday,shehasdriventwentyminutestovolunteeratthenursinghomewheresheonceworkedasahealthcareaide(助手).Shewasforcedtoretirewhenthegovernmentmadesixty-fivetheageofretirement.Shealwayssaidshewouldstillbeworkingifshehadn’tbeenmadetoquit.Lovingtheworkandtheresidents,shereturnedasavolunteer.Evennow,olderthanmanyoftheresidents,shecontinuestogivehertime.Shestilltreatsthe“dearoldsouls”withthesameenergyaswhenshewasemployed.Whensheworked,sheworkedhard.Raisingfivechildrenonafarm,managingalargegarden,andlaterstudyingatnightschooltobecomeahealthcareaide