2025~2026学年湖南名校联考高一下学期期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年湖南名校联考高一下学期期中英语试卷一、听力选择题1.WhatwasJamiedoingwhenthepowercuthappenedlastnight?

A．Havingasleep.B．Readingabook.C．Watchingashow.2.Howdidtheboygettoschooltoday?

A．Bycar.B．Bybike.C．Bybus.3.Wherearethespeakers?

A．Inaclassroom.B．Inahospital.C．Intheman’shouse.4.Howmuchmoneydoesthemangivethewoman?

A．50dollars.B．15dollars.C．10dollars.5.WhatwastheweatherlikeonJack’sholiday?

A．Cold.B．Sunny.C．Rainy.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.WhatisprobablyLeo?

A．Anofficeworker.B．Astudent.C．Ateacher.7.Whydoesthewomanhesitateaboutgivingatieasagift?

A．Shedoubtsifitisuseful.B．Shethinksitistooexpensive.C．ShebelievesLeohasmanyties.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.WhowillbabysitforMrSmith?

A．MrsBrown.B．Mary.C．John.9.WhattimeshouldMrSmithandhiswifereturnhomethisSaturday?

A．Beforedinner.B．Afterdinner.C．Bymidnight.10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Neighbors.B．Workmates.C．Familymembers.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。11.Whatistheman’smainjobresponsibility?

A．Helpingprotectwildlife.B．Doingexperimentsinalab.C．CleaninguptheMississippiRiver.12.Whoaretheman’sprogramsdesignedfor?

A．Researchers.B．Biologists.C．Students.13.Whatistheman’spurposeofwritingthebook?

A．Toinspirepeopletoprotectwildlife.B．Tosharehisexperienceswithwildanimals.C．Toarousechildren’sinterestinwildliferesearch.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。14.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A．Havingadebatecompetition.B．Hostingaradioprogram.C．Conductingasurvey.15.Whosupportsthesaleofbottledwaterinshops?

A．Rebecca.B．George.C．Allen.16.WhydoesJasperthinkshopsshouldstopsellingbottledwater?

A．Single-useplasticbottlesarebadfortheenvironment.B．Bottledwaterislesscost-effectivethanboiledtapwater.C．Harmfulchemicalsinplasticbottlesmaydamagepeople’shealth.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.WhatisthereportfromtheWorldWildlifeFundbasedon?

A．Thetotalnumberofanimalsontheplanet.B．Theinformationon5,495speciesofanimalsworldwide.C．Theeffortsmadebydifferentcountriestoprotectanimals.18.WhydosomescientistsdislikethewaytheLPIworks?

A．Itonlyfocusesonbirdsandfish.B．Itistoodifficultforpeopletounderstand.C．Itoverstatesthedecreaseinanimalpopulations.19.Whatwastheaveragedropinthenumberofanimalsintheoceans?

A．56%.B．69%.C．85%.20.Whichcontinentexperiencedanaveragedropof76%inanimalpopulations?

A．Asia.B．Africa.C．NorthAmerica.二、阅读理解Bluewhalesarearguablythelargestanimalsevertohavelivedonearth.Herearesomeamazingfactsandfiguresabouttheseamazingcreatures.·WeightandBodySizeBluewhalescangrowtoover30meterslongandweighmorethan130,000kilos—that’slongerthanthreebusesandheavierthanthreetrucks.Prettymucheverythingaboutthebluewhaleismassive.Itstongueweighsasmuchasanelephantanditsheartisthesizeofacar.·RangeBluewhalescanbefoundinallofourplanet’soceans,excepttheArcticOcean,usuallyswimmingaloneoringroupsoftwotofour.Butinareaswherethere’slotsoffoodavailable,asmanyas60whalesmaycometogether.·FoodDespitetheirhugesize,bluewhaleseattinyshrimp—likecreaturescalledkrill(磷虾).Duringcertaintimesoftheyear,asingleadultbluewhaleeatsabout4tonsofkrilladay.·TypeTherearetwotypesofwhales:toothedwhalesandbaleenwhales(须鲸).Toothedwhales,asthenamesuggests,haveteeth,whichareusedtohuntandeatsquid(鱿鱼),fish,andseals.Bluewhalesarebaleenwhales.Insteadofteeth,theyusebaleen.Wheneating,bluewhalesletahugevolumeofwaterandkrillintotheirmouths.Theythenpushthewaterthroughtheirbaleenplates,whichtrapthetastyfoodtobeswallowed.·CallsTocommunicatewitheachother,bluewhalesmakeaseriesofsuper-loudvocalsounds.Theircallsaretheloudestofanycreatureontheplanet,infact,andcanbeheardunderwaterforhundredsofkilometers.·Migration(迁徙)Theseawesomeseaanimalsfollowaseasonalmigrationpattern.Duringthefeedingseason,theyfilluponkrillincoldpolarwaters.Theythentraveltowarmer,tropicalwaterstomateandgivebirth.21.Howmuchcananadultbluewhaleweigh?

A．Over30tons.B．Over130,000kilos.C．Asmuchasacar.D．Asmuchasababyelephant.22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutbluewhales’calls?

A．Theyareusedtohuntfoodindeepcoldwaters.B．Theyaretheloudestofallanimalsontheearth.C．Theyhelpcommunicatewithotherseacreatures.D．Theyarelowsoundsandhardtohearfromadistance.23.Whatdoweknowaboutbluewhalesfromthepassage?

A．Theyjustusebodylanguagetocommunicate.B．Theycatchsmallkrillforfoodwiththeirteeth.C．Theygatherinbiggroupswhenfoodisenough.D．TheymainlymaketheirhomeintheArcticOcean.Foroversixyears,refugeeshavebeenplantingtreesattheNakivalerefugeesettlement(难民营).TheideacamefromBurundianrefugeeEnochTwagirayesu,whofledconflictin2003andsettledinNakivale.Theareausedtobecoveredintrees,butnowtheyarenowheretoseeduetotheneedforfuel,constructionmaterialsandfarming.ThismotivatedTwagirayesuandhisfellowrefugeestoact.“Whenwecamehere,Nakivalewasaforest.Aftersevenyears,theforestdisappeared.Thetreesweusedforcookingranout,andwomenhadtodiguptreerootsforcooking,”Twagirayesusaid.Today,over180,000refugeesliveinthesettlement,withnewarrivalsfromneighboringcountriesaddingpressuretothealreadyworn-outenvironment.Environmentaldisasters,likedroughts,haveworsenedthecrisis—adropinthewaterlevelsofLakeNakivale,themainwatersourceforthesettlement.EffortsbythosesuchasTwagirayesuhavepusheddevelopmentagenciestoact.Aplantnurserywasestablished,whererefugeesaretrainedtogrowseedsfromthenurserybedtotheirindividualbed,andfinallytothemaingardens.“Thenurseryisacenterforenvironmentalknowledgetransfer,”saidNorbertTumushabe,anenvironmentalofficer.Theireffortsarepayingoff.Manyonce-bareareasarenowfilledwithtrees,andrainshaveincreasedinthepastfewyears.“We’veplantedover350hectaresofwoodlotsaroundwetlandsandLakeNakivale,”saidalocal.Todate,over460,000treeshavebeenplanted.However,challengesremain.“Infiveyears,weaimtoreachthehalfwaymarkofourprogram—coveringtheentireNationalEnvironmentManagementAuthority(NEMA)beltinNakivale,butwecan’taffordwatertanksforthedryseason.Weneedhelpfromwell-wisherslikeNsamiziwhocanofferuswatertrucks,”Twagirayesusaid.24.WhatcausedtheforestinNakivaletodisappear?

A．Illegalactivities.B．Naturaldisasters.C．Humansurvivalneeds.D．Industrialdevelopment.25.WhatmadeLakeNakivale’swaterlevelsdrop?

A．Deforestationanddroughts.B．Overuseby180,000refugees.C．Constructionofthesettlement.D．Lackoftreeplantingaroundit.26.Howdiddevelopmentagenciesrespondtotherefugees’efforts?

A．Byrelocatingthesettlement.B．Byofferingtechnicalhelp.C．Byprovidingmoretreecuttings.D．Bycreatingjobopportunities.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Well-wishersarehardtofind.B．Moresupportisneeded.C．Watersupplyisnolongeraproblem.D．Theprojectishalfwaytoitsgoal.Whiletraditionaltypesofbooks,suchasnon-fiction,arebecominglesspopular,fantasystoriesarecatchingon,asshownbytheInternationalBookMarkets2025report.Butwhatmakesfantasysohardtoresist?Fantasyistruetothehumanmind,especiallytoitswildsidethatweallfeelbutcannoteasilyexpressindailylife.CanadianphilosopherCharlesTaylornotedthateveryoneliveswithinlimitsthatbothcontrolandcomfortusin“thebuffered(缓冲的)self”,whichmakesusseetheworldaslackingmagicandmystery.Therefore,wedon’tbelieveinghostsoranysupernaturalforces.Thisideaprotectsusfromconfusionandfear,yetitalsoholdsbackthewildestpartsofourimagination,makingushopethatmagicandwondercouldsomedayreturntoourlives.Besides,UKauthorAdamRobertspointedoutthatfantasyservesasacontrolledandsafereturntotheideaswehaveignored.Itallowsustoexperienceagentle,limitedversionofthelegendarypast.Withitskingsandadventures,fantasybringsbackwhatwemissinourmodernandorderlyworldofworkandroutine,butonlyinacontrolledway.Weenjoyimaginingourselvesasstrongheroesorspecial“chosenones”whenreallifemakesusfeelsmall.Butwedonotwanttoliveinaworldruledbypowerfulkingsandviolentwarriors.Moreover,fantasyissomethingnotjustwantedbutneeded,asitencouragesourimagination,notedTheGuardian.Apurelyscientificworldfeelscoldandempty,unabletofeedourspirits.AsPhilipPullmanwritesinTheRoseField,Lyraconsidersthathumanbeingsneedcertainthingswecannotprove,yetwewouldstruggletolivewithoutthem,especiallyourimagination.Asshesays,“Maybetheimaginationisasortofwindthatblowsthroughalltheworlds...Itshowsustruethings.”Inaworldwherelogicandroutinetakeover,fantasyisareminderofahiddenlongingforwonder.28.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?

A．Bylistingdifferenttypesofbooks.B．Bydescribingasharedhumanneed.C．Byquotingawell-knownphilosopher.D．Byhighlightingarecentmarkettrend.29.AccordingtoCharlesTaylor,whatisthefunctionof“thebufferedself”?

A．Itinspiresustoseekmagicinourdailylives.B．Itprotectsusbutlimitsourimagination.C．Itcreatesaworldfullofmysteryandwonder.D．Ithelpsusexpressourwildsidemorefreely.30.AccordingtoAdamRoberts,whatdoesfantasyhelpusdo?

A．Letusreturntoforgottenideassafely.B．Teachustoignoreallourstrangeideas.C．Ruletheworldwithkingsandwarriors.D．Becomegreatheroesinourrealdailylife.31.WhydoestheauthormentionLyra’swordsinTheRoseField?

A．Topresentthelimitsofscience.B．Tostresstheimportanceofimagination.C．Tosuggestthatimaginationcanbeproven.D．Toshowimaginationislessimportantthanscience.Sleepingfivemoreminutes,exercising1.9moreminutes,andeatinghealthiereachdaycouldaddayeartoyourlife.Thisisn’tjustwishfulthinking—it’stheconclusionofanewstudyledbyresearchersfromAustraliaandtheUK.NicholasKoemel,wholedthestudy,toldthemagazineScientificAmerican,“Wealwaysthinkthatweneedtomakeoverhauls,butourstudyshowsthat’snotoftenthecase.”Overeightyears,theteamstudied59,078Britishpeople.Theyprovidedlifestyleandhealthdetails,andsomeworedevicestotracksleepandactivitylevels.Dietwasscored0-100across10categories,withhigherscoresmeaninghealthiereating.Basedonthesedata,researchersestimatedpossiblechangestoparticipants’lifespansusingscientificmodeling.Theresultsshowedthatpeoplewhosleep5.5hourspernight,exercise7.3minutesperdayandhaveadietqualityscoreof36.9couldtheoreticallyliveayearlongerwithjustfiveadditionalminutesofsleep,1.9minutesofvigorous(剧烈的)ormoderateexerciseandhalfanextraservingofvegetableseachday.Ifimprovingallthreeareasistoodifficult,either25extraminutesofsleeppernightoranadditional2.3minutesofexerciseperdaycanalsohelp.Accordingtothestudy,patternsofsleep,physicalactivityandnutritionarewell-knowncontributorstoearlydeathandnon-communicable(非传染性的)diseases.Previously,they’vebeenstudiedseparately,withoutconsideringhowtheyinfluenceeachotherorworktogethertoaffecthealth.However,“thesefindingshighlighttheimportanceofconsideringlifestylebehaviorsasapackageratherthaninisolation,”KoemeltoldCNN.Healsostressedthatthemessagehereshouldnotnecessarilybethatmakingthesesmalladjustmentsisasilverbullet(灵丹妙药).Instead,it’sabouttakingthefirststeptowardscreatingsustainableandachievableopportunitiesformorepeople.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overhauls”mostprobablymean?

A．Smallimprovements.B．Completechanges.C．Dailyhabits.D．Difficultchallenges.33.Howdidresearchersconductthestudy?

A．Bytestingparticipants’physicalhealthinperson.B．Byprovidingdietandexerciseplanstoparticipants.C．Bycomparingthelifestylesofdifferentagegroups.D．Bytrackingparticipants’habitsandhealthovertheyears.34.WhatdidKoemelsuggestpeopledoabouttheirlifestylehabits?

A．Treatthemasawhole.B．Ignoretheirconnections.C．Changethemonebyone.D．Improvetheminashorttime.35.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A．Exerciseandsleepdetermineoverallhealth.B．Improvinghealthdoesnotrequiregreatefforts.C．Smalllifestylechangesmayhelplivelonger.D．Abalanceddietisnecessaryforhealthbenefits.Asglobaltemperaturescontinuetoriseatanalarmingpace,scientistsaresoundingthealarm.Evena2℃—3℃increaseinglobalaveragetemperaturecouldputroughly20%—30%oflandspeciesatriskofextinction.Whentalkingaboutsolutionstoclimatechange,peopleoftenfocusontreesandforests.36Seagrassisamarineplantthatformsunderwatermeadows(草甸)inshallowcoastalwaters.Thesemeadowsgiveprotectiontoseaanimals,suchasfish,turtlesandcrabs.37Ithelpsstopcoastaldamageandlessensthepowerofbigwavesinstorms.Butbeyondtheseecologicalbenefits,seagrassmeadowsarenowrecognizedasoneofnature’smostefficientcarbonsinks.38Ituseschlorophyll,agreenmaterialinplants,totakeinsunlight,whichhelpsitbreakdownwaterandturncarbondioxideintousefulmaterialsforgrowth.Whatmakesseagrassspecial,however,isitsabilitytostorecarboninsandandmudontheseabed.Whenseagrassdies,itsleavesandrootsfalltotheoceanfloor.Thethickplantsslowdownwaterflow,lettingcarbon-richwastesettleandbecomeburied.Withlittleoxygenontheseabed,thingsbreakdownveryslowly.39Sometimesitcanbecenturies.Whileforestsarewidelyknownforcarbonstorage,theyarealsoeasilydamaged.Forestfires,forexample,canrapidlyreleasepreviouslystoredcarbonbackintotheatmosphere.40Theyalsoexistinstableunderwaterenvironments.Althoughtheycoverjust0.2%oftheoceanfloor,theyareresponsibleforcapturinganestimated48to112milliontonsofcarbonannually.

A．Theyareperfecthabitatsforseaanimals.B．Seagrassholdsthebottomoftheseawithitsroots.C．Ontheotherhand,seagrassmeadowshardlycatchfire.D．Unfortunately,seagrassecosystemsareonthedecrease.E．Justlikelandplants,seagrasscarriesoutphotosynthesis(光合作用).F．Butthereisanotherlittle-knownimportanthelper:seagrass.G．That’swhythecarbonremainstrappedthereforalongtime.三、完形填空Iwillneverforgetmyfirstconcertonawarmspringevening.ThemomentmyfriendsandIsteppedintothestadium,Ifeltexcitementinthe41.Thousandsofpeoplewerewaiting42,manywearingT-shirtswiththesinger’snameandholdingshininglightsticks.Everyonewassmiling,chattingandreadyforsomething43.Whenthelights44,thecrowdroared.Asinglespotlightlitupthe45,andthen—boom—themusicstarted.Thesoundwasso46thatitseemedtopassrightthroughme.Every47wasremarkablyclear,andtheelectricguitarmademyheartpound.Thenthesinger’svoicecamethrough,dynamicandtransporting,farbetterthanIcouldeverhave48.Whatstruckmemostprofoundly,though,wasthe49betweenthatvastcrowdofstrangers.Apartfrommyfriends,Ididn’tknowthepeoplestandingoneithersideofme,butwesangthesamelyrics,movedtothesamebeat,and50ourarmsasone.Atthatmoment,itdidn’tmatterwhowewereorwherewecamefrom;wewereallpartofonebigfamily.Thenthestage51andsodidwe.Asaslowsongbegan,Ilookedaroundandsawthousandsof52lights,theaudienceswayingtogetherandsingingsoftly.Itfeltsimplymagical.Ithoughtabouthow,inourbusylives,we53stoptosharemomentsliketheseandhowmuchweshould.Onthejourneyhome,myvoicewashoarse(嘶哑的)from54andmylegstiredfromdancing,yetmyheartwasfullandcontent.Thatnightgavememorethanjustmusic;it55meacherishedmemorythatwouldstaywithmeforever.41.A．airB．skyC．environmentD．condition42.A．anxiouslyB．calmlyC．curiouslyD．expectantly43.A．oddB．amazingC．ordinaryD．familiar44.A．wentoutB．builtupC．cameonD．brokedown45.A．screenB．roofC．stageD．exit46.A．gentleB．orderlyC．friendlyD．powerful47.A．wordB．songC．noteD．slide48.A．agreedB．plannedC．promisedD．imagined49.A．competitionB．connectionC．argumentD．distance50.A．wavedB．stretchedC．liftedD．crossed51.A．brightenedB．quietedC．darkenedD．crowded52.A．shiningB．flashingC．burningD．reflecting53.A．frequentlyB．graduallyC．rarelyD．immediately54.A．shoutingB．talkingC．singingD．crying55.A．showedB．giftedC．awardedD．spared四、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,it56(recognize)asanationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产)item.57(traditional),theelephant-footdrumdanceisperformedbymen.As58(it)dancestepscamefromtraditionalDaimartialarts,anyonewishingtolearnthisartmustfirststudymartialarts.Otherwise,theymaylackphysical59(strong)andflexibilitytoperformthedance.Thedanceisphysically60(challenge)forbeginners,asitrequiresthem61(carry)adrum,maintaingoodbalance,andkeepupwiththerhythm.Duringaperformance,dancerscarrythedrumontheirleftshoulder,withthedrumheadfacingforward62theendpointingbackward.Theelephant-footdrum,63isnamedforaresemblance(相像)toanelephant’sfoot,isawell-knownmusicalinstrumentoftheDaipeople.Dancers’righthandsstrikethedrumwithfists,palms,andfingertips,whilethelefthandssupporttheaction.Becausethedrumislong,mostdance64(movement)areperformedwiththedancers’legs,suchassquatting(蹲),liftingoneleg,andkicking.WhetherthedancersstrictlyfollowDaitraditionsorcreatenewformsofculturalexpression,generationsofDaielephant-footdrumdancerscontinuetopassonthistraditionalart65theirownways.五、书信写作66.假定你是李华，你将参加英语课上的“一分钟课前演讲”活动。请写一篇演讲稿，分享一本你喜爱的书。内容包括：（1）书的主要内容；（2）推荐理由。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.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达67.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。Iwas16whenDadfirsttookmemulti-pitchrockclimbing(多层攀岩).Weclimbedshortercliffs(峭壁),only20to30feettall,whichfeltlikekidstuff,andIwasreadyforthebigclimb.Onasunnydaywhilecamping,DadandIhikedtothebaseofaneasyclimbupMountEdithinBanff,Alta.Dadclimbedafewfeet,hammeredsteelpitons(岩钉)intoexistingcracks,andclipped(扣住)theropeintocarabiners(锁扣)whileIkepthimsafefrombelow.ConnectedtoDadbythethickredrope,Ifollowedhimupstepbystep,myhandsgrippingtherockandmyfeetfindingsmallholdsasIwent.I