2025~2026学年湖南省衡阳市祁东县第一中学上期期中考试高一年级英语试卷卷

2025~2026学年湖南省衡阳市祁东县第一中学上期期中考试高一年级英语试卷卷一、听力选择题1.Whydoesthewomanrefusetoeatmorefood?

A．Sheisonadiet.B．Shedislikesmeatpie.C．Shejustfinisheddinner.2.Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

A．Newspapers.B．ATVset.C．TheInternet.3.Whichtrainwillthewomantake?

A．1:00.B．2:30.C．4:20.4.Whatisthewomanhappywith?

A．Ajoboffer.B．Anewhouse.C．AnIBMcomputer.5.Whathasthewomanfinisheddoing?

A．Choosinghermajor.B．Workingonthecomputer.C．Sendingherapplicationform.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofsocialmedia?

A．Shetakesitlightly.B．Shefollowsthetrend.C．Sheattachesimportancetoit.7.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutgettingfew“likes”?

A．Unhappy.B．Confused.C．Unconcerned.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.WhatisTomdoingnow?

A．Doinghishomework.B．Readinganewspaper.C．Preparingforanexam.9.Whowenttoaparty?

A．Jimmy.B．Tom.C．Ella.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。10.Whydoesn’tthemaneatattheuniversitycafeteria?

A．It’slessfun.B．It’stooexpensive.C．It’snothealthy.11.Whatdoesthemanneedmoneytopayfor?

A．Textbooks.B．Acar.C．Rent.12.Whatdoesthemanprobablywanttobeinthefuture?

A．Ateacher.B．Abanker.C．Adoctor.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。13.Howlongwillthemanbeavailabletoworkaweek?

A．Nomorethantwoevenings.B．Atleastthreeevenings.C．Threeeveningsatmost.14.Whydoesthemanapplyforapart-timejob?

A．Toearnmoney.B．Togainworkexperience.C．Toimprovehissocialskills.15.Whatisthemangoodat?

A．Solvingproblems.B．Workinginagroup.C．Communicatingwithpeople.16.Whenwillthemanmeetthewomanagain?

A．OnTuesday.B．OnWednesday.C．OnFriday.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A．Alibrary.B．Aneworganization.C．Anonlineservice.18.Whatcan’tpeopledoonthewebsite?

A．Readbooksforfree.B．Buybooks.C．Puttheirbooksonit.19.Howcanmembersgetinformationaboutthebooks?

A．Bycheckinganonlinelist.B．Bymakingaphonecall.C．Bysendingane-mail.20.Whatcolorstandsforbooksputinthelast3days?

A．Yellow.B．Red.C．Blue.二、阅读理解Whetheryouarewritingabusinessemailoralongresearchessay,thedictionarycanbeapowerfultooltoassistyouinbecomingabetterwriterinEnglish.YoucanusethemainA-Zofthedictionarytohelpyou:Chooseyourwordscarefully.ManywordsinEnglishhavesimilarorrelatedmeanings,buttheyareusedindifferentcontextsorsituations.Lookcarefullyattheexamplesentencesprovidedintheentriesforwordsyouwanttouse.Ifyouneedacademicvocabulary,lookfortheAWsymbol.Combinewordsnaturallyandeffectively.InEnglish,certainpairsofwordsgotogetherandsoundnaturaltonativespeakers(forexample,heavyrain)—andothersdonot(strongrain).Informationonwhichwordscanbepairedwithoneanothercanbefoundintheexamplesentencesinthedictionaryentries.Becomemoreflexible.Ratherthanrepeatingthesamewordorphrasemanytimesinyourwork,trytofindotherwaystoexpressyourideas.LookforSYNsymboltofindsynonyms(同义词)andalsostudythesynonymnotes.Lookforwordfamiliesandtryusingwordsinthesamefamilythataredifferentpartsofspeech(e.g.different,adjectiveanddiffer,verb).Editandcheckyourwork.Youcanuseyourdictionarytocheckanyproblemareassuchasspelling,partsofspeech,irregularforms,grammar,phrasalverbs,andprepositions.Inthefollowingsectionsyouwillfindexamplesofessaysandpracticaltypesofwritingthatyoucanuseasmodelsforyourownwork.Youwillalsofindadviceonplanning,organizingandwritingeachtypeoftext.

ContentsThewritingprocessWT3ReportingondataWT25

AnsweringthequestionWT7WritingareportWT28

WritingacomparisonessayWT10WritingareviewWT31

WritinganargumentativeessayWT13DiscussingpicturesandcartoonsWT34

OralpresentationsWT20WritingaformalletterWT37

WritingasummaryWT23WritingemailsWT4021.Whatcanyoudotoreducerepetitioninyourwriting?

A．Correctpotentialproblemsinadvance.B．Usesynonymsorexplorewordfamilies.C．Ensureaccurateandnaturalwordpairings.D．Analyzeexamplesofwordusageincontext.22.Whichpageshouldyourefertoifyouneedtowriteanessaycomparingtwothings?

A．WT7.B．WT10.C．WT23.D．WT25.23.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Acreativewritingmagazine.B．Ascientificreport.C．Adictionary’swritingguide.D．Apromotionhandbook.In2013,Deeganwastryingtotakecontrolofherlifeafterwinningthefightagainstdrinking.Shedidquit,butshewashavingdifficultyreconnectingwithpeople.Evenlookingsomeoneintheeyesprovedtobedifficult.“Iwassortoflikeashellofapersonandjustdidn’treallyhavemanylifeskillsorself-confidence,”Deegansaid.However,bakingwassomethingthatalwaysbroughtherjoyasachild.Onedaywhilehelpingoutintheneighborhood,Deeganpickedupahandheldmixerandstartedbaking.“Mylifewasjustoutofcontrol,butbakingissuchacontrolledthing,whereifyoutaketherightstepsandfollowthedirections,you’llgetaprettyexactresult,”shesaid.Deeganstartedbringingherhomemadebakedcookiestopeople’shomes,whichhelpedherreconnectwithpeople.“Feedingpeopleissuchauniversallovelanguage,”shesaid.However,shewasstilltryingtofigureouthowtofindacareerat27yearsold.Shehadnorealworkexperienceandshecouldn’tput‘quitdrinking’”onherresume.Deegan’slifeshiftedin2015.Encouragedbyherfriends,shechallengedherselftoseeifshecouldselljustonepie.Shesolddozens!Shebeganbakingoutofhertinyapartmentandeventuallylaunchedanofficialbusinessin2017.Shespentfouryearsdevelopingapiecrustcookierecipe,whichhassincebecomethebreadandbutterofherbusiness.“Peoplehavebeenwalking,runningandlininguptogetcookies,andit’sjustbeensomagicalseeingthat,”shesaid.Whensheneedsmorehelp,Deegansaysshelooksforanyonewhoisjustexcitedtowork,eveniftheydon’thaveanyexperience.Afterherownstruggle,sherealizedthatthedesiretoworkwasbetterthanhavingacertainskillset.Andshebecameasecond-chanceemployer,hiringwomenoutofprisonorthesheltersystem.“Youjusthavetowalkthroughthedoorandbeready,willingandableandexcitedtoshowupandworkandyou’vegotajob,”Deegantoldthereporter.24.WhatwasDeeganmainlystrugglingwithin2013?

A．Emotionmanagement.B．Interpersonalrelationship.C．Work-lifebalance.D．Alcoholaddiction.25.WhatpreparedDeeganforherbakerybusiness?

A．Workingpreviouslyinthebakingindustry.B．Seeingpeoplerunningtogetcookies.C．Wantingdesperatelytogaintotalcontrol.D．Offeringbakedfoodoutofgoodwill.26.Accordingtoparagraph4and5,whatisspecialaboutDeeganandherbusiness?

A．Sheachievedsuccessthroughbaking.B．Shewasambitiousaboutherbusiness.C．Shehasanopen-dooremploymentpolicy.D．Sheonlyhiredinexperiencedworkers.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDeegan?

A．Creativeandsmart.B．Persistentandreceptive.C．Honestandoptimistic.D．Kindandeasy-going.Whenweareyoung,welearnthattigersandsharksaredangerousanimals.Wemightbescaredofthembecausetheyarebigandpowerful.Aswegetolder,however,welearnthatsometimesthemostdangerousanimalsarealsothesmallestanimals.Infact,theanimalthatkillsthemostpeopleisonethatyouarefamiliarwith:themosquito(蚊子).Whileitmayseemthatallmosquitoesarebiters,thisisnotactuallythecase.Malemosquitoeseatplantnectar.Ontheotherhand,femalemosquitoesfeedonanimalblood.Whenafemalemosquitobitesahumanbeing,ittransmits(传播)salivaintotheblood.Thissalivamayormaynotcontainadeadlydisease.Theresultofthebitecanbeminororasseriousasdeath.Becauseamosquitocanbitemanypeopleinitslife,itcancarrydeadlydiseasesfromonepersontoanotherveryeasily.Morethan700millionpeoplebecomesickfromthesediseaseseveryyear.Atleast2millionofthesepeoplewilldiefromthesediseases.Insomehouseholds,mosquitonetsareplacedoverbedstoprotectpeopleagainstbeingbitten.Mosquitoeshavemanynaturalenemieslikebats,birds,dragonflies,andcertainkindsoffish.Bringingmoreoftheseanimalsintoplaceswheremosquitoeslivemighthelptocutdownthenumberofmosquitoesinthatarea.Thisisanaturalsolution,butitdoesnotalwaysworkverywell.Mosquitoescanalsobekilledwithpoisonsorsprays.Butthesespraysmayalsoharmotherplantsoranimals.Althoughmosquitoesmaynotseemasscaryaslarger,morepowerfulanimals,theyarefarmoredangeroustohumanbeings.Butthingsarechanging.Itishighlylikelythatonedayscientistswillfindawaytokeepeveryonesafefrommosquitoesandthediseasestheycarry.28.Whydoesthepassagementiondangerousanimalsliketigersandsharks?

A．Tocomparedifferentanimals.B．Toleadintothetopicaboutmosquitoes.C．Toshowhowdangeroustigersandsharksare.D．Toshowpeople’smisunderstandingofdangerousanimals.29.Whatcanwelearnaboutmosquitoes?

A．Femalemosquitoesmighttransmitdiseasestohumans.B．Thesalivaoffemalemosquitoescontainsdeadlydiseases.C．Malemosquitoesandfemalemosquitoeshavethesameeatinghabits.D．Morethan700millionpeoplediefromthediseasescarriedbythemosquitoes.30.What’sparagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Scientistsaremakingeffortstokillmosquitoes.B．Someusefulmeasuresaretakentokillmosquitoes.C．Thereisnoperfectsolutiontothemosquitoproblem.D．Mosquitoes’naturalenemiescouldprotecthumanbeings.31.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofsolvingthemosquitoproblem?

A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Unclear.D．Negative.Therecentannouncementofclonedredwolfpupshasdrawnwidespreadattention.WhileColossalLaboratories&Biosciencescelebratedthebirthoffourredwolfclonesanddescribedthemasasteptoward“de-extinction”onitswebsite,specialistshaveemphasizedthatgenetictechnologyisnottherealanswertosavingthreatenedspecies.RedwolvesoncelivedacrosslargeareasofthesoutheasternUnitedStates.However,theirnumbersdecreasedquicklyinthe1970sduetohabitatloss,hunting,andinbreedingwithcoyotes(郊狼).In1980,thespecieswasdeclaredextinctinthewild.Infact,tosaveredwolves,agovernmentcaptivebreeding(圈养繁殖)program,startingin1973,rebuilttheirpopulationtomorethan120,andlatertriedtoreintroducethemintothewild.Yetwhentheprogramwasdiscontinuedinthemid-2010s,theirnumbersdroppedsharplytoonlysevenwolves.Theprogramwasrestartedin2021,butnowonlyhasabout20wolves.Colossal’sfourredwolfpupswereclonedfromcellstakenfrom“ghostwolves”—coyoteswithlargeamountsofredwolfancestry.Butscientistsdoubtthatgenemodification(修改)isaparticularlyusefultoolforredwolfconservationatpresent.Theycurrentlydon’thaveagoodpictureofredwolfgenetics.Whiletheyestimatethat80percentofghostwolfgenesarefromredwolfancestors,andnotcoyotes,theydon’tknowforsurewhichgenesarewhich.Accordingtoscientists,thereisagreaterriskposedbyusinggenetictechnologyfor“de-extinction,”asitmaydivertattentionfromessentialworklikeprotectinghabitatsandrebuildinghealthypopulationsofendangeredanimals.Thedangerofbelievingthatgenetictechnologycanreplacesuchhardworkisnowapparent.Redwolvesneedprotectedhabitatsandcarefulconservation,ratherthanfreshgenes.Ifwefocusononeandnottheother,thereisagenuineriskthattheywilldieoffonceagain.32.Whatdoesthecaptivebreedingprograminparagraph2mainlyshow?

A．Cloninghelpssaveendangeredspecies.B．Captiveredwolvesstruggleinthewild.C．Humanactivitiesthreatenredwolvesmost.D．Sustainedprotectioniskeytospeciesrecovery.33.Whydoscientistsdoubtaboutcloningredwolves?

A．Theyconsideritcoststoomuch.B．Theylackcleargeneticknowledge.C．Theydon’tthinktechnologyismature.D．Theybelieveitharmsecologicalbalance.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Genetictechisthefinalsolution.B．Overusingtechmayleadtofailure.C．Habitatprotectionislessimportant.D．Cloningisnecessaryforredwolves.35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．GeneEditing:ADe-extinctionSolutionB．ProtectingWolves:BeyondHumanEffortsC．SavingRedWolves:MoreThanTechnologyD．Cloning:ANewHopeforEndangeredSpeciesChangeisanaturalpartoflife,butwhenitcomestofriendships,itcansometimesfeelworrying.Youmightwonderwhythisishappeningifnothinghasgonewrong,oryoumaystarttofeelfearaboutlosingconnectionsthatoncefeltunbreakable.36.Whileourearlyfriendshipshelpshapeouridentity,thoseweformlaterinlifeservedifferentroles,shapingourcareers,supportingourresponsibilities,andhelpingusthroughlife’stransitions.37.Whatweonceneededfromfriendshipsinhighschoolorearlyadulthoodmaynolongerfittherealitiesofourpersonalgrowthandlifedirection.38.Theyhelpusnavigateoursenseofselfandsocialbelonging.Friendshipsatthisstageplayadefiningroleinshapingwhoweare,oratleastwhowethinkwewanttobe.Aslifemovesforward,thefriendshipsthatoncefeltessentialmaystarttofade.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeantheyweren’tmeaningful,butit’sbecausewearegrowingintodifferentversionsofourselves.Formany,thetransitionfromhighschooltoadulthoodisaturningpointinfriendships.Aspeoplemature,sodotheirresponsibilities,interests,andenvironments.39.Losingafriendship,whetherfromgraduallygrowingdistantorexperiencingasuddendisconnect,canbeemotionallychallenging.It’snaturaltofeelsadness,confusion,orevenfrustrationwhensomeonewhoonceplayedanimportantroleinyourlifeisnolongerpresent.Embracethechangeandgrowth.Changeisaninevitablepartoflife,andfriendshipsarenoexception.Recognizethatfriendshipsevolvedoesn’treducetheirpastvalue.40.Ratherthanseeingitasaloss,embraceitasanopportunitytoexploreyourindependence,strengthenyourself-identity,andformnewconnectionsthatfitthepersonyou’rebecoming.

A．Instead,itreflectspersonalgrowthB．WefeelverysadatlosingclosefriendsC．ThisleadstoadjustmentsintheirsocialcirclesD．Weexpecttohavelife-longfriendsinourchildhoodE．Thetruthis,aswegrowandchange,sodoourrelationshipsF．Researchhighlightsthataswemature,oursocialprioritiesshiftG．Duringouryoungadulthood,friendshipsserveasamirrortoouridentity三、完形填空MybrotherandIweredrivinghometogetherandweweredeepinconversation.Becauseofhis41,mybrothertookawrongturn,takingustowardsa42andwehadnowaytoturnback.43,mybrotherpaidthebridgefeeanddroveon.Hewasclearlyfrustratedbythemistakeandthe44wasteof$4.Weeventuallyreachedanexitslipwayand,aswetookit,mybrother45abeat-upblackcarparkedbythesideoftheroad.Ayoungguywasstandingnearby46someone.Iwasbusytryingtofigureoutwhich47wewentnextbutmybrother48andaskedtheguyifheneededanyhelp.Andhedid.Hehada(n)49tireandneededatooltogetitoff.Mybrothergaveittohim,thenproceededtohelphim50thetire.Afterwehadfinishedthejobhethankedusagainandagain,pulledout$20andtriedtogiveittous.“No,”mybrothersaid.“Wewerenever51toevengetonthatbridge.Wetooka52turn.Butnowweknowwhywedid.Itwastohelpyou.Thankyouforturningourmistakeintoa(n)53toserve.”WhatIlovedmostwaswatchingmybrotherthroughoutthis54.Hewasabletoseeachancetohelpeveninanotherwise55situation,whichcanonlycomefromacalmmindandanopenheart.41.A．happinessB．carelessnessC．selfishnessD．weakness42.A．bridgeB．cornerC．trackD．house43.A．NervouslyB．ImmediatelyC．UnwillinglyD．Unfortunately44.A．unusualB．hatefulC．hopelessD．needless45.A．repairedB．noticedC．struckD．helped46.A．phoningB．remindingC．greetingD．recalling47.A．restaurantB．gasstationC．hotelD．way48.A．pulledtogetherB．pulledawayC．pulledoverD．pulledthrough49.A．flatB．emptyC．oldD．dirty50.A．cleanB．changeC．fillD．choose51.A．supposedB．forcedC．allowedD．required52.A．differentB．oppositeC．wrongD．distant53.A．wishB．abilityC．beliefD．opportunity54.A．progressB．arrangementC．processD．mistake55.A．dangerousB．destructiveC．expensiveD．negative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。ItwasduringtheMid-TangDynastyperiod56auniqueformofmusicbecamepopularinNingbo,ZhejiangProvince,beforespreadingtothecapital,Chang’an.ItwasknownasOuYue,anditmadeuseofceladonporcelainvases(青瓷花瓶)andbowlsofvarioussizes57(make)music.Thestylewasanaturaldevelopment,asNingboisthebirthplaceofYueware,which58(value)infar-offemperorpalaces.OuYue59(final)disappearedintothedepthsofhistorybutrecently,peopleinNingbohavebeentryingtorevivetheform.PlayersfromNingborecentlygave60performanceoftheporcelainmusicalinstrumentsinBeijing,fillingthevaseswithwater,muchorlittle,toproducedifferentsounds.Alsoithasplacedaqualitysedanchair(轿子)61show,whichwasespeciallymadefortheuseofbridesfortheir62(marry).Inthepast,parentsfromwell-to-dofamilieswouldorderthemakingofoneofthesechairswhentheyhadababygirl.PartofthecollectionoftheZhejiangMuseum,thechairhascreativewoodworkandlivelycolourpaintings,withcarvingsofcharactersfromtheoldlegends.Theperformances63(draw)clappingfromtheaudienceattheNationalCentreforthePerformingArts,64hasbeenpromotingculturalheritagefromacrossthecountryindifferentways.TheOuYueperformancewasthecentre’s65(late)attempttointroducelegendstothecity.五、书信写作66.本学期你校开设了每周一节的英语文学阅读课，请你就此写一篇短文向学校英文报“StudentVoice”栏目投稿，内容包括：1.课程介绍(目的、内容、上课方式等);2.你的收获。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。EnglishLiteratureReadingClassOpensaNewWorld_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Kenziewalkedhomefromthebusstop.ShereallymissedherbestfriendHolly,whowasathomerecoveringfromsurgeryandwasgoingtostayhomefromschoolforthenexttwoweeks!“WhenmymomwasinthehospitalaftermybabybrotherNathanwasborn,peoplebroughthergifts,”thoughtKenzie.“IshouldbringagifttoHolly!”So,KenzieplannedtovisitHollyafterschoolnextFriday.However,Kenziewaslostinthought.ShewantedtogiveHollysomethingmeaningfulandspecial.Butherfamilywassavin