2025~2026学年福建漳州市某重点校高一下学期期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年福建漳州市某重点校高一下学期期中英语试卷一、阅读理解IncelebrationofWorldReadingDay2026,CityCentralLibraryinvitesthepublictosubmitcreativeactivityproposalsforitsAprilevents.ProposalRequirementsThecallisopentoallcityresidents,regardlessofageorbackground.Submissionsmaybemadeindividuallyorbyagroupofupto3people.EachindividualorgroupmaysubmitonlyONEproposal.Allsubmissionsmustbetheapplicant’soriginalworkandsuitableforalibrarysetting.Theentireproposalshouldbeamaximumof250wordsandmustinclude:·Activitytitle:acreativeandappealingnameforyourproposedactivity·Activitydescription(maximum100words):aclearexplanationofhowtheactivitypromotesreadingandengagesparticipants·Targetaudience:aspecificationofwhethertheactivityisdesignedforchildren(5-12),teens(13-18),adults,ormixedagegroups·Estimatedduration:anindicationofhowlongtheactivitywilltake(e.g.,onehour,halfaday,oroneweek)·Spaceneeded:adescriptionofanyspecificlibraryspaceneeded(e.g.,thereadingroom,children’sarea,oroutdoorspace)SubmissionProposalsmustbesubmittedonlineby5:30PMonMarch23,2026,viathelibrary’sofficialwebsite.SelectionProposalswillbejudgedbyapanelof3librariansand2literatureteachersbasedonthefollowingcriteria:

CriterionWeightCreativity30%Practicability45%Communityimpact25%Awards·BestCreativeIdeas(5winners):$50bookvouchers+one-yearlibrarymembership·HonorableMention(10winners):one-yearlibrarymembership1.Howcanagroupof6peopleparticipateinthiscontest?

A．Theymayformtwogroups.B．Theymustfindonemoreperson.C．Theycansubmitasonegroup.D．Theyhavetosubmitindividually.2.Whatshouldbeincludedintheproposal?

A．A350-wordactivitydescription.B．Estimatedaudiencenumber.C．Thelibraryarearequired.D．Alistofbooksneeded.3.Whatshouldapplicantsfocusonmostwhenpreparingtheirproposal?

A．Isitcompletelynew?B．Isitpracticaltocarryout?C．Doesitappealtochildren?D．Doesithaveacreativetitle?TwomonthsintomyPh.D.,Iwasabouttoquit.MybrokenEnglishmadeithardtokeepupwithcolleagues.Atlabmeetings,theconversationprogressedsoquicklythatbythetimeIunderstoodaquestion,thediscussionhadalreadymovedon.Ionceruinedanexperimentduetomisunderstandinginstructions.Inapresentation,Iembarrassedmyselfbyconfusing“genedilution”with“genedeletion”.Ifeltoutofplace,uncertainaboutmyfutureinscience.IhadmovedtoHongKongfromtheChinesemainland,excitedtobecomeascientist,butquicklyfeltlost.Thelabwasfullofcomplex(复杂的)instrumentsIhadonlyeverseenintextbooks,andIhadnoideahowtousethem.Mostofall,thelanguagebarrier(障碍)madeeverythingharder.ClassesweretaughtinEnglish,andIstruggledtofollowthediscussions.Afteraparticularlyembarrassingpresentation,aseniorlabmemberpulledmeasideandsaid,“YouarenotherebecauseofyourEnglish.Youareherebecauseyoucanthink.”Hiswordsgavemethestrengthtocontinue.Ibeganrecordingeveryclassandreplayingthediscussionsatnight.Slowly,myEnglishimproved,andIgrewmoreconfidentinexpressingmyideas.Yearslater,Ireturnedtomyhometowntorunmyownlab.MystudentsallspokeMandarin(普通话),andIassumedtheywouldn’tstruggleasmuchasIhadbecausetheydidn’tfacethesamelanguagebarrier.ButIsoonrealizedtheytoobattleddoubtsabouttheircareersandabilities.Irealizedmyjobwastoteachthemtothinkcriticallyandsolveproblemscreatively,justasIhadbeentaught.WhenIsawastudentstrugglingwithanexperiment,Itoldher,“Youarenotherebecauseyourexperimentsalwayswork.Youareherebecauseyoucanthink.”Hersmiletoldmeshewasencouragedbythesewords.Today,whatIvaluemostinmyjobisthechangeIseeinthestudentswhoarriveuncertain,butwholeavewithenoughconfidencetochallengeme,theirprofessor.Forme,helpingotherscrossthebridgeisthetruerewardofscientificlife.4.WhydidtheauthoralmostquitherPh.D.accordingtoparagraph1?

A．Shedislikedlabdiscussions.B．Shelackedfutureplansinscience.C．Shemessedupherpresentation.D．Shestruggledwithlanguagechallenges.5.WhatwastheturningpointfortheauthorduringherPh.D.studies?

A．Herembarrassingpresentation.B．Returningtoherhometowntorunalab.C．Theseniorlabmember’ssupportivecomment.D．MovingtoHongKongfromtheChinesemainland.6.Whichwordwouldbestdescribetheauthorasateacher?

A．Inspirational.B．Strict.C．Humorous.D．Knowledgeable.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“crossthebridge”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A．Changefromastudenttoaprofessor.B．Growfromuncertaintytoconfidence.C．Travelbetweencountriesforeducation.D．Buildconnectionsbetweenprofessorsandstudents.Imaginethefinalstretchofamarathon:yourbodyaches,butthecheeringcrowdgivesyouenergytorunfaster.Similarly,abasketballteamwinsmorehomegamesinfrontoftheirownfans.Evenyoumightsolveaproblemfasterwhensomeonewatches.Thesecommonexperiencesallpointtoabasicpsychologicalprinciple.Thisphenomenonisknownassocialfacilitation(促进),whichdescribeshowindividualscanperformtasksdifferentlywheninthecompanyofotherscomparedtowhentheyarealone.TheconceptwasfirstproposedbypsychologistNormanTripplett,whonoticedthatcyclistsracedfasteringroups.Hetestedhistheorywithasimpleexperimentwherechildrenweretaskedwithwindingfishingline.Tripplettobservedthatthechildrenwhowerebeingaroundothersmovedfaster,suggestingthatapeer(同龄人)nearbycanmotivate.Butlaterstudiesfoundconflictingevidence.Inanothertest,participantsweregivenamorecomplextask,likememorizingalistofwords.Thoseinfrontofothersperformedworsethanthoseworkingalone.Thiscontradiction(矛盾)ledtoakeychangeofthetheory.Thepresenceofanaudiencetendstoimproveperformanceonsimpletasks.Ontheotherhand,fornoveltasks,thesameaudiencecanhurtperformance.Whydoesthishappen?Psychologistssuggestthekeyreasonisourconcernaboutbeingjudgedbyothers.Sinceapprovalanddisapprovaloftendependonothers’evaluations,wenaturallybecomemorealertinfrontofanaudience.Thisalertnesshelpswithmasteredskills,butgetsinthewayoflearningnewones.Thereisn’tonerecipeforsuccess,butsocialfacilitationtheoryhelpstopointusintherightdirection.Toimproveawell-practicedskilllikerunningorplayinganinstrument,strategicallyseekanaudiencebyjoiningacluborperformingpublicly.Ifyoustrugglewhenwatched,practicealoneuntilyougainconfidence.Bytakingadvantageofsocialsettingswisely,wecanusetheaudienceeffecttoachieveourbestperformance.8.Whatisthemainideaofsocialfacilitation?

A．Groupinteractionenhanceslearningefficiency.B．Individualperformancepeaksincompetitivesettings.C．Socialsituationshavepredictableeffectsonbehavior.D．Thepresenceofotherscaninfluenceourperformance.9.Whichfactorcanexplaintheconflictingresultsinparagraph3?

A．Thesizeoftheaudience.B．Thedifficultyofthetask.C．Thetypeofthereward.D．Thepersonalityoftheparticipant.10.Whatistherootcauseofsocialfacilitation?

A．Evaluationanxiety.B．Peerpressure.C．Competitivedesire.D．Personalstandard.11.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestwedoaboutthephenomenon?

A．Graduallyincreaseaudiencesize.B．Thoughtfullymanagesocialcontexts.C．Activelyobserveothers'performances.D．Strategicallyseeksupportiveaudiences.Researchershavedevelopedarobotichandthatcannotonlymoveaboutonitsfingertips,butitcanalsobenditsfingersbackward,connectanddisconnectfromaroboticarmandpickupandcarryoneormoreobjectsatatime,researchersreportJanuary20inNatureCommunications.“It’sbeenadreamtodesignanewhandwhichdiffersfromhuman-likehands,”saysAudeBillard,aresearcherattheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnology.“Itallowspeopletothinkoutofthebox,torethinkwhatitistohaveahandorfinger.”Billardandhercoworkersusedageneticalgorithm(算法),whichsimulated(模拟)howdifferentcombinationsofrobotfeatureswouldworktogether.Thatallowedtheteamtograduallyimprovethedesignandcomeupwithseveralblueprintsforhand-shapedbotsthatcouldwalk,grasp(抓取)andcarryobjects.Whenconnectedtothemechanicalarm,therobotichandcouldpickupobjectslikeahumanhand.Buttherobotismoreflexible.Thefingersbendbackwardjustaseasilyasforward,allowingtherobottoholdobjectsagainstbothsidesofitshandatthesametime.Itcanevenopenabottlewhileholdingitinplace.Whentherobotwasseparatedfromthearm,itwasmoststable(稳定的)walkingonfourorfivefingersandusingoneortwofingersforgrabbingandcarryingthings,theteamfound.Thehanddisconnectedfromtheroboticarmcoulduseitsfingersaslegstomove,pickupthingsandcarrythembacktothearm.Therobotcouldonedayaidinindustrialchecksofpipesandequipmenttoosmallforahumanorlargerrobottoaccess,saysGaoXiao,aroboticistnowatWuhanUniversityinChina.Itmightevenworkasaprosthetic(假体的)handthoughfurtherresearchisneededtounderstandhowhumanbrainswouldcontrolandrespondtobodypartsthatdon’tmatchhumanphysicalstructure,saysBillard.12.WhatcanwelearnabouttherobotichandfromBillardinparagraph2?

A．Itlooksexactlylikeahumanhand.B．Itbreaksfreefromhumanhandlimits.C．Itisdesignedtocarryheavyobjects.D．Itchangeshowpeopleusetheirhands.13.Whatisafeatureoftherobothandaccordingtoparagraph4?

A．Itwalkswellontwofingers.B．It’sgoodatfinemovementskills.C．Itcangraspthingsfrombothsides.D．It’scontrolledbyhumanbrains.14.WhatisBillard’sattitudetowardtherobothandasaprosthetichand?

A．Confidentbutcautious.B．Doubtfulandcritical.C．Hopefulbutworried.D．Curiousandeager.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．ASelf-learningRoboticInventionB．RoboticFingerswithHuman-likeFlexibilityC．AMulti-purposeToolforIndustrialProductionD．ARobotHandBendingtheRulesofHandDesignTheLibrarian’s（图书管理员）GiftTheschoollibrarywasalwaysaplaceofquietorder,butitfeltimpersonaltoLena,anewstudentstrugglingtofindherplace.ThatwasuntilshemetMrsDavies,thelibrarian.UnlikeanyadultLenahadknown,MrsDavieshadawayofmakingeveryonefeelseen.16OnerainyTuesday,feelingparticularlylonely,Lenawanderedaroundthebookshelvesafterthebellrang.MrsDaviesapproached,notwithaquestion,butwithaquietobservation.“I’venoticedyouoftenlookatthetravelsection,”shesaidsoftly.Shethenreachedforabookwithawornbluecover.17“Thisonefoundmeatyourage,”shesaid,andhandedittoLenawithoutanotherword.Itwasn’tagrandgesture,butatthatmoment,itfeltlikealifeline.18ShelearnedthatMrsDavieshadoncetraveledwidely,andthatthisjobwasachoicetosurroundherselfwithstoriesandyoungminds.Herrecommendationswereneverrandom(随意的);theywerequietinvitationsintodifferentworlds.Lenastartedvisitingthelibrarydaily.Shereadthebook,thenanotherthatMrsDaviessuggested.Slowly,theworldwithinthepagesfeltmorefamiliarthanthehallwaysoftheschool.19Thelibraryhadchangedfromasilentroomintoaspaceofendlesspossibility,allbecauseonepersonhadpaidattention.Onthelastdayofschool,Lenareturnedthebluebook.“Thankyou,”shesaid,hervoicethickwithemotion.MrsDaviessimplysmiled,hereyesunderstanding.20Sheknewthattherightstory,givenattherighttime,coulditselfbeaguide.

A．ShebegantoseethelibrarythroughMrsDavies’seyes.B．Itwasanovelaboutajourney,bothphysicalandmental.C．Hersmilewassincereandalwaysofferedbookrecommendations.D．Itfeltlikeakeyhadbeenturned,unlockingLena’sunknowndoor.E．Curious,Lenastartedtolearnmoreaboutthewomanbehindthedesk.F．Shehasaquiettalentformatchingarestlessheartwiththestoryitneeded.G．Shedidn’tneedtosaymore;theconnectionbuiltthroughbookswasenough.二、完形填空Iknewexerciseisgoodforhealth—whodoesn’t?But21wereeasier.Runningboredme,bikingsoundedrisky,andthegymseemedtoomuchtohandle.Eachofferedmeareasonto22it,soIdid.WhenIworkedinKenya,Icametorealizethatpeopletheredon’t“23”thewayIhadthought.Instead,theymove—withaclear24inmind.Theymovetoreachadestination.Theymovetohuntandtotendcrops.Thereisnosuchthingasa25,buttheyareworkingout24-7.MaybeIcouldtake26fromthesepeopleandaddmeaningtomyexercising.So,Istartedmy27program:“chicken-cising,”with15babychicksandabookon28backyardchickens.Itturnedoutthatcaringfortheflightlessbirdswasquite29—afull-bodyworkoutinvolvingbending,squatting(深蹲),weightliftingandrunningaround.Oneweekend,mye-watch30asmanyas145squatsand10,506steps!Iendedupinbettershapethanexpectedandfoundextra31thatnogymworkoutcanprovide.First,quittingisnota(n)32:Youcan’tputonyour“chicken-cise”clothes,sitforawhile,andthensimplydecidenotto33,especiallywhenyourfeatheredfriendsdependonyoutosurvive.Second,youhaveunbeatableworkoutpartners,who34respondtoyourappearancewithencouragement.Bah-Baaaahk!What’smore?Fresh-from-the-heneggs!Turningeverybreakfastintoacelebrationofmynewlifestylewiththebesteggs,“chicken-cising”taughtmethatmovementdoesn’tneedagym—itneeds35.21.A．actionsB．excusesC．examplesD．answers22.A．approachB．manageC．avoidD．bear23.A．changeB．liveC．travelD．exercise24.A．purposeB．messageC．orderD．request25.A．roleB．problemC．gymD．village26.A．timeB．inspirationC．comfortD．pleasure27.A．escapeB．dietC．charityD．fitness28.A．cookingB．raisingC．drawingD．protecting29.A．demandingB．confusingC．amusingD．touching30.A．meantB．tookC．rangD．read31.A．rulesB．pressureC．benefitsD．responsibility32.A．choiceB．painC．mustD．error33.A．stepasideB．showoffC．turnupD．givein34.A．angrilyB．cheerfullyC．patientlyD．carefully35.A．courageB．talentC．attentionD．meaning三、单词拼写36.Thefoodhereisa________(绝对地)first-rate.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)37.Heisf________(熟悉的)withEnglishgrammar.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)38.Theywilla________(宣布)theresultofthevotetonight.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)39.Weopenedmoreshopsinr________(回应)tocustomerdemand.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)40.Thestoresellsv________(各种各样的)kindsofsnacksfromaroundtheworld.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)四、语法填空41.Youcan’tfancy41(go)campingonsuchafoggyday.(所给词的适当形式填空)42.Theexhibitionalways42(feature)worksbyyoungartists.(所给词的适当形式填空)43.Youshouldgetyourlaptop43(charge)beforethemeeting.(所给词的适当形式填空)44.Theredcoloroften44(symbol)goodluckinChineseculture.(所给词的适当形式填空)45.Festivalsofallkinds45(hold)everywheresinceancienttimes.(所给词的适当形式填空)46.Canyoutellmethenameofthestadium46youvisitedlastweek?(用适当的词填空)47.Medicineshouldnotbekeptwhereitis47(access)tochildren.（所给词的适当形式填空）48.Therearemanyoccasionsintheschool48thestudentsfeelembarrassed.(用适当的词填空)49.Wonderful49(phenomenon)ofnatureareallaroundusandmakeusamazed.(所给词的适当形式填空)50.InApril,thousandsofvisitorsremained50(stick)abroadduetotheterribleearthquake.(所给词的适当形式填空)51.Thevisitingministerexpressedhissatisfactionwiththetalk,51(add)thathehadenjoyedhisstayhere.(所给词的适当形式填空)52.Recentlyasurvey52(compare)pricesofthesamegoodsintwodifferentsupermarketshascausedheateddebateamongcitizens.(所给词的适当形式填空）五、单词拼写53.Onaquietmorninginthemountains,________(感受)thesunonyourskin,and________(呼吸)inthesweet________(芬芳)offreshflowerswhilebirds________(迎接)thenewdaywiththeirmorningsong.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)六、完成句子54.ItwastherockI________________(倚靠)tobecomestrongandto________________(度过)thosehardtimes.(根据汉语提示完成句子)55