2025~2026学年陕西省西安市某校度第二学期高一年级期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年陕西省西安市某校度第二学期高一年级期中英语试卷一、阅读理解TopFourFestivalsintheWorldSaintPatrick’sDay,IrelandSaintPatrick’sDayiscelebratedanywhereintheworldwheretherearetheIrish.Ifyou’regoingtogetinvolved,there’snobetterplacethanDublin.ThisfestivalrunsforfivedaysandfivenightsinMarchalongwithperformingarts,literature,toursandfoodevents.HoliFestival,IndiaIt’salsocalledthe“festivaloflove”asonthefull-moondayinMarchpeoplegettogether,forgettingalltypesofbadfeelingtowardseachother.You’llmostlyseeHoliFestivalacrossIndiaandNepal,butalsoinotherareaswithlargeHindupopulations.Itstartsbylightinganight-timebonfire(篝火)wherepeoplesinganddance.Peoplethrowcolouredwaterandpowder(粉末)totheirfriendsandfamiliestoshowloveandrespect.EdinburghFestivalFringe,ScotlandOneofthegreatestcelebrationsofartsandcultureintheworld,thefestivalrunsforthreeweekseveryAugustthroughouttheScottishcapital.Artistsandperformerstaketohundredsofstagesalloverthecitytopresentshowsforeverytaste.TheFringeisrunbytheEdinburghFringeFestivalSocietytosupportandencouragetheScottisharts.MontreuxJazzFestival,SwitzerlandThereareplentyofmusicfestivalsinEurope,butMontreuxJazzFestivalheldinOctoberneartheLakeGenevaistrulyoneofakindandisthesecond-largestjazzfestivalintheworld.It’snotjustjazz,though.You’llfindbroad-rangingconcertsfrompoptorockandblues,andbestofall,mostoftheperformancesarefree.1.WhendoesSaintPatrick’sDaytakeplace?

A．InMarch.B．InApril.C．InAugust.D．InOctober.2.WhatcanyoudoatEdinburghFestivalFringe?

A．Throwcolouredwater.B．TasteIrishfood.C．Dancenearabonfire.D．Watchartshows.3.Whicheventwillyougotoifyoujustwanttoattendconcerts?

A．HoliFestival.B．MontrcuxJazzFestival.C．SaintPatrick’sDay.D．EdinburghFestivalFringe.Myparentswereexcellentcooks.Growingup,Ienjoyedbeinginthekitchenwiththem.ItwasaplacewhereIcouldrelaxmyself,becreativeandhavefun.InSeptemberof2020,IstartedasidebusinessinSãoPaulosellingbread,saucesandotherfoodsonline.Atthesametime,myhusbandandIwererevisitingourdreamoflivingabroad.Canadaseemedliketheperfectchoicebecauseofitsdiverse(多样的)foodculture.Ichosetostudyculinary(烹饪的)managementatGeorgeBrownCollege,oneofCanada’stopculinaryschools.Istartedmytwo-yearprograminSeptember2022.Theprogramincludedbusinesscourses,suchashumanresources,andmarketing,aswellashands-oncookingclasses.Ilearnedskillstobeacook,likeworkingwithflavors(味道),andhowtopreparelargeamountsoffood.Somedays,Iwasonmyfeetfrom7amto5pm,butmyheartwasfilledwithhappiness.Beinginakitcheninvigoratedme.IknewthatcookingwaswhatIwantedtodo.Duringmystudies,Ihadsomeexcitingopportunities.Iwasafinalistinaschoolcookingcompetition,whereImadesalpicao,atraditionalBrazilianturkeysalad.InApril2024,IenteredacookingcompetitionhostedbyCookin,anappwherechefssellanddelivermeals.IcreatedaBrazilian-inspiredmenu,withdishesfromthecountrysidetothecoast,includingpulledporkwithguavajamandchips.Iwasoneofthewinnersandgottorunanonlinestore,Flavia’sTasteofBrazil,foraweek.Usingthecollege’skitchen,Icompleted25orders,preparingatotalof41meals.Goingbacktocollegewasn’tjustaboutlearningthehardskillsofcooking.Itgavemecourageandconfidencetogoformylove.4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorwhenshewasachild?

A．Shelovedstayinginthekitchen.B．ShespentalotoftimeinCanada.C．Shedreamedofstudyingabroad.D．Sheofferedtorunasidebusiness.5.WhydidtheauthorgotoGeorgeBrownCollege?

A．Toworkwithherhusband.B．Tofollowherloveforcooking.C．Tomeetherparents’wishes.D．Tofindawell-paidjobinBrazil.6.Whichbestexplainstheunderlinedword“invigorated”inparagraph2?

A．Madefunofsomeone.B．Gaveenergytosomeone.C．Kepttrackofsomeone.D．Leftamessagetosomeone,7.Whatdoestheauthor’ssuccessincookingcompetitionssuggest?

A．Sheisauniquelygiftedteacher.B．Sheisinspiredbyotherwinners.C．Sheishighlyskilledandcreative.D．Sheisluckyenoughtobeafinalist.Today,theimaginationofgoingsomewhereinacarwithnooneinthedriver’sseathascometrue.However,theself-drivingcarsstillaskahumantobereadytotakeoverdrivingifneeded.Knownasautonomouscars,theycanmakegoinganywheremuchmoreconvenient.Theadultsoftenspendmorethan300hoursbehindthewheeleachyear.Self-drivingcarscouldgivethemthattimeback.Inaddition,autonomouscarsmaypossiblytransformwhatacarisandhowitworks.Thinkaboutit.Withnoneedforadriver,doesthereneedadriver’sseatorasteeringwheel?Self-drivingcarscouldhavesofas,bedsorevenanentirekitchen.Passengerscouldsitandtalkwithoneanotherfacetofaceorgotosleepatthestartofadriveandwakeupinanewplace.Theinsideofacarcouldalsobeanoffice,hairsalon,orpersonalgym.Suddenly,carsaremuchmorethanjustawaytogetfromoneplacetoanother.Butafutureofcarsdrivingthemselvesaroundcitystreetswithnooneinsideisstillyearsaway.That’sbecausethetechnologybehindautonomousvehiclesisstillimperfect.Thecamerasandothersystemsthatself-drivingcarsusetoguidethemselveshavetrouble“seeing”theroadinbadweatherorheavytraffic.Theyalsohavedifficultydealingwithdifferentkindsofroads.Theroadsigns,andturnsofahighwayareverydifferentfromthoseofaneighborhoodroad.So,atleastforawhile,therewillstillneedtobeahumandriverreadytotakethewheelinself-drivingcars.8.Whatcanbelearnedaboutself-drivingcarsfromparagraphland2?

A．Theycanreplaceelectriccars.B．Theyneedmonthlysystemupdate.C．Theyneedhumancontrolsometimes.D．Theylengthentheadults’drivingtime.9.Whatmaybechangedbyautonomouscars?

A．Communicationmanner.B．People’sbodyclocks.C．Thein-carhumanactivities.D．People’smethodsofdriving.10.Whatpreventsself-drivingcarsfromcitystreets?

A．Theunclearsignsofhighways.B．Theirinabilitytoavoidtrafficjam.C．Theirdisadvantageincleaningupthecameras.D．Thetechnologybehindthecarsisnotperfectyet.11.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkaboutself-drivingcars?

A．Thebrightfuture.B．Therealimagination.C．Thepresentsituation.D．Theunsolvedproblems.Therewereanumberofimpressiveperformancesduringthe34thInnerMongoliaGrasslandNaadamFestivalheldinXiliinGolLeague,NorthChina’sInnerMongoliaautonomousregion(自治区).Afterlearninghowtorideahorseattheageof2,Aztai,nowanexperiencedhorsemanat7,competedinthe8-kmandthe12-kmracesattheNaadamFestival.Hisfather,Khas-Ochir,isahorsetrainer,andalsoAztai’scoach.“Mysonhasalwayslovedriding,andnowItrainwithhimeveryday,”saystheproudfather.Inthecompetition,audiencescanexperiencetheexcitementasskilledriders,oftenyoungchildren,raceacrossthegrasslandontheirstrongMongolianhorses.Chilmeg,12,woneighthplaceinthefestival’syouthwrestling(摔跤)competition.Ridinghorsessincetheageof6andwrestlingfrom7,Chilmegreturnedhomeduringhissummervacationtotrainundertheguidanceofhisfatheranduncle.“IwatchedvideosofwrestlersonTVandfoundthempowerfulandstrong.IaimtowinthechampionshipatthenextNaadamfair,”Chilmegsays.Onthearchery(箭术)fieldattheNaadamevent,Enirel,13,wonamedal.TraditionalarcheryisabelovedsportamongMongolianpeople.KickingoffinmiddleJulyandrunningthroughtoSept.15,NaadamisanannualfestivalcelebratedbytheMongolianpeople.Thefestivaldatesbacktothe12thcentury,ifnotearlier,originatingasaseriesofpreparationstokeepfightersbattle-ready.Today,thefestivalservesbothasacompetitivestageandmeetingplace.In2006,Naadamwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产)list.Thisyear’sNaadamFestivalnotonlyfeaturesthetraditionalcompetitionsinwrestling,archeryandhorseracing,butalsoincludeseventslikeyouthNaadam,andcarNaadam,alongwithacarefullypreparedcheesefestivalandalotofcampfirepartiesandperformancesforvisitors.12.WhatcompetitiondidAztaitakepartin?

A．Wresting.B．Archery.C．Horseracing.D．CarNaadam.13.AtwhatagedidChilmegstartwrestling?

A．6.B．7.C．12.D．13.14.HowlongdoestheNaadameventlast?

A．Aroundtwoweeks.B．Aboutonemonth.C．Aroundthreeweeks.D．Abouttwomonths.15.Whatcanweknowaboutthisyear’sNaadam?

A．Ithelpedtrainmanyyounghorsemen.B．Itcanceledthetraditionalcompetitions.C．Itofferedsomenewactivitiesforvisitors.D．Itbecameacompetitivestagefortouristsonly.Howsimilararelanguageandmusic?Languageispartofourdailylives,nomatterwhereweliveintheworld.Similarly,musicispartofmanypeople’slives,whetheritisplayedontheradioonyourdrivetoworkorplayedinaconcert.Bothlanguageandmusicplayahugeroleinourculture.16●Bothhaveawritingsystem.InEnglishwerecordlanguageusingthealphabet,whichisacollectionofletters.17.Bywritingpiecesofmusic,weareabletoshareexperiencesandemotionsthroughtime.Wecanalsohearthecompositionofmusicianswholivedhundredsofyearsago,whichisreallyquiteexciting.●18Youcanmakeagoodguessatwheresomeoneisfrombylisteningtothelanguagetheyuse.Inthesameway,weknowthatstylesofmusicaredifferentaroundtheworld,givingustheopportunitytoexploremanydifferentculturesthroughtheirmusicandprovidinguswithmusicforeverysituation.●Bothshareemotion.19Ofcourseyoumaybeabletoseeitinmyface,butyouwillknowforsurethroughmywords.Similarly,musiccansoundangry,sadorhappy.Musiccanshowyouexactlyhowthecomposerwasorisfeeling,andallowsustosharethatemotion.Whenyoufeelhappy,youmightwanttosinganddancetoahappysongtocelebrateyourhappiness.20Ithinkwehaveallusedmusictoexpressorprocessouremotions,oftencombiningitwithlanguageintheformofsonglyrics.

A．Bothvarywithculture.B．Bothhavetheirowndifferentfeatures.C．Herearesomeoftheirsimilarities.D．HowdoyouknowthatIamangry?E．Weuselanguagetoexpressourthoughts.F．Similarly,weusenotestokeeparecordofmusic.G．Incontrast,youprobablyalsolistentomusicwhenyouarefeelingdown.二、完形填空MyhusbandandIwereonourflighttoAmerica.Thecabin(机舱)was21forthefilmswhenshoutsof“Wakeup!Oh,help!”rangout.“Isthereadoctoraboard?”Nodoctorwantedtohearthesewordswhileflying,butIstillansweredquickly.Iwasoutofmy22andrantoseeafrightenedelderlywomanholdingthehandofherhusband,whowasn’t23toher.Hisheadwasback,24closed.Ididaquickexamination:colourgood,noevidentpain,breathing25withouteffort.Isatdown,still26hisheartbeat,andaskedthewomanaboutherhusband.Luckily,hehada27medicalhistoryandtooknomedicine.Thecouplehadtravelledto28their60thweddinganniversary.Ithadbeenagoodholiday,sheexplained,but29.Suddenlyherhusbandopenedhiseyes,andasked,“What'shappened?”SoIexplained,“Yourheartbeatisn’tquiteright,andthatmayhave30yourunconsciousness(昏迷).”Soonafter,whenIreportedthewholesituationtothe31,heaskedme,“Wecanputtheplanedownin20minutesinGander,or32fortwohoursinToronto.Whatdoyouwantmetodo,doc?”“Putitdown,”Ireplied.AlthoughIdon'tknow33whatbroughtabouttheman’strouble,thetruthis,travelfor34canbestressful,andthere’senormouspotentialformedicaltreatments.Threeweekslater,Ireceivedathank-younotefromthegentleman,whowill35remainingoodhealthforyearstocome.Seeingeachpatientgettingwellagainisthebestgiftforadoctor.21.A．darkenedB．decoratedC．heatedD．lightened22.A．bedB．seatC．roomD．office23.A．respondingB．smilingC．whisperingD．waving24.A．fingersB．handsC．mouthD．eyes25.A．heavilyB．rapidlyC．frequentlyD．smoothly26.A．touchingB．stoppingC．checkingD．counting27.A．cleanB．horribleC．seriousD．legal28.A．congratulateB．celebrateC．admireD．appreciate29.A．relaxingB．satisfyingC．tiringD．boring30.A．resultedinB．resultedfromC．reactedtoD．madeup31.A．participantB．pilotC．passengerD．police32.A．pulloverB．holdonC．carryonD．turnaround33.A．forcertainB．inbriefC．atleastD．aboveall34.A．teenagersB．childrenC．seniorsD．adults35.A．immediatelyB．hopefullyC．absolutelyD．typically三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。TheSpringFestivalGalahasbecomeastagetoshowcaseChina’scutting-edgerobotics.The2026galawasparticularlyimpressive,asitbroughtChinesemartialarts(武术)androbotictechnologytogetherinacompletelynewway36wasbothcreativeandvisuallyattracting.Inthe2025YearoftheSnakeGala,robotsdirectedbythefamousfilmmakerZhangYimoudancedinYanggeBOT.37(dress)incolorfulcottoncoats,16robotswavedredhandkerchiefswhile38(dance)inlinewiththehuman39(performer).Fastforwardtothe2026YearoftheHorseGala,andtherobotshadtrulyimproved.InWuBOT,robotsdisplayedChinesemartialartswithimpressiveprecision(准确性).Whatwasmorestrikingwastheirspeed—therobotscouldrunontothestagefastandquicklyreposition40(they),performingcomplexfightingmoves.AccordingtoWangXingxing,founderofUnitreeRobotics,41technologybehindtheseperformanceshadadvancedsorapidlythatmanyofthetechniquesdisplayedinWuBOTsimplydidnotexistbeforetheteambeganpreparingforthegala.Eachmovementhadtobeprecisetowithin0.01second42(match)themusicandthehumanpartners,whichwas43(previous)thoughtimpossible.FromYanggeBOTtoWuBOT,Chineseroboticsisprogressing44anunbelievablespeed.Thequestionnowisnotwhetherrobotswillappearonnextyear’sgala45whatnewwonderstheywillbring.四、书信写作46.假定你是杭州某中学的学生李华，计划和同学骑自行车去西湖边参加今年的端午节（theDragonBoatFestival）活动。请你给外教Lucy写一封邮件，邀请她一同前往。内容包括：1.时间安排；2.活动内容。注意：1.写作词数为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。DearLucy,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua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。Ten-year-oldSamEvanswasadie-hardfootballfan,andhe’dbeensavingformonthstobuyhisfavoritefootballkit.However,whenhereachedthestore,hediscoveredthatthekit’spricehadrisen,andthecostwasnowafewmoredollarsthanwhathe’dmanagedtosave.Disappointed,Samalmostburstintotears,butjustthen,heheardavoicefrombehind,HeturnedandsawMr,Barney,hisneighbor,holdingashoppingbag.“Well,youdon'tseemokay,youngman.Tellmeifthere’sanythinglcabdotohelpyou.”Mr.Barneyasked.Samwipedhistearsandapproachedhim,explainingthathehadsavedmoneyforafootballkit,“ButwhenIcametoday,lsawitwasafewdollarsmorethanwhatIhave.”Samcried.Mr,Barney,withawarmsmi