广东湛江市第一中学2025-2026学年高一第二学期期末考英语试卷（含答案）

广东湛江市第一中学2025-2026学年高一第二学期期末英语试卷满分150分考试时间120分钟第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）AGreatPlacestoSpendNewYear’sEveThesedestinationshaveagoodreputationasgreatplacestocelebrateNewYear’sEve.DubaiThefamousbuildingBurjKhalifaholdstherecordforitstopheightworldwideandpeoplegatheratthefoottowelcomeanewyearwithanamazingfireworksshow.Nottoofaraway,BurjPlazaisalittlequieterandpopularwithfamilies.Dubaiisbuildingareputationasamajorfooddestination,soyoumaywishtoenjoydininginrestaurants.Ifyouhaveshoppinginmind,checkoutDubaiMall,oneoftheworld’slargestshoppingmalls.RiodeJaneiroThecitizens(市民)ofRiodeJaneiroknowhowtoholdagoodcelebration.ThemaingatheringatCopacabanaBeach,whichstartsevenbeforedark,traditionallyfeaturesvariousmusicalactsandfireworks.IfyouwanttopartyinclassicRiostyle,payavisittoJobiBar,atrueinstitutioninthecity.Lookingforagreatview?GototheVistaChinese,asmallChinese-styletowerthatoffersafantasticbird’s-eyeview.BangkokBangkokoftentopsthelistsofAsia’sbestnightlifecities.CatchanamazingfireworksshowatICONSIAM,amajorshoppingandentertainment(娱乐)destinationalongtheChaoPhrayaRiver.Ifyouwanttoescapefromcrowds,brightlightsandnoise,getsometimetocalmdownatWatPho.CapeTownCapeTownisoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesinAfrica.NewYear’sEvefireworksmakeitmorewonderful.Ifyou’reinthemoodforaparty,Aztec-themedAlcazarwillfeature10hoursofperformancesonthreestages.Ifyou’relookingforaplacetodine,considerPier,featuringavegetarianmenu.It’sontheVictoria&AlfredWaterfront,whichisagreatspottowatchthefireworks.1.WhatmakesBurjKhalifastandout?A．Itstraditionalmusicshows.B．Itsrecord-breakingheight.C．Itslargestshoppingmall.D．Itsfamily-friendlyenvironment.2.WherecanyouavoidtheNewYear’scrowd?A．AtWatPho.B．AtICONSIAM.C．AtVistaChinese.D．AtCopacabanaBeach.3.WhatdoallfourcitiesofferonNewYear’sEve?A．Chinese-styletowerviews.B．ClassicRio-styleparties.C．Amazingfireworksshows.D．10-hourstageperformances.BMichaelhadbeensearchingforanewjobforeightmonths.Despitefifteenyearsofprojectmanagementexperienceandagoodrecord,everyinterviewendedthesameway:politethanks,promisedfollow-up,thensilence.Oneday,Michaelwalkedintothereceptionareaofalargecompany.Theinterviewer,Sarah,seemeddifferentfromthestart.Insteadofaskingabouthisexperiencemanagingbudgets,shesaid,“Tellmeaboutaprojectthattaughtyousomethingimportantaboutyourself.”Michaelfelthispreparedanswersescapehim.Foramoment,heconsideredlaunchingintohisusualresponseaboutsuccessfulbudgetmanagement,butsomethingstoppedhim.Eightmonthsofthesamepolishedapproach,eightmonthsofrejection.Maybeitwastimetotrysomethingdifferent.Therefore,Michaelmadeasurprisingchoice:tospeakfromtheheart-talkingabouthisbiggestfailure.Thenhefoundhimselftalkingaboutthedisasterthathadalmostendedhiscareerfiveyearsearlier—asoftwareimplementationthathadgonetotallywrong.Notbecauseoftechnicalissues,butbecausehe’dfailedtorecognizethatthesalesteamwasterrifiedofthenewsystem.“IfoundI’dbeenmanagingtheprojecttimelinebutignoringthehumantimeline,”Michaelheardhimselfconcluding.“Thesalesteamwasn’tresistingchange—theywereafraidoflookingincompetentinfrontoftheirbiggestclientsduringthatprocess.Ishouldhavereadwhatthesalesteamfearedandhelpedthemovercomethefear.”Threedayslater,Sarahcalledwithanofferthatincludeda20%salaryincrease.“Michael,”shesaid,“whatconvinceduswasn’tyourtechnicalexperience—plentyofcandidateshadthat.Itwashowclearlyyouunderstoodyourownvalueandcouldexplainwhyitmattered.Wecouldseeexactlyhowyou’dcontributetoourcultureandoursuccess.”Theinterviewhadn’tjustchangedMichael’scareer—ithadhelpedhimnameandlivehistrueprofessionalphilosophy:Hisvalueliesinreadingwhatpeopleactuallyneedtosucceedandcreatingtheconditionsforthatsuccess.4.WhatwasMichael’susualinterviewtopic?A．Howhebuiltstrongteams.B．Howhefailedbadlyonce.C．Howhemanagedbudgetswell.D．Howhefixedsoftwarebugs.5.Whydidthesoftwareprojectfailfiveyearsago?A．Theteamrefusedtoworktogether.B．Hemanagedtheprojectbudgetbadly.C．Thesystemhadseveretechnicalissues.D．Hepaidnoattentiontotheteam’semotionalneeds.6.WhatdidSarahobserveaboutmostcandidates?A．Theyhadstrongtechnicalbackgrounds.B．Theyclearlyunderstoodtheirownvalue.C．Theyopenlyadmittedpastfailures.D．Theyhadsimilarmanagementexperience.7.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Jobhuntingrequiresstrategicchanges.B．Honestyaboutyourselfattractsrealchances.C．Understandingtechnicaldetailscreatessuccess.D．Decadesofworkspeakforthemselves.CHowofteninyourbusylifewhenfacedwithanissueoraproblemdoyouconsidersubtraction?Doyourresolutionsmoreoftenstartwith“Ishoulddomoreof...”thanwith“Ishoulddolessof...”?Doyouaddnewrulesinyourhouseholdorworkplacemoreoftenthanyoutakerulesaway?Inourefforttoimproveourlives,ourworkandoursociety,wealmostalwayschoosetoaddmore.Everyday,facedwithbigandsmallchallenges,weignoreabasicwaytomakethingsbetter.Wearegreatataddingtoour“todos”,butwedon’tconsider“stop-doings”.Wecollectnew-and-improvedideas,butdon’tdeletetheold-fashionedones.LeidyKlotz’sLegobridgetest,withtwosupporttowersofdifferingheights,foundthatalmosteveryoneaddedaLegobricktotheshortertower,ratherthanremovingabrickfromthetallertower.Theeffectivesubtractionsolutionproducedastrongerresult.Whydoweignoretheoptiontosubtractfromwhatisalreadythere?Whydowefailtousesubtractionasawaytochangethings?Firstly,behaviouralsciencesuggeststhatourbrainsnaturallyignoresubtraction.Earlystudiesshowthatourmentalshortcutshaveapreferenceforaddingwhensolvingproblems.Wearetrickedbyourmindset.Further,wehaveatendencytoconsideradditionorsubtraction;however,theycanbecomplementarywaystomakechanges.Soweignoresubtractionbecauseitisoftenhardertothinkof.Moreover,evenwhenwedomanagetothinkofit,subtractingcanbehardertoperform.Subtractionistheactofgettingtolessbutitisnotthesameasdoingless.Gettingtolessoftenmeansdoing,oratleastthinking,more.Inyourpursuitofsuccessandhappiness,Iencourageyoutoovercomethetendencytoignoresubtraction.Subtractioncanbejoyful!8.What’sthefunctionofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Toexplainwhyadditionismoreeffective.B．Tolistmistakeswemakeindailylife.C．Tointroducethetopicbyaskingquestions.D．Toquestioncommonwaysofsolvingproblems.9.WhatdidmostparticipantsdointheLegobridgetest?A．Removedfromthetallerone.B．Changedthebridgedesign.C．Leftthetowersunchanged.D．Addedtotheshortertower.10.Whatmightexplainpeople’sfailuretoconsidersubtraction?A．Theirbrainsnaturallypreferadding.B．Removingthingsrequiresspecialtoolsorskills.C．Mostofthemfindadditionmorejoyfultoperform.D．Takingawayisagainsthumannature.11.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutsubtractioninthelastparagraph?A．Itisactuallyeasierthanaddition.B．Itbringsunexpectedhappiness.C．Itsimplymeansreducingactions.D．Itrequireslessearlythought.DManykidsstarttalkinglaterthanexpected.Mosteventuallycatchupwithotherkidstheirage.Butsomekidshavelanguagedifficultiesthatpersist.Thiscanbeasignofaconditioncalleddevelopmentallanguagedisorder,orDLD.DLDisacommunicationdisorderthatpersistsintoadulthood.Itcaninterferewithlearning,understanding,andusinglanguage.“DLDisincrediblyprevalent,butmanypeopledon’tknowaboutit,”saysDr.MaryAlt,aspeechandlanguageexpertatTheUniversityofArizona.It’soneofthemostcommondevelopmentaldisorders.LatetalkingcanbeoneoftheearliestsignsofDLD.YoungkidswithDLDmaystrugglewithlearningwords.Anotherearlysignisusingsimplelanguage.Bypreschool,mostkidsstartusingsentences.“ThesentencesthatachildwithDLDmightusearemuchsimpler,”saysAlt.Insteadof“Look,thedogisrunning,”thechildmightsay,“Himrun.”Alt’steamtrackedlate-talkingkidsaged2to3.Overone-halfwerelaterdiagnosedwithalearningdisability.DLDaffectsbasiclanguageskills,whichcanaffectschoolperformance.KidswithDLDmaystruggletolearnvocabularyorstructuresentences.SignsofDLDfallalongacontinuum,frommildtoprofound.DLDisdifferentfromdyslexia,buttheyoftengohandinhand.Dyslexiaisaproblemwithwrittenlanguage.DLDisaproblemwithorallanguage.PeoplewithDLDaresixtimesmorelikelytohavereadingandspellingdisabilities.DLDcanbehardtorecognise,assignsaren’tthesameforeverychild.Amildcasemightnotaffectdailyconversation.ButmoresevereDLDcouldmeandifficultygettingbasicneedsmet.Schoolscurrentlylacksystemsthatassessorallanguagebeforeacademicimpactsarenoticed.Certainspecialists,likespeech-languagepathologists,canhelp.Treatmentsaretailoredtoeachchild.“Typically,kidslearngrammarwithouttrying.KidswithDLDaren’talwaysgoingtopickuponthatnaturally,”Altexplains.Ifyouhaveconcernsaboutyourchild’slanguageabilities,talkwiththeirdoctor.12.WhichbehaviourisanearlyindicatorofDLD?A．Talkinglessafterstartingpreschool.B．Usingshortersentencepatterns.C．Forgettingnamesoffamiliarobjects.D．Avoidingcommunicationwithadults.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“profound”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Slightlynoticeable.B．Easilycorrected.C．Extremelyserious.D．Quiteuncommon.14.WhatcanbeinferredaboutcurrentschoolsupportforDLD?A．Itreactsratherthanprevents.B．ItconfusesDLDwithdyslexia.C．Itwaitsforfamilycomplaints.D．Itdependsonexpertrecommendations.15.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．HowspecialistsdiagnoseDLDinchildren.B．WhyDLDtreatmentrequiresfamilyinvolvement.C．HowDLDdiffersfromotherlearningdisorders.D．Whatcanbedonetoaddresschildren’sDLD.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）ArtificialIntelligence(AI)hasbeenoneofthemostrevolutionarytechnologiesinrecentdecades,anditsfuturedevelopmentholdsevenmoreastonishingprospects.OnesignificanttrendisthecontinuousexpansionofAIapplications.Forinstance,inthetransportationsector,self-drivingvehiclesareexpectedtobecomemorecommonandreliable.Theywillimprovetrafficefficiency.____16____.It’sexpectedthatinthenearfuture,self-drivingcarswillbeamainstreammodeoftransportation.Inthefieldofhealthcare,AIwillplayanincreasinglycrucialrole.____17____.Byanalysinganindividual’sgeneticdata,lifestyle,andmedicalhistory,AIsystemscanmoreaccuratelypredictdiseasesandrecommendtailoredtreatmentplans.Thiswillleadtomoreeffectivepreventionandcures.AnothertrendistheimprovementofAI’scognitiveabilities.AIwillbeabletounderstandandgeneratenaturallanguagemoreskillfully.____18____.Therefore,itwillpromoteglobalcommunicationandcooperation.Virtualassistantswillalsobecomemoreintelligentandhuman-like.Theyareabletohavein-depthandmeaningfulconversationswithusers,understandingtheiremotionsandintentionsbetter.____19____.Smartfactorieswillemerge.HereAI-poweredrobotsandmachinescanworktogetherefficiently.Theycanimproveproductionprocesses,detectfaultsinreal-time,andadjustproductionparametersautomatically,leadingtohigherproductivityandqualitycontrol.Obviously,thefutureofAItechnologyisfilledwithunlimitedpossibilities.____20____,bringingaboutgreaterconvenience,efficiencyandprogress.A．ItcanbeusedforpersonalisedmedicineB．ThecostofdevelopingAIremainsextremelyhighC．ItwillreshapevariousindustriesandaspectsofourlivesD．Itcanmonitorpatients’vitalsignscontinuouslyinhospitalsE．They’llalsoreducethenumberofaccidentscausedbyhumanerrorsF．There’snodoubtthatAIwillfuelinnovationinindustrialproductionG．Thismeanscross-languagetranslationwillbehighlyaccurateandfluent第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Onemorning,Dan,myhusband,hunganoldpairofolivegreenworkpantsoutsideonthelightpole.Lateintheafternoon,whenhewenttofetchit,abird____21____frombehindthelight.Danwassoshockedthathe____22____thepantsandhurriedbackinside.Forthenextthreeweeks,we____23____thatatthefrontdoorofourhousewasabirdwithfiveeggsinanesthiddeninsidetheholidaywreathwhileatthesidedoorwasanotherbird,sittingonfoureggsinthesamenestsheusedlastyear.I____24____theychosetonestinourhousebecausetheyfeltsafehere.Thetwodoorsweretheentrancesintoourhome.Toavoid____25____thebirds,DanandIdeterminedtogoinandoutofthekitchenwindow____26____byusingaladderuntileithersetofbabieshadhatched,fullydevelopedwingfeathers,andeventuallyleftthe____27____forgood.Wecouldn’t____28____laughingwheneverthinkingofourawkward____29____ofclimbingtheladder.Butmythirteen-year-oldandseven-year-oldsonsalwayscomplainedaboutthat.SoIkept____30____tothemthatthesebirdsweregivingusalessonthatlivessawa____31____duetoallsortsofthingslikeillness,joblosses,the____32____naturalworld,hungerorthirst.Thesechangescouldactually____33____usadeepersenseofhowwemustcoexistwithotherbeingsaroundus.Itis____34____forustomake____35____forthemandprotecttheirhabitatsaspartofoursharedenvironment.21.A．diedoutB．sloweddownC．ranawayD．flashedpast22.A．droppedB．foldedC．fixedD．tore23.A．predictedB．monitoredC．observedD．ignored24.A．provedB．assumedC．claimedD．reported25.A．botheringB．feedingC．attractingD．catching26.A．similarlyB．obviouslyC．openlyD．softly27.A．yardB．doorC．windowD．nest28.A．considerB．helpC．standD．keep29.A．purposeB．habitC．actionD．interest30.A．lyingB．promisingC．explainingD．apologising31.A．routineB．rearrangementC．punishmentD．repeat32.A．unpredictableB．peacefulC．controlledD．breathtaking33.A．spareB．affordC．findD．lend34.A．riskyB．normalC．legalD．necessary35.A．rulesB．timeC．spaceD．excuses第三部分语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。TheopeningmelodyofJasmineFlowerfloatedthroughthehall,unfoldingacrossthestage.Itimmediatelysetapoetictonefortheevening.Theconcert____36____(title)Nihao!China-EchoesofAncientTangPoems,wasorganisedbytheChinaAssociationforInternationalCulturalExchangeatKing’sPlaceinLondon,____37____(bring)togetheryoungmusicianstoperformworkspairingTangdynastypoemswithmodernmusicalarrangements,withtheaimofpresentingChineseliteraryheritageinformsaccessible____38____internationalaudiences.ChineseAmbassadortotheUnitedKingdomZhengZeguangattended____39____wishedeveryoneahappyChineseNewYear,quotingTangpoetWangBo—“Thoughmilesapart,closefriendsfeellike____40____(neighbour)”—alongsidealinefromBritishpoetPercyByssheShelley:“Ifwinter____41____(come),canspringbefarbehind?”Hesaidculturalexchangecontributestounderstandingeachother.StaffandpupilsfromtheUKandQingdaopresentedaselectionofpieces____42____movedfluentlybetweenChineseandWesterntraditions.SeveralinternationalsingersperformedChinesepoems,withtheaudience____43____(clear)enjoyingtheperformance.Theevening____44____(reach)itshighpointwiththeclosingpiece,FromJasmineFlowertoTurandot,whenallperformersreturnedtothestageandtheaudiencerosetojoininthe____45____(impress)performance.第四部分基础题型（满分30分）一、单词拼写（共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分）根据汉语提示写出单词正确形式46.Many____________(外部的)influencescanaffectyourstateofmind.47.The________(数据)arethenfedintoacomputer.48.Meetingsareheldperiodicallyto________(监控)progressonthecase.49.Thetalkscansucceedifbothsidesare________(灵活的)andserious.50.Youmaybephysicallyand________(精神上)exhaustedafteralongflight.51.Thesefisharefoundin________(浅的)watersaroundthecoast.52.Thewholeexperiencewas________(肯定)morepositivethannegative.二、词形变换填空（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）用所给词适当形式填空53.Theleavesofcertaintreesare____53____(poison)tocattle.54.Susanisgoingtotakeearly____54____(retire).55.Aflyingdoctorserviceoperatesinremote____55____(region).56.Thereisnogeneralagreementonastandarddefinitionof____56____(intelligent).57.Twoofourgreateststrengthsare____57____(diverse)andcommunity.58.Ihavebeena____58____(faith)readerofyournewspaperformanyyears.59.Thesuggestions____59____(ignore)bythemanagerturnedouttobevaluable.60.Jackpromisedtherewouldbenomorehesitationsin____60____(pursue)reforms.三、完成句子（共8小题；每小题1.25分，满分10分）61.现在最重要的事情是尽管困难重重，也要继续我们的工作。Themostimportantthingnowis________________withourworkdespitethedifficulties.62.为了纪念这位伟大的科学家，人们建立了一座雕像。Astatuewasbuilt________________________thegreatscientist.63.尽管下着大雨，汤姆还是准时到达了会议现场。________________________theheavyrain,Tomstillarrivedatthemeetingontime.64.在快节奏的现代生活中，许多习俗正逐渐淡出人们的视野。Inthefast-pacedmodernlife,manycustomsare_______________