河北省承德市金科大教考2025-2026学年高一上学期12月期中英语试题（含答案）

河北省承德市金科大教考2025-2026学年高一上学期12月期中英语试题一、阅读理解ABestCitiesforWalkingintheWorldThere’ssomethingmagicalaboutexploringacityonfoot.Intheworld’smostwalkablecities,walkingisn’tjustameansofgettingaround—it’sawaytoexperiencetheheartandsoulofadestination.Lucca,ItalyWhileFlorenceandRomemayattractmoretourists,Luccaisawonderfulplacethatisworthexploring.Thecityisfamousforitswell-protectedRenaissance(文艺复兴)wallsthatgoaroundthehistoriccitycenter.Visitorscanwalkalongthetree-linedtopofthewalls,offeringsomeofthebestviewsofthetownandtheItaliancountryside.CapeTown,SouthAfricaCapeTownisaculturallydiverse(多样的)cityinSouthAfricathathasalottooffertouristswitheverytypeoftravelstyle.ThemostwalkabledestinationistheV&AWaterfront,filledwithlotsofshops,restaurants,andbars.There’snotabadviewinsight,withtheseainonedirectionandTableMountainintheother.Zurich,SwitzerlandZurichbringstogetherold-timecharmandmodernconvenience,makingitoneofthebestcitiesinEuropeforexploringonfoot.TheAltstadt(OldTown)hasnarrow,windingstreets,ancientbuildings,andfamoussightsliketheGrossmunsterandFraumunsterchurches.Walkerscanenjoythecity’swell-keptparksandpathsalongLakeZurich,whichofferbeautifulwalkingrouteswithviewsoftheSwissAlpsfaraway.Knightsbridge,UnitedKingdomKnightsbridgeisoneoftherichestneighborhoodsinLondonandveryeasytoexplorebywalking.Here,youcanfindbothfancythingsandplacesthatareeasyforeveryonetoenjoy.Asyouwalkalongitsbeautifulstreets,makesuretocheckoutthewell-knownHarrodsdepartmentstoreandtheendlessVictorianbuildingsnearby.Youcantakeawalkalongthetree-linedstreetsandwell-protectedbeautifulparkstoseeallthelovelyviews.1.WhatcanwalkersenjoyattheV&AWaterfront?A．TraditionalAfricanvillages.B．Viewsofoceanandmountain.C．HistoricalEuropeanchurches.D．Largenumbersofancientartworks.2.WhatdoZurichandKnightsbridgehaveincommon?A．Theyhavefewmodernstores.B．Theyhavecountrysideviews.C．TheyhaveRenaissancebuildings.D．Theyhavewell-protectedparks.3.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthetext?A．Inatextbook.B．Inahistorynovel.C．Inatravelmagazine.D．Inanewsreport.BChineseswimmingstarYuZidi,whowonthethirdplaceatthe2024ParisOlympicsatjust12yearsold,hasbrokentheAsianrecordinthe200mmedley(混合泳)event.The13-year-oldsetthemarkatthe2025NationalGamesofChinainShenzhenonTuesday.Yuwonthe200mmedleygoldmedalwithatimeof2minutesand7.41seconds.Shebroketherecordheldby2012LondonOlympicchampionYeShiwen13yearsago,beatingtheformermarkby0.16seconds.TheachievementmakesYuthe9thfastestfemaleswimmerofalltimeinthe200mmedleyevent.Sheisnowclosinginontheelite(精英)groupofonlysixswimmerswhohaveeverfinishedunder2minutesand7seconds.TheworldrecordisheldbyCanada’sSummerMcIntoshat2minutesand5.7seconds.BorninBaoding,HebeiProvince,Yuwasdiscoveredbychanceatawaterparkwhenshewassixyearsold.Threeyearslater,shejoinedswimmingclubHebeiTaihuaJinyeandquicklybecameamemberoftheprovincialteam.In2024,Yuattractedattentionwhenshetookpartin10eventsattheNationalGames.InMay2025,shecontinuedtomakemoreprogress.AfterherhistoricthirdplaceinParis,YubecametheyoungestmedalistinthehistoryoftheWorldAquaticsChampionshipsin2025,alsoatage12.ChineseexpertsnowregardherasthenewfaceofAsianswimming,drawingcomparisonstoYeShiwen,whowonOlympicgoldat16.YuisexpectedtobeamajorstarforChinaatthe2028LosAngelesOlympics.Swimming,however,hasnotcomeeasy.Yufaceddifficultiesbalancingtrainingandstudieslastyear.“Ialmostgaveupswimmingbeforethenationalchampionshipslastyearbecauseoftirednessfromtrainingandstudies;Luckily,thankstomycoaches,teammates,friendsandparents,Irealizedswimmingisanecessarypartofmylife,andIcannotgiveitup.Themostdifficulttimesareoftenwhenweareclosesttoachievingourgoals.Ikeepremindingmyselfthathardworkwillsurelybringgoodresults.”4.WhatdoweknowaboutYuZidifromparagraph2?A．Shebrokearecordkeptfor13years.B．Shejoinedanelitegroupofsixswimmers.C．Shebroketheworldrecordby0.16seconds.D．SheswammuchfasterthanSummerMcIntosh.5.WhatleadstoYuZidi’srapidriseaccordingtothepassage?A．Shebrokemanyworldrecordsin2025.B．Shereceivedyearsoftrainingabroad.C．Shewasfoundearlyandkeptimproving.D．Shewontengoldsat2024NationalGames.6.WhyisYeShiwenmentionedinparagraph4?A．ToshowhowexcellentYuis.B．ToexplainwhyYehasachievedalot.C．Toshowfailureisthemotherofsuccess.D．TocomparethedifferencebetweenYuandYe.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeYu?A．Activeandhumorous.B．Adventurousandcurious.C．Independentandhelpful.D．Hard-workinganddetermined.CSpeakingmorethanonelanguagecouldbeconnectedtosloweraging,accordingtoanewstudy.Aninternationalteamofresearcherslookedatdata(数据)frommorethan86,000adultsfrom27Europeancountries.Theywereallagedbetween51and90.Theresearchersusedthisdatatocreatemodelsofpeople’s“biological(生物的)age”basedontheirphysicalandmentalhealth,andcomparedittothenumberofyearstheyhadactuallylived.Theyfoundthatpeoplefromcountrieswherepeoplemostlyspeakonlyonelanguagewereabouttwiceaslikelytohaveabiologicalagethatwasolderthantheirrealage.Andpeoplefromcountrieswherepeopleusuallyspeakmorethanonelanguagewere2.17timeslesslikelytobeagingfasterthantheirrealage.Infact,themorelanguagespeopleusuallyspoke,thelesslikelytheyweretoagefaster.Expertshavesaidthatatleasthalfoftheworld’spopulationspeaksmorethanonelanguage.However,upto75%ofpeoplewhospeakEnglishasafirstlanguageonlyspeakEnglish.Thebenefitsoflearningasecondlanguageareclear,accordingtothestudy.Theresearcherssaidpeopleshouldbeencouragedtokeeptheirbrainsactivebylearningandusingmorelanguages.Thisissomethingthatgovernmentscouldthinkaboutasawaytohelpprotectpeople’shealth,theyadded.Theydescribedlanguagelearningasalow-costwaytoimproveourhealthaswegetolder.Butexpertssaylearningorspeakingmorelanguagesisn’ttheonlywaytoslowouraging.AccordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation,thereareeightkeythingsyoucandotoslowyourbody’saging:eatbetter;sleepwell,stayactive,don’tsmoke,andmanageyourweight,bloodsugar,bloodpressureandcholesterol(胆固醇).8.Whatisthemainfindingofthestudy?A．Learninglanguageshelpsthemind.B．Gettingolderaffectslanguageskills.C．Exerciseisgoodforlearninglanguages.D．Speakingmorelanguagescanslowdownaging.9.Howdidresearchersdecidepeople’sbiologicalage?A．Bytestinglanguageskills.B．Bymeasuringbloodpressure.C．Bycheckinghealthofbodyandmind.D．Bystudyinghowpeoplecommunicate.10.Whatistheresearchers’suggestionaccordingtoparagraph4?A．Keepingbrainsactivebyexercising.B．Encouragingpeopletolearnmorelanguages.C．Improvinghealththroughcheapmethods.D．Askinggovernmentstoreducehealthcosts.11.What’sthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Toshowotherwaystoslowaging.B．Tocomparedifferentresearchresults.C．Tointroducethebestwaytokeephealthy.D．Topresenthealthorganizations’studyresults.DThenextbigvolcanicdisasterismorelikelytocomefromsleepingvolcanoesthatarehardlywatched,ratherthanfamousoneslikeEtnaorYellowstone.Whyare‘quiet’volcanoesmoredangerous?Thisispartlybecauseofcommonhumanbiases(偏见).Manypeoplethinkthatsomethingthathasbeenquietwillstayquiet.Ifavolcanohasn’teruptedforalongtime,peopleoftennaturallyconsideritissafe.Ifpeoplecanquicklypictureaneventintheirmind,theythinkit’smorelikelytohappen.Thisisaquicktrickofthemind.Well-knownvolcanoesoreruptions,suchastheIcelandicashcloudfrom2010,arefamiliarandcanfeelthreatening(威胁),whileremotevolcanoeswithnorecenteruptionsseldomregisteratall.Thesebiasescreateadangerousproblem:weonlyspendthemostmoneyafteradisasterhasalreadyhappened.ElChichón,forexample,wasonlymonitored(监测)afterthe1982disaster.However,three-quartersoflargeeruptions(likeElChichónandbigger)comefromvolcanoesthathavebeenquietforatleast100yearsand,asaresult,receivetheleastattention.Wemustprepareforvolcanoesaheadoftime,notjustaftertheyerupt.Withproperwatchonvolcanoes,withcommunitiespreparedtorespond(反应),andwithgoodteamworkbetweenexpertsandthegovernment,wecansavethousandsofpeople.Disastershavebeenavertedinthesewaysin1991(atMountPinatubointhePhilippines),in2019(atMountMerapiinIndonesia)andin2021(atLaSoufriereontheCaribbeanislandofSaintVincent).Toclosethesegaps,theworldneedstopaymoreattentiontounder-monitoredvolcanoesinplacessuchasLatinAmerica,south-eastAsia,AfricaandthePacific-placeswheremillionsofpeopleliveclosetovolcanoesthathavelittleornohistoricalrecord.Thisiswherethegreatestriskslie,andwhereevensmallamountsofmoneyspentonmonitoring,earlywarningandcommunitypreparednesscouldsavethemostlives.12.Whatcanwelearnabouthowmostpeopleseesleepingvolcanoes?A．Itmaycausewrongdecisions.B．Itfocusesonrecenthappenings.C．Itmatchesscientificguesses.D．Itconsidersfamousonesmost.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“averted”meaninparagraph4?A．Expected. B．Prevented. C．Recorded. D．Contacted.14.Howdoestheauthorthinkofspendingmoneyonvolcanomonitoring?A．Itneedstobecutdownnow.B．Itissuitablefordevelopedcountries.C．Itbringsgreatvalueatalowcost.D．Itrequiresmoreinternationalhelp.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheCostofMonitoringVolcanoesmattersB．WhyFamousVolcanoesThreatenUsMostC．HowVolcanoesChangeHumanActivitiesD．TheQuietVolcanoesMayHaveGreatRisks七选五HowtoHaveaSuccessfulTeenageLifeEveryonewantstosucceedintheirlife,don’tthey?Evenasateenager,youcanachievesuccessinyourlife.____16____Followthestepsbelow,andsuccessfulteenageyearswillfollowsuit!Dowellinschool.Nomatterhowboringitisnow,educationwillhelpyoubeaproductivememberinsociety.Strive(力争)forexcellenceinschool;tryyourbest,listentotheteachers,doyourhomework,study,andgetgoodgrades.Doingsowillhelpyougetintoabettercollegeoruniversity,whichwillallowyoutogetagreatjobinthefuture.____17____Helpoutinyourcommunity.Volunteeringcannotonlyimproveyourcommunity’sstatus,itcouldmakeyouhappier.Findvolunteerchancesthatinterestyou;forexample,ifyouloveanimals,volunteeratananimalshelter.Whenyouhelpothers,itwillmakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.____18____Andtotopitalloff,havinglotsofvolunteerhourswilllookgoodonyourresume(简历)!____19____Startthinkingaboutworkyouwouldliketobein,butmakeagoodchoicebasedonyourinterestsandstrengths.Thiscouldbeyourjobfortherestofyourlife!Youcouldalsoworktowardsnon-work-relatedgoals,suchasgettinggoodgradesinschool,joiningateamsport,etc.Challengeyourselfandyou’llbesurprisedwhatyoucanachieve!Getactive!Joinasportsteamatschooloroutofschool.Goforarunaroundyourneighborhood.____20____Joinadancegroup,goswimmingatthelocalrecreationcenter,dosit-upsduringcommercialbreaksonTV—anything!Justexercise!Ithelpsyoufeelbetter,mentallyandphysically.A．Develophobbies.B．Itreallyisn’tthathard.C．Asuccessfulteenagerneedsefforts.D．Takeyourdogonanice,longwalk.E．Schoolsetsyouupontherighttrack!F．You’remakingabigdifferenceintheworld.G．Discoveryourgoalsinlifeandworktowardthem.二、完形填空Duringmyhighschooldays,runningwasmyfavoritesport.Iwas____21____andpreferredrunningalone,whileothersplayedteamsports.Ibelieveddoingeverythingmyselfwasthebestway.Duringoneimportantrelayrace,ourteamwasaboutto____22____whenIdroppedthebaton(接力棒).Welostbecauseofmymistake.Ifeltcompletely____23____.Mycoachpickedupthebatonandtoldme,“Runningisn’tjustabout____24____.It’sabouttrust,goodturning,andknowing____25____whentopass.Sometimesthesmartestmoveispassing____26____,notjustrunningfaster.”Thisexperiencehelpedmetrulyunderstandthatpersonalabilitymeanslittlewithout____27____.Thisvaluablelessonhas____28____meinbuildingmybusinessovertheyears.NowIusuallyadviseyoungbusinessmen.Manyremind(提醒)meofmyyoungerself—theyoftenthinkaskingforhelpmeans____29____.Ialwaystellthemthatpassingworktoothersisn’tasignof____30____,butactuallyshowswisdom.OnceIworkedwithafounderwhocouldn’t____31____hissales.He____32____askedmyteamtotakecareofmarketing,whilehisteam____33____productdevelopment.Theirincome(收入)sawawonderful120%____34____injustsixmonthsofteamwork.Istillkeepthatbatononmydesk.Itremindsmethatsuccesscomesfromknowingwhentopushforwardandwhentopassopportunities(机遇)—alessonIlove____35____.21.A．slowB．carefulC．curiousD．fast22.A．practiceB．trainC．winD．lose23.A．amazedB．terribleC．proudD．confused24.A．healthB．courageC．championD．speed25.A．exactlyB．possiblyC．suddenlyD．finally26.A．louderB．soonerC．higherD．better27.A．determinationB．confidenceC．teamworkD．stress28.A．protectedB．testedC．instructedD．limited29.A．failureB．dangerC．shameD．pity30.A．creationB．errorC．weaknessD．strength31.A．countB．improveC．checkD．report32.A．extremelyB．wiselyC．obviouslyD．gracefully33.A．dependedonB．gaveupC．putoffD．focusedon34.A．increaseB．changeC．riskD．level35.A．challengingB．sharingC．commentingD．relating三、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。Dialectsarevariations(变体)oflanguagethathappenwithinaspecificregionorcommunity.Thesevariationscaninclude____36____(different)invocabulary,pronunciation,andgrammar.Dialectsmatterbecausetheyshow____37____makesdifferentcommunitiesaroundtheworldspecial—theirhistory,culture,andidentity(身份).Throughouthistory,dialectshaveplayedanimportantrole____38____shapingnationalidentityandprotectingculturaltraditions.Inmanycases,dialectsweretheprimarymeansofcommunicationbeforetherewere____39____(office)languages.Asaresult,theybecameakeypartofregionalidentityandhelpedbuildnationalidentity.Famousliteraryworksandsongsarealso____40____(know)forcelebratingregionalspeechpatterns(模式).Forexample,WilliamFaulkner’snovels____41____(set)inhisnativeMississippiandshowtheuniquelanguagepatternsofthatregion.____42____(use)dialectinhiswritingisnecessaryforshowingthetruecharacterofSouthernculture.Inmusic,singersofblues,country,andhip-hopoftensingintheirownlocalstyle.Theirmusic____43____(proud)tellsthestoriesoftheirpeopleandculture,andithelpssharethesestorieswiththewholeworld.Dialectshavealsobeenusedtoprotectculturaltraditions.Forexample,NativeAmericansoftenuselanguageasaway____44____(keep)themaliveandpassdownstoriesfromgenerationtogeneration.Similarly,manypeople____45____movetonewcountriesstillcontinuetospeaktheirnativedialects.四、书信写作46.假定你是某国际学校高一学生李华。你的朋友Jim对于加入哪个学校社团感到困惑。他有以下三个选择：武术社团（MartialArtsClub）、书法社团、剪纸社团。请你给他写一封信。内容包括：1.你的推荐；2.你的理由（至少两条）；3.你的祝福。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；DearJim,Iheardthatyouarethinkingaboutjoiningaschoolclubbutfeelconfusedaboutwhichonetochoose.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、读后续写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。IreallylikedJuliafrommyfirstdayofhighschool.Asashyfreshman,Iwatchedherwithquietadmiration.Shelaughedeasilyanddrewclassmatestoherlikeamagnet(磁铁).Juliaspokeconfidentlyinclass,makingcomplex(复杂的)topicssoundsimple.IwishedIcouldbethatoutgoing.Iwantedtobeherfriend,butdidn’tknowhowtostart.EverytimeIthoughtabouttalkingtoher,mywordsgotstuck.Wouldsomeonesopopularwanttobefriendswithsomeonelikeme?Ipracticedgreetingsbeforemymirror,buttheyneversoundedright.Herworldseemedtoobrightformetoenter.EverythingchangedlastFridayduringanEnglishclass.Juliagaveaspeechthatmovedeveryone.Hervoicewasclearandherstorieswerewonderful.Feelingbrave.Iwroteheranoteduringbreak:“Yourspeechwasamazing!Ireallywanttobeyourfriend.FromMary.”Whenthebellrang,Isawherpackingherbag.“Julia,”Isaidnervously,“thisisforyou.”Ihandedherthenote.Shesmiledandsaid“Thankyou”,thenquicklyputitinherEnglishbookbeforehurryingtohernextclass.Twoweekspassedwithoutanyreply.Ifeltsadandconfused.DidIdosomethingwrong?Wasmynotenotgoodenough?Finally,Idecidedtoaskherdirectly.Gatheringeverybitofmycourage,Iwalkedtothelibraryaftermylastclass.IfoundJuliastudyinginthelibrary,herheadburiedinathicktextbook.Seeingherthere,lookingjustasordinaryandfocusedasIfelt,gavemethefinalpushIneeded.“Hi,”Isaidquietly,“didyougetmynote?”Shelookedup,surpri