2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市新吴区梅村高级中学高一（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市新吴区梅村高级中学高一（下）期中英语试卷一、单词拼写/单词释义：本大题共1小题，共2分。1.增加生产转而会增加利润。（inturn）

二、选词填空-句子：本大题共1小题，共1分。2.Ifthe______（apply）isnotatruecandidateforthejob,donotinterviewhim.三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。A36hoursofartcoursewiththeNewArtsClub—LondonAgoodchancetolearnunderfamousartistOksanaLeadbitter，andherNewArtsClub.

Runaccordingtoyourtimetable，thispart-timecourseis36⁺hoursofpaintingthatisfitforanyonefrombeginnerstomoreexperiencedpainters.Youmustsignupfornolessthan36hours，forwhichyouneedtopay＄356.33.

Allartmaterialsareprovided，includingpaints，brushesandmore.Allyouneedtodoisbringyourself，andawishtolearnandmeetnewpeople.Oksanawillguideyouthroughaseriesofpaintingstylesandskills，showinghowapaintingisdoneandofferingfrequentsupporttoyou.Shegivesspecialattentiontotheeasiestwaysofachievingtheeffectsyouwant.Shehasherownstyleofteachingthatallowspeopletomakeprogressinashortperiodoftime.

Youwillnotneedtoattendeveryclass.Thecourseworksonaby-hourbasis，meaningyoucanuseyourhoursasslowlyorquicklyasyouwish.

ComeandjoinuseveryThursdayataspareroomofthebeautifulStSofiaCathedralinBayswater，London.

Courses：

10：00-12：00：Adultclass

12：00-15：00：Children'sclass

19：00-22：00：Adulteveningclass

Thecourseswillbeginon15thMay，2024.Feelfreetotakepartandsayhello.

Ifyouwantmoreinformation，e-mail：newartsclublondon@.

Shouldspecialsituationsarise，theorganizerswouldkeeptherighttocancelanyoftheevents，resultingintherefund（退款）ofcancelledremainingclasses.3.Whatisarequirementforlearnersofthecourse？______​A.Stickingtotheschedule.

B.Havingpriorexperience.

C.Registeringforatleast36hours.

D.Bringingalongpaintingmaterials.4.WhatisattractiveaboutOksana'steaching？______​A.Providingpaintingbrushes. B.Teachinginefficientways.

C.Centeringaroundpracticing. D.Offeringone-to-oneinstruction.5.Whatdoweknowaboutthecourse？______​A.Itrunsfortwodaysaweek.

B.Itisrefundedforcancellation.

C.Itisintendedforadultlearners.

D.Itcostsalearnerover＄10perhour.B

Fromanearlyage，EdwardNortonwastaughtwhatprotectingtheenvironmentreallyrequires.Hisfather，anenvironmentallawyer，foundedtheGrandCanyonTrustandhisgrandfatherwasapioneerinlow-incomehousingpolicy.

Nortonbuilthisowncareerinadifferentfield，becomingoneofhisgeneration'smostrespectedactors.WhenNortonfirstbecamefamous，heconcludedthathewasn'tinterestedinordinarycelebrityambassadorwork."Iamnotinterestedinbeingsomeweaksaucekindofspokesperson，"hesays."It'snotthatIdon'tbelievethosethingsareimportant，butthatheldnonourishmentforme."

WhatdoesnourishNortonishisworkwithaKenya-basedorganizationcalledtheMaasaiWildernessConservationTrust，whichhelpstheMaasaipeopletomakealivingfromtheirlandthroughinnovativemeans.OneprojectthatNortonisparticularlyproudofchannelsprofitsfromthesaleofcarbonoffsets（碳补偿）tolocalMaasaicommunitieswhousethatmoneytosupporthealth，education，andconservationinitiatives.

OnechallengethatconcernsNortonwouldbefamiliartohisfatherandgrandfather：raisingfunds.ThisledNortontoarealization."Wecan'thavetheconservationmovementdependonlyondonor-fundedcharity，"hesays，"Itnotonlycan'tscale；it'sfundamentallyunstable."

Anewmodelisneeded.Nortonandhispartnersarguethattouristdollarsbeingspentinfragileplacesoughttoremainin-country—orbetteryet，in-community.NortonandhisteamhavestartedacompanycalledConservationEquitythatwillinvestintourismincriticalplacesandwillreinvestitsprofitslocally，insteadofpayingdistantshareholders.

Nortonisoptimisticaboutthemodel'sprospects，"Ithinkwhatwearedoinghasnopreviousexampletofollow.Theneedsofpeoplearenotgoingtotakealowerprioritytothespiritualvalueofnature.Ifprotectingandrestoringnaturecan'tproduceastrongerandmorereliableeconomy，theeffortwillfail."6.HowdidNortonfeelaboutbeingatypicalcelebrityspokesperson？______A.Enthusiastic. B.Tolerant. C.Dissatisfied. D.Confused.7.WhatisNorton'smainconcernabouttheconservationmovement？______A.Expansionofitspublicinfluence.

B.Lackofastablesourceoffunding.

C.Failuretomeettheneedsoflocalcommunities.

D.Repetitionofthefaultsofpreviousgenerations.8.WhatisspecialaboutNorton'snewmodelofconservation？______A.Downplayingthevalueofnature.

B.Raisingfundsfromdistantdonors.

C.Focusingonlocalchildren'seducation.

D.Benefitinglocaleconomicdevelopment.9.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeNorton？______A.Confidentandhonest. B.Generousandtalented.

C.Practicalandpioneering. D.Ambitiousandconventional.CAnancientLatinproverbsays"Aquilanoncapitmuscas"—caglesdon'thuntflies—meaningthatimportantonesshouldn'tconcernthemselveswithsmall，insignificantmatters.ButthelionsinEastAfricashouldconcernthemselveswiththeseeminglyinsignificantants，becausetheseantsarechangingtheirlifestyles.

Thestorystartswiththeacaciatrees（金合欢树）inanAfricanwildlifeareaincentralKenya.Someoftheseacaciatreesprovidefoodandshelterforspecificantspecies，whichinturndefendthetreeagainstherbivores（食草动物）.Theantsareactivelyattackinganddrivingawayherbivoresthatattempttofeedonthetree'sleaves.Thisishighlyeffective；theantsnotonlyphysicallyharmtheherbivoresbutalsoreleasechemicalsthatcandeterotherpotentialattackers.

Buttheseantsareintrouble.Anotherspeciescalledthe"big-headed"antisdestroyingentiregroupsoftree-protectingants.This，inturn，setsoffanentirechainofeventsthatendsupinfluencingwhenandhowlionscanhunt.

Thisantinvasion（入侵）affectsonethingaftertheother.Itleavestheacaciatreesdefenselessagainstherbivoresespeciallyelephants.Theelephantscomeinandeattheacaciasatfivetoseventimestherateobservedinuninvadedareas.Thelions，whilehuntingforfood，havenomoretreestouseforhiding.Thisreducedtreecovermakeslionslesssuccessfulathuntingandpushesthemtofinddifferentareastohuntin.

"ThesetinyinvadersarepullingonthetiesthatputanAfricanecosystemtogether，determiningwhoiseatenandwhere，"saidToddPalmer，anecologistfromFlorida.

Thelions，whicharealreadyendangered，aremanagingtocopewiththisbynolongerfocusingtheirattentiononzebras.Thezebras，ofcourse，canseethemmuchbetterontheapproachgiventhelackofcover.Instead，theyaretargetingwaterbuffalo.Butthisalsoisn'ttheendofthestory.Whoknowswhatthelions'changingstrategywillmeanfortheecosystemdowntheline？10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deter"inparagraph2mean？______A.Direct. B.Discourage. C.Identify. D.Seek.11.Whatroledotheelephantsplayinthechainreaction？______A.Cooperatingwith"big-headed"ants.

B.Damagingthehidingplaceforlions.

C.Protectingtheacaciasfromherbivores.

D.Startingoffthedisturbanceofthechain.12.Theauthormentionslions，zebrasandwaterbuffalotoshowthat______.A.animalsfallvictimtobiggerones

B.theecologyisontheroadtorecovery

C.animalsarecorrelatedintheecosystem

D.speciesarefirmlypositionedinthefoodchain13.Whatisthetextmainlyabout？______A.Whatecologistsfindaboutanimals.

B.WhyAfricanlionsareendangered.

C.Howtinyantsaffectthewaylionshunt.

D.HowthelawofthejungleworksinAfrica.DThegrowinginteractionbetweenhumansandartificialintelligence（AI）isshapinganewwayofthinking，knownasSystem0.Thisnewcognitive（认知的）frameworkexistsoutsidethehumanmindandworksasanexternal"thinkingassistant".System0worksalongsidethetwoestablishedmodelsofhumanthought：System1，whichisfast，intuitive（直觉的），andautomatic，andSystem2，whichisslower，moreanalytical，andreflective.

Justasanexternaldriveallowsustostoredatathatarenotpresentonthecomputer，andwecanworkbyconnectingourdrivetoaPCwhereverweare，AI，withitspowerfulprocessinganddata-handlingcapabilities，canrepresentanexternalcircuittothehumanbraincapableofenhancingit.HencetheideaofSystem0，whichisessentiallyaformof"external"thinkingthatreliesonthecapabilitiesofAl.

Bymanagingenormousamountsofdata，AIcanprocessinformationandprovidesuggestionsbasedoncomplexalgorithms（算法）.However，unlikeintuitiveoranalyticalthinking，System0canperformcalculations，makepredictions，andgenerateresponseswithouttruly"understanding"thecontentofthedataitworkswith.

Theintegrationofsystem0intohumancognitionraisessomeconcerns.Oneofthemostpressingonesisthepotentialdamagetoourcriticalthinkingandreasoningabilities.Ifweblindlytrusttheoutputofsystem0withoutquestioningit，werisklosingourabilitytothinkindependently，leadingtoaweakercapacityforinnovationandcreativity.Atthesametime，itisimportanttoacknowledgethepotentialbenefitsofsystem0inincreasingourcognitivecapabilitiesandaddressingcomplexchallengesthatmaybebeyondthecapacityofhumanintelligencealone.

DespitethepolarizedvisionsonthetopicoftheevolutionofAI，werecommendthatthisrevolutionarysystembetheobjectofadeep，sharedreflectiononhowweplantointegrateitintothefutureofhumanthought.ToensurethatAIremainsatooltoenhance—ratherthandecrease—ourcognitiveautonomy，clearboundariesmustbeestablished.14.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1？______A.TostateAI'sinfluenceondailylife.

B.Tointroduceanewcognitivemodel.

C.Tocomparethreethinkingsystems.

D.TodiscussAI'sroleindecision-making.15.WhichcanbestdescribetheessenceofSystem0？______A.Adeepmeaningseeker. B.Ananalyticalthinkingpioneer.

C.Asmartdecision-maker. D.Anexternalcognitiveenhancer.16.Whatistheauthor'stonecarriedinparagraph4？______A.Pushy. B.Indifferent. C.Objective. D.Dismissive.17.Whatwillthefollow-upparagraphmostprobablytalkabout？______A.Moraldilemmasinhuman-AIintegration.

B.PossiblypromisingprospectsofSystem0.

C.TechnicalchallengesinsharpeningSystem0.

D.SpecificguidelinesonusingSystem0critically.四、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。GetBetteratSayingNoWhenrejectingarequest，"no"isashort，simplewordthatcancauseanxietyforthepersontryingtosayit.Thefollowingstrategiescanhelpyougetbetteratsayingno.Beintentionalaboutwhatyoucommunicate.

（1）______Sure，butaspsychologistVanessaBohnspointsout，onlysayinga"no"isoftenprettyuncomfortablefortheasker.Instead，sheadvisescommunicatingthreethings："It'snotbecauseofme，it'snotbecauseofyou，andit'snotbecauseofus."Onewaytodothatisbythankingpeopleforthinkingofyou.（2）______Then，followupwithashortexplanation："IwishIcould，butIjustdon'thavethetimerightnow."Thathelpsmakeitclearthatyour"no"isn'tapoorreflectionofyourowncharacter；it'snottheotherperson；andit'snotadisapprovaloftherelationship，Bohnssays.Haveaplannedphraseformoreinformalencounters.

Noteverysituation，ofcourse，callsforsuchathoughtfulapproach.Thinkthroughtimeswhenyou'vegottenstressedoverdeliveringaquick"no"，andthenbrainstormphrasesyoucoulduseinthefuture.Bohns，forexample，isoftenaskedtodonatetosomecauseoranotherasshechecksoutatthegrocerystore.（3）______"It'strue，andit'sawayofsaying，essentially，thatI'mstillagoodperson，"shesays.（4）______

There'salwaysthatoneguywhowon'ttake"no"forananswer.Ifsomeoneisapplyingtoomuchpressure，adoptwhatpsychologistEllenHendriksendescribesasthebroken-recordtechnique.（5）______Occasionally，theaskerwillgetannoyed，butusuallyafterrepeatingyourselftwoorthreetimes，eventhemostpersistent（执着的）peoplewillgetthemessage.

A.Shesaysnodirectly.

B.Thatis，sticktoyouranswer.

C.Adoptthebroken-recordtechnique.

D.It'snotworthrepeatingyourrequestagainandagain.

E.Shenowhasago-toresponse："Ialreadydonatedthisyear."

F.Youmighthearthat"no"isaconvenientwordfordecliningrequests.

G.Thismakesthemrelievedthattheydidn'tdoanythingwrongbyasking.18.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G19.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G20.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G21.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G22.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G五、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。MymomenjoyedinvitingpeopleforThanksgiving.Aftermyfamilymovedfarawayfromallour（1）______，Momstartedfillingthehousewith（2）______guests—whoeverhadnowhereelsetogoforThanksgiving.

Imissedourbigfamilygatheringsbeforemovinghere，butMomhada（n）（3）______heart.Thisyear，whenMomshowedmeherguestlist，almosthalfthesizeofoursmalltown's（4）______，Iwasannoyed.

Ourfirstguestsarrived：threeforeignexchangestudents.Mom'soriginalplanwasto（5）______one.Butshewastoldthoseunabletogohomesometimes（6）______intears，soherecamethree.Thenextguests（7）______throughthedoor，asinglemomandhersixkids.Withmoreguests，thevolumeandthetemperatureinthehouseinstantly（8）______.Luckily，dinnerwasreadybeforethehouseorI（9）______.However，seeingmynamecardplacedamongthesixkids，Imurmuredangrily，"HowwouldIgetsuchan（10）______seat？"

Afterdinner，Momsuggestedsharingsomethingwewerethankfulfor—anotherannual（11）______atourhouse."I'mso（12）______toyourfamilyforopeninguphometous."Thesinglemomspokewithwateryeyes.Thenonestudentexpressedhowmuchit（13）______tobewithafamilyonThanksgiving.

Suddenlysomething（14）______me：theessenceofgenerosityandinclusion.Thanksgivingisaboutmorethanfamily—it'saboutashared（15）______fullofkindness.23.A.colleagues B.relatives C.neighbours D.strangers24.A.close B.random C.specific D.favorite25.A.generous B.energetic C.curious D.powerful26.A.applicants B.beggars C.population D.volunteers27.A.shelter B.award C.repay D.host28.A.setout B.tookover C.brokedown D.showedup29.A.burst B.dropped C.pulled D.fell30.A.recovered B.declined C.rose D.stretched31.A.exploded B.suffered C.slid D.withdrew32.A.impressive B.unlucky C.unusual D.awesome33.A.contest B.opportunity C.anticipation D.tradition34.A.grateful B.sympathetic C.familiar D.addicted35.A.cost B.worked C.remained D.meant36.A.inspired B.convinced C.struck D.drilled37.A.welfare B.community C.friendship D.future六、单句语法填空：本大题共9小题，共9分。38.Thehabitatofelephantsisgettingsmaller，sotheyareindangerof

（extinct）.（所给词的适当形式填空）39.Hestatedinmy

（defend）thatIhadtriedmybestinthematch.（所给词的适当形式填空）40.Thedesignisintendedtousespaceas

（economic）aspossible.41.Afterthe

（destroy）earthquake，whatpeopleneededbadlywereblankets，asitwasverycoldatnight.（所给词的适当形式填空）42.Amatterofrepeated

（occur）likethiswillnotastonishpeople.（所给词的适当形式填空）43.ComparedtoTVplays，shortdramasaremore

（addict）.（所给词的适当形式填空）44.Thecompanydeniedthatitsdonationshada

（commerce）purpose.（所给词的适当形式填空）45.Vitaminsare

（benefit）tostayinghealthy.（所给词的适当形式填空）46.Butforyour

（ignore）oftheevent，wewouldn'thavebeenputatadecideddisadvantage.（所给词的适当形式填空）七、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。47.Despitebeing75yearsold，ChaiTixia'sexpertiseinJianziistrulyimpressive.Withquickkicks，heeffortlesslysendstheJianziintotheairandgracefullyguidesittoland（1）

（gentle）onhishead.

Jianzi，（2）

gamethatdatesbacktotheHanDynasty，issurprisinglysimple：playersmustkeeptheJianziintheair，（3）

（use）anypartoftheirbodyexcepttheirhandsandarms.However，tomasterthisgame（4）

（require）alotofpractice.

WhileenjoyedthroughoutChina，Jianzi（5）

（describe）byChaiasanimportantaspectofhutongculture.Thenarrowalleyways，situatedwithinBeijing'sinnercity，providethesettingforthegame's（6）

（popular）.Eachmorning，ChaiandhisfellowhutongresidentsgatherfortheirsharedpassionforJianzi.

Chai'sspiritedmatcheswithhisneighborshaveabigaudience（7）

（draw）totheartistryandexcitementofthegame.Theonlookerswhowatchthemplayingwithgreatathleticismareamazedat（8）

Chaiandhisfellowplayerscanachieve.

HavingpracticedJianziforover30years，Chaicherishesthephysicalandsocial（9）

（benefit）thegamebrings.Engaginginlivelymatcheswithhisneighborsenergizeshisbody，enhanceshisflexibility，（10）

promotesunitywithinthecommunity.ThroughJianzi，Chaiharvest