湖南省桑植县第四中学2025-2026学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

湖南省桑植县第四中学2025-2026学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题一、阅读理解ASchoolActivity:The“ExerciseMonth”Anumberofimportantschoolactivitiesarecomingup,andthebiggestoneisthe“ExerciseMonth”.Whatisouraim?The“ExerciseMonth”isorganizedbytheYouthSportsClub.Themainaimofthisactivityistoimproveourschoolmembers’knowledgeabouttheimportanceofexercise.Whatareouractivities?The“ExerciseMonth”willtakeplacefromDecember15thtoJanuary15th.Duringthismonth,alotofactivitieswillbeheldtoshowtheimportanceofexercise.·WritingcompetitionThetopicofthewritingcompetitionis“ExerciseandMe”.Thelengthofthewritingis500wordsforthiscompetition.·TalkThetalkwillbegivenonDecember18th.ThespeakerwillbeDr.ChiufromSt.Stephen’sHospital.Hewillthenanswerourmembers’questionsaboutexercise.·ExhibitionTheexhibitionwillbeheldfromDecember19thtoJanuary3rdinourschoolhall.Thehistoryofdifferentkindsofexercise,andthewinningandexcellentwritingsfromthecompetitionwillbeonshow.·After-schoolexerciseclassesTheafter-schoolexerciseclasseswillrunfromDecember18thtoJanuary14th.Intheseclasses,experiencedcoachesfromthelocalexerciseclubswilltrainourschoolmembersafterschool.Theywillalsohelpourschoolmemberstomakepracticalexerciseplans.1.Whatisthetopicofthewritingcompetition?A．ExerciseandMe.B．ASchoolActivity.C．PracticalExercisePlans.D．After-SchoolClasses.2.Whenwilltheafter-classexerciseclassesstart?A．OnDecember15th.B．OnDecember18th.C．OnJanuary14th.D．OnJanuary15th.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thelocalexerciseclubhasalonghistory.B．Dr.Chiuwilltrainthemembersafterschool.C．Thecoacheswillanswertheschoolmembers’questions.D．Somewritingsfromthecompetitionwillbeonshow.BLikeanynewtenth-graderonthefirstdayofschool,JoemarClasshadtenth-grader-emotion(情绪).He’snotusedtoschoolinHartford.He’susedtogoingtoschoolinhishometownofFlorida,usedtoseeinghisfriends,usedtohavingclassinSpanish.“Nervioso,”hesaidinSpanish.WefirstmetJoemarinmid-OctoberintheSanJuanAirport.Hisfather,GuillermoClass,hadsoldhiscartobuyplaneticketstogethiskidsandflythemupfromPuertoRico.Theislandwasalmostdestroyedbythedeadlystorm—Hurricane(飓风)Maria.Now,theyaresettlingintotheirnewhomeinHartford’sSouthEnd.Aweeklater,and,usinghiswife’scar,Classdrove16-year-oldJoemartohisfirstdayatBulkeleyHighSchool.Afterashortride,hegotoutinfrontofhisnewschool.Inside,hemetGretchenLevitz—theschool’sprogramdirector.“Iseeyouhavenewuniform(校服),”Levitzsaid.“Youlookgreat.Areyoureadyforagoodfirstday?”Thenhemetcoupleofteachers.“Hello,”theyeachsaidinSpanish.Theyaskedwherehe’sfrom,andtoldhimtheywerehappytoseehim.ThenLevitztookhimonaquicktouroftheschoolbeforeclassesbegan—toheroffice,theschoolstore,thelibrary,andthedininghall.Atotalof19languagesarespokeninBulkeleyHighSchool.“Wehavesomanynewstudentscomingherefromothercountrieseverysingleday,”Levitzsaid.“Soit’snotlikehe’stheonlyonewhohasthatfeeling.”“Youcouldtellhe’salittleworried,”Guillermosaidasweleft.“But,atthesametime,he’slookingforwardtoit.”4.WhatkindoffeelingdidJoemarhaveonhisfirstdayofschool?A．Annoyed.B．Excited.C．Anxious.D．Confident.5.WhydidJoemarleaveFlorida?A．Hewantedtoseehismother.B．Hisoldschoolcloseddown.C．Histownwashitbyaterriblestorm.D．Heexpectedtohaveanewlife.6.HowdidJoemargettoBulkeleyHighSchool?A．Levitzgavehimaride.B．Hisfatherdrovehimtotheschool.C．Hetookabustogetthere.D．Herodeabiketogetthere.7.WhatdidJoemardobeforehewalkedintohisnewclassroom?A．Hehadashortlookaroundhisnewschool.B．HelearnedsomesimpleSpanishwords.C．Hesaidhellotosomeofhisclassmates.D．Hehadalongtalkwithhisfather.CTrustisthebasisofsincerehumanfriendship.Arecentreportsuggeststhatthesameholdstrueamongchimpanzee(黑猩猩)cronies.Earlierstudieshadshownthatchimpanzeeshaverelationshipsthatlookquitelikefriendships.Forexample,they’llshowpreferencestoselectedindividuals(个体).Thequestionwas,arethoseinteractions(互动)basedontrust?Tofindout,Engelmannobservedtheinteractionsof15chimpanzeesovera5-monthperiod.Basedonfriendlyinteractionsamongchimppairs,includingeatingtogether,theresearchersfoundouteachchimpanzee’sclosest“friend”anda“non-friend”.Theresearchersthenaskedthechimpstoplayagame,bothwiththeirfriendandwiththeirnon-friend.Inthegame,chimpshadachoicebetweenpullinga“no-trustrope”anda“trustrope”.Whentheno-trustropewaspulled,thefirstchimpimmediatelygotafoodheorshedidn’tlikeespeciallywell.Whenthetrustropewaspulledinstead,theotherchimpimmediatelygotamuchmoreattractivefoodandcouldchoosetosendatreatbacktothefirstchimp(ornot).Inotherwords,thetrustropeofferedawin-win,butonlyifchimponetrustedchimptwoenoughtosendsomethingback.Eachchimpplayedthegame12timeswithhisorherfriendandanother12timeswithhisorhernon-friend.Thefindingssuggestthathumanfriendshipisn’tunique.“Humanfriendshipsdon’tpresentanunusualthingintheanimalworld.”Engelmannsays,“Otheranimals,suchaschimpanzees,formcloseandlong-termbondswithselectedindividualsandtrustfriendsineverysituation.”8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cronies”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?A．Families. B．Friends. C．Species. D．Babies.9.Whatdiscoveryhaveearlierstudiesmadeaboutchimpanzees?A．Thereexistfriendshipsamongthem.B．Theirfriendshipsarebasedontrust.C．Theydon’tpreferonefellowtoanother.D．Theyholdthesamerelationshipswitheachother.10.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Howchimpsbuilttrustwithfriends.B．Howchimpstoldfriendsfromnon-friends.C．HowEngelmanncarriedouthisstudyonchimps.D．Howtheresearchershelpedchimpsformrelationships.11.WhatcanwelearnfromEngelmann’sopinion?A．Relationshipsamongchimpsdon’tlastlong.B．Chimpsareunlikelytoformcloserelationships.C．Animalsrefusetotrustfriendsincostlysituations.D．Friendshipsarequitecommonintheanimalworld.DTheWorldHappinessReport,aUnitedNationsagencyreport,tellshowhappypeopleare,andwhy.NorwayisthehappiestplaceonEarth—beatingneighbourDenmarkfromthenumberoneposition.Denmark,Iceland,SwitzerlandandFinlandroundoutthetopfive,whiletheCentralAfricanRepubliccamelast.WesternEuropeandNorthAmericatookupmostoftheplacesatthetopoftable,withtheUSandUKat14thand19th.TheWorldHappinessReportmainlydependsonaskingasimplequestionofmorethan1,000peopleeveryyearinmorethan150countries.“Imaginealadder(梯子),withstepsnumberedfrom0atthebottomto10atthetop,”thequestionasks,“Thetopoftheladderisthebestpossiblelifeforyouandthebottomoftheladderistheworstpossiblelifeforyou.Onwhichstepoftheladderwouldyousayyoupersonallyfeelyoustandatthistime?”Theaverageresultisthecountry’sscore—fromNorway’s7.54totheCentralAfricanRepublic’s2.69.Butthereportalsotriestoexplainwhyonecountryishappierthananother.Itlooksatreasonsincludingeconomicstrength,socialsupport,freedomofchoice,andgenerosity(慷慨).Thisyear’sreportalsohasatexttitled“restoring(恢复)Americanhappiness”,whichexamineswhyhappinesslevelsintheUnitedStatesarefalling,despitecontinually-increasingeconomicimprovement.“TheUnitedStatescanandshouldraisehappinessbysolvingAmerica’ssocialproblems—risinginequalityanddistrust—ratherthanfocusingmainlyoneconomicgrowth,”theauthorssaid.12.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofthecountriesintermsofhappinesslevels?A．Denmark,theUK,theUS,theCentralAfricanRepublic.B．Denmark,theUS,theUK,theCentralAfricanRepublic.C．TheUS,Denmark,theUK,theCentralAfricanRepublic.D．Denmark,theUS,theCentralAfricanRepublic,theUK.13.HowdoestheWorldHappinessReportmeasurehappiness?A．Byaskingaquestion.B．Byhavingaconversation.C．Bydoingscientificresearch.D．Bycarryingoutanonlinesurvey.14.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmericafromthetext?A．Itspeopleliveanunhappylife.B．Itseconomyisgoingdownhill.C．Itssocialproblemsarehardtosolve.D．Ithasalowerhappinesslevelthanbefore.15.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?A．Toexplainthereasonforbeinghappy.B．TotalkaboutAmerica’ssocialproblems.C．TointroducetheWorldHappinessReport.D．TodiscussthepoliciesbytheAmericangovernment.七选五HowtoBecomeaSuccessfulLearnerEveryoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.___16___.DevelopinganinterestAsthesayinggoes,“___17___.”Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethinginteresting.PractisingalotGoodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyneedtopractisemore.Althoughtheylearnsomethingwell,theywillforgetitunlesstheyuseit.Practicemakesperfect.___18___.___19___Goodlearnerscanalwaysfindwaystoimprovetheirstudyskills.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsordrawingmindmaps.AskingquestionsGoodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.___20___.Learningisalifelongjourney.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandtrytobeasuccessfullearner.A．Settingcleargoals.B．Improvingstudyskills.C．Interestisthebestteacher.D．Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.E．Themoreyoulearn,themoreyouearn.F．Goodlearnerswillpractisewhattheyhavelearned.G．Herearefourhabitstobecomeasuccessfullearner.二、完形填空LastyearIruinedmysummervacationbybringingalongamodernconvenience:theiPad.Insteadoflookingatnature,I___21___mye-mail.Insteadofreadinggreatnovels,Istucktoreading___22___newspaperseachmorning.Andthatwastheproblem.IwasactingasifIwerestillintheoffice.Mybodywasonvacationbutmy___23___wasn’t.SothisyearImadeupmymindtotrysomething___24___:gettingawayfromtheInternet.Iknewitwouldn’tbe___25___,sinceI’mnotgoodatself-control.ButIwasdetermined.Istartedby___26___theiPadtomywife.Then,astrokeofluckcame.Themobilephone___27___atourcabinwasworsethaninthepast.Iwas___28___,forcedtocarryoutmyplan.Largelycutofffrome-mailandmyfavoritenewspaper___29___,Ihadnowayto___30___theworld.IhadnochoicebuttodowhatIhadplannedtodoallalong:readbooks.Withdeterminationandthestrongsupportofmywife,Isucceededinmyvacation___31___againsttheInternet.Ifinally___32___thatitwasme,ofcourse,nottheiPad,thatwastheproblem.IknewIhad___33___whenwepassedaStarbucksandmywifeaskedifIwantedtostoptousetheWi-Fi.“Don’tneedit,”Isaid.However,aswereturntowork,atestbegins.CanI___34___whenI’mbackatwork?Idon’tplanto___35___myiPadcompletely.ButIhopetoresistthetemptationtouseiteveryfiveminutes.21.A．receivedB．selectedC．removedD．checked22.A．informalB．onlineC．localD．traditional23.A．opinionB．identityC．curiosityD．mind24.A．attractiveB．logicalC．differ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