天津市和平区嘉诚中学2025-2026学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题（含答案）

天津市和平区嘉诚中学2025-2026学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题一、单项选择1.—Weshouldn’tbuythishousesinceitswallpaperisugly.—Noneedto________.Itcanstillbealovelyhomeifwemakesomechanges.A．holdyourhorses B．killtwobirdswithonestoneC．bravetheelements D．throwthebabyoutwiththebathwater2.Nowadays,wecan________knowledgenotonlyfromtextbooksbutalsofromothermedia.A．maintain B．illustrate C．acquire D．settle3.Hikingbyoneselfcanbefunandgoodforhealth.Itmayalsobegoodfor________building.A．respect B．friendship C．reputation D．character4.Selfieisaphotographtakenofoneself,________withasmartphoneorwebcam(网络摄像头)anduploadedtoasocialmediawebsite.A．typically B．frequently C．currently D．regularly5.IknewIhaddoneagoodjobandwaslookingforwardtogettinga________comment.A．negative B．odd C．positive D．informal6.________healthyhabits,suchasexercisingandeatingwell,cansteadilyimproveyourphysicalandmentalwell-being.A．Havingbuilt B．Built C．Tobuild D．Building7.TheaimofthisdictionaryistohelpChinesestudentsofEnglishmajorovercomemanydifficultieswhichtheymay________inreading.A．comeacross B．comeout C．comeabout D．comeover8.Theyhadawonderfulholiday,________badweather.A．becauseof B．inspiteof C．thanksto D．dueto9.—DoyourememberlittleJulienfromGradeTwo?—Well,_________,butIcan’tquitethinkwhoheis.A．it’suptoyou B．that’sagoodpointC．Ireallyenvyyou D．thatnameringsabell10.Anyone________makesgreatcontributionstothecountryisregardedasahero.A．whom B．who C．which D．whose11.It________heavilyalldayandwehavenooptionbuttocancelthemeeting.A．wouldrain B．hasbeenraining C．hadrained D．wasraining12.________weachievegreatsuccessinourwork,weshouldnotbetooproud.A．Eversince B．Eventhough C．Incase D．Asif13.Themessageyouintendtoconveythroughwordsmaybetheexactoppositeof________othersactuallyunderstand.A．why B．that C．whether D．what14.Withtherapiddevelopmentofsociety,today’slibrariesaredifferentfrom________inthepast.A．that B．it C．those D．them15.(2017·天津)Myroomisamess,butI__________cleanitbeforeIgoouttonight.Icandoitinthemorning.A．daren’t B．shouldn’tC．needn’t D．mustn’t二、完形填空Inanationalspellingcontest(竞赛)inAmerica,an11-year-oldgirlwasaskedtospellacertainword.Butwithher

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theword.Butinsteadoflying,shetoldthetruththatshehadsaidthe

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letter—soshelostthecontest.Asthegirlwalkedoffthe

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,theentireaudiencestoodtotheirfeetclappingtoapplaudher

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.Later,dozensofnewspaperreporterswroteaboutthis11–year–oldgirl’shonesty,evenwhenit

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herthecontest.Butthefactisthatshe

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.Probablythebiggesttestofourcharacterandhonestyiswhatwewoulddoifweknewwewouldneverget

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andnobodywouldhaveknownitbutherself.Butthat’sjustit:Shewouldknowshedidwrong.It’sbeensaid,“Ifyou

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othersmightgiveherforwinningacontest.Sheknewshewouldhavetolivewithherselfandthe

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shemadeinthatmomentwillhavelong–lastinginfluence.It’ssotruethatthechoicesyoumaketoday

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whatyouaretomorrow.Ourchildrenwill

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ourbehaviormuchmorethanouradvice.Soifwewantthemto

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tobehonest,wemustshowthemthewaybybeinghonestourselves.Remember,ourkidsare

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whatwedoandhowweliveevenwhenwedon’tthinktheyseeorknow.16.A．highB．sweetC．toughD．soft17.A．finallyB．kindlyC．secretlyD．totally18.A．forgottenB．mispronouncedC．misspelledD．lost19.A．correctB．wrongC．differentD．same20.A．stageB．studioC．testD．classroom21.A．braveryB．honestyC．courageD．cleverness22.A．stoppedB．costC．offeredD．wasted23.A．achievedB．brokeC．wonD．defeated24.A．reputationB．knowledgeC．lifeD．character25.A．paidB．awardedC．caughtD．reported26.A．escapedB．liedC．changedD．answered27.A．acceptB．fightC．insistD．cheat28.A．feelingB．conscienceC．diligenceD．modesty29.A．contestB．championC．judgeD．expert30.A．senseB．prideC．respectD．awareness31.A．planB．conclusionC．discoveryD．choice32.A．makeB．changeC．keepD．create33.A．giveB．takeC．followD．set34.A．growupB．bringupC．takeupD．comeup35.A．recordingB．inspectingC．correctingD．watching三、阅读理解AACTING&MUSICALTHEATERTheWinterActing&MusicalTheaterprogramhastwosessions.ThefirstsessionstartsonFriday,January17thandendsonSaturday,January25th.FollowingtheSpringFestival,thesecondsessionbeginsonMonday,February3rdandendsonSaturday,February15th.Thisprogramisdesignedfortalentedstudentswhohavebeeninspiredbymusicaltheater(音乐剧，歌舞剧).Theprogramdevelopstheabilitiesofexperiencedperformerswhoareseriousaboutthefieldandeagertoworkhard.Ourgoalistohelpyougrowcreativelythroughfull-time,college-leveltheatertrainingunderthedirectionofpopularprofessionalperformersandteachers.Thestudentscanimprovetheirperformanceskillsandcangettheknowledgeaboutthehistoryoftheater,thestyleoftheaterandsoon.Studentswillcompletetheprogramwithimprovedaudition(试演)skills.Classesaimtoimprovecommandofyourbody,mind,andvoice.Studentswilltakeatriptoseeatleastoneprofessionalproductionwithprogramteachers.Anexhibitionofthestudents’classworkwillbepresentedattheconclusionoftheprogramtofamily,friends,studentsfromotherWinterCollegeprograms,andtheUniversitycommunity.ProgramCosts:Accommodation(住宿):$3,359Traffic:$2,234AuditionrequirementAuditionsshouldincludethefollowingvideomaterials:●Twodifferentsongs;●Oneage-suitablemonologue(独白);●Oneshortdancepart;●Apersonalstatementregardingyourbackgroundandtraining,experienceinperformances,andpersonalgoalsintheater;●Eachpartoftheauditionshouldbeaboutoneminuteinlength;●Youshouldbetheonlypersonshownintheaudition;●Theauditionisgivenonlinewithyourapplication.TypicaldayClassesfocusonmusicaltheater,includingacting,voice,movement,dance,andscenestudyfrom9:00amtonoon.Classesinvolveadditionalworkinacting,movement,andvoice,alongwithrehearsals(排练)forpublicperformancesfrom1:00pmto4:00pm.36.Howlongisthebreakbetweenthetwosessions?A．Eightdays. B．Oneweek.C．Twoweeks. D．Sixteendays.37.WhatistheprimarygoaloftheWinterActing&MusicalTheaterprogram?A．Topreparestudentsfortheatermanagement.B．Toteachwritingandproducingtheaterworks.C．Toprovidefull-timeadvancedtheatertraining.D．Toofferpart-timetrainingfortheaterbeginners.38.Whatcanwelearnabouttheprogram?A．Theprogramoffersonlinepublicperformances.B．Theprogramincludesvisitingaprofessionalshow.C．Theprogramisforself-studywithoutteachers’guidance.D．Theprogramisopentostudentsandtheirfamilymembers.39.Whatisrequiredfortheauditionvideomaterials?A．Twodifferentsongsandapersonalstatement.B．Threedifferentsongsandamonologue.C．Alongdancepartwithyourpartner.D．Afull-lengthpublicperformance.40.Whichofthefollowingisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Anewspaperarticleonlocaltheaterevents.B．Atravelguideforatheatervacationpackage.C．Awebsiteforatheatermusicaltrainingprogram.D．Auniversityclubeventnoticeaboutmusicfestival.BIamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke(唤起)anemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.Butfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”,asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsused,“limitedEnglish,”forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad,asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople’sperceptions(认识)ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother’s“limited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishrejectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatisbecausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotoday,IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas“broken”,andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChinese,herinternal(内在的)language,andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence,butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure:Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow;herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.41.Bysaying“Languageisthetoolofmytrade”,theauthormeansthat________.A．sheusesEnglishinforeigntradeB．sheisfascinatedbylanguagesC．sheworksasatranslatorD．sheisawriterbyprofession42.Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother’sEnglishas________.A．impolite B．amusingC．imperfect D．practical43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A．AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.B．Theauthor’smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.C．Theauthor’smotherhadpositiveinfluenceonherD．BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.44.Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother’sEnglishis________.A．wellstructured B．intheoldstyleC．easytotranslate D．richinmeaning45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thechangesoftheauthor’sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.B．Thelimitationoftheauthor’sperceptionofhermother.C．Theauthor’smisunderstandingof“limited”English.D．Theauthor’sexperiencesofusingbrokenEnglish.CInrecentyears,shortvideoshavebecomeextremelypopulararoundtheworld.Withjustamobilephone,peoplecaneasilycreate,share,andwatchshortvideosonvariousplatforms.Shortvideos,usuallylastingfromafewsecondstoseveralminutes,havebroughtbothpositiveandnegativeinfluencestoourlives.Onthepositiveside,shortvideosprovideaconvenientwayforpeopletorelaxandhavefun.Afteralongdayatworkorstudy,youcanquicklyopenashort-videoappandenjoyfunnyskits,beautifulmusicperformances,oramazingtravelvlogs.Theycanmakeyoulaugh,relievestress,andbroadenyourhorizons.Also,shortvideosofferagreatplatformforpeopletoshowtheirtalents.Manyordinarypeoplehavebecomefamousovernightbysharingtheirspecialskills,likesinging,dancing,orhandicraft-making,throughshortvideos.What’smore,shortvideoscanbeusedforeducation.Teacherscanmakeshortvideolessonstomakelearningmoreinterestingandefficient.Studentscanalsousethemtoreviewknowledgeandlearnnewthingsinamoreengagingway.However,shortvideosalsohavesomenegativeeffects.Spendingtoomuchtimeonshortvideosmayleadtoaddiction.Somepeoplecan’thelpbutkeepswipingtheirphonesandwatchingonevideoafteranother,wastingalotoftimethatcouldhavebeenspentonmoremeaningfulthings,suchasstudying,working,orcommunicatingwithfamilyandfriends.Moreover,thequalityofshortvideosvariesgreatly.Somevideoscontainfalseinformation,badvalues,orevenharmfulcontent,whichmaymisleadviewers,especiallyyoungpeople.Inaword,shortvideoshavebecomeanimportantpartofourdigitallife.Whileenjoyingtheconvenienceandfuntheybring,weshouldalsobeawareoftheirpotentialnegativeimpactsandusetheminamorerational(理智的)andresponsibleway.46.Howlongdoshortvideosusuallylast?A．Fromafewminutestoanhour.B．Fromafewsecondstoseveralminutes.C．Fromseveralminutestohalfanhour.D．Fromhalfanhourtoanhour.47.Whatisapositiveinfluenceofshortvideos?A．Theyalwaysmakepeoplefeelstressed.B．Theywastepeople’stime.C．Theyofferaplatformforpeopletoshowtalents.D．Theyalwayscontainfalseinformation.48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“addiction”mean?A．着迷，上瘾 B．放松C．专注 D．忽视49.What'stheproblemwithsomeshortvideos?A．Theyarealltoolong.B．Theyaretooexpensivetomake.C．Theyarenotinterestingatall.D．Theymaycontainfalseorharmfulcontent.50.What'sthewriter'sadviceonusingshortvideos?A．Spendasmuchtimeaspossibleonshortvideos.B．Neverwatchshortvideos.C．Onlywatchshortvideosmadebyfamouspeople.D．Useshortvideosrationallyandresponsibly.DAsisknowntoeveryone,theoptionswemakehaveaneffectonourfuture.SupposeIamanintelligentstudentwithgoodmarks.Butontheotherhand,beinglazy,Idobadlyinmyexaminations.Iamrefusedadmissiontouniversityandcannotfindagoodjob.ThegoldenfutureIhadimaginedwillneverbe.Alltheseareallfromabadchoice!However,yourchoicesaffectyourfutureinawaythatisalotmorecomplicated.Thisisbecausenearlyallthechoicesyoumakeaffectyourcharacter.Yourcharacterisdisplayedthroughyourchoices,butitisalsoformedbythem.Nomatterwhenyoumakeachoice,yourcharacterchangesorgrows,ordiminishesdependingonwhetherthedecisionyoumadeiswiseorfoolish.Yourcharacterisbeingmadebyyou,bitbybit,choicebychoice.Andso,youbecomethesortofpersonwhowillmakeacertainkindofchoiceinacertainsituation.Somewillarguethisisnottrue.Afterall,thefieldofhumanchoiceisanarrowone.Mostofthethingsthatformusinourlivesarenotsubjecttochoice.Wecannotchoosewhenandwheretobeborn,whetherourfamilieswillberichorpoor,kindorcruel.Wecannotevenentirelycontrolwhowewillmeetinourlives.Withsomuchthatwecannotchoose,howcanwebesaidtoberesponsibleforanything?Thereissometruthinthis.Wearethrownintolifewithoutanysayoverthematter,andhavelittlecontrolovermostofit.However,wedohavesomepowerofchoice,andwedocontrolthemostimportantthingofall:howwerespondtocircumstances.Wecanchoosetokeepstrugglinginhardtimes,ortogiveup.Thisabilitytochoosehowwebehaveandrespondisagreatgift.Itisourkeytohavingconfidenceinthefuture.Itishumannaturetofearthefuture,asthefutureisunknown.Youcan’tentirelycontrolwhatwillhappentoyoutomorrow.Butifyouhaveconfidenceinyourcharacter,formedbyyearsofmakinggoodchoices,thenyoudoknowonethingforcertainaboutthefuture:nomatterwhathappens,youwillmakeachoicethatyouwillbeproudof.Ateverymoment,then,practiseformingyourcharacterwhenyoumakeyourchoices,nomatterhowsmalltheyare.Remember:yourchoicesformyourcharacter.Andyourcharacterdeterminesyourfuture.51.Whatexampledoestheauthorusetoillustratetheimpactofbadchoicesonthefuture?​A．Astudentwhofailstogetintouniversityduetolazinessdespitegoodacademicpotential.​B．Apersonwhocan’tchoosetheirbirthplaceandfamilybackground.​C．Someonewhogivesupeasilyduringhardtimes.​D．Anindividualwhoisafraidoftheunknownfuture.​52.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?​A．Wehavenocontroloveranyaspectofourlivesexceptmakingchoices.​B．Goodcharacterformedbymakingwisechoicesgivesusconfidenceinthefuture.​C．Externalfactorslikebirthplaceandfamilybackgroundhavenoimpactonourlife.​D．Smallchoicesindailylifedon’tmatterinshapingourcharacter.​53.Intheauthor’sopinion,whatisthemostimportantthingwecancontrolinlife?​A．Whenandwheretobeborn.​ B．Whetherourfamilieswillberichorpoor.​C．Howwerespondtodifferentcircumstances.​ D．Whowewillmeetinourlives.54.Accordingtothepassage,whyareourchoicescloselyrelatedtoourfuture?​A．Becausechoicesdirectlydecideoursocialstatus.​B．Becausechoicescaninfluenceourcharacterwhichdeterminesourfuture.​C．Becausemakingchoiceshelpsusgainmorecontroloverexternalcircumstances.​D．Becauseeverychoicewemakeensuresasuccessfulfuture.55.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?​A．Thewaystomakegoodchoicesindifferentsituations.​B．Theuncontrollablefactorsexistinginourlife.​C．Thesignificantrelationshipbetweenourchoices,characterandfuture.​D．Theimportanceofhavingconfidenceinthefuture.E阅读简答I’vealwaysbeencreativesinceIwasalittlegirl.Mychildhoodwasfilledwitharts,crafts(手工)andmusic,andeverydaywasanexcitingadventureofcreation.Somewherealongtheway,however,Ilosttouchwithmycreativeself.At21,Ilandedajobatabiginsurancecompanyoutofmybusinessdegree.Iwouldgototheoffice,sitatmydeskandrepeatthesameworkfivedaysaweek9to5.Thedayswerelongandtedious.Workingthiswayforoneyearwaspainfulenough,letalonealifetime.BeforelongIdecidedtomakeachange.OnethingIhaddevelopedaninterestinwassewing,soItookasewingcourseatacommunitycollege.Itwasonlyafive-weekcoursebutitawakenedmyinterestandgotmyconfidenceup.AsIdreamtbigger,IbeganlookingintocollegecoursesforFashionDesignandthreemonthslaterIsignedupforapart-timedesigncourse.Iattendedclassestwonightsaweek.Althoughexhausting,itgavemeenergy,enthusiasmandhappiness.AsitbecameclearerthatfashionwaswhatIwantedtodofulltime,therealityofmyday-to-dayworkattheinsurancecompanybecameharder.Ifeltbored.Noenergy,nomotivationandzerofulfilment(满足感).IknewIneededtomakeabiggerchange.Afterstrugglingforquiteawhile,Imadeadifficultdecision—leavingmyjobandstudyingmydesigncoursefulltime.TwoyearslaterIgotmydiploma.ThelastfewyearshavebeenexcitingbecauseI’vebeenfollowingmyhearttodowhatIlove.TodayIamlivingacreativelifeasthedesignerofmyownfashionbrand.Sometimesit’shardtomakeachange,butI’msogladIsetthewheelsofchangeinmotionwiththatverysmallfirststepbecauseithasledmetowhereIamtoday.56.Whatwastheauthorinterestedinwhenshewasalittlegirl?(nomorethan10words)56________________________________________57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tedious”inParagraph2mean?(1word)57________________________________________58.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshewastakingthepart-timedesigncourse?(nomorethan10words)58________________________________________59.Whatdidtheauthordotogetbacktohercreativelife?Givetwoofthefacts.(nomorethan15words)59________________________________________60.Doyou