2025-2026学年湖北省武汉市江岸区高一（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年湖北省武汉市江岸区高一（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。AWhat

is

the

Summer

Reading

Challenge？

1in4childrencannotreadwellbytheageof11.Thishugelylimitstheirlifechoicesandskills.We'reonamissiontochangethis.

TheSummerReadingChallengeencourageschildrentokeepreadingduringthesummerholidays，ensuringtheyarereadyforagreatstarttothenewtermintheautumn.Childrensetareadinggoalandcollectrewardsforreadinganythingtheyenjoy.Childrencansignupattheirlocallibraryoronline，andit'sFREEtotakepart.

Read

to

the

Beat!

Thisyear'sChallengeisReadtotheBeat!，deliveredbyTheReadingAgencyinpartnershipwithpubliclibrariesandpoweredbyUniversalMusicGroupUK.Thethemeinspireschildrentoexploretheconnectionbetweenstoriesandsongs，discoveringhowreadingandmusicbothlightimaginationandcreativity.

Thisyear'sChallengeisbroughttolifewithillustrationsbyaward-winningauthorandillustrator，HarryWoodgate.

2026

Launch

Dates

Scotland：Saturday20June

England

and

Wales：Saturday4July

Who

is

it

for？

TheSummerReadingChallengeisaimedatchildrenfrom4-11yearsold.Itsupportsthisagegroupandtheirfamiliesby：

●Preparingchildrentogetbacktotheclassroomintheautumn.

●Supportingthemoveintoanewyeargrouporkeystage.

●Boostingchildren'sconfidenceandself-esteembysupportingindependentreading.

●Providingfreeaccesstobooksandfunfamilyactivitiesduringthesummer.

Get

Involved

In

the

library

Visityourlocallibraryandsignup.Yourchildwillsetareadinggoal，chooseanythingtheyliketoread，andcollectspecialstickersandrewardsfortheirreading.Librariesofferlotsoffreeactivitiesandeventsthroughoutthesummer.Online

SignupontheofficialChallengewebsitetotakepartonline.Childrencansetareadinggoalandgettipsforaccessingbooksforfreeathome.Astheyreadbooks，they'llunlockdigitalrewards，includingaprintablecertificate.1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext？______A.TosellillustratedbooksbyHarryWoodgate.

B.Toannouncethelaunchdateofamusicfestival.

C.Toencouragechildrentojoinareadingprogram.

D.Toreportonchildren'sreadingabilityintheUK.2.Whatisafeatureof2026'sChallenge？______A.Illustrationsmakeitlively.

B.ItisfundedbytheReadingAgency.

C.TheendingdatesaredifferentinUK.

D.Thethemeistocombinestoriesandmusic.3.Whatisthelibrary'sadvantageovertheonlineversion？______A.Digitalandphysicalrewards. B.Freeactivitiesandevents.

C.Tipsforhomebooks. D.Onlinesign-upoption.B

Latelastspring，IhadsomepersonalproblemsandfeltIneededhelpwithmyfeelings.Ionceheardthatreadingasea-themedcartoonandliftingweightswouldmakemefeelbetter，butIhadalreadytriedboth，andtheydidnotwork.

WhatIwantedwasabookthatcouldgivemeadviceonhowtolivetherestofmylifeinameaningfulway.ThenIrememberedthataphilosophernamedBaruchSpinozawasknownforofferingrealcomfortthroughhiswritings.Ihadwantedtoreadhismostfamousbook，TheEthics，foralongtime.Ithoughtitwasfinallytimetolethiswordscalmmedown.

Therewasoneproblem：TheEthicsisknowntobeveryhardtounderstand.SoIpostedonsocialmediaandaskedmyfriendsiftheywouldliketoreadittogetherwithme.Tomysurprise，nearly40peoplesaidyes.Imadea10-weekreadingplan，andwestarted.

Nearlyhalfofthegroupleftafterthefirstfewmeetings，butthereststayed.WemeteverySundayonline.Often，wecametothemeetingsconfusedbywhatSpinozahadwritten.Butafteranhourofdiscussion，wewouldleavewithalittlemoreunderstanding.Bythetimewereachedthelastchapter，ourgroupfeltveryexcited.

Werealizedthatbeingtogetherwithothers，feelingconnectedtotheworld，andacceptingthepathsourliveshadtaken—thesewerethingswealreadyhadallalong.Ifeltsaved，andIwasthankful.

Whydidwedothistoourselves？Noneofusarephilosophyprofessors.Wehavebusyjobsandmanyadultresponsibilities.Buttheexperiencewasworthwhile.Friendshipgrowswhenagroupworkshardonadifficulttasktogether.Learningcanbepainfulandpleasantatthesametime—andmostimportantly，itisshared.

Ienjoyeasythingstoo.Butslowly，Ihavenoticedthatmodernlifeoftenpushesustoaccepttoomanyquickandsimplepleasures.Readingahardbookwillnotchangethat，orfixanything.Still，foratleastafewhourseachweek，Icangivemyfullattention—togetherwithfriends—tosomethingthatrequiresrealmentaleffort.AndIfeelasatisfyingkindoftirednessattheend.4.WhydidtheauthorwanttoreadSpinoza'sbook？______A.Togetcomfort. B.Tofindguidance.

C.Toimproveability. D.Toimpressfriends.5.Whatdoes"worthwhile"（para.6）mostlikelymean？______A.Usefulandvaluable. B.Responsibleandfun.

C.Painfulbutfruitful. D.Difficultbuteducational.6.WhatlessondoIlearnfromthisreadingexperience？______A.Tirednessplacespeopleundergreatpressure.

B.Readingbooksisaspecialtreatinmodernlife.

C.Mentaleffortimprovespersonalcommunication.

D.Peoplemayfindmeaningindemandingactivities.7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？______A.Normalpeople'sfiguringoutSpinoza'shardideas.

B.Readingahardbookasateam-buildingchallenge.

C.Therealsecrettogettingthroughbiganddifficultbooks.

D.Frombeingconfusedonlinetofeelingbetterinmodernlife.C

Somepeoplemightthinkthatabookabout"theinfluenceofthehorseonhumanhistory"couldn'tpossiblybeinteresting.Butinfact，TimothyC.Winegard'sTheHorseisfascinating.Itoffersafreshwayoflookingathowimportanthorsesweretohumandevelopment.Andthebookalmostdidn'thappen—becausehorsesalmostdidn'tsurvive.

AttheendoftheIceAge，suddenclimatechangesdrovehorsestotheedgeofextinction.Theanimal，oncefoundacrossmuchoftheworld，becamelargelylimitedtoanareafromEasternEuropetoCentralAsia.There，theywerehuntedmainlyforfood.

Horsesmighthavegonethewayoftheirextinctrelativesifhumanshadnotdomesticatedthemlikecattle.Then，oneday，someonedecidedtojumponthebackofamilder-temperedhorse.Thatsimpleactstartedarevolutionthatchangedtheworld.

Ridinghorseshelpedfarmerstakecareofmoresheepandgoats.Italsohelpedhunterscovermoreground.Whenhorsesreplacedcattle，theirgreaterspeedallowedmorelandtobeplowed（犁地）.Thisincreasedcropproductionandchangedfarmersfrompeoplewhoonlygrewfoodforthemselvesintoexportersofgoods.

Inevitably，horsesbecameinstrumentsofwar.Atfirst，theypulledwarvehiclescarryingarchers.Later，theycarriedsoldiersdirectlyintobattle.Theearliestknowntruecavalry（骑兵）unitbelongedtotheAssyriankingTukulti-NinurtaⅡ.

Inafairlyshorttime，cavalryunitsmadethedifferenceinbattle.Those

nations

that

had

horses

won

wars；those

that

didn't

tried

to

get

them.Inmanyways，theseconflictscreatedtheworldweliveintoday.AlexandertheGreatextendedhisempire—andGreekculture—throughPersiaandIndiaandbeyond，thankstothesuccessofhiscavalry.MoorishinvadersbroughtmathandsciencetoEuropeonhorseback.

HorseswerealsothedecidingfactorintheBattleofHastings.There，William，theDukeofNormandy—whohadcavalry—soundlydefeatedtheAnglo-SaxonKingHaroldGodwinson.ThatvictorycreatedthemodernBritishstate.

TheHorseisawell-researchedbook.Itisinteresting，charming，andentertaining.Butastheauthormightsay：Icanleadyoutoabookstore，butIcan'tmakeyouread.8.Whatfirsthelpedthehorseavoidextinction？______A.Beinghuntedforfood. B.Beinglimitedtoanarea.

C.Beingraisedbyhuman. D.Adaptingtoclimatechanges.9.Asaresultofusinghorsesinfarming，farmerscould______.A.huntmoreanimals B.producemorecrops

C.raisemorecattle D.covermoreground10.Whatdoestheauthorimplybytheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph6？______A.Horseswereingreaterdemandthanotherequipment.

B.Nationswithouthorsesfocusedontradeinstead.

C.Thevalueofhorseswasrecognizedafterwars.

D.Winningwarswasthewaytogethorses.11.Whydidtheauthorwritethispassage？______A.Tointroduceandrecommend. B.Toanalyzeandconclude.

C.Toexplainandinspire. D.Todescribeandencourage.D

Thingsdon'tstaytidybythemselves.Ifyouleaveyourdeskforaweekwithoutcleaningit，paperspileup，dustcollects，andthingsendupinthewrongplaces.Thesamehappenswitharoom，abox，oreventheuniverse.Innature，systemsnaturallymovefromordertodisorderunlessweuseenergytokeepthemorganized.Thisideaisknownasthesecondlawofthermodynamics（热力学），whichsaysthatentropy—ameasureofdisorder—tendstoincreaseovertime.

Tohelpexplainthis，imagineaboxdividedintotwoparts，filledwithgasparticles（粒子）movingatdifferentspeeds.Normally，theparticlesmixtogetherfreely，andthesystembecomesmoredisordered.Inthe19thcentury，aphysicistnamedJamesClerkMaxwellcameupwithafamousthoughtexperiment.Heimaginedatiny，intelligentbeing—latercalled"Maxwell'sdemon"—thatcouldopenandcloseasmalldoorbetweenthetwosections.Thedemonwouldletonlyfast-movingparticlespassonewayandonlyslow-movingonespasstheotherway.Overtime，thiswouldseparatetheparticlesandcreateorder，seeminglywithoutusinganyenergy.

Ifordercouldbecreatedforfree，thatwouldseemtobreakthesecondlawofthermodynamics.Foryears，scientistswereconfusedanddebatedwhetherthelawwasalwaystrue.Theywonderedifsomethingelse—likeinformation—couldactasareal-life"demon."

SoresearchersattheUniversityofMarylandbuiltamodeltotestthis.Theirmodeldescribedadevicethatcouldseparateparticlesandreducedisorderinonepartofasystem.Buthere'sthekey：thedevicedidnotbreakthesecondlaw.Insteadofusingoutsideenergy，itusedstoredinformationtotrackandcontroltheparticles.Indoingso，itmoveddisorderfromthephysicalsystemintoitsownmemory.AsresearcherDibyenduMandalexplains，theordercreatedinoneplaceisbalancedbymoredisordersomewhereelse.Theoverallbalancerequiredbythermodynamicsisalwaysmaintained.

Thisshowsthatinformationisnotjustanabstractidea—itisconnectedtorealphysicalprocesses.Machinesbasedonthisprincipleprobablywon'tproducelargeamountsofenergy，buttheycouldstillbeuseful.Forexample，theymighthelpscientistscontroltinyparticlesmorepreciselyinexperimentsorimprovemedicaltechniques.Whatstartedasasimplethoughtexperimenthashelpedusbetterunderstandhoworder，energy，andinformationarealllinked.12.Whydoestheauthormentionanuntidydesk？______A.Toexplainascienceidea.

B.Toquestionifdisorderisavoidable.

C.Tolinkhabitstosciencethinking.

D.Tocomparehumanbehaviors.13.WhatmustMaxwell's"demon"dotosortparticles？______A.Speedupsomeparticles.

B.Useoutsideenergy.

C.Stopparticlesfrommoving.

D.Watchandrecordparticleinformation.14.Whatcanweinferaboutinformation'srole？______A.Itreplacesenergy. B.Itallowsno-costoperation.

C.Itmovesdisorderelsewhere. D.Ithelpsprocesslargedata.15.Whatistheauthor'sviewofthesecondlaw？______A.Maxwell'sideashowsitslimits. B.Itisstillcorrect.

C.Itfitslargesystemsbest. D.Smartcontrolcanbreakit.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。

Manypeoplebelievethatlearningshouldbeeasy.Thereisamyth：ifyoufindtherightmethod，learningwillbecomeeasy.Peoplesearchfortheperfectsystemtoavoidstruggle.

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Learningisaprocessoffriction（摩擦力），requiringyoutositwithconfusionanddiscomfortuntilclarityappears.Thisishardlearning—itdemandseffortwithoutimmediatereward.

Whenpeopleavoidstruggle，theyturntopassivelearning—watchingvideos，readingsummariesandfeelingproductive.Butpassiveexposurecreatesonlyfamiliarity，notmastery.

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Itisslower，morefrustrating.Itinvolvesrereadingthesameparagraph，attemptingproblemswithoutknowingtheanswer，andfailingrepeatedlybeforegettingitright.Thisprocessfeelsslowandpainful.Thereisnoinstantreward，onlygradualimprovement.

Onekeyelementisdeliberaterepetition—returningtomaterialwithdeeperattentioneachtime.Whatwasonceconfusingbecomesfamiliar；whatwasfamiliarbecomesclear；whatwasclearbecomesflexible.

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Hardlearningrequiresyoutothink，notjustconsume.Youmustexplainideasinyourownwords，testyourunderstanding，andapplyknowledgeinnewcontexts.Thisturnsknowledgeintoability.Learningthatavoidsstrugglerarelylasts.

Thereisalsoapsychologicalbarrier.Manypeoplemistakedifficultyforfailure，thinkingtheyarenotgoodatit.

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Lookatexpertsinanyfield：theyrelyonhardlearning—theydon'trunfromdifficulty.Theirsuccessisbuiltonlonghoursoffocusedeffort，repeatedattempts，andwillingnesstostaywithcomplexity.Nomethodcanreplaceeffort.Techniquesguideyou，butcannotdotheworkforyou.

Intheend，learningisnotaboutavoidingdifficulty—itisaboutbuildingtheabilitytomovethroughit.

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A.Hardlearningisdifferent.

B.Anotherkeyaspectisactiveengagement.

C.Challengingyourselfisthekeytoprogress.

D.Thisprocessfeelsuncomfortablebutnecessary.

E.Andthesooneryouacceptthat，thesooneryourlearningbecomesreal.

F.Butthetruthisfarlesspleasant：reallearningisnotdesignedtobeeasy.

G.Inreality，difficultyisnotasignofinability—itisasignthatlearningishappening.16.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G17.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G18.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.G三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

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Intherecentsummervacation，middle-schoolerWangWeining'sparents（1）

（book）forhimacustomizedexerciseprogram，includingresistancetrainingandshuttleruns.Hetooktheclassesthreetimesaweekinhisresidentialcommunity.

"Havingaone-on-onecoachprovidedmewithmoredetailedguidanceonmovementscomparedtoPEteachersinlargeclasses.Notonlyhavemyskillsimproved（2）

（quickly），butmystudystresshasalsobeenrelieved，"hetoldStatebroadcasterChinaCentralTelevision.

Weining'smotherpraisedtheservice，sayingthatparentsneedonlyplace（3）

orderontheirmobilephone，andtheirchildrencanthenexerciserightdownstairsfromhome.

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（cost）toandfromgyms，andsavesusthetimeofpickingupanddroppingoffthekids，（5）

isconvenientforboththechildrenandus，"shesaid.

AmothersurnamedHu，orderedasimilartrainingprogramonlineforher10-year-oldson."（6）

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thedoor-to-doorserviceisabetterchoice."

Inadditiontoplaying（8）

funandimprovingtheiroverallhealth，someyoungpeoplehaveevenusedpersonalizedphysicaltrainingtoprepareforexams.

AmiddleschoolstudentsurnamedLifromZhejianghasbeenusingonlinesportsservices（9）

（practise）hisstandinglongjump，ropeskippingandpull-upsunderacoach'sguidanceeveryweek.

Hesaidthatalltheexerciseshedoesare（10）

（aim）atthephysicaleducationtestsinthehighschoolentranceexam."Withthecoach'smoretargetedtraining，Ihopetobewell-preparedforthetests，"Lisaid.五、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。37.你校英文报"CampusVoices"栏目正在征稿，请同学们对高中科目选择（SubjectSelection）中的能力（ability）、兴趣（interest）、就业前景（jobprospect）这三个因素按重要性进行排序（rank），并阐述理由。

请你写一篇短文向该栏目投稿。

注意：

（1）标题自拟，写作词数应为80个左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Ranking

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Selection__________38.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。

SweatpoureddownMark'sface.HehadjustfinishedtryingoutforOakwoodHighSchool'sbasketballteam，andheknewmakingittotheteamwasaprettysurething.Afterall，hewasn'tjustgood—hewasexcellent.

Basketballraninthefamily—hisolderbrotherReggiewasnowplayingatatopcollege，andMarkwasexpectedtofollowinhisbrother'sfootsteps.ButMarkhadasecret：hisheartwasinanothersport.

Wipingthesweatfromhisforehead，Markjumpedonabusheadinghome.Throughthewindow，hiseyesweredrawntothefieldwherecheerleaders（啦啦队）dancedeffortlessly.Hecouldn'tlookaway.Formonthsnow，cheerleadinghadbeenonhismind.Reachingintohisbookbag，hepulledoutaposter：CHEERLEADERAUDITIONS（选拔）.Thiswaswhathereallywanted.

Markknewpursuingcheerleadingwouldn'tjustbeaphysicalchallenge.Hisfamilyhadpouredsomuchhopeintohisbasketballfuture.Buthewastiredoflivinginhisbrother'sshadow.Hewasreadytocarvehisownpath.

Sixmonthsago，MarkoncetoldhisbestfriendDarrenabouthisdream."Cheerleadingisgirly，"Darrensaid."You'resogoodatbasketball.Whythrowthataway？"Markstoodhisground."ThisiswhereIwanttoputmystrength，"heinsisted.Overtime，Darrenbegantounderstandandsupporthim.Still，Markkepthispassionhiddenfromhisfamily.

Secretly，Marktrainedwithtwocheerleaders.Cheerleadingdidn'tcomenaturally—everymovedemandedmorethanbasketballeverhad.Butmonthbymonth，heimproved.Maybe，justmaybe，hestoodachanceofmakingittothecheerleadingteam.Butrightnow，afterhisbasketballtryout，hehadtofacehisfamily.

AssoonasMarkarrivedhome，hisparentswereatthedoor.

"So…？"hisfatherasked.

"Thetryout？Itwentwell."Markreplied，staringathisfeet.Everyoneinthefamilywassmiling…exceptMark.Still，heknewwhathadtobedone.

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