江苏省无锡市梁溪区无锡市第三高级中学2025-2026学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题（含答案）

江苏省无锡市梁溪区无锡市第三高级中学20252026学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题阅读理解AFouroftheMostMagicalChristmasTrainRidesinAmericaBransonScenicRailwayThisPolarExpresstraintravelsfromthehistoricBransonstationtothe“NorthPole”andback,allin90minutes.There’sanonboardreadingofThePolarExpresswithhotcocoaandbiscuitsprovided.Whenyouarriveatthe“NorthPole”,FatherChristmaswillgetonthetraintogiveeverychildasmallgift.Don’tmissthe20bestsmalltownsforChristmaslightsalltheway,whichareverybeautifulandmakemorekidslovetheride.Tickets:$44/grownup,$34/childBlueRidgeScenicRailwayTakearideaboardtheBlueRidgeScenicRailway,whoseonehourSantaExpresstrainleavesitshistoricstationforaridethroughChattahoocheeOconeeNationalForesttothe“NorthPole”.FamiliesenjoyareadingofTwastheNightBeforeChristmas,avisitwithFatherChristmasandbeautifulChristmassongs.Kidsreceivesomecandiesandsmallgifts.Childrenunderagefourrideforfree.Tickets:$47/grownup,$31/childNewHope&IvylandRailroadAlltravelaboardthisNorthPoleExpressthatgoesthroughscenicBucksCounty,Pennsylvania.The90minutejourneyincludeshotchocolate,biscuits,andChristmassongs.Childrencanwearpajamas(睡衣)andwilleachreceiveabellgiftduringavisitwithFatherChristmas.Tickets:$81/grownup,$30/child,$15age3andunderStrasburgRailroadSince1959,theStrasburgRailroadhashaditsSanta’sParadiseExpress,a45minutejourneytoParadise,PennsylvaniaandbacktotheStrasburgstation.Duringthisjourney,kidscanmeetFatherChristmasandchildrenaged11andundercanreceiveagift.BesuretohaveyourchildbringalettertoFatherChristmasandaselfaddressed,stampedenvelope(信封)andMrs.ClauswillmakesureFatherChristmassendsareply.Tickets:$39/person1.WhatmakesmorekidsinterestedintheBransonScenicRailway?A．ReadingbooksconnectedwithChristmas.B．ReceivingsmallgiftsfromFatherChristmas.C．SingingsongsallthewaywithFatherChristmas.D．Watchingsmalltowns’Christmaslightsalongtheway.2.WhatshouldkidsdobeforetakingtheStrasburgRailroad?A．SendanenvelopetoMrs.Claus.B．KnowsomeChristmastraditions.C．WritealettertoFatherChristmas.D．Putonbeautifulclothes.3.Whichonecostsacouplewithasonof7andagirlof3least?A．BransonScenicRailway.B．BlueRidgeScenicRailway.C．NewHope&IvylandRailroad.D．StrasburgRailroad.BItwasearlywinterseveralyearsago.Ihadpulledoutmyoldwintercoatforanotheryear’suse.Itwasstillinprettygoodshapealthoughitwaslookingdirtyfromsomanywinters’wear.Ididn’treallyneedanewonebutIwantedoneandcasuallymentionedittomydaughteroneday.Shewassuchasweet,lovinggirlthatIshouldhaveguessedwhatwouldhappennext.Afewweekslatershegavemeanewwintercoatasagift.Iputtheoldoneinmyclosetandstartedtowearthenewcoateveryday.Eachday,though,whenIopenedmycloset,somethingtroubledme.Itseemedashamethatmyoldbutstillgoodcoatshouldjustsittherekeepingnoonewarmduringthecoldwinterdays.Afterafewweeks,Itookitoutanddrovetoalocalcharityshop.Iknewthattherewassomeonewhocouldn’taffordacoatbutcouldgetmyoldone.Mynewcoatismyoldcoatnow.Itisgettingalittledirtyandworn,too.Ithasblackmarksonthesleeves.Itisintoobadshapetoevendonatetocharity.IwonderifIshouldbuyanewonesoon,butIthinkIwillwaitforawhile.Idon’treallyneedanewoneandmaybeIcanfindsomethingelsetogivetothecharityshopinstead.RalphWaldoEmersononcesaid,“WantisagrowinggiantwhomthecoatofHavewasneverlargeenoughtocover.”Perhapsthebestwaytodealwithourwantsthenistogiveinstead.Love,afterall,bringsusthemostjoy.Andthemoreofityougiveaway,themoreofityouhave.4.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’sdaughter?A．Wealthy. B．Thoughtful. C．Easygoing. D．Humorous.5.Whywastheauthorinshamewhenseeinghisoldcoatinthecloset?A．Itcosttoomuch.B．Itwaslookingdirty.C．Therewasnotenoughroomforhisnewcoat.D．Itwasnotsenttosomeoneinneed.6.Whatistheauthor’sdecisionafterhissecondcoatbecomesold?A．Tellinghisdaughter.B．Buyinganewonesoon.C．Donatingittocharity.D．Sendingsomethingelsetocharity.7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowinthelastparagraph?A．Givingfillsourwants.B．Loveisthekeytojoy.C．Themoreyougive,themoreyoulose.D．Acoatislargeenoughtocoverourwants.CElephantTransitHomeInbothAfricaandAsiaelephantsarebeingthreatenedbychangesintheirnaturalhabitats(栖息地).Peoplearemovingintotheelephants’habitatsandendangeringtheirsurvival.InthecountryofSriLanka,thereisoneplacewhereelephantsarenotonlyprotectedbutalsorespected.ItiscalledtheElephantTransitHome(ETH).Setupin1995,theETHaimstoprotectandnurturebabyelephantsthatarefoundinjuredorlivingwithouttheirmothersinthewild.Everyyearabout30babyelephantsinSriLankaneedhelp.AsmanyaspossiblearebroughttotheETH.Theretheyaregivenfood,shelter,andmedicalcare.Mostimportantly,theyaregiventhechancetobewithotherelephantsandbecomepartofaherd(象群).AdayattheETHbeginsearlyinthemorningwhenthebabyelephantsaregiventheirfirstfeedingofmilk.Duringtheday,eachbabywilldrinkanaverageof13gallonsofmilk.Olderelephantsarefedmostlycoconutleavesandothernativeplants.Thentheelephantsareallowedtowalkaround,eatingthegrassandformingaherd.Thecostofcaringforthebabyelephantsishigh.TheETHspendsabout$125,000eachyearonpowderedmilkforthebabyelephants.AttheETH,workerstrytoreducehumanconnectionwiththeelephants.Theyalsotrytoincreasebonds(联系)betweentheelephants.Itusuallytakesthreeyearsforababyelephanttobesetfreeintoitsnaturalhabitat.Theelephantsaresentbacktothewildtogetherwithotherorphanswithwhomtheyhavebonded.Thisprogramhelpsthemreturntothewildasmembersofaherdthatwillcommunicatewitheachotherandtakecareofeachother.TheETHisconsideredoneofthebestanimalprotectionsitesintheworld.Notonlyaretheelephantscaredfor,theyaretreatedwithrespect.Mostimportantly,theygobacktoliveinthewild,wheretheybelong.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nurture”inParagraph2mean?A．Setfree. B．Relateto. C．Focuson. D．Carefor.9.WhatdoweknowabouttheETH?A．Itchangeselephants’habitatsforthebetter.B．Itreceivesabout$125,000eachyear.C．Ithelpstokeepbabyelephantssafe.D．Itprotects30elephantseveryyear.10.Whydotheworkersreducehumanconnectionwiththeelephants?A．Tostudythembetterinanaturalenvironment.B．Tohelpthemmakeitinthewildasaherd.C．Toprovidethemwithmorelivingspace.D．Totrainthemtostayawayfromhunters.11.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceananimalprotectionsite.B．Toshowthewaysofwildlifeprotection.C．Toexplainthethreatbabyelephantsface.D．Topersuadethereaderstoprotectelephants.DToday,manypeoplespendalotoftimereadingonline.Whetherreadingnewsorebooks,peoplearespendingmoretimeeyeballing(盯住)screens.Whileonlinereadingopensupagreatdealofknowledgetopeople,therearesomedisadvantagestoo,suchaseyestrain,headaches,aswellasdifficultyinfocusingonthetext.Nowanewreadingsystem,BionicReading,developedbySwisstypographicdesignerRenatoCasutt,canhelppeopleovercometheseissues,andmostimportantly,itaimstohelppeoplereadfasteronlineanddevelopamoreindepthunderstandingofwrittencontent.Thereadingsystemimprovethereadingprocessbyguidingtheeyesthroughtextwithartificialfixationpoints.Tomakeitshort:somepartsofthewordsaredisplayedinbold(粗体).Asaresult,thereaderonlyfocusesonthehighlightedlettersandletsthebraincentercompletetherest.Yourbraincan“read”fasterthanyoureyes,sobyessentiallyreducingthenumberoflettersyoureyeneedstolookat,youcanreadfasterwhilestillpreservingthefullcontext.Cassultdiscoveredthesystembyaccident.Hewasworkingondesigningabookinaforeignlanguageandrealizedhecouldreaditifhesectioneditoff.HeworkedforsixyearstodevelopBionicReadingandisstillworkingtoadjustit.Apreliminary(初步的)studywasconductedbytheSwissInstituteInnoSuisee,butmoreresearchisneededbeforeitcanbedefinitivelyshownthatthesystemimprovesreading.SomepeoplewithADHD(多动症)provethatBionicReadinghelpedthemfocusandcomprehendwhattheyarereading.Otherpeopledon’tseemtonoticeabigdifferencecomparedtoregulartext.There’salsonoevidencetosuggestBionicReadingisanybetterthanregulartext.ThebestwaytoknowiftheBionicReaderhelpsyoureadbetteronlineistotryityourself.12.WhatisthemainpurposeofBionicReading?A．Topointoutpeople’sreadingproblems.B．Toteachpeoplenecessaryreadingskills.C．Toreducereaders’screentimeandeyestress.D．Toimprovepeople’sreadingspeedandcomprehension.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“artificialfixationpoints”inparagraph2referto?A．Wordsdisplayedincapitalletters.B．Usefulexpressions.C．Difficultsentencesinthetext.D．Boldletters.14.WhatdosomepeoplewithADHDthinkofthesystemaccordingtothetext?A．Itiscomplex.B．Itcanbebeneficial.C．Itneedstobeimproved.D．Ithaslittleeffectonthem.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．AreadingprojectforADHD.B．Aresearchonlanguagelearning.C．Asystemtohelpwithonlinereading.D．Atoolfortreatingreadingdisability.七选五HowtoovercometravelanxietyTravellingcancertainlycausealotofstress,whichcantakedifferentformsfordifferentpeople.___16___Bylearningthemyoucanenjoyyourtriptothefullest.Understandwhereyouranxietycomes.Tocopewithyourtravelanxiety,youneedtohaveagoodunderstandingofthethingsthatactuallycauseit.Findspecificallywhatismakingyoufeelanxiousaboutyourtrip.___17___Planoutyourtripinasmuchdetailaspossible.Oneofthereasonsforanxietyisthatyou’rebeingtakenoutofyourcomfortzoneandwon’thavefullcontrolovereverything.___18___It’sequallyimportanttothinkofalternativeplans(替换方案)ofactionforanythingthatcouldnotgoasplanned.___19___Takingadeepbreathisatechniqueproventohelpreduceanyfeelingsofstress.Anotherusefulwaytocalmyourmindisbymeditating(冥想),whichcantakemanydifferentformsfromlisteningtomusictofocusingonyourbreath.Havewithyouthingsthatbringyoujoy.___20___Itcanbeextremelyusefulindistractingyoufromyournegativefeelings.Thesecanincludephysicalitemslikeajournaltowrite,abooktoread,oragametooccupyyourattention,asthesewillkeepyourmindoccupied,decreasingyourfeelingsofanxiety.A．Makeuseofdifferentrelaxationtechniques.B．Tryoutafewdifferentonesbeforeyourtrip.C．Buttherearewaystohelpreducethatstress.D．Thingslikeabooktoreadcanhelpwithtravelanxiety.E．Writedownthescheduleforeverydaythatyoucanfollow.F．Takeactivitiesasmanyaspossibletokeepyourphysicalhealth.G．Therefore,youcanensuretoplanaheadforthebestwaystohandlethosecauses.二、完形填空OnMondays,mychildrengetreadyforschoolinanunusualway.Eachpacks(打包)alargeplasticbinwithtwo___21___ofclothes,plentyoffoodandwater,apairofrubberboots,hats,andsometimesabottleofhotchocolate.Then,___22___walkingthemtoschoolasIdoontheotherdays,I___23___themoffatanearbyparkwheretheyspendtheentiredayoutsideatacertified(获得资质的)“forestschool”.WhenIfirst___24___themup,Ilovedtheideaofgivingmychildrenanoutdooreducation,butwasalso___25___ofafewthings:Wouldtheybecomfortableoutsideforthatlong?Wouldtheystay___26___forthatmanyhours?Wouldtheteachersletthemactfreely?My___27___quicklydisappearedasIwatchedhowjoyfultheywerewhenIpickedthemupattheendoftheafternoon.Iwasrelieved(感到宽慰的)tolearnthattheirteachers’roleis___28___tohelpwhensomethinggoeswrong.Thekidsdirecttheirownplay,___29___it’sdoneinapublicspacewhereateachercansee.Thereisno___30___mealtime.Sometimesmykidsweresofocusedontheirgamesthattheyforgotto___31___.Theyarelearningtoobserve(观察)natureupclose.Theirconfidenceis___32___astheycompletephysicaltasksthatnormalschoolswouldnever___33___.Theyarealsomakingsocialconnections___34___differentagegroups.Myboysdescribe___35___aspecialbond(联结)to“forestschoolkids”thattheymeetelsewhereinoursmalltown.21.A．changesB．stylesC．collectionsD．types22.A．inspiteofB．insteadofC．inadditiontoD．asfor23.A．putB．pushC．dropD．see24.A．broughtB．signedC．cheeredD．picked25.A．unawareB．confidentC．uncertainD．proud26.A．unchangedB．alarmedC．unnoticedD．focused27.A．problemsB．considerationC．stressD．concerns28.A．simplyB．trulyC．nearlyD．finally29.A．evenifB．aslongasC．incaseD．assoonas30.A．fixedB．limitedC．specialD．flexible31.A．playB．drinkC．eatD．rest32.A．disappearingB．returningC．growingD．reducing33.A．performB．approachC．ignoreD．allow34.A．atB．acrossC．fromD．beyond35.A．feelingB．expectingC．creatingD．seeking三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Generationsofchildrenmayallhavesharedadream:theabolition(废除)ofhomework.Atpresent,homework,whichsomeexpertsdescribeassecondshiftworkforschoolchildren,isbased___36___oureducationsystem.Buteducatorswouldn’tassignitifitdidn’tserveagoodpurpose.Teachersgiveseveralreasonsforhandingoutathomeassignments,___37___(include)developingstudents’criticalthinkingandassessingtheirskillsandknowledge.Besides,parentsoftenaresupportersofhomework.Whenschoolsandteachershavechosennottoassignhomework,momsanddadsgrow___38___(concern)abouttheirchildren’sfutureandinsisttheybringhomeworkback.Theybelievekidsneedhomeworktobepreparedforthe___39___(challenge)academictests.Criticsofhomeworkhavetheirown___40___(argue).Noneismoreeffectivethanthefactthathomeworkcan’tbeproventobehelpful.Moreover,astudyofschoolsin47countriesfoundthatcountries___41___assignedtheleastamountofhomeworkhadmuchhighertestscoresthancountries___42___mosthomeworkassigned.Schools___43___(try)togohomeworkfreeinpastgenerations.In1901,Californiabannedhomeworkforstudentsat14yearsoldand___44___(young).Thebanremainedineffect___45___1917.Inthe1930s,theAmericanChildHealthAssociationbrandedhomeworkasaformofchildlabor,whichhadrecentlybeenoutlawedformanyindustries.46.Heimaginedallsortsofexcitingthingsaboutliving___46___(independence).(所给词的适当形式填空)47.Readingmoreandlisteningmoreatthesametimeare___47___(benefit)inEnglishlearning.(所给词的适当形式填空)48.The___48___(energy)youngmanisalwaysfullofenthusiasmforlifeandwork.(所给词的适当形式填空)49.Thecompanycan’tfunctionproperlybecausethereisno___49___(effect)management.(所给词的适当形式填空)50.Studiesshowthatcleanandneatdeskscanhelpkeepstudents___50___(focus)inclass.(所给词的适当形式填空)51.Hemadeverypositive___51___(contribute)tothesuccessoftheproject.(所给词的适当形式填空)52.Areyouhavetrouble___52___(concentrate)whenyou’rereadingabook?(所给词的适当形式填空)53.Theappearanceofmyhometownhaschangedbeyond___53___(recognize).(所给词的适当形式填空)54.Inthisinstance,thebestsolutionistosendaquick,lighthearted___54___(apologize)toexplainyourawkwardness.(所给词的适当形式填空)55.Theytalkedaboutthepersonsandthings___55___impressedthemmost.(用适当的词填空)四、翻译56.当你做错事时，你应该为你的行为向你的朋友道歉。（inthewrong,apologize）（汉译英）___________________________________________________________________________________________57.Jack是我真正的朋友，他的支持让我在艰难困苦中振奋起来。(定语从句，thickandthin)(汉译英)___________________________________________________________________________________________58.同样重要的是运动对我们的健康有很大的影响。(倒装，makeadifference)(汉译英)___________________________________________________________________________________________59.他们对我的建议不予理会，所以对于接下来该怎么做我不知所措。(ignore,ataloss)(汉译英)___________________________________________________________________________________________60.在我看来，良好的自信在于我们积极的态度。（pointofview,liein）（汉译英）___________________________________________________________________________________________五、书信写作61.假定你是李华，你的朋友Jack沉迷于网络游戏而不能自拔，导致学习成绩下降，与父母关系恶化，身体和精神状况也下降，现写信向你寻