湖南衡阳市某中学2025-2026学年上学期高一期末英语试题

湖南衡阳市第八中学2025-2026学年上学期高一期末英语试题

满分：150分考试时间：120分钟

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读

两遍。

Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Writeabook.B.Shootafilm.C.Visitanotherplanet.

Whenwillthewomangotoseethedoctor?

A.At12:30.B.At13:00.C.At13:30.

Whydidthemancookdinner?

A.Thewomanwasbusy.B.Hewasveryhungry.C.Itwashisturn.

Howdoesthemansound?

A.Disappointed.B.Annoyed.C.Oveijoyed.

Whodidthewomancalltotellaboutherflightdelay?

A.Ted.B.Jack.C.Melissa.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后,

各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

6.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inataxi.B.Inahotel.C.Atanairport.

7.Whatcantheappdofbrtheman?

A.Bookflighttickets.B.Orderdrinks.C.Planthefastestroute.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whatdidthewomanprobablytrytodo?

A.Replacethedoor.B.Openabookcase.C.Findtheheadmaster.

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheheadmaster?

A.Heisoffonvacation.B.Hehaslostthekey.CHe'llsendforthekey.

10.Whatwillthemanmostlikelydonext?

A.ContactRachel.B.Phonetheheadmaster.C.Callinarepairman.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

11.Whereistheexhibitionbeingheld?

A.Intheartist'shouse.B.Inthetownhall.C.Inthegallery.

12.Whenwastheartistborn?

A.In1922.B.In1892.C.In1830.

13.Whatcanwclearnabouttheartist?

A.Hestruggledfbrfameinhislife.

B.Helivedasimplelifewithhisfamily.

C.Hisworksdidn'tcometolightuntilhedied.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

14.WhatcausedLiamtofailhisdrivingtest?

A.Lackofsufficientpractice.

B.Presenceofanunfamiliarexaminer.

C.Frequentabsencefromdrivingsessions.

15.Whodoesthemanneedtoconsultwith?

A.Hiscousin.B.Hisinstructor.C.Hisboss.

16.Whatcanbeinferredfromwhatthemansays?

A.He'sdecidedtoquithisdrivingtest.

B.He'snolongeremployedatMcDonald's.

C.Repeateddrivingtestscosthimmuchmoney.

17.Whatisthewoman'spurposeofmentioningapplyingfbrjobs?

A.Tomakecomparisons.

B.Toboostmotivation.

C.Torecommendaposition.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18.Whatisthespeakermostlikelytobe?

A.Aradiopresenter.B.Amusicjournalist.C.Anorchestradirector.

19.WhatinspiredthesongLetItBe?

A.AconcertbytheBeatles.

B.Atriptoanothercountry.

C.Adreamabouthislatemother.

20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkaboutCruelSummer?

A.It'sacontroversialsong.

B.It,sareflectivesong.

C.It'sanenjoyablesong.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

JointheYouthConservationCorps!

Lovebeingoutdoorsandcuriousaboutenvironmentalissues?KingCountyParksisnowrecruitingfbrits

YouthConservationCorps（YCC）—apaidsummerinternship（实习）programfbrteensinterestedinlearning

aboutpubliclands,environmentaljustice,andenvironmentalcareerpathways.

ProgramDates:

Tuesday,July7thtoThursday,August13th,2026.Interns（实习生）workeveryMonday,Tuesday,Wednesday,

andThursday.Thursdaysareheldvirtually.

WhoShouldApply?

KingCountyhighschoolstudentsenteringGrades10-12whocancommittotheentire6-weekprogram.

Participantsmustbeatleast15yearsoldbythestartoftheprogram.Priorexperienceisnotrequired.

Populationshistoricallyunderrepresentedinenvironmentalleadershiparcencouragedtoapply.

WhatWillYouDo?

YCCinternswilllearnaboutecologicalrestorationandworkonhands-onprojectsinaKingCountyPark.

TheywillnetworkwithParksstaffandenvironmentalprofessionals,exploresolutionstoenvironmental

problemsthroughfieldtripsandworkshops,andbuildcommunitywiththeircohort.

HowtoApply?

Youdonotneedacoverletterorresume.Foropen-endedquestions,pleaseprovidedetailedresponses.

Makesureanswersarcinyourownwords.Applicationsarcevaluatedbasedonstatedinterestandenthusiasm,

notgrammarorwritingskills.Forquestions,reachouttoycc@.

Locations:

Twocohortlocationsareavailable—oneatTAFBethadayCommunityLearningSpaceinWhiteCenterand

oneattheWesthillCommunityCenterinSkyway.Youmayspecifyyourpreferredlocationontheapplication.

21.WhatisspecialabouttheYouthConservationCorps(YCC)program?

A.Itprovidespaidchancesfbrteens.B.Itisopentovolunteersofallages.

C.Ittakesplaceonlyonsummerweekends.D.Itrequiresatleastoneyearofexperience.

22.Howoftendotheinternsworkeachweekon-site?

A.Fourdaysaweek.B.Threedaysaweek.

C.Twodaysaweek.D.Fivedaysaweek.

23.Whatisthemostimportantpartoftheapplicationaccordingtothepassage?

A.Writingwithperfectgrammar.B.Submittingaprofessionalresume.

C.Showingstronginterestandenthusiasm.D.Gettingarecommendationfromateacher.

B

Sincechildhood,friedchickenhadbeenmyfavoritefoodfbrsemetwentyyears.Iwouldhavei:atleastthree

timesaweek,whetheritwasfromafast-foodjoint,alocaldiner,orevenhomemade.Iplannedmyoutingsaround

placesthatserveddeliciousfriedchicken.ThereweretimeswhenItriedtocutbackonit,especiallywhenIstarted

togainsomeweight,butIalwaysendedupgivingintomydesirewithinafewdays.

Thisyear,aseriesofeventschangedmyrelationshipwithfriedchickenforever.Ibeganexperiencingfrequent

stomachaches.Doctorscouldn'tdirectlylinktheseproblemstofriedchicken,butInoticedthateverytimeIateit,

mydiscomfortworsened.Additionally,Istartedtorealizethattheonce-mouthwateringsmellandtastenowlefta

heavy,greasyfeelinginmymouththatIcouldn'tignore.Oneevening,afterfinishingalargebucketoffriedchicken,

1feltsosickthat1couldn'tsleepwellallnight.Thatwastheturningpoint.Idecidedthatitwastimetoquit.

Whywasitsohardtoletgobefore?Istherereallysomethingaddictiveinfriedchicken?Whilethere'sno

official"friedchickenaddiction”listedinmedicalbooks,expertspointoutfactorsthatcouldcontributetoitsallure.

Dr.Johnsonfromanutritionresearchcentermentionstwomainelements:thehigh-fatcontentandthecombination

ofspices,whichmakesusfeelgoodandmakesuswantmore.Graduallythiscirclebecomeshabitualovertime.

Now,I'monDay35ofmy^fried-chicken-free''journey.Thefirstweekwashard.Ihadstrongdesireandeven

feltabitdownattimes.Butasthedayspassed,Istartedtofeelbetter.Mystomachproblemsbecamelessfrequent,

andIevennoticedthat1hadmoreenergy.I'mreallyproudofmyselffbrbreakingthislong-standinghabit.IfIcan

overcomemylovefbrfriedchicken,IbelieveIcanovercomeanyotherchallenginghabitinmylife.

24.WhatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph1?

A.Theauthoratefriedchickenoccasionally.

B.Theauthorhadadeepandlong-lastinglovefbrfriedchicken.

C.Theauthorneverworriedaboutthehealthrisksofeatingfriedchicken.

D.Theauthorsuccessfullyreducedtheintakeoffriedchickenseveraltimes.

25.Whatledtheauthortogiveupfnedchicken?

A.Adoctor\directwarningabouthealth.

B.Theadviceonahealthierdietfromafriend.

C.Anewfounddislikefbrthesmellofchicken.

D.Healthproblemsandanunpleasantfeelingaftereating.

26.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“aHure”:nParagraph3?

A.attractionB.combination

C.productionD.appreciation

27.Howdocstheauthorfeelaboutgivingupfriedchicken?

A.Satisfied.B.Confused.

C.Annoyed.D.Impressed.

C

Anantspecieshasevolvedaremarkablesolutiontothedangerofexcesscarbondioxideinsidetheirnests,

whichmayholdcluestohowhumanscanstoregreenhousegasestopreventclimatedisaster.

Fungus-farming（种植真菌）antscollectvegetationtofeedcultivatedfungigrowninsidetheircolonies.In

turn,thefungiserveastheirprimaryfoodsource.Thehighdensityofantsandfungicanresultinhigh

concentrationsofCO2insidethenests.

In2020,CamcronCurrieattheUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonandhiscolleaguesfoundthatAcrornyrmcx

echinatiorantsincorporateacarbonatebiornineralintotheirarmour（外壳）.Theantsdothisthroughasymbiotic

（共生的）relationshipwithPseudonocardiabacteria,whichtransformCO2intorockusingchemicalprocessesthat

aren'tyetproperlyunderstood.

Now,theteamhasdiscoveredthatanotherfungus-farmingant,Sericomymexamabilis,whichisfoundin

CentralandSouthAmerica,candothesamethingwithoutsymbioticbacteria,becomingthefirstknownanimalto

haveevolvedthisability.

Remarkably,themineraltheymakeisdolomite.Dolomiterocks,suchasthoseinItaly'sDolomitemountains,

normallytakemillionsofyearsandcomplexgeologicalprocessestoform.Yettheantsdothisquicklyand

eftortlessly,withouthightemperatures,saysteammemberHongjieLiatZhejiangUniversityinChina.

Dolomiteconsistsofcalcium,magnesiumandcarbonate.Formingitinthelabisdifficultbecausemagnesium

doesn'teasilyfitintothecalciumcarbonatestnicture,whichslowsdownciystalformation,saysCurrie.Totryto

overcomethis,hesays,scientistsusehightemperaturesandpressures.Thenextphaseoftheteam'sresearchwill

trytofindouthowantsarcabletoaccomplishthis.

inanefforttocounteractglobalwarming,scientistsarcexploringtechniquesforconvertingatmosphericCO2

intocarbonateminerals,essentiallyturningcarbonintostone.t4Theseantsarethefirstanimalshowntobeengaging

insuchaprocess,offeringexcitingpotentialasamodelfbrhumanefforts,5,saysCurrie.

28.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefungus-farmingants'nest?

A.Itstaysopentooutsideair.

B.ItcontainsahighlevelofCO2.

C.Itistoounstablefbrantstosurvive.

D.Itprovideslittleroomfbrfungalgrowth.

29.WhatmakesSericomymexamabilisdiflerentfromAcromyrmexechinatiorinmineralformation?

A.Awidergeographicrange.

B.Involvementofanewfungus.

C.Afullyunderstoodmechanism.

D.Independencefrombacterialhelp.

30.Whichwordbestdescribesdolomiteformationinnature?

A.Simple.B.Risky.

C.Time-consuming.D.Pressure-dependent.

31.Howisthetextmainlyorganized?

A.Problem—♦solutions—*outcome.

B.Claim—>counterclaim—>resolution.

C.Definition—>classification—>summary.

D.Discovery—>explanation—>implications.

D

OnMay11,2026,ChinasuccessfullylaunchedtheTianzhou-10cargospacecraftfromtheWcnchangSpace

LaunchCenterinHainan.Whilethemissiondeliverednearly6.2tonsofsuppliestotheTiangongspacestation,

whattrulycaughtscientists'attentionwasasetofunusual“passengers"一zebrafishembryos（胚胎）,mouse

embryos,andhuman''artificialembryos”.

Thismarkstheworld'sfirstspace-basedstudyofartificialembryodevelopment.Unlikerealembryos,

artificialembryosarecreatedfromstemcells（干细胞）andcannotgrowintoababy.However,theycansimulate

theearlieststagesofhumanlife.

Whyisthisresearchimportant?Ashumansplanfbrlong-termspacemissionsandeveninterplanetarytravel,

onecriticalquestionremainsunanswered:canlifedevelopnormallymspace?Thespaceenvironmentisharsh

extremetemperaturechanges,strongradiation,andnear-zerogravitycouldallaffectreproductionandearly

development.Bystudyinghowartificialembryosrespondtotheseconditions,scientistshopetounlockthe

mysteriesoflife'searlieststagesbeyondEarth.

Theprojectwillestablishacompleteresearchchainfromlowervertebrates（低等脊椎动物）likezebrafishto

highermammalslikemice,andfinallytohumansthroughartificialembryos.Thissystematicapproachwillhelp

scientistsunderstandexactlyhowmicrogravityandradiationaffectearlydevelopment,layingthegroundworkfbr

futuredccp-spaccexploration.

Beyondtheembryoexperiments,Tianzhou-10alsocarriedotherscientificpayloads,includingaflexiblesolar

cellfbrspaceexposuretestsandagreenhousegasmonitordevelopedbyHongKongUniversityofScienceand

Technology.

Asoneresearcherputit,thecargospacecraftisnotjustadeliverytruck—itisamovinglaboratory.Andwith

eachnewexperiment,Chinaistakinganothersteptowardunderstancinghowlifemightonedaysuniveamongthe

stars.Byusingartificialembryostostudyhumandevelopmentinorbit,Chinapushestheboundariescfspace

science.

32.WhatcanwclearnabouttheTianzhou-10missionfromparagraph1?

A.Itfailedtoreachspace.B.Itcarriedonlydailysupplies.

C.Itwaslaunchedfbramedicalpurpose.D.Itdeliveredbothsuppliesandscientificmaterials.

33.Whydoestheauthormentiontheharshspaceenvironment?

A.Toshowwhyembiyoresearchinspaceisneeded.

B.TocomparethespaceenvironmentwithconditionsonEarth.

C.Toarguethathumansshouldnotattemptlong-termspacetravel.

D.Todescribethetechnicalchallengesoflaunchingacargospacecraft.

34.Whatisthesignificanceofusingartificialembryosinthisexperiment?

A.Theyareidenticaltonaturalhumanembryosineveryway.

B.TheyhavebeenwidelyusedinpreviousChinesespacemissions.

C.Theyarecapableofdevelopingintoacompletehumanbabyinspace.

D.Theyallowscientiststostudyhowspaceconditionsaffectearlylifestages.

35.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtheTianzhou-10mission?

A.PositiveB.NeutralC.CriticalD.Doubtful

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

Changeisanaturalpartoflife,butwhenitconiestofriendships,itcansometimesfeelworrying.Youmight

wonderwhythisishappeningifnothinghasgonewrong,oryoumaystarttofeelfearaboutlosingconnectionsthat

oncefeltunbreakable.36.

Whileourearlyfriendshipshelpshapeouridentity,thosewcformlaterinlifeservedifferentroles,shapingour

careers,supportingourresponsibilities,andhelpingusthroughlift'stransitions.37.Whatweonceneeded

fromfriendshipsinhighschoolorearlyadulthoodmaynolongerfittherealitiesofourpersonalgrowthandlife

direction.

38.Theyhelpusnavigateoursenseofselfandsocialbelonging.Friendshipsatthisstageplaya

defningroleinshapingwhoweare,oratleastwhowethinkwewanttobe.Aslifemovesforward,thefriendships

thatoncefeltessentialmaystarttofade.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeantheyweren'tmeaningful,butit'sbecause

wearegrowingintodifferentversionsofourselves.Formany,thetransitionfromhighschooltoadulthoodisa

turningpointinfriendships.

Aspeoplemature,sodotheirresponsibilities,interests,andenvironments.39.Losingafriendship,

whetherfromgraduallygrowingdistantorexperiencingasuddendisconnect,canbeemotionallychallenging.It's

naturaltofedsadness,confusion,orevenfrustrationwhensomeonewhoonceplayedanimportantroleinyourlife

isnolongerpresent.

Embracethechangeandgrowth.Changeisaninevitablepartoflife,andfriendshipsarenoexception.Recognize

thatfriendshipsevolvedoesn'treducetheirpastvalue.40.Ratherthanseeingitasaloss,embraceitasan

opportunitytoexploreyourindependence,strengthenyoursclf^idcntiry,andformnewconnectionsthatfittheperson

you'rebecoming.

A.Instead,itreflectspersonalgrowth

B.Wefeelverysadatlosingclosefriends

C.Thisleadstoadjustmentsintheirsocialcircles

D.Weexpecttohavelife-longfriendsinourchildhood

E.Thetruthis,aswegrowandchange,sodoourrelationships

F.Researchhighlightsthataswcmature,oursocialprioritiesshift

G.Duringouryoungadulthood,friendshipsserveasamirrortoouridentity

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

BestSuccessStoriesOftenBeginWithFailure

LongbeforetheiPhonemadehimthegodofgadgets,SteveJebslaunchedhistechnologycareerbyhacking

homephonestomakefreelong-distancecalls.J.K.Rowlingspentcountlessnightsinacafe41tomake

herideafbranovelaboutwizardscometolifebeforeshebecameabest-sellingauthor.

Behindeverysuccessstoryisatoughfirsteffortoragreatchangeof42.It'sthesefirstclumsysteps

ontheroadtofameandfortunethat43writerSethFiegerman.HeeditedtheblogOpeningL.a

collectionofcasestudiesonthe44offamouscareers.

FiegermanfoundadreamjobasaresearcheditoratPlayboymagazineaftergraduatingfremNewYork

University.Buthehadworkedthereforjusthalfayearwhenthemanagerannouncedthatmostofthestaft'would

soonbe45.

Asunemployment46.Fiegermanfeltatsea.HebegantoexplorethePlayboyarchives（档案）

47aseriesofinterviewswithcelebritiesrangingfromMarlonBrandotoMalcolmX.Manyofthese

succcssfi.ilpeoplesharedtalcsofthc:rless4&一earlydays,andFiegermanquicklybecamecrazyaboutthese

originstories.

“Whenyouseesomeonewho'sverysuccessful,youalmostimaginethatitwasa（n）49conclusion,

thatthey'regeniuses,thattheyweredestinedfbrgreatthings,“saysFiegennan.uButactuallyfewsuccessfulpeople

werechildprodigies（神童）likeMozart.^^

Readingaboutthedifficultiesthatfamousfigureshadto50、Fiegermanbegantolearnthatsuccess

waslessamatterofinnatetalentandmorethe5]ofpcrsis:cncc,a52tofalldownandstandup

againandagain.

Asiar'searlystrugglesmightdisillusion（使幻想破灭）somefans,butFiegermanfoundcomfortin53

beginningsandknewthathisownearlystumblingstonewasn'l54.Today,hecoversstart-upbusinessesat

thetechnewswebsiteMashable.Whilehespendslesstimeontheblog,hehopesotheryoungpeoplewillconstantly

55fromhiswork.

41.A.attemptingB.longingC.rushingD.planning

42.A.attitudeB.directionC.methodD.style

43.A.capturedB.cnccuragcdC.inspiredD.promoted

44.A.causesB.originsC.resultsD.stories

45.A.laiddownB.laidoffC.laidonD.laidout

46.A.approachedB.continuedC.increasedD.remained

47.A.locatingB.discoveringC.searchingD.tracing

48.A.attractiveB.competitiveC.disgustingD.hopeful

49.A.logicalB.impossibleC.inevitableD.surprising

50.A.encounterB.faceC.handleD.overcome

51.A.endingB.experienceC.productD.reason

52.A.reluctanceB.tendencyC.willingnessD.wish

53.A.luckyB.roughC.smoothD.successful

54.A.encouragingB.everlastingC.growingD.fascinating

55.A.benefitB.prof.tC.escapeD.start

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

SittingatastrategiccrossroadsoftheancientSilkRoad,Dunhuangisawitnesstocross-culturaiexchange.In

theMogaoCaves,arecord56(consist)ofsculpturesandmurals(壁画)showsBuddhism'sjourneyfrom

IndiatoChina,provingitsintegration(融合)withChineseculture.Atthesametime,guardingthewestern

frontier57(be)thewell-knownYutnenandYangguanpasses,through58.businessmenand

travellersenteredandexitedChina.

ThankstotheDigitalDunhuangproject59(launch)in2016,netizensaroundtheworldcanview

thesculpturesandmuralsin30Mogaocavesonline.Additionally,theDigitalLibraryCaveplatformthat60

(develop)byDunhuangAcademysevenyearslaterallowspeople,especiallyDunhuangstudiesscholars,tolookat

digitalcopiesofanextensive61(collect)ofdocuments,religiousscripturesandimages.

InCave158,62TangDynastymuralvividlyshowsrulersofthewesternregionsofancientChinaand

CentralAsiainvariousfacialexpressionsandcostumes.Themuralshowsthatcross-cultural,people-to-people

exchangestookplaceinDunhuangfbrcenturies.It'snot63(simple)arelicofthepastbutalivingtradition

wecanstillwitnesstoday.

TheMogaoCavesreceivemanydomesticandinternationaltouristseveryyear.Theycanwatchtwoshortfilms

tounderstandthesite'shistoricalbackgroundandenjoy64(invite)viewsofsevera