2025-2026学年天津二十一中高一（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年天津二十一中高一（下）期中英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共15小题，共15分。1.—DidyoufinishthescienceexperimentMrSmithgaveyoulastweek？

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.I'mstillrecordingtheresults.（）A.Ofcourse B.Notquite C.Haveatry D.Italldepends2.Itwasasmallbook________howtocutthedeathratefromhavingandcaringforbabies.（）A.explained B.explaining

C.beingexplained D.havingexplained3.MyfirstSeniorHighSchoolyearwas

bywinningthefirstplaceinthe100-meterraceattheschoolsportsmeet.（）A.established B.reduced C.highlighted D.removed4.

toteaching，theteacherwonrespectfromallstudentsandwasawardedthetitleofBestTeacher.（）A.Devoted B.Beingdevoted C.Havingdevoted D.Devoting5.Themostexcitingmomentcame,withrelativesandfriendspresentscreamingandcheering,______Nickyexpressedhisloveforhisbride.A.where B.when C.which D.who6.IcameacrossmychildhoodfriendwhomIhadn'tseenfornearlytenyears________whilewanderingaroundtheoldstreetduringtheweekendtrip.（）A.byaccident B.bymistake C.inadvance D.inpublic7.Tomisavaluablememberoftheteam.Healways________andhelpsotherswhenneeded.（）A.letsoffsteam B.looselipssinkships

C.risestohisfeet D.pullshisweight8.Thecoursenormallyattractsabout100studentsperyear，______uptohalfwillbefromabroad.（）A.who B.of

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whom9.Theoldblackwomanusedtotellstoriesunderthetalltree，hergrandchildren________aroundand________attentively.（）A.seating；listening B.seated；listened

C.seating；listened D.seated；listening10.Thebasketballcoach，aswellashisteam，________atpresentfortheiroutstandingperformanceduringthematch.（）A.areinterviewed B.haveinterviewed

C.isbeinginterviewed D.isinterviewing11.Truesuccessinanyfielddoesnotcomefromtalentalone，butfromcontinuouseffortandextraordinary________inthefaceofrepeatedfailures.（）A.confirmation B.perseverance C.strategy D.presentation12.AsIpassedbytheclassroom，Isawthisproblem______heatedlyinclass.（）A.discussed B.discussing

C.beingdiscussed D.havingdiscussed13.Howseriousamistakeyou______!Youshouldhavebeenmorecareful．

Iknow．Iwillbefinedifourmanagerfindsitout．（）A.have

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made14.Toprotectourplanetforfuturegenerations，wemustdevelop________lifestyles，reducetheoveruseofnaturalresourcesandcutdowncarbonemissions.（）A.sustainable B.further C.major D.temporary15.Whatseemedtobeadifficultandboringtaskatfirst________tobeameaningfulexperience.（）A.brokedown B.workedout C.turnedout D.settleddown二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。A

Agoodadvertisementiswrittenanddesignedtoemotionallyconnectwithitstargetaudience（目标受众）.Onceconnected，yourad'swonderfulwordsstronglymakeitsconsumerwanttheproductorservice.Herearesomethingsthatwillimprovethequalityandreactiontoyournextadvertisement.

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Visualsareoneofthefirstthingspeoplelookatwhentheyviewanadvertisement.Inadvertising，theoldsaying，"apictureisworthathousandwords"，reallyfits.Wehaveexpertstodesignpicturesforyou.

Effective

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Withoutquestion，digitaladvertisersareinthebusinessofcatchingattention.Becausetheheadlineisthefirstthingyourviewerpaysattentionto，yourheadlineshouldnotonlybeattractivebutshouldalsoincludetheoverallmessageinashortsentence.Headlinescanbestrictlyuseful，humorous，etc.，buteffectiveheadlineshaveonethingincommon：theyallleavetheirreaderswantingmore.

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Withoutastrongcalltoaction，youradvertisementprobablywon'tgettheresultsyou'reexpectingitto.Acalltoactionisregardedassomethingintheadthatgivesthemareasontocallorcontactyounow.Yourad'scalltoactionshouldbewellthoughtoutanddesigned.Makesurethatyourcontactinformationisclearlyvisible.Thoughyoumayfeelit'simportantthatyourvisitorsbecomeinformed（信息充分的），it'simportanttohaveapositivebrandingexperiencewithyourcompanyorvisitahighnumberofpages.

SeehowwehelpedaNewYorkCityaudienceachieve386first-timecallersinasinglemonth.Youcanemailusformoreinformation.16.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage？______A.Tohelptomakeagoodadvertisement.

B.Toteachthewayofconnectingwiththeaudience.

C.Tomakepeoplewatchoutforadvertisements.

D.Togettargetvisitors'importantinformation.17.Accordingtothepassage，wecaninferfromparagraph2that______.A.oldsayingsplayakeypartinadvertisements

B.picturesareimportantinadvertisements

C.advertisementswithdesignedpictureswillbesuccessful

D.freedesignedpictureswillbeofferedtotheneeded18.Ifyouwanttomakeagreatadvertisement，youcangetmoreinformationthrough______.A.visitingthewebsite B.writingaletter

C.makingacall D.sendinganemailB

WhenRyanWeimer，38，anurseinPortland，Oregon，foundoutthathisfirstsonKeatonwaswithspinalmuscularatrophy（SMA）（脊髓性肌萎缩）atjustninemonthsold，heworriedhisboywouldbeforeverdisabled.SMAcouldtakeawayKeaton'sabilitytowalk，eat，andevenbreathe.Weimerdecidedtogivehissonthebestlifepossible.WhenKeatonwasthreeyearsoldandtoldhisfatherhewantedtobeapirate（海盗）onHalloween，Weimerbroughtoutthewoodworkingtools.

Insteadofsimplyclothinghissoninafamiliarpiratehatandeye-patch（眼罩），Weimerbuiltawooden，five-foot-longpirateshiparoundKeaton'swheelchair，completingwithblacksails，atreasurebox，andaparrotrestedontheship.Keaton'scostumenotonlymadeheadlinesinthelocalnewspaper，butimmediatelychangedthewaypeoplesawhim.

MakingcostumesforKeatonbecameatraditioneachyear.Afterseveralyears，WeimeruppedhisgamebysubscribingtotheStanWinstonSchoolofCharacterArts，likethedinosaursof"JurassicPark".SoonWeimerwasbuildingdragonswithprofessionalskillsandlookingforwaystoenlargehisreachbeyondhisfamily.

In2014，WeimerfoundedMagicWheelchair，anorganizationthatmakesanddonatescostumestodisabledchildrenbetweentheagesof5and18.Fundedbydonationsandformedbyvolunteers，includingmembersfromtheStanWinstonSchool，Weimer'steamspendsupwardsof＄4，000and120manhourspercostumetocreatemagicfordisabledchildrenonHalloween.

Thankstothehugesupportfromthepeopleinthiscountry，MagicWheelchairisgrowing.Lastyear，MagicWheelchairhad6volunteerteams；thisyear，theyhave20teamsallthewayfromLosAngelestoNewYorkCityandtheywillnotstopthere.19.Accordingtothepassage，wecanlearnthatKeaton'sHalloweencostume______.A.madehimgetmanysweets

B.soldatahighprice

C.attractedlotsofattention

D.changedpeople'sattitudetothedisabled20.WhatkindofpersondoesRyanWeimerbelongto？______A.Cleverandbrave. B.Creativeandkind-hearted.

C.Patientandserious. D.Easy-goingandgenerous.21.Fromthelastparagraph，wecaninferthat______.A.piratecostumesarenecessaryonHalloween

B.Weimer'ssonhasbeenbetterandbetter

C.Weimergotthesupportfromthegovernment

D.MagicWheelchairdevelopsfast22.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage？______A.Keaton'sFightAgainstSpinalMuscularAtrophy

B.HowtoMakeCostumesforDisabledChildren

C.TheStanWinstonSchoolofCharacterArts

D.Father'sLove：FromaPirateShiptoMagicWheelchairC

IntheRacetrackPlaya（沙漠中的干盐湖）ofDeathValleyNationalPark，blocksofstones，weighingfromseveralpoundsto1000pounds，leavecleartracksastheymoveacrosstheplayasurface，withoutanysignofhumanoranimaleffort.Formanyyears，visitorsandscientistshavebeenconfusedaboutwhatnaturalforcescausethestonestomoveacrosstheplaya.

In2011，researchersRichardD．NorrisandJamesM.Norrisstartedthe"SlidingStonesResearchInitiative".TheysetupaweatherstationandplacedfifteenstonesonthesouthernendoftheplayaequippedwithGPStorecordthemovementandspeed.Formostofthenaturalsailingstonesbegantheirstrangejourneysacrosstheplayaatthispoint.InDecemberof2013，RichardandJameshappenedtofindaseriesofstrangeeventsthatsolvedthemystery.

Howdoesitwork？Firstthereisarainturningtheplayabackintoashallowlake，followedbyacoldthatwillfreezealayer（层）oficeovertheplayabeforeitbecomesdryagain.Thenitneedsasunnydayandalightwind.Thewindandsunworktogethertobreaktheiceintopiecesofaboutseveralfeetwideandasthinas1/4inch，whichthenblowagainsttherocks.Theicethenactsassails，slidingtherocksalongthewaterymud（泥）inadirectiondeterminedbythewind.

Thisprocessisveryslow.Thestoneshardlymovefasterthanafewinchespersecond，whichmakesthemovementeasilyoverlookedwithoutafixedpointtocomparethemwith.It'sanamazingprocess：ifthewindsaretoostrong，theicewillbreakagainsttherocksratherthanpushingthem，ifthesunistoowarm，theicewillmelt（融化）beforeitcanmovethestones，andifthewindistoolight，theicewon'tmoveasneeded.Researchersadmitthatalthoughtheyhaveseenhowthesmallerstonesmove，theremayyetbeadifferentseriesofeventswhichisneededtomovethelargerrocks，sothemysteryisn'tcompletelysolved.23.Whydidtheresearcherschoosethesouthernendoftheplayaastheirstartingpoint？______A.Becausethestoneswereeasytowatchatthispoint.

B.Becausetherewasaweatherstationatthispoint.

C.Becauseitwastheusualstartingplaceforthesailingstones.

D.Becauseitwaseasyforthestonestobecarriedthere.24.Forthesailingstones，theiceovertheplayaplaysarolein______.A.keepingtheplayawateryallthetime

B.breakingthestonesintosmallerones

C.protectingtheslidingtracks

D.makingthestonesmoveforward25.What'sParagraph3mainlyabout？______A.TheanswertothemysteryaboutthesailingstonescomingfromRichard.

B.ThesupernaturalpowerhappeningintheDeathValleyNationalPark.

C.Theprocessofthestonesmovingacrosstheplayasurface.

D.Thekeyinfluenceonthesailingstonescomingfromthewind.26.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？______A.Theresearchforthesailingstoneshasn'tbeencompletedyet.

B.Themovementofthestonesintheplayahasstopped.

C.Thefinalanswertothemysteryisthestrongwind.

D.Theresearchersdon'tadmitthefunctionofweather.D

Onholiday，manywillfindthemselvesinplaceswheretheydonotspeakthelanguage.Moreandmorepeopleareusingsimple，freetools，notonlytodecode（解码）textbutalsotospeak.Withtheseapps'conversationmode，youtalkintoaphoneandaspokentranslationisheardmomentslater；theappcanalsolistenforanotherlanguageandproduceatranslationinyours.

Travelhaslongbeenamotivatorforstudy—unlesspeoplestarttofeelAItoolsofferagood-enoughservice.Someareconcernedthatappsareturninglanguageacquisitionintoameaninglesspursuit.ThewriterDouglasHofstadterhasarguedthatsomethingprofoundwilldisappearwhenpeopletalkthroughmachines.HedescribesgivingadifficultspeechinMandarin，whichrequiredalotofworkbutofferedasenseofaccomplishmentattheend.Who

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Othersarelessworried.Mostpeopledonotmoveabroadorhavethekindofsustainedcontactwithaforeignculturethatrequiresthemtoputintheworktobecomefluent.Ontheirholiday，theyjustwantabeerandlocalspecialtywithoutincident.

AsAItranslationbecomesanevenmorepopularlabour-savingtool，peoplewillsplitintotwogroups.Therewillbethosewhowanttoinvolvethemselvesinotherculturesorforcetheirthinkingintonewpathways.Otherswilllookatlearninganewlanguagewithamixofadmirationandpuzzlement，astheymightwithextremeendurance（耐力）sports："Goodforyou，ifthat'syourthing，butabitpainfulformytaste."

Butafocusonthelearneralonemissesthefundamentallysocialnatureoflanguage.Itisabitlikeanalysingthebenefitsofcloserelationshipstohearthealthbutoverlookingthevalueofthosebondsthemselves.WhenyoutrytocreateajokeinbrokenGerman，youaremakingdirectcontactwithsomeone.Andwhenyouspeakalanguagewellenoughtotellastorywithperfecttimingorputsubtleshadingonanargument，thatconnectionismoreprofoundstill.Thebestrelationshipsdonotrequireatranslator.27.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2？______A.Difficulttimescanbeatestofoursouls.

B.Shortcutsreducethesenseofachievement.

C.Machinesleadtothelossofhumanconnections.

D.Learningaforeignlanguageisanaccomplishment.28.Whatismostpeople'sattitudetowardlanguagelearningwhileonholiday？______A.Theydesiretobecomefluentinthelocallanguage.

B.Theyenjoythechallengeoflearninganewlanguage.

C.Theywanttocommunicatebasicneedswithoutdifficulty.

D.Theywanttoexplorelocalcultureandtraintheirthinking.29.Theauthormentionsextremeendurancesportsinparagraph4toexplain______.A.thefundamentallysocialnatureoflanguage

B.thebigchallengepresentedbylanguagelearning

C.people'sdifferentattitudestowardlanguagelearning

D.themeaningofsustainedcontactwithaforeignculture30.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutlanguagelearning？______A.Goodtranslationcontributestoeffectivelanguagelearning.

B.Languagelearningisnecessaryformeaningfulrelationships.

C.Closerelationshipswillnotbeaffectedbylanguagebarriers.

D.Languagelearningenhancesthedepthofcommunication.三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

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HelenwasfiveyearsoldwhenshemadethetripfromherhomelandtotheUnitedStatesofAmericawithhermother,sister,andbrother.Helengrewuphearingmanyterriblestoriesaboutpeoplewhowereinjuredinthewar.Soasachild,Helenwaseagertobecomeanursetohelpthosepeople.Andindeed,shebecameone.

Inearly1991,heroperatingroommanagerattheUniversityofVirginiasaid,"Helen,I'dlikeyoutotakeonasmallproject.""Okay,"Helenagreed."What'sup?"Hermanagerreplied,"Ournineteenoperatingroomsherearegeneratingtoomuchmedicalwaste.Cleanstuffthathaven'tbeenused.Withyourtwentyyears,workingintheoperatingroom,youhavetheknowledgeandexperiencetofigureoutwhattodowiththemall."

Soforayear,Helencollectedcleanmedicalsuppliesfromalltheiroperatingroomsanddonatedthemtomissions(布道所).Sheresearchedtheissueofmedicalwaste.Shewassurprisedtofindthatmorethan2.4milliontonsofhospitalwasteisgeneratedintheUSAannually,withtheoperatingroomsbeingthelargestwastegenerators."Thisisvaluablewaste,whichcanbeutilizedagainratherthanjustbeingthrownaway,"shesaid.

Helenworkedfourten-hourdaysintheoperatingroom,andthenspentcountlesshoursnetworkingwithpeopleonbehalfofmissions.Beforeshecouldsay,"HowdidIgetmyselfintothis?"ShehadformedMedicalEquipmentRecoveryofCleanInventory(物品清单)(MERCI).Foryears,shesortedsuppliesafterwork,everydayincludingweekends.GraduallyMERCIhadasteadystreamofvolunteershelpingtosort,andtheresultswerebeyondtheirwildestimaginations.SinceHelenstartedher"smallproject",MERCIhassortedmorethan350tonsofmedicalsuppliesvaluedat＄75million,whichhavebeensentallovertheworldandhelpedmanypeople.

Andnow,Helenstillleadsaverybusylife,butshethinkswhatshehasbeendoingismeaningful.(1)WhydidlittleHelenwanttobecomeanurse?(nomorethan10words)

_____________________________________________________________________________________(2)WhatsmallprojectdidHelen'soperatingroommanageraskhertodo?（nomorethan5words）

_____________________________________________________________________________________(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"utilized"inParagraph3mean?（oneword）

_____________________________________________________________________________________(4)WhatwastheachievementthatHelen'sMERCImade?（nomorethan15words）_____________________________________________________________________________________(5)HowcanoneleadameaningfullifeaccordingtoHel