广东省惠州市博罗县2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1广东省惠州市博罗县2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分阅读（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMusicVolunteerProgramDoyoulovemusicandwanttohelpothersdiscoverthejoyofit?TheMusicProjectoffersyouvolunteerchancestohelpteenagersdevelopaninterestinmusic.Youcanshareyourloveofmusicwithcommunitiesandyoungpeoplearoundtheworld.Asamusicvolunteer,youwillhelplocalyoungpeoplefindtheirmusicaltalent.Youwillalsohelpthemenjoyshowingthemselvesthroughmusic.Thisprogramisperfectforthosewhowanttohelpotherswithmusic.Whatwillyoudoasamusicvolunteerabroad?CarnivalinBrazil:ThisprojectisaboutRioCarnival,oneofthebiggestfestivalsintheworld.Overtwomillionpeoplecometovisititeveryyear.Asavolunteer,youwillworkinalocalschooltoprepareforthefestival,createnewdances,andhelpwithmusicshows.MusicinJordan:Onthisproject,youwillhelpchildrenfrompoorareasandteachthemaboutsocialproblemsthroughmusic.Youwillalsoleadmusicworkshopstotalkabouttopicslikedifferentcultures,genderequalityandclimatechange.MusicinEcuador:Thisprojectisforyouifyouwanttoteachmusicinothercountries.Youcanuseyourmusicskillstohelplocalstudentsshowthemselvesbytryingnewsoundsandinstruments.Whyjointhismusicprojectabroad?Asamusicvolunteerabroad,youwillnotonlyhelplocalteacherswithmusicprograms,butyoucanalsotakeawell-recognizedonlineTEFLcourse(worth$800)atadiscount:20%offbeforeMay,15%beforeJune,and10%beforeJuly.Youwillalsogetteachingexperiencewhenyouplanactivitiesandlessons.1.WhatisthepurposeoftheMusicProject?A.Toorganizeinternationalfestivals. B.Toofferfreemusiccoursesonline.C.Totrainmusicteachersworldwide. D.Tohelpteensdevelopmusicinterest.2.Whatarethevolunteersexpectedtodoabroad?A.Buildschoolsforpoorchildren. B.PromoteRioCarnivalactivities.C.HoldmusicworkshopsinJordan. D.TeachnativelanguagesinEcuador.3.IfavolunteersignsupforthecoursebeforeMay,howmuchwillheorshesave?A.$80. B.$120. C.$160. D.$200.BOnacoolSeptemberevening,IsataroundanoldwoodentableataDunganfamily’shomeinKyrgyzstan.IwaswithtravelersfromSpain,CanadaandRussia,enjoyingwatermelonslices,cucumbersaladandtomatosaladonthetable.​Ourhost,Mr.Zhang,servedusabamboobasketofhotjinmomo.Thesearesoftbuns,justlikeChinesebaozi.HetoldushisancestorsbroughtwheatgrowingskillsfromnorthwestChinainthelate1800s.Soonthetablewasfullofspecialdishestellingsilentstories:thecucumbersaladcarriedGansuflavorsandlagmannoodlesmixedCentralAsianvegetableswithShaanxi’shand-pullingtechniques.​Peopledrankteaandtalkedindifferentlanguages.Isawthisgatheringwasmorethanameal.TheSpanisharchitectbesidemeexpressedhissurpriseathowfoodcouldkeepculturaltraditionsaliveacrosstimeandspace.TheCanadianteachersaidMr.Zhang’skitchenhadChineseknivesandKyrgyzclaypots,whichshowedourworldisglobalized.​ThisscenemademethinkofLisaKyungGross’researchinNewYork.Shewroteaboutcooksfromothercountries.Shefoundfoodhasaspecialdoublemagic.SpanishbakersgivenewlifetodatecookiesbydippingtheminBelgianchocolate.Theyaddcharmandflavorstothesetraditionalfoods.AsGrosswrote,everybitehasmanylayersofhistory.Butitalsokeepsopentonewideas.​ThisfoodmagicmayexplainwhyUNESCOput38foodtraditionsonitsIntangibleCulturalHeritage(非物质文化遗产)list.TheseincludeJapaneseseasonalcookingandItalianpizza-makingskills.Thesetraditionskeepculturesaliveandhelppeopleconnectwitheachother.​ThatnightattheDunganhome,theRussianengineerlaughedashetriedhardtousechopsticksjustright.Itshowedasimpletruth:culturalexchangeisnotaboutbeingperfect.Itisaboutourcommonhumanity.4.WhydidtheauthorgototheDunganfamily’shome?A.Tostudylocalcookingskills. B.Toenjoyaspecialfamilydinner.C.Tolearnaboutwheatgrowing. D.TomeettravelersfromRussia.5.Whatdidpeopledoduringthedinner?A.Theysharedopinionsonthepoweroffood.B.Theydiscussedtheimportanceofgathering.C.Theylearnedthebenefitsofkeepingtraditions.D.Theyplannedtobuildaglobalkitchentogether.6.Whatisthe“doublemagic”offoodaccordingtoGross?A.Foodkeepshistoryandwelcomesnewchange.B.Foodcontainsdifferentflavorsandtastesgreat.C.Foodbringspeopletogetherandmakesthemlaugh.D.Foodcarriesculturalmessagesandchangestraditions.7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Differentcultureshavedifferentfoods.B.Cookingskillsshouldbepasseddown.C.Travelingbringsnewculturalexperiences.D.Foodhelpsunderstandoursharedhumanity.CCitiesarefullofdifferentecosystems.Besidesvisitorsfromthewild,suchascoyotes(丛林狼)inLosAngelesorboars(野猪)inBerlin,alargenumberofspeciesshareoururbanareas.Asourcitiesspread,weneedtothinkaboutwhatitislikeforotherspeciestohavehumanneighbours.Becausecitiesarebuiltforhumans,theydonotalwaysprovidesuitablehomesforwildlife.Forexample,mostcityparksarekeptneatandtidysothathumanswillfindthembeautiful.Butwhenwecutgrassorplantflowers,wedestroynaturalhabitats.Ouractionssometimeshelpotherspecies.WhenabridgeinAustin,Texaswasrepaired,engineersaddedsmallgapsalongitsbottom.Thismadeagoodhomeforbats,andsoonthebridgewasthehomeofthousandsofbats.Atfirst,peoplewereafraidandtriedtogetridofthem.Now,theyhavecometovaluetheirwingedneighbours.Thebatsareatouristattraction,andtheyeatlotsofbugseverynight.Therearealsostructuresbuilttobringwildlifeintothecity.TheBeijingOlympicForestParkisagoodexample.Theparkusednativeplantsandcreatedopen,naturalspacesforwildlife.TheresultisazoneinBeijingwithover160speciesofbirds.Inmanyways,theparkistheconverseofazoo.Insteadofbeingkeptincages,wildlifecanmoveaboutfreely.Anotherexampleisa2011planforatall“Birdscraper”buildinginNewYork.Thebuildingwouldprotectbirdsandfightpollution.Itwouldbeinthemiddleofalake,birdswouldsitonit,andtheirdroppingswouldfallintothewater.Thedroppingswouldfeedwaterplants,whichwouldthencreateoxygenthroughphotosynthesis(光合作用).Ifwelearntoshareourspace,wecanbecomebetterneighbourstothewildlifearoundus.Ifwedonot,morespecieswillbecomeextinctandourfuturewillbeendangered.8.Whatdoescitydevelopmentbringtowildlife?A.Itdestroyswildlife’snaturalhomes.B.Itpollutesnaturallivingenvironments.C.Itlimitswildlife’saccesstofoodsources.D.Itcausesadecreaseinwildlife’spopulation.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“converse”inparagraph4mean?A.Mixture. B.Opposite. C.Example. D.Addition.10.WhatcanwelearnfromtheexamplesofAustin,BeijingandNewYork?A.Wildlifepreferslivinginfarruralareas.B.Humanscancreatewildlife-friendlycities.C.Buildingmorepreservesisabettersolution.D.Mostcitieshavespecialbuildingsforwildlife.11.Whatdoesthewritertrytosuggestinthelastparagraph?A.Leavingwildlifeprotectiontoarchitects.B.Providingmorelivingspaceforwildlife.C.Learningtoco-existwithwildlifeincities.D.Limitingcitydevelopmenttonaturalareas.DAtatimewhenartificialintelligence(AI)canwinatchessbutstillfindsithardtodriveaswellashumansonrealroads,thedifferencepointstoamajorchangeintechnology.YuQian,leaderofaself-drivingcarcompany,callsthisnextstep“physicalAI”.Atarecentmeeting,Yuexplainedthecoreproblem.OldAIsystems,likethoseforthegameGo,learnedbyanalyzingwinningstrategiesinaclosedvirtualworld,whileself-drivingcarsfacetheopen,uncertainrealworld.Relyingonlyonpastdataisnotenough;theAIneedslogicalreasoningtodealwithunexpectedsituations.Here,thereal-worldsafetypreventsuch“learningbyfailure”onpublicroads.“That’sthemainlimit,”Yusaid.“Youcan’tletAIlearnfromitsmistakeswheresafetyisimportant.”Toovercomethis,hiscompanyisdeveloping“physicalAI.”ThisnewtypeofAIdoesn’tjustcopywhatitsees;itaimstounderstandthebasicrulesofthephysicalworld.Theirmethodcombinestwokeyideas:buildingdetailedvirtualcopiesofreal-worldstreets(worldmodels)andlettingtheAIpracticedrivinginthesesafecomputerenvironments.Thisvirtualenvironmentislikeaverylarge“virtualdrivingschool.”Itcancreatemillionsofrarebutchallengingsituations—frombusycrossroadstoheavyrain—allowingtheAItolearnandimprovewithoutanyrealdanger.ThishelpstheAImovefromsimplyrememberingpastdatatoactivelyreasoninginnewsituations.Thistechnologyhasbeentestedinmanyways.However,challengesremain,suchascreatingrealisticcomputerenvironmentsandsettingclearsafetyrules.“Tohelpthistechnologygrowwell,peopleneedtoworktogether,”Yuadded.Thinkingaboutthefuture,Yubelievesthispathisimportantforbringingself-drivingtechnologytoeveryone.Unlikesomewhofocusonmorepowerfulcomputersforexpensivecars,histeamaimstomakethetechnologyworkbetterwithless,makingitcheapfortheordinarymarket.Theirgoalistocombinecomplexdrivingexperiencefromoneregionwithstrongengineeringfromanothertocreatesafersystemsfortheworld.12.WhatpreventsAIlearningtodrivedirectlyonrealpublicroads?A.Thelackofpastdata. B.Theconcernsofroadsafety.C.Thecostoftrainingstrategies. D.Theuncertaintyoftrafficrules.13.Whatisthemainpurposeofthevirtualenvironment?A.Todependlessonhumandrivers.B.Togathermorereal-worldtrafficdata.C.Toteachphysicalrulestocarengineers.D.TotrainAIsafelyforcomplexsituations.14.WhatmakesYu’steamdifferentindevelopingself-drivingtechnology?A.CreatingsafertrafficsystemsforAI.B.Buildingmorepowerfulcarcomputers.C.Makingself-drivingforordinarypeople.D.Combiningeveryone’sdrivingexperience.15.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MakingSelf-DrivingCarsAffordable B.AVirtualDrivingSchoolforDriversC.AIDevelopmentfromGamestoRoads D.PhysicalAIforSafeDrivingTraining第二节（共5小题;每小题3分，满分15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。WhyDoPeopleUseCloudStorage?Youmayknowaboutthevirtualstoragespacecalledcloudstorage,whereyoucancheck,changeandstoreyourdata.Youmayalsobeusingacloudstorageservicelikemanyotherpeople.____16________17____Usersarenotonlyabletouploadtheirfileseasily,buttheyarealsoabletoaccessthestoredstuffquickly.Sincealltheirdataisstoredinthecloud,itremainsavailableforuseatanymoment,ensuringthattheirinformationisalwaysattheirfingertips.Datasecurityisanothercriticaladvantage.Cloudstorageprotectsyoufromlosingfilesbecauseofhardwarefailure.Manytimes,peoplefacethedangeroflosingtheirdatastoredoncomputers,laptopsoraUSBdrive.____18____Nodataisevererasedorlostfromthisonlinestoragesystem,unlessyoudeleteit.Inaddition,cloudstorageenablesquickdatasharing.____19____Cloudoffersgreatconveniencetouserswhomaywanttosharetheirstoreddatawithothersintheirworkteam.Besides,thecloudprovidesanopportunitytomakespecificdatapublic.Youcanalsochooseexactlywhotoshareyourfileswith,anddecidewhattheycandowiththem,likeviewingormakingchanges.Cloudstorageisnotonlyasafeandorganizedwaytobackupyourdata,butitalsodoesn’tcostmuch.Onmostcloudservices,youcangetsomestoragespaceforfree.Ifyouneedmorespacethanthefreeamount,youcanpayalittlemoneytogetit.____20____A.Cloudstorageishighlyaccessible.B.Herearesomeadvantagesofcloudstorage.C.Thispricemakesitaffordableformostusers.D.Thisisveryimportantforeffectiveteamwork.E.However,thisisnotenoughtostoppeoplelovingit.F.However,storingitinthecloudcanavoidanysuchtrouble.G.Italsorequiresastableinternetconnectiontofunctionwell.第二部分语言运用（共五节；满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1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。Alltermlonginmyseniorphysicsclass,somethingstrangeandquiethappened.Mr.Davieswasusuallya(n)____21____teacher.Buthewouldcomeintotheroom,puthisnotesonthedesk,andsit____22____fortenminutes.Hewouldlookoutthewindowatatallpinetree.Acupofhotteasteamed(冒水汽)andthen____23____besidehim,andhenevertouchedit.Wewereseventeenandnormallyveryrestless.Atfirst,wecouldnotkeep____24____andwhisperedtoeachother.Washetired?Upsetwithus?Justdaydreaming?Asweekspassed,thingsslowly____25____.Westoppedwhispering.Westoppedmovingrestlessly.Withoutaword,thewholeclassfellintoarespectfulquiet.Ithoughtthoseminuteswerejusthiswayto____26____forclass.The____27____wasmuchmoreserious,andIonlylearnedittenyearslaterataclassreunion.Thatyear,Mr.Davies’wifehadbeen____28____asevere,long-termillness.Thosesilent____29____werenotforpreparinglessons.Theywereforhimtoholdtogether.Itwashisonlypersonaltimetogetstrongenoughto____30____usandbethecheerfulteacherweexpected.Henever____31____histrouble,andheneverlethissadnessintotheclassroom.Inthatquietmoment,hetaughtusafargreater____32____thanphysics.Wesawquiet____33____anddignity,thoughwedidn’trealizeitthen.Bearingpersonal____34____whiledoingone’sdutytakesgreatinnerpower.Hewasmorethanaphysicsteacher;hequietlyshowedusthetruemeaningof____35____andgrace.21.A.quiet B.strict C.serious D.energetic22.A.comfortably B.happily C.silently D.anxiously23.A.boiled B.cooled C.disappeared D.warmed24.A.still B.awake C.calm D.active25.A.started B.changed C.ended D.appeared26.A.prepare B.wait C.search D.ask27.A.purpose B.truth C.news D.threat28.A.surviving B.avoiding C.carrying D.battling29.A.minutes B.hours C.weeks D.days30.A.satisfy B.leave C.face D.encourage31.A.gotthrough B.spokeof C.dealtwith D.thoughtabout32.A.skill B.subject C.lesson D.course33.A.determination B.patience C.fairness D.strength34.A.pains B.losses C.risks D.costs35.A.honesty B.kindness C.responsibility D.confidence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。WhatmakesChinesetraditionalmusicsospecial?It’sthelovelyandemotionalsoundoftheinstruments,eachwith____36____(it)ownhistoryandmeaning.Pipa,Guzheng,LiuqinandVerticalFluteareamongtheinstrumentsthathavebeenpartofChinesecultureforthousandsofyears.Pipaisafour-stringedinstrumentshapedlikeapear.Itcanexpressvariousfeelingsfromhappiness____37____sadness,withbrightandcheerfulsounds____38____(create)byfastfingermovements.NextisGuzheng,____39____isa21-stringedinstrumentwithahistoryofover2500years,knownforitssmoothandgentlesounds.Therighthandplucks(弹拨)thestringsandthelefthandpressesthem____40____(change)thetone(音调)andmakethesoundshake.LiuqinisasmallertypeofPipa.Withfourstringsandasharp,brightsound,itisoftenusedinfolkmusicandopera.Itsquick,clearsoundaddsenergytoperformances.Thenthere’sVerticalFlute(alsocalledDizi),abelovedinstrumentmadefrombamboo.Ithasabright,lightsoundthat____41____(give)thefeelingofChinesefolkmusic.Itssweet,beautifultonescanmakelistenersfeelhappyorsad,anditsnaturalsoundmixes____42____(perfect)withotherinstrumentsinharmony.Togethertheseinstrumentsareat____43____heartofChinesetraditionalmusic.Theytell____44____(story)fromthepast,expressdeepemotionsandcelebratethebeautyofnature.ThemusicfromPipa,Guzheng,LiuqinandVerticalFluteisnotonlyanimportantpartofChina’sculture,____45____abeautifulwaytosharetherichhistoryandartofChinawiththeworld.第三节（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）请用括号内单词的适当形式填空。46.Thevolunteersacted________(immediate)tosavetheinjuredbabypandaintheforest.(所给词的适当形式填空)47.Themuseum’snewguidedtourhasproved________(effect)inattractingyoungpeopletolearnaboutlocalhistory.(所给词的适当形式填空)48.Thevirtualchoirallowssingersfromdifferentcountriestoconnectwitheachotheracrossagreat_________(distant).(所给词的适当形式填空)49.Thescientistfeltasenseof_________(achieve)afteryearsofresearchfinallysucceeded.(所给词的适当形式填空)50.Theband’sfinal_________(perform)oftheeveningwasagreatsuccess.(所给词的适当形式填空)51.Thecomposer’s_________(origin)workwasinspiredbythetraditionalmusicofhishometown.(所给词的适当形式填空)第四节（共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分）阅读下面的句子，在空白处填入括号内单词的适当形式。52.Thebook________(design)forchildrenhasmanycolorfulpicturesandsimplewor