云南省玉溪市部分学校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云南省玉溪市部分学校2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题一、听力选择题（略）二、阅读理解AINTERNATIONALPUBLICSPEAKINGCOMPETITIONKEYFACTS•What:Aninternationalpublicspeakingcompetitionbringingtogetherstudentsaged16to20frommorethan40countriesaroundtheworld.•When:CountryregistrationopensonTuesday,2September2025.•Takepart:PleasecontactyournationalESU(English-SpeakingUnion)formoredetailsonhowtogetinvolvedinyourcountry.INBRIEFThecompetitionbringsthebestyoungspeakersfromallovertheworldtoLondonforaweekofculturalexchangeandpublicspeakingcontests.Establishedin1980,itnowreachesoveronemillionyoungpeopleinmorethan50countriesacrosstheglobe,showcasingthehigheststandardofpublicspeaking.Finalists(nationalwinnersoftheEnglish-SpeakingUnion’sorotherpublicspeakingcompetitionsintheircountry)mustwriteanddeliveraspeechconnectedwiththethemefortheyear’scompetition.THEDATES•ThedeadlineforsubmittingthepreliminaryregistrationformisFriday,24November2025.•ThedeadlineformakingpaymentistheendoftheIPSCweek2026.•IfyouwouldliketoenquireaboutsettingupanewESUinyourcountryorregion,pleasecontactinternational@.WHATTOEXPECT•Prestigiousinternationalcompetitionishighlymotivatingforstudentsandschoolsasawhole.•Promotingconfidence,criticalthinkingandculturalunderstanding,broadeningparticipants’horizons.•ExperiencedESUjudgesgiveconstructivefeedbacktoallparticipants.•Opportunitytobuildinternationalfriendshipgroup.1.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompetition?A.Itcoversallthecountries.B.It’stargetedatyoungpeople.C.Itisheldindifferentcountries.D.Ithasahistoryofover50years.2.Whatarefinalistsrequiredtodo?A.Deliveraspeechonagiventopic.B.Writeaspeechonanysubject.C.Makepaymentnolaterthan24November2025.D.SubmittheregistrationformduringtheIPSCweek2026.3.Whatdoesthelastpartofthepassagefocuson?A.Therequirementsforspeakers. B.Thetipsforallparticipants.C.Thebenefitsoftheevent. D.Thesectionsofthecompetition.BTheEverleighCentre,anewchildren’sfacilitythatcost£600,000tobuild,openedthisweekinPenhill,Swindon,anareaonceknownasoneoftheregion’smostdisadvantaged.ThisnewcentreisexpectedtomakeabigdifferenceforfamiliessincetheynolongerneedtotravelfartofindeducationalhelpfortheirchildrenwithSpecialEducationalNeedsandDisabilities(SEND).KoralAveries,alocalmotherwhosedaughterEvahasautism(自闭症)andsensoryissues,expressedherhappinessaboutthenewfacility.Shesaid,“Thecentreoffersamazingfacilities,andit’sasafeplaceforchildrentogrowandlearn.However,Ibelievethere’sstillagreatneedformoresimilarservices.”InJanuary,areportillustratedthatthedemand(需求)forSENDserviceshadrisenatagreaterrateinSwindonthanthenationalaverage,withparticularconcernaboutthelackofresourcesinthesouthandeastareasofSwindon.TheEverleighCentreishousedinarepurposednurseryandoffersvariousservices,includingabrightlylitballpit,asensoryzone,anoutdoorswingforchildreninwheelchairs,andaspecialspaceforparentstorelax.ThecentrewasofficiallyopenedonOctober8byAdorabelleAmaral-Shaikh,theeducationcabinetmember,andNeilHopkins,thedeputymayorofSwindon.MsAmaral-ShaikhexplainedthatPenhillwaschosenforthecentreduetoitscentrallocationforchildrenwithspecialneeds.Sheadded,“It’snotjustaboutprovidingaschoolplace,butaboutcreatinganenvironmentthatmeetseachchild’sspecificneeds.”Toimproveservices,MsAmaral-Shaikhmentionedthatthelocalgovernmenthadreceiveda£3.4milliongrantforSENDsupport.Shealsowelcomedfeedback(反馈)fromfamiliesonhowtomaketheservicesevenbetter.4.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEverleighCentre?A.Itplaystheroleofahospital. B.Itprovidesfreeeducationforallkids.C.Itislocatedinanewbuilding. D.Itsupportschildrenwithspecialneeds.5.HowdidAveriesfeelaboutthenewfacility?A.Anxious. B.Satisfied. C.Regretful. D.Ashamed.6.WhatdidMsAmaral-Shaikhtrytoexplaininthelastparagraph?A.Moreworkwillbedonetomeetthedemands.B.Thecentreiscompletewithallrequiredfacilities.C.Therewillbemorehonestfeedbackfromfamilies.D.Thegovernmenthasnoplanstoaddnewresources.7.Whatisthetext?A.Ajournalentry. B.Aresearchpaper.C.Anewsreport. D.Achildren’sstory.CTeenagerswhospendmoretimeonafter-schoolactivitiesandlessthantwohoursofscreentimeafterschoolaremorementallyhealthy,accordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalPreventiveMedicine.Thestudyusedinformationcollectedfrommorethan28,000seventh-gradeCanadianstudentsbetween2014and2018.Thestudentsfirstansweredquestionsabouttheirusageofscreentimeafterschool,includinghowmuchtimetheyspentwatchingTVorsomethingelse.Then,studentsreportedhowmanydaystheyhadtakenpartinafter-schoolactivitiessuchassportsorartsprogrammes.Afterthat,researchersaskedstudentstodescribetheirstateofmind.Forexample,whengivenastatementsuchas“IstartmostdaysthinkingthatIwillhaveagoodday”,theycouldchoosetowhatleveltheyagreedwithitonascale(等级).Researcherssaidinthestudysomeoftheresultswereexpected.Studentswithnoafter-schoolactivitiesusuallyhadhighlevelsofscreentime,forexample.Andtheyexpectedgirlswouldscorehigheronnegativeindicators(消极指标)ofmentalhealth.asearlierresearchhadfoundthattheytendedtohavehigherlevelsofanxietycomparedtoboys.Whatwasnoteworthy,researcherssay,isthatevenamongstudentswhotookpartinafter-schoolactivities,46%stillwentbeyondtherecommendedscreentimeoftwohours.Atthesametime,67%ofstudentswhodidn’ttakepartinafter-schoolactivitiesalsohadmorethantwohoursofscreentime.Together,thissuggestshighscreentimeamongteenagersgenerally.“Thefindingssuggestthatafter-schoolactivitiesarevaluableforthehappygrowingofteenagers,”thestudysaid.“Whilepaststudieshaveprovedtheimportanceofafter-schoolactivitiesforsocialandacademicdevelopment,thepresentstudyshowstheirimportanceforgoodmentalhealthresults.”8.Whichofthefollowingcamelastwhenstudentstookpartinthenewstudy?A.Talkingabouttheirlifestyles.B.Introducingtheirafter-schoolactivities.C.Reportingtheirmentalstatesonascale.D.Answeringquestionsaboutscreentimeuse.9.Whatdotheresearchersfindaboutteenagegirls?A.Theyoftenhavehigherlevelsofsatisfaction.B.Fewofthemtakepartinafter-schoolactivities.C.Anxietyhasbecomeaseriousproblemamongthem.D.Toomuchscreentimemaybemoreharmfultothem.10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbyusingthenumbersinparagraph4?A.Earlierfindingsaboutscreentimearewrong.B.Highscreentimeiscommonamongteenagers.C.Noafter-schoolactivitiesmeannoscreentime.D.Screensattractteenagersmorethanafter-schoolactivitiesdo.11.Whyareafter-schoolactivitiessoimportantaccordingtothenewstudy?A.Theyaregoodforteenagers’physicalhealth.B.Theyhelptoimproveteenagers’mentalhealth.C.Theyencourageteenagers’socialdevelopment.D.Theyallowteenagerstobecomebetterlearners.DWhenAIartgeneratorsbecomepopulararoundtheworld,aquestionstaysinpeople’sminds:shouldtheirworksreallybethoughtofasart?Whilethetechnologyisstilldevelopingandhasthingstoimprove,it’sclearwemustbalanceitsproblemsagainsttheamazingartworksthatgoodAIcanmake.Artisdefinedassomethingmadefromimagination,skill,experienceandemotion,usuallycreatedtoshowsomethingforpeopletoenjoy.Humanartistsspendtimeandeffortturningtheirinnerthoughtsintorealworks.Inthesameway,AIusesalotofcomputingpowertolookthroughhugeamountsofdata,linkauser’srequesttorelatedinformation,andtrytopresentitaswellaspossible.Themaindifference,though,isthatAIfollowsordersinsteadofhavingastrongfeelingtoexpressitself.Withonepressoftheenterkey,AIartgeneratorscanproducemorethan1,000originalworks.Butamass-producedcopyoftheMonaLisaislessvaluablethanLeonardodaVinci’srealpainting.Why?Scarcity—there’sonlyonetrueversion.Thisbringsupquestions:ShouldanyonepayforAI-generatedart?AndifanartistsellsAI-madegreatworks,whatpriceisright?AIartworkswhenaprogramcopiesthestylesofexistingartiststocreatenewpiecesbasedonwhatpeopleaskfor.Butwhoshouldgetcreditfortheartwork—themachineorthepersonusingit?Canoriginalartiststakelegalactionforcopyrightviolation?ThesequestionsmakeithardtomixAIandtheartindustry,andalsomakemoreargumentsagainstseeingAI-generatedartasproductsthatcanbesold.Oncewesolvetheseproblems,wecandealwiththebiggestquestion:WhenanAI-generatedpaintingwinsanaward,whoshouldgettheprize?12.WhatmakesAIartdifferentfromhumanart?A.Itdoesn’tshowhumans’innerfeelings.B.Itcomesfrompeople’slifeexperience.C.Itneedslessmoneytomake.D.Itmixesvariousworkstylestogether.13.WhydoesthewritermentionMonaLisainparagraph3?A.Toshowclassicartworksarewell-liked.B.ToproveAIpaintersarebetterthanhumanartists.C.TopointoutpossibleproblemswithAIart’svalue.D.Tosuggestanewwaytokeepartmasterpieces.14.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph4?A.AIarthelpssellmoreartisticproducts.B.ArtistscancreatemoreworkswithAI’shelp.C.Theartindustrywillhavetoughcompetition.D.AIartmakescopyrightproblemshardertosolve.15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToexplainwhyAI-generatedartismorepopularthanhumanart.B.TodiscusstheargumentsandquestionsaroundAI-generatedart’sstatus.C.TointroducehowAIartgeneratorscreateoriginalartworks.D.ToprovethatAI-generatedartshouldnotbeseenasrealart.EWritingislikerunning:Itgetseasierthemoreyoutrain.____16____Theyalsodostretches,strengthandcross-training.Aswriters,wecanalsoimproveourwritingskillsbyincreasingthetimewespendonwritingandcompletingotherrelatedexercises.Herearesomepracticesthatmayhelpyoubecomeabetterwriter.Let’sdivein.Establisharegularwritingroutine.Householdchores,familyobligations,orevenTVshowsalwaysseemmoreurgent.However,ifyou’reseriousaboutwriting,youhavetogooutofyourwaytomaketimeforit.Thetrickischangingyourmindset.____17____Scheduleasettimeinyourdayforwritingandhonouritevenwhenyoudon’tfeellikeit.____18____Whetheryou’rewritinganovelorascientificjournalarticle,becomingfamiliarwithexamplesofexcellentwritinginyourgenrewillhelpyouimproveyourownwriting.Byimmersingyourselfinworksbygoodwriters,youwillexpandyourvocabulary,buildknowledge,andfeedyourimagination.Planwhatyouwanttosay.Everypieceofwritinghasapurpose,whetherit’stopersuadethereader,revealabackstory,orconnectemotionallywiththereader.You’llwritefasterandmoreclearlyifyouknowthatpurposebeforeyoustart.Therefore,sumupyourmessageinonelinebeforeyoustart.____19____Embraceconstructivecriticism.Seekingfeedback(反馈)fromtherightpeopleisoneofthefastestwaystoimproveasawriter.Unlessyourfriendsandfamilyarewritersoreditors,they’rerarelythebestaudience.____20____Trynottoseeconstructivecriticismasfailure,butasalearningopportunity.A.Pickupgoodbooks.B.Butseriousrunnersdon’tjustrun.C.Theoutlineshouldbeasclearaspossible.D.Professionalathletesdon’tjusttraintheirbodies.E.Treatwritingasessentialaseatingandbrushingyourteeth.F.YoucanwriteitonaPost-ittoremindyourselfofyourfocus.G.Instead,joinawritinggroupforfeedbackfromfellowwriters.三、完形填空Dadisabusymechanic.EverySaturdayheputsonhisapronandproducesdeliciousbread.Ithinkhebakesto____21____.I’vebeenfeelingstressedoutmyselfasIfoundoutIdidn’t____22____fortheswimteam.NowI’llhavetowaitawholeyeartotryoutagain.IthinkDadknewhowI____23____,sothisSaturdayheinvitedmetohelphimbake.Dadfirstgotouteverythingneeded,andthentoldmeto____24____theingredients(配料)withaspoon.Afterthatheshowedmehowtokneadthedough(揉面团).Ittookonlytenminutesbuta(n)____25____amountofenergytocomplete.Nextcamethe____26____part—doingnothing.Wewaitedforthedoughtoslowly____27____,thenpunched(捶打)itdownandwaitedforittoriseagain.Dadsaidthewaitingisalwaysthemostdifficultprocedureasyouhaveto____28____thethoughtofputtingthedough____29____intotheoven.Whilewewaited,wesatandtalked.Silenceislikethedoughthatrisesandfillsaroomwithemptiness____30____youpunchitdownwithwords.Itfeltgoodtolistenandshareour____31____.Astheflourdustquietly____32____,timeseemedtoslowdown.Thedoughwouldriseatitsown____33____.Wecoulddonothingtomakeitrisefaster.Ilearnedhowtobake,andIalsolearnedto____34____theslowlytickingrhythmoftime,torelaxand____35____thebreadtorise.21.A.try B.play C.taste D.relax22.A.account B.enter C.qualify D.cater23.A.failed B.felt C.performed D.planned24.A.cook B.mix C.scoop D.shake25.A.sufficient B.casual C.slight D.violent26.A.best B.last C.hardest D.easiest27.A.swellup B.turnup C.standout D.comeout28.A.accept B.consider C.repeat D.resist29.A.carefully B.completely C.directly D.quickly30.A.unless B.while C.though D.once31.A.duties B.recipes C.snacks D.thoughts32.A.froze B.settled C.gathered D.developed33.A.pace B.cost C.risk D.point34.A.forget B.control C.appreciate D.abandon35.A.await B.desire C.follow D.hurry四、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Thankstoadvancesintechnology,howwemakefriendsandcommunicatewiththemhaschanged____36____(significant).Nowadays,wecanmovearoundtheworldandstillstayintouch____37____thepeoplethatwewanttomakefriendswith.Socialmediatoolsletusseewhatourfriendsareuptoandmaintainfriendships.Thedigitalagealsoenablesus____38____(find)peoplewhoshareourinterests,suchascollectingmodelcarsor____39____(play)anunusualinstrument.Whateverour____40____(hobby)are,theInternetcanconnectuswithotherswhoalsoenjoydoingthem,eveniftheyliveontheothersideoftheworld.However,the“friends”onlinedon’tnecessarilybecomeourrealfriends.Ifpeoplealwaysexchangetrue____41____(person)informationonline,thenthesefriendshipscanberealandmeaningful.Butweneedtokeepinmindthatwhatweseeonsocialmedia____42____(be)oftennotthewholetruthaboutaperson.Onsocialmediasites,peopletendtopostonlypositiveupdates____43____makethemappearhappyandfriendlyandthesmilingphotoscanhiderealproblems.____44____,thisdoesn’tmeanthatweshouldthrowthebabyoutwiththebathwater.Althoughinrecentyearstechnology____45____(change)thewayweacquirefriends,themeaningoffriendshipandourlongingforfriendsremainthesame.五、书信写作46.假设你是校学生会主席李华。你的美国朋友Jack所在的兄弟学校师生一行正在你校进行文化交流活动。他们对中国的传统节日很感兴趣，请你写一篇发言稿，介绍一个中国的传统节日。内容包括：1.表示欢迎；2.介绍节日；3.邀请体验。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dearteachersandfriends,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达47.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。Mrs.Thompson,aretiredteacher,waswell-knownforherinsightfuladviceandgenuinewillingnesstohelpothers.Manyhighschoolstudentsoftenturnedtoherforguidanceandasherneighbor,meincluded.Oneafternoon,feelingtroubledanduncertainaboutmyfutureafteradisappointingexam,IdecidedtoknockonMrs.Thompson’sdoor.“Idon’tknowwhatI’mdoingwithmylife,”Iadmitted,myeyesfixedonthefloor.“Itfeelslikeeveryoneelsehasitallfiguredout,andI’mjuststuck.“Myvoicetrembledwithsadnessandahintoffear.Ihadbombedmylastmathtest,anditfeltlikethatfailurestayedineverycornerofmymind,increasingmyanxietyaboutcollegee