湖北省恩施土家族苗族自治州高中教学联盟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湖北省恩施土家族苗族自治州高中教学联盟2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：听力（略）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。AIslandNationsofAsiaAnislandcountryreferstoanationwhichconsistsofoneormoreislandscompletelysurroundedbywater.Aroundone-fifthofAsiaismadeupofislandnations.Belowisanintroductiontofourofthem.BruneiSize:5,765squarekilometersPopulation:433,285TheNationofBrunei,officiallyknownastheAbodeofPeace,isarichstateonthenorthcoastofBorneoinSoutheastAsia.Ithas161kilometersofcoastlinealongtheSouthChinaSeaandsharesa381-kilometreborderwithMalaysia.MostofthecountrylieswithintheBorneolowlandrainforestsarea.PhilippinesSize:300,000squarekilometersPopulation:108.1millionTheislandsofthePhilippinesareactuallythetopsofahugemountainrange,mostofwhichiscoveredbytheocean.Madeupofover7,000islands,itistheworld’sfifthlargestislandcountry,andits36,289kilometrecoastlinemakesitthecountrywiththefifthlongestcoastlineglobally.MaldivesSize:298squarekilometresPopulation:530,953AsthesmallestcountryinAsia,theMaldivesisatropicalarchipelago(群岛)intheIndianOcean,consistingofabout1,190low-lyingcoralislands.However,risingsealevels,expectedbytheWorldBanktoincreaseby10to100centimetersby2100,couldeventuallycovertheentirecountry,threateningpeople’slives.SriLankaSize:65,610squarekilometersPopulation:21.4millionSriLanka,formerlyknownasCeylon,isanislandnationintheIndianOcean.ItoccupiesastrategicpositionnearmajorIndianOceanshippinglanesandistheworld’s25thlargestislandbyarea.Historically,itwasconnectedtotheIndianmainlandbyalandbridge,muchofwhichisnowunderwater.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutthePhilippines?A.Itisthreatenedbyrisingsealevels. B.Itconsistsofmorethan7,000islands.C.ItisconnectedtotheIndianmainland. D.ItisthesmallestislandcountryinAsia.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Ofthefourcountries,Bruneihasthesmallestsize.B.ThePhilippinesboaststheworld’sfourthlongestcoastline.C.RisingsealevelswillcovertheMaldivesinthecomingyears.D.SriLankawasreferredtoasCeyloninthepast.3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Anewsreport. B.Atravelbrochure.C.Ageographymagazine. D.Aresearchpaper.BFormorethan30years,FangBeisong,anexpertatrepairingoldobjectsatJingzhouMuseum,hasworkedtomakeancientwordsonbambooandwoodenpiecesreadableagain.Thesepiecesarecalledjiandu.Onespecialmomentcamein2015.WhilecleaningabamboopiecefromtheWarringStatesPeriod,hefoundthewordsfor“holdyourhandandgrowoldwithyou”,alinefromTheBookofSongs.“Ifeltthelightandwarmthofourhistoryandculture,”Fangrecalled.Afterfinishinghisstudiesinchemistryin1988,Fangbeganworkingatthemuseum,usingscienceforhisloveofhistory.Hefocusesonjiandu—thingspeoplewroteonbeforepaperwasused.In2002,hefacedahugetask—over92,000piecesfromtheQinDynastywerefoundinHunan.HestayedinChangshafornineyears,working12hoursadaytosortoutandprotectthem.Preservingjianduisextremelydifficult.Theyaremadeofnaturalmaterialsandbreakdowneasily.Onceunearthed,theyquicklyturnblackintheair,makingthewritingunreadable.Fang’srepairworkinvolvesover20steps,withdecoloringanddewateringbeingthemostimportant.Decoloringbringsbacktheoriginal(原来的)colorandkeepsthewordsclear,whiledewateringhelpsthemleavethewetconditionandstaysteadyforkeeping.Afteryearsoftrying,hefoundagoodtwo-stepwayandwonanationaltechnologyprizein2019.Eachcaseisdifferent.In2020,histeamworkedonHanDynastybamboopiecesfromarobbedtombinDingzhou.Thepiecesbrokeeasily.Theytriedover70timestokeepthemtogether.Eventhoughthewritingwasalmostimpossibletosee,aspecialcamerausinginfrared(红外线的)lightshowedthewordsclearly.Sofar,Fangandhisteamhavefixedover100,000pieces.“Forthingslikethese,oncetheyaredugup,there’sonlyashorttimetosavethem.Icannotstop—thefasterIwork,themoreofourhistoryIcansave,”saidFang.4.HowdidFangfeelwhenhesawthelinefromTheBookofSongs?A.Moved. B.Bored. C.Shocked. D.Confused.5.WhatdoweknowaboutFang’sworkinChangshaafter2002?A.Hegotanationalawardrightafter. B.Hesolvedallpreservationissuesthere.C.Heworkedlonghourstopreservejiandu. D.HewenttheretostudyQinDynastyhistory.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decoloring”inparagraph4mean?A.Washingthesurfacetoremovedirt. B.Changingthecolorofjiandu.C.Preventingjiandufromturningblack. D.Recoveringthetruecolor.7.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromFang’sstory?A.Morehaste,lessspeed. B.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords. D.Wherethere’sawill,there’saway.CHaveyoueverseenananimalvideoonlinethatmadeyoustopandwonder?Videosshowingawolftakingcareofarabbit,oralionwalkingcalmlythroughasmalltownarenowspreadingwidely.ThisispossiblebecauseofAItechnology.However,scientistswarnsuchpopularvideosmayhurtrealwildlifeprotectionandspreadwrongideasaboutnature.AstudyinConservationBiologypointsoutthatAI-generatedanimalvideoscreateanuntrueworld,leadingtowrongideasaboutanimalbehaviorandwideningthegapbetweenpeopleandnature.Co-authorJoséGuerrero-Casadostressesthedangeroffalse(虚假的)information.Forexample,videosshowingbirdskilling“bad”snakesmightmakepeoplelesswillingtoprotectsnakes,andcreatefalseideasaboutanimalsthatarealreadyindanger.Theeffectonchildrenisespeciallyworrying.Thesevideoscangivethemwrongideasabouthowpeopleandanimalsreallygetalong.Whenchildrendiscoverthatreal-worldanimalsdonotactastheydointhesemade-upvideos,itcanhavetheoppositeresult,finallymakingthemfeellessconnectedtonature.Thisriskgrowsasyoungpeopleincreasinglyturntosocialmediaforinformation.So,howcanonerecognizethesevideos?Expertssuggestlookingforafewsigns:unnaturalanimalmovementsthatappeartoosmoothorseemimpossibleinreallife;lightandshadowsthatdonotlookquiteright;andsmalldetailslikefurorfeathersthatappearunclearorrepeatinanunusualway.Todealwiththeserisks,theresearchteamsuggestsputtingmoreeffortintoeducation,liketeachingmedialiteracy(素养)inschools.Asanotherco-authorFranciscoSánchezsays,thegoalistomakesure“childrenlearnearlythattherearenolionslivinghere.”Whiletheythinkthisisimportant,theresearchersalsosaythatschoollessonsalonecannotstopthespreadoffalseinformationmadebyAI.Thisleadstoanimportantquestionaboutwhoelseinsocietyneedstohelpsolvethisproblem,ifschooleducationisnotenough.8.Howdoestheauthorpresenttheissueinthefirstparagraph?A.Bygivingexamples. B.Bymakingacomparison.C.Byquotinganexpert. D.Bysharinganexperience.9.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAI-generatedanimalvideos?A.Theymakechildrenloveanimalsless. B.Theymainlyfocusonspeciesindanger.C.Theymaymakeanimalsseemdangerous. D.Theycreateafalseunderstandingofnature.10.Accordingtoparagraph4,whichismostprobablyanAI-generatedvideo?A.Aparrotwithclearfeathers. B.Acatwithnaturalshadows.C.Adogwithunusualmarks. D.Afrogwithextremelysmoothjumps.11.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussnext?A.Themedialiteracylessons. B.Thedutiesofsocialmedia.C.Thepopularityofsuchvideos. D.Thethreatstowildlifeprotection.DLearningtoplayaninstrumentseemstoimprovereadingskillsinyoungchildrenbyenhancingtheirabilitytorecognizeandusethesoundsthatmakeupwords.Musictraininghaslongbeenlinkedtoimprovedearlyreadingabilities,buthowitdoesthiswasn’tclear.Tofindoutmore,MariaGarcia-de-SoriaattheUniversityofAberdeen,UK,andhercolleaguesstudied57children,aged5to9,withroughlyequalnumbersofboysandgirls.Abouthalfhadbeenlearninganinstrumentforatleastamonthandwerepractisingforaminimumofhalfanhouraweek,whiletherestdidnon-musicalextracurricularactivities.Theyfoundthatchildrenwhowerelearninganinstrumentoutperformedtheothersontestsofphonological(语音的)awareness.Thisistheabilitytorecognizeandusethesoundsthatformwords.Theyalsoshowedbetterreadingskills.Theteamcontrolledforfactorsthatcaninfluenceliteracy—theabilitytoreadandwrite,suchassocioeconomicstatusandgeneralcognitiveability.Inthestudy,theresearchersusedEEG—electroencephalography(脑电图).Torecordthechildren’sbrainactivityastheylistenedtoarecordingofTheGingerbreadManfairytale.Theyfoundthatstrongerneuralactivityinlanguage-relatedcentersofthelefthemisphere(半球)ofthebrainwasconnectedwithbetterreadingoutcomesforallthechildren.However,themusicalgroupshowedhigherreadingscoresevenwithlowerlevelsofthisbrainactivity,whichmaymeantheyhavemoreadult-likeprocessingoflanguage.“Adultstendtousebothsidesofthebraintoprocessmusicandspeech,andsometimesmoreontherighthemisphere.Themusicallytrainedchildrenseemtohaveamoreadult-liketrackingofspeech,”saysGarcia-de-Soria.“Thefindingthatmusicaltrainingimprovesthelefthemispherephonologicalencodingprocessesoflanguageisinagreementwiththebroaderliterature(文献),”saysAliceMadoProverbioattheUniversityofMilano-BicoccainItaly.However,musictrainingcanalsoleadtochangesintherighthemisphereofthebrain,promotingfasterreading,shesays.12.Whatcanwelearnaboutthechildreninthestudy?A.Mostwereunder6yearsold. B.Fewgirlscouldplayaninstrument.C.Aroundhalfreceivedmusictraining. D.Moreboysparticipatedinthestudy.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“outperformed”meaninParagraph2?A.Didworsethan. B.Didbetterthan.C.Wasequalto. D.Hadnothingtodowith.14.Whatcanweinferaboutthemusicallytrainedchildren?A.Theyprocessedspeechlesseffectivelythanadults.B.Theyhadaspeech-processingmodesimilartoadults.C.Theyperformedworseinreadingthannon-musicalchildren.D.Theyshowedhigherbrainactivitythannon-musicalchildren.15.WhatdoesProverbiosayaboutmusictraining?A.Ithasnosignificantimpactonbothsidesofthebrain.B.Itinfluencesbothhemispherestoimprovereadingskills.C.Itonlyaffectsthelefthemisphere’slanguageprocessing.D.Itmainlychangestherighthemispheretoenhancereading.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Witheachbookyouread,yourmindexpands,yourvocabularygrows,andyourimaginationgetsagoodexercise.Butmanypeoplefindthemselvesreadingfewerbooksthantheywant.____16____Keepabookonyou.Oneofthebestwaystomakesureyou’rereadingasmuchaspossibleistohaveabookonyouatmost(orall!)times.____17____Maybeit’swhileyouwaitinlinetogetacoffee.Orwhileyouwaitforyourbus.Basically,anytimeyouwouldpullyourphoneoutandscroll,youcanpullyourbookoutandreadit.____18____Howmuchyoushouldreadadayisuptoyou,butgivingyourselfasmalldailygoalwillhelpyoukeepyourreadinghabit,especiallyduringbusierdays.Isuggestasweet-spotof20minutesperday.Sure,ifyouareabletoreadmoreduringaday,justgoforit.Don’tbeafraidtoquit.Ithappenstomostofus.Wepickupabookwiththeintentionoffinishingitinnotime,butthestoryisjustnotforus.Themaincharactermaybeunlikable.____19____Whateverthereason,wejustdon’twanttokeepreadingit.Andthat’sokay.Whenyoujustaren’tintoabook,youshould100%quitreadingit.Findareadingcommunity.____20____Theyallowyouaspacetodivedeeperintowhatyou’rereadingabout.Findingareadingcommunityiseasierthanyouthink.Asidefromthecountlessreadinggroupsontheinternet,manylocalbookstoresandlibrarieshostbookclubsoftheirown.It’sreallynicetomeetpeoplewhoenjoythesamehobbiesasyou.A.Setadailygoal.B.Readasmuchaspossible.C.It’sofgreatimportancetochooseagoodbook.D.Hereareafewtipstohelpyoureadmorebooks.E.Orthelanguagemaybetoodifficulttounderstand.F.Therearemanyoccasionswhenyouhavetheopportunitytoread.G.Thingslikebookclubsareagreatwaytoencourageyoutokeepreading.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。Inafifth-gradescienceclassinMassachusetts,WillGladstonelearnedthatthepopulationofaparticularseabirdwasdecreasingrapidly.Determinedtocontributeto____21____efforts,heandhisyoungerbrotherMattydecidedtosellbrightbluesockstoraisefunds.Thus,in2016,theBlueFeetFoundationwas____22____.Initially,thebrothers____23____onasmallscale(规模).Theyboughtsocksfromasupplier,designedalogo,andlaunchedasimplewebsite.Theirfatherprovideda____24____forthefirstbatchofseveralhundredpairs.Asordersgraduallyincreased,theypersonally____25____packagingandshipmentfromtheirhome.However,being____26____posedchallenges.Manyorganizationswere____27____tosupportthem,consideringtheirage.Unshaken,theypersisted.Theirefforts____28____whentheGalapagosConservancy,anorganizationdedicatedtoprotectingthebirds’naturalhabitat,____29____theirprojectandfeatureditintheirnewsletter.Thisrecognitionsignificantly____30____theirvisibility(知名度)andsales.Theprojectexpanded____31____.Thesocksweresoldacrossall50statesandtoover30countriesworldwide.Tomanagethegrowing____32____,thebrothersemployedaUScompanyforpackagingandshiftedproductiontoEcuador,thusalsosupportingthelocal____33____.Todate,thefoundationhasraisedhundredsofthousandsofdollars,withallprofits____34____tobirdconservationagencies.Theireffortshaveearnedthemmultipleawards,andmoreimportantly,theyhavesuccessfullybrought____35____tothecause.WillandMattyhavedemonstratedthatdeterminationandcreativitycandrivemeaningfulchange,regardlessofage.21.A.business B.conservation C.education D.research22.A.established B.canceled C.ignored D.discovered23.A.played B.traveled C.studied D.operated24.A.gift B.reward C.loan D.list25.A.avoided B.handled C.delayed D.forgot26.A.shy B.outgoing C.unfamiliar D.young27.A.eager B.hesitant C.anxious D.keen28.A.fellapart B.madesense C.paidoff D.wenton29.A.concluded B.adjusted C.supported D.denied30.A.improved B.kept C.affected D.lowered31.A.slowly B.greatly C.temporarily D.slightly32.A.demand B.supply C.cost D.criticism33.A.culture B.economy C.environment D.tourism34.A.owed B.lent C.returned D.donated35.A.energy B.confusion C.attention D.talent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。The2025InternationalYouthPoetryFestivalheldaspecialsessionbetweenChinaandLatinAmericannations.FromSundaytoThursday,40poetsfrom15LatinAmericanandCaribbeancountries,togetherwith37Chinesepoets,visitedXi’anandShangluoinShaanxiprovince____36____(learn)aboutChineseculture.WhentheyarrivedinXi’anonSundayevening,awelcomeceremony____37____(hold)atthefamousYongningGate.Thenextday,theylearnedaboutthehistoryoftheQinandHan____38____(dynasty)byvisitingthewell-knownTerracottaWarriorsandtheShaanxiHistoryMuseum.AttheTwelveHoursofChang’anthemeblock,thepoets,____39____(dress)inTangDynasty(618-907)attire(服装),weretransportedbacktothetimeintheTangDynasty.TheyexperiencedthelifeinChang’an,onceacentre____40____botheasternandwesternculturesandthestartingpointoftheSilkRoad.AtTangParadise,athemeparknexttotheGiantWildGoosePagoda,theyweretreatedtoanattractive____41____(perform)ofDongcangdrummusic,aroyalmusicalformfromtheTangDynasty.Thepoetsalsovisitedthreelocaluniversities—NorthwestUniversity,ShaanxiNormalUniversityandXi’anInternationalStudiesUniversity—____42____theyparticipatedinpoetryreadingsanddiscussionswithstudentspassionateaboutpoetry.OnWednesday,thepeople____43____(take)partinthefestivalwenttotheQinlingMountains.TheyvisitedavillageinShangluoand____44____(enjoy)localperformances,handicrafts,andfood.Theseactivities____45____(deep)interestedthepoetswhohadcomefromfarawaytoChina.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是校英文报记者：你校上周组织学生到市科技馆参观了一场以“现代科技与非遗”为主题的展览。请为校英文报写一篇新闻报道。内容包括：1.展览的时间地点；2.展览的内容与特色；3.展览的意义。注意：1.词数120词左右；2.可适当增加情节，以使行文连贯。WhenModernTechnologyMeetsIntangibleCulturalHeritage____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分25分）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.Harringtonseemedtobeaverysecretivewoman.FromthemomentImovedintotheneighborhood,shehadbeendistant,almosttothepointofbeingrude,tome.Sheavoidedeyecontactandbrushedoffanyattemptatconversation.Everyday,withoutfail,shewouldheadtoanoldtentlocatedabout20feetfromherhouseat9amandagainat9pm.Shealwayscarriedtwoshoppingbagsandwoulddisap