湖南省长沙市部分学校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湖南省长沙市部分学校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。AWhetheryouarehopingtorelaxoryouarelookingforwardtostayingactiveinvacation,seekingoutgreathikesisagoodidea.IfyouareplanningatriptosouthernCalifornia,oryouliveinSanDiego,nowitistimetosearchfornewhikingtrails(路线).HerearesomeofthemostpopularhikesinSanDiego.CuyamacaPeak(顶峰)ThepeakisinCuyamacaRanchoStatePark,andyou’llseeplentyofsnow-cappedtreessoit’sgonnabeverycold.Thereare37trailsinthestatepark,butyou’llwanttosticktoAzaleaGlenLoop.It’sadifficultseven-milehikethatwillbringyourighttoCuyamacaPeak.CedarGreekFallsForthishike,you’llhikefromtheCedarCreekFallstotheDevil’sPunchBowl,whichisapoolatthebaseofCedarCreekFalls.Itcanreallyheatupinsummer,anditishardtohike,sobesuretopacklotsofwaterandprotein-filledsnacks.Swami’sBeachTakethetrailfromSwami’sBeachtoCardiffBeachandyouwillexperienceimpressiveoceanviewsandthesmoothsoundofwavescrashingontothesand.Asaneasyout-and-backhike,thepathisaccessible(可进入的)fromSwami’sBeachandisaboutthreemilesintotal.CowlesMountainItiswellknownthatCowlesMountainisthehighestpointinSanDiego—soit’sworthvisitingforthefactthatyoucanseeMexicofromthepeak.Thethree-milehikeisquitedifficult.Ifyouarewillingtowakeupbeforethesun,CowlesMountainisabeautifulspottowatchthesunrise.It’soneofSanDiego’smostpopularhikes,sostartingearlymightalsohelpavoidthecrowds.1.WhatdoyouneedtotakeifyouchoosetheCuyamacaPeak?A.Amap. B.Awarmcoat. C.Foodandwater. D.Anumbrella.2.WhatcanyouseeifyouchoosetoSwami’sBeach?A.Animpressivepool. B.Treescoveredwithsnow.C.Incredibleoceanviews. D.AnoverviewofMexico.3.Whichhikingtrailwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseebeautifulsunrise?A.CedarGreekFalls. B.CuyamacaPeak.C.Swami’sBeach. D.CowlesMountain.BJeffSteelewasborninTexasandgrewupinMississippi.Agiftedsinger,Jeffbeganwritingsongswhenhewasinhighschool.“IwasgoingtobethenextLionelRichie,”herecallswithasmile.Intime,however,Jeffbegantowritesongs,andintheearly1980sformedagroupcalledTheSteeles.Withinadecade,notonlyhadthegroupsignedarecordingcontractwithDaywindRecords,butJeffbecameastaffwriterforthelabelandmovedhisfamilytoNashville,Tennessee.Throughoutthe1990s,JeffpennedastringofhitsforDaywind,includingfourNo.1songsforTheSteeles.ButnotonlydoesJeffwriteforhisgroup,healsohashissongsrecordedbyotherartiststhatincludeGreaterVision,TheFloridaBoys,ThePerrys,TheGaitherVocalBandandothers.Jeff’seffortshavecollectedfourBMIAwardsforradiosinglesbyKarenPeck&NewRiver,TheInspirations,andLegacyFive,alongwithapopularsongbyTheSteeles.ThatsongalsoreceivedaDoveAwardsnomination(提名),asdid“NotOneWord”byTheCollingsworthFamily.WhathaschangedforJeffregardingsongwritingoverthelastthreedecades?“Iusedtowriteeverythingalone,butnowIenjoyco-writing,especiallywithmyson,Brad.”TheSteeles’latestStowTownRecordsrelease,BetheReason,containsmultiplesongspennedbythefatherandson,witheachhavinganunusualfeel.PerhapsthisisbecauseBrad—atage30—iswritingasayoungmanfromthepointoflookingforward,andJeff—atage63—iswritingfromapenofwisdomandexperience.Thismayalsobepartofthereasonthattheirsongsareconnectingwithallofus:becausewe,aslisteners,canbenefitfrombothgenerations.4.WhomightLionelRichiebe?A.Awriter. B.AfriendofJeff’s.C.Awell-knownmusician. D.AmemberofTheSteeles.5.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlyfocuson?A.Jeff’scrucialroleinhisgroup. B.Jeff’sinfluenceonotherartists.C.Jeff’ssecrettosuccessasasinger. D.Jeff’sextraordinaryachievements.6.WhatisspecialaboutBetheReason?A.ItwascompletedbyBradhimself. B.Itcontainsamulti-generationalfeel.C.Itdisplayspeoplefromallwalksoflife. D.ItreceivedaDoveAwardsnomination.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJeff?A.Talentedanddevoted. B.Toughandgenerous.C.Scholarlyandfriendly. D.Ambitiousandimaginative.CWhenchoosingafriend,oneshouldbeverycareful.Agoodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimes,youwillmeetfair-weatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluck,butwhenyouaredown,theywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualitiesofcharacter,especiallyunderstanding,honestyandreliability(可靠).Firstofall,understandingisindeedthemostimportantinafriend.Agoodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.Heisnotquicktojudge.Instead,hetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson’splace,andhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.Atthesametime,however,agoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaultsinothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.Inshort,afriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptme.Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.Icanalwaysdependonagoodfriend.Ifhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintime,Icanbesurethathewillbethere.IfIneedafavor,hewilldohisbesttohelpme.IfIamintroublehewillnotrunawayfromme.Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.Aspecialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.Weshouldenjoyourlives,andwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.AgoodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlike.Weshareexperienceandlearnfromeachother.Agoodfriendhasagoodsenseofhurnor.Helikestolaughwithme.Thatishowwesharethejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinme.WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliable,honestandunderstanding,IknowI’vefoundafriend!8.Thewriterthinksthemostsignificantqualityofafriendis________.A.Honesty B.Reliability C.Beinghumorous D.Understanding9.Whichonemaybeafair-weatherfriend?A.Onethatisalwaysthereforyou. B.Onethatdistancesyouwhenyou’repoor.C.Onethatrecognisesothers’goodpoints. D.Onethatenjoysthesamethingsyouenjoy.10.Howmanyqualitiesarementionedinthepassage?A.Six. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thequalitiesofagoodfriend. B.Thesignificanceofhavingagoodfriend.C.Thetipsforgettingalongwithagoodfriend. D.Thegoodopportunitiesforfindingagoodfriend.DInmostcases,peoplepicktheeasiestwayout:thepathofleastresistance.Yet,itisthehardchoice—thepathofmostresistance—thatismorebeneficialandprovidesmostsuccessinthelongrun.Howdothesepathsdiffer?Whatarethedangersofaneasylife?Whataretherewardsforahardlife?Takingthepathofleastresistancemeanschoosingtheeasiestavailableoption,withoutthinkingaboutitslong-termconsequences.Forexample,youeatwhateverandwheneveryoulike.Itmayfeelniceatfirstbuttheyhaveaveryhighprice—guaranteedobesity(肥胖).Mostpeopleinmodernworldfollowthispath,andthisiswhysomanypeoplestrugglewithoutself-control,goodhabits,etc.Thepathofmostresistanceisaboutchoosingtheoptionthatwillleadtomorepersonalgrowth,evenifitmeanssufferingintheearlystage.Forexample,itmaycostyoualottoquitwatchingTVforhours.Butoverthelongterm,you’llfreeupalotoftimethatwillleadtoamoresatisfyinglitethanthatofacouchpotato.Atfirstsight,thiswayisunattractive.Itrequireseffortandlossofpleasure,andleadstopotentialsuffering.Yet,ontheothersideofallthatliesaworldofmoreconfidenceandself-control.Intheend,theymorethanmakeupforthepassingshallowpleasures.We’relazybynature.Somemaypointoutthatbecauseofthislazinessthatwenowenjoysomanywondersoftechnologythatpeopleinthepastwouldkilltohave.Butaskthesameindividualspraisinglazinessiftheywouldbehappylivingalifewhereeverythingisgiventothemthemomenttheythinkaboutit.Theywouldhavezerodifficulties,noaimsinlifeandnoobstacletogetoverandnowisehumanwouldwantsuchanexistence.12.Howdoestheauthorshowthedangersofchoosingtheeasypath?A.Byaskingquestions. B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bygivingexplanations. D.Bymakingacomparison.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?A.WatchingTVforhours. B.Gettingshallowpleasures.C.Havingmanylifestruggles. D.Choosingthepathofmostresistance.14.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthoragreewith?A.Lifeistobeenjoyed,notsuffered. B.Thereshouldbesomechallengesinlife.C.Setyourlitegoalsasearlyaspossible. D.Goodhabitsprovideshort-termpleasures.15.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Totellushumansarelazybynature.B.Toencourageustotakethehardpathoflife.C.Toprovethatlazinessleadstowondersinlife.D.Toshowthecommonlifestylesofyoungpeople.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。HowtoHaveaSuccessfulTeenageLifeEveryonedreamsofsuccessintheirlife,don’tthey?Evenasateenager,youcanachievesuccessinyourlife;itreallyisn’tthathard.___16___·Dowellinschool.Nomatterhowboringitisnow,educationwillhelpyoubeaproductivememberinsociety.___17___Listentotheteachers,doyourhomework,study,andgetgoodgrades.Doingsowillhelpyougetintoabetteruniversity,whichwillenableyoutohaveabrightfuture.Schoolsetsyouupontherighttrack!·___18___Volunteeringcannotonlyimproveyourcommunity'sstatus(状况),butitcouldmakeyouhappier.Studiesshowthatpeoplewhovolunteerarelesslikelytodevelopdepression(抑郁)thanpeoplewhodon’t.Findchancestodovolunteerworkthatinterestsyou.Forexample,ifyouloveanimals,volunteeratananimalshelter.Ifyoulovehelpingtheenvironment,planttreesorpickuplitter.___19___·Benicetoyourparentsandteachers.Remember,they’retheretohelpyoubethebestthatyoucanbe.Respectthemandvaluetheiropinions,eveniftheyannoyyousometimes.___20___Youdon’tgettochooseyourteachersoryourfamily,butyoustillhavetoputupwiththem.Learnhowtodealwithpeoplenow,becausewhenyou’reanadult,youdon’tgettochooseyourbossoryourco-workers,solearnhowtorespectthemnow.Thesepointscanhelpyouenjoysuccessinyourteenagelife.A.Livelifetothefullest.B.Dogoodinyourcommunity.C.Tryyourbestforexcellenceinschool.D.Herearesometipsthatmightbehelpful.E.Itwillhelpyoupasstimeanddevelopyourpersonality.F.Helpingotherswillmakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.G.Keepitinmindthattheydowhattheydobecausetheycareaboutyou.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。Alejandrocan’twaittogethometodiveintohiscandle-makingbusinessassoonashereturnshomefromschooleverydaywhileotherchildrenplaygames,____21____theirpetsorwatchTV.ItallstartedwhenAlejandro____22____thatcommercialcandlesgavehismumheadaches.He____23____theremustbeawaytomakeanall-naturalcandlethatwas____24____.Sohe____25____intotheworldofwax(蜡)andfoundasoy-basedwaxthatischemical-free,andSmellofLoveCandleswas____26____.Alejandrosoldhiscandlestohisneighboursatlocalfairs.Thenhisonlineordersbegan____27____.Inthefallof2022,heopenedhisfirstretailstore(零售店),becomingthe____28____leaseholderatTysonsCornerCentre.Ashiscandlesbecomeamuchbigger____29____,heisalwaysexperimentingwithnewscents(气味).Hismotheris____30____withhersonandlovestospendtimewithhimashisbusinessgrows.Shesaysithasstrengthenedtheir____31____andthatit’sbeengreattoseehowhismindworks,____32____,“It’sbeenreallyinspiring.”Withallthe____33____thatseemstorob(剥夺)manyofusofthemotivationtomoveforward,Alejandrohaschosento____34____asolutionthatworks,notonlyforhim,butasa(n)____35____toothers.21.A.adopt B.choose C.walk D.abandon22.A.discovered B.promised C.declared D.agreed23.A.predicted B.claimed C.figured D.proved24.A.safe B.popular C.cheap D.valuable25.A.ran B.dug C.broke D.changed26.A.exposed B.known C.highlighted D.born27.A.payingoff B.turningon C.comingout D.pickingup28.A.smartest B.youngest C.richest D.greatest29.A.effect B.trend C.shock D.operation30.A.impressed B.familiar C.strict D.concerned31.A.hobby B.relationship C.power D.ability32.A.shouting B.announcing C.adding D.explaining33.A.information B.trouble C.involvement D.progress34.A.focuson B.agreeon C.dependon D.reflecton35.A.future B.relief C.success D.inspiration第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。Asthe____36____(large)rainforestintheworld,theAmazonrainforestplaysasignificantroleinmaintainingthefinebalanceoftheEarth’secosystem.TheAmazonrainforestcrossesintoeight____37____(country),