辽宁省大连市滨城联盟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辽宁省大连市滨城联盟2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AHighSchoolProgrammesinAustraliaBeautifulweather,friendlypeopleandawidelyvariedlandscapearejustafewofthereasonsyoushouldchoosetospendtimeinAustraliaasahighschoolstudent.Herearesomeprogrammesyoucanchoosefrom.HighSchoolExchangeIndividualsstudyingforasemesterorfullyearinAustraliawillusuallylivewithahostfamily.ThisisagreatopportunityforstudentstoseewhatdailyfamilylifeislikeinAustralia.StudentslearningEnglishwillseetheirlanguageskillsimprovebycommunicatingwiththeirnewfriendsandhostfamily,whilethosefamiliarwiththelanguagealreadycanusethisopportunitytolearnmoreabouttheday-to-daylifeinAustralia.YouthTravelToursTraveltoursforteensareawonderfulwayforhighschoolstudentstospendashort,concentratedamountoftimeabroad.Toursareusuallyfordifferentthemessuchascooking,adventuretravel,orvolunteerism.Studentswillhaveafun,uniqueexperiencewhileincorporatingeducationalcomponentslikeenvironmentalorculturalstudies—andallwithoutmissingyournormalcourseworkbackhome.SummerStudyProgrammeForstudentswhoonlyhaveafewmonthsofthesummerbreakavailable,anadvancedsummerprogrammeisperfect.Justkeepinmind,thesummerofthenorthernhemisphere(半球)isactuallythewinterofAustralia.Oftentimesthesesummerprogrammescanbepartneredwithuniversitiesthatwillallowstudentstoreceivecollegecredits.1.WhatcanHighSchoolExchangeoffer?A.Agoodcommandofwhatwelearnatschool.B.AbetterunderstandingofAustralianculture.C.Awonderfulwaytocommunicatewithfamousteachers.D.Apreciouschancetomakefriendsfromdifferentcountries.2.WhomaywanttochooseYouthTravelTours?A.Thosewhohaveeverbeenvolunteers. B.Thosewhoareinterestedincooking.C.Thosewholikedoingadventuresports. D.Thosewhowanttotakeapart-timejob.3.Whichprogrammeshouldyouchooseifyouwanttoearncollegecredits?A.SummerStudyProgramme. B.YouthTravelTours.C.HighSchoolExchange. D.Alloftheprogrammes.BGrowingup,Iunderstoodonethingaboutmydad:Hekneweverything.Inmyteenyears,hetaughtmethingsI’dneedtoknowtosurviveintherealworld:howtodriveastickshift,howtocheckthecartyre’s(轮胎)pressure,andthecorrectknifetousetocutacantaloupe.WhenImovedoutonmyown,Icalledhimatleastonceaweek,usuallywhensomethingbrokeinmyapartmentandIneededtoknowhowtofixit:thetoilet,theair-conditioning,thewall,once,whenIthrewashoeataterrifyingspider.Butthen,eventually,Ineededhimless.Igotmarried,andmyhusbandhadmostoftheknowledgeIlackedaboutgutter(排水沟)cleaningandwaterheatersandnondestructiveinsectremoval.Foreverythingelse,wehadGoogle.Ididn’tknowwhenithappened,butourconversationsturnedintosixwordswhenIcalled.Me:“Hi,Dad.”Him:“Hi,sweet.Here’sMom.”Ilovedmydad,ofcourse,butIwonderedattimesifmaybehehadalreadysharedeverythingIneededtoknow.MaybeI’dheardallhisstories.Maybe,afterknowingamanfor40years,there’snothinglefttosay.Then,twosummersago,myhusband,ourfourkidsandImovedinwithmyparentsforthreeweekswhileourhousewasbeingpainted.Theyownedalakehouse,andmydadaskedmetohelphimrebuildthebulkhead(舱壁).Itwasahardandmanualjob.Wegotwetandsandy.Butasweputthenewbulkheadtogetherpiecebypiece,mydadknewexactlywhatwentwhere.Ilookedathim,“Howdoyouknowhowtobuildabulkhead?”“IspentasummerincollegebuildingitontheJerseyShore.”“Youdid?”IthoughtIkneweverythingaboutmydad,butIneverknewthis.Irealizedthatmaybeit’snotthatthere’snothinglefttosay.Maybeit’sjustthatI’vespentmylifeaskinghimthewrongquestions.Thatday,mydadtalkedaboutwhathehadlearnedandwhathecoulddoexcitedly.Wechattedandchattedforalongtime.Afewweekslater,aftermyfamilyandImovedbackintoourpaintedhouse,Icalledmyparents.“Hi,sweets,”hesaid.“Here’sMom.”“Wait,Dad,”Isaid.“Howareyou?”Weendeduptalkingabouteverythinghewasworkingon.Toanyoneelse,itwouldsoundlikeanormalconversationbetweenadadandhisdaughter.Buttome,itwasnovelandanewbeginning.Ispentthefirstpartofmylifeneedingtotalktomydad.NowItalktohimbecauseIwantto.4.Whydidtheauthorfeelthatsheneededtocallherdadbeforeshegotmarried?A.Shecalledtomakesurehewaspleased. B.Shewantedtotalktohimforknowledge.C.Sheknewherparentsmissedhersomuch. D.Shewasaskedtocallhimonceaweek.5.Whyhadn’ttheauthorgotsomethingtotalkwithherfatherbeforeshemovedbacktobewithhim?A.Herfatherwasoldandhedidn’tkeepupwiththeworld.B.Herfatheralwaysthoughthewasrightineverything.C.Shedidn’thavemoretolearnfromhimthanshethought.D.Shespentheryoungeragesaskinghimtoomanyquestions.6.Whatdoesthefather’sanswer“Hi,sweet.Here’sMom.”mean?A.Theauthor’smotherisansweringthephone. B.Theauthor’smotherknowswhathashappened.C.Hewillgivethephonetotheauthor’smother. D.Hefindstheauthor’smothersweetandkind.7.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribethefather?A.Creativeandfaithful. B.Selflessandbrave.C.Inspiringandgenerous. D.Lovingandexperienced.CForavastmajorityofus,oursmartphonesarethelifeline.Ifitislost,alotisunachievable,suchasgettingguidedtoworkandorderingcoffee.Thissoundslikeanightmare(噩梦).Butitshouldnotbeexactlyfar-fetched.Despitebeingmoredigitallyconnectedthanever,wearelonelierandmoreanxious.Anxietyratesincreasedby25%globally.Depressionnowaffectsover280millionpeopleworldwide.Allofthisarisesfromourgrowingdependenceonsocialmediaandsmarttechnologiesdesignedtoofferquickreliefbutoftenattheexpenseofdeep,meaningfulactivities.Whiletheseconveniencesoffershort-termrelief,theymayweakenourthinkingskills.Forexample,GPShasundeniablytransformedthewaywetravel.Buta2020studyfoundthatfrequentGPSusersstrugglemorewithself-guidedexploration.Overtime,thosewhoreliedmoreonGPSshowedasharpdecreaseinspatialmemoryandproblem-handlingskills.However,reducingdependenceontheseconveniencescanresultindiscomfort.Inseekingcomforttoday,wemightbetradingawaysomediscomfort.Thatistheproblem:theverydiscomfortweavoidisoftenwhatstrengthensus.Regardingstress,akindofdiscomfort,asachallengeratherthanathreatleadstobetteroutcomes.Researchshowsthatmildstresscanimproveadaptability.Neuroscience(神经科学)revealsthatneuroplasticity—thebrain’sabilitytoformnewconnections—issharpenedthroughchallengingexperiences.Thisadaptabilitycountsfordevelopingresilience(抗逆力),aprocessfueledbybothmentalchallengesandactiveeffort.Butthisdoesn’tmeanweshouldabandoncomfortentirely;it’stobalanceitwithintentionaldiscomfort.Thinkofitassmallandmanageabledifficultiesthatkeepourmentalandemotionalmusclesstrong,suchaswritingwithapen,orwashingdishesbyhand.Thesesmallactsareenoughtoreawakentheresiliencewe’veburiedunderlayersofease.So,thenexttimeyoufeelthepullofease,pause.Askyourself:Isthismomentarycomforthelpingmegroworisitkeepingmestuck?Choosingdiscomfortisn’teasy,butsometimes,it’sworthit.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“far-fetched”inParagraph1probablymean?A.Likelytochange. B.Certaintofunction.C.Unabletorelateto. D.Easytoappear.9.Whatmaydigitalconveniencescauseaccordingtothetext?A.Thelossofthinkingability. B.Themeaningfulinvolvement.C.Thelackofnecessarycomfort. D.Thefastbutinsignificantrelief.10.Whichisareal-lifeapplicationofintentionaldiscomfort?A.ExploringacitybyusingGPS. B.Takingthestairsinsteadofthelift.C.Writinganemailusingvoice-to-text. D.Orderingtake-outfoodafterwork.11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Topersuadereaderstobuygoodsmartphones.B.Toencouragereaderstoacceptdiscomfort.C.Tourgereaderstoemploysmarttechnologies.D.Toremindreaderstothinkcreatively.DRecyclingisagreatwayofdoingyourbitfortheenvironmentandhelpingtoprotecttheearth’spreciousresources.However,anewstudyhasrevealedthatourdesiretobesustainablemaybedoingmoreharmthangood.AccordingtowastecompanyBiffa,thisisbecauseof“wish-cycling”—assumingthatitemssuchasdisposablecoffeecupsandpizzaboxeswillberecycledifputintherecyclingbin.Infact,pollutionfromthoseitemsorothernon-recyclablescanresultinrecyclableitemsthathavebeenputinthecorrectbingoingtolandfill.DavidHeaton,abusinessdirectoratBiffa,said:“Pollutionhappenswhenitemsaredisposedofinthewrongbinsorhaven’tbeencleanedbeforebeingrecycled.”ExpertsatBiffaanalyzedtheamountsofnon-targetandnon-recyclablematerialsthatenteredUKmaterialrecyclingfacilitiesbetween2016and2020.Itwasfoundthat,in2016,theaveragepollutionrateofrecyclingwastewas13.4percent,risingoverfouryearsto17percentbytheendof2020.Thisshowsthat,evenaspeoplearebecomingmoreeco-conscious,wish-cyclingisincreasingbothinhouseholdsandbusinesses.TheBiffaexpertssaythatoneofthebestwaystopreventpollutionofrecyclingistocleanrecyclablewastebeforeputtingitinthebin.Theysuggestcuttingoffthetopofoldpizzaboxesandonlyrecyclingthatparttoavoidpollutionfromthegrease(油脂).Checktheon-packagingrecyclinglabeltocheckitcanactuallyberecycledWhenitcomestoplastics,Biffarecommendscheckingtheresincode,thenumberintheplastictriangle,toknowwhetheritshouldgointherecyclingbin.Ingeneral,resincodes1,2,4and5arerecyclable,while3,6and7arenot.Largeritems,likeelectronics,furnitureandbatteries,canalsoberecycledbutoftencannotgoinhouseholdrecyclingbinsastheyneedspecialistseparating.Thesewillneedtobetakentorecyclingcentersorsustainablewastemanagementcompanies.“It’svitalasanationthatwegetbetterateffective‘pre-cycling’—sortingwastecorrectlybeforecollectiontoreducepollutionrates,”addedMr.Heaton.12.What’sthetruthof“wish-cycling”accordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Thedesiretoleadasustainablelife.B.Thegoodintentiontohelprecycling.C.Thehabitofthrowingitemsthatendupinlandfills.D.Thepracticeofrecyclingitemsthatcannotberecycled.13.WhathasexpertsatBiffaconcludedaftertheiranalysis?A.Peoplearebecomingmoreeco-conscious.B.Wish-cyclingisontheriseinrecentyears.C.Pollutionhappenslessfrequentlyinrecyclingfacilities.D.Peopleareusedtocleaningrecyclablewastebeforeputtingitinthebin.14.Whichofthefollowingisaproperwayofrecycling?A.Disposeofelectronicstogetherwithhouseholdwaste.B.Skipthestepofcheckingtheon-packagingrecyclinglabel.C.Checktheresincodeofplasticstoseewhetheritisrecyclableornot.D.Cutoffthetopofoldpizzaboxandthrowtheresttotherecyclingbin.15.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.Recycling:aBigProject B.Wish-cycling:aNewTrendC.Wish-cycling:aGrowingConcern D.Pre-cycling:anEffectiveMethod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。选项中有两处为多余选项。Whatmakessportsstarssogoodatwhattheydo?Howcanaviolinisteffortlesslyperformachallengingpiecewithoutlookingatthemusic?____16____Morespecifically,itcanbetermed“overlearning”.Overlearninghappenswhenyoupracticeorstudysomethingevenafteryou’vealreadymasteredit.____17____However,itdoesn’talwaysstaythere.Ifthatskillorinformationisn’tusedagainsoonafter,thebrainwillclearitaway.Thisisabigchallengenotonlyforteachersandtrainersbutalsoforlearners.Somefactorscanhelpkeepthelearninginplace.____18____Interaction(互动)isnecessary.Iftheprocessmakesthelearnerlaughorstruggle,oritrequiresadditionalhelp,itislesslikelytobeforgotten.Besides,whentheinformationisrevisitedregularly,thebrainrecognizesitsimportance.Buthowcanwekeeprevisitingthesamepointsintrainingpracticeswithoutbecomingbored?That’swhereoverlearningisimportant.Skillsandknowledgeshouldberevisitedindifferentways.Forexample,intennis,serving(发球)isextremelyimportant,andtherearesevenstepsinachievingaperfectserve.Coacheswillgetplayerstopracticeeachofthosesevenstagesrepeatedly.____19____Thelearninggoalremainsthesame;it'sthemethodthatchanges.Whileoverlearninghasitsadvantages,itcanalsocreateafalsesenseofmastery.Ifyou’vepractisedsomethingoverandoveragain,youcancertainlybehighlyfluent(流畅的).Butit’seasytoconfusefluencyandunderstanding.Forinstance,there’sabigdifferencebetweenknowingallthefeaturesofaproductandeffectivelyusingthosefeaturestomakeasale.____20____A.Testingisgoodforactivelearning.B.Theanswerliesinlearningthroughrepetition.C.Studentsbenefitfromoverlearningdifficulttexts.D.Topreventboredom,they'llintroducevariousways.E.Applyingknowledgeisjustasimportantasstoringit.F.Primarily,informationshouldbelearnedinanactiveway.G.Newlylearnedinformationremainsinourbrainforawhile.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Weliveinaworldincreasinglycontrolledbyscience.Sinceelementaryschool,Ihavealways____21____subjectslikescienceandmath.Tome,thesesubjects,fullofdiscoveriesand____22____,seemtoplayamoreimportantroleinhumanprogressthanhumanities(人文学科).AndIalways____23____thoughtofthesesubjectsasmorereliableandseriousthanclasseslikeEnglish.Iftherewasnoright____24____,Ithought,whybother?ButrecentlyIhadan____25____thattaughtmemyinterestsinlearningaremoreflexiblethanIhadthought:Itookmyfirstphilosophy(哲学)class.BeforeIenteredtheclassroom,Iwas____26____.Iwaitedoutsidewiththeotherstudentsandwonderedwhatexactlyphilosophywouldinvolve.I____27____gettingintoprettylongandboringconversationsintendedtoreflectonthemeaningoflife.ButwhatIgotwassomethingquite____28____.Ayoungmaninjeans,Mr.Jones—“butyoucancallmeRob”—wasfarfromthewhite-haired,buttoned-upoldmanIhad____29____.Ratherthanpullingusintoboringargumentsaboutdifficult-to-understandphilosophicalpoints,Rob____30____usonourlevel.Totalkfreewill,welookedatourownchallenges.Totalkmorals,wereviewedthe____31____wehadmade.Bytheendofclass,I’ddiscoveredthatquestionswithnorightanswercanturnouttobethemost____32____ones.It____33____methatifIletgoofmyprejudice(偏见),IcanactuallygetalotoutofthesubjectsIonce____34____.Theclasstaughtme—inmorewaysthanone—tolookatthingswitha(n)____35____mind.21.A.preferred B.chosen C.avoided D.evaluated22.A.numbers B.advances C.puzzles D.challenges23.A.anxiously B.hopefully C.naturally D.impatiently24.A.reason B.method C.direction D.answer25.A.idea B.incident C.experience D.accident26.A.hopeful B.doubtful C.confident D.nervous27.A.imagined B.remembered C.tried D.enjoyed28.A.unique B.common C.strange D.different29.A.mentioned B.met C.missed D.expected30.A.agreedwith B.checkedon C.communicatedwith D.dependedon31.A.suggestions B.choices C.promises D.arrangements32.A.difficult B.effective C.attractive D.discouraging33.A.hit B.confused C.warned D.worried34.A.didwellin B.thoughtlittleof C.lookedforwardto D.spokehighlyof35.A.strong B.sharp C.ready D.open第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。CanredTVdramasawakenastrongdesireinyoungpeople____36____(learn)aboutChina’srevolutionary(革命的)history?Theanswerisyes.ChineseTVdramaAwakeningAge,whichtellsthestoryofhowtheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)wasfoundedin1921,endedseveralmonthsago,butitremainsahottopiconsocialmedia,

____37____thediscussionshowsthatithasplayedapositiveroleineducatingyoungpeopleaboutChina’srevolutionaryhistory.TheTVseries____38____(celebrate)thisyear’s100thanniversaryofthefoundingoftheCPChaswonhighpraiseonline.Thestoriesoftheyoungpeopleinthedrama—whodevotedeverything,eventheirlives,

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therevolution—havetouchedalargenumberofviewers.Thestorytellingintheshowhasalsobeenapplaudedbyviewersforsuccessfullyshowingthe____40____(deep)oftheCPC’shistoryandspirit,aswellasthewarmthofChinaandeveryfamilyinthecountry.Manyaudiences____41____(inspire)tofindbackgroundinformationabouttheseriesandcommentedthatthiswastheirfirsttimeto____42____(voluntary)learnthehistoryaboutthefoundingofthePartyandthecountry.“Afterwatchingthedrama,IrereadthesenovelsandfindthatIcannowfullyunderstandthemessage____43____(send)toreaders,”saidLiLin,____44____18-year-oldviewer.Recentlysomeschoolteachershaveshownshortvideo____45____(scene)fromthedramainclassestoarousestudents’interestinthetimeperiodandhelpthemlearnmoreabouthistory.AjuniorhighschoolteacherfromTaiyuan,innorthChina’sShanxiProvince,saidthatthishasproveneffectiveassomestudentstoldherafterclassthattheshowhadleftastrongimpressiononthem.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）46.假设你是校英文报编辑李华，近期收到一封署名为Anxiety的求助信，在信中该同学表示由于考试临近压力剧增。请用英文给该同学回信，内容要点如下：1.表示安慰；2.提出建议；3.表达祝愿。注意:1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读后续写（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。MybrotherJackwassosmartthatheearnedafullscholarshiptoHarvard.Ioftenwishedhewasn’tsoperfectbecauseitmademefeellikeIhadtoworktwiceashardjusttoprovemyselftoothers.Ontheonehand,hissuccesswasachallengethatIenjoyed,butontheotherhand,itwasahugeamountofpressurethatIstruggledtocopewith.Tobalancehisrecordinhighschool,IfeltlikeIwasconstantlyrunningonatreadmill(跑步机),devotingeverymomenttoanon-stoprace.TherewasnoroomforrelaxationasIpur