山东省德州市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山东省德州市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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ALessCrowds,MoreBeautyTheGrandCanyonwelcomed4.9millionvisitorsin2024.Butthereissomewhereequallybreathtakingwithfarfewercrowds.It’scalledCoconinoNationalForest,stretchingacrossnearly2millionacresbetweenPhoenixandFlagstaff.HowtoGetThereGettingthereiseasy.FlyintoPhoenixSkyHarborInternationalAirportanddrive1.5hoursnorthviaInterstate17.OrflytoFlagstaffPulliamAirport,servedbyAmericanAirlineswithdailyflightsfromPhoenix,Dallas,andLosAngeles.Fromthere,theforestisjusta20-minutedrive.AbouttheForestNamedaftertheCohoninapeople,theforestwasdesignatedanationalforestbyPresidentTheodoreRooseveltin1908.Today,itsthreedistrictsprotect10wildernessareashometoelk,muledeer,mountainlions,andbobcats.HikingInformationTrails:482trailsextendinghundredsofmilesPassRequired:1.RedRockPass:$5perday(forindividualsonly)2.All-InclusiveAnnualPass:$80(forindividualsandfamilies)TopTrails:Devil’sBridgeTrail:3.9-mileout-and-backhiketoahugesandstonearch.KachinaPeaksTrail:9.6-milehiketoHumphreysPeak(12,633feet),Arizona’shighestpoint.GrandCanyonviewavailableoncleardaysfromHumphreysPeak.StayOptionsTheforesthas24campsitesand4cabins.ClintsWellCampgroundcharges$8pernightandstaysopenyear-round.Ifyoupreferaroof,hotelsinFlagstafforSedonaViewsBedandBreakfast(11.2milesaway)aregoodchoices.1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?A.TodescribevariousForestwildlife.B.Toexplainhowtogetahikingpass.C.Tointroducealesscrowdedscenicspot.D.TocomparetheGrandCanyonwithCoconino.2.Whatisthebudget-friendlypassoptionforafamilyoffourhikingfor3days?A.FourRedRockPasses.B.TwelveRedRockPasses.C.OneAll-InclusiveAnnualPass.D.FourAll-InclusiveAnnualPasses.3.WhatcanbelearnedaboutHumphreysPeak?A.Itisaneasyhikeforbeginners.B.ItislocatedinsidetheGrandCanyon.C.Itisthemostpopulartrailintheforest.D.ItishigherthananyothermountaininArizona.BAt39,ZhangXuedoesn’tcaremuchaboutfame.Dressedinhisownbrand’sbikerjacket,hetoldreporters,“Noneofyouwouldbehereifsomeonehadn’tpushedforyoutobehere.”Hiswordsmademanyuncomfortable.Yetjustdaysearlier,hismotorcyclehadmadehistory—winningtwoWorldSupersportracesinPortugal,beatinggiantslikeDucatiandHonda.Zhang’sjourneywasnevereasy.Bornintoapoorfarmingfamily,at16,itwasbychancethathebecamepassionateaboutmotorcycles.“I’veriddeneverydaysincethen,”hesays.Butbeingaself-taughtriderwithnoconnectionsmeantnoracingteamwouldnoticehim.Soat19,hedidsomethingclever:herepeatedlycalledapopularTVshowuntilajournalistagreedtomeethim.Hisfirstperformancewasadisaster.Duetoextremenerves,hisoldmotorcycle,orthelackofgrip(抓牢)inthemountainousterrain,hefelloffseveraltimes.Thestaffdroveaway.Refusingtogiveup,Zhangchased(追逐)theircarforover100kmintherainforthreehours.Movedbyhispersistence,theyfilmedhimagain.Thistime,henaileddifficultstunts.Thebroadcast,titledTheWind-ChasingYouth,gothimnoticedbyprofessionalteams.Afteryearsofracingandengineeringwork,ZhangmovedtoChongqing,China’s“MotorcycleCapital”.Withonly20,000yuan,hestartedbybuyingsparepartsandsharinghisworkonline.In2017,heco-foundedKoveMoto,whichsoonbecamealeaderinlarge-displacementmotorcycles.Butfameandfortunemeantlittletohim.“Idon’twanttobeabusinessmansittinginmeetings,”hesays.“Iwanttobeahands-onengineeragain.”Soin2024,helefttostarthisownbrand,ZXMOTO.Today,ZXMOTOisgrowingfast.“Ouradvantagesarelowcostsandhighefficiency.Intermsofhigh-endmanufacturing,weareneckandneckwithEuropeandtheUS,”hesays.Zhang’sultimatedreamistoputaChinesemotorcycleonthetopstepofMotoGP,the“Formula1oftwowheels”.“WSBKisjustthebeginning,”hesays.“Iwon’tstopuntilaChinesebikestandsonaMotoGPpodium.”4.WhatdidthechaseaftertheTVstaffreflectaboutZhang?A.Hisphysicalfitness.B.Hisdeterminationtofollowadream.C.Hispersistenceinbusiness.D.Hissuperskillsinmotorcycleriding.5.WhydidZhangleaveKoveMoto?A.Thecompanywaslosingmoney.B.Hisinvestorsaskedhimtoleave.C.Hewantedfullcontrolofproduction.D.Hepreferredengineeringtomanagement.6.WhatcanbeinferredfromZhang’sviewonChinesemanufacturing?A.ItwillnevercatchupwithEurope.B.Itlacksexperienceinhigh-endareas.C.Itstilldependstoomuchonlowcosts.D.Ithasclosedthegapwithdevelopednations.7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofafamousracingeventinPortugal.B.WhyChinesemotorcyclesnowleadtheglobalmarket.C.Howaself-taughtmechanicdefeatedindustrialgiants.D.ThebusinesscompetitionbetweenKoveandZXMOTO.CBirdsdoit.Beesdoit.Evenanimalswithoutcentralnervoussystemsdoit.Andofcoursebabiesdoit—yetlessthantheirexhaustedparentswouldlike.But,despiteitsuniversality,sleepremainsamysteriousprocess.Indeed,althoughsleepseemstobecrucialforphysicalandmentalwell-being,scientistsarestilltryingtoworkoutitsbiologicallogic.Researchpointstoatheory,whichsuggeststhatthebrainneedsto“reset”periodicallytokeepthemindingoodoperatingorder—withexcitinghintsthatsleep’seffectonthegut(肠道)mightalsocomeintoplay.Notonlyisgettingenoughsleepsatisfyinginitsownright,butitalsohasabroadereffectonhealth.EvidenceindicatesthatpeoplewhosleeplessthansixhourspernightaremorelikelytodevelopAlzheimer’sdiseasethanpeoplewhosleeplonger.Atheoryfirstproposedmorethantenyearsagoholdsthatsleephelpsthebraintoclearouttauprotein,whichcontributestothisneurodegenerative(神经退行)condition.Butinthepastyears,afiercescientificdebatehasarisenaboutthephysiological(生理的)detailsofthisconnection.TheresultinguncertaintyhasmadeitmoredifficulttotakeadvantageofthecorrelationbetweensleepandAlzheimer’stodevelopstrategiestopreventthehappeningofthisdisastrouscondition.Sleepcanalsohelptoaddressaless-severeandmore-commonhealthissuethandementia(痴呆):thedesiretoloseweight.Aleadingsleepspecialistexplainshowlongersleepleadstopeopleconsumingfewercaloriesandlosingkilograms.Andweightlosslowerstheriskofsleepapnoea,inwhichaperson’sbreathingduringsleepisinterrupted,and,inturn,lessensthechancesofdevelopingtype2diabetes.Sleepscientistshavenoshortageofquestionstoexplore.Theseincludethelinkbetweennight-timeillumination(照明)andmooddisorders,thedisappointingfindingthatnappingmightincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseandtheconfirmationthatearlymorninguniversityclassesdiscourageattendanceandreducelearning.8.Whatistheprimarypurposeofparagraph1?A.Tohighlightthewidespreadnatureofsleep. B.Toexplainwhybabiessleeplessthanadults.C.Tointroducethebiologicaldefinitionofsleep. D.Tocomparethesleephabitsofdifferentspecies.9.WhyisithardtodevelopAlzheimer’spreventionstrategiesbasedonsleepresearch?A.Proteinsharmsleepindirectly. B.ShortsleeppreventsAlzheimer’s.C.Nodebateisovertheirconnection. D.Thesleep-Alzheimer’slinkisunclear.10.Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Mooddisordersdirectlyleadtoheartdisease.B.Earlymorningclassesareeffectiveforweightloss.C.Somecommonhabitscarryunexpectedhealthrisks.D.Night-timeilluminationisbeneficialformentalhealth.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.WhyBabiesNeedMoreSleep B.WhereNappingBenefitsOurBodyC.WhatScientistsLearnaboutSleep D.HowtoPreventAlzheimer’sDiseaseDWhydowecryhappytears?Tearsareusuallyseenasasignofsadness,butpeopleoftencryduringjoyfulmomentslikeweddings,birthsandreunions.These“happytears”seemcontradictory,yettheyshowhowthehumanbraindealswithintenseemotion.Cryingisabiologicalresponsetoemotionaloverload,makingnodifferencebetweenpositiveandnegativefeelings.Strongemotionsactivatethebrain’sfeeling-relatedsystem.Theamygdala(杏仁体)worksasanemotionalalarmbelltosenseexcitementandsendsignalstothebody.Itfurtheractivatesthehypothalamus,whichcontrolsinvoluntaryactionssuchasheartbeatandtearproduction.Theanteriorcingulatecortex(前扣带脑皮质)helpsmanagemixedemotions,explainingwhygreatjoycancausereactionsconnectedwithsadness.Scientistsregardhappycryingasemotionalhomeostasis.Ithelpspeoplereturntocalmnessafterextremeexcitement.Cryingrelaxesthebodybyslowingheartratesandeasingtensionafteradrenaline(肾上腺素)rises.Itbalancesoppositefeelings—relieffromfear,gratitudeafterhardship,andpridefromstruggle.Infact,happytearsseldomcomefrompurejoy.Theyarisefrommixedfeelings,knownasadouble-balanceresponse.Whenpeoplefeeljoyful,thebrainwillrecallpastmemoriesoflossorstruggle,makingthememotional.Humansaretheonlyanimalsthatcryoutofemotion.Thisabilitydevelopedasasilentwayofcommunication.Happytearsshowsincerity,buildsocialbonds,bringempathyandsharedemotionalrelief.Aboveall,theyprovehumanemotionsarecomplex,richandmeaningful.12.Whatcanwelearnaboutcryingfromparagraph2?A.Theamygdalacontrolsourheartrateandtears.B.Brainstructuresproduceemotionaltearsjointly.C.Happyfeelingscannotactivatethebrainsystem.D.Tearsonlyappearwhenpeoplefeelsadandpainful.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homeostasis”mostprobablymean?A.internalbalance. B.suddenexcitement.C.psychologicalcontrol. D.physicalweakness.14.Howdoesemotionalcryingfunctioninhumans?A.Ithelpsstrengthensocialconnections.B.Itshowsjoyratherthanmixedfeelings.C.Itfreespeoplefromnegativememories.D.Itresultsfromempathyandsharedrelief.15.Whatisthepurposeofthewholepassage?A.Toarguecryingbuildssocialbonds.B.Toillustratewhyjoycancausecrying.C.Tocomparehappytearsandsadtears.D.Todescribehowthebraincontrolstears.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。Astudyshowsthatover20%ofthevideosYouTubeshowstonewusersarelow-qualityAI-madevideos.____16____.Peoplemakethemonlytogetmoreviewsandmakemoney.Avideo-editingcompanycalledKapwingdidasurvey.Itresearched15,000ofthemostpopularYouTubechannelsaroundtheworld.____17____.However,theyhavegainedmorethan63billionviewsand221millionfollowers,andtheymakeabout117milliondollarseveryyear.ResearchersalsocreatedanewYouTubeaccount.Amongthefirst500videosrecommendedtoit,104werelow-qualityAIvideos.One-thirdofthe500videoswereboringandmeaningless.Thiskindofcontentisgrowingveryfast.____18____.TheseAIvideochannelsarepopularinmanycountries.InSpain,20millionpeoplefollowthem,nearlyhalfthecountry’spopulation.____19____.Somechannelsaremadeforchildren,likePoutyFrenchiefromSingapore.Ithas2billionviewsandtellsstoriesaboutacutedogwithchildren’slaughterasbackgroundmusic.____20____.Expertssayitsfunnyandstrangestylemakesitwell-liked.Besides,thesevideoshavenorealstory,sopeopleallovertheworldcanunderstandthemeasily.Somepeoplemakealivingbymakingsuchvideos,butthejobisnoteasy.YouTubesaysitwillkeepprovidinggoodcontentandremovevideosthatbreakitsrules.A.Whyisthiskindofvideosopopular?B.Wecallthiskindofcontent“AItrash”.C.YouTubeisoneoftheworld’smostpopularvideowebsites.D.Anditfoundthat278ofthesechannelshavepoorAIcontent.E.ManystudentsenjoywatchingvideosonYouTubeintheirfreetime.F.Itisbecomingmoreandmorecommononbigsocialmediaplatforms.G.InEgyptandtheUS,thenumbersreach18millionand14.5millionrespectively.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四个选项中选出最佳选项。Despiteher_____21_____ageof80,DeviChoudhuryhasfullycommittedherselftoprotectingtheMonarch,abeautifulbutterflyspeciesnowfacingseriousextinctionrisks.Shehasstartedherownprogramtoraisethesegentleinsects,whicharelisted_____22_____endangeredwildlife.Lastyear,shesuccessfullyraised27butterfliesinherbackyard,andthisyearthefinal____23____hasrisento61sofar.Manypeoplebelievethatnaturalecosystemscankeepbalancebythemselves.However,thecontinuous____24____intheMonarchpopulationhasbecomeworrying,requiringtimelyhumanhelp.____25____,thiselderlywoman’strueloveandhardworkexactlyfillthisneed.Sheisalwaysreadyto____26____endlesscareandpatiencetotheseweakwingedcreatures.Thewholeraisingprocessisrathercomplexandvery____27____,withseveralclearsteps.Atfirst,shecarefullycollectsbutterflyeggsfrommilkweedplantsinhergarden.Sheputsthetinyeggsincoveredglassboxesindoorsandwaits_____28_____forthemtodevelop.Fourdayslater,smallcaterpillarscomeout;inafewweeks,theyturnintoquietchrysalises(蛹).Finally,adultbutterfliescomeoutoftheirshellstwoweeks____29____.Aftertheybreakoutoftheirchrysalises,mostbutterfliesaresetfreeintonaturetoreturntothewild.Surprisingly,asmallnumberofthemstaynearherhouse,seeming______30______toleavethewarmandsafehomeshehasprovided.When_____31_____howshestartedthismeaningfulactivity,Devisaidthatsheinitiallydiditjusttodevelophergrandchildren’sinterestinenvironmentalprotection.Shehopedtheyoungwouldlearntorespectand_____32_____allsmalllives.Andthroughthislong-termeffort,sheherselfhasgainedthedeepestjoyandasenseofachievement.Asamodestperson,sheseldomtalksaboutherworkwithothers.Butnowshedecidestospeakinpublic,hopingto_____33_____morepeopletocareforandprotectendangeredspecies.Luckily,someofherfamilymembershavejoinedherinthiswarm_____34_____.Wealllookforwardtoapositive_____35_____inthefallingnumberofMonarchbutterfliesinthenearfuture.21.A.young B.advanced C.middle D.early22.A.by B.for C.with D.as23.A.figure B.grade C.prize D.reward24.A.spread B.rise C.gain D.drop25.A.Generally B.Thankfully C.Gradually D.Apparently26.A.devote B.share C.limit D.adapt27.A.energy-saving B.money-wasting C.time-consuming D.labor-free28.A.casually B.patiently C.anxiously D.silently29.A.ahead B.earlier C.apart D.later30.A.unable B.unlikely C.discouraged D.unwilling31.A.complaining B.ignoring C.explaining D.doubting32.A.ignore B.cherish C.check D.control33.A.referto B.turndown C.appealto D.holdback34.A.journey B.memory C.reminder D.relationship35.A.change B.chance C.comment D.choice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。QingmingFestival,also___36___(call)Tomb-SweepingDay,isoneofthemostimportant___37___(tradition)festivalsinChina.Itusually___38___(fall)onApril4thor5theveryyear.Thisfestivalhastwomain___39___(mean):rememberingancestorsandenjoyingspring.Onthisday,thetrafficissometimes___40___(horrible)crowded,butfamiliesstillmaketheirwaytothetombsoftheirdeadrelativesonthisday.Theycleanthetombs,removeweedsandplaceflowersorfoodinfrontof___41___.Throughtheseactivities,peopleshowtheirrespectandlovefortheirfamilymemberswhohavepassedaway.Itisatimetovaluefamilyties.Besides___42___(honor)thedead,Qingmingisalsoaperfecttimetogooutandenjoythewarmspringweather.Thetemperatureiscomfortable,treesturngreenandflowersbloom.Fewoccasionsaremorerelaxingthanaspringoutingtogetaway___43___busydailylife.QingmingFestivalisaspecialoccasion___44___uniquecharmliesinconnectingthesadnessofmissingthedeadwiththejoyofwelcomingspring.ItcarriestraditionalChinesecultureandremindsus____45____(cherish)ourfamilyandthebeautifullifewehavenow.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，得知你的英国好友Jim在国际数学奥林匹克大赛（InternationalMathematicalOlympiad）中失利。请用英语给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.获知消息；2.劝他坦然面对挫折；3.给予鼓励。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJim,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua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一段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。Oneday,MikeandhismomRosereachedhisgrandmaAlondra’shouseforlunch.Duringit,theytalkedabouttheschool’sapproachingprom(舞会).Alondrasaid,“WhenIwasyoung,Ifailedtoattendtheschool’spromforso