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湖北武汉中学2025-2026学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试题
一、听力选择题
1．Where are probably the speakers
A．In the restaurant. B．At home. C．In the office.
2．What are the speakers talking about
A．Their taste in music. B．Their preference for drinks. C．Ways to stay awake while driving.
3．What is the relationship between the two speakers
A．Father and daughter. B．Teacher and student. C．Doctor and patient.
4．How will the man go to Chicago
A．By car. B．By plane. C．By train.
5．Why is the woman going to the sports center
A．To play sports. B．To sing her songs. C．To attend a concert.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6．Where does the man really want to go
A．Bridge Street. B．Jay Street. C．College Street.
7．How does the man feel in the end
A．Angry. B．Pleasant. C．Doubtful.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8．How many people are expected to attend the party
A．About 250. B．About 300. C．About 350.
9．Why can’t the party be held in the Pine Room
A．It is a bit far. B．The decoration isn’t good. C．There’s not enough room.
10．What will Dr. Darren do next Friday night
A．Work on a speech. B．Take part in a party. C．Listen to a report.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
11．Why does the man make the call
A．The quality of the pizzas is poor.
B．He got the wrong number of pizzas.
C．His delivery is seriously delayed.
12．How does the woman solve the problem
A．Return the money. B．Send the pizzas once more. C．Take back the delivered pizzas.
13．What is the woman’s attitude toward the man’s complaint
A．Annoyed. B．Careless. C．Apologetic.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
14．What is the primary requirement for choosing the place
A．Offer affordable tickets. B．Stay quiet all the time. C．Be suitable for disabled people.
15．How much do the tickets cost in total
A．$200. B．$210. C．$290.
16．How can the woman be described
A．Thoughtful. B．Hesitant. C．Ambitious.
17．Why can the needs of the students with poor eyesight be ignored
A．The school staff can help them.
B．No such student would go there.
C．The museum is fully equipped for them.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18．Who is the speaker talking to
A．Sports club members. B．International tourists. C．University students.
19．Where did Emma work for a rugby team
A．In Manchester. B．In Dublin. C．In Vancouver.
20．What can be a challenge to Emma’s work
A．Competition in the health care industry.
B．Negative attitude towards female scientists.
C．Influence of misinformation on the public.
二、阅读理解
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21．What is an advantage of this hotel
A．Free laundry. B．Favorable location.
C．Independent smoking space. D．A unique underground kitchen.
22．How much should the Smiths with 2 kids pay for 2 nights at this hotel
A．USD 574. B．USD 358. C．USD 606. D．USD 450.
23．Where does the text probably come from
A．A magazine. B．A travel guide.
C．A web page. D．A reference book.
Ginny MacColl was 63 when she accepted her daughter’s challenge to complete a pull-up. It took nine months to nail it. Now, a decade on, MacColl can pump out 17 of them in a row. MacColl has since competed three times in the reality TV show. She’s the oldest person to complete an obstacle, according to Guinness World Records.
“When I grew up, women weren’t encouraged to lift weights,” MacColl says. Seeing her daughter, Jessie Graff, a stuntwoman (替身演员) in action, MacColl saw “such strength and grace — and she had muscles! I realized that the things people had always said about muscles were so wrong. It was a disservice to women.”
MacColl was enrolled in dance lessons by her parents, initially to draw her out of her shell. But in 1974, she landed a part in a Broadway show. She branched out into TV commercials during the 70s and 80s, acting as “a housewife and mum, smiling with my product beside me... Folgers coffee, Jordan jeans...” She got married and had two children, even shooting one commercial three days after giving birth.
But “all good things come to an end”, and MacColl got divorced after 13 years of marriage. However, the biggest obstacle she has overcome in life, MacColl says, is failure itself. She felt like a failure at school, when she and her classmates were lined up in order of their IQ scores, and also when her first marriage ended.
“It took me a while to get over that,” she says. “There’s a saying I like to tell myself: ‘Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change.’ So I try to look at failure as a motivator. I will get this. Social media was my way of getting out of the depression. I started posting some of the things I could do.”
She has more than 130,000 followers on Instagram, and has landed parts in films. She has just filmed her next appearance on American Ninja Warrior. MacColl believes she can continue to get stronger into her 80s and 90s. “Muscle is the organ of longevity,” she says.
24．What made MacColl take up pull-ups
A．She was inspired by her daughter. B．She was eager to become an actress.
C．She wanted to prove her worth as a woman. D．She desired to break a Guinness world record.
25．What does paragraph 3 mainly focus on
A．The busy life of a housewife. B．The popularity of TV commercials.
C．The golden time in MacColl’s career. D．MacColl’s daily routines as a celebrity.
26．How did MacColl get over her failure
A．By leaving it as it was. B．By making a mental shift.
C．By turning to social media. D．By drawing lessons from it.
27．What message does MacColl’s story convey
A．All’s well that ends well. B．Rome is not built in a day.
C．It’s never too late to get stronger. D．It takes courage to change one’s life.
We already know how watching other people’s lives on social media can negatively affect our self-esteem (自尊) and satisfaction with our own lives. Apparently, using apps to track your own calories or fitness activities can have a similar effect. New research from scientists at University College London (UCL) suggests that fitness apps can actually become major demotivators.
The researchers analyzed nearly 60,000 posts on the X platform. This data is particularly valuable because unlike traditional surveys, people tend to share honest, unfiltered (直白真实的) opinions online. The posts included feedback on popular apps, such as MyFitnessPal. Around 13,000 posts contained negative keywords the researchers tracked — and over half mentioned the calorie-counting app MyFitnessPal.
At first glance, MyFitnessPal seems to offer everything you need to stay on top of your fitness and diet. It allows users to track calorie intake, monitor proteins, and set personalized goals. You can simply import recipes or scan bar codes from food packages — the app will do the rest offering you guidance on what and when to eat. It sounds like working with a personal dietitian.
However, many people are not necessarily that gratified by it. Senior author Dr. Paulina Bondaronek explained, “In these posts, we found a lot of blame and shame, with people feeling they were not doing as well as they should be. These emotional effects may end up harming people’s motivation and health.”
MyFitnessPal is also pretty easy to “fool”, since it’s up to users whether to log or skip a meal. This creates a false sense that if something isn’t recorded in the app, it “didn’t happen”. Many admitted cheating (e.g., not recording a post-dinner cup of ice cream) to feel better, but this only led to more guilt. In some cases, people quit the app and their healthy habits altogether.
It’s important to note the study only analyzed negative posts, so there’s no scientifically proven data on fitness apps’ benefits. However, their drawbacks are hard to ignore. This is a clear wake-up call for developers to consider their products’ unintended consequences.
28．What do we know about MyFitnessPal
A．It tracks health through exercise data.
B．It provides personalized dietitian services.
C．It automatically records every meal intake.
D．It may cause the discontinuation of healthy practices.
29．What do the underlined words “gratified by” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Puzzled about. B．Satisfied with.
C．Astonished at. D．Concerned about.
30．What is the author’s attitude towards fitness apps
A．Supportive. B．Objective. C．Convinced. D．Indifferent.
31．What is the best title for the text
A．Fitness Apps: Unexpected Harms
B．Fitness Apps: A Double-edged Sword
C．Social Media: A Threat to Self-esteem and Health
D．MyFitnessPal: A Convenient Tool for Diet Control
Scientists can now conduct space research on Earth as China’s “ground space station” has been put into trial operation, reported Xin hua. The facility is called Space Environment Simulation and Research Infrastructure (SESRI).
SESRI simulates (模拟) conditions in space and is designed for studying basic space science. This will help scientists do experiments that they normally do in space. SESRI is jointly developed by the Harbin Institute of Technology and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
“Space is very different from the environment on Earth and can have different effects on spacecraft. What we do here is to explore how the effects take place and why,” Li Liyi, executive deputy director of SESRI, told Guangming Daily.
At the facility, there is a device that simulates the space environment from 100 kilometers away from Earth to the sun. In this area, more than 99 percent of visible matter is in a plasma (等离子体) state in which gas is in a highly charged and energetic state of matter. By re-creating the environment, the device can test how plasma affects spacecraft.
Also, one of the biggest problems manned space travel faces is when spacecraft enter Earth’s atmosphere, they are surrounded by plasma, leading to communication blackouts (黑障). The test center can also help solve this issue as researchers now have more opportunities to do tests.
The researchers faced many challenges when building the simulation system, as connecting various parts of the device can be very complicated. “We held more than 700 meetings over a connection problem alone.” Jin Chenggang at the facility told Heilongjiang News.
SESRI also has simulation systems for the moon and Mars, which can re-create the vacuum, extreme temperatures, and space radiation that astronauts would encounter on these space bodies. The systems will help astronauts prepare for their missions to these places in the future, reported Guangming Daily. In the future, the platform will also play an important role in areas including brain science, life and health research, and the development of high-end instruments.
32．What is the main benefit of simulating space environment
A．Supporting space research on Earth. B．Reducing the cost of space missions.
C．Studying the effects of space on humans. D．Improving our understanding of black holes.
33．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
A．The challenge of space exploration. B．The risk of experiments at the SESRI.
C．The benefit of space exploration. D．The function of the device at the SESRI.
34．Why does the author quote Jin Chenggang’s words
A．To share a personal story about the building process.
B．To show the difficulties of building the simulation system.
C．To highlight the importance of preparations for the research.
D．To emphasize the challenges of working with other research teams.
35．What does the author imply in the last paragraph
A．Space simulation may be costly.
B．Space simulation raises social concerns.
C．International cooperation is crucial for space simulation.
D．Space simulation has great potential for future exploration.
Life is filled with numerous victories and downfalls. 36 Here’s how you can create a new chapter in your life.Draw a Line Mentally
Life is going to throw a lot of problems your way, so you need to be mentally prepared for each and every situation. 37 In order to be better than before, you need to leave that guilt and shame in the past and emerge as someone new. The secret here is to never stop trying. Once you stop trying, you are already defeated.Learn From Others
It is an effective approach to find people that have gone through the same trials as you have. 38 They can assist you better since they know the hardships. Always seek out people who are truly free of their issues, as they will be able to help you genuinely.Do What Actually Works
39 Don’t follow the path to anger and destroy what is good for you. Actively engaging in battles and struggles can be challenging, but being stuck in pain and self-resentment will be even harder.
Picture your goals in your mind and take sensible steps towards them with each passing day. 40 Let nothing stand in your way.
A．What truly matters is how you react to them.
B．You can learn from their experiences and successes.
C．Live in reality and make wise choices for yourself.
D．Find those who have successfully overcome similar challenges.
E．In such situations, drawing a mental line can be helpful.
F．Nothing should prevent you from achieving your dreams and goals.
G．It is essential to stay positive and focused on what brings you joy.
三、完形填空
From a young age, I considered myself a genius with a brush. My grandfather being an artist, I believed art was in my 41 . I spent hours drawing various items. Seeing my interest, my mother registered me for an art class to develop my 42 .
My teacher Mary, however, insisted I perfectly 43 the great masters’ works. Any 44 was unacceptable. Instead of praising my creative works, she criticized them sharply. As a (n) 45 , I began to fear making “mistakes”. In time, my passion for painting 46 .
Feeling upset, I turned to my grandfather. He 47 my works and asked about my ideas. I described the world in my head, expecting him to 48 me just as Mary did. 49 , he just smiled. “You have two 50 ,” he began, “First, Ms. Mary. She teaches you that your brush should follow the basics.” He continued, “The other is your own heart. The 51 choice of colors and lines is your own. Ms. Mary’s job is to help you better 52 yourself, not silence it.”
Now, I am an artist. Looking back, my mother offered me the first brush to start; Mary gave me a 53 hand and discipline (训练); my grandfather, above all, gave me a brave heart to be 54 to myself, or I would never have my unique style. They are 55 for me to paint with my heart.
41．A．ears B．eyes C．blood D．mind
42．A．character B．talent C．career D．ambition
43．A．copy B．admire C．apply D．employ
44．A．excuse B．delay C．bend D．change
45．A．rule B．whole C．result D．routine
46．A．slipped B．proceeded C．boomed D．declined
47．A．commented on B．dealt with C．looked over D．approved of
48．A．criticize B．transform C．tutor D．interrupt
49．A．Surprisingly B．Precisely C．Honestly D．Eagerly
50．A．options B．guides C．heroes D．solutions
51．A．consistent B．unique C．ideal D．cautious
52．A．paint B．comfort C．voice D．know
53．A．rare B．real C．warm D．steady
54．A．true B．strict C．kind D．reliable
55．A．lessons B．excuses C．warnings D．reminders
四、语法填空
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。
Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, one of the top ten ancient Chinese paintings, shows the prosperity of Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty. This national treasure was created by Zhang Zeduan, 56 native of Shandong Province who studied painting in his early years in Bianjing.
The ancient painting, 57 (measure) 528 centimeters long and 24.8 centimeters wide, is noted for its reasonable arrangement and perfect 58 (compose). With the painting gradually unfolded, the first thing 59 (catch) the eye is the early spring scenery outside Bianjing streams, bridges, boats and sprouting (发芽) trees. Some travelers are hurrying on their way in the thin fog, presenting a typical picture of the Qingming Festival.
At the end of the country road comes the middle part — the Bianhe River. The arched bridge stands like a rainbow over the river where streams of people are wandering. Under the bridge 60 (be) many boats competing for the right of way.
The last part is the crowded and noisy downtown, 61 the streets are lined with government mansions, residential courtyards, workshops, teahouses and grocery stores witnessing people from all walks of life going about various business. So 62 (incredible) alive does the painting look that it seems as if we could see the people walking by and hear 63 they are talking about.
Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival serves as a bridge 64 the Song Dynasty, providing very 65 (value) materials for future generations to understand and study Chinese people’s economic and social life over 800 years ago.
五、书信写作
66．全球气候变化引发极端天气频发，对人类生存环境与日常生活带来了严峻挑战。请你给校英文报“Green Life”专栏写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.简述气候变化带来的影响；
2.中学生能采取的实际行动；
3.呼吁共同努力。
参考词汇：极端天气事件 extreme weather events
注意：
1.写作词数应为120左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Small Actions, Big Impact
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六、书面表达
67．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。
It was 3 a. m. when the flood came on an unseasonably warm night in June. Rocks were heard breaking. Susan Roberts, new to Red Lodge, Montana, a small town of 2,300 people, woke from an uneasy sleep. She saw the lights on at her across-the-way neighbors’, on the side bordering Rock Creek, a 55-mile river skirting the town’s eastern edge.
Roberts’s next-door neighbor, a police officer, was evacuating (疏散) with his four kids, and he advised Roberts to do the same. So she put her dogs in the car and moved it to an narrow street behind her home, about 10 feet uphill, as her husband went from house to house, waking others. It was still dark; people were sleeping and didn’t realize. More people went to each other’s doors, saying, “Wake up and you have to get out.”
The couple stayed in their car and on the few feet of dry land surrounding it for the entirety of the next day, watching their house ruined. Trees were washed down the town’s main street. Cars floated away. Floods ruined the Beartooth Highway, a major road connecting Red Lodge to Billings. “The town looked like a riverbed,” says Roberts. “The whole community was wandering around, trying to grasp what happened.”
The day after the flood, more than 20 people friends, neighbors, strangers, even tourists flocked (群集) to help. “People went into our wet, muddy basement and pulled everything out,” says Roberts. “They sorted and took things home to wash. One person came to clean up our yard. A mother and her two young children pulled rubbish from our chain-link fence.” Helpers even saved her precious photo albums, drying each print before returning it to the book.
And volunteers kept coming every day until summer’s end. “People would not take no for an answer. If I was like, ‘Oh, we’re OK now,’ they’d be like, ‘No, I’m gonna do something,’” she says.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Soon, all over town, people took action jointly to clean up the whole mess.
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More than a year later, Red Lodge began to take on a new look.
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参考答案
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 B C B C C B A B C A
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 B B C C B A B A B C
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 B A C A C B C D B B
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案 A A D B D A E B C F
题号 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
答案 C B A D C D C A A B
题号 51 52 53 54 55
答案 B C D A D
1．B
【原文】W: Watch out! The soup is boiling over. You always take business calls while cooking.
M: No worries, I just turned off the stove. Could you handle dinner tonight I’ve got an urgent document to review.
W: Sure, I’ll take care of it.
2．C
【原文】W: Sometimes I get sleepy while sitting behind the wheel.
M: Same here. I usually refresh myself with strong coffee.
W: Nothing helps more than singing along to my favorite songs.
3．B
【原文】M: Are you sure you’ve corrected all the mistakes in the paper
W: Perhaps I’d better read it through again.
M: I’ll check it before I begin my class tomorrow.
W: OK. Thank you, sir.
4．C
【原文】M: How long would it take me to get to Chicago by train
W: Oh, about sixteen hours at least. Why don’t you take the plane
M: I’ve done that too many times before. I even tried driving. This time I want a change.
5．C
【原文】W: I can’t wait to go to the sports center. I’ve been looking forward to this evening all week.
M: I thought you hated sports.
W: Well, I do. But my favorite singer is going to be there. I’d like to hear her new songs.
6．B 7．A
【原文】M: Now let’s see... Vine Street is that way...
W: Yes, just turn left at this corner.
M: To Bridge Street Is that street Bridge Street
W: Yes. There is a sign. Can you see that
M: Oh, you’re right. Well, we have to go to Jay Street.
W: I think the next one is Jay Street.
M: Oh, right. Let’s turn left at the next corner. Diana! This street is College Street, not Jay Street.
W: Oh... uh, go straight ahead one more block!
M: Are you sure It’s already 4:20! I should have taken a taxi!
8．B 9．C 10．A
【原文】W: Excuse me Dr Darren, we are planning to have a party next Friday. Which room could we use Ah, we are expecting around 300 people. Dr Dennis suggested the Pine Room but there are too many used books inside and it can only hold 250 people. What would you suggest
M: One moment, please. I would suggest the White Room. It can hold 350 people at the most. Besides, it was newly decorated. Is it okay
W: Sure. Thank you.
M: What time will you need it
W: I believe that 6 to 10 p.m. would be okay.
M: Okay. It’s all yours during those four hours.
W: Thank you very much. Oh, Dr Darren, would you please join us in the party on that day
M: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I can’t. I have to work on a speech with Dr Miller that night.
11．B 12．B 13．C
【原文】W: City pizzas, can I help you
M: Hello, my name’s Henry Cox. I’m calling you because you delivered our pizza five minutes ago, but you haven’t sent the number I ordered.
W: Oh, that’s surprising. Can you give me your order number please
M: Yes, it’s 1049.
W: Well, let me check our records. I’ve got down that you wanted 13 pizzas. Just…
M: Did you say 13 I ordered 30 not 13. No wonder we haven’t got enough.
W: I’m very sorry about that. So you’re missing 17 pizzas, aren’t you
M: That’s right.
W: How about sending you all 30 this time And they will all be hot.
M: That would be great. How to deal with the 13 ones we have here Shall we give them back
W: No, you keep them and we won’t charge you for them. It’s obviously our mistake.
M: Thank you very much.
W: Thank you for your understanding, Mr Cox. We apologize for the mistake again. Bye.
14．C 15．B 16．A 17．B
【原文】W: I need your advice about planning the school trip for our students. It’s important to make it enjoyable for everyone.
M: What are the key things you’re considering
W: Well, some students use wheelchairs, so the place must be completely accessible. We also need quiet areas for anyone who struggles with loud environments.
M: That makes sense. Have you chosen a location yet
W: I think so. There’s a local science museum which is quite suitable. It provides entry and a guided tour for just $10 per child.
M: That sounds reasonable. How many students are going
W: Twenty students, and we also need two staff members for support. Staff tickets cost half the price of the children’s tickets.
M: And transport
W: A bus costs $90 for the day, and that isn't cheap. I need to double-check the budget, but I think it’ll work.
M: It sounds like you’ve got things covered. The kids will love it. Have you considered the needs of the students with eyesight problems
W: Yes, but there aren’t any children who can’t see well going on this trip.
18．A 19．B 20．C
【原文】Hi, everyone. This is the monthly meeting of our club. We’ve been fortunate to have got good advice from some famous athletes on how to improve our skills and build up our body. Today, we’ll hear something different. We’re honored to have Emma Wilson here. Emma is a health expert and lecturer from UBC, the University of British Columbia. Emma worked for a football team in Manchester, then for a very successful rugby team in Dublin, and finally ended up working here in Vancouver. Emma says it’s challenging to be a health expert, because people can be easily influenced by advertisements that lack scientific support. Also, people aren’t willing to change their views about food and nutrition as there is so much confusing information online. It’s really important to hear what experts say and that’s why we’ve invited Emma here. She isn’t going to tell us about everything we should eat, but she will teach us to make better choices. Let’s welcome Emma Wilson.
56．a 57．measuring 58．composition 59．to catch 60．are 61．where 62．incredibly 63．what 64．to 65．valuable
66．例文
Small Actions, Big Impact
With global climate change worsening, extreme weather events occur more frequently, causing serious damage to our living environment and daily life, such as floods, droughts and heatwaves.
As middle school students, we can take practical actions to make a difference. We can save energy by turning off lights and taps when not in use, go to school on foot or by bike instead of taking cars, and reduce plastic waste by using reusable bags and bottles.
Climate protection is everyone’s responsibility. Let’s work together, take small actions in daily life, and make joint efforts to protect our common home.
67．One possible version:
Soon, all over town, people took action jointly to clean up the whole mess. Volunteer groups, of which Roberts and her husband were members, worked quickly to clear out a space within hours. People offered their vacation homes to the homeless at no charge due to the floods. Restaurant owners organized a gift card group for people to buy gift cards from local businesses to donate to affected residents. Although the collapsed houses were not built yet, everything was slowly improving in harmony and order.
More than a year later, Red Lodge began to take on a new look. In the spring, Roberts finally moved back home, with a freshly poured concrete foundation. The displaced people all returned. The houses were stronger, the roads were wider, and the homes were more beautiful. The peaceful night’s sleep was restored. After joint efforts with others, Roberts was no longer new to Red Lodge, but the builder and owner. “I’m blessed,” said Roberts. “People here are more like family members, braving difficulties together. ”

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