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2026届甘肃永昌县第一高级中学下学期高一半期考试英语试卷
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力（共两节；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1.
What is the most probable relationship between the speakers
A. Baker and customer. B. Party host and guest. C. Co-workers.
2.
What does Sophie suggest they do
A. Throw the map away. B. Find out where the map leads. C. Show the map to her parents.
3.
Who probably left the footprints
A. A wild animal. B. A tree caretaker. C. A child.
4.
Which color dress did the man suggest the woman wear
A. White. B. Black. C. Yellow.
5.
Why did Sarah bring an extra sandwich
A. She wanted to save it for later.
B. She was feeling extremely hungry.
C. She meant to offer it to someone in need.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. Where are the speakers probably
A. At home. B. At a town garden. C. On the way to see a flat.
7. What will the speakers do first
A. Pay the house rent. B. Check an apartment. C. Contact a house owner.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. How does Ava feel when she studies at home
A. Lonely. B. Focused. C. Unmotivated.
9. Why does Ava decide to join the study group
A. To make more friends.
B. To gain well-rounded insight.
C. To improve problem-solving skills.
10. How long will the study session probably last
A. Two hours. B. Three hours. C. Four hours.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
11. What do the speakers think of DeepSeek
A. It’s a good assistant. B. It might lead to data leaks. C. It’s the future of AI technology.
12. What will DeepSeek help Chloe do in her work
A. Create story outlines. B. Identify trends in sales. C. Make some spreadsheets.
13. What will the speakers do with DeepSeek next
A. Test its practical functions. B. Study its instructions. C. Discuss its application.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
14. What is the conversation mainly about
A. The power of social media. B. Ways to improve advertising. C. The guidance on an assignment.
15. What topics might Jennifer write about
A. Social media and news. B. Social media and advertising. C. Advertising and public opinion.
16. What is the key to combining topics according to the man
A. Doing more research. B. Having a clear structure. C. Connecting them logically.
17. What does the man offer to Jennifer at the end
A. Further help. B. A higher grade. C. Extra time.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. What is the main purpose of this speech
A. To advertise a TV series. B. To raise money for charities. C. To honor a man’s achievements.
19. What do we know about The Great Journey
A. It ran for over 10 years. B. It was adapted from a book. C. It was Roger’s first movie.
20. What does Roger get the award for
A. His success on TV shows.
B. His popularity with audiences.
C. His professional and charitable work.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Coachella (officially called the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and sometimes known as Coachella Festival) is an annual music and arts festival held in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. It is typically held in mid-April, spanning two weekends. The event features musical artists from many genres of music, including rock, pop, indie, hip hop and electronic dance music, as well as art installations and sculptures. Across the grounds, several stages continuously host live music.
General Festival Information
◆All ages welcome.
◆Kids 5 & under Free. (General admission only)
◆Both weekends will feature the same lineup, art, food and activities.
◆Lineup & set times are subject to change without notice.
◆Onsite camping is 18+ unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
About Passes
◆A Festival Pass is a single wristband that is worn all three days.
◆A wristband is valid for the entire weekend that you purchased.
◆A wristband is only valid for the specific weekend that you purchased.
◆A wristband is required to enter the parking, camping and venue grounds.
◆Wristbands are invalid if tampered with or removed.
◆Wristbands are non-transferable once applied.
◆Do not put your wristband on until you are on your way to the festival and have registered it.
Open Hours
◆General parking opens Friday–Sunday from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.
◆Coachella shuttle service will depart from local hotels at 1:00 pm Friday–Sunday.
21. What does Coachella Festival feature
A. Single-stage shows. B. Various music types.
C. One-weekend duration. D. Recorded performances.
22. What do we know about Coachella Festival
A. Kids aged 5 can access everything free.
B. The lineup is guaranteed not to change.
C. Festival-goers should enter with a paper ticket.
D. Wristbands can not be transferred once put on.
23. When can Coachella festival-goers take the shuttle bus to reach the venue
A. 1:00 pm Saturday. B. 12:00 am Friday.
C. 11:00 am Sunday. D. 2:00 pm Saturday.
B
Sitting in the garden for my friend’s birthday, I felt a buzz (振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr. Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). The position — measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research program — had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for.
I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of the road for my science career.
So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked — and overjoyed — when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all.
I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue.
When I applied to graduate school, I found three programs promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about.
Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them.
24. How did the author feel upon seeing the email sender’s name
A. Anxious. B. Angry. C. Surprised. D. Settled.
25. After talking with Professor Devon, what did the author decide to do
A. Criticize the review process.
B. Stay longer in the Sahara Desert.
C. Apply to the original project again.
D. Put his heart and soul into the lab work.
26. What did the author think of the project with the robotics professor
A. Demanding. B. Inspiring. C. Misleading. D. Pioneering.
27. What can we learn from this passage
A. An invitation is a reputation. B. An innovation is a resolution.
C. A rejection can be a redirection. D. A reflection can be a restriction.
C
Left-handed people, making up only about one in ten of the population, often face challenges in a world designed for right-handers. However, they are over-represented in certain one-on-one sports like fencing (击剑) and table tennis.
The conventional explanation for this is that the scarcity of lefties means right-handed athletes lack familiarity with them as opponents. Nevertheless, Dr. Tim Simon, a researcher in Italy, suspected that left-handers might have a natural-born advantage in these sports. To test his idea, Dr. Simon studied the performance of top athletes in badminton, table tennis, tennis and three types of fencing for more than a decade. He reasoned that if the advantage was only due to unfamiliarity, it would decrease at the highest levels of competition, where players would be wise to lefties’ tricks. However, if it was an inborn factor, the advantage might actually increase.
His research revealed an interesting pattern. In foil (花剑) and épéé fencing (重剑), and table tennis, there was indeed an increase in left-handedness at the summit. For example, 18% of the top 200 male épéé fencers and 23% of the top male foil fencers were lefties, but that went up to 28% and 31% respectively when only the top 100 were considered. The other three sports, however, did not show this effect.
Dr. Simon suggests this difference comes from how left-handed people’s brains work. He believes their brains are especially good at processing visual, spatial and timing information and generating quick responses, which is crucial for those rapid-action sports such as foil and épéé fencing. Table tennis requires similar skillfulness. Sabrefencing (佩剑), by contrast, involves larger swinging movements similar to those employed in tennis and badminton.
Even tiny differences in brain activity can make a huge impact at the highest level, where “being a split second faster than an opponent separates victory from defeat.” This research helps us understand that individual differences, even minute ones, can lead to unique strengths and successes.
28. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “scarcity”
A. Equality. B. Innocence. C. Rarity. D. Imbalance.
29. What did Simon’s experiment seek to distinguish
A. Different athletes’ tricks. B. Two sources of advantage.
C. Top players’ performance. D. The impacts of unfamiliarity.
30. What do the numbers in paragraph 3 imply
A. Different fencing events vary a lot.
B. Left-handers favor specific fencing styles.
C. Lefties have an edge in certain top-level sports.
D. Athletic left-handers account for a higher percentage.
31. According to Dr. Simon, what leads to lefties’ sport-specific excellence
A. Their unique brain structure. B. Their superior technical skills.
C. Their swifter brain processing. D. Their special movement patterns.
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。
I put on a headset, and within seconds I am somewhere else. Ice sheets float on dark water. Wind brushes past my ears, sharp and restless. In the distance, mountains glow (发光) under the moonlight. Moments later, I find myself inside a museum, leaning close to a painting I have never seen in real life. ___32___ This is the promise of virtual reality (VR): a world delivered to us without leaving home.
There is much to appreciate in this form of travel. ___33___ There is no need to consider weather conditions, health issues or financial pressure. You may enter distant places at any moment and leave just as freely. For those restricted by schedule, health, or income, VR quietly removes barriers that traditional travel often sets in place.
___34___ Travelers wander through unfamiliar streets, sample local dishes, and engage face-to-face with people shaped by different traditions. Such encounters awaken the senses and create lasting memories. More importantly, they change how places feel to us, not just how we understand them.
This distinction is clear, because learning about a destination is not the same as being there. Virtual travel offers designed scenes and programmed sensations, but it remains carefully controlled. Real travel, by contrast, is shaped by unpredictability. ___35___ In those unplanned moments, understanding becomes lived rather than recorded.
Virtual reality will undoubtedly continue to evolve, enriching how we preview journeys and imagine distant worlds. Still, it cannot replace actual presence. Travel is not simply about seeing farther; it is also about feeling where you stand. ___36___
A. I am not moving, yet I am traveling.
B. Yet real travel leaves a deeper mark.
C. My feet ache as my journey stretches across the day.
D. Virtual journeys are convenient, time-saving, and widely accessible.
E. Some knowledge, it seems, only arrives when your feet are on the ground.
F. It demands choices, adaptation, and constant awareness of the unexpected.
G. But the convenience may gradually weaken our desire to explore the real world.
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分40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。
One afternoon, as I was diving into life’s deeper questions with my students, a thoughtful boy named Jack raised his hand. “Why do so many people feel lost ” he asked. ____37____ their curiosity, I decided to show them the ropes through experience rather than simply ____38____. “Follow me,” I said, leading them toward the nearby ____39____.
Whispers filled the air. “Why are we going there ” Emma murmured. “Are there wild animals ” Liam added nervously. “Are we even going to ____40____ this ” A voice trembled from the back. I stayed ____41____, walking calmly ahead. The students trailed behind me, their minds racing with ____42____. Some panicked over ____43____ lions; others pictured snakes. With every step, their anxiety ____44____, yet I said nothing.
After forty minutes, we stopped at the forest’s edge. ____45____ them, I smiled. “Don’t worry — we won’t be entering. But tell me, what did you notice on our way here ” The students fell silent. “You were so caught up in ____46____ of the unknown,” I continued, “that you ____47____ the birds singing, the sunlight filtering through the leaves, and the ____48____ around you.”
Jack’s eyes lit up with realization. “So...we worry so much about the future that we ____49____ to live now ”
“Exactly,” I replied. “Life is a ____50____ . If we let fear take over, we’ll miss its wonders.” The students nodded, their faces brightening.
As we walked back, they laughed, finally noticing the world they’d overlooked before. The lesson was simple but profound: The ____51____ shapes the future. Don’t let fear steal today’s gifts.
37. A. Ignoring B. Sensing C. Criticizing D. Celebrating
38. A. complain B. argue C. explain D. announce
39. A. mountain B. river C. desert D. forest
40. A. survive B. enjoy C. remember D. control
41. A. curious B. silent C. shocked D. amused
42. A. plans B. guesses C. decisions D. jokes
43. A. hungry B. magical C. fierce D. imaginary
44. A. grew B. emerged C. faded D. fell
45. A. Calling on B. Pointing at C. Turning to D. Waiting for
46. A. joy B. fear C. anger D. hope
47. A. heard B. missed C. avoided D. recorded
48. A. beauty B. harmony C. warmth D. mystery
49. A. refuse B. pretend C. forget D. hate
50. A. game B. battle C. gift D. journey
51. A. present B. chance C. effort D. luck
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。
Ancient Chinese astronomy presents a fascinating combination of scientific discovery and poetic storytelling, ____52____ the heaven was not just observed but deeply woven into cultural identity. For thousands of years, scholars like Shi Shen, Gan De and Zhang Heng ____53____ (study) the sky to track time as well as to seek meanings in the stars, creating a unique system that blends practicality with imagination.
A timeless example is the legend of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl. In this tale, two star-crossed lovers — ____54____ (represent) by the stars Altair and Vega — are forever divided by the Milky Way, yet allowed to meet once a year on the seventh night of the seventh lunar month. This story is celebrated during the Qixi Festival, ____55____ (reflect) how ancient Chinese linked celestial (天体的) patterns to human emotions and turned cold starlight into symbols of devotion and longing.
____56____ (equal) attractive is the role of the Big Dipper, also known as Seven Stars of the North, arranged in a bowl-shaped formation. Ancient observers noticed that the direction of its “handle” shifted ____57____ the seasons — pointing downward in winter and upward in summer — acting as a natural calendar for farmers. Moreover, by following an imaginary line through two stars in its bowl, one could locate Polaris, the ____58____ (changing) “North Star” that laid the foundation of Chinese navigation. In folk culture, the fourth star of the Big Dipper was seen as Wenquxing (Star of Literature), adding spiritual weight to the scientific use of the asterism (星群).
From astronomers predicting eclipses (日食，月食) to ____59____ (poet) writing about starry reunions, ancient China’s cosmic explorations bridged logic and legend. The stars became a language — ____60____ way to explain life’s mysteries and connect earthly lives to the infinite sky. Today, with the development of science and technology, humans are casting their glance to the deeper universe. It’s high time that ancient wisdom was absorbed ____61____ (fuel) modern explorations.
写作（满分20分）
62. 假如你是李华，你的外国朋友Chris报名参加了“世界地球日”海报设计大赛，他创作了两个版本（见下图），向你征求意见。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1．你的选择；
2．说明理由。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
Glad to hear you’re participating in the World Earth Day poster contest!
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
答案版
1.
What is the most probable relationship between the speakers
A. Baker and customer. B. Party host and guest. C. Co-workers.
【答案】C
2.
What does Sophie suggest they do
A. Throw the map away. B. Find out where the map leads. C. Show the map to her parents.
【答案】B
3.
Who probably left the footprints
A. A wild animal. B. A tree caretaker. C. A child.
【答案】A
4.
Which color dress did the man suggest the woman wear
A. White. B. Black. C. Yellow.
【答案】B
5.
Why did Sarah bring an extra sandwich
A. She wanted to save it for later.
B. She was feeling extremely hungry.
C. She meant to offer it to someone in need.
【答案】C
【答案】6. A 7. C
【答案】8. B 9. B 10. A
【答案】11. A 12. B 13. A
【答案】14. C 15. B 16. C 17. A
【答案】18. C 19. B 20. C
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A
【答案】24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C
【答案】28. C 29. B 30. C 31. C
【答案】32. A 33. D 34. B 35. F 36. E
【答案】37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A 41. B 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. D 51. A
【答案】52. where
53. studied
54. represented
55. reflecting
56. Equally
57. with 58. unchanging
59. poets 60. a
61. to fuel
答案】Possible Version 1
Dear Chris,
Glad to hear you’re participating in the World Earth Day poster contest! Between the two versions, I highly recommend the first one, “There is no Planet B.”
I prefer this design for two main reasons. Visually, the poster features a crying and sweating Earth, with factory chimneys emitting toxic smoke on its top. It vividly highlights the severe environmental crises we are facing, such as global warming and air pollution. More importantly, the slogan itself is brilliant. By cleverly playing on the phrase “Plan B”, it sends a powerful warning to the public: our planet is irreplaceable, and we have no backup home to escape to. Therefore, we must stop the destruction before it’s too late.
I believe this thought-provoking poster will surely leave a lasting impression on the judges. Best of luck!
Yours,
Li Hua
Possible Version 2
Dear Chris,
Glad to hear you’re participating in the World Earth Day poster contest! Both versions are fantastic, but I favor the second one, “OUR ACTIONS, OUR FUTURE.”
What makes this poster stand out is the perfect combination of its image and slogan. In terms of the image, it presents a hopeful scene where a pair of hands gently holds the Earth. On top of the globe, leafy trees and a bright sun vividly symbolize a green, sustainable future. Moreover, the slogan perfectly matches the drawing. Written entirely in bold capitals, the words create a strong impact, conveying a highly positive message that the destiny of our planet literally lies in our own hands.
I’m sure this inspiring design will shine in the contest and motivate more people to take concrete eco-friendly actions. Good luck!
Yours,
Li Hua

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