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2025-2026学年江苏太湖高级中学下学期期中考试高一英语试卷
（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟)
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a teahouse. B. At a supermarket. C. At a restaurant.
2. What are the speakers doing at the moment
A. Watching a match. B. Looking at a poster. C. Deciding to join a team.
3. How many days does the woman work in a week
A. About four days. B. Nearly five days. C. Almost six days.
4. When was the wedding
A. In January. B. In June. C. In July.
5. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Neighbours. C. Colleagues.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In the street. B. In the schoolyard. C. In the library.
7. Where is the woman going
A. To the library. B. To the registration office. C. To the lecture theatre.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What was the man doing recently
A. He was probably writing a report.
B. He was worried about the meeting.
C. He was probably waiting for the agenda.
9. What will the woman do next
A. Present the report. B. Meet Sven later. C. Send an email to everyone.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What’s the man looking at
A. A book. B. A letter. C. A photo.
11. How long was the man in Thailand
A. About 8 weeks. B. About 6 weeks. C. About.4 weeks.
12. What colour was the man’s shirt
A. Pink. B. Black. C. White.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers doing
A. They are preparing for a meal.
B. They are decorating their kitchen.
C. They are talking about cooking skills.
14. What do the speakers really need
A. Apples. B. Sugar. C. Butter.
15. How much butter do the speakers need to make the food
A. A cup. B.200 grams. C.100 grams.
16. What will the man do next
A. Wash dishes. B. Go shopping. C. Make apple pies.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why does the speaker love San Diego
A. Because it is almost sunny every day.
B. Because it is near the Pacific Ocean.
C. Because it is sometimes windy.
18. What does the speaker love to do in the summer
A. To go to the seashore. B. To go to the zoo. C. To sit in the sun.
19. What’s the speaker’s favourite thing about San Diego
A. The sunny weather.
B. The animals in the zoo.
C. The restaurants of many types.
20. What will the speaker be after college
A. A vet. B. A teacher. C. A businessman.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15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。
A
Use your camera and words to express your understanding of Confucian thought. With your passion and creativity, connect the past and present, bridge China and the world.
Rules
Who Can Participate: This contest is open to teenagers from around the world and is divided into two categories: domestic and international.
Submission Period: Submissions are open until March 31, 2025.
Title and Language: The title should be self-chosen and language can be either Chinese or English.
Submission Guidelines
Writing: The style is open. Submissions must present a clear and well-defined viewpoint, with a maximum word/character count of 4000 .
Video: Videos can be presented in a variety of formats, with a maximum duration of 5 minutes. The resolution should be at least, and the file size should not exceed in MP4 or MOV format. A description of no more than 200 words should accompany the submission.
Photo: Submissions can include photography or illustration. Each set may include up to 10 images, with each photo not going beyond 5MB in JPG or PNG format. A description of no more than 200 words is required.
Submission: Submit online at contest website or via QR code on the poster.
Point to Note: From the date of enrollment (注册), participants must observe the event’s guidelines. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.
Prizes and Recognition
Each category will feature four awards: Grand Prize (1), Runners-up (10), Most Innovative Creations (20), and Finalists. Winning works will be showcased and recognized with certificates.
Organizations promoting group participation may be awarded the "Best Organization" title. Outstanding works will be displayed at the 2025 China International Confucius Cultural Festival and featured in the 21st Century Cup series of events, offering global cultural exchange opportunities.
1. Which is a qualified submission
A. A 3-MB photo in PNG format. B. A 12-image collection.
C. A 5-minute video in AVI format. D. A 5000-word writing.
2. What is required for participants
A. Submit after March 31.
B. Hand in works on site.
C. Follow guidelines from registration.
D. Use both Chinese and English in entries.
3. What is the text
A. A forum invitation. B. A competition notice.
C. An academic review. D. An event promotion.
B
Teri Russo, who provided food, shelter and clothing for people with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合征), died at 82. She, an Advance Woman of Achievement who spent her life fighting for “the children of God”, believed that children with Down Syndrome (DS) were often treated badly and neglected based on what they look like. Ms. Russo devoted her life to disabled, abandoned children. Her motto was to live life to the fullest with love in your heart and a smile on your face and remember never to hurt anyone.
Born in Rosebank, Ms. Russo was the eldest child of Dorothy and Louis Russo, who moved to Grasmere during the early 1950s. Educated at St. John Villa Academy, Ms. Russo then joined the U. S. Navy and went to California where she worked for children with Down Syndrome as a nurse. It was at that time that she first met children with Down Syndrome.
In 1972, she started Down Syndrome Learning Center in Tottenville, but later, because of a lack of funding, she moved the school to her home. The program included kindergarten and graded elementary classes, as well as reading classes, a wood shop, day trips and a sleep away camp.
Early on there weren’t too many programs for children with disabilities and they didn’t start school until they were 3 years old. Ms. Russo felt they were being cheated out of an education during the years that are the most developmental.
Throughout the years, she applied to city and state officials for better programs for Down Syndrome children. Over the years she helped place a number of Down Syndrome children, including 11 from Willowbrook, in adoptive or foster families.
She stressed parents shouldn’t be influenced by negative labels schools and medical professionals used in describing children’s abilities. “Professionals always tell you what they (DS children) cannot do,” she once said. “Keep them stimulated. You treat them more towards the normal, not the exception, and you will get more out of your child.”
4. What left children with Down Syndrome overlooked according to Ms. Russo
A. Their abilities. B. Their physical appearances.
C. Their movements. D. Their disappointed parents.
5. What made Ms. Russo start Down Syndrome Learning Center
A. The internal calling to help. B. The availability of enough money.
C. The repeated requests of parents. D. The growing number of DS children.
6. What does Ms. Russo want to convey in the last paragraph
A. Society needs to change the attitude towards DS children.
B. Professionals often underestimate the DS children’s abilities.
C. Parents should have faith in their children’s potential to encourage growth.
D. Parents should accept their children’s limitations and provide special treatment.
7. What is the main idea of the text
A. Teri Russo devoted her life to fighting for DS children.
B. A devoted nurse tried her best to explore Down Syndrome.
C. Programs Teri Russo successfully started helped DS children.
D. DS children face more challenges than normal people expect.
C
Oil leaks (泄漏) at sea pose risks to water life and people. Attempts to remove that oil tend to be messy and costly and are often not very effective. But scientists have found a new way to absorb that sticky pollution: cork (软木).
Past research showed that cork could collect oil. Treating cork with lasers (激光) speeds up the pace at which cork picks up oil on water, reports Yuchun He, a professor at Central South University in Changsha, China.
His team came across the new treatment by accident. The team had been using lasers to carve patterns into wood. These researchers hoped the patterns might help them build electronic devices from the wood. They’d never tried carving cork before. But when they did, something unexpected happened.
The cork darkened. That change suggested cork can transform light into heat. They already knew that untreated cork could absorb oil. But adding heat could help. Oil is highly thick. But oil gets thinner when it warms up. And thinner oil should more easily soak (浸透) into cork or stick to its surface.
The scientists had a feeling that tiny holes created by the laser might help the cork store more heat. This treated cork should warm up more quickly than usual in sunlight. And that warmth should thin nearby oil, making it easier for the cork to absorb it.
To test this, they compared small, thin slices of original cork to laser-treated cork. In the dark, both corks took about 45 minutes to absorb just two drops of oil. With a camera, the researchers watched as this happened. Then, they repeated the experiment in sunlight and compared the results. In the sun, the untreated cork needed 10 minutes to absorb the oil while the laser-treated cork took just two minutes.
The treated cork is an example of something that can clean up oil leaks. However, the new tests took place in a lab, so cork cleanup will need to be tested in real-world conditions too — at sea. That will determine if the technique works on a large scale and without harming water life.
8. What does “the new treatment” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A. Carving patterns into original wood. B. Collecting oil with laser-treated cork.
C. Absorbing pollution with cutup wood. D. Making e-devices with laser-treated cork.
9. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The basic logic behind the finding. B. The design of the team’s experiment.
C. The skill of making thick oil thinner D. The method of turning light into heat.
10. Which of the following performs best in absorbing oil
A. Untreated cork in darkness. B. Laser-treated cork in darkness.
C. Untreated cork in sunlight. D. Laser-treated cork in sunlight.
11. What is likely to be the focus of the follow-up study
A. Conducting more experiments in labs. B. Testing treated cork in natural oceans.
C. Starting large scale cleanup programs. D. Researching the damage to water life.
D
A few days ago, I watched a video of myself talking in perfect Chinese. I’ve been studying the language on and off for only a few years, and I’m far from fluent. But there I was, pronouncing each character just as a native speaker would. “My favorite food is sushi,” I said — wo zui xihuan de shiwu shi shousi.
I’d created the video using software from a Los Angeles-based artificial-intelligence start-up called HeyGen. The technology, which only needs a single selfie and a script to generate deepfake videos of real people “saying” almost anything, is a testament (证明) to the advancements in AI language tools. This got me thinking about the declining interest in language learning with fewer students enrolling in foreign language courses and the decrease of English proficiency among young people in some places.
AI translation, integrated into social media and messaging platforms, seems to be everywhere. Even language-learning apps are using AI-generated content in their marketing. However, language translation is an art rather than a science. Something enormous will be lost in exchange for that convenience. As Anne, a Chinese translator said, “Building a ladder between widely different languages, such as Chinese and English, is sometimes as difficult as a doctor building a bridge in a patient’s heart,”
Language learning fosters cultural competency, a skill that AI cannot simply copy. Learning a different way to speak, read, and write helps people discover new ways to see the world. No machine can replace such a profound human experience. Deborah Cohn, a language professor, emphasizes that language learning is actually about understanding and connecting with different cultures; Instead of abandoning language courses in favor of AI, some educators advocate for emphasizing the intercultural aspects of language learning. Paula Krebs of the MLA points out that even with a “universal translator”, sometimes, the greater meaning of people’s utterance (言辞) remains a mystery.
In essence, while AI language tools offer convenience, they lack the depth and cultural insight that comes from human language learning. The challenge and beauty of learning a language are in understanding the cultural tapestry (织锦) that weaves through words, something AI has yet to achieve.
12. Why does the author give the example in paragraph 1
A. To promote the language software.
B. To show off his Chinese language skills.
C. To prove learning a language is a wasted effort.
D. To encourage critical thinking about AI language tools.
13. What can we learn from paragraph 3
A. AI translation deserves more attention.
B. Language apps play a key role in marketing.
C. Language translation is far beyond technology.
D. Learning a different language is an uphill battle.
14. What is the key benefit of learning a language according to the passage
A. Better digital literacy.
B. Improved translation skills.
C. Deeper cultural confidence.
D. Effective intercultural interaction.
15. What does the author imply in the last paragraph
A. AI language tools offer convenience.
B. AI facilitates language learning in terms of culture.
C. AI is far from perfect in helping language understanding.
D. AI has achieved success in the development of language learning tools.
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
There are few natural sounds more uplifting to my spirit than the bright and cheering calls and songs of black-capped chickadees (山雀). One of my morning routines is to step outside the house and listen for the voices of black-caps.
There is something comforting to me in black-caps’ presence. ____16____ Sometimes they are the only birds I’ll hear on my local woodland walks and for me the forest would be a lonelier place without them.
After I’d moved into a house on Anchorage’s Hillside, I placed a makeshift feeder on my home’s back. ____17____ For each, the routine was similar: dashed in, looked around, pecked (啄) at the tray, looked around again, and dashed out. Nervous little creatures, full of bright energy, they soon had me laughing at their funny way, By the time they moved on, I sensed an all-too-rare upwelling of fascination and joy.
Within days, a whole new world opened up as woodland neighbors I’d never known, or even imagined, joined the black-caps at my feeders: red-breasted nuthatches, common redpolls…What was remarkable was that all of those species were common residents of the Anchorage area. ____18____
My newfound interest in birds grew quickly, surprising even me. ____19____ I visited bookstores in search of birding guidebooks. Excitedly exchanged bird descriptions with a stranger. Purchased 50-pound bags of sunflower seeds. All of this seemed very strange to a middle-aged guy who’d never been attracted by birds. Even more, I had previously judged bird watchers to be rather dull sorts.
____20____ They’ve reminded me how my world can expand and become enriched when I make the effort to pay attention. What else awaits me in our world, I wonder, that I haven’t yet discovered or noticed
A. Nature always amazed me in its own way.
B. Yet in prior days and years, I had no idea.
C. Black-caps are a sign of good environment.
D. Within a day, black-caps accepted my invitation to dine.
E. Black-caps have had a special place at the top of my affections.
F. What started as mere curiosity flowered into a consuming passion.
G. And much more often than not, they are heard before they’re seen.
第三部分 语言运用（共四节，满分50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。
I had never picked up a camera before my freshman year in 2012, when my journey to an artist began. For four years, I ____21____ G-Star School of The Arts, where my ____22____ for photography and filmmaking were awaken.
Having seen my first short film, my teacher came over, saying: “You got a good ____23____. Why not consider doing this as your profession I think you’ve got a ____24____ in it”. Then, it clicked. I, therefore, ____25____ my bank account and bought my first camera.
Since then, I was amazed by the ____26____ the world has to offer. I have to ____27____, though: I, shy and chicken-hearted, tended to capture nature-related scenes, ____28____ anything to do with people.
As I was ____29____ my way, I started photographing myself, the only one I felt ____30____ with. The camera soon became my strongest ____31____, serving as the tool for how I expressed myself. Gradually, I gained enough ____32____ to start taking photos of other people, greatly touched by how I was able to ____33____ the best in them through the lens (镜头).
Each year, I would look back on all of the shots I did that year and would ____34____ them to the first one I ever took in my career. Although the progress seemed substantial, I realized the key to growth as an artist is to never be ____35____. This allows me to create progressively better work year after year.
21. A. designed B. attended C. assessed D. arranged
22. A. duties B. requests C. passions D. needs
23. A. heart B. hand C. eye D. nerve
24. A. future B. memory C. schedule D. certificate
25. A. opened B. closed C. monitored D. emptied
26. A. beauty B. sound C. lesson D. chance
27. A. admit B. judge C. conclude D. negotiate
28. A. envying B. avoiding C. prioritizing D. recording
29. A. winding B. losing C. shooting D. clearing
30. A. familiar B. comfortable C. generous D. patient
31. A. resolve B. voice C. shoulder D. vision
32. A. knowledge B. integrity C. confidence D. insight
33. A. bring out B. comment on C. call for D. take over
34. A. refer B. relate C. apply D. compare
35. A. self-conscious B. self-reliant C. self-centered D. self-content
第二节 语法填空（共10题；每题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读以下短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Travels of Xu Xiake is a travel note ___36___ (create) by Xu Xiake, ___37___ geographer in the Ming Dynasty. After 34 years of travel, Xu Xiake left more than 600,000 Chinese words of travel notes. After his death, the materials were collected into Xu Xiake’s Travels by others.
This book is the first work to systematically investigate China’s geomorphology (水文地质学) and geology (地理学). In addition, the beautiful words also make it a masterpiece of literature, ___38___ is of great value in geography and literature.
The fresh and beautiful writing style used to describe things in The Travels of Xu Xiake ___39___ (make) readers love it. The ___40___ (describe) of the scenery is not only close to reality, but also very accurate. Modern science and technology has also confirmed the accuracy of Xu Xiake’s records of geological landform and rock landscape.
The historical value of The Travels of Xu Xiake covers a wide range ___41___ levels. Apart from the observation of mountain landform, he also has ___42___ (detail) records on hydrological (水文学) distribution, river source exploration and the experience of the relationship between landscape and climate.
From these rich ___43___ (content), this travel note can leave a name in history. It is considered to be a work ___44___ (cover) literature and Science in the late Ming Dynasty.
The day of the first chapter of The Travels of Xu Xiake (May 19) is _____45_____ (official) named as China’s Tourism Day.
书面表达（满分20分）
46. 本周五我校举行了一次登雪浪山的活动。假定你是校《英语报》记者，请写一篇短文，报道此次活动。内容包括：
1．活动目的；
2．活动过程；
3．对活动的评价。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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答案版
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. B
答案】12. D 13. C 14. D 15. C
【答案】16. G 17. D 18. B 19. F 20. E
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. D
答案】36. created
37. a 38. which
39. makes 40. description
41. of 42. detailed
43. contents
44. covering
45. officially
答案】
This Friday, our school organized a hiking activity to Snow Langshan with the aim of enhancing students’ physical fitness and fostering a sense of teamwork.
Early in the morning, all participants gathered at the school gate and then headed for Snow Langshan by bus. Upon arrival, we started climbing the mountain in groups. During the climb, we encouraged each other and enjoyed the beautiful scenery along the way. Some students even shared interesting stories, making the journey more enjoyable.
The activity was highly praised. It not only offered us a chance to get close to nature and relieve stress but also strengthened the bond among classmates. It was truly a rewarding and unforgettable experience.

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