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2025-2026学年高一下学期6月期中英语试题
一、阅读理解
第一节 单项选择（共15小题）
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While many famous buildings were constructed by men in memory of their beloved ones — from India’s Taj Mahal to Italy’s Torrechiara Castle — there are few such monuments built by women. Here are three sites around the world where women have dared to show their love.
The Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore
When Queen Victoria’s 42-year-old husband, Prince Albert, died suddenly from illness in 1861, the queen was heart-broken. So soon after Albert’s death, she began work on a tomb at Frogmore, a place near Windsor Castle. It wasn’t completed until 1871. Albert was laid to rest here and she was buried next to him in 1901, a departure (偏离) from the royal tradition of being buried at Westminster Abbey or St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
In the Turkish seaside city of Bodrum, tourists can see one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. This tomb was built by Queen Artemisia in 353 BC for her husband, Mausolus, a ruler of ancient Turkey.
Humayun’s Tomb
An inspiration for the Taj Mahal, Humayun’s Tomb in east Delhi, India, is the first large building made in Mughal architectural style — a mixture of Indian, Persian, and Central Asian design elements.
The tomb is a treasure that tells the story of a king and the love of his wife. After Humayun, ruler of India’s Mughal dynasty, died due to a fall in 1556 at age 47, his wife, Bega Begum, built this tomb. Begum was so attached to her husband and his memory that she looked after the tomb as long as she lived.
1. Where is Queen Victoria buried
A．At Frogmore. B．At Westminster Abbey. C．At Windsor Castle. D．At St. George’s Chapel.
2. Which is listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
A．Prince Albert’s tomb. B．King Humayun’s tomb. C．King Mausolus’s tomb. D．Queen Artemisia’s tomb.
3. What do Taj Mahal and Humayun’s Tomb probably have in common
A．They were built by women. B．They have similar styles. C．They were completed in 1556. D．They were palaces for kings.
B
How many people who have worked for NASA were inspired by watching the Apollo missions as children According to Dennis Dillman, a retired NASA engineer, there are a lot.
“About half of us were like me,” he says. “We grew up being space fans, watching every minute of the Apollo missions that we could.”
Dillman still remembers cutting articles about astronauts from his hometown paper, Wichita Eagle, and checking out every space book in the local library. Somehow, he jokes, he always managed to get sick on the day of the lunar landings, so he could stay home and watch them on TV.
“I think my mom knew,” Dillman adds.
As the generation that grew up watching the Apollo missions approach retirement age, they’re sure to make up a smaller share of NASA’s workforce. But they are not the only people that are deeply influenced by the space agency’s earlier lunar explorations. Among the younger NASA scientists and engineers working on Artemis are those who are carrying on a passion inspired by their parents and teachers.
Noah Petro — a geologist at Goddard — was born in 1978, six years after the last Apollo mission. It wasn’t until a visit to the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island, New York, when he was around seven or eight that his father said something life-changing. Petro remembers his dad, Denis Petro, pointing to a display of the life support system backpacks that the Apollo astronauts wore and saying, “See that thing there I built that.”
“That was jaw-dropping to me,” Petro says.
Petro’s dad was a neurologist. But he’d worked as an engineer at NASA building part of the suit for the astronauts before Noah was born. Learning that his dad had worked on Apollo played a key role in Noah’s becoming a lunar geologist for NASA.
4. Dennis Dillman mentions his mother most probably to show his ________.
A．regret B．talent C．gratitude D．sadness
5. When did the Apollo missions end
A．In 1986. B．In 1982. C．In 1978. D．In 1972.
6. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “jaw-dropping” in paragraph 7
A．Untrue. B．Surprising. C．Obvious. D．Satisfying.
7. What has inspired Noah Petro to work for NASA
A．His father’s achievement. B．Books about Apollo missions. C．His teacher’s encouragement. D．TV programs on lunar landings.
C
Late every summer, fat polar bears gather outside Kaktovik, the only settlement in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, to feast on whale bodies left behind by hunters. It is an attraction that once brought 1,000 or more tourists each day to the town. In 2021, however, the government stopped the polar bear tourism due to concerns about how tourists were affecting bear behavior and overrunning the tiny town with about 250 people.
Now, Kaktovik leaders are hoping to revive it, saying it could be worth millions to the local economy and give residents another source of income. “We definitely see the benefit for tourism,” said Charles Lampe, president of the Kaktovik Inupiat Corp, which owns 373 square kilometers of the reserve. “But it can’t be run like it was before.”
As far back as the early 1980s, anyone in Kaktovik with a boat and knowledge of the waters could take tourists out to watch the bears. When polar bears were declared a threatened species in 2008, tourism in Kaktovik grew unexpectedly fast, since many people wanted to see the creatures before they would die out by the end of the century.
As tourists flooded in, the government required tour operators to apply for permits which drove the locals out of the industry. Before long, large out-of-town operators moved in and even more tourists were coming to Kaktovik during the six-week viewing season. The town’s hotels and restaurants also became unprofitable when large operators began flying tourists in from Fairbanks or Anchorage for day trips.
Kaktovik leaders are now in talks with the government to address the concerns and re-start the industry, perhaps as early as 2027. The government said in a statement that it’s working with Kaktovik “to ensure that any future opportunities are managed in a way that will properly deal with resource protection, visitor’s safety and residents’ concerns.”
8. What most probably led to the end of the polar bear tourism in 2021
A．Lack of skilled guides. B．Bear attacks. C．Extinction of polar bears. D．Overtourism.
9. What can we say about the polar bear tours in Kaktovik in the early 1980s
A．They were managed by the government. B．They were run by out-of-town operators.
C．They were mainly organized by individuals. D．They were usually led by well-trained guides.
10. Which of the following can best describe the official permits
A．They were very helpful for local economy. B．They benefited the large companies greatly.
C．They required large operators to help the locals. D．They did not allow locals to work in the industry.
11. What is the government’s attitude to Kaktovik leaders’ proposal
A．Favorable. B．Doubtful. C．Unsupportive. D．Unclear.
D
Scientists have long identified four elements about apps or social media that hold children’s attention for as long as possible. Understanding them may help parents know how to avoid potential traps for their kids.
One of the elements is solitude. Studies have found that children who regularly use screens alone in their bedrooms have a higher risk of developing what psychologists call problematic usage. That is, they continue to use an app or play a game even when it damages their health. For example, the app may affect their sleep or friendships, but they still could not stop.
Another element is bottomlessness. Videos keep appearing on TikTok and YouTube. Photos, comments and likes keep popping up on Instagram. Apps have seemingly endless materials for kids to see, and they all show or play automatically. There’s no natural stopping point. So kids never feel finished or satisfied. That feeling grows even stronger with the third ingredient (成分) added into the mix: speed.
For social media, the speed at which kids can find “new” content has jumped with several technological advancements, including the invention of higher-speed internet and easy scroll (翻屏). So the faster kids can scroll and watch, the harder it is for them to pull away from an app. The speed can create a sense that they merge (合体) with the screen. In other words, they don’t know where they begin and the machine ends. The speed just pulls them into this flow.
The final ingredient is teasing. Here’s how teasing typically works: The app never gives kids what they are really looking for. It gives just enough to keep them attracted. This teasing gives kids the feeling that they’re going to get what they’re seeking soon. So they’ll be there all day trying to get that next big thing. This is perhaps the most important feature of the app.
With all these four elements, nearly everyone, not just the kids, will get addicted to the app or social media.
12. Which phenomenon can be described as solitude
A．Playing alone. B．Offering endless rewards. C．Responding quickly. D．Keeping users unsatisfied.
13. What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to
A．Children. B．Videos. C．Programs. D．Apps.
14. What is probably the most addictive element about an app
A．Solitude. B．Teasing. C．Speed. D．Bottomlessness.
15. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this text
A．To review a product. B．To warn teenagers. C．To analyze the harm. D．To keep parents informed.
第二节 七选五（共5小题）
Of course, not all book clubs are the same, and there are a lot of different ways to organise. But if you’re wondering how to start a group that actually meets, we do have some ideas.
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Organizing a book club meeting can be more painful than you might expect. Our advice is that it’s really important to make sure that scheduling is easy. 17 . Then stick to the monthly schedule so that it’s super predictable when book clubs are happening.
Set an intention
Our second piece of advice is to set an intention for your book club so that everyone who attends really understands why they’re there and what they’re doing. 18 , then try to read more widely than you have previously done. If it is about meeting new people, then folks can bring a new person to the book club at each meeting.
Pick the right book
Picking a book that not everybody is interested in can be a disaster for any book club. So you need to have a strategy for picking the book. Don’t be afraid to pick something controversial (有争议的). 19 .
Provide context
For each meeting, somebody should do some research on the book to set the scene. For example, you can do some reading on the historical context of the book. 20 . That way, even if a person doesn’t particularly enjoy the book, the person can still engage with it.
A．Make scheduling really easy
B．If you’re the one hosting the meeting.
C．Create a guide with discussion questions.
D．You can also listen to some interviews with the book’s author.
E．If you want to expand your knowledge about a particular thing.
F．It creates really great discussion because people like to do a little bit of debate.
G．You can figure out a date each month that works for the book club at the beginning.
二、完形填空（共15小题）
Dressed in a colorful costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the arm of the chair and lifts her other leg high. She stands there like a flying bird. When the 21 ends, applause (掌声) rise from the audience.
It is a Sunday afternoon in early September, and Zhang is leading The Masked Heroine, a classic play from the Song School of Peking opera. “Ever since I started learning this 22 play,” Zhang says, “I’ve always 23 performing it in a full production.”
When Zhang was 7 years old, she first saw children 24 Peking opera on the stage at a cultural center. Fascinated, she 25 them and soon realized she had the talent and determination to pursue the art 26 . Now, a famous performer in China, she has 27 more than 150 performances in nine years.
“I just want to perform each show the best I can,” Zhang says. “The most 28 moment is when the show ends and the audience 29 .”
Today, the ancient art form faces strong 30 from digital entertainment and modern performing arts, and some worry it may be losing its appeal. Yet a growing number of young Peking opera artists like Zhang continue to devote years to 31 the techniques.
“It’s my first time seeing the full production.” says Yang Hecheng, a 26-year-old teacher at the Beijing Film Academy. “What 32 me most is the skill and spirit shown in the performance. We have a classic 33 : ‘A play without skill is not amazing and a play without emotion is not 34 .’ Zhang’s performance has both! I’ m sure she can 35 the hearts of younger audiences.”
21. A．speech B．performance C．operation D．concert
22. A．short B．modern C．famous D．funny
23. A．dreamed of B．given up C．signed up for D．adapted to
24. A．watching B．writing C．hearing D．practicing
25. A．joined B．tricked C．taught D．loved
26. A．secretly B．professionally C．equally D．anxiously
27. A．missed B．delayed C．delivered D．seen
28. A．annoying B．challenging C．promising D．rewarding
29. A．leaves B．helps C．cheers D．protests
30. A．smell B．competition C．reaction D．emotion
31. A．perfecting B．changing C．revising D．using
32. A．encourages B．frightens C．disappoints D．attracts
33. A．story B．saying C．play D．song
34. A．boring B．curious C．moving D．awkward
35. A．win B．check C．break D．test
三、语法填空（共10小题）
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。
According to a new study conducted at a large US tech company that was trying to encourage connections among 36 (it) remote (远程) workers, small talks might 37 (strength) an ongoing relationship. The researchers divided nearly 500 remote workers into two groups, pairing each person with a 38 (previous) unknown partner for a phone conversation. One group were only allowed to exchange work-related information, while the other group was encouraged 39 (discuss) topics related or unrelated to their work.
Two weeks later, 40 (participant) rated their partners on supportiveness and indicated their interest in 41 (maintain) contact. Most strikingly, the first group felt much less supported and was less willing for further contact. 42 follow-up experiment involving face-to-face conversations was carried out later. It largely 43 (mirror) the above results.
“Talking about 44 one does outside of work seems useful, as it makes one seem more supportive,” the researchers write. “And that might lead 45 longer-lasting connections.”
四、书信写作（演讲稿）
46. 你班将在下周的英语课上以“AI时代是否还有必要学习英语”为题展开讨论。请你准备一份发言稿，内容包括：
1．你的观点；2．陈述理由。
注意：词数80个左右。
Hello everyone,
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Thanks for your listening!
五、读后续写
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，词数150左右。
Li Na, a Chinese exchange student in the UK, felt a bit nervous when Mr. Smith asked each student to bring something that matters to them and share it with the class on Thursday. She sat in her seat quietly, thinking hard about what to bring. Suddenly, she remembered that the Lantern Festival happened to fall on next Friday. Her eyes lit up with excitement.
On Thursday, the classroom was filled with joy and laughter as students shared their beloved snacks and toys. When Li Na’s turn came, she rose, holding a wooden box. She opened it gently and took out a folded piece of red paper. With a few skillful folds and pulls, the paper magically turned into a beautiful lantern. She placed a candle inside and lit it carefully.
“What is it ” asked Emma, her deskmate. “It is amazing!”
Holding up the lantern, Li Na smiled and introduced the Lantern Festival — its traditions of hanging lanterns, guessing riddles (谜语), and eating sweet sticky rice balls called yuanxiao. “Red lanterns symbolize hope and reunion in Chinese culture,” she explained. “And this year, the festival happens to be on next Friday.”
Seeing how interested the students were, Mr. Smith walked over with a smile and said to Li Na, “Would you like to host a Lantern Festival party for the whole class next Friday night I’m sure it will be a wonderful way to connect cultures.”
“I’d love to!” Li Na replied without hesitation.
Applause erupted in the classroom. But as she sat down, a little worry set in — how could she make the party really fun and unforgettable
Li Na quickly realized the key was to get everyone involved in the preparation.
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The party took place as scheduled in the classroom.
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参考答案
一、阅读理解
第一节
1-3 A C B
4-7 C D B A
8-11 D C B A
12-15 A A B D
第二节 七选五
16.A 17.G 18.E 19.F 20.D
二、完形填空
21-25 B C A D A
26-30 B C D C B
31-35 A D B C A
三、语法填空
36. its
37. strengthen
38. previously
39. to discuss
40. participants
41. maintaining
42. A
43. mirrored
44. what
45. to
四、书信写作 参考范文（二选一）
版本一（支持学习英语）
Hello everyone,
I firmly believe we still need to learn English even in the AI age. AI translation is convenient, but it cannot fully convey emotions and cultural meanings. Besides, learning English helps us think independently and communicate face to face with foreigners. It also opens doors to more knowledge and opportunities. So we should keep learning it.
Thanks for your listening!
版本二（简洁版）
Hello everyone,
I think it’s still necessary to learn English. Although AI can translate languages quickly, real communication requires language ability and cultural understanding. What’s more, mastering English helps us broaden our horizons and improve ourselves. Therefore, we should never give up learning English.
Thanks for your listening!
五、读后续写 参考范文
Li Na quickly realized the key was to get everyone involved in the preparation. She divided tasks among her classmates right away. Some students learned to make red lanterns under her guidance, while others prepared interesting riddles and tasty yuanxiao. Everyone threw themselves into the work happily, eager to experience Chinese traditional culture. Li Na also made small cards to introduce more stories about the Lantern Festival.
The party took place as scheduled in the classroom. Bright red lanterns lit up the whole room. Students enjoyed sweet yuanxiao and took turns guessing riddles excitedly. Many tried making paper lanterns and had great fun. Laughter filled the classroom all night. The wonderful party not only brought everyone joy but also helped them know more about Chinese culture. It was truly an unforgettable night.

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