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2025-2026学年高一下学期5月期中英语试题
一、阅读理解
阅读单选
A
Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, is famous for its lively summer festival and beautiful old buildings — but a short break here offers plenty more besides. This walkable city packs unforgettable experiences into a single day, from literary walks to fine dining and historic pubs.
8 a.m.: Explore the old town
Start your own literary walk in the Grassmarket. Climb the Miss Jean Brodie Steps to view Edinburgh Castle surrounded by narrow lanes, and then walk into Greyfriars Kirkyard, a 17th-century cemetery. Sharp-eyed Harry Potter fans will notice familiar names on the tombstones, including ones that inspired the author’s You-Know-Who.
11 a.m.: Step into the past
Across from the cemetery is the National Museum of Scotland. Its galleries cover different times and places around the world, with a focus on Scottish history and culture. Don’t miss Alexander Graham Bell’s original telephone and a TARDIS prop and screenplay signed by actor Ewan McGregor. For a different experience, visit Surgeons’ Hall, which shows Edinburgh’s medical history.
2 p.m.: Head for the river
After morning culture, take a short cable car from Princes Street to Leith. This area has many top-quality restaurants, including Tom Kitchin’s The Kitchin. Its lunch menu features fresh Scottish food for the season, such as the lobster from just three bus stops down the coast, which tastes all the better for it. Little wonder he himself often eats here.
7 p.m.: Drink up
No Edinburgh day is complete without a pub stop, and the New Town has great choices. Sherlock Holmes fans should look for The Conan Doyle, a historic pub near the author’s birthplace. Step inside and enjoy a cool local beer or whisky to relax after a busy day of exploring.
21. What can visitors do at Greyfriars Kirkyard
A．See Edinburgh Castle up close.
B．Climb the Miss Jean Brodie Steps.
C．Find names that appear in Harry Potter.
D．Visit the National Museum of Scotland.
22. What is special about The Conan Doyle
A．It is located in the old town.
B．It serves food until late at night.
C．It was Sherlock Holmes’ birthplace.
D．It is a pub with a literary connection.
23. Where is this text most likely to be found
A．In a personal diary.
B．In a travel guidebook.
C．In a history textbook.
D．In a science magazine.
B
Like many young people, Chen Zhen, a young inheritor of straw weaving (草编), once worked in a city, far from her hometown’s traditions. However, during a visit back home, she was deeply moved by the beauty of straw weaving and concerned about its fading future. Driven by a sense of duty, she made a courageous decision: to leave her office job and devote herself to this ancient art.
True to the “Craftsman (工匠) Spirit”, straw weaving is not a task to be rushed. It begins with the careful selection of materials and continues through the creation of complex designs, where mental focus and physical control become essential.
What makes Chen Zhen extraordinary is her clever mind. She realized that for the craft to survive, it must connect with modern life. Instead of making only traditional items, she designs fashionable pieces and modern home decor that attract younger generations. What’s more, she has helped set up local workshops, providing jobs for villagers and helping the local economy grow.
Chen Zhen’s journey is more than a career change. It is a powerful reminder that our cultural heritage is a precious treasure. With passion, creativity, and responsibility, young people like her are the key to ensuring that these timeless traditions live on in the modern world.
24. What made Chen Zhen give up her office job
A．Her parents’ words.
B．The stress of overtime work.
C．The low payment.
D．Her sense of responsibility.
25. What can we know about straw weaving
A．It no longer has cultural value.
B．It requires carefulness and attention.
C．Its low costs hold back the local economic growth.
D．Its traditional styles are popular with younger generations.
26. Which word can best describe Chen Zhen
A．Creative.
B．Impatient.
C．Humorous.
D．Curious.
27. What is the best title for the text
A．A Village’s Economic Success
B．The History of Straw Weaving
C．Keeping Straw Weaving Alive
D．The Difficulties of Creating Handicrafts
C
Carnival season is at its height this weekend. New Orleans’s annual series of parades began more than a week ago. Thousands attend the parades and they leave a mess of trash behind. Despite a busy daily cleanup operation that leaves the post-parade landscape remarkably clean, uncaught beads (珠子) hang from tree branches or get ground into the mud under the feet of passers-by. They also flow into storm drains, and finally these non-biodegradable plastics (不可降解塑料) flow into Lake Pontchartrain, polluting the water and threatening local wildlife.
“The plastics disaster is becoming a defining characteristic of this event,” said Brett Davis, a New Orleans native who grew up catching beads at Mardi Gras parades. He now heads Bead Reborn NOLA — a nonprofit organization that works to reduce the waste. One way to use less new plastic beads is to use old ones again. Parade-goers can now donate their caught beads to the organization and it repackages and resells the products to raise money for the services it provides to adults and children with disabilities. The city has also placed collection stations along parade routes to encourage recycling.
Aside from recycling, there’s a small but growing movement to find something to replace plastic beads, such as beads made from paper, recycled glass, or even seeds; headbands made from old T-shirts; and small packages of local food products. These options are gaining attention as ways to keep the fun while mitigating the harm caused by waste.
However, changing a long-standing tradition is not easy. Plastic beads remain widely used because they are cheap and popular. Still, Brett Davis believes that with growing awareness, Carnival season can become greener.
28. What does the author point out in the first paragraph
A．The great joy Carnival season brings to visitors.
B．The successful daily cleanup after each parade.
C．The serious plastic waste problem caused by Carnival season.
D．The long history of carnival-season celebrations in New Orleans.
29. How does the organization deal with the plastic beads
A．It stops the use of them.
B．It recycles them.
C．It cuts down their production.
D．It sells them to the disabled.
30. What does the underlined word “mitigating” probably mean in paragraph 3
A．Studying.
B．Accepting.
C．Adding.
D．Reducing.
31. What is Davis’s attitude towards an eco-friendly Carnival season
A．Positive.
B．Doubtful.
C．Uncaring.
D．Unclear.
D
According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, the number of solar panels (太阳能板) installed has grown rapidly in the past decade, and it has to grow even faster to meet climate goals. But all of that growth will take up a lot of space, and though more and more people accept the concept of solar energy, few like large solar panels to be installed near them.
Solar developers want to put up panels as quickly and cheaply as possible, so they haven’t given much thought to what they put under them. Often, they’ll end up filling the area with small stones and using chemicals to control weeds. The result is that many communities, especially in farming regions, see solar farms as destroyers of the soil.
“Solar projects need to be good neighbors,” says Jordan Macknick, the head of the Innovative Site Preparation and Impact Reductions on the Environment (InSPIRE) project. “They need to be protectors of the land and contribute to the agricultural economy.” InSPIRE is investigating practical approaches to “low-impact” solar development, which focuses on establishing and operating solar farms in a way that is kinder to the land. One of the easiest low-impact solar strategies is providing habitat for pollinators (传粉昆虫).
Habitat loss, pesticide (杀虫剂) use, and climate change have caused dramatic declines in pollinator populations over the past couple of decades, which has damaged the U.S. agricultural economy. Over 28 states have passed laws related to pollinator habitat protection and pesticide use. Conservation organizations put out pollinator-friendliness guidelines for home gardens, businesses, schools, cities-and now there are guidelines for solar farms.
Over the past few years, many solar farm developers have transformed the space under their solar panels into a shelter for various kinds of pollinators, resulting in soil improvement and carbon reduction. “These pollinator-friendly solar farms can have a valuable impact on everything that’s going on in the landscape,” says Macknick.
32. What is the problem mentioned in paragraph 2
A．The decline in the demand for solar energy.
B．The negative impact of installing solar panels.
C．The rising labor cost of building solar farms.
D．The most recent advances in solar technology.
33. What does InSPIRE aim to do
A．Help local farms produce more food.
B．Invent new methods for controlling weeds.
C．Make solar projects environmentally friendly.
D．Promote the use of solar energy in rural areas.
34. What is the purpose of the laws mentioned in paragraph 4
A．To protect pollinator insects.
B．To ensure the supply of energy.
C．To limit the development of solar energy.
D．To develop different kinds of local economy.
35. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．Pollinators: To Leave or to Stay
B．Solar Energy: Hope for the Future
C．InSPIRE: A Leader in Agriculture
D．Solar Farms: A New Development Path
二、七选五
How to Practice Virtues in the Digital Age
In the digital age, we spend more and more time online, and moral choices are everywhere in our daily life — whether it’s chatting online, doing homework or shopping on social media. It’s important for us, especially teenagers, to know how to practice virtues like honesty, kindness and responsibility in the digital age. ___36___
___37___ Honesty is the basic virtue of being a person. When we do online homework or take online exams, we should never copy others’ answers or use search engines to cheat. When we communicate with others online, we should tell the truth and not spread rumors or fake news. Even if no one is watching us online, we should keep the bottom line of honesty.
Kindness is another important virtue we need to practice. ___38___ When we see others being cyberbullied online, we should not stand by and watch, but try to help them in a proper way. When our friends are in trouble and ask for help online, we should give them sincere advice instead of making fun of them. Small acts of kindness online can warm people’s hearts just like those in real life.
We also need to keep a sense of responsibility in the digital world. ___39___ We should be responsible for our own words and actions — don’t post harmful or inappropriate content online, and don’t comment on others randomly. We should also be responsible for the network environment — if we see fake news or harmful information, we can report it to the relevant platform in time.
Virtue is not a word that is far away from us, but it is reflected in every small choice we make. ___40___ As long as we keep honesty, kindness and responsibility in our hearts, we can practice virtues anytime and anywhere, whether in real life or in the digital world, and become a virtuous person.
A．Honesty is the first step to practice virtues online.
B．Here are some practical suggestions for us to follow.
C．We should use the internet to help others instead of hurting them.
D．It doesn’t matter whether we practice virtues in real life or online.
E．A virtuous person is loved and respected by everyone around him.
F．We can make more friends online by chatting with them every day.
G．Responsibility is the guarantee of building a good network environment.
三、完形填空
Once upon a time, there lived a kind-hearted old woman in a charming little house. In her lovely ___41___ there was a splendid bed of beautiful lilies (百合花).
One night, she was ___42___ from her peaceful sleep by the charming sounds of ___43___ singing and babies’ merry laughter. She ___44___ out of the window. The ___45___ seemingly originated from the lily bed, yet she could see nothing. The next morning, she walked among her flowers, but there was no ___46___ of anyone having been there the night before.
On the following ___47___, she was once again awakened by the sweet singing and the babies’ laughter. Puzzled and ___48___, she tiptoed softly towards her garden. The moon was shining brightly upon the lily bed, and the lilies were gently swaying from side to side. The old woman looked closely and she saw that, beside each lily, there stood a tiny fairy (小精灵) mother who was singing softly and gently, ___49___ the flower as if it were a cradle (摇篮). Meanwhile, in each lily lay a little Fairy baby, giggling and playing joyously.
The good old woman ___50___ made her way back to her house, not disturbing the fairies. From that moment on, she never ___51___ a single lily, nor did she permit her neighbors to lay a finger on the flowers. The lilies grew brighter in color and larger in size, and they ___52___ a sweet smell like that of roses. They began, too, to bloom all the year round.
The day arrived when the good old woman ___53___. The lilies were dug up, and other plants were planted in its place. However, all of them faded, and from then on, nothing could grow there. But the good old woman’s ___54___ became a sight of beauty. The Fairies sang softly above it, keeping it green. And on the grave and all around it, lilies, tulips, violets, and other lovely flowers ___55___ up.
41. A．vase B．room C．garden D．kitchen
42. A．beaten B．awakened C．scared D．searched
43. A．sorrowful B．worried C．nervous D．sweet
44. A．looked B．crept C．rushed D．went
45. A．baby B．mother C．scene D．sounds
46. A．sign B．story C．fact D．trace
47. A．morning B．day C．night D．afternoon
48. A．curious B．ashamed C．moved D．embarrassed
49. A．cutting B．rocking C．growing D．beating
50. A．quickly B．sadly C．proudly D．quietly
51. A．saw B．picked C．planted D．watered
52. A．gave out B．threw away C．paid for D．kept off
53. A．laughed B．escaped C．cried D．died
54. A．grave B．roof C．yard D．house
55. A．made B．sped C．sprang D．cheered
四、单项选择
56. What Wang Ou said is really ________ .
A．inspired B．inspiring C．being inspired D．to inspire
57. The people________to the meeting are all experienced teachers.
A．invited B．are invited C．being invited D．inviting
58. The question ________ at tomorrow’s meeting is very important.
A．to discuss B．discussed C．discussing D．to be discussed
59. The woman________at her map is a relative of my mother.
A．looked B．to look C．looking D．is looking
60. ________ deep down in the earth, the dead trees rotted away and became coal.
A．Burying B．Buried C．To bury D．To be buried
五、语法填空
As the old saying goes, “Friends are like liquor (酒): the older, the better.” Many people consider old friends to be more important than new ones. For example, if two pieces of advice ___61___ (give) to solve a problem, one from a new friend and the other from ___62___ old friend, people will prefer the latter one ___63___ (base) on the long-term trust rather than the former one, even though the new friend’s advice may be better.
I, however, disagree with the old saying, ___64___ (believe) that new friends are not ___65___ (necessary) worse than old friends. It is not always right ___66___ (determine) your friendship by the length of time.
Once you call someone a friend, he or she must be a person ___67___ is reliable and whose interests are in common with ___68___ (you). It is mainly his or her character and interests that make him or her your friend. It actually has little to do with time. People’s appearance may change, but their character usually ___69___ (remain) the same. Therefore, on this point, there are no ___70___ (difference) between old friends and new friends.
六、书信写作
71. 假设你是李华，你校即将举办“中国传统节日”主题英文演讲比赛，请你写一篇演讲稿介绍中国传统节日——中秋节。内容包括:
(1) 节日简介;
(2) 风俗活动;
(3) 节日意义。
注意:
(1) 词数 80 左右;
(2) 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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七、读后续写
72. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。词数100左右。
Every culture has a specific way of eating. North Americans and Europeans use forks, knives and spoons. In Asia, chopsticks are the top choice.
You might think it’s easy to use chopsticks, but actually it’s not as simple as it first appears. I learned this lesson a couple of years ago.
I had applied for a job with a Chinese-Canadian company in Vancouver. My new boss invited me out to lunch to celebrate my new job. He said we were going to eat in a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. I was nervous. I knew we would be using chopsticks, and while I had tried many times to master the technique (技巧). I had failed in every attempt. How would I be able to make a good impression Would they laugh at me Would I make a complete fool of myself
I went home that evening and cooked some rice and chicken. I put the food on my plate, and I spent the next hour attempting to learn how to use chopsticks. Try as I might, I could not hold the food with my chopsticks. I didn’t get much sleep that evening. I tossed and turned (辗转反侧) in bed, worrying about the coming lunch.
The next day, I could hardly contain my anxiety and headed to the restaurant. We were seated at an excellent table. My boss wrote out the food order, speaking to the waiter in Mandarin. My heart was beating wildly, but then I noticed a strange thing. Instead of the customary chopsticks, each of us had knives, forks and spoons.
I was confused at first, but then, it hit me. My boss knew that I would have trouble with the chopsticks. He wanted to save me from embarrassment, so he had called ahead and arranged for us to be served with knives and forks. I couldn’t believe how thoughtful he was.
Immediately, I made up my mind to take this opportunity to learn how to use chopsticks.
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参考答案
21-23: C D B
24-27: D B A C
28-31: C B D A
32-35: B C A D
36-40: B A C G D
41-55: C B D A D D C A B D B A A C C
56-60: B A D C B
61. are given 62. an 63. based 64. believing 65. necessarily 66. to determine 67. who/that 68. yours 69. remains 70. differences
书信写作参考范文
Hello everyone!
Today I’d like to introduce the Mid-Autumn Festival. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. On this day, families get together to enjoy the full moon and eat delicious mooncakes.
The festival stands for reunion and warmth. It carries our best wishes for family happiness. I hope you can learn more about our traditional culture.
Thank you!
读后续写参考范文
Immediately, I made up my mind to take this opportunity to learn how to use chopsticks. I told my boss my idea, and he was glad to teach me patiently. He showed me the right way to hold and use chopsticks step by step. I practiced again and again during the meal. Though I made mistakes now and then, I never gave up. Finally, I could use chopsticks skillfully. I felt so thankful to my kind boss and this special lunch became an unforgettable experience for me.

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