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2025-2026学年第二学期高一英语期中考试试题
二、阅读理解
A
Sitting on the edge of the world, Sydney is considered as one of the world’s greatest cities. Here are some things you should do and see in Sydney.
1. Explore Sydney’s hottest neighborhood
Many big-ticket attractions can be found in or around the Circular Quay area, right by the port. Here, you can get on ferries (渡轮) to faraway islands or go exploring on foot with the Sydney Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens and Museum of Contemporary all nearby.
2. Take side trips
Popular among outdoor types, the rough Blue Mountains — about two hours by train west of the city — promises winter skiing, excellent hiking and kangaroo sightings. Walking through the national park, travelers will watch forests, waterfalls, natural caves, small villages and rock formations.
The Hunter Valley, just a two-hour drive north of Sydney, is Australia’s oldest wine region. Most vineyards (葡萄园) are family-owned, focusing on small production. Wine is more personal here.
3. Stay in style
The classic Langham Hotel is located just west of Circular Quay, offering easy access to the famous port.
As you explore its beautiful corridors (走廊), look for contemporary artworks from around the world— The Langham Hotel has the largest art gathering (more than $1 million worth) in Australia.
Meanwhile, those seeking a more relaxed experience can go camping on Cockatoo Island-just a quick boat ride from Circular Quay.
4. Travel tips
·Leaving tips at the bar or for a taxi isn’t expected, but it’s appreciated.
·When riding in a taxi alone, it’s customary to sit in the front seat.
·Bring sun cream, sunglasses and hat — whatever the season.
·On Sundays, families enjoy discounted fares on Sydney’s ferries and trains.
21. What can you do in the Blue Mountains
A．Explore the artificial caves.
B．Watch the lovely kangaroos.
C．Taste locally produced wine.
D．Admire the unique corridors.
22. What makes the Langham Hotel special
A．Its ideal location.
B．Its first-class service.
C．Its big collection of artworks.
D．Its modern architectural style.
23. Which of the following is strongly suggested about touring Sydney
A．Ensure sun protection.
B．Offer bar tips.
C．Sit behind the driver in a taxi.
D．Travel by train.
B
I have dreamt of taking a trip to Hawaii since I graduated, but the best thing always needs waiting. I took a trip with my friends to Haleakala National Park, which lies in Hawaii.
When we arrived at Haleakala National Park, we were advised to watch the early morning sunrise. I was lost in the sightseeing (观光) that afternoon, so I could hardly wait to see the sunrise. The next morning, we all got out of bed very early and got to the seaside at 3 o’clock. In the first half an hour, we imagined how wonderful it would be when the first light came out through the thick clouds and how soft it would be when the light touched our skin, so we waited and waited. However, another half an hour later, I gradually lost my patience since there was nothing but the chilly darkness, and I felt that I was frozen to death. But my friends were still extremely cheerful.
Nearly another one hour later, “Amazing!” Judy burst out and we all shouted to welcome the light, which was really unbelievable. Until today, I dare say that it is the most impressive sunrise in my life. However, waiting in the morning darkness is also one memory I can’t forget forever.
Waiting sometimes is really a hard thing for most of us as it needs patience and strongwilled determination (决心), but what about the result after that It might turn out to be pleasing and unbelievable. So, it is really worth waiting for the best.
24. What can we learn from the passage
A．The author’s friends and the author took a trip to China.
B．Hawaii is a good place to enjoy the sunrise.
C．The author enjoyed the worst sunrise in his life.
D．Sometimes, it is worth waiting for the best.
25. When did they see the first light of the sunrise
A．About 3 o’clock.
B．About 4 o’clock.
C．Nearly 5 o’clock.
D．Nearly 6 o’clock.
26. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 2
A．Total.
B．Cold.
C．Terrible.
D．Interesting.
27. How did the author feel when waiting for the sunrise
A．Excited all the time.
B．Afraid all the time.
C．Firstly excited then afraid.
D．Firstly excited then impatient.
C
The first thing we notice about new people are their faces. The next time we see these people, we remember them because we remember their faces. This seems like a simple process. However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process. The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people. Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost never forget a face.
Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces. In fact, their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents. Babies are highly skilled at face recognition at six months. But by nine months, they lose this skill, By nine months, a baby’s face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult’s.
Unfortunately, some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces. The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn’t work for them. This condition is called face blindness. People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror. They don’t recognize their own face, so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face.
Face blindness is not always severe. Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree, yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it. They have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out. This is similar to people with color blindness.
Colorblind people can’t see the difference between certain colors such as red and green, until someone tells them that green and red are two different colors.
There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being. people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they will find a cure.
28. The first paragraph is mainly about ____________.
A．the way to improve one’s face-recognition skills
B．the fact that some people have face-recognition problems
C．the simple process of the brain to recognize others’ faces
D．the importance of face recognition in human communication
29. When do people have the keen skills of face-recognition
A．At birth.
B．In adolescence.
C．Half a year old.
D．Nine months old.
30. The bold word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph is closes in meaning to _______________.
A．confused
B．surprised
C．excited
D．depressed
31. What does the author think of the problem of face blindness
A．People need to take it seriously.
B．It affects a great number of people.
C．It can be cured in the near future.
D．Certain techniques can make up for it.
D
Water is a necessity of life. Rain, especially, helps plants grow and stay green. But too much rain, especially in cities, can lead to flooding. That can cause waste water systems to overflow and send pollutants into rivers and other waterways. To fight the problem, several cities in the United States are starting programs like rooftop gardens.
A team at the University of the District of Columbia in the nation's capital has created a garden on the top of one school building. The garden holds many kinds of plants to help absorb rainwater and grow food at the same time. Architect David Bell has designed five "green roofs" for the university. He says he is excited about the project because "it meant doing something more than just dealing with storm water management. It took advantage of a resource above the city and these flat roofs that aren't doing anything really became something that was about urban agriculture. " Rainwater is collected in large containers and sent through a system that waters the rooftop garden. The roof is filled with green life that appeals to insects.
In cities, “you don't have that many spaces to choose from and so rooftops are just (unused) space," says Caitlin Arlotta. She is a student in the school's Urban Agriculture program. The project is part of a research program to see which plants do well on rooftops. The researchers are looking at plants including strawberries, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. The university also has other green spaces. "We also have our own farm experiments," Arlotta said. “ Within each of those growing systems, we want to be able to tell people which sorts of these crops grow the best. "
Sandy Farber Bandier helps run UDC's Master Gardener program. It seeks to improve cities and make them beautiful by training people to become Master Gardeners. She says she's been surprised by the garden's output. ”My biggest surprise was that we produced 4, 250 pounds of produce the first year and was able to spread that to people in need. " She also likes being able to show people who live in D. C. and others beyond the nation's capital what and how food can be grown on a rooftop. “This is the future for food. You grow it here, you prepare it in a commercial kitchen, you distribute through farmers markets,food trucks, and then you recycle. "
32. What do we know about the rooftop gardens
A．Rooftop gardens are very common in average neighborhoods.
B．There are many sorts of plants there which help take in rainwater.
C．They're playing an important role in the city's food supply.
D．Rooftop gardens are no more than containers to collect rainwater.
33. What can we infer from Paragraph 3
A．Rooftops can offer enough space to plant crops.
B．Many plants like strawberries can grow well on rooftops.
C．Some university students are participating in the Urban Agriculture program.
D．The plants in rooftop gardens are attractive to many insects.
34. How does Sandy Farber Bandier feel about the future of rooftop gardens
A．Confident.
B．Doubtful.
C．Worried.
D．Ambiguous.
35. What is the best title for the text
A．Rainwater Necessity for Plant Life
B．Green Roofs-The Future of Urban Agriculture
C．The United States' Agriculture Program
D．Rooftop Gardens-Food Paradise
七选五
Learning Is Everywhere and Anytime
Employees nowadays are faced with major changes in their working life. Besides their daily tasks and responsibilities, they are also learners. Specifically, they are learners faced with an information overload and above all, a limited amount of time. In order to catch all the opportunities learning has to offer, learning should be able to occur anywhere, at any time. 36 .
This first challenge for all the learners involved in the e-learning area is that your contents should be available on smartphones and mobile Internet devices, or you won't have any chance to be competitive in the e-learning field. 37 . Did you know that the rate of information has tripled (增长三倍)in the last 3 years alone People are overloaded with tools and need guidance to learn how to learn in the digital age.
38 . Micro-learning makes learning easier with smaller learning units and short-term-focused activities. As experts say, repetitive learning through putting the learning process into daily routines is highly effective. And you can improve the learner experience by offering so-called learning nugget in an ATAWADAC style: Any Time, Any Where, Any Device, Any Content.
To boost the learner experience, you need to select only content that is relevant to you. Create your own personalized on-demand learning library, by piling up interesting learning content that you can easily get. 39 , you can create your daily learning journey by consuming bite-sized learning content on.
40 .
Increase the completion rate.
Give visibility to onboarding programmes: newcomers can have access to entry-level programmes everywhere and at any time.
Give feedback before or after training lessons.
A．How to increase micro-learning
B．Here are some benefits of micro-learning.
C．It's important to know repetitive learning too.
D．Micro-learning forms an answer for learner's challenges.
E．Besides, people are faced with an information overload.
F．It should also take into consideration of the limitations of the individual
G．By means of one mobile device (tablet, phone, application)
三、完形填空
Robin was 12 years old when his mother sent him to me for his first piano lesson. I preferred that students begin at an earlier 41 . I explained it to Robin that he was too old, but he said it had always been his mother's 42 to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
43 Robin tried very hard, he didn't seem to have the basic sense of music. However, he 44 and at the end of each lesson he never forgot to say, “My mom's going to hear me play someday. " But it seemed impossible, and I was 45 by his slow progress. One day, he 46 me that his mother was sick and he couldn't come to my class any longer. I was glad that he stopped coming, since he was really a bad advertisement for my teaching!
Several months later when I was preparing my students for a music show, Robin came to my home and said he had to 47 the show. I don't know what led me to 48 him to do that. Maybe it was the 49 in his eyes or maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right. I was even more 50 when Robin announced that he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart. I was not prepared for what happened next.
However, on the show his fingers danced 51 on the keys. He played so well that everyone 52 excitedly when he was leaving the stage. In excitement, I 53 up to stage to congratulate him.
“How could you do it ” I could not help asking him a few days later.
“Well, I kept practising at home. My mom had cancer and just passed away the day I went to your 54 to ask for your permission to take part in the show. It was the first time she could hear me play on the stage. 1 wanted to make it 55 . ”
41. A．level B．convenience C．age D．moment
42. A．task B．plan C．dream D．hobby
43. A．Unless B．Because C．Until D．Although
44. A．acted B．continued C．commanded D．proved
45. A．encouraged B．disappointed C．touched D．guided
46. A．told B．showed C．convinced D．promised
47. A．look forward to B．sign up for C．focus on D．learn from
48. A．warn B．persuade C．allow D．force
49. A．determination B．happiness C．reflections D．anger
50. A．excited B．satisfied C．relieved D．surprised
51. A．gracefully B．awkwardly C．slowly D．quickly
52. A．shook B．clapped C．danced D．laughed
53. A．followed B．drove C．woke D．ran
54. A．house B．office C．class D．stage
55. A．special B．important C．similar D．popular
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. 56 all too often as parents and teachers, we do not allow our children to have the same right. We convey either by words 57 by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, and that nothing but top performance lives up to our expectations.
When I see a child subject to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. He was 58 shy and nervous perfectionist. His fear of failure 59 (keep) him from classroom games that other children played. He seldom answered questions for fear 60 he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he 61 (repeated) checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake. I tried my best to build up 62 self-confidence. And I frequently asked God for direction. But nothing changed until midterm, 63 Mary Anne, a student teacher, was appointed to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie 64 (include), adored her. With her frequent 65 (encourage), Donnie became confident.
56.__________ 57.__________ 58.__________ 59.__________ 60.__________
61.__________ 62.__________ 63.__________ 64.__________ 65.__________
五、书信写作
66. 假定你是李华，得知第34届夏季奥林匹克运动会在招募志愿者，你很感兴趣，想申请。请根据以下要点，给国奥会主席Kirsty Coventry写一封英文申请信。
内容包括：1.写信目的；2.说明个人优势；3.希望申请成功。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.参考词汇：第34届夏季奥林匹克运动会；the 34th Summer Olympic Games
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六、书面表达（读后续写）
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。
Some of my earliest memories involve sitting with my dad in his study every night when he came home from the office. I’d watch as he put his personal items away: his watch, wallet, comb and car keys would always occupy the same spot on the table every time. It was as if he could see invisible lines drawn specifically for these things, not a centimetre more or less.
Dad's comb was jade green. I heard he bought it when he married Mum, which made the comb two years older than I was. Every night, he would smile, hand me the comb and say: “Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it, OK ”
I was more than happy to do it. At age five this ordinary task brought me such joy. I would excitedly turn the tap on, then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would proudly return the comb to Dad. He would smile at me, and place the comb on top of his wallet.
About two years later, Dad left his sales job and started his own wholesale business. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. Dad's business wasn’t doing so well, and our stable life started getting shaky. He didn’t come home as much as he used to - just a couple of times a week. And when he did come home, it was always late and I'd already be in bed. I started to get mad. Why didn't he listen to Mum and just stick to his old job Why take the risk and place the whole family in trouble Over the years, I stopped waiting for him to come home, and stopped going downstairs to check on him.
Today, I'm no longer a kid. Now 28, I ’ve graduated from college and got a job. Dad’s business has also started to get back on track. Things are better now. Yet the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me continued.
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。
Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early.
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When I passed the clean comb back to Dad, I noticed the wrinkles next to his eyes.
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参考答案
二、阅读理解
21.B 22.C 23.A 24.D 25.C 26.B 27.D 28.B 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.B 33.C 34.A 35.B
七选五
36.F 37.E 38.D 39.G 40.B
三、完形填空
41.C 42.C 43.D 44.B 45.B 46.A 47.B 48.C 49.A 50.D 51.A 52.B 53.D 54.A 55.A
四、语法填空
56.But 57.or 58.a 59.kept 60.that
61.repeatedly 62.his 63.when 64.included 65.encouragement
五、书信写作范文
Dear Ms Kirsty Coventry,
I’m Li Hua. I’m writing to apply to be a volunteer for the 34th Summer Olympic Games.
I’m well qualified for this job. First of all, I have a good command of oral English, so I can communicate with foreign visitors freely. Besides, I’m outgoing, patient and always ready to offer help. I have taken part in many volunteer activities before, which has equipped me with rich service experience. What’s more, I’m familiar with local tourist attractions and sports culture.
I sincerely hope I can get this precious chance to serve the Games. I will spare no effort to do the work well if accepted.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
六、读后续写范文
Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. He walked into his study tiredly and put down his things as usual. Then he turned to me with a soft smile and handed me that old jade green comb. “Could you help me clean it again, honey ” Surprised, I took the comb without a word and walked to the tap. As I brushed it slowly, memories of our warm nights flooded back. All my anger and misunderstanding faded away little by little.
When I passed the clean comb back to Dad, I noticed the wrinkles next to his eyes. His hair was much greyer than before. He held the comb gently and stared at it silently. “I’m sorry I missed so much time with you,” he whispered. Tears rolled down my cheeks. I hugged him tightly, realizing he had struggled alone to support our family all these years. That old comb carried all the quiet love between us, and the cold silence finally disappeared.

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