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2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷
二、阅读理解
A
This is where you can explore unknown and the most interesting facts about our living planet, the universe, and people’s lifestyles. Here are some top unmissable festivals from around the world.
Rio Carnival, Brazil
It is a five-day festival which takes place forty days before Easter. Rio de Janeiro has earned its title as the Carnival capital of the world with its famous samba dancing, colourful eye-catching clothes and live music.
Holi Festival, India
Holi is a Hindu spring festival, also known as the “festival of colours”. It is a sign of the victory of good over evil, the end of winter, and the arrival of spring. Starting with a nighttime bonfire where people gather, sing and dance, Holi is celebrated the next day by people throwing coloured powder and water at each other.
St. Patrick’s Day, Ireland
Held on March 17 every year, it is a celebration to mark the death of Ireland’s patron saint (守护神) Saint Patrick. Since 1996, an entire festival of parades, fireworks as well as food and drinks has surrounded the celebration. Enjoy traditional songs and dances, watch musical street theatre shows and get dressed in all green as you celebrate Irish heritage (遗产) and culture.
Burning Man Festival, United States
As a week-long event at the end of August in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, it attracts tens of thousands of people from all over the world each year. Tickets to Burning Man are not cheap. But once you’re there, you will surely have an unforgettable experience. The main event is burning a large wooden statue (雕像) on Saturday night, followed by a big dance party that lasts all night long.
21. Which of the following is NOT presented on St. Patrick’s Day
A．Traditional songs and dances.
B．Street theatre performances.
C．Traditional art shows.
D．Green clothes.
22. Which festival lasts the longest in celebration
A．Rio Carnival.
B．Holi Festival.
C．St. Patrick’s Day.
D．Burning Man Festival.
23. What do the festivals have in common
A．There is no need to buy tickets.
B．People are all dressed in traditional clothes.
C．Dance is a common way to celebrate.
D．They centre on specific religious customs.
B
As a small boy, Jim Corbett was amazed by wildlife. He taught himself how to seek animals and birds by the sounds they made. Later, Jim became a tracker and hunter. The authorities asked him to track and shoot man-eating tigers to protect people.
Between 1907 and 1938, Jim shot and killed nineteen tigers and fourteen leopards (豹). He did this on foot, sometimes accompanied by his dogs, and he took many risks to save people’s lives. The first tiger he shot was a Champawat Tiger, a tiger that killed more than 436 people. Jim was regarded as a hero by the locals.
Jim wondered why the tigers and leopards were killing people. When he examined many cats that he had shot, eventually he made an important discovery that shocked him. They all had injuries. Some had gunshot wounds from poachers (偷猎者). Poaching was common because people could sell tiger skins for decoration and tiger bones for medicine. One tiger had a gunshot wound in its mouth, and its teeth were damaged. Other tigers had injuries and then became sick. The reason why they were eating people was that they couldn’t hunt other creatures to feed on.
After his discoveries, Jim became interested in conservation. He concentrated on his new mission: saving tigers. He gave lectures and inspired people to respect wildlife - especially the big cats, which he loved and respected. Two years after he died in 1955, the oldest national park in India got a new name: Corbett National Park. It’s a shelter for tigers, leopards, and other endangered animals. There’s even a species of tiger named after Jim called Corbett’s Tiger, of which there may only be 350 worldwide.
24. Why did Jim Corbett kill tigers
A．Because he was the best hunter then.
B．Because tigers hurt and killed people.
C．Because authorities needed protection.
D．Because he could seek birds by sound.
25. How did Jim discover the reason why tigers attacked people
A．By investigating tigers’ teeth.
B．By helping with tigers’ treatment.
C．By examining tigers with specific facilities.
D．By looking at the tigers’ dead bodies carefully.
26. What did Jim do to save tigers
A．He protected tigers’ habitat.
B．He built new shelters for animals.
C．He raised people’s awareness of wildlife protection.
D．He gave a number of lectures on tigers’ favorite food.
27. Why was a species of tiger named Corbett’s Tiger
A．For Jim’s generosity.
B．For Jim’s contributions.
C．For their birth place.
D．For their limited population.
C
The World Happiness Report, a United Nations agency report, tells how happy people are, and why. Norway is the happiest place on Earth — beating neighbour Denmark from the number one position.
Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland round out the top five, while the Central African Republic came last. Western Europe and North America took up most of the places at the top of table, with the US and UK at 14th and 19th.
The World Happiness Report mainly depends on asking a simple question of more than 1,000 people every year in more than 150 countries. “Imagine a ladder (梯子), with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top,” the question asks, “The top of the ladder is the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder is the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time ”
The average result is the country’s score — from Norway’s 7.54 to the Central African Republic’s 2.69. But the report also tries to explain why one country is happier than another. It looks at reasons including economic strength, social support, freedom of choice, and generosity (慷慨).
This year’s report also has a text titled “restoring (恢复) American happiness”, which examines why happiness levels in the United States are falling, despite continually-increasing economic improvement. “The United States can and should raise happiness by solving America’s social problems — rising inequality and distrust — rather than focusing mainly on economic growth,” the authors said.
28. Which of the following is the correct order of the countries in terms of happiness levels
A．Denmark, the UK, the US, the Central African Republic.
B．Denmark, the US, the UK, the Central African Republic.
C．The US, Denmark, the UK, the Central African Republic.
D．Denmark, the US, the Central African Republic, the UK.
29. How does the World Happiness Report measure happiness
A．By asking a question.
B．By having a conversation.
C．By doing scientific research.
D．By carrying out an online survey.
30. What can we learn about America from the text
A．Its people live an unhappy life.
B．Its economy is going downhill.
C．Its social problems are hard to solve.
D．It has a lower happiness level than before.
31. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text
A．To explain the reason for being happy.
B．To talk about America’s social problems.
C．To introduce the World Happiness Report.
D．To discuss the policies by the American government.
D
The mobile phone might be a great gift, but it is stopping young people communicating with the wider world and doing harm to their mental health. Should the young use mobile phones or not It’s worth deep thinking.
Raleigh International, an adventure programme, has announced that it intends to ban smartphones in order to enable their youthful participants (参与者) to actually get to know each other a bit, instead of spending their evenings under the tent lit by a phone screen.
As people used to say there was a time when the whole point of travel was to come face-to-face with an unfamiliar world. Learning to adapt to that world was “character-building”, and an unfamiliar land was, in a sense, a training ground.
For example, the great twentieth-century explorer Freya Stark was a lone Western woman in far Arab lands without using a GPS and a mobile. Yet through all her years of travelling—and she was someone who travelled even in her 99th year—she learned to measure herself, and she learned to measure those she met.
We live in a time when there are not many people like Freya Stark. For Raleigh International participants, the communal (集体) experience without smartphones is important. A survey during an experiment of its mobile-free policy (政策) found that almost two thirds of them believed their mental health had improved as a result of being without their phones.
Raleigh International said that talking with people face to face leaves good memories on them, because these memories come from responding to the real people and places around them.
Now, going back to the question, it’s clear that with so many smartphones around, we should take advantage of the opportunity for face-to-face communication.
32. What does the underlined word “ban” in paragraph 2 mean
A．Improve the sales of.
B．Change the style of.
C．Stop the use of.
D．Bring in.
33. Why does the author mention Freya Stark in paragraph 4
A．To support the author’s opinion.
B．To show the uselessness of a GPS.
C．To explain the difficulty of living alone.
D．To introduce a new topic for discussion.
34. What is the finding of the experiment about the mobile-free policy
A．It places more pressure on people.
B．It makes people mentally healthier.
C．It leads to more productive work.
D．It makes communication difficult.
35. Which can be the best title for the text
A．Why Do the Young Like Mobile Phones
B．Is It Good for Youth to Use Mobile Phones
C．What Is the Impact of Mobile Phones on Travel
D．How Can One Start Face-to-Face Cooperation
七选五
Summer isn’t summer without the beach. For millions of Americans, hitting the sand is a time to catch waves, enjoy the sunshine, build sand castles, have picnics, spot wildlife and go exploring. ___36___. Here are some tips on how to be a better beachgoer, ensuring your favorite strip of sand remains lively.
Plastic isn’t fantastic.
One of the biggest contributors to beach litter is single-use plastic, such as chip bags, candy wrappers and juice boxes. ___37___. Put meals in lunch bags or boxes, and bring drinks in water bottles or thermoses.
___38___.
It doesn’t matter how much time and effort you spent building a sand castle or digging the giant moat (壕沟) around it. If you are on a beach marked as a sea turtle habitat, fill in the moat and knock down the structure. Otherwise, they can die if they fall into a hole and get trapped.
Respect the animals.
The beach isn’t a petting zoo. People who love the creatures of the ocean have a desire to gain amazing experiences with them and have a connection to them, but don’t touch them. ___39___.
Read the signs.
Signs posted at the beach aren’t optional reading: they are there to alert you to where you can’t go, what you can’t do, and what you can’t take, so don’t mess with the local ecosystem or its inhabitants.
All the actions above may seem like little gestures, but they will serve as an inspiration to fellow beachgoers. ___40___.
A．Destroy what you build.
B．Keep off a turtle habitat.
C．Plastic toys break easily, leaving behind chips and pieces.
D．Work together, and individuals can really make a big difference.
E．Buy food and drinks in bulk and put them in reusable packaging instead.
F．However, all that fun places stress on the coastal environment and the animals that inhabit it.
G．For example, if you take a starfish out of the water, even for 10 seconds, it could choke and die.
三、完形填空
There comes a time for every family when the tables turn and the parent has to answer to the child. Mine came recently when my wife and I stayed with my son in Los Angeles—our first visit since he moved west. A whole week under his ___41___!
“Dad, don’t leave the water ___42___ when you brush your teeth,” Nathaniel told me seriously on our first night. All right. I figured, this is California, where ___43___ is a concern. But when I grabbed extra paper towels (毛巾) to ___44___ the kitchen counter, he instructed me to use the dishcloth. Over the following days, more “___45___” came: don’t leave heavy walking shoes scattered, no need for a scarf when walking the dog in the morning, not too much soda...
Then I remembered the golden rule of ___46___ when Nathaniel and his siblings (兄弟姐妹) were young. “Someday, you’ll have a home of your own and can live however you want,” I’d say. “___47___, you’ll have to do as we ask.” Now it was payback time.
Remembering how much I disliked my father’s commands as a child, I now smilingly ___48___ Nathaniel’s “household laws”. There were special ___49___ in playing beta (从属角色) to Nathaniel’s alpha (主导角色). He cleaned dishes after dinner, set our daily outings, and willingly drove everywhere...
Our dramatic role ___50___ revealed (揭示) another side to my elder boy, giving me hope for his future parenting ability. Last afternoon when walking along Matador Beach, we hit a patch of rocks. I was ___51___ and wouldn’t go any further, but Nathaniel guided me across one large stone to the next, ___52___ telling me where to place my feet and hands as ocean waves came close. After a couple hundred yards we ___53___ to a fresh sandy stretch.
“You did it! I’m really ___54___,” he said, beaming, as if I’d just learned to ride a bike. It was then that I knew for sure that the son would also rise to ___55___.
41. A．roof B．wing C．thumb D．nest
42. A．spilling B．running C．moving D．streaming
43. A．flood B．wildfire C．drought D．earthquake
44. A．cover B．clear C．polish D．wipe
45. A．nightmares B．desires C．hardships D．instructions
46. A．coaching B．management C．parenting D．communication
47. A．So far B．Until then C．At times D．Shortly after
48. A．followed B．violated C．changed D．interpreted
49. A．benefits B．disadvantages C．usage D．accessibility
50. A．model B．shift C．play D．removal
51. A．disappointed B．amazed C．terrified D．annoyed
52. A．honestly B．calmly C．eagerly D．patiently
53. A．made it B．got it C．caught it D．took it
54. A．curious B．nervous C．proud D．confident
55. A．adulthood B．fatherhood C．childhood D．youthhood
四、语法填空
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。
The Naadam Festival, ___56___ falls on the fourth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, is celebrated in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to express pleasure for the harvest. In Naadam festival, Wrestling, Archery and Horse racing ___57___ (consider) as three most impressive traditional events.
Mongolian wrestling is a wonderful show of strength and grace, in which actions like the pull, push, and press are attractive. It is ___58___ (total) different from the wrestling competition in the Olympic Games. There are no rounds, and wrestlers are not separated by weight. The wrestler loses if any part of his body above his knee ___59___ (touch) the ground.
Mongolian archery is classified as three kinds: Static shoot, on horse shoot and long shoot. The rules are three rounds with nine arrows. Every person has three ___60___ (arrow) per round, the scores are evaluated by the number of target hitting. Archery has played ___61___ important role in the life of Mongolia people and still kept ___62___ (it) popularity.
The horse racing is ___63___ (excite), including three kinds of competitions to test the speed of the horse and riders’ petitors should be children, because they are lighter and it is easy for horses ___64___ (run) faster. Growing ___65___ on the horseback,they are attached to horses. In a sense, horses are at the heart of Mongolian culture.
五、书信写作
66. 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Johnson 来信，让你介绍一位你最崇拜的人，可以是科学家，老师等等。请你按照以下提示，给他写一封信：
1.介绍他的名字和工作; 2.介绍他的主要经历;3.表达自己对他的看法和对自己的影响。
注意：词数80左右，可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Johnson,
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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。
It was a busy day for 20yearold Justin. His hot dog stand (货摊) in the park was crowded with customers. Suddenly, an old woman asked how much a hot dog was. “It depends on what you want, ma’ am. They cost from $3 to $7,” he replied.
“I was just curious about that. I don’t want any,” she said before walking away. Justin noticed she sat alone on a chair across from his stand. She kept looking in his direction, and he realized the old woman wanted a hot dog but couldn’t afford one. So he quickly made one and brought it to her. “I forgot to tell you that you’re our 50th customer of the day, so you can get a free hot dog!” he said smilingly.
“Oh, is that so ” the old lady asked. “Thank you. I’m Emily.” She tasted it and was shocked at how delicious it was. “It’s different from traditional hot dogs,” she said with joy. Justin replied, “I love cooking, so I keep trying different things with my food. I’m glad you like it! Have a wonderful day.” Then he hurried away.
The next day, when Emily returned to the park, Justin treated her to a hot dog again. Emily refused because she didn’t have money, but he insisted (坚持). “I am so happy that someone is trying my food, Emily. Your opinion matters to me,” Justin said. Though Emily was thankful for his offer, she told Justin it wasn’t necessary. But he kept doing that every day. Later when they chatted, Emily learned that Justin dreamed of expanding (扩大) his business and opening a cafe.
One day, Emily said to Justin, “I kept a count of the hot dogs you brought me, and you’ve already spent $ 100 on me. Now it’s my turn to help you, boy. Come with me.” Emily led Justin to an old building that looked like a deserted cafe. She explained that her husband owned it. After her husband died, Emily was in poor health and there was nobody to look after the cafe, so it closed down.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
“It’s now yours, Justin. This is your cafe,” Emily said.
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Over the next few weeks, Justin worked tirelessly to fix up the old cafe.
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参考答案
二、阅读理解单选
21.C 22.D 23.C
24.B 25.D 26.C 27.B
28.B 29.A 30.D 31.C
32.C 33.A 34.B 35.B
七选五
36.F 37.E 38.A 39.G 40.D
三、完形填空
41.C 42.B 43.C 44.D 45.D 46.C 47.B 48.A 49.A 50.B 51.C 52.D 53.A 54.C 55.B
四、语法填空
56.which
57.are considered
58.totally
59.touches
60.arrows
61.an
62.its
63.exciting
64.to run
65.up
五、书信写作范文
Dear Johnson,
I’m writing to introduce Yuan Longping, the scientist I admire most.
He devoted his whole life to developing hybrid rice to solve hunger worldwide. Despite countless failures, he never gave up and finally achieved great success.
He teaches me to stick to my dream and serve people with knowledge. His spirit always encourages me to study hard.
Yours,
Li Hua
六、读后续写范文
“It’s now yours, Justin. This is your cafe,” Emily said. Justin stood there completely shocked, unable to believe his ears. He told Emily he couldn’t accept such a precious gift, but Emily insisted that Justin’s kindness deserved this reward. She said seeing Justin realize his dream would bring her the greatest joy. Deeply moved, Justin thanked her repeatedly and promised he would run the cafe well.
Over the next few weeks, Justin worked tirelessly to fix up the old cafe. He cleaned every corner, repainted the walls and bought new simple furniture. He kept his unique hot dog recipes and added more tasty snacks. Soon the cafe opened. Many local people came to support him. Justin never forgot Emily’s kindness and often invited her to enjoy free food in the warm little cafe.

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