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2025-2026学年第二学期期中质量调研高一年级英语试卷
第一部分 阅读理解
A
●Tuna Tossing
This sport began in South Australia in a fishing community called Port Lincoln. It was inspired by the local fishermen who used to toss fish onto their petitors will throw a 10kg fish and the winner is the person who throws the farthest.
●Hot Dog Eating Contest
Competitive eating has become popular in the past years and its participants try to eat as many hot dogs as they can in ten minutes. This sport began in the U.S. city fairs and has gained recognition due to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, held annually on the 4th of July. The sport has turned into a huge industry and is now popular in the U.S., Canada, and Japan.
●Wife Carrying
It’s a sport in which male competitors race while carrying a female teammate through a special track in the shortest time. This game has its origins in Finland. It developed into a worldwide game later and had the first foreign champion from Australia. The North American Wife Carrying Champion began in 1999. Now the World Wife Carrying Championship has teams competing from Australia, Germany, Britain, Estonia, Ireland, and the United States.
●Palm Tree Climbing
Independence Day in Indonesia is on August 17th. This day is celebrated by various competitions. Climbing the palm trunk is the most difficult one. The smooth, oiled trunk is a problem. At the top of the trunk, there are prizes ranging from towels and clothes to mountain bicycles and cash certificates. Many countries have similar tree climbing events now.
1. Which event promotes the business development greatly
A．Tuna Tossing.
B．Hot Dog Eating Contest.
C．Wife Carrying.
D．Palm Tree Climbing.
2. Where was the sport Wife Carrying first held
A．In Indonesia.
B．In Australia.
C．In America.
D．In Finland.
3. What can be learned about Palm Tree Climbing
A．It is the hardest among the four events.
B．Its competitors’ teamwork means everything.
C．Its winners get prizes of different values.
D．It is celebrated in late winter every year.
4. What do the four unusual sports have in common
A．They all started in European countries.
B．They all developed from daily life or work.
C．They all require team spirit to win the game.
D．They are all held to celebrate national festivals.
5. What can we learn from the passage
A．Tuna Tossing has developed into a huge international industry.
B．Wife Carrying has become a competition across the world.
C．Hot Dog Eating Contest is held every year in Australia.
D．Palm Tree Climbing is easily done because of the smooth trunk.
B
I’m Thomas from the United Kingdom, working in Beijing, and I’m a shopping addict. The main source of my addiction is Taobao, China’s massive online shopping platform — a place for everything from clothes to books, and everything in between. It makes Amazon look like a corner shop.
My favorite is mostly books and different kinds of water bottles. My cupboard has a shelf full of them, many of which my size will no longer allow me to crowd into.
What’s worse is that the app’s very clever algorithms track what I look through, so every time I open it on my phone, I am greeted by an advertisement inviting me to dip deeper into my digital wallet. I don’t even have to open the app. They are available to purchase with just a tap of my finger.
Once you make an order, you need to wait. The shipping gives your heart a little hit. Then there’s another little rush of endorphins when the delivery person picks it up. You watch your package edging its way up the map to Beijing. When the app tells you it’s on the delivery bike, the same excitement as a kid on Christmas morning takes hold as you wait for the knock at the door. Much like a little dog waiting for its master to return home from work.
The packaging is eagerly removed, exciting another hit of happiness. An hour later, the buyer’s regret comes. To make yourself feel better, you start using the app once more and the cycle starts all over again.
I could blame my addiction on Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, Taobao’s parent company, or point a finger at Liu Qiangdong, founder of JD, a similarly addictive domestic shopping app. I could even blame Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who started all this e-commerce.
“Surely, Thomas,” I hear you ask, “instead of blaming poor billionaires, you should take responsibility for your own sudden desire and lack of willpower.”
6. Why is Thomas crazy about Taobao
A．It helps bring in money.
B．He prefers online platforms.
C．It offers multiple item options.
D．Amazon is too distant to access.
7. How can Thomas’s phone know what he prefers
A．His digital wallet pays for it automatically.
B．He searches online when he opens the phone.
C．He communicates with the Taobao business owner.
D．The app’s algorithms follow his digital footprints.
8. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A．The author’s expectation of the purchased item.
B．The challenges of online shopping.
C．The long journey of a purchased item.
D．The accuracy of the shopping app.
9. What does the author want to convey in this passage
A．We should say no to e-commerce.
B．We should blame Taobao.
C．We should be responsible for our purchasing.
D．We should admire billionaires.
10. What can we infer about Thomas from the passage
A．He has a strong will against online shopping.
B．He finds himself trapped in the shopping cycle.
C．He seldom feels happy when receiving the goods.
D．He has stopped using online shopping apps.
C
In 2021, scientists studying animal communication discovered that some dogs connect objects with words similarly to babies. Then what about cats, which are commonly believed to be unconcerned about human affairs
Saho Takagi, a researcher at Azabu University, doubted cats’ seeming unconcern. “Cats don’t appear to listen to people’s conversations, but in fact, they do,” said Takagi. According to previous research, cats understand human communication better than expected. Like dogs, they can use human pointing and stares to find food. They even can tell the difference between human facial expressions and states of attention, according to a 2016 study. However, cats can do more than that.
Another study showed that cats can discriminate their own names from the names of their cat companions (those that live in the same house). The researchers believed that cats learned to connect names with other cats by observing communication between their owners and their cat friends.
In a recently published study, Takagi and her colleagues compared two groups of cats: cats living with at least two other cats and cats living in “cat cafés” with up to 30 cats. Using a simple two-phase test, they assessed the cats’ responses to hearing their names and seeing their faces on a monitor: Sometimes, the cat that appeared on the screen matched the name spoken; other times, the name and the image did not match. If cats knew the names of their cat friends, they would investigate by staring doubtfully at the monitor when the name and image did not match. House cats had a significantly longer stare than café cats, indicating that house cats generally expected a specific cat’s face upon hearing the cat’s name.
“This is the first evidence showing that house cats link human words and their social companions through daily experiences,” the researchers wrote. “However, we could not recognize the mechanism for learning. But with more and more scientists becoming interested in cats, who are much smarter than we assume, this question is sure to be solved.”
11. What’s people’s common understanding of cats
A．They have their own language.
B．They can connect objects with words.
C．They show no interest in human things.
D．They can use human instructions to find food.
12. By comparing cats and dogs in Paragraph 2, the author wants to stress ________.
A．Cats and dogs are all clever animals.
B．Cats’ ability to learn is stronger than dogs’.
C．Cats and dogs can get along well with humans.
D．Cats’ ability goes beyond recognizing body language.
13. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “discriminate” in Paragraph 3
A．Choose.
B．Protect.
C．Tell.
D．Learn.
14. What is the unsettled question of the study
A．How cats can recognize other cats’ face.
B．Whether cats are much smarter than expected.
C．Whether cats can understand human communication.
D．How cats link human words and their social companions.
15. Which can be the best title for the text
A．Dogs: Cleverer than Cats in Learning.
B．House Cats vs Café Cats: A New Test
C．Cats: Smarter than We Think
D．Ways of Cats Communicating with Humans
第二部分 七选五
How to Get Along with Friends
Movies and TV shows make friendships seem effortless with little conflict, but real-life friendships require effort and can be complicated. ___16___
Be positive.
Focusing on the upside makes you a better friend. ___17___ And balance emotional chats with cheerful topics (books, games, funny stories) to improve friendships and moods. Lean on friends when in trouble — no need to be always positive.
Show sincerity.
___18___ Whether you’re getting to know each other or are being asked for your feedback, being honest and authentic with your friends will strengthen your bond with them. It’s a lot easier to get along with friends if you’re comfortable sharing your real thoughts and personality.
___19___
Our friends want to feel cared about. It’s natural to talk only about yourself when unsure what to say, but this might annoy them. Making an effort to learn about their lives shows your care and strengthens your bond. Ask open-ended questions about their lives and interests — this helps a lot!
Make time for each other.
Spending time with your friends has a huge impact, whether it’s for a few minutes or for several hours. Schedule fun activities with your friends, or just find time to talk for a while. You don’t need to have big outings; it can be something as simple as catching up while getting food in the canteen. ___20___
Real friendships aren’t the effortless ones on screen — they grow when you bring positivity, sincerity, curiosity, and time. Nurture these, and your bonds will stay strong through the years.
A．Talk more about personal life.
B．Show interest in your friends.
C．Or it can be sending them a link they might like.
D．Fortunately, a few tips can make all the difference.
E．Sharing your worries often helps friends feel trusted.
F．Yet constant complaints or hopeless talks tire friends.
G．Your friends don’t need you to be someone you’re not.
第三部分 完形填空
Two Kiwis (新西兰人), one Singaporean, and one Indian walked into a bar. This wasn’t the start of a joke, but the beginning of a deep ___21___. We met at the False Creek shore for dragon boat practice. Initially, our interaction was purely functional, centered on paddles (桨) and race schedules. However, as we paddled along, the ___22___ experience began to break the ice further.
___23___ its breathtaking natural beauty, Vancouver is a place where making friends often feels as ___24___ as finding an affordable apartment. As immigrants (移民) from sun-heavy places, we were all ___25___ to adapt to the city’s gray (灰暗的) weather and its even “grayer” ___26___ climate. In this environment, dragon boating served as a breakthrough, for it is a sport that ___27___ people. In a boat, no one cares about your background; you just move as one. This spirit soon ___28___ into our lives off the water, and our weekly gatherings after practice naturally became our ___29___.
We bonded over common ___30___ — the expensive rental (租赁，租房) market and the “polite” social scene where plans for hiking always slipped. Yet, when we were together, these problems ___31___ less. We weren’t just surviving the city’s coldness; we were ___32___ a micro-community of our own.
One summer night, after winning a major race, we ___33___ by the waterfront. In that golden moment, we realized we had ___34___ what we came for. We were four strangers from different continents, but dragon boating gave us a place to ___35___, a reason to stay and a rhythm to move forward by being together.
21. A．respect B．love C．connection D．significance
22. A．new B．shared C．lost D．funny
23. A．Like B．With C．For D．Despite
24. A．difficult B．comfortable C．easy D．happy
25. A．learning B．deciding C．hoping D．struggling
26. A．political B．social C．natural D．economic
27. A．helps B．unites C．takes D．makes
28. A．spread B．turned C．went D．fell
29. A．problem B．job C．shelter D．rule
30. A．issues B．hobbies C．plans D．ideas
31. A．touched B．looked C．sounded D．mattered
32. A．making B．building C．having D．practicing
33. A．fought B．danced C．argued D．competed
34. A．prepared B．forgotten C．found D．heard
35. A．explore B．visit C．play D．belong
第四部分 语法填空
短文填空
Benjamin Franklin, one of the most remarkable ___36___ (figure) in American history, was a famous scientist, writer, printer, ___37___ (invent) and politician. As a scientist, he was well known for his kite experiment. The story goes like this: Franklin had found lightning interesting for years, ___38___ (believe) it was actually electricity. He designed ___39___ astonishing experiment to prove his theory.
He worked out that by flying a kite during a thunderstorm, electricity could go through the wet kite line down to the earth. Knowing it was too dangerous to hold the wet line, Franklin held a silk ribbon ___40___ (tie) to the end of it to prevent the electricity ___41___ reaching his hand. He made sure the silk ribbon stayed dry so that the electricity would not go through his body. Then he attached a metal key ___42___ the ribbon and kite line joined. When a thunderstorm approached, the lightning would charge the key. Conducted on a stormy day in 1752, his experiment ___43___ (prove) lightning was really just electricity.
Franklin’s theory was ___44___ (wide) accepted by many people. However, some people questioned whether he had actually done the experiment, arguing that if he had really done it, he would have received a deadly electric shock. Whatever the truth, Franklin did make ___45___ (contribute) to the studies of electricity.
单句填空
46. It’s well-known that cancer is a ____ (dead) disease.
47. We won’t charge for ____ (deliver) if you pay now.
48. Medicine should not be kept where it is ____（access） to children.
49. Fire disaster is one of the most frequently happened and extremely ____ (destroy) disasters.
50. The broadcasting system in Canada is famous and advanced, which serves ____ (variety) purposes.
51. All the other students were curious ____ (know) why the teacher praised me.
52. According to the expert, the building has a long history ____ (date) back to the early Tang Dynasty.
53. Children, when ____ (accompany) by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium.
54. Traffic lights are there to guide traffic in an ____ (order) way.
55. As we all know, reading a lot is ____ (benefit) to improving our English.
第五部分 汉译英
56. 他突然想到他应该为自己的粗鲁行为向朋友道歉。(occur)
____________________________________________________
57. 你离开时最好带把伞，以防下雨。(in case)
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58. 我的所有努力最终得到了回报，我终于通过了考试。(pay off)
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59. 要是你能帮我解决这个技术问题，我将非常感谢。(it作形式宾语)
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60. 我想找人尽快把我的电脑修了。(have sth. done)
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第六部分 书面表达
61. 假如你是李华。4月23日是“世界读书日”，为此，你校上周开展了一系列与读书相关的活动。请给你的笔友Tom写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动内容；
3. 分享个人收获。
注意：1. 写作词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
With the World Reading Day coming, I am writing to share some related information with you.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
一、阅读理解
1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.B
6.C 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B
11.C 12.D 13.C 14.D 15.C
二、七选五
16.D 17.F 18.G 19.B 20.C
三、完形填空
21.C 22.B 23.D 24.A 25.D
26.B 27.B 28.A 29.C 30.A
31.D 32.B 33.B 34.C 35.D
四、语法填空
36.figures 37.inventor 38.believing 39.an 40.tied
41.from 42.where 43.proved 44.widely 45.contributions
46.deadly 47.delivery 48.accessible 49.destructive 50.various
51.to know 52.dating 53.accompanied 54.orderly 55.beneficial
五、汉译英参考
56. It occurred to him that he should apologize to his friend for his rude behaviour.
57. You’d better take an umbrella when you leave in case it rains.
58. All my efforts finally paid off and I passed the exam at last.
59. I would appreciate it if you could help me solve this technical problem.
60. I want to have my computer repaired as soon as possible.
六、书面表达范文
Dear Tom,
With the World Reading Day coming, I am writing to share some related information with you.
Our school held a series of reading activities last week to encourage us to form a good reading habit and enjoy the fun of books. We took part in a book sharing meeting where students recommended their favourite books. Besides, there was a book sale with cheap second-hand books.
I benefited a lot from these activities. Reading helps me relax and broadens my horizons. I have decided to spend half an hour reading every day from now on.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua

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