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2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语试卷
一、阅读理解
A
Making City Public Facilities More Eco-Friendly
To meet the global goal of cutting carbon (碳) pollution to zero, cities around the world are working hard to make public facilities (like buses, street lamps) use less energy and produce fewer emissions (排放). These facilities are a big source of pollution in cities, and here’s how much pollution each main public facility made in 2025:
Type 1: Land public transport Type 2: Street lighting system Type 3: Marine and airline public transport Type 4: Public building air-conditioners Type 5: Urban water supply
To deal with the pollution caused by these facilities, cities have come up with practical ways to make them more eco-friendly.
Types Eco-solutions Advantages
Public transport Electric Buses &Hydrogen Taxis Buses reduce 60% of emissions; Taxis can drive much further.
Street lighting system Solar-powered LED Street Lamps 85% of electricity from solar energy; LEDs save 70% of power.
Public building air-conditioners Ground-source Heat Pumps Reduce 50% of emissions; Suitable for large buildings.
Urban water supply Energy-recycling Water Pumps Capture energy from water flow; Cut 20% of the system’s emissions.
“These eco-friendly changes bring double benefits — they’re kind to the environment and help save the city’s operating costs. By 2030, our city aims to apply these green solutions to 60% of public facilities. If this goal is achieved, the pollution from these facilities will drop by 45% from 2025 levels,” says Lin Yue, a city planner.
1. What is the total percentage of emissions from all public vehicles in 2025
A．63%.
B．56%.
C．38%.
D．15%.
2. Which eco-solution helps both save power and reduce emissions
A．Electric Buses.
B．Ground-source Heat Pumps.
C．Energy-recycling Water Pumps.
D．Solar-powered LED Street Lamps.
3. What benefit do the green changes bring about according to Lin Yue
A．Reducing pollution.
B．Controlling the number of facilities.
C．Cutting 60% of costs.
D．Speeding up facility construction.
B
On Dec.26, Gelinne was having a cup of coffee at home, gazing out at frozen Beards River. Suddenly, his daughter cried “Look!” Gelinne looked up just in time to see a small aircraft a few hundred yards away, coming down.
As the plane disappeared behind the trees, Gelinne, a former sailor, realized it would land in the river. Without hesitation, he ran down to the waterfront. The plane had slid to a stop on the broad, frozen river, far from shore, sinking. The pilot was standing on the wing. Gelinne knew from his previous training that even a few minutes in the icy water could kill the pilot.
Gelinne tested the ice with his foot and decided not to take any chances walking on it. So he and his son, John, pulled two kayaks (皮划艇) out. “If it can float on the water, it can slide on the ice,” Gelinne said.
The kayaks’ paddles (桨) proved too weak, so the pair tried using sticks to push the boats along. Their first attempts left them spinning in circles. But with effort, they made progress. When Gelinne reached the plane, the pilot was standing on a tail wing, surrounded by open water. Gelinne pushed his kayak off the ice and into the water, paddling toward the pilot and thinking, “What if he panics What if I fall over ”
With his son nearby, Gelinne focused on keeping the pilot calm, joking, “Just hang on to the kayak as if you were hugging your wife.” The pilot grabbed the kayak’s bow. Gelinne knew he had to get the pilot onto the shelf of unbroken ice. But each time Gelinne tried, the kayak broke through the ice. He needed help.
Soon a police officer arrived and radioed for help. A boat from the local Department of Natural Resources appeared. It picked up the pilot, Steve 71, and rushed him to safety, who would be treated for minor injuries. Later the boat returned to help Gelinne, exhausted, to shore.
The boat had arrived just in time, Gelinne recalled. “I’m 60 years old,” he says. “There was no way I could get him to shore.” Still, he was satisfied.
4. What was Gelinne’s first reaction to the air crash
A．Hesitant.
B．Concerned.
C．Scared.
D．Surprised.
5. What can be learned from paragraph 4
A．The plane had sunk to the bottom.
B．The pilot was nearly frozen to death.
C．The kayaks got stuck in floating ice.
D．The rescue was tougher than expected.
6. Why did Gelinne need help
A．Because his son didn’t help him.
B．Because the kayaks were broken.
C．Because the ice wasn’t solid enough.
D．Because the pilot was too exhausted.
7. Which of the following can best describe Gelinne
A．Honest and independent.
B．Modest and intelligent.
C．Helpful and humorous.
D．Generous and cautious.
C
When the biggest earthquake in over a decade hit Kamchatka Peninsula in July, experts worldwide knew within moments thanks to global sensors, and now AI is set to improve earthquake research — making it far faster and rewriting scientists’ understanding of how quakes happen.
Scientists are using machine learning to spot millions of tiny and unseen earthquakes in data from active earthquake areas. These enlarged databases help learn future quake risks, and some even apply machine learning to aftershock forecasts. “Machine learning opened a whole new window,” notes Mousavi, an expert in this field.
Earthquakes occur when underground rock layers push against each other, building stress until the rock breaks and releases energy. This energy is recorded by professional tools, which have provided far more data in recent years. Just a decade or two ago, most analysis (分析) was made by human, but today’s large number of data makes AI-powered operation necessary.
One common application is phase picking, identifying the arrival of P and S waves important for discovering the exact quake locations. This task costs time for humans, but machine learning algorithms (算法), trained on past data, do this far faster with comparable accuracy (准确度), Mousavi says.
Another area that has already seen big discoveries is the use of machine learning to enlarge earthquake catalogs — lists of quakes in particular regions. For example, researchers recently used AI to create a more detailed catalog of a magnitude 7.3 quake in April 2024, increasing its completeness by about five times, cutting the time from months to one day.
Even with these improvements in finding and recording quakes, AI is still not better than old methods at predicting future earthquakes. While it makes aftershock forecasts faster, it’s about as accurate as usual ways. Experts warn not to trust it too much and stress that double-checking is important to make sure we understand AI’s results right. Still, earthquake scientists say, “We’re on the way.”
8. What is the benefit of machine learning in quake research
A．Decreasing future quake risks.
B．Predicting quake time exactly.
C．Finding unnoticed small quakes.
D．Correcting human work’s mistakes.
9. Why is phase picking mentioned in paragraph 4
A．To prove AI can provide perfect data.
B．To show AI speeds up quake analysis.
C．To tell P waves are faster than S waves.
D．To compare the speed of human and AI.
10. What can be inferred from the 2024 quake catalog
A．AI now makes traditional methods useless.
B．AI is used to build a more detailed catalog.
C．AI works without historical earthquake data.
D．AI can enrich the data of the catalog sooner.
11. What is the researchers’ attitude towards using AI in earthquake prediction
A．Careful but hopeful.
B．Doubtful and worried.
C．Concerned but helpless.
D．Supportive and confident.
D
Have you ever wondered what makes people happy Is it lots of money, good health, loving relationships, or simply chocolate
According to the latest World Happiness Report, money is not the main source of happiness. While hardship can make you unhappy, once your basic needs are met, money and material things matter far less. True happiness depends more on appreciating what you already have than on getting more. Sure, money can buy the latest smartphone or fashion item, and those things bring you joy at first, but that feeling is often short-lived. Think about you birthday gifts as a child. No matter how over the moon you feel while opening them, they may lie forgotten in a drawer soon. The same goes for the quick thrill of eating too much chocolate, often resulting in stomachache.
Lasting happiness tends to come from intangible things. One major factor is human relationships. The support of family and friends makes us feel protected and respected. But happiness means you have to give and take. Performing acts of kindness and generosity regularly, like listening to a friend in need or carrying a neighbour’s shopping bag, will make you feel pleased. Even a simple smile can beat 2,000 chocolate bars!
Health is another key to happiness. Poor health can make anyone feel down. But staying healthy requires some effort. A healthy diet is important and so is regular exercise. Exercising for 20 to 30 minutes a day helps to reduce anxiety and makes you feel more positive because it releases endorphins (feel-good chemicals). So, if you feel blue about your exams, get exercising. You’ll also find that you sleep better.
Talking of sleep, do you often wake up feeling tired If so, it’s probably because you haven’t had enough of it. Teenagers often go to bed late and get up early, so many suffer from a lack of sleep. This tiredness will certainly have a bad effect on your mood, harm your concentration and even slow your growth. So if you want to be happy and do well at school, try to get at least eight hours of sleep a night.
Now that you know more about happiness, why not start practising today Smile, stay active, care for others, and rest well.
12. Which of the following can bring lasting happiness according to the report
A．Valuing what one already has.
B．Owning the newest smart devices.
C．Eating chocolate in moderation.
D．Earning more than basic needs.
13. What does the underlined word “intangible” mean in paragraph 3
A．Secret and personal.
B．Simple and common.
C．Unimportant and small.
D．Immaterial and invisible.
14. What could be the author’s suggestion for teenagers
A．Study harder to improve their school work.
B．Reduce physical exercise to get more sleep.
C．Connect happiness with material gains.
D．Value the true foundations of happiness.
15. What is the best title for the passage
A．Beyond Sweets: Chocolate’s Limits
B．Beyond Buying: Smiles and Meaning
C．Beyond Joy: Real Routes to Happiness
D．Beyond Wealth: Health and Relationships
七选五
How You Can Create Luck in Everyday Life
Having a positive way allows you to create your own luck in everyday life. Here are some tips.
Be Thankful For What You Have
Some people are already lucky, and they just don’t know it. ____16____ You no doubt have some wonderful friends, family, a roof over your head and food on the table. By recognizing these things regularly, you can immediately feel more lucky.
Network
____17____ Knowing different people can make you get access to skills, chances, connections and more. You never know what wonderful chances each individual could bring to you or how they might enrich your life, until you get to know them.
Be Generous (慷慨的)
If you ever want other people to give you chances, you have to consider what sort of atmosphere (气氛) you are putting out into the world. ____18____ Be generous with your time and attention, and you’ll be surprised how many lucky chances people may offer you.
Try Something New
Luck doesn’t just happen upon us. ____19____ Trying something new is a great way of getting more chances. Learning a new skill, visiting a new place, or trying a new hobby are all great ways of expanding your chances and your state of mind.
Take Action
You’ll never create any luck if you sit there waiting for it to fall onto your lap. Take steps towards your goals and dreams and greet every challenge with a positive state of mind. ____20____.
A．It comes to us when we’re open.
B．You can not expect to receive if you never give.
C．Be grateful for the good that came from your past.
D．You will find you can create more luck in everyday life.
E．Sometimes people would be prepared to help us out.
F．The more people you connect with, the luckier you will be.
G．Instead of focusing on what you don’t have, look at how lucky you already are.
二、完形填空
A man was employed to paint a boat. He brought paint and ____21____ and began to paint the boat as the owner wanted. While painting, he ____22____ there was a hole in the body of the boat and decided to repair it. When he finished painting, he received his ____23____ and left.
The next day, the owner of the boat visited the painter and ____24____ him a cheque (支票), much higher than what he was paid for the painting work. The painter was ____25____.
“You’ve already paid me for painting the boat, sir!” he said.
“This is not for the paint job. It’s for repairing the ____26____ in the boat.”
“Ah! But it was such a small service,” the man said. “Certainly it’s not worth paying me such a high amount for something so ____27____!”
“My dear friend,” the owner said, “You don’t understand. Let me tell you what happened. When I asked you to paint the boat, I ____28____ to mention the hole. When the paint ____29____, my kids took it and went on a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a hole there. I was not at home at the time. So when I ____30____ and noticed they had taken the boat, I was ____31____. Imagine my relief and ____32____ when I saw them returning safely from fishing.”
“Then, I examined the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You now see what you did You ____33____ the life of my children!”
Each of us has a moral duty to offer help, wipe tears, listen carefully and repair all the “hole” we ____34____ in our life journey, because a small act will make a big ____35____ in the future.
21. A．rulers B．knives C．brushes D．pens
22. A．noticed B．heard C．sensed D．felt
23. A．paint B．money C．boat D．fish
24. A．bought B．threw C．sold D．offered
25. A．puzzled B．anxious C．embarrassed D．happy
26. A．chair B．hole C．paddle D．picture
27. A．huge B．rude C．great D．small
28. A．stopped B．regretted C．forgot D．remembered
29. A．dried B．returned C．prepared D．completed
30. A．rewarded B．shared C．returned D．drove
31. A．hopeless B．disappointed C．excited D．careless
32. A．belief B．worry C．sadness D．joy
33. A．hurt B．saved C．broke D．designed
34. A．come after B．come from C．come into D．come across
35. A．achievement B．difference C．process D．progress
三、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。
In late August, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, one of the most ____36____ (destroy) hurricanes in American history, hit the south-eastern parts of the country. It began on August 23, ____37____ (cause) only slight damage in the beginning. But it soon grew to be ____38____ Category 5 hurricane over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and caused severe damage along its path.
New Orleans, a city that was built largely below sea level, was worst hit. In reaction ____39____ the coming hurricane, the city government gave an order to clear the city of all ____40____ (resident). However, many stayed in the city. Some of them chose to stay because they believed that the city’s defense system would keep them safe and sound, ____41____ others were unable to leave because they had no access to transport. The defense system finally failed. As a result, 80% of the city ____42____ (flood). People ____43____ (trap) in the city had no power, food, or drinking water, ____44____ (anxious) waiting for rescue.
The hurricane died away on August 31st, ____45____ led to nearly 2,000 deaths, and left millions of people homeless.
46. It’s our duty to lift people out of ____46____ (poor) and advance economic growth.
47. What amazed the child was not a new world, ____47____ the unnoticed music of the old.
48. I would like to repay your kindness and ____48____ (generous) by showing you around Beijing.
49. In its forum, the half-finished columns seemed as if just ____49____ (leave) by the workman’s hand.
50. In a word, we have now reached a point ____50____ we wish to enjoy and understand literature.
51. Jim hurried to the stadium yesterday, only ____51____ (inform) the event was called off because a hurricane was on the way.
52. The mountain road was ____52____ (extreme) dangerous after the heavy snow, so the drivers had to be very careful.
53. Over the past 50 years, about 17 per cent of the rainforest ____53____ (disappear) due to human activities such as agriculture and cattle farming.
54. The report published last year ____54____ (specific) pointed out the problems in daily management.
55. Hearing the news that the lost little girl was safe and sound, the mother breathed a sigh of ____55____ (relieve).
四、完成句子
56. 她突然想到这是海啸来临的前兆。
________ immediately ________ ________ her that these were signs of an approaching tsunami.
57. 这个运动是由GreenHope发起的，这是一个致力于保护森林的组织。
The campaign was launched by GreenHope, an organization ________ ________ ________ forests.
58. 读了这首诗的人能够看到以前隐匿在眼前的美。
One who reads the poem is ________ ________ seeing the beauty ________ from his eyes before.
59. 一个小孩和一个男的在沙滩上正走着，这时孩子发现了一枚贝壳，把它放在耳边。
A child and a man ________ ________ on the beach ________ the child found a shell and held it to his ear.
60. 不过，为工厂说句公道话，我想指出的是我们也在努力控制所产生的污染量。
________ ________ ________ the factories, however, I’d like to point out that we also try to control the amount of pollution we produce.
61. 亚马逊雨林得名于亚马逊河，亚马逊河长约6,400千米。
The Amazon River, ________ ________ the rainforest gets its name, is close to 6,400 kilometres in ________.
62. 自从1748年起，庞贝城开始得到系统发掘。如今这里已经成为国际旅游胜地。
Since 1748, Pompeii ________ ________ ________ systematically. Today it is an international tourist destination.
63. 亚马孙雨林通过固定碳，并产生超过全球总量 20%的氧气，使得地球生生不息。
The Amazon rainforest ________ ________ ________ the planet by fixing carbon and producing over 20 per cent of all the Earth's oxygen.
64. 金海岸海滩是当地唯一一个在此灾难中没有任何人员损失的海滩。
Goldshore Beach was the only local beach ________ ________ the disaster without any ________ of life.
65. 无疑，凭借他自身的经历，曹雪芹详细描述了他那个时代的生活是什么样子的。
No doubt ________ ________ his own experiences, Cao Xueqin gives a detailed ________ of what life was like at that time.
五、书信写作（倡议信）
假设你是李华，你校英文报正在举办以“Nurturing Nature Through Ecotourism”为主题的征文活动。请你写一封倡议信，向全校同学介绍生态旅游，并倡议大家在未来的旅行中践行生态旅游的原则。 (参考词汇：生态旅游 ecotourism)
内容包括：1. 简要介绍生态旅游的重要性；2. 提出具体的旅行倡议；3. 发出呼吁。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
阅读理解
1.A 2.D 3.A
4.B 5.D 6.C 7.C
8.C 9.B 10.D 11.A
12.A 13.D 14.D 15.C
七选五
16.G 17.F 18.B 19.A 20.D
完形填空
21.C 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.D 28.C 29.A 30.C 31.A 32.D 33.B 34.D 35.B
语法填空
36.destructive 37.causing 38.a 39. to 40.residents 41.while 42.was flooded 43.trapped 44.anxiously 45.which
46.poverty 47.but 48.generosity 49.left 50.where 51.to be informed 52.extremely 53.has disappeared 54.specifically 55.relief
完成句子
56.It; occurred to
57.devoted to protecting
58.capable of; hidden
59.were walking; when
60.In defence of
61.from which; length
62.has been unearthed
63.keeps alive
64.to survive; loss
65.drawing on; description
倡议信范文
Dear fellow students,
Ecotourism helps balance travelling and environmental protection, stopping natural damage caused by tourism.
Here are our travel rules: take reusable bags, never litter, avoid disturbing wild animals and choose low-carbon transport like bikes. Don’t pick plants or carve marks on scenic spots.
Let’s stick to ecotourism and guard beautiful nature on every trip!
Yours,
Li Hua

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