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2025-2026学年高一下学期期中英语试题
一、完形填空
As the foreign English teacher at my school, I have a weekly English music broadcast where I showcase different English songs. I try to get the students to recommend songs to me for the broadcast. At the broadcast, I usually announce who recommended the song and ___1___ it for everyone to hear during lunch time. I offer everyone an opportunity to share themselves through their music, including one ___2___ student of mine.
This student ___3___ gets into fights with the other students, doesn’t study, and brings down the energy of the class.Most of the other teachers and students push him away. I knew though that he just needed a friend, or at least someone he could ___4___ with.
I could tell he was warming up to me over the last year.I told him to ___5___ a song he likes that has some English words in it and I would play it on the broadcast for him.He eventually recommended a song. I actually really liked the song so I put it on the broadcast and made sure to announce his name,so everyone knew that he ___6___ and recommended such a great song.
Needless to say,the boy was ___7___ , and he’s been much happier and focused in English class ever since. While everyone else misunderstood him and pushed him away, I saw him right through and knew that he just needed someone who ___8___ him.
There’s still a language ___9___ between us, but words aren’t needed, because you can always sense where you’re at with someone. He recently walked by me and gave me the most genuine smile that I’d ever seen. My coworker turned to me and said “I’ve never seen him smile like that before. How did you get through to him ” “I gave him a ___10___ ,”I said, “through just one song.”
1. A．accept B．play C．choose D．change
2. A．absent B．anxious C．tough D．quiet
3. A．constantly B．finally C．carefully D．obviously
4. A．cooperate B．agree C．argue D．connect
5. A．think of B．listen to C．talk about D．hand out
6. A．gathered B．contributed C．remembered D．wrote
7. A．interested B．confused C．astonished D．excited
8. A．acknowledged B．persuaded C．entertained D．impressed
9. A．trap B．boundary C．barrier D．disorder
10. A．word B．chance C．gift D．game
二、语法填空
Passage 1
Some people are living very long lives. What are some of their secrets to longevity Eating the right food plays a big role. Exercise is also important. In 2023, a study ___11___ (find) that people who exercised at recommended levels gained 3-4 years of life ___12___ (compare) to those who were inactive. In addition, there is also a link between happiness and lifespan — happy people with a positive outlook on life tend to live ___13___ (long) and experience better health than their unhappy peers.
Passage 2
2015 was the year ___14___ Tu Youyou’s team found malaria treatment. She is renowned for discovering artemisinin, which ___15___ (use) widely in malaria-endemic regions. Today, the discovery is recognized as a milestone in medical history, particularly because in her cure ___16___ malaria, traditional approaches are combined creatively with modern science. Her perseverance in challenging environments shows her ___17___ (commit) to scientific progress.
Passage 3
A study shows that 176 bird species have been found to build nests from human litter like plastic bags and fishing nets. ___18___ worries the scientists is that such materials can harm chicks and even adult birds. The study reviews research ___19___ (cover) almost 35,000 nests and finds that birds use human-made materials in nests on all continents except Antarctica. While such behaviour was observed as early as in the 1830s, undoubtedly it ___20___ (increase) in recent years.
三、阅读理解
A
COMPETITION
Draw a sea creature for our ocean poster
Are you a gifted artist Do you think you can draw a prize-winning dolphin or shark In celebration of World Ocean Day on 8 June, The Week Junior is running a competition to create an awesome poster featuring some of the world’s coolest sea creatures, and your artwork could be part of it!
How to enter
Draw a picture of your favorite sea creature and send your picture by email to competitions@ with OCEAN POSTER as the subject line by 10 April 2022. Make sure you’ve included your name, age, chosen sea creature, the address and phone number of your parent or guardian.
Once the competition has closed, our judges will pick 10 of the best animal drawings. They will be looking for the most creative and colorful drawings, so don’t be afraid to go big!
What you could win
The winning pictures will be shown on a The Week Junior ocean poster.
Each winner will also receive a paint brush set worth over 80, which will be delivered to you.
Terms and conditions
The Week Junior will not share your personal details with third parties. The Week Junior will only use personal details to contact the competition winners.
No responsibility can be accepted for entries that have been lost or damaged in transit( 运送 ), any technical failure or any event that may cause the competition to stop. Entries must be received before 11:59 pm on 10 April 2022.
All winners will be informed accordingly 4–6 weeks after the competition closes. By entering the competition all participants give permission for their artwork to be published online. Entries cannot be returned to senders.
21. The drawing competition is held to ________.
A．celebrate World Ocean Day
B．help the talented artists
C．advertise The Week Junior
D．protect dolphins and sharks
22. Winners of the competition will ________.
A．meet the judges
B．get prize money
C．accept delivery of prizes
D．receive an ocean poster
23. What will The Week Junior be responsible for
A．The privacy of the participants.
B．The damage or loss of pictures.
C．The return of the artwork to the senders.
D．The computer problems in sending emails.
B
This little South American Magellanic penguin swims 5,000 miles, to a beach in Brazil, every year in order to be reunited with the man who saved its life. It sounds like something out of a fairy tale, but it’s true!
71-year-old retired brick worker Joao, who lives in an island village just outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, found the small Magellanic penguin lying on rocks at his local beach in 2011. The penguin was covered in oil and running out of time fast. Joao rescued the penguin, naming it Din, cleaned the oil off its feathers and fed him a daily diet of fish to rebuild its strength. After a week of recovery, Joao attempted to release the penguin back into the wild. However, Din had already formed a family bond with his rescuer and wouldn’t leave.
“He stayed with me for 11 months and then, just after he changed his coat with new feathers, he disappeared,” Joao recalls. “I love the penguin like it’s my own child and I believe the penguin loves me,” Joao told Globo TV. “No one else is allowed to touch him. He pecks (啄) them if they do. He lies on my lap, lets me give him showers, and allows me to feed him.”
Professor Krajewski, a biologist who interviewed the fisherman for Globo TV, told The Independent: “I have never seen anything like this before. I think the penguin believes Joao is part of his family and probably a penguin as well.”
However, environmentalists warn that, while hundreds of the Magellanic species are known to naturally migrate (迁徙) thousands of miles north in search of food, there has been a worrying rise in the phenomenon of oceanic creatures washing up on Brazil’s beaches. Professor David Zee from Rio de Janeiro’s State University, said the increase is due in part to global climatic changes. Professor Zee added that sea animals face increased danger from leaked tanker oil.
Luckily the ending for Joao and Din has been a happy one, even though it is illegal in Brazil to keep wild animals as pets.
Professor Krajewski said: “Professionals who work with animals try to avoid relationships like this occurring so they are able to reintroduce the animal into the wild. But in this single case the authorities allowed Din to stay with Joao because of his kindness.”
24. Every year Din swims a long distance to a beach in Brazil to ________.
A．avoid being killed
B．meet his rescuer
C．escape from ocean currents
D．find much more fish
25. When Din was found in 2011 ________.
A．he was dying
B．he was running on the beach
C．he was resting on a rock
D．he was cleaning oil off his feathers
26. What can we learn about Joao from the passage
A．He is not allowed to keep the penguin as a pet by the authorities.
B．He overprotects the penguin by keeping him away from others.
C．His contact with the penguin is encouraged by professionals.
D．His kindness wins the penguin’s trust.
27. The story in the passage mainly shows ________.
A．the environmental impact on wildlife
B．the love between humans and wildlife
C．the tendency of wildlife to bond with humans
D．the protection of threatened wildlife by mankind
C
In 2012, James Cameron, creator of Avatar and Titanic, became the first person to reach the Challenger Deep. When he arrived at the deepest spot on Earth at 7 miles below sea level, he spent hours mapping the region and taking photos and samples.
“As human beings, we’re drawn to absolutes — the deepest, the highest, the coldest, the farthest,” he says. “And as a storyteller and curious monkey, I just wanted to see what was there.” The answer is obvious — plastic and more. “Our so-called civilization is using the ocean as its toilet,” Cameron says. “Unless this changes, ocean ecosystems are going to continue their rapid collapse.”
Despite decades of environmental studies, the impact of plastic and other forms of pollution on oceans are not entirely understood. Initial studies appear to indicate that ingesting (摄取) them — either directly or indirectly — could cause disease. Plastics can also release poisonous substances into the water, which could potentially impact animal populations.
But plastic is just one of the problems facing oceans that have yet to be fully understood. “Plastic waste in the ocean is horrifying but is only the most obvious of our many deadly waste streams, which include carbon that’s heating the atmosphere and making the ocean acidic, and the run-off nutrients from all the world’s agriculture, which is causing anoxic (缺氧的) dead zones the size of countries,” Cameron says.
Oceans, like the rest of the world, are impacted by the burning of fossil fuels and the release of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide — about 30 percent of which is absorbed by the sea. This absorption causes ocean acidification, where the pH level is altered to become more acidic. As a result, it’s harder for some creatures to form shells and skeletons and countless species at the base of the food web can struggle to survive, which, scientists say, has the potential to cause huge disruptions to entire ecosystems. Indeed, ocean acidification is thought to have played an important role in Earth’s worst-ever mass extinction event 252 million years ago.
The effect of climate change on the world’s oceans will likely worsen in coming decades. Last June, scientists announced carbon dioxide levels had reached the highest levels since human records began. The last time carbon dioxide levels were this high was during the Pliocene era, between 3 and 5 million years ago, when global temperatures were about 4 degrees Celsius warmer than they are today. Current climate models suggest that if greenhouse gas emissions continue on their current trend, we may be on course to see 4 degrees of warming by 2100.
As a result, understanding the role oceans have on global systems is becoming more and more important.
28. What are the first two paragraphs mainly about
A．The author’s feelings to the ocean.
B．Cameron’s movies and remarks.
C．The author’s discoveries under the sea.
D．Cameron’s observation and concern.
29. What does the underlined word “disruptions” in Paragraph 5 probably mean
A．Decreases.
B．Destruction.
C．Diseases.
D．Discrimination.
30. Why does the author mention the mass extinction event 252 million years ago
A．To call on people to protect sea animals.
B．To compare current situations with the past.
C．To explain how serious the ocean problem is.
D．To prove pollution to be the cause of acidification.
31. What can we infer from the passage
A．Several countries are suffering from anoxic dead zones.
B．More concern should have been given to the pollution on oceans.
C．Plastic is supposed to be the most serious environmental problem.
D．Ocean acidification removes the nutrients from agricultural products.
D
The argument that human-caused carbon emissions (排放) are merely a drop in the bucket compared to greenhouse gases generated by volcanoes has been making its way around the rumor mill for years. And while it seems to be reasonable, the science just doesn’t back it up.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the world’s volcanoes, both on land and undersea, generate about 200 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO ) annually, while our automotive and industrial activities cause some 24 billion tons of CO emissions every year worldwide. Despite the arguments to the contrary, the facts speak for themselves: Greenhouse gas emissions from volcanoes compose less than one percent of those generated by today’s human activities.
Another indication that human emissions surpass those of volcanoes is the fact that atmospheric CO levels, as measured by sampling stations around the world, have gone up consistently year after year regardless of whether or not there have been major volcanic eruptions in specific years. “If it were true that individual volcanic eruptions dominated human emissions and were causing the rise in carbon dioxide concentrations, then these carbon dioxide records would be full of spikes — one for each eruption,” says Coby Beck, a journalist writing for online environmental news. “Instead, such records show a smooth and regular trend.”
Furthermore, some scientists believe that volcanic eruptions, like that of Mt.St. Helens in 1980 and Mt. Pinatubo in 1991, actually lead to short-term global cooling, not warming, as sulfur dioxide (SO ), ash and other particles in the air and stratosphere (平流层) reflect some solar energy instead of letting it into Earth’s atmosphere. SO , which converts to sulfuric acid aerosol, when it hits the stratosphere, can linger there for as long as seven years and can exercise a cooling effect long after a volcanic eruption has taken place.
Scientists tracking the effects of the major 1991 eruption of the Philippines’ Mt. Pinatubo found that the overall effect of the blast was to cool the surface of the Earth globally by some 0.5 degrees Celsius a year later, even though rising human greenhouse gas emissions and an El Nino event caused some surface warming during the 1991 — 1993 study period.
In an interesting twist on the issue, British researchers last year published an article in the peer reviewed scientific journal Nature showing how volcanic activity may be contributing to the melting of ice caps in Antarctica but not because of any emissions, natural or man-made. Instead, scientists Hugh Corr and David Vaughan of the British Antarctic Survey believe that volcanoes underneath Antarctica may be melting the continents ice sheets from below, just as warming air temperatures from human-induced emissions erode them from above.
32. According to Paragraph 1, some people argue that ________.
A．their opinion is supported by science
B．volcanoes generate most of the greenhouse gases
C．human activities are to blame for greenhouse gases
D．carbon emissions produced by volcanoes are increasing
33. What does the underlined word “spikes” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Sudden increases.
B．Smooth trends.
C．Stable regularities.
D．Sharp declines.
34. The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A．compare the results of the studies
B．contradict a view held by some people
C．present new findings for greenhouse phenomenon
D．report the effects of CO , in greenhouse phenomenon
E 七选五
When you go to concerts, you expect your favorite musician to perform amazingly on stage. But you may have noticed something curious that most musicians don’t just play with their fingers. They also involve body movements that fit the song’s beat or dance following the music. ____35____ The facial expressions musicians show when playing may seem strange or crazy to an outsider, but all that pulling faces might actually serve a purpose.
Firstly, playing a musical instrument usually requires intense focus and concentration. ____36____ Their facial expressions can be a demonstration of the intense emotions and physical effort that go hand-in-hand with musical performance. They’re often subconscious-in fact, many of us will pull strange faces when we’re deeply involved in an activity we care about.
____37____ Musicians have a strong emotional connection with the music they perform. They often use their facial expressions to express the mood and interpretation of the music, which creates a more engaging musical experience. While facial expressions may not directly make someone a better musician, they might contribute to the overall artistry of the music.
Performing live music is a rather stressful experience, so it could be that the performer is expressing those nerves through their face-biting the bottom lip, for example. Luckily, nerves will often go away soon after a musician starts performing. ____38____
The facial expressions obviously to some extent express the performer’s inner world. Another interesting thing is that making facial expressions can have a physiological impact on the musician’s performance. Some research suggests that certain facial movements can activate specific muscles and improve muscle harmonization. ____39____ However, it’s important to note that this relationship is still not well understood, and the extent to which facial expressions directly impact musical competence is a subject of ongoing investigation.
A．When you’re really focused, you don’t care about the outside world.
B．Among them the part of the body that best exhibits this is obviously the face.
C．They likely won’t be the main cause for those strange faces throughout a performance.
D．Such effects are particularly helpful in controlling muscles when playing an instrument.
E．Facial expressions can also help musicians communicate emotions and artistic expression.
F．Musicians are often overcome with emotion from the music itself or the reaction of the crowd.
G．Musicians often enter a state of “flow”, where they become completely absorbed in the music they’re creating.
F 阅读表达
Tom, a 15-year-old inventor and entrepreneur (创业者), witnessed at his own school the widespread consumption of sugary drinks by kids. He knew there had to be a better portable drink solution and decided to innovate from something he saw in his own home: fruit infused (浸泡) water.
Tom watched his mum make healthy fruit infusions but then struggle for a take-along option. From observing his mum and from his desire to give kids better drink options, he came up with his original model for the Fun Bottle. “I wanted to come up with a healthy, natural way for people to drink when on the go. A big part of my mission is to get people of all ages off sugary drinks,” Tom explains.
The bottle is made with a strainer (滤网) that allows the great tastes and natural sugars of the various fruits and vegetables you choose to come through the water, without any of the seeds or skins flowing through.
Tom is proud of his design and excited to be selling the Fun Bottle on his website and in stores, but this 15-year-old is most proud of the opportunities that Fun Bottle presents to others. It helps to provide healthy alternatives to sugary drinks; and also Tom donates part of the profits to the Organisation for a Healthier Generation (OHG).
Tom has been awarded several prizes, but this teenage innovator remains humble. When asked what advice he’d give other entrepreneurial youth, he says, “Prepare and have your family’s support. It is important to know from the beginning that there are a lot of highs and lows, and there is no such thing as overnight success.”
40. What did Tom witness at his own school
________________________________________
41. Where did Tom get the idea for the original model for the Fun Bottle
________________________________________
42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Tom is most proud of the opportunities that Fun Bottle presents to others because he not only provides healthy alternatives to sugary drinks but also donates all the profits to the OHG.
________________________________________
43. Among Tom’s qualities, which one(s) do you think will be important for us Why (In about 40 words)
________________________________________
四、书信写作
44.
Dear readers, We are looking for the Most Influential Figure in the World among teenagers. Please write to us and recommend someone you look up to, sharing his or her stories and influences on you. Please email us at teens@. TIME for Teens
注意：1. 词数100词左右；2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
一、完形填空
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B
二、语法填空
11.found 12.compared 13.longer
14.when 15.is used 16.for mitment
18.What 19.covering 20.has increased
三、阅读理解
A：21.A 22.C 23.A
B：24.B 25.A 26.D 27.B
C：28.D 29.B 30.C 31.B
D：32.B 33.A 34.B
E七选五：35.B 36.G 37.E 38.C 39.D
F阅读表达参考答句
40.He saw lots of students drinking sugary drinks.
41.From his mum’s fruit infused water at home.
42.False part: all the profits. Reason: He only gives part of profits instead of all to OHG.
43.I think his persistence and modesty matter. Only full preparation and calmness help us achieve goals without expecting instant success.
四、书信范文
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’d like to recommend Yuan Longping as the most influential figure for teenagers. He devoted his whole life to developing hybrid rice to feed more people. Though he met countless failures, he never gave up his research.
His spirit of perseverance and selfless devotion inspires me greatly. It teaches me to stick to my dreams and try my best to make contributions to society in the future.
Yours,
Li Hua

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