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浙江绍兴市2025-2026学年第二学期高一期末英语试卷
一、阅读理解
Americans spend hundreds of billions of dollars on gifts each year, across holidays and personal occasions. The average American spends roughly $1,638 per person each year on gifts for others, according to .
This includes major holidays like Christmas, birthdays, weddings, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and more. In 2025, gift spending is reaching new highs in several categories, reflecting both strong consumer enthusiasm and transitional trends (趋势) in what, how, and where people are gifting.
Table 1: Average American Spending from 2023-2025
Occasions 2023 Spending 2024 Spending 2025 Spending (est.)
Winter Holidays (Nov-Dec) $975 avg. $1,012 avg. ~$1,000+avg. (record high)
Valentine’s Day $25.9 B total $25.8 B total $27.5 B total (record)
Mother’s Day $35.7 B total (record) $33.5 B total $34.1 B total
Father’s Day $22.9 B total (record) $22.4 B total $24.0 B total (record)
Gift Cards (Holiday Season) $29.3 B total $28.6 B total ~$28-29 B (expected)
Americans are changing in how they approach gift-giving. While traditional physical items remain the backbone of the gift economy, digital options and experience-based gifts are becoming increasingly popular.
Table 2: Gift Types and Their General Trend
Gift Types Key Stats (2025) Trend Popular Occasions
Physical Goods 54% buy clothing, 36% toys, 31% books/media, 30% candy Stable but slowly declining Holidays, Birthdays, Valentine’s
Gift Cards & Digital $28.6-29.3B/year, 44% of holiday shoppers buy gift cards Growing especially for flexibility Christmas, Father’s Day, and Last-minute gifts
Experience Gifts 30-36% plan experiences for major holidays, $5.4B on Valentine outings Fastest growth Valentine’s, Mother’s/Father’s Day
1．Which occasion saw the highest total spending from 2023-2025
A．Father’s Day. B．Mother’s Day. C．Valentine’s Day. D．Holiday Season.
2．What can we learn about gift-giving trend in 2025
A．Less than 30% of people choose experience gifts.
B．Physical goods are growing faster than other gifts.
C．Gift cards aren’t popular for last-minute gift needs.
D．Digital and experience-based gifts are gaining popularity.
3．What is the purpose of the passage
A．To teach gift selection for various holidays.
B．To illustrate Americans’ flexible gift choices.
C．To indicate Americans’ overspending on gifts.
D．To show the gift-spending trends and shifts in US.
Bao Zheng, widely known as Bao Gong or “Justice Bao”, is a great historical figure in China celebrated for his commitment to justice, clean government, and the rule of law.
Born in Hefei, Anhui Province, Bao is remembered for his wisdom in taking charge of criminal cases, his fearless advice to the emperor, and his deep hatred of wrongdoing. His stories have been passed down for centuries through folk tales, operas, films, and TV dramas. Today, lectures on Bao’s life and values are held regularly at Hefei’s Bao Gong Park, educating civil servants on the importance of justice and clean governance.
According to historical records, before Bao’s time in office, ordinary people could not start legal action against the government. After assuming office in Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng), he introduced a key reform(改革)that allowed individuals to present case information directly. This change effectively prevented officials from accepting bribes(贿赂)and falsifying legal documents. During his term in office, the Huimin River flooded frequently, causing great suffering. Challenging the rich and powerful, Bao cleared the waterways and tore down illegal structures along the banks to ease the people’s hardships.
The emperor once wished to reward Bao for his outstanding service. Bao repeatedly declined generous offers and finally accepted only a small section of the city’s defensive moat(护城河). He explained that if his descendants failed to pass the imperial examinations and become officials, they could make a living by raising fish and growing lotus roots in the water — rather than abusing power.
Bao passed away in 1062. In his will, he declared any descendant who engaged in wrongdoings while holding public office would be forbidden from returning to the family home or being buried in the ancestral graveyard.
4．What do the lectures aim to achieve according to paragraph 2
A．To preserve local folk tales and operas.
B．To spread principles of honesty and justice.
C．To promote the park as a tourist destination.
D．To provide case-managing skills for civil servants.
5．What can we learn about Bao Zheng’s legal reform
A．It focused on the flood control.
B．It changed officials’ moral faith.
C．It allowed personal legal action.
D．It required permission from officials.
6．Why did Bao only accept the city’s partial defensive moat
A．He foresaw the river’s potential value.
B．He questioned the emperor’s sincerity.
C．He intended to set others a moral example.
D．He wanted his descendants to support themselves.
7．Which of the following best describes Bao Zheng according to the text
A．Capable and independent. B．Determined and patient.
C．Principled and far-sighted. D．Ambitious and tough-minded.
Gravity seems simple in daily life: drop an apple, and it falls. On universal scales, though, gravity becomes one of science’s biggest stress tests. It governs the formation of galaxies (星系) and the overall structure of the universe, yet some of the universe’s motions still do not add up.
This long-running mismatch drove University of Pennsylvania astronomer Patricio A．Gallardo and his team to ask a basic but significant question: what if gravity behaves differently across the largest distances in the universe
“Astrophysics has been troubled by a massive gap,” says Gallardo. “Some stars and galaxies appear to be moving way too fast for the amount of visible matter they contain.” This leads to two possible explanations: either vast amounts of unseen “dark matter” exist, adding extra gravitational pull, or the laws of gravity need to be modified.
Now, drawing on data from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT), the team has carried out a test of gravity on an unprecedented scale. They examined galaxy clusters separated by hundreds of millions of light-years. Their results, published in Physical Review Letters, show that gravitational strength decreases with increasing distance in line with the predictions made by Newton, which were later absorbed into Einstein’s general theory of relativity. “It is remarkable that the law proposed by Newton in the 17th century is still holding its ground in the 21st,” says Gallardo.
These findings supported the standard model of cosmology (宇宙学). By confirming that gravity behaves as expected across vast distances, the results challenge the theories like Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), which attempt to explain universal behavior by modifying the laws of gravity.
When Newton first described the inverse square relationship, he focused on motions within our Solar System. Today, that same principle has been tested across distances and masses that were, as Gallardo notes, “inconceivable in Newton’s day.”
8．What is the main intention of the study
A．To test gravity at universal scales. B．To measure the stars’ moving speed.
C．To compare different laws of gravity. D．To prove the existence of dark matter.
9．What can be inferred about the team’s discovery
A．Gravity weakens with the decrease of distances.
B．Newton’s theory lacks enough striking evidence.
C．Newton’s gravity law works across vast distances.
D．The law of gravity was based on Einstein’s research.
10．What does the underlined word “inconceivable” in paragraph 6 mean
A．Unbelievable. B．Significant. C．Inspiring. D．Fascinating.
11．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A．The Mystery of Dark Matter Finally Solved.
B．Data from ACT Challenges Law of Gravity.
C．An Unchanging Law in an Expanding Universe.
D．Universal Test Confirms Gravity’s Staying Power.
Do you have a certain song that helps you weather your life’s storms Whose lyrics inspire your feelings, or whose beat shakes you out of your thought Do you listen to music to reflect your mood Or maybe even to change your mood
Think back to those tough days in 2020 pandemic crisis. Each evening, folks in Italy, Canada and the US would open their windows and sing together. And people in other countries also found ways to share music — including people singing together virtually online. Their collective music-making was a remarkable testament to the human drive for survival. It was also a powerful reminder that our individual survival is linked to the solidarity we find in our shared humanity. Openly participating together in expressing the hope that keeps us going feels natural in the midst of a scary situation affecting everyone.
Research suggests that singing together develops both individual health and social bonds among those who join in. Put simply, the endorphins (内啡肽) it releases in our brains make us feel good. They also increase our ability to stand pain — including emotional pain.
Listening to music has been found to reduce stress and anxiety even in critically ill hospital patients. One study found that even front-line nurses — a profession already high in stress and higher than ever — can reduce their stress by taking a break and listening to soothing music. In the study, one group of nurses listened to soothing music of their choice for 30 minutes while the other group simply rested quietly in a chair for 30 minutes. Researchers found after the 30-minute rest the nurses who listened to music had lower levels of cortisol (皮质醇), the stress hormone (荷尔蒙), than those who had simply rested.
Recent research demonstrates that adding music to standard therapeutic tools made a difference for people with depression and anxiety compared with therapy without music.
12．What function do the questions serve in paragraph 1
A．To list popular songs for storms. B．To share personal music preferences.
C．To connect with readers emotionally. D．To test readers' knowledge about music.
13．What does paragraph 2 imply about collective music-making
A．Music is a universal language. B．Human survival relies on shared unity.
C．It replaced public medical treatment. D．Musicians play a significant role in crisis.
14．What may account for the finding of the study on nurses
A．Calming music reduces stress hormone levels.
B．Endorphins prevents the emotional control.
C．Resting alone effectively improves mood.
D．Quiet rest helps maintain cortisol level.
15．What’s the main idea of the passage
A．Nurses benefit from music care and treatment.
B．People prefer to sing together virtually online.
C．Different groups show varied reactions to music.
D．Music strengthens people’s health and connection.
Creative Ways to Celebrate Cultural Diversity
In today’s multicultural society, cooperation is important. 16 Here are a few ways to get started.
A great first step is to bring culture into all subjects. Culture doesn’t just belong in social studies. It should show up in the little moments — in all subjects, all year long. 17 Teachers can give students opportunities to write about a family tradition, a celebration, or a recipe that matters to them. Let them interview someone at home. This is how they learn that their voices and the voices of others truly matter. When cultural diversity becomes part of everyday teaching, students truly value it.
18 One proven strategy is cooperative learning. This approach groups students by academic performance, race, gender, and language proficiency. They work in small teams to complete shared tasks. Studies show that cooperative learning helps children become more accepting of differences.The positive effects are especially clear for students from culturally diverse backgrounds. 19
Another powerful tool is role play. Role-playing lets children step into another’s world,trading places with a classmate or a book character to learn about a different culture. It pushes them to examine their own beliefs while gaining insight into others' experiences. They discover that different cultures carry different values and behaviors. Through this, students feel what it is like to walk in someone else’s shoes. To make it meaningful, they should research and prepare ahead of time. 20 Done thoughtfully, this is an experience students will carry with them forever.
A．Writing is a perfect place to begin.
B．Personally, schools play an important role in this effort.
C．Social interaction builds friendships across lines of difference.
D．Beyond the subjects, how students learn together also matters.
E．Teachers can decorate classrooms with flags from around the world
F．Students also learn to speak a second language through such activities.
G．Their performance should clearly reflect the culture they are illustrating.
二、完形填空
Most ten-year-olds don’t have the patience to sort through star images for thousands of hours. But Kathryn Aurora Gray was different. She was on a 21 : She wanted to become the youngest person to discover a supernova (超新星).
22 , Kathryn’s work didn’t take thousands of hours — she discovered an exploded star about fifteen minutes after starting her 23 as an amateur astronomer. After looking through four of the 52 pictures 24 by family friend and astronomer David Lane, she saw it. The images that Kathryn 25 to find the supernova were taken by Lane on New Year’s Eve at his “backyard astronomical observatory” in Nova Scotia, Canada.
On January 2nd, Kathryn and her father sat down to 26 Lane’s images using a computer program that overlays pictures of the sky from 27 dates. If one of the stars in the frame 28 dramatically, it appears to “blink” when switching back and forth between the pictures. After 29 previously discovered supernovas in the area, the Grays and Lane reported the find to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. It was finally 30 by the International Astronomical Union. The adults are all 31 by Kathryn’s discovery.
“What a(n) 32 discovery. It’s fantastic that someone so young would have strong love and 33 for astronomy. We’re all very excited,” said Deborah Thompson of RASC．
Kathryn was fortunate to have such outstanding 34 : This was her father’s seventh supernova discovery and Lane’s third. Her father 35 his first supernova at age 22 — at the time he was the youngest person to discover one.
21．A．track B．stage C．mission D．performance
22．A．Luckily B．Familiarly C．Definitely D．Gratefully
23．A．search B．career C．position D．procedure
24．A．ignored B．awarded C．charged D．provided
25．A．studied B．created C．maintained D．promoted
26．A．judge B．select C．analyze D．seek
27．A．precious B．various C．ordinary D．typical
28．A．gathers B．fadcs C．rises D．brightens
29．A．ruling out B．figuring out C．carrying on D．reflecting on
30．A．observed B．responded C．confirmed D．assumed
31．A．puzzled B．thrilled C．frightened D．encouraged
32．A．particular B．sufficient C．gradual D．amazing
33．A．desire B．energy C．fame D．relicf
34．A．clerks B．partners C．guides D．fans
35．A．named B．spotted C．claimed D．pursued
三、语法填空
阅读下面材料，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，
Just before my plane landed, the beautiful landscape of Ireland revealed itself. Impossibly green fields 36 (dot) with sheep and cattle unfolded before us. As I stepped out, 37 sweet scent of thick grass filled my lungs. In that single breath, I felt what Margaret meant by 38 (belong). Driving through Clare, Galway, and Sligo, I 39 (eventual) understood the poetry this land had always inspired. On a quiet mountain morning, rolling green hills stretched endlessly as the sun warmed my skin 40 the scent of wildflowers drifted on the breeze. Down the coast, ocean waves crashed against ancient cliffs while seabirds cried overhead. I thought of Marie, who had driven this very route 41 (keep) her mother’s memory alive.
History breathed everywhere — from Dublin to tiny Benburb in Country Tyrone. Like Brett, I 42 (strike) by how deeply the Irish preserved their past. Every castle ruin, from 43 a story could be told, stood as a silent witness. One afternoon, I went horseback riding along a beach near Cliften. Cows wandered across the sand and even waded into the shallows. I stopped, breathed in deeply, and whispered to myself: “I 44 (live) the dream truly.” I knew that the exact moment would stay with me forever.
Evening found me in a village pub, where a fiddle (小提琴) began to play and feet tapped on the stone floor. A friendly stranger raised his glass. “Slaint, ” he said. I raised mine 45 return. That night, lying in bed, my heart did exactly what Margaret had promised. It sang.
四、书信写作
46．假定你是李华。你的英国笔友Chris来信询问学校英语戏剧社将举办的主题为“From Page to Stage”的英语剧小组展演活动准备情况，请你用英语回复邮件，内容包括：
1．具体选择；
2．说明理由。
注意：
1．写作词数应为120个左右：
2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
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参考答案
1．B 2．D 3．D
4．B 5．C 6．D 7．C
8．A 9．C 10．A 11．D
12．C 13．B 14．A 15．D
16．B 17．A 18．D 19．C 20．G
21．C 22．A 23．A 24．D 25．A 26．C 27．B 28．D 29．A 30．C 31．D 32．B 33．A 34．C 35．B
36．were dotted 37．the 38．belonging 39．eventually 40．and 41．to keep 42．was struck 43．which 44．am living 45．in
46．
Dear Chris,
I’m glad to receive your letter asking about my preparation for the school English drama exhibition themed “From Page to Stage”. I’m writing to share detailed information with you.
My group has decided to put on a short play adapted from the classic novel The Little Prince. There are two main reasons for our choice. Firstly, the story is simple and touching, with meaningful themes about friendship and growth, which is easy for the audience to understand and appreciate. Secondly, its lines are plain and elegant, suitable for us students to perform and improve our oral English skills.
Currently, we are busy practicing lines and designing simple stage props. I’m really looking forward to our performance.
Yours,
Li Hua

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