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湖南澧县第一中学2025-2026学年强基班第二学期期末考试高一英语试卷
一、阅读理解
A
Read Across America Day falls on March 2 each year. The event was started in 1998 by the National Education Association. One of its main goals is to introduce children to different books with characters they can relate to and worlds different from their own. Here are some ways you can take part in the celebration.
Host a book exchange
Ask friends or family members to bring a middle-grade book they would recommend. Lay the books out on a table and give everyone a chance to read the plot summaries. Try making the exchange extra fun with snacks, like gummy worms. Everyone can go home with one or more new books.
Read as a group
Plan a “read-in” where a group reads together. You can also ask a teacher to hold one in a classroom. Ask everyone to bring a book and read a short passage aloud. This is a great way to spark (引发) conversations and discover new books for your reading list.
Explore this year’s theme
The 2026 theme for Read Across America is kindness, so this is a great time to choose titles with that focus, such as The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig.
Reflect on what you’ve read
You might enjoy keeping track of your reading in a journal or on a computer. Think about what stood out to you about the story, the setting, or the characters and reflect on what you’ve learned.
For more reading suggestions, please check out the “50 books, 50 states” list which can be found at kids./bookclub. You can try reading four or more books set in different states or places you are curious about.
1. What is the aim of Read Across America
A．To transport children to various places.
B．To share various books with children.
C．To inspire children to write books.
D．To collect views on famous books.
2. Which activity will one join if interested in recording thoughts
A．Hosting a book exchange.
B．Reading as a group.
C．Exploring this year’s theme.
D．Reflecting on what you’ve read.
3. What is the passage mainly intended for
A．Book sellers.
B．Middle-grade readers.
C．Teachers.
D．Young adults.
B
How can classic literary works stay lively in the digital age A 17-year-old high school student from Chengdu, Sichuan, named Wu Yaduo, has found a wonderful way to answer this question.
Using her iPad and creative drawing skills, Wu turns stories from famous classics into hand-drawn animated (动画的) videos. These works include well-known books like A Dream of Red Mansions, Water Margin and The Peony Pavilion, as well as life stories of famous poets such as Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty. Her videos have won tens of thousands of followers online and got millions of views. Wu thinks these classics are timeless because they talk about human emotions and social themes that never go out of date.
However, she notices many students are not interested in these works just because they have to learn them for school. So Wu wants to bridge the gap between classics and modern life, making them more relatable and interesting for young people. Therefore, she usually chooses texts from her high school Chinese textbooks as the starting point.
In her creations, Wu combines text and sound cleverly. For example, one of her works about A Dream of Red Mansions was inspired by a sad song from an indie band (独立乐队). She drew the flourishing Daguanyuan, or the Grand View Garden, and the sad scene of the family’s downfall at the same time to create a strong emotional impact. Unlike traditional story-telling, her videos are full of bright colors and appealing visual effects, as she loves experimental movies and artworks.
Though Wu has received much support, she feels sorry that she can’t perfectly turn the images in her mind into drawings. But she still looks forward to creating more works to bring classics closer to daily life.
4. What do we know about Wu Yaduo’s animated videos of classic works
A．She pays more attention to sound than visuals.
B．She depends on traditional tools to make the videos.
C．She takes band songs as her only creative inspirations.
D．She uses digital tools and drawing skills to show classics.
5. Why does Wu Yaduo use materials from Chinese textbooks in her works
A．To choose the easiest content for animations.
B．To arouse students’ interest in classic literary works.
C．To show the importance of classics in school education.
D．To help students finish Chinese learning tasks more easily.
6. Which of the following best describes Wu Yaduo’s animated videos
A．Creative and lively.
B．Plain and thoughtful.
C．Serious and traditional.
D．Popular and comic.
7. What is the main idea of the passage
A．Digital technology brings traditional literature into daily life.
B．A student gains online popularity by creating digital videos.
C．Many modern students show little interest in classic literature.
D．A student makes hand-drawn animations to link classics with youth.
C
Some are taking up knitting (编织). Others are growing flowers or going fishing. These days, such hobbies are no longer old-fashioned. For Gen Z has decided that the pastimes of retired people are rather pleasing.
According to Eventbrite, a global events marketplace, baking and bingo are on the rise. In Britain attendance at flower-arranging classes almost increased four times between 2023 and 2025; in America there were two and a half times more puzzle competitions.
“Grannycore” — as youngsters call the trend as the traditional art taste — is not limited to entertainment. Gen Zers respect their elders’ taste in home decoration and fashion. Some are even holidaying like old people: Gen Z and millennials (千禧一代) are just as enthusiastic about cruises (游轮度假) as retirees, according to the Cruise Lines International Association. On TikTok youngsters were against the idea that “cruises are for old people” and say they are “the most convenient way to travel”
Why do the young seem so old at heart Gen Z “really embraces the old things” and wants to experience things “they never got to experience”, says Rudi Greenberg, Eventbrite’s head of management and trends. Psychologists call such desiring “anemoia”: in an era of flashy screens and endless apps, youngsters look through rose-colored glasses at such dull things as repairing an old pair of socks, or meeting weekly to craft or embroider (刺绣).
Martina Vintaloro, the founder of London Creative Gals, notes that 90% of attendees come alone to meet “like-minded girls”. On a recent mid-week evening they were longing to get off their phones, gathered to paint pottery, many slowly enjoying soft drinks not wines.
In such environments, socialising can feel “slower, a little more grounded”, argues Mr Greenberg, perhaps a reminder of “conversations with your Grandma”. The hobbies can also improve well-being: “Happiness from One Stitch (针) at a Time”, a course run by psychologists, praises the healing advantages of knitting. As one fan of the old-timey trend recently put it: “Grandmas’ ideas actually make sense.”
8. What is the main idea of paragraph 2
A．“Grannycore” has become a worldwide fashion trend.
B．Statistical evidence proves the rise of old-style hobbies.
C．Eventbrite is committed to promoting traditional pastimes.
D．British and American youth share the same hobby preferences.
9. What does the underlined word “anemoia” in paragraph 4 refer to
A．A desire for past experiences one has never had.
B．A protest to modern digital technology.
C．A love for traditional handmade activities.
D．A preference for elders’ decoration and fashion.
10. Why do members of London Creative Gals enjoy craft gatherings
A．To keep up with the latest “Grannycore” fashion.
B．To learn professional crafting skills from experts.
C．To completely stay away from social media pressures.
D．To make like-minded friends and seek mental relaxation.
11. What can be inferred from the passage
A．Cruises are less appealing to retirees than Gen Z.
B．Gen Z has given up using digital devices entirely.
C．Traditional hobbies help promote Gen Z’s mental well-being.
D．“Grannycore” only covers entertainment and fashion fields.
D
Migraines are a kind of headache that affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. About 30% of people with migraines do not get better with today’s treatments. Now, scientists are revisiting a long-forgotten idea that might lead to new treatments.
In the 1990s, researchers believed that a chemical called substance P played a key role in causing migraines. However, five experimental drugs that targeted substance P failed to work as expected. As a result, this idea was put aside for 25 years.
Recently, a research team led by Messoud Ashina at the University of Copenhagen decided to take another look. They found that when substance P was given to people, it caused headaches and changes in blood vessels (血管) linked to migraines. Their results support the idea that substance P in fact plays a role.
So why did the earlier drugs fail According to scientists, those drugs only acted on one part of substance P, which, however, works through more than one pathway. This means a broader approach might be more effective. Scientists decided to revisit strategies that target substance P.
Today, they can produce monoclonal antibodies — a type of drug that can stop specific molecules (分子) directly. These are already proven to work against another migraine-related molecule called CGRP. First introduced in 2018, CGRP drugs have changed migraine treatment. They can cut the number of migraine days in half for many patients. However, they do not work for up to 40 percent of people.
Now, researchers are also testing drugs that target other molecules, including substance P and another one called PACAP, whose early results show promise.
As Peter Goadsby, a migraine expert, puts it, “Finding the next thing that will benefit the hundreds of millions of people who are not well treated by today’s method remains an important challenge.” Scientists are hopeful that cutting off several pathways at once could help more patients find relief.
12. Why did researchers give up on substance P in 1990s
A．Five drugs targeting it showed no clear benefit.
B．The chemical was found to be unrelated to migraines.
C．A new treatment for migraines proved more effective.
D．The research team led by Ashina failed to find evidence.
13. What did the research team find about the earlier drugs
A．They resulted in serious vessel damage.
B．They worked on the wrong target molecules.
C．They produced the opposite effect.
D．They partly stopped the action of substance P.
14. What is paragraph 5 mainly about
A．The failure of previous studies on CGRP.
B．The production process of CGRP-targeting drugs.
C．The serious side effects of monoclonal antibodies.
D．The effectiveness and limitation of CGRP-targeting drugs.
15. What is the best title for the passage
A．History of Migraine Research
B．New Hope for Treating Migraines
C．Hard Struggle against substance P
D．Limits of Current Migraine Drugs
二、七选五
Writing an essay is a difficult process for most people. However, the process can be made easier if you learn to practice three simple techniques.
16_____ When you are first trying to think of ideas for an essay, put your pen to your paper and write continuously for ten or fifteen minutes without letting your pen leave the paper. Stay relaxed and free. 17_____ Don’t worry about grammar or spelling. Even though this technique won’t work for everyone, it helps many people get a good store of ideas to draw on.
Write your draft rapidly without worrying about being perfect. 18_____ Yet, by learning to live with imperfection, you will save yourself headaches and a wastepaper basket full of crumpled (弄皱的) paper. Think of your first draft as a path cut out of the jungle — as part of an exploration, not as a complete highway.
Print out a triple-spaced (三倍行距) copy to allow space for revision. 19_____ As a result, these writers never get in the habit of crossing out chunks (大块) of their drafts and writing revisions in the blank space. After you have revised your draft until it is too messy to work from anymore, you can enter your changes into your word processor. Then you can print out a fresh draft, again setting your text to triple-space. 20_____
A．Try non-stop writing.
B．Practice quiet writing.
C．Let your pen follow the waves of thought.
D．The second draft of the essay should be better.
E．The resulting blank space invites you to revise.
F．Too many writers try to get their drafts right the first time.
G．Many beginning writers don’t leave enough space to revise.
三、完形填空
Risa Mickenberg has a brilliant concept for her books. She gathers 21_____ from New York City taxi drivers. After all, where better to 22_____ life experiences than within a taxi Coming from different backgrounds, the diverse 23_____ of these drivers add richness to their opinions.
One quote in Risa’s book that 24_____ me is from a taxi driver who said, “I see more of what’s happening around me because I don’t worry about finding a parking spot.” The taxi driver sees more by 25_____ his focus on parking the car.
When we connect with our surroundings, our vision always holds a 26_____ position. That’s because our brain is structured in a way that 27_____ vision. We are more 28_____ by what we see than by what we hear, smell, taste, or touch.
The way we 29_____ make sense of the world around us affects our thinking. What the taxi driver said perfectly 30_____ this inspiring idea: By 31_____ the stress of finding a parking spot, our vision becomes 32_____. This allows us to gain new 33_____, which could be cute doggies or the street signs bearing good wishes.
Alexander Fleming wasn’t the first person to observe mold growth. Other scientists had thought it worthless without a second thought. Instead of entirely 34_____ “a parking spot”, his curious mind led to the accidental invention of penicillin.
To enhance creativity, one suggestion is to “slow down” your pace and begin seeing things that would otherwise be 35_____. And perhaps you’ll find a parking spot along the way.
21. A．courage B．energy C．wisdom D．knowledge
22. A．come across B．bring up C．keep in contact with D．be lost in
23. A．schedules B．origins C．demands D．emotions
24. A．upsets B．embarrasses C．amuses D．impresses
25. A．freeing B．sharpening C．discovering D．continuing
26. A．flexible B．controlling C．balanced D．defensive
27. A．recognizes B．challenges C．replaces D．favors
28. A．interrupted B．surrounded C．influenced D．supported
29. A．differently B．clearly C．strictly D．visually
30. A．proves B．transforms C．exchanges D．predicts
31. A．assessing B．relieving C．understanding D．recovering
32. A．more natural B．more practical C．broader D．foggier
33. A．possibilities B．promises C．admissions D．orders
34. A．setting aside B．giving up C．sticking to D．making out
35. A．expected B．ignored C．suitable D．accessible
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 promise of sugar substitutes is simple. 36_____ (find) in many products, from yoghurts to toothpaste, they are claimed to let people eat lots of sweet treats without gaining weight and 37_____ (suffer) from tooth rot caused by bacteria that love sugar. Now an increasing amount of research is suggesting that these substances may have surprisingly bitter 38_____ (consequence).
Sugar substitutes are a 39_____ (mix) group. They include man-made ones and substances taken from plants, including sugar alcohols. Some taste hundreds of times sweeter than sugar, so they 40_____ (add) in tiny amounts. However, things may not be so simple. Some short-term controlled studies lasting 4 to 12 weeks did find that 41_____ (replace) sugar with substitutes leads to less weight gain. 42_____ many large, long-term observational studies found the opposite: people who consume more sugar substitutes end up 43_____ (gain) more weight than those who consume the least; other studies show those who consume more also have higher rates of heart problems, diabetes and cancer than abstainers.
Proving cause and effect is hard. It could be that some consumers are already 44_____ high risk for diabetes or heart disease and trying to eat more healthily. Still, the overall research was worrying enough for the World Health Organization to advise, in 2023, against using sugar substitutes to control weight 45_____ prevent diseases. This advice does not apply to people with diabetes.
五、短文填空
Indeed, the whole family could not be 46_____ (幸福) to be together. 47_____ (尽管) the cold outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry laughter 48_____ (回响) throughout the house. Luo Yan and his wife and his son have 49_____ (定居) in the big city, far away from their hometown.
The first quality of literature is its 50_____ (描述) of truth and beauty. Some truth and beauty remain 51_____ (未被注意到的) until a 52_____ (敏感的) human soul brings them to our attention. A hundred men may pass a field and see only dead grass; but a poet stops, looks deeper, sees truth and beauty, and writes, “Yesterday’s flowers am I.” One who reads it is 53_____ (能够) of seeing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes before.
The summer heat 54_____ (侵袭) me as soon as I got off the flight. No wonder people from Rio take a week off for this happy 55_____ (时刻). I could feel it already — the Carnival was in the air!
六、翻译
56. 不管他的队输还是赢，我们都应该赞扬他的努力。（whether 引导宾语从句）(汉译英)
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57. 我正在看公告牌上的照片，身后忽然传来一个声音。（be doing…when…）（汉译英）
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七、书信写作
58. 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter 发来邮件说他对中国小说很感兴趣，请你给他回一封邮件，向他推荐一本中国小说。内容包括：
1．小说名称
2．推荐的原因
3．表达祝愿
注意：词数100词左右
Dear Peter,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
阅读理解
1.B 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.C 12.A 13.D 14.D 15.B
七选五
16.A 17.C 18.F 19.G 20.E
完形填空
21.C 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.D 28.C 29.D 30.A 31.B 32.C 33.A 34.C 35.B
语法填空
36.Found 37.suffering 38.consequences 39.mixed 40.are added 41.replacing 42.But 43.gaining 44.at 45.and
短文填空
46.happier 47.Despite 48.echoes 49.settled 50.description 51.unnoticed 52.sensitive 53.capable 54.hit 55.occasion/moment
翻译
56. We should praise his efforts whether his team wins or loses.
57. I was looking at the photos on the notice board when a voice came from behind me.
写作范文
Dear Peter,
I’m delighted to hear that you are interested in Chinese novels. I’d like to recommend one of my favorite classic novels, Journey to the West, to you.
Written in the Ming Dynasty, it is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China. The novel tells the story of a monk and his three disciples who overcome numerous difficulties to get sacred scriptures. What attracts me most is the brave and clever Monkey King, who never gives up in the face of hardships. Besides, the story is full of imagination and teaches us the importance of perseverance and teamwork.
I hope you will love this novel and gain inspiration from it.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua

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