江西省南昌市第二中学2025-2026学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题

南昌二中2025-2026学年度上学期高一英语期中试卷

命题人：余璃明         审题人：马宁

第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the woman looking for?

A. A flower. B. A bottle. C. A card. 

2. Why does the man talk to the woman?

A. To make an apology. B. To discuss a plan. C. To ask for information.

3. Where are the speakers now?

A. In a school. B. In a company. C. In a store. 

4. What will the speakers do together on Saturday?

A. Go swimming. B. Watch a game. C. Do the gardening. 

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. What to drink. B. When to meet. C. Who to call. 

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the woman doing in the beginning?

A. Writing an application. B. Reading a letter. C. Replying to an email.

7. How does the woman sound?

A. Upset. B. Proud. C. Grateful.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Father and daughter. B. Brother and sister. C. Husband and wife.

9. What was the man busy doing this morning?

A. Chairing a meeting. B. Having lessons. C. Receiving training.

10. What does Nancy prefer doing according to the man?

A. Going to the park. B. Seeing a movie. C. Doing some shopping.

听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

11. When did the woman pick up inline skating again?

A. At age 9. B. At age 13. C. At age 23. 

12. Where does the woman practice regularly?

A. In a gym. B. On the streets. C. In the playground. 

13. What did Chris break the world record for in 2011?

A. The fastest speed.  B. The highest jump.  C. The longest jump.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Why did the woman go to East Africa?

A. To study. B. To work. C. To travel. 

15. What did the woman dislike about Dar es Salaam?

A. The people. B. The food. C. The climate. 

16. What did the woman think of seeing wild animals in East Africa?

A. It was exciting.  B. It was dangerous.   C. It was educational.

17. What animals does the man want to see most?

A. Giraffes. B. Lions. C. Elephants. 

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Why did the speaker and her partners start the club?

A. To raise money for the poor.  B. To enter national competitions. C.To encourage students to do sports.

19. How many people attended the first meeting of the club?

A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Fifteen. 

20. What does the speaker hope to do to improve the club?

A. Organize different games. B. Cooperate with other clubs. C. Set out clear rules.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 50分）

第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

BIG4 BREEZE HOLIDAY PARKS

Visitors to Carmarvon Gorge will be very impressed with Big4 Breeze Holiday Parks, the only year-round campground in the area. Set in a beautiful bushland setting, it’s the perfect place to disconnect from the busy city life and reconnect with nature.

There are three huge kitchen areas complete with gas stoves and barbecues. Guests exchange stories over rich and tasty dinners and there is a great atmosphere in the evenings, though the lights are out at 10 p.m.

An on-site shop has a small but different kinds of food and drinks, as well as an Internet service, pay phones, a book exchange and outdoor seating.

From April to October, there are bush walks and free film nights. There’s a nearby creek (小溪) where you can spot wild animals in the early morning and a watchtower with fantastic views five minutes’ walk from the campground.

Guests can choose from 25 unpowered campsites and 20 powered sites.

Cost:

Book before 19 Dec 2025 and save! Stay at least 7 nights on either a powered or unpowered site and enjoy a 30% off.

Tel: (07) 45677890

Email: takarakka@takarakka.com.au

21. What can guests enjoy at Big4 Breeze Holiday Parks?

1. Free film nights all year round. B. A store that sells tents regularly.

C. Opportunities for wildlife viewing. D. Private kitchens with good stoves.

22. What is the lowest cost for a family (2 adults+2 kids) to stay 7 nights on a powered site?

A. $294. B. $343. C. $441. D. $490.

23. Where is the text probably taken from?

A. A club poster. B. A geography textbook. C. A science website. D. A travel guidebook.

B

Two British teachers have broken the world record for the longest journey in a tuk-tuk after pulling their broken vehicle for 43 miles. Richard Sears and Nick Gough traveled 42,120 kilometers around the world and passed through over 35 countries. They did this to support the grass roots education projects in Africa, Asia and South America.

The pair, who set off from London, thought their journey was over when the vehicle started to fail. When the tuk-tuk broke, they were only 70 kilometers away from their destination. They decided to pull it the rest of the way. The tuk-tuk, which weighs 800 kilograms, was pulled in turn by Richard and Nick over three days. On arrival in Chepén, Peru, they discovered a repairman who specialized in tuk-tuks and managed to fix it.

The pair were back on the road aiming for their next goal. Along their journey They had to cross deserts and jungles. They also survived close meetings with elephants in Uganda and Botswana and an accident in Malaysia. The greatest trouble on the tuk-tuk was the mountain ranges lying in their path, including the Alps, the Himalayas and the Andes.

Nick and Richard uncovered some inspirational projects across Africa, Asia and South America. They noticed first-hand the educational challenges facing these areas today. They joined street children in the slums (贫民区) of Cairo, Khartoum, Kampala, Mumbai and Phnom Penh. They visited Congolese refugees (难民) in camps in Eastern Burundi.

The pair set up The Tuk Tuk Educational Trust, a U.K. registered charity (慈善机构). Talking about their motivation, Richard said, “The world’s leaders have made a promise to achieve universal primary education but, over 57 million primary-aged children worldwide are still out of school; many more are in school, but still cannot get quality learning opportunities.”

24. Why did the two teachers travel around the world?

1. To give support to education projects. B. To create a new record in a journey.

C. To find like-minded teachers to work with. D. To explore landscapes of different countries.

25. What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A. Their achievements in fighting poverty. B. Their exciting experiences on the road.

C. The beautiful scenery of famous mountains. D. The difficulties and dangers of the journey.

26. Which of the following best describes the two teachers?

A. Curious and brave.  B. Humorous and generous. 

C. Responsible and determined. D. Helpful and honest.

27. What can we infer from Richard’s words in the last paragraph?

A. Students in developing countries need to be further educated.

B. Universal primary education remains a long way to go.

C. People should work together to promote equality in education.

D. The world’s leaders don’t pay enough attention to education.

C

If the sound of a baby crying gets you red in the face, you’re not just imagining things. A new study has found that a baby’s cries—particularly those that signal pain—really do cause a hot redness in adults’ faces, perhaps as a way of launching us into action.

Without language, crying is a baby’s best shot at getting the help they need from their caregivers. But not every cry is the same. Cries that come from serious pain are much more disordered than the cries of low-level discomfort. Scientists call these “nonlinear phenomena” or NLPs.

Caregivers can usually differentiate between cries of ordinary discomfort and those NLPs, but it’s unclear exactly how our bodies arrive at this higher-order conclusion. A team led by Dr. Laurent Moreau from Jean Monnet University wanted to know how these sounds affect adults’ nervous systems and the bodily effects they cause.

They tested the reactions of 41 participants (21 men, 20 women, aged 35 years old on average) to the sounds of babies crying. These adults listened to a selection of 23 audio (音频) tracks, recorded from 16 different babies while they were either experiencing the discomfort of a bath, or the pain of a vaccination shot (接种疫苗) at the doctor. As the participants listened, a heat camera tracked changes to their face temperature. An increase in heat from this part of the body is a response from the nervous system, which manages uncontrollable bodily functions such as heart rate and breathing.

The results showed that a cry with a higher level of NLP caused a stronger redness response from listeners’ faces, suggesting that these messy sounds are much more effective at getting the attention of adults, on a bodily level, than cries with little or no NLP.

“While our results sound interesting and new, this study remains rather basic and raises a number of questions about the methods used in the experiment.” Dr. Moreau notes.