湖南长沙市明德中学2025-2026学年下学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷

明德中学2026年上学期期中考试 高一年级英语试卷 2026年5月 时量：120分钟 满分：150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你有两分钟的时间将试卷上答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。 1. How will the man go home? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By car. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. A painting show. B. A school project. C. A photo competition. 3. What is the man’s opinion about the movie? A. Long. B. Boring. C. Wonderful. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a shop. B. In a factory. C. In the woman’s house. 5. What will the woman do next? A. Read the man’s paper. B. Write an English essay. C. Check her paper for mistakes. 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。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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段录音，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the woman think of the jackets? A. Expensive. B. Popular. C. Beautiful. 7. How much is the skirt? A. $32. B. $40. C. $48. 听第7段录音，回答第8至10题。 8. Where probably are the speakers? A. At a national museum. B. At an outdoor market. C. At a tourist office. 9. Why is the museum closed today? A. A special holiday was announced. B. A charity event will be held. C. A new show is being set up. 10. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Recommend a restaurant. B. Suggest an activity. C. Provide directions. 听第8段录音，回答第11至13题。 11. What first made the man plant trees? A. A lack of trees in his area. B. A professor’s lecture. C. A video about trees. 12. How does the man describe the rainy weather? A. Unpleasant. B. Beneficial. C. Surprising. 13. What did the man dislike about the last planting? A. The place. B. The soil. C. The length. 听第9段录音，回答第14至17题。 14. What did the speakers do last night? A. They watched a video. B. They attended a concert. C. They performed on stage. 15. Who sings most beautifully according to Greg? A. Brenda. B. Justin. C. Carrie. 16. What did Patty think was most impressive about Brenda? A. Her voice. B. Her costumes. C. Her dance moves. 17. What does Greg want to do? A. Learn Justin’s songs. B. Create a costume for himself. C. Dance in the school talent show. 听第10段录音，回答第18至20题。 18. When do club members meet? A. On Monday afternoon. B. On Saturday morning. C. On Sunday afternoon. 19. What will club members probably learn to do next week? A. Make a dish. B. Write a story. C. Build a bridge. 20. What should club members bring next week? A. Gloves. B. Money. C. Pencils. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15个小题；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 Hongyan Ancient Town: A Cultural Getaway Hongyan Ancient Town, lying along the Qingxi River, has a history of more than 800 years. It is well-known for its well-preserved stone bridges, traditional wooden houses and rich cultural traditions. Visiting here, you can get a special experience of ancient Chinese village life. A 3-hour Recommended Tour A 3-hour recommended tour begins at the East Gate Archway from the Ming Dynasty. Then, walk along the riverbank to the 500-year-old Twin Bridges. Next, you can visit Hongyan Ancient Residence — a Qing Dynasty courtyard with beautiful wood carvings and a quiet garden. Don’t miss the Local Craftsmanship Museum, where you can watch or even try making traditional crafts. Finally, end your tour at West Gate Square and enjoy local snacks like rice cakes. Cultural Experiences Not to Miss Beyond sightseeing, Hongyan Ancient Town offers unique cultural experiences. Visitors can attend traditional folk performances like dragon dances and folk music shows on weekends. There are also calligraphy and painting workshops where local artists teach basic skills, allowing tourists to take home handcrafted souvenirs (纪念品) filled with the town’s culture. Useful Visiting Information The town is open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day, and the last entry time is 5:00 p.m. Ticket prices are as follows: ，10 for students, and free for children under 6. There are discounts too: 15% off for groups of 15 or more; an additional 5% off for online bookings. The town is 45 kilometers from the city center. You can take a direct bus from the Central Bus Station (one bus per hour) or a taxi (one-way $30). Spring and autumn are the best seasons to visit. 21. What cultural activity can visitors enjoy in Hongyan Ancient Town? A. Modern music concerts. B. Dragon dance performances. C. Cooking classes of local snacks. D. Qingxi River sightseeing by boat. 22. How much should a group of 20 adults pay for tickets if booking online? A. $323. B. $380. C. $400. D.$340. 23. Which of the following is true about visiting the town? A. Taxis cost $30 round-trip. B. Visitors can enter at 5:30 p.m. C. Autumn is a suitable visiting season. D. The tour ends at the East Gate. B As a Ph. D. student, I loved standing in the rain, measuring how water drops move into the soil. I loved the outdoors, and was endlessly curious about what I saw in the field and thrilled to connect it to what I read. My ideas seemed to flow like the stream. When I started my first teaching position, however, I lost the freedom to focus purely on research or think deeply. I was busy with some demanding tasks — writing endless progress reports for students, organizing extracurricular activities, and constantly chasing funding for my research. Consequently, my creative stream narrowed. Later, I moved to a new university and returned to my Ph. D. research. I found that if I could be in the moment with my students and act as a sounding board for new ideas — and not be distracted by my mid-career responsibilities — then I could play a part in their creative thinking. Gradually, creativity crept back though I hadn’t yet found how to spark my deep thinking. Another decade passed before I accepted a position in my hometown. During several months between jobs, I was free as a bird. One day at a gym, watching the rain fall and puddles (小水坑) form and coalesce (合并) outside, I suddenly was able to visualize similar processes that I had been trying to understand, a thought I worried had permanently dried up. It hit me that I needed to slow down and experience the rain more often! From then on, I’d think and write in the morning, in a room overlooking a river or cycle along banks, which helped me process new ideas and stay curious. I now encourage my students to disconnect and take time out to think, to play, to have fun with their research. I tell them to make it a permanent habit and seek the conditions and places that foster curiosity and ability to think deeply. I hope the next generation avoids losing it along the way, as I did. 24. Why was the author less creative in his first teaching job? A. He was tied up with distracting work. B. He lost interest in his research. C. He couldn’t think objectively. D. He was disturbed by demanding students. 25. How did the author regain creativity in the new university? A. By ignoring his mid-career duties. B. By changing his Ph. D. research topic. C. By helping students do Ph. research. D. By getting involved in students’ thinking process. 26. How did the author feel during his free time in his hometown? A. Energetic and proud. B. Inspired and refreshed. C. Thrilled and supported. D. Curious and adventurous. 27. What can we learn from the author’s experience? A. Slow down and win the race. B. East or west, home is the best. C. Creativity is the mother of invention. D. Small streams make great rivers. C Parents may worry that their children aren’t getting enough quality sleep. However, now there’s a smart bed to provide adults with sleep data through a smart app. The SleepIQ bed can send a signal of attention to parents when their children are asleep, as well as if they are risking out of bed. If a child is tossing and turning (辗转反侧), it can also be adjusted to make it more comfortable. The bed was first introduced at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It claims to be the only one in the world, which adjusts with children as they grow. Children don’t need to wear a smart-band or alternative wearable device in bed. Instead, the quality of their sleep is measured by sensors in the bed, which monitor their present, average breathing rate, heart rate and movement. Then it assesses quality of sleep. They are given a SleepIQ score for each night’s sleep. Using an accompanying app, parents can see it clearly. It also allows parents to monitor routines that affect sleep, such as exercise, caffeine and screen time, helping children to develop a routine that helps develop a good night’s shut-eye. The bed sends a signal to the app when it senses a child is out of bed or restless, such as if he is having a nightmare (噩梦). Its firmness can be adjusted to change the level of comfort and support to suit children as they grow. A “head tilt (倾斜)” feature for reading is built in, and parents can remotely turn a light out after reading time using the app. There are also fun features such as a “monster scanner”, which uses a mobile phone to check for and fight “monsters” under the bed. What’s more, an automatic light will guide children if they need to get up in the middle of the night. The bed is available online and at Sleep Number stores in the US from around $499, almost the same as the beds we are sleeping on. 28. What effect does the SleepIQ bed have on children? A. Their sleep quality will not be improved. B. Their sports performance will be improved. C. They no longer need to get up in the middle of the night. D. They can sleep more comfortably when tossing and turning. 29. What can be inferred from having the SleepIQ bed? A. Children won’t have a nightmare. B. Parents’ worries can be decreased. C. Children had better not read in bed. D. Parents don’t need to care for children anymore at night. 30. What can be learned from the text? A. The SleepIQ bed is the best bed around the world. B. Children will never fall out of the SleepIQ bed. C. The smart bed is as cheap as an ordinary one. D. Another smart bed is needed with children growing older. 31. What does the text mainly talk about? A. How to get a good sleep. B. How parents take care of children. C. The smart bed helps sleep better. D. Risks that children face when sleeping. D Hydrogen fuel-cell (氢燃料电池) vehicles aren’t just sources for science fiction or far-out experiments. Cars fueled by hydrogen, like the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo, are already here, and hydrogen fuel-cell technology is actively evolving and benefiting from billions of dollars in federal research. So then, why are hydrogen cars virtually non-existent on U.S. roads today? “The answer is simple: economics, “Sergey Paltsev, a senior scientist at the MIT Energy Initiative told Popular Science. Politicians and automakers once advocated (支持) the fuel cell, which turns the chemical energy of hydrogen into electricity to drive an electric motor, as the future of passenger automobiles, but the falling cost of batteries and a large number of electrical fueling infrastructure (基础设施) have propelled (推 动) battery-electric cars well into the lead. A big switch to hydrogen cars would require cost-cutting and enormous infrastructure development. The Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center shows 55 public hydrogen fueling station locations in the U. S. today, almost all in California, while more than 68, 000 active public electric vehicle charging stations across the country. “Nothing is going to change next year, or probably not in the next five years, but there are brighter pathways for hydrogen vehicles, “said Paltsev. It turns out that hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles have advantageous applications in medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks and aviation (航空). Besides, battery-electric vehicles can be problematic when you have problems with range or fueling time or heavy loads. The current impractical application of hydrogen passenger vehicles in places like the U.S. is not a reason to “just give up” on hydrogen fuel-cell tech. “We may need it for many other reasons in the future, “ cautioned Paltsev, citing geopolitical issues as a factor that could disrupt (中断) access to raw materials for batteries, thus making hydrogen cars suddenly more economically workable. 32. Why are hydrogen cars not commonly seen on U. S. roads today? A. High costs and the lack of infrastructure. B. Lack of public awareness. C. Limited research and development. D. Unavailability of hydrogen fuel. 33. What is Sergey Paltsev’s attitude towards hydrogen vehicles in the future? A. Doubtful. B. Hopeful. C. Disappointed. D. Indifferent. 34. What can be learned about hydrogen fuel-cell tech from the passage? A. It is already cost-effective for passenger vehicles. B. It fails to solve the problems with range or fueling time. C. It is practicable due to potential issues resulting from geopolitics. D. It has unsatisfactory applications in heavy-duty trucks and aviation. 35. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Battery-Electric Vehicles: A Glorious Era B. Why Are We Driving Electric Powered Cars? C. How to Build a Public Hydrogen Fueling Station? D. Hydrogen Vehicles: Struggling Yet Promising 第二节（共5个小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Why is cycling becoming increasingly popular? The exact reasons may be complex, but understanding this trend is not difficult. 36 As concerns over the ecological state of cities grow worldwide, governments encourage citizens to use the cleanest modes of transport. Besides, cycling offers great convenience. Many cities have built separate bike lanes to reduce traffic jams, which gives cyclists a big advantage in heavy traffic. 37 However, traditional bicycles may not meet the demands of an increasingly dynamic time. 38 Some new kinds of bikes are already being developed, such as bikes with an Internet connection that allow riders to work while riding. This integration of technology could transform cycling into a mobile workspace. Moreover, future bikes will become smaller in size and more user-friendly. One promising example is the “sandwich bike,” which almost anyone can assemble (组装). These bikes come in a small flat box, and developers claim that an ordinary person can assemble the bike from the provided wooden and aluminum parts within 45 minutes. 39 40 This reflects the growing need for practical, eco-friendly city transportation. As cities expand and environmental concerns deepen, the bicycle — especially smart and easy-to-assemble versions — will likely play an even greater role in our daily commute. A. Future bikes will have to change. B. In fact, most design efforts focus on city bikes. C. Various concepts are involved in designing bikes. D. The bicycle is an environmentally friendly vehicle. E. More citizens are turning to bikes for a faster commute (通勤). F. This helps to relieve the concern for the ecological state of cities. G. This ease of assembly saves shipping costs and encourages consumers. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I created my social media account, I was unaware that I would be so engaged in it. Over the years, I have become 41 to it — surfing through different apps from the moment I woke up until I went to bed, and 42 the same pattern the next day. The consequences are imaginable — my sleep quality 43 as I stayed up late, scrolling (滚屏) through endless feeds. Worse still, my classmates were engaging in meaningful activities and making progress while I was merely using up my previous advantages and became 44 . This contrast 45 my self-criticism. So in January, I decided it was time for a 46 . I 47 my social media exposure by consciously focusing on other meaningful activities. Rather than mindlessly scrolling through my phone, I 48 reading and physical workout. I also packed the phone away before bedtime, allowing my mind for a 49 night’s sleep. But staying on track is 50 , especially in an age when a smartphone is a necessity. Sometimes, I just couldn’t 51 the constant stream of social media updates, which led me to scroll before bedtime once again. However, I must admit that change is a process and failure is one of the steps to make 52 . Now my mind and body are already thanking me. My spirits have 53 risen. Besides, I’ve lost 12 pounds and worked with higher 54 . I know I still have a long way to go, but I feel proud as I am becoming a better me with a sense of 55 in life. 41. A. sensitive B. addicted C. mean D. similar 42. A. repeated B. identified C. broke D. analyzed 43. A. improved B. restored C. increased D. suffered 44. A. average B. experienced C. confident D. critical 45. A. relieved B. voiced C. fueled D. ended 46. A. shift B. competition C. discussion D. trial 47. A. assessed B. measured C. increased D. limited 48. A. gave up B. put off C. carried on D. turned to 49. A. live B. typical C. sound D. restless 50. A. inspiring B. challenging C. amazing D. thrilling 51. A. resist B. understand C. interpret D. receive 52. A. history B. progress C. efforts D. sense 53. A. slightly B. suddenly C. noticeably D. hardly 54. A. precision B. standard C. efficiency D. flexibility 55. A. security B. humor C. curiosity D. purpose 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 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。 Over the past few years, most people 56 (see) great changes in China’s rural areas thanks to the rural revitalization strategy. Newly-built roads connect villages to nearby towns, 57 (make) it easier for farmers to sell their products. Many young people 58 used to work in big cities have returned to their hometowns, bringing new ideas and energy. The government has also invested a lot into improving living conditions in the countryside. Clean tap water 59 (provide) to every household every day, and modern toilets have taken the place of old ones. Besides, free cultural centers have been built in most villages so far, where villagers can read, dance and even learn to use the Internet. Local governments encourage farmers 60 (develop) characteristic industries, such as fruit planting and homestay tourism. These industries not only create jobs 61 help protect the natural environment. 62 a result, more and more tourists are willing to spend their weekends in the countryside. With the joint efforts of the government and the villagers, the countryside has taken on 63 new look. It is 64 (true) becoming a place where people want to live and work. There is no doubt that rural revitalization will continue to bring 65 (happy) to millions of Chinese farmers. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 近日，校园内出现不少流浪猫。部分同学存在不文明行为：随意投喂杂物、追逐驱赶猫咪等。假定你是李华，校学生会主席，请你为校英文报写一封倡议信，内容包括： 1．简述现状及不当现象； 2．提出具体倡议； 要求： 1．词数80左右； 2．行文连贯，逻辑清晰； 3．格式规范，内容完整。 Dear fellow students, ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 It was a beautiful spring morning in Falmont Primary School. Surrounded by green trees and blooming (盛开的) flowers, the five-floor teaching building looked bright and lively. The sunlight flooded in, warming the students and their wooden desks. High in the tree, a group of tiny birds chirped (啁啾叫) happily on the branches, their beautiful calls bringing the whole school to life. In Classroom 103 on the 4th floor, Mrs. Brown was teaching a geography lesson. “The Earth’s plates move very slowly,” she explained, pointing to a dynamic picture. “When they push against each other, earthquakes can happen. Remember, when an earthquake hits, calmness is the first step to self-rescue. Next you should...” Such earthquake safety lessons were held every month and earthquake safety procedures (程序) were practiced twice each term at Falmont. “Again! We have never experienced an earthquake before. Is this really necessary?” Tom whispered to his desk-mate Lisa. “You never know.” Lisa continued taking notes attentively. Feeling bored, Tom looked out of the window. Suddenly, he noticed the birds flying away as if something terrible was happening. Then, a strong and loud noise, like a train made of thunder came from the north. It started with a slight shake. But the next second, the entire classroom shook heavily, and dust rained down from the ceiling. The lights in the classroom moved from side to side wildly, and the deafening crash of breaking glass rang out. “Earthquake!” Lisa shouted, with obvious fear in her voice. On hearing Lisa’s words, Tom jumped to his feet, crying and trying to rush out. Fear spread quickly among the class — some students stood still in their seats, their faces turning pale with terror; some students cried out, covering their ears with their hands. Everyone seemed to be out of control. 注意： （1）续写词数应为150左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “Remember what we have learned?” Mrs. Brown tried to calm the students down._______________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The moment the shaking stopped, Mrs. Brown sensed it was the best time to escape._____________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $