山西方山县高级中学2025-2026学年第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷

方山县高级中学2025-2026学年第二学期期中考试

高一年级英语试卷

时间：120分钟；满分：150分

注意事项：

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第一部分 阅读理解：（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

China covers a large land and there are 56 ethnic groups in it. So China has many types of Chinese food with different but mouth-watering flavor (风味). In general, Chinese food can be mainly divided into eight cuisines (菜系). Let’s have a look at some of them.

	Sichuan cuisine is hot, spicy and sour. It has something to do with the wet weather of that area and people need hot food to stay away from the wet. There are many popular dishes that stand for Sichuan cuisine like Kung Pao Chicken.
	Zhejiang cuisine is from the local dishes of Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing. Food in Zhejiang has a pleasant smell and it tastes fresh. And most of the dishes are perfectly made. If you visit Zhejiang, you must taste Dongpo Pork.
	Fujian cuisine often uses materials from the sea to cook. It tastes light and the color is beautiful. You can enjoy different kinds of soup in Fujian, because many dishes of Fujian cuisine are served in soup, like Fo Tiao Qiang.

Shandong cuisine is very famous in northern China. It includes much seafood which tastes light and fresh. It is also the symbol of cooking culture along the Yellow River. Its most famous dish is Sweet and Sour Carp.

 

1. Sichuan cuisine helps local people ________.

A. become strong B. keep away from the wet

C. stay cool D. prevent hunger

2. Both of the materials of Fujian cuisine and Shandong cuisine mainly come from ________.

A. the sea B. the field C. the mountain D. the space

3. From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A. most of the Chinese prefer Sichuan cuisine

B. visitors can enjoy different kinds of soup in Zhejiang

C. different cuisines are formed because of different living conditions

D. There aren’t many kinds of cuisines in China

B

Once upon a time, a young man wanted to go to a village on business. Halfway there was a mountain. Before he left home, his family warned him to stay calm and climb onto trees if he was in face of beasts(野兽). In this way, the beasts couldn’t do anything to him.

The young man remembered these words and began his trip.

He walked for a long time carefully and found no beasts were out there. He thought his family’s worries were unnecessary. And he became relaxed as he walked. Just at that moment, he saw a fierce(凶猛的) tiger running to him and he climbed onto a tree nearby at once.

The tiger roared(咆哮) around the tree and even jumped to reach the man. The young man was too scared to hold the tree and fell right on the back of the tiger. Full of fear, he had to hold the tiger tightly. The tiger thought that must be a giant beast. So it was afraid and started running madly.

People on the road didn’t know what had happened and said, “Look at the young man. He is riding a tiger!” “Cool!” “Superman!”

Hearing these words, the young man was very angry. “Why can’t they see I’m suffering a lot? Don’t they

understand I am in fear and almost scared to death?” he said to himself.

4. Why did the young man go to the village?

A. To travel B. To visit friends. C. On business. D. For holiday.

5. How did the young man feel when he saw the tiger?

A. Excited B. Scared. C. Surprised. D. Bored.

6. Why was the tiger afraid?

A. It was old and weak.

B. The young man was very strong.

C. It thought people around would kill it.

D. It mistook the young man for a giant beast.

7. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A. People on the road were wise.

B. The young man was very brave.

C. We shouldn’t admire others blindly.

D. The young man shouldn’t listen to his family.

C

China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history. There are many reasons why this has been possible, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system.

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu — animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today’s hanzi.

By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically, leading to many varieties of dialects and characters. This, however, changed under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BCE).

Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak, they can still communicate in writing.