广东东莞市石龙中学2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语试题

**基本信息** 试卷以科技前沿（Feast app、AI影响）、个人成长（洗碗感悟、癌症经历）及科学探索（猿类想象力）为情境载体，融合语言理解与思维品质培养，适配高一年级期中能力评估需求。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |阅读|20题/50分|应用文信息筛选、记叙文情感推理、科普实验分析、议论文观点提炼|以"Feast app功能说明""AI与工业革命对比"等真实语篇，考查细节定位与批判性思维| |语言运用|25题/37.5分|语法（时态、非谓语等）、词汇（语境辨析）、语篇连贯|完形填空通过癌症患者心理变化，考查上下文逻辑与情感词汇运用| |写作|2节/42.5分|句式转换、语法填空、读后续写|读后续写以"学业挫折"为情境，要求续写情感转变，培养创新表达与共情能力|

2025-2026学年度东莞市石龙中学第二学期期中考试高一英语 命题人：曾婉君 审题人：祁少欣 第二部分 阅读（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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Comforting, healthy, speedy or fresh? Whatever type of recipe you’re looking for, the Feast app has got you covered. With a collection of 7,000 recipes, it’s your go-to partner for a year of cooking. Beyond its recipe library, Feast comes packed with smart, unique features designed to take the stress out of making new dishes. Smart Search Pasta and tomato, curry and vegan (素食), dinner and quick—If you fancy cooking something specific, our search and suggested options can help you find what you’re looking for super quick. Cook Mode When you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, cook mode gives you step-by-step instructions and keeps your screen live. If cook mode isn’t for you, you can also print out all your favorite recipes. Recipe Collections Whether you’ve discovered a new favorite in Chef Eubehi’s selection of sweet treats, or got inspiration in Chef Sodha’s vegan tips, you can save those recipes to your collections, ready for when you want to give it a go. Shopping List Need to head to the shops before you cook your favorite recipe? Add ingredients from any recipe to your shopping list, then cross them off as you shop. Need to share or clear it? Tap the three dots from the shopping list and you’re sorted. The Feast app comes with a 14-day free trial—following the trial, new subscribers pay just £0.99 for their first month, then the subscription auto-renews at £2.99 per month for all users. An annual subscription is priced at £28.94, and includes a 15% discount for subscribers who sign up now. 11. Which of the following is a feature of the Feast app? A. It delivers ingredients to users’ homes. B. It offers real-time guidance from chefs. C. It specifically targets fast food lovers. D. It shows users detailed cooking steps. 12. How much will a new user pay for a 6-month Feast app subscription? 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 A. £12.30. B. £14.47. C. £15.94. D. £17.9 13. What is the purpose of the text? A. To introduce popular recipes. B. To promote a smart app. C. To recommend healthy diets. D. To advertise instant food. B About a year ago, my mother turned on the dishwasher and went to the airport to drop off my father who was headed overseas on a work trip. By the time she got back, there was water all over the kitchen floor. We called a repairman, only to be told the dishwasher would have to be replaced. A new one was ordered but it would not arrive for more than a month. As my mother had a tight schedule, I had no choice but to take on the task of washing dishes by hand after dinner. I soon found myself faced with a pile of thankless dishes in the sink, urging me to get on with it and deliver on my duty. At the beginning, I was annoyed when doing the dishes. I was in a rush to be done with them since I had an endless list of things to finish as a high school student taking a tough course load. Gradually, I realized that, for about 15 minutes every day, I could slow down time and forget everything in the world as my mind, eyes and hands focused on a simple task that would always result in success. We did finally get the new dishwasher placed. However, I continued to wash dishes by hand after dinner, perplexing my mother immensely. Washing dishes by hand has been more educational than I could have ever imagined. I’m running around stressed most of the day. There are homework assignments, projects, quizzes and tests competing for my attention and time. I’ve caged myself in a prison of my ambitions and expectations, cut off from many aspects of the world. However, standing at the same spot every day in front of the kitchen window washing dishes has allowed me to recover some of it. My mind has taken snap-shots of the changing view over the yard outside the kitchen window and meditated on the passage of time in this sliver of the universe in front of me. 14. Why did the author start washing dishes by hand? A. The old dishwasher broke down. B. His mother requested him to do so. C. He attempted to please his father. D. The new dishwasher was over budget. 15. What did the author think of dish-washing initially? A. It was a stress-reliever. B. It was complicated. C. It was a money-saver. D. It was burdensome. 16. What does the underlined word “perplexing” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Offending. B. Puzzling. C. Discouraging. D. Inspiring. 17. What can we learn about the author from the last two paragraphs? A. He grew more sensitive to the beauty of nature. B. He regretted devoting too much time to study. C. He decided to abandon some of his ambitions. D. He desired to move to a house with a larger yard. C By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties. The ability to make something out of nothing may seem uniquely human. Now, for the first time, an experiment hints that an ape (猿) living under human care can have an imagination. Kanzi is an ape who was raised in a lab and became a star at communicating with humans using graphic symbols. Scientists wondered whether Kanzi had the capacity to play pretend — that is, act like something is real while knowing it’s not. They adapted the playbook for studying young children to stage a juice party for Kanzi. They poured imaginary juice into two cups and then pretended to empty just one. They asked Kanzi which cup he wanted, and he pointed to the cup still containing pretend juice 68% of the time. To make sure Kanzi wasn’t confusing real with fake (假的), they also ran a test with actual juice. “Kanzi chose the real juice over the pretend almost 80% of the time, which suggests that he really can tell the difference between real juice and imaginary juice,” said Amalia Bastos, a study co-author from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. But not all scientists are convinced that Kanzi is playing pretend as humans do. “There’s a difference between imagining juice being poured into a cup and maintaining the pretense that it’s real,” said Duke University comparative psychologist Michael Tomasello. “To be convinced of that, I would need to see Kanzi actually pretend to pour water into a container himself,” Tomasello wrote in an email. Many great ape species in the wild are critically endangered, and it’ll take more research to understand what their minds are capable of. “Kanzi opened this path for a lot of future studies,” Bastos said. 18. What was Kanzi asked to do in the first test? A. To read a playbook. B. To choose a certain cup. C. To pour imaginary juice. D. To identify graphic symbols. 19. Why did scientists experiment with real juice on Kanzi? A. To prove Kanzi has emotions. B. To explore Kanzi’s preference for juice. C. To confirm Kanzi can tell real from fake. D. To train Kanzi’s ability to make choices. 20. What does Michael Tomasello probably agree with? A. Imagination equals pretense. B. Kanzi represents ape intelligence. C. Kanzi may not have an imagination. D. This experiment benefits future studies. 21. What is the best title for the text? A. Kanzi: A Good Ape Pretender B. The Mystery of Ape Imagination Solved C. The Mind of a Human-Raised Ape Revealed D. A Pretend Juice Party: Ape Imagination Tested D In the blink of an eye, artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly entered every walk of life, from self-driving taxis to software that reads X-rays, to virtual assistants that can schedule meetings and draft e-mails. However, will AI displace entire industries as mechanized factories did before? Like past world-changing tools such as mechanical cloth-making machines, AI is set to reshape the workplace greatly. But techno-pessimists argue AI’s impact has never been seen before. Economists estimate AI could rob 40% of jobs, with machines replacing much skilled human work, and note that even remaining jobs may see declining wages (薪水) due to reduced labor value. Amid these worries, 2024 Nobel Prize-winning economists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson advise learning from David Ricardo’s flexible thinking about the early Industrial Revolution. In his work Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, economist Ricardo initially supported new spinning machines (纺纱机), believing they would promote productivity for all. Though home spinners were displaced, many shifted to weaving (织布). However, technology changed everything: one machine outperformed 10-20 hand-weavers, ending cottage industry. Displaced weavers had no choices, as factories created few new jobs, leading to falling wages and social unrest. Witnessing these consequences, Ricardo transformed his view. His 1821 revised work acknowledged that factors boosting national income might also make population extra resources and worsen laborers’ conditions. England eventually learned from the struggles of hand-weavers and the working class. The government expanded political representation for industrial cities, passed the 1833 Factory Act to manage child labor, and ended the protectionist Corn Laws in the 1840s to lower food costs. The history repeats today. As the AI era approaches, Johnson notes that AI has attracted enormous talents, similar to the late-1990s Internet boom, but history—especially the Industrial Revolution—shows that “new miracle machines do not guarantee benefits for most people.” With thoughtful policies, AI can avoid repeating past mistakes and build an inclusive future. When technology is guided by wisdom and responsibility, it can become a powerful tool that lifts people up, reduces inequality, and brings greater opportunities to all. 22. Which question can paragraph 2 answer? A. How is AI to affect the work settings? B. Why has technology replaced human work? C. Who suffered most from the Industrial Revolution? D. What did cloth-making machines bring to workers? 23. Why did David Ricardo change his attitude? A. The closure of cottage industry. B. The appearance of spinning and weaving. C. The indifference of the government. D. The suffering of workers and the society. 24. What lesson can be learned from the text? A. Every step forward is progress. B. Technology makes the complex simple. C. History is where you find the future. D. With great power comes great responsibility. 25. What might be talked about following the last paragraph? A. Details of David Ricardo’s theories. B. Policy examples for guiding AI. C. The introduction of the Internet boom. D. The development of AI technology. 第二节（共 5 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。 One early morning, as I walked around the block, a friend’s “hi” from my phone nearly stopped me in my tracks. 26. She talked me through a life update from the opposite side of the country. It felt like the surprise of an unexpected letter because we normally didn’t communicate that way. At the time, I only sent voice messages occasionally. Stage fright would kick in. I worried that I’d say the wrong thing, or that others would experience the same cringe (局促不安) upon hearing my voice that I do. 27. . But recently, I’ve found myself recalling how my friend’s voice broke through loneliness. Particularly during a season that’s supposed to be all about love, I think about all the ways that can look—specifically, how we reach out and connect. As I’ve sent more random voice messages to loved ones, it’s become obvious how much I was longing for this point of connection with them. 28. There’s a level of closeness that comes with this kind of listening. 29. It allows you to take your time and speak without the pressure of an immediate response. You can fill it with laughter, pauses, and tone that a text message can’t convey. It’s a small act of presence, a way to say, “I’m thinking of you, and I want to connect in a way that feels human.” In a world where so much of our communication is quick, instrumental, and screen-based, voice messages are a rebellion (反抗). They’re a choice to be unpolished, to be real, and to invest time in someone else. 30. It’s just a friend’s “hi” in your pocket, waiting for you to hit play. A. In fact, I’m a late adopter of voice messaging. B. I find comfort in their voices even if I can’t see their faces. C. It was the first voice message I remember clicking play on. D. When we reach out, we can better understand others’ difficulties. E. Sometimes, connection doesn’t have to be grand to be meaningful. F. I think better in writing, I’d tell myself, holding on to my text messages. G. A voice message is a conscious choice for thoughtful, heartfelt connection. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 37.5 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 At 20, my life took an unexpected turn. After months of feeling unwell, I was 31. . diagnosed with cancer in March 2016. The doctors couldn’t tell me anything more 32. until other tests were done. I remember 33. the room spinning (旋转) and feeling insensible. It wasn’t until I got to the hospital in London that I realized the 34. of my illness. Due to the severe nature of the cancer, my treatment 35. right away. The Teenage Cancer Trust walls became my 36. every two weeks during the seven-hour-long treatment. After that, a PET scan showed cancer still 37. . Then, additional radiotherapy (放射疗法) followed, and as a result, I was 38. free of cancer in December. But that’s when things got 39. . I was supposed to go back to normal life, yet the hospital had been my 40. space, and I relied on my medical team a lot. When that support was 41. , I panicked. Now 27, I look back with 42. emotions. I’m still angry and ask “Why me?”, but my view of life has also 43. . I’m proud to be a cancer survivor and am eager to 44. my story to help others. The comment “You’re too young to be ill” actually 45. the real experiences of young patients like me. As even though we’re medically cured, the mental impact of cancer still lasts long. 31. luckily B. shockingly C. hopefully D. calmly 32. common B. strange C. specific D. general 33. finding B. keeping C. making D. letting 34. importance B. value C. seriousness D. difference 35. worked B. failed C. stopped D. started 36. goal B. enemy C. hobby D. support 37. remaining B. recovering C. speeding D. disappearing 38. assumed B. announced C. predicted D. expected 39. better B. easier C. worse D. clearer 40. dangerous B. large C. safe D. uncomfortable 41. given B. removed C. increased D. improved 42. mixed B. same C. positive D. negative 43. changed B. reacted C. continued D. returned 44. create B. hear C. share D. analyze 45. respects B. understands C. ignores D. remembers 第二节 单句语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为 46-55 的相应位置上。 46. Being kind to others is honest quality we should treasure. 47. We need to explore different (approach) to improve our English learning. 48. Rare animals (harm) if people keep destroying their living places. 49. As middle school students, we find necessary to learn to respect different cultures. 50. Finally, the concert (hold) last week was a great success. 51. We should use the Internet (flexible) to improve our study efficiency. 52. Because of long-term washing, the color of the cloth will fade little by little. 53. The number of wild animals is falling sharply, (cause) widespread concern. 54. To be (energy) every day, we need to exercise regularly. 55. I still remember the festival we enjoyed various performances. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 42.5 分） 第一节 句子考查（共 9 小题，56-61 题，每空 0.5 分；62-64 题，每小题 3 分，满分 17.5 分） 根据下面各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。 56. Mary studied hard and (设法完成) the exam at last. 57. The composition is good (除了) a few spelling mistakes. 58. He was upset because his classmates laughed at him.（同义转换） He was upset because his classmates him. 59. We must make use of modern technology to improve our study.（同义转换） We must modern technology to improve our study. 60. Although he was encouraged by his teacher, he still felt nervous.（同义转换） his teacher, he still felt nervous. 61. I heard that my mother was calling me from the yard.（同义转换） I me from the yard. 62. She returned home and found a letter. The letter was written in English.（用分词做定语） 63. We have made great progress in English learning in the past few months.（用被动语态改写） 64. 工作完成后，他开心地回家了。（用 with 复合结构翻译） 第二节 读后续写（满分 25 分） 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 I always had a tough time in school. My father had put it best: “Some kids are good in school, and some aren’t. You’re just one of the kids who isn’t.” But I wasn’t satisfied with that answer. Ever since the first day of school, it had been drilled into my brain that I must work for academic success. Our principal told us many times about striving for greatness. But school wasn’t the worst of my troubles; my time at home had the greatest effect on me. Whether it was the glowing reports on my brothers, or even the A’s and B’s on their report cards, I felt I wasn’t as good as them. By fourth grade, my self-confidence had dropped considerably and I became depressed. As I only had a couple of friends, and I wasn’t even sure if they liked me, I had no one to talk to. I would lie awake at night and wonder if my life had some meaning. Weren’t my brothers embarrassed by me? Did they see me as the failure of the family? The black sheep? Tears would soak my pillow. In high school, without special education, I had to find new ways to help myself do better in school. But the pain from the past six years had caught up with me, and I hated studying. I had had enough failure in my life. Why add more salt to the wound? One night during my sophomore year (高二), I was working with my math teacher. I just wasn’t getting it, and it had been going on like that for a few weeks. My teacher finally sighed and spoke to me seriously, but gently, in front of the class. “I know you’ve been trying, but we’ve reviewed these four math steps for three weeks. You need to change, or you’ll end up being a failure.” It was the first time that someone had said “You’re a failure” right to my face. 注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。 Paragraph 1: I rushed out of the room and went back home, throwing myself into my mother’s arms. Paragraph 2: My mother’s words cheered me up and I decided to make a new beginning. 第二部分 阅读 第一节 11. D 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. C 21. D 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. B 第二节（七选五） 26. C 27. F 28. B 29. G 30. E 第三部分 语言运用 第一节（完形填空） 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. D 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. C 41. B 42. A 43. A 44. C 45. C 第二节（单句语法填空） 46. an 47. approaches 48. will be harmed 49. it 50. held 51. flexibly 52. away 53. causing 54. energetic 55. when 第四部分 写作 第一节 56. managed to pass 57. except for 58. made fun of 59. make full use of 60. Encouraged by 61. heard my mother calling 62. She returned home, finding a letter written in English. 63. Great progress has been made in English learning in the past few months. 64. With the work finished, he went home happily. Paragraph 1 I rushed out of the classroom and headed straight home, bursting into tears the moment I saw my mother. I threw myself into her warm embrace, sobbing bitterly. I felt utterly defeated, convinced that I was indeed a complete failure. My mother sensed my deep sorrow and held me close without saying a word. She just stroked my hair gently, letting me pour out all my pain and frustration. Paragraph 2 My mother’s gentle comfort lifted my spirits, and I resolved to make a fresh start. She told me that life is never smooth and that failure is not something to be ashamed of. Instead, it is a chance to grow stronger. Inspired by her words, I determined to face my difficulties bravely. From that day on, I devoted myself to my studies, turning every setback into motivation. Bit by bit, my efforts paid off, and I gradually regained my confidence. $