广东深圳市平冈中学2025-2026学年第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试题

平冈中学2025-2026学年第二学期期中考试 高一年级英语试题参考答案 第一部分 基础知识（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1 A 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 B 6 D 7 B 8 C 9 D 10 D 11 D 12 B 13 C 14 A 15 C 16 C 17 A 18 B 19 B 20 A 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） 21-23 DCD 24-27 ACDC 28-31 CABD 32-35 DACA 第二节 七选五（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 36-40 AEFDG 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 41 B 42 A 43 C 44 B 45 D 46 C 47 A 48 D 49 B 50 A 51 D 52 D 53 B 54 A 55 C 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 56. as 57. before 58. in 59. attractions 60. who/ that 61. herself 62. broken 63. to jump 64. an 65. closed 第四部分 应用文写作（满分20分） 范文： Dear Jenny, I am writing to share my choice for the community service. I have decided to join “Helping the Old Use Some Apps.” Many seniors feel left behind in the digital age, struggling with basic functions like booking medical visits or video- calling family. This often leads to isolation. By teaching them these practical skills, we can solve their daily problems and bridge the generation gap. Additionally, this activity allows me to practice patience while making a tangible difference in their lives. I believe this experience will be rewarding for both the seniors and us students. Thank you for organizing such meaningful options. Best regards, Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 平冈中学2025-2026学年第二学期期中考试 高一年级英语试题 考试时间：14:30分 — 16:30分 第一部分 基础知识（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 单项选择 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。 1. The scientist’s years of dedicated research finally led to a major ________ in the fight against the rare disease. A. breakthrough B. arrangement C. destination D. profession 2. After the stressful negotiation came to an end, both parties expressed a shared sense of ________ and agreed to sign the contract. A. revenge B. relief C. anger D. absence 3. To protect the historic building from further damage, the local government decided to ________ a special committee to oversee the restoration work. A. damage B. quit C. adjust D. establish 4. Instead of throwing away old newspapers and glass bottles, we should ________ them to reduce waste and protect the environment. A. applaud B. combine C. recycle D. transform 5. Only through continuous ________ can a young athlete hope to reach the top of his or her sport at the international level. A. movement B. perseverance C. landscape D. responsibility 6. The local community centre relies entirely on volunteers who provide free legal and medical ________ to those who cannot afford professional services. A. version B. technique C. arrangement D. assistance 7. Although the task was difficult and time-consuming, the sense of ________ at the end made every effort feel completely worthwhile. A. awkwardness B. reward C. dizziness D. fiction 8. Before the new drug could be approved, the research team had to conduct a series of ________ to confirm its safety and effectiveness. A. episodes B. comedies C. experiments D. dramas 9. The invention of the internet has had a ________ impact on almost every aspect of modern life, from communication to education. A. remote B. minor C. brief D. significant 10. The young man ________ for a brief moment before accepting the job offer, carefully considering the long commute and the higher salary. A. panicked B. engaged C. escaped D. hesitated 11. One of the easiest ways to save energy at home is to ________ the amount of time you leave the lights on when you leave a room. A. release B. remove C. restore D. reduce 12. The university invited a famous environmental scientist to give a ________ on the impact of plastic waste on ocean ecosystems. A. volcano B. lecture C. comedy D. gallery 13. When planning a large event, it is essential to take every possible risk into ________ to ensure the safety of all participants. A. revenge B. relief C. account D. version 14. The teacher was truly ________ with the students’ progress, noting that everyone had worked much harder than in the previous term. A. satisfied B. anxious C. confused D. embarrassed 15. With proper training and strong motivation, every student has the ________ to achieve excellent results in the final examination. A. absence B. cash C. potential D. route 16. The young mother sat by the window, ________ gently to her baby until the child finally fell asleep in her arms. A. sung B. was singing C. singing D. to sing 17. The new policy ________ at last week’s city council meeting has already begun to show positive effects on local traffic conditions. A. announced B. announcing C. being announced D. having announced 18. The foreign visitors struggled to make their questions ________ to the guide because of the significant language barrier between them. A. understanding B. understood C. understand D. to understand 19. ________ that the bus would not arrive for another hour, the tired passengers decided to wait inside the small station café. A. Telling B. Told C. To tell D. Having told 20. The film ________ with a dramatic car chase immediately grabbed the audience’s attention and held it until the very last scene. A. opening B. opened C. being opened D. having opened 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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A How Our Ancestors Used Mushrooms to Change the Course of Human History Mushrooms played a vital role in human survival and civilization, but their contributions were long overlooked due to poor preservation in the fossil record. Recent technological breakthroughs have revealed their hidden roles. Key Uses of Mushrooms by Ancient Humans: Time Period Group Usage Specific Details 48,000 years ago Neanderthals (尼安德特人) Food; Medicine 1. People ate gray & split mushrooms; 2. People chewed penicillin mould (青霉素霉菌) for tooth infection. 11,000 years ago Middle Stone Age hunter-gatherers Starting fires 1. 82 preserved mushrooms were in Yorkshire, UK; 2. Mushrooms were processed into something that could be used with tree skin as easy-to-carry fire-starting kit. 10,000 years ago Early rice cultivators (East Asia) Making beer 1. A special tiny mushroom changed rice into sugar; 2. The mushrooms were mixed with tiny things in the air to make the first rice beer. 5,300 years ago New Stone Age Ötzi the Iceman (冰人奥兹) Fishing floats; Starting fires 1. Some mushrooms were covered with bee wax for reusable floats; 2. Dry mushroom material and a special stone in a leather bag were used to start fires. Important Discoveries: 1. Chemical tests show mushrooms’ carbon and nitrogen (氮) levels are similar to plants and meat, meaning they were likely part of ancient diets but previously undetected. 2. Scientists found bits of mushrooms stuck in 15,000-year-old teeth, proving consumption. 21. Why were mushrooms’ contributions ignored for a long time? A. Because recent technology had not been invented. B. Because people showed no interest in mushrooms. C. Because mushrooms played no role in human survival. D. Because mushrooms were not well preserved in fossils. 22. Which two ancient groups used mushrooms as fire starters? A. Middle Stone Age hunter-gatherers and Neanderthals. B. Neanderthals and Early rice cultivators. C. Middle Stone Age hunter-gatherers and Ötzi the Iceman. D. Ötzi the Iceman and Early rice cultivators. 23. What directly proves ancient humans ate mushrooms? A. Chemical tests. B. Undetected diet history. C. Preservation technology. D. Mushroom pieces in ancient teeth. B When scientists at Columbia University announced they had made a cheesecake using a 3D printer, many people laughed. But for 14-year-old May a Rodriguez, it was the most exciting news she’d heard all year. Maya had always loved baking. Her grandmother, a professional baker in Mexico City, taught her to make traditional Mexican pastries when she was just seven. But Maya also loved technology. She often dreamed of combining her two passions. “The article said the scientists used a 3D printer to build the cheesecake layer by layer — graham crackers, peanut butter, Nutella, banana puree, and strawberry jam,” Maya explained. “It wasn’t just mixing things together. The printer could place each ingredient exactly where it needed to be. “Inspired, Maya spent her summer researching 3D food printing. She learned that while 3D printing was first tested in 1981, food printing was still in its early stages. Most food printers could only handle one ingredient at a time. The Columbia team’s breakthrough was using multiple ingredients in one print. “I started experimenting with my family’s kitchen printer — the regular kind, not a food printer,” Maya laughed. “I designed layers for a traditional Mexican tres leches cake.” Her big moment came at the school science fair. Maya presented her design alongside samples of her hand-baked cake. A local newspaper covered her project. Soon after, a university food science program invited her to visit their lab. “It’s not really about the cake,” Maya said. “It’s about showing that old traditions and new technology can work together. My grandmother’s recipes are hundreds of years old. Maybe a printer can help keep them alive for hundreds more.” 24. How did Maya first learn about 3D-printed food? A. From a news article. B. From her grandmother. C. From a school science fair. D. From a university lab visit. 25. What was special about the Columbia University team’s 3D-printed cheesecake? A. It was the first 3D-printed food ever made. B. It could be printed in just one minute. C. It integrated multiple ingredients into one print. D. It tasted better than regular cheesecake. 26. What does the underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refer to? A. 3D printers. B. New technologies. C. University scientists. D. Maya’s grandmother’s recipes. 27. What message does Maya’s story mainly convey? A. 3D printing will replace traditional baking. B. Young people should enter science fairs. C. Technology can help preserve cultural traditions. D. Cheesecake is the best food to 3D-print. C When we think about the role of AI-powered robots in our lives, what do we really want them to do? Take our jobs or make decisions for us? Probably not that either. But what about doing housework? OK, now you’ re talking！ That’s the idea behind LG’s newest creation. Its human-like CLOiD robot, developed by the South Korean company, aims to make housework “a thing of the past”. It’s part of the company’s plans to move toward a home that requires almost no human labor. This new robot can prepare meals, fold clothes, get things from the fridge and put dishes in the dishwasher. It moves on wheels and works with other LG products in a user’s home. Some people have simple house robots already, but perhaps not quite like this. It’s got a head, arms, five fingers to grab things, and a body that can tilt (倾斜) to adjust its height between 105 centimeters and 143 centimeters. LG says CLOiD can communicate with humans through spoken language and facial expressions, and learn more about the tasks it needs to finish in the house. So far, it sounds a lot like the robots we’ve seen in sci-fi movies! But a report points out that while CLOiD might allow you to put your feet up, it might not do anything very quickly. Technology website The Verge says the robot takes 30 seconds to put one item in the washing machine. It takes a long time to fold clothes, too. It’s not clear whether LG is going to begin selling CLOiD anytime soon. Until then, perhaps you’ll just have to ask your children to do housework — or do it yourself! 28. How does the author lead in the topic? A. By mentioning an expert. B. By giving an explanation. C. By raising questions. D. By telling a story. 29. What is the main goal of CLOiD? A. To free humans from housework. B. To help children with homework. C. To make decisions for families. D. To monitor other LG products. 30. What can we know from the report concerning the robot? A. It is highly efficient at doing laundry. B. Its working speed needs improving. C. It has been widely used by families. D. Its height can be adjusted within seconds. 31. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. How Robots Learn from Humans B. Why Housework Is a Challenge for Robots C. A Big Change in the Future Workplace D. A New Robot Helper for Housework D In The Incredibles, Violet Parr is a lot like other teenagers. She has embarrassing parents, a troublesome little brother and a crush so intense it makes her want to disappear. But unlike other teens, Violet can actually vanish when the boy she likes looks her way. Many animals, too, find it helpful to hide from predators (捕食者) in plain sight. The secret to invisibility is all about light. “The way we see things is when light is reflected back off of an object onto our eyes,” says Kate Feller, who studies vision and behavior at Union College in Schenectady, N. Y. The more light that can pass through something undisturbed, the harder it is to see that thing. Light that hits our bodies usually gets absorbed or bounced around. But animals with nearly invisible body parts have figured out tricks to get around this. A lot of animals get their colors from molecules (分子) called pigments (色素). These compounds appear different colors depending on which wavelengths of light they absorb and which they reflect. Green pigments, for instance, reflect green light and absorb all other colors. For an animal to vanish in plain sight, like most baby fish, it needs to get rid of these colorful compounds. Some animals’ see-through parts are nearly reflection-free. Glasswing butterflies, for instance, have wings that are almost fully transparent (透明的). Their wings have fewer reflective scales than other butterflies’ wings. The wings are also covered in tiny wax bumps, which soften light’s transition from air to tissue. In theory, we could draw on some of the same tricks to vanish: Don’t let light bounce around in your body. But that would be hard for a person — or any land animal — to do in real life. Light doesn’t bend that much when passing from water into a sea creature but going from air into an animal’s body, it bends a lot — making invisibility much harder on land. 32. What is the purpose of mentioning Violet Parr in paragraph 1? A. To emphasize a reality gap. B. To illustrate a scientific concept. C. To point out an adolescent struggle. D. To introduce a scientific phenomenon. 33. Why can most baby fish stay invisible? A. They lack pigments. B. They can absorb light. C. They can reflect light. D. They generate pigments. 34. What can be inferred about the example of Glasswing butterflies? A. Other butterflies’ wings can barely reflect light. B. They cannot produce pigments by themselves. C. Light can pass through their wings mostly undisturbed. D. The secret to invisibility merely lies in pigment molecules. 35. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Is It Possible to Be Invisible B. How We See Through Things C. Why Are Some Animals Transparent D. How Animals Hide from Predators 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to Improve in Sports If sports are something that interests you, you probably want to get better at them. As is known to us all, succeeding in a sport really takes skills. 36 However, there are other things you need to think about. Here are some helpful and practical tips on your journey to becoming a better player. 37 Being part of a team provides regular practice and learning opportunities. Most schools and community centers offer various sports teams that welcome players of different skill levels. Even if you are new to the sport, joining a local team can help you improve your abilities a lot. If you’re not in school, you can also find or start a sports club online. Find a great coach who can guide you positively. Most coaches are usually volunteers with a rich working knowledge of the sport and love for the game. 38 He will explain things patiently and care about your progress, which is very helpful to build up confidence for beginners. You can hire a sports coach with full training and education, although it may cost you some money. Focus on basic skills before moving to better abilities. Many young players want to learn difficult skills too quickly, but this isn’t the best way to improve. 39 If you’re new to a sport, take as much time as you need to get the basic movements down properly. It will improve your skills in the long run. Learn to accept criticism (批评) from coaches and teammates. Don’t feel hurt if it’s meant to help you improve. Use their helpful suggestions to get better. At the same time, don’t take any negative comments that might make you lose confidence seriously. Most importantly, remember to enjoy the game and build friendships with other players. Friends on the team can make practice more enjoyable. 40 A. Skills alone may take you far. B. A healthy diet also helps a lot. C. Practicing with family members is more effective. D. Instead, be patient to perfect basic movements first. E. Join a sports team in your school or local community. F. Besides, a great coach can be outgoing and encouraging. G. They can also provide you with support and push you to go on. 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。 It’s easy to dismiss small actions as insignificant, but their power lies in how they build up motivation. Imagine trying to read an entire book all at once — it seems 41 . But reading just one page a day feels manageable. Before you know it, you’ve finished the book. One reason many of us 42 to take action is that we are afraid of failure. We 43 making mistakes or being laughed at. But here’s the 44 of small steps: they allow us to try without huge pressure. You can make errors, 45 from them, and try again. When I was a teenager, I was terrified of public speaking. Whenever I had to speak in class, I’d 46 . My teacher 47 me a short speech, and I wanted to give up. 48 , she comforted me, “Courage isn’t the 49 of fear; it’s taking one small step anyway.” I 50 every night — first in my room, then in front of my family. On the big day, my hands shook and my heart 51 . Yet I took a deep breath and began. To my amazement, my voice stayed 52 . My speech finished to warm applause. That small win 53 me. Later, I joined the debate club and even 54 a school speech contest. I finally learned a lesson: 55 is not made by giant leaps, but by small and brave steps. We don’t need to see the whole path to take the first step bravely. 41. A. unfair B. impossible C. ordinary D. boring 42. A. hesitate B. decide C. pretend D. expect 43. A. avoid B. prefer C. fear D. admit 44. A. focus B. benefit C. purpose D. launch 45. A. take B. select C. draw D. learn 46. A. keep up B. turn up C. freeze up D. calm down 47. A. assigned B. left C. passed D. lent 48. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However 49. A. limit B. absence C. power D. meaning 50. A. practiced B. complained C. wrestled D. planned 51. A. beat B. broke C. jumped D. raced 52. A. gentle B. shaky C. weak D. steady 53. A. disturbed B. motivated C. attracted D. confused 54. A. won B. held C. missed D. sponsored 55. A. doubt B. pride C. growth D. strength 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。 It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didn’t have much time to spare. I wanted to see 56 much of the city as possible in the two days 57 I was to return to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and how to get there. I took out my guidebook 58 which there was a lot of information about the city’s well-known tourist 59 (attract) and started to read. At that moment an attractive young lady 60 noticed my book came up to me and introduced 61 (she). She said her name was Miss Bai, and she kindly offered to show me around the city. I was delighted and was about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first go to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge. I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasn’t so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge. As it was 62 (break), did she expect me 63 (jump) across? And I couldn’t swim, so if I fell in then I would be drowned. That was definitely not 64 attractive idea so I politely declined her invitation, 65 (close) my book and walked away. 第五部分 应用文写作（满分20分） 66．假定你是李华，你将向校英文报投稿。学校号召学生参加社区服务活动，外教Jenny提出“Teaching English in Community”和“Helping the Old Use Some Apps”两个选项供大家选择。请给Jenny写一封邮件，内容包括： （1）你的选择；（2）说明理由。 注意：（1）写作词数应为80左右；（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Jenny, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best regards, Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $