湖南省宁乡市第一高级中学2026-2027学年高二上学期入学考试英语试题

2026年下学期高二年级入学考试英语试题卷

总分: 150分              时量：120分钟

第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)

做题时，请将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的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. When does the wildlife park open?

A. At 9:00. B. At 10:00. C. At 11:00.

2. What does the man think of his new job?

 A Stressful. B. Satisfactory C. Easy.

3. What will the woman do tomorrow?

A. Look after a kid. B. Go to the library. C. Join the study group.

4. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Neighbors. B Workmates. C. Tour guide and tourist.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A health problem. B. A medical appointment. C. A missed breakfast.

第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)

听下面 5 段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题都有 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。

听第6段录音，回答第6、7题。

6. Why is the woman making the call?

A. To report a loss. B. To place an order. C. To ask for information.

7. What will the woman do next?

A. Go to a bank. B Call the local branch. C. Take a vacation.

听第 7 段录音，回答第 8 至 10 题。

8 How did Ms. Rogers feel last weekend?

A. Tired. B. Bored. C. Cheerful

9. What does Mr. Cooper intend to do this Sunday?

A. Go for a drive. B. Telephone the farm owner. C Take his daughter to a farm.

10. What does Ms. Rogers suggest Mr. Cooper do?

A. Book in advance. B. Wait until next month. C. Check for more details.

听第 8 段录音,回答第 11 至 13 题。

11. What does Linda offer to do for Matt?

A. Introduce Alex to him. B Give him a tour of Banford. C. Help him move house.

12. Why can't Matt meet Linda next Tuesday?

A. He needs to work late. B. He has to go home early. C. He will be on a train trip.

13. Where will Linda wait for Matt?

A. In a cafe. B. In the train station. C. In a museum.

听第 9 段录音,回答第 14 至 16 题。

14. What is special about the cookery workshop?

A. It is held once every day.

B. It is about making healthy food.

C. It is popular with both adults and children.

15. What is the poster workshop held for?

A. To enrich community life. B. To bring residents together. C. To teach kids the town's history.

16. Why is the toy-making workshop just for adults?

A. It requires much hard work.

B. It could be dangerous for children.

C. It is about making large wooden toys.

听第 10 段录音,回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. What made the speaker unhappy at first?

A. The bad weather. B. The early meeting time. C. The tiring bus journey.

18. How many students went on the trip?

A.10. B.30. C.33.

19. What did the speaker do after lunch?

A. She looked for food. B. She made a shelter. C. She collected potatoes.

20. What did the speaker have for supper?.

A. Leftovers from lunch. B. Food prepared at home. C. Self-made soup.

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，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

POETRY CHALLENGE

Write a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.

Prizes

3 Grand Prizes: Trip to Washington, D. C. for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winner's choice. Trip includes round-trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World.

6 First Prizes: The book Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart signed by author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch.

50 Honorable Mentions: Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earhart's final flight.

Rules

Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification.

■ Write a poem using 100 words or fewer. Your poem can be any format, any number of lines.

■ Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper. You may use both the front and back of the paper.

■ On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number, and birth date.

■ Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year.

21. How many people can each grand prize winner take on the free trip?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Six.

22. What will each of the honorable mention winners get?

A. A plane ticket. B. A book by Corinne Szabo.

C. A special T-shirt. D. A photo of Amelia Earhart.

23. Which of the following will result in disqualification?

A. Typing your poem out. B. Writing a poem of 120 words.

C. Using both sides of the paper. D. Mailing your entry on October 30.

B

By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova—— not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician, but I' ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”

Mr. Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group's official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn't have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.

“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don't turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr. Titterton explained.

Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.

But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr.Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”

Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms. Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.

“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’ s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ “Robert is the best page turner I' ve had in my entire life.”

24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?

A. Read music B. Play the piano.

C. Sing songs. D. Fix the instruments.

25. Which of the following best describes Titterton's job on stage?

A. Boring. B. Well-paid. C. Demanding. D. Dangerous.

26. What does Titterton need to practise?

A. Counting the pages. B. Recognizing the “nodding”.

C. Catching falling objects. D. Performing in his own style.

27. Why is Ms. Raspopova's husband “the worst page turner”?