江苏省常州高级中学
2025～2026 学年第二学期高一年级阶段性调研
英 语 试 卷
命题人：高一英语备课组
2026.5
说明：1．以下题目的答案请全部填写在答题卡上。
2．本卷总分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. What can the woman get on the first floor?
A. Clothes.
B. Shoes.
C. Accessories (配饰).
2. How will the man go to the museum?
A. On foot.
B. By car.
C. By bus.
3. What caused the bad traffic?
A. A fallen tree.
B. A car accident.
C. The roadwork.
4. Where are the speakers?
A. In a restaurant.
B. In a supermarket.
C. At home.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A flight.
B. A party.
C. A storm.
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 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What disappoints the speakers about the film?
A. The special effects.
B. The plot.
C. The actors.
7. What does the woman think of the reviews of the film?
A. Unreliable.
B. Detailed.
C. Helpful.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What does Julie ask Peter to do?
A. Book a hotel.
B. Work on Saturday.
C. Reschedule their travel.
9. How does Peter feel about Julie?
A. Disappointed.
B. Concerned.
C. Annoyed.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What did Nick intend to do before the accident happened?
A. Feed the cat.
B. Get the wine.
C. Cook the meal.
11. What happened to Nick?
A. He got hurt.
B. He injured his cat.
C. He broke his leg.
12. Where did Nick spend the weekend?
A. At home.
B. In the hospital.
C. At his sister’s place.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What do we know about Rita?
A. She is the man’s classmate.
B. She graduated from college.
C. She is a new college student.
14. What did the man do on his first day of university?
A. He made new friends.
B. He signed up for a group.
C. He toured the city on foot.
15. How did Rita get her bike?
A. She rented it.
B. She borrowed it.
C. She bought it.
16. How much did Rita spend on her city tour?
A. $8.
B. $15.
C. $120.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What is expected during the Activity Time?
A. Complete silence.
B. Active conversations.
C. Individual reading practice.
18. Why was the Activity Time schedule changed?
A. Noise affected regular readers.
B. Teachers favoured morning hours.
C. Students needed more practice time.
19. When can students get writing guidance?
A. From 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
B. From 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
C. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
20. Where does the writing help take place?
A. In the Central Seating area.
B. At the teachers’ office.
C. In the Quiet Reading zone.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 60 分）
第一节（共 19 题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 47.5 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。
A
Green Jobs, Careers and Employment—Energy Matters
As one of Australia’s leading solar energy companies, Energy Matters is trying to carry out Australia’s energy
revolution. We’re taking advantage of this sun-burnt land’s greatest natural resource to help realize our dream of
making solar a reality for all Australians.
We have employment prospects available in all sections of our operations from time to time. If you are in
Australia, and are enthusiastic about renewable energy in Australia, and wish to get available employment and
career opportunities within our company, please apply by sending your CV and a cover letter to us at
careers@energymatters.com.au. We offer a friendly working atmosphere and generous packages!
Current employment and contract work available:
Product Development Manager—South Melbourne
Key Responsibilities
● Deliver new product design projects within agreed time limits;
● Identify company requirements and translate the outcomes into appropriate solutions;
● Oversee (监督) technical product development, evaluation and testing;
● Manage all aspects of quality control;
● Prepare and present monthly project progress reports for senior managements.
Required qualifications
● Diploma within mechanical/product engineering or related fields;
● At least six years experience in technical product development role;
● Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills;
● Experience in solar/renewable energy highly desirable;
● Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills;
● High degree of flexibility and adaptability.
National Sales Manager—South Melbourne
Key Responsibilities
● Take advantage of retail (零售) sales opportunities via a mass of channels;
● Develop group and individual budgets (预算), and regularly report on actual performance;
● Manage the relationship with an outsourced sales center to a service level agreement;
● Motivate, manage, train and develop a national sales team.
Required qualifications
● At least eight years related sales/marketing experience;
● Relevant qualifications in technical/business areas or a related discipline;
● Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills;
● Excellent numeracy, analytical and problem solving skills;
● High degree of flexibility and adaptability;
● High computer literacy especially in Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
21. Who is this advertisement intended for?
A. A man planning to purchase solar energy equipment.
B. A local seeking jobs in the field of renewable energy.
C. A graduate enthusiastic about eco-friendly products.
D. An expert supporting the development of renewable energy.
22. Which is NOT a requirement shared by the two manager positions?
A. Practical skills in solving problems.
B. Years of related experience.
C. High ability to be flexible and adaptable.
D. Excellent computer skills.
23. According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Energy Matters is the largest renewable energy company in Australia.
B. Applicants can get generous packages if they email their CV to Energy Matters.
C. The product development manager should manage quality control.
D. The national sales manager should oversee the product evaluation.
B
Cats may seem solid, but they’re actually somewhat liquid. Inspired by photos of cats pouring themselves into
vases and fitting into narrow openings, biologist Péter Pongrácz has tested dozens of cats to see when they act more
like liquids or solids.
Cats fluidly (流畅地) move through tall and narrow places but hesitate when they approach uncomfortably
short holes, Pongrácz reports in the Oct.18 iScience. The finding suggests that cats are aware of their own body size
and may form mental images of themselves.
Because cats prefer to live alone, they are difficult to test in the lab. So Pongrácz brought the lab to the cats.
With help from colleagues, he built a movable lab that they set up in 29 homes.
In each home, the team attached two cardboard panels (硬纸板) to a doorframe: one with five rectangular (矩
形的) holes of the same height but decreasing width and another with five holes of the same width but decreasing
height. An owner stood on one side of the panel while the cat and the experimenter stood on the other. For each
trial, the cat had to squeeze (挤过) from the experimenter’s side to the owner’s side through the holes while being
filmed.
Thirty out of 38 cats finished the experiment. When faced with holes of varying height, 22 cats hesitated to go
through the shortest. When the holes varied in width, only eight cats stopped before approaching the narrowest
hole. Most cats squeezed through slim openings without hesitating.
Hesitation may be a self-protection method, Pongrácz says. If a cat forces itself through a hole without being
able to see what’s on the other side, the cat may be exposed to potential threats. That some cats stopped in the
safety of their homes suggests that they also rely on their body size to plan their approach.
24. What makes it difficult to test the cats in the lab?
A. Their size.
B. Their flexibility.
C. Their height.
D. Their character.
25. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A. Results of the experiment.
B. Subjects of the experiment.
C. Methods of the experiment.
D. Theory of the experiment.
26. Why did some cats hesitate even before holes leading to their homes?
A. They failed to figure out their body size.
D. They worried about getting stuck in the hole.
C. They hated being handled by the experimenter.
D. They were afraid of the danger on the other side.
27 What is the best title of the passage?
A. One scientist puts cats’ liquid nature to test
B. Solid or liquid, that is impossible
C. Cats act more like liquids when in danger
D. Hesitation keeps cats safe from danger
C
The boat ride from Helsinki’s city center to the island of Pihlajasaari takes only 10 minutes and drops off
visitors at beaches for sunbathing. But I had a different mission: to speak to a tree.
This was meant to be a healing exercise, one championed by the Finnish biologist Adela Pajunen. Finns, she’d
told me, sometimes share their worries aloud to trees or birds. On shore, I spotted a short black alder tree and began
to tell the tree my troubles. The leaves rustled (沙沙作响) in response, a sign I understood as sympathy.
I had come to Finland to see whether I could bring happiness back to America with me. Finland has topped the
World Happiness Report for the past eight years, largely due to free education and universal health care. And the
Finns also find happiness in more achievable ways, such as their close relationship with nature and visiting the
sauna (桑拿) daily. These activities contain similar goals: Stay present and seek a minimalist lifestyle that relies on
the earth.
I followed their lifestyle — visiting the sauna and taking a relaxing forest walk, and happiness came in waves
over the next few days. I was optimistic that I could recreate the happiest moments of this trip back home in New
York. How hard could it be, really?
As it turned out, happiness was a luxury (难得的享受) in America, though I tried hard to live exactly like the
Finns. Then one afternoon, I had a breakthrough as I rushed through Central Park and noticed a crowd of people
staring at the ground. A cardinal! I stopped to admire the bird’s feather before it flew away. This was a win for
staying present. I’d been so stuck trying to find the time and money for happiness that I’d missed the point: Quiet
the mind, and find pleasure in small acts and observations — like a cardinal taking flight, or talking to trees —
right then and there.
As I left the park, I carried out a small but comforting ritual (仪式) I’d developed. I thanked the trees for
listening.
28. Why did the author speak to a tree?
A. To heal the tree.
B. To seek happiness.
C. To follow a tradition.
D. To appreciate nature.
29. What do we know about the Finnish lifestyle?
A. It requires daily sauna visits.
B. It values close relationships.
C. It is easily adopted elsewhere.
D. It focuses on simple pleasures.
30. Why couldn’t the author recreate happy moments back in America?
A. She was busy with work.
B. It was noisy in New York.
C. She forgot to stay present.
D. It was expensive to live there.
31. Which of the following best describes the author’s trip to Finland?
A. Transformative.
B. Challenging.
C. Adventurous.
D. Unexpected.
D
For most of my life, I treated taste as fixed. There were things I liked and things I didn’t, and that was that.
Sticking to that belief had left me in a bit of a standstill. I stopped making time for new hobbies or trying
anything new. Salsa lessons? No, thanks. Interactive theatre? Not for me. But my automatic “no” to anything that
“wasn’t my thing” only kept me trapped in the same routine of work, sleep, eating, and that left me feeling listless
and a little empty.
So, in an effort to break the boredom, I began to question whether my taste was fixed at all, or whether it
might be something I could train. I had read that children need 8 to 15 trials to accept a new food. Why shouldn’t
the same theory apply to social activities for adults?
I started small. When a friend invited me to a book club, I resisted the urge to say no to it, despite my
longstanding dislike of reading due to dyslexia (阅读障碍症). But I went anyway. I listened to the first book on
audio book and, to my surprise, enjoyed the discussion and the people. Now I spend mornings reading. Then came
music and performance: jazz clubs, line dancing, contemporary performance — all things I had previously
ignored.
Trying things you thought you wouldn’t enjoy, I found, became oddly addictive. I didn’t love everything
straight away, but I stopped saying no before I had even begun. Most recently, I tried out my local library’s chess
club. I was easily 30 years younger than everyone else, but that didn’t matter. Honestly, there was nothing quite
like being defeated by someone who had been playing chess since before your parents met. I felt more of a
connection with others there than at any organized twenty-something social event I’ve attended.
Putting “try something new” in my diary once a week broke up the work-commute (通勤)-collapse (躺下放
松) cycle I had accidentally built my life around. Now I simply count to five, approach the friendliest-looking
person with a “hello”, and any initial awkwardness quickly disappears. Next week? Who knows. Maybe magic
lessons. Maybe life drawing. Maybe both.
32. How did the author’s fixed idea affect her?
A. It broke her daily routine.
B. It left her more time for work.
C. It flattened her life into boredom.
D. It spared her unwanted socializing.
33. Why did the author accept her friend’s invitation to a book club?
A. To make a change in her life.
B. To revisit a former interest in reading.
C. To meet her friend’s requests.
D. To occupy a blank in her daily routine.
34. How did the author feel when losing the chess game?
A. Totally relieved.
B. Slightly puzzled.
C. Rather ashamed.
D. Somewhat delighted.
35. What message does the author try to deliver?
A. Learn to say no.
B. Break out of your shell.
C. Look before you leap (跳跃).
D. Let go of the past.
E
In the age of AI, worries about its impact on the environment are snowballing. For example, asking ChatGPT
a question uses ten times more energy than an old-fashioned search. The development of AI has also caused a big
increase in greenhouse-gas emissions. Google’s emissions went up nearly 50% from 2019 to 2023. However, these
concerns might be overstated. In fact, AI may be less energy-hungry than many people assume.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the electricity used by data centres could become three
times as much within five years. But at present, the 1.5% of global electricity consumption related to data centres
mainly comes from things like streaming, social media and online shopping. Moreover, some of AI’s electricity use
will help with greening the economy. AI is already helping improve the efficiency of electrical grids (电网), cut
fuel use in shipping and spot invisible leaks (泄漏) of greenhouse gas.
Policymakers and industry leaders face the task of maximizing AI’s advantages while minimizing its climate
effects. The best way would be for governments to set a proper price for carbon and let the market operate. But
because a global carbon price remains a distant dream, focusing on other three measures are more down-to-earth.
The first is more openness. Starting in August 2026, the EU will require some AI developers to report how
much energy they use in detail. That approach should be copied elsewhere. A second is to rethink how data centers
operate. The IEA notes that being able to shift workloads between different data centers at different times could
reduce stress and help balance energy grids. Third, technology companies must keep their promises about
protecting the environment instead of depending on buying renewable-energy credits.
Doubling down on such approaches would help transform AI from climate suspect to climate hero.
36. What is the main concern about AI?
A. Its inability to reduce emissions.
B. Its impact on social development.
C. Its shock on old-fashioned search.
D. Its high-level energy consumption.
37. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?
A. AI’s environmental-friendly potential remains tested.
B. AI has a minor role in the current electricity consumption.
C. AI is currently the most effective way to reduce emissions.
D. The process of AI detecting gas leaking is easy to achieve.
38. Which solution is more realistic to minimize AI’s climate effects?
A. Fixing a proper price for carbon.
B. Allowing the market to operate.
C. Reconsidering data center operations.
D. Purchasing renewable-energy credits.
39. Which of the following is the best title for text?
A. AI and Climate: A Battle of Balancing
B. Climate: A Victim or a Beneficiary of AI?
C. AI’s next target: Environmental Protection
D. AI: A Threat or a Contributor to the Climate?
第二节（共 5 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。
Who wouldn’t want to be an “insight machine”? But a fact and a misunderstanding might get in your way.
Fact:
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Misunderstanding: You feel as if creativity is a luxury (难得的享受) intended for people with hours to burn.
Here is how to develop creative insight even when you are in busy lives.
Find time to play.
41
Studies suggest that play at work boosts creative behavior and problem-solving
abilities. Laughter and light-hearted activities, either a quick team game or a playful brainstorming session have
been shown to inspire creativity, which is essential for innovation.
42
A creative idea probably doesn’t happen when you are buried in a task. Instead, it comes to you
while you are doing something relatively “mindless.” Being extremely focused can actually be harmful to
innovative thinking. So, you can bake into your workflow brief periods of “unfocus” and daydreaming. But here’s
an important warning:
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Scrolling (滚动) mindlessly on a screen actually weakens this effect. So, when
you take a daydream break, leave your device behind.
Do something with your hands. Ever notice how ideas tend to pop into your head when you’re doing
something like washing dishes or gardening? When your hands are busy, your mind can enter a state of relaxed
focus, which allows subconscious (潜意识的) ideas to bubble up to the surface.
44
So the next time you feel uninspired, remember: You don’t need hours of quiet time to innovate. Sometimes,
all it takes is a little fun, a little space, and a little time to let your hands lead your mind.
A. Take time to daydream.
B. You’re likely pressed for time.
C. Take advantage of your electronic devices.
D. Don’t daydream with your device.
E. Creativity requires long, undisturbed periods of time.
F. Engaging in brief, playful activities can lead to serious breakthroughs.
G. Find small moments throughout the day to join in a hands-on activity.
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
第一节 完型填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The love story of Rogers and Linden includes a tale they’ll laugh about for years to come. The day Linden
accepted Rogers’s proposal of marriage, the couple
45
to take engagement photos (订婚照) in Park City,
Utah. The snowy mountains created a picturesque
46
, but little did they know this dreamy setting would
turn into a chaotic mix of
47
.
Not long into the shoot, Linden was surprised to find her engagement ring had
48
when the
photographer asked her to make a(an)
49
in which she placed her hand onto Rogers’s chest. Linden
remembered picking up snow and
50
it in the air minutes before. The odds were that the ring broke away
from her finger then. Hearts sinking, they
51
back along their route. It was a fruitless search. They felt
their blood freeze.
Learning of it, the skiers nearby got
52
. Hours passed and it seemed
53
even with a metal
detector. When told they would have to wait until spring to
54
the ring, the couple were close to a mental
collapse.
But then a blinding flash in the snow caught a skier’s eye. It was the diamond ring! Rogers turned this wild
55
into something even more unforgettable. Accompanied by the
56
of kind strangers, he dropped to
one knee, ring in hand, and
57
again. Linden said yes, overcome with surprise and joy.
A moment of heartache turns into a life-long
58
. The couple will look back on their engagement
photos with laughter, tears and
59
as they tell their story.
45. A. happened
B. decided
C. hesitated
D. protested
46. A. consequence
B. brochure
C. background
D. column
47. A. emotions
B. comments
C. characters
D. responses
48. A. turned up
B. broken down
C. run out
D. slipped off
49. A. gesture
B. error
C. request
D. opera
50. A. applying
B. throwing
C. signaling
D. clicking
51. A. cut
B. held
C. paid
D. tracked
52. A. scared
B. injured
C. involved
D. shocked
53. A. risky
B. promising
C. distant
D. hopeless
54. A. confirm
B. locate
C. deliver
D. remove
55. A. adventure
B. defence
C. entertainment
D. illustration
56. A. impacts
B. cheers
C. reactions
D. strategies
57. A. married
B. rescued
C. proposed
D. attempted
58. A. dream
B. commitment
C. pursuit
D. memory
59. A. wisdom
B. struggle
C. appreciation
D. anxiety
第二节 （共 20 题；每题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The instant Li Hua woke up, he reached for his phone. With the
60
(intend) of checking the news and
his friends’ updates, he accessed the Internet. However, the endless notifications (通知), often
61
(refer) to
as “digital noise” by experts, could easily turn a peaceful morning into a
62
(scare) experience. Worse still,
many of these alerts are
63
(commerce) advertisements, constantly
64
(recommend) services and
products to him.
The endless stream of notifications eventually became
65
(bearable).
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(defend) his privacy
from being leaked, he sent complaint emails to some apps’ customer service departments, making a request that his
personal data
67
(remove) from their servers immediately.
68
no reply was received. Driven by
69
(curious), he explored the settings on his own smartphone, only to discover that few privacy settings
remained
70
(access). All evidence revealed that many platforms were
71
(economy) with the
truth regarding how they handled their users’ privacy.
This information overload,
72
turn, made him realize that endlessly scrolling through his phone was
rarely
73
(benefit). Therefore, he decided to make
74
(arrange) for a daily “digital sunset”: no
screens after 9 p.m. To his
75
(relieve), the first week brought back a sense of silence and deep focus,
76
made him feel like a
77
(survive) escaping the “digital trap”. His efforts to seek
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balance
between the Internet and reality finally paid
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.
第四部分：应用文写作（满分 15 分）
假定你是李华，外教 Mr. Chuck 发现你的作文完全由 AI 生成，判为不及格。请你给外教写一封邮件，
内容包括：
(1) 承认错误；(2) 做出许诺；(3) 补救措施。
注意：1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mr. Chuck,
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
听力
略
阅读理解
21-25: B D C D C
26-30: D A B D C
31-35: A C A D B
36-39: D B C D
七选五: 40. E
41. F
42. A
43. D
44. G
完形填空
45-49: B C A D C
50-54: B D C D B
55-59: A B C D C
语法填空
60. intended
61. referred
62. scary
63. commercial
64. recommending
65. unbearable
66. To defend
67. be removed
68. But
69. curiosity
70. inaccessible
71. economical
72. in
73. beneficial
74. arrangements
75. relief
76. which
77. survivor
78. a
79. off
书面表达参考范文
Dear Mr. Chuck,
I am terribly sorry that I submitted an AI-generated essay, which is dishonest and goes against your
requirements. I take full responsibility for my mistake.
I promise I will never use AI to finish my homework again. To make up for it, I will rewrite the essay by
myself and hand it in before the deadline. I will also review my writing carefully to ensure it is my own work.
I truly hope you can give me a chance to correct my error.
Yours,
Li Hua
