2025—2026 学年第一学期期中考试高一英语试题
（满分150 分，考试时间120 分钟）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分别分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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，
并标在试卷的相应位置。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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the woman likely to do first?
A. Attend a meeting. B. Eat something sweet. C. Go to the hospital.
2. Where is Michael from?
A. India. B. Britain. C. America.
3. What is the weather like today?
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Windy.
4. How does the man probably feel now?
A. Relaxed. B. Sorry. C. Annoyed.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A book. B. A proverb. C. A race.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6 和第7 两个小题。
6. What did Julia read last month?
A. Little Women. B. Waiting for Godot. C. Robinson Crusoe.
7. What will Julia do next?
A Buy a new book. B. Sign up for a club. C. Make some coffee.
听下面一段对话，回答第8 和第9 两个小题。
8. When did the woman get here?
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.
9. What is Tim’s major?
A. English. B. History. C. Biology.
听下面一段对话，回答第10 至第12 三个小题。
10. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a store. B. In a restaurant. C. In the woman’s house.
11. What kind of tea does the man like?
A. Tea with sugar. B. Tea with milk. C. Tea with spices.
12. What will the speakers probably talk about next?
A. The invention of chai.
B. The history of teabags.
C. The procedure for making tea.
听下面一段对话，回答第13 至第16 四个小题。
13. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Schoolmates.
B. Colleagues.
C. interviewer and interviewee.
14. Who played a key role in starting the man’s singing career?
A. His uncle. B. A singer. C. A teacher.
15. What does the man say about his new album?
A. It will be popular.
B. It is about friendship.
C. It will only be released in Asia.
16. Why will the man go to summer music festivals?
A. To get more inspiration. B. To accompany his friends. C. To promote his new album.
听下面一段对话，回答第17 至第20 四个小题。
17. Why was Dena’s sister worried?
A. The destination was unknown.
B. The journey would be boring.
C. The trip might cost too much.
18. What did Dena do at the former general store?
A. She attended a conference.
B. She bought some souvenirs.
C. She enjoyed musical performances.
19. When did Dena return home?
A. On December 2nd. B. On December 3rd. C. On December 4th.
20. What did Dena think of the trip?
A. Exciting. B. Tiring. C. Frightening.
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
We’re happy to introduce News for Classroom Use: a weekly newsletter with a piece of news and activities
based on it which you can use as a warm-up, a filler or a wrap-up task. The newsletter might include: discussion
questions, tasks around headlines and images, comments to respond to vocabulary and links to related ESL Brains
lesson plans.
How to use the newsletter
The stories covered in the newsletter range from breaking news to more evergreen content which you will be
able to go back to according to your students’ needs. The newsletter itself has several parts.
INTRO: A short paragraph describing what the news is about. You might need to read it out to students or it may
also serve as a reference point to you, depending on the activities that go with the particular piece of news.
ACTIVITY: A task or tasks for students to work on in the classroom. Each newsletter contains a set of questions
related to the news. You might ask students to discuss all of them or just some of them. If you teach lower-level
students use the easier questions or just ask students to say what they think about the news. Other activities might
include completing headlines, commenting on pictures, reporting what students have heard about the news, etc.
Subscribe to the newsletter
If you are an Unlimited or a Premium user and you're subscribed to our newsletters, the News for Classroom
Use newsletter will drop into your mailbox every Wednesday.
1. Who is the text intended for?
A. News presenters.
B. Teachers.
C. Foreign students.
D. Reporters.
2. Which is a feature of the newsletter?
A. It posts daily updates.
B. It prioritizes breaking news.
C. It contains real-time comments.
D. It offers reusable reading materials.
3. What activity can be recommended to beginners?
A. Rewriting related news.
B. Choosing news pictures.
C. Expressing their opinions.
D. Contributing to the newsletter.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C
B
When Tina Farr visits the year 2 classroom at her Oxford primary school, she can feel the changed atmosphere
since play was put firmly back on the curriculum (课程). “The children come running up with things they have
made. There is always a shop on the go so they will be pricing up something or finding change.” the headteacher
says.
Play-based learning — letting children move around, make up games and explore within loosely guided
activities — usually stops when they attend primary school. Lessons then become desk-based, focused on reading
and writing.
Farr had long championed the value of play, working hard to bring it into breaktimes. “Teachers would
recognise what we do and it doesn’t take any more planning than the standard approach.” With play-based learning
in place for her year 1 and 2 children, Farr then looked at where else she could change any practices that weren’t
working. “If a practice isn’t in line with healthy child development, why are we doing it?”
The school’s year 5 children — aged nine and 10 — were struggling to sit still in a tight space so she removed
all the furniture. “The impact was immediate and impressive. Children now choose where and how to learn. A class
once struggling with attention is now calm and engaged.” A teacher note: “Their self-regulation has improved
greatly. They settle down to work much more readily.”
Farr believes the outdated system needs urgent change. “We have neuroscience (神经科学) to know children
learn through play.” In June the school sailed through its Ofsted inspection. “The inspector really understood our
play-based learning.” Farr’s message is that her approach can be rolled out. “It’s blown my mind how engaged the
children are. It’s phenomenal,” she says.
4. What change does Farr bring to her school?
A. Additional income.
B. Flexible environments.
C. Upgraded equipment
D. Diverse outdoor games.
5. What is the main reason for Farr to introduce play-based learning?
A. To reduce teacher’ workload．
B. To enhance the school’s reputation.
C. To improve students’ academic results.
D. To promote kids’ well-being and growth.
6. Which best describes the students with the new seating arrangement?
A. More focused.
B. More energetic.
C. More self-centred．
D. More courageous.
7. What is the last paragraph mainly about concerning Farr’s approach?
A. Its theory.
B. Its challenge.
C. Its purpose.
D. Its effectiveness.
【答案】4. B 5. D 6. A 7. D
C
Imagine you’re writing a poem, rhymes must be paired up before you start a new line. It turns out that AI does
something similar! When Claude, a large language model (LLM), is given the first line “he saw a carrot and had to
grab it”, it begins thinking about words like “rabbit” almost immediately, writing the next sentence to end at the
appropriate rhyme.
Such forethought is unexpected. Scientists at Anthropic, the lab that developed Claude, built a tool and they
discovered some unexpected complexity.
The tool, a “digital microscope”, lets scientists look at which parts of the AI’s neural (神经的) network light
up when it’s working on different tasks. If a particular area of the LLM lights up whenever it produces words like
rabbit, then that gets marked as being related to rabbits.
This has let the team solve some open questions in AI research, for example, whether a multilingual (多语言
的) chatbot has awareness of concepts beyond language. When Claude is asked for the opposite of “big” in English,
or the same concept in Chinese, the same feature lights up in every case, before more language-specific circuits
kick in to “translate” the concept of smallness into a particular word. This suggests that AI might have a deeper
understanding of the world than we thought.
Other insights, though, are less encouraging. When Claude itself is asked to reason, printing out its chain of
thought to answer maths questions, the microscope suggests that the way the model says it reached a conclusion,
and what it actually thought, might not always be the same. Worse still, ask a leading question — suggesting that
the answer “might be 4”, and it will specifically add numbers that ultimately lead it to agree with the question, even
if the suggestion is wrong.
But being able to gain insight into the mind of an LLM provides clues as to how to stop it doing the same in
the future. The goal, after all, is not to have to do brain surgery, but to know what it’s thinking.
8. What does the writer intend to show through the example in paragraph 1?
A. AI can write texts as programmed.
B. AI can plan sentences in advance.
C. AI can deal with complex tasks.
D. AI can simplify rhyming lines.
9. How does “digital microscope” function in the research?
A. By tracking AI’s thinking activities.
B. By working on different jobs.
C. By activating AI’s “brain” potential.
D. By matching language patterns.
10. What can be inferred from paragraph 5 about Claude?
A. It may make stuff up.
B. It may skip chains of thought.
C. It may leave clues out.
D. It may give logical reasoning.
11. Which of the following titles best suits this text?
A. Why AI Still Gets It Wrong
B. Chatbots’ Language Magic
C. Looking Inside AI’s Mind
D. The Rise of AI Chatbots
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. A 11. C
D
Can you tell fact from fiction online? In a digital world, few questions are more challenging than fighting
misinformation. As an education researcher and former high school history teacher, I know that history class can
stimulate critical thinking — but only if teachers and schools understand what it really means.
Some might consider critical thinking an ability that teachers can encourage. Or they might be referring to
specific skills — for instance, that students should learn a set of steps to take to assess information online.
Cognitive (认知的) scientists see critical thinking as a specific kind of reasoning that involves problem-solving and
making sound judgments. It can be learned, but it relies on specific content knowledge.
Since context is key to critical thinking, learning to analyze information about current events likely requires
knowledge about politics and history, as well as practice at tracing sources. Fortunately, that is what social studies
classes are for.
Social studies researchers often describe this kind of critical thinking as “historical thinking”: a way to
evaluate evidence about the past and assess its reliability. In social studies classroom students can make relatively
quick progress on some of the surface features of historical thinking, such as learning to check a text’s date and
author.
Social studies classrooms can also build what researchers call “civic online reasoning.” Fact-checking is
complex. It is not enough to tell young people that they should be careful online, or to trust sites that end in “.org”
instead of “.com.” Rather than learning general principles about online media, civic online reasoning teaches
students specific skills for evaluating information about politics and social issues.
Therefore, the solution lies not in teaching critical thinking as a separate skill, but in preserving and
strengthening traditional social studies education that combines background knowledge with analytical capabilities.
Only then can we effectively prepare students to distinguish truth from fiction in our digital world.
12. How does the writer view critical thinking?
A. It naturally develops over time.
B. It is a kind of step-by-step learning.
C. It is a form of content-based reasoning.
D. It improves with teachers’ encouragement.
13. Why can social studies encourage critical thinking?
A. They focus on past evidence.
B. They question general principles.
C. They develop fact-checking skills.
D. They provide trustworthy websites.
14. Which can be considered “civic online reasoning” according to the text?
A. Trusting online news without tracing sources.
B. Assessing public matters via fact-checking.
C. Dismissing social media as unreliable.
D. Employing AI to spread news stories.
15. What solution does the author suggest?
A. Applying traditional social skills.
B. Highlighting historical knowledge.
C. Emphasizing social studies learning.
D. Teaching communication techniques.
【答案】12. C 13. C 14. B 15. C
第二节（共5 小题；每小题2.5 分，满分12.5 分）
阅读下面短文，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。
Whether you buy art for your home or admire it in galleries and museums, establishing your taste is a personal
journey. There are countless commercial galleries, museums, and increasingly accessible platforms like social
media. ____16____ Here are some tips from leading art collectors on how to develop your taste.
One of the surest ways to establish your artistic interests is to look at as much art as you can. Go to museum
exhibitions and to galleries. Read art magazines. See an exhibition even if it is not a period you would ever take an
interest in. You will learn to appreciate quality, and your eye will see what great art is. ____17____
The process of developing artistic taste involves multiple dimensions that go beyond simple visual
appreciation. “I sit with the piece and pay attention to how it settles in me — my throat, my stomach. ____18____”
said Shaokao Cheng, co-founder of a luxury design company. As he grew his personal collection, Cheng
approached art not for its potential financial gain, but rather how it makes him feel.
____19____ Getting to know them and their stories can expand your experience as a collector and enthusiast.
Reaching out directly to the artists builds a personal connection to the piece, making the work feel not just seen, but
understood.
Study the art market, but not too closely.____20____ While understanding market dynamics can be helpful,
the most rewarding aspects of art appreciation come from genuine personal connections with artworks and their
creators.
A. Artists are the lifeblood of the art world.
B. Then in time, you will find something that you love.
C. These provide a wealth of places to engage with art.
D. I always go to museums and galleries to see art exhibitions.
E. That physical response shows more than any trend ever could.
F. Market research is secondary to personal connection with artworks.
G. Online markets have overturned how people appreciate and buy art.
【答案】16. C 17. B 18. E 19. A 20. F
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 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I used to be an angry person. I’m now talkative and ____21____, but for nearly 20 years I lived with a quiet
anger.
It started with my parents, who ____22____ everything: what I wore, where I went, what I thought. As
immigrants from Bangladesh, they believed that was the best way to ____23____ their daughter. I even had to
fight to go to university, which men in my community were given as a ____24____. Gradually, I found myself
easily ____25____ with my mother and emotionally guarded.
I considered therapy (治疗), but my cultural background does not sit with western techniques. I can’t imagine
explaining my anger to my mother or ____26____ some form of apology. Instead, I ____27____ I had to live
with my anger.
Then in 2023, I walked into a boxing gym for my novel. The coach taught me basic punches (拳打). When I
punched he kept shouting. “Hit harder! Let me hear you!” I cried out loud — a(n) ____28____ sound so different
from everything I’d been taught. In that moment, I didn’t have to be silent or delicate. I could be as fierce and angry
as I wanted. I felt decades of anger ____29____.
After two years of boxing, I’m happier and ____30____. Boxing has given ____31____. Where once I felt
down, I now know that an hour in the ____32____ will recognize me. After decades of battling anger, I’ve found
____33____．
Someone asks if I’ll ever ____34____ in a boxing match. I say I only box for fun. What I don’t say is that I’ve
already ____35____ the longest fight of my life.
21. A. sociable
B. responsible
C. creative
D. honest
22. A. favored
B. controlled
C. supported
D. remembered
23. A. praise
B. comfort
C. protect
D. feed
24. A. surprise
B. demand
C. present
D. right
25. A. connected
B. annoyed
C. confused
D. pleased
26. A. expecting
B. whispering
C. posting
D. refusing
27. A. regretted
B. hoped
C. accepted
D. forgot
28. A. empty
B. ugly
C. soft
D. childish
29. A. arise
B. lift
C. start
D. increase
30. A. quicker
B. calmer
C. more curious
D. more generous
31. A. wealth
B. fame
C. balance
D. credit
32. A. gym
B. library
C. store
D. office
33. A. youth
B. peace
C. love
D. truth
34. A. quit
B. compete
C. rest
D. cry
35. A. picked
B. witnessed
C. stopped
D. won
【答案】21 A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. B 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. B 34.
B 35. D
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。
In Chinese history, the education of young people has been of great importance. Shuyuan, or ancient Chinese
academies (学院), was set up ____36____ (train) the knowledgeable men and government officials for over 1000
years.
Like today’s universities, these ancient academies ____37____ were places of learning and research, also
took responsibility for developing and ____38____ (keep) large libraries of important texts. The ancient
academies encouraged conversation and ____39____ (argue), developing education that are still held in Chinese
university education today.
Ancient academies were often built far from cities and towns to provide an environment for students to learn
____40____ (quiet). Yuelu Academy, for example, is on the east side of Yuelu Mountain ____41____ Changsha,
Hunan province. Many old buildings of it are still ____42____ part of modern-day Hunan University, and some of
these sites are present to this day.
As one of the four most famous academies over the last ten ____43____ (century) in China, Yuelu Academy
____44____ (be) a famous higher learning place and a centre of academic activities and cultures since it was set up
during the Northern Song dynasty. Today the academy is a center of publication and research, which might lead
visitors to this famous place to ask _____45_____ (them), “What was it like to be a student here over 1000 years
ago?”
【答案】36. to train
37. that##which
38. keeping
39. argument
40. quietly
41. in 42. a
43. centuries
44. has been
45. themselves
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40 分）
第一节（满分15 分）
46. 假定你是某国际学校校英文报“Hear You”专栏编辑Chris，你校高一学生李华写信向你求助如何在学校
结交新朋友。请你给他提一些建议，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 具体建议；
3. 表达期望和祝福。
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 Li Hua,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________
Yours,
Chris
【答案】One possible version:
Dear Li Hua,
You have asked me for my advice on how to make new friends at school. I’m writing to offer some personal
suggestions.
To begin with, it is advisable to join school clubs or take part in school activities, where you can meet like-
minded individuals. What’s more, don’t be afraid to start a conversation, which is an effective way to get to know
each other. Last but not least, it is also important to be open and friendly. Greeting people you meet with a smile
can make a difference.
I do hope you will find these suggestions helpful. Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Chris
第二节（满分25 分）
47. 阅读下列材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之成为一篇完整的知文。
Lily was a high school student who loved complaining herself with others. She always cared about the latest
clothes, expensive phones, and designer bags. Whenever someone showed off a new item, she would feel jealous
(妒忌的) and want to buy something better. Her parents often told her, “True value isn’t in what you own,” but she
never listened.
One day, Lily noticed a girl from another class, whose name was Mary. Mary’s family was wealthy, but she
always wore simple clothes and carried an old schoolbag. Unlike Lily, Mary never joined in the students’
discussions about brands or prices. Instead, she spent her time helping classmates with math problems or
volunteering in the school library. Her grades were always at the top of the class, and everyone respected ( 尊重)
her.
Lily couldn’t understand why Mary didn’t care about material things. One afternoon, Lily saw Mary sitting
alone under a tree, reading a book. She decided to talk to her. “Why don’t you buy nicer things?” Lily asked. “Your
family has enough money.” Mary looked up with a smile.“I’d rather spend money on things that matter,” she said.
“Like helping others or buying books.”
That night, Lily thought about Mary’s words. She realized that she had been looking for things that didn’t
bring real happiness. The next day, she made a decision: she would stop comparing herself with others and start
focusing on what truly mattered.
注 意 ：
1. 续写词数应为150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸相应位置作答。
The following week, Lily began to learn from Mary.
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Months later, teachers and classmates all praised Lily.
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【答案】
The following week, Lily began to learn from Mary. She stopped begging her parents for expensive items and
instead used her pocket money to buy a few second-hand books, which she shared with classmates who couldn’t
afford new ones. When she saw someone struggling with homework, she would sit down patiently and help, just
like Mary did. During lunch breaks, instead of talking about brand-new sneakers or phones, she joined Mary in
the library, organizing books and helping younger students find what they needed. At first, she felt a little shy, but
seeing the smiles on others’ faces warmed her heart.
