2025~2026學(xué)年湖南省長沙市銀橋中學(xué)高一上學(xué)期期中英語試卷一、閱讀理解VolunteerArt&ArchitectureTourGuideforBostonPublicLibrary,CopleySquareThegoalistogeneratepublicinterestinthehistory,art,andarchitectureofBostonPublicLibrary,includingitsspecialcollectionsandexhibitionsattheCentralLibraryinCopleySquare.ROLEANDEXPECTATIONS●ToconductpublicandprivategrouptoursoftheCentralLibrary’sart,architecture,andexhibitions,answeringquestionsfromgroupsandrecordingattendancestatisticsaftertoursconclude.●Tocontinuetoinformoneselfoftheart,architecture,history,holdings,andexhibitionsofBostonPublicLibrary.QUALIFICATIONS●Interestinhistory,art,andarchitectureingeneral,andofBostonPublicLibraryinparticular.●Confidenceinaddressingandpresentinginformationtolargegroups;priorguidingorpublicspeakingexperiencedesirable.●AstrongcommandoftheEnglishlanguageisrequired,andfluencyinotherlanguagesishighlypreferred.TRAININGAcceptedcandidateswillbeaskedtoattendtourguidetrainingmeetings.Newguidesareexpectedtocompletetrainingaroundfourmonths.Progressevaluationswillbeongoingthroughoutthetrainingperiod,andcontinuethroughthefirstsixmonthsofworkingasafullguide.REQUIREMENTS●Minimumcommitmentoftwotourspermonth(or24toursperyear).●Commitmenttoattendingtourguidemeetingsandenrichmentprogramsforcontinuingeducation.REVIEWRegularassessmentsandevaluationswillbeconductedbasedontheabovecriteriatoensurethatvolunteersmeetthenecessaryqualifications.Interestedcandidatesshouldcompletetheapplicationformbelowandsendittotours@.1.Whatdoesavolunteertourguideneedtodoaftertours?

A．Ensuresafetyoftheartworks.B．Maintaincleannessofthehall.C．Documentthenumbersofvisitors.D．Answerquestionsaboutqualifications.2.Howlongwilltheprogressevaluationslast?

A．4months.B．6months.C．10months.D．12months.3.Whichwillresultinapoorreviewoftheposition?

A．Insufficient(不足的)workinghours.B．Absenceofasecondlanguage.C．Littlerelevantvolunteerexperience.D．Limitedknowledgeaboutexhibitions.Findinglow-costsustainable(可持續(xù)的)buildingmaterialsisimportantfortheenvironmentandinprovidingaccesstoaffordablehousing.Researchershavecreatedacomposite(復(fù)合的)buildingmaterialbyreplacingsandinbuildingmaterialswithacommon,non-degradable(不可降解的)wasteproduct:useddisposablediapers(一次性尿布).DrivenbyadesiretosolveIndonesia’ssignificantpopulationgrowthanddemandforlow-costhousing,researcherslookedforawayofmaintainingthebenefitsofbuildingmaterialsbutmakingitmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandcheapertoproduce.Buildingmaterialsamplescontainingdifferentproportions(比例)ofdisposablediaperwasteweretested.Thentheresearcherscalculatedthemaximum(最多的)amountofsandthatcouldbereplacedwithdiaperwaste,findingthatupto8%ofthesandcouldbereplacedtosafelyconstructahousewith36squaremeters.10%ofthesandcouldbereplacedinathree-storyhouseand27%inasingle-storyhouse.Intermsofthematerialsusedtocreatepartitionwalls(隔斷墻),theresearcherssaidtheycouldreplaceupto40%ofsand.“Thisresearchhasconcludedthataddinguseddiaperstobuildingmaterialsdoesnotsignificantlyweakenitsstrength,”theteamstated.“Itprovesusingdiaperstocreatecompositematerialsisworkable,particularlyconcerningthedevelopmentofenvironmentallyfriendlyandcost-effectivematerials.”Indonesiaisrankedsixthgloballyfordisposablediaperusage.Manyuseddiapersarethrownawayinthecountry’sriversandwaterways,causingpollution.In2019,thetotalwasteinIndonesiawas29.21milliontons.Thisfigureroseto32.76milliontonsin2020.However,theresearchersknowthecurrentlimitationsofusingwastediapersasaconstructionmaterial.Foronething,itwouldrequireengagementwithwastetreatmentfacilitiestocollectuseddiapersfromhouseholdsanddealwiththem.Secondly,machinesthatcutuptheuseddiaperswouldbeneededonalargescale.Nonetheless,theresearchhighlightsthepotentialforusingnon-degradablewaste,addressingsustainabilityissuesandprovidinglow-costhousing.4.Whichisanadvantageofreplacingsandwithuseddisposablediapers?

A．Loweringcarbonfootprint.B．Speedinguptheconstructionofhousing.C．Increasingtheweightofbuildingmaterials.D．Improvingthequalityofbuildingmaterials.5.Howdoestheauthorshowthepossibilityofusingdiaperwastetoreplacesand?

A．Bylistingdata.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bycomparingopinions.D．Byquotingresearchfindings.6.Accordingtoparagraph3,whichwordcanbestdescribetheresearchofusingdiaperstocreatecompositematerials?

A．EnormousB．Conservative(保守的)C．PracticalD．Vital7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．BuildingMaterialsAreinGreatDemandB．Indonesia’sAwarenessofEnvironmentalProtectionC．AFurtherStudyonMaterialsofDisposableDiapersD．WasteDisposableDiapersLaytheFoundationforFutureHomesCentralPark,locatedintheheartofManhattan,NewYorkCity,isanurbanparkspanning843acres.ItisthemostvisitedurbanparkintheUnitedStates,withabout42millionvisitorsannually.DesignedbyFrederickLawOlmstedandCalvertVaux,theparkwasfirstopenedin1859andhassincebecomeasymbolofnaturalbeautyandrecreationalspaceamidstthecity’sskyscrapers.ThecreationofCentralParkwasamassiveengineeringfeat.Thelandscapehadtobecompletelytransformed,astheareawasmostlyswampsandrockyterrain.Workersmovednearly5millioncubicyardsofsoilandplantedover270,000treesandshrubstocreatethepeacefullandscapesweseetoday.Theparkoffersawiderangeofactivitiesforbothlocalsandtourists.Peoplecanbeseenjogging,cycling,orsimplystrollingalongitsmanypaths.PopularattractionsincludetheBethesdaTerraceandFountain,theStrawberryFieldsmemorialdedicatedtoJohnLennon,andtheCentralParkZoo.Inthewinter,visitorscangoice-skatingonWollmanRink,whileinthesummer,theycanenjoyboatingontheCentralParkLake.Morethanjustarecreationalarea,CentralParkservesasavital“greenlung”forthecity,helpingtoimproveairqualityandprovideahabitatforvariousspeciesofbirdsandwildlife.ItisaplacewherepeoplecanescapethefastpaceofcitylifewithouteverleavingManhattan.8.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．ThedesignandimportanceofCentralPark.B．ThehistoryofNewYorkCity’sarchitecture.C．AbiographyofCentralPark’sdesigners.D．ThewildlifespecieslivinginCentralPark.9.Accordingtothepassage,whywasthecreationofCentralParkconsidereda“massiveengineeringfeat”?

A．BecauseitwasthefirstparkeverbuiltinAmerica.B．Becausetheoriginallandscapewaschallengingandhadtobecompletelychanged.C．Becauseitwasbuiltbythousandsofvolunteers.D．BecauseithousesthelargestzoointheUnitedStates.10.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A．Ice-skating.B．Boating.C．Cycling.D．Swimming.11.Thephrase“greenlung”(inthelastparagraph)mostlikelymeansthatthepark________.

A．isshapedlikeahumanlungB．hastreeswithgreenleavesallyearroundC．helpstopurifytheairinthecityD．isaplaceforpeopletodobreathingexercisesAssummerapproachesandtourismseasonbegins,socialmediauserswillstruggletoanswertheage-oldquestion:Ifyoudidn’tpostaboutyourvacation,didyoureallyevengo?Thoughitmaybedifficultforsometoescapeworkemailsandupdatesocialmediaduringvacation,theislandofUlko-TammioinFinlandisappealingtomoreandmorevisitorstobeheretoavoidtheirscreensandexplorenaturewholeheartedly.Claimingtobetheworld’sfirstphone-freetouristisland,Ulko-TammioislocatedintheEasternGulfofFinlandandFinlandhasbeennamed“world’shappiestcountry”forsixyearsand,somewhatinterestingly,ishometoNokia,thefamousmobilephonebrand.“TheislandofUlko-Tammio,locatedoffthecoastofHamina,willbeaphone-freeareathissummer,”anexpertinislandtourismatVisitKotka-HaminaMatsSelinsaid.“Wewanttoencourageholidaymakerstoswitchofftheirsmartdevicesandtostopandfullyenjoytheisland.”O(jiān)neofFinland’s41nationalparks,Ulko-Tammioisuninhabitedbypeople,butishometomanyrarebirdsandplants,whichvisitorscanspotonahikealongtheisland’snaturetrailsorfromtheisland’sbirdtower.Takingpartinthecampaign(運(yùn)動)fortouristsonUlko-Tammioisvoluntaryand,sincemobilenetworkisstillworkingontheisland,thedifficultyinavoidingsmartdeviceswillbeever-present.However,thestaffofParks&WildlifeFinland,thecompanythatmanagestheisland,hopesthatthecampaignencouragestouriststostayawayfromsmartdevicesandenjoythesceneryandfellowvisitors.“Turningoffyourphone,exploringnatureandmeetingpeopleface-to-facewillsurelyimproveyourmoodandwell-being,”psychologistandResearchManagerattheFinnishInstituteforHealthandWelfareSariCastrénsaid.“Wespendcountlesshoursfocusingonoursocialmediafeeds,sotakingashortbreakfromthemmeansyouhavemoretimefornewexperiences.”12.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“appealingto”mean?

A．Attracting.B．Amazing.C．Alarming.D．Accounting.13.WhatcanwelearnabouttheislandofUlko-Tammio?

A．Itishometoaworld-famoussmartphonebrand.B．Itpreventstouristsfromusinganysmartdevices.C．Itaimstoencouragetouriststototallyenjoynature.D．Ithasbeenaphone-freetouristislandforsixyears.14.Whatisachallengefortheisland’stouriststoavoidusingphones?

A．Fellowvisitors’sharing.B．Somestaff’ssupport.C．Workingmobilenetwork.D．Freemobilephones.15.What’sSariCastrén’sattitudetowardtheisland’scampaign?

A．Unclear.B．Objective.C．Unconcerned.D．Positive.Doyouhavesomehabitslikeemotional(情緒的)eatingorspendingmoneytoreducestress?16Herewearecomingtodiscusssomehabit-breakingstrategies(策略).Wefirsttakeanexample.Whenyouareinamovietheaterwithhotdogs,themovietheateristheinvitation,andhotdog’sbuyingandeatingarethebehaviors.Thehabit-breakingchoicesare:One,tellyourself“nohotdog”eachtime;two,avoidgoingtothemoviesatall;orthree,exchangethehotdogwithanewmoviesnackthatyoucanaffordorachieveyournutritionalgoals.Thekeytothisstrategyistomakesurethatthenewhabitissimilarlyattractive.17Noteveryhabit-breakingstrategyworksforeveryhabit.Forexample,maybeyouwanttoeatapieceofoilcakeinthebreakroomwhenyouarriveatschool.18Maybe,youmightaswelltrytodevelopanewhabitofeatinghealthierbreakfastfoodatthesametime,instead.19Theonlywayhabit-breakingworksistousethestrategyrepeatedly.A2009studyof96peopleintheEuropeanJournalofSocialPsychologyshowedthatindividualstookbetween18and254daystoformahabit.Finally,successisn’tperfectionwithhabitbreaking.Habitshouldbethoughtofasacontinuum(連續(xù)體).Thingsbecomemoreorlesshabitual.20Andyou’llknowyou’remakingprogresswhenyoufeellessinfluencedbythehabit,notwhenitisgone.

A．Insteadoferasingahabit,youneedtoreduceitsimpact.B．Whicheverstrategyyouchoose,thekeyistodoitoverandover.C．Alow-fatcookieoranafter-workwalkaremorebelievablechanges.D．Thewaytobreakahabitdependsonthebehavioryouwanttoprevent.E．Thebehaviorsareperformedautomaticallyinresponsetoaninvitation.F．Theycanhavenegativeeffectsinthelongtermandoftenneedtobebroken.G．Itwon’tworktorefusetheinvitation,becauseyoucan’tstopgoingtoclass.二、完形填空WhenourfirstsonBrendanwasborninSydneyin1966,weplantedagoldenelmtreeinourfrontyard.ItandBrendan_________togetherandwhenwe_________thehouse,eightyearslater,thetreebranched(長出枝條)outoverourheads.Wewere_________wehadtoleaveitbehindwhenwemovedtoNewSouthWales.Ayoungcoupleboughtourhomeandwere_________it.Overthenext37years,whentravellingtoSydney,myfamily_________couldn’thelpstoppingtoseethetree.Withtime,thegoldenelmgrewmorebeautiful.Theownersstilllovedthehomeandseemednotto_________atallthatwedidn'tcompletelyleavethemalone.RecentlyonthewaytoSydney,myhusband_________toseehowthehouseandtheownersweregettingon.Ithadbeenabouttenyearssincewehadlast_________andthetreehadbeenremovedsomeyearsearlier._________,theowner,Gillian,suggestedshewouldcontact(聯(lián)系)ussometimeinthefuture,somyhusbandgaveherour____________.WhenIheardabouther____________message,Iwonderedwhatshemeant.OnedayinDecember,wehadaphonecallfromGillian.Shewantedtodropsomethingintousforour____________.ItoldBrendanthattherewasamysteriousgiftbeing____________forhimthatday,soitwasindeed____________whenGillianhandedhimapackagecontainingtwocarvedwoodenbowls.Gillianhadaskedalocalwoodworkingcompanytomakethe____________fromapieceofthetrunkofthegoldenelm,whichshehad____________severalyearsearlier.Myhusband’s____________haddrivenhertofollowthroughwithheridea.Whatapleasureitwasto____________thatpackage.Wewere____________byherthoughtfulness(體貼),andamazedthatherlong-termplanactuallydid____________.21.A．watchedB．grewC．playedD．worked22.A．builtB．soldC．foundD．entered23.A．sorryB．a(chǎn)fraidC．a(chǎn)ngryD．nervous24.A．proudofB．politetoC．worriedtoD．delightedwith25.A．neverB．seldomC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．still26.A．forgetB．believeC．mindD．remember27.A．fearedB．decidedC．a(chǎn)greedD．refused28.A．failedB．finishedC．lostD．stopped29.A．InsteadB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Therefore30.A．treeB．a(chǎn)ddressC．keyD．message31.A．encouragingB．personalC．importantD．secret32.A．sonB．friendC．parentD．neighbour33.A．orderedB．boughtC．madeD．sent34.A．strangeB．funnyC．excitingD．heartbreaking35.A．phoneB．.bowlsC．branchesD．package36.A．pickedB．plantedC．storedD．covered37.A．dreamB．mistakeC．visitD．suggestion38.A．postB．receiveC．offerD．use39.A．shockedB．confusedC．a(chǎn)musedD．touched40.A．endB．fallthroughC．formD．cometrue三、語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Inthe1950s,afamilythatownedafarmnearBeulah,Michigankeptabullchainedtoanelm(榆樹).Thebullpaced41thetree,draggingtheheavyironchain,whichledtoagroove(槽)inthebark(樹皮).Thegroove42(deep)overtheyears.Thoughforwhateverreason,itdidnotkillthetree.43someyears,thefamilytooktheirbullaway.Theycutthechain,leavingthelooparoundthetreeandonelink44(hangdown).Thenoneyear,agriculturalcatastrophestruckMichiganin45formofDutchelmdisease.Alloftheelmsliningtheroadleadingtothefarmbecameinfected46died.Everyonethoughtthattheoldelmwouldbethenext.Thefarmownersconsidered47(go)thesafething:pullingitoutandchoppingitupintofirewoodbeforeitdied.48(amazing),thetreedidnotdie.Nobodycouldunderstand49itwastheonlyelmstillstandinginthecounty.It’ssaidthat50doesn’tkillyouwillmakeyoustronger.Or,asaplantpathologists(病理學(xué)家)putit,“Lifebreaksusall,butafterwards,manyofusarestrongestatthebrokenplaces.”四、書信寫作51.假設(shè)你參加一次英語作文比賽，題目為：“TheMostValuableLessonLearnedfromDiligentStudy”。請根據(jù)以下要求撰寫一篇議論文：1.體裁：議論文2.字?jǐn)?shù)：80-90詞3.內(nèi)容要求：闡述你從努力學(xué)習(xí)的過程中領(lǐng)悟到的最寶貴一課。結(jié)合一個具體的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷或挑戰(zhàn)。說明這一課如何影響了你對學(xué)習(xí)和成長的看法。4.語言要求：使用恰當(dāng)?shù)倪B接詞，句式有變化，語言流暢。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書面表達(dá)52.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。TaimurandDaniyalweretwinsandhadbeenmynextdoorneighborssinceIwasfiveyearsold.Notonlydidwegotothesameschool,butoureveningsandweekendswerespenttogethertoo.Itwaslikewewereinseparable.IneverfeltthatIneededanyfriendsotherthanthem.Unexpectedly,oneeveningtheirparentssharedthenewsofthemmovingtoanothercountry—Australia.Iwasshockedtorealizethatwewouldneverbetogether.Istartedrecallingallthegoodtimeswehadspenttogether,suchasplayingintheschoolbreaks,theplaydates,andallthefunthingswedid.Wasitallgoingtoend?Whenwehadbeenthroughsomanyhighsandlowstogether,sharedsecretsandsupportedeachotherthroughthickandthin,theirmovingawayfeltlikemyheartwasbeingtakenaway.Thenewsoftheirdepartureleftmefeelingemptyandlost.IwasthinkingaboutthebiggestchangethatIwasgoingtofaceinafewdays.Itwasadifficultpilltoswallow,