湖北武汉市江岸区2025-2026学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题（Word版附解析）

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注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
选择题部分
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What clr is the wman’s cat?
A. Black. B. White. C. Red.
2. Where did the man leave his bag?
A. On the bus. B. At schl. C. At his friend’s.
3. What caused the mark n the wman’s arm?
A. An insect. B. A dg. C. A child.
4. Why is the man in such a rush?
A. He missed his train.
B. He needed t buy a train ticket.
C. He went t the wrng statin.
5. What are the speakers discussing?
A. Kinds f restaurants. B. Types f fd. C. Areas f twn.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6—7小题。
6. Hw des the wman feel?
A. Lucky. B. Srry. C. Wrried.
7. What will the man d next?
A. Cmplain t the bss. B. Leave the ft prints. C. Clean the flr again.
听第7段材料，回答8—9小题。
8. What d we knw abut the speakers?
A. They are a cuple. B. They are gd friends. C. They are strangers.
9. What will the man d fr the wman?
A. Offer her a free meal.
B. Make plans with her and her family.
C. Help her create a restaurant business.
听第8段材料，回答10—12小题。
10. When did the wman start wrk?
A. At 6:00 a.m. B. At 7:00 a.m. C. At 8:00 a.m.
11. Why is the wman tired?
A. She didn’t sleep. B. She had a lng day. C. She did bring wrk.
12. What is the wman?
A. A patient. B. A nurse. C. A dctr.
听第9段材料，回答13—16小题。
13. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. In a club. B. In a sprts center. C. In a cncert hall.
14. What des the man dislike abut large music cncerts?
A. The high price. B. The bad sund. C. The dark atmsphere.
15. Hw did the man get the tickets?
A. Frm his sister. B. Frm a friend. C. Frm a website.
16. What instrument des the wman play?
A. The vilin. B. The guitar. C. The pian.
听第10段材料，回答17—20小题。
17. What will the weather be like near the cean this weekend?
A. Windy. B. Snwy. C. Sunny.
18. What is the speaker’s suggestin fr thse living in the muntains?
A. Traveling t the cast. B. Staying inside. C. Playing in the snw.
19. What warning are lcal fficials giving?
A. Rads may becme dangerus.
B. Temperatures culd be very lw.
C. Peple might lse electricity.
20. When will gd weather begin?
A. On Tuesday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
What is the Summer Reading Challenge?
1 in 4 children cannt read well by the age f 11. This hugely limits their life chices and skills. We’re n a missin t change this.
The Summer Reading Challenge encurages children t keep reading during the summer hlidays, ensuring they are ready fr a great start t the new term in the autumn. Children set a reading gal and cllect rewards fr reading anything they enjy. Children can sign up at their lcal library r nline, and it’s FREE t take part.
Read t the Beat!
This year’s Challenge is Read t the Beat!, delivered by The Reading Agency in partnership with public libraries and pwered by Universal Music Grup UK. The theme inspires children t explre the cnnectin between stries and sngs, discvering hw reading and music bth light imaginatin and creativity.
This year’s Challenge is brught t life with illustratins by award-winning authr and illustratr, Harry Wdgate.
2026 Launch Dates
Sctland: Saturday 20 June
England and Wales: Saturday 4 July
Wh is it fr?
The Summer Reading Challenge is aimed at children frm 4-11 years ld. It supprts this age grup and their families by:
● Preparing children t get back t the classrm in the autumn.
● Supprting the mve int a new year grup r key stage.
● Bsting children’s cnfidence and self-esteem by supprting independent reading.
● Prviding free access t bks and fun family activities during the summer.
Get Invlved
1. What is the main purpse f the text?
A. T sell illustrated bks by Harry Wdgate.
B. T annunce the launch date f a music festival.
C. T encurage children t jin a reading prgram.
D. T reprt n children’s reading ability in the UK.
2. What is a feature f 2026’s Challenge?
A. Illustratins make it lively.B. It is funded by the Reading Agency.
C. The ending dates are different in UK.D. The theme is t cmbine stries and music.
3. What is the library’s advantage ver the nline versin?
A. Digital and physical rewards.B. Free activities and events.
C. Tips fr hme bks.D. Online sign-up ptin.
B
Late last spring, I had sme persnal prblems and felt I needed help with my feelings. I nce heard that reading a sea-themed cartn and lifting weights wuld make me feel better, but I had already tried bth, and they did nt wrk.
What I wanted was a bk that culd give me advice n hw t live the rest f my life in a meaningful way. Then I remembered that a philspher named Baruch Spinza was knwn fr ffering real cmfrt thrugh his writings. I had wanted t read his mst famus bk, The Ethics, fr a lng time. I thught it was finally time t let his wrds calm me dwn.
There was ne prblem: The Ethics is knwn t be very hard t understand. S I psted n scial media and asked my friends if they wuld like t read it tgether with me. T my surprise, nearly 40 peple said yes. I made a 10-week reading plan, and we started.
Nearly half f the grup left after the first few meetings, but the rest stayed. We met every Sunday nline. Often, we came t the meetings cnfused by what Spinza had written. But after an hur f discussin, we wuld leave with a little mre understanding. By the time we reached the last chapter, ur grup felt very excited.
We realized that being tgether with thers, feeling cnnected t the wrld, and accepting the paths ur lives had taken — these were things we already had all alng. I felt saved, and I was thankful.
Why did we d this t urselves? Nne f us are philsphy prfessrs. We have busy jbs and many adult respnsibilities. But the experience was wrthwhile. Friendship grws when a grup wrks hard n a difficult task tgether. Learning can be painful and pleasant at the same time — and mst imprtantly, it is shared.
I enjy easy things t. But slwly, I have nticed that mdern life ften pushes us t accept t many quick and simple pleasures. Reading a hard bk will nt change that, r fix anything. Still, fr at least a few hurs each week, I can give my full attentin — tgether with friends — t smething that requires real mental effrt. And I feel a satisfying kind f tiredness at the end.
4. Why did the authr want t read Spinza’s bk?
A. T get cmfrt.B. T find guidance.C. T imprve ability.D. T impress friends.
5. What des “wrthwhile” (para.6) mst likely mean?
A. Useful and valuable.B. Respnsible and fun.
C. Painful but fruitful.D. Difficult but educatinal.
6. What lessn d I learn frm this reading experience?
A. Tiredness places peple under great pressure.
B. Reading bks is a special treat in mdern life.
C. Mental effrt imprves persnal cmmunicatin.
D. Peple may find meaning in demanding activities.
7. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. Nrmal peple’s figuring ut Spinza’s hard ideas.
B. Reading a hard bk as a team-building challenge.
C. The real secret t getting thrugh big and difficult bks.
D. Frm being cnfused nline t feeling better in mdern life.
C
Sme peple might think that a bk abut “the influence f the hrse n human histry” culdn’t pssibly be interesting. But in fact, Timthy C. Winegard’s The Hrse is fascinating. It ffers a fresh way f lking at hw imprtant hrses were t human develpment. And the bk almst didn’t happen — because hrses almst didn’t survive.
At the end f the Ice Age, sudden climate changes drve hrses t the edge f extinctin. The animal, nce fund acrss much f the wrld, became largely limited t an area frm Eastern Eurpe t Central Asia. There, they were hunted mainly fr fd.
Hrses might have gne the way f their extinct relatives if humans had nt dmesticated them like cattle. Then, ne day, smene decided t jump n the back f a milder-tempered hrse. That simple act started a revlutin that changed the wrld.
Riding hrses helped farmers take care f mre sheep and gats. It als helped hunters cver mre grund. When hrses replaced cattle, their greater speed allwed mre land t be plwed (犁地). This increased crp prductin and changed farmers frm peple wh nly grew fd fr themselves int exprters f gds.
Inevitably, hrses became instruments f war. At first, they pulled war vehicles carrying archers. Later, they carried sldiers directly int battle. The earliest knwn true cavalry (骑兵) unit belnged t the Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta Ⅱ.
In a fairly shrt time, cavalry units made the difference in battle. Thse natins that had hrses wn wars; thse that didn’t tried t get them. In many ways, these cnflicts created the wrld we live in tday. Alexander the Great extended his empire — and Greek culture — thrugh Persia and India and beynd, thanks t the success f his cavalry. Mrish invaders brught math and science t Eurpe n hrseback.
Hrses were als the deciding factr in the Battle f Hastings. There, William, the Duke f Nrmandy — wh had cavalry — sundly defeated the Angl-Saxn King Harld Gdwinsn. That victry created the mdern British state.
The Hrse is a well-researched bk. It is interesting, charming, and entertaining. But as the authr might say: I can lead yu t a bkstre, but I can’t make yu read.
8. What first helped the hrse avid extinctin?
A. Being hunted fr fd.B. Being limited t an area.
C. Being raised by human.D. Adapting t climate changes.
9. As a result f using hrses in farming, farmers culd ________.
A. hunt mre animalsB. prduce mre crpsC. raise mre cattleD. cver mre grund
10. What des the authr imply by the underlined sentence in paragraph 6?
A. Hrses were in greater demand than ther equipment.
B. Natins withut hrses fcused n trade instead.
C. The value f hrses was recgnized after wars.
D. Winning wars was the way t get hrses.
11. Why did the authr write this passage?
A. T intrduce and recmmend.B. T analyze and cnclude.
C. T explain and inspire.D. T describe and encurage.
D
Things dn’t stay tidy by themselves. If yu leave yur desk fr a week withut cleaning it, papers pile up, dust cllects, and things end up in the wrng places. The same happens with a rm, a bx, r even the universe. In nature, systems naturally mve frm rder t disrder unless we use energy t keep them rganized. This idea is knwn as the secnd law f thermdynamics (热力学), which says that entrpy — a measure f disrder — tends t increase ver time.
T help explain this, imagine a bx divided int tw parts, filled with gas particles (粒子) mving at different speeds. Nrmally, the particles mix tgether freely, and the system becmes mre disrdered. In the 19th century, a physicist named James Clerk Maxwell came up with a famus thught experiment. He imagined a tiny, intelligent being — later called “Maxwell’s demn” — that culd pen and clse a small dr between the tw sectins. The demn wuld let nly fast-mving particles pass ne way and nly slw-mving nes pass the ther way. Over time, this wuld separate the particles and create rder, seemingly withut using any energy.
If rder culd be created fr free, that wuld seem t break the secnd law f thermdynamics. Fr years, scientists were cnfused and debated whether the law was always true. They wndered if smething else — like infrmatin — culd act as a real-life “demn.”
S researchers at the University f Maryland built a mdel t test this. Their mdel described a device that culd separate particles and reduce disrder in ne part f a system. But here’s the key: the device did nt break the secnd law. Instead f using utside energy, it used stred infrmatin t track and cntrl the particles. In ding s, it mved disrder frm the physical system int its wn memry. As researcher Dibyendu Mandal explains, the rder created in ne place is balanced by mre disrder smewhere else. The verall balance required by thermdynamics is always maintained.
This shws that infrmatin is nt just an abstract idea — it is cnnected t real physical prcesses. Machines based n this principle prbably wn’t prduce large amunts f energy, but they culd still be useful. Fr example, they might help scientists cntrl tiny particles mre precisely in experiments r imprve medical techniques. What started as a simple thught experiment has helped us better understand hw rder, energy, and infrmatin are all linked.
12. Why des the authr mentin an untidy desk?
A. T explain a science idea.B. T questin if disrder is avidable.
C. T link habits t science thinking.D. T cmpare human behavirs.
13. What must Maxwell’s “demn” d t srt particles?
A. Speed up sme particles.B. Use utside energy.
C. Stp particles frm mving.D. Watch and recrd particle infrmatin.
14. What can we infer abut infrmatin’s rle?
A. It replaces energy.B. It allws n-cst peratin.
C. It mves disrder elsewhere.D. It helps prcess large data.
15. What is the authr’s view f the secnd law?
A. Maxwell’s idea shws its limits.B. It is still crrect.
C. It fits large systems best.D. Smart cntrl can break it.
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。
Many peple believe that learning shuld be easy. There is a myth: if yu find the right methd, learning will becme easy. Peple search fr the perfect system t avid struggle. ____16____ Learning is a prcess f frictin (摩擦力), requiring yu t sit with cnfusin and discmfrt until clarity appears. This is hard learning — it demands effrt withut immediate reward.
When peple avid struggle, they turn t passive learning — watching vides, reading summaries and feeling prductive. But passive expsure creates nly familiarity, nt mastery. ____17____ It is slwer, mre frustrating. It invlves rereading the same paragraph, attempting prblems withut knwing the answer, and failing repeatedly befre getting it right. This prcess feels slw and painful. There is n instant reward, nly gradual imprvement.
One key element is deliberate repetitin — returning t material with deeper attentin each time. What was nce cnfusing becmes familiar; what was familiar becmes clear; what was clear becmes flexible.
____18____ Hard learning requires yu t think, nt just cnsume. Yu must explain ideas in yur wn wrds, test yur understanding, and apply knwledge in new cntexts. This turns knwledge int ability. Learning that avids struggle rarely lasts.
There is als a psychlgical barrier. Many peple mistake difficulty fr failure, thinking they are nt gd at it. ____19____ Lk at experts in any field: they rely n hard learning — they dn’t run frm difficulty. Their success is built n lng hurs f fcused effrt, repeated attempts, and willingness t stay with cmplexity. N methd can replace effrt. Techniques guide yu, but cannt d the wrk fr yu.
In the end, learning is nt abut aviding difficulty — it is abut building the ability t mve thrugh it. ____20____
A. Hard learning is different.
B. Anther key aspect is active engagement.
C. Challenging yurself is the key t prgress.
D. This prcess feels uncmfrtable but necessary.
E. And the sner yu accept that, the sner yur learning becmes real.
F. But the truth is far less pleasant: real learning is nt designed t be easy.
G. In reality, difficulty is nt a sign f inability — it is a sign that learning is happening.
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）
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。
Fr nearly twenty years, I’ve studied what makes sme peple luckier than thers. Luck isn’t a lightning strike — it’s mre like the wind, always ____21____. The difference lies in whether we’ve built a sail t ____22____ it.
Twelve years ag, n an early mrning flight t Ecuadr, I decided t ____23____ my rutine. Instead f putting n headphnes t sleep, I started a ____24____ with the man next t me — a publisher. Later, I tk anther risk: I shwed him a bk idea I had written. He plitely ____25____, but we kept in tuch. Mnths later, I met his team. One editr asked, “Have yu ever thught abut writing a bk?” I ____26____ the same idea again. This time, it fund the right audience. Within tw weeks, I had a publishing cntract. Within tw years, the bk became a ____27____. All f this started with a simple “hell.”
Anther time, a student named Brian wrte me a kind nte abut a prgram: “I knw I’ve been ____28____ twice, but I want t thank yu fr the pprtunity. I learned s much thrugh the prcess.” Struck by his ____29____, I invited him t meet. That meeting later ____30____ us t start a cmpany called Play fr Tmrrw. That single thank-yu nte changed bth ur ____31____.
Once, in my creativity class, I asked students t ____32____ bth the best and wrst ideas fr a new restaurant. After cllecting them, I tre up the “best” ideas and ____33____ the “wrst” — like a restaurant in a garbage dump. Their task: turn the terrible idea int smething great. Within minutes, they made it. The lessn: even the mst unlikely ideas cntain seeds f ____34____.
Luck rarely cmes frm nwhere. It grws frm small risks, genuine gratitude, and a willingness t see where thers ____35____.
21. A. flatingB. blwingC. changingD. passing
22. A. catchB. attachC. cllectD. range
23. A. fllwB. discuntC. breakD. keep
24. A. tuitinB. whisperC. jurneyD. cnversatin
25. A. acceptedB. praisedC. refusedD. dubted
26. A. brught abutB. pulled utC. fcused nD. gt thrugh
27. A. hitB. sayingC. charmD. cllectin
28. A. appintedB. claimedC. respndedD. rejected
29. A. hnestyB. respectC. determinatinD. virtue
30. A. frcedB. invitedC. selectedD. inspired
31. A. sulsB. pathsC. scentsD. targets
32. A. brainstrmB. identifyC. annunceD. cntrast
33. A. put awayB. watched verC. handed utD. went thrugh
34. A. ingredientsB. pssibilitiesC. attemptsD. evidences
35. A. missB. slideC. argueD. frwn
非选择题部分
注意：将答案写在答题纸上，写在本试卷上无效。
第二节 短文填空（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 the recent summer vacatin, middle-schler Wang Weining’s parents ____36____ (bk) fr him a custmized exercise prgram, including resistance training and shuttle runs. He tk the classes three times a week in his residential cmmunity.
“Having a ne-n-ne cach prvided me with mre detailed guidance n mvements cmpared t PE teachers in large classes. Nt nly have my skills imprved ____37____ (quickly), but my study stress has als been relieved,” he tld State bradcaster China Central Televisin.
Weining’s mther praised the service, saying that parents need nly place ____38____ rder n their mbile phne, and their children can then exercise right dwnstairs frm hme.
“This reduces transprtatin ____39____ (cst) t and frm gyms, and saves us the time f picking up and drpping ff the kids, ____40____ is cnvenient fr bth the children and us,” she said.
A mther surnamed Hu, rdered a similar training prgram nline fr her 10-year-ld sn. “____41____ (weigh) 65 kilgrams, he needed t lse weight,” she said. “My husband and I have t wrk, and have n time t take ur by t the gym, ____42____ the dr-t-dr service is a better chice.”
In additin t playing ____43____ fun and imprving their verall health, sme yung peple have even used persnalized physical training t prepare fr exams.
A middle schl student surnamed Li frm Zhejiang has been using nline sprts services ____44____ (practise) his standing lng jump, rpe skipping and pull-ups under a cach’s guidance every week.
He said that all the exercises he des are ____45____ (aim) at the physical educatin tests in the high schl entrance exam. “With the cach’s mre targeted training, I hpe t be well-prepared fr the tests,” Li said.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 你校英文报“Campus Vices”栏目正在征稿，请同学们对高中科目选择（Subject Selectin）中的能力（ability）、兴趣（interest）、就业前景（jb prspect）这三个因素按重要性进行排序（rank），并阐述理由。
请你写一篇短文向该栏目投稿。
注意：
（1）标题自拟，写作词数应为80个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Ranking My Subject Selectin
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第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Sweat pured dwn Mark’s face. He had just finished trying ut fr Oakwd High Schl’s basketball team, and he knew making it t the team was a pretty sure thing. After all, he wasn’t just gd — he was excellent.
Basketball ran in the family — his lder brther Reggie was nw playing at a tp cllege, and Mark was expected t fllw in his brther’s ftsteps. But Mark had a secret: his heart was in anther sprt.
Wiping the sweat frm his frehead, Mark jumped n a bus heading hme. Thrugh the windw, his eyes were drawn t the field where cheerleaders (啦啦队)danced effrtlessly. He culdn’t lk away. Fr mnths nw, cheerleading had been n his mind. Reaching int his bkbag, he pulled ut a pster: CHEERLEADER AUDITIONS (选拔). This was what he really wanted.
Mark knew pursuing cheerleading wuldn’t just be a physical challenge. His family had pured s much hpe int his basketball future. But he was tired f living in his brther’s shadw. He was ready t carve his wn path.
Six mnths ag, Mark nce tld his best friend Darren abut his dream. “Cheerleading is girly,” Darren said. “Yu’re s gd at basketball. Why thrw that away?” Mark std his grund. “This is where I want t put my strength,” he insisted. Over time, Darren began t understand and supprt him. Still, Mark kept his passin hidden frm his family.
Secretly, Mark trained with tw cheerleaders. Cheerleading didn’t cme naturally — every mve demanded mre than basketball ever had. But mnth by mnth, he imprved. Maybe, just maybe, he std a chance f making it t the cheerleading team. But right nw, after his basketball tryut, he had t face his family.
As sn as Mark arrived hme, his parents were at the dr.
“S…?” his father asked.
“The tryut? It went well.” Mark replied, staring at his feet. Everyne in the family was smiling…except Mark. Still, he knew what had t be dne.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Gathering curage, Mark annunced, “I dn’t want t play basketball anymre.”
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A week later, it was time fr the cheerleader auditin.
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In the library
Visit yur lcal library and sign up. Yur child will set a reading gal, chse anything they like t read, and cllect special stickers and rewards fr their reading. Libraries ffer lts f free activities and events thrughut the summer.
Online
Sign up n the fficial Challenge website t take part nline. Children can set a reading gal and get tips fr accessing bks fr free at hme. As they read bks, they’ll unlck digital rewards, including a printable certificate.