2025-2026学年湖南省耒阳市第一中学高二上学期第三次文化素质测试英语试题
本试卷总分150分，时量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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What made a mess on the table
A Paint. B. Cream. C. Milk.
2. What does the woman suggest the man do first
A. Keep his job. B. Have enough savings. C. Go on a journey.
3. What will the woman do this evening
A. Take a lesson. B. Go for a dance. C. Play football.
4. What type of food will the speakers choose
A. Italian food. B. American food. C. British food.
5. What is the problem with the man’s daughter
A. She had a terrible headache.
B. She had a serious cold.
C. She didn’t sleep well.
第二节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 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. Which position is the woman interviewing for
A. Customer service. B. Salesperson. C. Marketing manager.
7. Why does the woman apply for the position
A. She was advised by her sister to do so.
B. She believes she is suitable for the job.
C. She loves this company.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. How does the woman sound
A. Excited. B. Impatient. C. Confident.
9. What is the weather like now
A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。
10. What is the man doing
A. Trying on shoes. B. Doing sports. C. Shopping online.
11. What size can the man get
A. Size 8. B. Size 9. C. Size 10.
12. Who is Charlie
A Sarah’s brother. B. Sarah’s dad. C. Sarah’s grandfather.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。
13. How was the man’s left foot hurt
A. He was hit by a taxi.
B. He was knocked over by someone in the game.
C. He fell onto the ground after jumping to catch the ball.
14. What did the man realize when he stood up
A. His bones were damaged.
B. His injury was quite bad.
C. He could still walk for a while.
15. Who helped the man get to the hospital
A. A doctor. B. His coach. C. His teammates.
16. How long will it take the man to fully recover
A. One month. B. Two months. C. Three months.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。
17. What is the talk mainly about
A. Jim’s hobby. B. Jim’s career. C. Jim’s family.
18. How old is Jim
A. 64. B. 80. C. 82.
19. Which animal does Jim like best
A. A lion. B. A monkey. C. A bear.
20. What helped Jim make the decision
A. That Li died last year.
B. That his wife retired lately.
C. That the zoo would be rebuilt.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Volunteering is a great way for teenagers to make a difference and meet new people. Here are a few volunteer opportunities that you could encourage your teen to take up.
Help a local food bank
Food banks always welcome donations and new volunteers. They provide perfect volunteering opportunities for those who are interested in helping the homeless. Your teen can do anything, from preparing meals to working behind the scenes to repackage donated food items, serving food, and carrying boxes.
Help at a soup kitchen
A soup kitchen is one of the places where the hungry can get free or cheap meals (usually soup and bread). Most soup kitchens run chiefly on donations and the generosity (慷慨) of people. As a soup kitchen volunteer, teens may clean the tables and utensils (餐具), help distribute food, cook food, etc.
Volunteer for Meals on Wheels
By volunteering for Meals on Wheels, your teen will deliver good meals to the elderly or the disabled. It’s perfect for teens who have just received their driving license and love any reason to get behind the wheel of a car! They can make a massive impact in a short amount of time. Alternatively, your teen can also volunteer in their kitchen and prepare meals for delivery. With a simple gesture, your teen can bring smiles to people’s lives.
Work with Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity’s task is to build or improve a place that someone could call home. Besides helping the community, your teen will learn valuable skills such as repairing, fundraising, painting, and building. You can sign them up for long-term projects or a one-time program.
1. What do a local food bank and a soup kitchen have in common about food
A. The source of food. B. The tastes of food.
C. The types of food. D. The prices of food.
2. Who would be the most suitable for Meals on Wheels
A. Lucy who likes singing. B. Linda who enjoys drawing.
C. Jack who can drive a car. D. Peter who loves sports.
3. Which would you choose if you want to learn some skills
A. A local food bank. B. A local soup kitchen.
C. Meals on Wheels. D. Habitat for Humanity.
B
There are stress-reduction techniques like yoga, exercise, and walks in nature. Another ancient but much-overlooked technique that can restore a general sense of happiness is the reading and writing of poetry.
Poetry reconnects us with the beauty and kindness of the world, while it also points out the difficulties of the world. Rather than dismissing hardships, poetry calls them out and reminds us that others have also lost a loved one, experienced disappointments, lived with depression — they have suffered as we now suffer. Poetry allows us to identify our personal confusions, breaks our feeling of loneliness, and offer our sense of belonging. Poetry leads us toward wisdom and acceptance.
Science agrees. The International Arts & Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University offers convincing evidence from studies that poetry is good for our health. A 2021 study at a hospital found that hospitalized children who read or wrote poetry experienced fewer negative emotions such as fear, sadness, anger, and worry.
Consider The Guest House by Jalal al-Din Rumi, one of the most respected poets today. Written over eight hundred years ago, the poem invites us to view all of life’s experiences and the feelings that arise from them as temporary (临时的) visitors in the “guest house” of self. With patience and pity, Rumi advises us to recognize that even negative moods are precious teachers for our growth.
To enter a poem is to escape the noise of the ordinary world. Painful experiences are reframed and given a new understanding by a poem. That’s because poetry reflects a rich mix of the sweetness and bitterness that is life. It refreshes our physical minds and offers invented landscapes of imagery. Rumi is apart from us for centuries, yet he speaks to us, across time.
For your own health and peace of mind, I encourage you to take up a friendship with poetry.
4. What is the function of poetry according to Paragraph 2
A. Poetry brings people wealth.
B. Poetry dismisses difficulties in life.
C. Poetry enables us to connect emotionally with others.
D. Poetry ignores different kinds of sufferings of the world.
5. How does the author organize his idea in Paragraph 3
A. By example. B. By comparison. C. By classification. D. By definition.
6 What did Jalal al-Din Rumi suggest readers do in the Guest House
A. To cherish our teachers. B. To learn from bad moods.
C. To view ourselves as guests. D. To take our growth seriously
7. Where is the passage most probably taken from
A. A poetry collection. B. A personal diary.
C. A science report. D. A popular magazine.
C
This is a story about two kinds of intelligence: artificial intelligence and emotional intelligence How often do we hear these two terms together
But now SoftBank, a Japanese company, is using AI to create a tool known as SoftVoice. This tool adjusts the voices of angry customers so that call center employees can avoid dealing with trouble.
The new tool, SoftVoice, will monitor caller’s voices in real time, detect if they become abusive and change their tone of voice to make it easier on the employee’s ears. SoftBank insists it won’t change the words that customers say, but instead will do things like lowering an angry voice to make it less grating.
SoftVoice supposedly won’t remove 100 percent of the angry tone, so that call center employees will know objectively that a customer is angry. But it will remove enough to remove any sign of abuse. As an added feature, the SoftVoice AI product will also detect if a customer’s abuse has gone on too long, and play an automated message that says: “We regret to inform you that we are going to discontinue our service.”
Now, as much as this is an artificial intelligence development, it’s also a great example of using AI to increase emotional intelligence. And that’s what this AI product does: remove the expression of other people’s unhelpful emotions, making it easier for employees to do their jobs. The possibilities seem endless — and I admit, potentially working.
Imagine a future where many people in the same conversation could use technology like SoftVoice in real time to change each other’s emotions — or even their word choice. Or imagine people using AI to change the tone of what they say. The tone sometimes determines the content; would companies be on the hook (担负责任) for an employee’s AI-driven promise to a customer if it slightly changed the meaning Still, at least it sounds like it’s designed to improve people’s lives.
8. What does the underlined word “grating” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Hurried. B. Pleasant. C. Annoying D. Understandable.
9. How does SoftVoice work
A. By giving staff advice.
B. By recording conversations.
C. By changing wrong words automatically.
D. By detecting abuse and lessening its effects.
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph about the use of SoftVoice
A. It will break promises. B. It will mainly be used in call centers.
C. It may cause potential problems later. D. It may completely remove customers’ anger.
11. What is the main idea of the passage
A. A new type of AI in managing emotions.
B. An AI tool and the concern it may cause.
C. Future risks of AI in daily communication.
D. How AI solves problems for angry customers.
D
Most people typically get between seven to nine hours of sleep each night. Now, studies show some lucky people have rare genetic mutations (基因突变) that enable them to feel well-rested after just four hours of sleep. Researchers have identified one of these mutations, called SIK3-N783Y, in a human super-sleeper. The team then studied the mutation in genetically modified mice and found that the mice carrying this mutation also got less sleep.
Researchers tested the mutation by giving it to lab mice. They found that mice with the mutation slept around 31minutes less than those without it and 54 minutes less following a period of sleep deprivation (睡眠剥夺). Mice normally sleep for around 12 hours per day, which is significantly longer than humans. Therefore, this new mutation-linked sleep reduction of up to 54 minutes is less than observed in human subjects with naturally short sleep patterns. The researchers noted that this could be due to mice usually experiencing more fragmented (碎片化的) sleep than humans.
There are a variety of negative effects associated with not getting enough sleep, from feeling tired and being more forgetful to an increased risk of heart problems. Study co-author Dr. Ying-Hui Fu suggests that the bodies of these natural short sleepers might simply be more efficient at the restorative processes that occur during sleep. “Our bodies continue to work when we go to bed, detoxifying themselves and repairing damage,” she said, “All these functions our bodies are doing while we are sleeping, these people can perform at a higher level.”
For the rest of us who need our solid eight hours, understanding the genetics of naturally short sleepers could have important significance. Scientists hope that by investigating these genetic mechanisms, they can develop better treatments for the millions who struggle with sleep disorders. “These findings advance our understanding of the genetic basis of sleep and provide further support for potential therapeutic strategies to enhance sleep efficiency,” the team noted.
12. How do people with SIK3-N783Y differ from most people
A. They require much less sleep. B. They feel a bit more energetic.
C. They have better sleep quality. D. They fall into deep sleep faster.
13. What can we infer about SIK3-N783Y from the experiment on mice
A. It has the same effect on humans’ sleep as on mice’s.
B. It makes mice’s sleep patterns as continuous as humans’.
C. It reduces mice’s sleep more remarkably after sleep deprivation.
D. It enables mice to-sleep 4 hours a day like human super-sleepers.
14. What does Dr. Ying-Hui Fu intend to state in paragraph 3
A. The outcomes of lacking enough sleep. B. The significance of having longer sleep.
C. The challenges of being a super-sleeper. D. The reasons for short sleepers’ less sleep.
15. What do scientists hope to achieve with this research
A. Improve humans sleep efficiency. B. Explore solutions to sleep disorders.
C. Adjust human sleep patterns scientifically. D. Analyze the impact of other genes on sleep.
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。
Have you ever wondered why it feels so satisfying to sing in the shower You are alone. You are warm. The air is moist, making your throat feel wet.____16____ You’re at once relaxed and pleasantly energized by the water. Little can take you away from the simple tasks at hand. You control the speed and pitch. And the bathroom provides wonderful resonance (共鸣).
Now imagine singing while driving. You are sitting, stuck by a tight seat belt that limits airflow. Without any warm-up, you probably start right in with the first song you hear. The air is drier. And to stay awake, you may be drinking coffee, which can make you thirsty.____17____ While singing along to the radio, your voice may get lost in the noise of the song and the car.
From my personal experience, I realize the importance of not only focusing but also setting the right conditions during practice. ____18____ This is why some argue against baseball players practising hitting before a game. Nervousness in unfamiliar environments may worsen a player’s mechanics and lead to a lower batting average during the game itself.
____19____ To warm up, I practise deep breathing exercises and relax my tongue with “blah blah blahs”. Brightening my face, helps make my sound more energetic. My voice becomes richer and stronger when I practise opening up my mouth by yawning, imagining the back of my mouth expanding like a frog’ s. I also adjust the way I stand.____20____
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. You are standing up straight.
C. You are loudly clearing your throat.
D. Incorrect training may lead to negative outcomes.
E. The stress of driving and staying safe keeps you tense.
F. After all, an upright guitar wouldn’t sound right if it were bent.
G. To ensure effective practice, I recreate my singing in the shower.
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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Leticia Conzalez wanted to do something special to put some extra magic into Christmas. The mother helped her twin daughters. Luna and Gianella, craft(精心制作) the perfect ____21____ to Santa (圣诞老人). The girls then tied their notes to red balloons and ____22____ them. Leticia never thought the balloons would ____23____ anyone. But she was ____24____! She got a Facebook message that ____25____ her. Someone had found Luna’s note and balloon, and he was looking to make her day!
Alvin Bamburg lived 650 miles away from the Conzalez’s home. He was out hunting day when he stumbled(绊倒) across the ____26____, and he knew he wanted to ____27____ Santa Claus the moment he read the letter. He ____28____ about the balloon on Facebook seeking help finding the letter-writing child. In her note, Luna had asked for candy, a Spider-Man ball, a “Frozen” doll, and a puppy, and the ____29____ man was determined to get her everything on her list!
When Leticia heard that Alvin was _____30_____ them, she messaged him on Facebook. _____31_____, a big package soon arrived for both Luna and Gianella. Inside was nearly everything on Luna’s list—times two! Later, Alvin learned how _____32_____ they were when receiving their gifts. All his _____33_____ were worthwhile.
These two families are now _____34_____, all because of a far-reaching balloon! They become good friends. What a wonderful way to make a _____35_____ in these sisters’ lives and give them wonderful memories they’ll never forget!
21. A. gifts B. letters C. dolls D. flowers
22. A. flew B. blew C. kept D. delivered
23. A. hurt B. control C. reach D. follow
24. A. confused B. nervous C. sure D. wrong
25. A. surprised B. embarrassed C. inspired D. scared
26. A. stone B. balloon C. rope D. branch
27. A. meet B. tell C. find D. play
28. A. read B. argued C. posted D. thought
29. A. kindhearted B. brave C. wise D. energetic
30. A. caring about B. looking for C. waiting for D. worrying about
31. A. Actually B. Secretly C. Unexpectedly D. Fortunately
32 A. anxious B. ashamed C. curious D. grateful
33. A. services B. belongings C. efforts D. dreams
34. A. encouraged B. linked C. relieved D. separated
35. A. difference B. promise C. decision D. start
第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The use of chopsticks has been a big part of Chinese food culture for ____36____ (century). When Chinese people cook food or pick it up, a pair of chopsticks always comes for use.
So how did chopsticks come into being It’s said that a leader of ancient China, Dayu, ____37____ helped his people fight floods, invented them. In those days, people ____38____ (eat) only with their hands. But Dayu was busy preparing for flood control work and often had his meals in the wild. In the summer ____39____ particular, he hurried to deal with unexpected accidents and didn’t want to wait to eat. The meat ____40____ (cook) in the pot was too hot to pick up with his hands. So one day Dayu picked up some twigs (细枝) ____41____ (help) himself hold the meat. Then the twigs ____42____ (final) became the chopsticks we know today.
But of course, this is just a story. The ____43____ (early) chopsticks which archaeologists (考古学家) have found so far are more than 3,000 years old, ____44____ (date) back to the Shang Dynasty. The six bronze chopsticks ____45____ (find) in Yinxu, one of China’s oldest archaeological places, in Anyang, Henan province.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校最近举办了首届校园诗歌节(Campus Poetry Festival)，你的美国网友Chris对此很感兴趣，请写封邮件与他分享这次活动，内容包括：
(1)活动目的、时间、地点；
(2)活动的具体内容；
(3)个人感受。
注意: (1) 词数80左右;
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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。
A Cold Winter Evening
On a cold winter evening, Li Ming walked home with heavy steps, his heart heavy with the news of failing an important exam at school. His father was sitting in the living room, reading the newspaper, while his mother was busy in the kitchen preparing dinner. Afraid to face their disappointed looks, yet knowing he should be honest, Li Ming hesitated. Just then, his mother called him to help set the table.
As they sat down for dinner, the atmosphere was tense. Li Ming’s father asked about his day, and Li Ming knew he couldn’t avoid the topic any longer. “Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you,” he said, his voice trembling. “I failed the exam.” The room fell silent. His father’s face turned strict, and his mother looked worried. “How could this happen ” his father demanded. “You’ve been studying so hard.”
Li Ming felt a wave of shame and frustration. He tried to explain, but his words were chaotic (混乱的). “I… I don’t know. I thought I was prepared, but it was really difficult.” His mother put a hand on his arm, trying to comfort him. “We need to figure out what went wrong and how we can help you improve,” she said, her tone softer than his father’s.
注意：
（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题纸相应位置作答。
After dinner, Li Ming’s father remained upset.
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The family gathered around the table, and they talked openly.
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