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湖北省鄂东南联考2025-2026学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题

第一部分听力(略)

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

AfterCenturiesofDecline,HopeontheIslands

Humanexploitation(过度利用)oftheGalapagosgianttortoiseledtoasharpdecreaseinallspecies,threeofwhichbecameextinct.Decadesofconservationefforts,suchascaptivebreeding(人工饲养)andcontrolofinvasiveanimals(入侵动物),changedthepopulationfall-off.

1.Howmanytortoisespeciesbecameextinctduetohumanexploitation?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

2.Whatdoestheleft-handgraphmainlyshow?

A.ThediversetypesofGalapagosgianttortoises.

B.ThediscoverytimeoftheGalapagosarchipelago.

C.ThedecliningnumberofGalapagosgianttortoises.

D.TheconservationeffortsforGalapagosgianttortoises.

3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheconservationefforts?

A.Doubtful. B.Negative. C.Unclear. D.Positive.

B

Myfirstdayasateacher,IwastoldIhada“sweetgroupofkids”bytheirfourthgradeteachers,andaftermakingitthroughthatfirstday,Ifoundthistobetrue.Iquicklygrewtoloveeachchildinmyclassroom.Butinthefollowingdays,Ifoundithardtocompetewiththeendlessstreamoffast-pacedtechnologythatfilledtheirlives.Itwasastruggletokeepthestudents’attention.

Astheyearprogressed,itcametimetoteachtheAmericanRevolutionandIwonderedhowIwouldconnectsomethingthathappenedover200yearsearliertothestudents’lives.AnotherteachersuggestedItrystagingarevolutionofmyown,andsooneMondaymorning,thestudentsarrivedtofindmeinanelegantpurpledresswithlongwhitegloves.

IexplainedtothestudentsthatforafewweeksIwouldbe“queen”oftheclassroom,andtheywouldbemy“colonists(殖民者).”Ipassedoutfivepenniestoallthestudentseachdayandtoldthemaslongastheykepttheirpenniesuntiltheendofclass,theywouldberewarded.Astheu