2025-2026学年度第一学期12月学业水平质量监测
高一英语试题
（共10页 满分150分 考试时间150分钟）
一、阅读理解（共20小题 满分50分）
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The Palace Museum where many Chinese people have developed their interest in history and culture has many interesting stories to share. Let’s look at some special student memories.
Zhan Aixuan, 16, Affiliated High School of Peking University
My most special memory of the Palace Museum is a soft orange cat I met there one afternoon, which curled up on a sunny stone step. As I bent down, he didn’t run away but touched his head gently. In that small moment, I felt a strong link to the past. He wasn’t just a cat, but the living spirit of the palace.
Tang Yiran,16, Affiliated High School of Peking University
My favorite hobby is collecting creative products from the Palace Museum It all started with a cat bookmark showing cats in a traditional Chinese garden. The bright colors make it perfect for marking pages. Collecting these products brings me joy and helps me understand traditional Chinese culture more.
Ge Jinyuan,19, China Agricultural University
When I visited the Palace Museum, I was deeply moved by its great size and long history. My favorite exhibit was A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains. I once saw a dance based on this painting on the Spring Festival Gala. Its beautiful colors and majestic mountains left a deep impression on me. I bought a fridge magnet featuring the painting. Its scroll- style design presents traditional Chinese art in a creative way.
1. What does Tang Yiran collect from the Palace Museum?
A. A fridge magnet. B. A cat bookmarks. C. Creative products. D. Beautiful Paintings.
2. Where did Ge Jinyuan first know about the dance based on A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains?
A. At the Palace Museum. B. In his school art class.
C. On a sunny stone step. D. On the Spring Festival Gala.
3. Which of the following is true about the three students?
A. They are all from Affiliated High School of Peking University.
B. They all have special experiences related to the Palace Museum.
C. They all collected cultural and creative products from the Palace Museum.
D. They all saw A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains at the Palace Museum.
B
The old, leather-bound journal (日记) felt heavy in Sarah’s hands. It had belonged to her grandfather. The task of cleaning out the attic (阁楼) had seemed boring, but finding this journal turned it into an adventure.
She opened it carefully. The first entry was dated July 1943. Her grandfather, just seventeen then, described his journey to the big city, seeking work to support his family. He wrote about the pressure he felt and the great loneliness. In one moving passage, he wrote about sharing his only piece of bread with a homeless dog, noting, “His gratitude made me feel less alone in this world.”
As Sarah read deeper, she saw the growth of the young boy into the wise man she had known. The entries changed from stories of struggle to stories of building a life — meeting her grandmother, starting a family. She found a pressed four-leaf clover (三叶草) between the pages of the entry marking her father’s birth.
With every page, Sarah felt a deeper connection to a grandfather she realized she had never fully known. The quiet man had once been a brave, lonely boy, a romantic young man, and a proud father. She had only known the last chapter of his life, but the journal gave her the whole story, helping her understand their relationship on a much deeper level.
That evening, instead of continuing with the attic, Sarah sat down at her desk. She picked up a pen and a fresh notebook. On the first page, she wrote: “My story begins today, but perhaps one day, it will help someone else understand where they came from.” The past had been sorted; now, it was time to take down the present.
4 How did Sarah come across her grandfather’s journal?
A. She was searching for it in the attic. B. Her grandfather had told her about it.
C. She discovered it while cleaning the attic. D. She bought it from a second-hand store.
5. What did the early entries reveal about Sarah’s grandfather?
A. He faced hardships and loneliness in his youth.
B. He was a successful businessman from the start.
C. He was born and raised in a large modern city.
D. He had a dislike for animals in his younger days.
6. What does the underlined phrase “the whole story” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The complete history of their family. B. The whole process of cleaning the attic.
C. All the secrets her grandfather kept. D. The full life journey of her grandfather.
