2025-2026学年广东省清远市清城区某中学高二年级上册10月期中英语试题

2025-2026学年广东省清远市清城区清远市第一中学高二上学期10月

期中英语试题

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.Whatprogramwillbeshownafterthenews?

A.Acartoonmovie.B.Afoodprogram.C.Afootballmatch.

2.Whatisthemanallowedtoprepare?

A.Thesauces.B.Thesalad.C.Thedrinks.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Mobilephones.B.Cameras.C.Printers.

4.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theplanfbravacation.B.TheNewYorkcity.C.Theman'sfamily.

5.Howwillthespeakersprobablygotothegallery?

A.Bytaxi.B.Bybus.C.Byb汰e.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22・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，完成以下小题。

6.Whatdocsthemanintroducetothewoman?

A.Aspecialdeal.B.Anewarrival.C.Amembershipcard.

7.Whatdoesthewomanbuyalongv/iththedresses?

A.Trousers.B.Ajacket.C.Shoes.

8.Howmanyitemsdoesthewomanbuy?

A.Three.B.Five.C.Seven.

听下面一段对话，完成以下小题。

9Whyarethespeakersnearthesuburbs9

A.Theywanttobuyahousethere.B.Themandrovetherebymistake.C.Theywillgoforapicnicthere.

10.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.RingJerry.B.Turnaround.C.Lookatthemap.

听下面一段对话，完成以下小题。

11.Whatdocsthemanusuallydointhecomputerroom?

A.Dosomereading.B.Discusswithhisfriends.C.Playcomputergames.

12.What'stheproblemwiththecomputerroom?

A.It'stoonoisy.B.Itopenstoolate.C.It'stoosmall.

13.Whenwillthemangotothenewcomputerroom?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnFriday.

听下面一段对话，完成以下小题。

14.Whoisansweringthephone?

A.Jan.B.Ian'suncle.C.Ian'sfather.

15.WhattimewillAmyleavefbrtheairport?

A.10:00a.m.B.1:30p.m.C.4:30p.m.

16.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.

听卜面一段独白，完成以下小题。

17.WhatTVchannelisJimmyKimmelLiveon?

A.NBCB.TBSC.ABC

18.WhendidJimmyKimmelbecomeespeciallyfamous?

A.AfterhehostedtheOscars.

B.AfterDonaldTnimpbecamepresident.

C.Whenhecriedathisshowfbrthefirsttime.

19.Ontalkshows,whatusuallycomesrightaftertheopeningspeech0

AAninterview.B.Amusicalperformance.C.Acomedyperformance.

20.WhatdidJimmyKimmeldobeforehostingJimmyKimmelLive?

A.Hetaughtinadramaschool.B.Heworkedataradiostation.C.HewenttoschoolinLosAngeles.

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

Whatistalent?Areyoubornwithit?Ordoesitseemtodevelopovertime?BeforeIstart,Tdliketosaythat

onethingeveryoneagreesonisthatthemostskilledmusicianshaveworkedhardtogetthere.

Whileit'struethatafewofushadenough“talent”toavoidextrapracticetodojustaswellasthosewhodid,

thosewhoworkedhardeasilybeatus.Itis,infact,verylikelythatifsomeofus“talentedones”hadactuallybeen

practicingandimprovingourskill,wewouldhaveachievedawholedifferentlevel.

Anotheraspectoftalentseemstobeheartandpassion（酷爱）.ThepeopleIseewhoarethemosttalented

musiciansarecrazyaboutmusic.Theyeatbreathe,andlivemusicandtheymakeanextraordinaryefforttomake

itpartoftheirlives.AsRemusBadeasaid,desirefbrthemusician-to-beissignificantforthemtobesuccessful.

Thisdesireiseasilyfoundinthoseconsideredtobetalented.Whenyouwantandlovesomethingsobad,itdrives

youandyourentirecharactercanbeshapedaroundit.Suchdeterminedpassionseemstoproduceincredibleskill

andtalent.

Thethirdaspect（方面）oftalentishavingtalentaroundyou.Whensurroundedbytalentedmusicians,itonly

seemsnaturalthatyoustarttocatchuptotheirlevelTakealookatalmostanygroupofmusiciansinhistory.The

moretalentedpeopleinthegroupthsmoretalentedthegroupisasawhole.Agreatexampleofthisisthe

relationshipbetweenaudioproducerandartist.Theartistturnsuptothestudiowiththeirsong,andastheywork

throughrecordingit,theaudioproducerwilloftensuggestvariouschangestothesongtomakeitbetter.

1.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Pridegoesbeforeafall.

B.It'snevertoooldtolearn.

C.Practicecontributestotalent.

D.Talentdeterminesachievements.

2.WhatisthekeytosuccessaccordingtoRemusBadea?

A.Passion.B.Character.C.Skill.D.Talent.

3.Whyistheexamplementionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Tointroducewhatrealtalentsarc.

B.Toexplainhowasongiscomposed.

C.Toprovetalentsneedteamspirit.

D.Toshowthebenefitsofbeingwithtalents.

4.Whatmighttheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Musichasnolimits.

B.Musiciansarcbornwithtalent.

C.Musicfavorsthetalented.

D.Musiciansarecreated,notborn.

B

BankerChipPaillexhadneverplantedsomuchuntilhemovediothecountrysideinPittstown,NewJersey,

sevenyearsago.Surroundedbyworkingfarms,hequicklybecameinterestedinthegrow-it-yourselfideaand

rentedapieceof30-by-30-fbotlandHeplantedtomatoes,eggplantsandothervegetable—enoughtofeedhis

familyoffourfbrthesummer.Heendedupwithsomuchproduce;hecouldn'tgiveitaway.Hefoundalocalfood

factoryanddonated120poundsoffreshvegetables.

Thefollowingyear,withahandfulofvolunteersandamemorablename—America'sGrow-a-Ro\v,Paillex

harvested1,500poundsoffreshvegetables,allofwhichhedonatedtoareafoodbanks—placesthatgivefoodto

pocrpeople.SoonPaillexhadahundredvolunteersandneededmoreland.HevisitedMeredithandJeremy

Compton,whofarmPeacefulValleyOrchardsinPittstown.Couldheworktheirland?

“Iguesswewerefeelinghonored,MsaysMeredith.NotonlydotheComptonswelcomeGrow-a-Row

volunteers,theyalsoworkontheland.

Whatbeganwithafewemptyfieldshasturnedintoalargelocalfarm.Thisyear,Grow-a-Rowwilldeliver

about250,000poundsoffreshproducetofoodbanks.Theirsecretfbrgettingallofthisdone?Familypower.

“Eachweek,acoupleoffamilies4own'thegarden,“saysPaillex."Theywater,pick,anddeliver,andthenhandit

oft'onSundaynighttothenextgroupoffamilies.”

Paillexalsowelcomedlocalschoolkids.OnaFridaymorninginMay,somekidsworkedonafield."We're

growingfbod,“onefifthgradersaidproudly.

“Theprogramshowskidsthattlierearepeopleinneed,“saysPaillex.uWhenthesekidsbecometomorrow's

leaders,they,llbemuchmorelikelytoencouragetheirco-workcrsoremployeestogetinvolvedinsomethinglike

this.”

“Chipmakespeoplewanttohelp,“saysColleenDuerr,amotherofIwo."Andfamilieslovethis.Chiphas

givenusawaytoraiseourkidswithagivingheart.^^

5.WhydidChipstartgrowingvegetablesinPittstown?

A.Hewasdeeplyattractedbyplanting.

B.Farmersthereencouragedhimtodoso.

C.Hewantedtoofferfoodtothelocalfoodfactory.

D.Therewereveryfewfreshvegetablesonthemarket.

6.Afterayear'splanting,Chip.

A.setupmorefoodbankssinthearea

B.persuadedmanypeopletohelphimontheland

C.wongreatsupportfrommorepeople

D.helpedsavemanypeoplefrombeingpoor

7.HowcanGrow-a-Rowmanagetoproducesomuchfood?

A.Schoolchildrenplaythemostactivepart.

B.Schoolsandfamiliesdividetheworkequally.

C.Theworkisdividedintoseparatesmalltasks.

D.Familiestaketurnstolookafterthegarden.

8.What'sthebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.AmericanFanns

B.Paillex—TheProducers

C.WayofPlanting

D.Chip'sCountryLift

C

Amaverickdescribesapersonwhothinksindependently.Amaverickrefusestofollowthecustomsorrulesof

agrouptowhichheorshebelongs.IntheUS,amaverickisoftenadmiredforhisorherfreespirit,althoughothers

whobelongtothemaverick'sgroupmaynotlikethemaverick'sindependentways.

Butwheredidtheword“maverick”comefiom?

Earlyinthe1800samannamedSamuelAugustusMavericksettleddowninTexas,whichwasaplaceof

wide-openland,richsoil,cattleranches（牛场）andcowboys.Astheyearspassed,Mr.Maverickincreasedhis

property（财产）inTexas.Beforelong,heownedhugepiecesoflandthatweregoodfbrraisingcattle.Buthehad

nocattle.Hewasn'tarancher.

Oneday,amancametoSamuelMavericktopayhimanolddebt.Butthemandidn'thaveenoughmoney.So

heofferedMr.Maverick400headofcattle.Mr.Maverickacceptedthem,buthedidn'treallywantthem.Hesimply

putthecattleonhislandtoeatandcareforthemselves.

Itwasnotlongbeforethecowsreproduced（繁殖）.Thecalvesgrewandhadmorecalves.Soon,hundredsof

cowsandcalvesmovedfreelyacrossSamuelMaverick'sland.Theyalsomovedacrossthelandofnearbyranch

owners.

ItwasatraditionamongranchersintheWesttoputamarkofownershiponnewborncalves.Theyburnedthe

nameoftheirranchintotheanimafsskinwithahotiron.Theironmadeaclearmarkcalleda“brand”.Brands

allowedrancherstoeasilyseewhoewnedwhichcattle.

SamuelMaverickrefusedtobrandhiscalves."WhyshouldI?”heasked.Ifalltheothercattleownersbranded

theirs,thenthosewithoutabrandbelongedtohim.

Andthisishowtheword“maverick”enteredtheAmericanlanguage.Itmeantacalfwithoutabrand.Astime

passed,theword“maverick”tookonawidermeaning.Itcametomeanapersonwhowastooindependentto

followevenhisorherowngroup.

9.WhydidthemangiveSamuelMaverick400headofcaitle?

A.Togetsomemoney.B.Toreturnwhatheowedhim.

C.Tobuysomeofhisland.D.Toaskhimtoraisethem.

10.Howcouldtherancherseasilyknowwhothecattlebelongedto?

A.Throughthebrandonthecattle.B.Throughthenameofthecattle.

C.Throughtheappearanceofthecattle.D.Throughthelandonwhichthecattlestayed.

11.WhatcanwclearnaboutSamuelAugustusMaverickfromthetext?

A.HewasborninTexas.B.Hetookgoodcareofallhiscattle.

C.HedidiVtreallywanttoacceptthecattle.D.HefollowedthetraditionofranchersintheWest.

12.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howtobecomeanindependentthinker.B.“Maverick”meansacalfwithoutabrand.

C.ThelifestoryofSamuelAugustusMaverick.D.Howtheword“maverick“gotintoAmericanEnglish.

D

Lossofslow-wavesleepasyouagemayincreaseyourriskofdevelopingdementia（痴呆）,accordingtoanew

study.

“Wefoundthatagingwasassociatedwithadeclineintheamountofthedeepeststagesofsleep,knownas

slow-wavesleep.Wethenfoundtha:peoplewithgreaterdeclinesinslow-wavesleepovertimehadahigherriskof

gettingdementiaoverthenext17yearsoffbllow-up,saidMatthewPase,seniorauthorofthestudy.

Slow-wavesleepisthethirdandfourthstagesofsleep,whichisimportantforbrainhealthDuringthisstage,

thebodyremovesunwantedorharmfulmaterialsfromthebrain.t4Forthebrain,thisdeepsleepisthoughttobethe

mostrestorative/'saidDrRichardIsaacson,whowasn'tinvolvedinthestudy.

Theresearcherswantedtoknowwhetherchronic（'慢性的）reductionsinslow-wavesleepovertimearclinked

todementiariskinhumansandwhetherdementia-relatedprocessesinthebrainmaycontributetogettinglessof

thistypeofsleep.Theystudied346peoplewithanaverageageof69andcompletedtwoovernightsleep

studies-onebetween1995and1998andthesecondbetween1998and2001—duringwhichtheirsleepwas

monitored.Theresearchersalsoinvestigatedwhetheranychangeintheamountofslow-wavesleepthat

panicipantsgotwasassociatedwithdevelopingdementiaupto17yearsaftertheycompletedthesleepstudies.By

thattime,52participantshadbeendiagnosedwithdementia.Eachpercentagedecreaseinslow-wavesleepperyear

waslinkedtoa27percentincreasedriskofdevelopingdementia.Therateofslow-wavesleeplossaccelerated（力口

速）fromage60,peakedfromages75to8（）andslowedafterwards.

“Thisisanimponamstudyyetagainshowingiheimpactofqualityofsleeponaperson'sriskofcognitive

declineanddementia,Isaacsonsaid."It'simportanttonotonlypayattentiontothetotalamountofsleepaperson

getseachnight,butalsomonitorsleepqualityasbestaspossible/'

13.Whatcanwelearnfromthenewstudy?

A.Theolderyouare,thelesssleepyouwillhave.

B.Slow-wavesleephasbeenlinkedtotheriskofdementia.

C.Therateofslow-wavesleeplosskeepsgoingupwithage.

D.Theamountofsleephasanimpactontheriskofdementia.

14.Howdidresearchersgetwhattheywanted?

A.Bymakingacomparison.B.Byintroducingaconcept.

C.Byreferringtoanotherstudy.D.Bymakingasurvey.

15.WhatdidDrRichardIsaacsonsuggest?

ASleepqualityneedsmoreattention.

B.Weshouldhaveenoughsleep.

C.Theelderlyshouldsleepmorethantheyoung.

D.Theamountofsleepismoreimportantthansleepquality.

16.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Sports.B.Health.C.Education.D.Environment.

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。

HowtoWriteaMovieReview

Whetherit'sfbrpleasureorajobrequirement,writingagoodmoviereviewcanbeausefulexercise.

17Ifyou'verecentlywatchedafilmandwanttoshareyouropinionsaboutit,herearcsometipstohelp

youcomposeawonderfulmoviereview.

Followyourmaintextwithashortplotsummary.Il'sgoodtogivereadersanideaofthemovieyou're

reviewing.Giveabriefsummaryofthemaincharacters,thesettingandthecentralconOictofthemovie.Never

breakthenumberoneruleofmoviereviews:don'tgivetoomuchaway.18

Moveintoyouranalysisofthemovie.Writeseveralparagraphsdiscussingtheinterestingelementsinthe

moviethatsupportyourpoints.Discusstheacting,thedirection,thecinematographyandthesetting,keepingyour

writingclearandeasytounderstand.19

Useplentyofexamplestobackupyourpoints.Ifyoumakeastatementaboutthemovie,backitupwitha

descriptiveexample.Describethewaysceneslook,thewayacertainpersonacted,cameraangles,andsoon.

20Inthiswayyouaregivingyourreadersafeelofthemovieandcontinuingtoexpressyourcommentson

thefilmatthesametime.

21.Youcouldtreatyourreviewlikeaformalcollegeessay.Butit'smoreinterestingifyoumakeit

yourown.Ifyourwritingstyleisusuallyhumorousorinteresting,yourreviewshouldbenoexception.Ifyou're

seriousordramatic,thatworks,too.Letyourlanguageandwritingstylereflectyouruniqueviewandpersonality

—it'smuchmoreentertainingfbrthereaders.

A.Giveitsomepersonality.

B.Don'truinthemoviefbryourreaders.

C.Itisnecessarytokeepahumorouswritingstyle.

D.Youshouldfirstwatchenoughmoviesonyourown.

E.Youcanusedialoguestohelpyouexpressyourviews.

F.Sodon'tusetoomanytechnicaltermsaboutfilmmaking.

G.Itallowsyoutoexploreyourpersonalconnectionwithafilm.

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、R、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

TheotherdayIwassittinginmycarwhilemydaughterwasgoingshopping.SoonIsawanewredCadillac

SUV22intheparkingspotbesideme.Outofitsteppeda（n）23vounawomaninhighheels,

wearingsunglasses.Herfacewas24.1watchedherassheheadedfbrthestoreand25about

herlife.

Amomentlater,anoldstationwagon（旅行车）pulledupbesidetheSUV.Outofit26ayoungmom

with4littlegirls.Allweredressedinwornclothes.Theyheadedtothestore27alltheway.

AwhilelaterIsawtheCadillacladycomeoutpushingacart（购物车）filledwithanewTV.Hereyeswere

still28、andherfacewasstillserious.Afterfifteenminutes,thestationwagonmother29with

herlittlegirls.Theyhadaweek'sworthof30intheircart.After31themfromit,themother

tookouttwopacksofcookies,brokebothinhalf,andgaveeachgirlahalfofacookie.Thegirlssmiledasifit

wasthemostpriceless32intheworld.Aftertheydroveaway,Icouldn'thelpthinkingaboutthetwo

womenI33knewwhichonehadmoremoney,34Iwasn*isurewhichonereallyownedmore.

Inlifethere5remanykindsofwealth,butthemost35oneofallislove.The36isthatone

whofeelsthemostlovelearnsthemostandgrowsthemost.Theonlythingwewillbecarryingwithusisthelove

wehaveshared.

22.A.speedB.stopC.leaveD.return

23.A.absent-mindedB.middle-agedC.well-dressedD.warm-hearted

24.A.seriousB.confidentC.friendlyD.pale

25.A.concernedB.caredC.askedD.wondered

26.A.rushedB.ranC.steppedD.climbed

27.A.quarrellingB.arguingC.sighingD.laughing

28.A.injuredB.hiddenC.sleepyD.sharp

29.A.gotaroundB.hungaroundC.showedupD.ranaway

30.A.toysB.snacksC.clothesD.books

31.A.removingB.liftingC.sellingD.delivering

32.A.lessonB.donationC.serviceD.present

33.A.probablyB.clearlyC.graduallyD.personally

34.A.andB.orC.butD.so

35.A.valuableB.obviousC.popularD.traditional

36.A.barrierRpurposeC.warningD.truth

第二节(共10小题;每小题15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。

OneofthebiggestmisunderstandingsaboutChina'stechmarketisthatChinaisallaboutcopyingideas.Butif

thateverwasthecase,it37(certain)isn'tnow.China'sentrepreneurs(企、也家)38(prove)that

theycaninnovate(仓U新).Infact,thcy,vcbecomesogoodat39thattheWestisnowcopyingtheirideas.

Herearcafewexamples.Facebookborrowedsomeideas4()China'spopularmessaging

app-Wechatwhen41USsocialmediagiantFacebookintroducedgroupchatsandprivatemessaging.In

bike-sharing,asimilartransferoccurred.LimeBikecopiedoneofChina'smajorbike-sharing42

(company),Mobike.

Chinagainedanadvantagebybeingabletoleapfrog(超越)someolder43(west)technologiesand

gostraighttonewtechsuchasQRcodes,electricvehicles,high-speedtrains,mobilepayment,andsuperappsthat

combineallthesefunciions.Wearcenteringanewstage44separateuniversesarcbeingcreated.This

45(cause)byChina'sfastrise,anda46(grow)gapbetweentheUSandChinaontechnology

innovationsthatmatterfbrthefiiture.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

47.假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你校在举办以"Asuccessfulpersoninmymind”为主题的系列活动，

请你写一封邀请信，邀请一位你心目中的成功人士来做讲座，内容包括：

1.时间、地点、内容；

2.邀请她/他的原因；

3.期待她/他的到来。

注意：词数100词左右