2025~2026学年甘肃省庆阳市环县第一中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年甘肃省庆阳市环县第一中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷一、听力选择题(★★)1.WhatdoesthewomanexpectMr.Smithtodo?

A．MakeacalltoGeorge.B．Offerhersomevegetableoil.C．Helpheropenthekitchenwindow.(★★)2.Howmuchdidthewomanweighthreemonthsago?

A．100pounds.B．115pounds.C．150pounds.(★★)3.Whatmistakedidthetruckdrivermake?

A．Hemadeavideoillegally.B．Hebrokethetrafficrules.C．Hedamagedthetrafficlights.(★)4.Whatistheweatherlike?

A．It’shot.B．It’swarm.C．It’scold.(★★)5.WhatisMomdoing?

A．PlayingajokeonDad.B．Doingsomecleaning.C．Lookingforherbook.(★★)听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatdrinkdoesthemanaskfor?

A．Tea.B．Juice.C．Coffee.7.Wherewillthemango?

A．Toabank.B．Tohisoffice.C．Toanotherstore.(★★)听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.Wheredidthemanknowabouttheadvertisement?

A．Fromanewspaper.B．Fromamagazine.C．Fromawebsite.9.Whenwillthespeakersmeettomorrow?

A．At9:00am.B．At1:00pm.C．At5:00pm.10.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoprobably?

A．Sellahouse.B．Findanapartment.C．Holdaparty.(★★★)听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Strangers.B．Friends.C．Husbandandwife.12.Whyisthewomanleavingthepark?

A．Sheisafraidofbeingpunished.B．SheisgoingtowatchSuits.C．Sheisabouttogofishing.13.Whatiswrongwiththeman'sjeans?

A．Theyarebroken.B．Theyarewetwithwater.C．Theyaredirtywithpaint.(★★★)听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。14.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A．Inanoffice.B．Inaclassroom.C．Inacoffeeshop.15.WhatwillMattdoinhalfanhour?

A．Haveameeting.B．Takeashortbreak.C．Writeareport.16.HowdoesMattfindhispresentjob?

A．Busy.B．Tiring.C．Nice.17.Whatdidthewomando?

A．Shesoldclothes.B．Sheworkedinalibrary.C．Shetaughtataschool.(★★★)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18.WhatmakesskiholidaysbecomepopularintheUK?

A．Easyonlinebooking.B．Theadvantagesskihas.C．Thelowprice.19.WhencanyoutakeskitripsofferedbySunwebatalowerprice?

A．Duringterm-time.B．Duringpublicholidays.C．Duringschoolholidays.20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A．HowtomakeSunwebpopular.B．Howtogoskiingatalowcost.C．Howtomakeyourtripenjoyable.二、阅读理解(★)Thesummerholidayiscoming!Doyouwanttohaveawonderfulandmeaningfulvacation?Ifyouareinterestedinanimalsandnature,comeandjoinus!YouthExplorerhaspreparedyouwithaThree-Day-Program!Youcantakepartinmanyactivitiesandmeetwithanimals—lions,monkeys,tigersandsoon!Moreinformationabouttheprogramisasfollows:Age:Studentsaged10to15.Groups:Twoprogramsforyoutochoose.Eachprogramneedsatmost15students.

ProgramA

Dates:15—17July

Days:MondaytoWednesday

Time:9:30am—4:00pmProgramB

Dates:6—8August

Days:TuesdaytoThursday

Time:9:30am—4:00pmProgramcost:$200formembers;$230fornon-members.Howtodo:Simplycometoourcentertogetanapplicationform.SendyourcompletedformtousbeforeJuly10th.Notes:Nofreelunchisoffered.Youmayeitherbringboxlunchorpayforlunchatourrestaurants.Bothprogramswillstart1DAYlaterifthereisawarningofrainstorms.21.WhocanjointheThreeDayProgram?

A．Childrenunder6.B．Studentsover16.C．Childrenaged7—9.D．Studentsaged12—14.22.WhenwillProgramBstartifthereisarainstormonAugust6th?

A．OnSunday.B．OnWednesday.C．OnTuesday.D．OnMonday.23.Howmuchshouldonememberandtwonon-memberspayfortheprogram?

A．$600.B．$630.C．$660.D．$700.(★★★)“I'mgoingtofail!"Mybestfriendcried.SheandIhadthisconversationalmosteverydaywhilewewereinhighschool.Thetruthwasthatmyfriendneverfailedinanysubjects.Ijustthinkthatshecan'tacceptfailuresbecauseshelivesherlifeasaperfectionist(完美主义者).Whatshefailstounderstandisthatalotofgoodcancomefromfailures.Forexample,failurecanhelpbuildrelationships.Oncewascookingdinnerforafriend.Iwastired,andseveraldishesItriedtomaketurnedoutbad.IgrewmoreandmoreupsetuntilmyfriendtoldmethatIshouldn'tworry.Shecaredmoreaboutourfriendshipthanthedishes.Thatday,Ilearnedthatfailuredoesn'talwaysmakepeopledislikeyou.Infact,aftershesaidthosewordstome,Igrewclosertoher.Failurecanmakesuccessevermoreexciting.Everyfewyears,therewouldbeanimportanttestinthePEclassatourschool.Studentshadtorunamilewithineightminutes.Iwasnevergoodatrunning,soIfailedeverytimeuntilthethirdyearatschool.ThenIbeganworkingoutregularly,andyetIstillfailedthatyear.Afewdayslater,however,theteachergavemeandsomeotherstudentsanotherchancetorunandIgotapassfinally!Youcan'timaginehowexcitedIwasafterthat.Ifeltthememoryofthesuccesswasassweetashoney,becauseIhadtoovercomefailuretoreachit.Nowitscleartoseethatfailurecanteachusgoodlessons.It'snotanend—itcanbeabeginning.24.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sbestfriendfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Shelikedtakingtests.B．Shewasafraidoffailures.C．Sheoftenfailedinstudy.D．Sheknewhowtobeperfect.25.Whatdidtheauthorfinallygetfromafailedcooking?

A．Badfeelings.B．Worries.C．Acloserfriendship.D．Moreexperience.26.Whydidtheauthorfeelexcitedaftertherunningtest?

A．Becauseshecouldworkoutregularly.B．Becauseshereceivedhoneyasareward.C．Becauseshegotanotherchancetotakethetest.D．Becausesheachievedsuccessaftermanyfailures.27.Theauthorwrotethispassage________.

A．toshowthenegativeeffectsoffailuresB．topointoutherbestfriendsfearoffailuresC．toencouragethereaderstofacefailuresbravelyD．tointroducedifferenttypesoffailures(★★★)Tothehumanears,afieldofflowersissilent,exceptthenoiseofbirdsandinsects.Tocertainanimalears,however,afieldofflowersisfullofconversation.Now,scientistshavediscoveredthatplantsactuallymakenoiseasawayofcommunicating.Inotherwords,theytalk!Ithaslongbeenknownthatplantscommunicatewhentheyarestressed.Youneedonlywatchahouseplanttorealizethataplantlowersitsheadwhenitneedswater,orturnsyellowwhenithasbeenwateredtoomuch.Someplantsalsosendoutabadsmellwhenstressedtotryandstopinsectsfromtakingadvantageoftheirstressedstateandeatingthemup.Now,anewstudythatwaspublishedinCellandconductedbyresearchersatTelAvivUniversity,showsthatnotonlydoplantsexpressthemselvesintheabovewayswhenstressed,theyalsomakesounds,liketalking.AccordingtoNoCamels,plantssendoutsoundsatfrequencies(频率)between40to80kilohertz—outoftherange(范围)ofhumanears,butwithintherangeofsomeanimals.“Bats(蝙蝠)makesoundsintheserangesallthetime,andmice,dogsandcatscanpartlyhearwithinit,”Dr.LilachHadany,oneoftheauthorsofthestudy,toldNoCamels.WhatissurprisingaboutHadany’sstudyisthattheresearchershavemanagedtounderstandandgroupthesoundsthatplantsmakeforthefirsttime.Plantsthatarenotstressedmakeaboutonenoiseperhour,butplantsthatarestressed,thirsty,orinjuredmakemanyhundredsofsoundsperhour;andeachofthesesoundsseemstoshowthecertaintypeofstresstheplantisunder.Thistypeofinformationcouldbekeyforagriculture(农业).Knowingwhatsoundstheirplantsaremakingwillhelpfarmersdeterminewhethertheirplantsareindangerordiseaseandallowthemtomakethenecessarychangestoallowtheirplantstogrowwell.28.Whydosomeplantssendoutabadsmell?

A．Toshowtheyhatebirds.B．Tosaytheyareinneedofwater.C．Toprotectthemselvesfromdanger.D．Totellpeopletostopwateringthem.29.Whichofthefollowingcanhearplantsmostclearly?

A．Humans.B．Cats.C．Dogs.D．Bats.30.Whatdoesthelastparagraphfocuson?

A．Thebigproblemsfarmershavebeenfacing.B．Thepossibleapplicationofthenewstudy.C．Thewaysforfarmerstolearnplants’languages.D．Thepointsneededtobeimprovedforthestudy.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．PlantsChangeTheirLookstoAskforHelpB．NecessaryChangesAreMadetoAgricultureC．PlantsCanMakeSoundstoCommunicateD．AFieldofPlantsIsSilenttotheHumanEars(★★★)Noonecansaywhetherhuman-likerobotswillhaveasweetdream,buttheywillalmostcertainlyneedperiodsofrestthatofferbenefitslikewhatsleepprovidestolivingbrains,accordingtonewresearchfromLosAlamosNationalLaboratory(LANL).“Westudyspikingneuralnetworks(尖峰神经网络),whicharesystemsthatlearnmuchaslivingbrainsdo,”saidYijingWatkins,acomputerscientistfromLANL.“Wetrainedaneuromorphic(神经形态的)processorinawayhowhumansandotherbiologicalsystemslearnfromtheirenvironmentduringchildhooddevelopment.”Watkinsandherresearchteamfoundthatthenetworksimulations(模拟)becameunstableaftercontinuousperiodsofunattendedlearning.Whentheyexposedthenetworkstostatesthatareanalogoustowhatlivingbrainsexperienceduringsleep,stabilitywasrecovered.“Itwasasthoughweweregivingtheneuralnetworksagoodnight’srest,”saidWatkins.Thediscoverycameaboutastheresearchteamworkedtodevelopneuralnetworksthatareascloseashowhumansandotherbiologicalsystemslearntosee.Thegroupinitiallystruggledwithstabilizingsimulatedneuralnetworksundergoingunattendeddictionarytraining,whichinvolvesclassifyingobjectswithoutprovidingexamplestocomparethemto.Theresearchersexposethenetworkstoanartificialsimulationofsleepasnearlyafinalefforttostabilizethem.Theyexperimentedwithvarioustypesofnoise.Thebestresultscamewhentheyusedwavesofso-calledGaussiannoise.Thesewavescanmakesurethattheneuralnetworkskeepstable.Thegroup’snextgoalistoapplytheiralgorithm(算法)toIntel’sLoihi,aproductwhichusesspikingneuralnetworkstowork.TheyhopeallowingLoihitosleepfromtimetotimewillenableittostablyprocessinformationfromacamerainrealtime.Ifitcanconfirmtheneedforsleepinartificialbrains,wecanprobablyexpectthesametobetrueofhuman-likerobotsandotherintelligentmachinesthatmaycomeaboutinthefuture.32.WhatdidWatkinsandherresearchteamfind?

A．Neuralnetworksarefarfromstable.B．Artificialbrainsmayneedbreakaswell.C．Neuralnetworksareverysensitivetonoise.D．Human-likerobotsneedequalresttohumans.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“analogous”inparagraph2mean?

A．Contrary.B．Beneficial.C．Similar.D．Related.34.WhywilltheresearchersapplythealgorithmtoLoihi?

A．TobetterupdateLoihi.B．ToenableLoihitorunfaster.C．Tofurtherconfirmtheirdiscovery.D．TomakesureLoihigetenoughsleep.35.Inwhichsectioncanweprobablyfindthisarticle?

A．Mind&Brain.B．Business&Industry.C．Medicine&Care.D．Computer&Science.(★★★)Sportsofferkidstheabilitytoexercisewhilehavingfun,thechancetolearnhowtoplayasateam,andagoodwaytodevelopathletic(运动的)skills.Despitethesebenefits,70%ofkidsquitsportsbytheageof13.36●37Haveyoueverwatchedkindergartenchildrenplaysocceragainstanotherteamofkindergartenchildren?Itisbothenjoyableandamusing.Nomatterwhatthescore,allthekidshaveagoodtimeandarehappy.38Thefocuschangesfromhavingfuntopracticingskills.Onlythepre-teenswiththebestskillscangetthemosttimeinthegame.Whatwasafunactivityatage5becomesasourceofstressandpressureforapre-teen.Thosewhoarenotamongthemosttalentedplayerstendtoquitandfindsomethingelsetheymightbegoodat.●Itcostsmore.39Parentsofapre-teenaregoingtoneedtobuyauniform,gear,andequipment.Teamsneedtotraveltocompeteagainstteamsfromotherschoolsordistricts.Parentswhowanttowatchthegamesnowhaveextragascoststodealwith.Therefore,whenanactivitybecomesexpensive,parentsstartpushingtheirpre-teenstodowellinit.Perhapstheparentscomplainthatiftheirpre-teensaresittingonthebench,oraren’tthestarplayers,themoneywasn’tworthit.Thisaddsextrapressureonapre-teenwhomightquittheteam.●It’stheage.Parentsneedtorememberthatpre-teensaregoingthroughalotofchanges.Theirbodiesarechanging.Schoolhasbecomemorechallengingandrequiresthemtomanagealotofhomework.40Ifyourpre-teen’sfriendsquitplayingsoccer,yourpre-teenmightquitaswell.

A．Itstopsbeingfun.B．Herearesomereasonswhythathappens.C．Theirfriendsarebecomingboredofsomesport.D．Themoremoneyinasport,thelessparticipationinit.E．Askidsgetolder,theexperienceofplayingsportschanges.F．Theirfriendsarebecomingmoreimportanttothemthantheirfamiliesare.G．Theolderaplayergets,themoreexpensivetheparticipationinasportbecomes.三、完形填空(★★★)InOctober,Isaidtomystudents,“Whynotdosome_________tomakesomemoney?Thenwe’llbuyfoodforsomeoneinneed.”Thenearlyinthatweek,theycamewiththeirhard-earnedmoneyattheirhomes,_________togoshopping.Wesoonpickedwhatweneeded.Asweheadedtowardthecheckout,someoneshouted,“Flowers!”Thegrouprushedtotheflowers.However,consideringpracticality,Isaid,“Youcan’tsendflowers.”“Butplease,Mrs.Sherlock,”someonebegged,“wewantflowers.”Defeated(被打败了),I_________themtobuysomecarnations(康乃馨).Anorganizationhadgivenustheinformationofa_________grandmotherlivingaloneformanyyears.Afteralongdrive,we_________arrivedatasmall,shabby(破旧的)house.Anoldladycameoutto_________us.Eachboxwas_________quickly.Butwhenthewomannoticedthecarnations,sheseemed_________.“She’swishingitwereabagofrice,”Ithought.“Doyoulikelivinghere?”Michaelasked.Hearingthis,thewoman_________,“Ofcourse.I’mquitefondoflivinghere.”Shetoldthechildrenaboutthebirdsflyingtothebreadshe__________.“Maybethat’swhyIcouldgetthefoodfromyou,”shesaid.“BecauseI__________myfoodwiththebirds.”Wereturnedtothe__________andsawherwavegoodbye.Thenshewalkedpastthefood,straighttothecarnations.Sheputherfaceinthecarnations,withasmileonherlips.Thechildrenwerequiet.Theyhadseenthe__________theyhadtomakeanother’slife__________.AndIhadseensomethingtoo—sometimesapersonneedslovely__________onacoldwinter.41.A．shoppingB．readingC．exerciseD．housework42.A．nervousB．excitedC．unwillingD．afraid43.A．taughtB．forcedC．encouragedD．allowed44.A．braveB．poorC．reliableD．sick45.A．finallyB．alreadyC．suddenlyD．hardly46.A．thankB．guideC．helpD．welcome47.A．carriedinB．leftbehindC．sentbackD．handedout48.A．satisfiedB．worriedC．surprisedD．angry49.A．criedB．repliedC．askedD．complained50.A．hidawayB．putoutC．pickedupD．broughtin51.A．cookB．findC．shareD．buy52.A．houseB．woodsC．carD．stores53.A．powerB．timeC．moneyD．desire54.A．healthierB．deeperC．longerD．better55.A．foodB．birdsC．flowersD．kids四、语法填空(★★★)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。InmostAsiancountries,especiallytheso-called“ricebowl”culturesofChina,Japan,56Korea,foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks.Chopsticksareusuallytwolong,thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo.Apart57beingmadeofwoodorbamboo,chopstickscanbemadeofplastic,animalboneormetal.Sometimeschopsticks58(make)ofgoldandsilverwithChinesecharactersare59(extreme)artistic.Skilledworkershavea60(prefer)forthecombinationofvarioushardwoodsandmetal.Theydesire61(create)specialdesigns.TheChinesehavedefinitelyusedchopsticksforfivethousandyears.Peopleprobably62(cook)theirfoodinlargepots,63(use)twigs(树枝)toremoveit.Overtime,as64populationgrew,peoplebegancuttingfoodintosmallpiecessoitwouldcookmorequickly.Foodinsmallpiecescouldbeeateneasilywithtwigswhichgraduallyturnedintochopsticks.SomepeoplethinkthattheremarkableChinesescholarConfucius(孔子),65livedfromabout551to479B.C.,influencedthedevelopmentofchopsticks.Confuciusbelievedknivesweretooviolentforuseatthetable.ChopsticksarenotusedeverywhereinAsia.InIndia,forexample,mostpeopletraditionallyeatwiththeirhands.五、书信写作(★★★)66.你校英文报正在举办一场主题为“AFamousPersonIRespectMost”的征文活动，你有意参加。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.该名人的基本情况；2.主要成就；3.你的评价。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。AFamousPersonIRespectMost___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达(★★★)67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Iwaspreparinglunchinthekitchenwhilemy2-year-oldson,Adam,wasplayingbyhimselfatthefrontdoor.Suddenly,Iheardhimshouting,“Look,Mama!Doggie!”IputawaywhatIwasdoingandstuckmyheadoutofthedoor.Brandy,ournext-doorneighbor's11-yea