河南省郑州市八校联盟2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1河南省郑州市八校联盟2025-2026学年高二上学期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。AHerearefourparksinAmericathatofferidealvisitingconditionsinthefall.NatchezTraceParkway(Mississippi,Alabama,Tennessee)Covering444milesbetweentheMississippiRiverandNashville,NatchezTraceParkwayhassomeoftheprettiestsceneryintheentireSouth.ThefallseasonalsobringsspecialeventsalongtheparkwayliketheNatchezBalloonFestival(October18-19)andDancingWithTheKing(October18-20)inTupelo,Mississippi.CapitolReefNationalPark(Utah)FallisaharvestseasonatCapitolReefNationalPark—apicture-perfectsettingforpicnickingwithpeaches,pearsandapples.Forasmallfee,visitorscanself-pickthepeaches,pearsandappleswithladdersandfruit-pickingpolesprovidedbytheParkService.Afterward,theycanenjoythefruitsoftheirlaboratthenearbypicnicareaandcampground.WhiteSandsNationalPark(NewMexico)CoolertemperaturesarejustoneofthereasonstovisitWhiteSandsinthefall.AnotherreasontovisitinthefallisimpressivefullmoonsthatbrightentheunearthlylandscapesofthisNewMexicodesertpark.WhiteSandscelebratestheautumnsupermoonswithranger-ledFullMoonHikes(September18andOctober16)andFullMoonNightsthatfeature/liveoutdoormusic,specificallyajazzbandonSeptember17aswellasNativeAmericanmusicianandstorytellerRandyGrangeronOctober17.JoshuaTreeNationalPark(California)It’shardtoavoidcrowdsatJoshuaTreeNationalPark,butyoumighthaveachanceifyouvisitduringaweekdayinOctoberorNovember.ByOctober,theaveragedaytimetemperaturehasdropped,perfectforhiking,biking,horsebackridingthe36.5-mileCaliforniaRiding&HikingTrailthatrunseast-westacrossthepark.1.WhendoestheNatchezBalloonFestivalstart?A.OnOctober16. B.OnOctober17.C.OnOctober18. D.OnOctober19.2.WhatcanvisitorsdoatCapitolReefNationalPark?A.Pickfruits. B.Enjoybandperformances.C.MeetRandyGranger. D.AttendDancingWithTheKing.3.Whichparkoffersactivitiesrelatedtofullmoons?A.NatchezTraceParkway. B.WhiteSandsNationalPark.C.CapitolReefNationalPark. D.JoshuaTreeNationalPark.BCkunsa,thelanguageoftheLickanantaypeoplewhohavelivedintheAtacamaDesertformorethan11,000years,wasdeclared“extinct”inthe1950s.Anextinctlanguageisalanguagethatnolongerexistsduetotherebeingnospeakersorusers,inlinguisticsorotherwise.It’salanguagenoonebotherstostudyatall.“Idon’tacceptthatmynativelanguageisextinct,”says50-year-oldTomásVilca,anaboriginalpersonlivinginthedepthsofthedesert.“Wearebringingitback.Wearegoingtoreviveourlanguage.”About7,000languagesarespokenworldwide,ofwhicharound1,500areindangerofdisappearingaltogetherbytheendofthiscentury.Ckunsaisnottheonlyonetodisappear.TheSelk’nam,anativepeoplewholivedinthefurthestsouthernreachesofChile,spokealanguagecalledOna,whichhasalsobeendeclaredextinct.Recently,in2021,CristinaCalderón,thelastspeakeroftheYagánlanguageatthesouthernmosttipofSouthAmerica,died.Withherdeath,theYagánlanguagebecameextinct.“Attheeducationallevel,weareworkingconstantlytoreviveCkunsathroughtheschoolsubject,”saidMargaritaMakuc,headoftheChileanEducationMinistry’sgeneraleducationdivision.In2018and2019,theministryspoketorepresentativesfromthecountry’s10nativecommunitiestobuildacurriculum(课程表)forthesubject,whichwasapprovedandcarriedoutinJuly2020.InOctober2021,thefirstgreatmeetingoftheCkunsalanguagewasheldinanattempttoplotawayforwardfortherecoveryofthelanguage.AndinMaythisyear,afoundationhandedout1,400miniCkunsadictionariestoprimaryschoolstudentsinSanPedrodeAtacama.IliaReyesAymani,alocal50-year-oldteacher,haswrittenshortsongsinCkunsatoteachcolorsandnumberstothelocalchildren.“We’retryingtoleavesomethingbehindforourchildren,muchasourgrandparentsandancestorsdidforus,”saysReyesAymani.“Themorewespreadthewordsandteachpeople,thefasterCkunsagrowsasalanguage.It’sgreattoseehowpeoplearetakingitup,andshowingusthatourheritagematters.”4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aboriginal”inparagraph1probablymean?A.Creative. B.Inexperienced. C.Local. D.Unlucky.5.Howisparagraph2developed?A.Byreasoning. B.Byanalyzingresults.C.Byexperimenting. D.Bygivingexamples.6.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Students’performanceinChile. B.EffortstoreviveCkunsa.C.Stepsinlearningaforeignlanguage. D.Problemswithcarryingouttheproject.7.WhatdoesReyesAymanithinkofhispresentwork?A.Itisbeneficialtofuturegenerations. B.Itearnshimalargesumofmoney.C.Itmakeshimfeelanxiousandstressed. D.Itgetshimtoknowmorefamouspeople.CIndiahasbeenoneoftheworld’slargestproducersandconsumersofwheatandrice.“Weusedtoknowwhenitwouldrainandforhowlong,andweplantedourseeds(种子)accordingly,”saidP.RavinderReddy,aformerIndiansoldierwhoturnedtofarmingonhisfamily’sland16yearsago.“Now,manytimestheseedsdon’tgroweitherbecausethere’stoomuchrainorit’scompletelydry.”Somearetakingtowhatiscallednaturalfarming—techniqueslikeplantingcropsalongsidetreesandotherplantsthatcanprotectcropsfromwindandsomeextremeweather—todealwithclimatechange.Butthatcanmeanreducedyields(产量),soIndia’sgovernmentispromotingtheuseofnewvarietiesofriceseedsthatdon’tdecreaseyields.AccordingtoaUnitedNationsreportreleasedearlierthisyear,morethan700millionpeoplewenthungrylastyearandoverathirdoftheglobalpopulationisunabletoaffordahealthydiet.ApartfromIndia,otherprogramsincludingaUnitedStatesgovernmentprogramandprivatelyfundedprojectsarehelpingdevelopnewseedsthatcanadapttoclimatechangeinAfrica,CentralAmericaandotherAsiancountries.“Wereallyneedtheseseedstodealwiththesemultipleissuescreatedbyglobalwarming,”saidAshokKumarSingh,formerdirectorofNewDelhi-basedIndianAgricultureResearchInstituteandascientistwhospecializesinplantgeneticsandbreeding.Singhhasoverseenthecreationofmultiplesuccessfulricevarietiestoresistvariousplantdiseases.Andhisorganization,withfundingfromthegovernment,hasreleasedmorethan2,000seedvarietiesinthelastdecade.“Ensuringthatfarmersknowaboutsuchseeds,canaffordthemandaretrainedtousethemproperlyisasimportantascreatingtheseeds,”saidAditiMukherji,directorforclimatechangeadaptationandmitigationattheConsultativeGrouponInternationalAgriculturalResearchandanauthorofseveralUnitedNationsclimatereports.8.WhatcanwelearnfromP.RavinderReddy’swords?A.Hehasbeenasoldierforsixteenyears. B.Hehasanapproachtohelpingseedsgrow.C.TheclimateinIndiahasbecomeextreme. D.ItiseasytopredictwhenitwillraininIndia.9.Whatisaconsequenceofapplyingnaturalfarming?A.Yielddecrease. B.Energyshortage.C.Landloss. D.Environmentalharm.10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioning700millionpeople?A.Therisingpopulationaroundtheworld. B.Therightwayofkeepingahealthydiet.C.TheimportanceofaUnitedNationsreport. D.Thenecessityfordevelopingtougherseeds.11.WhatisAditiMukherji’ssuggestionforthegovernments?A.Trainingtheirfarmers. B.Creatingmorejobs.C.Raisingthepriceofseeds. D.Ensuringpersonalsecurity.DAmysteriousphenomenonfirstobservedin2013inaremotepartofthePacificOceanappearedsounbelievable.Sensorreadingsseemedtoshowthatoxygenwasbeingmadeontheseabed4,000metersbelowthesurface.“Itoldmystudentstoputthesensorsbackinthebox.WeshippedthembacktotheproducerandgotthemtestedbecauseIthoughttheyhadgivenusnonsense,”saidAndrewSweetman,aprofessorattheScottishAssociationforMarineScience.“Andeverysingletimetheproducercameback:They’reworkingaccurately.”Photosyntheticorganisms(光合生物)suchasplantsandalgaeusesunlighttoproduceoxygenthatcyclesintotheoceandepths,butpreviousstudiesconductedinthedeepseahaveshownthatoxygenisonlyconsumed,notproduced,bytheorganismsthatlivethere.Now,theteam’sresearchwaschallengingthislong-heldassumption,findingoxygenproducedwithoutphotosynthesis.Sweetmanfirstmadetheunexpectedobservationthat“darkoxygen”wasbeingproducedontheseafloorwhileassessingmarinebiodiversityinanareathat’susedforminingpotato-sizedpolymetallicnodules(多金属结核).Metalscontainedinthenodulesareinhighdemandforuseinsolarpanels,electriccarbatteriesandothergreentechnology.Theteamtooksomeofthesamplesofpolymetallicnodulesbacktostudyinthelabtotrytounderstandexactlyhowoxygenwasbeingproduced.WorkingwithscientistsatNorthwesternUniversity,Dr.Sweetmandiscoveredthatthenodulesproduceasmallamountofelectricity.Whenthenodulesareclosetogether,theycreateenoughelectricitytoproducetheoxygen.Thediscoveryraisesmoreconcernsaboutdeep-seamining.CraigSmithfromtheUniversityofHawaiisaidhefavoredapauseonminingthenodules.Earlyattemptsatminingeffortsinthezoneinthe1980sprovidedawarning.“In2016and2017,marinebiologistsvisitedsitesthatwereminedinthe1980sandfoundnotevenbacteriahadrecoveredinminedareas,”saidSmith.“Inunminedregions,however,therearemanyspeciesofsealife.”12.WhydidSweetmansendthesensorsbacktotheproducer?A.Hebrokethembyaccident. B.Hedidn’tneedthemanymore.C.Hewantedtoreplacethemwiththelatestones. D.Hethoughttheywereoutoforder.13.Accordingtothetext,theteamsucceededin________.A.inventingelectriccarbatteries B.producingoxygeninthedeepoceanC.provingthelong-heldassumptionwrong D.creatingpolymetallicnodulesinthelab14.WhatisCraigSmith’sattitudetodeep-seamining?A.Favorable. B.Opposed. C.Unconcerned. D.Unclear.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.NewResearchontheIndianOcean. B.DarkOxygenWasFoundontheSeafloor.C.ItIsImportantforUstoProtectSealife. D.AMysteriousStudyonGreenTechnology.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）Anyonewithastorytotellcanwriteabook,eitherfortheirownenjoymentortopublishforalltosee.Thefollowingaresometipstohelpyou.Understandwhyyou’rewritingabook.Beforeyoustartwritingoreventhinkingaboutyourbook,behonestwithyourselfaboutyourreasonsforwritingit.___16___?Ordoyousimplyhaveagreatstorythatyouwanttosharewiththeworld?___17___There’snooneidealworkspaceforeverywriter.Somepreferaquietroom,whileothersworkbestinacoffeeshop.Also,makesurethattheplaceyouchooseworkswithyourpreferredwritingmedium.Ifyouwanttowriteonadesktop,makesuretohaveasuitabledesknearby.___18___.That’sbecauseit’seasytolosefocusifyourbackaches.Establishdailyandweeklywritinggoals.Insteadofhopingtoproducetenpagesatatime,trysettingagoaltowriteonepageeachday.Setyourwritinggoalbasedonyourwritingspeedandanyspecificdeadlines.___19___Getfeedbackoften.Youmighthaveagroupoffellowwriters,friendsorfamilymemberswithwhomyoucanshareyourworksinprogress.Itislikelythatyou’llgothroughmanyroundsoffeedbackandrevisionsbeforeyourbookispublished.___20___—it’sallpartoftheprocessofwritingthebestbookyoucan!A.Don’tgetdiscouragedB.ChooseaworkspacethatworksforyouC.IsitnecessarytofurtheryoureducationD.Andtrynottochangeitafteryou’vesetitE.BreakyourbigideaintomanageablepiecesF.DoyoudreamofseeingyournameonabookcoverG.Atthesametime,remembertopickasupportivechair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。RakuInoueisatalentedartist.Hespecializesin____21____arrangingflowers,leavesandotherplantpartsto____22____popculturecharacters,animals,andprettymuchanythingelseyoucanthinkof.Inoue’sjourneyintopainstakingfloralart____23____onewindydayin2017.HewasinhisMontrealhomewatchingthestrongwind____24____dozensofpinkflowersfromarosebush(花丛)inhisbackyard.Seeingthesebeautifulflowersonthe____25____,hethoughttohimself“Whata____26____!”andwenttopickthemup.Lookingatthese____27____,theartistcameupwiththeideato____28____themtocreateart.Hearrangedtheminthe____29____ofabeetle(甲虫)withsmalltreebranchesforlegs,andhislittleprojectturnedoutsogoodthathe____30____it.Afterthatveryfirstfloralartwork,the____31____artiststartedaddingseeds,leaves,andotherplantpartstohis____32____.Andhegotbetteratarrangingthemwitheach____33____day.Soon,hewas____34____torecreateallsortsofinsects.Thenhemovedontorealistic-looking____35____liketigersandmonkeys,andiconiccharacterslikeNintendo’sSuperMarioandPeach.21.A.helplessly B.carefully C.secretly D.kindly22.A.replace B.rescue C.reconsider D.recreate23.A.began B.changed C.ended D.disappeared24.A.improve B.test C.shake D.form25.A.market B.beach C.water D.ground26.A.waste B.surprise C.chance D.difference27.A.trees B.flowers C.projects D.characters28.A.paint B.sell C.use D.help29.A.case B.history C.middle D.shape30.A.keptat B.waitedfor C.complainedabout D.referredto31.A.qualified B.gifted C.open-minded D.strong-willed32.A.gardens B.stories C.designs D.foods33.A.puzzling B.drinking C.frightening D.passing34.A.nervous B.able C.expected D.guided35.A.insects B.plants C.animals D.houses第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5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。AsChinaentersautumnwiththe____36____(arrive)ofthesolartermliqiu,whichmeanstemperaturesacrossmostof____37____countryhavestartedtocoolgradually,peopleareaddictedtovariousfoodstocelebratetheseasonalchange,hopingforhealthandabetterlife.Duringliqiu,peopleinnorthernChinatraditionallyjoininapractice____38____(know)astieqiubiao,acustomofeatingmorefood,especiallymeat,tomakeup____39____thelossofweightduringthehotsummer.Businesses,especiallyrestaurantsandstoressellingmeat____40____istraditionallyeatenduringliqiu,havepreparedtomeetthedemand,withsalesofmeat____41____(dish)inmanyrestaurantsinBeijingincreasing____42____(great),creatingabustling(熙熙攘攘的)marketscene.Thereisastoreoftime-honoredfoodbrandDaoxiangcuninBeijing’sChangpingdistrict.OnWednesdaymorning,customerspouredintothestore____43____(buy)ready-to-eatfoodssuchascookedpork,friedfishandsausages.StoremanagerLiuJianjun____44____(express)hissatisfactionwithrecentsalesandsaid,“Inrecentdays,customershavebeenwaitingoutsidethestoreevenbefore____45____(open)hours,withthestaffworkingtirelesslyfrommorningtillafternoon.”第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是校英语社社长李华，你社计划举办以“MyFavoriteChineseFestival”为主题的短视频展播活动。请你给在你校工作的外教Mr.Smith写一封邮件，邀请他参与录制一段短视频。内容包括：1.说明邀请目的；2.介绍视频主题与要求（如时长、语言等）。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMr.Smith,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestregards,LiHua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。In2005NewYork,wesatonabenchintheoutdoorholdingareawithotherstudioaudiencemembers,waitingtoenterTheGuyTalkprogram—thiswasanearlymorningshowfeaturingmalesubjects,correspondingtothefemale-focusedshowTheCoffeeChat.Itshostsincludedmyfavorite,JakeMiller.Showinterns(实习生)handedoutboardswithquestionnaires,alltiedtotheday’stopic:datingdisasters.Isatbetwee