山东省枣庄市滕州市2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1山东省枣庄市滕州市2025-2026学年高二上学期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。ABooksThatCelebrateDiverseHolidaysandTraditionsIt’simportanttorememberthereareadiversesetofholidaysavailabletoexplore.Belowareafewbooksthathelpintroducechildrentodifferentholidayculturesandtraditions.TooManyTamalesbyGarySoto,illustratedbyEdMartinezWhilehelpinghermotherwithChristmascelebration,Mariaistempted(吸引；诱惑)totryonhermother’sdiamondring.Aftergettingcaughtupinthejoyoftheholidayandplayingwithhercousins,Mariarealizestheringismissing!That’swhensheandhercousinscomeupwithaplantoeatallofthetamales(玉米粉蒸肉),inhopesoffindingthering.TogetherforKwanzaabyJuwandaG.Ford,illustratedbyShellyHehenbergerThisisastoryaboutalittlegirlnamedKaylawhowantstoseeherolderbrotherKharicomehomesotheycancelebrateKwanzaatogetherasafamily.Khariisstuckatcollegewhenasnowstormhitsandhiscarbreaksdown.WillhemakeithomeintimeforKwanzaa?AChild’sChristmasinWalesbyDvlanThomas,illustratedbyTrinaSchartHymanThisbookisafunny,nostalgic(怀旧的)taleofChristmasEveafternoonthroughChristmasnightinWales,andisfullofuniqueimageryandpoeticprose.Itwillarouse(激起)asenseoffamiliarityforsomeyoungreaderswhileintroducingthemtodifferentaspectsofChristmastraditions.WeAreGrateful:OtsaliheligabyTraciSorell,illustratedbyFraneLessacThewordotsaliheligaisusedbymembersoftheCherokeeNationtoexpressgratitude.ThisisanamazingstorythatdescribesajourneythroughtheseasonswithamoderndayCherokeefamily.Cherokeehistoryandtraditionsarealsowovenintothestoryinaverykid-friendlyway.1.WhatmakesitdifficultforKharitoreturnhomeintimeforKwanzaa?A.Acarcrash. B.Delayedflights.C.Extremeweather. D.Academicpressure.2.WhoprovidespicturesforAChild’sChristmasinWales?A.ShellyHehenberger. B.EdMartinez.C.FraneLessac. D.TrinaSchartHyman.3.Whatdothefourbooksallinformreadersof?A.Howtofindhiddentreasuresathome. B.Howtostrengthenconnectionswithfriends.C.Thelifestylesofdifferentcountries. D.Differentholidaycelebrationsandcustoms.BSkateboardingismorethanjustasport;it’samixofsoundsandsilence.Anewstudyshowsthatsoundisanimportant,yetoftenundervaluedpartofhowskateboardersconnectwiththeactivity.Skateboardersnotonlyseetheirenvironmentbutalsofeelandhearit.Photosandvideosmayshowtheamazingmoves,buttheydon’texpressthewholeexperience.Thesoundsfromthecitysurfaces—the“skatesound”—areakeypartoftheskateboardingexperience.Thesesoundsenableskateboarderstocheckthesuccessoftheirmoves,testifsurfacesaresuitableforskating,andsendmessagestoothersaroundthem.However,thestudyintroducesaninterestingidea—the“skatesoundparadox(悖论)”.Skateboardersareawareofthetroublingnatureofthenoisetheyproduceandchangetheirbehavioraccordinglyincertainsituationstomakelessnoise.Skateboardersdescribethesoundofthesportasbothunpleasantandpleasant.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofExetercarriedoutinterviewswith18adultskateboardersagedbetween19and51fromdifferentplacesandexperiencelevels.Theyfoundthattheskatesoundmadepeoplefeelincluded,especiallythosewhomightfeelleftoutofmoretraditionalandregularsports.Interestingly,mostskateboarderswereagainsttheideaoflisteningtomusicthroughheadphones(耳机)whileskateboarding,viewingitasunfriendly.Thesportisconsideredasocialactivity,andwearingheadphonesbreakstheconnectionwiththegroupandtheoverallexperience.However,thosewhochosetolistentomusicthroughheadphoneswhileskateboardinghadtheirreasons.Musichelpedwithfocusforsomeskateboarders,whileheadphonesservedasasocialbarrier(障碍)forothers,offeringthemmoreconfidence.Thestudyshowsthattheskateboardisnotjustatoyorsportsobjectbutan“earunderthefeet”.Nexttimeyouhearthesoundsofwheelsandtheboardhittingtheground,thinkaboutwhatskateboardersarelisteningto.They’renotsimplymakingnoise.Skateboardersarelearningthroughtheirsenses,connectingwiththeirfriends,andperhaps,findingunusualpeaceinanoisyworld.4.Whatdoesthenewstudyfocuson?A.Thehealthbenefitsofskateboardingpractice.B.Thesocialconnectionsbetweenskateboarders.C.Theinfluenceofskateboardingoncityculture.D.Theroleofsoundinskateboardingexperiences.5.Howdoskateboardersbehavegiventhe“skatesoundparadox”?A.Stayingawayfromnoisyskatingareas.B.Payingattentiontosomesimplemoves.C.Valuingyettryingtocontrolthesound.D.Loweringthenoisethroughagroupeffort.6.Whatdidthefindingsfromtheinterviewsshowabouttheskatesound?A.Itdoesharmtohearingability. B.Itcreatesasenseofbelonging.C.Itraisesskateboarders’confidence. D.Itfitswellwithbackgroundmusic.7.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?A.Findpeaceinfreestyleskateboarding.B.Respectskateboarders’traininghabits.C.Recognizethedangerofskateboarding.D.Considertheskatesound’sdeepermeaning.CScientistssayahugepercentageofbirdspeciesareindangerbecausetheirhabitats,orhomelands,aredisappearing.Traditionalmigrationpathstakebirdsthroughcountriesthatarenotprotectingtheplacesforbirdstostop,restandfeed.Thescientistsstudiedthemigrationorflightpathsofalmost1,500species.Theydecidedthat91percentofthempassedthroughdangerousareas.Themajordangerformigratorybirdsisdevelopment.Buildingsandpavementshavecoveredtheplaceswherebirdsstopandfeedastheymovefromonepartoftheworldtoanother.Oneofthescientistswhoworkedonthestudysays“Manyoftheseimportantplaceshavebeenlosttolandreclamationbecauseofurban,industrialandagriculturallandexpansion”.Theproblem,accordingtoscientists,isthatmanyofthesesmallbirdsdiealongtheirmigrationpathsbecausetheydon’thaveasafeplacetofeedandrest.Thereisnoplacetorestoretheirenergyforthenextpartoftheirjourney.CountriesinNorthAfrica,CentralAsiaandthosealongthecoastsofEastAsiaarehavingthemostdifficulttimeinprotectingland.Thescientistssaythesecountriesdonothaveenoughareasthataresafeforbirds.Onespeciesthatdoesn’texistnowistheEskimocurlew.“Ourworldgetspoorereverytimeweloseaspecies,”oneofthescientistssays.Theresearcherssaycountriesneedtoworktogetherandcomeupwithsafestoppingareasforbirdsthatpassthroughtheirboundaries.Forexample,onecountrymighthavepreservedsafezonesformigratingbirds.Butaneighborcountrymightnot.Abirdmightdie.OnescientistwhoisnotconnectedwiththereporttellsLosAngelesTimesthatwhilesomehabitatsarechanging,moreworkcanbedonetomakeurbanareassafeforbirds.Hesayssmallchanges,likeplantingmorenativeplantsorkeepingcatsoutoftheareasbirdswouldbelikelytouse,couldmakeabigdifference.8.Whatmainlycausedthedisappearingofbirds’habitats?A.Thedecreaseofawarenesstoprotectbirds. B.Naturaldisasters.C.Overuseoflandbyhumanbeings. D.Therisingsealevel.9.Whatmaybethemainreasonformanybirds’deathonthewayofmigration?A.Tirednessandhunger. B.Beastattackontheground.C.Huntingofhumans. D.Thelongjourney.10.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,howshouldweprotectthemigratingbirds?A.Bykeepingfewercatsordogs.B.Byrestoringtheirdestroyedhabitats.C.Byhelpingchangethebirds’migrationpaths.D.Bypreservingtheecologicalenvironmentsontheirmigrationpaths.11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tocallonpeopletoprotectthebirds’habitats.B.Toanalyzethereasonsfordisappearingofbirds’habitats.C.Tooffersomesolutionstotheproblemofbirds’habitats.D.Totellusahugepercentageofbirdspeciesareindanger.DTheMagicofMemoryHaveyoueverwonderedhowyoucanrememberyourbestfriend’sbirthdaybutforgetwhereyouputyourkeysjustfiveminutesago?Memoryisafascinatingandnecessarypartofourlives,butitdoesn’talwaysworkperfectly.Scientistssaythatmemoryismorelikeawebthanastoragebox.Whenwelearnsomethingnew,ourbraindoesn’tjustputitinoneplace.Instead,itconnectsthenewinformationtothingswealreadyknow,creatinganetworkoflinks.Therearemainlytwotypesofmemory:short-termandlong-term.Short-termmemoryholdssmallamountsofinformationforabriefperiod,likeaphonenumberyourepeattoyourselfbeforedialing.Long-termmemory,however,canstorevastamountsofinformationforalongtime,evenalifetime.So,howdoesamemorybecomelong-term?Practiceandrepetitionarekey.Whenyoureviewinformationmultipletimes,theconnectionsinyourbrainbecomestronger,makingiteasiertorecalllater.Sleepalsoplaysavitalroleinmemory.Duringsleep,especiallydeepsleep,yourbrainisbusyorganizingtheday’smemories,strengtheningtheimportantonesanddiscardingthelessusefulones.That’swhyagoodnight’ssleepisthebestpreparationforatest,betterthanstayinguplatetocram(死记硬背).Understandinghowmemoryworkscanhelpuslearnmoreeffectively.Insteadofpassivelyreading,trytoconnectnewknowledgetoyourownexperiencesorexplainittosomeoneelse.Theseactivestrategiesmakethememorywebricherandstronger.12.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thedifferencesbetweenshort-termandlong-termmemory.B.Theimportanceofsleepforbraindevelopment.C.Theworkingprincipleofmemoryandhowtoimproveit.D.Whyweoftenforgetsmallthingsindailylife.13.Accordingtothepassage,howismemorydescribed?A.Astorageboxholdingdifferentitems. B.Awebthatconnectsinformation.C.Amachinethatnevermakesmistakes. D.Acamerarecordingeverything.14.Whatisthekeytotransferringamemoryfromshort-termtolong-term?A.Eatinghealthyfood. B.Practiceandrepetition.C.HavingahighIQ. D.Writingthingsdown.15.Whyissleepimportantformemory?A.Itallowsthebraintorestcompletelyandstopworking.B.Ithelpsthebraintoorganizeandstrengthenimportantmemories.C.Itmakesusforgetalltheinformationfromtheday.D.Itistheonlytimewhennewmemoriescanbeformed.16.Whichlearningstrategyissuggestedinthepassage?A.Readingpassivelyformanyhours.B.Focusingonlyondifficultknowledge.C.Connectingnewknowledgetopersonalexperiences.D.Avoidingdiscussingwithothers.第二节(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。Knowinganotherlanguageopensdoorsforkidsandadultsalike.Butmosteducatorsagreethatchildhoodistheidealtimeforlanguagelearning.Ifyouwantyourchildrentobebilingual(双语的),hereiswheretostart.Youshouldbeflexibleandusethemethodworkingbestforyourfamily.Somefamiliesfavor“oneparent,onelanguage”.Sometakeonthetaskoflearningasecondlanguagealongsidetheirchildren.____17____Dependingonyourhomesituation,thiscanrequirealotofplanning,effortandpersistence(坚持)onyourpart.You’dbetterusealloftheresourcesathand.Whilehavingback-and-forthconversationswithnativespeakersisthemosteffective,therearelotsofotherways.____18____Watchingafavoriteshoworreadinganinterestingbookinthenon-dominant(非主导的)languagecanmakelearningenjoyable.Youmayalsofindclassesandschoolsthatteachinthelanguageyouwantyourchildrentolearn.____19____Travelisonewaytoengageyourkidineverydaysituationsthataremeaningfulandreal.Exposuretothelanguageinitsrealcontextcansignificantlyboostachild’sinterestinandunderstandingofthelanguage.Buttimeabroadisnotarequirementforrealinteractions.____20____Forexample,yoursoncanuseSpanishwhenplayingwithhisSpanish-speakingcousins.Whileyoucanalwayschangethelanguagelearningplanifthepathyou’reonisn’tworking,youshouldn’tgettoodiscouragedwhenthingsaren’thappeningasquicklyasyoumightexpect.____21____Languagelearningisaprogressiveandlong-lastingprocess,andbreakthroughsmaycomeinunexpectedwaysandatdifferenttimesforeachindividual.A.Knowthere’salothappeningunderthesurface.B.Provideauthenticopportunitiesforspeakingpractice.C.Individualshavedifferentlevelsoffluencyineachlanguage.D.IntroduceTVprograms,songsandbooksinbothlanguagestochildren.E.Andothersuseamixofstrategiestoexposetheirkidstobothlanguages.F.Bookscanbeusedinawaythatisdevelopmentallyappropriateforchildren.G.Asamatteroffact,theycantakeplacewithrelativesspeakingthelanguage.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。Ourschool’sannualSportsDayarrivedwithperfectweather—sunnyskiesandagentlebreeze.Studentsgatheredinthestadium,____22____withexcitementastheypreparedfortheday’scompetitions.Asafirst-yearstudent,Iwasnervousbut____23____toparticipateinseveralevents.Myfirsteventwasthe100-metersprint.Standingonthestartingline,Ifeltmyheart___24___rapidly.Whenthestarter’sgunfired,IranasfastasIcould,butunfortunatelyfinishedlast.Ifeltdisappointed,butmyfriendsquicklycheeredmeup.“Youtriedyourbest,”theysaid,“andthat’swhat____25____.”Nextwasthelongjumpcompetition.Ihadpracticedforweeks,andmy____26____paidoffwhenIwonthirdplace.Receivingasmallmedalwasaproudmoment,anditmademeforgetmyearlier____27____.Intheafternoon,Iparticipatedinthe4chengyi100-meterrelay.Runningthelastleg,Iwaitedanxiouslyforthebaton.Whenitfinallyreachedmyhand,I____28____asfastaspossible,feelingtheexcitementofthecrowd.Wedidn’twin,butcrossingthefinishlinewithmyteammateswasagreat____29____.Themostinspiringmomentcameduringthe1500-meterrace.Oneofourclassmates,knownforbeing____30____,struggledhalfwaythrough.Insteadof____31____up,hesloweddownbutkeptrunning.Theentirestadiumcheeredhimonuntilhecrossedthefinishline.Itwasapowerfuldisplayof____32____.Asthedaycametoa____33____,awardswerepresentedtothewinningclasses.Whileourclassdidn’twintheoverallchampionship,wefeltasenseof____34____inourefforts.TheheadmasterremindedusthatSportsDayisnotjustaboutwinning,butaboutdevelopingsportsmanship,friendship,anda____35____forphysicalactivity.ParticipatinginSportsDaytaughtmethatsuccessisn’talwaysaboutcomingfirst.Sometimes,it’saboutchallengingyourself,workingwithothers,andknowingthatyou’vegivenyourbest____36____.22.A.filled B.covered C.packed D.loaded23.A.afraid B.eager C.ready D.reluctant24.A.beating B.hitting C.striking D.knocking25.A.cares B.minds C.matters D.counts26.A.patience B.practice C.energy D.effort27.A.success B.failure C.mistake D.error28.A.setoff B.tookoff C.ranoff D.wentoff29.A.experience B.event C.occasion D.moment30.A.weak B.strong C.healthy D.energetic31.A.giving B.keeping C.holding D.taking32.A.courage B.strength C.determination D.perseverance33.A.close B.conclusion C.stop D.pause34.A.pride B.honor C.pleasure D.joy35.A.passion B.love C.interest D.fondness36.A.attempt B.try C.effort D.shot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。Natureinspiresustocreatemanyofthemostfascinatingarchitecturedesigns.Herearethree____37____(architect)designsinspiredbynature.____38____(shape)likealotusflower,Singapore’sArtScienceMuseumproduceswaterfallsusingrecycledrainwater.Visitorsareoftenamazedtofind____39____(they)inanurbanbuildingthatso____40____(true)capturesthebeautyofnatureforms.Harare’sEastgateCentreis____41____superbexampleofbiomimicry(仿生学).Justlikethemoundsoftermites(白蚁穴),itiscoveredinholesdesigned____42____(draw)airintothebuildingduringthedayandtheairabsorbedbythewallwarmsthecoolairatnight,creatingacomfortabletemperatureinside.TheAlgaeHouseinHamburgisanexcellentpieceofworkofmakingnaturalorganismspartofabuilding.Itssurfaceiscoveredinpanels____43____containalgae(藻类).Thisdesignhasthreeadvantages:thepanelscaptureheatfromthesunandconvertit____44____energythatpowersthewholebuilding;thealgaegrowfasterinbrightsunshine,providingshade;besides,thealgaecanalso____45____(harvest)andusedtoproducefuel.Therefore,thebuildingreducesthedamagetotheenvironmentbygeneratingitsownrenewableenergy.Creatingbuildingssuchasthese____46____(enable)ustoliveincloserharmonywithourenvironment.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)47.假如你是李华,是某高中的一名学生。你校将举办中学生艺术展(theArtExhibitionforMiddleSchoolStudents)，请用英文给你的英国朋友Peter写封信，邀请他参加。内容包括:1.展览基本信息；2.展出活动内容；3.表达感激与期待。注意:1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读后续写(满分25分)48.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。Theschoolyearwascomingtoaclose,andtheairwasfilledwithanticipationfortheupcomingannualschoolfair.Ourclasshadeagerlydecidedtohostabakesale,witheachstudentreadytocontributetheirfavoriterecipes.Spiritswerehigh.Everysparemomentwasdevotedtoperfectingtheartofbaking,fromexperimentingwithdifferentflavorstomasteringtheartofcakedecorations.Ourclassroombecameahubofactivity,filledwiththesweetscentoffreshlybakedgoodsandthesoundoflaughterandchatter.Thedayofthefairfinallyarrived,andourtablewasbeautifullydecoratedwithamouthwateringbakedgoods.Therewerefreshlybakedchocolatechipcookies,warmandcrispy,alo