山西省晋中市某中学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山西省晋中市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：阅读(共2节，满分60分)第一节(共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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。AInstantExpert:WondersofSpaceSaturday17thJuly,10a.m.-5p.m.|CavendishConferenceCentre,LondonJoinusforadayofexploringthewondersofouterspacewithsixleadingscientists.Youwillstartwhereeverythingbegan,attheBigBang.Throughouttheday,youwillhearabouteverythingfromtheexplorationtofindlifeonMarstothediscoveryofliveableplanetsoutsideoursolarsystem.Whoshouldattend?Anyoneinterestedinthemysteriesofspace,whateveryourageorbackground.Whetheryou’reascientist,astudentorsimplyanattractedhumanbeing,oureventoffersthechancetolearndirectlyfromtheexpertsatourone-daymasterclass.Benefitsofattending:·Openyourmindandbeinspired.·Talkwithlike-mindedpeoplethroughinformalset-up.·Meetoursixspeakersandaskyourburningquestions.What’sincludedinyourticket:·In-depthandinterestingtalksfromsixleadingscientists.·Buffetlunch,plusmorningandafternoondrinksandsnacks.·AnInstantExpertcertificateprovidedbyeventorganizers.Bookinginformation:Wewillemailyouyourticketimmediatelyafterpurchase.Pleaseremembertobringyourticketwithyouasyou’llneedittogainentry.Wecanscan(扫描)ticketsfromaprintout,oroffthescreenofaphone.Alimitednumberofdiscountedearlybirdticketspricedat£129willbeoffered,saving£20.Theseticketscanbeboughtbyclickingthefollowinggreen“Buy”buttonifstillavailable.1.Whoistheeventintendedfor?A.Sciencestudents. B.Leadingscientists.C.Spacefans. D.Researchexperts.2.Whatcanparticipantsexpectfromtheevent?A.Freemealsthroughouttheday. B.Certificatesfromfamousschools.C.Gatheringswitheventorganizers. D.Face-to-facemeetingswithscientists.3.Whatshouldpeopledoiftheywanttosavemoney?A.Choosedigitaltickets. B.Buyticketsquickly.C.Reserveticketsonline. D.Printticketsinadvance.BDuringabreakatworklastspring,ItookaquicklookatmyFacebookaccount.Ihadseveralnotifications(通知),andoneofthemwasafriendrequest.Ilookedmorecloselyatthescreenandsawmygrandmother’spicturenexttotherequest.“BarbaraHaywoodsentyouafriendrequest,”thenotificationstated.Maybeitwasajoke.Ihatedtothinkthatsomeonecouldhaveopenedanaccountundermygrandmother’sname.Icalledmymomattheendoftheworkday.“IhaveafriendrequestfromMammie.Isitreallyfromher?”Iasked.“Itis,”mymomconfirmed.SheexplainedthatmyuncleBusterhadhelpedhersetuptheaccount.“Thatissoamazing,”Isaid.Iopenedmyappandwroteawelcomemessageonmygrandmother’spage.MammielearnedaboutFacebookgradually.Atfirst,shesimply“liked”picturesofthefamily.Afterawhile,shefiguredouthowtoaddcomments.HerFacebookproficiency(熟练)isnotofgreatimportance.It’sthefactthatshe’sonsocialmediaandhasdailyaccesstopicturesofherfamily.Mygrandmotherhasfourchildren,tengrandchildren,andtengreat-grandchildren.Wealllivefairlyclosetoher,butwealsoleadverybusylives.AndthoughweinviteMammietomanyperformancesandgames,herlackofmobilitylimitsherattendance.NowthatshehasaFacebookaccount,shedoesn’thavetomissathing.Shecankeepupwiththelatesttrends(动向)andviewvacationpictures.However,shehasaspecialwayofcommentingonposts.Shecallsusallherlittlebabies,andshealwayssignshercomments,“Love,Mammie.”AfriendaskedmetheotherdayifIwasgoingtotellherthatshedidn’tneedtosignhernameattheendofhercomments.“Isureamnot,”Itoldmyfriend.“ShecanuseFacebookhowevershewants.I’mnotcriticizing(批评)asinglethingshedoes.”4.Howdidtheauthorreacttothefriendrequestfromhergrandmotheratfirst?A.Shevaluedit. B.Shequestionedit.C.Sheacceptedit. D.Sheignoredit.5.Whatreallymattersabouthergrandmotheraccordingtotheauthor?A.Herinterestinaddingcomments. B.Hermakingcontinuousprogress.C.Herpresenceonsocialmedia. D.HerusingFacebookskillfully.6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhergrandmother’susingFacebook?A.It’sameanstodocumentherdailylife.B.It’sanapproachtoexploringtheworld.C.It’sachancetomakemorenewfriends.D.It’sawaytogetinvolvedinthebigfamily.7.Whydidtheauthorrefuseherfriend’sadvice?A.Shewantedtoshowrespectforhergrandmother’schoices.B.Sheappreciatedgrandmother’suniquewayofcommenting.C.Sheknewthathergrandmotherwassetinherownways.D.Shewasreallyconcernedaboutupsettinghergrandmother.CAssistive(辅助的)technologycontainsspecialequipmentandcomputersoftwarethatismeanttohelppeoplewithdisabilities.Thelatestassistivetechnologyisbeingpoweredbyartificialintelligence(AI),whichmighthelpmanystudentswhohavedifficultyinspeaking,reading,writing,andworkingwithlanguage.AlthoughmanyschoolsarestrugglingwithhowandwheretouseAI,somearewelcomingAIapplicationsforstudentswithdisabilities.However,thereisconcernabouthowtomakesurethatstudentsusingassistivetechnologyarestilllearning.StudentscanuseAItoorganizethoughtsintoanoutline(概要),summarizechallengingreadingmaterials,oreventranslatetheworksofWilliamShakespeareintotoday’sEnglish.Acomputercanreadmaterialsaloudforstudentswhohavesightandreadingproblems.Moreandmore,thosevoicesproducedbymachinesoundclosertohumanvoices.BenSnyderisa14-year-oldfreshmanfromLarchmont,NewYork,whowasrecentlytoldhehasalearningdisability.Sincethen,hehasbeenusingAItohelpwithhomework.HesometimesusesAItoexplainmathproblems.HelikesaprogramcalledQuestionAI.Oneday,heaskedtheprogramtohelphimwriteanoutlineforabookreport.Hefinishedtheworkin15minutes.Usually,itwouldtakehimanhourandahalftocreatethesameoutline.ButhesaidhewouldnotuseAItowritethereport.“That’sjustfraudulent,”Bensaid.PaulSanftisthedirectorofaMinnesota-basedcenterandinitfamiliescanuseassistivetechnologytoolsandborrowdevices(设备).Heknowssomepeoplewillusethetechnologytodotheworktheyshouldbedoingbythemselves.“That’salwaysgoingtohappen,”Sanftsaid.“ButIdon’tthinkthat’sthebiggestconcernforpeoplewithdisabilities,whoarejusttryingtodosomethingthattheycouldn’tdobefore.”8.Whydopeopleworryaboutusingassistivetechnology?A.Itmayleaveteachinguseless. B.Itmaydiscouragestudents.C.Itmaymakestudentslazy. D.Itmaybringtroubletoteachers.9.WhatdoweknowaboutBenSnyder?A.HeisagainsttheuseofAI. B.HeusesAIinhisstudieswisely.C.HedependsonAItoreadbooks. D.HemainlyusesAItowriteoutlines.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fraudulent”inparagraph6mean?A.Cheating. B.Stressful. C.Exciting. D.Convenient.11.WhatdoesSanftthinkofassistivetechnology?A.Itisharmfulthougheasytouse. B.Itissuitableforspecificgroups.C.Itischallengingforthedisabled. D.Itshouldbekeptawayfromstudents.DScientistshavelongknownthatchimps(黑猩猩)sometimesuseleavesorinsectsasmedicine.Now,researchersstudyingchimpsinUgandahavediscoveredthattheanimalswillsometimesprovide“firstaid”toeachother.Thissuggeststhatchimpsmaybeabletothinkabouthowtohelpothers,aswellasthemselves.In2021,Dr.ElodieFreymannwenttoUgandatostudythechimpsintheBudongoForest.AsDr.Freymannwaslookingthroughnotesfromotherresearchers,shenoticedthattherewereseveralstoriesaboutchimpscaringforthemselvesorothers.Sheandherteamdecidedtolookthrough30yearsofnotesfromresearcherswhohadstudiedchimpsintheregion.Theyalsospenteightmonthsstudyingtwoseparategroupsofchimpsintheforest.Theresearchersfound34examplesofchimpstreatingtheirownwounds.Often,thissortof“self-care”wasverybasic,likelickingawoundorcleaningthemselveswithleaves.Sometimesitwasmorecomplicated(复杂的).Insomecases,Dr.Freymannsays,thechimps“chewtheplantsup,andthenapplythechewedmaterialtotheopeninjury.”Theself-careofthechimpswasinteresting.Butevenmoreinterestingwerethesevencasestheyfoundofchimpshelpingoutotherchimps.Thisseemstoshowthatchimpsmaybeabletotellwhenanotherneedshelp.It’sfairlyunusualforanimalstotrytohelpanotherinjuredanimal.What’sreallyamazingisthatthechimpswhohelpedothersweren’tevenrelated.Inonenotablecase,anadultfemalechewedaleaftoputonherwound.Thechimp’syoungerdaughtersawthis,andthendidexactlythesamething,chewingupaleafandputtingitonhermother’sinjury.Whatneedsfurtherresearchishowmuchofthisbehaviorcomesfromthechimps’naturalinstincts(本能),andhowmuchislearnedfromotherchimps.Asforthat,notallteammembersagree.Ateammember,RyanBlack,believessuchbehaviorcomesfrominstincts,butthatothersseemsocomplicatedthatthey’reprobablylearned.12.HowdidDr.Freymannandherteamconducttheirresearch?A.Bycarryingoutexperimentsinlabs.B.Byinterviewingexpertsinchimpbehavior.C.Byfollowinganindividualchimpforlong.D.Bycombiningpastrecordswithfieldobservations.13.Whatsurprisedtheresearchersaboutthefindings?A.Thevarietyofplantschimpsusedfortreatment.B.Thefactthatchimpshelpedunrelatedindividuals.C.Thespeedatwhichchimpslearnednewbehaviors.D.Thelimitedmedicaltechniqueschimpscouldemploy.14.What’sBlack’sattitudetowardstheideathattheself-carebehaviorisborn?A.Positive. B.Doubtful. C.Uncaring. D.Unclear.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheStrugglesFacingChimpsB.ChimpsPerformFirstAidonEachOtherC.ChimpsLearnMedicalSkillsfromHumansD.TheWaysChimpsCommunicatewithEachOther第二节(共5小题;每小题3分，满分15分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Self-discipline(自律)isdifficulttomasterbecauseitcanbediscouragingwhenyouhavethebestofintentionsbuttendtofallshortofwhatyousetouttodo.Researchshowsthatsomeconditionsmakeithardertobeself-disciplined.Forexample,ifyou’reconstantlyfacedwithtemptation(诱惑),youmightgivein.___16___Asisknown,beingwell-organizedwillhelpyoumakeprogresstowardyourgoals.Luckily,there’rewaystohelpyoubuildself-discipline,evenifyoustartfromnothing.___17___Ifyou’vebeenthinkingaboutstartingtobemoreself-disciplined,thenthere’sagoodchancethatyou’vespottedoneortwoareasinyourlifethatneedimprovement.Ifnot,checkatypicaldayinyourlifetofindareaswhereyourself-disciplineislacking.Turnweaknessesintogoals.Knowingyourdisadvantagesinself-discipline,youcantrycomingupwithsomegoalsaimedatimprovementwiththeSMARTmethodofgoalsetting.___18___WhenyousetSMARTgoals,youmakeyourgoalsspecific,measurable,attainable,realistic,andtime-bound.Determineyourwhy.Whenyou’reworkingtowardagoal,it’seasytobecometiredandlosemotivation(积极性)alongtheway.Don’tworryandtakeamomenttoreflect.Askyourselfwhatthepurposeisfordoingwhatyou’redoingandwhatthelong-termrewardis.___19___Trackyourprogress.Whenyou’reworkingtowardagoal,it’snormaltofeeldiscouragedatsomepoint.Trackingyourprogresscanhelpyoustaydisciplined.___20___Youcantrackprogresstowardyourgoalbycomingupwithmilestonesandcheckingthemoffasyougetclosertoachievingyourfinalgoal.A.Conductaself-review.B.Rememberwhenyousetthegoal.C.It’sareminderofhowfaryou’vecome.D.It’simportanttohelpyoustaystronganddisciplined.E.Otherconditionsmakeiteasiertobeself-disciplined.F.Itcanhelpyougettheself-disciplineneededtoreachyourgoal.G.Then,writetheanswerdownandkeepitsomewhereyou’llseeitoften.第二部分语言运用(共2节，满分50分)第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)Growinguponafarm,Fritzenjoyedwatchingcowsandhorses.Itwaswhathe____21____inhisboyhoodthattookrootinhispursuitofbecominga(n)____22____.Aftercompletinghisuniversity,Fritzlandedworkatafamousresearchcenter,raisıngravensandteachinggraylaggeesehowtoopenboxes.Working____23____withfree-livinganimalswasexactlywhathe’ddreamedofasaboy.In1997,thecenterwasgivenitsfirstibischicks(隐鹮).Nowherenearas____24____asgeese—andnotevenclosetosuperintelligentravens—theibisesfrustratedmanyscientists.ButFritzwasfascinated.Hedevotedhimselftolookingafterthem.Aftertheibiseswerefirst____25____backintothewild20yearsago,Fritzlearnedthat____26____generationsinthezoohadn’treducedtheir____27____tomigrate.Insearchfor“south”,some____28____inRussia.Whattheibisesneeded,Fritzthought,wasa____29____.Fritzdecidedtoteachthebirdsanew,safermigrationroutebyguidingthemhimselfinatinyaircraft.Andhewas_____30_____hecouldsucceedinthisdaringplan.Whenheannouncedthathe’dguidetheibises,hewaslaughedat.ButFritzdidn’t_____31_____.Hemodifiedatinyaircraftsoitwouldtravelatspeeds_____32_____enoughforhiswingedstudentstocatch.In2004,aftersomerough_____33_____foraboutthreeyears,Fritzsuccessfully_____34_____thefirstbirdsfromAustriatoItaly,andhasled15suchmigrationssincethen.Overthattime,hehas_____35_____277youngibises,manyofwhichthenstartedtopasstherouteontotheirownyoung.21.A.observed B.heard C.believed D.played22.A.farmer B.engineer C.biologist D.zookeeper23.A.quietly B.bitterly C.toughly D.closely24.A.teachable B.readable C.comfortable D.lovable25.A.turned B.thrown C.regained D.released26.A.adopting B.feeding C.spending D.shaping27.A.trouble B.challenge C.drive D.interest28.A.tookup B.endedup C.checkedup D.cheeredup29.A.partner B.tutor C.captain D.guide30.A.confident B.pleased C.doubtful D.frightened31.A.leave B.bargain C.quit D.defend32.A.fast B.slow C.safe D.skillful33.A.experiments B.adventures C.sufferings D.situations34.A.joined B.led C.followed D.controlled35.A.rewilded B.returned C.recovered D.recalled第二节(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填括号内单词的正确形式。GiantpandaYaYabeganhertripbacktoChinaonWednesdayfromtheMemphisZoo.ItmarkedtheendofanagreementwiththeAmericanZoo____36____shehadspentthepast20years.“OurzooheldagrandgoodbyepartyforYaYaearlierthismonth.Shehasinspiredpeople____37____(learn)moreaboutChina.Allthezooworkersandthelocalpeople____38____(grow)attachedtothisadorablecreatureinthepasttwodecades.Wewillmissher,”thezoodirectorsaidattheparty.In2003,YaYa,whowasbornintheBeijingZoo,____39____(travel)totheMemphisZoointheUSaspartofagiantpandaprotectionandresearchprogram.Totakegoodcareofher,thezoospent$16million____40____(build)agiantpandacenterwith____41____(tradition)Chineseculturalelements.YaYaplays____42____importantroleintheresearchofgiantpandas.Shehasmadeapositive____43____(contribute)totheconservationandpubliceducationconcerningthespecies.Shealsoserves____44____abridgeofexchangebetweenAmericaandChina.YaYa’sjourneyinAmericahascometoanend,____45____thecooperationbetweenthesetwocountriesinprotectingendangeredspeciesisstillontheway.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，上周五参加了学校举办的手工大赛。请你给英国朋友Chris写一封邮件分享这次经历。内容包括：1.你的参赛作品；2.你的感想。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearChris,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,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。Allenwasplayinginhisroom.Heheardafamiliarchirpingandrustlingfromthecageinthebedroomcorner.ItwashisbelovedBlueFinch,namedMary.Theboyhadcaredforthebirdsincehewassix,agiftfromhismotherforgraduatingfromkindergartenandenteringprimaryschool.Now,at12yearsold,Allenhadjustrecentlycelebratedhisprimaryschoolgraduationandwasabouttotakeanotherstepinhislifejourneytowardjuniorhighschool.Forthepastsixyears,Marywashisconstantcompanionandclosestfriend.Ashegrewup,Allenfounditdifficulttomakefriendsorbeclosetoothers.Havinghadtomovearoundmany