重庆市部分地区2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1重庆市部分地区2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷第一部分听力（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。AAsoneofthemostpopulardestinationsintheworld,thereisnoshortageofthingstodoinVancouverIsland.FairmontEmpressFairmontEmpressopeneditsdoorsin1908andhasbeenanelegantstaple(贸易中心)inthedowntowncoresincedayone.ItremainsoneofthetophotelsinVictoria.Thatmeansitisn’texactlybudget-friendly,soifyou’dprefertoskiptheteaandjuststopintothehotelforadrinkanothertimeofday,that’swelcometoo.CastlesCraigdarrochCastlewasbuiltin1890bycoalbaron(大亨)RobertDunsmuir.ThestunningVictorianbuildingfeaturesstained-glasswindows,beautifulwoodwork,andgreatviewsofthearea.AnothercastleonVancouverIslandisHatleyCastle,whichwasbuiltin1908andthegroundsfeatureover15kilometersofwalkingtrails,aFirstNationshistoricalsite,andabirdpreserve.SheringhamPointLighthouseLocatedonthesouth-westerncoastofVancouverIsland,halfwaybetweenVictoriaandPortRenfrew,SheringhamPointLighthouseisagreatcontrasttothecrashingwavesbelowandisoneofthebestthingstoseeinthearea.Thelighthousewasbuiltin1912andisahistoricalsiteinthearea.Thereareevenvirtualhistoricaltoursyoucantake.VictoriaVictoria,thecapitalcityofBritishColumbia,wasfoundedin1843andisahubofCanadianhistory.Whileintheheartofthecity,exploreBastionSquare(shops,restaurants,andbarsgalore),takeawalkthroughFanTanALley,whichlaysclaimtobeingCanada’snarroweststreet,ortakeatour.1.WhatmightpreventvisitorshavingteaatFairmontEmpress?A.Location. B.Expense. C.Schedule. D.Regulation.2.WhatcanvisitorsdoatHatleyCastle?A.Gosurfing. B.Enjoywoodwork. C.Gohiking. D.Seestained-glasswindows.3.Whichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A.FairmontEmpress. B.CraigdarrochCastle.C.SheringhamPointLighthouse. D.Victoria.BAminaHassanisafive-year-oldgirlfromArlaadiIDP(internallydisplacedpeople)campontheoutskirtsofDhusamareebtowninGalmudugstate,Somalia.Aminaandherfamilylefttheirhomeduetodroughtin2021andsettledinthecampwheretheydependonhumanitariansupport.Despitethechallengesshehasgonethrough,Amina’sbrightspirithasneverbeenshaken.Everymorning,Aminawakesupearly,eagertogotothetemporarylearningcentersetupinthecamp.ThecenterisaplacewherechildrenlikeAminacancontinuetheireducationanddreamofabetterfuture.Aminalovesgoingtoschoolasitprovidesherwithasenseofnormalcyandhope.Atthecenter,Amina’seyeslightupasshelistenstotheteacherssharestoriesandrevealnewthings.Sheisdiligent,alwayseagertolearn.Amina’sfavoritesubjectismathematics,andsheisadeptatsolvingsimpleproblems.Aminadreamsofbecomingateacheroneday.Shesaid,“Ihelpotherchildrenlikemereceiveaneducationandrealizetheirfullpotential.”AsAminawalksbacktoherhomeafteradayspentatthecenter,sheisfilledwithasenseofprideanddetermination.Sheknowsthateducationisherkeytoabrighterfuture,andsheisgratefulfortheopportunitytolearnandgrowduringadversity(逆境).Amina’sstoryintheArlaadiIDPcampisnotjustoneofstruggle,butalsoofresilience,hope,andthepowerofeducationtotransformlives.TheArlaadiIDPtemporarylearningcenterhasfiveteachersoperatingtwoclassrooms,coveringatotalof149students.TheUnitedNationsInternationalChildren’sEmergencyFund(UNICEF)providesthechildrenwithclean,safedrinkingwater,learningmaterials,andamonthlysalaryfortheteachers,thankstofundingfromtheglobalpartnershipforeducation.4.WhatledtoAmina’sstayingatArlaadiIDPcamp?A.Anaturaldisaster. B.Herbrightspirit. C.Herloveforstudy. D.Thepovertyofherfamily.5.WhatdoesthetemporarylearningcentermeantoAmina?A.Aschoolwithfriends. B.Agametoplay.C.Aplaceofhope. D.Awaytoseetheworld.6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedpart“isadeptat”inparagraph3?A.hasdifficultyin B.endsupwith C.takespridein D.doeswellin7.Howisthetemporarylearningcentermainlyfunded?A.Bypersonalcontributions. B.Throughworldwidesupport.C.Bytheeffortofasinglecharity. D.Throughfundsofthelocalgovernment.CForestsplayacrucialroleinpromotinghealthandwell-being,butnotallforestsprovidethesamebenefits.Alarge-scaleinternationalstudy,co-ledbytheUniversityofSurreyandtheUniversityofGhent,demonstrateshowspecificforestcharacteristics—suchascanopydensity(树冠密度)andtreespeciesdiversity—canaffectvarioushealthoutcomes.Theresearchinvestigated164forestsacross5Europeancountries,offeringvaluableinsightsforforestmanagementandurbanplanning.Thestudyexamined7ecologicalcharacteristicsofforestsandtheirinfluenceonhumanhealth.Treespeciesdiversitywasfoundtohavealimitedbutpositiveeffectonhumanhealthandwell-being.Increasingtreespeciesdiversityisthereforeconsideredasafeandbeneficialinterventionforforestmanagers,whichalsoprovidesmultipleco-benefitsbeyondhumanhealth,suchassupportingassociatednon-treebiodiversity.Foreststructures—particularly,thecanopystructure—werefoundtohavethestrongesthealthimpact,bothwiththeirownbenefitsanddisadvantages.Densecanopyreducesheatstressbyprovidingmoreshadeandcreatingamorestablemicroclimate,whilealsoimprovingairqualitybyincreasingleafsurfaceareaforfineparticulatematterdeposition(细颗粒物沉积)—bothcrucialelementsinurbanareaswhereheatwavesandairbornepollutantsaremorefrequent.Ontheotherhand,adensecanopycanalsoincreasetheriskofLymedisease—asticks(蜱虫)likeitinwetenvironment—andleadtolesslightreachingtheforestfloor,whichcanslowthegrowthofmedicinalplants,affectingtheirpotentialhealthbenefits.“Ourstudyshowsthatforestsgenerallyprovideamentalhealthbenefit,reducinganxietyandstress,regardlessoftheirbiodiversityorstructure.Contactwithforestscouldbeprescribed(开处方)bytheNationalHealthService(NHS),asresearchshowsthatNHSnatureprescriptionsareeffectiveatimprovingmentalhealth,”saysDrMelissaMarseille,alecturerinEnvironmentalPsychology.8.Whichfactordeterminesthehealthbenefitsprovidedbyaforest?A.Thesizeoftheforest. B.Thehistoryoftheforest.C.Theheightoftheforest. D.Thespeciesdiversityoftheforest.9.Whatisabenefitofdenseforestcanopy?A.Itincreasessunlightforforestplants. B.Itpreventsallairpollutantseffectively.C.Itlowerstheriskofheat-relatedissues. D.Itreducesthesunlightthatattractsticks.10.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytalkabout?A.TheriskofLymedisease. B.Downsideofthickcanopy.C.Thegrowthofmedicinalplants. D.Thepotentialhealthbenefitsofcanopy.11.WhatadvicemayDrMelissagive?A.Includingforestvisitsinmentalhealthtreatmentplans.B.Linkingforestaccesstonon-treebiodiversityplans.C.Prioritizingforestbiodiversityforanxietyreduction.D.Expandingcanopycoveragetomaximizestressrelief.DUniversityofHawaiiscientistsareamongateamofresearcherswhohavediscoveredaninnovativewaytohelpadaptfoodcropsaroundtheworldtoEarth’srapidlychangingclimate.AnewstudypublishedinNatureClimateChangerevealshowplantseedbanks,hometomillionsofgeneticallydiverseplantsaroundtheworld,canhelpspeeduptheprocessofbreeding(培育)cropsbettersuitedforclimatechange.“Climate-drivenpressuresonfoodcropstoucheverycountryonourplanetandthistechniqueholdspromiseformakingmoreuseofourglobalseedbanks,”saidco-authorMichaelKantaroftheUHManoaCollegeoftropicalAgricultureandHumanResilience(CTAHR).AccordingtoKantar,plantseedbanksareessentialforprotectingthegenetic(基因的)diversityoffoodcrops.These“livinglibraries”storeseedsandothergeneticmaterial,providingavitalresourceforplantbreedersworkingtodevelopnewcropvarietiesthathavearangeofcharacteristicsfromdroughtresistancetodiseasetolerance(忍耐力).Theresearchersusedsorghum(高粱),agraingrownforfood,fuel,andlivestockfeed,totestanewmethodcalledenvironmentalgeneticselection.ItcombinesDNAdatawithclimateinformationtopredictwhichplantsarebestsuitedforfutureconditions.“Itcanbeappliedtoanycropthathastherightdata,includingsorghum,barley,cannabis,pepperanddozensofothercrops,”saidKantar.Theapproachalsosavestime.Insteadoftestingthousandsofplantsinthefield,scientistsuseasmaller,diverse“mini-core”grouptoforecasthowcropswillperformindifferentenvironments.Thishelpsbreedersquicklyselectthebestparentsfornew,climate-resilientvarieties.“ThismethodwillhelpuskeeppacewiththehottertemperaturesandincreasedriskoffloodingfromEarth’schangingclimateandhelpdevelopnewvarietiestoensurefoodsecurity,”Kantarsaid.Researchersdiscoveredthatnationswithhighsorghumusemayneedgeneticresourcesfromothercountriestoeffectivelyadapttoclimatechange,stressingthevalueofglobalteamworkinsecuringtheworld’sfoodsupply.12.WhatisthepurposeofthestudyofUniversityofHawaii?A.Tostopclimatechange. B.Tounderstandplantseedbanks.C.Tospeedupcropharvest. D.Tosecurefoodsupply.13.Whyareseedbanksreferredtoas“livinglibraries”?A.Theyreplacetraditionalfarmingmethods.B.Theyprovidegeneticresourcesfornewcrops.C.Theystorerareplantsfromaroundtheworld.D.Theyprotectcropsfromdroughtordisease.14.Whichwordbestdescribesenvironmentalgeneticselection?A.Productive. B.Unpractical. C.Inexpensive. D.Inconvenient.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.StrategiesforImprovingCropYieldsB.InnovativeMethodsforStoringPlantSeedsC.“LivingLibraries”ThatFightClimateChangeD.TheRoleofGlobalSeedBanksinAgriculture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。HowtoStayFocusedStayingfocusedcanhelpyoucompleteavarietyofprofessionalandpersonaltasks,fromstudyingforatesttofinishingyourworkanhourearly.Therearevariouspracticalstepsyoucantaketohelpyourselffocusbetter.Makeato-dolist.Makingato-dolistatthebeginningofeverydayorweekcanmakeyoufeelmorefocusedandpositivetocontinueyourwork.Youwillfeelmorefulfilledwhenyoucheckthosetasksoffyourlistandmoveontothenextone.____16____Organizeyourworkspace.Havingacleanspacecanhelpyoufocusandgetyourworkdonewithmuchmoreconcentration.____17____Cleanoffyourdesktoincludeonlythethingsyouneedtoworkon,leavingjustafewphotosorsouvenirstohelpyourelaxabit.Giveyourselfatimelimitforeachtask.____18____Nexttoeachitemonthelist,writeabouthowlongit’lltakeyoutocompleteeachtask.Berealisticaboutthisjudgement.Then,trytocompleteeachtaskwithintherangeofeachtimelimit.Maketimeforbreaksduringtheday.Thoughitmaysoundcounter-intuitive(反直觉的)toaddrelaxationintoyourdailyschedule,thisstepwillactuallyhelpyoustayfocused.____19____Thiswillhelpyougetmoreenergetictofinishthetask,giveyouabreaktorestyoureyes,andwillgiveyousometimetoprepareforthenexttaskahead.____20____Manypeopleincorrectlythinkthatmulti-taskingisgreatbecauseitallowsyoutodealwithavarietyoftasksatthesametime.Tothecontrary,multi-taskingactuallyconfusesyourbrainandslowsyoudown,keepingyoufrombeingfullyengagedinanyonetask.A.Prioritizeyourtasks.B.Multi-tasklesstomakeyoufocused.C.Thiswillalsokeepyoufocusedononetaskatatime.D.Managingyourtimegoeshandinhandwithmakingato-dolist.E.Youshouldtakeatleasta5-10minutebreakforeveryhourofwork.F.It’sbettertosavetheeasierormoremanageabletasksfortheendoftheday.G.Removeanythingthatcantakeyourattentionawayandisn’trelatedtothetask.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。Iwillneverforgetthisladyandherkindnesstowardsacompletestranger.Ihadn’tseenmylittlebrotherinages,andlastAugustIfinallymethimin____21____,notonlyinvideo.We____22____afriend’sweddinginGermany—neitherofuslivethere.HisflighthomewasseveralhoursbeforeminesoIwentwithhimtothe____23____toseehimoffandthenhadto____24____FrankfurtAirportforanentiredaywaitingformyownflight.I____25____mybrothersomuchthatIcouldn’thelpburstingintotears.Arandomladywithhertwokidssittingacrossfromme____26____me.SheaskedifIwasokay,whichIansweredno,notreally.ShetoldmeifIwantedtotalkaboutit,she’d____27____.Afteralittlebit,shesaidshehadtogobecauseher____28____wassoon.Ithankedheragainforher____29____.Itreallymadeaworldofdifferencetomy____30____day.Butthiswonderfulwomanwasn’tdoneyet.Althoughshehadtotakehertwochildrentocatchherflight,she____31____afewminuteslater,holdingaboxofchocolatesandasmallbagofsnacksforme.Shesaid,“Iknowitwon’tfixwhateveriswrongbut____32____ithelps.”Ithankedheragainbeforesheleft.Iknowit’snotthebiggest____33____intheworldbutthefactthatshewentoutofherwaytobesokindtomereallymeantsomuch.Iwantedtosharethe____34____heresoothersknowofthislovelypersonandhercareforsomerandom____35____whowascryingintheairport.21.A.place B.fact C.order D.person22.A.attended B.planned C.organized D.hosted23.A.port B.airport C.stop D.station24.A.comeup B.goover C.hangaround D.getacross25.A.missed B.liked C.appreciated D.expected26.A.ignored B.guided C.checked D.noticed27.A.mind B.listen C.talk D.insist28.A.flight B.job C.time D.energy29.A.honesty B.mission C.kindness D.aim30.A.fine B.normal C.every D.tough31.A.returned B.arrived C.finished D.disappeared32.A.generally B.hopefully C.definitely D.constantly33.A.scene B.event C.gesture D.secret34.A.journal B.picture C.lady D.story35.A.friend B.stranger C.staff D.partner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。I’vespentthepast20yearstravelingtoremotecornersofthisvastcountryasanexplorerwithapen—initiallyhoping____36____(tell)China’sstorybutultimatelylivingit;notonlysharingitbutalsosharinginit;andnotonlywitnessingbutunintentionallybecomingpartofit.I’vediscoveredChinaisacountry____37____deserts,mountains,forestsandtundraarebestexploredonthebacksofyaks,horses,elephantsandostriches.WhiletoomuchoftheworldmisunderstandstoomuchofChina,nobodyintheworldunderstandsallofit—orevenclosetoenoughofit—____38____(include)evenChinesepeople.Iwasparticularlyhonoredwhenmanyoverseasfriendssaidmylatestbook,AGlobalNomad’sJourneyThroughChina’sPovertyAlleviation—whichgoesbeyondpolicytechnicalities(技术性细节)totellthe____39____(person)storiesofhowmeasureshavetransformedlivesacrossremotecornersofthecountry—____40____(change)theirviewsonChinaforthebetter.ButIwas____41____(especial)delightedwhenmanyChinesereaderssaidthattheyhadlearnedabouttheirowncountryfromreadingthisbook,____42____(write)byaforeigner.Thatwasaless-expectedhonor.Whileweinitiallyreleasedthebook____43____EnglishandChinese,IwasdelightedthatanItalianpublisheraskedtotranslateandpublisheditand____44____aNepalesepublisherfollowedsuit,bringingthisstorytomorepeopleinmorelanguages.That’sbecause,asNelsonMandelaoncesaid,“Ifyoutalktoamanin____45____languageheunderstands,thatgoestohishead.Ifyoutalktohiminhisownlanguage,thatgoestohisheart.”第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，你计划参加国际青少年环保论坛（InternationalYouthEnvironmentalForum），并已完成英文演讲稿初稿。请给外教Ms.Cooper写一封邮件，请求她帮忙完善稿件的语言表达和逻辑结构，内容包括：（1）写信目的；（2）寻求帮助；（3）期待回复。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。DearMs.Cooper,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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。Istillvividlyremembermyfreshmanyearatcollege,atimefullofexcitementandnewexperiences.Likemanyotherstudents,Iwaseagertogetinvolvedinvariousactivitiesandmakethemostofmycollegelife.So,whenIwasacceptedintoourschool’sfamouschorus(合唱团)program,Iwasoverthemoon.TheprospectofgoingonaninternationaltourtoChinaandotherAsiancountrieswasjustamazing,andIwasdeterminedtodoeverythingIcouldtobeagoodmemberofthechorus.Oneofourfirstperformanceswasscheduledatthecityhallaboutanhourawayfromcampus.Ihadbeenlookingforwardtoitfor