广东省茂名市信宜市2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中考试 英语 含答案

信宜市2025-2026学年度第一学期期中试题

高二英语

本卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。共8页,满分共130分。考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

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3.考．试．结．束．后．．,监．考．员．只．收．答．题．卡．。

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。

A

ChineseOpenClassesinShanghai

TryourgroupclassesforFREEatThat’sMandarincampusinShanghai.Youcanchooseagroupthatfitsyour

level—fromcompletebeginnerstoadvancedlearners.Pickatimethatsuitsyouandjoinin!

Overviews

Frequency(频次)NumberofstudentsWhereSchedule

1day(2classes)Max.8studentsShanghai,MorningClasses10:20～12:00

WudingRoadEveningClasses19:00～20:40

Advantages

LearnwiththoseatyourlevelSmallGroupUniqueMethods

YouwillbeplacedinaBeinginasmallgroupOurspecialmethods

groupofstudentsofdifferentmeansyoustillhavemakesurethatthestudents

backgrounds/nationalitiesbutpersonalizedlearningandthecanlearneffectively(有效地)

similarChineselevelasyou.teachercankeeptrackofyourandachievetheirlearning

progress.goalseveninashorttime.

Services

●Freeaccesstoouronline/mobileapp

●Well-lit,clean,andmodernclassrooms

●Freedrinks,coffeeandtea

●Classroomsequippedwithadvancedcomputers

●Over15yearsofhands-onexperience

●Full-time,experiencedteacherswhocompletedourtrainingcourse

HowtogettoourChineselanguageschool

OurShanghaicampusislocatedintheheartofdowntownShanghai,a10-minutewalkawayfromJing’an

Templesubwaystation,Line2,andlessthan5-minutewalkfromChangpingRoadsubwaystation,Line7.

1.WhatdoweknowabouttheChineseopenclasses?

A.Theyeachcontinuetwohours.B.Theyaremainlyforbeginners.

C.Theydonotrequirestudentstopay.D.Theyincludetwoclassesaweek.

2.Whatisthestrengthofsmallclasssizes?

A.Everystudentcangetattention.B.Thestudents’levelsarethesame.

C.Learninggoalsareeasiertoachieve.D.Thestudents’personalitywillimprove.

3.Whatisthistext?

A.Aneventschedule.B.Anorganizationprofile.

C.Asubjectinstruction.D.Acoursenotice.

B

Anowl(猫头鹰)namedFlacoescapedNewYork’sCentralParkZoolastweekafterhiscagewasbroken.

Thissetoffabird-huntofpoliceofficersandparkrangers(护林员).ZooofficialsworriedthatFlaco,whohadbeen

keptinhiszoocagefor13years,mayhavelostthesurvivalabilitiesheneededinthewild.Theyplacedsomeof

hisfavoritetreatsintheopenairtoattempttotraphim.

Flacowasnotfooled.Instead,hewassightedflyingover5thAvenue,andCentralPark’sskatingrink.A

numberofNewYorkerscameintoCentralParktotrytocatchaglimpseofFlaco,takingphotoswithexcitement.

Butthisweek,zooofficialsannouncedtheyacceptedthatFlacoremainedinCentralParkbecausehehadbeen

seenbringingupbonesandfurfromthepark’scommunityofrats.“Hehasbeenverysuccessfulathuntingand

consuminglotsofratsinthepark.”zooofficialstoldtheNewYorkPost.“Andthat’samazing.He’shuntingonhis

own.He’sflyingbetter.Flaceoreallyseemstobeenjoyinghimselfoutthere.”

Thereisacautionattachedtothisstoryofanowlwhoismakingitonhisowninthecitythatneversleeps.

Owlsarenocturnal.Theygoaroundsearchingforfoodatnight.Theysleepduringtheday,ortryto,likelotsof

peoplewhoworktheovernightshift.YetsomeNewYorkerswhodon’tknowproperbird-watchingbehavior

reportedlyseeFlacosleepinatreeduringtheday,andbegintoshoutathim.Itinterruptshissleep.Flacocan’ttry

tosay“shh,shh”withthetraditionalNewYorkreply.Afterall,abirdcan’tgivesomeonethebird.

4.WhywerezooofficialsconcernedaboutFlaco’sabilitytosurvive?

A.Becausehisfavouritefoodwastoolittle.

B.Becausehewaskeptinhiscageforlong.

C.Becausehiscagewasseverelydamaged.

D.Becausehemightbeattackedbypolice.

5.WhatcanweinferaboutFlacofromthethirdparagraph?

A.Hedislikestheratsinthepark.B.Hehasfoundhisprevioushome.

C.Hehasadaptedtothewild.D.Hestillfacesgreatchallenges.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nocturnal”inparagraph4mean?

A.Badly-behaved.B.Shyandquiet.

C.Scary-looking.D.Activeatnight.

7.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetotheinterruptiontoFlaco’ssleep?

A.Cautious.B.Disapproving.C.Unclear.D.Favorable.

C

The2026WorldCupfinalwillbeheldatMetLifeStadiuminNewJersey,organizersFIFAannouncedon

Sunday.TheNewYorkheldoffastrongchallengefromDallastowintheJuly19game,theculmination(高潮)of

theexpanded48-teamtournament(锦标赛)beingco-hostedbytheUS,CanadaandMexico.

Thecompetitionwillkick-offwiththeopeninggameatMexicoCity’siconicAztecaStadiumonJune11.

AtlantaandDallaswillhostthesemi-finalswhilethethird-placegamewillbeplayedinMiami.Thequarter-final

gameswilltakeplaceinLosAngeles,KansasCity,MiamiandBoston.Atotalof16citiesacrossthethreecountries

willhostgames,whilemostofthematcheswillbeheldintheUS.

TheNewYorkhadlobbied(游说)hardonthecity’sexperienceathostingmajorinternationaleventsandits

positionasaglobalcitywitheasytransportationconnectionsforfans.ThereissomecompensationforDallaswith

thespotbeinggivenninetotalgames—themostofanyspot.LosAngeleshadalsothrownahatintothering,but

theattemptstruggledamongdisagreementswithFIFAabouttournamentupgrades(升级)neededtoNational

FootballLeagueplayground,SoFiStadium.TheAztecawillbecomethefirststadiumtohosttheWorldCup

tournamentgamesinthreeseparateeditionsafter1970and1986.

TheWorldCupwilltakeplaceduringcelebrationsofthe250thanniversaryofAmericanindependence.A

round-of-16gamewillbeheldonJuly4,IndependenceDay,inPhiladelphia,wheretheUSDeclarationof

Independencewassigned.

Theexpansionofthetournamentto48teamsfrom32meanstherewillbeanadditional24matches,making

up104gamesacrossthe16chosenplaygrounds.Thetournamentwilltake12groups,withthetoptwogoing

throughandtheeightbestthird-placedteams.Fromthere,thecompetitionisastraightknock-outformatuntilthe

championisdetermined.

8.Whichcitywillholdmostmatches?

A.Dallas.B.Azteca.C.NewYork.D.LosAngeles.

9.WhatmadeLosAngelesfailtohostthe2026WorldCupfinal?

A.IthashostedtheWorldCupgamesinthreeseparateeditions.

B.Ithasnoexperiencesinhostingmajorinternationalevents.

C.Itisn’taglobalcitywitheasytransportationconnections.

D.Itsstadiumdoesn’tagreewiththeFIFArequirement.

10.WhatcanwelearnabouttheAztecaStadiumfromthetext?

A.ItwillhostthefourthWorldCuptournamentgame.

B.ItislocatedinNewJerseyoftheUnitedStates.

C.Itwillhostthefirstgameofthetournament.

D.Itwillcelebrateits250thanniversaryduringthetournament.

11.Howmanyteamswilladvancetothesecondstage?

A.12.B.24.C.32.D.48.

D

Researchershavedevelopedanewsoftrobotdesignthatconductsitselfwiththreebehavioursatthesametime:

rolling(翻滚)forward.turninglikearecordandfollowingapaththatgoesaroundacentralpoint.Theequipment,

whichoperateswithouthumanorcomputercontrol,holdspromisefordevelopingsoftrobotsthatcanbeusedto

AA-headandmapunknownenvironments.

Thenewsoftrobotsarecalledtwistedring-bots(扭曲环机器人).Theyaremadeofsomethingliketheribbon

(缎带)andthenjoinedtogetherattheendtoformaring.

Whentherobotsareplacedonasurfacethatisatleast55degreesCelsius,whichishotterthanthe

surroundingair,onepartoftheribbontouchingthesurfacebecomessmaller,whileonepartintheairdoesnot.

Thisinducesarollingmovement:thewarmerthesurface,thefastertherobotrolls.“Theribbonrollsonits

horizontalaxis(横轴),givingtheringforwardstrength,”saysJieYin,aprofessorofmechanicalandaerospace

engineering.

Thetwistedring-botalsoturnsalongitscentralaxis.Andasthetwistedring-botmovesforwardittravelsina

patharoundacentralpoint,basicallymovinginalargecircle.However,ifthetwistedring-botmeetsaboundary-

likethewallofabox-itwilltravelalongtheboundary.

Thetwistedring-botsareexamplesofequipmentwhosebehaviourisgovernedbyphysicalintelligence,

meaningtheiractionsaredeterminedbytheirstructuraldesignandthematerialstheyaremadeof,ratherthanbeing

directedbyacomputerorhuman.

“Softroboticsisstillarelativelynewfield.”Yinsays.“Findingnewwaystocontrolthemovementofsoft

robotsinarepeatableandengineeredwaymovesthefieldforward.Andadvancingourunderstandingofwhatis

possibleisexciting.”

12.Whatmakestherobotrollfasterandfaster?

A.Theshapeandmaterial.B.Thehighersurfacetemperature.

C.Theribbon.D.Thecentralaxis.

13.Howdoestheauthorintroducethenewsoftrobots?

A.Byquotingexperts’opinions.B.Byexplainingtherobot’sworkingways.

C.Bymakingsomecomparisons.D.Byofferingreasonsandresults.

14.WhatisYin’sattitudetowardstwistedring-bots?

A.Favourable.B.Unclear.C.Negative.D.Doubtful.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TwistedRingsandtheAxisB.RibbonsandTheirRolling

C.ThreeCreativeMovementsD.TheNewSoftRobots

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。

Losingasmallwetlandmightnotseemlikeabigproblemforthewholeworldorevenawholecountry.16

Now,whenitrains,thetowngetsflooded.Andit’sterribleforthespecialanimalsandplantsthatlivethere.

Luckily,countriesandinternationalgroupsarestartingtoseehowimportantwetlandsare—bothforlocal

placesandthewholeworld.Somehavemade“no-net-loss”rulestomakesurethetotalnumberofwetlandswon’t

getsmaller.17

18Forexample,over$10billion(£8.2billion)hasbeenusedona35-yearplantofixtheFlorida

Everglades.Thisisaspecialgroupofsubtropicalwetlands,andit’sthebiggestandmostexpensiveecological

repairprojectintheworld.

Manyplacesarealsomakingnewwetlands.InBritain,beavers(水獭)arebeingbroughtbacktosome

enclosedareas.It’shopedthiswillmakemorewetlandsinthecountry,andbringallthegoodthingsthesehomes

cangive.Beaverdams(坝)andthewetlandstheymakecancutfloodingbyupto60%.19Onestudyfound

thatbecauseofthesecute“workers”,thenumberoflocalmammal(哺乳动物)typeswentupby86%.

Itdoesn’treallymatteriftheworldhaslost20%or50%ofitswetlands.20AstheUNsaidrecently,1

billionpeopledependonwetlandstomakealiving.Savingandfixingtheseimportanthomesiskeytohavinga

futurewherewecanlivewellwithoutharmingtheplanet.

A.Butit’sreallybadforthenearbytown.

B.Theyalsohelpmorewildanimalslivethere.

C.Wetlandsprovidefoodandhomesforbeavers.

D.Afterall,wetlandsseemlessimportantthanrivers.

E.Thatmeansbuildersmustfixanywetlandstheydestroy.

F.Wetlandsarebeingprotectedaroundtheworldathugecosts.

G.Whatmattersisthatpeoplestopregardingwetlandsasuseless.

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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AmansatatastationinWashingtonD.C.andstartedtoplaytheviolin.Hewas21andplayedsixpieces

forabout45minutes.Duringthattime,sinceitwasrushhour,1,100people22thestation,mostofthemon

theirwaytowork.

Threeminuteswentby,andamiddle-agedman23therewasamusicianplaying.Afewminuteslater,

someonestoppedtolistentohimandthen24uptomeettheir25.Theonewhowasthemost26tothe

playwasa3-year-oldboy.Hismotherfollowedhimalong,hurried,butthekidstoppedtolookatthe27.

Finally,themother28hard,andthechildcontinuedtowalk,29hisheadallthetime.Thiswas30by

severalotherchildren.Alltheparents,without31,rushedthemtomoveon.Inthe45minutesonly6people

stoppedandstayedforawhile.

TheviolinistwasJoshuaBell,oneofthemost32musiciansintheworld.Hehadjustplayedoneofthe

mostbeautifulpieceseverwrittenin33onaviolinworth3.5milliondollars.

34,oneofthepossiblelessonsfromthisexperiencecouldbe:Ifwedonothavea(n)35tostop

andlistentooneofthebestmusiciansintheworldplayingthebestmusiceverwritten,howmanyotherthingsare

wemissing?

21.A.shyB.gracefulC.anxiousD.slim

22.A.checkedinB.concentratedonC.wentthroughD.madeup

23.A.debatedB.recommendedC.pretendedD.recognized

24.A.hurriedB.putC.cleanedD.packed

25.A.campusB.scheduleC.organizationD.strategy

26.A.puzzledB.frightenedC.usedD.addicted

27.A.audienceB.editorC.violinistD.designer

28.A.challengedB.requestedC.impressedD.sweated

29.A.turningB.showingC.admiringD.exploring

30.A.revisedB.typedC.repeatedD.flashed

31.A.anxietyB.strengthC.destinationD.exception

32.A.annoyedB.amazedC.confusedD.gifted

33.A.civilizationB.contactC.architectureD.competition

34.A.StrangelyB.LuckilyC.ObviouslyD.Normally

35.A.experienceB.momentC.excuseD.goal

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。

TheChinesecompass,oneofChina’sFourGreatInventions,36(invent)duringtheWarringStates

Period.Itwasoriginallyshapedlikeaspoon,withthehandle37(point)south.ShenKuolaterimproved

itduringtheSongDynasty,makingitimportantforsea38(explore).Thecompass,39

thenspreadtotheArabWorldandEurope,contributedtothediscoveryofnewcontinentsandhelpedshapeworld

history.ThecompassworksbasedontheEarth’smagnetic(有磁性的)field,aphenomenon(现象)discoveredby

observinghownaturalmagnetiteattractsironfilings(铁屑).Beforethecompasswasinvented,sailorsdepended

40celestial(天空的)navigation(导航),usingthesunandstarstofindtheirway.Thecompasschangedthe

gamebyallowingsailors41(determine)direction,evenatnightorin42(cloud)weather,

greatlyimprovinglong-distancetravelanddiscoveries.ItiswidelyrecognizedthattheNorthStar43

(help)findthenorth,yetcannotbeseenintheSouthernHemisphere(半球).Thecompass,however,canpointthe

waynomatterwhereyouare,makingit44muchmorepracticaltool.Eventoday,thecompassremains

45(high)valuableinhelpingpeoplefindtheirwayinunknownlocations.

第四部分基础知识(共两节，满分10分)

第一节单词拼写(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)

根据中文提示和首字母填空，或根据括号内同根词填空。

46.Whene_____________(评估)theproject,theyencounteredmanydifficultieswiththedata.

47.Jacki__________(坚持)thattheyshouldnotrisktheirlivesbygoingoutduringthetyphoon.

48.Therailwaystationisatad_____________(距离)oftwomilesawayfromourschool.

49.Thistechnologyisalso_____________(potential)usefulfordevelopingelectronicdevice.

50.Attheageof24,Ibecamea_____________(journal),writingforalocalnewspaper.

51.ThefilmNezhaa_____________(吸引)tomanypeoplebecauseofitsmovingstory.

52.Theteachershouldmakesome____________(adjust)sothatthestudentswillnotgetbored.

53.Herplaneb_____________(坏掉)downanditwas18hoursbeforeshegotthere.

54.Foreigntradehas_____________(expand)greatlyinthepastfewyears.

55.Welookeduptoyouasashiningexampleofd_____________(奉献)tothescientificcause..

第二节完成句子(共5小题，共10个空，每空0.5分，满分5分)

根据中文提示填空，每个空仅填一个单词。

56.Thereare46studentsinourclass,outonly11aretakinganoptionalartcourse.

我们班有46名学生，其中只有11名学生选修了艺术课程。

57.Thedayaftertomorrowfrom4:00to6:00p.mtheywillsoccer.

他们将在后天的下午4点到6点踢足球。

58.gradepointaveragewillmakeiteasierforustoenterauniversity.

获得高平均绩点将使我们更容易进入大学。

59.Somepeoplewouldavoidyoureyes.

有些人会避免盯着你的眼睛看。

60.isobviousthatstudentsshouldpreparewellfortheirfuture.

很明显，学生应该为未来做好准备。

第五部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

你校英文报新增了“榜样人物”专栏，正在面向全校学生征稿，请你以MyRoleModel为题写一篇短文投

稿，内容包括：

（1）人物简介及所作出的贡献；

（2）对你的影响。

注意：（1）写作词数应为80左右；

（2）请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

第二节(满分25分)

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。

SportsDay(运动会)wasgettingcloseintheschool.Allthechildrenwereveryexcitedandwerepracticing

forthebigrace.Jim,oneofthefastrunnersoftheschool,wasconfidentthathewouldwinforhewasnotdoing

anythingatall.“Youhavetoworkhardtocomefirstintherace,Jim.Youarenotpracticingatall,”saidJim’s

mother.

"Mom,youknowhowfastIam!WhyshouldIwastemytimerunning?OnlyIwillwin;nooneelsewill

win!”saidJim.“Jim,youmayberightbuttalent(天赋)withouthardworkisnotgoodatall.Thislazinessofyours

willcostyougreatly,"hismotherwarnedhim.Jimjustlaughed.Hewassoconfidentthathewouldwinthetrophy

(奖杯)asnooneelseinhisclasswasasfastashewas!

Tim,aclassmateofJim,wasalsoparticipating(参加)intherunningrace.Hewasnotafastrunner.However,

hepracticedtilllateatnightandhaddevelopedgreatendurance(持久力)toruntherace.

TherewereafewdaysleftfortheSportsDaybutJimdidnotpracticeatall.Ontheotherhand,Tim

practiceddayandnight.

TheSportsDaywasalmostaroundthecornerbutJimwasconfidentthatnoonecouldbeathimandhadnot

practicedatall.ButTimwithhishardworkhadbecomeaverygreatrunner.

Atlast,theSportsDayarrived.Allthestudentsshoweduponthegroundtocheertheirfavorites.Thecoach

blewthewhistle(口哨)andeveryonebegantoruntowardthefinishingline.Itwassoexciting.JimandTimleftall

theracersfarbehind.Bothofthemwerenecktoneck.

注意：

（1）续写词数应为150左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly,JimwentaheadofTim.

Jim’smothercameuptoTimandpraisedhimforhishardwork.

2025-2026学年度第一学期期中考试

高二英语参考答案

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

1-5.CADBC6-10.DBADC11-15.CBBAD

第二节七选五（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

16-20.AEFBG

第三部分语言运用（共两节；满分30分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21-25.BCDAB26-30.DCBAC31-35.DDACB

第二节语篇填空（共10小题；每小题